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Category: Apr 2004

Viva Bracetti and the MBA Community!!
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Community News

Bracetti responds to accusations of discriminationMBA Staff/Board of TrusteesCourtesy of Community Focus Newspaper Mariana Bracetti was a strong, intelligent person who did not fear a challenge — especially when it came to fighting for her beloved island of Puerto Rico. That is one reason why the founding board of the Mariana Bracetti Academy (MBA) named the school after her. The purpose of the school is to provide a high quality educational choice to families in the city who want…

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Valid complaints or empty accusations?
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Community News, Editor's Note, Features, T Martin

Bracetti School discount parent concernsBy T Martin (as Escritor X) Whoa! Hold the phone! NorFilly Magazine published an article on parents’ tales of “humiliation” and “discrimination” last month, but not without some rebuke. In fact, grassroots periodical Community Focus also carried the story last week, receiving several bitter – and rightly so – phone calls. Admittedly, we dismissed much of what was brought to us by parents, even during our interviews, as “normal” for any school setting. However, language…

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(Dread) deadlines in adversity
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Features, T Martin

Dealing with business after disaster strikesBy T Martin (as Escritor X) I love that message during MS-Windows® installation that lets you know that a flickering screen during installation is normal. So reassuring, right? On the other hand, I hate the flickering, distortion, discoloring and most recently, strange humming during normal operation that were symptomatic of a monitor blow-out! The screeches you heard on Monday night, April 12th, could well have been the sudden halt that my ProView 18″ flat…

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Technologically challenged
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Features, T Martin

Defending blunders of the computer illiterateBy T Martin (as Escritor X) I’m writing technology articles for NorFilly Magazine out the online publication’s desperation to incorporate this topic into its monthly scheme. Flat out, I am NOT the person to be writing technical articles on new or old technology! While I won’t accept the post of “Technology Editor”, I succumbed to this task to help move the magazine along into its second quarter. I just wonder how long before NorFilly…

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Watch those eating habits
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Debbie Vergara, Features

How to spot and avoid eating disordersBy Debbie Vergara I used to have a friend when I lived in Brooklyn NY…her name was Lucy, she had an eating/weight disorder called “anorexia nervosa, and bulimia.” Back then Lucy was 18, the same age I was; she was at least 5′ 5″ tall and weighed 104 pounds. Lucy almost died back then. Anorexia Nervosa is when a person is terrified about becoming FAT. A person who has anorexia usually weighs 85%…

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Loyalty checks
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Photography, T Martin

Keeping the faith in photographyBy T Martin For Nikon enthusiasts eagerly awaiting news of what how Nikon intends to respond to Canon’s 1D Mark II, there is a lot of speculation, but not much detail. Some of us particularly adamant Nikon users are facing new options, though, and there is some fear that the most hardened Nikon users might be looking into Canon products. A professional photographer friend of mine recently confided that he was frustrated with Nikon’s slowness…

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Pictures
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Features

A poem about friendsBy Jennifer Aponte-Ortiz Pictures aren’t just picturesunless you let them be. Memories don’t just fade awayif you just stop remembering. Pictures aren’t just a four-cornered imagethat freezes a moment in time. They are a life-time memorythat brings back the past. Pictures have different meaningsfor all sorts of feelings. Whether they’re good or badthey’re always there to last. This is why…I love taking picturesand mainly with my friends. All because I knowthat friends don’t usually last…That is…

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Picture-perfect friendships
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Model Advice, Photography, T Martin

Capturing memories to last a lifetimeBy T Martin It’s the terrible teens: today you’re the best of friends, but tomorrow could mean scrapping in the schoolyard about what “he said she said.” During these years of growing pains and the inevitable roller coaster of emotions they bring, kids look long and hard for stability and lasting relationships. As they grow older and apart from one another, people rely more and more on pictures to help them remember the joys…

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Ready? Get set? Oh, now what?
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Photography, T Martin

Preparing for a successful photo shoot, page 1 of 3By T Martin “Why don’t you just use rechargeable batteries?” This is what an amateur model asked me at one of my last model shoots in 2003 as I loaded batteries into my camera. The fact is I do, but her question posed an interesting point about being prepared at photo shoots. There are a number of things to do before a model shoot if you want to be fully…

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Birthdays: Apr 2004
May 19, 2020
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| Apr 2004, Features

Magazine wishes the best for its bestNorFilly™ Editorial Staff This page will no longer be used as a fixed page for our monthly youth interviews. Instead, we will allow readers to send a birthday shout-out to someone special to them each month. We are starting things off with some birthday wishes from NorFilly™ Magazine to a few people who have helped us get the project going or who have been involved with sponsoring company Martin Picturesque over the years….

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