saskmom.com: october 2012 event calendar

11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?

11 a.m.-7 p.m. ~

1 p.m. ~


Thursday, October 4
*Register for Oct. 11 Star Wars Jedi Knight Training, ages 5-7, Rusty Macdonald Library
CANCELLED:?9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
8 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-9 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library, Carlyle King and Library on 20th
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3 to 5,?Alice Turner?and?Cliff Wright?branches
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~ TED at?Movies for Mommies, Rainbow Cinemas
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?ACT Arena
3-5 p.m. ~?Living Skies, Living Milk Drop-in Breastfeeding Group, Birth Rhythms
3:15-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
7 p.m. ~ Book launch, Baba's Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Easter, McNally Robinson
7-8 p.m. ~ Girl Talk, ages 10 to 12,?Carlyle King Branch? 7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Friday, October 5
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Alice Turner Branch
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
3:30-5 p.m. ~ Games Day,?Library on 20th
6-8 p.m. ~ Thanksgiving event, ages 3+, Michaels
7-8:30 p.m. ~?Family Swim with water slide,?Lakewood Civic Centre
Saturday, October 6
8 a.m.-2 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
9 a.m.-12 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ The Crazy Pumpkin Event, ages 7+, Michaels
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~?Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
12-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre?and Shaw Centre
1-2 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
2-2:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Mayfair Branch?
2-3 p.m. ~ Writing Books for Young Adults, ages 14 to adult, Alice Turner Branch?{pre-register}
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at Beaver Creek Conservation Area
3 p.m. ~ Story and craft time at Indigo, ages 3 to 9
5-6 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre?and?Lawson Civic Centre
Sunday, October 7
9-10 a.m. ~?Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~?Family Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre?and Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-2 p.m. ~?Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at?Beaver Creek Conservation Area
5-6 p.m. ~?Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Monday, October 8
Western Development Museum, Children's Discovery Museum, Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze and?Saskatoon Public Libraries Closed
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim, Lawson Civic Centre
12-1 p.m. ~?Parent and Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre?and Shaw Centre

Tuesday, October 9
Children's Discovery Museum Closed
8 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10-11:30 a.m. ~?Acclimation Postpartum Support Group, Birth Rhythms
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~?Storytime, McNally Robinson Circle of Trees
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Tales for Twos, ages 2-3,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Infant CPR discussion at?Breastfeeding?Caf?
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Lions Arena
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey?and?Lawson Civic Centre

3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
4-5 p.m. ~?Teen Pregnancy Support, Birth Rhythms
6:30 p.m. ~ La Leche League, Carpenter's Church
7-7:30 p.m. ~?Sleepy Time Stories, Frances Morrison Library?and J.S. Wood Branch
7-7:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Cliff Wright Branch
7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Wednesday, October 10
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-10:30 a.m. ~ Shop n' Stroll, Mall at Lawson Heights
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Mayfair Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Baby Rhyme Time, non-walking babies,?Rusty Macdonald Story Room
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Voyages en lecture French Family Story Time,?Alice Turner Branch
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Carlyle King?and?Mayfair?branches
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?J.S. Wood Branch
10:40-11 a.m. ~ Wiggle Time, walking babies up to age 2,?Rusty Macdonald Auditorium
11 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Story time at?Saskatoon Farmers' Market
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11 a.m.-7 p.m. ~ St. James' Farmers' Market & International Bazaar
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~ Stars and Strollers, Cineplex Odeon Centre Cinemas
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Archibald Arena
4-7 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
7-7:30 p.m. ~?English as an Additional Language Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library?
7-9 p.m. ~ Planning for Baby, Birth Rhythms

Thursday, October 11
8 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-9 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library, Carlyle King and Library on 20th
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3 to 5,?Alice Turner?and?Cliff Wright?branches?

10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~ Movies for Mommies, Rainbow Cinemas
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?ACT Arena
3:15-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
4-5 p.m. ~ Star Wars Jedi Knight Training, ages 5-7, Rusty Macdonald {pre-register}
4-5:30 p.m. ~ Freestyle Jewelry, ages 14 and up, Library on 20th Street
7-8 p.m. ~ Girl Talk, ages 10 to 12,?Carlyle King Branch? 7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Friday, October 12
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Alice Turner Branch
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Cosmo and Lions Arenas
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
3:30-5 p.m. ~ Games Day,?Library on 20th
4-10 p.m. ~?Christmas Craft Fair, Western Development Museum {Galleries Closed}
7-8:30 p.m. ~?Family Swim with water slide,?Lakewood Civic Centre

Saturday, October 13
Occupational Therapy Fun Run, Walk & Roll
8 a.m.-2 p.m. ~ Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
9 a.m.-12 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground

9:30 a.m. ~ Baby Luv Boutique Cloth Diaper Workshop, Saskatoon Field House {pre-register}
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
10 a.m.-5 p.m. ~?Christmas Craft Fair, Western Development Museum
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
11 a.m.-9 p.m. ~?Woman's World, Credit Union Centre
12-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre?and?Shaw Centre
1-2 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
1-3 p.m. ~ Planning for Baby, Birth Rhythms
1:30-3 p.m. ~ Vitae Nutrition Talks: Prenatal Prep, Birth Rhythms
2-3 p.m. ~ Writing Books for Young Adults, ages 14 to adult,?Alice Turner Branch?{pre-register}
2-2:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Mayfair Branch?
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at?Beaver Creek Conservation Area
2:30 p.m. ~ See Me! Hear Me! Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra Family Concert,?Elim Church
3 p.m. ~ Story and craft time at?Indigo, ages 3 to 9
Sunday, October 14
9-10 a.m. ~?Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~?Family Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre?and?Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-2 p.m. ~?Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
12-5 p.m. ~?Woman's World, Credit Union Centre
2-3:30 p.m. ~ Colours of Fall Walk, leaving?Meewasin Valley Centre?at 2 p.m.
2-4 p.m. ~ Birds' Nests, drop-in ages 4 to 12, Mendel Art Gallery
2-4 p.m. ~ Hippy Baby's Fall?Babywearing?Fashion Show, Birth Rhythms
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at?Beaver Creek Conservation Area
Monday, October 15
Western Development Museum and?Children's Discovery Museum Closed
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Alice Turner?and?Rusty Macdonald?branches
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?ACT and Cosmo Arenas
4-5 p.m. ~ Get Grossed Out, stories and activities ages 7 to 12, Cliff Wright Branch?{pre-register}
4-7 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
7-8 p.m. ~ Girl Talk, ages 13 to 15,?Carlyle King Branch? 7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Tuesday, October 16
Children's Discovery Museum Closed
*Registration begins for next session of Carlyle King's Toddler Time, 18 mos. to 3 years
8 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10-11:30 a.m. ~?Acclimation Postpartum Support Group, Birth Rhythms
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~?Storytime, McNally Robinson Circle of Trees
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Tales for Twos, ages 2-3,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ~?Breastfeeding?Caf?
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Lions Arena
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey?and?Lawson Civic Centre
3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
4-5 p.m. ~?Teen Pregnancy Support, Birth Rhythms
6-7:30 p.m. ~ Fall Film Night at the Library on 20th Street, all ages
7-7:30 p.m. ~?Sleepy Time Stories, Frances Morrison Library?and J.S. Wood Branch
7-7:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Cliff Wright Branch
7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Wednesday, October 17
*Registration begins for Oct. 24 Super Cool Science, ages 8-12, J.S. Wood Branch
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-10:30 a.m. ~ Shop n' Stroll, Mall at Lawson Heights
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:20-10:40 a.m. ~ Wiggle Time, walking babies up to age 2,?Rusty Macdonald Meeting Room
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Mayfair Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Baby Rhyme Time, non-walking babies,?Rusty Macdonald Story Room
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Voyages en lecture French Family Story Time,?Alice Turner Branch? 10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Carlyle King?and?Mayfair?branches
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?J.S. Wood Branch
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~ Movies for Mommies, Rainbow Cinemas
1-4 p.m. ~ Car Seat Clinic {by appointment only, 975-8808}
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?ACT Arena
3-5 p.m. ~?Living Skies, Living Milk Drop-in Breastfeeding Group, Birth Rhythms
3:15-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
7-8 p.m. ~ Girl Talk, ages 10 to 12,?Carlyle King Branch? 7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Friday, October 19
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Alice Turner Branch
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Cosmo and Lions Arenas
3:30-5 p.m. ~ Games Day,?Library on 20th
7-8:30 p.m. ~?Family Swim with water slide,?Lakewood Civic Centre
Saturday, October 20
TBA ~ Flea Market & Craft Sale, Western Development Museum
8 a.m.-2 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
9 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Bootcamp for New Dads, Birth Rhythms {pre-register}
9 a.m.-12 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m. ~ 'Toons for Toddlers: The Wiggles Big Birthday, Rainbow Cinemas {buy tickets online}
10 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Halloween T-shirt Event, ages 3+, Michaels
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
12-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim, Lawson Civic Centre?and?Shaw Centre
1-2 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
1-3 p.m. ~ Friendship Bracelet Event, ages 14+, Michaels
1:30-3 p.m. ~ Vitae Nutrition Talks: Breastfeeding Success, Birth Rhythms
2-2:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Mayfair Branch?
2-4 p.m. ~ Art of Comics, ages 12 and up, J.S. Wood Branch
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at?Beaver Creek Conservation Area
3 p.m. ~ Story and craft time at?Indigo, ages 3 to 9
Sunday, October 21
9-10 a.m. ~?Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~?Family Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre?and?Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-2 p.m. ~?Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
1-2:30 p.m. ~ Family Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
2-4 p.m. ~ The Adhesive Garden, drop-in ages 4 to 12, Mendel Art Gallery
2-4 p.m. ~ Mask Madness, all ages, Meewasin Valley Centre {register, 665-6888}
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at?Beaver Creek Conservation Area
5-6 p.m. ~?Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Monday, October 22
Western Development Museum and?Children's Discovery Museum Closed
*Registration begins for next session of?Carlyle King's?BabyTalk, birth to 18 months
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Alice Turner?and?Rusty Macdonald?branches
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?ACT and Cosmo Arenas
4-7 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
7-8 p.m. ~ Girl Talk, ages 13 to 15,?Carlyle King Branch? 7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Tuesday, October 23
Children's Discovery Museum Closed
8 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10-11:30 a.m. ~?Acclimation Postpartum Support Group, Birth Rhythms
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~?Storytime, McNally Robinson Circle of Trees
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Tales for Twos, ages 2-3,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ My Smart Hands Baby Sign Language:?Breastfeeding?Caf?
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Lions Arena
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey?and?Lawson Civic Centre
3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
4-5 p.m. ~?Teen Pregnancy Support, Birth Rhythms
7-7:30 p.m. ~?Sleepy Time Stories, Frances Morrison Library?and J.S. Wood Branch
7-7:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Cliff Wright Branch
7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Wednesday, October 24 ~ Civic Election Day
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-10:30 a.m. ~ Shop n' Stroll, Mall at Lawson Heights
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Mayfair Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Baby Rhyme Time, non-walking babies,?Rusty Macdonald Story Room
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Voyages en lecture French Family Story Time,?Alice Turner Branch? 10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Carlyle King?and?Mayfair?branches
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?J.S. Wood Branch
11 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Story time at?Saskatoon Farmers' Market
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11 a.m.-7 p.m. ~ St. James' Farmers' Market & International Bazaar
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~ Stars and Strollers, Cineplex Odeon Centre Cinemas
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Archibald Arena
4-5 p.m. ~ Super Cool Science, ages 8 to 12, J.S. Wood Branch?{pre-register}
4-7 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
6:30 p.m. ~ The Wiggles Celebration Tour, TCU Place
7-7:45 p.m. ~?English as an Additional Language Family Story Time, Frances Morrison and Carlyle King branches?
7-9 p.m. ~ Newborn Knowledge Breastfeeding Class, Birth Rhythms {pre-register} 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~ Movies for Mommies, Rainbow Cinemas
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?ACT Arena
3-4:30 p.m. ~ Elimination Communication Group, Birth Rhythms
3:15-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
4-5:30 p.m. ~ Freestyle Scrapbooking, ages 14 and up, Library on 20th
6-8 p.m. ~ Halloween Visor Mask Event, ages 3+, Michaels
7-8 p.m. ~ Girl Talk, ages 10 to 12,?Carlyle King Branch? 7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Friday, October 26
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Alice Turner Branch
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Cosmo and Lions Arenas
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
3:30-5 p.m. ~ Games Day,?Library on 20th
6-8 p.m. ~ Halloween Body Art & Clay Pot Craft, ages 3+, Michaels
7-8:30 p.m. ~?Family Swim with water slide,?Lakewood Civic Centre
Saturday, October 27
8 a.m.-2 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
9 a.m.-12 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
9 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
9 a.m.-5 p.m. ~ Kids Gone Wild for Wildlife Family Fun Event, Prairieland Hall C
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
10 a.m.-6 p.m. ~?Dutch Growers Pumpkin Maze?FINAL DAY!
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
11 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Make-it-and-take-it Halloween pail or tote, ages 3+, Michaels
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
12-1 p.m. ~ Face-painting, ages 3+, Michaels
12-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre?and?Shaw Centre
1-2 p.m. ~ Halloween Parade,?showcasing crafts and faces (see above), ages 3+, Michaels
1-2 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
1:30-3 p.m. ~ Vitae Nutrition Talks: Baby Food Basics, Birth Rhythms
2-2:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Mayfair Branch?
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at?Beaver Creek Conservation Area

Sunday, October 28
9-10 a.m. ~?Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~?Family Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre?and?Lawson Civic Centre
10 a.m.-2 p.m. ~?Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Cultural activities at Wanuskewin
12-4 p.m. ~ Kinsmen Day at Children's Discovery Museum, free admission
1-2:30 p.m. ~ Family Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1:30-3 p.m. ~ Babywearing 101, Birth Rhythms
2-4 p.m. ~ Multi-Material Masks, drop-in ages 4 to 12, Mendel Art Gallery
2-4 p.m. ~ Pumpkin Carving and Painting, drop-in for ages 7+, Meewasin Valley Centre
2:30 p.m. ~ Interpreter-led nature hike at?Beaver Creek Conservation Area
3 p.m. ~ Story and craft time at?Indigo, ages 3 to 9
3:30-5 p.m. ~ Halloween Cupcake Decorating, ages 10+, Michaels {pre-register, 975-1810}
5-6 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Monday, October 29
Western Development Museum and?Children's Discovery Museum Closed
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Alice Turner?and?Rusty Macdonald?branches
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
1:30-2:30 p.m. ~ Get Animated!, program in French for ages 5 and up, Alice Turner Branch
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?ACT and Cosmo Arenas
4-7 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
7-8 p.m. ~ Girl Talk, ages 13 to 15,?Carlyle King Branch
7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Tuesday, October 30
Children's Discovery Museum Closed All Morning
TBA ~ Boo-Town, Western Development Museum
8 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
10-11:30 a.m. ~?Acclimation Postpartum Support Group, Birth Rhythms
10:30 a.m. ~ Singing with Sylvia's Halloween Howl, The Refinery
10:30-11 a.m. ~?Storytime, McNally Robinson Circle of Trees
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Tales for Twos, ages 2-3,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~?Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?Rusty Macdonald Branch
10:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Get Animated!, program in French for ages 10 and up,?Alice Turner Branch
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ~?Breastfeeding?Caf?
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~?Singing with Sylvia's Halloween Howl, The Refinery
1:30-2:30 p.m. ~ Get Animated! ages 5 and up, Mayfair Branch
1:30-2:30 p.m. ~ Get Animated! ages 10 and up, Rusty Macdonald Branch
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Lions Arena
3-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey?and?Lawson Civic Centre
3:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
4-5 p.m. ~?Teen Pregnancy Support, Birth Rhythms
7-7:30 p.m. ~?Sleepy Time Stories, Frances Morrison Library?and J.S. Wood Branch
7-7:45 p.m. ~ Halloween Puppet Show, ages ?5 and up, J.S. Wood Branch
7-7:45 p.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Cliff Wright Branch
7-8:30 p.m. ~ Pioneer Cemetery Tour, St. Henry Ave., ages 10 and up {register, 665-6888}
7-9 p.m. ~ Postpartum Survival Class, Birth Rhythms {pre-register}
7:15-9 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
Wednesday, October 31
Children's Discovery Museum Closed
*Registration begins for next session of Toddler Time at Cliff Wright Branch
*Register for Nov. 14 Captain Underpants Celebration, ages 7-12, Cliff Wright
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lawson Civic Centre
9:30-10:30 a.m. ~ Shop n' Stroll, Mall at Lawson Heights
9:30-11:30 a.m. ~?Soccer Centre Indoor Playground
10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Family Swim at?Shaw Centre
10 a.m.-3 p.m. ~?Saskatoon Farmers' Market?at River Landing
10:20-10:40 a.m. ~ Wiggle Time, walking babies up to age 2,?Rusty Macdonald Meeting Room
10:30 a.m. ~?~?Singing with Sylvia's Halloween Howl, The Refinery
10:30-11 a.m. ~ BabyTalk, birth to 18 months,?Cliff Wright Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Babies and Toddlers Together, birth to 3 years,?Mayfair Branch
10:30-11 a.m. ~ Baby Rhyme Time, non-walking babies,?Rusty Macdonald Story Room
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Family Story Time,?Carlyle King?and?Mayfair?branches
10:30-11:15 a.m. ~ Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5,?J.S. Wood Branch
10:40-11 a.m. ~ Wiggle Time, walking babies up to age 2,?Rusty Macdonald Auditorium
11 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Story time at?Saskatoon Farmers' Market
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ~ "Mummies Melody" Halloween Party
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Lakewood Civic Centre
11 a.m.-7 p.m. ~ St. James' Farmers' Market & International Bazaar
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
1 p.m. ~?~?Singing with Sylvia's Halloween Howl, The Refinery
1 p.m. ~ Stars and Strollers, Cineplex Odeon Centre Cinemas
1-4 p.m. ~?Lakewood Civic Centre Indoor Playground
2:30-3:15 p.m. ~ Parent and Tot Skating,?Archibald Arena
4-7 p.m. ~ Parent & Tot Swim,?Shaw Centre
6-7:30 p.m. ~ Halloween Film Night at Library on 20th Street, all ages
7 p.m. ~ How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular, Credit Union Centre
7-7:30 p.m. ~?English as an Additional Language Family Story Time, Frances Morrison Library?


LOOKING AHEAD:?
Nov. 7-10 ~ Saskatoon Fall Fair
Nov. 16-18 ~ A Prairie Christmas Shopping Show
Nov. 16-Jan. 6 ~ Enchanted Forest Holiday Light Tour
Nov. 21-Dec. 9 ~ The Sound of Music
Nov. 25-Dec. 1 ~ Saskatoon City Hospital Festival of Trees

Source: http://www.saskmom.com/2012/10/october-2012-event-calendar.html

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Razer Blade review (late 2012)

Second-generation Razer Blade review

Razer has made a habit of catching us off guard -- breaking the mold as an accessory manufacturer by building laptops, prototype game handhelds and controller-toting tablets. Their Blade laptop cut through our expectations as well, featuring a beautiful aluminum shell and one of the thinnest profiles of any gaming rig on the market. It had some serious flaws, though: it was underpowered, had minor build issues and simply fell short in the audio department. Its maker, apparently, wasn't deterred: mere months after the original Blade's own debut, Razer is now introducing a successor.

Most of the changes are internal: this model swaps out the original's Sandy Bridge CPU and last-generation NVIDIA graphics for a newly announced 2.2GHz Intel Core i7-3632QM processor and a Kepler-based GeForce GTX 660M GPU. It caught our interest -- Razer had previously insisted its first laptop wasn't built just for power, but for a premium experience. Now, the firm seems to be focusing on both (now that's a premium experience we can get behind). So, is this upgrade enough to make up for the OG version's shortcomings? Read on to find out.

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RolePlayGateway?

What is Honest Liars about?
Honest Liars is a role play based off the memories of its characters. What does this mean? Another interactive role play in which the characters create the plot....but with a twist.

Adults live out their lives seemly happy to those around them, but regrets of their past linger in their minds: A kiss missed, a secret never told, a fight that went to far, or maybe a dream never reached. But this isn't what makes the role play special...

So what does?
We are role playing as our characters past, and moving them forward to their future selves.
Think of it as mini role plays in a larger one.


How will this work?
We will treat each memory as it's own role play. Although I am the active GM, each role player will be able to control the "memory" from their character's past(that includes everyone) that was previously discussed in the OOC.

Basically, each person's memory we play out is an entire role play itself, and will add to the story line.

After we have role played the memories, we fast forward to our characters in the future who have no contact with one another.

From then on we can choose to go forward with the role play as their adult forms, or end things.

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Capriles leads big rally in Venezuelan capital

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? A huge crowd filled the streets of Venezuela's capital on Sunday cheering for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, waving flags in a show of support one week before the country's hotly contested presidential election.

Capriles waved from a truck that rolled through the vast expanse of supporters. The crowd filled a downtown avenue and appeared to surpass 100,000 people.

The authorities didn't provide a crowd estimate.

While President Hugo Chavez was leading weekend rallies elsewhere in the country, authorities were investigating the killings of two men in a shooting that erupted during an opposition campaign caravan in western Barinas state on Saturday.

Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said in a message on Twitter on Sunday morning that a suspect was arrested in the double murder, but he didn't immediately identify the suspect.

Opposition lawmaker Julio Cesar Reyes said on Saturday that a group of Chavez's supporters blocked the caravan and people on both sides were arguing when a gunman appeared and started shooting.

Opposition officials said both men killed were participants in the motorcade of Capriles supporters.

Chavez, meanwhile, rallied thousands of supporters on Saturday in Guarenas, a town east of Caracas, telling them: "It's impossible for us to lose." The crowd chanted: "Ooh, Ahh, Chavez won't go!"

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/capriles-leads-big-rally-venezuelan-capital-184425374.html

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PHL cybercrime law draws outrage among netizens | News | GMA ...

MANILA ? A new cybercrime law in the Philippines that could see people sentenced to 12 years in jail for posting defamatory comments on Facebook or Twitter is generating outrage among netizens and rights groups.

The stated aim of the cybercrime law is to fight online pornography, hacking, identity theft and spamming in the conservative Catholic nation amid police complaints they lack the legal tools to stamp out Internet crime.

However it also includes a blanket provision that puts the country's criminal libel law into force in cyberspace, except that the penalties for Internet defamation are much tougher compared with old media.

It also allows authorities to collect data from personal user accounts on social media and listen in on voice/video applications, such as Skype, without a warrant.

Teenagers unwarily retweeting or re-posting libelous material on social media could bear the full force of the law, according to Noemi Dado, a prominent Manila blogger who edits a citizen media site called Blog Watch.

"Not everyone is an expert on what constitutes libel. Imagine a mother like me, or teenagers and kids who love to rant. It really hits our freedoms," Dado told AFP.

Compounding the concerns, those teenagers or anyone else who posts a libelous comment faces a maximum prison term of 12 years and a fine of one million pesos ($24,000).

Meanwhile, newspaper editors and other trained professionals in traditional media face prison terms of just four years and fines of 6,000 pesos.

While harsh criminal libel legislation remains in force in other parts of Asia, Dado said the Philippine law sent the wrong signal in a country that overthrew the military-backed Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship just 26 years ago.

Dado, a lawyer's wife known in the local online community as the "momblogger", is among a group of bloggers and other critics of the libel element of the cybercrime law campaigning for it to be repealed.

Brad Adams, Asia director for New York-based Human Rights Watch, said the law was having a chilling effect in the Philippines, which has one of the world's highest per capita rates of Facebook and Twitter users.

"Anybody using popular social networks or who publishes online is now at risk of a long prison term should a reader -- including government officials -- bring a libel charge," Adams said.

About a third of the Philippines' nearly 100 million people use the Internet, with 96 percent them on Facebook, according to industry figures.

Five petitions claiming the law is unconstitutional have been filed with the Supreme Court.

Senator Teofisto Guingona, the lone opponent when the bill was voted on in the Senate, has filed one of the petitions to the Supreme Court.

"Without a clear definition of the crime of libel and the persons liable, virtually any person can now be charged with a crime -- even if you just re-tweet or comment on an online update or blog post," Guingona told the court.

"The questioned provisions... throw us back to the Dark Ages."

The five petitions all say the law infringes on freedom of expression, due process, equal protection and privacy of communication.

University of the Philippines law professor Harry Roque, who filed one of the petitions, said the Philippines was one of a shrinking number of countries where defamation remained a crime punishable by prison.

Part of the penal code that was drawn up 82 years ago, it goes against the trend in many advanced democracies such as the United States and Britain where defamation is now punished with fines rather than imprisonment, Roque said.

Amid the public backlash, some of the senators who voted for the cybercrime law have started to disassociate themselves from it, even claiming they did not read the provision on libel.

However presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda has defended the cybercrime law.

"The Cybercrime Act sought to attach responsibilities in cyberspace.... freedom of expression is always recognized but freedom of expression is not absolute," he told reporters on Thursday.

Nevertheless, Lacierda said the law could still be refined.

He called for critics to submit their concerns to a government panel that will issue by the end of the year specific definitions of the law, such as who may be prosecuted. ? AFP

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State-funded study: Cigarette tax hurts New York?s poor most

A study conducted on behalf of the New York State Department of Health has revealed that cigarette taxes hurt the poorest New Yorkers the most.

Low-income smokers, defined as individuals in households making less than $30,000 a year, spent an average of 23.6 percent of the annual household income on cigarettes. That number is up from 11.6 percent in 2003-2004 and in spite of increasing cigarette taxes imposed by the state and city governments.

By comparison, smokers in households making over $60,000 a year, spent an average of 2.2 percent of their household income on cigarettes.

At $4.35 per pack of 20, New York has the highest state cigarette tax in the country. But the tax on a pack can cost up to $6.46 in the state, when combined with the $0.61 state sales tax and additional city excise tax. New York City, for instance, tacks on $1.50 per pack.

The prevalence of smoking is directly correlated with income level, the study found. 24.3 percent of low-income New Yorkers smoke some days or most days. The study shows no decline in smoking among low-income smokers, despite tax increases since 2003, meaning that the poor bear a disproportionate tax burden.

?This is such a shockingly high proportionate of their income,? said Dr. Matthew Farrelly, the study?s author, in a phone interview with The Daily Caller. ?And yet at the same time, New York has cut funding for tobacco control programs by half.?

Farrelly firmly believes that tobacco control programs are effective in helping smokers quit, and he reiterated the study?s conclusion that more revenue from excise taxes should be used to fund these programs.

But Farrelly conceded, ?It may be that raising [cigarette] taxes does not work well for low-income smokers.?

And while he also believes the state should continue to look at efforts to curve tax evasion, it is notable that Farrelly believes study findings ?support that they [individuals surveyed] were not evading the tax.?

Conducted by the independent, nonprofit RTI International, researchers surveyed more than 13,000 individuals to demonstrate the effect of high cigarette excise taxes on income levels.

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Attack on US in Libya fuels anti-militia backlash

Libyan women protest against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias in front of the Tebesty Hotel, in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. More than 10,000 people poured into a main boulevard of Benghazi, demanding that militias disband as the public tries to do what Libya's weak central government has been unable to.(AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Libyan women protest against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias in front of the Tebesty Hotel, in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. More than 10,000 people poured into a main boulevard of Benghazi, demanding that militias disband as the public tries to do what Libya's weak central government has been unable to.(AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Libyan men protest against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias in front Tebesty Hotel, in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. More than 10,000 people poured into a main boulevard of Benghazi, demanding that militias disband as the public tries to do what Libya's weak central government has been unable to.(AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Libyan followers of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias, hold a demonstration against a film and a cartoon denigrating the Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. more than 10,000 people poured into a main boulevard of Benghazi, demanding that militias disband as the public tries to do what Libya's weak central government has been unable to.(AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Libyan women protest against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias in front Tebesty Hotel, in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. More than 10,000 people poured into a main boulevard of Benghazi, demanding that militias disband as the public tries to do what Libya's weak central government has been unable to.(AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Libyan followers of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias hold a demonstration in Victory Square, against a film and a cartoon denigrating the Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. more than 10,000 people poured into a main boulevard of Benghazi, demanding that militias disband as the public tries to do what Libya's weak central government has been unable to.(AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

(AP) ? Tens of thousands of Libyans marched to the gates of one of the country's strongest armed Islamic extremist groups Friday, demanding it disband, as the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and four other Americans sparked a public backlash against militias that run rampant in the country and defy the country's new, post-Moammar Gadhafi leadership.

For many Libyans, last week's attack on the U.S. Consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi was the last straw with one of the biggest problems Libya has faced since Gadhafi's ouster and death around a year ago ? the multiple mini-armies that with their arsenals of machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades are stronger than the regular armed forces and police.

The militias, a legacy of the rag-tag popular forces that fought Gadhafi's regime, tout themselves as protectors of Libya's revolution, providing security where police cannot. But many say they act like gangs, detaining and intimidating rivals and carrying out killings. Militias made up of Islamic radicals are notorious for attacks on Muslims who don't abide by their hardline ideology. Officials and witnesses say fighters from one Islamic militia, Ansar al-Shariah, led the Sept. 11 attack on the Benghazi consulate.

Some 30,000 people filled a broad boulevard as they marched along a lake in central Benghazi on Friday to the gates of the headquarters of Ansar al-Shariah.

"No, no, to militias," the crowd chanted, filling a broad boulevard. They carried banners and signs demanding that militias disband and that the government build up police to take their place in keeping security. "Benghazi is in a trap," signs read. "Where is the army, where is the police?"

Other signs mourned the killing of U.S. Amb. Chris Stevens, reading, "The ambassador was Libya's friend" and "Libya lost a friend." Military helicopters and fighter jets flew overhead, and police mingled in the crowd, buoyed by the support of the protesters.

Several thousand Ansar al-Shariah supporters lined up in front of their headquarters in the face of the crowd, waving black and white banners. There were some small scuffles, but mostly the two sides mingled and held discussions in the square.

The march was the biggest seen in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city and home to 1 million people, since the fall of Gadhafi in August 2011. The unprecedented public backlash comes in part in frustration with the interim government, which has been unable to rein in the armed factions. Many say that officials' attempts to co-opt fighters by paying them have only fueled the growth of militias without bringing them under state control or integrating them into the regular forces.

Residents of another main eastern city, Darna, have also begun to stand up against Ansar al-Shariah and other militias.

The anti-militia fervor in Darna is notable because the city, in the mountains along the Mediterranean coast north of Benghazi, has long had a reputation as a stronghold for Islamic extremists. During the Gadhafi era, it was the hotbed of a deadly Islamist insurgency against his regime. A significant number of the Libyan jihadists who travelled to Afghanistan and Iraq during recent wars came from Darna. During the revolt against him last year, Gadhafi's regime warned that Darna would declare itself an Islamic Emirate and ally itself with al-Qaida.

But now, the residents are lashing out against Ansar al-Shariah, the main Islamic extremist group in the city.

"The killing of the ambassador blew up the situation. It was disastrous," said Ayoub al-Shedwi, a young bearded Muslim preacher in Darna who says he has received multiple death threats because has spoken out against militias on a radio show he hosts. "We felt that the revolution is going in vain."

Al-Shedwi said some were afraid that if they don't act to rein them in, the U.S. will strike against the militias, pushing people to support the gunmen.

Leaders of tribes, which are the strongest social force in eastern Libya, have come forward to demand that the militias disband. Tribal leaders in Benghazi and Darna announced this week that members of their tribes who are militiamen will no longer have their protection in the face of anti-militia protests. That means the tribe will not avenge them if they are killed.

Activists and residents have held a sit-in for the past eight days outside Darna's Sahaba Mosque, calling on tribes to put an end to the "state of terrorism" created by the militias. At the city's main hotel, The Jewel of Darna, tribal figures, activists, local officials and lawmakers have been meeting in recent days to come up with a plan.

"Until when the tribes will remain silent," cried a bearded young man standing on a podium at one such meeting Thursday. "The militias don't recognize the state. The state is pampering them but this is not working anymore. You must act right now." Elders in traditional Libyan white robes stood up and shouted in support.

Militiamen have been blamed for a range of violence in Darna. On the same day Stevens killed in Benghazi, a number of elderly Catholic nuns and a priest who have lived in Darna for decades providing free medical services, were attacked, reportedly beaten or stabbed. There have been 32 killings over the past few months, including the city security chief and assassinations of former officers from Gadhafi's military.

Darna's residents are conservative, but they largely don't fit the city's reputation as extremists. Women wear headscarves, but not the more conservative black garb and veil that covers the entire body and face. In the ancient city's narrow alleys, shops display sleeveless women dresses and the young men racing by in cars blare Western songs.

And many are impatient with Ansar al-Shariah's talk of imposing its strict version of Islamic law. The group's name means "Supporters of Shariah Law."

"We are not infidels for God sake. We have no bars, no discos, we are not practicing vice in the street," said Wassam ben Madin, a leading activist in the city who lost his right eye in clashes with security forces on the first day of the uprising against Gadhafi. "This is not the time for talk about Shariah. Have a state first then talk to me about Shariah."

"If they are the 'supporters of Shariah' then who are we?" he said. "We don't want the flag of al-Qaida raised over heads," he added, referring to Ansar al-Shariah's black banner.

One elder resident at the Sahaba Mosque sit-in, Ramadan Youssef, said, "We will talk to them peacefully. We will tell them you are from us and you fought for us" during the civil war against Gadahfi. But "if you say no (to integrating into the) police and army, we will storm your place. It's over."

Officials in the interim government and security forces say they are not strong enough to crack down on the militias. The armed factions have refused government calls for them to join the regular army and police.

So the government has created a "High Security Committee" aimed at grouping the armed factions as a first step to integration. Authorities pay fighters a salary of as much as 1,000 dinars, around $900, to join ? compared to the average police monthly salary of around $200. However, the militias that join still do not abide by government authority, and critics say the lure of salaries has only prompted more militias to form.

Officials and former rebel commanders estimate the number of rebels that actually fought in the 8-month civil war against Gadhafi at around 30,000. But those now listed on the High Security Committee payroll have reached several hundred thousand.

"All these militia and entities are fake ones but it is mushrooming," said Khaled Hadar, a Benghazi-based lawyer. "The government is only making temporarily solutions, but you are creating a disaster."

Associated Press

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