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Many Happy returns to our favourite punster, Dezcom!
Hyvää syntymäpäivää!
Many Happy returns to our favourite punster, Dezcom!
Hyvää syntymäpäivää!
Happy Birthday Chris!!! ( At least - to be on time to one of these threads! )
Oh It's Chris's birthday already? It's like he has one once a year, what's that all about?!
JK Happy Birthday Chris!
Happy Birthday Chris!
What would we do without you?
Thanks to all of you!
Mili, Now I know what phrase to use when I want to test my umlauted "a" glyph!
Thanks Eben, Andrew, and David--and to Carl for his well scripted turn of phrase :-)
What type do we have in the works there?
I can't write in beautiful calligraphy or design a custom birthday typeface, but I can wish you all the happiness possible on his birthday and every other day. You are the best!
Happy Birthday Chris!
I always look forward to your posts, Chris. You should have your own chair here...Professor of Typophile. Happy Birthday.
You'll seen it soon enough, Chris! At least before your next birthday…
kisses from Lauren and Ollie
Happy Birthday Chris!
Thanks for your support and your excellent comments on Typophile.
Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birfday, buddy! Hope it was great!!!
Hey, didn't you just have a birthday? ;^) Happy Birthday Mr. Punster!!
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday. :)
Here's hoping we'll see each other again at TypeCon this year.
A very Happy B'day Mr. L!
Happy happy joy-joy!
You light up my life Chris :-)
And so have a great birthday.
j a m e s
As my father is fond of saying: Congratulations on another year of defying the laws of chance and probability.
THANKS to all of you! You have made it a great day for me. You have made me go listen to my favorite Beatles song.
Gasp! I'm late!
Happy Birthday, Chris!
I thought your fave would be "Can't Buy Me Fonts" ;-)
Happy Birthday!
Thanks Ricardo!
PS: Si, at a theater near you soon enough :-)
Happy birthday!
You're one of my favorite posters, Chris. Hope you've had a terrific day.
Happy birthday, Chris!
Better late than never -- a birthday poem....
When you get old
And get out of shape
Remember that plastic surgery
Can fix a lot of those problems.
Even baldness, if you like a goofy hairline.
No solving the baldness, it's sexiness/coolness. ;^)
Happy belated birthday, Dez. :^)
Happy belated, Chris!
Better late than never...
(oooh. New script Mark?)
Happy birthday, Chris!
Happy Belated Birthday Chris!
@Tiffany: Yup. I expect to release it very soon. :-)
Oh dear! Late again! Buon Compleanno Chris!! We love you!
"They say it was your Birthday, Dez."
"Whaaat? You say there's fuzz on my fez?"
"No... ya old fart. You're getting older!"
"Ya mean that young tart wants to sit on my shoulder?"
"No use trying if you just can't hear."
"Darn right you're going to buy me a beer... it was my Birthday, ya old coot."
Ehehehe! Nice one, Norbert!
Happy happy, joy joy, Chris. Hope you had a great day.
Funny, Norbert!
Sorry I'm late, sir.
Many happy returns.
Belated felicitations, Chris! (Sorry, I've been traveling.) Hope you had a great one.
I don't know how to thank you all for such a wonderful thread! This truly made my year special. You all are the greatest!!!
I should have birthdays more often if it brings out such wonderful works in progress such as Carl, Dan, William, and Mark have posted here. Great stuff!
James, my "lighting up" may be due to the reflection off my vacant dome bouncing across the globe :-)
Jackie, tell Lauren and Ollie I am flattered, even if I got itchy and scratchy due to cat allergy :-)
Thanks, poet laureate Linda, for your hairlines of verse--Yves knows where I am coming from on that one :-)
Hiroshige, yours takes the cake for biting sarcasm and Florian, that was just a scream! Chris Rugen gets the rimshot requested. Special thanks to my dear friend André who will soon have his sans released.
To that OTHER old Fart Norbert, I about blew a gasket after seeing your old codgerism cartoon, dude! (my wife wanted to know who the young tart was though).
Grazie, Lore and to Tiff, Patty, Haley, Sharon, and Tamye. Hi fivin Paul, Kent, Eben, Nick, Bill, David, Stuart, Alex, Thomas, James, Jelmar, Andrew, Marc, Don, Craig, JEdward, Simon, Si, and the Beatled Ricardo--and anyone I missed!!!
A special thank you to the wonderful Mili for starting this thread! xoxoxox
You have all made me happy!
Ah Chris, that's so sweet. That is one of the nicest Thank Yous I've read in a long time...
Lauren & Ollie want you to know - you won't have an allergic reaction, though the two of them may look like cats to you - take a closer look at the picture - they are dogs. One is a Shih-tzu, the other a Bichon Frise. Both are known to be good breeds for folks that normally have allergies to animals....
Don't worry, Ollie won't lick you till you meet him at least 10 times....
"take a closer look at the picture - they are dogs"
My old eyes failed me again! Sorry for the mixup, Lauren & Ollie!


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A mentally-afflicted young man is accused of murdering his longtime benefactor. The real truth of what happened lies in his mad obsession with his supposed victim's old typewriter, on which he types relentlessly, day and night.
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Patton: The German View
General George S. Patton Jr. died on December 21, 1945, as a legend, praised even by his defeated opponents. German general Günther Blumentritt, a key planner of the invasions of France and Poland, wrote in a study for the U.S. Army after the war, "We regarded General Patton extremely highly as the most aggressive Panzer General of the Allies, a man of incredible initiative and lightning-like action…. His operations impressed us enormously, probably because he came closest to our own concept of the classical military commander." Alfred Jodl, who served as Hitler's chief of operations from 1940 until the end of the war, told American interrogators, "He was the American Guderian. He was very bold and preferred large movements. He took big risks and won big successes." General Heinz Guderian himself, after Germany's surrender, told his Allied captors, "From the standpoint of a tank specialist, I must congratulate him for his victory since he acted as I should have done had I been in his place."
Patton commands attention as a near-mythic figure: He created for himself a larger-than-life persona, earned the admiration of the GIs who served under him, and died relatively young after winning one of the greatest victories of the war. Patton was, deservingly, lauded in the postwar years by his fellow victors; former adversaries contributed their reflections on the man who seemed to have their number during the final months of the war. All this has made Patton one of the most enduringly recognizable American figures of World War II.
One piece of the Patton story, however, is pure myth: that Patton was the subject of close scrutiny by the Germans, who anticipated his attacks in fearful admiration. General Patton was not, as his biographer Martin Blumenson wrote in The Patton Papers: 1885–1940, a "hero even to professional German officers who respected him as the adversary they most feared in battle." Nor was he, as Ladislas Farago claimed in his book Patton, regarded by the Germans "as their most dangerous adversary in the field…. For a while the Germans watched the comings and goings of Patton like rubbernecked spectators following a tennis ball at Wimbleton." In fact, for most of the war the Germans barely took notice.
During the Second World War, the Germans first encountered Patton in Tunisia, where he took charge of II Corps on March 6, 1943. The Afrika Korps and the Fifth Panzer Army had given the green Americans a drubbing at the Battle of Kasserine Pass, and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, ordered Patton to whip the corps back into fighting shape. Patton's discipline quickly paid off: after seizing an advantageous position from the Italians, II Corps halted the advancing 10th Panzer Division on March 23 at the Battle of El Guettar—the first American victory against the experienced Germans. Patton's momentum, however, was short-lived: Axis troops held him to virtually no gain until April 7, when they withdrew under threat from British Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery's Eighth Army.
There is no indication in the surviving German military records—which include intelligence reports at the theater, army, and division levels—that Patton's enemies had any idea who he was at the time. Likewise, the immediate postwar accounts of the German commanders in Tunisia, written for the U.S. Army's History Division, ignore Patton. Those reports show that ground commanders considered II Corps's attacks under Patton to have been hesitant, and to have missed great opportunities. For example, in March they failed to seize weakly defended high ground in Southern Tunisia's mountains, near Maknassy, which would have allowed Patton to threaten the Axis troops fighting Montgomery along the coast.
The first mention of Patton in German documents appears in a mid-May 1943 report by the Detachment Foreign Armies West, which simply noted that Patton had taken command of II Corps. By then, Patton had already left the corps to prepare for the invasion of Sicily. In mid-June, another detachment report described Patton as "an energetic and responsibility-loving command personality"—a passing comment on one of the numerous Allied commanders. Patton simply had not yet done anything particularly noteworthy in their eyes.
Much to Patton's frustration, his role in the invasion of Sicily on July 10, 1943, was to command Seventh Army in support of Montgomery's left flank as his Eighth Army thrust up the east coast to Messina to cut off Axis forces attempting to retreat to the Italian mainland. The position would turn to Patton's advantage—and skyrocket him to fame back in the United States—on July 20, when he launched an unauthorized end run up Sicily's west coast and captured Palermo. Patton next drove eastward toward Messina and, with Montgomery's troops bogged down on the east coast by strong opposition, his thrust became the main Allied effort to capture Messina. Nevertheless, the Germans waged a skillful step-by-step defense and, untroubled by any energetic pursuit on the part of the Allies, withdrew to the Italian mainland in good order and with all of their heavy equipment by August 17.
The Axis powers had known before the landings on Sicily that Patton was in command of American ground forces in the western Mediterranean, and knew he led Seventh Army on Sicily. But his race to Palermo through country they had already abandoned left the commanders unimpressed. Major General Eberhard Rodt, who led the 15th Panzergrenadier Division against Patton's troops during the Allied push toward Messina, thought the American Seventh Army fought hesitantly and predictably. He wrote in an immediate postwar report on Sicily, "The enemy very often conducted his movements systematically, and only attacked after a heavy artillery preparation when he believed he had broken our resistance. This kept him regularly from exploiting the weakness of our situation and gave me the opportunity to consolidate dangerous situations." Once again, Patton finished a campaign without impressing his opponents.
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One point is that the german opinion of patton may of been he was a hesitant commander but the truth is he was commanded by Bradley and Ike who where the ones perhaps causing the slowness in some of pattons assaults. I may be wroung about this but i was under the impression pattons comments about the distance and casualties inflicted by third army where a comment on the entire compaing and not one action.
The article left out the slapping incident. This put Patton at the back of line as far as Eisenhower was concerned. So, it wasn't hard for German strategist to take him out of the equation. A friendly fire/bombing incident also made Patton seem a little loose. It wasn't just that the Germans ignored him because of past defeats/missteps. The US high command had put him on the back burner until the Bulge, really.
[…] I didn't read thru all of the posts but I'm sure someone has said Patton. Patton was sold the the American public as a hero when in actuality, he was a baffoon at best. He used up and destroyed more equipment and had more casualties than any other Allied General. I have a friend that I 4 wheel with and he was with Patton on the run to Bastogne. The men were totally exhausted by the time they got there. They expected a hot meal in the winter cold only to be told there were no supplies. Most all of the armor was either not running or about to run out of fuel because Patton had out run his supplies…..again. My friend was in charge of a mechanized automatic weapons group- half tracks with quad 50's. He said when he went to resupply his group that they handled him his ammo in a paper bag and told him to use it sparingly. He said that had the German mounted any kind of offense, they would have been over run as there was little to no ammo left. The Germans apparently thought Patton would have been smart enough to bring enough supplies with him and it would have energized the US troops, they were wrong. Here's an article written about how the Germans didn't even think about Patton until the very end of the war. He's not even on their radar screen until March 1945. Patton: The German View […]
I'm certain many of Patton's opponents missed opportunities as well. In war the victor is often not the general with the most brilliant strategy, but the one who makes the fewest mistakes.
Interesting and informative article. I agree that Patton's myth in some aspects goes beyond the actual facts. I highly doubt that German commanders held Patton is such awe that the fact alone he opposed them on the battle field caused them to greatly doubt in their chance for success. I also find it quite reasonable to conclude that "The Germans did not track Patton's movements as the KEY [emphasis added] to Allied intentions" – though that doesn't necessarily mean that the Germans didn't view Patton's command of a particular operation as entirely meaningless either.
Still, I find it difficult to understand how the author can state "the Germans offered Patton faint praise during and immediately after the war" in light of Jodl's and Guidarian's (who I consider one of the, if not the, best armor field commanders and strategist of WWII) comments during US interrogation. Their comments do not strike me as "faint praise", and I would think that such interrogations would occur at the latest "immediately after the war." Even if the Germans "just' considered him a great Panzer General, that's certainly goes beyond "faint praise" in my opinion.
The author concludes that "The Germans considered Patton a hesitant commanding general in the scrum of position warfare." Clearly some did – understandably so during the North African campaign and even later on specific occasion. However, for every Lieutenant General Hermann Balck, there's a Hans-Gustav Felber or Rudolf Freiherr von Gersdorff. Patton is widely considered to have been the most aggressive Allied field commander in the ETO. So aggressive that on more than one occasion, he was restrained by Eisenhower and Bradley. Of course, the German's didn't know that at the time (as Mr. Yeide notes). Still, I find it difficult to believe that the bulk of German High Command & field commanders considered Patton a "hesitant" commanding general by the end of the war after viewing his command in the aggregate.
While I think the Mr. Yeide has some valid points and find the article worthwhile reading, I find his conclusions overreaching. Rather than a "hesitant commanding general", a commanding general "who on occasion was needlessly [uncharacteristically?] hesitant" would be more accurate in my opinion. After all, how can a "Great Panzer" general be hesitant?
The article raises some interesting questions. If the German viewed Patton as a "hesitant commander", one can only imagine what they thought of Montgomery (Hemingway's 15:1 ratio "Monty" martini joke springs to mind). Bradley and Eisenhower were also more cautious or "hesitant" than Patton – though not to the same degree as Monty IMO.
Perhaps beyond the scope of the article, but I would have found it helpful to have additional information on the German viewpoint of other Allied commanders. If not Patton, then which Allied commander did the German's respect (or even "fear") the most? Is it the case that the German's simply didn't have much regard for their opponent's skills (i.e. the Allies won on a material basis rather than superior strategy/tactics), or that the simply saw other as more competent than Patton?
Nope. You need to read more detailed, collegiate-level history books. Eisenhower wrote to Marshall after the slapping incident on why they needed to keep it quiet, because Patton was absolutely essential to American operational plans for victory. Eisenhower privately reprimanded him, but never, ever had any thoughts whatsoever of removing him. Patton was chosen to lead 3rd Army's part in COBRA – that was long before the \Bulge.\ There's been alot of hokum published about Patton, some coming from the historically totally inaccurate but much-watched movie with Mr. Scott.
So I'm confused. In one paragraph this article says that Patton was aggressive and swift, then in the very next paragraph it says that he was sluggish and slow.
Which is it?
[…] The unstoppable quality of Patton and his Third Army as they careened across France in August of 1944 was summed up at the time by one of the German generals opposing him: On August 21, the commanding general of the 21st Panzer Division, General Edgar Feuchtinger, repo… […]
[…] The unstoppable quality of Patton and his Third Army as they careened across France in August of 1944 was summed up at the time by one of the German generals opposing him: On August 21, the commanding general of the 21st Panzer Division, General Edgar Feuchtinger, repo… […]
If Patton had deeper fuel and other material reserves, he might not have been regarded as hesitant.
That was the fault of the over-cautious Bradley and the demanding Eisenhower (who had never been in battle) who insisted Patton do the near-impossible with what they claimed was all they could give him despite his pleas for more ammunition, shells, and fuel. He had to literally steal what he needed from Allied truck convoys. That said, he did what he needed to do. His futile attempt top rescue his son-in-law from German captivity and slapping a sick man he wrongly thought to be a coward were inexcusable, but neither Bradley nor Eisenhower were without their own mistakes and sins. No one is perfect in his or her private or public life.
Patrick Miano is right. Although Patton was slow sometimes or didn't take advantage of opportunities it was very often not his fault. In Patton's autobiography he often mentions how Bradley would force him to stop doing things that resulted in slowing the advance or even letting the enemy escape.
Also, Patton was the only general who knew and spoke about the need to deal with the Soviet threat before it became big. If the others took him seriously, there might not have been a decades-long cold war and tens of millions of casualties due to faux communism.
After the German surrender US troops in Europe were reluctant to attack their Soviet allies and wanted to go home. Given the fact that the Soviets faced and beat 200 German divisions and the British and US no more than 10 divisions at any time, speculation that Patton would have easily moved east seems pretty silly.
I agree with Patrick and Michael. General Patton was very rough around the edges, but without his command, the West of Europe would of been speaking Russian. If he and his soldiers were allowed to tackle the Germans and cut them off, the Battle of the Bulge would of not happened.
He died under questionable certcomstances.
II believe he is the last General to do what they do best… and America has not won a war since.
[…] Originally Posted by Drummerboy Minor league? Junior? Patton was a 3-star general. Can you please provide some reasons for your opinion? And what do you think of the fact the Germans said they feared Patton most? Actually, during the war they didn't even notice he existed, pretty much: Patton: The German View […]
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I'm on Books By Their Cover in a somewhat unusual capacity today. If you didn't already know that Carol and Yan are seriously nutty you'll realize it once you take a look at their joint April Fools giveaway. And, okay, I might be a little bit nuts myself.
Anyway, they - and a bunch of authors - are teaming up to give away books (including I Know It's Over). You can enter up until April 25th.
C. K. Kelly Martin
likes to write things down and is a firm believer in the John Lennon quote,"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal." Her ninth young adult book, JUST LIKE YOU SAID IT WOULD BE, is available now and is full of movie references and giddy love for Dublin, Ireland. She'll make her middle grade debut with STRICKEN through Cormorant's Dancing Cat Books imprint in fall, 2017.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Directed by Maja Baczynska, Tomasz Opalka leads the cast of this film of Poland, with script in Polish, whose presentation to the public was scheduled for 2014. You can watch A few questions about hearing of the world online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Polish at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
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Runtime: 72 minutes
Tomasz Opalka, Pawel Przezwanski, Pawel Pudlo and Kamil Staszowski.
Documental, Biographic.
72-minute film (full movie) directed by Maja Baczynska.
The original audio of A few questions about hearing of the world has dialogues in or Polish, it was produced in Poland.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2014.
Screenplay written by Maja Baczynska.
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This film was produced and / or financed by MUDO Music Documentaries.
Composed by Kamil Staszowski, Tomasz Opalka, Pawel Pudlo and Pawel Przezwanski.
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Ambassador, parrot, cultural observer, news announcer, English helper–these are but a few of the pants I wear in my role as an English Teaching Assistant, or TA. More often than not, I find myself in situations that make me wonder if I'm living in the real world. All signs point to no.
To date, here are the most peculiar requests I've gotten from co-teachers:
1) Being asked to explain the "pimp" in "Pimp My Ride."
2) Being asked to model how to successfully catch a Frisbee…and then getting socked in the mouth by said Frisbee.
3) Being asked to explain the history behind Guy Fawkes.
4) Being told that the school will not be fully bilingual until I hand-draw 18 signs translating "Computer Lab," "Teacher's Lounge," etc. into English.
5) Being asked to comment on the sub-par recycling efforts of the American people.
6) Being asked to lead the students in pronouncing the word "SCREWS!" over and over until they said it correctly.
7) Being asked to talk about the Fourth of July on three separate occasions by the same teacher.
8) Being asked to translate Poe's The Raven. For the very next class.
If you are or were a Teaching Assistant, what have been some of your strangest, most unexpected requests from teachers and staff?


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Launch of the Queen's Baton Relay for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
The Queen's Baton Relay will now commence its 190,000 kilometre journey across 70 nations and territories, unifying the two billion people of the Commonwealth in a celebration of sport, diversity and peace over 248 days, before concluding its journey at the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony on 23 July 2014.
In the special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty The Queen placed a message to the Commonwealth inside the iconic baton to launch it on its way. The Queen's Message, inscribed on a parchment hand-made in Glasgow, will be held in a transparent cylinder within a pure titanium latticework frame. For the first time, the message forms the visual core of the baton design, illuminated from within by LED lights, yet unreadable until the Opening Ceremony. The final baton bearer will carry the baton on the final leg of its journey before handing it back to Her Majesty The Queen who will read Her message aloud and officially declare the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games open.
The Organizing Committee's vision is to stage a Queen's Baton Relay which will engage, enthral and create an innovative platform for promoting the Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and across the Commonwealth. The Queen's Baton Relay offers an unparalleled opportunity to showcase each nation and territory in the Commonwealth family.
The Bahamas was represented at the Launch Ceremony by Mr. Mike Guy, Second Secretary at The Bahamas High Commission in London. At a Reception after the Ceremony at Marlborough House, members of the Diplomatic Corps got to meet the Commonwealth Games family, the Glasgow 2014 Youth Ambassadors and 'Clyde' the official Glasgow 2014 Mascot.
The Queen's Baton Relay will visit The Bahamas from 18 to 20 April 2014. The international itinerary for the Queen's Baton Relay can be found at http://www.thecgf.com/qbr
Mr. Mike Guy, Second Secretary at The Bahamas High Commission in London, at a Ceremony in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen, to launch the Queen's Baton Relay in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace on Wednesday 9 October 2013.
The Glasgow 2014 Baton which holds inside a Message inscribed by Her Majesty The Queen that will be read aloud during the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony on 23 July 2014.
'Clyde' the official Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Mascot.
Young people from Scotland who were chosen to be some of the first baton bearers, at a Reception at Marlborough House after the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay on 9 October 2013.


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The New Gilded Age And Return Of The Barons
March 1, 2000
The current period of U.S. economic growth parallels the "Gilded Age" in a number of ways, says Richard Lowry of National Review. The Gilded Age is the period roughly from 1870 to 1912, when America saw runaway economic growth.
One parallel is that prominent businessmen, such as Bill Gates of Microsoft, are being cast as modern-day "robber barons." We should be so lucky, since thanks to the alleged robber-barons, new technologies led to declining prices and productivity-driven growth.
- Average railroad freight rates dove from 20 cents a ton per mile in 1865 to as low as 1.75 cents in 1900.
- By the time John D. Rockefeller Sr.'s Standard Oil had captured 90 percent of the oil market, it had, through efficiencies, pushed down the price per barrel from 58 cents to 8 cents.
- And Andrew Carnegie drove the price of steel rails from $160 a ton in 1875 to $17 a ton in 1898.
The low prices helped energize the entire economy, and economic growth helped lower inflation.
Source: Richard Lowry, "TR and His Fan," National Review, February 7, 2000.
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Sitcoms have entertained us for decades. No matter how much television continues to evolve and adapt, the sitcom has managed to remain relevant. Often involving single-episode plots, they remain easy to tune in and out of without ever having to worry about serialized continuity. We can happily tune in to see our main character subjected to insults, embarrassed and end up in some ridiculously funny circumstances.
However, over the years there have been certain sitcoms that although they do poke fun at their central characters, they've managed to maintain a sense of warmth about them. These shows don't just make us laugh, they make us smile. The essence of family is a key theme in these shows — something which always warms our hearts. Let's take a look at five heart-warming sitcoms that also have no challenges making us laugh.
The Emmy Award winning Frasier was actually a spin-off of the incredibly successful Cheers. However, the success of Frasier would actually go on to arguably eclipse its parent show. Kelsey Grammar provided us with one of the most memorable characters in TV history in Dr. Frasier Crane who reluctantly must change his life when his retired father Martin (John Mahoney) and his dog come to stay with him. After hiring help in the form of Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves) — who dazzles his eccentric brother Niles (David Hyde Pierce) — the unorthodox family would go on to become one of TV's most beloved.
Whether Frasier was listening to someone's problems on his radio show alongside his producer Roz (Peri Gilpin) or trying desperately to best his father in chess, the series was rich with hilarious moments.
However, the home setup provided us with many rich familial moments. Who could ever forget the heart-warming reconnection of Frasier and his father, or the will they/won't they storyline of Niles and Daphne.
When you think of the modern sitcom, you can't help but think of Frasier. It may be over 20 years old, but it has aged with class and is as funny — if not more so — as the best of today's comedies.
Hot In Cleveland
Hot In Cleveland is basically a collection of comedy legends all placed into the one show — and boy, did it deliver. Three somebodies from Los Angeles are on their way to Paris when their flight emergency lands in Cleveland. With a new outlook on life, Melanie, Victoria and Joy decide to give the new environment a try, buying a lovely house. There's just one catch — the house comes with the elderly caretaker, Elka (played magnificently by the incomparable Betty White).
Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli) is the the most sensible one among the three, while Wendie Malick's self-obsessed Victoria Chase is definitely the most hilarious, with a desire to win an Emmy and an intense hatred for Susan Lucci. Frasier's Jane Leeves plays the often dry Joy who always clashes with Elka. The chemistry between the four leading ladies is off the chain and proves that a small cast can still put on one hell of a show.
However, amid the jibes and capers, there is always room for a sweet moment between the ladies — particularly Joy and Elka, who always manage to bury that hatchet briefly, right before turning on each other once again.
Hot In Cleveland was TV Land's first ever original series, running for an impressive six seasons and featuring a string of guest stars from Susan Lucci to Glee's Chris Colfer. Without a doubt, it's one of the funniest shows I have ever watched!
The word "timeless" barely scratches the surface when we talk about the legacy that Bewitched has left behind. Undoubtedly the most iconic show on this list, Bewitched ran for an incredible eight seasons between 1964 - 1972 and has become the measuring stick for all sitcoms to follow.
Witch Samantha marries mortal Darrin, much to the distaste of the majority of her witchy family. However, she tries to learn to do things for herself, becoming a housewife in the process. With bewitching blunders and magical mistakes, Bewitched is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. No matter how much Darrin tries to change her, and despite Samantha's continued struggles to adapt to the human world, he eventually learns to accept her for who she is. Furthermore, Samantha never allows herself to be absorbed by the 1960s suburban lifestyle and always maintains her identity as a powerful, independent woman.
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Enriched with hilarious spells and off-the-wall characters, the series' strongest moments are always the family-orientated ones. Whether it's Samantha and Darrin's heartfelt moments with each other and their children, or the hilarious love/hate relationship between Darrin and mother-in-law Endora, Bewitched ticks all the boxes of what a perfect sitcom should be: Hilarious and heartfelt.
Not only is Bewitched arguably the greatest sitcom of all time, it is widely considered one of the greatest TV shows of all time — and rightfully so.
On the surface, British sitcom Vicious may be about an elderly couple who hurl insults at each other while they're busy acting like they are superior to everyone else. However, underneath, it's a statement about how two men's love for each other has endured and thrived for over 50 years despite it not being considered "acceptable" for most of their lives. Acting legends Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi both excel as the quick-witted and highly strung couple Freddie and Stuart.
Yes, the first season may be rife with insults and offensive comments. But as you move into Season 2 and later the standalone final episode, you begin to see a lot more heart-warming moments between the two and their hilariously crazy friends Violet (Frances De La Tour) and neighbor Ash (Game of Thrones' Iwan Rheon). Furthermore, Freddie's brother Mason (Philip Voss) was never short of a dry-witted comeback and Marcia Warren shined as the sometimes forgetful but always hilarious Penelope.
With outrageously sharp insults and equally crude comebacks, Vicious is comedy gold. But it also highlights the importance of love and friendship — Freddie and Stuart are very close to each other and their friends, even if they don't always admit it. With an exceptional cast and strong writing, Vicious could have been the next Absolutely Fabulous had it been on the air for longer. But in the three years it was on, it made us laugh, smile and sometimes even cry — everything a good sitcom should do.
Melissa & Joey
If Melissa Joan Hart is headlining a sitcom, you know you're going to enjoy it. ABC Family's 2010 "hitcom" Melissa & Joey ran for four seasons and broke records for the network.
The series centered around congresswoman Mel Burke who was having a hard time balancing raising her imprisoned sister's teenage kids and her career. She ultimately hires the man who her sister and brother-in-law had wronged in their scheme, Joe Longo (Joey Lawrence). Constantly referring to himself as their "freelance" nanny, Joe looks after Lennox and Ryder as they grow from teenagers into adults. What ensues is a hilarious battle of the minds between Mel and Joe as they constantly try to best each other at everything they do.
Lennox (Taylor Spreitler) is also never far from a witty comeback or compelling story while Ryder (played by Jurassic World's Nick Robinson) is always ready to deliver a flurry of dim but hilarious responses.
The dynamic between the four isn't just fun, it's electric. The chemistry between the actors and their characters just embodies what the show is about: family. And when a sitcom has family at its core, it's destined for great things.
So if you're at a loss for what to watch and are looking for something that will both make you laugh and make you smile, why not pick one of these heart-warming sitcoms? During their runs, these shows highlighted why the best of sitcoms are based around family — because they're full of hilarity and full of heart.
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Brecksville, Ohio - Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) has four participants in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program this summer. Teacher-Rangers work in national parks during the summer and share their experiences with their students during the following school year, wearing the National Park Service uniform to school when presenting park-related lessons. This program has been an extremely effective way to connect urban students to their national parks.
Kristina Schroeder is a first grade teacher at Ledgeview Elementary in the Nordonia Hills City Schools district. An educator for 10 years, she is excited to build upon her passion for outdoor education through her experience with the TRT program. Her goal is to connect her students, families, and colleagues to all that the park has to offer.
Ashley Foster is a science teacher at Cuyahoga Falls High School where she teaches ninth grade physical science, and environmental biology for eleventh and twelfth grades. During the school year, she is involved in many activities, including coaching girls' golf, ski club, and senior class advisor. Having the opportunity to learn and work in the park has been an amazing way to connect the park to the classroom, as well as being an incredible experience.
Scott Waseman has been teaching since 1990 and is currently a math teacher at Barberton High School. Scott looks forward to making connections from his classroom to CVNP. He stated, "Putting students into realistic situations in the park is a very powerful teaching tool. I hope to re-invigorate my students and my classroom through my summer experiences here at CVNP."
Ellie Reagan is a science teacher at Urban Community School in Cleveland. Ellie loves being a TRT because it gives her a powerful way to bridge her school's students and families to the great spaces and living things in the park.
For more information about the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program visit www.nps.gov/learn/trt/ or email e-mail us.
CVNP encompasses 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. Managed by the National Park Service, CVNP combines cultural, historical, recreational, and natural activities in one setting. For more information visit www.nps.gov/cuva or www.dayinthevalley.com or call 330-657-2752 or 800-257-9477.
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'Unimaginable terror of Berkeley victims'
Balcony tragedy that killed six happened after contractors cut corners to save costs, court told
The "unimaginable terror" of the Berkeley balcony collapse victims is laid bare in legal papers which claim contractors cut corners to save building costs.
Legal papers filed with a US court reveal a harrowing account of the night last summer when a joyous party for J1 students in California ended with the deaths of six people.
"None of the victims had any reason to know or suspect that a catastrophe was imminent," the account reads.
"Suddenly, and without warning, the balcony broke loose from the building, tumbled down and struck the third-floor balcony directly below it.
"The mechanics of the failure hurled the 13 students on to the cement sidewalk and asphalt pavement 40ft below."
Six students were killed in the tragedy, while others suffered injuries that will affect them for the rest of their lives.
"The unimaginable terror that each victim experienced during the fall was eclipsed by the carnage on the ground," the account continues.
Lawyers also claim that corners were cut to save costs. It is alleged the management company for the building, Greystar, ignored a "red flag" when students who rented the apartment complained about the presence of mushrooms growing on the balcony.
Legal cases for personal injuries have been lodged by Niall Murray, Aoife Beary, Clodagh Cogley, Sean Fahey, Conor Flynn, Jack Halpin and Hannah Waters.
These cases are set to be combined and heard together in the New Year.
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Fabletics vs. Amazon : Fabletics is Winning
Amazon the world's leading e-commerce retailer. As far as the fashion industry goes, Amazon owns 20% of the e-commerce market. That is a very big market. For a very long time, Amazon boasted of being unrivalled. Particularly, in the fashion segment. This was until recently when things took a turn and Fabletics become a competitor that has left them on their toes.
Fabletics came into the sports apparel industry at a time when the market had been greatly digitalized. They realized that consumers' shopping trends were changing from store shopping to online shopping. However, they did discover a loophole in this type of shopping. The company did their research and identified that so many people go to the net to search for various fashion items. However, a very small percentage actually go ahead and buy. So they end up only using the e-commerce stores as a showroom. Amazon has actually lost a lot of sales and leads due to this.
When Kate Hudson first started Fabletics, she already knew about this issue. She therefore decided to come up with a reverse showroom strategy that would have customers check her apparels out and then go ahead with the buy. So she came up with a membership program where members actually get attires placed in their carts if they like it.
While Amazon strives to bring consumers with various sports attire brands, Fabletics concentrates on perfecting one brand. Bringing fashionable and high quality sports attire at a very affordable price. The fact that they engage consumers with surveys to learn more about their preferences is also a plus. They have invested in an in-house team to guide consumers during the whole shopping process. This way, consumers feel as if they were in a physical store. This has really had a great impact on the consumers' buying decisions.
Fabletics ability to do some research and not follow the norm has seen them achieve more than 30 percent growth year in year out. They are conversant with the market trends and have gone an extra step to utilize models wearing their outfits. This way, their consumers get a real look of how the outfits look like on their body. They continue to take up trends from physical exhibitions and incorporate them so that consumers get the same feel online. And, in that way they have managed to be more competitive that Amazon.
About Fabletics
Fabletics is an active wear brand that was co-founded by the celebrity Kate Hudson. The brand was inspired by an existing market gap where all the major sports apparel brands were all about quality, not price and not fashion. Therefore, Fabletics was launched to help people keep fit in fashionable sports attires that were high in quality and whose price is affordable. Since then, the company has been expanding to cover the rising demand in the united Sates and beyond. The company utilizes a membership strategy where members get to access various fashion pieces at discounted prices.


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Polish murder case in Carlisle
Five people have been convicted over the murder of Polish man Piotr Kulinski, who was murdered in Carlisle.
Five people have been convicted over the murder of Polish man Piotr Kulinski, who was murdered in Carlisle.
At Carlisle Crown Court, the jury heard that Mr Kulinski's partner and a neighbour saw two people attacking Mr Kulinksi whilst he was lying on the ground outside his house on Arnside Road in the Harraby area of Carlisle.
A post Mortem later found that he had been stabbed seven times. Two of the wounds were so serious that they alone would have killed him, one was six inches deep, severing an artery with another damaging his lung.
The prosecution allege that Piotr Zygner and Sylwester Kawalec were the two men that were attacking Mr Kulinski.
They claim that Pauline Mucha then drove the two of them away as they fled the scene before police arrived.
All three are charged with murder.
There are three flood warnings and 16 flood alerts currently in place across the county.
A 41 tonne crane closed the A7 for most of today after leaving the road and becoming trapped in the road barrier.
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As a certified permaculturist, you'll often hear me say:
"The Problem is an Opportunity"
I didn't know that I would be living that principle nearly every day. Building my own business has forced me to face "the problem" of my own fears and insecurities. Before I started on this journey, I had no idea how much internal resistance I would face and how much I would be challenged to grow. It seemed like every time I turned around I was encountering another barrier... most of them were self-induced!
Gradually, it became clear to me that I was getting in my own way. I noticed that often I would take the wrong actions (the ones that were easier) or choose to go at it alone instead of reaching out to others. At first, I thought I had many problems--but after awhile I realized that they all boiled down to this: I wasn't taking courageous action in my business--the action that involved making the tough phone call or making an offer. What was stopping me were three BIG internal issues: my perfectionism, my reluctance to ask for help, and disbelieving my own value.
The funny thing is, at first, I didn't even notice what was stopping me. After all, wasn't playing around for six hours on a brochure design fun and interesting? I kept trying the same solutions over and over again too. How many times could I redo the headline font of my website before I realized it just wasn't going to bring business in the door? Perhaps if I added one more personal certification, degree or set of letters after my name, that would give me the confidence to make an offer or (heaven forbid) ask for money for my services.
Good grief.
If you are anything like me, are you tired of spinning your wheels? Seriously?? Does insecurity, fear or self-doubt ever stop you from taking action?
If so, you are not alone! No matter how detailed a business plan or how stellar your marketing strategy, if self-doubt, or other negative triggers arise, they'll stop you from taking the tough action.
That's where my permaculture principle comes in:
The Problem is an Opportunity
What if you could choose to see what's currently keeping you stuck as an opportunity?
Imagine if you had a tool you could rely on to move you from "stuck" into courageous action?
Why "Growing Edge?"
Hey! Life is amazing and if you aren't paying attention, it just may be passing you by. Slow down! Observe what is around you. Plant a garden. Make your own food. Create Beauty.
Welcome to our blog. We love discovering what Earth has to teach anyone willing to be on the Growing Edge of life.
--Denise Rushing, New Story Center
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Bringing Walnuts to Market
Organic Walnuts, fresh from the farm. In this video we load up Loretta's Toyota Corolla and head out to the co-op drop point.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Organic Certification 2012-2013
Organic Certification
This year it was EXPENSIVE, since the USDA program is no longer reimbursing organic farmers in California. *sigh*.
This year it was EXPENSIVE, since the USDA program is no longer reimbursing organic farmers in California. *sigh*.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
Everything is Oscars! See the Academy Award nominees that have hit DVD
Earlier today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for this year's Oscars ceremony. It's a solid if unsurprising list: Birdman and Boyhood earned big nods, and Jake Gyllenhaal is sadly nowhere in sight. For a full list of nominees that you'll have to start learning the names of, check out the Washington Post's list.
(ADDENDUM: One of our staff members points out that this is the whitest and most male Oscar ceremony in decades. No women are nominated in the major awards outside of the actress categories; Iñárritu is the only person of color in those categories. Somewhat a letdown considering the diversity among directors and writers this year.)
Most of the nominated films were released in the last few months, as tends to happen for award-seeking movies, so very few are available on DVD yet. We have a few in process (Boyhood, Gone Girl, and Guardians of the Galaxy are on their way...), but a handful of the foreign and documentary films have already seen home video release. And to be honest, those are the ones you probably needed to watch anyway.
There'll probably be repertoire theaters replaying some of the nominees in the coming weeks, but if you find yourself in the library, consider watching these award contenders in advance of the big ceremony.
The Grand Budapest Hotel – HU DVD 11444
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design
The Lego Movie – HU DVD 11466
Nominated for Best Original Song
Ida – HU DVD 11538
Nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film
Finding Vivian Maier – HU DVD 11547
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature
Maleficent – HU DVD 11584
Nominated for Best Costume Design
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Sharon Coplan
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- Date of birth: Mar 24, 1943
- Date of passing: Apr 13, 2011
|Let the memory of Sharon be with us forever
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Sharon Coplan, 68, born on March 24, 1943 and passed away on April 13, 2011. We will remember her forever.
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"I close my eyes to wipe a tear I keep wishing you were here..I will hold all your memories deep in my heart..Through these memories we'll never part..All of your love I will hold near..I never got a chance to say my last good-bye...I Love You"
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These Om Scarves are made of 100% cotton in India, and feature the Om Sign design, are made with love in India. Each scarf is 42 Inches by 42 Inches, so they are big enough and versatile enough that you can use them for many different things. The Om Symbol is dyed into the material so that it wont fade over time.
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Senate Firms Up Final Healthcare Bill/
RedTracker| The Wall Street Journal signals that the Senate votes for a health-care package are taking shape, as Senators drop their embrace of last week's proposed idea of letting people 55 to 64 buy into Medicare at their own expense. According to the journal, two items remain open on the Senate debate docket.
ND Senator Byron Dorgan wants to allow the reimportation of prescription from Canada and some other countries.
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I enjoy giant squids, octopi, and other slimy beasts that live in the deep. This piece was a blast because it works both at this justification, and upside down! Around 8x10. Scratchboard and watercolor.
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Toddlers shouldn't spend long hours alone in the their crib, whether they're crying to get out or playing happily. Young children need to spend time with other people, even if they might sometimes prefer a little down time without other people around. You know your baby and are the person best able to decide how long is too long when it comes to leaving your baby alone in bed.
Crying Before Bed
Even if you're a fan of the "cry-it-out" method of putting your child to sleep, you should set limits on the length of time that you leave your crying toddler in the crib. The limits you set may depend on your toddler; Infant Sleep Specialist Nicole Johnson recommends no longer than 30 minutes before getting him up and trying again in half an hour or so. The Family Education website recommends telling your toddler you'll check on him in five minutes, or whatever arbitrary time limit you decide upon. Then do so, without picking your child up or taking him out of the crib. An Australian study published in the October 2012 issue of "Pediatrics" showed that "crying it out" or other behavioral sleep techniques isn't harmful for children.
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If your toddler wakes up happy and willing to entertain himself with books or stuffed animals, you might happily entertain yourself for half an hour or so, or you might feel slightly guilty for leaving him in there, no matter how happy he seems. Even if your child seems happy alone in his crib, he still needs to spend time with you and the rest of his world more than he needs time alone. Before age 18 months, most babies won't want to spend time alone, according to pediatrician Dr. William Sears. That means your toddler might cry for you as soon as he awakes. If he does, don't leave him crying in the crib. But if he does start entertaining himself in the crib in the morning, Ms. Johnson says there's no harm in leaving him alone for up to 45 minutes as long as he's happy.
If your toddler is happily playing in the crib before he falls sleep or wakes up happy in the morning and plays for a bit before calling for you, he's learning to entertain himself. Spending time alone gives him a chance to use his imagination and to learn the joys of spending time with the pleasure of his own company. Some toddlers, like some adults, need to wind down quietly by themselves before bedtime; you might hear him singing to himself, laughing or talking to his stuffed animals to put himself to sleep. Try to limit his "down" time to 20 to 30 minutes before naps and 30 minutes before bedtime, Ms. Johnson recommends.
If your toddler is miserable, it's never a good idea to leave him screaming in his crib for hours, even if it's bedtime. He might be overstimulated from a busy day and need more unwinding time with you, or if he still takes a nap, he might have slept too long or too late to go to bed at his usual time. Too much time "resting" in bed in the morning could also delay his afternoon nap and throw off his entire days' schedule. If your child has reached climbing age, being alone too long in his crib could tempt him to practice his skills on the crib rails, which could lead to injuries from a fall. Once your child can stand, put the crib mattress at the lowest height to make it more difficult for him to reach the rail.


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Jason Bourne (2016)
Movie Title: Jason Bourne (2016)
Director: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander
Release Date: 29 July 2016 (USA)
Genres: Action, Thriller
Format: MatRoska (Mkv)
File Size: 1GB
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Runtime: 02:03:11
Language: English
Jason Bourne is again being hunted by the CIA. It begins when Nicky Parson a former CIA operative who helped Bourne who then went under and now works with a man who's a whistle blower and is out to expose the CIA's black ops. So Nicky hacks into the CIA and downloads everything on all their Black Ops including Treadstone which Bourne was a part of. And Heather Lee, a CIA agent discovers the hack and brings it to the attention of CIA Director Dewey, the man behind the Black Ops. He then orders Parsons be found and hopefully Bourne too.


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If Donald Trump emerges as the Republican presidential nominee to face Hillary Clinton, he will receive support from backers of Clinton's Democratic rival — at least that's the prediction of Bill Maher.
"Some Bernie voters are going to vote for Trump," Maher said Friday during his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher.
"Absolutely," said Kellyanne Conway, who runs a super PAC that supports Sen. Ted Cruz. "Based on trade. Based on outsider, absolutely. No money in politics, same view."
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"I think Bernie Sanders is too poor to be bought, and I think Donald Trump is too rich to be bought by special interests," said Royce Gourley, a real estate investor, who gave $2,500 to Sanders and $2,700 to Trump, Federal Election Commission filings show.
Trump has indicated he will seek the support of Sanders enthusiasm backers if the general election pits him against Clinton.
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"You have two candidates in Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders which have reignited a group of people who have been disenfranchised and disappointed with the way Washington, D.C. and career politicians have run the country," said Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. "Bernie Sanders has large crowds — not as large as Mr. Trump's, but large crowds — and so there is a level of excitement there for people about his messaging and we will bring those people in."
"I feel that the core of both what Bernie's movement is and Trump's movement is, is the same," said Marina Coddaire, 25, of Woodbury, Conn. "This anti-establishment, being upset with the way that our government has been run and how the mistakes that they've made have really damaged the middle class and have disenfranchised them. This cry of change. The way that they've both gone about it is of course different but I still respect it."
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Peterson School (Tlalpan)
Preschool, elementary, middle, high school and prepa. American school education model. Classes in English and Spanish. SEP Certified. International Baccalaureate (IB). Federal Highway to Cuernavaca km 24, 6871, Col. San Andres Totoltepec, 14400 CDMX.
The Peterson School's Tlalpan Campus provides an American international education for children from 1.5 years of age to 19 years of age in the south of Mexico City. Our non-profit, bilingual campus offers the very best combination of American (common core), Mexican (SEP/UNAM) and international (IB) curricula to families who are looking to give their children the best possible start in life.
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About The School
Peterson Schools have been breaking new educational ground since first introducing the Montessori system in Mexico in the 1960's and they continue to lead the way in combining the most modern and up to date teaching practices and approaches whilst retaining and respecting the very best of our Mexican culture and tradition.
Our Tlalpan Campus, one of four Peterson campuses, was designed to provide a learning oasis for students in the south of the city. Here children have an opportunity to partially escape our polluted city and enjoy a chance to study in spacious grounds with well-equipped classrooms and highly trained teachers.
Our commitment
Peterson Tlalpan aims to be the leading personalized, bilingual and multicultural school in the south of Mexico City preparing its students to meet the global challenges of the 21st Century, enabling each and every student to discover and maximize their potential in a secure and supportive environment in which they can develop their own unique identity and self-awareness.
We expect our graduates to leave us with the confidence, knowledge, skills and understanding that they need to become the effective leaders of the future.
Our learning community in the south of the city is mainly comprised of professional and academic Mexican families who value the importance of an international education. We provide a growing network of bus routes that serve a wide range of communities across the south of the city.
Academic Programs
Our youngest students follow an English immersion Montessori program designed to give them the strongest possible learning foundations. This approach effectively prepares them for our bilingual, interdisciplinary primary and middle school programs which are based on the US common core standards. Alongside this we also blend in the Mexican national curriculum to ensure that our students have a balanced national and international perspective in their learning.
Student progress is continuously monitored through the MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) system to ensure appropriately differentiated teaching to meet all students' needs and College Board exams are applied as a means of independently validating our academic rigor.
At high school all our students have the opportunity to study the International Baccalaureate Diploma program.
Our school is fully accredited by the SEP (Secretaria de Educacion Publica - Mexican Ministry of Education) and is revalidated by the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexican National Autonomous University)
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Tlalpan campus is well equipped to provide a wide range of curricular and co-curricular sporting activities and boasts a full size, all weather football pitch and running track, a football-rapido grass pitch, as well as basketball and volleyball courts.
These sporting opportunities are also complimented by a range of artistic programs and activities that ensure a balanced after school program for all our students.
For admissions information contact Rocío Cerdeira Fernández (click on "Call" above and ask for extension 110).
For general information cobtact David Jones, Headteacher (click on "Email" above)
Address: Carretera Federal a Cuernavaca Km. 24 No. 6871, Col. San Andrés Totoltepec, Del. Tlalpan, 14400 CDMX.
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So as you all may or may not know, myself and fellow Subrewind blogger Emmo host a weekly radio show on PlayFMDublin.
We've decided to pick our top 5 songs from every month, the tunes that in the immortal words of Mike Skinner are more than just tracks and have become movements and then share them with you lot. So here we go 1st time in 2012, in no particular order at all.
Artifact – Archaic Line (Deadplate Records)
I've been banging on about this Bristol based producer for a while and there's very good reason why. This song is deep yet relaxed, dark yet uplifting. Artifact has really sold himself on this one and I can already feel it being in my top 10 of 2012.
Orphan 101 – Itchin (DECA Rhythm)
Another Bristol based producer Orphan 101 releases this one on his own label DECA Rhythm. He manages to bridge House, Techno and Dubstep so flawlessly it has something for everyone.
French Fries – Crushin On Me (Youngunz)
This one was released as part of Youngunz compilation Sinterklaas Society. Short vocal samples are nearly becoming all too common in modern bass music yet French Fries definitely knows how to keep it fresh in this one.
Dj Naughty – Unstoppable (Roska Kicks and Snares)
Dj Naughty describes himself as "Foundation of Funky" and we really can't deny it. Unstoppable brings an orchestra of synths in on this one giving off a nice 8bit feel yet keeping a steady flow.
Surge ft Pyxis – Leech (Wheel and Deal UK)
N-Type's Wheel and Deal never disappoints and same goes for this release. Containing atmospherically beautiful vocals, kicked out synths, tasty low-ends along with some easy going bass wobbles.
Scuba – The Hope (Hotflush)
Technically a February release but we had massive fun playing this on the show and it gets a great response. Terrific vocals and a massive rolling bassline means this tracks has amazing energy and really moves. We cant wait for his new album after hearing this.
Boddika & Joy O – Swims (Swamp81)
Pretty much anything that Joy O does gets on the show, pretty much anything Boddika does gets on the show and pretty much anything released on Swamp81 gets on the show so when Loefah decided to release this late 2011 dubplate smasher we knew it was an instant win. Big big tune.
Tessela – Channel (PunchDrunk)
This superb release on Perverelist's PunchDrunk comes courtesy of another one of Bristol's growing number of talented producers. This one harks back to an era of hard core breaks. Plenty of space and lovely interplay between the kicks and highs means this one got the studio rocking in January.
Mala – Enter Dimensions (DMZ)
Quality deep dubstep from the master. Another vinyl only release from the team who single handedly are pushing dubstep's dubplate culture to new levels all the time. This one has lovely percussion and haunting echos, like a space journey with your bongos in tow.
Bonobo – Kiara (Cosmin TRG remix)
This one taken off the Bonobo remix album is epic. Constantly evolving and changing but always retaining a sense of theme and an energy that only the best songs have. The original tune is good but this remix takes it higher, as all the best remixes do, We like this a lot and we think you will too.
Bonobo – Kiara (Cosmin TRG remix)


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Throughout the year, the YWCA hosts a variety of events designed to highlight our mission and raise funds for our programs. Explore the links below to learn about the annual YWCA events throughout the year. You can also check out our event calendar to learn more about Racial Justice Workshops and other smaller events.
Circle of Women - Celebrate the power of individual philanthropy at the Circle of Women. Guests hear from women who have changed their lives with support from YWCA Madison and discover how their gift benefits women and their families in our community. The event was conceived as a way to encourage philanthropy among women and provide an opportunity to network with others from diverse social, ethnic, economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds.
Moxie Conference featuring the Women of Distinction Awards - Empowering women is a key component of the YWCA Madison's mission. The Moxie Conference, a women's leadership event, aims to build tomorrow's leaders and encourage them to draw inspiration from the Women of Distinction Award recipients who will be honored during the conference. Women of Distinction Awards are present to outstanding women leaders for their community service, professional achievement, integrity, leadership, and dedication to the lives of others and to the quality of life for all. They are a reflection of the YWCA's historic mission and values.
Racial Justice Summit - Each year, the YWCA Madison hosts a racial justice summit that brings together community stakeholders to work on eliminating barriers that foster racism in our community. The summit focuses on institutional racism and involves nationally-known keynote speakers and researchers, as well as local experts and advocates. Through an environment that encourages learning from and supporting each other in our common goals, the summit provides a platform for action planning and community dialogue.
Events Throughout the Year
The YWCA Madison also holds Racial Justice Workshops and Mission Impact Events throughout the year. Please refer to our event calendar for dates and times.