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Miami-Dade County Public Schools gathered together for its annual tradition of honoring its best and brightest.
And once again, it was an impressive group of scholar-athletes that were honored at the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Scholar-Athlete luncheon at Miami Airport Hilton hotel Monday morning.
Former Miami Dolphin and University of Miami standout Twan Russell served as guest speaker for the event that was sponsored by the Dade Schools Athletic Foundation, the Orange Bowl Committee, the Miami Dolphins and Publix.
Those four and several other sponsors granted scholarship awards to the student-athletes in attendance.
The Dade Schools Athletic Foundation honored Miami Norland boys' basketball coach Lawton Williams III as the Dade Schools Coach of the Year.
Williams guided the Vikings to their fourth state title in eight seasons. He was among six finalists that also included Robert Doctor (South Miami boys' basketball); Ed Callahan (South Dade boys' soccer); Richard Lopez (Miami Ferguson girls' soccer); Timothy Neal (Southwest Miami football); and Yasmin Ortiz (Miami Coral Reef girls' volleyball).
The Special Olympic Athlete of the Year award was presented to Southridge's Kevin Roundtree.
The foundation also granted $2,000 scholarship awards to Hialeah American's Natacha Acosta (5.087 GPA) and Hialeah Gardens' Eric Hernandez (5.963).
The General Chappie James Memorial scholarship awards, presented by the Orange Bowl, gave out its Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. The Gold awards ($2,500 scholarships) went to Doral Reagan's Janeen Zamora (5.116) and Miami Palmetto's Eric Dusseau (6.267). The Silver awards went to Hialeah-Miami Lakes' Isabella Perez (6.514) and North Miami Beach's Justin Vega (5.56). The Bronze awards went to South Miami's Dolsin Rivas (5.31) and North Miami Beach Alonzo and Tracy Mourning's Alexander Kizhner (5.9).
The Junior Orange Bowl presented scholarships to Mourning's Betty Poler (5.193), Miami Coral Reef's Cedric Hankerson (5.675), Miami Krop's Cassie Pough (5.1) and Miami Northwestern's Zephry Wright (5.578) for $1,000 each. It also gave Miami Killian's Erika Foreman (5.132) and Hialeah-Miami Lakes' Dennis Perez (6.319) $500 scholarships.
The Lauren's Kids foundation honored Homestead's Delyn Pizarro and North Miami's David Phanor with $1,000 scholarships.
Arena Sports Advertising presented Miami Booker T. Washington's Taquavia Gullett, Hialeah-Miami Lakes' Jazmine Prada, and Miami Beach's Sydney Iadarola $500 scholarships.
It also gave the same amount to Miami Jackson's Devondre Powers, Miami Sunset's Austin Krtausch, and Krop's Jamal King for football.
The Albert B. Johnson Sr. Memorial Scholarship awards were presented to Southridge soccer player and runner Carolyna Guillen (6.29), and wrestlers Daniel Preciado of Miami Springs and Armstrong Pierre-Charles of North Miami.
DIBIA Athletic Development presented Norland's Kishondra Lovett and Miami High's Allen Baez, both basketball standouts, with a Book award and $250 scholarship.
• Region 4-3A semifinal - Delray American Heritage 21, Calvary Christian 0: For the fourth year in a row, Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian had its season ended in the regional semifinals as Delray American Heritage (19-6) benefitted from 18 hits and eight errors by host Calvary.
Even a 30-minute lightning delay didn't help the Eagles (17-6) as the game was temporarily halted during the third inning, when Heritage held a commanding 11-0 lead.
Sarah Collier's three-run home run completed an eight-run fifth inning that saw the Stallions hit around the lineup with 12 batters making a plate appearance. Heritage had earlier sent 14 batters to the plate when it scored nine runs in the first inning. Whitney Farris hit a two-run triple off starter Cameryn Chang (12-5) to cap the scoring.
Heritage right-hander Madison Hir (4-2) earned the complete-game shutout of the Eagles, yielding three hits.
WP: Hir (4-2). LP: Chang (12-5).
• A trio of Hialeah Gardens boys' basketball standouts signed with Barry University. Guard Adrian Gonzalez, forward Alvaro Simoza and former guard Yunio Barrueta all committed to the Buccaneers. The three led the Gladiators to a state championship (the first in school history) in 2012.
• A pair of Miami Florida Christian boys' volleyball players accepted scholarships to play for colleges.
Outside hitter Jonathan Nova-Miralles signed with Barton College in Wilson, N.C., and setter Enrique Larach signed with Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga.
The high school teammates will become collegiate rivals as both schools are in Division-II's Conference Carolinas.
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy and Weston Cypress Bay will meet in the District 10 finals after each won its semifinal match in straight sets.
Host Archbishop McCarthy took down Plantation American Heritage 25-20, 25-10, 25-19, and Cypress Bay defeated West Broward 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
The district champion will be crowned when the two teams face off Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
• District 10 semifinals — Archbishop McCarthy d. Plantation American Heritage: 25-20, 25-10, 25-19: Amedeo Zanotti (AMC) 8 points, 2 aces, 8 kills. Luis Vazquez (AMC) 10 points, 3 aces, 10 digs. Michael Moreiras (AMC) 7 kills, 8 digs. Kevin Patterson (AHP) 18 digs, 4 points. Greg Holodak (AHP) 5 kills, 14 digs, 5 blocks. Tyler Gordon (AHP) 2 kills, 11 digs. AMC 18-6. AHP 5-9.
• District 10 semifinals — Cypress Bay d. West Broward 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
Region 4-8A semifinal: Southwest at Coral Reef, 4
Region 4-8A semifinal: American at Goleman, 4
Region 3-8A semifinal: Western at Cypress Bay, 7
Region 4-7A semifinal: St. Thomas Aquinas at Cooper City, 7
Region 4-6A semifinal at Bucky Dent Park: Pines Charter at Mater Academy, 7
Region 4-5A semifinal: Pompano Beach at American Heritage, 7
Region 4-4A semifinal: Key West at Gulliver, 4
Region 4-4A semifinal: Coral Springs Charter at Monsignor Pace, 4
Region 4-3A semifinal at Palmetto Bay Park: Westminster Christian vs. Florida Christian, 7
Region 4-2A semifinal: Westwood Christian at Princeton Christian, 4
Region 4-2A semifinal: Zion Lutheran at Sheridan Hills Christian, 4
District 8 semifinals at Taravella: Deerfield Beach vs. Douglas, 5; Taravella vs. Coral Glades, 7
District 9 semifinals at Cardinal Gibbons: Pine Crest vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 4; South Plantation vs. Cardinal Gibbons, 6
District 10 final at Archbishop McCarthy: 6:30
District 11 semifinals at Miramar: Everglades vs. Chaminade-Madonna, 4:30; McArthur vs. South Broward, 5:45
District 12 semifinals at Mourning: Monsignor Pace vs. Hialeah-Miami Lakes, 4; Hialeah Gardens vs. Mourning, 6
District 15 semifinals at Braddock: Varela vs. Ferguson, 5:30; Sunset vs. Braddock, 7:30
District 16 semifinals at Palmetto: Palmetto vs. Westminster Christian, 4; Coral Reef vs. Killian, 7
State play-in third round: Boca Raton St. Andrews at Columbus, 7
State third round play-in: North Palm Beach Benjamin at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6
State second round play-in: Delray Beach Atlantic at Piper, 7
State second round play-in: Stranahan at Monsignor Pace, 7


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One of my students sat there in tears. She was only one month into her freshman year and sadly disappointed with her science test results. She told me she had never gotten such a bad score—13 out of 30 on a difficult test. She was a keen participant in my class, so I knew she should have done better. Going over the test with her later, I quickly came to see why it was so hard for her.
One test question asked: "An evaporating dish with a total mass of 79.56 grams of liquid was boiled until all that remained was a white solid. The dish with the solid was found to have a mass of 59.39 grams. After the solid was removed, the dish had a mass of 51.86 grams. What mass of water was boiled away in the process?" I asked her to illustrate the test question as if it were a comic strip, labeling each stage with its quantities. Using this visual approach, she quickly found the correct answer. When she retook the test, she answered 24 of the 30 problems correctly. She couldn't help being pleased.
It is precisely this kind of mastery after struggling with something difficult that builds a student's self-confidence. I see and hear my colleagues working to help students experience such efforts and successes nearly every day. Another simple yet helpful technique that I teach was suggested by my colleague John Wiser, during a discussion of how I could help one of my advisees. He said that each paragraph should be viewed as the answer to a question, and that my student should read carefully and reflectively enough to figure out what question was answered by each paragraph. Science texts, like history texts, are densely packed with information. So, with freshmen, I begin the year with some practice reading of paragraphs. They learn to pin down the question, and identify the topic sentence. It teaches students, early on, how to engage the material and how slowly they must read a science text to gain understanding.
Because of learning differences, students find different methods to their liking. What works for one is not helpful to another, so I introduce different methods as the year progresses. In many cases I sit down with an individual student to try a series of methods. This year, my student Lauren was perplexed by physics problems that involved organizing and keeping track of all the numbers needed to solve equations. She and I worked out a data table that she could fill in to identify the variable she had to solve. When we presented it in class, it proved helpful to many other students in the class. From now on I will call that method the "Laurenian diagram" in her honor for her contribution to the all of our learning as well as future students. I have another trick in my bag.
When I took a two-day seminar from Mel Levine, the originator of the famous "All Kinds of Minds" program, we read lists of the many things that have to go right in the human brain for someone to focus, hear, analyze, and act, just to follow a single instruction. Those lists gave me a wealth of knowledge to fashion different strategies for different students.
So when someone asks, "Do you teach science?" I smile to myself, and for the sake of simplicity, I answer "That's what it says on my contract." What we know now about how people learn and how we apply that, and the individualized methods we work out with our students, are what "teaching" really is—and science merely gives me the wonderful, exciting, and timely activities that provide the vehicle for teaching.
Upper School science teacher Paul Dickinson ("Mr. D") has been a faculty member since 1969.
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I do a lot of perusing of various NFL related outlets, as I'm sure you do as well. I wanted to start including a sort-of "what I'm reading" type of thing maybe once a week or so. If you don't like link-posts please just carry on living your life. BUUUUUUUT, if you do like them, oh boy have I got some links for you.
Next Years' Prospects:
Rob Staton of SDB gives a great look at his top 50 prospects to watch in 2011, including my favorite, "#28 Riley Reiff (OT, Iowa) - Junior tackle who was arrested as an incoming freshman after leading police on a 20-minute foot chase. At least we know he's agile."
2012 NFL Mock Draft: QB trio of Luck, Jones and Barkley in top five: Andrew Perloff of SI.com gives his 2012 mock and has the Seahawks selecting Matt Barkley of USC.
Andrew Luck, Justin Blackmon among top 2012 NFL Draft prospects: Tony Pauline takes a look at the top 40 prospects for 2012 so you can start getting acquainted with who to watch this fall. I actually really like these things, and I'll probably do one of my own later on, but it's nice to have an idea of the guys to keep on your radar because I'm not as well-versed in the college game.
2012 NFL Draft top 100 rankings - Mocking The Draft: Dan Kadar gives his top 100 collegiate player prospects for 2012.
Plenty of offensive talent should be available in '12 draft: Chad Rueter breaks down some of the top prospects for the 2012 Draft.
Breaking down the 2012 QB class: Wes Bunting talks about the 2012 QB class, something Seahawks fans will be watching closely in the next year. He's high on Texas A&M's Ryan Tennehill, something I'll look into in more depth down the road.
Undrafted Free Agents:
Top 25 undrafted players from the 2011 NFL Draft - Mocking The Draft: Dan Kadar ranks his top 25 UDFA rookies.
2011 All-Undrafted Team: The best of the NFL's draft-day snubs: Matt Hinton gives us his All-UDFA Team.
Lockout could be blessing for undrafted free agents: Jack Bechta of the NFP examines why the lockout is actually better for undrafted free agent rookies because now teams will be zeroing in more on who they like and it gives the UDFAs a better chance to land somewhere they'll fit.
One agent's UFA formula: Jack Bechta again on placing UDFAs on teams where they'll fit. I think the Hawks have plans for several unsigned rookie free agents so this article is pertinent to that.
ProFootballWeekly.com - Like it or not, Tolzien is playing waiting game: Alex Mayster of PFW has a good piece on Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien - another player that I've neglected to talk about much but could actually be on the Hawks' radar going into rookie free agency.
Titans coach, GM answer questions from season-ticket holders: Tennessee Titans GM Mike Reinfelt talks about their offseason plans, including their QB options and Randy Moss, two things that might interest Seattle Seahawks fans: "It might be a guy we might like for two or three years. Because of the free agency, I can't mention those guys by name, but Kerry Collins would be in that mix and there's probably either three or four other guys that are worth talking about, either through trade or free agency." COUGHmatthasselbeckCOUGH. Reinfeldt on free agent wide receiver Randy Moss: "I honestly don't think we'll try to re-sign him. We've got some young guys we like and I think at this point in his career he will probably go elsewhere."
Sea QB in 2011? ... Chuck Whitehurst, with a backup not named Matt Hasselbeck. For what it's worth, Peter King doesn't think Matt Hasselbeck will be back in Seattle.
Brooks: Hasselbeck a fit with Titans: Bucky Brooks also thinks that Matt Hasselbeck would be a great fit in Tennessee
Graph of the day - NFL draft edition: Chris Brown of Smart Football examines a graph that depicts what positions teams value the most in the first round of the draft for the last 41 years. Pretty cool.
Vince Young - the conundrum. Jeff Fischer talks about how he thinks Vince Young can still win. Also, Vince has been working out with Adrian Peterson, sparking rumors he's on the Vikings wishlist.
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9:20am Tuesday 10th April 2012 in Local news By Ryan McCarthy
SPEEDING drivers got away with more than 1,000 offences in Essex last year.
About 1,200 speeding fines were abandoned in the county with foreign drivers believed to be among the majority escaping justice.
However the county is actually one of the lowest for abandoned fines.
Nationally about £3.6million was written off - or more than 160 or £10,000 or 500 penalty points a day -following a survey of speed camera partnerships.
Problems arise with foreign drivers and non-UK registered vehicles because it is difficult to access their records and there is no offence for not providing the driver's details for those based outside the UK, unlike for UK residents.
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- Tuesday, June 19, 6 p.m., Blount County Public Library Board of
Trustees meeting in the board room.
- Tuesday, June 19, 7 p.m., "Behind the Scenes at the 1982
Worlds Fair," by Tom Sudman, a member of the Executive Management
Committee for the 1982 Worlds Fair in Knoxville. Presentation in
the Sharon Lawson meeting room.
- Thursday, June 28, 7 p.m., "Insect and Plant Disease in Your
Garden," by Beth Babbit, Urban Horticulture Area Extension Specialist
for the University of Tennessee Extension in Knoxville, Tennessee
Master Gardener Program Coordinator and co-host of "The Garden Girls"
radio program on WNOX 100.3 in Knoxville. The program will be in the
Sharon Lawson meeting room.
- Saturday, June 30, 2 p.m., "Birth of a Story Book," by Lois Rood,
author and composer, and Ruth Phipps, artist and illustrator. Fifteen
original acrylic paintings by Ruth Phipps will be displayed at the
program along with single pages of text for each of the paintings.
Together, these will comprise pages of Lois Roods childrens
story book. Lois Rood will play a CD of 15 original compositions as she
relates the process of the birth of this childrens story. The
program will be in the Reading Rotunda.
- Wednesday, July 4, Library closed in honor of Independence Day.
June 1-30 Exhibits:
- "Fairy Fantasy" acrylics art exhibit by Ruth Phipps, illustrator,
on Art Wall at librarys Bookmark Café.
- "25th Anniversary 1982 Worlds Fair" exhibit by Nancy
Underwood in three cubes in the Main Gallery.
- "Mornings at West Millers Cove" photography exhibit by Bob Quinn on
art panels at the Reading Rotunda.
- "License Plate" life-size sculptures exhibit by Steve Russell in
the Entry Rotunda, Main Gallery at Circulation and Main Gallery at
Childrens Library.
- "Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont" exhibit by Kent Jones,
in two vertical cases in the Entry Rotunda.
- "Return to Yesteryear" exhibit by Betty Best in Reference
Department genealogy display case at the reference desk.
- "Childrens Summer Reading Program" exhibit by Childrens
Library in two display cases in the Main Gallery.
- "Pandemic Flu Information" exhibit by the Blount County Chapter of
the American Red Cross and the Blount County Health Department on two
easels in one sitting area of the Main Gallery.
- "Blount County Arts and Crafts Guild Member Artwork" on two easels
in sitting areas of the Main Gallery.
- Display by Circulation Department on Circulation Desk Cabinets and New Books Shelves in the Main Gallery.
Childrens Library: 865-273-1414. (Unless otherwise indicated, all childrens programs are in the childrens library)
- Saturday, June 16, 11 a.m., "A Day With Laura Ingles Wilder,"
presented by Julie Duke, Childrens Library Services Consultant of
the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Join Julie as she portrays
Ms. Wilder in period costume, in the Childrens Library Reading
- Monday, June 18, 2 p.m., Ron Lighty, ventriloquist, will perform in
the Childrens Library Reading Pond.
- Saturday, June 23, 11 a.m., Faye Wooden, storyteller, will perform
in the Childrens Library Reading Pond.
- Saturday, June 30, 11 a.m., "Farm Wildlife" will be presented by the Knoxville Zoomobile in the Sharon Lawson meeting room.
Monthly Surprise Display will be showcased in the Childrens Library office window. The monthly topic will not be publicized, but children can guess the theme by reading clues on the librarys Web site. Visit the Childrens Library to see if you guessed the correct display topic.
Foreign Language Story Hours: Community volunteers will present
bilingual stories and crafts for all interested children. Please call
the library to verify that story hour will be held as scheduled.
- Saturday, June 30, 3 p.m., Amigos Spanish Story Hour. Additional
volunteer readers are needed.
Elementary Age Activities:
- Fiction Favorites - Kids Reviews. Read juvenile fiction
books, write and share reviews. Find book review forms and logs in
Childrens Reference area.
- Mondays, 6 p.m., Funtabulous Family Game Night. Families with
children of all ages can enjoy a fun-filled evening of board games,
puzzles, hopscotch, toddler bowling, play huts, and more.
- Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Serendipity Activities, grades K-6, in
Childrens Library. Sign up in Childrens Library to
- June 19 - grades 3-6, Concho Key Chains
- June 26 - grades K-2, Visors
- Colorful Thursdays offer fun and education for kids who love to color. Coloring pages with crayons, markers, and colored pencils are available at the childrens activity tables from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each Thursday.
- ATTENTION: All clubs, workshops, and book searches will be suspended during the summer months. They will resume in September.
Pre-School Story Hours and Crafts in Childrens Library Reading
- June Story Hour theme: "Rompin Stompin Reading
- Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Story Bears #1, ages 3-5 years
- Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Pillows and PJs, Bedtime Pre-K
- Wednesdays, 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Pooh Pals, ages 2 and
- Fridays, 10 a.m., Story Bears #2, ages 3-5 years
Musical Story Hour will not meet in June but will be offered again in July.
These programs are free and open to the public. The Blount County
Public Library is located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville.
For further information about other library programs or services, call the Library at 865-982-0981 or visit the Web site at www.blountlibrary.org.
Teen reading club offers prizes, summer reading
Teens, would you like the opportunity to win an iPod Shuffle, a $70 Visa gift card or a $25 Foothills Mall gift card? In addition, there are weekly drawings for prizes such as movie passes or $10 gift cards. Interested?
During the months of June and July, young people who are students in middle school or high school are invited to register to participate in the Teen Summer Reading Club at the Blount County Public Library. Its easy to participate. Register at the Reference Desk and then pick up your reading log and a copy of the rules for the 2007 Summer Reading program.
For each 500 pages read, beginning June 1, teens may enter names once for a drawing. To enter, take the reading log to the Reference Desk at the library where a library staff member will initial it and give you an entry form to fill out and place in the prize box. For the first entry, you will also receive a small prize. There will be weekly drawings for small prizes such as movie passes or $10 gift cards. Teens do not have to be present to win weekly drawings.
Additional entries may be earned by reading books by author Richard Peck, who will be coming to the Blount County Library in September to visit with teen fans. For each Peck book read, you will receive one extra entry for the drawing. A list of titles by Richard Peck is available at the library.
Drawings for the grand prizes, an iPod Shuffle, a $70 Visa gift card, and a $25 Foothills Mall gift card, will be on Sunday, July 29, at 2 p.m. at the library Summer Reading finale celebration. Teens must be present to win any grand prize.
Teens may enter the contest as many times as 500 pages are read. To participate, students must have a Blount County Public Library card. Students without cards may receive library cards free at the librarys Circulation Desk with proper identification for Blount County residents and $20 for nonresidents. Minors must have a parents or guardians signature.
Garden Girls host presents program on June
If youd like to know how to diagnose and treat your garden plants when the leaves are curling or turning brown, or when the newest crop of Japanese beetles or aphids invade your flower beds, then youll want to meet Beth Babbit.
Babbit, co-host of "The Garden Girls" radio show on WNOX 100.3 and Urban Horticulture Area Extension Specialist from the University of Tennessee Plant Sciences Department, will present a program, "Insect and Plant Disease in Gardens" at the Blount County Public Library on Thursday, June 28, at 7:00 p.m.
Babbit holds bachelors and masters degrees in Horticulture, has worked as a landscaper for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Hotel, was a senior gardener for Opryland, managed nurseries, and served as Tennessee Master Gardener Coordinator.
Co-sponsored by the library and the Blount County Master Gardeners Association, this program is free and open to the public.
1982 Worlds Fair is topic of library program
Many images come to mind when remembering the 1982 Worlds Fair such as the Sunsphere, Energy Express, the visit by President Ronald Reagan, cuisine from other countries, nightly fireworks, terra cotta soldiers, a Peruvian mummy, a Japanese robot that painted pictures, an entire exhibition hall full of toys and Up With People to name a few.
Whatever events, pavilions, restaurants, games or rides were your favorite, most people agree that the 1982 Worlds Fair was an exciting time.
Thomas E. (Tom) Sudman, a founding member, director, and member of the executive committee of the fair, will present a program at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, to discuss some of the plans, hopes, and dreams of the original 1982 Worlds Fair planners. Sudman also has multitudes of anecdotes to share and will respond to the interests of the audience during the program.
For the month of June, an exhibit of 1982 Worlds Fair artifacts is in the Entry Rotunda of the library.


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reviews for: listing #23383 - Kailua-Kona, Hawaii House rental
- bedrooms 3
- pool yes
- type House
- baths 3½
- hot tub no
- community
- sleeps 8
- pets allowed no
rates (USD)
$1,400 - $1,750 /wk
We really enjoyed the house
Review submitted: November 14, 2011 Date of arrival: August 31, 2011
Our visit to Hawaii was fantastic! We really enjoyed the house and cannot thank you enough for making our visit relaxing and fun. The house was far superior to a hotel. We especially loved the kitchen. We had lots of great family time cooking and enjoying meals together. The pool was a big help with staying cool. By the time we walked up from the beach, we needed to jump in and cool off! Thanks again for helping make our visit to the Big Island exceptional! - Mahalo, Scott and Alyssa V., Eugene, OR September 2011
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
Excellent Home Better Than Expected
Review submitted: October 25, 2011 Date of arrival: October 14, 2011
Fantastic Location
House was well set up and stocked.
Kona and area had lots to do.
Boogie boarding and snorkeling were great, and only minutes away.
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
Great House!
Review submitted: July 23, 2011 Date of arrival: June 26, 2011
We recently spent a week at the Bamboo Pool Home and had a wonderful time. The pictures of the house do not do it justice. The house is spacious, nicely appointed and the location is very convenient. It sits on a quiet gated street, and you can easily walk to White (Magic) Sands Beach. The kitchen was well stocked and were were able to eat many meals out on the lanai while enjoying a beautiful view. The gas grill outside by the pool was incredibly clean - as was the rest of the house. I would highly recommend this house to anyone visiting the area!
Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 3 / 3
We greatly enjoyed our stay at your home
Review submitted: July 12, 2011 Date of arrival: June 5, 2011
We greatly enjoyed our stay at your home. It was much nicer than anticipated and very comfortable for our family. The value was very good compared to staying in multiple hotel rooms. I absolutely loved the kitchen as we cooked most meals at the house vs. going out to eat. The kids lived in the pool. We will definitely rent again when we come back to the Big Island and will recommend you to anyone we know who is planning a visit. Thanks - Mike and Beth O., Lee's Summit MO, June 2011
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We had a great family vacation
Review submitted: April 24, 2011 Date of arrival: February 3, 2011
We had a great family vacation staying at the Bamboo Pool Home. Home is located in a quiet gated community. We enjoyed swimming in the pool with the painted turtles each day. Palm trees with coconuts, and hibiscus flowers are enjoyed while eating meals outside on the large lanai. Thank you! -- Linda, Red Deer, Alberta, February 2011
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Enjoyed the Bamboo Home
Review submitted: January 27, 2010 Date of arrival: June 7, 2009
The Bamboo home was perfect for our needs. We can't think of anything that was lacking in the house. The location was quiet and the pool and yard were lovely. The kitchen was well outfitted and we all took turns cooking or barbecuing. Both Doug and I had forgotten how relaxing the Big Island is. We will definitely return. - Veronica and Doug, Surrey Canada June 2009
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Spotless and in excellent condition, very upmarket
Review submitted: January 27, 2010 Date of arrival: August 12, 2009
The home overall was spotless and in excellent condition, very upmarket, and fully stocked including beach towels and boogie boards. The kitchen was very high end; it has all the "stuff" you need and then some. The only downside- my wife now wants a top of the line WOLF stove. The location was excellent in a very secluded quiet private gated community minutes from town and major grocery stores. The pool was wonderful -very clean and just delightful. We appreciated all the extra toys for the pool. We did one of the paid snorkling trips but found that the snorkeling was just as good if not better at [Kahalu'u] beach just a five minute drive from the house. Overall it was a great value. We really enjoyed our stay and look forward to one day returning. -- Bill and Susan, Eden Prairie MN, Aug. 2009
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Nice home, well equipped, private
Review submitted: January 27, 2010 Date of arrival: November 5, 2009
The Bamboo Pool home was the best accommodation we had while in Kona. House was very well equipped, immaculate, and private. The pool is totally private and quite deep - just the perfect temperature to take a dip! As a family that likes to cook, the kitchen was well appointed, and shopping was close by. It is literally just a few blocks from Alii Drive and White Sands Beach. Will stay there again for sure! Thanks Jennifer & Kent, Seattle, WA, Nov 2009
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Great location; private
Review submitted: January 26, 2010 Date of arrival: December 9, 2009
Our family group of 4 stayed here in Dec. and found the home to be lovely with all conveniences. The modern, up-to-date kitchen was a delight to cook in (loved the massive granite island) though there could have been a few more kitchen supplies such as a serving dish and another saute pan. The salt-water pool was a pleasure to relax in. There was an unpleasant odor in the entry way but all the living quarters are on the floor above so the odor did not prevail in the rest of the home. The gated community was private though the clearing of land in a neighboring lot ensured we were up early each day. One cannot beat the location, near enough to Alii Drive to catch a bus if you do not have a car rental and only around another bend to Magic Sands beach.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car
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Okee, dokee. This one is soooo not about hockey, yet somehow it is. There's also not really much point to this post either, yet it's a bit of fun. I figured it's a long week and we needed some light reading with more pictures (Battery and TMFF, you guys should love this!) compared to the brain popping stuff that Verstig and gmh have been putting up. I am so the opposite end of the rainbow of those two - Look unicorns!
First off, if you're somehow not familiar with the recent Old Spice commercials, this will make no sense to you, so here are a couple of primers:
Also, if you've been hangin' out with Johnsson (or some other arrangement of that phrase) and are not aware, "Palomino" is our unofficial "safety word" here at SCH for comments that give TMI (too much information) or photos that go beyond the limits of good taste. And "bay" is also a breed of horse.
So where is all this leading to? What is the possible inspiration for this post? Why do I have the urge to slather my body in antiperspirant and take my yacht out on Lake Michigan? Well it all started with Puck Daddy, who possibly has been reading Trixietrx's "Days of Our Defense" soap opera posts. This led to a humorous string of comments on SCH Monday night, ending in what I consider one of the funniest hanging curve balls and subsequent home runs by cliffkoroll and meeshak respectively (I'm sure it was accidentally funny and meeshak was actually just pointing out the obvious). So here goes nothing...
From Puck Daddy on Monday evening:
Game 6 of this series is tonight in Nashville. Should Keith be escorted to the penalty box this evening, we anticipate he'll start screaming something about being "in a glass box of emotion" as Nashville fans read aloud from his salary figures on Cap Geek ... until Brent Seabrook smashes the door with his stick, scoops up Keith and carries him away "Officer and a Gentleman" style. Love lift us up, indeed.
Later that same evening on SCH:
I love the Officer and a Gentleman comment on Puck Daddy too - do you think he reads "Days of our Defense"?
by chevrier30 on Apr 26, 2010 5:28 PM CDT
Seabs could rock the shit out of a white horse
if Duncs needed him to.
by shinkicker on Apr 26, 2010 5:44 PM CDT
oh no
I just got a really bad visual of Seabs, shirtless and with hair blowing in the wind, reaching down and carrying his little d-partner out of harm's way.
by K_Dog Apr 26, 2010 5:55 PM CDT
why oh no?
you can be Trixie's illustrator.
by ahnfire on Apr 26, 2010 5:56 PM CDT
that sounds brilliant
to the photoshop machine!
by shinkicker on Apr 26, 2010 6:08 PM CDT
he so would be the type to say
"I'm on a horse."
by chiblackhawks on Apr 26, 2010 6:56 PM CDT
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 26, 2010 8:08 PM CDT
quick, don't your photoshopping skills fail me now
by chiblackhawks on Apr 26, 2010 11:48 PM CDT
Best I could do on short notice
"I'm next to a horse"
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 27, 2010 8:53 AM CDT
pretty sure...
that's a palomino.
by cliffkoroll on Apr 27, 2010 9:05 AM CDT
it's more of a bay
by meeshak on Apr 27, 2010 9:45 AM CDT
Ok, well to make up for that crime against
humanity all creatures great and small, here is the actual finished product and a bit of "Photoshop for Dummies" along the way.
First, you find the appropriate main photos:
Next, you place the two photos in Verstig's "Random Photoshop Image Generator." It will give you three choices: "Place Keith up on his high horse," "Place Keith behind horse" or "Katherine the Great." Please choose "Place Keith up on his high horse" and press the "Merge" button. Boom! You have step one of the process completed:
Now place that photo back into the Random Photoshop Image Generator. A dialogue box like the one below will appear:
Choose "Brent Seabrook" and "Add additional homoerotic elements." In the subsection, select the "Muscle Beach Party / Beach Blanket Bingo" theme and of course you want to add a rainbow and unicorn. Click "Randomize" and out pops this:
Finally, add your title and hit the "Publish" button. A pop-up dialogue box will appear asking "Are you Sure?" Click "Yes." Next a box will appear asking "Are you really, really sure? People will see this." Click "I'm willing to take that chance." Finally, it will ask, "Did you know you're an ass?" Click "So I've been told," wait a few seconds, and out comes your finished product:
So easy, a caveman could do it.
Trixie, I expect that you do something with this!!!


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In a recent effort out of pity and to raise the esteem of the douchiest franchise in NBA history, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander invited rival team Utah Jazz to play an exhibition match against the Rockets Power Dancers, figuring that there was no way an NBA team full of grown ass men could possibly lose a game to some cheerleaders.
To no one's surprise, though, what ensued was one of the most hardcore beatdowns in bball history, 126-43 in favor of the dancers. The event wasn't televised, but luckily a photo has finally surfaced.


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This is a summary of the terms used as "Belief Types" in the Comparison of Religions – Quick Reference Guide.
MonotheismMonotheism is a religion that acknowledges the existence of only one god. Monotheists may or may not also acknowledge the existence of lesser spiritual beings, such as angels, demons and spirits, but they are always subordinate to the single god and are not deserving of the worship reserved for that god.
When people think of monotheistic religions, they generally think of Judaism, Christianity and Islam: the three major Judeo-Christian religions. There are, however, a number of additional monotheistic religions. Some of these are also Judeo-Christian religions or at least influenced by them, such as Vodou, the Rastafari Movement, and the Baha'i Faith. Others exist independently, such as Zoroastrianism and Eckankar.
A religion that demands the honoring of a single specific god but acknowledges the existence of others is known as a henotheism. No such religion is currently listed on the Quick Reference Guide.
Dualism Dualism recognizes the existence of exactly two deities, which represent opposing forces. Believers only honor one as deserving of worship, generally associating them with goodness, order, sanctity and spirituality, while the other is rejected as a being of evil, corruption and/or materiality.
Religions such as Christianity and Zoroastrianism recognize a single god, but they also acknowledge a being of corruption, which should be rejected. However, in neither case is the corrupted being a god, but rather something of lesser status. As such, these faiths are not considered dualistic, but are instead monotheisms. The theological differences can be significant between the two views.
PolytheismPolytheism is any religion that honors more than one god, but not in a dualistic relationship. Most polytheistic religions acknowledge dozens, hundreds, thousands or even millions of deities. That does not mean, however, that a polytheist regularly worships all such deities. Rather, they approach the gods as needed, and may have one or several toward whom they feel particularly close.
Polytheistic gods are generally not omnipotent, unlike monotheistic gods. Rather, each god has his or her own spheres of influence or interest.
AtheisticAn atheistic religion is one that expressly states that there are no divine beings. (The lack of supernatural beings in general is also commonly accepted, but is not specifically inherent in the term.)
The Raelian Movement is an actively atheistic movement, as formal acceptance into the religion involves a renouncing of previous religions and the embracing of the fact that there are no gods. Instead, the creation of the human race is credited to advanced life forms living beyond the planet Earth, and it is their wishes, not the wishes of a supernatural being, which we should endeavor to embrace for the betterment of humanity.
LaVeyan Satanism is commonly described as atheistic Satanism, although there's no formal declaration of such, and some of these Satanists may describe themselves as agnostic.
Non-TheisticA non-theistic religion does not center upon the existence of any deities, but it does not deny their existence either. As such, members can easily be a collection of atheists, agnostics and theists.
Theist believers often integrate their beliefs in a deity or deities with the non-theistic religion, rather than dealing with the two beliefs as separate entities. For example, Unitarian Universalism stresses many humanistic beliefs. A theistic Unitarian Universalist can easily understand these values as being the wish of God or being part of God's design.
Personal Development MovementPersonal Development Movements encompass a very wide range of beliefs and practices, many of which are not distinctly religious, although some are. Personal Development Movements primarily focus on techniques for believers to better themselves in some way. When these techniques have a spiritual or supernatural component to their understanding, they are frequently categorized as religious.
Some people look to Personal Development Movements to fix things specifically within themselves such as health, ability or intelligence. They may also be looking to improve their connection with the world, to attract more positive influences and to drive out negative ones. They may be looking for very tangible results, such as wealth and success, but they understand that some sort of change needs to occur to himself or herself in order for these desires to manifest.


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Florida Classical Ballet Theatre's Colleen Smith shares joy of dance with local, international communitiesby Clay Clifton
Celebrating its 11th season, the dynamic semiprofessional dance company Florida Classical Ballet Theatre was founded by veteran dancer Colleen Smith, who is also the Company's artistic director.
The company has performed nearly 40 main-stage ballets for more 20,000 people at The Eissey Campus Theatre, throughout Palm Beach County and overseas. This past season, FCBT was also fortunate to hire Ballet Florida's veteran ballet mistress Claudia Cravey who trains the company dancers.
During the past three seasons, FCBT performed the original ballet For Such A time As This; The Story of Queen Esther, conceived and choreographed by Smith. This beautiful ballet, which has been performed for nearly 4,000 people locally (including more than 600 students from six area schools), traveled to Budapest in 2009 for of hundreds of people in many venues.
During the summer of 2011, the company toured Cuba, performing at several venues, including at a large theater, a civic center, a community center and two churches. The company also visited a children's cancer hospital. A highlight of the trip was a stint in San Jose where the company danced before a large group of individuals who have never seen a ballet. The trip was especially meaningful for Cuban native and FCBT Principal Dancer Rogelio Corrales, who began his dance career in Cuba.
Because of Smith's strong dance reputation, dance teachers come from all over to her comprehensive training seminars that teach through the syllabus of renowned dancer Ruth Petrinovic.
FCBT for the past two years has partnered with the Palm Beach County Library System to support literacy efforts. Smith brought literature to life by creating light and fun ballets based on children's books and performing them at several locations through the years.
Florida Classical Ballet Theatre
10357 Ironwood Road
Palm Beach Gardens, 33410
Founded: 2001
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text: It seems Harrison, or at least the people in charge have just gone insane. I used to love my time spent in there specifically because it felt like such a laid back, at ease town. Lately I hear story after story of these people acting like tyrants. I don't like to spend time there anymore because minding your own business doesn't mean anything if you have the misfortune to cross paths with one of them while they're having a bad day. Then the bad day is yours.


text: How many hours a week do you spend watching TV? Motivational expert Jack Canfield found time to read one self-improvement book a week for nine weeks after choosing to change his television-watching habits. In 10 years, Canfield had read 520 books on such topics as management, sales, marketing, psychology, and motivation. Eventually Canfield co-wrote the first Chicken Soup for the Soul book with Mark Victor Hansen and became one of the most widely read authors in America. To date, 112 million books in the Chicken Soup series have been sold, and translations exist in more than 40 languages.


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Reviews by KAPM
Revision Rhinoplasty, Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction with Dr Gruber
I started off with a crooked nose that had a severely deviated septum but normal tip cartilage. In 2009 I had surgery with a closed approach that involved trying to straighten out my nose and septum. This ended as a big fail as my septum reverted crooked and my tip and mid vault became collapsed... READ MORE
Questions from KAPM
Advice on Revision Rhinoplasty for my Still Very Crooked Nose
I had a reconstructive septorhinoplasty done in December 2009. My nose had been very crooked from about 14 years old. I was initially really happy with the results but after a... READ MORE
Extracorporeal Septoplasty - Very Risky? Does It Weaken the Nose?
I had reconstructive septorhinoplasty a year ago, the surgeon was a jack of all trades and did many different procedures. Initially my nose appeared much straighter but now it... READ MORE
Closed Rhinoplasty Incision. Does It Involve Debulking/trimming Left Lower Lateral Cartilage?
Debulking the left lower later cartilage? This is trimming the cartilage on the tip of the nose I believe. Is there any way that this can be in an operative report and actually... READ MORE
LLC Debulking with out Consent or Desire from Patient Who Specifically Said They Liked Their Nasal Tip?
After septorhinoplasty my result was devastating I complained to my surgeon. In a letter from him, one thing included was debulking left lower cartilage. I didn't want my tip... READ MORE
Visible Graft Showing Through Thin Skin? (photo)
What started as wanting to straighten my crooked nose for functional and cosmetic reasons has led me to be even more unhappy. I would trade back to my crooked nose in a... READ MORE
Allergic Reaction to Cartilage Grafts That Have Warped 2 Years Post Op? (photo)
I am in a lot of discomfort. I have cartilage grafts and they have made my situation a lot worse. I am in desperate need to get them removed. Would the option of removing them... READ MORE
Graft Removal Including Onlay and Dorsum Difficulty?
Can cartilage grafts adhere to the skin and make it impossible to lift the skin envelope. Also what are the risk to the skin and how can these be minimised. Thank you READ MORE
Revision in a Month and Just Diagnosed by GP with Infection in Nasal Passageway, Prescribed Naseptin Nasal Creme?
I have an infection more so in my left nasal passage of the mucous membrane. I have irritation and redness that I put down to poorly placed cartilage grafts pushing on my skin.... READ MORE
Is This Normal Swelling and Bruising from Ear Cartilage Harvest 5 Days Post Op?
I have extensive bruising and swelling around ear posterior ear cartilage incision site. When I an late taking pain killer it really is quite bad! This is is addition to fascia... READ MORE
Can I Wear my Plastic Brace Retainers at Night Two Weeks After Revision Rhinoplasty?
Hi. I had revision rhinoplasty(with ear cartilage for valve reconstruction and blanket fascia), septoplasty and turbinate surgery. I had my orthodontic braces off four months... READ MORE
Can a Culture/sensitivities Be Done on Drainage from an Abscess in my Nose (Revision Rhinoplasty) if I Have Been on Antibiotics?
I have had an abscess that is not responding to antibiotics. I am from the UK my surgeon is based in the USA. I have had treatment on the NHS - admitted with a frank abscess in... READ MORE
Please Help Me Identify What This Mass is in my Nose? (photo)
This mass has not responded to antibiotics that I have been on for 1 month. 1 Month ago it was popped with a needle in hospital and drained some pus. It was lanced again one... READ MORE
3 months PO revision rhino, ive been on antibiotics for 2 months for infection. Will removing the graft eradicate?
Will removing the graft eradicate inflammation and infection. I havent had continuous care as my surgeon is in US and I'm UK. Admitted to NHS hospital 2 months ago purulent... READ MORE
Acute and chronic inflammation from pseudomonas infection around septal alar rim graft. Ongoing for 3 months. Can graft heal?
Pseudomonas infection resulting in two abscesses and surgical removal of two growths in nostril . First growth was tested and it showed chronic and acute inflammation.... READ MORE
What is a septoturbinotomy, with outfracture of the turbinates? Does it involve removal of turbinates?
I had a complicated revision rhinoplasty and septoplasty 4 months ago. In my surgical notes it states that a septoturbinotomy with outfracture of turbinates was done, can you... READ MORE
Not healing after infection and 2 growth removals from nasal cavity, rev rhino 4.5 months ago. Can mucous membrane heal? (photo)
I have an alar rim and spreader graft on both sides, batten graft on painful right side. Right side burning, sharp pain, fresh blood. I can see a white area on photos and... READ MORE
Possible cartilage graft exposure after infection as unresolving pain & tenderness in mucous membrane. What can be done? (photo)
4.5 months PO rev rhino. Infection with abscess and growths removed. No more drainage or lump, just very inflamed membrane with what looks like white cartilage above.... READ MORE
Third nasal surgery and had a septal graft alar rim infection. Will this heal or does it need treatment? (photo)
I am 6 post post op third nasal surgery and had a septal graft alar rim infection that took four months to heal. Now I still have a sore nasal cavity plus plus distorted alar... READ MORE
Painful nostril and deformed alar region. 6 months PO revision rhino, is this exposed cartilage? (Photo)
Internal and external pain still even though no more drainage from bad infection that lasted 4 months around septal alar rim graft. red lump, inflammation still on skin outside... READ MORE
Can vicryl and PDS sutures still be in my nose after 6 months?
I thought my stitches were dissolvable but have read up on the absorption time on vicryl and pds and I am surprised as they do not fully dissolve for a long time. Once they... READ MORE
Red blotchy skin with lots little spots. Can it be connected to bad revision rhino infection? (Photo)
I had very clear skin on my face since revision rhino 8 months ago I have had bad skin. I was on 3 different antibiotics for awful graft infection for 4 months which is still... READ MORE
Acne, rosacea or yeast? (photos)
I was on 2 different broad spectrum antibiotics for many months due to revision rhino infection and yeast infection in nose. may still have a low grade infection My skin which... READ MORE
Recent comments from KAPM
You look fantasic and you would never know you had surgery. I had a blanket fascia graft over the whole dorsum and mid vault for thin skin. Your nose looks natural and really suits you x READ COMMENT
Thanks. I have terrible down days and the days I feel better. Pain and inflammation fluctuate as well. I am feeling better today x READ COMMENT
Hi, I'm sixth months from a revision that has had issues. I know what a bad place mentally you can go to after a bad result. Your surgeon should be held responsible and you should get your money back. Stay strong and try and pursue him... READ COMMENT
You look great. Very natural result and you have lovely clear skin. It's hard to straighten a crooked nose and it's impossible to straighten a crooked nose 100% so congrats READ COMMENT
I am now 6 months and my nose is very swollen still with an indent type line down the right side where a graft is and the lump around the infected area of the alar region. The mid vault area is smoother but I had the right side built up... READ COMMENT


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It seems like Christina Ricci has been around forever. And that's because she has. To go back to a time when she wasn't making movies would mean traveling back to a time when Ice Cube was still in N.W.A. She first made waves with a role in 1990′s Mermaids when she was just a youngster, and an adoring movie audience has been watching her grow up ever since. Does that sound creepy? Yes, it does.
Anyway, Christina Ricci returns to the big screen again this week in the new Happy Madison flick Bucky Larson: Born To Be a Star. We're definitely looking forward to seeing her then, and we're just as excited to look at 101 sexy pictures of Christina Ricci in the gallery below right now.


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Confirming what many have known for centuries, the regional government of Campania has officially declared Neapolitan a language. "Mo' Puttimo Parlà..." read the headlines of Il Brigante, in reporting on the legislative act titled: "Norme per lo studio, la tutela e la valorizzazione della lingua napoletana, dei dialetti e della tradizione popolare."
The initiative is meant to protect Nnapulitano, promote the education of the language, and preserve local culture and traditions. One suggestion is to provide laptops to schoolchildren with the user interface in Neapolitan [for instance, the menu commands or browser].
- November 13, 2008 at 3:34 pm(1) Bob Mazzo says:
I've always been fascinated by the Italian dialects, esp. from Napoli and Sicilia. I learned a few dialect phrases from Urbino many years ago (i.e. "Gim subit" or "Andiamo subito"). The song 'Anema e Core' I believe has some Nap. dialect in there…beautiful dialect indeed. – Bob
- November 13, 2008 at 7:00 pm(2) marianna ricci says:
is giuseppe garibaldi rolling in his grave? he fought long & hard for the unification of italy…& won! now, are they trying to branch off into little "pods" again?…w/ each a different language? it was my understanding that 1 language was adopted to become the official "lingua d'italia". this blog is wonderful…i love it & all of you "italophiles", too! amore, marianna
- November 13, 2008 at 10:17 pm(3) About.com Italian Language SiteGuide says:
"…are they trying to branch off into little pods again? w/ each a different language?"
No. On the contrary, this initiative is an attempt to keep alive a wonderful example of the rich and diverse Italian patrimony – the Neapolitan language. As you pointed out, Italian is the national language of Italy, but there are many dialects and local languages in Italy.
See the article "You're In Italy, Speak Italian!" for further discussion about dialetti italiani—a phrase often used to describe two phenomena: Dialects of Italian (regional varieties) and dialects of Italy (distinct local languages).
- November 14, 2008 at 11:37 pm(4) Gino Federici says:
As a born and raised Italian singer from Torino and naturalized American I must say that the Napolitan language has a romance all of its own. I sing Napolitan songs on my CDs and I marvel at the depth of classics like "Mala Femmena" "I' te vurría vasá" "Dicitencello vuie"
Beautiful. Yes, Napolitan is truly a language
of the heart. Visit http://www.ginofederic.com
- November 15, 2008 at 5:52 am(5) Gennaro says:
perhaps only a few people know that naples was the most civilized city of europe and that its problems came from barbaric invasions and from spain and french dominations and even by unification… it's true giuseppe garibaldi fought hard for the unification, but that meant the sack of this rich city and its kingdom. then no wonder if you can find in naples traces of a great civilization
- November 15, 2008 at 9:24 am(6) Michael Corrigan says:
Hmm… seems like it was already considered a language. See
- November 15, 2008 at 12:03 pm(7) john raguso says:
When I was growing up in New York, my family spoke Neapolitan. But because they were embarrassed by their humble dialect, they didn't teach it to me.So, to this day,I can't understand Neapolitan.My family would talk among themselves in it if they didn't want me to know what were saying.
So I studied standard Italian in school.But, when I asked my Italian professor about how to learn dialect, he was almost scandalized. So I still can't understand this mysterious dialect. I've recently located my long lost relatives in Southern Italy, but I hesitate to go there and introduce myself because I know that they, too, will speak Neapolitan among themselves, leaving me out of the conversation. I will feel like an outsider.
Why are there so few good language instruction texts and CD's for leaning this dialect? Maybe now that it is an official "language", more authors will come forth with the courage to write beginners textbooks for basic Neapolitan.
- November 15, 2008 at 1:23 pm(8) Corsicano says:
I greatly enjoy dialects of the several languages I've studied and I'm happy to see new vigor for the Neapolitan dialect. What terrific songs!
Asking half facetiously and half not, I wonder if the Italian-American-Neapolitan slang from the TV classic, "The Sopranos will find a niche somewhere in the resurgent movement. I hope so.
- November 15, 2008 at 1:42 pm(9) Minimino says:
I'd love to see this come true — computer interfaces [take that IBM!] in Neapolitan, school & university taught in Nabuletanu. In a generation, that would give the Liga Nord what it has been waiting for: the lopping of everything and -body just south of Rome, and Italy will return to it medieaval past.
- November 15, 2008 at 2:58 pm(10) marianna ricci says:
i was under the impression that the sopranos spoke a sicilian dialect. am i wrong? most, if not all, of the mafia were of sicilian extraction. i seem to recall that in 1 of the g-father movies, carlo, who was married to connie, was garroted & no one was sorry b/c "after all, he was just a napolitano"!
- November 15, 2008 at 4:16 pm(11) Kodon says:
Tony Soprano's family was from Avellino (in Campania). I specifically remember an episode where he brings a wine from Avellino to a dinner and talks about how it was from where his family was from. (My family as well!) Mafia is from Sicily. Naples has Camorra. Language-wise, I knew ALL the slang they used. That always amazed me. (No gangsters in the family though!)
- November 15, 2008 at 4:46 pm(12) About.com Italian Language SiteGuide says:
The characters in "The Sopranos" don't speak Italian, they use mobspeak, a street language that employs bastardized ItalianAmerican forms of Italian words. According to William Safire in "Come Heavy," the characters' dialogue consists of "one part Italian, a little real Mafia slang, and a smattering of lingo remembered or made up for the show by former residents of a blue collar neighborhood in East Boston."
See: The Sopranos? Fuhgeddaboutit! for more about the elentlessly foulmouthed fictional Mafia family with the surname of Soprano.
FYI: Please keep comments on-topic – this blog post relates specifically to the Neapolitan language and efforts to preserve the culture and traditions related to it, not organized crime. Everyone is welcome to visit the About.com Italian Language forums, where there are myriad topics related to th Italian language, including grammar, culture, dialects, and proverbs.
- November 15, 2008 at 8:57 pm(13) marianna ricci says:
OK, kodon, you've cleared up my misconception that the sopranos spoke sicilian. i, quite naturally thought that they did b/c of my previous viewing of all of the g-father movies. what is "camorra"?…would it be considered to be the counterpart of the mafia?…& if so, are the 2 associated in any way? i'm learning a lot of stuff today. i hope these blogs will continue. it's great to have these discussions…we all have some ideas to share. amore,abbraci e baci a tutti, marianna
- November 15, 2008 at 9:06 pm(14) About.com Italian Language SiteGuide says:
I'd prefer that we didn't let organized crime take over a perfectly legitimate blog post. They're already threatening to take over italy (see this message thread on the About.com Italian Language Forums: The Mafia Is Italy's Biggest Business).
But here goes – organized crime in Italy (the mafia) goes by the following terms:
Cosa Nostra (Sicilia)
Camorra (Napoli)
'Ndrangheta (Calabria)
Sacra Corona Unita (Puglia)
Please continue the organized crime discussion on the forums, not here. Don't threadjack this discussion, which is about the Neapolitan language.
- November 15, 2008 at 10:09 pm(15) marianna ricci says:
OK, point well taken. amore, M
- November 17, 2008 at 3:20 pm(16) Rasna says:
Garibaldi was forced to take Naples he did want to by-pass but Cavour insisted as it was on the mainland. As far as a dialect as is true of many dialects most are rather crude sounding if you speak Italian. Don't say they don't sound crude caue they are in chopping letters off as though chewing when speaking
- November 18, 2008 at 1:26 am(17) john raguso says:
it's not a question of whether napulitano sounds crude to you or not. This language is an ancient one, and has a literature. More important, it is actually used everyday by people. That makes it worthy of studying, especially for those who are interested in linguistics.
- November 18, 2008 at 10:27 am(18) Rasna says:
Just becausen something is ancient doesn't make it good and pleasant to the ear. The more ancient would be the Greek & Latin combo they spoke. The antiquity of an error does not insure its perpetuity. Listen to beautiful Italian sounds then listen to the same words in dialect or accented by the region.
- November 18, 2008 at 3:27 pm(19) john raguso says:
Beauty is always in the eyes (or ears) of the beholder. I am aware of how beautiful Italian sounds since I have studied it and have mastered it's sounds. But it is no more beautiful than any other language,whether it is Neapolitan or Cantonese. How you or I feel about it's beauty is irrelevant.
And, yes, antiquity is important! It is it's own reason for existing. It will always be the subject of ethnologists, anthropologists and linguists.
- November 18, 2008 at 5:03 pm(20) Rasna says:
We agree as to the sound of the language spoken as it should be. Antiquity is only for study not a practical us of language, however, when one must communicate with people outside your region it is necessary to speak the common language. No comment about Garibaldi'stance on taking Naples?
- November 27, 2008 at 4:37 am(21) Antonio Colandrea says:
Sorry, Rasna, but You can't say that the language used for immortal songs (like "'o sole mio" or "malafemmena" just to say the first that come in my mind) is a "hard language"!!
Neapolitan language is so musically perfect, used in songs that have such soft and romantic, and happy spirit…
How can You say that it's a "hard" language?
German is! Russian is! But Neapolitan has the same basis of spanish, italian or french language, three of the most used languages for songs… This should mean something, no?
And then it's right to let it be a full language, because it's actually spoken by millions of people in Campania and all over the world (I used to speak Neapolitan with my teachers too!!!), so…
- December 24, 2008 at 10:15 pm(22) Joe T. says:
I have mixed feelings about this. My father was from Tuscany and my mother is from Campania. Her mother spoke the Neapolitan dialect.
Certainly, Neapolitan has a lot of different features as compared with mainstream Italian (based on Tuscan).
However, by the same token, Appalachian English, spoken by rural people in many mountain communities of the East-Central USA, which differs greatly from Standard American English, would be considered a different language. Appalachian English is not slang, and it has a standard set of rules. Likewise, "Ebonics" which is a standard, rules-based form of African-American English.
Looking at Neapolitan (the words, the spellings, the orthography, and the etymologies), you have to admit that it is just about as close to Standard Italian as Appalachian is to Standard American English, or, say, the Scots or Cockney dialects of English are to the Queen's English in Britain.
Comparing Neapolitan with Italian, there are enough similarities to say that the two are part of a single linguistic continuum.
If Neapolitan is a real language, then other regional dialects like Appalachian English and Ebonics should be considered languages.
If on the other hand, these dialects cannot be considered true languages, then I think neither can you separate regional Italian dialects like Neapolitan, Abruzzese, Piemontese, etc. from the mainstream Italian and bestow on them a separate status.
Looking at Neapolitan (the words, the spellings, the orthography, and the etymologies), you have to admit that it is just about as close to Standard Italian as Appalachian is to Standard American English, or, say, the Scots or Cockney dialects of English are to the Queen's English in Britain.
- March 17, 2009 at 1:02 pm(23) luca says:
yeaaaah finally i can speak my favorite language!!!!!
seeeeee finalment' mo' poz' parla' 'a lingua che m' piace e' cchiu'
- August 11, 2009 at 9:16 am(24) Kevin McNaughton says:
I was brought up speaking Scots Gaelic and Neapolitan. I learned English and Italian when we came to live in london, from the Isle of Skye. Neapolitan has always been a language to me, with a musical and literary culture going back to the Reanaissance, to my knowledge. It also has its own school or style of harpsichoerd building, cooking, opera, oratorio etc etc. Those who deny that Neapolitan is a language, also deny Neapolitan contributions to Italian and therefore world civilization. This is similar to the Anglophiles who deny Celtic civilization, here in the UK! (after all, those who are insecure of their own cultural standing have to sneer at others who are secure culturally.) All the dialects and languages add to the richness of Italy. After all, the concept of "Italy" is a relatively recent construct, compared to England, Scotland or France, say. It may seem ancient to some people, but really, a hundred and fifty years is nothing compared to more than a thousand for the nation of England, for instance. And pleaase correct me if I am wrong, but the Greek city of Neapolis is as old, if not older than Rome itself! Oh Yes! I speak Neapolitan as my mother is a Clerkenwell Italian, whose parents are from Ravello, and gaelic as my father was a Highlander. As children we were loved and fussed in Gaelic by dad, and Neapolitan ,by mum, who both spoke English to each other so that my sister and I could not understand!
- October 12, 2009 at 3:09 am(25) anne capuano macri says:
Having been born and raised in Brooklyn NY by Neapolitan parents- I always remembered them speaking in Italian to each other, not to the children-
I recently returned from a visit to Naples and found that the Neapolitan dialect was a language which was fine with me-found that I could communicate pretty good-also found the Castel Capuano in the heart of Naples which was pretty neat-
Let's keep Neapolitan language going for future generations-
- October 13, 2009 at 7:39 am(26) Nancy Fiocco says:
I am Italian Australian,
I am 84 ,my first language was Sicilian,I have tried to learn Italian. My Australian friends who have learnt Italian with me say they do not understand me unless i speak slowly. But my best compliment i have ever received was when i visited Sicily.
Someone said' i don't you but i can tell you are from our town by you dialect'" I felt very proud
- December 5, 2009 at 1:07 am(27) Caterina says:
I'm first generation here and my father is from Benevento and my mother from Ascoli Piceno …. I tried to learn the "Alto Italiano" (as my mother calls it) .. but upon my visiting Italy I reverted into the dialect of my youth .. neopolitan … that dialect flows easily off the tongue and I love the way it sounds … however, my question is .. does anyone know where I can officially brush up on my Neopolitan?
- December 22, 2009 at 8:37 pm(28) John says:
Personally, I find the general intonation of the Neopolitan language to sound a lot like Portuguese, and the articles 'o' and 'a' as well.
- October 14, 2010 at 10:03 am(29) Sapio decendant says:
I would love to learn the Napolitan dialect. My mother was born in Napoli near the NATO base. My grandmother was from Bangioli(sorry if I mispelled) and grandfather was a Norwegian American stationed there. My grandmother and great grandmother spoke to me in the Napolitan dialect as a child but I forgot everything as after they passed I never heard it again. I wish there was as a CD I could find to teach me. I am learning standard Italian at this point but I enjoy listening to the Napolitan way of speaking, when I visited my relatives who are still in Agnano I understood most of what they said, it comes back to you fast. Anyone have family from Agnano or Bangioli area?
- December 29, 2010 at 12:44 pm(30) Chuck says:
Regarding Joe T.'s comment on comparing Neopolitan to Appalachian-
Modern Italian has only existed for just over 100 years. Italian is based heavily on the Tuscan dialect and a mixture of every dialect in the peninsula. Then, verbs were changed to simulate latin and to appear more scholarly and sophisticated. All in all, Italian is an artificial language like Esperanto.
If you read Dante in its original Tuscan, you will see how similar it is to Neopolitan, as well as beautiful.
Neopolitan is a natural language that took hundreds of years to develop. It is a real language and by comparing it to Appalachian English is a real insult to the people and culture of the Campania region of Italy.
Furthermore, Josef (Giuseppe) Garibaldi was a French Revolutionary like Che Guevara, fighting wars all over the world. He was born in Nice, France.
If you look closely at Italian culture, you will realize, it doesn't really exist. There are only regional cultures, foods, and languages that tell you the history of the peninsula and islands.
I have lived in Naples for 2 years. I love Naples, the people, culture, and above all, the language and music.
- June 2, 2011 at 8:17 am(31) Merkit says:
Napulitano is a worthy language with a venerable history. It is not a dialect, although it is described as a dialetto in Italian. There is a large body of literature in Neopolitan. The first Operas were performed in Neopolitan as well. Due to Spanish occupation and the importance of Naples in Italian history, Napulitano like dialects were spoken as far as Rome until a few centuries ago, making Romanesco's ascendancy a later event. My advice is to learn standard Italian first. The reason for this is there is more material that will teach you to speak Napulitano (or Sicilian, Liguriano, Veneto, etc) in the Italian language then in any other. Also, Napulitano and Italian are quite close, as is Spanish if you have some of that. Best of luck…
- October 21, 2011 at 6:03 am(32) Rita says:
Hello, this is a fascinating discussion. I lived in Naples for a couple of years in the early nineties. It was a groundbreaking experience for me. I love the neapolitan language to listen and mainly understand it (being of Italian descent) but would not attempt to speak it as it sounds very fake from me.
I have a question and wonder if anyone could help. I am writing some stories loosely based on my Naples experience. Does anyone know how to say, "move your scooter out of the way" in neapolitan. And also, does anyone know if there is such a thing as a neapolitan dictionary.
Mille grazie!
- September 18, 2012 at 4:09 pm(33) Maida Maldonado says:
I just recently learned about my Napolitano ggggrandfather, I'am sooo proud to have Italian ancestor it made me cry tears of joy. I'am Spanish American.
- January 13, 2014 at 1:15 am(34) Mario says:
The Sicilian and Neapolitan dialects are awful. It's nice to hear them on mob movies and in songs, but to speak them or try to learn them is like learning a different language. They are hideous bastardizations of true Italian.


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