text: At the audition stages of last years X Factor, its ultimate winner Alexandra Burke made a little pact with herself. "I said to myself that if I didnt make it through to the live shows then I would seriously reconsider where I was going to go with music. This was about proving something to myself. That music was the thing that I was born to do." As it happens, the live shows test where the audience decides to deify the star were just the beginning for the feisty voice from North London. As the 12 weeks went by, as shocks were laid upon shocks when contestants considered to be hot favorites were thrown off, Alexandra kept pinching herself, to remind herself - this might be reality TV to some, but it was a very specific kind of real to her. The final approached, the grand ticker-tape finale, the crowning of a latest sensation and she was still there, biting her nails in the wings, about to sing with her idol Beyonce, to have all my dreams come true on one night. And still she didn't quite believe it all. She can watch the footage of her winning moment even now and feel the adrenaline pumping and the tension mounting, whilst knowing the incredible outcome. "Every time I watch my audition Im in tears. When I watch my getting through to the live rounds, there are tears. When I win? Sooooo many tears. I am an emotional person and Im not afraid to admit it. I put my all into what I do. I have to. If I don't believe in something then I can't do it." The facts remain. 12 months have passed, a star has blossomed and Alexandra Burke is no longer dueting with Beyonce. She is competing with her. From the rumbling first bars of her immaculately cheeky opening sci-fi disco stormer Bad Boys, it is clear that reality TV has just turned out a performer ready for the world stage. The irresistible, one-listen smash is destined to up Alexandra's profile from plucky contender to market leader. US rapper Flo Rida's split second decision to guest on the track was just a neat seal of international approval that proves what many suspected from Alexandra's star turn, entrancing 13 million viewers a week with her stone-cold soulful renditions of pop songs and genre classics. If it still hasn't quite sunk in for Alex herself, its clear to those that are shimmying to her first foray onto the airwaves as an artist in her own right. This years model is built to last. Still only 21 years old and with a willfully mischievous glint in her eye, Alexandra Burke is sitting on one of the hottest pop debuts of the decade, period. The facts of her life have taken a massive shift in the last six months as Alexandra Burke has stopped being about the means that threw her into the spotlight and started being about the method with which she's ready to execute her time in it, the fame that naturally becomes her. An orderly queue of A-list production talent in America and Europe formed to work with the girl with the golden voice. Top flight choreographers have weighed in to augment her preternatural talent for busting a move. The media has honed in on her. Alexandra Burke, Version 2.0, 2009 remix, is ready to explode. For a girl from the humble beginnings of a council estate in North London, the last year has been somewhere beyond her dreams. After touring to sell-out arenas with her by now ex-Factor alumnus she was deposited first to New York and then LA to turn some of those dreams into reality. "I was thrown right in at the deep end in America. The first people I was working with there were the producers Stargate. Of course I was terrified. I didnt know how I would handle it. I'd been a big fish in a little pond and then suddenly I'm with a new label, I've got a new management company and suddenly there are these scary new producers too (Roc Nation, Red One, Stargate and The Freemasons). Everything around me is new. I had to build a relationship so quickly with people." What Alex hadn't countenanced for was quite how central she was to all these new people. " I loved my team really early on because the whole thing was based on people listening to me. They said right from the start that it wouldnt work unless it came from me." She toyed with ideas for a sound that would work for her. She spent a week researching old Motown before scrapping the idea and alighting on a fresh approach to her music that came from within. "I said to my manager I want my music to be fun, to be uplifting and to be bold. I want it to reflect my personality. I want it to be in your face, I want it to be a beast. I want it to be energetic and fun. When I record the ballads I want to cry. And if I go through a roller-coaster recording this album then I want the listener to go through a roller-coaster when they hear it. I said exactly the same thing to Simon Cowell and I could see the relief on his face in the meeting. He said "whatever you do, it has got to come from the heart." There was no way it couldn't. When she first met up with Lady Gaga producer Red One he had a set of tracks ready-prepared that he imagined would suit her. "And after five minutes of meeting me he scrapped them and we started again." He said to me you're not the girl I expected you to be. I was like "what did you expect me to be? Quiet?!" I said I wanted my songs to be empowering to women and he got it straight away. "They fashioned the first of what sounded like a succession of hits in the making together, a bouncy little dancefloor corker over an elastic groove, by the name of Broken Heels."It was the first song I did that I knew I had found my sound."Her sound is perfectly espoused on Bad Boys, but there are plenty more where that came from. You might like to call it 21st century techno future-pop. After Alexandra had found a sound that separated her from generic radio record patterns, she flung herself at the job in hand of putting together an album that she would be proud of, that she would listen to, that showcased everything about her life so far. I'd say to people, listen, I'll sleep when I'm dead. I have to do this now and I have to give it everything I've got." Standout tracks began to emerge from the outset. The updated dancehall groove and killer chorus of Dumb came pie-driving its way out of the speakers. The soulful ballad Silence (about getting the silent treatment off a man. We've all been there, havent we?") and the astonishingly soul-bearing Perfect ("I'm a North London girl that was born and raised in a council house. I swear sometimes. I can be a bit gobby. I like to club, I like a drink every now and again. Im a young girl. Thats just me. I'm not Perfect, but nobody is") made the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. 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Even being a doctor doesn't necessarily make you immune to hassles about health care costs, as Dr. Jeffrey Rice, chief executive of Health Care Blue Book, described recently at the Costs of Care blog.
Dr. Rice's 12-year-old son needed to undergo relatively minor surgery on his leg. The family had a high-deductible health plan and wanted to know in advance what it would cost.
Dr. Rice explains:
I called the hospital to request a price for the surgery and they said they couldn't really tell me. They offered to send the procedure codes to an external reviewer who would provide a general idea of the anticipated charges. Three days later the answer came back at $37,000. I reiterated that I had high deductible insurance and needed to know the actual price they would bill me after an insurance adjustment to the network fee schedule.
The hospital next referred me to my insurance company. The insurance company referred me to their PPO network. The PPO network said that they could not reveal the prices until after the case was performed.
Health care consumers are often criticized for not thinking about the cost before seeking care. But when doing your homework involves negotiating an obstacle course worthy of the Green Berets, it's not hard to see why many people give up after encountering the first few barriers – or worse yet, don't even try.
Luckily Dr. Rice was persistent. He decided to ask the surgeon if the procedure could be done at an independent ambulatory surgical center. The answer was yes. "One phone call and 10 minutes later I have the exact price for his surgery – $1,515," Dr. Rice wrote. "My son had his surgery and is doing well. We got a fair price because we demanded more of the system."
Stories like these are a real-life example of how cost intersects with the care patients receive and how challenging it can be to link the two in a meaningful way.
Costs of Care, a nonprofit organization based in Massachusetts, is looking for stories about the cost of care for its second annual essay contest.
Consumers and providers are invited to submit personal anecdotes illustrating how cost awareness led to high-value care and/or cost savings, or how a lack of cost awareness led to an unexpectedly high bill or difficulty figuring out what a test or treatment would cost.
Four $1,000 prizes will be awarded to the winners. The contest deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 15. Finalists will be announced Dec. 15; the winners will be announced Jan. 15. Click here to read more about the contest rules and how to submit an entry. And watch this space for contest updates and links to the winning entries.
For what it's worth, I don't buy the argument that it's too difficult for health organizations to give patients an estimate ahead of time for what their care will cost. Here in Willmar, Minn., Rice Memorial Hospital has been doing this for the past year with the help of a software tool called CarePricer. By all accounts, it's quite accurate, even taking into account how much of the patient's deductible has already been met for the year. I've heard anecdotally from hospital staff that in a few cases, patients have decided to delay elective surgery after learning what their out-of-pocket costs would be. It takes work to put this kind of process into place but clearly it can be done, and done successfully.

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If I were to sanctify the execution of a number of human beings who were rioting or If I advocated the segregation and eventual persecution of Jews; would you perceive my theology correct? Would you not rather further investigate my life and my writings and state that my 'fruit' is not matching the root. I may sound like I'm talking to talk yet I am not walking it.
Yet some exonerate Martin Luther and raise him above other men (though Paul states do not do this, I can hear him say, "what Is Martin Luther, what is Calvin?" Do not go beyond what is written."
And so As martin Luther advocated the execution of civilians and wrote some of the most negative anti-Semitic literature ever produced in protestant theology, we still seek to honour that his cause of dissention (something God disapproves) as a good?
I see little other than a thesis causing great division amongst millions who together point at the same Christ. We are not talking of Muslims and Christians here, nor Buddhists and Christians. We are talking of people groups who BOTH agree Christ came in the flesh and was resurrected and that is the cornerstone of the faith.
Perhaps Christ would try and make the Catholic and the protestant love one another, rather than write a thesis causing their division and then still advance its cause some five hundred years later? When will we learn of love. If you view the Catholic as your enemy, fine, do as Christ says, Love them. You will get closer not further from God.


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Please tell me I'm being ridiculous. Or that everything will be
ok. We just received a rejection letter for our first choice of
preschool. At their initial orientation, they said that we were
already ahead of the game by starting so early. I just figured
I had to jump through the hoops. Which I did--two more visits
to the school,one with my daughter in tow. She did great--
happy, social, played with their toys, didn't mind being away
from Mom, etc. I didn't mention at the time that she is also
multilingual, biracial, bicultural, and is practically reading
at 2 1/2. Nobody asked, and why would I talk about such things,
it's preschool, why would that matter. Oh, I'm also a well-paid
professional, an easy-going parent, a community volunteer, and
pay my bills on time. I also forked up hundreds of dollars to
review the school, counting the time I had to take off work and
forfeit income to go to the school, the gas, the application
fee.... I am a single Mom--maybe that was a problem to them.
So why did we get a rejection letter? I don't get it. Of
course there is the vague explanation of the citeria: ''mostly''
age, gender, and availability and there just wasn't a spot for
your child. I'm on wait lists, but otherwise don't have any
options for my kid at this point. I really feel like I've let my
daughter down terribly. Can anyone tell me about their
preschool that they like that didn't require such judgment and
--''Selective'' isn't a compliment in my world.
Anyway, don't give up hope. There are lots of good preschools in the Berkeley area, and not all of them are oversubscribed. I really don't think being a single mom would count against you (and if it did, would you want to be part of that school community anyway?). Good luck! Glad my son was a ''reject''
It's been quite a while (7 years) since we went through the preschool process and the landscape may have changed, but for what it's worth:
When it came time to find a preschool for my daughter, I refused to even look at any ''selective'' schools. I ruled out schools that wanted me to pay for a tour, or tell me what kind of diapers I'd have to use if my kid was still in diapers when she started, etc.
We ended up placing our daughter at Beth El preschool in Berkeley. We're not Jewish, and it wouldn't have occurred to me to consider it if a Jewish friend who had her kids there hadn't urged me to. Our daughter (and her parents) had three _wonderful_ years there in the classroom, on the playground, and the many birthday parties and holiday celebrations where the whole community came together. Now our daughter sees many of her preschool friends every summer at Camp Kee Tov and we still have friends we met there. The Jewish education part of the curriculum was wonderfully enriching even though it wasn't our faith. (I came to look forward to the weekly Friday Shabbat, where we sang and shared challah made by the kids.) There was also great extended day care which we used four days a week.
I can't speak to the current situation at Beth El. I know preference is given to synagogue members, and I'm sure that _some_ sizing up of the parents and kids goes on, but ''applying'' there didn't feel at all like being judged or jumping through hoops. There were single-parent families, gay families, adoptive families, bi-racial kids, bi- (and tri-) lingual families. If it makes geographical sense, check them out. Or look at other community schools.
Don't despair. There are lots of wonderful preschool communities out there that would welcome you and your daughter. Good luck! Rosemary
All parents have to take time off work, pay non-refundable appl. fees and jump through all the hoops just to apply to preschools. You have to expect to get rejected. It's just the way it is. That's why families apply to multiple schools just in case.
Keep going and don't let it get you so down! It's really not that big of a deal. Leslie
I would suggest you just keep plugging away and keep positive. There are a bunch of great pre-schools out there that have great administrators, parents, and kids. I would also suggest you head over to 1515 Clay Street, 11th Floor, Oakland, and check the licensing files of any pre-school you are thinking of sending your daughter to, since pretty veneers don't always equate to safe environments.
We applied to four Berkeley preschools in (we thought) plenty of time for admission next September, when my son will be three. (We applied to our top choice a year ago, when he was only 1-1/2!) We have now gotten one rejection letter, two wait lists, and one has not replied but we gather we are not on the ''A'' list.
We are very disheartened and not sure what to do next. I will keep calling the wait-listed schools, and hopefully we'll get into one of them, but I guess we need to look for alternatives. Does anyone have any useful suggestions on what to say to them? ''My son didn't get into any of the preschools we applied to, so we're hoping you'll be our safety school, although of course we'll abandon you if one of our top choices lets us in'' doesn't strike quite the right note.
Specific suggestions of Berkeley preschools that offer the option of full days (9:30-5) and that are looking for boys would be welcome, as well as general strategic advice. Rejected and dejected
Try not to be discouraged and please don't take it personally. When we were looking in Berkeley for infant care many years ago, this happened to me. I knew which date I needed to return to work and I was starting to panic about not having a place for my son because we were wait listed several places.
Also, caregivers can spot an obsessive/compulsive parent a mile away so try not to call to often to see where you are on the list. Think of it as a job search. It's a numbers game and the more places you apply to, the more chance you have of getting in somewhere. You are also beginning to cultivate a positive relationship with the 3-4 places where your child may attend so be respectful and courteous to the people who work there (but don't grovel).
There are a lot of nurturing, kind people who work with kids and many fine preschools. Trust me, no place is perfect. They all have good and bad points (even the ones everyone is dying to get into).
BTW, we did eventually get a spot just before I had to go back to work and it worked out fine but it was stressful playing the waiting game. anon
Next, take heart. Lots of changes occur over the summer. Lots. People move away, change their minds, get into their first choice schools. So places do crop up over the summer. Keep calling, keep friendly, and don't give up.
Finally, we ended up in a school I had not looked into on my first round of preschool searching, and we absolutely love it! It was almost accidental how we ended up there, but it could not be a better place for my son. He is blooming. What I mean to say is that your first choice may be great, but there are lots of great schools in Berkeley, and it's worth looking into some that were originally furtherr down your list. You may find a great match where you did not expect to find it. Good luck to you. Carolyn
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Advertising design, architectural drawing, engineering technology, screen printing, solid modeling and dragsters. Those are just some of the categories attracting about 350 middle and high school students to the SkillsUSA competition at UW-Stout.
The 29th annual event is scheduled Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23-24. Skills competitions are from 9:30 to noon Friday, with an awards ceremony from 1-2 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center. Leadership competition and campus tours are Thursday.
About 75 UW-Stout students and 25 faculty and staff are helping organize the event, which is sponsored by the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. SkillsUSA is based in Virginia and has more than 13,000 student chapters in the U.S.
"It's a great competition and a nice way to showcase our labs and to meet our students and faculty," said Greg Slupe, event coordinator and UW-Stout assistant professor of technology.
The competitions will be in Jarvis Hall, Fryklund Hall and the Communication Technologies Building. Two events also are scheduled at Menomonie High School.
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Thanks to everyone for their reviews last week. We asked you what your favorite musical instrument was, and many of you told us that you love the piano. Great choice! Here's what Sunihh had to say:
My favorite would be the piano because you can give a soft tone or something to rock with! Also you can go so high or so low depending on the mood. You can create a master piece with the piano! I play the piano and write songs all the time, I do this because it either makes me feel happy,sad,anrgy, and maybe it just makes you want to dance! That i swhy I like the piano the best! Waddle on Cp!
Waddle on, Sunihh!
This week, we wanted to ask you about songs. There are many different songs in Club Penguin, and we want to know what you think of them! So we'd like to know... What is your favorite song in Club Penguin and what do you like best about it?
my favorite is the guitar
My favorite Club Penguin song is the You Rock song that you can put as your house song! I like it because it reminds me of the future and what it feels like to be a rock star!
I like the medival songs the best!
i love all the songs.
i think they are all very original.
My favorite song would be pop and rock because some of my favorite songs its rock. like dynomite and in the end. i just love those songs. i always sing on stage. i sing rock and pop because i just love those songs!
Hi Cp my favourite song on cp would be you rock!
Hey Club Penguin! Well, I love the music in the Night Club because it always makes me want to get up and dance! I wish it was igloo music, it would definitely be the music in my igloo! Waddle on CP!
My favorite song is "Lets Bounce" Waddle on CP
my favourite song would have to be Penguin Band Boogie because i just love the beet and it makes me feel happy when i listen to it and it just makes me want to dance!
My favorite song is Lets Bounce. WADDLE ON CLUBPENGUIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd say Penguin Band Boogie! I like that the best because its like a funky tune to dance to!
I dance to that song EVERY time (depending on which mode) I play Dance Contest!
That is why I like PBB! ^.<
I'm SO excited for the Dance Festival! It's gonna be AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Cp Rocks! I always help Bands in the Lighouse by pulling out my microphone and helping em' out with the band they have going on! It's so cool! Rock On! :)
Waddle on!
My favorite igloo song was Hard Rock because I love rock! My second favorite igloo song was that one that is like a Hawaii song and sort of goes like " Bom Bom Bom, Bom Bom Bom, Bom Bom Bom Bom" but I think that was a water party song.
Hmmm.... That's tough. I'd have to say it depends on my mood. Usually, I like Icy Serenade, which is what I have in my igloo. The Coffee Shop music is happy, and good for reading, or playing a game of mancala. If I want to rock out, I like the song You rock, or a song I don't know the name of but it was played at the beach in the 2010 music jam.
hi its me derrian i really like the coffee shop music because it really cheers me up and im glad they have it and im looking forward to music jam waddke on cp!!!
Hey Billybob! My favorite song in ClubPenguin would have to be the Flipper Jig because its just so catchy! I can't wait for The Music Jam!!!!
(Please post ive never been posted before :) )
My favorite song on Club Penguin that I've heard before would have to be....Oh, I've got two of 'em. The two songs are "Icy Serenade" and the music that's playing in the Stage right now. Music rocks!
my faverite song is um FLIPPER JIG and i dont know wat i like about it???
my favourite song is flipper jig and house blend
i recon my favourite song is the adventure party one because it just some how makes me happy and makes me want to dance!
plz post this
I loved the luau party music back in 2005! Please bring it back! (P.S. i've never been posted please post!)
You know...
i love the flipper jig or patricks jig because its so hip hopping dance popping penguin stommping songs.=)
My favourite song would be the one at the Casa Fiesta! I really like how when we all play instruments, that song comes up! It's really different to most Club Penguin music during Music Jam! I usually spend time in there! Rock on Clubpenguin!
And keep playing those instruments!
I like the You Rock song for the the igloos. Why did you take it out? Will it come back?
my favorite instument is the key board
That question is a extremely hard question. I like the song in the coffe shop.And...
I like Planet Y because it's beat is cool! Waddle on!
wow a piano thats awsome a can even play joy to the world on it.waddle on cp ;)
I like the song flipper jig! I like it because it just makes you feel happy and think about irish and st.patricks day!
My favorite would be the one that is played in the nightclub because you can have fun and rock out with it!
P.S. Please post this i have never been posted before!
Waddle on CP!!!!!
I like the you rock song i think thats what your talking about i hope it can make all your friends want to dance or rock out i just thought you would keep it in for the music jam, but it's gone why would you do that it's the perfect song for your house for a band meet.
My favorite song in clubpenguin has got to be the song they play at the Pizza Parlor! I love the way it is jazzy and makes you wanna move but it also make you wanna relax and chill. I think that the song really goes with the atmosphere and the song also makes you feel in the past. When I say in the past I mean it makes you feel good like all your stress just goes away!
well... my favorite cp song is music jam 2! it was awesome. And I cant wait to hear the next music jam music.
Waddle on cp ~Hadly
it's santa's mix because of its tune
i like the flipper jig
my faviroit song is flipper jig beacause you can relax with it or you can dance to it whenever my brother heres that song he starts to dance!
My favorite Club Penguin song is probably Epic Win! The reason is my first member party I went to the Night Club Roof for the first time and jammed with a bunch of my buddies! It was and still is one of my favorite parties! I love that you could choose that song in DDance Contest the game! Waddle on CP!
My favorite song is Flipper Jig its cool please post this I never got posted WADDLE ON CP YOU ROCK!
Hello cp, my favrite song is you rock its kind of rock and good for music jam!
My favorite song on Club Penguin is the Icy Serenade. This song is gorgeous and majestic and is my favorite song for that reason. It makes me feel happy and peaceful because of its beauty, and soft tone. It reminds me of snow and the mountains which are my favorite place to go for the holidays.
My favorite song on Club Penguin is "Rock On" for the igloos. I don't have it anymore, but I just loved how it was so peppy and just made me want to dance!!! I hope Club Penguin will create even more rockin songs! Waddle on, Club Penguin!!!
i love the puffle party music because it has so much crazy and cheerful melodies in it and it makes me just so happy!
my favorite song is the flipper jig on club penguin
I like the Flipper Jig the best because it is a happy tune.
It sounds perfect for igloos and also, really cheerful.
It is a bright colourful tune that will make all penguins happy.
Waddle on CP!
P.S. Please put my comment on because I've never entered a comment before and need more money.
Hmmm my favorite song would have to be the one they play in the night club because its a cool rocking song you can dance to with your buddies i have to say it would be nice if there was a different song once in a while though but until then... waddle on cp
wow. well i like ghosts just wanna dance because i like ghosts and i like dancing...............well waddle on club penguin..............
My favorite song is Flipper Jig/Patricks Jig because it shows happiness and is very high so that you can dance to the beat.
My favortie song in Club Penguin is probably the Zero Gravity mix that played in the Night Club during the Festival of Flight becuase it's so upbeat and energetic, and it has SUCH a cool beat.
my favorite song is the guitar it not like the havy meatal it just the guitar. like on club penguin you rock and puffle party are my favorite one of all time in my iggy it puffle party but before that is was you rock.
p.s i do like drums too.
I love that Christmas Jam music.I like it because it has the beat of rock and joy in it.So everytime I hear,I would dance to it all day.
- Mikemizanin2
My favorite song on Club penguin would be Planet y. It has a nice toon and it makes me happy when i am feeling blue. it helps me get relaxed! this is why i like Planet y. WADDLE ON CP!
my favourite song is "lets boogie"
My favorite song is the song from the medival party. It sounded like you were in a medival fight.
my favourite song is island adventure
Flipper jig! Cuz it has a rythm that keeps you going! And it is that rythm that helps me dance battle!I is a happy jolly song! If I could I would download it on to an MP3 and listen to it ALL the time! I listen to flipper jig when I am upset about something!
Waddle on CP!
my favorite kind of music is igloo music. In igloo music for members thers rock , dojo, puffle party ,techno. Thoes are my favorite how about you.ROCK ON CP
My favourite song in Club Penguin..... great question! Honestly, I like ALL the songs in cp! Some of the songs that I like the most would be Anchovy Jazz, Icy Serenade, Patricks Jig, Epic Win and Lets Bounce! But still, I like all the songs in cp! Waddle on cp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well,I did love this song called icy senterade i...LOVE IT! The reason why i like it is because it sounds peaceful.
well i like the piano and the drums . i like the piano because it is so realacsing . i like the drums because you can put together a beat
waddle on club penguin !!!!!!!!!
I like You Rock! When i listen to You Rock i get in into a good mood!! I just love the music during music jam!!!
(P.S.Plz post this i hav beem never been posted before and if u do thxs!!)
My favorite song is You Rock! because it starts out slow then it gets faster and faster and faster! This song is for any mood because it makes you feel better and still very groovy! I love it in my igloo because it makes the guests energized and smiling the whole time.It fits any occasion
and all my friends love it too! Until then.... waddle on CP!
So many songs to choose from but flipper stomper is my favorite!
makes me wnt to use a banjo!
So long! -Penguinpow13
Hey this is Cptodayiscool. I forgot to put my real penguin name :P My favorite Club Penguin Music is Epic Win. I like that song a lot. I don't know why, but whenever I listen to it, it makes me wanna dance!! I also have that music on my Blog, so penguins viewing my blog and listen too! That's why epic win is an amazing song. :) Well, Waddle On!
~Cptodayiscool/P93280555 <--- Penguin name
I would say that the Nightclub's songs are the best. What I like best about those tunes is that they just make me want to dance with all friends! And sometimes I love to mix music and be the DJ myself! I love music that makes me want to dance and that's why my favorite songs are songs from the the Nightclub.
Hey Club Penguin! Wow you have so many songs! It's so hard to choose which ones I enjoy. The ones I enjoy the best are the ones from parties. If I had to choose the favorites it would have to be: The Water Party music because it brings out the best of summer and the Christmas Party music because I love Christmas and the songs are some of the best Christmas songs I've ever heard! Waddle on CP!
(P.S. please post. i've never been posted!)
My favorite song in Club Penguin would be the song 'Epic Win', a song you can dance to when playing Dance Contest. The song makes me feel happy just by listening to it! In Dance Contest I always dance to that song. I hope Club Penguin releases some more rockin' tunes soon for the Music Jam! Waddle on!
I LOVE puffle party!!!!! It makes me want to dance and sing! It gives my a joyful feeling when i hear it.I love every song on club penguin but that one is super awesome! whenever my friends and I do CL we always listen to that song! we dance and sing and pretend we are puffes having a party!Puffle party is really exiting with all those different sounds and pitches! Puffle party rocks almost as much as club penguin! WADDLE ON CL!!!,Cute puppy70 [ :
my favorite song on club penguin would be puffle party, because the beat is like its bouncey and it always make you smile and dance! whenever i have the choice to play it in my igloo thats the first song i would play. If that song wasnt on the playlist i would pick rock on its so cool and iits very moderen aswell! Waddle on CP!
My favorite song on cp has to be THE PUFFLE PARTY song. It's perfect for PARTIES and PUFFLE PARTIES! YEA ROCK ON CP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE the april fools song on the home page when you click on the blue penguin and it flips and plays the video i love that song and i think you should be able to have a play list of what you want to play and you can type in songs like selena gomez who says justin bieder but it should be lisend to by maders like billy bob to aprove it so you can play aroding how you feel or you an go funky or just rock out!!!!!
my favorite music in club penguin was from the christmas party 2009. The first day I joined was the last day of the 2009 christmas party.
my favorite music in club penguin club penguin christmas theme music and the christmas wonderland music. Those two songs gave me a feel of the windy and cold winter. I still like that music from 2009 Also I like the coffee shop music. waddle on!
My favorite song on CP is Penguin Band Boogie because the sound of the music is ROCKIN COOL!!!!! I also like it because funky and there's beat boxing. I hope everbody heard it before and liked it.
P.S Penguin Band Boogie is on Dance Contest. So ANYBODY can hear it!
I like "You Rock!" because it's perfect for CP dance parties! It will get everyone dancing and having a blast! And please post, I've never been posted.
I would have to say that my favorite song is Penguin Band Boogie because I am really great at dancing with it and my friends love listening to it.
Waddle On Clubpenguin :D
my favorite song in club penguin would have to be "epic win", a song that you can pick in the game ,Dance Contest. I really like that song and i pick it always whenever i play it, because it's a really upbeat song, and you can use the dance moves that your penguin uses on the song too!
Even while I am playing dance contest, i always move side to side , or do some kind of dance move!
Rock on, CP!
I like The Royal Court the best because my mom has a ringtone that sounds royal, and I just like royal stuff!
my favorite song in club penguin would have to be "epic win", a song that you can pick in the game ,Dance Contest. I really like that song and i pick it always whenever i play it, because it's a really upbeat song, and you can use the dance moves that your penguin uses on the song too!
Even while I am playing dance contest, i always move side to side , or do some kind of dance move!
Rock on, CP!
Ny favorite song would probably be the medival quest song! All of the songs are great too.
My favorite song on Club Penguin would be "Flipper Jig". What I like best about it is because it has a catchy tune. I use this song alot in my igloo, and LOVE to dance to it in Dance Contests! I like all the music in CP, but my very favorite would be "Flipper Jig". Thanks Club Penguin Team and Waddle On!
-Icie 5432
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Hey clubpenguin!! I love all of the songs and don't have a favourite. All of them make me want to stand up and dance!! It would be soo cool if when a different type of music was played, your penguin had a different dance! Waddle on CP and enjoy the party!
i really like the song planet rock is the best song because theres a really loud tone to it and they use the song at nightclub and this song is so fantastic spactacler and wicked the is my favourite song i hope its yours!!! if it is yours u are the planet rock and the song just wants u to dance good bye dennis079 waddle on cp .
I'd have to say i like the igloo song TO BATTLE! because it is a really good song and just fun to listen to.
And don't forget to WADDLE ON C
My favourite music is electric guitar because you can play it softly or loudly. You can dance to guitar that's why I like guitar.
Waddle on CP
i like the : the way of siensei the best cuz a member ninja (please post i have never bean posted before )
my favourite song on club penguin is flipper jig and and the club penguin theme tune because they make you wanna bounce and they have funny noises in them too !WADDLE ON CP!
PLZ POST THIS! thx
I like water kongo for igloo music. It is smooth and relaxing. Also I like Puffle Ragtime.
I think my favourite music on Club Penguin would have to be the PIzza Parlour. It's nice and relaxing and I can enjoy my pizza in peace, rather than having loud music blasting through my ear drums. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE loud music, but just not when I'm eating my pizza. Pizza and loud music don't mix...
Waddle On :)
I like the old pop song because it has such a catchy beat that my penguin likes to rock out to! please bring it back! it gives my iggy a cool vibe!
My favorite song is defintely Lost In The Tower because it gives you that magical feeling from the Medival Party! WADDLE ON CP!
I love the Penguin Band Boogie from the Dance Contest game because it makes me so happy that,well,it makes me want to dance! I hope that other people like this songas much as me.
Waddle On CP!!!
My name is Purp Mills and my favorite song is flipper jig because it is a party kind of song and it gives you a good feeling inside.It may be annoying for some penguins,but most people like it.I also like puffle party and I think you know now I like when there is parties.Waddle on CP!!!!
The chinese/japanese song at the stage it has a soft part a loud part and is a beautiful tune with loads of different places its lovely!
Waddle one,Nel6464
My favorite song on club penguin is the penguin band jig and epic win they just make me want to dance and write my own songs for club penguin. until then ... Waddle on!
My favorite song on Clubpenguin is A Float in the Clouds because it is so mysterious and very adventurous sounding!!! It's also a soft kind of song! I know it's from a long time ago but it is still my favorite! Until then CP......WADDLE ON!!!!!!!!
Cool i like Go West because I like the beat and it is a cool song and i like to play it in Dance Contest.And another Called Let's Bounce i like it a lot because it's so fun to dance to it in Dance Contest once i won a lot of points.I hope you post this i never got mine posed ever.Well Waddle On.
can't wait for the Music Jam!
i like rock and roll so plz play rock and roll and the bass is my fave instrument so rock on rock and roll rules! Thank you club penguin team waddle on :)
Hmm, I like the Epic win song, It always seems to be fun to listen to. I'm also thinking of Club Penguin putting songs with words in some rooms. It would kind of give us that singer feeling. Anyways, Waddle on CP forever!
I really like the western song. It has an awesome beat to dance to! I like to put on my cowgirl suit and saddle up for the rodeo! lol WADDLE ON CP
my fav song on cp is lets bounce its got a great rythem to it goes to the beat i like dancing to it on dance contest it spot on its great to me maybe not to other people but to me it is its so great to me its cool to me from etho1004 waddle and rock on cp
My favorite song would be the Brown Puffle Factory Song. I like it because we first heard that song at the Puffle Party which was a huge celebration in Febuary. It was extroardinary. I also have a question. Does the Peinguin Band ever change their insturments sometimes? Waddle On Cp! Cant wait till the Music Jam!
My favourite is probably "You Rock" because it is really cool and fun and deffinately a no.1 for any igloo party on cp. However they are all sooooo good it was hard to choose. Plz read cause none of mine do and i am saving up for a big party. Waddle on Cp!
My favorite would be Adventure Party becuse my favorite puffle is the red puffle! I liked the adventure party when I first saw it because pirates of the caribbean is cool!
WADDLE ON cp!
My favourate song would be pre-historic Rock beacause it just makes you feel to dance all over the place! I even have this song in my igloo! Also it gives different moods when you listen to it,sometimes happy,sad or exited. I mostly get happy! I mostly like it cause it reminds me of the cavemen. and thats why i love this song sooo much.
waddle on CP!!!!!!
I like the Rock On song because it was at the music festival last year i always put that song for my iggy but when i looked yesterday it was GONE! Did u take it away? Anyways i also like the Prehistoric Rock and The Puffle Song! I really hope this years music festival is a big hit :)! Waddle On Cp P.S. PLZ DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE POOKIES IN THE PET SHOP!
My favorite song from the Club Penguin is the Band Boogie i think thats's the name i just like it because it makes people want to start dancing its fun to dance with penguins around you especially to songs like Band Boogie.I think that's my favorite song so far from the Club Penguin.
I like Epic Win because of... EVERYTHING! It's fun to listen to, gives you courage, and well... you get the picture.
My favourite song on Club Penguin would have to be the penguin jam because it has got such an amazing beat and I could dance to it all night long!!!
my name is oreo292 [well my penguin name!] and my favorite song is puffle party because u can really dance to it! and my puffles love it lol XD well thats all i have fore now peace people
love oreo292
my favorite music is the ROYLE COURT i like it becuase its good its my kind of music and i've 2 questions for you 1 is do like the ROYLE CORT MUSIC and 2 is can i be in your band
please reply thank you.
For my favorite song on CP It would have to be Puffle Party because the music just sounds so energetic and bouncy and just puffles being themselves in the song! I could totally see puffles hopping up and down or playing their favorite game to this music! Thats my favorite song!
Wadde on CP!
I really like the music in the coffee shop. Whenever I'm sad or maybe even mad I hum the tune and I always feel better. Sometimes when I'm being impatient I listen to it in my head and things always seem to go faster. Until I write again CP waddle on!
My favorite song on Cp is Flipper's Jig. First of all, it has suck a cool name! Second, I love to dance to it on the dancing competition in the night club. And thrid, it reminds me to always be in a happy mood! Waddle on Cp!!
hi everyone! i think that one of the songs should be hard rock because in the catolog theres flames,single flare,lights and it will just match the igloo
the song i like best on club penduin is epic win from dance contest. i like it becase it hase a grate slow and fast rithum.
until then waddle on club penguin and have a greate summer moderaters
my favorite song is flipper jig because it is irish and i am irish
My favorite song is the song i have would be in my igloo, You Rock! I like it because I can rock out to it with my friends and it makes for a great concert!!!!! ROCK ON CP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite songs are the flipper jig the one at the coffee shop and a lot more. I really enjoy all of the songs that Club Penguin has I think they are really good songs but I have to vote for the flipper jig and the one in the coffee shop is what my favorite songs would be.
My favorite song would be Penguin Band Boogie. It's really catchy! You can dance to it on Dance Contest!
can you please start the music jam 14 to june3
My favourite song in club penguin is the Flipper jig because it is fun to dance to and has a good modern remix!
Waddle on cp :D
I like Let's Bounce because it is so much fun to dance to and has a really cool beat. I t makes me feel energized whenever I hear it. It would be awesome if the penguin band could put a spin on it and make it sound country or rock. WADDLE ON!!
I like "Icy Serenade" because it is really peaceful.
What I like is Epic Win in the Dance Contest.I hope one day,I mean,one normal day they have a Music Celebration.It is like the Music Jam,but it is about being thankful for the songs the Club Penguin Team has created.My favorite type of music is Pop,and one day I wish there could be real songs like Baby from Justin Beiber.And I am sooo excited!!!!!
~Mary Ann3
My favorite song would have to be Let's Bounce because it i really upbeat. I love dancing to it with my puffle. My puffle seems to like it to!!
whenever I am in a bad mood i go dance to Let's Bounce. My pufffle and I get alot of exercise danceing to this song!!!! Thank you so much cp your the best!!!!!!!
My favorite song on CP would probably be all of them. Everyone of them is different and unique in its own way! No two are exactly the same. Some of them are similar a little bit, but no a lot.Its so hard to choose a favorite because I love them all the same!!!!!!!!!!!
Until them... Waddle on CP!!!!!!!
the way of the sensei is my fav song
My favorite song is the theme for the game Thin Ice. This is my favorite song because it sounds so techno-like and techno is my favorite type of music! Not only is this song fun to listen to but it's rather original, since the song's origin goes quite far back in CP history, when Thin Ice was invented. Until then, WADDLE ON CP!
P.S. my penguin account is Misspinky914; please add to comments!
My favorite song is Epic Win because it has a NICE beat
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Hi Its Katie, And My favorite Song Is The Royal Court Because it Is So Nice! It Plays A Good Tune And I LOVE THE MEDIVAL PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, That Was Kinda Akward Right? Well I DID Love The Medival Party! Im Also So Excited About Music Jam! You Rock! PENGUIN BAND ROCKS TOO AND THEIR NEW OUTFITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye! I Promise I Will Write Again Soon!
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I like you rock for the igloos on club penguin because it is different than the rest and get in a good mood if its been a bad day, I also like the fair song that they play at the fair on club penguin each year, oh that reminds me when is the next fair coming?
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Personally,I love all songs in club penguin.Mainly because yuo guys come up with such creative tunes and beats.I would never be able to come up with songs like that.What also amazes me is that you come up with so many! I wonder how do you do that!! Im a song writer to and I love to sing!!! Those songs are so creative,they really describe what club penguins is like.Funky,fresh,happy,kooky,and so much more!!! Club penguin songs aren't just for entertainment,but they're also to show people club penguin's personallity,and what we're all about! Thank you for letting us comment about this! Music is one of my favorite things to write about!!! waddle on CP!! - Scruf N Puff
My favorite song would be the one that is played on April Fool's Day! Untill then waddle for life
i love epic win, and lets bounce!!! theres a message saying "have fun"!!!!u know to waddle on @round club penguin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, my favorite song has to be Ice Senternate.1st What I love about it is it's related to the White puffle, 2nd it is extremly peacefull everyday I go on Club Penguin I like to hang in my igloo to listen to Ice Senternate, Finally it has to be the tune it like a highly music song. Thank You for reading the comment. Have a nice day penguins. Waddle on Club Penguin
My favorite instrument is the electric guitar cuz its like soooooooooo cool and make like totally awesome rock music! I like have like both of the guitars @ the CP light house!
Waddle on CP!!!
Thumbs up 4 A guitar!
I like that dojo music its cacthy.
Super jeazzd about getting that know-how.
My Favorite is the Coffee Shop Music. I Remember making a coffee shop igloo when the music was on cp on my beta tester.
The mascot play is my fav.
my favorite song is the fair ( September 22) the one where you win prizes
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I love the Halloween Party (2011) song in the Night Club im not 100% sure wat it is called
by Discogirl999
P.S. thank you sooooooo mutch if you posted this comment :)
my fav is all of the songs but i really like #6 in the night clb ROCK ON CP[:
my fave song is the one when during puffle party i like it
Pop song i love it.P.S:so does my purple puffle
My Favorite song is on puffle party 2013 Titled: Gotta Have A Wingman. I cant stop listening to it cuz its sooooo cool!
My favorite penguin is Stompin Bob! ;3
My favourite song is ;
'The Party Starts Now' sang by Cadence on CP . . .
Waddle on
Instrument Piano
Song Calling All The Monsters
i love club penguin music
I love party at my iggy and epic win and Lets bounce! I put them on #1!
I love party starts now by cadence
My Favorite Has To Be... You Got This! By Cadence... And, Party In My Iggy! By The Penguin Band!


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HAILI KONG, Professor and Chair
ELEONORE BAGINSKI, Administrative Coordinator
BETHANNE SEUFERT, Administrative Assistant
ALAN BERKOWITZ, Professor
HAILI KONG, Professor
NAN MA, Visiting Instructor
JU-HUI CHIU, Lecturer
WOL A KANG, Lecturer
KIRSTEN E. SPEIDEL, Lecturer
Language Resource Center
MICHAEL JONES, Language Resource Center Director
ALEXANDER SAVOTH, Language Resource Center Technologist
The Academic Program
Students may major or minor in Chinese in both the Course and Honors Programs. The Chinese major contains components of language, literature and culture. Study abroad is strongly encouraged and supported, and contributes directly to a major or minor in Chinese. Students of Chinese also may choose a special major in interdisciplinary Chinese studies (see below), or a major in Asian studies (see under Asian studies), where Chinese language courses above the first-year level as well as Chinese literature and culture courses and credit for study abroad normally may be counted toward the major.
Students interested in majoring or minoring in Chinese should consult with the section head of Chinese as soon as possible.
First- through fourth-year Chinese language courses are offered each year, as is an introductory course on reading Classical Chinese. First-year Chinese and the Introduction to Classical Chinese have no prerequisites and are open to the entire student community. Literature, culture, and film courses in translation also are offered each year and are open to all students. Students of Chinese are particularly urged to take these classes as a means of gaining perspective on traditional and modern Chinese literature and culture over more than two millennia, from early times into the contemporary. Seminars welcome students not majoring or minoring in Chinese, with permission of the instructor.
Introductory and intermediate Chinese language courses are intensive and carry 1.5 credits per semester. Students should plan to take these courses as early as possible so that studying in China can be incorporated into their curriculum.
Course Major in Chinese
- A minimum of nine credits in courses numbered 003B and above.
- Mandatory completion of the following courses: 020, 021, 033 or equivalent; at least one course or seminar on modern Chinese literature/film in translation, and at least one course or seminar on pre-modern literature/culture in translation.
- Study abroad in a program approved by the section is strongly recommended; transferred credits normally may be counted toward the major.
- A minimum of six credits of work must be completed at Swarthmore.
- A culminating exercise, honors seminar, or thesis.
- Senior Colloquium.
Course Minor in Chinese
- A minimum of five credits of work in courses numbered 004B and above.
- At least two credits in Chinese language courses numbered 004B and above.
- At least two credits in classical or modern literature/culture/film.
- A minimum of three credits of work must be completed at Swarthmore.
- Study abroad in a program approved by the section is strongly recommended; transferred credits normally may be counted toward the minor.
- Senior Colloquium.
Honors Major in Chinese
Requirements for the honors major in Chinese essentially are the same as those for the course major, excepting the culminating exercise. An honors major in Chinese will consist of examinations in Chinese language, literature and culture. Work done abroad may be incorporated, where appropriate. Honors preparations in Chinese consist of 2-credit seminar; designated pairs of courses (or 1-credit attachment to designated 1-credit course); or a 2-credit thesis. Senior honors study is mandatory and normally is done in the spring semester of the senior year. Work is arranged on an individual basis, and candidates may receive up to one credit for completion of the work. Honors examinations normally will consist of three 3-hour written examinations and a 30-minute oral for each examination.
Honors students of Chinese may also consider a special major in interdisciplinary Chinese studies that is coordinated by the section head of Chinese, or an honors major in Asian studies (see under Asian studies).
Honors Minor
in Chinese It is possible to prepare for an honors minor in Chinese in either Chinese language or in Chinese literature in translation. Requirements for the honors minor in Chinese essentially are the same as those for the course minor. The honors preparation will consist of a 2-credit seminar, or a designated pair of courses (or a 1-credit attachment to a designated 1-credit course). Senior honors study is mandatory and normally is done in the spring semester of the senior year; work is arranged on an individual basis, and candidates will have the option of receiving 0.5 credit for completion of the work. The Honors examination normally will consist of one 3-hour written examination and a 30-minute oral examination.
Students of Chinese may also consider an honors minor in Asian studies (see under Asian studies).
Special Major in Interdisciplinary Chinese Studies
- A minimum of 10 credits in courses numbered 003B and higher.
- Must complete the following courses: 012 or higher; at least three additional courses on language/literature/culture/film, at least one of these concerning the modern period and at least one concerning the pre-modern period.
- Study abroad in a program approved by the section is strongly recommended; transferred credits normally may be counted toward the major.
- A minimum of six credits of work must be completed at Swarthmore.
- At least one and up to three credits can be earned from other departments on China-related subjects with the approval of the Chinese section.
- A culminating exercise, honors seminar or thesis.
- Senior Colloquium.
Off-Campus Study
Study abroad is particularly encouraged for students of Chinese; academic credit (full or partial) is generally approved for participation in several recommended programs of varying duration in the People's Republic of China and in Taiwan. In the People's Republic, these include, but are not limited to, the Inter-University Program (IUP) Program at Tsing-hua University, the Associated Colleges in China (ACC) Program, the CET Program in Harbin, and the Middlebury program in Kunming. In Taiwan, these include the International Chinese Language Program (ICLP), the Mandarin Training Center in Taipei, and the Chinese Language Center, National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.
CHIN 001B–002B. Introduction to Mandarin Chinese
Students who start in the 00lB–002B sequence must complete 002B to receive credit for 001B.
An intensive introduction to spoken and written Mandarin Chinese, with emphasis on oral Chinese practice. Designed to impart an active command of basic grammar. Introduces 350 to 400 characters and develops the ability to read and write in simple modern Chinese.
1.5 credits.
Fall 2014. Speidel, Kang.
Spring 2015. Speidel, Kang.
CHIN 003B, 004B. Second-Year Mandarin Chinese
Designed for students who have mastered basic grammar and 350 to 400 characters. Combines intensive oral practice with writing and reading in the modern language. Emphasis is on rapid expansion of vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and thorough understanding of grammatical patterns. Prepares students for advanced study at the College and in China.
1.5 credits.
Fall 2014. Ma, Chiu.
Spring 2015. Ma, Chiu.
CHIN 005. Chinese for Advanced Beginners I
Designed for students of Chinese heritage who are able to communicate in Chinese on simple daily life topics and perhaps read Chinese with a limited vocabulary (about 100 characters). An intensive introduction to spoken and written Mandarin Chinese, with emphasis on the development of reading and writing ability. Prepares students for advanced studies at the College and in China.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
1 credit.
Fall 2014. Chiu.
CHIN 006. Chinese for Advanced Beginners II
Designed for students of Chinese heritage who are able to communicate in Chinese with a command of basic grammar and a vocabulary (about 800 characters). An intensive introduction at the intermediate level to Mandarin Chinese, with emphasis on the development of reading and writing ability. Prepares students for advanced studies at the College and in China.
Prerequisite: CHIN 005, or CHIN 002B, or equivalent language skills.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Chiu.
CHIN 007. Chinese/Japanese Calligraphy
(Cross-listed as JPNS 007)
Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting. This course will introduce students to the importance of calligraphy in East Asian Culture. In addition to being a valuable cultural skill, calligraphy is also a process of self-cultivation and self-expression, which reflects the mind-set of the writer. Thus, students will have the opportunity to learn Chinese/Japanese characters not only as linguistic symbols but also as cultural emblems and as an art form. Course objectives include learning to appreciate the beauty of Chinese/Japanese calligraphy, experiencing calligraphy by writing with a brush and ink, and studying various philosophies of calligraphy. In addition to learning several different calligraphic scripts, students will be introduced to the origin, evolution, and aesthetic principles of the Chinese and Japanese writing systems, as well as calligraphy's close connections with painting and poetry. Persistent hands-on practice will be required of all students; course work will include in-class practice, individual/group instruction, reading assignments, and take-home assignments. This class is open to all students and has no language requirement. Due to the course's practicum component, enrollment will be limited by lottery to 10 students. The course can be repeated for credit.
0.5 credit.
Spring 2015. Jo.
CHIN 009. First-Year Seminar: Heaven, Earth, and Man: Ways of Thought in Traditional Chinese Culture
(Cross-listed as LITR 009CH)
This introductory course explores the most influential currents of thought and culture in traditional China, through directed readings and discussions of original sources in translation.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 011. Third-Year Chinese
Concentrates on strengthening and further developing skills in reading, speaking, and writing modern Chinese, through a diversity of materials and media.
Classes are conducted in Chinese, with precise translation also a component.
Prerequisite: CHIN 004B or equivalent language skills.
1 credit.
Fall 2014. Ma.
CHIN 011A. Third-Year Chinese Conversation
This course meets once a week for 75 minutes and concentrates on the further development of skills in speaking and listening through multimedia materials (including selected movies and clips). Students are required to read chosen texts (including Internet materials and short stories) and prepare assignments for the purpose of generating discussion in class. Moreover, students will write out skits or reports for oral presentation in Chinese before they present them in class. The class is conducted entirely in Chinese.
Prerequisite: CHIN 004B or equivalent language skills.
0.5 credit.
Fall 2014. Kang.
CHIN 012. Advanced Chinese
A multimedia course concentrating on greatly expanding skills in understanding and using modern Chinese in a broad variety of cultural and literary contexts, through a diversity of authentic materials in various media, including the Internet.
Prerequisite: CHIN 011 or equivalent language skills.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Ma.
CHIN 012A. Advanced Chinese Conversation
This 0.5-credit course meets once a week for 75 minutes and concentrates on the further development of skills in speaking and listening through multimedia materials (including movies and clips). Students are required to read chosen texts (including Internet materials and short stories) and prepare assignments for the purpose of generating discussion in class. Moreover, students will write out skits or reports for oral presentation in Chinese before they present them in class.
The class is conducted entirely in Chinese.
Prerequisite: CHIN 011 and/or 011A or equivalent language skills.
0.5 credit.
Spring 2015. Kang.
CHIN 013A. Foreign Language Teaching and Pedagogy
(Cross-listed as EDUC 072)
This course has two elements that are developed together throughout the course of the semester. Students can serve the Swarthmore community by teaching a foreign language to local elementary school students in an after-school program that meets two times/week. Students must teach for the entire 6-week session, two days per week. During the evening pedagogy sessions held on campus, we will discuss writing weekly lesson plans, foreign language acquisition in children, teaching methodologies and approaches. We use a common goal-oriented curriculum among all the languages. Students must register for the language or educational studies course that they will be teaching and for a service time (A) M/W or (B) T/Th.
0.5 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 016. Substance, Shadow, and Spirit in Chinese Literature and Culture
(Cross-listed as LITR 016CH)
This course will explore the literary and intellectual world of traditional Chinese culture through original writings in English translation, including both poetry and prose. Topics to be discussed include Taoism, Confucianism, and the contouring of Chinese culture; immortality, wine, and allaying the mundane; and the religious dimension, disengagement, and the appreciation of the natural world. The course also will address cultural and literary formulations of conduct and persona, and the expression of individualism in an authoritarian society.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Berkowitz.
CHIN 020. Readings in Modern Chinese
This course aims to perfect the student's Mandarin Chinese skills and at the same time to introduce a few major topics concerning Chinese literature and other types of writing since the May Fourth Movement. All readings, writing, and discussion are in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Three years of Chinese or the equivalent.
1 credit.
Fall 2014. Maiheng Dietrich
CHIN 021. Topics in Modern Chinese
Reading and examination of individual authors, selected themes, genres, and periods, for students with strong Chinese-language proficiency. All readings, writings, and discussions are in Chinese.
Prerequisite: CHIN 020 or its equivalent.
Writing course.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Ma.
CHIN 023. Modern Chinese Literature: A New Novelistic Discourse (1918–1948)
(Cross-listed as LITR 023CH)
Modern Chinese literary texts created between 1918 and 1948, presenting a series of political, social, cultural, and ideological dilemmas underlying 20th-century Chinese history. The class will discuss fundamental issues of modernity and new literary developments under the impact of the May Fourth Movement. All texts are in English translation, and the class is conducted in English.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 027. The Story in Dynastic China
(Cross-listed as LITR 027CH)
In this class we will read in translation and discuss a fair sampling of imperial China's most renowned stories. In exploring the most celebrated and influential examples of narrative literature from early times into the Qing dynasty, we will look at these stories, some short, others quite elaborate, in terms of overt structure and content, as well as backgrounded literary and cultural material, and we will address their production and consumption in literati and popular contexts. We also will consider these writings in terms of the formulation of enduring cultural contours of character, allegory, and lyricism; individual and society; aesthetics and emotion; imagination and realism; heroism and valor. All readings will be in English, mostly translations of original texts, with some supplementary writings about traditional Chinese fiction.
1 credit.
Fall 2014. Berkowitz.
CHIN 033. Introduction to Classical Chinese
(Cross-listed as LING 033)
This is an introductory course on reading one of the world's great classical languages. Classical Chinese includes both the language of China's classical literature as well as the literary language used for writing in China for well over 2 millennia until earlier this century. Complemented with readings in English about Chinese characters and classical Chinese, this course imparts the principal structures of the classical language through an analytical presentation of the rudiments of the language and close reading of original texts. It is not a lecture course and requires active, regular participation on the part of the student, with precise translation into English an integral component. The course is conducted in English. The course is open to all interested students and has no prerequisites; no previous preparation in Chinese is required.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Berkowitz.
CHIN 035. Readings in Classical Chinese
In this class, we will read some fantastic, enduring writings from Classical China, all in the original. Readings will cover many genres, including stories, biographies, history, philosophy, and poetry, and will range over the centuries of ancient and imperial China.
Prerequisite: one semester of classical Chinese or permission of the instructor.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 055. Contemporary Chinese Cinema: The New Waves (1984–2005)
(Cross-listed as LITR 055CH/FMST 055)
Cinema has become a special form of cultural mirror representing social dynamics and drastic changes in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan since the mid-1980s. The course will develop a better understanding of changing Chinese culture by analyzing cinematic texts and the new wave in the era of globalization. All films are English subtitled, and the class is conducted in English.
1 credit.
Fall 2014. Kong.
CHIN 069. The Art of Living: Taste and Aesthetics in Chinese Cultural Traditions
(Cross-listed as LITR 069CH)
This course will explore various dimensions of taste and aesthetics in traditional Chinese culture—from the earliest times into the recent past. Broader aspects of the course will include concept, form, and substance in classical literary, and philosophical formulations; ritual practice and ceremonial performance; and continuities and disjunctures in private vs. public and individual vs. societal taste. More focused readings and discussions will concern food, alcohol, tea, and the culinary arts; appreciation, aesthetics, and poetics in music, painting, calligraphy, literature, sculpture, and theater; the harmony of the human body and the evaluation of beauty and suitability in men and women; landscape appreciation and visions of the natural world; leisure and the passa tempo pursuits of Go, flower and tree arrangement, and elegant gatherings.
No prerequisites, no knowledge of Chinese required; all readings in English.
Eligible for ASIA credit.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Berkowitz.
CHIN 081. Transcending the Mundane: Taoism in Chinese Literature and Culture
(Cross-listed as LITR 081CH)
Chinese civilization has been imbued with Taoism for some 2.5 millennia, from popular belief and custom to intellectual and literary culture. In addition to consideration of the texts and contexts of both philosophical and religious Taoism, the class will examine the articulation and role of Taoism in Chinese literature and culture and the enduring implications of the Taoist ethos. All readings will be in English.
Prerequisite: One introductory course on Chinese culture or religion or permission of the instructor.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 089 Tea In China: Cultural And Environmental Perspectives
This course will focus on "Tea in China" through three major aspects: the cultural, social, and historical; tea cultivation and the natural environment; and the economies of tea. Tea has been experiencing a transformation from China's national drink and sipping culture to a global drink and life style. Literary writings and films will be combined with relevant readings and audio-visual materials for the class. Tea experts and professionals will join us to offer guest lectures in order to enhance our understanding of tea from bio-ecological and botanical perspectives. In addition to this interdisciplinary cultural course, participants will have the chance to appreciate and taste major kinds of tea from Mainland China and Taiwan during the semester. All required readings/screenings are in English or English translation/subtitled. Chinese language ability will be an asset, but it is not required.
Eligible for Asian Studies credit.
Spring 2015
(A. Berkowitz and H. Kong)
CHIN 090. Practicum in Bridging Swarthmore and Local Chinese Communities
Students will engage in directed projects in local Chinese communities under the supervision of the instructor. The projects will concern tutoring and translation or other social services within the immigrant groups. Fieldwork will be tied to theoretical and applied academic learning and will foster intercultural understanding and intellectual growth. A final written project will be required for credit. Speakers of any Chinese language/dialects are particularly welcome, as are students of Chinese language and others who wish to develop their interest in this area. Credit is awarded CR/NC.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 091. Special Topics in Chinese Literature and Culture in Translation: Dancing Across Borders; the Body, Aesthetics and Ideologies in 20th-Century China
(Cross-listed as LITR 091CH)
This course uses dance as a unique artistic and theoretical prism to analyze the complex interplay among the body, aesthetics, and ideologies in 20th-century China. The goal of the course is to familiarize the students with the transnational and transcultural context within which modern dance was first introduced into China from the West via Japan, and to show the students how to situate the evolving trajectory of dance in China in the power struggles among competing political agendas, aesthetics, ideologies, and art forms. This course teaches the basic methods to read, reconstruct, and analyze dance works. The reading materials are all in English.
Eligible for ASIA credit.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 092. Special Topics in Chinese Literature and Culture in Chinese
This course will concentrate on selected themes, genres, or critical problems in Chinese literature.
All readings are in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Four years of Chinese or the equivalent.
1 credit.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 093. Directed Reading
CHIN 096. Thesis
CHIN 099. Senior Colloquium
0.5 or 1.0 credit.
Spring 2015.
CHIN 103. Lu Xun and His Legacy in 20th-Century China
This seminar is focused on topics concerning modernity, political/social change, gender, and morality through close examination of intellectuals' responses to the chaotic era reflected in their literature writings in 20th-century China. Literary forms, styles, and changing aesthetic principles are also included for discussion. Literary texts, chosen from Lu Xun to Gao Xingjian, will be analyzed in a social and historical context. All texts are in English translation, and the seminar is conducted in English.
2 credits.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 104. Chinese Poetry
This seminar will explore Chinese poetry throughout ancient and imperial China. We will read and discuss a good many of the most renowned poems and poets, and trace the immutable role of poetry in Chinese traditional culture. We will learn how to read a Chinese poem, investigate predominant styles and genres, and trace texts and writers in context. And we will follow the development and significance of themes and imagery, examine the formulation of a literary aesthetics, and savor the telling of stories and the expression of feeling and philosophy through the medium of poetry. Readings will be in English, with many poems also explicated through the original Chinese. No knowledge of Chinese is required, but previous background in some aspect of Chinese literature, history, and culture will be helpful.
2 credits.
Fall 2014. Berkowitz.
CHIN 105. Fiction in Traditional China: People and Places, Journeys, and Romances
In this seminar, we will explore the most celebrated and influential examples of novelistic literature in traditional, pre-modern China. We will look at these extended, elaborate writings in terms of overt structure and content as well as backgrounded literary and cultural material, and we will address their production and consumption in literati and popular contexts. We also will consider these writings in terms of the formulation of enduring cultural contours of allegory and lyricism, individual and society, aesthetics and emotion, imagination and realism, heroism and valor.
All readings will be in English translation.
2 credits.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 106. Seminar in Traditional Chinese Literature
2 credits.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 108. The Remaking of Cinematic China: Zhang Yimou, Wong Kar-wai, and Ang Lee
The seminar focuses on three leading filmmakers, Zhang Yimou, Wong Kar-wai, and Ang Lee, and their cinematic products, which have not only won international praises but also fundamentally reconstructed the national cinemas. We will explore their impact on the formation of the new wave of Chinese-language cinemas since the mid-1980s and its recent new developments by examining all possible aspects in the context of social and cultural change.
2 credits.
Spring 2015. Kong.
CHIN 109. Daoism
This seminar will look at the texts and contexts of both philosophical and religious Daoism, from intellectual and literary culture to popular belief and custom. It will explore the ways of Daoism from early into modern times: texts and contexts; sectarian religion and individual praxis; cultural taproot and personal mindset; cosmology and alchemy; gods, saints, priests, and recluses; aesthetics and the arts.
All readings will be in English.
Eligible for ASIA credit.
2 credits.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 110. Beijing and Shanghai: Tale of Two Cities
This seminar focuses on the culture and urban history of China's two major cities: Beijing—the capital of both imperial and post-1949 China—and Shanghai—one of the earliest treaty ports open to the West and the center of today's Chinese economy. Through comparative analyses of urban planning, fiction about, and film of the two cities, we will examine the significance of these two distinct yet connected urban cultures in modern and contemporary China. The students are encouraged to develop a research project comparing the two cities, using either Chinese or English-language sources. This course is open to all students above the first year who have finished previous coursework in Chinese literature, film, art, urban studies or history, or have permission of the instructor. The required course readings and all discussions will be in English.
Eligible for ASIA credit.
2 credits.
Not offered 2014–2015.
CHIN 199. Senior Honors Study
Chinese Courses Not Currently Offered
CHIN 008. First-Year Seminar: Literary and Cinematic Presentation of Modern China (Cross-listed as LITR 008CH)
CHIN 009. First-Year Seminar: Heaven, Earth, and Man: Ways of Thought in Traditional Chinese Culture (Cross-listed as LITR 009CH)
CHIN 018. The Classical Tradition in Chinese Literature (Cross-listed as LITR 018CH)
CHIN 019. First-Year Seminar: Singular Lives and Cultural Paradigms in Early and Imperial China (Cross-listed as LITR 019CH)
CHIN 025. Contemporary Chinese Fiction: Mirror of Social Change (1949–2005) (Cross-listed as LITR 025CH)
CHIN 027. Women Writers in 20th-Century China (Cross-listed as LITR 027CH)
CHIN 056. History of Chinese Cinema (1905–2005) (Cross-listed as LITR 056CH)
CHIN 063. Comparative Perspectives: China in the Ancient World (Cross-listed as LITR 063CH)
CHIN 066. Chinese Poetry (Cross-listed as LITR 066CH)
CHIN 071. Invaded Ideology and Translated Modernity: A Comparative Study of Modern Chinese and Japanese Literatures at Their Formative Stages (1900–1937) (Cross-listed as LITR 071CH)


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August 4, 2015
SAN DIEGO (AP) - U.S. authorities say nearly 40 bicycle cab drivers have been arrested on immigration violations in downtown San Diego.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lauren Mack said Thursday's arrests include many with student visas that didn't allow them to work. They are mostly from Turkey but also Russia, the Ukraine, Poland, Brazil and Pakistan.
They are being ordered to leave the country within a month.
In August, 24 Turkish nationals were arrested on immigration violations after ICE determined they were operating "pedicabs" illegally in downtown San Diego. The three-wheel bicycle cabs go short distances for fares.
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Help me out with this.... We have a Republican Governor, Two Republican Senators, a Republican state legislature and yet we are at the bottom of virtually every "quality of life" indicator in the United States. In other words, what have you done for me lately? Our education system and our schools are pathetically in need. Mobile's rivers are lined with FOREIGN chemical companies. The cancer rate in Mobile and Baldwin counties is way above the national average. Is there a relationship there? The state is full of Kia, Mercedes, Toyota and other FOREIGN entities. We have no state education lottery, Bingo is even illegal. But by God, we want to display the 10 Commandments everywhere. We don't want boy marrying boy in Iowa and we doggone sure don't want a woman to determine anything about her own body. This archaic mentality is stagnating our state and you can find the crux of the problem in the way we vote. We ALWAYS, and I do mean ALWAYS, vote for the least qualified candidate and for sure the one that says what we want to hear...
He has to go. Not that the charge is anything serious but our society has such archaic views about virtually every social issue known to mankind that this insignificant issue sets a bad example for our players and all other athletes. "If the GA does it, it must be okay." The law is the law and pot is illegal the law says. Until we become more "progressive" in Alabama, and that may take until the next century, we must obey the laws set forth (except speeding and underage drinking of course). GAs are easy to replace. Miami would hire him in a heartbeat. Bon voyage.
As an avid Bama fan, it is clear to me that Bama baseball is in serious decline. The past three years have shown the downward trend, from a super regional to a regional to nothing. Only a dramatic and drastic change will fix this very serious problem, the same type step that Mal Moore took with basketball (Anthony Grant) and football (Nick Saban). Virtually the same starting nine that led Bama to a regional last year couldn't find a way to hit the ball this year, finishing 12th in the SEC in hitting. Pitching was young and showed some potential but the staff still finished 12th in the SEC in E.R.A. And fielding? A team that rarely made an error last year, made plenty this year, finishing 9th or 10 in the SEC in fielding. If you really want to be really honest, everything points to the coaching staff and lack of recruiting.
This whole story is absurd. Two drunk guys, one passed out and one all lit up. Sure, it's not cool to do what he did but it happens all the time at frat parties and other places where dudes get drunk and do stupid stuff. Is it worth destroying this guy's ability to support his family and completely disrupt his life? Heck no, it isn't. It's another overreaction by a stupid public that can't cope with reality...
With that remark, you just proved that you are just as ignorant as Harvey...
In fact, I have looked all your posts and they reek of rampant racism and white supremacy. Apply for a job with Fox.
You're as dumb as a rock in that case...
Perhaps... but an athlete has several years to determine where he/she wants to go. Just because they are not "starting" or "getting enough play time" or "unhappy" with the school's style of play just doesn't hunt. Get a degree and then get a job and move on in life. The school owes you nothing. It has already offered you a full scholarship, something that millions of young Americans would die for...
I'm with BO all the way.... Sick and tired of all this pampering of college athletes. They have the world by the tail. UA spent almost 3 mil to send team (and others/bonuses/band, etc.) down the road to New Orleans. They miss classes. They have tutors. They have special foods and special medical care. They go to D.C. to see the President. They travel to Puerto Rico and Hawaii and Palo Alto and Miami and New Orleans. They get special "gifts" for "participation. THEY are student athletes and THEY are responsible when they sign that letter of commitment. Everybody wants to bad-mouth the coach or the school. It is the spoiled and pmpered athlete that should be bad-mouthed.
He is not a Marxist... that shows just how ignorant you may be. That is exactly what the haters hide behind, socialism or Marxism or birth issues. It all boils down to hate no matter how you attempt to spin it...
What a creep and I suspect anyone who supports this ignorant redneck is just as much of a fool as he is... He is an embarrassment to Alabama and any reasonably intelligent human being..
This no longer has anything to do with an "inappropriate relationship." It is about deception, lying and integrity. Petrino has no place in college football. He is supposed to be guiding student athletes, not just winning games. If I had a kid, he wouldn't play for Petrino.
Welcome to the club.. fans are "frustrated" as well.
After so many years of a solid Jim Wells, Mitch took over the reigns. In the first year (with Well's players), Bama got all the way to the super regional and was an out away from the College World Series. In other words, a great season. In year two, Bama delined a bit and struggled but won 30+ games and made it to the FSU regional, losing out to FSU. In Mitch's 3rd year (this year), the decline continues and this one appears to be a very serious decline with a bleak outlook in an extemely strong SEC. My point is that there appears to be no forward progression. All areas of the game appear weaker (hitting, pitching and fielding). This could spiral downward and it could take Bama years and years to become competitive again without the right direction. I, too, hope Mal Moore is paying attention. I also hope he has his eye on women's basketball which has already spiralled out of control. We have not been competitive there in 10 years or more. I don't want to see baseball on that same track. Use some of that money Mal!
I am not a fan of Mark Gottfried by any stretch of the imagination but I do think it is ironic that Gottfried in his first season at NC State, goes dancing and advances in the tournament and Coach Grant, in his third season, goes home. Not advocating anything, just making an observation.
None of these morons are capable of beating President Obama. Doesn't the Republican Party have any better group of candidates than this sordid group of millionaires and has been politicians?
Alabama voters tend to ignore reality. Neither candidate has a snowball's chance of being elected the president. One thing has become abundantly clear, no matter who wins in November, Romney or Obama, we will have a liberal president for the next 4 years. I love it when the former Governor of Massachusetts, the most liberal state in America (by far), tries to be a conservative.
He will be a really good one in my opinion.
What a tired old phrase. If I had a dollar for every time I have heard "I want to put Americans back to work," I'd buy a new Lexus. He reminds me so much of George W. Bush, I am afraid that we'd lose about 3 million more jobs like we did in Bush's last few months.
He should just retire. He has nothing to prove. He is one of the greatest. He doesn't need the money. Go into coaching. Raise his family. Live the good life. Always be a Colt.


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We are starting a community site for budding authors. Here the young writers send a pdf files of there writing and we get them printed at a lower prices than other publishers. And these books are only sold through our internal network of shops. So I think we will not require any kind of Barcodes on these books. Experience publishers please clarify.
It will vary from each specific edition and publisher and it makes sense only if the book will be sold in open market. If your books will be only sold privately and do not need to be identified outside your own scope, there's no need to have a ISBN code.
Including, Amazon publishing FAQ is quite specific on this:
Do I need an ISBN to publish on Kindle Direct Publishing?
If they don't require it, I think it's pretty safe to assume you don't need it either but have in mind that not having an ISBN may have it's drawbacks if you, later, decide to change the way you sell and distribute books.
An ISBN is the book industry's standard "ordering number" for a book. If you want to sell a book through bookstores or most online publishers, you pretty much have to get an ISBN.
If you are only publishing through your own local network, and no one in that network requires an ISBN, than I guess you don't need one.
By the way, they're not that difficult to get. When I published my first book the publisher took care of that, but for my second book I got my own ISBN. I bought a block of ten so I still have nine for future projects. I just checked current pricing: In the US, it's 1 for $125, 10 for $250, 100 for $575, or 1000 for $1000. In many countries they are free. Getting them is no hassle. Again, speaking of the US, you just go to the Bowkers website, create an account, and give them your credit card number. You then use their web site to enter the title and author for each ISBN.
I also self publish my own books. I have subscribed to Self-Publisher Prime package of Bowker which provides 10 ISBNs for $350. With this package I can publish 5 versions of a book (Hardback, Softback, EPUB, MOBI, and PDF). So basically it gives me ability to get ISBN to publish 2 books in 5 different versions. Then I ordered this company http://www.simplybarcodes.net to convert them into scannable barcodes for just $25 each. So the total cost for getting an ISBN Barcodes was just $60 each.


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In Time For the Holidays – Lowered Boots in the Sand Room Prices
Every country music fan we talked to was excited about the inaugural Boots in the Sand event: A five day/four night vacation with Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Billy Currington and Jana Kramer next February at the all-inclusive and brand-spanking new Hard Rock Hotel in the Riviera Maya in Mexico, but some of you said room packages were a little out of your price range. Well, we heard you and are lowering our room prices in time for the holidays so you can party in Mexico with us!
Tickets to the 2014 Taste of Country Festival are Now on Sale!
As of 10 a.m., tickets to the 2014 Taste of Country Festival featuring Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert and many more to be announced, are officially on sale!
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Dierks Bentley and Brantley Gilbert Added to Taste of Country Festival Lineup!
We are beyond excited to announce that Dierks Bentley and Brantley Gilbert will be joining already-announced Brad Paisley at the 2014 Taste of Country Festival, with more artists to be added!
'All in the Family' Star Jean Stapleton Dies
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The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the site of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, officials said on Friday.
10 DIY Christmas Ornaments You Can Make Right Now
Why drop a ton of money on holiday ornaments when you can make your own with stuff you probably have lying around the house anyway? Here's 10 DIY holiday ornaments that'll make your friends and family think you should have your own HGTV show and keep your kids busy crafting long enough for you to use the bathroom uninterrupted:
Photos of Hurricane Sandy Flood Social Media Sites
Photos of Hurricane Sandy flooded social media sites throughout the day Monday, with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter users in the storm's path posting dramatic photos of waves, flooding and downed trees. (Some are fake, by the way.)


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Poetry - Spring 2013
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January 23, 2014
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I purchased two value containers of skin-on chicken thighs recently and I've cooked off about 15 thighs already in a couple different ways. Long story short, I botched up the majority of said thighs and I'm really looking for a good way to use these thighs, preferably while leaving the skin on. Any suggestions? Any tips for how to effectively roast thighs in an oven with crispy skin?
thanks in advance
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Greetings from Big Sky Country, AKA The Last Best Place.
I have no patience for anyone who would dare to infringe on my RKBA, including our current Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.
I carry a Colt LW Commander .45 ACP, never leave home without it.
Glad to be here.
Welcome to Handgun Forum. Hope you like it here.
Welcome, glad you're here. Remember new guy buys.
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Ammo or beer?
Originally Posted by Captain Crunch
Ammo or beer?
Well, I personally don't drink...did way to much of it back in the day, so.................. I take few boxes of some premium ammo.
Oh, and welcome to our little armed corner of the internet. Hope you enjoy your stay.
"bing bang boom! hair out...hamburger time" - William Murderface
Originally Posted by Captain Crunch
Ammo or beer?
All the above
Welcome my friend, there's good folks in this camp! A 45 ccw, good choice & a man after my own heart. Upmann please sir...
Montana is BEAUTIFUL....
WELCOME & HOWDY FROM TEXAS. Rule #312 - All newcomers buy the cigars & beer. Amendment 001-can replace cigars & beer with ammo for the non-smokers/drinkers. I think everybody's covered for the moment.
Charlie has a drinking and smoking problem I think
The problem is...........I've been waiting for all these freebies and guess what! There's a hitch in this rule stuff somewhere. We need a rule review committee. I appoint 2400 and jwkimber to set up the commitee, elect officers and schedule meetings.
Tell ya' what I do like occassionally, a can or two of Red Bull. Man, that stuff will get your motor running and it's not even alcoholic! :smt026 :smt026 :smt026 :smt026
Thanks for all the welcomes, guys.
Cigars, ammo, beer and Red Bull, huh? Somebody wanna float me a loan or is my credit good?
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Dressed in a figure-hugging black leather body, knee high boots and gloves against a kaleidoscope backdrop of pyrotechnics, body doubles and sparkling guitars, Beyoncé's Superbowl performance was, to use the only appropriate word, fierce. Gyrating body swivels, her husband rapping from the wings and a lyrical journey through the past 15 years, culminating in a Destiny's Child reunion where Kelly and Michelle shot up through trap doors in the stage.
Her outfit was designed by lesser-known couturier Rubin Singer, who previously worked for Oscar De La Renta. He has also been responsible for previous bedazzled stage outfits including the sequin bodysuit worn for her Las Vegas New Year performance.
Beyoncé's style has evolved from top hats and spandex crop tops in Destiny's Child, reportedly crunching 1000 sit-ups a day, to couture red carpet gowns, designed by the likes of Thierry Mugler, Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad. Despite her when-in doubt-sparkle mantra, her blinged-out look has eased off in recent years, to be replaced by streamline Cavalli and Lanvin. There was also her retro Foxy Cleopatra moment circa Austin Powers and her Motown Dreamgirls look. Many of her early stage outfits were made by her mother, Tina Knowles, who still remains her stylist.
"Dressed in a figure-hugging black leather body and knee high boots, Beyoncé's Superbowl performance was, to use the only appropriate word, fierce"
Her onstage presence can largely be credited to her 'Beyoncé Booty', which has built as great a following in recent years as Beyonce herself. Numerous twitter accounts, Tumblrs and online pages are dedicated to the cause and the legendary 'Bootylicious' body shake made infamous in the video for Crazy in Love.
Perhaps what sets Beyoncé truly apart however is that, underneath the big hair, pop-locks and body-rolls, she has her head on straight. Without having to quote many of her song lyrics, it is clear that she has always been a girl's girl; ambitious, independent and an emblem of female empowerment: in her own words, "I don't want to be a hot girl, I want to be iconic."
Text by Mhairi Graham