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New D&B/Jungle Releases
EXIT043 – Dub Phizix & Skittles – I'm A Creator – 12″ Vinyl
When Dub Phizix last graced the Exit catalogue alongside Skeptical and Strategy for the now classic 'Marka' single, the response was immense. Getting played by DJ's across the board from the likes of Skream, David Rodigan, Shy FX, Chase & Status, Andy C, dBridge, Marcus Intalex, Toddla T, Mista Jam, Friction, Zane Lowe, Breakage, Mary Anne Hobbs (In fact, there's probably too many DJ's names to fit on this page) it became not only a club and radio anthem but also a Youtube hit with nearly 2 million plays to date.Just over a year later, a couple of trips DJing around the world he's back with another one of Manchester's finest MC's (also from the Estate Recordings camp) Skittles. Hot off the back of his album 'Poor with £100 trainers' he combines with Dub Phizix on 'Im a Creator' to make another yet dancefloor anthem. Tearing up clubs and festivals since the distant summer months, it's become another certified DJ tool guaranteed get any party going.
a Dub Phizix & Skittles – I'm A Creator
aa Dub Phizix – Happy 5
BMT013 – Stray & Frederic Robinson – When It Rains / Thumbprint – 12″ Vinyl
Having spent more than seventeen cross-genre years featuring on some of dance music's most prestigious imprints, Blu Mar Ten has opened the doors of their own label to a host of fresh young talent emerging from the leftfield of Drum & Bass and beyond.With a growing list of talent delivering a rollercoaster of emotions and armed with a desire to stand out rather than fit in, Blu Mar Ten Music (BMTM) is rapidly becoming a label to watch.The fourth release in this new chapter is bought to us by Stray & Frederic Robinson. Darlings of tastemakers across the spectrum, from Gilles Peterson to London Elektricity, Stray & Frederic Robinson specialise in complex, atmospheric tracks whose subtlety and musicality defies the brash conventions of contemporary dance music.Having already featured separately on leading labels Critical Records, Hospital Records, Med School, Brownswood, Exit, Invisible and many more we're honoured to host the first collaboration between these two incredibly dynamic young producers. Stray: When it Rains – Almost a pulse rather than a track, When it Rains demands the listener's attention not by shouting but by murmuring it's message in the most restrained way possible. Muted soundscapes, rhodes and detached vocals are underpinned with the distant drone of city traffic, conjuring up images of a metropolis coming to life in the early morning. Only the hypnotic throb of a kick drum and sub-bass survive to remind the listener of When it Rain's jungle origins. This deeply nuanced track explores the outer limits of abstract Drum & Bass in an exceptionally elegant and beautiful fashion.Stray & Frederic Robinson: Thumbprint – This first collaboration between the duo came into being in the summer of 2012 when Frederic Robinson left Austria to visit London for the first time. Four sleepless days and nights of studio confinement culminated in this neurotic chimera of tortured cellos and fractured breaks. Like mad scientists the pair have layered the scraping of stringed instruments over kaleidoscopic vocals while schizophrenic drums and percussion chatter like distressed, half-stepping barcodes. Thumbprint is an outstanding collision of talent and is unlikely to be the last alliance between these enfants terribles of modern electronic music.
a Stray – When It Rains
b Stray & Frederic Robinson – Thumbprint
New D&B/Jungle Promos
REDSEAL020 – Paradox – Scorpius / Crate Logic – 12″ Vinyl
For the 20th Samurai Red Seal 12″ we welcome the grand master of breakbeats for his debut with Samurai Red Seal. Paradox now appears rarely outside his own labels so we are honoured to have him as a special guest on Samurai Red Seal. 'Scorpius' is a potent, menacing, refurbishing of the golden years of DnB with the heaviest drums and bass on any tune in your set.'Crate Logic' is perhaps the funkiest tune you will hear in the genre in 2013, built around an authentic funk break that is transformed into and unmistakeable Paradox groove. The full artwork dedicated sleeve is designed around the ethos and theme of the 12″, reflecting the dusty crate groove and highlighting the lost artform of 'crate digging' in modern DnB. This will be the 147th Paradox 12″ single!
a Paradox – Scorpius
aa Paradox – Crate Logic
DISSSLP001PT2 – Survival & Silent Witness – Tracer (ft. Cern) / Apache (Drum intro mix) – 12″ Vinyl
On the second piece of the 3 part edition of 'In from the Wild's album package we bring you arguably a monster piece from the album. Survival, Silent Witness and Cern's "Tracer" could already be a predicted fave of ours for 2013! Turning heads (and decks) 360 in every club its played this is in simple terms a banger of a track – we'll leave your ears to see if they agree. On the flip with "Apache" the duo present a clear tribute towards the inspirational early 90′s feel of Foul Play's material, and to the fans who know their old school drums as much as we do; we offer no prizes for guessing which break features quite heavily across this tracks very musical but powerful trip down memory lane.Support for the album so far from: Friction (on BBC Radio 1), Laurent Garnier (on his PBB worldwide radio show), London Elektricity (on his Hospital Records Xmas podcast). Select tracks have also received wide support and praise from the likes of Calyx & Teebee, Break, Ant TC1, Nymfo (as featured on his Fabric mix), Xtrah, Youngsta, Octane, DLR, Skeptical, Artificial Intelligence, DBR UK, Basher, Mindscape, Lynx, Cern, Hybris, Ruckspin, June Miller and Gerra & Stone.
a Survival & Silent Witness – Tracer (ft. Cern)
aa Survival & Silent Witness – Apache (Drum intro mix) ft. Matt Impact
D&B/Jungle Restocks
BMT010 – Stray – Follow You Around / Contract
ALIGN009 – Ruffhouse – Pellet / Classified
BMT011 – eleven8 – Hadal Zone / Across the Sky
New Dubstep/Bass Music CD
AUXCD005 – Various Artists – Auxcast Volume One – CD
Auxcast Volume One delivers a statement of intent with 10 hand-picked exclusives from the first year of the Auxiliary Podcast, known as Auxcast. Featuring tracks from Auxiliary regulars ASC, Sam KDC, Synth Sense, Method One & RQ. They are joined by Elemental ( known for his precise 140 outings on labels like Hot Flush), AnD (Manchester producers making a big splash in techno right now), Fis (New Zealand newcomer causing a stir with his unique vibes) and Bering Strait, who has featured on the label before as one half of Kiyoko.
1 AnD – Calmness
2 Method One – Stalagmite
3 Fis – Two Swords
4 Sam KDC – Alleviate
5 ASC – Missing You
6 RQ – Waiting
7 Bering Strait – Background
8 Elemental – Archival
9 Synth Sense – FM Voice Uplink
10 ASC – Defiant To The End (VIP)
New Dubstep/Bass Music Releases
MEDI063 – Silkie – Neckback – 12″ Vinyl
New 180 gram vinyl from deep medi.
a Silkie – Neckback
b Silkie – Tribal
BBB006 – Blacksmif – How The Fly Saved The River / Kangs Odyssey – 12″ Vinyl
Blacksmif aka London's kaleidoscopic Yemi Olagbaiye stepped from the shadows in 2012 with his enthralling original 12" ʻHoop Dreams / Microweight', gathering heavyweight support along the way from, Laurent Garnier, Ben Westbeech aka Breach, South London Ordnance, Mary Anne Hobbs and Audiojack to name a few. Not to mention an increasingly busy calendar, which notably included performances at Glade, and Dimensions.Returning for his second release on the grass roots inspired Blah Blah Blah Records, Blacksmif delivers his biggest release to date with two tracks of simmering beauty and dance floor elegance. Lorca completes the package with his characteristically smooth, and essential, dynamism.Opening Track ʻ How The Fly Saved The River' shuffles into existence with a determined percussive energy that is punctuated by luxuriously smooth flecks of melody, all of which lure you towards the richly soulful main vocal and exhilarating breakdown. ʻKang's Odyssey' is a much more sensual affair, with its warm languid melody casually strolling towards a wistfully entwined vocal duet.With already strong support from a number of leading peers, this record is set to further enhance Blacksmif's rapidly growing reputation.Resident Advisor – "Wobbly, Bashmore style bass…..and incredibly emotive stuff" (4/5)Audiojack – " Loving the Lorca remix! Can we get a wav please?" (5/5)Ben Pearce – "Amazing Sounds" (5/5)Mary Anne Hobbs – "thank you" (4/5)Deetron – "Really into what Lorca are doing at the moment, great remix." (5/5)Trevino aka Marcus Intalex – " gonna play the lorca mix sounds nice to me ". (4/5)Breach aka Ben Westbeech – " Love this, gonna play this in Trouw tomorrow. Amazing!" (4/5)J. Phlip (Dirtybird) – "This Lorca Remix is dope" (5/5)Joe Muggs (Mixmag/ Wire/ FACT) – " Top class as ever from the lad Yemi" (4/5)
a Blacksmif – How The Fly Saved The River
b1 Blacksmif – Kangs Odyssey
b2 Blacksmif – How The Fly Saved The River (Lorca Remix)
MEDI068 – Tunnidge – Twenty 12 – 12″ Vinyl
New 180 gram vinyl from deep medi.
a Tunnidge – Twenty 12
b1 Tunnidge – Orion
b2 Tunnidge – Take Fight
ARE007 – 3rdeye – The Last Time I Saw You – 12″ Vinyl
Area Recordings kicks off 2013 with this stunning 2 tracker from leading Ozzy dubstepper James '3rdeye' Lyall. Already making a name for himself with a wealth of solid releases through some of dubsteps top digital labels, and a feature on our 5th release (Area Music Volume 1). We are pleased to release his first solo 12".Following in true Area Recordings tradition we bring you 2 high quality cutting edge deep dubstep tunes, full of bass weight and musicality. Kicking things off with "The Last Time I Saw You", the scene is clearly set. Taking what has been tagged as 'the dungeon sound' and pushing the boundaries with high quality technical production at the heart of a soulful dance floor meditation rhythm combining eerie atmospherics and trade mark swing with hypnotic flutes and haunting melodies.The flip side 'Voodoo Girl' drops with a smooth vocal and techy synth stabs, countering a lush guitar melody, sparsely used in equal measure to engross the listener. As the track builds the raw energy flows through with high quality production work. The balance between its pulsing momentum and subtle break downs clearly encapsulate 3rdeye's solid song writing abilities not only showcasing his abilities as a top producer but also another hidden gem we present to our listeners.
1 3rdeye Ft. Akshay Kalawar – The Last Time I Saw You
2 3rdeye Ft. Ozz & Akshay Kalawar – Voodoo Girl
New Dubstep/Bass Music Promos
CIV051 – Danny Scrilla – Fluxus EP – 12″ Vinyl
Fluxus is Danny Scrilla's first transmission for Civil Music and the Munich based producers second release. Following on from 2012′s Flash Powder EP for Om Unit's 'Cosmic Bridge' label, 'Fluxus' sees Scrilla in expected fine form, and takes in four original neck snapping instrumental tracks plus two remixes from Japan's Deep Medi member Goth-Trad and London producer and one to watch Deft.On Fluxus Scrilla's productions run at 80-90BPM / 160-180 BPM exploiting slowfast halftime tempos yet are seemingly engineered from the sonic essence of '06 OG dubstep's dark sparse dreadnought sounds, with waves of quaking bass growing under iced-out percussion accentuated by toiling snares. Floating chords and hypnotic melodies drive skeletal riddims, sci-fi synthlines arc over the spacious heavyweight ruffage built for towering stacks and pitch black rooms.
a1 Danny Scrilla – Fallout
a2 Danny Scrilla – Thorium
b1 Danny Scrilla – Jolt
b2 Danny Scrilla – Magellanic Clouds
Dubstep/Bass Music Restocks
MS009 – Babylon System vs Truth – Babylon War
ARTKL005 – Genetix – Installation / Natural State
STRPS003 – Chimpo & Trigga – Gaza (Drama)
DP076 – Caspa Ft. Mighty High Coup – On It
New Electronic/House/Techno Promos
MMAKEM006 – Fold – Slime EP – 12″ Vinyl
FOLD cut his production teeth as one-half of the much lauded London deep house outfit Homepark. His first solo release to date, this EP reflects FOLD's extensive knowledge of house and feeling for the dancefloor. A-side Slime perfectly fuses driving staccato percussion with classic deep house warmth. Moving Patterns is a more laidback affair combining soaring vocals with an irresistible bassline that harks back to the early days of jungle. The EP is a given a special twist by an unforgettable technofied remix of Slime from fellow Londoner Ethyl.
a Fold – Slime
b1 Fold – Moving Patterns
b2 Fold – Slime (Ethyl Remix)
NONPLUS023 – SCB / Basic Soul Unit – Think And Change LP Sampler 2 – 12″ Vinyl
Sampler 2 kicks off with SCB's Dissipate, a gritty 4/4 number that's been driving dancefloors crazy with its seemingly constantly ascending intro. This is definitely one of SCB's finest productions to date and hugely sought after by his followers.Basic Soul unit provides the AA side, hot off the back of his debut Nonplus 12" he continues in the same vein with 'Untoward'. This is heads down techno of the finest quality and this time he's thrown some acid into the equation which bubbles and brews into a monster of a track.
a SCB – Dissipate
b Basic Soul Unit – Untoward
HF038 – Locked Groove – Heritage EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Young Belgian producer Locked Groove (aka Tim Van de Meutter) cements an increasingly central role in the Hotflush family fold with the release of the two part Heritage EP.Since his debut on the label, Tim has propagated what he himself has termed '100% House and Techno,' combining elements of the big room, the deep and moody and straight up four-to-the-floor both into the space of a single track, and across the length of an EP.Taking a marked step on from last year's Rooted and Keep It Simple EPs, Heritage pursues a joining of musical dots between and beyond classic House and Techno; from the Kerri Chandler-esque House of 'Wear It Well' through the epic landscaping of 'Lost' to 'Dream Within A Dream"s Blade Runner beach party.In this collection, the young producer delivers two sets of three outstanding, genre-straddling tracks that further help to bolster Hotflush's legacy as one of the most forward-thinking labels operating in 2013.
a Locked Groove – Do It Anyway
b1 Locked Groove – Wear It Well
b2 Locked Groove – Firefall
c1 Locked Groove – Night time At The Garage
c2 Locked Groove – Dream Within A Dream
d Locked Groove – Lost
Electronic/House/Techno Restocks
CONVEX005 – Wraetlic – Wraetlic Sampler 1
CCB12008 – Jean Nipon – Put It In The Trunk / Black Things On Desk / 35 Thieves


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A Woodbury man was hospitalized Tuesday following a single-car crash on Dale Road.
The 60-year-old was traveling westbound on Dale Road when he apparently lost control of the Honda and crashed into a tree and utility pole, said Scott Melander, traffic officer with the Woodbury Public Safety Department.
There was "significant damage to the vehicle," he said, but the extent of the driver's injuries were unknown at about noon on Tuesday.
The call came in at 7:16 a.m., Melander said, and the ground was dry at the time of the crash, which occurred at the 8600 block of Dale Road.
The man was traveling alone.
There are indications the man swerved, but the cause of the crash remains under investigation, Melander said.
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If it was my Wife she would have been taken for the "Ride"
Dash of marijuana clears cop
November 4, 2006
NEW YORK -- A detective suspended after testing positive for drugs says his wife served him meatballs spiked with marijuana because she wanted to keep him out of harm's way by forcing him to retire.
An administrative judge believed him, and recommended earlier this week that Nicholas Chiofalo be reinstated. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has yet to decide what to do.
Chiofalo, a 22-year-veteran assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, was suspended without pay last year after a random drug test found marijuana in his system. The officer denied using drugs.
In a probe, his wife said she had substituted marijuana for oregano in her meatball recipe. The detective's lawyers presented evidence that she had passed a lie-detector test, and offered testimony from a toxicologist that the excuse was valid. AP
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Good Night Chesty Where Ever You Are.
A Good Friend will bail you out of jail, but a true friend will be sitting next to you in the cell saying, "That was Awesome."
God Made Police Men so Fireman Would Have Heroes.
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"Stupid should hurt."
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A quibble on premium qualifying miles... by Mr Wednesday
You can buy them. If you check in at an airport kiosk, you will be offered the opportunity to pay money to double or triple your mileage credit for the segment. On Boston-Houston, the charge is $57 to double the miles (~1600 mi).
Also, regarding speed through security... the separate status lines aren't always faster. I've seen it at IAH terminal C where the priority line is sometimes slower than the general line, though it's usually a difference of five minutes or less and only when there isn't much of a line on either side. I think it can be similar at Logan terminal A, where the general access line is a good bit longer but it also moves faster because there are more agents on ID check.


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A forum member wants to know how to create shape outlines using Photoshop Elements. BoulderBum writes: "I'm aware of the shape tool, but all I can get it to create is a solid shape. There has to be a way to draw only the outline of a shape! After all, the outline appears when the shape is selected... Is it possible?"
I'm happy to say it is possible although the procedure is not at all obvious!
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 2 minutes
Here's How:
- Select the custom shape tool.
- In the options bar, choose a custom shape from the shape palette. I am using 'Butterfly 2' from the default shapes in Elements 2.0.
- Click next to 'Style" to bring up the styles palette.
- Click the small arrow in the top right corner of the styles palette.
- Choose 'visibility' from the menu, and pick the 'hide' style from the styles palette.
- Click in your document window and drag out a shape. The shape has an outline, but this is just a path indicator, not a real outline made of pixels. We're going to convert this path to a selection, then stroke it.
- Make sure your layers palette is visible (Window > Layers if it's not), then Ctrl-Click (Mac users Cmd-Click) on the shape layer. Now the path outline will start to "sparkle." That's because the selection marque is overlapping the path so it looks a little strange.
- Click the new layer button on the layers palette. The selection marquee will look normal now.
- Go to Edit > Stroke.
- In the stroke dialog, choose a width, color, and location for the outline. I picked 2 pixels, bright yellow, and center.
- Deselect.
- You may delete the shape layer now--it is no longer needed.
- The outlined shape is on it's own layer so you can move it independently.
- The outlined shape is not a vector object so it can't be scaled without some loss in quality.
- Explore the other shapes styles that come with Elements from the menu you accessed in Step 4.
- Download free styles you can add to Elements from the Free Layer Styles Index. Any styles you see for Adobe Photoshop can also be used in Photoshop Elements. You will also find free shapes and patterns here that can be used in Elements as well.


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Children's Museum Hosts Fifth Annual Bubble Festival
Posted at: 08/13/2013 8:15 AM
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Stephanie Zervas and Rich Jaworski are heavily involved in the Bubble Festival, and have been for years. Rich is the Director of Operations and Programs for the Duluth Children's Museum, and has been a key part of the Bubble Festival since it's inception. Stephanie is the Director of Special Events there.
The Bubble Festival is on August 25th at the Duluth Children's Museum. It is the 5th annual Bubble Festival.
"We love doing bubbles!" Rich said. And you can tell that they do love this festival. The event is designed as a 'thank you' to the community, and the Bubble Festival seems to be the perfect thing. The kids seem to enjoy the Festival every year.
This year, Z Puppets and Keith Johnson 'The Bubble Guy' will be there to entertain and amaze. "It's really exciting, the look on the kids faces," said Stephanie.
This is a great opportunity to introduce yourself to what the Duluth Children's Museum has to offer. The event runs from 1-4PM at August 25 at the Duluth Children's Museum. The event is free and open to all.
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There are 98 homes on the market in the Fox Point-Bayside area this week. Here's a look at a few of them with prices that have recently dropped. Click the address for more information on that particular property.
1. 1046 E. Thorne Lane, Fox Point - $1,795,000
A private 2-lot oasis overlooking Lake Michigan, minutes from shopping/schools. This 6-bedroom Tudor offers a family wooded acreage (3.5+ acres) yet its nestled on a private lot. Spacious, restored charm, with todays upgrades; it even offers a nanny suite.
2. 7944 N. Beach Drive, Fox Point - $1,699,900
Sandy beach and lake views from all rooms, massive fieldstone fireplace, hardwood floors, built in bookcases, cathedral ceilings, wood paneled living room with fireplace, den/library with gas fireplace, spacious bedrooms, granite island in kitchen with large dinette area, marble master bath with whirlpool, old world charm mixed with new additions completed in 1992. Home includes 122 feet of beach frontage, two brick patios, circular driveway, rare launching pad grandfathered to put boats and jet skis in.
3. 705 W. Bradley Road, River Hills - $759,000
Van Alyea designed four bedroom, 4.5 bath colonial. Home features soaring ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, decorative crown mouldings and a custom designed Tuscan kitchen. Yard and patio views from the dining room and open concept family room and kitchen. Spacious first floor office or second family room adds to the versatile floor plan. Four spacious bedrooms including an updated master on the second floor. Super loft/bonus room for media, games, or private studio, with additional two car garage.


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July 31, 2014
Jason Kubel hit a go-ahead homer and Jim Thome launched his 585th career home run moments later, powering the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Monday.
The fifth-inning shots by Kubel and Thome kept the Twins 3 1/2
games ahead of Chicago in the AL Central. The White Sox beat
Detroit 5-4 in 10 innings.
Thome's blast hit off the top of the American flagpole beyond
the right-field bleachers at Target Field. He is one homer shy of
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My flight from Mobile to Atlanta was one of the most pleasant flights I've ever been on. The cabin was half-full and I had a three-seat section all to myself. It was a pretty pleasant way to start the morning after a 5 a.m. wake-up call.
Those who have followed my career over the past few seasons will remember that I often drive myself to races in my pickup truck. And I've often been known to sleep in whichever parking lot or rest area suits my fancy. This was prior to hooking up with SB Nation mind you – they've taken care of me since coming on board.
I called it "paying my dues." My editor called it plain crazy.
Flights are still somewhat novel to me and are one of the few situations where I find myself able to sit back and relax. I've always enjoy the process of flying, especially taking off. Perhaps it's the novelty or the excitement of going someplace new but I always think of whimsical things once the jet completely immerses itself in the clouds. How could I not?
I've flown roughly 10 times -- but it's the only atmosphere where I really feel like I can slow down and just relax.
While this story doesn't focus much on Formula 1 and the United States Grand Prix, I hope this entry serves as an introduction to who I am as a writer and will give you the opportunity to know a little more about me before I ride over to Circuit of the Americas on Friday. I hope to receive feedback or commentary throughout the week via Twitter or the comments section below each of these stories.
In the meantime, I can promise some really exciting content that will appear in the coming days and I'll list some of those at the end of this post.
While landing in Atlanta, the co-pilot came over the radio and delivered the most impressive promotional work I've ever heard -- and that says something coming from a former carnival worker, professional wrestling fan and the son of a short track race car driver.
I've heard it all...until today.
"We have some exciting news to share with you this morning," the co-pilot said. "News that is more exciting than most of our trips and more exciting than the romance of Romeo and Juliet…"
Despite the dramatic build-up, this was only an advertisement to purchase the new Delta Airlines credit card which came with some pretty impressive perks. Whether or not it meets the standards of Shakespeare is best left up to you, the reader.
The reality of what I was about to experience (Formula 1, not the credit card) didn't truly set in until my layover in Atlanta. It was business as usual at one of the busiest airports in the country until I walked over to Terminal 6A – the one leading to Austin.
It was there that I sat down with a truly international crowd of passengers already adorned in their Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari regalia. It was like attending a motorsports convention with some of the biggest names and biggest fans in racing.
Once I got on the plane I was seated beside a Grand-Am Series official and an American Le-Mans team owner as the two discussed the upcoming merger and evolving rules packages for the 2014 combined series debut. I wanted to get their names but they were embroiled in a pretty lively conversation throughout the flight.
The short of the conversation is that the team owners are happy with the merger as sports car racing under one roof and NASCAR's marketing arm is a huge positive. However, a merged series will mean the end for a lot of careers in 2014.
Anyway, I promised a preview of what sort of content will appear on this blog in the next few days and here's what I can promise. Keep in mind that I'm going to be adding even more as the weekend progresses -- just stay tuned.
11:00 CST: Team Red Bull Garage
11:30 CST: Pit Lane Walk
1:00 CST: Free Practice 2
TBD: Roundtable discussion with Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner
1:00 CST Qualifying
7:00 CST Interview with Infiniti's Director of Global Marketing/F1 Keith St. Claire and Team Red Bull photographer Andrea Sigl
And that's all prior to Sunday's Grand Prix. I'll divulge my race day coverage as the details get ironed out.
In the meantime, the plan is to hit up downtown Austin, say hi to my hosts at Infiniti and report back just how the city is preparing for Formula 1 on the eve of the first official track action at Circuit of the Americas.
To keep up with my Formula 1 adventure, check back to SB Nation F1 for more United States Grand Prix diary entries and follow me on Twitter at @MattWeaverSBN


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New York Man Paralyzed by Police Bullet Loses Award After 20 Years
NEW YORK A man who was initially awarded $76.4 million by a jury after he was shot and paralyzed by a police officer 20 years ago will now get nothing except a bill for $100 in court costs, the state's highest court has ruled.
The Court of Appeals refused to hear Darryl Barnes' attempt to recoup the millions that two different juries ordered the city to pay him before the awards were reversed by a midlevel appeals court.
The court issued a terse, one-line decision on Tuesday, saying, "Motion for leave to appeal denied with one hundred dollars costs and necessary reproduction disbursements." That ruling ends the case, the city Law Department said.
Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo, the city's top lawyer, said after the ruling, "This case became a poster child for the need for tort reform."
After 20 years and tens of thousands of dollars the city spent on legal costs, Cardozo said, "We're very pleased that the Court of Appeals refused to entertain Barnes' arguments, thereby ending the case."
The case began Aug. 22, 1988, when Officer Franz Jerome saw Barnes running with a Tec-9 semiautomatic pistol. Prosecutors said Jerome identified himself as a police officer and asked Barnes to stop. After a chase, Barnes fired and Jerome fired back, hitting Barnes and causing severe spinal injuries, they said.
Barnes has claimed that he was shot in the back at point-blank range after dropping a gun he picked up during a nearby fight with two young men, and that he did not see Jerome, who was not in uniform.
After the first trial in April 1998, the jury awarded Barnes $76.4 million, which the trial judge reduced to $8.9 million.
The city appealed, arguing the trial court had improperly excluded proof that Barnes was a member of an anti-white, anti-police group that advocates violent resistance to arrest.
Barnes failed to show up and testify at the second trial in March 2003, claiming he was too mentally and physically ill. The jury awarded him $51 million, which the trial judge reduced to $10.75 million.
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The Jeresey Guys and Jersey Girls who hope to graduate into stars of the state-bred Thoroughbred racing program will be in action at Monmouth Park on Saturday as the track wraps up the 2012 live meet at the Jersey Shore this weekend. On Sunday, Monmouth Park will say thank-you to all of the fans who came out this year and showed their enthusiastic support with a special Fan Appreciation Day.
The $60,000 Jersey Juvenile will be the final stakes race of the 55 added money events presented over the course of the 2012 season, and the winner of this race for 2-year-olds bred in the Garden State traditionally is voted the divisional champion at year's end by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey. The event is usually split into two divisions, with one for the fillies and the other for the colts and geldings, but this time around there will be just one race in which the girls will try to beat the boys.
As part of the track's Fan Appreciation Day, Monmouth will offer free Grandstand admission and complimentary general parking, along with half-price admission to the Clubhouse.
Beginning the following weekend on October 12, the live Thoroughbred action shifts to the Meadowlands for turf racing only on Fridays and Saturdays through November 3. Post time at the Meadowlands is 2:15 p.m.
As always, Monmouth Park will remain open seven days per week for simulcast action from across the country and around the globe. On the weekend of November 2-3, the track will simulcast the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
Blue Grass Minature Golf, located at Monmouth Park, will remain open seven days per week, weather permitting, through Thanksgiving so fans may enjoy the two 18-hole courses. Discount coupons for Blue Grass Miniature Golf will be available on track inside the program this weekend.


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- Hip Fabric said...
OMG! Mo! I want to come live in your neighborhood! We'll be expecting some of that cake next week!
- October 11, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- gchaney said...
Yeah Mo, I'm moving in too! Awesome looking cookies. See ya Thurs -Gabrien
- October 11, 2010 at 5:31 PM
- Sara said...
What are the Kalua Nachos? That cake looks so delicious!
- October 11, 2010 at 7:18 PM
- Allison said...
That is a Screech Owl. Congratulations--I've never seen one, though I have tried. :-)
- October 12, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- Dogwood said...
what a fun celebration. that cake! oh my...must be the most yummiest.
the owl is wonderful. we have had one in a owl house this summer. so exciting!
- October 13, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- Lori said...
I love the little screech owls. I grew up with a few screeching away during the summer/fall nights. They are so darling and so petite.
Sounds like the Lord of the Gourd was a grand success. I am trying to find a place to plant pumpkins next summer. We are running out of sunny places in our yard... the trees are too big in the neighborhood.
- October 20, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- Violet Craft said...
WOW! I couldn't imagine how cool he was until I saw the picture. That is awesome!!!
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I followed you here from HZ of course! And have already ordered the Cake Book as a Christmas gift for my daughter who loves to bake! And your fabric is too gorgeous!
- November 3, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- Patty said...
That sounds like a delicious party!! What a great neighborhood to live in. I'd like to get ahold of some of those cookies. They look wonderful. Is it a special recipe?
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what a beautiful owl!!!
and mmmm, I'm hungry now!
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We all know that boxing fans around the world want the potential "Greatest Fight of All-Time" showdown between Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. and Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao, but the wait is going to take a little longer.
While Mayweather is preparing for his May 5 fight against Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao is set to a match with Timothy Bradley Jr. on June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. And while Bradley isn't the big name most boxing fans were looking forward to, he's definitely not one to be taken lightly.
Bradley comes into the bout with a 28-0 record including 12 wins by knockout. Those are very impressive numbers for the 28-year-old, 140-pound champion out of Palm Springs, California. He's never been in the same kind of spotlight as Pacquiao, but Pac-Man is making sure fans know about Bradley as well.
As for the possible bout with Mayweather, fans can only hope that it happens in November which is when Pacquiao said he would fight next. The question for that fight is: Will more excuses be made or will it finally get done? Boxing enthusiasts should hope for the latter.
Pacquiao has been teasing a possible retirement after the November bout, no matter who the opponent is.
The recent talks of the two possibly taking the ring were halted by contradicting reports saying that each fighter had backed out for certain reasons. Some reports say it was because Mayweather didn't want to agree to a 50-50 split while other reports say it was promoter Bob Arum (who represents Pacquiao) stating that his client wasn't fully healed from his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.
Whatever the case may be, both fighters are set to take on respected contenders and both are sure to be good bouts. However, they're not the ones fans are dying to see.
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Graham and a group of very dedicated industry professionals including Burl Aycock, Kelly Babichuk, and Murray Yewchuk have been developing a new source of cement-grade metakaolin. Their company, Whitemud Resources Inc., has built a world-class mining and processing operation near Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan. With the plant going on stream in fall 2008, the mineral supplier has recently completed a series of quality tests with major North American producers. The results have been exciting.
While many portland cement operations are slowing down, the Whitemud team is charging full speed ahead. "We feel our plentiful supply of cement-grade metakaolin will change the way concrete producers approach sustainable, performance-based mix designs," says Aycock, Whitemud chairman and CEO.
Aycock's team can't claim it discovered the more than 96-million-ton reserve of kaolin clay in the southwestern hills of Saskatchewan. The deposit has been identified by industrial geologists since the middle of the last century. But their exploration's focus was on a source of paper-grade quality calcined kaolin. The product must pass a very demanding whiteness test.
While Whitemud's metakaolin may not meet the paper industry's brightness criteria, it can be used to manufacture high-performance concrete. "When we studied the ore deposit from the perspective of creating a cement-grade product, the numbers just fell into place," says Aycock.
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After he failed to appear, Bennington County Deputy States Attorney Jennifer Barrett asked for an arrest warrant for $5,000 which was granted by Judge Nancy Corsones. Barrett said police had been looking for Aiken.
Not only are we concerned right now that hes going to harm himself or someone else, we believe that hes a flight risk and weve been trying to track him down since this morning, Barrett said.
In an affidavit, Cpl. Andy Hunt of the Bennington Police Department said police had been called around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday by a woman who has an abuse prevention order against Aiken. The woman said Aiken was outside the door of her Bennington home.
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Firstly, from a footballing point of view, Rovers season has never really got started. They sit in the bottom reaches of the league and have entirely failed to live up to the promise of last season's post-Christmas revival. As we approach Christmas it looks like the season is already a write off.
There is definitely promise in the young squad and at times we can look very good. The problem is that apart from those glimpses we are awful. Last season away to relegation candidates Dagenham we won convincingly 4-2 and the team was cheered from the pitch. This season's repeat fixture saw relegation candidates Dagenham out play us for most of the match and secure a pretty comfortable 2-0 win. That was also the match when the fans patience seemed to crack and there were some ugly scenes as the players left the pitch to boos and abuse from sections of the travelling support. John Ward's team are a shadow of the side which picked up 33 points from 17 games at the start of 2013 and are struggling to score a goal, keep a clean sheet or figure out a first 11. Injuries have forced Ward to resort to uninspiring emergency loans, scrambling to save the season.
More worrying for Rovers however, than poor performances on the pitch, is the current battle over the planned new stadium. Two groups have gone head to head over plans to build a supermarket on the Memorial Ground site and this week that battle wound up in the courts. A judicial review into planning permission was approved; seeing the immediate and long term future of the club turned on its head.
The wrangle over the stadium move is an issue of what to do with the current stadium site which had been earmarked for redevelopment into a supermarket, thus part-funding the new stadium build nearby. Green Party councillor Daniella Radice and the group 'TRASH' (Traders and Residents Against Sainsburys Horfield) are staunchly opposed to the plan, citing Traffic, Air Quality and Retail Impact as damaging potential factors for the neighbourhood. The Gloucester Road, atop which sits the Memorial Stadium, is packed full of independent traders and is the longest traditional high street in England. The fear is that this thriving community of traders will be damaged by redevelopment. 'TRASH' has petitioned for a Judicial Review into the planning application of the supermarket in the hope that the review finds the supermarket redevelopment against the better interest of the area. The petition for review has raised over 6,000 signatures.
As the TRASH campaign gathered steam many Rovers faithful and the club itself sat by and watched. This was not enough for some and a few plucky fans took it upon themselves to raise a counter petition 'Bristol is not Trash' accusing 'TRASH' of obstructing the area from moving forward with much needed development. Another accusation was that the 'TRASH' group were operating with some questionable financial motives, claims strenuously denied by the group. The counter petition cites the need for development in Bristol and the current lack of a decent Stadium holding the city back. Many hundreds of potential jobs created by both supermarket and stadium are also a factor in the argument. 'Bristol is not Trash' received the backing of MP Charlotte Leslie who campaigned alongside fans and brought up the matter in PMQ's urging David Cameron to prevent the abuse of Judicial Reviews. Almost 6,000 signed, so it had seemed that all was in the balance.
On Friday 15th the Judicial Review put forward by 'TRASH' was approved by a high court judge and a lengthy and costly review process will begin, scrutinising the legality of the planning policies. A successful review will mean the scrapping of the supermarket plans and as a result the scrapping of the proposed new stadium for Bristol Rovers. A failure will see plans go ahead and Rovers begin work on the new Stadium. Whatever the outcome, Judicial Reviews are lengthy and cost a lot of cash. Any conclusion to this saga is looking distant and a rift in the amicable relations between the club, its fans and local traders is widening. With calls among fans for a boycott of businesses which support 'TRASH' and supporters of the petition railing against the club this can only be damaging for all parties.
I will reserve too much debate on the ins and outs of the wider community in North Bristol as this site is about the football. From that point of view this Judicial Review spells trouble. Rovers have invested heavily in a playing squad over recent windows, paying big wages. This is largely based around the promise of the new stadium and the financial potential locked within. That expensive squad is now one of the highest earning in the league and the budget is more on par with a smaller league one club where Rovers see themselves. An expensive squad on paper which looks far from it on the turf is a problem in itself. Pair that with a now very uncertain future and Rovers fans are very worried indeed.
Now that this review has been approved, Rovers can at the best expect significant delays in undertaking the stadium project and at worst be back to square one and seriously out of pocket. In a season where the football had been poor eyes will be drawn away from the pitch toward the high court where the most important result of this or any recent season will be decided.
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I've had brain surgery. Henrick Redant was not my surgeon.
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ONE Fighting Championship has announced the five remaining bouts for its return to Singapore on 5 April. Singaporean fighter Ronald Low makes his ONE FC debut against Malaysias Chen Yun Ting on the undercard while NCAA Division I wrestler and Princeton graduate Jake Butler faces Nuur Muhammad of India.
Russias Yusup Saadulaev meets Brazilian Leandro Issa in a Bantamweight bout while Wushu World Champion and former SEA games and Asian games gold medalist Rene S. Catalan of the Philippines faces Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Alex Silva. Also on the card, Pakistani MMA pioneer Bashir Ahmad meets Shannon Wiratchai of Thailand.
CEO of ONE Fighting Championship Victor Cui stated, ONE FC will make history again on 5 April when we go live on STAR Sports for the first time across 28 countries to an estimated 500 million viewers. This is a huge step in the progress of ONE FC and is a testament to our ever-increasing following all across Asia.
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HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman scored in overtime to top Wabash 1-0 in
men's soccer action on Saturday.
Junior Spencer Johnson (Yorkville,
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Rose-Hulman proved to be the aggressor by outshooting Wabash
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Goalkeeper Matt Paul of Wabash gave a valiant effort with a
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Sindhu S. Daniel is a partner at Seeger Weiss LLP in Newark, New Jersey, where she concentrates her practice in pharmaceutical drug and medical device mass torts. She is an AAJ Leaders Forum member and has lectured at various national litigation seminars.
William G. Gainer concentrates in pharmaceutical products liability, pharmacy negligence, medical negligence, personal injury, and wrongful death litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), the American Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. He serves on the State Bar of Georgia's Board of Governor and is currently serving his fifth term as a GTLA vice-president.
Joseph A. Kott, J.D., M.D. is of counsel with Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC. Dr. Kott received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law, Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University, and his M.D. from Louisiana State University Medical School. He concentrates in medical negligence and medical products liability litigation. Dr. Kott is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Association for Justice, AAJ's Professional Negligence Section, and AAJ's Leaders Forum.
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Last week: Oklahoma lost to Texas in Dallas 36-20. Kansas lost 27-17 at home against TCU.
Oklahoma's player to watch: Quarterback Blake Bell — It's often easy to point at the quarterback after a loss. It's even easier after Blake Bell's performance last week. He had two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, and completed less than half his pases. Even worse, he had -27 yards rushing. He needs a bounce-back game and this is the defense to do it against.
Key matchup: Kansas running back James Sims against Oklahoma linebacker Eric Striker — Kansas' best threat has been inconsistent this year. He had 80 yards rushing and 40 yards receiving against TCU, but in some games he has been almost non-existent. Oklahoma's defensive line was exploited versus Texas, but Striker was one guy who had a great game individually. The sophomore linebacker needs to capatalize on that success and continue to be a force off the edge.
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Definitely First: NASCAR Star Clint Bowyer Claims Victory at Talladega
You know the line. "If you're not first, you're last." This year at Talladega, Clint Bowyer was definitely not last. Oakley's head-to-toe speedster claimed his first victory of the season in killer fashion, bumping out Jeff Burton on the last lap of the race with the checkered flag in sight – powering his way for the win for a flat out drag race finish.
The Biggest Loser: NASCAR Star Clint Bowyer to Hit NBC's Hit Show on Tuesday, April 26
No, Clint Bowyer doesn't need to slim down. But he will make his second appearance on the hit NBC Show, 'The Biggest Loser,' on Tuesday, April 26. Oakley's NASCAR Star is set to hit the program – which features people who are dieting and exercising to lose weight – as the contestants pull street cars at the Auto Club Speedway in Southern California.
By a Hair! Tony Stewart Edges Clint Bowyer For Dramatic Nationwide Series Win at Daytona
It might as well have been a drag race. Oakley's Clint Bowyer, who charged through most of the contest at the front of the pack, was edged by a miniscule .007 seconds by fellow Oakley Star Tony Steward, who grabbed his 10th victory in 91 Nationwide series starts on Saturday. The win, also his 16th total victory at Daytona, came after a dramatic side-by-side mad dash to the finish line.


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News: 2Eleven Says It's Game Over: "At Weezy's 30th B-Day - Game Sucker Punched Him"
Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 9:44PM
West Coast rapper 2Eleven is not letting off of Game's recently assaulting him at last month's Lil Wayne 30th birthday celebration in Hollywood and claims he got snuffed.
According to 2Eleven, Game completely threw him off-guard after lashing out at him for no reason.
2Eleven tells us, he had no idea Game even wanted to fight him -- but last Thursday at Weezy's 30th birthday celebration at a Hollywood nightclub, 2Eleven says Game sucker punched him out of nowhere in the back of the head. TMZ posted video footage of the aftermath. 2Eleven says it came as a total shock -- because he had been sitting at the same table with Game, Birdman, Chris Brown and others for a full hour with no problems ... no words, nothing. As we reported, Game's telling the opposite story -- saying 2Eleven was talking smack, and that's what started it -- but 2Eleven insists he was just minding his own business. 2Eleven says he has no plans to press charges -- telling TMZ, "I just want to put out the true story." (TMZ)
A few days ago, Eleven denied sparking the publicized altercation.
"So I had seen one of my homies, I went to catch him. I walk out the section right, I take five steps outside the section and someone comes and hits me from the back of my head," 2Eleven told AllHipHop.com. "I turn around and I could see the security like on the way, so I tried to get one off on him," 2Eleven said. "There wasn't no fight, no words. From what I heard and what I heard on the internet it's like I ran up to him and had some words. But man there wasn't no words. Why would I run up to a n**ga that 6'5" with two armed bodyguards with him, talking some s**t, with me and my young homie. I'm not even that kind of dude my n**ga." (AHH)
The former G-Unit member previously hopped on Twitter to address what allegedly went down.
"RT @DontKryWolfHoe: @thegame you know 211 can't fight u better off giving him a Murphy - I be thinkin' these n*ggas wit it like they say SMH," he tweeted September 29th.
"RT @YoungGodNinja: @thegame How many punches it take to KO him lol? - honestly 3. 1st one floored em' he was down 30 secs then caught 2 more"
"Man, I'm bout to 40 glocc these Frosted Flakes... 211 these Eggo waffles & Rass Kass these grapes !!! N*gga http://instagr.am/p/QK1NCZmoqM/"
"It was just a fade p*ssy. Take yo "L" & sit yo punk a** down like the rest & stop pretending to be tough. #NeverCominOutRecords a** n*ggas"
"I was standing over you while you was faced down & coulda "Compton Stomped" you..... But I aint shady so I let you up & 2 pieced you again."
"Blood, I'm off this website. Aint no real n*ggas in this sh*t no more. R.I.P. Pac, Bountry Al & Heroin #RealN*ggas" (Game's Twitter)
Along with Game and 2Eleven, other A-listers invaded Weezy F. Baby's celebration including Nelly and Sean Kingston.
A parade of celebrities attended the VIP bash including: Chris Brown, Paris Hilton, Cee Lo Green, Nelly, Sean Kingston and Game. The party had a skateboard and graffiti vibe. Lil Wayne's cake and the graffiti art walls were designed by Trixter. The cake had a skateboard ramp with Lil Wayne on top of it. The birthday boy was dancing and listening to the live music provided by the groups Goodie Mob and Cypress Hill. "Wayne looked really happy and kept to his small circle of friends," a guest tells us. "But everywhere he went a crowd of girls followed him." (RumorFix)
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Book Club Guest Blog: Motives, A Character Discussion
January 13, 2012 at 10:33 am , by Ladies' Lounge
This week's post is by Neely Kennedy of Reading Group Choices, a leading online resource for book club tips and discussible selections.
In the LHJ Book Club pick for February, The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady, author Elizabeth Stuckey-French explores the motives that propel her characters to act in very strange ways in this wonderfully quirky novel. The main character, Marylou, is a woman hell-bent on exacting revenge for a secret government medical study that caused the death of her eight-year-old daughter.
Motives are a critical component in character development for compelling story telling, and in a book club setting, one of the most important focuses of discussion. A gifted author skillfully develops characters that intrigue us, and keep us turning the pages to find out the "why" behind the characters' actions. Similarly, a good writer will allow the characters' motives to unfold in a way that, even if we find their actions morally questionable at the beginning of the book, we will gradually start to understand them, sympathize with them and, usually, forgive them for their flaws.
These descriptions of the characters in The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady are followed by brief excerpts that provide glimpses into the real emotions underlying the motives of each of Stuckey-French's characters. This is a technique you can use as a tool to provoke fascinating book-club discussions of almost any title.
Marylou's Motive: Revenge
Marylou's underlying emotions of deep anger, grief, and loneliness stem from the loss of her daughter to bone cancer because of a ghastly radioactive cocktail she was instructed to drink during her pregnancy.
Desperation was the mother of invention. By the time she got back to Reeve's Court, Marylou had devised a brand-new attack plan. She would continue with her efforts to make Wilson remember and apologize, but she would also take steps to destroy his family, the way he's destroyed hers. It would surely make him miserable to watch his family suffer, the way she'd had to watch Helen and Teddy suffer.
Ava's Motive: Acceptance
Ava is admired for her beauty, but overprotected and misunderstood because of her Asperger's Syndrome, she is desperate to be independent and live a life of relative normalcy.
It was depressing to realize that she didn't fit in here, and she sure didn't fit in with the so-called typical people. So what was left? Living with her mother for the rest of her life? She'd rather kill herself.
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Guest Blog: Life Choices, a Book Club Discussion
October 18, 2011 at 10:29 am , by Ladies' Lounge
Today's post comes from leading book club resource Donna Paz Kaufman of Reading Group Choices. "There is so much we learn from the characters in books, and many stories involve circumstances we will all deal with at some point in our lives."
This month's LHJ Book Club pick, The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass, tells the story of Percy Darling, a man dealing with his grief after the loss of his wife, and how it influences his relationships and decisions. When he decides to offer the use of his barn to a trendy preschool, he goes through yet another major life transition that brings his choices into question.
Ask your book club members to relate a story of someone they know who has lost a spouse and what they have learned by observing how the widow/widower handled the life transition. Sharing our personal experiences can be interesting and even therapeutic!
Here are some conversation starters to use when a character's choices are curious or controversial. Some discussion questions relating to the The Widower's Tale readers' guide are in italics to help your book club dig into this book—find more here.
Describe the character's perspective
How do they hear, see, and perceive the situation? Talk about the baggage they might be carrying to this situation and how their view of the situation may be clouded.
How do Percy's age, background, and profession shape the way he thinks about the world? How does the way he sees himself differ from the way other characters see him? How has being a single father and now an involved grandfather defined him? How do you think he would have been a different father and man had Poppy lived?
Identify the choices
There are usually a variety of choices we can make when faced with a decision. Does the character see and consider them all?
Why do you think Percy chose to avoid romantic or sexual involvement for so many years after Poppy's death? Why do you think he falls so suddenly for Sarah after all that time alone? Why now?
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Balkan Ghosts
Libya and Afghanistan seem to get all the headlines about NATO these days. But lately, I've been thinking and working on the Balkans. We need to make sure that the Balkan ghosts of violence from the 1990s don't reappear.
The key NATO mission in the Balkans, of course, is Kosovo. At one time, NATO and our coalition partners had 50,000 troops stationed there in the early part of the last decade. When I arrived here in 2009, we still had over 15,000 troops from 32 nations maintaining a "safe and secure environment."
Over the past two years, we've been able to draw that down to our current level of just over 5,000. We've seen the Kosovo Security Force build up and take over a variety of duties related to emergency response, humanitarian assistance, and so forth. Dialog has been underway between Kosovo and Serbia.
Yet the past week has been troubling, in that we've seen a flare-up of tensions in the north of Kosovo, where a large percentage of the population is ethnically Serbian and maintains close links to that country. We've seen shootings, the death of a Kosovo police officer, fires, and road-blocks.
Working closely with the European Union mission (called EULEX), our NATO and coalition forces (KFOR) have managed to ensure an uneasy peace which has held so far. But this is a matter of real concern.
Political discussions between Serbia and Kosovo continue, and the border tensions are at the center of the dialog. It is important for NATO and coalition forces to maintain a safe and secure environment so the political entities involved (Serbia, Kosovo, EU, various national embassies) can work toward peaceful solutions.
While the Balkans have been an overall success story for NATO (after all, well over 100,000 people were killed during ethnic violence in the 1990s), we all need to stay engaged to make sure the region doesn't fall backward.
NATO and our coalition partners in Kosovo are committed to ensuring we move forward with stability and minimal violence.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay-Z says performing in his New York City hometown at the opening of Brooklyn's Barclays Center is better than performing at the Grammys, Glastonbury or Coachella.
He yelled to the crowd of 18,000: "Nothing feels like tonight!"
The arena was full of exciting concertgoers, as the chaotic crowd made way to their seats after waiting outside to enter the building. Jay-Z emerged onstage Friday night as a video about Brooklyn's history played in the background.
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You don't have to be a competitive runner or a hard-core walker to participate in this Saturday's Dash for Dollars 5K at
The first-ever on-campus fun run/walk is being organized by a student club trying to offset some of the costs of programs such as after-school tutoring, college guidance counseling, technology in the classroom and biotech equipment.
The race will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 28 at the Carlmont High School track.
"We started the club (Carlmont Student Academic Foundation) this year because there have been a lot of budget cuts and we thought it was time the students started raising some money ourselves for important programs," said students Gianna Dimick and Lauren Denney.
The club is reaching out beyond the Carlmont student body to members of the community and middle school students who will be coming to Carlmont in the future.
"You don't need to be affiliated with Carlmont to participate in the 5K," said Gianna.
"It's a great way for local families to check out the school in action and give their support," said parent volunteer Colleen Devlin who is assisting with the event.
This is the first year for the Carlmont Student Academic Foundation, which has 30 members who Devlin says are working hard to make this a successful event.
"There are three ways we are raising money," explained Lauren. "Through registration fees, sponsor donations and sponsorships."
The girls explained that business sponsors who donate between $250 and $2,000 will have their name on promotional signs, and they will have an opportunity to have a booth on the Carlmont track during the event.
"We'll be giving away prizes in every age group for fastest racers, fundraising winners and team spirit. And we and will have three levels of participants: high school students, adults and young kids," said Gianna.
The registration fee is $20 per participant, and every runner/walker will receive a collector's t-shirt and a slice of pizza.
Lauren said teams are encouraged to register together and will receive a fee discount. "Teams can get creative and wear costumes if they want," she added.
"We really want people to register and participate!" said Gianna.
In addition to participants, members of CSAF are also seeking donations from businesses and individuals to offset the cost of the event.
"We're looking for donations of food, gift cards for raffle prizes and cases of Gatorade and water," Lauren said.
For more information on race participation or sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, click here.
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9:08am Friday 12th October 2012 in Sport By Adam Summers
ASHLEY Nicholls is a major doubt for the Magpies ahead of tomorrow's trip to New Lodge (3pm).
The influential midfielder has been struggling with illness this week and Phil Simkin is currently keeping his fingers crossed that he recovers in time.
Speaking ahead of the clash with Billericay Town, the Dorchester boss told Echosport: "It is never easy travelling away to these sides but hopefully we can go up there and get a result.
"We are feeling fairly confident at the moment but we do have concerns over Ashley Nicholls, who has not been well.
"Hopefully he will be okay because he is a very important player for us. Other than that we have a clean bill of health."
Town have won seven of their last nine games in all competitions but they have faltered in their last two on the road where Simkin is keen to see improvements.
He added: "I will just be looking for a solid performance because our away form has been a bit of a concern.
"I do not count the last one at Salisbury City because that was a bit of a one-off but it is something I am aware of.
"If we came back with a point tomorrow it would be nice and if we came back with three I would be delighted – I just want us to keep the momentum going."
Simkin also feels that two men in particular could be the key achieving that this weekend.
He went on to add: "We slotted Arran Pugh into the defence last week and we looked really solid.
"That and the form of Jason Matthews in goal are big factors for us.
"Jason has been absolutely outstanding. He is enjoying his football again and is a big influence both in the dressing room and out on the pitch."
Dorchester currently sit second in Blue Square Bet South while Billericay lie 18th, having picked up just 11 points from their opening 10 games.
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Sean and Lavinia McALLISTER To Mum and Dad, with all our love and best wishes on your Silver Anniversary. Love from Leanne, Martin, Paul, Nicola, Lynette and Haydn. To Grandad and Nanna, love and kisses from Kenzie and Jordan. xxx
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