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If you're anything like me, you like to save money. I also like to buy Munchkin super cute clothes, which isn't always easy on the pocketbook. All the baby & kid gear isn't cheap either! One way I've found to help save money is to buy gently used clothing and gear. One of my favorite places to shop to save money is the Just Between Friends Consignment sale. I've gotten some super cute clothes, toys and books for Munchkin at our local sale. I'm even branching out and consigning some things this time around! The event usually happens twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. You definitely want to save the date of the sale! Today I have Bianca, The Pierogie Mama, is sharing some tips about how to make the most of your next Just Between Friends consignment sale shopping event. I hope you find these useful and score lots of great deals when you go!
So you've heard about "JBF" right? Just Between Friends is the best place to go for consignment sale shopping for your entire family! It's no secret that you save boku-bucks at these events, as items are marked 50-90% off retail prices. You'll find children's clothes from birth through teenage years, maternity, nursing and regular clothes for mama, toys, games and gear and so much more!
There's JBF sales all across North America twice times (sometimes three) a year and I'm extremely fortunate that the closest event to me is a 5 minute walk from my house at the Evergreen State Fairground in Monroe, WA. The fall consignment sale is Sept 12 - 14th - with a little bit of pre-sale access too (I'll talk about that in just a sec!). Because of the sheer volume of what is available at JBF sales, it's very easy to get overwhelmed and carried away. Now that I've been to about a dozen of these sales, I'm ready to impart on you a few really helpful tips on making the most out of your shopping experience.
1. Start compiling a list ahead of time on what you're looking for. Think about the sizes and toys you'll need for the next 6 months or so, what kind of gear or helpful things you'd like to have. This upcoming sale is the "fall" sale, so be on the look out for cold weather and holiday items! That means think ahead for gifts too!
2. Bring help! It's always more fun to shop with friends, right? This way you get a second pair of eyes on what is cute, extra hands with kiddos, or simply a budget enforcer.
3. Try to arrange some help or an alternative activity for the kids. I don't say this lightly, because my girls go with me everywhere. At the last JBF event, I brought 2 week old Ruby and 2 year old Penny with me. I wore Ruby in my NuRoo shirt and Penny hung out in the stroller. I say this from experience - it's so much easier and less hectic if you can just focus your deal finding rays on the sale instead of also coordinating toddler snacks or possible melt downs when she sees a toy that she MUST have. Also prepare yourself for long check out lines - at really popular sales I've waited in line for close to an hour! YIKES! I've experienced and heard my own fair share of toddler and baby meltdowns while in line.
4. Have an idea of what the item is worth, and if it's a good deal or not. I write this as a note on my shopping list.I see something unexpected at the sale, I pull out my celly and do a quick google search to see what retail price is. At the last sale, I snagged a wooden balance bike for over half off retail! The consignors try to keep prices competitive and you should expect at least 50% off retail at these sales, but sometimes the deal is not as good as you may think it is. The JBF Sale wouldn't be anything without consignors, so if you are thinking to clear out some of your clutter, sign up to consign. Consignors will earn a base of 60% on their sales (less a $10 Consignor fee), but can earn more and have the fee waived if you volunteer. Here's the details you'll need on this season's consignment sale:
September 12 - 14, 2014
Evergreen State Fairgrounds
14405 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA 98272
Shopping times: Fri Sept 12th: 9a-7p Sat Sept 13th: 9a-5p Sun Sept 14th: 8a-1p (1/2 Price Day)
But guess what? You get to hear about a little secret.. there's a pre-sale too! You can buy tickets or enter to win some below! We've got 8 separate prizes for our lucky readers .. so check out the giveaway widget below and enter to win!Disclosure: The Pierogie Mama and participating bloggers are not responsible for prize fulfillment. Confirmed prizes will be saved at the"will call" table at the JBF Everett/Monroe event.


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MANIA: Once the sole obsession of film buffs, collecting
vintage film posters has become a big business over the last
10 years. Christie's is holding its vintage film poster auction
Monday, and fans - "who get their kicks from having a slice
of cinema history on their living room walls" - are already
speculating about record-breaking prices. "The undoubted
highlight is the chance to bid for rare original 'Casablanca'
posters, including Pierre Pigeot's steamy exotic 1942 design."
Guardian 03/24/00
GET NO RESPECT: Seems the Oscars have a category for everything
- this year there's even "Best Publicist." So why
no prize for best animated film? As usual, not one animated
movie was nominated this year, despite some strong work. Critics
object on the grounds that, since the advent of computer-generated
imagery, feature films with digital effects and feature-length
cartoons basically use the same techniques. "By that rationale,
Buzz Lightyear and Woody the cowboy from "Toy Story 2"
could be considered cousins to Jar-Jar Binks in "the Phantom
Menace" and the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park."
of India (AP) 03/24/00
AND BILLIONS SERVED? Each year the claim is made that the
annual Oscar telecast is watched by billions of people worldwide.
Is it true? Not even close. "These numbers are hopelessly
exaggerated, usually the product of adding together each broadcast-licensed
nation's entire population, rather than an estimated, Nielsen-like
figure approximating actual viewers. Even if the Academy Awards
were to be broadcast in China and India - which, as of press
time, they were not to be this year - it certainly would not
mean that every citizen from Bombay to Beijing would be able
to tune in the program. Or even give a crap." Salon
COMES TO TOWN: It took an outsider in the form of Minnesota
Public Radio to take over a Los Angeles public radio station
and give the city its first local morning public affairs program.
Is this public radio of the future? LA
Weekly 03/23/00
WITHOUT BORDERS: All except one of this year's Oscar nominations
for foreign language films were set outside the director's native
country; scriptwriting and financing are commonly becoming multinational
ventures; and filmmakers are finding the freedom to explore
and adopt foreign countries as their own. What does all this
signify? The "internationalization of the national film."
Angeles Times 03/22/00
CAN'T NAME ONE CRITIC I TRUST:" Last week the American
magazine Variety polled four dozen filmmakers to see what they
thought about film critics. It wasn't a happy report. Most lament
a decline in review standards, saying many critics had turned
into little more than "blurbmeisters."
The Guardian 03/22/00
OF IRON: Polish director Andrzej Wajda will become the first
Eastern European film director to receive a lifetime achievement
award at this Sunday's Academy Awards. During a five-decade
career, with 44 films to his name - including his 1981 film
"Man of Iron," Wajda's acclaimed personal show of support for
the Solidarity movement - he has revitalized his nation's film
industry. "Last year, for the first time since the end of the
communist era and the relaxation of import restrictions on American
movies, Polish films logged better box office figures than foreign
ones." Time
(Europe) 0 3/27/00
AT A (COMPUTER) SCREEN NEAR YOU: Cyber movie theaters (showing
"everything from Hong Kong action flicks to artsy films") and
a growing number of comic Webzines are "making it possible for
Koreans to see movies and read comics with just a click." One
24-hour site plans to show online film festivals, and Korea's
filmmakers are starting to release "for-cyber-theater-only"
movies. No one, from here to Seoul, is sure whether the computer
monitor will ever truly replace the big screen, but "there's
no denying that the internet is turning the industry upside
Korea Herald 3/21/00
TO MAMA: The missing 55 Oscar statues are found in an LA
garbage can. ``My foot hit one. It was heavy and I opened it
up. Everybody knows who Oscar is,'' said the trash recycler
who found them. He filled the trunk of his car with the boxes
and called his 22-year-old son. Willie Fulgear said he had no
idea the Oscars were missing. Boston
Herald (AP) 03/20/00
INDEPENDENT: Seems like a great time to be an independent
filmmaker. New markets, lots of attention, plenty of innovation.
Sure, but there's a downside, too. Seven prominent indie filmmakers
get together to talk about the biz. The
Nation 03/20/00
STUFF: "Arthur," the animated series based on
the best-selling books, is PBS' top-rated children's show, and
by PBS calculations, the most-watched children's show on television.
The Canadian company that produces the show is ensnared in a
mess of financial woes, and late last week, three Canadian government
agencies suspended their funding of the company, pending answers
to questions, including the issue of an unauthorized investment
of $122 million. PBS is nervously watching the fortunes of its
star franchise. Los
Angeles Times 03/20/00
TO A THEATER NEAR YOU: The case of the missing Oscar statuettes
is... positively cinematic. There's got to be a movie in there
somewhere. Washington
Post 03/19/00
do Oscar-winners do with their Oscar statuettes? Why
dress them up - in Barbie clothes, of course.
San Francisco Chronicle 03/19/00
SAVINGS: Until it closed last month, the 84-year-old Universal
Studios Research Library was the oldest and largest collection
of its sort in Hollywood - a remarkable resource for screenwriters,
producers, art directors and set designers who relied on its
books, magazines and indexed images to give their projects factual
and atmospheric credibility. Now the library has been closed
to save money, and its users worry about the fate of its collections.
Francisco Chronicle 03/19/00
AND ENTREPRENEURIAL: This week yetis (that's Young Entrepreneurial
Techies) from all over will gather in Hollywood for the first
Online Film Festival. There's some irony here, though. "The
technical ideology thing is way ahead of the technical practicality."
Inquirer 03/19/00
BACK THE CHEESY SPECIAL EFFECTS: Computer generated imagery
has transformed the world of movie special effects. "Whereas,
before, if they were making The Attack of the Killer Ants, they'd
have papier mache ants chewing someone in half, now they'll
use a computer graphic ant, because it's cheap and they can
get bigger shots." But the amazing imagery has gotten predictable,
and now there's talk of a backlash. National
Post 03/18/00
DEITY: Nine US TV stations have banned a new NBC
cartoon called "God, the Devil and Bob," in order
to avoid provoking religious groups. The main concern seems
to be that God bears too close a resemblance to Jerry Garcia,
late singer of the Grateful Dead. "God wears dark glasses
and has the amiable countenance and demeanor of Garcia (who
for a sizeable number of his fans, the Deadheads, was God anyway)."
The Age (The Guardian)
Plan to send Russian actor to the Mir Space Station to shoot
a movie has been iced for the time being for lack of funds.
OF THE MISSING OSCARS: First the Academy's ballots went
missing. Now a shipment of Oscar statuettes was stolen off a
shipping dock.
Variety 03/17/00
film festival deep in the heart of Texas aspires to be the next
Sundance. New
York Times 03/16/00 (one-time
registration required for entry)
Hollywood's top prize for directors has
long been the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' D.W.
Griffith Award. But when this year's award went to director
Steven Spielberg, it was stripped of its namesake, because of
Griffith's racist views. "The decision to remove Griffith's
name has churned up a maelstrom of mixed emotions in the liberal,
artistic community of Hollywood that still recognizes its debt
to the director's pioneering work. Is it possible to honor the
achievements of a ground-breaking artist, they ask, while still
deploring that person's political views?" Washington
Post 03/16/00
THE MUSIC GO 'ROUND: Vinylvideo is
"a revolutionary system for screening short artist-made
films on a television set. Each film is stored on a 12-inch
vinyl record that spins at 45 rpm on a standard audio turntable.
An electronic box connects the turntable to a TV and converts
the audio signal for video playback." New
York Times 03/16/00 (one-time
registration required for entry)
CALLING: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch
will spend $100 million to set up a film studio near Bombay
and wire the metropolis with a fibre optic network. In his relentless
pursuit to expanding his multi-media empire, he has already
acquired a string of popular news and entertainment television
channels in India.
Age (AP) 03/16/00
ONES STANDING: New research suggests that there may have
been some 20 prehistoric human types that may have existed.
But now only Homo sapiens remain. Did we off the other humans?
Were we just stronger? What exactly did we do to all the others?
New Canadian TV show explores the mystery. Toronto
Globe and Mail 03/15/00
MINDS, GREAT NAME: Judge rules that a History Channel series
"Great Minds" of history, business and science is
too similar to a Teaching Company series called "Great
Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition" and will have
to change its name. Both series feature intellectuals talking
about their areas of expertise and are marketed in the New York
Times Book Review. Washington
Post 03/15/00
HEALING POWER OF MOVIE MUSIC: Film
scores can provide nice background music, enhance the pictures
and words on the screen; they can be filled with pop songs that
raise the film's grosses; they can hype the love, the fear,
the horror you see unfolding on screen. Can movie music also
help us psychologically, by "making the ritual complete,
helping us heal through catharsis"?
03/12/00 [text and audio]
ONE FOR THE HOME TEAM: When the South Korean government
relaxed rules controlling what foreign films could enter the
country, many thought American movies would flood the market.
But surprise - a wave of interesting and innovative Korean movies
has been produced.
York Times 03/14/00
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Internet art is everywhere these days. Is this the beginning
of a whole new genre of art? "In a way, you can say
the Internet has fundamentally changed how audiences access
art. But I don't think you'll ever be able to replace the visceral
experience of being in the room with a piece." St.
Louis Post-Dispatch 03/14/00
ALL A GAME: Computer animation is great, but the programs
are expensive for filmmakers. So some movie makers have turned
to the engines that drive computer games to render Hollywood-quality
animation at a fraction of the price.
Wired 03/13/00
In the past year the BBC's arts section has been accused of
dumbing down, giving up, cutting back and banishing things so
far to the edge of the schedule that they have all but fallen
off. What to do? Create a new arts initiative - "Arts Zone"
is designed to be "the home of arts on terrestrial
television". London
Sunday Times 03/12/00
IF I LOSE: It's awards season again,
and the potential fulfillment of many a childhood dream. Get
nominated and everybody loves you. But....what if you lose?
York Times 03/12/00 (one-time
registration required for entry)
EQUIVALENT OF AOL/TIME-WARNER MERGER: Euro-giants unite,
with broadband player United PanEurope Communications (UPC)
acquiring all of the assets of the pan-Euro station group SBS
Broadcasting. Variety
ROSY IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT: The future, that is. The digital
film revolution promises some big improvements in the way movie
theaters do business. All well and good. But can they afford
the new toys in the first place? For many exhibitors, the issue
in front of them is survival. They're struggling to climb out
of the red after a financial squeeze caused in part by growing
competition from other media and an ambitious period of new
theater construction and refurbishment designed to lure customers.
MUSEUM BY ANY OTHER NAME: In Britain, fears that the country
may be "over-museumed" after a rash of building. So
some of the latest museum editions aren't calling themselves
"museums" at all. Bristol's newest $180 million baby
doesn't have the word in its name. Instead, the 11-acre site
has the unwieldy name of "@ Bristol" and the emphasis
is all on the toys of new technology, IMAX movies and video.
Telegraph 03/10/00
OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts
and Sciences has sent a letter out to its members warning that
the The Wall Street Journal is trying to get the jump on finding
out winners of this year's Oscars. The letter asks that voters
not cooperate with the Journal's telephone poll. Variety
MUCH FOR SECURITY: More than 4000 Oscar ballots that
went missing were later found as being misrouted as third-class
Los Angeles Times 03/09/00
deadline extended. Boston
Herald 03/09/00
case of the missing ballots.
LA Times 03/08/00
AN iBLAST: New company signs up 143 television stations
in 102 American markets to begin broadcasting high speed wireless
signals to personal computers. Service to begin early next year.
INDISCRIMINATE SEDUCTION": Media critic Todd Gitlin
says that rather than uplift and educate people, modern media
conglomerates are a Band-aid. "Fortunes are to be made
in offering ever-reliable analgesics to a public hungry for
fast relief,'' he says. The guys who run the networks, the newspapers,
the studios, the magazine and music companies are getting richer
while our civic life grows poorer. Toronto
Star 03/09/00
BAN: Thai politicians are protesting the latest Leonardo
DiCaprio movie "The Beach" and proposing to ban it
from the country. They say the film is blasphemous and portrays
their country as a drugs paradise. The movie's opening earlier
this week was also protested by angry environmentalists. BBC
TV: The television landscape is pitching and heaving, changing
at an ever-accelerating rate. But the traditional networks have
been slow to adapt, even as their share of viewers has slipped
Variety 03/09/00
ABOUT SLIMMING DOWN: For the first time in 20 years the
cost to market movies dropped last year. At the same time, ticket
prices climbed an average 8 percent. Slimming down to a more
profitable Hollywood. Variety
DUBBA DO: Hollywood wins battle to be be allowed to dub
their movies into Spanish in Mexico. Mexican law had decreed
all movies had to be subtitled. The Hollywood majors have long
claimed the statute discriminated against the estimated 20 million
illiterate Mexicans as well as the elderly and those with poor
vision. Variety
DIALOGUE: Terry Gross's "Fresh Air" turns 25 this
year. Playing to an audience of 3 million, it is a tastemaker
sorting through an ocean of culture.
New York Times 03/08/00 (one-time
registration required for entry)
DEFENDS HIMSELF: Last week a popular French magazine accused
filmmaker Luc Besson of persistent plagiarism in his films.
He strongly denies it. Times
of India (AP) 03/08/00
HOTTEST THING IN MOVIES? Family movies, especially children's
movies. The last four months have been winners for the family
New York Times 03/07/00 (one-time
registration required for entry)
FUTURE IS NOW: Digital technology is transforming the movie
industry before our eyes. The Sundance Film Festival presented
a record 17 digital films this year, and filmmakers George Lucas
and Spike Lee plan to shoot and produce their next features
digitally. Images are clearer. Editing is easier. Shooting can
be done on cheap $4,000 cameras. And the dramatic decline in
costs gives filmmakers greater freedom. San
Francisco Chronicle 03/07/00
JUST SITTING THERE: American film distributors are eager
to push into China, Russia and other largely untapped markets.
But first the distributors want a better deal from studios.
WORLD ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD: "Art takes its
inspiration from two sources, religion and entertainment--the
heavenly and the festive. But today, everything is conflated
with entertainment as Hollywood conceives it. In 1999, U.S.
movies earned about $29.8 billion out of a total global take
of $33.4 billion. And that figure does not include income from
video sales, merchandising, licensing, concessions, and other
tie-ins." Is Hollywood's view of the world so compelling
that it has to crush everything in its path? Civilization
MERCHANT IVORY FILM draws protests from Indian community
for the movie's depiction of an Anglo-Indian character. BBC
LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME: Plan to auction independent
films in the US fails as there's little interest or bidders
for the first 15 movies offered. Times
of India (AP) 03/06/00
MISCREANT: "I was busted by the TV police." The
Idler 03/06/00
MAN AND HIS (DREAM OF A) RADIO STATION: Denver man has a
dream to own a radio station that would program positive messages
- "a push-button sanctuary for the mind," with upbeat
music, good-news news and humor. He doesn't have the $19 million
it will take to buy a station and get on the air. So he's running
to raise money. Has he lost his mind? Denver
Post 03/06/00
FILM FESTIVAL: The tiny African country of Burkina Faso
is home to Africa's biggest film festival. "Fespaco has
also turned little Ouagadougou, with its red-earth streets,
into a city of biennial movie maniacs, who flock to the screenings
and discuss the candidates for the Stallion of Yennanga, the
festival's grand prize, with as much fervour as World Cup football
matches. Meanwhile, the bars and terraces of the Hotel Indépendence
seethe with film-makers from Algeria to Mozambique and TV production
scouts from Europe." London
Telegraph 03/04/00
MATTER OF IDENTITY: This year's Asian American Film Festival
explores questions of who we are. San
Francisco Chronicle 03/05/00
TIME-WARNER/AOL MERGER put the squeeze on Disney? US Senate
committee investigating the deal wants to know. The Mouseniks
are keeping mum though. "Disney is concerned that Time
Warner will retaliate against the company by relegating its
cable webs to inferior positions on systems channel lineups
or remove them from the systems completely." Variety
Berlin's only public access television station is under fire
by critics. Founded in 1985 and modeled on U.S. public-access
TV - which aims to further the freedom of speech of small, special-interest
groups - the Offener Kanal provides a TV- and radio-broadcast
platform for any legal German resident over the age of 18. Opponents
say the channel is out of date and a refuge for egomaniacs and
the mentally disturbed. They argue the special-interest groups
don't reflect society as a whole. Die
Welt 03/02/00
GIRL'S GOTTA MAKE A LIVING: While everyone was focusing
on the AOL/Time-Warner merger last month, AOL and PBS made a
deal to co-brand and co-produce. Is this good for public TV?
"This deal is just one more brick in the wall which basically
says that we no longer have public broadcasting in the U.S."
Francisco Bay Guardian 03/02/00
Clear Channel Communications, the broadcasting heavyweight,
buys SFX Entertainment, the giant live-performance presenter.
SFX owns or operates 120 theaters nationwide. San Antonio-based
Clear Channel will soon operate 867 U.S. radio and 19 television
stations, as well as 550,000 billboards.
Boston Herald 03/01/00
and concert synergy makes some nervous.
Boston Herald 03/01/00
company's theater plans? Boston
Herald 03/01/00
AND LESS: France has dramatically increased the number of
films it produces, but audiences haven't grown to match the
growth. Variety
YOU TOO CAN OWN... In an attempt to find a better way to
sell independent films, an entrepreneur holds an auction. Los
Angeles Times 03/01/00
"SURVIVOR:" BBC's new show puts 36 people on a
desolate island to live, and films the results. The critics
are skeptical: "You cannot flirt with nature on this particular
Atlantic frontier and not expect to get comprehensively ravaged
by her. These poor sods with their suburban escapist fantasies
are being shamelessly exploited, and despite the assurances,
I simply do not believe they know what they're letting themselves
in for." Los
Angeles Times 03/01/00
HOT FORMAT: Classical music radio station KDFC is the leading
music station of any format in the Bay Area. Now it's got some
competition from a new AM upstart. San
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Prints by Muirhead and Salzillo in National Exhibitions
Works by Professors of Art Bruce Muirhead and William Salzillo were accepted for exhibition in two national print shows in New York City.
Muirhead and Salzillo had prints on display in "The First National Exhibition of Intaglio Prints." The New York Society of Etchers' exhibition ran from June 5-17 at The National Arts Club.
Their work will also be included in the "78th Member Exhibition" organized by the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA). The work of 110 SAGA members from 23 states will be featured in a juried show that runs from June 21 through July 9 at the Prince Street Gallery.
Run by its member artists, The New York Society of Etchers, Inc. was founded in 1998 to provide exhibition opportunities to intaglio printmakers. Founded in 1915 as the Brooklyn Society of Etchers, SAGA's goal is to promote printmaking as a fine art.


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The use of moderate physical violence while raising children is an extended practice, accepted as a disciplinary measure. Nevertheless, there is evidence that these practices during childhood produce negative effects in different areas of adult life. This motivates the analysis of the intergenerational transmission of this conduct. We used the survey Encuesta de Situaciones Familiares carried out in 2007 funded by the Research and Innovation National Agency in Uruguay (ANII) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The main purpose of the ESF was to gather information about marriage and divorce, work, fertility, work, child-rearing and children's welfare outcomes, including education, health, and psycho-social development. In our study for the Uruguayan case, we find that for women, the experience of physical punishment during childhood increases the probability of having similar attitudes when raising one's children. This probability increases when the woman has a positive attitude towards punishment as a disciplinary measure. We do not find similar effects of past experiences in the case of men.
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We will discuss The Grass Dancer, by Susan Power on Tuesday, February 14
A major talent debuts with this beguiling novel whose characters are Dakota Sioux and their spirit ancestors. Covering some of the same themes as Louise Erdrich but displaying her own distinctive voice and transcendent imagination, Power has produced an authentic portrait of Native American culture and characters who are as resilient and tangible as the grass moving over the Great Plains. In interconnected stories that begin in 1981 and range back to 1864, the residents of a Sioux reservation endure poverty, epidemic illness, injustice and--no less importantly--jealousy, greed, anger and unrequited love. The tales begin and end with Harley Wind Soldier, a 17-year-old whose soul is a ``black, empty hole'' because his mother has not spoken a word since the accident 17 years earlier in which Harley's father and brother died. Eventually we discover the true circumstances surrounding that event and other secrets--of clandestine love affairs, of childrens' paternity--that stretch back several generations but hold a grip on the present.
Meanwhile, Harley falls in love with enchanting Pumpkin, an amazingly adept grass dancer whose fate will make readers gasp. Mercury Thunder and her daughter Anna use magic in a sinister way, and tragedy results. Herod Small War, a Yuwipi (interpreter of dreams), tries to bring his community into harmony with the spiritual world. The existence of ghosts in the real world is accepted with calm belief by the characters, who know the old legends and understand that the direction of their lives is determined by their gods and ancestors. Power weaves historical events--the Apollo Moon landing; the 19th-century Great Plains drought--into her narrative, reinforcing the seamless coexistence of the real and the spirit realm. A consummate storyteller whose graceful prose is plangent with lyrical metaphor and sensuous detail, she deftly uses suspense, humor, irony and the gradual revelation of dramatic disclosures to compose a tapestry of human life. Seduced by her humane vision and its convincing depiction, one absorbs the traditions and lore of the Sioux community with a sense of wonder reflecting that with which the characters view the natural world. This is a book that begs to be read at one sitting, and then again. A chapter appeared in The Best American Short Stories 1993. BOMC and QPB selection.


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Looking for some ammolite or zoisite? Perhaps your tastes lie somewhere between in the geological alphabet.
Regardless, a Lacombe business has made shopping a little easier for rock, gem and mineral hounds.
Silver Cove, which operates out of a 4,000-square-foot store in Lacombe, opened a location in Red Deer last Friday. Located at 4418 Gaetz Ave., in the former premises of Flaman Fitness, the new store is about half the size of its Lacombe site but carries the same mix of products, said Melissa Robak, who owns Silver Cove with her husband Chris.
"We will carry all of the beads and findings; we'll have the fossils and the crystals and the gemstones and jewelry."
Not only is Silver Cove the go-to place in Central Alberta for gems and minerals, it supplies more than 70 other stores in Western Canada, said Robak.
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"We just brought in a selection here in January of two tons of zeolite minerals from India, and we sourced those directly from the mine."
Silver Cove also organizes a big gem and mineral show in Lacombe every fall and spring: Rocktober and Rocktopia.
"Those shows have actually spawned off on their own, and we now host seven different gem and mineral shows throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan," said Robak.
Silver Cove's origins date back a decade, when the Robaks started selling finished jewelry at farmers markets. Because they were both rock and mineral enthusiasts, they had rough stones on hand that they'd show jewelry buyers.
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This prompted them to expand their product offerings to include rough stones, polished pieces, finished jewelry, carvings and even home decor items.
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Robak and her husband opened their Lacombe shop in 2009. They later contemplated a move to Red Deer but decided instead to expand the store.
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Red Deer has been without a gem and mineral dealer for years, noted Robak, and the high-traffic, well-lit bay on Gaetz Avenue seemed ideal for a shop.
In addition to its retail business, Silver Cove conducts classes and organizes public and private rock hunting expeditions. Robak hinted that further expansion could be on the horizon.
"We've got a five-year plan of moving into sort of a 10,000-square-foot bay and putting up a big mounted skeleton."
Despite the growing demands of their business, the Robaks still make time for the hobby that got them into it.
"We've always been avid rock-hunters," said Melissa. "I think one of our first dates was rock-hunting."
Additional information about Silver Cove can be found on its website and Facebook pages.
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Have a Fabulous Friday
At least last night's insomnia was semi-productive...Rather than go into my usual not-very-well-choreographed dance with the Sandman, I grabbed my charging I-phone from the nightstand and did a little tweaking to some photos. I have been shamefully absent from this blog, lazy with my photo taking, and one of my favorite online photo "cheat" tools went away last year. So I have plenty of excuses. But I did manage to scrounge up a few shots from the last few months and treated them to a little dress-up. I downloaded a new partner in crime and have developed another crush. It's called Snapseed. I don't know if I'm in love yet or not. But here's a little look at what it can do. Have a great Friday!
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
I have been invited to study at Princeton!!
So much has been going on since I last graced this blog with a post. I have moved to a new home and have been head first into studying and developing new Lady Terror work. Part of this development has centered around:
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I applied to be a part of the first Black Theology and Leadership Institute at Princeton Theological Seminary recently. A couple days ago I received the news that I was chosen to attend. Woooohoooo! I am overjoyed that my Lady Terror Spectacles and Performance will have the opportunity to be grounded in the concept of Liberation Theology. I am currently fundraising to help fund my trip and manifesting that the entire campaign will be funded.
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I create art for the ones who lost their voice a long time ago. I believe that impromptu spectacles can bring awareness to social justice issues that paralyze our communities. Lady Terror examines the relationship between public space and performance space and also explores ranting as a medium to address social issues and as a tool to empower communities. My art is local and neighborhood specific in its execution but global in its ideas around poverty, injustice and violence.


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Genre: Survival Horror
Publisher: Capcom
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Release Date: June 19, 2007
Resident Evil 4 is a game with a long history. Announced not too long after the release of Resident Evil: Code Veronica, RE4 was supposed to be the next "true" title in the Resident Evil franchise. The first version of Resident Evil 4 was a massive change from the older RE games, focusing more on hardcore, over-the-top action. However, this version seemed too much of a change and was eventually converted into a new title: Devil May Cry.
The second attempt was in almost the opposite direction. Instead of being focused on action, this RE4 appeared to be inspired more by Silent Hill or Clock Tower instead. This version, shown at Tokyo Game Show, was filled with ghosts and fog and looked almost nothing like the other Resident Evil titles. At E3 2003, we got yet another version, which went back to the more action-oriented gameplay and included many of the elements seen in the final version, such as the over-the-shoulder gunplay and the interactive cut scenes. However, the plot appeared to be focused on paranormal elements more fitting of the Silent Hill franchise. After this long and convoluted history, Resident Evil 4 was finally released for the GameCube, and rather unsurprisingly, it was a massive departure from the series' status quo.
Set in 2004, Resident Evil 4 could almost be the start of a new franchise. The Umbrella Corporation, the primary antagonists of the Resident Evil games up until this point, had been defeated off-screen — not by guns, but by their rapidly collapsing stock. Instead, we join Leon S. Kennedy, protagonist of Resident Evil 2, in a new adventure. After the events in Raccoon City, Leon was drafted by the United States Government and underwent training to become a member of the Secret Service. However, on his first day on the job, the President's daughter, Ashley, is kidnapped by a mysterious cult based somewhere in Europe. Leon, being the battle-hardened hero, is sent in to rescue her. Of course, things are not quite as easy as that, as the cult is actually dedicated to worshiping and experimenting with a mysterious parasite known as Los Plagas, and Leon is once again thrust into the world of survival horror.
The amusing thing about Resident Evil 4 is that it is as much a parody as it is an actual game. Even for a Resident Evil title, the plot is goofy beyond measure, involving everything from giant trolls to chainsaw-wielding masked men. It never takes itself seriously, and that is truly to its benefit. Instead, it feels like a mix of various action and horror movies, complete with cheesy one-liners and over-the-top acting. It is even filled with a number of movie parodies, making clear references to movies such as "Predator," "Aliens" and "Terminator." While this is sure to upset some Resident Evil fans, since it all but ignores the storyline that had been developing through the previous games, it works very well for this plot. Rather than worrying about plot holes, illogical puzzles or bizarre situations, you can simply enjoy whatever the game throws at you.
The major difference between Resident Evil 4 and its predecessors is in how action-oriented it is. Leon has changed a lot from his rookie cop persona in Resident Evil 2 and is now every inch the clichéd action hero. He dives through windows, performs acrobatics and prefers his knife to any of the number of massive guns he carries. How this translates into gameplay is what really sets Resident Evil 4 apart from the others. Whenever Leon pulls a weapon, the game moves into an over-the-shoulder view, which allows you to precisely aim at any part of an enemy's body. Aiming for the head, for example, can stun an enemy, which allows Leon to perform a special finishing move; shooting an arm can make the enemy drop its weapon, and so on.
The Wii controls in Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition make this iteration simpler than previous games however. In the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions, you slowly moved a laser target onto the enemy, making rapid fire shots almost impossible. The Wii version allows you to simply aim and shoot with the Wiimote by moving a crosshair on the screen, significantly increasing your accuracy and speed. In fact, these new Wii controls almost make the game too easy, since Leon's speed increase is shocking. Furthermore, Leon can pull out his knife out and instantly target the nearest enemy simply by flicking the Wiimote, so even knifing foes is far simpler. Players who wish to experience the old control scheme can plug in the GameCube controller or Wii classic controller, rather than use the new Wii-specific setup.
Fighting enemies is far more complex and important than in any previous Resident Evil title. Each enemy has its own specific strengths and weaknesses. The Ganado, the basic enemy you encounter, are fairly weak, but come in swarms and use weaponry ranging from pitchforks to rocket launchers. However, later on you encounter more unique enemies, like the Garrador, a blind beast with claws that is lured by sound and is only vulnerable by shooting his weak spot. While you can wildly fire your gun at most enemies in Resident Evil 4, you're going to quickly run out of ammo that way. Learning when and where to attack is the key between facing a boss with a full shotgun or with a nearly empty pistol.
If conserving ammo is so important, why should you bother fighting most enemies at all? The answer is fairly simple: enemies drop items. Some drop ammunition or healing items, but for the most part, the enemies drop cold, hard cash. Money in Resident Evil 4 is used at the merchant, a bizarre individual with a thick accent who can be found all over the place. He offers to sell you weapons and items and can even occasionally upgrade your weapons into new and more powerful forms. Of course, these upgrades don't come cheap, so you've got to keep a lot of money on hand. Good news for returning GameCube players: The fixes made to the game's weaponry in the PAL version are kept in Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. That means that the weapons have been better balanced, and the original Rifle has now been given a significant power increase to justify its slower speed. However, sadly, the Killer 7 weapon is still all but useless.
Those who played the previous GameCube and PlayStation 2 releases of Resident Evil 4 will find this version significantly more difficult, even with the new and improved control scheme. Compared to the GameCube version, there are more enemies on-screen than before, so it can be a bit difficult to keep up. Furthermore, the enemy item drops were changed to match the PlayStation 2 version, so ammo is far more scarce than in the GameCube iteration. However, to balance this out, the Wii controls make a few of the bosses significantly easier. The El Gigante boss, for example, is very easy to defeat in two attacks on its weak point, when it usually took three in the other versions of the game. This isn't due to a change in health, but more to the fact that the Gigante's weak point involves pounding on a button, or in the Wii's case, shaking the Wiimote. Likewise, many of the interactive cut scenes are far easier to perform, and using the automatic dodge on some enemy attacks is a breeze.
New to Nintendo gamers, although not to PlayStation 2 fans, is the addition of the Separate Ways mini-game, Plagas Removal Laser, and an extra set of costumes. The Separate Ways mini-game stars Ada Wong, one of the secondary characters returning from Resident Evil 2, as she has her own mini-adventure alongside Leon. While mostly there to tie up some plot-holes, this secondary mode is a good way to add extra replay value to the game. Ada has access to new weapons and areas that Leon never got to visit, as well as an exclusive final boss fight.
In addition to Separate Ways, the Wii version also includes the Mercenaries and the Assignment: Ada games, although these two are almost untouched from their previous iterations. (Ada Wong has a knife in both, something not found in the GameCube edition.) Although none of these bonuses can quite match up to the main game, they're more than fun enough to justify playing a few times, and doing well can unlock new and more powerful weaponry for a playthrough of the main game. One disappointment is that the Wii version doesn't include any exclusive extras that the PlayStation 2 version didn't already have. However, Resident Evil 4 Wii already has so many extras and bonuses that it doesn't feel like a major complaint.
Resident Evil 4 was probably the best-looking title on the GameCube, and it looks exactly as good on the Wii, which is both a blessing and a curse. It's still an excellent-looking game, but it isn't pushing the Wii in any way, with the only hiccups occurring in the PlayStation 2-exclusive material. Resident Evil 4 Wii is an excellent-looking game, which is an impressive feat for a two-year-old, thrice-ported game. It just doesn't look anywhere near as good as the original content, and that becomes obvious when both versions are on-screen at the same time. Leon's Mafia costume, for example, looks exceedingly ugly in this version of the game, looking very out of place when even the enemies seem to be better rendered than he is.
Likewise, while the Separate Ways exclusive areas are well designed, they seemed to be lacking some of the polish and shine that made the primary game look so good. Even worse, the PlayStation 2-exclusive costumes don't appear in cut scenes, which leads to very bizarre moments where Leon is dressed in a fancy outfit at one moment and in his basic suit the very next. Even the Separate Ways cut scenes seem grainy and strange-looking, having been apparently taken directly from the PlayStation 2.
In many ways, the audio work in Resident Evil 4 is better than the graphics. All of the sound effects are solid and easily recognizable, and when you hear a flying axe whiz past Leon's ear, you know what it is. Hearing the eerie breathing of a Regenerator as you crawl through a dank prison, unsure of where it is, but knowing it is somewhere nearby is a feeling hard to replicate. Perhaps the "worst" aspect is the voice acting, which is cheesy and silly, but it's difficult to fault the title for that, since it is apparently exactly they effect they were going for. What little music the title features isn't particularly memorable, but it fits the tone very well, especially during the intense action sequences.
This is, by and far, the definitive version of Resident Evil 4. Even if one end up disliking the new Wii controls, this is the whole package. With the top-notch graphics seen on the GameCube version, the tweaks and extras from the PlayStation 2 iteration, and the wide variety of control offered by the Wii, Resident Evil 4 has never been better. If you've never played this game before, it's worth picking up, especially at the very forgiving budget price of $30. However, even for gamers who've already defeated the Los Illuminados on every available system, this game is still a fun addition to your Wii library, and perhaps the first game to make full use of the Wii's controller for gunplay. Both as a port and as a game, Resident Evil 4 Wii succeeds in almost every way, and the only disappointment is that Resident Evil 5 is still so far off.
Score: 9.0/10


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Have you already been to many major sightseeing spots in Japan? Would you like to explore less touristy places where you can feel the genuine atmosphere of today's Japanese life? Then I'd like to introduce you my lovely hometown, Noda (野田市), in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), which offers its visitors many interesting and exciting things to do! To get to Noda from Tokyo, it takes approximately one hour and thirty minutes by train by taking the Tobu Line (東武線) to Nodashi Station (野田市駅).
Sekiyado-Jo Museum is a castle with museum exhibitions about the local history inside. Sekiyado used to be a highly regarded place during the reign of Edo Bakufu (江戸幕府) in 1600-1868 because of its vicinity from Edo (Tokyo). This Sekiyado-Jo castle is not so huge, but nevertheless beautiful and historical.
The admission to the museum is only 200 yen for adults and 100 yen for students. When the weather is fine, you can even see Mt. Fuji from the top floor. There is also a park and a small marketplace within the castle estate. Unfortunately, transportation from and to the castle is not very convenient. Make sure to check the bus timetables in advance!
Sekiyado-Jo Museum website
Have you ever wondered how soy sauce is made? Are you a fan of soy sauce? Or do you simply like learning about the production of things? Then you should definitely go to Kikkoman Soy Sauce Museum!
Here, you can learn the history and the process of Kikkoman soy sauce production. The best thing is, the admission is free! Plus, you will get a free souvenir (most likely a bottle of soy sauce) after the tour. The location of this museum is very convenient; only three minutes by foot from Nodashi Station (Tobu Line).
Reservation is necessary, so don't forget to book your places over the phone in advance! You can also eat Kikkoman's special bento box at the restaurant at 770 yen per bento box. Booking is necessary, but you must reserve for two people or more.
Kikkoman Soy Sauce Museum website
This is a huge park where you can enjoy various activities including horse riding, a water labyrinth, flower gardens, adventurous athletics, fishing, a swimming pool in summer, and so on.
My recommendation is to do hanami (cherry blossom viewing) here. During the hanami season, which is generally from middle March to early April, Shimizu Koen estate is full of beautiful cherry blossoms. Many people visit the park for hanami and the atmosphere is merry and festive. There are also a lot of street stalls where you can taste Japanese street food. In order to know Japanese people and culture, this is a fantastic occasion. Even if your time of visit is outside hanami season, this park is still worth visiting.
Shimizu Koen website *Japanese only
When you exit Atago Station (愛宕駅) on the Tobu Line, take a left and walk the narrow pedestrian path straight for three minutes. Soon, you'll see Atago Shrine (愛宕神社) on your left. If you have time to spare, it's nice to walk into the shrine, too.
At the junction in front of Atago Shrine, take a left. Then you are already at the center of Noda City. Noda City Post Office (野田市郵便局) is a landmark. In this main shopping street, you can buy nice local products. They sell Japanese sweets, rice crackers, pickled vegetables, mochi, sandwiches, and so on. For example, Marushimaya (丸嶋屋) is famous for monaka (sweet-beans-paste covered with rice cake). Yonezawaya (米澤屋) sells senbei (rice crackers) of very good quality. Although this street is not very lively or modern, you can enjoy strolling and shopping to your leisure without the crowds.
Nodashi Shopping Street website *Japanese only
The Mogi family is one of the most thriving families in Nodashi, being the founder of Kikkoman, the soy sauce and other foods company. They are famous for their economic and social contribution to Noda City.
Mogi-Honke Museum is an art museum which exhibits a collection of Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) Ukiyoe pictures and other famous works of Japanese art. Here again, reservation on the phone is desirable. The phone number is +81-(0)4-7120-1489. The museum is open every day from Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Admission is 700 yen for adults and 400 yen for kids up to junior high school.
Mogi-Honke Museum of Art website *Japanese only
Noda City might not frequently appear in Japanese guidebooks, but it is rich in history and culture. If you have one day to spare, it's really worth visiting. Just don't forget to book a Kikkoman tour if you plan to go! Enjoy your trip to Japan!
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SM Funky Bowling ExperienceIt was last January 14, 2011 where SM Bowling Center in Cebu invited us to experience what SM Funky Bowling is like. It will be the very first Funky Bowling in SM City Cebu and we are humbly honored for having us during the SM Funky Bowling Launching in Cebu.
I actually thought it was easy, but I bet even professional bowlers will have a hard time getting a strike. It was one of the best experiences I would definitely bookmark and reminisce.
Kudos to SM Bowling Center for making an innovation to everyone's bowling experience.
"It's not just about getting a strike, it's all about extreme fun and excitement!"
You can also check Cebu Bloggers Society's official entry here.


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Bed bugs come out and bite at night while you are sleeping. Were you sleeping at the wedding chapel? Unless it is a vampire wedding, I don't see how you could be bitten.
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I had bites all over while attending a wedding
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Arose and had some morning devotions with my roomies. I had also Recieved a surprise from back home...a very thoughtful card and note from my dear friend & neighbor Cheryl. She served as my "prayer advocate" :-) Her kind words brought warmth and smiles to my heart. Just what I needed!
Left hotel around 9am & walked over to the Kaya Center (which was just a few blocks from our hotel)
Most kids who come to the Kaya Center, live in extreme poverty, some on the streets or have a one room house that is shared with several family members. No water or electricity is common.
As you could imagine, these children look forward to coming here.
The Kaya Center is a place that is safe. A place that provides warmth and shelter from the hot hot sun.
A place where they will be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.
A place where positive reinforcement is demonstrated. Which is not generally the case in their home situations, where strict discipline and many times abuse is the result of poor decisions. And let's face it, these are kids, and kids make bad choices. We all do, it's how we learn and grow. At least at the Kaya Center, they can come and, in a sense, live a proper CHILDHOOD.
The challenge that the staff faces and battles head on each day, is to simply encourage them to STAY IN AND FINISH SCHOOL. I'm sure this is no easy feat. Especially without any kind of encouragement or motivation happening in their homes.
We were introduced to all the staff members. A few that stuck out for me are, of course, Xemena (Kaya Director), Sandra (psychologist), Maria (Social Worker), Yan (from London, England, volunteers as part of her medical mission, has been with Kaya for a month & this is her last week).
Along with Andrew (one of our group translators), who is also here on a medical mission.
Ariel has been here for two years, working in administration, this is her last week as well. Next she will help out over at Casa De Esperanza (a place in El Alto that helps women get out of the sex-trade - that's a later post)
Korina - who is a coordinator for events at center.
All of these people I mentioned above are amazing, kind and patient. They work so well and have such a close knit bond with each of the children's hearts. This was clear to see. God placed them here for a reason. They are an integral part in allowing these kids to feel comfortable and TRUST. Trust is the key! Without trust, they would get nowhere. (as Scott shared during devotions one night - trust starts with the cross & ends with the cross). Trust is not something that these kids have "handed out freely" in the past. On the streets, or in their homes, they have been neglected & abused. When they step foot in the Kaya Center and experience an instantaneous BREATH OF FRESH AIR, are surrounded by good vibes and positive, color, stimulation, a world (in the middle of a crowded city), where they have access to several gaming options, educational opportunities, medical attention (when needed), counseling, a healthy meal and FRIENDSHIP!
You can see and feel God working in and through everyone here.
Yesterday, we played games, dolls, cards, Janga! Made jewelry, knitted scarfs. Played volleyball, soccer, soccer/tennis
We were part of a birthday party celebration.
I enjoyed ALL the kids! I was especially enamored with sweet young girl named Claritza (6). She was shy and very quiet at first, just wanted to push her bebe around in her stroller ...but once the two of us sat down, I taught her how to play Jenga, her true, vibrant personality came out! She was calling out inviting other kids around us to join in our game. Before you knew it, we had 10+ kids circled around our one game of Jenga. It was awesome!!
They served up lunch, which today consisted of peanut soup, steak, rice, tomatoes & lettuce. I was still suffering from "Montezuma's revenge", so I ate lightly!
Later in the day, our Bethany Kaya team ventured up stairs to unpack and sort the clothing, winter gear and shoes we had brought over from the states. Due to the enormous response of people donating so generously, this proved to be a huge task. Had to sort everything by age, gender and clothing type. Ay Yai YAI! I don't even like sorting the laundry of my little 'ol family of four...now imagine the 17 of us...trying to be on the "same sorting page (cuz we all have different ideas in mind of how it we think it SHOULD be done). HA! Glad there were no cameras. But we worked it out (without conflict) and got the job done. Whew!!
Now the Kaya has tons of very good clothes to distribute to the kids who come to the Kaya Center and give to children who live on the streets - and their families.
We actually had a chance to go along and hand deliver some the very next day (again, more on that in a later post).
Some of their beautiful faces...
|another sweet shot of Hector
|sweet Maria gazing out the window.
|Andrew, Yan, Ariel, Xemena & Korina
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|The kids close in and join our circle :-)
|playing "kitchen" - this made my heart melt for sure. They like to play pretend games JUST like my baby girls back home :-)
|Jacey tying ribbons in all the girls' hair.
|more kitchen play
|the kids learn how to use a computer at the Kaya Center.
|Me & Claritza playing Jenga...
|Fabiola joined in our game.
|teaching Lee his secret hand shake...
|step by step instructions
|"you got it now?" :-)
|Three of the girls putting on a dance show for me.
|I wish I had my video camera going...cuz it was really good!
|Brenda and Adrien making bracelets.
|Robert & Marco Antonio working on some scarves
|intense volleyball action!
|Birthday celebration
|Fabiola standing proud next to her birthday cup cake.
|blowing out her candles!
|These kids sure love their foos-ball.
|Willy eatin' some cake. :-)
|Fabiola deep in thought!
|A friendly game of soccer (or at least a rendition of soccer)
|more crafts!
|Bob playing dominos with a few boys.
|One of the classrooms. This boy was sitting in here all by himself
|He just looked so sad, it broke my heart.
|Pastor John chatting with a group of the older boys.
|girls everywhere love PAPER DOLLS!
|Hanna working hard on a bracelet.
|Teri too :-)
|beaded jewelry being made over at the other table.
|I purchased several of the pieces made that day and brought them home to my family as souvenirs.
|eating a hearty lunch...The Kaya center serves up BIG portions, as this is more than likely the only meal they'll get that day.
|Brenda tries the Peanut soup
|so what does 5 young boys circles around 1 iPhone look like? Well, this! :-)
|more paper dolls!
|the gated entrance to the Kaya Center
|A few of the kids leaving for the day and heading back to their homes.
|Palm trees out in the front yard.
|sorting through piles and piles of clothing that we had brought with us.
|I think we had close to 17 suitcases to sort through
|Go Antlers!
|Cesar kindly poses at the front gate for me. :-)
|Cesar & Pastor John
|so what does 15 boys ploppled in front of the only TV in the place after a long & exhausting day look like?
|well...THIS! :-)
|Gotta love Marco Antonio passed out in the middle.
|Hola Claritza!
|Andrew (Andres) making a pretty bracelet
|Leanna, Hanna, Bradie & Sarah making bracelets.
|nice smile? Adrian!
|Humberto finally shows us how it's really done.
|he flung it high into the air!
Apparently no La Paz shopping experience would be complete without encountering a few llama fetus (part of witch alley)
|A boy sitting with his mom in one of the market shops...eating a sandwich. There are lots of little ones who go to "work" all day with their parents.
|Scott tries on a pair of Alpaca slippers. This is one of the souvenirs I brought home for Joe. They are SOOOO soft!!
|Quick group shot in St. Francisco Square. BEAUTIFUL church and museum right behind us.
Gathered for Evening devotions, then had a Fabulous dinner at El Asador. It was delish. Scott was especially thrilled about their special BBQ sauce. ha!
Enjoyed a Nice, long, brisk walk back to hotel....
Stayed up probably a little too late once again chatting it up with Teri. She is just so neat! :) I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her better on this trip.
Below is what Pastor John had to say about our day over at his blog...
Kaya CenterJune 25, 2012 - 9:44pm - jeggen Today our team headed off to the Kaya Center. The Kaya Center was just full of energy, as the kids enjoyed their first day of winter vacation and many got to meet the team for the first time. The Kaya Center is a core part of the Kaya ministry. It's where the kids go before or after school and get help with homework, tutoring and time to play and psychosocial services. Today was filled with games, including little girls playing house with a doll, kids playing some new games we brought with us and anyone who could playing with Lyn's iPhone. We spent some time playing volleyball and "soccer tennis." Soccer Tennis, what's that? you ask. Soccer Tennis is where you send the ball back and forth to the other team using only your body/legs/feet and head, essentially touching the ball only in ways legal in soccer. My crowning achievement of the day, with the help of Daniel, was beating the "unbeatable" team of the day. I enjoyed my proud moment, but in my pride was quickly beat by a couple younger boys. We also had the joy of celebrating a birthday today. In the Kaya Center it is a time to focus on the positive of each child and really a spiritual moment. We sing happy birthday, pray for the life of the child, and then sing a coupe of praise songs It's about honoring their lives and asking God's blessing over their next year of life.
After time in the soccer game we headed downtown for shopping and spent some good time there shopping. Miraculously I was able to send the team back to the hotel in five different taxis without incident!
Today during our devotionals we talked about the dignity of creation. We know we are each created in God's image and I believe we are called to honor that by seeking, expecting and honoring the best in others. In the coming days as we learn more about where the Kaya kids come from I hope we can continue to seek the positive and honor the goodness inherent in each child. As Boystown says, there are no bad children, just children raised in bad environments. The last few days we've seen the fruits of significant investments of love and dignity in the joy and hope the kids have. Tomorrow we begin to realize just how much that means.
Here are some pictures and videos from today. Here is the link to the photo album if you have problems loading full sized images on the blog.


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Anne Hathaway has revealed that she hasn't heard from Katie Holmes since impersonating the actress on Saturday Night Live.
The Dark Knight Rises actress has parodied Holmes on her last two SNL host stints, drawing laughs for emulating the actress's squint.
Watch Anne Hathaway spoof Katie Holmes below (US only):
Hathaway was questioned about Holmes's reaction to the sketches during a recent interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
"I have not heard from Katie," she told Ellen DeGeneres.
"What I really wanted to have happen, because this is the second time I've done Katie, I wanted Katie to come on the show and do me, and I wanted to do this rap about how awesome I think Katie Holmes is."
Hathaway went on to quickly downplay any talk of Holmes actually being upset by the impression.
"[Katie's] on Broadway, and killing it on Broadway, so she was busy," she said of Holmes not making an appearance on SNL.
Hathaway's most recent Saturday Night Live appearance marked her third hosting stint on the NBC late-night series.
She was promoting Les Misérables, opening on Christmas Day in the US and January 11 in the UK. Watch the stars of Les Misérables discuss the film with Digital Spy below:


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Brainstorm was a 70s funk group from Detroit. They started in 1976 and recorded for Tabu Records. One of their members, Renell Gonsalves, was the son of longtime Ellington sax great Paul Gonsalves. Other members were great vocalist Belita Karen Woods, Charles Overton, Jeryl Bright (was member of the group Cameo and MCB), Larry H. Sims, Gerald Kent, Trenita Womack, E. Lamont Johnson (released an album in 1978 on Tabu records "Music of the Sun), and Willie Wooten. They made a good inspirational/message track in 1977, "Wake Up and Be Somebody," but enjoyed their biggest hit later that year in "Lovin' Is Really My Game." It reached number 14 on the R&B charts. In 1978 they recorded second album entitled "Journey to the light" (#53 on Billboard's R&B albums). The album was originally released on Tabu records, March 1978. Produced by Jerry Petters. String orchestra conducted by Charles Veal. From this album I chose two tracks entitled "We're on our way home" and "Loving just you". Lead vocals by Belita Woods and Trenita Womack.
Then in 1979 they recorded 3rd album entitled "Funky Entertainment" without success. Only the track soul ballad "You Put A Charge In My Life" is good.


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US: Mar 15, 2011
UK: Apr 04, 2011
It's been only three years since Iceland's new king of lo-fi layered lushness, Sindri Már Sigfússon, began his official recording career. "Summer Echoes", the new and second album of his solo-project Sin Fang (he dropped the "Bous") is now already his 4th album release (including 2 records of his other musical outlet Seabear) since 2007. read more...
"Sigfússon suffuses his new project with little anxieties and mysteries that have the power to surprise. Sigfússon's cut-and-paste folk manages effortlessly to evoke both the psychedelic rockers of yesteryear and more recent enchanters like Stuart Murdoch and Panda Bear."
"I'm cancelling that dinner-and-a-movie tonight so I can listen to this 17 times. How did I sleep on this for so long? How does a band like Fleet Foxes get on SNL and a band like this not even get to do a TV on the radio remix? (The lack of facial hair maybe?)
Andrew Kuo, New York Times
... il n'y pas une seconde de ce deuxième opus ensoleillé qui ne se fasse l'écho d'un talent comme on en rencontre rarement dans une vie de mélomane.
Magic Mag 2011
"...Summer Echoes, the harmonious sophomore album from Sin Fang that's bound to soundtrack hazy baby making from kindred believers"
thefader.com 2011
"There's a sweet-sour quality to these lovely songs that makes them all the more touching. Up or down today, they seem to say, tomorrow will likely be different."
Blurt mag 2011
""a homegrown, fully-fleshed and dexterous record..."
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"a kalaidoscopic piece of musicianship"
Subba Cultcha 2011
"The stripped down piano musings of 'Two Boys' creates a brilliantly moving, lonely sound" - ***
Artocker 2011
"a homegrown, fully-fleshed and dexterous record... Summer Echoes demonstrates Sindri Már Sigfússon's progression and immense talent [...]" 8/10
The Line Of Best Fit 2011
"tumbling drums and heavenly harmonies... a unique brand of pastoral dream pop" 7/10
It's been only three years since Iceland's new king of lo-fi layered lushness, Sindri Már Sigfússon, began his official recording career. "Summer Echoes", the new and second album of his solo-project Sin Fang (he dropped the "Bous") is now already his 4th album release (including 2 records of his other musical outlet Seabear) since 2007. The album oscillates wildly unearthing glimpses of familiarity - vintage Flying Nun here, Paw Tracks there and a Belle and Sebastian pop nous - while retaining the own stark originality of this uber-talented artist and producer.
And Sigfússon is a pretty unlikely ambassador of the Icelandic indie pop scene: in his teens he was a skateboard and Hip Hop aficionado, his arms are covered with a colourful mess of self designed tattoos and besides doing visual arts his true favourite obsessions are soccer and pizza: what makes him pretty much an antidote to the all too present cliché of the Icelandic nature boy.
Sigfússon didn't pick up a guitar until he was 20 but after graduating from art academy and moving to London he became sick and bought his first proper home recording equipment from the insurance money he got. And within just a few years, his infamous work ethic (he has a very strict 9 to 5 routine working on songs in his basement studio) and distinctive do-it-yourself production style culminated in the Sin Fang (Bous) debut album "Clangour" which was released on Morr Music in 2009 to worldwide acclaim and suddenly propelled him in the midst of a new wave of bands redefining the indie rock game in thus far unexpected directions. Enthusiastic media and blog coverage and live shows in Europe, North America and Brazil followed.
After having set himself the task of playing all instruments on his debut solo album "Clangour", this time around Sigfússon wanted to move closer to the sound of a live band and recruited a number of his friends from Múm, Amiina and Seabear to record "Summer Echoes" in his own studio and Sigur Rós Sundlaugin studio. The arrangements are more band oriented, grander in scope and more transparent than their predecessor's and there is a diverse breadth of sounds across "Summer Echoes" dozen songs, reaching from a heart-breaking intimate piano ballad like "Two Boys" to sudden outbursts of guitar noise in "Bruises". Not even the one-off appearance of synthetic beats in "Sing For A Dream" sound out of place when drenched in Sin Fang's signature layered wash of sound and it is the album's first single, "Because Of The Blood" that encapsulates the essence of this album in an euphoric orchestral pop song that manages to merge epic tune sculpting with several layers of choir abundance.
The fact that Sigfússon did not only write all the music but also was doing most of the recording and production promises a lot for his future and "Summer Echoes" conveys the feeling that the real story has only just begun: and in fact a next Sin Fang album is already fully written and Sigfússon shows no willingness to slow down.
Summer Echoes will be released on Morr Music in March 2011. A limited edition Sin Fang 7" featuring the non-album coverversions of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and Simon & Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy In New York" is available as of December 2010 while the album's first single, "Because Of The Blood/Two Boys" will be out in February 2011. The artwork for the release was done together with Sigfússons partner Inga Birgisdóttir.
"I'm cancelling that dinner-and-a-movie tonight so I can listen to this 17 times. How did I sleep on this for so long? How does a band like Fleet Foxes get on SNL and a band like this not even get to do a TV on the radio remix? (The lack of facial hair maybe?)
(The artist Andrew Kuo in the New York Times)
Cat.no.: morr 104
Format: CD/LP/Digital/Promo
1. Easier
2. Bruises
3. Fall Down Slow
4. Because Of The Blood
5. Rituals
6. Always Everything
7. Sing From Dream
8. Nineteen
9. Choir
10. Two Boys
11. Nothings
12. Slow Lights
Release Dates:
Mar 04, 2011 (Worldwide)
Mar 15, 2011 (US)
Apr 04, 2011 (UK)