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This weekend brings a sharp contrast in sports fan viewing. Think of it as the concussive versus the cerebral.
Across the country, NFL fans will be relieved at the departure of replacement refs. It will be a time to get back to business as usual — sanctioned violence. An example: A quarterback was hit so hard last weekend that he lost part of his ear. From the distance, we hear Jim Healy's voice saying: "We don't make 'em up, pally."
Pressure in the NFL will be intense. Who will get the big hit this weekend and get prime time on "SportsCenter"?
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In the center of the country, near Chicago, there will be a walk in a park at a place called Medinah Country Club. They will play the 39th Ryder Cup of golf there, and it is guaranteed that all 48 ears of the competitors will leave intact. That's assuming, of course, that Mike Tyson isn't in the gallery.
The contrast in viewing choices is clear. It is physical mayhem versus mental mayhem. Sports fans get to pick their poison.
But do not assume that the golfers have the easier deal, even though nobody will be tackling them or removing pieces from their ear.
Paul Azinger, a former PGA champion and somewhat controversial figure over the years in Ryder Cup play, said recently that the mental part was so tough that few golfers will win major titles before they participate in a Ryder Cup. After a Ryder Cup, they are ready.
"It's one of the greatest, most fearful stages you can be on," Azinger said. "It's a scary place."
Lanny Wadkins, also a PGA winner and a nine-time Ryder Cup player, said on the same show, "I never played the Ryder Cup happy."
This has become a big deal to American fans — not just American golf fans — because they have lost something they used to take for granted. That would be winning the Ryder Cup. Europe has won six of the last eight and nine of the last 13 biennial competitions.
This all started in 1927, when a man named Samuel Ryder donated a cute little trophy for some international golf competition between the U.S. and Great Britain. From 1959 through 1983, the U.S. never lost. That's 12 wins and one cup-retaining tie. U.S. sports fans knew a bully when they saw one, even if it was one of their own. And so the Ryder Cup came and went amid yawns.
But then the competition opened up to all of Europe, and along came some feisty continental teams, sparked to duty by the most feisty of them all, Spain's late and great Seve Ballesteros. It was game on.
The early history of the Ryder Cup lived off moments such as the sportsmanship of Jack Nicklaus, who conceded a not-quite-gimme putt to England's Tony Jacklin on the 18th hole in 1969, on English soil. That gave Europe a tie in the final score, but allowed the U.S. to retain the cup it had won in 1967.
Since then, as the pressure to win has built, it has gotten chippier. Azinger and Ballesteros quibbled over silly rules in 1989. That heated up even more in 1991, when the Ryder Cup was played at Kiawah Island, S.C. TV has now christened that "The War at the Shore." There was also the excessive U.S. celebration on the green at Brookline, Mass., in 1999, when Justin Leonard rolled in a 45-foot putt. That brought angry European reaction.
Standing on that green during the celebration for Leonard was Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain, who was mentored in both golf and temperament by Ballesteros. He still had to putt and could have tied. He missed and U.S. players and fans celebrated again.
This year's European captain, facing Davis Love III of the U.S., is Olazabal. In interviews leading up to this weekend's cup, his jaw has been hard set and his eyes gleam at mentions of Ballesteros. This year's European team will carry bags sporting silhouettes of Ballesteros in his magic moment winning the British Open at St. Andrews in 1984. That's about a subtle as a pitching wedge to the shin.
The last Ryder Cup in Wales in 2010 was right in line with what this event has become.
It was played in weather so bad that it made Portland and Seattle look like deserts. If Kiawah Island was "The War at the Shore," this was "The Mess in the Mud." The only thing missing was Noah and his ark.
It ended on Monday, a day behind schedule, and the U.S. put on a rally in singles that accelerated the pressure and drama. Hunter Mahan drew the short straw and was sent out in the last match against Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, who was having a career year. At the end, McDowell caressed in an 18-foot downhill birdie putt to win the 16th hole and Mahan chunked a short chip on No. 17. Humans make that McDowell putt once in 100. By then, the pressure had steam coming out of everybody's pores, including the fans.
Last weekend, most of these guys were playing for a chance to win $11.4 million. Brandt Snedeker did that by taking the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup with it. This weekend, the purse is zero and the tension is double.
Silky swings will disintegrate into Charles Barkley hitches. Automatic 130-yard wedges will become torture.
Unlike the body parts left behind in the NFL, the Ryder Cup sheddings will be indiscernible. They are called brain cells.


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What It IsThe legend of Bigfoot comes to life with the new Imaginext Bigfoot The Monster. However, unlike the scary, mythical creature, Fisher-Price's Bigfoot is more friend than monster. This life-like monster friend has fun facial expressions and interactive phrases, such as "Wanna play?" Featuring more than 80 actions and phrases, Bigfoot comes to life with a kid-friendly, foot-shaped wireless remote control that has easy-to-use, icon-driven buttons-the symbols on the buttons show kids what Bigfoot will do when they push them. No reading is required. With the simple touch of the remote, preschoolers can make Bigfoot walk forward and backward, elicit happy or angry emotions, fall asleep, throw a ball, exercise, and even do a forward somersault and a backward roll! Bigfoot also features an interactive touch point on his belly that will make him laugh. Another touch point on his mouth makes Bigfoot "eat" a leaf with fun chomping and burping sound effects. Bigfoot comes with a ball and a "leaf" and requires two AA batteries, which are not included, and an NiMH rechargeable battery, which is included.
Fisher-Price has made the technology behind Bigfoot easy and engaging for preschoolers to use. And this monster's big personality definitely reflects the humor of a preschooler. The price might seem high, but with so many fun features and ways for kids to interact and play with Bigfoot, this is a toy that offers long-lasting play value.

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Dear editor,
The intersection at Harrison and Berkeley has been dug up at least 6 times per year since I moved to Boston in 2009. There was even an explosion and a flood at this location in recent years.
The latest big dig started Sunday Nov 25th in the evening at 8pm. (See photo from tonight, Wed 11/28)
The big dig before that was in July- lasting more than 10 days...and..they left a vent pipe in the middle of the road ever since. Yes, that's right a vent pipe with almost no protection in the middle of the road. (See photo)
Why? ...Wait... Think about it rationally,.... there is no reason for this other than incompetence by the utilities and city employees. I can't think of an excuse. Can you?
The utility should pay local residents $50 per day for the inconvenience and noise. Jack hammering the road long after 11pm for 30 days per year seems a bit, um, excessive? Do you agree?
The utility should pay the city $10,000 per hour for decreased traffic flow.
The utility should be paying all other expenses, if they are not why not?
I am all for improving infrastructure - but not continuous repairs - that is fraud.
Also, the work should be completed promptly - why oh why does each of these jobs take 3-10 days? Why do they bring the welders on site every night to cover up the mess with big steel plates, only to start the big dig again at night the next day?
Looking forward to a reply from the Mayor's office and the utility responsible for the majority of these "big dig" fraud events.
William Toll
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Can I please just live in your brain for one day?
Pure genius!
Thank you!
So clever!!!ReplyDelete
These are great! I just so happen to have a package of glow sticks sitting in the closet. Thanks for taking care of Valentine's Day!!!!!ReplyDelete
Great idea. I pinned it.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 2 post on Jan. 20, 2012. Thanks again.ReplyDelete
Great idea!ReplyDelete
So awesome- and not a heart in sight! My darling 9 year old loves handing out valentines but, thinks that "hearts and all that lovey dovey crap is for girls." He is going to love this idea-- Thanks!!ReplyDelete
Now that's a cool boy Valentine!!!ReplyDelete
AWESOME!! I'm going to be making these for sure!ReplyDelete
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! My boys are Star Wars freaks. Lovey Valentines don't suit them. We'll be doing this, thank you!ReplyDelete
Would love for you to join my link party...
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This is AWESOME! Thanks.ReplyDelete
LOVE this!! i've been trying to find a "boy" valentine for my son to send to school with him...this is PERFECT!!ReplyDelete
This could not be more perfect! Thanks for the great idea.ReplyDelete
SO smart! I love the idea!
If you're interested, we're hosting our first ever link up party. Please stop by and link up! http://www.waywardgirlscrafts.com/2012/01/wayward-weekend-week-1.html
What a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing and for the free printable! :) Cath from Home is Where my Heart is: http://cathhasablog.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
Love it. So good to see "boy" Valentine's. Though I would be all over that if someone gave it to me.ReplyDelete
This is epic!!!ReplyDelete
Such a great idea! My boy will love it! Would you be willing to link this up to my Valentine Link Party going on now? I'd love to have you! Thanks, Michelle
What a fun idea!! Boy valentines are always tricky. Thanks for sharing at Shine on Fridays!ReplyDelete
This is SO cool! I have two girlie girls, but I am about to email this to my neighbor! Awesome project and printable!ReplyDelete
This is a brilliant idea!! Wish I'd thought of it myself :)ReplyDelete
I love this!! Thank you for creating this, my daughter is going to love giving these out.ReplyDelete
Adorable...um...I mean "cool". My sons will love these!ReplyDelete
My husband is a Star Wars nut... totally doing this for him!
I hope you stop by my party and link up…
What a cool idea! My son loves this! Thanks again for linking up to my Valentine Link Party!ReplyDelete
...and for an edible version, use a honey stick! I know, not as "glowy," but still fun!
Fantastic idea for boys (and husbands)! I've seen long sherbet sticks that would also fit.ReplyDelete
Love this! I saved the one with "To & From" but couldn't see that when I opened it. Just make the text box bigger, it's there!
Thanks! My son is so excited now!!
My son is going to FLIP over these!!! Can't wait to show him. Thanks!! I might actually do it on a picture of him in costume with his light sabre--he'd love that. :)ReplyDelete
who says girls can't use this idea too?!ReplyDelete
my bad! YES - girls can use this you bet! :)ReplyDelete
Just what I was looking for for V-day, my son's class is mostly boys these will be PERFECT! Thank you so much!ReplyDelete
This is so cute!!! I am featuring this on my blog: lifestylesofthecrazyandinsane.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Way cool idea, my daughter - who's a huge star wars fan would also love passing these out!ReplyDelete
Love this idea! Where can I find those little glow sticks?ReplyDelete
Thank you so much, this was inspiring. I took your idea and ran with it, and created two different versions, one with a picture of my son "holding" the light saber (like those Valentine's with kids holding lollipops) and another using a picture of one of his little Star Wars LEGO guys http://www.stitchcraftcreations.com/2012/01/30/forceful-valentines/ReplyDelete
I love this idea so much, I just featured it in my "Boy's V-day round-up". Thanks for the inspiration.
thanks everyone!!! I hope you enjoy "saving the galaxy" this Valentine's day!ReplyDelete
Michelle - I found mine at the dollar store but usually party stores carry them too. :) hope that helps!ReplyDelete
So cute! I found you from stitch/craft which was a link from Cute as a Fox. :) I had to pin this onto Pinterest. Several Star Wars ideas. Now which one to try? :)ReplyDelete
I pinned this on pinterest (if that's not ok...let me know and I'll remove it).ReplyDelete
I love these and plan on printing them up for my boys... you say that there are 3 per page but I only see 2... am I doing something wrong?ReplyDelete
Hey, boys aren't the only ones who love Star Wars. I think you should rename the tutorial from "valentine for boys" to "valentine for geeks"!ReplyDelete
My girls are huge Star Wars fans. They even faced off against Darth Maul and Darth Vader at Disneyland and are now proud Padawans. They are going to be so excited to use this idea for their Valentines. Thanks for posting!ReplyDelete
My son is a HUGE SW fan.. can't wait to show him these. Many Thanks! :)ReplyDelete
we are doing this! My three kids (2 girls, 1 boy) are super excited! Thank you! WONDERFUL!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome idea. My son loves and can't wait to pass them out to his classmates!ReplyDelete
I want to do this, so I tried to download today (2/8/2012). It said "Thank you for downloading," but I never saw it, and it wasn't saved to my computer. Is there something special I need to do? I love this idea! Thanks!ReplyDelete
mistygatlin.com - shoot! I don't think so. when you do downloads are they put in a file automatically on your computer??...sorry! not much help :(ReplyDelete
This is such a great idea! We shared it on our blog, Modern Hostess. Thanks for sharing!
LOVE THIS!! Is there any way to get this in a file where I could make changes? My sons birthday is next weekend and has a Star Wars theme. He isn't allowed to being "treats" to his school class - only non edible items. I was thinking to pur "my Birthday" instead of "Valentine's Day" And then to have his name - Jack Ward at the bottom. Is this doable? Too much to ask? LOVE your ideas - you are amazing and talented!! Thanks!! Lesa (email@example.com)ReplyDelete
This is such a great idea! We shared with our readers on our blog at Modern Hostess.
LOVE THIS!! Is there any way to get this in a file where I could make changes? My sons birthday is next weekend and has a Star Wars theme. He isn't allowed to being "treats" to his school class - only non edible items. I was thinking to pur "my Birthday" instead of "Valentine's Day" And then to have his name - Jack Ward at the bottom. Is this doable? Too much to ask? LOVE your ideas - you are amazing and talented!! Thanks!! Lesa (firstname.lastname@example.com)ReplyDelete
Thank you a million times over. I honestly had no idea how I was going to do a Valentine with Star Wars theme. My son is thrilled.ReplyDelete
Love this idea. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing! Love it.ReplyDelete
LOVE IT! Thanks for posting. I am making them right now! Even used my 50% off Michael's coupon to buy a paper cutter that I wanted. This was the perfect excuse to get it! Great job!ReplyDelete
This is such a great idea. I have made one for my Dad's 75th birthday card!! You can see it here http://www.meggipeg.com/2012/03/star-wars-light-saber-card.html Your blog is such an inspiring and great read - thanks so much!ReplyDelete
Found you via Pinterest... even though there are no Star Wars Fans in my house full of girls - TOO AMAZING and it is now featured on our craft website for AWESOME candy free valentine ideas. http://thebestkidscrafts.com/valentine-craft-ideas-candy-free.htmlReplyDelete
Great idea! I am having trouble printing the lightsaber though... kids are excited to add the glow stick and give to friends!!ReplyDelete
We featured your lightsaber printable on our candy free valentines at http://www.holiday-kids-crafts.com/valentine-craft-ideas-candy-free.htmlReplyDelete
I absolutely LOVE these! My son also fell in love when he saw them and asked if we could make our own for Valentine's Day. Of course I said yes! I shared our version on my blog today and would love it if you stopped by sometime to check them out. Thanks for being such an inspiration!
they turned out great!!!! thanks for sharing and also for linking back! :)Delete
Made these (60 of them!) for my 2nd grader and kindergartner. They were a big hit with both classes! Thank you so much for the free printable. It worked great. Thanks again!ReplyDelete
fabulous!!! so great to hear Amy!!!! thanks!!!Delete
My wife asked me to print these for our son but instead I used these (and craft/stitch) as inspiration to create my own. Thanks for the idea!
What do you think of my take on this?
Thank you so much for the printable! My 7yo daughter is obsessed with Star Wars so we're doing these for her class.ReplyDelete
awesome!!!! happy valentines day to her! :)Delete


text: ATVs Make Work Fun for Horse Owners Four wheels provide good support for a four-legged passion. Published on: Jan 29, 2010 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print By Toby Raymond Putting your ATV to work, especially if you are a horse owner, can make light of the labors that never seem to end on a farm. Whether you have two in the back yard or are running a boarding operation, your ATV has to be one of the most versatile tools to have on your side. Designed to get the job done in tight spaces or in open fields with an easy efficiency that can also save you in gas and heavy equipment costs, ATVs can drag an arena, spread manure, and haul a cart or trailer as effortlessly as it can bushwhack through the woods. Arena Drag There are several models on the market that are specifically intended to be used behind an ATV, preempting the 3-point tractor and the hassle associated with using it, yet these easy-to-use ATV combinations are equally as effective when it comes to creating and/or maintaining consistent footing. And, on the top, they tout smooth passes that eliminate ridges, an annoying by-product of traditional dragging with a York Rake, for instance. They regulate footing-depth, too, which many claim you can adjust from your seat. The high end models also have the ability to adjust the rake position in order to level out high and low spots. Spreader Ideal for small pastures or paddocks, and often with a multi-purpose design, these tow-behind spreaders can as easily broadcast seed as they can fertilize your field, while at the same time regulating the amount dispersed, which you can control from your seat in many cases. And, when you are finished, they generally come with quick-release latches that are so user-friendly that anyone can detach them from the ATV. Disc/Chain Harrow Disc harrows, known for cutting and breaking up compacted soil, are now heavy enough to "dig-in" which keeps them from skipping along the surface, yet are light enough for ATVs to pull with ease. This is a great way to get into smaller paddocks and unearth rocks and stones as you prepare the footing after a long hard winter. You then can attach a chain harrow to smooth out or lightly grade the surface. Plus, an ATV-chain harrow combination is ideal for grooming trails. Dump Cart If your ATV can go there, chances are there is a dump cart that can go along with it. Whether you plan to transport soil, manure, fencing materials or hay, having a cart that attaches without difficulty, tracks-up behind, has an easy release latch, and can maneuver in tight places, will likely take the work out of chores. And, look for one with a removable tailgate it you really want to make your life easier. Trailer with ramp Imagine the tasks you can accomplish with a trailer rolling behind your ATV. Featuring loading ramps to keep the drama out of moving equipment, they boast heavy duty tires to handle the load, ball hook-ups and safety chains to answer the questions of ease, safety and durability in advance. When shopping around, make a point to look for trailers with treated wood flooring.


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Johanna Wright, who leads the search project management team. She has worked on search at Google for over six years, leading the Universal Search and Google Instant projects.For the third and final installment of my interview series with the people who make Google Search, I spoke with
In the first installment, I spoke with lead designer Jon Wiley about the design of Google Search. Last week, Google Fellow Ben Gomes explained how Google's search technology works under the hood. Johanna tied it all together by explaining the most important feature of Google Search: its speed.
ReadWriteWeb: What does Google actually do to make search faster?
Johanna Wright: There are three ways I think of this. The first is the bits. How many bits do you send over the wire? How actually speedy is the results page? Does it load quickly, does it react quickly, and how quickly can we get it to you?
The second piece is actually taking fewer steps. This was the core innovation from Google in the earliest days: Getting the best results actually speeds you up. If you have to go to page two or try another query, that slows you down. Internally, we call this idea time-to-result. You may load up your page faster, but if you have to load two pages, then your total time to get your answer will slow down. So relevance is actually a core piece of speed.
The third is user experience. The simplicity of our UI also speeds you up.
RWW: What is Google's institutional process for improving speed?
JW: Every quarter, we have latency goals to make the page faster. We also have a latency review of every feature we launch. We have to have a process and a methodology to make sure that everything that goes out the door is fast.
RWW: Why is speed such a priority? What are some of the effects of speed on search?
There was this fatigue. It's barely perceptible in your own mind. You don't know that this slowdown is what's making you search less.
We kept our control group going, and when we undid this for the people in the experiment, we saw that they were still searching less by about 0.2%. So we were seeing this fatigue. The sluggishness slows you down, and it's a lasting effect. So it has been baked into our processes [at Google] that we have to keep on making this thing fast.
RWW: As Ben Gomes and I talked about in our interview last week Google users get more demanding of search over time, giving it ever more complex questions as it gives them more complex answers. Is the same true of users' expectations for speed?
Akamai study found that, in 2000, people were willing to wait for eight seconds for a page to load. In 2005, they were willing to wait five seconds. In 2009, still three years ago, they were willing to wait three seconds. So all of a sudden, the expectation is much higher.JW: Absolutely. An
RWW: How do newer features like auto-complete and Google Instant affect speed?
JW: So, we're doing the prediction, and we're giving you instant results. You can see that while you're typing and then, almost unconsciously, you can just type a little more to get exactly what you want. It lets you get this feedback as you go along and get you the right results more quickly.
Auto-complete is an interesting speed story because it shows the conflict between our belief that just making the experience fast is important and that second component of speed, the time-to-result.
So we went to Larry and Sergey and said, "Hey, we want to add this great feature to the Google homepage," and Sergey said, "What? Really? This feels slow to me."
We had these grueling product reviews at the time where Sergey opened the code, and he looked at the code in front of the team, and he pointed out four or five things that he thought we should be doing to speed up the code. A lot of these ideas were right, and we were sent back to the drawing board.
We had to make the homepage load in no slower of a time. We were looking at how quick a person could put their mouse into the search box. So if it took any time for that Javascript to load, and therefore you were slowed down, well, then we couldn't launch it.
So we went back for about six weeks to speed this up before we could even launch it. I think that's a real story for me about how speed is in the DNA of the company. The thing has to be fast in order for it to go out and for us to put our brand and our pride behind it.
RWW: So did those features produce a relatively big change in time-to-result compared to typical changes?
JW: Yes. They were big changes.
RWW: What are some less visible changes that have brought big improvements in time-to-result?
JW: Let me think of a few examples. So, images are slow for a number of reasons. One is that they take some time to load, but another is that they make more connections back to the server.
So one technique that we've implemented within the Universal Search team is something that we call "in-lining of images." Instead of just doing an image source call back to the server, we actually put the bits of the images into the HTML. They load right there within the page of search results, so we don't have to make another call back to the server.
Another thing is that Javascript works differently on different computer speeds. It's not just the speed of the pipe, it's the processing speed of your computer. So we're now using a lot of techniques whereby, if we think you have a slow machine, we'll turn Instant off, for example.
Instant's fast, and it speeds you up in a lot of cases, except when you have a slow machine. And then we just turn it off and let you issue your query. While your machine may have a fast connection to the Internet, it may not be able to run code on its own very quickly.
Refinements is another one where we've removed a lot of steps for you. This is when we give you search suggestions - we call them "related searches" - at the bottom of the page. Our engineers estimated that we've saved users billions of hours by being able to tell them a slightly better way to type this in.
RWW: As user expectations of search get higher and technology improves, how will search results change? What does Google want to provide that it can't right now?
JW: Actually, last night, my dad was just telling me, "Johanna, it used to be that I got everything I wanted on Google, but I'm searching now for this complex situation where these three drugs interact with each other and diabetes." So he gave me this whole, very complicated health condition that he has.
I said, "Well, I think Google might not answer that because there probably are no documents on the Web about that topic. You need to go to a specialist." But he was saying to me, "Johanna, Google should have the answer to this."
That is the expectation people have. So we're working very hard to figure out how to pool all the information out there and draw connections for people.
One way we think about this here is as an information-[to]-knowledge progression. What really matters in the modern world is that people can make connections between bits of information. What Google has been really great at over the past 12 years has been bringing people information.
Think of a search term as a concept, like the Empire State Building. What we can do is organize a bunch of information around that topic. We can give you pages, we can give you images, we can give you a lot of information. But when we think of converting that to knowledge, well, how can we pull that out?
A baby step there is the height. Google can [now] understand that "height" is a thing, it can understand that the "Empire State Building" is a thing, and it can [produce] the height [as a search result]. I think there's so much more we can do in this area.
Chart of Akamai results via MIT Technology Review


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Irvine >Attractions > Wild Rivers Waterpark
8770 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine, CA | Directions 9261833.643040 -117.748357
Great park for the Summertime – Lines are ok, rides are great, and the people working there are cool..good times had by all. Got 15% off our general admission tickets because we bought it off a site called discounts4fun. We also got a $10 wahoo's gift card because of that transaction.
A great way to cool off – it's a great way to have fun in the summer time, and if you have passes, you are in luck! Great deals and the shortest lines ever!
@ akilakam – We native Californians don't go to water parks, or stupid tourist traps like the overpriced water park you mentioned. They are there to keep all the dipshits from other states like Texas corralled in one place and off our beaches and mountains.
Great Deals! – Wild Rivers is the best waterpark in OC and it is officially their last season! Get great deals by purchasing online at discounts4fun or on wild river's website with promo code BEACH2
Be Careful – I write this review purely as a warning. WR is a great place to enjoy your summer. We have been season pass holders for years. Lately, the customer base has changed drastically. Crime within the park has started occurring. The security staff is ill equipped to handle it. Do not for any reason leave unattended bags in the children's area of the park(river area), This is where the thieves are targeting. It is not just petty theft. They steal the obvious.......wallets, ipods, cash,etc. THEY ALSO STEAL CARS. The cameras in the parking lot don't work. They take the car keys out to the lot and just start pressing until they find it. They took mine one afternoon between 3 and 5 PM two weeks after stealing four or five other peoples personal bags. My car ended up stripped in Santa Ana. SAPD does not even print the cars when recovered so the thieves can steal with impugnity. I grew up in SA so I can tell you that the gang tattooed guys I saw at WR that day were from Santa Ana. Use a locker even if you only bring car keys into the park. My bag only had a small amount of cash and car keys. They like Chevys.....big ones,....trucks, suburbans, avalanches and tahoes. Good Luck and stay attentive.
Best Waterpark Around! – I take my children to Wild Rivers almost 3 times a month if not more! I know I can take them there and we are guaranteed a safe and fun time. The rides are great the water is clean the lines aren't too long and the staff there is soo helpful!
mixed – A small step up from Hurricane Harbor and a giant step down for mankind... err... from Raging Waters. There are some good slides, but overall, it's pretty dinky and by the scent of the lazy river, it seems as though some intertubed guests got a little too lazy.
expensive, dated feel, many fees – I visited this park today becuase we got free passes from our tire dealer. If I had paid I would be really upset right now.
Let me start by acknowledging that I come from AZ and TX - so yes, I am still acclimating to the high prices that native Californians dont blink an eye too so forgive me for the following rant if you think its off base.
Wild Rivers is overpriced to the point that I would never visit again. Its basically $29 a person, which quickly becomes very costly if you go with more than one person. Then add $8 parking. then add $5 to $8 for a raft (single/double). Dont think about foregoing the raft becuase many of the rides require it. Add another $6 to $10 for a locker, depending on which size locker you need ( I do not recommend the small, it will basically hold a single towel and a phone, wont hold a full bag of stuff for a family or something). Then after all that add on food and drinks. You of course are not allowed to bring in any of your own refreshments unless its water. Maybe the high prices are how they keep the lines short as mentioned in other reviews, but I also suspect the dated feel of the park is another contributor to the short lines. All in all, Californians should either utilize the array of free beach options available to them or take dips in any regular pool at their disposal in their communities/apartment complexes. Wild River totally not worth visiting. their variety of rides is so so and the quality of the rides - again, so so. The coolest thing they had was a feature called hurrican harbour which was like a body boarding strong wave pool - but of course entrance to that feature was an additional $5 a head. Ugh.
Raddest Place EVER – As a teenager, I lifeguarded here for a few summers. Now, as a college student, it's a must-do when I come home for a summer. The place is a TOTAL blast.
A tot-friendly water park offering tamed-down versions of big-kid slides. – The Appeal
This park may not be the biggest player in town, but Wild Rivers has found its niche with younger kids (under 8 or so). A vigilant lifeguard staff and plenty of smaller-scale attractions lure families to this light-on-frills fun zone.
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If you have tots in tow, head for Explorer's Island, where rides like the Safari River Expedition--really just a long pool with gentle currents--are designed with the littler ones in mind. There's even a non-water play area, Jungle-Rama, for those tired of getting chlorine in their eyes. But it isn't all baby stuff. Older kids opt for the Abyss, a 655-foot slide that features a nearly vertical drop, or race their friends on water mats down the seven-lane Serengeti Surf Hill. Wanna-be body boarders can ride gnarly waves in the Hurricane Harbor pool.
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Randy Orton was able to retain the WWE championship at Royal Rumble 2014 by using an RKO to pin John Cena, who was distracted by the arrival of Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. The trio might have been going after Orton due to comments he made earlier in the night.
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Among his own compositions, most printed by the publishers Moderne and Le Roy & Ballard, are nearly seventy chansons, two Masses and seven motets as well as instrumental dance music.
The printer and composer Antonio Gardane was born in southern France. He began printing music in Venice in 1538 using movable type and a single impression, as did Attaingnant. He and his rival Girolamo Scotto between them virtually monopolized Italian music printing for three decades. His publications include works of many types, particularly madrigals and a smaller number of Masses and motets, by composers from Italy, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany and the imperial Habsburg court. The firm used the Italian spelling Gardano from 1557. His sons Alessandro and Angelo were also music printers.
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Valparaiso's men's golf team sits in a tie for 10th place after the first 36 holes of the Skyhawk Classic hosted by Tennessee-Martin. The Crusaders turned in rounds of 299 and 295 to post a 594 total on the 6,685-yard, par-72 Paris Landings Golf Course in Buchanan, Tenn.
"All in all we played decent today," head coach Mike Higdon said. "We couldn't get anything going with birdies though."
Kyle Henning (Brookfield, Wis./East H.S.) led the way for the Crusaders in both rounds, carding a 74 in the opening round before posting an even par 72 in the second round. The 146 total puts the freshman in a tie for 28th place heading into the final round.
Andy Webb (Bedford, Ind./North Lawrence H.S.), playing in just his second event of the fall, posted rounds of 76 and 73 to finish second overall for the Crusaders at 149. Austin Gaugert (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger H.S.) also shot 73 in round two after carding a 77 in the first round and sits at 150.
Thomas Wettstein (Neenah, Wis./Xavier H.S.) added a 75 in his first round before shooting 77 in round two, and is at 152 while Brad Winters (Elgin, Ill./Saint Edward H.S.) posted 156. He tied for the team's low opening round at 74, but followed it up with an 82.
Valparaiso is tied with Lipscomb and Tennessee-Martin's "B" team heading into Tuesday's final round, and is just one shot behind ninth place Jackson State. Central Arkansas leads the way at 18-under par 558.
"Putting hurt us today," Higdon added. "I don't know if it's the Bermuda greens or what. The greens and course are in great shape. Hopefully we can get that going tomorrow and we can shoot low."
Individually, Central Arkansas' Steven Lecuyer holds a one shot lead at six-under par 136 (72-66).
Tuesday's final 18-hole round begins at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.
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This competition is to choose the photographs for the 2014 calendar, which will be available through the Cavalier Matters gift shop http://www.cavalier-gift-shop.org/index.php
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Together with the proceeds from the sale of the calendar, the entry fees will be divided between Rupert's Fund www.rupertsfund.com, the Cavalier Collection Scheme http://www.thecavaliercollectionscheme.org/ and Cavalier Rescue
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Defensive struggles keeping Baylor from living up to expectations
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A 72-57 loss to No. 4 Missouri dropped Baylor to 0-4 against the Tigers and Kansas
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OK, it's now reckoning time for Baylor, a team gifted with ample size and skill yet plagued by softness and inconsistency. Saturday's 72-57 setback at Missouri dropped the Bears to 0-4 against the Tigers and Kansas this season, and the manner in which they lost their two games this week -- in we-can't-do-anything-to-stop-this-game-deciding-run fashion -- means the issue cannot be avoided any longer.
Unless something changes quickly, the Bears are finished as a legitimate Final Four threat.
The rationalist in me understands how much decent work Baylor did in nonconference play, and that losing only to top-10 teams is no reason in a vacuum to bail. This isn't a vacuum, though. This is a vortex into which the Bears are quickly spiraling, their bouts of offensive inconsistency outstripped by a passive, disorganized defense that Big 12 teams are now chewing up with regularity.
After Saturday's defeat, Baylor has allowed eight of its last 10 conference opponents to score at least a point per possession (a mark just below the national average for all games this season). Kansas and Missouri devoured the Bears' (predominantly) sloppy zone defense in all four matchups. But so did Oklahoma (1.09 PPP). And Kansas State (1.07). And Texas scored readily, enough, too (1.04).
Baylor's zone defense has bothered me all season. It seems like such a waste of length and athleticism, but beyond that, it's just not very effective against good teams. SI.com contributor Rob Dauster, on his blog Ballin' Is A Habit, went into some detail this week about some specific weaknesses in Baylor's zone, but beyond some possible structural flaws and/or execution breakdowns, there's collateral damage. Big 12 teams are also hurting the Bears on the offensive glass and/or consistently getting to the free-throw line as Baylor's zone leaves it consistently out of position.
The primary concern entering the season was whether the Bears had a competent point guard on the roster. It was the reason I had Baylor third in my preseason predictions (although those picks of Texas A&M second and Oklahoma State fourth look stellar). Pierre Jackson has answered that to a certain extent, although he's much more a slashing scorer than a quarterback that can bring all of Baylor's potential together.
But for all the teeth-gnashing about Baylor's free-form-but-not-free-flowing attack or why Perry Jones III doesn't impart his will more often on games -- the assumed lottery pick did not shoot a free throw in either of the losses to undersized Missouri -- the Bears' offense, globally speaking, hasn't been the problem. In fact, it has kept the Bears from dropping several more league games, as they basically outlasted their own defensive frailties against Kansas State (a two-point win), Texas A&M (won by three) and Oklahoma State (four).
Last year, we saw a team tear through nonconference play, struggle to a .500 mark in a top league, and then rip off 11 straight wins in March to take conference tournament and national championships. But Pierre Jackson is no Kemba Walker, and UConn was a much stauncher defensive team, even with similar levels of youth on its roster. Baylor's quality from three-point range hearkens up some 2011 VCU-type potential, but most teams simply aren't capable of flipping that kind of switch, not after 30-plus games.
Simply put, Baylor probably won't be able to simply score enough to outlast multiple teams of the quality it will meet in the round of 32 and beyond. Any change in projection is going to come down to the defense, although its lack of ability this week to stop huge, crippling runs may speak more to Baylor's will than its ways.
For two years, the Bears have been described as talented. Last season featured significant underachievement. This season, it appeared they were translating that into production. Now that talent is once again looking rudderless, and there's not all that much time left to turn it around.
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Alumni and Titan Baseball Fans gathered at the Golleher Alumni House on February 22nd for a pre-game tailgate. The program included refreshments, prizes, and a Q&A Session featuring Assistant Coach Mike Kirby and All-American RHP Thomas Eshelman.
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Fall Networking Soiree
Titans from all over the county filled the Golleher Alumni House for the Business Finance Chapter's Fall Networking Soiree on October 3. Attendees were able to mix and mingle with alumni, students and industry representatives. There were several familiar faces, and plenty of new ones, laughing and having a good time as they caught up with old friends and made some new ones. This event was sponsored by New York Life Insurance.
Students Win against Undefeated Alumni in Softball 2013
How were we so blind not to see all the signs? As the Alumni approached the softball field to defend their 4 time championship against the students, signs laid across the canvas. This year's crop of students arrived early for a change and had chiseled bodies unlike Titans past. Conversations of possible loss rolled off the tongues of Alumni for once. Unlike past seasons the Alumni huddled with drawn out plans and strategies knowing full well what hill lay before them. The first of seven innings started and the students took a commanding 5-4 lead. As the students started to pull away the Alumni turned on their engines to full throttle and managed to trail by only 1 during the half. With the score 12-13 in favor of the students, they decided warm up was over and rocked the Alumni with their first loss in 5 seasons! Congratulations to the students on their first victory! Just don't spend too much time celebrating because after a nice long Epson salt bath these Alumni WILL BE BACK!
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