I saw the trailer for this today at the theatre (before viewing "Oceans", which I highly recommend). The documentary "Babies" simultaneously follows four babies around the world – from birth to first steps: Ponijao from Namibia, Bayarjargal from Mongolia, Mari from Tokyo and Hattie from San Franci…
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Added by Aylin on April 23, 2010 at 10:06pm —
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"It was not supposed to end this way" Short Story Contest
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Added by Aylin on February 12, 2010 at 3:00pm —
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A list of all the 2010 literary award winners follows:
John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:
“When You Reach Me,” written by Rebecca Stead, is the 2010 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Wend…
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Added by Aylin on February 10, 2010 at 9:36pm —
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PETER AND THE WOLF (a Symphonic Fairy Tale) at Halle Cultural Center in Apex
Ballet Dance Theatre Performance- only $5.00 per person
Face Painting and Craft Activities- before the performance only $2.00
Presented by Infinity Ballet and Camp MusArt. Call 919-303-1105 for your tickets. Ti…
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Added by Aylin on September 18, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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Flintstones and Jetson’s on Saturday mornings,
Climbing through treetops heedless of warnings,
Running through meadows while blackbirds take wing,
Unbridled joy of the children in spring.
Fireflies luminate woodlands in splashes,
Crickets and peepers hold symphonic bashes,
Saltwate…
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Added by Aylin on July 27, 2009 at 8:30am —
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My son has just loved the Percy Jackson series of books (Lightening Thief etc.) by Rick Riordan which draws heavily on Greek Mythology. When he was partially through the series, I casually left out a book on Greek Mythology (We had Usborne so that’s what I put out, but D”Aulaires is als…
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Added by Aylin on July 20, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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When we were children, we had our own world, entirely unknown to adults. The yards were surrounded on three sides by hedges. Where they met, they formed shaded tunnels. The adults had the roads, but we traveled through the neighborhood, half crouched through these hidden trails, meeting up with friends at familiar congregation centers. We didn't need cell phones to know who would be there- and if they weren't, they'd catch up later. We would gather to plan our adventures.
We might meander from…
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Added by Aylin on July 9, 2009 at 12:34pm —
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We recycle in our family and I have long been frustrated by the small, uncovered, lug-around recycle bins in Apex. That's about to change.
Apex residents now have the option to request 65 gallon, covered, roll-out carts at no additional cost to them! You must be pro-active and request the new cart or you'll just be stuck with your old one.
Another advantage to the new cart is that it will be acceptable to recycle your used phone books in them!
Information about the cart is available here:…
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Added by Aylin on July 1, 2009 at 10:30am —
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All Booked Up, a home-like used book store in downtown Apex which was recently featured in Triangle T.R.A.C.K.S:
All Booked Up in Apex, now has a website.
You may visit them online at:
http://www.allbookedupsalemstreet.com
There is information about the store, store photo's, upcoming events, news items, a book club, and loca…
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Added by Aylin on June 29, 2009 at 12:51pm —
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If you think you may need some new books, but aren't sure which ones you want (you may need to browse, which is one of my favorite things to do amongst books) ... the Durham library book sale is the place for you!
The sale will be at the main branch, 300 Roxboro Street, Durham.
Sale Hours:
Friday June 26, 4-7 pm
Saturday June 27, 10-4 pm
Sunday June 28, 2-5 pm
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Added by Aylin on June 26, 2009 at 8:37am —
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Fancy Nancy Fans… and those who want to get to know Fancy Nancy better! Quail Ridge Books (3522 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27607) is hosting an inspired Fancy Nancy Book reading of “FANCY NANCY: EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE”. Learn about the great outdoors with Fancy Nancy's exc…
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Added by Aylin on June 24, 2009 at 7:32pm —
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CARDS. Birthdays, holidays, special occasions or just to say “Thank You!” We are always buying cards.
Why not buy unique cards that help benefit pediatric patients at North Carolina Children’s Hospital? Some of the cards incorporate handprints and footprints of patients and others are creative works by the children themselves. Kids Cards come in boxes, with 10 cards per box , for $8.
Some of the programs funded by Kids Cards go towards camperships for burn victims, bilingual education material…
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Added by Aylin on June 23, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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June 18, 8:30 pm. Well here I am blogging and what I really wanted to do was snuggle up with my son and read. He’s ten so I’m probably not supposed to advertise that we sometimes snuggle up and read so don’t tell anyone. Shhh.
I strolled over to his room and reached for the doork…
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Added by Aylin on June 19, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Janice Monaco and Shiloh Burnam of Apex are not only friends and neighbors, but also the busy new co-owners of “All Booked UP,” downtown Apex’s very own used bookstore located at 123B Salem Street.
I dropped my son off at soccer practice and made a beeline to the store…
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Added by Aylin on June 16, 2009 at 9:03am —
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