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Sandy Creek Nature Center Events - 205 Old Commerce Road; (706) 613-3615:
- Junior Animal Caretaker - Taking Care of Herps - 10 a.m.-noon Saturday; learn how to care for resident snakes, turtles, frogs and more; for ages 9-12; pre-registration required; $3 A-CC residents, $5 non-residents.
- NatureQuest Series - 2-2:30 Saturday, May 14, 21 and 28, meet at Walker Hall; children ages 6-9 explore property from Claypit Pond to Pine Ridge Trail, make arts and crafts and participate in games and other activities; pre-registration required; $20 A-CC residents, $24 non-residents.
Railroad Days Family Fun Day - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Athens Community Council on Aging, 135 Hoyt St.; experience model trains depicting rail traffic of yesteryear and today; Athens Historical displays, door prizes, Thomas the Tank Engine, hands-on layouts, "paint your own train," games, magicians, story telling, and more; $5 for ages 13 and older, $3 for ages 3-12, free for ages 2 and younger, tickets on day of event or call for advance tickets, (706) 549-4850.
Athens-Clarke County Library - 2025 Baxter St.; (706) 613-3650:
- Infant storytime - 10:30 a.m. Monday.
- Chess for teens - 4-5 p.m. Monday and May 16; learn basics or brush up on strategy; for first 10 participants ages 11-18.
- Bedtime stories - 7:30-8 p.m. Mondays except May 30 (closed for Memorial Day).
- Storytime - 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; for ages 18 months-5 years.
- Wildcard Wednesday for Teens - 4-5 p.m. Wednesday and May 18; crafts, art and games for the first 15 participants ages 11-18.
- Cuentos de Dormir en Espanol cada Miercoles - 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Discovery Room Exhibition - 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Georgia Museum of Natural History, Natural History Building, off East Campus Road; displays of specimens from mammal, bird, invertebrate, insect, herpetology, geology and zooarchaeology collections; materials for hands-on exploration and high-definition video; free; (706) 542-1663.
Annual Spring Charity Ride for Kids - Grand opening 9 a.m.-4 p.m., ride registration 9-10:15 a.m., Pig Pickin' 11:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Depot Power Center, 1543 Old Blue Ridge Highway, Blairsville; motorcycle ride, barbecue, music, door prizes and more; benefit for Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation; $20 donation per bike; www.depotpower.com or (706) 745-9671.
Elachee Nature Science Center - 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville; www.elachee.org or (770) 535-1976:
- First Saturday Hike - 10-11:30 a.m.; guided hike of Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve; $3 adults, $2 children ages 2-12, free for members and children younger than 2.
- Elachee Trail work party - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; help improve Elachee's trails; bring water, lunch, gloves and rain gear; children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult, pre-register.
- First Quarter Moon Friday - 8-10 p.m. May 13; learn about astronomy and how to use telescope to view night sky; for adults and children ages 8 and older; telescopes available by reservation; pre-register; $5 adults, $3 children ages 2-12; free for Elachee members.
Athens Creative Theatre school tours - Touring through May 27; fun and educational shows for children in grades K-5; ACT will come to school or visit at Memorial Park; (706) 613-3628.
Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp - Final applications being evaluated; invitation only; free brochure, (704) 373-0873.
Friends for Life Mentors - Free mentor training classes; lend time, talents or treasures; sponsored by Institute for Community and Organizational Development Inc.; www.fflife.net or (706) 583-800.
Joyce Ervin Open Hearts Center - Help needed for annual summer camp program; sponsor child, six spaces for sponsorship; camp June 1-July 21; total cost of $675 includes childcare, snacks and lunch, field trips and activity fees; Joyce Ervin, email@example.com or (706) 354-8566.
Bishop Park Summer Youth Athletic Program Registration - 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays until programs fill, Bishop Park, 705 Sunset Drive; programs include athletic camps, tee ball/youth baseball, Dolphins swim team, family golf classes, gymnastics, swim lessons and sports time; www.accleisureservices.com or (706) 613-3589.
Volunteers needed - Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services seeking volunteers for after-school programs at Broadacres, Parkview and Rocksprings neighborhood centers; volunteers are also needed to coach tee ball and youth baseball for children ages 5-16 during the summer season; (706) 613-3589.
Elementary School Saturday Tutoring Program for At-Risk Kids - Recruiting volunteer tutors and anyone willing to donate advertising, money, etc.; volunteers needed 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays; Debbie Atwood, firstname.lastname@example.com or Effie Greathouse, email@example.com.
Classic Martial Arts Club workshops - Classic Martial Arts Club, 165 Coile Drive; www.classic-mac.com or Heidi, (706) 353-3616:
- Aikido Introductory Workshop - 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday; $10.
- Pilates - 6:30-7:15 a.m. Tuesdays or 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays May 17-July 7; registration due by Tuesday; $75.
- Martial Arts Fitness - 7-7:45 a.m. Mondays or noon-12:45 p.m. Wednesdays May 16-June 9; conditioning through use of martial arts exercises and equipment; $75.
- Pre-karate classes - 3:30-4:15 p.m. Mondays or Thursdays May 16-June 9; children ages 4-6 learn etiquette, manners, self-defense principles and self-discipline of karate; $45.
Good Dirt - 510B N. Thomas St.; call to register; www.gooddirt.net or (706) 355-3161:
- Kids summer camp registration - Weekly camps for ages 4-6, 6-11 and 11-18 begin May 23; schedule, www.gooddirt.net.
- Try Clay - 7-9 p.m. Fridays; variety of forming techniques; complete colorful, food-safe items in just one session; $20 per person.
Art Classes - Elements Art Supply, 1025 Baxter St.; beginning and intermediate oil painting classes with Mary Joe Vandiver, classical techniques in drawing for beginners to advanced with Richard Scott, beginning drawing with Chris Parrot, watercolor painting with Sarah Pattison, acrylic painting with Mary Porter, oil painting with Tracy Jeffries, plein air painting with Bruce Knecht, stone carving with Gary Pearce, wood carving with Fran Korda, call to register; (706) 546-1310.
Red Lotus Institute - 2080 Prince Ave.; www.redlotusinstitute.com or (706) 549-2913:
- Classes - Zen Group Meditation, Yin Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Beginners, Gentle Restorative Hatha Yoga, Yin/Yang Hatha Yoga, Power Vinyasa Yoga, Buddhist Teachings and Meditation, Core Fusion Yoga and Pilates and Chakra Belly Dance; all classes 11/2 hours, all levels of experience, unless otherwise noted; single-class drop-in fee is $14; six-class card (to be used during two months) is $60; 12-class card (to be used during three months) is $108; donations accepted for meditation classes.
Madison County Library - 1315 Ga. Highway 98, Danielsville; (706) 795-5597:
- Preschool storytime (ages 3-5) - 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursdays.
- Weekly computer classes - 7 p.m. Thursdays, 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Wednesdays; call to register.
- Toddler storytime (ages 18 months-3 years) - 10:30-11 a.m. Fridays.
- Computer classes - 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 11 a.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.m. Thursdays; first week of each month is "Introduction to Computers," second week is "Introduction to the Internet," week three is "Introduction to Microsoft Word" and week four is "Microsoft Publisher."
- Library sewing group - 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays, General Purpose Room.
Art classes - Beginning and intermediate classes with Tracy Jefferies, classical techniques in drawing for beginners to advanced students with Richard Scott, beginning drawing with Chris Parrott, watercolor painting class with Sarah Pattison, beginning acrylic painting with Mary Porter, beginning oil painting with MaryJoe Vandiver; (706) 546-1310.
Athens Arena Boxing - Monday-Friday, 280 Commerce Boulevard; classes available in kickboxing, self-defense and amateur boxing; gym features 15 unique punching bags and pro boxing ring; Chris, (706) 353-2772.
Salsa classes/Clases de Salsa - 7-9 p.m. Thursday and Saturdays, DePass Studio of Dance, 1041 Park Drive ; beginners welcome; $8 per person; firstname.lastname@example.com or (706) 769-1177.
Freedom of Movement Ballroom and Dance Academy - New building just north of Watkinsville, U.S. Highway 441 near Oconee RaceTrac; ballet, modern, jazz, pointe, tap and break dancing for children, ballroom dancing for adults and competitions and other opportunities for serious pre-college age students; (706) 769-5338.
Stephens County Parks and Recreations Department - toccoarec.alltel.net or (706) 886-5101:
- Aerobics - 6:30-7:30 p.m., Thursdays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Gymnastics - Preschool, beginners, intermediate and advanced levels; Jodi Shirley, instructor; $30 per month; to register, attend 5 p.m. Friday class.
- Baton classes - 4:15 p.m. beginning level, 5:15 p.m. advanced level every Wednesday; for children 5-14; instructor Chanda Price; provide own baton; $30; call to pre-register.
American Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do - 196 Alps Road, Suite 187; americantaekwondo.org or (706) 552-3270:
- Free Youth Tae Kwon Do Class - 3 p.m. Saturdays; for Clarke and Oconee county residents ages 3-12; chief instructor is 4th Dan Master and Kukkiwon Certified.
- Free Adult Self-Defense Training - 3 p.m. Saturdays; for any interested participants ages 13 or older; master instructor is Kukkiwon certified and has trained numerous champions.
Classic City Gymnastics Academy - Dedicated to helping children establish healthy lifestyles; fitness, classes, birthday parties and field trips; www.ccgagym.com or (706) 549-0160.
Lyndon House Arts Center - Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt St.; registering for workshops and classes; basic color photography, felt making, silk painting, woodcarving, drawing, painting, pottery and more; www.accleisureservices.com or (706) 613-3623.
Homework Club - 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Light, 174 Henderson Extension; mentoring and tutoring; sponsored by Rocksprings Community, Clarke Central High School and Clarke Middle School; email@example.com or (706) 208-8066.
Canopy Studio - 160 Tracy St.; www.canopystudio.com, firstname.lastname@example.com or (706) 549-8501:
- Kids trapeze - 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays; for third- through sixth-graders.
- Beginner trapeze - 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays.
- Hip-hop - 5:15-6:15, Fridays.
- Kids trapeze - 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays; for kindergartners through second-graders.
- Pre-K trapeze - 4:30-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays.
- Community Dance Project - 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays.
QUEST family drama - 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays, Quad-State Children's Theatre, 270 Pine Needle Road; $5 per family per session; Ralph Stephens, email@example.com or (706) 208-1036.
QUEST theater - 4-5 p.m. Mondays ages 5 and older, 5-6 p.m. ages 9 and older, Athens Little Playhouse, Alps Shopping Center; $40 per month for one class, $75 for two, discounts for QUEST members; (706) 208-1036.
T'ai chi - 4-5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Lay Park Fitness Room, Hoyt Street area; (706) 613-3625.
Painting in oils and acrylics with Bobbie Austin -10 a.m.-noon Wednesday mornings, Monroe Art Guild, 205 S. Broad St., Monroe; register Wednesday mornings; $20 members, $25 non-members; (770) 207-8937.
Art lessons - Jefferson; for students of all ages; (706) 367-4897.
Dance classes - Dancespace, 2019 S. Milledge Ave.; www.unstrictlyballroom.org or (706) 357-5411.
Ballet, jazz and tap - Joan Mann Dance Studio, VFW Drive, Watkinsville; ages 3 and older; (706) 769-7640.
Summer Hill Recreation -1020 Chestnut Hill Road; Pilates, swim lessons, water aerobics, tennis lessons; (706) 353-9222.
Franklin County Recreation Department - (706) 384-PARK.
YWCO recreation programs - 562 Research Drive; www.ywco.org or (706) 354-7880.
Athens School of Ballet - Class schedules, www.athensballet.com or (706) 353-2082.
Georgia Children's Chorus - Open to boys and girls ages 8-18; schedule interview, firstname.lastname@example.com or (706) 542-8711.
Athens Youth Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras - Accepting applications for 2004-05 season; application forms at www.athensyouthsymphony.org or (706) 543-1907.
Georgia Mining Foundation Scholarships - Russ Foote Four-Year Scholarship will pay $1,000 a year to deserving student; interested students can obtain application at www.georgiamining.org or (478) 757-1211; submitted with application should be: letter of acceptance from Georgia Institute of Technology, Mercer University or Southern Polytechnic; teacher or counselor recommendation (maximum one page); answers to three of eight questions on application; and copy of high school transcript.
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Archive for October, 2010
An explosion of taiko nuts on FacebookWednesday, October 20th, 2010
On Monday afternoon at approximately 4:00pm I thought "hmmm… the new Facebook group features look great… maybe there should be a North American Taiko Community group." So I hit the little create group button. It was kinda cumbersome adding friends so I only added 20 or so people to the initial group but that was enough because in just over 24hours there were over 800 members. Crazy! It was like an explosion of taiko nuts on Facebook.
On Ensemble has recently been looking for a new studio and we've been clearing out our storage locker and trying to find new homes for some of our equipment that we don't use. A drummer friend of Maz and I from Mt. Shasta will be inheriting our trusty old van and Sam the director of the Yamasong short film will be taking two flight cases. We also had 4 beautiful suwari dai that Kris has built during our college years. We used them at Stanford Taiko and in the early On Ensemble years but they've been collecting dust for years. So I took a picture of them and posted it to the group and in 5 minutes had new eager homes for the shime stands!
I'm pretty excited about this Facebook group as a possible hub of online activity for the North American Taiko Community. The next step will be to figure out how we can turn all of this connectedness into something that will actually be useful for all those taiko nuts out there trying to start groups, make drums, write songs and even make a living with the art form. What kinds of resources might be useful? Can we actually pull our collective online energy and do something interesting? Or will it just be a welcome break from work?
Taiko 2.0 tickets on sale nowTuesday, October 19th, 2010
Tickets for our big performance at the Cerritos Center have gone on sale! This year our guest artist include Russel Baba and Jeanne Mercer co-founders of Shasta Taiko, the extraodinary flutist Kaoru Watanabe and incredible multi percussionist Patrick Graham. In 2007 we collaborated with the Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble, then last year we collaborated Kenny Endo for a return engagement. Both performances were reviewed nicely and sold out so get your tickets early!
Taiko 2.0
On Ensemble with special guests
Saturday March 12, 2011, 8:00pm
Tickets: $37/$49/$61
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Kaoru Watanabe fue intensive, Dec 3-5Monday, October 18th, 2010
Our good friend and On Ensemble collaborator, Kaoru Watanabe, is planning a three-day fue (Japanese flute) intensive, Dec 3-5, 2010. Kaoru is an amazing player and it sounds like a fantastic program!
Dec 3rd (Fri evening)
participants arrive, opening session
Dec 4th (Sat)
Morning session: fingering, breathing exercises, warm up routines
Afternoon session: repertoire – Sakura, Takeda No Komoriuta, Kaigara Bushi, etc- deal with ornamentation, phrasing, vibrato, etc. composition – discussion of Japanese scales, taiko with fue combination, etc.
Evening session: improvisation, extended techniques
Dec 5th (Sun morning)
Review and wrap up
Fee: $250 (includes meals)
Bon-taiko at WFWI fundraiserWednesday, October 6th, 2010
My mother organized a fundraising event for Women for Women International at my parents' place in Bear Valley Springs. More than 80 people attended, and my mom invited Maz, Courtney, and I to perform. It was a grand success. Congratulations, Mom!
Women for Women International is an inspiring support organization for female survivors of war. I learned that women represent 70% of the world's poor. They perform 66% of the world's work but only own 1% of the property. Approximately 70% of the casualties in recent conflicts are women and children (UNIFEM) and the forms of violence they experience include torture, rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, and mutilation (UN). It was shocking and humbling to hear the stories told at the event, and after learning more about the organization, Hiro and I have since become monthly sponsors. It was an eye-opening evening!
Maz, Courtney, and I performed at the opening of the event, including bon-taiko, a style I've been particularly interested in for the last year or so. It feels like I have many more years to go before I'm confident about my playing, but if nothing else, I've made some noticeable improvement in the last year. Courtney and Maz were great, as always!
Here's a video of our performance of a rough arrangement of Matsuri/Midare Uchi. Thank you to my mom and all the WFWI volunteers who made the event possible. We were honored to be a part of it!
Use an old digital camera, gphoto2, and WordPress for automatic photo bloggingTuesday, October 5th, 2010
For the What We're Eating feature of my blog, I needed a way to quickly take photos of our home-cooked meals. Using a dedicated camera and a simple script I wrote, the system prompts the user for a description of the meal, snaps the photo with the proper zoom and flash settings, rotates and resizes the photo, and uploades the content directly to the WordPress site so it's immediately visible to the outside world… all with a single command! Read on to learn how to implement the system for your own automatic photo blogging!
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Thanks to my Facebook feed I found this news story last night and am sharing it with you to raise the alarm; the Plan B or Morning After Pill, an emergency contraceptive available over the counter at the pharmacy here in Canada, and in many other places like the USA and Europe, is COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE for women over 176lbs. For those of you keeping track, that's pretty much average size for most segments of the female population 'round the world. From Mother Jones:
The European manufacturer of an emergency contraceptive pill identical to Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, will warn women that the drug is completely ineffective for women who weigh more than 176 pounds and begins to lose effectiveness in women who weigh more than 165 pounds. (...) Data for the years 2007 to 2010 show the average weight of American women 20 years and older is 166.2 pounds—greater than the weight at which emergency contraceptive pills that use levonorgestrel begin to lose their effectiveness. The average weight of non-Hispanic black women aged 20 to 39 is 186 pounds, well above the weight at which these pills are completely ineffective. A CDC survey published in February found that 5.8 million American women used emergency contraceptive pills from 2006 to 2010.
My question is; how the fuck do you make a pill that is completely ineffective for fat women and not realize it? Is this just a glaring example of fat bias? The thinking that fat women aren't having sex, therefore they couldn't possibly need emergency contraception? And the solution isn't even to just make the dosage larger-the people behind this pill have literally NO IDEA how to fix the problem except to recommend 'alternate forms of emergency contraception', except there ISN'T ONE. If your condom breaks, you miss a pill, you're raped or whatever, going to the pharmacy and grabbing Plan B is the ONLY WAY to prevent a pregnancy from happening. Getting an IUD inserted might work, but that'll cost you hundreds of dollars in the States and you'll need to make an appointment to get it done. You have, at most, 72 hours post sexy times to do that, so good luck.
I've used Plan B once when I was heavier than I am now; walked to the pharmacy, grabbed the box, paid, went home, followed the instructions and had total peace of mind. Millions of women around the world have now been robbed of that peace, thanks to their size. This is completely unacceptable, but what do we DO about it? One place to start is contacting Teva, who makes Plan B, and let them know we want and need a product that works for us. That's money in their pocket which is a win-win situation. It's not enough to just change the packaging telling us fat ladies "Sorry, this wont work for you." Make us something that DOES work.
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Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da (A Movie Is a Movie) (Rough Cut) (2008)
Leading K-Drama Heart-throbs Ji-Hwan Kang and Ji-Seob So star in this smart, comedic action blockbuster. Events become all too real for a bad-boy actor who hires a real gangster to play opposite him in a gangster movie.
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Rough Cut (korean title translates as "A Movie is a movie") the debut of Kim Ki Duk's protege Hung Jang in the directorial chair has a very… More Rough Cut (korean title translates as "A Movie is a movie") the debut of Kim Ki Duk's protege Hung Jang in the directorial chair has a very interesting premise, but in a case similar to another native film, The Chaser, the movie doesn't know how to use it for the best. A prima-diva actor and a real life gangster end up working together in the same movie. After the first one has send to the hospital two actors in a row because of his short-temper. The gangster agrees to work with him, after some unsual set of events, but under the condition that all their figthing scenes (the movie in question being a crime flick) must be real. The idea of a movie-within-a-movie is hardly something new, but Rough Cut seems to really want to throw some insight into the whole notion of the fine line between reality and fiction. There are some amusing moments, with both characters being at each other troats numerous times. The friction between the rest of the cast and the gangster offer some solid moments. But in the second act the movie wants to stuff a lot of pointless sub-plots that go from an attempt of blackmail, to the gangster having the usual mafia related power struggles in his mob. At the end the movie just can't handle all this well and misses a great chance of becoming something more. I'll say it's worth a try for the potential, the cast is quite good actually, don't let the two "pretty boys" actors misslead you here. Both do a quite convincing job with their roles. I suspect this could be a candidate for yet another pointless american remake. Kim Ki Duk co-wrote part of the script if my info is right, but gladly this isn't anything like his movies (not a fan of the man)
Anthony Valletta
Nice comparison of celebrity machoism and gangster machoism. Plenty of action and a nice story lead to a satisfying conclusion.
Jesse Ortega
I enjoyed this movie, I thought the acting was more than solid and I did like the concept of these guys trying to achieve a sense of realism in their fight… More I enjoyed this movie, I thought the acting was more than solid and I did like the concept of these guys trying to achieve a sense of realism in their fight scenes. Unfortunately, the film chooses to throw in subplots that end up diluting the original idea. The film focuses on their individual issues, the mob guy dealing with betrayal and how he responds to that, the actor and how he deals with negative publicity from all around, their relationships with their partners, etc. I mean they really were trying to flesh the characters out, so I appreciate that effort.really. But, again, it sort of dilutes the original issue of these two trying to infuse their fight scenes together with more realism by actually fighting. I suppose the events around them is supposed to influence the way they fight but the film doesn't always make that clear. The film is still solid, but it could've been better with more focused storytelling. I did like the acting, though the mobster was supposed to have gone through this change where he felt like a completely different person, but his performance didn't reflect that at all. He looks and acts the same way from beginning to end. Well, with the exception of the last 5 minutes of the movie. That's another thing I liked about the movie, the ending wasn't the typical 'everything is perfect and these two end up becoming friends' type of deal. It is a good and violent ending, that actually makes the film better, in my opinion. Still, the film could've been so much better if it didn't try to juggle so many subplots. It's still a solid film with some good action and solid performances.
Christopher Brown
A very good film about the masks we wear and the identities we try and portray to the world and convince ourselves of. And some kick ass fight scenes!


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Injury blow for Mido
By Alex Livie
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Tottenham are set to be without striker Mido for over a fortnight due a groin complaint.
Tottenham are set to be without striker Mido for over a fortnight due a groin complaint.
The 23-year-old did not figure against Wigan on Sunday, as Jol went with Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov as his front-line pairing.
Jol was probed on his preferred striking options after the 3-1 win and after stating he has no set partnership, confirmed Mido's absence was on account of injury.
"Mido has a little tear in his groin and that's why he wasn't fit for selection," said Jol. "He could be out for a couple of weeks."
Berbatov and Defoe found the back of the net on Sunday, but they have been told not to rest on their laurels.
"There is every chance I could change the partnership for every game," said the Dutchman. "I will always play my best team for each match.
"They have to push me in every training session, every week. If they can do that they are true professionals.
"It is not rotation, I do not like that because the players then wait for their matches to come around. I don't want that - they must be eager."


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New York City is sometimes referred to as the financial capital of the world. Some of the
largest and leading business and financial firms are located right here. So if you're considering a future in business, or getting into the business side of any field, what better way than to take some courses this summer in the midst of all the action?
There are several business-related courses available in NYU Precollege.
The College of Arts & Science is offering :
ECON-UA.1-060: Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON-UA.2-060: Introduction to Microeconomics.
These courses provide the fundamental basics needed for a major and career in economics, and economics is often required for business degrees.
The College of Liberal Studies is offering:
ECI-UF 101-060: Principles of Macroeconomics
This course is similar to ECON-UA, dealing with basic concepts of macroeconomic theory. Topics include unemployment; inflation; aggregate demand; income determination and stabilization policies; fiscal and monetary policies; and the Keynesian monetarist debate over stabilization policy.
The Tisch School of the Arts is offering:
FMTV-UT.1095-060: Producing for Film
In this course, you will learn about how a production company is formed and be able to analyze, schedule, and budget a 90-minute feature film of your choice!
The Wagner School of Public Service is offering:
UPADM-GP 242.60: The Business of Nonprofit Management
This course is a general introduction to not-for-profit management, with heavy emphasis on practical application. What are the core elements of a "good" not-for-profit company? And, what, exactly does not-for-profit even mean?
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Today, Iowa Republicans go out to the polls to cast a vote for who they believe should be the Republican nominee for governor. The most familiar name on the ballot is also the one person that nobody could have guessed would be on the ballot following the 2008 elections. Terry Branstad has been out of office almost 12 years, and now he is the odds on favorite to be the Republican nominee.
After leaving office, Branstad found his niche as Des Moines University's President. The role fit him well, and the school flourished under his leadership. While he never totally unplugged from politics, Branstad wasn't an overwhelming personality in Republican politics in the state. While he was a featured guest at a few fundraisers and got involved in a few campaigns, his presence in Iowa politics was minimal.
Branstad's name never entered into the 2010 gubernatorial campaign discussion until May of last year. By that time, Bob Vander Plaats had already been in the race for over four months, and the field of potential candidates was about to explode to seven candidates.
The first time Branstad's name was brought up in the 2010 gubernatorial conversation was after the Iowa First Foundation's (IFF) poll in May. The Iowa First Foundation is lead by two close associates to Branstad – Doug Gross, and Richard Schwarm.
In the poll, they asked whether or not people would like the next governor to be someone like Governor Branstad or not. Fourteen percent of respondents said they wanted a governor a lot like Branstad, and 35% wanted someone that was somewhat like Branstad. The poll also measured Branstad's favorability, but the results were not released to the public.
In July, TheIowaRepublican.com conducted a general election poll and included Branstad's name in the matchups against Culver. Branstad's name was included in the poll because of the IFF poll and because he had never said he wouldn't run. At that time, he kept saying the he was focused on his job at Des Moines University. TheIowaRepublican.com poll showed Branstad beating Governor Culver by 16 points.
For the rest of the summer, rumors and speculation of a Branstad comeback ran rampant. In October, Branstad announced that he would be leaving Des Moines University, but his campaign really didn't take shape until January after making a formal announcement.
Branstad didn't return to the political arena empty handed. Hhe also brought with him a campaign strategy that has been successful ten other times. Like his previous campaigns, Branstad has made his 2010 comeback effort all about jobs and the economy.
While he is pro-life and supports traditional marriage, Branstad has been careful not to make his campaign just about those issues. While he is asked about those issues at most of his campaign stops, the focus of his campaign is on pocketbook issues and jobs.
The other thing that Branstad brought to his campaign is his 16-year record. Branstad's record has provided his Republican opponents and the Democrats plenty of ammunition to attack him. Most of the damage done to Branstad during the primary has been done by Iowans for Responsible Government, a Democrat group, not his Republican opponents.
Branstad has been attacked on his two sales tax increases and his increase in the gas tax, among other things. Remarkably, despite the million dollars that has been spent attacking him, Branstad's polling numbers remain unchanged since last July. He still leads Governor Culver in a general election matchup by 15 points, and he clears his closest primary opponent, Bob Vander Plaats, by whopping 28 points in a recent Des Moines Register Poll.
According to Branstad's detractors, Terry Branstad is no different than Barack Obama or Nancy Pelosi. Even Iowa Democrats have tried to make that argument. The only problem is that Iowans don't find it to be believable. What his Republican detractors don't understand is that Branstad has already been put through the political gauntlet for his tax increases and fiscal policies. Branstad's 1994 primary against Congressman Fred Grandy was all about that. Branstad won, and then he united Republicans that fall for and won an easy re-election.
Branstad's Democratic opponents thought they could damage Branstad in the primary. At last count, they have sent around ten mailers attacking Branstad and have been advertising on Fox News for almost a month now. The problem is that their attacks don't come across as believable. The ads are too cute by half. Instead of confronting Branstad with a serious ad, they show him and a cartoon version of his campaign bus.
Branstad is uniquely Iowan and his passion for the state is unmatched. While there are things in his 16-year record that are of concern, like his tax increases and state sanctioned gambling, there are also things like the largest tax cut in the state's history, the defense of marriage act, parental notification for abortions, and legalizing home-schooling.
At the age of 37, Branstad first took office in 1983. He took office at a time when the entire economy of the state was dependent on agriculture, and Iowa was in the midst of the farm crisis. There is no doubt that Branstad left the state better off than he found it. The same cannot be said of our current governor, Chet Culver.
If Branstad's polling numbers hold up and he is the Republican nominee, Branstad will once again need to coalesce Republicans behind him. That is likely to be a more difficult in 2010 than it was in 1994. However, the political environment could be very similar to what it was 16 years ago.
If Branstad has proven anything in his most recent campaign, it's that his campaign philosophy still works. He has also build a well-oiled campaign team that is ready for the general election. If Branstad is the nominee, he already has the necessary people in place to go toe to toe with Governor Culver.
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Discussion in 'Travelogues & Experiences' started by varoon9999, Mar 19, 2013.
Abhi enjoi the trip 22ji. Galla shalla when u r back.
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Thanks Ravi sir,Kapoor 22ji,Shanky 22ji,Prakhar 22ji,Bose suman & Phew bro for your wishes.
This evening we have reached home,complete TL with pics is coming soon.
It was there in my mind from past one year to go for a long road trip,going for a road trips are the best one can make fullest of their holidays.Full 7 days we had to spent away from hustle of the city and ofcousre a break from office work.Thought of doing Delhi-Rann of Kutch then found out its gonna be hot there, dropped this idea.Next option we mulled over was leh-Ladakh,again roads and the climate is not favorable in march to visit leh-ladakh.
Then somehow Nepal clicked in to my mind and then starts our favorite Goggling and freezed final destination to be the Nepal and surroundings.Nepal being a different country fascinated me to start a international road trip and here it is.
All three of us i.e me my wife and our punto were very excited to kick start our very 1st international road trip.Two days before we started,got my Punto checked up at TASS.
-Examiner was plonked in and everything was perfect.
-Checked all oil levels if top up was required.
-Under body thorough check was done.
-Did Wax on my own.
-Stepney and the pump was kept(which failed to work).
-Tool kit along with lot of spanners and screwdrivers were kept in boot.
-Spare coolant bottle was kept.
-First aid box & spare bulbs kept in.
-Lot of eating stuff chips,cookies, chocolates etc.
-Photocopies of DL and RC book.
and we were all set to rock & roll................
Am not very expressive in terms of writing,so please bear with me.I have not jotted down the exact distances,hence am putting them here on approx basis.
Day1-Delhi-Lucknow (600 Kms Noida-Agra-Kanpur-Lucknow)
Day2:Lucknow-Kathmandu.(650 Kms Lucknow-Barabanki-Gonda-Tulsipur-Badhni-Butwal-Narayangarh-Kathmadu)
Day3-Day at Kathmandu for sight seeing.(100 Kms local drive only)
Day4:Kathmandu-Pokhara.(250 kms Kathmandu-Mungling-Pokhara)
Day5-Day at Pokhara and surroundings.(100 Kms local drive only)
Day6okhara-Lucknow.(600Kms Pokhara-Sanauli-Gorakhpur-Lucknow)
Day7-Day at Lucknow for sight seeing.(No drive,local conveyance used)
Day 8.Lucknow-Delhi.(580 Kms Lucknow-Bariely-Rampur-Ghaziabad-Delhi)
Well let me take this firstly to thanks the Nepalese folks and i really appreciate the hospitality we were offered everywhere in Nepal.They are very humble and warm fellows.Though Nepal has an image of being a poor country but after visiting i was wrong and yes,they are poor but not that as we think.Like Indians,Nepalese are too very fond of cars,i will be coming to this topic later on,as of let me stick to the basics here.
Day 1,We started at 8'o clock in morning from our place and took Yamuna express way and reached Agra in no time and we were sailing through the nice highways and 6'o clock in the evening we reached Lucknow and stayed back at hotel only,we stayed at Charan Resorts which was towards the highway which we had to take next morning.
Day 2,Real adventure starts from here.So, we planned to follow the Google maps and found the shortest route to reach the Badhni border.I was trying to find out with hotel fellows about the good route to reach border,even asked petrol bunk fellows but no body had a clue which route is good. we went ahead with Google maps and here starts the pain.We started from hotel at 8'o clock (Should have started early) and reached Barabanki then we had to go through colonelganj-Gonda and we took a village road unfortunately,this road had only potholes and bumps bumps all over.This stretch was for i think 65 kms,imagine what all my punto would have gone through.Every nook and corner of our car was shaking.We wanted to get out of this stretch,before we could do that front left tire got puncture and i was not aware of it because of heavy undulations on the road,Had it been a SUV with me at that point in time i would definatly opt for walking down rather then driving down on such bad road.
Not knowing the tire is puncture i was holding the steering and trying to avoid my car from bottom scrapping and driving it,then steering stopped giving response and i realized that front left tire is fully deflated stopped at one side with lot of stones and dust around,tried inflating with pump and there pump too gave off and i had to plug in to Stepney,after that drove with Stepney till we reach Gonda city.
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22ji,its fine now,i have modified it.
sounds very interesting,, waiting to read your complete exp with pics..
Add some pictures
Hi Varoon, nice pics!!
i'm planning to buy GP 1.3 Dy, please advise how is the comfort, since we go for regular long trips min of 400 to 500 kms, mainly it will be night travel to reach home in morning. because mu brother owns i20 1.4 diesel, which is so comfortable to drive, smooth on the highway, quite in the cabin, we tent to cover 400km in 4 to5hrs.
now i am planing to buy a car for me, which should be solid & more comfortable to drive.
Hi David,
If you are impressed with i20 then look no further you will any day love punto.Initial pick up in Punto will not be that peppy as compare to i20,punto is class apart go for it.
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Varoon, what were the basic formalities involved, in taking the car across the border?
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Nigeria Taking the Global Shoe Industry by Storm
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Wednesday, June 5, 2030
The Nigeria shoe industry was, for many years, the underdog. Despite the nation's enormous endowment with quality raw material (unprocessed) leathers – better than those found in Europe, including Italy and Spain – the industry was flooded with low quality products.
As at 2013, there were at least 30 leather producing companies in Kano. Unfortunately, 90% of leathers produced were exported majorly to Italy and Spain, where they were further refined and sold back to Nigerian shoemakers, or subsequently changed into finished products which were exported to Nigeria at exorbitant prices.
It only took one government policy to turnaround the fortunes of this industry.
First, the Federal Government, in 2019, after much international politicking, banned the exportation of unprocessed and semi-processed leathers and mandated companies willing to buy leathers from Nigeria to set up their factories in the country - starting from three years after the ban. This gave local manufacturers ample time to gradually win over the trust and loyalty of Nigerian and other African consumers.
It was during this period that Nigerians discovered that some of the good quality shoes they had been buying in boutiques as Made in Italy were actually sourced from Nigeria shoemakers. Twenty-five prominent shoe traders were arrested and sent to 15 years in prison for buying Made in Nigeria products and rebranding as Made in Italy – so they could sell them for over 800% their price.
Owing to the reforms in the industry, many now produce with giant industrial machines that can produce about 1,000 pairs of shoes in a day. The industry has gained massive acceptance as consumers can now purchase same quality of shoes for 25% the price of Italian shoes. Pricing is now driven mainly by design and not quality. The quality control measures put in place by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (S.O.N) makes it almost impossible for companies to produce poor quality leathers.
The industry last year grossed N356B and directly employed over 300,000 people.
ShoeSpeed is one Nigerian brand that has gained global stardom. The brand's tentacles were further expanded when its products - belt, shoe and wallet – were proudly showcased at this year's Golden Globe Awards by Denzel Washington.
The Chairman of ShoeSpeed, Mr. Abiodun Folawiyo in an interview with Nigeria Tomorrow News said, "The government believed in us, in our capacity and ability to adequately serve the African market. It was that strategic decision to discourage the export of our leather to Italy and Spain, and the taxes on imported shoes that saved our industry. Why should we send our raw materials out, only for us to buy them from them as refined or finished products?
"As I speak, there are, at least, 55 companies in Nigeria that can refine our leather to the best quality you can get anywhere in the world," enthused Folawiyo.
Companies from other African nations not only come to Nigeria for raw materials, they also come to be trained in the business of shoemaking.
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DON Knowledge Management/ Information Management/ Information Technology career areas
Abstract: On 16 August 2000, the Department of the Navy (DON) Chief Information Officer, Mr. Dan Porter signed a Memorandum for Distribution releasing the final draft of the Department of Navy Civilian Career Path Guide for Management of Technology, Information, and Knowledge. The final version will be released in early 2001, and will be converted to a Web-based tool.
It is inevitable that many future Information Technology (IT)-related jobs will be better suited to the private sector, the DON must ensure that it maintains a core workforce, skilled in the various Knowledge Management (KM), Information Management (IM), and Information Technology (IT) disciplines of strategic value to the DON. The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 requires the CIO to "develop strategies and specific plans for hiring, training, and professional development" to meet agency requirements. The Career Path Guide (CPG), released in August 2000, will assist our employees in developing into managers and leaders capable of handling the future business of the DON.
Karen Danis: Department of the Navy Releases Final Draft of the Civilian Career Path Guide. CHIPS, January-March 2001.
Copyright © U.S. Department of the Navy
Related resources:
- Daniel E. Porter (ed.): Department of the Navy Civilian Career Path Guide for Management of Technology, Information, and Knowledge. Department of the Navy, 2001 / 2002
- Version 1 – March 2001
- Version 1.1 – April 2002
- HTML version: Vol I & Vol II (incl. Tutorial)
- DON Workforce Competency and Planning CD, Version 1 (archived homepage)


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Be My Valentine
Today is the day of love, and I love design and all it's inspirations! "Love Actually" is all around ( and one of my favourite movies incidentally!). How's that for corny! Ok enough of that, here goes with some love inspired spaces. I found a great designer Jennifer Brouwer who really takes Valentine to heart and goes all out for love! Sorry I couldn't help it! More pictures less bad puns I hear you say.
children's room for every girly girl out there
Romantic dinner anyone?
what can I say- so sharp- you could make the art yourself.
Warm welcome at it's best
Colour,texture and comfort
In your own way you could celebrate this " love" day with small details, you don't have to do the whole house. Home made art, red or pink accessories, flowers- you choose. In my house it's my son's birthday too so that usually has the main focus but red is in there somewhere! Happy " V" Day!
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The story of Rumblestiltskin is about a little creature who turns his opponent into gold and is always tinkering with machinery and such. Almost like Phreak, I decided to go with Warmog's Armor instead of the Sunfire Cape. The reason for this is because the more health, the more it'll help you with your Force of Nature and health regen. I also did Void Staff before Deathcap for reasons i'm going to explain later.
When i build Rumble, my priority order are movement speed (mines, then enemies), health/health regen, magic penetration that coincides with the items i buy such as [sorcerer's boots] and runes, and then ability damage.
everything will fall in place as you get them all because it'll build on each other, on your runes and summoner spells
CHECK IT OUT , TRY it, and if you like, VOTE for me!
Build 1 This is an all-round build i have made which is good for power, health and health regen and magic penetration
Build 2 This build of mine is the one i'm testing out to see if i can build a better build and i'm always testing it
To fully understand my stats, my gamestyle is always turret diving and doing stupid stuff. does that mean you have to do it too? NO, but that's my gamestyle. so if you are not like that, don't worry, you're stats of kills and death are much higher.
Summoner Spells
i chose to pick ghost because i'm already slow in my nonturbo boat, but at the same time, it gives me NOS when i go after an opponent. For times that i need to escape, it goes hand in hand if i'm trying to kite and get away, just another safety net.
i also chose exhaust. why? because of my masteries, it'll reduce magic resistant and they'll take damage for sure. remember, you start off with your magic penetration and your {sorcerer's boot}, and BAM! reduce that resistant some more!
I know this is an incomplete guide with not much details but as far as item orders and ability orders, they are complete. don't judge a book by it's cover and if you are looking at this page, just TRY it once


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The very early bird ticket sale has started!
Click here to go to the ticketshop! (in Dutch)
The very early bird tickets have limited availability!
We would love to see you at the Jazz Festival Enkhuizen, 9-11 June 2017!
The English version of this website is still under construction! We're working hard, check back later!
Jazz Festival Enkhuizen
June marks a highlight on Enkhuizen's cultural calendar. Within Europe the Jazz Festival Enkhuizen, which celebrated it's 43rd anniversary in 2016, has a leading position in showcasing young artists.
For years now, local, national and international stars from the traditional jazz scene have come to Enkhuizen for a weekend of jazz in the historic city centre.
By popular demand the festival's original pub-crawl returned in 2014, and has been present since. Other events include outdoor performances on Saturday, and indoor concerts over the whole weekend!
Jazz Festival Enkhuizen; a history
In 1973 the Freetime Old Dixie Jassband plays their first show at the Breda jazz festival. Back home at their local venue -the Bokkebar– the band decides to organise a similar but smaller version of the festival in Enkhuizen. On April the 20th, 1974 the first Enkhuizen Jazz Festival takes place. Five bars open their doors to five local jazz bands. During the day a street parade is held to promote the performances. Until this day the street parade is a popular and recurring event at the festival. Because of the small amount of tickets and large interest, only a select group of people is able to attend the first ever Enkhuizen Jazz Festival.
A year later the organization officially forms a foundation. In the following years the festival grows at a steady pace. More and more bars join in. During its heydays the pub-crawl includes twenty of Enkhuizen's bars. The festival's growing popularity is most tangible during the ticket sales. Visitors queue for hours in the streets to get their tickets.
By adding an opening concert on Friday night in 1976 and Bloody Mary –a Sunday afternoon concert- only a year later, the festival grows from a one night only, to a three-day festival.
Traditional jazz is a must in the festivals line-up, but through the years it has shown not be afraid to explore related musical genres.
The festival stills demands a lot of respect, both from the international jazz community as from the local public. Its large group of volunteers and loyal national and international visitors make it a unique and loving festival.


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The International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) is a professional organization that supports educators and health care professionals who believe in freedom to make decisions based on knowledge of alternatives in family-centered maternity and newborn care.
ICEA is a nonprofit organization. Since its formation in 1960, ICEA members and member groups have remained autonomous, establishing their own policies and creating their own programs. There are no certification requirements for individuals other than a commitment to family-centered maternity care and the philosophy of freedom to make decisions based on knowledge of alternatives in childbirth.
A nurtured world through professionals trained in family-centered maternity and newborn care.
To educate, certify, and support the birth professional who believes in freedom to make decisions based on knowledge of alternatives in family centered maternity and newborn care.
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COMPASSION: We believe approaching maternity care with compassion and a nurturing spirit improves birth outcomes for all families.
COLLABORATION: We practice a culture of collaboration based on the knowledge that mindful engagement with diverse groups advances positive, family-centered maternity care.
CHOICE: We support freedom of choice by training professionals committed to empowering expectant families through informed decision making.
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Dear Huni,
Today I would like to tell you that I really will miss you very much. You were the best caretaker ever.
I want to thank you for planting the beautiful flowers. I am sorry that you have to leave Saint Pius X school. You had the best jokes ever.
I really enjoy you laughing with me and my friends. I liked the flowers that you planted for us.
I would like to say you are the best caretaker ever. May God bless you.
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Letter(s) from Valentina Sokolova to S. H. (USA)
Letter 1
My name is Valentina. I am very excited that I have caught your attention on the web site. I am totally new to this kind of communication and I hope that my expectations will be proved to be correct!
I'll try to introduce myself briefly now and I hope you would be interested in the further exploration of each other.
So,I am 37 years old, divorced. No children. I live in Ukraine, Zaporozhiye. I lost any hope to renew my private life here and when I ran across web address in the women magazine, I decided to try my fortune through the Internet. I am looking for a man for whom family will be on the first place in his priority list and who knows that attention and care are vital for a woman. I am ready to become faithful friend, passionate lover and caring wife! As I have not become a mother myself (though I still hope that I will) I will be happy to become a good friend for the kids of my partner (if he has got any).
I am sending you my photos and I hope that you will be interested in getting known each other better. It will be a big pleasure for me to answer any questions of yours.
Wish you a lovely day and hope to hear from you soon!
With the best regards,
Letter 2
Hello my dear!!!
I am very glad to get a response from you!
May be we are on the right way towards our dreams and hopes;)
So how are you doing today? I hope you stay in nice mood and high spirits!!!!
Thank you so much for your letter! I was very glad to get it from you!
It was very interesting for to me to know about you a little!
You are very interesting man and i would be very glad to know about you more and more with every letter!I think we have much in common and good chance to be together, don't you think?
Thank you so much for your wonderful photo, i like it very much!
You are very handsome man!I like you warm smile and magic eyes it is attract me like magnet!
Well in order to make a better picture of me, I will try to tell something about me, though I even don't know where to start:)
So, what do I do for fun...well, that depends on my mood, weather and lots of circumstances. I do like outdoors activities... starting from the sun bathing and finishing with snowball playing. During the whole year I attend the swimming pool as I am a real "gold fish";) I adore everything what is connected with water and swimming is my favorite sport...
though to be more detailed- this is the only sport I go in for:)
As for the rest kinds of sport- I am an active TV watcher :D
I must tell you that I am a normal woman and I do like to hang on the phone:)
I have got few girlfriends, which whom we can talk for hours gossiping about some nice trifles:)
Reading- that takes separate and very important place in my life. Also I can add, that I am easy -going person and can be busy with lots of things...
Just because I can't lie on the sofa still:)
What can I say about my character??? Normal character... with my own pluses and minuses.
I do like nice jokes, but from time to time I can poison my speech with sarcasm. But I am struggling with this my feature .
(Hm, I put myself a big plus now, cause I try to judge myself objectively and it turned out to be pretty hard..:) )
Family- that is the basis of everything!!!! My family broke when I was 13- dad started drinking- and he was the God for me and when he died when I was 25 and I decided that I won't repeat this kind of experience. I am fine when people drink occasionally but I fall into panic when I see that a man can't put himself into some kind of frames.
So at the present moment my family consist of a women army:) these are my sister Katerina my mom and my grand mom.
Background...I got Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and now I work as a Senior Sales Lady in the big clothes shop which is located in a big shopping center called Ukraine.
As I have already said I am serious in my intentions. I don't want to write for several years ...If we see that we match each other, I will take off the profile at once and we will plan a meeting.
Well, Probably you are already tired to read all this. Dear, Write me back if you are interested. I hope to hear from you soon. Have a good day Valentina
P.S Honey, dont worry please i will answer to you in Monday, because i will go today to my grandmother.
She need help with her vegetable garden.it is very hot time!!!!We will be fight with weeds, we need a lot what to do!!!!
It is a pity, but we have not Internet in the village, so i have not possibility to answer to you from the village, i am so sorry my dear i hope you forgive me and will understand!!!!
i will be miss you like crazy two this days, i miss you already my dear!!!! Kiss you so much!
Letter 3
Hello my dear!!!
Thank you very very much for writing me back!! You seem to be a nice guy and I did really enjoy reading your letter.
I am really serious looking for a partner and I hope we are on the same track;)
After my unsuccessful marriage I was alone for a pretty long period of time and now I feel that I am totally ready to open my heart. I tried to find someone in Ukraine, but I understood that I am really tired of drinking problems and aggressiveness. As I have already written to you I ran across the web address in the magazine, I looked around and decided to try my fortune here! I do believe in love!
I am sure there are good guys who will take care of their woman and who will love her and who will value and see the care and attention he is given.
I know what I am talking about. I know the law... if you want to be given something - be ready to give first. I have much to give. What I am trying to tell you is that if you find me not the woman you are looking for, just tell me and we could stay friends. Don't waste either your time or mine.
All right, enough about lyrics:)
Thank you so much for your letter, i was so happy to get it from you!!!You are very interesting person and i like everything in you, I think more and more that you are my type !!!!!
Thank you so much for your nice pics,you are very attractive man!
You shouldn't be worried about the age difference. I am looking for a life partner, and not a stud! we have lots of them around here! and I don't want to run around the bars trying to catch him! I am looking for a calm person, with whom I could feel myself quiet and without any worries! I need a person with whom I could talk!
So let's see what will come out of this. I have positive feelings;)
I am ready to be wife and mother!!!
How was your day? I hope everything went smoothly and nothing upset you.
As for me, my day was a little bit tough as the new clothes arrived and I was busy like a bee accepting the boxes, putting all the labels, arranging everything on the shelves. I know this sounds funny, but I hate shops))))
Spending the most time at work in the shopping center I just dream about my sofa in front of the TV, but these are only dreams as I can't stay still even for a second:)
BY the way, what is your favorite way to spend free time?? How do you relax?
Well, I will close my letter for the moment, but I must tell you that I have already started waiting for your response!
Wish you a nice day and hope to hear from you very very soon! Sincerely yours, Valentina
Letter 4
Hello my dear!!!!!
So tell me how is that on that part of the earth??? How is the weather?? What are your plans for the coming week ends????
I want to tell you that you are free to ask me whatever appears in your head and I will answer you willingly:)))
Thank you so much for your letter I am waiting for your letter with big impatience!!! I am very glad that i met you in my life!!
it was very interesting for me to know about your days and your life!
Thank you so much for your nice pics i like it very much, you are very handsome i like every part of you!
honey, do you know you are the best what i have in my life!!
i wish to share my life with you!
I wish to make you the happiest man in the world!!And i wish to be the best wife for you!!!
Ok let's leave seriousness and talk about something easy:) I will start first:)
What kind of things do really bring you pleasure and excitement??
For example, I fall down into an excellent mood immidiately if I see snow. You know, when you wake up in the morning, and look out of the window you see fresh snow covered everything around!!! The things look so virgin at the moment!!!! I do live in a country where we have real winters but despite this, I can't stop admiring such kind of scenery, like a child, during the whole my life:)
I do like watching care racing!
All those cars or motor -bikes, with wild pictures or tattoos if I can name them so... and I admire those people who are not afraid of the speed and who have got those unbelievable skills to be a master of the motor!
Good music is also vital for me when I lack energy or some emotions!
You can always hear music in my flat! I do like different styles...starting from Enigma and finishing with Prodigy:) Everything depends on my mood.
Usually, before I go to bed, I turn on either saxophone or some nature sounds...
You won't believe how it helps to kill stress of the day and to go into deep sleep:)
What about you? What brings smile to your face? what calms you down and vice versa fills you in with energy? How do you kill stress???
I do want to know everything about you... Please, you are welcome to write a novel about yourself:)))
And I will close by now and start counting hours will our next "meeting"!
Sending you a kiss, your Valentina
Letter 5
Hello my beloved man!!
How have you been today??? I hope you are fine and feel safe and sound!!!
I must tell you that you are the first thing...sorry... the first thought I have in the morning is about you and you are the last picture I imagine before I fall asleep... I am just constantly thinking about you and you know what??
I do like this feeling.. I do like to have somebody I want to think about!
And the thought that "This Somebody" thinks about me too warms me from inside..
Actually I feel like I have some wings behind my back!!!:) WOW! What a terrific feeling..
I must add that during the day from time to time I catch myself on the fact that I am imagining different life situations with you taking active part there:)
I wonder how would it be to do food shopping with you?? Will, Reiggie, you stay next to me and say constantly: when are we going?? When are we finished ? let's go .. Or may be you will take an active part in choosing apples and herbs?? Or how would it be to spend a lazy Sunday with you??? Anyway, all those thoughts make me smiling and make my mood for the whole day!!!:)
Thank you so much for your nice pics I like it very much, you are very handsome man , i like you more and more , i like every centimeter of you!
I miss you so much and i wish to be with you as soon as possible, i wish to be with you and never leave you!
You are the best gift in my life!
Thank you so much to you my dear that i have you in my life!
What is happening here.. nothing... the days look like all the same. Home-work-home...
But I am always in a hurry to check if I have got a letter for you and this brings me into a nice mood!!! I must say- you are wonderful!! And I am happy that I was in time to cross your road!:) I don't know, may be tomorrow I will go to movies... if someone from my girls would like... Today on my way home I am going to pop around my sister's place... Who knows, may be she has some gossips to talk about:) By the way she constantly asks about you and us;)))
All right darling, it starts getting dark outside. I will finish by now.
I kiss you tenderly, hug you warmly and whisper your slowly: I MISS YOU!!!
Yours and only yours Valentina


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Alice In Wonderland Goes Goth/
Melissa and I are catching a matinee of Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland today (starring Johnny Depp -- woot!). To aide your Mad Hatter fix, we suggest getting your hands on the new edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland illustrated by the talented Camille Rose Garcia. Her vivid, goth-inspired interpretation of the story brings a whole new element to the classic tale about going down the rabbit hole. And guess what? One lucky I Heart Daily reader will win a copy of the book, along with an awesome tote bag and signed and numbered exclusive lithograph of one of Garcia's illustrations. All you have to do is sign up for the newsletter before March 17th and you'll be automatically entered -- yay! (If you're already subscribed, you're automatically entered. Go here for official rules.)
Now, here's a Q&A with the artist herself:
I Heart Daily: Has this always been one of your favorite books? Camille Rose Garcia: It has definitely been a favorite since childhood. I collect children's books and I have four copies of Alice in Wonderland. This story just lends itself to such rich visual interpretation, the landscapes and situations are so surreal.
IHD: Did you feel pressure to do the story justice since it's such a treasured piece of literature? CRG: Yes, I think that was the hardest part -- how to honor the original Tenniel illustrations and trying not to veer too far from the familiar. It's hard to even come close to the original Tenniel illustrations, because they are so iconic. My strategy was to make the illustrations familiar enough to the originals, but to really go wild with the color.
IHD: Do you have a favorite scene from the story? CRG: I really love The Lobster Quadrille, where the Mock Turtle is describing this dance they do where they throw lobsters into the ocean. Since that scene was never illustrated in the original, I was able to do a totally original take on that one. I put a narwhal in the background, and some of the sea creatures have little umbrellas.
IHD: Besides Alice In Wonderland, what are you hearting right now? CRG: Well, the books I'm loving right now are the Twilight series. I just finished the first one and I'm hooked! I listen to all kinds of music, but right now I am very into the Dead Weather, Them Crooked Vultures, and Spinnerette. I also love some mellow stuff like Bon Iver and Iron & Wine.
IHD: Who is your favorite character from Alice In Wonderland? CRG: The Mock Turtle -- he is just so sad and pathetic, nothing really to love about him, I think that's why I like him. I always go for the underdogs!
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I only carried 8 books with me out of the comic book shop this week, which means a shorter Comic Book Review Power Rankings this week, but fear not, true believers, that just means longer reviews! Plus, as luck would have it, none of the books "earned" an Avoid It verdict! But which one of these books would earn the Top Spot? Could it be frontrunner Runaways? Perhaps the debut of the new ongoing writer on Teen Titans? Heck, it could even be the long shot, X-Force! There is only one way to find out!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Comic Book Review Power Rankings for 09/30/09
I only carried 8 books with me out of the comic book shop this week, which means a shorter Comic Book Review Power Rankings this week, but fear not, true believers, that just means longer reviews! Plus, as luck would have it, none of the books "earned" an Avoid It verdict! But which one of these books would earn the Top Spot? Could it be frontrunner Runaways? Perhaps the debut of the new ongoing writer on Teen Titans? Heck, it could even be the long shot, X-Force! There is only one way to find out!
Posted by Ryan Schrodt at 7:32 PM
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- Daringd said...
4. Superman #692: Robinson/Dagnino DC $2.99
After finally catching up on all things Superman I can honestly say Action Comics, Supergirl and Superman are best to read all at once. So after reading the superior issues 881 of Action and issue 45 of Supergirl, I enjoyed Superman a lot this week. More than I might have if I just read it on its own. This issue gives us a taste of what happened to Mon-el, which wasn't what I was expecting, I really would have liked this issue to be in-depth on Mon-el, but it seems next issue is going to do that. Mainly the issue focused on The Guardian which is a plot Robinson has been building up for while. Not the best issue of Superman but it's still pretty satisfying. As for that art, spot on.
Overall 7.5/10
3. Secret Warriors #8: Hickman/Vitti Marvel $2.99
I really enjoyed this issue not having read Thunderbolt #136 I believe which was a bit of a crossover. While not the best issue of the series it's still better than half the book I pick up every month. I am really digging Vitti art on this book; I hope he returns for another arc. This issue has me really excited for the DR: List One-Shot next week, if it's stand alone or if it ties into this issue at all I don't know. It could really go either way. Anyway another solid issue of this awesome title.
Overall 8.7/10
2. Thor #603: JMS/Djurdjevic Marvel $3.99
It is a really shame JMS is leaving this title. No one can really duplicate what he has done with this title. This issue more so than issue 602 is proof of why he should not leave. The Doom/Loki storyline has been building nicely unfortunately it seems JMS won't be able to finish that storyline. I guess it is going to be part of the Dark Siege event or whatever it is called. I'm sure after the event everything will go back to the way it was before JMS took over the book. Anyway to the point JMS covers a lot of ground, especially the Bill storyline. The art is absolutely fantastic the best I've seen for Djurdjevic. One Giant sized one-shot to go, and that is a damn shame.
Overall 9.5/10
1. EPIC WIN! (A.K.A Green Lantern #46): Johns/Mahnke DC $2.99
Doug Mahnke has been on this title for four issue in that time two issue have made book of the week now issue 46 does as well. This is the best issue of Green Lantern in a long time and that is saying something after issues 43/44. Johns covers a lot of ground in this issue similar to what he did in BN #3. The issue really brings a lot of plot point together, and of course gives us a great action sequence, between Mongul and Sinestro. The December solicits showed Ed Benes as artist of Green Lantern I pray Mahnke come back to give us more awesomeness.
Overall 10/10.\
Pre- Rank for next week
6. War Heroes #3
5. Haunt #1
4. Dark Reign: The List Secret Warriors
3. Daredevil #501
1. Batman and Robin #5
- October 1, 2009 at 7:40 PM
- David Miller said...
War Heroes #3 is finally coming out next week?! Wow, I figured that one had been lost to the winds of time.
- October 1, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Re: X-23
I know they've shown her get her claws laced with Adamantium in one of the X-23 mini-series. If her skeleton was completely laced, I don't think it's ever been explicitly stated so, or shown. I think it's just the hand and foot claws.
- October 2, 2009 at 12:34 AM
- Radlum said...
I really liked ASM this week, but the art for the last pages ruined the effect for me; the different inking and artist where a bad choice, it made the story lose some focus, Melo's art didn't fit completely.
- October 2, 2009 at 1:13 AM
- ModernTenshi04 said...
Picked up Superman for the first time this week, and I don't know if it's just me coming in off of what I guess was a fairly big arc for the Superman line, but I didn't really enjoy the book all that much. I felt the dialog was wonky, the pacing seemed pretty bad, and seeing Guardian unmasked reminded me a bit too much of Gary Busey. I picked up Action Comics and Supergirl for the first time this month as well, and enjoyed those issues quite a bit more than Superman. Superman is on my, "Won't buy unless reviews are good," list for now.
I agree that Sierens was fun, albeit a bit campy, what with the blimp and cliched antics from Joker. Dini seemed to try and write them off with Harley's "explanation" at the end, but camp is camp.
I felt that Henderson's first outing on Teen Titans wasn't bad, but would agree the pacing seemed a bit off, and the story somewhat disjointed between Beast Boy trying to bring the Titans together again, and Raven's little problem in the cave.
BN: Teen Titans was a fun read as well. Agreed that the development and interactions between Hawk and Dove is really good, and I'm sad Hawk is now dead because I was thinking the same thing: would love to see them in their own book after BN. Overall I'd say it's the second best of the BN tie-ins so far, with Batman being the best, and Superman being the not so best.
Wonder Woman was another good read, third time I've picked it up (started with 34 some months ago). Simone's writing doesn't seem to be on par with her Secret Six writing, but overall I still really enjoy her stories, and she's very good with characterization and character building. You really got a sense of Wonder Woman feeling completely alone and outcast. Very interesting that she set the story with Wonder Woman on the beach during a beautiful sunrise, usually a romantic setting, but very contrasting with how she's feeling. All of this is backed up by some great art by Lopresti, who really added a sense of loneliness with it all, having some pretty open backdrops and muted color tones. The two page spread of Wonder Woman beating the tar out of Giganta was very cool.
Green Lantern #46 is hands down the best issue of Blackest Night thus far, and I'm tempted to say the best book out of DC this month, if only because Simone seemed a teensy tiny bit off with Secret Six this month (still fantastic, but not as pressing as the other books thus far have been). Focusing on Sinestro was an interesting approach, and frankly a breath of fresh air for the series. I completely agree that Sinestro is now one of the deepest characters DC has to offer, and at times Johns seems to make the reader think, "Man, he's evil, but dammit if he doesn't make a good point." Naturally the summation of the issue, a show down between Sinestro and Mongul, was the highlight of both this issue, this month, and Blackest Night so far. The action was very well paced, the layout of each panel tight and flowing, and some great trash talk between Mongul and Sinestro. Mahnke's art along with some impressive inking with Alamay and Nguyen in tow made the story just flow off the pages. Sharp character design, gorgeous backdrops that you could sometimes just stare into and set the tone for each scene in that, "just right," way, just makes this issue the gem of DC this month. The only complaint I'd register is that some panels can be a bit too wordy from Johns, but not entirely distracting.
Anyway, that's my take on what I picked up this week.
- October 2, 2009 at 1:17 AM
- Kirk Warren said...
x-23 never received an adamantium skeleton. She was scheduled to receive it after her body finished growing, but escaped the Facility before that time. They removed her bone claws in her hands and feet and coated them in adamantium and put back in her so she could make with the killing at a younger age. I'm not sure, but I think the lack of a adamantium skeleton makes her healing factor stronger than Wolverine's, whose is retarded due to the body fighting off adamantium poisoning constantly (though he can come back from anything, so not sure if it matters). She is faster due to the lack of the extra 50kg or more of adamantium in her body though.
- October 2, 2009 at 1:33 AM
- Daryll B. said...
From reading TT #75, I can assume that whatever character growth that Beast Boy (please change that back to Changeling again for the love of..) has once again been overwritten or excuse me been 'erased' by Superboy Prime's reality punches? God is every new creator's take on Gar and I'll throw Roy in on this too to make them regress to 13- 14 years old? SIGH bye-bye Titans Universe...
Some other books I picked up that I got opinions on:
Marvel Zombies Return #5 - Fred Van Lente does an admirable job in actually producing a twist ending I didn't see coming AND having it make sense. I won't spoil it if you are trade waiting. It almost makes up for the weird time period jumps of this series in my eyes though.
Boys Herogasm #5 - As much as I can't stand McCrea's art, Boys fans take note of this issue for it foreshadows a lot of Homelander's motivations for the 2nd Half of the Boys series. Um this will not be pretty (as if anything in this series ever was...)
Terry Moore's Echo #15 - My book of the week and tension rises between Julie/Annie, & Ivy and stuff gets blown up as the Phoenix Corporation finally makes its move. Mr Moore got me trying to think of an easy solution for the antagonists to live happy ever after...Yeah not going to happen.
Secret Warriors - All my time attending games there, who knew Nick Fury had a safehouse stashed there? I could have gotten a hot dog, foul ball and a life model decoy along with cool SHIELD weaponry!!! At least after the events of the issue, demolition might be a little easier now.
Great Reviews Ryan!
- October 2, 2009 at 2:53 AM
- smkedtky said...
Ryan - Great article, as always.
TEEN TITANS #75 - I miss reading this book. I really do. Unfortunately, there hasnt' been anything worth reading here since INFINITE CRISIS/ONE YEAR LATER. I come back every so often to check in with hopes of sparking my interest but end up disappointed. I'm usually all for B and C-List casts in team books (after all, if the writer is any good he/she can make anyone great to read) but the current roster might be the worst in TITANS history. I wish they would cancel TITANS and make TEEN TITANS more like it was when it started with the original, older Titans mentoring the newer, younger ones.
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #4 - I really enjoyed the first two issues and though I severely disliked the third, I could forgive it since it was a fill-in. This issue wasn't terrible but one thing really, REALLY bothers me about it. THE JOKER. What the hell? The Joker was very different the last time we saw him (and seemed to know who Batman was as well). Dini ignored all that this issue in favor of his very, cartoon like, portrayal. Since I really liked where the Joker was, as a character, during BATMAN: RIP I was disappointed (to say the least) to see him looking and acting as he did this issue. I couldn't help but to hear Mark Hammil's voice when reading his dialogue. It ruined the issue for me. I wanted to see the dark, forked tongue Joker that the character had become (especially since it was pointed out that he completely overhauls his personality every so often). This was a big step back for the character.
BLACKEST NIGHT: TITANS #2 - A little less interesting than last issue but with all the BLACKEST NIGHT books out right now, it takes something special to make one book stand out from the rest. This one didn't have it. Still, it was enjoyable enough for BLACKEST NIGHT and TITANS fans and completists.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #607 - Love the Black Cat and Peter with the Black Cat. The dialogue was great and playful.
SECRET WARRIORS #8 - Another great series. Same story I've read in other comics this month but still managed to stay fresh.
X-FORCE #19 - I could do without ever seeing Rahne and Hrimhari ever again and X-23 centric stories usually bore me but the scene with Selene and another character made the issue for me. Plus, Choi's art looks fantastic. He has improved so much in so little time. Really looking forward to NECROSHA.
THUNDERBOLTS #136 - Worth it for the Scourge reveal alone. Great issue.
GREEN LANTERN #46 - Also great. Very surprised about the origin of the legendary lovers of Star Sapphire lore.
- October 2, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- Primewax said...
Marvel Zombies Return #5 really was pretty dang good. The rest of that mini has been eh (well, #4 with its WWH storyline was cool) but the ending of this one really wraps things up. I knew it was gonna happen after reading #4, but the way they did it worked for me. I just hope they end it here and don't try anything else with the series.
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text: My relatively new boyfriend and I are heading up to San Francisco from L.A. next weekend for a wedding and we're having dinner Sat. night with another couple who are old, dear friends of his from New York. Since I've never met them, I'm channeling my nervousness into picking the "perfect" restaurant. I've done a little research and have reservations at Delfina, Kokkari and Two, and now I'm not sure which one we should go to. My prime concern is quality of food followed by atmosphere - it should feel cool and have a vibe, but not be too loud or trying too hard. Advice?