Thursday, February 16, 2012
Today one of Burbank’s classroom warriors got some high marks, kudos, and acknowledgement from Mayor Jess Talamantes in a letter released to the media. Here’s the full text. As Mayor of the City of Burbank I am writing this letter in support of one of Burbank’s middle school teachers, Ms. Rebecca Mieliwocki, who was named the 2012 California Teacher of the Year, […]
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Ten scribes for the first Fox Writers Intensive program have been announced. The names of the lucky writers appear on Deadline.com. The program is “… designed to introduce experienced writers with unique voices, backgrounds, life and professional experiences that reflect the diverse perspectives of the audiences we create to a wide range of Fox staff writers, showrunners, directors, screenwriters and creative […]
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Though it really depends on the particular individual, it seems kids often don’t share all their thoughts and feelings with their parents. I’m sure that many of us can relate when we think about our teen years and early 20s. It was the same way 4000 years ago. This is what we call generation gaps. Even if we do succeed […]
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Today the entertainment world and music fans around the globe are mourning Whitney Houston — a phenomenal talent with a voice like no other. The pop superstar was found dead in her Beverly Hilton hotel room yesterday afternoon. She was 48. Details of her death are still sketchy. The Los Angeles Times has extensive coverage on its website. Also, photos, videos, […]
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Los Angeles Dodgers are hiring. The Dodger organization is looking to fill several positions among them, security officer, account executive, usher, and stadium operations assistant. Deadline to apply is Monday, February 13, 2012. Current Los Angeles Dodgers employees can submit a cover letter and resume directly to the Human Resources Department for consideration. All other job seekers are asked […]
Thursday, February 9, 2012
“What is a black rose like the ones they have in the florists that I can grow”? Well those “black” and also the “blue” roses are only found in those 1960 Hercules movies and the “NCIS” TV series! Those rose colours(and other florist colours) are dyed by fresh cutting the stems and putting them immediately in the colored water to […]
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
A lot of smiles at the Oscar luncheon in Beverly Hills on Monday, February 6. The traditional get together for Academy Award nominees includes a photo shoot. A series of pictures from that event as well as video highlights are on the official Oscar website. The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will be broadcast live around the world later this month on […]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Photo courtesy Guest Blogger Jean Youn Do you like flowers? If so, what kind do you like? The most popular flower in Korea, China, and Japan is what’s called Me-wha. Its English name is Japanese apricot blossom. If you look at a lot of old Asian art, many are images of Me-wha or Japanese apricot blossoms, orchids, chrysanthemums, and bamboo […]