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[15] June 26, 2016 at 9:21am
slayer – Now that would have been a headline that piqued my interest above all others!!
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[33] June 25, 2016 at 9:29am
That's a fact. And another fact is that Amanpour is an extreme lib predictably belching out that left is good and right is wrong. Now there is a shocker……….
[3] June 24, 2016 at 7:26pm
Heck, the UK is looking like it has Utopia kind of possibilities. Perhaps a good place to relo if HRC and her cronies take over.
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[12] June 24, 2016 at 12:20pm
And this my friends could potentially be the next Commander & Chief of our military! Talk about a country that has lost its way……….to even consider her as a viable option is absurd.
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[3] June 21, 2016 at 9:08am
Clearly going to be the most peculiar and likely demoralizing presidential general election certainly in my lifetime. Either one of these two abysmal candidates illustrate how dysfunctional and lowbrow of a country we have morphed into. May have had better, more qualified and patriotic choice if they went to a local carnival and picked the Fortune Teller Lady and Carnival Barker to be on the ballot in November. Right now we have a flimflam artist and an old, unstable hag with a checkered history as choices. The goose is cooking….
[7] June 20, 2016 at 1:21pm
rick – That's he and his handlers plan, has always been the plan and continues to be the plan.
[1] June 17, 2016 at 8:47am
Fortunately they did so Monk. Here is a link by the way that addresses British PM David Cameron's refusal to address the toxic and perverted aspects of 'peaceful' Islam. Just replace Cameron with BHO.
Brief but quite accurate piece; https://player.vimeo.com/video/167607521?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0
[24] June 15, 2016 at 8:08pm
slayer – Very clear there is a charade called DHS which as you point out, is a completely inept, dysfunctional extension of the Oval Office.
[1] June 15, 2016 at 9:12am
Good point slap!
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[15] June 15, 2016 at 7:03am
Yes, ALL Americans are the target. These followers of a toxic and fraudulent faith are all suspect and already far too much woven into our population. The refugees that HRC and BHO endorse will create more American carnage in the name of Islam. There was nothing facetious about his comment. He just announced he operates like a terrorist in my book; grab him, lock him up, waterboard him until he conveys details of the mosque that radicalized him. What are we waiting for???
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[2] June 13, 2016 at 9:26pm
Evidently the Islamic State cowards are ratcheting up their assault on anyone not complicit with their dysfunctional and perverted beliefs. Never will they agree to a fair fight. Only 'sucker punch' type of tactics. Any free world leader that does not address it for what it is (toxic) is equally complicit and cowardly. This insidious excuse for a faith and those that adhere to its tenants are the enemy and need to be confronted today, not tomorrow. What world leader has the moxie to aggressively lead a coalition to annihilate them?
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Not sure the dems will have a field day as they are the ones that insist Islam has no ulterior motives and Omar the assassin apparently does indeed have terrorist linkage. Proof of that still awaiting however if it walks like a duck……Furthermore since dems are supposedly the party of choice for the LBGT team then it is their duty to address this senseless murdering and attach the blame on Islamic terrorism……..which they will avoid like the plague.
[46] June 11, 2016 at 7:28pm
Sir – It is very much amazing as an effort by them to detour their true intentions; attacking American's or as they so affectionately refer to us as 'infidels'. Here is a link to the listing of 73 fatal attacks the Islamic perverts levied on the USA, most recent being San Bernardino; https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/american-attacks.aspx
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[12] June 11, 2016 at 10:11am
Heisen – Your definitions are flawed, your allegiance is misaligned. Your patriotism is self serving which is preciously where and why we have failed as a country and as a society all things have become all about "me" and no longer "us" along with the worship of false gods, etc.
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Heisenbug – That has to be one of your all time most absurd, disingenuous and subversive thoughts yet. Clearly treasonable assuming you are even a US citizen which is doubtful but plausible. By the way, the USA is a republic, not and empire.
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Did the transient thief have a license to steal? LOL
Did he really think that his question was going to reverse the situation and he was now going to be the victim of wrong doing?
Well, it is Oregon after all.
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[3] June 10, 2016 at 10:28pm
I agree slayer but found the interview interesting is all. Not a Trump endorsement from me. Yeah, this entire election is a sham.
[21] June 10, 2016 at 9:24pm
Why would she? She is insulated by the far left mafia Godfather, e.g. Soros. Pathetic as they drive the USA towards financial and military inadequacy and oblivion.
June 10, 2016 at 9:10pm
slayer – Bill Bennett, who finds Trump repugnant did a 7 minute interview with Steve Wynn which was rather interesting. If you have time, have a listen.
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These Girlsby Sarah Pekkanen
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In her third novel, internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen examines the lives of three women working and living together in New York City and shows that family secrets may shape us all, but it's the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us.
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In her third novel, internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen examines the lives of three women working and living together in New York City and shows that family secrets may shape us all, but it's the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us.
Family secrets may shape us all, but it's the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us.
Cate, Renee, and Abby have come to New York for very different reasons, and in a bustling city of millions, they are linked together through circumstance and chance.
Cate has just been named the features editor of Gloss, a high-end lifestyle magazine. It's a professional coup, but her new job comes with more complications than Cate ever anticipated.
Her roommate Renee will do anything to nab the plum job of beauty editor at Gloss. But snide comments about Renee's weight send her into an emotional tailspin. Soon she is taking black market diet pills—despite the racing heartbeat and trembling hands that signal she's heading for real danger.
Then there's Abby, whom they take in as a third roommate. Once a joyful graduate student working as a nanny part time, she abruptly fled a seemingly happy life in the D.C. suburbs. No one knows what shattered Abby—or why she left everything she once loved behind.
Pekkanen's most compelling, true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they navigate the complications of careers and love—and find the lifeline they need in each other.
Editorial Reviews
"The honesty and complexity that Sarah Pekkanen brings to her three main characters in These Girls is impressive and rare. You can't help but root for each one of them as they struggle to strike that elusive balance between professional success and personal happiness. The bonds among Pekkamen's female heroines will have you reaching for the phone to hold your own best girlfriends a little closer." –Nicolle Wallace, New York Times bestselling author of Eighteen Acres
"In These Girls, Sarah Pekkanen again proves her innate understanding of women's relationships. With a style that's both wry and heartfelt, readers will absolutely recognize themselves and their friendships on the pages. These Girls is lively and engaging and ultimately satisfying, so get comfortable because you won't be able to put it down!" –Jen Lancaster, author of Bitter Is the New Black
"A fun and engaging romp...Pekkanen's authorial voice is sweetly snappy, the plot is character-driven, and the book ends satisfactorily without tying up every loose end. Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Jennifer Close will enjoy this refreshingly introspective, sharply realistic, and tenderly humorous novel." —Booklist
"Pekkanen's characters are sympathetic and familiar, and readers are likely to identify with aspects of each protagonist. Fans of Jennifer Weiner, Sarah Dessen, Liza Palmer, and Emily Giffin will strongly appreciate this smart novel by a rising star in women's fiction." —Library Journal
"Good fun....an entertaining take on modern love and life in the Big Apple." —Kirkus
"Chick lit with grit." —Ladies Home Journal
"The power of friends and family carries this fast-paced novel through to a satisfying, although somewhat surprising conclusion. If you like chick lit with substance, Pekkanen delivers another winner." —Philly Examiner
"Sarah Pekkanen deftly weaves together the lives of roommates and friends…each battling demons, professional and otherwise, and within a few pages you'll find yourself emotionally invested in all of them. The surprisingly good news is that this author knows that 'happily ever after' doesn't necessarily involve a cute guy." —Entertainment Weekly
"A pleasure." —People
"Pekkanen offers a conversational writing style and a knack for making readers care about her characters… a refreshing look at the importance of female friendship." —Washington Post
"I loved Sarah Pekkanen's These Girls. Just when you think the single-girls-trying-to-make-it-in-media-in-NYC trope was totally played out, along comes a fresh, charming, moving take on what it's like to be in your twenties, desperate for the guy to like you, for your secrets to stay secret, for this diet to be the one that works." —Jennifer Weiner, EW.com
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- 9781611735284
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- Publication date:
- 10/01/2012
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- Edition description:
- Large Print
- Pages:
- 500
- Product dimensions:
- 6.05(w) x 8.74(h) x 1.26(d)
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Meet the Author
Sarah Pekkanen is the author of The Opposite of Me and Skipping a Beat. Her work has been published in People, The Washington Post, and USA TODAY, among others. She lives with her family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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This is the third book by Sarah Pekkanen that I've read, and it may be my favorite so far. It's about three roommates who work together at a beauty magazine in NY. Like all of her books, it explores relationships, this time between female friends. It was a fast read, but I liked how it wasn't predictable. I thought I knew what was going to happen, but then there would be twists and turns that would take me by surprise. This is an enjoyable book that has a lot to say about how we need our "girlfriends."
I was anxiously awaiting the release of this latest work by Sarah Pekkanen. I was not disappointed. This story is about the friendship of women. The struggles with career, image and love. I liked that it was told from the perspective of the 3 women, hearing the story of their own feelings and also how they saw each other. Each of them admired by the others for their special qualities but each feeling terribly inadequate. And making us realize that things are not always as they seem. Well written, complex characters you will love.
I've never been very good at doing what people expect me to do, so I decided to pick up THESE GIRLS, because (a) it sounded interesting, and (b) I'd heard Sarah Pekkanen's name before, but I have trouble remembering where. It didn't hurt that it also received a nice blurb from Jodi Picoult, and I happen to be a fan of her work. Aside from my memory loss, I do have a rather eclectic taste in books, and I'm pretty much willing to take a chance on just about any book that interests me. So I wasn't all that surprised when I discovered I enjoyed this novel. It's a light-hearted read with some rather interesting and realistic characters, stimulating storylines, and a couple of twists and turns. It's not the most thought-provoking book I've ever read, but I read for about a hundred or so different reasons, and this one certainly fit the bill at the time I picked it up. THESE GIRLS manages to give more than a few insights into the way women think, and since I'm a guy, this is rather useful information. Some might even call it research. I'd call it a good, old fashioned beach read with more than a little heart. And if that's what you're looking for, you might want to check this one out. Robert Downs Author of Falling Immortality: Casey Holden, Private Investigator
Not awful; not very good.
I have a four and a half year old daughter who wakes up too early every morning, and yet I found myself reading Sarah Pekkanen's These Girls late into the night, braving a tired tomorrow because I needed to know what was going to happen next. These Girls follows the lives of three very different characters living in New York City: Cate, Renee, and Abby. Each young woman's story is told with compassion, the characters quickly come to life a few short paragraphs, and the dialogue is some of the best I have read, so sharp and witty and full of personality. Their individual dramas are compelling and complicated. And somehow, with the novel brimming with such great characters and storylines, Pekkanen also manages to braid these lives together with the kind of friendship that will have readers tearfully calling up their childhood BFFs. This novel is beautiful on so many levels and you will think of these character long after you have finished the last page.
Cate, Renee and Abby are These Girls. They are three girls you can't help but fall in love with. All three girls have history, baggage…things they are hiding…things they don't want to talk about. Each girl has her own story, and their three stories overlap each other until they are braided together forming a strong friendship. The smart, sexy and talented Cate believes her career is like a house of cards, if someone figures out her lie her career will fall apart. With a new promotion at Gloss, Cate feels she has something to prove the boy's club and to herself. As her career seems to hit some bumps in the road, Cate recognizes she is missing what is going on right in front of her. Renee wants no needs to get the promotion as the beauty editor of Gloss and she is willing to do whatever it takes. Even if whatever it takes means drastic measures to 'fit' into the idea of what a beautiful person must look like. The beauty of Renee is a beauty she doesn't seem to see in the mirror. She is fun, funny and loving. Anyone would want to be her best friend, but she doesn't realize her true beauty. Abby had been happily working as a nanny and fallen in love with the little girl in her charge, Annabelle. Out of nowhere, Abby rushes into the story as a mystery--you will pull one layer after another to finally unveil her pain. The more and more I read the deeper emotionally I connected to all three characters. I don't always relate to characters or maybe to just one, but I related on some level to all three women! I think what surprised me the most, was while reading These Girls I felt as if I was becoming part of the friendship that was blooming. They became my friends. A definite recommened! I just have to add this one line that JUMPED out of the book, "I think the hardest things to talk about are also the most important things to talk about," (Pekkanen 306) expresses why we need good friends. Now go grab yourself a copy of These Girls!
Sarah Pekkanen has a way for developing characters that a reader can fall in love with at page one. She has the opportunity to develop three unique characters who begin as room mates and end as friends. Cate, Renee and Abby end up living together through different circumstances and each are struggling with hard life situations. Although I may have not personally related to any of the problems these girls are trying to overcome, I felt like I was really able to experience their full emotions. The reader was given details at precisely the right moment. I was completely impressed by the uniqueness each girl had, their voices were of their own. The other thing that struck a cord with me was the character of New York, I loved how New York was described. Another Sarah Pekkanen book that I will be passing along to friends and family.
A Lilac Wolf and Stuff Review The cover is classic chick lit - flows with Sarah's other novels too. Lone female staring out a window in New York. I'd bet on Abby - I do wish they would have put all three women on the cover. The story does go from Cate, to Renee and then to Abby. It follows their messed up love lives, and mistakes they have to overcome. I really connected with Renee, having my own issues with weight. The fact that she's in that industry at all proves her worth. And she's not even fat, but compared to all the models and fashionistas she works with, she feels every pound more than anyone else would. She even realizes that when thinking about going back home. Cate feels the need to prove herself because of a big mistake she made back in college. She comes across as cold and guarded to other people - even she realizes this. But what happened to her in college has to do with it. Abby - her story makes me want to curl up and cry. You won't find out what is going on in her life until the end. But it keeps you so addicted to the story, along with the other 2 that you won't be able to put it down. Sarah's writing is so smooth, and the flow is fairly fast - never boring. I truly was sad when the story ended. I fell in love with each and every character...well I'm talking the 3 main ones. There were a few outside ones I wasn't too crazy about, but they were written that way. :o)
This is the 3rd book I've read by Sara and definitely not the last! I find the first few chapters of her books slow to start and a bit dry but once I get into a bit, I can't put the book down. I can't wait to see what happens next. Her character development is spot one and they are always wonderful characters you can connect with on a personal level.
This is the first book I've read by Sarah and it won't be my last. Excellent character development and such a relatable plot. You feel connected to these three woman as their friendship and bond grows. I love that they're educated and independent, struggling with life's ever day issues of family, love, work and finances. You can see a little bit of yourself in each of these characters. I can't wait to read more from this author. I wish it'd been just a little longer! 262 pgs
I totally lucked out when I took a chance while looking for a new book to read and bought this. This was the first book I have read by this author, and as soon as I finished this one, I went and bought anything I could find by her. I LOVED IT. I got into it immediately. After the first page I was hooked and couldn't stop. The characters where very believable and down to earth. Read this book, you will NOT regret it!
Great book.
I really enjoyed this bok but think the ending could have been better felt like i was left hanging
Loved this book! Seriously will make you want to move in with these girls!
Sarah Pekkanen has been added to my favorite author list! (she knows chick lit). I have read five of her books recently, (all winners), and looking forward to reading The Opposite of Me and Skipping a Beat. (I seem to begin with newer ones and work my way back.) If you enjoy Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin (which I am a big fan of both), you will love Sarah's books. She gets to the heart of the matter through friends and family, especially in the gal pal relationship. Each of her characters has a past, a story which has not been told, and much baggage--- she sets the stage delivering tidbits to keep you hanging until the end. Engaging, warming, and humorous and with realistic topics of student/teacher romantic relationship, nanny/boss, weight/diet pills, past unfaithfulness of parents, step siblings, and some secrets which haunt them and have been hidden away come to the surface, plus others. The fun setting in NYC, glamour magazines, and social media--which carries this fast paced novel to a satisfying ending. Would love to see a sequel and continuation of the character of Renee.
A good story but I struggled wanting to read it
I was looking for something lighthearted, yet still intetesting. I found exactly what I was looking for in "These Girls." A very realistic view on female friendships and their insecurities without being nuerotic. I cant wait to read more by Sarah Pakkanen.
The story of three women, careers, love and friendship=great book!

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Playing with the sari silk again. This time I used 1 of those bracelet links from Michael's like a bracelet bar (can't afford those). I braided the silk on 1 side and used that teal coated wire to wrap the end. Added some crystal dangles. The other side is just plain chain.
Components:Aqua floral bracelet link. Aqua crystals. Brass beads. Teal coated wire. Brass chain & findings. Sari Silk.
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Love this, Deb. The bracelet bar is really pretty. I like how you braided the silk; nice, unique touch. Did you wrap the teal wire through the braid somehow? Just wondering how it is secured. Can't say enough good about this one. It's a favorite!
Deb, this is another winner
Very creative and the color is wonderful.
Thanks Lois, Asia, & N Taylor.
Lois, I just squeezed the crap out of that wire with my pliers. It does not appear to be going anywhere.
Too cool for school,Deb. You're so creative!
Of course..I love the color.
Very cool!! and you must have 2 of those flowered rectangles left? I just saw them at M's and in a few more colors but I can't buy right now either!
Actually I have 6 left. I bought 2 strands last summer I think. That color was clearanced. My store doesn't have hardly any of these left. There was a really pretty purple one…no more.
Sooo pretty! It's like a fairy bracelet. Love it!
Love this bracelet Deb, straight to my FAV's !! I love the the colours, I love the silk, just love it all really !
Thanks, Deb, for the reply and thanks for the tip on how to keep things in place!
A bracelet fit for a fairy princess, Deb ! Very unique and wonderful – - -
Here's another picture of BB's twin w/some of her friends. She was stretching w/her white belly showing, but was faster than the camera.
I agree w/Crazy Beader: this bracelet is fairy princess material.
Actually, fairy mermaid princess. The braided section makes me think of mermaid tails…
Thank you everyone for the compliments. I really appreciate it. I'm going to make 6 more like this, maybe a little tweak of difference. Giving one to my sister-in-law & maybe selling the rest. We will see how that goes.
Eeka that kitten is adorable. All kitties are so cute though. With the exception of Mousey, who is still a sweetie and my big baby, most of my grown cats are knotheads. Anybody want handsome Muffin?? Personality conflict with him apparently.
Just lovely, Deb. So soft and pretty for Spring!
VERY pretty Deb! Love the teal of course! I like how you separated the bracelet links. I'm sure I have some of those somewhere. Now you have me on a search through my stash. OH NO!
Eeka, you have some cute kitties, too!! How is the runt (foster kitty for the foster kitties) ?
Beautiful bracelet, Deb That silk is cool in the design.
Eeka more cute kitties!!
Gorgeous,I need to find the sari silk ribbon!!
Great design, love the way you added the brass chain. the sari silk ribbon is here on Lima.
Only the ruby is in stock right now though.
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The marathon fraudster: Runner shaved off six miles by catching spectator bus (but still finished third)
- Sunderland Harriers competitor was 'too tired' to run whole way
- At first, he 'categorically denied' cheating, but later confessed
At the 20-mile mark of a gruelling, rain-soaked marathon, other runners must have been tempted. But only one succumbed.
Rob Sloan flagged down a bus and was driven the six miles to the race's closing stages.
Then he jumped off, hid behind a tree until other competitors came into view and rejoined the race, crossing the finishing line in two hours, 51 minutes and one second to secure third place.
He went on to tell a TV crew that he had given the race everything he could.
Genuine joy: Rob Sloan shows off his winner's medal in the Kielder 10km the day before illegitimately taking the bronze in the Kielder Marathon thanks to a little help from a bus
Perhaps his thinking was clouded from his earlier exertions, but Mr Sloan failed to spot a very large problem with his plan.
Well, three actually.
First, the bus he caught was for spectators following the Kielder Marathon in Northumberland and it was likely that several of them might just notice a sweat-soaked runner getting on.
Second, the runner who had been in third place for the whole race smelt a rat when he crossed the finish line and was told he had come fourth.
And third, as race organiser and Olympic star Steve Cram put it: 'He was the only runner in the whole of the race who ran the second half of the race quicker than the first half.'
Running into trouble: Rob Sloan (pictured in the Blue top, number 1883) appears to be making good progress in the Kielder Marathon, but he later opted to take a bus to the finish line because he was so tired
Inevitably, the truth came out and now Mr Sloan has been stripped of his medal, disqualified from the race and told he will have to answer questions from a probe by his embarrassed running club and UK Athletics.
Race officials said Mr Sloan, who was keeping a low profile last night, had admitted cheating.
The former Army mechanic, who runs
for Sunderland Harriers, had joined 1,700 other runners at the start for
the Kielder Marathon at 10am on Sunday.
Unable to carry on after 20 miles, Mr Sloan, who had won the Kielder 10km run the previous day, took a spectator bus to near the finishing line at Leaplish Waterside Park and rejoined the race ahead of Steven Cairns, 43.
Suspicious: Race organiser Steve Cram was baffled by Mr Sloan's remarkably fast finish to the marathon
Mr Cairns, a policeman from Edinburgh, instantly suspected foul play. 'I was in third place right from the start so I was stunned when I crossed the finishing line and the commentator said, "Here comes the fourth place runner".
'I approached a race marshal and said, "Fourth? Who was third?" He pointed to this guy Rob Sloan who was being interviewed by ITV local news. I listened to the interview. He was saying how good a race he had run and how he couldn't have given any more. When the interview was over I asked him if he had finished third and he said "yes".
'I then asked him where he had passed me and he said he'd done so after the 15-mile mark, which was impossible because at the point I had opened up a five minute gap.
'He didn't say anything. He just turned away and walked off. I informed race organisers of my suspicions and they said that a couple of other people had seen this guy get on a bus, get off a bus and run down towards the finish. He was then seen hiding behind a tree before rejoining the race.'
He added: 'At the end of the day, as funny as it seems, he's stolen my spot on the podium, my TV interview and my third place medal.'
Mr Sloan, who is married, initially called the accusations 'laughable'. 'I'm upset and angry that someone wants to cast these aspersions,' he said.
But Kevin Carr, the chairman of Sunderland Harriers, said: 'It's blatant cheating as far as I'm concerned and as a club we're going to come down really hard on him.'
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In Sandra Fontes' classroom, every student is cherished as a unique individual with diverse talents to contribute in the classroom.
"I value and embrace diversity," said Fontes, "and I teach my students to respect and appreciate the fact that we are all different."
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Enlisting the involvement of her students' families is crucial in creating this thirst for knowledge and passion to succeed, said Fontes, who noted that a big part of her job is keeping up regular communication with parents and "making sure they know the importance of their support and help in their child's education."
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Her colleague wrote that Fontes has been known to deliver food and clothes to families in need, and has taken students to dinner and to school functions they would otherwise be unable to attend.
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All in a day's work, says Fontes, who hopes only that her passion for teaching and love of learning are passed on to her children each day.
"As a teacher," she said, "I have the opportunity to make a powerful impact on a child's life. [Together with their parents], I can give them the confidence to embrace their dreams and to believe in themselves.
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Plastic surgeon arrested for hiring man to kill fellow doctor in love triangle
A plastic surgeon paid a hit-man three silver bars worth $9,000 to murder another doctor who was dating his ex-girlfriend, police alleged today.
Dr.Thomas Dixon, from West Texas, allegedly paid David Shepard to kill Dr. Joseph Sonnier III, whose stabbed and bullet-ridden body was found inside his home on Wednesday.
After allegedly murdering the doctor Shepard tried to kill himself by slitting his wrists, Dixon closed the wounds and told him to leave town, according to an arrest affidavit.
Love triangle: Plastic surgeon Thomas Dixon, left, allegedly hired a man to kill Dr.Joseph Sonnier III, who was found murdered on Wednesday. Sonnier was dating Dixon's ex-girlfriend, according to an arrest affidavit
Both Dixon, 48, and Shepard, 51, were arrested by police in Amarillo shortly after midnight, authorities announced.
An arrest warrant affidavit suggests a love triangle between Dixon, Sonnier and a woman who was not identified by police.
The affidavit alleges Dixon offered Shepard the three bars, each with an estimated value of $3,000, to kill Sonnier, who was chief pathologist for Covenant Health System in Lubbock.
Sonnier, 57, was found shot and stabbed Wednesday inside his home in Lubbock, about 120 miles south of the Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo. A window was broken.
Sonnier's girlfriend told a police detective that Dixon was her ex-boyfriend and that he 'insisted on seeing her, even though she was dating Dr. Sonnier,' according to the affidavit.
Arrested: Dixon, left, allegedly paid David Shepard, right, three silver bars worth $9,000 to kill Sonnier
A co-worker of Sonnier told the detective that Sonnier had said that his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend 'would not leave her alone,' the affidavit says.
Police discovered through an online database that Shepard had sold a 100-ounce bar of silver at an Amarillo pawn shop for $2,750, the affidavit says.
His roommate told authorities that Shepard had been watching Sonnier for weeks and texting Dixon.
Shepard told his roommate that he broke into Sonnier's home through a window and shot him several times with a gun Dixon had given him, the affidavit said. He knew several details that investigators had kept private, it said.
Shepard tried to commit suicide in the days after the murder by cutting his wrists, the roommate allegedly told authorities. The roommate said Dixon closed the wounds, told him to calm down and 'suggested that David Shepard leave for a couple of weeks,' the affidavit said.
Surgery: Dixon is a well-known plastic surgeon in Amarillo at the High Plains Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, pictured
Lubbock Police Capt. Jon Caspell said Monday that he didn't know when Dixon and the woman broke up. Dixon and Sonnier appeared to have known each other aside from the woman, Caspell said.
Dixon is a well-known plastic surgeon in Amarillo. No one answered the phone Monday at his practice, High Plains Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
He was transferred from Randall County to the Lubbock County jail on Monday afternoon. Online court records did not yet list an attorney for him.
No phone number was listed for Shepard.
Sonnier leaves behind three grown-up
sons. Two of the sons, Dallas Sonnier, 32 and James Sonnier, 30, talked
to investigators about their father's death on the second anniversary of
their mother's murder.
'I feel horrible for the boys because not only did they have to live through their mother being murdered, but now they have to deal with their father dying that way as well,' Joseph Sonnier's sister, Missy Bartlett, told LubbockOnline.
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Katarina Karnéus, Wigmore Hall
In Britain, Katarina Karnéus is closely associated with Grieg and Sibelius. Indeed, her career has almost been defined by her recordings of their songs for Hyperion.
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Opportunities to see Idomeneo are not so frequent as they might be, certainly not so frequent as they should be.
Not merely Don Carlo, but the five-act Don Carlo in the 1886 Modena version! The welcomed esotericism of San Francisco Opera's extraordinary spring season.
The early summer San Francisco Opera season has the feel of a classy festival. There is an introduction of Spanish director Calixto Bieito to American audiences, a five-act Don Carlo and two awaited, inevitable role debuts, Karita Mattila as Kostelnička and Malin Bystrom as Janacek's Jenůfa.
Now that the curtain has long fallen on the third and last performance of the Ring cycle at the Washington National Opera (WNO), it is safe to say that the long-anticipated production has been an unqualified success for the company, director Francesca Zambello, and conductor Philippe Auguin.
Most of the attention during this revival of Daniele Abbado's 2013 production of Nabucco has been directed at Plácido Domingo's reprise of the title role, with the critical reception somewhat mixed.
My first Tristan, indeed my first Wagner, in the theatre was ENO's previous staging of the work, twenty years ago, in 1996. The experience, as it should, as it must, although this is alas far from a given, quite overwhelmed me.
Four years ago, almost to the day (13th to 12th), I saw Melly Still's production of The Cunning Little Vixen during its first Glyndebourne run. I found myself surprised how much more warmly I responded to it this time.
This recital celebrated both the work of the Park Lane Group, which has been supporting the careers of outstanding young artists for 60 years, and the 90th birthday of Joseph Horovitz, who was born in Vienna in 1926 and emigrated to England aged 12.
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In Britain, Katarina Karnéus is closely associated with Grieg and Sibelius. Indeed, her career has almost been defined by her recordings of their songs for Hyperion.
She's given them in recital many times, but they're so beautiful that it was a pleasure to hear her sing them again at the Wigmore Hall in London.
Obviously, live performances and recordings are completely different experiences. Recordings rarely recreate the immediacy of live performance. The Wigmore Hall is one of the finest recital halls in the world. Because it's relatively small, it automatically creates ideal conditions for song and chamber music. The acoustic is famously warm and intimate. Indeed, the Wigmore Hall issues its own recordings, which can capture the distinctive atmosphere. Even the quietest sotto voce come over well. Sometimes this can be a disadvantage as every minor fault can be heard. But I don't go to recitals for technical perfection, but to hear performers who care about what they are doing.
On this occasion, Karnéus wasn't quite her usual self, especially in the first half of the programme where she sang adequately though her voice was dry and strained. Singers are human, and are their own instrument, so any trace of tiredness or ill health is amplified. Edvard Grieg's Six Poems by Henrik Ibsen op 25 are so lovely that it didn't matter that Karnéus wasn't at her best. Her voice elided nicely in "En svane" which was significant, as this song has much in common, musically with Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), op 67, which was to crown the second half of the recital.
Pianists, unlike singers, are not their own instrument. Julius Drake rose to the occasion. He played with even more grace and limpidity than usual. Every performance is different, and each has its own unique qualities. Here, Drake's playing was so exquisite that it marked this recital as one in which you could luxuriate in the beauty of the pianism.
Sibelius's Five Songs op 37, Drake's playing demonstrated how important sensitive accompaniment is to song performance. The final chords of "Den första kyssen" seemed to echoing into the silence at the end of the song. An angel speaks to a maiden anticipating her first kiss, but hints that death might intervene before love. Often this detail is missed altogether, because it's so subtle.
Karnéus was more assertive in Ture Rangström's songs to words by Bo Bergman. She was particularly charming in Flickan under nymånen, where the young girl playfully thinks about her beau. Lilting, flirtatious rhythms, reminiscent of songs like "Killingdans" in Haugtussa. Karneus finished the song with a curtsey and a smile.
Perhaps Karnéus was shepherding her resources for Grieg's masterpiece Haugtussa , because her voice opened out warmly. She was right to concentrate on songs like "En svane", with similar challenges. Her voice sounded rejuvenated, soaring well on the climax "Å hildrande du". Karnéus even looks like Veslemøy, "slight and dark and lithe, with a brown clear complexion and deep-set grey eyes".
In Grieg, especially, the piano part is almost more crucial than voice, as it evokes mysteries that cannot be expressed in words. The vocal part is energetic and agile, but fundamentally innocent, at least in the first songs. Only when Veslemøy's heart is broken, do her darker moods emerge. She has second sight, and is more attuned to nature spirits than to humans. Karnéus singing was clear and pure, but Drake's playing was so exquisitely mercurial that he made the invisible presence of the spirit world feel palpable. He uses plenty of pedal, and echo. He captures the strange tonality in the music which hovers between keys and elusively changes tempo, often stopping suspended in mid-flow. It's as if Grieg wants us to think of listening to the unheard and unseen.
For there are two parallel worlds in this cycle. One features Veslemøy's life in the mountains and her unrequited love. The other represents the supernatural which haunts physical reality in Veslemøy's clairvoyant imagination. Her music could almost be folk music, though it's much more refined. The piano part, on the other hand, speaks of darker, more troubling forces. Sliding modulations, images of water in triplets that sparkle with light and life, yet also imply hidden depths and strange distortions. While Karnéus was fine, Drake was exceptional, and this performance was made me appreciate all the more the magic in Grieg's music.
Anne Ozorio


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According to declassified CIA documents, US intelligence officials disclosed the location of Iranian troops to Iraq knowing that Saddam Hussein would use chemical weapons against them back in the 1980s. According to the new revelation from Foreign Policy Magazine, not only did they the US provide the location, but were aware of the scale of nerve gas attacks.
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews evangelist, minister, author David Hernandez
Joel Richardson on the critical differences between two wars
Exclusive: David Rives explains natural selection cannot create brand-new generic material
Exclusive: Richard Rives warns against pastors who know truth but refuse to present it
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews evangelist Perry Stone
Exclusive: David Rives poses thorny dilemma of moral consciousness and what makes humans different
Exclusive: Richard Rives urges caution about adopting aspects of pagan worship
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews Christian cardiologist Dr. Chauncey Crandall
Joel Richardson explains why Jesus clearly was teaching eternal conscious torment for wicked
Exclusive: David Rives points out influences behind aesthetically pleasing, practical creations
Exclusive: Richard Rives questions Roman leader's choice of god to worship
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews pastor Ron Phillips
Exclusive: David Rives points out current holocaust no one will stop
Exclusive: Richard Rives recounts when pagan influences began infiltrating believers in Yeshua
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews pastor, author Time Sheets
Why the traditional position is indeed the correct and biblical stance
Exclusive: David Rives notes biblical deluge key to understanding geological world
Exclusive: Richard Rives reminds us reminds us what happens when we transgress the law
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews author, minister Bill Morford
Exclusive: David Rives reviews Isaiah verse to explain galaxy expansion
Exclusive: Richard Rives reminds us 'It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God'
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews pastor, author Kerry Kirkwood
Joel Richardson on why believes eternal conscious torment awaits the wicked
Exclusive: David Rives notes most changes are detrimental, not beneficial
Exclusive: Richard Rives warns against pagan precepts prevalent in modern worship
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews author, pastor John Turnipseed
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews Richard Roberts, son of famous father Oral
Joel Richardson is joined by 2 Christian workers giving digital Bibles to refugees to Europe
Exclusive: Sid Roth interviews author, speaker, nutritionist Laura Harris Smith
Daniel 11 cited as source of more information than any other part