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Macy's knows that everyone has gift cards and Christmas money to spend so they are offering you some great deals to tempt you. Enjoy ten percent off select home, area rugs, select watches, shoes, coats, suits, dresses, lingerie, mens suit separates and sport coats during the after Christmas sale. Take an additional 10% off using code: MERRY.
Martha Stewart collection gallery tile flannel duvet covers, sheets, pillow shams an example of savings Martha Stewart Collection Highland Plaid Flannel Duvet Covers Reg. $40.00 - 200.00, was $23.99 - 119.99 now on sale for $15.99 - 79.99. All Martha Stewart kitchen and home line is discounted.
Buy One Get One fine and casual dinnerware
These clothing accessory deals are valid Dec. 29, 2013 through Jan. 4, 2014.
- Sale on DKNY Tights, Diamond Texture Control Top, now $8.99 (was $18)
- Echo Wrap, Ombre© Pineapple Pleat Loop now $26.99 (was $48)
- Fossil Belt, Shotbead Jean, now $22.99 (was $42)
- HUE Tights, Ribbed Opaque Tights with Control Top now $6.99 (was $13.50)
- Lauren Ralph Lauren Belt, Suede Belt with Link Centerbar now $28.99 (was $52.00)
- Ralph Lauren Belt, Vachetta Leather Belt with Metal Opener Tabs now $31.99 (was $58)
- Michael Kors Belt, Double Clasp Contour now $48.99 (was $88)
- Nine West Seasonless Fedora now $11.99 (was $32)
- Style&co. Rhinestone Swirl Belt now $14.99 (was $21.98)
- Boot Sale $69.99-$99.99 Plus Extra 10% Off With Promo Code MERRY at Macys.com
Lines of clothing are on sale at Macy's during the After Christmas Sale as well.
- Save 40-50% off boys' outerwear
- Save 40-50% off little boys' sets
- Best underwear sale of the year at Macy's buy 1 save 50% on the second plus an extra 15% off. Offer ends Dec. 30.
- Biggest denim event of the season, take $10 off select denim purchases at Macys.com. Discount shown at check out. Offer valid Dec. 29 - Jan. 2.
- Calvin Klein, Emporio Armani, Hanes, Jockey, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Hugo Boss underwear Buy 1, Get 2nd 50% Off plus extra 15% off with promo code MERRY.
- Shop the latest collection of North Face for Women outerwear collection.
- Get your trendy plus size fashion now, fabulous 14W- 24W styles waiting for you here at Macys.com Offer valid Dec. 28 - Jan 2.
- Save 30-50% off Bras from Bali, Maidenform, Vanity Fair, Playtex, Warners and Olga.
Macy's has so many more things on sale, these great savings are just an example, explore their Macys.com sale here and remember to use the promo code: MERRY.
All major retailers are offering money saving After Christmas Sales you can explore here:
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Kohls After Christmas Sale
Merrell Shoes sale
Bedhead Pajamas - Use Promo Code
Best Buy Yellow Tag Sales Event
Chocolate.com has a 15% off sale using code usa15
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"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." — Jonathan Swift
Judging from NYT columnist Maureen Dowd's latest column ("Anne Frank, a Mormon?"), Joseph Smith was an Einstein. In her pathetic attack on Mitt Romney's faith, Dowd includes anti-Mormon rants from two avowed atheists, Bill Maher and Christopher Hitchens, as she questions "magic underwear" and "baptizing dead people." She also shamelessly invokes Anne Frank's name in an attempt to stir up Jews against a Mormon candidate. Considering the source of this bigotry, I've never been prouder to be a Mormon.
Truth be told, the LDS Church got off lightly compared to Dowd's own. In yet another ridiculous article, she once compared the Catholic Church to Saudi Arabia, a place where "women's rights were strangled…[in] an inbred and autocratic state." Dowd does not take her own faith seriously, as she is pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, and disagrees with official Catholic teachings on many other issues (e.g., birth control, ordination of women). It's not hard to see why she has a problem with a candidate, especially a conservative one, who accepts his faith's teachings and lives by them. Which candidate would the pope prefer, a faithful Mormon or an unfaithful Catholic? I think even Maureen Dowd knows the answer to that one.
I searched in vain for a Dowd hit piece on LDS Christianity when Harry Reid became the Senate Majority Leader, one of the most powerful positions on Capitol Hill. I guess Reid's support for liberal positions that are clearly contrary to Mormon teachings (e.g., support for Planned Parenthood abortion funding and the Nevada gambling industry) must have caused her to ignore what kind of underwear he was wearing. What is unforgivable to Dowd is not where Mitt goes to church on Sundays, but the fact that he professes fealty to the principles of his faith, which happen to coincide in most cases with those teachings of the Catholic Church that Dowd rejects. Her appeal to arguments made by two anti-religion atheists to make her case shows just how flimsy it is. I'm prepared to listen to critiques of my faith from people like Richard Mouw who take their faith seriously, but I find it hard to listen to people who hate religion or who are unfaithful to their own faith tradition.
Dowd is either ill-informed or dishonest when she implies in the headline and the article that Mormons are converting the dead to their faith. I have blogged twice on this topic, and don't feel a need to say much more. However, one bedrock LDS belief bears repeating: If Anne Frank does become a Mormon in the next life, it's because she will have chosen to be one, not because anyone on earth has the power to force her to join the church. Any assertion to the contrary is false.
It's not Mitt's fault that Dowd has replaced Catholic beliefs with liberal ones and decided to attack her church at every turn. It's not his fault that he's a happily-married, faithful husband and father who belongs to a family-centered church, while she has ignored her church's teachings and at 59 has yet to find a man who wants to marry her. In a well-known Book of Mormon story, men and women who are doing their best to stay faithful to God's commandments are subjected to the "mocking" and "scoffing" of well-dressed, prideful people in a "great and spacious building." It's obvious to Mormons to which group Maureen Dowd belongs.
Historically, Jews and Mormons have looked to a candidate's values, not his theology, when voting. Given the small size of our communities, that's almost a necessity. What kind of underwear Mitt wears is as relevant to his political philosophy as an Orthodox Jewish candidate's tallit is to his. In this election season, surely we can come up with more relevant criteria with which to evaluate candidates.
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A farmer's field is dotted with people busily picking blueberries off bushes and loading them into large red buckets. But they're not at work. They're picking for their own pantries.
Butler's Orchard, located near Washington, D.C. in Germantown, Maryland, is a 300-acre family-owned farm that grows more than 180 crops including 25 different kinds of vegetables, fruits and flowers. For the past 60 years, this farm has opened its rows and orchards for people to pick their own. Read more »


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Prevailing wisdom says to wait six months before introducing solid foods to your infant. Not only does this help delay ensure that their digestive tract is more mature and that they are able to swallow the thicker food, but it makes life a little easier, needing only a breast or bottle + formula to keep your child nourished. But some people love to jump the gun, thinking that a liquid diet isn't enough or may not provide enough nutrition. Not only are they wrong, but they may be contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic.
According to an article published online today in the medical journal Pediatrics, bottle-fed children who begin solid foods too early have a higher chance of obesity by age three than either their breastfed counterparts or those who delay solid foods. The magic age to introduce solid foods and to lower the risk of obesity is four to six months of age.
Breastfeeding is considered to be the best start to every infant's life, and certainly one that requires no money, bottles or formula preparation. Interestingly enough, the study showed that with breastfed infants there was no association with the timing of solid-food introduction and obesity.
The ideal scenario is to breastfeed their infants exclusively for six months and give appropriate complimentary foods, and continue breastfeeding until one to two years of age. The health benefits for children include a reduced risk of respiratory illnesses, asthma, ear infections, stomach problems, as well as a decreased risk of diabetes and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). But although 75% of new mothers start off with the best of intentions, many migrate from breast to bottle. And from there they migrate to solids, often earlier than is necessary.
The study followed 847 children from birth to three years. During the first four months, 67 percent of the infants were breastfed, while 32 percent were formula-fed. By the age of three, 9 percent were obese. Of the mothers who were breastfeeding their babies, only 8 percent began feeding their babies solids before age four months, while approximately 33 percent of the mothers who were feeding their babies formula began giving their babies solid food before four months Researchers found that the introduction of solid food before the age of four months in the formula-fed babies was associated with a six-fold increase in the odds of obesity by the age three.
"Among formula-fed infants or infants weaned before the age of 4 months, introduction of solid foods before the age of 4 months was associated with increased odds of obesity at age 3 years," researchers concluded.Although the study was small, it does shed a possible light on the beginnings of some childhood obesity. While not everyone has the capability, desire, or presence to exclusively breastfeed, wisdom dictates waiting until at least four months, if not longer, to start on solid foods.
If you need help in introducing foods, you might check out Best Food for Your Baby & Toddler, by Jeannette L. Bessenger and Tracee Yablon-Brenner. This book provides nutrition basics from birth to three years of age, helps you decode baby food labels, and explains the diet requirements necessary for babies and toddlers. In addition, there are feeding guides by age and recipes for baby food, from finger foods to entrees to pasta and grains. There is also information for the vegetarian toddler, addressing the pros and the cons and how best to go about it, and for those who wish to use organic products.


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Events and fun things to do in Stoke-on-Trent Week 49/50 Christmas Special
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Event Name
Join us to celebrate the lights and architecture of Longton when we switch on the Christmas lights in the town for 2012 with Signal Radio.
Longton Town Centre
18:00 to 20:00
Sanja presents the fifth Bollywood Hollywood ball for charity.
Fenton Manor Sports Complex
Since Manfred Mann formed in 1962, they have firmly secured their place in the history books of British popular and RandB music.
Victoria Hall
Come and celebrate Christmas in Stoke Town.
Stoke Town Centre
13:00 to 21:00
Join us for some special, snowy stories at our fun activity today and make a calendar to count down the days until Christmas.
Longton Library
11:00 to 12:00
Friends of Hartshill Park are holding this event to help get the park ready for winter.
Hartshill Park
10:00 to 12:30
Join us for some special, snowy stories at our fun activity today and make a calendar to count down the days until Christmas.
Meir Library
11:00 to 12:00
Get creative in Burslem Park this winter with local arts company ArtWaves and artists Karen Boulton and Stuart Porter.
Burslem Park
09:30 to 12:50
Calling all Dads, Grandads and Stepdads of children under 5 years. Introducing a new group where you are can spend some time with your children to explore, play and gain new early years experiences.
Burslem Children's Centre
10:30 to 12:00
Staffordshire Police take on Staffordshire Fire And Rescue Service in the boxing ring.
Fenton Manor Sports Complex
Upper Shelton Residents Association and St. Marks Church, Shelton would like to invite you to a Christingle Carol Concert and tree lights switch-on.
St. Mark's Church
Handel's Messiah performed by the Ceramic City Choir with Darwin Ensemble chamber Orchestra.
Stoke Minster (St Peter ad Vincula)
Calling all dads, grandads and stepdads of children under 5 years. Come along and join other dads, to join in craft activities, while have a drink and light breakfast.
Fenton Children's Centre
10:00 to 12:00
Join us for some special, snowy stories at our fun activity today and make a calendar to count down the days until Christmas.
City Central Library
11:00 to 12:00
Join us for some special, snowy stories at our fun activity today and make a calendar to count down the days until Christmas.
Tunstall Library
11:00 to 12:00
Join us for some special, snowy stories at our fun activity today and make a calendar to count down the days until Christmas.
Bentilee Library
11:00 to 12:00
Do you have any unwanted items you want to sell? Or are you a bargain hunter? If so, come along and join us at the Portland Street Community Centre.
Portland Street Community Centre
11:00 to 14:00
Join us for our annual Christmas steaming where there's lots to see and do for the whole family this festive season. Come along and see Jesse Shirley's Etruscan Bone and Flint Mill in action powered by the mighty 'Princess'.
Etruria Industrial Museum
01/12/2012 to 02/12/2012
10:00 to 17:00
Sing-a-long-a Grease now joins Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music and Abba as part of the worldwide phenomenon that has been wowing audiences for over 12 years.
The Regent Theatre
The Special Olympics is a voluntary organisation who hold competitions in Olympic sports.
Fenton Manor Sports Complex
09:00 to 16:00
Join us for an afternoon of informal craft activities for children (and adults too), with a cafe serving home-made cakes and refreshments.
Stoke Baptist Centre
14:00 to 16:00
Get into the festive spirit at our special Christmas storytime. Followed by Christmas card-making craft activity.
Longton Library
11:00 to 12:00
Sally Morgan, star of Sky Living's Psychic Sally on the Road, returns for another phenomenal nationwide tour.
The Regent Theatre
Put on your glad-rags and head on down to Bentilee Library to throw some moves on the dance floor at our fantastic Christmas disco just for tots!
Bentilee Library
11:00 to 12:00
Get into the festive spirit at our special Christmas storytime. Followed by Christmas card-making craft activity.
Trentham Library
10:30 to 11:30
Free expert advice on the identification and care of your objects including ceramics, art, local and natural history.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
13:00 to 14:45
Get creative in Burslem Park this winter with local arts company ArtWaves and artists Karen Boulton and Stuart Porter.
Burslem Park
10:00 to 12:00
Come and celebrate Christmas in Fenton with fun for all the family with 6 Towns Radio.
Fenton Town Centre
17:30 to 20:00
We are holding four Christmas craft activity sessions.
Fenton Children's Centre
15/11/2012 to 06/12/2012
09:30 to 11:30
Three course Christmas dinner with Take That and Westlife Tribute.
Best Western Stoke-on-Trent Moat House
Stoke-on-Trent Libraries are pleased to announce that we'll be hosting an evening with the award-winning contemporary poet, Wendy Cope this December.
City Central Library
Celebrate Christmas in Meir with stalls, fairground rides and refreshments with 6 Towns Radio.
Meir Health Centre
17:30 to 20:00
A new production transferring direct from Festival 2012 Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Regent Theatre
05/12/2012 to 08/12/2012
Join us for fun day raising money for children in Thailand and The Philippines.
Swan Bank Methodist Church
11:00 to 15:00
Make a traditional Christmas decoration to hang on your tree.
Gladstone Pottery Museum
11:00 to 15:00
Gymnasts come together in a floor/vault competition.
Fenton Manor Sports Complex
dDeaflinks Staffordshire will be holding Sign and Sing Carol Services at 11am on Saturday 8 December at Freeport Talke.
Freeport Outlet Shopping Mall
To celebrate the completion of Phase II repairs, the Bethesda Methodist Chapel will be open to visitors with musical entertainment on the partly restored organ.
Bethesda Chapel
12:00 to 15:00
It's chilly outside but it's nice and warm inside the library. Come and warm up, listen to some wonderful wintery stories and make a Christmas card to give to a friend.
Bentilee Library
11:00 to 12:00
Visit our Dickens Day to join in with storytelling sessions and see an interactive Christmas Carol show.
Gladstone Pottery Museum
11:00 to 16:00
Fortnightly Saturday morning art club for 8 to 14 year olds.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
10:30 to 12:30
It's chilly outside but it's nice and warm inside the library. Come and warm up, listen to some wonderful wintery stories and make a Christmas card to give to a friend.
Longton Library
11:00 to 12:00
Port Vale v Chesterfield FC - NPower League 2.
Port Vale Football Club
It's chilly outside but it's nice and warm inside the library. Come and warm up, listen to some wonderful wintery stories and make a Christmas card to give to a friend.
Tunstall Library
11:00 to 12:00
Get creative in Burslem Park this winter with local arts company ArtWaves and artists Karen Boulton and Stuart Porter.
Burslem Park
09:30 to 12:50
It's chilly outside but it's nice and warm inside the library. Come and warm up, listen to some wonderful wintery stories and make a Christmas card to give to a friend.
Meir Library
11:00 to 12:00
It's chilly outside but it's nice and warm inside the library. Come and warm up, listen to some wonderful wintery stories and make a Christmas card to give to a friend.
Bentilee Library
11:00 to 12:00
Find out what it was like to work at Gladstone China in 1910.
Gladstone Pottery Museum
08/12/2012 to 09/12/2012
10:00 to 17:00
The Ceramic Brass Band and the Meir and Longton British Legion Band will be playing Christmas Carols in the park.
Longton Park (Queens Park)
13:00 to 15:00
Three course Christmas dinner and comedy from three of London's finest comedians.
Best Western Stoke-on-Trent Moat House
Join the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust for a fun-filled afternoon of winter and festive-themed environmental activities, crafts and games.
Burslem Park
13:00 to 15:00
Come and join us for live music and festive arts and crafts, as well as mince pies and Mulled Wine.
Ford Green Hall
13:00 to 16:00
Eaton Park Resident's Association in conjunction with The Bellringer, would like to invite you to the Christmas lights switch-on. The button will be pressed by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Terry Crowe.
The Bellringer
16:00 to 17:00
Ongoing and regular events, activities and exhibitions:
Event Name
This dazzling exhibition featuring over a hundred specially chosen artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard is a unique opportunity to find out about this world famous discovery.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
21/07/2012 to 01/09/2013
10:00 to 17:00
Follow the Titanic Trail around the museum and in a series of small displays discover the city's links with the doomed ocean liner.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
11/02/2012 to 31/12/2012
10:00 to 17:00
The Lamp House - the place where lamps were stored and tested before being used by miners underground - continues our display on the coal mining industry.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
20/10/2012 to 17/03/2013
10:00 to 17:00
It is 40 years since the last person set foot on the Moon. We are celebrating this with a look at the influence of the Moon on our culture.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
08/12/2012 to 24/02/2013
10:00 to 17:00
Dads and their children can come along and spend quality time together.
The Crescent Children's Centre
03/03/2012 to 01/12/2012
10:00 to 12:00
Social ballroom and sequence dancing every week. Features a different artist each week.
Kings Hall
12/01/2012 to 13/12/2012
20:00 to 23:00
Come and sell your wares at our monthly car boot sale.
Whitfield Valley and Centre
14/01/2012 to 08/12/2012
09:00 to 12:00
Public Open Meetings are open to all people interested in the development and improvement of Queens Park, Longton.
Longton Elim Church
05/01/2012 to 06/12/2012
19:30 to 20:30
Meet park staff and volunteer walk leaders at the Park Lodge (off Moorland Road) for a friendly 45-minute walk around Burslem Park and the surrounding streets and greenways.
Burslem Park
13/01/2012 to 14/12/2012
14:00 to 15:30
Join our friendly team of Friday volunteers, get your hands dirty, make a difference to the park, and have great fun doing it!
Burslem Park
13/01/2012 to 14/12/2012
10:00 to 12:30
Join Mike Watson of the Burslem Park Partnership for an hour-long tour of historic Burslem Park.
Burslem Park
09/01/2012 to 17/12/2012
13:00 to 14:00
Join the Friends of Bethesda every month to learn more about the restoration of the Chapel.
Stoke Town Hall
26/07/2012 to 27/12/2012
Join Pat, Carrina and the Burslem Park volunteers for a natter over knitting and a welcome cuppa. Just bring your needles!
Burslem Park
12/09/2012 to 20/12/2012
11:00 to 13:00
Come along and join our free knitting and crochet group, have a chat and make new friends.
City Central Library
27/01/2012 to 28/12/2012
14:00 to 16:00
Calling all Shelton residents over 60... come along and meet other local residents and enjoy a hot drink, toast and a chat.
Rectory Road Community Centre
02/08/2012 to 03/08/2013
10:00 to 11:30
Now 250 voices strong! Come and join us...
Sutherland Primary School
03/09/2012 to 07/01/2013
19:15 to 21:15
The Smashh Theatre Company is offering workshops and classes for 14-19 year olds who would like to develop their skills in acting, devising and improvisation.
Mitchell Arts Centre
24/09/2012 to 25/03/2013
18:00 to 19:30
Free-of-charge sports sessions for young people aged 11+.
Burslem Park
06/10/2012 to 15/12/2012
14:00 to 16:00
The Hardman Football Development Centre provides a Saturday Soccer School each week this is run by coaches and open to children aged 4-13 years, of all abilities.
Hardman Football Development Centre
20/10/2012 to 16/12/2012
10:00 to 12:00
Guerrilla Training is a female only high intensity circuit class that is an hour long for women aged 16 and over.
Impact Boxing Gym
24/09/2012 to 30/12/2012
A family-friendly, indoor car boot sale of children's clothes and toys.
Dimensions Leisure Centre
11/11/2012 to 14/04/2013
09:00 to 12:00
Birth to walking. Jabadao is a parent and child interaction session, which promotes movement and sensory play and encourages the development of the brain and body through play.
The Grange Children's Centre
16/11/2012 to 26/04/2013
09:30 to 11:00
Free multi-sports activities for children aged 8+ including Dodgeball, Basketball, Football, Kwik Cricket and rounders.
Longton Park (Queens Park)
29/09/2012 to 30/03/2013
13:00 to 16:00
Try something new... Lose weight, tone your body, look and feel better in just four weeks. Over 18s only.
Fahrenheit Dance Studios
18/11/2012 to 16/12/2012
16:00 to 18:00
'A Christmas Song' - An evening with Wendy Cope
Friday 7 December, 7.30pm
City Central Library
Stoke-on-Trent Libraries will be welcoming award-winning contemporary English poet Wendy Cope next month when she hosts a special evening at the City Central Library. In an ambience akin to a cosy fireside reading, Wendy's wry, ironic and sharp poetry will charm and amuse. 'A Christmas Song' will explore her poetry based around the festive season. Tickets cost £4.50 and are available to purchase now from City Central Library or by calling 01782 238455.
City Music Service's Christmas Swingalong
Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 December
Victoria Hall
Tickets are now on sale for a series of Christmas concerts which will showcase some of the best young musicians in Stoke-on-Trent.
Hundreds of young people will take to the stage over the three nights including from the City Songbirds. the City Youth Training Choir
and City Youth Choir, The City Young String Orchestra and the City Youth Wind Orchestra. The Staff Rock Band will also be performing.
Tickets cost £6.50 for adults, £5 for children and £18 for a family ticket for two adults and two children. They are available from the Regent
Theatre's box office, or by calling 08448 717649.
Save the date… Stoke Your Fires
1 to 5 March 2013
The 2013 Stoke Your Fires Film Festival will be returning to the city next year. Planning is already well underway for the full festival programme and organisers will be releasing more details about film screenings, activities and workshops in the near future. The festival award programme is now open for submissions. This year, there are seven categories across the world of film and animation.
The deadline for submissions is Monday 3 December 2012. For more information, go to stokeyourfires.co.uk.
Date for the diary… British Ceramics Biennial
28 September to 10 November 2013
We are delighted to announce that the British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) is back for a third time next autumn. The BCB showcases excellence and the best of contemporary practice by makers and artists across the UK, building significant partnerships with other major festivals and centres for ceramic research. For more, go to britishceramicsbiennial.com.
Events and activities at children's centres
For information of events and activities at your local children's centre, click here.
StreetGames sessions throughout the city
StreetGames delivers free sports multi-sports coaching to young people aged 8-18 in Stoke-on-Trent. Football, basketball, dodgeball, cricket and other activities - all delivered by professional sports coaches in a fun, friendly and safe environment. There are StreetGames sessions running at various locations across the city. Click here to find a session near you or search for 'StreetGames' at stoke.gov.uk/events. For more information on StreetGames, visit streetgames.org and you can follow StreetGames Stoke-on-Trent on Facebook by clicking here.
Enrol now for new term of adult learning courses
A new programme of Adult and Community Learning courses has started. New courses for 2012-13 include Acupressure,
Getting Started with Twitter, Reiki for Personal Wellbeing, Sociology for Beginners and Yoga, plus much more. The courses can help
you gain new skills, knowledge and confidence - all in a fun friendly and informal way and in venues across the city. Click here for
full list of courses available. Call the team on 01782 234775, email firstname.lastname@example.com or follow us at
Closer to Home walking events around the city
The Closer to Home Walking Network deliver a comprehensive walking programme that targets specific areas and population groups in Stoke-on-Trent. These short health walks are led by experienced volunteers, are completely free and take place every day around the city's beautiful parks and greenways. Walks usually last between 30 and 45 minutes and are for all ages and abilities. They also have a programme of special events over the Easter holidays. For more information or to find out what walking events are taking place near you, visit closertohomewalks.org.uk.
Mitchell Arts Centre – Now Open
The Mitchell Arts Centre is one of the city's most loved arts and theatre spaces. It has been completely refurbished, bringing it into the
21st century as a stunning creative space, offering a wide range of arts and cultural facilities to the community. To find out what's on
and happening at the Mitchell Arts Centre, go to mitchellartscentre.co.uk.
WEA Courses and Events – enrol now for new term of health courses
The Worker's Educational Association (WEA) in Stoke-on-Trent offers a wide range of friendly, fun and affordable courses to get your mind and your body into shape. A new term of free 10-week health and fitness courses starts this month and are open for enrolment now - click here for details of heath courses available. Click here to download a copy of the Staffordshire and
Stoke-on-Trent Branch programme. Click here to download a copy of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Community Programme. For more information about the WEA in the city, call 01782 831911, email email@example.com or go to westmidlands.wea.org.uk/
NORSACA Events
The North Staffordshire African Caribbean Association holds a range of regular events, activities and workshops for the whole community, including concerts, exhibitions and cultural awareness sessions. They will be holding a series of events during Black History Month, which takes place in October 2012. For more information, call 01782 267888 or visit norsaca.co.uk.
Community Activities at Sandon Business, Enterprise and Arts College
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The Wilsonian Progressive wing of the GOP are the ones who actually call the shots in the Party and love to get the US involved in any war they can. Speaker John Boehner and Majority leader Eric Cantor today pledges support to Obama for any action involved in Syria.
Speaker of the House John Boehner says that he'll support President Obama's "call for action" in Syria:
"The use of these weapons has to be responded to and only the United States has the capability and capacity to stop Assad and to warn others around the world that this type of behavior is not going to be tolerated," said Boehner after meeting with Obama. "I appreciate the president reaching out to me and my colleagues in the Congress over the last couple of weeks. I also appreciate the president asking the Congress to support him in this action. This is something that the United States as a country needs to do. I'm going to support the president's call for action. I believe my colleagues should support this call for action. We have enemies around the world that need to understand that we're not going to tolerate this type of behavior. We also have allies around the world and allies in the region who also need to that America will be there and stand up whether it is necessary."
War without end is what the Non Libertarian faction of the GOP supports. The Party of cautious Internationalism has become the Party of never ending war. There is nothing Conservative about the GOP's foreign policy.
This is who the GOP elites wnat to assist.
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This is the best sketch ever from Chappelle's Show, well only comparable to Rick James' saga.
lmao. Love the part for his reason for divorce. Funny 9:30, just keeps you watching till the end to see what he'll say next.
Dave was funnier than Arsenio Hall, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy Combined. Love it when the guys head explodes.
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A true classic.. Dave has a great sense of humor... like others I miss his show.
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Reports are beginning to surface that WWE is getting out of the pay-per-view business. I'm told by a source close to the company that nothing has been decided 100% and nothing will be "any time soon."
The current plan is to move most of the B-level shows to the WWE Network while still carrying some, if not all, of the "big four" shows on pay-per-view. According to my source with knowledge of the situation, Wrestlemania XXVIII will the last pay-per-view until SummerSlam 2012 under the current direction (remember there was talk about airing Wrestlemania on the WWE Network to launch it). Royal Rumble 2013 would also be on pay-per-view in theory and right now company officials are undecided on Survivor Series 2012.
I'm told the deciding factor that will determine WWE's decision will be how many buys SummerSlam does after months of B-level pay-per-views being aired on the WWE Network. This will ultimately decide how many shows will be on pay-per-view rather than the WWE Network.
Everything will be under the "wait and see" approach once the WWE Network launches the new format. My source expects "four or five" shows to remain on pay-per-view each year. However, as much as plans have changed and continue to change, SummerSlam 2012 will be a pivotal show in the decision making process.


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Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth, overcook the steak, or ruin the project because too many people are involved; I forget how the cliché ends. Point being, whenever lots of people get involved with lots of money, human greed emerges and ruins things for everyone (I'm looking at you Enron's of the world). I'm personally sick of seeing how giant companies are ruining finances for themselves and others, so, in this edition This Week in Financial Blunders, we focus on individuals who have made poor decisions instead an entire group. Too personal? Maybe, but wait until you read the money missteps these people have made and you may change your mind.
Brazillions Lost
The man referred to as Brazil's Donald Trump is having a really bad year. Much like Trump has had trouble keeping his casinos from going under, Eike Batista has had trouble keeping his billions from escaping him. Batista has been a famous businessman in Brazil for quite some time now. He got his start in business by selling insurance policies while he was still in college, and then bought his first gold mine at the age of 24. Since then he has been known for being one of those fun-to-watch, eccentric rich guys. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that, in the 90's, he and his former Playboy model/former wife started a cosmetics company, opened a Jeep factory, and he later spent $35,000 on a balding remedy. If that weren't enough to get him a flavor-of-the-month reality show, he's also a champion speedboat racer and has a $500,000 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren parked in his living room.
Despite these awesome, eccentric features, Batista has been a poor businessman in the past year. He just sold his share of the EBX Group, one of the five publicly-traded companies he owns, after which he was valued at $34.5 billion. Using the forward momentum caused by his new pile of cash, he decided to make a massive port that tons of companies could use, envisioning that it would improve the already rapidly-growing economy of Brazil. It was a great idea on paper, Batista even said it would be the third largest port in the world; however, the construction was poorly planned and was plagued with delays and missed deadlines.
Also, as a result of the price of oil declining 34% since 2008, Batista has lost $25 billion from this investment this year and the stock of his shipbuilding and oil service company, OSX, has dropped to $2.07 a share from $9.39 since March of last year. Batista still has a plush $9 billion to work with, but will need to do something quick to make this port a sound investment and not a regrettable failure.
No Good Deed Goes Un-Embezzled
Sometimes even criminal offenses can be done with good intentions. Ruth Amen, office manager at Gulf To Bay Realty, was in charge of organizing a surprise party for her boss. There aren't any details if the Boca Grande, FL, office party was a hit or not, but when her boss (one of the owners of the realty group) inquired as to how the party was paid for, they found out Amen had used company funds to set up the party. Amen never cleared this with her bosses, so acting on a solid hunch, they checked the rest of the books to see if Amen had used any other company funds unbeknownst to them. Turns out she had used a bit of company funds: She stole just shy of $182,000 of company funds. After 10 years of office managing, she had embezzled $92,000 which she used for paying off her debts, credit card and other forms, and $65,000 extra just because. She had been doing this since the beginning of 2006 and is facing felony embezzlement charges.
How to Smell Good in Jail Without Really Trying
You may be surprised to hear this is a viable thing to steal in bulk, but a 52 year-old New Jersey man and a 17 year-old teen have been arrested after allegedly stealing $117,000 in perfume. Huffington Post Weird News reports that Juan Bernal hatched the plan, which I'm equating to the lamest version of Ocean's Eleven ever, and enlisted his 17 year-old accomplice to help him load all of the perfume into the back of an SUV. The haul they almost got away with? 234 bottles of Victoria's Secret PINK, valued at $7,488, and 1,890 bottles of 5th Avenue by Elizabeth Arden Friday which were taken as well, valued at $109,620. All of the perfume was taken from Cosmetics Essence Innovations in Holmdel, NJ. At some point, both were caught in the act, and Bernal is being held in jail for $100,000 bail with no word on the 17 year-old accomplice.
See? It's not just masses of people that can act stupid, sometimes it can be the one guy or girl sitting next to you. If you've got a story that compares to these financial blunders, please post below!
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With its large berries and thin skins, Merlot has a similar flavor profile to Cabernet Sauvignon, but with softer tannins. Often, because it can grow well in cooler regions, Merlot presents a brighter acidity than its Bordeaux sister. These two grapes are often blended, and are the two most planted grapes in the world, Cab being number one. For those of you feeling the need to jump to the defense of Airén, according to a report put out by the University of Adelaide, Airén has fallen from the number one to the number three spot in vineyard area planted.
The flavors of Merlot can be raspberry, cherry, blueberry, blackberry, plums, black currants, figs, or prunes. The spice of the wine might be cinnamon, clove, anise or sometimes even fruitcake. The telltale herb is mint, and from the oak, flavors of truffles, tobacco, chocolate, coffee, sandalwood and vanilla might be expressed.
Merlot can grow well in many types of soil. Sandy soils such as are found in Washington state and Chile do not retain water. As the water drains out, the calcium also leaches out, making the soil more acidic. Acidic soils have more micro-nutrients such as copper, zinc, manganese and iron. They also create a warmer ground. Warmth produces a less acidic grape. The sandy soils of Washington and Chile are partially responsible for the lack of devastation from the root louse phylloxera in both these areas. As a result, Washington and Chile are two of only a few areas in the world that have planted their wine grapes un-grafted. The vitus vinifera vines are growing on their original vinifera rootstock.
Clay soils, on the other hand, retain water and calcium and are more alkaline. They have less micro-nutrients and create a cooler ground, producing a more acidic grape.
Generally speaking, Merlot produces a wine with a medium acidity, medium tannins and medium alcohol. The structure will vary depending on the soils and climate in which the grapes are grown.
Many regions in the world produce good Merlots. Its most famous region is the right bank of Bordeaux, in the regions of St. Émilion and Pomerol. It is in St. Émilion that you might find the flavor of fruit cake in your Merlot, along with plum, blackberry and vanilla. Pomerol is famous for its 'crasse de fer' or iron-rich clay. The Merlot produced there has flavors of plum, cocoa and violet. The wine is smooth, rich, ripe and velvety.
Napa has close to 40 different soil types, so the same grape can taste very different depending on where it has been planted. Generally, however, Napa Merlot will be fruit-forward with flavors of sweet blackberry and vanilla, and a full, rich texture.
Washington state can produce some stunning Merlot with concentrated fruit flavors of blackberry, boysenberry, raspberry, cherry and plum. As noted earlier, the soil is sandy, but the nights are cool, and thus, the grape is able to retain a vibrant acidity.
In Chile, the Merlot presents both red and dark fruit flavors. While the wines vary with the producer, many of the less expensive Merlots exhibit varietal typicity sans élégance, though more complexity is coming out of the Rapel Valley.
A wonderful example of a Washington state Merlot is H3 from Columbia Crest. It is produced in the Horse Heaven Hills region of Washington and offers great bing cherry, violet, clove and oak aromas with lovely, silky tannins. It is available at Costco for $10.99
Clos de LaVieille Église is from the Bordeaux region. Its flavors are dark cherries, coffee, anise, and nutmeg with a full body and smooth, velvety tannins. It is available at Total Wine for $12.99.


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Photo: Big Ten fans will like results of ESPN poll
ESPN asked this simple poll question today: Which team are you rooting for to win the men's college basketball national title? The results were interesting and pretty humorous. The interesting: Wisconsin led the way, with 37 percent of the votes, at the time of the picture below. The humorous: Only one state was rooting for Kentucky. See the poll results in this post.


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London: Family Fun In Harry Potter-land
Carole Terwilliger Meyers
With all the current hoopla about Harry Potter, this is the perfect time to embrace the windfall and head to the land where it all started. Take your kids to London. Now.
To pique their interest, give your kids a get-in-the-mood holiday gift of a book in the best-selling series, and perhaps also a DVD copy of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Include a gift certificate for a souvenir volume of their choice to be selected in an atmospheric British book store when you are abroad. Now that the kids are dreaming, you'll need some concrete ideas for making the trip a howling success.
Where's Harry?
Harry Potter sites are scattered all around the town. One from the first movie is King's Cross Station, where track number 9 3/4 in the movie is actually the real track number 4. Another is the historical London Zoo (www.londonzoo.co.uk), where Harry learns of his ability to talk to snakes in the reptile house. (It was also at this zoo long ago that A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin, saw a black bear named Winnie. He then named his own teddy bear Winnie, inspiring his father in turn to name the beloved bear in his books Winnie.)
More Sightseeing
A good family walk begins at leafy Green Park, for which in 1938 the mother of "Winnie the Pooh" author A.A. Milne bequeathed funds to plant daffodils that still bloom each spring. Continue along Piccadilly to Fortnum & Mason (#181), a palace of jams and teas that also has a popular upscale coffee shop/ice cream parlour that is nice for lunch or afternoon tea; and on to clubby Hatchards bookstore (#187), the perfect place to pick up that Harry Potter souvenir book. At famous Picadilly Circus, which is actually a big, busy traffic circle, turn left for a walk down ancient, curving Regent Street. On this upscale shopping crescent kids will want to make a stop at The English Teddy Bear Company (#153; www.teddy.co.uk) and at the gigantic five-floor Hamley's toy store (#188-196; www.hamleys.co.uk) to peruse its vast and unusual selection.
Though you can get budget-friendly discounted theater tickets at the Half-Price Ticket Booth in Leicester Square (where the latest Harry Potter movie is playing at the Odean West End cinema), if you want to see the popular "Lion King" (www.disney.co.uk) you'll probably have to pay full price. "Starlight Express" is also popular with children. For tickets, simply go to the box office when you arrive. Or book a Lion King package with Virgin Atlantic Vacations.
Within walking distance of Leicester Square, Covent Garden (www.coventgardenmarket.co.uk) offers several hours of family fun. Follow the narrow stairway leading up to the tiny Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop (44 The Market; www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk) to see a nostalgic selection of toy theatres, puppets, and jacks-in-the-box.
Should you find yourself in Paddington Station, seek out the Paddington Bear Stand, where all manner of items featuring the pudgy little bear dressed for rain are for sale. Yet more kid-friendly sightseeing options in this vibrant town include the popular blood-and-guts displays at the London Dungeon (www.thedungeons.com), the wax celebrities at Madame Tussaud's (www.madame-tussauds.com), the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace (www.royal.gov.uk), the giant metal spider at the new Tate Modern art museum (www.tate.org.uk), the pigeons at Trafalgar Square, and the clock room at the British Museum (www.british-museum.ac.uk).
So many wonderful things to see, so little time to see them together before they grow up.
Time to Dine
No trip to London is complete without a proper tea. Book yours in advance at The Dorchester ((800) 727-9820), where one of the town's top teas is served and children are welcome. Dress up the kids in their finest for the delightful afternoon service in the elegant, traditional lobby. (Though men don't need to wear jackets, jeans are not appropriate.) Seated in a golden room among tall palms, Grecian columns, and circular banquettes, you might find your family sipping tea with a gaggle of delightful giggling women, local business people taking a power tea, or perhaps a gentleman smoking a cigar while chatting on his cell phone. Service is cheery and attentive, and the whole family will enjoy the beautiful ritual featuring elegant eggshell-thin bone china, a piano tinkling out tunes in the background, and, but of course, an endless supply of sandwiches, teacakes, and scones. On your way out, don't miss the dear handmade bear wearing a Dorchester bathrobe in the gift shop.
Among the restaurants around town that work well with kids are the Hard Rock Cafй (150 Old Park Lane), with its Lil' Rocker Menu featuring Jimi Tenderstix fried chicken and Ain't Nothing but a Hot Dog, and branches of TGI Friday's (25-29 Coventry St.) and the Rainforest Cafй (20 Shaftesbury Ave.). Pret a Manger (www.pret.com) is a chain of inexpensive fast-food restaurants offering healthy foods, and most restaurants in Chinatown are a good bet.
Many pubs have gardens or special family rooms where you can dine with kids until 9 p.m. Though children are generally welcome in pubs if they are eating a meal, always pop in first and check with the barkeep. Kids usually like the generally bland menus, especially baked "jacket" potatoes with toppings or the ploughman's plate composed of bread, cheese, and pickles.
After they live the magic in London, your kids are sure to be enthusiastic about exploring the rest of Britain. If you don't include an excursion to the countryside in search of more Harry Potter sites this trip, there's always next year.
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In Let It Come Down, Paul Bowles plots the doomed trajectory of Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller who comes to Tangier in search of a different life and ends up giving in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles's second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism.
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Sony Pictures Classics have acquired all US and Latin American rights to Berlin competition title, "Aloft" written and directed by Claudia Llosa.
Starring Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent and William Shimell, "Aloft" tells the story of a struggling mother, Nana Kunning (Connelly) and her evolution to becoming a renowned artist and healer. When a young journalist, Jannia (Laurent) tracks down Nana's son Ivan (Murphy) 20 years after she abandoned him, Jannia sets in motion an encounter between the two that will bring the very meaning of their lives into question.
Producers on the film include Jose María Morales on behalf of Wanda, Ibon Cormenzana on behalf of Arcadia, Phyllis Laing on behalf of Buffalo Gal and Jerome Vidal on behalf of Noodles. This is Llosa's first English Language film. Her last film, Milk of Sorrow won the Golden Bear at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.
The deal was negotiated between Executive Producer Mark Johnson, Dreamcatchers' Marina Fuentes and SPC.
"I speak in the name of the whole team of the film when I say that we are static that the SPC team will de distributing this film in US and Latin America. We couldn't have a better partner to take this film to the public" said Fuentes
"Since seeing Milk of Sorrow we've been admirers of Claudia Llosa, so it is our pleasure to bring her first English Language film to audiences throughout the Americas, as well as, to be partnering with such a strong team of producers and our old friends at Dreamcatchers," said Sony Pictures Classics.


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Thursday, August 10, 2006
"I Don't Ever Want My Kid To Be On T.V. Or In Movies"
Only in L.A. can you say this, get dragged into the street, and then stoned like you're some leper. At work, some meeting got off-track (as they usually do) and the natives started talking about how 'wouldn't it be cool' if their kids were "actors" or "actresses" on T.V. and in the movies. There are a few parents here who have agents for their kids who do little odd jobs like "kid #8 on skateboard", nothing famous by any means. When my turn came I said how I would never let my kid get into any of that. I got scowls and looks with lasers shooting out of them.
Why? Well, while in college my roommate and I use to work as pages on T.V. shows (long story on how that happened) we worked on a huge variety of T.V. shows for over a year and let me tell you, those actor kids aren't normal and their pimpin' parents are freaks who will do anything to get their "talented kid" famous. Which leads to a lot of screwed-up kids who grow up into screwed-up adults. I don't care what kind of impression you might have of these famous kids; in front of the camera they may act happy, easygoing, and "normal" but behind them are lots of publicists and at least one harsh stage parent. That's the reality for about 95% of the kids I came across (the adults are even worse!). They're crazy, spoiled, usually experimenting with something, and are catered to like divas and kings. The stage parents I came across overlooked all this (because their kid is going to be famous!!) and the producers want the parents to bend over backwards for them.
I read recently how that Dakota Fanning is doing some movie were she get molested in it (and they show it!) How freakin' sick is that? I bet behind the scenes there's some pushy agent and willing parent who want her to go for the Oscar no matter how low they have to go.
So yeah, I don't want my kid in that world. And parents that do don't realize what kind of world is on the other side. I won't say which shows I worked on (this isn't that Parez Hilton blog).
(Silence filled the conference room)
Look at what happened to all the Diff'Rent Strokes kids! The only one who wasn't on crack was Edna Garrett
"Ahhh" nods of agreement.
11 comments:
- MetroDad said...
Amen, brother! I've seen the same things here on the right coast too. Lots of NYC stage moms doing some serious psychosis on their kids. Scary stuff.
And you sure about Edna Garrett? I thought I heard that she had turned into a professional glue sniffer.
- Diana said...
I wouldn't want my kid doing any Hollywood stuff either. That story on Dakota is pretty sick, as a parent I would have told her "Hell Fucking NO."
How long before she is doping up? A year? two?
- Waya said...
I'm so with you there! It's sick seeing these parents on tv pushing their kids to the limit! I read about Dakota at Blogging Baby and it just makes me sick to my mommy core.
- Ryan said...
I would never let my kid be in a scene like that. Pretty sick, man. And I wouldn't want to be the adult actor in that scene either. Just too intense and too much.
I can see why parents would want their kids to do that sort of thing though because of the money. I'm sure it works out for some kids, but first and foremost, we must look out for their best interest.
- dennis said...
Wow! One would think there would be some oversite or control...who am I kidding! We're talking about the entertainment industry!
Obviously I am going to keep the imps at home here in the mid-west until they are 35.
- junebee said...
I'm the same way about baby/beauty pageants.
However, I do think it would be fun for my kids to get involved with community theater, there are a couple small local groups around here. I enjoyed theater for a brief time in junior high.
- Agent Orange said...
I think it was Liz Montegomery's dad, the famous director, who tried to discouage her from showbiz, by telling her that he'd never met a happy actress.
- creative-Type Dad (Tony) said...
That's true!
Most of the extra's on the shows were very friendly. They did the whole community theater curcuit for the love of just acting (and they had other talents too, like singing)
- Izzy said...
Dude...that Dakota Fanning thing is fucking sick. Her parents should be sent to prison for child exploitation and once there, THEY should be molested.
- Carrien said...
I once had an agent stop me on the train platform and beg me to take my kids in to see her because they are just so cute. I had visions of extra easy money dancing in my head. I had my brother, a stunt/actor check out the agency, it was a reputable one. Then I found out about the cattle calls, and the on call all of the time, and taking them to a different room without me for the audition part. And I said no.
What clinched it was remembering my MIL who also has beuatiful children, and the way she has never agreed to let her daughters go to the auditions they are invited to, and how the oldest, when she was 11 had such confidence that when my DH asked her why she thought everyone always said she was pretty, she responded, "Because I am." and not in a stuck up sort of valley girl way way either. I thought there might be a connection.
- creative-Type Dad (Tony) said...
Carrien - I think that's how it starts. They get the parents really excited about the money.


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Hello everyone! This is Intern Lauren subbing in for a very puke-y sick Meg to intro you into this Monday's Graduate post. I think Crystal is one of the bravest brides I've witnessed and I think she overcame a lot of the issues we see while planning a wedding, except maybe we get them in ones and twos, and she got them in handfuls. She talks about the loneliness of planning a wedding, her disappointment in those who may not have supported her throughout the process, and the questioning of "is this wedding even worth it?!". And she comes out of it saying, embrace your loved ones and tell them how much they mean to you. I've been weepy all day, but Crystal and Ananth put me over the edge. Let's cheer them on and maybe even have a good cry. :)
I was actually nervous sending in my wedding graduate post. I've read so many over the months and I really want it to be helpful to someone, to "pay it forward" as you say in the prompt. In any case, I want to mention that I'd love to connect with anyone who wants to know more about how we self-catered or were able to pull it off for $1,500. If anyone else finds themselves in a position of not being able to afford a lot, like we were, I'd like them to know it's possible. I also wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for such a wonderful community. I really feel like every Wedding Graduate, plus the ladies in the comments, were there with me. When some of my friends and family didn't support my decisions I knew this community would. I don't really know how to put my intense appreciation into words, but thank you for reading this and if you decide to post my wedding please communicate that to all these wonderful, beautiful women.
Our wedding almost never was. There were such high highs and low lows that I spent the majority of the year it took to plan in a sort of planning hell. My husband and I weren't so sure we even wanted this wedding thing and became more focused on the honeymoon than anything else. We've been together since I was fourteen (ten years this March!), money was tight, and my side of the family doesn't "do" weddings while his parents were accustomed to traditional Indian weddings. At times it was hard to realize what value an actual wedding held or if it would be worth the time and stress that came in waves and left me feeling alone and hopeless. Standing on the other side I can now accept that incredibly hard and trying time as a learning experience: the negativity of some family members, the unresponsiveness of some friends, the feeling of being alone all allowed me to appreciate all the wonderful people and moments that would come. Our wedding shined so bright with beauty and meaning that it washed out the pain and disappointment that came before.
For months before the wedding I read APW, and you ladies really supported me and formed my idea of what a wedding should be. I tried not to focus on details but having the wedding in my best friend's back yard (out of monetary and practical necessity) meant I had to get creative. It was a lot of fun imagine-ing up our wedding, and I had never been to a wedding and we aren't religious, we really just made it up as we went along. Cutting out pages of the copy of "The Velveteen Rabbit" my husband gave me as a Christmas gift when I was 16, collecting jars and ribbon for decoration, and testing recipes for our BBQ reception were a amazing creative outlets that pulled me through the stress. I put my heart in to everything, which turned out also made me feel vulnerable. Would it be enough for me? Would people "get" why I wanted them to help me decorate and make the food? Why the h*ll was no one returning my phone calls or emails?
All these doubts, in spite of the energy they took to hold on to, vanished the day before the wedding. We spent the morning with the amazing brigade of loved ones that helped us cook and set up the tables, chairs, and decorations. I had a general plan and vision, but generally trusted those around me and gave them my input when they just needed direction. I let go of the doubts and negative things that people had said or did and began to enjoy the day. Those people didn't matter as much as the people who had showed up to make our wedding happen. Once things got going, once people showed up to help cook and decorate, things started rolling out of my control, anyway, and I went with the flow. It brought intense peace.
The morning of our wedding I woke up calm, a feeling that continued until I put on my dress. Suddenly I was shaking- not with fear or nervousness or even joy but with just pure EMOTION. That is the only way I can describe it. I became engrossed in the moment and experienced everything and everyone around me in a way I never have before. I looked at my mother, my sisters, and my friends who were helping me get ready and felt such love and gratitude for them. The same with my dad as he walked me down the aisle, and my husband as we looked at each other and said the vows we wrote ourselves. I kept saying how funny it was that I was the only one crying until my best friends said, "Are you kidding? That's because you can't see straight. We've all been crying all day. We are so happy." I was a hot mess; everywhere I looked I saw someone I loved, or something that someone I loved had helped me create just for that day. It was all more beautiful than I could have ever anticipated, and I could not stop hugging and kissing anyone that came in arm's distance. Luckily my husband kept it together, gathering people around us and making us all laugh out our tears.
Our community and the people we cherish matter so much to us. Ananth and I formed the whole idea of our wedding around including them and making the day about our loved ones as much as us. Sure, our wedding was about us, we were the foci people kept circling back to and around, but at the same time every single person there was infused in to the celebration (just as we wanted!). In her speech, my best friend and maid of honor, thanked us for bringing such a great group of people together. Activities we had planned, like bocci ball and smore making, were ignored. By the end of the night those that stuck around talked and drank and sang by the bonfire. Some people left really early and didn't "participate" as we would have liked, but I didn't even care…anything potentially stressful just rolled off my back. I was so grateful for, and in love with, everyone around me that the rest of it just didn't matter. I was the best version of myself that day, and I know everyone there felt our love and we felt theirs. It was a very real and authentic experience. Things weren't perfect by any means, but as my friend kept reminding me, beauty comes from imperfection. She literally kept telling me this every time I momentarily worried about food being cold or people not having fun or even flags getting twisted. She was so right.
When I look back on my wedding day I remember exactly how I felt, the love and gratitude it brought, and how much fun we had. It's similar to how I can remember the exact moment I first laid eyes on my now husband, and what I felt. And it's gratifying to know that our instincts led us to the truest version of a wedding either of us could imagine. What we got was not only a beautiful day but a forever reminder that we are loved, blessed, and damn lucky. Many of the things we put so much time in to didn't matter (like so many other APW ladies report). The play list we worked on perfecting for hours on end? We played four songs before people started picking up the guitar and singing themselves. The lights I spent so much time researching for the tent? Once night fell we huddled around the bonfire and only went in the tent to get leftover food and pie. As the fire died we threw our paper plates and wooden forks and decorations I'd spent so long cutting out with an Exacto knife (and others had spent time helping me set up) straight into the flames to keep us warm and together for just a little longer.
More than anything our wedding was a lesson in faith: we set an intention for how we wanted the day to feel and we acted from it. I'd advise everyone else to do the same. When the opportunity to let everything go presents itself, smile and kindly open the door. Find the people who are happy, willing, and eager and grab their hands and shoulders and tell them what they mean to you, for this is the day you will find the space to do that. Know that the majority of things come full circle and everything else doesn't matter, because at the end of *that day* what you are left with are great relationships, an experience shared with those you love, and a marriage in which to experience even more.
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LOS ANGELES - On Wednesday, running back DeShaun Foster will make a special visit to the ESPM moderated chat room to talk about the upcoming Bruins' season.
Foster enters his senior year already ranked No. 4 in UCLA history with 31 career touchdowns. In addition, his 188 points rank ninth on UCLA's career scoring list. The flashy tailback also ranks 11th on the career rushing list with 2,085 yards. Foster could become only the sixth player in school history to rush for over 3,000 yards in his career and only the seventh Bruin to rush for at least 1,000 in two different seasons. He can move into second place on the career rushing list with 1,111 yards this season. Foster has gained over 100 yards in his career on seven occasions and has also made 49 receptions during his career.
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Back in the Day or The Things Broadcasters Have Forgot.
I grew up in Broadcasting, My dad produced children's television in Canada, and I used to follow him around the TV studios, and on production.. I loved it and since then I have always knew what I wanted to do.. When I broke in , you didn't go to graduate school to get into television.. You came up the hard way. I started by sweeping studio floors during the summers in Jr. High. While I was working in this studio, I found a simple concept that Broadcasters were using, and somehow have forgotten.
In Canada, the local TV stations had a mandate to produce " Local Production, that was more than just the news. The one program that stands out in my mind is " Tiny Talent Time" a one Hour weekly of local kids performing ala "America has Talent" but they were all winners..
The station figured out that if a Kid was on TV, then all the mom & dads, family, friends, and neighborhoods, would tune in to see little "Cindy" doing her jazz routine.
It also gave the local advertisers a great vehicle to sponsor to connect with the community. But for me, it seemed to make all the glamour and excitement of Television somehow accessible, and I wanted to be a part of it..
The simple concept is " Give me a emotional or community connection to the content, and I will be there with my Eyeballs"
" Broadcaster Today.. Push or Pull???"
To a great extent, broadcasters today view the dramatic loss of their audience to new Media, as a battle. It threatens their Monolithic Control of Content, and the accompanying Major capital Investments.
The New Media has bypassed the Push Model of traditional broadcasters, and have embraced the Pull Model and therefore have connected with a audience that will not be dictated to.
The Core Themes of New Media Pull Model are as follows
1. I want Control of the What(content), Where (location of viewing), When ( My Time, not yours) & How ( Device) of my viewing experience.
2. I want to create my own content, and share it with my Community.
3. I want to Decide what is important content.
4. I need connection & to communicate to my community & society, a community that is not necessarily based on geography.


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15 "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!"(Mark 1:15)
There is a time for every thing. There are extremely important life choices that require one make up their mind. He or she makes the choice and gets ready for the specific purpose. A person must get serious and follow through with a timely decision
The Holy Bible teaches about choices and timing. God issued a warning through His Son, Jesus. Sin and unbelief have the punishment of death or eternal separation from God. He proclaimed that the time had come for a change in perspective. His Kingdom had come to all who heard about Jesus as the only Way into the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus is the way to remove sin's punishment.
Sin and unbelief require repentance. Repentance is the sorrowful and brokenhearted condition of a person over their wrong. He or she must now stop doing wrong and believe in God's only Son, Jesus Christ. The good news is Jesus took the punishment once and for all for the world. Believers have appropriated this good news to cover their sin forever.
Challenge: Believer, the Holy Spirit is helping you to forsake sin and have an attitude of repentance. Amen!
"Repentance and Rest!"
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
"In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
but you would have none of it."
- Isaiah 30:15
"Repent and Be Baptized!"
Repentance is a significant part of salvation through Jesus Christ. One must be sorrowful and change from sinful behavior.
Peter replied "repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Acts 2:38
"Be Earnest and Repent!"
Believers in Christ Jesus live a life long commitment to repentance. Jesus will correct and show the right way.
"Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent."
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The underlying HTTP implementation does not support forward proxies.
Resolving the problem
There is currently no workaround for this problem. It will be fixed in a future patch.
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How to make playlists
How do I get more playlists than just the "GO list" that is on the player (e250)? I've tried adding playlists that i have in Windows Media Player, but they just transfer the songs and do not move the playlist file with it. I'd like to be able to make playlists for running, relaxing, working out, etc. I can find nothing in the manual or the website FAQ.
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MTP mode and AutoSync for Playlists
In WMP setup Playlists for all the content you want playlists for, then connect your device, then on the Sync tab choose "Set up sync" ... in that interface you must enable Automatic Sync'ing and then all your possible playlist choices will be available to choose from.
The ones that you choose will be AutoSync'd then, when ever you connect. Be sure to only have that AutoSync enabled when you are connecting in MTP mode and when you want to actually Sync.
You have to have your player connected in order to actually turn AutoSync off, so be mindful of that if you want to use MSC mode ever.
If you don't turn it off, in MSC mode you'll get all your sync items doubled on the device and make a mess of things.
In any case, that is the way, in MTP mode, use AutoSync with WMP Playlists, and then all the music files will transfer into your device and all the Playlists associated with them will be available on your device under "Music", "Playlists".
If you already have content on your device you'll want to check it out in Windows Explorer after you sync, to be sure things aren't doubled or tripled, or whatever, that's a waste of space and ugly on the device interface to have many things overly redundant.
You can drag and drop files into the Media folder of your device in Windows Explorer while in MTP mode. I'm not sure how friendly that is to choosing them in a playlist to Autosync at a later date, with them already on the device.
In the case of MSC mode, you can also drag and drop files, but these are the ones that will cause a problem if you go and try to Sync in MTP mode the same things that are there via MSC mode.
The short story though is that you sound like you want Playlists of all your stuff, so using AutoSync in MTP mode is the only way to do that, currently.
It's said that you can get playlists in MSC mode, but it's a complex manual-ish process that hasn't worked for me yet, only works to save a Go List so far, but I've found that MTP Sync mode wipes out all my lists, so if I do save a Go List, I give it a different name and then save it on my computer so I can put it back later if I want.
I'm probably going to just wipe everything off my device and start over soon, since I too do want Playlists and can't get them the way my files are set up right now (I have larger media files on my computer that I use there, and smaller files on another hard drive for putting on my device, and since I want playlists, I'll have to swap how I do things in order to have functionality of playlists that go with how I use my media files. FWIW.)
Hope the above helps you.
Thanks a lot for the direction. I was just dropping the playlist in the left pane and hitting sync. I went through the "set up sync" method and it worked for me.
Any idea how to load playlists without WMP? In MSC mode? Thx.
Also - any Rhapsody-To-Go subscribers successful at getting playlists to work through that interface? I can only get playlists to transfer using the WMP10 method described by Maisy...
Manually creating Playlists, MSC mode
XATAX, I've tried to make playlists for content on my device already, and drop them in Playlists when in MSC mode.
You have to be able to convert to a PLP playlist, and there are conversion tools out there you can find on the web to do that with a M3U playlist ... so you have to save your playlist in that format first, convert it to PLP, then change the interior to "HARP" where it says "HDD" and then fix the "path to track" according to how you have your files on the device.
But then you will begin the 'I can't get this to work' phase and get frustrated.
If I build a Go List in the device, and then put the device into MSC mode and connect, I can go into the Playlist folder with Windows Explorer and grab that file. I save it on my computer and give it a new name.
I can put it back onto the device in MSC mode and it'll work, but I can't do much with it. I really can't say that I've had success externally changing anything, except filename. I have sort of, but I have to play with it more today to be sure of what I've done that works.
I will tell you that you can search for playlist in this forum and find directions to try to make playlists to drag and drop in MSC mode. I haven't gotten them to work really.
"Go Lists" and Auto Sync'd "Playlists" I have been able to save on my computer, and put back onto the device via drag and drop in MSC mode. So one thing I do is listen to a few songs and get them on the Go List and then connect in MSC mode, grab the Go List, make copies of it and rename each copy and play with them. It's one way to get a few short playlists. "Go List" disappears easily, so if you grab and save a few every now and then, you can build a "Custom Named Bunch of Go Lists", at worst.
I'll be playing with this all today to see what I can do with the Go and Auto lists, if changing them does in fact work or not to what degree. I'll report back.
I want to be able to make Playlists for content already on the device and floop it onto the device at will, so I'm trying to find an easy way, wasting time trying to find an easy way. Too much complexity about this, but I am determined to waste time trying.
I have determined it's good to get all the SYNC'd Playlists you have on your device in MSC mode and archive them on your computer. There are times when you might want to manually put them back on.
A side note about Playlists: I have seen in Windows Explorer in MSC mode that the AutoSync'd files all have a .alb file, it's hidden, but what it is, is "a little one track PLP playlist" that's all it is. I don't yet know what it does, I do not think the other track have that .alb file with them, I'll have to see. I do see that in them sometime the track is duplicated, so I'll watch and see if maybe it's a "Sync count" or a "Play count" sort of thing, or what can be done with them.
Thx Maisy for your input. It seems it's still a real hassle to transfer playlist in MSC mode. Hopefully we'll find a nice solution.
Jeez, I couldn't figure that out Maisy.. I made the playlist in WMP but when I hit SYNC it started copying songs that I already have in my player, Now I've got about 60 files on my player that were already there but now they are listed twice. Is there something I am not doing correctly that would be causing this? That Go To playlist function on the player just seems like it would take forever..
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owner of Sansa e260
My only complaint about the player has been the seeming difficulty of putting playlists on it. But this is my first MP3 player, and I have no experience making and uploading playlists anyway. When I first read this thread it was like Greek to me, but now I'm pretty sure I could get Maisy's WMP method to work. I just wanted to stop in and suggest that people neatly tag their MP3s before exporting them to WMP's library and making playlists. Since the player will be sorting the MP3s by their tags (artist, album, genre), whether they're correct or not. And if you change the tag after you've included the MP3 in a playlist, the playlist may no longer recognize it (perhaps it does, I'm obviously no expert).
Anyway, after downloading a few overcomplicated MP3 tag editors, I found a very nice one I'm recommending here http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ (freeware of course).
Don't give up fellow newbies, it'll start making sense to you eventually!
Last edited by JohnnyGordon; 05-27-2006 at 11:38 AM.
I'm figuring this out myself too. When I sync'ed again, it did not copy the tracks that were already on the unit. But if I make an error, I simply use the windows explorer to get to the folder and delete the tracks and start over. I have about 150 songs only so if you have more, it will take you longer.
You must have the tracks and the playlist already for the following steps in WMP10. As Maisy state, be in MTP mode.
1. Start media player.
2. Connect unit through usb - media player should be ready to sync
3. Click on "Sync" tab on the top
4. Click on "Set up Sync"
5. Make sure you the playlist is checked
6. Click on "Start Sync"
I'm listening on my unit now so I can't try this, but I am curious. There is a playlist folder on the unit when hooked up to my (in my case) laptop. There are playlists I created using WMP10 on my laptop. Could I simply copy the playlist onto the unit's playlist folder...as long as I have all the same tracks? If this works - it would be the simply copy & paste for both the playlist and the tracks.
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From what I have seen, the PLP format is fairly straitforward. If there is demand for it, I could create a simple editor/sorter. What features would people like to see in such a program?
A quick history...
Long time MP3 users, Dell DJ15 (original model, HD based). 95% of my use is audio books. They have been an addiction of mine for 15 years. I fall asleep by reading and I just love them.
My DJ started being problematic about 1 year after I got it. Because I am regularly downloading new books to it (typically 500Meg each), it would hang up all the time. It has become a total frustration because getting books onto it is such a pain and results in much screwing around. In addition, the HD has froze 3 times requiring mechanical "assistance" to free it up. It is still kicking and will use it for music when I do.
So, I just bought a 4G E260. The pricepoint for a 4GB (my minimum in my head) dropped to where I pulled the trigger. The reviews made me decide the Sansa was for me.
My plan is for the Sansa to be 100% audio books. Playlists are a KEY, if not THE key feature for this use. Track order is the key (try following a book where the pages aren't in order).
After much reading on the web, this is a problematic part of this device. I finally got it sync up, send a couple books with a functioning playlist after reading the E2XX review thread (MAN is that sucker long). There was a method using Media Player auto-sync that worked. However, the player does occasionally reset during transfer and, frankly, this sucks as the playlist gets hosed and double files get created. Plus, sometimes it THINKS its OK when it's not and then resets when you use the playlist.
After I send the book to the player, I expect to be able to delete from my hard drive. It should stay on the player until I specifically delete it. Well, that doesn't work with the auto-sync method. I can't find a setting that says "don't remove from player, just add".
Why I can't drop a playlist into the "playlist" folder baffles me. Why there is NO documention regarding playlists in the manual or on their website baffles me. This seems to be the "square wheel" in the otherwise fantastic wagon (Island of Misfit Toys analogy). But, it is a pretty big square wheel in my guage of things.
So, I am trying to decide whether to keep it or not. I love everything about it, but my REQUIREMENTS are as follows:
1. Reliable download all the time
2. Playlists working in correct order all the time
3. Battery life
1. I hope my problems are short term. They only seem to happen during WM10 syncing and not during a file copy. So, if I can just pull the folders over and still be able to drop a playlist, that will be OK.
2. Explained already
3. Seems really good. Reviews are good.
I like the extras I get with this player. The size and look are great. The radio with "DVR" functionality is sweet. Pictures and videos are nice, but not why I use this. Some complain about calendar, games, etc. missing. Not why I bought this.
So, I will continue to look into the playlist thing. I saw some reference here to another playlist format that works, so I'll look into that. Also, someone mentioned writing an editor. That would be cool. I have tools to create .m3u files, so I just need a convertor.
Thanks to those that helped me to the point I'm at. Hopefully Sandisk can get the playlist thing worked out!
Audiobook Playlists
I too, use my player for audiobooks, almost exclusively. What I do is rip the CDs using WMP 10, then build a playlist there with all of the files in order. Then in the synch settings, just check the playlists you want to keep on the player. Just leave it checked until you are ready to delete it, then uncheck it. I usually have 2-3 books on mine at a time.
I didn't originally use WMP and didn't want to. I was also frustrated by the inability to do playlists any other way, but I finally gave in and it has worked well for me, so now I just go with the flow...
I haven't had a single problem with a track order or skipping files or anything, since I started doing the playlists this way. I tried importing existing playlists into WMP then loading them, but that didn't work either. Only by building them in WMP do they seem to work well, but like I said...I just gave in. It takes about 30 secs to build a playlist for a 10 CD book, adding one disc at a time. All in all, I am thrilled with my e250, and once I found methods that work, I have suffered none of the frustrations that I read about in here. My only wish is for a bookmark function, but that only tends to be a problem when I recharge. Otherwise I just use the resume function to return to where I was.
First, in response to something Big Al said: You mentioned that when you sync with your PC you just uncheck the box when you're ready to delete the book from the player. However, this method (which is the only thing that works), requires you to keep the files on your PC in addition to your player. If you remove the files from the PC (separately), WM10 notices that and proceeds to remove them from your player as well.
As to my comments above, I wish I would have taken this thing back. WM10 and the sync'ing is buggy for me. My player periodically resets during syncup and I get partial transfer and an error message. If you resync again you end up with a mess with duplicate files and playlists that don't work.
The PLP (or renamed to .PLA) format is easy to figure out and a simple text editor will let you convert the common formats to something identical to the files created during the syncing process (I copied playlists from a WM10 sync back to see what they look like).
BUT - The player WILL NOT LET YOU COPY IT TO THE PLAYLIST FOLDER and use it. If you copy it in MSC mode, it doesn't show up in the playlist list. If you try to copy it over in MTP mode, it gives you an error saying that the format isn't supported.
So, I'm stuck with a buggy transfer method which is the ONLY reason I wanted to migrate away from my Dell DJ. That has had buggy transfers and with audio books, you're transfering all the time...
Frustrated in WI...
Last edited by Jazman; 06-05-2006 at 10:01 AM.
If you want to get the playlists to show up when using MSC mode change the file extension to .PLA.
Changing them to PLA is what I thought would work, but it doesn't. I tried for an hour last night to get them to show up in the list. I created all my own playlist by hand and it never would show up in the list. Did you create one by hand and get it to show up?
I used a playlist editor to create a playlist in m3u format. Then, I converted it with a PLP Playlist generator I found on this site (scroll down about 3/4 of the page, look for PLP Playlist Genertor in bold red letters.) After that I opened the PLP list in TextPad, changed the paths of the songs, saved it, changed the file extension and copied it to my Sansa in MSC mode.
I have done this but can't get it to see the playlist in playmode. If this has truly been successful for you, please provide details.
Yep, got it to work, here is a what I did.
I am attaching the Goo Goo Dolls list I created if you want to try it out, rename the extension to .pla.
I think the key here is TextPad. Notepad will not save the file with the NULLS in between each character and thus it is not a valid PLP/PLA playlist.
It is a long process and I think the MSU playlist editor that zivan56 created and posted to these boards might be a better solution.
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(Greer, South Carolina) Stomping Grounds Coffee House and Wine Bar is expanding into the baking business, offering house-made baked goods at its location at 208 Trade Street in Greer Station, Greer's Hip and Historic Downtown.
Lisa Suber, owner of Stomping Grounds, said, "Stomping Grounds is very excited that Sheila Springfield is coming to join us. We know she will be a great asset to our community."
Sheila Springfield, who used to operate Lunch & Such, will bake all of the products in-house. The addition of Springfield and the bakery will allow Stomping Grounds to offer new soups, breakfast specials, baked goods, and quiche. Patrons can also call in to order cakes, pies, tomato pies, and quiches.
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Sheila will also be the catering manager for Stomping Grounds. They will be able to cater large and small events, provide box lunches and trays for corporate gatherings, and host events in-house such as bridal showers, baby showers, and birthdays.
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"I wanted a picnic table for the kids so badly, but I did not want to pay for it," confesses Beth of Pickles In My Tea and In My Soup. "Luckily, the stars all aligned and I found one for free on Freecycle."
The plastic picnic table was the perfect size for Beth's three little tykes, but it was a tad bit boring–not to mention faded. A Google search confirmed that similar tables had been successfully painted. "So thanks for the good people who invented Krylon Fusion spray paint, my boring picnic table is now a colorful fun place for kids!" The table now looks brand new and ready for hours of fun in the sun.
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The Washington Heights teens had a murder to solve.
- The Victim: a female college student.
- The Suspects: a classmate, a tutor and a boyfriend.
- The Clues:
- skin fragments, perhaps the murderers, beneath the victims fingernails
- blood on the furniture
- foot prints on the carpet.
The investigators, nearly two dozen high school students in all, piled into a bus that brought them from Washington Heights where per-capita income is half the New York average to the forensic lab at Stony Brook, one of the top state universities in New York.
The students participate in the Catholic Charities Alianza Division GPS-GW program at the High School for Media and Communications. The program provides key support to promote higher education for low-income teens. The event, hosted by Catholic Charities Alianza Division and sponsored by Stony Brook Center for Science and Math Education and the United Way, was designed to encourage these teens to consider as a career the up-and-coming field of biotechnology.
To solve the murder mystery, students applied the scientific method. They evaluated evidence, formed a hypothesis, planned and performed experiments and analyzed results.
So who was the murderer? Not again!
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Men's Track And Field Finishes Fourth At Wheaton Invitational
April 17, 2005
Wheaton, Ill. - University of Illinois at Chicago sophomore sprinter Trent Thompson picked up a pair of first-place finishes in both the 200-meter dash (22.33) and 400-meter dash (48.82) to help the Flames to a fourth-place finish at the Wheaton Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
The Flames also received a first-place finish from their 4x100 relay team (42.27) and junior Marcus Lesley (110-meter hurdles, 14.83). Lesley also earned a second-place mark in the 100-meter dash (10.91), narrowly edging teammate Brandon Cook (11.04).
UW-Whitewater won the overall title with 183.5 points, followed by Wheaton College (137.5), Carthage (137.5), UIC (88), University of Chicago (68), Olivet Nazarene (52), College of DuPage (41.5) and Harper (26).
Freshman Terrell Williams rounded out the top-three finishers for the Flames, with a third-place mark in the pole vault (4.27 meters).
UIC will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, as they will travel to Rensselaer, Ind., to participate in the St. Joseph's Invitational at 10:00 a.m.