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Contents

Welcome to the January/February issue of About Stillorgan

Hello and welcome to our first edition of AboutStillorgan for 2011.

This month we highlight the current plight of a localcharity still trying to raise much needed funds, I wroteabout their plight very briefly in the last edition and Ihave been made aware of how desperate they are tokeep their essential project going. As we all find thingsa little tighter in the pocket, worthwhile local projectslike this tend to lose out to much larger scale globalfundraising. If like Saplings School you are involved ina local charity or community group we would love tohear from you to highlight your program.

If like me you overdid the picking at the Turkey andstuffing this Christmas or just need to lose a fewpounds we have some excellent advice and solutionsfrom renowned South Dublin Nutritionist AnneOwens.

The Mill Theatre’s new full program of great nights outat the theatre for January and February and we alsohighlight one of their popular Drama groups, theaward winning Balally Players. If you are looking toopen up your own set of lung’s and set the music free,CORus are looking for budding singers all over SouthDublin to join in their new no audition choirs, so lookfor them.

As always there is plenty for everyone Events, News,Advice and Competitions, if you have any interest inwriting a piece on your local area, event or somethingthat you think our readers might be interested in thenplease contact us we would be happy to discussdeveloping it.

Happy New Year to you all and here’s hoping for agreat 2011.

Stuart

Copy deadline for the Feb/Mar issues:15th February 2011

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About Health – and saving money ..................................8

About Recipe – Something nice ....................................10

About Computers – Cyberbullying ................................12

About Nutrition – Anne Owens of Zest 4 Life ............16

About Wordsearch – Fancy winning a tipple ..............18

About Garden – January Tips ..........................................20

About Dating – find someone new in the new year ..21

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About Charity – Saplings ABA School ............................24

About Drama – Award winning Balally Players ............26

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BabyAfter your baby is born, you have the unique choice ofhaving your baby stay with you in your room or you canavail of our 24 hours a day nursery services. You are free tochoose either option or a combination of the two –whatever suits you and your baby best.Consultant Paediatricians are available:

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Special Care Baby UnitMount Carmel has a Special Care Baby Unit, it is managedby Consultant Paediatricians and is staffed 24 hours a dayby our qualified personnel.

Post-Natal CarePost-natal care is the care provided to you and your babyfrom the time of delivery to your discharge home. Post-natal care includes your healthcare and accommodationneeds as well as support and advice from experiencedmidwives on how to care for yourself and your baby. TheMaternity Unit is fitted with an integrated baby securitysystem. Post-natal classes, physiotherapy and access to ateam of lactation consultants are also available.

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Post-discharge SupportFollowing your discharge home, access to expert supportfrom a Mount Carmel midwife is available 24 hours a day.

Commitment to QualityMount Carmel is proud to hold the prestigious JointCommission International (JCI) Accreditation Standardand is also affiliated with University College Dublin andthe Royal College of Surgeons

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ABOUT HEALTH

Healthy you, healthy bank balance

Healthy you, healthy bank balance: 7 top ways to

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Whilst spending on your health is going to accelerate

your return to fitness after the Christmas excesses, there

are many things you can do which either cost very little

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your general well being.

Go to bed. Late nights, rich food, alcohol – all very well

when you can have a lay in the next day. But if you are

up early too, your body will start to suffer from both

lack of sleep time and sleep quality. Not enough

bedtime rest can lead to depression, anxiety and a

general feeling of being run down.

Switch off. Just because you are in the living room,

doesn’t mean you have to have the TV on. Try taking

just five minutes a day in the house with no noise or

only low volume soothing music in the background. Sit

or lie in a comfortable position, shut your eyes, and

focus your mind on your breathing. You will find this

helps to cope with the stress of 21st century life.

Make your own beauty products. Whilst you are

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use natural ingredients to make a fabulous organic

product for small change. For example, cooled strong

camomile tea (no milk) is great to give your hair a

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Go for a walk. Not only is a walk free and beneficial for

your physical health, it’s also fantastic for your mental

health giving you time away from chores and other

people’s demands on your time. Take your partner with

you and this gives you chance to talk about everyday

life and future plans, so great for your relationship

health too.

Don’t stew your vegetables. Cook your vegetables in

as little water as possible and until they are just cooked.

Not only does this mean that your cooking time will be

shorter (saving you money) but the vegetables will keep

more nutrients and be healthier.

Kick the bad habits. Smoking, too much alcohol, sweet

addiction: you already know that these aren’t good for

you and that you should be giving them up. But if

being a goody-two-shoes is still a way off for you, try to

cut down. Plan in a ‘dry day’ a week – no ciggies, wine

or chocolate for a full day each week – and you’ll find it

improves your health, saves you money and might just

give you the momentum to cut down even more.

Look after your teeth. If your gums bleed when you

brush them then you have a problem and you should

go to the dentist. This usually means that bacteria is

getting into your bloodstream and could eventually

lead to heart problems no matter how healthy you are.

But even if they don’t bleed, good dental hygiene with

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Lemon Chicken with a Cashew Crunch

With Christmas gone and the new year started with

healthy intentions, we didn’t think it fair to tempt

hungry readers with something cream-filled or

chocolate-dipped. But healthy doesn’t have to mean

boring, so here’s a little something for those cold

January nights that’s packed with colourful vegetables

and full of flavour.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon of olive oil

2 chicken breasts, sliced

1 clove of garlic, peeled and diced

1 onion, sliced

150g broccoli

1 large carrot, cut into sticks

1 red or yellow pepper, cut into strips

200ml chicken stock

1 tbsp cornflour

2 tbsp honey

1 lemon, grated rind and juice

75g cashew nuts

A handful of beansprouts or white cabbage

Chilli flakes (for an optional kick!)

Brown rice or noodles to serve.

Serves: 2

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large pan or wok and add the

chicken. Stir fry for a few minutes until the chicken

begins to turn gold, then set aside.

2. In the same pan, cook the onion and garlic until they

begin to brown, then add the broccoli and carrot

and cook for about a minute.

3. In a jug mix the stock, honey and cornflour together

and pour into the pan. Return the chicken to the

heat and stir until the sauce has thickened and the

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I have spoken to a lot of parents of teens lately whoare worried about cyberbullying, or bullying usingtechnology.

Who is doing it? It’s important to recognise that veryoften the cyber bully will be quite different to thetraditional schoolyard bully. The cyber bully cansometimes be the schoolyard victim, looking to usetheir intellect or technological knowledge to getrevenge. Sometimes it’s the small group of “MeanGirls” who get together to embarrass or intimidate forfun.

What do they do? Victims of cyberbullying can havetheir personal information put up on chatrooms orwebsites by the bully in a bid to draw unwantedattention to them. They can have their accountshacked and passwords stolen, so the bully can goonline masquerading as the victim in order to saymean things about their friends to alienate them.These are just some of the ways the victim can bebullied.

So what can we as parents and educators do toprevent it and to deal with it when it happens? First ofall we need to be aware of the danger signs. Is yourchild spending considerably more or considerably lesstime on their computer than they used to? Has theirbehaviour changed? Has their mobile phone billsuddenly gone up? Remember that your child couldbe the bully just as easily as the victim.

What can we do if we discover our child is a victim of

cyberbullying? A survey was done in the Statesrecently which showed that less than 5% of teenswould tell their parents if they were being bulliedonline. When asked why not, they said that they wereafraid their parents would either overreact or underreact, and not take it seriously.

Engage with the child and educate yourself. I’ve oftenheard children say “I can do whatever I like onFacebook, my parents don’t even know what it is”.How about sitting down with the child and askingthem to help you set up a Facebook page so you cankeep in touch with old friends. That way you’ll learnhow it works. Educate the child as well. Commonsense would say you shouldn’t put personalinformation online, so learn about privacy settings,and teach your child to set everything to private,visible by invitation only. Many people think this is thedefault, but it isn’t. Teach them not to entercompetitions online or to register for sites unless theycheck with you first. Keep the computer in a publicspace where you can look in on them regularly, andlimit their time online. Work with the school, they mayspot something you don’t. Teach them that everyoneonline is a stranger. That 12 year old girl online mightbe a 45 year old man. Lastly, don’t do it alone, talk tosomeone who can help.

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Planning your wedding, and especially choosing yourwedding dress is a very special time. Before you visitany bridal shops it’s a good idea to hit the net and dosome research on-line.

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ABOUT NUTRITION

Lose Weight and Feel Great

Have you been gaining weight over the last fewyears?Do you find it increasingly difficult to lose weight?Do you crave particular foods?Do you feel tired all the time?Have you been yo-yo dieting?

If the answer to any of above is yes then your bloodsugar is probably out of balance. Keeping your bloodsugar stable is the secret to losing weight. You may befamiliar with the Glycemic Index (GI) of foods,however the Glycemic Load (GL) is a better way ofgauging the effect of foods on your blood sugar levels,and thus your energy, wellbeing and weight.

GL is a measure of the quantity and quality ofcarbohydrate in any given food. It shows us the effecteach type of food has on our blood sugar. Foods witha high GL rating encourage the body to "store" fat.Foods with a low GL rating enourage the body to"burn" fat.

You might be amazed by some of the foods that havea high GL rating. Cornflakes have a very high GL whilstice cream and peanuts do not! Your body is designedto burn glucose for energy. Carbhydrates such asgrains ( bread, pasta, rice ) and fruits are broken downinto glucose in the body.

But in today’s typical western diet, the wrong types ofcarbohydrates are consumed excessively resulting intoo much blood glucose. The excess is stored as fatleaving the body craving even more food to meet itsenergy requirements. When this happens the bodyhas lost blood sugar control and weight gain becomesinevitable.

If your blood glucose levels are even, you'll have asteady supply of energy and a healthy but balancedappetite. But, if your blood sugar levels are too high,you'll lay down fat and if they are too low, you'll feeltired and lethargic. Balance is key.

A quarter of all people, and nine out of ten peoplewith weight problems have difficulty keeping theirblood sugar balanced. The result is exhaustion andweight gain. Obese people are 77 times more at riskof developing diabetes than non-obese people - astatistic that alone tells you how strongly linked weightgain is to blood sugar control.

So, the best way to lose weight is to regain bloodsugar control which heralds the return of your body'sability to burn fat.

How to balance your blood sugar -Avoid sugar and stimulants (coffee, tea, alcohol,caffeine, cigarettes )Eat a low Glycemic Load diet.Eat protein with carbohydratesDrink plenty of waterExercise every day.

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Anne Owens is a Nutritional Therapist with extensiveexperience in clinical practice. She is a qualifiedmember of the British Association of NutritionalTherapists and the Nutritional Therapists of Ireland.Anne is also a zest4life practitioner and runs the PatrickHolford Zest4Life Nutrition and Weight Loss coursesin South Dublin.



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Until relatively recently, Autism was considered adevastating diagnosis with grim prospects for thesufferer and their family. Now we know that peoplewith autism can in fact be helped enormously towardsindependence, if they receive Applied BehaviouralAnalysis (ABA) intervention in their early childhoods.

Through one-to-one education and therapy, students atSaplings learn how to learn. This is something thatchildren with autism are unable to do to a greater or lesserdegree in the natural environment. If children with autismare not taught the fundamental step of how to learn,many of them don’t learn – hence the potentiallydevastating nature of autism.

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People with autism are fascinating and unusual. Theirheightened sensitivity often provides them withexceptional gifts, high levels of creativity and artistry anda unique perspective on life, as well as many challengesthat the ‘neurotypical’ population never face.

The State currently provides our children with basicrequirements. These are minimum service levels thatprovide basic care, but do not allow for higher level needsof these children to be satisfied.

The parents of Saplings are constantly seeking to securethe funding for crucial projects. Every month they struggleto raise the €14,000 needed in which to teach theirchildren daily living skills, engage in family life and educatethemselves in the many extra skills that they need asparents of Autists.

With the economic situation as it is, local groups such asSaplings are struggling even more to raise their muchneeded funds and are now running at a deficit which hasled to them having to reduce the teaching staff, meaningthat new children admitted to the school could be missingout on crucial progress in a child’s development.

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To date over a quarter of a million euro has been donatedunder the EBS Community Fund and in the last round ofthe fund 21 South Dublin causes received funding from aspecial 75th Birthday round.

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Local artist Caroline Levis was educated at Trinity Collegeand the National College of Art and Design. She is a full-time artist and divides her time between her Dublin studio,the family home in West Cork, and summer workshops inIreland. Caroline gives regular courses on water-colour art, forbeginners upwards, both in her private Churchtownstudio. Class sizes are small, with a maximum number of 8students per class. Classes are available in the mornings 10– 12 and Afternoons 2 - 4. Next term commences 10January 2011, but you can join at any stage.

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Up-lifting, therapeutic and great fun! These are thepromises from Mary and Yvonne at CORus, the companythat has taken off since it began in October 2010. CORusis a new type of choir (with no auditions and no need toread music) which is open to everyone who loves to singpop, rock, country, Irish and gospel music. The first CORuschoir began in St.Tiernan's Community School, Dundrumin October 2010 and already has over 50 members andstill growing! Due to the phenomonal success and interestshown in being a member of the choir, CORus is settingup two new choirs in January 2011, in RETNS Rathfarnhamand CYM Hall in Terenure.

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Balally Players Theatre Company

Founded in 1982, Balally Players has welcomedeveryone interested in sharing and enjoying theatrefrom within the local community and farther afield.The company has been successful in building up afaithful group of committed and dedicated membersover the succeeding years and is now one of thesuccess stories of the drama movement in this southcity suburb of our capital city.

Competing in the All Ireland One-Act Finals from the midnineties, Balally reached the Finals in 1997 with five winsand Vinegar Tom –no luck then - and has had to becontent with second place for Aristophanes’ Women in theAssembly in 1999 and a 3rd place for The Hunger Marchand Under The Stars until in 2006, our first win came withMelody by Deirdre Kinahan and a second consecutive winwith Riders to the Sea the following year, 2007.

Balally likes to travel and has represented Ireland at the BiCentennial of the French Revolution in Paris in 1989, atthe Mondial du Theatre - the Amateur World Conferencein Monaco in 2009 and at various festivals in the US,Britain, Denmark and France.

Highlight of this decade must be appearing on the stageof the National Theatre during the centenary celebrationin 2004 with the WB Yeats On Baile’s Strand a once in alifetime achievement – or perhaps it is the opening of ourown Mill Theatre in 2006, donated to five local dramagroups by developer Joe Reilly.

The company has built a solid programme of events andnow produce several full length productions annually forperformance here in the Mill Theatre and on the full

length festival circuit as well as one act plays, workshopscovering all aspects of theatre and the very successfulopen air Shakespeare productions in Airfield and theChristmas show at the same venue. The variety offered tomembers ensures that all needs are catered for both onand off stage.

Our upcoming production in The Mill Theatre Dundrumis Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ it’s the story of warprofiteering and its tragic consequences on family life. Setin a small town in America, this is a story of moralobligation and …retribution. Although written over 60years ago, its theme is particularly relevant today in lightof the financial scandals both home and abroad.

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Churchtown School Of Music Hits The Airwaves

Churchtown School of Music was recently given thethumbs up when Martina O’Connell was chosen toperform in The Late Late Toy show in November.

Martina was one of only a few instrumentalists who werechosen from thousands of hopefuls who had sent in anapplication to perform. She successfully came through arigorous audition process in RTE playing solo flute and wasfinally chosen as one of the performers in the dramaticWilly Wonka- style opening for the show.

Martina is a seasoned performer at this stage havingplayed solo flute at The School of Music’s End of YearRecitals in Marlay House in May, The Dundrum Festival inJune and The Bank of Ireland, Dundrum in November.

Mini Music, the popular mother and toddler musiccurriculum, was recently featured on RTE Junior TV whenRebecca Maybin of Mini Music was invited on to thechildrens’ programme Hubble where she demonstratedhow to make simple musical instruments from everydayobjects and was interviewed by a puppet from Cork!!Rebecca was also filmed teaching a Mini Music class in TheNational Concert Hall by TV3 for their Ireland AM showearlier in the year. This was aired as part of their Parentingslot and was given the seal of approval by their residentchild pyschologist as an excellent way of improving yourchild’s development.

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Psycho SpaghettiDate: Thursday 13th JanuaryTime: 11.20am Price: €10/€7.50 (schools)Ger Carey’s Psycho Spaghette 2 is a brilliant comedy stand uppiece written especially for teenagers. This is 100 minutes oflaugh out loud comedy getting teens to laugh at themselves andhas been a huge hit with transition year students..

Isla GrantDate: Thursday 13th January Time: 8pm Price: €25Scotlands most popular singer-songwriter Isla Grant and herhighly acclaimed band ‘Blue River’have been coming to Ireland formany years but this is her first timeto hold a concert in the intimatesetting of the Mill TheatreDundrum. Isla’s interaction withher audience is second to nonetherefore creating a very specialatmosphere during her shows.

Jarlath ReganDate: Saturday 15th January Time: 8pm Price: €15/€13Jarlath wanted to be a comedianall his life and is the fastest risingstar of Irish Comedy his originalbrand of observational humourand twisted greeting cards havemade him a firm favourite. Thecritics have called his brand ofon-the-money observationalhumour a form of “comedygenius”

The Wizard Of Oz Date: Tues 18th – Sat 22nd January Time: 7.30pm Price: €16Put on your ruby slippers and followDorothy Over the Rainbow, as she makesher way through the weird andwonderful land of Oz. John Scottusschool return to the Mill Theatrefollowing the success of their ‘Oliver’ lastyear. With a live orchestra and a verytalened cast, this show will surely be atreat for all the family this winter.

All My Sons’Date: Tues 25th – Sat 29th JanuaryTime: 8pm Price: €18/€15Arthur Miller’s All MySons is the story ofwar profiteering andits tragicconsequences onfamily life, althoughwritten over 60 yearsago its theme is still very relevant particularly in the currentclimate of financial scandals. Presented by Balally Players TheatreGroup.

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Paintings byANDREW CARROLL 8th January – 4th February 2011

The theatre of the Space Race – the proscenium of thetelevision-set through which was viewed those world-altering moments; that drama was used to win the heartsand minds of the viewers, to created investment in thehero-characters who represented an ideal, and ultimatelythe triumph of an ideology. Was this a type of mythicspace that was perceived, a poetic and idealised space, asin the theatre - or has it become so over time, as we viewit from the hindsight that might question man’s ability orneed to explore the cosmos beyond a certain point?

Call our Box Office on 01 296 9340 or call in to the MillTheatre Box Office. We're open from Monday toSaturday, 10am - 6pm, and the theatre re-opens at6.30pm when there is an evening performance. You canalso book online at www.milltheatre.com

Tomorrow’s Comedians Today!Date: Tues 11th & Wed 12th JanuaryTime: 8pm Price: €10/€5Aidan Kilian, comedian and entrepreneur has trained a group ofyoung people who he believes have the potential to be the greatnames in Irish Comedy in the future. So don’t miss this ‘comingout’ of the best in young Irish comedy talent.




Anything GoesDate: Wed 2nd – Sat 5th February Time: 7.30pmPrice: €18/€15Alexandra College is delighted to beback in the Mill with their production ofthe musical “Anything Goes” music andlyrics by Cole Porter. The show is set onboard a passenger liner travellin formNew York to Southampton, with anunusual passenger list

Grace Bermingham SopranoDate: Thursday 3rd February Time: 1.10pmPrice: €10.50/€8.50Grace Bermingham has recently completed her Diploma in Musicteaching and Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.Grace will perform a recital including works by Schubert, Strauss,Mozart and Poulenc.

All’s Fair in Love & WarDate: Mon 7th – Fri 11th February Time: 1.10pmPrice: €14/€12‘thelatinsphere theatre’ presents two short one – act plays dealingwith and relationships…Face to Face with the Enemy written by Judy Klass starring GinaCostigan & Eimear Kenny. Deirdre arranges a meeting to confrontKristine who is having an affair with her husband, a series of truthsare uncovered that change the course of their meeting.The Sexes written by the renowned Dorothy Parker is a short storyin which a couple comes together and the battle of the sexesbegins, Dáithí insists on knowing why Donnacha is giving him thesilent treatment. Could the seductive Gráinne be to blame.

The Sixties ExperienceDate: Monday 7th February Time: 8pmPrice: €20/€16The Sixties Experience brings a taste ofthe 60s right into the 21st century.Performing all the hits from the bestmusic decade with songs from TheBeatles, Cliff & The Shadows, The Stonesalso honoring American bands andartists such as Elvis, The Drifters, OtisRedding and many more.A great rockin’ night out for music loversof all ages!!

Brendan GraceDate: Thursday 24th February Time: 8pm Price: €30Brendan is one of the greatest familycomediens and we are delighted towelcome him back to The Mill Theatrewhere his show features some brand newmaterial and some of the old favourites.His off stage persona is very much a manof the people as he makes himselfavailable after each show for a photo and a meet and greet.

SILENTDate: Wednesday 9th February Time: 8pmPrice: €16/€12The Mill Theatre is truly delighted to hostthe premiere of this new work featuringPat Kinnevane, beautifully written andvivid this is a unique piece of theatre tosavor. Homeless McGoldrig once hadsplendid things but he lost it all –including his mind.

Mick Flavin Big BandDate: Thursday 10th February Time: 8pmPrice: €25The King of Country, Mick Flavin wasnominated for the Coluntry MusicAssociation Global Artist Award in 2005,the first time an Irish artist wasnominated for such a prestigious award.Mick has shared the stage with suchlegends as Tammy Wynette, WaylonJennings and Boxcar Will to name but afew, so you are in for a great night atThe Mill.

Caruso & The QuakeDate: Friday 11th February Time: 8pmPrice: €16/€12The famous Italian Tenor Enrico Caruso was trapped in the SanFrancisco earthquake of 1906. In order to return home to thecountry and family he loved, he had to escape his crumbling hotelroom, cross a city swept by fire and fight his way past the soldiersto board the only ferry leaving the city. This is joy for all thosewho love both theatre and music.

Viennese Strauss GalaDate: Wednesday 23rd February Time: 8pmPrice: €35Now in it’s 8th year StrauGala Productions bring you this brandnew production of the ever popular Show recreating the romanceand reminding you of a bygone age of glamorous soirees andStrauss waltzes. The European Orchestral Ensemble willaccompany four soloists from British opera companies including,Opera North, Englist National Opera and D’Oyly Carte.

Footloose – The MusicalDate: Wed 16th – Sun 20th February Time: 8pm / 2.30pmPrice: €20/€18/€16 This high energymusical comedydrama follows thejounrney of a youngman who goes insearch of love, lifeand acceptance.Encompassing the traditional musical theatre format, as well asstreet, modern and jazz dance, this dramatic coming of age storytakes us on a journey of emotion as a group of youngsters fightagainst the odds to win the respect of their peers.

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TAURUSYour patience is about to pay dividends. You are an avidbeliever in karma, thus you tend to send out a morepositive universal vibe, which in turn comes back to youin a positive way. Yes! You are so much loved, althoughthis may not always be evident. You are determined thisyear to reach a new spiritual highand truly tune in harmoniously withthe power of the heavens.

GEMINIYou want improvement so much. Allyou seek is on the way and the wheelof fortune spins out of control inyour favour. In love, the cards arestacked in your favour, although youcannot see that now. Your friend,who has cried a lot in the recentpast, is on the mend. He/sherespectively will settle down to awonderful, contented and harmonious life.

CANCERThe loneliness of the past make you appreciate thepresent. A word of caution; do not display possessivenesstowards a loved one, you have no need. You are verymuch loved; just be yourself. Unattached? A past lovewishes to re-enter your life. There is no winner or loser inthis, only a pure and forgiving love.

LEOLeo’s lot may not be as happy and harmonious as youwould like. The next few weeks sees the love life inturmoil. This is probably caused by you over-reacting towhat others see as normal. However, opening the doorsof communication allows reconciliation. A re-birth ofrelationship is on the cards.

VIRGOIf you are not in a relationship, you will be agreeable andsay yes to a romance that can only blossom as time goeson. You have choices, but you are quite content tomuddle through for the time being. You seem to takesustenance from your religious beliefs and are muchcalmer as a result. A job offer from across the water is adecision only you can make.

LIBRAA “D” name can offer you so much support in all aspects ofyour life. If this is a romantic liaison, you are truly blessed.This may be the perfect time Libra, to take a long look atthe past and begin forgiving all those who upset thebalance in your life. Your friend announces her engagementand you are over the moon for her.

SCORPIOMiracles do happen and you have no problem asking forand expecting to receive such. Your life and business maybe put relatively on hold for a while. Being realistic is the keyto success. A chain of events set in motion kick start a spateof travel that, over the next year will yield fruit. Cards advisethat you look deeper into your own actions.

SAGITTARIUSRight now, an authority figure isthrowing his weight around you mustoverride this in your brain. The overallpicture is more important. A false poweris worthless, but you are headed towardsthe real deal. You have knownunhappiness in the past, but thecontentment you desire is for the future;the past was just to get you ready for thedue rewards.

AQUARIUSA “W” name is a sure winner for you at this wondrous time.Your link with luck is snow, a gift and a key. You may havebeen in a crowd, but you can be a lonelier soul than most.Love from the distant past re-enters the scene at the sametime you are ready to try the new courtier wishing to playa major role in your life.

CAPRICORNYou begin to question the motives of even your closestfellows. You are very wise to be cautious, but not paranoid.Nobody can fire any ammunition at you only theinformation you, yourself give out. You have so much tocelebrate this year your mind is boggled. Wheel of fortunebrings cash luck to you and yours.

PISCESA couple of trips away to the country to meet up with palsis on the immediate agenda. This is so good for theunattached as the universe is setting up the chain of eventsthat ultimately lead you to your destiny. You are very fussywhen it comes to choosing a partner, but this is how youare and changing would mean you not being true toyourself.

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