Thursday, September 30, 2010
Justin Bieber - U Smile [Music Video Premiere]
The video is rather boring and song's chorus makes me cringe. Oh well.
The Compromises FDR Made to Get Social Security
And its implications for ensuing events. Undoubtedly, Social Security is one of the most significant federal programs in US history, a liberal program with a conservative funding mechanism.
Zhailon Levingston, Gentry Williams, Isaac Haas, Emily Mwakitawa lead cast of SLTA in making Rent in Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College, Oct 14 - 24, 7:30 pm
Rent has arrived for the hard-working team at Shreveport Little Theater Academy. The edgy show has been re-worked for young audiences, says Robert Darrow; it has lost some language and one tune.
The cast features some of the sweatiest teens in town:
Gentry Williams (Mark Cohen), Isaac Haas (Roger Davis), Zhailon Levingston (Tom Collins), Madison Edwards (Benjamin Coffin III), Emily Mwakitawa (Joanne Jefferson), Kaelon Gerard (Angel Schunard), Erin Davis (Mimi Marquez), Wallace Rakoczy (Maureen Johnson), Lauren Rogers (Mark’s mom and others), Seth Taylor (Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, a pastor, the man, and others),
Emma Foreman (Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others), Matthew Torma (Gordon, Mr. Grey, and others), Christopher White (Paul, a cop, a waiter, man with squeegee, and others), Madeline Hiers (Alexi Darling, Roger’s mom, and others).
Direction by Jared Watson, choreography by Laura M. Beeman, musical direction by Adam Philley. In addition: Emily Kitchens, production stage manager; Courtney Gaston & Adam Boyd, set design; Adam Boyd/No Drama Productions, sound design; David White, lighting design; and Gentry Williams, costume design.
All performances are held at Anderson Auditorium in Hurley Music Bldg – next door to Marjorie Lyons Playhouse.
Opening Night Thursday, October 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 15, 16, 22, & 23 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 17 @ 2 p.m.
October 24 @ 2 p.m. - interpreted in American Sign Language
Tickets: $22.00 – ($10.00 – Student Rush policy)
Box Office: 300 Ockley Dr. (at Youree Dr.) in Shreveport. Open Mon.-Fri. from noon to 4pm Call: 318.424.4439
The cast features some of the sweatiest teens in town:
Gentry Williams (Mark Cohen), Isaac Haas (Roger Davis), Zhailon Levingston (Tom Collins), Madison Edwards (Benjamin Coffin III), Emily Mwakitawa (Joanne Jefferson), Kaelon Gerard (Angel Schunard), Erin Davis (Mimi Marquez), Wallace Rakoczy (Maureen Johnson), Lauren Rogers (Mark’s mom and others), Seth Taylor (Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, a pastor, the man, and others),
Emma Foreman (Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others), Matthew Torma (Gordon, Mr. Grey, and others), Christopher White (Paul, a cop, a waiter, man with squeegee, and others), Madeline Hiers (Alexi Darling, Roger’s mom, and others).
Direction by Jared Watson, choreography by Laura M. Beeman, musical direction by Adam Philley. In addition: Emily Kitchens, production stage manager; Courtney Gaston & Adam Boyd, set design; Adam Boyd/No Drama Productions, sound design; David White, lighting design; and Gentry Williams, costume design.
All performances are held at Anderson Auditorium in Hurley Music Bldg – next door to Marjorie Lyons Playhouse.
Opening Night Thursday, October 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 15, 16, 22, & 23 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 17 @ 2 p.m.
October 24 @ 2 p.m. - interpreted in American Sign Language
Tickets: $22.00 – ($10.00 – Student Rush policy)
Box Office: 300 Ockley Dr. (at Youree Dr.) in Shreveport. Open Mon.-Fri. from noon to 4pm Call: 318.424.4439
Cycle Chic
Yesterday I picked up as usual the newspaper just before getting into the train in the afternoon, I usually only get to read the first 10 pages or so (after all it's a very short commute) but yesterday I made it to the business section, ha! and I came across a young entrepreneur master mind behind a cycling online store. I loved her entrepreneurial story (she started with £500 a couple of years ago) so I went and checked it out. CUTE! London is amid a bike craze, the bike scheme has been a great success and it seems that everybody wants to cycle around. I'm still a bit scared to be honest but if I go for it i will be definitely be picking some gear at CycleChic!
Guess Who This Five Year-Old Girl - You Will Be Stunned
hot gossip is that, Now that's what we call a COME UP!! All you parents of UGLY CHILDREN out there . . . you have hope!!!
You will be simply stunned when you all see her now
To see the UNCENSORED pics, click here - free celebrity pictures
Li Cunxin, subject of movie Mao's Last Dancer, was guest artist with Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet numerous times 1990's; see screening of movie on Sun, Oct 10, 3:30 pm at RFC
"Li Cunxin, the subject of the film "Mao's Last Dancer,", performed as a guest artist with the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet in “The Nutcracker” in 1984, 1985, 1991, and 1994. In 1991, Li and his wife, Mary McKendry, shared the stage with current SMB Artistic Director Kendra Feazel Meiki, who was performing the role of “Clara” in “The Nutcracker.” Meiki has maintained a friendship with Li and McKendry since that time," writes Kate Pedrotty.
On Sunday, October 10 at 3:30pm, the Robinson Film Center and the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet will host a special screening of Mao’s Last Dancer that will include commentary from Kendra Meiki and archival video from some of Li’s performances in Shreveport.
For information on the special screening on October 10, please contact Kate Pedrotty, Executive Director of the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet: 318-866-9916; 318-918-9809; kate.pedrotty.smb@gmail.com.
She adds, "This movie speaks powerfully about our community's important connections to a wider world of art and culture."
On Sunday, October 10 at 3:30pm, the Robinson Film Center and the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet will host a special screening of Mao’s Last Dancer that will include commentary from Kendra Meiki and archival video from some of Li’s performances in Shreveport.
For information on the special screening on October 10, please contact Kate Pedrotty, Executive Director of the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet: 318-866-9916; 318-918-9809; kate.pedrotty.smb@gmail.com.
She adds, "This movie speaks powerfully about our community's important connections to a wider world of art and culture."
Royalty Breaks Tradition at Winnetonka Homecoming
Queen candidates are in front from left: Michelle Gummig, Emily Taylor, Alexis Barbosa, Shelby Corkill, Emily Mischke and Sydnee Schram.
King candidates are in back from left: Ray Kincaid, Andrew Overall, Andrew Martin, Preston Oakes, Duane Byrd-Johnson and Layton Barkema.
>>Read more about Winnetonka Homecoming
Staley High School Celebrates Homecoming Week with “Bright Lights & Big City”
>>Read more about Staley Homecoming
PARENT PLACE
Top 10 Study Strategies
Courtesy of Scholastic Parents
Courtesy of Scholastic Parents
- Beat procrastination! Teach your child, by example, not to put off tasks.
- Instead of denying your son privileges for not studying, offer him rewards or incentives for getting his schoolwork done.
- Get organized! Ensure that your grade-schooler has separate sections in her notebook for notes, homework, and graded materials for each class.
- Make sure he's taking notes in class — not only for information, but because it will help him see how much time his teacher spends on a subject area.
- After class or in the evenings, encourage your child to write a review of key ideas from each class.
- Teach your daughter to be an active reader who outlines and annotates her textbooks. If she is not allowed to write in her books, have her keep these notes in a special notebook.
- Encourage him to read through textbook sections before they're reviewed in class.
- When studying for a test, suggest that your child arranges class and reading notes chronologically to ensure she's studying the appropriate material.
- Help him create "fact sheets" of key ideas and terms scattered randomly on a page. If he can recall details in random order, they're stored in his brain.
- A combination of memorization and concept comprehension will yield the longest-lasting and most complete knowledge.
District Activity Highlights
Football
North Kansas City 22
Ruskin 20
In the Hornets first win of the season, quarterback Zac Benintende had 11 completions for 122 yards. Running back Kyle Washington had 13 carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Nick Stockdale returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown and had a 2-point conversion.
Oak Park 14
Platte County 26
FOX4 Game of the Week
Staley 3
Kearney 21
Winnetonka 0
Lee’s Summit West 30
>>View 2010 Griffin Football photos
Girls Golf
Winnetonka’s Emma Windham finished 1st in the White Conference tournament held Sept. 27 at Paradise Golf Complex. Emma shot a 90, leading the pack of 27 golfers from seven schools.
Soccer
Oak Park Varsity Soccer had a busy week! Here are their final results:
Sept. 22
Oak Park 1
Liberty 4
Oak Park’s goal was scored by Rajko Radovic.
Sept. 27
Winnetonka 0
Oak Park 2
Diego Rodriguez and Dylan Drambour scored goals for the Northmen. Goalkeeper Matt Ebinger recorded the shutout.
Sept. 28
Oak Park 4
Grandview 0
Goals were scored by Milorad Milic, Pierre Francois, Armando Moreno and Rajko Radovic. Andrew Fishel was in goal and recorded the shutout.
Softball
The Lady Hornets Varsity Softball team had two wins in two games this week! In a double-header against Ruskin, North Kansas City dominated both games. In just three innings, the Hornets recorded shutout scores of 18-0 and 17-0. MacKenna Nolan pitched and won both games. With all players swinging the bats, hitters are too many to list. See below for individual results from stellar performances.
Maggie Brooks
Game 1: 2-for-2 scoring two runs and three RBI’s. She hit for a single and a triple.
Game 2: Three RBI’s
Jordan Knox
Game 1: 1-for-3 with three RBI’s and a single.
MacKenna Nolan
Game 1: Two RBI’s
Game 2: One RBI
In the second game, Jazmyn Holt and Autumn McMullin each had two RBI’s.
Swim/Dive
North Kansas City’s Griffin Schmitt qualified for state this past weekend in the 500 Free with a time of 5:05.92. The Hornets placed 7th out of 20 teams at the North Kansas City Schools Invitational. The team travels to Raytown this Friday to compete in the Eubank Invitational.
The Staley Swim and Dive team placed 3rd at the North Kansas City Schools Invitational this past weekend. The 200 Free Relay of Alex McIntyre, David Maynard, Jordan Milhon and Andy Herdman, and the 400 Free Relay of Alex McIntyre, David Maynard, Jordan Milhon and Nathaniel Vawter qualified for state. The Staley boys have now qualified all three relay teams for state competition.
Tennis
The Oak Park Girls Varsity Tennis team had a successful week. On Monday, they beat Staley 5-4. On Tuesday, they defeated Platte County 7-2. With the wins, the girls clinched the conference title. This is the team’s first conference title since 2003. The Varsity record stands at 10-2, with the JV record being 11-1.
Volleyball
The Lady Griffin Volleyball team ground out a win against conference foe Fort Osage Sept. 23. In addition to fighting off a tough Fort Osage team, senior Shelby Corkill became the 13th player in Missouri history to go over the 1,000 career kill mark.
>>View photos
North Kansas City 22
Ruskin 20
In the Hornets first win of the season, quarterback Zac Benintende had 11 completions for 122 yards. Running back Kyle Washington had 13 carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Nick Stockdale returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown and had a 2-point conversion.
Oak Park 14
Platte County 26
FOX4 Game of the Week
Staley 3
Kearney 21
Winnetonka 0
Lee’s Summit West 30
>>View 2010 Griffin Football photos
Girls Golf
Winnetonka’s Emma Windham finished 1st in the White Conference tournament held Sept. 27 at Paradise Golf Complex. Emma shot a 90, leading the pack of 27 golfers from seven schools.
Soccer
Oak Park Varsity Soccer had a busy week! Here are their final results:
Sept. 22
Oak Park 1
Liberty 4
Oak Park’s goal was scored by Rajko Radovic.
Sept. 27
Winnetonka 0
Oak Park 2
Diego Rodriguez and Dylan Drambour scored goals for the Northmen. Goalkeeper Matt Ebinger recorded the shutout.
Sept. 28
Oak Park 4
Grandview 0
Goals were scored by Milorad Milic, Pierre Francois, Armando Moreno and Rajko Radovic. Andrew Fishel was in goal and recorded the shutout.
Softball
The Lady Hornets Varsity Softball team had two wins in two games this week! In a double-header against Ruskin, North Kansas City dominated both games. In just three innings, the Hornets recorded shutout scores of 18-0 and 17-0. MacKenna Nolan pitched and won both games. With all players swinging the bats, hitters are too many to list. See below for individual results from stellar performances.
Maggie Brooks
Game 1: 2-for-2 scoring two runs and three RBI’s. She hit for a single and a triple.
Game 2: Three RBI’s
Jordan Knox
Game 1: 1-for-3 with three RBI’s and a single.
MacKenna Nolan
Game 1: Two RBI’s
Game 2: One RBI
In the second game, Jazmyn Holt and Autumn McMullin each had two RBI’s.
Swim/Dive
North Kansas City’s Griffin Schmitt qualified for state this past weekend in the 500 Free with a time of 5:05.92. The Hornets placed 7th out of 20 teams at the North Kansas City Schools Invitational. The team travels to Raytown this Friday to compete in the Eubank Invitational.
The Staley Swim and Dive team placed 3rd at the North Kansas City Schools Invitational this past weekend. The 200 Free Relay of Alex McIntyre, David Maynard, Jordan Milhon and Andy Herdman, and the 400 Free Relay of Alex McIntyre, David Maynard, Jordan Milhon and Nathaniel Vawter qualified for state. The Staley boys have now qualified all three relay teams for state competition.
Tennis
The Oak Park Girls Varsity Tennis team had a successful week. On Monday, they beat Staley 5-4. On Tuesday, they defeated Platte County 7-2. With the wins, the girls clinched the conference title. This is the team’s first conference title since 2003. The Varsity record stands at 10-2, with the JV record being 11-1.
Volleyball
The Lady Griffin Volleyball team ground out a win against conference foe Fort Osage Sept. 23. In addition to fighting off a tough Fort Osage team, senior Shelby Corkill became the 13th player in Missouri history to go over the 1,000 career kill mark.
>>View photos
When Jesus Made My Muslim Friend "Feel Good"
Today's installment from the Our Daily Bread devotional speaks of what we do for others when we praise God. That set me to thinking. I wrote the following in linking to the piece over on Facebook:
A Muslim friend once asked me to come to a funeral visitation. His brother-in-law had just died. I was able to show up just before the public calling hours began and before a class I was teaching that night.Share Jesus! The world needs Him...and Jesus is counting on you to help others "feel good" for all eternity!
I spent some time with my friend and his family. He then guided me to another room in the funeral home so that we could speak privately. He thanked me for being there and then asked me what I believed happened to human beings at the point of death.
Long ago, I learned to be upfront about what Jesus, the Bible, and the Church teach about issues when my non-Christian friends ask. So, I told him that while I couldn't know everything for sure and that while I was certain that God will respect the choices of those who overtly reject Christ during this lifetime, one day we will all stand in the presence of the risen Jesus for "judgment."
But judgment will not depend on our "good works" or on being "nice people." I know myself, at least, and I am aware of all the sinful thoughts I've harbored, all the inhumane deeds I've done. I know my sins and that no cosmic eraser is big enough to alter the simple fact that I'm incapable of being righteous, incapable of being good enough to live--let alone, stand--in the presence of the perfect God of creation. I don't deserve heaven with God.
In a very real sense, Jesus won't even judge us. Jesus said, "God did not send the Son [that's Jesus] into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. Those who believe [trust] in Him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the Name of the only Son of God" (John 3:17-18). We will judge ourselves, effectually, and be judged on whether we have dared to trust the goodness of Jesus, whether we have given up on trusting in ourselves or the world more than we trust in God, whether we repudiate our sins and grasp hold of Jesus Christ as our only hope.
Martin Luther put it well. At the judgment, Luther pointed out, Jesus will look on two different throngs of people, both throngs composed of sinners. But one throng will stand naked in their sin. The other throng will stand covered with Jesus. My hope for eternity, I told my friend that night in the funeral home, was not based on my works or my goodness, which are negligible at best, but on Jesus Christ alone.
I went on to explain that my relationship with Christ gave me confidence and hope for the living of each day, it softened my heart to the needs of others for justice and compassion, and it emboldened to me serve in Jesus' Name without regard to the opinions of others. (That is, my relationship with Christ does these things when I don't allow myself to spend too much time contemplating my own navel, worrying about my priorities, or worshiping at the altar of Mark.)
It wasn't clear to me how my friend would react to my answer to his question. In answering him, I tried to abide by the words of Saint Peter who told the oppressed churches of Asia Minor: "Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence" (1 Peter 3:15-16). I wanted my friend to know that, like God, I loved him and cared about his family, whether he chose to trust in Jesus or not.
We talked about some other things. Then, it was time for me to go. I hugged my friend. As we approached the door of the funeral home, with tears in his eyes, he said, "Mark, I don't know what it was exactly, but something you said back there made me feel really good."
The truth about Jesus Christ can make us feel miserable, of course. Knowing that a just man who committed no sin died on a cross for my sins is an indictment of every member of the human race. Our sins put Jesus on that cross He didn't deserve. We deserved it instead.
But the compassion of Christ, the fact that He undertook this act of self-sacrifice for us and that all who repudiate their own sin and trust in Him (and commit themselves to the lifetime struggle against their own sin to which all Christian saints/sinners are committed) "makes us feel good." It brings joy and peace and hope!
The Bible says, "The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). And in another spot it says this gift comes to all with faith (Romans 3:21-26).
Whenever we praise God, as I tried to do in that funeral home room with my friend, we really do it for others. (This is true, even in our private times with the Bible and prayer to God, because these things fortify our faith and fill us again with the infectious love, grace, and truth of the God we know in Jesus.) Our gratitude to God for Jesus Christ, swelling up in words and deeds, as well as in "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs" can bring hope and strength to all people...and it may plant the seed of a new life that will last forever with God.
The Cherry on the Cake
I'm very very excited about the new paper collection at the V&A Museum shop. The Cherry on the Cake range is a collection of designer made limited editions of the very best in the shop. This third edition is focused on paper, a much loved product by many of us and the collection is flawless. Among others there is a laser print cut print by the famed Rob Ryan, a screenprint by typographist specialist James Brown that celebrates beauty and usefulness, and an incredibly intricate hand cut print by Chisato Tamabayashi. All in all a stunning celebration of everything print and paper. As usual the V&A never ceases to impress.
The Hottest Billionaire Heiresses
All these attractive women are heiresses of big fortunes. It doesn"t mean that they know how to earn big bucks. They just were lucky enough to have David Rockerfeller Sr. as a grandfather or Michael Bloomberg as dad.
Charlotte Casiraghi
Age: 23
Billionaire Family: Grimaldi Family of Monaco
Family Fortune: $1 billion
Dylan Lauren
Age: 36
Billionaire Father: Ralph Lauren
Family Fortune: $4.6 billion
Ariana Rockefeller
Age: 27
Billionaire Grandfather: David Rockerfeller Sr.
Family Fortune: $2.2 billion
Georgina Bloomberg
Age: 27
Billionaire Father: Michael Bloomberg
Family Fortune: $18 billion
Amanda Hearst
Age: 26
Billionaire Family: The Hearst family
Family Fortune: $1.5 billion
Tamara Ecclestone
Age: 25
Billionaire Father: Bernard Ecclestone
Family Fortune: $4 billion
Holly Branson
Age: 28
Billionaire Father: Richard Branson
Family Fortune: $4 billion
Anna Anisimova
Age: 23
Billionaire Father: Vasily Anisimov
Family Fortune: $1.6 billion
Paris and Nikki Hilton
Age: 29
Billionaire Grandfather: William Hilton
Family Fortune: $2.5 billion
Kathrine and Cecilie Fredriksen
Age: 25
Billionaire Father: John Fredriksen
Family Fortune: $7.7 billion
Ivanka Trump
Age: 28
Billionaire Father: Donald Trump
Family Fortune: $2 billion
Marta Ortega Pérez
Age: 26
Billionaire Father: Amancio Ortega Gaona
Family Fortune: $25 billion
Paige Johnson
Age: 24
Billionaire Father: Robert Johnson
Family Fortune: $1 billion (2008)
Josie Ho Chiu Yi
Age: 35
Billionaire Father: Stanley Ho
Family Fortune: $2 billion
Hind Hariri
Age: 26
Billionaire Father: Rafik Hariri
Family Fortune: $1.1 billion (2008)
Samantha Perelman
Age: 20
Billionaire Father: Ron Pearlman
Family Fortune: $11 billion
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