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Here we go again! Happy to see a dining room but not too sure how I feel about rustic. We'll see - keeping an open mind for the time being.
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Here we go again with the 1/2 hour Target commercial. Like you, I wasn't overjoyed at the rustic look of the dining room. It was nice that the Low End table was beefed up a bit - it looked nice even tho I can't imagine it being really functional IRL.
The mirror was a huge fail, IMO, as was the rug.
Perhaps the real reason I am starting to dislike this show is that they insult our intelligence by SS doing both high and low end. How convenient is that? Show us what you can do with a high end look from a magazine and then maybe we'll have a bit more reason to be impressed.
I preferred the low end dining table and bench to the high end. I'm starting to see what everyone else has already complained about with the 'Target' commercial. I thought better chairs could have been purchased at Overstock or another online outlet. Shopping at Target for the dining accessories is one thing but also using that as your online source? C'mon? I do an awful lot of online shopping and I know that lights could have been purchased that would have matched the high end a lot better. The low end Target chairs looked awful and will crack and tear in no time flat. I loved the candle stick project but I kept wondering how they were going to dispose of that big tub of water and oil based paint. I probably would have just spray painted them.
I wasn't sure what the big vat had in it, but had the same thought. Also how long would those twigs last. Would have dipped a few dozen more before disposing of the vat.
I really liked the room. I think I would have gone for a slightly more subdued color on the wall, though. I was surprised at how well it worked with the high end rug- but after seeing the low end rug, I think that the color had been originally chosen to compliment the one that would be staying.
I was glad they spent a bit more time showing Chris building the table. I don't know that I will ever have the opportunity to build a big, rustic table. But if I do- I now have some ideas on how to do it!
I did like the rustic table, but I know it's not for everyone. My husband grew up on a farm and the "barn wood" look reminds him of, well... a barn! Complete with dust, dirt, and bird droppings. So eating off such a rustic table would not be his thing. (but I like it!)
I really don't mind the Target references. I understand why some people find it annoying, though. But, to be quite honest, although HLP may be more obvious that other shows, I've seen many that could have doubled for Ikea commercials or Pottery Barn commercials. (and who could forget the year that Design Star was really a Sears commercial?).... anyway, my point is that this is nothing new, and I have come to accept there will be a little Target in every episode (and some times a bit more than a little)
I also liked how they recreated the white built in look.
I'm enjoying this show more than most- and actually look forward to weekends on HGTV because I like the weekend shows best.
I love the Saturday night line-up on HGTV. I DVR them all and then on Sunday mornings with a cup of coffee I get my fill.
Ilike Sabrina, I think she has a great personality. But, here it comes... everything on HGTV seems like a hoax to me. In this show Sabrina always uses "high end design" of such a popular and generic style that is easy to replicate cheaper.
The idea is nice as it is helpful to those on a budget, but it is another one of those "concept" shows that is so formulaic and preconcieved. It's like a glorified home shopping tutorial.
Not so glorified at times.
Not so glorified shopping is correct, doodles! Personally, I have no need to watch someone selecting basic napkins or sheets at Tarjait. Wow, didn't expect my placeholder comment, posted long before finding the time to watch this episode, would be so prescient. Thought they'd wait at least an episode or two before returning to the well.
Unfortunately, however, I'm noticing more and more product placement on HGTV as I flip the channels. Almost every HGTV program seems to have multiple product placements from Home Goods to Osh (on DS, recently part of Sears) to Staples and every local, independent vendor inbetween. It's not enough that a 30 minute episode is now approximately 22 minutes - it feels as if they add another 5 minutes of product placement.
So, I'm almost reaching acceptance. They've broken me down. Apparently if we want to watch design of any type - in any way, shape or form and good or bad skill-levels - that's what we must live with.
Finally had time to watch the episode. WRT the details, I did find the high-end choices basic and knew exactly how they'd replicate (supposedly) them. Although I already knew how to construct it, I was glad they devoted a few minutes to the table. (Personally, I would have alternated the wood tones and spent additional time sanding and finishing, if it were my project.)
BTW, that candlestick project was nutty. Just spray the darn things - but not until after they've dried out. (SS didn't mention that step - necessary, IMHO.)
Agree, doodles, SS missed on the mirror, too. If they truly had $200 leftover - why not keep the high-end? In fact, I thought I heard them say they wanted it. Or, use the $200 to purchase various types/alternating tones of reclaimed wood for the table and bench - something! (I'm sure they have the **$ totally budgeted/worked out in advance.)
The end result of Chris' table and bench were a little too rustic for my taste. If I had to retain Chris', I probably would place a custom-cut glass top over it. I could have handled the high-end, as-is.
In fact, have to say, this is one episode where I would have wanted pretty much all the major high-end items. (Don't care about the small items, e.g. the tabletop and accessories. I'd use my own.)
If I could only select 1 high-end item, I'd keep the rug. (Agree, TQ - might need to reconsider the paint color.) Greatly prefer the large, bold, graphic pattern to open up the room.
The Ikea modular units were o.k. but still preferred the Pottery Barn. Didn't really notice the Tgt console much until after seeing the episode. Curious so checked out the modular high-end info and happened to notice the online photo of that console - cheap, cheap, cheap - like Tgt chairs and furniture, in general.
Speaking of the accessories and tabletop items, I don't understand the need to purchase all of those items and perfectly match everything instead of simply shopping their home. (Yes, I understand SS is perfectly staging the dr for the camera.)
The last thing I'd want is those Tgt melamine plates and the other tabletop junk and accessories. If those were my f&f in the last shot at the table, I would have been telling them to avoid touching anything - in the hopes of returning all that to Tgt for credit. Well, I would try to trade-out everything, starting with the rug.
My favorite line of the night (although I felt for the dh): Oh, we can fit at least 10 of my family on that bench but only 2 of his! He was a naturally big guy and probably normal weight range, after eliminating the camera's extra pounds. He didn't respond but did seem to clam up (in general) after that. Probably good strategy on his part - let the dw have her dining room.
All of the above, JMHO.
Keeping an open mind for the next episode...This message has been edited. Last edited by: bballdays,
I really liked the curtains and table napkins in this episode. I've googled every website and cannot find them anywhere! Any ideas?? I saw the same curtains on a new upcoming show, Renovation Raiders. It's like they're haunting me!
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LAS VEGAS — A former top Las Vegas drug prosecutor who handled cocaine possession plea deals with celebrities Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars won a delay Friday of an order to begin serving a nine-month jail term for his guilty plea to felony crack possession.
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Lenny and some of the other PTC guys were at my GC in Greensboro for a tech workshop a year or so back. They offered free PRS set ups to the first 20 or so PRSi that came through the door. Maybe it was one of those kinds of promotions.WTF was Mr. PRS doing in a Guitar Center?? Was it for one of those "Undercover Boss" shows? .
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When he was at Chicago Music Exchange signing stuff for people, I saw him go get sandpaper to sand out a ding on the back of someone's rosewood neck, and I think some other tweak to another guy's guitar.
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i think they were promoting the prs acoustic guitar and amp.right place at the right time, and the right broken guitar.
I was at that meet and greet. It was awesome. A guy brought in a CE24 and Paul looked at it and said "this has been refretted. Nice work who did this?" The guy said someone in SF. Paul whipped out his phone, called the repair dude, and said "nice work on this CE, let's have dinner." He already had the guy on speed dial.
One of the things this story highlights is that Paul is not just some spokesperson that doesn't know what he's talking about.
He signed my Mira in Houston and when I asked him how to preserve the signature, he told me not to bother. If it comes off, send it to Maryland and he'll sign it again.
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The English Premier League hits its 17th round of fixtures after an exciting weekend marked with Manchester United's dramatic derby win over Manchester City, Liverpool's narrow victory over West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur's crucial loss away to Everton and Fernando Torres' fine form in Chelsea's 3-1 over Sunderland.
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After a famous victory at Old Trafford in the previous week, Tottenham fans will have high expectations from this Saturday's early fixture. Chelsea top the league having only dropped 2 points this season. Tottenham are on a good run, having gone undefeated in the past 10 matches in all competitions.
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Dan Specht is as concerned about making a profit as any other farmer. But the organic grassland farmer in northeast Iowa believes he can manage his pastures in a way that maximizes profit and still offers good habitat for birds and other wildlife.
He's concerned about stocking rates, forage nutrition value, rate of gain and other details for profitable grass-fed beef. But he also hesitates to drive his pickup in a pasture when bobolinks are nesting in spring and early summer because he might destroy a nest.
It's important to Specht that his brome, orchard, fescue, bluegrass, clover pastures, quackgrass and hayland give ground-nesting birds a safe place to build nests and raise their broods.
"I think the closer you can come to a natural system in farming, the less damage you'll do," he says. "I grew up fishing in streams and ponds, and learned early on that you don't fish in Iowa after a heavy rain because the water is full of silt. I think a farmer has some of the responsibility for that."
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• Move cattle often, with no more than five days in a paddock.
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Specht is proud that his grass farming system doesn't add chemicals to the groundwater, or sediment to surface waters. He farms 700 acres of rolling-to-steep land near McGregor. Only 40 acres of that is corn or soybeans; the rest is pasture, hay, woodland or small grains.
"You get a premium for grass-fed beef," says Specht, who has been farming organically since 1983 and was certified as an organic grower in 1995. He has grazed as many as 200 yearlings in the past, as well as 45 cows. "I buy some yearlings at about 550 pounds and also have the calves from my Red Angus and Angus cows. My market weight for heifers is 950 to 975 pounds, and for steers it's 1,050 to 1,100 pounds."
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Specht calves in the fall, and since he rotates pastures, the calves can go on pasture early in the spring, as soon as the grass starts growing. "Figuring out a grazing system each year is about as much art as it is science," Specht says. "It's a little different every year."
After he and a group of neighbors met with master graziers in New Zealand, Specht decided on a rotational grazing system that keeps cattle in each paddock for three days. Giving each paddock a month's rest between grazing meant he needed 10 paddocks. "So the cattle make the circuit in a month. I match the stocking rate to that, making sure they'll have enough to eat for those three days without overgrazing," he says.
"A longer return interval is OK, too, maybe up to six weeks before the cattle return to the first pasture if there is plenty of feed," notes Specht. "That interval favors legumes. In organic systems, we don't apply nitrogen fertilizer, so legumes are our source of nitrogen, and we have some lush pastures. It can take a good dose of cattle."
He's looked at native grasses and had some success with eastern gamagrass, but says it's not a major part of his operation because seed is expensive and it takes time to establish.
Specht doesn't clip pastures or make hay during nesting season, and he is careful to leave grass longer in late spring and early summer when most birds need it. "But birds nest at different times," he notes. "The main thing is to have more good grasslands to attract the birds, and then manage the grasses as best you can."
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FULL COWS: Dan Specht stocks and rotates pastures with a goal of making sure his cattle are never hungry. "It takes planning, but our cows get a good supply of groceries," says the Clayton County farmer.
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Byakuya: way too damn noble to die.
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Well, at least we find out why 4th Division is benched from the entire battle. Yamamoto figured it was going to be one Hell of a bloodbath that they couldn't do anything till the end.
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Nice relax chapter after all the slaughter.
Surprised by the two non-deaths.
I wonder how safe Urahara and the rest really are.
Now it's time to regroup.
Unohana has disappointed me.
A lot.
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Maybe when Yama-jii got cut into several pieces, you should have figured that things had gone a touch south?
This was probably one of the best Bleach chapters in Years.
That being said, I think the group is fine if Urahara is with them. He's one of the strongest characters in the series, and I really don't think that he would be punk'd the way he was by that Quincy. This is the guy who outsmarted Aizen of all people!
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im disappointed Byakuya didn't die. It seems like the build up to his supposed death was kind of wasted then. I'm not as surprised about Kenpachi not dying, hell if he did manage to die i'd be furious because we didn't see it on panel, so yeah im not surprised he lived since that would have been a wasted battle opportunity. Soifon's emotional outburst was surprising as well, if it isn't Yourichi i figured such feelings would never surface. Shinji is a doctor? I guess being a Captain means you have to master a lot of different skills, interesting.
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Hells yeah. Byakuya lives.
Surprised to hear Kenpachi is in a coma. I didn't have the impression his injuries were that serious.
While I'm disappointed we didn't get to see Unohana kick ass, I guess "I was specifically ordered not to kick ass" is a pretty good excuse.
Also, Komamura rocks.
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So... is Kira dead?
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Pretty good chapter, I like how Shunsui is filling in for Yamamoto (I like his eye-patch) and we got some plot progression by finding out how some of the characters were doing. I'm surprised Byakuya isn't dead, but I never thought Kenpachi kicked the bucket. Obviously Rukia and Renji didn't die.
I wonder whats gonna happen next. I'm guessing Ichigo will train his Quincy powers with Uryuu or Ryuken and learn about his mom/hertiage, Squad Zero will show up, then the meat of the arc will finally begin.
My on-going movie list!
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Kubo has to be trolling us now.
I'm glad Byakuya is alive, but....
You pretty much gave him two seperate death scenes, and he's still not dead?
That's outright trollishness.
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At this point part of the draw of this manga is being trolled, well done sir Kubo.
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It's the first time they've opened the year with a no-hitter and first time they've thrown two in the same day, JSU said in an athletics department release.
"On Opening Day it's always good to get off on the right foot, but you never expect to throw two no-hitters," JSU head coach Jana McGinnis said in the release.
Northern Kentucky went 11-41 last year in its first season of Division I play. MVSU went 25-32 last year, but won the SWAC.
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extraordinary rudeness – Yesterday, my wife called the Hotel Mac Restaurant to ask whether they were doing something special for Valentine's Day. The person who answered the phone said: "Yeah, we're staying open, and we're not raising our prices."
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We went to Zazie, in San Francisco, for brunch. Everything about Zazie was wonderful.
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Sources, rumors. Rumors, sources. Everybody's got 'em, everybody hears 'em.
Back on February 2nd, Clay Travis of Fanhouse.com reported that "The NCAA will cite the University of Tennessee's football program with a failure to monitor a violation stemming from the short tenure of former head coach Lane Kiffin."
A failure to monitor charge can be pretty serious. Natch, Vol fans fretted when they read Travis' report.
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Vol fans are now on Team Feldman. The rest of the SEC is no doubt backing Team Travis.
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Friday, it's for wine.
Some days are better then others. Fact. Some days work and family collide into one almighty I need a glass of wine moment. Sometimes, just when your wine rack is all but empty an email arrives asking if you would like to try out some wines from an online wine store.
You can imagine my (well hidden) excitement. I managed to sound like a super professional when I spoke with PR. Lucky they could not actually see me fist pumping the air. Finally, someone caught on to the fact I like a wine or two. Wine Selectors I salute you.
This is where wine selectors come in. An online wine delivery service. Where choosing hand picked and taste tested wine (now there's a job I could get used to) is just a click away. Reds, whites, rosé, sparkling, mixed cases. They are all there. You can buy by price, set up for regular deliveries and (my favourite) choose via region. Too easy.
Wine Selectors choose their wines from over 400 producers. Prices start at the very reasonable end and move up from there. What I loved was that I could take my time choosing the wines I wanted. In my pyjamas. While tweeting. I wasn't wrangling shopping bags, wondering if the traffic home would be horrid, or having to wait in line. I don't know about you, but the cues at my local bottle shop can get pretty long some days.
Choosing the wines themselves was easy, each has a description, food matching notes, and an indication of how dry or sweet it is. My only real issue was actually making my choices.
With wine Selectors you can set up regular deliveries, Choose from reds or whites. Buy mixed cases, by region or price, starting at under $10 a bottle.
Each Friday I meet up after work with a good friend, we share a bottle, debrief from our working week, and begin to relax into the weekend. Thanks to wine selectors, this lovely weekly tradition just got little bit easier.
Would you, do you buy your wine online? Or are you brave enough to enter your local bottle shop in your pyjamas?
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VIDEO: Uppies swipe 2012 series of Uppies and Downies game
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Uppies bagged themselves a controversial third game win in the mass football game to win the series.
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It was a controversial technique that didn't win the Uppies many fans but got Richard Hodgson, 21, of Lowca Lane, Seaton, his first hail - and he gets to keep the special jubilee ball. See how the game unfolded below by watching our replay!
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'Cats losing skid ends against Columbia
Published: Friday, April 20, 2012
Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 15:02
Kate Keagins scored a season-high five goals to propel the University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team to Wednesday night's 14-8 victory against Columbia University in non-conference action at Robert K. Kraft Field.
UNH scored on its first nine shots of the game en route to recording its third-highest goal output of the season to improve to 4-9 overall. Columbia is now 2-11.
Keagins extended her point streak to 18 games and goal streak to 16 with her five tallies. Laura Puccia led six other multiple-point Wildcats with two goals and two assists. Ilana Cohen tallied three points (2g, 1a) while Amber Casiano (2g), Rachael Nock (2g), Jenny Simpson (1g, 1a) and Kayleigh Hinkle (2a) all recorded two points.
Taylor Hurwitz was credited with eight saves and a career-high six ground balls to earn her first career victory. Casey Doyle finished with two caused turnovers and four ground balls, which matched her personal best, and Casiano also tallied a career-high five draw controls.
Paige Cuscovitch (2g, 2a) and Katie Angulo (3g) led the Columbia attack. Skylar Dabbar made two saves.
The Lions quickly built a 2-0 lead when Kaitlin Brophy scored goals 17 seconds apart at 24:46 and 24:29. The home team's advantage was shortlived, however, and the Wildcats closed the half on a 9-1 run to take a 9-3 lead into halftime.
Cohen rolled behind the net to the right post to pull the 'Cats within 2-1 at 23:24, then Simpson drove the right side of the fan and finished Hinkle's feed to level the score at 22:27. Keagins' first goal of the game on a charge through the middle of the fan gave UNH a lead it would not relinquish, 3-2, at 21:01.
New Hampshire potted a fourth consecutive goal to extend the lead to 4-2 at 19:26 when Keagins one-timed Simpson's pass from behind the net into a goal. Kacie Johnson curled behind the net to the right post and placed a shot high into the upper-near corner to lift Columbia within 4-3 at 17:55.
Cohen, from behind the net, found Casiano alone at the left post and she quickly deposited a shot into the open cage to reestablish a two-goal lead, 5-3, at 16:21. Utilizing a screen by Puccia on the left wing, Keagins cut to the middle of the fan and rifled a shot inside the right post for her third goal of the game and 125th career point to give the 'Cats a 6-3 lead at 11:37.
The Lions called time out, but Casiano deposited a low shot off a free position from the top of the 8-meter arc into the goal for a 7-3 advantage at 10:17. Puccia set up the next two tallies to extend the margin to six goals. From 15 meters off the right post, Puccia slipped a pass low to Nock, who turned and fired a shot into the upper-right corner at 3:56.
Then deep on the left side, Puccia found Cohen curling from behind the net to the left post for her second goal of the game at 1:29.
Columbia opened the second-half scoring on a Katie Angulo goal at 22:14 to close within 9-4, but free-position goals by Puccia (at 20:36) and Nock (17:07) gave the Wildcats an 11-4 lead. Cuscovitch responded with a goal 25 seconds later and Angulo struck at 15:37 to trim the Lions' deficit to 11-6.
On a free position from the right side, Keagins raced to the middle and fired a shot back inside the right post to make it a six-goal game, 12-6, at 12:47.
Cuscovitch and Angulo scored 23 seconds apart – at 9:15 and 8:52, respectively – to pull the home squad within four goals, the closest CU had been since 7-3 in the latter part of the first half.
CU won the ensuing draw control and recorded two shots off target before UNH's Doyle caused a turnover and corralled the ground ball at 5:46. UNH called a timeout. Following two extended scoreless possessions, the Wildcats struck again at 2:01 when Hinkle set up Puccia. Keagins potted a man-up goal with two seconds remaining to close the scoring.
UNH finished with a 23-16 edge in ground balls. Columbia had the edge in shots (22-19), draw controls (18-6) and turnovers (10-12).
New Hampshire returns to action April 21 against UMBC for its last home game of the season. The Senior Day game begins at 12 p.m.


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Celebrating the winners of the '2011 Pattaya Bartender's Got Talent' Competition
The staff and management of Dusit Thani Pattaya congratulated its Food and Beverage personnel who won categories of the recent 'Pattaya Bartender's Got Talent 2011' competition held at the five-star resort's Napalai Ballroom on 22 August.
The event was organized by the Thai Hotels Association in cooperation with Pattaya City and the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The day-long event was participated in by hotels and resorts in Pattaya and neighbouring provinces.
Categories included Free Style Centrepiece Flower Decoration; Bartender Cosmopolitan Cocktail; Dining Table Flower Decoration; Bartender Classic Cocktail; Bartender for Flair Cocktail and Miss Bartender. Dusit Thani Pattaya triumphed in the Display Table Skirting Decoration category (Mr. Nattawuth Duengchakum & Mr. Taweesak Parsri), Fruit and Vegetable Carving with Cocktail Snack (Ms. Pinmanee Thimthieng & Ms. Sirinna Mangsalee), High Tea Set Up (Mr. Nutnaphat Yusabai & Ms. Juthaporn Dawsawa), Western Gala Dinner Set Up (Mr. Nutnaphat Yusabai & Mr. Pongkit Jaiwanna). The hotel was also first runner up in the Black Box Live Cooking Competition (Mr. Somchai Kumpoo & Mr. Chanin Nuambanpub) and second runner-up in the Free Style Wedding Cake Design (Ms. Sununsiri Kamto & Ms. Khanatsanan Wangsa).
In his congratulatory message, the resort's General Manager Mr Chatchawal Supachayanont expressed his appreciation to the winners. He also thanked them for bringing honour to their colleagues and overall, to the resort.
This year's event celebrated its 27th year of providing F&B staff with the opportunity to express their artistic talents. The annual competition has always drawn crowds to cheer their colleagues on and give them moral support.
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Spurrier Lets It All Hang Out… Again
February 23rd, 2011 10:07 AM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink
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Tags: Granted Spurrier, Jack Lalanne, Ol Ball Coach, Sunday Daytona
Steve Spurrier is a man who likes to show off the shape the Good Lord give him.
Back in April, 2010, the then-65-year-old Spurrier publicly showed off his pecs while breaking down his workout regimen. Hello, Jack Lalanne.
But that was then and the above left photo is now. Yep, supposedly that's the Ol' Ball Coach hanging out — shirtless — at Sunday's Daytona 500 with a cold can of Coors in hand. (Click the headline for a better look.)
Granted Spurrier is in pretty dang good shape for a guy in his mid-60s. But we'd still suggest he only disrobe publicly when he's planning a pose like this one. And not when he's just hangin' out and watchin' a little racin' with his buds.
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More Than a Cigar
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, revered his cigars and defended his right to smoke above all else.
Evan J. Elkin
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George Burns, Winter 94/95
When Sigmund Freud's nephew Harry declined a cigar at age 17, his illustrious uncle started as if thunderstruck. He paused and then, weighing his words carefully, admonished Harry: "My boy, smoking is one of the greatest and cheapest enjoyments in life, and if you decide in advance not to smoke, I can only feel sorry for you." (Freud: A Life for Our Time. Peter Gay, 1989, Anchor Books/Doubleday.) For Freud, the decision not to smoke was surprising, even illogical. Indeed, one can hardly think of Freud, father of psychoanalysis, without thinking of cigars. He was seldom photographed without a cigar in his hand, which is no surprise, since he typically smoked 20 per day. As he wrote, analyzed patients and took his daily walks, Freud smoked continually.
The memories of those that knew him are often recalled through the haze and aroma of cigar smoke. Raymond De Saussure, a psychoanalyst who was himself analyzed by Freud in the 1920s, reminisced that the smell of Freud's cigar wafting through the consulting room provided a special sensory connection to the therapist as the patient lay on the couch during a session. Freud sat behind his patients, completely hidden from view, an arrangement that is typical of the psychoanalytic situation even today because it is thought to cultivate a regressed feeling and facilitate free association. In Freud As We Knew Him, edited by Hendrik Ruitenbeek, De Saussure recalls: "One was won over by the atmosphere of his office, a rather dark room, which opened onto a courtyard. Light came not from the windows but from the brilliance of that lucid, discerning mind. Contact was established only by means of his voice and the odor of the cigars he ceaselessly smoked."
Not everyone was as enamored with Freud's cigar smoking as De Saussure. Freud's son Martin recalled watching his mother prepare the conference table for his father's famous weekly meetings. She carefully placed an ashtray from his father's prized collection in front of each chair. He learned the reason behind all the ashtrays one evening when he returned home just as the meeting was concluding. Martin described the room as "so thick with smoke it seemed a wonder that human beings had been able to live in it for hours, let alone speak in it without choking."
But it was from the smoke-filled atmosphere of these meetings that the field of psychoanalysis emerged. In the fall of 1902, Sigmund Freud and a group of his colleagues had begun meeting every Wednesday evening in Freud's home at 19 Bergasse in Vienna. This "Wednesday Psychological Society," later renamed the Vienna Psycho-Analytical Society, was a lively forum where Freud and his inner circle discussed and sometimes aggressively debated ideas, charting new directions in psychoanalytic theory and practice. The meetings took place around a long table in the waiting area outside Freud's consulting room. The door always remained open so that members had a view of Freud's famous couch with the armchair behind it, the enormous collection of Egyptian and Greek antiquities and the books that lined the walls from floor to ceiling.
Freud originally contrived the weekly meetings as a chance to try out his latest theories on a hand-picked audience of critical young minds. Like a star performer and the patriarch that he was, Freud always waited until the group was fully assembled and Martha Freud had finished serving black coffee and cigars, before making his grand entrance. With characteristic self-confidence he presented his new ideas forcefully, as though they were foregone conclusions. His colleagues sat scribbling notes feverishly, puffing on their cigars, champing at the bit for their chance to disagree with him. The sweet smell of cigar smoke and the aroma of coffee permeated the lofty intellectual atmosphere.
For Freud and his followers the ritual and pleasure of cigar smoking were inextricably intertwined with psychoanalysis. And for Freud himself cigars were rich in symbolic value. In fact, contrary to the quote attributed to him, for Freud a cigar was never just a cigar. Cigars and smoking are central to understanding Freud's life, his work and his own personality. And given Freud's conviction that he could not work without them, without cigars there may not have been psychoanalysis.
Cigars were among other things a family affair. Freud began smoking when he was 24 years old, following in the footsteps of his father, who was himself a smoker right up to age 81. Jacob Freud typified the Austrian fin-de-siècle work ethic, toiling long hours in his fabric business and struggling to support his family. From early on, young Sigmund associated his father's smoking with his great capacity for hard work and self-control.
In his old age Freud was quoted as saying: "[cigars have] served me for precisely fifty years as protection and a weapon in the combat of life...I owe to the cigar a great intensification of my capacity to work and a facilitation of my self-control." Clearly Freud saw a connection between cigars, patrician authority and success. In a letter to a colleague, according to Freud: Living and Dying, by Max Schur, M.D., Freud affectionately referred to cigars as arbeitsmittel or "workstuff," a clever play on the German word for food: lebensmittel. Cigars, he believed, were a form of sustenance and a catalyst for his work.
In his own case at least, Freud may have been right: he had an astonishing capacity for work. He conducted a full-time clinical practice for much of his career, published hundreds of essays and books, regularly lectured at universities, served as chief editor for a number of psychoanalytic journals and maintained an enormous regular correspondence with several friends and colleagues. His staggering accomplishments are in large part due to the rigidity with which Freud organized his time.
Freud maintained a highly ritualized daily schedule that did not vary significantly for nearly 50 years. He awoke at 7 a.m. and saw psychoanalytic patients from 8 a.m. to noon. After a midday meal with his family, he walked around his neighborhood for an hour, during which time he typically visited his neighborhood tobacconist. (For much of his life Freud kept a diary in which, among other things, he meticulously recorded his visits to the tobacconist and cigar purchases.) He then made consultations and worked with patients until 7 p.m. Following his evening meal, Freud often played cards with his sister-in-law Minna Bernays, or took a walk to a neighborhood cafe where he would smoke and read the paper. At 9 or 10, Freud withdrew to his study where he did his editorial work and wrote manuscripts, correspondence and lectures until well past midnight. All the while he smoked. Cigars were so deeply woven into the fabric of Freud's daily ritual that he literally smoked them from the time he awoke to the time he went to bed.
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