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Tag Archives: Rainer Ng
Hockey, Sailing, Singapore Hockey Federation, Singapore Sailing, Singapore Swimming Association, Swimming, Team Singapore, Youth Olympic Games
Team Singapore's results at the YOG on the sixth day of competition (Friday)
Here's how Team Singapore fared at the YOG on Friday.
BOYS' PRELIMINARY (GROUP B)
Singapore 7 Egypt 50
GIRLS' TECHNO 293
RACE 5: Audrey Yong finished 4th.
RACE 6: Audrey Yong finished 2nd.
Audrey is lying second overall after six races.
GIRLS' BYTE CII
RACE 5: Natasha Yokoyama finished 5th.
RACE 6: Natasha Yokoyama finished 1st.
Natasha is lying fourth overall after six races.
BOYS' BYTE CII
RACE 5: Darren Choy finished 9th.
RACE 6: Darren Choy finished 3rd.
Darren is lying third overall after six races.
BOYS' PRELIMINARY (POOL A)
Singapore 1 Pakistan 4.
BOYS' 200M BACKSTROKE (HEATS)
Rainer Ng finished 4th in Heat 3 in 2:06.74. He did not advance to the final.
GIRLS' 400M FREESTYLE (HEATS)
Chriselle Koh finished 8th in Heat 4 in 4:34.28. She did not advance to the final.
MIXED 4X100M MEDLEY RELAY (HEATS)
Singapore finished 5th in Heat 3 in 4:08.94. The team did not advance to the final.
GIRLS' 200M BREASTSTROKE (HEATS)
Cheryl Lim finished 6th in 2:40.23. She did not advance to the semi-finals.
GIRLS' 50M FREESTYLE (FINAL)
Amanda Lim came in 6th in 26.05s.
TEAM JUMPING
Caroline Chew (below) came in 4th, completing her jumps in 59 seconds with no penalties.
Tagged Amanda Lim, Audrey Yong, Caroline Chew, Cheryl Lim, Chriselle Koh, Darren Choy, Natasha Yokoyama, Rainer Ng
Archery, Athletics, Basketball, cycling, Fencing, Hockey, Sailing, Singapore Amateur Athletics Association, Singapore Hockey Federation, Singapore Sailing, SIngapore Sports Council, Singapore Swimming Association, Swimming, Taekwondo, Team Singapore, Youth Olympic Games
Team Singapore's results at the YOG on the fourth day of competition (Wednesday)
Here are Team Singapore's results for Wednesday.
GIRLS' RECURVE INDIVIDUAL (LAST 16):
Elif Begunhan Unsal (TUR) bt Vanessa Loh 121-119.
BOYS' RECURVE INDIVIDUAL (LAST 16):
Mohamed Jaffar Abdud Dayyan B bt Julien Rossignol (FRA) 107-96.
BOYS' 1000m (ROUND 1):
Zachary Devaraj finished in 8th position with a time of 2:32.27 .
GIRLS' 100m SPRINT (ROUND 1):
Liang Wei finished 4th with a time of 12.79.
BOYS' PRELIMINARY GROUP C: Singapore 21 USA 31
GIRLS' PRELIMINARY GROUP B: Singapore 14 Angola 20
BOYS' TIME TRIALS:
Joshua Travis Woodford finished 25th with a time of 4:26.65.
TEAM EVENT JUMPING (ROUND 1):
Caroline Chew completed her jumps within 96 seconds, with 4 penalties.
TEAM EVENT (SEMI-FINALS):
America 30 Asia-Oceania 24
Liane Wong scores 2 points for the team in her category, Youth Women – Foil.
BOYS' PRELIMINARY:
Singapore 1 Belgium 7
JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLE SCULLS (FINAL D):
Nadzrie Hyckell Hamzah finished 2nd with a time of 3:56.66.
JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLE SCULLS (FINAL D):
Joanna Chan finished 1st with a time of 4:12.58.
Race 3: Darren Choy finished 24th.
Race 4: Darren Choy finished 2nd.
Race 3: Natasha Yokoyama finished 23rd.
GIRLS' BIC TECHNO 293 (WINDSURFING)
BOYS' 50m BACKSTROKE (FINAL):
Rainer Ng finished 2nd with a time of 26.45, winning Singapore's first silver medal.
BOYS' 4x100m MEDLEY RELAY (HEATS):
Singapore finished 5th with a time of 3:52.89. Singapore did not advance to the Finals.
BOYS' 50m BUTTERFLY (SEMI-FINALS):
Pang Sheng Jun was disqualified.
Heat 2: Adeline Winata finished 5th with a time of 2:12.69.
Heat 4: Amanda Lim finished 3rd with a time of 2:04.68.
Both swimmers did not advance to the semi-finals.
GIRLS' 50m BACKSTROKE (SEMI-FINALS):
Adeline Winata finished 8th with a time of 31.48, missing the cut for the final.
BOYS' 73kg (QUARTER-FINALS):
Hak Kim Hak (Kor) bt Christopher Lee 12-1.
Tagged Abdul Dayyan Jaffar, Adeline Winata, Amanda Lim, Audrey Yong, Caroline Chew, Christopher Lee, Darren Choy, Joanna Chan, Joshua Travis Woodford, Liane Wong, Liang Wei, Nadzrie Hyckell Hamzah, Natasha Yokoyama, Pang Sheng Jun, Rainer Ng, Vanessa Loh, Youth Olympic Games, Zachery Devaraj
SIngapore Sports Council, Singapore Swimming Association, Swimming, Taekwondo, Team Singapore, Youth Olympic Games
Newsbreak: Rainer Ng wins silver in YOG 50m backstroke final!
Amazing stuff! Swimmer Rainer Ng has just won the silver in the Men's 50m backstroke final at the Youth Olympics!
The 18-year-old clocked 26.45sec to finish just 0.09sec behind Christian Homer of Trinidad & Tobago.
The irony is that Rainer's winning time was slower than the 26.37sec he clocked in the semi-finals yesterday which enabled him to advanced into the final as the second-fastest swimmer.
That time was also a new national record.
Rainer himself was cautious about his chances today despite his time yesterday because he suspected that some of the swimmers may have held themselves back to save up for today's final.
But his fears never materialised the moment he plunged backwards into the water tonight.
Rainer's silver-medal win also means that he is starting to reap the rewards from his decision to skip his studies for a year to focus on the YOG and the Asian Games in Guangzhou in November. The 18-year-old Raffles Institution student, who was supposed to take his A levels this year, left school in January.
His triumph is Singapore's third medal win at the YOG following Nurul SHafinas Abdul Rahman and Daryl Tan's bronzes in taekwondo.
My heartiest congratulations to Rainer. What a fantastic swim, and what a tremendous effort by this determined and dedicated athlete!
Take a bow, Rainer. You've done Singapore proud! And now, here's wishing you all the best for November's Asian Games
Tagged Christian Homer, Raffles Institution, Rainer Ng


In my previous post of setting the development environment in a right way I talked about tool called sdkman. Now, setting the development environment for java (or any jvm based) developers becomes very easy, sdkman introduced a support for java SE sdk.
The steps mentioned in my previous post for setting up java SDK becomes absolute and to manage different SDKs on your local environemt is done using sdkman.
I hope that this will make your life easy and java sdk (and related tool) setup in no time. Happy Coding!


Montreal August 10, 2009 – Regardless of age or skill level no one is drown-proof. The Montreal Children's Hospital Trauma Centre of the MUHC warns parents about the dangers of young children drowning in above-ground or in-ground backyard swimming pools. This warning is prompted by the second case in the past week of a child who was hospitalized at the Trauma Centre following a near-drowning event. The toddler was hospitalized last week and was cared for by MCH Trauma specialists. She has since recovered well and has been discharged home. Earlier in the same week another toddler was not as fortunate and succumbed to his injuries after drowning in an above ground pool.
According to MCH Trauma Director, Debbie Friedman, drowning is a leading cause of death in Canada for children aged 1 to 4 years; 50% of these deaths occur in Quebec. Friedman points out that at this age children are curious, they do not recognize the potential for danger, and they are impulsive. She notes that, according to The Canadian Red Cross, each year in Canada approximately 60 children aged 14 and under drown, while another 140 are hospitalized for near-drownings.
According to a 2006 Safekids Canada report, nearly 50% of drowning deaths occur around swimming pools, many in private homes with un-fenced or inadequately fenced swimming pools.
Friedman strongly supports the Quebec government's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Bill unveiled this past July, which is expected to go to the National Assembly in the fall of 2009. This Bill calls for specific standards, including mandatory fencing around newly installed pools. However, she urges municipalities to go further and pass and enforce by-laws that would require homeowners to ensure that all backyard swimming pools--not only newly installed ones--are surrounded by 4-sided fencing that is a minimum of 4 feet in height, that has no opening below the fence, and that has automatic locking gates. She emphasizes the importance of having NO direct access to the pool from the house or patio.
The fact that the law will only be in effect by next summer leaves trauma experts concerned about this summer. Carlo Galli, Trauma Coordinator of the Injury Prevention Program, reminds parents and caregivers of the importance of vigilant supervision since it takes no time for a young child to drown in as little as 5 centimetres of water.
Swimming pool areas should be well supervised with everyone keeping their eyes on the water.
Automatic locking gates should not only be installed but checked regularly to ensure proper functioning.
Children under 5 years of age should wear properly fitted personal floatation devices. This also applies to older children who are do not know how to swim.
In keeping with the coroner's recommendations of August 2008, it is strongly recommended that children and teens take swimming lessons.
Always remember to empty kiddie pools when not in use.
Knowledge of lifesaving techniques is an asset.
Ms. Friedman concludes that these tragic events are devastating and strongly encourages that the above recommendations be followed closely so that they can be prevented.
The Montreal Children's Hospital is the pediatric teaching hospital of the McGill University Health Centre. This institution is a leader in the care and treatment of sick infants, children, and adolescents from across Quebec. The Montreal Children's Hospital provides a high level and broad scope of health care services, and provides ultra-specialized care in many fields including: cardiology and cardiac surgery; neurology and neurosurgery, traumatology; genetic research; psychiatry and child development and musculoskeletal conditions, including orthopedics and rheumatology. Fully bilingual and multicultural, the institution respectfully serves an increasingly diverse community in more than 50 languages.


The WE CARE Cancer Support Group began in 2010 with the purpose of offering support and prayers to cancer sufferers and survivors, as well as to their family and friends. This group helps put our trust in God. Having a strong faith and belief in God can help us cope and maintain a positive attitude when dealing with this dreaded disease.
Nutritional guidelines to help prevent the occurrence/recurrence .
A new initiative is to learn about cancer causing environmental factors. The group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month immediately following the Paraklesis service. We hope to see you at one or more of our meetings this year. Remember, you don't have to have cancer to be part of this group. Come for the information and camaraderie!
For additional information, please contact Joanne Vagelatos.


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Sausages and bacon are available through our on-line shop to accompany your Christmas Goose.
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Arabic and Angels
The angels in Heaven are said to not be able to understand Aramaic because it represents a deviation from the Hebrew language. My question is: Do they understand the Arabic language (as is very close to the Hebrew language)?
After all, most of the words in the Arabic language sound like Hebrew.
murder sounds like the hebrew word.
servant sounds like in hebrew.
language malach-angel arabic
Seth J
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It's actually a quasi-interesting question. @!@#$%^& : If you translate it to English maybe you can get an answer. – Double AA♦ Apr 18 '12 at 18:50
people i know who speak arabic say that while there are roots in common, hearing one will not mean being able to discern meanings of actual words and phrases. the angels' not "understanding" aramaic is something (imho) a bit more spiritual and deeper than simply saying "they didn't learn it in angel school." – rosends Apr 18 '12 at 19:05
الآرامية هي أقرب بكثير الى العبرية من اللغة العربية. واعتقد انه اذا لم يتمكنوا من فهم اللغة الآرامية لم يتمكنوا من فهم اللغة العربية أيضا. – Seth J Apr 18 '12 at 21:17
قد اخترت أمثلة أفضل من ذلك بكثير. – Seth J Apr 18 '12 at 21:20
@SethJ was the point that they couldn't understand Aramaic or non-Hebrew? Your kal vachomer (if not Aramaic which is close, then not Arabic which is further) would not be necessary if the actual logic is "they don't understand anything that isn't lashon hakodesh, no matter how close but Aramaic is just the most relevant choice since that was the vernacular." – rosends Apr 18 '12 at 21:20
Whether that statement means that the angels don't understand Aramaic, or that they can understand it but consider it vulgar, is a topic of debate among the various commentaries. There is a summary of the whole issue, with extensive sources, in Beis Aharon, s.v. אין מלאכי השרת מכירין בלשון ארמי.
Maharsha (to Sotah 33a) explains that the specific mention of Aramaic is not to exclude other languages, but on the contrary: even though it's closely related to Hebrew, and even though it's prestigious enough that the original Aramaic Targum of the Torah was given at Sinai (Megillah 3a) (plus, also, parts of Tanach are written in it), still the angels consider it a low-class language as compared to Hebrew. All the more so, then, that other languages - which don't share these advantages - would be in that category too.
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@Maxood, please keep in mind that Alex's answer, like most content here, is from the point of view of Jewish tradition, and that here in particular, the relative values of languages being discussed are spiritual values, as understood by Jewish tradition. – Isaac Moses♦ Apr 19 '12 at 17:00
Also, @Maxood: to borrow a phrase from the Khazar king (see here, par. 6), "Although your book may be a miracle, as long as it is written in Arabic, a non-Arab as I am, cannot perceive its miraculous character; and even if it were read to me, I could not distinguish between it and any other book written in the Arabic language." Maybe Quranic Arabic is indeed a beautiful literary language; I don't know. But I do know that none of the Jewish Bible is written in it, and that there is no canonically Jewish Arabic translation of the Bible like there is with Aramaic. – Alex Apr 19 '12 at 17:15
@Maxood, please remember that this is a Jewish site. I do not, nor do, I believe, very many contributors here, visit Muslim sites and question the holiness or validity of the Quran and push the community there to embrace and accept the holiness of the Torah/Tanach. Please stop doing the reverse here. I often appreciate your contributions to our community, but sometimes you go too far. – Seth J Apr 20 '12 at 4:39
@Maxood To answer your original question: According to Judaism, (Biblical) Hebrew is the language with which G-d created the world, this is why it is superior to all other languages. Kabbalistically, the Hebrew word for an object is intrinsically linked with that object (since the word is actually the creative force behind the object), while the English word (for example) is only an arbitrary reference to that object that English-speakers agreed upon. – HodofHod Apr 22 '12 at 21:04
@Maxood If your question is: "According to Kabbalah, how do physical objects derive their life-force from their Hebrew name, if Hebrew doesn't have names for everything?", then I think it's a great question that you should consider asking here. – HodofHod Apr 25 '12 at 14:48
The Eliyah Rabbah on the Levush (101:9) says explicitly that Arabic is as bad as Aramaic if we say the reason is because of the language being a corruption of Hebrew.
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See my answer here and here is the gist: The Maadanei Yom Tov (note 7) ask a question that I won't bring up, but I will bring down what he says at the end: Arabic would fall into the same category as Aramaic.
I agree with that, since both Aramaic and Arabic are very close to Hebrew. However, certain words WOULD be understood because they are valid ways to pronounce the Hebrew word. For example, tishma3 in Hebrew and tisma3 in Arabic. Shevet Efraim pronounced shin "sin" always, so this is how they would say it, and we know "s" is one of the two authentic sounds of the letter shin. Ata and inta are hardly different, and the -ak and -ik suffixes aren't really different than -akh, -kha, -ekh, ayikh suffixes in Hebrew. These are just some examples. – Aman Jul 5 '12 at 15:23
Based on this Aramaic is not acceptable because it is a distortion of Hebrew, not simply a mutant or related language. I don't believe Arabic would fall into this category.
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Actually, it would seem to be in the same category as Aramaic (see Mechokekei Yehudah in the name of the Rika"m (?) note 93 here) – b a Oct 12 '12 at 21:37
I am a Muslim by religion. I love Hebrew and Aramaic as much as I love Arabic! The angels would understand any language as long as God likes them to understand that language. All languages are beautiful whether Hebrew, Aramaic or Arabic.
I would reckon that they would speak the language of the heaven dwellers, no matter what language background they have. What you say about those infants or children who were yet to speak but died during their childhood. So God knows best what language the angels would speak with them. We can state one fact with certainty that the language spoken by angels in heaven is of love, peace and blessings.
I like your answer a lot, but I think you (and the question) are taking things too literally. God isn't physical, and neither are angels, unless god needs them to be so for a particular reason. I doubt they communicate through language as do you and I. Does your theology disagree? – Baal Shemot Tovot Apr 19 '12 at 20:02
I happen to like your answer, but I wonder if you can say that it comes from a Jewish perspective, since that is what this site aims for, after all. That's not to say that a non-Jew is incapable of writing a good answer on this site, they are. But to be on-topic here, it must draw from Jewish sources. – HodofHod Apr 19 '12 at 20:05
I do love all languages. I do agree they are all beautiful (God created them!). I do believe angels can understand any language God wants them to understand. I agree that those in heaven speak the language of the heaven dwellers (that's a tautology really). I agree that the language in heaven is of love, peace and blessing. But I am not a Muslim by religion, and I believe that the language described above is Hebrew. If you edit that in than I will +1. Otherwise I'm not sure this answer is really Jewish in nature. – Double AA♦ Apr 19 '12 at 20:14
I also like this answer. The original poster of the question is asking based on Jewish traditional sources. That statement is taught in the Talmud. The Talmud is a bedrock set of books that are the underpinnings of our tradition (post-bible). A statement like that in the Talmud has to be taken seriously (although not necessarily literally, depending on the case). The question, then, is: "Since our tradition states that Aramaic, which is different from Hebrew, isn't understood by Angels, does this apply to Arabic, which is closely related to Hebrew?" (Apparently the asker thinks Arabic is.... – Seth J Apr 19 '12 at 20:40
...closer than Aramaic. That's how I understood the question, anyway. I personally think Aramaic is much closer than Arabic, which is reflected in my comments on the question.) Having said that, I would really love to upvote this answer, if not for the fact that it is not in line with Jewish tradition, which is the basis for the question (and the purpose of this site). Howerver, I will not downvote it. – Seth J Apr 19 '12 at 20:41
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Q: wpf disable on lost focus I have a simple wpf application that consists of 3 textboxes (tx1, tx2 and tx3).
Depending on the content of tx1, I would like to disable either tx2 or tx3.
I do this check in tx1_LostFocus and set tx2.IsEnabled or tx3.IsEnabled to False.
When disabling tx3 all works fine, the cursor goes to tx2.
But disabling tx2 results not in seeing my cursor in tx3, it is simply not visible.
I think the core of the problem is setting tx2.IsEnabled = False in tx1_LostFocus.
But I am forced to do this in the lost focus event.
Any clue?

A: So I did some quick tests and it looks like a control can receive focus even if it is not enabled.  I added these lines in the LostFocus event handler for textOne:
Debug.Print(b.Name + " lost focus.");
Debug.Print("Disabling " + this.textTwo.Name);

and this line in the GotFocus event handler for textTwo
Debug.Print("Enabling " + this.textTwo.Name);

You can see in the output window that when I tab out of textOne textTwo does get focus even though it is disabled:

textOne lost focus.
Disabling textTwo
textTwo got focus.

I think the best solution is to manually set focus after disabling the controls.  Something like this:
if (testCondition)
{
    tx2.IsEnabled = false;
    tx3.Focus();
}
else
{
    tx3.IsEnabled = false;
    tx2.Focus();
}

Better Solution
I like this solution better because it is not brittle.  It is not going to introduce strange tabbing behavior if you reorder your controls or change your condition logic.  In the GotFocus event handler for tx2 you can add this code to force focus to move to the next control if tx2 is disabled:
if (!tx2.IsEnabled)
{
    tx2.MoveFocus(new TraversalRequest(FocusNavigationDirection.Next));
};

A: Use tx3.Focus(); when you need to focus the cursor on it at the end of tx1_LostFocus.
Don't forget to enable tx2 if tx3 is disabled, and vice-versa.

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Tag: the raven boys
Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Title: The Raven Boys
Series: The Raven Cycle #1
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
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"There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve," Neeve said. "Either you're his true love . . . or you killed him."
It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he's looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.
For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.
"Fate," Blue replied, glowering at her mother, "is a weighty word to throw around before breakfast."
If you're looking for the perfect cold season read, then look no further than The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. It's the book to be curled up with in the dark while the cool, autumn rain or the calming winter snow falls outside. It's scary but not in the horror movie way that makes you jump out of your seat in a fright. It's the kind of scary that plays games with your mind, which I personally think is the much better version of scary.
Blue is by far one of the best female protagonists I've had the pleasure of reading in YA. She knows she's quite different because of her upbringing but she doesn't have a 'not like other girls' mentality. She is who she is and she owns that without bringing anyone else down in the process. It's admirable and makes the story infinitely more enjoyable.
I know that everyone else who has read the series has probably said the same thing, but I want to protect each of those boys from all the bad things in the world. Especially Ronan. That boy is nothing but trouble (although secretely soft as soft can be) and he needs to be wrapped up in copious amounts of bubble wrap.
Blue's family was also incredibly wonderful to read about. I love how Blue is surrounded by all of these women with strong personalities who embrace life and the gifts they have been given.
"She wasn't interested in telling other people's futures. She was interested in going out and finding her own."
I don't think I've ever read something where the writing matched the tone of the story so perfectly. Every sentence was dreamy and dark in the best way possible. Throughout the time I was reading the book, I kept taking pauses to fully absorb what I had just read. Some lines were so magical and it's amazing that someone's mind could be that awesome. Sometimes you can feel the author trying to hard to put in lines that will obviously be quoted in abundance, but at no point did it feel like Stiefvater was trying too hard. Everything she wrote felt so natural and so right.
The plot of The Raven Boys is one of the most unique plots out there. It's filled with Welsh mythology, fortune tellers, dream cars, a magical forest, mystery, and boys/men with a slew of issues. Alright so boys with issues may not a new plot point but they are interesting issues that add to the story immensely and make you love it even more.
The pacing did seem a little slow at first, but the more you get into the book the more you understand that it needed to start that way. There are a lot of characters and she takes the time to develop them properly. Not only that, but the plot itself has a great deal of things to get through in order to understand the mythology and how it ties in with everything else going on. If you've ever read this and weren't sure if you should continue because of a slow beginning, don't stop. Do not put it down. It's an extraordinary read you don't want to miss out on.
To sum this up, pick up a copy of The Raven Boys immediately. If you're looking for a dark and magical story filled with Welsh mythology and mystery, this is for you. Even if these may not be your preferred genres, you should still pick it up to be honest. Stiefvater's writing is so perfect that I promise it's worth the read.


Each of the lyric lines in this week's quiz mentions a real person who happens to be a musician, or a real musical group. Be alert: not all the musicians are from rock, and sometimes only the first or last name is mentioned. The number of X's in the line indicates the number of missing words.
Bonus: What three bands were name-checked by James Brown in his 1976 hit "Get Up Offa That Thing?"


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A Gorgeous Pre wedding Shoot at Paris, the True La Ville De L'amour!
Planning a pre wedding shoot abroad is a great but challenging choice as many factors have to be considered such as weather conditions and time constraints.
See how Deep and Surbhi and the photography team of WeddingSutra Favourite – Priyam Parikh Pictures managed to pull off a smooth shoot in Paris and come back with stunning pictures and memories of the trip.
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Do you have time for crafting before Thanksgiving? I hope so, because we'll be meeting this Sunday. I have to figure out what to make for holiday gifts, and I'll have pictures of the award-winning (no, seriously, it won an award at a little Halloween party–granted, they gave out A LOT of awards, but still) lion costume as well. At this meeting, we can discuss our annual crafting supply swap, too.
Grab your knitting needles, crochet hooks, embroidery thread, yarn, paper, pens,pencils, anything you need to make something cool and join us Sunday, November 18th (yes, this Sunday) for the next Church of Craft meeting. If the weather's nice, we may head out to the outdoor patio as we did last time, so look for us there if you don't see us inside.
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Your flashes of fire works remind me of Tony Buzan's excellent Mind Map Book, radiant thinking as a way to overcome horrors of blank page.
Thanks. I must check it out.
Your images reflect the deep recesses of the writer's 'tormented' mind, for me anyway. The flashes mirror the first stage of my writing, pencilling ideas in my note book, a tree diagram, an explosion of ideas to form a coherent story (or at least an outline), a lens for the reader to see the world from another angle. But first, as cool hazy rain is falling, weeds need to be uprooted at the side of house, while your flashes continue to haunt Prometheus with mischievous ideas.
Inspiring flashes, Steven. They prompt me to think thus: a chain of ideas/memories of our pasts spiralling out of control deep within the dark forests of our minds. We writers struggle to put them into words, sentences, paragraphs, pages, books to make sense of the mystery of our lives.
Yes, another nice metaphor. Ideas: fireworks of the mind.
Very Good, Steven. Fresh ideas. Alive and waiting to be written.


Beautiful home and a beautiful price. Come see..everything regarding this home is grand. The stately colonial exterior welcomes you into a magnificent foyer. 9' ceilings thru-out the main floor and over 4100 sq. ft. of living space. Curved oak staircase and a formal dining and living room adjacent to the entry. Stunning lg formal dining room w/tray ceiling as well. The kitchen has 42" cabinets, a center island w/a newer gas cook-top w/vented back draft & tons of cabinetry. The "great room" under-describes this room. Vaulted ceiling & a major two story stone fireplace catches your eye immediately. The main floor office has french doors, there's a FF laundry, a 3 car garage, a finished basement with 1200+ sq ft, full bath, granite wet bar and family /game room area's. The paver brick walk way and tiered patio enhance your exterior experience. Come see! Beautiful wooded backdrop!!!
Pine Knob Elementary School Elementary School / Public 7 0.57 mi.
Clarkston Junior High School Middle School / Public 5 2.15 mi.
Sashabaw Middle School Middle School / Public 7 0.79 mi.
Clarkston High School High School / Public 8 1.32 mi.
Bailey Lake Elementary School * Elementary School / Public 8 1.75 mi.
North Sashabaw Elementary School * Elementary School / Public 5 0.92 mi.
5425 WOODCREEK Street, Independence Township, MI 48348 is a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath single family home was sold for $320,000.


Here is S905X Chipset Box, which comes with proper HDMI 2.0 Connector and what we really like is Air Mouse Remote inside of the box. This is one of the Best Android TVBox from MyGica yet.
– Markings on Power adapter and Remote Dongle.
– Firmware is more stable.
– Merging MicroSD with internal Storage.
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This is the EMILY SCARF. She saw me knitting the cowl for my niece and said, "Well, when are you going to make an infinity scarf for me?! (note pout and pathetic look) You know I get cold while standing outside waiting for the bus at 5:30 am." My daughter is subtle as a sledge-hammer. So while talking with a friend about Christmas, I realized that I didn't have much for my daughter. We decided to have a lean Christmas this year as we have all we really need and well, funds are tight. But my daughter needed an infinity scarf! I had the perfect yarn. A friend at my knitting ministry restashed some luscious Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky. It is buttery soft and Alpaca is one of the warmest fibers on the market. Sweet Pea will no longer be cold while waiting for the bus, not on this mom's watch!!!!!! So shhh shhh, don't tell her about the scarf. It's a surprise, though the sneak walked into my studio as I was trying it on for the first time. She exclaimed- THAT's MINE! I WANT IT! Again, subtle as a sledgehammer. At least I know my last minute knitting will be appreciated! This cowl took about 4 hours from beginning to end. As it's a chunky yarn, it is a fairly quick knit and a good almost last minute present.
I wanted a quick knit with lots of texture. I contemplated cables, but the yarn is soft, so the cables didn't have the pop I wanted, so I settled on a rib, but then half way through, I got bored and switched to welts. As a result, there are vertical ribs and horizontal ribs. I like how the textures play against each other.
2 skeins of Cascade Yarn's Baby Alpaca Chunky, 100g / 3.5oz 108yds /100m in color 0558 ( velvet leaf) Alpaca has a fabulous drape, so working this pattern up in another yarn will lead to a garment with quite a different flow and drape.
Gauge: 3.5 sts to the inch 4 rows to the inch.
Cast on 176 stitches using long tail or cable cast on method.
Continue working in the 2x2 rib for the next 4 inches.
*Knit for the next 6 rounds.
Repeat from * to * ending with a knit round of 6.
Bind off all stitches. Sew in tails.
An infinity scarf doesn't really need to be blocked. So, wrap and give!


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Letter | Longtime Councilwoman Endorses Charles Peterson, Grateful for his History, Wisdom
October 18, 2015 by Danna McCall 3 Comments
Snoqualmie Residents,
I am writing to encourage the citizens of Snoqualmie to re-elect Charles Peterson to the City Council. Charles has devoted his life to the service of this City and we are very fortunate that he is willing to continue.
I had the pleasure of serving on the Council with Charles for nearly 10 years. He has my utmost respect and support. Charles is an exemplary public official who is intelligent, honest, hard-working and truly devoted to all of the citizens of Snoqualmie. His knowledge of the city, its development, its politics and its history are unmatched on the City Council or in the Administration.
Charles brings all of his knowledge and his research skills to bear on his decisions. He encourages deep and thoughtful discussions that make full Council decisions better. With nearly half of the current Council new in their positions, it is very important to retain Charles' experience, dedication and historical knowledge to support the new members. I am grateful to Charles for all of the history and wisdom he imparted to me while I was on the Council.
Charles is known all over the region as a very well-respected public official. He is endorsed by FIVE current Snoqualmie City Councilmembers, an incoming Councilmember, several former Snoqualmie City Councilmembers, the Mayor of North Bend and representatives of the North Bend Council, numerous Snoqualmie City Commission and Board members, and many other community leaders and citizens. There is a reason for this broad support: Charles is a man of integrity and an extremely valuable resource to this city and the region. We are very fortunate to have him.
I urge you to join me in voting to re-elect Charles Peterson to the Snoqualmie City Council.
Maria Henriksen
Snoqualmie City Councilmember 2003-2013
Filed Under: Letters, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Valley Info, Valley News Tagged With: Top Stories
Maddie says
Maria, with all the negative talk surrounding this campaign it is refreshing to read your positive words. All Snoqualmie residents should be in debt to Charles' public service and grateful for his contributions; I am.
However, as his occupation reads in the voters' pamphlet it may be time for him to RETIRE. Peterson does not have an email address listed in the voters' pamphlet [all three other Snoqualmie candidates do]. It may be best to keep up with the times and vote for a council member who is more reflective of Snoqualmie's young demographic where over 1/3 of our population is under the age of 18 yrs. Regardless of the election outcome either way we will have a dedicated public servant in office. -Maddie
Maria Henriksen says
Maddie,
Thank you for recognizing Councilmember Peterson's public service. You will easily find his email address on his campaign website at http://www.charles4council.com. His website is in the Voters' Pamphlet, on the King County Elections Voters' Pamphlet website and on his campaign signs. There are several tabs on Charles' website full of information about his experience, his positions, his service, his endorsements and his contact information. In my experience serving on the City Council with Charles, I found him to be very conscientious about representing all the citizens of the city, including strong support of youth and families. He raised his own children here and has been a strong supporter of the Snoqualmie Valley School District throughout his public service. Charles also supported the building of our Community Center and the partnership with the YMCA, which serves a huge number of children and families as well as empty nesters and singles. Charles is truly dedicated to representing the full spectrum of our community.
I would encourage all voters to read more about Charles at http://www.charles4council.com .
According to meeting minutes on our City's website [http://www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us/CityGovernment/CityCouncil.aspx] Charles Peterson OPPOSED the development of Snoqualmie Ridge when Snoqualmie's population was less than 1,200 and was almost bankrupt a few decades ago.
I also see Peterson opposed having the library on the ridge and wanted to keep it downtown when it was the least used library in the whole King County Library System [when I last visited the the librarian she told me our library on the ridge is now the most used library in the whole King County Library System]. Yes Charles Peterson has a long distinguish history of public service but he has not always looked out for the interest of the residents on the ridge. As Deana Rudolph said in he Living Snoqualmie FB post maybe you are more focused on "keeping the band together than moving our city forward."


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When the weather turns cooler, one of my favorite things to make for a family gathering is slow cooker apple cider. This year, I thought it would be fun to mix it up and make slow cooker caramel apple cider. It was a huge hit and the perfect treat on a crisp fall day.
When the apple juice is very hot, the caramel may start to seperate. That's ok, just give it a stir and it is perfect again.
This recipe was originally shared on Tatertots & Jello as a guest post.
I bet this makes the house smell incredible!
What a delicious looking fall drink! The glass mugs are really beautiful, where did you get them?
Thanks so much, Lauren! They are from Cost Plus World Market. I always find great stuff there!
This looks so yummy, especially on a cold autumn day!
This is AMAZING!!!! Thanks so much for posting it!
The title says "cider" but the recipe says "apple juice". Have you tried it with actual cider?
Is there anyway to make just a cup of this or to freeze it? No one in my house like hot apple of any sort!
A single serving would be great, just reduced the ingredients. I think you will love it!
I swear EVERY time I decide to make something and do a search your site comes up!
This was so easy and tasted complex and wonderful! I made it with a good quality apple cider instead of the apple juice. Made it 5 hours before a fall party, put the crock pot on low, and forgot all about it, except for the fact the house smelled like heaven! Everyone was shocked to know it was so simple! Yum!
That's so great! Thanks for sharing, Melissa!
I'm definitely going to make this! The "apple pie" aroma in the house must be awesome!
I would love to know, is there a way to make a single serving of this? assumedly you use 1 cup instead of 12, but would you still use the one cup in a slow cooker, or how else would you do it?


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Mark Borchardt felt like a failure. However, with a beer in his hand, he started thinking about the great American script and the great American movie. The time for drinking and dreaming is over. It is time to create and complete. This will be his ticket out of failure, out of depression. Making a film will give his life meaning.
So begins Chris Smith's funny and poignant documentary, American Movie. Smith follows Borchardt as he tries to finance, cast and make his independent film interviewing Borchardt's actors, his crew, his family and his friends.
Borchardt is a fascinating character. He is endlessly eloquent and incredibly passionate about his film project. He is also, we suspect unintentionally, hilarious. His interactions with his best friend (a scene stealing Mike Schank) are beyond priceless. While never cruel, at times Smith's documentary feels more mock than doc.
However, Smith never allows us to simply laugh at Mark and Mike's adventures in filmmaking. American Movie isn't the story of two deluded friends. We cannot help but admire Borchardt's determination. The documentary is an exploration of the aspirational nature of filmmaking and an examination of the lives of its endearing characters - their frustrations, hopes and dreams.
In an interview with Disolve, Smith says that he didn't start out to make a movie about filmmaking. "It was always a human story," the director explains. "I was attracted to Mark, and the struggles he had, and the dream he was trying to pursue. For me, that was always at the heart of what we were trying to film."
Smith adds that he was interested in Mark "as an individual, and his philosophical look at the world. He always impressed me and surprised me in the way he looked at things. His energy, enthusiasm, passion, and compassion felt so unique at that time, so it was something I was just very attracted to, in terms of seeing how that resonated through his life, and what he was trying to achieve."
Based on over 70 hours of footage, American Movie was released in 1999 and it is very much a film of its own time. In the interview, Smith states that "this movie would have been very different today".
He explains that "there's much more self-awareness in terms of people's interaction with cameras and knowing where that ends up in terms of reality programmes. What we would have captured would have been very different just in terms of self awareness. I think that it definitely was a product of that time in the best possible way."
Filmmaking Documentary Recommendations
American Movie is part of the filmmaking sub-genre of Documentary 7.
If you enjoyed this movie, I would also recommend:
Burden Of Dreams
Filmworker
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
I would also like to include the following honourable mentions: Lost In La Mancha, Cameraperson, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story Of Cannon Films, Best Worst Movie and The Kid Stays In The Picture.
Do you have any filmmaking documentaries that you would like to recommend? If so, do let us know in the comments section below or over on Twitter. You can find me @500DaysOfFilm.
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Q&A with Patricia Hruby Powell
Patricia Hruby Powell is the author of Loving vs. Virginia, a new book for young adults about the landmark 1967 Supreme Court case on interracial marriage. Her other books include Josephine and Frog Brings Rain. She lives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
Q: Why did you decide to write a book for young adults about the Loving v. Virginia case?
A: Before Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker had come out, Chronicle Books had just turned down another of my manuscripts, and I think they felt a little bad about it, because they had liked it, but . . . it wasn't "right" for them.
My publisher asked if I would be interested in writing about the Loving v. Virginia case. I looked it up, it rekindled the little bit I'd known about the case. I thought it was fascinating—and important—so I said yes. Yes!
Q: How did you decide on the book's structure, which includes alternating perspectives from Mildred's and Richard's perspectives, plus documentary information about the history relating to their case?
A: That evolved. The book still wasn't under contract, but I'd sent in the first three chapters and an outline for a nonfiction book. My wonderful editor, Melissa Manlove, called and asked if I'd write the story as a documentary novel.
(For the first half of my career, when editors asked me to rethink a story and do it differently, I usually said, Well, no, I envision it as I wrote it. I eventually realized that editors are remarkably intelligent and know what they're talking about—they know what they're asking—so I changed my way of looking at things).
So, when Melissa asked, I said, Sure . . . what's a documentary novel?
Answer: an informational book, but with liberties. (Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is the first well-known documentary novel, sometimes called "creative nonfiction." It's accurate, factual, but the author may see it from the character's point of view, as if he were there.)
Melissa and I discussed all this. I chose to tell the story from the point of view of Mildred, alternating with Richard. (I could have added the sheriff, or a judge, but it seemed strongest to stay with the two main players).
This opened doors and made the writing so enjoyable. I could create scenes. Instead of saying, they had multi-generational neighborhood parties with blacks, whites, and Indians gathered together. I could show Mildred dancing at a multi-generational, multi-racial neighborhood party.
I could show them in their integrated neighborhood living in a segregated state, where the sheriff would stop a car if he saw a black person with a white person sitting together—I could build a scene to show the injustice of that. I could show Richard and Mildred falling in love as teenagers, running through the woods holding hands.
From the beginning, Chronicle Books had asked me to collect photos for the book. I also included documents which blew my mind, like the 1924 "Racial Integrity Act" which pointedly outlawed interracial marriage—as a health issue!
Rather than just captioning the photos, we decided to add quotations that would provoke thinking on the part of the readers. My editor wanted line drawings to show the personal story of the couple, so that's when Shadra Strickland came on board.
Q: How did you research the book, and what surprised you most in the course of your research?
A: I read about the first case at the Virginia State Library on microfilm. I read books about the complete case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. I watched Nancy Buirski's documentary, The Loving Story, a bunch of times. I watched Hope Ryden's film footage taken of the Lovings in the '60s.
Richard and Mildred were both deceased by the time I started my research, but I interviewed Mildred's younger brother Lewis Jeter by phone on multiple occasions. Eventually I'd interview Mildred's older brother Otha Jeter in his home.
I interviewed Ray Green, the Lovings' close friend, standing around a pick-up truck on a rural road outside a convenience store, with a bunch of other of their friends, when they gathered for an evening hang. A younger member of the community had told me that they hang out there most evenings.
The younger generation wanted the story told, but Richard and Mildred's generation were reluctant to talk. Once they started, though, they were lovely, warm, charming, and fun. I just had to build trust at the beginning of each interview.
I played music that I listened to in my 20s when I was falling in love frequently, to remind myself how it is to fall in love. My husband and I talked about love. That's research.
Q: What do you think is the legacy of the Loving v. Virginia case today?
A: I think the case applies to same-sex marriage. As Mildred said, people should marry who they want. It's not the State's business.
Ban on interracial marriage was seen, at the time, as the last vestiges of inequality. That's what the young lawyers, Bernard Cohen and Phil Hirschkopf, said at an interview at the time of the Supreme Court decision—that racism could now be laid to rest.
Clearly, we have a lot more work to do in our country to eradicate racism. I think this case and, hopefully, this book help bring awareness. I hope reading it helps young readers empathize with the characters. Young adults know about love. This is a love story, with a story of the Civil Rights Movement running behind it.
A: Struttin' With Some Barbecue (the story of Louis Armstrong's wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong, jazz pianist) is scheduled to come out in 2018 with Charlesbridge.
My agent is shopping a book about civil rights worker Ella Baker, and a manuscript called Not Your Average Joe, about a young man who serves a busload of black musicians in a sundown town in 1941. I'm finishing off a book for middle grade readers entitled On the Trail of Nancy Drew. I'm starting research on the wonderful Rachel Carson.
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Q&A with Melanie Wallace
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Q&A with Carrie Jenkins
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Q&A with Rich Lo
Q&A with Peter Swanson
Q&A with Elizabeth Minnich
Q&A with Marina Budhos
Q&A with Michael H. Cottman
Q&A with Jonathan White
Q&A with Susan Rivers
Q&A with April Ryan
Q&A with Rion Amilcar Scott
Q&A with Molly Haskell
Q&A with Michelle Ross
Q&A with David Eric Tomlinson
January 2017 Jewish Book Carnival
Q&A with Adrienne Ross Scanlan
Q&A with Dwight Holing
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