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Britney Spear's youthful exuberance is reflected in this intoxicating perfume. Sexy, sassy and daring, the fragrance reflects Britney's philosophy of daring to go against the flow and satisfying your curiosity.
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Rating: Mar 5, 2009 7:27pm
Britney Spears Curious
I love this perfume. I find it has a musky scent and lasts a long time.
Rating: Mar 2, 2009 3:46pm
Curious Perfume
Doesn't stay on long enough, disappeared after a few hours. My friend bought the same perfume 5 months earlier than myself and hers has evaporated. The scent is light and girly but not overpowering. Nice when its just applied. Cute bottle too.
Rating: Feb 26, 2009 1:23am
Signiture scent
Curious Became my signiture scent, because it made me feel sensual, a women, people always tell me i smell beautiful when i where it.
Rating: Feb 22, 2009 5:45pm
really pretty, fun
im converted, go britney!
Rating: Feb 12, 2009 4:52pm
A really lovely day fragrance!
A nice fresh and light fragrance that is a soft floral. I def prefer this perfume the most out of the Britney range. I ve also got the body lotion which I which is nice to layer with. I think this would make a great gift and you can also pick it up quite cheaply from perfume empire and priceline.
Rating: Feb 3, 2009 7:08pm
not for me
I found this to be very overpowering and too floral and sweet for my liking. But the bottle is cute and a nice size. Glad I got a sample before buying it as it gave me a headache. Others like it though, but not for me.
Rating: Feb 3, 2009 4:40pm
Perfect for all occasions
This is a really lovely perfume. It can be worn for any occasion work, dinner, parties, meetings, or just because. This is a really pretty scent and the bottle even has cute charms on it. I have the whole britney collection of fragrances but this is by far my favourite. Even my boyfriend likes it.
Rating: Feb 2, 2009 4:23pm
One of my favourite perfumes at the moment, it is sweet and floral but not too overpowering. Love the gorgeous packaging too!
Rating: Jan 26, 2009 10:55pm
I adore this fragrance, Ive had a bottle of it on hand since it came out and i never tired of it, can be a bit too much for people with sensitive noses tho which is something to keep in mind if u work in closed spaces.
Rating: Jan 19, 2009 10:46am
Curious Eau de Parfum
I love this parfums, it smells great but the only issue is the larger sized bottle with the old fashioned pump spray leaks! I have had many of these bottles and they dont last, you need to put the twist top lid on it instead and keep it in a draw so the sun doesnt kill it. It's a very young and party girls smell. I love it!
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Here is a pic from today.. It isn't as intense, but the heat is coming!! I'm hoping for it to deepen with the 91 degree temps expected tomorrow!!! Take care, Laura |
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How beautiful Laura!!! Orange is my favorite color..... Love it!!! ;-) Chuy |
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One of the reliable profuse blooming plumies. Great looking inflo, looks like your patch is poppin. |
Gorgeous colors you captured with your photo!!! Just lovely. I love that it has several blooms at once, wish more of them did that! |
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What a great inflo Laura! Mike |
Loaded down! thanks for the pic |
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I can almost smell it through the screen! What a beautiful inflo on Penang Peach! |
Wonderful, Laura! And the flowers seem to last a long time on this one. What a great variety! |
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Hi Chuy!! I love the color too, but hoping that it will deepen with the heat ! Cheers!! James, the trees are coming to life!!! I finally see other inflos forming It should be a great year!! Hope you are enjoying yours!!! I do love PP, but I wish it would deepen up just a little.. It's still early and there is another inflo, so time will tell! Emily.. Thank you!! It is a huge inflo and is very healthy too!! Some others are smaller and don't produce like this beauty.. Im keeping my fingers crossed that the other inflo on PP will be just as pretty!! ;-) Hi Dave!! I know this is on your top ten!! I agree, it is a must have!! Mahalo!!! Mike.. I'm Very happy so far.. Keeping my fingers crossed on a few others! Love your yard!!! What a nice place to come home to and relax!! Way to go!!! Thank you Texas.. She is loaded and I'm hoping it will continue to keep pushing blooms!! Gigetsocal!! Mahalo!! I wish you could smell this one.. I love it!! ;-) Hi Jen!! Love this one as well.. It does have the staying power behind it just like Desert Sunrise. They do last a long time.. Hope you are having a great start to your summer!! We will miss you... Have a great night, Laura |
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- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 11:01
Nice!!! My heat is finally building here.. So I am hoping the colors will deepen. Laura |
Just wanted to add a pic of mines. This is Penang Peach when you reflex the petals backwards. I think it looks quite attractive this way. And I found that the flowers can last up to 6 days if picked when barely just opening. I'm not making it up. I was surprised to see it today still nearly looking the same. |
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2450 Grant Street
Concord, CA 94520
Mount Diablo Unified School District
February 26-28, 2012
Visiting Committee Members
Dr. Mark Ryan
Superintendent, Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy
Rusty Clark
Executive Director, Twin Rivers Unified School District
Matt Smith
Superintendent/Director, Mare Island Technology Academy
I. Introduction
MountDiablo High School(MDHS) is a diverse comprehensive high school serving 1488 students, sixty-one percent of whom qualify for free and reduced lunch, 13% of whom are special education students, and 25% of whom are English learners. The staff of 143 includes 95 full time teachers. It is worth noting that 25% of the current teaching staff is new to the school, which is actually a smaller turnover than usual. All administrators are new since the last WASC visit. As a Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) school, MDHS is guided by those mandates. Additionally, the school is the recipient of several California Partnership Academy grants, and now operates four Academies: ACME - Architecture, Construction, Manufacturing and Engineering, DSA – Digital Safari Academy, IHTA – the International Hospitality and Tourism Academy, and MBTA – Medical Biotechnology Academy.
Since the last WASC visit, the school had one principal for one year; the current principal and administrative team has been in place for the past year and a half. The new administrative team, with input from the Curriculum and Instruction Committee (CILC), has reshaped the school's action plan to include the expectation that all students will be served by academies by the 2013-2014 school year. In addition, all freshmen were placed into one of three freshmen "clusters." These decisions regarding academies and freshmen clusters have been met with some dissent by some teaching staff, but the majority of staff appears committed to fully "scaling up" the academies to serve all students effectively.
Also since the last WASC visit, the school has striven to shift the culture to be more focused on learning for all students. Staff, students, and parents all report dramatic shifts in the school culture toward one that is more focused on being in class, being on time, being prepared for class, and participating actively in class. The visiting committee observed a measurable downsize in the number of students wandering campus during class time, and a clear increase in the number of classrooms where standards-based teaching and learning occur.
There have been a number of courses added to the school's curriculum, the Advanced Placement program has been expanded, and the number of students in Academies has more than doubled since the last visit. The school's master schedule has been re-crafted using a set of clear priorities which include common teacher planning time, fidelity to the academy model, and serving the college and career-going needs of all students. The school has used Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) as a major strategy within Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to improve student performance. EDI is supported by a schoolwide walkthrough protocol and ongoing professional development. The school has made notable efforts to create and celebrate a culture of achievement for ALL students.
Most striking is the clear trajectory of improved academic performance. Schoolwide API has gone up 53 points in two years (to 677), and each subgroup has shown similar dramatic growth: African Americans up by 82 points, Hispanics and English Learners both by 66 points, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged by 63 points.
It is worth noting that the new principal and administration have made a number of decisions which have been very controversial and which have resulted in "negative" media coverage. While the WASC team purposely chooses not to "take sides" in these controversies, the VC looked objectively at the quantitative data around student achievement and the qualitative data from classroom observations, meetings with students, parents, and staff, and observations of the campus climate. These data point to a school with a clear positive trajectory and a more clear focus on learning than three years ago. It is also worth noting that interviews with more than 60 staff members, 25 parents, and 35 students revealed a sentiment that the administration needs to more effectively communicate with all stakeholders about the vision for the school, the ways to achieve that vision, the reasons behind decisions, and the need for a stronger sense of stakeholder "buy-in" to decisions. Perhaps the biggest concern voiced in interviews is whether the scaling up of the academy model within only four academies is really the best decision, or whether one or more additional academies would better serve all students. The administration has good logic for keeping the number of academies at four, but it will be important for the administration to effectively communicate with stakeholders about the "details" of scaling up and the impact on all students, especially English learners, honors and AP students, and elective offerings.
Despite concerns about communication, there is an almost universal perception by all groups of stakeholders that the changes made by the current administration have resulted in notable student achievement gains across the gamut of students, improved classroom and school climate, and a positive trend toward making this an "all-academy" school.
II. Follow-up Process
CILC directs the ongoing school improvement process and has done so consistently since the last WASC visit. When the last VC left its report, the school revamped its Action Plan to include all areas of critical follow up and fully aligned that plan with its SPSA. The CILC took responsibility for monitoring the progress on action plan components and has continued to do so throughout the last three years. There is strong evidence to support the assertion that the school took seriously the previous committee's concerns and took seriously the challenge to make major changes to enhance learning for all students. Perhaps the three biggest concerns of the previous committee were the abysmal student achievement across all subgroups, a school culture that was not seemingly well disciplined and focused on learning, and the perception that the Academies, while wonderful opportunities for a select subgroup of students, were creating two "classes" of both students and teachers – the "haves" and "have nots." The current school administration appears wholeheartedly committed to improving student achievement for all students, continuing changes in school culture for the better, and allowing all students access to the rich opportunities afforded within the Academies.
III A. School's Progress on Critical Areas for Follow-up
General Comments:
Overall, Mount Diablo High School has made significant progress over the past three years, particularly in the areas of climate improvement and student achievement. Moreover, the leadership team has made a genuine effort to address the schoolwide critical areas for follow-up, as noted below.
Schoolwide Critical Areas for Follow-Up:
- Coherence needs to be established between the vision and purpose, the Single Plan for Student Achievement, ESLRS and academies. An organization chart is needed detailing the duties and relationships between personnel, programs, and advisory bodies.
- An organizational chart has been created detailing duties and relationships.
- The vision of the school, the academies, and several key departments have been revisited and aligned.
- CILC needs to partner with the SSC to facilitate the Single Plan for Student Achievement with an emphasis on effectively serving the needs of students in subgroups.
- Academic performance by subgroup has been analyzed.
- Continue to implement strategies to increase parent participation.
- A variety of parent outreach activities have been conducted in both English and Spanish, including ELAC, SSC, Academy Nights, Back-to-School Night, and PTSA. In addition, auto calls go out to parents regularly in both English and Spanish.
- With the support of Student Service Coordinators, all students must develop and monitor four year plans to ensure preparation for graduation and beyond.
- Academies typically conduct academic planning for their students. Students not in academies have their academic progress reviewed by teachers, or meet with Student Services to do occasional reviews.
- Low performance on CST and CAHSEE indicates a need for rigorous, relevant, and coherent standards-based curriculum.
- Mount Diablo High School's API has increased by 40 points since the last WASC visiit – including 53 points in the past two years alone.
- CAHSEE pass rates have increased in the past three years, from 67 to 69% in ELA (this despite the district average going down) and from 62% to 67% in mathematics.
- In the area of coherence, departments (particularly math) have adopted common assessments and finals.
- Provide more opportunities for academies or expand current academies.
- MDHS has dramatically scaled up its academy program, with the expectation that within two years all students will be enrolled in one of the four school academies. For the 2012-13 school year, the Digital Safari Academy will begin accepting freshmen, with the other three academies taking on freshmen beginning in the 2013-14 school year.
- Implement more systematic measurement of ESLRs.
- Although the five ESLR's have been addressed instructionally in a variety of ways, and remain a part of the instructional culture of the school, a systematic assessment of ESLR's was not observed.
- Implement plans for a schoolwide professional development program based on the SPSA and ESLRs.
- In the past two years, a systematic staff development plan has been developed around explicit direct instruction, as well as the implementation of a new teachers' academy to orient and support new teachers as well as teachers new to MDHS. There have been a variety of other staff development initiatives as well, including those on the topics of inclusion, literacy, and PLC's.
- Improve communication of student achievement data to parents and students.
- MDHS conducts a quarterly honor roll program to recognize students with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
- MDHS has initiated a successful Student of the Month program that recognizes distinguished student performance.
- MDHS staff has attended MDUSD board meetings with the explicit mission to promote the "good news" at Mount Diablo High School.
- There is an urgent need for a schoolwide discipline plan and the implementation of systems to promote school safety.
- MDHS has initiated a new school-wide discipline plan that features daily trash clean-up assignments to tardy students, as well as a new teacher assistance call system to request immediate assistance from a vice principal. As a result of these and other proactive disciplinary policies, the suspension rate has gone down 60% and the expulsion rate by 45% since the last WASC visit.
III B: Priority and/or Additional Areas for Improvement.
General Comments:
Although as noted Mount Diablo High School has made significant progress over the past three years, there is still room for growth within the school-wide critical areas for follow-up. Specifically, MDHS leadership should include the following in its strategic planning process:
- Continue to work on communication strategies with all stakeholder groups to make them feel more included and proactive in the life and decision-making of the school. This includes more faculty input to leadership decision making, as well as broader and more systematic faculty use of AERIES Home Link to communicate with parents. Additional examples could include monthly or quarterly parent newsletters, regular e-mail updates, and/or a PIQE-style parent education program.
- Careful consideration of how the expansion of the academies – universally recognized as the school's strength and defining characteristic – will impact existing faculty teams as well as students. In particular, academies should be thoughtfully expanded so as not to dilute student investment and engagement, as well as not to undermine the interpersonal dynamics of the faculty teams. With seven pathways already established, an 8thpathway could be considered, providing there is adequate enrollment and resources to support it.
- Consideration of how structural changes – particularly of the bell schedule – could positively impact continued student academic success. Examples could include moving to a seven-period day, block period, or introducing an RTI / advisory period.
III C: School Success
General Comments:
As stated above, Mt. Diablo High School has addressed each of the critical areas. It is evident the school has improved in three major areas school wide. With a new administrative team it is evident that they have committed to focusing on learning at Mt. Diablo High School. The evidence that supports this are the continued classroom observations as well as a laser focus on developing teachers on instructional strategies that are research based. Also, they have the largest growth of any high schools in Mt. Diablo Unified School District for the last two years. (53 API points) Professional Development opportunities have been provided during buy-back days in Mt. Diablo Unified. At Mt. Diablo High School the focus was on instructional delivery through the Explicit Direct Instruction model, literacy, inclusion, and Professional Learning Communities. The administration makes sure that teachers are implementing their new skills and knowledge by observing classrooms more frequently through a walk through protocol that has been established.
Another area of growth that is evident since the last visit is the improved school climate and culture due to implementing a school wide discipline plan. Within this plan, the staff developed an accountability system for students to get to class on time. During the observed times, there were fewer students out during instructional times and students were getting to class on time. When interviewing students, support staff, and teachers it was overwhelming confirmation that students were "taking their learning more seriously than ever before". Staff reported out that it was due to the students being held accountable for their actions.
The last major area of improvement is the implementation of Academies or Small Learning Communities for ALL at Mt. Diablo High School. The emphasis is on all on this visit. After assessing the academies at MDHS, the school saw a need to expand the academies and open it up to all students. The decision was to allow all students to choose what pathway they would participate in. The data shows the academies have an impact on student achievement versus those that are not in an academy. Academy students pass the CAHSEE at a much greater rate than non-academy students. As the school is still transitioning to school wide academies, it is imperative that all of the stake holders are at the table to discuss how ELL students, special education students and advance students are placed in each of the academies.
III D: Commendations
Mt. Diablo High School has shown growth in student achievement over the last three years. The evidence has shown that it points towards the laser focus of learning for all students. MDHS has grown the most in Academic Performance Index of all of Mt. Diablo Unified School District High Schools over the last three years. They are no longer the lowest achieving High School in MDUSD.
There is evidence that the school leadership and staff have implemented and monitored the action plan and that the resources available to the school are adequate to bring the plan to fruition. Because the strategies employed in the Academies has enhanced student achievement with that population of students, the commitment of the school is to transition to academies for ALL students.
MDHS staff, parents, students acknowledge they feel safe on campus. There is also an acknowledgment that tremendous change in the culture and over all school safety has improved since the last visit. The staff has embraced the new discipline plan and implement it school wide. There is a significant decrease in suspension and expulsions since the last WASC visit. MDHS has also made efforts to celebrate student success on regular basis.
Mt. Diablo has done a tremendous job in advertising and encouraging students to take higher level classes. There are more students taking Advance Placement and Honor classes at MDHS since the last visit.


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I have this site saved and go take a look once in awhile to see what she is painting. Thought I'd share it in case some of you have not seen it.
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HOW CUTE !!!!! Thanks for sharing this, I googled her & have also saved that page. It is really puttin the paintin bug in me. I need to get refreshed. LOL Lilly ") |
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I keep thinking about it allot too, but just haven't actually started a project yet! I'm such a procrastinator! Hope lots of us "get the bug" so we'll have lots of projects and ideas to share. Luvs |
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Starting several weeks ago, I have intermittent burning sensations covering my nose that last a few seconds. They might occur a few times a day, or not at all on a given day.
This is NOT due to a burn, or blushing/flushing, or the result of touching my nose, or related to heat; it just comes and goes on its own with no apparent pattern or relationship to my environment, and (so far) only on my nose and the immediate area around the edges. There is nothing I can see on my nose that looks unusual or different than normal. As far as I know, I don't have any skin disorder. However, I have had a series of health issues the past few months including a bad cold immediately followed by shingles (on my torso, NOT my face), and sores at the corners of my mouth --- all suggesting a weakened immune system. On top of that, lots of stress. Otherwise, I am (as far as I know!) in excellent health. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I've never felt anything like this before. |
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Duana's Worst Dressed at the Globes: Jennifer Lawrence
When we pull one of these long ones, I know I have to power through a big chunk before my attention starts to wane. When it does, and the siren song of the internet pulls me somewhere, I try to make sure it's somewhere relevant. But that's not always a good idea. Like, for example, Jackie Collins is tweeting "Congratulations to Elisabeth Moss, who starred in one of my TV movies as a child. Full Story
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Jennifer Lawrence was named Best Supporting Actress for her work in American Hustle yesterday by the New York Film Critics Circle. For most people, winning Oscar in February and making the world fall in love with you while tripping up the stairs would be enough to call it a great year. But then, not only does she avoid the inevitable backlash that so often follows someone in her position, she continues to charm, disappearing at exactly the right times, and reappearing for exactly the right amount of time to crush the box office with Catching Fire, and then, well, why not close the year with another critically acclaimed performance? She's the youngest member of the Hustle cast and it's almost like she's carrying them into the season now. Here, hop on. Everyone adores her so let's ride her momentum. Read Full Intro
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I'm sorry about yesterday. As Jacek mentioned in Smutty Tingles, I was disorganised. This happens from time to time whenever I try to maximise schedule efficiency. On Wednesday night I was out at two events until late. I slept 3 hours, woke up to blog the next morning, rushed to pack and then left for work at 7:30am to blog some more before preparing for The Social, which airs live at 1pm, and then it was off to the airport at 2:15pm for my flight to New York. Full Story
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Jennifer Lawrence & Nicholas Hoult at the wrap
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"Literature has not changed the world" - Lyonel Trouillot
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 18:20
This is the interesting title of a conference by famous Haitian writer Lyonel Trouillot. This event was organized at the initiative of La Direction Nationale Du Livre, at the occasion of the 17th edition of 'Les Livres en Folie', in Haiti.
Lyonel Trouillot's lecture took place Thursday at the Lycée Alexandre Pétion. Hence, the auditorium was composed of students specialized in humanitarian sciences.
Many issues were addressed and discussed of which, the commitment and role of the writer and of literature in society; what is it? What is the 'rupture' of class and corporation from a writer or creator stand point?
Lyonel Trouillot urged young people especially those who want to become writers and poets, to operate with a rupture from certain social practices, also with mindsets, and stereotypes, literary styles and inheritance of preceding literature schools.
"The real writer decides by himself. He is a loner. And he must assume his solitude," advised Lyonel Trouillot.
The speaker referred to the Czech writer Franz Kafka and the Haitian writer and poet Jacques Romain, his models, and whom he qualified as rebels; the ones who have divorced from their social backgrounds and families.
"Jacques Romain is one of the few Haitian mulatto writers to have broken with his bourgeois social-background and his identity. He was the first to invent the concept of 'mulâtraille' in writing 'the inconsistent mulatto that I am...' cited Lyonel Trouillot.
The conference, turned further into animated discussions on the idea of the commitment of the writer and the impact of literature on society.
Contrarily to misinterpretations of the role of the writer, literature which many consider as "the faithful mirror of society thus implying and expecting change and transformation to come from these," Lyonel Trouillot, thinks and states otherwise.
"It is not for the writer to change the world, it is rather for the citizen to do so." "For, he says, literature is just showing things, such as the situation of the world and is not changing things".
"Literature uses language for aesthetic purposes like fine arts... " And while evoking the real or denouncing the unacceptable, revolting, situations, "we (the writers), write because we have something in ourselves for which we need a channel of expression."
That's the goal of literary creation. "So we're not going to change reality by literature but going to show what reality is."
He underlined his concern, for he says the Haitian novels of today lack reference or inspiration from social themes or issues close to the people, such as, insecurity, repatriation, other phenomenal events that are in actuality an intrinsic part of the Haitian life or reality.
Very few novels develop in the spatial framework of Haitian slums for example. Just a few such as "Les enfants des héros", "Rues des pas perdus", "Les fous de saint Antoine".
The novel by Henri Kenol, "Le désespoir des anges" was cited additionally by Lyonel Trouillot as another exception; one story taking place in a slum.
Lyonel Trouillot, whose novels talk about common, everyday people, of the Haitian middle classes, announced at this occasion the release in August, by Edition House, Actes Sud, France, of his ultimate novel "La belle amour humaine", in which the main character is a Haitian-tourist taxi-driver.
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By Tara Andrews
January 28th, 2012
It's that time of year again, time to announce the Petals and Pearls Bridal Accessory Showcase and start getting the word out. This year we have lots more gorgeous accessories to share with you that will be perfect for your wedding. You'll be able to find bride and bridesmaid jewelry, hair accessories, garters, and much much more. Bring in your colour swatches to help with coordination.
You'll be able to meet with the designers which is a great chance to discuss your ideas with us and what you'd like for your dream accessories. Lyndsay, Alexis, and I are looking forward to seeing you all.
P.S. You don't have to be getting married to stop by. Everyone is welcome!!
April 21, 2012
10Am ~ 6PM
Boutique Joliette
1870 Hollis St (corner of Duke and Hollis)
Halifax, NS
Don't miss any updates and reminders, send Alexis and email to let us know you'll be there. email@example.com
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Halifax Bridal and Wedding Shows for January 2012
By Tara Andrews
December 12th, 2011
If one of your New Year's resolutions is to get a head start on your wedding planning, there are three upcoming events to help you keep your resolution. Wedding shows are a great place to meet with all kinds of wedding vendors in one place and get information and ask questions about their products and services.
January 2012 Halifax, Nova Scotia Wedding and Bridal Shows
Welcome Wagon Bridal Showcase ** New organizers are creating a whole new experience**
January 8, 2012 10:00AM ~ 4:00PM
Halifax Forum
2901 Windsor Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Visit the Welcome Wagon Registry page for more information.
Atlantic Wedding Showcase 'Grand Bridal Show'
January 15, 2012 10:00AM ~ 4:00PM
Cunard Center (Pier 23)
961 Marginal Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Visit the Atlantic Wedding Showcase website for more information and where to buy tickets.
Brides 2012
January 29, 2012 10:00AM ~ 4:00PM
World Trade and Convention Centre
1800 Argyle Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Visit the Brides 2012 website for more information and where to buy tickets.
Some Wedding Show Tips
Many vendors have prizes or table draws at their booth. Most vendors ask for the same information on their sign up forms to enter their draws. These include: your name, email address, wedding date (put unknown if it hasn't been set), and your telephone number. To make entry easy and quick print some labels from Staples with this information on them and you can stick the sticker on the entry sheet.
Wedding shows can also be overwhelming with hundreds of vendors under one roof. Before the show browse some websites of vendors who are planning to attend the show. Each show usually has a website with vendor listings and links. That way you can concentrate on visiting the vendors you like the most and find out where their booth is before you arrive so you don't miss them.
And most of all… have fun! Bring your friends and family with you and make a day of it. I will be attending all these shows so I hope to see you all there! You can also visit my events page for other events where you can find me.
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Henrico's Top Teachers – Andrew Baker
Glen Allen H.S., social studies
When Andrew Baker got married a year ago, he and his wife were showered with lavish gifts from their large Greek families. But it was a wedding gift from a student that won a place of honor in Baker's home. A transfer from South Korea, the student rarely spoke in class, and although Baker did all he could to make her comfortable, he says he was never sure if she liked school or his class because she was so quiet. "My wedding was over winter break," he recalls, "and when I came back I was met with an amazing note and two wooden duck figures on my desk." The note revealed that Baker had had a tremendous impact on his Korean student, who admitted that she was quiet only because she was embarrassed about her accent. Baker learned from the note not only that she liked history, but that she appreciated (as he put it) "my horrible attempts at learning some Korean language and trying to make her feel welcome." The ducks were from Korea, she told Baker, where they are traditional gifts given to a bride and groom for good luck. "I don't imagine," says Baker, "those two ducks leaving their spot on my dresser for as long as I live." Another student – one of several who wrote to nominate Baker as a top teacher – said that Baker excels at making all students feel welcome and cared for, no matter what their differences. As a high school freshman, the student wrote, Baker "made me feel accepted, because he talked about how everyone is equal and that nobody should act better than anybody else." A parent nominator also praised Baker's "compassionate" way of teaching and of making each student feel important. "I have a 'C' student who is excelling in his class," wrote the parent. "My daughter is willing to study harder for this class [and participate] to make a better grade. This is something she has never done before." Students say that Baker keeps them engaged by planning fun activities, making students act out skits that help the material "stick," and using analogies and examples that teens can relate to and understand. For example, Baker described Louis XIV to his students as "that person you all know that always has the right outfit and can start trends easily," said one student. "He once told us," said another, "that World War I was boy fighting and the Cold War was [like high school] girl fighting." Baker credits a number of educators with cultivating his drive to become a teacher, including professors at Hampden-Sydney College and his "incredible" teachers at Godwin High School (where he was close to then-principal John McGinty). "After such a great career as a student, I don't know how I could have contained the desire to pass that love of learning on to others," says Baker. From as far back as he can remember, says Baker, he has been an enthusiastic learner. The drive to share what he learns frequently prompts Baker, as a world history and psychology teacher, to push his students beyond the bounds of curriculum and broaden their understanding of other cultures. "Most high school students in America," he says, "have a fairly narrow view of how people live worldwide. Challenging this idea isn't easy when confined by the four walls of the classroom. I try to incorporate digital learning and online exploration . . . to show students scenes of everyday life in other countries, so that their worldview really grows while taking my class." Despite having rough days now and then, Baker calls being a teacher the best job he can imagine. "We are given a chance to be as creative as we want, interact with future generations and hopefully leave some sort of intellectual legacy that will make the community a better place." "The best part," he adds, "is even if a year doesn't go well, you get to hit the reset button each September and start fresh." More than one member of those "future generations" wrote to attest that Baker has left his mark on their lives. One student nominator, in fact, said that taking Baker's world history class completely turned her life around. "[Before joining his class]," the student wrote, "I did not like history, or school for that matter, and I wasn't a very moralistic kid. I was kind of a punk. But after going through Mr. Baker's class, I realized how important (and cool) knowledge is. I love to read and learn now." Admitting that she had often cheated on her homework in other classes ("and did not think twice about it because 'everyone was doing it'"), the student changed her ways after Baker helped her become passionate about learning and see the value in challenging herself. It was because of Baker, she wrote, that she not only stopped cheating, but stopped using drugs and drinking. She acquired an interest in Russia, began teaching herself the language and began dreaming of traveling the world. "He made us laugh, and think, and love to learn," she said of Baker. "He was an incredible role model. "Because of this man, I want to become a world history teacher . . . I want to do for other kids what he has done for me." |
'Secret Keeper Girl - Crazy Hair Tour' returning to West End Assembly of God
Hundreds of 'tweens' and their moms will attend the Secret Keeper Girl Crazy Hair Tour at West End Assembly of God on Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m., a popular Bible-based tour geared toward building and strengthening relationships between mothers and their daughters (typically ages 8 to 12).
The event will feature a full fashion show, oversized balloon sculptures and confetti cannons – all in the name of inner beauty, Biblical modesty and vibrant purity. > Read more.
OutRVA, 'Say I Do!' to give away all-expenses paid wedding at Lewis Ginter
Citizen Staff Reports 01/15/2015
OutRVA and Say I Do! have collaborated to offer LGBT couples an opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid wedding at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Robins Tea House on March 7.
In September, Richmond Region Tourism launched OutRVA, a campaign designed to show people Richmond's strong LGBT community and highlight the area as a travel destination.
The winning couple will say "I do" in a ceremony coordinated by event designer and floral artist Casey Godlove of Strawberry Fields Flowers & Gifts and marriage concierge, Ayana Obika of All About The Journey. The couple will receive wardrobe and styling, a custom wedding cake, florals, an overnight stay at the Linden Row Inn (including a suite on the day of the wedding for preparation), and a post-wedding brunch at the Hilton Garden Inn on Sunday, March 8. > Read more.
No CVWMA collection delays for Lee-Jackson, MLK holidays
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CVWMA residential recycling and trash collections will continue as regularly scheduled for the Lee-Jackson (Jan. 16) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 19) holidays. Residential recycling collections on Friday, Jan. 16 and the week of Jan 19-23 will take place on normal collection day. Residents should place recycling container(s) out for pick-up by 7 a.m. on their regular scheduled collection day. > Read more.
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It's off to the theatre – this weekend in Henrico! "Two on Tap" at CACGA brings audiences back in time to an era when couples like Fred & Ginger and Mickey & Judy filled the silver screen. CAT Theatre's production of "Book of Days" begins tonight and runs through Feb. 7. Fans of the Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon "Schoolhouse Rock!" will love the live adaptation at the University of Richmond on Sunday. The Shanghai Quartet will also perform at the University of Richmond. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Environmental Film Festival films to be screened at Tuckahoe Library
The Tuckahoe Area Library, in conjunction with the RVA Environmental Film Festival, will present films of local and planetary interest on Wednesday, Feb. 4, beginning at 5 p.m.
Screenings include short films from the RVA Environmental Film Contest entries at 5 p.m., followed at 5:45 p.m. by Stripers: Quest for the Bite, a film for anglers. The main feature film, Slingshot, will begin at 6:50 p.m.
SlingShot focuses on Segway inventor Dean Kamen and his work to solve the world's water crisis. SlingShot is about a man whose innovative thinking could create a solution for a crisis affecting billions – access to clean water. Kamen lives in a house with secret passages, a closet full of denim clothes and a helicopter garage. His latest passion: the SlingShot water purification system created to obliterate half of human illness on the planet. > Read more.
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Are these two spells the annoying source of trouble that I suspect they are going to be? (Context: I'm already pretty annoyed at the natural healing, long-term care, and first aid rules.)
Calming Touch is a Rank 1 Shallya blessing for 4 favour that heals a wound or recovers a critical of severity 3 or less (which is most of them) for 2+ successes.
Cure Wounds is a Rank 2 Shallya blessing for 6 favour that heals a bunch of wounds, and can sometimes cure a critical if you roll a large number of boons.
These two spells seem kinda broken to me. The problem isn't really "the PCs start every fight with zero wounds", as I'm mostly okay with that. The problem I have with it is all the time spent rolling, rerolling, currying favour so you can roll again, etc, in an attempt to get the correct number of successes or boons to fix a character who'se been really badly hurt.
Most of the healing (or crit-healing, or disease/insanity/mutation curing) spells have some sort of limitation. They don't recharge till sunrise, and/or they say something like "May only attempt this blessing once per disease", and/or they have pretty dire chaos-star lines. The high-end healing-ish spells all seem pretty well balanced and reigned in, but these low-rank ones just encourage you roll again and again until you succeed by mathematical brute force.
Has this proven to be a problem in most people's campaigns? What solutions, if any, have people found for it?
EDIT: Does the Shallya POD include any alternatives that might alleviate this problem? Or any that make it worse? I haven't ordered that one yet.


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NEW YORK (AP) - A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high.
The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600.
In the first hour of trading Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 173 points to 15,004, a gain of 1.2 percent.
The S&P 500 index surged 20 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,618. It has been thirteen years since the broad stock-market index broke through 1,500.
The government said U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, more than economists were expecting. The unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, the lowest in four years.
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text: Do not mistake Haggard Like Never Before -- a deceptively jaunty, brief (a tad over half an hour) album -- as minor Merle Haggard. While the title song invites you to apply the pun of his surname to his aging musical prowess, the music refutes his joshing. There's a lotta spunk in the old coot: Beyond the typically anti-media, anti-Iraq-war-policy politics behind the single ''That's the News,'' ''Never Before'' has a fun novelty song (''Garbage Man''), a great ballad (''The Downside''), and a beautiful ballad (''Because of Your Eyes''). And, except for the novelty number, he wrote all those, and he sings them in a voice that, impossibly, has grown smoother and more flexible with age.


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I have five croton and two aloe that all needed to be re potted, desperately. My question is how soon after potting with Miracle Gro should I fertilize? The bag says it feeds plants up to 6 months, I'm not so sure of that, though, they are growing quite vigorously. I need to water these new pots every other day. Last time I fertilized was in late autumn, with Miracle Gro at half strength. |
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- Posted by christine1950 5a (My Page) on Sat, Mar 9, 13 at 8:24
I would wait a few weeks before adding more fertilizer, others may have different advice. I'd like to know what others think also :>) |
- Posted by teengardener1888 5a (My Page) on Sat, Mar 9, 13 at 13:50
after repotting i wouldnt fertilize for 2 weeks |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Mar 22, 13 at 11:05
Hi & welcome to Gardenweb! You can't hurt a plant with too little fertilizer, especially in a soil that contains slow-release. But too much can kill a plant. " they are growing quite vigorously" If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If the growth slows, that would be your sign the time-release is finished releasing. " I need to water these new pots every other day." That's good if your schedule allows. If it's because the roots don't have a lot of room to grow, this may indicate the pot is too small. Hard to gauge without a pic. I was confused from your first sentence and the rest of the paragraph whether you've already repotted or not. I wouldn't put Aloe in MG potting soil, but am only going by what I read around these forums, I don't have any Aloes. You may want to go on the cacti forum to read/ask about those. Your nickname makes me curious if you crochet or some other type of "thready" activity? I think there's a forum for that too, in the home section. I know there's a forum for quilting, and cross-stitch which I've always enjoyed. |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (email@example.com) on Fri, Mar 22, 13 at 12:36
Customyarn, I don't have much faith in MG w/fertilizer. MG company decided to add 'x' amount of time-release fertilizer, then up'd the price. They did the same w/Moisture Control. You said you last fertilized late autumn. Even if it's been 5-months, fertilizing will not hurt your plants. Of course, if you feel uncomfortable, wait another month. I'd be particularly careful fertilizing Aloes. Are they growing? If not, I'd definately wait. If you see new leaves, half or quarter strength will do. Good luck, Toni |
- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Fri, Mar 22, 13 at 13:12
After re-potting, wait 2 weeks to fertilize. Welcome back, Toni. Josh |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Mar 22, 13 at 13:23
Hi Josh. Thanks. How have you been? Perhaps I spoke too soon. I thought Customyarn's plants were already repotted, especially after reading the Subject of Posting. Hmmm??? |
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This is the second installment of our profile of a creative writing student who was also working as a political speechwriter in Pittsburgh. Today's post focuses on the process the subject followed when composing campaign speeches.
Much of what the subject said about her composing process either echoed or expanded upon what other speech writers expressed, with some differences attributable to the fact that much of her writing was campaign related, while theirs was not. (Only an employee at the Washington Metro I later interviewed mentioned experience with campaign speech writing.) Her first step is to do a lot of research "with newspaper archives and internet resources," with the primary purpose of ascertaining what the candidate's or speaker's past positions have been on the issues at hand. She wants to make sure that nothing she writes is a direct contradiction of what has been said previously. If a position has to be shifted, knowledge of past statements will allow her to make that shift more gracefully. "Did this guy say, 'I will not close school A.' And if he has said that, then I have to craft the speech in such a way that it almost begins with something other than a retraction. The phrases of 'much to my dismay,' 'because of circumstances beyond my control,' that sort of thing, in order to mollify the audience a bit." This kind of research is probably most necessary on a local level, where politicians are not under the constant scrutiny that characterizes the lives of those functioning on a national level, and where some enterprising reporter or "opposition researcher" may discover some past statement more casual observers would never recall. (Although, in the age of Google, the discovery of politicians' contradictions is more and more the result of casual investigation by political bloggers.) This approach has also led the subject "to write nothing … that can't be modified, no absolutes."
The subject will then make an outline of "salient points," organized "literally in order of importance, even though the order of importance isn't the same order that they'll be delivered in the speech." Then, as mentioned earlier, she will "write a mini-speech about each one of the items that I need to address," with those mini-speeches often based on previously written material. Other reasons to take this approach include the possibility that material may be dropped before delivery, and that "the news, the television media will pick up on one issue and gather a sound bite from that section of a speech." She will also strive for each section to "have its own one-liner that could be quoted effectively from our side of the fence. And by the same token, not easily taken out of context."
Structuring her speeches involved an approach that was definitely distinct from an interviewed Clinton speech writer's more classical construction of talk delivered in Northern Ireland, and from that same writer's concern for introductions and conclusions. The subject arranges her "salient points" in something resembling a bell curve, with "the most important issue of the speech dead center. … With a speaker, that allows for sort of a ramping up and kind of gives the speaker the ability to find their comfort zone and then by the time that they've gotten to the big issue, they're comfortable in the room. They've established some relationships with audience members, and they're not tired, yet. And the likelihood is much greater that they'll be interrupted in the last several minutes of their speech than in the beginning or the middle." A little later, the subject mentioned "savvy listeners" who will recognize "the wrap up and they sort of tune out and start making their own conclusions, so they have the least weight." Other reasons for taking this approach may hinge on the nature of campaign speeches, as opposed to those speeches written for office holders explaining or advocating policies they have decided to adopt. Campaigners may use the core of one speech "a half dozen or more times." The introduction and conclusion can be adjusted to the audience and the occasion. Campaign speeches appear to have two significant audiences—voters who may be hearing the candidate for the first and only time, and news gatherers who may have heard the candidate speak several times. Placing the most important item in the speech's middle is a strategy designed for those "savvy listeners." "A lot of times a reporter or a newsperson is just sent there to get some information on a single issue and so, if it's in the middle then by default they've got to hear some of the other stuff you have to say."
Once the speech has been structured, then the subject does careful editing, and she called the ability to "self-edit" extremely important for the type of writing she did—"really crucial." Writing for local campaigns on an ad hoc basis, rather than as the holder of a full-time position within the White House or a federal agency (like others I interviewed), seemed to be one strong reason for the subject's concern with "self-editing," although our other subjects also extolled this trait. "There's definitely a peer review going on, but if you want to keep working in that field, it has to be really good the first time someone looks at it. I can't hand a colleague or certainly not the speaker a speech and say, so how does this look to you? Proof read this for me, tell me what I should change. I really have to have my act together before I let anybody else see it. There's not enough time. If you need to have somebody else coach you through the editing process, then you're dead weight."
During a campaign, the most important issue of the moment may change quickly, depending on what might be highlighted in the media outlets. "You know, a campaign manager will quickly say, this speech really has to focus on improving school scores. And that happens over night because a news outlet has picked up on failing school scores and all of a sudden our campaign has shifted from beautification of area parks to salvaging children's education." So a campaign writer has to both take responsibility—"looking at the overall arc of the campaign and definitely accepting unsupervised direction"—and accept her or his lot as a hired artisan who is given orders, "edited without permission," and "a lot of times" having what she considered strong work disappear because "it's not at all what they were looking for."
Status levels exist within the speech writing profession, with the "advisors" idealized by a later interviewee on top, followed by the full-time employees at the federal level I also interviewed, and then the part-timers, freelancers and campaign writers, some in a stage that might be considered an apprenticeship, bringing up the rear. "In fact, in my younger years I was frequently asked by even other members of the same team if I could go get them a cup of coffee and that kind of stuff, cause by the time the speech is being delivered, I'm not really part of the action that is going on, so I'm just … a supernumerary."
The subject wanted it understood that the people she worked for were generally "good to me," but that the required anonymity was initially difficult for her, perhaps in part because of her earlier experience as a theatre major and on stage. "There's no public recognition, you get no authoring line, no publication, and you immediately give up ownership. .. You know, if I write at some point in my career one of the world's great speeches and … it's to be anthologized, it's not my speech." (These remarks were made before I heard from the subject at the Federal Aviation Administration about the technique of sending speeches to Vital Speeches for possible inclusion, as a way to boost a speech writer's career.) The subject did realize that the public was certainly becoming more aware of the important role speech writers now had in creating public discourse, since "everyone from CEOs to congressmen" has one.
We are not finished with this subject, but will feature her in one more posting that discusses the relationship between her schooling and her speech writing craft.