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Secluded Real Log Cabin with Terrific Views in Pigeon Forge
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
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* Real Log Home -- Carefully crafted by the original owner.
* Semi-Secluded Location -- Built on the side of a mountain
by trees.
* Breathtaking views -- Near and distant mountains with valleys
* Spacious -- Three well-decorated bedrooms, two bathrooms.
* Easy access to Pigeon Forge -- Just over five miles away over paved
* Ample parking -- Spacious, circular drive to covered front porch.
* Amenities Galore
You won't find may true log cabin homes like this one in the
Smokies, particularly one in a secluded setting on the side of a
beautiful mountain with such spectacular views! This spacious cabin
is loaded with amenities, like an oversized indoor jacuzzi tub, two
satellite TVs, a hot tub on the back porch overlooking the
valley below, a pool table, rocking chairs to view the distant
mountains, a fully stocked kitchen, games and puzzles, and a Weber
charcoal grill. Easy access ot Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and the
Smoky Mountain National Park via scenic paved country roads.
Everything you could want for a great vacation in the smokies.
cabin rental amenities
- Hot Tub
- Pool Table
- Two Satellite TVs
- High speed, Wi-Fi Internet
- DVD Players/VCRs
- Fully stocked Kitchen
- Weber grill
- Indoor jacuzzi tub
- Washer/Dryer
- Wood-burning fireplace
- Games and puzzles
activities and attractions in Pigeon Forge Tennessee
Hiking (Great Smoky Mountain National Park)
Theme Parks (Near Dollywood)
Rides and Attractions of all Types
Live Entertainment (Numerous shows nightly)
Shopping (Dozens of Ourlet Malls)
Sightseeing/Wildlife Viewing
Horseback Riding
Mountain Biking
Rock Climbing
Cinemas/Movie Theaters
Miniature golf
Artist Colony
vacation rental rates
Jan. 8-Mar. 15 .. $129/night (Pay for 3 nights, get 4th night free)
Mar. 16- May 24 ..$154/night (Pay for 3 nights, get 4th night free)
May 25 - Sep. 2..$174/night (Pay for 6 nights, get 7th night free)
Sep.35 - Sep. 30..$154/night (Pay for 3 nights, get 4th night free)
October ..........$174/night (Pay for 6 nights, get 7th night free)
Nov. - Dec. (excluding holiday periods)..$154/night (Get 4th night
Nov. 16 - 24, Dec.20 - Jan. 5 .... $194/night (5 nights
All stays add $65 cleaning fee and 12.75% state/county lodging tax


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Senior Services
Saint Clare's has developed a unique customer service program targeted for senior citizens. Through the program, Saint Clare's can serve the housing, healthcare and wellness needs of the older members of our community.
Franciscan Oaks
An ideal continuing care retirement community (CCRC), the architecturally spectacular Franciscan Oaks sits in the gently rolling hills of beautiful Morris County. It is located within walking distance of downtown Denville, which is annually voted Morris County's favorite shopping area. You can visit its charming specialty stores, many restaurants, banks, library, museum, park and its famous ice cream parlor. Just down the road is Saint Clare's Hospital/Denville, and doctor and dentist offices are just across the street. Click here for more information on Franciscan Oaks.
Lifeline Emergency Response
Saint Clare's offers Lifeline Emergency Response, a low-cost personal emergency response system linking the home-bound elderly and ill or disabled adults to medical support services. Families have piece of mind knowing that medical help is only the touch of a button away for their older loved ones.
For a nominal fee per month, Lifeline subscribers can summon medical assistance by remotely activating the Lifeline system through a pendant worn around the neck. By activating Lifeline's personal alert device, medical help is on its way quickly. For more information, contact 1-888-343-1991.
Inpatient & Outpatient Healthcare Services
Saint Clare's maintains a number of services which can be tailored to the unique needs of our older patients. Among these areas are:
- Cancer Care at Saint Clare's
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- Stroke Center
- Center for Joint Replacement
- Center for Wound Healing
- Friends for Life
- Behavioral Health Services
- Visiting Nurse Association of Saint Clare's
- Regional Diabetes Center
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Respiratory Rehabilitation (for the ventilator-dependent)
- Medical/Surgical Inpatient Services
- Women's Health Center
- Center for Complementary Medicine
- Hospice
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Callaway Chair Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was quoted in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding pretrial motions in death penalty cases. The article was written by Joe Johnson and appeared on 11/17/12.
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The Trail of Dreams encounters the KKK
by Restore Fairness, Tue Mar 02, 2010 at 01:12:46 PM EST
From the Restore Fairness blog.
On January 1st, four courageous students embarked on a 1500-mile symbolic walk from Miami to Washington D.C. to strengthen and inspire the immigration movement. Inspired by the idea of non-violent resistance, the Trail of Dreams has been joined by hundreds of inspired folks who walk along with the students in small towns and cities, to stand together for the passage of the DREAM Act.
But Felipe, Gabby, Carlos and Juan have also met with their share of challenges along the way. Coping with limited resources, finding shelter at each stop on their journey, and being away from their families for four months, they have also had to contend with some opposition to their cause. Now in the deep south, the most recent, and decidedly the most jarring of these, has been their encounter with the Ku Klux Klan in Nahunta, Georgia last week.
Yes, we too thought the KKK had no place outside of the embarrassments of history. Apparently we were all wrong on that. While the group is not very strong or active nowadays, there are still a few thousand Klan members scattered around the country, 50 of whom decided to hold a rally "against the Latino invasion" in Georgia at the same time that the "dreamwalkers" were passing through the area. One of the students, 20 year old Juan Rodriguez, wrote about the encounter on the Trail of Dreams blog -
Today we drove to Nahunta, GA where the Ku Klux Klan was organizing an anti-immigrant demonstration, under the premise that "God put each race in their respective continent and they were meant to stay there". I can't help but keep being amused by these concepts that the very organization can't seem to be able to uphold appropriately. Is the KKK secretly on a campaign to reclaim all lands back for the indigenous people of North America and preparing for the voyage back to Europe? I find this highly unlikely….It is disappointing that after so many years of social reformation, we still have organizations filled with so much hate convening and gaining the support of communities….Ultimately, the success of today was to be able to stand hand in hand with our friends from the NAACP; singing liberation songs together and acknowledging our united struggle for racial justice. We ALL deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
It seems unacceptable that while the walkers and the NAACP (who had organized a rally to counter the KKK) were promoting tolerance, dignity, and humanity, the KKK were propagating hatred and racism. And it's far from over. After completing 600 miles of their walk, the four students are in a part of the country that is notorious for its anti-immigrant sentiment. This week they will enter Gwinnett County, Georgia, home of Sheriff Conway, known for his anti-immigrant stance.
It takes a lot of courage and determination to do what the dreamwalkers are doing and that's why they need your support. Check where your Member of Congress stands on immigration reform and let them know what you think about it.
Photo courtesy of trail2010.org
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Second-ranked Hartselle went on to sweep No. 7 Walker, 26-24, 25-20.
In the opening game, Hartselle held a 24-20 lead only to have the Vikings draw even at 24 before Hartselle closed out the match by winning the final two points.
The Tigers were able to pull away down the stretch in the second game to finish off Walker (36-15).
For the Vikings, Sidney Cooper had 10 kills and three digs, Miranda Bruce had nine kills and seven digs, JoLee Dobbs had 19 assists and two kills and Mary Kate Harrell had four kills and three blocks.
Walker opened the day with a 25-20, 26-24 win over Northridge.
Bruce had 13 kills and three digs, Cooper had 10 kills and five digs, Dobbs added 19 assists, three kills and two aces while both Harrell and Carleigh Taylor had four digs.
Walker also won the silver bracket at the Danville Tournament over the weekend, beating Muscle Shoals in the final. The Vikings went 5-2 in the event.
Carbon Hill tops Dora for area title
Carbon Hill earned the right to host the area tournament following a road sweep of the Dora Bulldogs on Tuesday night.
Despite losing its opener to Leeds in the tri-match, Carbon Hill bounced back in a big way against Dora, claiming a 25-12, 25-22, 25-20 victory to earn a split in the season series and take home the area championship.
Carbon Hill (29-22, 5-1) earned the area crown due to sweeps of both Oak Grove and Corner. Dora dropped one set to Corner on the season, giving Carbon Hill the tie-breaker and home court advantage in the Class 4A, Area 12 Tournament set for Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Against Dora, Carbon Hill had three players with eight or more kills led by Molli Clark with 10 kills and three digs. Savanna Lawson had nine kills and two digs, Tessa Ivey had eight kills and five aces, Kenna Alexander had four aces and Jessica Hurst had 20 assists and three aces.
For Dora (18-13, 5-1), Alexia Smith had nine kills and a block, Madisen Bencko had six kills, 12 digs and two aces, Hannah Wilson had 14 assists, four kills and an ace and both Lydia Sanders and Lindsey Johnson had 14 digs.
Carbon Hill dropped its match to Leeds, 25-18, 25-17.
Clark had four kills, three digs and three aces while Ivey added three kills and Hurst had eight assists and two aces.
Dora defeated Leeds 25-14, 22-25, 15-13 in the day's first match. For the Bulldogs, Keola James had six kills, four aces and a block, Smith had six kills, three aces and three blocks and Wilson had 14 assists.
Carbon Hill plays a tri-match vs. Cullman and Decatur at Cullman High School on Monday. Dora hosts Minor on Senior Night Thursday with the JV match starting at 4 p.m. followed by the varsity match at 5 p.m.


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From an early age, I have been participating in music activities, such as choir as well as various musicals like 'Oliver' and 'The Sound of Music'. As music has always been one of my best friends. Like water, I enjoy drinking from the wellspring of muse and melody.
I enjoy music most when it is shared with the natural joy of children. I have an extensive background of teaching private voice, piano and guitar to children. It's the best job in the world, getting to watch a child grow through the magic of music! I received my Kindermusik license in Summer 2005. After working with Dana Harris, formerly of 'Dana's School of Music', Dana thought I would be a perfect Kindermusik teacher.
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My experience ranges from childhood productions to improv comedy groups. It is the joy of music that I shared with my late mother that built such a lifelong foundation. Singing and sharing with mom gave me some great tools for a successful life, but most importantly, it created an unbreakable bond between her and I and myself and music.
*** Lesson Details ***
In my lessons, I'm all about music fun, but I also ask my students to work hard.
I believe a child should feel successful at every lesson. Each person has musicality within them and when a child is ready, I love to help them bring out that inner musician.
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*** Studio Equipment ***
Living Room: desk, sofa, parents can sit in on lesson, piano, music stand, small table and music stand for guitar lessons
*** Travel Equipment ***
My students must have an instrument of decent quality. I have them pay for their books, but I pick them up.
*** Specialties ***
I specialize in voice and can teach any genre.
In guitar, I teach theory and folk/ rock methods mostly
In piano, I specialize in teaching kids.
Classical Piano, Music Performance, Music Theory, Piano
I am delighted to be a part of the TakeLessons team here in Portland. I have recently retired from a career in elementary education employed as a visual arts instructor. In addition to my public school career I have also given private piano lessons for the last thirteen years. I graduated from the University of Idaho in 1991 with a bachelors degree in education with a minor in music.
*** Lesson Details ***
While I have been classically trained, my goal is to provide a strong background in music theory, technique, and performance, which will allow all students to successfully pursue interests in all genres of music. Creating individualized instruction for each student is an important means of nurturing a successful and motivated pianist at every level. I use a broad range of materials based on student interest and abilities with a core curriculum built upon Hanon, Alfred, and Faber and Faber method books. I look forward to the opportunity to be part of your many successes in the world of piano music.
*** Travel Equipment ***
Piano or weighted keyboard, lesson books (available at local music stores and online)
*** Specialties ***
Music Performance, Music Theory, Piano
I started learning piano as a child, but it was in high school that I realized I really wanted to pursue playing keyboards, because it allowed me a way to express myself. I was hooked. Later on I attended Mt. Hood Community College, played keyboards and sang in choirs and vocal jazz. After graduating on the President's List with an Associates Degree in Special Studies Music, I directed the college Gospel Ensemble for two years before working full-time at a large local church, where I was a Music Director, Worship Leader, and keyboard player. In addition to vocal and keyboard work, I enjoyed directing large and small choirs and ensembles, band directing, orchestra conducting, and arranging many styles of music. It is exciting to experience what can happen when people work together musically--the whole becomes even greater than the sum of the parts!
I've been teaching piano for 20+ years now, and I love partnering with students to help them grow musically and realize their dreams. Some of my students have gone on to be professionals or teachers, and some are playing the music they love with their friends. Others are playing in their churches or in bands, and some play simply for personal enjoyment.
If we get the opportunity to work together, you (or your child) will discover that I am patient and encouraging. My desire is to bring your musical goals into focus through education and creative participation.
What is your dream? Playing classical, rock, playing in a band, writing your own music? I'd love to help you realize that dream!
*** Lesson Details ***
I believe piano instruction should be fun and casual, yet challenging and inspiring. In our lessons, you'll learn proper technique, sight-reading, improvising, and the music theory behind it. I utilize popular piano methods and contribute additional resources, and I design lessons to help you reach your music goals, whether your dream is to play with others, write your own music, or play your favorites for personal enjoyment. You'll explore many music genres, from classical to rock to jazz, including a large dose of your preferred styles. If you play an electronic keyboard, we'll incorporate features of your instrument to increase your rhythm and song-writing skills. Aspiring songwriters can learn skills like chart writing and computer notation. You'll learn how technology--even your smart phone--can help!
The student is responsible to purchase required books--usually lesson and theory, and occasionally a recital book. These usually cost between 5 and 7 dollars each and can be purchased locally. Bring lined paper with you for your lesson notes. I'll supply staff paper, music and any additional lesson materials, as needed. I will encourage you to purchase a metronome (the musician's friend) if you do not have an instrument with rhythms or metronome.
*** Studio Equipment ***
I teach both at students' homes (on your instrument) or at my home, where I have a Yamaha CP70 electric grand piano. The lessons are in the front living room, where seating is available and parents are welcome to observe the lesson. I have a laptop with Sibelius Notation and YouTube at the ready, as well as a mic, mixer and speakers, should they be needed. There may even be a studio cat nearby to inspire you!
*** Travel Equipment ***
If lessons are at your home, it is important that you have a practice instrument, which we will use in our lessons. If you need to purchase a piano or are exploring the world of electronic keyboards, I can help you with the many choices available and recommend instruments in your price range. I can also help you become familiar with your keyboard and those features that will be useful to you.
*** Specialties ***
For individual lessons, I prefer using the Alfred Method (beginning through intermediate), and have also used the Bastien method, and some others. I teach both sight-reading and/or improvisational skills, along with musical theory, according to the student's needs and goals. I'm comfortable in multiple styles (classical, pop, rock, folk, some jazz and blues).
Bass Guitar, Guitar, Music Performance, Music Recording, Piano, Singing, Speaking Voice
A Professional Musician, I am now happy to pass my skills and knowledge on to the next generations so that they may have ALL the fun and enjoyment of music in their lives, that I had in mine.
Having toured the East Coast Venues (NYC to Key West) for 30 years, and self produced 10 CDs, I have 3 EMMY AWARDS for soundtrack music for the EXPEDITION FLORIDA SERIES, Nature Documentaries. They were funded by the University of Florida, Museum of Natural History, and the Tourist Development Council of Alachua County, Florida.
Playing acoustic and electric six string guitars, electric bass guitar, piano and keyboards, drums, percussion and hand drums, I majored in Flute and Voice at UF and have spent my life immersed in and obsessed by the world of music.
I have played classical, rock, reggae, folk, jazz, swing, country, bluegrass, praise, gospel, afro-pop, ska and 80's music, and have toured as a solo act, a duo, a trio, and with a full 6 piece band, SKATTERBRAINZ, for 8 years.
I teach lessons and classes full time, and also perform LIVE and in person frequently in local venues for profit and community service.
*** Lesson Details ***
Lessons start with learning the names of notes, how to read music, a bit of music theory (time signature, sharps and flats) and how this translates to the instrument the child chooses. All instruments are taught by fingering first and then musical notes second. It is easier for the child this way, and he/she can be playing a song with both hands by the end of first lesson.
As the child learns the beginning steps of reading and implementing music, I encourage them to tell me what songs they like, and then try to find an easy one to start with.
So that while we are learning "real music" we are also having fun with a piece that your child enjoys and has "CHOSEN".
This way they have some discipline AND some fun!
As pieces are mastered, the same pieces can be redone on different, more difficult levels, so that pieces are always growing and improving.
Eventually the student can read music competently on the instrument, as well as hear and play by ear.
At higher levels I teach the ability to improvise and read music and chord charts in order to play professionally with other musicians. I also encourage students to get with other students and friends to have music "sessions." They can bring their musical friends to lesson to help learn songs for TALENT SHOWS or CHURCH or what ever their immediate needs or desires are. I can also record "Karaoke" tracks for songs they write or want to sing for talent shows/ auditions.
All lessons are custom designed for the student's abilities, tastes and goals. ALL LESSONS ARE DESIGNED TO BE FUN, and ENJOYED BY THE STUDENT as well as the instructor. I want both of us to have a great time in lesson and learn while we do.
See TRAVEL EQUIPMENT Below for INSTRUCTION MANUALS USED in my lesson.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Guild, Yamaha, Alvarez and Martin Classical, Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
Crate and Roland Guitar Amplifiers.
Ibanez Electric Bass Guitar and Gallien Kruger amp.
Ensoniq Digital Synthesizers (SQ-2), and Peavey Keyboard Amplifier.
Yamaha PSS 480 keyboard
Casio SK-1 sampling Keyboard
Djembe hand drum,
Yamaha and Crate Sound Reinforcement PA Systems,
MacBooks (3), iBook and Motu Recording Studio w/Mark of the Unicorn: Audio Desk software.
Garage Band and Audio box USB interface
4 pc Tama Swingstar Drumset w/ Zildjian Cymbals
Recorder, tambourine, shakers, and Alesis Drum Machine.
Zoom H2 Portable Digital Recording device.
Behringer Headphone amp with five sets of headphones.
Shure, Audio Technica, and ADK vocal and condenser microphones.
Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Recorders
Autoharp and Thumb piano
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The Student is expected to bring a three ring binder to lessons, to hold all lesson materials, as well as any other required Instruction Books. Sheets will be provided with sheet protectors for your binder.
JOHN THOMPSON MODERN COURSE FOR PIANO: First grade book $7
JR HANON for the Piano: Complete book 1 and excerpts from Book 2&3 $9
Hal Leonard Guitar Method COMPLETE EDITION (Books 1, 2 and 3) in one volume $15
Hal Leonard Bass Method $10
Please have new strings on guitars before the first lesson.
Please make sure your child has eaten before lessons, as we burn lots of calories!
FYI for allergic people: Cats in household. Studio Cleaned (vacuumed, dusted, aired out) daily. Air purifiers/Ionizer in studio.
*** Specialties ***
Jazz standards, Folk, Rock, Reggae, Bluegrass and Country!
Ska, Blues, New Age/Ambient, and Best of All ~ Compose Your Own!
Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Math, Elementary Math, English, Geometry, Math, Music Theory, Physics, Piano, Pre Algebra, Science, Test Prep, Trigonometry, Viola, Violin
I started taking Violin and Piano lessons at age 7. By the age of 12 I was performing recitals and was Concert Master of my elementary school orchestra. In high school I was first chair, and learned to conduct the orchestra. I attended Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield Missouri. I created my own string quartet while studying there. I studied Violin under Mr. Harold King, who was a good friend of Jascha Heifetz and was his roommate in Chicago where they studied music together. I have studied Violin and Piano with many other instructors, including Tony Bennet and Peggy Lee's recording pianist. I studied modern and jazz piano with Paul Horn's Jazz Group. I was vocal coach for 3 years for the Pasadena, California Ambassador choir.I have taught for approx. 50 years privately and in various colleges and schools. I was a co-founder and owner of Pasadena School of music in Pasadena California . I was an instructor for Beacock Music in Vancouver, Washington. I have been a member or the Clark College Orchestra and have performed in several concerts with them.I currently perform all over Oregon and Washington, and perform weekly for various functions in the area.
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I believe that students can only learn properly in the right atmosphere, with an enthusiastic, motivated instructor. If the experience is not fun the student will not excel in what they do. I believe the students should periodically have a chance to show what they are learning by performing in recitals with others.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Living Room:Roland electronic piano, seating for parents
*** Travel Equipment ***
All required music
*** Specialties ***
Suzuki Violin, normal Violin Methods, Classical Violin and Piano, modern music piano & theory, and Viola.
Bass Guitar, Elementary Math, Guitar, Music Performance, Piano, Singing, Ukulele, Violin
I have been a guitar and voice instructor for over 15 years, and a piano teacher for 3. I have currently added beginning violin and ukulele. I have also tutored elementary students and worked for Montessori's for many years. I really love this job! I had a real hard time learning guitar when I was growing up because of an accident to my left arm, but I wanted to play so much that I was able to overcome it. Because of this, I think I have learned to be a very patient teacher. I see students who get frustrated and think that it's too hard to play the guitar, but I promise you my program is fun and simple. I can show you the steps to success. I have taught over 500 students in a variety of cities from Minneapolis Minnesota, to Los Angeles California, and now Portland Oregon. I have had individually and group taught over 28,000 lessons in that time, so I have dealt with every kind of person including those with disabilities. I am currently obtaining my Masters in Music education and Psychology from Marylhurst, and I have taught every age from 5-70. I am also a performer, and I own my own music publishing company through ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers). I currently teach Piano to level 3, so if you are a beginner, you will love my new program. Music is my life, I can help you make your dream of playing a musical instrument come true, even in a few short lessons. You can do it!
* I hold recitals twice a year in May and November. Check out my videos.
*** Lesson Details ***
The thing I have learned over the years teaching guitar is that everyone learns differently. I have taught in family situations where there are two or three siblings learning at the same time, but each sibling learned the skills that are unique to them. Some students are better at playing rhythm, some students are better at lead, some students are better with barre chords. As long as you are enjoying playing the guitar, you will be able to grow in every area at your own pace. Music should be a fun and rewarding experience. My lessons usually include songs that you like to play and are at your level of playing ability. We can play as a band too. When you are ready, I love to bring out the drum machine while you play guitar and I play the bass notes, giving you the feel of a live group situation that can make learning at your lesson more fun.But if that's not for you we can just play guitar together too, whatever makes you feel the most comfortable is how you will be able to learn the best. Tell me what you need I am always here to help you.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Amplifiers, Chords, Microphones, Guitars, Piano
Private Cancellation Policy
Effective 1/1/2014, all lessons scheduled with Lisa N., Take Lessons instructor for piano, guitar, bass, and voice, will now have new reschedule and cancellation requirements. These requirements are that no lessons may be cancelled, only rescheduled. If students cancel the remaining lessons they have paid for, they must make them up or they will be forfeited. If a student misses a lesson due to sickness, vacation, traffic, or emergency, the student will have the lesson marked as missed, but will be allowed to make up the lesson within the month. The student must make up the lesson on a Saturday, unless other times are available for reschedule throughout the week. Check with the instructor for flexibility in scheduling, as every effort will be made to accommodate the situation. There will no longer be a 24 hour cancellation policy as all lessons will be marked missed. The teacher will give the same consideration due to emergencies, sickness, and or classes, and if a student shows up at the studio and a lesson cannot be given by the teacher for any reason, the student will not be charged and an additional free lesson will be given for the inconvenience.
Thanks Sincerely Lisa N.
Take Lessons Instructor
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*Teachers marked as a Student Favorite have taught a minimum of 25 lessons and have received the highest feedback rating from students.Beginning to intermediate Guitar Voice and Bass lessons, beginning Piano.
"Steven is very professional and extremely helpful. He always has a smile on and is serious about helping you phrase the music. I would highly recommend him to anyone."
"It's been really exciting so far! Jordan has been so helpful, so knowledgeable. I could not have found a better instructor and I'm getting better and better every day."
"My daughter's wedding was weeks away and I had never been able to dance a step. With Jenny's help, I came further than ever before in such short time in any subject."


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Barbican Centre
Until Sun Mar 3 2013
Posted: Mon Sep 3 2012
Contemporary art group Random International creates a digital installation that gives visitors the chance to experience how it might feel to control the rain. In 'Rain Room', the sound of water and moisture in the air gives the impression of being in the centre of an unpredictable downpour, without getting wet.
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3.3 / 5
great great great 5 stars
Where is it? i can"t find the adress :S
They could have done so much more with this. It's not like being in the rain. It's like standing in a black empty room and with one big bright light as water trickles down in the middle of the room.
The 2 hour wait was not a problem for us and it was very interesting and enjoyable to walk through the rain, take pictures and not get wet. The fact that it is free of charge made the experience even more worthwhile.
The wait is not that long if you come with a friend or two and it is quite exciting. It's not an exhibition, it's not a place where you spend hours looking at one piece, it's an experience and as with any experience, it can't last forever. It's only about 5-10 minutes in the actual rain room, but you get an awesome memory and definitely, great photos if you're into that kind of stuff :)
2 hour of queue are not a problem, if you see something good. But this? Definitely overrated, such a stupid thing. 1 star (not 0) because someone can find it fun. Not me.
Not worth the wait. Too much hype - not impressed.


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Issa report: VIP loans brought influence
Countrywide Financial used the program to block undesirable legislation, a House probe finds.
Dems wait by phone for Obama
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Staffers push own jobs plan
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GOP budget attacks misguided
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Wilderness bills languish in legislative limbo
Even Republican sponsors can't seem to break their party's determined stonewalling on wilderness bills in the House of Representatives.
Of cowboys and Indians: Ravi Malhotra helps rural businesses
An Indian-born progressive applies social entrepreneur techniques gleaned from the developing world to struggling communities in Colorado through his nonprofit, iCAST.
The BLM struggles to get ahead of oil and gas development in the West
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a one-brand company, it really has to be. But the future of play
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even how it is today, so how is Lego planning to reinvent the brick
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products, styles and services in an increasingly baroque display of
creativity. This does nothing to meet our needs. We can no longer
afford innovation as proliferation.
We have created a new context for innovation: the explosion of
demand from billions of aspirational developing-world consumers;
tight constraints on supplies of water, energy and other resources;
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developing world. These pressures are forcing us to adopt a frugal
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once have been, is no longer the way most people prefer to get
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free? Continue reading
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leagues have now taken over. Amazon has launched an online
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everyone, and less wondering why you spent £40 on a useless
ornament. Continue reading
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Christa and Cara Parravani were identical twins. When they were 28, Cara died of a drug overdose and Christa spiraled into depression. In Her, Christa tells the story of what happened before and after the death of a twin both beloved and impossible to save.
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Warning: Her may make you cry in a public place. Be prepared. Christa Parravani's memoir is that rare kind of book that hits you out of nowhere, and suddenly it's overwhelming you with cinematic swell. Parravani is an identical twin — or, rather, she was an identical twin. Her sister, Cara, was her best friend, her confidante, her entire world. And then, Cara becomes the victim of a terrible act of violence, falls into a spiral of drugs and depression, and ultimately passes
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Chapter 1
I used to be an identical twin. I was Cara Parravani's twin.
I forgot who I was after my sister died. I tried to remind myself with a trinity mantra. I whispered my mantra to the woman who stared back at me in my morning mirror: I'm twinless. I'm a photographer. I'm Christa.
I saw my sister when I tried to see myself.
We were twenty-eight when Cara overdosed: we had the dark hair we were born with; we had angular faces and we fancied red lipstick; we had knobby knees, slightly crooked eyeteeth, and fingernails bitten down until they bled. We had a touch of scoliosis: grade school nurses pulled us into their offices for yearly back checks. Cara had a steppage gait that caused her right foot to drag a little behind her left, an injury she sustained during a car accident in college. My stride is steady, but my posture is horrible; Cara stood straight as a pin—her shoulders were proud and strong and she held them back. I slouched. She said I went round like a little worried pill bug; I'd roll up into a ball tight as a fist. We both flinched at the smallest sounds: slamming doors, quick gestures, and laughter if the pitch was too high. We had looks and fears in common.
I gazed at myself in the mirror after she died and there she was. Her rusty brown eyes, frightened and curious as a doe's. In the mirror I'd smile at myself and see her grinning back. She was a beauty. And her square waist, narrow hips, and round breasts were now mine. I'd imagine all of my sister's regality and blemishes as part of my reflection: I saw Cara's weak chin, her cherry lips pricked into a bow, lipstick smudged at the corners of her mouth. I'd hold out my arms and turn them, exposing my bare forearms. I'd see each one tattooed with a flower from my wrist to my elbow. The stems of the flowers started at my pulse and grew up to the crook of my arm, blossomed. Cara had gotten these tattoos after many tough years, images that decorated and repelled. She had wanted to make sure she was rough enough around the edges, that she seemed impervious to danger, but the part of her that needed to be dainty and female selected flowers to mar her body. She designed a garden to conceal the evidence of her addiction. Her right forearm she marked with an iris. Its rich purple petals became the target for the puncture of heroin-filled needles. Her left arm she'd drawn up with a tulip. Tulips had been our grandmother Josephine's favorite flower, and the tattoo was meant to pay tribute. Near the end, Cara had run out of good veins. Her tulip's soft petals became blighted with track marks. Both of her flowers were drained of ink, which had been slowly replaced by scars.
My reflection was her and it wasn't her. I was myself but I was my sister. I was hallucinating Cara — this isn't a metaphor. I learned through reading articles on twin loss that this delusion — that one is looking upon their dead twin when really they are looking at themselves — is a common experience among identical twinless twins. It is impossible for surviving twins to differentiate their living body from their twin's; they become a breathing memorial for their lost half.
Cara's reflection became a warning. I would become her on the other side of our looking glass if I wasn't careful. It wasn't only her likeness I craved. For me, her self-destruction was contagious. I mimicked it to try to bring her back. To be nearer to her, I tore apart my life just as she'd shredded her own.
On my face I saw the thin scar our mother's carelessly long fingernail had made on the apple of my sister's cheek.
I remember the origins of all our scars.
We were three years old when Cara got scratched, on the way home from a petting zoo. The three of us — Mom, Cara, and I — rode unbuckled in the hard-shelled covered carriage of my uncle's pickup. Mom held us close as the truck bumped along. We were almost home when Uncle jammed the brakes to avoid an animal in the road. The truck stopped so short and fast that the three of us slid forward. I stayed under Mom's arm but Cara catapulted toward the metal hatchback door. Mom grabbed for her quickly and missed; Mom's fingernail sliced straight as a surgeon's scalpel into Cara's cheek.
The scar that remained was ordinary — it healed as harmless as a paper cut, but in a dotted line. It was difficult to see unless the light hit it in such a way that the scar would gleam, like a row of flat stones set out to dry in the sunshine after a downpour.
During the closest years of our lives, Cara liked to fasten bobby pins into my hair and admire the updos she invented. We administered weekly sisterly beautification, little animals that we were. We applied honey face masks, avocado hair glazes, and salt scrubs. We performed on each other the tedious process of individual split end removal with a pair of haircutting shears. She called me her "raven sister with the sexy beehive." I called her "my messy, unmatching flower goddess." Of course, there were other names, the cruel and loving ones we give our siblings. Cara took her nicknames for me with her when she died: pumpkinseed, digger, shave, and newt.
I am the sole historian left to record our lives. It's difficult to know if my memories are true without her. We mixed our memories up. Our lives were a jumble. I can remember being where I never was, in places I never saw: my sister's marital chamber on her wedding night, the filthy hotel rooms of her drug buys, sitting at her writing desk as she tapped away at her keyboard.
From Her: A Memoir by Christa Parravani. Copyright 2013 by Christa Parravani. Excerpted by permission of Henry Holt, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company LLC.
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George Hill led the Pacers with 26 points. Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West all finished in double figures in rebounds for Indiana.
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"I tell George all the time he's just as good as any point guard in this playoff run right now. When he plays at that level, we've got a chance to go far," George said. "He does a great job setting guys up. Sometimes he forgets in order to set guys up, he has to be aggressive, but he did a good job tonight doing it."
The Pacers outrebounded the Knicks 54-36.
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Fruits of a new apple germplasm collection from the center of origin in Kazakhstan, maintained in Geneva, NY and representing a much broader gene pool than that used by apple breeders, were evaluated for postharvest physiological characteristics and resistance to blue mold caused by Penicillium expansum. Fruits of all accessions were harvested at the preclimacteric to climacteric stage with early-season genotypes generally have higher climacteric respiration and ethylene production rates than late-season genotypes. Among apple accessions, SS ranged from 8.6 to 20.4 % and TA from 0.2 to 2.4 %. For each accession-harvest season, six were classified as immune (no decay when wound-inoculated with spores at 3 or 4 log/mL), 27 as resistant (no decay at 3 log/mL), 34 as moderately resistant (=20 % decay at 3 log/mL) and 108 as susceptible (>20 % decay at log 3/mL). Across accessions, correlation coefficients between decay incidence and physiological characteristics were generally small indicating that factors other than fruit maturity were influencing decay. The results indicate a great diversity among the accessions in the Kazak apple collection not only in physiological characteristics but also in susceptibility to decay. This research is under National Program 306, Component I, Problem Areas 1a, 1c and 1d; and ARS Strategic Plan Goal 2, Performance Measure 2.1.2 (Goal 2, PM 2.1.2.).
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I ordered mine over the phone but was very disappointed when it arrived, I did not even try it on and returned it right away. On tv it looked to be much wider than it was it is no wider than a kids friendship bracelet. It looks like something one would purchase from a bargain storeand I would never wear it or recommend it to anyone of any age. Very upset.
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Frail and Flimsy!
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Very disappointed. It looks luxe and substantial in the pictures,it is neither. It's not exactly "stretchy" and it dents very easily. I will be returning mine.
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Loved the idea of this and thought it was so pretty when I received it. I wore it every weekday at work for 2 weeks, taking it off when I got home. It kept stretching, and after 2 weeks some of the strands started breaking and catching on things, so I sent it back. Great idea, just not strong enough.
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Very frail little stretch bangle. It has a few dints in it after wearing a few days. I squeezed the stretchy together and that helps to rid the dints. Not quite what I expected . Wore it with other gold bracelets that were not heavy at all and yet managed to mark this delicate woven bracelet. I just wear it occasionally now.
By sweetie pie
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too flimsy i was very dissapointed in the quality sent all three colours back
Pretty stretch bangles
By Linda
I give this 3 stars only due to the bangles being so tiny. I bought all three colours and they are very pretty and easy to wear, but I thought they would be larger. The size of the jewellery is never the size it looks on screen. I enjoy wearing them, nice for spring and summer wear.
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Found the bracelet very flimsy so not sure of the durability of the bracelet over time of wearing.
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I like the stretch bangle braclet by Stefano Oro. It is fine, but I have no problem with it stretching and not returning to the original size. Mind you I hope that it comes back so I can purchase additional bangle to wear alongside it. currently I wear it along with another gold braclet. But I think it is beautiful braclet and worth the money I paid for it.Lori Windsor, ON
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Had I seen the bracelet before purchase would never have bought it. Overpriced for what it is. If my 30 days are not up, I will send it back. It does look nice on the wrist but as for wearablity, I have my doubts.
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It is a beautiful bracelet!
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When I watched the informercial on the bracelet, Stefano had said to wear it all the time, that it was meant to do that. I wore it everyday for a couple of weeks. It did stretch out a bit, but it also has a few frays in it. Now I have put it away and will only wear it when I go out. What a shame it is not as strong as they suggested!!!


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There is an expression 'I take my chances' (no 'own') meaning 'when an opportunity arises I make the most of it' - but I don't see how that could fit this context. Perhaps he's using 'take' as in 'take a punishment', and 'my own chances' to mean 'my personal destiny, for which I'm responsible' - so that what he's saying is 'I've done the crime, I recognize I must do the time'.
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