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The last time I was called Christina was in the middle of tenth grade. I remember the day very clearly: it was sunny and warm, perfect weather by most people's standards. The courtyard at The Nightingale-Bamford School was bustling with freshmen and sophomores, sharing the latest gossip and copying homework from the night before.
I was sitting on top a wooden picnic table, sipping my fat-free iced chai latte I'd picked up from Starbucks on my way to school. For some reason I'd decided to walk that day, probably because of the weather. I often did that when I was younger, when the birds chirping early in the morning woke me up. It felt like a good omen every time; if the birds and the sun woke me up, it was a walking day. If Annette shook me awake, I'd take the ride in my father's car that was offered to me.
Juliet came over to me. Freshman year was the year she moved to Manhattan. Her father was a famous playwright in London who wanted to open a theater somewhere in New York. So without her or her mother's permission, he picked up all of their things and shipped them all to America. I couldn't say I really felt sorry for Juliet. Her family lived in a penthouse in some ritzy hotel and her father was in the process of buying an estate somewhere in Westchester County. I did love to hear her complain though. It always the same; how boring New York was as opposed to London, where she could drop everything and visit Paris or Amsterdam for a weekend of clubbing.
It was stories like these that made her and I fast friends. Juliet and I were partners in crime, frequenting shops and art galleries in SoHo during the week and the Meat Packing District on nights and weekends. We wandered all over the streets of New York City, taking cabs from Brooklyn to Greenwich Village or anywhere else that we felt like going that particular night. We never got into too much trouble, just enough to satisfy our curiosities.
Juliet's father didn't pay too much attention to her, even as a small child. We'd been to her house a few times and every time she tried to tell him something, or ask a question, he was always "too busy writing". I always assumed her acting out was to get his attention, though she would never admit to that, even on her deathbed.
She bought a fake ID off of someone one weekend and decided to get a tattoo behind her ear of a crown. "Princess Juliet," she said, smiling and wincing at the same time as the artist buzzed the tender skin for a few minutes before the simple design was complete. She asked if I would get one as well, sort of as a best friend ritual or something. I refused, as I wasn't as brave back then as I am now. Freshman me was exactly that: fresh. Innocent. I still believed my parents were too busy to come to my field hockey games and art shows. I still believed that I was meant to go to Dartmouth and then the Wharton School at UPenn, like my father had, and someday take over his company. But most importantly, I still believed that all boys had good intentions and wanted to sweep me off of my feet like they did in the movies.
My refusal to get a matching tattoo led to an argument, which led to Juliet calling me a "pussy", which led to me downing my first shot of alcohol from the hand of a preppy college boy who was hanging out by a fountain with his buddies at New York University. Juliet and I had heard about a party that would be there from some senior girls gossiping in the halls at school earlier in the week, so we thought it'd be a good idea to crash it. Apparently the guys hosting the party were graduates of Trinity, Columbia Prep and other brother schools of ours so we could pretend to talk politics with other trust-fund babies all night.
When we finally made it to campus after the tattoo incident, we ran into three clearly older boys wearing button-down polo shirts and khakis with boat shoes. I thought it was weird that they were all dressed nearly exactly alike, with the exception of the colors of their shirts: light yellow, baby blue, and mint green.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," the tall, slender blonde in the mint green said as Juliet and I tried to walk away after giving them a subtle glance, a tactic we'd learned from reading too many issues of my mom's Cosmo magazines. We were also dressed for the party, which was themed "C.E.O.'s and Office Hoes", each of us in tight mini skirts, black bandeau tops, blazers and 5-inch-heels. Thinking back now, I think we would have attracted their attention without the use of the "subtle glance tactic".
"Who do we have here?" The boys in the mint green and baby blue made their way toward Juliet and I, as we stood tall in the middle of the NYU campus. As the boys came closer I could finally see how attractive they were, at least 2 of the 3. The third was still too far away in the dark to tell for sure.
Juliet and I smiled widely, trying to portray confidence, as Cosmo said this is a girl's sexiest attribute to a man. "Hi," Juliet said with her stunning accent, taking a step forward in front of me to lightly grasp the blonde's hand. "I'm Lilly."
Lilly? Juliet and I hadn't discussed giving out fake names. My stomach flipped with unease. "Ah! British!" He commented on her accent. "Pleasure, Lilly." The blonde kissed her hand. The brunette in the baby blue, who was slightly shorter than the blonde, but had pounds of muscular advantage over him, smiled at me and took my hand, just as the blonde took Juliet's. "What's your name, beautiful?" He asked with ease in his voice.
I shut my eyes for a half of a second and opened them to a dark bottle in the brunette's hand. I'd never seen it before, but he clearly saw me staring at it and held it up to me. It had a red label across it.
"You like Bailey's?" He asked, handing the bottle of liquor over like it was nothing. I managed a chuckle.
"No, no," I started, but then changed my mind. I could sense Juliet eying me, as if she was worried I'd blow our cover as high schoolers in front of these extremely attractive and older guys. "I mean, yes, I do. But it's funny because my name is Bailey. I just can't believe that's what you're drinking."
Both the brunette and the blonde laughed and I could suddenly tell how drunk they both were. Drunk, and possibly high off of something.
"Oh wow, you two are adorable," the blonde said, wrapping his arms around both Juliet and I, leading us over to the fountain where the third member of their party was sitting on the ledge, messing with something that was laying on the stone work.
"Really," he continued, "you two are so sexy. Where are you off to looking like that?"
"A C.E.O.'s and Office Hoes party," Juliet said, sitting close to the blonde, as the brunette slid me on to his lap. I was uncomfortable at first; I'd never really been this close to a guy so much older than me. He had to be at least 21, a junior in college, while I was 15 and barely in high school. Yes, I looked older, and so did Juliet. I was 5-foot-9, 115-pounds, trying to get into the modeling world as much as I could. Juliet was way more mature-looking; she had D-cups and a half-Hispanic ass that could rival JLo's. We knew we could pass for high school seniors on the outside, but on the inside I was still not even completely comfortable making out with a boy my own age, let alone sitting on a 21-year-old's lap in the middle of a college campus on a Friday night.
"Fuck that party," the brunette said, pushing my long, dark hair behind my frail shoulders. He pulled me back towards him a little more and whispered in my ear, "come party with us".
I pulled away a little bit but was caught by his surprisingly strong grip. I glanced over to the still silent third boy who had rolled a joint and sat taking a long pull of whatever was inside of it.
"You smoke?" The blonde asked Juliet, taking the joint from the boy in yellow and handing it to her. She looked at me, her eyes pleading me to play along with whatever games she wanted to play, almost as an apology for not getting that tattoo with her.
She took the joint and, without another word, inhaled deep, held it, and exhaled a cloud of thick smoke. The puff made its way to my nose and I turned away from the dank smell, trying not to cough or make a sound. I wanted so bad to be as reckless as Juliet, but I knew it would take time, and I wasn't about to have my first puff of weed in front of hot older guys and cough all over them like a geriatrics patient.
Unfortunately the brunette passed the weed to me after "Lilly" was done with her turn. "Smoke?" I did the only thing I could think of; I grabbed his bottle of Bailey's and took a giant swig and swallowed hard, trying not to notice the strong taste and slight burning that filled my mouth and throat.
"I'd rather get drunk tonight," I said without thinking, smiling up at the boy in the baby blue, whose name I still hadn't learned. "Are you in?"
He leaned in a kissed my neck softly, sending shivers down my spine in a way I didn't know was possible. He leaned in again and whispered, "Let's do it."
The morning after was a blur, as the rest of the night ended up being as well. I think I was still drunk when I woke up at 9AM to a screaming, frumpy-looking blonde standing over the bed I had passed out in with Baby Blue. I was naked, as was he, and according to all of the screaming which I tried to tone out as I grabbed my stuff and bolted out of his apartment, his girlfriend was supposed to be in the Hampton's with her sick grandmother until Sunday, but had come back Saturday morning to surprise him for their 2 year anniversary.
I called Juliet with on my nearly dead Blackberry and, surprisingly, her phone was still alive too. We met up at the same fountain we'd parted at the night before and made our way to the street, bearing visible shame in the form of deep purple hickeys, smudged eyeliner, and outfits that made us look like streetwalkers in the daylight.
She hailed a cab and the two of us went back to my apartment so she could clean up without her mother seeing her. I made it an entire cab ride and half an elevator ride before the tears started flowing freely and the sobs and moans flew from my mouth. Juliet hugged me with genuine regret.
"I'm sorry, Christina," she said, holding me and rubbing my back. "I really am sorry."
"It's not your fault." I really believed that, too. Juliet hadn't forced me to drink at all. It was my bright idea to take shot after shot, only to get so intoxicated that I hopped on top of Baby Blue's lap in the middle of a house party the 5 of us found and start kissing his neck, as he had done to me in the park. The kissing lead to fondling, his hands up my tight skirt in places no one's hands had ever been, including my own. The touching lead to more drinking, so I wouldn't feel as awkward about the whole situation. And, subsequently, more drinking lead to me losing my virginity at 15 years old, to a boy whose name I did not know; a boy who had a girl friend that was visiting her sick grandmother on their 2-year anniversary. Not only was I a slut, I was a home-wrecker.
"I understand if you don't want to be my friend anymore," she said, as I felt a tear fall from her cheek onto my bare, bruised shoulder. "I wouldn't want to be my friend after that."
I shook my head. "No, no," I said, and managed a smile. "I'm just upset about, ya know, the thing with the boy. That's not your fault. I had fun while I was with you."
And that was the truth. Besides feeling used and forgotten by someone who, no doubt, would be a part of my memories for the rest of my life, I did have a good time. Juliet was fun and, as much as I didn't believe it before last night, I realized we had more in common than I thought. I had a bit of a reckless streak in me, too.
She was still holding me, even as the elevator reached my floor. "Promise me," she said, "from now on, we'll do everything together. Everything. We're sisters, okay?"
Neither one of us actually had a sister; she had a half brother who still lived in England and I was an only child. We decided that it was absolutely ludicrous to go through the rest of our lives, or high school at least, without someone to share clothes with, tell our darkest secrets to, and prepare for college parties with. And, honestly, that elevator ride gave us a revelation: we were each other's soul sisters.
As ninth grade came to an end, Juliet and I had grown up in a hurry. The memories of that once heart-breaking night had been replaced by other nights similar to that one. Another weekend, another party, was how I looked at it. Another night, another boy, another cab ride home with Juliet in the morning. We got accustomed to packing our cell phone chargers in our clutches so, in the event of a hookup, we'd have our phone's charged and ready to use in the morning to meet up again. We played games sometimes: who could make out with the most guys in one night? Or, who could snag the hottest guy first? By the time tenth grade had started, I was accustomed to popping ecstasy before I went out each weekend, and Juliet had started to date a dealer, one of her mom's friend's sons, who'd give it to me for a discount. It was more casual than an actual addiction. I never did it during the week, purely on weekends for recreational use, and only because I liked how it felt when I had sex.
Juliet was now calling me Bailey on the regular, even though Lilly never stuck with her. She still made up tons of fake names every time we went out; a new one came out of her mouth every 5 minutes when she was stoned or drunk. The best thing about Juliet was that she wasn't one of "those girls", the girls who ditch their friends when the get a boyfriend and obsess over him every hour of every day. Nope. Juliet ditched plans with him to party with me and eventually ended up breaking up with him when she heard a rumor that he'd slept with a senior with herpes who went to our school. Truth or not, there was no messing around when it came to herpes. That shit's for life.
My name Bailey took on a whole new meaning the night of April 26th. The snow had finally melted off the Manhattan sidewalks, as it was an unusually warm week for late winter. I'd met a boy, Julian Monte, in the Pinkberry on 8th Avenue one afternoon after class. I'd walked home that day, for the sole purpose of stopping for frozen yogurt after getting a B on the last exam I'd taken, rather than the A I was used to getting.
I wandered into the shop with my navy skirt, blazer and blouse on, and filled up my cup with chocolate frozen yogurt topped with raspberries. I sat down alone, wallowing in my less-than-stellar performance, when an Italian-looking boy around my age sat down with his yogurt and chatted me up for an hour before I gave him my number and went on my way.
We talked and hung out for a good 3 weeks before he asked me out officially. I even waited all three weeks before agreeing to have sex with him.
It was definitely worth the wait because, from then on, I never wanted to have sex with anyone else. I was certain Julian was my soul mate. What 16-year-old white boy had an 8-inch dick and knew how to use it? None, that's who. None except Julian.
The night of April 26th was the same as any night. I came over to "help him with pre-calculus", the line we fed his mother, which really meant bone all night until his parents got suspicious. His room looked the same as it always did; cornflower blue walls with posters of Yankee players scattered across it, a queen-sized bed with pinstriped sheets. He was a huge baseball fan.
Julian took me to his bed and didn't waste any time. We had sex for an hour before he started acting kind of off. He told me he had to get up early to go in and talk to a teacher about a grade he had gotten in English Literature. Julian, to my knowledge, hadn't ever lied to me in our relationship, so I took his cue and left without another word.
Two weeks later I learned why he'd been acting weird. A video, smartly titled Bailey gets Creamed, had surfaced on a few online amateur porn sites and had been seen by my American history teacher, who threatened to call my parents if I didn't take it down. Sophomore me was too naïve to know what to do, so I let it be, hoping that no one else would see it.
But that was only the beginning.
After a week of "letting it be", I was now the hottest gossip of mine and Julian's Manhattan prep schools. Words didn't need to be said to inform Julian that we were broken up. None of that mattered anyway, now that all of the World Wide Web could see his massive penis in full-force from an aerial and bed-side view, making some poor girl scream and then cuming on her stomach to finish.
Needless to say my father was furious when he found out about the video and sued the pants off of Julian Monte's family. My mother was different though. She wasn't mad; just sad. In reality, the only thing she managed to say about the matter was, "I am so disappointed in you, Bailey".
So the next day, as the bird woke me up, I decided I needed to take every good omen I could get. I walked to school and, on my way, stopped at Starbucks for my latte, and sat in my usual spot on top of the same picnic table I sat on every day. Juliet came over and sat down beside me. "So what'd your mom say about this whole thing?"
"'I am so disappointed in you, Bailey.'"
I wasn't sure why, but my mother never called me by my real name again.
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PA – Girls With Slingshots Signing
June 25, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Cartoonist Danielle Corsetto appears at New Dimension Comics on Saturday, July 5th from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm!
Danielle Corsetto is the creator of the webcomic Girls With Slingshots, which turns ten years old this year. To celebrate, she's visiting GWS fans across the country, stopping at 20+ cities and covering over 9,000 miles over the course of 40 days.
Girls With Slingshots is the story of twenty-something BFFs Jamie and Hazel, and an expansive cast of their friends, including a talking cactus and a ghost cat (among other oddities). The dramedy revolves around topics of love, booze, sex, relationships, careers, living with your parents, and the worthlessness of an English degree. It updates five days a week in full color at www.girlswithslingshots.com.
Corsetto has also written two Adventure Time OGNs (with another on the way) published by BOOM! Studios, and created the strip "The New Adventures of Bat Boy" for the Weekly World News. She lives in the charming town of Shepherdstown, West Virginia with two cats and a rotating cast of vagrant friends in a big 18th century house filled with houseplants and loose tea.
New Dimension Comics
Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills
590 Pittsburgh Mill Circle, Tarentum, PA 15084
Phone: (724) 758-1560
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
PA – Hellraiser Signing
June 1, 2011 by Colin Solan
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Doug Bradley, best known for his role as Pinhead in the Hellraiser movie series, will make an appearance at New Dimension Comics in the Pittsburgh Mill Mall on June 11th from 3:00 – 6:00.
To commemorate Bradley's appearance, New Dimension Comics arranged for a special version of the HellRaiser #1 comic book featuring his Pinhead character on the cover. Exclusive to New Dimension Comics, only 500 copies were produced. This book will be available for $10 and Bradley will sign it for no extra charge. Any other items to be signed will carry a $10 autographing fee.
Bradley has portrayed the Pinhead character thru all of the Hellraiser films. More info can seen at http://www.dougbradley.com.
For more information, please contact the Pittsburgh Mills store at 724-758-1560, firstname.lastname@example.com or Todd McDevitt directly at 412-965-1487, firstname.lastname@example.com.
About New Dimension Comics : Started in 1986 by Todd McDevitt, New Dimension Comics is the largest comic book chain in the northeast region with 5 locations including Butler, Cranberry Township, Ellwood City, Tarentum Pittsburgh Mills, and West Mifflin Century III Mall. 2011 marks it's 25th anniversary. McDevitt also serves as senior advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and flagship member of ComicsPRO, the Comics Professional Retail Organization. More information can be seen at www.ndcomics.com
PA – New Dimension Comics Opens New Store
April 24, 2011 by Colin Solan
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Press Release:
New Dimension Comics Opens 5th Store inside Pittsburgh Mills Mall.
Grand Opening Offers $10,000 Worth of Comics FREE.
On April 30th, the 5th location of New Dimension Comics will host it's grand opening at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills in Tarentum, PA where they will hold a raffle each hour for a free box full of comic books with a retail value of nearly $1000 each.
This will be New Dimension Comics' largest store at 5500 square feet. Other events planned to celebrate the opening include many extra raffle prizes including statues, signed comics, rare variant comics, posters, shirts, and more. Pittsburgh Steel Man will make a special appearance from 1-3. The Steel City Ghostbusters will also be on hand for photos.
"I wanted to do something crazy for the grand opening of our 5th store", says owner Todd McDevitt. "I thought every fan would be thrilled to get a full, stuffed box full of comic books. When you add them all up, it comes to about $1000 worth. The crazy part is that we will start having that raffle EVERY HOUR beginning at 11:00. With 11 drawings during the day, that means over $10,000 in comics will be given away!" The store will be open from 10-9 and winners must be 18 years of age or older or a parent can claim the prize. Winners must be present to win.
For more information, please contact the Pittsburgh Mills store at 724-758-1560, firstname.lastname@example.com or Todd McDevitt directly at 412-965-1487, email@example.com.
About New Dimension Comics: Started in 1986 by Todd McDevitt, New Dimension Comics is the largest comic book chain in the northeast region with 5 locations including Butler, Cranberry Township, Ellwood City, Tarentum Pittsburgh Mills, and West Mifflin Century III Mall. 2011 marks it's 25th anniversary. McDevitt also serves as senior advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and flagship member of ComicsPRO, the Comics Professional Retail Organization. More information can be seen at www.ndcomics.com
PA – Locke & Key Signing
January 31, 2011 by Colin Solan
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Creators Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez sign at New Dimension Comics on Feb. 9th from 7-9pm. Also appearing will be IDW Chief Creative Officer / Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall.
New Dimension Comics
Century III Mall
3075 Clairton Rd. #940, West Mifflin, PA 15213
PA – Mystery Society Signing
June 7, 2010 by Colin Solan
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Steve Niles Appears in Pittsburgh, Local Model featured on Exclusive cover.
On June 17-18th, New Dimension Comics will host comic book writer and 30 Days of Night creator Steve Niles for a special signing at both their Cranberry Township and West Mifflin Century III Mall locations. The signing event is in celebration of the release of Niles ' new project, The Mystery Society #1, already sold out of it's 1st printing. New Dimension Comics has commissioned a special limited edition of 1000 copies of this new title as an exclusive version available only at their stores. Normally $11.99, they will be on sale during these events for just $8. Also on special during these events will be the first volume of the 30 Days of Night Collected Edition, normally $17.99, for just $10. Of course, Steve Niles will autograph these or any of his other works for free. New Dimension Comics will provide certificates to authenticate these signatures upon request.
While Steve Niles is best known for his comic-turned-film creation 30 Days of Night, he is a prolific comic book writer whose credits include Batman: Gotham After Midnight, Simon Dark for DC's Vertigo Comics, Dawn of the Dead, and many other horror oriented comics. His adaptations include works by Clive Barker, Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison. A full list of his works can be seen at www.steveniles.com.
Additionally, the special cover for The Mystery Society features a local model, DJ Cy-Fi. She will also be attending the signing events to autograph copies of her photo cover. More on DJ Cy-Fi can be viewed at www.myspace.com/djcyfi
"Having worked with us on other projects, she was a natural fit for the style and theme of this new release. Once the photo hit the publisher and Steve, everyone was thrilled and it took off from there," says Todd McDevitt, owner of the 5-store chain of comic stores. "It has even lead to another project with her for later in the summer… ANOTHER photo cover that we will be sponsoring."
Niles appears at the Cranberry Township (20550 Rt. 19) location for a special after hours event June 17th from 9-10 PM and then in West Mifflin 's Century III Mall New Dimension Comics on June 18th from 4-7 and then. More information is available at www.ndcomics.com or call Todd McDevitt at 412-965-1487.
Mystery Society Tour
May 28, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Florida, Horror, Illinois, Massachusetts, Movies, New York, North Carolina, Other, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Steve Niles is going on a signing tour across the United States to celebrate Mystery Society #1! Check out the schedule below for a store near you!
To celebrate Mystery Society #1, Steve is going on a signing tour across the United States! Check out the schedule below for a store near you!
Fri. 5/28 2-6 PM
Larry's Comics
66 Lakeview Ave, Lowell, MA 01850
Sat. 5/29 3-5 PM
Midtown Comics
200 W. 40th Street, New York, NY 10018
Wed. 6/2 6-8 PM
Ssalefish Comics
3242 Silas Creek Parkway SW, Winston Salem, NC 27103-3010
Thurs 6/3 noon-2pm
Heroes Aren't Hard To Find
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204
Fri-Sun 6/4-6
Heroes Con
Charlotte, NC 28204
Tues. 6/8 4-7 PM
Hometown Comics
110 East Vandalia, Edwardsville, IL 62025
Wed. 6/9 2-4 PM
Lone Star Comics #1
1215 S. Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76010
(817) 265-0491
Wed. 6/9 6-8 PM
Lone Star Comics #3
3501 Gus Thomasson Rd. #51, Mesquite, TX 75150
(972) 681-2040
Thurs 6/10 7-9 PM
Madness Games & Comics
3000 Custer Road, Suite 150, Plano, TX 75075
Fri. 6/11 4-7 PM
Bedrock City Comics
6517 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77057
Sat. 6/12 Noon – 2 PM
2020 Georgia, Amarillo, TX 79109
Sat. 6/12 6-8 PM
5526 Bosque BLVD, Waco,TX 76710
6/17 Thurs. 9-10 PM
New Dimension Comics
20550 Route 19 – Piazza Plaza, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Phone: (724)-776-0433
6/18 Fri. 4-7 PM
New Dimension Comics
Century III Mall, 3075 Clairton Rd. #940, West Mifflin, PA 15213
Phone: (412)-655-8661
6/19 Sat. TBA
Coliseum Of Comics
3159 W. Vine St, Kissimmee, FL 34741
6/19 Sat. TBA
Coliseum Of Comics, 3201 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32803

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Clichés of Brazil persistenly live on in our minds, the samba and the boss nova, naked carnival dancers, the sun, the beach and the girl from Ipanema. Nothing could be more salutary than a look to the North-East of the country: In Pernambuco state and its neighbours a whole universe of rural styles like baião, xote, arrasta-pé, coco and others has been reigning ever since, all bundled into the name of forró. This term as one of many theories goes was coined when a British company was constructing a railway line through the North-East and offered dancing parties in the evenings for all workers. With the pronunciation of the Brazilians for all changed to forró. There is no proof if this is not mere legend. But one thing is for sure: This music from the countryside, the música nordestina with its down-to-earth rhythms, its zabumba drums and triangles, its rocking accordions and guitar riffs, and its hoarse singing indeed speaks a language that can be understood by everyone since meanwhile it has even taken over the cities.
Already a certain Gilberto Gil integrated country sounds into his early hits. Later on the forró family accompanied the southward streams of immigrants who came to São Paulo looking for work. A enormous boom of North Eastern music and dancing parties sprang up. But the ramble of the forró not only happened towards the south, but also in the opposite direction and even crossed the borders. As bossa nova in the early sixties had conquered New York after the memorable Carnegie Hall concert, it is now the turn of the música nordestina to take the clubs on the Hudson bankside by storm. This time it is not only the emigrants who have dedicated themselves to the sound of Brazils rugged hinterland. Tom Waits guitarist Smokey Hormel, Lounge Lizard drummer Mauro Refosco and no less a person than David Byrne have lately been infected by the forró virus. Without any doubt the boys of Matuto also have to be counted among todays protagonists of this new dance craze in the Big Apple. They also manage the trick to add rural bits and pieces from the US music history to the colours of Brazil.
Lets start with their name which is profoundly down to earth: Matuto is a term which is used for a simple guy from the countryside. Which is a little bit paradox on the other hand because as simple as their namegiver may be, as clever are the two masterminds who create the sound of Matuto. There is Rob Curto, an Italo-American, who shaped his ability during a several years stay in Brazil, teamed up with percussionist Cyro Baptista, with accordion wizard Dominguinhos and singer Elza Soares. In Curtos multi-faceted sound universe we also find swing, bebop, funk, rock and blues, he collaborated with klezmer trumpet player Frank London and the US-Mexican diva Lila Downs. His counterpart is Clay Ross from South Carolina, who easily floats between jazz, world music and bluegrass with his guitar and has also studied Brazilian rhythms with Cyro Baptista. He lends his cheeky voice to the texture of Matutos songs. No less than ten great musicians from the NY scene surround these two leaders, among them drummer Richie Barshay with Herbie Hancock credits, bass player Edward Perez, who combines Afro-Peruvian tradition and modern jazz, not to forget the awarded bluegrass fiddler Rob Hecht.
This thoroughly heterogeneous group of people now comes up with a jaw-dropping debut album: Matuto is a manifest of boundary-crossing between country styles and between Pernambuco and Brooklyn with excursions well into jazz, rock and punk. Listen to the powerful opener Dois Nordestes with its dialogues between a daring accordion and surf guitar. It is followed up by the surprising track Church Street Blues penned by bluegrass revivalist Norman Blake and here accompanied by decent rhythms from Brazil. Retrato De Um Forró is an evergreen by Luis Gonzaga, the big pop star of the música nordestina, and here it is graced by a tremendous lap steel. Paying homage to both country music scenes is the tribute to Pernambucos capital Recife, which could also be settled in the plains of the Mid-West with its duel between bluegrass fiddle and Indian flute. These are only the first stops of Muatutos intercontinental journey which goes on to bring together Blind Willie Johnson with the Afro-Brazilian music bow berimbau and the maracatú rhythm. Then the melancholic traditional Banks Of The Ohio teams up with a waltzing accordion, and eventually a samba batucada sneaks in to meet a punk guitar.
This is the sound of boys from the city sucking the rootsy juice of the countryside a surprising US-Brazilian brotherhood which sweeps the thrilling stable and steppe smell from two continents into the skyscraper canyons of NY.
Dois Nordestes
Church Street Blues
Retrato De Um Forró
Sanfoneiro Bebo
John the Revelator
Forró Pacífico
Banks of the Ohio
Rádio AM, Cinco Da Tarde
What a Day
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LAS CRUCES — A SpaceLoft-6 sounding rocket will launch Thursday from Spaceport America, according to a Kirtland Air Force Base announcement.
A New Mexico Spaceport Authority spokesman confirmed the launch will take place sometime today, but declined to specify the time, saying the agency has concerns about the public traveling to the site.
The rocket will be carrying seven payloads "crucial" to future work by a Kirtland Air Force Base division, called the Operationally Responsive Space Office.
ORS has contracted with UP Aerospace Inc. in Denver to use its "SpaceLoft XL" rocket for the fourth time, but the launch vehicle's sixth flight on April 5 will mark the first time it will carry strictly Department of Defense-manifested payloads.
The flight will last 13 minutes and reach 70 miles high, according to the air force base.
The rocket launch will be the 15th at Spaceport America, located in southeastern Sierra County, according to state spaceport authority spokesman David Wilson.
The New Mexico Space Grant Consortium also has a payload on board the launch, according to Pat Hynes, director for the consortium.


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Intro to Greece
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Multi Sport
African Safaris
On the Tracks of Odysseus is a one- or two-week individual cycle/ mountain bike program, leading the cyclists on an easy way and at their own pace along mountains and beautiful coastlines, through picturesque villages and to Corfu's most pristine beaches, using mainly quiet and minor roads through century old olive groves, and covering an amazing variety of scenery and featuring the most beautiful and interesting parts of Corfu Island.
Overnight accommodation on the way has been arranged for you in superior 3* and 4* hotels with beach location during week 1 and in charming B&B type tavernas during week 2, luggage-transportation has been included, and with the help of step-by-step detailed route descriptions - complete with culinary and other useful tips - we invite you to experience the very best our island has to offer.
In each hotel you will stay two consecutives nights (except the last night), whereby you can either include a day of relaxation or explore the area according the route-descriptions. The daily itineraries cover average 40Km distance enabling you to enjoy the sites around you, to meet and make friends with local people, to be never in a hurry and to have ample time for your lunch at a waterfront-taverna followed by a Greek style siesta.
The program can start any day of the week and package price includes the following:
GIANT TOURING bike/hybrid - type "Expedition" or "Leader": Shimano Deore 27 gears, Avid disc brakes, professional back-luggage carrierOR GIANT ATB - hardtail "ATXseries": Shimano DeoreLx 27 gears with disc brakes, Oxbow steer, luggage system-no bags!
Accessories: water holder, full Park Tool repair/key-set with pump and extra tubes, lock and helmet
Delivery/collection from the station
Welcome information at the station
Welcome envelope with map and detailed route-descriptions
Luggage transportation on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Accommodations w/ breakfast each day
Sample Itinerary 2015- Northern Route
Day 1: "Corfiot Villages": Distance 19km.
½ day easy cycling. On the day of arrival you will have the opportunity to visit two or three of the most picturesque villages with fabulous views over the island, which are located on the green hillside just above Dassia. Stay at the waterfront Andreas Taverna in Dassia, well known because it's a Greek style taverna, from where you can "touch" the sea!
Day 2: "Corfu Highlights": Distance two times 23 ½ km.
It will be a full day easy cycling. The country roads lead you into Corfu Town for a visit of one of the medieval fortresses or monuments in the historical center, full with cobbled stone alleys and many tiny shops. Followed by the Monastery of Vlacherna and Mouse Island at Kanoni and the highlight of the day: Sissy's Achilleion Palace, but as well the Queen's Well and her favourite kafeneion… Overnight at Andreas Taverna.
Note: in case of late arrival, we suggest you do the itinerary as described on day 1. Corfu can be visited on day 7 from Liapades.
Day 3: "Around Mount Pantokrator": Distance 42km.
A full day cycling with some hilly bends. From Dassia to Acharavi along the magnificent "for your eyes only" coastal road. You should visit one of the many romantic and secluded bays with each a few taverna's like Kalami or Kouloura. With fascinating views of the Albanian coastline, you will pass by the picturesque port of Kassiopi with its Castle, dating from Emperor Nero's Roman times and Corfu's most North-East point. Then you will cycle along the sea to the lagoon of St. Spiridon and through the forest of Cape Ekaterini via an off-road track along the sea. You will reach the O'Faros Taverna, situated along the seaside of Acharavi.
Day 4: "Go West": Distance 42km
A full day easy to moderate cycling. From the Canal d'Amour to the touristic Sidari, followed by the very traditional and unknown North West side of the island. You will see the enormous cliffs at Peroulades, the large sandy beaches in San Stefano and a plurality of chapels and churches in the very medieval villages, where they serve the best Greek coffee on "the plateia"… Overnight at O'Faros Taverna.
Day 5: "The Rock of Odysseus": 41km
A full day easy cycling but with one strenuous climb at Trombeta Pass ("broken" into two parts) - Alternatively the "go-getters" may choose for "the bella-vista" route to the best view of Europe. From Acharavi via Paleokastritsa, by many considered as one of the most beautiful resorts of the island, to picturesque Liapades, a medieval lively village. Via a small climb you will reach the pretty village of Karousades, with fabulous views all over the northern coastline, and some culture at Kavalouri. We advise today a very special village lunch in Doukades, home of the Theotoki winery, followed by a visit of the famous Byzantine monastery at Paleokastritsa and/or a swim in the crystal clear waters. Stay at the reputed "Cricketer Taverna"! Tonight you must try Spiros' Corfiot's cuisine!
Day 6: "History & Golden Beaches": Distance 49km
A full day easy to moderate cycling through the Ropa Valley with its extensive vineyards and rural villages. History in the morning with Wilhelm's "Kaiser's Throne" at Pelekas, fabulous views over all Corfu, and education in the Corfu Folk Museum located in Sinerades, where you should try the marvelous homemade feta cheese accompanied by local wine on the village square. Relax in the afternoon at your choice of one of Corfu's most pristine sandy beaches… Overnight in The Cricketer Taverna. Tonight you should ride to the village and have an ouzo with the locals, before enjoying a marvelous fish dish at The Cricketer!
Day 7: "Coast-to-Coast" to "Kerkyra": 2x20km
Today alternatively you may rent a small motorboat at the taverna's beach and pay a personal visit "to the rock of Odysseus". Discover these beaches where only the gulls say "hello" to you and what turquoise waters really means! Enjoy your last dinner at The Cricketer.
(Alternative route via the valley to Corfu Town and optional visit to the Achilleion Palace - extra 2x13km)
Day 8: Departure after breakfast.
Sample Itinerary - Southern Route
Day 1: On the day of arrival we suggest a short cycle tour along the Merlin Estate (koum kouat trees!) to Gouvia to visit the prestigious marina and shipyards, dating from Venetian times. Stay at the waterfront in Dassia Beach Hotel, well known because it's traditional Greek style taverna, from where you can "touch" the sea!
Day 2: "The Kaisers' Throne": Distance 47.5km
1 day moderate cycling with one 4Km moderate climb from Pyrgi to Ano Korakiana, and one 2KM strenuous ascent up to the village of Pelekas. We start the day with a visit of two of most picturesque villages, which are located on the green hillside just above Dassia. We continue along a selection of villages at the north side of the Ropa Valley, via Palekastritsa monastery, and a short climb brings us to the medieval stone village of Giannades: from the village square you may walk (1 hour) to The Black Point with fabulous views to the petrified ship of Odyssey in the waters south of Paleokastritsa. We leave the valley and cycle up to the village of Kaiser Wilhelm: Pelekas.
Stay in "Jimmy's Taverna" located in the centre a short walk (800m down) under the famous Sunset at The Kaisers' Throne with its fabulous views over the island…
In case you book an extra night you may use the free shuttle service to the sandy beaches of Pelekas or Glyfada, take the bus to Corfu Town, or cycle to Corfu's most pristine beach Mirtiotissa with a 14th century little monastery.
Day 3: "Heart of Corfu": Distance approx. 35km
Easy/moderate day west-east-west cycling with one 2.4Km strenuous ascent to Agia Deka. Leaving Pelekas we reach soon the well-preserved village of Sinerades with a 15th century campanile and mansions dating from Byzantine and Venetian times. You may visit the Historical Folk Museum situated in a traditional two-story village house. Cycling to the east we climb up to the "village of the ten saints" Agia Deka, where you will enjoy marvelous views to The Achilleion Palace and Corfu town from the local kafeneion. An almost 6Km long marvellous downhill will follow through ancient olive groves, and via the historical and lively village of Agios Matheos, we descend to the peaceful hamlet of Paramonas with its wonderful beach location.
Stay in the excellent seafront Sunset Taverna (private rooms with wash stand, but shared two bathrooms and very large balcony-terrace overlooking the beach and sea below).
Day 4: "Southern Contrast I": Distance 52 (until rural Perivoli and visit Gardenos beach west of Vitalades) or 75Km (visit the most unknown villages South of Lefkimi)
1/1 plus day moderate cycling. The morning you may start with a Greek coffee in one of the many traditional kafeneions in Agios Matheos. Continue south we reach soon the peaceful and picturesque Eastern coastal country road which we follow km's along the sea, passing by very traditional seashore villages like Boukari and Petriti with nice fish tavernas. Arriving in Perivoli, there are several options: continue to medieval Lefkimi, Corfu's second largest town, to the most Southern point of the island passing by rural villages; or to the old village of Vitalades and enjoy the deserted, extensive sandy beaches with inviting surf (south-west coast), and have lunch in the marvelous original fish taverna Alexandros!
Stay in Sunset Taverna
Day 5: "Discover the South II": Distance 24km
Today you will discover one of the most special and still unknown areas of Corfu Island: the lagoon and dunes of Lake Korission (south-west). A quiet country road starting south of our taverna, along the impressive coast line and through ancient and huge olive groves brings us to the 13th century Byzantine fortress of Gardiki. Cycling through vineyards now, we soon reach the north-west corner of the lagoon: a very large habitat of flowers (orchids) and birds, and fish farming. You may cycle on a path between the sea and lagoon towards the dunes covered by a rare forest of cedar trees and spend the day at the lovely deserted sandy beach. The return way will lead you along Alonaki- and Prasoudi Beach with excellent fish tavernas "off-the-beaten-track"!
Stay at Sunset Taverna
Day 6: "Villages of Central Corfu": Distance 42km
Moderate and strenuous cycling. From Paramonas we head north again via a sometimes very strenuous undulating country road. We visit a selection of hidden medieval villages like Kastellani and cycle through the unique pine forest around Kalafationes. Via the east side of the Ropa Valley and Danilla we return to Dassia. Stay at Dassia Beach Hotel
Day 7: "A la Carte"
Today we leave you the choice, either a for relaxation at the beach in front of the hotel, or cycle routes to Corfu Town / Achilleion Palace, to Paleokastritsa and Bella Vista, along the picturesque coastal road to one of the pretty bays of the east coast facing mysterious Albania, or may be you wish to challenge Mount Pantokrator… Stay in Liapades
Day 8: Departure
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Overnight accommodation on the way has been arranged for you in charming B&B type Tavernas, whereby you can either include a day of relaxation or explore the area according the route-descriptions.
Northern Route:
Family style, Andreas Taverna in the resort of Dassia 2 nights, B&B
- excellent seafront traditional Greek tavern
- small friendly family run Greek style – traditional Greek cuisine
- the rooms are approximately 50m behind the tavern
Family style, O'Foros Taverna in the resort of Acharavi 2 nights - first night with mezedes dinner included.
- excellent seafront traditional Greek tavern
- small family run Greek style – traditional Corfiot cuisine.
- the rooms are approx. 50m behind the tavern.
Cricketer Taverna in Liapades Beach 3 nights - first night a special dinner is included.
- pool, seafront, excellent traditional taverna "Cricketer"
- small family run - 80m FROM THE BEACH
- excellent fish menu (pre-order!)
Southern Route:
3 star, Dassia Beach 3 nights
- breakfast and taverna dinners
- excellent seafront traditional Greek taverna dinners
- small family run – sea/beach front
- ON THE BEACH AND FULLY RENOVATED (Greek boutique style)
Jimmy's Taverna, 1 night
-excellent taverna in centre Pelekas Village
-footsteps from "The Kaiser's Throne" with its fabulous views all over the island and famous sunset
– spacious rooms with refrigerator, private facilities and balcony
-FREE short shuttle service to beach (Glyfada and Pelekas sandy beach)
– blue bus service to Corfu Town
Paramonas hamlet, 3 nights
-Alexandra Pension, self catering apartments with air-co and TV
-located just behind the beach and with swimming pool
-Dinner will be served in the seafront traditional Taverna Sunset. 3 Nights.
Luggage Transport:
Please leave at reception not later than 10AM; delivery will be latest 5PM in the next hotel. Luggage must be very clearly labeled, and let us know the number of suitcases, which must remain, for reasons of organization, the same during the week.
Check-out time before noon; and Check-in time after 2PM.
Each hotel has appointed a certain parking space (ask reception). Always do lock the bicycles TOGETHER!
Passport required by all except:
(a) 1. EU nationals holding a valid national ID card.
Passports must be valid for the following durations:
(a) British and EU (excluding Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia) passports must be valid for length of intended stay.
(b) Australian, Canadian, USA and excluded EU passports must be valid for at least three months beyond length of stay.
Note: EU and EEA nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State. This evidence can take the form of a valid national passport or national identity card. Either is acceptable. Possession of a return ticket, any length of validity on their document, sufficient funds for the length of their proposed visit should not be imposed.
Passport Note
Greece is a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement.
Not required by all nationals referred to in the chart above for the following durations:
(a) nationals of EU countries for an unlimited period;
(b) nationals of Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Romania and the USA for stays of up to 90 days.
Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).
Visa Note
(a) 2. EU nationals staying more than 90 days or for employment (including establishing a business, trade, profession or commercial activity) have to apply in person to the consulate general of Greece for a national visa; (b) Greece refuses admission and transit to holders of travel documents issued by the area of Cyprus not controlled by the Government of Cyprus, and holders of UN laissez-passers; (c) Some nationals may have to register with the Aliens Department of the nearest police station within 48 hours of arrival. Contact the nearest embassy/consulate to determine whether this is necessary prior to travel.
Types of Visa and Cost
National visa: £30.
Working Days Required
Three to 14, dependent upon nationality.


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Wow!! Spoilers are this time ...Haven't seen this happen before .
So?? Let's discuss it anyway .
Juha wants to beach ichigo ? good luck with that .
It said Ichigo used Blu Vein...ok
Yeah, I think I'm gonna have to wait for more spoilers. Ichigo used a Quincy technique? I mean...I know people were speculating and all, but it'd be really f-ing stupid for Ichigo after all of this time and all of the fights and stuff he's been through to only NOW start displaying Quincy abilities. He could've done that in the fullbring arc. I think we need more spoilers before we can verify this as true.
fufufu :toc
well, the provider is reliable so....
Ichigo Kurosaki Quincy something :spaz I loved that idea back then when we started theorizing about it, and I love it now. That's all I have to say. Although I wonder how it's gonna be explained (not saying it's a BS).
One thing is needed to be explained... how and when did he find out that he's a Quincy? Who told him that he is? I doubt it was a short time ago because he's already using Blut Vene... well maybe it's that easy. Maybe it was Isshin after the Fb arc and we didn't get to see it, and will only in flashbacks. ...
BYAKUYA-KUN :crying:crying:crying
Apparently there's something in there about his mother too... So maybe that's the quincy connection (LOL)
Could it be someone impersonating the usual spoiler person though? I don't think it makes sense ichigo would use blutz vene though. Ichigo has not learned any quincy skills as far as we know. We know that fullbring strengthened ichigo's hollow powers so if the spoilers can be trusted then it would make more sense he used hierro. I do find it strange ichigo would so easily hurt juhabach unless of course he hit him while using blutz arterie.
Well now that I'm thinking about it... maybe it's not a Blut, but only blood?... we saw it being strange on his face, maybe it's his new mode?
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Ichigo using blutz? That sucks. But if there's anything related to Ichigo's mom in this chapter it'll be awesome.
Well...Thats kinda lame. I don't like the idea of Ichigo being some big melting pot of every race introduced thus far. How can he be a pure blood if he literally has every flavor in the book and now a quincy according to this. Ichigo has barely learned any shinigami techniques, let alone any hollow ones, but now he can use Blutz? Lame...I hope its fake.
Ichigo using Blut Vene... Sounds fake enough for me
Even when Ichigo used his Hollow powers, there was some hints (mask appearing, his hollow taking over), but he never once displayed Quincy powers... And now suddenly Blut Vene ? If it is truly Blut Vene... Then that's some good asspull Kubo is doing
Either way let's wait for more spoilers
Well, at least the uncertainty is over for Byakuya fans. That's kind of a relief, at this point. But Kubo had better do a REALLY good job of memorializing him at some point. With the humiliating last battle he suffered and his loved ones being unconscious while he bled to death (has THAT ever happened in Bleach???), to die alone, even stripped of his zanpakutou and uncertain about the outcome of the battle is really sad. Be at peace, Bya-kun. Kubo can't troll you anymore. And you'll make a lovely ghost to haunt him endlessly. lol...
Need pics -__-
Raw manga scans would be great...I don't think it's blut vein.


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Some nice stuff man, do the B. shcroederi kick alot of hair? I told myself no more Brachy's , but those things are pretty cool.
Later, Tom
Brachypelma schroederi
Ceratogyrus marshalli
Haplopelma lividum
Heteroscodra maculata spiderlings
Poecilotheria metallica
Poecilotheria metallica
Poecilotheria miranda
Poecilotheria ornata
Poecilotheria regalis
Xenesthis immanis
Awsome pics as always jmug!...and i have no idea on the haplo, but it is stunning, thats for sure!
Psalmopoeus irminia
Brachypelma klaasi
Chilobrachys fimbriatus
Anthropomorphism aside, this pokie looks happy:
Ephebopus cyanognathus
Nhandu colloratovilosum:
Grammostola rosea
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Avicularia versicolor ultimate male
Avicularia minatrix
Avicularia avicularia
Xenesthis immanis
Phlogius sp. "Aussie goliath"
Phlogius crassipes "eunice"
Haplopelma longipes
Avicularia amazonica
The shots of the irminia are amazing
And I had to google Anthropomorphism
My picture thread
Ceratogyrus marshalli: Wasn't going to incubate these at first since I didn't think the male actually was successful.
I was soooooooo wrong.
I posted a breeding report, but here is a recent N. tripepii 2nd instar.
Nhandu chromatus 2nd instar recently hatched.
Some more Nhandu chromatus. Seems only one eggsac is good from this species each year. The others only have a dozen or so and whoever drops the last eggsac has the big one.
Not my best work, but P. fasciata:
P. metallica
Psalmopoeus irminia:
awsome jmug!..your P. irminia skills seem to be sharpening!
Haven't used this thread in a while so here are a few random T pics from the spider room:
Avicularia avicularia
Poecilotheria ornata 2nd instars!
Aphonopelma sp.
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Pterinochilus murinus 1st instar
Tapinauchenius gigas 1st isntar
Poecilotheria striata 1st instar
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If I speak in the tongue of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I have to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13
Revolutions tend to get busy and loud and so it's important to periodically huddle the team together, look closely at each other, and remember what all the revolting's about.
Monkees, Huddle Up.
I started this blog because I was desperate for a place where I could relax and tell the truth – a place where I could quit volleying for position and start listening and learning from other women instead. I started this blog to practice loving better. I wanted to get better at loving. Because loving is a skill – a skill that is completely counter-intuitive and needs to be practiced. I started this blog because like me, a lot of women struggle with life, and need shelter from the storm. And I started this blog because I was sad about all the yelling about God. Because I saw the women I knew as a big venn-diagram, each her own hot pink circle of opinions and positions and ideas about faith…. but I detected a sweet spot in the center where all of those individual circles overlapped. And that spot was love and fear and courage and kindness. And I thought, maybe if we made that sweet spot our daily meeting place, it would change things for us. Maybe we'd remember that people are doing the best they can. That we're okay, each and every one of us. That the time it takes to take care of each other is time well spent.
And it's happening. People are loving each other well here. And when extraordinary love is created, it can't be contained. It explodes and pours out into the world.
After all this time,
The Sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me."
Look what happens with a love like that.
It lights up the whole sky.
And so the love at Momastery seems to be shining and overflowing and causing some Monkees to feel inspired and empowered and ready to run out and change the world. And this is good, it's gotta be. It's why they say love is the most powerful force in the world. If you want to see a person explode into a million beams of light and warm up everything around her, remind her, as many times as it takes, of how beloved she is.
And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved. To feel myself
beloved on this Earth.
Raymond Carver
Some Monkees have recently identified a noble cause that we are interested in exploring. Helping orphans, Serving the poor. This is wonderful, and yet tricky. Because the primary point of The Revolution is slowing down, telling the truth, and loving each other without agenda. Service work, though noble, is still an agenda.
Have you ever known someone who had a very noble cause but talked to you about it in a way that made your skin crawl? I have. And I've thought a lot about why that is. I think it's because the moment someone's cause becomes more important than the person in front of her, her cause is lost.
There's a story in the Bible in which Mary, a friend of Jesus', pours an expensive bottle of perfume all over his hair and feet to show Jesus how much she loves him. This was shocking because, well, people didn't just go around doing that. I mean, awkward. And also because this bottle of perfume was worth a whole lot of money.
Jesus' disciples got fired up about the extravagance of the perfume pour and may have accidentally gotten a bit self-righteous. They said something like, "Hey Lady! Why did you do that? What a waste! You could have sold that perfume and given all the money to the poor!"
And Jesus said something weird. He said, "The poor will always be with you, but you will not always have me. This woman has done a wonderful thing."
Now your guess is as good as mine on what he meant. But I have a hunch that one of the many things he was suggesting was this: stay in the moment. Love the one in front of you, because this moment, with this person, will never pass your way again. Don't hold back. Spend it all. Don't trip over the person in front of you to get to someone you've decided needs love more. We all need extraordinary love. Every last one of us. Because we are all poor, in one way or another. Mother Teresa said "the greatest poverty is loneliness." So we fight poverty every time we see the person in front of us as a child of God, worthy of all we have, instead of a stumbling block to a different person, a more important moment. We don't have to save up love because God fills us with more and more each time we empty ourselves. If we concentrate on loving the one in front of us, one person at a time, we can't go wrong. And we avoid pride. So that's our cause. The person in front of us, always.
So we try not to be jerks first, and save the world that way, one person at a time. I am starting to think that not being a jerk just means loving people the best we can, one at a time. Loving each moment the best we can, one at a time.
And so some of us will continue on with the project, keeping in mind that the people here are not means to that end.
Two more things.
1. There are a lot of Monkees who need a service project right now like they need a hole in their Caravan tire. They have come here to rest and they feel like they're getting the old bait and switch. Like Tova did on Giveaway day, they want to say in response to the service project posts… "I ALREADY DID HARD THINGS, DAMNIT!" I get it. I really do. There are Monkees who are dying to jump and Monkees who are dying to lie down. Everyone should feel free to do what she is dying to do. We all know that saying No can be as revolutionary as saying Yes.
2. Also, the Great Shepard Fold in Uganda is as Christian as the day is long. I understand completely that this will be problematic for some Monkees. Please accept my sincere apologies about that. When I emailed the brilliant Ginger Fox, panicked about how some Monkees would feel about this, she said: "I don't think it'll be that big of a deal. Just tell the Monkees it might not be the best place to donate their kids' old Black Sabbath onesies."
So maybe we could take her lead and just keep our sense of humor.
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1. This custom monogram I recently designed for a Gramercy client. We seriously love the combination of the bold "H" and classic fretwork detail!
2. SW6874 'Ardent Coral' by Sherwin-Williams. So bright, so happy and a perfect complement to my living room palette!
3. Original abstract art from Linda Monfort and Christina Romeo's shops on Etsy. Coveting all three..
4. Feather napkin rings by Deborah Rhodes. Stocked (but not for long!) at our Peachtree Battle store.
5. Sharyn Blond Linens. Hand-embroidered linens just don't get any more exquisite than their line of tabletop product and bedding!
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Los Angeles has been blessed with an intimate musical display from one of the world's premiere artists as Prince reportedly continues his staggering "21 Nite Stand" residency at the L.A. Forum. For nearly a month, other parts of the country have watched as the music legend announces random strings of live performances in support of the "Welcome 2 America" project on the west coast, but not without controversy.
Word on the street this week was of course the celebrity guest appearances from top names in both Hollywood and R&B music. This week, Chaka Khan and Whitney Houston both ended up blazing the stage with Prince, but shortly thereafter we heard Whitney had been banned (apparently a false report) from the show and that the singer was headed to rehab voluntarily. Whitney is indeed in an outpatient rehabilitation program for drug and alcohol addiction, but she was reportedly on her best behavior the other night inside the L.A. Forum for her performance.
After all of that drama, Prince began canceling shows with rumors of his band not being paid for their participation in the concerts. Nevertheless, the show must go on right? We understand that Twitter fans and die-hard Prince music lovers are finally getting what they've wished for – more shows! Six more performances have been added, but to keep Prince's energy from dwindling, he's shifting things back a day.
The new shows are scheduled for May 13-15 and May 27-29 with the highly sought after tickets on sale right now. For more info, click on the links below and be sure to leave your thoughts below on the message board. Anyone want to go with us?
More Prince Shows Coming to the Forum
Prince Covers Michael Jackson on "21 Nite Stand"
Chaka Khan & Whitney Houston Perform Live with Prince
Whitney Houston Checks into Rehab
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Earlier this month, I commented on a previous posting of mine that the mixing of personal and professional life that seems to happen on Facebook leaves me a little... (hmm, how did I put it?)
I'm rethinking that one and I'm a big enough person to admit it publicly.
I've been spending quite a bit of time on Facebook lately, with both friends and colleagues (many of whom are both). It was one of those colleagues-slash-friends that read my earlier posting and actually "un-friended" me. He feared that I felt put on the spot to be his FB friend knowing we're colleagues, as well.
Now I feel like a bad friend, not just on Facebook, but in real life, as well.
I've also had a change of heart realizing it is okay to let people you deal with professionally know that you're a real person; with cute kids who likes the Dixie Chicks, historical fiction, has 42 friends in almost as many cities around the country and went a little nuts recently with yearbookyourself.com.
I often point to David Packard, Sr. and Bill Hewlett for what I think was actually their most important contribution to Corporate America. Hint: it wasn't a calculator or an oscillator (Walt Disney bought eight of their early models to use in what was then a unique surround sound system for its movie, Fantasia).
Packard and Hewlett made Corporate America a lot less corporate. They called it The HP Way; business casual dress, Friday afternoon employee beer busts, open door policies with the top brass and open cubicles; not to dehumanize employees, but rather to mingle them together in hopes they'd be more human, instead of less.
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It was quiet news next to the announcement that Will Smith would be joining the Sixers' ownership group after the completion of the sale, but Ed Stefanski was finally, mercifully sent on his way at last week's press conference to announce the sale of the team to Joshua Harris was complete. Stefanski had randomly popped up on the radar for several GM jobs including the Raptors and Blazers, prompting speculation that he indeed was not part of the new regime's plans.
But Stefanski has landed on his feet, according to Yahoo! Sports via Twitter:
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Stefanski replaces Masai Ujiri who left over a year ago so he could put up with nine months of insane Melo nonsense. Stefanski will work under President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo, who still pulls the strings. There have been rumors that Colangelo's power was being undermined by ownership, and Stefanski's arrival could be a forced move from his higher ups. But Colangelo has enough tenure and reputation to bat down any such insinuations, and most likely just needed a No.2 man.
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Cabin Fever fishing show returns
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One of the region's more noteworthy events is making its annual appearance.
Penn's Woods West Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its 15th annual Cabin Fever trout fishing show March 7 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh's North Hills.
As always, it will be a fisherman's dream.
"The many exhibitors include dealers offering fly and spin fishing tackle and gear, rod building materials, trout flies and fly-tying supplies, guide services and accommodations. Cabin Fever is the place to start the upcoming trout season and it's fun for the whole family," chapter president Walter Reineman said.
How-to seminars will be a staple of the show. The first, at 9:30, will be conducted by George Daniel, who was a gold medal winner in both the individual and team categories at the 2009 U.S. National Fly Fishing tournament. He will explain the techniques of fishing an underwater dropper fly under a floating dry fly.
Dwight Landis, author of "Trout Streams of Pennsylvania, An Angler's Guide," will follow at 10:30 and talk about fly fishing for wild trout in central and northcentral Pennsylvania.
Tom Brtalik from Tom's Fly Fishing Service will conduct a fly-casting demonstration at noon, while Jeff Turner -- who with his son fished 50 waters in 50 states in 50 days -- will speak at 1:30 p.m.
George Daniel will return at 2:30 with a seminar on dynamic nymphing and how to fish flies that imitate the underwater larva and pupa stages of immature insects that trout feed on.
Family Tyes, which is helping to sponsor the show, will host free, hands-on introductory fly-tying classes, a fly-casting clinic and a fly-casting contest for kids ages 7 to 18. The classes start at 10 a.m., a youth-casting clinic follow sat 1 p.m. and the casting contest will be at 2:30.
There will be rod raffles and bucket raffles for valuable fishing prizes, including a one-day, overnight fishing trip for two with all meals provided on a private section of Spruce Creek. There will be a flea market, too.
Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the show is $7, though children younger than 12 are admitted free.
For more information, call Doug Sherman at 412-370-4424 or Reineman at 412-999-8292.
Big dog hunt
A Linesville man won Tubmill Trout Club's 2010 Big Dog coyote hunt by taking a 43.54-pound coyote in Crawford County.
Bill Thompson used dogs to take the coyote and won $725.
Seventeen other hunters also registered coyotes in the hunt. They each won $125.
Coyotes were taken in a number of counties, from Wyoming and Bradford to Westmoreland, Indiana, Fayette, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria and Greene. Jim Delo of Pitsburgh shot a 37.59-pound coyote in Allegheny County and called it in.
Eight hunters used dogs to bag their coyotes. Seven others used calls, one used a lure and one used bait.
Park at risk?
One of the most popular parks in Western Pennsylvania is being eyed by another potential visitor -- this one industrial in nature.
According to PennFuture, a statewide environmental organization, "a major gas company is interested in drilling in a substantial portion of beloved Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County." The driller was not named.
The park won't be alone in facing drilling questions. The state doesn't own the mineral rights under 85 percent of parkland, so numerous parks could face drilling.
PennFuture and other organizations are calling for a moratorium on any further deep gas drilling on Pennsylvania's public lands until there can be a comprehensive study on the impacts of the drilling that has already been approved.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Nashville-based vacuum maker Oreck Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The Tennessean reports the company expects to continue daily operations without interruption and is looking for a buyer.
Oreck laid off an undisclosed number of employees last October and again in January, saying the move was part of a shift away from direct sales.
Oreck has about 70 employees in the corporate office in Nashville, another 250 work at its Cookeville manufacturing plant and about 325 work at its retail stores.
Oreck sells its upright vacuums and other cleaning products in hundreds of Oreck Clean Home Centers, as well as through direct phone and online sales. It distributes in the U.S., Canada and parts of Europe.
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Want to keep your PANDORA pieces looking brand new? We have a few expert care tips to help get you close. So grab your charms and get ready to watch them shine.
Charm Cleaning 101
First, grab a dish of lukewarm water and add a small amount of baby shampoo. Then dip a soft toothbrush into the solution and scrub each charm in circular motions to nix any dirt. For those times when your piece needs a heavy-duty cleaning, soak it in clean water first.
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Keeping your PANDORA in tip-top shape starts with how you store it. A velvet or felt-lined box is best for every-day organization, but a budget-friendly plastic ziplock bag (made of Mylar or polyethylene only, no polyvinyl allowed) will also do the trick. Travel often? Grab a jewelry roll to keep your pieces shiny and mark-free. Just remember, no rubber containers – they'll tarnish silver quickly – and keep your accessories out of the bathroom.
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We all know that over time our gold and silver essentials look a bit worn. PANDORA (and Rue) recommends having them inspected at least once a year by a goldsmith. They can double-check clasps, mounts, and soldering, as well as any deep cosmetic wear.
Moral of the story: a little love now can make your jewelry last long enough to be passed down. Now you just have to worry about playing favorites with the lucky recipients of these coveted pieces. Want to find your next heirloom? Shop our PANDORA Boutique, now open.
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Jill and Stella's Gluten Free Banana Bread
When my daughter Stella was diagnosed with celiac disease, we discovered that we love to bake together. Naturally, we bake a lot of cookies, but one of our favorite family traditions is baking gluten-free banana bread. It's super easy and totally delicious for breakfast, an after school snack or to give away as a gift. Maybe it will become a family tradition in your house, too!
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
2. Mash bananas (you should have 1 cup) and beat in sugar, egg and butter.
3. In another bowl, stir together gluten-free flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
4. Add banana mixture to the dry ingredients.
5. Stir until mixed and pour into pan.
6. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes.
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2 Riverview cheerleaders to step onto national stage
While the smell of turkey starts to spread through many Alle-Kiski Valley homes on Thanksgiving, two Riverview High School cheerleaders will be readying to help entertain millions of Americans.
On Nov. 28, Madison Long and Briana Gonnella, both 17, will be among about 10,000 people who will participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Madison and Briana, who are co-captains for the Riverview squad, will be part of Spirit of America — a cheerleading squad made up of more than 1,000 senior cheerleaders from around the country.
The girls, who qualified for the opportunity to be in the parade at a summer cheerleading camp at Slippery Rock University, will do a dance routine with the other Spirit of America members.
"We even get to perform on 'Good Morning America,' " Briana said excitedly. "It's going to be right on the giant Macy's star."
The trip will be a mixture of fun, work and nervousness, the girls said.
"We leave Friday in the middle of the night and have to hail our own cab when we get to New York," Madison said.
Once in New York, the girls will have to be early risers, getting up every day at 6 a.m., although staying in the New York Hilton — in Midtown Manhattan — should somewhat ease the pain of the early wake-up calls.
"They posted three different parts to the dance online, and we have to learn each part," Madison said. "We don't find out which part we have to do until we get there.
"It's been a lot of practicing already," she added. "It's been nerve-wracking, but it's worth it to be able to perform for everyone and to bring home lots of fun things."
It won't be all work for the girls while they're in the Big Apple, though.
"We get to go to a Broadway show, a boat tour of the Statue of Liberty," Briana said. "And, I'm going to be celebrating my 18th birthday there (Wednesday)."
The girls said their families are going to arrive in New York the night before Thanksgiving. They plan to have Thanksgiving dinner at an Italian restaurant.
Essential fundraising
Riverview cheerleading coach Katie O'Donnell said the five-month process of getting the girls to New York was a whirlwind of fundraising.
"It cost about $4,000 to send them," said O'Donnell, who coaches the squad with her mother, Mary Lynne O'Donnell. "Our whole senior and junior high squads helped raise the money."
O'Donnell said the girls were able to attend because of how well the squad performed at the Slippery Rock camp.
"We won 'top banana,' which is best overall squad," she said. "Just to get to that camp, the squad had to raise $4,000."
The summer and fall were filled with bake sales, car washes, yard sales, and 'tagging' days.
"(On) Tagging days, we'd stand outside of business and hand people water bottles and say, 'Help send us to the Macy's parade,' " Madison said. "Our parents helped us so much."
Madison's parents are Curt and Christine Long, and Briana's are Sue Just and Leonard Gonnella.
Both girls said they were humbled not only by the support they have received from their families, but also teammates, administrators.
"Our whole squad pushed us to go," Briana said. High school Principal Jay Moser "was behind us from the beginning.
"Everyone's so excited we got this opportunity."
The girls recalled the euphoria when they finally reached their fundraising goal.
"It was just pure excitement," Madison said. "Who gets to say they performed at the Thanksgiving Day Parade?"
Briana knew the answer to that rhetorical question.
"We do," she said.
R.A. Monti is a freelance writer.
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(A homage to the Glen and John Hewitt) I was invited by the Cushendun Community Association to create an artwork to Commemorate various institutions within Cushendun, including the Primary School, GAA Club, and Church of Ireland. The resulting artwork was created from a local granite known as Cusleeke Granite, which was supplied by the National Trust. The artwork refers to the context of Glendun, and it's flora and fauna. The imagery also reflects on a poem about the River Dun by John Hewitt. His Poem was also shot-blast into the surface of the stone. I wanted to create an artwork in keeping with the natural environment and that would fit into the beautiful location. I did not want my work to compete with the view, but instead that could be discovered by curious visitors and tourists, like a kind of 'gem',and it was my intention that people could come across the artwork in an intimate way and find the imagery and poem by surprise.For this reason I intentionally selected a natural looking rock and shot-blast imagery into it's surface like a rock encrusted with fossil animals, birds, flowers and plants all to be found on close inspection, as one would find plants and animals within the locality itself! On further inspection the viewer would realize that the artwork was is a simple representation of the adjacent river and harbor location itself.The Artwork and its production was supported by: The estate of John Hewitt, Awards For All - (ACNI), The National Trust, and Cathal Newcomb Junior.
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|Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment
Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment > Belfast School of Art
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|Art and Design Research Institute
Art and Design Research Institute > Space and Place
|Cushendun Harbour, Co. Antrim
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|Dr Cherie Driver
|Deposited On:
|09 Jul 2010 09:08
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|19 Apr 2013 15:13
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As of Saturday, February 2, 2013
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ALBANY, Ga. — Southwest Georgia Farm Credit will host its annual stockholders meeting on Feb. 19 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Albany.
Registration will begin at 6:30 p.m. for stockholders and their guests. Dinner and the business meeting will begin at 7 p.m.. The meeting will include the association's annual report from management and directors, the election of two directors and the eleciton of the 2014 nominating committee.
Headquartered in Bainbridge, the organization is part of the Farm Credit System, which provides lending in agricultural and rural areas.
whattheheck 2 years, 9 months ago
Maybe they can talk about the Wiley Jordan case and take up a fund for the loan officer that took the bribe. The article makes it sound like a private organization but aren't they merely a front for purveying government money?
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