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Critical Linking: The Most Read Stories, May 13-19, 2012
The most read stories from the last week in Critical Linking…
The immediate question is whether Sedaris's stories are, strictly speaking, true — an important consideration for journalistic organizations such as NPR and programs such as "This American Life." A secondary consideration is what, if any, kind of disclosure such programs owe their listeners when broadcasting Sedaris's brand of humor.
Not at all surprised by this. I think if NPR took a hard look at its more essayistic contributors, they would find this is the rule rather than the exception. Probably true from some other well-known essayists as well. Nothing new of course, just unconsidered recently.
Great art, or, let's just say, more modestly, original art is never created in the safe middle ground, but always at the edge. Originality is dangerous. It challenges, questions, overturns assumptions, unsettles moral codes, disrespects sacred cows or other such entities.
Those things you read that bother you are more likely to be important than those things you love.
The publisher contracts with Apple were virtually identical, particularly as it relates to the maximum price floor, definitions for bestselling titles, commission rate, and the most favored nations clause.
I don't know much about the law, collusion, or anti-trust regulations, but boy, it sure seems hard to believe that this was just a coincidence.
To build the library, Leight began collecting donated new and used books from friends, schools, community organizations, and local bookstores. The effort was so successful that the shelter's library now has multiple books for every child. And when families are back on their feet and able to leave the shelter, they're invited take as many books with them as they want.
This kid absolutely and totally rules.
You have no idea who they are or that they exist at all. Nevertheless, as you read, your fellow adventurers are out there waiting to meet you, biding their time behind a chance encounter, a well-fated introduction, a tweet, or a blog post, or an otherwise interesting article of prose. You didn't realize it, but so much mystery, so much anticipation has amassed behind your new friendship, a cosmos-load of potential energy. You didn't know it — you were too engaged with the mind behind the words — but through all the sentences, the pages, the lovely, lonely hours past, a part of you secretly longed for a flesh-and-blood friend with whom you could share your experience.
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April 21, 2013
23 Common Sense Rules to Thrive in the Military
From my friends at StrategyPage, a few common sense rules for military folk:
A lot of life's problems can be explained by the U.S. Military and its applications of common sense …
- "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography."
(Paul Rodriguez)
- "A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit."
(Army's magazine of preventive maintenance ).
- "Aim towards the Enemy."
(Instruction printed on US M79 Rocket Launcher)
- When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.
(U.S. Marine Corps)
- Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground.
(U.S. Air Force)
- If the enemy is in range, so are you.
(Infantry Journal)
- It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
(US Air Force Manual)
- Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
(Gen. MacArthur)
- Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
(Infantry Journal)
- You, you, and you . . . Panic. The rest of you, come with me.
(Marine Gunnery Sergeant)
- Tracers work both ways.
(US Army Ordnance)
- Five second fuses only last three seconds.
(Infantry Journal)
- Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
(US Navy Seaman)
- Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
(David Hackworth)
- If your attack is going too well, you have walked into an ambush.
(Infantry Journal)
- No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
(Joe Gay)
- Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.
(Admiral Hornblower)
- Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
(Unknown Marine Recruit)
- Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you.
(Your Buddies)
- Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
(Army Platoon Sergeant)
- If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
(David Hackworth)
- Your job is to kill the other person before they kill you so that your national leaders can negotiate a peace that will last as long as it takes the ink to dry.
(Drill Instructor)
- In the Navy, the Chief is always right.
(Written on the door into the Chiefs quarters)
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Jacqui Murray wrote the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter's journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a tech columnist for Examiner.com, Editorial Review Board member for ISTE's Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blogger,IMS tech expert, and a weekly contributor to Write Anything. Currently, she's editing a thriller for her agent that should be out to publishers this summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office, WordDreams, or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter's journey from high school to United States Naval Academy, and the thriller, To Hunt a Sub. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for TeachHUB, monthly contributor to Today's Author and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. You can find her books at her publisher's website, Structured Learning. The sequel to To Hunt a Sub, Twenty-four Days, will be out this summer. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, CSG Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, CAEP reviewer, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and a weekly contributor to TeachHUB. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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When You Feel Down
Believe in yourself, Because only person who can bring you out of your current situation is you. Yes, you read that right. But sometimes it is hard to believe in something when everything is going against you. It happens with most of us. Sometimes people around you do not believe in you, even … Read more


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With real-time news reports being readily available to the public via Twitter, communities around the US have utilized Twitter and blogs to organize crime-prevention.
The telephone tree first moved to electronic mailing lists and online message-based forums, but with the instant Twitter updates that are available via text messages, the instant response of this more recent form of communication allows for quicker police reaction.
Quotes taken from the recent Neighborhood Tweet-Watch phenomenon by Huffington Post claims that in one neighborhood, "four years ago, [...] the crack of gunshots could be heard frequently in the neighborhood of brick homes with front porches on the outskirts of a crime-ridden part of Columbus, but now the streets are quieter, and crime mostly amounts to break-ins."
The National Sherrifs' Association keeps a registration of the number of block watch groups in its website amounting to about 20,000 groups which is said to be four times the amount that was registered four years ago.
Technological advancements utilized by these communities will allow for better coordination and communication with members of the local law enforcement, and hopefully even more watchful citizens will be using their Twitter updates for the powers of good instead of evil.
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Integrity is a word that often tends to be thrown around too loosely these days. But in the case of the extraordinary alto saxophonist Sherman Irby it not only fully applies, but demands a capital "I" for the proper emphasis. His latest album Cerulean Canvas on Black Warrior Records with his ensemble Sherman Irby & Momentum confirms that fact over and over again throughout its 10 outstanding tracks.
The entire history of jazz as expressed through the alto is always fully contained in every note that Irby plays--the rich lyricism of Hodges, the commanding facility of Parker, the whimsy of Ornette, the exuberant swing of Cannonball, the exploratory confrontation of Gary Bartz and Sonny Fortune--and in those appropriate moments, the down home bluesy funkiness of Hank Crawford and Maceo Parker. Irby is a protector of the profound legacy, not in the museum curator sense, but in the classic tradition of the living vitality of calling upon the past in forging his own unique voice to define the present and foretell the future.
In the old-school tradition that he's fully embraced, Irby uses his virtuosity to tell compelling stories, not just to show it off. Considering the title of the album, it's even more appropriate to say that he's a painter of images, deftly splashing his palette of colors upon the canvases provided by the delightful compositions - and in the company of like-minded artists who join him enthusiastically in the joy of creation.
For Cerulean Canvas, his eighth album as a leader and fifth for Black Warrior, Momentum is comprised of a stellar cast of collaborators, including trombonist Vincent Gardner, pianist Eric Reed, Gerald Cannon on bass, and Willie Jones III on drums. Two special guests are also on hand. Trombonist Elliot Mason spells Gardner on three tracks; and Wynton Marsalis steps out of the limelight of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to grace the JLCO lead altoist's album with his eminent presence, offering his unique talents to the appropriate enhancement in the manifestation of Irby's music. This exemplary array of musicians fully and impeccably immerse themselves in Irby's music, bringing all of their collective heart and soul to the proceedings as if they owned it, but always keeping focused on the leader's intent and ownership of the art their synergy is creating.
The repertoire is captivating and expressive, providing brilliant canvases for the musical portraits: deeply grooved blues, poignant ballads, a blistering romp, a refreshing take on an old standard, a Stevie Wonder tune and an intricately crafted exploratory soundscape. Irby composed five of the pieces and shares the solo spotlight generously, but his alto is the primary color that unifies the tracks individually and the overall context that binds them together. Emotive and evocative on Mulgrew Miller's lovely "From Day to Day," and with filigreed warmth and wisdom on Wayne Shorter's gorgeous "Contemplation,"Irby's ballad artistry is steeped in traditional lyricism and is yet as urgent as this moment.
The Cannonball influence is front and center on Irby's edgy and deeply grooved "Racine;" and his urgent adventurousness highlights Gardner's episodic Mingus-tinted dedication to a remarkable African-American painter, "Blue Twirl: Portrait of Sam Gilliam" as Irby nimbly dances through the intricacy. Straightforward blues expression is on tap on two more Irby originals with an old-school statement that defers to Eric Reed's featured wizardry on the call-and-response "Blues for Poppa Reed;" and bestowed in undiluted form on "John Bishop Blues,"an organically flowing homage to a barbecue master (and all that might succulently represent) in Irby's hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Marsalis and the band add their own weight to Irby's brilliant raw blues essence in what usually happens only in the late night atmosphere, just for the musicians themselves and anyone else so spectacularly lucky to be there at the time.
Marsalis also joins in for "SYBAD," Irby's tribute to JLCO charter member Joe Temperley who passed away in 2016. Not a tearful remembrance, but more appropriately an easy swinging bluesy celebration of the man, with Marsalis and Irby fully immersed in the fond memory. Two contrasting angles of Irby's alto majesty round out this wonderful album. Playful whimsy is the key in the effervescent take on the old standard "Sweet Georgia Brown"with Irby and Gardner doing a deft dance around Jones' sticks-on-rims percussive mastery; and all out scorching vibrancy alongside Mason's equally explosive trombone provide the one-two punch on Irby's blistering "Willie's Beat, aka The Sweet Science."
Since his arrival on the New York scene in 1994 where he was a regular on the vital Smalls scene for three years, Irby has steadily developed his career as a mainstay alto saxophonist through his recording and touring. Two albums for Blue Note led to his longstanding commitment to self-empowerment and artistic freedom and he has continued that since with his own Black Warrior Records. His artistic imperative forged by his participation in the unparalleled Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead Program, Irby has been a featured member of groups led by Marcus Roberts, Roy Hargrove, Elvin Jones, Papo Vazquez, and currently tours with the immortal McCoy Tyner. A member of the JLCO from 1995-97, Sherman rejoined the orchestra in 2005 and serves as both first alto saxophonist and a key arranger. In addition to all of his performing activities, Sherman has developed an excellent reputation as a composer, receiving commissions for works that include Twilight Sounds,and his Dante-inspired ballet, Inferno. Also heavily focused upon youth education Sherman was the regional director for eight years for JazzMasters Workshop, a mentoring program for young children. He has also served as Artist-in-Residence for Jazz Camp West, and as an instructor for the Monterey Jazz Festival Band Camp.
As incredibly busy as he is, this brilliant new album will hopefully inspire Sherman Irby to focus even more upon his own music as a leader.
Sherman Irby · Cerulean Canvas
Black Warrior Records · Release Date: October 20, 2017


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'The Hunger Games' Countdown: Happy Independence Day, Panem-Style
First off, wishing all of you Hunger Games fans a very happy 4th of July. But, before we get to the holiday-inspired material, in case you've been off the grid for the past day, we've got some huge news to announce. Jena Malone has been offered the role of Johanna Mason in Catching Fire. It's rather tough not to launch into a rant about how thrilled I am with this news, but I'll contain myself and just direct you to the fandom-wide reaction piece we ran yesterday.
As for the other Catching Fire new additions, there hasn't been much movement in terms of solid announcements. There was that whole Kevin Nash/Victor Gojcaj thing, Romeo Miller (Lil' Romeo) supposedly met with Lionsgate for a part, Hunter Parrish has been chatting with producers about Finnick and all the while nothing's been confirmed with Philip Seymour Hoffman taking the role of Plutarch Heavensbee. Some say he did officially sign on, but until the word comes from Lionsgate or Hoffman's reps, there's no taking it as a guarantee.
But enough of all the gossip. Hollywood's got to take a day off for the holiday right? Okay, maybe not, but we're still going to celebrate Independence Day Hunger Games-style. With the help of The Hunger Games fandom, here's how Independence Day might go down in Panem.
Perri – Movies.com – Beetee
If you've read Catching Fire, you know there's no one more likely to put on an electrifying fireworks display than District 3 tribute Beetee. Coming from Panem's technology-centric district, Beetee knows a thing or two about igniting a fuse and is particularly skilled when it comes to lighting things up with only a single, very special wire. However, with the right resources, Beetee could undoubtedly come up with the proper firepower to light up the night sky in Panem with an array of colors, shapes and perhaps even a mockingjay. Now does that scream independence or what?
Adam – Hunger Games Fireside Chat – Delly Cartwright
In troubled times, every oppressed, despondent, impoverished, malnourished community needs to celebrate its holidays with some Pieter Bruegel "Peasant Dance"-like cheer! Enter Delly Cartwright, the most happy-go-lucky, not-even-my-friend-getting-reaped-is-going-to-stop-the-sun-from-shining resident of District 12 to host the festivities. She would throw an all-smiles feast at the Hob, where the dispirited citizens can share appetizer plates of squirrel scraps, a better-not-ask stew, and - just maybe - some bread crumbs. Fortunately, Haymitch saves the day with several buckets of cheap liquor, and the whole district gets wasted enough to forget their problems. And there's Delly, grinning from the first moment to the last, fighting tyranny in the only way she can: by embracing the sweetest that life has to offer. Somewhere off in the distance, President Snow is muttering, "A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous" over a stuffed pig ordered by - well, nobody quite knows, but it's decadent. And if he had seen the look on Katniss Everdeen's face, the girl who personally provided half the Hob's meat with an extraordinary day's hunting, he would not have thanked Delly for her consideration.
Savanna – Hunger Games Fireside Chat – Caesar Flickerman
After renewing his spray tan and dying his hair Capitol red, Caesar Flickerman will host a televised concert in the City Circle featuring Panem's most popular musical artists. Think "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" (with Claudius Templesmith taking on Seacrest's role as co-host, natch). Given the Capitol's penchant for excess, it should come as no surprise that the performances and partying will last into the wee hours of the morning. Throughout the night, "live" footage of Independence Day festivities in all the districts will be projected on giant screens in the Circle, though most of it will have been staged and pre-recorded.
Elena & Lauren – HG Movie Site – Finnick
[Finnick's POV] Food is the basis of life (and hard to come by most of the time), so what better way than to have an "Underdogs BBQ" to stick it to the Capitol? I've invited some of my closest friends but it's Annie I'm looking forward to seeing the most. In my mind, she'll forever be the Capitol's biggest underdog of all. With fireworks in the distance and our bellies full from the seafood feast, I can't help but wonder where Annie could be since she never showed earlier. Trident in hand, I decide to make the most of this time and roast some marshmallows over the bonfire. No sooner than the gooey ball of sugar starts to brown, a familiar hand tries to pull the marshmallow from the trident, fire and all. Oh, Annie. After quickly consuming the rare treat (and almost burning our mouths in sheer delight), I lead the two of us to my woven net/hammock to take in the rest of the firework "celebration". Lying with Annie in our makeshift hammock is the perfect ending to our day. Finding love in our precarious situations is our own act of rebellion.
Arianna – Down With The Capitol – Haymitch
Since Haymitch is all about the "celebratory beverages" for the holiday, or rather any day of the year, he will naturally have red, white, and blue alcohol drinks for the occasion. A drunken Haymitch then stumbles his way to the District 12 town square where he proceeds to set off an array of homemade fireworks. After startling a few citizens and wandering donkeys, Haymitch stumbles back home while humming the national Panem anthem.
Kelsey – My Hunger Games – Effie Trinket
[Effie's POV] I will celebrate our hard earned independence at the gala in honor of the esteemed President Coriolanus Snow. He may have seemed a bit harsh during the rebellion, but Panem is reunited yet again and whether or not you agree, our dear Snow is to thank for that. First things first, I must make a good impression now that we have a second chance at peace. I'll be buying a festive new pair of red, white and blue pumps, complete with synthetic sparklers, of course. I know how much Coriolanus adores sparks; they are all he talked about during the rebellion! Pairing those my star spangled dress suit, I'll tie the ensemble together with a matching sparkler wig designed by my friend Cinna. He muttered something about it being "on fire" once, but I'm sure he was simply joking about that.
Lee – The Hob – Seneca Crane
Seneca Crane, as Head Gamemaker, would surely set off multiple displays of fireworks above the arena to celebrate the holiday. This would add a dramatic effect to the games for the overall viewing pleasure of the audience with a "shock and awe" spectacle - we all know how much the Capitol citizens love bright, shiny things! The Games Center Techs would have the opportunity to stretch their abilities to create really vivid displays of color while the Tributes within the arena would be working to beat their opponents under a barrage of startling color and sounds.
Kait – Victor's Village – Peeta
Peeta celebrates every year by slaving away at the bakery, decorating cakes and cupcakes with fresh strawberries and blueberries provided to him by Katniss and Gale. The day may not be his favorite, but these red, white, and blue creations sell like hotcakes! He may even get to save one for himself, if his mother isn't looking!
Crystal - Mockingjay.net - Katniss
Not one for frivolous holiday celebrations, especially those celebrating Panem and the government she despises, Katniss simply heads out to the woods outside District 12 to think and help piece herself together in the aftermath of the Games. It's difficult to keep her mouth shut about what she really thinks of President Snow and the Capitol on such a day, especially when the rest of District 12 is still so overjoyed in having not one, but two victors from one Hunger Games. Still, knowing that Prim enjoys a special occasion, she picks extra strawberries and some blueberries, then buys sweetened cream on the way home so they can enjoy a little fresh red, white, and blue dessert. Since they can afford butcher meat for their "special" meal for the day, Katniss simply gifts her kills to the Hawthornes.
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If Jonathan Fenby were named Fenbi Zhan and had published this lethal essay in China, he would already be in a cell near Liu Xiaobo, China's only Nobel Peace prizewinner, now serving 11 years in prison for advocating democracy. Wonderfully informed at every point, Fenby lucidly spells out how the Party retains its rule largely by fear, intimidation and violence – and how, while sections of the population have gained considerable purchasing power, many more Chinese remain poor. The Party fears democracy, and ensures that the media and teachers from primary school to universities condemn Western values.
I suppose from his suggested reading list that Fenby knows little or no Chinese – yet he understands to its deepest roots the nature of Party rule and its effect throughout society and the economy. "What marks China is the way in which its elite sees itself as having an unquestionable grip on authority, allowing no opposition or prospect of change…it is all too easy to see it being brought down by the kind of tribulations that brought down the Qin, the Han, the Tang, the Song, the Ming, and the Qing," or every dynasty of which the Party claims to be the heir. Those words alone would bring Fenby, if he were Chinese, into the exercise yard, if there is one, with Liu Xiaobo.
Fenby's title, and the book as a whole, takes aim at those – most notoriously Martin Jacques, author of the pro-Beijing When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order, but also other somewhat better-qualified observers – who say that before long China will dominate, if not rule, the world.
He begins with the most concise demolition I have seen of the Party-propagated myth, believed by Chinese students from primary school to the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, that their history is a continuum of ethnic Chinese dynastic rule. He shows that between the dynasties there were often centuries of divided rule and disorder, and that for very long periods China was ruled by non-Chinese, notably the Mongols and the Manchus. "The [present] rulers, as usual in Chinese history, fall back on violence or the threat of it," he observes. Hence the Tiananmen massacre of June 1989, a taboo subject inside China known officially as "the counter-revolutionary turmoil".
Has this merciless rule brought about an economic miracle? Not really. China's "financial system is fragile and hemmed in with controls". Oddly, for a communist planning system, Beijing's plans turn out to be short-term and uncoordinated. China depends on foreign raw materials, including, before long, food. Environmental catastrophes in the air and water threaten regions beyond China's borders. Coastal development leaves most of the country far behind. Fenby cites International Monetary Fund figures putting China at 86th, between Iraq and Turkmenistan, in wealth per person and World Bank figures ranking China 114th in gross national per capita income. Its safety record in industry is appalling, corruption is "endemic" and because innovation is poor, the Chinese "use technology invented elsewhere". The US, although reckless on the world stage, is widely admired, even by many Chinese, for its democracy. Beijing seeks to surpass its great rival in international influence, but it has precisely one ally – North Korea.
The Party, Fenby makes clear, hates critics, internally or abroad. It will, therefore, hate his eloquent and merciless dissection of its entire record and performance. But readers new to China should start right here.
Will China Dominate the 21st Century?
By Jonathan Fenby
Polity, 120pp, £35.00 and £9.99
ISBN 9780745679266 and 793
Published 28 March 2014


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Monday, 19 August 2013
Scrap around the world mood board & sketch challenge August
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Disney's Brisbane Bound with Mary Poppins
612 ABC Brisbane theatre contributor Douglas Kennedy spent September in New York City, checking out some Broadway shows. One of them, Disney's smash-hit Mary Poppins, is now playing the historic New Amsterdam Theatre. The Australian production opens at Brisbane's Lyric Theatre December 30
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The family friendly Disney on Broadway brand is now the jewel in the crown of the New York City theatre precinct, affectionately nicknamed The Great White Way.
Since the American musical was born - many say when Show Boat opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 27, 1927 - Broadway has showcased a smorgasbord of mature stories driven by memorable musical scores.
Some of the great adult themes include rebellious youth and street fighting (West Side Story) inter-racial love (South Pacific and, of course, Show Boat), the rise of Nazi Germany (Cabaret) and AIDS (Rent).
But Broadway has always been a magnet for tourists and there has never been so many families rolling across the district like a congealed human blog in thick treacle.
The once downbeat Time Square area, which had something of a sleazy image, is now teeming with mums, dads and kids looking for a magical two or three-hour escape in one of Broadway's 40 or so dream palaces.
For the past four and a half years, the two most popular choices have been Disney's The Lion King (at the Minksoff Theatre) and Mary Poppins, packing them in at the New Amsterdam in West 42nd Street.
Poppins, a breathtaking re-working of the 1964 musical movie, starring Julie Andrews, is such an audience favourite it's impossible to get discount tickets (a daily Time Square ritual as queues snake their way across the landmark).
Today, Mary, along with The Lion King and War Horse, reigns supreme somewhere between the moon and New York City, but at the end of December she'll be dropping into Brisbane for a major season at QPAC's Lyric Theatre.
While the original Richard M. Sherman and Robert S. Sherman score boasted around 15 songs - including timeless favourites such as Chim Chim Cher-ee, Jolly Holiday, Let's Go Fly A Kite, A Spoon Full of Sugar and, of course, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - more than half a dozen songs have been added.
The movie story has been restructured, but cleverly the Disney creative team retained many of the cinematic gems Baby Boomers recall with goose bump nostalgia.
That ensures its Family Favourite status as the story of the practically perfect nanny, with a Gladstone bag full of tricks, is as faithful as the Statue of Liberty.
Features of the show to watch for - and gasp at - when it comes to Brisbane, include the immaculate dolls house set, the captivating props, including a doggy delight, the roof top revelries and some eye-popping stunts.
At the heart of this heartfelt story, however, is the dysfunctional - in a gentle Edwardian middleclass interpretation of the word - Banks family who are swept away by Mary's magic.
In short, Mary Poppins is box office gold and commercially fireproof.
Mary Poppins is at QPAC's Lyric Theatre from December 30.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Melville Candy Company Fruit & Veggie Pops
Melville Candy has always made fantastically attractive lollipops. They have an extensive line of Honey Spoons and an amazing array of Barley Sugar Pops (which I will review after I finish eating one of each).
They were highlighting their line of Harvest Candy at the Fancy Food Show back in January.
The array includes large lollipops shaped like vegetables and fruits.
As you can see above when you compare that list to my photo, I didn't pick up all the flavors.
Apple - is a large and deep red pop. It's shaped like an apple and about 2.5" in diameter and slightly domed. The shrink wrap has a little stem and green leaf, but after opening it up, it's just a plain red lollipop. I was expecting the normal "candy company green apple flavor" that has no relationship with the real world. Instead it tastes like sweet, solid apple juice. I didn't get any "citrus" per se, but the smooth texture of the candy and the light fruity flavor was appealing.
Orange - is about the same size as the apple but has two little leaves at the top and a bumpy texture on the molding. The flavor is mostly sweet with a touch of orange zest. It's not at all tangy, which sets it apart from most orange lollies on the market (like Orange Tootsie Pops).
Corn - it's a tall and narrow pop, about 5 inches long. The shrink wrap on it has the little husks and peeling the wrapper form the top is rather like shucking corn. The molding of the pop is textured just like rows of corn niblets.
I didn't know what to expect for the flavor. They described it as buttered popcorn. I've always found "butter flavor" especially in things like popcorn snacks and Jelly Belly to be rather repulsive (and one of the chemicals used to create this, diacetyl, is actually causing dire health complications for workers exposed to it).
Happily the flavor here is more like the toffee-like coating on kettle corn. The butter flavor is very mild and the toasted sugar flavors are more prominent with just a hint of creamed corn to really sell the corn-ness of it.
Carrot - it's about the same size as the corn, but obviously tapered at the top as a carrot is. I was hoping for a wonderful spice pop, with notes of ginger and maybe raisins. Instead it was kind of a sweet generic yellow cake taste. Not bad, but just not quite as cool and innovative as I'd hoped. However, the shape & texture was amazing - smooth & easy to eat.
The sticks are large and beefy and the pops are substantial (1.75 ounces each). They last a long time and the smooth texture makes them a pleasure - not a mouth-wrecker.
It's also nice the the pops are shrink wrapped instead of in little baggies, for use as favors or on display, this makes the especially appealing. They retail for about $2 to $3 each (depending on whether you buy them in full boxes or individually). As a molded hard candy these do have a tendency to droop when exposed to high temperatures or simply when they get old, so if you get some, eat them soon.
Other reviews: I first heard of these on Sugar Savvy years ago (which may or may not be made by the same company) & Candy Addict tirelessly reviewed the whole array.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:21 am
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Melville Candy Company Tea Spoons
One of my favorite booths to visit at any food show is Melville Candy Company. Not only is their candy pretty, the guys that run the company are always really enthusiastic and seem to really love the products they make. (Which is what we all expect from folks who work in candy, but you'd be surprised at some attitudes I've run across.)
There's always someone at the aisle handing out Honey Spoons (so I always have a stash at home). The spoon line at Melville's is expanding. They have their honey varieties, and the flavored spoons and now they're making actual tea spoons.
This spoon is a mix of tea and sugar and, I think, honey.
It can be eaten as is or mulled in some hot water to create a beverage! Instead of being an "instant tea" though, there are actual tea leaves in there.
Even though it looks a little weird, I found this to be a really tasty combination. Like a cup of sweet tea. The dark brewed flavors & tannins were there along with the light malty taste of honey.
The second variety I picked up was the Jasmine Green Tea Spoon. This opaque spoon is dark green with a strong freshly mowed lawn scent.
Though I prefer eating my candy, I decided to see what it would be like to make this into a beverage, as it's actually designed to do. So I made up a cup of hot water and popped in the Jasmine Green Tea Spoon.
(Well, actually, I tasted the spoon first. It was sweet, terribly bitter and very grassy tasting, just like matcha powder.)
I let it melt for a while and then pulled out the spoon. It'd gotten stuck to the bottom of the cup and made a long, soft string of hard candy. It was fun to bend around and then stir into the hot water. It turned the water green pretty quickly, too.
I left it alone for five minutes and then stirred well again to get the pictured version here.
It smells quite grassy, a lot like henna or wet hay.
I found the beverage was far too sweet for me, but I'm also not a fan of sweetening my tea or chai lattes.
As a lollipop though it was a quite a refreshing change from the normal lemon & cherry variety.
They're not featured on the Melville website just yet. But there are some other fun items that I saw at the show but haven't tried yet that I thought I'd mention:
Melville's has really been thinking outside the box lately. Though their honey spoons collections are expensive, they are unique and come in a huge variety of honey types & with added flavorings.
Their other new products include tea spoons made with real cinnamon sticks, for extra flavor.
The most innovative (and perhaps silliest) is their line of Cereal Flavoring Spoons. They come in Apple Cinnamon and Cinnamon & Sugar. I'm guessing if you're not eating already-sweetened cereal, this is no worse than spoonfuls of sugar or honey. (I do like a heaping pile of lumps of brown sugar in my hot cereal.) Eating from a spoon made of sugar would mean sweetness & flavor in every bite, especially with a real cinnamon stick for a handle.
They're still a bit expensive, but small batch candy often is. They're not the kind of treat I'd buy often, but definitely a fun thing for guests or when you travel.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:29 am
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Melville Candy Company Honey Spoons
Ah, foggy fall days have returned to Los Angeles. The chill in the air leads me to tea. While I'm a huge fan of honey, I prefer to either eat it straight or with something like plain toast or dip saltines in it. I rarely put it in my tea, but here's a product that's both a sweetener for your drinks and a lollipop.
Melville specializes in making lollipops in the classic tradition of the molded barley sugar pops. But they also have a line of Honey Spoons, clever little lollies shaped like a spoonful of honey on a pretty wooden stick.
They make two different varieties of Honey Spoons: Clover and Tupelo. Clover is light and fresh tasting. The spoons themselves are smooth and look like a little piece of light amber glass. The texture is smooth and slick on the tongue, no voids here. The candy is ever so slightly soft and can be bent slowly when it's warm and thin.
The flavor is light and sweet, a little dollop of honey in mostly a sweet sugar base.
The difference between the Tupelo (which is prized because it doesn't crystallize like some other honeys) and Clover isn't really that discernible. They're both extremely pleasant.
Just as an experiment I put one in a fresh cup of Earl Grey Tea (hot), and after about thirty seconds the spoon had melted enough that it fused to the bottom of my cup. A little wiggling and then stirring with it and I probably reduced its mass by half. I tasted the tea, which at that point was plenty sweet for me (again, not a sweet tea fan) ... so one pop will do just fine for most people. The one drink I can see this being especially good in would be a spiced chai.
I was really looking forward to the Lavender Honey Spoon. Earlier this year I ordered some Spanish lavender honey from Artisan Sweets and I love the stuff. It's murky and musky with a dark oily feel on the tongue that reminds me of Rosemary.
The Lavender Honey Spoons, on the other hand, aren't quite as deep and complex. Yes, there's a light floral note there, but no real lavender note. Still, they're pretty.
They're expensive for just lollipops ($1.50 each), but really good honey hard candies are hard to find. They don't quite rival the Juntsuyu I love so much from Japan, but they'd make a lovely hostess gift over the holidays with some fine tea or stocking stuffers. Sometimes I just like pretty candy (okay, I always like pretty candy if it's tasty). I might pick one up as an impulse item at a coffee house, but I doubt I'd buy a whole package.
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Usage II: Tickling produces laughter, which releases euphoria-promoting brain chemicals, such as endorphin, enkephalin, dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline. Mutual laughter stimulated by tickling can promote bonding and strengthen emotional ties. Tickling reinforces psychological closeness through the physical medium of touch. Tickling the neck, armpits, and sides of the abdomen may also arouse sexual feelings, as it stimulates nonspecific erogenous areas of the skin.
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RESEARCH REPORTS. While the philosophers Plato and Aristotle speculated about tickling, the first scientific study was published in1872 by Charles Darwin.1."Everyone knows how immoderately children laugh, and how their whole bodies are convulsed, when they are tickled" (Darwin 1872:197). 2. "The anthropoid apes . . . likewise utter a reiterated sound, corresponding with our own laughter, when they are tickled, especially under the armpits" (Darwin 1872:197-98). 3. "Such movements [i.e., jerking away], as well as laughter from being tickled, are manifestly reflex actions . . . ." (Darwin 1872:198). 4. A study in Nature Neuroscience (Nov. 1998) by University College London researchers determined a. that during self-tickling, areas of the cerebellum are active (causing the anticipation of tickle cues), but b. that cerebellar areas are not active when subjects are tickled by experimenters (thus causing an emotional, surprise response).
Innateness. Recent studies suggest that, like laughter, which first appears in infants between 23 days and four months, the tickle response is innate. Studies of deaf-and-blind-born children, for example, show normal bodily responses to being tickled. Because tickle sensations travel through the same nerves as tactile impulses for pain and itch, they stimulate similar movements of tactile-withdrawal and scratching, both of which are innate as well.
Anatomy. The most ticklish areas of the body for light-tickle sensations (based on the duration of laughing and smiling) are, in order, a. underarms, b. waist, c. ribs, d. feet,e. knees, f. throat, g. neck, and h. palms. Though heavy tickling usually produces laughter, most people say they dislike being tickled.
Evolution. Tickling and breathy, laugh-like panting exhalations appear in the human being's closest primate relatives, the great apes. The primate tickle response may have evolved, in part, from the mammalian scratch reflex, which utilizes ancient vertebrate pathways for pain. The scratch reflex produces rhythmic movements of the limbs, designed to remove the irritating sources of itch stimulated, for instance, by mosquitoes and flies. Tickling a dog's abdomen produces repeated movements of the hind limb to rid the body of imagined fleas. The withdrawal response, an innate escape motion designed to remove a body part from danger, produces an involuntary movement away from a tickler's annoying fingertips.
Erogenous tickle. Like other forms of touching, tickling may stimulate sexuality as an erotic stimulus to the skin (see feet). Touching nonspecific erogenous areas of the neck, armpits, and sides of the abdomen, e.g., may produce pleasurable tickling sensations. Touching specific erogenous zones (i.e., the mucocutaneous skin of the genital regions; see LOVE SIGNALS V) may stimulate acute sexual sensations. (N.B.: Specialized mucocutaneous end-organs appear to be involved in experiencing tactile pleasure from erogenous zones.)
Neuro-notes. Tickle (and itch) sensations are produced through mild stimulation of the nerve endings (group C unmyelinated fibers) for pain (i.e., group C unmyelinated fibers). As noted above, heavy tickling by oneself of one's own body does not lead to laughter. Imaging studies suggest that the brain's cerebellum anticipates the tickling movements, and thus unconsciously nullifies the required element of surprise. The reason human beings laugh while being tickled is still unknown. Tickle's laughter may be prompted by a neural link between vocalizing and grooming in the cingulate gyrus of the mammalian brain.
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Moms Losing Weight #64 Monday
Welcome all to a thread full of wonderful women taking on the responsibilty of raising a family and trying to take care of themselves too. We look forward to a new day with members, new and old! Please feel free to jump right in and say hello!
Here's a bit about who we are ...
MichelleRae: Michelle sahm to Taylor 8-25-01 & Teagan 10-13-03 Married 2 years to Zhaun. Plan I'm following is a combined WW and South Beach Diet.
Spryng: 24 y.o. married 6 years. Kids- Ava 4, Bubba (aka Joseph) 3 & Tanner 1. Currently on ww, hit goal in April.
Mompen: Penny 24 y.o. Happily Married & SAHM Momma to three active boys, Hunter 5, Nicholas 4 & Andrew 20 mo. Taking what I learned from WW & South Beach is my way of life.
Sydsmom: Kristin SAHM to Sydney 09-27-01, married almost 2 years to wonderful dh Began Weight watchers mid-July
Cindi: Mom to 6 boys & 1 mean girl. Plan.. No diet for me! Portion control, exercise & lots of water (most days).
Chubba: Geri..Mom to two boys, Will (3) & Tony (1)..married for 4 years to a great guy..following Dr Phil most days!
Ricci sahm to two boys 4 and 5, married 7 years, doing ww
Jill: SAHM of 1 daughter, Bayley, born 9/19/03. Currently trying to lose some of the baby weight I gained with her & need some extra support to help me do so.
Melissa: SAHM of 1 girl (4) and 1 boy (2). Currently watching what I eat and exercising 4-5days a week.
Deana: SAHM of 3 boys and 1 girl. Counting calories, exercising, and drinking lots of water.
Chris: SAHM of Tiana, Kayla, Nicole: ages 11, 5, & 2. Married 5 years. Live in Billings, Montana. I'm a rheumatoid arthritis sufferer & trying using WW Flexpoints to lose weight.
Roxy: married (21yrs) 4 boys, and 6 girls, have to get serious after last baby. Doing the low-carb thing, drinking lots of water & more exercise.
Jeniqua ~ 28 y.o married 6 years to Joe, SAHM to Jasmine 5, Juliesa 4, JT 2. I am looking to lose 40 pounds. I am currently on the SBD to help me reach my goal.
(michellejy) Chelle: 29 yo SAHM to Sage (8), newly married to wonderful man & looking to lose 100 pounds. Losing weight by sticking w/ low-cal, lowfat diet & exercise
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Good Morning Everyone! It's Monday and time for a new start! I will do my best to eat healthy and I WILL get to the gym this morning. In fact, I'm gonna try to get there earlier so I can be back. I think I'll shower there too. Since I have no hot water. I'm really gonna kick it up a notch on the challenges today too, so WATCH OUT ladies. It's gonna be a mega point day for me. No more of this woa is me crud.
Chris, to answer your question. I can crochet a little and I mean a little. I made Abigail a poncho for xmas. I took a class for all of 4 weeks and then it was just too much with my schedule. It was enough to give me the basics and be able to read instructions. It's more time consuming then I tought. I guess for a begginer anyway. I don't have the patience for something to take me days to do....lol. I made half of Abigails poncho in 3 -4 hours and the other half over a few days...lol. who has time to sit there that long when you have kids. Anyway, you can do it though. I know Spryng crochet's as well, but she hasn't been around for you to pick her brain. Anyway, keep us posted on what you decide to do.
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Chris, hard to see in the pic, because it's dark, but here is the poncho I made. It's mostly red chenille with specs of gold and green in it.
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Good Morning
Supposed to be 55 degrees today, YAY maybe some of this snow will melt! Well I weighed this morning and still I am at 240, for 1 whole week now...I just don't understand it, I am really varying my calories but not going over 1500. I'm exercising and everything, just seems like I'm doomed to be fat. I don't get it, maybe I should have never started with Atkins, maybe I should have ordered my RS stuff and started with that. I can't believe how nothing is happening. blah
Melissa~ Your kids are just so dang adorable and they look JUST like you! I hope you have a wonderful time getting out and going to the gym and enjoy that hot shower while your there
Penny~Where are ya? Did you have a good weekend?
Roxy~Hope everyone in your house is 100% now.
Chris~Did I read that your in PA? I'm in PA also right near the Jersey border. How's everyone at your house, your little girl wasn't feeling well?
Michelle~How is Taylor doing? I hope her eye is doing better.
Jen~I hope this weekend was good for you. I am thinking of you.
Chelle~Good Morning! How are you today?
To whoever I missed I'm sorry BBL I need to go to the grocery store but will check in later on today.
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Good Morning Ladies!! Yeah I'm up a bit early Taylor woke up and had to go potty so of course I had to take her
Her eye seems to be doing better but I'm concerned about the blood in her eye because it is almost touching the colored part now
We'll call urgent care or perhaps the eye doctor today and see what he thinks.
I plan to kick it up a notch today too! I'm excited! I ate bad after Taylor got hurt and now I need to kick it in gear!
Mel, I hope you have a wonderful day at the gym! I'm sure you'll get a great workout!
Chrissy, thanks for thinking of Taylor she's back to her mischeivous self I'm just concerned about her eye hoping there is no extended damage to her sight.
Okay girls I'm gonna lay down for a bit before Teagan wakes up.
Love to all!
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Good morning ladies! I too am back in the game and am ready to kick it up a notch. Today is a NEW BEGINNING for me and I am starting with my way to a healthy and thinner me. I plan on making many changes in my life and reaching my goal is at the top of my list. I know I can do this and I am ready to. I love the reflection part this week in the challenge! I will be giving them lots of thoughts. I know my kids need me more now than ever and I plan to do anything and everything to make sure they're secure within themselves and know that they are loved very much through this tough time for them. I won't lie, it's hard for me too but I am ready to move on and do something for me for a change. I've put my dreams on the back burner for him but I am about to fulfill my dreams and that makes it a little easier for me. I've always wanted to go back to college. I went to a Christian college in PA. They have apartments out there for people with children and married couples. I am applying to go back there today!!! He's trying to say that he won't let me leave the state with the kids so I have to go to court for that but I am really hoping I can. So, please be saying a prayer for me!!
Mel~ You Go girl!!! I'll be racking up points with you today too. Have fun at the gym. BTW, I love that poncho. I think you did great for a beginner. Alot better than I would do..lol
ChrissyL~ Thanks..It was a great weekend. It made it easier being at my mom's. Chrissy, Hang in there, be persistent and you will start to see changes. Have you taken your measurements?? Maybe you've lost inches. Hang in there, you can do it!! Have a lovely day.
Well I have to go tend to my son but I'll BBL!
Michelle~ I am glad your daughter's doing better!! I know how scary that must of been for you.
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Good Morning Ladies!!
We are almost well! What a week! I have so much laundry to do, you wouldn't believe it! But I'm so happy that the worst of it is over! Marty was very sick! But he is much better now and almost all of my children are back at school. Yea! I have one that isn't because she coughed all night long and didn't sleep. She's better but she's the one that missed a whole week of school before, so she's a little week. I am really going to kick it in high gear for the challenge! I really felt crummy, not exercising when this all hit. No more, back on track for me!
Yo Mel!-Do you hear the music playing????? I do, "Gonna fly",see ya at the top!
Jeniqua- I sorry things aren't working out after all, Can't ya do some counselling or something? Those babies need you both.
I'm so very sorry.
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Michelle- I hope that Taylor is doing better, I did see those terrible pics! Have you thought about going to see a specialist? Fortunately, the eye heals itself well, when we had an eye injury the opthamologist said it is a delicate but quickly healing organ. Steven got a stick in the eye btw, and it scratched his cornia. He had to wear a patch for a while. It recovered nicely!
I liked the surprise! Thanks! Can someone IM me, I have a question about the msn site.
Chrissy-Hmmmm, well. I didn't look at your ticker before I am writing this, but haven't you already lost a good deal of weight? Sometimes we level off and then have to start again when are bodies adjust. I think I'm going through that now too. I don't know maybe, search around and get lil' tips from all over the threads and maybe one of them will do it. I haven't lost a whole lot of weight since I moved up on my exercise but I am losing inches! Still, The weight has to come off too.
Chris- About your crochet question, I do crochet and also thread crochet, I have lots of instructional teach yourself books and I also have 2 cd-rom instructional videos that show how-tos close up with the hands. 1 of those is knitting, 1 crochet. I like crocheting better, for some reason I have a hard time knitting,
but my daughter can knit just fine! You are welcome to use them, they are dds but she will be happy to lend them to ya. Just let me know what you are looking for. I'll see if I have a easy ponch pattern, doesn't ring a bell, but there are plenty you can find for free on the internet! IM or PM me.
Hi to all of you other moms, I'll get personal later!
I better get cracking, I hear the music playing, I have alot of work to do today!!!!
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Hi, everyone. Sorry I have been MIA. We have been sick, and then helping my mom move, trying to schedule some family time, and school, it's just been busy around here. Everyone sounds like they are doing fantastic. Good luck to you guys one the challenge. Not that any of you need it.
I too crochet. I can't read any of the patterns, but I learn by watching. I have done about 4 baby blankets this year, and a couple of full afghans for Christmas presents. I will probraly crochet more when both of my boys are in school. Anyway, I will get personal later this week. Have a great day everyone.
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WHAT A WORKOUT!!!! I don't have a clue what the points are yet, but I did so much stuff it's rediculous. I really had to push push push. Thanks everyone for keeping me moving!
Roxy, i"m so glad everyone is well........finally. Sorry that poor Marty was so sick. Abigail had the flu once and had a 105.6 fever for 3 days and tylenol and advil alternating only would bring it down to 104. something. DH was away on business too. I was so frightened. Glad it's over for you anyway. I did hear you singing too. Gonna Fly!
Chrissy, It's beautiful here too today, so later that means a walk with the kids in teh wagon! YEAH. Fresh air. ENjoy it!
Ricci, sorry you were sick. Glad all is well now. Thanks for checking in!
Jeniqua, glad you have a new good view on everything. Still praying for you . Keep your spirits up. You deserve more!
Michelle, glad Tay is doing better. Let us know how the eye is. I would call the Opthmolgist and not bother with the urgent care. THey'l probably waist you time and then send you to one anyway. Poor thing! I feel like hugger myself! Have a good day.
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Hey ladies!
We went to the eye doctor today and Tay's eye is okay he said the body will reabsorb the blood but no perm. damage was done. She was a little farsighted but doesn't require glasses at this point. I got a refill for my contacts I use the night and days cuz I hate taking them out and I sleep in them and I also got some colored contacts I can't wait they are so fun!
I got the freshlook radiance brand in the color EDEN.
Foxy Roxy, I sent you a IM on yahoo if you want to reply there about your question
I hope everyone really gets into the personal reflection challenge, I think it's important for us to talk about those things too as we move through our journey
Okay I'm off to workout. Love to you all!
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Hey ladies, just a quickie from me to say that I am still alive. Sorry I havent been here, I've been keeping track just so much going on over here. Bayley too has been sick yet again, I swear she was well for like a day and then got sick again! It's so nerve wracking! Especially since I have really been trying to get back to the gym everyday and I can't take her when she is sick. It's also hard with it being the end of the term and having lots of things to do and work on. I took my HUGE test on Saturday and it went pretty well, for those of you that don't know I am trying to get into the Masters in teaching program at my school and you have to take and pass the test to get in. I also got my provisional acceptance letter in the mail on Sat!!! That means as long as I graduate with my bachelors this year, pass the test and pass the Geo class I am in right now that I am in the program!!! I am so excited!! Anyway that's what's going on with me right now, let's just say that Mexico is going to be heaven so I can get away from it all for a week! I think I need it! Ok I'm sorry not to get personal but it was all I could do to steal this much time away! I need to get this house picked up so I can go work on my paper in an hour or so. Hope you all are doing well! I hope to be back soon to get personal, there's some things I want to say (not bad, don't worry! lol)
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My stupid internet connection has been going up and down like a yo yo today. I kept my daughter home from school today because all she did the entire weekend was move from the bed to the couch and then back to bed. She slept in again this morning and then went right to the couch. Poor little thing.
Chris- I crochet (although I stick to mindless patterns), but I've never tried knitting. Last time I was at Michael's craft store, knitting was one of the classes they were offering, and it was fairly inexpensive.
Sorry I am not gettting personal with everybody, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before this stupid thing dies on me again.
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Jill, glad all is going ok with you. Sorry, poor Bay is sick again. I know what you mean about being frustrated about not getting to the gym. I was NUT there today. SO glad you are gonna get away soon. Wish I was you for just one of those days...
Michellej, dumn connection! At least it worked for a while anyway.
Ok Challengers. Here are the points for ending week two. Michelle is in the lead!
Chris 69.00 19.00 -1.00 2.50 0.00 89.50
Deana 26.00 1.00 0.00 3.50 0.00 - 30.50
Jeniqua 23.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 0.00 29.00
Jill 41.00 4.00 -1.00 2.00 0.00 ---- 46.00
Kristin 28.00 2.00 -1.00 0.00 0.00 - 29.00
Melissa 99.00 7.00 -3.00 -0.75 0.00 102.25
Michelle 91.00 27.00 -1.00 2.40 0.00 119.40
Penny 89.00 7.00 -2.00 1.00 0.00 --- 95.00
Roxy 56.00 4.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 --- - 63.00
Tabitha 41.00 14.00 0.00 6.00 0.00-- 61.00
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Hiya Roxy, nope I am only down 8 lbs. that's all I have lost...sickening
Well I made my husband take a picture of me yesterday that when I looked at it I cried, I said damn I knew I was fat but OMG I look like I could hang out with Grimace! Well here I am, at least yall can put my name to my chubby face now.
I hope I do this right...let's hope anyhow
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Ok I have no clue lemme try that again.
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Van Order collection photos courtesy of Smithsonian magazine
If you get an opportunity, pick up a copy of the April 2011 issue of Smithsonian magazine. In it, you will find an interesting article, "The Early, Deadly Days of Motorcycle Racing," by David Schonauer, about board-track racing enthusiast and photographer Ashley Franklin Van Order.
Van Order moved to Southern California in 1911 to race motorcycles on the high banked board tracks that seemed to sprout up everywhere during the time. After an accident cut his career short (as was often the case in board-track racing), Van Order stayed close to the racing he enjoyed by promoting motorcycle racing and cross-country events, officiating at races and selling Harley-Davidsons. He also began documenting many board-track racing events during the sport's early years with photography. Although he was not too good at picture taking at first, he got a lot better through perseverance. Some of his glass-plate negative photos were featured in the "The Art of the Motorcycle" exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in 1998, and many of them were forgotten about and weren't even developed until the Fifties. Van Order went on to write a retrospective column in Motorcyclist magazine from the late Thirties to the early Fifties, after board-track racing fell from favor with the public and politicians. A. F. Van Order died in 1954, and was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 1998. Hundreds of his images, including many that his great-grandson had digitally remastered, are still owned by his great grandson's estate and are some of the few remaining photographs of the board-track racing era.
Several more of Van Order's photos can be seen at David Schonauer's I Like to Watch blog.
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Bob Arum, the CEO of the company (Top Rank) that promotes Manny Pacquiao, says undefeated world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather is the "one man stopping" a fight between the two boxers, according to The Wall Street Journal.
"Mayweather values his zero, his undefeated record more than life itself," Arum said. "Remember now this isn't a guy that has a lot of depth, this is a guy who lives on the surface as I see and being undefeated for him is everything."
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Arum told the San Francisco Chronicle last week that he is "very optimistic" that the long-anticipated bout will take place in the first six months of 2015. Arum said the TV networks representing Pacquiao and Mayweather have reportedly met and discussed the fight and that the parties have resolved previous "impediments."
Pacquiao will face Chris Algieri in Macau, China on Nov. 22, while Mayweather will face Marcos Maidana on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.
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Hello my crafty friends! I hop you all had a blast hopping with us yesterday for the Cardz TV 3-D Blog Hop! I want to thank everyone who stopped by yesterday and left me wonderful comments on my project, and welcome to those of you who are new followers. I have been making some Easter file folder chocolate holders and I will be sharing real soon.
And now to the winner of my blog candy. The winner is...................................................................
Sierra Winters!!!!!!!
I will be emailing you so I can get your information so I can send you your blog candy! Thanks again to everyone who left me some love! Does everyone have their green ready for tomorrow? Stop by tomorrow to see a fun card I made for St. Patrick's Day.
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Funtime Presents announces the Metric concert scheduled for this Friday, Sept. 23, at Artpark's Mainstage Theater, and managed by Funtime Presents, has been relocated to the Town Ballroom, 681 S. Main St., Buffalo. This will be a rare club appearance for the band. The concert, featuring opener Humble Braggers, will keep the same start time of 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m.
All tickets purchased through Artpark will be honored at the Town Ballroom, and those ticket buyers will be given an early entry opportunity. Will call tickets can be picked up at the Town Ballroom on the day of the concert. Limited tickets are still available for $48, and can be purchased online at www.townballroom.com or by phone at 716-852-3900.
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Divergent is the first novel in Veronica Roth's debut trilogy of the same name, followed by Insurgent and Allegiant. Since its publication in April 2011, it has won numerous awards, including Favorite Book of 2011 in the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards, the Sakura Medal Contest, and was voted number one in the Teens' Top Ten sponsored by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association). It spent a number of weeks on the New York Times' Childrens and Young Adult Best Seller lists, and has been widely well-received by critics.
Roth originally started writing Divergent from the perspective of Tobias "Four" Eaton, the main love interest to protagonist Beatrice "Tris" Prior, but forty pages in, she set the story aside in dissatisfaction. Four years later she begin the novel again, writing it this time from Tris's point of view. Roth has stated in many interviews that her motivation behind Divergent's premise varies, but can mostly be attributed to a strong interest in the concept of overcoming fears, bravery, and division into groups based on personality.
The publication of Divergent actually stemmed from Roth's attempts to publish another of her novels, which she terms "The Manuscript." After getting in contact with several agents, receiving rejections, and working with one agent on the first 50 pages, she realized that even if "The Manuscript" successfully went to print, it wasn't the novel she wanted to debut with. So she began to work on Divergent, and once completed, she contacted her agent, who offered to represent the new project. Following editing and revision, HarperCollins made Roth and her agent a publishing offer, which was accepted.
Divergent has been praised for its original, fast-paced plot, its readability, and its powerful message of discovering one's identity in the midst of conformity. Set in futuristic, dystopian Chicago, Divergent tells the story of a society in which citizens live in factions and devote their lives to cultivating one of five virtues: honesty, intelligence, peacemaking, selflessness, or bravery. Because she does not comfortably fit into any on category, Tris leaves her family behind to join a faction different than the one she grew up in, relaying themes about belonging, personal choices, and values.
To date, Divergent has sold millions of copies and is one of HarperCollins's most successful eBooks of all time, along with its sequel, Insurgent. A film version of the book will be released in March 2014, starring Shailene Woodley.


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My daughter is nine now and I think back to when she was born and I was young and had no clue what I was doing or how I was going to take of this delicate life there were 10 things that I've had to remind myself over the years
- You're going to make mistake and it's OK.
- It's OK to have a little me time from time to time
- You have to be their first teacher so teach them the best that you can
- Investigate Everything!
- If they are too quiet they are into something they shouldn't be RUN and RUN FAST!
- Think about the future. Yours and theirs.
- Talk to them as much as possible about everything
- Enjoy the moment it won't happen twice
- You think it's bad..OK?! It can be worse.
- As long as you're doing the best you can, your family has a roof over their heads, food, and working towards your goals nothing else matters. What people think, have whatever it doesn't matter.
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Validation is a thing that many individuals often seek, but aren't lucky to always find. However, it often occurs in sports, as teams and athletes find ways to overcome adversity or perform better than the expectations from fans and experts. Luke Rockhold's win at UFC 194 is an example of how validation happens in the sport of mixed martial arts. As the title was placed around his waist, Rockhold earned it not only for himself, but for some of his peers and former employers as well.
Upon becoming the new UFC Middleweight Champion, Rockhold joined an elite group of competitors who earned the right to call themselves champion in both Strikeforce and the UFC. Daniel Cormier and Ronda Rousey held titles in both organizations and are two of the front-runners who led the way in the transition from one promotion to the other. Rockhold's journey back to the title ranks was longer and more difficult, but just as enjoyable to watch.
Not only has Rockhold blown those expectations out of the water, he did so in a way that can start his push towards becoming the pound-for-pound kingpin. Rockhold dominated Chris Weidman in a fashion that few people expected, and did so with a level of violence that represented how badly he wanted to become a champion. From the end of the third round through the finish in the fourth, it seemed as if Rockhold was releasing the animosity that came with being consistently overlooked for an extended portion of his career.
Yoel Romero's win over Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza pushes him to the apparent number one contender position. Rockhold has taken shots at Vitor Belfort in hopes to get a rematch with the man who finished him in his Octagon debut back at UFC on FX 8. Outside of those two, there are a possible rematches with Jacare and Tim Kennedy. Rockhold's position in the division immediately creates interest in the 185-pound weight class.
Mixed martial arts is filled with stories that cause interest, concern, and a number of other emotions. For Luke Rockhold, finally reaching the apex of the sport at UFC 194 was a moment that will be remembered in a positive fashion. It's been a long road for the surfer from California, and the most interesting part is that it's really just begun.
• Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold (UFC Middleweight Championship): Luke Rockhold def. Chris Weidman via TKO (ground and pound) at 3:12 of Round 4.
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Didn't realize that today is Kishore Kumar's birthday. When I noticed smiling Kishore Kumar on my home page, made me little unhappy that I didn't prepare to write anything in particular about the legend. But then, better late than never.
No doubt today's Google doodle made for the legendary India film star is certainly a very classic and artistic in taste. The simple doodle with the letters GOOGLE placed along with the ever-smiling sketch of Kishore Kumar. Notice the four different symbols at the four corners of the doodle? These four symbols represent the four elements of the multifaceted person Kishore Kumar had been. The symbols in the clock-wise are related to acting shown by the two happy and sad masks, second one is the camera that marked Kishore Kumar as director, the third symbol of musical note highlights Kumar as the singer while the fourth symbol of notepad and pen reflects Kishore Kumar as the screenplay writer and script writer.
Kishore Kumar one of the liveliest, though eccentric personalities the Hindi film industry has ever seen. Kishore Kumar – Kishore a young boy and Kumar a prince – and that's exactly what he was. Forever young at heart, who won the love of everyone who listened to his voice or saw him onscreen.
I was reading about Kishore Kumar and thinking what to write and I found 2/3 articles on him. I am sharing some of the parts with you all.
The story behind the song 'paanch rupaiya barah aana'
As the nation remembers playback legend Kishore Kumar on his 85st birthday, few may know that the singer still owes five rupees and 12 paise, immortalized in the famous song from 'Chalti Ka Naam Gadi', to his college canteen here.
Born on August 4, 1929 in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district as Abhas Kumar Ganguly, Kishore attended the Christian College here after his matriculation. His college continues to remember the singer-actor for his exploits.
According to Swaroop Vajpayee, who teaches history in the college, Kishore was famous as a prankster. "Kishore studied here from 1946-48 and then went to Mumbai but he failed to pay five rupees and 12 paise that he owed to the canteen owner," Vajpayee said.
It is said that the small debt inspired the singer to write the song 'Paanch rupaiya barah aana…' in the 1958 film 'Chalti Ka Naam Gadi' that also starred his brothers Ashok Kumar and Anup Kumar and Madhubala.According to college principal Amit David, stories related to the singer are now part of the college lore. "Not many know that Kishore was very shy and never gave a live performance. He would always insist on singing behind the curtain," David said.
Relating another incident, Vajpayee said, "Once Kishore was using the bench in the classroom as a tabla, which angered his civics teacher. He told Kishore to stop wasting time like that. Kishore smiled and told the teacher that he intended to earn his livelihood by singing."
Here is another interesting story recounted by his son, Amit
An interesting tale about Kishore pertains to the cameo he was to do in his brother Ashok Kumar's production Ziddi (1948), which marked Kishore's debut as playback singer under Khemchand Prakash. 'Dada Moni [Ashok Kumar] wanted Baba to do the cameo of a gardener who just abused the hero Dev [Anand] in a scene. Baba reluctantly agreed and when the camera rolled, used unprintable words instead of the abuses in the script!
"Dada Moni frantically yelled 'Cut!', but I believe that this incident had a big role to play in the bond that Baba shared with Dev Anand. "
Source: My Baba, Kishore Kumar
Today If he were alive perhaps he would say, "May the madness never end!"
Happy Birthday Kishore Kumar .