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George Balanchine's choreographic masterpiece is a fitting close to the company's 50th anniversary season.
The Boston Ballet ends its 50th season in Boston this weekend and next with a sumptuous production of George Balanchine's full-length masterpiece "Jewels," a must-see for everyone, ballet fan or not. The work is a reminder of the pleasures of classical ballet as presented by performers who understand the intertwining of music to the dance.
When Balanchine, arguably the greatest choreographer of the 20th century, wrote about "Jewels," he focused on the music, and rightly so. The evening threads together three separate ballets, chiefly joined by their titles and décor, with no plot. "Emeralds" has music by the 19th-century French composer Gabriel Faure, creating an alluring, slow-moving but eloquent remembrance of the wafting images of the Romantic ballet. "Rubies," the centerpiece with music by Stravinsky called Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, is a total change of pace to jolt us into the Jazz Age, perhaps in the America of the Charleston and Broadway musicals.
The finale, "Diamonds," set to four movements of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D major, re-creates the imperial Russian court where a queen and her consort lead their courtiers. With the white glittering costumes encrusted with jewels, the ballet is a throwback to the land of Balanchine's birth and early training.
The Boston Ballet orchestra, conducted by the company's longtime musical director, Jonathan McPhee, carried the ballets from evocative opening to a triumphant finish. Chief accompanist Freda Locker performed the dazzling piano solo for "Rubies."
To end the season with one of Balanchine's most important works is to recall the company's founding by E. Virginia Williams. In the troupe's early years, Balanchine gave Williams his ballets free of royalties, and sent his stars to attract the audiences and his chief conductor to lead her orchestra.
Now, the company has stars aplenty of its own, as evidenced in the Thursday night opening performance. After a somewhat shaky start in the partnering, the leads in "Emeralds" grasped the pacing of the music and the sense of the occasion. Lia Cireo, as the sleep-walker who never looked at her partner, Lasha Khozashvili, was poignant in the role of second ballerina. Isaac Akiba was delicious as the giddy man centering two women, Dalay Parrondo and Rie Ichikawa, to lift each in order on one arm, then take off in leaps of his own.
"Rubies," perhaps the audience favorite for its bouncy rhythms and playful attitude, was led by Dusty Button as the sexy vision of a Hollywood goddess. At one point, she stood on one toe as she was turned and stretched by four adoring men. The pairing of Misa Kuranaga and Jeffrey Cirio followed in an adorable and flirty but assured pas de deux. Cirio is simply on target as a Balanchine dancer, hitting every note with crisp delivery to match it, complemented by a mischievous air as if to insist, "Watch me." Kuranaga is every bit his match in teasing and style.
The elegant Kathleen Breen Combes led "Diamonds," partnered by the Cuban-born Alejandro Virelles, who joined the company a year ago. Combes has the most pliant back of the leading dancers, which allowed her swan-like port de bras (positions of the arms) to move as if attached directly to her spine. The opening is performed by a large corps de ballet of women in patterns again recalling the second act of "Swan Lake" (as does the music), later joined by their partners behind Combes and Virelles in a thrilling polonaise for 17 couples sweeping across the stage.
On June 1, the curtain falls on the company's 50th season at home, but the troupe's 56 dancers of 19 different nationalities will not be finished. The Boston Ballet will perform in June at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., ending the month with a week of performances at New York's Lincoln Center from June 25-29.
Boston fans can look forward to next season's new production of "Swan Lake" from Oct. 30 through Nov. 9. One can only imagine Williams looking down with a sigh of happiness at how well her company has grown and prospered.


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Apple touts Japanese job creation, boost to nation's economy
08/01/2016, 07:08 pm
Apple Japan published a special informational page to its regional website on Monday detailing how the company's various hardware, software and services businesses have positively impacted the Asian nation in 2015.
Apple makes across-the-board cuts to Japanese iPhone prices
04/22/2016, 10:04 am
Apple on Friday instituted price drops across its entire Japanese iPhone lineup, typically slashing costs by about 10 percent, in what is reported to be a response to a fluctuating yen/dollar exchange rate.
Apple's Yokohama, Japan R&D facility opening delayed until early 2017
04/11/2016, 09:04 am
Apple's upcoming research and development facility was originally due to be completed this year, but new details posted at the construction site reveal the facility will now be completed by March of 2017.
Ginza Apple Store calls off promotional event in wake of bomb threat
12/07/2015, 08:12 am
The Ginza Apple Store in Tokyo was forced to cancel an event on Sunday following the delivery of an anonymous letter, which threatened a bombing unless the event was called off.
Apple to aid Japan's elderly with iPads in latest fruits of IBM alliance
04/30/2015, 09:04 am
Japan Post has forged a deal with Apple and IBM that will see iPads put in the hands of elderly Japanese under the care of the national Watch Over service, the companies announced on Thursday.
Apple's Japanese R&D facility confirmed for Yokohama with 2016 completion date
03/25/2015, 09:03 am
An Apple research and development facility promised by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been formally announced by the mayor of Yokohama, and is due to be completed sometime in 2016.
Apple to build major new R&D facility in Japan, prime minister reveals
12/09/2014, 07:12 am
Apple is on the verge of announcing a 'cutting-edge' new research and development center located in Japan, the nation's prime minister revealed on Tuesday.
Japanese smartphone buyers prefer Apple's anticipated 5.5" 'iPhone 6,' data shows
09/03/2014, 03:09 pm
Consumers in Japan -- now one of Apple's most important markets -- are excited by the prospect of a larger iPhone and the increased screen size could be a key driver of sales to new customers in the Asian nation, according to new survey data released this week.
Apple's iPhone now accounts for one in three Japanese mobile phone shipments
05/13/2014, 11:05 pm
After striking a deal to sell the iPhone through Japan's largest wireless telecom NTT DoCoMo, Apple now owns more than 36 percent of the country's entire cellular market, far outpacing worldwide rival Samsung.
Japanese court says Apple's iPhones, iPads don't infringe on Samsung patents
03/25/2014, 08:03 am
Apple has once again defeated rival Samsung in the courtroom, this time in Japan, where it was ruled that the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPad 2 do not infringe on data communication patents owned by the South Korean electronics giant.
Apple's iPad Air, iPad mini take 6 of Japan's top 10 tablet sales spots
12/11/2013, 06:12 pm
During its first month on the market, Apple's iPad Air has taken four of Japan's top ten tablet slots while iPad mini has taken two additional spots, giving Apple 60 percent of the sales charts.
Apple's iPhone 5s & 5c take 9 of Japan's top 10 smartphone sales spots
11/30/2013, 12:11 pm
Just over two months after Apple launched its new iPhone 5s and 5c across Japan's three major carriers, weekly sales rankings list various iPhone models split between the carriers took 9 of the top 10 smartphone slots.
Apple's iPhone 5s, 5c take 76% share of Japanese sales in October, including 61% on NTT DoCoMo
11/27/2013, 01:11 pm
Apple's new iPhones are big in Japan, taking a 61 percent share of NTT DoCoMo smartphone sales and a 76 percent share of overall sales during the month of October.
Thanks to iPhone, Japan becomes Apple's hottest market
11/11/2013, 10:11 am
The iPhone and iPad have upended Japan's mobile device market, pushing out traditionally strong Japanese manufacturers and elevating the Land of the Rising Sun to the top of Apple's growth charts, according to a new report.
Shifting currencies lead to 'stealth' price drop for Apple in emerging markets
10/01/2013, 09:10 am
As emerging market currencies fall against the U.S. dollar, Apple appears to have chosen not to raise its prices, possibly signaling Cupertino's intention to use the devaluations to increase market share.
iPhone boosts T-Mobile's sales share, while Apple breaks even with Android in Japan
09/30/2013, 02:09 pm
Strong sales of the iPhone aren't just proving beneficial for Apple, they're also helping out formerly struggling carriers that have picked up Apple's bestselling device, according to new figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
Japanese customers brave typhoon in line for Apple's next iPhones
09/16/2013, 08:09 am
Customers camped out for this Friday's iPhone launch in Tokyo were offered refuge inside an Apple retail store just before a typhoon hit the area.
Apple plans opening of first new Tokyo retail store since 2005
08/28/2013, 12:08 pm
The coming months will see the construction of Apple's first new retail outlet in Japan's capital city of Tokyo in 8 years, according to a new report.
Pressure mounts on Japan's largest carrier as it still refuses to carry Apple's iPhone
07/05/2013, 08:07 am
NTT DoCoMo Inc., the largest wireless carrier in Japan, has lost 3.2 million users over the last 4 and a half years without carrying the iPhone, yet the carrier remains steadfast in refusing to make a deal with Apple.
Apple's iPhone still tops Japan, but discounts give Sony a big boost
06/14/2013, 12:06 pm
Apple's iPhone may hold the top spot among smartphones in the Japanese market, but a recent push by Sony and a major carrier has its Xperia handsets rushing up the sales charts.

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Himes warns of spending impasse
Thousands of federal employees could be going without a paycheck next month if Congress fails to come to an agreement on an extension on federal spending after the government's fiscal year ends Oct. 1.
Speaking Tuesday to area media and Christopher Bruhl, president and chief executive officer of the Business Council of Fairfield County, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., warned that the impasse between Democrats and Republicans is deep and said that the GOP's demand to de-fund the Affordable Health Care Act to curry its support is a non-starter.
"I fear that, as in 1995, we are headed to a government shutdown on October 1. October 1 is the end of the government's fiscal year. Many federal employees won't get checks," Himes said.
A long-term shutdown could also affect Connecticut defense contractors, because it would mean no new federal contracts would be awarded, jeopardizing hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs.
A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in a party-line vote on Friday would continue to fund the government, but de-fund the Affordable Care Act.
That possibility is highly unlikely to get through the U.S. Senate.
"If you don't get a paycheck, you don't buy a pizza or a car," Himes said, stressing the ripple effect a decision not to fund the government would have.
Himes warned that a default on the federal debt could follow, sending tremors around the world and seriously affecting the global economy and financial markets.
President Barack Obama has gone on the road to urge Americans to support the Democrats in their defense of funding for the Affordable Care Act, saying that Republicans in Congress have turned the debate into a political issue, ignoring the impact on the public.
While defense spending, Medicare and Medicaid processes would not be affected by a shutdown, national parks would close, visas and passports would not be processed, and federal loans would be halted.
"In order to pay our bills, we have to continue to borrow," Himes said, calling the possibility of the U.S. defaulting on its debts "the grenade on the table." "The effect on our economy would be catastrophic. Some Republicans want to see it (Affordable Care Act) stopped."
Himes warned that the nation will be in a crisis if Congress does not vote to raise the Treasury Department's debt limit.
"We're going to a very dangerous place if we don't raise the debt ceiling," he said, reinforcing Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's warning to Congress this month that if the debt ceiling were not raised, a default on the nation's debt would be the consequence and the nation's borrowing cost would increase.
Himes said the Treasury Department would start being unable to make payments sometime in mid-October.
Himes said he supports ongoing discussions with Republicans in the search for a "grand bargain" on the U.S. budget.
Republicans in Congress want to see the Affordable Care Act fail, he said, contending that some would prefer to see the government default on its debt rather than have the Affordable Care Act succeed.
The U.S. stock markets have become accustomed to listening to both sides of Congress squabbling over spending, Himes said, but jeopardizing the nation's full faith in credit by not being able to pay its debts would send investors scrambling.
The markets' confidence in the government would be severely damaged, Bruhl said, and retirees' investment portfolios would be decimated.
"If there is a debt ceiling default, the mortgage, bond and equity markets all would be seriously impacted," he said.
Bruhl said his contacts in the local financial services community believe the debt ceiling will be raised.
"The idea that we would not pay our debts is a devastating statement," he said. "Our full faith in credit would be made mockery."


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Rethinking conventional definitions of what it means to be 'old'
News release from the World Health Organisation retrieved 10th April 2012
03 April 2012 | Geneva – On World Health Day (7 April), WHO is calling for urgent action to ensure that, at a time when the world's population is ageing rapidly, people reach old age in the best possible health.
In the next few years, for the first time, there will be more people in the world aged over 60 than children aged less than five. By 2050, 80% of the world's older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries.
Noncommunicable diseases – the main health risk for older people
The main health challenges for older people everywhere are noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease.
"People in low- and middle-income countries currently face up to four times the risk of death and disability from noncommunicable diseases than people in high-income countries," says Dr Margaret Chan WHO Director-General. "Yet most of these conditions are largely preventable or inexpensive to treat."
Healthy lifestyles can help
The risk of developing all noncommunicable diseases can be significantly reduced by adopting healthy behaviours, such as being physically active, eating a healthy diet, avoiding the harmful use of alcohol and not smoking or using tobacco products. The earlier people adopt these behaviours, the better their chance of enjoying a healthy old age.
"Healthy lifestyles from the very beginning of life is key to a healthy and active old age," says Dr John Beard, Director of the Department of Ageing and the Life-course at WHO.
Cost effective measures
WHO highlights the need for countries to take steps to prevent noncommunicable diseases, and to ensure that systems and services are in place to provide treatment and care when it is required. Many of these services are highly cost-effective. For example, high blood pressure – a key risk factor for both heart disease and stroke – can be effectively treated for just a few dollars a year. Today, less than 15% of older people in low- and middle-income countries in need are receiving treatment for high blood pressure.
WHO has outlined four key actions that governments and societies can take now to strengthen healthy and active ageing.
- Promote good health and healthy behaviours at all ages to prevent or delay the development of chronic diseases.
- Minimize the consequences of chronic disease through early detection and quality care (primary, long-term and palliative care).
- Create physical and social environments that foster the health and participation of older people.
- "Reinvent ageing" – changing social attitudes to build a society in which older people are respected and valued.
Breaking stereotypes
Poor health is not the only concern people have as they grow older. Stigmatizing attitudes and common stereotypes often prevent older people from participating fully in society. Older people make important contributions as family members, volunteers and as active participants in the workforce and are a significant social and economic resource.
"When a 100-year-old man finishes a marathon, as happened last year, we have to rethink conventional definitions of what it means to be 'old'," says Dr Chan. "Past stereotypes developed in past centuries no longer hold."
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Optics: Nanotechnology's benefits brought into focus
Conventional lenses, made of shaped glass, are limited in how precisely they can redirect beams of incoming light and make them meet at a point. Now, a team led by Zhengtong Liu at the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore, has proposed a novel approach to 'superlens' systems that can surpass this classical limit of focusing light.
The team used numerical modeling to develop the design. Concentrating radiation into a smaller volume in this way enhances the interaction between light and matter, and thus the concept could prove useful in highly sensitive sensors of the future.
Light is a type of wave. Unlike the rise and fall in sea water at a beach, however, a light wave consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields. The wavelength—the distance a wave travels in one oscillation cycle—imposes a limit on the minimum size to which light can be focused. However, this limit does not apply over small distances that are comparable to the wavelength, which is known as the near-field regime.
The researchers designed a silver nanostructure embedded in glass. Their device combined two separate elements. One component was a nanoantenna—similar to the radio-frequency antennas used to detect television-carrying signals, but reduced in size to match the wavelength of optical radiation. The other component was a superlens made of a thin slab of silver. The purpose of the superlens was to move the light detected by the nanoantenna into an imaging plane. "Using nanoantennas to concentrate light is not a new idea," says Liu. "But by adding a superlens to translate the concentrated spot of light, we can overcome limitations imposed by the optical properties of the material."
Liu and co-workers mathematically modeled the optical response of this device to an incoming beam of red light. They then altered the dimensions of the structure to maximize the enhancement in electric field. In this way, they were able to show that a 20-nanometer-thick superlens, separated by 34 nanometers from an antenna made of two silver ellipses, could increase the electric field of light by a factor of 250 (see image).
Confining light into these super intense 'hot-spots' could prove a boon for optical detection systems. "Our concept is targeted at biomedical and chemical sensing applications," explains Liu. "The next step is to seek collaboration opportunities to actually make the sensor and test it in the field."
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But I woke up at 4am or so... stayed in bed as much as I could ... but I couldn't go back to sleep. Mind as well get up and write a review (which I did). Now, I am waiting. Starving but I can't eat.... you see my surgery is today!
So I need to be at the hospital at 8am. And make sure I am there on time because if not - I will beb bumped. Kids are at the inlaws... Weird to have a house without kids around.... sooooo quiet suddenly.
My surgery time is at 10am. I learned yesterday that they will put a catheter behind my knee and I will have some sort of bottle with anesthetic in it for 48 hours... Hubby will have to remove the catheter himself... and if there is problem when doing so on Friday - go to the hospital! Great! This thing is as big as a baby bottle (more larger though) and will contain anesthetic for the leg... bottom line is that I won't feel a thing with this for 48 hours. Then another 24 hours to get back the sensation in the leg. MmmmM! Not sure I will enjoy this. When I had the same kind of surgery on the left foot when I was 17 (or was it 18) I didn't had it. I just endured the pain. I guess there is a lot of people who don't want any pain. Mind you that was 18/19 years ago.... and it was in Quebec so things have changed since then... but in my personal live (well I do live in Ontario now!) and in the medical world....
So I am having a forefront reconstruction and bone graft... Below is my x-ray that was done earlier this year! See my right foot? That's the one who will get operated this morning. Left one was done when I was a teenager but what a job it was... not so great. So my right big toe is turning towards my left foot. My doctor will correct that which explains the bone graft. She will use part of the bone she will remove to fix the toe.
I should be back at home sometime this afternoon. Groogy more than likely but we shall see. Than it's 6 weeks in a partial cast. I bought a boot and my crutches yesterday. I had to wash my feet for 3 minutes last night and another time with something different today... Boy! Let me tell you that I never washed my feet for that long before. 3 minutes is a looooong time believe. Try it just for fun!!!! It's unbelievable. 3 minutes on 1 foot. Geeez! Make sure you time it... but doing this it's take quite some time... LOL
Counting down the days...
... only two more days and then it will be the surgery. I admit that I am a bit stressed... I wonder why? I went through worse than that. I guess it is just the fact that I am having yet another surgery and I am not looking forward to it... Hubby says that I will be glad next summer that it is done. Sometimes I wish that I wouldn't have to go through it. *sigh*
Here's the number of surgeries I had in the past...
5 year old - tonsils removed,
Teenager - left knee surgery because of a tored ligament
17 or 18 - removal of the bunion on the left foot - crappy job done... but hey it doesn't hurt
1997 - Gallbladder
June 2001 - c-section for Alexandre
Feb 2004 - c-section for Dominic (he was 10 days late so no induction because of previous c-section)
Nov 2005 - c-section for Jérémy (can't vbac anymore because of previous c-sections...)
Dec 2007 - c-section for Jasmine (three weeks earlier than due date because of previous c-sections)
and now this week - Nov 2008 - a forefoot reconstruction with bone graft.
2 days not walking on it... 6 six no driving... and after 6 more weeks no impact sports or dancing. But I will be ready for summer! *grin*
I am thankful to have the best surgeon in the city to do it. I trust her ... even if I met her only 2 times so far. She knows what she is doing... after all she has cases worse than mine. It was a long wait but it was worth it.
French TV Show - Passe-Partout
Passe-Partout was a tv shows in the 70s in Quebec... It was geared to young kids ages 3-6 years old...
Quebec decided to create their own preschool show after debating if they will translate Sesame Street or not. And I think it was a good idea. Oh don't take me wrong Sesame Street is great but Passe-Partout was wonderful and believe me when I say translating shows sometimes misses some of the quality. Personally I think that the only company who does a great job at translating their movies would be Disney.
So back to Passe-Partout. A few years ago, someone had the idea of bringing back the episodes on DVD.... and since then we have now 5 sets of DVDs on the market. We actually own 4 of them. The fifth one came out this week... And I am going to do to Costco to see if they have it.
Passe-Partout is a must in our household. Being French-Canadians we want our kids to be exposed as much as possible to French. They pick up English pretty good thank you and some have the tendency to speak in English before French. So now we try to have them speak in French first. So if they speak in English, we ask them to say the same thing in French. If they have trouble then we say the sentence and need to repeat behind us. Voilà.
If you want to know more about Passe-Partout check this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passe-Partout and read about it. If you are interested in buying them... well I just checked and they are listen on Amazon.com... Check it out! It's a good show to introduce kids to french. Worth the money believe me! and this is coming from a French-Canadian...
Celebrating life...
Last night, pass 8pm but before 9pm (sorry I can't remember the exact time - oupsy!), our friends the Driegers had their fourth baby - a boy this time after three marvelous little girls... His name is Kieran John Driedger. I can't wait to see him. Now I will have to go shopping - LOL... boy stuff obviously. Seem like Julia had enough of boy clothes though so I am thinking hard of what to buy him... Boy toy maybe? Mmmmm!
Shopping yes... but before next week for sure. In exactly a week I am going to have my forefoot reconstruction with bone graft? What? You read properly... simply said I have a bunion on my right foot and it hurts a lot. So here's what Dr. Gartke will do: Open my foot and cut the bone from the bunion, the big toe is curving toward the outside so she will have to correct that with a bone graft which will be taken from the part remove earlier. It's a day surgery and hopefully I shouldn't have complication...
I had a bunion remove on the left foot when I was 17 or what this 18....? But the job back then was bot done properly. But this foot is not hurting so there is no need to go in and correct whatever has not being done properly. Bottom line is if it doesn't hurt - don't touch it. I like her philosophy...
Do I look forward to it? Partly yes, partly no. Yes because the pain will be gone... No well I can't drive for 6 weeks. Fortunately it will be Christmas time.... but still... cold winter.... can't wear a boot and the cast is only a half foot one... Bummer. So we bought BIG socks and see how I can wear these. And I still have my grand-father moccasin which are quite large.
I will survive... I know... but still I am a bit stressed about it. SO please keep me in your prayers until next Wednesday... Remind me I need to call the doctor office to see when the hospital is supposed to call me for pre-op...
I have the best doctor in town... I know because of her reputation. I am in good hands. Thank you Lord for bringing me to her.
It took two days to put two coats of fresh paint in our school room. The little room is located in the front of the house. From the window we can see the porch and the street. The wall are blue-grey kind of color. Thanks to my in-laws I will be able to move some furniture soon....
For tonight, we are washing the carpet with our machine and then we will put the humidifier for the night to remove the humidity...
Hopefully, tomorrow morning I will be able to move the bookcases and the desks as well as starting to put the books at their proper place...
So exciting! Can't wait to have it complete...
Oh! And I need to bake a cake for Jérémy as his birthday party is on Sunday...
... finally the time as come!!!
We emptied the rest of the school room on Sunday and left a message to my in-laws. They showed up this morning with their painting gear. Today, it was fixing the little holes, preparing the room and putting the white on the baseboards, around the door and window, the door itself (which I had to prepare with tape because it's a French door), the crown moulding and the ceiling.
Tomorrow - it's the walls that will be covered with a lighter blue than the one in my office. I can't wait to be able to put the furniture in and set it up.... I'm ALL excited about it. Yeah! Finally - the mess will disappear....
In the meantime, hubby still have to install a few things on the new school PC. Can't wait to be all set-up. I promise to post some pictures...
Educating through the status line in Facebook...
I am sort of fed-up with some status lines in Facebook.... I don't mind learning when a new baby is born and so on... but honestly I don't really care about whoever did clean their house or has a crappy day or is sick ... well you get the point!
So since I went back to Facebook, I am trying to keep my friendships low and I was wondering what to do with the status line.
While on our trip this summer, we went to some outlet stores in PA and in Maine. In the Maine ones, there was an outlet from Reader Digest and I went in it. We found christian books for the kids as well as a little treasure book for me. The title is THe Teacher's Calendar (school year 2007-2008) a dayd-to-day Almanac to historic events, holidays, Famous Birthdays and more! This book cost me 1$ !!! And it has a lot of interesting facts. I already had Every Day a Holiday by Silvana Clark but this one has something for every days of the year. Mind you it's not the new edition (as they print a new one every year) and I have to be careful for certain things but the historic information is accurate.
So every day - from Monday to Friday - I change my status... I then remove it on Saturday as I don't touch it during the week-end....
For example: Today is November 7th
Did you know that in 1885 at 9:30am (PT) the last spike was driven at Craigellachie, BC, completing the Canadian Pacific Railway's 2,980-mile transcontinental railroad track between Montreal (QC) (Hey I was born there!), in the east and Port Moody (BC), in the west? HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CP!!!
Did you know that Marie Sklodowska Curie was born in 1867? She was a polish chemist and physicist. Born in Warsaw, Poland. In 1903, she was awarded with her husband, Pierre, the Nobel Prize for physics for their discovery of the element radium. She died in Sallanches, France, in July 4, 1934.
Did you know that today is the anniversary of the republican symbol (1874)? Thomas Nast used and elephant to represent the Republican Party in a satirical cartoon in Harper's Weekly. Today the elephant is still a well-recognized symbol for the Republican Party in political cartoons.
Did you know that today is the anniversary of the first black governor elected? In 1989, L. Doublas Wilder was elected governor of Virginia, becoming the first elected black governor in US history. Now, Nov 4th 2008 will be the anniversary of the first african-american president....!
I love this little book and now I can change my status line and "educate" my friends at the same time... *Grin*
Pondering on what to write...
Geez! I never thought I would have the writer's block... But I am pondering on what to write... You see I have to submit something on homeschooling. And if my text is selected then I will be published in an e-book. So I already have something in mind - I just need to take the time to put them on paper (or in this case in Word).... It's just that there is no two days the same in this house... For example, today we had the annual family picture to get done at 10 am. So I sent my 7 year old to do some Rosetta Stone while we prepare the rest of the crew.... No problem there. But he didn't do his workbooks and it kind of bother me in a way. I don't want to stress about it...
Honestly, I find it hard to be splitted in four. Giving attention to Alexandre, Dominic, Jérémy and Jasmine and trying to teach. Most days, I give Alexandre his assignments and then I try to work with Dominic with Jérémy following.... Mmmmm! The school room is not done yet and I can't wait to have that finished. Wish it would be done miraculously.... Hey I can dream...
So today is not quite lost after all... Alexandre spent some time on the site of Time4Learning which I will write a review for in the weeks to come. Alexandre can easily do some things there by himself. Dominic and Jérémy ? that's another story. Dominic is too fast and doesn't listen to the instructions... Jérémy is having trouble with the mouse... So I do it for him but he gives me the answers.
Now back to my text I need to write... How can I find the words to explain how homeschool is done in our house. I think I will start with what I wrote for the newsletter of our association in town about reflections from a 1st year homeschooler and go from there..... explain the differences between last year and this year - now if I can only find the time to sit down and write without disruptions....
Art with Vegetables and Fruits
Okay, I think this is well done... Not sure I would attempt it though.
However, I wonder why thesong Brown Eye Girl is attached to it.... I would have picked something with vegetables on it like the song in French....Tous Les Légumes which I learned when I was in the girl guides - looooooog time ago!
Tous les légumes
Au clair de lune
Étaient en train de s'amuser HÉ !
(En faisant le HÉ!, on saute dans l'air en faisant un tour sur soi-même et en levant un bras)
Ils s'amusaient HÈ!
(En faisant le HÈ!, on saute dans l'air en faisant un tour sur soi-même et en levant un bras)
Tant qu'ils pouvaient HÈ !
(En faisant le HÉ!, on saute dans l'air en faisant un tour sur soi-même et en levant un bras)
Et les passants les regardaient...
(S'arrêter et mettre la main en visière et regarder alternativement de gauche à droite)
Les cornichons tournaient en rond
(Tournoyer sur soi-même vers le centre du cercle)
Les artichauds sautaient à petits sauts
(Faire des petits sauts désordonnés)
Les céleris valsaient sans bruit
(attrapper la personne la plus près et valser avec elle)
Et les choux-fleurs se dandinaient avec ardeur
(Se plier légèrement vers l'avant et se dandiner à reculons pour reformer le cercle)
Check how to dance the French song from this video....
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Bullying: Does It Get Better?
Today's bullies have more ways than ever to devastate their victims. It's time to reconsider the role educators can play in stopping them.
Related stories on bullying:
- Common myths about bullying
- How to help: Resources for bullying prevention
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The New Jersey college freshman who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in October isn't the only young person allegedly driven to death by bullying. Consider the California teen who hanged himself from a backyard tree in September or the Texas 13-year-old who grabbed a gun from his stepfather's closet a few weeks later.
These high-profile and heartbreaking incidents have happened so frequently in recent months, especially among gay and lesbian students, that there's a new word for the phenomenon: bullicide. And it's left educators and parents alike wondering—just what in the world are we doing wrong? How is it some of our children can be so mean? And others so despairing? Aren't these anti-bullying programs, popular in so many schools, working at all?
It's possible that what we think we know about bullying isn't all we need to know — it's also possible that some of the most commonly held assumptions are misguided or that far too many adults still don't believe bullying is a serious problem.
But finding the right answers is critical to NEA's mission of ensuring a quality education for every student. Bullying robs students of their opportunity to learn and "exacts scars that can last a lifetime," notes NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. Its victims are more likely to fall behind, miss school, and eventually drop out. We owe them more that that. Says Van Roekel: "It is our shared responsibility to ensure that every child can attend a safe public school." (To see Dennis Van Roekel's message to students, click here.)
Messy WorkMany bullying programs apply a one-size-fits-all approach to problems on campus. They train teachers and support professionals to be watchful and consistent (often at a high price). But while it's critically important for every adult on campus to recognize and stop bullying, Colby College professor Lyn Mikel Brown, co-director of the nonprofit Hardy Girls, Healthy Women, believes most of these "top-down" programs look promising, but don't go far enough.
"You really have to do this work with students," Brown says. "Those programs don't allow for the messy, on-the-ground work of educating kids. That's what has to happen and it looks different in different schools and communities."
It likely starts with a needs assessment, going into a school and understanding what are the major issues. Is it harassment of gay kids? Is it kids with disabilities? Who are the harassers? Then, Brown says, you have to engage kids in creative ways to work through those issues: "[R]esponsive classroom work, the work where you have kids sitting in circles and processing this information…that's the most powerful work."
A whole-school culture shift needs to happen. And that takes the commitment and active involvement of teachers, support professionals, administrators, parents, and students. It is the kind of work that the NEA Bullying and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Intervention Program has provided (for free) to schools across the country for more than a decade. Its cadre of trainers and curriculum guides helps define both bullying and its impact, provides important data and legal information, and also specifically works to activate the "bystander" — an oft-untapped resource in bullying prevention.
That student, who is neither victim nor perpetrator, has the power to step up and say, "You had no right to make her cry," and stop bullying in its tracks, says Pennsylvania's Meredith Monteville, a retired school counselor and long-time NEA trainer. This isn't easy to do, especially since many kids fear becoming the victims of bullies themselves, but it can be done if adults help model those conversations and empower students to intervene, says Alaska paraprofessional Lorie Miner, also an NEA trainer.
This approach, effective in hallways and cafeterias, also works in online communities, an increasingly common venue for 21st-century bullies. It looks like this: "I don't think that was very nice what you wrote, and no, I'm not going to forward it to all my friends on Facebook."
Starting Young
Even those who acknowledge that bullying is a vicious, pernicious problem —and believe it or not some educators still say it's a "normal" part of growing up, "as if there's some inalienable right to be bullied!" Monteville scoffs — believe it's not much of an issue until middle school, maybe fifth grade.
Not so, says Meline Kevorkian, author of 101 Facts about Bullying: What Everyone Should Know. According to a new Harris survey of 1,144 parents nationwide, 67 percent of parents of 3- to 7-year-olds worry that their children will be bullied – with good reason. A recent survey of Massachusetts third-graders found that 47 percent had been bullied at least once, more than half said they'd been called names or teased in a hurtful way.
It's not hard to find bullies on preschool playgrounds – and increasingly it's about the "relational aggression" that pre-teen girls typically display, the "nobody likes you," "you can't sit here," "where'd you get your shoes? Payless?"
Just turn on the television to see the models for that kind of behavior. Hello, Hannah Montana! "Even little girls are getting messages in their media that to be a girl, you have to be into this relational aggressive stuff. It's in their cartoons, imbedded lessons on how to 'dis' other girls for their clothes," said Lyn Mikel Brown.
Although it doesn't do much good to label little kids as bullies — labels at any age are harmful, Brown asserts — this evolution does mean that bullying prevention needs to start young. "The dialogue needs to start in preschool and kindergarten, when these relationships are starting," Kevorkian says. In the same way we teach pre-reading skills, we need to teach the basics of pro-social skills, she says. It's critical to reinforce basic messages like, "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all."
Although bullying is a problem for all kids (even the bullies, who are more likely to end up as convicted criminals) these past few months have seemed especially treacherous for kids who can't conform to traditional gender roles: the boy who wears pink or the girl who borrows from her brother's closet. Some are gay, some are perceived to be, but either way they're the target of sexual harassment.
In 2009, nearly nine of our 10 GLBT students reported harassment at school. Even worse, 40 percent said teachers heard or saw it and never intervened, according to GLSEN: the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Training would help – and NEA also offers training specific to GLBT issues. But the work of bullying prevention doesn't end at the schoolhouse doors.
In their recently released policy briefing, "Safe at School: Addressing the School Environment and LGBT Safety through Policy and Legislation," co-sponsored by NEA, the authors call for both a new focus on inclusive school climates – and also better policies and legislation to protect kids. "One of the things that emerged very clearly as important is the existence of an anti-bullying policy that clearly enumerates protected categories," says Eliza Byard, executive director of GLSEN.
Kids in schools with those kinds of specific anti-bullying policies, often approved by local school boards, are more likely to report incidents when they happen and they're also more likely to report that something is done to help when those incidents are reported, Byard asserts. Other things that research shows can specifically help GLBT kids: The presence of a gay-straight alliance; more inclusive curriculum material; and the presence of visible, supportive adults… like you.
"You have to be the change you want to see in the world," said Virginia teacher Jaim Foster, a member of NEA's cadre of trainers on GLBT issues.
Message to GLBT Students: It Gets Better
Dennis Van Roekel gives a message of hope to victims of bullying.
- Bullying and school safety resources
- Six tips for educators dealing with harassment of GBLT students
- Safe schools for gay students
- Silencing cyberbullies
- Understanding girl bullies
- Bullying may affect brain development
- Move over schoolyard bullies—recess activities curb aggression on the playground


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The cuddly toys Pee&Poo are now available in a dou pack - together for ever. They are made in a cotton plush and filled with polyester fibre. Naturally, they are CE-marked and are suitable for children of all ages. Pee&Poo are 15 and 14 cm respective.
Pee&Poo are no strangers to water and enjoy a bath once in while - washable at 40°C.
Pee&Poo Keychains Art# 008-1 / 008-2
Keychain with mini Pee&Poo-cuddly toys, with bean bag and logo embroidered at the bottom. Height: 7 cm.
Material: cotton plush. Hand wash at 40°C. CE-approved from 3 years.
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The Pee&Poo brand was established in late 2004, in Stockholm, Sweden. Pee&Poo was founded by Emma Megitt, as a result of a her masters degree in graphic design. Pee&Poo became an instant success both in Sweden and abroad, particularly in the UK and USA. The duo have been featured in a wide variety of magazines and TV, for example The Pee&Poo duo marry equal parts of aesthetic and educational elements, and has thus become a success among children an adults alike. Pee&Poo works just as well as potty training inspiration, as a cuddly companion.
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Remember when we told you that Mr. Toots, a wee unicorn with a powerful, rainbow-spraying ass, would come to Red Faction: Armageddon? Well, here's your official confirmation from THQ who also reveals how we'll get our hands on Mr. Toots incredibly destructive rectum.
It's going to take a million downloads of the game's demo, according to the video released by THQ today. The demo for Red Faction: Armageddon was released today on Xbox Live and is supposed to come to the PlayStation Network whenever Sony's online service returns from its slumber. Given PS3's owners inability to grab said demo right now, Armageddon will have an uphill battle making it to a million. (There's no PC demo, sadly.)
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Red Faction: Armageddon hits the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 7 in North America, June 10 internationally.


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Posted above is our exclusive first video of the 2013 SRT Viper. That sound you hear is a 640-hp V10.
Visually, there are plenty of cues from Vipers past, with the influence of the 1996 model being particularly evident. But, aside from the look and the V10 engine, this does not appear to be the same Viper we've come to know.
The doors are skinned in aluminum, while the hood and decklid are carbon fiber. There is an eight-inch touch-screen display and an interior that looks like more than an afterthought.
The car should be available for sale by the end of the year. And it is to be built right here in Detroit.
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The rosters for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game have been announced and it contains a familiar cast of characters, even in a few of them are sporting different uniforms this time around.
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic will lead their respective conferences into the contest in Los Angeles next month. Bryant - a three-time All-Star game MVP and this year's top vote-getter - will get to play in front of a raucous home crowd at the Staples Center in his record-tying 13th straight appearance in the game.
Joining Bryant on the West roster will be New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets, and Houston Rockets' center Yao Ming. Ming, who has only played in five games this season due to injury, will be replaced next week by commissioner David Stern. Andrew Bynum of the Lakers is considered to be the leader for Ming's spot.
Howard will team with the Miami Heat's dynamic duo of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, the Chicago Bull's Derrick Rose and Amare Stoudemire of the New York Knicks.
This year's team of Eastern Conference stars is full of firsts. James and Wade - the 2010 All-Star Game MVP - become the first set of Eastern Conference teammates to start since Wade and Shaquille O'Neal started together for the Heat in 2007. Rose, the Bulls dynamic guard, becomes the first Chicago player to start the game since Michael Jordan in 1998. And Stoudemire, the explosive power forward who has energized a moribund New York franchise, becomes the first Knicks player to start in the game since Patrick Ewing in 1992.
With the exception of Ming, the starters for both teams are among the league's best in the major statistical categories. Durant, Stoudemire, James, Wade, Bryant, Rose and Anthony are all in the top 10 in scoring; Paul and Rose are in the top 10 in assists and Howard is in the top 10 in rebounding.
The reserves for the game will be selected by the head coach for each conference. Gregg Popovich of San Antonio will lead the West while the head coach for the East will be determined by which team has the best conference record through games ending February 6.
The 2011 All-Star game will air on TNT at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 20.
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Since it's physically impossible not to mention Conor Maynard without also name-dropping Justin Bieber, lets get this comparison out of the way. Like his transatlantic cousin, Maynard initially made his name on YouTube with a series of cover versions which have helped amass his channel almost 70,000,000 views. Like the Bieb-machine, Maynard is a decidedly fresh-faced chap with only 19 years to his name, a winningly innocent smile and the voice of a cherub. Unlike young Justin, Maynard is a bit of a letch in the classical British tradition of a cocksure lad about town.
"Grab me by the neck and don't you ever let go, mess me up so good until I'm begging for more," commands the cravenly sensual heartbreaker 'Animal' - the opening track of his debut album Contrast. It's a far cry from the soppy ballads Conor built his army of 400,000 Mayniacs on but then again, he is a different brand of teen popstar. Even if their off-stage personas suggest otherwise, One Direction and good old Justin rarely hint at getting to further than first base. Maynard on the other hand is not shy about dropping the phrase "peel my banana" and we're inclined to let him get away with it.
Contrast is a smart album of 'in the club' anthems which reaches well beyond the teenybopper crowd and hints at a FutureSex/LoveSounds to come. For a new act emerging from outside the X Factor hit factory, Maynard has managed to draft in an impressive list of collaborators. Ne-Yo, Pharrell and Rita Ora all crop up while Frank Ocean contributes the typically sensitive and falsetto-heavy 'Pictures'. It's all determinedly grown-up and if 'Headphones' hadn't made the cut - "I'm gon' do the jerk, I'm gon' do the doggy, I don't even care if you watch me party" - you'd struggle to pinpoint this as the work of a bloke whose life learnings can't amount to much more than the rules of Ring of Fire.
In avoiding the cookie cutter personalities of his peers Maynard's opening statement to the world of pop is partly damned by its facelessness. One thing you'll be left in no doubt about however, is that Maynard has an eye for the ladies. 'Can't Say No' underlines this point with its particularly insistent chorus, "Girls, girls, girls, I just can't say no. Never see them coming I just watch them go". Guffaw-inducing? Slightly. Catchy? Like a specially engineered strain of ebola that's been crossbred with the most infectious dubstep wobble imaginable.
More than anything, what impresses about Contrast is the quality of songs on offer. At 14 tracks long there's fat to trim - like the forgettable 'Mary Go Round' - but much less than you'd expect. It's been a while since the UK had a decent male popstar to shout about, Conor Maynard is well on his way to being that man.
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Destination guide: Lima, Peru
Lima is the capital of Peru and is on the country's central Pacific coast. Lima is also known as the "City of the Kings" and was formally the richest viceroyalty in South America. This important metropolis still has a beautiful colonial architecture that surprises visitors, as well as offering world-class cusine.
Purchase your flights to Lima and discover tourist attractions sich as the Pachacamac ruins, the Paracas National Reserve, the Nazca Lines and the Lima mountain range, among others.
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Planted on the sandy foothills of the Andes, Lima is a rambling metropolis composed of more than 30 municipalities or districts. The city's historic heart, Lima Centro (Central Lima), lies at a bend on the southern banks of the Río Rímac. Here, around the Plaza de Armas, a grid of crowded streets laid out in the days of Pizarro houses most of the city's surviving colonial architecture. On this neighborhood's southern flank, around the Plaza San Martín, the Plaza Bolognesi and the Parque de la Cultura, the city takes on a 19th-century veneer, where grand boulevards are lined with extravagant (if decayed) structures built in a panoply of architectural styles, from Victorian to beaux arts.
From this point, Av Arequipa, one of the city's principal thoroughfares, plunges southeast, through Santa Beatriz, Jesús María and Lince, before arriving in well-to-do San Isidro. This is Lima's banking center and one of its most affluent settlements. San Isidro quickly gives way to the contiguous, seaside neighbourhood of Miraflores, which serves as Lima's contemporary core, bustling with commerce, restaurants and nightlife. Immediately to the south lies Barranco, a stately turn-of-the-20th-century resort community. Long the city's bohemian center, today it boasts some of the most hopping bars in the city.
The airport resides in the port city of Callao, about 12km west of downtown or 20km northwest of Miraflores. The area is also home to a naval base, an old colonial fort and the pleasant seaside community of La Punta.
The principal bus routes connecting Central Lima with San Isidro and Miraflores run along broad avenues such as Tacna, Garcilaso de la Vega and Arequipa. These neighborhoods are also connected by the short highway Paseo de la República or Vía Expresa, known informally as el zanjón (the ditch).
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Shoestring travelers watching their céntimos – by sleeping in dormitory rooms, traveling on economy buses, eating set menus – can get by on a minimum of US$25 a day. Visitors who prefer private hot showers, à la carte meals in moderately priced restaurants, comfortable buses and occasional flights will find that at least US$60 to US$100 a day should meet their needs. Staying at luxury hotels and dining at top-end restaurants will cost several hundred dollars a day. Prices are always higher if you're doing your trip by organized tour. The most expensive cities are Cuzco and Lima.
You can stretch your budget by traveling with a partner as double rooms are usually less expensive than two singles. Many restaurants offer filling three-course set lunches for around S7; eating à la carte will triple your bill. Many Peruvian ATMs dispense local currency (nuevos soles) and US dollars. Above all, keep your money safely stashed – an economical trip can get expensive.
Note to adventurers on a tight budget: hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is expensive. Unguided trips are now illegal (this is strictly enforced) and the cheapest four-day trips start at around US$300 per person, not including equipment rental, tips for the guides and porters, or any incidental expenses, such as bottled water. Plan on spending US$400 if you're going with a reputable outfitter. A day trip to Machu Picchu isn't always cheap either.
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Spanish (Castilian), Aymara, Quechua.
With a few exceptions (notably some Asian, African and communist countries), visas are not required for travelers entering Peru. Tourists are permitted a 30- to 90-day stay, which is stamped into their passports and onto a tourist card, called a Tarjeta Andina de Migración (Andean Immigration Card) that you must return upon leaving the country. The actual length of stay is determined by the immigration officer at the point of entry. Be careful not to lose your tourist card, or you will have to queue up an oficina de migraciones (immigration office), also simply known as migraciones, for a replacement card. It's a good idea to carry your passport and tourist card on your person at all times, especially when traveling in remote areas (it's required by law on the Inca Trail). For security, make a photocopy of both documents and keep them in a separate place from the originals.
Thirty-day extensions cost about US$50 and can be obtained at immigration offices in major cities, with Lima being the easiest place to do this. There are also immigration offices in Arequipa, Cuzco, Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado, Puno and Trujillo, as well as near the Chilean and Ecuadorian borders. you can keep extending your stay up to 180 days total.
Anyone who plans to work, attend school or reside in Peru for any length of time must obtain a visa in advance. Do this through the Peruvian embassy or consulate in your home country.
Weights & Measures
Peru allows duty-free importation of 3L of alcohol and 20 packs of cigarettes, 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco. You can import US$300 of gifts. Legally, you are allowed to bring in such items as a laptop, camera, portable music player, kayak, climbing gear, mountain bike or similar items for personal use.
It is illegal to take pre-Columbian or colonial artifacts out of Peru, and it is illegal to bring them into most countries. If purchasing reproductions, buy only from a reputable dealer and ask for a detailed receipt. Purchasing animal products made from endangered species or even just transporting them around Peru is also illegal.
Coca leaves are legal in Peru, but not in most other countries, even in the form of tea bags, which are available in Peruvian shops. People subject to random drug testing should be aware that coca, even in the form of tea, may leave trace amounts in their urine.
Check with your own home government about customs restrictions and duties on any expensive or rare items you intend to bring back. Most countries allow their citizens to import a limited number of items duty-free, though these regulations are subject to change.
Business Hour
Hours are variable and liable to change, especially in small towns. Posted hours are a guideline, on a Sunday, most businesses (other than restaurants) are closed.
Most cities, however, are equipped with 24-hour ATMs. In addition, Lima has pharmacies, bookstores and electronics supply shops that are open every day of the week. There are also a few 24-hour supermarkets. In other major cities, taxi drivers often know where the late-night stores and pharmacies are.
Many shops and offices close for a lunch break but some banks and post offices stay open. In addition, many restaurants open only for lunch, or breakfast and lunch, especially in small towns.
Banks 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, some 9am-1pm Sat.
Bars and clubs 7pm-midnight, some until 3am.
Restaurants 10am-10pm, some closed 3-6pm.
Shops 10am -8pm Mon-Sunday.
Public pay phones operated by Telefónica-Perú (www.telefonica.com.pe) are available on the street even in small towns. Most pay phones work with phonecards which can be purchased at supermarkets and groceries. Often internet cafés have private phone booths with 'net-to-phone' and 'net-to-net' capabilities (such as Skype), where you can talk for pennies or even for free.
When calling Peru from abroad, dial the international access code for the country you're in, then Peru's country code (51), then the area code without the 0 and finally, the local number. When making international calls from Peru, dial the international access code (00), then the country code of where you're calling to, then the area code and finally, the local phone number.
In Peru, any telephone number beginning with a 9 is a cell-phone number. Numbers beginning with 0800 are often toll-free only when dialed from private phones, not from public pay phones. See the inside front cover of this book for more useful dialing codes, including how to contact an operator or directory assistance. To make a credit card or collect call using AT&T, dial [tel] 0800-50288. There's an online telephone directory at www.paginasamarillas.com.pe.
Cell Phones
It's possible to use a tri-band GSM world phone in Peru (GSM 1900). Other systems in use are CDMA and TDMA. This is a fast-changing field, so check the current situation before you travel: just do a web search and browse the myriad products on the market. In Lima and other larger cities, you can buy cell phones that use SIM cards for about US$65, then pop in a SIM card that costs from US$6.50. Claro is a popular pay-as-you-go plan. Cell-phone rentals may be available in major cities and tourist centers. Expect cell-phone reception to fade the further you go into the mountains or jungle.
Called tarjetas telefónicas, these cards are widely available and are made by many companies in many price ranges. Some are designed specifically for international calls. Some have an electronic chip that keeps track of your balance when the card is inserted into an appropriate phone. Other cards use a code system whereby you dial your own personal code to obtain balances and access; these can be used from almost any phone. The most common are Telefónica-Perú's 147 cards; you dial 147, then enter your personal code (which is on the back of the card), listen to a message telling you how much money you have left on the card, dial the number, and listen to a message telling you how much time you have left for this call. The drawback is it's in Spanish. The 147 card is best used for long-distance calls. For local calls, the Holá Peru card is cheaper, and works the same way except that you begin by dialing 0800. There are numerous other cards – ask around for which ones offer the best deal.
Electricity overview
European plug with two circular metal pins
Japanese-style plug with two parallel flat blades
Two parallel flat blades above a large circular grounding pin


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By now many of you have probably read about police officer Jiang Xiaojuan of China who became a national, and then international, hero practically over night. After the devastating Chinese earthquake on May 12, the 29 year-old mother of a 6-month-old son, was called to duty. What she encountered when she reported for duty was babies crying in hunger and that's when her maternal instincts kicked in. Jiang breast-fed the infants separated from their mothers or orphaned from the earthquake, at one point breast-feeding nine babies.
"I am breast-feeding, so I can feed babies. I didn't think of it much," she said. "It is a mother's reaction and a basic duty as a police officer to help."
Jiang doesn't believe what she did was noteworthy. "I think what I did was normal," she said. "In a quake zone, many people do things for others. This was a small thing, not worth mentioning." The local media, however, named her "China's Mother No. 1" and there are many others around the world praising her efforts as well.
On MOMformation at BabyCenter, Betsy Shaw wrote:
It's stories like these, stories of ordinary people performing extraordinary, selfless acts in times of tragedy, that make all this bad news just a little bit easier to digest. They also make me proud to be a mom.
Would you do, could you, do the same if you were in a similar situation: lactating in the presence of many hungry babies?
Of the 73 responses there, the vast majority said they would do the same and breastfeed another woman's baby, though interestingly enough, many also said they would not want a woman they did not know breastfeeding their own child.
A few of the people who commented at BabyCenter, as well as one at Milliner's Dream expressed their concern about the possible transmission of HIV/AIDS through breast milk. There is conflicting information on what the risk of infection is if the woman is HIV positive, but, as another commenter at Milliner's Dream noted, Jiang would have likely known her HIV status having just recently given birth 6 month ago.
Over on Broadsheet on Salon.com Jiang was named "Hero of the Day." Sarah Hepola says:
As the death toll soars past 50,000, it's nice to have a little good news to celebrate. You can remember Jiang next time someone complains about the evils of women popping out their boobs in public.
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes at The Moderate Voice found the story to be "beautiful" and said:
Most every night, I stay up late-late, long after everyone else is sleeping. I fly over the internet, looking, looking, trying to find something beautiful or restorative to share with you here at TMV, so either you go to sleep with a beautiful idea or image, or wake up with one.
Tonight, finding something beautiful in this wide and groaning world, was easy. Because there is Jiang Xiaojuan, a young provincial policewoman.
She went on to add:
As a mother who nursed til her offspring was practically old enough to go to school, and as the mother of a grown daughter who while nursing her own child also gave her nourishing milk to my ailing elderly father (expressed, not nursed), I feel certain we stand with many mothers worldwide who salute Jiang Xiaojuan profoundly.
It's a mystery women don't often speak of publicly, what it's like to nourish another human being or many from one's own blood and bones. It is, one of the greatest honors in the world.
I think, despite the restrictive and suspicious regime of China, it's people like Jiang who really represent the true spirit of modern China, the compassionate soul.
Tonight, it was easy to find a beautiful story to tell you. I would that it were as easy on all other nights too.
It is stories like these of this selfless mother that remind us not only of the power of human kindness, but also how important breastfeeding can be in an emergency or natural disaster.
Melissa Kotlen Nagin notes on the Breastfeeding Blog on About.com:
Unfortunately, natural disasters are out of our control, but women like Officer Xiaojuan remind us about yet another important benefit of breastfeeding. We're typically so focused on the health benefits and lose sight of the bigger picture. Here is the International Lactation Consultant Association's position paper on Infant Feeding in Emergencies, which is a wonderful resource.
Tanya at The Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog recently wrote a post dispelling some myths about breastfeeding in emergencies. She also shares:
In a disaster such as the one in Burma, breastfeeding can be a life-saving act. Why? In emergencies f*rmula is often not available. If it is available, water supplies are often compromised. F*rmula mixed with contaminated water can cause diarrhea and dehydration, which can quickly become life-threatening to infants. Power to sterilize and refrigerate f*rmula is also often not available.
Sometimes, well meaning humanitarian efforts result in such an influx of f*rmula that efforts to protect and support breastfeeding are disrupted. This is such a concern that in 1994 the World Health Organization adopted the following policy, urging member states to "exercise extreme caution when planning, implementing, or supporting emergency relief operations, by protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding for infants," and to ensure that f*rmula is distributed only under specific conditions.
We often like to think of ourselves as untouchable here in the United States, but Hurricane Katrina was just three short years ago and was another instance where breastfeeding saved lives. From an open letter to health care providers attending to families affected by Hurricane Katrina: The Role of Human Milk and Breastfeeding:
Human milk is a valuable resource that can not only protect the vulnerable infant from disease, but can also promote psychological health and comfort during stressful times. Human milk reduces pain and promotes more rapid healing after injuries and infections. While maternal health is of great importance, it should be recognized that even the malnourished mother will produce milk of good quality for her infant.
To learn more about the important role breastfeeding plays in emergencies, please visit the links below.
I will close by adding that I think what Jiang did was amazing and I'm so glad to see breastfeeding receiving such positive attention. I hope she has already been reunited with her son (that relatives were caring for) or will be soon and that her breastfeeding relationship with him can continue to thrive.
And lastly, just a friendly reminder that BlogHers Act/Global Giving is continuing to accept donations for the Chinese earthquake victims as well as other maternal health causes.
More information:
Keep Abreast – Breastfeeding ensures survival in a disaster
Black Breastfeeding Blog – Breastfeeding Saves Babies During Natural Disasters
La Leche League International – Keep Breastfeeding: Supporting Mothers After Natural Disasters
KellyMom – Infant Feeding In Emergencies
One more important breastfeeding note – The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. of San Rafael, California.
The cream, promoted to nursing mothers to help soothe dry or cracked nipples, contains ingredients that may cause respiratory distress, vomiting and diarrhea in infants, the agency said.
Mothers whose children may have suffered adverse effects because of this product should contact the FDA's MedWatch at 800-332-1088. – CNN report


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DeKALB – Morgan Chaney didn't just shine on stage as a high-schooler, she helped bring plays to life from behind the scenes.
"She was always willing to dig in and help out however she could," former Indian Creek High School drama teacher Jan Kuntz remembers. "She was always willing to do any job. She would paint and work on the set, in addition to being on the stage."
Now Kuntz is holding tighter than ever to her fondest memories of her former student, whom she says was a gifted performer on stage and in band and choir. Chaney played varsity volleyball before she graduated from the school about eight years ago.
Chaney, 26, was fatally shot at her home in the 1300 block of Omega Circle Drive early Saturday morning by her former boyfriend, 31-year-old Andre Gomez, DeKalb police said. Authorities released more details Monday about the murder-suicide, as neighbors struggled to understand the violence that marred their quiet neighborhood.
"I'm trying to remember all the fun that we had and all the work that we did and keep those memories in my heart," Kuntz said.
Gomez called police early Saturday morning to tell them a crime had been committed at Chaney's home before fatally shooting himself in rural Shabbona, police said. DeKalb police had not received any calls before Saturday involving Gomez or Chaney, nor any calls involving her cellphone or her address in the 1300 block of Omega Circle Drive, DeKalb police Cmdr. John Petragallo said.
Gomez was distraught after their long-term dating relationship ended about a month ago, Petragallo said.
Police found no sign of trouble about 2:30 a.m. when they responded to Gomez's 911 call, but Chaney's family found her dead in her bathroom about 6 a.m. Saturday. Petragallo said Chaney died instantly.
Chaney's family told police her car was missing. Police records show the early morning 911 call had been made from Chaney's cellphone in rural Shabbona, Petragallo said.
DeKalb County sheriff's deputies found Gomez dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in the 5800 block of Miller Road near a wind turbine about 7:50 a.m. Saturday. He was in Chaney's vehicle with her cell phone, and the caliber of the gun found in the car matched the caliber of the casings found at Chaney's house, Petragallo said.
Police found Gomez's bicycle near Chaney's home, and witnesses saw Gomez driving her vehicle about 1 a.m. Saturday near his home in the 1500 block of Reserve Lane in DeKalb, police said. A police search of Gomez's home Saturday uncovered evidence connecting him to the crime, Petragallo said.
Chaney's neighbors on the residential street near Twombly Road on DeKalb's northwest side were searching for answers and trying to process what had happened.
"It's totally a surprise and a shock, because we have not had any issues in all the years that we've been here," said Mark Scott, who lived next door to Chaney. "We're out in the middle of nowhere, and there's no problems."
Like Scott, Lorraine Maciorowski was surprised to see police lighting up her street Saturday morning. She said that Chaney's home had been quiet lately and that the young woman kept to herself.
"It's too close to home," Maciorowski said. "You think you're all the way out here on the edge of DeKalb."
Gomez had a valid firearm owner's identification card, but police did not know Monday if he had the firearm legally.
"Until we do a trace, we won't have that information," Petragallo said.
Autopsies were performed Monday morning on both Gomez and Chaney, although the final results would not be available for about a week, Petragallo said. Police also plan to run tests on the firearms evidence.
The pair had worked for the same company at one time, but Gomez no longer worked there, Petragallo said. On Monday, police knew of no workplace incidents involving the two.
"The investigation will continue for several weeks, until we get ballistics back," Petragallo said.


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Forreston High School students mourn the loss of a peer Wednesday. Freshman Jared Mullarkey was killed in a car crash Tuesday afternoon that injured two other students.
Mullarkey's life was cut short at this intersection in Forreston. The freshman was headed to a basketball game at polo with two teammates, when their vehicle crashed into a truck.
Local residents are stunned.
"I was in shock because you never think it's going to happen to you or someone you know," says Miranda Homan, a former classmate of Mullarkey.
Mullarkey, a 15-year-old passenger, died instantly. The driver Kendrick Manus and passenger Mitchell Plambeck suffered serious injuries. The teens were reportedly driving to the junior varsity game after missing the team bus.
Grief counselors are at the high school all this week to offer support to grieving students.
"All us were crying and quiet. We didn't do anything in school today. They just talked to us about it," says student Brittney Meyer.
As the shock slowly wears off, students who knew Jared are doing the best they can to celebrate his life.
"He made a lot of joke and he was funny," says classmate Ben Meyer.
"Everybody liked him. He was really nice and smart. He always made you laugh. He was a joker," said Homan.
Winter road conditions may have contributed to the crash, but police continue to investigate. School leaders have also cancelled extra curricular activities for Wednesday night, Thursday's basketball tournament with Dakota and the freshmen tournament with Byron.
A visitation for Jared Mullarkey will take place this Friday at Burke Tubbs Funeral Home in Forreston from 2 to 7 p.m. On Saturday morning a funeral service will be held at the high school at 10:30 a.m.


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Javier Gazzarri, MathWorks
This presentation focuses on a technique to scale battery models from cell-level to pack-level and the subsequent preparation of the battery pack model for real-time simulation. A MATLAB function creates a battery pack model of arbitrary size and connectivity. The function partitions the model for concurrent execution on multicore real-time computers. The flexibility of scripting the creation of pack models allows the user to efficiently test multiple configurations for optimal utilization of multicore targets, including load balance, data transfer latencies, and scheduler overhead.
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The Cost of Whitening Your Teeth
Having a bright, beautiful smile can help you feel more confident and leave a lasting impression on the people you meet. The growing desire for whiter, more dazzling teeth has resulted in a wide variety of at-home and in-office teeth whitening options ranging in price from $5 to $1,000. The assortment of whitening treatments on the market today makes attaining a glowing smile more convenient and less expensive than ever before. When choosing a bleaching treatment, it is important to take into account the treatment timeline, the level of effectiveness, and the teeth whitening cost.
Average cost ranges for Teeth Whitening
|Cost Range
|Professional Whitening at Home
|In-Office Teeth Whitening
Over-the-Counter Whitening
Store-bought whitening products cost less than other bleaching methods, ranging from $5 to $50. This quick and convenient approach to teeth whitening makes a brighter smile accessible to just about anyone. From whitening toothpastes and gels to strips and chewing gum, there are many products on the market claiming to offer a route to a whiter smile. However, these products typically produce much less dramatic changes than professional whitening treatments. In addition, some whitening products contain dangerously high concentrations of peroxide and can cause permanent damage to your smile.
Professional Whitening at Home
Many cosmetic dentists offer at-home teeth whitening kits using custom or premade whitening trays, which can hold the bleaching solution. Prices can range from $200 to $400 and depend on the brand your dentist offers as well as other factors. You can place the tray over your teeth once a day for a predetermined amount of time or overnight. Though these treatments are used at home, they are far more effective and safer than over-the-counter options. Choosing a premade whitening tray rather than a custom tray can make at-home whitening even more affordable.


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Monday, October 06, 2008
Was in Montreal last week. Here are some pages from my sketchbook of the wanderings around the city.
Posted by Prashant Miranda at 5:02 pm
3 comments:
What loveliness there is here! Many thanks!
- October 07, 2008 3:07 pm
- Munna on the run said...
Wonderful, sublime work. Thanks for the inspiration.
- October 10, 2008 1:01 pm
Truly, truly exquisite. I love your lightness of touch; they shimmer with a rare sensitivity to atmosphere, detail. I could almost smell the lingering traces of the croissant :-) Methinks there's a whole book somewhere in future? (David Gentleman, eat your heart out!) Thank you for these delights. Onwards and upwards.
- October 14, 2008 1:27 pm
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