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American Ballroom Company, Inc. (ABC) was incorporated in March 1971 by Ms. Mary Molaghan & Mr. John Monte.
At that time ABC was granted a license from the National Council of Dance Teachers Organization (NCDTO), now the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) to conduct the official United States Ballroom Championships® (USBC), now known as the United States Dance Championships® (USDC) in all styles and divisions for Amateurs, Professionals and Pro/Ams. The Charter was later revised in 1975 and remains the same today.
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In 1985 it was moved to Miami Beach, FL and held at the Sheraton Bal Harbour. The Championships remained there until 1988. In 1989 it was held at the Fontainebleau Hilton and returned to the Sheraton Bal Harbour in 1990.
ABC conducted the World Professional Championships (Standard) in conjunction with World Dance Promotions at the Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York City in 1984 and recently conducted this event in 1998 in Miami. Additionally, ABC has organized the World's Professional Latin American Championships in 1987, 1991, & 1996 and the World's Professional Ten Dance Championships in 1993 and 1997.
The United States representatives for the World Professional Championships are chosen each year at the USDC. In conjunction with the NDCA, ABC helps subsidize the couples travel expenses.
The US Open Professional Standard and Latin American Championships commenced in 1983, and since then have attracted the best dancers from throughout the World.
In 1995 ABC formed a joint venture with the Ballroom Dance Division at Brigham Young University to organize and run the US National Pre-Teen, Junior, Youth and Amateur Cabaret Championships in Provo, UT. This was due to the very large population of young dancers in the inter-mountain area.
In 1996, the US National Professional Standard Championships and the US National Professional Rising Star Standard Competition joined the other U.S. Championships which were held in Provo.
In 1997 the name of the annual US Championship was changed to reflect the trend in the dance world. The name was changed to "United States Dance Sport Championships®".
In 2006, ABC successfully reunited all United States Championships under one roof, giving the United States one competition for all National Championships.
In 2007 ABC changed the name of the annual United States Championships to "United States Dance Championships" (USDC) to more accurately reflect the spirit of the event. Along with this change, a change of venue was made to its present location, which is the Royal Pacific Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida.
ABC is an independent producer of dance competitions, and has successfully produced many United States Championships and World Championships.


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The plot of Five Star Billionaire, with its multiple protagonists, may seem deceptively familiar: a neglected boy claws his way from rags to riches; a country girl tries to make her way in the city; a city girl tries to prove her worth in a man's world of business; a rock star falls victim to the fame machine; and a rich man tumbles from grace. Yet Tash Aw's chosen setting of Shanghai, with the dynamic tumult of that nation's modernization and the sea of internal and external migrants seeking to claim a part of the new economy, delivers a book that goes beyond the bounds of the ordinary.
The story is interspersed with advice for aspirant billionaires — a self-help manual. "Choose the Right Moment to Launch Yourself"; "Always Rebound After Each Failure." This is a trope shared, coincidentally, by Mohsin Hamid in his How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, also published this year. It is not surprising that the zeitgeist would lead two such perceptive authors to take a similar route in their examination of a region whose Industrial Revolution embodies the opportunities and pitfalls of the market economy. Where Hamid's book was a short, sharp narrative of a single life in an unnamed country (presumably Pakistan), Aw takes on a broader, sweeping view of the scene and provides a richly drawn landscape of compelling characters, and a deep immersion in their lives.
The protagonists of Five Star Billionaire are brought to Shanghai by very different circumstances. Tying the multiple narrative strands together is the enigmatic Five Star Billionaire himself, a man whose identity is hidden for much of the book. His are the homilies, scattered throughout the book, as he explains the hard work and guile that have made him a success. One of these acolytes is Phoebe, a young woman who takes on a false identity to find employment and, hopefully, a rich boyfriend or husband. As she doggedly interprets the injunctions of the Five Star Billionaire — stealing another young woman's ID card in order to gain work clearance, living off instant noodles to save money for a high-quality "genuine" fake designer handbag to impress her Internet dates — Aw gently explores the human cost of modernization and consumer culture. In his nuanced characterization of Phoebe, we recognize the desperation of a quest that forms, in the end, a poignant indictment of a society devoid of sincerity, where relationships are built on appearance, artifice and pretense.
In the course of that quest, Phoebe develops an online relationship with Gary, a pop star whose meteoric rise to fame and fortune has crash-landed. As their friendship develops, the two become emotionally dependent on each other, typing out intense conversations deep into the night. But this is a false intimacy. Never meeting face to face, mediated by the computer screen, neither is ever telling the whole truth, and the reader is overwhelmed by a sense of opportunities squandered. Aw, with gentle compassion and a keen understanding of the human condition, deftly manipulates his characters as they succumb to the lure of this city where everything seems possible. Even as the reader is able to acknowledge the flaws of the purposefully shallow Phoebe and of Gary's pampered indolence, for example, we find ourselves compelled by their longings and willing them to a success that Aw is unequivocal in exposing as ultimately conflicted.
Five Star Billionaire is a fiercely contemporary tale of tradition, modernity and the cost of progress. Is fate really determined by sheer force of will alone? When all seems laid before you for the taking, what decisions will you make? The Five Star Billionaire, in the opening of the book, confides, "I was conscious of the price of life's treasures but not yet fully aware of their many limitations." As Aw brings the stories of these five characters to a disturbing but satisfying conclusion, perhaps the best answer is that it is within these very limitations, should we choose to accept them, that we find salvation.
Ellah Allfrey is deputy editor of Granta magazine.
A new novel tells the story of five people who moved to Shanghai looking for certain kinds of success: love, money, fame. The book is called "Five Star Billionaire." The author is Tash Aw. In 2010, Aw told NPR that many of his characters are trying to figure out where they belong. Our reviewer, Ellah Allfrey, points out that success is not the same as belonging.
ELLAH ALLFREY, BYLINE: The plot may seem familiar, simple even: a poor boy claws his way from rags to riches, a country girl tries to make it in the city, a city girl proves herself in the world of business, a rock star falls from fame. But Tash Aw's "Five Star Billionaire" goes beyond the bounds of the ordinary. The story is set in Shanghai. We're in the middle of China's modernization. Everyone's hoping for a piece of the new economy.
And dispersed throughout the book are passages addressed to aspiring tycoons. Choose the right moment to launch yourself, and always rebound after each failure. Writing these is the mysterious five-star billionaire himself. For most of the book, we don't know who he is. But he explains the hard work and guile that have made him a success through these little homilies.
And reading them is Phoebe, a young woman from a rural village who steals an ID card so she can work in Shanghai. She lives off instant noodles to save up for a high-quality fake handbag that she believes will impress her Internet dates. And she gives Tash Aw a way to explore the human cost of this consumer culture. There's a desperation in Phoebe. And in the end, it's her quest that exposes a society devoid of sincerity.
In the course of that quest, Phoebe develops an online relationship with Gary. He's a pop star who rose to fame and then crash landed, hard. As their friendship develops, they type out conversations late into the night. But it's a false intimacy. They never meet face to face. They never tell the whole truth. And for the reader, what you're left with is a sense of squandered opportunities.
There are other characters and other lives described here, but you'll have to read the book to find out about them. And you should read it also for Tash Aw's gentle compassion and keen understanding of the human condition. You'll root for his characters as they succumb to a city where everything seems possible. You'll hope for them to succeed, even though, as Tash Aw shows us, success is ultimately a pretty conflicted business.
CORNISH: The book is "Five Star Billionaire" by Tash Aw. Ella Allfrey is our reviewer. She's the deputy editor of the literary magazine Granta. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
I Can Fly!
When I awoke, I was in the best mood! I mean, I'd just flown! I knew it would be a great day. How could it not, right? What could possibly go wrong?
So I showered and played with Brooklyn a bit before picking up Clay from kindergarten. Late. Oops.
Then I got Savannah from school, gave the kids some lunch and drove to Savannah's ortho appointment. She was told she'd need to use the crutches for another 5 weeks and then the doctor would "negotiate" with her about what she could and couldn't do. She was less than happy.
I got home in time to pick up the other kids from school. As I waited for them to get in the car, I realized I hadn't eaten anything yet. No wonder my stomach was growling.
I got home, started the kids on homework, read some email, and took a couple phone calls before I realized it was time to drive Savannah to confirmation. Ran out the door while shouting instructions for Austin to mow the lawn and for Jackson to warm up some leftovers for everyone.
Dropped Savannah at confirmation. Hit the grocery store with Brooklyn. Drove home, threw the cold stuff in the fridge and shouted some more instructions over my shoulder for the kids to put the rest of the groceries away, then ran back out to pick up Savannah.
Still haven't eaten. So hungry I could chew off my hand.
Drove Savannah home, quickly changed out of my jeans and t-shirt momwear, made myself a sandwich with a wheat roll, lettuce and 2 pieces of cheese (What? It was quick), and shouted yet more instructions as I left to go to the wake for my best friend's brother who just lost his battle with cancer. I started scarfing down the sandwich because I was starved. I'd eaten half of it before I thought There's something wrong with the lettuce. Why is the texture of this lettuce so weird? I just bought it. That's so strange. I can hardly chew it! I opened the roll to throw the lettuce out when I noticed there wasn't anything wrong with the lettuce at all. There was a piece of paper between the 2 slices of cheese. I'd eaten half a piece of paper. This is not the way to get more fiber in your diet! Really this is just another reason why you shouldn't go all day without eating. And clearly, flying dreams don't predict an awesome day.
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33 comments:
- Shoshanah said...
My grandfather used to always tell a story like that. The way it went is that not long after my grandparents got married, my grandmother made him lunch to take into work. Turns out long with the meat she included a piece of paper in the sandwich that was in the meat packaging is well. If I remember correctly, I believe he brought the paper with a bite missing back to show her.
- May 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM
- WhisperingWriter said...
How I wish I could stay up to 2 or 3. I am a total night owl. But I have to wake up at 7 to get my son to school and if I stayed up that late then I'd be a total scary person in the morning. I am NOT a morning person in the least. Plus it doesn't help that I don't drink coffee.
When the kids move out I can resume staying up until the dead of night. I miss it.
- May 5, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Much More Than Mommy said...
Well, the thing about eating paper is that one way or another, it'll all come out in the end.
- May 6, 2010 at 12:37 AM
- mandyb said...
oh dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can we send you some more vegemite to have with that paper sandwich!!!!!!!
- May 6, 2010 at 2:05 AM
I've had those dreams! Usually mine are the giant steps where I kind of swim/walk through the air and defy gravity. It's approaching 2 AM here. I'd better get to bed. I'm gonna hate myself in the morning.
- May 6, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- Jen@Scrapingirl said...
You totally crack me up. I appreciate the morning chuckle I just got. :)
- May 6, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- Tammy said...
I recently had a flying dream too. It is the coolest sensation. My DH thought I was nuts. It's not funny that you left the paper in the cheese, but it's a little funny that you ate half of it. Have a better day today!
- May 6, 2010 at 6:51 AM
- Kristin of course said...
Just keep that jar of Vegemite in the car :) Or a couple bags of peanuts.
Gosh, I could accomplish so much if I could NOT pass out by 11pm. That would be completely awesome.
- May 6, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Kathy said...
Like you, I often find myself up at crazy hours - I wish I could be more productive during those times!
And be more careful with the cheese . . .
- May 6, 2010 at 8:22 AM
Hahahaha! Sorry, it's funny to me because that sounds like a typical day for me, minus the wake.
Rush, rush, rush!
And I LOVE flying dreams, and I had them all the time as a kid, but no more. They were the best!
- May 6, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- Robin said...
Once again, you've put a smile on my face!!
- May 6, 2010 at 9:49 AM
I haven't had a flying dream in a long time. I read once that it meant you are "free" and, as you said, "you can see everything below that you've left behind". Looks like, at least in your mind, your life is turning a corner for the better!
- May 6, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Tana said...
Thanks for always making me smile!! I have been having an especially stressful week and so I decided to sit down this morning and check your blog. I read this post and the last post about Clay and I was laughing out loud. You are an amazing mother and person. The world needs more people like you. I am sorry for the hard times you have to go through..I don't know how you do it, but you amaze me. Thanks for being an inspiration!!
- May 6, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- Juneau Poole Party said...
I found this on CNN - perfect timing:
Your sense of freedom and liberation maybe????
- May 6, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Hahaha, too funny about the paper between the two slices of cheese. :D:D
I love hearing about how good your older kids are at helping you out.
Have a nice weeekend!
- May 6, 2010 at 4:09 PM
After one too many times of being out and about with my kids and being starving because I forgot to eat AGAIN, I now always have something like granola bars or crackers and bottled water in my car. And I can't tell you the number of times it has saved me!! It might not be gourmet, but when you're hungry it's better than nothing!
I have to say I admire how well you are holding up with all you do. Will having the kids out of school and done with sports for the summer make your life easier or harder? And does this life change mean you no longer are required to go camping?
-Beth in MI
- May 6, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Marjorie said...
I lost it when you mentioned there was paper in your sandwich and you ate it. I'm sure my 5 year old thinks I'm insane.
- May 6, 2010 at 4:57 PM
And I thought I was bad when I ate the fortune from my fortune cookie! It's nice to know I'm not alone!
- May 6, 2010 at 9:28 PM
AHAHAHA! We buy that kind of cheese too, uhg I have done that myself SO many times... I also have played a prank on my little sister when my mom makes me make her a sandwich, too xD.
- May 6, 2010 at 9:45 PM
- Dayna said...
How did you get the weatherbug button on your blog?
- May 6, 2010 at 10:59 PM
- Brenda said...
One I started working on my masters I threw a bunch of those 100 calories snack boxes in the trunk of my car so there was always something. I realize 20 100 calorie snacks are not a meal but they are probably tastier than paper.
- May 7, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Megryansmom said...
Thank you so much for clearing up the paper eating. I thought from all the stress you had developed a pica.
- May 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Jessica said...
You need to keep some protein bars in the car. You won't last long on little sleep and no food.
- May 7, 2010 at 12:59 PM
I stuck a frozen pizza in the oven one day and was trying to cut it and it wouldn't cut and I'm like what is wrong with this pizza? I couldn't cut through the cardboard that I had left on the bottom of the pizza. If I had been able to cut it I'm sure I would have eaten some cardboard.
And you need to set yourself a bedtime girl!
- May 7, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Amber Narae said...
Dawn, thank you so much for sharing! I really needed that laugh at the end. I, too, have had those days... and oftentimes without the flying start. It's nice to get occasional confirmation that I am not alone. *Hugz*
- May 7, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- Kris said...
I love flying dreams, I have them sometimes and it is exactly as you describe. I am just suspended in air and can maneuver around. Sometimes I do this thing where my feet touch the ground every so often and then I am off again. Don't know what those dreams mean, but obviously, it doesn't mean you are in for a fabulous day! It does make me wake up feeling good and that is worth something!
- May 7, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Yup, I had those days where I'm so busy I forget to eat. Sigh...so it's normal!! ;)
- May 7, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Dawn, I love you. I do. Please take this in the right way.... you MUST take better care of yourself. You need to find time to sleep, eat, and pick the paper out of your sandwich. You always make me laugh and I love having you as a cyber- friend. Your follies and amazing wisdom are an inspiration. Trust me though... in order to fly you need to start taking care of your "plane" or I'm afraid you are going to crash and burn.
- May 7, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- Angela said...
Flying is the best for sure, but only when it happens in dreams. My husband loves to watch youtube videos of people flying in wingsuits. Also, have you seen Anita Renfroe's song to William Tell's overture? I watched it again this week, and at the end she says 'because I said so' several times. It's been stuck in my head all week, so you're blog has been stuck in my head all week. =) If by some small chance you haven't seen it, go find it on youtube. I think you two would be great friends. Thanks for the laughs.
- May 7, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- Becky said...
My younger brother was half way through a bag of Beggin Strips before he realized it was dog food!
Seriously, out of everything in the cupboard THAT is what looked good?
- May 8, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- TwinsanityMom said...
Happy Mother's Day!
- May 9, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- My Semblance of Sanity said...
Bwwwaaaaaahaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaa
- May 10, 2010 at 10:19 PM
We should be chary and particular in all the advice we give. We should be especially careful in giving advice that we would not about of following ourselves. Most of all, we ought to refrain from giving advise which we don't imitate when it damages those who take us at our word.
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Editor's Note: Many of you noted that the price for a 10-pound bag of potatoes cited in the lawsuit seems ridiculously high. So we look into the matter further — you can read what we found in this follow-up post.
High-tech spying with satellites. Intimidation. Price fixing.
Sound like the makings of a Hollywood thriller? These are actually among the allegations being thrown about in a federal court case against America's alleged "Potato Cartel." It's enough to make Mr. Potato Head blush.
A civil lawsuit that last week shifted into U.S. district court in Idaho — America's potato country — alleges that the United Potato Growers of America has become a veritable OPEC of spuds. The group's members, who produce about 75 percent of the potatoes grown in this country, are accused of illegally conspiring to inflate 'tater prices.
The allegations, which the potato growers deny, are being lobbed by the Associated Wholesale Grocers, which represents more than 1,900 retailers, according to its website. The grocers group is based in Kansas, where the suit was originally filed this spring.
In their lawsuit, the grocers accuse Big Potato of enforcing its pricing schemes through a variety of strong-arm, high-tech means, including using GPS systems and satellite imagery of farmland to make sure farmers aren't planting more spuds than they're supposed to. They were "using Spudnik, if you will, from the sky," AP reporter John Miller, who recently wrote about the case, joked with Robert Siegel on All Things Considered in describing the lawsuit's allegations. Growers who violated the production limits, the suit alleges, were fined $100 per acre.
At issue is whether the potato growers were engaging in predatory conduct or merely running a smart cooperative that helped its members avoid the cycle of boom and bust in the potato biz. According to its website, United Potato Growers of America formed in 2005, following the creation a year earlier of an Idaho cooperative with a mission to "manage their potato supply, matching it to demand to help their growers receive a reasonable price for their product."
Mission accomplished, it would seem: As AP's Miller notes, the lawsuit alleges that in 2007, a 10-pound bag of potatoes sold for about $8 or $9; by 2008, the lawsuit alleges, that price had shot up to $15 or so. (Update: Some of you have noted that these prices sound too high. Here's what the lawsuit alleges: "In 2005-06, UPGI [United Potato Growers of Idaho, an affiliated group] helped erase 6.8 million cwt. [hundredweight] of potatoes from the U.S. and Canadian markets. This helped drive up the market price over 48 percent." Update No. 2: Elsewhere, the suit also states: "As a result of these efforts, by the summer of 2008, according to the Idaho Potato Commission, a ten pound bag of potatoes cost consumers $15 — up $6 over 2007.")
Now, under a 1922 law known as the Capper-Volstead Act, agricultural producers are allowed to band together to more efficiently market their products. And the potato folks clearly think they're on the right side of the law.
In a statement, UPGA told NPR: "United Potato Grower's goal has been to help growers provide quality potatoes at reasonable prices to American consumers. We have always acted openly and within the bounds of the law. We are confident in our legal position and look forward to a favorable outcome in court."
But in recent years, the Justice Department has been scrutinizing just how far such antitrust exemptions should apply to large modern agricultural operations.
And the current lawsuit is quite similar to another lawsuit filed against the potato co-op back in 2010. The judge in that case, Miller says, rejected a motion to throw the case out of court. Instead, the judge says it remains an open question just how far growers can stretch Capper-Volstead's antitrust protections.
You can hear Robert Siegel's interview with John Miller by clicking on the audio link at the top of this page.
From a big, wholesale grocer come allegations of price fixing on the part of big potato. Associated Wholesale Grocers is based in Kansas. They're doing the accusing. The United Potato Growers of America, the UPGA, denies it all. This is a lawsuit. And the question is: Are the big potato growers engaging in predatory conduct, or are they running a smart co-op - smart enough to avoid a cycle of boom and bust when they overproduce?
Well, for these and other questions related to the price of potatoes, John Miller of The Associated Press joins us now from Boise, Idaho. Welcome to the program.
JOHN MILLER: Yeah. Thanks very much.
SIEGEL: And first, what does Associated Wholesale Grocers charge here?
MILLER: Well, the Associated Wholesale Grocers charges that about 75 percent of the fresh potato growers in the country have gotten together - as part of the United Potato Growers of America - and have run a price-fixing scheme, according to the lawsuit, not unsimilar to the OPEC cartel; in order to boost the prices of potatoes illegally, and charge consumers more at the supermarket aisle.
SIEGEL: And they actually alleged that to make sure that producers aren't producing any more potatoes that might reduce the price, they're going high tech, even, according to this suit.
MILLER: Well, according to the lawsuit, in order to enforce elements of the production plan, that they've been using GPS systems, satellite imagery, flyovers and other methods to enforce its agreement to reduce potato supply - using Spudnik, if you will, from the skies.
SIEGEL: And according to the plaintiff here, what kind of a premium are we paying because of what they allege is a potato cartel and what it's doing?
MILLER: Well, a 10-pound bag of potatoes, you know, might previously have gone for 8 or $9. And, you know, after that - and this is 2006 figures, this is two years after the United Potato Growers of America organized, that perhaps folks were paying about $15 for a bag of 10-pound potatoes. [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: After this story aired, Miller contacted NPR to say he misstated the years referred to in the example from the lawsuit. The suit alleges that the price of a 10-pound bag of potatoes rose from about $9 in 2007 - not 2004, as implied - to $15 in 2008 - not 2006.]
SIEGEL: And the United Potato Growers of America, how do they respond to this?
MILLER: Well, they clearly say that the lawsuit is not accurate; that they have organized their co-op according to a 1922 federal law called Capper-Volstead, that allows agricultural producers to form cooperatives to more efficiently market their products. They say they've done everything properly. They've had the advice of excellent antitrust attorneys when they set this up, and they're clearly saying that the allegations are without merit.
SIEGEL: Now, this is a civil lawsuit. The Justice Department isn't claiming an antitrust violation here, are they?
MILLER: No. This one is a civil lawsuit, and it's similar to another civil lawsuit filed in federal court in Idaho, back in 2010. And this particular case by the Wholesale Grocers was moved out to Idaho from Kansas this last week. And it's pretty likely, according to the attorneys, that the two cases are going to be combined because really, what's at stake - or what's at issue is similar, or nearly identical.
SIEGEL: I assume that in Idaho, where you are, the price of potatoes is pretty important.
MILLER: Oh, the price of potatoes in Idaho is very important. We're a very important potato-growing state. We produce about 30 percent of the nation's Russet-style potatoes. So we have a potato on our license plate. This is potato country.
SIEGEL: Now, all of us consumers of potatoes would probably prefer to pay less for potatoes rather than more. On the other hand, when growers get together and they try to keep prices up, what they say is if you overproduce, the price of potatoes can go down so fast that people are driven out of business.
MILLER: Well, and I think that that, back in 2004, was the impetus for the United Potato Growers of America getting together and talking about how they could get away from these boom-and-bust cycles that according to some of the farmers that I spoke with, left them with so many potatoes that they just put them in the manure spreader, and dumped them back in the field and used them as fertilizer. It's certainly not the way any self-respecting Idaho potato farmer would like to deal with his crop.
SIEGEL: Well, John Miller, thanks for talking with us about it.
MILLER: All right. Thank you very much, Robert.
SIEGEL: That's reporter John Miller of the Associated Press, speaking to us from Boise in Idaho.
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Here are the prompts – consider honoring your female ancestors by posting at your genealogy or family history blog!
* March 6 — Describe an heirloom you may have inherited from a female ancestor (wedding ring or other jewelry, china, clothing, etc.) If you don't have any, then write about a specific object you remember from your mother or grandmother, or aunt (a scarf, a hat, cooking utensil, furniture, etc.)
Since I started to Family Research, this picture has been on my wall, just above the computer monitor.
Hand stitched picture by Lydia Mercer, a cousin of my Grandmother Strode (mothers, mother).
As on the cross our Savior Hung
He bled He wept He died
He poured Salvation on The wretch
That Languished by his side
What is very interesting by the stitching, Languished has an error in it. It may be difficult to see, but it had the L and A, then an N above an ^ followed by "GUISHED". Trying to insert the "n" between the A and the G.
Another item for my ToDo List. Find the note about this picture and apply it to the back safely, then document it with a picture with the details.


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Some of you may know I do art on the side.
In past posts, I have shared some photos of these boxes I make, I call them "God Boxes." Actually, my friend Nancy coined that term and it stuck. These are small boxes individually created and not one of them same, where the owner of the box can put his/her fears, worries, prayers, dreams, and or/wishes.
But depending on your faith, you can call them Universe Boxes. Or Spirit Boxes. Or Faith Boxes. Or Hope Boxes. Or Box of Dreams. Or Trust Boxes. Or Buddha Boxes. Or Synchronicity Boxes. OneWorld Box. Or ArtBox. Or WishBox. Or _______________ Boxes, fill in the blank for what works best for you.
Here's my original God Box I made 5 years ago--
As you can see, it's bursting with notes, prayers, wishes, worries... Many of the names in my God Box are for people how have asked for prayers or good thoughts. A friend may email me with a relative in the hospital and I put their name in my God Box.
So you might ask, why is this writer talking so much about God Boxes and not about poetry? Not about the writing life?
Well, the reason is A Whimsical Bohemian started a giveaway idea in 2007. And it's grown. Big. This year it looks to top 1000 blogger/artists/people, worldwide.
Here's what she wrote about the event:
The original idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way. 2007 had roughly 85-90 participants and many connections were made because of it......friendships that are still going strong.
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What I like about this, is it's just about giving something away to another person.
Here's a photo of the GodBox I'm giving away.
I may add some ribbon or detail to the top of the box before I mail it, we shall see... or I guess I should say...you shall see.
The inside of it looks like this--
There's a sentence that reads: Creating the Life you Want along with an old saint medallion I glued in for you.
Here's another inside image:
The second gift I'm giving away is this Poetry Postcard I made these a couple years or so ago for Dancing Girl Press. I realized I have two left over.
Here's the image of the poem I wrote that's on the back of woman with typewriter postcard:
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Reports published Dec. 7, 2012 in The Mexico Ledger
CENTRALIA TOURNAMENT: Southern Boone and Salisbury advance to the championship game Saturday in the Centralia basketball tournament after their victories Thursday night. Salisbury beat Hallsville 66-60 with Austin Wyatt scoring 30 points for Salisbury, followed by Austin Francis with 14. For Hallsville, Brendan Beatty scored 15 points and Skylar Creed scored 14.
Southern Boone advanced after a 3-point advantage over Sturgeon with the final score 62-59. Nick Carlos scored 28 points for Southern Boone. Sturgeon had two players in double figures: Spencer Kelly, 22 and Brayden Kelly, 15.
The championship game begins at 8 p.m.
Boonville beat Macon 44-39 to advance. Leading the way for Boonville was Damario Walker with 15 points, followed by Guage Sharp with 10. For Macon, Trey Kother scored 11 points.
North Callaway was victorious over Centralia 64-50. Each team had players in double figures. For North Callaway, Vance Allen scored 19, Justin Murphy scored 16 and Jacob Haubner scored 12. Haubner and Zac Eads each had 8 rebounds
"This was a good win. The boys played hard even players off the bench did a good job and it is good to be in a trophy game," said North Callaway Coach Tim Turlington.
A.J. Jerichow was the top scorer for Centralia with 14 points and Logan Armontrout added 10P.
North Callaway and Boonville will play in the consolation game at 5 p.m. Saturday, and Sturgeon and Hallsville will play for third place at 6:30 p.m.
MMS EIGHTH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL: The eighth grade basketball Bulldogs lost 27-22 Thursday night against Fulton.
"After a rough first quarter that saw us get down 12-0 we fought hard to get back in the game and give ourselves a chance at the end," said MHS coach Kyle Louder.
Miguel Vega led the Bulldogs with 9 points, followed by Clay Jeffrey with 8, Isaac Troy, 3, and Chris Campbell, 2.
The Bulldogs, 0-6, travel to Bowling Green on Monday, followed by home games against Marshall and Troy, Tuesday and Thursday.
MMS EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL GIRLS: Mexico played well but was hurt by a scoreless fourth quarter against Fulton with the results leading to a 36-15 Lady Bulldog loss.
"We played hard and stayed with them for a while but went scoreless in the fourth quarter and also gave up some easy points towards the end," said MMS coach Cindy Allison.
Leaders for Mexico were: McKenzie Resa 3P, Brooke Ransom 3P, Kronesha Belcher 2P/6R, Kayla Scobee 2P/5R, Sydny Hull and Taylor Brown 2P, Anna Proctor 1P.
Mexico, 1-4, plays at home Monday against Bowling Green at approximately 6:15.
MMS SEVENTH GRADE: The Bulldogs took to the road Thursday evening and came out on top with a 42-29 victory in a heated rivalry game against the Fulton Hornets.
After taking a 10-2 lead in the first quarter, the Bulldogs went into half tied 19-19, but managed to pull ahead in the third, 32-23. Avion Williams led all scorers with 15P/6S, while Cameron Holman 14P and Michael White 8P chipped in to help the cause. Other scores were Deion Wayman 3P and Cameron Baumgartner 2P.
"We had to make some adjustments at halftime and the team did a great job of coming out and executing the game plan. Our defense continued to put pressure on the ball, and these boys did a great job of responding to some adversity tonight," Coach Brandon Schafer stated.
The Bulldogs play again on Monday in Bowling Green.


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Commercial Haskell software tools company FP Complete has announced a free community edition of FP Haskell Center. This Haskell IDE and deployment platform is web-based with no setup or installation.
Users can create and edit Haskell projects within the IDE, as well as open existing projects directly from Git or the Web.
The IDE offers continuous display of type and error information and type autocompletion, Hoogle and Haddock integration, an easy-to-use build system, easy-to-understand error messages, as well as vetted and stable libraries.
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"I'm looking for something."
"What do you want? Don't just stand there with the door open."
Clay looked up at him and said, "I want some cheese."
"OK, what kind of cheese do you want."
"I want the mousie kind. The kind that mousies eat," Clay told Joe.
"Swiss cheese? OK, you just want some Swiss cheese for a snack?"
"No, I want to catch a mouse in my room," came Clay's obvious explanation.
When he stopped laughing at me, he said, "No. I want to catch one though."
I wasn't getting off that chair until I was absolutely certain he had not actually seen a mouse in the house.
"Clay, did you actually SEE a mouse in your room?"
"No," he confirmed. I just want some mousie cheese so I can catch one.
So fast forward to last night when Joe said, "You know those tiny black bugs you noticed the other day?"
I had seen a couple tiny bugs (like fruit flies) the other day. It's winter here, so it's just not a common site these days. I thought maybe they'd come with some fruit I had recently bought.
"Yeah," I said slowly, dreading what he was going to say.
"Well, I saw one in the boys' room. I think they may have a science experiment going in there." "Fabulous. Maybe Clay finally got himself a mouse," I replied sarcastically.
Fast forward to today, when I suited up in my level A hazmat gear and bravely entered the boys' room.


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Friday, November 4, 2011
What Kind of Wood Flooring Is Best?
Modern technology has created new and exciting wood flooring options. Today's flooring stores have a bewildering range of choices. So many choices at so many different price ranges that choosing your new floor may seem unnecessarily difficult.
While there may seem to be many choices, there are really only three main kinds of wood flooring.
Laminate: This type of wood flooring is a completely synthetic product. It's inner core is usually made from melamine resin and fiberboard. On top there is a kind of photographic overlay that simulates the appearance of real wood.
The thickness and durability of the top coat helps determine the quality of the laminate. There are some very poor, very cheap laminates that don't wear well and fail within a couple of years. There are some commercial grade laminates which are very durable, hard to scratch or gouge and last many years of rough wear.
Some of the tougher laminates are harder than wood and less prone to scratching, great if you have big dogs whose nails will often scratch natural wood floors.
This is generally the most affordable type of wood flooring. It's cost of installation is low and it's well suited for many types of subfloors.
Engineered Wood Flooring
An excellent mid-range choice if you're looking for the appearance of real wood while maintaining the flexibility and ease of installation of laminate. Engineered wood flooring is a hybrid product. A top layer of real wood is bonded and glued onto layers of plywood. This flooring is more forgiving to install than a real hardwood floor and more resistant to moisture. The cost is more than laminate, but much less than solid wood floors.
Solid Hardwood Flooring
Solid hardwood floors are the most expensive and most luxurious product on the market. They also have the highest cost of installation and can only be installed over certain kinds of floors. Before choosing hardwood floors get some advice from a local contractor on whether they are a good choice for your property and/or area. Problems with moisture or uneven flooring may make it an impractical choice for your property.
When properly installed solid hardwood floors are beautiful and will truly last a lifetime. When their original finish wears off they can be restained and refinished.
Making the final decision
Before investing in your floors, ask yourself some important questions. How long will I be staying in this property? What will give me my best ROI, return on investment? Are there any moisture issues? Will my dogs scratch a real wood floor.
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Unlike other anger-emotions 1 , indignation can also be evoked by events that have nothing to do with you or anyone you know. For instance, you may become indignant when you read in the paper that thousands of people in another country were injured in a chemical spill by a negligent company, even if you don't know anyone involved.
Researchers identified five themes that are relevant in moral judgment: Harm (e.g., you see someone hitting a child), fairness (e.g., you see someone being ripped off in a store), in-group loyalty (e.g., you hear a colleague speak badly about your company to people from outside), repect for authority (e.g., you find out students regularly degrade and make fun of a teacher), and purity (e.g., you learn that someone has slept with a great number of people). How people prioritize these values – which violation evokes indignation most quickly and intensely – depends on their personal worldview and political inclination.
Because the person experiencing it is often not directly involved in the matter, indignation often gives people the urge to tell others about the wrongdoing. By letting more people know, they hope – at least implicitly – that the news will reach people that can do something about it (e.g., politicians), or that it can mobilize enough people to reach a critical mass (e.g., forming an activist group).
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In every phase of the game, the Crowder baseball team was on point Wednesday as the Roughriders kicked off their 2013 season with a 4-0 blanking of the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse at the Crowder baseball field.
Season openers aren't supposed to go this smooth.
In every phase of the game, the Crowder baseball team was on point Wednesday as the Roughriders kicked off their 2013 season with a 4-0 blanking of the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse at the Crowder baseball field.
Sure, it's only one game in a season of many. And as coach Travis Lallemand put it, there are many things left to work on before the Roughriders become the team they want to be this season. But if Wednesday provided any sort of glimpse into what's in store for this season, well, this could get good in a hurry.
Riding the arms of starter Preston Tarkington and relievers Jon Woodcock, Cody Jackson and Andrew Schwaab, the Roughriders didn't need much from their offense, but got the production regardless as they scored four times on six hits.
Tarkington, a 6-foot-2, 200 pound right handed transfer from Panola (Tex.) College, was especially solid, yielding just one hit through five innings with three strikeouts and one walk. Behind him, Woodcock (6'0, 190 LHP) struck out four and scattered two hits over two innings, Jackson (6'4, 210 RHP) scattered two hits and struck out one in an inning and Schwaab (6'1, 170 RHP) allowed a hit and punched out one to preserve the shutout.
"You couldn't have drawn it up any better for our staff today," Lallemand said. "I mean, they went out and just competed, filled up the zone and made pitches in situations."
One of those "situations" reared its head in the top of the third when the Golden Norse led off the inning by reaching on an error and a bunt single to put runners at first and second with no outs. But Tarkington stranded the runners by retiring the next three batters in order to escape the jam.
It would be smooth sailing for the righty the rest of the way, as he handed a 2-0 lead to Woodcock to start the sixth. Woodcock later escaped a bases loaded jam in the seventh with a big strikeout of nine-hole hitter Samuel Crabtree.
Offensively, the Roughriders executed well. They got on the board first in the third inning after freshman designated hitter Matt Burgess (6'4, 230) pounded an opposite field double and later scored on a bloop single by Chris Scroggins to make it 1-0. Crowder had a chance to add to the lead in the inning, but a strike-'em-out, throw-'em-out with runners at first and second ended the threat.
A double by catcher C.J. Webster (6'1, 200) opened the Roughriders' fifth, and he came around to score on an RBI groundout by leadoff man Cody Althouse (6'1, 195) to make it 2-0.
"We knew it was going to come down to offensive execution and controlling counts," Lallemand said.
That execution paid off again for Crowder in the bottom of the eighth, when they manufactured a run without swinging the bat. With speedy freshmen Ty White (5'8, 170) at third base and Chris Scroggins (5'8, 150) at first, Scroggins broke for second with one out in the inning and, when the catcher threw to second, White sped home and beat the throw to make it 4-0.
That insurance run made the deficit seem insurmountable for the Golden Norse. Turns out, it was.
"Going into that inning with a four-run lead instead of a three-run was huge," Lallemand said.
Tarkington earned the victory on the hill while Marc Berube suffered the loss for the Golden Norse after striking out five with a walk, five hits, and two runs allowed in five innings of work. Tony Sandifer and White each had two hits to lead Crowder's offense, while Althouse, Burgess, Scroggins, Lucas Feddersen and Webster had a hit apiece.
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The Roughriders are back in action this weekend when they travel to take on Panola (Tex.) College in Carthage, Tex., for a three game series beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, followed by two games starting at 1 p.m. Sunday.


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Tetsu Kondo is Japanese media designer, artist, musician, programmer and educator. His varied works cover interactive design, digital advertisement, software development, live audio and visual programming, and art installations. He also creates and plays original musical instruments. He graduated New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at the Tisch School of Arts, where he was also a Resident Researcher.
He performed and presented his work internationally including at FILE Hypersonica in Sao Paulo, Eyebeam in NYC, CENART Centro Multimedia Center in Mexico City and Inter Communication Center (ICC) in Tokyo.


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Manchester goes to court this week to stop Hooksett exodus from schoolsBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 05. 2013 10:12PM
MANCHESTER - Manchester school officials file head to court this week in a bid to stop Hooksett from allowing its high school students to go somewhere other than Manchester schools.
"My understanding is the (request for an) injunction is supposed to be completed by Wednesday," said Mayor Ted Gatsas, who chairs the city's school board.
Hooksett has exempted 60 to 70 eighth-graders from attending Manchester high schools next school year.
At $8,500 per student, that would mean the loss of $500,000 to $600,000 in school tuition for Manchester next school year.
Manchester wants the children to "come to Manchester and if not, send the dollars," Gatsas said.
"Manchester would prefer to have the kids," Gatsas said.
"This is not about the money. It's about the kids. If you take the kids out, it creates a $500,000 to $600,000 shortfall," he said. "That could fund 10 to 12 teachers."
"If you don't have the funds to do it, you'd have to cut something," he said.
The district planned to file the injunction request last week, but school Superintendent Tom Brennan said the situation changed.
"New facts and information have come to light since the motion was made on Monday," Brennan said in a statement. "We want to properly investigate those facts and information before filing anything with the court. Other than that, our attorney has advised us not to comment further."
He said he hoped to "have it done by the end of the week."
The news didn't sit well with one Hooksett school board member.
Vice Chairman David Pearl said the issue should be settled in Concord, not the courts.
"In my reading of the contract, it is very clear we should go to the Board of Education and seek a resolution of the problem we have in the contract," he said. "That is the path Hooksett is on. I don't know the path that Manchester is on."
He said the Hooksett board made numerous attempts to meet with its Manchester counterpart. He said the town's tuition contract with Manchester doesn't limit how many students can be exempted from attending Manchester schools.
Pearl said at least 64 Hooksett eighth-graders have petitioned, on a case-by-case basis, for permission to attend another public high school other than one in Manchester.
The cutoff date is May 31 for the next school year.
Pearl said Hooksett continues to pay more than $900,000 annually for its share of capital costs to help cover the bill for renovations Manchester made to its schools years ago.
"That is a cost we pay regardless of the number of students that go," he said.
Courts Education Politics Hooksett Manchester Top Section Stories


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See what was happening in Redwood Falls 50, 25, and 10 years ago this week.
1963—50 years ago
• Mary Elizabeth Halvorson, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Rollen Halvorson of Belview, was the first baby born at the Redwood Falls hospital in 1963, born at 6;54 a.m. New Year's Day.
• The police department's new patrol car, a 1963 Studebaker Lark, was put into service.
• Joan Quale wrote a letter to the Gazette protesting a proposed amendment in the state legislature lowering the legal smoking age from 18 to 15.
• The Redwood TV Improvement Corp. announced it would shut down permanently if more people didn't pay up to get better TV signals. Only 15 percent of tower users were making the $10 annual dues payments.
• The Carl Lussenhop family hosted a dinner for foreign exchange students in the region, attracting students from Southern Rhodesia, Holland, Belgium, Columbia, and Switzerland.
1988—25 years ago
• The fire department voted unanimously to discontinue running the town's ambulance service.
• Due to a scarcity of food in other places where they're more predominant, the coyote population was increasing along the Minnesota River.
• Since retiring from the Merchant Marines, Leonard Dolezal has been using his maritime know-how restoring his old house, home to — among others — a three year old pet squirrel he raised from a baby.
• Starting with the 1988 home opener, the RFHS gymnastics team began competing in the National Guard armory instead of the high school gymnasium.
• The Wabasso city council finished a deal that would allow a new puzzle firm to settle in the city. Construction of the building was expected to begin soon.
2003—10 years ago
• Ward Cuff, a 1933 RFHS graduate, died at the age of 89. After breaking a variety of school athletic records at RFHS and Maquette University, Cuff went on to be a second-round pick for the New York Giants during the first-ever NFL draft.
• Allison Marie Roiger, daughter of John and Jennifer Roiger of rural Clements, was the first baby born at the Redwood Area Hospital in 2003, born at 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 2.
• The comedy act of Williams and Ree got its start at Donovan's Conference Center in Redwood Falls in the mid 1970s.
When they returned to the area to headline the New Year's show at Jackpot Junction, they joked many times about how the place they got their start was now a NAPA auto parts store.
• The county attorney charged a driver with the first felony-level Driving While Impaired in Redwood County. After failing the preliminary breath test, the driver drank a can of Michelob Golden Draft as he was being processed into custody.
• The Redwood Falls airport's new terminal was running a little late, while construction crews waited for a crew to spray insulation on the inside of the hanger.


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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It's all about positioning!!
This appeared in Bombay Times on monday......
It's all about positioning…..
I expected 'Patiala House' to be another rowdy Balle Balle romp, featuring OTT NRIs breaking into a Bhangra every few minutes and doing some hard core 'puttar' talk between mouthfuls of rajma-chawal. Was I in for a pleasant surprise! It turned out to be a highly satisfying watch, as in – a movie that was refreshingly old-fashioned… almost like the old tv soaps ('Buniyad', Hum Log'), and as satisfying as comfort food – yes, the rajma chawal that Gattu ( Akshay Kumar, remarkably restrained and credible) consumes when he is feeling low and blue. Why on earth was the pre-release publicity pitched so absurdly in that case? Why were the garish posters and print ads designed to mislead audiences into thinking they'd be watching a sequel to 'Yamla, Pagla…" or worse, 'Singgh is Kinngg' ? The slow start at the box office has a lot to do with the wonky way the film was positioned.Especially since, there was enough meat in it to hold audience attention, even without the mandatory item song. Of course, it isn't 'Lagaan' , and doesn't make any such claim. And it isn't a 'cricket film' ( even if the timing is shrewdly calibrated to coincide with the World Cup). 'Patiala House' is essentially about the changing dynamics of the traditional desi extended family. It would have worked equally well had it been located in Ludhiana instead of London. The performances of the well-picked ensemble cast match those of the stars , and after a point one stops noticing the wattage of a Rishi Kapoor playing the tyrannical 'Bauji' or an Anoushka Sharma pulling off yet another saucy role of a spirited ' kuddi' who talks too much ( a repeat of her 'Band Baaja…' persona). Despite the mis-match ( publicity versus content), the movie worked largely because of that potent tool – word of mouth.
Another film that is likely to fall victim to false claims is 'Saat Khoon Maaf'. For some odd reason ( shoot the publicist!), it was projected as a light hearted comedy, which was meant to show case Priyanka Chopra's impressive repertoire as a gifted actress capable of getting under the skin of her complex character(s). Nobody was pre-warned that the movie was dark, depressing and macabre. Besides being monotonous and dull ,after one has gotten over the novelty of a Black Widow, meticulously planning to bump off one spouse after another. The lighting is particularly harsh, unflattering, even cruel. Poor Priyanka, I'm sure she is thanking her stars for cutting short her promotional trip to Berlin, where, one hears, the film has run into serious hoots of derision from a discerning audience. Et tu, Bharadwaj? Khair, both films were like canapés before the banquet. The banquet being the World Cup, of course. It takes guts to launch movies when the nation is hooked, cooked and booked. So, hats off to Tanu and Manu for venturing into theatres at such an inopportune time… and good luck to the newly weds.
I have been feeling really, really sorry for all the fashionistas on Page 3 – from sexy starlets to swish socialites. Going by the barbs of reporters on the fashion beat, the worst crime any celeb can commit these days is to repeat a handbag, climb into the same pair of shoes ( or, more aptly, Choos), and horror of horrors, wear the same outfit twice! Since I am far too lazy to switch bags, and I tend to get inordinately attached to the same pair of comfortable sling backs… worse, I am also perfectly happy to keep wearing old favourites from my wardrobe, I worry about those ladies who agonise over their appearance each time they step out ( hell hath no fury like the fashion police ) . I asked a prominent socialite who'd recently posed for a glossy,inside her walk- in closet ( the size of an airport), what she did with her once-worn designer gear. Without batting an eyelid, she said, " I give my clothes to poor people." So, the next time you see a flower- seller at a traffic signal clad in a discarded Versace, you'll know where that hot number come from! God bless the socialite's kind heart…
43 comments:
- Neera said...
whatever the film was but akshay kumar acting in patiala house was good,and saat khoon maaf i can only say that the song darrrling is nice .
- February 23, 2011 at 12:59 AM
- Tsomo85 said...
One word! You're beautiful. Not just outside but your writing shows your beautiful sense of humor as well. From the intro of Patila house to the end word.....'killer.'
P.S Just like U, I love all the purse in my closet, they are all so comfy that I end up carrying it with me for like a year or so until I find myself (time) to switch to the next one. The good news is just last week I found there's hole in the purse that I was carrying around for a years....yippy now I can happily discarded it in garbage instead. HAHAHA
- February 23, 2011 at 2:52 AM
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- February 23, 2011 at 3:19 AM
- Tsomo85 said...
About the Hong Kong lady's comment I must say in terms of decoration that has meaning to its very New Year: East or west our very own Tibetan Losar (New Year) Lubhue=its planted green grass in small pot & head of artificial goat is far more better. hehehe Plant because it gives us blessing of good food & goat because in old days my ancestral sacrifice goat in name of compassion<3 Now nothing can't beat that. hehehe
- February 23, 2011 at 3:25 AM
Rishi Kapoor shout at his son that was the favorite scene/dialogue.
Re.: rajma chawal
You missed Pyaaz - The onion the most important with rajma chawal.
- February 23, 2011 at 6:03 AM
- goodluck said...
It is so sad that the rich socialites cant repeat a dress. No doubt, the designer community is growing rich by the day at the cost of this vanity. And so many alluring dresses must be given away as charity. They can sell it to filmi producers so that extras in the party scenes can dazzle the audience. And there are so many parties to attend and so much pressure to appear in the latest fashion wear. The circus must go on.
- February 23, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- goodluck said...
Those who watch daily soaps dont need to pay 300 bucks to watch Rishi Kapoor and his family in PH. We see many daddajis, ammajis, baujis at any time of the day and with much flair.
- February 23, 2011 at 8:28 AM
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- February 23, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- ashwini said...
Firstly, the xmas tree is resembling the tree infront of my balcony which is still in its winter avatar, its just started to blossom here- am in Jammu- To each his own likes and beliefs, am sure with so much pollution, we will have only tree stumps and tree skeletons left everywhere, and we will end up sticking artifical leaves I suppose!
As for the positiong article, very well diagnosed, good enough for film buffs and also management students to understand.
As for the socialite , well she is also postioning herself I suppose? Thats her job,her bread and butter, not all ladies are talented like you Mam, they have to make an impression some way!
Let me also position my self- I write poems if anyone is interested please go directly without a search engine, to the url, http://randomthoughtsncoffee.blogspot.com
- February 23, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Shankar said...
Its a hilarious movie. I had fun watching it. Akki is great as always.
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- February 23, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- cmpershad said...
Oh! Now I understand why sometimes get dropped on the stage itself.... loosly stitched since they are not to be worn second time :)
- February 23, 2011 at 8:05 PM
- Divya Virmani said...
Ms. De,
Liked the review of PH. I did enjoy the movie but didn't quite appreciate the extra characters of the movie. Don't know where they got them from? Eagerly waiting to watch SKM...simply because I absolutely love the guts of Piggy Chops and how cleverly she chooses these very odd roles for her career. Bet no other actresses could've done justice to Suzanna's role.
Since you tauntingly mentioned about the other socialities; I would love to see your pic in a repeated costume. Unfortunately, haven't found one yet...lol :D :D
- February 24, 2011 at 2:16 AM
I would love to know who that generous lady is... showering Versace on the poor! I won't mind masquerading as one to lay my hands on them. ...
- February 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Pooja Rathore said...
nice to see you and mahima( you showing your support to her), inspite of running fever i loved the quiet determination in her eyes, lovely girl.wish her the best in her mission.
i agree with your views with regard to Kasab.lets finish this case once for all.
I liked the pic of the tree it looks beautiful i prefer christmas tree.
yet to watch patiala house, wil let u know my view point , but liked your column on the movie and the comparison of the character Bauji ( movie) and Our Prime minister you are right its high time our Prime minister showed and meant that singh is King in true sense.
- February 24, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- Tsomo85 said...
Divya: Look @ this picture and look @ the pix of when she was in Hong Kong. She was comfortably wearing the same outfit. he he he
- February 25, 2011 at 9:56 AM
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Some thoughts on the TV mini-series, "The Bible."
I've seen a lot of hype about the History Channel and their treatment of "The Bible." I decided that with all the advertisement, it might be pretty good. In this case, I would suggest reading the book.
First of all, the stories they have chosen to tell are full of violence and obviously selected for the technical impact they can make. The stories are, as far as I got, from the Old Testament. They seem to have started with Noah with only a perfunctory mention of the creation. Most of the characters are made to seem larger than life and they're either screaming at the top of their lungs, or whispering so that I can't really hear what they're saying. If I turn up my TV, then the next scene will be a loud one and could possible shake the ground to the point that I'd find myself sliding into a sink hole. I like to be able to understand every word in a drama, or a comedy. I found it a bit off-putting that Noah seemed to have a Scottish accent. It seems that every character has a different accent, which adds to the confusion for me.
There are some lovely stories in the Bible. Yes, there's a lot of violence, death and destruction, but there are also some wonderfully tender stories. I don't claim to be an expert on the Bible, though my father certainly was. In my memory, most of the people described in the Bible, the book, that is, are just common ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. That's not the way this television mini-series is portraying them at all. Moses is portrayed as rather full of bravado rather than a quiet man of strength and faith.
The stories may be in some kind of sensible order, but they seem to jump around a bit. It's easy to fall asleep watching a two-hour segment of this feature. I guess that I expected a different treatment from the "History Channel."
My understanding is that the show will move to the New Testament in the next episode. Jesus Christ will appear on the scene.
There has been some really harsh criticism of this show. I decided to read a bit of what other people think after starting this segment. It is supposedly appropriate for 14 year old children, but many people seem to think it is much too violent for that age group and inappropriate for family viewing. However, I understand that thirteen million people watched the first episode and another thirteen million watched the second showing of the first episode. The most common criticism seems to be about the emphasis on violence.
It seems that the makers of this show aimed at the "spectacular," and clearly, they achieved that goal. The stories highlighted, however, fail to inform "the big picture." So far the stories have gone from Noah to Moses, Samson and David. David is portrayed as an overly ambitious soldier, but no mention was made of the poet and musician who, according to the actual Bible, charmed everyone.
Maybe they chose the wrong title for this series. Wouldn't the creation be a more sensible place to start? That wouldn't necessarily negate divine intelligence. While they did mention the creation briefly, it was a stylized depiction that didn't really tell the whole story. I guess I'm just not sure what the point of this mini-series is. When I was about 13 years old movies like "The Ten Commandments," and "Ben-Hur" were much more impressive and powerful. Even later there was a movie called "The Greatest Story Ever Told." I don't remember seeing that, but it dealt with the life of Christ. I should think the history channel would aim at lining up what we can prove happened and what the Bible tells us. It makes sense to me to correlate the stories of the Bible to what records we have from those times. I don't think it's clear to people what is proven fact and what is conjecture. This is a chance for the History Channel to clarify some of the events.
I think they should have named this mini-series "selected stories from the Bible." I'm not altogether sure that the Bible is best suited for a mini-series. If you're enjoying the show, that's great. For me, there are too many things about this show that leave me less than impressed.


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