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UCS Network Configuration for Unified CCE
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UCCE on UCS B-Series Network Configuration
The following sections provide instructions on performing the network configuration needed to deploy Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) on UCS B-Series servers.
Design Considerations for High Availability
The High Availability (HA) deployment provides redundancy from a component failure in the Unified Computing System (UCS) architecture.
For deploying Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) on UCS B-Series servers, it is mandatory that HA must be used. Please follow the best practices and guidelines described in the Cisco white paper Design Consideration for High Availability and Scalability in Blade Server Environment for guidelines on implementing HA. Pay particular attention to the following information in this white paper:
- The guidelines described in the section "Server I/O High Availability Architecture" with redundant infrastructure and paths.
- The diagrams of HA design shown in Figure 2, Figure 4, and Figure 6 in the above white paper. For an additional example of Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects HA, refer to Figure 5 in this document.
This HA design requires redundant Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects on a Cisco UCS and redundant Cisco UCS 2104XP Fabric Extenders.
For an introduction to UCS architecture, see the Cisco white paper http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps10265/ps10281/solution_overview_c22-522771.pdf.
Setting up the Cisco UCS Fabric and the Ethernet Network
Figure 1 below shows the cable connections between the following UCS Fabric components with redundant configuration for a Unified CCE on UCS B-series deployment:
- Two Cisco MDS multilayer fabric switches
- Two Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects
- Two Cisco UCS 2104 Series Fabric Extenders
- Dual redundant Ethernet Uplinks that will be connected to redundant Network Routers.
Please note that the B200 blade is configured with the Cisco UCS M71KR-Q QLogic network adapter that provides 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel connectivity for the server. However, when deploying Clustering Over the WAN with B-Series hardware, the Cisco UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card is used instead of the Cisco UCS M71KR-Q.
UCS B-Series General Network Configuration for Unified CCE Deployment
Figure 1 illustrates UCS B-Series network configuration for Unified CCE deployment.
UCS Fabric Ethernet switching mode must be set to End-Host Mode. Switching Mode is not supported.
Redundant chassis is not required, but recommended.
Figure 1
Unified CCE Public and Private Network Configuration (for deployments other than Clustering Over the WAN)
Figure 2 illustrates the Unified CCE Public and Private network connections set up in the UCS B-Series system.
Figure 2
Unified CCE Public and Private Network Configuration for Clustering Over the WAN
Figure 3 illustrates Unified CCE Public and Private network connections set up in the UCS B-Series system with split fabric (i.e., a deployment containing redundant interfaces for each network alternating Fabric side (A/B)) and Clustering Over the WAN deployments.
Figure 3
Creating the UCS Profile
Understanding the service profile is key to understanding the blade management in the UCS. The service profile represents a logical view of a single blade server, without needing to know exactly which blade you are talking about. The profile object contains the server personality (identity and network information). The profile can then be associated with a single blade at a time. The following link provides a step by step guide on how to provision service profiles.
Every server that is provisioned in the Cisco UCS is specified by a service profile. A service profile is a software definition of a server and its LAN and SAN network connectivity. In other words, a service profile defines a single server and its storage and networking characteristics. The UCS Manager software is embedded in the Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects, which is also where the service profiles are stored. When a service profile is deployed to a server, UCS Manager automatically configures the server, adapters, fabric extenders, and fabric interconnects to match the configuration specified in the service profile. Automating the device configuration reduces the number of manual steps required to configure servers, network interface cards (NICs), host bus adapters (HBAs), and LAN and SAN switches.
This page does not provide a step by step guide on how to use UCS manager. However, it provides the necessary information to configure a service profile for Unified CCE.
VLAN Configuration for Unified CCE Public and Private Traffic
The service profile must have the complete and correct VLANs configured for Unified CCE Public and Private traffic.
The following shows an example of the VLANs needed for a Unified CCE deployment.
- One VLAN is needed for the Public Ethernet traffic
- One VLAN is needed for the Private Ethernet traffic.
Public and Private Traffic Deployment
The following figure illustrates the VLANs needed on the SideA blade for most Unified CCE deployments. In these deployments, a similar VLAN configuration would be needed on the SideB blade.
Figure 4
Public and Private Traffic for Split Fabric and Clustering Over the WAN Deployment
For split fabric and Clustering Over the WAN deployments, the Public and Private networks must be configured to use their own redundant interfaces, with redundant interfaces for each network alternating Fabric side (A/B). It is also best practice to configure separate redundant interfaces for the management networks. These interfaces will be used in configuration of the vSwitches for networks in the HyperVisor.
Note MAC addresses in UCS Manager for all vNICs, as the vNIC numbers do not map to same number vmnic in the HyperVisor.
Note that in order to provision more than two interfaces per blade, the M81KR "Palo" Cisco Converged Network Adapter (CNA) must be used. The M71KR is only capable of provisioning two interfaces and is limited to the configuration shown in Figure 4.
The figure below illustrates redundant interfaces for Public, Private and management networks (where two pairs of Public interfaces are shown due to the example configuration having the management network on the same VLAN).
Figure 5
The service profile must have a vSAN configured for Unified CCE. The following shows an example of the vSAN needed for a UCCE deployment. The vSAN network ID must match the vSAN ID configured on the SAN devices for connectivity.
Figure 6
Configuring the VLAN on the Network Router
The following is an example of the port configuration for the network router. For redundancy there must be at least two TenGigabitEthernet ports configured per UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect.
interface TenGigabitEthernet2/1 description Fabric-Connect-A switchport switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10,11 switchport mode trunk no ip address mls qos trust cos spanning-tree portfast trunk
Where VLAN trunking is used to uplink to VMware, it is essential that the network configuration be implemented correctly. Testing has shown that improper configuration of VLAN trunking directly and negatively impacts performance of the system.
As with all previous Unified CCE deployments, there must be dedicated public and private links between routers following supported models as defined in the Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Solution Reference Network Design (SRND).
Configuring the Virtual Switch and vmnic Adapters
For deploying Cisco Unified CCE on UCS B-Series servers, configure the vSwitches and vmnic adapters as follows:
vSwitch and vmnic Adapter Configuration
In most deployments, you create one ESXi virtual switch and connect both VM virtual Ethernet adapters to the virtual switch, as shown in the following figure. See Configuring the ESXi Host Network for the Virtual Machines for instructions.
NOTE: The Nexus 1000 virtual switch is not supported as a VMware switch.
Figure 7
vSwitch and vmnic Adapter Configuration for Split Fabric and Clustering Over the WAN Deployment
For split fabric and UCS Clustering Over the WAN deployments that use the M81KR Virtual Interface Card, create ESXi virtual switches and connect VM virtual Ethernet adapters as shown in the following figure.
Assign physical adapters (vmnics) to vSwitches by MAC address to ensure that the correct interfaces created by the UCS profile are being assigned. Make sure that the Public and Private networks use alternate Fabrics (A/B) on their Active vmnic.
Figure 8
Unified CCE on UCS C-Series Network Configuration
The following section provides instructions on performing the network configuration needed to deploy Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (Unified CCE) on UCS C-Series servers.
Network Requirements for UCS C Series Servers
The below design is the default and recommended for all Unified CCE deployments on UCS C series servers. Exampled in Figures 10 and 11 are two possible network side implementations of the same vSphere Hypervisor vSwitch design. This design calls for using the VMware NIC Teaming (without load balancing) of vmnic interfaces in an Active/Standby configuration through alternate and redundant hardware paths to the network, thereby preventing any single point of failure from affecting the Visible or Private network communications.
The network side implementation does not have to exactly match either of those illustrated below, but it must allow for redundancy and not allow for single points of failure affecting both Visible and Private network communications. There are more possible ways that this could be implemented in a supportable design than can be covered here.
- Ethernet interfaces must be Gigabit speed, and connected to Gigabit Ethernet switches. 10/100 Ethernet is not supported.
- No single point of failure is allowed for visible and private networks.
- Network switch infrastructure cannot use Cisco Stacking technology to combine all switches the UCS C series server is connected to into a single virtual switch.
- Network switches must be configured properly for connection to VMware Hypervisor. Please refer to the below for details on ensuring proper switch configuration to prevent STP delay in failover/fallback scenarios.
Figure 9
Figure 9 illustrates how to configure the vSwitches and vmnic adapters on a C-Series server using the redundant Active/Standby vSwitch NIC Teaming design.
Note: vmnic numbers in figure 9 do not match those illustrated in figures 10 and 11 below.
Figure 10
Figure 10 illustrates a sample UCS C-Series server network configuration for UCCE components that require both Public and Private network connections, and how that can work using the Active/Standby design with two network switches.
Figure 11
Figure 11 illustrates a sample UCS C-Series server network configuration for UCCE components that require both Public and Private network connections, and how that can be deployed using the Active/Standby design with three network switches.
Note: The Management VLAN and design is not fully illustrated as we do not have specific requirements for it to be deployed in any specific manner other than separate from the Visible and Private vSwitch & network interfaces. Please refer to VMware for best practices in deploying vSphere VMKernel/management interfaces to network.
Configuring the ESXi Host Network for the Virtual Machines
To configure the network for VMs, you create a virtual switch connected to an Ethernet port on the server, and then associate the virtual machine's network adapter to this virtual switch.
To Add a vSwitch
- Login to the ESXi host using VMware Infrastructure Client
- Select the ESXi host
- Click on the Configuration tab
- Click on Hardware/Networking
- Click on Add Networking...
- Select Connection Types: Virtual Machine. Click Next.
- Select "Create a virtual switch" and select an associated VM NIC.
- Enter Port Group Properties/Network label: VM Network n, where n is an integer.(Example: "VM Network 1")
- Click on Finish.
To Associate a VM Network Adapter to Network Connection
- Edit virtual machine settings.
- Select the Network Adapter.
- Select a virtual switch from the Network Connection/network label. (Example: "VM Network 1")
- Click OK.

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Kids Love to Dip? 5 Healthy Dips that Qualify as Lunch
Have you ever watched a little kid at a party where there's salsa and chips? Or cheese dip? Moths to a flame. Something about plunging a pretzel into a communal bowl (usually several times—kids are terrible double dippers) is irresistible. Why not give them a whole bowl of nothing but dip for lunch?
These can all totally be a full meal; they're nutritious, and a few even have sneaky ingredients in there that your children might not eat otherwise.
Note for adults: Isn't there something kind of decadent about eating an entire bowl of dip on your own? No jockeying for pita chip position. No sharing. We love this kind of lunch, eaten with a variety of dippers (carrots… crackers… fingers…).
• 1. Creamy Artichoke Dip, from Everyday Food. Accessible artichokes, which can be intimidating to young kids but have great flavor. This dip is served room temperature, not hot (like most artichoke dips), so it could go in a lunchbox. Plus, there are anchovies whipped in here!
• 2. Creamy Avocado Yogurt Dip, from Two Peas & Their Pod. Incredibly healthy, with greek yogurt, avocado, and cilantro.
• 3. Edamame Hummus, from Babble's Family Kitchen. We make a version of this often; it's high in protein and tastes so, so good with baby carrots.
• 4. White Bean Dip with Broccoli Trees, from Gourmet. Just a reminder that your dippers don't have to be chips. And this white bean dip has silken tofu in it to make it extra creamy and filling.
• 5. Broccoli Dip, from Real Simple. The binder in this dip? Cottage cheese! So easy and good for you.
What dips do you serve to your kids?
Related: How to Make Hummus
(Images: MarthaStewart.com; Maria/Two Peas & Their Pod; Brooke McLay; Ditte Isager; Kana Okada)


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Allison Grimes, while campaigning over this past weekend, showed her wit and wits when she said, "If Mitch McConnell's doctor told him he had a kidney stone, he would not pass it." Ding!!!


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When Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death in 1953, one of the first things he addressed was the housing shortage and the need for more food. At the time, thousands of people were living in cramped communal apartments, sharing one kitchen and one bathroom with sometimes up to 20 other families.
"People wanted to live in their own apartment," says Sergei Khrushchev, the son of Nikita Khrushchev. "But in Stalin's time you cannot find this. When my father came to power, he proclaimed that there will be mass construction of apartment buildings, and in each apartment will live only one family."
They were called khrushchevkas — five-story buildings made of prefabricated concrete panels. "They were horribly built; you could hear your neighbor," says Edward Shenderovich, an entrepreneur and Russian poet. The apartments had small toilets, very low ceilings and very small kitchens.
But "no matter how tiny it was, it was yours," says journalist Masha Karp, who was born in Moscow and worked as an editor for the BBC World Service from 1991 to 2009. "This kitchen was the place where people could finally get together and talk at home without fearing the neighbors in the communal flat."
These more private kitchens were emblematic of the completely new era of Soviet life under Khrushchev. "It was called a thaw, and for a reason," says Karp.
"Like in the winter when you have a lot of snow but spots are already green and the new grass was coming," says Russian writer Vladimir Voinovich. "In Khrushchev times it was a very good time for inspiration. A little more liberal than before."
Kitchen Table Talk
The individual kitchens in these tiny apartments, which were approximately 300 to 500 square feet, became hot spots of culture. Music was played, poetry was recited, underground tapes were exchanged, forbidden art and literature circulated, politics was debated and deep friendships were forged.
"One of the reasons why kitchen culture developed in Russia is because there were no places to meet," says Shenderovich. "You couldn't have political discussions in public, at your workplace. You couldn't go to cafes — they were state-owned. The kitchen became the place where Russian culture kept living, untouched by the regime."
In a country with little or no place to gather for the free expression of ideas and no place to talk politics without fear of repression, these new kitchens made it possible for friends to gather privately in one place.
These "dissident kitchens" took the place of uncensored lecture halls, unofficial art exhibitions, clubs, bars and dating services.
"The kitchen was for intimate circle of your close friends," says Alexander Genis, Russian writer and radio journalist. "When you came to the kitchen, you put on the table some vodka and something from your balcony — not refrigerator, but balcony, like pickled mushrooms. Something pickled. Sour is the taste of Russia."
Furious discussions took place over pickled cabbage, boiled potatoes, sardines, sprats and herring.
"Kitchens became debating societies," remembers Gregory (Grisha) Freidin, professor of Slavic languages and literature at Stanford University. "Even to this day, political windbaggery is referred to as 'kitchen table talk.' "
Even in the kitchen, the KGB was an ever-present threat. People were wary of bugs and hidden microphones. Phones were unplugged or covered with pillows. Water was turned on so no one could hear.
"Some of us had been followed," says Freidin. "Sometimes there would be KGB agents stationed outside the apartments and in the stairwells. During those times we expected to be arrested any night."
As the night wore on, kitchen conversations moved from politics to literature. Much literature was forbidden and could not be published or read openly in Soviet society. Kitchens became the place where people read and exchanged samizdat, or self-published books and documents.
People would type hundreds of pages on a typewriter, using carbon paper to create four or five copies, which were passed from one person to the next — political writings, fiction, poetry, philosophy.
"Samizdat is, I think, the precursor of Internet," says Genis. "You put everything on it, like Facebook. And it wasn't easy to get typewriters because all typewriters must be registered by the KGB. That's how people got caught and sentenced to jail."
"Samizdat was the most important part of our literature life," says Genis. "And literature was the most important part of our life, period. Literature for us was like movies for Americans or music for young people."
In 1973, Masha Karp's friend got hold of a typewritten copy of Boris Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago. "She told me, 'I'm reading it at night. I can't let it out of my hands. But you can come to my kitchen and read it here.' So I read it in four afternoons."
Genis' family read Gulag Archipelago, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, in the kitchen. "It's a huge book, three volumes, and all our family sat at the kitchen. And we were afraid of our neighbor, but she was sleeping. And my father, my mother, my brother, me and my grandma — who was very old and had very little education — all sit at the table and read page, give page, the whole night. Maybe it was the best night of my life."
What happened with samizdat books happened with music, too. Magnitizdat are recordings made on reel-to-reel tape recorders. Tape recorders were expensive but permitted in the Soviet Union for home recordings of bards, poets, folksingers and songwriters, made and passed from friend to friend. People had hundreds of tapes they shared through the kitchens.
"My songs were my type of reactions to the events and news," says songwriter Yuliy Kim, one of Russia's famous bards,
who was barred from giving public concerts. "I would write a song about whatever was discussed. I would sing it during the discussion. If there would be someone with a tape recorder they would tape it and take it to another party. Songs were spread quickly like interesting stories."
"The most famous bard was Vladimir Vysotsky, who was like Bob Dylan of Russia," says Genis. "That's what you can listen to in kitchen."
Bone Music
Before the availability of the tape recorder and during the 1950s, when vinyl was scarce, ingenious Russians began recording banned bootlegged jazz, boogie woogie and rock 'n' roll on exposed X-ray film salvaged from hospital waste bins and archives.
"Usually it was the Western music they wanted to copy," says Sergei Khrushchev. "Before the tape recorders they used the X-ray film of bones and recorded music on the bones, bone music."
"They would cut the X-ray into a crude circle with manicure scissors and use a cigarette to burn a hole," says author Anya von Bremzen. "You'd have Elvis on the lungs, Duke Ellington on Aunt Masha's brain scan — forbidden Western music captured on the interiors of Soviet citizens."
Radio: 'A Window To The Freedom'
Most kitchens had a radio that reached beyond the borders and censorship of the Soviet Union. People would crowd around the kitchen listening to broadcasts from the BBC, Voice of America and Radio Liberte.
"It was part of our life in the kitchen," says Vladimir Voinovich, author of The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin. "It was a window to the freedom."
Voinovich's books were circulated in samizdat and smuggled out of the country. One of his pieces was broadcast by a foreign radio station. "I heard some BBC voice reading my chapters. After that I was immediately summoned to KGB." Voinovich was expelled from the Writers Union and later forced to emigrate.
Moscow Kitchens
Dissident composer Yuliy Kim wrote a cycle of songs called "Moscow Kitchens" telling the story of a group of people in the 1950s and the '60s called "dissidents." It tells how they began to get together, how it led to protests, how they were detained and forced to leave the country. He describes the kitchen:
"A tea house, a pie house, a pancake house, a study, a gambling dive, a living room, a parlor, a ballroom. A salon for a passing by drunkard. A home for a visiting bard to crash for a night. This is a Moscow kitchen, ten square meters housing 100 guests."
And, he adds: "This is how this subversive thought grew and expanded in the Soviet Union, beginning with free discussions at the kitchens."
Additional features, photos, recipes and music can be found at kitchensisters.org.
It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News.
Last week, our Hidden Kitchens series chronicled the communal kitchens of revolutionary Russia - 10 to 12 families living together, cooking in and sharing one kitchen. Today, the Kitchen Sisters' producers, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, take us to the middle years of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin. This is when the Soviet Union changed its future by changing the Soviet home. Thousands of new family apartments were constructed, this time with individual kitchens. And those new private home kitchens became hotbeds of politics, literature and protest.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER 1: The communal kitchen was a war zone. During the Stalin time, it was the most dangerous place to be - in the kitchen.
MASHA KARP: After Khrushchev came to power, people started moving out from their communal flats into the separate flats. Khrushchev introduced this completely new era. It was called a Thaw and for a reason.
VLADIMIR VOINOVICH: Like in the winter, when you have a lot of snow but some spots are green. New grass is coming. It was a little bit more liberal than before, very good time for inspiration.
SERGEI KHRUSHCHEV: When my father came to the power, he proclaimed there will be mass construction of the apartment buildings, where in each apartment will be only one family - small kitchen, small bathroom. I'm Sergei Khrushchev, retired professor from Brown University. My father was Nikita Khrushchev, the head of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.
EDWARD SHENDROVICH: Khrushchev apartments, they were called khrushchevkas - five-story buildings, concrete panels, horribly built, very small kitchens.
KARP: No matter how tiny it was, it was yours. My name is Masha Karp from Leningrad. I worked for the Russian service of the BBC. This kitchen was the place where they finally could get together with their friends and talk at home without fearing the neighbors in the communal flat.
SHENDROVICH: One of the reasons why kitchen culture developed in Russia is because there were no places to meet. I'm Edward Shendrovich, venture investor. I'm also a Russian poet. You couldn't have political discussions in public, at your workplace. You couldn't go to cafes. They were state-controlled. The kitchen became a place where Russian culture kept living, untouched by the regime. It was the beginning of dissident kitchens.
ALEXANDER GENIS: Kitchen was for intimate circle for your close friends. The kitchen was relatively safe. I am Alexander Genis, Russian writer and radio journalist. First of all, when they came to kitchen, they put on the table some vodka, and you put something from your balcony, like pickled mushrooms - something pickled. Sour is the taste of Russia. And you just start talking.
GRISHA FREIDIN: Kitchens became debating societies. People would crowd over that kitchen table - huddle there. Sometimes, there would be KGB agents stationed in the stairwells. During those times, we expected to be arrested any night.
FREIDIN: We ate bunch of bread, canned food like sprats, a lot of vodka. Tongues got looser. My name Grisha Freidin, professor of Russian literature at Stanford University. Even to this day, political windbaggery is referred to as kitchen table talk. After politics, literature, samizdat.
GENIS: Samizdat means self-publishing. A lot of literature was banned, couldn't be published or read openly. It was published on people's typewriters, distributed through kitchens.
FREIDIN: You put your carbon paper in typewriter. You type the whole book. It wasn't easy to get typewriter, too, because all typewriters must be registered with KGB.
KARP: A friend of mine got hold of a typewritten copy of Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago." It was 1973. She said, I'm reading it at night. I can't let it out of my hands, but you can come to my kitchen and read it here. So I read it in four afternoons.
GENIS: The same things that happened with samizdat books, happened with music. It's called magnitizdat - recording on tape recorder. Some friend got it from another friend. So the most famous was Vladimir Vysotsky, who was Bob Dylan of Russia. This what you can listen in kitchen.
KHRUSHCHEV: Usually, it was the Western music that they wanted to copy. Before the tape recorders, they used - they used x-ray film and record music on the x-ray of bones - bone music.
VOINOVICH: Every kitchen has its own radio. It was a window to the freedom. There was Voice of America and BBC. My name is Vladimir Voinovich. My books were circulated in samizdat, smuggled abroad. Then foreign radio stations broadcasted it. I heard, in the kitchen, some BBC voice reading my chapters. After that, it was immediately summoned to KGB.
YULIY KIM: My name is Yuliy Kim. I am writer and composer. (Through translator) I wrote this cycle of songs called "Moscow Kitchens." Telling a story of a group in the '50s and the '60s that are called dissidents. How they began to get together and how it lead to protest, how they were detained, forced to leave the country. This is how the subversive thought grew and expanded in the Soviet Union, beginning with free discussions in the kitchens.
KIM: (Through translator) A tea house, a pie house, a pancake house, a study, a gambling dive, a living room, a parlor, a ballroom and a salon for a passing by drunkard. A home for a visiting bard to crash for a night. This is a Moscow kitchen, 10 square meters housing 100 guests.
GREENE: Hidden Kitchens is produced by the Kitchen Sisters with Charles Maynes and also Jim McKee. You can see those dissident kitchen musicians and also see pictures of those Soviet songs recorded on x-rays of bones. It's all at our website npr.org. This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Sherrina Lofton earned second team All-America honors in the heptathlon from the USTFCCCA ... earned a berth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships for the second time ... finished 16th with a total of 5,209 points ... earned the title of the best all-around athlete in the Big West Conference after scoring 5,371 points to help the Matador women to their sixth consecutive team championship ... also was crowned fastest woman in the conference after winning the 100 meters in a season-best time of 11.65 ... placed second in the 200 meters also running a season-best of 24.11 ... was a member of the conference champion 4x400 relay teams ... also ran on the 4x100 relay that finished second ... finished second in the long jump after jumping a career-best 19-7.50 (5.98) ... clocked a lifetime-best 14.06 in the 100 meter hurdles in the Big West Multi-Events ... also earned second team All-America honors from the USTFCCCA in the pentathlon during the indoor season ... scored a personal-best 4,092 points to win the MPSF Indoor Championship and earn a berth in the NCAA Indoor Championships ... scored 3,814 points in the NCAA pentathlon to place 15th ... her point total is a Cal State Northridge indoor record.
Lofton redshirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Matadors.
Earned her first trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships as she finished 22nd in the heptathlon (4,531 points) and also qualified for the 100 meters and 4x100 relay ... ran 11.55 in the 100 meter prelims but did not reach the event final ... was part of the 4x100 relay team which ran a Northridge season-best 44.59 that ranks third in Matadors history ... ran a lifetime-best 11.45 in the 100 meter prelims at the NCAA West Regional in Eugene, Ore. which ranks third in Northridge history ... advanced to the final where she finished fifth in 11.52 ... also ran on the 4x100 relay that finished fourth (44.88) and the 4x400 relay that took fifth (3:38.83) ... won three Big West titles (100, 200, heptathlon) in helping the Matador women to their fourth straight conference championship ... ran a season-best 23.90 to win the 200 meters and scored 5,224 points to win the heptathlon ... scored a career-best 5,420 points in the heptathlon at the Spring Break Open in Northridge (Mar. 19) which ranks second all-time at CSUN ... finished fourth in the 60 meters (7.53) at the MPSF Indoor Championships ... ran an indoor personal-best 7.49 at the UW Indoor Invitational (Jan. 31) to set a Northridge indoor record ... her career-best 24.60 in the 200 meters, set at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 7) ranks ninth ... was an MPSF All-Academic selection following the indoor season.
Lofton, the 2008 Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Year, claimed the Big West title in the 100 (11.60) and 200 (23.50) as well as running the second leg on the Matadors' conference champion 4x100 relay and the anchor leg of 4x400 relay that also won the Big West title at the outdoor championships ... advanced to the NCAA West Regionals in both the 100 and 200 where she placed eighth in the 100 (11.62) and sixth in the 200 (24.03) ... was part of the Matadors' 4x100 relay that claimed fifth place ... earned USTFCCCA All-West Region honors in both the 100 and 200 meters ... ran a lifetime-best 11.58 in the 100 meter prelims at the Big West Championships which is the seventh fastest time in Matador history ... her 200 meter time of 23.50 ranks fourth at Northridge ... also finished eighth in the Big West heptathlon after scoring 4,325 points ... was named to the Big West All-Academic team ... finished fifth in the 100 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships in a personal-best 7.58 which ranks second in Northridge indoor history ... was also 10th in the 200 meters (24.86).
Qualified for both the 100 and 200 meters at the Big West Outdoor Championships ... finished eighth in the 100 final after clocking a time of 12.10 ... ran a season-best 11.98 in the 100 prelims as well as at the Mt. SAC Relays ... finished fifth in her 200 prelim and did not reach the finals ... ran a season-best 24.94 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... placed fifth in the 60 meters at the WAC Indoor Championships with a time of 7.77 ... ran an indoor season-best 7.68 in the prelims ... also qualified for the 200 meters where she finished 11th in the prelims in a season-best 24.96.
Earned two varsity letters as a sprinter at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Calif. ... earned All-SCAC honors all four years (2003-06) and also claimed Athlete of the Week honors in 2004 and 2005 ... the Falcons' track team won league championships all four years and won sub-section championships in 2005 and 2006 ... graduated in 2006 with a 3.4 grade point average.
Born December 28, 1987 in Vallejo, Calif. ... parents are Benitta Anderson and Anthony Lofton ... has three brothers, Willie, Jamal and Darrius ... cousin is Kenny Lofton of the Cleveland Indians ... favorites include the Oakland Raiders, actors Chris Tucker and Vivica A. Foxx, "Law & Order" and the movie "Friday" ... says her greatest moment in sports was making it to the State finals in the 100 meters ... major is Business.


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John O'Hurley -- recognized as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive at one point in his long career -- couldn't get a date to the prom. Or so he claims. But now he's cavorting on stage in Chicago with supermodel turned Broadway actress Christie Brinkley -- another of People's beautiful people. And he's having the time of his life.
Brinkley and O'Hurley bring Chicago to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre Nov. 1-4.
"Christie is lovely -- one of the sweetest, most genuine people you'll ever meet. She's stunning, too. And this is coming from a guy who couldn't get a date to his prom -- but now she's sitting on my lap," said O'Hurley last week by phone from Los Angeles.
O'Hurley plays the smooth-talking, give 'em the old razzle dazzle lawyer Billy Flynn to Brinkley's Roxie Hart, the merry murderess who turns the town on its ear in the Tony Award-winning musical.
They performed the show last spring on a West Coast jaunt and are now bringing it to the East Coast.
The suave, debonair O'Hurley, 58, is happy to be back in Chicago, he says.
"I think I may have played Billy Flynn more times than any other actor," he said. "I was just in the 15th anniversary show on Broadway."
While set in the 1920s, Chicago is completely relevant to today's tabloid headlines and celebrities getting away with murder, he noted.
"It's as much a statement of our jurisprudence as it is of the entertainment world today," said O'Hurley. "It's a comment on having the talent to be famous or having any talent at all."
O'Hurley, a Kittery, Maine native, who grew up in Natick, Mass., and West Hartford, Conn., certainly has a talent for acting. And he's known he's wanted to do it since he was 3 years old.
"People would ask me what I wanted to do, and I would tell them, 'Well, I am an actor and that's what I want to be.' It's all I ever wanted to do," said O'Hurley.
He had an affinity for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson growing up and would pretend to be a guest on the show.
"I was so attracted to it, but worried that I would not have any stories to tell Johnny. I would go and watch it on TV as a 10-year-old and get worried," he recalled.
When he finally got to appear on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno had taken over as host.
"During a break in the show, I was kind of in a fog and Jay asked me if I was OK. I told him, 'I'm just saying hello to a 10-year-old kid,' " said O'Hurley.
After graduating from Providence College with a degree in theater, he ended up in New York and got his first big break, so to speak, in Eternal Love, "an abominable musical set in the 13th century. But I got paid as an actor, got my Equity card and an agent, so everything was looking up. I was elevated and never looked back."
His second big break when he landed on Seinfeld from 1995-1998 as John Peterman, a mail order entrepreneur and Elaine's boss.
"That was the biggest thing, I was playing in the big leagues," said O'Hurley. "It turns out I liked the character so much that I bought the company."
Indeed, when J. Peterman Company went through bankruptcy about 12 years ago, he contacted O'Hurley, a venture capitalist, who put up some money. They have been partners ever since.
O'Hurley is truly a Renaissance man. Besides business and acting -- he's done Spamalot, Pirates of Penzance, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Brigadoon -- O'Hurley won Dancing with the Stars, provides his voice in numerous animated features and commercials, hosts the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day and composes music. He is the national spokesman for the Epilepsy Foundation, helps many other charities with his philanthropic foundations and serves on the board of trustees of his alma mater. He golfs and enjoys traveling with his wife Lisa and their 5-year-old son William Dylan. And given his New England roots, he's a die-hard Red Sox fan.
He wouldn't have it any other way.
"We're up at 5 a.m. every day and spend a lot of time in planes. I love it," he said.
Nancye Tuttle's email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Hart-breaker
Brinkley by the books
- Christie Brinkley, 60, born Christie Lee Hudson, is an American model and actress.
- First discovered in 1973 by American photographer Errol Sawyer in a post office in Paris, where she was studying art.
- Gained world-wide fame in the late 1970s with three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers.
- Spent 25 years as the face of Cover Girl makeup.
- Appeared on over 500 major magazine covers.
- Married four times, most notably to musician Billy Joel, from 1985-1994, who wrote "Uptown Girl" in her honor, and to Peter Cook from 1996-2008, with whom she had a widely-publicized, acrimonious divorce.
- First role as an actress in the 1983 hit National Lampoon's Vacation as "the girl in the red Ferrari," opposite Chevy Chase.
- Reprised her role in the 1997 sequel Vegas Vacation.
- Appeared as herself in the documentary King of the Hamptons, which premiered at the 2010 Hamptons International Film Festival.
- Hosted Celebrity Weddings InStyle on Lifetime and Living in the 90s with Christie Brinkley on CNN and appeared on NBC's Mad About You.
- Made her stage debut in April 2011 in Chicago, playing Roxie Hart, reprised it in August 2011 for four weeks in London's West End and appeared in Los Angeles run in the spring of 2012.
- Garnered mixed reviews for her performances. The New York Daily News said she was "long on gams and short on stage chops, a Roxie without much moxie." But a Los Angeles critic praised, "What the supermodel lacked in dancing and singing ability, she made up for in charisma and was right on point."
'Chicago' fun facts
- -- Chicago is in its 16th year of girls, glitz and glamour on the Great White Way, making it the fourth longest-running production in Broadway history.
- -- Tells the story of Roxie Hart, a 1920s housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her.
- -- To avoid conviction, she dupes the public, media and rival cellmate Velma Kelly, by hiring slick criminal lawyer Billy Flynn to transform her crime into sensational headlines, akin to today's tabloids.
- -- Creators include Fred Ebb, John Kander and Bob Fosse.
- -- Won six 1997 Tonys, including Best Musical Revival and Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.
- -- Tickets for Boston performances are $48.75-$128.75 at www.citicenter.org or call 866-348-9738.


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Knicks playoff history
The Knicks have made the postseason 42 times in franchise history, winning two championships.
Record: 33-27
In the Basketball Association of America's inaugural season, head coach Neil Cohalan led the Knicks to the playoffs. After eliminating the Cleveland Rebels in the quarterfinals (2-1), Stan Stutz (16.8 points per game in the playoffs) and the Knicks were swept by the Philadelphia Warriors in the best-of-three series. Cohalan didn't coach again in the BAA or NBA.
Pictured: Lee Knorek
Record: 26-22
The 20-year-old Carl Braun joined the Knicks and led them to their second straight playoff appearance. In the first round of the postseason, the Western Division's Baltimore Bullets eliminated the Knicks in three games. Braun scored just six points in the final game.
Pictured: Carl Braun
Record: 32-28
In his second year with the team, Carl Braun, who averaged 14.2 points in the regular season, broke out in the playoffs. He averaged 19.3 points, leading the Knicks past the Baltimore Bullets in three games in the Eastern Division semis. Red Auerbach's Washington Capitols were up next. Despite winning the last three regular-season games against the Capitols, the Knicks were eliminated in the East finals in three games.
Pictured: Carl Braun
Record: 40-28
Teamed with second-year pro Harry "The Horse" Gallatin, Carl Braun and the Knicks exacted revenge against the Washington Capitols, sweeping them in the Eastern semis. For the second straight year, though, New York was eliminated in the East finals, 2-1, this time by the Syracuse Nationals.
Pictured: Harry Gallatin
Record: 36-30
Sweetwater Clifton and Max Zaslofsky joined a Knicks team that already featured Harry Gallatin, Vince Boryla and Dick McGuire. Despite finishing third in the Eastern Division, the Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals, beating the Boston Celtics in the East semis and the Syracuse Nationals in the East finals. Arnie Risen, future Knicks coach Red Holzman and the Rochester Royals jumped out to a 3-0 series lead. The Knicks picked up three consecutive wins, but the Royals won Game 7 in Rochester, 79-75. Boryla, Clifton, Gallatin, Zaslofsky and Connie Simmons all scored in double figures in the deciding game.
Pictured: Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton
Record: 37-29
Joe Lapchick's Knicks again finished third in the Eastern Division, and again managed to reach NBA Finals. The Knicks took out the Boston Celtics in three games in the Eastern semis, then upset the No. 1 seed Syracuse Nationals, 3-1, in the division finals. The Knicks drew George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA Finals. The two teams alternated wins, with the Lakers winning Games 1, 3 and 5, and the Knicks winning Games 2, 4 and 6, to set up a decisive Game 7 in Minneapolis. The Lakers' suffocating defense held the Knicks to eight points in the third quarter and won, 82-65.
Pictured: Joe Lapchick (right)
Record: 47-23
For the third straight season, the Knicks made the NBA Finals. New York won a franchise-record 47 games en route to the Eastern Division title. Carl Braun, back after missing the previous two seasons, led the team with 14.0 points per game in the regular season. He, Connie Simmons, Ernie Vandeweghe, Nat Clifton, Vince Boryla and Harry Gallatin all averaged in double figures in the playoffs as the Knicks needed just six total games to eliminate the Baltimore Bullets and Boston Celtics, setting up a Finals rematch with the Minneapolis Lakers. Unlike the previous year, though, this series was one-sided. After winning Game 1, 96-88, the Knicks dropped the next four to lose a third straight Finals.
Pictured: Vince Boryla
Record: 44-28
The NBA instituted a new playoff format, using a round-robin for each division to set up divisional finals. The Knicks, despite winning the Eastern Division, dropped all four games in the round robin, and were eliminated from the postseason.
Pictured: Dick McGuire
Record: 38-34
Ray Felix was added to a roster that already included Carl Braun, Harry Gallatin, Nat Clifton and Dick McGuire. Felix, 24, averaged 14.4 points during the regular season as the Knicks made the playoffs as a No. 2 seed. But in the Eastern semis, Bob Cousy and the Boston Celtics beat the Knicks in three games.
Pictured: Ray Felix (with ball)
Record: 35-37
For the 10th straight season, the Knicks found themselves in the playoffs. However, for the first time in franchise history, the Knicks finished with a losing record, resulting in Vince Boryla replacing Joe Lapchick as head coach toward the end of the season. The Knicks took on the Syracuse Nationals in an Eastern Division tiebreaker and lost, 82-77.
Pictured: Vince Boryla
Record: 40-32
After a two-year playoff hiatus — the first two such seasons in franchise history — new coach Andrew Levane guided the Knicks to a second-place Eastern Division finish. Kenny Sears, Richie Guerin and Willie Naulls, three players 26 or younger, led the Knicks, averaging 21.0, 18.2 and 15.7 points during the regular season, respectively. Sears (10-for-27 shooting) and Guerin (9-for-35) both fell flat in the playoffs, though, and the Knicks were swept by the Syracuse Nationals in the Eastern semis.
Pictured: Richie Guerin
Record: 36-45
After going nearly a decade without making the playoffs, the Knicks began to build the foundation of their championship-winning teams. Led by a young Willis Reed, New York returned to the postseason and lost, 3-1, to the Celtics in the Eastern semifinals.
Pictured: Willis Reed (center left) and Wilt Chamberlain (center right)
Record: 43-39
Red Holzman took over for Dick McGuire with the Knicks struggling at 15-22, and coached New York to 28 wins in their final 45 games to make the playoffs. Willis Reed (20.8 points, 13.2 rebounds per game), Dick Barnett, Cazzie Russell and Walt Bellamy formed the team's core. For the second straight year, though, the Knicks were eliminated in the first round, as Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers won, 4-2.
Pictured: Willis Reed and Red Holzman
Record: 54-28
With second-year point guard Walt Frazier promoted to the starting lineup, the Knicks won more than 50 games for the first time in franchise history and finished third in a stacked Eastern Division. After sweeping Earl Monroe and the No. 1 seed Baltimore Bullets in the Eastern semis, the Knicks were upset by the eventual NBA-champion Celtics in six games.
Pictured: Walt Frazier and Willis Reed
Record: 60-22
The Knicks returned to the NBA Finals for the first time in 17 years. And for the first time in franchise history, they won a championship. Led by Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere and Bill Bradley, Red Holzman's Knicks won 60 games, a franchise record, en route to an Eastern Division title. The Knicks survived the Bullets in seven games in the first round, then dominated the Bucks in the East finals in five. That set up a Finals match-up between the Knicks and Lakers, the same team that had beaten them in the 1952 and 1953 Finals. Like 1952, the Knicks and Lakers exchanged wins in the first six games, setting up Game 7 in New York. Reed, dealing with a torn muscle in his thigh, was expected to miss the game, but dramatically trotted out to the court just before game time and hit the Knicks' first two shots. Reed finished with just four points, but Walt Frazier exploded for 36 as the Knicks won easy, 113-99.
Pictured: Willis Reed and Red Holzman
Record: 52-30
The Knicks, boasting the league's best defense, won the inaugural Atlantic Division title, and earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. New York cruised past the Hawks in the semis, setting up a match-up with Earl Monroe, Jack Marin and the Baltimore Bullets in the conference finals. With home-court advantage, the Knicks jumped out to a 2-0 series lead, including a dominant 19-point win in Game 2. Baltimore bounced back to win three of the next four games, though, setting up Game 7 back in New York. Trailing by four at the half, Baltimore outscored the Knicks 30-21 in the third quarter, and eventually hung on to beat New York and advance to the NBA Finals.
Pictured: Willis Reed
Record: 48-34
For the first time in four years, the Knicks failed to win 50 games. Still, they finished third in the Eastern Conference, drawing a rematch with the Central Division-champion Baltimore Bullets in the Eastern semis. Unlike the previous year, though, Earl Monroe was on the Knicks, traded to New York from Baltimore for Mike Riordan and Dave Stallworth during the regular season. The Knicks proceeded to beat the Bullets in six games, then eliminate the Celtics in five games in the Eastern finals to advance to the NBA Finals. Armed with Gail Goodrich, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, though, the Lakers were too much, and won the series in five games.
Pictured: Earl Monroe
Record: 57-25
With a healthy Willis Reed, Earl Monroe for a full season and Jerry Lucas coming off the bench, the Knicks won their second — and last — championship. New York finished second in the Atlantic Division, 11 games behind the Boston Celtics. In the first round, New York again handled the Baltimore Bullets, winning in five games. That set up a series with John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and the Boston Celtics. The Knicks jumped out to a 3-1 series lead before dropping the next two, setting up Game 7 in Boston. New York's defense stepped up, though, winning 94-78 to set up a Finals rematch with the Lakers. Los Angeles won the opening game, but the Knicks rattled off the next four to win the title.
Pictured: Willis Reed
Record: 49-33
In what was a curtain call for future Hall-of-Famers Jerry Lucas, Willis Reed and Dave DeBusschere, the Knicks made the playoffs for the eighth straight season as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. But after surviving the Capital Bullets, 4-3, in the opening round, the Knicks lost to the Celtics in five games in the Eastern Conference finals. Lucas, Reed and DeBusschere all retired following the season.
Pictured: Dave DeBusschere
Record: 40-42
Now led by the Rolls Royce Backcourt of Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe, the Knicks snuck into the playoffs as the No. 5 seed, the first time the NBA allowed 10 total teams into the postseason. In the Eastern Conference first round, New York lost to the No. 4 Houston Rockets, 2-1.
Pictured: Walt Frazier (left) and Earl Monroe
Record: 43-39
Willis Reed took over as head coach of a new-look Knicks team. Walt Frazier was gone, and the team was now led by Bob McAdoo, Lonnie Shelton, Spencer Haywood and Earl Monroe. McAdoo (23.8 points per game in the playoffs) and Ray Williams (17.5) led the No. 5 Knicks to a 2-0 series win over the Cavaliers in the first round, but "Dr. J" Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers swept the Knicks in the East semis.
Pictured: Bob McAdoo (left) and Lonnie Shelton
Record: 50-32
With Red Holzman back in charge, the Knicks returned to the postseason, finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference. New York was led by a core of young players. Bill Cartwright (23), Ray Williams (26), Campy Russell (29) Micheal Ray Richardson (25) and Sly Williams (23) were the team's five leading scorers. The Chicago Bulls won Game 1 in the first round of the playoffs 90-80, though, then held on to win Game 2 in overtime and eliminate the Knicks.
Pictured: Bill Cartwright
Record: 44-38
Hubie Brown took over as head coach, and Bernard King and Truck Robinson joined the fold as the Knicks got back to the playoffs after falling short the year before. After upsetting the Nets in the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks were swept by the 65-17 Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern semis.
Pictured: Truck Robinson
Record: 47-35
Bernard King again led the scoring attack for the Knicks, averaging 26.3 points as New York finished third in the Atlantic Division. It was in the postseason that King shined, though. The All-Star forward averaged 34.8 points in 12 postseason games, and was the main reason the Knicks got by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs. New York pushed the No. 1 seed Celtics to the brink in the Eastern semis, but Boston easily won the decisive Game 7 at home, 121-104.
Pictured: Bernard King
Record: 38-44
Behind third-year star Patrick Ewing, the Knicks embarked on the greatest stretch of playoff appearances in franchise history. New York snuck into the postseason under head coach Rick Pitino, but lost in the first round to the Celtics in four games.
Pictured: Patrick Ewing
Record: 52-30
With Patrick Ewing and Mark Jackson leading the charge, the Knicks won their first Atlantic Division title since the 1970-71 season. New York easily got by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, sweeping the series 3-0, but then ran into Michael Jordan for the first time in the playoffs. Jordan scored 34 points in the series opener, leading Chicago to a 120-109 overtime win. The Bulls won in six games.
Pictured: Mark Jackson and Rory Sparrow
Record: 45-37
The Knicks turned to Stu Jackson, the team's fourth head coach in as many years. Under Jackson, Patrick Ewing enjoyed a career year, averaging 28.6 points and 10.9 rebounds, as the Knicks finished third in the Atlantic. New York upset the No. 4 seed Celtics, 3-2, in the opening round, but had no answer for Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern semis, falling in five games.
Pictured: Patrick Ewing
Record: 39-43
Dealing with a coaching change — Stu Jackson was replaced by John MacLeod 15 games into the season — the Knicks struggled through the regular season, winning six games fewer than the year prior. Patrick Ewing again had a big season, though, averaging 26.6 points and 11.2 rebounds, and Charles Oakley added 12.1 rebounds per game. Seeded eighth in the East, the Knicks had to face Michael Jordan and the No. 1 Bulls in the first round. Chicago advanced in three games.
Pictured: Charles Oakley and Frank Brickowski
Record: 51-31
With Mark Jackson again starting at the point, John Starks more involved in the offense and Pat Riley in as head coach, the Knicks won 50 games for the first time in three years. Seeded fourth in the East, the Knicks took on Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons in the postseason again. This time, the Knicks won in five games. Next up, though, were the defending-champion Chicago Bulls. The Knicks took them to the brink, forcing a Game 7 in Chicago, but Michael Jordan scored 42 points in a 110-81 Bulls win.
Pictured: Michael Jordan and John Starks
Record: 60-22
Charles Smith was added to the mix, giving the Knicks a dominant frontcourt that included Smith, Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley — with Anthony Mason coming off the bench. The Knicks ran through their schedule and finished 60-22 for the No. 1 seed in the East. But after beating the Pacers in four, then the Hornets in five, New York once again had to take on the Chicago Bulls, this time in the East finals. And after jumping out to a 2-0 series lead, the Knicks fell flat, losing Game 3 by 20 and Game 4 by 10. With the momentum, the Bulls wrapped up the series in six games.
Pictured (left-to-right): Patrick Ewing, Charles Smith, John Starks, Anthony Mason
Record: 57-25
The Knicks reloaded after another premature playoff exit to make a charge at an NBA championship. After winning the Atlantic Division for the second straight year, the Knicks beat the Nets, 3-1, in the opening round of the playoffs. Chicago, the team that had eliminated New York in four of the previous five postseasons, was next. This time, there was no Michael Jordan, and the Knicks won in seven games. After winning a grueling seven-game series against the Pacers in the East finals, the Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1973. New York jumped out to a 3-2 series lead against Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets, but Houston won Game 6, forcing a decisive final game. In Game 7, John Starks famously had one of the worst nights in NBA playoff history, shooting 2-for-18 from the field and 0-for-11 from three, and the Knicks lost, 90-84.
Record: 55-27
Fresh off a Finals defeat, the Knicks, with much the same roster as the previous two seasons, finished second in the Atlantic and third in the East. New York easily took down the Cavs in the first round, 3-1, but found a new nemesis in Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern semis. The brutal series went seven games, the Pacers jumping out to a 3-1 series lead, but the Knicks fighting back to force a Game 7 at MSG. Down 97-95 with time ticking down, Patrick Ewing missed a layup, enabling the Pacers to advance. The next day, Pat Riley resigned.
Pictured: Pat Riley
Record: 47-35
Legendary coach Don Nelson took over the Knicks, but was gone after 59 games. Jeff Van Gundy replaced him, and New York made the playoffs as a No. 5 seed. For the second straight year, the Knicks played Cleveland in the first round, and for the second straight year, made it a short series, this time sweeping the Cavs. The Bulls, with Michael Jordan back on the roster, were next, though, and New York was eliminated in five games.
Pictured: Patrick Ewing and Jeff Van Gundy
Record: 57-25
The Knicks signed free-agent shooting guard Allan Houston in the offseason. The former Piston quickly emerged as New York's No. 2 scoring threat, and the Knicks responded with a third-place finish in the loaded Eastern Conference. Glen Rice and the 54-28 Hornets were up first; the Knicks dominated, sweeping the first round match-up. In the semifinals, the Knicks took on the No. 2 seed Miami Heat. Heading to Game 5, the Knicks looked in control, up 3-1. However, a fight between the two teams had far-reaching implications: Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston and Charlie Ward were suspended for Game 6, and Larry Johnson and John Starks were suspended for Game 7. The Knicks lost all three games, dropping the series in seven.
Pictured: The brawl between the Knicks and Heat in the playoffs
Record: 43-39
With Patrick Ewing sidelined for 56 games, the Knicks leaned heavily on Allan Houston and Larry Johnson, backing into the postseason as the No. 7 seed, just a game ahead of the ninth-place Washington Wizards. New York shocked the 55-27 Miami Heat in the first round, 3-2. Next was a match-up with Indiana. Patrick Ewing returned from injury for the series' final four games, but Indiana had little trouble eliminating the Knicks, 4-1.
Pictured: Allan Houston, Charles Oakley and Mark Jackson
Record: 27-23
Michael Jordan was out of basketball (again), meaning the Eastern Conference was up for grabs. In a lockout-shortened schedule, the Knicks squeaked into the postseason, just one game ahead of the ninth-place Hornets. For the second straight year, they shocked the Heat, eliminating the No. 1 seed in five games. After sweeping the Hawks in the Eastern semis, the Knicks got a rematch with Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers. In a dramatic series that included Larry Johnson's four-point play to win Game 3, it was Reggie Miller that folded in the clutch. With the Pacers down, 3-2, Miller scored just eight points on 3-for-18 shooting in Game 6, and the Knicks advanced. Still in search of their first NBA championship since 1973, the Knicks were dominated by David Robinson, Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals, falling 4-1.
Pictured: Larry Johnson and Antonio Davis
Record: 50-32
Latrell Sprewell was moved to the starting lineup, joining Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, Larry Johnson and Charlie Ward. The starting five carried New York to its sixth 50-win season in nine years. Seeded third in the East, the Knicks swept the Raptors, then upset the No. 2 Miami Heat in seven. For the final time in their 1990s rivalry, the Knicks met the Indiana Pacers. Both teams defended their home courts through five games, sending the No. 1 Pacers back to The Garden with a 3-2 series lead. There, in Game 6, Reggie Miller had a vintage performance, scoring 34 points on 10-for-19 shooting, including 17 points in the fourth quarter. The Pacers won, 93-90.
Pictured: Latrell Sprewell
Record: 48-34
Gone was Knicks great Patrick Ewing, dealt in the offseason to the Seattle SuperSonics. Allan Houston, Latrell Sprewell and a young Marcus Camby took the reins, guiding the Knicks to a third-place finish in the Atlantic Division. In the first round, the Knicks ran into Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors. Despite Houston's 20.8 points on 59.4 percent shooting, the Raptors won in five. The Knicks didn't make the playoffs the next year, ending their postseason run at 14 straight trips.
Pictured: Allan Houston
Record: 39-43
Despite three different coaches running the show — Don Chaney, then Herb Williams, and finally Lenny Wilkens — newly-acquired Stephon Marbury and the Knicks snuck into the playoffs as the No. 7 seed. They were swept by the Nets in the first round.
Pictured: Stephon Marbury and Richard Jefferson
Record: 42-40
The Knicks brought in primetime free agent Amar'e Stoudemire in the offseason, then traded for superstar Carmelo Anthony at the deadline and made the playoffs to end the second longest postseason drought in franchise history. Hobbled by injuries, the appearance was short-lived. Point guard Chauncey Billups played in just one game, Stoudemire was severely limited by a back injury, and the Celtics swept the Knicks in the first round.
Pictured: Paul Pierce (left), Carmelo Anthony and Jermaine O'Neal
Record: 36-30
Another trip to the NBA playoffs, another appearance marred by injury. While they made the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time in over a decade, and won a playoff game for the first time since 2001, the Knicks again failed to make it out of the first round, falling to the Heat in five games. Jeremy Lin, who sparked the team with his determined play during the regular season, was sidelined for the entire series with a knee injury; Iman Shumpert tore his ACL in a Game 1 loss; and Amar'e Stoudemire missed a game after injuring his hand punching a fire extinguisher.
Pictured: Amar'e Stoudemire and Dwyane Wade
Record: 54-28
For the first time since 1994, the Knicks won the Atlantic Division title to lock up their third straight playoff berth. The Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in six games in the first round, marking their first postseason series victory since 1999. But the Knicks couldn't find the basket in the second round against the Indiana Pacers. Their No. 2 option in J.R. Smith went on a terrible shooting slump--he shot only 28 percent from the field and 23 percent from three-point range in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jason Kidd didn't score a single bucket (0-for-8 FG, 0-for-6 3P) in the series.
Pictured: Carmelo Anthony and Mike Woodson
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Rox Break Skid With Tuesday Win
The Rox snapped a four game losing streak by defeating the Blue Anchors 4-1 at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud Tuesday night. St. Cloud is now 13-9 on the season.
The game was scoreless until the sixth when Alexandria put a run on the board for a 1-0 lead. However, the Rox took the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth on a pair of Blue Anchor errors to make the score 2-1.
St. Cloud would add another run in each of the seventh and eighth innings for the 4-1 win.
The Rox are in third place in the North Division, three games behind the Willmar Stingers.
St. Cloud hosts Willmar tonight at Joe Faber Field. Nick Jensen-Clagg will get the start for St. Cloud against Willmar's Brady Anderson. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05.


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Benefit Cosmetics is a cutesy cosmetics brand known for clever names and a catalog that is truly fun to read. Although they are best known for some of their more unique products, their basics should not be overlooked. Lipstick may seem boring next to some of their more innovative items, but the truth is, like most Benefit makeup products, Benefit lipsticks are great products worthy of their somewhat high price tags.
Benefit Full Finish Lipstick is one of those products that will save you money in the long run. This lipstick is formulated to give even and solid coverage, eliminating the need for using a separate lip liner and gloss. The finish is creamy with a slight sheen so it looks polished without being overdone. The shade Lady's Choice is without a doubt one of the very best lipstick colors you can buy anywhere, and I don't make statements like that very lightly! Lady's Choice is a soft, neutral pink color with just a touch of brown that is similar to the natural lip color most of wish we were born with. It's just enough color to make it look like you made an effort, but not so much color that everyone is going to instantly notice you are wearing lipstick. The wear could be better on these but they are very easy to reapply. In fact, you don't even need a mirror.
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If This Aint A Cause For A Beatdown..: Mom Gets Pistol Whipped By Her Honors Student Daughter Who Wanted A New Sports Car!
"An honors student is accused of using a stolen gun to pistol-whip, then threaten her mother in order to get a sports car, according to Lee County Sheriff's Office reports. On Thursday, March 24, 17-year-old Rachel Hachero called her mother from a car dealership and asked her to co-sign a loan for a vehicle. When Rachel's mother Linda Hachero refused, Rachel threatened to kill her, reports said. Around 7 p.m. Rachel arrived to their Mossy Glen Drive home and confronted her mother with a 9 mm. She struck her mom in the head with the gun, reports said."
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I wrote an essay about our dog Charlie for a forthcoming anthology about dogs. I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship!, edited by Wade Rouse, will be published in 2011, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Humane Society of the United States. All kinds of incredible writers are contributing, including Merrill Markoe, Rita Mae Brown, and Jen Lancaster. I'm honored to be included.
Charlie is one of my favorite topics to write about, as most of my friends have long grown tired of me jabbering about my dog's velvety ears and I have to get it out somehow. We adopted Charlie shortly after we got married, and when my mom saw us with him she rolled her eyes and said, "You two need to have a baby." The implication being that once we procreated, we'd calm down about the dog and stop, say, kissing him on the lips. Well, guess who was wrong about that? You were, Mom! YOU! So there! Now give your other grandson a kiss.
I needed a picture of me with Charlie for the book, so my pal Amber of The Amber Show graciously volunteered her photographic talents. The essay is about Charlie's insistence on sleeping in our bed, between me and Scott, under the covers. Amber took some boudoir pics. I wore my nightie!
You can't really tell that it's a nightie. But oh, it is. It's from Target. Mrowr.
Charlie hates getting his picture taken. I don't know who beat him with a camera, but someone clearly did, because the minute he sees one his ears go back and he tries to lick it. That's Charlie's tactic. If you upset him in any way, his defense is to wag his tail violently and lick you. He'll love you right into submission.
This is him pleading with me to make the clickety-click sounds stop. Oh boy, do we need a headboard. Someday, my friends. Someday.
Here I am, pointing. I'm saying, "That's a dog. That's Charlie!" I can identify my pets.
I'm holding him down. The moment I loosened my grip he'd scurry to the next room. But oh, we got him back! Dogs are not bright.
I was trying to look vaguely unhappy with him being in the bed with me, and yet swayed by his canine charms. It was a complicated series of emotions. My face was breaking under the strain.
I am absolutely covered in dog hair, here. The crazy heat wave we've endured has caused Charlie to shed like he's getting paid for it, plus he sheds when he's stressed out, so during this photo shoot, he unloaded approximately 30 pounds of dog hair on me. And Charlie only weighs 25 pounds, so this took some effort on his part. Fur was raining off of him, causing Amber to observe, "He's Pig-Penning!" Which I thought was adorable. And accurate.
Charlie is now 13 years old. His face used to be mostly black with a white stripe running down the center, but as you can see, he's faded somewhat. His eyes are cloudy, but he can hear a slice of cheese hit the ground from across the apartment. He's still spry, and leaps and cavorts the moment we head outside.
I'm sure, fellow dog-owners, that your dogs are fine, but Charlie is pretty much the greatest dog who ever lived.


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Angelina Jolie: Bye-Bye to Berlin
Angelina Jolie and partner Brad Pitt wave to their adoring fans as they leave the CineStar Sony Centre movie theater after attending the German premiere of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button in Berlin on Monday.
Brad, 45, and Angelina, 33, walked into their awaiting car and were whisked to VAU Restaurant in Berlin.
On the way out of the theater, Brad carried out a German beer, Krombacher. Good to see Brad enjoying himself!
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Dow Posts Biggest Gain Since Election
Stocks posted their biggest daily gain since the U.S. presidential election, after lawmakers said budget talks with the White House were "constructive." Jonathan Cheng has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.
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We were the opposite of badass at first. In the early hours we were clumsy to a fault, continually getting in each other's way, or worse, getting separated. We kept poaching the wrong ammo, wasting health, and were repeatedly straight up murdered by the horde. Eventually, though, we figured out how to mostly stay together, and stopped dying as much. We built up surpluses of ammunition, shared where it made sense, started collecting more loot, and began to cooperate more out of habit than any kind of conscious effort. Further on, we stuck together only when it mattered, and otherwise scoured each area with an efficiency that was a bit of a surprise. We brought actual strategy into play to replace the panic. In short, it's gotten very fun. I don't get a chance to play coop games as much as I would like, and when it works, the enjoyment of playing goes beyond what I usually get from single-player games. And the required AI partner for RE5's single-player mode is a bit brain dead, so coop really is the only way to go with this. Jerry and I are both pretty busy, so it's up in the air as to whether we'll meet up enough to ultimately save world in-game, but if the dead start rising fer realz, be sure to give us a call.


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Coach Smiles to be Interviewed on Hoopsville
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Farmingdale State men's basketball coach Erik Smiles will appear as a guest on D3Hoops.com's talkshow Hoopsville. The show will air from 2pm-4pm on Sunday, February 1st.
Coach Smiles, who began coaching the team at just 25 years old in 2004, has accumulated a career coaching record of 99-33 over five seasons, while winning 2 Skyline Conference Championships. Smiles has received a total of five Coach of the Year awards. He is a 2-time Skyline Coach of the Year, 2-time Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Co-Coach of the Year and one time D3Hoops.com Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.
Smiles will be discussing his team, the Skyline Conference, and the Atlantic Region during the interview tomorrow afternoon.
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That's right, just around the corner is Steelhorse's Annual Risk Classic---(Official Website located here.) In addition to Conquer Club being a sponsor of the event, providing Premium Memberships to any and all winners, we'd like to recruit a few Conquer Club Flag-bearers.
In the past, Conquer Club has had a few members participate in the event, carrying the website's banner and our Official backing. We'd like to do this again with a few members from Conquer Club that are planning to attend the event. You want to know more, you say?
As a potential Conquer Club Flag-bearer, you need to first:
- Register for the Annual Risk Classic by October 22nd.
- Be okay with giving Lackattack and myself your Name and Mailing Address.
- Be okay with the Conquer Club Community knowing who you are.
As a Conquer Club Flag-bearer, you will be expected to:
- Participate in small pre- and post-event interviews with our Conquer Club Dispatch.
- Dominate the field at the event. I mean, you are representing the strategy bad-asses of Conquer Club.
- Inform those not familiar with Conquer Club how much they are missing.
- Wear and sport your new Conquer Club apparel for all to see. Bad-asses representin'.
- Engage in photo-opportunities with other CC Flag-bearers wearing your Conquer Club apparel at the event (or out on the town if you really want to hang out and get some drinks or food), so the Conquer Club Community can see what is going on.
- Update the Conquer Club Community a few times throughout the event on how you and the other Flag-bears are doing (via texting/Twitter/Facebook/Video-recording, etc). We all want to support you, and know how the domination is going.
As a Conquer Club Flag-bearer, you will receive:
- Your FREE choice of a t-shirt/longshirt from our CC Shop to wear at the event.
- 3 Months of FREE Premium Membership.
- A General Contribution Medal describing your participation in the Annual Risk Classic as a Conquer Club Flag-bearer.
And if you place in any of the Tournaments at the event, you will receive:
- An additional 3 Months of FREE Premium Membership.
- A General Achievement Medal describing your participation in the Annual Risk Classic as a Conquer Club Flag-bearer, and how well you did.
- The undying gratitude of the Community for being a strategy bad-ass and waving our Conquer Club banner.
If you are planning on participating in Annual Risk Classic, and you would like to carry Conquer Club's banner, please send a Private Message to AndyDufresne, and include the following:
Subject: Annual Risk Classic
- Have you registered for the event on the Official Website.
- How certain you are in attending the event.
- Discuss your interest in 'carrying the banner' for Conquer Club and why we should pick you.
- Discuss the feasibility of 'keeping the community up-to-date' (have you a mobile phone w/ internet access? Do you Tweet? Facebook? etc)
- Explain how much of a strategy bad-ass you are.
A pool of people will be selected from those who apply, with further information and coordination being set up at a later date before the Annual Risk Classic.
I look forward to all those who are planning to attend---and those who officially will be our Conquer Club Flag-bears! Make us proud, or else we'll disown you. Probably.


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Each morning my local county newspaper shows up late. Speaking with the delivery man and calling the office hasn't changed things. So, rather than canceling the 20,089 daily circulation paper I continue reading the local news with my coffee ... a day late. And I love to read it cover-to-cover. Yet, lately I'm finding I'm growing frustrated with the content.
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Ok firstly id like to apologize if im posting this in the wrong place.
Ive been playing zen pinball 2 on my vita for quite a long time now and have never had any issues at all untill now. About the time I downloaded the new south park tables I seem to have lost my friends high scores. I only have 30 friends all up and only 3 or 4 of those play zp2. It also says 'neither you nor your friends have played this tabe' when clearly I have as my scores are there. Also no pinball champion at all.
I also am unable to download 5 tables that I have purchased. Tesla, eldorado, shaman, v12 ( all one pack) and also street fighter. Ive downloaded the demo for these tables but when I try to import it says nothing to import. Also just tryed re purchasing and it just says "no content to download yet".
Ive tried logging in and out while the game is open in the background with no luck. Also have resorted to deleting the game and re downloading it with no luck either. Most things I have read on here all relate to ps3 or ps4 but doesnt really translate to the vita, Please help!!!


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TSA Frisks A Baby; Says The Stroller Set Off 'Explosives' Alarm
from the younger-and-younger dept
We reviewed the screening of this family, and found that the child's stroller alarmed during explosives screening. Our officers followed proper current screening procedures by screening the family after the alarm, who by the way were very cooperative and were on the way to their gate in no time. The child in the photo was simply receiving a modified pat-down which doesn't even come close to what the headline implies.I'm curious how the family being cooperative makes this okay? After all, didn't the TSA just admit that complaining about the TSA may subject you to further scrutiny? It seems like everyone who doesn't want to get that extra special attention is going to be friendly and cooperative.


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Monday, October 18, 2010
Steamed Spare-Ribs Curry
Okay enough with those diet thing...blah blah blah...here's the curry I cooked for myself..:D
Steamed Ribs Curry...yum yum!
500g Spare-ribs (chopped into 3" length)
4 potatoes (cut into pieces)
200ml concentrated coconut milk
2-3 stalks lemon grass
2 stalks curry leaves
1 tbsp Chilli powder (mixed with 2 tbsps water)
1 tbsp chilli boh or chilli giling
1 tsp salt
30g Meat curry powder
a little sugar
a little water
** Salt to taste.
~ Marinade ribs at least one hour.
~ Heat wok with some oil, stir-fry shallots, chilli powder (mixed with water) and chilli boh until fragnant, add in curry leaves and lemon grass.
~ Add in potoes and ribs followed by coconut milk and mix well. Add a little more salt to taste.
~ Transfer into a tray and steam for 25-30 minutes or until meat tender.
These are the ingredients needed..:)
Oh so yummy. Who can resist with this delicious dish??
What I'm serving for dinner tonight were plain fried vegetarian meehoon with steamed ribs curry...:)
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Are you seriously going on a diet?? I don't think so, heehee, looking at that spare rip curry, I won't even recognize what 'D I E T' this word, hahaha! Wah....looks so good neh...salivating already. Hey your girl just eat mee hoon ahh??ReplyDelete
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I'm serious into "diet" leh....I just took alittle ribs but more potatoes lo..haha! Just craving to have some, but really control!!
Cheryl took the mee hoon and also some simple side dish I cooked just for her..;D
Wow, spare ribs in curry...! Sounds and looks delicious :)!ReplyDelete
I am on diet too, ever since start baking, my weight keep increasing until I dun even dare to weigh myself! Reese, rich and thick gravy is a killer for diet but I cannot resist curry too...ReplyDelete
~ Cooking Gallery, this is my favorite dish...:)ReplyDelete
~ Jess, yeah I too can't resist so I got to cook for myself but took alittle only...heehee.


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Need a hand filling out that 1040 EZ form? No one's snickering. Even the IRS estimates that it takes the average taxpayer about 13 hours to fill it out its simplest form.
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We spent the evening trick-or-treating in our neighborhood, and are now the proud owners of between 10 and 15 pounds of candy. Ew. (Don't get me wrong, I really kind of love candy...but that MUCH candy is insane. And I don't think my kids scored any Coconut M&Ms. Which I would GLADLY eat ten pounds of. Because a dear sweet friend just gave me some and I can't.stop.thinking. about them. They are THAT good. I think I need to blog a homage to these coco-nutty delights.)
I love going door to door around here. There are leaves EVERYwhere, and lots of people are out and about with their coffee and beer wishing each other a Happy Halloween. So very festive. Everyone gets into it, but it's not overly crowded. Love it.
After much procuring of candy, we headed home and put on pjs to watch It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. The kids had a great time last night and it was, as always, downright hilarious for Kevin and I to watch them run from house to house. It is painfully evident though that the kids don't need us along. At all. We go for safety's sake, but they are more than capable of running this operation themselves. Really. We may as well have not even been there
Today though it's back to the usual grind: homeschooling and doing things around the house. In spite of my cold we have somehow already done math, history, and literature. Yay!
I hope you too had a fun and memorable day yesterday. It's November now and while I have no clue what happened to October, I know that it was a lot of fun.
*Today's my final day of linking up to SITS. Thanks for reading!*


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I have a confession to make: I love cycling and The Kickapoo Kicker was one of the best racing experiences of my life!
SR and I took off with one of the many start waves from the Viroqua, WI high school and we actually cycled the beginning together (and took a major wrong turn together). It was so fun to be in a race where I could keep up with SR at the start. He eventually pulled away in a faster group, but I found another group to ride with. I met people from Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin and it is amazing how easy it is to hold a conversation in a bike race (as compared to running). Not surprising, though.
|Here is the altitude profile from fellow cyclist, Greg Padden. Sorry the scale is missing.
I raced without a Garmin or watch and took my time at the three very well-stocked aid stations, really enjoyed myself, but also really pushed myself. I began to realize the competitive side of it, though, when a couple riding together would not allow me to draft behind them, even briefly! The final stretch was brutal- a 24% grade hill!! When I reached the finish, I learned that I had actually beaten the female course record from last year!! I had no clue what time it was or what place I was in because of all of the different waves starting at different times. I guess I finished in just over 5 hours. I still don't know the final results of this year since they haven't been posted yet.
We didn't stick around long. We were both so excited and happy on the way home. What a way to see such incredible scenery! What fun!
That evening we went hiking at Perrot State Park with my parents, Natti, her step-sister Cora, Christian and Mattias. It was a gorgeous night to see the Mississippi River. No clouds and no wind. There was such a jovial mood. We ate dinner at the Trempealeau Hotel. At one point, after downing an entire glass of New Glarus Fat Squirrel beer (on tap), I lay in the grass playing with Mattias, watching the river with the bluffs in the background, listening to a talented live singer and guitarist playing Gram Parsons covers and suddenly it occurred to me: this was the best birthday I could remember. I am so incredibly blessed.


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Box Office: Did Ender's Game Edge Out Bad Grandpa?
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The Num8 from Lok8u (pronounced "locate-you") is designed for parents who want to know where their children roam. This GPS locator device is concealed inside an ordinary child's wristwatch, and a parent can follow their kid virtually via mobile phone or computer. Users also have the option of setting up a "virtual fence." If a child with the Num8 steps outside this "safe zone," the parents will be notified electronically. The Num8 will also notify the parents if the device is removed for any reason.
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