Conchita Espinosa (February 23, 1914 – September 19, 2006) was a world-renowned pianist who combined academics and the arts to create an educational style that exists today at Conchita Espinosa Academy in Miami, Florida.
Her motto: “To reach a child's soul one must know him, guide him and especially, love him.”
At the age of 14, Espinosa graduated from the “Conservatorio Internacional de Música” in Havana as a professor of piano and music theory. She continued her music education with renowned professors and artists Joaquín Nin, Ernesto Berumen and Jasha Fishermann. Espinosa performed concerts in Mexico, Cuba and the U.S.
In 1933, at the age of 19, she founded “La Academia Musical Conchita Espinosa” in Havana. By 1959, at the end of Batista's pro-Western rule, the Academy – which included an elementary school and music and dance programs - had 450 students. Three decades later, after leaving Fidel Castro's Cuba and arriving in Miami, Espinosa continued her life´s work as a teacher of music.
In 1963, she opened Conchita Espinosa Academy in Miami, in the garage of a small home in the neighborhood that would later become Little Havana. The Academy grew in enrollment, until, in 1984, it moved to a 10-acre parcel. The school now serves students in grades pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.
During her extensive career, Espinosa received many honors including the Richard and Dorothy Lear Memorial “Distinguished Educator Award” (March 1994) and the “Legacy of Excellence Award” presented by General Motors during the 1999 Hispanic Heritage Festival. Additionally, she received “Conchita Espinosa Day” proclamations from both the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County. In 2001, S.W. 6th street – which fronts Conchita Espinosa Academy – was named “Conchita Espinosa Way.” The last honor presented to Espinosa was the prestigious Medalla de Excelencia Nacional Cubana from the Instituto de San Carlos de Cayo Hueso in May 2006.
Reference
* from the Conchita Espinosa Academy official site
Her motto: “To reach a child's soul one must know him, guide him and especially, love him.”
At the age of 14, Espinosa graduated from the “Conservatorio Internacional de Música” in Havana as a professor of piano and music theory. She continued her music education with renowned professors and artists Joaquín Nin, Ernesto Berumen and Jasha Fishermann. Espinosa performed concerts in Mexico, Cuba and the U.S.
In 1933, at the age of 19, she founded “La Academia Musical Conchita Espinosa” in Havana. By 1959, at the end of Batista's pro-Western rule, the Academy – which included an elementary school and music and dance programs - had 450 students. Three decades later, after leaving Fidel Castro's Cuba and arriving in Miami, Espinosa continued her life´s work as a teacher of music.
In 1963, she opened Conchita Espinosa Academy in Miami, in the garage of a small home in the neighborhood that would later become Little Havana. The Academy grew in enrollment, until, in 1984, it moved to a 10-acre parcel. The school now serves students in grades pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.
During her extensive career, Espinosa received many honors including the Richard and Dorothy Lear Memorial “Distinguished Educator Award” (March 1994) and the “Legacy of Excellence Award” presented by General Motors during the 1999 Hispanic Heritage Festival. Additionally, she received “Conchita Espinosa Day” proclamations from both the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County. In 2001, S.W. 6th street – which fronts Conchita Espinosa Academy – was named “Conchita Espinosa Way.” The last honor presented to Espinosa was the prestigious Medalla de Excelencia Nacional Cubana from the Instituto de San Carlos de Cayo Hueso in May 2006.
Reference
* from the Conchita Espinosa Academy official site
Crossings at Fox Run is a shopping center located in Newington, New Hampshire. It was formerly known as the Newington Mall, which opened in the 1970s. The center features a substantial tenant base including Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, Kohl's, Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods and two new additions, Staples and Jared Jewelers. There is a Regal cinema that offers surround sound in 12 theaters with an expansion to 15 stadium seating theaters scheduled for completion in Summer 2007.
Major Tenants
*Barnes & Noble Booksellers (25,000 sq. ft.)
*Best Buy (46,200 sq. ft.)
*Dick's Sporting Goods (47,382 sq. ft.)
*Kitchen & Co. (24,926 sq. ft., formerly Kitchen etc.)
*Kohl's (94,560 sq. ft., opened & expanded in former Bradlees and J.M. Fields)
*Michaels (23,378 sq. ft.)
*Old Navy (25,327 sq. ft.)
*Pet Quarters (14,720 sq. ft.)
*Regal Cinemas (57,371 sq. ft.)
*Staples (23,801 sq. ft., opened in most of the former Decathlon space)
*Woodcraft
Major Tenants
*Barnes & Noble Booksellers (25,000 sq. ft.)
*Best Buy (46,200 sq. ft.)
*Dick's Sporting Goods (47,382 sq. ft.)
*Kitchen & Co. (24,926 sq. ft., formerly Kitchen etc.)
*Kohl's (94,560 sq. ft., opened & expanded in former Bradlees and J.M. Fields)
*Michaels (23,378 sq. ft.)
*Old Navy (25,327 sq. ft.)
*Pet Quarters (14,720 sq. ft.)
*Regal Cinemas (57,371 sq. ft.)
*Staples (23,801 sq. ft., opened in most of the former Decathlon space)
*Woodcraft
Kunami (koo-nah-mee) is the name of a fictional fruit presented in the Portuguese show Gato Fedorento.
Usage
This fruit is only presented in a sketch from season 2 (the Season "Meireles"), named "Fresh Kunami". This sketch became very popular in YouTube and among Gato Fedorento fans. That sketch was later presented in Gato Fedorento's live acting in Coliseu. Gato Fedorento, who made its first 3 seasons for SIC, started working for RTP, and they done commercials for Gato Fedorento's coming to RTP with old Gato Fedorento sketches - the Kunami sketch was used, where they presented the actors in the sketch talking about moving to RTP.
The kunami sketch is also mentioned in one of the commercials that Gato Fedorento made for PT Comunicações. In this commercial the four authors of the show are seen in a set with cameras, talking to the commercial director, presenting some ideas they had based on earlier sketches (like "The Hillbillies' Rap", "The Man Who Seems To Had Happened Something to" and "General, Political Expert and Guy from Alfama"), where it was said "We got fresh costumer's help number!" (mirroring the catchline of the Kunami sketch, "we got fresh kunami!")
Kunami is said by the greengrocer who sells it that it's a very rare and delicious tropical fruit- it's actually old rotten fruit. In the original sketch it's plums, in the live acting it's grapes, and in the RTP commercial it's tangerines.
The sketch features a greengrocer (played by Ricardo Araújo Pereira) that supposedly sells very rare tropical fruits, like Kunami, who are in fact dirty fruit (it was mencioned that the producers of the show caught them in the nearest trash cans). The fruits were Farfalhi (old lettuce), Kunami (rottem plum), Funini (rotten pears), Katuki (rotten tangerines) and Maracaté (rotten peaches) - words not used in Portuguese language. He then debates against a man (played by Miguel Góis) who was sent by his wife to complain about the kunami she bought.
Etymology
As Ricardo Araújo Pereira, one of the Gato fedorento authors, had claimed in an interview for RTP, their inspiration comes from things like watching TV, reading the paper and playing videogames, as Kunami is actually named after Konami.
In the sketch, the greengrocer says that Kunami is named like that because it tastes like Kunami ("It tastes like Kunami, therefore the name, Kunami.")
"Kunami", or any of the other words that designed supposedly exotic fruit, do not exist in the Portuguese dictionary.
Usage
This fruit is only presented in a sketch from season 2 (the Season "Meireles"), named "Fresh Kunami". This sketch became very popular in YouTube and among Gato Fedorento fans. That sketch was later presented in Gato Fedorento's live acting in Coliseu. Gato Fedorento, who made its first 3 seasons for SIC, started working for RTP, and they done commercials for Gato Fedorento's coming to RTP with old Gato Fedorento sketches - the Kunami sketch was used, where they presented the actors in the sketch talking about moving to RTP.
The kunami sketch is also mentioned in one of the commercials that Gato Fedorento made for PT Comunicações. In this commercial the four authors of the show are seen in a set with cameras, talking to the commercial director, presenting some ideas they had based on earlier sketches (like "The Hillbillies' Rap", "The Man Who Seems To Had Happened Something to" and "General, Political Expert and Guy from Alfama"), where it was said "We got fresh costumer's help number!" (mirroring the catchline of the Kunami sketch, "we got fresh kunami!")
Kunami is said by the greengrocer who sells it that it's a very rare and delicious tropical fruit- it's actually old rotten fruit. In the original sketch it's plums, in the live acting it's grapes, and in the RTP commercial it's tangerines.
The sketch features a greengrocer (played by Ricardo Araújo Pereira) that supposedly sells very rare tropical fruits, like Kunami, who are in fact dirty fruit (it was mencioned that the producers of the show caught them in the nearest trash cans). The fruits were Farfalhi (old lettuce), Kunami (rottem plum), Funini (rotten pears), Katuki (rotten tangerines) and Maracaté (rotten peaches) - words not used in Portuguese language. He then debates against a man (played by Miguel Góis) who was sent by his wife to complain about the kunami she bought.
Etymology
As Ricardo Araújo Pereira, one of the Gato fedorento authors, had claimed in an interview for RTP, their inspiration comes from things like watching TV, reading the paper and playing videogames, as Kunami is actually named after Konami.
In the sketch, the greengrocer says that Kunami is named like that because it tastes like Kunami ("It tastes like Kunami, therefore the name, Kunami.")
"Kunami", or any of the other words that designed supposedly exotic fruit, do not exist in the Portuguese dictionary.
Katherine L. Albiani middle school (KAMS), founded in 2005, is a public school in Elk Grove, California.
History
As part of an expansion in the Elk Grove Unified School district, KAMS was one of 4 schools added in 2005. KAMS is named for Katherine "Kay" L. Albiani, a long-time member of the Board of Education who is also a member of the Los Rios Community College District, and was appointed to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2004. In 2005, she also served as President of the California Community College Trustees.
Policies
KAMS does not have a have a uniform policy, although it does have a dress code.
Ratings
KAMS has been rated 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) in the California 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) school ratings, and has been ranked at the top 20% of middle schools in California, at 223 out of 1095. The highest ranking characteristics were that 98% of KAMS' teachers have full credentials, and that there are 30 core academic courses taught. KAMS apparently does well even though its annual budget is lower than many schools in its class; the current expense of education per average daily attendance (ADA) is $6,736, compared to $7,127 statewide.
History
As part of an expansion in the Elk Grove Unified School district, KAMS was one of 4 schools added in 2005. KAMS is named for Katherine "Kay" L. Albiani, a long-time member of the Board of Education who is also a member of the Los Rios Community College District, and was appointed to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2004. In 2005, she also served as President of the California Community College Trustees.
Policies
KAMS does not have a have a uniform policy, although it does have a dress code.
Ratings
KAMS has been rated 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) in the California 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) school ratings, and has been ranked at the top 20% of middle schools in California, at 223 out of 1095. The highest ranking characteristics were that 98% of KAMS' teachers have full credentials, and that there are 30 core academic courses taught. KAMS apparently does well even though its annual budget is lower than many schools in its class; the current expense of education per average daily attendance (ADA) is $6,736, compared to $7,127 statewide.