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Packt is pleased to announce the launch of its new Blender book, Blender 2.6 Cycles, Materials, and Textures Cookbook. Blender 2.6 Cycles, Materials, and Textures Cookbook, a guide to making the most of Blender's powerful cycles engine. Filled with practical examples, readers will learn how to create a vast array of realistic and stunning materials.
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Enrico Valenza is a Blender Certified Trainer and uses Blender almost on a daily basis for his illustration jobs. He was an Art Director at CINECA (Bologna, Italy) for the Museo della Città di Bologna project, that is, the production of a stereoscopic CG-animated documentary made in Blender and explaining Bologna's history.
Users who want to take their animation and modeling to the next level by using a vast array of realistic and stunning materials and texture effects will find all they need in this eBook. They will learn how to use the cycles rendering engine to achieve astonishing and realistic effects, and the node-based system will enable them to set up 3D scenes for rendering.
Blender 2.6 Cycles, Materials, and Textures Cookbook covers a wide array of techniques to create man-made materials as well as the correct organization and re-use of Cycles materials to save time and effort. Users will discover the Parent and see how to rename nodes to better organize the "Node Editor" window, switch shader components, set up light-sources and the "World" Global Illumination, and much more.
The book covers the following essential topics:
Chapter 1: Overview of Materials in Cycles
Chapter 2: Managing Cycles Materials
Chapter 3: Creating Natural Materials in Cycles
Chapter 4: Creating Man-made Materials in Cycles
Chapter 5: Creating Complex Natural Materials in Cycles
Chapter 6: Creating More Complex Man-made Materials
Chapter 7: Creating Organic Materials
Beginners and advanced users alike will find this book useful. Written in a friendly, practical style, this cookbook will teach users how to create realistic materials and textures. For more information, please visit http://www.packtpub.com/blender-2-6-cycles-materials-and-textures-cookbook/book
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Lynnfield-based JogNog has announced that students using its competitive learning games were able to noticeably improve their MCAS science scores last year.
Last school year, JogNog partnered with science, technology and engineering teachers from various Massachusetts middle schools to work on their goals for the MCAS test. The result was the American Science Challenge, which uses JogNog as part of the test prep process, giving the students a chance to compete with their friends while building their knowledge of science, technology and engineering concepts.
Statewide, the company reports that students using JogNog to prepare for the Science MCAS saw their score improve an average of 8.1% - compared to just 4% for the overall student population.
"We are thrilled that the MCAS results for 2012 show that the JogNog game can both save teachers' time in preparing for standardized tests and deliver exceptional results," said Stephen Smith, CEO and Co-Founder of JogNog.com. "We congratulate the teachers who participated in the American Science Challenge, as part of their focused effort to give their students a stronger science education. Based on these great results we are expanding our efforts in the 2012-2013 school year to partner with up to 30 schools and over 6,000 eighth grade students."
A performance report for schools involved in the American Science Challenge can be found online at http://www.JogNog.com/press/2012ASCResults.pdf, Teachers can register their own classrooms to compete in the ASC during the 2012-2013 school year at http://www.JogNog.com/ASC.
The JogNog game is available online, as well as in the iTunes store and in the Android market. Both the apps and the website include free and paid content for complete common core curriculum coverage from grades two through eight. JogNog is always free for teachers to use to create their own quizzes for their students using a library of over 60,000 standards-based multiple-choice questions. A one-minute tutorial on creating a Quick Quiz is available on JogNog's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/JogNogGame.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Interviews are under way for four semifinalists being considered for Nevada superintendent of public instruction.
The state Board of Education is interviewing the contenders in an open meeting Thursday. The board will then recommend three names to Gov. Brian Sandoval, who will make the final appointment.
Candidates include interim Superintendent Rorie Fitzpatrick and former Sandoval adviser Dale Erquiaga.
Rene Cantu Jr., executive director of the Latin Chamber of Commerce's Community Foundation, is also in the running, as is Michael Sentance, former secretary of education in Massachusetts.
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A group of high school students from in Eldersburg visited the on Monday as part of a campaign to raise awareness about driving safely.
Instructors had one message: Drive safely, or risk death.
The reminder comes just in time for prom season. a driver's course wearing DUI goggles, participating in field sobriety tests, lecture and testimony. It was organized by The Maryland Community Crime Prevention Institute, the Department of Public Safety and the Sykesville facility.
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PLAYERS: Dwight Howard, Jacque Vaughn, Jameer Nelson, Arron Afflalo, Glen Davis, Al Harrington, Christian Eyenga, Gregg Popovich, Stan Van Gundy
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic
In the building Dwight Howard's exploits helped build it's hard to find even the smallest remnant of the former Orlando center these days. The photographs, murals and other likenesses that once adorned virtually every other crevice inside the Magic's Amway Center have been scraped away, now just painful reminders of championship aspirations never realized. After taking the Magic through one of the most tumultuous years in their history, the six-time all-star who called himself Superman is now a villain - departed from the city he once pledged to take to its first NBA title. Change is everywhere for the new-look Magic. Orlando enters the season with a new general manager, coach and roster full of new faces - and a promise to recover is the rallying cry of those that are left. The marketing slogan for the first year of the post-Howard era: ''We will.'' ''It's a new, exciting beginning, a new era for Magic basketball,'' CEO Alex Martins said. ''It's great to see a bunch of guys in camp that really want to be here and really want to wear that Orlando Magic on front of their uniform.'' Whatever the mood following the divorce from Howard, change is not a new word here. After all, the franchise is helped by similar wholesale upheaval following the departure of Shaquille O'Neal in 1996 to the same Los Angeles Lakers team that Howard now finds himself. Since taking over for fired coach Stan Van Gundy, first-year coach Jacque Vaughn has not shied away from the new slate he's been handed by first-time general manager Rob Hennigan. He's also selling a fresh start approach to a roster that returns just four players that have been with the organization more than one season. One of those players, point guard Jameer Nelson, isn't fearing the newness, even though he acknowledges it will be a vastly different team now. ''I think we can be better than people think because they don't know, nobody knows what's gonna happen,'' Nelson said. ''So for people to count us out automatically, that's just people writing things. It's up to us to go out there and work hard, make ourselves better and establish an identity.'' Health will be an extra impediment for the Magic, at least during the early part of the season. Vaughn was one of the last coaches to begin the cut down process for his regular-season roster because so many members of his projected rotation spent most of the preseason on the mend. With shooting guard Jason Richardson, forward Ryan Anderson and Howard all gone from last year's starting lineup, Nelson and forward Hedo Turkoglu entered training camp as the only holdovers. But Vaughn has been curtailed in seeing what will likely be his opening night lineup of Nelson, shooting guard Arron Afflalo, forwards Turkoglu and Glen Davis and center Nik Vucevic, mostly because Afflalo has been restricted by a nagging sore left hamstring. Other expected rotation contributors also have also spent their preseasons rehabbing injuries, including rookie forward Maurice Harkless (sports hernia surgery), forward Al Harrington (knee surgery), backup point guard Ish Smith (shoulder surgery) and swingman Christian Eyenga (hamstring). It's all going to demand a coach with a lot of patience to manage a group that likely won't be in the best position to produce the Magic's fifth 50-win season in the last six seasons or seventh consecutive playoff appearance. The 37-year-old Vaughn fashions himself as a no frills person who has a calm demeanor that he says won't change. Even as he becomes the league's youngest head coach. ''That's the most important thing, for me not to pretend to be anyone else but myself,'' Vaughn said. ''That's how I've been and that' great advice for me going forward...I will be me.'' His mentor as a player and assistant the past two seasons in San Antonio, Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich, said that he doesn't think Vaughn will have trouble finding his coaching legs. ''We're all different,'' Popovich said. ''He'll do it with a lot more class than I do it. If I get angry, it shows up on a sleeve...But he in that sense is a lot classier and lot more mature. And I think over time that will serve him really well. ''I have to be who I am and he has to be who he is. But he's a much more calm individual. Now, he will get miffed from time to time and they will test his patience from time to time, like any time would and he'll be as direct as he needs to be.'' The good news for Vaughn is that he seems to have a group that is primed to embrace the remaking of the Magic. Vaughn has promised an up-tempo, free-willing approach to his offense and merit-based system for playing time that has piqued everyone's interests. That is particularly true for an upward trajectory player like Afflalo, who will have a role with the Magic that could allow him to raise his profile like he never really had the opportunity to do in Detroit or Denver. His outputs, most notably his scoring, have improved each of his five seasons in the league. Though he shuns any talk of being able to be a first-time all-star, he says he's ready to be counted on. ''I want to be a versatile player for this team,'' Afflalo said. ''To be able to score, to defend, to mentor. Whatever the coach needs, if I can enable this team to be successful, I want to be able to do it.'' Davis said no one in the locker room is thinking about who isn't in it anymore. ''The only all-star in here is Jameer. So, for us to be successful we're gonna have to use each other,'' he said. ''We're gonna have to play basketball. And that is making sure we execute whatever coach wants us to do...The mentality that (Vaughn) has us playing, he's telling us to play free, with the right mindset and great spirit...That's what it's about and what we have to do to be successful.'' --- Follow Kyle Hightower on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/khightower
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With Thursday's ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new UV Disinfection Treatment Facility, Cincinnati will lead North America in water treatment. It will be the first to use UV disinfection following sand filtration and Granular Activated Carbon during the treatment process.
UV light, generated when reactors excite mercury, is one of the final steps in the water treatment process in Cincinnati. Here are the others, in this order:
There were more than 41,000 domestic violence related arrests in Ohio last year. Though that number is down from 2011, advocates say they need more help from lawmakers to lower that stat even further. But they say a bill on teen dating violence passed a few years ago is helping.
Cincinnati is continuing negotiations with Norfolk Southern to acquire a currently unused section of railroad track running from Victory Parkway to Redbank Road.
The city wants to develop the nearly five-mile section of Wasson Way into a bike and hike trail.
City Transportation and Engineering Director Michael Moore updated a Council committee Tuesday on talks with the railroad.
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Funeral arrangements for Mary Ann Hazley Shepherd, 57, are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shepherd died Thursday at Trucare Living Center.
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Memorial service for Maeleen Vetuski, 68, of Palestine, will be at 2 p.m. today at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel in Palestine, with Dr. Barry Roberts officiating.
Mrs. Vetuski died Oct. 3 at Palestine Regional Medical Center.
To view online, leave condolences or sign guestbook go to www.baileyandfosterfuneralhome.com.
Kathryn Sanders
Services for Kathryn Sanders, 85, of Grapeland, will be at 11 a.m. today at Grace Bible Church in Grapeland, with the Rev. Glen Ducharme and the Rev. Mike Tindall officiating. Burial will follow in Guiceland Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster.
Mrs. Sanders died Wednesday in Cartmell Home for the Aged.
In lieu of flowers family requests, memorials be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701
To view online, leave condolences or sign guestbook go to www.baileyandfosterfuneralhome.com.
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Funeral services with military honors for Vack Solon Ivy Jr., 91, of Palestine, will be at 10 a.m. today at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Ivy died Wednesday at Sterling House of Palestine.
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Juanita Charleene Shelton, 93, of Palestine, died Friday at Cartmell Home for Aged.
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Brabus does bonkers. So when it decided to cook up the latest iteration of its rolling ode to executive connectivity, it went all out – both under the hood and inside the leather-clad cabin – so lets work from the inside out.
The conversion of the rather staid Mercedes-Benz S-Class into the Brabus "iBusiness 2.0" begins in the boot, with a Mac Mini mounted in a leather-lined tray inside the trunk. The Mac connects up with a 15.2-inch TFT, 16:9 aspect ratio display that mechanically unfolds from the alcantara-coated headliner and can also be used as an auxiliary display for the – not one, but two – iPad 2s mounted in the electronically deployed and adjustable custom tables mounted behind the two front seats. The tables secure both the tablets and a Apple Bluetooth keyboard, and allow the Russian mobster in back to chat with his Swedish princess over Apple's Facetime video conferencing system.
Naturally, all this tech isn't any good without solid connectivity, and to that end, Brabus has fitted the S with a WiFi network comprised of UMTS and HDSPA networking to wireless wire everything together. More impressive, the German tuner developed a custom app for the iPads that allows backseat passengers to control every aspect of Mercedes' COMAND infotainment system. Jeeves will not be pleased...
When it's time to crank up the tunes, a 64-gig Apple iPod Touch is mounted in the rear center console and sends music to either the standard S-Class sound system or a pair of Sennheiser Noise Gard headphones, which can also be used to plumb in one of a few hundred channels provided by the wireless DVBT television receiver.
And naturally, since this is Brabus, the package wouldn't be complete without a serious dose of pavement-pummeling power. The Brabus 800 iBusiness 2.0 lives up to its name with 800 horsepower and 1,047 pound-feet of torque pulled from the twin-turbocharged V12, shuttling the S to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and on to an electronically-limited top speed of 219 mph. If you're less interested in the power and more enthralled by the tech, Brabus is offering the complete iBusiness 2.0 package for any S-Class – from the lowly S 350 to the aforementioned S 65 – but if you take your life on the road seriously, why opt for anything less? Full details in the press blast after the break.
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BRABUS "iBusiness 2.0:" Under this motto BRABUS is the first company worldwide to develop a multimedia system based on the new Apple iPad 2. The tablet computer, integrated into the rear compartment of the Mercedes S-Class, controls on-board entertainment and the high-speed Internet connection: The BRABUS engineers have also developed an application that integrates the iPad2 into the on-board electronics system and enables the iPad2 to control all functions of the S-Class COMAND system from the rear seats. Thanks to the integrated cameras of the new iPad generation the "iBusiness 2.0" system is supremely suited for video conferencing. As a BRABUS 800 "iBusiness 2.0" model the high-tech luxury sedan is also the fastest office on wheels. The BRABUS 800 twelve-cylinder twin-turbo engine produces 800 hp (788 bhp) / 588 kW and a peak torque of 1,420 Nm (1,047 lb-ft). It catapults the four-seater to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 350 km/h (219 mph).
The BRABUS "iBusiness 2.0" multimedia system perfectly integrates a choice of one or two iPad 2 tablets into the rear compartment. A custom-tailored version of the refined BRABUS table was developed for this purpose, which fits perfectly against the backrest of the front seat thanks to a custom-developed console. The electrically deployed and infinitely adjustable tabletop is covered with the same supple leather as the entire interior, and is bordered by an elegant high-gloss aluminum frame. The table features custom-tailored recesses for holding the iPad and the corresponding Bluetooth keyboard either vertically or horizontally.
The iPad2 not only controls the entire BRABUS multimedia system from the rear or the passenger seat. Due to its much higher computing power and up to nine times faster graphics compared to its predecessor it offers even more possibilities than the first "iBusiness" generation.
Via a WiFi network the iPad 2 is connected to a Mini Mac, which a serves as the central computer. The ultra-small yet powerful computer is safely housed in the S-Class trunk under the rear shelf in an electrically deployed drawer whose design mirrors the design of the computer itself.
The BRABUS electronics specialists also integrate the new tablet computer into the on-board electronics system. In this way the COMAND system and all its functions such as radio, navigation and telephone can be controlled from the rear seats.
When the iPad 2 is not in use or when the "iBusiness" is parked, it can be stored securely and hidden from sight in custom-tailored compartments in the BRABUS center console. An integrated docking station recharges its batteries.
A special BRABUS App for iPad, iPad 2 and iPhone is also part of the state-of-the-art communication concept of the luxury sedan.
A 15.2-inch TFT display with 16:9 aspect ratio serves as an auxiliary monitor for the new Apple tablet PC. The electrically deployed screen is stylishly integrated into the headliner covered with the finest Alcantara and contrasted with leather. The standard screens in the back of the front seats can be used for watching TV via DVBT or for other program sources.
High-speed USB ports integrated into the rear compartment allow connecting various peripherals to the Mac such as a digital camera. The "iBusiness 2.0" is connected to the Internet via UMTS and HDSPA.
The music comes from a 64GB Apple iPod touch that can store more than 14,000 songs. Digital television signals can be received via DVBT.
The sound is reproduced either by the sound system of the S-Class or by Sennheiser Noise Gard headphones, which filter out any unwanted ambient noise for unparalleled listening pleasure in the rear compartment.
Power-operated curtains provide privacy for the rear passengers and together with an innovative color-changing interior lighting system create a serene atmosphere.
The BRABUS all-leather interior creates an exclusive ambiance. It is crafted with utmost precision in the company upholstery shop. The two-tone combination is made from high-quality BRABUS leather, which is not only very soft and breathable but also extremely durable. Two individual power seats in the rear provide maximum seating comfort.
An unusual augmentation to the exclusive appointments is the BRABUS Yachting wood-trim package. It lends the interior of the luxury sedan a maritime feel that is reminiscent of classic Italian sport boats. All wood trim elements of the S-Class are painstakingly created by hand from hundreds of individual pieces and have the look and feel of a miniature ship veneer. The wood inlays have a high-gloss finish and meet the latest automotive quality and safety guidelines.
Scuff plates with illuminated BRABUS logo, an ergonomically shaped sport steering wheel and anodized aluminum pedals add further individual highlights.
The BRABUS "iBusiness 2.0" multimedia system with Apple iPad 2 can be installed in any current S-Class model from the S 350 to the S 65. The twelve-cylinder models S 600 and S 65 can be upgraded by the BRABUS 800 V12 Biturbo engine and thus become BRABUS 800 "iBusiness 2.0" models, the world's fastest office on wheels.
The BRABUS high-capacity engine, lubricated exclusively with fully-synthetic Aral motor oil, produces 800 hp (788 bhp) / 588 kW at 5,500 rpm and an even more impressive peak torque of 1,420 Nm, available from a low 2,100 rpm. In the car peak torque is limited electronically to 1,100 Nm (847 lb-ft).
These extraordinary performance figures make the BRABUS 800 "iBusiness 2.0" unique in the discipline of driving performance as well. Acceleration times from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) of 3.9 seconds and of just 10.3 seconds to 200 km/h (124 mph) are as unmatched in this vehicle category as is the electronically limited top speed of 350 km/h (219 mph).
On the outside the "iBusiness 2.0" wears a sporty yet elegant BRABUS designer suit, which was developed in the wind tunnel. The extreme driving performance is kept safely in check at all times with special solutions for tires, brakes and suspension. These solutions include BRABUS Monoblock alloy wheels with diameters ranging from 19 to 21 inches.


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A 64-year-old man and his dog died Friday morning following a structure fire in a single-wide mobile home.
Forsyth County firefighters responded to the scene of the fire located at 101 Sawnee Drive in the city of Cumming around 8:24 a.m.
According to a press release, as firefighters were attacking the fire inside the mobile home they quickly discovered the body of Marcus Junior Sams who was unresponsive. He was immediately removed from the residence but had succumbed to undetermined injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Division Chief Jason Shivers said that Sams had a small mixed breed dog that also died.
Marian McWilliams, a neighbor, told Cumming Patch that Sams was a good man and loved his little dog.
While the exact cause and origin of the fire is under investigation, authorities believe the fire to be accidental.
"There's nothing about it that appears suspicious," said Shivers.
The fire was contained to the structure of the mobile home and no additional injuries or damage to neighboring structures occurred.
An exact cause of Sams' death is not yet available pending autopsy and toxicology results.
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Star Viewer – Last week Mike at GoogleMapsMania pointed to me to a cool Sky/Google Maps mashup called Star Viewer. It has a nice tour with YouTube videos mixed in the placemarks. What I didn't realize at the time is that they also have a KML file so you can view the placemarks in Google Earth. And, the Google Earth version looks really nice with the videos (Windows only – because Google Earth only supports video in Windows). Also, the mashup was done by the guys at Virtual Tourism.
Green Screen – Last August Stefan Geens at OgleEarth showed how you could use some software and video camera to create your own green screen overlay of Google Earth to mix with a video. Stefan has discovered that Hans Rosling has used a similar technique to produce a truly interesting video called Bangladesh Miracle. It's worth watching!
World Hockey – A Google Earth Community (GEC) member called Sam034, who is a big Ice Hockey fan, has been documenting the sport in Google Earth for some time. Recently he has substantially updated his World Hockey Arenas collection which includes not only the locations of Hockey arenas, but also birthplaces of Hockey legends, world Hockey headquarters and halls of fame. Well done!
European Pollution – Another GEC member called tegandrew has posted a pollution visualization using data from the European Pollutant Emission Register showing information on the annual emissions of 11,099 industrial facilities in the 25 Member States of the EU for the year 2004. Read the post for more details and screenshots.
Golden Shadow – There were a lot of reports last week about InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters). Since Google Earth is an excellent 3D visualization tool and has already been used in emergency situations (like Hurricane Katrina), it's only natural an organization like this would use GE. Last fall, InSTEDD conducted a simulated emergency called "Golden Shadow" in Menlo Park, California with emergency workers and volunteers and used Google Earth to monitor the situation. Read more about what they did. This is just to serve as a testbed for technologies and techniques which they hope to share with emergency workers all around the world.
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Very nicely done video, Mr.Rosling. It was informative too.
I noticed in one of your GE videos that the sea and oceans were light blue and very detailed. I was just wondering why are the oceans in my GE dark blue and with very little detail? I even downloaded the 7 day GE pro trial but the ocean is still the same.
If you have minute could you please answer the above question about the light blue sea in your GE video. I would be interested to know why its not in my edition of GE as it looked quite good.
The light blue ocean colors are coming from my Blue Marble Next Generation add-on which you can find here:
Nice entry, Frank !
I just realize that you live just few miles away from the RBC Center, home of the Carolina Hurricanes.
I hope that sometimes you go to the arena to watch some great games


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Before Buffalo Wings
I was having a discussion over a huge mound of 25 cent wings last Sunday about what we all ate during games before wings hit the big time. The first time I remember them becoming a staple was when I was about 19 (1989). I know they were around, but they hadn't become the national food on Sunday. I was trying to think about what we used to munch on before, during and after games. The only things I came up with was pizza and gyros (one of my friend's is Greek and his mom used to come from Astoria every Sunday with Gyros).
What did others chow down on before the wing explosion?
Sunday football not too many snacks as we had early dinners and everyone was stuffed. Maybe some chips & dips, and a sandwich for supper. But New Years day was always a feast of the stuff left over from the party the night before, and the Parades, then football!! Still remember that from my parents parties too, many moons ago!! Good tradition to carry on!!
These days with only the 2 of us at home, I try to make a big pot of something we can eat at will. Makes Sunday an easy day for me.
I certainly consistently found wings in saloons in the late Seventies, and this was in a Midwestern city. But yes, pizza. The other thing is, I'm thinking football wasn't so much an eating sport as it is now, by a long shot. You might have chips and dips, but not the spreads more common now.
Chips, Dips, Pizza, cocktail franks, mini meatballs served on toothpicks and 6 foot grinders cut in 3" wedges............................
Wings were served as a normal supper in my home growing up in the 1950s, mom would fill a roasting pan with wings, season with garlic, paprika and parsley, alittle oil and oven roast fro about 45 minutes at 350. This was a favorite. I don't like Buffalo seasoning, and I hate football. But the above foods were served for baseball, or basketball tv sessions.


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The NCAA Tournament gets under way tomorrow. That means, of course, that my annual prediction column will appear in tomorrow's paper. It's one of the most simultaneously rewarding and exasperating pieces I do all year. I want upsets. I see upsets around every corner. That means I'm forever searching for an excuse to take a 15 seed over a 2. The statistics are comforting. Some team in an obscure conference ranks in the top 20 in the country in steals and defensive field-goal percentage. So I decide they're capable of stopping players from UConn or Wake Forest, who are superior physically and would rank at the top of the national statistics if they got to play in leagues with the likes of Stetson, Canisius, New Hampshire and Idaho.
But hey, it's fun. After 20 years of this, I hope readers have learned to take what I write with a grain of salt. What fun would it be to pick the favorites in every game? And it's not as if I never come up with a good pick. Last year, I predicted that Siena would upset Vanderbilt in a 13 vs. 4 game. Siena came through. I had Western Kentucky over Drake in a 12-5. Western won and made the Sweet 16.
I generally happen upon a theme that I ride through the bracket. This year, it's that the Big East is overrated. It's a bold assertion, but I think the support for the league has gone a little overboard. They have three of the top four seeds and the conference isn't that good. Everyone went ga-ga over the six-overtime game in the Big East tourney. It was an epic game. But it wasn't especially good basketball. If UConn is the best team in the country, why couldn't they put Syracuse away in regulation or five overtimes -- when SU didn't lead in any of the first five OTs? UConn simply couldn't make a big shot. They really seem to miss their injured off guard, Jerome Dyson. I don't see how a team can lose a starter of that magnitude and be a favorite for the Final Four. As for Pittsburgh, they've never reached the Elite Eight, so I need to be convinced.
I'm sure you'll think some of my picks are crazy. Others might coincide with what you think. I believe the tournament is more wide open than ever, and I just wish there were more mid-majors in the field.


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Since I'm officially past due, I had my first non-stress test yesterday. It confirmed what I already thought: she's a very healthy baby who is just choosing to take her time. Plenty of fluid in there, good heartrate, so we continue to wait. I have a feeling that I may go past everyone's predictions from the "Guess the Birthday" game at the Virtual Shower. I think the latest guess was May 25. I guess this baby just likes to prove people wrong – she may beat out every weight guess, too, as she's estimated to be around nine pounds.
We've tried most of the "natural" induction methods out there, aside from castor oil. Sorry, sitting on the toilet all day with strong intestinal cramping just doesn't sound worth it to start labor. So now we're moving on to the Murphy's Law method of induction. We bought advance tickets to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 tonight, and we're making plans for the weekend.
The theory is that if we make plans to do something fun, the baby will decide it's time to spoil those plans. It's similar to a successful tactic used by a friend to get food to show up at a restaurant – as soon as he goes out for a smoke, the food always shows up. If this method works for us, my water will break just as the previews finish and the opening credits begin.
In the meantime, I've been tasked with a meme from Kari to reveal eight random facts about myself:
1. My favorite movie of all time is Moulin Rouge. I've watched it way too many times and yet never tire of it.
2. I was originally ambidextrous, and wrote better with my left hand, but thanks to pushy kindergarten teachers, I was forced to write with my right hand "for my own good". I still use my left hand to open jars and do other tasks.
3. In high school, my normal lunch was a Snickers bar and an order of fries, unless it was pizza day. It's amazing I grew at all.
4. I have a little "lucky troll" in my car that has been with me since I learned to drive. He must always be in my car. His hot pink hair has has faded to white, and the front half of him is burned black from all the sun exposure, but I won't get rid of him.
5. I was a rennie for nine years. Translation: I was a costumed performer at a renaissance festival for nine years. I met my husband there, too.
6. When I was in Britain for a summer in college, I hitchhiked once. It was in Scotland, just outside Inverness, and I missed my bus going back from a tour of Loch Ness. It was only a 5 mile or so walk back, so I started walking, but was stopped three times and offered a ride. I accepted on the third one – it was a family with a small child, so I felt safe. Turns out even my travel guide said hitchhiking is safe in the Scottish highlands. Nice people.
7. I have a scar just under my lower lip. During the blizzard of '78, my mom took me into a store and set me down, thinking I had my footing. I didn't, and fell on my face (big snowsuit – couldn't move arms), putting my tooth through my lip.
8. I always feel awkward tagging people to do memes. So if you'd like to play, consider yourself tagged!
Thanks, Kari! That helped kill a little time while I continue waiting. (Don't worry, Kate, I haven't forgotten your meme tag, either, and will probably get to it tomorrow!) Now I must get back to my other way to pass the time – chasing after a cranky toddler who has taken to calling me "Mr. Mommy."


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I'm a little late but I just found this site. If this is another media "We hate Bush" I'm not wasting my time. As it is I can't believe someone would make and release a film about a sitting president during war time. If this was the mentality during WWI & II we would be speaking German.
America really has been dumb down to the point where they don't think for themselves, if CNN or any other media says something its gospel.
News flash it's not the current policies that drive the economy, it's the previous 5 to 8 years. That's why Clinton had such an easy ride and why the economy was starting to show a decline when he left. BTW unemployment was higher under Clinton than the 1st Bush but according to the media when Clinton walked into office, there were no homeless and everyone had a job. CLINTON rode the county into the ground! As mentioned previously he closed bases, weakened our military, and would anyone like to count the number of terrorist attacks America sustained under Clinton and the counter measures he used to deter the terrorist from attacking us? 7 attacks (I may have missed a couple) and 0 retaliation, (oh, except for that baby aspirin plant). WHY did 9/11 happen? Because Clinton portrayed America as weak and non-retaliatory, pacifist! Bush was the only politician around that I would entrust to deal with the situation. God Bless America and God bless our President!
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(Giving Thatcher his first photography lesson, Summer Solstice 2012.)
Now, I have something fun to share with you here, in my own space. Here where everything or nothing can be about farming. This has nothing to do with farming, but it does have a lot to do with this blog. Today, because I am a total nerd and nothing makes me happier than a little summertime learning, I begin my first ever e-course. I can't remember at this point the twisting trail of blogs and websites that led me to discover Erin's Eyes Open Creative Photography E-course, but I'm thrilled that lead me there they did (plus, Erin's blog is a beauty). For the next six weeks, I'll be working on my photography skills along with 30+ other people hailing from locations all around the globe and back. West Coast, East Coast, Canada, Japan, Australia (just to list a few). I'm hoping to improve my photography both technically and creatively. I plan to shoot mostly digital images, but I have two rolls of black & white film ready for the occasion. Now, if I can just figure out where to get my film developed... Anyhow, I hope to share some of the work that I do for Eyes Open with you here, and feel free to leave a critique (constructive criticism, please).
What will you be working on this summer?


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Rally Campeón: Miguel Fuster Crowned National Champion of Rallies in Spain
It wasn't easy. But Miguel Fuster battled his way to rally glory…in his Porsche 911 GT3, of course. The Spanish speed demon claimed his third Spanish National Champion of Rally Title after taking a fourth place finish at Sierra Morena. The hardware complements his 2003 and 2007 crowns. Oakley's standout rally car star – and his co-driver Aviñó Nacho – needed but six points coming into Sierra Morena to claim the Championship mathematically. Following a slow, conservative start, the duo did just enough to seal the deal.


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Google's won the first round of the enormous lawsuit Viacom brought against it. Viacom is suing Google for $1 billion for not having copyright lawyers inspect all the videos that get uploaded to YouTube before they're made live (they're also asking that Google eliminate private videos because these movies -- often of personal moments in YouTubers' lives -- can't be inspected by Viacom's copyright enforcers).
The lawsuit has been a circus. Filings in the case reveal that Viacom paid dozens of marketing companies to clandestinely upload its videos to YouTube (sometimes "roughing them up" to make them look like pirate-chic leaks). Viacom uploaded so much of its content to YouTube that it actually lost track of which videos were "really" pirated, and which ones it had put there, and sent legal threats to Google over videos it had placed itself.
Other filings reveal profanity-laced email exchanges between different Viacom execs debating who will get to run YouTube when Viacom destroys it with lawsuits, and execs who express their desire to sue YouTube because they can't afford to buy the company and can't replicate its success on their own.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton ruled that YouTube was protected from liability for copyright infringement by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA has a "safe harbor" provision that exempts service providers from copyright liability if they expeditiously remove material on notice that it is infringing. Viacom's unique interpretation of this statute held that online service providers should review all material before it went live. If they're right, you can kiss every message-board, Twitter-feed, photo-hosting service, and blogging platform goodbye -- even if it was worth someone's time to pay a lawyer $500/hour to look at Twitter and approve tweets before they went live, there just aren't enough lawyers in the universe to scratch the surface of these surfaces. For example, YouTube alone gets over 29 hours' worth of video per minute.
Viacom has vowed to appeal.
In dismissing the lawsuit before a trial, Stanton noted that Viacom had spent several months accumulating about 100,000 videos violating its copyright and then sent a mass takedown notice on Feb. 2, 2007. By the next business day, Stanton said, YouTube had removed virtually all of them.Judge sides with Google in $1B Viacom lawsuit (Thanks, Mike P!)
Stanton said there's no dispute that "when YouTube was given the (takedown) notices, it removed the material."
Calling Stanton's reasoning "fundamentally flawed," Viacom said it was looking forward to challenging the decision in appeals court.
(Image: Viacom, a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2.0) image from mag3737's photostream -- used with permission)
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31 Responses to "Viacom v Internet: round one to Internet"
Geoff says:
Does the 1 billion in damages include the videos secretly uploaded by Viacom or not?
Anonymous says:
You know what I think Viacom is right! It is fundamentally flawed that YouTube isn't required to review every piece of everything that gets posted to ensure that it is not a copyright violation. Actually it's everybody's responsibility to ensure they have the proper copyright when viewing everything around them. In fact everyone close your eyes, go hire a lawyer, and get them to walk around with you; blocking your vision of anything that may possibly be a violation or at least taking a payment for every copyrighted work you see. It's the least you could do to ensure the proper copyright owners get fairly compensated for their addition to your vision.
Anonymous says:
Google should secretly upload their logo to a viacom site, then sue viacom for a google dollars for unauthorized reproduction of their logo.
DeWynken says:
Can't we just form a mob and burn them outta town and be done with it?
MadRat says:
Sounds good to me DeWynken.
Thac0 says:
I agree. Can't we run Viacom out of town with a mob. Why don;t we get to govern ourselves. I don;t see a whole lot of the general populace upset about youtube. Screw these guys… lets boycot.
loroferoz says:
What's wrong with this picture?
A company sues another so as to make it impossible for it to do business. It uses a draconian interpretation of copyright, supposing previous responsibility for the actions of a third party, as a weapon, and tries to force a demand that is ludicrous on it's victim.
This lawsuit should strengthen the resolve of the persons who want to reduce copyright and intellectual property to common sense proportions.
The use and misuse of law poses a credible threat to innovation, and probably to civilization as we know it, and copyright, which is law, is not only not an exception, but a classic example.
ian71 says:
The DMCA will protect you if you are a massive corporate entity or are very, very wealthy.
If you are neither of these things then this law, like most all other known laws, will not protect you.
loroferoz says:
Probably the best protection that the law can give to the common citizen can be found in the wording of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution:
"…shall make no law regarding…" (1st., the best of all)
"…right of the people…shall not be infringed" (2nd., yes, it's a right you have regardless of anything)
"…without the consent of the Owner…" (3rd., right, only through their consent)
"to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures… and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation…" (4th., only through warrant and for very specific reasons)
"nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy…nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself…nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" (5th., explains itself, eh?)
"…to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him…" (6th., face to face!)
"the right of trial by jury shall be preserved…" (7th., even for property)
"nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." (8th., no "examples" to be set)
"…shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people" (9th., you still can do everything else that we did not mention)
"…are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." (10th., limited government)
Anonymous says:
I will be that lawyer. Please pay me $500/hr to watch youtube videos.
Anonymous says:
aren't blog posts supposed to have too many links to further information instead of too few, or none? I'd like to see something about
- "they're also asking that Google eliminate private videos"
- "Viacom execs debating who will get to run YouTube when Viacom destroys it with lawsuits"
the list of links at the bottom don't address those very interesting topics, as far as I can tell.
Rindan says:
I love it. You know your case is absolute shit when the judge tells you to fuck off and dismisses before you even get to the trial.
What I really want to see is Viacom face criminal penalties for erroneous DMCA take downs. It is pretty clearly a bullshit take down when you file it against stuff that you freaking uploaded yourself.
aren't blog posts supposed to have too many links to further information instead of too few, or none? I'd like to see something about
Dude… at the end of the article there is a small encyclopedia of previous articles on this topic which have the information you seek. Just glance at the titles.
AirPillo says:
Hello astroturf, how are you?
johnphantom says:
Heh, Viacom is at war with humanities greatest creation.
This is epic.
Anonymous says:
Let's look at it from the bright side.
29 hours of content upload per minute would require 29 x 60 copyright lawyers working round the clock. Assuming they can cram 4 hours of accual work into an 8 hour work day (the rest of the time probably going to continous psyche evaluations as nobody can manage that amount of YouTube without going mad…). That leaves us with 29 x 60 x 3 x 2 x 7 / 5 = 14616 copyright lawyers busy, looking mostly at people making grainy videos of them selves complaining about other's grainy videos. That's 14616 less lawyers bugging the rest of us! The amount of money that goes into their system might even satisfy the lawyer part of the copyright lobby making big content stand alone. And, just maybe, one or two of the poor basterds might stumble on enough hight quality YouTube to see the light and defect (the rest will soon capitulate out of survival instinct).
millrick says:
"14616 less lawyers bugging the rest of us!"
I like it!. Could we start with Viacom's lawyers first?
'The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.'
'Small things make base men proud.'
Tourbot says:
This farce by Viacom as represented by the article and comments is ridiculous. The only way to assure that something is being use with permission is to get a written permission from someone claiming to be the copyright holder. Oh wait, you mean Luke Skywalker doesn't hold the copyright for Star Wars and this right to reproduce he gave me is useless? Well, how about the one from Elvis Presley? You mean he didn't own the songs he wrote.
Of course you if you don't want to file for a copyright you can always just mail a copy to yourself and use the unopened postmarked envelope to establish copyright. That's why I regularly mail myself unsealed envelopes. Now I can put that disk I burned of Hurt Locker in one and prove that I filmed it in 2001.
The point is that sometimes copyright is difficult for the actual artist to prove. In order for YOUTUBE or a lawyer be sure that something isn't copyrighted is to compare to everything that has been copyrighted. Since I don't really want to infringe on Viacom's copyrights I am more than willing to compare anything YOUTUBE plans to upload to everything in their catalog. As soon as they send it to me. Hmmmm, maybe every content creator should send me everything they've ever copyrighted. While they're at it they can send a ton of cash (or checks, I'll take checks) so I can survive while I compare all these uploads to everything that was ever copyrighted.
They say that in corporate law a good judgment is one that leaves both parties disappointed. With that in mind a judgment should be handed down that YOUTUBE should have to have everything reviewed for copyright infringement before posting it on their site and Viacom should be the party responsible for reviewing it in a timely fashion.
francoisroux says:
In general I try to avoid making use of anything a company such as this or any of it's subsidiaries produces. In this case it might be a tad difficult, so what I will do is, as a free service to them of course, try to keep backups of as much of their content as possible. That way if DeWynken does manage to do as he intends, they can buy them back from me at the same ridiculous price they sold it at. This does mean I'll have to check that the backups aren't degrading from time to time…
daneyul says:
Why isn't more of this in the main stream public eye (yah, I know, Viacom owns a goodly portion of the public eye). But seriously, this uploading your own stuff then sending take down notices—and the f-bomb laden email exchanges between the Viacom execs–is comedy gold.
Has Jon Stewart done a piece on the owners of Comedy Central yet?
IronEdithKidd says:
I'm sure he'd love to, but seeing as Viacom's the hand that feeds him, he's wisely restrained from doing as much.
invictus says:
I'm pretty sure you mean "refrained" or don't mean "wisely." Though, I suppose, from Viacom's position that would be wise.
dizizcamron says:
All I can say is thank god. aside from how flagrantly self serving and evil the Viacom's tactics are in this fight its waging over youtube, they are being almost totally transparent about the fact that they are perverting our legal system explicitly to destroy or take control over something that isn't theirs. if this trial was allowed to proceed, it would mean that there really is no justice left in our country, and the legal system really is just a tool the rich and powerful use to get what they want when they're not really supposed to get it.
this judge should be thanked and applauded for doing his part to stop what would essentially be a hostile corporate take over of a significant portion of why the internet is so wonderful. it sickens me that a company like viacom can't just be happy that it already is incredibly dominant in TV and movie production, and instead wants to steal and then corrupt something that essentially everyone on earth *loves*, something that viacom itself uses to further its own marketing campaigns. if they ever get their way I think i will probably quit the internet and go back to printed books.
dhalgren says:
So basically Viacom had a temper tantrum because they didn't think up something like YOUTUBE themselves.
If this whole thing wasn't so hilarious on the side of Viacom's actions – or reactions I should say – it'd be down right scary to think about it if Viacom won the lawsuit.
It's a big victory – but I am skeptical on how long it will last. I don't usually see our court system and judges endowed with a font of common sense. I think this is just the calm before the storm.
KurtMac says:
Protected by the DMCA?!? Whaaaa? *spit take*
AnthonyC says:
Yeah, in the legal world, the DMCA protects you from liability for unknowlingly posting copyrighted stuff, so long as you remove it immediately as soon as someone sends you a notice claiming it is infringing a copyright they own. If you do not remove it, then you open yourself to copyright lawsuits.
The problem is that there is no penalty for issuing incorrect notices saying non-infringing material is infringing. So, rights holders issue many frivolous notices, and websites and ISPs remove the material anyway because it is cheaper than opening themselves to lawsuits. That means even legal use of copyrighted material often gets taken down.
edgore says:
Not quite. The DMCA "safe Harbor" protects a service provider if a thrid party posts infringing information on a website taht they run. A simple example would be a blog – If I run the blog and I post infringing material I am not protected by safe harber. If a commenter on my blog does, then I might be, but probably not because I am not a giant corporation. The law is basically intended to protect large companies from being held responsible for things that the little people might post.
antoniusmisfit says:
"The problem is that there is no penalty for issuing incorrect notices saying non-infringing material is infringing."
This isn't true. The DMCA states that filing false DMCA takedown notices can result in perjury charges. In Viacom's case, some of the listings in the massive "representative list" accompanied in the DMCA notice they gave YouTube were false because the listings were either protected under fair use or Viacom posted the video themselves(It's not as if Viacom would file a counter-notice on themselves). In the latter case Viacom may face perjury charges and possibly fraud.
Anonymous says:
1) Viacom is scared. Since it has been out competed in the digital world it will use it's resources and treasure to destroy you tube instead of being innovative. Their business model has imploded.
2) If any individual has uploaded their own content as a means to create a violation by a third party they would probably be arrested. It is called entrapment.
3) I now expect Viacom to move it's resources into buying off politicians to get the actual laws changed to help them win the next round.
4) This isn't over by a long shot. Good thing Google has deep pockets.
Daedalus says:
Yeah, I was a bit shocked by "protected by the DMCA," too, but clearly the legislation isn't total wankery (only mostly total wankery).
Has Jon Stewart done a piece on the owners of Comedy Central yet?
Stewart and Colbert are golden, but they will probably have a blind spot on this.
I'd like to see YouTubers doing a Stewart or Colbert parody cover this. ;)
Anonymous says:
If not, maybe a new "REALLY?!?" segment on the next Weekend Update on SNL.
MrsBug says:
Dear Viacom,
neener, neener, neener.


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Budget Woes Continue to Plague California Colleges
The University of California system still faces serious cuts despite the budget deal.
Last night's budget settlement in California is good news for the Golden State. In fact, it might be the most exciting news the state has heard since the Lakers won the NBA championship. But not everyone is celebrating.
The plan to close the state's $26.3 billion deficit includes some serious cuts in the California state university system. In response to upcoming budget shortfalls, University of California President Mark Yudof has declared a one-year financial emergency for the college system, expanding his authority to slash the system's budget, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
Yudof is expected to institute 4-to-10 percent pay cuts by September 1. He also said that university employees must agree to take from 11 to 26 unpaid days off—based on pay scale—or face significant layoffs. Those cuts, combined with higher tuition fees and lower admissions rates, will help the system handle a 20 percent decrease in state funding, Yudof said. But that announcement caused major protests from university employees, who do not believe the furloughs are necessary.
"The unions believe that the combination of wage cuts and tuition increases for the seventh year in a row will again enable the UC system to, in fact, make money on this deal," said Nora Hochman, an organizer for the Coalition of University Employees. "We think they have an obligation as a public university to use some of those resources to make up for the cuts."
Meanwhile, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that while the furloughs and cuts will seriously damage the university system now, the future of the state's colleges might be at even greater risk. Once money from the Obama administration's stimulus package stops flowing—and California has already spent a lot of its stimulus cash—California's university system might face some serious financial trouble.
"What is saving us in the short run could be setting us up for big problems in subsequent years," said Robert Turnage, assistant vice chancellor for budget at California State University.


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Last year, you boasted about draft night in New York City being UK's greatest night. Now this may have been your greatest night, but UK has been having "greatest nights" for years. Every time the young men brought home a win from Nashville, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, or even Oxford. You would have gained some UK history if Mr. Wildcat had of lived long enough to sit by your side. Mr. Rupp and Joe B. and others have been bringing these "greatest nights" back home to Lexington for years. I don't doubt for a minute it will continue long after you are gone.
I know you are attracted to the "one and done" players. They get you more attention as the great provider of NBA material. I think last year was a fluke, but now it seems we have a short bench because they all left. Losing Enes was bad, but not having a back-up big man was worse. Your 35-3 record last year was great. Now, though, it seems you can't pull it off again. This team is losing all their road games, not going to win the SEC, possibly losing in the SECT, and will have a bad seed in the NCAA (if we are invited at all). Are we to be happy with another NIT? It has been asked why a coach with no bench won't develop one. You have four people that could be helping this team had they gotten to play earlier. They aren't "one and doners" but Hood, Poole, Polson and Vargas would all have helped this team from the start.
You have talked about us (BBN) being crazy, and this is true to a point. What we are not, though, is stupid. You made the statement that the SEC wasn't important. It is to us. We have more outright titles and tournament titles than all the other SEC teams combined. What do you tell the fans from Pikeville to Paducah now that you can't deliver your "greatest moments" now? If this team wins out we have lost the fear and respect that a UK team usually takes into the tournament.
The sharks are circling, there is blood in the water, and not much you can do about it. GO CATS


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Wait-Molyneux, Tisdale win Jack Frost
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Colby Wait-Molyneux (Hammer/CMG Racing) celebrated his 18th birthday Sunday by grabbing his second victory of the season and improving on his winning 2011 performance at the Jack Frost Time Trial.
The race lived up to its name with cold, wet weather in the morning that eventually gave way to clearing skies and warmer temps as the day wore on. Despite the foreboding morning conditions, more than 260 riders in 25 categories lined up to tackle the early season test against the clock on the 12.4-mile out-and-back course that begins at Vancouver Lake Park.
Starting during the best weather of the day, Wait-Molyneux, who won the time trial stage of the prestigious Junior Nations Cup Tour de l'Abitibi last year with the U.S. national team, covered the course in 25:34, 19 seconds faster than his 2011 winning time of 25:53. William O'Donnell (Vertebrata Chiropractic Cycling) and Jeffrey Pollock of (Portland Velo) each clocked the second-fastest time of the day at 26:07. Adam Kennedy (Vertebrata Chiropractic Cycling) was next best at 26:38.
Sarah Tisdale (Sorella Forte/St. Honoré Bakery) had the best ride among the women, covering the course in 30:20, chopping 20 seconds off her runner-up performance the previous year. Martha Walsh (RAO/Imperial River Racing) set the next best time at 31:08. Brenda Spinney (Pacific Power Blue Sky) was four seconds slower for third at 31:12.
Jack Frost Time Trial
Feb. 26
1. Colby Wait-Molyneux (Hammer/CMG Racing) 25:34 *Cat 1/2 winner
2. William O'Donnell (Vertebrata Chiropractic Cycling) 26:07
3. Jeffrey Pollock (Portland Velo) 26:07 *Cat 3 winner
4. Adam Kennedy (Vertebrata Chiropractic Cycling) 26:38
5. Donald Reeb 26:39 *Men 30-39 winner
1. Sarah Tisdale (Sorella Forte/St. Honoré Bakery) 30:20 *Women 40-49 winner
2. Martha Walsh (RAO/Imperial River Racing) 31:08 *Women 50-59 winner
3. Brenda Spinney (Pacific Power Blue Sky) 31:12
4. Elise Huggins (Upper Echelon Fitness: Sports Medicine and Training) 31.27 *Cat 1/2 winner
5. Helen Kennedy (Vertebrata Chiropractic Cycling) 31:33 *Cat 4/5 winner
"EDDY" Men
1. Spahr, Trevor (Ironclad Performance Wear) 28:59.00
2. Lorenz, Richard 31:35.00
3. McCracken, Ryan 31:41.00
4. Sprague, Cole 31:44.00
5. Stuck, Jim (Upper Echelon Fitness: Sports Medicine and Training) 32:10.00
"EDDY" Women
1. Love, Christy 32:31.00
2. Anderson, Sharon (Ironclad Performance Wear) 34:15.00
3. Mihaescu, Cristina (Ironclad Performance Wear) 34:28.00
4. Moore, Daphne (Hammer Velo) 36:25.00
Complete OBRA results for all 25 categories are HERE.


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Religion Almanac, a roundup of local religious events open to the public, is published weekly in Faith & Values. Deadline for news releases is noon Monday for the Saturday edition. Email announcements to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Pancake Breakfast: First of the season, 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturday, at Family of God United Methodist Church, 5601 16th Ave. E., off of U.S. 41 just outside Palmetto. Hot pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fresh biscuits and gravy, orange juice and lots of coffee, homemade baked goods for sale. Tickets available at the door. Public invited. Pastor Jim and Margaret Martin are sponsors. The church was formerly known as the Palmetto Drive-In United Methodist Church. Thrift Store next door will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Information: 941-729-6055.
Casino Night: Temple Beth El and the Bradenton Woman's Club are planning a joint Casino Night fundraiser, 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bradenton Woman's Club, 1705 Manatee Ave. W. A portion of the monies raised will go to "Take Stock in Children." Casino-style games, numerous chip and live auction surprises and a silent auction. Information: 941-755-4900, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday.
Christmas Gift Fair and Pancake Breakfast: The Church at Bradenton, Family Life Center, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday. 2520 43rd St. W., Bradenton. Enjoy a pancake breakfast and then shop the booths of local artisans. Items offered include jewelry, quilts, woodworking, repurposed items and gift items for the young and not-so-young. Sponsored by the Youth and the Prayer n Squares Quilt Ministry of The Church at Bradenton. Information: 941-792-3462.
Christmas Boutique: Circle of Hope of Faith United Methodist Church, 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, 7215 First Ave. W., Bradenton. Free coffee and homemade cookies, craft demonstrations and make crafts, handmade gifts for sale. Proceeds support Solve House of Bradenton to help mothers and babies. Information: 941-586-0789 or 941-792-1747.
Adventures in Membership Class: Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3131 61st St., Sarasota, changed to after worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Light lunch served. Call 941-355-4729 to register. Welcoming lunch served Nov. 17. Pizza, salad, drinks and dessert provided. Congregation invited to welcome new members. Contact Lori Ladd at 358-0285 or register
at the church no later than Thursday, Nov. 14.
Veterans Sunday: Navy Special Warfare officer and director of Afghanistan Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command, to speak at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, , Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota, as parish honors veterans of American wars and U.S. military personnel. Capt. Kenneth Niederberger will speak in Gillespie Hall. The Rev. Richard Marsden, a captain in the U.S. Army (1974-1982), will preach at at the 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses. Marsden was a helicopter pilot, flight section leader and staff officer.
Singing Echoes: In concert, 6 p.m. Sunday, Happy Gospel Church, 1915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Love offering. Information: 941-756-6942
New Member Invitation: Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch, at all three services. Classes at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Information: 752-9365.
Adult Sunday School: Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road in Sarasota, 10-11:30 a.m. Sunday. Learning and discussion session focused on instilling Jewish values in children and families facilitated by Rabbis Brenner and Elaine Glickman. Open to the community with a $10 donation requested. Information: 941-379-1997.
Let Freedom Ring -- A Veteran's Day Tribute: Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Concert with combined choirs, instrumentalists, Honor Guard, "Ring Sarasota" under direction of Rick Holdsworth, Mistress of Ceremony Marianne Barnebey. Donations of toiletries and non-perishable food items accepted for Manatee Operation Troop Support. Freewill offering. Information: 941-792-3141 or pspchurch.org.
Tribute to Veterans: Longboat Island Chapel, 10 a.m. Monday, featuring the Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll, retired captain U.S. Navy, on "My War Experience in Vietnam, Panama, and Bosnia." Lunch will follow. Tickets are $10. RSVP: 941-383-6491.
Sisterhood Mitzvah Knitting Group: Temple Emanu-El, 10 a.m. Tuesday,, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Socialize while crafting blankets, caps and booties for babies. Handmade creations donated to needy families and expectant mothers. Bring knitting needles or crochet hook and - if desired - a favorite pattern and yarn. Patterns and yarn will also be provided. Information: 941-379-1997.
Lunch Bunch: At Whetstone Restaurant at Manatee Technical Institute Campus on State Road 70, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, meet at 11 a.m. at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch, to carpool or on campus at 11:30 a.m. Limited to 30 people. Sign up in the narthex or call the church 941-753-9365.
Veterans Shabbat: Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, honoring Jewish servicemen and servicewomen. 7:30 p.m. Friday, in the Temple sanctuary, blessing offered to all veterans by Rabbi Brenner Glickman. Information: Ethel Gross, 941-388-7899.
Yard Sale: Good Shepherd Church of the Brethren, 6323 13th St. Ct. E., Bradenton, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 16. Clothing, small appliances, printers, cell phones and much more. Coffee, baked goods and lunch available. Information: 941-752-7966 or 941-758-0988.
Hanukkah-Themed Tot Shabbat: Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road in Sarasota, at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16. Designed for Jewish and interfaith families with children through age 6, will feature playground time, bagel breakfast, age-appropriate Shabbat blessings, songs, and movement, a Hanukkah craft project, games including dreidel, special Hanukkah snack and retelling of the Hanukkah story by Rabbi Brenner Glickman. Free and open to public. Information: 941-379-1997.
Bible Baptist Church 29th Anniversary: Service, 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Church Banquet Hall, 1720 Sixth Ave. W., Palmetto.
The God Squad: Ninth annual Grace Rosen MaGill lecture, featuring Rabbi Marc Gellman, 9 a.m. Nov. 18, breakfast buffet and lecture, Michael's on East, 1212 East Ave., Sarasota, tickets $36. Required reservations: 941-366-2224, ext. 142, or firstname.lastname@example.com or regfister online at jfcs-cares.org.
Pancake Breakfast: The Wall Youth Group semi-annual breakfast, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Nov. 20, Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch. Information: 941-753-9365. Proceeds go toward summer trips to Alabama and Luther Springs.
Author/writer Paulette Harper Johnson: Appears at 7 p.m. Nov. 22, writings include "The Sanctuary," "That was then, this is now," Completely whole," and soon-to-be released "Living separate lives." At 4301 32nd St. W., Suite B-5 in Lakewood Business Park. Information: Pastor Barbara Walker, 772-216-9758.
Thanksgiving Service: Manatee Ministries Association will express solidarity in Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. Nov. 24. Rev. Gary Eldred, MCMA president, asked all churches and religious organizations to present nonperishable food for local food banks. A procession of congregations representatives "united in our differences" will highlight annual service at Christ Episcopal Church, 4030 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, All are invited. Information 941-752-4850.
Annual Downtown Bradenton Hanukkah Celebration: Temple Beth El's Downtown Bradenton Candle Lighting Ceremony and Hanukkah Celebration on Dec. 2 in front of the former Manatee Players building on Barcotta Boulevard between 12th and 13th streets. Rabbi Harold Caminker and Cantor Alan Cohn will lead the celebration with the First United Methodist Church choir, soloist Deborah Suta and Marianne Barnaby. Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah with stories, songs and fun for the entire community. Information: 941-755-4900, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Friday.
Connecting in the Spirit Outreach: Two evenings of giving God thanks. 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Shequita Steplin of The End Time Prophetic Del. Min. Inc.; 5 p.m. Dec. 7, Overseer a Pastor Lucinda Rich, at 4301 32nd St. W., Suite B-5 in Lakewood Business Park. Information: Pastor Barbara Walker, 772-216-975.
A Night in Bethlehem: Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 7, open to all ages. Entertainment, crafts and games.
Havdalah Service: Guest speaker Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor, vice president World Union for Progressive Judaism, New York, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 21. Information: 941-755-4900, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Friday.
Sunset Cruise and Dinner: Temple Beth El Bradenton Social Activities Committee boards the River Skipper II at 4 p.m. Dec. 28 at Regatta Pointe Marina in Palmetto. Cruise up the Manatee River and return to the Riverhouse Reef and Grill for dinner, $37.50 per person prepaid with reservation. Space limit 40 people. RSVP: 941-755-4900.
Bible Baptist Church: Sunday 29th anniversary worship services at 3 p.m. Nov. 17 and Nov. 24, 1720 Sixth Ave. W., Palmetto. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. each Sunday.
Ellenton United Methodist Church: Monthly breakfast at church at U.S. 301 and Ellenton-Gillette Road. Donation $4 for breakfast, including biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French
toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice and coffee is available. Held monthly year around from 8-10 a.m. on first Saturday in the Christian Life Center. Worship services are Sunday
at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday. Information: 941-729-6802.
Financial Peace University: First United Methodist Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 13. Facilitators John and Anja Buetergerds. During FPU, the average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in 90 days. Register online at daveramsey.com/fpu. Information: 941-955-0935.
First Baptist Church of Palmetto: 10:30 a.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church of Palmetto, 1020 Fourth St. W. Information: 941-722-7795.
Lakewood Ranch Ladies Devotional Hour: 10 a.m. Thursdays at Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. Information: 941-727-3789.
Living Lord Lutheran Church: Our Daily Bread/Project 5,000 at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11120 State Road 70 E., Lakewood Ranch, is collecting grocery bags filled with unbreakable containers to feed local families. Each bag will feed a family of four for two days or a family of two for four days. Also, the Quilters and Crafty Ladies meet 3 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month to make lap robes and quilts for the needy in Manatee County. Experience quilting is not necessary, just willing hands. Alienated Grandparents Anonymous: Information and support for grandparents who feel alienated or estranged from access to their grandchildren. Meeting 1 p.m. Thursday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch. Information at aga-fl.org or contact aga2_lwr Shifting Sands Support Group, 3 p.m. Thursday, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Provides opportunity to discuss personal- and health-related concerns; receive emotional, spiritual and practical support; and exchange information. Encourages social networking as group generally dines out after each session. Call to arrange attendance: 941-383-6491, MiMi Horwitz, pastoral care assistant.
Manatee Baptist Church: 1501 Seventh Ave. E., Bradenton. has 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday worship services and 7 p.m. Bible study Wednesday. Every third Sunday a fellowship meal follows morning services with the Rev. Steve Aaron. Information: 941-748-2339 or 941-723-3454.
Manatee County Meditation Group: meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-915-1454.
My Father's House Church: 7215 U.S. 301 N., Ellenton, has Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:15 a.m. Sundays. Youth Bible study for all ages is at 9:15 a.m. Sundays. The thrift store is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Information: 941-776-9016.
Northminster Presbyterian Church: Sunday service, Pastor Christopher Carlson, 10:30 a.m. worship service, 3131 61st St., Sarasota, hearing assistance available. Moving to services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nov. 10. Carlson sermons online at npcsarasota.com. Dick Murphy will be the moderator on Bible study of the Resurrection for nine more weeks at 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesdays in Fellowship Hall. Information: 941-355-4729. Artists meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays in Fellowhip Hall. Bring lunch if you wish and supplies or we can help.
Orthodox Catholic: The Synod of Governing Bishops for the Holy Orthodox Catholic Church announced the opening if their new church temporarily at 2700 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 11B, Sarasota. The Rev. Archbishop Jacob J. K. Longacre was appointed first pastor. All seven sacraments will be available in the Orthodox Form by making an appointment with the pastor at 941-954-0330.
Parrish United Methodist Church: Sunday worship 8:15 a.m.; CrossLight, 9:45 a.m.; blended worship, 11:11 a.m.; and Sunday school, 9:45 a.m., 2180 U.S. 301 N., Parrish. The church's thrift cottage is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays at 12140 69th St. E., Parrish. Information: 941-776-1539.
Peace Presbyterian Church: a congregation of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., has moved to Lakewood Ranch, in the Manatee Board of Realtors building, 10910 Technology Drive. Sunday services are at 9:30 a.m. Information: 941-753-7778.
Quakers: Sarasota Friends Meeting, 10 a.m. Sundays, 3139 57th St., Sarasota. Information: 941-358-5759 or visit http//sarasota.quaker.org.
Redeemer Lutheran Church: 6311 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, 9 a.m. Sunday School, service with communion 10 a.m. Sunday. Adult classes start 9 a.m. Sept 22. Tutoring for students at Redeemer Learning Center, call 941-792-2936. Women of Redeemer meet 9-10:30 a.m. for breakfast and fellowship second Saturday of every month.
Revelation Ministries: "Prayer Time" at Revelation Ministries, 1919 14th St. W., Bradenton, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: 941-726-3464.
St. Joseph Church: A caregiver/family support group meeting is set for 1-2:30 p.m. Mondays at the church, 3100 26th St., W., Bradenton. Information: Marianne Ridgell of Home Instead Senior Care at 941-739-3050.
St. Mary Magdalene Church: Join us at 7 p.m. Friday for fellowship, anointed worship, teachings, prayer and ministry at 11315 Palmbrush Trail, State Road 70 at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Information: 941-751-5048.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church: Welcome new priest, Father Glen Graczyk, 1010 24th Ave. W., Palmetto, 10 a.m. Sunday service. Attend Spanish service with Father Dick Lampert, 1 p.m. Sunday. Information: 941-722-5292.
Stillpoint House of Prayer: Intercessory-prayer workshop groups at 1608 14th St. W. For a schedule, call 941-748-6835. Contemplative-prayer groups at 11 a.m. every Wednesday and Thursday. A Spanish Bible study and prayer and rosary group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Information: 941-748-6835 or 941-795-0130.
Temple Beth El: a reform congregation, conducts Erev Shabbat Services at 7:30 p.m. every Friday evening and Shabbat Services with Torah study at 10 a.m. every Saturday morning at 4200 32nd St. W. The temple also conducts religious school classes three Sunday mornings a month and Hebrew school classes Wednesday afternoons by Susie Konicov. Information: 941-755-4900, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Friday.
Temple Emanu-El: Sisterhood Mitzvah Knitting Group, 10 a.m. second Tuesday of each month, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. All knitters and crocheters welcome. Participants craft blankets, caps and booties for babies for local groups serving needy families or expectant mothers in Israel. Bring your own knitting needles or crochet hook. Patterns and yarn will be provided -- if desired. Information: leader Susan Bernstein at susanhope22 Transitions support group, 3700 26th St. W., Bradenton, helps you deal with traumatic changes, discover resources and chart strategies to achieve goals with the help of professional counselors, D. Ross Thompson and Dr. Don Thompson. Meets 5-6:30 p.m. every Sunday. Six sessions attendance recommended. Information: 941-739-7103.


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Six different Huskies amass hits
The senior only allowed two hits and fanned seven on Senior Day
The senior hurler is tied for third all-time in NIU history
Justin Fletcher finished with two RBI
Jason Gasser, Alex Klonowski & Johnny Zubek combined for the final 8-4-2 putout
To accomplish a great task, an unprecedented feat must be completed. You're either moving backwards, or you're moving forwards. It's time to move forward. It's time to take The Road Through Avon.
Week 3 of the NIU Baseball podcast returns to preview the Southern Illinois and review the Huskies trip to New Mexico.
Week 2 of the NIU Baseball Podcast, where Head Coach Ed Mathey and Assistant Media Relations Director Matt Scheerer discuss all things NIU Baseball. This week, Mathey reviews the Huskies trip to Arizona and shares his thoughts on the series with Minnesota.
The NIU Baseball Podcast returns in 2014 for its second season, talking all things NIU baseball with Head Coach Ed Mathey and assistant media relations director Matt Scheerer. Join Ed and Matt as they discuss the upcoming series with Minnesota, preview the 2014 team and some of the happenings in the program.
The first ever fall update from Head Coach Ed Mathey on the NIU Baseball Podcast.
Highlights from Senior Day and Alex Klonowski record breaking third complete game shutout this season.
NIU defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes, 6-5, May 3 as Alex Klonowski hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth.
Pictures from the Huskies series vs Minnesota at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. Photos by Vince Schmidt, 108-365
2013: Started 40 of the 48 games in which he saw action ... Tied Joe Battaglia for the team lead with three home runs ... Secured his first collegiate hit in his debut at Texas Tech (Feb. 15) ... Scored twice after a pair of singles at Nevada (Feb. 22) ... Tallied four hits, three RBIs, and a couple of runs at Nevada (Feb. 23) ... Singled and scored at Murray State (March 13) ... Connected for a two-RBI double at Lipscomb (March 16) ... Recorded two singles at Belmont (March 17) ... Smashed a double and scored versus Kent State (March 24) ... Had back-to-back multi-hit games versus UW-Milwaukee and at Central Michigan (April 3 and 5) ... Blasted his first home run at Central Michigan (April 7) ... Launched a round-tripper in back-to-back games versus Western Michigan (April 13-14) ... Contributed three runs in addtion to his homer versus Western Michigan (April 14) ... Recorded three RBIs and a triple at Ohio (April 20) ... Went two-for-four at Ohio (April 21) ... Was hit by a pitch and came around to score versus Miami (April 27) ... Registered a base hit in NIU's MAC Tournament game versus Bowling Green (May 22).
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE: Played for the NJCAA Division II World Series qualifiers (fourth place, '12; third place, '11) ... A second team all-region performer in 2012 ... Two-time all-conference selection ... Led team in home runs (four), doubles (12) and RBI (52) in sophomore season ... Finished third on the team in batting average (.367) ... Also carried a .984 fielding percentage from the outfield (53 putouts, 3 assists, 1 error) ... Played in 36 games as a freshman, knocking in 29 RBI, scoring 23 runs and batting .326. WILMOT UNION HIGH SCHOOL: Eight time letter winner ... Played football, basketball and baseball for the Wolfpack ... Team reached the WIAA Division I Baseball Championship in 2009, falling 3-2 in extra innings to Bay Port ... Academic All-Conference selection during senior year ... MVP junior and senior year in baseball ... Football's MVP in final year ... Two-year captain in both football and baseball, and in basketball as a senior ... Three-time all-area in baseball and in senior football season ... Thrice named all-conference on the diamond an all-conference pick on the gridiron as a senior. PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS: Born September 5, 1991 ... Son of David and Laurel Tenhagen ... Concentrated on Liberal Arts associates degree at MATC ... Enjoys fishing ... Looks up to Michael Jordan because "he will always be the greatest basketball player to ever play the game."
CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2014:At-bats: 6 at Nevada (February 23, 2013)Hits: 4 at Nevada (February 23, 2013)Walks: 2 at Nevada (February 23, 2013)Runs: 3 versus Western Michigan (April 14, 2013)RBI: 3 (twice) last at Ohio (April 20, 2013)Hitting streak: Five games, March 12-17, 2013)


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There are many deals to be had for the serious bargain hunter who is willing to venture outside the city limits and commit themselves to a designer clothing fiesta at discount store prices. All located directly off major interstates, these Chicago outlet malls are an adventure for anyone who has champagne taste on a beer budget, or can't bear to buy anything at full price.
1. Chicago Premium Outlets Mall
For bargains on upscale merchandise as bags by Kate Spade and Coach to fashion by Giorgio Armani to Elie Tahari, the Chicago Premium Outlets collection of 120 outlet stores is a must for the materialist on a budget. Chicago Premium Outlets is located 45 minutes west of downtown.
- Address: 1650 Premium Outlets Boulevard, Aurora, Illinois
- Phone: 630-585-2200
- By Car From Downtown: I-290 West to I-88 West, exit at Aurora, Farnsworth Avenue North
- Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 10am-6pm
2. Gurnee Mills Outlet Mall45 miles north of Chicago, Gurnee Mills has something for everyone. For the kids, attractions include the Reptile Zoo, Rainforest Café, Disney Store, Rink Side Sports and cineplex. And of course over 200 outlet stores for the grownups. Gurnee Mills is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Chicago.
- Address: 6170 W. Grand Avenue, Gurnee, Illinois
- Phone: 847-263-7500
- By Car: I-94 West, exit at Grand Avenue (IL 132) West
- Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 10am-9:30pm, Sun 11am-7pm
3. Prime Outlets Huntley Mall50 stores with brand name merchandise, this outlet has recently undergone a major renovation and added stores such as Ann Taylor, Calvin Klein, Banana Republic and others. Located 50 miles northwest of Chicago, bargain shoppers will also notice the big blue Ikea store along the way.
- Address: 11800 Factory Shops Blvd, Huntley, Illinois
- Phone: 847-669-9100
- By Car From Downtown: I-90 West, exit at Route 47 North
- Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm


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Hi Everyone:
Sorry I've been MIA, I was down w/the flu, thank god not the swine flu…
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The tiny island nation of Singapore has to date made little impression on the international stage never representing Asia at a FIFA tournament, and having made just one appearance at the AFC Asian Cup. This may be a record that befits the relative size of the country, however the Lions progress in recent years is something that cannot be underestimated.
Their concerted push for achievement was underlined in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as they soared eight places to 111 on the global ladder. By doing so the south-east Asian nation drew level with 1990 FIFA World Cup™ finalists United Arab Emirates and closed upon regional powerhouses Thailand with the gap reduced to four places.
Indeed it was their excellent performances against the regional rivals over the past weeks that marked them out as Asia's biggest movers in November. Under Serbian tactician Radojko Avramovic, Singapore were undefeated in their build-up to November's crucial 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Their three-match preparation began with an impressive 4-2 win over Turkmenistan on 22 October before holding 2007 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finalists Vietnam to a 2-2 draw just two days later. A 3-1 win against India saw the Singaporeans go into the back-to-back qualifying fixtures with Thailand in a confident mood.
Having each bagged three titles at the ASEAN Football Championship (previously known as the Tiger Cup), Singapore and Thailand have long been arch-rivals within the region. Singapore were caught out at home in the opening encounter with Bryan Robson's Thailand emerging 3-1 victors. But Avramovic's outfit took revenge four days later when they came away with three points against the same opponents at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium. Star striker Aleksandar Duric settled the contest on 38 minutes to take three points from the Thai home fortress.
The hard-fought victory, coupled with their 2-1 win over Jordan in their second group game, has Singapore well on track towards claiming their second continental appearance. With six points garnered from four matches, the Lions are a mere point behind leaders and continental giants Iran. A third win in either of the remaining two outings will likely seal up one of the two qualifying spots.
"I think it is a great opportunity now and there is everything to play for from the last two games," remarked Avramovic, in reference to their penultimate home match against Iran next January and the closing fixture against hosts Jordan in March. "We need one good result to maybe qualify."
Sustained progress
Even the harshest local critics would acknowledge that Avramovic is the man responsible for masterminding the Lions' rebuilding process since taking over in 2003. The former Yugoslavia goalkeeper tasted his first Asian success with Kuwait when he guided the Gulf nation to the Men's Olympic Football Tournament Sydney 2000. He replaced Berti Vogts to take the reigns of the Kuwaiti senior national team the following year and within four months had claimed the West Asian Games championship.
With such experience, it didn't take him too long to mould the erratic Singapore into a more consistent side. Avramovic brought success in just his second year at the helm when Singapore defeated Indonesia on aggregate to win their second Tiger Cup in 2004. The Lions went on to complete a regional hat-trick after retaining the title in 2007, this time edging out Thailand with 3-2 aggregate win.
Their recent reversal against Thailand provided the 60-year-old with much food for thought. "The victory was very special for us. I told my players to believe in themselves and we have the experience to bounce back after bad games. I think we are the best two teams in south-east Asia alongside Thailand."
Calculation of points for a single match
P = M x I x T x C
M: points for Match result
Teams gain 3 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat. In a penalty shoot-out, the winning team gains 2 points and the losing team gains 1 point.
I: Importance of match
Friendly match (including small competitions): I = 1.0
FIFA World Cup™ qualifier or confederation-level qualifier: I = 2.5
Confederation-level final competition or FIFA Confederations Cup: I = 3.0
FIFA World Cup™ final competition: I = 4.0
T: strength of opposing Team
The strength of the opponents is based on the formula: 200 – the ranking position of the opponents.As an exception to this formula, the team at the top of the ranking is always assigned the value 200 and the teams ranked 150th and below are assigned a minimum value of 50. The ranking position is taken from the opponents' ranking in the most recently published FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.
C: strength of Confederation
When calculating matches between teams from different confederations, the mean value of the confederations to which the two competing teams belong is used. The strength of a confederation is calculated on the basis of the number of victories by that confederation at the last three FIFA World Cup™ competitions (see following page). Their values are as follows:
|Points Last Month
|Points outside Ranking calculation
|Avg. Weight
|Total 140


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