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653 W. 18th Street,Erie, PA 16502
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Charlie_Brown1 on August 9, 2013 at 8:30 pm
I enjoyed going to this theater. As is true of neighborhood movies houses it showed double features,a newsreel and a cartune. It seemed that they enjoyed showing singalong cartunes. It was a real fun place. No X rated shows here.
dstear on October 13, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Have any theater groups in Erie ever thought of restoring this theater to show old cartoons and newsreels? I have no idea what it would take to do this but I think it would be better than using it for storage. I suppose one has to be contented with the fact that it is used for something and hasn't been torn down.
Patsy on December 19, 2004 at 5:59 pm
So many theatres "succumbed to the advent of TV".

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Between the world cup, gardening and catching up at work I finally found some time and energy to paint. The two value sketches, done during a couple of football matches, helped to get the motivation for the large paintings.
These two I did following Alvaro's technique, which is perfect for city scenes with stark contrasts of light and shade.
The gallery of my art journey. All content and images © Blaga Ketzkarova
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Sunday, June 15, 2014
Sketching people
I'm back from a longish trip, but haven't got back to painting. So, here are a few more pages from my sketchbook of people who happened to sit in the same place long enough to finish a sketch.
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There's something in education you may or may not have heard of—the student-centered approach. Here's what some people think it looks like:
Students doing whatever they want, however they want, as long as it has some tenuous connection to the subject at hand. There are no wrong answers. Math facts are left by the wayside.
Basically chaos, with very little education happening.
I imagine some teachers actually carry it out that way, but that's not the philosophy as I understand it. When we hear the term "student-centered," I think we tend to have ideas of, "Let the student lead the way. Let the student determine everything." So I try not to think about student-centered without including something else.
I envision students out at sea, paddling around in the water, exploring to their hearts' content. The earlier illustration would end there, but when I think of it, each student also has a tether. How much rope they have might vary, but all the lines are connected to a stable post. They'll reach that post from different sides and at different rates—of course, as the teacher, I'm there giving gentle tugs to each rope to urge them in my general direction—but they'll all get to the same endpoint.
That destination is the core principle, the major mathematical idea that's the reason we're doing the activity or exploration at all. Students are empowered to delve into the thick of it, really engage their brains to make sense out of a situation. They see the different approaches their classmates took and discuss whether they're equally valid.
Most importantly, they come away with an understanding of that root concept.
Like most things, easier said than done. Even if I set up a great lesson, it can be awfully tempting to forget those "gentle tugs" and just haul each student in by their tether. It's also easy to run out of time before they reach the destination, and then forget the next day that I've left them adrift.
Before we even get started, then, I'd better make sure they all have life preservers. In other words, setting up a classroom environment where they know the expectations and what to do when they're left without the mathematical understanding we're looking for.
Can you tell the first day of school is coming up?
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Sunday, 17 March 2013
My Lazy Identity
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I don't agree with the concept of sexualities. Gay, straight, bisexual; society (in all aspects of life, not just sexuality) seems to be on a never ending quest to categorise everyone and everything with neat little labels. The fact is people are complicated. The range of emotions you can feel for another person are pretty much limitless, and you can feel any one of those emotions to a certain degree; it's not just an on off switch where you either feel it or you don't, so to try and categorise everyone as either "gay", "straight", or "bisexual" is like trying to categorise all the colours in the world as either "red", "blue", or "purple". Sure there are some red people and some blue people and some purple people (and according to my years as a children's entertainer: a flying monster with one eye and one horn that eats them), and of course every shade in between, but there's also greens and and yellows and browns and blacks and whites and all these people are left feeling out of place as society tries to force them to pick a colour on the red-blue spectrum.ReplyDelete
Absolutely, and I think that it's that out of place feeling that is perhaps more common than most people let on. We all have our individual spectrums. I think as a teenager I felt the need to examine the already existing labels; society provides so many, so surely, I thought, I would fit into one. Only now am I living somewhat outside of the labels (self imposed and otherwise). :)ReplyDelete
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Since late high school and falling in love with one of my best (female) friends, I have always thought of myself as "not-so-straight," which I guess reads more like a non-identity than an identity. I sometimes feel like a traitor by letting people assume that I am heterosexual just because I choose to be in a long-term relationship with a man. I have also been troubled by the stereotypes that surround bisexuality. Many people seem to think that if you're not alternating between male and female sexual partners in quick succession, you aren't bi. So of course they equate bisexuality with being "slutty;" their definition rules out everything else.ReplyDelete


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Dear The One Above All,
It's been quite some time since I've heard from you last. It was an uplifting change of pace to hear from since I wrote to you when you set out to rectify the decline magical statue of the world of Arganee, and I'm glad to hear that it was a success. I'm sorry to hear that you did not live up to the expectations that you set for yourself during all this time, though, unfortunately, I can relate in that area. I had expected to show my skills in a particular class that I am in the process of completing but time just got the better of me. As the saying goes, "expect the unexpected", and there certainly was a lot of expected and unexpected dealt my way in this short amount of time. There were a lot of twists and turns during that made me uncertain as to what I was doing for said class ad if I was doing it right, and I still have doubts as to whether or not I was performing at the set standard. I'm glad that you were able to achieve your end goal of restoring Arganee, though I cannot say for certain I was able achieve mine. Let me tell you about my adventure up to this point.
What I could gather from this class was that we were expected to implement our variety of writing and technological skills to the best of our ability in digital in a digital setting to craft compelling and eye-opening forms of media. In addition to that, through our own creations we were to attempt to attract attention and connect with those that were interested with our work and Unfortunately for me, in addition to me lacking in skills in the technological department dividing time between taking care of an uncle, being a fulltime student and working can be quite taxing. Being divided in such manner took away from my devoting myself to my classes, and thus, for this class, improvement in areas that might have propelled me in my attempts at more creative and diversified digital alchemy. If only there were more time in the day, in the week is more like it, I feel so much more could be accomplished. I feel that you can sympathize with me in that area. This doesn't mean that I didn't find any excitement/pleasure during my time in this class, as I did have enjoyable moments during a number assignment when anxiety wasn't looming over me.
Given the number of assignments we were given, both in and out of class, there were a number of which that felt like less of an obligation to complete and partake in versus others that came across as someone difficult given my initial knowledge. For example, the studio visit that I took part in that highlighted on civil discourse within our society was something I particularly enjoyed. Being a part of a sort of round table discussion that invites the input of a number of unique minds regarding a unique topic is an activity that I loved being of because, while I love to talk and give my side of the story, you're also potentially learning from others in how they see things. I also enjoyed one of the earlier DDAs that we had the choice of completing. The one that I am referring to was DDA#36 where I was given a random prompt to do a short story on, and though I do not remember the exact prompt, I do enjoy writing a unique and original story. Many of the other DDAs that we had the option of choosing from were also enticing, but for some reason they just didn't stand out as much as this one. Perhaps it was the challenge of a random theme that grabbed me.
What most surprised me about his class was how the input from the both the teachers, outside acquaintances, and the students is what served as the teaching for the the curriculum of this class. The open and free exchange of ideas on the topics we discussed made it so there was no singular source of info, thereby giving variety to the info provided. Honestly, going into this class I would have liked a concrete mission statement to tell me what I would I would come out of this class with as I still don't feel like i'm walking away with with much new information that's relevant to my future. What was most difficult for me was making time to craft audio-based digital alchemy, as working with audio is not one of my strengths. I tried to deal with this by reaching out to Alan both in and out of class, but failed to implement what he advised me on into my work given a number of other obligations that served to deter me. What I learned from this experience is that I need to better sort out my priorities and, as mentioned earlier, expect the unexpected in terms of assigned work. So try and make extra time for assignments that might involve your learning new skills to complete.For future alchemists that aim to take this class, my advice for them would be to learn a variety of ways (more so electronically) in which to incorporate your writing/thoughts into.
I can't say that I learned much from our interaction with outside sources for class. Aside from taking away from the occasional studio visits that I mentioned earlier, much of the information that was conveyed during the bus tours and other video chats during class was somewhat general knowledge given the topics that we discussed. I would say the the studio visits that I took part in, including the video records of them, were insightful given their topics. Honestly, no one person really stood out to me as being an overwhelming influence,so that leads me to believe that they were equally influential. I can't honestly say that I will come back to the community of netnarr or argaanee in the future, as depending on the line of work that I become of a part of, as well as the hours and amount of work that will be assigned to me. Responsibilities are only going to increase as time goes on, so I am not going to make any promises. In addition, aside from possibly creating, dedicating, and publicizing blogs in the future I don't see myself implementing much else that I've used in m assignments in y future, though certain future expectations might change that.
My life has been a quite a journey up to this point, but it has basically been mapped out up to this point, with a minimal amounts of high expectations and repercussions tethered to them, though that will surely change soon, so best get to work on improving on my flaws and building up my skills. Perhaps the field of work I get involved in will bring me back to form of networking, but there's no way of knowing for sure as there are no guarantees in life. You are not alone The One Above All, we all have our own ruts we have to work our way through and I'm sure you and I will do just that. Until our paths cross again, best of luck to you.
Your fellow alchemist,
Alex Grimes


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The one thing that determines whether a business is going to have lasting success is whether or not they are going to pay attention to the feedback that they receive. Fortunately, White Shark Media has paid attention to the feedback that they have received from their clients. White Shark Media has received its fair share of complaints from people that have used the company. They also made sure that they learn from the mistakes so that they don't happen again. Among the complaints that the company has received are complaints about AdWords campaign.
Clients were left out of the loop when it came to reporting. After all, business professionals need to know everything about their success so that they can capitalize on their strengths and work with their weaknesses. White Shark Media has also shown that it can adapt to changes. This is very important in the constantly changing Internet. Search algorithms are constantly changing.
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When Rick Perry finally gets around to jumping into the rat race for the Republican presidential nomination — which should be any day now that the Texas legislature is finally done destroying the state for another two years — you will be hearing a lot about how Texas has led the nation in job creation during his time as governor. What you will not be hearing is how and at what cost all those jobs were created. That's why you should take a moment and read:
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Having a governor who does whatever businesses want — including appointing compliant judges who will freely disregard the law to serve the interests of large corporations regardless of what they do to people like Cathie Williams makes Texas extremely attractive to business. Corporations don't generally care about miscarriages of justice. They care about being given free passes so they can earn more money. So Perry has made Texas a state with lots of new jobs because it has a court system weighted in favor of corporations against its citizens.
Rick Perry's secret to job creation is no secret at all: It's the same recipe used in places like Mexico and Malaysia. Here, companies save millions they would otherwise have had to spend on responsibility. It's a tradeoff: Give up on public schools, healthy air, and your Constitutional rights and you can have a job.
Oh, and P.S. — All those jobs were not actually "created." They are jobs that were moved here from other states. So for every job gained in Texas, a job was lost in another state. Tough luck on you, huh?
And if for some reason you require further proof of where Rick Perry's heart truly lies, you should probably read "Govs. Rick Perry And Rick Scott Go AWOL During State Emergencies To Attend Secret Koch Event."


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The Master of Suspense was born today in 1899...A few pics to celebrate an incredible artist and one of the true cinematic geniuses!
I always think of Hitchcock, Capra and Ford as being very similar film makers. Not in style or types of films obviously but those 3 artists more than any others of their day had an incredible ability to combine commercial sensibilty and personal expression.
I love this shot!
"You do my murder and I do yours...Criss Cross!"
Robert Walker in the performance of his career as psychopath Bruno Antony, a very clever fellow!
On the set of "Rear Window", like I have to tell anyone!
One of the Master's most enjoyable films for me. This was the one that started my obsession with Hitchcock when I was a teenager.


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Muntari is the kid brother of AC Milan star Sulley Muntari and is training with Alberto Toril's Castilla squad.
The Tudu Mighty Jets defensive midfielder has impressed in trials and could be snapped up by Real when the market reopens in January.
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Bella Stumbo, a gifted writer whose dogged reporting, grace with words and ability to make the most obstinate subjects reveal themselves led to some of the most memorable profiles and features published in The Times, has died. She was 59.
An inveterate smoker, Stumbo died Thursday at her Highland Park home after battling throat cancer for more than two years, said her friend and attorney Bernard Kamine.
Her pieces appeared in The Times for 22 years, beginning in 1971. A master of the personality profile, she wrote about many of the most colorful and controversial figures in public life, from former Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry to Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner.
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There has been a change of date for the annual general meeting of Craigavon's Sports and Leisure Users Group (SLUG).
It will now be held on Wednesday, January 20, at the Manor Centre, Manor Drive, Lurgan, at 11am.
The group's objective is to encourage people with a disability to get involved in sport and leisure.


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These lights, which will be installed on the northwest wall of the Westside Boys & Girls Club overlooking the Bohnett Park basketball courts, are the first installment of a major gift-in-kind donation from BEGA-US to dramatically improve lighting at Bohnett Park.
Currently, due to outdated park lighting fixtures as well as an overgrowth of park vegetation, light output at Bohnett Park has been greatly reduced, making it difficult for families to enjoy time together and for law enforcement to view into the park, allowing crime to occur within the park during nighttime hours. Enhanced lighting at Bohnett Park, upon completion in thespring, will transform Bohnett Park into a dramatically more safe, attractive and useful community asset for Westside families and other park users.
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Dear Parish Faithful & Friends in Christ,
In Ephesians 5:15-16 we read, "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil." To "walk" -- in the context of this passage -- is a metaphor for how we conduct our lives. We can live wisely or unwisely. To "walk" unwisely means that we can easily resemble a "fool."
Avoiding such a false step, but on the contrary walking with wisdom, will depend on how much effort we put into "making the most of the time." This can also be translated as "redeem the time." To redeem the time is, first, not to waste time, especially on what is superfluous.
More positively, it could mean to spend our time in worthwhile pursuits, seeking to do the good in all of life's various circumstances. We are children of God at all times, not only when we are in church or before the icons in our domestic prayer corner. How we live and how we interact with others is basically how we express our Christian faith on a daily basis.
On a deeper level, to "redeem the time" could also mean to sanctify time, both remembering and honoring the fact that the full expanse of our lives — our lifetime — is a gift from God, for as humans our lives unfold within the time of this world as created by God. Our time is limited because our lives are of finite duration. An awareness of this can go a long way in how we appreciate -- and therefore redeem -- the time.
We are drawing closer to the celebration of the Lord's Incarnation. We can redeem this time within the rhythm of ecclesial time, the time of the Church. We need to pick up where we perhaps left off during this long and enjoyable Thanksgiving Day weekend. We have just feasted along with our fellow Americans; now let us fast as Orthodox Christians. To squander a season of preparation before a feast by neglecting prayer, almsgiving and fasting is to act unwisely if we claim to be serious Orthodox Christians. Any struggle against our lower instincts to eat, drink and be merry as the most meaningful pursuits in life is one sound way of redeeming the time. One more obvious example of the "battle of the calendars."
The Apostle Paul writes that "the days are evil." In a fallen world, every single day presents us with the possibility -- if not probability -- of encountering evil on a grand or limited scale. To somehow believe the days we are living in are not all that evil is to be lost in a wishful thinking divorced from any rational perception of reality. We live in a time wherein people have forgotten God, and through this forgetfulness lose sight of their basic humanity. To de-sanctify the world (by claiming that the world is an autonomous reality and a result of blind forces) is to debase humanity, for only through faith in God can we have faith in the goodness of human nature.
We can be "in the world," but not "of the world," if we choose to "make the most of the time, because the days are evil." One of the key words here is "choose." Do we really have a hard choice to make? Hardly! In my humble opinion, within the grace-filled life of the Church, the choices before us are very easy to make!
Here is a simple prayer (but just try to put it into daily practice!) from the diary of Elder Anthony of Optina [1820] that teaches us how to redeem the time.
O God, be attentive unto helping me. O Lord, make haste to help me.Direct, O Lord God, everything that I do, read and write, everything that I say and try to understand to the glory of Your holy Name. From You have I received a good beginning, and my every deed ends in You.Grant, O God, that I might not anger You, my Creator, in word, deed or thought, but may all my deeds, counsels and thoughts be to the glory of Your most holy Name. Amen.
From the diary of Elder Anthony of Optina, 1820


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I got a PWE in the mail the day after Christmas from the one and only Dime Box Nick.
This 1988 Conlon Collection of Big Bill James is awesome. A member of the Miracle Braves, I see everybody else doing New Year's card resolutions. Well one of mine is to add some truly old cards. My current oldest is a '51 Bowman I believe. Maybe James will be the first one I try to track down.
This one comes from a 1992 Baseball Card Magazine and is awesome. Really wish card magazines still made cards but that's why they made Dime Boxes and Nick was apparently born to pull gems like this out of them.
Another oddball with this '93 Hostess card of TP who's still with the Braves organzation. This will probably be the card I take with me to Spring, he gave me a ball and signed my daughters.
1, 2, 3 GQ Braves minis. Just 3 years old now and 3 guys not on the team. Such is Braves fandom these days.
Sweet Chen music! Awesome minor league card of the former Bravo lefty.
This card was a new Chipper card to me. As are the 50 or so sitting on my desk. My new New Year's resolution is to assemble a Complete Chipper Checklist. As I near the 250 mark I'm realizing just how many f****ing Chipper cards there are.
Some needed 2015 inserts, these cardsare so last year. Hey another new Chipper card!
Alright closing out the first trade post of 2016 with another new rainbow foil Scott Cunningham. Good luck in LA kid.
Thanks for all the great cards Nick


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Stephen Nicholson
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Tributes and Condolences
[Total of 92 records]
Poem "Gentle Boy" by Mary Withers
/ Arline Stumpff Marla's Mom ((POS))
This one's for the gentle boy
Who wrestles with his pain,
His easy-bruising tender heart,
And ever-active brain.
He feels much more than others do,
But then he tries to hide,
With laughter or bravado,
The gentle boy inside.
With wit and style and artifice
His secret's kept so well.
Who dreams the brave facade you see
Conceals some private Hell?
Meanwhile, the brutes live on and on
Their unexamined lives.
The low, the stupid, and the cruel,
The sluggish idiot thrives.
To fill the world with empty talk
And greed and hate and noise,
To breed, carouse, and make life Hell
For all the gentle boys.
Some gentle boys grow heartsick
And tired of this charade.
They blow themselves right off the Earth,
Or fight, then fail, then fade.
If you should love a gentle boy
There's little you can do.
If he decides his time has come,
He'll leave the Earth and you.
He cannot see that if he goes
You'll never fill that space.
You'll spend your whole life searching
For that laugh, that kiss, that face.
How can the gentle boy not know
You love him beyond death,
You'd help him any way you could,
Unto your dying breath?
Someday when justice reigns on Earth
We all may greet with joy
A world where it won't hurt so much
To be a gentle boy.
In Loving Memory Of William Ellery Weiss December 9th, 1970 - March 14th, 1996
im sorry for ur loss
/ Stephen Nicholson (dont know them )
hi im so sorry to hear bout ur son by the sounds of him he was a relaly nice young man and that he will sadly b missed
once again im so sorry for u loss
my condolances
Donna Jack
Hello I just want to say I know what you have been going through in the loss of your son, I lost my son also he completed suicide on December 25, 2004 it will be a day I will never forget and it will have a lasting impact on the rest of my life. I don't know what happiness is anymore, that is how important this boy was in my life, he was just beginning his life and he was only 19. We do not know how important someone is until we lose them forever.
We also lost our son Stephen
Stephen Nicholson
I know that this may sound strange, but we also lost our son Stephen Michael Nicholson Jr. He passed away suddenly on Valentine's day of 2002 from a heart infection, (myocarditis) just 21 days after his fourth birthday.
My wife and I completely understand your grief and offer our prayers and condolences to you and your family. We know that life must go on..but we also know that it will never be the same...God Bless
Stephen and Diane Nicholson
stopping to offer my condolence
/ Granny To Angel Stephen Turney (visitor)
To Stephens family:
I'm so sorry for your loss . We lost our Stephen June 2005 . No words could ever discribe the pain and lonely feeling . It takes time to get over any loss, but I don't think you ever get over the loss of the kid's. You just have to live with the memories. And I'm sure you have loads of wonderful memories. I laugh thru tears when I think of something funny our Stephen did while trying to grow up. He was a special unique young person. No one in this world could ever replace him. I'm sure you all feel the same way about your Stephen. We all wish we had known our Stephen was leaving . So many things left unsaid and undone. Maybe some day we can do as a much older and very wise lady said she did when asked how she coped with the loss of her young son's death. She said she learned to just enjoy all the memories , knowing one day she would see him again. We're all tryin to do that but it's still hard . Good days and bad are still with us, but the pain is easing some. But I think my daughter will be changed forever( Stephen's Mom).God bless your family.
Hug's to you all
Stephen Turney's granny
Sue Ashley
U R In My Prayers
/ Emisha Dickey
After reading your story my heart goes out to u and your family..I myself loss my husband in the same way on Nov 18 05..Your son seems like he was a wonderful person.Always keep him in your herts and i'll keep u in my prayers..My husbands website is
I will keep visiting your site and hopefully you get a chance to visit my site..
With Love
Emisha Dickey
Your Son's in Paradise
/ Lois Kern (Friend From POS )
Sallie, Our sons are now at peace, in paradise, fishing with Marvo and playing soccer , telling stories late at night. I love your website for your son, you have done a great job in honoring him.
Love Always,
Lois Kern/Mom Of Bryan Jensen
My Son Lives in Paradise
The dust has settled on the things
That I have stored away
A favorite toy, for little boy
A jar of dried out clay.
A photograph when you were young
Sits quietly on the shelf
Thoughts of you come drifting back
I just can't help myself.
A drawing that you made for me
When you were very small
Is framed within this heart of mine
And hangs upon the wall.
A scrapbook lies within the room
Where you once laid your head
Your favorite book, a model car
The pillow on your bed.
I miss you coming in from school
"Hey mom, it's me, I'm home"
I miss the little words and hugs
The special times we've known.
A part of me just disappeared
The day you went away
An empty space now fills my heart
There are no words to say.
A closet filled with memories
Of happy days gone by
A baseball cap and souvenir
Why did you have to die?
The trophies that you won at school
Stand proudly on display
Your many friends can't understand
Why God called you away.
I hear your voice within the halls
It echoes in the night
I see you in the evening mist
And in the morning light.
So many things you left behind
Are now a memory
But little arms that held me tight
Will always stay with me.
An empty space now fills my heart
My boy, my child, my son
You've gone into another world
Where golden dreams are spun.
I do not know the answers
It's not for me to know
But I will know the truth one day
Just why you had to go.
My turn will come to leave this world
I'll gaze into your eyes
God's perfect plan will be revealed
Up there in paradise.
Author/Written By:
Marilyn Ferguson
Just passing through again, reading more about Stephen and realizing more what a loss his death is. Our boys - what were they thinking????
Fishing Buddies
Marvin Hardin
(Son's Angel Friend )
Hello Stephen I know your Mom from pos, She has done a wonderful job with your web site. I know you have met my son by now and you two are fishing together.Save me a good spot, for i'll be there one day.Until then you two catch the big one's. Marvin Sr.Pop of Marvin Jr.(Marvo)
A Beautiful Son
/ Patricia Adam Lee Devine's Mom
I met a lovely lady today by the name of Iris Bolton. I was reading more about her and and while doing a search I came across your site. What a beautiful young man!! My son died from an overdose. I know and I care. God Bless.
Teresa Culbreath
(friend of Sallie's )
I love your site for Stephen. What a handsome young man!!!.
I love the pictures of him with is Gran-Gran. My favorite is him getting on the school bus. It is so cute. I am so sorry for your loss. I thank God that we have had an opportunity to meet. May God bless you and hold you in the palm of his hand.
I love you sister,
T. Culbreath
Such a beautiful tribute
/ Zoe Hynes
I only met you a few times, but when you told me about Stephen I came straight to my computer and looked at the website as soon as you went back to Terrys. I tried to leave a message that night, but for some reason it didn't work.
This website is beautiful, such a tribute to a young man and I am sure he would be so proud, if a little embarrassed (as young men usually are) to know how much he meant to you and to hear all the wonderful things you can say about him.
You are a very strong woman and an inspiration to all people who have been through such tragic losses, proof that you never forget loved ones, but that life can go on.
God bless you Sallie.
Zoe, Phil and Keira. xx
From another grieving Mom
Cindy Janikowski
What a wonderful tribute to your handsome son Stephen. He was so talented. I am so sorry for your loss. It was great meeting you at the spring retreat. Please keep in touch. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Love & Hugs,
Kevin's Mom forever
I'm sorry for your loss .. My ex-husband lost his life to crystal meth
(Recoverying addict )
I would like to offer you my deepest sincerist condolences. I know only to well what it feels like to lose a loved one to this evil drug. My ex-husband lost his life to his meth addiction .. I created a memorial in his memory, sharing his story in hopes that if it can help even just one person .. then he died not in vain. I wecome you to drop by
it is a beautiful site ... and it mirrors the real truth about meth use.
You and your family and in my thoughts and prayers,
Sallie my thoughts and prayers are with you.
/ Janet Studdard (FFOS friend )
Sallie, I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful son Stephen. I can't begin to imagine the heartbreak of losing your sweet child period let alone to suicide. You made a wonderful impression on me at the retreat for your courage and strength and it definitely gives me hope. I lost the love of my life 5 months ago and am glad I met so many with such incredible strength and warmth. God bless you and your family.
Time To Fish
I can barely write thruogh salty tears, Sweet memories come back spanning all his years.
From the little blonde boy Swingin' his little red bat, To the kind young man in his huntin' cap.
One fine spring day, three brothers set out to a nearby pond where there was no doubt,
Spring had sprung, trees had buds and little Stephen fell into the mud!
He wouldn't go home, he got his wish, Finally, it was time to fish!
I can barely write thruogh pouring tears, More great memories come back spanning all his years.
He called me coach while he smiled, I really was for awhile.
He really made us proud, I wish I had told him that more out loud.
The last game we lost was in the State Tournament, noone could believe how far this team went.
The season ended it was late spring, Stephen said "oh well let's do some fishing"
Out from Hatteras Island ,He got his wish, With Grant and I he landed some really big fish.
My dear Stephen I love you, Mom and Chris I love you too.
If i could get just one wish, Stephen here's what I'd do.
I'd spend it on more time to fish with you.
I love you Stephen. I Really miss you.
"Thinking of you and your Family..."
/ Tina Hewitt
I am sooo sorry for the loss of your son Stephen.I read his story and cried.It really touched my heart.My heart goes out ot you and your family.I know the pain you are enduring.I know how much you miss him/He is now A your guardian Angel.He"s doing great things in heaven and I"m sure bringing joy to everyone up in heaven too.May God be with you.You and your family are in my prayers as well as Stephen.
Sorry for your loss.
Aaron Patton
(No relation )
My name is Aaron Patton, age 16 of British Columbia, Canada. Recently, I lost a good friend of mine to brain cancer. He was 14 years old. I found this website while searching for ideas for my own memorial website - www.snapphotos.net/dean/ I am also a medic with St. John Ambulance. Although, as a medic I havn't dealt with anything bad and only had one near death case, cases like this is a paramedics worst nightmare. I feel sad just reading about it. He sounds like a great person. I am sorry about your loss. I am praying for Stephen, you, and your family. God Bless.
A note to Stephens family
/ Becky Jones
Dear Sallie & family
I came across this website by accident and it touched me and I felt I had to add something.
I am a mother of two boys one is 5 and one is 8, people say that children have it so easy these days and they have everything handed to them on a plate but I feel this is not the case. The pressures on our children are immense and I worry myself sick about what the future holds for my boys.
At the end of the day all we can do is give them our unconditional love and hope to god that if they do need us then they will ask for help but if they feel they can't we shouldn't blame ourselves because sometimes the pain is just too much to bare that you don't want everyone else that you love to be effected.
I can only imagine the pain you feel every day at the loss of your lovely son, I wish you and your family happiness in the future. This is truly a wonderful tribute to Stephen and I'm sure he's very proud of you.
Kindest Regards
Becky (in the uk)
You and Stephen are always in our thoughts.
/ Cyndi, Lenny, Brandon &. Brittany (Mommy 2, StepDad, Best Friend and Pest Little Sister )
It's so hard to believe that it's been a year since Stephen left us. A day doesn't go by that I don't think about him. I just know that he is watching and guiding Brandon from up above (at least I hope so because Brandon always listened to Stephen). Brandon thinks and talks of him often and misses him even more.
Every time Lenny hears the song "Running Scared" by Roy Orbinson he thinks of Stephen. The three of them were in Lenny's car and Lenny had the song turned up loud and was singing along when Stephen put the window down and cried out "Help me, let me out of here!"
Girl, I admire and praise you in so many ways! I only pray that if and when God deals me such a trematic thing to handle that I can do so without completely falling apart. I can't begin to imagine what this last year has been for you - I'm so glad you have someone special in your life to help you along. Just know that we love you and think of you and Stephen every day. Love you! XOXO
[Total of 92 records]
This memorial website was created by Sallie Sompayrac on 07/13/2005.
click here to contact Sallie
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Photo Album
Stephen and Brandon buddies since 1997
Stephen with Gran Gran age 16, together again after Octobe 31, 2005
Click here for more photos
The hosting of this website is sponsored by Sallie Sompayrac
Memory-of.com made a donation to Teen Lifeline to commemorate the sponsoring of this website.
Audio & Video
Stephen singing We wish you a Merry Christmas.
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Second one of Stephen Singing We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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Coral Mum To Angel DJ lit a candle on 12/03/2017:
"Loved Forever Forgotten Never xxxxxxx"
Mom Sallie lit a candle on 12/02/2017:
"I miss you son. Wonder what you'd look like now. Who you'd be. Love you"
Yolanda, Mom To Anna lit a candle on 12/02/2017:
"Sallie, knowing hugs today. May our Lord keep you in His peace and blessed hope."
LucilleDon LucilleDonM lit a candle on 10/03/2017:
"Hello. And Bye."
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"Изготовлениесветодио-дных табло для спорта, бегущих строк, табло для АЗС"
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"Производствосветодио-дных электронных табло, бегущих строк, табло для АЗС"
Sallie Mom lit a candle on 12/03/2016:
"Miss you sweet boy! Was a hard day for me! Love you always!😘"
Yolanda, Mom To Anna lit a candle on 12/02/2016:
"Sallie, may our Lord's & Stephen's presence be made known to you in a very special way."
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"Swept away by Angels on a Heavenly Flight xxxxxxx"
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- Mashed into salad dressing
- Mashed into hummus, baba ganoush, or other spreads
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The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office said Daniel Prokhor was hit by the tree around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and died at the hospital from head injuries about an hour later.
Investigators say Prokhor was part of a group cutting down trees for a trail in the northern part of the county near Campobello.
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In one of the most poignant ironies of global literary history, the creator of Things Fall Apart, doubtless the most famous African novelist, died without the Nobel Prize for Literature, undeniably the world's grandest literary decoration. Long after Chinua Achebe's death on March 21 at age 82, it is likely to remain a puzzle to many how it happened that the prestigious award eluded him. However, Achebe's loss again prompts age-long questions about aesthetic objectivity and the determination of artistic value. He lived long enough and his oeuvre was sufficiently broad, which led many to argue that the Swedish Academy, custodians of the yearly Nobel Prize, not only had adequate time but also available body of work to have reached a favourable conclusion on Achebe. If this did not happen, could the reason have been that he simply did not measure up?
Achebe's most recent laurels before the end, the 2007 Man Booker International Prize and 2010 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, provided deep insights into his stature in the world of letters. It is interesting that on the judging panel of the International Prize was the South African female writer and 1991 Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer who said Achebe was "the father of modern African literature" and that he was "integral" to world literature. Also of interest is the fact that there were 14 other finalists for the award, worth 60,000 British pounds, including the female British novelist Doris Lessing, who was awarded the Nobel Prize later that year. The biennial literary award, given to a living author of any nationality for a body of work published in English or generally available in English translation, rewards one author's "continued creativity, development and overall contribution to fiction on the world stage." The judges for the year compile their own lists of authors and submissions are not invited.
It is intriguing that Achebe was preferred for the International Prize ahead of Lessing who was picked for the Nobel Prize in the same year. It is uncertain whether Achebe was among the Nobel finalists that year, or any other year for that matter, because nominations are officially kept secret for 50 years. Achebe was the second recipient of the International Prize, began in 2005, and which in 2011 was given to the American novelist Phillip Roth. After Roth was announced as the recipient, Carmen Callil withdrew from the judging panel, saying "I don't rate him as a writer at all; in 20 years' time will anyone read him?"
Indeed, this divergence is significant because, on the issue of artistic longevity and reader appeal raised by the judge, Achebe continues to enjoy a wide readership more than 50 years after his first novel. In fact, the 50th anniversary of Things Fall Apart in 2008 was a global party. It is fascinating that one of the 2011 finalists, John le Carre, asked to be removed from consideration, saying that he does not compete for literary prizes. It is a matter for conjecture whether the award would still have gone to Roth, irrespective of le Carre's withdrawal. However, it goes to show how even extra-literary situations can intervene in the award of literary prizes.
Although the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, which recognizes artists who have had an extraordinary impact in their field, is, unlike the International Prize, extra-literary in scope, its award to Achebe at a ceremony in New York, nevertheless, made a huge statement for his literary accomplishments.
Even though Achebe produced other worthy novels, they were overshadowed by Things Fall Apart, his1958 debut novel and pioneering work of African fiction, which reportedly sold over 10 million copies and was translated into some 45 languages in his lifetime. It is rated among the best written in English, and in the estimation of many, by itself, guarantees Achebe's place in the pantheon of literary greats. Achebe's then unprecedented plot of a pre-colonial African people, the Igbo, who lost their pristine condition to Westernization, catapulted him into the limelight, even before his other novels, No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987).
It is remarkable that Achebe's pre-eminence in the continent's literary firmament, particularly because of Things Fall Apart, led to cases of mistaken identity where people mistook other prominent African writers for Achebe. Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiongo said he had been a victim and, according to him, Nigerian playwright and 1986 Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said the same too of himself.
By the time Soyinka received the Nobel Prize, the first African to do so, Achebe's magnum opus was close to its 30th year, and his most recent novel was published 20 years back. Although Soyinka was reportedly a popular choice, many wondered about Achebe. Before his demise, three other African writers were recipients of the Nobel Prize, the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz (1988), and South Africans Nadine Gordimer (1991) and J.M.Coetzee (2003).
Since age is no disqualification, it remained a theoretical possibility till he died that Achebe could be eventually picked for the award despite his advanced years. After all, Doris Lessing, the oldest recipient of the award, got it at 88. But the ways of the Nobel Prize are mysterious, probably more than any other major literary award. To be eligible for the 112-year-old Nobel Prize, now worth about $1.4 million, a candidate must be nominated by a stipulated qualified person. In its work in choosing a Nobel Prize winner the Swedish Academy is assisted by a Nobel Committee comprising four to five Academy members, elected for three-year periods. It often happens that the same names are put forward time after time, until the nominee either wins the prize or dies or the sponsors give up.
It is noteworthy that the Swedish Academy has long been controversial for its apparent Eurocentric bias as well as sometimes baffling decisions, and there is a thought-provoking list of widely acknowledged "great writers" who never won the Nobel Prize while supposedly lesser writers did. One recent instance involving 2004 Nobel laureate, the Austrian female novelist and playwright Elfriede Jelenik, provides food for thought. According to reports, Jelenik herself believed that she should not have received a Nobel Prize and that she had only been chosen for "being a woman." A member of the Swedish Academy, Knut Ahnlud, shared Jelenik's belief and resigned over her selection, claiming she had "done irreparable damage" to the prize.
From these happenings, it is evident that if Achebe went to the grave without the Nobel Prize, it is not necessarily a statement against the aesthetic intensity or artistic profundity of his fiction. The questions are: What standards of assessment determined his inappropriateness for the prize? Was his fiction deficient in form or content? Or was he unlucky for non-artistic reasons? One thing is certain, though, for a writer who produced fiction that belongs to the literary canon, Achebe's exclusion from the Nobel Prize ironically provides enlightenment on how not to judge literature.
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By the death, which occurred on Wednesday, at the age of 66, of Mr. James Dredge, C.M.G., the scientific world loses one who has played a prominent part in the engineering profession for many years past. He was joint editor with Mr. W. H. Maw of the well-known technical journal Engineering—a publication which has done much to advance the cause of mechanical science during the last 40 years. Mr. Dredge was born in Bath, his father being well known as the designer of suspension bridges, some of which he built at his own risk in order to get his ideas put into practical shape. From a financial point of view this was not successful, but the end was gained that the "Dredge Suspension" became established. On coming to London in 1853 Mr. James Dredge entered the office of the late Mr. D. K. Clarke, and in 1862 he joined the staff of the late Sir John Fowler and was engaged in work connected with the construction of the Metropolitan District Railway, and also with other undertakings which were under the control of this great engineer. At the end of 1865 he became associated with the late Zerah Colburn, who was then commencing the publication of Engineering, and in 1870, on the death of Mr. Colburn, he became a joint editor of the journal. Mr. Dredge took great interest in the various international exhibitions held both in this country and abroad.. he was created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George for his services as Commissioner-General for Great Britain at the Brussels Exhibition of 1897. He was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and some other engineering societies.
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'The Great British Baking Show' Review: Back for Another Serving
American audiences are reunited with food writer Mary Berry and master baker Paul Hollywood in the latest season of the surprising hit to air in the U.S.
This weekend's hot, fresh and highly anticipated programming on PBS is six years old! How can his be? Fans of "The Great British Baking Show," who are legion, already know the sordid tale behind the kitchen counters and pastel-colored Kitchen-Aid mixers of the BBC and Channel 4. But before any further crumbs of information are served up, it should be said that this serving of "GBBS" is as good as any of its predecessors. Or, depending on your side of the Atlantic, descendants.
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text: Sand Snake No. 9 #1 Posted September 4, 2011 Chekhov's guns "The term Chekhov's Gun refers to a literary technique built around playwright Anton Chekhov's assertion that, "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there." . . . Chekhov's Gun is more a warning against unnecessary clutter in your story. Chekhov is advising us writers against frivolous detail. Let the Words Flow Okay, so we're 5 books and 5,000 pages into this saga, give or take, and still none of the pistols hung on the wall in book one have gone off. Or maybe they aren't guns, maybe they're just Red Herrings, MacGuffins, Big Dumb Objects, Alien Space Bats, future Plot Holes or . . . unnecessary clutter. There is, arguably, a lot of frivolous detail in ASOIAF, but a reader skims what appears to be such at his peril. It seems a lot of readers skim the endless menus, and in doing so some of them missed the Frey pies. Lordy only knows what I've missed, skimming the POVs I don't like. So I've made a list of items and people I think are guns that still have to be fired, and there are an awful to be fired in the two (?) remaining volumes. These items or people have been mentioned with more or less detail and some have disappeared off the plot horizon, but have left me with the definite feeling that we'll see them again. Other things on my list are still involved in the plot, but have left me with the definite feeling that they haven't fulfilled their true purpose. I've left out the Things That Make Me Go Hmmmn, for example, Brienne's shield, which got a lot of onscreen time. She adopted the coat of arms used by Ser Duncan the Tall, aka Dunk, aka Dunk the Lunk. Did she do that because she, like Dunk, is pure of heart, but also something of a Lunk? Or could she be one of Dunk's descendents (that would be a long story because he never married)? Could GRRM be setting up a future D&E story? Or is this just colorful, but unnecessary, clutter? Hmmn? I've also left out Minor Events That Make Me Go Hmmmn. For example, in AFFC, Cersei and her small council are considering additional demands by the Freys. Someone – Pycelle? I'm too lazy to look at the moment – mentions that there are rumblings among the newly religious crowds in KL about the Red Wedding, who regard the whole event as a sacrilege (paraphrasing). It is suggested that "someone should be seen to be punished." Hmmn? Anyway, I thought it would be useful, and fun, to have a complete list of suspected Chehkov's guns to use as a scorecard, so I could check off the ones that finally go off, and complain about the ones that go nowhere. I'm sure I missed some. Could y'all help me with my list? I. Things in no particular order. (I left out Lightbringer, which may be a Big Dumb Object) Black amethyst hairnet Robb's will Rhaenys' cat (the bad black tomcat at the red keep) Ned's promise to Lyanna Cersei's fleet under Aurane Waters The cracked horn Sam brought to the citadel The Daynes' sword Dawn -- in fact all the missing Valyrian blades Oathkeeper and Widow's Wail (because they were made from Ice) Ned's bones The Hound's helm Sandor's dirty white cloak The crypts at Winterfell The Northern caverns The Night Fort Shireen's greyscale 2. People, in no particular order (omitting the obvious, like the PWWP, Azor Ahai, and Jon's g-d parents, which I guess could be regarded as mysteries central to the plot.) The hooded man at Winterfell Quaithe Septa Lemore The Great Other – in fact, the entire race of Others The Knight of the Seashells (The Westerling son who may or may not have been killed at the Red Wedding) YG/Aegon Tom O'Sevens at Riverrun Theon's cock -- or is that a thing? Nymeria (c'mon, she's a people) and her wolfpack Darkstar The Lame Gravedigger Lanna Gerion Lannister Tyrek Lannister Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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We're only two and half weeks from LOVELY MOLLY exposing her troubled self to the world. With that in mind, the second part of last week's featurette is here to offer more questions and answers pertaining to Molly's haunted past. For those who like a little back-story before entering a film, this one's for you. If you'd rather go in fresh, by all means skip it...
With Gretchen Lodge (below), Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden, Ken Arnold, Tony Ellis, Lauren Lakis, Katie Foster and Daniel Ross all appearing:
Newlyweds Molly (Lodge) and Tim (Lewis) move into Molly's deceased father's house in the countryside. An ex-addict with a deeply troubled past, Molly is strong in her new life of recovery. Unexplained disturbances in the night unnerve the couple, and when her husband goes away for business, Molly is left in a house that holds many painful memories. Her isolation is soon shattered by a malicious presence that unleashes a physical and mental assault.
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King Tut's, Glasgow, Sun 1 Oct
Launched earlier this year by the King Tut's venue, Your Sound is a networking opportunity for local acts to come face-to-face with industry figures. Part-indie club night, part-networking soirée and part promo shindig, Your Sound launched Term Two with a congratulatory gig featuring acts from Term One.
Hosted by XFM DJ Jim Gellatly, the night began with the folk sounds of Chris Flew AKA Theonewhoflew (4 stars). Slightly misplaced on a comparatively raucous bill, there was, nevertheless, some emotive and considered songwriting at play.
Next up were North Atlantic Oscillation (4 stars), a duo who deliver, by their own admission, electronic rock. Ignoring the awful connotations that brings, the pair deftly meld laptop effects to a rock template, the band brimming with ideas but never at the expense of the songs.
Initially plagued by a broken drum pedal, The Heebie Jeebies (3 stars), admirably soldiered on. Musically, they're fairly standard indie-rock bolstered by the addition of some crafty keyboard parts. Anyone think keyboards are in this year?
And look, here's another one. Thankfully, The Yellow Bentines (4 stars) frontman knows how to actually play and doesn't just bash out new rave hooks. It's difficult to pin-down their appeal, but the addition of a horn section, some skanking dance moves and well-timed handclaps points to a band sticking two fingers up to conformity. Definitely fitting that description are The Invisibles (3 stars), whose indie rock strutted along nicely but lacked any real conviction.
Very much a band of the moment, The Dykeenies (4 stars) tick all the right boxes, being image-wise and with de rigueur, techno hooks. They put on a tight performance, and to give them their due, their material is strong. But if there's a nagging doubt, and there is, it's about how genuine it all is. But with world domination seemingly round the corner for the Lanarkshire fivesome, does it even matter?


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In what could be the death knell for that once-vaunted measure of health known as BMI (body mass index), new research out of UC Santa Barbara and UCLA reveals that millions of Americans labeled overweight or obese based on their BMI are, in fact, "perfectly healthy."
According to Jeffrey Hunger, a doctoral student in UCSB's Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, and a co-author of the paper, BMI is a deeply flawed measure of health. "In the overweight BMI category, 47 percent are perfectly healthy," he said. "So to be using BMI as a health proxy — particularly for everyone within that category — is simply incorrect. Our study should be the final nail in the coffin for BMI."
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