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This product was a waste of money. What's this even supposed to do? It's so sheer it can't be used under the eyes if you've got dark circles. I tried to use it on my cheek bones and brow bone for a halo glow but when I patted the product into my skin, it totally disappeared. I wonder if I got one that was watered down but I highly doubt it. I think it's just like this. The packaging is cute with the brush and all but I wish it was a squeeze tube instead so I could just mix it with my heavier foundation to lighten it up a bit and get a subtle glow if any. Don't bother getting this one.
I pair this with Tarte concealer under my eyes! Love it. Helps brighten and stay out. I really like the dewy effect as it makes my skin look healthier.
This isnt actually a concealer, therefore it doesnt crease anything, nor will it cover. It adds a bit of brightness, and makes you look bright eyed and bushy tailed. So just a little pick me up after a long night out.
If it is used correctly, then it is swell.
I picked this up on a whim while shopping the other day. I have my fair share of highlighters and brighteners but I really loved the texture and consistency of this one. Alone it moisturizes and reflects light away from under the eye; then I popped some concealer over it and BAM! Beautiful coverage with a fantastic lightening property.
Its watery & very opaque. When used under my eyes it did nothing to actually brighten or improve (my eyes are deeper set w/ slight darkness). I had high hopes since smashbox hardly ever disappoints & I've had great luck with other eye illuminaters in the past but sadly this one is prettier in the tube than on your face.
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I'm on my second tube already so its very obvious that it works great on my medium/dark skintone. This is simply an undereye brightner and is not a concealer. I apply it over my correcter before I set it with powder. Or sometimes when I go without any foundation or bb cream I apply just along my orbital bone and it gives me a more refreshed look. A little goes a long way as it took me an entire year to finish off my first tube. Very happy with the results I receive.
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I have used Smashbox in the past and have always been impressed by their quality of cosmetics. This under eye brigthener however, did not deliver.
I bought it to diffuse my dark circles, I knew it wouldn't erradicate the problem, I wasn't expecting miracles but I thought that it would atleast brighten under my eyes if used in conjunction with my concealer. It did not.
The product comes in a 7.1ml plastic tube with a screw wand which has a smal brush attached at the end to apply the product. It's a very light sheer creamy illuminator - seems water based but I'm not sure if it is or not.
It has quite a sharp cosmetic scent for a light small product but it wasn't irritating for my eye area.
The colour is a very pale peachy pink with very fine silver glitter particles within the product, the glitter isn't instantly noticeable as the product has more of a sheen rather than sparkle. The product itself is sheer once blended, I wouldn't say it's buildable and one colour suits all.
I also found that after you open the product and have used it after a very short while you get build up around the wand which is dry and sticky, so i have to clean it before use which results in a lot of product waste. I personally didn't like the product and failed to use it for something else i.e as a highlighter for brow bone as it just does not deliver. It is now in the bin ;( I wouldn't recommend.
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I did NOT like this product at all.. it is soooo watery ! It makes my under eyes shiny and the coverage is nonexistent... When i have dark circles, they're usually very light but this ''concealer'' can't even cover it, imagine what it would do on very dark circles.. I don't recommend this product to anyone and it is very expensive considering the results. Maybe you could use it as an highlighter but i did not try it and considering the watery texture, i'm not sure about the results.
This does a good job of brightening under my eyes. I often get dark circles so I use this before I apply concealer and it brightens the area and helps the concealer to work a lot better than if I was to use concealer alone. I have not used any other eye brightening product so im unable to compare this to anything else but I am very happy with this product and even though it's in a small tube it does last a long time as I don't need much. It can be layered and layered depending on how dark my circles are.
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Backpacker Magazine – January/February 2010
Hike the River-to-River Trail over rugged ridges, through narrow canyons, and into small caves.
Nachusa Grasslands, IL | Aurora Borealis - Isle Royale NP, MI |Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK | Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA | Ice Age Trail, WI | Garden of the Gods to Lusk Creek Canyon - Shawnee NF, IL
"Unlike most of the region, which was scoured smooth by glaciers or seas, this area has been untouched by land-leveling forces," says John Trilik. It's also a spot that defies preconceptions of the Midwest as a featureless lowland. You'll find canyons, creeks, and cliffs on this 23.4-mile point-to-point on the American Discovery Trail. Indeed, our panel chose this hike for its myth-bustingly rugged beauty—and solitude.
Day one In the Garden of the Gods parking lot, grab your pack (and your blaze orange: whitetails abound here, and hunting season runs from October to January), and hike north on the Wilderness Trail for a one-mile weave through the Garden of the Gods, a sprawling area where high, castellated bluffs open to astounding views over Illinois's southern prairie (yes, there's grassland here, too). After .25 mile, Anvil Rock's signature, top-heavy shape appears. Turn left to pass boulders called Mushroom Rock and Noah's Ark before rejoining the main trail.
The rocks here are colored with swirling red and brown designs, formed by the slow leaching of iron ores out of the limestone. Turn left .25 mile later onto the River-to-River Trail and hike 1.5 miles past a rock formation called Big H (yes, it is shaped like an H). From here, you'll pass a series of small caves and overhangs—hikers still find arrowheads from the native Shawnee here—and a few shallow streams along rolling terrain. After 10.9 miles, the trail squeezes into One Horse Gap, a narrow channel in the bedrock. Slide through two leaning boulders, then set up camp, just beyond where the gorge widens, under the 50-foot-tall rock overhang with a trickling waterfall.
I'm a little confused... is the Lusk Creek Trailhead where I left my car?
Backpacked this trip within the last week. Gorgeous country, but the trails are very poorly marked in the Lusk Creek area and Indian Kitchen is not off of the River to River trail. I believe you have to branch off of the R2R onto trail 425 after the Little Bear Creek river crossing (which is susceptible to flash flooding...)If you follow the R2R past the crossing, it will drop you out onto Little Bear Creek Rd, not Indian Kitchen. Other than that, views are incredible, trails are nearly vacant of other people, natural water is easily accessed throughout this hike, and there are some awesome campsites along the way. The horse rider's backwoods camp area just off to the southwest of One Horse Gap has an amazing view from the bluffs. Trails in Lusk Creek area are very tore up from horses and water erosion. Especially around the Owl Nest Bluff area. Very muddy and slick after rains. Little Bear Creek rose from knee deep to chest deep overnight on us. Was told by a local that to the north is the old River to River trail crossing for that river and it is much more mild and safe.
Be advised that Lusk Creek can rise rapidly:
Anyone know if there is re-fill water on this hike??
hiked this hike from bald knob to lusk creek over ten years ago and it was an outstanding hike. few sections trce travel along roads, but most of it is inside the forest. sandstone formations are everywhere, making a walk thru rocks size of small cars to 120'cliffs, almost from start to finish!

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Awards Season is officially in full swing. Lupita, Amy, Emma, and Cate stole the show at Sunday's Golden Globes, but plenty of other A-listers had their time in the spotlight on the busy party circuit. On Saturday, Sandra Bullock broke red-carpet convention by pairing a white T-shirt etched with iconic edifices with an emerald pencil skirt from Burberry's fresh Pre-Fall '14 offering for the BAFTA Los Angeles 2014 Awards Season Tea Party in Beverly Hills. The same day, Naomi Watts took a turn on the red carpet for the G'Day USA Black Tie Gala in an icy blue silk satin Spring '14 Marchesa gown.
After the Globes, many stars slipped out of their red-carpet wares and into equally glamorous party frocks for some post-ceremony revelry. InStyle and Warner Bros. cohosted a bash that saw notables like Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Watson, and Miranda Kerr slink down the red carpet in their sartorial best. Diane Kruger, who was absent on the Globe's red carpet, turned up in a black Pre-Fall '14 Antonio Berardi gown sprinkled with gold crystals.
Silver-screen newcomers Lupita Nyong'o and Adèle Exarchopoulos each took home trophies at Thursday night's Critics' Choice Movie Awards. And they impressed on the red carpet, too. Nyong'o, who has topped countless Best Dressed lists the last few months, donned a statuesque, custom ivory silk crepe bandeau dress from Calvin Klein Collection (she also wore a printed Mary Katrantzou number to the DuJour magazine party this week, left). Exarchopoulos, meanwhile, chose a sheer Spring '14 Louis Vuitton stunner spangled with beads and feathers. Tune in Saturday evening as the red-carpet excitement continues with the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Lupita looks amazing! She's really gotten into the press this award show season and I'm so happy for her :)
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Nick Ring defeated Court McGee by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Nick Ring used a solid straight left to bloody Court McGee up, and remained elusive for the first 10 minutes. McGee came back and battered Ring around the cage in the third round of their UFC 149 middleweight fight, but it wasn't enough. The first two rounds were both close, but all three judges gave Ring both of the stanzas which was enough for him to win a unanimous decision.
McGee got off to a fast start in the first with some kicks and nice lefts. McGee stuffed two of Ring's shots. Ring was throwing single shots while Court was putting together combinations. Ring took a while to find his range but started landing with more regularity later in the round.
Ring spent more time circling away in the second, landing single kicks and punches and getting out of the way. McGee kept coming forward and landed some good combos. McGee landed a nice head kick, then an uppercut. Ring responded with a big left that bloodied McGee's nose, then another. McGee landed a nice head kick, and Ring stuffed a takedown attempt late.
McGee came out aggressive in the third, clearly nursing an injured nose. He chased Ring down and landed some nice uppercuts inside. McGee connected with a spinning backfist. McGee poured it on with volume punching. Ring was gassing out with two minutes to go and McGee continued to come forward. Ring landed a nice straight left that slowed McGee down a bit, but not for long. McGee looked for a guillotine but Ring ended up on top.


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BEIJING -- LeBron James scored 20 points, and the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Clippers 94-80 on Thursday in an NBA preseason game in China.
Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 19 points and eight rebounds.
The NBA champion Heat will play the Clippers again Sunday in Shanghai.
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(RNN) - South Carolina handed St. Mary's its first loss of the year and now plays Boise State in the Diamondhead Classic. The game airs on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. ET.
The Broncos got by Hawaii 62-61 in their first game of the classic. There were 10 lead changes and six ties in the game, and the Warriors missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
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Moultrie - Alfred McDonald has been farming full time since 1970, so he's always interested in ways to do his job better. "I like to grow the best variety," he says. "It gives me an opportunity to see the best variety of each crop."
And he gets to learn about new ways of growing each crop, like 15 inch row cotton. "It's a system that we've really had a lot of success with in Australia and we're in a position now as a company where we're really trying to test that technology here in the United States," says Andy Pace of John Deere.
But it's not a technology McDonald is interested in for his farm. "Not for me," he says. "15 is not for me. I'm still on 36 inch row and that does a good job for me, so I'm really not into to the micro planting, no."
He thinks the canopy formed by the rows could block the sun from getting in, eventually rotting the crop, but he's not opposed to trying it if it proves to be successful in the future. He says, "That's why I come out here to see what's working and what's not, so, maybe in a few years that might be something to look at, but it's no eye appeal to me now."
But he'll continue to look for other technologies that could improve his operations today. This year's Sunbelt Agricultural Expo will run from October 19th through 21st.
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Albany -- Heavy rain during one of the largest Veterans Day Celebrations in Southwest Georgia. The rain forced Albany Veteran's Day ceremony to be moved indoors. But the rain could not dampen the spirit of the people who came to honor America's veterans.
The heavy rain forced the Georgia Veterans Reunion Organization's annual Veterans Day Program to be moved into the courthouse.
Only a few dozen attended the ceremony. The Westover High ROTC color guard presented the colors, while the Dougherty High Band played the national anthem. A wreath was placed to remember the fallen veterans, who died in defense of the nation.
The speaker was Albany native James Blaylock. A Vietnam veteran who lost his right hand when his Medivac Helicopter was shot down in 1967.
Now Blaylock is the Prosthetics Chief at the Veterans Medical Center in Decatur. Blaylock said he hoped "That individuals who have sacrificed so much for the freedom of this nation, be thanked in some humble way." Organizers hope more Americans will observe Veterans Day. Veteran Charlie Mathis said "Freedom isn't free, some have paid the ultimate sacrifice."
Taps was played at the end of the ceremony, remembering the men and women who have given their lives to preserve the freedom enjoyed in the United States. But also to remember the many still serving today.
Veterans Day grew from the old Armistice Day holiday. It was started in remembrance of the ending of World War One on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
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Ground beef processor AFA Foods filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, citing the impact of the uproar over a meat filler dubbed "pink slime" by critics.
Meat processors have faced a backlash over the use of an ammonia-treated beef filler they call "finely textured beef." Food activists have campaigned to have it banned, but supporters say the product is safe to eat.
AFA is one of the largest ground beef processors in the United States and produces more than 500 million pounds of ground beef products annually, the company said in documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware.
In filing for bankruptcy, it cited "recent changes in the market" for its products and media coverage related to the filler, and said it was seeking a sale of some or all of its assets. AFA owner Yucaipa Companies, the investment firm founded by Ron Burkle, could not immediately be reached for comment.
The backlash over "pink slime" has prompted companies such as Beef Products Inc (BPI) to halt production at some of its plants and has led some big U.S. supermarket operators, including Safeway Inc and Supervalu Inc, to say they will stop buying the ammonia-treated beef.
The impact of the controversy is far-reaching, said Gary Acuff, director of the Center for Food Safety at Texas A&M University in College Station.
"The public view of this product is pretty damaged at this point," Acuff said. "I'm not sure they'll recover from something like this."
Jeremy Russell, of the National Meat Association, said "this is certainly going to have an economic impact on the industry" from cattle ranchers to meat processors, affecting thousands of jobs.
Ground beef makes up a "big part" of the overall meat market, and prices are sure to rise, he said.
The phrase "pink slime" was first used by a former USDA microbiologist, Gerald Zirnstein, who used the term in a 2002 email to co-workers after having toured a BPI plant. The current debate began after celebrity chef Jamie Oliver drew attention to the product.
Some politicians have rallied to the industry's side, including Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, who blasted the celebrity critics.
"This to me is outrageous," Branstad said. "I want to expose the people who are behind this. I don't think Americans need to be misled by a smear campaign."
AFA, based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has plants in California, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. It has about 850 full-time employees. As of December 2011, it posted annual revenue of $958 million.
The company expects to idle the California facility this week to conserve cash and cut unneeded processing capacity under current market conditions, according to a court filing.
AFA said it has $219 million in assets and $197 million in liabilities. AFA also said it has secured a commitment for $56 million in debtor-in-possession financing from its lenders GE Capital and Bank of America.
"An orderly sale through Chapter 11 will unlock value and provide a smooth transition for employees, customers and other business partners," Ronald Allen, interim chief executive of AFA Foods, said in a statement.
The case is In re: AFA Foods Inc, U.S. bankruptcy court, District of Delaware, No: 12-11128.
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The Mountain West Tournament is finally upon us. Us Mountain West fans that want to see our to team make it to the NCAA Tournament will root for our team in the stands or on TV. Some fans get a double reward from following this year's Tournament. Along with the opportunity of watching meaningful basketball that is fun to watch, they will get to have a weekend in Las Vegas. Before I go into too much detail on the Tournament and its scenarios, let's see what happened last week in the Mountain West.
On Saturday, we were supposed to be shown three blowouts and a close game between San Diego State and Colorado State, but we got almost the exact opposite. Air Force and New Mexico went down to the wire, with the Lobos pulling out the home victory to stay on the bubble, 66-61. In another game that was supposed to blowout, BYU beat Wyoming 102-78.
You are probably looking at the score and saying, "Supposed to be?" But the halftime score and play-by-play explains all. The Cowboys had the score tied at 35 before Jackson Emery hit a three in the final seconds of the first half to give the Cougars a 38-35 lead heading into the half. From then on, the game gradually drew further and further apart. If you look at the play-by-play, then you can tell that BYU's lead was only at nine points with ten minutes remaining in the half. The Cougars pulled away at the end of the game due to Wyoming's lack of defense and BYU's proficiency on offense.
During BYU's regular season championship celebration, Brandon Davies was allowed to cut down the nets along with the rest of the team. Davies was a big part of them getting to the point of a regular season championship and I think it was the right move.
Oh yeah, there were other games played on Saturday... More after the jump.
UNLV's shooting touch returned in the Runnin' Rebels 78-58 demolishing of Utah on Senior Night in Salt Lake City. Quintrell Thomas, Tre'Von Willis, and Oscar Bellfield all tied for the scoring leader at 12 points and Anthony Marshall and Carlos Lopez added 9 points. The game turned out to be overall good shooting by the entire team, not just one guy getting the hot hand. The Rebels ended up with a field goal percentage of 49% and a 67% 3 point field goal percentage.
That's not even indicative of how hot the entire team was. UNLV didn't miss a shot for the first eight minutes of the game, and the first missed shot was blocked by Utah's David Foster. The Rebels shot 61% in the first half, 5-6 (83%) from behind the arc.
As good as UNLV was, Utah was bad. The Runnin' Utes shot 38% from the field and 23% from three point land. UNLV outrebounded Utah pretty badly, 43-26. The Utes were also well behind in the assist category, where they lost 22-9. Oh how far Utah has fallen from the NCAA Tournament 5 seed it had two years ago...
In what was supposed to be a great game between Colorado State and San Diego State, with CSU looking for a marquee road win to put on their NCAA Tournament Resume, San Diego State held Colorado State to just 21 points in the second half to win 66-48. This game was very entertaining in the first half, as the halftime score turned out to be 27-27, but a 12-4 run by the Aztecs to start the second half set the tone for the rest of the game. Simply amazing defense from San Diego State kept Colorado State from scoring more than 8 points in the final 8 minutes.
Now that we have last week's results out of the way, let's take a look at the Mountain West Tournament and the resumes of the squads who have a shot at getting into the NCAA Tournament. First things first, here is your guide to when and where to watch the Mountain West Tournament this season. You now have no excuse to say that you don't know where to watch the games, since that is available for reference at all times.
We have three locks for the NCAA Tournament in the Mountain West: BYU, San Diego State, and UNLV. No matter if they lose in the first round, these teams will be in the NCAA Tournament. Now granted, a first round bad loss would definitely hurt one of those teams, but its definitely not going to knock them out of the Tournament. Colorado State and New Mexico, on the other hand, are both on the wrong side of the Bubble.
Here are the Mountain West team's resumes:
BYU Cougars
San Diego State Aztecs
UNLV Runnin' Rebels
Record: 23-7 overall; 11-5 conference
Average RPI Win: 151 Loss: 38
RPI 1-50 Wins: Wisconsin, at Kansas State, at Colorado State
RPI 51-100 Wins: Tulsa (N), Virginia Tech (N), New Mexico, at New Mexico
Bad (RPI 150+) Losses: UC-Santa Barbara
Other Losses: at Louisville, BYU, at San Diego State, Colorado State, at BYU, San Diego State
Colorado State Rams
New Mexico Lobos
(Hat Tip to Chris Dobbertean of Blogging the Bracket for the helpful format)
Looking at these resumes, you can see that the first three are locks. Both BYU and San Diego State have no questionable losses and have many RPI 1-50 Wins, and UNLV has one questionable loss and three RPI 1-50 Wins, but those teams are not in question. The teams that are would be Colorado State and New Mexico.
Colorado State is lacking a marquee win. A road win over UNLV looks nice, but its not something that would allow for an NCAA Tournament Committee member to argue that the Rams would be snubbed if they weren't let in. They have the opportunity in the Mountain West Tournament to change that mindset. Their first round date with New Mexico would allow them to get to 4 RPI 51-100 wins, but they would also have to get by BYU, a team they have struggled with this season, in order to put the Rams in good shape.
Just a quick thought, this year's Colorado State team is in a situation that reminds me of the '09 San Diego State team that beat UNLV and BYU before barely losing to Utah by 2 in the MWC Tournament. San Diego State was considered by most bracketologists to be the third MWC team in that season, but it was not to be, as the committee snubbed the Aztecs. Just sayin'.
New Mexico is in a further away position than the Rams. CSU is currently on the bubble and just needs a couple good wins to push them onto the right side. New Mexico on the other hand is way off the bubble and would need three big wins in order to get an at-large bid. The funny thing is that if New Mexico gets three big wins from the MWC Tournament, they would get an automatic bid for having won the Mountain West Tournament.
When it comes to the Lobos, they are going to have to get past Colorado State, BYU and UNLV/San Diego State in order to get to the NCAA Tournament. It's a pretty tall order, but New Mexico has played every MWC team tough and swept BYU as well. Don't count out New Mexico in this round.
Best Game from Saturday: Air Force @ New Mexico
The only game with real meaning, Colorado State @ San Diego State, didn't turn out to be close, so this one goes to the only close game on Saturday. New Mexico held off Air Force in order to avoid yet another upset, 66-61.
Final MWC Standings:
By Record:
|Conference Record
|Overall Record
|San Diego State
|Colorado State
|New Mexico
|Air Force
By RPI:
|San Diego State
|Colorado State
|New Mexico
|Air Force
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Police have confirmed that a body found in the River Tees on Saturday 20th April is that of missing man Tanveer Ahmed from Stockton.
The 37-year-old had not been seen since March.
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This Thursday (27/5) at 7:45pm at the wondrously refurbished Midlands Arts Centre, I'm taking part in a debate on — breath — social media and globalisation.
It's billed as:
"Expert Jon Hickman (Birmingham City University) chairs a lively debate with guests including Pete Ashton… assessing lifestyle changes implied by new technological tools in the new wave of social media."
an interesting, if potentially unwieldy, topic. Chair (and 'expert', he'll hate that) was worried that Pete, him and I would 'agree violently' on most aspects. I've not written by talk, or really fully considered my position, yet but I think I may be able to get away without agreeing with either of them.
Current thoughts is that I might deny globalisation exists at all.
I'm on the panel for this debate on Wednesday, organised by Birmingham Future, with Ian Taylor, commercial director of Marketing Birmingham and David Clarke. I doubt there'll but much internet talk, although PR really is very much about the social web these days.
Is Birmingham A Second City? The Big Brand Debate Wednesday 25 June 2008
"Birmingham was the original hotbed of entrepreneurialism, innovation and cutting-edge technology, our 'City of 100 Trades' was a proud forerunner in the Industrial Revolution. Since then, we have suffered an image crisis – maligned in the media and the butt of many jokes despite huge strides in improving the built environment, infrastructure, amenities and leisure offer for the city's inhabitants and visitors.
So what can we, the next generation of city leaders, do to change these outdated perceptions of our city? Is the Second City banner, coveted by a number of other English cities, a positive or negative for Birmingham? If not the Second City, then what are we? The First City for Innovation? The Youthful City? Diverse City? International City?"
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The three day family festival will take place in Penn Street from July 18 to 20.
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A key element of Penn Festival is showcasing the very best under the radar bands.
Many of the bands who performed in previous years have gone on to secure record deals and achieve Radio 1 and Radio 2 airplay. This year, once again, there will be a selection of exciting new bands performing.
As well as music there will be free creative workshops, circus skills workshops, children's entertainment, arts based stalls and lots more.
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A few things I have on my mind.
- I can honestly say that I saw this season coming. That said it is still kinda tough to stomach. I claimed and still stand by the fact that all I want to see this year is improvement as the season progresses. Well, it should be very easy to improve over this garbage we have been seeing. I have gotten to the point where I don't even care if this team loses or not. I just want to see them be competitive.
- Spiller has to touch the ball more. Brian just posted something about this and I totally agree. Why draft a guy that high and then barely give him the ball?
- Does the national media remember how bad Mike Vick sucked before he went to jail? I understand that he is playing very well right now, but he did that at times with the Falcons. I keep hearing all the same stuff. "Nobody has his ability", "Nobody changes the game like him", and my favorite, "He is the hardest QB in the league to plan for." All of this very same stuff was said about Vick before he went to jail. He also stunk for long stretches of time with the Falcons. Do they think that his time in jail made him a better QB? I bet he will have some good games, earn himself a starting job somewhere, then start to play poorly just like he did in Atlanta.
- I want to say thank you to Tim Hightower, Donovan McNabb, and Clinton Portis for having good games for me and picking up Chris Johnson's slack to help me win my FF game this week. I also want to thank Ryan Mathews and Mike Turner for getting hurt and not returning to their games. If Kevin Kolb and Shonn Greene had given me anything better then the combined -1 they gave me last week I would be 2-0.
- Am I the only one who thinks Lee Evans is vastly overrated? I know that he is held back by the crappy offense but when I hear somebody say that he is a top talent at WR in the league I can't help but wonder if we are watching the same guy.
- speaking of Bills WRs, is there any doubt that this team needs at least 2 veteran WRs this off-season? I am not saying that WR is a top need, not by any stretch, but it is clearly a need.
- Is baseball still being played? I haven't cared less about baseball in a long time. It isn't even because my team stinks, they have stunk many times before and I have still cared. I simply have zero desire to watch any baseball what-so-ever.


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Football wraps up first scrimmage for 2010 season
The JU football team sloshed through a steady rain for most of the afternoon to complete the Dolphins' first live scrimmage of the season on Saturday at Fletcher High School in Jacksonville Beach.
Quarterbacks Josh McGregor and Erik Stepelton each had solid days to lead the offense during the scrimmage. McGregor went 17-for-25 with 230 yards in the air, while Stepelton finished 9-for-15 for 100 yards and had two of the three touchdown strikes.
As expected in the first scrimmage, the defense had several takeaways including a fumble recovery for a score and interception from Cevonta Heagle.
"This was a good first scrimmage," said JU head coach Kerwin Bell. "Both sides of the ball had their bright moments. We did see mistakes, but we will correct those once we get a chance to review the film. Overall, I'm pleased with the effort and we will go back to work in practice to try to get better for the next scrimmage.
The Dolphins defense limited the first string offense to just three points during their first two sets of plays.
During the first series, McGregor had a 33-yard strike to Rodney Sumter, but Will Perry had a tackle for a loss and Layne McCombs had an interception in the next two plays to end the drive.
McGregor had a 40-yard pass play in their second series to Andrew Davis before Leonard Smith stripped the ball for a fumble to thwart the completion. The coaches would restart the drive with McGregor getting back-to-back big completions to Josh Philpart and Sumter. The defense would hold the offense to a field goal – a 36-yarder from Josh Hostetler.
The first team offense would finally score a touchdown in their third set of plays after Elliot Finkley recording on two-yard running play.
Stepelton was able to have a little bit more success in his first series against the defense after going 3-for-4 resulting in a 39-yard strike to Ray Scott. He led the Dolphins down the field to start the second half of the scrimmage to set up a six-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Sumter.
Scott Hensley, Trevius Folsum and Rafael Echemandia each saw action under center during their first scrimmage. Folsum struggled through his first two series before hitting Quintin Davis on a touchdown pass. Echemandia led the Dolphins to score on a rushing play to close out the day.
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A Cromwell man has been charged in connection with a 2011 traffic crash that resulted in another motorist's death.
Noble County Prosecutor Steven T. Clouse announced Tuesday that criminal charges have been filed against James L. Gaylord, 60, Bause Lake Drive. Gaylord faces Class C felony charges of reckless homicide and causing death when operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Clouse said Gaylord was arrested late Monday evening after charges were filed earlier that day in Noble Circuit Court.
The charges stem from a collision that occurred July 1, 2011, on Noble County Road 200 South near the intersection of C.R. 1050 West. Police said a Buick LaSabre driven by Gaylord collided with a vehicle driven by Thomas R. Davidsen.
Davidsen died July 7, 2011, at the age of 85 in a Fort Wayne Hospital. According to Clouse, Allen County Coroner's staff reported that Davidsen's cause of death was blunt force trauma to the chest and abdomen due to the vehicle crash.
Police allege that Gaylord was intoxicated at the time of the collision. According to Noble County police, Gaylord was driving 78 mph when the crash occurred.
A Class C felony is punishable by a term of imprisonment of two to eight years.


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Why a Good Workout is the Key to a Great Sex Life
In Other Words, Don't Blame the Gym If You're Not In the Mood!
Not interested in a little nighttime nooky? Don't blame it on pilates class. In a new interview with BlissTree, sex therapist and couples counselor Dr. Roger Libby says a healthy amount of exercise will actually improve your sex life, not drain you of energy to, you know, do it.
"Exercise liberates endorphins, which increases energy and libido," Libby explains. "So if someone says they're too tired to have sex, it's either an excuse or they're overdoing it."
Where did the myth that too much time spent working out exhausts a person's ability to hold their own in the bedroom? From patients who just weren't that into their partners, Libby believes.
"Most often, when a patient says, 'I'm tired,' it's like the old 'I've got a headache' thing," says Libby. "It's an excuse."
READ: New 'Kegel' Panties Promise Better Sex
"If [cutting back on exercise] doesn't help, it may be based on the relationship or it may be mental," he continues. "They may be using it as a coping mechanism or trying to escape the relationship."
In other words, if you're not 100 percent happy with your mate, the solution isn't going to be found on the treadmill. It's going to be found by having a healthy, honest heart-to-heart with your partner.
And, really, isn't that easier than logging endless hours at the gym?


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SPARTA (WKOW) – A Tomah man accused of sexually assaulting a
child dozens of times has been sentenced to probation and jail time.
Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Mark Goodman sentenced
19-year-old Shawn Mayberry to ten years' of probation and one year of jail with
work-release privileges. Mayberry
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According to the criminal complaint, Mayberry began
assaulting the girl when he was about 15 or 16-years-old. The victim, who is now a teenager, told
authorities that Mayberry assaulted her 60 to 70 times over three years.
The complaint also says the victim came forward in November
and said Mayberry's brother, Holden, began molesting her in 2005 when she was
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A male patient of on Clapboardtree Street escaped the facility on Saturday night, prompting a police search with a K-9 unit, according to a report on MyFoxBoston.com.
After fleeing the hospital, the patient then hid underneath the deck of a Whitney Avenue home for about an hour before Westwood Police were able to persuade him to come out, according to MyFoxBoston.com.
It isn't the first incident of a patient escape from Westwood Lodge. But local and safety officials have been working to fix that problem.
Patient escapes prompted the and Departments to conduct safety evaluations of Westwood Lodge, and are ongoing. The nearby athletic field has been off limits for use during the evaluations.
In an update last fall, Westwood Police Chief William Chase said that the , having reported only five patient escapes last year up to September. That number was a dramatic improvement over 20 patient escapes by September 2010.
"Five is still too many," Chase told the Westwood Board of Selectmen in September, "and we are still looking for improvements."


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BRIDGEVILLE, Del.- Delaware State Police have arrested a Greenwood man accused of extorting money from nearly two dozen members of the local Hispanic community over a seven-year span.
Jose G. Oyola, 47, is charged with felony extortion and five counts of theft by false pretense over $1,500, also felonies.
Authorities said Oyola's arrest stemmed from an investigation that got under way in 2010, as state police detectives and investigators from the Department of Justice – Consumer Protection Agency received information about numerous people from the Hispanic community who had been victims of tax fraud.
Police said that through countless interviews with the victims, it was revealed they had paid Oyola hundreds and thousands of dollars to have him complete their taxes prior to them entering the English as a Second Language program offered through Sussex Tech – Adult Education.
Investigators said that in some instances, Oyola even offered to help obtain work visas, driver's licenses, as well as assist in obtaining housing through Habitat for Humanity. But police said that in all cases, no transactions were ever fulfilled and the money was never returned to the victims. Police said that in one incident, Oyola told the victim to stop coming to the ESL program by threatening to go to immigration with personal information and threatening deportation.
Water restrictions are in effect in Ocean City as a third person drowns in a rip current.
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I don't understand the Mets fans that are clamoring of late for Sandy Alderson to be fired (a view most recently mentioned by Matt Cerrone and Jason Fry who are two of the more respected Mets bloggers). What is it that they really think he could do beyond what he has been doing? The reality of the situation is that the cupboard is bare and sending a replacement level MLB player to Las Vegas for a replacement level AAA player is just shuffling the deck chairs so that the tabloids and blogs have something to talk about.
People are saying the Mets need to make a big splash by making a trade or signing a Free Agent or something like that, but who is out there? There is no one because this isn't 1998 anymore, hell it's not even 2004. Teams don't let their best players get to Free Agency anymore, they lock them up until well after their primes, so teams that rely on Free Agency end up old and broken down (e.g. Phillies or the 2009-11 Mets). And the trick now is to free up the money so that when the RIGHT free agent is available you can capitalize on it. But it has to be the RIGHT free agent and not just ANY free agent. Signing ANY free agent just to make a splash is how you end up with Jason Bay (or maybe Michael Bourn) crippling your franchise.
Mike Piazza isn't walking through that door
To build a winning team it has to be done through the draft and through shrewd trades, and in this respect I think Sandy has done very well so far. He's made a combination of high upside and high probability draft picks that have netted the team Brandon Nimmo, Dominic Smith and Michael Fulmer as potential future stars that he can build around and he's made the best use of Beltran (for Wheeler) and Dickey (for D'Arnaud/Syndergaard) getting tremendous returns for a player that the Mets couldn't afford and a 37 year old having a (wonderful, magical) career season.
What will Nimmo do in the future?
Sandy has made the moves that he has needed to make in order to set this franchise up for long term health and success, but all the fans care about is that the team win now, now now. This myopic way of thinking is what leads to a franchise being lost in the wilderness for 10 years and changing GMs every 3 years without allowing one to build any sort of continuity and develop the guys he's drafted. A new GM would essentially start the process over by drafting HIS guys and getting rid of the guys that Sandy brought in that the new GM doesn't like, etc, etc. Not allowing the plan to develop is just asking for 6 more years of this.
Some fans have said that they are frustrated with Sandy because he is out of touch with the fan base, but I don't think that's a negative. We have to remember that our fan base is partially comprised of the same mongos that tried their hardest to boo the best player of this generation out of town because he took a called strike on one of the filthiest curveballs I've ever seen, and are currently doing their damndest to prove Steve Phillips right about not being able to rebuild in New York.


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Whiskey vs. Whisky: What's the Difference?
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits
Now that the days are getting shorter and chillier, it's the perfect time to curl up with a good book and a nice warming glass of whisky - or should that be whiskey? Same thing, just different spelling, right? Well, that depends…
Before we get going, let's define the liquor in general:
No matter how you spell it, whisky/ey is an umbrella term for a type of spirit distilled from a mash of fermented grains.
Now let's look at some different types:
Within the broad category of whisky/ey are many sub-categories, including bourbon, rye, Tennessee, Scotch, Irish, and Canadian style whiskies. The manufacture of each of these types of whisky/ey is guided and regulated by the government of the spirit's country of origin. As a result, Canadian whisky, for example, is a whole different animal from Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey, and American-style whiskeys such as Tennessee, bourbon, and straight rye.
(Okay, so far, so good. Maybe at this point, you'd be happy to enjoy a glass of the stuff no matter how it's spelled. But if you've ever wondered why the word often appears different ways in different contexts, read on...)
Now things start to get tricky:
American and Irish liquor producers (and copy editors) tend to favor the spelling WHISKEY, while Canadian, Scottish, and Japanese producers (and copy editors) tend to favor (or should I say, favour) WHISKY.
The controversy:
So we have two things going on here: copy editing style and actual liquor style. The big question is: Are WHISKEY and WHISKY just two different spellings of the same word, or are they two slightly different words describing two separate groups of spirits? What do you do if you're a resident of Scotland writing about Irish whiskey or an American writing about Canadian whisky?
A solution:
Up until quite recently, The New York Times tackled the problem by spelling everything the American way (with an E), regardless of the spirit's country of origin. From Kentucky bourbon to Islay malts, everything was "whiskey" to The NYTimes. But then, last February, the venerable newspaper made a decisive change.
After receiving a raft of complaints from some serious Scotch whisky drinkers, the paper re-tooled its approach to follow that of many specialized spirits publications, spelling each type of spirit according to the way favored by its country of origin. So, while American-produced varieties such as bourbon, rye, and Tennessee - as well as the Irish stuff - kept their previous NYTimes-styled "whiskey" spelling, the stuff from Scotland, Canada, and Japan now would be referred to as "whisky." Makes a lot of sense, I think.
Whiskey/whisky nmemonics:
Here's a quick way to remember how some of the world's biggest producers spell their products:
- Countries that have E's in their names (UnitEd StatEs and IrEland) tend to spell it whiskEy (plural whiskeys)
- Countries without E's in their names (Canada, Scotland, and Japan) spell it whisky (plural whiskies)
Whew! Time for a drink.
Nora Maynard is a longtime home mixologist and an occasional instructor at NYC's Astor Center. She is a contributor to The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries and is the recipient of the American Egg Board Fellowship in culinary writing at the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow. She previously covered food and drink in film at The Kitchn in her weekly column, The Celluloid Pantry.
Related: Cozy Whiskies for Chilly Fall Days: Smoky Single Malts
(Images: Nora Maynard)
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I love Scotch Whisky and the Japanese have some great ones, too.
Haven't really ventured over to the American whiskeys much. Fun articles. Thanks for writing it!
My drink of choice is a single malt scotch on the rocks.
I only spell it with an "e" if I'm referring to Irish Whiskey.
It's not just a tendency. The "e" in Irish "whiskey" is an appellation. It's like the difference between Champagne and Cava.
I don't know anything about whiskey/whisky but it appears that it can't be an appellation because if you spell it whiskey, you don't know if it's from the US or Ireland. If it is an appellation, it would just be whiskey and you would know its Irish. Instead it is Irish whiskey or American whiskey. You still have to define the geographical location.
Also want to say this is a very interesting post. Makes for good conversation starters. Hopefully you will have more posts like this one.
Excellent post, Nora. Thanks for the information.
Explanations of why whisky is spelled as it is (whisky versus whiskey) make up one of the most common myths about whisky. Why? Because they are so difficult to refute without a fair bit of research. So, mischievous people, wishing to appear knowledgeable, have just made up explanations and these have, over time, become the perceived wisdom on the subject. While they all make sense, none that I have read have any basis in fact.
I'll go over the main explanations I have heard:
The Irish did not, as some would have us believe, add an 'e' to whisky to differentiate their whisky from the Scots' because they (the Irish) thought their whisky was superior to Scotch. A few may have, but this never happened across the board, and when there were hundreds of distilleries in Ireland both spellings were used commonly. Later, when whisky distilling went through difficult times and almost every Irish distillery went bankrupt, the three remaining distilleries merged to form a single entity, adopting a single spelling. There is no evidence that the spelling with the 'e' was chosen for any particular reason. However, there are still plenty of full bottles of Irish whisky around with labels that spell whisky without the 'e'.
The idea that countries with an 'e' in their name spell whiskey with an 'e' does not hold up for French whisky made in France, Welsh whisky made in Wales, British whisky made in England and a whole raft of others, but the nmemonic works well for those just beginning their whisky journey. Legally, in Scotland Scotch whiskey is spelled with an 'e' - whiskey, but you never see this on the labels. Editorial decisions of the New York Times notwithstanding, and despite the certain indignant outcry from those who have accepted, uncritically, the above-noted perceived wisdom, American writers who write about Scotch whiskey are just as correct as those who drop the 'e'.
As you undoubtedly are already aware there are at least five popular brands of whisky made and sold in the USA which use the whisky rather than the whiskey spelling on their labels. As well, there is absolutely no truth in the commonly-held belief that Americans use the 'e' spelling because of a predominantly Irish heritage. First, that heritage is greatly exaggerated, second, the famed Scotch-Irish (Scots-Irish) were in fact Scots who spent a couple of generations in Ireland then came to America. But they were Scots, not Irishmen. Third, the almost-exclusive use of the 'e' spelling in Ireland did not happen until the 1970's, way too late to influence American spellings.
Similarly, the supposition that Canada uses the whisky spelling because of a Scottish heritage is refuted by the fact that both spellings have been commonly used by Canadian whisky makers, bottlers and distillers. In Canada, we now seem to have settled on the no-e spelling but I can assure you this was not always the case. At least into the 1960's and probably much more recently than that we have used both spellings on our labels, and we still use both spellings in the press.
Here is an article I published a couple of years ago on the maltmaniacs web-site.
I have since done considerably more research on the matter and am more certain than ever of my position that either spelling is correct in any country (or more precisely that neither spelling is incorrect in any country), have more examples of whiskies, labels, distilleries, whisky-makers, and writers who are seemingly unaware of there being any distinction, and more photos of bottles with labels sporting a spelling that perceived wisdom and the New York Times style book would deem incorrect.
Very interesting post, thanks.
I'm laughing right now because I just tried the Laphroaig last night; a friend brought it to a party. It has this really interesting cigar-like finish on it.
If you can, get the Laphroaig 15 year. I don't really like the 10 year, but another 5 years smooths everything out. You get a wonderful tasting whisky with, so far as I can tell from the Scotch I've tried, a very unique taste.
Around here, the price difference is $20. I say it's worth it.
Well, the important thing is no matter where it comes from or how you spell it, it still gets you drunk and a little happier :D
Maker's Mark calls itself a Whisky, so the over generalized statements don't really always work. I say take it on a brand by brand basis.
it's like pronouncing tomato and tomah-to - its the same difference. whether it's a whisky drink made from a whiskey still -- the spelling matters little since the absence or presence of an E would still make anyone happily drunk.
Who cares what copy editors say... copy editors don't make whiskey nor whisky.
The words whisky and whiskey are both derived from the Irish and Scottish Gaeilge/Gaelic word for water: uisce or uisge. The full name of whisk(e)y is uisce beatha or uisge baugh, 'water of life'.


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Federal officials will study how a "very large oil spill" would affect the ocean off Alaska's northwest coast as part of a court-ordered environmental review for a 2008 offshore petroleum lease sale.
U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline (BISTE'-line) of Anchorage in July ruled that the federal government had failed to follow environmental law before it sold petroleum leases in the Chukchi Sea.
The lease sale brought in nearly $2.7 billion, including $2.1 billion from a subsidiary of Shell Oil. Exploratory drilling has been held up by court challenges and a lack of permits.
Federal officials said in a court filing Friday that a draft of the spill analysis will be completed by late May, followed by a 45-day public comment period.
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Teen Ink is an excellent magazine. What makes it so great is the variety of writing. Anyone could throw a bunch of essays together and call it a magazine, but Teen Ink has everything from poetry to movie reviews. Teen Ink is an outlet for millions of teens nationwide (and worldwide) to display their writing in a magazine devoted to them. No wonder so many teens love to read this magazine! It enlightens me and inspires me to write.
One thing I particularly take pleasure in are the book reviews. I don't always have time to look for books but the teen reviewers tell me which ones are good and which are not. Teen Ink's book reviews are a guide to the world of literature. Teen Ink will be a mecca of teen writing for some time to come.
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He told the TechCrunch Disrupt audience that he doesn't consider himself a venture capitalist. Instead, he calls himself a venture assistant.
"Everything is a deal to [venture capitalists]. It's not about building a great company, which is what entrepreneurs need," he says. "I probably spend more time recruiting for our companies than on any other activity I do."


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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – A new study shines a harsh light on tanning beds confirming the link between indoor tanning and deadly skin cancer.
"This study provides the strongest evidence that we have for the effect of tanning beds on melanoma risk," said Dr. Electra Paskett, with Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota gathered data on people with and without melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. They found those who'd had more than 100 tanning sessions had triple the risk for melanoma than those who never used them. The risk went up the more a person tanned. The indoor tanning association argues this latest study is based on people living in Minnesota, a population more likely to have fairer skin and a higher risk for skin cancer anyway. Meanwhile dermatologists maintain there's no such thing as a safe tan, whether your rays come from a tanning bed or the sun.
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