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Thread: 20 Years Baby Name Game!!! EPIC
October 29th, 2012 07:45 PM #41Senior Member
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Year 1: my grandma dies and leaves us her beach house in Brigantine, NJ. Since we both have just graduated college, we decided to live there as our permanent residence. For such a small island off the coast of Atlantic City, the house is quiet large. It has a foyer, kitchen, dining room, living room, rec room, and 5 bedrooms. It also has a pool and hot tub.
Year 2: Even though we are still getting used to the new house, we decide to adopt boy/girl twins from the state. They are only 3 weeks old. Their parents both died in a house fire, but the mom had been able to get the babies out. We name them James Damian Rinaldi and Serena Helen Rinaldi.
Year 3: When the twins turn 1, we are totally happy being a family of 4. We made no plans to have more children in the near future. But fate decides for us. We have boy/girl twins! Nathaniel "Nate" Zachary Rinaldi and Clara Rose Rinaldi join the family!
Year 4: Damian and I decide to try for another baby, but I have a miscarriage. About 6 months after that, my best friend, Clarice, dies from bone marrow cancer. She was a single mom to son Elliot Ronald, who is 3. Without my knowledge, Clarice had made me the godmother and Elliot was left to our care.
Year 5: Damian has been working at the city hall since we moved onto the island. They mayor is a 78 year old man who is extremely kind. He makes Damian a member on the city council! Also, he has left a note for once he dies for Damian to run for mayor! His death occurs 3 days before Christmas and then Damian wins the election!
Year 6: With the kids getting older, they are all either in kindergarten or pre-k! I have been begging Damian to have another, and he finally agrees! We have twin girls, Livia Reece and Ariana Clarice!
Year 7: A strong hurricane is barrelling towards our tiny island. Damian orders an evacuation of the island, so we go to stay with family in Pennsylvania. After staying for a week, we decide to make our way back onto the island. Despite major flooding on the streets and beaches, our home remains intact. We lost some belongings, but we had each other.
Year 8: After spending a year rebuilding the island, I decide that Damian deserves a break. For his birthday, I surprise him with a family vacation to the Dominican Republic! We stay at a beautiful resort, the kids have a blast, and my wonderful husband got to finally relax.
Year 9: This is the year the my babies, Livia and Ariana, go to pre-k! After moping around the house for a few months, I decided to open my own business! It's a bookstore and a coffee shop with free wifi that becomes an instant hit on the island!
Year 10: As our 10 year anniversary approaches, I find out that I'm pregnant again! Miraculously, its twins again! This time, its a boy and a girl. Ronan Jeffrey and Camilla Esme happily make us a family of 11!
Year 11: Damian grew up in Arizona, Phoenix to be exact. When his mother is diagnosed with a very treatable form of brain cancer, Damian is torn. He wishes with all of his heart that he could be with his family during that time, but he has duties here on the island. When the time for re-election comes along, Damian and I make the decision for him not to run again. Instead, we make the move to AZ to be with his family. But we also keep the house in Brigantine, even if we may not be there for a while.
Year 12: Living in AZ is a huge change for our entire family. The kids had to start new schools, the weather is hot and incredibly humid. BUt the kids adapt pretty well! As a reward, we buy them a puppy! It's a golden retreiver girl pup the kids name Poppy!
Year 13: After 2 years in AZ, our family has finally adjusted. But then fate decides to send us a curve ball. Camilla has always been smaller than Ronan, which is only natural. He's a boy, right? During the summer, Cami complains that her leg was hurting. I thought she was just tired, so she spent the rest of the day in bed. Days became weeks and she was in constant pain. We rush her to PCH (Phoenix Children's Hospital) and are floored when they say she has neuroblastoma, a cancer. She undergoes multiple surgeries and rounds of chemo. But her fighting spirit never leaves. She pulls through and is declared cancer free exactly 1 year after her diagnosis!
Year 14: After her diagnosis, Cami got a lot of attention from around the country. One person stood out in particular. A director of a hit teen tv show asked is Cami and the whole family would like to guest star in an episode all about childhood cancer. We obviously accepted!
Year 15: By this time, we have accepted that twins were kind of our "thing". So naturally, when we decided to adopt again, it would be twins. This time, we adopted 2 little girls form Russia. When we adopted them, they were 10 months old. We decided to name them Viktoria Jane and Natalia June.
Year 16: When Damian and I decide to start a charity foundation, we asked the family what they would like it to be about. We got a bunch of answers (makeup, trucks, puppies, etc.), but Serena suggested a foundation to donate money to Saint Jude's, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and PCH as a thanks for all they have done for us, especially Cami. My heart melted and the whole family agreed. Cami felt a little self-conscious, but we talked her through it.
Year 17: My little sister, Daria, is a but of a wild child. She was a total surprise, being born 11 years after my little brother and 14 years after me. Now, she's 24 and barely a college graduate. She comes to live with us when her boyfriend dumps her. The kids absolutely adore their wacky Auntie Daria and I have to admit she's great with them. For as much as we don't get along always, I'm thankful for her with my kids. She stays for 7 months, finds a new boyfriend, and moves to Alaska!
Year 18: The boys have been itching for a "boy pet" (lizard, turtle, scorpion, or maybe a monkey). So, we surprise them on Christmas morning with.....a cat and an iguana! The cat is a boy named Giant and the iguana is a shim (we never found out what gender it was) that the boys named Lime. Poor Lime didn't like our house very much and the girls despised it. So, Lime went away to live at the local zoo, but Giant got to stay!
Year 19: We've lived in Arizona for 8 years. Damian's mom is healthy and in remission, our own child got cancer and bounced back, we added to our family, and we have all changed! But the older kids miss Jersey so much. When Elliot, James, and Serena beg to move back for their senior years, we finally budge. Nattie and Vik could start pre-k there, and the other kids could see their old friends again. Goodbye humid, ever sunny AZ, hello Brigantine! But, our old 5 bedroom house made it a little cramped. We decided to add to the house, putting 4 more rooms onto the back while keeping the pool for the summer.
Year 20: Damian and I spent our 20th anniversary night in the hospital, waiting for news on our closest family friends, the Hamiltons. Their car was run off the road by a drunk driver, killing the mom Amelie immediately. Her husband, Peter, and their three sons Jack, Caleb, and Seth were in critical condition. Peter passed away after 3 days of fighting. But all three boys make it through. Damian and I find out that Peter and Amelie had left their kids in our possession. As heart broken as we were, those three little boys were devastated. Jack is 11 and understood everything that happened. He took it the hardest, by far. Caleb is 8 and oh so innocent. We carefully explained to him that Mommy and Daddy went to Paradise to spend the rest of forever together. That satisfied him, but he still missed them which is totally okay. Seth was just a baby, 3 years old. How do you explain this kind of thing to someone so small. He played with the other kids just fine, but every once in a while he would scream and cry and ask where Mama and Daddy were. It totally broke my heart, but things began to get slightly easier. Our kids provided a great distraction for the boys and soon it was like they were always a part of our family.
DH - Damian Jeffrey Rinaldi
DW - Elena Rosalie Rinaldi
DS - Elliot Ronald Rinaldi - 18
DS - James Damian Rinaldi - 18
DD - Serena Helen Rinaldi - 18
DS - Nathaniel "Nate" Zachary Rinaldi - 17
DD - Clara Rose Rinaldi - 17
DD - Livia Reece Rinaldi - 14
DD - Ariana Clarice Rinaldi - 14
DS - Jack Peter Hamilton - 12
DS - Ronan Jeffrey Rinaldi - 10
DD - Camilla "Cami" Esme Rinaldi - 10
DS - Caleb Arnold Hamilton - 9
DD - Viktoria "Vik" Jane Rinaldi - 5
DD - Natalia "Nattie" June Rinaldi - 5
DS - Seth George Hamilton - 4
Sure, it's been a whirlwind of a 20 years. 14 kids, 4 kids that were left to us because of parents passing, 4 adopted kids, and 5 sets of twins, a mother-in-law with cancer, my daughter almost dying of cancer, 1 dog, 1 cat, and an iguana for a month! But I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world!just a name nerd with lots of plans.
Childhood cancer has names too. Never forget Ronan, Talia, Ty, and all the other children suffering
October 31st, 2012 01:03 AM #43
DH: William (Will) Isaac O'Hara
DW: Rosie Elisabeth O'Hara
Married in 2020 at the age of 21.
2021: While on vacation in NYC, Rosie and Will notice someone leave two small basinets on the steps of an orphanage. Afraid that no one
would notice them and they would freeze, they hurried to the door and alerted the people inside of the orphanage. It turns out they were twin
baby boys, barely two weeks old. Rosie and Will felt so compelled all of a sudden to these babies and they ended up adopting them and naming
them Fletcher Edmund and Flynn Maddox.
2022: Rosie and Will begin a charity foundation supporting orphanages around the United States.
2023: Rosie and Will adopt triplet baby girls from Korea. They name them Ivy Winslet, Layla Wren and Kairi Willow.
2024: Fletcher and Flynn get a role in a horror movie, Paranormal Activity 7. They play the little boys of the family that is being haunted.
2025: Rosie and Will adopt a baby boy from the orphanage in NYC where they adopted Fletcher and Flynn. They name him Beckham (Beck)
2026: One of Rosie's long-time family friends - Nicolette Russo - passes away and leaves her two daughters behind. The girls' father passed away
before they were born and there aren't any family members able to take care of them, so Rosie and Will gladly take them in. Their names are
Serena Amelia (5) and Gwyneth Joy (3).
2027: Rosie and Will purchase a gorgeous new home to fit their larger, growing family of now eight children.
2028: Rosie finds out that she is unexpectedly pregnant with a baby. They are so suprised, and don't find out until she is already three months
along in the pregnancy. Everyone is anxious to find out the gender, but they decide to wait until the baby is born. It turns out to be a baby boy
whom they name Henry Levi.
2029: Will's younger sister, Charlotte has a baby girl that she names Clara Isobel.
2030: Rosie, Will and the kids all pack up and move to Miami, Florida. Everyone is so excited to be living right beside the beach.
2031: Will's younger sister, Charlotte moves in with her daughter Clara. Her boyfriend that she was living in was abusing her and she just had
to get away. Rosie and Will urged her to move in with them at least until she can get a job and get back on her feet. She reluctantly, but
thankfully accepted.
2032: Fletcher and Flynn get another role in a film, this time as the main characters. Their characters are twin brothers that live completely
different lives and don't know each other until they run into each other (literally) while they are both running away from home.
2033: Rosie has a baby boy named Archer Finley.
2034: Rosie and Will take in a 6-year-old foster child. A girl named Lily Grey. Not long after you take her in, you end up adopting her.
2035: Rosie becomes unexpectedly pregnant with a baby boy. They name him Tyson (Ty) Gabriel.
2036: Rosie becomes pregnant, exciting everyone. Soon she finds out that there is not one baby, not two but three babies! Everyone is suprised
but excited. She has two girls and a boy. They are named Audrey Scarlett, Bridget Harper and Channing Rhys.
2037: Fletcher and Flynn get yet another role, this time in a television show. They are guest stars for five whole episodes.
2038: Rosie has a baby boy named Quentin Brady.
2039: Rosie gets pregnant yet again, this time expecting a baby girl. She has a miscarriage. The whole family moves to Dallas, Texas.
2040: Rosie and Will adopt twin girls named Aria Leighton and Melody Quinn.
DH: William (Will) Isaac O'Hara (41)
DW: Rosie Elisabeth O'Hara (41)
DS & DS: Fletcher Edmund and Flynn Maddox O'Hara (19)
DD, DD & DD: Ivy Winslet, Layla Wren and Kairi Willow O'Hara (17)
DS: Beckham (Beck) River O'Hara (15)
DD & DD: Serena Amelia and Gwyneth Joy O'Hara (18 and 16)
DS: Henry Levi O'Hara (12)
DS: Archer Finley O'Hara (7)
DD: Lily Grey O'Hara (12)
DS: Tyson (Ty) Gabriel O'Hara (5)
DD, DD & DS: Audrey Scarlett, Bridget Harper and Channing Rhys O'Hara (4)
DS: Quentin Brady O'Hara (2)
DD & DD: Aria Leighton and Melody Quinn O'Hara (NB)Lovely Ladies: Astrid. India. Jane. Ramona. Thisbe.Fine Fellows: Atticus. Eliot. Finley. Theodore. Tobias.
November 1st, 2012 01:41 AM #45Member
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Year 1:
Got married at 23 years old, at the church my mother and her mother were married in, in NZ. Had our honeymoon in Fiji. Moved into a house in Melbourne.
Accidently pregnant!
Floyd Jackson N.
Year 2:
December 2015 - Adopt a cat and a dog! German Shepherd called Baxter and Persian called Sleuth.
Year 3:
Decide to try for a baby again, end up with triplet girls!
Willa Rose N.
Audrey Blythe N.
Jemima Lenore N.
Year 4:
Open a children's book store. Call it Bedtime Stories.
Floyd starts preschool. Baby girls are terrible twos.
Go on holidays to NZ to visit family.
Pregnant unexpectedly! Twin boys!
Reuben Leigh N.
Heath Walter N.
Life is stressful, husband accepts a job away from home to get away for a bit. Surprises us by moving home early as he misses his little tribe. Floyd is 6, the girls are 4 and started school, and the babies are doing what babies do best.
Niece comes to stay for a year as she is finding trouble at home and needs a distraction.
Pregnant... again? Twin boys!?
Oscar Cole N.
Linus George N.
We get another German Shepherd and call her Bonnie.
Floyd is now 9 and a little daredevil with his strawberry blonde hair that he lets grow wild and brown eyes. The girls are 7, Willa is crazy at heart with long blonde curls and hazel eyes, as is Audrey her identical twin, who loves to sing and dance, and Jemima is the quietest, sweetest little girl with light brown straight hair and brown eyes. The boys are double trouble, causing a ruckus at school, both with wavy brown hair, green eyes and dimples.
We open another branch of Bedtime Stories.
My best friend dies, so I take in her children, my god children.
Viola Marie, 10, is the same age as Floyd, and her little sister Bethany Louise is the same age as the girls, 8. Both girls have big brown eyes and dark hair. We spend the year bonding and expanding on our house.
Bonnie has puppies! We keep one of them for Floyd's 11th birthday and he calls him Buckley. Bethany and Jemima are best friends, and all the little girls adore Viola as she is the big sister they always dreamed about. Reuben and Heath are now 7, Reuben is crazy and energetic like his older brother, whereas Heath likes to think things through and is shy and creative. Both are however inseparable, completely identical, and very cheeky. My babies are growing up, 4 years old and little gentlemen. Oscar has dark hair and green eyes, and Linus has light hair and brown eyes.
Someone leaves a baby on my doorstep! After contacting authorities I decide to keep her. We go through the paperwork and social workers and enjoy motherhood all over again. The girls are thrilled with a baby sister.
Cecily June N.
We open yet another branch of Bedtime Stories!
Our brood is growing up. Floyd and Viola are 14, and are starting to mature. Floyd is riding BMX as a serious sport and Viola plays the piano. Her beautiful brown hair is so long. The girls are about to enter that giggly "boys" stage, and it's the toddler years all over with the constant squabbling regarding bathroom time, clothes, shoes etc. Willa spends a lot of time riding horses at her friends house, while Audrey is dancing and singing and acting after school. Jemima always has a nose in a book or a sketchpad, along with her best friend Bethany who is also very creative. Reuben and Heath are tall and skinny 9-year-olds, their wavy brown hair streaked blonde from spending so much time outside together.They are still very much rascals, and still have their dimples to prove it. Oscar and Linus are 6, and are still my mild-mannered little men. Oscar loves learning, and has almost memorized his timetables. Linus is mechanically-minded, loves taking things apart yet unfortunately hasn't figured out how to put them back together. Baby Cecily is a joy, with her big brown almond eyes, olive skin and shock of dark curls. Sleuth falls asleep one night and doesn't wake up.
Pregnancy scare! Definitely no more babies please! Also, Floyd has hit puberty and has shot up in height. And dear old Baxter has drifted off in his sleep to the big dog park in the sky.
Husband bumps into an old flame at a work convention and she starts texting him. Thankfully nothing happens physically, but damage has been done. Bags are packed, hearts are broken, tears are shed, and somehow we manage to fall back into each others arms and I begin the process of learning to trust again.
My youngest sister comes to stay with us while she does a year long contract at the local racecourse. Willa is thrilled and spends every afternoon with her aunt at the stables. Floyd and Viola have one last year of high school and are looking forward to Uni. Floyd wants to study commerce (surprised?) and Viola will study teaching and music. Also, Floyd rides a motorbike to school. If life was crazy with 4 twelve-year-olds, try 4 fifteen-year-olds. They have taken over the house, and all 4 bathrooms are exclusively theirs each morning. Reuben and Heath spend a lot of time at the beach or the local pool (when they should be doing their homework) and have gotten the attention of a few young girls in the community, much to their distress. My little gentlemen are not so little any more. They are constantly up trees building tree houses or trying to build bunkers in the back yard. Their curiosity is boundless. And sweet Cecily has been prescribed glasses, which look adorable on her little four-year-old self. She loves playing nurse with her "babies".
Floyd has flown the coup! He and Buckley the pup are living the good life in a bachelor pad on the other side of town with a couple of school mates. Viola is attending the same Uni. Willa has decided to become a vet, as she would dearly love to work with horses in the future. Audrey has already been accepted into a school of the arts in the next state. Jemima has begun working for a local photographer after school and is considering studying photography / arts at Uni, and Bethany would like to follow, studying sociology / arts at the same Uni. Reuben and Heath have recently started up surfing, and have no plans for the future just yet. Oscar and Linus have been enrolled in the Scouts, after Linus sustained a broken arm from one of their tree house endeavours. What a difference it's made! My baby Cecily (who will always be my baby) is loving "big girl school" and is having the time of her life making friends.
Husband has gotten a job in England! Viola has moved in with her girlfriends from Uni, Willa is living with her Aunt further out towards the country while she studies at the campus out there, Audrey is in the big smoke studying dance and theatre, and Jemima and Beth are living it up dorm style at a Uni that their friends are also at. The boys are your regular beach bums, they live to surf. They are considering a trade (apprenticeship) instead of finishing school. They are yet to decide if they would like to move to England with us at the end of the year. Oscar received a Maths distinction at school and Linus managed to not blow anything up. Cecily is the most happy, outgoing, friendly little creature I've ever met, not to mention spoiled by her big brothers and sisters. The three youngest are very excited to see snow for the first time in England.
The End!
Floyd Jackson ----- 19
Viola Marie -------- 19
Willa Rose --------- 17
Audrey Blythe ----- 17
Jemima Lenore ----- 17
Bethany Louise ---- 17
Reuben Leigh ------ 14
Heath Walter ------ 14
Oscar Cole -------- 12
Linus George ------ 12
Cecily June -------- 6
Bonnie the Dog ---- 10
In order:
Viola & Beth
Reuben & Heath
Willa & Audrey
Oscar & Linus
I'm normally not this crazy, It was just fun and I got carried away! :P
November 23rd, 2012 08:36 PM #47
DH: Ezra James O'Hara
DW: Rhiannon Joy O'Hara
Ezra and Rhiannon were married in 2020. Ezra was 25 and Rhiannon was 23. They were married in a beautiful cathedral in their hometown of
Cleveland, Ohio. The wedding was beautiful. It took place in December. It was a traditional, but glamorous wedding. They honeymooned in
London, England and returned home to their apartment in Cleveland. Ezra got a job offer in Denver, Colorado and after much talk about it,
Ezra and Rhiannon decided that Denver would be the perfect place to settle and have a family. They purchased a beautiful brick home settled in
the suburbs of Denver.
2021: Ezra and Rhiannon are strolling in downtown Denver in late November enjoying the beautiful atmosphere when they hear a baby cry.
They finally find the source amongst the hustle and bustle of the city and are shocked. There is a small basket containing a tiny baby wrapped
up in a tattered blanket on the steps of a rundown orphanage. Rhiannon carefully picks up the basket and the small baby immediately stops
crying. They knock on the door of the orphanage and a small, old lady opens the door. She says that her meager orphanage has no room for
another baby. Ezra and Rhiannon look at each other, with the baby still in their arms and immediately realize that this was fate. They adopt
the baby, a boy and name him Maverick Edmund (Mav) O'Hara which means independant and fortunate protector.
2022: It's early February and Rhiannon and Ezra are leading a busy life. Ezra has a job that he enjoys, but it takes up alot of time. Rhiannon
stays at home with little Maverick and they are finally beginning to adjust to their new life. One day Rhiannon wakes up to Mav crying, in need
of a diaper change. She quickly jumps out of bed and suddenly feels very sick and runs to the toilet. She finishes and hurries to tend to Mav,
quickly dresses him and they head to the local convenient store to purchase a pregnancy test. They return home and she takes the test. A few
minutes later it beeps, confirming her worries. How will she take care of yet another baby when she hardly knows how to take care of Maverick?
Her worries slowly dissipate when she surprises Ezra that night and he is ecstatic. Eight months later she gives birth to a baby boy named
Emmett Blaise O'Hara.
2023: It's early July and Maverick is nearly two years old and Emmett is nine months old. Ezra and Rhiannon can't believe how quickly their
baby boys are growing up. Ezra has two weeks vacation time saved up so they decide to take a much-needed vacation with their small, beautiful
family. They go to London, where they honeymooned. Maverick and Emmett both are quite taken with the gorgeous castles, pretty landscapes
and all the fun things to do. They all have a blast. Ezra, Rhiannon and the boys are walking in downtown London and visiting every store that
they deem interesting. They enter into another store and see a line of children headed by a busty woman walking towards a hallway at the far
end of the room. When the children notice their prescence they all stop. The busty old woman glares at them, huffs and rudely asks, "Can I help
you with anything?". They begin to reply when a small girl at the end of the line catches their eye. She has big blue eyes, dark brown curls and
porcelain skin. She looks tired and sad but smiles brightly at them anyways. "No, I'm sorry we had the wrong building." Ezra speaks up
suddenly. The woman huffs and continues their walk to the hallway. The little girl continues to smile shyly at them. The woman notices this and
yells, "Libby! You insolent little girl! If I told you once I told you a thousand times, enough with the daydreaming!" She hurries over to the girl
and slaps her face. Ezra and Rhiannon are horrified. Once they are gone they find the office and immediately ask about adopting the poor girl.
By the end of their vacation they have another child about Maverick's age, Libby Araminta O'Hara.
2024: It's January of 2024. Libby and Mav are three years old and Emmett is one. Ezra and Rhiannon are tired, but so very happy with their
beautiful family. They love their life and wouldn't want it any other way. Rhiannon is walking through the city one day with Libby and Mav
hand in hand and Emmett in his stroller. She notices this quaint brick store front for sale and begins daydreaming about how wonderful it
would be to have her own shop. She had always wanted to run a store as a child. She grabs a pen and paper to write down the number and calls
as soon as she gets home. A kind elderly man answers and explains how it was once a bookstore but he had to shut it down because of his
health. He talks about how he loved that bookstore and had invested his whole life into it, owning it since he was only 20 years old. He says
that he had been praying someone would call about it and that he wanted more than anything to see that bookstore up and running again.
Ezra and Rhiannon talk it over and decide that it would be a good financial move for them. They go to the store to take a walk through it and
see that it still has the original vintage mahogany bookshelves and everything. It was a lovely place and Rhiannon decides that it would prosper
even more if they added in a coffee shop. By late October, Between the Lines is up and running.
2025: It's August of 2025. Libby and Mav are four years old and Emmett is two. The kids have some friends over from the neighborhood along
with their moms for an afternoon pool party. Rhiannon and the moms are enjoying the warm weather while watching the kids swim. The phone
rings from inside of the house and Rhiannon runs to answer it, leaving the other moms to watch the kids. She picks up the phone and is
surprised but happy to hear her mom on the other end. Her happiness though, quickly disipates when she hears the sadness in her mother's
voice, "I'm sorry to tell you this, sweetheart but your grandmom and grandaddy passed away last night. They were in the car after dark and a
drunk driver hit them head on. They both died on impact. I'm so sorry honey." Rhiannon doesn't know how to react so she just hangs up the
phone and slides to the floor crying silently. They all travel to Cleveland for the funeral and they find that Rhiannon's grandparents left their
home to her. She doesn't know how to react. She doesn't want to sell the home that her grandparents have lived in since they were married but
she doesn't want to uproot her family and move all the way back to Ohio. Ezra and Rhiannon talk it over and think that it might be a good
idea just to use it as a vacation home and pay her dad to come over and cut the grass and tend to things when needed.Lovely Ladies: Astrid. India. Jane. Ramona. Thisbe.Fine Fellows: Atticus. Eliot. Finley. Theodore. Tobias.
November 23rd, 2012 08:43 PM #49
2026: It is May of 2026. Libby and Mav are five and Emmett is three. Rhiannon is tending to the shop with her children in the back playing when a woman with stiff blonde hair wearing a pencil skirt and blazer walks in. She asks her if she is Rhiannon O'Hara which she answers"Yes." The woman introduces herself as Yvette Harris from the Denver Post and asks if she could interview her. Rhiannon agrees, baffled. She asks where a could place to do the interview would be and Rhiannon leads her to the back of the shop. They are greeted by the screetches of the children playing and Rhiannon rolls her eyes. She had totally forgot she had her kids with her. Yvette smiles and tries not to show her annoyance. Rhiannon leads her to the beige sofa at the far side of the room and offers her to sit. The interview goes smoothly and the kids begin to grow on Yvette so she even throws some questions in for them.
2027: It is the beginning of 2027. Libby and Mav are six and Emmett is four. Ezra and Rhiannon love their family but they are sad by how quickly the children are growing up. They decide that they want to try for another baby. It is March and Rhiannon knows that she has to be pregnant by now. She has been having cravings and things so she takes a pregnancy test. It comes up negative. She takes several more and they are all negative. They are upset, they really wanted another baby. So they try again but once more it is unsuccessful.
2028: It is the day before Valentine's day. Libby and Mav are seven and Emmett is five. Ezra is home because he has the week off and they are all enjoying their time together. Rhiannon is especially excited because every year on Valentine's day, Ezra hires a babysitter and takes her out on an amazing date and each year it is something new and thoughtful. It is lunchtime and they are in the middle of a Just Dance party when the phone rings. Ezra's mother has fallen ill. She has cancer but had been doing really well for a while but has taken a turn for the worst. Ezra immediately runs to the bedroom to begin packing. This upsets Rhiannon because he didn't even talk to her about leaving. "Where are you going?" She asks him while he is throwing some clothes into his suitcase. "To help my mom. My dad can't do it all on his own." This makes Rhiannon really angry so she spits out, "Did you not even remember what tomorrow is?!" She wides her eyes immediately realizing how selfish that was. He just stares at her, really upset with how she reacted. He thought she'd be more compassionate than that. This argument turns really heated and ends in her saying, "Well maybe you need to just stay there!!" and him shouting back, "Well maybe I will!!" and him grabbing his things, quickly kissing the kids on the head and driving off to the airport. Rhiannon stays behind in the bedroom crying. The kids all run to their mom wanting to know why daddy left. Emmett asks "Will daddy be gone forever?" with tears in his eyes. Rhiannon simply answers, "I don't know honey." Ezra takes care of his mom and once he and Rhiannon both have had time to cool down he gets a flight back to Denver. He has been gone just over a week and he misses his family so badly he can't take it. He gets home at four in the morning and bursts throught the front door, ignoring the alarm going off. He runs up the stairs to his kids rooms and picks them all up giving them big hugs and kisses. He runs down the hallway towards his bedroom and Rhiannon slams the door open them scaring each other to death. They stare at each other for a few moments before hugging each other tightly and apologizing over and over again. Ezra takes Rhiannon out on their Valentine's day date the next evening and they both decide that it was the best one yet.
2029: It's the end of January and Libby and Mav are eight and Emmett is six. Ezra and Rhiannon are still aching for another baby. Theyhave been trying for another all year and they are becoming more and more doubtful that they will ever have any more children. They decide that they will try one last time and if this one doesn't work, they will adopt another child. A month has passed and Ezra has accepted that it didn't work but Rhiannon is still hopeful. She wants another baby so badly because she only got to birth one child. She has taken three pregnancy tests and they all returned negative. The way she is holding on to this, wanting to be pregnant again is putting a strain on their marriage. It frustrates Ezra that she just can't let it go and adopt. She decides that the urine tests weren't enough to detect a pregnancy and wants to go to the doctor for a blood test. She sneaks to the doctor while the kids are at school and Ezra is at work. She is ecstatic when the pregnancy test comes back with a big fat positive. She decides she wants to tell Ezra creatively so she goes to a shirt making store in the mall. She gets shirts made for all of the kids saying, "I'm going to be a big sister!" for Libby and "I'm going to be a big brother!" for Mav and Emmett. She goes to pick the kids up from school and as soon as they get home she changes them into their new shirts. She has a delicious meal waiting on the table whenever Ezra gets home and the kids all lined up wearing their shirts. At first he is confused but he sees them all smiling huge and starts smiling too. "For real? Like for real?" he asks Rhiannon excitedly. She nods her head happily. He starts crying happy tears and runs to hug her. Months later it comes time to find out the gender. They decide that Ezra will find out the gender first and reveal it to Rhiannon and the kids creatively. He takes the first look at the ultra-sound screen and is overwhelmed with happiness. He couldn't wait to tell everyone. That night at the dinner table Ezra brings out a white box and sets it in the middle of the table. He opens it revealing three cupcakes. Two are frosted pink with a pink pacifier and one is blue with a blue pacifier. "We're having triplets!!" he shouts excitedly. Everyone is so happy and excited. Months later the triplets, Gwyneth Plum (Gwyn) O'Hara, Maisie Wren O'Hara & Beckham Crew (Beck) O'Hara are born.
2030: It's late October and the triplets just celebrated their first birthday. Libby and Mav are nine and Emmett is seven. Ezra gets a job offer in Germany. The two of them are very surprised by the offer but they say that he will have much higher pay. They decide that it could be a fun new experience for the family but they're afraid of uprooting the kids out of school and away from their friends to take them to a new place. They have a family meeting with the children to see what they would think about moving to a new country. Everyone is excited about the thought of it except for Libby. She says that she is afraid of moving away from her home and having to meet new people. Ezra and Rhiannon understand that Libby is afraid because she's already had enough change in her life. A week later Libby comes and talks to Rhiannon and says that she might be okay with moving. She says that she is afraid but she doesn't want to hold back the family from a new experience or daddy from a new job. Rhiannon hugs her and tells her that she doesn't have to worry about anything and that no one wants to do anything that would make her sad or uncomfortable. She insists that she is okay with moving. Rhiannon sells Between the Lines and everything in it to the previous owner's son whom she trusts will take good care of it. They pack all of their things and the next thing they know they're spending their first Christmas in Munich, Germany.
2031: It's April and Ezra, Rhiannon and the kids are finally adjusting to their new life in the beautiful city of Munich. Libby and Mav are the big ten, Emmett is eight and the triplets are eighteen months old. The kids have been begging for a pet for years so Ezra and Rhiannon decide that the triplets are old enough to have a pet in the house. They adopt a male Huskey from the animal shelter which they name Hugo and a female fluffy white cat which they name Isla.
2032: It's September and the triplets are nearly three years old. Libby and Mav are eleven and Emmett is nine. Rhiannon decides that she wants another baby but Ezra thinks that she is absolutely crazy. Finally he gives in and they try for another baby but are unsuccessful. Just like when they were trying to get pregnant with the triplets, they try several times and each time they are unsuccessful.
2033: Libby and Mav are twelve years old, Emmett is ten and the triplets are four. Rhiannon is interviewed on a famous German talk show for her volunteer work at the local orphanage. They are intrigued by her compassion towards the orphans and she opens up about adopting Libby and Maverick. The talk show host and the audience are all touched by their stories. The show all in all definitely raised awareness for orphans and was a big success.
2034: It's March and Libby and Mav are thirteen years old and Emmett is eleven. The triplets are still four. Rhiannon is upset that her babies are growing up and are teenagers already. Neither her nor Ezra can believe how quickly the times has passed. Rhiannon still wants another baby to care for so Ezra gives in and tells her that they will try once more. Suprisingly it is successful and nine months later she gives birth to a baby boy named Archer Rhys O'Hara. They find out days after he is born that he is hearing impaired and probably completely deaf. They are all saddened by this news but know that he will make it through.Lovely Ladies: Astrid. India. Jane. Ramona. Thisbe.Fine Fellows: Atticus. Eliot. Finley. Theodore. Tobias.


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Ask The Artist!Ask Questions, Get Answers!
This is where you can ask a question about how I paint and draw, which art supplies I use, how I run my business, how commissions work and everything else what goes through your mind.
I get so many questions from both clients and fellow artists through email, so I decided to add a FAQ section to my blog. This way everyone can look for answers they might have, and I don't need to answer to the same question twice. You can ask about anything, don't be shy... just ask!

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Somebody out there actually cares about the Jersey Shore cast, and someone is probably out there saying, "I can't wait for the new season; I have to see what their place in Italy looked like! I have to see where all the staged fights and sex scenes happened in Europe! I have to get a real life!"
After a season packed with grueling challenges, only two chefs remain to battle it out for the ultimate culinary title of Iron Chef. The challengers head to New York for a Thanksgiving-themed showdown in legendary Kitchen Stadium where they face a true Iron Chef challenge: prepare five creative and delicious dishes in 60 minutes using the always-feared Secret Ingredient. In addition to the season's three judges, the finalists also try to impress special guest judges – Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Masaharu Morimoto. In the end, only one chef will reign supreme to earn the title of The Next Iron Chef.
Stress levels skyrocket as the remaining chefs face the test of seduction. In the Secret Ingredient Challenge, the competitors find themselves at the bar inside Jean-Georges Steakhouse at the Aria Hotel where they have 30 minutes to create a cocktail and snack using liquor that seduces the judges' taste buds, including guest judge Charlotte Voisey, a renowned mixologist. Next, the chefs meet host Alton Brown in a posh Sky Villa on Aria Hotel's 59th floor for the Chairman's Challenge. They have only 90 minutes to create an elaborate three-dish meal using luxurious ingredients gathered from restaurants in the hotel. Two chefs leave in an intense double elimination, and the last two standing prepare for the final battle in Kitchen Stadium.
On Saturday, October 16, 2010, BET Networks took over the historic Paradise Theatre in New York City for the star-studded affair honoring some of the most exceptional women of color in the country. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! represents a select group of extraordinary individuals whose contributions and accomplishments have enriched and advanced our culture. The network premiere will be televised exclusively on BET, Sunday, November 7th @ 8 – 10 p.m.*
Host Alton Brown and the Chairman welcome the remaining five chefs to Las Vegas on the CityCenter promenade and present them with a test of inspiration. World-champion pastry chef Jean-Phlippe Maury meets the contestants in a pastry kitchen with his dessert showpiece collection and reveals chocolate as their secret ingredient. The contenders must then create a wedding-worthy chocolate dessert. For the Chairman's Challenge, the chefs prepare a buffet inspired by the modern Las Vegas surroundings in just three hours, with the threat of a double elimination adding to the pressure.
In this "all-American" episode, the six remaining competitors face the test of respect. For the Secret Ingredient Challenge, the kitchen doors open to reveal a Humvee packed with thousands of pounds of potatoes. Guest expert and judge Lt. Col. Barnes of the U.S. Army explains the challenge: showing respect for the potato (the peeling of which was formerly military punishment) by creating a potato dish in 45 minutes. In the Chairman's Challenge, the chefs must show respect for the United States by cooking four dishes representing the four main regions on the map: North, South, East, and West. Before elimination, Alton Brown reveals that the five surviving chefs will travel to Las Vegas. One chef gets eliminated while the rest hop on the plane to Sin City.
Watch The Next Iron Chef Sundays at 9:00 ET/PT on Food Network.
The remaining seven chefs undertake a test of transformation. In the Secret Ingredient Challenge, the chefs transform traditional American condiments and sauces like ketchup, ranch dressing, and mayonnaise into unique recipes. Next, the competitors get sent to the San Diego County Fair where they must gather ingredients from the concession stands in a mad dash to transform their fair food into Iron Chef-worthy dishes for the Chairman's Challenge. During the difficult battle, the chefs prepare their food on "The Outlaw Grill," the world's largest grill, but one of the chefs can't take the heat and gets eliminated.
Watch The Next Iron Chef Sundays at 9:00 ET/PT on Food Network.


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Dec 16, 2002
Bellwood, Ill. - December 16, 2002 - With a ho, ho, ho, Sharpie, the world's most popular family of permanent markers, today announced that it is answering the call for a marker that can be used on dark surfaces - just in time for holiday arts and crafts. Introducing the Sharpie METALLIC marker in silver, the perfect accent to make the season even brighter. In addition to offering a signature bold silver line, the Sharpie Metallic marker eliminates many of the issues associated with most other metallic markers - such as difficulty controlling the amount of ink flow and the need for shaking and tip pressing before using a marker. The latest addition to the Sharpie family provides even ink flow, as well as permanent and fast-drying silver metallic ink with no mess and no preparation before use - simply uncap and go. "It's the perfect time for silver", said Frank Bielec, designer for a popular, do-it-yourself decorating program on cable television, who also owns his own arts and crafts business. "These days, more and more people are looking for simple, cost effective ways to make gift giving more personal. The new Sharpie Metallic marker - with its bold silver metallic ink - provides an easy to use, distinct touch that can turn the most everyday holiday item into something special. As one of the most trusted names in arts and crafts, Sharpie markers can write on virtually any surface. I'm sure we'll be seeing lots of crafters coming up with creative, unique ways to answer, 'How do you use your Sharpie?'"
Bielec says there are almost limitless uses for the new Sharpie Metallic marker - for holiday or year-round crafting. Try some of these holiday crafts using the new marker from Sharpie:
"We are pleased to bring loyal Sharpie customers yet another signature innovation," said Chris Heye, vice president and general manager for Sharpie. "We look forward to continuing the Sharpie brand's tradition of innovation and customer satisfaction as we introduce more bold, exciting new colors and products in the months and years ahead." Initially available in silver fine point, the Sharpie Metallic marker is non-toxic as approved by the Arts & Crafts Materials Institute. The Sharpie Metallic marker is available where writing instruments and art products are sold, in 1-, 2- and 4-packs starting at a suggested retail price of $1.45.


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A GOVERNMENT appointed planning inspector has ruled that an ancient Lake District fell pass is out of bounds for motorised vehicles.
The decision by the Secretary of State to make Garburn Pass, between Troutbeck and Kentmere, a 'restricted byway' follows three years of legal argument.
It means that any motorist or motorcyclist using the pass is committing a criminal offence and could face serious legal consequences.
The inspector went through hundreds of pages of documents ranging from maps of 1822, guide books of the 1880s, and photographs of motorbikes using the pass in the 1920s.
The Lake District National Park Authority has also announced that thanks to around £55,000 of Government funding invested in repairs following the 2009 floods, the pass is probably in better condition than it has been for hundreds of years.
"The storms of November 2009 badly damaged both sides of the pass, especially the western side where the track effectively became a river, and most of the surface ended up on the main road," said National Park Countryside Access Adviser Nick Thorne.
"We were able to obtain significant funding under the Paths for the Public Project, funded by Defra, the Rural Development Programme for England, and Cumbria County Council. And we have now completely rebuilt the worst affected areas in three stages with the work being carried out by our own staff, the National Trust, and a local contractor."
THOUSANDS of punters flocked to Cartmel Races for the course's biggest meeting of the year, spread over three days.
The traditional Bank Holiday Monday event attracted a crowd of 16,000 to watch the seven races.
Jonathan Garratt, Cartmel Racecourse managing director, said the bookies did not fare too badly.
"I think it has been mixed; they have had some favourites going in but I'm sure they have had ups and downs."
Punters successfully backed legendary racer Tony McCoy, who appeared on Monday.
Yesterday, too, proved a rare highlight for racegoers as three Cheltenham Festival horses went on parade for Veterans Day.
Chief Dan George, who is trained just a mile from Cartmel by Jimmy Moffatt, was joined by Mister McGoldrick and Hussard Collonges.
"We have had a lot of people who are on half-term holiday but it's also the day when racing enthusiasts from all over the country come and have their day at Cartmel because the course is slightly less overcrowded," said Mr Garratt.
Meanwhile, a racing steward became the first person to join an exclusive Cartmel 'club'.
Officiating at Saturday's races signalled a landmark for Colin Vickers — it meant he had visited every racecourse in Britain.
Cartmel Racecourse chairman Lord Cavendish presented Mr Vickers with a souvenir badge, which coincided with the launch of an I've Saved The Best Until Last club.
Anyone completing a visit to all Britain's racecourses with a trip to Cartmel will now receive one of the specially-commissioned badges.
Mr Garratt said: "When I came here I was amazed how many people said they had been to every other racecourse before they tasted the unique delights of Cartmel.
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Deluded though I am, I fancy myself a master at concealing my imperfections to achieve the illusion that I've got my act together. Ha. Like people don't know I draw on my eyebrows every morning before I go out to pick up the paper.
Sometimes, my efforts at innocent subterfuge come back to bite me. I had a leak in my refrigerator which caused an angry dark stain on my hardwood floor about five inches long and two inches wide. I called Mr. Fixit guy and he came out and "fixed it." To hide the stain, I bought an attractive rug runner and placed it over the imperfection. Problem solved — sort of.
A week or two later, I accidentally slipped on the rug which slid sideways revealing a monster stain with a second "baby" stain growing beside it. My innocent ruse hid a more serious problem and now I've got to recall Mr. Fixit along with a floor refinisher. Meanwhile, the columns on my front porch have begun to rot. I was able to conceal the problem by placing plants around the base of the columns or objects d'art in front of them — an old shutter salvaged from a demolished home, a child's Radio Flyer wagon I found at a garage sale — stuff like that. Suddenly, my porch looks like a garage sale itself. I halfway expect people to start knocking on my door bright and early on Saturday morning.
And of course, the biggest ruse of all — and one I'm seriously rethinking — is my new wardrobe of wigs which became necessary when Chemotherapy stole my less than stellar locks. I now have five in all — a long black "Cher" wig I wear for fun or when I don't want to be recognized, a platinum blond one that makes me look like a hooker and three others I alternate according to my mood.
The other day, I spotted ABC morning anchor Robin Roberts on national TV, bald as the day she was born. What courage, I thought. Am I being too vain? Dare I go out in public au naturale?
Frankly, the wigs itch like crazy and I'm always adjusting them. I had a relative who liked to take a nip now and then, and you could always tell because her wig would be down over her forehead or sitting sideways.
When out in public, I have to excuse myself to run to the restroom about every 30 minutes to check its position or jerk it off and scratch. I worry constantly about getting fleas when summer arrives. But, on the other hand, there is that "cone head" problem I was born with and I don't want to scare young children.
There will always be something muddying the waters in the river of life, and when put in perspective, my glitches are hardly earth shattering. It's not the big things that kill us, it's the little things that drive us crazy.
Like Scarlet, I can tell myself I will worry about them tomorrow. Or I can address them one by one. Today I will deal with the refrigerator issue and maybe that will make me feel so good I will call a carpenter to fix the columns. Probably not.
I'm pretty sure the hair thing will be the last problem to confront.
Emily Jones is a retired journalist who edits a blog for bouncing baby boomers racing retirement. She welcomes comments at www.deludeddiva.com [2].
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JMU Major: Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
Description of the Major | Degrees Offered | Concentrations | Minors
Declaring the Major | Progressing in the Major
Description of the Major
The major is a part of the Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics, an academic unit within the College of Business.
vital role in the technological direction of their organizations and must stay abreast of the latest technology to ensure the organization does not lag behind its competitors.
JMU's CIS program was recognized as one of the top ten undergraduate information technology programs in the United States (TechRepublic, 2008) and is part of the nationally recognized JMU College of Business. Professors in the program use a variety of teaching methods including projects, cases and business simulations to prepare graduates with strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills; effective communication and presentation skills; hands-on experience; and the ability to work effectively in individual and team-oriented environments.
Several features of JMU's CIS program are distinctive:
The major is a part of the Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics, an academic unit within the College of Business.The Computer Information Systems (CIS) degree at JMU prepares students for professional careers that require both the business knowledge and the technical skills to help clients design, build and deliver competitive computer-based solutions. Computer and information systems managers play a
Degrees Offered
Cooperative Education
Computer Information Systems
Business Analytics
Declaring the Major
New Freshmen and Transfer Students
Students should declare the Computer Information Systems major when they register for orientation. Any student admitted to JMU can declare any major offered by the College of Business. However students are not formally admitted into the College of Business until certain requirements are met as listed in the section below "Progressing in the Major."
Currently Enrolled Major Changers
If students wish to change their major to Computer Information Systems they must be in good academic standing (have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher) on the date they submit a "Change or Declaration of Major" form, which is available in the Academic Services Center located in Zane Showker Hall, room 205. Declaring the computer information systems major does not guarantee full admission to the College of Business. Students will not be fully admitted to the major until requirements are met as listed below.
Other Declaring Information
Admission to the CIS Minor
CIS is about computing in a business context and emphasizes applications of information technology toward creating solutions for business-related problems. CIS is a technical field that requires mathematical and logical problem-solving ability, as well as the capacity to communicate effectively and a sufficiently rigorous understanding of the business world.
With this in mind, the minor in computer information systems is primarily structured to provide students in various disciplines on campus with the opportunity to study business-oriented information systems.
Admission to the CIS minor is based on performance in prerequisite courses for a limited number of spaces. To be considered for admission to the computer information systems minor, students must complete the following courses in the following six areas:
Admission decisions will be based upon students' grades in courses from each of the six areas listed above and upon available space.
Students seeking to add the CIS minor can submit an application at any time. Applications are available from the Academic Services Center in the College of Business, Showker 205. To apply, students should submit an application, a declaration of minor form, and an unofficial copy of their transcript and submit all documents to the Academic Services Center in the College of Business, Zane Showker Hall, room 205.
Applications will be reviewed at the end of each semester to determine who will be admitted for the next semester.
Admission to the Major
Full Admission to the College of Business
Declaring a business major does not guarantee full admission to the College of Business. Students must formally apply for full admission to the College of Business by submitting an application for admission during the semester in which they are completing the lower-level B.B.A. core courses.
Students are formally admitted into the College of Business as a B.B.A. degree seeking major and permitted to register for COB 300. Integrated Functional Systems when the following requirements are met:
The B.B.A. core GPA is calculated using grades earned in the B.B.A. lower-level core courses excluding calculus (MATH 205 or MATH 235). Only grades earned at JMU will be used. The university policy for calculating repeat-credit and repeat-forgiveness will be followed.
Students with a 2.7 B.B.A. core GPA are assured admission into the College of Business and COB 300. Students who meet all of the requirements above but fail to achieve a 2.7 B.B.A. core GPA will be admitted to the College of Business and COB 300 based on B.B.A. core GPA ranking, and pending resources and space availability.
Admission is granted within one calendar year of the applicant's first application. Two applications, in consecutive semesters of enrollment, are permitted.
Progressing in the Major
Students must maintain good academic standing with at least a GPA of 2.0.


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catherine van der salm | THE SOLOIST
MONICA HUGGETT | The CONDUCTOR
Choral Glory
Portland Baroque Orchestra with Cappella Romana
Oct 12–14
First Baptist Church & Kaul Auditorium
There was a moment during soprano Catherine van der Salm's early 2011 performance of Bach's The St. John Passion that was so beautiful, she started to choke up. The performance was a two-pronged collaborative experiment between Portland Baroque Orchestra and Cappella Romana, the internationally renowned vocal ensemble with which van der Salm sings. First, the two groups wanted to learn if there was an audience for vocal/orchestral efforts beyond the holiday tradition of Handel's Messiah. (There was.) Second, they wanted to record a complete major work that would garner international attention. (It did: the prestigious French magazine Diapason called it "a major reinterpretation of the work.")
But for van der Salm, the tear-jerking moment was triggered by the expressive dance of bow on string
during the penultimate movement, "Ruht wohl," by PBO artistic director and world-renowned violinist Monica Huggett. "She's so impassioned," van der Salm says, "and in that movement, I was so full of emotion that it almost overwhelmed me."
Van der Salm will have the opportunity to work even more closely with Huggett this fall when she performs as a soloist in the next collaboration, a concert of choral masterworks from the three giants of Baroque music: Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi (including Vivaldi's blockbuster, Gloria).
Baroque music might not seem the richest soil for collaboration. The composers are long dead, the conductors call the shots, and the performers simply play their parts, right? Not when Portland's most skilled period ensembles come together.
"I'm not the big maestro who sweeps in," says Huggett of her rehearsals with the choir. At 16 players each, the two groups are small, and given the almost question-and-answer style of many Baroque compositions—where melodies echo between groups with improvised ornamentations—each performer
affects the whole.
"Every choice that Monica makes, for example," says van der Salm, "from the way she plays a given melody to the notes she emphasizes, informs the way I sing a vocal line. We're creating a greater whole together." —AS
Views from cascadia
Sept 27 Leading contemporary composer and Alaskan resident John Luther Adams named this concert-length composition with a line from an Inuit poem: Earth and the Great Weather. In this performance, Third Angle Ensemble will bring together its skilled base of musicians, four singers, and spoken recordings from native Alaskans and translators to take us on what Luther describes as "a journey through the physical, cultural, and spiritual landscapes of the Arctic, in music, language, and sound." —LL $5–35. Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, 615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. 503-331-0301. thirdangle.org
Gerhardt Plays Tchaikovsky
Oct 27 & 29 German cellist Alban Gerhardt has performed with orchestras worldwide to spectacular reviews, but he's also known for playing in unusual venues. During a tour of Germany during which people called into radio stations to propose sites for free concerts, he performed in a train station, a commune, strangers' living rooms, and a maternity ward. As the Oregon Symphony's first artist-in-residence, he'll bring the big, emotive fullness of his playing to Tchaikovsky at the Schnitz, but he'll also take suggestions for other venues. So think twice before passing a guy with a cello at the streetcar stop. —Riley Stevenson $26–95. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway. 503-228-1353. orsymphony.org
Don Giovanni
Nov 2–10 How do you go about casting the world's most famous rakish lover in one of the world's greatest operas? You can start with the voice, but to really sell his anti-hero charm, it doesn't hurt to also think of the body. Operachic.com called Canadian bass baritone Daniel Okulitch "a swaggering rock star" after his New York City Opera debut as Don Giovanni, but he's likely best known for his full monty showing in Howard Shore's opera The Fly, directed by David Cronenberg at the Los Angeles Opera. —AS $20 & up. Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St. 503-241-1802. portlandopera.org
Shanghai Quartet
Dec 3 & 4 One of the world's foremost chamber ensembles, the Shanghai Quartet is famous for its mix of Eastern and Western music, classical and contemporary. The New York Times is especially taken with the fab four, declaring: "If there is a string quartet currently in circulation that produces a more beautiful sound than the Shanghai Quartet, the name doesn't immediately come to mind." For its Portland performances, the quartet will perform material by composers ranging from Beethoven to Dvo?ák to the quartet's own Yi-Wen Jiang.—JM $27 & up. Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 SW Park Ave. 503-224-9842. focm.org


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By Sharon LurieThe Kosher Butcher's Wife
We had just completed shooting the photograph of this cake when our food stylist turned to me as said 'This cake looks so delicious, I have to try it.' Her facial expressions and groans of sheer delight as she ate the first slice and began cutting the next left us speechless! Not because of her outwards signs of absolute satisfaction or the fact that she wanted to take the whole cake home, but because who enjoys or even wants to eat a Pesachdikke cake when it isn't even Pesach!
5 large Granny Smith apples1 cup water3 oz. pecan nuts, coarsely chopped1 cup sugar (brown is better if available for Pesach)1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon4 eggs1 cup sugar½ cup oil1 tsp vanilla essence1 cup cake meal½ tsp baking soda dissolved in ¼ cup water½ cup raisins
Toffee Sauce1/2 cup cold water3/4 cup sugar1/2 cup non dairy creamer
Preheat the oven to 325 FPeel, core and cut the apples into eighths.Place the apples into a small – medium sized saucepan, cover with the water and bring to the boil.Once boiling, switch off the heat, stir and cover with a lid. Allow the apples to stand and soften in the hot liquid until cool. Then drain.Mix the pecan nuts, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl until well combined and set aside.In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and creamy.Add the oil and vanilla essence and continue to beat until well combined.Stir in the matzo meal and bicarbonate of soda and blend well.Pour half the batter into a rectangular baking tin (a 10 inch square foil container will also do) and sprinkle over half of the pecan mixture.Combine the apples and raisins and spoon half over the pecan layer.Pour over the other half of the batter, followed by the remaining apples and raisins. Sprinkle over the remaining pecan mixture and bake in the oven for 1 hour, then switch the oven off and leave it in for another 15 -20 minutes.While the cake is baking, make the toffee sauce. Bring the water and sugar to the boil. Once it starts to turn caramel in color, remove from the heat, add the creamer and mix well.Remove the cake from the oven and pour over the toffee sauce. Serve at room temperature.This cake keeps well in the fridge, covered in cling film or tightly fitted foil.
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Fabergé™ Imperial Splendor™ Barbie® Doll
The second magnificent doll in the Fabergé Porcelain Barbie® Collection was inspired by the design of the Imperial Spring Flowers Easter Egg, presented by Tsar Alexander III to his wife, Marie Feodorovna. Barbie® doll's spectacular red velvet gown, fashioned after the style of an Imperial Court dress, is elaborately embellished with golden embroidery, authentic Swarovski® crystals and exquisite faux pearls. Hand-painted and handcrafted of fine bisque porcelain, she even carries a breathtaking egg-shaped purse designed by a master jeweler and resplendent with 22k gold plating. A limited edition and hand-numbered in 22k gold, she is truly a rare doll for a rare collector.
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As a fully invested partner in music education, the department's outreach initiatives, festivals and invitationals annually bring 2,500 secondary school students, teachers and guests to the campus.
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The fledgling string orchestra at Sonoma State will soon become a full symphony with the hiring of a full-time director of orchestral studies. Dr. Alexander Kahn, currently at Gettysburg College's Sunderman Conservatory of Music, has been appointed Associate Professor of Music. When he arrives in August, in addition to expanding the size of the orchestra to include winds, brass and percussion, Kahn will teach classes in conducting and work with the Freshman Learning Community.
The string orchestra that the music department started several years ago has grown under the leadership of cello instructor Judiyaba. "The need for a full-time director was there," said department chair Brian Wilson. "When the university approved the tenure-track hire, we immediately began a nationwide search."
As both a wind (French horn) and string (violin) player, Kahn is well versed in all aspects of orchestral music from small chamber groups to large groups, from classical to current trends. "Alex wowed the students by his attention to detail, and the fact that he has a great sense of humor," Wilson said. Full story here.
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Final Score: Denver 31, Pittsburgh 19
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns in his first game in almost two years to lead the Denver Broncos to a 31-19 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Manning, who missed all of the 2011 season after undergoing neck surgery, completed 19-of-26 passes for the Broncos (1-0).
Prior to last season, Manning had played 208 consecutive games over 13 years with the Indianapolis Colts without missing a contest.
"He's a great player. A lot has been made of the injury and those types of things, but we are just glad that he is on our team," Broncos coach John Fox said about Manning.
Demaryius Thomas caught five passes for 110 yards and a touchdown, while Willis McGahee carried the ball 16 times for 64 yards in the victory.
Ben Roethlisberger went 22-for-40 through the air for 245 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Pittsburgh (0-1).
Antonio Brown paced all Steelers receivers with 74 yards on four catches.
Pittsburgh received the ball to start the second half holding a 10-7 lead and put together a 16-play, 64-yard drive that ate up nearly nine minutes of clock and was capped with Shaun Suisham's 35-yard field goal.
Two plays later, Manning threw a quick screen to Thomas on the left side of the field and he raced 71 yards into the end zone to give the Broncos a 14-13 advantage.
But the Steelers kept their offensive momentum going on their ensuing possession with another time-consuming drive that Roethlisberger kept alive with a 23-yard strike to Heath Miller on a 3rd-and-18 at the Pittsburgh 27- yard line
After Jonathan Dwyer later had an 11-yard touchdown run overturned on a review as his knee was seen to hit the ground at the two, Mike Wallace hauled in a three-yard score on the second play of the fourth quarter to put the Steelers back on top, 19-14, following a failed two-point conversion.
The back-and-forth affair continued with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive by Denver that did not include a third down and was finished off with a one-yard TD grab by Jacob Tamme on the left side of the end zone.
The Broncos, though, were able to convert their two-point attempt when Manning scrambled to his right before finding McGahee with a pass for a 22-19 edge.
Denver then drove down to the Pittsburgh 8-yard line with the help of an 18- yard catch by Tamme and a defensive pass interference call after the Steelers failed to record a first down on their next touch. But the Broncos could not push the ball across the goal line and had to settle for Matt Prater's 26-yard field goal with 3:00 left in the game, giving the Steelers a chance for a game-winning drive.
However, Tracy Porter stepped in front of a Roethlisberger pass on the third play of the drive and returned it 43 yards for a score to seal the win for the Broncos despite a failed two-point conversion attempt.
"We beat a good team tonight," Manning said. "I think there is a lot of things you can build on that happened tonight."
Denver took over on offense at its own 40-yard line after the teams traded punts over the first two possessions of the game, but McGahee had the ball stripped from him three plays later and Pittsburgh's LaMarr Woodley recovered the ball at the Broncos' 47.
The Steelers would manage just one first down, though, and were forced to punt after Derek Wolfe sacked Roethlisberger for a nine-yard loss on a 3rd-and-13 at the Denver 36-yard line.
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Pittsburgh was able to move down to the Denver 3-yard line on a 10-play drive that stretched into the second quarter, but Roethlisberger could not connect on three pass attempts and the Steelers had to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Suisham.
Denver then switched to a no-huddle offense on its ensuing drive and Manning found Thomas for a 20-yard gain to highlight a 12-play, 80-yard march that Knowshon Moreno capped with a seven-yard run into the end zone to give the Broncos a 7-3 lead with 5:16 left in the half.
The Steelers answered with a no-huddle march of their own to regain the lead as Pittsburgh converted four third downs on a 14-play, 79-yard drive, including Roethlisberger finding Miller over the middle for a four-yard touchdown within the final minute of the second quarter to make it a 10-7 game at the break.
"We had planned to do that, not specifically how it unfolded but game circumstances change things sometimes," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said about the no-huddle offense. "I was comfortable with the no-huddle attack and what we were doing in it."
Game Notes
Thomas recorded his third career 100-yard receiving game ... Denver leads the all-time series between the teams, 14-7-1 ... Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fell to 4-2 in season openers ... The Broncos improved to 39-13-1 in home openers ... Dwyer finished with a team-high 43 yards on nine carries ... Denver's defense had five sacks, compared to two for the Steelers ... Manning's touchdown passes were the 400th and 401st of his career.
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Across the globe, and across a range of Microsoft technologies, MVPs offer their expertise and passion to the next generation of technologists—student competitors in the world-class Imagine Cup. This year the finalists meet in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the week of July 8th.
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That level of commitment is echoed by MVPs around the globe, where as mentors they help teach, shape and encourage exceptional student competitors, working with them for long hours, often over weekends, for many months.
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