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This guy has appeared here before, I think, but for anyone who hasn't seen him, I think he's worth seeing again.
Here's Conner. Very attractive!
Perhaps not really a twink, but hot! I wish I could meet someone wearing something like this!
Another great collection from 151 to the end of young lads in there prime of twinkie delights.
^ what beautiful, lean twinks! Some more....
"Shaggy haired twinks" in animation form. Really good detail.
Having fun with a buddy There is always a question on my mind. During a moment such as this, are they comparing size and shape, trying to see who will 'spurt' first or just enjoying each others company? I think it is a combination of all of these.
Twink action.
^ I don't, I'm afraid. I agree: very cute.
More action. I love twink cum!
The other night I had the opportunity to watch Skaterz which is a European video. The main story line involves a group of attractive, well fit young guys who share their passion for inline skating and each other. I wanted to share two photos of the two actors that really caught my attention.
If you ever have the chance to watch the video I would encourage you to do so.
Hi Alister: I really like the dark hair over his eyes. The 'firmness' between his legs is attractive too. Thanks for posting.
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Homophobia kills!
Really nice collection mbamike. Thanks.
Some weekend hotties.
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Ready for some sucking action.
Talk about being focused.
I know he is enjoying the experience.
This guy really is a favourite of mine - I love his pubes and the shape of his cock head. And those balls are magnificent!
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Homophobia kills!
I agree with you Paulo999. He has the fuzziness, the shape and size are perfect.
Hi mbamike: Terrific collection of photos. Thanks for posting them.
This guy is a long time favourite. I used to have several pics of him - perfection!
Yes! He certainly is.
Homophobia kills!
Glad to see black twink what turn on. Also seeing vintage of Pierre Finch and his boy friend of the past Ralph Woods.
More of Valentin. What a cock!
Fuck.......his BALLS!....... .......
I don't know, but I hope one of our visitors can identify him.
He's familiar, East European. I ought to know; I think I even have some videos of him. I'll see if I can work it out....
Careandrespect - here are a few more of Valentin's cock and cum. Lovely!
I want to see his foreskin pulled over his cockhead.
I love it when twinks wear jockstraps or underarmour.
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As we head into spring training I have a few random things I'd like to get off my chest. Nothing that really requires an entire post, but some thoughts I wanted to get out there nonetheless. This is the worst time to follow baseball. That's all I really have to say about it because this guy sort of nailed it already. And since I have nothing else to write in this intro.. Here. We. Go. Read the rest of this entry »


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Evening. Getting ready to call it a day. Have the Auburn/FL state game on. Have really had a quiet day. Took a nap and then ordered my DDIL's b-day gift on line and did the banking and folded clothes. Haven't felt that good today. Some GI upset of some sort or another. Hope I feel better tomorrow.
Doris good for you for cleaning. That's what I should have done but "oh well". It is certainly waiting for me! I tend to listen to the mind and body and do what I feel like when I feel like it. Guess it's cause I can't chose when to work at work. LOL!
Nat glad your snow went away. Ours didn't and really would prefer the snow versus some ice. DGKs school is closed tomorrow in AL and DDIL in SC starts late tomorrow due to "freezing". LOL! We are the same is seems. Frigid for a couple of days, through Wed, and then going up to the mid 30s. We'll feel like we are having a heat wave! LOL!
Karen I understand how you feel about your mom. I think that is the consequence of some of the decisions we have to make. I wonder if my mom hadn't had her surgery could have lived longer and had better quality of life? With your mom having many heart attacks, you have to think about what the quality of her life would be. My boss' mom refused the ventilator when she went to the hospital, so they are probably going to sign up for hospice so if she gets bad again, they'll just "let her go". Such hard decisions to make, but it comes down to quality versus quantity and what would you want. Older I get the harder it is to deal with this stuff.
Rags, the boss is burned out because like me she's tired of being written up and having to defend everything you do. Patient's aren't getting seen like they should be and the big boss doesn't care. Can't turn anyone away or we'll be getting written up again. She wants us to change how we are orienting a new nurse so she is making 4 visits a day just so we make productivity next month and don't get written up again. Believe it or not they expect someone else to make extra visits to cover the visits the staff in training aren't able to make. It's just nuts and like me till now she's never been put into a performance improvement plan. Glad you got the new computer. Always hard to learn a new one and where things got transferred to etc. Give yourself time to play around with it. Do you have Windows 8? That is something new and hard to get used to.
Well best get ready for bed cause will need to be up early to leave early in case the roads are slippery. Have a good day, stay inside and keep warm everyone. Be back tomorrow.
Good morning,
I think Jan 6 marks the 12th day of Christmas when the Magi brought gifts to the manger. So, Befana brings gifts to the children of Italy. All children thru grade 5 are given gifts from the town. I posted a photo of the hand out.
Have a great day and stay warm and safe.
I had a lovely post just about to be posted and I lost my internet connection. Will be back later.
Hiya Rags!
OK Carola, what is a "lovely" post? Hey Doris, ya posted any lovely posts lately?
We are at a "balmy" minus 10, and the wind chills are at a minus 25...now Marlene, that is COLD. oy veh...
Sharona, love the custom on January 6th, we celebrate the baptism of Christ, a big feast in our church.
Karen and Doris, did you get the snow?
Hey, where is Joanie?
Carol, would love to have read your lovely post! Are you feeling better? I finished Mockinjay. I'm glad there isn't a book 4!
Sharon, do the children there get all the toys for Christmas like in USA? Looks like a fun way to spend some taxes!
Oh my Nat! That is COLD! We are all the way up to 4 degrees. Supposed to get to low 20's. Jim says we will walk when it gets to 20.
Laureen, glad you got an extra day off because of the weather even though one always pays back dearly for those!
We've blocked the cat door into the garage to keep Patty in. She has cried until her mew is weak. At least she isn't frozen.
Good morning ladies,
I am back to normal today. The meds took care of all my medical ills!
Laureen I bet it is hard to deal with some of the situations that you have to decide on. It is never easy one way or the other. Take care in this extreme cold weather and try not to slip on the ice. I am staying in today since it is still cold. The kids got another snow day. After 5 days they don't have to be made up any more days that they use.
Sharon that is a nice custom for the children to know that they get a gift just like when the magi brought gifts to baby Jesus. Love the pic!
Diva N we got a little snow but is it cold here. We were in the minus yesterday with the wind chill. It is cold again today! Follow the advice to stay in and stay warm. You are really getting the cold with the snow!!!
Carol I know how hard it is to take losing a post. Hope your internet works without interruptions.
Hope you are feeling better. Those pills and the shot I got did the trick thank God!! I thought I was going to lose my mind with all the pain and lack of sleep the pain was causing.
Diva D you are a busy beaver with all that cleaning. Why do you have to do your floor on hands and knees? I use to do that until I decided that the mop could do just as good a job! You deserve a break. Take care and stay warm. It is suppose to warm up later this week
Virginia glad that you closed up the door so that the cat can't get out. They don't have the brains to know that they can freeze out doors!
Have a good one,
Good Morning to yall,
Wow, if this keeps up we'll need to put the AC on! It has climbed up to a steaming -9!
Yep...Carol DOES write "Lovely posts"...that's the English coming out in her...Lovely!
Virginia, so did ya love the Hunger Games series? Kinda nice to read 3 books without a foul word or sex for the sake of sex scene, eh?
Karen is back to "Normal" ...our Karen?
Sharona, nice pic...what a wonderful custom...bet the kids love it.
Another post from Laureen that makes me GLAD I'm retired.
Computer guy coming again today...going BROKE!
Soup was great yesterday...thinking of chili today....hope to BBLL.
Stay warm guys.. (( )), Rags
Come to think of it, yeah Doris, why do-est you do floors on your hands and knees, even I don't do that, ya know they have invented lovely mops that you can use standing up......
Those temps are really low , for you middle of the country-ers.... Susan how are you faring? Dee you?
I don't clean it that way very often but I do not believe those mops can do as good at getting the splattered grease up and other stuff like that. The floor sure looks different from when I just mop. This way with the scrub brush I can get in any indentations, crevices, next to base boards, etc. So just call me Mrs. Clean.
I'd bet Susan has much worse snow & temps than Karen & I - slight difference of around 350 to 400 miles. Susan & Karen - did you hear about the cartoon in the Tribune after SB1 was signed which pictured a bedraggled cur dog who had just been neutered and he had an AFSCME sign around his neck and the caption "fixed". Guess that is what the paper thinks of all the hard working state people to refer to them as dogs. Then the Sun had an editorial where they referred to kicking the workers in the teeth and how good that was. To the rest of you - - nobody said politics in Illinois was pretty.
My muscles are sure telling me that I did something yesterday but I working thru it with dusting and collecting cat hairs. Grrr.
Thought I posted but maybe I never hit send as it was on the tablet. Who knows, certainly not me. I'll check in the AM. Bad day at work as we had no schedulers as they couldn't get out, so had a bunch of us doing that and we don't know all the in and outs of everything they do, but we piecemealed it together okay.
Tomorrow we are in for a heat wave. Going into the teens!!! Hope it works cause our pipes are frozen right now. Sweating upstairs right now cause we turned up the heat to get more heat in the crawl space where we put some heat ducts many years ago. Hoping it works otherwise we'll have to call the plumber in the morning and that's going to be a mess cause of how difficult it is to get in the crawl space and DH is going to have to clean out an area where we toss a bunch of stuff. That on top of it's going to cost up $850+ to get the jeep fixed so it has heat. Good thing we took the vacation when we did. Will be doing my taxes as soon as possible to pay for some of this stuff!
Well I gotta get to bed so will just say good night. Hope you have a good day tomorrow.
Sheesh Nat, doncha speak Henglish?
Virginia, I'm back to my normal thanks. Aw, poor Patty but better be safe than sorry, did you explain it to her?
Karen is back to normal!
Rags, how are you feeling?
Dear Mrs. Clean. I sometimes get on hands and knees to get cat hair out of my carpet. No matter what vacuum I have it just doesn't do the job.
US military helicopter went down on a beach here in England. All 4 people on board died.
Laureen, how are your pipes today?
Sitting here on my chair with a cat warming my tush. Nice.
Carola are you sittin on Belle?
Where is everybody? the temp on the deck said minus 14.. boy, tiz cold, we are also supposed to warm up into the teens today.
Have to take Paul for an mri, and some kind of balance test, am tired of going to all these docs and tests...
Only get on my hands and knees in church, not in the kitchen, shesshh..
How is everyone doing with this frigit cold? I hate it. Went to Walmart yesterday, and almost froze walk back and forth from the car.
have a good day everyone..
Good morning - I thought the same thing and could picture Carol sitting on Belle.
Supposed to get up to low 30s today so that will be great.
Good luck with the dr. tests today, Nat. Drive carefully. I would flunk any balance test - I can't take 2 steps with that heel-toe test for drunks.And that's sober.
Laureen - hope your pipes have defrosted.
We are having a heat wave, temps could reach 30* today! A tropical heat wave…..
No school again for G. He was supposed to be on a two hour delay and then nope, closed them around 8am. I am betting bus trouble, several other schools had pipes freeze and make huge messes. They have used all the school snow days, here we go applying to the state to see if they can be forgiven or if they have to lose part of the spring vacay to make up for the time. G is happy as a clam today, he is 6 years old and the birthday boy requested pancakes at McD's!
I have stitched my fingers down to the bone yesterday. Hubster is doing a jigsaw puzzle again today. G is playing his game videos and I am wondering what to have for dinner.
Going to the movies tonight, Ronin in 3D i think, looking forward to getting out. My work friend and I went out to dinner last night, cabin fever abounds in us all about now!
So glad everyone's pets are safe in this horrible weather. Carol, I am so happy that Belle has come into your life. She is making her presence known just like Cam! Virginia, can't believe you have another kitty! So happy for you too!
Laureen, try not to let that work stress pile up on you. I know, easier said than done, but I worry about all the things they are putting you and the others thru with unreasonable demands. They should know that if it were possible to do these things, the professional that you are, that it would be done. I have no patience for that type management anymore. Hugs!
BBL G needs me for a bit. Dee
Laureen - I don't have a clue but when I signed up for google there was a message that you had invited me so I accepted so I could see what it was and I know that you are "harmless". Now, what do I do???
Hi ladies,
The pain is back in my leg again. I did skip the pain pills since I wasn't having pain. It said to take for pain so I stopped when the pain was gone. I guess the pills were stopping the pain from coming back. Needless to say I am going to continue to take the pills until they are gone!!
No school again today. Roads are still a little icy.
Stay warm everybody,
Wish Doris and Dee would stop bragging about their balmy weather...wots 30 degrees, Nat??? Sheeze...
Carol...why must you sit on Belle...duz ya got no chairs?
Puter guy just left...still have big problems with puter...old files will NOT open...there are 1000s of them just out in cyberland. I have to order some software puter guy suggested...see if that works. I don't understand ANY of it!
How am I feeling, Carol? P***ed off...Angry, a little MAD...HATE computers today!
All of this because of a virus!
AND...last night I wrote a HUGE dialogue post...explaining to you guys how this all went down...how the computer acted with the virus, etc. And guess what? I LOST it!!!
methinks that hacker is still in here causing problems.
I am really at the end of my rope with this thing! Well, have to go start making supper, and then have to call and order that software.
I don't suppose you guys have started the "Rags Computer Benefit Fund". I am quickly going broke and it is way too cold for a Lemonade Stand...whatever to do????
(( )), Rags
Rags, I feel your pain! I always feel just at the mercy of others as I don't understand these computer things and it does not sit well with me to be in that position. That is why I got an IMac, hoping I don't get any viruses!
Karen, what did the doc give you for your pain-hip? Mine gives me Flexeril and Ultraset. Both help, but I am afraid of the Ultraset and only take it as really needed. It zaps that pain really quick. Feel better soon. Dee
We had a heat wave, it got to 13....wow
Paul R had the two thingies done, and it wiped him out... will get results when we go to the neuro in Feb. he still has one more test to go.. oy veh...
Ragsie sorry about your puter problems, why don't you just get a brand new puter.....
Dee, from what I understand, the mac gets viruses too....somebody told me that... so I guess we can't win...
Carola how is Belle after you sat on her...
Karen, hope you feel better.
Doris, are ya on facebook with Laureen???
Evening. Sad day at work. One of the nurses just had her nephew drop over and he died on the way to the hospital. She had a niece commit suicide about 1 year ago. Not siblings, cousins.
Doris is now in my circle of friends that I have with Carol, Joanie, and Sharon on google. I think Kim, Maryann and Marlene are on this google site but there's no picture so I haven't invited them without knowing for sure. You can message people privately though this or publically. Kind of like Facebook as you can see what people are posting with pictures and videos or just comments. Don't think it's caught on though. I have a lot of family on it but haven't used it till Doris sent me a message. I'm thinking you have to have a google address. Joanie's video of My Fair Lady is on her site!
Carol, hope you didn't hurt Belle! Usually Fion sits on me vs me on him, though I have almost once or twice cause he thinks he owns where ever he sits! LOL!
Nat we had a heat wave too. Was -6 when I went to work today and was 13 when I drove home. Almost got too hot in the car! LOL! High of 22 tomorrow and then in the mid 30s with possible rain by the weekend. About time! When is Paul's next test? What are they looking for? Why his legs aren't working well?
Rags sorry to hear you are still having computer problems. Can't think of where those files could have disappeared too. Doesn't make sense to me. I'm starting to save things in the "cloud" like pictures etc so I can access from anywhere. But then I don't have much "private" that I post out there.
Karen, what did they give you. I figured the pain would come back without pain pills. I'm thinking the other drug is an anti-inflammatory? Hope it gets better quickly.
Sharon, meant to tell you I loved that picture of the kids getting gifts. Such a nice thing for the community to do. They say it takes a neighborhood to raise a child.
Dee tell G we all said Happy Birthday. So nice to be "6"! Gavin is very proud of that! LOL! How is the snow down there? Did you get as much this time?
Well should get going. Am tired today. The long drives in the warm car make me sleepy. Before long DH will be ready for bed and to play Words with Friends. LOL!
Hope you have a great day tomorrow. I'll be back either at lunch or in the evening.
I DID get a totally NEW computer. The problem now is that all of my files (Documents) that he transferred from the old computer WILL NOT OPEN on this one. I have no clue WHY this is happening. The tech guy says I have to get the new software that is compatible with this new OS so the old files can open.
Have no clue what this means.
He is saying that the old files need the new software to be able to open.
This is why I am a wreck... I'm just forkin out the bucks but have none of my files. Like I had all the rental stuff, the complete inventories of our antiques,,,where we bought them, when, am't paid, identification, etc. ...same for all my textiles.
I think most of the pictures transferred okay, but those are jpg files. The PDA,PCB,
XML,PCP and other stuff will not open. I don't have a clue why.
They are just listings in the Documents library but won't open. I think that my tech guy should have put all this stuff on a flash drive and then made sure they would be compatible.But I really don't know.
Does ANYONE UNDERSTAND THIS? Guess I should have put this on the dialog, but I lost the last one.
I am going to bed!!!
Rags - I must agree with you that they should have backed them up somewhere first and then you could always download them someplace. Hang in there, I bet it will all work out in the end. Once they are transferred, be sure to download them to a separate place so that they can't be completely lost. I know there are places and Nat can give you the name of one - mine is upstairs or I would tell you. Does the tech have a computer that would open them and you could save them before they start messing with another program? Better safe than sorry.
Karen - I bet one of the pills is anti-inflammatory and it will take awhile for that swelling to go down. What did they give you? Be careful not to drive while you are on the pain pills.
Why is the house warm in the days but in the evenings the same temp feels cold????? Hate to get my utility bill this month.
Rags I never heard of those extension. I know of .doc .docx .pdf etc. I looked up xml and the site I saw said that notepad should be able to open it. Notepad is usually listed under accessories. I use Microsoft office for my documents. What were you using? That program may not be on your computer. Many years ago I used word perfect also. I looked up .xml and it should be able to be opened by Microsoft Office excel but if it was developed correctly then you get an error message. I have no idea what program you were using to make these documents but hopefully your computer guy can tell you. Microsoft Office can cost about $100 at it's cheapest so none of these programs are cheap. There is a freebee that you can open Office documents on, but reading on these extensions you listed is something I've never seen. Hope this helps even a little. If you get the right program you shouldn't lose all of your files. Just don't know if you can save in another format or not or just always have to have that program. Do you ever share a file with anyone? Can they open it?
Virginia you have any ideas?
sorry Ragsie, I thought you said this guy built you a computer....hope everything will be working well soon.. I know nuttin about computers...
Another heat wave today high in the 19's oh boy tiz cold here.. just going in and out of the car is bad.
Good morning everyone!
G returned to school today, so happy to see these temps outside bearable. Flurries overnight expected but no accumulation thank goodness.
I have cleaned the bathrooms already this morning and have a dentist appt. this afternoon. If I get out pretty quick I think I will go and get my hair colored and cut. I look terrible. I didn't care for the color she highlighted my hair last time and I will be glad to see the end of it gone. Nothing like getting a cut and color to improve your mood.
We start the gym next week. I am so looking forward to it. Gym BFF is still having trouble with her knee so her PT is extending still. Not sure when they will wrap that up. My back is so much better, I have no idea why my back went out of whack. I did nothing to bring it on, could be sitting and stitching I guess. I swear I have no padding on my tail bone and that is what gets me every time. I feel out of shape. Even though I have not gained any weight I feel stuffy with winter weight is what I call it. All the holiday junk is out of the house and I am doing well that way. I have a Joslin appt., Endo the end of the month. Soon it will be two years since I started Bydureon. Love that med, it has been so good for me.
Dee, my back kills me if I sit and work at a table like a jigsaw puzzle or too much sorting of papers, etc for too long. You could be tense when you do the stitching the same way.
It is my upper back that hurts then.
Went to the Bible discussion group today and we started Revelations. Dat hard to understand!!!
Karen, I had the sciatic nerve problem once and I know what you went through. Ugh. To make a long story short - I ended up at my DGSs Baptism for which I was Godmother so hyped up with pain pills that the pictures are a riot. The 2 doctors that were in the family admitted that they over dosed me but I survived.
It has been awhile since I posted, but really have no news or anything interesting or important to say!! We survived the snow, wind, polar vortex cold and gray days but I must confess the cabin fever is getting to me. Since retiring I have always been mostly a home-body but this winter is bringing me to my knees. Those years of mild winter weather was superb, and I'm not liking this winter....... Now they are predicting rain with flooding (since everything is frozen no where for it to go) and turning to ice for tomorrow.
Like you are doing today, Dee, I have a dental appt tomorrow morning and in the afternoon an appt for cut and color. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we can go out for supper after a day of getting shining teeth and pretty hair!! LOL
I have not budged on losing any weight. It seems lunch time is when I pack in too many calories. I love chips, yogurt, sandwich filling made with miracle whip (tuna, egg salad etc.) and just eat too much. I am good about walking 30 minutes (2 miles) 5 days a week, but the old scale just doesn't budge.
I am going to suggest we take a ride after lunch 13 miles to an "eagle roost". Reports are as many as 20-25 in the area fishing. We have a few here, but to see lots will be amazing. We used to have to drive to the Mississippi River to view them, but more and more are coming (and some stay) to the area for open water in the winter.
We did get together with 2 neighbor couples last Friday for a post holiday evening. We played UNO and enjoyed seeing each other.
Hope you soon feel better, Karen.
I agree with you Doris. There is only one way to have truly clean floors, but I don't get on my hands and knees too often to do it!
Everyone have a good day and blow any and all decent weather to N IL!!!
Until next time,
Forgot to add: I did the DD method of hands and scrubbed my bathroom floors. Nothing like that brush to get into those tiles. Love these sparkling floors! Dee
PS Susan, do you craft or have hobbies that you could get into to help pass the winter doldrums? I am really enjoying stitching.
Rags- Maybe this will help
A file name extension is a set of characters that helps Windows understand what kind of information is in a file and what program should open it. It is called an extension because it appears at the end of the file name, following a period. In the file name myfile.txt, the extension is txt. It tells Windows that this is a text file that can be opened by programs associated with that extension, such as WordPad or Notepad.
You replaced the computer (hardware) but maybe you still need to reinstall the programs you were using (software) to open the files. Or he didn't reinstall all the files to begin with.
Karen--hope your pain stays away. I'm surprised that one of your sisters didn't say something about a pain the the "*utt" lols
It is no longer cold in these parts. It's suppose to get to 71 tomorrow. Been raining for the last couple of days.
I'm starting the 21 day purification diet tomorrow. Will pick up the supplements later today. Multipurpose for the cleansing and to lose some weight.
I have determined that I only get dizzy when I lay down on the left side most of the time. So now I can only sleep on the right side. I think it's that BPPV and will try the exercises found online before I will go to the doctor.
Evening all
Sheesh, I don't sit on Belle, she wiggles towards the back of me while I sit on the chair and then gets comfy.
Rags, it would be a frozen lemonade stand. I agree that everything should have been backed up first.
Aw Laureen, how sad for that nurse. Hold on hold on. I was sitting on that chair first. Ho boy. I was there first.
Doris, the opposite happens in my house. I have to turn the heat off because I am so warm.
Yep, sitting and stitching Dee. I bet you don't realize that you might be bent over.
Waving to Susan.
It's been in the low 50s here but it is supposed to be getting colder.
Reading the latest Jayne Ann Krentz book.
Hi, everyone! So sorry about your cold weather; I've been watching the news about the "polar vortex" and can't imagine how awful that is. When we first married, Roger was transferred from the mild Vancouver area to northern Quebec. I had to walk to the grocery store and sometimes it was so cold I was crying when I got home.
It is raining here and 41F right now, so not as nice as Marlene's weather, but pretty good all the same.
Well, we have had Misty on prednisone for asthma since early fall, but it didn't seem to be working well plus she was sneezing and rubbing her nose as well as coughing. After doing blood tests and ruling out a whole bunch of things; vet came up with the idea of allergies. I told her that I had kept Misty in the house for 5 days over Christmas while DS was visiting with his dog, and that she was much better then. So we put her on cetirizine (brand name Reactine) and it has almost completely cleared up her symptoms! So now I am weaning her off the predisone and hoping the coughing and sneezing doesn't come back. She has gained weight too, as the pred made her so hungry all the time.
Rags, sorry to hear about your computer woes. I too don't know enough about computers to make any suggestions. Did you get a chance to look at my Silent Night video that I put on my blog? If you don't have the addy, I'll put it on the dialog.
Karen, I am having the same problem as you. My right hip hurts and I can't sleep on that side. I think it must be the sciatic nerve as the pain goes down my leg and across the top of my foot near the ankle. Maybe I should go to the doctor and get something as the Tylenol doesn't help much.
Better go and get something done; ttfn
Oh Dee, I don't believe you fell for Doris' hands and knees method of cleaning floors, no wonder your back hurts...shesshh
Joanie, I do not want to hear about your 41 temp, we went out today, tiz 16...and it is so darn cold.... thank goodness we don't have all that snow...
I had to go back to the doc since the Flexeril and Ultram were not stopping the pain. I had an x ray of my hip even though I didn't fall or anything. My doc has called in stronger meds. I just hope they work since I haven't been sleeping good at night. I am sleepy and loopy at the same time.
Hope all of you suffering find some relief. It is not fun to be in pain esp. at bedtime. Thanks for all your well wishes. I hope the new meds work.
Karen, when mine was bad it was an extruded disc in the spine. Easy fix and I was fine. I'm sure your dr. knows what your problem is. Once you feel better we will go to 17th St. and enjoy and talk.
oh Doris, Karen is not going to lunch with you..
Karen, ouch, hope you feel better.
Evening ladies. A very busy day at work today. Stopped at Verizon to get my discount on cell phones. Always something to do it seems. Kills me cause DH can't do it because he's not the one with the discount! I guess I'm old cause we share "accountability" for all accounts, but not allowed in today's world of technology.
Karen hope you feel better soon. What did he give you? Sounds like a disc problem to me too. Heat and rest may help it. I get back pain standing at the sink doing dishes etc. Part of getting older I guess.
Oh Doris, I knew you'd hear from Nat when you started talking about meeting up with Karen again. You are just asking for trouble and trying to rile her up aren't you! I don't clean on my hands and knees often either. Betty does it all the time.
Joanie what does the vet think Misty's allergic to? I'm assuming that med is an anti-histamine? Interesting. Tomorrow I am doing an experiment on my allergies. Have been having trouble with sneezing at work and today I noticed it started after using my hand lotion. Tomorrow won't use it and see if I have the sneezing attacks. Got better after I washed my hands and didn't use it. It's a new lotion so don't have a clue why it would be doing this. More I sneeze the more the nose runs so then I blow it and it gets bad again I think because of it being on my hands and then close to my nose. Son was ordered an epi pen today because of his allergy to cinnamon! He has to be so careful. I stopped eating my cinnamon raisin toast also to see if it helps me with coughing and sneezing the morning. Not willing to give up my chocolate protein drink yet as I know I'm allergic to chocolate.
Hi Susan. Sounds like you've been semi-busy with friends. That's good cause this weather tends to give many people cabin fever. Me, I don't want to leave the house during this weather. I'm content to just stay in.
Our weather is starting to improve finally. Was -16 on the way to work and +16 on the way home. Didn't even have to put on the gloves to walk out to the car!! Suppose to hit high 30s-low 40s for a day on this weekend. Whoo Hoo! Hope it doesn't get bad again like this.
TGIF tomorrow. Am looking forward to the weekend so maybe I can accomplish something. We'll see. Hope you all have a good day tomorrow and I'll be back in the evening.
OH YES she IS going to have lunch with me. So there!!! Got a lot to talk about.
I bet it is the hand lotion, Laureen. Good luck!
Carol, try not to sit on Belle today. She deserves a more considerate person around.
I need some talk...good talk. I went to visit my neighbour over the holidays with a small gift and now she is my new best friend. She wants to know too much. There is a reason I stay by myself. Yikes. I have become a master at diverting the conversation.
House is cleaned. This afternoon I am going to venture over to the "Casa Riposa" to visit Andrea's aunt. She was forcibly taken from her home before Christmas and put into this care facility. I hope the visit goes well. Hard thing to be taken from your home, but she has episodes and it is probably for the best.
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According to Gerald M. Wesley Jr., chief deputy of the Bolivar County Sheriff's Department, Burns was taken for an initial appearance Wednesday and placed under a $750,000 bond.
He is being held at the Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility.
On April 20 at approximately 1 a.m., the Bolivar County Sheriff's Department received numerous of calls that multiple shots were being fired outside of Roy's Lounge in Shaw.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered a large crowd dispersing rapidly from the club.
As a result of the shooting, one subject was found shot on the ground near the club and was transported to Bolivar Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
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DSU Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs Matt Jones said the university as well as the athletics program does "take discipline seriously."
Last week Delta State Head Football Coach Todd Cooley announced in a press release the "indefinite game suspension of junior quarterback Dennis Robertson on Tuesday, Aug. 20 for violation of team rules."
Jones reassured that this situation is not being taken lightly.
According to Jones, Robertson will "have regular meetings with Coach Cooley" and "won't see the football field for some time" and from his understanding "won't be able to dress for the team."
However, the reasoning behind not releasing Robertson from the team altogether has been a question among many.
"Everyone makes mistakes. The program had two choices. You completely cut them or you make this a teachable moment," said Jones.
Jones said the program and Cooley want to "continue to mold this young man in the early days of his life."
While Robertson will continue to train with the team and be a part of the rigorous practicing, he will not be rewarded and allowed to step onto the field.
"He's paying the price by not being able to play," said Jones.
"I don't believe (this type of behavior) is in his character. He is very contrite. He is ashamed of what he has done for the program and DSU," said Jones.
Robertson will remain on suspension until Cooley believes he has learned from his mistake.
"Whether he's a player, student, or community member, you either teach them the right things to do or let them go out and make the wrong decision again," Jones said.
Jones added with focus on the actions of one particular football player at Delta State, it is important to remember that one quarterback's mistakes do not make up the university.
Delta State's statement of ethics, which can be found on the DSU Website says, "Each member of the community pledges his/her best effort."
Jones said the Delta State Athletics Department is attempting to fulfill that statement by aiding players to reach their best, both on the field and off.
"We all make mistakes, this man is in his early 20s," said Jones, "we want to continue to mold this young man in the early days of his life."


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There are always several different cereals in the pantry of my house at any given time, because cereal is something I can eat for breakfast lunch or dinner depending on my mood. With my love for vanilla, Peace Organic Vanilla Almond Crisp Cereal popped out at me in the grocery store, especially with the addition of those delicious looking almonds pictured on the box. It's vegan, 70% organic, and sounded wonderful.
Peace Organic Vanilla Almond Crisp Cereal has to hold the record for flake size in cereal. Some of the flakes were literally the size of my spoon which was actually a big drawback while eating. The flakes themselves are pretty bland since they're unsweetened, but they are quite crispy, with a mild corn flavor. The oat clusters are what really sell this cereal. They're sweet, crunchy, and strongly flavored with the delightful tastes of vanilla and almond. The milk becomes infused by this flavor, leading to a bowl full of goodness. As for almonds, I counted a whopping two in my 1 cup serving, which was rather lackluster.
One serving (1 cup) of Peace Organic Vanilla Almond Crisp Cereal contains 210 calories, 5 grams of total fat (8% of the recommended daily amount), no saturated or trans fat, 11% of the RDA for sodium, 5 grams of protein and 38 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 2 grams of fiber and 9 grams of sugars.
I really wanted to like this cereal, because I am really impressed with some of the company's values - each year Peace Cereal donates 10% of its proceeds through grants to grassroots peace efforts around the world. While I enjoyed it, I wasn't enamored by it - and the lack of almonds, bland flakes, and rather pricey tag ($3.12 for a box), will probably keep this cereal from finding its way to my cart again.


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NAPLES, Fla. — Florida tomato grower, packers and shippers may finally get some relief from audit fatigue caused by having to undergo several different food safety inspections required by multiple buyers.
Vicky BoydWes Roan (from left), vice president of crop protection and food safety for Lipman, catches up with Kevin Ratchford, owner of Agri-Logic Consulting Inc., and Rachel Giles, a consultant with South Florida Crop Services.Reggie Brown, executive vice president of the Maitland-based Florida Tomato Exchange, said he hoped that with the beginning of this year's tomato season in late fall that buyers will opt for a single harmonized audit.
"It would be just one audit and it would include the fields and the packing facilities," Brown said.
His comments came during the 2013 Tomato Food Safety Workshop, Sept. 3, in Naples, Fla.
The state's tomato growers and packers already have to undergo mandated annual audits as part of the Florida Tomato Good Agricultural Practices and Tomato Best Management Practices programs.
The legislation, passed in 2007, applies to every tomato grown, packed, distributed or sold in the state and exceeds most of the requirements contained in the Food and Drug Administration's draft Food Safety Modernization Act.
Despite the strictness of the state regulations, some buyers still require additional third-party audits, he said.
Large tomato grower-shippers sometimes have to endure more than a half dozen different audits during a season.
At the same food safety meeting last year, Brown told the audience he expected a harmonized program in time for the start of the 2012 season.
But delays in having state and federal inspectors undergo training to conduct far-reaching Global Food Safety Initiative audits pushed it back a season.
"It takes more time than you think it's going to take," Brown said.
Barry Gaffney, regional administrator for the Florida Department of Food and Agriculture Division of Fruit and Vegetables, Winter Haven, said one department inspector recently completed GFSI audit training in California and another is scheduled to finish before the start of this season.
The department also is in the process of hiring a third inspector.
In addition to the state-mandated tomato audits, state and U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors already have been able to conduct several other types, including USDA food safety audits, Subway harmonized audits and the USDA audit with the Global Markets addendum, he said,
The GFSI audit is what just about every buyer will accept, Gaffney said.
"That's what we're hoping for, at least," he said.
But undergoing just one audit won't necessarily mean a corresponding reduction in expenses.
Growers, packers and shippers will still pay a separate fee for each different audit report, depending on what a buyer requests, Gaffney said.


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Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits. As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, an upland meadow. But here they face their most difficult challenges of all.
A stirring epic of courage and survival against the odds, Watership Down has become a beloved classic for all ages. Both an exciting adventure story and an involving allegory about freedom, ethics, and human nature, it has delighted generations with its unique and charming world, winning many awards and being adapted to film, television, and theater.
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"Quite marvelous...A powerful new vision of the great chain of being." (New York Times Book Review)
"Spellbinding....Marvelous....A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit, and derring-do." (Chicago Tribune)
"A classic....A great book." (Los Angeles Times)
"Still one of the best!"
I first read this book when it was published in 1972, and after reading it I remember being incredulous that a book about rabbits with names like Hazel and Bigwig could be so engaging and thought provoking. I had pretty much forgotten about it through the years when I happened upon it at Audible and I immediately used a credit. Am I ever glad that I did. After all this time it's still compelling because although it certainly is a story about rabbits, it's also about the ethos of honor, trust, friendship, courage and perseverance, which are important no matter what type of creature you happen to be. You can search google and find a copy of the "Watershipdown Lapine Glossary" to learn the words that the rabbits use to communicate with each other. For example, Silf = Eat & Flay = Outside, so to "Silfflay" means going outside the warren to eat. You can usually figure it out, but I found a glossary helpful as I began to read the story. They also use a common language known as "hedgerow" to communicate with other non-lapine creatures, which are an important aspect of the story.
"... there are times when silence is a poem." - John Fowles, the Magus ^(;,;)^
"Heroic Quest Novel DROPPED on a Warren of Rabbits"
Just finished listening to this book with the kids. It seems to effortlessly float between the walls of genre fiction. At once Watership Down is a children's book, a heroic fantasy novel and a clever, classical exploration of heroic themes. Adams' seems very comfortable in exploring ideas of heroism, sacrifice and community (and others) using the language and strategies of the Greek and Latin masters (Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid) . I'm not sure if it is more incredible that Adams dared to drop a heroic quest novel into a warren of rabbits or that he actually pulled it off.
I love reading and listening to books, especially fantasy, science fiction, children's, historical, and classics.
"A Classic Rabbit Epic"
When my mother gave me Watership Down in junior high school in the early 1970s, I thought, "Is she kidding? A book about rabbits?" But I gave it a chance and immediately was completely caught, finished it, and never forgot the general story and a couple standout scenes and great characters. Listening to the audiobook version now after about 40 years was an extraordinary experience, as I re-discovered just how wonderful the book is, how rich in rabbit lore, how unsentimental, epic, scary, funny, original, universal, beautiful, and moving. I couldn't stop listening to the last 90 minutes, even though I was lying in bed exhausted by a long day of work. I had forgotten how well the stories about the legendary rabbit trickster founder hero, El-ahrairah, mesh with the main plot and themes. I had forgotten how effectively the interesting epigraphs foreshadow the action of each chapter. I had forgotten how the mystical elements fall like moon (Inle) shadow on the realistic body of the book. I had forgotten that I would follow Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, Dandelion, Blackberry, and Bluebell anywhere!
Ralph Cosham does an excellent job reading the novel. I like his savory voice and restrained manner. He doesn't strain for pyrotechnic effects or manipulative emotions or cartoonish personalities, but instead does just enough, distinguishing well between different characters, like Bigwig (deep and rough), Fiver (high and sensitive), Hazel (his natural speaking voice), and Kehaar (a Norwegian seagull), and between different moods and scenes, like quiet grazing, desperate violence, and numinous natural beauty. In short, Cosham lets the text do its thing even as he perfectly enhances its effects. His reading of Dandelion's performance of the hilarious El-ahrairah story "Rowsby Woof and the Fairy Wogdog" and of the transcendent final chapter alone are worth the price of admission. No pyrotechnics, just perfect, clear, sympathetic, and appealing reading.
Somehow I never read the print version of this book, so I was coming to this audio book fresh. I loved this story! The characters were so believable and likeable. Then I realized that the rabbit fairy tales, far from being a distraction, were foreshadowing what would come next. Wonderful story telling!
The reader of this book was amazing. What a variety of voices and accents -- my absolute favorites were the gruff, no-nonsense English-accented voice of Bigwig the rabbit and the harsh Norwegian-accented voice of Kehaar the seagull.
I found myself wanting to share the story with my wife every night after listening during my commute. She began asking me about the story before I even brought it up. After listening to the fairy tale "Rowsby Woof and the Fairy Wogdog", I was laughing so hard that I had to share it, so I played it for her when I got home.
"Great Literature"
It can be difficult to explain how a book about rabbits can feel so touchingly human. Before I was even past the fifth chapter, I felt for Hazel, Fiver, Big Wig, and the rest of their company so completely that I had trouble not listening to the rest of the book.
Richard Adams paints a beautiful story using the wilds of the English Countryside as his canvas, and Ralph Cosham is a masterful narrator of this classic.
This is one I will certainly be listening to again in the future.
"Why hadn't I read this sooner?"
Here I am...a guy who read Stephen King and Crichton novels, and I find this book. I am reluctant, but give it a shot since I read these great reviews. Wow... what an excellent piece of art this book is! And the narration is SUPURB. This is now my favorite novel I have ever listened to. Awesome.
I prefer intelligent, complex stories with deeply developed characters. I'm not a fan of most popular novels; my taste is more eccentric.
For all of my life I will be moved by this story of friendship and adventure. I have read the book so many times now... it was nice have it read to me. It gave me a different perspective. Lucky is the person who gets to experience this book for the first time!
"Watership Down"
Wonderful tale, and great story telling. I look forward to more from this author eg. The Plague Dogs.
"Must Read"
This is a wonderful book. It is challenging and thought provoking. Richard Adams has written a classic book that makes you consider our relationship to nature, the way we act in community, trust, loyalty and friendship. The narrator, Ralph Cosham, is perfect.
"All Time Favorite!!!!!"
Watership Down is one of my all time favorite books. I love the hard copy. The story is exciting and I learned so much about rabbits. The narrator did a wonderful job. Listening to this book is a great pleasure for me.
"A great classic for young and old."
I have read and re-read this book many times. I have several abridged versions of this audiobook and I was resigned that I would never get an unabridged version. I couldn't believe it when I came accross this and it was sold by Audible. Brilliant, Great, Fantastic.
I had only vague memories of this story from when I was a child and doubt I would have chosen it to listen to now had the other reviews not been so good. I'm am so glad I allowed those reviews to convince me. Brilliant story, which was elegantly written and perfectly narrated. Recommend to anyone who like a good story - don't let that it's about rabbits turn you away.
"childhood revisited"
Originally read book as a child-audio version all these years later,just as enjoyable.
Animals of farthing wood-Animals fleeing danger to find new home.
Loved it -very easy on the ear.
Made me cry-AGAIN-for those poor little bunnies!
Will listen again and again-love this book.
"Brings the world of rabbits to life"
Only ever previously seen the film and loved it as a child, its one of those books I never got around to reading. This is really nicely narrated and has really opened up the magical world of rabbits for me, I never realised how much more there was in the book that was cut out of the film. I especially like the little tangent stories about El-ahrairah great fun and a great listen.
Regretfully, I find myself with little time for reading these days. I've never listened to an audio book before and I wasn't sure if I could stop my overactive mind wandering enough to concentrate on a story, so I decided to try a book that I know well so I didn't lose the plot if my mind did wander. Watership Down has been a favourite book of mine since I was 9, and I chose it to try out listening to audio books at work. Well, I was hooked from the first line. Ralph Cosham narrates this story beautifully; his voice fits the story and writing story perfectly. I'm a fast reader (actually I rush to tell the truth) and having the story read out gave me a much deeper experience of reading the book as every word was heard and enjoyed. Thoroughly recommended.
"A cut above the rest."
This is one of my top 5 books I love it on so many levels.
Firstly, its kind of a stand alone book. Because although there are other books that follow the lives of animals, most of them are children's books, and most of them have the animals doing things that real animals could or would never do. Or they have animals far more intelligent than real animals ever could be.Or in the case of animal farm which is not a children's book it's highly allegorical and political in nature.
Watership down is not meant to be anything other that a story written for entertainment and the animals do not do things that real animals could not. The book bends the rules slightly in places but does not outrightly break them.
The story is cute and funny enough for many children to love providing that have the stomach for it, it's kind of harsh in place's and it has plenty of grit and complexity to keep adults interested, even the ones who don't read children's books as a rule.
The narration is just right and really enhanced the story and the characters.
Just buy it already.
"Loved it!"
Narration by Ralph Cosham was very enjoyable, not too slow and his voice really brought the story alive to me again.
Read this as a child, and watched the 'cartoon' version numerous times (I have it on DVD now!) and I loved the story. Rich and varied, the story makes me laugh and cry in equal measures and as I listened I could see the rabbits, and feel what they were going through. I love this book.
I find that books being read to me resonate with me in a totally different way than reading them. I love to read but I use audiobooks when running, walking an on my 45min each way drive to work every day. His narration was spot on and it was wonderful to hear the history of the novel, which I had never heard before too.
Laughed. Cried. As usual with this book!
Buy it, you will not be disappointed.
"It exceeded my high expection"
I never read this story as a child, so there was no nostalgia, but I still absolutely loved it.
Story – 4.5/5
Although this story is quite brutal in places (death, violence and peril), it wasn't as brutal as I was expecting. I have seen parts of the film years ago, and I remembered some things being worse than they actually are in the novel.
It is a fantastic tale of adventure, friendship and ethics. Although it is a fictional world of rabbits that communicate and think on the same level as humans, there are a lot of real elements of wild rabbit life included that makes the reader think.
I honestly think everyone should give this story a read, child and adult alike. There are happy, sad, scary and funny moments – it will take you through all of the emotions. Richard Adams has done an excellent job in writing a classic for all ages.
Performance – 4.5/5
Ralph Coshom is an excellent narrator, he helped to take the reader/listener through all of the emotions evoked in the story. I didn't find myself drifting from the story once, which is a very rare occurrence
His voice acting is flawless, each animal had a distinctly recognisable voice. His tone portrayed the story's mood perfectly, and I would definitely not think twice about picking up another story narrated by him.
I absolutely loved the introduction to the story, and how Richard Adams decided to start writing Watership Down, and how it got published etc. A very nice touch for a classic such as this
Overall – 4.5/5
I don't think so
Maybe if I read the story first I would be able to follow it better?
I found it very monotone and found myself falling asleep whilst listening to it being read to me!
This is a classic story & I really wanted to enjoy listening to it but I just got bored & it was a chore to get through it all! I did not like this book at all, which I was shocked about as I like other classic stories...
"As good as I remember!"
Such a good story! Fun, sad, exciting and most of all enjoyable. Watership down was a great read when I worked my way through it years ago. I even went to the cinema to see the film (bit of a disappointment there though). The audiobook though was well read and kept me interested even if I did already know what happened.
Well read, clear, concise and read with passion
I would not like to listen to this book in one sitting but then I have read the book and seen the film
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Lawyer Brian Fixter wants to fix "stale" B.C. Liberals
Rookie politician Brian Fixter agrees that there's a David and Goliath aspect to his battle against two old hands for the B.C. Liberal nomination in Vancouver–False Creek. The fight will culminate at a meeting on Wednesday (February 20).
But the 31-year-old associate with the Borden Ladner Gervais law firm notes that the contest pitting him against former Vancouver mayor and long-time city councillor Sam Sullivan and twice-elected ex–B.C. Liberal MLA Lorne Mayencourt isn't about "big versus little".
"I think it's more new versus old and fresh versus stale," Fixter told the Straight in a phone interview.
Vancouver–False Creek is represented in the legislature by former children and family development minister Mary McNeil.
Asked what he has been hearing from people, Fixter said: "It's been a mix. Some people are still staunch B.C. Liberal supporters. Some people are just not happy with how things are going and are choosing to sit out. There's a level of apathy, which I think has grown over the past little bit. And that's what we're trying to combat. That's exactly what we're trying to take over and prevent is people just getting themselves out of the political process and waiting to see what's going to happen."
He explained his desire to become an MLA in this way: "It's time for change, and I think that applies specifically with the B.C. Liberals.…I think the new way forward is with a new voice.…Our whole campaign has rested on the belief that the past isn't good enough. And we don't need to be talking about the rhetoric of the [B.C.] NDP sins in the past or the B.C. Liberal sins in the past."
Sullivan didn't want to comment on the fortunes of the B.C. Liberal Party. While he began by telling the Straight by phone that "there's lots of opportunity", Sullivan went on to say: "I don't really look at those things. I'm focused on keeping my head down and working and getting nominated and getting elected."
Mayencourt declined comment.
In a separate B.C. Liberal nomination, party members in Vancouver-Quilchena will choose between former city councillor and mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton and former B.C. Liberal Party president Andrew Wilkinson on Sunday (February 17). This seat is held by former finance minister Colin Hansen.
You don't fix it you throw it away as in Garbage.
I believe some people are mistaking disgust at the Corporate Welfare first and putting the people of BC last for apathy.
Changing people does not change the Corporate Welfare Deficit ridden policies of the BC Liberals.
@bagman - clever name. Brian's choice to enter politics takes considerably more "balls" than (say) trolling the comments board of the Georgia Straight.
Protip, the BC Liberals do not respect you, Ive known them. Your party has had the shit kicked out of you the last 3 elections, are you not tired of losing. I got news for you, negativity works, and its funny...and true...balls hehe


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The examinations, which begin Monday, are part of the Subject Area Testing Program 2 program and are administered for English II, Algebra I, U.S. History and Biology I.
In order to meet graduation requirements, it is mandatory that all students are successful on these exams. Eligible students in grades 9-12 will have the opportunity to meet the requirements next week.
In its continued effort to improve SATP achievement, Broad Street held several educational and motivational events.
On Thursday, motivational speaker Dr. Fairest Hill arrived on campus to provide encouragement for both testing and life success.
The following day, a Pastries for Parents breakfast was provided to keep parents informed about test prep information.
Friday also featured "Dress for SATP Success," where students were allowed to substitute school uniforms for professional attire.
Next, Broad Street hosted another Saturday School session with educational consultants on hand to provide free tutorials in all SATP subject areas. Everyone involved was rewarded with a special rally and cookout hosted by school board members and administrators.
The final celebration, the SATP Musical Extravaganza, was planned for 5 p.m. today with a performance by Bolivar County church choirs.
The choirs provided musical inspiration to students and community members in attendance.
"All of these programs show our students that we are behind them and we support them," said principal Lisa Davis. "We want everyone to have a different outlook on how important these tests are."
Like many Delta schools, Davis said Broad Street holds a sturdy commitment to increasing the number of passing students.
"I'm very proud of the program and I think it will make a big difference," said Davis. "This will help us make the change from a failing school to a successful one."
Adrienne White, an administrative intern for Broad Street, has also played a leading role in establishing the programs.
"One of the largest factors in student testing is whether or not the student is prepared well," said White. "Broad Street has been preparing students all year, and these last few days have been more about encouragement and motivation.
"It's also important that they have the stamina for the long rigorous process."
White said students should gain some strength from knowing the community, family members, churches and the school system will be supporting them in next week's exams.
"We're hoping that all students are successful next month," said White. "We want the academic level here and across the Delta to improve."


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17 Chinese Recipes for the New Year
The lunar new year is just a week away and I tend to think of Chinese cuisine for it which is the perfect excuse to make some Chinese food at home! Chinese cuisine is extremely varied with many tasty dishes with a lot of my favourites coming from the Sichuan province for their use of spicy hot chili peppers and mouth numbing Sichuan peppercorns! For the New Year some foods are considered lucky including long noodles, spring rolls, lettuce, oranges, whole fish, whole chickens, sticky rice cakes, etc. No matter what you choose to make to celebrate the New Year you really can't go wrong with some of these recipes!


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How come JT isn't being ruled out?
I don't like the NFL much these days. A two game suspension for Ray Rice – that's it? TWO GAMES? If you don't know what I'm talking about, google Ray Rice (after you've finished reading my post!) and tell me what you think of a two game suspension for what he did. Full Story
Janet is thin again
It's a cycle every two years or so. Janet Jackson goes militant and loses a lot of weight and takes her top off for the cover of some magazine, and then a year later, she's covered up in sweats not wanting to be photographed. Don't sh-t on me for making it an issue. I'm only making it an issue because SHE makes it one when she grants an interview to some glossy about how she's finally found the formula to "stay fit forever!!!" Here's Janet at AMFAR last night at the Hotel du Cap looking svelte and ageless. Full Story
Phylicia Rashad For Coloured Girls
Always Mrs Huxtable, right? And she's ageless. Am late this morning because I got caught up on YouTube looking at old clips. Remember the Dragon Lady? And when Peter went to the dentist? I'm telling you, after all this time, it's still good. Maybe for different reasons, sure, but it's still good. Full Story
A better trailer
So there's the trailer for The Tourist, and then there's the trailer for For Coloured Girls. I watched it yesterday and then had to watch it again, three more times, and twice today. I love the tone, I love the music, I love how you can almost feel these women, and the music, and the pacing – pacing counts in trailers too! – and I love Janet's brief clip, the look on her face when she tells him to go. Full Story
Janet is ageless
She really is. You bitches will probably say it's because of the plastic surgery and yeah sure, she's had a lot of work done but still... there's a skin amazingness here that can't be bought. Just take a look at Katherine Jackson. Mrs Jackson is about to turn 80 and doesn't look a day over 70. Full Story
Pippy's apology: too little, too late
At least it is for me. Entertainment Weekly has named its 15 Entertainers of the Decade. Justin Timberlake made the list. And so he should have. From N Sync to solo, Pip's music and musical growth is undeniably impressive. Full Story
Same side in a booth
It's a little unorthodox, sure. But you're an unorthodox guy. And very, very intense. So if you were having lunch with a friend, and the conversation was a serious one, I could totally see you sitting side by side in a booth instead of sitting across. Doesn't mean you're f-cking her, right? Because ETonline.com Full Story
Stay home from school day
As you've probably heard, Janet Jackson was supposed to play Montreal last night. Instead, at the last minute, she fell ill during sound check, was taken to hospital, released 2 hours later, leaving thousands of fans without a show. Promoters have promised to make it up. Meanwhile, Janet is said to be fine, and getting ready for her next stop in Boston. Full Story
Shelfy's Best Work
Jessica Biel… she's like the Tiger Woods of famewhorage, you know? Shelfy keeps outdoing herself. Predicable yes, but nonetheless, the sheer shamelessness of her constant campaigns is impressive. And the latest is the best yet. Because it covers so many angles. 1. You'll recall, a couple of weeks ago, her Easy Virtue director was quoted calling her an idiot Full Story
Hardly Anyone Cared
Seriously… I felt badly for Janet Jackson. I mean it's Janet Jackson, right? She released a new album this year which has totally unperformed, it's been all Mimi and Madonna and no Damita Jo, and she showed up on the carpet tonight and all of us on the press line were like – oh yeah, Janet Jackson. Full Story
Whitesnake Jackson
Here I go again on my ownGoin' down the only road I've ever known Sigh… I miss the 80s. And I miss this video. Pure 80s rock video cheese. With Tawny Kitaen (isn't that the best name ever???!!??) writhing on top of a jaguar… they just don't make videos like that anymore, you know? Or perhaps they do. Full Story
Flu Job
Us Weekly is reporting that Janet Jackson was hospitalised last night because of shortness of breath. Her rep subsequently clarified that it was the flu. The flu? Do you believe the flu? With all that money and resources, she can't afford home care? Or is it because you can't give someone a nose job/tummy tuck/boob lift/etc etc etc at home? Not that Janet would ever, right? Not that there are any fake parts on her body, right? In some circles, there are those who believe she actually had a rod inserted into her abs to make them look the way they do. Full Story
Lean, Tight
Riding pants require – demand – no jiggle. And Janet Jackson was owning them last night in NYC. Girl looks amazing! his is of course tenth time or so in as many years that she has bounced back from weight gain, only to lose it rapidly and claim to have conquered yo-yo dieting for good. But now Janet is writing a book about the subject, to share her experience and her struggles with the world. Full Story
No Photos don"t mean No Love
Who said they broke up? Just because they hadn't been photographed together for a few months? Rubbish. Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger were adorable in Cannes, they were equally adorable in London the other night at the Serpentine Gallery party – normally the best party of the summer but decidedly short on star factor this year. Full Story


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