472 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jessie Moniz Hardy
Kiana Madeiros jumped at the chance to sing at Berkeley’s Summer Jazz Jam. An audience of fellow jazz lovers sounded like heaven to the 18-year-old. Not many of her peers share her passion.
“I’ve always loved old music,” said the songwriter, who grad...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Kerri Seymour got blank looks when she told her Canadian friends the food tasted “well”.
When she “axed” a question they corrected her pronunciation.
When she said she was “vaxed” they were at a complete loss.
“I was surprised as I thought I spoke...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Some people wonder how they will fill their days once they have retired. Not Leon Simmons. The former accountant has always loved photography.
“It’s not unusual for me to pull the car over suddenly because I saw something interesting to photograph,”...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Home & Away
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Portuguese man-of-wars have a way of slipping their tentacles into Katherine Summerville’s art.
The 37-year-old painter loves the siphonophore’s delicacy and beauty. One of her pieces will go up for auction on Wednesday at a fundraiser for the Adult...
DATE: May 30, 2016
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Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Zoe Lopes never expected to take the top prize in the BSoA student art competition.
She’d actually created the winning portrait, of a young woman in watercolour, pen and ink, for her GCSE last year.
Her former art teacher at Berkeley Institute, Chr...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Tina Laws’s boyfriend gave her a black eye; she told people she was hit by a golf ball.
She’s sure no one believed her, but no one questioned her story either.
“We talk about cancer, we talk about lupus, we talk about all kinds of things,” she said....
DATE: May 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Wellness
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
They’re either going to really, really love it, or really, really hate it.
That’s what Afnan Farooqui’s teacher said when she entered a Canadian high-school essay competition in January.
The teacher was worried because the CedarBridge Academy student...
DATE: May 18, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
When Austin Riley started racing go-karts, he never imagined it would bring him to Bermuda. He was 7 and only agreed to try the sport after his father pleaded with him to do so.
“All right,” Austin said, “I’ll do one lap around the track and then we...
DATE: May 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Lunch service had only just begun when the bread rolls ran out.
Hungry patrons buzzed with irritation, before a young waitress appeared.
“Don’t worry we’ve met a snag, more rolls will be coming shortly,” she told them, a little nervously.
The diners ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Food & Wine
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Never in his wildest dreams did Harrison Isaac expect to start a family again, in his 60s.
The semi-retired architectural services provider already had three children and six grandchildren.
A 2011 trip to Manila, Philippines changed his life.
“The...
DATE: Apr 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Home & Away
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
