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POLL Collier School District rezoning: New maps could renew old battles
COLLIER COUNTY - The Collier County School District scheduled five meetings to discuss rezoning. Each meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the following locations:
■ Two meetings for parents attending elementary schools in Greater Naples are on Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the Golden Gate High School auditorium, 2925 Titan Lane, and Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the School Board meeting room of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center, 5775 Osceola Trail.
■ A meeting for parents of students attending Immokalee elementary schools is Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the Eden Park Elementary School cafeteria, 3650 Westclox St.
■ A meeting for parents of students being rezoned to Lely or Naples High Schools is Thursday, Jan. 7, in the Lely High School auditorium, 1 Lely High School Blvd.
■ A meeting for parents of students being rezoned to Golden Gate High School is Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the Golden Gate High School auditorium, 2925 Titan Lane.
Parents who are not able to attend the meetings, can submit comments by e-mail to email@example.com or call (239) 377-0180. Community input will be shared with School Board members as at their Jan. 21 and Feb. 18 meetings, which will be held at 3 p.m. at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center.
Parents curious to know if their child could be going to a new school next year now have their answer.
On Monday, the Collier County School District released maps of the proposed areas being rezoned so the district can meet the class size amendment.
For some neighborhoods, the proposed rezoning is all too familiar.
The district is once again proposing to rezone an area south of White Boulevard. Two years ago, the students were going to be sent to Palmetto Ridge High School and their parents fought to successfully keep them at Gulf Coast High School, citing a shorter drive for families.
This time, the district is proposing to rezone some of those students to Golden Gate High School.
Some Big Cypress Elementary School parents who successfully fought against getting rezoned to Mike Davis Elementary School two years ago may have another fight on their hands. The district is again proposing a similar rezoning.
Other rezoning proposals include taking the neighborhoods of Glen Eagle and several others west of Santa Barbara Boulevard out of Naples High School and placing them in Lely High School. An area east of Interstate 75 and south of Pine Ridge Road would be moved from Osceola Elementary School to Golden Gate Elementary School, under the district's proposal.
Laurel Oak Elementary School could see the district's most complicated boundary change, by accepting students from Veterans Memorial Elementary School while giving students to Vineyards, Big Cypress and Corkscrew elementary schools.
Prior to the start of winter break, parents of all Collier elementary, middle, and high school students received letters, carried home by students, regarding rezoning of schools. Though middle school students, other than some rising freshmen, will not be impacted by rezoning, the letter was sent home with them in an effort to reach all families. The letter explained the need to rezone, and included dates of all five scheduled rezoning meetings.
Superintendent Dennis Thompson has said the district isn't looking for emotional pleas to keep students at schools. Rather, he wants to know what about the proposed rezonings works and what doesn't for students.
"I know there is a lot of emotion over rezoning, but we have to look at what's logical," he said. "If there is something that we are doing that is going to be detrimental to students, we want to know about it. If their bus ride is going to be 30 minutes longer because we are rezoning them, we need to know that."
The district needs to rezone the schools to meet the state class size amendment, which must be fully adopted by next school year. The amendment, which was passed in 2002, requires schools to keep core classes, such as English and math to a maximum of 18 to 25 students, depending on the age of the children.
To meet the requirements, the district must add 240 classes. Some schools have enough vacant classrooms but others do not. The School Board decided earlier this month to rezone students from schools with insufficient space to schools with unused classroom space.
For more information: (239) 377-0180 or email@example.com.


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Senior Book Discussion - Nov 19, 2008
The Lake of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman): Jane Hudson fled the Heart Lake School for Girls in the Adirondacks after a terrible tragedy. Now Jane has returned to the school as a Latin teacher, recently separated and hoping to make a fresh start with her young daughter. But ominous messages from the past dredge up forgotten memories. (Note: We meet the third Wednesday of November due to the Thanksgiving holiday.)


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Hi, thanks for the recipe, first I thought this was too crazy to be any good. I tried it out using seasoned lambfat and jack daniel's. Mixed the infused bourbon in coke and a slice of lime and used a lambrib as decoration. It was mindblowingly good, the slice of lime gave it a good taste as well. However I didn´t filter the bourbon at all, I just took the hard fat of and poured it on top of homemade clear ice. Picture of the outcome. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o179/jeppakall/5262_10151350555576316_543243806_n.jpg Thanks for the recipe!


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Bull Ornament - Tenerife, 1969 Reg. No: HT 7320
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- Bull Ornament purchased by the Nina Nicoletti at a shop in Tenerife in 1969 as a memento of the migration journey to Australia. Ports such as Tenerife (one of the Canary Islands of North West Africa) were regarded by passengers as exotic and souvenirs were acquired as mementoes of both the place but also of the experience, which was generally regarded as a 'trip of a lifetime'.
Nina Nicoletti, her husband and three children departed Italy on 15 August 1969 to migrate to Australia on an assisted passage. They travelled on the Angelina Lauro, via Tenerife and Cape Town. Nina recalls the trip as 'the cruise of a lifetime'. In Tenerife, the family went to a restaurant with three other families and had lots of fun, wine and the thrill of requesting grilled fish and choosing from a live selection. Nina recalls participating in all the shipboard activities and making many friends on the way - most of the passengers were Italian. She and her children stayed in the women's quarters, sharing with a Yugoslavian woman. She remembers rough seas between Cape Town and Fremantle whereby passengers had to hold on to ropes to move around the ship, and the ship nearly being toppled by a huge wave.
The family arrived at Station Pier at night time and were loaded straight onto a bus and were taken to Maribyrnong Hostel which she recalls as 'awful'. She remembers her three year old daughter becoming ill and asking why they had left home and feeling unable to answer her. They then rented in Moonee Ponds before buying a house in Brunswick and later Templestowe. Nina's husband was a television technician and got work easily. Nina had worked in a tailor's in Italy, but was employed at St Vincent's hospital from 1970 until the early 1990s as a nursing assistant which she enjoyed. She spoke no English and learned via the television, newspapers and from the hospital patients. Nina describes the early years as very difficult, but notes that now they would never return.
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- Metal bull with six holes in its neck into which slot five miniature swords.
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- Donation from Ms. Nina Nicoletti, 2005
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Quinn Cooney of Mill Creek, Wash., is excited about starting high school in September, but she's not looking forward to waking up at 5:30 a.m. to arrive on time. Classes for ninth-graders start at 7:30 a.m., 45 minutes earlier than they did in middle school.
"I think it is going to be harder to get up," said Quinn, 13. "I do think it is better to start early so that we can be finished early and do things after school, but I am worried that if I have a boring class for my first period that it will be hard to stay awake."


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New DeLorean Buyer's Guide Now Available!
Many people, when shopping for a pre-owned DeLorean, live in an area where the DeLorean car they are considering may be the only one available for miles around. This means they often have nothing to compare it against, unlike more common collector vehicles. This book serves as a reference as to what is right, what is wrong, what to "snap up" and what to run away from. Buying the right DeLorean can be one of the greatest experiences of your life, and buying the wrong one can bury you in parts and service costs – use this book to learn more about the DeLorean car before you buy!
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ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival Screenings @ NYU
Presented with ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival, March 7-12, a showcase of award-winning films by and about people with disabilities. For more information, please visit: www.reelabilities.org.
3-5PM: NYU Medi cal Center, 550 1st Avenue, Alumni Hall B
Discussants: Arthur Caplan (Director, Division of Bioethics, NYU Medical Center); Barron Lerner (NYU Medical Center). Moderator: Helena Hansen (NYU Medical Center/Anthropology)
WILLOWBROOK (Dir: Ross Cohen, USA, 2012, USA, 16 min, Narrative)
FLYING ANNE (Dir: Catherine van Campen, Netherlands, 2010, 21 min, Documentary)
Eleven-year-old Anne is the kind of beautiful girl you can't take your eyes off. The longer you look, the more you see her 'tics' from her Tourette's syndrome – she suddenly spins or licks something. Anne is afraid of being teased at school and tries to keep her tics in check though she prefers 'flying' through life, so no one notices her tics.
6-8PM: Michelson Theater, 721 Broadway, 6th floor
Discussants: Noelle Stout (Anthropology, NYU); Randy Mowry (Steinhardt, NYU). Moderator: Faye Ginsburg.
HABANA MUDA (Dir: Eric Brach (France/Cuba, 2011, 61 min, Documentary)
Chino, who is deaf-mute, works on a farm, and is debating leaving Cuba to join Jose, a gay Mexican who has fallen in love with him and is prepared to help him obtain Mexican work papers. Jose ponders if Chino loves him or is just using him so he can move to Mexico and make money to send back to his wife and children.
In collaboration with the NYU Council for the Study of Disability. Co-sponsors: NYU Department of Cinema Studies; Media, Culture, and Communication.
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This list is part of an ongoing effort to educate and assist the friends and enthusiasts of Sacramento Tango in their pursuit of the lovely dance called Tango. It is intended to be used as a tool for students to use when encountering new or conflicting terms in class and should not be viewed as a final authority on the subject. Major sources for this information are Daniel Trenner's Spanish-English Dance Vocabulary, Cyber-Tango's FAQ - Definition of Tango Terms, Tango Times published by Danel and Maria, Mrs. Barbara Garvey, señora Nora Dinzelbacher, señor Orlando Paiva, Mrs. Gigi Jensen, Ms. Christy Coté, Ms. Debbie Goodwin, señor Mario Poli, señor Alberto Paz, Mr. Arthur Greenberg, Ms. Michelle Wright, señor Polo Talnir, Mr. Stephen Brown and señor Salvador Zuccala. As an ongoing project, the effort may never be complete so additions, corrections, and suggestions will always be welcome. Many Happy Tangos. Ed Loomis
Pronunciation Guide:
In Buenos Aires 'll' or 'y' is pronounced 'zh', almost an English 'j';
a 'qu' sounds like the 'c' in cat;
a 'z' is pronounced like 's';
and a Spanish 'j' is a hard, throaty 'h' sound.
Abrazo The embrace; a hug; or dance position.
Adelante Forward.
Adorno Adornment; embellishment. See Firulete.
Aficionado From afición - liking; amateur; fancier: An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a devotee or a fan of something, such as tango.
Agujas Needles: An adornment for the man done with the working foot vertical with the toe into the floor while pivoting inside a molinete.
Al costado To the side.
Amague (from amagar - to make a threatening motion) a feint: An amague is used as an embellishment either led or done on ones own, and may be used before taking a step. An example of an amague may be a beat (frappé) before taking a step. See Cuatro.
Apilado Style Piled on: As used in tango, the reference is to the way a jockey is "piled on" his horse, when racinghugging the neck. See Milonguero Style.
Arrabal The slums.
Arrabalero A person of low social status. A person of simple and direct ways who speaks plainly and uses coarse language. A slum dweller.
Arrastre From arrastrar - to drag. See Barrida.
Arrepentida Repentant; To change ones mind: A family of steps which allow a couple to back away from a collision or traffic jam in a minimal amount of space and on short notice.
Atrás Backward.
Bailarin A professional or very accomplished dancer.
Bailongo A lunfardo word to describe a place where people dance, i.e. a milonga.
Balanceo A deep check and replace. See Cadencia.
Baldosa A walking box figure named after the black & white checkerboard tile floors which are common in Buenos Aires. See Cuadrado.
Barrida A sweep; a sweeping motion: One partners foot sweeps the others foot and places it without losing contact. Barridas are done from either the outside or the inside of the foot of the receiving party. The technique is different for the inside and outside barridas. See Arrastre and Llevada.
Bandoneón An accordion like musical instrument originally created to provide missionaries with portable pipe organ music for religious services in remote locales which has been adopted by tango musicians to create the mournful and soulful sound of modern tango music.
Barrio A district or neighborhood.
Basico The basic pattern. There are several basic patterns, the most common of which is the 8-count basic.
Bicicleta Bicycle: A circular movement of the feet led by the man in the vertical plane with the couples feet pressed together as in a barrida.
Bien Parado Well stood (literally), standing straight up. Elegantly and gallantly presented. See Pinta, Postura.
Boleo From bolear - To throw: a boleo may be executed either high or low. Keeping the knees together, with one leg back, swivel and return on the supporting leg with a whipping action of the working leg. Sometimes spelled Voleo. See Latigazo.
Brazos Arms.
Cadena The chain; enchainement: An athletic and very theatrical turning figure which moves rapidly across the floor turning left or right, in which the couple alternate amagues (cuatros) or ganchos. Another variation involves the man stepping outside left or right in crossed feet and leading the lady in a change of direction to keep her in front of him as he turns, alternately going around her and bringing her around him.
Cadencia A deep check and replace, usually led by the man as he steps forward left. Useful for avoiding collisions and making direction changes in small spaces. May also refer to a subtle shifting of weight from foot to foot in place and in time with the music done by the man before beginning a dance to give the lady the rhythm he intends to dance and to ensure that she will begin with him on the correct foot. See Balanceo.
Caida Fall: A step in which the man steps backward, sinks on his supporting leg, and crosses his working leg in front without weight while leading the lady to step forward in outside position, sink on her supporting leg and cross her working leg behind without weight. Caida may be done to either side.
Calesita Carousel; the merry-go-round: A figure in which the man places the lady on one foot with a lifting action of his frame and then dances around her while keeping her centered over, and pivoting on, her supporting leg. Sometimes referred to as the Stork when the ladys leg is lifted in the cuatro position.
Cambio Change: as in cambio defrente, change of the front or face; or cambio parejas, change the couple (change partners).
Caminada The walking steps; a walking step.
Caminando (Caminar) Valsiado A crossing and walking step which the man initiates at 3 of the 8-count basic as he steps forward right in outside right position, pivoting to his right on his right foot and leading the lady to pivot on her left foot, stepping side left (side right for the lady) and drawing his right leg under him with weight (the lady mirroring with her left). The man then steps forward left in outside left position, pivoting to the left on his left foot, stepping side right and drawing his left foot under him with weight (as the lady dances the natural opposite). The man returns to outside right position and either continues the figure or walks the lady to the cross. May be danced in tango or vals.
Caminar To walk: The walk is similar to a natural walking step, but placing the ball of the foot first instead of the heel. Sometimes taught that the body and leg must move as a unit so that the body is in balance over the forward foot. Another style requires stretching the working leg, placing the foot, and then taking the body over the new supporting foot regardless of direction. Walks should be practiced both forward and backward for balance, fluidity, and cat-like gracefulness.
Candombe A type of dance originally danced by the descendants of black slaves in the Rio de la Plata region and still performed in Montevideo, Uruguay. Music of African origin with a marked rhythm played on a "tamboril" (a kind of drum). It survives today as a rhythmic background to certain milongas such as Azabache by Miguel Caló, Carnavalito by Lucio Demare, Estampa del 800 by Francisco Canaro and the very popular recordings by Juan Carlos Cacérès. For more information, see the Candombe webpage.
Cangrejo The crab: A repetitive pattern of walking steps and or sacadas in which the man advances turned nearly sideways to his partner.
Canyengue A very old style of tango from the 1900s to the 1940s. The music from this era had a faster or peppier 2/4 tempo so the dance had a rhythmic flavor similar to that of modern milonga. A very close embrace was used as well as some unique posture and footwork elements. The tango of the arrabal. Also see Stephen Brown's Styles of Argentine Tango.
A lunfardo word with several meanings. It refers to somebody or something from the slums, i.e. low class. It also describes a gathering where people from the slums dance. It is also a certain way to perform or dance the tango with a slum attitude. Finally, it is a rhythmic effect created by Leopoldo Thompson by hitting the string of the contrabass with the hand or the arch of the bow.
Carancanfunfa (also carancanfun) In the lingo of the compadritos, the dance of tango with interruptions (cortes) and also those who dance it that way in a very skillful manner.
Caricias Caresses: A gentle stroking with the leg or shoe against some part of the partner's body. They can be subtle or extravagant. See Adorno, Firulete, and Lustrada.
Carousel A term used for molinete con sacadas to the mans left, the ladys right, with ochos and or ocho cortado to exit.
Carpa The tent: A figure created when the man leads the lady onto one foot as in, or at the end of, calesita and then steps back away from her, causing her to lean at an angle from her foot to his frame. See Inclinada, Puente.
Castigada (from castigar - to punish) a punishment: A lofting of the lady's working leg followed by flexing at the knee and caressing the working foot down the outside of the supporting leg. Often done as an adorno prior to stepping forward, as in parada or in ochos.
Chiche (pl. chiches) Small ornamental beats done around the supporting foot with the working foot in time with the music, either in front or in back as desired. See Adorno, Firulete.
Cintura Waist.
Club Style See Milonguero Style. Also see Stephen Brown's Styles of Argentine Tango.
Codigos Codes: Refers to the codes of behavior and the techniques for finding a dance partner in the milongas in Buenos Aires. Civility, respectfulness, and consideration are the hallmark of the true and serious milonguero. See Cabeceo.
Colgada A spinning move executed by a couple at the end of an inside barrida in which both dancers lean out away from each other and spin rapidly until the man leads out with a back step.
Compadre A responsible, brave, well behaved, and honorable man of the working class who dresses well and is very macho.
Compadrito Dandy; hooligan; street punk; ruffian. They invented the Tango.
Compás Beat, as in the beat of the music. The walking count or impulse of each measure, the simplest element of each piece of music. See Ritmo.
Confiteria Bailable A café like establishment with a nice atmosphere where one can purchase refreshments and dance tango. A nice place to meet friends or a date for dancing.
Confiteria Style May refer to a smooth and simple Salon Style as in Tango Liso or to Milonguero Style.
Corrida (also: corridita, a little run) from correr: to run. A short sequence of running steps.
Corrida Garabito A milonga step in which the couple alternately step through between each other, the man with his right leg and the lady mirroring with her left in espejo, then pivot to face each other as they step together. May be repeated as desired.
Corte Cut: In tango, corte means cutting the music either by syncopating, or by holding for several beats. May refer to a position in which the torso is erect over a flexed supporting leg with the working leg extended forward to a pointe with the knees together which the man assumes when touching the ladys foot with his in parada. The lady moves to the same position from parada as the man closes over her working foot in mordida, and pivots on her supporting foot in this position whenever the man leads an outside barrida. May also refer to a variety of dramatic poses featuring erect posture, flexed supporting legs, and extended dance lines by both dancers, used as a finale. See Cuartas.
Cortina Curtain: A brief musical interlude between tandas at a milonga.
Contrapaso A step produced when you lock one foot behind the other. For instance right foot steps forward, left foot locks behind right. Now right foot steps forward again. This can be done in single or double time, in one instance or repetitively. Also see Rabona and Traspie.
Crossed Feet Occurs whenever the couple are stepping together on his and her right feet and then on his and her left feet, regardless of direction. The opposite of parallel feet.
Cruzada From cruzar - to cross; the cross: A cruzada occurs any time a foot is crossed in front of or in back of the other. The ladys position at 5 of the 8-count basic. May also be called Trabada.
Cuadrado A square; A box step: Used mostly in Milonga, Canyengue and Milonguero- and Club-style tango. See Baldosa.
Cuartas Poses: Dance lines struck and held as dramatic flourishes at the end of a song. Large dramatic ones are used for stage or fantasia dancing, smaller softer versions occasionally in Salon style, and not used in Milonguero style at all. See Corte.
Cuatro A figure created when the lady flicks her lower leg up the outside of the opposite leg, keeping her knees together, and briefly creating a numeral 4 in profile. This can be led with a sacada or with an arrested rotational lead like a boleo, or it can be used, at the ladys discretion, in place of a gancho or as an adornment after a gancho. See Amague.
Cucharita The spoon. A lifting of the ladys foot with a gentle scooping motion by the mans foot to the ladys shoe, usually led during forward ochos to create a flicking motion of the ladys leg.
Cuerpo Body; torso.
Cunita Cradle: A forward and backward
rocking step done in time with the music and with or without chiches,
which is useful for marking time or changing direction in a small space.
This movement may be turned to the left or right, danced with either the
left or right leg forward, and repeated as desired. See Hamaca.
Derecha Right (the opposite of left).
Derecho Erect, straight, forward. See Postura.
Desplazamiento Displacement: Displacing the partners leg or foot using ones own leg or foot. See Sacada.
Dibujo Drawing; sketch: A dibujo is done by drawing circles or other small movements on the floor with ones toe. See Firulete, Lapiz and Rulo.
In closed dance position, the steps are as follows:
1. The man settles his weight on his right leg, placing the lady on her left, and holds. Or, variations: the man steps back right, the lady forward left. Also, the man may settle on his right leg, placing the lady on her left, quickly extending his left leg to his left side to point then closing back to his right leg without weight, as the lady mirrors his action with her right leg. Or the man may step through with his right leg between the partners, leading the lady to mirror his action (espejo) by stepping through with her left leg, remaining in closed position although briefly resembling promenade position.Eje (pronounced ay-hay) Axis or balance. See Postura.
2. The man steps side left, the lady side right, with the man stepping slightly further than the lady.
3. The man steps forward right in outside right position keeping his upper body turned toward the lady in contra-body, the lady back left paralleling the man and also in contra-body. This is a common point of entry to the figure which the ladies should be aware of.
4. The man steps forward left, the lady back right stretching slightly more and seeking the mans center.
5. The man closes his right foot to his left with weight and rotates his upper body to face forward, leading the lady to cross her left foot in front of her right with weight (cruzada) as she finishes moving back in front of the man. Many variations for the lady begin from this position.
6. The man steps forward left inside his partner (to her center), the lady back right.
7. The man steps side right, the lady side left.
8. The man closes his left foot to his right with weight, the lady her right foot to her left.
Steps 1 through 3 (sometimes 1 through 5) are known as the salida. Steps 3 through 5 are known as "walking the lady to the cross." Steps 6 through 8 are known as resolución.
Elevadas Dancing without keeping the feet on the floor. This was the style before the turn of century when tangowas danced on dirt surfaces in the patios of tenements, low-class taverns, and on the cobble stone streets. Once tango went uptown enough to actually be danced on floors (wood, tile, or marble) the dancers fell in love with the floor, thus we now refer to 'caressing the floor'. Characteristic of canyengue or orillero-style tango.
Embutido Filler or inlay: a foot swinging behind other foot after an enrosque.
Enganche Hooking; coupling; the little hook: Occurs when a partner wraps a leg around the others leg, or uses a foot to catch and hold the others foot or ankle.
Enrosque From enroscar - to coil or twist: While the lady dances a molinete, the man pivots on his supporting foot, hooking or coiling the working leg behind or around in front of the supporting leg.
Entrada Entrance: Occurs when a dancer steps forward or otherwise enters the space between their partners legs without displacement.
Entregarme Surrender: To give oneself up to the leaders lead.
Espejo Mirror: To mirror the movement of ones partner as in "ochos en espejo", a figure where the man and woman both do forward ochos at the same time.
Firulete An adornment; a decoration; an embellishment: Complicated or syncopated movements which the dancer uses to demonstrate their skill and to interpret the music. See Adorno and Lapiz.
Freno To stop and hold; brake.
Garcha A rather rude lunfardo term to be used only among friends; noun, 1. penis, pija masculino; 2. worthless or of bad quality, trucho comprar; 3. bad luck: ¡Qué garcha! This sucks! cagada malo garchar; verb, 'to screw' coger sexo. In tango, it may refer to a blind step against line of dance causing a collision for your partner, a garcha! May also be used as a pejorative, as in "Politicians are all garchas!" Akin to "screw-off" or "screw-up" in English slang (yes, this has been cleaned up a little:-).
Giro Turn: A turning step or figure.
Golpecitos Little toe taps: Rhythmic tapping done with a flat foot on the ball or underside of the toe as an adorno. See Fanfarron and Zapatazo.
Golpes Toe taps: With a tilted foot tap the floor with the toe and allow the lower leg to rebound keeping the knees together. See Picados and Punteo.
Grelas A lunfardo term for woman. See Mina.
Guapo Handsome: A respectable and desirable man. A compadre.
Hamaca Another term for Cunita.
Izquierda Left (the opposite of right).
Latigazo Whipping. Describes a whipping action of the leg as in a boleo.
Latigo The whip; also used to describe the whipping action of the leg in boleos to front or back, when led with energy and speed. See Latigazo and Boleo.
Lento Slowly.
Liso Smooth, as in Tango Liso, an early term for Tango de Salon.
Llevada From llevar - to transport; a carry; to take with: Occurs when the man uses the upper thigh or foot to carry the ladys leg to the next step. Barridas interspersed with walking steps in which the man takes the lady with him across the floor.
Lunfardo The Spanish/Italian slang of the Buenos Aires underworld which is common in tango lyrics and terminology.
Lustrada From lustrar - to shine or polish; the shoe shine: A stroking of the mans pant leg with a shoe. May be done by the lady or by the man to himself but is never done to the lady.
Media Luna Half moon: A sweeping circular motion of the leg similar to a ronde in ballroom but always danced in contact with the floor, never lofted. Usually danced by the lady and often led with a sacada to the ladys leg. May be used to bring the lady to an inside gancho.
Media Vuelta Half turn, literally: Usually done when the mans right foot and the ladys left foot are free. The man steps forward outside right (3 of 8-count basic), leading the lady to step back left and collect, then side right across his center, and forward left around him as he shifts weight first to his center, then onto his right foot as he then pivots on both feet ½ turn with his partner, the lady pivoting on her left foot. Media Vuelta is used by itself to change direction or maneuver on the dance floor and as an entrance to many combinations.
Milonga May refer to the music, written in 2/4 time, or to the dance which preceded the tango, or to the dance salon where people go to dance tango, or to a tango dance and party.
Milonguero (feminine; Milonguera) Refers to those frequenting the milongas from the early 1900s to the present who were or are tango fanatics. A person whose life revolves around dancing tango and the philosophy of tango. A title given by other tango dancers to a man (woman) who has mastered the tango dance and embodies the essence of tango.
Milonguero Cross A step in which the man leads the lady to step side left around him, reverses before she completes the step, and leads her back into the cross. Also known as ochos cortados.
Milonguero Style A term originally given by Europeans and some North Americans to the style of dancing in a very close embrace; also referred to as confiteria style, club style, apilado style, etc. Usually used in the very crowded clubs frequented by singles in the center of Buenos Aires. Milonguero Style is danced in a very close embrace with full upper body contact, the partners leaning into each other (but never hanging on each other) while using simple walking and turning steps. This style relies on music of the more rhythmic type as characterized by orquestas like those of DArienzo or Tanturi. Also see Stephen Brown's Styles of Argentine Tango.
Milonguita Questionably, an affectionate diminutive for the milonga. Milonguita is also a name used for the young girls brought from eastern Europe and France (Madame Yvonne) with the promise to marry a rich Argentinean, or the poor girls from the conventillos, all of whom ended up as a hostess or prostitutes in the tango bars.
Mina A lunfardo word for woman. See Grelas, Paicas, or Pebeta.
Mira From mirar - to look; see; observe; take notice: ¡Mira! Look at this. Observe.
Molinete Windmill; wheel: A figure in which the lady dances a grapevine on a circumference around the man, stepping side-back-side-forward using forward and back ocho technique and footwork, as the man pivots at the center of the figure. This is a very common figure in tango which challenges both the man and the lady to maintain good posture, balance, and technique in order to perform it well. One of the central codes of tango.
Molinete con Sacadas An exciting and more complicated form of molinete in which the man steps into the ladys space, displacing her leg with his, and pivots on a new center to face her as she continues around him. Many combinations are possible.
Mordida From morder: to bite; the little bite: One partners foot is sandwiched or trapped between the other partners feet. If the other partners feet are also crossed it may be referred to as Reverse Mordida. Sometimes called Sandwiche or Sanguchito.
Mordida Alto A variation of mordida in which a dancer catches a partners knee between both of their own.
Ocho Cortado Cut eight: change of direction: Occurs when a molinete or an ocho-like movement is stopped and sent back upon itself. Typical in club-style tango where many such brakes are used to avoid collisions. Describes a movement done on either foot, pivoting forward of backward, and going either left or right.
Ocho Defrente Ocho to the front: Forward ochos for the lady (i.e., crossing in front).
Ocho para Atrás Ocho to the back: Back ochos for the lady (i.e., crossing behind).
Ochos Cortados Cut eights: A common figure in Milonguero- or Club-Style Tango which is designed to allow interpretation of rhythmic music while dancing in a confined space. See Milonguero Cross.
Ochos en Espejo Ochos in the mirror: The man and the lady execute forward or back ochos simultaneously, mirroring each others movement.
Orillero Outskirts; suburbs.
Orillero Style The style of dance which is danced in the suburbs, characterized by the man doing many quick syncopated foot moves and even jumps. See Seguidillas. Also see Stephen Brown's Styles of Argentine Tango.
Orquesta Orchestra: A large tango band like those of the "Golden Age" of tango frequently referred to as "Orquesta Tipica."
Otra vez Another time; repeat; do again.
Palanca Lever; leverage: Describes the subtle assisting of the lady by the leader during jumps or lifts in tango fantasia (stage tango).
Parada From parar - to stop; a stop: The man stops the lady, usually as she steps crossing back in back ochos or molinete, with pressure inward at the ladys back and at her balance hand and with a slight downward thrust, preventing further movement. When properly led the lady stops with her feet extended apart, front and back, and her weight centered. The man may extend his foot to touch her forward foot as an additional cue and element of style or he may pivot and step back to mirror her position (fallaway).
Parallel Feet The natural condition when a couple dance in an embrace facing each other, the man stepping on his left, the lady on her right foot, and then the man stepping on his right, the lady on her left foot, regardless of direction. The opposite of crossed feet.
Parejas Couple: The two partners in a tango.
Pasada Passing over. Occurs when the man has stopped the lady with foot contact and leads her to step forward over his extended foot. Used frequently at the end of molinete or after a mordida. The lady may, at her discretion, step over the mans foot or trace her toe on the floor around its front. Pasada provides the most common opportunity for the lady to add adornos or firuletes of her own and a considerate leader will give the lady time to perform if she wishes.
Paso A step.
Patada A kick.
Pausa Pause; wait: Hold a position or pose for two or more beats of music. See Titubeo.
Pebeta A lunfardo word for young woman or girl. See Mina or Paicas.
Pecho Chest.
Picados A flicking upward of the heel when turning or stepping forward. Usually done as an advanced embellishment to ochos or when walking forward. See Golpes.
Pie A foot.
Pierna A leg.
Pinta Appearance; presentation: Includes clothes, grooming, posture, expression, and manner of speaking and relating to the world. See Bien Parado.
Pisar to step.
Piso Floor
Pista The dance floor.
Planchadoras The women who sit all night at the milongas without being asked to dance. The main reason for that, is because they don't know how to dance well enough. Yes, it may seem cruel but one of the many tango lyrics actually says something like, "let them learn as a consequence of sitting all night."
Planeo Pivot; glide: Occurs when the man steps forward onto a foot, usually his left, and pivots with the other leg trailing (gliding behind) as the lady dances an additional step or two around him. May also occur when the man stops the lady in mid stride with a slight downward lead and dances around her while pivoting her on the supporting leg as her extended leg either trails or leads. Can be done by either the man or the lady.
Porteño (feminine; Porteña) An inhabitant of the port city of Buenos Aires.
Postura Posture: Correct posture for tango is erect and elegant with the shoulders always over the hips and relaxed, and with the center carried forward toward the dance partner over the toes and balls of the feet. See Derecho and Eje.
Potranca A young female racehorse: Sometimes used to refer to a beautiful long-legged Argentine woman.
Práctica An informal practice session for tango dancers.
Puente Bridge; See Carpa, Inclinada.
Punteo Point; with the point; peck: Rhythmic toe taps to the floor done with the toe, or point, of the shoe while the foot is moving over the floor in a sweeping movement as in boleo or planeo. See Golpes.
Resolución Resolution; tango close: An ending to a basic pattern similar to a half of a box step. 6, 7, and 8 of the 8-count basic.
Ritmo Rhythm: Refers to the more complex rhythmic structure of the music which includes the beat or compás as well as the more defining elements of the song. See Compás.
Rodillas Knees.
Ronda (La ronda) Line of dance: Refers to the etiquette of dancing in the line of dance by moving counter clockwise around the dance floor, and using concentric lanes in the traffic to facilitate dancing in close proximity with one another. See Codigos.
Rulo A curl: Used frequently at the end of molinete when the man, executing a lapiz or firulete ahead of the lady, curls his foot in around the lady and extends it quickly to touch the her foot. An older term for lapiz.
Salida From salir - to exit; to go out: The first steps of dancing a tango, or a tango pattern, derived from ¿Salimos a bailar? {Shall we (go out to the dance floor and) dance?}.
Salida de Gato A variation on the basico in which the man steps side left, forward right outside the lady, diagonal forward left, and crossing behind right with a lead for forward ochos for the lady. The lady is led to step side right, back left, diagonal back right, and crossing forward left, beginning ochos on her left foot. This figure enters ochos without using cruzada.
Saltito A little jump.
Sandwiche See Mordida.
Sanguchito See Mordida.
Seguidillas Tiny quick steps, usually seen in orillero style. May also be called corridas.
Seguir To follow.
Sentada From sentar - to sit. A sitting action: A family of figures in which the lady creates the illusion of sitting in, or actually mounts, the mans leg. Frequently used as a dramatic flourish at the end of a dance.
Stork See Calesita. Not used often or much recommended but refers to a position of the lady where the working leg is held with the lower leg lifted and horizontal in a figure four, or cuatro, position.
Suave Smooth, steady and gentle, soft, stylish. A major objective in tango.
Syncopation Syncopate; syncopated; syncopa: A musical term adopted by dancers and used in a way which is technically incorrect, musically, and leads to endless arguments between dancers and musicians. Musically it refers to an unexpected or unusual accenting of the beats in a measure such as the two and four beats of swing music rather than the more common accent on the one and three beats. Dancers have come to use the term to describe cutting the beat, or stepping on the half-beat, which annoys musicians all to heck. Maybe if they could dance the tango we would pay more attention to them.
Sube y Baja Literally, to go up and down: A milonga step in which the couple dance forward-together and back-together in outside right position with a pendulum action of the hips. See Ven y Va.
Tango Popular music from the Rio de la Plata region dating back to 1885-95, defined by a 2/4 rhythm until the 1920s when a 4/8 rhythm became common. A popular dance originating in the mid-19th century which descended from Candombe, Habanera, Milonga, and, according to some tango scholars, the Tango Andaluz. The exact origins of Tango are a historical mystery. Also see Susan August Brown's Argentine Tango: A Brief History.
Tango de Salon An elegant and very social style of tango characterized by slow, measured, and smoothly executed moves. It includes all of the basic tango steps and figures plus sacadas, giros and boleos. The emphasis is on precision, smoothness, and elegant dance lines. The dancing couple do not embrace as closely as in older styles and the embrace is flexible, opening slightly to make room for various figures and closing again for support and poise. Also see Stephen Brown's Styles of Argentine Tango.
Tango Fantasia This is a hybrid tango, an amalgam of traditional tango steps, ballet, ballroom, gymnastics, ice-skating figures, etc. This is what most people see when they buy tickets for a tango show. The moves include all of the basic tango moves plus, ganchos, sacadas, boleos of every kind, sentadas, kicks, leaps, spins, lifts, and anything else that the choreographer and the performers think that they can get away with. Alas, this style of dancing shows up from time to time at the milongas, usually badly performed by ill-behaved tango dancers and frustrated tango performers who insist on getting their moneys worth even if they have to kick, step on, bump into, or trip every other dancer on the floor. This behavior is NOT socially acceptable. Also see Stephen Brown's Styles of Argentine Tango.
Tango Liso Literally, tango smooth: A way of dancing tango characterized by its lack of fancy figures or patterns. Only the most "basic" tango steps and figures, such as caminadas, ochos, molinetes, etc., are utilized. Boleos, ganchos, sacadas, sentadas, and other fancy moves and acrobatics are not done. A very early term for Tango de Salon.
Tanguero (feminine; Tanguera) Refers to anyone who is deeply and seriously passionate about any part of tango, such as its history, music, lyrics, etc. In Argentina most tangueros are scholars of lunfardo, music, orchestrations, Gardel, etc. One can be a tanguero without being a milonguero and a milonguero without being a tanguero (very few milongueros would be referred to as tangueros). And of course, one can be an extremely good tango dancer without being either, such as stage dancers, who are quite disdained by real milongueros and tangueros, unless they go the extra distance and become milongueros by going to the milongas, and/or tangueros as well. An aficionado.
Tijera Scissor: A movement, usually danced by the man, in which an extended leg is withdrawn and crossed in front of the supporting leg without weight so that it remains free for the next step or movement. May also refer to a figure in which the man steps forward in outside position (left or right) caressing the outside of the ladys leg with his leg (as in 3 of the 8-count basic), then crosses behind himself which pushes the ladys leg to cross in front. May also refer to a jumping step from tango fantasia (stage tango) where the lady swings her legs up and over with the second leg going up as the first leg is coming down (frequently seen as an aerial entry to sentadas).
Titubeo Hesitation. See Pausa.
Trabada Another term for cruzada.
Traspie Cross foot; triple step: A walking step with a syncopated cross. Using two beats of music the dancer does step-cross-step beginning with either foot and moving in any direction. See Contrapaso and Rabona.
Truco Literally, trick or stunt: May be used to describe fancy athletic movements in addition to lifts for stage or tango fantasia.
Vareador From horse racing; a man who walks the horses but is never allowed to mount them: In tango, it refers to a man who dances and flirts with all the ladies but never gets involved with anyone. May also refer to a man who is a clumsy or inconsiderate lead who might just as well be walking a horse.
Vén y Va Come and go. See Sube y Baja.
Viborita Viper; the little snake: A figure in which the man places his right leg between his partners legs and takes a sacada to first her left and then her right legs in succession using a back and forth slithering motion of the right leg and foot.
Volcada from Volcar - to tip-over or capsize; a falling step: The leader causes the follower to tilt or lean forward and fall off her axis before he catches her again. The process produces a beautiful leg drop from her. The movement requires the support of a close embrace.
Voleo See Boleo.
Zarandeo A vigorous shake to and fro; a swing; a push to and
fro; to strut about: In tango, it is the swinging back and forth,
pivoting in place on one foot, marked to the lady in time with the music.


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Rory McIlroy didnt spend much time celebrating his wire-to-wire victory at the British Open.
Then again, he didnt have a lot of time.
Just 18 days after the engraver etched his name into the silver claret jug, McIlroy tees off in final major of the year at the PGA Championship, which returns this year to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
The PGA Championship used to be known as Glorys Last Shot until it went away from that slogan. Now, the PGA of America promotes the final major as having the strongest field in golf (everyone from the top 108 in the world qualified or was invited) with the richest purse ($10 million, with $1.8 million going to the winner).
Picking a winner is about as easy as throwing darts blindfolded.
Keegan Bradley won in 2011 in the first major he ever played. Tiger Woods has won four times. And perhaps the most famous PGA winner was John Daly, who was the ninth alternate in 1991 when he got into the field at Crooked Stick and introduced golf to his grip it and rip it style of play.
Rory on the rise
Rory McIlroy looked lost for so much of the year until two big weeks in England.
First, he won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in late May, the same week that he announced he had broken off his engagement with Caroline Wozniacki. Then, the 25-year-old from Northern Ireland led from start to finish at Royal Liverpool to win The Open.
McIlroy hopes this is the start of another big run.
He will try to become only the sixth player including Woods twice to win the final two majors of the year. The last player to achieve that feat was another Irishman Padraig Harrington in 2008.
Valhalla theater
Valhalla was designed by Jack Nicklaus and it is owned by the PGA of America, which explains why it is getting its third major event.
It has not lacked for drama.
At the 1996 PGA Championship, Kentucky native Kenny Perry looked to be the winner and was in the broadcast booth when Mark Brooks caught him and forced a playoff. Brooks won in sudden-death, raising questions whether Perry should have been on the range instead of a TV tower.
Woods and May put on such an incredible show that May was tied for the lead, shot 31 on the back nine and still ended up losing.
Not to be forgotten is the 2008 Ryder Cup, the only time the Americans won since 1999. One of the key moments came from Hunter Mahan, who rolled in a 60-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that secured a half-point.
European success
Europe had gone 78 years without winning the PGA Championship until Padraig Harrington of Ireland won at Oakland Hills in 2008. That was the start of Europeans winning three of the last six times. But theres even more at stake at Valhalla.
Martin Kaymer of Germany won the U.S. Open. McIlroy won the British Open. Europe has never had three players win majors in the same year. And with players like Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Justin Rose (England) and Sergio Garcia (Spain) in good form, there are plenty of candidates.
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November 5, 2009 - Blaine Hyska
For those of you thinking of traveling to some far city for your Christmas shopping — don't do it.
I've had to make a couple of large purchases recently.
I never like spending money, but I shopped in the local area, and the experience was a pleasure.
Take for example, the time when I was shopping for a item for the house.
I walked into the store to see what was available. I had not been in that store in several months, maybe a year.
I asked what type of items were in stock.
The owner pulled out a box and said, "Here, take it home and try it. If you like it, come back and you can pay me later. If you don't like it, you can bring it back."
He didn't ask for a down payment, a reference — nothing.
He knew my face as a local resident and as a past customer.
This item, mind you, was in the $200 range. To me, that's a lot of money.
Try doing that in Green Bay.
By the way, I liked and kept the item.
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PRESS RELEASE: County Democrats Condemn Oaksterdam Raid
May 24, 2012
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County Democrats Condemn Oaksterdam Raid
Hayward, California – The Alameda County Democratic Party (ACDP) condemned last month's federal raid of Oaksterdam University, passing a resolution at its May meeting that calls on federal officials to refrain from future actions.
The party's request that the federal government honor past promises not to engage in future raids on legal, licensed medical marijuana facilities comes on the heels of similar requests from Bay Area legislators.
"The people of the State of California passed Proposition 215 enacting the Compassionate Use Act to allow seriously ill residents of the state, who have the oral or written approval or recommendation of a physician, to use marijuana for medical purposes without fear of criminal liability," the resolution says.
"The Alameda County Democratic Party is committed to justice," said ACDP Chair Robin Torello in a statement. "We're asking that the federal government respect California law and the will of our state's voters."
The resolution "decries the recent federal raid on lawful California State dispensaries," as an "ill-directed use of taxpayer dollars" and asks that federal officials direct its "agencies to cease and desist from any further such action in California." The full text of the resolution is available at http://www.acdems.org/oaksterdam-resolution.


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1 1/4 cups
white sugar
3 tablespoons
quick-cooking tapioca
1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
3 cups
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
1 tablespoon
pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
I have to say first that I LOVE BLUEBERRIES! They are my absolute favorite fruit. So of course a Blueberry Pie sounded wonderful to me. I looked over the ingredients and decided to give this recipe a try. I had to use frozen Bluberries instead of fresh because fresh are WAY to EXPENSIVE right now. I thawed the berries then drained the juice that comes along with fruit being frozen. I made the recipe exactly as written except I added a tiny bit more cinnamon (because it is a wonderful spice) and about a 1/2 c. more of the berries just because I had a little extra. The pie smelled wonderful as it baked and when my hubby finally arrived home we tasted it. Oh dear..very very good! My husband said the only complaint he had was it didnt have vanilla ice cream to go along with it. (I thought about that half way through the cooking process) Oh well..I will buy some today and we will enjoy the pie again tonight. But this time with some vanilla ice cream.
Thanks for the recipe Natalie--it was DELICIOUS! What a treat.
I found it really too sweet. My four year old thought the same and wouldn't eat it. Also, to me, cinnamon goes better with apples than with blueberries. However, if I cut at least half the sugar and omit the cinnamon, I think that I would like it a lot.
52 Ratings
I absolutely LOVE this recipe! It is perfect, so don't go changing a thing. If you are using frozen blueberries it is very important to allow them to reach room temperature and drain off the excess liquid. Otherwise your pie will be soupy. Also, along the lines of frozen berries, you will need measure out more than 3 cups (you're looking at more like 4 1/2 to 5) so that when they are thawed and drained you'll end up with the 3 cups the recipe calls for. This recipe also works very well with other berries: raspberry, blackberry, strawberry, or try a mixture of berries. Also is perfect using the "Miracle Baking Powder Pie Crust" also found on Allrecipes.com Happy Baking!!
This was easy & very tasty. I used fresh blueberries. Due to limited time, I used refrigerated pie crusts (used glass/Pyrex pan as recommended on the box. The second time I made it, I took it to a dinner party (served it a la mode)--they loved it & wanted the recipe. Definitely a keeper.
I made my own crust and skipped the lattice top - just pierced some holes in the top crust with knife. We only had frozen blueberries so we increased the amount to 5 cups (measured when frozen). The blueberry mixture was VERY watery and I was afraid it wouldn't set so I added one extra tablespoon of tapioca and it set beautifully! The pie was very sweet and didn't have the nice tartness blueberry pies should have so next time I will decrease the amount of sugar. I brushed the top with an egg wash and sprinkled sanding sugar over the top crust. I also decreased the oven temperature by 15 degrees because it always seems to keep my crust from burning. Everybody loved it and I would definitely recommend this recipe! UPDATE: I decreased the sugar by 1/4 cup and it was still very sweet. Next time I will try 3/4 cup.
Ridiculously easy recipe with exceptionally tasty results. I used frozen blueberries added extra tapioca and a bit of extra sugar...turned out great! We even ate it warm.
This is a fantastic recipe as written. I used fresh blueberries with maybe 1/4 extra than the recipe calls for. I think tapioca works much better than flour or cornstarch, as my experience with those is that they cloud up the filling and it doesn't make for such a pretty fresh looking pie. For the pastry I used Basic Flaky Pie Crust from this site; also very good.
I made this pie for my family. My husband loved it, but it turned out a little runnier than I expected. I guess I did not account for the juice in the blueberries.
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Lecturer Ryan Calo is quoted by Wired's Justin McLachlan on the purpose of product warning labels and why companies are so willing to attach them to their products.Caution: That warning label on your cup of coffee isn't necesarily for your benefit. It's probably there to protect the company's bottom line. "Most of the common warnings you see today result either form regulation or from some lawsuit or anticipated lawsuit," says Ryan Calo, a lawyer who studies technology-related legal issues at Stanford. In the eyes of most corporations , lawsuits are things that kill profits--so companies are willing to attach to their products even the most obvious or absurd warnings on the chance that it might help them avoid paying out when someone manages to, say, hurt themselves listening to an IPod. ...


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So I have been playing around with a lot of pokemon and I finally have an OU team that I like. It either wins its matches or just barely loses. Always room for improvement though. alternative move set, ev, or even pokemon suggestions are welcome.
Volcarona @ Chesto Berry
Trait: Flame Body
EVs: 160 HP / 252 SAtk / 96 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Rest
- Quiver Dance
- Flamethrower
- Bug Buzz
My favourite volcorana move set. Chesto berry has several good uses. I can safely switch into a spore one time and smack the opposing pokemon (usually breloom) with a flamethrower. If I get forced out or if my rapid spinner is gone then I can just rest up the damage from stealth rock. But ideally I go in on a Pokemon I can take and start quiver dancing. I rest up and start wreaking havok/sweeping. Its main support is donphan which I describe later. Can wall special attacks after couple of quiver dances, even water attacks outside of rain.
Alakazam @ Focus Sash
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
due to its ability I find that focus sash is a great item to have to be guaranteed either one boost or if I know I can take the pokemon out right away, whatever move works best. I use it as a sweeper as well but I don't use it as often as volcarona. It can take care of ferrothorns and heatrans if focus blast likes me. I like its coverage even with focus blast in there.
Jellicent @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Toxic
- Recover
- Taunt
My spin blocker, wall/stall and main annoyer. I had sableeye for the longest time but I realized I had nothing that can take a water type attack that well on the switch (breloom is so frail). Takes care of ice attacks too. I can safely bring this guy out to take just about anything that is not its typical weaknesses, or draco meteor since it just can't take that very well! I like bringing this guy in on scizor (lucky burn will make it useless and non pursuit scizors can't touch it) and politoeds.
Donphan @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Roar
- Earthquake
- physical wall/tank and has many uses. I like to stealth rock on a physical attacker and proceed to roar as many things as possible (And flee if a special sweeper comes out!). Earthquake if against electrivire or heatran with no balloons. of course one of my favourite uses is being support to Volcarona due to its rapid spin. Also with stealth rocks set up Volcarona does not have to worry about focus sashes/sturdies which could spoil its day. I can also switch to Volc if I expect an ice attack.
Staraptor @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Brave Bird
- Return
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- I usually lead with this and just predict as necessary. It also thanks donphan and its rapid spin abilities since I usually use this pokemon to hit hard and get out. I don't expect it to last too long but it can take care of a variety of threats especially with choice scarf. Also another way to tick off physical sweepers.
Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Trait: Poison Heal
EVs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Substitute
- Spore
- Focus Punch
- Seed Bomb
- This guy is only in trouble if up against opposing poison heal or orb (Guts) users. I switch into a non threat and I spore. Then I usually either sub. or focus punch in the face (I"m careful of this if there's a ghost on the team). It hits so hard and can do a ton of damage to anything that isn't a ghost type or a physically bulky defensive pokemon like gliscor or celebi. I rarely use seed bomb but its also a great move that hurts terrakians, jellicents/bulky waters. Since its a sub. variant I wonder If I should have more EVs in HP??


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Apparently, there are criminals posing as online payday loan services who are sending all the information you type into a payday loan application to call centers in India. The call center agents phone you and threaten you with jail, immediate arrest, or some other bad mojo unless you transfer a large sum of funds the same day.
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What phone number may I call you back at?
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What is the loan number that you are calling me about?
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I recieved a call today from these people threatening me, the number came through as 0000 odd I know then they left a number1-760-933-5401 I called them and they hung up on me, they have been calling every 30 min. I know this is a scam because I have never recieved a payday loan, can you stop these people I have reported them.
I have had calls like this for months i ask for the company they can,t tell me i told them i would report them to the F.B.I then they stop a while then later on about another month someone else would saying the same thing i told them to do what ever they want but they all ask me to get a pre paid card to send the money to them i never have .
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these men kept calling me telling me i am a criminal there names are david gurra at #585-331-8325 also gregg anderson at #760-874-1718 and manual at #425-998-2546 demanded money scared me i was at the airport because of a death in my family they would not stop calling and leaving voicemails they also mentiioned something about a hudson law firm i,m sure there phony names but the numbers are real please let me know if there caught they deserve to be punished i thought i was going to have a heart attack thi all took place on 2/2 to 2/4 thank you
I recieved a call like that yesterday, however I myself have only taken out 2 loans and have payed both off ,( they were from a real company) and now I have these DOT HEADS calling me and threatining me . Guess what I'm not scared . I informed them to send me the information in the mail and i will have my atturney look it over. They refused to send me anything, and said I needed to just send the money. LOL dumbass, I know what I spend my money on and where I recieved the money from, and it sure wasn't there company. They haven't called me back yet but if they do I will let them know unless they have proof, it will be me taking them to court and them going to jail for fraud.I have also informed my bank of the situation and they assured me that, if something like a loan or large amount of money or even a transaction that is uncommon for my account should try to go thru they would inform me before going ahead with the transaction. Its nice to know my bank will accomadate me in this way. Guess its good to have a family member as the bank manager….lol
I don't know what website I used. I just assumed they bought payday loan information from a old payday loan lender in another state that does not make online loans to TN clients anymore. These people called me at work and threated to put me in jail, take my property, send a Detecitive to my house that afternoon. They also called my boss and a coworker who were listed ad references. They threated both of them also. I told them that they could jail me for a debt as US doesn't have debtors prison, or take my property as it was not collateral. I also told them to send their Detective and I would have the law right behind them to arrest them in my drive. They would call and give different names that they picked that would sound like a familar similar American name. I finally told receptionist answering phone at my job not to put the calls through. My boss answered one day and they were threatening with her. She told them off we also filed a police report. It has taken a while but they have graduallly stopped calling. The amount they tried to collect was much larger than any payday loans I have ever taken. They would not tell me the name of the company, they would just start naming off about twenty or thirty payday loan companies, but would not give me the name of the company the loan was supposedly with. Also, I refused to verify any information over the phone or internet and told them if it was a legitimate debt to contact me by United States Postal Service. I know that they do this to old people and people who don't know any better and they threaten them into paying — this is sorry.
The payday loan scammers have tried calling me and threatening me with arrest, jail, etc. The last one gave his name as Robin Hood, like I'm really stupid. When I was emphatic about them not calling again and told them I had reported them to my local police and to the FTC, they hung up immediately.
I keep getting these type of phone calls!!!!! I just dont give them any info! I actually get about 9 phone calls a day! I have 15 saved on my voice mail! They just kep calling and threating and when I ask them to send something in the mail rhe say they don't work that way!Help!!!!
these people said i owed 532.00. kept calling me at work..i called my attorney..told them to go fly a kite….more or less.
i received a phone call at work threatning me with jail if i did not send 532.00 dollars..i was told i had a payday loan deposited into my account which i did not…this man told me i would be sent to jail for however long it took to get his money. I told him I had no idea what he was talking about but he had personal information on me that he should not have had. i told him to do what ever he thought he needed to do but i would be in touch with my attorney.
i trusted the online payday loans. I applied a few times with different companies.
i never got a loan, but do get many many of the calls your story talks about!!
they claim i did get a loan, and want money wired to them or the police will come to my door, and arrest me immediately!!
these people are relentless, and i have saved a few of the messages they continue to leave me, daily..
the loan sites show they are secure, 128 bit, with the lock icon. I know i felt as though what ever i wrote would be secure.
i have put flags on my bank account and check daily to be sure no one is accessing my money, as when you apply for a loan you must also put your social security number, account numbers, ect.
its been a scary lesson, and i was hoping by now they would have given up.
i do not answer my phone exept for those numbers i know, but they continue to leave very theatening messages, and have tried to harrass my employer as well.
im glad my boss understands, because they call all times of the day.
i hope this helps, and its good to know im not the only duped person out there.
RobbieAnn Gerads
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(Matt Randolph)— A Letter to the Editors article in the recent Indicator questioned the level of activism among Amherst College Pride Alliance members. As the current Co-Chair of Pride Alliance, I have thought a great deal about the very definition of the word 'activism' since reading the article before winter break. Is political activism the only kind of activism? Must I create change on a statewide, national or global scale to be labeled an activist?
In the article, Cassandra Hradil '17 argued that Pride Alliance lacked a politically activist culture. She mentioned how it was difficult to get Pride Alliance members to sign up for her remote phone banking campaign initiative for marriage equality during a joint Pride meeting between Amherst and UMass this past October:
"At the meeting, I passed around a sign-up sheet for volunteer recruitment, and in a room of fifty or so LGBT+ people and their allies, I got it back with exactly one signature."
I understand why any first-year student could get a negative impression about activism among Pride's members as a result of this experience. However, in response, I would say that the overall activist character of Pride Alliance members cannot be determined by the lack of interest in one particular marriage equality initiative during one semester. Queer activism can and should take many forms beyond the cause for marriage equality.
Pride Alliance may not be activist in a political sense beyond Amherst College, but I strongly believe its members have proven themselves as activists. Last year, many members, including myself, worked diligently with the administration to give the "Rainbow Room" the professional title of the "Queer Resource Center" (colloquially known as the QRC) in addition to student staff workers and a full-time resource center director. At the end of this month, with funding from numerous Amherst College departments and organizations, student leaders of the QRC and Pride Alliances of both Amherst and UMass will travel to Houston, Texas for The National Conference for LGBT Equality: Creating Change to learn from other queer activists, organizers, and leaders throughout the country. While those attending the conference are not fighting for marriage equality or other rights directly or specifically, they are nonetheless developing crucial skills for future activism. Furthermore, just as they did last year, members of Pride Alliance will likely facilitate workshops and presentations at the upcoming Five College Queer, Gender, and Sexuality Conference at Hampshire College in early March.
Direct political activism has historically never been the core of Pride Alliance's mission. Educational work, a kind of indirect political activism, can still shape the political atmosphere of a community. Pride Alliance was designed to bring support, visibility, and community to the diverse population of queer students at Amherst. It is a group dedicated to supporting queer Amherst students and connecting them with other queer students, staff, faculty, and alumni. The group provides incredibly essential services for the Amherst community, such as inviting LGBTQ speakers and performers to campus as well as spreading knowledge about and for the queer community. Furthermore, Pride Alliance builds bridges between communities by collaborating with other affinity groups on campus such as the Black Student Union and the Amherst Christian Fellowship. Considering these initiatives, I consider Pride Alliance to be executing an important brand of queer activism. Such institutional progress is just as admirable as progress toward national change. Campus activism is just as important as national activism because the target of institution-oriented activism affects the structures that we experience on a daily basis.
Political activism can be very tricky to facilitate through an affinity group consisting of people with so many different political priorities and cultural backgrounds. However, Pride Alliance provides a network of support for several LGBTQ students from first-years to seniors. During my first-year at Amherst, when I was first coming to terms with my own identity as a gay man, I personally felt a need for a supportive community of students with similar experiences, not for someone to engage me in political activism.
I recommend keeping political activism separate from Pride Alliance's objectives. I think a new pro-queer student group with an explicit political agenda beyond support and community-building might be better suited for the task. (Right now, while a couple of informal LGBTQ social groups exist on campus, Pride Alliance is the only visible and active LGBTQ student group on campus that is registered with AAS.)
Although lacking a politically activist agenda, Pride Alliance should still be recognized as more than simply a social resource for queer students. Pride Alliance's work signals to the Amherst community that all sexual and gender identities are respected and celebrated on our campus. As a member of the Pride E-Board for multiple semesters, I have increasingly witnessed how the entire student body benefits from the Amherst College Pride Alliance and the Queer Resource Center. These resources offer a variety of programming and support for LGBTQ students as well as for allies with close queer friends and family members. For example, this past semester, I remember one friend who sought guidance to support her teenage sister and decided to attend a Queer Talk, a weekly discussion in the QRC about queer identity and student life hosted by counseling center staff.
I imagine queer student activism as intentionally working for the LGBTQ community in whatever way fosters positive change. Of course, it could mean national political engagement and advocacy. It could also simply mean working toward change, visibility, support and administrative accountability at the institutional level of a college campus. I think these two realms of activism are equally important and mutually dependent. There is no hierarchy. We have a duty to work toward a better nation and society, but we also have a duty to work toward a better Amherst. Before going out into the world, we need to leave Amherst better than when we first arrived.
I agree with your comments completely Matt. We should have a more open debate on what we label as "politically activist", especially when it comes to underrepresented groups on campus. I would argue that the mere presence of such a group is necessarily activist in and of itself. A group of 50+ LGBTQ people and allies in one room sharing experiences could be one such case. Queer talk in the QRC could be one such case. I would strongly argue that having resources, support and visibility for students who have been invisible for so long could be by far more overtly "political" than a remote phone banking campaign.
Beautifully said. Ever since my freshman year, I've also thought about what it means to be an activist within an affinity group. I particularly agree with your statement that, "Campus activism is just as important as national activism because the target of institution-oriented activism affects the structures that we experience on a daily basis." This is significant in that you make a comparison between the work that we do as students on this campus and beyond it, for it is indeed easy to forget that there is a greater world out there tackling the same issues you discuss in this article. Keep writing, can't wait to see what you post next!
Thanks Sharline! I really appreciate your feedback. We can utilize Amherst as a metaphorical laboratory for our activism, before going out into the "real world" and dedicating more time to activism beyond institutions. During the academic year, I dedicate my time to on-campus activism, but when I go back home to Maryland this summer, I want to get more involved in volunteering and activist work within my own local community, if not national issues.
Another possible topic that I want to explore is queer activism in regard to on-campus publications, such as AC Voice and the Queeriosity column, an initative I have helped managed for the Student. I think writing openly about LGBTQ issues for a campus-wide readership creates change by giving student populations with underrepresented identities a voice (although it may not be considered direct/political activism, just an effort that can facilitate social change).
This is Sharline btw ^^ .. don't know why that came out as anonymous
Great article Matt.
I think it's important to note that Pride Alliance is often the first queer group that many students have ever engaged with. Many Amherst students are experiencing queer community for the first time, whether it's because they weren't out at home or didn't have access to those resources in the past. In other words, they may be trying to simply gain support and sense of community rather than locating activist opportunities. A number of people are trying to figure themselves out first. And like you said, that's ok! Not everyone is ready, willing, or able to jump into the fray, though I certainly understand the indicator letter's sense of longing for that.
I think she would have gotten a better response if she had reached out to e-board or otherwise become more familiar with Pride. I'm not likely to volunteer if I don't know the person or organization because I'd be worried about it not being well run.
Matt, this piece is very enlightening. You make a great point when you say that there is no hierarchy of activism. Looking forward to your next piece!


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Step 1: Supplies
1. A cotton T-shirt (I used a old camp T-shirt that does not fit)
2. Scissors
3. A handful of sowing pins
4. Thread
5. A sowing machine
6. A Pillow in need of a case
Step 2: Sleeves
A. To start off fold your T-shirt inside out.
(so that you can not see the logo)
B. Then, pin one of the sleeves of your shirt at the seem as in picture 2.
C. Now,(with a sewing machine) you will need to stitch along were you've pinned your shirt as in picture 3.
D. Next remove any unwanted thread from the sleeve and your sleeve should look like picture 4.
E. Finally repeat steps B. C. and D. for the other sleeve.
Step 3: Collar
B. Next pin the collar down, along the seem as in picture 2.
C. Then stitch the collar up (with your sewing machine) along the pins.
D. Once you have finished sewing the collar together it should look like picture 3.
E. Now fold your shirt right side out.
(so you can see the logo, but no seems)
Step 4: The Last Step
Stuff the pillow in it's new case!
Congrats! Give yourself a pat on the back, because you have just made (or found out how to make) your very own T-shirt pillowcase!
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