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For Holiday 2011, etnies Plus has reissued the Califas boot. These rad work boot-inspired shoes come in new colorways that include black/olive and brown/orange each made with premium leather uppers and pig skin lining. You can get a pair at etnies plus retailers around the world.
etnies Plus has just dropped the updated re-release of the PAS Senix Mid, Pierre-Andre Senizergues' original pro model shoe. The PAS Senix Mid comes in black or grey suede with a pressed wool collar and is at etnies Plus dealers now.
Its been forever since the first pics of the etnies Plus x Lovewright Co Califas boot first hit the net in May. Now that they are about to drop we dipped over to take an in person look at them at the etnies space in NYC last week, from looks to hand feel, they are definitely the real deal . Check out a couple more looks after the jump.
etnies Plus and Mighty Healthy have combined forces on two shoe styles for Spring 2011. The Califas boot and Guild low top sneaker make up the collection, both are rugged with clear NYC sensibilities, not surprisingly considering MH's NYC roots.
etnies Plus will roll out a new collabo shoe with Hamburger Eyes magazine on July 1. Designed by Ray Potes and available on through the Hamburger Eyes VIP website, all proceeds from the collaboration will go directly to supporting the magazine and their Photo Epicenter photography facility. Check out a quick Q&A with Potes after the jump.
etnies Plus has just dropped a new collabo with Japanese artist Koji Toyoda. Toyoda hooked up an etnies RSS Plus high and low, both of which were just released at Beams Harajuku in Tokyo. Toyoda specializes in mellow, surf inspired graphics and has more than 100 Beams collabos under his belt as well as being a regular exhibitor at the International Surfing Museum in Huntington Beach, California. Check out the low after the jump.
You have probably already seen some of the Disney collaborations from the Etnies Plus Spring 2009 Collection. Here we give you now a look at the complete Spring 2009 offering. Aside from the Etnies Plus x Disney Upsetter and Sly2 styles, they also present the Tribute Plus. It comes in a nice mix of premium materials and a large leather lace overlay, a trend that we have been seeing for some time already in the industry. The Tribute Plus comes in overall 4 colorways.
Check out the complete Etnies Plus Spring 2009 Collection after the jump.


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ARIZONATPP: Analysis of the treatment of Banksters - Democrats vs. Republicans
Progressive US AG Eric Holder recently proclaimed in an interview: "If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly acc…
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GPAZ Progressives try to take away your right to vote for MN judges, again Part 1
Recently, a coalition of Minnesota Democrat and Republican Progressives who seek to take away your right to vote for Minnesota Judges, im…
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Former US Supreme Court Judge O'Connor says criticizers of SCOTUS are uneducated
Former US Supreme Court Judges says the darnedest things. This writer has stewed on a comment made by former Judge Sandra Day O'Connor at t…
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MN Gov. Dayton & Judge Wilhelmina Wright – Problem with our Courts is not Judges' skin color
Last week, Governor Mark Dayton selected Wilhelmina Wright to be the next MN Supreme Court Justice. This will make her the first black fema…
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Resolutions: Please resolve not to live your life passively and/or vicariously
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Tom Pelissero broke on twitter a bit ago that the vikings have restructured Kevin Williams for the season to $4.9 mil guaranteed. Savings of approximately $2.5 million. Full article here
However, we still have four D-linemen set for free agency next year. Now we can really start speculating on which of the trio of allen Robison and Griffen will be most likely to test the water following the 2013 season. Personally, I would have liked to see this deal happen before the Winfield to Seattle story was written in stone.


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HTC Wildfire S gets 2.3.5 upgrade, no Sense3.0 UI
HTC Wildfire S gets a 2.3.5 upgrade, disappointingly without the HTC Sense 3.0 UI
HTC has been bringing lot of good news for its loyal fans. After the
HTC Incredible S, Desire HD and Wildfire S Android 2.3.5 update now we have the HTC Wildfire S getting the 2.3.5 treatment.
Released with Android 2.2, HTC Wildfire S's latest upgrade fixes the bugs related to unlocking and all call related problems. However the HTC Sense 3.0 will be missing in the device which packs in enhanced unlock display, newer widgets, and the ability to access settings control directly from the notification bar among others.
These updates were released over-the-air and in case you still have not got your phone update, just go to the settings and get teh update.
It is exciting to see that how even the recently launched devices or high-end devices are now receiving updates but HTC is looking after its mid-range device users as well. For now there is no more information about Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade to HTC devices but it seems HTC ChaCha is next in line to receive the 2.3.5 update.
HTC Wildfire S Specifications:
Screen Size: 3.2-inch
Display type: TFT capacitive touch
Screen resolution: 320x 480
Processor: 600 MHz ARM 11
Operating system: Android, Gingerbread
Memory: 512MB
Camera: 5-megapixel
Weight: 105grams
- Modi's 'chai pe charcha' with Abe
- PTI president says political crisis in Pakistan scripted
- Pakistani protesters clash with police, soldiers secure state TV
- Putin's "statehood" gambit raises stakes in east Ukraine
- Europe drafts emergency energy plan with eye on Russia gas shut-down


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UMVC3, a reunion & circle pit! OH MY!
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Hello everybody!
I've been busy as usual now. So I haven't had a lot of time to actually game. But I am working on helping some friends stream their UMVC3 matches for a local friendly tournament. If we can get a place locked down I'll post the stream up here or on my site so you all can watch the craziness that happens. We are shooting for it to go down on June 16th. Keep your fingers crossed!
But seriously I haven't been playing anything at all. Which feels depressing but also relieving. Not having to feel pressured or the "itch" to keep up just gives me time to breathe. I will not have a whole lot longer to breathe because I have a family reunion coming up. It'll be good to see everyone on my Dad's side. Should be fun!
As far as me getting out and doing stuff I've been to a Less Than Jake concert. It was a lot of fun. I ran into some friends kinda by accident. Nothing like a circle pit in front of you and then from that pit your friend jumps out right next to ya. Also I went to the Ghost Recon midnight launch at GS even though I had no desire to play the game after I bought it.
So all is good. Hope all is well to everyone who reads this.
- Cameron
PS: If you comment I promise I'll get back to you...even if it may take me a little bit.
PSS:Also tons of more news in my life I gotta post later. So more blogs are coming!


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WAKE FOREST — A teen was charged with felony larceny after investigators say he stole more than $50,000 worth of jewelry from an acquaintance.
Wake County sheriffs deputies charged Avery Hayden Edwards, 18, of Wakefalls Drive with taking five watches and one pair of diamond stud earrings valued at $53,000, according to an arrest warrant filed Thursday at the Wake County Magistrates Office.
Deputies said the theft occurred May 23, and they obtained a warrant for Edwards arrest Tuesday, court records show.
In an effort to garner a lower bail, his attorney, David Venable of Raleigh, submitted a letter that indicated Edwards was not a flight risk and did not pose a danger to the community. Venable said Edwards had turned himself in to authorities, returned the missing items to the owner, was a life-long Wake County resident and was living with his parents before enrolling in college this fall.
Edwards, who played tight end at Ravenscroft, had signed to play football at UNC-Chapel Hill.
A magistrate set bail at $20,000 bail Thursday. Edwards remained in the Wake County jail Thursday afternoon, court records show.


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How many illegal children is Leon Czartoryski willing to take in? How many would he like to add to the Florence school rolls?
The delivery of more than 40,000 extra recycling carts to county residents in 32 municipalities began last week in advance of the launch of a single-stream system, marking the end of having to separate curbside waste.
The letter to the editor by Phil Reillo, "School taxes forcing people out of NJ" (Aug. 20), is right on. It's time for politicians in New Jersey to get serious and find a way to reduce property taxes, which are the highest in the nation.
While the nation is beginning to wake up on the follies of marijuana prohibition and seeing the light of legalization, other substances used by respectable citizens are still resulting in unjust punishment without sufficient public outrage.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry should have known that trying to stem the influx of future Democrats pouring across his border would engender that party's retribution.
National Football League revenues last year were around $10 billion last year. Arguably, football is the most watched and followed sport in this country, but developments surrounding the planning of a new football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings offer a glimpse of an emerging unseemly indifference by the team's owners and the NFL to wildlife.
MOUNT HOLLY — There will be a screening of "Rio 2" at Mill Dam Park on Friday.
It may be late August, and summer may be waning, but there's still plenty of action to report. The good people and organizations of this area have definitely been out and about. Here's what's been happening:
Technology has given us incredible improvements for our everyday life, making everything from sending a text to a friend in an unsafe situation to recording your favorite television show possible.
A Mount Holly man is behind bars for allegedly sexually assaulting two children.
EVESHAM — There's no denying Sacred Heart made its point.
How many illegal children is Leon Czartoryski willing to take in? How many would he like to add to the Florence school rolls?
Bensalem High School class of 1964. 50-year reunion. May 4, 5. All Owls from the '60s invited. Harrah's Atlantic City, payment or deposit due by Dec 31. 215-945-4145. firstname.lastname@example.com
Those interested in spending some leisure time close to home this summer should check out their local libraries. The Burlington County Library System offers lots of programs tailored especially for adults interested in a variety of subjects, from computers and technology, to hobbies and entertainment.


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1) Anyone thinking that Tommy Rees has the starting QB job sewn up for next year, this game ought to show you different. A better QB adjusts to that 9 men back defense.
2) We saw how important Jonas Gray was to our offense. They went stagnant after he got hurt. Wood is a good back but nothing more than a change-of-pace back. We're in trouble next week now.
3) We had USC alum Pat Haden as our color announcer for years. Now we've got Mike Mayock (BC alum) as the new guy (he almost couldn't contain himself in the last few minutes). To add insult to injury, we've got Doug Flutie (BC alum) on the opening show and the halftime show. What's next, Desmond Howard as the sideline reporter?


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Barrett to Host Journalists as Part of the Greatly-Anticipated SolidWorks 2011 Roll-Out
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CAMBRIDGE, MA - There is a buzz in the mechanical-design community as Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp (DS SolidWorks) rolls out its 2011 product line today. No team can be as enthusiastic as Barrett's designers because Barrett was the very first customer of the SolidWorks CAD product, which has now sold over 1,000,000 seats. Barrett will demonstrate the value of 2011 in the real-world scenario of designing world-class robotic arms and hands during the SolidWorks 2011 media launch event. According to DS SolidWorks founder Jon Hirschtick, "Barrett has been one of DS SolidWorks' most important customers. They helped pioneer best practices for using SolidWorks and contributed valuable product feedback in the early years that live on in today's SolidWorks." Barrett CEO Bill Townsend adds, "We are pioneers in robotics, and not afraid to take risks when there are overwhelming rewards as there were in adopting SolidWorks ahead of the curve. Barrett has been on a strong growth curve right through the recession. We owe a good portion of this success to the almost unfair advantage that SolidWorks gives us over companies who continue to use other solutions."
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Barrett Technology, Inc. is the technology leader in high-performance robotic arms and hands for emerging applications requiring superior versatility. For more information, contact Laurie Vanelli.
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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp., a Dassault Systèmes S.A. subsidiary, is a world leader in 3D solutions that help millions of engineers and designers succeed through innovation. Our products deliver an intuitive experience in product design, simulation, publishing, data management, and environmental impact assessment. For the latest news, information, or an online demonstration, visit our Web site or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Police are trying to find out who placed two cardboard cutout images of crashing planes at the 9/11 Memorial in downtown Lafayette.
Police say the graffiti was apparently placed at the monument early Wednesday morning.
KATC TV reports (http://bit.ly/15WdAE0 ) the 9/11 monument is a 1-by-100 scale of both the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It includes three beams from the World Trade Center, limestone from the Pentagon, and soil from the Shanksville, Penn., field in which Flight 93 crashed.
The monument was dedicated on September 11, 2002, the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks.


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By Jennifer Emert - bio | emailAugust 14, 2008
LEESBURG, GA (WALB) - Money seized from a previous drug bust helped catch another suspected drug dealer.
Investigators seized a home on St. Clair Drive in the Springdale Subdivision Wednesday. Investigators found eight pounds of marijuana, scales, and more than $9,500 in cash.
Stannis Collins and Praythia Miller are both charged with possession with intent to deliver and possession of a firearm during a felony.
Items and cash seized in the December bust of Bobby Lee Williams, helped pay for the equipment used in this bust.
"The money that we received from the D.A. forfeiture fund that comes from when we sell off the equipment and stuff we get from the drug user or the drug dealer it helps us. I mean we can't pay salaries with it but we can use it to buy equipment that we can fight drugs with," said Major David Carmichael, Lee County Sheriff's Office.
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Juxtapoz In Detroit
Juxtapoz has teamed up with non profit organization Power House Production to work on neighborhood stabilization in Detroit, by integrating artists work spaces and artist residency programs. PHP has brought in artists Monica Canilao, Richard Coleman, Saelee Oh, RETNA, Swoon and Ben Wolf to reinvent condemned spaces in lost neighborhoods. For now, the houses stand as artworks and PHP will offer public tours the first Saturday of every month for all to enjoy. I am more than stoked at this artistic plan for reinventing long lost Detroit!—Aren


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Managing water and human activities together
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Industry park Höchst, river Main Image © Norbert Nagel
The report, 'Territorial cohesion and water management in Europe: the spatial perspective' addresses the basic fact that river basins and administratively distinct regions often have different boundaries, leading to a mismatch between land planning and water management. The centrepiece of EU water legislation, the Water Framework Directive which is implemented through River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs), takes this element into consideration.
However, water basin management should be more closely integrated with spatial planning, the report argues. This would bring a strategic focus to planning, highlighting decisions which affect water resources.
The current situation means that costs can fall on those who do not benefit – for example, water pollution from agriculture in one territory that flows downstream to others. Also, benefits may go to those outside the territory who have not paid for them. An example of this is forests in one territory that regulate floodwaters in a different territory downstream.
Water bodies are under pressure in many parts of Europe from multiple demands, including tourism, industry, agriculture, power, transport and public supply. A recent EEA report argued that the natural world also needs water to carry out the 'ecosystem services' which underpin the European economy, such as water purification, soil retention, and food production. By integrating basin-level water management and spatial planning, these direct and indirect human demands can be better weighed up.
And it's not just human interests which should be considered. Approximately 250 species of macrophytes and 250 species of fish live in European inland surface waters and a significant number of birds, fish and mammals depend on wetlands for breeding or feeding. These all need sufficient water to survive. In addition, many species also require water bodies to be in a 'natural' state – for example many species of fish need uninterrupted migratory routes.


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Posted: Thursday October 11, 2012, 2:28 PM
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Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center (HEASC) located in Englewood, will begin practicing robotic surgery with the latest version of the DaVinci SI Surgical System, a robot that enhances the capabilities of a surgeon and creates a faster recovery time for patients.
HEASC is the first Ambulatory Surgical Center on the East coast to have the DaVinci SI and the second surgery center nationwide to offer the DaVinci method. DaVinci SI Surgical System offers a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery performed through a single, small incision.


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Its coming up to mine and Tim's 1st wedding anniversary so I thought I would share some photos from our big day. We got married at Jesus College Cambridge in a 12th Century chapel. We were very lucky to have our wedding invites, menu cards and service sheets designed by some of our favourite artists- Stephen Chambers, John McLean & Mike Brike. I really can't believe its almost a year since it happened. Where has this year gone?
Afterward the wedding we went on our honeymoon to an Island called Brac in Croatia which was so beautiful, I wish I could go back there this year. I plan on sharing some of my photos from there at some point soon.


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Let's take a step back from all this OSU stuff for a minute. I think one of Dave's principal points, the one with which i will agree, is that sports journalism has mirrored news journalism and begun to sway toward having their own agendas. This is partially true, because many sports journalists do a remarkably good job in sticking with stories and publishing news as it happens. However, we've got a disturbing trend in the media today. I've seen more stories in the past few years that aren't necessarily opinion passed off as news, but are clearly driven by some kind of agenda or personal bias of the authors.
I changed my mind, this'll be a longish post. Read on if you like, but the tl:dr is that some sports journalism enters a gray area, and I don't like it.
I really don't like making political arguments on sports blogs, because I believe sports is a wonderful medium for us all to either get along or fight about sports, not about which side of the aisle on which you choose to make your bones. But let's start with the granddaddies of all "agenda journalism," henceforth defined as "reporting driven by bias of the author or powers that control the author, e.g. network heads/ideologies of ownership."
News Agencies: Biased or not? Answer: Both
Because I'm a fan of reasonably accurate blogging and do not profess to be an expert on any of this, all I'm going to do is show an example of a major news agency from both perspectives that illustrates bias from one way or the other, then show an example from the same agency that doesn't. To reiterate: my point is that journalism has entered a gray area of sorts, in which agenda journalism is mixed side-by-side with real journalism. A few years ago, a UCLA political scientist came up with exactly this conclusion.
Fox News
An organization often lampooned because of Rupert Murdoch's alleged conservative leanings, Fox News actually kept its political activity through donations relatively equal until donating $1 million to the Republican Governors' Association last year.
Agenda Journalism: Don't need to say much here - like it or not, Glenn Beck certainly has an agenda to push beyond reporting the news...
Glenn Beck - Vicious Hate From Left on Protests (via TheYoungTurks)
I can also point to Bill O'Reilly, but a number of studies have found Britt Hume's show to be fairly centrist, which has an agenda in it of itself, but at least it's not all biased toward one side.
Actual Substance: Fox's foreign correspondents are generally pretty unbiased, such as this one about the Libyan crisis.
Before the firing/resignation/retirement of Keith Olbermann, his show was one of the most liberal-leaning slots to occupy the airwaves. MSNBC is oft-criticized by many for being a heavily liberal-slanted media outlet.
Agenda Journalism: A classic example:
Keith Olbermann Speaks Out On Prop 8 (via EastBayProgressive)
Again, no intention to show support or distaste for Olbermann or Beck here. Just examples of agenda journalism on news shows.
Actual Substance:
In discussing population shifts, MSNBC.com shies away from liberal slants and simply analyzes a trend in recent census data. No spin to be found here.
Now On to Sports: "Entertainment" versus "Journalism"
Dave's fireballs and sort-of apologies aside, there is certainly some truth to Yahoo sportswriters following an agenda beyond merely reporting sporting occurrences. The same is true for the flip side of the coin - there are plenty of examples of Yahoo doing real reporting with very little shades of bias. I must confess I don't really know what I need to do to show this, because I admit I'm not really arguing very much other than if one were to look hard enough, one could find examples of Yahoo being biased or Yahoo being unbiased or Beck or Olbermann or whoever being good or bad or heathen or pious or... I could go on. Instead of breaking up "agenda journalism" and actual substance, I'm going to focus on one specific piece by a watchdog agency.
Poynter.org has a really good story on how Yahoo has focused its brand, separating itself from the sports entertainment news world of ESPN (a world in which it cannot compete, ESPN really is the Worldwide Leader in sports entertainment). From that story:
"It seems that Yahoo! Sports stepped back and asked itself, 'What can we do that's special and different from everyone else? How do we stand out in this crowd?'" Franklin told me in an e-mail. "And they appeared to have answered that question with, 'Enterprise journalism.' They've produced a very impressive array of sports investigative stories, most notably the USC football scandal and the Reggie Bush story." The approach is a deliberate attempt to carve out a niche in a very crowded playing field.
And one more piece from the article, rather in-line with a lot of what's been said on this site over the past few days:
Robinson said the intense competition for sports news sometimes forces stories to be published before all the reporting is done, but said Yahoo! and other sports outlets will ultimately be judged by their ability to get the story right, again and again. "We're trying to earn our piece of that real estate, and other outlets are doing the same thing," he said. "The online audience is able to identify who is right more often than they are wrong. That's how you earn respect, by continually being right."
As Dave and 11 Warriors point out, Yahoo has made its bones by being right more often than not. But my issue with this investigative journalism isn't about the voracity of its argument or even the fact that the arguments are being made. It's simply that every one of those investigative reporters has an agenda, even if the basic level of this agenda is "I want to dig for things and show them to the world." Basically, Yahoo is driven by this investigative journalism, which inherently means that its reporters are admittedly doing it for a) their livelihood and b) the survival of their network. Because there is an inherent drive here, I can't accept that their reporting is completely unbiased or completely biased. I'm going to assume that these reporters get lots of "tips" and "anonymous sources" feeding them constant tidbits. At some level, Charles Robinson or whoever has to make a decision about which tips to follow. This decision could, and I stress this word, be influenced by any number of factors -
a) A genuine desire to expose something that the author believes "should" be exposed. Again, here's some personal bias.
b) A personal agenda for or against a certain team. This is impossible to prove. But I'm going to posit that it's certainly not outside the realm of possibilities for, say, a journalist who graduated from Mizzou (a very good school for journalism, by the way) to have some love for Missouri and some hate for Kansas, Nebraska, and all their other traditional rivals. Or maybe there's a popular rumor going around campus that a rival institution paid for their players or engaged in some "improprieties." Again, I do believe that people are capable of sorting out personal biases from professional ones, but there is still the possibility that such reporting comes from a personal agenda. At some level, all our opinions come from somewhere, be it our parents, our friends, the news we read, or any experiences we've ever had.
c) A desire to "scoop" other organizations, which, as Dave and many commenters point out, drives hasty reporting. Again, in the Tressel case, Yahoo turned out to be right, but the essence of Dave's point that I agree with is simply "what if they missed something, or their source/sources were wrong?" This is a fairly common criticism of all journalism, and I believe that 11 Warriors also addresses this point.
Luckily, the ESPN case is a bit more clear-cut. The distinction between "journalism" and "entertainment" sides of ESPN has been widely fleshed out thanks to their fetish for Brett Favre-related news and more saliently the LeBron James "Decision". ESPN also employs an ombudsman, which from time to time provides an interesting read from a critical point of view. (Poynter, the earlier-referenced institute, has recently been retained to provide ombudsman services for the Worldwide Leader.) The in-house criticism of the Decision and the Roethlisberger coverage have been widely disseminated and I believe ESPN is better for it.
Agenda Journalism: see comments above. I'm going to blockquote a ton of Ohlmeyer's criticisms of ESPN for your viewing pleasure.
Some found ESPN guilty of violating a key ethical journalistic tenet -- paying for news. Others disdained the network's perceived pandering to a superstar, a trait causing them to ponder the network's biases. Still others decried a simple announcement being manufactured into the suspense of a "second coming." The monstrous hype that led up to the special was a calculated and constructed spotlight that media far beyond ESPN helped feed. To many, the aggregate was an affront to humility, loyalty, moderation … and instead became a celebration of greed, ego and excess.
Mixed in for good measure were reactions to what many saw as a carpetbagging, self-inflated athlete leaving an underdog city for the brighter lights of South Beach, and the revolutionary prospect of three of the best players in the world colluding to form an NBA super team. These reactions can be traced to the mercurial perceptions of superstars, and the age-old charge that the media -- reflecting the fickle nature of the populace -- enjoy building up celebrities until that inevitable moment when they tear them down.
Beyond James, it's a cautionary tale for ESPN. If the network wants to be considered the true worldwide leader in sports, it must accept the responsibility that comes with it. As the biggest player in the space, ESPN can establish and give credibility to a story. With that clout, of course, comes the obligation to cover each story not just with journalistic integrity but with appropriate weight -- or risk that very same credibility.
The key word in all this is pandering. How does ESPN maintain its integrity while "pandering" to get stories? Answer: It openly admits to having an "entertainment" division as well as a sports reporting division. More evident than any of my other examples, this is basically what I'm saying exists everywhere.
Actual Reporting: Do I really need to list examples here? ESPN has broken countless stories and reported scores for years, which is why they're so prevalent. They're good at what they do, and part of what they do is report actual sports stories.
The last two segments in this sucker will focus on we, the good people at MnB, and our gigantic competitor, MGoBlog. The relationship between our two blogs is practically nonexistent; other than occasionally linking to each other, it's rather fractious, wouldn't you say? I recall a 300-plus comment page after Dave's nuclear post calling out Brian, and there are rather loyal people on both sides of this one. Brian, for his part, can afford to dismiss most of what we say here at Maize n Brew, because he's got a really good thing going over at MGo and is so far ahead in terms of page views (millions to thousands) that it's not really even a competition. Case in point, from the above-linked UV:
This is not a throwdown. So one part of the now confusingly diverse Maize 'n' Brew crew got sick of my repeated assertions that The Process was the worst way to acquire any new head coach, Brady Hoke or not. The result was this very long post that asserts Michigan's most recent recruiting class is "awesome" and makes other arguments that I don't even know what to do with. Since that post's been disputed by another of that site's contributors and effectively countered by a long message board thread herethat's surprisingly light on snark and image macros. I'll forgo a response (other than, you know, this) because Mets Maize made it pointless:
That's us, MnB. Confusingly diverse. Absolutely agreed. The point I'm trying to make about Brian, petty blogwars aside, is that he's got an agenda too. MGo for the most part over the past few months has been decidedly pessimistic about the turmoil surrounding Michigan's football program, and this is in large part due to the views of its proprietor. This is of course his prerogative, I say this as I am also writing an opinion piece. It's also worthy to note that Tom Van Haaren and lots of other fine people make the site much better with some unbiased recruiting information and updates on other M sports that most people don't even care to cover, ourselves included.
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I'm getting kind of tired of writing, people. I've linked enough, but I'll recap a few points about Maize n Brew:
a) We have TONS of opinions. We authors rarely agree, even among ourselves, and most posters have their own opinions that we're more than happy to have. We love it. Disagreement is fantastic. One of my first "real" posts for this site was a game recap that was way too heavy on the opinion side, and I was correctly put in my place by the good folks at The Only Colors, a fun Spartan blog that I'd encourage you all to go read. So, hey, even I'm guilty of what I've been railing against!
b) We do, occasionally, report the news and "break" stories to y'all.
c) Lastly, this bears repeating: we are a forum for debate, discussion, and disagreement. We're biased, and we post opinions like crazy.
That's the long of it. Everybody comes from somewhere. Until next rant, Michigan Faithful. Got any good beer recs?


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DropZap 2 is a NOT a color matching game! Rather, you SHRINK pieces until they disappear!
If you are a fan of the original DropZap -- or games such as Tetris, Drop7, etc. -- then you will definitely want to check out DropZap 2!
DropZap 2 has two game types. One game type builds on the original DropZap gameplay by adding mirrors that reflect lasers. The other game type builds on the original DropZap gameplay by adding barriers that block lasers from reaching other pieces.
DropZap 2 supports Game Center (subject to availability on your device).
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Tap/drag to select the column where you want the circle to land. When any piece lands, it SHRINKS pieces below and sideways. The smallest piece, colored red, disappears when shrunk.
In the mirrors game type, mirrors reflect lasers. In the barriers game type, squares stop lasers from reaching other pieces.
In both game types, gaps stop lasers from reaching pieces.
Your game ends when the grid is full or piece(s) go beyond the top.
When a piece disappears, any piece(s) above it will fall, potentially resulting in other pieces disappearing, and so on. Chain reactions can be quite elaborate and are an integral part of gameplay.
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And if I'm unable to answer them I'm sure other Bills fans will probably mosey on over at some point to take a crack at the question.
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First Friday is celebrating 10 years in Las Vegas. The event, held downtown on the first Friday of each month, gives artists a chance to shine and art lovers something to look forward to.
You might not have known it was a birthday celebration on Friday. There were no big signs or party hats, just thousands of people walking around, enjoying themselves. Ten years ago, that was just a dream.
"Good food and the music is fun - and of course it's free," said attendee Travis Edwards.
Back in 2002, the first event attracted a small fraction of today's attendance.
"We had no expectations of what it would be. I think we had attendance of 300 at the first one and we were wowed," said First Friday founder Cindy Funkhouser.
Funkhouser relinquished the reins a year ago, during a time when First Friday was on the brink of extinction.
First Friday is now attracting crowds of up to 25,000, according to managing partner Joey Vanas.
Vanas and others stepped in with funding from online shoe retailer Zappos. Now there is more food available than ever before, as well as pumpkin and body painting.
"There's been a lot of money pumped in thanks to Zappos. That's really made the Arts District something of a cultural event. Something it should be," said Ross Gibson, artistic director of Circus Couture, an arts event that benefits charities.
"It's just wonderful. Otherwise, I think my business would be folding down. I'd be out of here," said Subrena Funk, owner of Funky Wire Work Jewelry.
Funk said the event supplies her with contacts and customers who have kept her business afloat through the months and years.
October will also mark the introduction of the First Friday Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at supporting artists.
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College: San Diego St. (school history)
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The NFL Combine has exploded in popularity in the last decade-and-change along with the NFL Draft itself, drawing college and pro football fans together to watch former lettermen in their quest to turn football into a career. From Feb. 20-26, several hundred athletes will show up at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the 2013 combine to prove their mettle in physical tests ranging from the ever-popular 40-yard dash to the bench press.
The event began with much less hoopla in 1982. It was more of a check-up than an audition at the time. During that first combine, 163 athletes showed up in Tampa, Fla., to have their medical information documented before they committed their lives to a dangerous sport. The combine was held in New Orleans in 1984 and 1986, and in Arizona in 1985, before moving to Indianapolis permanently in 1987.
Today, the combine has become a means for NFL teams to evaluate pro prospects before the NFL Draft in April. In addition to the physical prodding, athletes will also interview with various organizations and sit down to take the occasionally controversial Wonderlic Test. A perfect score of 50 has reportedly been achieved just once, by former Harvard punter/wide receiver Pat McInally in 1975. Plenty of players have scored well below average, however. LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne scored a 4 at the 2012 Combine. He took plenty of flak for the poor showing, but his response to the incident was just about perfect:
"I looked at the test, and wasn't any questions about football. I didn't see no point in the test. I'm not in school anymore. I didn't complete it. I only finished 15 or 18 questions."
Claiborne went on to be drafted No. 6 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
The combine has been televised since 2004, thanks to the NFL Network. Viewers can watch in real time as their favorite players run, jump, lift and get their measurements taken in front of the cameras. The show itself often isn't very compelling, depending on how much you enjoy watching people work out.
Sometimes players stand out for dubious reasons, however. Current Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Andre Smith showed up notoriously out of shape to the 2009 combine. He still managed to be taken No. 6 overall, but video of his 40-yard dash will live on in infamy:
Top performances at the NFL Combine since 1999*, courtesy of Top End Sports:
40-Yard Dash
4.24 - Rondel Melendez, WR, Eastern Kentucky - 1999
4.24 - Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina - 2008
4.28 - Champ Bailey, CB, Georgia - 1999
4.28 - Jerome Mathis, WR, Hampton - 2005
4.28 - Jacoby Ford, WR, Clemson - 2010
4.28 - Demarcus Van Dyke, DB, Miami - 2011
Bench Press (Most 225-Pound Reps)
51 - Justin Ernest, DT, Eastern Kentucky - 1999
49 - Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State - 2011
45 - Leif Larsen, DT, Texas-El Paso - 2000
45 - Mike Kudla, DE, Ohio State - 2006
45 - Mitch Petrus, OG, Arkansas - 2010
Vertical Jump (Inches)
46 - Gerald Sensabaugh, FS, North Carolina - 2005
45 1/2 - Derek Wake, OLB, Penn State - 2005
45 - Chris Chambers, WR, Wisconsin - 2001
45 - Chris McKenzie, CB, Arizona State - 2005
45 - Donald Washington, CB, Ohio State - 2009
20-Yard Shuttle
3.73 - Kevin Kasper, WR, Iowa - 2001
3.76 - Deion Branch, WR, Louisville - 2002
3.78 - Dunta Robinson, CB, South Carolina - 2004
3.79 - Champ Bailey, CB, Georgia - 1999
Three-Cone Drill
6.42 - Jeff Maehl, WR, Oregon State - 2011
6.44 - Buster Skrine, DB, Tennessee-Chattanooga - 2011
6.45 - Sedrick Curry, CB, Texas A&M - 2000
6.48 - Rogers Beckett, FS, Marshall - 2000
6.49 - Carlos Rogers, CB, Auburn - 2005
*The NFL doesn't keep official records, so pre-1999 there is little information available. Bo Jackson reportedly ran a 4.12 40-yard dash at the 1986 NFL Combine. Deion Sanders reportedly ran a 4.21 in 1989. Unfortunately, hand-timing, surface differences and/or shaky reporting make the data less reliable, though there is no questioning that both of those two men were (and perhaps still are) blisteringly fast.


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Just back from a couple days waaaay out on the northern Gulf of Mexico and I thought I'd share a few interesting moments and observations. Of course, you'll read and see more in a Sport Fishing feature next year, but in the meantime....
We left Destin about dark on Capt. Gary Jarvis' Back Down 2 and traveled southwest until about 9 a.m. That put us somewhere off Alabama, I guessed, and in about 400 feet. (Yes, much of the Gulf is indeed a pretty shallow body of water.) Our first objective was to do some deep dropping and there, in 400 feet, we did.
In my book, that's on the shallow end of true deep dropping. However, when the current is screaming, as it was this morning (thanks, Murphy!), 400 feet can seem very deep indeed. I foolishly tossed out a 12-ounce Williamson metal jig. Forget that: Half a spool of 50-pound braid later, my line trailed off the stern at a 30-degree angle. No way were we going to get such gear near bottom.
Doing that would take several pounds -- more than our heavy spinning or conventional jigging reels could manage.
That's when we broke out the Daiwa Dendoh electrics. Without them we might never have had the chance to find out what was on Jarvis's lat/lon numbers. But with 6 1/2 pounds, we did get some baited circle hooks to bottom. We pulled in several grouper from a couple spots, not staying too long on either. Notably, we caught three impressive yellowedge grouper of at least 30 pounds or so. Hardly common, the yellowedge surprised even Jarvis.
Also notable, I thought: the fact that even though oil rigs dotted the horizon in pretty much every direction, Jarvis chose to leave that obvious structure to other boats and concentrate on small piles of rock or rubble to find fish.
In the afternoon, we trolled for pelagics, but even a nice weedline that seemed to stretch out infinitely didn't give up a fish. No doubt part of the dilemma lay in the fact that the water far offshore was as green as the Mississippi River. That definitely put a kibosh on our hopes of finding yellowfin.
Just before dark, Jarvis's crew set up to night-drift for swordfish. We ended up catching three, though all were pups and only one legal.
Still, Jarvis made sure to point out that this was some crazy number of swordfish trips in a row - 12, I think - without failing to catch at least one.
That's notable, too, it occurred to me, particularly in the context of another Atlantic big-game pelagic, bluefin tuna. Bluefin are on the skids, big time. Anyone who reads news in Sport Fishing and our editorials (most recently in the June issue), knows that. The Coastal Conservation Association has courageously come out for a total moratorium on catching Atlantic bluefin tuna (commercially or recreationally). If you doubt that could restore bluefin tuna populations and create phenomenal fishing, just look at swordfishing today -- where skippers enjoy the sort of success Jarvis relates, along the Atlantic seaboard and through the Gulf.
Fifteen years ago, so few swordfish remained in these waters that virtually no anglers bothered to target them. Then the feds banned longlining from large areas of our exclusive economic zone where they pup and grow and, bingo! The broadbill are back.
While I also support the idea of a moratorium to address the desperate straits in which bluefin now swim, the swordy's success particularly illustrates why federal fishery managers need to close our Gulf of Mexico waters to longlines where bluefin tuna bycatch occurs because this area is the prime breeding grounds for the entire western stock of north Atlantic bluefin.
Here's hoping those same fishery managers find the will to do for bluefin tuna what they did for swordfish. Granted, the ocean-crossing bluefin's situation is even more complex and confounding, but this is one action the U.S. could do unilaterally that would make a difference.
I'd love to think that maybe in 15 years, we'll be taking Gulf combo trips: catching big bluefin by day and big broadbill by night.


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I looove that book idea!! It feels really personal but it's also super practical. Last year I bought my mom a 6 month Birchbox subscription and she loved it. Great suggestions!ReplyDelete
These are cute ideas! I love the Birchbox/Julep idea! I'm definitely going to do that for one of my best friends.ReplyDelete
i got my sister a birchbox subscription last year for christmas and she LOVED it! great tips!ReplyDelete
Super cute how you used the Kate Spade's "short list" as the template!ReplyDelete
Love all of these ideas! Any of these would be perfect for my sister, who is so hard to shop for! :)ReplyDelete
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I was so stuck on what to get my sister for Christmas, definitely going with a Birchbox subscription!ReplyDelete
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text: News yesterday came out that the Seahawks were unhappy with LB Aaron Curry's production, and have demoted him on the depth chart, allowing rookie LB K.J. Wright to start in place of Curry. This is interesting to me and poses the question, should the Jets inquire about acquiring Curry from the Seahawks via trade? I remember this guy coming out of Wake Forest and he was an absolute BEAST, I don't know why he hasn't produced up to expectations (only 6 sacks, and this is entering his third year) but to me that isn't horrible. He put up 70 tackles and 4 sacks last season along with 2 Forced Fumbles. I think he is progressing at least some- not absolutely nothing like Gholston/Maybin. There is serious potential here. Now I know, the Aaron Maybin/Gholston comparisons are going to come flying out of the woods on this one, but Curry has toolset to be successful and I believe would be an upgrade to our -not getting any younger- linebackers. I believe Rex could do something with this guy, but then again the same was said about Maybin/Gholston. The only difference here is that Maybin was No risk- this would be a price to pay (probably a 4th round pick at this point). To me, I believe that this is a worthy risk to take- I would love to see Curry in Jets green. Now I pose the question you all of you, should the Jets inquire about trading for Curry from the Seahawks?


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The Diocese of San Diego does not have a general policy that applies to all same-sex couples seeking a blessing, however, Bishop Mathes has given our clergy approval to proceed pastorally in celebrating the union of LGBTQ members. All clergy must receive express permission of Bishop Mathes. Congregations must study the Holiness in Relationships Task Force Report (.pdf in sidebar) and receive the vestry's permission before proceeding. Each individual wishing to receive a blessing must write a letter to Bishop Mathes explaining what the service means and how it will change his or her life. If a congregation does not want to support same-sex blessings, that position is honored as well.
Same-sex marriage is not currently legal in California.
Filed under: * Anglican - Episcopal Episcopal Church (TEC) TEC Bishops TEC Parishes Sexuality Debate (in Anglican Communion) Same-sex blessings * Christian Life / Church Life Parish Ministry * Theology
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1. driver8 wrote:
Our policy is to have no policy…but…our policy is also to permit you to bless same sex couples..but remember, that policy is really no policy. It's unusual to see TEC dioceses still bothering to engage in such childishness (it's just so 2007).May 14, 2:39 pm | [comment link]
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Bishop Mathes really shoud spend some time dealing with the subject of Marraige. His diocese had 183 Marraiges in 2002 and 76 in 2010. That is an awesome decline of 58.5 percent in just 8 years. StatmannMay 14, 3:13 pm | [comment link]
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Perhaps the diocese is hoping that all these gay "marriages" count toward official stats? Then they won't look so bad. Sigh. This "position" is really no position.May 14, 3:48 pm | [comment link]
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I thought Q meant "Questioning." I hope I was wrong.May 14, 4:54 pm | [comment link]
5. Bookworm(God keep Snarkster) wrote:
It could be this—"We are supportive of same-sex unions, but we put the "couples" through so much red tape that we're really not supportive of them".
Gutless. I have more respect for people who take a stand, for certain, one way or the other.May 14, 7:07 pm | [comment link]
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Looks like they are doing something but amounts to nothing - apparently the mitre compression does affect blood flow to the brain so as to constrict thinking, or at least, logic.May 15, 4:43 pm | [comment link]
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The alleged teen killer of a Saginaw girl left a note for his mom saying "I love you, I'm sorry" according to a search warrant for the teen's home.
Tyler Holder, 17, remains hospitalized after gunfire was exchanged Tuesday when police went to arrest him for the murder of 6-year-old Alanna Gallagher.
Authorities then spent more than a day going through Holder's house, which is just two house's down from Gallagher's, to collect evidence.
The most notable item found, according to the search warrant, was the sealed letter Holder left for his mom with the words "I love you, I'm sorry" on the envelope.
A little girl's purple Timex watch with pink flowers on it was also found in the house. Police knew the watch was missing and were looking for it.
Other items investigators took from Holder's house include: girl's underwear, adult movies, drug paraphernalia, red duct tape, paper towels w/red blood, several opened and unopened condoms, women's jewelry, plastic bags and rope w/various knots.
Gallagher was found dead on July 1. Several children found her body on Roundrock Drive and Cindy Lane. Witnesses said it was wrapped in a tarp, her legs and feet were bound and she had a plastic bag over her head.
The girl lived less than two miles from where her body was found.
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11:50am Tuesday 12th February 2013 in Sport By Peter Martini
JAMES FORD'S touchdown for York City Knights in Sunday's Kingstone Press Championship win over Swinton has been named as broadcasters Premier Sports' Try of the Week.
The 40-metre effort was the Knights' second of the game in a 34-12 victory, although the centre later went off after pulling a quad muscle.
Coach Gary Thornton said: "Tom Carr made a great break, bursting through Ian Watson's tackle, and James Ford produced some superb support to finish from distance. It was a well-worked try.
"James is our club captain and gives us some real strike on the left edge, but he's also got pace, experience and reads the game very well. He scored a very similar try from a break by Jack Lee at Whitehaven in the opening weekend."
Winger Tom Lineham, who bagged a second successive brace of tries, was named in the Premier Sports Team of the Week.
Former Knights centre Lee Waterman, now at Doncaster, was also in that line-up, at full-back.
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In 2011 the truthXchange Think Tank was focused on the ideas of One-ism and exposing their deadly effects on the church. Following are audio recordings of that event, available for free.Listen Now
Dr. Peter Jones spoke at the Ligonier Ministries 2010 West Coast Conference, themed, "A Christless Christianity." He explained that Americans are incurably "spiritual," but this spirituality expresses itself in ways that are incompatible with biblical Christianity. It expresses itself in ways that are essentially Gnostic. The American church has not been immune to the influence of this American Gnosticism. In this video, Dr. Jones compares this private, mystical, and inward religious mentality with the corporate, doctrinal, and visible faith of orthodox Christianity. In a second video, he joined a panel with Michael Horton and R.C. Sproul to answer questions about the church.Watch Now
According to Joel Pelsue, "people in advertising know what they are doing and they continue to push the boundaries in every way that they can." Tracing the trajectory back to the Hay's Code used in Hollywood during the 1930′s as a moral standard for what could be shown on the screen to today when just [...]Listen Now
In his talk at Think Tank (CWiPPTHINK) 2009, President of Americans for Truth (about Homosexuality, or AFTAH) and former journalist with the Washington Times, Peter La Barbera discusses why world-weary Christians are losing the culture war over homosexuality. Peter La Barbera — No Guts, No Vision, and Rationalizing Sin in the Name of CompassionListen Now
We live in an age where equality is equated with sameness, where men and women are deeply confused about their gender identity, about what really is authentic male and authentic female. Ed Hird believes that this Gnostic Reconciliation of Gender Opposites — this gender-blending about authentic maleness and femaleness — is the direct result of [...]Listen Now
What is happening in Brazil? In this, the fourth talk of Think Tank 2009, Valdeci Santos shares about the sexual "liberation" that has taken place in Brazil over the last 10 years. With a view toward the theology and cultural changes that have led to Brazil's current status as a leading sex tourism destination most [...]Listen Now


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When a course has a paved cart path, the golfer should keep the golf car on the paved cart path at all times - unless he or she knows that it is OK to drive the golf cart off of the path. (Ask about cart path rules when you check in at the course; also see our golf cart rules and etiquette primer.)
A cart path can impact the playing of the game. A golf ball that hits a paved cart path on the fly might take a wild bounce; a golf ball that rolls onto a cart path might keep rolling for quite a ways (for good or bad).
And a golf ball might come to rest on a cart path, or in a position where the cart path interferes with the golfer's swing or stance. In those situations, the golfer is entitled to move the ball by dropping at the nearest point of relief, although there may be circumstances when the golfer chooses to play the ball off the cart path rather than move it (for example, if the nearest point of relief from the cart path turns out to be in the middle of a bush, you'll probably want to play from the cart path).


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Last week I blogged about how a group of UC Riverside students found a way to greatly reduce air pollution from lawn mowers.
My colleague Mark Muckenfuss dug deeper and reported a compelling story about family, invention, hard work and reward. I won't be surprised if someday I see the smog-cutting device these students invented available at home improvement stores.
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Tombstone Tuesday ~ Thomas Stuart McGee
Thomas Stuart is the youngest son born to Olivia Gillespie Corel and John Jacob McGee. He was born July 21, 1881 in Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas. Thomas was only 7 when his father, John Jacob, died. In 1900 Thomas … Continue reading
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Tombstone Tuesday ~ McGee Family
Since I have been researching my McGee/McGhee line this week, I thought I would continue with the McGee's today on Tombstone Tuesday. Those of you who have been to the old section of the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Douglas … Continue reading
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Brothers and Sisters ~ Smile For The Camera
For the 11th Edition of Anyone who knows me knows that I am incapable of making decisions and narrowing things down! So, for my first participation in the Smile for the Camera carnival, I have selected eight photos of brothers … Continue reading


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We sold A LOT of plants yesterday but we still have plenty left. Some varieties are becoming limited. If you are ready to get a jumpstart on spring and love unique varieties and flavors then you owe it to yourself to stop by today and check out our availability. If you would like to meet my sales staff check out our Facebook page at L'Ecuyer Gardens.v
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