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Who is the most dominant figure in sports today? LeBron James? Michael Phelps? Please. Get that weak sauce out of here. It is Serena Williams. She runs women's tennis like Kim Jong-un runs North Korea: ruthlessly, with spare moments of comedy, indolence and the occasional appearance of a split personality.
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Here are the facts. Serena is the number-one tennis player in the world. Maria Sharapova is the number-two tennis player in the world. Sharapova is tall, white and blond, and, because of that, makes more money in endorsements than Serena, who is black, beautiful and built like one of those monster trucks that crushes Volkswagens at sports arenas. Sharapova has not beaten Serena in nine years. Think about that for a moment. Nine years ago Matchbox Twenty and John Edwards mattered. The chasm between Serena and the rest of women's tennis is as vast and broad as the space between Ryan Lochte's ears. Get back to me when LeBron beats Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder every time for nine years.
Serena's dominance has been fueled by not giving a shit what you or anyone else thinks about her methods. Serena has been giving tennis the two-finger salute for more than half her life. Not that she cops to it. "Lots of my friends have been telling me lately that I'm spoiled," Serena says with a baffled look on her face. "And I'm like, 'Really? I'm not spoiled.'"
I almost spit Coke through my nose. Serena does what she wants, when she wants. If she'd pulled a Jamesian I'm-taking-my-talents-to-South Beach event, she would have put it on pay-per-view and hawked her Home Shopping Network-all-under-a-hundred-bucks fashion line during the commercial breaks. And she would not have given a flying fuck what you thought. This is a woman who one minute is reading inspirational notes during changeovers and then, in the 2009 U.S. Open semifinals, threatening to personally make a line judge eat a tennis ball.
Tennis ninnies chided Serena for taking months off earlier in her career to flirt with fashion and make cameo TV appearances, you know, like a normal person might do after making tens of millions of dollars. Chris Evert, an icon of the game, questioned Serena's dedication just 18 months ago.
Evert couldn't have been more wrong. The players Serena entered the game with are long retired, burned out and discarded. Meanwhile, Serena came back last year from foot problems and blood clots that could have killed her. Instead, she has gone 74-3 since losing at the 2012 French Open and won three Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal. After each one, tennis gurus whispered, "That was Serena's last hurrah."
Not quite. This year she has won the past four tournaments she's entered and is on a 31-match winning streak, the longest of her career. If she doesn't pocket her sixth Wimbledon and her fifth U.S. Open titles this summer, check the ground because the world may have spun off its axis. She's never been more dominant than now, at the age of 31, which is about 179 in tennis years. (Evert now says Serena is the best of all time.) Hell, even dating Brett Ratner couldn't stop her. Neither could older sister Venus, merely the second-best tennis player of the past 20 years.
What's her secret? Serena only compromises with herself.
"I've thought it would be cool to have a baby young," says Serena. "You know, be my road dog – like my dogs, they travel the world – but there's always something you have to give up for success. Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?"
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The Ags survived their quarterfinals rematch with S. Carolina Gamecocks to advance to the semis in A&M's first ever experience of postseason play in the SEC. So many bodys were flying in this game that both the announcers and Coach Blair compared it to an SEC football game. Coach Blair's analogy comparing Dawn Staley to Steve Spurrier and himself to Kevin Sumlin was off target in one key respect, however: Sumlin's Johnny Football is better at avoiding contact than the Blair's Kelsey Bone. But there was one moment when A&M fans across the internet must have been reliving a moment from last season's football campaign: the silence in Kyle Field play when Johnny Football hyperextended his knee against Mizzou.
For the fans of Aggie WBB, the deva vu moment came at 17:54 in the second half when Kelsey Bone came down awkwardly from a made shot onto a USCe defender and bent her knee the wrong way. While Bone lay on the floor clutching the injured joint, the refs allowed play to continue until USCe All-Conference guard Ieasia Walker hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 28. At this point, followers of the Ags recent struggles were already worried about a second-half collapse like the one on Senior Day, where a similar halftime lead turned into a rout in the wrong direction. With Bone going to the locker room with trainer Mike "Radar" Ricke, the potbangers were already calculating how far the Ags would fall in the NCAA seedings.
With Bone out of action for the moment and S. Carolina feeling momentum, backup center Karla Gilbert stepped into the fray and had one of the best stretches in her career. When Karla went to the bench with her third foul at 12:17, the Ags had stopped the GameHen's momentum and led 42-33. Karla scored a quick post move and then drew several fouls to add 4 pts on free throws. She clogged the middle and added a steal in the paint. S. Carolina would hang around and cut the lead to as little as 5, but that stretch was the ball game. Bone returned with a knee brace later in the half.
The game plan for opponents has been to stop Bone first and see if the rest of the Ags can beat them. In this game, the Ags took the halftime lead despite Bone being held scoreless in the first half. For the game Kristi Bellock led the team with 17 and Gilbert added 13. Courtney Williams led the Ags in rebounding with 11. About half of those were on missed FTs by the GameHens, but it was still a good performance. Fouls and turnovers were a key to the game. The Ags shot 8 more FTs than USCe (20/28 vs 10/20) and turned them over 18 times.
Without actually watching, the scoreboards and postgame writeups suggest that the other three teams in the semis had easier matchups, as one would expect in comparing 4 vs 5 to 1 v 9, 2 v 7 and 3 v 6. If the Ags and GameHens played SEC football, Tenn and Florida played B12 (base 8) football in an 82-73 track meet. Kentucky and Georgia easily dispatched Vandy and LSU, respectively, to reach the other semi. I was among those who sold the Dawgs short and expected an LSU upset in that quarterfinal game. After all, LSU was the hot team entering the tourney and Georgia had recently lost to Vic Schaeffer's Miss State not-Georgia Bulldogs. But LSU gave up 40 points in the first half (Georgia only scored 50 in the whole game vs MSU) and it was never close. Nikki Caldwell's Tigresses now wait to see who they will host in their first round NCAA games in Baton Rouge.
The Ags continue their quest for an SEC crown in a rematch with regular season champ Tennessee today at 3PM, in the final game of the season on Standard Time. The previous game in Knoxville was closer than the 82-72 final suggests; A&M had cut the Lady Vols lead to 72-76 with under 3 min to go before fading. Factors favoring the Ags in today's game:
- Isabelle Harrison, who scored 10 in Knoxville, is out
- Not Senior Night for the Vols
- Not at their place
- Tenn is only playing 7 deep and 6 played 30+ vs Florida.
- Courtney Williams has been stepping up her game lately.
But there are plenty of causes for concern:
- Although Karla Gilbert said something about shots not falling in the first game vs the Vols, in fact the Ags shot very well in Knoxville. The final
- How nicked up is Bone? Even without the knee, Kelsey has been taking a beating all season and has had to leave with cramps or injuries in three of the last 6 games.
- How worn out is Courtney Walker? Walker has put in a lot of minutes and will be asked to defend SEC co-player of the year Meighan Simmons. CWalk is a warrior, but has shown signs of wear at the end of the season, reminiscent of the shooting slumps that Sydney Carter would have while being expected to shut down the opponents best player in every game.
- Despite our height advantage, USCe outrebounded the Ags. Tenn killed us on the boards in Knoxville, and losing the battle of the boards could be fatal vs the Vols. 47.8% overall and 45.5% from behind the arc may be too much to repeat.
- Since Pratcher's outstanding performance in Knoxville, the perimeter offense has been stagnant. The Ags were only 1-5 from behind the arc vs USCe, with AP going 1-4.
- Pratcher had no assists vs. S. Carolina.
- The Ags deeper bench should be an advantage. But outside of Karla's 13 points, the rest of the bench needs to contribute more. Aggie fans keep hoping for a breakout game from Tori Scott or Peyton Little off the bench. Both Tori and Peyton are talented players who seem to need a little more self-confidence.
- Although it's not in Knoxville, expect the crowd to be dominated by orange
How will these factors play out? I have no idea. My heart says the Ags win the rematch, but my head worries about how much gas is left in the tank. We'll see soon enough: The game will be on ESPNU at 3PM CST.


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Brilliant. Genius. Grand. Three words to define one of the greatest fiction works I've read this year. Amazingly narrated, the author has a distinct capacity to weave his readers with eloquence and yet, deliver messages of sufficient sustenance. The story unfolds in a crescendo-decrescendo fashion 6 stories, of which all are interlinked by at least 1 thread; each story pertaining its own lexicon and mode of narrating, which is not only a wild-most-amusing feat to conquer, but also generates within one whole-book a series of adventures that are restlessly interwoven.
2. Author's writing style:
This detail is perhaps what enthralled me the most from the novel, Cloud Atlas. Narrating 6 distinct stories is not easy, especially if you're threading them with less than 1 membranous filament; add to that feat the fact that each narrative has its own characteristic language, with it's own faults and pearls--as each story is narrated from a first-person's point of view and details are given in correspondence to each individual's capacity to see and appreciate the world. Each narrative has it's own set of exquisite words used throughout the work--splendid. This was, perhaps, what kept me turning page after page--I needed to see how the hell this author managed to weave such a novel, seamlessly. As a writer, I admire this particularity and congratulate the author on such a wonderful project. The undertaking must've been a laborious endeavor, yet very gratifying.
3. Transcending message:
The piece is marvelous at exploiting the weaknesses of man and of his will to power. As David Mitchell mentioned it in some portion of his book, there's some quoting of Nietzsche as the piece progresses. Man's egocentricity is by far the most criticized point of this book. Mitchell gloriously and skillfully portrays how egocentrism deteriorates man and ultimately, fails him as he acts against his fellow mates to attain power, love, wealth, etc.
I will quote how Mitchell wonderfully portrays man's demise through the search for power and lust for possession:
"The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual violence, is the instrument of this dreadful will. You can see the will to power in bedrooms, kitchens, factories, unions and the borders of states. Listen to this and remember it. The nation state is merely human nature inflated to monstrous proportions."
Beautifully written. Powerfully expressed.
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I cannot say much about the plot--it's so well cross-linked that it's impossible for me to tell you a summary of what goes on in this mind-bending story. As a writer, I have been both entertained and educated by Mitchell's creation, especially from the vast amount of vocabulary I have learnt and in his mind-blasting mode of creating metaphors.
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Oh, yes, I forgot to mention the movie is coming out soon and that's why I read the book so quickly. As I read it, I wasn't quite sure how this book would be put into one whole piece. It'll be a surprise to see how the directors/actors pull this one off!


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How much is your area giving to charities? A new national study details the generosity in America's communities.
Compared to other parts of the East Bay, Berkeley residents are really generous when it comes to charitable giving, according to a study released Monday by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
The median chartiable contribution in 2008 from Berkeley was $2,762, or 4.7 percent of a median discretionary income of $59,224.
But for Berkeleyites making between $50k and $99,999 the average contribution was $1,930, or 11 percent of an an average discretionary income of $17,615Berkeley Income Levels Percent of Income Given Average Contribution Average Discretionary Income Total Returns $50k-$99,999 11 percent $1,930 $17,615 6,517 $100k-$199,999 4.4 percent $2,961 $68,077 6,684 $200k and up 5.1 percent $14,594 $284,646 4,291
The study was based on Internal Revenue Service records of Americans who itemized deductions. It gives ZIP-code level detail about the percentage of discretionary income that people gave to charity.Percent of income given Median Contribution Median Discretionary Income Total returns Albany 3.5 percent $1,947 $56,123 3,181 Alameda 3.6 percent $2,006 $55,824 12,386 Benicia 3.3 percent $2,126 $64,985 6,012 Berkeley 4.7 percent $2,762 $59,224 17,672 Concord 3.9 percent $1,944 $50,348 18,367 El Cerrito 3.9 percent $2,207 $56,585 4,592 Hercules 4.1 percent $2,052 $50,634 5,310 Lafayette 3.8 percent $5,660 $149,773 7,079 Martinez 3.6 percent $1,892 $53,282 9,205 Moraga 3.9 percent $4,596 $116,498 4,045 Orinda 5.0 percent $9,226 $184,227 5,271 Pleasant Hill 3.4 percent $1,968 $58,547 6,922 Walnut Creek 4.2 percent $2,658 $63,456 19,611
The study found:
- States that voted Republican in the last presidential election are far more likely to be generous to charities than those that voted Democratic. The top eight states in giving preferred John McCain over Barack Obama.
- Utah was the No. 1 state in giving at 10.6 percent, with Salt Lake City as the most giving city. By contrast, residents in Massachusetts and three other New England states give less than 3 percent. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Jersey and Rhode Island are the least-generous states.
- Lower-income people give a far bigger share of their income to charities than the wealthy.
- Rich people who live in areas with mostly wealthy people give a smaller share of their incomes to charity than rich people in economically diverse areas.
- Regions that are deeply religious give more than those that are not. Two of the top 10 states—Utah and Idaho—have high numbers of Mormons, who tithe more consistently than other churches. The other states in the top 10 are all in the so-called Bible Belt.
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This past May, 17 JSU students got to have the educational experience of a lifetime.
The students spent three weeks in Italy, studying Rome in political, cultural, and religious history for HY 399: History Study Abroad. The 2013 May term class was worth three credit hours.
The trip was open to all JSU students, but only a limited number of spots were available.
An interest meeting was held in September, where a raffle was drawn to determine which students could go.
One of those students was Allie Mosley.
"I'd highly advise anyone considering an opportunity like this to jump on it," Mosley said. "These have easily been three of the best weeks of my life."
During the trip, students were able to visit the Coliseum, the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, the Pantheon, and even the city of Venice.
"Some of the best memories I've made here were just wandering around at night and stumbling upon churches or statues or gardens, or even just meeting all of my classmates here and making a near-nightly ritual of hanging out in the courtyard," said Mosely.
The class featured a blend of guided tours with professors, as well as free time for students to explore on their own. According to Leinin Schuerr, another student who went on the trip, "Not only was the city amazing, being there with the professors that know so much about the culture was so much more enlightening and made you think about the history in a deeper and more thoughtful way."
Spending three weeks in Italy allowed the students to immerse themselves in the culture of the country.
"It's really different from being back home in a lot of really nice ways. Things are so laid back," said Mosely. "Most of the stores and restaurants here close for a couple of hours in the middle of the day for 'reposo', a time to eat and take a nap. There's hardly any in and out, and they bring our meals to use by courses. Most of our meals take two or so hours, easily."
Dr. Donald Prudlo, history professor at JSU, says that this is the third time the university has offered this class, and that the class size has grown increasingly larger each time. "The first time, we have five [students], the second we had 15, and now we have 17," Prudlo said. "We hope to offer the class every other May term."
Schuerr adds, "If I had the opportunity, I would hop on a plane right now and go back! I would just tell the students that are going in the future to not take it for granted. If you go, it truly is life-changing. Also, don't be hesitant about going; just get ready to have the time of your life!"


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If you could guarantee your child a rich life in exchange for forfeiting your right to see her, would you do it? The question informs the engrossing new novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, whose surprise international bestseller, The Kite Runner, so enchanted readers 10 years ago.
The child in question is Pari, whose long-suffering father arranges her adoption by a well-to-do Afghan and his half-French wife, Nila. Pari's brother Abdullah stays behind, and their fates diverge in predictable ways: Pari becomes a professor of mathematics while Abdullah ends up selling kabobs.
The novel jumps backward and forward in time, with settings as diverse as Monterey, Paris, Kabul and Athens. The relationships between the far-flung cast members—including Idris, an Afghan-American physician, modeled probably on Hosseini himself; a Greek plastic surgeon and adventure photographer; a former Afghan jihadi and his iPod-toting son—are sometimes obscure. But the female characters steal the show, most notably Nila, who gleefully explodes the stereotype of the downtrodden Afghan woman. An acclaimed poet, as fond of men as she is enslaved to Chardonnay, she evokes a time when Kabul was downright chic.
Then there's the flip side of the book's opening dilemma. Having escaped, what obligation does one have to the motherland? Can an expat enjoy success when his or her country so desperately needs help? "For the price of that home theater," Idris muses, "we could have built a school in Afghanistan." After a trip back, he experiences worse culture shock upon returning to America, a situation familiar to anyone with experience in both countries. Ultimately Idris decides that Afghanistan was "something best forgotten." But his story also suggests that life in America, with its stresses and mass distractions, is no Elysium either.
Do Pari and Abdullah reunite? Hosseini certainly isn't given to facile resolutions. To the distances of space the novel adds the ravages of age. Ultimately, And the Mountains Echoed is about the human endeavor to transcend differences.Copyright 2012 BookPage Reviews.
This book from Kite Runner author Hosseini explores how we love and care for others, especially family. A multigenerational saga that broadens Hosseini's scope.[Page 58]. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
This bittersweet family saga spans six decades and transports readers from Afghanistan to France, Greece, and the United States. Hosseini (The Kite Runner; A Thousand Splendid Suns) weaves a gorgeous tapestry of disparate characters joined by threads of blood and fate. Siblings Pari and Abdullah are cruelly separated at childhood. A disfigured young woman, Thalia is abandoned by her mother and learns to love herself under the tutelage of a surrogate. Markos, a doctor who travels the world healing strangers, avoids his sick mother back home. A feminist poet, Nila Wahdatire, reinvents herself through an artful magazine interview, and Nabi, who is burdened by a past deed, leaves a letter of explanation. Each character tells his or her version of the same story of selfishness and selflessness, acceptance and forgiveness, but most important, of love in all its complex iterations. VERDICT In this uplifting and deeply satisfying book, Hosseini displays an optimism not so obvious in his previous works. Readers will be clamoring for it. [See Prepub Alert, 11/04/12.]--Sally Bissell, Lee Cty. Lib. Syst., Estero, FL[Page 73]. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Hosseini's third novel (after A Thousand Splendid Suns) follows a close-knit but oft-separated Afghan family through love, wars, and losses more painful than death. The story opens in 1952 in the village of Shadbagh, outside of Kabul, as a laborer, Kaboor, relates a haunting parable of triumph and loss to his son, Abdullah. The novel's core, however, is the sale for adoption of the Kaboor's three-year-old daughter, Pari, to the wealthy poet Nila Wahdati and her husband, Suleiman, by Pari's step-uncle Nabi. The split is particularly difficult for Abdullah, who took care of his sister after their mother's death. Once Suleiman has a stroke, Nila leaves him to Nabi's care and takes Pari to live in Paris. Much later, during the U.S. occupation, the dying Nabi makes Markos, a Greek plastic surgeon now renting the Wahdati house, promise to find Pari and give her a letter containing the truth. The beautiful writing, full of universal truths of loss and identity, makes each section a jewel, even if the bigger picture, which eventually expands to include Pari's life in France, sometimes feels disjointed. Still, Hosseini's eye for detail and emotional geography makes this a haunting read. Agent: Elaine Koster, Elaine Koster Agency. (May)[Page ]. Copyright 2013 PWxyz LLC


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Given that the September 10th School Board
meeting will be discussing Food Service goals and financials, I thought this
would be a good time to discuss one of the current circulating inaccuracies,
that is causing such harsh resentment.
It seems to be that one of the most upsetting inaccuracies has come from
what is known as the new "Avoid Ingredient List". The Avoid
Ingredient List is in the addendum to the wellness policy in the administrative regulations section http://www.udsd.org/uploaded/documents/Policies/200s/WELLNESS_ADMINISTRATIVE_REGULATIONS_with_HIGH_SCHOOL_MODIFICATION_(FINAL)_12-6-11.pdf
In the quest to try and find more healthful alternatives, and given the fact that there was so much resistance to cooking, the Nutrition Advisory Committee, a committee that was initially designed to work with food service to come up with healthier alternatives while paying close attention to the bottom line, thought a
reputable source on ingredient safety would be a good place to start. Unfortunately the committee was never given the information it needed to make financially sound decisions, although had asked for it numerous times. All of the
financial decisions were made ONLY by food service, as the committee had no
knowledge of any cost of any item. In following with what some other districts, like Great Valley, had decided to do, we looked more closely at ingredients that we wanted to eliminate from any of the processed foods that may be served to the kids. One of the inaccuracies that seemed to be presented to a task force recently was that the list contained an unrealistic expectation of 180 ingredients. The list includes 16 ingredients, and actually by eliminating just one, would usually eliminate many of the others. They are all ingredients found in in highly processed foods, and unless you are getting that type of food product, it is very easy to eliminate every one of these ingredients. If they are on the list,
they were deemed as "avoid or cautionary ingredients" according to a
very reputable source, CSPI (Center for Science in Public Interest). There are some additives that are included on the CSPI "cautionary" list, that although promised by school board members at a public meeting, to be added, are not
currently on our school list (like other food colorings and High Fructose Corn
Syrup), because food service felt it would be too hard to find foods without
these ingredients. All Safety information of these additives along with others
can be found at http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm. After reading about these ingredients, I would ask the question, do you think they belong in ANYONE'S food, especially kids ?
Artificial Colorings: Blue 2, Green 3, Orange 3, Orange B, Red 3, Yellow 5,
Yellow 6
Aspartame (nutrasweet)
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)
Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)
Caramel Coloring
Cyclamate (not legal in U.S.)
MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
Olestra (olean)
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Trans Fat)
Potassium Bromate
Propyl Gallate
Sodium Nitrate
Sodium Nitrite
For those who are interested in learning more regarding the Food Service Financials, please attend the September 10th School Board Meeting. I think that this would be a perfect opportunity for everyone to hear the same thing at the same time to cut down on the "hearsay" rumors that have caused many people to have very inaccurate information. It will also be a great
time to ask the questions that so many of us have. As an introduction to what the new government regulations will look like and some of the challenges that will be faced please read this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer Eat your fruits and veggies, or else . . .*
The goal of the NIS Blog is to ensure that the correct information is circulated, so that hopefully ultimately we can all be on one side of the table; and instead of arguing about why it is being done, we can use our collaborative efforts to find
a way on how to get it done for the better health and well- being of the children.
For anyone interested in joining the NIS initiative please email me at email@example.com


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Published: Saturday August 25, 2012 MYT 2:32:00 PMUpdated: Saturday August 25, 2012 MYT 5:29:19 PM
SEREMBAN: Two robbers armed with pistols took only five minutes to run away with five trays of jewellery from a shop at Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal, here on Friday.
State Deputy CID Chief, Supt Lim Kim Fook said Saturday the robbery occurred at 5.10pm at a shop which also sold wristwatches.
The two men, who wore fullface helmets, rushed into the section of the shop with jewellery and ordered the employees to put the jewellery into the bag they had brought along, before fleeing on a motorcycle.
There were eight workers, including an unarmed security guard in the premises at the time of the incident, but no shot was fired, Supt Lim told reporters, here.
"We believe they were armed with two automatic pistols, but we are uncertain whether the pistols were genuine or fake," he said.
He added that the actual value of losses was still being investigated. - Bernama
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Seems like we can't go a single day without doing some kind of Grimes-related blog post. Weird! Honestly, we never would have expected her to become so ubiquitous, but there you have it. Maybe it's because her voice, which sits constantly in a high register and is so malleable that it practically asks for remixes. Of course, considering the dime-a-dozen nature of remixes on the internet lately, we're naturally a little skeptical, but when this Stalker take on "Crystal Ball" popped into our inbox, we were stoked. Every track he's done so far has turned the original into a humid, druggy downward spiral towards musical depression, aka THE BEST TIMES. No but for real, while we're all for Stalker's bummer jams, this is actually not a bummer and instead a luscious remix of the original.
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1. A little warmer today, with a high of 26 degrees during a partly cloudy day. The trade-off? Snow! And an overnight low of 18 degrees. A few inches of accumulation is expected overnight, with flurries tapering off on Saturday morning. Sunrise is 7:06 a.m., sunset is 4:56 p.m.
2. Hygienic XXXIV is here! Get started on the festivities with a choice between The Hootenanny musical performers at The Commoner or the Screening Room short films at Hygienic Art, each starting at 7 p.m. You can also check out a series of performers giving a preview of the upcoming Rock Fix when they start a set at 10 p.m. at Oasis Pub.
3. Ali McNamara's From Notting Hill with Love is the latest selection in the Time Out Book Club at the Public Library of New London. Copies are available at circulation and the group meets at 10 a.m.
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5. Ava Gardner, an actress best known for roles in films such as The Killers, On The Beach, and The Night of the Iguana, died on this day in 1990. She was 67 years old.


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People who fake Twitter accounts are so unutterably pathetic, aren't they? Get a life, you weak-veined, lamentably weird little wastrels.—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 18, 2012
Piers is not much on fake Twitter accounts.
BREAKING NEWS: that Thierry account is a fake. My mate @fmuamba got duped by a hoaxer. Unfollow the idiot immediately – @Thierry14H—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 18, 2012
Some wonder if his is a fake account.
@piersmorgan I always assumed this was a parody account—
Karl Brophy (@Karlbroph) November 18, 2012
LoL RT @gitchbowy: This Account Is a Fake …» @piersmorgan … \_—
P. Poacher (@josephwairera) November 18, 2012
@piersmorgan I thought you was a fake account.—
Involved In Nothing. (@iHateFeds) November 18, 2012
Others want to know if fake Twitter accounts are like journalists who publish fake photos of Iraqi prisoners being tortured by British soldiers.
For reference:
Back in 2004, Piers Morgan was axed as editor-in-chief of the Daily Mirror, a British tabloid, for publishing photos of British soldiers who appeared to be abusing an Iraqi prisoner. They turned out to be fake.
@piersmorgan just like publishing fake pictures of our brave soldiers! #ashamed #wanker #CNN—
carl harper (@carlharpermufc) November 18, 2012
@piersmorgan A bit like people who fake photos to create a newspaper story that would have resulted in our troops being targeted. Sad.—
Andy Roscoe (@andyroscoe77) November 18, 2012
@piersmorgan @stephenjones What about people who fake photos and stick them on the front page? What about them Piers? They're worse right?—
Rory Murphy (@bogotabandit2) November 18, 2012


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Silicon Valley Association of Realtors, representing professionals in the Peninsula and the South Bay, installed its 2013 officers and board directors.
Carolyn Miller of REMAX Real Estate Services in Cupertino, was sworn in as president during the Jan. 10 event at the Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park. The leadership team includes David Tonna, (Alain Pinel Realtors - Los Gatos), President-elect, and Phyllis Carmichael, (Coldwell Banker), Treasurer.
Miller is a realtor with RE/MAX Real Estate Services in Cupertino, nearly 32 years of experience at that level.
She is described as a champion for education for realtors and a supporter of the schools. She is a California Association of REALTORS® Director, a Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation trustee, and a past SILVAR board director. Miller's theme for 2013 is "Pulling Together." She wants the real estate community to come together, working and cooperating for mutual success.
The local trade association's 2013 board directors include Suzanne Yost (Alain Pinel Realtors), Past President; Gene Lentz, (RE/MAX Distinctive Properties), Region 9 Chair; David Barca (Alain Pinel Realtors), Menlo Park/Atherton District Chair; Karen Trolan (Alain Pinel Realtors), Los Gatos/Saratoga District Chair; Mary Combes (Coldwell Banker), Cupertino/Sunnyvale District Chair; Sara Spang (Keller Williams), Palo Alto District Chair; Bonnie Kehl (Coldwell Banker), Los Altos/Mountain View District Chair; John Tripp (Foundation Trust), NAR Director; Mark Burns (Referral Realty), Eileen Giorgi (Alain Pinel Realtors), Chris Isaacson (Coldwell Banker), Bill Moody (Referral Realty), Directors At-large; and Guillaume Peters (Sunviva Construction), Affiliate Chair.
Known as SILVAR , the group represents over 4,000 realtors and affiliates engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. SILVAR promotes the highest ethical standards of real estate practice, serves as an advocate for homeownership and homeowners, and represents the interests of property owners in Silicon Valley.
Recipients of the 2012 Appreciation awards were Susan Tilling (Coldwell Banker - Menlo Park), REALTOR® of the Year; Iris Harrell (Harrell Remodeling - Mountain View), Affiliate of the Year; Robert Reid (Keller Williams - Palo Alto) and Dale Anne Collings (Coldwell Banker - Cupertino), Spirit of SILVAR; and Jim Pojda (Alain Pinel Realtors - San Jose), President's Award. SILVAR's 2010 president Jeff Bell (Coldwell Banker - Cupertino) was recognized for his work as the association's 2012 C.A.R. Region 9 Chair.


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So paraffin wax isn't your cup of tea. Many candlemakers are developing a growing interest in all natural candles and these days there are more choices than ever. Choosing the proper one can be a daunting task. In this post, we will highlight some of the natural waxes to help you choose what might be right for your needs.
Soy WaxSoy wax is definitely the most popular of all the natural waxes. Some of the reasons for its popularity are the ease of use (in most instances a very low shrink wax), the competitive cost advantage over paraffin wax, and the returning interest in using domestically produced products. Soy can make for great candles with a rich creamy look and can also achieve decent retention to containers. Here's a summary of some of the best selling soy waxes:
Candlewic Soy 125
Soy 125 is made with 100% natural soybeans that are domestically grown. Soy 125 is a blend of soy and soybean oil that will hold higher fragrance loads than the Soy-120. This wax is also an excellent choice if you want a paraffin/soy blend.
EcoSoya® CB-Advanced Soy
EcoSoya® CB-Advanced Soy has extreme resistance to bloom (white frosting) and "wet spots." It contracts slightly to produce a uniform beautiful appearance, requires only one pour, has good scent throw with fragrances, and a creamy white appearance.
EcoSoya® CB-Advanced Soy is made from pure soybeans and carefully selected botanical oils. Candles made with CB-Advanced Soy resist frosting, have a smooth top surface and an even burn pool with consistent color retention.
Golden Wax 444 Soy Blend
Beautiful soy candles with all-natural wax! This Golden Wax 444 soy blend is composed of 98% soy wax with 2% natural additives. It mixes very well with paraffin wax at any level and has a higher melt point than the Golden Wax 464 which enables it to retain a higher FO load to give you a stronger scent throw.
While Soy has many positive attributes we do like, soy wax does not offer the maximum fragrance throw - much to the disappointment of many. If soy could deliver better fragrance throw, more candle makers would make the transition to soy wax.
While it does compromise the natural part of candles, a growing and popular trend is blending soy with paraffin to get the strengths of both products. Many call these hybrid waxes and they are worth exploring if you have not already.
Palm Wax
If you are looking for the complete unique look, the palm waxes are an excellent choice. With patterns of both crystallizing and feathering, each candle looks completely different. This wax is also all natural and, in most instances, has better fragrance throw than soy wax.Palm-1 is an excellent wax that will produce a Crystallizing pattern designed for use in jars.
Palm-2 will create the same crystallizing pattern as Palm 1 but is designed for use in Pillars and votives.
Palm-3 will create a feather patter for pillars. Unfortunately will be to hard of a wax to use in containers.
Smooth Pillar Blend. If you want a basic all natural pillar this wax is the best choice. A very high-performance, all-natural smooth pillar blend of 100% soy, palm, cottonseed and other vegetable-based wax products has excellent burning properties.
BeeswaxThis all around best natural wax has been around for centuries and is great for almost any type of candle. White and Yellow beeswax can be used in containers, pillars and tapers. The natural aroma makes this wax a winner in all of those applications. However, the price of beeswax is always the factor in why this wax is not used more often.
In addition any of these waxes can be blended together at any percentage so you can create your own truly unique and all natural candle.
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Containers are generally the most popular type of candles and allow the largest selection of waxes.
There are 5 distinct differences about container waxes:
These waxes are generally a paraffin base with a high percentage of petrolatum to reduce the shrinkage.
This type of wax is generally a hard wax that has a vybar, or similar additive, and will require topping off.
These days, there are a large selection of Soy waxes available. Without doubt, Soy wax can be the easiest of waxes to use. For a thorough breakdown of all the soy waxes, we encourage you to visit our April 2011 issue.
Any wax that does not have any type of additive is considered a straight wax. The best waxes to use would be anything with a melt point of 120-129. For classification purposes, a mottling wax would fall under this category.
Will take time to test which formula will work for you
Requires extra inventory items like additives
One of the growing segments of the candle industry is the use of hybrid waxes, which are a blend of paraffin and Soy. By using these blends you get the advantage of fragrance delivery from the paraffin wax and have some "natural components" as well.
The key is always choosing the wax which is best for you. The best thing about candle making is that any of the waxes can be blended together at any level you desire. In addition to the ones above, other selections include beeswax, gel and Palm. If you're interested in seeing specific waxes offered by Candlewic, be sure to check out the video below:http://www.candlewic.com/candle-making-videos/select-candle-wax.asp
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Beeswax Candles
The other natural wax which is commonly used and has been for hundreds of year is beeswax. This product is used in all type of candles including tapers, pillar, votives and even containers. Beeswax is one of the best all around waxes on the market.
Bayberry Wax
The final wax is Bayberry and is derived from the bayberry bush and can be used at 100% or blended with beeswax. Bayberry wax offers you a very rich and unique smell. Bayberry tapers are traditionally burned during New Years. Bayberry is also used at many colonial, pioneer and other historical events.
Granulated Wax
The final type of wax which is used more for crafting and easy candle making is the granulated wax. This wax is a 140 Melt point paraffin that is formed into little beads. These beads can easily be poured into containers and a wick inserted for an instant candle. This activity is great if you own a candle shop, if you teach classes or when you do shows it is an activity the kids would want to do while the parents shop your candle selection.
No matter which wax you are currently using it always helps to know what options are available if you are adding another line or looking to change things up.
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Soy Wax
The first wax we will feature is soy. Soy wax is simply hydrogenated soybean oil and the best application for this wax is in containers. When using soy wax it is important to note that there is definitely performance and appearance differences between paraffin wax and wax and soy wax.
By now you have to be asking yourself if it is that good then why not just switch to this wax while I read this article? The main reason is that the scent throw that candle makers achieve with paraffin just cannot be at the same level when using soy wax. As these waxes get better at scent throw or fragrance companies improve the scent throw that can be achieved, the soy market will continue to grow.
The other natural wax to consider would be the Palm wax. This wax is produced by hydrogenated Palm Oils. These waxes are great because of the unique textures which can be produced with these waxes. In most instances there is a crystallizing pattern which is available for both containers and freestanding candles. In addition there is a feathering pattern which is available for free standing candles.
One of the best natural waxes we offer is the CSP wax. This is an all natural blend of soy and palm wax which creates a very nice creamy finish. This wax is excellent for pillars, votives and tarts.
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Straight Wax for Candle Making
Straight waxes, also known as paraffin wax, do not have any additives and are what many blends start with. These are used in many other applications and in most instances the most cost-effective product. The type of candles you make will dictate the melt point of the wax you use.
For containers a melt point of 121-129 °F is ideal for this application. You can make a very good container by using any waxes with these melt points and then adding a very small (no more then 1%) of Vybar 260. To enhance the wax you can even add 5% of Micro 180 to this wax.
For votives the ideal wax melt point would be 130-142°F. You can make a nice votive by adding some Vybar 103 (no more then 1%) and maybe something like 5% Stearic Acid.
For pillars it is best to use waxes 137-150°F. If you plan on putting a great deal of fragrance adding something like vybar and Micro will make for an excellent formulation. The nice thing about using straight waxes is that you can constantly tweak your formula and find that special look. The other added advantage is that in most instances this will allow you to purchase at the most economical means.
Candle Wax Blends
If you are starting out and want to simplify your process then blends are the best way to go for your operation. Blends are a combination of the paraffin waxes and then various components such as Micro's and Petrolatum's are used. In most instances the manufacturer will not provide the formulation to the end user. Blends are an excellent option in that all you will need to do is add your color, fragrance and UV inhibitors.
The short comings of blends are that in most instances they have to be developed for a wide range of applications so if you are adding a little less fragrance then the manufacturer is recommending, you may not get the exact results you desire. Another flaw with blends is that if problems develop, it can be difficult to troubleshoot without knowing what the components of the particular blend.
The next category would be the Natural Waxes and we include in this selection Soy, Palm, Beeswax and Bayberry. Without doubt Soy wax is continuing to grow in popularity.
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The impending sale of the franchise had prevented Charley Casserly from re-signing quarterback Trent Green in January 1999, but the Redskins' general manager not only saved that situation by trading for Brad Johnson, he snookered the Saints on draft day.
New Orleans coach Mike Ditka was one of the NFL's greatest tight ends and he won a Super Bowl in Chicago (thanks almost totally to coordinator Buddy Ryan's fearsome defense). But Ditka was no great judge of personnel. He fell in love with Texas running back Ricky Williams before the 1999 draft and made it clear he would do anything to get him.
So Casserly gave Ditka the No. 5 overall selection for all six of the Saints' picks plus their first- and third-rounders in 2000 in the NFL's biggest trade in 40 years.
Ditka chose Williams, two spots before Casserly took Georgia cornerback Champ Bailey.
While the eccentric Williams has had a couple of good years, he's more famous/infamous for being suspended for drug use than for anything he has done on the field. Bailey has become a Pro Bowl perennial, mostly for Denver after his falling out with owner Dan Snyder led the Redskins to trade him in 2004.
Later deals from the plethora of picks acquired from the Saints brought three-time Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington and formidable offensive tackle Jon Jansen to the Redskins.
Casserly was fired by Snyder three months after the lopsided deal so that the impetuous, young owner could run the team through his own man (Vinny Cerrato), but there's no arguing that acquiring Champ, LaVar and Jansen for Ricky Williams is one of the greatest trades in Redskins history.
To top off the deal's success, the Redskins won the NFC East in 1999 for the first time since their 1991 Super Bowl season. The Saints finished 3-13 and so was Ditka. He hasn't worked in the NFL since.
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Blow your mind on this lecture, man
It was a convergence that may have been responsible for the rise of psychedelic drugs, yoga, vegetarianism, and the new age spiritual movement in the western world. And it happened at Harvard University? Don Lattin's talk on his book The Harvard Psychedelic Club (Harper Collins) next week (Thur/18) narrates one of history's most momentous groups of college buddies and how their scientific studies on the effects of tripping balls changed American culture in the 1960s.
Sure, we all expanded horizons in college -- but these guys set the gold standard. LSD and psilocybin had yet to be codified by the man in 1960, when Timothy O'Leary and Richard Alpert began the Harvard Psilocybin Project, in between trips to Mexico where they dabbled in the indigenous folks' teonanácatl. The project tested, among other things, the effects of psilocybin on the anti-social behavior of prisoners and facilitation of religious ecstasy in divinity students. They also administered LSD to over 300 students and faculty members. It was during these studies that Leary and Alpert fell in with Andrew Weil and Huston Smith. A quartet of intellects was formed and the rest, as the hippies would say, is history.
Basically, they all got fired from traditional academia, the drugs got banned for use by law abiding citizens, and each "club" member became a leader in a different aspect of counter culture- Smith in world religions, Alpert in guruism, Weil in promoting integrative medicine within traditional psychology and Leary to… well we all know what Leary got up to.
But first they kicked it at Harvard, and their ensuing escapades are also the subject of Lattin's lecture- which apparently included some total buzzkill "backstabbing, jealousy, and outright betrayal," according to the event's press release. E tu, Ram Dass? The lecture is but one mind expanding night brought to us by the California Institute of Integral Studies, who is also sponsoring a talk on "The Way of the Shaman (Fri/12 through Sat/13) and a performance by the Soweto Gospel Choir (March 27) this spring.
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Timothy O'Leary?!! Jesus fuckin' Christo, were you born during Bill O'Clinton's presidency?
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I believe she was. Bill Clinton's big O and all. Fixed above.
Pardon me, wise elders... I guess that last hit really got to me.
And it was REAGAN... sheesh.
Features new interviews with Ram Dass about the Harvard days...&...Paul Krassner's trip with Groucho Marx...LSD and Religion...Tim Leary's Miracle of Good Friday Experiment...where he gave Shrooms to preachers...I tracked down one of these particapants..who is now the DEAN and President of the Divinity School where Leary recruited the preachers...for real coincidence.....lots more ..here is link to part one of four http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZdz0G4lG6k
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A heated domestic dispute almost ended in murder when David P. Seitz II allegedly loaded a rifle and tried to shoot his girlfriend.
The woman told police she was choked and assaulted, and said Seitz, 27, threatened to kill her, then himself, according to a message posted on the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department's Facebook page.
Seitz reportedly fired off six rounds as he and his girlfriend struggled for control of the weapon.
The pair suffered minor injuries during the incident that allegedly took place inside the High Street residence they shared.
According to police, the rifle and ammunition were being stored inside the residence prior to the dispute.
Seitz was arrested on scene and charged with attempted murder, a first-degree felony; felonious assault, a first-degree felony; aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor; domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor; weapons while intoxicated, a first-degree misdemeanor; discharging a firearm into a habitation, a second-degree felony; and discharging firearms into city limits, a first-degree misdemeanor.
He was taken to Summit County Jail.


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Selling Gold: Nanuet, Bardonia, Clarkstown, New City, Rockland, and Lower Hudson Valley: Gold Selling Tips from Local Gold Buyers
Is there a difference between selling gold (selling scrap gold, selling broken gold jewelry, selling unwanted gold jewelry) and selling gold jewelry that is mint condition?
When people ask us that question, maybe in not so many words, what they usually mean is "Can I get a better price for selling gold jewelry that is in mint condition?" Sometimes gold buyers will pay more for gold jewelry in mint condition, but it is very rare. Gold prices are so high now that most people are selling gold jewelry, and very few people are buying retail gold jewelry.
Until gold prices settle down most gold buyers (Rockland, Hudson Valley, Nanuet, Clarkstown, Bardonia) will be unwilling to pay more for gold jewelry in mint condition. If you're selling gold, selling gold jewelry that have sentimental value, you'll get a high price. But you should think twice before selling gold jewelry heirlooms or selling gold jewelry with sentimental value.
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Senior citizens now have another place to find low-cost meals.
CRIS Healthy-Aging Center has partnered with Provena United Samaritans Medical Center's cafeteria to offer seniors breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for $2.75.
A grand opening celebration will start at 4 p.m. today at Provena, featuring speakers from the medical center's nutrition department and CRIS. Dinner will be available to seniors for $2.75. There will be door prizes.
Amy Marchant, chief executive officer at CRIS, said of seniors, "Keeping them healthy starts with nutrition."
The new program is part of a transition from stand-alone meal sites to having choices at restaurants, she said. Thus, seniors will have more options at Provena's cafeteria.
Provena is providing the meals as part of its giving back to the community, she said, and will provide the meals at-cost.
CRIS also has partnerships with the Tilton County Market, which serves breakfast, and the Mainstream Cafe in Georgetown, which serves three meals.
In addition, breakfast is offered at CRIS and Laura Lee Fellowship House. In April, CRIS expects to open a meal site at the Multi-Agency in Hoopeston.
The meal sites are subsidized through Older Americans Act funding.
"They're really nice meals," Marchant said. She expects seniors to be pleased with the Provena offerings, adding, "I'm confident they'll say this is the best deal around."
The Provena/CRIS senior meals will be available at the Provena cafeteria daily with breakfast being served from 6-10 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 4-6:30 p.m. The reduced-priced meals are available to any senior, age 60 and older.
However, participants must register and receive special coupons from CRIS to receive the discounted meals. People also may register at the Provena cafeteria Friday afternoon.
Mike Brown, Provena president and CEO, is among those excited about the new venture.
"We're happy to be able to provide another low-cost alternative for seniors in our area to get a well-balanced, tasty meal at an affordable price," he said. "It's exciting to see our partnership opportunities with CRIS Healthy-Aging Center continue to grow."
Provena works with CRIS in several ways. A nurse visits CRIS weekly, offering education and blood pressure checks, and speakers go to CRIS a couple of times a month.
Provena also is trying to reduce hospital readmissions through Medicare's new Community-Based Care Transition, which is being administered by CRIS.
The program, created under the Affordable Care Act, is intended to improve transitions for Medicare patients as they move from the hospital to other health care settings, to avoid complications that might require a repeat hospitalization.
Grand opening for the new senior meal site will be at 4 p.m. today at the Provena United Samaritans Medical Center's cafeteria. Seating is limited, so call CRIS at 443-2999 to register.


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A Parker County grand jury indicted a man and woman accused of attempting to obtain drugs by presenting false prescriptions at Parker County pharmacies in December.
The grand jury handed down two indictments against Lora Donette Rangel, 44, and Michael Ray Thomas, 33, charged with a total of four counts each of fraudulent possession of a controlled substance/prescription.
A pharmacy technician at a Weatherford pharmacy contacted the Weatherford-Parker County Special Crimes Unit on Dec. 10 regarding a woman attempting to obtain hydrocodone and Xanax.
When the woman's driver's license didn't match the name on the prescription and the woman could not remember her phone number, the pharmacy contacted the Dallas doctor, who reportedly stated she had no patient with that name and that the prescriptions were fraudulent, according to a probable cause affidavit.
An SCU officer advised the pharmacist to fill the prescription.
Law enforcement officers then followed the vehicle the woman was in from the store to another pharmacy, where Rangel went inside and reportedly attempted to obtain hydrocodone and Xanax with a different first name on the prescription.
Rangel was arrested inside the store while Thomas was arrested in the parking lot.
Weatherford police reportedly observed Thomas filling out additional prescriptions by hand before the officer arrested him.
Additional filled prescriptions for hydrocodone and Xanax were also located in the vehicle. The drugs had been obtained under a similar name from a Hudson Oaks pharmacy that day, according to the probably cause affidavit.
Other prescriptions were reportedly located in the vehicle, as well.
Other indictments returned Feb. 6 included:
• Paula Marie Beck, injury to a child/elderly/disabled.
• James William Curtis Jr., theft of property, more than $1,500, less than $20,000.
• Nathan Thomas Daniel, possession of a controlled substance, less than a gram.
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Washington, DC is a wonderful place to celebrate Christmas with kids. We are especially lucky to have such a wide selection of Christmas events and activities to choose from in Washington, DC and the suburbs of Maryland and Virginia. While you are shopping, decorating, cooking and preparing for the holiday, be sure to take some time out to make some special Christmas memories with your kids. Here are suggested events for the 2013 season.
The Nutcracker
The Washington, DC area has a wide range of theaters to enjoy the Christmas classic ballet - the Nutcracker. Take the whole family to marvel over Clara's Christmas fantasy when the wooden toy soldier comes alive and takes her on a magical tour of wonderful holiday adventures. For the younger crowd, check out the Nutcracker Puppet Show at the Puppet Co.
National Christmas Tree and the Pageant of Peace
December 6, 2013-January 1, 2014. The Christmas Tree in front of the White House has a special allure to us all, but to kids it's even more magical. Be sure to get up close and watch the toy train go around the track!
ICE! – Christmas at the Gaylord National Resort
November 15, 2013 - January 5, 2014. The award-winning holiday attraction is a winter wonderland created entirely of 5,000 BLOCKS of ice weighing 1.5 MILLION POUNDS! hand-sculpted by 40 international artisans and kept at a chilling nine degrees Fahrenheit. This is an interactive holiday attraction you won't want to miss.
Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend and Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
December 6-7, 2013. Old Town Alexandria celebrates the holiday season while hundreds of Scottish clansmen with their bagpipes gather for the traditional parade and dozens of festively decorated pleasure boats light up the sky along the Potomac River in Old Town Alexandria.
ZooLights at the National Zoo
Rock Creek Park. November 29, 2013-January 1, 2014, 5-9 p.m. The National Zoo presents a display of thousands of sparkling animated Christmas lights, winter-themed crafts, ice sculpting demonstrations, choral groups, and storytellers.
Christmas Town at Busch Gardens
November 22-December 31, 2013. The Williamsburg, Virginia amusement park is transformed into a Christmas wonderland, combining an immersive holiday experience with one-of-a-kind shopping and dining opportunities, all-new holiday shows and a spectacular light-dancing Christmas tree.
Botanic Garden's Holiday Magic
November 28, 2013 through January 5, 2014. The exhibit is truly amazing featuring model trains and incredible replicas of Washington, DC's most famous buildings and monuments all made of real plant materials! Adults and children will be fascinated by this special Christmas-time treat in the nation's capital.
Manassas Christmas Parade
December 7, 2013. Old Town Manassas, Virginia celebrates the Christmas season each year with a weekend of old-fashioned family fun at the "Merry Old Town" celebration. Festivities include a parade, Christmas tree lighting ceremony, visits with Santa, free carriage rides and more.
Holiday Sing-a-long at Wolf Trap National Park
December 7, 2013, 4-5:30 p.m. Sing Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs with the United States Marine Band and vocal groups from the metropolitan Washington area.
The Christmas Revels
December 7-8 and 13-15, 2013. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University. The annual show will be a lively celebration of an English Country Christmas with traditional carols, anthems, rounds, country dancing, and a hilarious mummer's play. Tickets: $12-$45. (800) 595-4849.
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies
Various communities around the Washington, DC area light a Christmas tree, provide entertainment and invite children to visit with Santa.
College Park Aviation Museum
Santa Fly In December 7, 2013, Watch Santa fly into the historic College Park Airport and then have your picture taken with him. Enjoy holiday arts and crafts in the museum gallery as you wait.
Trains and Planes December 14-21, 2013. Miniature trains, villages, tunnels and depots spark the imagination while bringing history to life.
The Water-skiing Santa
December 24, 2013, 1 p.m. This unusual annual event features a water-skiing Santa, flying elves, the Jet-skiing Grinch, and Frosty the Snowman performing on the Potomac River.
Gingerbread Workshop at the National Building Museum
December 7, 2013, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; 2-4 p.m. Build and decorate your own gingerbread house. $50 per house for museum members; $65 nonmembers. Recommended for children ages 5 and up. Prepaid registration is required. (202) 272-2448, ext. 3413.
Christmas Light Displays
Throughout the holiday season, Christmas light displays are beautiful and a great way to share the magic and joy of a winter wonderland. Kids will especially like the animated characters.
Discovery Theater's Seasons of Light
December 2-20, 2013. This seasonal favorite at the Smithsonian's children's theater celebrates the warmth of many holidays filled with light. Learn the history and customs of Devali, Ramadan, Sankta Lucia, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Christmas, and the First Nations tradition of the Winter Solstice.
Reston Town Center's Holiday Events
This shopping center in Reston, Virginia celebrates the holidays with a holiday parade, visits with Santa, carriage rides, a Christmas tree lighting and sing-along and more.
Bethesda's Winter Wonderland
December 6-7, 2013. See a variety of entertainment and performances, a live ice sculpting presentation in and a visit from Santa Claus.
Leesburg Holiday Parade and Festival
December 14, 2013, 10 a.m. Catch your Christmas spirit and bring the whole family to see Santa and his friends parade down King Street, through the heart of historic Leesburg.
Holly TrolleyFest
December 7-29, 2013, National Capital Trolley Museum, 1313 Bonifant Road Silver Spring, Maryland. Ride with Santa on the street cars and enjoy a model garden railway and holiday village.
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