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"The Little Mermaid" is a free-to-use play written by Wade Bradford, adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.
Read "The Little Mermaid" from the beginning of the play.
KID: And if he doesn't love her in return then she turns into sea foam.
LATCHKEY: That's dreadful! But fear not, any man, no matter how low his station, would count himself a king if he could win your heart. Dare I ask... Who is this handsome man who has captured your love?
KID: He's very near.
LATCHKEY: He is? And just how near is he?
KID: (Pointing to the prince as he enters.) That guy!
LATCHKEY: Oh, no, not the prince.
PRINCE: Latchkey, my mother is an old frump! She never lets me have any fun.
GERTRUDE: (Off stage.) Prince, I am not done talking to you.
PRINCE: Beg pardon, mother! (Exits.)
LATCHKEY: Him?! The Prince, as endearing as he may be, has never been man enough to stand up to his mother, and I am afraid that she would never let him marry anyone except royalty, not to mention incredibly wealthy. And though I have no doubt that in you are a far ore noble creature than any princess in my world, I am afraid that our Queen Gertrude wouldn't accept you... At least not at first glance... Wait, I know how to save your life. Do you trust me? (Kira nods.) Then follow my lead. Your highness!
PRINCE: Latchkey, I hear enough shouting from my mother, I don't need you to make things worse -- oh, why is she still here? Does she need directions to the homeless shelter?
LATCHKEY: Sire, I have just discovered that this young lady is a princess.
PRINCE: But she is dressed like a sea urchin...
LATCHKEY: She is the long lost Princess, uh, Princess-- (Kid whispers in his ear) Princess Kira.
PRINCE: Is she wealthy?
LATCHKEY: (Kira nods, pantomimes oysters.) Yes, in fact.., she owns all of the pearls in the ocean.
PRINCE: Splendid, I have been looking for just this sort of Princess. My mother has instructed me to marry at once, and I suppose I could make do with someone like you. Fine. Let's get married.
LATCHKEY: Ahem, sire, that is not a princely way to propose.
PRINCE: Ah, quite right. I command you to marry me!
LATCHKEY: No, I mean, it's proper form to ask the lady. After all, there is a distinct possibility that she might... She might not say yes. Perhaps she doesn't want to rush into such a hasty arrangement. (He obviously is falling for her.)
PRINCE: Ask permission? I have to say, Latchkey, I'm not used to such novelties. What do I do.
LATCHKEY: Well, first, you must make sure the proposal takes place at a romantic location.
PRINCE: Well, we are at the sea shore. And the sun gleaming off the water is quite beautiful, and the fresh open air smells... Strangely of...
KID: Fabric softner?
PRINCE: Yes, wait - what did you say?
KID: Ruff!
LATCHKEY: It's just a dog.
PRINCE: Well, it's hardly romantic with this mutt cluttering the beach. Be gone!
KID: You can't make me leave.
PRINCE: (Showing a stick.) Get the stick.
KID: Why would I want to chase after a dumb old stick? It's only... The most fascinating thing I've ever seen!
PRINCE: Fetch!
KID: (Exits, running after stick.) Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!
PRINCE: I really think that is a talking dog. Now, where was I? Ah, yes, romance! Latchkey, a moment of privacy. (Latchkey turns his back to them.) (Awkwardly gets on one knee.) Princess Kira, although I always thought that science would be my only love, perchance -- my your hand. So warm, so familiar, why when I was drowning in the ocean, during the storm, I thought for certain that some beautiful creature held onto my hand just as you are now, and saved my life. Perhaps this could be love after all. Oh, but alas, mother would never approve, not with a princess dressed in seaweed.
LATCHKEY: Sire, I do believe that your kingdom has many loyal servants that would be honored to help return return Princess Kira to her former glory.
PRINCE: And then, once mother sees how wealthy the Princess appears, she will allow the marriage, we can have a wedding, Why Latchkey, you are brilliant--
LATCHKEY: Thank you sir.
PRINCE: I shall triple your salary!
LATCHKEY: But sire, I've already told you--
PRINCE: No, I insist! And now, let us transform this sea-struck cinderella into the princess proper enough to make her prince proud! Where's my royal tailor!
TAILOR: Right here, your highness.
PRINCE: And my royal hair stylist?
STYLIST: At your beckon call, your majesty.
PRINCE: I give you the greatest challenge of your careers. Make her look pretty. Spare now expense, (They take her away.) Don't worry, my bride to be, you are in good hands. Latchkey, my trusted friend, there is no one better suited to watch over her. Will you stay by her side when she is my kingdom?
LATCHKEY: I would be honored, sire. (He exits, realizing he is falling for this mermaid girl.)
PRINCE: And now, to tell mother the good news.
KID: (Rushing back in.) I got the stick, I got the stick! Do it again! Do it again!
PRINCE: Are you quite certain you are not a talking dog?
KID: Ruff!
PRINCE: Hmm. (Pretends to throw the stick. Walks away.)
KID: Where'd it go? Where'd it go? (Realizes she was tricked.) Oh. now that's just mean.


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November 2011
Professor Cuonzo at work after failed road test
Class will be in session for the Tennessee men's basketball team when they return to the court after Monday night's 89-81 loss at Oakland.
Vols coach Cuonzo Martin said he'll continue to review the basics of sound, fundamental defense and boxing out before spending too much time on Saturday's opponent, the No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers (5-1).
"I like how we're scoring the ball, but we don't have to rush shots - we have too many weapons for that,'' Martin said. "I think defense comes down to pride and guarding your man. We did a good job defending set plays, but we didn't necessarily do a good job guarding our men. It's that, and boxing out.
"Boxing out is a five-man effort - not just two big men. That's got to be more of a mental focus than anything.''
Martin said expected that all of his players would get to class on Tuesday despite not leaving the basketball complex until approximately 5 a.m. because of a two-hour flight delay in Detroit.
In fact, redshirt guard Quinton Chievous went to the gym and got shots up when the team returned.
Jordan McRae said after Monday night's game that his scoring surge -- 25 points in each of the past two games -- has as much to do with his temperment and teammates than his touch.
"My teammates are finding me open for shots, and I'm picking my spots to shoot better,'' McRae said. "I'm not rushing things.''
Golden said his recent struggles -- he had one assist and three turnovers in the loss to Oakland -- are in part because of how defenses are now playing him.
"There's a lot of collapsing,'' said Golden, who showed his ability to drive-draw-dish in the Vols' two home wins before the trip to Maui. "I have to find other ways to find guys.''
Golden also said his defense needs a lot of work.
"We got our butts kicked, and we need to guard better, especially me,'' Golden said. "Me and Jeronne (Maymon) are the leaders, and we have to do a better job.''
Vols should expect a Grizzly trap at Oakland
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Oakland coach Greg Kampe has been around for a long time, entering his 28th season leading the Golden Grizzlies.
His story is a rare one, as he has taken the program from the Division II ranks to its status as the premier team in the Summit League and an annual NCAA tournament contender.
When the Tennessee men's basketball job came open last season, Kampe's name swirled in the wind, along with many others, though it's not known if he ever got to the interview stage.
Whatever the circumstance was, it's all behind Kampe and the Vols now, and it's a sure bet a Golden Grizzlies trap has been set for new UT coach Cuonzo Martin tonight.
One of the first conversations I had with Vols assistant Jon Harris was about UT's schedule.
Harris, who was an assistant at Wisconsin-Green Bay before joining Martin's Missouri State staff, brought up the game at Oakland.
"That's going to be a snake pit,'' Harris said. "Coached in a game there, a bracket-buster, and that place gets loud.''
And Kampe will certainly have his team prepared.
"I know the Purdue family well, from (Gene) Keady, to (Bruce) Weber to (Matt) Painter, and Cuonzo is out of that mold,'' Kampe told me on Sunday. "You know those teams will defend and by physical, and they won't back off an inch.
"We know what to expect.''
As for the Vols, there's reason to expect the best with Martin pushing them hard.
But it's also realistic to wonder if UT will bring the same intensity to Rochester, Mich., as it did to Hawaii.
Former coach Bruce Pearl used to refer to the "Polynesian fade,'' a term used to describe teams' tendencies to fall off after long road trips to preseason tournaments.
Martin said he won't let jet lag be an excuse, but it's a very real physiological phenomenon.
Oakland's gym holds 3,000 - slightly larger than Maui's 2,400 - but the opponent doesn't hold the same marquee value that seemed to bring the best out of the Vols against Duke and Memphis.
While many have jacked up their expectations for the UT basketball team this season, in my opinion the Vols remain little more than a possible NCAA tournament bubble team. A .500 record still appears to be a challenge, particularly in the SEC.
The Vols are young, and with youth comes inconsistency.
Cameron Tatum remains the only starter with great experience, and whatever element of surprise the Vols may have had vanished in the Hawaiian tradewinds and over the ESPN airwaves.
This would appear to be a very difficult road game when you consider Kampe's knack for great preparation, a hostile environment and the combination of the Vols' road travels and inexperience.
Tobias Harris likes timing of NBA lockout end
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MASON, Mich. -- Tobias Harris was on a visit back home in Long Island, N.Y., this weekend when he learned on Saturday morning he had more reason to give thanks.
Harris, the Milwaukee Bucks NBA Draft first-round acquisition, awoke early to discover a tentative agreement was reached and the lockout appears to be on the verge of ending.
"They say we're going to start training camp on Dec. 9, so I'll head to Milwaukee as soon as the deal is officially signed,'' said Harris, a Freshman All-American with the Vols last season. "I think I'll be able to finish my classes, because they end on Dec. 6.''
Harris has been attending UT this fall while maintaining his conditioning workouts daily in Knoxville and flying to San Antonio on weekends to perfect his shooting under the tutelage of former NBA all-star George "Ice Man" Gervin.
Harris' course studies run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and include classes in African Studies, Economics, Agricultural Leadership and Theater. He has been doing daily conditioning workouts at 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
"I'm excited, but I kind of knew the lockout would end,'' Harris said in Saturday's phone interview. "There was too much to be lost by both sides, so I had stayed hopeful. I'm glad to have the opportunity to play this season.''
Harris admits it has sometimes been hard watching the Vols play, but he knew he made the right business decision by turning professional.
"I'll miss a lot of this; Knoxville is a great place to live and a great place to come back to,'' he said, "but I've got to move on with my life.''
UT coach Cuonzo Martin said it has been a pleasure to have Harris around the program and its players.
"Tobias is a guy with great character who has a passion for the University of Tennessee and our current players,'' Martin said. "Obviously, I wish him well, but he'll be back around here this summer and we'll all look forward to that.''
Harris said his plan is indeed to return to Knoxville after the season to take more classes.
"I may just have to play in the Rocky Top league,'' Harris said, referring to the June summer pickup league that features current and former Vols as well as other local standouts. "I thought the guys played well in Hawaii and surprised a lot of people. They probably would have won the Duke game if not for the referees.
"I think they could finish in the top five of the SEC this season.''
Harris, who attended the Vols opening home games, said he plans to attend UT's home game with No. 17 Pittsburgh next Saturday.
ESPN's Jay Bilas breaks down Vols in Maui
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LAHAINA, Hawaii - ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said he thought Tennessee basketball would be fine before the EA Sports Maui Invitational began.
After seeing how coach Cuonzo Martin's Vols played, Bilas has even more conviction.
"I think they are doing it the right way and building it the right away,'' Bilas said. "They played well, but there are still some things that can be corrected.''
Bilas listed shot selection, sustaining effort through 40 minutes and learning to play hard without fouling.
"(Jeronne) Maymon was great - that was one of the really good performances I can remember in the past couple of years,'' Bilas said, referencing Maymon's 32-point, 20-rebound effort in the 99-97 double-overtime loss to No. 8 Memphis on Tuesday.
"They could have been blown out in that game, and they could have won,'' he said. "To fight back and have a chance to win that game was encouraging. That loss is not going to faze Cuonzo Martin.''
Bilas said UT fans will have to be patient as Martin builds the program in his image, but he didn't rule out the possibility that the Vols could find a way to a seventh straight NCAA tournament appearance.
"I don't see why not? Why can't they be an NCAA team, they are talented enough,'' he said. They just have to win games.
"But the NCAA tournament isn't the important things right now - that's a byproduct of them doing what's right in front of them,'' Bilas said. "Right now that's going back to practice and getting better. It's a step-by-step process. They can't get to the tournament right now. They can just win the next game.''
Bilas said he believes the Vols' attendance in Knoxville will pick up when UT starts winning games.
"When you win, folks are going to come, but unless you are putting a product out there people want to see, you can't expect them to come out,'' he said. "Knoxville has great fans, and they will support the team.''
Managing Maui: Martin is learning his team
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LAHAINA, Hawaii - Tennessee is climbing a mountain.
There are inexperienced players, a new coaching staff, low expectations and waning fan support based on early season home attendance and the low number of fans that traveled to Maui.
The players don't seem to notice or care, however, as they have followed the lead of coach Cuonzo Martin and maintained their focus.
Twice, the Vols were on the verge of marquee victories at the EA Sports Maui Invitational, and twice, the opportunities have slipped away.
Against Duke, UT missed too many short shots to count that could have altered the outcome of the 77-67 loss to the No. 6 Blue Devils.
In a double-overtime 99-97 loss to Memphis on Tuesday, the Vols made an inspiring comeback from 16 down, tying the game on the final play of regulation.
UT led throughout most all of the first overtime, only to freeze up on their final two possessions with an opportunity to put the game away. Memphis outplayed the Vols in the second overtime, as UT appeared to lose their confidence in the clutch
Still, the Vols' progress suggests this is a team that has been underestimated.
Certainly, Jeronne Maymon has.
Maymon went for 32 points and 20 rebounds on Memphis, showing a relentless style of play in the paint, seemingly getting every rebound and put-back within arm's reach.
Perhaps the most encouraging thing about Maymon's success is how he has stayed humble.
"I was just trying to play hard, especially the way things were going in the game, we were giving up a lot of easy points early,'' Maymon said. "I was trying to finish more of my shots, because I missed a lot of shots in the paint yesterday.''
Maymon appeared to get fouled at the end of the first overtime, when his spinning shot went awry.
But he didn't make a scene on the court, or carry ill-feelings off the court.
"Yeah, the ref winked at me and smiled after that,'' Maymon said. "I knew he wasn't gonna call it, especially being in overtime. It was what it was.''
But there's more earth shifting than just that under the feet of the burly Maymon.
Some observations worth noting:
Freshman center Yemi Makanjuola is effective in the paint. Many thought the Nigerian freshman would merely take up space and play with others in foul trouble.
Not so. Makanjuola has proven capable against premier big men, offensively and defensively. That said, Makanjuola lacks the quickness to match up on the perimeter, and his playing time could be dictated by the opponent, regardless of his status on the depth chart.
Junior Kenny Hall seemed to respond to the challenge in the post, scoring a season-high 11 points while pulling down six rebounds in 22 minutes against Memphis.
Martin said he was pleased with Hall's performance and ability to compete against Memphis.
JUCO transfer Dwight Miller has provided a nice spark in his limited Maui minutes. Against Memphis, Miller played 18 minutes and was 4-of-6 shooting for eight points and had four rebounds.
Renaldo Woolridge played only six minutes but had five rebounds while making 1 of 2 shots. Woolridge, like Makanjuola, will see his minutes affected by matchups unless he can ratchet up his defense and ability to score in the paint.
Martin has plenty of film to watch of his bigs, and it will be interesting to see how the minutes are distributed once back on the mainland after today's game with Division II Chaminade.
The battle for playing time on the perimeter is just as interesting.
Freshman wing Josh Richardson appears fearless. It was Richardson who buried a 3-pointer when Memphis took an 89-88 OT lead. Considering his level of inexperience, it was a huge shot for Richardson to muster the courage to take, much less have the poise to make.
Richardson played 31 minutes, a decision Martin said was dictated by his intelligent play and intensity.
Measuring Richardson's numbers against senior Cam Tatum, who also played 31 minutes, is interesting.
Tatum was 2-for-7 shooting, 1-of-4 beyond the arc, and was 2-for-2 from the free-throw line for seven points to go with one rebound, no assists and one turnover.
Richardson was 2-for-4 shooting, all of his shots from 3-point range, 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, with one rebound, one assist, two turnovers, a blocked shot and two steals.
Jordan McRae, another wing, played 20 minutes and was 3-of-11 shooting, 2-of-4 from three, with one rebound, one assist, two turnovers and two blocked shots. McRae's ability to block shots on the perimeter is valuable, but he clearly must move his feet better to prevent opponents' from driving by him.
The battle for playing time is going to be worth watching as the team evolves.
Skylar McBee, who Martin says is one of the top two 3-point shooters and most determined perimeter defenders on the team, played only 13 minutes, making the only shot he took, a 3-pointer. Again, another matchup player. Few teams will have the quickness on the perimeter that Duke and Memphis boast with their future NBA players. Still, McBee must continue to work hard on defense and earn his share of floor burns to maintain solid playing time.
Golden played some minutes at shooting guard as well as the point against Memphis, and suffered through a 3-of-19 shooting performance, including just 1-of-7 from three.
Golden had seven assists and three steals, but also, two turnovers in his 42 minutes.
The competition will obviously drop off until Pittsburgh comes to Knoxville on Dec. 3, but Golden will have to become accustomed to defenses collapsing on him when he drives.
Theoretically, that should open up some shots for others - but the Vols have not shot the ball well in Maui despite the ridiculously soft rims here.
UT is 7-for-29 shooting the three in Hawaii - less than 25 percent.
Finally, Wes Washpun has played well in spurts at the point. Washpun's soared high to block a Joe Jackson shot and played steady at the point in limited minutes against Duke and Memphis, two of the most imposing teams in collegiate basketball.
All in all, the Vols are showing they have pieces - just as Martin said before UT left for Maui. How the returning players adjust, and how quickly the newcomers will develop, will determine how the minutes shake out as the season progresses.
For now, it's up to Martin and his assistants to put the pieces in place as opponents and performances dictate.
Based on the Vols' ability to compete with top 10 teams in Maui, there's no reason to believe the new staff is doing less than a good job managing the team.
Vols turn from Devils to Tigers in Maui
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LAHAINA, Hawaii - Cuonzo Martin borrowed a line from Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski when I suggested to him how important the Vols' game with Memphis will be on Tuesday.
"They are all big games,'' Martin said, to which I replied, "OK, Coach K!''
Krzyzewski, two days earlier, snapped when I asked him if he remembered his first marquee match up.
"All my games are marquee,'' he said. "I'm not fooling around.''
Well, it turns out neither are Martin or his Vols.
Monday's loss was a tough one, 77-67, but the game was highly contested until Duke went up by 10 with 6 ½ minutes to go.
"They played their butts off,'' Krzyzewski said. "That was a heck of a game for us.''
Martin was pleased with the effort, particularly since UT played much of the game without point guard Trae Golden.
Freshman Wes Washpun was solid enough in relief, but it was clear how much the Vols missed their playmaker.
Golden's ability to drive and dish opens up the game for wings Cameron Tatum and Jordan McRae, who still struggle occasionally to create their own shots.
But the Vols' biggest problem remains in the post, as junior Kenny Hall is struggling with his post-up game.
It's a shame, because Martin identified that as an area of need when he first took the job, but Hall spent much of the summer working on his jump shot and face-up game.
The end result is that freshman Yemi Makanjuoula has a legitimate shot to ultimately win the starting position.
Senior Renaldo Woolridge plays hard, but his game is also better-suited to the perimeter.
There will be certain opponents Hall and Woolridge can take advantage of, but Makanjuola best fits the mold for what Martin seems to be looking for.
Power forward Jeronne Maymon has done a solid job rebounding and defending, but he's never going to be an elite scorer in the paint.
Memphis is a team that's very similar to Duke in how well their guards can get to the basket.
The Blue Devils are a more consistent shooting team, but the Tigers can heat up quickly.
Defensively, Duke is going to do a lot of the same things as Duke, pressing the passing lane and forcing individual plays.
That's where Golden becomes crucial; no one on this UT team is better off the bounce.
UT assistant Kent Williams scouted the Tigers, and it will be interesting to see what plan the Vols' devise.
Against Duke, much was made - and rightly so - of the Vols going 0-of-8 shooting beyond the 3-point arc.
But the game plan was to attack the basket off the dribble and penetrate.
I would guess we'll see the same today, only Memphis will be a little quicker and more athletic than Duke, though not as fundamentally solid or polished.
Vols turn from Devils to Tigers in Maui
LAHAINA, Hawaii - Cuonzo Martin borrowed a line from Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski when I suggested to him how important the Vols' game with Memphis will be on Tuesday.
"They are all big games,'' Martin said, to which I replied, "OK, Coach K!''
Krzyzewski, two days earlier, snapped when I asked him if he remembered his first marquee match up.
"All my games are marquee,'' he said. "I'm not fooling around.''
Well, it turns out neither are Martin or his Vols.
Monday's loss was a tough one, 77-67, but the game was highly contested until Duke went up by 10 with 6 ½ minutes to go.
"They played their butts off,'' Krzyzewski said. "That was a heck of a game for us.''
Martin was pleased with the effort, particularly since UT played much of the game without point guard Trae Golden.
Freshman Wes Washpun was solid enough in relief, but it was clear how much the Vols missed their playmaker.
Golden's ability to drive and dish opens up the game for wings Cameron Tatum and Jordan McRae, who still struggle occasionally to create their own shots.
But the Vols' biggest problem remains in the post, as junior Kenny Hall is struggling with his post-up game.
It's a shame, because Martin identified that as an area of need when he first took the job, but Hall spent much of the summer working on his jump shot and face-up game.
The end result is that freshman Yemi Makanjuoula has a legitimate shot to ultimately win the starting position.
Senior Renaldo Woolridge plays hard, but his game is also better-suited to the perimeter.
There will be certain opponents Hall and Woolridge can take advantage of, but Makanjuola best fits the mold for what Martin seems to be looking for.
Power forward Jeronne Maymon has done a solid job rebounding and defending, but he's never going to be an elite scorer in the paint.
Memphis is a team that's very similar to Duke in how well their guards can get to the basket.
The Blue Devils are a more consistent shooting team, but the Tigers can heat up quickly.
Defensively, Duke is going to do a lot of the same things as Duke, pressing the passing lane and forcing individual plays.
That's where Golden becomes crucial; no one on this UT team is better off the bounce.
UT assistant Kent Williams scouted the Tigers, and it will be interesting to see what plan the Vols' devise.
Against Duke, much was made - and rightly so - of the Vols going 0-of-8 shooting beyond the 3-point arc.
But the game plan was to attack the basket off the dribble and penetrate.
I would guess we'll see the same today, only Memphis will be a little quicker and more athletic than Duke, though not as fundamentally solid or polished.
Last-minute breakdown from Bilas, Martin
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- How do you beat Duke in the EA Sports Maui Invitational?
Good question, no one has done it yet.
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas shared his keys to the game with me:
"Duke has really good big guys that can block shots and rebound; you can't give their big guys angles to the basket,'' said Bilas, who played for Krzyzewski at Duke from 1983-87 and coached under him from 1990-92. "You have to take away certain guys from the 3-point line and guard them as shooters, and certain guys you have to play as drivers.
"Michigan State had a hard time finishing over Duke's size. But they really got beat by one long run, because if you miss shots, they'll run, even if they don't have numbers.''
UT coach Cuonzo Martin said it's the same Duke schemes he has seen from years.
"They may run a different set here and there or four or five different plays we haven't seen,'' Martin said. "They use ball screens, dribble handoffs, run the floor; it's their spacing that's key. More than anything they have good spacing in what they do and their execution is good.
"They play man to man, aggressive defense, 90-percent of the time. They may throw a little zone or trap at us just to bother us.''
. The Blue Devils are 12-0 in the Maui Invitational, and opened as a 12-point favorite over the Vols.
This could be a low-scoring, defensive struggle, so the under (175) might be the best bet.
Jay Bilas compares Pat Summitt to Mike Krzyzewski
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LAHAINA, Hawaii -- It was a sunny, breezy Sunday morning on the Island of Maui, but ESPN analyst Jay Bilas had his game face on.
Bilas ranks among the top commentators because of his analytical approach and willingness to say what's on his mind, so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect when I asked him about Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Bilas doesn't attempt to hide his respect for Coach K, who he played for as a four-year starter at Duke from 1983-87 and coached with as an assistant for three seasons from 1990-92.
So who better to explain Coach K's success than Bilas?
Interestingly, Bilas immediately brought Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt into his analysis, knowing the Vols and Lady Vols fans can relate things best to their eight-time championship coach.
Here's what Bilas had to say about the respective men's and women's basketball winningest coaches of all time:
"What makes Coach K great is a lot of the same things that make Pat Summitt great. They have both been at their institutions forever, they are institutions at their institutions. They've been incredibly consistent with what they have done.
"For both of them, what they do isn't complicated, but it's really hard to do. For Pat Summitt and for Coach K, the one thing, over the 30-some years both have coached at those schools, the one thing all their players could say, the players from their first teams to the players now, the thing they can say is they have gotten their coach's best every day.
"Every day I went into the gym I got coach K's best, and I've talked to (former Lady Vol) Kara Lewson, about it, and they got Pat's best. Their best is pretty good.''
"I think there's a ton of similarities. Consistency, they adapt to the changing landscape of the game, but still keep their old-school values, and they are respected by their players, and their palyers know they care.
"If they switched places, and Pat was coaching Duke, and Coach K was coaching the Tennessee women, you wouldn't see a whole lot of difference in their results.''
Cuonzo is smiling in Hawaii
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Cuonzo Martin wasn't walking around the Lahainalula gymnasium so much as he was prowling.
Martin pounded a basketball as he strode, his eyes darting around to observe his players warming up.
It was the first open UT practice in more than a week, as Martin opted to allow media a glimpse into the Vols' inner-workings as they prepare for the EA Sports Maui Invitational on the Island of Maui.
Martin didn't seem to notice or care about onlookers; his mind was somewhere else.
It wasn't so much the Hawaiian breeze that had Tennessee's head coach pumped up as the next opponent, Duke.
At 5:30 p.m. on Monday on ESPN2, Martin will lead the Vols against the Blue Devils in what will rank as the biggest game of his young coaching career.
Martin, unlike other coaches on the verge of facing a more talented, more experienced opponent, isn't making any excuses publicly or even behind the scenes. He isn't talking about missing players, like Tobias Harris and Scotty Hopson, that could have or should have returned to the team.
He isn't bemoaning being left with only one returning starter, and he hasn't shed any tears over the formerly committed players he lost in the transition of coaching staffs.
Cuonzo doesn't play that.
The Vols' head coach knows his team's weaknesses better than anyone, but rather than drone on about them, he just talks about looking to the future improvement he expects them to make at those positions.
Let's just get this out of the way: Tennessee has gotten virtually nothing in the paint against inferior competition through two exhibition games and two regular season games against mid-major pushovers.
Junior center Kenny Hall has not been productive on offense and has been foul-proneon defense. Power forward Jeronne Maymon has shown he can rebound and pass, but to this point his post moves have been absent.
Not having an interior game in basketball is like not having a running game in football.
But Martin says Hall has been working hard, and he's standing behind him. Cuonzo also likes Maymon, calling him one of the toughest players on the team. The other tough guys who shine in Martin's eyes are Skylar McBee and Quinton Chievous.
But watching Martin's practice Friday, it was evident there was a lot of toughness training going on.
Even Martin and his assistant coaches got into the act, going through some grueling conditioning drills after the team's intense two-hour workout.
Martin doesn't do a lot of yelling -- just a loud whistle and an occasional glare accompanying a spoken message.
Yes, Martin was smiling. But his eyes were piercing, and his walk had purpose.
It was kind of a scary smile.
Vols: One Final Dress Rehearsal
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Tennessee should handle Louisiana Monroe Wednesday night, but it will be worth noting in what fashion.
Don't get me wrong -- shooting better than 60-percent from three is great any time you can get it, as the Vols did in beating UNC Greensboro by 29 points last Friday.
But the Vols aren't likely to win many more games in that extreme fashion, and Coach Cuonzo Martin knows it.
That's why you will see UT force the ball in the paint against the Warhawks (that's Louisiana Monroe) in this final dress rehearsal before the Maui Invitational begins on Monday.
Vols' junior Kenny Hall needs to get his game going. Whether that means he needs to relax, bear down or whatever.
Tennessee is not only not going to beat good teams without some interior game -- it's not even going to be able to compete with them.
Now, before anyone starts getting too worried about a 40-point loss to Duke on Monday night, relax. This is a three-games-in-three-days tournament.
In other words, the Blue Devils won't be prone to running up the score, so much as they will want to play reserves and keep their starters as fresh as possible for a second round game against Michigan or Memphis.
Now, if the Vols come out shooting hot in Maui, things could get interesting. But I wouldn't bet on another 60-percent or even 50-percent night shooting the 3-ball.
There will be some nerves. After all, this is a game many UT players have waited a lifetime to play in.
"When we found out Duke was in field, we wanted to play them,'' Vols sophomore point guard Trae Golden said Tuesday. "Growing up as a kid, you always want to play Duke or North Carolina.''
Tournaments such as this are Tennessee's only shot at such rich basketball royalty. The former Vols' staff extended invitations for a home-and-home series with the Blue Devils and Tar Heels on an almost annual basis.
Not surprisingly, the requests were denied.
Why should Duke or North Carolina play a home-and-home with Tennessee, when they could play Memphis or Kentucky in a more high-profile matchup?
It's no different than when former Vols' athletic director Doug Dickey scheduled a home-and-home series with Miami, Fla., instead of Virginia Tech. I remember asking him specifically about not playing the Hokies in the infamously proposed Bristol Motor Speedway bowl.
"We already play a team from that conference,'' Dickey said. "We feel playing Miami would be more advantageous to our program.''
And he was right, just as Duke and North Carolina are doing what's in their best interest by being very selective with their home-and-home series.
So here is Tennessee's chance to get a big win. It's the No. 6-ranked team on a neutral floor.
Historians will recall the former staff launched itself by beating a No. 6-ranked team, Texas, its first season.
Back then, Vols center Major Wingate stepped up and played bigger in the post than anyone thought possible.
Can Kenny Hall do the same? Wednesday's game against Louisiana Monroe would be a good place for him to start.
Basketball forecast: still cloudy, unknowns ahead
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So, I've been asked, what do I think of the Vols NOW?
You know, NOW that they have beaten UNC Greensboro by 29 points in their home opener...NOW that they have shot over 60 percent from the floor and beyond the 3-point line in that game.
Well, I think the same thing NOW as I did back THEN, before the season started.
This appears to be a sub .500 Tennessee team that will win six or fewer games in SEC play.
But it's hard not to like the UT team's underdog mentality. I like to refer to them in my live chats as "The Unknowns.''
Coach Cuonzo Martin said before the season opener there were so many "unknowns" with this team, and when you consider that very few of them saw much time last season, the nickname seems to fit.
It's not an insult; the nickname former Vols linebacker Al Wilson gave the 1998 football team at the beginning of the season was "No Stars."
Wilson's idea was that if everyone did their jobs and didn't concern themselves with who got the credit, the team would succeed.
It's the same with The Unknowns. If they concern themselves with making a name for Tennessee basketball more than making a name for themselves, they could prove the prognotsticators that selected them 11th in the SEC wrong.
We'll see. That would take a lot of maturity that many of The Unknowns haven't shown before.
It's not what Tennessee fans want to hear.
But even the computer is spitting out foul numbers. While the basketball team is No. 36 in the Sagarin Ratings, Sagarin notes much of that ranking is attributed to last season. Four starters have departed since then, and a new coaching staff with new schemes is in place.
The team the Vols beat in their basketball opener, UNC Greensboro, is No. 274 out of 345 teams according to the Sagaring Ratings. Wednesday's opponent, Louisiana Monroe, comes in at No. 312.
Of course, that's mostly based on last year. Both teams could be worse this season. Ole Miss beat Louisiana Monroe by 22 in both teams' season opener.
This is not to rain on the parade. Rather, it is to warn Vols' basketball fans to bring an umbrella along with their expectations.
Enjoy the sunny days, be prepared for the storms. Dark clouds are moving in on Hawaii as this writing occurs.
What's left for Cuonzo recruiting Class of 2012?
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There's good news and bad news for the various Internet chat board experts who have anonymously questioned the type of player Cuonzo Martin has gone after at Tennessee.
It turns out Kansas is interested in 6-foot-9, 240-pound Landen Lucas from Portland, Ore., who is not rated within the Rivals.com 150 and garnered only three stars.
So, the good news comes in the form of validation of talent UT is recruiting.
Of course, the bad news is that Lucas took a visit to Kansas on Wednesday, and when the Jayhawks come calling, it's often difficult for prospects to turn them down.
Lucas said before going on the visit that he planned to choose between Stanford, Oregon, Washington and Tennessee this weekend.
Should Lucas stay on the West Coast, or opt to go with basketball-crazy Kansas, that would leave power forward Jarnell Stokes as UT's final marquee recruit on the board.
Stokes recently visited Kentucky, and before that, he was considered by some to be a strong lean to stay home and play for Memphis.
Two more basketball-mad schools that pack their gyms for preseason events and can bring hundreds to their airports to great recruits.
While UT has ranked in the top five nationally in attendance the past six years, the Vols' basketball fan base simply has not matched that sort of passion, and very few schools can or do.
Regardless, it's still not clear if Stokes will sign in November. Should Stokes, who at 6-foot-8, 255 pounds is rated No. 11 overall by Rivals.com, decide to wait until the spring signing period, it could benefit the Vols.
More time undecided would give UT coach Cuonzo Martin more time to recruit Stokes.
That said, it could also work against the Vols, as Tennessee isn't projected to play in the postseason, and that could play a factor in Stokes' decision.
In other words, this is like most any other recruiting season in that coaches, as well as fans, are often left guessing.
One thing that's obvious is Tennessee is in desperate need of at least one big man, if not two, and it's unlikely the Vols will sign any other perimeter players in the Class of 2012.
Martin's mental works evident as Vols avoid upset
A nine-point win over a Division II team is nothing to get excited about.
But it's also nothing to get angry about - when a loss would have been.
Ask Butler, which lost an exhibition game to Northern State this preseason, or Louisville, which beat Bellarmine 62-54 in exhibition play. Or you could talk to some of the UT players, who suffered a tough exhibition setback to Indianapolis last season.
So, yes, this was just an exhibition game, but make no mistake about it, there was pressure and the team knew losing was a real possibility.
Tennessee felt the heat it in the days leading up to Monday night's 76-67 victory over Lincoln Memorial University.
The Vols responded by going on an early 19-0 run and turning the tables on the Railsplitters, who came out looking tight.
LMU, ranked No. 2 in the Division II ranks, awoke in the second half and started hitting shots, and the Vols struggled by missing nine shots in a row.
Suddenly, it was a four-point game.
Cuonzo Martin's coaching was on trial. The verdict: Guilty of making UT a more confident team.
To Martin's credit, the team didn't panic; it stayed within itself, and it made plays and won.
Maybe that wouldn't happen against a more-talented SEC team. But maybe it would.
It's all a matter of the team continuing to buy into what Martin is preaching and get better.
Jeronne Maymon, the Vols' hulking 6-foot-7, 265-pound forward, has a ways to go, but mentally, he has bought in. The big man was 7-of-7 from the free-throw line - keep in mind he entered this season 15 of 38 from the line.
Trae Golden - 22 points, eight assists - is all in. Golden has matured, gotten himself in shape, and is providing stable leadership.
Skylar McBee is a great fit for what Martin is doing. This style will allow McBee to maximize his rugged defensive style while setting him up for the open looks he can take and make.
Cam Tatum displayed some veteran leadership and didn't disappear. That's big for Tatum, who seems to realize he needs to be more assertive and willing to take open 3-pointers regardless of whether his last shot or two went in.
Kenny Hall is looking like a player who could be close to turning the corner in the paint. Martin won't let Hall give up on himself, but at some point, the production needs to come. Same with Renaldo Woolridge, who simply has to find a fire to bang in the paint.
Jordan McRae, 1-of-9 shooting against LMU, needs to settle down. He's putting too much pressure on himself instead of playing the game and letting the points come to him. Basketball is largely a reactive game, even for a scorer.
Chances are we've all gotten a little carried away with McRae's acrobatic abilities and summer league scoring. This is real basketball, in the real world, and McRae needs to improve how he practices -- not necessarily spend more time on it, but spend better time on it.
The skinny sophomore might want to pull Chris Lofton to the side this week and ask the SEC's all-time leading 3-pointer shooter to show him how a post-practice individual shootaround should look. Nobody worked harder or better than Lofton.
In fact, the only former Vol athlete I saw that came close was receiver Kelley Washington, who seemingly never left the indoor football complex. But that was another sport, at another time and place in history.
In roughly two weeks, the Vols will find themselves six time zones away playing in the Maui Invitational against Duke, and while UT didn't need McRae to beat LMU, at some point the Vols will count on him.
But first things first, UT must win its first two games of the season against UNC Greensboro on Friday and Louisiana Monroe next week.
Those games aren't gimmes. Tennessee has four new starters and eight newcomers. There's much work to be done. None of the newcomers look like impact players, though I continue to like what Josh Richardson shows, a silky-smooth style that seems only to need minutes and repetitions.
Monday night's win was a step - a baby step - but still a step in the right direction.
It has often been said of you aren't getting better, you are getting worse.
So far, modest as the improvement might seem, the Vols are getting better. There's just a long, long way to go if there is to be any postseason.
BallerVols could lose to Lincoln-Memorial -- really
Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin keeps it real, and he doesn't ask the media to do things any differently.
So, keeping it real, I didn't see anything more out of the Vols than what I expected in their 73-52 win over Carson-Newman Thursday, and I haven't changed my opinion that Monday night's exhibition game against Lincoln-Memorial University could easily result in a loss.
Seriously. I'm just keeping it real. And, at the very least, the Railsplitters will keep this one very close. If not win.
Here's something else pretty real: The guy in the photo, Pete DeBusk, is transforming LMU. It's a story worth reading.
Monday night will be a game worth watching.
On one side, you have a team returning four starters from a unit that went 27-3 last season and is a preseason No. 2 pick in the Division II ranks.
On the other (the orange one), you have a team that returns one starter, has eight newcomers and features a brand-new coach.
The biggest difference between the Division I and Division II ranks is the quality of "bigs" in the paint.
Post play just happens to be Tennessee's weakness.
Not that Kenny Hall and Jeronne Maymon aren't talented, but neither is a conventional post player in that they can't - or won't -- score with their backs to the basket.
This is not news. Both players have been told since Martin was hired that one of the team's bigger concerns was scoring in the paint.
Both had all summer to work on it. Neither looked particularly good in the paint Thursday, though Martin said that was a result of Carson-Newman playing a zone defense.
OK, I'll buy that.
But I'm not ready to believe Maymon will suddenly be able to score against people that are his size or bigger, nor am I convinced we will see Hall make a transformation into a go-to, low-post scorer.
UT has more talent than the Railsplitters on the perimeter, but from an experience standpoint, the Vols are lacking.
Now, add into this equation that UT is playing a brand-new offense....and LMU will be gliding along at a fast tempo, and you have the potential for an upset.
Martin has said his first priority is winning, even in exhibition games.
I would suggest he not deviate from that philosophy on Monday night in Thompson-Boling Arena.
Furthermore, now would be a good time for the Vols to show they have truly bought in to increased effort and hustle.
While three UT players took charges against Carson-Newman, I didn't see a lot of guys on the floor for loose balls.
Lincoln-Memorial will bring a lot of energy and effort into Thompson-Boling Arena Monday night. Blood is in the water.
It will be up to the Vols to match that intensity and execute, or this one could easily go Lincoln-Memorial's way.
I'm just keeping it real.
Cuonzo chooses lineup, words, carefully
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In announcing the starting lineup for Thursday's exhibition opener against Carson-Newman, Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin pointed out it's not necessarily a matter of who has had the best preseason.
It's the five who are most prepared to start.
And so it is that none of the incoming players are in the starting lineup.
I'm not saying they should be -- there have only been four open practices, and Martin has chosen to scrimmage precious little in front of inquisitive eyes.
Thus, many of the questions I have about key players heading into tonight's exhibition game with Carson-Newman are the same as I had heading into fall camp.
Some of those questions, like those about interior players Kenny Hall, Jeronne Maymon, Renaldo Woolridge, Yemi Makanjuola and Dwight Miller, won't be answered.
After all, the tallest player in Carson-Newman's starting lineup is 6-foot-5. Not exactly Kentucky. So when Hall dunks, or Maymon scores on a put-back, it's not necessarily a sure-sign of improvement.
I'll be paying closer attention to how quickly they get back on defense and how often they're on the floor battling for loose balls.
The Vols' perimeter players will be most tested in this exhibition game, particularly as they attempt to execute the motion offense and play Martin's high-energy style of defense.
My first question is for the player starting at the position that Martin has described as the most important, Trae Golden.
It's all about "jamming,'' a term Martin uses to describe the 3/4 court pressure he wants his point guard to constantly apply on his opponent. This takes a lot of energy and good, fundamental defense. Those are two things Golden failed to exhibit last season. And if Golden doesn't exhibit those traits well enough, that will mean more minutes for freshman point guard Wes Washpun, who specializes in suffocating defense.
The shooting guard position is another area of interest. As talented as Jordan McRae is, it remains to be seen how well he scores out of the motion offense. Put Jordy in a pickup game, he'll put 50 on you (He averaged 47 in the summer league). But motion requires reading screens and setting screens, and McRae is relatively new to this.
Meanwhile, perhaps no player has benefited more from Martin's hire than McBee, a high-energy defender who has shown he can shoot accurately from most anywhere on the floor.
My guess is Martin will give the most minutes to the hot-hand -- even if it doesn't affect the starting lineup anytime soon.
It's worth noting Martin has said he has played Golden some at shooting guard, and that Golden and Washpun have looked good on the floor together at times in practice.
At the three, Cam Tatum will have to show he can play tireless defense, or freshman Josh Richardson will gladly assume more minutes. After watching Richardson in practice, it quickly became apparent why Martin hand-picked Richardson in his first wave of signees.
Tatum's experience and leadership is unquestioned, but the bottom line is results, and the more of a positive impact Tatum can have -- defensively, scoring or facilitating -- the more minutes he'll get.
Freshman Quinton Chievous has shown steady improvement, and it will be interesting to see where, when and how he plays, and walk-on Brandon Lopez has shown the type of defensive skills that could get him some playing time in meaningful games.
As for the cumulative evaluation, that will be determined by the Vols' shooting percentage and turnovers.
If you can't hit 50-percent or better on Carson-Newman with fresh legs, what's going to happen in the Maui Invitational against quality competition?

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By PAUL HINES
Webber's baseball program has made a transformation over the past few years.
On the field, the Trojans have piled up three straight winning seasons after going 5-11 in coach Sam Root's first season. Through player and community involvement in fundraisers Webber has also made significant improvements its baseball field.
"There's not one thing up there we haven't changed from it," Root said. "I remember four years ago the very first thing we did was put foul poles up because we didn't have foul poles."
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"It took a lot of hard work, and really we've had a lot of volunteers whether it be parents, community members, businesses helping donate," Root said.
The Trojans squad returns a wealth of experience after losing only Isaac Lowery to graduation. Ace pitcher and Rend Lake College signee Ty Henderson heads a group of seniors that includes Dye, Alex Lynn and Levi Aydt. Henderson was the top hitter and with Lowery led the team in wins last season.
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Root added the returning experience of his team could prevent a slow start for his team due to not being able to practice much on their home field.
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The Trojans open the season Monday at home against Noble. The following day Webber travels to Zeigler-Royalton-Christopher.
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I might as well tell you right upfront that I'm a plant fanatic. So please don't get all glassy-eyed if I carry on about the rainbow of new California sticky monkey flower hybrids or how every time I spot a madrone tree alongside a hiking trail I stop to stroke its sensuously smooth mahogany bark, dreaming of planting yet another variety of its sexy — and more garden-worthy — manzanita cousins in my own private patch.
If you'll indulge my floriferous enthusiasm, I promise you'll be rewarded. I'll introduce you to plants (and gardening tips) that will make you truly fall in love with your garden while doing right by the environment and making your neighbors come to a complete standstill — because they just have to know what those amazing and unusual plants are that look so good all year long and that you never seem to water.
My name is Anne ... and I'm a plantaholic. And thanks to my happy addiction you will come to know why every gardener worth her mud-caked boots follows the age-old mantra "right plant, right place."
You may ask, isn't a garden like a blank canvas that every gardener can approach with her own artistic eye? Yes and no. Let's compare planting a garden with decorating a room. We'll consider an intimate living room in a Spanish Colonial house (you know, all terra cotta tiles and wrought-iron details). How would it look with a Victorian fainting couch, a mid-century chrome coffee table, a Liberace piano and African masks on the walls? Insane, don't you think?
In the same way that the small Spanish living room has a certain character that lends itself to complementary furnishings, every part of a garden has its own particularities that make certain plants appropriate and others dreadful mistakes. Even a self-proclaimed black thumb would think twice before planting a saguaro cactus in an east-facing corner in deep shade. That's when we'd say "wrong plant, wrong place." (Of course, the garden can present many more complex factors than an interior room, such as soils, microclimates, nearby plantings and hungry deer, but I'll keep it simple for now.)
Now let's think about that dark, dreary garden corner. How can we transform it into a romantic and inviting nook filled with happy, virtually carefree plants? And, because we live in drought-stricken California, where it's every citizen's responsibility to conserve water (more on that later, too), how can we perform this magic with minimal irrigation? The key is to find plants that would be delighted to take root in the existing conditions of that location — Right Plant, Right Place.
The conditions our new plants will need to enjoy are called "dry shade." Sounds ominous, but I've come to absolutely adore that situation, because there are so many fabulous plants that love it too. Here are some of my favorites, all of which offer two or more of the wonderful qualities we should demand of our plants in dry shade:
- foliage with interesting color and/or shape (what we plant folks call "texture")
- foliage with variegation (white or creamy accents, usually around the margins) for reflecting light
- flowers in winter
- super easy care
Dianella (Flax Lily): These strappy-leafed Australian beauties take shade to part shade and come in several species, offering foliage in hues of green, blue and brilliant variegation. They throw out long stalks of tiny iris-like blue-and-yellow flowers in spring, and some varieties develop iridescent cobalt berries! In the same family as those pervasive (and way-too-big-for-most-gardens) New Zealand flax (Phormium), these darling workhorses need only the occasional brown leaf removed and range from 18" to 3' tall.
Helleborus (Hellebore): Handsome year-round with their dramatic, large divided leaves, they explode with extravagant blooms throughout winter. Helleborus argutifolius has huge pistachio flowers December-March. Helleborus 'Ivory Prince' and many other smaller varieties have delicate single flowers ranging from creamy green to rich burgundy
Heuchera maxima (Island Alum Root): This sweet California native that stays green and cheery all year with big scallop-edged bright green leaves and fat spires of delicate pinkish-cream flowers midwinter through spring.
Azara microphylla (Boxleaf Azara): Need some height? Consider my all-time favorite for shade. The azara's shiny, deep-green leaves are spaced airily along slender stems, which miraculously like to grow rather two-dimensionally, so they fit nicely in narrow spaces. Just be sure to prune back the tips of the branches occasionally to keep them from getting leggy (they can grow over 20' if unchecked!). If you happen to get up close during late spring when its tiny yellow blooms appear, you'll get a whiff of its seductive chocolaty scent. And if you go weak in the knees for delicate variegation, then you'll absolutely swoon over 'Variegata.'
Just throw all of these guys in any old shady dry corner and I guarantee you'll be a happy gardener. Please remember, though, these basic tenets of common-sense gardening:
- Allow enough room for a plant to grow to its mature size with minimal pruning.
- Do prune, judiciously, when a plant begins to show signs of thinning or to maintain shape and balance (Do NOT cut the tips off of strappy leaves. If they look bad, cut them completely off.)
- Even low-water plants need adequate water during their first year or so to get established. Water deeply when young, and cut back gradually.
- Apply 2-3 inches of mulch around plants to conserve water and keep down weeds (but keep it away from the base of the plants)
I know you have questions about your own garden quandaries and dreams, so don't be shy. I'd be happy to ponder them in upcoming posts. Now get out there and hug a madrone!


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Ed Barshak is the firms senior trial lawyer. He specializes in the trial of complex, multi-party business disputes, professional liability and product liability claims at the trial and appellate levels. He has represented numerous individuals, corporations, developers, and financial and educational institutions in matters of substantial significance - either in terms of the amounts at stake, or based on concerns such as adverse publicity. He also advises and represents individuals in domestic relations matters including divorce and separation, property settlements, alimony and child support, child custody and visitation, and pre-marital and post-marital agreements.
In addition to his extensive experience in state and federal trial courts, Ed has represented clients in more than 100 appeals in numerous subject areas including partnership disputes, civil rights and civil liberties, housing discrimination, domestic relations, insurance coverage, product liability, employment, municipal liability, and shareholder disputes. Many of these are matters he handled from the inception of the litigation, but a significant number are high-profile cases referred to him on appeal by other lawyers and previous clients. Ed also frequently serves as an arbitrator, master and mediator at the request of both private litigants and the courts.
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(October 13, 2013) Australia's Samantha Stosur rallied past rising Canadian teen Eugenie Bouchard 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to claim her second Japan Open title. Stosur won the tournament also in 2009.
For Stosur it's her fifth career WTA title and second of the season, also having also won at Carlsbad. It marks the first time in her career that Australian has won more than one title in the same year.
"Eugenie was playing really well today," Stosur said. "I just had to stick it out in the second set, and I'm pretty happy with how things went in the third. I love playing here. I love the site and the fans are great – I always feel like I have lots and lots of support when I come to Osaka."
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In return, the IMF helps its members by:
- Surveying global economic conditions.
- Advising member countries on methods to improve their economy.
- Providing short-term loans to avoid currency instability.
Who Runs the IMF?:
In 2011, the IMF was rocked by a sex scandal involving its Executive Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. He was arrested while visiting New York on allegations he sexually assaulted a maid in a hotel there. Although the charges were subsequently dropped, he resigned. Many emerging market IMF members argued that it was time for a representative from one of their countries be named director. This reflects the growing power of these countries, which are contributing a larger share of global economic growth. The IMF had just agreed to transfer 6% of voting power to emerging market countries in 2010.
Many excellent candidates were proposed, including: Singapore Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former Turkish Economic Minister Kemal Dervis and India's Montek Singh Ahluwalia, a former IMF director. However, France was allowed to replace Strauss-Kahn with its highly respected Finance Minister, Christine LaGarde.
Importance of the IMF:
IMF Advises Member Countries:
IMF Provides Short-term Loans:
Traditionally, most IMF borrowers were developing countries which have only limited access to international capital markets, partly because of their economic difficulties. Since IMF lending signals that a country's economic policies are on the right track, it reassures investors and can act as a catalyst for attracting funds from other sources.
This shifted in 2011, when the eurozone crisis prompted the IMF to provide short-term loans to developed markets to bail out Greece. This was within the IMF's charter, however, since it prevented an even worse global economic crisis.


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September 7 - September 29
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Artist Gabriela Ruiz will be on hand at the WonderGround Gallery, Downtown Disney® District throughout the month of September to showcase some of her whimsical pieces in the Serpenthes collection. Take a look!
September 7 -8, 14 – 15 , 21 -22, 28 – 29 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Serpenthes is the work of self-taught Los Angeles native Gabriela Ruiz. Her creations have been given a wide range of compliments – from being described as whimsical and adorable to receiving reports of disturbing the peace. She describes her work as things you'd probably see right before the end of the world, when everything is not quite right. Or perhaps the result of eating too many gummi worms.
She draws inspiration from some of her favorite things: classic horror films, natural history museums, medieval woodcut illustrations, children's literature, classic cars, bunnies, catholic iconography, insect exoskeletons, sweet wolves, beaches at night, crazy carnies that go by Mr. Waits, & lion whispering.
Her unique illustrations have been featured at several boutiques and graces walls from Los Angeles City Hall to the offices of worker bees. Current projects include a Day of the Dead pin-up calendar, an ongoing holiday card series, and a children's book scheduled to release late in 2013.
She resides in Hollywood with a best friend, a very small T. Rex, a French pirate, a British bear and a skeleton with a hat addiction.


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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Kella P. Coleman 102 of Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday, September 23, 2013.
Born on September 09, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Bailey B. Perdue and Kellie Carter Perdue. She worked as the Business Office Manager for Cox's Department Store in Bluefield, WV for over 40 years, and then went on to work in the Billing Department at Mercer County Health Center in Green Valley, WV. She was a member of the Brushfork Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Alvis B. Coleman, her sister Gertrude C. Perdue and her brothers Alfred Perdue and Clinton Perdue.
Left to cherish her memories is her: Son: Michael A. Coleman of Bluefield, WV. Daughter: Ginger Coleman Summers of Bluefield, WV. Three Grandchildren: Kim Summers of Clemmons, NC, Kevin Summers of Bluefield, WV, Kelly Summers and wife Julia of Winston-Salem, NC. Four Great Grandchildren: Kaylon Summers of Clemmons, NC, Aryn Fain and husband Robert of Princeton, WV, Haley Summers of Bluefield, WV, Matthew Summers of Winston-Salem, NC. And many Nieces and Nephews
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell, WV with Rev. Larry Dyer officiating the service. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, WV where friends and family will serve as pallbearers.
Friends and family may call at the funeral home on Saturday morning, September 28, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service at 11:30 a.m.
Online condolences will be accepted at www.cravens-shires.com
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home, 3431 Coal Heritage Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV 24701 is serving the family.


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Consulate General of Iceland
The Consulate General carries out regular consular functions including assistance to Icelandic nationals and firms in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
The Consulate hosts the Icelandic Trade Commission for North America, Invest in Iceland, Film in Iceland, Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce and Iceland Naturally in cooperation with Promote Iceland.
The Embassy of Iceland in Washington D.C. also provides a list of frequently asked questions that provide a clear overview of information and assistance that the Embassy is able to provide.
For tourist information or brochure requests please e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Please contact the Consulate General if you have any further questions.
- 27.06.2014 Video from Gender Equality Conference The Icelandic-American Chamber of Commerce and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the American Scandinavian Foundation and the Consulate General of Iceland in New York organized a conference on gender equality on May 1st. The conference was well attended and is hopefully just the beginning of a
- 19.06.2014 Business in the U.S. and the EFTA countries see the joint benefits of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) The Consulate General of Iceland in New York participated in various meetings on June 3rd to 5th in Washongton, D.C. with the EFTA delegation from government and business as well a delegation from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The EFTA business delegation met with the US Chamber of Commerce,


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An Antitrust Lawsuit Against US Airways and American Airlines Shows the US DoJ Means Business
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The deal to merge US Airways and American Airlines, which would create the world's largest airline, has suffered a big setback. In a surprising move, the US Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit, saying the transaction poses "substantial harm" to consumers. That means US Airways and American will have to offer more concessions, like giving up more take-off and landing slots at airports, to try to win approval, or risk losing the deal all together.
The Justice Department also won an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, which was accused of working with five book publishers to increase the price of e-books. That successful track record has no doubt emboldened government officials even further.
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On November 29th, San Antonio's coach Gregg Popovich faced the Heat in Miami without stars Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. In the photo, coach Popovich complains to Nando De Colo during the second half of their game against the Miami Heat. Miami won 105-100.
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Coach Tony Bennett says the Virginia basketball team will be without sophomore forward Darion Atkins because of a shin injury.
Atkins has been slowed by the injury for the past three games. Bennett said during his weekly radio show on Monday night that an MRI earlier that day revealed a "stress reaction" in the injured shin. Bennett wasn't sure how long the injury would sideline Atkins.
"We'll shut him down and take it a week at a time," Bennett said.
Atkins has started 12 of the Cavaliers' 16 games this season, but has not looked like the same player since ACC play began three games ago. He's averaging just 2.0 points in 15.7 minutes in Virginia's three conference games.
For the season, Atkins is third on Virginia in scoring (6.9 ppg) and second on the team in rebounding (4.3 rpg), and leads the Cavaliers with 25 blocks.
Bennett said with Atkins injured, he expected a pair of freshmen -- Mike Tobey and Evan Nolte -- to see increased playing time. Bennett also mentioned the possibility of junior Joe Harris or freshman Justin Anderson, a pair of guards, seeing time at forward.


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Finally, a family friendly Football Sunday event where we've put the "fun" back into fundraising, knowing there is something for everyone to enjoy. Our local Lions Club invites the public to come watch the game at their "SUPERBowling Party," Sunday, February 2, 2014, 4:00 pm, at Arlington Lanes, 3435 North Kennicott Avenue, Arlington Heights.
The fifth annual "SUPERBowling Party" sponsored by the Schaumburg-Hoffman Lions Club will raise funds for Little Angels Center for Exceptional Care (www.littleangels.org), a state-of-the-art facility offering round-the-clock skilled nursing and therapies in a loving environment for children and young adults from around the Chicago suburbs who have severe disabilities and complex medical needs.
"Little Angels cares for a unique and very fragile group of individuals. With funding facing the threat of cuts and others challenges, we sometimes feel that receiving the services and care our folks need is an uphill battle. Then a group like the Schaumburg-Hoffman Lions Club comes along. The dedication and support they show toward Little Angels through their SUPERBowling Party is amazing. They pour their hearts and souls into this event, raising much needed funds for our Little Angels. In doing so, they put on a very fun and extremely well-run event," relays Mary Jean Adkins, Director of Development for Little Angels Center for Exceptional Care.
The $15 advance ticket price for adults or $10 for children under 13 includes unlimited bowling, shoe, a delicious half time buffet, and the opportunity to bid on silent auction items: restaurant certificates, spa packages, sports memorabilia, and trips, including four Disney One-Day Park Hopper Passes, Chicago Auto Show tickets, a three-night stay in the Tower Guest Room at the AAA Four Diamond rated Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa in Reno, NV.
"If you love watching the big game while enjoying good food and drink with family and friends, this is the place to be. So get off the couch and get in some strikes between the touchdowns – you'll be having fun while helping people with special needs in the process," says Debbie Nelson of Arlington Heights, a Little Angels supporter who will be attending with her family.
Be an angel – bring friends and family or gather up co-workers to form a team. All ages are welcome. To order tickets and for more information, go to www.shlions.org or call Lion Vivian Leabhart at (224) 402-2153.


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After a little more than 3 years of posting recipes, I'm suspending Mahlzeit for a while.
I started it as a family cookbook, and it got away from that a bit. If I come upon a recipe that we really like, I may drop it in here, but for now, I'll just keep cooking but not writing about it.
Visit me at my original blog, House of the Blue Lights, where I write about the empty nest, and also at my community blogs, Not Dabbling in Normal, (my posts go up on Tuesdays) and at We Can Grow It, where I'll be writing about Grow2Give, the Peterson Garden Project's school and food donations program.
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The Pikesville Chamber of Commerce named Seven Mile Market as its "Business of the Year" during a ceremony on Wednesday that honored numerous companies and individuals for their contributions to the community.
"We salute Hershel Boehm for having the vision of moving the ... market to better serve his customers, and to take up the large vacant space, making it a vital part of the community," said Clarence Mitchell IV of WBAL Radio.
Mitchell was master of ceremonies for the chamber's Business and Community Recognition Awards Breakfast held at North Oaks Retirement Community.
The 28,000-square-foot food store was previously located on Seven Mile Lane since 1988. It was moved in November into the 55,000-square-foot former Safeway store, making it one of the largest kosher supermarkets in the nation.
It now features a salad bar, bakery, natural and gluten-fee departments, a pharmacy, a cafe and flower shop.
Seven Mile Market was among 11 businesses and individuals honored at the chamber event, sponsored by North Oaks.
Rita Feinberg of was honored as businessperson of the year. She puts together luncheons, Bar Mitzvahs and other events at the club. "Rita has approached each event as if it were her own," according to the award nomination form, read by Mitchell.
Linda Lazarus of 's Quarry Lake branch was honored as "Employee of the Year." She's worked at BB&T since 1998, and is customer relations manager. She is also the treasurer of the Pikesville Police and Community Relations Council.
Mitchell read the nomination form for Lazarus, which stated: "Linda is the best example of a dedicated employee" and "Linda is the voice of patience."
"We complement each other," said Marcy Gorman of BB&T who nominated Lazarus. "We work well together, but our focus is the same: the success of the branch."
The Fedder award of excellence in architectural design went to the accounting firm , and Zahlco Construction, for their work revitalizing the old Pikesville Firehouse into offices.
Sam Luxenburg and Michael Katz accepted the award. Katz & Luxenburg and Zahlco, owned by Yonah Zahler, now occupy the building in downtown Pikesville. The historic site has additional office space available for rent.
Receiving the Robert Horn memorial award for "Business Volunteer of the Year" is Edward Steinberg, who, along with his wife, owns located in in Pikesville.
"He works tirelessly for the community," Mitchell said. He has served on the board of the Pikesville Chamber of Commerce for 15 years, including as president, and has served on numerous chamber committees. He is on the Festival at Woodholme Council, among other work, Mitchell said.
Officer Eli Visnick of the Baltimore County Police Department earned "Police Officer of the Year." Visnick has won numerous awards since he became an officer in June 2006.
His awards include officer of the month four times. And in 2009, he earned the emergency service award for saving a teen who tried to commit suicide in the frigid waters of Quarry Lake.
"He is the chamber's man on the street," Mitchell said.
Maryland State Police Trooper Douglas Reiner earned the "State Trooper of the Year" award. He works in the computer crimes unit and criminal investigation division. He investigates online and child-related criminal investigations. In 2010, he conducted 54 investigations, among other work.
He also visits local schools, Boy Scout troops and other organizations to educate them about Internet safety. "We are proud to say that TFC Reiner lives in Pikesville," Mitchell said.
EMT Angel Torain earned the "Career Firefighter of the Year" award. She "is a highly motivated employee, whose primarily responsibilities are driving, operating medic unit, patient care and transport ... report writing, vehicle maintenance and station duties," Mitchell said.
She works for the Baltimore County Fire Department in "exhibits a demeanor of patience which is very reassuring," Mitchell said.
Charles Kolkin earned the "Volunteer Firefighter of the Year" award.
Kolkin is an active member of the and is trained on all the fire apparatus. He has firefighting training and qualifications in firefighting and in hazardous material operations.
He was the company's No. 2 responder with 698 responses for 2010. "Kolkin always has a kind word for everyone and is always willing to lend a helping hand," Mitchell said.
The "School Program of the Year" award went to Summit Park Elementary School and its "Building Enduring Values One Step at a Time."
It's a program that teaches students about values. Through the program, students choose and study a value to place on a stepping stone to be used in the garden.
Accepting the award were Principal Diane Richmond, Carol Jacobs and Lana Marks.
Winning the Eileen Marks Memorial Scholarship, a $500 award, was Pikesville High School senior Ben Greenberg.
"Ben Greenberg is an exceptional young man, whose personal experience is shaping his career path and influenced his direction for giving back to the community in the future," Mitchell said.
Greenberg spoke about his plans for the future, which include becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon.
This is the 15th year the chamber's awards breakfast has been held at North Oaks Retirement Community, located at 725 Mt. Wilson Lane in Pikesville.


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By Donna Peterson
The music hopped, and paper Japanese lanterns swayed, feeling the beat. Lord & Taylor, Chanel, photog lights, all the right ingredients. Models hit the runway, rockin' the latest spring collection from Lafayette 148.
But wait, could it be? Indeed, your eyes weren't deceiving. It was Dr. Deborah Jackson, principal of McLean High School, on the catwalk.
Dr. Jackson was among some of the best known women in McLean who modelled the fashions shown at the Second Annual Fashion Show Tea Benefit. The other models included Angie Carter, Pamela Danner, Jane Edmondson, Lynn Gulick, Jacqueline Scott, Margery Sher, Lara Stuckey, Amy Swaak and Margi Vanderhye.
The benefit was hosted by the Board of Directors of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) Thursday, and raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Chamber. Emceed by William Dubose, IV, the models and 50 guests received fashion tips from Lauren Rothman, fashion consultant from Channel 8, Fox and CBS.
"She would put things on and take one thing off [the models] and change the whole look," said Virginia Foley, a member of the Chamber since 1978.
This is the first year Lord & Taylor hosted the show in the store, and a section of the women's department morphed into a spring garden for the celebration.
"Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves," said Michael Sheedy, the manager of the women's department at Lord & Taylor for the past two years, as guests shopped long after the event concluded.
McLean merchants Hier and Hanes Salon, Fluffy Thought Cakes, La Sandia, Giant Foods, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar joined Chanel and corporate partner Lord & Taylor in the effort "to celebrate and elevate the women of McLean, said GMCC President Marcia S. Twomey. "We drive the event, but many players are involved."
It was unclear how much money the fashion show raised for the Chamber and Make-A-Wish.
Please see the accompanying photo gallery of the fashion show. All photos are courtesy of photographer William B. Folsom.


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Major Section: EVENTS
WARNING! This event is intended for advanced users who, in essence, want to build extensions of ACL2. See see defttag, in particular, the ``WARNING'' there, and see the warning about stobjs at the end of this documentation topic.
Progn! can be used like
progn, even in books. But unlike
progn! does not require its constituent forms to be
events (see embedded-event-form), except that the first form cannot be
a symbol unless it is
:state-global-bindings (advanced feature, described
below). However, see make-event for a ``Restriction to the Top Level'' that
still applies under a call of
progn! allows non-events, it differs from
progn in another
important respect:
progn! is illegal unless there is an active ttag;
see defttag.
book/misc/hacker.lisp for two macros,
with-raw-mode and
with-redef-allowed, each defined in terms of
progn!, that allow
arbitrary forms in contexts that would normally require legal embedded event
Given a form
(progn! form1 form2 ... formk), ACL2 will evaluate each
formi in turn (for i from 1 to k). If a form returns more than one value
(see mv) where the first value returned is not
nil, then no later form
will be evaluated and the result returned by the
progn! call will be
(mv erp val state) for some non-
nil value
erp, signifying an
error (see ld-error-triples). Otherwise the evaluation is considered to
have succeeded, and will continue on later forms.
The normal undoing mechanism does not generally apply to forms within a
progn! that are not legal ACL2 events (see embedded-event-form).
In particular, note that a non-
local call of
progn! in an
encapsulate event will generally be evaluated twice: once on each pass.
This fact is worth keeping in mind if you are using
progn! to change the
state of the system; ask yourself if it is acceptable to apply that
state-changing operation more than once.
We now describe, for system hackers only, a sophisticated extension of
progn! not mentioned above: support for keyword argument
:state-global-bindings. If the first argument of
progn! is this
keyword, then the second argument is treated as a list of bindings as
expected by ACl2 system function
state-global-let* (not yet documented).
Thus, in the ACL2 loop,
(progn! :state-global-bindings bindings form1 form2 ... formk)is treated as follows:
(progn! (state-global-let* bindings (progn! form1 form2 ... formk)))However, in raw Lisp the former is just:
(progn form1 form2 ... formk)Thus, one should use the
:state-global-bindings argument with care, since
the behavior in the ACL2 loop can differ from that in Common Lisp. The
intention is that one bind only state global variables that are relevant
to evaluation of the forms within the ACL2 loop and are harmlessly ignored
for evaluation of those forms in raw Lisp. Here is a typical sort of
example, as state global
ld-redefinition-action is not relevant to
the evaluation of
defun in raw Lisp.
(progn! (remove-untouchable 'ld-redefinition-action nil) (progn! :state-global-bindings ((ld-redefinition-action '(:doit . :overwrite))) (defun foo (x) (cons x x))) (push-untouchable 'ld-redefinition-action nil))
Finally, we point out a pitfall of
progn! related to stobjs. The
following book can cause a hard Lisp error, depending on the host Common
Lisp, when certified with a non-
nil value for
(see certify-book).
(in-package "ACL2") (defstobj st fld) (defttag :my-ttag) (progn! (update-fld 3 st))The problem is that the stobj variable
st is not known to raw Lisp.
The compilation problem disappears if the last form above is replaced with
the following two forms.
(include-book "misc/hacker" :dir :system) (with-raw-mode (update-fld 3 *the-live-st*))


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, some borough residents along the new path are already applying for permits to install privacy fencing to separate their yards from it, Hellertown Zoning and Codes Enforcement Officer Joe Chernaskey announced at Borough Council's April 18 meeting.
Chernaskey also told council that he's been busy helping residents who live along the trail find their property lines, which are marked by surveying "pins."
Doing so, he said, saves the residents the cost of having to hire professional surveyors to come out and locate their property lines.
"It costs about $800 to $1,000 to have a surveyor come out and do your property with four pins," he told council.
The boundary line between the rail trail and the private properties that border it is "pretty straight," he added. "I believe it's 15 feet off the railroad line."
In the process of locating the pins, Chernaskey said he has discovered that over a period of many years some residents have erected structures--such as sheds--that encroach on public property along the trail.
"Some of these structures are fairly large," he said, adding that their construction on public land is equivalent to "somebody putting a shed up over in ."
"These structures have to be on your property," he emphasized.
Along with the sheds, Chernaskey said he has also found couches, chairs and other refuse deposited on public property near the trail.
Council President Phil Weber suggested that Chernaskey send a letter to residents advising them of the fact that their outbuildings are located on public property.
"I agree with that," commented council member Gail Nolf. "If you built it on someone else's property, it's your fault."
Chernaskey said he planned to continue with his efforts to remove the sheds and other materials from the rail trail property.


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Glasgow Daily Times
TOMPKINSVILLE — Carolyn Inez Hale Gearlds, 66, of Tompkinsville, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital.
Carolyn was born in Tompkinsville, on Aug. 24, 1947, a daughter of the late Dealie (Adams) and Roy Hale. On May 25, 1979, in Celina, Tenn., she married William B. Gearlds, who survives her.
Funeral services will be at Yokley Trible Funeral Home at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, with Ron Gilbert officiating.
Visitation is Wednesday after 5 p.m. and Thursday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Yokley Trible Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Skaggs Creek Cemetery.