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Omar Salgado has received a FIFA exemption, clearing the way for him to get an International Transfer Certificate and suit up for the Vancouver Whitecaps. If Salgado had not received the exemption, he would have been forced to sit out the season until he turned 18 in September. As it is now, he'll soon be eligible for selection to the first or reserve teams.
"I am excited for the opportunity to contribute to my club on the field and I will continue working hard, so that I am ready when that day comes," Salgado said in a team release.
The Whitecaps shocked followers of MLS when they made the 6-foot-4 17-year-old the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 SuperDraft. Not only was Salgado considered a particularly raw talent, having never made a senior team appearance for Chivas de Guadalajara and only making nine appearances for the United States U-20 team, but it was never a guarantee that he'd be able to play for a Canadian team before turning 18. Salgado had previously represented Mexico at the U-17 and U-20 levels before choosing the U.S. and signing a Generation Adidas contract with MLS.
Since joining the Whitecaps, Salgado has proven a quick learner and has impressed many observers. He is currently with the U.S. U-20 team as it prepares to play in the CONCACAF championship.
"Omar is a great talent and will be an important player to the club," Whitecaps head coach Teitur Thordarson said in a team release. "To have the news that he will be able to play from this point on is great for us, as Omar has already showed us that he can play on this level. I'm delighted for him and the club."


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1rd Pick QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 6'3, 196 lbs.
(No explanation needed here)
2rd Pick OLB Kyle Van Noy, BYU, 6'3, 235 lbs.
Noy is in reach of a second round pick, it would be a gift from God if he feel to the second round. He has played the LEO position, so it would help with Bradley Defense. Great stamina, with good quickness and vision, always trying to make a play. His coverage has been unremarkable this year. He does need to work on make his chances count and not get pinned down at the line and gets out of control at times.
3rd Pick CB Marcus Roberson, Florida, 6'0, 195 lbs.
Yes he is coming off an knee injury, but that helps us, because his value drops into the third round. We have a week secondary as we just saw against the Cardinals. His agility and instincts are off the cart but he does struggle in the corner coverage mentality area.
4rd Pick RB Andre Williams, Boston College, 6'0, 227 lbs.
He has been the key to Boston College offense this year, one of ten backs to eclipse the 1,000 rushing yards this year. He ran for 150 yards against Florida State, arguable the best defense in college football. He is a strong built machine and very quick with good vision. His determination is a great add to the Jags. Really he needs to work on catching the ball out of the back field and pass blocking.
4rd Pick OT Morgan Moses, Virginia, 6'6, 325 lbs.
Beside his incredible size and the need to fill a spot from Monroe being traded, very powerful and is a monster block a defender straight up, does need to work on his technic, a couple holding penalties this year have cost him.
5rd Pick WR Rashard Greene, Florida State, 6'0, 180 lbs.
5rd Pick CB Andre Hal, Vanderbilt, 5'11, 186 lbs.
5rd Pick OG Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State, 6'3, 318 lbs.
6rd Pick OLB Marquis Flowers, Arizona, 6'2, 233 lbs.
7rd Pick TE Asa Watson, North Carolina State, 6'3, 237 lbs.
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Chaz Sutton DE South Carolina
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Maurice Hagens FB Miami (FL.)
Beau Allen DT Wisconsin
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Zach Orr ILB North Texas
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Franklin - A Meijer official today informed Mayor Tom Taylor that the company is no longer pursuing a 190,000-square-foot store at the southwest corner of Highway 100 and Loomis Road.
Taylor told NOW Newspapers that Mike Flickinger, director of real estate for Meijer, called to inform him of the decision. He noted that the decision centered on the company's difficulty in getting approval from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build on or near the site's wetlands.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation also had some difficulty with the entrance and exit traffic flow plan of the site, though that concern reportedly had been cleared in recent months.
"Meijer is a quality store and they tried to come up to the standards that we as a city had established for architecture, landscaping and the location of the docks," Taylor said.
He noted that the potential flooding and traffic issues were problematic throughout the process.
Frank Guglielmi, a Meijer spokesman, also noted that the contract with the current owner of the land had expired.
The company is in negotiations with neighboring Oak Creek for a similarly sized store in the new Drexel Town Square on the former Delphi site at Howell and Drexel avenues.
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The last of eleven Florida A&M University students facing felony charges stemming from the November, 2011, hazing death of 26-year-old drum major Robert Champion, has turned herself in. Lasherry Codner, 20, was booked into Orange County jail and charged with felony hazing. Codner, whose unfortunate choice of Twitter username is @LadyofAttack, faces up to six years in prison if convicted. Two others were charged with misdemeanor hazing, which carries a maximum sentence of one year.
Champion died after collapsing on a band bus following a FAMU football game. According to an autopsy report, he died after going into shock, caused by internal bleeding. During a hazing ritual, Champion was allegedly kicked, punched and slapped by other students while attempting to traverse from one end of the bus to another. On a 911 call made after Champion was found unresponsive, a witness says, Champion "wasn't responding. We thought he was breathing 'cause he was making noises, but I don't know even if he's breathing now."
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7Kris Jenner is Hopping Mad
Ugh, so how we talked about Kris Jenner and her child-abusing ways last night? Of course she's already got to say something about it, and it's to the tune of "F-ck you, people who think I'm a child-abuser."
From the Huffington Post:
The journal entries make allegations of child abuse against Jenner, detailing that on one occasion in August 1989, "Kris was kicking and beating her and said she was going to kill [Kim]."
Ellen claims the journals are authentic and told In Touch, "This was a nightmare for [Robert]… he hated to see them suffer."
A rep for the Kardashian-Jenner family has denied the allegations, telling Gossip Cop they had "no knowledge of these diaries existing and these accusations are ridiculous and not true." Even without the family's statement the claims seem dubious at best given that Ellen seems to pop up every few months with bombshells about the family.
This is the same woman who last year alleged that Robert's youngest daughter Khloe was not his biological child, but the product of an affair. Despite proof that Khloe is a biological Kardashian, Ellen continues to rehash her theories, even speaking to Life & Style magazine about it just last week — a full year after she made the initial allegations.
What makes her claims to the authenticity of the journals even more suspect is the fact that she waited all this time to come forward with them, and the fact that she and her late husband's family clearly do not get along. Following her initial allegations about her former step-daughter's paternity last January, Khloe addressed the claims by tweeting:
"The audacity you have to mention my father's name like this! Should be ashamed of urself," and "I let a lot of things slide but this one is really low… YOU ARE DISGUSTING! (yes you know who YOU are)."
OK, so do I believe for a second that the diary allegations are false? Oh my God, no. No, I believe that Kris Jenner is as vicious a person as these journals painted her to be, and I think that she's more mortified that people are even hearing about this personal stuff than she is about having done it to begin with.
In short? Kris Jenner is an evil, evil bitch, and pretty much every time I hear shoddy things about Kris Jenner, I'm totally going to believe it, because that's just how it is, OK?
January 24, 2013 at 2:30 pm by Sarah
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Only thing I'm interested in: what is the proof Khloe is a Kardashian? They never proved that. Just dodged questions.
EXACTLY!! This was never proven. She took a test to prove Kris was her mother, but that was never in question. What a joke!
I am by no means a Kris Kardashian Jenner fan. Far from it. But Robert Kardashian was a hotshot attorney. And maybe a bit dodgy in his methods. (Not illegal, just kind of sleazy.) If he was planning to divorce Kris and wanted some sort of advantage, he could have fabricated these journals to help his case in the divorce proceedings. And if he really feared for his childrens' lives or felt they were being neglected, why didn't he get sole custody of them? HE was the high powered attorney. He had enough money that he could have hired people to take care of the children when he was busy. He wasn't some wimpy person with no resources. It makes no sense.
hmm….good points. still…F this B in the A!
^^^^^ what she said :P
Robert kardashian was a lawyer I'm sure he worked a ton of hour but once kris married him she quit her job as a air plane stewardist and got knocked up time after time then hired a handful of nannies to take care of her kids while she ran all over town having a million affairs !!! That she admits !!!! Real good mother !!!!! I know I wouldn't want my mom going on a bunch of talk shows saying she had affairs on my father !!!! But people like them only care about the publicity !!!!!
I believe she a EVIL DEVIOUS BITCH Kris Jenner and funny how she claims of the whole Khloe drama ignored? Hmm and the fact is she is evil and not a great mom cuz if she was she be ashame to pimp out her Kim Kardashian daughter on the sextape or even so her whole damn family becoming a "momanger" NO she a evil vindictive devious bitch and glad she is exposed what she REALLY IS An ABUSIVE MOTHER . No surprised she shows nothing but is ok to pimp out anyone or anything to hustle that paper even selling your family. She is no great mother at all far from it no morals of a lesson of family. I hope kanye west put that bitch in her place


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TAMPA - The "Shock Jock" civil defamation case between Todd 'MJ' Schnitt and Bubba the Love Sponge Clem is close to being over.
On Tuesday, both sides rested their case. The jury was sent home.
The judge will hear closing arguments Wednesday morning.
Earlier this week, the drama picked up with a call for a mistrial.
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About to enter its 20th anniversary season and still one of the best, Camden Yards is to undergo renovations this offseason that will improve sightlines and give fans roomier seats. In turn, the park's going to become just a bit smaller.
At the request of the Orioles, more spacious seats are to be installed on the club level and upper deck at Camden Yards, and sightlines on both levels are to be improved by the installation of less intrusive railings. Seating capacity will be reduced from 48,290 to 45,971, keeping in line with the capacities of many recently opened parks.
The Maryland Stadium Authority is heading up the work as part of its deferred maintenance program. Concrete is to be repaired and seats are to be replaced in the lower level outfield, the club level and the upper deck. The changes are expected to be approved by the Board of Public Works on Nov. 17.
All seats in the lower level from foul pole to foul pole were replaced last offseason.
A few more improvements are also on the way for Camden Yards, which opened in 1992. Drink rails are to be installed in portions of the club level seating bowl down the outfield lines, and on the left-field club level, there will be bistro tables facing the field, thus creating a viewing deck.
"This new style of casual seating in select areas will enhance the experience at Oriole Park for fans looking for a more social atmosphere," Orioles communications director Greg Bader said. "These additions, along with new seats throughout the ballpark, are designed to make our fans more comfortable while preserving the Camden Yards aesthetic."
Evan Drellich is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @EvanDrellich. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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TOP 3rd: CHI 6, FLA 0: Sosa walked with one out against Willis. Alou singled to left to put runners at first and second. Ramirez added to the Cubs' lead with a single to right to score Sosa and advance Alou to third base. After a walk to Eric Karros, right-hander Rick Helling came on in relief of Willis. The first batter Helling faced, Alex Gonzalez, singled to left to score Alou and give Chicago a 6-0 lead.
TOP 4th: CHI 7, FLA 0: Lofton began the inning with a walk against Helling. After Grudzielanek and Sosa each struck out swinging, Alou drove home Lofton, who had advanced to second on a wild pitch during Grudzielanek's at-bat.
BOT 5th: CHI 7, FLA 2: The Marlins, who were limited to one hit through the first four innings, got three hits and two runs against Cubs starter Matt Clement in the fifth. Miguel Cabrera began the inning with a single to right field and advanced to second on a groundout by Mike Lowell. Jeff Conine singled to give the Marlins runners at the corners. Alex Gonzalez got the Marlins on the scoreboard with a groundout that scored Cabrera and moved Conine to second. Pinch-hitter Todd Hollandsworth singled to center for the Marlins' second and final run of the inning.
TOP 7th: CHI 8, FLA 2: Ramirez hit a solo homer with one out against right-hander Nate Bump. It gave Ramirez six RBIs, tying Will Clark's single-game NLCS mark set in 1989 as a member of the Giants against the Cubs.
BOT 8th: CHI 8, FLA 3: Juan Pierre reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second with two outs after Luis Castillo grounded out. Right-hander Kyle Farnsworth came on in relief of Clement and gave up an RBI double to Ivan Rodriguez, who has 13 RBIs this postseason.
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Classism: Did Sharpton Really Say That?
by jdusek, Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 12:27:24 AM EDT
Linfar's diary about the role that class plays in this election has prompted a lot of comments about electability and race. Overlooked in the discussion is an alarming quote that the diarist attributes to Rev. Al Sharpton:
Al Sharpton on Feb. 17 called Hillary supporters, "uneducated, redncked white trash."
That's quite a thing for Sharpton to say. I hadn't heard this quote before, so I did some checking to try to find the source. I googled it, but nothing came up.
Then I found a February 17 posting on a forum called city-data.com that used the phrase "uneducated, redneck white trash" in a thread about Sharpton.
But here's the thing: the quote isn't from Sharpton, it's from a pro-Clinton forum member named BVH in response to some earlier remarks from an Obama supporter:
The Obama supporter had written that his candidate was favored by the "most progressive people in this country" and not by the "rednecks, white trash, underachievers, and excuse-makers."
BVH took this as an attack on Clinton supporters and responded:
Calling the Hillary supporters uneducated redneck white trash?!?!? What if us "uneducated redneck white trash" started tossing around the "N" word?
Is there no limit to what some Obama supporters feel is appropriate?
So what does this have to do with Al Sharpton?
Almost nothing. The comments were made in a thread about a letter Sharpton wrote to the DNC opposing seating Florida and Michigan delegates. Sharpton's letter says nothing about Clinton supporters, and it certainly doesn't say they're rednecks.
So, it appears the true source of linfar's quote was a Clinton supporter, not Sharpton, who was paraphrasing something someone else had written on a message board.
I'm fascinated by how things like this get passed down. Someone says something controversial, it gets quoted and copied, emailed, loses its original context, and is eventually attributed to someone else. It's like those fake chain emails claiming that George Carlin (an atheist) loves Jesus or that Jay Leno thinks the war in Iraq is going great.
My point in writing this is not to suggest that linfar knowingly attributed the quote to Sharpton. No, my point is that false quotes spread quickly online. As another example, a recent diary by Alegre included excerpts from an article by Peter Daou that falsely attributed several quotes to Obama. Daou got it wrong, it got reposted here and who knows where else, and no retraction can stop it from spreading even further.
I've fallen victim to this myself. It's easy to copy and paste something without verifying it first. I hope that people will check their sources before putting people's words in quotes, and I hope that MyDD members will continue to correct information that is found to be inaccurate.Update [2008-4-25 18:34:25 by jdusek]: Over at SavagePolitics.com, linfar is disputing my claim that Sharpton did not call Clinton supporters "uneducated, redneck white trash." I think I've provided evidence that this is a false quote, but if anyone can point me to a source of Sharpton actually using this phrase, I will apologize here and at Savage Politics.
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Boston Red Sox players stretched in the outfield before the start of their exhibition season opener at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers.
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Blue Hills Ski area was full of kids from this week's school vacation.
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Hundreds of youths held a rally at Faneuil Hall in support of youth jobs funding, and then marched from there to the State House.
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Despite the inclement weather, Chinese New Year festivities took place all over Chinatown in Boston. People shoveled and swept off Beach Street for the Lion Dance Parades and for pedestrians.
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell (left) and Dustin Pedroia laughed before the start of their exhibition season opener at JetBlue Park.
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I've been trying to figure out what MLB could do to fix some of the glaring irregularities with both the regular season schedule and TV (and Internet) black-outs. While pondering it today, I think I may have arrived at an answer. In a word: Expansion.
The Chicago Cubs are a member of the only 6-team division in MLB. This creates scheduling oddities every year (9 games against the Giants? 7 against the Braves? WTF?) and generally screws with the even flow of series. Your ideal, idyllic American Pastime would feature two 3-game series (versus interesting opponents) a week with one day for rest as some ancient dude once wrote. Unfortunately, we are shackled by a league which has only 30 teams, making things…awkward, to say the least.
Expansion is a touchy subject due to the perceived dilution of talent that it engenders, but my aim is to make it palatable by offering more to the fan than they are now receiving. Namely, I propose that MLB expand to 32 teams but reserve the right to negotiate TV contracts for the two new teams.
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I start by looking at the NFL, which retains bargaining power for TV contracts for its member clubs. There is no question that the NFL's TV coverage is harmed by having national broadcasters who are unfamiliar with the teams they cover on a week-to-week basis. On the other hand, NFL games are almost never blacked out and if I go to a sports bar, I can almost be guaranteed to see whichever game I want. This is what a strong league which retains broadcast negotiation rights can bring – people consuming the product because they are allowed to do so.
Back to expansion: Two new teams would make life incredibly easy for everyone involved – schedulers, owners, MLB execs, and fans. First, it would make league division very simple: Eight 4-team divisions a la the NFL or four 8-team divisions. Take your pick. You wanna have an eight-team playoff bracket? Go for it. You want to schedule interleague series (with in-built rivalries, if you insist on them)? Simple enough. All scheduling math becomes vastly simplified with 32 teams versus the current 30. If MLB selects their new sites wisely to avoid significant fan-base splintering (like the Nats trying to steal fans from a team that's less than 60 miles away), this turns into an easy business decision.
The kicker is to tell the new owners that the league holds the right of first refusal for contracts involving TV broadcast rights of their games. The teams can hire their own broadcasters and build fan loyalty any way they see fit, but MLB will decide which station(s) actually show(s) the games. As MLB would hold all the cards in the fight for who is allowed to consume their product, a purer market emerges. False restrictions upon that market (caused by regional operators wishing to protect their advertising dollars) will most likely be shown to be antiquated at best and utterly counterproductive at worst.
NB: I am not proposing that MLB pocket any more cash than they already do. The owners are still allowed to keep TV cash, but the league will decide who writes the check.
This allows an experiment to occur: Will fans willingly watch a team if they are allowed to do so? With MLB holding the broadcast rights, they can offer their product to whomever they like with whatever advertising they feel is appropriate and whenever the consumer would like to buy. You don't have to be a business major to see that expanding your potential consumer base at little to no cost to the corporation will lead to more people buying your stuff.
The end-game in this is that as individual clubs' TV broadcast contracts expire, they will look to the league as a trusted partner and cede negotiation rights for TV coverage to the league. In less than fifteen years, MLB can create a product which is as accessible as the NFL's, and I don't believe any baseball fan would argue against that.
All cross-examination and accusations of drunken BS'ing are welcome below.
Note the first: I have no idea where the new clubs would go. Ottawa? Las Vegas? San Juan, PR? Mexico City? Oklahoma City? Interesting debate to be had there.
Note the second: Thanks (?) are due to Invalid User for getting me to actually commit this crap to writing.


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An Enlightened Man indeed. Take his course.
Gandhi uses no power points, no Compass, no technology. He sits in a chair and lectures for an hour. He's very knowledgable about the subject, just a bit difficult to pay attention to him without any visuals.
Awesome professor. Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi himself. Google his name if you don't believe me. He is a master of subject and is awesome at grading
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9. Keep A Notebook And Pen On The Nightstand This may seem counterintuitive but if you typically go to bed with your mind racing about tasks and worries, knowing that you can jot down a thought or two should you wake up can put you at ease. And if you find that you're lying there not falling asleep at all, give yourself permission to get up for a little while. When you do, make some notes about whatever is stressing you out. Then snuggle back under the covers and you may find you're ready for some shut-eye after all.
10. Establish A Bedtime Ritual Quite possibly the most important strategy of all is one to borrow from your parenting days and your own childhood. Remember the nightly routine with bath time followed by a reading or two of "Goodnight Moon"? Upgrade that to the adult level with a tub full of soothing bubbles and a good book. Healthy habits are just as easy to get into as bad habits! You'll find yourself anticipating the pleasures of your evening soak-and-read session and then drifting off to the kind of sleep that restores body and soul. Sweet dreams!Sondra Forsyth, a National Magazine Award winner, writes for major magazines and is the author or co-author of eleven books. She was Executive Editor at Ladies' Home Journal, Features Editor at Cosmopolitan, and Articles Editor at Bride's. A former ballerina, she is the Artistic Director of Ballet Ambassadors, an arts-in-education company in New York City.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP)- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, an outspoken death penalty opponent considering a 2016 presidential run, has yet to commute the sentences of the state's five death row inmates despite his role in pushing a repeal of capital punishment in a measure he signed in May that takes effect next month.
O'Malley, a Democrat, has said only that he would consider commuting the five inmates' sentences to life in prison on a case-by-case basis.
So far, none has sent the governor a formal commutation request, but the governor doesn't need formal requests to commute sentences.
The governor's decision to put off action on their commutations may indicate he does not believe he needs to take the potential political risk of clearing death row at a time when the state no longer has a mechanism to carry out a death sentence anyway.
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I can't exactly pinpoint why this falls flat for me, but it does. On the surface, it's an adequately engaging story with a decent plot twist towards the end. It explores some interesting, worthwhile topics - overcoming personal demons, the evils of for-profit drug development, scientific research ethics, respect for cultural differences, etc. - but the analysis never seems deep enough. Everything seems surface-y to me and perhaps Lifetime movie-ish. Additionally, I really wanted to know the main character, but she always seemed just outside my grasp, if that makes any sense. That being said, many love this book, so maybe it's just me.
I had recently read the Magician's Assistant, which was nominated for the Women's Prize in 1998, then I saw that this book was also nominated in 2012, and I was eager to pick it up. After being so certain I would enjoy what I had, it was somewhat disappointing to realize that by the end I was just as unsure of the book as I would have been if I had never read the author or if someone had told me the plot and then said, "But really, you'll like it."
The writing is very good and kept me interested, and the human relationships are deeply examined and explored, as was the case in the Magician's Assistant. Those two aspects of the book were what had me reading to the end, not the actual story itself, which I felt was out of my reach somehow. If it were actually possible to see the beauty of writing hanging in front of you, but just out of reach, the way people tie treats to strings and hang them in front of animals to make them move, that would be how I would describe the feeling I got from this book.
this book could have been really great, but it ended up being disappointing in many small ways. I read "Truth and Beauty" a couple years ago and really didn't like it, so perhaps I should stop trying to read Ann Patchett. I liked "Bel Canto" when I read that in high school though.
this book could have been really great, but it ended up being disappointing in many small ways. I read "Truth and Beauty" a couple years ago and really didn't like it, so perhaps I should stop trying to read Ann Patchett. I liked "Bel Canto" when I read that in high school though.
this book could have been really great, but it ended up being disappointing in many small ways. I read "Truth and Beauty" a couple years ago and really didn't like it, so perhaps I should stop trying to read Ann Patchett. I liked "Bel Canto" when I read that in high school though.
In her latest novel, Ann Patchett, author of the beloved Bel Canto, takes her readers down the Amazon and deep into the rain forest in a book that is part adventure story, part morality tale...This book may be on a lot of book club lists already — but with good reason...
State of Wonder is heavy with literary parallels (to Henry James, to Greek myth), but in this respect the strongest links are to Heart of Darkness, a novel that Patchett substantially rewrites, with Conrad's male text repopulated with female characters (Swenson is this book's Kurtz). It lacks the developed emotional core of Patchett's earlier books, but it is her most mature work to date, a novel that tries to be more alive to the nerve ends of philosophical life than to the simpler machinery of character motivation.
"State of Wonder" is an engaging, consummately told tale. Patchett's deadpan narrative style showcases a dry humor that enables her to wed, with fine effect, the world of "Avatar" or the "Odyssey" with that of corporate board meetings, R&D reports and peer review...
"State of Wonder" is an immensely touching novel, although as with much of Patchett's work, its emotional impact is somewhat muted by her indefatigable niceness.
Nail-biting action scenes include a young boy's near-mortal crushing by a 15-foot anaconda, whose head Marina lops off with a machete; they're balanced by contemplative moments that give this gripping novel spiritual and metaphysical depth, right down to the final startling plot twist.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0062049801, Hardcover)Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2011: In State of Wonder, pharmaceutical researcher Dr. Marina Singh sets off into the Amazon jungle to find the remains and effects of a colleague who recently died under somewhat mysterious circumstances. But first she must locate Dr. Anneck Swenson, a renowned gynecologist who has spent years looking at the reproductive habits of a local tribe where women can conceive well into their middle ages and beyond. Eccentric and notoriously tough, Swenson is paid to find the key to this longstanding childbearing ability by the same company for which Dr. Singh works. Yet that isn't their only connection: both have an overlapping professional past that Dr. Singh has long tried to forget. In finding her former mentor, Dr. Singh must face her own disappointments and regrets, along with the jungle's unforgiving humidity and insects, making State of Wonder a multi-layered atmospheric novel that is hard to put down. Indeed, Patchett solidifies her well-deserved place as one of today's master storytellers. Emotional, vivid, and a work of literature that will surely resonate with readers in the weeks and months to come, State of Wonder truly is a thing of beauty and mystery, much like the Amazon jungle itself. --Jessica Schein
Amazon Exclusive: Elizabeth Gilbert Interviews Ann Patchett
Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Eat, Pray, Love, as well as the short story collection Pilgrims—a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and winner of the 1999 John C. Zacharis First Book Award from Ploughshares. A Pushcart Prize winner and National Magazine Award-nominated journalist, she works as writer-at-large for GQ.
Elizabeth Gilbert: As your close personal friend, I happen to know that you traveled to the Amazon to conduct research for this novel, and that you sort of hated the Amazon--can you share a little about that?
Ann Patchett: I absolutely loved the Amazon for four days. It was gorgeous and unfamiliar and deeply fascinating. Unfortunately, I stayed there for ten days. There are a lot of insects in the Amazon, a lot of mud, surprisingly few vegetables, too many snakes. You can't go anywhere by yourself, which makes sense if you don't know the terrain, but I enjoy going places by myself. I can see how great it would be for a very short visit, and how great it would be if you lived there and had figured out what was and wasn't going to kill you, but the interim length of time isn't great.
EG: Didn't I hear that you have a sort of magical story about a friend who is also a writer, who was also once going to write a book about the Amazon? Can you share this miraculous tale? Also, is your writer friend pretty?
AP: This friend of mine, who happens to be you, is gorgeous, and much taller in real life. Yes, you were writing a novel about the Amazon, and then you decided not to write a novel about the Amazon, and then I started writing a novel about the Amazon, and later when we compared notes (your book dismissed, mine halfway finished) they had remarkably similar story lines, to the point of being eerie. I thought this must be because it was an incredibly banal idea and we had both come up with a generic Amazon novel, but then you told me that ideas fly around looking for homes, and when the idea hadn't worked out with you it came to me. If this is true I think your name should be on the cover. It would increase sales significantly.
EG: Readers of your prior work--particularly the luminous Bel Canto--will be delighted to see that opera makes an appearance in this novel, as well. In fact, one of the most dramatic scenes in the book takes place at the opera. Is that a wink and a nod to loyal readers, or just an expression of your own deep and abiding musical passions?
AP: It's a wink and a nod to Werner Herzog and his brilliant Amazon film "Fitzcarraldo" which opens at the opera house in Manaus where the aforementioned scene takes place. I had very little experience with opera when I wrote Bel Canto, and since then it's become a huge part of my life. It was fun to write a scene set at the opera now that I know what I'm talking about.
EG: State of Wonder a rollicking adventure story, full of peril and bravery and death-defying action. I personally know you to be a homebody who likes to bake muffins for neighbors. How the heck did you pull off this wildness so convincingly? Was it as invigorating to write as it is to read?
AP: Ah, the life of the mind. All the adventure I need I can dream up in my kitchen. I love writing outside of my own experience, making imaginary worlds. If I wrote novels based on my own life I would not be making a living at this. I also love to write a strong plot. I want things to happen in my books, I want to be thrilled. I always think about Raymond Chandler. I'm sure I'm getting the phrasing wrong but the general idea is that when things get slow, bring in a man with a gun. If you can't find a gun, a poison arrow works just as well.
EG: The cover is a work of beauty. Authors are not always so lucky. Tell us how you managed such a miracle?
AP: When I first started writing this book, I came downstairs one night and found my husband listening to "Horowitz at Carnegie Hall". The album cover has a very lush filigreed border. I had two thoughts: first, I have an amazing husband who thankfully held onto his Horowitz LPs; second, that the album cover had the exact the feeling I wanted for my book--half jungle, half Baroque period. When I was finished writing the novel I sent the album to my editor, who sent it to the art department. They understood exactly what I was talking about.
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A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh journeys into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years--a dangerous assignment that forces Marina to confront the ghosts of her past.
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Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins announced his retirement Monday at a news conference at the College of Charleston. Cremins had coached at the school for six seasons after retiring from Tech but took a leave of absence in late January due to exhaustion.
"I had nothing," Cremins told the Associated Press in early February. "I had no gas."
Cremins, 64, will remain at the school as a fundraiser and consultant.
Cremins coached at Tech for 19 seasons, from 1981 to 2000, and finished his tenure as the school's all-time winningest coach and nine NCAA tournament berths, including the Jackets' first Final Four trip in 1990. He also led Tech to three ACC tournament titles and two regular-season titles.


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An Open Letter from Derek Dooley's Orange Pants
Yes, I'm Derek Dooley's orange pants, perfectly starched, perfectly colored, big orange pants. I'm the only thing that Derek Dooley has done well in over two years at Tennessee and since Derek doesn't do media, I decided to write this open letter to y'all to let you know that better things are in store for the UT football program.
And by better things, I mean, Dooley is getting fired at the end of this year.
I know that probably shocks you, that even pants can think Derek Dooley's doing a bad coaching job, but I don't pull punches. I'm not some sideshow Zubaz, not Gene Chizik's fake leather jacket, I'm the real deal. And I'm hoping that when he reads this Kirby Smart will realize that orange pants make a lot of sense for him. 34/32? Call me.
Believe me, I saw what happened to Rich Rod's clothes when Michigan fired him.
Straight to Goodwill.
Do you know what kind of crazy Dool-Aid drinker would buy me at a Knoxville Goodwill?
Have you been to those places?
It's even worse than Derek Dooley's gameplan in there, all dank and dingy and full of herpes. And I'm not even talking about Bobby Petrino's pants yet.
(But, FYI, Petrino's pants did call me -- coaches' pants all talk -- and that asshole Clay Travis was completely right about his reach around crotch grab theory causing the motorcycle accident.)
And before we get any further along I'm not going to address the rumor that Derek flipped out last season in front of the whole team because I wasn't starched properly. There is absolutely no truth to the fact that he reamed a student manager who didn't starch me well for five minutes while the whole team and coaching staff sat around and thought to themselves, "What the f--- am I doing at Tennessee?"
There's no truth that seven assistant coaches who bailed on the program got together after this meeting and said, "We gotta get out of here while we still can."
That did not happen.
Even if lots of very reputable players and coaches are all saying that it did happen.
Now that we've got that out of the way, I should say that Derek is good at lots of things.
For instance, his hair is always perfect.
And his momma is great. She comes up and smacks me in the rear all the time and says nice things like, "Precious, Phil Fulmer could never wear your pants."
I'm not sure if she means it literally or figuratively. Literally, that's true, Derek might as well wear a hula hoop. Figuratively, Derek can't even wear Phil Fulmer's sock that covers his big toe. But literal and figurative always get me mixed up.
Derek would know the difference. He's a smart guy.
Derek's really great at details that don't matter too. Like how to take a shower or World War II history. All history, really. I'm not so good at Civil War history, but yesterday Derek described the Kentucky game as like Appomattox but without the benefit of slavery ending.
So that one kinda confused me.
Also, we used to have lots of colors of Gatorade in the UT football complex and now we only have orange. And most coaches don't care whether there are Chik-fil-a sandwiches or hamburgers at the kid's football camp, but Derek got so fired up when there was Chik-fil-a instead of Wendy's that he started throwing the Chik-fil-a sandwiches around on the ground and sent managers to Wendy's so we got the proper hamburgers.
You know what matters when it comes to winning football games? I mean other than hair and pants.
Lots of people want to compare Derek Dooley to his dad, but I think that's unfair. Vince's red pants tell me that Derek's more like Jimmy Carter, except with worse hostage negotiation skills.
Have you seen how Da'Rick Rodgers absolutely owns him whenever they disagree? Da'Rick treats Derek like the rest of us pants used to treat Ray Goff's pants, gave him wedgies for fun. Of course that's no surprise. Have you seen Da'Rick's GPA?
He has a 2.1!
Which means he's in the 99th percentile for the football team.
I guess I like Derek okay, but when we pants sit around and talk, there's lots of trash talk at my expense. We like to kid. Coaches get rings, we get baths, Gatorade baths to be specific. That's where you get your stripes as a pair of coach's pants. Like Nick Saban's pants, they've gotten so many baths he's lost count. But when Derek got hired Nick Saban's pants called me and said, "Just so you know, Nick Saban told his assistant coaches that he told the Vols that Derek was ready to be a head coach so he didn't have to worry about UT anymore. They were all laughing about it during the press conference."
That let me know that things were tough from the start. I don't think I get the pant respect I deserve, but at I wasn't at Louisiana. It was hot as balls down there. And the pants always itched. And no one showed up for the games.
Speaking of which, can I interest you in a season ticket?
No? You too? You're just like every other Vol fan, not coming to the games anymore.
Anyway, at least some pants are nicer than others. Like Les Miles's pants are great.
And Les Miles talks to his pants. Sometimes he leans over and says, "Pants, what should I do here?"
At the end of the Ole Miss game the pants were screaming, "Spike the football! Spike the football!"
After we lost the game with 13 players on the field, Les Miles's pants called me and said, "Remind Derek that a pair of pants only has two leg holes. Unless you're Steve Spurrier, hey-ho."
Which wasn't very fair to say.
Because I'd been yelling at Derek -- "There's 13, Precious, 13!"
So far I haven't gotten any Gatorade baths yet. All I've gotten is lifted up above the player's heads while we cheered about beating Vandy.
James Franklin's pants called me after that. They said, "You embarrassed all the pants by the way you acted after that game."
I think that's just getting caught with his zipper down.
Plus, Franklin's pants don't even have pleats.
It's the worst thing to happen to SEC coaching pants since Houston Nutt switched to elastic sweatpants. With a belt. I mean, who even thinks to try that?
But I'd be lying if I told you that I wasn't already starting to think about what my future will be like.
Derek's probably going to fold me up and put me in a dresser drawer far from the light. It will be like what they did to Chuck Smith after he got in a fist fight with Justin Wilcox during his first year.
And I'm a social pair of pants.
I mean, you don't go from losing in front of 100,000 people to just disappearing from public view and not feel it down to the seams.
That's tough.
And I don't get any of that $11 million buyout and salary that Dooley gets to keep for losing football games. (Side note: the only coach who carries a wallet on gameday? Joker Phillips. I think he's afraid Kentucky might fire him at halftime and make him pay for his own cab ride home.)
Plus, there's a rumor out there -- and I know he's not very trustworthy, but, still -- Lane Kiffin's pants called me and said that Kiffin was going to buy me at Goodwill and give me to Ed Orgeron to wear around whenever he loses a bet in the USC office.
I'm not sure that pants can get syphilis, but I'm damn sure they don't make pant penicillin.
So why risk it?
That would be miserable, getting made fun of at USC. That would be just unbelievable, like losing to a team you'd beaten for 27 straight years with a wide receiver playing quarterback...
So y'all might not hear much from me after a few more months. But when you're pouring out your Dool-Aid I want y'all to think about me. And know I've done my best for y'all, tried to carry my colors with pride.
I'm not going gentle into that good night, you can be damn sure of that.
Nope, I'm raging against the dying of the orange.
It's the least I can do.
All I ask from y'all is this -- please don't let Lane Kiffin give me to Ed Orgeron.


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One of the most often visited pages on my blog is a round-up of free rag doll patterns that I did years ago. I've since found a few more great free rag doll patterns, plus some free Waldorf patterns which I have been increasingly asked to feature.
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Every Friday I do a round-up of free craft tutorials on a certain theme. So stop by every Friday for your weekly dose of free crafts, patterns and tutorials. Or browse for more free resources by combing through the "Free Craft Tutorials & Patterns" category (just click the link) or use the Google Search function on the top left of my blog to search for something specific.
Rag Dolls
Lillie Mae Craftsis like the mother-lode of free rag doll patterns. On the site, Brenda offers free Raggedy Ann patterns (40 of them, all for free!), tea party dolls (2 of them) and free seasonal rag dolls from Christmas to Halloween to the 4th of July. You'll be spoilt for choice!
Beth, of the blog, By Hook and By Hand has a wealth of free doll patterns on offer. One of my favourites is her Prairie Flowers doll pattern and free tutorial. Click the link to visit Beth's blog and look on the left hand side of the screen for the link to the PDF pattern entitled "Prairie Flowers Doll Pattern". Once you have the pattern, click the following link to see the step by step tutorial for making your Prairie Flowers doll.
This next free rag doll pattern (above) comes with text in Russian from the website, Yandex from Ladik. I used Google Translate to try to figure out who had created the pattern so please excuse me if I have credited this pattern incorrectly.
Suzann shared a free Babushka doll pin cushion pattern on her blog TiramiSue. While this pin cushion isn't exactly a rag doll, its construction is simple enough and would make a great sewing accessory for any rag doll maker.
Waldorf Dolls
Waldorf dolls are another very popular form of doll, particularly for children. The Silver Penny shared a free Waldorf doll making worksheet which you can download on Craftsy by clicking the link.
The Silver Penny also has a free Mini Waldorf Bunting Doll pattern.
Stephanie who blogs under the title Sewing Chick, shared a free Waldorf doll making tutorial. Click the link to find the download. Stephanie also has a jointed Waldorf doll tutorial which you can follow while making your Waldorf doll.
Beth from By Hook and By Hand shared her step by step process for making a Waldorf doll on her Flickr site.
Beth from By Hook and By Hand shared a tutorial on her Flickr account for how to make a wig for a Waldorf doll, click the link to see the step by step photo tutorial.
Katja Magus shared a step by step tutorial for making your own Waldorf doll on the Living Crafts Blog.
Kelly Casanova shared a tutorial for working on the the head of a Waldorf doll specifically on her blog, The Handmaden.
Whether your passion is for rag dolls or Waldorf style dolls I hope you'll find some new inspiration with these free patterns and tutorials.


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Hasson Caps Season With 2nd NWC Award
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- For the second time this season, Whitman College senior Amy Hasson has been named Student Athlete of the Week (offense) for women's soccer.
Hasson capped a splendid four-year career last Saturday with two goals in a 4-1 season-ending victory over Willamette in Salem, Ore.
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"It was great to see Amy finish her season with a flourish," Whitman coach Heather Cato says. "She was a tremendous offensive threat for us all season.
"As a coach, you never want to say goodbye to a player like Amy, but I am thankful I had the opportunity to coach her. Any honors that come Amy's way are well deserved."
Hasson, a midfielder known for a rare blend of speed, strength and hard-nosed determination, finished her senior campaign with 15 goals and five assists.
That ranks as the second-most prolific single-season scoring total at Whitman in more than two decades.
Hasson's second goal on Saturday was her fourth game-winning strike of the season. She led the NWC in that statistical category this fall.
Hasson, a Whitman team captain, also led the conference in total shots and shots on goal.
She finished second in the NWC in scoring, finishing one goal behind a player (Willamette's Stephanie Skelly) who played in one more game during the course of the season.
"Amy's value on the field went way beyond the goals she scored," Cato says.
"Her relentless effort all over the field created countless opportunities for her teammates. No one ever worked any harder than Amy."
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In particle physics, a fermion is a type of particle that obeys the rules of Fermi-Dirac statistics, namely the Pauli Exclusion Principle. These fermions also have a quantum spin with contains a half-integer value, such as 1/2, -1/2, -3/2, and so on. (By comparison, there are other types of particles, called bosons, that have a integer spin, such as 0, 1, -1, -2, 2, etc.)
What Makes Fermions So Special
Fermions are sometimes called matter particles, because they are the particles that make up most of what we think of as physical matter in our world, including protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Fermions were first predicted in 1925 by the physicist Wolfgang Pauli, who was trying to figure out how to explain the atomic structure proposed in 1922 by Niels Bohr. Bohr had used experimental evidence to build an atomic model which contained electron shells, creating stable orbits for electrons to move around the atomic nucleus. Though this matched well with the evidence, there was no particular reason why this structure would be stable and that's the explanation that Pauli was trying to reach. He realized that if you assigned quantum numbers (later named quantum spin) to these electrons, then there seemed to be some sort of principle which meant that no two of the electrons could be in exactly the same state. This rule became known as the Pauli Exclusion Principle (see the About.com Chemistry definition).
In 1926, Enrico Fermi and Paul Dirac independently tried to understand other aspects of seemingly-contradictory electron behavior and, in doing so, established a more complete statistical way of dealing with electrons. Though Fermi developed the system first, they were close enough and both did enough work that posterity has dubbed their statistical method Fermi-Dirac statistics, though the particles themselves were named after Fermi himself.
The fact that fermions cannot all collapse into the same state - again, that's the ultimate meaning of the Pauli Exclusion Principle - is very important. The fermions within the sun (and all other stars) are collapsing together under the intense force of gravity, but they cannot fully collapse because of the Pauli Exclusion Principle. As a result, there is a pressure generated that pushes against the gravitational collapse of the star's matter. It is this pressure which generates the solar heat that fuels not only our planet, but so much of the energy in the rest of our universe ... including the very formation of heavy elements, as described by stellar nucleosynthesis.
Fundamental Fermions
There are a total of 12 fundamental fermions - fermions that aren't made up of smaller particles - that have been experimentally identified. They fall in two categories:
Quarks - Quarks are the particles that make up hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. There are 6 distinct types of quarks:
Leptons - There are 6 types of leptons:
In addition to these particles, the theory of supersymmetry predicts that every boson would have a so-far-undetected fermionic counterpart. Since there are 4 to 6 fundamental bosons, this would suggest that - if supersymmetry is true - there are another 4 to 6 fundamental fermions that have not yet been detected, presumably because they are highly unstable and have decayed into other forms.
Composite Fermions
Beyond the fundamental fermions, another class of fermions can be created by combining fermions together (possibly along with bosons) to get a resulting particle with a half-integer spin. The quantum spins add up, so some basic mathematics shows that any particle which contains an odd number of fermions is going to end up with a half-integer spin and, therefore, will be a fermion itself. Some examples include:
- Baryons - These are particles, like protons and neutrons, that are composed of three quarks joined together. Since each quark has a half-integer spin, the resulting baryon will always have a half-integer spin, no matter which three types of quark join together to form it.
- Helium-3 - Contains 2 protons and 1 neutron in the nucleus, along with 2 electrons circling it. Since there are an odd number of fermions, the resulting spin is a half-integer value. This means that helium-3 is a fermion as well.


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Week Seven power rankings
After a shaky start to the season, the Saints are beginning to establish themselves as legitimate Super Bowl contenders once again, rising five places to sixth in our latest power rankings.
Brees throws 3 TDs, Saints rout Bucs 31-6
Drew Brees threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, leading the New Orleans Saints to a 31-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Saints DT Ellis disruptive on more consistent basis
DT Sedrick Ellis is showing the potential that led New Orleans to trade up three spots in the first round to draft him seventh overall in 2008.
Saints sign RB Jones, waive RB Wynn
The Saints signed RB Julius Jones today as they look to establish a running game with Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush recovering from injuries.
America loves 'America's Team'
A new poll reports that for the fourth year in a row, the Cowboys have been voted as the most popular NFL team.
Saints resilient enough to overcome early-season struggles
Some are beginning to wonder if the Saints, who fell to 3-2 on Sunday, are going to recapture the form they displayed on their way to winning the Super Bowl last season.
Cards shock Saints in Hall's debut
Rookie Max Hall completed 17 of 27 passes for 168 yards, Jay Feely kicked three field goals and the Arizona Cardinals upset the New Orleans Saints 30-20 on Sunday.
Saints FS Sharper says he's ready, but team not expected to rush return
The Saints have been careful not to drop any hints when it comes to their plan for FS Darren Sharper, who will be eligible to be activated off the PUP list in Week Seven.
Saints RB Thomas out for Sunday
Saints starting RB Pierre Thomas will miss Sunday's Week Five game against the Cardinals.
Saints CB Porter out 3-4 Weeks
Saints CB Tracy Porter will miss 3-4 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his left knee.
Even 'elite' teams have major concerns now
Let's run through PFW's top five in our power rankings and point out each team's greatest strength right now and also its biggest shortcoming.
Report: Saints CB Porter to miss 2-4 weeks
Saints CB Tracy Porter is expected to miss 2-4 weeks after an apparent MCL injury in his left knee, according to PFW correspondent Mike Triplett in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Saints edge Carolina 16-14
Only days after rejoining the Saints at age 46, John Carney hit three field goals to help New Orleans edge the Carolina Panthers 16-14 on Sunday.
PK Carney active for Saints
The Saints have decided to activate PK John Carney for their Week Four matchup with the Panthers, while Garrett Hartley will not be in uniform.
Saints WR Meachem looking to shake off slow start
Saints WR Robert Meachem isn't off to the start some envisioned for him.
The Browns placed Watson on injured reserve, ending his season with three games left. Watson suffered his third concussion since July last week against the Steelers.||||||| Watson, who was Cleveland's leading receiver last season and had 37 catches this year, visited a specialist on head injuries earlier this week. "He's disappointed," said coach Pat Shurmur, who has spoken with Watson. "But it's the right course of action right now. He wishes he could still be with us but we'll make this move now and hopefully get him back next year." Shurmur said Watson did not discuss the possibility of retiring with him.
Watson is active for Sunday's game against the 49ers.||||||| Both players were hurt in Cleveland's win on Sunday over Seattle. Coach Pat Shurmur said Massaquoi and Watson, who have a combined 38 receptions, both attended team meetings Tuesday and neither have yet been ruled out of this week's game in San Francisco.
Watson caught a team-high five passes for 52 yards in a 17-16 win Sunday over winless Miami.||||||| Watson is tied for the team lead with 10 receptions.
Watson walked off the Cleveland Browns practice field after taking a blow to the back of the head.||||||| New coach Pat Shurmur said Saturday that Watson apparently took a knee to the back of his helmet during the team's first practice. Watson slipped to the ground on the turf and was hit. He went to the sidelines, then slowly walked to the locker room, accompanied by trainers.
Watson caught a game-high seven passes for 92 yards in Sunday's 19-17 loss in Cincinnati.||||||| Watson bounced back after a one-catch, eight-yard performance in Week 14 and is a decent option at the tight end position as long as Colt McCoy remains under center.


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Shopping...A Clandestine Affair?
Can I ask you a question? Are you scooping up the designer goods you've been wanting? I mean, now that we are in what could be called "the great sale of 2008" are you jumping on the opportunity to grab that Prada, those cashmere sweaters or that fabulous classic trench that you've been putting off? I hope so. Don't go into debt to buy it, but if you've go the cash on hand I hope you are taking advantage of the gleaming upside to this economic downturn.
The NYT had a particularly interesting piece on women (and presumably men) shopping in secret. Dubbed: covert consumption. It has become (according to some) impolite to flaunt your new conquests in an economic downturn. Gauche to be seen carrying home brand name goodies in a moment in time when Wal-Mart reigns supreme.
So upscale shoppers are hosting trunk shows in their homes and flocking to online sales. In fact, my eBay auctions are on fire with people buying lovely things. The "great sale" as we may look back and call it, has placed once overpriced items at values that are hard to resist. And some of our well-heeled sisters are quietly padding their closets with furs and finery. Are you seeing more of your UPS man and less of your usual sales associates?
I wonder...are you "self gifting" this year? Are you stocking up on classics? Are you finally getting those once 'out of reach' luxury items? Are you abstaining? Have you decked your halls?


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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets at least once a month outside the regular Senate meetings. Members of the Executive Committee are elected by a majority vote of the Senate representatives at the second meeting of each year. This group will be responsible for developing the agenda for the upcoming Senate meeting.
Current Members
Mandee Lancaster, Chair
Garrett Killian, Chair-Elect
Tony Miller, Secretary
Kendra Davis, Treasurer
UNC Staff Assembly Delegates
Garrett Killian
Mandee Lancaster
Mary Susan Williams
UNC Staff Assembly Alternate Delegates
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Lela Rose's Brown-Bread Ice Cream
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- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup dried whole-wheat bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and granulated sugar until combined.
- Place the milk in a medium saucepan and bring just to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Gradually whisk 1 cup of the hot milk into the egg mixture. Whisking constantly, add the egg mixture back into the hot milk in the saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Strain the mixture into a large bowl and stir in the cream, almond extract, and salt. Refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, heat oven to 350° F. In a food processor, grind the almonds. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the ground almonds with the bread crumbs, brown sugar, and butter. Bake, tossing occasionally, until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes; let cool.
- Freeze the cream mixture in a 1½- to 2-quart ice cream maker, following the manufacturer's instructions. Mix in the toasted-almond mixture during the last 5 minutes.
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Solange Knowles at Habana Outpost
Yesterday, Solange Knowles hosted her Saint Heron album trunk sale pop up event at Habana Outpost! She sold the Saint Heron albums, in old school vinyl or CD form, out of the trunk of a decked out lamborghini while bystanders hula hooped … Continue reading
Diane Holmes Anderson Artist Works
Habana Outpost's featured October 2013 Artist will be Diane Holmes Anderson. Come out for her artist reception this Saturday October 5th, 2pm-6pm to see the collection titled, "Ebb & Flow" abstracts on wood. "Ebb & Flow is about the process … Continue reading
New Artist Work: Simon Benjamin
Come visit Habana Outpost to see selected works by artist, Simon Benjamin. Watercolor paintings and photography series are displayed throughout our entire location. Opening artist reception postponed until a later date*.
All Birds are welcome at Habana Outpost!
Habana Outpost cares about nature and the environment, therefore when Sean Meenan saw the lovely hand carved birdhouse bought by his friend Levi Maestro he just had to have one for his restaurant! The bird house was made by Panchio … Continue reading
Let The Art Shows Begin!
Art comes alive at Habana Outpost! We love to grace the walls of the restaurant with the work of local artists. We are kicking things off with the art work of Kana. She is a Brooklyn native that utilizes both … Continue reading
Art by Monica Rodriguez at Habana's Earth Day Expo
Saturday April 13th 12pm-4pm Art comes alive at Habana Outpost and we are kicking things off with a display of handmade art by Monica Rodriguez. On Saturday April 13th, come to Habana Outpost's Earth Day Expo to check out cool … Continue reading
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Art is an important part of the vibe at Habana Outpost. Sean Meenan gives select artists, from all over, a chance to display their work on the walls of Habana Outpost. Come check out the art work of two Brooklyn … Continue reading
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Saturday May 19th at starting 10am Just one more day until the Habana Outpost Block Party! This Saturday May 19th, get the kids ready for a day of family fun. We planned a day of family events for both the … Continue reading
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Hey kids a new school year has started! Habana Outpost and Sean Meenan were happy to share the excitement with neighborhood kids on Labor Day by giving away over 500 FREE back to school gift bags. Other cool activities included, … Continue reading
Taha Clayton goes solo at Habana Outpost
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Archive for April, 2009
You've got to hand it to DRTV products. They'll do anything to sell you their junk. Be loud and obnoxious, offer you ka-ray-zee deals, guarantee everything – it doesn't matter. And now we have ShavWet. The fact that the ShavWet site currently only sells $15.95 plastic shaving mirrors (plus a free shower strap and a […]
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The best commercial ever!!!!!!
Apparently someone thinks this Sprite commercial is the greatest thing in history. How do I know? The six exclamation points give it away. But they weren't quite clear on what makes it the best. Maybe it's the actors exploding like suicide bombers at an Iraqi vegetable market. Or better yet, how all their friends look […]
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Coke is not it.
We all know the current model of agency compensation – get paid for hours worked – is broken. It doesn't differentiate when agencies come up with good ideas or bad ones, and it actually encourages agencies to waste time or bill for hours that weren't even worked. Plenty of shop and client have tried various […]
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Was it good for you, too?
This one's been out for a little while, but I thought it was time to talk about it. By now you've probably all seen the latest Carl's Jr. orgasmeal featuring Padma from Top Chef (and mind-bogglingly enough, the former Mrs. Salman Rushdie). In it she more or less makes love to some nutritional nightmare known […]
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If this doesn't stop you…
…then nothing will. JWT in Australia created this stunning outdoor campaign for the Australian Childhood Foundation. I love it when people take outdoor to the next level like this. The idea is powerful. The execution is beautifully done. And the message is unmistakeable. Then they took things even farther – knowing that people would rip […]
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The Japanese are known for some seriously weird advertising, but this one for blood pressure-reducing tea takes the cake. There are men peeing together, a potential forest fire and more blood than a Friday the 13th flick. It's starts with… ah hell, just watch it and be ready to laugh more than you ever have […]
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I fear for our democracy.
In my opinion, user-generated advertising contests usually prove the point that advertising is a specialty and regular people should not attempt it at home. So here comes California Senator Barbara Boxer, who decided to hold a contest where supporters could submit a poster design for her. She was even going to let everyone vote on […]
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The beautiful word.
It's funny, I'm a writer yet I've never been very good at Scrabble. It's not a vocabulary problem so much as it's a problem visualizing the random letters into words. But this spot, this spot and this spot from Ogilvy in Paris make me want to go play. Everything about them is totally original – the […]
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It's rare an ad will stop me these days. I fast forward through commercials with Tivo and I'll change the radio station in a heartbeat. So the fact that I will make a point to stop and watch or listen to the Dos Equis' "Most Interesting Man in the World" campaign really says something. I […]
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Now HERE'S a business card.
I can't say it any better than Boing Boing did. "I wonder what the "your business card is crap" guy would have to say about these?" "It doesn't fit in a Rolodex because it BELONGS in your stomach!" "Even if you don't like me, you'll eat this card." "Looks like meat? It is meat." Yes […]
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In baseball, the No. 4 spot in the batting order has been home to many of the best hitters at all levels.
Two junior soccer players just had a big weight taken off their shoulders.
According to College of the Canyons women's head basketball coach Greg Herrick, this is the most important time of the year.
And both Cougar hoops teams are entrenched in it.
After rough seasons that saw The Master's College's men's and women's basketball teams fall short of national-tournament aspirations, both squads are already gearing up for next year.
Both teams fell in the quarterfinals of their respective Golden State Athletic Conference's postseason tournaments - the men's team lost 80-56 at Azusa Pacific on March 1, and the women's team fell 81-56 to Biola in La Mirada on March 3.
The rain delayed The Master's College baseball team on Saturday, but the Mustangs' defense held off Vanguard College for a 3-2 win at Reese Field.
The College of the Canyons baseball team may have unlimited potential with its swing.
College of the Canyons baseball had only played two games in 15 days leading up to its meeting with Allan Hancock College.
In both of those contests, the Cougars won in the final innings.
AZUSA - The Master's College men's basketball team found out just how hard it is to beat a squad three times in a season on Thursday in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament.
Despite two previous wins, the Mustangs' woes on offense resulted in an 80-56 loss to Azusa Pacific University in Azusa.
Through 18 years and 12 Western State Conference titles, College of the Canyons head women's basketball coach Greg Herrick has churned out some of the state's best players.
Most of them have been point guards.
The Master's College senior forward Dean Hadley has one goal for tonight's game against Azusa Pacific University in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Tournament.
It's just not what one might think.
The College of the Canyons women's basketball team has been overcoming a slow start all season.
But on Saturday, the Cougars couldn't get past an early double-digit deficit and fell 68-66 to Los Angeles Trade Tech College in the first round of the Southern California Regionals for the California Community College Athletic Association.
The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies.
The surgical scars that crisscross both knees tell a story, but not nearly as well as Kelli Lewis does.
It's been apparent throughout Golden State Athletic Conference play for The Master's College.
In only a decade of existence, the College of the Canyons men's ice hockey team has already put together an impressive resume.
By Jon Stein
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stanford has played in four straight major bowl games and the past two Rose Bowls, building a resilient football power at an improbable place.
HOLLYWOOD - After a season of twists and turns and off-the-field adversity, the USC Trojans are ready to move forward under first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian and returning starting quarterback junior Cody Kessler.
HOLLYWOOD - Though it came on the backend of Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott's opening statement at Pac-12 Media Day on Wednesday at Paramount Studios, his objection to the notion that student-athletes should be paid was a weighty statement.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Oakland's Yoenis Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the All-Star home run derby in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnati's Todd Frazier by a whopping 9-1 in the final round Monday night.
The writing was on the wall for UCLA golfer and Valencia High graduate Alison Lee.
The Master's College's new men's basketball coach isn't even completely moved back into the Santa Clarita Valley yet but he's already hard at work.
It's been an eventful year for The Master's College with some coaching changes, a renovated gym, a conference title and nine NAIA All-Americans.
When it comes to athletics, College of the Canyons takes a lot of pride in being one of the top community college programs in California.
College of the Canyons head football coach Ted Iacenda doesn't lack any ambition when it comes to recruiting.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - UC Irvine's surprise postseason run is done.
Valencia High graduate Madison Shipman may have already begun her professional softball career with the USSSA Pride, but that hasn't stopped others from continuing to award her collegiate excellence.
Valencia graduate Alison Lee helped the United States claim the Curtis Cup victory Sunday, beating Great Britain and Ireland at St. Louis Country Club.


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There are many opinions floating around on television and the Internet about vaccine safety. Unfortunately, much of what you may be hearing is not rooted in scientific principles. As a mother, I'll be the first to take any threat to my children's health and wellbeing very seriously. So I understand the confusion and fear caused by the "anti-vaccine" movement. However, vaccines are not the threat — the threat exists in NOT getting vaccinated. The background behind the…Read More


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A resort for those who won't resort to the ordinary. Arctic Watch is Canada's most northerly wilderness lodge located on Somerset Island, Nunavut. A visit to Arctic Watch is an all-encompassing arctic safari. Visitors see thousands of beluga whales, roaming muskox, polar bears, arctic foxes, snowy owls, archeological sites and more.
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My radio partner, Peter Edmiston, on The Morning Rush (560-AM, WHBQ) has unearthed statistical analysis that suggest Conley is on the right track. Edmiston has been a mad man using Synergy Sports Technology to reveal trends and analyze statistics in a way 90 percent of NBA teams do. Synergy operates the world's premier, high volume, real-time video-indexing statistical engine and online retrieval platform.
Using the system, here is what Edmiston passed on to me regarding Conley in pick-and-rolls after five games:
a) Conley shot 45 percent last year when he was the ballhandler in pick-and-roll situations. He's shooting 50 percent this season.
b) Conley's been a more effective passer in pick-and-rolls. Teammates finished at 46-percent rate last year when in a pick-and-roll with Conley. This year, teammates are making 50 percent of their shots in that situation.
c) Conley also is drawing fouls almost twice as often from the pick-and-roll this year compared to the 2009-10 campaign. Conley's more aggressive at the basket, too, drawing a foul four times as often when finishing at the rim compared to last season.
d) Right now, Conley ranks ninth in the league points per possession (1.42 PPP) when he gets the ball in a spot-up situation. Last year, he was 59th (1.08 PPP).
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