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Ball State University has extended the contract of football coach Pete Lembo.
The Cardinals' director of intercollegiate athletics Bill Scholl announced the deal Thursday, extending Lembo's contract through the 2018 season.
"Since I arrived at Ball State, I have spoken of our coaches building programs the right way to achieve sustained success," Scholl said in a statement. "This contract extension recognizes the exemplary work Pete has accomplished over the past three years and the direction our football program is heading. Our record has improved every year in his tenure and the culture Pete has created within his program is one of the best in the conference."
Lembo just completed his third season at Ball State, compiling a 25-13 record, including a 19-7 mark and consecutive bowl game appearances the past two seasons.
"We are pleased with what we have accomplished at Ball State the last three years and look forward to continuing to build a quality football program along with our student-athletes, coaching staff and the University administration," Lembo said in the university's statement.
The new contract also changes Lembo's title from head football coach to head football coach and associate athletics director.
The Cardinals open the 2014 season August 30 vs. Colgate at Scheumann Stadium.
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In this age of recycle and re-use, why not do the same with leftovers?
Your freezer is the perfect place to stockpile leftover ingredients that can be used in small amounts to enhance your everyday cooking. Our food pro, Devin Alexander, shares some examples of things you can freeze for later so that nothing goes to waste.
Take, for instance, coffee. How many times have you made a pot of coffee just to have a little bit left over? Well, you can freeze that in ice cube trays. Then you can use it later for ice coffee or make really fun coffee drinks.
You can do the same thing with any excess wine. Just pour it in the ice cube trays and freeze it and transfer it into a bag. That way, when you're making that scampi or you just want to add a little bit to a marinara sauce, you don't have to pop open a bottle. You have those perfect little cubes.
Bananas are another great thing to freeze. All you have to do is grab a resealable bag, peal them, and then throw them in the freezer.
"Using your freezer in this way could not only be cost effective, it might inspire some fun cooking," adds Devin.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. but you can take control of your fate.
Good heart health starts with knowing five numbers. They are your blood pressure, waist size, cholesterol, blood sugar and body mass index, or BMI.
A national survey found 2 out of 3 people don't even know what a healthy BMI is.
The answer is 25 and there are free calculators online to find yours. Doctors say these numbers help assess a person's risk for heart disease.
February is Heart Month and the American Heart Association is encouraging you to join the fight against heart disease.
Last year, downtown Bloomington lit up in red to spread awareness.
You can wear red this Friday as part of a national movement for women with heart disease.
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Danny Clyburn, a native of Lancaster, South Carolina, was the second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1992 draft.
Early Tuesday, he was shot and killed in Lancaster, according to the Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald:
Witnesses told police that a man was arguing with Clyburn just moments before he was shot.
Derrick Lamont Mcilwain, 36, of Lancaster, has been arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Mcilwain turned himself in to authorities early Tuesday, police said, and he is in the detention center awaiting a bond hearing.
Clyburn's career didn't take the route his high draft status might have indicated. Though he had some good power years in the minors -- hitting 159 career minor league home runs -- he was traded three times, to the Reds, Orioles and then Devil Rays and wound up playing just 41 major league games for Baltimore and Tampa Bay, hitting .211 with four home runs.
The article quotes Clyburn's father, Danny Sr., and the way he'd like his son to be remembered:
"He was a good son," he said. "He tried hard to stay on top, always tried. He worked hard in baseball."


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Charter Cable and FSW are engaged in a spitting match, and we Angel fans are caught in the middle.
We unfortunate Charter
victims customers were left in the dark the first week (sadly, it was Nick Adenhart's start) when a game was blacked out for us with absolutely no explanation offered.
Wednesday Night (the second game in the Tigers series) I checked the Fox Sports HD channel hopefully, as always, but while the info box promised the Angels game, what I saw was the Dodgers-Astros game in progress. That's the problem with surfing cable nowadays: you never know when you're going to happen upon something offensive.
I jumped over to FSW, and there was some kind of rock 'em-sock-em match going on, with a crawl instructing me to call my cable
denier provider and ask them why I was not seeing the Angels game.
Well, a lot of us did, and yeswecan finally got the whole truth out of Charter:
Fox wants Charter to charge its customers for certain games. Charter does not. They are in negotiations, and since they don't have an agreement, the following games are currently scheduled to be blacked out (not available to watch at any price): April 23-24, May 4-8, 12-13,18-19, 25, 27, 29, June 15-16, 22-24, July 6-8, and 10.
Several of us were told that these were "premium" games. As far as I can tell, a "premium" game is one in which our bullpen has a meltdown.
So the situation seems to be this: FSW is pulling a power play with the cable companies, and Charter is digging in its heels. Well, that's their prerogative, but instead of being up front with us customers, they acted coyly, issuing no warning beforehand, feigning cluelessness the first time, and then coming clean after being dimed by FSW, and then only under intense interrogation (well done, yeswecan!)
So what do we Charter Angel fans do? What recourse do we have? I doubt that even if we all demanded the pro-forma $5 credit every time this would force their hand, and in any event they make this so difficult that it's hardly worth the effort. We could cancel their service, and if you have Verizon FIOS available, this is the course I would recommend. I hear the service is fantastic. Unfortunately, it's not available where we live. We could switch to DirecTV, but we'd still have to stay with Charter for their Internet service. Forget calling FSN; they'd just tell us to call Charter.
What do you all think? I don't imagine the Angels have any direct control over this--at least, I can't imagine they would be party to this, given that they have more to lose than anyone--but it is in their best interest to see this matter resolved as quickly as possible, because this affects their ratings, and thus in a way the value of the franchise. So perhaps leaning on them would have the best effect.
I "chatted" online with supervisor Jocelyn, who after some prodding issued what sounds like the official Charter position, once one gets past their protective layer of guile:
Fox Sports has decided to make certain Angels games unavailable unless Charter pays an additional surcharge.
Following your favorite sports team is an emotional experience, so we hear from a segment of our customers that want their team on TV every week regardless of which network carries the game and the price involved. However, we have also heard from a significant amount of customers that appreciate greater choice in channels that would impact their cable prices.
Our priority is to continue providing the best value and choices to our customers. Sports on television is the most expensive programming available to cable operators and cable customers today. Charter has interest in carriage of all MLB programming, however we feel that pricing needs to be reasonable for our cable customers.
We are negotiating with FSN to carry these games and hope to be able to provide these games without raising our rates.
I worked on her for nearly an hour, making all the arguments you all have offered below and putting the flame to her straw-man argument about people who call up with unreasonable or impossible demands, but I couldn't make her budge off the company line.
I did nonetheless get her to knock $10 off our bill, which provided at least some compensation for the time I wasted with her and her underling before her.
Judging by the absolute lack of coverage of this situation anywhere but here, and Charter's apparent willingness to sacrifice some business to win this corporate skirmish, I guess (as Jim Healy might have put it) we have just two chances of getting satisfaction anytime soon: slimski and noneski.


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Nu Xi At Large Chapter is a formally recognized chapter of the international nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). The departments or schools of nursing from three universities in the San Francisco East Bay region participate in the support of Nu Xi At Large Chapter. These institutions include:California State University East Bay
Founded in 1957, CSU East Bay is a public, comprehensive university with a main campus in Hayward, California and a satellite campus or centers in Concord and Oakland, California. CSUEB is one of twenty-eight colleges and universities in the California State University System. The main campus is located on a 324-acre campus in the hills of Hayward, California. The department of nursing, located within the School of Science, offers a baccalaureate degree in nursing for undergraduates and an RN-BSN degree completion program for registered nurses. The department of nursing enrolls students at both the Concord and Hayward campuses.
HNU is a comprehensive, independent, Catholic university, located on a 60-acre wooded campus in the Oakland hills. Founded in 1868 and originally known as Holy Names College, the University is sponsored by the Catholic religious order, the Sisters of the Holy Names. The university offers undergraduate degrees and masters degree in a variety of fields. The department of nursing offers a baccalaureate completion program for registered nurses both on campus and through distance learning technology. A master's degree in nursing is offered in an intensive four-day per month format. In 2005, HNU entered into an agreement with Samuel Merritt University to admit students to a two-year pre-nursing option. Students succesfully completing this option will be admited to the BSN program at Samuel Merritt University.Samuel Merritt University
Samuel Merritt University is an independent, health sciences institution, which sponsors bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing. A cooperative 2+2 option is available in cooperation with Saint Mary's College of California, Holy Names University and Mills College. In addition, an accelerated BSN and an Entry-level Master's degree program in Nusing are offered for college graduates. SMU also offers master's degree programs in nursing (family nurse practioner, nurse anesthesia, case management and MSN online). The School of Nursing was founded in 1909 under the auspices of Samuel Merritt Hospital. Today Samuel Merritt University, including the School of Nursing, is affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and the Sutter Health System. SMU's other health science programs include occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies and podiatric medicine. The University is located on an urban campus site of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, and regional centers in Sacramento, San Francisco and the SF Penninsula.©2006 Nu Xi At Large - Sigma Theta Tau International Nurshing Honor Society


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Well I'm going into this school next year and my cousin is in there by the way she talks the school is the best. I'm trying to gruaduate 1 year before I'm suppose to. Wish me luck!!!!
I used to be a teacher here and i can only say that i am very glad i left when i did. the principal there in 2007 was a very ineffective manager (forget about being a leader). There were plenty of disciplinary issues that she was not able to assist. the students did not respect her and she did not respect her teachers. We did not get any professional development about using proactive approaches to discipline. Most parents were disinterested and we had very poor turn out at Parent-Teacher conferences. Students were generally extremely disrespectful and some (i did have some wonderful students) students came to school to ONLY socialize. Good luck trying to get them to listen. I'm still a teacher and have remained one because i left when i did. there were too many structural (and i don't mean with the building) issues in this school.
As you can tell by the star rating this school is terrible - I'm glad I did not let my child stay past the 2nd year. Pulled him out ASAP. would not recommend this school to any parent.
its not a good school. there's been numerous fights since 2011 started and recently a big fight happened, which ended in police being called. today the news cast was outside the school and before the school was mentioned on channel 12 news (not for good things).
i am a student in 9th grade my teachers dont have any patience for when i dont understand they make me feel like a drop out.i have lost any inspration for school now. But i can lie the princable is sexy wooooo ms.smith
My child has been in this school for 2 years and although from the outside seems like a great school. The teachers do not have the patience or understanding of dealing with teenagers and the only thing I see them do is write pre-suspensions letter all the time. I have yet to see them actually take a productive approach to teach a lesson or show that there are consequences for the students actions. Instead they rather keep them out of school. Its a ashame to say I am very disappointed in the way they handle situuations at this school.
Sorry to say I have nothing good to say about this school. Worst yet, my child is stuck in this school and I have no say about taking my child out. Poor teaching, no respect for students as far as I can see. biggest mistake was to place my child in this school.
My child is in the 7th grade and has the best teachers that I have seen in a NYC public school. If you are looking for a school where teachers are actually able to teach then Eximius is right for your child.
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Judge Allows Animal Drug to Be Used in Lethal Injections in Oklahoma
Posted Nov 23, 2010 7:00 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A sedative used to euthanize animals can be used to execute death-row inmates in Oklahoma, a federal judge has ruled.
Oklahoma prison officials want to administer pentobarbital, used on animals and in physician-assisted suicides in Oregon and the Netherlands, according to the Associated Press and NewsOK.com. On Friday U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot rejected arguments that use of the drug amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
The drug would be used in place of sodium thiopental, used to induce unconsciousness as part of a three-drug cocktail. Sodium thiopental is in short supply in the United States, and new batches of the drug aren't expected to be available until January.
One prisoner challenging the substitute drug, Jeffrey Matthews, was convicted of killing his great uncle while robbing his home. The other, John David Duty, was convicted of killing his cellmate. An expert testifying on their behalf said there is a chance that the drug could paralyze an inmate while leaving him aware of the painful third drug in the execution cocktail. An expert for the state disagreed.
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Inside Minnesota, there's not much doubt about Kirby Puckett's Hall of Fame credentials. But how does he stack up against some of the Hall's other center fielders?
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A fan shares an incredibly memorable story, about meeting the greatest Twin of them all, when the fan was a little kid. The story takes place in St. Louis Park, MN.
The Twins will play at least one more game at the Metrodome. Looks like they - and I - aren't quite ready to leave yet.
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ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Late Wednesday afternoon, a Dougherty County jury acquitted an accused home invader. Demetrise McCoy was found not guilty on all charges.
Prosecutors claimed he broke into a home on Miller Street, tied up a man, hit him in the head with a gun, and robbed him on April 25, 2009. He was accused of a similar crime three days later. A man and woman were tied up and robbed in their home on Woodridge Court.
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It takes two powerful swimmers to hoist Kerry Gruson under her arms out of her beach buggy, positioning her prone body into the kayak. They gently lower her, as if she were reclining on a lounge chair. They tilt her head back, place a life preserver around her neck and secure her into the boat, where she lies nearly flat, her eyes staring skyward.
And thats the easy part.
Cristina Ramirez, tethered to the boat with a long strap, will pull the 100-pound Gruson and the 30-pound kayak through the Atlantic Ocean, swimming freestyle for a half mile. Ramirezs swimming coach, Liliana Montes, will swim from behind, spotting and keeping the kayak from fishtailing.
The three are part of the ThumbsUp team Grusons signature sign and will compete Sunday in the South Beach Triathlon, a half-mile swim, 20.7-mile bicycle leg and four-mile run over two bridges.
Kerry is going to be a triathlete and I will be her able body, says Ramirez, a 41-year-old mother of two.
Until four years ago, Ramirezs quest to do a triathlon would have been as unthinkable as a snow day in Miami. She was overweight, smoked a pack a day and drank.
Ive come a long way, said Ramirez, who is 5-9 and sports a sleek and sculpted body, with well-defined leg muscles.
Ramirez has met her equal in Gruson, who in 1974, as a 26-year-old cub reporter, was interviewing a former Green Beret about his Vietnam War days. In a PTSD flashback, he was convinced she was a member of the Viet Cong, attempted to strangle her and left her for dead in her Wakiki hotel room. The attack left her unable to move her legs, limited her arm movement, rendered her voice whisperlike and cocked her head permanently to one side the result of oxygen deprivation to the brain.
But, amazingly, the attack left her intellect intact. She went on to become a New York Times writer and with the help of her mother, Flora Lewis, the famed New York Times columnist, wrote a piece about the incident in the Sunday Times magazine.
To escape the cold, she moved to Miami in 1976. She joined Shake-A-Leg Miami, where she developed a passion for sailing, winning several world sailing competitions, including those against able-bodied competitors. (A custom-designed chair and pulley system allow Gruson to slide with ease from one side of her boat to the other, giving her quick access to sheets lines that control the sails and the boom.)
It was through Shake-A-Leg, a non-profit organization that helps people of all abilities enjoy sailing and other water sports, where Gruson and Ramirez connected. Gruson had been the board chairman of Shake-A-Leg.
They are a perfect match, said Andreas Heuser, a certified USA cycling coach. Kerrys energy is tremendous sometimes I think its more than some of the professional athletes I train.
Ramirez has competed in triathlons before, but never like this. After the swim, Ramirez and Montes will lift Gruson out of the kayak and place her into a specially designed carrier with a bright yellow canopy and big wheels. Ramirez, riding her Cannondale Slice triathlon bike, will pull Gruson for the 20.7-mile bike ride. She will then push Gruson in the carrier for the four-mile final run.
I told Kerry from the beginning that I have no idea what Im doing on this one, Ramirez said. But any obstacle that I put in front of her, she said: No problem. Lets do it.
Four years ago, Ramirez, by her own admission, was a mess.
She couldnt run around the block without stopping or gasping for air.
I had smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 15 years, I ate a lot, and I drank a lot for about 20 years, said Ramirez, who speaks five languages, has lived in Brazil, Morocco and Chile and at one time worked on Wall Street. Those bad habits take a toll on your body. Ive never been an athlete or someone who lived a healthy lifestyle.
With two young sons and at least 20 pounds overweight, Ramirez knew she needed to change: She had a vision of taking her kids hiking and biking.
She began running.
I couldnt even run around the block, she said.
She ran a 5K and soon after, a friend suggested she get involved with triathlons. The easiest such race is the sprint triathlon, which consists of a half-mile swim, a 10-mile bike run and a 3.1-mile run. Key Biscayne was hosting one in June 2010.
I thought I was going to die, Ramirez said. But the day I finally finished one, I got home and told my husband: I did it!
Ramirezs passion for competing led her to begin a blog, TriathlonMami.com, in June 2012. A year later, she quit her job as a teacher to pursue her blog and triathlon training.
Last November, Ramirez completed an Ironman Triathlon in Panama City the most grueling of the triathlons. In an Ironman, competitors swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles. Its running a full marathon, after an exhausting swim and draining bike ride.
Her time: 13 hours and 42 minutes.
During the race, she noticed a visually impaired woman competing. When she returned home, she immediately reached out to Shake-A-Leg to see if she could partner with a disabled athlete for a triathlon.
I know it sounds kooky, but I knew I had to do this for someone else, she said. I wanted to help someone who couldnt experience this on their own and allow them to feel how great it is to cross that finish line.
Shake-A-Leg emailed Gruson, who e-mailed back in five minutes: Yes!
Harry Horgan, the president and founder of Shake-A-Leg Miami, has known Gruson for 20 years, introducing her to sailing. Horgan who was flung out of a car when he was 22, broke his back and suffered a spinal injury that left him in a wheelchair believes Gruson and Ramirez are ideal partners.
Kerry is adventurous she likes challenges, Horgan said. And for Cristina, Kerry is great because she is light and durable. I think Kerry can be a role model for other women with disabilities who want to find their passion, build friendships and pursue life.
Gruson was born in London and lived as a child in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. She attended a French school and speaks English, Spanish, French and German. She is a Harvard graduate.
Her mother, Flora Lewis, who died of cancer in 2002, was a trail-blazing foreign correspondent. She worked for the Washington Post and New York Times, among other news organizations, before joining the Times in 1972 as Paris bureau chief. She eventually became the papers foreign affairs columnist, a prestigious spot on the Op-Ed page.
Grusons father, Sydney Gruson, who died in 1998 from kidney and heart illnesses, was also an accomplished journalist. Due to family financial problems, he was forced to quit school at age 12, becoming a bellboy.
He took a job as an office boy with the Canadian Press news agency, and quickly began writing stories. In 1944, he joined The Times, where he would become a foreign correspondent, notably covering the anti-Stalinist uprising in Poland in 1956.
Her parents, who eventually divorced, were often gone due to frequent travel and long hours. Gruson said her memories, however, were of her parents presence not their absence.
Gruson said her mother was the more intellectual of the two while her father was more approachable.
Mum would spend long hours explaining world politics to us, said Gruson, the oldest of the couples three children. She treated everyone, especially her children, as intellectual equals.
As soon as we were old enough, wed join our parents at dinner. Guests would often include other journalists or people my parents were interviewing. We were encouraged to participate, to be curious about the world. Conversation was always lively. Very little was taboo. I cant remember either of them refusing to answer one of our questions.
Gruson, too, became a reporter, working for the Harvard Crimson and Boston Phoenix in the late 60s and early 70s, during the height of the Vietnam War. In March 1974, she had drawn an assignment to go to Vietnam as a free-lancer for the Boston Globe and several big-city newspapers, reporting on the wars aftermath.
On her way to Southeast Asia, Gruson stopped in Hawaii, where she interviewed a Vietnam War veteran who had been a Green Beret. During the interview, the veteran had a PTSD flashback and attempted to strangle Gruson, thinking she was an enemy soldier of the Viet Cong.
Heres how Gruson described the incident in a piece called, The Long Road Back, published in the Sunday Times magazine, June 30, 1985:
I dont remember meeting my attacker, I dont remember the attack and I dont remember stumbling out of my Waikiki hotel room, which is initially what saved my life. Later, my mother, who is also a journalist, pieced together some of the details of what I have come to refer to as my accident. She said a policeman saw me weaving down the boulevard, stumbling from one tree to the next. Thinking I was on a bad drug trip, he took me to Honolulus main hospital.
The admitting doctor noticed the finger marks around my neck. But there was little he could do. Strangulation does more than cut off breathing. The pressure on the blood vessels in the neck shuts off the brains supply of blood and, therefore, of oxygen. Most victims of strangulation who survive the initial assault at first seem to recover, only to relapse or die about a week later as the bruised brain deteriorates.
At 26, she became paralyzed, confined to a wheelchair or walker.
Her attacker was found mentally incompetent to stand trial, and Gruson harbors no bitterness. She considers her attacker to be a victim of the war.
After the attack, she continued her writing career, working out of The Times Miami bureau for 27 years until retiring in 2005.
Gruson, who was married for seven years before getting divorced, lives in downtown Miami, not far from Ramirezs Key Biscayne home. The two have formed a fast friendship.
Shes made a huge difference for me, Gruson said of Ramirez. This has been a wonderful experience. Everywhere we go, people ask: How can I help?
In terms of their time, Gruson and Ramirez have no shot of winning the South Beach Triathlon. But victory is not just about crossing the finish line first.
The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce recently honored Gruson as the Philanthropist Business Woman of the Year and Ramirez just won the 2014 3M Positive Impact Award, which honors 20 regular individuals who work for a greater good.
Gruson and Ramirez partnered for a 5K in February, but this is their first triathlon.
What surprises me is that she could be this resentful, angry person because of this injustice that happened to her but shes not, Ramirez said. Her spirit is 100 percent intact. No is not in her vocabulary. Shes been a great teacher for me.


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Okay, so we pretty much took over a fine post from Glenn to talk about what uniforms we would like to see the team use in the future. Which, eventually came down to what uniform from the past we find most appealing. I'll list the uniforms down with some pictures and then have a poll where we can decide which is the best. The poll is after the jump.
This was significantly harder than you would think it would be. I find it very remarkable that there aren't any sites that have a comprehensive history of NBA jerseys.
via www.fansau.com
via images.footballfanatics.com
Alright, I suppose I can incorporate the FloJo jerseys. I am presuming that these are the ones that IndyPacers is referring to.
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If you can find other uniforms, that aren't just different colors of the same jerseys, feel free to post them in the comments section.
[Correction] Alright, since I am incredibly error prone I just went ahead and scrapped the original poll. Number 6 was apparently a fake jersey. Whatever, it was ugly anyways. I added the FloJo's instead since they seem to appeal to some. My apologies for this sorry excuse of work I put out, simply unacceptable. I have shamed my family greatly, I'd commit seppuku but it seems to cause a serious case of death. I'd rather like to avoid that.


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Suns guard Goran Dragic on Jeff Hornacek: 'I'll vote for him to be Coach of the Year'
Originally published: Feb 12, 2014 - 7:28 pm
Predicted to be a bottom feeder in the Western Conference for a second consecutive season, the Suns, with 10 new faces on the roster, have defied all expectations en route to a 30-21 record and the No. 7 spot in the conference standings at the All-Star break.
According to the Suns' star of the first half, point guard Goran Dragic, the team's success is in large part due to the man at the head of the bench.
"He's an unbelievable coach," Dragic told Arizona Sports 98.7 FM's Jon Bloom on the Suns Midseason Special. "He had a lot of experience as an NBA player and understands the game. He understands how the players feel. He gives us that freedom. Even if you're not a shooter or don't shoot the ball well, he gives you the confidence that if you're open you have to shoot because that's the best shot that we're going to get on the court.
"You can see what he's done with all of us and all of our players. He gives us that confidence and swagger on the court."
That confidence has led to career years for Dragic (20.3 points, 6.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game), journeyman Gerald Green (14.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game) and former first-round pick turned Indiana Pacers' cast-off Miles Plumlee (9.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game).
In turn, whether it be stiff competition on a given night, a devastating injury to Eric Bledsoe or an early first-half deficit, the Suns have been able to weather the storm through 51 games.
"The thing I like most about him is he's always calm, even when the game is not going in the right direction for us," said Dragic. If you look on the bench, he's always calm. That says a lot to the players, because you believe you can win any game even if you're down 20 points.
"Also, he's always staying after practice. He knows he has a young team and is always staying after to working with the young players. He's teaching them, and I believe he's going to be an unbelievable coach."
How unbelievable?
Without being prompted, Dragic, who has played under the likes of Alvin Gentry, Mike D'Antoni and Rick Adelman, voluntarily cast his vote for Hornacek in regards to one very important end of the year honor.
"I'll vote for him to be Coach of the Year," said Dragic.
Biased as he may be, it's hard disagree with 'The Dragon.'
Dave Dulberg, Web Content Editor - ArizonaSports.com
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European hand bookbinding practice does not form the best foundation on which to build or even graft the principles of book conservation."
Christopher Clarkson 1978
Even in our screen-driven age, the book still carries monetary, artistic and symbolic value, in addition to its intellectual content. What skills must a book conservator have to treat damaged rare books properly? Is the restoration/conservation of books a craft related to bookbinding? And if so, what is the best way to teach that craft?
I have been teaching book conservation at the graduate level since 2001, but to me these questions remain unsettled and unsettling. I hope to bring together observations from my life as a librarian, bookbinder, book conservator, and educator to explore the skills needed for book conservation in the 21st century.
Lecture Speaker: Chela Metzger
This course was inspired by the varied and beautiful lacing and tacketing found on account-books, or stationery bindings in medieval and early modern Europe. These blank books were created to hold records of businesses and organizations, and have a different set of aesthetic and structural practices than the bindings found on regular scholarly and religious books. Lacing on these books is somewhat like appliqué or lacing on western gear and can be as complex as the Islamic inspired mudejar star patterns found on stationery books in Spain, or the simpler lines and X patterns found all over Europe. Tacketing is a sort of "staple", usually of twisted parchment, which holds the pages to the cover, or holds the cover together, and tackets can also take many forms.
Participants had an opportunity to make their own parchment tackets, practice lacing and tacketing techniques off the book, practice making loops and buttons off the book, and then create at least one traditional stationery binding, combining techniques as desired. Prior experience hand sewing books is useful, but not required.
Consuela "Chela" Metzger is a librarian, bookbinder and book conservator currently teaching full-time at the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record University of Texas at Austin School of Information. After completing an internship in rare book conservation at the Library of Congress in 1994, Ms. Metzger worked as a project conservator for over five years at the Huntington Library rare book collections in San Marino, Calif. She also worked as one of the teachers for the Lampadia/Getty-sponsored conservation education program for visiting South American conservators. In Fall, 2000, Ms. Metzger conducted a 3 month Fulbright Lectureship in Argentina. She occasionally teaches workshops in special collections conservation in Latin America, and writes articles and book reviews in the field of book arts and bookbinding in the US. She has a particular interest in Latin American print culture, the history of books and reading, and the material culture of record keeping structures used in archives and accounting. She is also a member of The Bonefolder's editorial board.
In terms the workshop, she is always curious about new book structures, and is especially enjoys the varied books folks have used for record-keeping and accounting historically. Her work in Latin America has fostered a strong interest in Spanish/Islamic influenced bindings and her father was an amateur creator of western style laced and braided items, so lacing was part of her childhood.
The Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation is endowed through a generous gift by William J. '65, G' 68 and Joan Brodsky '67, G'68 of Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in 2004, the endowment has been used to sponsor programs that promote and advance knowledge of library conservation theory, practice, and application among wide audiences, both on campus and in the region. Programs will typically include lectures and workshops by prominent library conservators.


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10:00pm Thursday 1st May 2014 in Sport By Joel Holt
SALISBURY Colts braved the testing weather conditions to emerge victorious in Dorset and Wilts under 18 Championship match.
In the 5-11 win over Royal Wootton Bassett on Sunday, Natt Armstrong opened the Colts' account with a penalty after early pressure.
A skilful break by the Salisbury backs, well supported by the pack, saw captain Henry Toomer over for a score in the corner and a 0-8 lead at half time. Salisbury kept their foot on the gas and further pressure led to a Seb Eades penalty and the gap remained at 11 points until the final five minutes when Bassett pulled one back.
This was just reward for a Colts side who comprise a number of under 17s in their line up and were bold enough to introduce a few under 16 players at half time.
SALISBURY Hockey Club's under 16s closed the season with an emphatic home win against New Milton, securing top place in the Hampshire League.
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This image often brings back memories of my mother who passed away from cancer, so this image is dedicated to her. She had a quiet soulful spirit and would have liked this shot.
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Carrie wrote the following college admissions personal essay for question #5 on the Common Application: "A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you." Once you've read the essay, be sure to read the critique.
Note that Carrie wrote the essay before 2011 when the 500-word length limit was implemented.
Give Goth a Chance
When I sat down to write this essay, I tried, as my high school English teacher always instructed, to imagine the audience for my writing. The more I thought about it, the more I pitied the college admissions screeners who would be reading a thousand essays on diversity. Along with the expected takes on race and ethnicity, how many of those essays would present their authors as outcasts, loners, kids who didn't fit in at his or her school? How could I present myself as someone unique and interesting—strange, even—without falling prey to the cliché of the self-pitying social misfit?
Let me be direct: in some ways, I am the antithesis of what one might picture as a student who contributes to campus diversity. I am white, middle-class, and heterosexual; I have no physical handicaps or mental challenges apart from a tendency towards sarcasm. But when I receive college brochures picturing smiling, clean-cut teens dressed in the latest from Abercrombie & Fitch and lounging on a blanket in the sun, I think, those people are not like me.
Simply put, I am a Goth. I wear black, lots of it. I have piercings and ear gauges and tattoos. My hair, naturally the same sandy blonde that the rest of my family shares, is dyed jet, sometimes highlighted in streaks of purple or scarlet. I rarely smile, and I don't do sun. If I were inserted into those brochure photographs of typical college students, I would look like a vampire stalking her wholesome prey.
Again, I am imagining my reading audience, and I can almost see my readers' eyes roll. So you're a little weird, kid. How does that contribute to campus diversity? Well, I think I contribute plenty. Diversity goes beyond the physical; race or ethnicity might be the first things one thinks of, but really, it is a question of what makes someone the person that he or she is. Diversity might be considered in terms of economic or geographical background, life experiences, religion, sexual orientation, and even personal interests and general outlook. In this respect, my Goth identity contributes a perspective that is far different from the mainstream. Being Goth isn't just about physical appearance; it's a way of life that, like any other, includes not only individual tastes in music, literature, and popular culture, but also particular beliefs about philosophy, spirituality, and a range of other human issues.
To give just one specific example, I am planning to major in Environmental Studies, and while it might seem odd to picture a ghoulishly-dressed girl who adores the natural world, it was my Goth outlook that led me to this academic interest. I read voraciously, and am drawn to subject matter that is somewhat dark; the more I read about humanity's impact on the planet and the near-apocalyptic dangers posed by global climate change, pollution, overpopulation, the manipulation of the food supply and other environmental threats, the more interested I became, and the more determined that I should become involved. I, along with other members of my school's Environmental Club, started a campus recycling program, and lobbied our superintendent to install in all classrooms power strips that are used to easily shut down equipment such as printers and computers at the end of the day, thereby conserving energy and generating significant savings for our school. I was drawn to this dark subject matter of environmental crisis, not to wallow in it or savor the Schadenfreude, but to change it and make the world a better place.
I know Goths look a little funny, as we wear our ebony trenchcoats in seventy-degree weather. I know we seem a little odd as we gather in shady nooks to discuss the latest episode of True Blood. I know professors may sigh as we swell the enrollments of poetry and art classes. Yes, we're different. And we—I—have a lot to contribute.


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It's been a tradition for the SPASH boys' team to compete with the best in Wisconsin.
The Panthers made their 33rd appearance at the State Cross Country meet and SPASH did much better than their third place finish last year.
There were tense moments at the finish line after the boys' division one race, as SPASH awaited the team results. With 84 points, the panthers won their first state title since 2008.
"It's incredible. We've worked so hard," SPASH senior Sam Sheibley said. "We've fought through injuries. We lost our number one runner, Sam Anderson. But we just kept moving. This was a team that believed in ourselves. This was a team that knew that they could win the championship. No matter what came in our way.'
Sheibley placed 24th while senior Evan Hatton placed 12th as the team's highest finisher. The Panthers placed five in the top 30 of the 190-runners that took the course.
"I've been dreaming about this since 2008 when I was with the fans cheering on my brother and looking up and seeing Stevens Point number one," Hatton said. "It's an incredible feeling."
Hatton's brother, Nathan was part of the 2008 championship team. And Nathan surpised Evan, making the trip from Washington DC to Wisconsin Rapids to congratulate Evan on winning his own state title.
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It's not particularly shocking that Logan Ryan intercepted Geno Smith for a touchdown. People intercept Geno Smith for touchdowns nearly every day across the world.
However, what is noteworthy is that Ryan paid homage to Marshawn Lynch's famed Beast Mode run against the Saints by grabbing a certain part of his anatomy on his way into the end zone:
For further explanation: a video of Lynch's run from 2011 with commentary regarding crotch-holding.


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Sources: Chennault close to transferring to Villanova
After visiting Villanova a few days ago, it appears that former Wake Forest guard Tony Chennault will transfer to the Main Line. Chennault is trying to obtain a hardship waiver from the NCAA, as he wants to be closer to his Philadelphia home with his mom being sick. If the NCAA grants the waiver, he can play immediately and definitely will provide some experience for another young Cats team.


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The Blues' regular season was supposed to begin this week with a Thursday trip to play the Colorado Falling Rocks. Sadly, it is just the first of many games that will not actually be played this season.
However, while we all anxiously await the thrilling conclusion to the Gary's Guide To Labor Harmony trilogy, the rest of the hockey world still moves on without the NHL.
Perhaps you plan to get your hockey fix by heading to Peoria to see the Rivermen (and a handful of likely Blues if/when the lockout ends) or to Springfield to take in a Jr. Blues game. If that's the case, cool. More power to ya.
But as your friendly GT hookup for all things Evansville IceMen (that would be the Blues' new ECHL affiliate, for those who haven't heard or have just been drinking too heavily in an effort to combat the lockout blues), I would implore you to also make plans to hit the road (I-64 to be precise) and make your way east to Evansville for some good old-fashioned Double-A puck.
Why Evansville? Well, for starters, it's more like St. Louis than you might think. Don't believe me? Take a few minutes and go read A Blues Fan's Guide to the ECHL's Evansville IceMen (my GT debut article from last month), which includes a lot of info about Evansville and the IceMen, along with a list of comparisons between the two cities. Go on. Click that link and take a ride on the Evansville Enlightenment train. Don't act like you've got something better to do right now. Your next online destination isn't going anywhere.
Alright, now that you spent 4 minutes reading my story and another 37 minutes looking at kittens, I'll continue.
So why Evansville? Because if you just can't get enough of Ballpark Village, we also have a downtown property near a sports facility that is still just a giant lot surrounded by a chain-link fence long after it was supposed to have been something much nicer. A block away from the Ford Center is what was going to be a major convention hotel, to be linked directly to both the arena and the nearby convention center. Currently, it remains a vacant lot, as the city courts hotel development bids for the umpteenth time. Like Ballpark Village, the hotel will probably be built eventually, but when is anybody's guess. Odds are, both will open sometime after the current NHL lockout ends, and sometime before the next NHL lockout begins.
Okay, enough sarcasm. Seriously now...for the Blues fan who needs a hockey hit long before the NHL gets its act together, I give you 11 (more) reasons why you should come to Evansville to get your fill of goals, saves, hits and fights - and some other fun stuff too!
11. IceMen tickets are cheap, especially compared to Blues tickets. You can sit between the blue lines just 2 rows from the ice for a whopping $21. You can sit in the lower bowl for as little as 15 bucks, and that includes 2 rows from the ice immediately behind the net. And at select games (as ticket demand dictates), you only need a crisp (or wadded-up and wrinkly for all I care) Alexander Hamilton to sit in the upper bowl. These prices are for every game too, including Saturdays (we have 11 of them) - there's no "dynamic pricing" or any crap like that in Evansville. But if you want a truly great deal, come over for one of seven (5 Sundays and 2 Saturdays) Subway Family Nights. You can get a ticket, a soft drink, popcorn and a t-shirt for just $12 per person. I'm sure that many of you have paid more than that just to PARK for a Blues game.
10. Speaking of parking, it's pretty easy to park for FREE for IceMen games. Yeah, you can pay 5 bucks (that's actually the EVENT rate) to park in one of the three city-owned garages that are within a few blocks of the Ford Center. But most IceMen fans park in the free Civic Center lot, which is only about 2 football fields from the arena. For all the deets and a handy-dandy map, head on over to IceMenManiacs.com's Ford Center Parking section.
9. Evansville not only has many of the same national retail and restaurant chains you love, but we also have several Missouri-based regional businesses that will make you feel right at home. You can spend the night at a Drury Inn, stock the hotel room's mini-fridge with beverages purchased at Schnucks, grab some grub before the game at Bandana's Bar-B-Q, and even toss back a cold one at Show Me's after the game. Unfortunately though, we do not have Lion's Choice over here. So if any of you have a million bucks to spare, I'd appreciate it if you would do me a solid and open an LC franchise in Evansville. I promise that my own visits will single-handedly keep the business successful.
8. If you want to supplement your hockey with some touristy adventures, you could start by visiting the Willard Library. Located just north of Downtown Evansville in a beautiful Victorian Gothic Revival style building (which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places), the independent library has been in operation since 1885 and is still a fully-functional library to this day. Willard's biggest claim to fame, however, is its internationally famous ghost, known as "The Grey Lady." First spotted in the 1930s, she has had hundreds of encounters with patrons and library staffers, and is the subject of the library's popular GhostCam. The Grey Lady was even featured on Syfy Channel's "Ghost Hunters" in 2006. But if you're not interested in making like the Scooby Gang and determining if the library really is haunted, you can still enjoy the architecture and the library's huge collection of books and artifacts. Willard Library is open to the public 7 days a week (free of charge), including Saturdays from 9 AM to 5 PM and Sundays from 1 PM to 5 PM.
7. If you come late in the season, you might also be able to catch some Demolition City Roller Derby action. The ladies of the non-profit DCRD are full members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, which also sanctions the Arch Rival Roller Girls in St. Louis. Both DCRD teams (the Dynamite Dolls and the Destruction Dames) play at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Downtown Evansville. Built in 1916, the nearly century-old coliseum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a very cool setting for roller derby bouts. With balcony-style seating overlooking the floor and a stage off to one side (click here for a photo of the interior during a derby event), the coliseum offers a trip back in time and provides a unique atmosphere for DCRD double-headers.
6. If the weather cooperates, you can take the kids to Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden while you're in town. It's certainly no St. Louis Zoo, but it's pretty spiffy in its own right. The 50-acre zoo has over 700 different types of animals, including everything from jaguars and cheetahs to toucans and macaws to camels and giraffes to unicorns and dodo birds. (Okay, I might be making those last two up.) The zoo's most significant exhibit is Amazonia, a $13 million section that opened in 2008 and contains more than 150 animals. Mesker Park Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, and is Indiana's second-largest zoo. The zoo is open 365 days a year, from 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Admission prices vary by season, but are always under $10 per person.
5. If the weather doesn't cooperate, take the kids to the Children's Museum of Evansville instead. Much like Magic House in St. Louis, "cMoe" offers a variety of interactive exhibits that are aimed at educating and entertaining kids, but they're a lot of fun for adults too. Located in a renovated Art Deco style building (built in 1931) that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and previously housed Evansville's Central Library, cMoe opened in 2006 and has over 18,000 square feet of exhibits on 3 floors. The museum, which is just a block from the Ford Center, is always open on Saturdays from 9 AM to 4 PM and on Sundays from Noon to 4 PM. (Weekday hours vary by season.) Admission is just $7 per person. To find cMoe, just follow Millie the T-Rex!
4. Another excellent museum option is the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, which is located along the Ohio River at the southeastern edge of Downtown. Along with a number of general exhibits in the main museum, the complex is also home to the Evansville Museum Transportation Center (EMTRAC) and the Koch Planetarium, Indiana's oldest planetarium. Fans of trains will particularly enjoy EMTRAC, which features a large model railroad and the opportunity to tour 3 actual historic railroad cars - a Milwaukee Road steam engine from 1908 (the last of its type in the country), a Louisville & Nashville Railroad caboose from around 1900, and a fully-equipped L&N club car from 1926. The latter was used during Dwight Eisenhower's successful presidential campaign in 1952. The Evansville Museum is open 5 days a week, including Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sundays from Noon to 5 PM. EMTRAC closes 30 minutes earlier, and Koch Planetarium showtimes vary. An adult can visit all 3 (both museums and the planetarium) for just $9.
3. What's that? Get back to hockey? Okay, I can do that. Like any minor league team worth its salt, the IceMen offer a variety of promotional nights throughout the season. From giveaways to theme nights and everything in between, there's a little something for everyone. My favorite is the annual "Teddy Bear Toss," which will be Sat. Dec. 8 this season when the IceMen host the Cincinnati Cyclones. (Click here to watch last season's Teddy Bear Toss. This will only be the 4th edition in Evansville, so the event isn't yet as big or established as it is in places like Calgary and Portland that have been doing it for years, but it's still a lot of fun and for a great cause - that being 911 Gives Hope, a local charity formed by first responders that delivers stuffed animals and toys to kids in hospitals during the holidays.) Other prominent weekend promotions on the 2012-13 IceMen schedule include "Pink the Rink Night" for breast cancer awareness (Fri. Oct. 26 against the Kalamazoo Wings), "Pack the House Night" and "Star Wars Night" (Sat. Dec. 1 also against Kalamazoo), and "Disney Night" featuring a youth jersey giveaway (Fri. Mar. 15 against the Greenville Road Warriors). And at a date yet to be determined by the NHL and the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Stanley Cup will make an appearance in Evansville too.
2. You can meet beautiful ladies like Levyn. She's one of the attractive young women who make up the Icicles, the official IceMen "promotional team." The Icicles can be found all over the Ford Center at every IceMen home game, usually alongside Blizzard, the polar bear mascot of the IceMen. They greet fans in the lobby before each game, hand out giveaway items, help conduct intermission and media timeout promotions and games, and occasionally make other appearances around the Evansville community as well. The Icicles even have their own Facebook page, if you'd like to "like" them. No stalking though!
And the #1 reason you should get your hockey fix in Evansville during the lockout - and beyond...
1. IT'S HOCKEY, DAMMIT! Sure, it's "just" the ECHL, but it's still hockey, and with a nice mix of seasoned veterans and hungry young players, it's probably better hockey than you'd expect. The IceMen are starting the regular season with 4 Blues prospects on the roster - rookie netminder Paul Karpowich, rookie winger/enforcer Cody Beach, and young forwards Tyler Shattock and Brett Sonne. If I had to bet money, I'd guess that Karpowich has the best shot at eventually making it to the show, at least in part because the ECHL has long been a breeding ground for star goaltenders. (The league's alumni list includes the likes of Jonathan Quick, Tim Thomas, Tomas Vokoun, and the Blues' own Jaroslav Halak.) But even if none of the Blues' kids currently in Evansville end up making it to the Scottrade Center ice, you'll still be watching actual live hockey - which is more than the NHL can offer you at the moment. And any hockey is better than no hockey.
So come on over to Evansville for a game or two, and maybe check out a few other things around town while you're here. I'm pretty sure you'll have more fun than you would while sitting at home, staring at the TV and hoping for some puck to magically appear.
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SUNSHINE Trailer!! Get Some Danny Boyle Space Angst Here!!
Merrick again...
The trailer for Danny Boyle's SUNSHINE has hit the Internets!
Looks like an angst-ridden SOLAR CRISIS to me, but it could be pretty cool nonetheless.
Interesting the movie is being sold with so little dialog (narration not counting as characters speaking to each other). Some of the dialog previously glimpsed in footage sounded kind of stiff; hope they're not trying to skirt around that.
You can read more about the movie HERE, and check out an extremely early review of the film HERE!
Despite my barbs at this movie, I'm actually really interested in it. It's been a long time since we've gotten a good, SF space travel movie (i.e. quasi-realistic ships and tech...instead of space fighters and whatnot). I'm all about this if it can transcend its dicey "save the sun" premise.
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Jan. 17, 2007, 12:32 p.m. CST
i like
by Jared
Intereted to see in what these guys can do with the material. Love trainspotting and 28 days.
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:32 p.m. CST
Looks Great!
by Neo Zeed
I really like the visuals. But next time use another song for the trailer. That Requiem for a Dream song was cool but is getting played out.
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:33 p.m. CST
by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:34 p.m. CST
I have a mild chub on...
by brycemonkey
Really looking forward to this. Sure Boyle's work is flawed but brilliantly flawed. I'll take anything of his over the stuff churned out to the masses by hacks each week. And Sci-fi to boot!
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:34 p.m. CST
by Billyeveryteen
I'm there.
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:35 p.m. CST
Millions of Dura-Flame logs hurtled into the sun
by durhay
.. will it work???
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:37 p.m. CST
was that Masi Oka?
by white owl
Masi FUCKIN Oka?
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:39 p.m. CST
by ronniepooch
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:42 p.m. CST
Can't they just move the Earth closer to the Sun?
by brycemonkey
Would that work? Never mind, I can suspend the disbelief more for Sci-Fi than for most other movies. Unless they bring a 'Killer Robot' for no reason. See Red Planet...
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:44 p.m. CST
Chris Evans???
by KarmicRelief
"Johnny?" "I JUST bought this space suit......FLAME ON!!!"
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:48 p.m. CST
by jolaz
I hate when movie trailers use music from other movies. That said, this flick looks to be pretty good.
Jan. 17, 2007, 12:56 p.m. CST
Sugar honey ice tea!
by ebolamonkey
Where did that come from? I'm there.
Jan. 17, 2007, 1 p.m. CST
This reminds me of...
by Mgmax
Guy Maddin's Heart of the World. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAbtEQxFow4 Is Cillian Murphy "Nikolai, Youth, Mortician?"
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:02 p.m. CST
'Solaris' wasn't that long ago...
by Ribbons
Course, it might not have been your bag of tea...
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:08 p.m. CST
That was cool until...
by Pooter the Clown
I realized my i-tunes was on and the unconventionally cool soundtrack was really "she moves on" from paul simon's rythm of the saints album. I noticed my mistake, turned off the music and the trailer became a noisy and conventional bore. All they needed was animal crackers marching along Liv Tyler's taint to really bring out the stink.
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:10 p.m. CST
by Prague23
Hoping to kill this site's 'hunger' problem with gluttony. And my ticket is as good as already bought for opening weekend. I've been reading up on this movie for like the last year on Boyle's Sunshine website. There should be a Batman tie in here, sending the Scarecrow to the sun, hoping to strike fear into any unnecessary spin offs, like a Catwoman sequel.
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:16 p.m. CST
What do you get when you mix...
by Orionsangels
Little Man, Driving Miss Daisy and Sunshine? Little Miss Sunshine.
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:18 p.m. CST
by DarthCorns
...what he had done with a sound of thunder.....then at least it would be good.
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:22 p.m. CST
Why do they reuse music for trailers?
by Orionsangels
I'm not being fooled. I know that music is from another movie. The movie going public is smarter than they think we are. I guess they think we're all idiots. Wow I just got excited matching that music to the trailer. I never heard it before I'm clueless. Must go see movie! uh...NO! So why don't they use the music from their own movie? It's not good enough?
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:26 p.m. CST
Rocky opens March 1st in Prague
by Prague23
And they're sending the Human Torch to flame on the sun. Could have added the Silver Surfer, Glactus and the Infinity Gauntlet, but I guess that's wishful thinking.
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:26 p.m. CST
What has happened to part 2 of the Cameron interview?
by kwisatzhaderach
Is it happening? Or not?
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:35 p.m. CST
Can't wait for this!
by Klaus Herzog
Danny Boyle is one of the most interesting filmmakers working today and Trainspotting is one of my all-time favorite movies. But wasn't Robert Carlyle supposed to be in this too? Didn't see him in the trailers...
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:38 p.m. CST
That music is actually
by Novaman5000
a remix of the "Requiem for a Dream" score by Clint Mansell. They remixed it and used it in the "Two Towers" trailer way back when. God I'm a loser. Anyway it felt out of place here. I feel like they should be going for a subtler more "insanity in space" vibe than an all out action movie. Or at least a song we all haven't heard a billion times.
Jan. 17, 2007, 1:57 p.m. CST
Instinctively cut it off as soon as the music kicked in
by Harry Weinstein
Time to put that shit back on the shelf. It only works as parody now, it's so overused. Why not bust out James Horner's ALIENS score while you're beating dead horses, Fox? Fucking morons. Even non-geeks must be sick of it by now.
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:03 p.m. CST
Harry Weinstein
by kwisatzhaderach
I completely agree.
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:17 p.m. CST
white owl - Masi Oka
by rhaps0dy
I had the same thought, it did look a lot like him!!
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:18 p.m. CST
Used to be Total Recall theme reused over and over
by durhay
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:20 p.m. CST
IT DOESN'T MATTER where this trailer is!!!!!
by GibsonUSA Returns
The Rock told you to know your role.

 And this looks like Sliders the movie or something.
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:20 p.m. CST
i thought...
by PushTheButton
a star explodes (or gets bigger or something) before it dies. So wouldn't the Earth's threat be obliteration by the sun? Also that trailer music is ruined forever by YTMND. I laughed right away.
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:26 p.m. CST
Feels like Supernova
by JustSomeguy1
That's my initial reaction anyway.
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:27 p.m. CST
looks good
by Col. Tigh-Fighter
Bring it on
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:41 p.m. CST
Isn't this the Debeers ad music
by Jack Burton
The movie looks cool but the temp track has to go. That teaser trailer is kind of terrible but I'll see the movie anyway based on Danny Boyle.
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:42 p.m. CST
Who gives a shit what music is (re)used in trailers?
by Professor Falcon
I'll see anything Danny Boyle does. MILLIONS was fantastic.
Jan. 17, 2007, 2:58 p.m. CST
Chris Evans
by ewokstew
plunges into the heart of the sun and goes "supernova" re-igniting good ol' Sol and saving Earth. This reminds me of Solar Crisis. I would officially be scared but since Boyle is helming I'll reserve words until I actually see it.
Jan. 17, 2007, 3 p.m. CST
Holy SILENT RUNNING, that was bright!
by Mr Incredible
Good thing that trailer was on a small screen or I would have gone blind. Interesting, but looks like I'll have to bring sunglasses to watch the movie, just in case.
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:13 p.m. CST
I watched it again while listening to . . .
by Nice Marmot
HELL ON WHEELS by FU MANCHU. Way better.
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:26 p.m. CST
by Pound Sand
This would kill in all demographics, esp. 18-49 males. Add in Rachel Weisz as "love interest number two," and you'd have a sure-fire Golden Globe winner.
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:31 p.m. CST
Charred Dude Climbing the Ladder Gotta Eat!
by fyrie
I don't even get these jokes.
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:35 p.m. CST
Save the sun... Save the world...
by BennyL
... because only Masi Oka would save a movie with this premise... it's a shame that it's not him in that trailer (even though in one brief shot there was a Masi "YATTA!" pose from the actor) Mind you, going on the suprise package that 28 Days Later was, I might just check this one out... As for the Chronos Quartet track... I'd like to go (at a minimum) 3 years without a movie studio using it again. Love the track, love the Requim score, but something as identifiable as this track can't be overused or it turns in to another O'Fortuna moulded cliche'... Has all originality been lost in movieland? My first viewing of Pans Labyrinth later tonight will help me decide!
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:39 p.m. CST
Seen it before. It was called The Core.
by kinghenryVIII
Just kidding. Looks great. But not bright enough. Needs some lighting work and an SPF 40.
 "it puts the lotion on it's skin."
 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:42 p.m. CST
All I could think about.....
by LasciviousXXX
...... Was Jennifer Connelly naked :) Seriously, the movie looks decent but also just looks like it will be a cheese-fest in terms of dialog but what can you expect really??? Differnet music would have been great.
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:46 p.m. CST
by Negative Man
Looks like another 'been there, done that' movie. And what the Hell is a "Solar Winter"? Isn't that just called...winter? If anyone knows, please share and clear up my ignorance on this matter.
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:51 p.m. CST
Clint Mansell score...yet again
by jrbarker
its a great song...but come on...
Jan. 17, 2007, 3:55 p.m. CST
I'm officially silly
by Orionsangels
oh darn
Jan. 17, 2007, 4 p.m. CST
Wait a minute...
by Tin Snoman
How far in the future does this film take place? Because it's going to take like 4 or 5 BILLION years for the sun to die.
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:10 p.m. CST
by brokenheadstuff
with Tim Matherson!
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:15 p.m. CST
Indiana Clones
by kwisatzhaderach
Totally agree. Resurrection was pants.
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:20 p.m. CST
boy, hope that isn't as spoilerific as it seems
by modlight
still looks great.
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:22 p.m. CST
I'm thinking some of that destruction was
by modlight
Icarus One.
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:27 p.m. CST
Someone give Boyle Alien 5
by danowen
He was meant to do Alien 4, wasn't he? Damn, I wish that had happened. If Ridley Scott won't complete the storyline (probably put off by the cloned Ripley element introduced by AR) then Boyle deserves a chance.
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:30 p.m. CST
by Deep Roots
This looks nice. #2 I don't care how many times I've heard it. I could listen to the Requiem for a Dream theme all day. If they had played that song behind the trailer for "Snow Dogs", it wouldv'e made that shit look intense.
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:41 p.m. CST
Pretty damn good trailer
by DynamixRo
Normally I don't fall for trailers but this one I really liked. Guess I'm just a sucker for that song. But it is a Danny Boyle film after all, so there should be at least some optimism. Also, the visuals look great. The first movie stills that I saw led me to believe that it would take place in a more claustrophobic setting. I'm glad to see that's not the case. Sunshine FTW!
Jan. 17, 2007, 5:11 p.m. CST
Nice - closer to hard sci fi than Space Opera
by Doctor_Sin
I will be watching this flick's development with interest.
Jan. 17, 2007, 5:13 p.m. CST
Good to see
by DinoBass
young, pretty faces that usually get chopped up in horror movies save the Earth instead.
Jan. 17, 2007, 5:34 p.m. CST
Shallow Grave was so tight
by HeWhoCannotBeNamed
That movie is loved in my house. Boyle is cool in my book. This movie looks like my proverbial cup o' tea. I am so sold and will be there opening day. Fuck Spider-Man 3. Give me cool sci fi anyday.
 Hiroyuki Sanada is a pimp and I'll see anything he is in. What an awesome actor. The Twilight Samurai says it all for his acting prowess.
Clearly I am not the movie nut/buff I am told I am. I have not heard this music on any other trailer in my life. It rocks and it fits. Who cares if it is recycled? It's called marketing a film. I thought the use of the brilliant Batman Begins score on a King Kong trailer was effective. I like this music used in conjunction with the trailer. It sells it well. Perhaps this movie will have a subtle or minimal score i.e. creepy silence in space and therefore an intense score is not warranted for the film but warranted for the trailer? Whatever. Boyle and Fox already got my money on opening day. I will always hate fox for canceling Angel, but I can't stay away from some of the films they back
Jan. 17, 2007, 5:44 p.m. CST
by Sam Raimi's Car
their little tune must be raking it in
Jan. 17, 2007, 5:50 p.m. CST
Awful premise
by JohnRevik
Reigniting the sun? You're kidding, right? This ones looking more like 'Life Less Ordinary'(an experience I'm still recovering) then 'Trainspotting'.
Jan. 17, 2007, 5:52 p.m. CST
by BannedOnTheRun
Yours too.
Jan. 17, 2007, 6:21 p.m. CST
by VoteRoslin08
Even though Chris Evans is hot as hell, it pisses me off he's in this. His abs = hot. His acting = shitty.
Jan. 17, 2007, 6:23 p.m. CST
by MaxCalifornia.
Jan. 17, 2007, 6:25 p.m. CST
by VoteRoslin08
Boyle was able to take the zombie concept and make something not nearly as good as the best in the genre, but better than 95% of the other crap out there. If he can do the same for Sci-Fi space flick, it should be pretty sweet. As a suggestion, if they'd just cut Bill Paxton saying 'game over, man. game over' into that trailer, I'm there for sure.
Jan. 17, 2007, 6:34 p.m. CST
We have less time than you think.
by Shan
As the sun starts to run out of hydrogen, it'll start to burn helium. As part of that process, the sun will expand in size and swallow the Earth. I believe we only have about 1 billion years left.
Jan. 17, 2007, 7:06 p.m. CST
The Foutain vs. Sunshine
by AlwaysThere
A fight for greatness.
Jan. 17, 2007, 7:56 p.m. CST
pitch black meets the fountain meets solaris
by BadMrWonka
could be fun.
Jan. 17, 2007, 8:01 p.m. CST
A spaceship should NEVER be called "Icarus"
by Admiral Nelson
In Greek mythology, Icarus created a pair of wings (real bird feathers attached to a framework with wax), but when he flew too close to Apollo (the sun), the wax melted, and Icarus DIED. For some dumbass reason, S/F fans think it's a cool name, and have also tried calling the original "Planet of the Apes" nosecone "the Icarus," which is just stupid. You DON'T name a vessel after something that FAILS. It would be like naming a new ship the Titanic, or the Poseidon, or the U.S.S. Sinksalot, or the HMS Failure, or the Surrender. Dumb!
Jan. 17, 2007, 8:08 p.m. CST
Right on...
by JohnRevik
...Admiral Nelson. I thought the same thing. One of many ill-conceived ideas sorrounding this dog shit. And, to OleGravyLeg:..Frrrrrrrrrunkas.
Jan. 17, 2007, 8:11 p.m. CST
i did get that vibe
by Michael Corleone
it certainly has that ring of metaphysical sci-fi that The Fountain has, and if Aronofsky were directing this trailer would be getting more buzz, but i digress. if its great it will get recognition and so far it does look great.
Jan. 17, 2007, 8:34 p.m. CST
Solar Crisis
by beelkay
Just going on the Wikipedia entry, it sounds like a terrible story. How did they get all of those actors to sign on?! It was a bit suspicious that there was no dialogue in this trailer.
Jan. 17, 2007, 8:41 p.m. CST
by chun006
If it's a suicide mission it might make sense...
Jan. 17, 2007, 9:24 p.m. CST
haha...icarus needs context
by ScreamingPenis
good call admiral. dedalus gotta eat.
Jan. 17, 2007, 9:23 p.m. CST
by Billyeveryteen
So what? They chuck a huge Ball-o-Satan at the sun?
Jan. 17, 2007, 9:38 p.m. CST
by J.B.M.A.
Not the best name ever I'll admit, but given that the ship seems to be called 'Icarus II' does this not suggest a rebirth for the wax-winged grecian? And that this craft is trying to do what the silly pillock in the story couldn't and fly FAR to close to the sun than is sensible? A million bucks says there will be something in the script which explains the name just like that...
Jan. 17, 2007, 9:45 p.m. CST
Song isn't a remix. It's a re-score.
by Flim_
Howard Shore had it re-orchestrated for THE TWO TOWERS trailer. Props on the KRONOS QUARTET GOTTA EAT. That's some funny shit right there.
Jan. 17, 2007, 9:52 p.m. CST
by Freefinger
...gave people who wrote good movies a big fu**ing budget? Loves Trainspotting, was freaking great, never did anyone portray those troubles so greatly on screen with new blood at the helm. 28 Days was something very original for a "Living Dead" kind of movie. Now this Sunshine trailer...
Actually looked like something worth the 40$ we have to dish out nowadays at the theater.
Spielberg should be taking fu**ing notes from these guys.
Jan. 17, 2007, 9:52 p.m. CST
music for trailer
by askewwil
Does anyone know what that music is from? I've heard it a bunch of times on different trailers and I can't place it Thanks
Jan. 17, 2007, 11:02 p.m. CST
i'm feeling it...
by Buzzsawlenny
...i trust boyle...and i like realistic(i hope) sci-fi
 Of the new millenia the two that have pulled it off the best thus far were Solaris and Mission To Mars..of which i prefer the latter for the stellar cast (although the ending was slightly lacking)
Jan. 17, 2007, 11 p.m. CST
Tin Snoman
by gotdane
Not billions of years, really. I think that is how long a star survives, or at least how long we expect the sun to "flame on." However there are parts of the sun where it DOES take millions of years for the rays of light from the core to travel thru cause it's so dense. So, in theory. They sun could have stopped producing light in it's core hundreds of years ago, but it won't matter for a couple million more years. ...or something like that.
Jan. 18, 2007, 12:03 a.m. CST
Using Icarus as a name for the ship...
by chaplinatemyshoe
...is sort of like Broken Flowers using Don Juan as a reference: a bit too obvious for my taste. It's like filmmaker standing next to you with a megaphone shouting, "THIS IS FUCKING FORESHADOWING WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU!" Anyway, looks like a typical Boyle flick. I'm sure the first two-thirds will be quite involving and the last third will be an incoherent mess that pulls a happy ending out of its ass.
Jan. 18, 2007, 12:15 a.m. CST
Nice effects
by proper
The burning end was a dream sequence or a Bruce Willis sacrifice for all mankind surely.YTMND uses that music,I can't take it seriously,at least they didn't use let the bodies hit the floor.http://tinyurl.com/2canej
Jan. 18, 2007, 2:21 a.m. CST
Alex Garland is a mediocre writer
by DirkD13"
John Hodge, however, most certainly is not.
Jan. 18, 2007, 3:35 a.m. CST
yeah, rhythum of the saints rules....cood call
by Seven Seas
...cood call
Jan. 18, 2007, 3:55 a.m. CST
by Cat_Corporation
It only ever ends in tears. Looks quite intense but I don't like Alex Garland much either. I'll sit on the fence for now!
Jan. 18, 2007, 4 a.m. CST
Why'd you have to bring up Old B.O.B.?
by BannedOnTheRun
Sniff... gets me every time. I loved those little gay robots.
Jan. 18, 2007, 6:31 a.m. CST
looks okay
by just pillow talk
nothing to get all jazzed up though. The review makes it sound better than it looks, but it would be nice to get a good sci-fi flick...And the torch could solve everything by going supernova!
Jan. 18, 2007, 7:20 a.m. CST
by JAWS 2
and you know it.
Jan. 18, 2007, 8:19 a.m. CST
Micheal Richards anyone???
by samuraiyao
He could play a jewish janitor that cleans up the space shuttle when it blows to pieces. I have an 8inche penises that can deworm a litter of puppies!!!
Jan. 18, 2007, 9:41 a.m. CST
by Cobbio
I liked the visuals in that trailer, including the look of the ship, the harsh brightness of the sun, and the expressions on the crew's faces, but I've heard that music in, like, 756 trailers already and I don't associate it with the visuals I saw. The trailer works better if you listen to the opening voiceover, shut off the volume for the next 52 seconds, and then listen to the concluding voiceover.
 That's just my opinion, of course. I'm looking forward to this film.
Jan. 18, 2007, 10:15 a.m. CST
The Core
by bralli
Seriously, that movie has to be one of the worst movies ever scientifically. I hope "sunshine" doesn't resort to the the old "thank God we just invented this nifty 'Bipolar Quad Shielded Neutronium' Armor that gives us infinate protection and also powers our ship..."
Jan. 18, 2007, 10:37 a.m. CST
I have faith in Boyle. He's one of the most...
by rbatty024
striking filmmakers with visuals. 28 Day's Later had a great first two-thirds and a superb final third. It's easily the most misunderstood film of the last decade (read some Emma Goldman and you might get it). Millions was a wonderful family film, which I've come to believe might be the most difficult genre of film to work in, because they're so rarely good (although by that same logic so would horror films, so who knows). I'm looking forward to this film with alacrity.
Jan. 18, 2007, 10:39 a.m. CST
No dialogue because...
by performingmonkey
all the lines would be the likes of 'oh...my...god...' 'NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!' 'We're...too late...to save...Earth!' 'We're burning up!' 'It's over! He's gone! You have to let him go!' 'Let's blow this thing and go home!' 'Mommy, why does daddy always make me lick his pocket sausage? It tastes funny.' etc.
Jan. 18, 2007, 12:23 p.m. CST
Wants to be THE FOUNTAIN
by Chumkid
The Fountain is the first thing that came to my mind when I saw some of the footage in this trailer. Then the music from Requiem kicked in and I almost couldn't believe what I was hearing. I'll assume that all this was a choice made by marketing and not Boyle, because he's pretty innovative and I wouldn't expect him to try and steal someone else's style.
Jan. 18, 2007, 6:33 p.m. CST
by J.B.M.A.
You liked the final third of 28 Days? Really? Interesting...I thought it spoiled an otherwise good film by descending into seen-it-a-million-times-before-soldiers-runnin-around-up-and -down-corridors-with-guns-for-no bloody-reason nonsense.
Jan. 19, 2007, 3:41 a.m. CST
Event Horizon, Solaris, The Core, Red Planet..
by Ali786
and that crappy one with Spader and Bassett....they all look and feel the same....at least Serenity had some pretty nostrils in it
Jan. 19, 2007, 9:21 a.m. CST
sample dialogue: "Is it me or is it hot in here?"
by durhay
Is the AC on?
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Dutch at the double again
Posted in Clydesdale Bank 40
Anyone who was surprised by the Netherlands' Clydesdale Bank 40 defeats of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire over the bank holiday weekend must have a short memory.
Peter Borren's side began their CB40 campaign with the narrowest of wins at Bristol and a nine-wicket Duckworth/Lewis demolition at Kidderminster.
That emulated their back-to-back away victories on Easter weekend last year. Having seen off Yorkshire and Derbyshire, they went on to secure five wins and earn a respectable fifth place in Group A.
They nearly made it three in a row, but lost by one run to Middlesex at Lord's.
The last of their quintet of triumphs was against Monday's opponents, whom they had previously endured a washout with in Rotterdam.
That result rounded off an unexpectedly successful campaign in light of a single win during their introduction to the competition the previous year.
Finishing above Yorkshire and Worcestershire, and on the same points as Kent, demonstrated their pedigree in limited-overs cricket.
That itself was nothing new, given the Netherlands had shocked England in the opening match of the 2009 World Twenty20.
Nine of the players they used in last year's CB40 had represented them at the World Cup prior to the start of the season.
Although they lost all six group games to exit at the earliest stage, the Netherlands had become a team that could hold their own against county opposition.
With the addition of Australians Shane Mott, who became the competition's joint second-highest leading wicket-taker, and Michael Swart, they were a force to be reckoned with.
Mott was heading the wicket charts with 21 from nine matches when an horrific broken leg and ankle, sustained while bowling for Bangor in the North Wales Premier League, denied him the chance to end on top.
However, the Netherlands were by no means over-reliant on their overseas players. Tom Cooper, Mudassar Bukhari, Borren, Wesley Barresi and Tom de Grooth comfortably scored more than 200 runs. Bukhari also bagged 19 wickets and Borren 12.
Swart, who qualifies as a non-overseas player, is back this year, alongside countryman Cameron Borgas.
So far they have been upstaged by fellow batsman Stephan Myburgh, a big-hitting left-handed opener who made a 48-ball 55 versus Worcestershire in his sole competition appearance last year.
Myburgh cracked 77 against Gloucestershire and was unbeaten on 74 from 50 deliveries when the Netherlands reached a revised target of 139 from 19 overs versus Worcestershire.
He added an unbroken 132 with Borgas, who hit a 43-ball 55, as the second-wicket duo completed victory with 2.1 overs to spare.
Bukhari's three wickets had earlier helped limit the hosts to 172 for four from their maximum of 27 overs.
The previous day, the seamer had defended 13 from the final over and three from the last ball from which Benny Howell, flying on 72 not out from 50 deliveries, could manage just a leg-bye.
Howell and Gloucestershire had been going well in pursuit of the Netherlands' 239 for six, a total built on Myburgh's innings and consistent middle-order contributions.
But from 220 for five in the 38th over, the hosts lost three wickets in four balls. The latter two went to left-arm spinner Pieter Seelaar, who claimed 4-42.
Bukhari held his nerve to seal a one-run win, the first of two triumphs that has left his side on top of a fledgling Group A.
Can they stay there? With their next three games at home, why not?
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text: Let's stay in Belgium. Let's stay in Ghent but find a bigger place, with room to work. Let's rent a studio but stay in our tiny house. Let's move to the countryside and open a center for writers. Let's move back to England and do whatever, but at least there's an Anglophone literary scene. Screw the whole 'having a job' thing, let's sell all our stuff and travel by bike through the south of France and be migrant labor. Let's just get some land in Portugal and live in a tent, build a house out of the bricks of an old one. Let's move to Detroit and start a writers' and artists' residency center and a free school. Let's win the lottery (let's play the lottery). Stay in Belgium but move to Wallonia. Stay in Ghent and shut up about it already. Spend more time writing. Spend less time writing. Work in a bar or a shop or anywhere that will have me, just to have a job. Move to Minneapolis, try to adjunct there. Move to Paris, why not. Move to New York and try to get an editorial job. Apply for a Fulbright. Apply for an NEA grant. Apply for every fellowship under the sun. Let's go for a walk while the sun is out. Spend Saturdays in the library. Visit the museums on the days they're free. This is a rough transcript of our conversations as we try to figure out where the next year will take us. Reality? Um, nowhere to be seen. Perspective, ditto.