Archive for August, 2009

Our New Movie Theater

accessibilityAfter three and a half years of driving halfway across town to see a movie, a nice new state-of-the-art movie theater has finally been built near our house.  Can we say, “FINALLY??!!!!”

It always interests me to see how new establishments deal with the handicapped accessibility requirements.  As usual, this theater has the required handicapped parking at the front of the lot, so that a handicapped vehicle has room to operate a wheelchair lift.  Also, there are those nifty handicapped buttons on the doors, and the handicapped seating is right in the front where it’s easy for someone to wheel over to — no stair lifts needed.

Other aspects of the theater are quite nice, too.  The seating is quite comfortable, and everything looks and smells brand new.  The screens are big, the sound is awesome, and the lobby and everything else is clean and attractive.

And of course, the biggest advantage is that it is CLOSE.  How we ended up in such a black  hole, where there were no theaters, I don’t know — but thankfully those days are over!  We went to the new theater for the first time this weekend and saw District 9, and I have to say I’m very, very happy with the theater and the location!

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Benefits of Acting Class for Girls

actingParents of young girls should consider encouraging their daughters to take acting classes in their childhood. That’s because there are a lot of benefits to these classes.

Important benefits of acting classes include:

  • They help girls learn to speak up. Girls often hide in the shadows of classrooms and events. Acting classes put them in the spotlight and teach them to be comfortable there.
  • It lets them explore a variety of emotions. Play-acting with different emotions can help girls to understand the different types of feelings that they have inside of them.
  • They’ll have a chance to explore new interests. One day she comes home talking about the latest Jean Bourget clothing and you discover it’s because they play she’s in is all about girls european clothes. That’s an interest she probably wouldn’t have discovered any other way.
  • It helps girls learn to work as part of a group. The benefit here is the same one that children get from playing sports. They learn to be a part of a team. They learn to speak in their turn and to let others have a turn as well.

These are all important things for kids to experience when growing up. Girls particularly benefit since they get a new opportunity to have their voices heard. That’s why parents should think about seeing if their daughters want to take a few classes.

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Seeing Results Using HGH

One of the overriding goals of an athlete is to see how far they can push their body.  Now, I don’t mean going as far as you can then hurting yourself, but rather how toned and trained you can become to be an example of perfection in your sport.

Even though most athletes would depend solely on training and nutrition to get them to their peak ability, there are alternative ways to get there as well.  Some examples would be using HGH supplements, protein shakes, creatine and other sports enhancing substances.  Now, I am not condoning drug use or overuse of these types of supplement, but rather you should look at is as using these types of products to help you achieve more than you can on your own.

Some people are just too scared to try something new and for these people, they will never realize their true potential.  Others will try and convince you that something is bad for you such as telling you that the HGH side effects outweigh the benefits.

I heard all these “horror” stories, but from my experience using HGH over the past year, it turns out that they don’t know what they were talking about.  I have had nothing but positive results from using this supplement, and you could too – just try it out and come to your own conclusions.

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