Woman Makes Origami For Fallen Servicemen
5 June 2008, 16:04 No comments
When Judy Dunn looked over and saw her sixth-grade classmate folding an origami crane out of a scrap of paper, she never could have imagined it would be the starting point of a project as ambitious in scope as she now faces.
Dunn, now a 51-year-old local craft artist, is currently folding a crane for every [...]
In Paintings By Monet And Manet We See How Mens Hobbies Begin
12 May 2008, 00:12 No comments
A seated young woman with a lapdog looks up thoughtfully from her book. To the right of her, a girl in a pretty dress has turned her back to us and is staring downwards through some iron railings. A cloud of steam is rising from left to right below them. The girl seems to be [...]
Movie review Nim
7 April 2008, 04:04 No comments
Nim (Abigail Breslin) lives a regular Nim’s Family Robinson life on her own deserted isle in “Nim’s Island,” the reasonably delightful new kids’ fantasy film based on Wendy Orr’s novel. She swings among the trees, spends her days with her pals - a sea lion, a pelican and a lizard - and her nights with [...]
Movie review Nim
7 April 2008, 04:04 No comments
Nim (Abigail Breslin) lives a regular Nim’s Family Robinson life on her own deserted isle in “Nim’s Island,” the reasonably delightful new kids’ fantasy film based on Wendy Orr’s novel. She swings among the trees, spends her days with her pals - a sea lion, a pelican and a lizard - and her nights with [...]
Its not paranoia if customer service is really out to get you
2 April 2008, 23:11 No comments
You know, the one informing all customer service personnel that Im public enemy No 1? If its not wayward parcels with NZ Post or dodgy broadband connections with Telecom its holiday bookings sprouting wings and taking flight with Air New Zealand.
Im going on holiday in October so, being the organised sheila that I am, I [...]
Teacher of the Week | Eden Donahou
31 March 2008, 01:01 No comments
Age: 50. Reason for becoming a teacher: It wasn’t until I became pregnant with my first child that I considered becoming a teacher. I wanted a career that would allow me the time to still be a wife to my husband and a mother to my children. I decided to [...]
Energized By Sharing Knowledge
30 March 2008, 01:01 No comments
School: Teaches seventh-grade math and pre-algebra at Rock Lake Middle in Longwood and college algebra at Seminole Community College.
Education and experience: Received associate’s degree from Seminole Community College, bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida, master’s degree from Cambridge College, Cambridge, Mass., and is in pursuit of a doctorate degree in Applied Neuroscience. She [...]
Amazing Rare Things Queens Gallery the Sunday Times review
28 March 2008, 16:04 No comments
As he is a newish knight of the realm, it is right, methinks, that the great
television warrior Sir David Attenborough should elect to serve his
sovereign, and cheer up us serfs, by selecting a display of limning for the
Queen%26rsquo;s Gallery. And we are not talking here about any old limning. We are
talking about some of the [...]
God of Carnage falls prey to theatrical gremlins
28 March 2008, 16:04 No comments
According to theatrical legend, the shortest run in showbiz history was The
Lady of Lyons in 1838. The curtain got stuck on the opening night, the
audience went home and that was it.
I offer this historical titbit as comfort to the cast of God of Carnage, whose
opening night on Tuesday was nearly ruined when a workman in [...]
Dancing Joins Singing Atop Nielsen List
26 March 2008, 22:10 No comments
NEW YORK - Dancing has joined singing at the top of the television charts.The return of “Dancing With the Stars” last week gave a boost to ABC, which has been struggling through a tough winter. The competition’s two editions last week were second in viewership behind television’s dominant show, “American Idol,” according to Nielsen Media [...]
