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Cool business card designed for Tok&Stok transforms into a chair. 
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Bandage shaped business card designed for a professional nurse. 
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Transparent business cards with different objects that you can align with faces of your friends and take fun photographs. 
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
14 Unique and Creative Business Cards
Friday, July 29, 2011
Long Live the King: D. Wayne Lukas
As I was having a look around, an obviously well-bred Australian Shepard was haltered, but given a very long rein, out front. Being the dog lover that I am, I immediately headed over to play with the youngster. Wrong move. In his excitement (and I later realized in the absence of his master), he almost took me down. Only 4-months old and full of sass, Boomer was just about to run off with my sunglasses (thankfully I’ve had plenty of experience with canines) when I heard a voice that I would recognize with both ears closed. It said with an air of amusement, "Don’t you hurt my dog." And so the King returns to the kingdom. Dressed in a style I like to call ‘Cowboy Chic,’ Wayne was astride a ‘pony’ that is probably valued at more than many of the Thoroughbreds stabled at that track. White cowboy hat. Check. Bad ass chaps. Check. Crisp pressed shirt. Check. I have to say, Wayne Lukas never disappoints.
A quick side story: the first time I met Lukas was back in 1994, the year Holy Bull won the Travers S. Lukas took the King’s Bishop with Chimes Band a couple of races after the big one, and I happened to be down by the winner’s circle for the presentation. I have to admit, I was a bit star struck, so I didn’t have the guts to go up and ask for his autograph. Thankfully, my cousin did. As one might imagine, I was totally frozen and could barely utter a word (I know many of you are shocked), but I often think back to this moment, because it turned out to be a defining moment for me as a racing fan. We all have to wonder if we have the opportunity to meet a celebrity from any industry, whether that person will live up to our expectations or whether we will be sadly disappointed. With no cameras rolling or shutters clicking (except for a great picture of us, courtesy of the aforementioned cousin), D. Wayne was as charismatic and charming as I had always seen him on tv. I’m not sure how a negative response from somebody I so admired would have affected the trajectory of my life and my career, but I can say with certainty that was one of only a handful of experiences that cemented my passion for the sport.
But back to last week’s visit. At just before 8 a.m., the temperature was already hovering at around 80 degrees (hello Saratoga, nice to see you again). I went down to the Oklahoma track to watch a few of the Lukas horses take to the track and was quite impressed by the military-like timing and thoughtful scheduling that went into planning the day’s program. I wandered around the backside for a bit, waiting for my 9 a.m. appointment with The Man. It’s really pretty amazing how many former Lukas assistants I bumped into during a single tour around the backstretch. It's a testament to his ability to pick out people of quality and ability, I think. Back at barn 83 at the appointed time, I am invited into a little stand-alone office situated directly across from the main barn. Not sure many trainers have their own little private quarters like that, however, that luxury was obviously well earned. With Boomer tucked in quietly near his master’s feet, Wayne made a couple of quick calls and off we went. So, I proceeded to pick the brain of the man that I had so admired all these years, and during our chat, maybe a half dozen people, including members of the press, vied for his attention. Committed to the task at hand, we ran up the time to an hour (I could have listened to those stories for days!) and talked about everything ranging from his Hall of Fame induction to number of his champions and former owners. Winning Colors, Lady’s Secret, Open Mind, Serena’s Song, Landaluce, Tabasco Cat, Charismatic, Grand Canyon, and of the human persuasion Gene Klein, the Lewises, William Young– the man is a legend. Too much ground was covered during our conversation to include here, however, a few of those stories will be trotted out in the days leading up to Open Mind’s Hall of Fame induction on Aug. 12. Stay Tuned.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Rita's Roast starts up!
HPL is excited to have a new coffee vendor open and ready for business! Meredith Hulsey opened Rita's Roast about a week ago with a variety of refreshing beverages and some unbelievably good treats. You may have purchased some of her awesome baked goods at the Reno County Farmers Market and now you can get them at the Library as well (at least some of the time). Rita's Roast also features a great hand-made lunch deal that includes a sandwich and other tasty treats.
The Hutchinson News had a nice write-up about Rita's Roast last Friday or Saturday as well - thank you Hutchinson News!
Be sure to stop in on Monday, August 1st and help celebrate Rita's Roast at their Grand Opening!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Spa Watch: Week 2
Bias notes: There was clearly somewhat of a speed bias on the turf during the opening days of the meet, but Monday's rain softened up the grass significantly, and no bias was apparent on Wednesday. I would treat both surfaces as fair at this point.
THURSDAY
Race 5 - MSW, 1 1/16mT, f, 2yo - My original inclination was to use three of the horses who had run before--Tiana, Illegally Blonde and Honey Talk--as experience and race conditioning are significant advantages in maiden routes, but an impressive win by Team Valor's firster State of Play Wednesday has thrown a bit of a monkey wrench into that plan. Trainer Graham Motion had previously been 0-for-16 with juvenile firsters on the grass over the past five years* before unveiling the son of War Front, whose sire was looking for his first 2-year-old debut winner in North America despite an excellent start to his career at stud. Now Motion's still just 1-for-17, but recent trends tend to be more relevant than past ones, and he sends out Vapour Musing here for the same ownership group. State of Play and Vapour Musing have very similar-looking worktabs, and they appear to have worked in company at Fair Hill July 7. It's usually a safe assumption that trainers pair their young horses together based on comparable ability, and if Vapour Musing is as good as State of Play, she should help Motion continue to augment his stats. Note that State of Play opened as a favorite Wednesday before drifting up to 7-2, and look for similar early action on Vapour Musing to signal her own readiness. The remaining firsters in this race still have significant knocks against them, so pair Vapour Musing with the three logical second timers mentioned above in vertical wagers, and give all four consideration in your Pick 3s and 4s.
Race 7 - Quick Call S., 5 1/2fT, 3yo - While speed is a huge asset in shorter turf sprints, this race looks destined to collapse--there are simply too many speedy types for the pace not to get out of hand. The three most intriguing raters offer significant value on the morning line, and here's to hoping that their odds aren't deflated too much by the fairly obvious expected pace scenario. First-time turfer Philippe, at double digit odds, is the value of the Quick Call. His best Beyer figure (88) was earned at Turfway, a venue whose Polytrack plays similarly to turf, and he endured a tough, wide trip before fading last time in the Chick Lang S. at Pimlico. The Jim Baker trainee appears to have worked very well since, and he has the pedigree to take to this trip. Philippe's half-brother T.D. Vance (Rahy), winner of the GII Hall of Fame S. routing over the Spa lawn in 2005, also took the Troy S. at this distance here two years later. Another dangerous late runner is Fastest Magician, who upended the A Gift S. at Belmont in his turf debut in May. While the Fipke homebred did save ground that day, he also dealt with some minor traffic trouble, and showed a very nice late kick, good trip or not. He turns back to a more suitable distance off a sixth in the GIII Hill Prince S. Great Mills had carried his speed over a route of ground before, but he faded from first to a distant last in the Oliver S. over yielding ground last time as the chalk at Indiana Downs. He is two-for-two over surface and distance, and has proven capable of rating at this shorter trip. Philippe's odds warrant a win wager, and the aforementioned trio could be used in exactas and the Pick 4.
Race 9 - Alw, N1X, 1 1/8m, f+m, 3yo/up - The hype has been plentiful for Kinda Spicy, who took her debut at Belmont by 6 3/4 lengths with an 82 Beyer for Tom Albertrani, whose numbers with firsters have dropped in recent years. The Darley homebred had a perfect trip that day behind three dueling rivals, however, and the field she beat was decidedly mediocre. She can still win, but will be terribly overbet. Authenticity, on the other hand, is much more talented than she looks on paper. The late-on-the-scene 4-year-old overcame a very slow start at a mile on debut at Churchill last month to be a decent fourth while racing greenly, and her maiden breaker last time must be seen to be appreciated (TDN Video). Off slow again behind a glacial pace while stretching out half a furlong, the $250,000 KEESEP yearling swung seven wide when asked and ran down a pacesetter who had shaken free at the top of the lane to be well-clear of the rest of the field. It's not as if the runner-up Empress of Gold was slowing down (despite some lead change issues)--she got her final 5/16 in :29.87 to Authenticity's :29.30. Those look like come-home times in a turf race, not a dirt race. The third-place finisher, a next-out winner at Ellis, came home a full second slower than Empress of Gold. Because of the slow early fractions, Authenticity's performance looks mediocre on paper--she only earned a 75 Beyer Speed Figure--but she ran significantly better than that figure would indicate. A little more pace and a little more ground this time make her extremely dangerous at a square price.
FRIDAY
Race 2 - MSW, 1 3/16mT, 3yo/up - D'marin, a stablemate of the aforementioned Philippe, took to the turf, as many progeny of More Than Ready do, in his fourth career effort at Churchill Downs July 1. He was a non-threatening third from well off the pace, but could have been much closer at the finish with a better-timed ride and more efficient lead changes. He had a tough time maintaining a straight course when mounting his wide bid, and appeared dissuaded by Calvin Borel's persistent reminders, but D'Marin still covered his final quarter in the eight-furlong contest in :23.85--more than a full-second faster than the winner and two-fifths of a second faster than the runner-up. He's probably bred best for a slightly shorter trip, but another step forward could be all D'marin needs to earn his diploma at somewhere around 10-1.
Race 7 - Curlin S., 1 1/8m, 3yo - This race isn't so much attractive from a wagering standpoint based on the merits of longshots, but more on the potential vulnerability of the two favorites. Regally bred Bold Warrior has done nothing wrong so far in his career. He boasts a 3-2-1-0 record with a pair of open-length victories and relatively high speed figures, and based on blood alone figures to run as far as he's asked to. He has shown speed going short, however, and plenty of horses matching his description end up ultimately being better sprinters. Hall of Famer Allen Jerkens is just 1-for-23 over the past five years going sprint to first time route on dirt, and that one winner earned her victory in a three-horse race. Raison d'Etat, the first foal to race out of Sightseek, turned heads with a 7 3/4-length romp at Belmont June 18 in his third start. The runner-up from that heat, however, came back to be beaten 22 3/4 lengths as the 3-4 chalk with no apparent excuse. Of the remaining runners (Will's Wildcat is expected to scratch and run instead in the Jim Dandy), Golden Gulch offers the best value relative to his merits. Now two-for-two routing, the Windmill Manor Farm homebred has a win at this distance and a steady Beyer progression in each of his four starts. The horse who finished third behind him last time, another Mott/Juddmonte representative like Raison d'Etat, returned to take an allowance at Ellis by 6 3/4 lengths with a 92 Beyer. He doesn't have the flash of a couple of his competitors, but Golden Gulch is a dependable alternative who can land in the winner's circle somewhat by default.
SATURDAY
Race 6 - MSW, 1 1/16mT, 2yo - Master Achievement didn't do much running in his sloppy, off-the-turf debut sprinting at Belmont, but the chestnut never looked comfortable over the wet surface. His trainer David Fawkes does very well with second timers trying the turf for the first time--he's 6-for-29 (21%) with a $3.60 ROI over the past five years. The Florida-based conditioner had a string at Belmont this spring and three of his runners there fit the criteria above--one, a 2-year-old, won at 9-1; and another older runner was second at 7-1. Freshman sire Master Command had a recent synth sprint to turf route second time winner at Arlington, and Master Achievement worked an upbeat four furlongs on the Oklahoma turf last week in company with a Monmouth maiden claiming winner who has a lot of early speed. Master Achievement will be dismissed off a non-effort in his debut, but surface and distance changes should prove very valuable.
Race 10 - GII Jim Dandy S., 1 1/8m, 3yo - This race looks basically paceless, and whoever guns for the lead will have a distinct advantage. Will's Wildcat is very likely to be the one who grabs the early edge (Looks like I'll live and die with the Baker barn this week). Prior to the Long Branch, Will's Wildcat was two-for-two in dirt routes, winning by a combined 12 1/4 lengths and earning Beyers of 95 and 98. He won both those races on the lead while setting average paces. He didn't make the lead from his far outside draw in the July 9 Long Branch, however, and instead pressed an above-average early pace set by a hopeless longshot. That frontrunner threw in the towel prematurely, causing Will's Wildcat to take over the lead earlier than expected and softening him up a bit late to be fourth. He won't have to worry about a similar scenario this time, as both Moonshine Mullin and Dominus, the two horses coming off front-running victories, only found themselves in front early in their respective races because nobody else wanted the lead. Neither horse's early Moss Pace Figures compare to what Will's Wildcat figures to run, and if he's allowed to travel at his preferred clip, distance becomes the only issue. The mid- to high-90s Beyer that Will's Wildcat is capable of running when having things his own way should take this. Add to that Baker's display of confidence by scratching from the Curlin to run here, and you've got a live wire-to-wire threat who could light up the tote.
*All trainer stats courtesy of DRF Formulator.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
10 Scientists Killed by Their Discoveries
Man owes a great debt to the scientists on this list; all of them died or were injured in their pursuit of knowledge. The advances they have all made to science are extraordinary and many of them paved the way for some of man's greatest discoveries and inventions.
10. Karl Scheele Died from tasting his discoveries
Scheele was a brilliant pharmaceutical chemist who discovered many chemical elements - the most notable of which were oxygen (though Joseph Priestley published his findings first), molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and chlorine. He also discovered a process very similar to pasteurization. Scheele had the habit of taste testing his discoveries and, fortunately, managed to survive his taste-test of hydrogen cyanide. But alas, his luck was to run out: he died of symptoms strongly resembling mercury poisoning.
9. Jean-Francois De Rozier First victim of an air crash
Jean-Francois was a teacher of physics and chemistry. In 1783 he witnessed the world's first balloon flight which created in him a passion for flight. After assisting in the untethered flight of a sheep, a chicken, and a duck, he took the first manned free flight in a balloon. He travelled at an altitude of 3,000 feet using a hot air balloon. Not stopping there, De Rozier planned a crossing of the English Channel from France to England. Unfortunately it was his last flight; after reaching 1,500 feet in a combined hot air and gas balloon, the balloon deflated, causing him to fall to his death. His fiancee died 8 days later - possibly from suicide.
8. Sir David Brewster Nearly blinded
Sir David was a Scottish inventor, scientist, and writer. His field of interest was optics and light polarization - a field requiring excellent vision. Unfortunately for Sir David, he performed a chemical experiment in 1831 which nearly blinded him. While his vision did return, he was plagued with eye troubles until his death. Brewster is well known for having been the inventor of the kaleidoscope - a toy that has brought joy to millions of children over the years.
7. Elizabeth Ascheim Killed by X-Rays
Elizabeth Fleischman Ascheim married her doctor, Dr Woolf, shortly after her mother died. Because of his medical position, Woolf was very interested in the new discovery of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen - x-rays. His new wife became equally interested and she gave up her job as a bookkeeper to undertake studies in electrical science. Eventually she bought an x-ray machine which she moved in to her husbands office - this was the first x-ray lab in San Francisco. She and her husband spent some years experimenting with the machine - using themselves as subjects. Unfortunately they did not realize the consequences of their lack of protection and Elizabeth died of an extremely widespread and violent cancer. Information on Ascheim is scarce, so I recommend you read this PDF on her life.
6. Alexander Bogdanov Killed himself with blood
Bogdanov was a Russian physician, philosopher, economist, science fiction writer, and revolutionary. In 1924, he began experiments with blood transfusion - most likely in a search for eternal youth. After 11 transfusions (which he performed on himself), he declared that he had suspended his balding, and improved his eyesight. Unfortunately for Bogdanov, the science of transfusion was a young one and Bogdanov was not one to test the health of the blood he was using or the donor. In 1928, Bogdanov took a transfusion of blood infected with malaria and tuberculosis. Consequently he died shortly after.
5. Robert Bunsen Blinded himself in one eye
Robert Bunsen is probably best known for having given his name to the bunsen burner which he helped to popularize. He started out his scientific career in organic chemistry but nearly died twice of arsenic poisoning. Shortly after his near-death experiences, he lost the sight in his right eye after an explosion of cacodyl cyanide. These being excellent reasons to change fields, he moved in to inorganic chemistry and went on to develop the field of spectroscopy.
4.) Sir Humphrey Davy A catalog of disasters
Sir Humphrey Davy, the brilliant British chemist and inventor, got a very bumpy start to his science career. As a young apprentice he was fired from his job at an apothecary because he caused too many explosions! When he eventually took up the field of chemistry, he had a habit of inhaling the various gasses he was dealing with. Fortunately this bad habit led to his discovery of the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide. But, unfortunately, this same habit led to him nearly killing himself on many occasions. The frequent poisonings left him an invalid for the remaining two decades of his life. During this time he also permanently damaged his eyes in a nitrogen trichloride explosion.
3. Michael Faraday Suffered chronic poisoning
Thanks to the injury to Sir Humphrey Davy's eyes, Faraday became an apprentice to him. He went on to improve on Davy's methods of electrolysis and to make important discoveries in the field of electro-magnetics. Unfortunately for him, some of Davy's misfortune rubbed off and Faraday also suffered damage to his eyes in a nitrogen chloride explosion. He spent the remainder of his life suffering chronic chemical poisoning.
2. Marie Curie Died of radiation exposure
In 1898, Curie and her husband, Pierre, discovered radium. She spent the remainder of her life performing radiation research and studying radiation therapy. Her constant exposure to radiation led to her contracting leukemia and she died in 1934. Curie is the first and only person to receive two Nobel prizes in science in two different fields: chemistry and physics. She was also the first female professor at the University of Paris.
1. Galileo Galilei Blinded himself
Galileo's work on the refinement of the telescope opened up the dark recesses of the universe for future generations, but it also ruined his eyesight. He was fascinated with the sun and spent many hours staring at it - leading to extreme damage to his retinas. This was the most likely cause of his near blindness in the last four years of his life. Because of his life's work, he is sometimes referred to as the "father of modern physics".
John's Art: Peter Hong Photography - Nikon D700 Art
Ive done some work for my boy Pete over at Peter Hong Photography. Why not head over and check out Peter's work? (^_^)b
Delima Express offering $18 for bus from Singapore to Melaka
Dear Customer,
Delima Express, in conjunction of 21st anniversary and appreciation to all their loyal customer, they are offering a promotion of $18 for bus from Singapore to Melaka.
Delima Express, one of the longest serving bus companies offering route from Singapore to Malacca for the past 21 years. Delima Express is well known for their punctuality, cleanliness of the bus and friendly bus driver.
There were once from Kallang Bahru and this year March, they have shifted their operation to City Plaza near Paya Lebar MRT. In order to reward and showing appreciation to their loyal customer, the management from Delima Express has decided to to offer a very good discount of only $18 for one way from Singapore to Malacca.
Delima Express offering $18 for bus from Singapore to Melaka
Dear Customer,
Delima Express, in conjunction of 21st anniversary and appreciation to all their loyal customer, they are offering a promotion of $18 for bus from Singapore to Melaka.
Delima Express, one of the longest serving bus companies offering route from Singapore to Malacca for the past 21 years. Delima Express is well known for their punctuality, cleanliness of the bus and friendly bus driver.
There were once from Kallang Bahru and this year March, they have shifted their operation to City Plaza near Paya Lebar MRT. In order to reward and showing appreciation to their loyal customer, the management from Delima Express has decided to to offer a very good discount of only $18 for one way from Singapore to Malacca.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Finally a blog about "IT"
Why do we blog? Is it to truly write about how you are truly feeling because you don’t want to say it out loud? Is it easier to write? What would happen if everyone in the world started blogging? I asked myself that question this morning and the answer I gave myself is…I don’t have that much time in my day to read all my friends blogs. I also know that most of my friends rely on status updates, tweets and one on one, face to face conversations. So why did I start to blog? Beats me! I thought to myself one day…I’m pretty funny, the things my friends and I do are pretty funny…so why not write about it? So I did and I can look back at these blogs and laugh. Laughing is what keeps me going, it’s my life force. Then I asked myself, why did you stop blogging? Even people asked me why I stopped blogging. Then I realized I stopped blogging after “IT” happened. By “IT” I mean the dreaded Face book relationship status change. I know it sounds so Junior High School but I realized I can’t write a blog about anything funny without writing about “IT.” The laughter never stopped in my life after “IT” happened. The laughter became greater; I have the most amazing people in my life that never allowed the laughter to go away. So, why was I so scared to write about “IT?” Well, I’m not so here we go, the blog about “IT.”
What can be said about a year and half relationship? A year and a half ago I just lost 113lbs. I was a new person in a new body. I had new clothes and a new outlook on life. I had a good job, amazing friends and life was great. I was getting phone numbers from people who looked past me and I generally threw them away because I didn’t change on the inside only the outside. One night at a party I met someone and I went full tilt lesbian (sorry girls but you know what I’m talking about), I u-hauled, big time! Was it wrong? No. Was it fair to jump on a relationship before I fully had time to discover the new JJ? No. Do I feel like I hurt myself and my partner by doing this? HELL YES! I wouldn’t take back the past year and a half. To say there wasn’t good times would be wrong, there were a lot of good times, but also a lot of change in both of our lives. I realized at 32 I had a routine, I was used-to my life the way it was. I changed a lot about myself but deep inside I wasn’t happy about it. But that also doesn’t mean that change was needed. You can’t go through a huge life change like lap-band surgery and not expect to change yourself. No one told me that if you gain 5 pounds, you are going to look in the mirror and see yourself at 331 pounds again. No one told you how to act a dinner party when someone asks you “why aren’t you eating a lot?” No one tells you that the slightest bit of hanging skin makes you feel un-sexual and no matter how much your partner say its okay your brain tells you different. These are not facts that they tell you before you embark on your journey of weight loss. So where does that fit in when you start dating again? Guess what it doesn’t. It consumes you; it puts strains on the relationship. Was it all my fault? No. Do I blame the other person? No…I leave that to my friends J I spent the last year and 2 months happy and I spent the other 4 trying to save something that couldn’t be saved. When you are in a relationship you change and so does the other person. It’s human nature and it can’t be stopped. I know we both saw something in each other when we first met. We were both at a cross road in our lives and I think it was easier to seize the moment and grasp onto a relationship that we both wanted so badly. Is that a good thing? Yes it was. Did it unfortunately kill us? It sure did. There is no blame on either sides just a moment when you finally say, “I’m not happy” and move on. Then you think to yourself, “Okay, what the hell do I do now?” Well, you do just that you move on. In your head you spent the last two months of your relationship going through all the break up steps and when it’s over you’ve reached the last step of acceptance, you smile and say “okay, it’s been a great ride and now it’s time to get off.”
So here I am, a year and a half later. I’m finishing school, I just closed a musical that came at time when I needed to forget my sorrows, I’m surrounded by friends and family, NYS state passed gay marriage, I’m laughing everyday and signing four postcards for gay marriage open a wonderful new door to even more laughs & smiles makes the fact the I’m sleeping on an air mattress until the new mattress arrives make “IT” more bearable. And the fact that a little cat named Zoe makes it easier to come home to an empty apartment.
So, I guess that’s the answer to the question…we blog because “IT” does get better with writing….
GCC Prof. Ashley Anglin and her Germanna 'family' play big part in 'The Sound of Music'
Left to right, GCC's Matthew McKinney, Prof. Ashley Anglin and Hannah Martino play key roles in a community production of "The Sound of Music" that runs July 28-31.
Germanna Community College Prof. Ashley Anglin jokes that she's looking forward to adding singing soprano in Latin to her resume when she performs with students Hannah Martino and Matt McKinney Thursday through Sunday in a community theater production of "The Sound of Music" at Spotsylvania High School. Anglin is a professor of Spanish and Italian and the GCC Department of Modern Foreign Languages chair.
"And she sings it beautifully," says Marilyn Scott, who is the director of the show and of the local Christian Community Theater, a branch of the Christian Youth Theater.
This will be the first Fredericksburg CCT show. CCT is all ages. The cutoff age for CYT is 18.
Martino, 20, will play the lead role of Maria, McKinney will play Rolf, and Anglin will play Sister Sophia. Austin Fitzhugh, another former student of Anglin's, plays Max. Anna Godfrey, the show's stage manager, is a GCC student who has applied to the nursing program.
Anglin earns a 4.9 out 5.0 on RateMyProfessors.com for making learning fun. "We have a competition to see who can be rated the meanest teacher," she says with a laugh.
"She is so creative and so funny that she makes learning very easy," Martino says of Anglin.
Anglin, who earned degrees at Catholic University and William & Mary, taught at Northern Virginia Community College before coming to Germanna four years ago.
The 17-year-old McKinney, who has been a Dual Enrollment student at Germanna, won a GCC award for academic excellence in math. Martino, who has a semester to go, has been a member of the student government.
McKinney's character, Rolf, is a teenage boy who becomes a Nazi. The sweet-natured McKinney says playing the role is difficult. "I kind of turn into a jerk," he says with a smile. "It's hard for me to be mean. Hopefully, I can pull it off. I also have to be a flirt, which I really don't know how to do."
For Martino, playing Maria comes naturally. "I love being with the children," she says. She has worked as a full-time, live-in nanny and as a tutor." Singing harmony with so many young children is a bit difficult, though, she said.
"I grew up with Julie Andrews," she says. She says "The Sound of Music" is her parents' favorite movie. "My dad cries when [Andrews] sings 'Edelweiss.' " she says.
Pointing out that Martino's first role was Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz," Anglin says with a laugh, "My first part was 'dancer No. 14.' "
Martino has been involved in CYT Fredericksburg since she was 16 in 2007. With CYT, she's also been in "Seussical the Musical" (Mrs. Mayor), "Les Miserables" (Fantine), "The Music Man" (Marian), and "Guys and Dolls" (Sarah Brown). She hopes to help disadvantaged children through the performing arts.
What: "The Sound of Music"
Where: Spotsylvania High School, 6975 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania
When: July 28-31, 7 p.m.; 2 p.m. performances also on July 30-31 Cost: $13 online, $15 at the door, $11 group discount (10-ticket minimum)
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Korean Movies #97-101 AKA So I Watched Some More Korean Movies
'Hello Ghost' (2010) 6.5/10
'Phone' (2002) 6/10
'The President's Last Bang' (2005) 7.5/10
'Princess Aurora' (2005) 7/10
'Oasis' (2002) 6/10
- A Moment To Remember 9.5/10
- Tae Guk Gi - Brotherhood 9/10
- The Good, The Bad & The Weird 9/10
- Friend 8.5/10
- Il Mare 8.5/10
- Oldboy 8.5/10
- A Bittersweet Life 8.5/10
- Humming 8.5/10
- Sad Movie 8.5/10
- Sensitive Couple 8.5/10
- 71 Into The Fire 8/10
- A Man Who Was Superman 8/10
- Memories Of Murder 8/10
- Antique 8/10
- The Chaser 8/10
- Private Eye 8/10
- My Boyfriend Is Type B 8/10
- Castaway On The Moon 8/10
- Daisy 7.5/10
- Lovers Concerto 7.5/10
- Almost Love 7.5/10
- Rainbow Eyes 7.5/10
- The President's Last Bang 7.5/10
- My Sassy Girl 7.5/10
- Man from Nowhere 7.5/10
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter....and Spring 7.5/10
- Mother 7.5/10
- Romantic Island 7.5/10
- My Tutor Friend 7.5/10
- Once Upon A Time In High School 7.5/10
- Ride Away 7.5/10
- Time 7.5/10
- 3 Iron 7.5/10
- Summer Whispers 7.5/10
- A Millionaire's First Love 7/10
- Sympathy For Mr Vengeance 7/10
- Thirst 7/10
- Joint Security Area 7/10
- All For Love 7/10
- Breathless 7/10
- Daddy Long Legs 7/10
- Ghost House 7/10
- Secret Reunion 7/10
- Hansel & Gretel 7/10
- He Was Cool 7/10
- My Love 7/10
- Lovers of 6 Years 7/10
- I Saw The Devil 7/10
- Maundy Thursday 7/10
- Once In A Summer 7/10
- Someone Special 7/10
- Princess Aurora 7/10
- The Classic 7/10
- Ditto 7/10
- Hot For Teacher 7/10
- A Dirty Carnival 6.5/10
- Hello Ghost 6.5/10
- Break Out 6.5/10
- Miracle on 1st Street 6.5/10
- Jongduk/Addicted 6.5/10
- Guns & Talks 6.5/10
- Holiday 6.5/10
- A Love 6.5/10
- Love Phobia 6.5/10
- Ing 6.5/10
- The Housemaid 6.5/10
- More Than Blue 6.5/10
- Speedy Scandal 6.5/10
- Two Faces Of My Girlfriend 6.5/10
- Secret 6.5/10
- Daytime Drinking 6.5/10
- Babo 6.5/10
- Bad Guy 6/10
- Bestseller 6/10
- Midnight FM 6/10
- Beautiful 6/10
- Big Bang 6/10
- Phone 6/10
- Bungee Jumping Of Their Own 6/10
- The Host 6/10
- My Wife Is A Gangster 6/10
- My Little Bride 6/10
- Oh My God 6/10
- My Scary Girl 6/10
- Oasis 6/10
- City of Violence 6/10
- Moss 5.5/10
- 200 Pounds Beauty 5/10
- A Tale Of Two Sisters 5/10
- April Snow 5/10
- A Man Who Came From Mars/Letter From Mars 5/10
- See You After School 5/10
- Death Bell 5/10
- Whispering Corridors 5: A Blood Pledge 5/10
- Venus & Mars 4.5/10
- Psychic 4.5/10
- A Better Tomorrow
- My Girl & I 4/10
- A Million 4/10
- Living Death 4/10
- Gangster High 3/10
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