text: eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 1 14 2578 مقاله پژوهشی The Society of the Spectacle Revisited: Separation, Schooling, and the Pursuit of Dangerous Citizenship Kevin D. Vinson firstname.lastname@example.com 1 E. Wayne Ross firstname.lastname@example.com 2 University of the West Indies, Barbados University of British Columbia, Canada In this paper we set out to accomplish several goals. Primarily, we seek to re-interpret Guy Debord's (1967) work The Society of the Spectacle in light of modern-day schooling, principally within North America (although we recognize the global connectivity inherent in any current discussion of formal education). In addition, we aim to utilize Debord's conceptualizations as a series of means and mechanisms by and through which to examine (1) various threats posed against the ideals of publicly supported schools and (2) modes of resistance, particularly what we term "dangerous citizenship," via which committed advocates might challenge the possible consequences of such threats, consequences including disciplinarity/ deterrence, anti-democracy, oppression, anti-collectivity, and inauthenticity. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2578_3c9b18ed19d2b940eddb9b86dc820407.pdf The society of the spectacle Separation Schooling Dangerous citizenship North America eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 15 33 2586 مقاله پژوهشی The Representation of Iran's Nuclear Program in British Newspaper Editorials: A Critical Discourse Analytic Perspective Mahmood Reza Atai 1 Mohammad Amin Mozaheb firstname.lastname@example.com 2 Kharazmi University Kharazmi University In this study, Van Dijk's (1998) model of CDA was utilized in order to examine the representation of Iran's nuclear program in editorials published by British news casting companies. The analysis of the editorials was carried out at two levels of headlines and full text stories with regard to the linguistic features of lexical choices, nominalization, passivization, overcompleteness, and voice. The results support biased representation in media discourse, in this case Iran's nuclear program. Likewise, the findings approve Bloor and Bloor (2007) ideological circles of Self (i.e., the West) and Other (i.e., Iran) or US and THEM in the media. The findings may be utilized to increase Critical Language Awareness (CLA) among EFL teachers / students and can promise implications for ESP materials development and EAP courses for the students of journalism. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2586_c97e33d78705bee6a69acfa19fdb932e.pdf Editorials Discourse Analysis Critical discourse analysis (CDA) ideology Hegemony eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 34 50 2852 مقاله پژوهشی "Those Nation Wreckers are Suffering from Inferiority Complex": The Depiction of Chinese Miners in the Ghanaian Press Raith Abid firstname.lastname@example.com 1 Shakila Manan email@example.com 2 Zuhair Amir email@example.com 3 Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Humanities School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia Faculty of English Language Studies, Sohar University This article studies the depiction of Chinese miners in the Ghanaian news website entitled Modern Ghana. A total of 87 articles comprising 43752 words were retrieved. Van Leeuwen's (2008) theory of the representation of the social actors was utilised to examine the depiction of Chinese miners in the Ghanaian press. In this regard, six applicable tools were used and these include exclusion, role allocation, genericization and specification, assimilation, indetermination and differentiation, and functionalization and identification. Furthermore, Van Dijk's (1998a) ideological square theory was also implemented to investigate the depiction of the Self and the Other. The results of the study indicated that the Chinese miners in Ghana are regularly depicted in a negative way because they are believed to be a direct cause for the killing of several Ghanaians and also the destruction of the Ghanaian environment. It is hoped that this research, with its multifaceted analysis of discourse, will provide awareness to readers regarding the way certain social actors are represented in media discourse. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2852_537d8fab52ad32e68ceb2b85c941c4bb.pdf Chinese miners Ghana Ghanaians CDA Corpus linguistics eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 51 68 2699 مقاله پژوهشی Reflective Teaching in the Context of a Video Club: Nurturing Professional Relationships and Building a Learner Community Alireza Jalilifar email@example.com 1 Farideh Nattaq firstname.lastname@example.com 2 Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz The purpose of this study was to examine how four teachers used the seven processes of videotape analysis to develop an analytic approach and reflective thinking towards their teaching. The study was organized within video clubs and was used to describe the interactions among four teachers about their experiences at a language institute. Data were gathered through videotaped recordings of lessons, observations, interviews, transcripts, and questionnaires. Results showed that the seven processes helped these participants develop an analytic approach to their teaching as well as develop their reflective thinking strategies about their practice. These processes created a framework that helped teachers investigate their methods as well as improve their skills to engage in reflective thinking skills. In addition, it was found that the role of the researcher as a facilitator enhanced the participants' learning. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2699_579d5925fd77cbaa2fa7f9851bc672b7.pdf Reflective teaching video club Reflection-on-action Reflection-in-action Interaction eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 69 81 2955 مقاله پژوهشی Vague Language and Interpersonal Communication: An Analysis of Adolescent Intercultural Conversation Yen-Liang Lin email@example.com 1 Hua Ren Junior High School This paper is concerned with the analysis of the spoken language of teenagers, taken from a newly developed specialised corpus the British and Taiwanese Teenage Intercultural Communication Corpus (BATTICC). More specifically, the study employs a discourse analytical approach to examine vague language in an intercultural context among a group of British and Taiwanese adolescents, paying particular attention to the three categories of vague expressions: (a) vague categories, (b) approximations and (c) hedging. Initial quantitative analysis is employed to inform further qualitative analysis to identify the pragmatic functions of each type of vague langue. The different use of vague expressions between Taiwanese and British participants will also be presented in detail. The research findings demonstrate the pedagogical merit of the analyses of naturally-occurring discourse and thus help in the design of English courses for adolescent intercultural interaction. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2955_406bf5694d08ef491bb010fa81c24726.pdf Vague language Intercultural conversation Hedging Interpersonal Communication Spoken language eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 82 103 2717 مقاله پژوهشی Mixing English in Persian Print Advertising Discourse Zohreh Shooshtari email@example.com 1 Monireh Allahbakhsh email@example.com 2 Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz This article intended to illustrate a profile of the impact of English in magazine print advertising in Iran, examining the quantitative results obtained from discourse analysis. Three issues of Khanevadeh Sabz and two issues of Zendegi Ideal, female-oriented and best-seller magazines published in 2011, were collected and a total of 261 advertisements was analyzed qualitatively. Results showed that English has consistently used in Persian magazine advertisements, representing attention-getting, persuasion, international brands, prestige, modernity, globalization, premium quality, fun, innovation and creativity. However, the use of English in Persian magazine advertisements is culturally and linguistically constrained. Culturally, in advertising traditional products English is only used to introduce the name and e-mail address. Linguistically, although some English written slogans in Persian magazines had pun in them, English used in Persian magazine advertisements mostly consists of easy-to-read vocabulary. Overall, in spite of the public's generally low proficiency in English, it is predicted that English mixing will continue to thrive in magazine advertising discourse in Iran. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2717_95274f1d081777a34b7ae0770070b9f7.pdf Persian Print Advertisements English Mixing Context Advertising discourse Bilingual advertising eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 104 116 2577 Caliban's Meaning: The Culture of Language Abobo Kumbalonah email@example.com 1 Ohio University Drawing largely on Aidoo's (1970) play, Anowa, as well as lived experiences, I argue on the philosophical flaws of Ashcroft's (2009) claim that there is no inherent link between language and culture. This essay subsequently explores the implication of my argument on some transformational domains of English in particular though it has obvious applicability to the role of colonial languages in general. As one of the foremost postcolonial theorists, Ashcroft's seeming departure from the postcolonial agenda he has pursued in his academic practice is striking to read. I consider as philosophically frail his claim in Caliban's Voice that language has no intrinsic connections to the way of life of its speakers. Consequently, I find his succeeding position on the transformational value of English, in the postcolonial context, as equally requiring reassessment. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2577_1ab67d5ee31e95c3d39713247fbd1498.pdf Ashcroft culture and language English as a second language Language policy Postcolonialism eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 117 132 2700 مقاله پژوهشی From EFL Classroom into the Mainstream: A Socio-Cultural Investigation of Speaking Anxiety among Female EFL Learners Karim Sadeghi firstname.lastname@example.com 1 Forouhar Mohammadi email@example.com 2 Nasrin Sedaghatghoftar firstname.lastname@example.com 3 Urmia University Urmia University The study was conducted with the aim of examining the rate of foreign language anxiety in male and female language learners. FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) was administered to two groups of male and female learners. The mean scores of FLCAS indicated a significant difference with females having considerably higher levels of anxiety than males. From 38 female learners, 22 were recognized as experiencing anxiety, 14 of whom were invited to attend interviews as high-anxious learners. In addition to the learners, six language instructors were interviewed. From among the responses, socio-cultural reasons were deduced as being responsible for the noticeable level of females' anxiety. With regard to the findings, this study invites language teachers to be more sensitive and considerate about their female learners' social status, their senses of identity, and their self-perceptions, and take account of all these when judging their language performance, particularly as to the speaking activities and communicative tasks. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2700_e4f53f07c3ba1d855f7298a4c900bdf7.pdf Foreign language anxiety Communication apprehension (CA) Self-perception Gender FLCAS eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 133 144 2736 مقاله پژوهشی Fostering Academic Genre Knowledge of EFL Learners throgh Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Wubalem Yitbarek Abebe firstname.lastname@example.com 1 Bahir Dar university With the advent of the distinctive characterization of academic languagein the past thirty years, there has been atremendous move in the ESL/EFL world towardsformulatinginstructional techniques compatible with the very nature of these skills. As a part of this effort, this studyinvestigated the role of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approach in achieving these ends. The study employed quantitative tools of data collection and analysis. The results of the study revealed that this pedagogical approach is far better than the conventional approaches to the teaching of English for academic purposes (EAP) in raising academic genre awareness and thereby fostering writing skills indispensable for learners in the learning context at hand.Also,the procedures followed in the investigationprocess have important pedagogical implications in targeting academiclanguage skills across various disciplines. http://www.ijscl.net/article_2736_469f741a544241658447e6e3128ed590.pdf CLIL Genre PQA English for lawyers EAP eng Katibeh-ILCRG International Journal of Society, Culture & Language 2329-2210 2329-2210 2013-09-01 1 2 145 149 2718 Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, Laura M. 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JACK A. BERNARDMay 1, 2013 #1 Author
It is unconscionable for our state to refuse expansion of Medicaid. Our tax money will be used in other states to expand their programs.
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Republicans are willing to let people die and hospitals close their doors just to prove a silly point – that they can make Obama fail. That's tragic. But the reason we're in this fix is also due to the unintended consequences of a 20,000 page, gigantically convoluted behemoth of a law that really didn't need to be that way. Here's a one-sentence replacement law for Obamacare: "The minimum age for eligibility for improved Medicare is 0 (zero)" – aka Single Payer. If we had all pushed for that to begin with, we wouldn't be where we are today. But at the time, the Democrats told us that was not realistic, it was too radical. Here's the most radical plan of all: Keep doing what we're doing in America until tens of thousands die from lack of health care, millions go bankrupt even when they are "insured," hospitals have to shut their doors and the country becomes insolvent due to the overall cost of health care. That's even more radical and that's exactly where we're headed.


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Customers and Unions: The Proof is in the PuddingBy Theodore Sares
Woe is me but I like to shop at Wal-Mart. Where else in the Valley is the customer the boss. Everything possible is done to make shopping a customer friendly and pleasant experience. Their "Ten-Foot Attitude" means that associates greet each person they see. Their "Satisfaction Guaranteed" refund and exchange policy allows customers like myself to be fully confident of its merchandise and quality. Heck, what's to complain about?
Let me illustrate with just one vignette. The other day, I went to their camera section and wanted 14 photos scanned onto a disk. The price was 19 cents per photo and $2.78 for the disc for a total of $5.44. Now if you take those same photos to any specialty camera and photography store in the Valley, I suspect you might pay $5.00 per photo and $ 10.00 for the disk.....or a total of $80.00....so I saved $74.56! Oh yes, on the way in, I picked up a spatula for my grill for 99 cents and some low-priced butterscotch pudding. I like pudding and I also like one-stop shopping. On the way out, I stopped at the manager's office to compliment the great service I received at the camera department. All in all, a pleasant and thrifty experience.....one in which I was not savaged by a store manager or clerk who believes the customer is Darth Vader.
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BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A former high school is likely to be demolished after the Burlington City Council decided not to hold a public hearing on tax incentives to redevelop the building.
The Hawk Eye reports that the council voted on Monday against scheduling the hearing, and that the city is likely to pursue a plan to demolish the building built in 1910. The building was home to the Burlington High School until a new high school was built in 1969.
The old building became Apollo Middle School before being used for the school district's alternative high school. The structure was bought by developers in 2002 and the city took possession of it last November.
Developers had expressed interest in turning the building into apartments, but there was no guarantee of funding.
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Pitkeathley will take up the post next week and will attempt to boost the profile of the body across Westminster.
'It is about focusing public affairs work more effectively and working with the Government to develop our profile,' she said.
Heading a team of five, Pitkeathley will report to deputy chief executive Harry Rich.
The public affairs team formerly reported to director of planning Toby Scott, but responsibility for the team will lie with Rich when Pitkeathley takes up the role.
She joined the YJB five and a half years ago when the body was set up and built the comms team, which now comprises 15 people.
The YJB is on the hunt for Pitkeathley's successor.
Explaining her move, Pitkeathley said: 'There is only so long you can do it – you never win with youth crime, you never get to say it is slashed.'
'People commit suicide, people die, and I wanted to do something more cheerful,' she added.
Before the YJB, Pitkeathley was an account director at Westminster Strategy and before that ran her own eponymously titled consultancy. Previous to Westminster Strategy, she was head of public affairs at Shelter.
The Design Council is funded by the Department for Trade and Industry and works to promote design.
Rich said Pitkeathley's post had been created to reflect the increasing importance of influencing policy and the growing significance design has in the economy.
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Testimony from TSEU:
Joint Committee on Oversight HHSC Eligibility System
July 14, 2008
My name is Derrick Osobase, I am here representing the Texas State Employees Union. We represent over 12, 000 state agency and university employees across Texas.
The Texas State Employees Union is very concerned for the future of services administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. We ask that the legislature continue to direct HHSC to rebuild the eligibility program that's been plagued since HB 2292 with the dismantling of the Health and Human Services workforce, the use of a new eligibility system that has proven not ready for statewide rollout, and the use of costly and ineffective private call centers.
We acknowledge the effort that the Commission has put forth in attempting to rebuild the workforce and encourage them to continue. The legislature in the last session made great gains to stem some of the problems that agency was experiencing, such as giving the Commission the authority to hire 10% more staff above its FTE cap. We are pleased to hear that's what the agency plans on doing. However 10% is not enough, rider 54 explicitly gives HHSC permission to hire additional state staff to replace work being done by private contractors. In light of past failures by private contractors and taxpayer money wasted on these endeavors, we believe that most efficient and reasonable course of action is to forgo private contracting and use the money rebuild state staff.
Currently, staffing levels are still clearly inadequate to properly administer services to Texans in need. Caseloads for eligibility workers have exploded in recent times; the average caseload before regional rollout of TIERS was about 150 to 250 cases per worker and now its 500 to 900 cases per worker. Customer service has been adversely affected by these high caseloads, which translate into clients not receiving their benefits. This is compounded by trying to navigate TIERS, which workers describe as "inefficient" and "cumbersome". Many state employees are overwhelmed by their workload and see little indication that the situation will get better in the near future, so they leave, which contributes to 20.9% turnover rate statewide.
We have a major concern with the amount of time it takes to process TIERS cases. HHSC reports that 1914 state eligibility staff processed a Food Stamp case in the month of June. We know that there are approximately 4000 HHSC employees with the job title Texas Works Advisor. That suggests that nearly half of all staff worked at least one TIERS case last month. Some of those workers do all their cases in TIERS. Yet, according to HHSC, only 12% of all Food Stamp cases are in TIERS currently. This suggests that a significantly disproportionate amount of staff are working TIERS cases. Plus, the vast majority of cases worked by vendor staff are in TIERS. We would like to see an analysis of how much overall staff time is being spent on the entire TIERS caseload compared to the entire SAVERR caseload. Without this analysis and simply based on what we see right now, a statewide roll-out of TIERS would necessarily require one of two changes: TIERS would have to be much quicker or HHSC would have to hire significantly more staff.
The TIERS program continues to fall short of expectations. Timeliness of cases in TIERS for the month of May in the rollout region was 69 %, an improvement from 49% in February, but still well below federal timeliness standards. Recipient are experiencing delays and even the highly trained TIERS workers are having trouble processing cases within the 45-day time period. Recipients literally flood local state offices asking to be placed back into the older system.
Compared to SAVERR timeliness on average is about 92% statewide. This is not a call to get rid of TIERS, but before the State of Texas fully commits to a system on which the taxpayers have already spent 420 million dollars and counting, we need to be sure it works. We're asking this committee to direct HHSC to take the following steps to ensure that Texans continue to get the services that need in a timely fashion.
1. Stop putting new cases into TIERS until backlog is cleared. This means putting new women's health, CHIP, and foster care cases into SAVERR, not TIERS.
2. Conduct an independent analysis of the TIERS system with an assessment of its strength and weaknesses compared to the SAVERR system. Also, explore the cost benefits to converting SAVERR to a web base system.
3. Get pilot area into compliance with Federal timeliness standards.
Finally, stop the continued use of privatized call centers for service delivery. Making recipients fax their documentation to a call center that is not connected with a state office in their area just places another obstacle in the way of getting services. Clients report many other problems such as lost paper work or paper work that was improperly scanned, which results in the eligibility worker essential redoing intake. The approach has been both very costly and has caused problems for recipients. It increases the number of people with whom the clients need to communicate and, as a result, delays the final disposition of the case. This notion that private call centers save taxpayers money and make access easier for clients is false.
The original authorization for call centers in HB 2292 required that HHSC make a convincing cost benefit analysis for call centers. In light of the lack of cost saving for private call centers and the frustration they cause our citizens, it is our position that private call centers should be abandoned. HHSC, under the direction of the legislature should plan and operate any facilities where applicants and recipients communicate by telephone. The successful children Medicaid center in El Paso is one example of a state run call center that is fully integrated into their program components.In conclusion, we ask that the committee and the legislature act quickly to stabilize the workload by hiring more staff, freezing further roll out until TIERS is fully ready, and making service delivery more unified and effective, by eliminating the role of vendors making contact with clients. The best way to insure accountable and timeliness would be to have one entity, HHSC, being responsible for all client contact with adequate staffing and a computer system that works.
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We have built our 3,000 square foot living unit – HabLab – in 2012 using bricks from our open source Compressed Earth Brick (CEB) press. Here is a summary of the process that began in 2011 with the Global Village Construction Set Kickstarter Campaign, and ended in 2012 with water well drilling, water lines, insulation, and finishing. We were able to give LifeTrac about 200 hours of field testing throughout the process.
The Story of HabLab – 2011-2012 from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo.
This year, we are planning on building one or more OSE Microhouses for on-site staff at Factor e Farm. The Microhouse will probably be a hybrid CEB structure with a WikiHouse roof. We still haven't delivered on the Natural Building Workshop reward from Kickstarter – so we intend to build the Microhouse this year in part to deliver this reward. We are busy recruiting the team and revamping for critical 2013 – so we have a solid management structure for delivering on all of our goals.
The team behind WikiHouse is led byAlastair Parvin, who presented an excellent TED Talk a couple of weeks ago at TED Long Beach. I talked to Alastair at TED regarding potential collaboration. We are considering a design jam for bioplastic extrusion to make the actual panels that make up a WikiHouse. Here is our conversation from TED:
There's now a WikiHouse group working in the favelas of Rio De Janeiro – now building furniture and expanding to housing in the future.


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If you are working on climate change, the General Circulation Models (GCMs) can be useful. There are plenty of downscaling methods for your study areas, some are reviewed here (page 52+).
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The term "No-regrets"
I first heard of this term from my supervisor when he talked about climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. In fact, it has been largely used in climate change work such as in IPCC or CSIRO reports. However, I personally think that it is an infeasible term (if you know what I mean, that's we can theoretically define it, but we will never find it in reality -So what's the point of using the term in practical decision-making?). I found that WWF did not use the term elsewhere, and now I know why :D. Interesting. We will come back to this topic soon.


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Wendy has over 23 years of experience providing tax compliance and consulting services to start-up and middle market companies in a variety of industries, including: consumer and industrial products, food and beverage, and technology companies. Additionally, Wendy provides individuals with tax planning and compliance services. Her business clients are comprised of restaurants, wineries, importers, distributors, manufacturing and retailers. She has also successfully represented individuals and businesses before the Internal Revenue Service and Franchise Tax Board.
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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The sheer effort of trying to be the "cool" mom has never appealed to me. Most days I feel like I'm barely managing "functioning" mom, and "cool" mom feels like a bridge too far after so little sleep and after keeping up with a non-stop toddler for days on end. However, as it turns out, even when you don't think you have the energy, there are times when you'll be the "cool" mom without even trying.
When I was still dreaming about becoming a mom, I thought I might manage to be a "cool" mom, and most of those dreams involved "cool" baby gear. Little did I know, "cool" baby gear goes out the window when your baby spits up all over your adorable baby bag or smashes a banana into the swishy stroller seat and you just can't be bothered to unsnap the 65 buttons on the cover to take it off and throw it in the wash. "Cool" mom? Yeah, not so much.
Luckily, there are little ways that you'll be the cool mom without even trying. When you accidentally bring the most random snacks to the playground or you show up to the playground wearing real clothes instead of workout gear because you forgot to change after work, somehow you'll turn into the "cool" mom without even meaning to. I say, call it a win and then call it a day.
When You Bring Weird Snacks Because That's All That's Left In The Cupboard
I once showed up at a play date with a baggie of frozen peas for my daughter. My friends thought it was some well-planned snack innovation, when, in reality, she was teething and this is all we had on hand.
When You're Lazy Or Rushed So You Let Them Wear All The Wrong Stuff To The Playground
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I didn't think I'd be this mom, but some days it's just not worth it to try to explain to my toddler why she can't feed herself straight from the peanut butter jar, or why she can't dump her milk on the floor and smear it around with her fingers. It may seem like you are really chill and cool, but really you're going to be cursing your decision when you're mopping up milk in a little while. Still, 10 minutes of peace is more than worth it (in my opinion).
When You Give Your Kid A Treat, But Really It's For You
Giving my daughter a treat is often just as much for my own sanity as it is for her enjoyment. Once my daughter is a little older than a toddler, her friends are going to think I'm "very cool" when I'm willing to share my stash of chocolate, which doesn't take very much effort at all.
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When you put down your phone and leave it there for whole hours at a time, and fully listen to your kid. That makes you a "cool" mom and only involves being with your child and shutting out the noise. Easier said than done, some days, but totally worth it.
When You Clearly Enjoy Spending Time With Your Child
That's my new vision for my daughter as she grows. I want to be the mom who clearly enjoys spending time with my child. If there's anything I want her future friends to see in me as a mom, it's that I spending time with my daughter brings me genuine joy.
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Check that one off the list for me!
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Energizer A statewide newsletter for Citizens of Georgia Power and Company Management December 2012 State President's Message • • • • • Ashley Koby "Lighting Up Lives For Fifty Years" It's that time of year when you are lighting up lives more than ever! Throughout this issue, you'll see happy charities accepting checks that you earned through the Chapter Matching Funds Program. These donations to local charities truly make us "A Citizen Wherever We Serve" in this time of economic hardship. Also, you'll see many ways you are "lighting up" the faces of children during the holidays. There are many other ways you have continued our fifty-year tradition of helping others. Here are just a few: • • • • • • • You are on track to report more than 77,000 hours of community service (a 10% increase over last year). These service hours are valued at more than $1,677,830! You granted 46 interest-free loans from ELF for a total of $ 92,000. You've helped children of deceased and disabled employees with more than $77,600 from Electric Kids, Inc. You provided over 320 nights lodging at the 5490 Highpoint Road and the Hemby House (that's a conservative estimated benefit of $32,000). You funded a $2500 Georgia Power Scholarship. You coordinated 61 projects and involved 1203 volunteers in Martin Luther King Day of Service projects. You coordinated 40 environmental projects for 586 volunteers for Earth Day. • • • You participated in Relay For Life events at 42 locations to raise $ 215,414. You had volunteers participate in 13 March of Dimes events to raise $76,056. You donated an additional $200,000 to your communities. You provided $233,000 to charities in your locations through the Chapter Matching Funds Program. You have collected and donated over 100,000 pounds of food to local food banks and shelters. You've provided happy holidays to more than 2000 children. 3655 of you have joined this great organization during our Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration. This is the second largest membership. Your fundraising efforts have made it possible for us to increase benefits for Electric Kids beginning January 2013. You'll hear more. Stephanie and I wish you the very happiest of holidays. I know you will continue your great work in support of Josh Stallings and the 2013 State Board. As always, you have exceeded any goals set and increased last year's totals. YOU are the greatest volunteers anywhere! I have been honored to represent you this year as State President. Thank you! May you have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. Please know that YOU have made the year brighter for all the people whose lives you have touched. On behalf of the State Office and Board, I thank you for all you do. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year! State Coordinator East Region Chapters Begin Joint Hospitality Project Lighting Up Lives Awards Congratulations again to the chapters who won an award during 2012. Athens Augusta Clayton Columbus Conyers Customer Care Center Dublin Forest Park Gainesville Gwinnett Heart of Ga/Macon Jefferson Street Metro South Plant Bowen Plant Yates Valdosta South Cobb Chapter and Environmental Affairs Partner The South Cobb Chapter partnered with employees in Environmental Affairs to collect $1,000 and adopt a family with four children, ages four to twelve. The group was able to buy bedding, jackets, shoes, clothing, toys, a bike, roller skates (and protective safety gear) and MP3 players for this family. As announced at Annual Meeting, beginning Dec.1 the chapters located in the East Region – Augusta, Thomson, Waynesboro, Plant Vogtle along with the Augusta Chapter of the Ambassadors – will visit and provide "goodie" bags to employees, retirees and their families who are in area hospitals. We have many who are sent to Augusta area hospitals. The chapters will rotate months "on call" and visit the family taking a bag of items that are useful when staying at the hospital along with contact numbers for questions and information on local facilities, restaurants, hotels, transportation, etc. How can you help with this project? If you know of an employees, retiree or family member sent to Augusta for medical care, please call 706-739-1498 to let us know. H L Thomas and Conyers Chapters partnered with Metro East Golf Classic and also raffled a Green Egg to earn $7829 for Electric Kids. Thanks! Brunswick This year, the Brunswick Chapter did something a little differently. The members made food boxes with everything needed to make an entire Thanksgiving meal! This is a great concept and people seem willing to help with whatever they can. They stuck to the "whole meal" theme but got lots of extra food that went to local food banks! They put together 15 complete meal boxes and 7 bags of food that were distributed to local charities through Faith Works Ministries and other church affiliates. (left to right) Maria Padilla, Kristin Cooper, Leah Burch, Kamecha Sims, and Jessica Hardaway The group above were happy and excited to go shopping for the adopted family! Lighting Up Lives With Chapter Matching Funds Metro West Chapter Metro West Region Manager Nicole Faulk and chapter treasurer David Stewart present $2500 to Carol Fey, Executive Director of Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb Co. Plant Hammond (left to right) Nick Slappy, Kayla Mero, Diane Woodall, Tracy Hawkins, and Hardy Wheeless delivered $2500 to the Down Syndrome Assn. Valdosta Chapter members present $2500 to the Children's Advocacy Center Heart of GA/Macon Agnes Thompson (left) and Chapter President LaTonya Lawson ((right) present $2500 to the Dove Center (Macon Rescue Mission) Plant Hammond (left to right) Janet Spivey, Gretta Wilson, Kayla Mero and Carman Gibson delivered $2500 to Open Door Home in Rome. Valdosta Chapter members present $2500 to Jacob's Ladder - a therapeutic riding center for people with special needs. Gainesville Chapter members are seen making a $2500 donation to Challenged Child Augusta Jeff Butterworth of the chapter presents check for $2500 to Julie Miller, Executive Director of Columbus County Community Connections Augusta Heart of GA/Macon LaTonya Lawson presents $2500 to the Alzheimer's Association on behalf of the chapter Gainesville Chapter members are seen making a $2500 donation to The Guest House Effingham Jeff Butterworth of the chapter presents check Chapter President Mike Gresham with Archie for $2500 to Helen McVickery, Board President Jenkins, Director of FORCE, Food Outreach of When Help Can't Wait Cooperative of Effingham which serves the 6 food banks of Effingham County. Effingham Athens Chapter President Mike Gresham with Bonnie Dixon, Effingham United Way Director accepting the check for Hammers, Hearts and Hands program which builds wheelchair ramps for those in need in Effingham county. This money will be used to build a wheel chair ramp at a local stable that provides horse riding programs for injured veterans and special needs children in Effingham. Thomson Chapter President Parker Land presents check for $2500 to Safe Homes Thomson Forest Park Chapter President Parker Land presents check for $2500 to Ferst Foundation Chapter Co-presidents Terry Bloodworth (left) and Brion LeShok (right) present check for $5000 to the Turner Syndrome Society. Waynesboro Metro West Wimberly House Director Nancy Minyard and board member Wayne Lively, center, accept a $2500 check from Georgia Power Area Manager Cam Parker, left, and Suzanne Sharkey, Waynesboro Chapter President Metro West Citizen's Tony Key presents Susan Worsley of Cherokee County's Angel House a check for $2500. Conyers Lee Cronan, chapter president, presents the $5000 matching funds check to Ashley Roesler, director of Rockdale Emergency Relief Gainesville Gainesville The Guest House is a nonprofit adult day health center in Gainesville that gives seniors a place to enjoy being with others and remain active throughout the day. One of our Georgia Power retirees volunteers there weekly teaching the woodshop class. (Pictured L to R: Tom Davino, Dana Chapman (Executive Director), Tommy Davis, Calvin Jones, Allison Zafft, Debbie Powell (Social Services Director) Clayton Challenged Child and Friends offers a tailored and integrated experience where children with a variety of development delays and disabilities learn and grow in a full inclusion program with children who have typical development. (Pictured L to R: Calvin Jones, Tom Davino, Tommy Davis, Allison Zafft, and Dave Earnest (Executive Director) Pam Jordan, chapter treasurer, at right and Brittany Spivey of the chapter at left present a $2,500 check to Richard Powers of "Richard's Kids" which provides clothing to school-age children in need. He was very grateful for the donation and commented that the timing was perfect with their funds running so short during the holiday season. Athens Cheryl Davis, Northeast Region Sales Manager and President of the Athens Chapter of Citizens of Georgia Power, and Christy Terrell, Region External Affairs Manager, presented Shea Post from the Athens Area Homeless shelter with a check for $2500 on 12/07/12. The Athens Chapter of Citizens donated the check to assist the shelter with the fine work they provide to the community Northwest Mountain Marie Cline and Jonathan Ray of North GA Community Action accept $5000 check from Jimmy Thompson, Chapter 2nd Vice President and John Foust, Chapter Treasurer. This donation will go to assist the elderly with meals and weatherization across the 9 counties in the Northwest Mountain area. South Cobb Chapter Presentations Holly Adams, chapter secretary; Jessica Hardaway, chapter president; Gloria Mize, Past State President; Leah Burch, chapter treasurer and member of the State Board; along with Rickey Smith, management sponsor presented the $2500 checks to Col. Dan Zachman of the Georgia National Guard Family Support Foundation (pictured at left) and Snyder Turner, Executive Director of Calvary Children's Home (pictured at right) Kingsland Chapter Donation Highlighted in Local Paper Other Chapter Matching Funds Presentations will be featured in January. Heart of GA/Macon Chapter Annual Christmas Party for Needy Children The Heart of Ga/Macon Chapter held their annual Christmas Party for needy children in their community on December 8. They sponsored 28 children with $150.00 each for gifts from their wish list. The kids had a full lunch with the members. Santa, Elf and the Grinch were also available for the occasion. Special guest was State Board member Todd McCawley. The chapter also provided gifts to 8 children at the Dover Center (family of abused spouses). Valdosta Chapter Kingsland Chapter The Kingsland Chapter received heart-felt thanks from the mother of two with another on the way for providing a turkey and three boxes of food for Thanksgiving. The chapter plans to help this family and several others at Christmas. This is what CGP is all about! Heart Walk Athens Chapter Valdosta Chapter had a team at the Heart Walk. They raised $2968 and also manned one of the water stations (shown at left) Hungry at Home Backpack Project The Athens Chapter exceeded their goal of 750 lbs. of food for Hunger Bowl 2012. With everyone's support they were able to contribute 893 lbs. of food to the Northeast Georgia Food Bank. These gifts will provide meals to children, seniors and working families that can't afford food for the holidays. Thomson The Valdosta Chapter sponsored a food drive for the Hungry at Home backpack project. This project is one in which backpacks are sent home with needy children every weekend and returned to their school on Monday. The purpose is to provide meals the children need on the weekend. Chapter President Parker Land presents 175 pounds of food collected for Manna. CCC's 2012 CAN HUNGER CHALLENGE RESULTS 4707 pounds donated to the local food pantry "Helping in His Name" Plant Hammond CAN Hunger Results The Plant Hammond Chapter was able to donate 2,960 lbs of cans (about 2,800 cans) to food banks in Rome. They donated about 1,876 cans to the Rome Community Soup Kitchen, 300 cans to the Hospitality House for battered women, and 624 cans to the girls and boys Open Door Home. There were so many cans donated from Plant Hammond that they filled up the stock room at the Rome Soup Kitchen, filled the Hospitality House kitchen FULL, and filled both the girls and boys homes at the Open Door Home. In total they raised $1,290 dollars for cans to be purchased, as well as two boxes of donated cans. General Office Chapter Donates 5481 lbs. for Atlanta Community Food Bank this year. Gainesville Forest Park Chapter delivers 20 lbs. of pull tabs to the Ronald McDonald House Diana Chow and Terry Bloodworth Gainesville Chapter hosted the "Competition Can Hunger" food drive benefiting the Georgia Mountain Food Bank. Shelley Scarborough coordinated the overall effort for the chapter by creating a friendly competition between the Gainesville Operating HQ, Gainesville Business Office and the Jefferson, Winder, Cleveland and Dahlonega Offices. These efforts resulted in 1,057 canned items donated to the Georgia Mountain Food Bank. The winner of the competition was the Gainesville Operating HQ, and the overall winners were the families in the Northeast Georgia area that will be able to provide a healthy meal for their families with this assistance. The chapter partnered with Sam's Club and the Georgia Mountain Food Bank to have a food drive at Sam's one night and were able to gather over 500 pounds of food for the food bank Clayton Brittany Spivey, 2013 Treasurer of the Clayton Chapter, is shown below with Christmas baskets that she and her mother, Kristi Matheson who is also a member of the chapter, prepared for the residents of FAITH This is a shelter for abused women and their children. Brittany and Kristi filled the baskets with items donated by the chapter members which included pajamas, hats, scarves, gloves, toiletries and other items that the residents will find useful during the holiday season. Gainesville Augusta Chapter Adopts 73 Salvation Army Angels Below are pictures from the Evans and Walton Way offices of some of the employees who helped with the Angel Tree Project. Wendy Brown was chair for the project. Walton Way Evans Augusta Jamie Cheek with the Augusta Chapter presents Ed Heffernan, Treasurer of The Comfort House, with a check for $930.00. This was part of the chapter's yearend disbursement. Gainesville sponsored a family through the Angel Tree program with Salvation Army as they do every year. The effort this year was lead by Margaret Rios. They also will be volunteering at the distribution day to deliver the gifts along with meals to hundreds of families in need in the Gainesville area on Saturday the 15th. (Pictured L to R: Cathy Parker, Jena Moorhead, Monica Ash, Carolina DelRio, Margaret Rios, Philip Burt, Kristi Barker, and LuAnne Keck) Salvation Army's Angel Tree 241 Ralph McGill Blvd., 30 Ivan Allen, Forest Park, Southern LINC, Metro East, Jefferson Street & Customer Care Center Citizens of Georgia Power has been a proud sponsor of the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program since 1994. This year, the 7 locations listed above have adopted 650 angels in one of our largest participating years in the metro area. Our efforts will provide toys and clothes for children in need. The Angels are real children living at or below 150% of the federal index poverty level who would not normally get gifts under the tree. Thanks to the generosity of our employees in putting smiles on the faces of 650 children and their families. This year's chair, Kristi Dow, is seen making sure the packages at 241 Ralph McGill are secure and angels' names are in place. Below photo shows the 262 angel gifts from corporate. Some of the toy donations from the Forest Park Chapter are shown above Billie Jo Driggers, Sara Sullivan, Terri Sapp with Jefferson Street gifts. Salvation Army truck loaded with gifts from the Customer Care Center Christmas Lights Shine on Jefferson Street Project Members of the Jefferson Street Chapter volunteered at PAWS Animal Shelter in Decatur on November 15. They had a wonderful time socializing the dogs and playing with the kitties. It's important to remember the animals who don't have a family! PAWS is a champion for animals – rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for all. Sara Sullivan with playful kitties Front row left to right: Terri Sapp, Steve Woerner, Billie Jo Driggers, Sara Sullivan Back row left to right: Kelly Marona, Scott Long, Cathy den Boer, Kelly White, Thomas McCracken Kelly White with Tegan, a lab mix Thomas McCracken, Kelly Marona, Steve Woerner and Scott Long with pups Terri Sapp with kitten General Office Chapter Decorates Manley House for the Holidays! On December 6 , members of the General Office Chapter took their lunch hour to decorate the Mary Ann Manley House located at Atlanta Medical Center. They were Joined by Tonya Wilson, wife of Executive Vice President Anthony Wilson. Past State President Angela Gillis was the project chair. Columbus The Columbus Chapter hosted the annual Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, December 8. There were around 50 kids and adults who came to partake in the morning's festivities. The participants began their morning with a delicious pancake and sausage breakfast followed by an assortment of games, arts and crafts. The kids also got to meet and pose for pictures with Santa Claus. Special thanks to Lynn Reckart, Greg Smith and a host of other volunteers who made this event a success. Some of Santa's Helpers were front row: Mary Norris, Angela Gillis, Leah Burch and back row: Tonya Wilson, Zann Hayes, Jim Hodges, Danna Clary Peggy Grubb and Angela Gillis hang window garland in upstairs den There isn't anything we can't accomplish together. Did you know that … Together the shingles make the roof. Together the bricks make the foundation. Together the trees make the forest. Together the tiny drops of water make Niagara Falls. Together we are Citizens of Georgia Power … Leah Burch places garland on porch balcony Tonya Wilson readies door wreath for hanging "Lighting Up Lives for Fifty Years". Wishing YOU a Merry Christmas and a Safe, Happy New Year


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Sabine Vatel serves on the pastoral team of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University. She oversees Discipleship and Grow Group ministries. Her many interests include generational studies, people's stories, and one day speaking Spanish fluently. She finds joy in helping individuals connect to God and each other.
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Over the summer and fall of 2019 Pioneer underwent significant physical renovation—including a new roof and a major Sanctuary makeover. During the same time congregation leaders engaged in multiple conversations about our missional renovation—how does a faith community like Pioneer seriously engage and impact the people around us for Christ? From this dialogue emerged a fresh new expression of our Pioneer mission: "Love on the Move."


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Putting this together and compressing 20 years into about 6 minutes was a tremendous task. It's like time lapse photography - looking back on early roots and seeing how the tree has grown and spread (now with two bands on both coasts) – is quite a revelation and hopefully will encourage new bands just getting their start.
So far, the 20th Anniversary Coast-to-Coast Celebration has been fantastic with shows in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, New York, and New Jersey. James Reams & The Barnstormers have even headlined a few festivals. Reunion shows with former bandmembers are coming up culminating in an "All Star Jam" at the 14th Annual Bluegrass and Oldtime Music Jamboree in Brooklyn, Sept. 27 and 28, that James originated.
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Described as 'a series of broken plays,' the Wheel Offense can effectively break down the defense. Coach Biancardi breaks down the drills that make learning this "driving motion" offense achievable. Within these drills, an emphasis is put on cutting, footwork, shooting, stride and jump stop and dribble penetration. One-on-zero is a drill that works on cuts off screens using the inside pivot. The player faces up and shoots off the straight, curl or fade cut. The post duck-in drill develops a key piece of the Wheel. The two-on-zero drill works on penetration, shooting, reading and passing.Biancardi "teaches" the baseline drive and the opposite corner pass plus "one more". Other drills work on setting up open shots, adding defense, and establishing 'live' conditions. Biancardi does an excellent job of breaking down the Wheel into practical drills that reinforce skills and institute a clear understanding of this offense.
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Do you love trying out new recipes? Then why not try this one from Tilda and Friends? Our challenge this week is to use one ribbon, two flowers and three buttons on your ATC. Here is my ATC, using one of the Gorjuss Girls stamps from Sugar Nellie. I coloured her with Promarkers, and then cut her out before sticking the image to the base card, which had been covered with HOTP paper. I added a dusky pink taffeta ribbon, two Prima flowers and three tiny buttons in toning colours. The sentiment was made on the PC. I do hope you'll come and join us in trying out the recipe this week.
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15 Apr 2009 3 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: Gorjuss Girls, HOTP, Prima, Sugar Nellie
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Oooo "Gorjuss" is just the word for this ATC Maria! It's so girlie and pretty.
Oh this is so cute Maria, I love these images and can't wait for the new ones to arrive!! have a lovely evening
Beautiful ATC Maria! Love the image and the way you coloured it.


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With the recent warmer weather, ticks are becoming active and looking for a feed.
It's important to be aware that they are widespread on the moors and adjacent areas, especially in places with lots of bracken.
Ticks can carry infectious disease e.g. Lymes disease which is quite serious.
This site gives practical advice about minimising the risk of being bitten and the best way to remove them.
(scroll down to Defence Pages)
In particular do not apply any sort of chemical to the tick as this is unlikely to make it fall off and it will probably regurgitate stomach contents into victim.
Use tweezers or a special tool to remove it without squeezing the body.
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Blue wraps with title and author on white, pasted on strip. Bum p and scrape on upper right corner and bump to lower right. Some toning along spine. Still, a square and securely bound copy of the first City Lights edition. ; The Pocket Poets Series; B&W Drawings; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 48 pages; This is, I think, the first City Lights edition of this work. The back of the title page gives 1948 and 1954 for the New Directions editions but has no date for this issue. Research indicates that this Pocket Poets Series 3 was published in 1956 and later printings were all noted. At the time this copy was printed, City Lights still had to attach the lighter colored strip that included author and title.
Title: Poems of Humor & Protest 3
Categories: Poetry,
Edition: First Edition Thus
Publisher: San Francisco, City Lights Books: N.D.
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NEW YORK — A pair of filmmakers thought they'd be capturing celebrated writer Gay Talese taking a literary victory lap in their new documentary. Instead, they got something more like a journalistic car crash.
In the intriguing and thoughtful "Voyeur," Myles Kane and Josh Koury explore the 30-year relationship between Gerald Foos, a former Colorado motel owner who spied on his guests, and Talese, known for his novelistic profiles and bespoke suits.
The Netflix film follows Talese as he reports and writes about his creepy friend for the 2016 book, "The Voyeur's Motel," only to see the story fall apart after publication when Foos' account unravels.
"It's sort of this love affair that's doomed, in a sense, because each character unintentionally in some ways takes the other one down," says Kane. "There's a poetic justice where things go."
Talese and Foos first connected in 1980 when the motel owner sent the journalist a letter hoping he would share his story of secretly watching guests for years through ceiling vents — in the interest of science, of course.
Intrigued, Talese, who spends extended periods with his subjects, visited the motel and even took a turn spying. "I'm a natural person to write about a voyeur because I'm a voyeur myself," Talese explains in the film.
But Talese, now 85, waited decades to write anything, choosing a few years ago to reconnect with Foos, who kept detailed notes about what he saw. We watch as the two discuss the book, hear their phone calls and prepare for a media sensation once the story comes out.
Kane and Koury, who previously collaborated on the documentaries "Journey to Planet X" and "An Immortal Man," say the overriding force for both the aging Talese and Foos is their desire to shape how they are remembered.
"Here are these two guys who met half a lifetime ago and here they are — 35-plus years later — and what's driving both of them, for different reasons, is they're both desperately wanting to define their legacies, the way they see themselves and the way they want to be remembered or seen by the public," says Kane.
There are warning signs immediately, particularly since the book relies too heavily on Foos. "He's my single source and you're unwise to have a single source," Talese confesses about halfway through the film. "How do I know if this guy's totally exaggerating?"
In one of the film's more impressive flourishes, the filmmakers mix footage of the book being printed on big machines with shots of a fancy new blue suit being stitched for Talese. That works like foreshadowing.
"Both things are constructed out of nothing. They seem sturdy by the end but they're really basically put together by a lot of delicate threading," says Kane. "Some of those threads were going to start unspooling in a couple of minutes in the film."
Things start to falter when factual problems emerge in Foos' account and Talese quickly disavows the book (he later disavows the disavowal). We see a celebrated journalist anguished that his reputation is lost. He fears he'll be known as a liar.
The filmmakers got unprecedented access — like intimate scenes of Foos and his wife dressing up to meet the always-natty Talese — and they managed to get footage of the inside of the Manor House Motel, which has since been torn down. (They didn't sleep over, in case you were wondering. "It's not the kind of place you want to stay overnight," Koury explains.)
The loss of the motel — the filmmakers later ingeniously augmented their footage with a miniature model — actually wasn't as devastating to Kane and Koury as you might think.
"The fact that it was demolished worked narratively, in a strange way," Koury says. "It's almost as if the actual hotel disappears and it makes everything even murkier about what was real and what wasn't."
It certainly is a fascinating look at a fascinating man, even if Kane and Koury didn't anticipate their film catching it all in real time. "If it turns in a direction that you couldn't have expected, that's usually a good sign that real life is unfolding," says Kane. "It's almost always better than what you could of conceived of."


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Part 1 of 2: Spotting Unfriendly Traits
1Watch out for the opportunist. This is a person who likes to use you because you have assets like a car, your own apartment or home, lots of money or a vacation property. Or, they may be using you to get close to your good friends, girl-/boy-friend or sibling. This type of person will eat up your house or home and even use your personal hygiene products. But when you confront them, they become angry. They disrespect you and your belongings.
- You may notice borrowing becomes an issue. They borrow money and never pay you back. Borrow your clothes, property, and never give it back. Or, they return it damaged. They may even let other people use/wear your belongings.
- They may also ask for a favor but can never return a favor.
2Be wary of the self-centered. This type of person lives by the mantra: "It's all about me". They are always talking about themselves. Also, they couldn't care a less about you; they're not interested in your day, how you're feeling, etc. You may also notice that they brag a lot. Whether it be about themselves, materialistic possessions, boyfriend, getting married, or a vacation, they always find something to make them sound better than you.
- This type of person seems to always have an opinion about everything. An opinion is a person's ideas and thoughts towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation of something. An egocentric person has no theory of mind, cannot "put himself in other people's shoes," and believes everyone sees what he sees (or that what he sees in some way exceeds what others see). It appears that this is shown mostly in younger children. They are unable to separate their own beliefs, thoughts and ideas from others.
3Steer clear of the victim, who exudes "poor me". This person always come to you when having problems for advice, and lets you know in no uncertain terms how much hardship they are going through (often blown well out of proportion to the facts). But when you need advice or would like to vent, they're very short with you. So not fair when you don't mind spending two hours plus to cool them down––instead, for you, it's like five minutes. You're not a therapist, so don't let them air their grievances at your expense.
- This type of person may stay mad at you when both of you have had a fight. This is because they only accept their point of view.
4Detach yourself from the clingy friend. This type of person can't share you with other people. When they do see you with other people, they're jealous because they want you all to themselves. And yet, this clinginess has a strange hierarchy that leaves you out when a more important person is about to cling onto––for example, this person likely can't include you to see a movie with their boyfriend/girlfriend, as that person becomes the center of their world. And while they spend lots of time with this person, when their other half is busy, they want you all the time. It's a sure sign that this person can't bear to be alone and that all you are is a babysitter. Be very certain that this friend will ditch you for their significant other if they come around.
5Sidestep the fake. This person smiles in your face, but when around other people, they make you feel small by continuously putting you down verbally. They may also do things such as drugs and deny it. They might promise to call you back, but never do. Always keeps you waiting. Always make excuses as to why they didn't call you.
6Avoid the snob. This person never acknowledges your ethnicity/culture. This friend considers you something else, and think it's alright to insult you heritage using derogatory slang words around you, knowing it offends you. This friend doesn't accept you for you for all that you are.
7Get rid of the spy. Nobody wants a friend checking your assets. For all you know, this so-called friend may be working for someone else to find about you. This type of friend may use spying techniques because they are jealous, or they want to teach you a lesson. Another reason may be if they want to get close to your network or friends and acquaintances. They are not really interested in you, so try to dump this friend as soon as you find out that this one is poisonous.
- You might notice that these people always need to know everything. For example, you may be talking to another friend about a confidence and she/he was not right there, but comes across the room wanting to know what you're talking about. Well, okay, that can be nothing; don't be paranoid. It may be a "close-friend" but a spy could and would go much further, often really trying to overhear conversations, and sneaking to read email, or borrowing cell phones, reading texts, between you and other people.
- Spies often lie. They may lie about their name, age, etc. to you.
- Be careful of extremes of nosiness. They may soon blackmail or bully you.
- They may eat and use up your things.
- If you feel intimidated or threatened by this person, tell an authority or elder you trust.
8Pass by the friend who ignores you. This type of "friend" is absolutely infuriating. When you are hanging out with them and other friends of yours, they are always talking to you and start socializing with your friends. However, when you are hanging out with them and their friends, they absolutely ignore you and "forget" to introduce you to their friends. Every time you try to spark up a conversation he/she ignores you and continues to talk to their friend. This is a sign of insecurity masquerading as coolness; it's unkind and unwanted.
9Beware the interloper. This person uses and takes your ideas/intellectual assets, interferes and intervenes in your contacts, studies, professional contacts, conversations with others, trying to network and make friends with anyone you talk to, and generally climbing on you to get to where you're going, not setting their own course. This so-called friend seeks promotion/or has gotten promoted on the backs of more talented colleagues, manipulating authority, making him- or herself look good at your expense.
- If you say "I'm going to compliment [someone]'s shoes", they will beat you to it and act like it was their own idea. If you say, "I think [someone] will be good for a job opening I saw", they'll chase the person down and suggest applying for the job. If you work with someone like this, they'll take credit for your ideas and tell the boss about your latest, greatest thoughts, saying: "They're mine." If you are in school with this person, s/he'll run to the professor with every brilliant insight you share and pretend ownership.
EditPart 2 of 2: Easing Your Way Out
1Decide whether or not the friendship is worth continuing with. If your friend is one of the "bad friend" types above and they sap your energy, patience and resources regularly, it's a fair bet that you're better off not counting this person among your tight knit friends.
- Decide whether this person is even worth keeping as an acquaintance. This will depend on the context––if you need to keep working with this person or seeing them at family get-togethers, then keeping a calm and distanced acquaintanceship may be the best option. On the other hand, if this person has no other formal links to your life, you may wish to cut the bond entirely.
2Cease staying in contact. If you are always the first one to contact a friend and you're getting tired of little to no response, stop contacting them. If this person is a true friend, they will reach out if they notice they haven't heard from you, and it only takes a few minutes to text, email, or call someone. If they don't, you're wiser about this friend's attitude and you can begin to spend more time with the friends who do care.
3Tell your friend the friendship is over when this feels appropriate. If you can't quietly distance yourself and refuse all invitations to go places with this friend, you'll need to be up front about ceasing the friendship. The best way to break up with a friend who isn't working out is to confront them face-to-face or by phone and tell them crystal clear that you feel unable to continue the friendship for such and such a reason.
- Avoid using blame language. Although you don't want to say "it isn't you, it's me" type language, you do want to make it clear that this is about your feelings and your peace of mind. Avoid insulting the character of the other person or blaming them for your feelings.
- Remind the other person of the other friends in their life if this seems appropriate.
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Industrial Rhythm performed at our Bar Mitzvah party - a group of 3 male and 1 female dancers performing Hip Hop, Break Dancing as well as motivational dancing with guests. Their performance was truly impressive, filled with difficult stunts and engaging. Dancing with guests elevated the energy level on the floor. It was done in a manner that was very respectful to guests. It was a job well done! They provided truly great entertainment. Real pros, both as dancers and entertainers!!
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Languages: English
Insurance: $10,000,000 - performers insurance
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High-Energy Dance/ Percussion show. We make music out of everyday objects including, Trash Cans, Buckets, Construction Barrels, Broom Poles and various Percussion Drums. The dancing is in the style of Hip Hop, Breakdancing and Acrobatics. We customize each and every show which also includes Audience Interaction and Team Building!
Industrial Rhythm is a New York City/ Los Angeles -based dance and percussion troupe that delivers the excitement and energy of Off-Broadway hits like "Bring In Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk", "Stomp", Blast and "Blue Man Group". With their original, high-energy music and choreography, they are among the best in the business.
Their full-length shows and business meeting segments create memorable experiences for audiences at business meetings, trade shows, galas and corporate events. The troupe usually composed of 3 men and 3 women from various ethnic backgrounds (they can perform with 4-10 cast members if needed) make music using such everyday objects as Pill Bottles, Large Orange Construction Cones, 5 Gallon Plastic Buckets, Computer Keyboards, Tic Tac Boxes, Trash Cans, Brooms, Briefcases and Various Percussive Drums. Using drumsticks, Industrial Rhythm also plays on staging sets and items found in the audience. They have created a number of novel, hi-tech percussion instruments which are used in their performances.
They also feature Cirque Du Soleil Style Acrobat's and Gymnastics, Silk Aerialist's, Jumping Boot Air Men and Contortionist's. They have also added elements to the show which consist of Glow in the Dark LED drumming on Latin Percussion Instruments along with Mobile and Live Stand up drums.
In addition to their standard numbers, Industrial Rhythm also performs several audience-interactive numbers (planting props under the seats of the audience) egg shakers, custom drumsticks and mint tins allowing for collaboration with individual executives or the entire audience.
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