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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
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- Sara (Perry) said...
What is Toonboom like? It's no doubt complicated when you first use it...
- ari said...
look forward to seeing them animated
- Erik Butter said...
Thats nice,
I hope to see some spontanious
- Yowp said...
Apparently, I'm hungry for some Huckleberry.
- Thiago Levy said...
It would be great if could post this dialogues so we could practice too.
- FauxReelAnimation said...
Sara, Toonboom is fairly easy to use and certainly no more difficult then any other digital program. Just do the (FREE) tutorials on the TB website, take notes, and you'll be good to go! That's how I learned! That and a combination of trial and error lol.
-James N.
- David Germain said...
You guys are using Toonboom? I feel for you and your nervous systems. :(
- Jesse Oliver said...
I did a great digitally inked clean up of one of those Huckleberry Hound doodles on toonboom.
- Andrew said...
judy jetson is my fav cartoon character. their is a thousand subtle changes you can do to her design but still retain the feel of her character. John draws her hair different every time. i love how John sometimes draws george and jane in a negative two faced manner that contrasts with judy drawn as simply cute and pure. I always wanted her to have her own cartoon where she is like a teenage robot superhero but idk if john would approve of that idea.
- Anita said...
Your antenna-butt George has just made my day.
- Thiago Levy said...
Here is my humble atempt Your Text Here.
How many hours should take to finish a walk cycle using the same "limited" style used on the Huckleberry Hound you posted on Facebook? I want to see how long will take me to animate Fred.
- rodineisilveira said...
The elfish George Jetson, in an after-shave version.
- jeffreyJack said...
It's all about the Schnozz.
Wish I could see a JohnK drawing of Jimmy Durante.
- paul said...
Hey John, thanks for the doodles you made of the HB characters, all in your style. If only Ed, Dick, Bill, and Joe could see you now.
Ed=Ed Bennedict
Dick=Richard "Dick" Bickenbach
Bill= William "Bill" Hanna
Joe= Joseph "Joe" Barbera
Someday, I'll copy all your doodles.
Your friend and protege,
Polyvios Christoforos
- Arschblog said...
Really enjoy these drawings, especially the girls!<3
Probably discussing relationships is verging on discussing Religion. Lot's of people don't want to talk about it. Education is a bit as heated as Religion? Student Sins! The Bush "Glycerine" Song was on the Radio a bit ago. That is a Song that never phased me and I never particularly noticed. I was given a ticket and did see "No Doubt" and "Bush" maybe in 97?' I was looking around at people not particularly noticing the act. I saw a clip of "Glycerine" with the 2 of them singing together. I cried. I think because she looked especially fragile for some reason. I know someone with a love triangle situation. The Mother of his 1st child is his best friend. They grew up together and they never Married. He and his Wife are getting along now because they no longer live together and are open to getting re-Married. Probably a year ago it sounded a bit like "I'm calliing the Cops!" I think they did. I know an Older Man who said, "you just want to live with them so bad!" Referring to his Wife of how many years. He always talks about her in a positive way like she's everything to him. Proximity within Marriage is interesting to me. People that are together 24/7 are kinda different. They seem close. It's too bad "leaders" don't discuss relational health a bit to solve problems. Figure out what works best! Instead they ignore them and create more problems by "legalizing" same-sex "Marriage." The conclusion I'm drawing is that "leaders" want the Country to go to hell!
I didn't mean to, but "Psychology of Personality" is the Class I really fell asleep in. My head would bob up and down. I would wake up with my mouth open. That's embarrassing. Think about all the muted Personalities sitting in the lecture hall listening to the Professor talk about "getting a Personality." I don't remember her name. Her face. Anything. I think possibly Personality is the only thing that gets me to remember a name? Things people say. How they say it. How I feel when they say it. I seem to usually always remember a face. I have an Aunt whom I haven't seen in maybe 10 yrs. She looks the same to me. It's interesting how I'll see other people after time and they look different. They might look happier, more sad, wiped out, older. Taller. I think my blog Profile Pic looks like my Freshman in High School picture but better Personality wise. Not that I'm what I consider a fully developed Personality. I mentioned a relational book on my blog that I thought was alright which I had read a long time ago. I remember the Author's focus was on a person's true personality. He happened to be from Wisconsin!
I didn't mean to, but "Psychology of Personality" is the Class I really fell asleep in. My head would bob up and down. I would wake up with my mouth open. That's embarrassing. Think about all the muted Personalities sitting in the lecture hall listening to the Professor talk about "getting a Personality." I don't remember her name. Her face. Anything. I think possibly Personality is the only thing that gets me to remember a name? Things people say. How they say it. How I feel when they say it. I seem to usually always remember a face. I have an Aunt whom I haven't seen in maybe 10 yrs. She looks the same to me. It's interesting how I'll see other people after time and they look different. They might look happier, more sad, wiped out, older. Taller. I think my blog Profile Pic looks like my Freshman in High School picture but better Personality wise. Not that I'm what I consider a fully developed Personality. I mentioned a relational book on my blog that I thought was alright which I had read a long time ago. I remember the Author's focus was on a person's true personality. He happened to be from Wisconsin!
I can watch clips of "Ren & Stimpy" and see Personality. Then there's clips where I don't see it so much. I would have to say possibly that the Ursula Character from "The Little Mermaid" had the most distinguished voice I've heard from a Character since High School? I'm pulling that off the top of my head and am not really sure. I don't even hardly notice "Brave" "Croods" "Shrek" on and on. I'm outdated? Is that the problem? Computer people still have to abide by certain rules of Story telling. What female Character does the John K Empire have that has Personality? "Mad Madame Mim" is one I have to look at again. I think the fat girl with the black bob in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" had personality. "Cruella De Ville." For some reason I liked this Jazz Band playing at a Wedding. I actually danced with this shark. I purposely stepped on his toes in an obnoxious knee jerk kind of way. I thought it was funny. Everyone eventually did a train so it was a more goofy setting. I don't think he had anyone else to hang out with for the evening and was bored. He talked about his relationships and how "they want your life!" He got Married. That wanting a person's life feeling has to be mutual. I wonder how many people settle when they get Married? I wonder if it's a lot? I have an acquaintance who joked about "people not being able to find anyone else." People wouldn't flinch probably if I Married him. I'm not going to Marry him. When I had a flat tire the repair guy said, "the most conservative people Sang at his Wedding." He was impressed by it. My Dad said one time "Weddings aren't for the 2 people they're for everyone else!" Society! I don't enjoy being around Divorced People. People that hate each other. People that are settling with each other. People that really aren't right for each other. I like being around Couples that enjoy each others Company! I feel comfortable around them. Not all the time actually. I was in a Bible Study that was exceptionally good when I was 23. The "Instructor's" Husband came in the room and stood next to her. They had a presence of "we're Married." It was interesting how he took the Men and she took the Women. Gender is ignored quite often today. What gender are "Ren & Stimpy?" What kind of person is John K? Character?
I'm talking about Character and it applies! There was a couple I thought seemed good together. I noticed how she looked at him when they sat across from each other. Cool. Not very approving in a way. Chin up. Staring. I didn't think she was nice. They Divorced in a short time. He said, "they got Married for all the wrong reasons." She probably should've modeled bikinis. An Old Woman said, "I knew it never would work, she lived with so many guys." I don't really think most young people flinch at living with multiple Partners anymore? Multiple Marriages? Do they have Personality? Are they themselves interesting People? How many years has John K been focusing in on "George Liquor" who is 1 person? There's no family as in "The Jetson's" and "The Flinstone's?" I actually think a bio of each character is ok to help people gain understanding of the characters. Play books have little Bio's. Quite often I feel people don't get recognition.
"I love how women are so strong in the ways men are weak, and weak where men are strong." This is a quote I just read which isn't funny in and of itself, but I agree. I have to look more for Gender Characteristics that go deeper than wearing a dress or pants as on a Restroom Sign.
Here's possibly the best Depeche Mode Song I've heard? Not sure? http://youtu.be/34RbYJN3zbE
1 time while listening to people who weren't well known I heard Jesus playing the Instruments. That was a bit much. Intense. Didn't last very long. I wasn't the only person that heard it. Way too in sync. Jesus. Apply that to anybody working together.
As an example Women working in a Book Store together. Everyone comes to work wearing pink by accident. They looked really great! They had the same mindset.
I don't really care what a person does. What they like doing. They have to own it. It has to be in them. It's easy for them to obsess and stay up all night working. That's my opinion.
When I think of "Cans Without Labels" I think of any brand name that isn't Disney or Dreamworks etc. Maybe that's not anywhere near the message intended, but that's how i think of it. I was watching my 5 yr old Nephew meet a 2nd Cousin whatever for the 1st time. My Nephew chased his older 2nd Cousin obsessively laughing. I used to do that. Personality comes out. "That's what I think" is what my Grandma used to say. She had a way of breathing and tapping her fingers on the table. The comment she remembers her Father making regarding her going to College was "what for?" I find that interesting. People don't have to make a loud noise in order for you to be aware of them. What they're thinking. One stroke victim said, "she could feel what people were thinking." People who are cheated on usually say "you can tell by how your Spouse treats you." Sometimes when you watch something you're really impressed that someone can capture subtle. That's where the real language is? Do I get most impressed with "Psychological Thrillers?" I don't think so. Being funny is a thriller. It's a lot of information to process. I'm not aware of all the communication going on between 5 yr olds and I'm aware of this. They communicate. I remember when I was 5 and sitting on the Bus very quietly with a little friend. Somehow the Wildest boy running up and down the aisle without a shirt on figured he could sit next to us. I actually did think he was cute. That's 5 yr old non-verbal communication. I still find that interesting. I didn't say anything to him. They say non-verbal body language is the most honest? My Grandma said, "she looked at her Husband and that was it." She was 13. I notice Home Schooled kids sometimes have a different stare. They stare intensely. My Grandma used to wonder "why certain Men didn't have their Wives with them?" One person who has Parents with a possibly very solid Marriage referred to them as "joined at the hip; they do everything together!" He kinda laughed. His Dad did have a glow one time when I talked to him. That reminds me of 1 Man I met when I was maybe 26 and he was probably 50. He glowed. I actually reached for him from across the table. He got up to walk away. Personally, I felt he was submitting to the Holy Spirit by walking away. I wanted what he had. He laughed at me. The way I talked. I asked a stroke victim one time "if this was a Communist Country?" He couldn't talk, but he laughed. Drug users have a body language. I was talking to my Mom about this stuff the other day. I don't think I know what I communicate? I'm not sure anyone does? That's what's funny? I had a Landlord say, "you're easy to read." That was funny. What's interesting is how a Man communicates when you're not his Daughter Nonverbally.
When your Dad dislikes your Mother? How he communicates nonverbally. Monkey's are better at communicating that stuff than Human Characters? Ursula that's the one I remember being impressed by. You hear them from the next room. Walk over to look. Sit down and watch. Maybe watch again.
Here's a guy: "Subtle Mistakes Turn Women Off!"
He seems confused, Talks too much, Has issues with little boys. He swears a lot. He's written a book and is calling himself a "Counselor." The most Authentic talking he did was while talking about, "his shitty childhood" in another tape.
"Beware of Women Who Go Along!"
I agree with this to a point. I think Men need to ultimately make the Grand effort though. I think this "Counselor" has dated too much. Doesn't know what he wants. Indecisive. That's a turn off.
I was thinking of "The Love Connection" and how that was kinda funny. http://youtu.be/gY3hy39gpLA is an "In Living Color" impersonation of Mike Tyson which I think is funny. The other 2 aren't that funny.
kinda like this "Overly Confident Gay Man"
I watched a couple clips of "Sleeping Beauty" last night. Guess what I was totally impressed by? The walk cycle! It almost looked real. They didn't have Harmony? Everything was so smooth. If anyone looks at any of my "Animations" on my blog they look like shit! I know "Alladdin 2" was one where I really noticed a decline in quality. I think that's all part of the Story. There's a Story to it!
- Thiago Levy said...
My Judy clean up! The carpet match the
Judy Jetson
- rodineisilveira said...
The elfish George Jetson on an after-shave version.
If John K thinks I comment too much, I think his Blog needs Organization. A more minimalist approach. less is more. I was looking at the "Wally Whimsy" Character. The big belly sketch is nice. The outlined drawings aren't. "Ren & Stimpy" was the Show John K had? Why hasn't he had another one? Why did that one end like it did? He has a bit of a fan base? Wilma and Betty had no boobs. They're kinda Classic Characters. Iconic? I never went to a strip club and I don't watch Porn. Some Music Videos are what I consider Pornographic. John K Cartoons are as well. I read something by a guy who talked about "not being able to get a Woman to stay." It made me think of a John K Cartoon.
I could take a tooth brush and scrub my garage floor. How much time and effort would that take? It would be a waste of time! If John K isn't as successful as he should be, I don't benefit. That's coming from a purely selfish point of view. I'm part of the Audience. Efficiency is really important. Sometimes there's a method to the madness and a person needs to be left alone. Other people don't see the efficiency, but it's there. I think I'm in line with people who start multiple tasks at once. It's more stimulating. I need to be more like that. It's more efficient. You get bored or it's not working and switch to something else. I have no problem if John K started multiple "clips" at the same time. Not just "Cans" they then evolve together. An idea might come up for "Cans" that wouldn't have been there if "Cans" had been the sole focus for 4 weeks or whatever. I noticed on "Love Connection" the other day the Animated hearts. You don't see much animation anymore in everyday advertising? I personally don't find the 3D Geico Gecko that interesting. His voice is soooo boring.
There's a fairly recent clip with Bill Maher discussing "Linkedin as a site for the unemployed." He is funny at times. I noticed a quote by John K that, "he never found a job on linkedin." I'm a Driver. I noticed Bill Maher discuss "dissing the driver" one time. I called a 17 yr old boy on it one time. He did start laughing with his head down. I vented about "my rejection issues."
- Andrew said...
mr.levy judy looks great
- Andrew said...
mr. levy judy looks great
- Evan Roberts said...
Hey Jon, how much do you generally charge for commissions? Anyway I could e-mail you about a project I have in mind? Thanks!
I read some book reviews of "Why I'm Not a Christian." Not sure the Author understands the definition of Christian? The Bible sorta draws a line between right and wrong. Hypocrite and friend. I find it interesting. A Book you can study your whole life!
"Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstainedby the world." - James 1:27
"If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless."
- James 1:26
I'm a very quiet person at times but am capable of talking possibly too much. Maybe I don't respect John K? I don't particularly find the comments posted on the John K blog to be interesting or more valuable than anything I say.
There was a Woman I read about who accidentally had both breasts removed by the Hospital. She was around my age and in surgery for a different procedure. That is horrific! Inexcusable! Angelina Jolie gets the BEST Healthcare. She had the Cancer Gene and chose to have both breasts removed. They posted her Noble story all over the Media.
If I were Angelina Jolie possibly John K would not only post every gosh darn elementary comment I make but he'd go above and beyond basic courtesy? I'm glad to be a non famous girl. I think people should be as successful as they can be and do the rest of us a favor, but you can't lose that perspective. It has to be ingrained.
Then I have to ask myself why am I commenting on John K's blog? I've let other people know online if I like their drawings and what not. They reply. John K's either reading my comments and not posting them or deleting them entirely? It would be common courtesy towards a common girl if he'd let me know how much he disdains me in a Manly more direct fashion.
As a common girl who's not a Reporter I had access to the Story about the Woman who had both breasts removed accidentally. They didn't make a big enough deal of it in my view. Maybe she cried more when she sees how Angelina Jolie was handled by the Media. As a Nursing Assistant while on break I read in a Nursing Magazine about a Female Vegetable becoming Pregnant by a Male Aid. The Article was titled, "Born In A Diaper." Apparently the "Staff" didn't realize the Female Vegetable was Pregnant until she gave Birth. Quite horrific. What's the story behind Sody Pop and her entourage? Can you imagine a Female who drew Peckers and posted doodles all over her blog? How does that look to a Man?
"Understanding Your Past and Future Relationships?"
I think this guy asks good questions for one to ask themselves in order to make Sound Decisions.
John K's Blog comment "what's he gonna do with it?" In reply to his his own naked girl drawing he did for a guy at (CTN?) Concerns me.
- Matías Trillo said...
EY JK! Ren and Stimpy is the best cartoon ever!! Capische!?!?
"I was teased quite frequently during my teen years by girls in school, so much so that I was a diehard misogynist by the time I left college. how many guys in this hyper-sexualized culture of ours can say they're still virgins? I feel as though I've been saving myself for nothing." - 34 yr old Male
I would never be attracted to or Marry a Misogynist who views Women as Nothing!
- peter dylst said...
dear mr kricfalusi. I just recently discovered your fantastic blog. You so generously and honestly share your advice with the rest of us! It's amazing how you always believed in how a cartoon should look like and actually made it all happen. May i say i have always been a huge fan of ren and stimpy cartoons and that they blew away everything that was current at that time (and still do..). I hope you will accept me to this blog so i can give comments to various subjects. If you check out my blog there's nothing on there because i just had to make it in order to be able to comment here. I am currently in the proces of reviving my long lost love of drawing comics and trying to make a short animation while i'm at it. But i noticed when i actually started making one, i still had a lot to learn. Sure, i always had a talent to draw well constructed and appealing but knew nothing about acting, staging, painting backgrounds etc.. And that is how i stumbled upon this blog and the info here is just amazing. You are just an amazing guy for sharing all of this with the rest of the world!! Oh yeah i am not retarded, i just live in belgium. Hope to get accepted!! Byee
- James Robert Smith said...
Those are some right smart doodles, man.


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" Oh streetcolor ' you might say " What happened to your grand scheme to yarnbomb all the Oakland Libraries ? You make these big plans , where's the yarnbombing ? " Well my life went into an avalanche and I've been crawling around and occasionally spinning a little on my drop spindle . For 2 weeks . Then yesterday I was still tired out but I thought I really wanted to yarnbomb . So I drove over to the Piedmont library in Oakland and put up this little bike rack. And after I had yarnbombed I felt so much better – tired but I felt energy in my body -I felt fed.
I knew that making art is a big energy source in my life but this was experiencing art as food. Sometimes when I'm endlessly eating chocolate and peanut butter I think " Maybe you should look at an art book ! " I do and I calm down and feel full . Looking at art , knitting , spinning , drawing , beading , looking at my art books – I need hours of this every day to stay happy and content . Are you hungry for something ?
So this little bike rack came from a Toulouse Lautrec print I liked . It was of a French woman in a ruffled orange shirt and a ruffled blue skirt . I wanted the ruffles to flow out of the knitting .
I seem fixed on bike racks . I love seeing the knitting on the curve . A woman was unlocking her bike as I sewed up this piece and I think she was sorely puzzled by my activity .
I look for activities that get me more into the moment . People have told me to be in the moment and I thought it meant- get into the moment and endure being really bored. But now getting into the moment feels like '"relax and enjoy how great life is " . I can feel energy flowing . When I was sewing up this yarnbomb I felt the sun on my body and saw shafts of light on the street. It was warm and cool and someone was playing the banjo. I like pulling a needle through knitting . The wool felt cushy over the cold hard metal. Very delicious .
This Piedmont Library yarnbomb is the 2nd Oakland Library yarnbomb in my series . The library was open and all sorts of people were ambling in and out enjoying their books. Libraries are the best part of a community I think. I love them . Thank you libraries.
My link today is to a little article in Diablo Magazine about The Orinda Library Bike Rack . Here.
This is a funny story -when we put up this bike rack I thought that no one would ever see it because it is so secluded . It's in a in a sculpture garden off the street . And I thought " It's ok if no one sees it , I love this library and I want to honor it .
And this yarnbomb ended up In Diablo Magazine and in Time magazine .
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Father Wilhelm, Stephanie Armstrong team up to help with end of life decisions, arrangements.
Nothing in life prepares you for facing the end, whether it's the end of your own life or the death of a loved one - few even want to discuss the matter yet it's something we all face, one way or another.
As the end nears or when it comes suddenly many decision must be made and having a little preparation and information could make a world of difference.
To ease the difficulties that surround those end of life decisions Father Wilhelm from St. Joseph Catholic Church and Stephanie Armstrong from Gilbertson's Funeral Home are teaming up to present an evening where you can get your questions answered and learn about the guidelines from a Catholic perspective and from the director of a funeral home.
The event will take place Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the St. Joseph Parish Center located at the corner of Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue directly across from the Old Post Office Museum.
Father Wilhelm will address the following:
•Questions and guidelines for Catholic funeral
•What the Church teaches about cremation
•How to plan a Catholic funeral
•Why Catholics pray for the dead
•How to choose appropriate music and scripture
Armstrong's presentation will focus on the financial arrangements that can be made in advance.
•What a funeral director does
•When you lose someone, what do you do first?
•Planning your funeral ahead of death
•What is funeral insurance?
•Expenses to expect.
Both Father Wilhelm and Armstrong will be willing to answer any questions you may have about the process or what to expect.
No two people go through grief and the grieving process the same and there are no rules as you do, experts say.
It is Father Wilhelm's wish that people would attend to help clear up some of the confusion and misconceptions he's found that people have when it comes to making those final plans for your self or a loved one.
"There's no reason to wait until someone passes away suddenly to learn about the choices available, sometimes it's hard to make those decisions in the midst of shock, grief and loss," he said.
Both Father Wilhelm and Armstrong encourage everyone to attend, it is open to all. Everyone will have to deal with this topic eventually.
Topics to consider
Some topics you might consider discussing could include coping with the holidays, as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years approach. How do you face the "joy" of this time of year when you're not feeling so joyful, you've lost a loved one or you've received a serious diagnosis?
•How others react to your pain?
•Guilt or regret after a death.
•Where is faith/God in the midst of my grief or loss?
•You can't hide from grief.
•What is the grieving process? How long does it, should it last?
•Why can't I get through this on my own?
•When grief doesn't go away.
•Help through grief.
•Coping with feelings.
This list of topics is just the tip of the ice burg that grief can be.
St. Joseph also has GriefShare which is a support group for those who have lost a loved one that meets biweekly at the St. Joseph Parish Center.
Mercy Hospice is another resource for this time of a person's life. Although their presence in the community has changed somewhat recently, their services are still available for the dying and for the families of those who are dying.
The Hospice Foundation of America provides a wealth of information about the process, if you're interested they can be reached at www.hospicefoundation.org. They even provide a monthly publication titled Journeys that deals with the numerous topics of a very complicated part of living.
Another resource is the Compassionate Friends Group which has been active in the area in the past, although they are not meeting presently. Contact the Lake Region Human Services for more information about these services or other resources that may be available in the area.


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Louder Than A Bomb is the name of a scholastic slam poetry competition in Chicago. It's also the title of a new movie from Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel, a documentary focusing on teens from four different high schools as they prepare for the annual competition.
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Just as poignantly, the richly detailed often troubled situations in which many of these teens are growing up directly influences and is interpreted by the poems. When Lamar Jorden, leader of the Steinmenauts team from the West Side of Chicago, in a voiceover at the beginning of the film says, "I was a bit of a troublemaker, and I did some things I regret. I would like damage a lot of things in my house, but my father never cried about that. When I got arrested, my father didn't cry about that. First time I made my father cry, was the first time he heard me perform poetry," one understands the poverty of communication in his life, and the r0le poetry plays in addressing it.
Even for Adam Gottlieb, progeny of nearly perfect circumstances, matriculating at Northside College Prep, one of the nation's top schools, encouraged by his still married, affectionate middle-class parents, poetry has clearly deepened his sense of himself and of the world. Charismatic in his delivery, he channels the Beats, and his genuine feelings of fraternity for his "opponents" wows them and us. Nova Venerable, half-Indian, half-African American, representing Oak Park/River Forest, is more direct but just as mesmerizing, her voice edgy and wounded as she reveals her pain over an estranged and abusive father, and the threatened loss of a chronically ill brother. Nate Marshall, who represents Whitney Young, lives with his mother, both his parents having struggled with drug addiction, and early on points out for the camera where in the South Side neighborhood park he was "jumped" by assailants. Of all the works we hear, his come closest to rap in their pacing, rhyme-laced, upbeat and full of humor.
Despite the slam slogan, "the point is not the point, it's the poetry," I found the interactions outside of the performances complementary and compelling. Here's verse that functions as a catalyst for understanding between children, and also between children and their parents (and teachers as well) at a critical juncture in their lives. When was the last time "serious" poetry could claim to be this essential? Could the literati be missing something?
Dana Gioia in a recent essay in the Hudson Review writes:
While the new popular poetry has received immense coverage from the electronic media and general press, it has garnered relatively little attention from intellectuals and virtually none from established poetry critics. One can understand the reluctance of academic critics. If they have noticed the new popular poetry at all, they immediately see how little it has in common with the kinds of poetry they have been trained to consider worthy of study.
As Gioia, who favors formal prosody, points out, in contemporary poetics, it's mostly with rap and slam poetry that formal elements like meter and rhyme find unabashed celebration.
The students' poetry itself provides the best evidence for both the vitality and sincerity of their interest. Was every poem declaimed worthy of publication in the Norton Anthology? No, of course not. But they did consistently surprise me with their coherence and power, their willingness to tackle thorny subjects. Perhaps given the overdose levels of reality TV currently being injected into our culture, the celebrity contests like American Idol and Dancing With The Stars dominating the small screen, the existence of poetry as a purer ambition for American teens represents desperately welcome iconoclasm. For anyone with an interest in the true wealth and breadth of American poetry, this is a must see film.*
*(In keeping with Louder Than A Bomb's 10 point system for evaluating its declaimers, I award a score of 9.0).


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- Jun 7:
- Bosley: Boston had bigger impact
- May 27:
- Bolder Boulder: Entrants dip below 50,000 for first time since 2006
- Bolder Boulder: Sterkel accepts challenge
- May 25:
- More than a race: Bolder a Boulder tradition
- Ringo: Steve Bosley's efforts worth celebrating
- Inspired by Boston
- Just doing their jobs: Bolder Boulder will honor Chandler, Steinhauer for work as military surgeons in Vietnam
- Getting older? It's 'not for sissies'
- May 24:
- Getting to the Bolder Boulder: Parking info
- May 25:
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- May 24:
- Kiprono set to defend Bolder Boulder crown
- May 25:
- Sailors remember their namesake in Bolder Boulder satellite race
- Camaraderie, wellness key to Bolder Boulder Business Challenge
- Running for Bolder Boulder a 'broader' future
- May 26:
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- May 25:
- Race within a race: Bolder Boulder adds Club Team Challenge in the 'A' wave
- May 20:
- Bolder Boulder: Kastor, former CU Buffs highlight Team USA squads
The International Team Challenge at the Bolder Boulder continues to be one of the most unique events in American road racing, but it has lacked star power at times in recent years despite race organizers' efforts to attract the best possible field.
Most of the 10 men's teams and seven women's teams who will compete in the race on Monday were welcomed to town Saturday at the annual Bolder Boulder Luncheon at the Millennium Harvest House hotel. Several teams were still traveling to Boulder.
The past two individual champions on the men's side -- Allan Kiprono of Kenya and Belete Assefa of Ethiopia -- return for this year's race. None of the recent winners on the women's side entered the race this year.
Ethiopia has won the past six team challenges on the men's side and the past four on the women's side.
There are no plans to eliminate the team challenge from race day, but Steve and Cliff Bosley and their team are constantly considering ways to enhance the pro races. During that process, they aren't shy about asking questions such as, has the team challenge run its course?
"It depends on who you ask," said Bolder Boulder professional athletic coordinator Don Janicki. "I talk to a lot of people about it. Me personally, I like it. There has been a growing force to maybe get rid of that and go to maybe more of a club challenge. ...Every time we talk about trying to get away from it, I'll talk to my buddies, I do a lot of running myself, and they say, 'You're crazy to get rid of it. It adds a part of the sport that we don't see much in road racing.'"
The Jacksonville River Run with its American Club Challenge is probably the most similar race but by definition, it is limited to American clubs.
The race generally tries to attract 10 teams for both the men's and women's races for a field of 30 runners in each race and 60 professional runners. Janicki said there are 51 invited athletes this year which is about twice as many as most road races of similar size and distance around the country.
However, four of the 10 men's teams are actually teams comprised of American runners. They are Team USA, Team Colorado, Air Force and a team representing the army. Race director Cliff Bosley said consideration was given to whether the race was being watered down by allowing all four American teams. He said the race is committed paying prize money to additional finishers if one of those teams finishes among the top five.
The Bolder Boulder is also unique for a race its size in the amount of prize money it awards. This year's total prize purse, before bonuses, is valued at $110,600. About half the athletes involved will walk away with some prize money.
"There is a good shot that if you come to the Bolder Boulder, you're going to win some money," Janicki said
But bringing runners currently holding lofty spots in the world rankings would require paying each of those athletes as much as $50,000 each in appearance fees. That is money the Bolder Boulder simply can't afford.
The stadium finish to the Bolder Boulder is popular among the 50,000 citizens who participate each year and it's another unique offering for the pros as well. But the opportunity to win a race with 50,000 fans cheering you on at the finish hasn't been enough to get some to lower those appearance fees.
There are other issues that make organizing a road race with a team component tricky. Janicki said the race had 10 women's teams committed to participate this year just a few weeks ago, but injuries to members of those teams forced them to bow out reducing to the size of the field.
Aaron Braun finished fourth for Team USA last year and said the team challenge element of the Bolder Boulder is still very popular among pros.
"You so rarely get to race as a team any more," Braun said. "If you make a world team or an Olympic team or something like that, but even then you're wearing a team uniform, but you're not relying on your teammates. You're still there as an individual performing.
"Whereas here, this is the closest thing you get to when you ran college cross country. The greatest feeling is winning as a team or doing well as a team. ...That reliance on your team members isn't matched in other races."
The women's race will begin this year at 11:13 a.m., and the men will follow at 11:24.
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Apple, which has $145 billion of cash, said it plans to use debt to help finance a $100 billion capital reward for shareholders after a 42 percent stock plunge. Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's responded by ranking the company a level below their top grades, with Gerald Granovsky of Moody's citing "shifting consumer preferences" in a statement as a risk to Cupertino, California-based Apple's business.
The decisions give Apple lower ratings than Microsoft Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Automatic Data Processing Inc., whose combined debt of $42 billion accounts for about 13 percent of their equity. Apple could borrow more than $17 billion and still maintain a ratio below that, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"You have a company that's in a highly volatile industry that could have up to $50 billion of debt five or six years down the line," Granovsky, a New York-based analyst at Moody's, said in a telephone interview. "Just based on that, it didn't smell like a triple-A." Moody's accords Apple its second-highest level of investment grade, Aa1, and S&P ranks the company an equivalent AA+.
Sales Growth
Concern that Apple's pace of sales growth is slowing were reinforced by a forecast for narrowing gross margins and sales this quarter that may miss analysts' predictions by as much as $4.9 billion. Apple had its first profit decline in a decade last quarter amid accelerating competition in mobile devices from Samsung Electronics Co.
"Apple was a high-growth company for a number of years, and when you start tapping the debt market, for whatever purpose, it tends to transition you into a more mature company," Matt Duch, a money manager who helps oversee $12 billion at Calvert Investments Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland, said in a telephone interview. "It does make you question where the company is in its cycle."
While Apple's stock decline to $406.13 has erased $276.6 billion of value since the shares reached a closing high of $702.10 on Sept. 19, the credit market has never been more receptive to investment-grade offerings. The average yield on corporate debt in the U.S. ranked higher than junk dropped to a record low 2.69 percent, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data. Issuers with AA ratings can borrow at rates of less than 2 percent for about 10 years, and Apple may be able to sell debt inexpensively relative to its credit grade.
Cash Flow
"I don't expect them to come cheap," Dorian Garay, a New York-based money manager for an investment-grade debt fund at ING Investment Management in New York, said in a telephone interview.
Apple generated $48 billion of free cash in the 12 months ended March 30, more than the entire market value of payroll manager ADP. Revenue of $43.6 billion last quarter exceeds the sales that 80 percent of S&P 500 companies generate in an entire year.
"There are some competitive issues at the moment and you see that in their stock price, but that's not to say they're not going to generate good cash," Ping Zhao, an analyst at CreditSights Inc. in New York, said in a telephone interview. "Apple is about as much of a top-grade as you can get."
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Apple would probably receive a "very attractive rate" for as much as $50 billion in new debt, Barclays Plc analyst Ben Reitzes wrote last month in a report.
That would aid Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer in his effort to reward shareholders without incurring what the Apple executive called "significant tax consequences" on a conference call with analysts and investors. By tapping the debt market to fund such rewards, Apple would be following the example of companies such as Microsoft and EBay Inc. to raise domestic funds while avoiding U.S. repatriation tax on overseas earnings.
Apple's return-of-capital program requires paying shareholders an average $30 billion annually, Oppenheimer said. That represents "substantially all" the company's fiscal 2012 free cash had Apple returned foreign earnings to the U.S. to be fully-taxed, he said.
Cash Hoard
The company held $94.2 billion of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities in foreign subsidiaries at year-end, Apple said in a Jan. 24 regulatory filing.
"They have a lot of cash on the balance sheet and a lot of it resides outside the U.S.," said Jon Duensing, head of corporate credit at Smith Breeden Associates in Boulder, Colorado. Selling debt may be more cost-effective than paying the tax to repatriate those funds, he said.
Under current law, U.S. companies can defer federal income taxes on most overseas earnings indefinitely. When they do return to the U.S., they're taxed at the corporate rate of 35 percent, with credits for foreign income taxes paid. Companies paying little in overseas levies face higher U.S. tax bills upon repatriation and may save money by borrowing instead.
Apple's rating from S&P puts it in the same tier as General Electric Co. and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
While Apple will probably maintain "excellent" liquidity, most of its revenue is generated in "highly competitive markets characterized by rapid technology evolution and short product life cycles," S&P analysts led by Martha Toll-Reed wrote in a report.
'Greatest Product'
One of Apple's chief competitors is Samsung, which in March unveiled the Galaxy S4 to challenge the iPhone in the high-end smartphone market. The Suwon, South Korea-based company is the world's largest seller of handsets and relies on a strategy of using a wide range of devices. Apple, by contrast, releases a limited number of products each year.
"With consumer technology, whenever we think that this is the greatest product ever, you wait five to 10 years and that company is no longer at the top," Granovsky of Moody's said. "Triple-A is reserved to companies where we believe the business is highly stable."
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Her tans last up to a week or more, depending on skin type and how well clients follow her tanning tips, she said. Regular moisturizing and tan-extension products can prolong the life of the tan.
Though she makes the process seem easy, it's not, she said. She works with both hands, spraying and blow-drying as she goes.
"A good spray tan is 90 percent person and 10 percent product," Hagstrom said.
Originally from Minnesota, Hag-strom said she loved to bake in the sun when she was younger.
"I used baby oil and tin foil," she admits.
But after she had some pre-cancerous spots removed, "I said I'm done with the sun."
The cost for a tan party for five or more is $45 each, and the hostess or host tans free.
Hagstrom said she's busiest during the spring wedding season. But people call her year-round seeking spray tans "instead of baking in the sun." The fall season in San Diego is busy because it's still warm enough "for people to show skin," she said.
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The drug trade and its associated crimes continue to grow in most parts of the world.
Global abuse and accessibility to drugs have become increasingly widespread as trafficking routes have become shorter, more diverse and borders more easily crossed.
The drug trade involves growers, producers, couriers, suppliers, dealers and users and affects people in almost all of our member countries.
INTERPOL's response
Our criminal intelligence officers focus on the most commonly used and trafficked narcotic drugs – cannabis, cocaine, heroin and psychotropic substances – in addition to precursor chemicals.
The Organization's primary drug-control role is to identify new drug trafficking trends and criminal organizations operating at the international level and to assist all national and international law enforcement bodies concerned with countering the illicit production, trafficking and abuse of drugs by:
- Collecting and analysing data obtained from member countries for strategic and tactical intelligence reports and disseminating these reports to the concerned countries;
- Responding to and supporting international drug investigations;
- Helping to coordinate drug investigations involving at least two member countries;
- Organizing operational working meetings between member countries where INTERPOL has identified common links in cases being investigated in these countries;
- Organizing regional or global conferences on specific drug topics: the aims of which are to assess the extent of the drug problem, exchange information on the latest investigative techniques and strengthen cooperation within the law enforcement community.
We maintain close liaison with national law enforcement agencies and with non-governmental organizations that have a counter-drug mandate. This constant communication is crucial in fulfilling our mission of aiding the international community in curbing illicit drug trafficking and sales.


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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday proposed raising gasoline tax revenues to generate more than $5 billion over five years to build and repair roads, fix thousands of broken bridges and get mass transit systems onto sounder financial footing.
In the coming year alone, Corbett wants to spend the new money on an array of projects that include building additional lanes on existing highways, making safety improvements and shoring up dangerous bridges. Highway maintenance funds would be spread through all 67 counties through a "needs-based formula."
In his budget address, Corbett called transportation "the bloodstream of our economy. If it fails, our economy fails."
After the speech, Senate Transportation Chairman John Rafferty, R-Montgomery, said the plan did not go far enough, and he expected to push for increased total spending, to a figure closer to $3 billion a year.
PennDOT Secretary Barry Schoch said the amount was a starting point for talks and not etched in concrete.
"We'll have a dialogue with the Legislature," Schoch said. "The governor has made a proposal."
Most of the new money Corbett proposes would come from an increase in revenues from the oil company franchise tax, a wholesale levy at the gas station level. The governor wants to phase in the increase in three parts. The Pennsylvania Highway Information Association, a trade group, has said that the move would translate to about 28.5 cents per gallon at current prices.


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Superstorm Sandy left its menacing mark on our entire community. Many neighborhoods took the brunt of Sandy's wrath — fierce winds and a monstrous storm surge. Residents lost their homes, cars, furniture and, perhaps most importantly, priceless and irreplaceable memories in the form of photos, letters and mementos that took a lifetime to accumulate. Many neighbors also suffered raw sewage coming into their homes through drains and basements.
Virtually all of us lost power for weeks due to the inability — and unpreparedness — of the Long Island Power Authority to adequately prepare for this storm. The LIPA Board of Trustees, appointed by the governor, and its management not only failed to learn any valuable lessons over the past three weather catastrophes, but also fell far short of running a creditable recovery operation to restore power to more than 1.2 million people on Long Island left in the dark.
However, in the wake of the devastation, our community has banded together like never before, united in our determination to help one another get back on our feet and rebuild.
Throughout this crisis, our community and all of the Town of Hempstead have really shown what we are made of. From neighbors helping neighbors to first responders and municipal employees forsaking their own homes and family emergencies to man their posts and provide crucial government services, this was unquestionably one of our community's finest times.
My office logged hundreds of hours responding to every constituent concern that was brought to my attention. Every phone call, letter, email and yes, even Facebook message and wall post I received was promptly responded to — either with direct answers or by making contact with the proper agency outside of town government that could assist.
While not nearly all-inclusive, here are some particularly noteworthy examples of dedication that deserve our thanks: the chiefs and members of our fire departments, our auxiliary police, the dedicated workers of county and village departments of public works, Town of Hempstead sanitation and highway departments, the officers of the Nassau County Police 1st and 4th Precincts, the rank-and-file workers of LIPA who helped clear the trees and restored the power (while LIPA's management proved itself inept and dysfunctional, the rank-and-file workers did a great job under horrible conditions), and of course the electrical workers who traveled from around the country to assist us in our hour of need, our community's houses of worship and other not-for-profit agencies that were organizing relief efforts from virtually the moment that Sandy pushed across Long Island.
Our community was knocked down, but not out, by Sandy. Working together, as neighbors and friends, we will be back better and stronger than ever before. I remain dedicated to seeing this through, in order to make things right. Feel free to contact me at (516) 812-3200 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com if I can aid you, your family or neighbors.
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Visiting new restaurants can be dreadful.
Last weekend I joined a group of friends who were dining at a new area restaurant. While I enjoy culinary ventures, I dread visiting new restaurants during the first three months of business. I remember all too well the process of opening an eating establishment. While excitement builds in the preparation of presenting a creative, personalized menu in an updated facility, the headaches abound.
My recent experience confirmed my feelings. I was impressed with the clean facilities with walls painted in navy and tan. The tables were nicely presented with navy tablecloths and matching napkins rolled with silverware. We were greeted by a friendly server who exhibited traditional behavior of a new employee. She was familiar with the names of menu selections but was unable to provide true guidance related to flavors and wine pairing.
The menu was odd for a restaurant trying to portray a higher-than-average appearance. The main entree selections were limited and most included a cheesy sauce used to smother the meat. The other menu offerings included a lot of fried foods. I searched for a healthy option and decided upon a fettucine dish that included several of my favorite ingredients: shrimp, artichoke hearts, mushrooms and capers served with olive oil instead of a traditional cheesy sauce.
My first few bites were satisfying but the pasta was lukewarm as I had waited for the rest of my table to be served. Our party of 11 experienced one of the biggest errors restaraunts make with a larger party. The server brought food to the table for the first half of the group, and then we waited for the remaining five dishes to arrive. My generation was taught not to begin eating until everyone at the table had received his or her dish. I was the first to be served; thus cold pasta.
How did the pasta taste? I have to admit the ingredient combination sounded good when I placed the order, but it didn't take long for the powerful, conflicting flavors of the artichoke hearts and capers to keep me from consuming more. I was so disappointed.
Our meal was preceded with salads, which resulted in another error. The server neglected to inform the group that the salads were not included with the main entree. Thus, several individuals did not receive salads because they were never ordered. I don't have a problem with excluding the salad from the main entree, but the server certainly needs to mention this fact. In the Midwest providing a salad with the main entree is often expected.
The most disappointing part of the evening was at the beginning when we ordered drinks. The wine list was small and boring. For me, a wine list should be exciting and introduce selections not readily available at the local liquor store. And the staff needs to be properly trained on how to open and serve a bottle of wine.
After ordering three bottles of wine for our table, I watched in horror. The manager brought wine glasses to the table and placed a glass at each place setting. He placed the glasses updside down! Not only did the presentation of an upside down glass look tacky, all I could think about were the germs that were on the table cloth that were now touching the rim of the glass from which I was going to be drinking. And, what about the wasted step of having to turn the glass up before pouring the wine?
Ah, pouring the wine! My attention was drawn to the server who was attempting to open a bottle of wine. My husband was eager to lend a hand because it was very clear the server was not comfortable uncorking the bottle as he balanced it on the table next to ours. His presentation was simply setting the bottle on the table and asking if we wanted him to pour its contents. We quickly said no suspecting disaster ahead as he wouldn't have a clue about letting the bottle breathe, allowing the host to sample the wine first, how much to pour into the glasses and how to turn the bottle at the end of pouring to eliminate drips.
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The first baby boomers turn 67 years old this year. If they own a business, the pressure to exit or sell is increasing. The Market Pulse Quarterly Survey Report for the last quarter of 2012 shows, for the first time, baby-boomer retirement was the No. 1 driver of sales of businesses selling for less than $5 million. That trend will only increase as the boomer generation surges toward retirement.
The study, presented by the International Business Broker Association and M&A Source and compiled by the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, analyzes the Main Street market (values less than $2 million) and lower middle market (value $2 million to $50 million). Lets look at sales of $5 million and less.
The second most common reason for business sales was burnout for Main Street businesses and family issues for the lower middle market. The four-year economic downturn has created the perfect storm of selling pressure because many owners who intended to exit sooner instead held on, hoping value and, thus, prices, would increase as the economy improved.
It appears the market may be improving. Brokers and mergers and acquisition advisers expect transaction activity to increase in 2013 stemming from boomer retirement. This retirement pressure will undoubtedly increase the number of businesses for sale.
Main Street transactions were clearly in a buyers market last year. Brokers predict a more level playing field this year. However, I suspect this is wishful thinking because more businesses will be for sale and buyers will remain cautious.
Also, bank financing likely will remain tight, making it difficult for buyers to obtain financing. It takes time for business transactions to close. Slightly more than half of Main Street transactions sold in six months. Figure in the time needed to prepare a business for sale, and the retirement and burnout pressure will continue to build.
Selling prices stayed the same or declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2012. Main Street businesses sold for 1½ to 3½ times the sellers discretionary earnings, or SDE. SDE is essentially all the earnings (cash or benefits) available to the owner before taxes and loan payments. Lower middle market firms sold for 3½ to 5 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or EBITDA and after an owners salary.
You must be prepared and proactive if you expect to exit within the next year or so if you want to sell at a higher price. The most important thing you can do is put your books into pristine order. Your records must be accurate and transparent to attract and retain the best prospects. Motivated buyers with lots of cash have many options, and you must be prepared to compete for them.
Your business should be highly profitable and growing. If not, be prepared to explain the reasons and to expect a lower offer. Work with your advisers to gain realistic expectations. Try to keep emotions in check and deal in a straightforward manner. This is not the place for exaggeration. Time is not on your side if you are older or burning out.
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ChristmasLoft.com was created to serve as an extension of our six year-round Christmas and Collectible Stores. Located in northern New England, we have shops in Meredith, North Conway and North Woodstock in New Hampshire, in Shelburne and Stowe in Vermont, and in Hadley, Massachusetts.
Opened in 1980, the First Christmas Loft was a small 1,500 sq.ft. "loft" addition to our original country store in Jay, Vermont. While we no longer own the country store, we maintain our offices and warehouse in Jay and we have the six aforementioned locations with our largest one being 11,000 sq.ft.
Specializing in holiday decorative accessories and collectibles, our focus is to present to you, our potential customer, the best in holiday decor in an atmosphere that is magical and fun. We hope you will have the same experience while browsing through these pages.
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Somewhere along the way, beautiful hair became synonymous with straight, blown-out hair. The war against curls led to the birth of hair treatments like the Dominican blowout and the use of relaxers and they're not just for adults—i's common to see girls as young as five or six getting their hair straightened. We found five reasons to change the conversation about curly hair, which will hopefully stop the torture and help us to embrace our natural textures.
1. It's Damaging
It's Damaging
Nowadays, a lot of relaxers have been reformulated to reduce breakage and increase moisture levels in hair but, as with any chemical process, there's still plenty of risk. In order to straighten hair, the relaxer has to alter the structure of your hair strand. If it's not done carefully, (for example, if you or your stylist overlaps the cream on the same section of hair), your strands become brittle and over time, will break prematurely. Now, imagine putting your hair through that stress from age five. You would never dye your daughter's hair, so why put her through this kind of chemical process?
2. It's a lot of Maintenance
It's a Lot of Maintenance
Women who dye their hair know that your roots can't keep a secret because new growth usually means it's time to grab that relaxer again. This results in another application and more opportunity for damage (see overlapping sections in the previous slide). Often times, women will continue to relax their hair because the growing out process is difficult. Yes, it might take some time but once you stop relaxing, you get all that time back (and more!) when you don't have to spend your Saturday mornings at the salon. Your little girl should be worried about school and playing with friends, not her hair appointment at the salon. Let's leave Saturday rollers time for your tias!
3. Your Curls Give You More Styling Options
Your Curls Give You More Styling Options
Have you noticed that most of the red-carpet updos we love start with beautiful curls? That's because a head of soft waves or tight coils provides a more interesting look. Yes, you may like to straighten your thick rizos as a way to keep them out of your face, but think of all the fun and creative ways to wear them up. Just grab some bobby pins, a photo of your favorite celeb and see what you can come up with! Plus, little girls with curly hair are super adorable. Shirley Temple, anyone?
4. There are Other Alternatives to Relaxers
There are Other Alternatives to Relaxers
And no, we don't mean sweltering (and painful!) blowout sessions at your local Dominican salon. If one of the reasons you're bringing your daughter to get her hair chemically straightened is because detangling curls is your worst nightmare, no worries. Many beauty companies are paying more attention. Brands like Kinky-Curly and Miss Jessie's are constantly coming out with new products that help with tangles and keep curls smooth and frizz-free.
5. It's Hurting Her Self-Esteem
It's Hurting Her Self-Esteem
More than having healthy hair or gaining free time, the most important reason to stop relaxing your hija's hair is that it has a negative affect on the way she sees herself. By constantly, and sometimes drastically, changing one of her physical qualities we are telling her that her natural beauty just doesn't cut it. Every time you tell her that her curls are messy, every time we yank her coils into a tight pony to hold her over until the next blowout, and every time we fail to praise her beautiful rizos, we are telling her that she's not good enough. Instead, let's tell her that curls are just as beautiful, just as professional, just as polished and just as perfect as any other type of hair. Most of all, let's make sure that our daughters always feel beautiful, inside and out.


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A very big thank you to the Corporate and table sponsors, businesses and individuals who donated auction items, many volunteers, our auctioneer, the entertainment, and of course everyone who bought tickets for the Cortez Cultural Center's Sweetheart Ball. A Western evening was enjoyed by attendees and monies were raised to help support the center in their many ventures to keep the center open to local residents and the many visitors who visit from all over the world. Again, thank you.
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