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Home Base: First impressions are Key
05 Jun, 2014
By Megan McCarthy
There are really only two basic ideas to keep in mind when getting your home ready for the real estate market:
- Look at your home through a buyer's eyes;
- Simplify, simplify simplify.
Buyers like homes with a clean, "spacious" feel.
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Start decluttering immediately. Now's the time to sell or give away all that Stuff you don't need or want any more. Remember secret hiding places like attics, garage shelves, and closets. I don't know about you, but it's amazing what I can cram into a small closet. The idea is to have buyers open that tiny closet and think, "Wow, look at all this space."
I've had clients rent storage rooms to put away their Stuff while the house was on the market. Other clients made their adult children empty their rooms of possessions or lose them to charity. When selling my own house years ago, my friends let me put some Stuff in their garage while the rest of the Stuff drove around in my car with me.
It can be exhausting to whittle down 20 years of life into a clean, well-lighted space…but I promise you the reward of a higher selling price than if you hadn't bothered. And, you have to do this anyway in order to move.
Buyers want to imagine themselves living in the home. Don't overwhelm them with "you."
Ideally, buyers should enter your home thinking, "This is a nice living room with good flow…I can see us living here" vs. "Wow, these people must have collected Disney figurines for 40 years." Taper down on overwhelming displays of knick-knacks, collectibles, and family photos. A few of my clients hired professional stagers whom I recommended, which yielded terrific results in the selling price of their homes.
You might also consider taking down ponderous draperies and washing windows to let in light, rolling up rugs to show off wood floors, giving a fresh coat of paint throughout, power washing the exterior, trimming back the man-eating shrubs, etc.
17 Bronson Avenue in Larchmont, a three bedroom/two bath house which is an estate sale, sat on the market unclaimed since last October. First listed at $795,000, it's now $735,000. The listing agent took it off the market in April, repainted the inside and refinished the floors, and put it back on in May as a "new" listing. Now buyers can more clearly see the architectural details. (But, as the agent notes indicate, the exterior still needs to be power washed. Boy does it ever.)
Right before your home goes on the market, it's time for fun cosmetic touches. Examples: a big glass bowl of green apples on the kitchen table, a vase of (real) tulips in the living room for open house days, a cheap and cheerful new bedspread, bright flowering plants in your garden or planters, nice towels and fresh soaps in bathrooms, etc.
About pets. We have three dogs, so I get it. But if possible, remove your dog from the house for showings. Febreze Air Effects, the "rain" scent, is great for that lingering dog smell. For cats, if possible, move the litter box from your bathroom to the basement, and keep it clean. Put away the food bowls. Some buyers not only dislike but are afraid of household pets. It's a real turn-off for them.
I could go on and on with ideas. Home decorating magazines can also give you a glimpse at today's buyers' tastes.
Should you go to the trouble and expense of redoing the floors? Will a new sidewalk add to your home's resale value? Should you redo the kitchen? Each case is individual, and should be evaluated as such. A realtor up on the current local market can help you determine if the costs of such work are offset by a greater selling price.
Megan McCarthy is a licensed real estate professional with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Larchmont. email@example.com or 914-309-4648
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I have tried deodorants and anti-perspirants from DKNY, Fresh, L'Occitane, Bliss, Origins, DermaDoctor and this one from Kiehl's, to name a few, before realizing that nothing compares to Certain-Dri (very unexpected for me, who pretty much assumes the higher the price tag, the better the product). This one is close though, and I was surprised that an unscented cream would be so effective. This lasts nearly all day, doesn't leave a residue and seems to condition my skin well. If I hadn't found Certain-Dri--which lasts at least 2 days for me and is a total HG for me--this would probably be my favorite.
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I love this, it doesn't cut out my sweating completely but it definitely reduces it. What I love about it is that it dries quickly and doesn't have any smell whatsoever. I hate it when the scent of my anti perspirant interferes with the perfume I'm wearing. This product also doesn't leave any white marks or stains on my clothes. It costs more than regular drug store brands but I would definitely repurchase.
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I've been having major deodorant issues lately. I have no idea why, but I have 7 different deodorants in my cabinet right now. Each of them have been purchased in moments of desperation, followed by sweet, sweet success, followed again by the utter stench (literally) of failure.
Just to give you an idea of the range of products I've been through in the last 6 months or so: Certain Dri, Arid, Secret Platinum, Suave, Crystal Deodorants (2 of them, the solid rock and the roll on), Jason Tea Tree, *real* tea tree oil, and Kiehls deodorant.
I ran to the Kiehls display at Neiman Marcus based on the reviews here, and I have to say, the initial results were fantastic. No sweat, no smell, just perfect armpits. Fast forward (just a little bit) and we're back to utter disaster. Sweaty stinky mess by noon, and I work in an air-conditioned office. I think I've completely ruined my beautiful silk blouse.
This evening I picked up a stick of Mitchum, which in the past has lived up to it's tagline of "So effective you could skip a day".
I think there is something going on with my body though, and I may not be a good test of how well this works for the average person, since at this point in my life, Certain Dri can't even keep me dry.
The packaging is cute, doesn't look like deodorant. You squeeze a bit out and rub the rounded applicator along your armpits, though I found this annoying and used my fingers. It leaves you fingers feeling a little odd after you wash them, but it goes away soon.
I must say that the initial results were really wonderful, and if I can somehow return to those results again I would probably buy this product again. It is a little pricey for me though.
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If I could marry this deoderent I would. I live in South Texas where our summers top out at about 100 and our humidity stays just as high. This deoderent works better then anything I've ever used.
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I have to say that this is one of the few anti-perspirants that work for me. Under normal days it keeps me almoust dry, but I don't start to smell at all. Works well at the gym, I don't sweat like a pig, and I'm absolutly smell-free:)
The best part is that this doesn't leave a white film under your arms, that you get all over your clothes when putting them on, or dry out my skin like past anti-perspirants have done. Can you wish fore something better. Thanks Kiehls!
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I get sweaty during my morning commute and just generally, I worry about underarm stains. I was so sick of yellow on my white shirts! I bought this because of the reviews here and I'm liking it. Usually I use Mitchum's gel. Secret Clinical didn't do anything for me and although I think Certain Dri does a good job, it's so hard to remember to put it on at night and since that's when I shower, I have to not shave or do it in the morning (Certain Dri stings!!!). Kiehls is nice to apply - you don't have to use your fingers, there's no scent, dries fast, no stings after shaving, no white bumps at the end of the day. It keeps me dry in the metro, and pretty dry throughout the day. It did a good job keeping me odor-free. That said, re: dryness it could use a boost, so I think I'll try Certain Dri at night and Kiehls in the morning. Not perfect, but Kiehls is the best I've found.
great product. i've tried many deodorants and nothing works for me quite as well as this one. it's unscented so there is no weird smell when i sweat, but it really minimizes my sweating. pretty expensive for deodorant ($16) but it works so well it's the only deodorant i use now. i recommend this product for people who sweat heavily
Fortunately, I do not sweat all that much and do not have problems with body odor or wetness...that said, my issue with deodorants has always been the impossible to remove yellowish tinge that most of them leave on my clothes. I have been searching for something that didn't react with my body that way forever, and that didn't have a strong scent (I dislike heavy perfume or powder smells). Last summer I discovered Kiehl's deodorant and decided to give it a try -- and I *love* this stuff. This deodorant does the job and not a yellow mark on my clothes since I started using it. Not the cheapest option out there, but a little bit goes a long way and I am only on my second tube in over six months. My only complaint: this product still contains aluminum, which I would rather do without. Still: I will stick to this deodorant, no question.
I bought this product in an attempt to deviate from the normal drugstore brands (the ones that come in sticks and leave white residue on everything). This product had received tons of favorable reviews, so I thought it was the answer. I even bought the bigger size, because i was so sure. Unfortunately, after trying it for myself, I could not see the benefits.
From the beginning, application is annoying. Having to squirt out a lotion onto your fingertips to then apply to your pits is time consuming and awkward, especially when you're in a rush. Furthermore the product did not perform for me. It did not give me even 1 hour of protection on a hot day, let alone 24. This stuff was like wearing nothing at all. Very disappointed.
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Superbly efficient is indeed a good way to describe this product. I've never used a cream anti-perspirant before, and I'm quite amazed by how much better this is than the usual roll-ons. The main difference between this and a roll-on is that you don't have to wait for it to dry, because the cream simply sinks into skin. It feels "nicer" to use a cream too, like you're moisturising the skin rather than drying it out with alcohol. Despite what some reviewers have commented, there is no scent whatsoever to this product. More importantly, it keeps you pretty much sweat-free, even on super sweaty days in a humid tropical climate, and smell-free! There are no white flaky bits on your underarms at the end of the day too. Lovely product, I'll keep buying this even though it's rather pricey.

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Rajon Rondo with greatest Celtic point guard in sights
The point guard has been touring all around Asia during the off-season, giving the farthest outskirts of Celtic Nation some love. He recently sat down for an interview with Ethan Strauss of the Bleacher Report, which if you have the time, is a great piece considering the usual private nature of RR. As many do not have the time, here are some of the highlights:
He is not the greatest Celtic point guard yet, but he is "maybe seven to eight years away from it. I plan on being a Celtic for a long time". He went on to say the typical 'I know it's a business' schpeal, but sounds like he loves Boston and would love to have his Jersey hanging in the Garden rafters when it is all said and done.
Rondo spoke a good deal about his love for passing saying, "Oh, I like throwing a cross-court one-hand bounce-pass between the defense to P (Paul Pierce). I'll throw a little English on the ball, throw it between two, three guys that are trying to run extremely hard to the paint. Then you got Paul Pierce trailing for the three—and obviously I'm pleased when he makes it". Rondo spoke repeatedly about the satisfaction he gets from seeing other people score, speaking specifically about running the pick-and-roll, "It's not about me getting the shot. If he shows hard, that means I'm doing my job, dragging the big out. That allows the 16-footer". He is usually reserved, but I love the way he describes passing the basketball.
Lastly, my favorite random tidbit from the interview: "As I grew up, I played [basketball] in sandals. I played in flip-flops all the time back in the day. That's why I didn't really care about spraining my ankles."
This explains his classic 'take hard to the hole, fall like a ton of bricks, look injured and make all Celtics fans worry then casually walk it off' paradigm which Rondo does about once every five games. I was under the impression that ankles become weaker after sprains. Just another reason why Rondo is better than most humans.
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Is it me or did he give really good answers? He hardly ever gives answers like this, I almost didn't believe it was him. Great stuff though, it was especially nice reading that he plans on being a Celtic for basically his whole career.
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refreshing interview with Rondo who is normally a very private person. I was intrigued when I heard about this interview just because he rarely does interviews. Private guy who doesn't care for the media. Him doing this makes me think he's maturing and understanding that this media stuff comes with the territory. Maybe he is getting used to it now as the leader of this team. Great job Ethan.
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What is a good mnemonic rule that an English learner can use to remember the difference between its (possessive adjective: a team has started its lunch) and it's (verb: it's raining)?
I'm not sure of how good a mnemonic this is, but it's always worked for me. When proofreading, I simply remind myself:
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I recognize that "It's" means "It is", so I leave the apostrophe in. But when I type and proofread:
I realize that "it's" does not mean "it is"; it means "the foundation belonging to it", so I remove the apostrophe:
If you don't like my method, it's easy to find lots more on the subject.
You just know that it's stands for it is, two words.
When reading, you just see if it is a single word or two words "linked" with an apostrophe.
For writing, you may employ this mnemonic:
A tear will resemble to write it with an apostrophe.
Its and my is "just one word".
If I can substitute its (one word) with another possessive adjective my (one word), and the resulting phrase is grammatical then there is no need for the apostrophe e.g.,
"my lunch" is grammatical so no apostrophe is required (the possessive adjective, its, is 'just one word'.)
When we substitute it's raining (or its) with my we get:
"My raining" as a phrase is not grammatical so it's is the correct spelling (two words; it + is)
Further examples: (thinking 'yes' or 'no' for grammatical and ungrammatical)
The company has lost my licence ----> grammatical ---> my ('just one word') ---> its
Check to see if my gone ----> ungrammatical ---> we need two words ---> it's (it + has)
... chases my prey through the coral ----> grammatical ---> my ('just one word') ---> its
This isn't my book, my Fernando's. ----> ungrammatical ---> we need two words ---> It's (It + is)
The dog is eating my dinner ----> grammatical ---> my ('just one word') ---> its


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The Bristol pair return with their first official release since their 2010 EP.
The semi-anonymous duo released the Velvet Collection EP back in 2010 via Night Slugs. The offering was rife with "'80s-esque, sexually-charged sleaze," from the track titles ('Booty Slammer', etc.) on down.
On March 4, Velour will release 'Speedway/Dial' on Bashmore's Broadwalk Records. 'Speedway' follows the lead of 'Booty Slammer,' with a sweeping bit of Linn-n-synth driving music. 'Dial' is the more playful of the two, with its silky "don't touch that dial" admonitions.
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Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!
Looking outside at the snow falling and the thermometer sitting firmly at -10 F, it's hard to believe that just a few months ago I was cooking fresh caught Walleye over an open fire at Bear Point for 25 people. Now, the lake has been transformed. The frozen tundra that occupies the lake half the year has returned. It's miraculous anything can survive in this lonely, harsh environment. In a few short months, life will return and the lake will be transformed once again to the vibrant, colorful, lively world we all cherish so much.
It seems like the 2013 season took for ever to come! A long hard winter was, in reality, a good thing but we had become accustomed to mild weather over the last few years. The thick ice and cold temperatures threw us a curve ball for opening day, May 18th.
On May 17th, we pushed ice to get to Loch Island. Our staff made it just in time to welcome our first guests on the 18th! The lake was at that point free of ice. Fortunately we were able to varnish and prepare boats at Camp Lochalsh prior to ice out!
Cold weather dominated the first few weeks of the season, causing some frustrating fishing conditions. Never the less, those who braved the elements reaped the rewards. High water wreeked havoc on our docks during ice out and kept us busy all summer with repairs. Both docks on Otter Island were ripped from their cribs and the walkway between Loch Island and the little island was sheared off completely. What was left of the loading dock near the generator was unusable and the T-dock at Camp Lochalsh was no where to be found.
High water continued for most of the summer. A slight drop in late July and early August (only about six to ten inches) was quickly replenished in September when heavy rains once again filled the lake up. With the wild flow of water spilling into Glasgow Lake from the dam, the Smallmouth Bass fishing down there was incredible! The currents from raging rivers and streams flowing into Wabatongushi Lake brought ample amounts of fresh food in for Walleye and Pike to gorge themselves on. This plumped them up fast and made for some heavy fish caught later in the season.
Returning staff this year included Mel, Big Dave, Jared and Angela. With many new faces added to our staff, the 2013 crew did a fine job in assisting us with day to day operations.
We have a lot in store for 2014. With many renovations in the planning stages, it should be a busy summer for our staff. We have new outboards already on order as well as two more 18' Giesler cedar strip boats to add to our fleet. Keeping everything up and running well is a full time job! We'll be at four sport shows this winter, so if you're in the neighborhood, stop by and say hello. We wish you all happy holidays and are looking forward to seeing everybody next summer! Have a great winter!
Isle of Jordan!
We just finished renting the Isle of Jordan for the first season! Overall, things went very well. After a late spring, we didn't have too much time to open up the cabin before our first guests came in.
Thanks to the Somervels for helping get the dock in and the Nidzgorski's for helping out with the water pump early in the season!
For next year, we plan on adding a small dock around the backside of the island to avoid those strong south west winds. Although the new dock will be entirely within the fish sanctuary, we'll leave the old one in place for the fantastic fishing it's known for!
Inside Isle of Jordan!
A stone fireplace, right in your cabin!
New Evinrude 15 h.p. electric start four strokes on order for 2014!
New for 2014! We have ordered 15 new Evinrude 15 h.p. electric start four stroke outboards. Last year, 14 of our fleet of Mercury 15 h.p. outboards were retired. It is our policy to not rent any outboards more than three years old. This keeps our rental fleet in top operating condition for your use!
A sad farewell to a good friend
It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce the passing of our long time friend and employee of Loch Island, J.P. Fecteau. J.P. started working with us back in 1999 and quickly became an integral part of our team.
His knowledge and passion for fishing shined every day he was working with us on the island. He was a great shore lunch cook, one of the best we've ever had and could fry up Walleye over an open fire as good as any in the north.
J.P. was always there, no matter what you needed. Whether we were building a log cabin or varnishing boats in the spring, he always gave his best and threw everything he had into "getting the job done"
We've spent many a night with J.P., laughing and telling stories until the we hours. He may be gone, but his spirit is still laughing on the island in those early hours of the morning We'll miss you J.P. Thanks for giving it your all!
J.P. Fecteau
One of Amy's fine deck flowers
a look at two of our portage lakes as seen from the air:
south of Wabatongushi Lake, below the spillway and a short
quarter-mile portage, is Glasgow Lake. At first, the lake
seems pretty small, but when you venture out in our aluminum
boat and traverse through the narrows, it opens up into
a larger body of water. The narrows, with their swirling
eddies and turbulent water flow, offer a perfect environment
for Smallmouth Bass. The lake is filled with monster Pike,
feisty Walleye, and hyperactive Smallmouth Bass.
Known for non stop Pike action, this smaller lake (roughly the size of Tie Bay) is crammed full of Pike in the 26" - 30" range. Our 12' aluminum boat is accessed by a short drive from Camp Lochalsh. The lake has high ground on the north side and low swampy areas to the West where a river drains it south to another larger body of water. Rarely fished, we hope to entice people to give it a try in 2013. For those whole love the fight of feisty Northern Pike, it's a must!
up to 10 different lakes to fish in addition to Wabatongushi,
the angling and exploring opportunities are limitless! These lakes
and streams are all in close proximity to Wabatongushi Lake, require
no flying to get to, and have no accommodations on them. Each
lake has a small aluminum boat or canoe, equipped with either
an outboard motor or—in the case of Andy lake—oars.
of our portage lakes are strictly catch and release!
2014, the possession limits in our area have remained
unchanged and are as listed below:
fish, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm. (18.1 in.)
fish, not more than 1 greater than 46 cm. (18.1 in.)
fish, not more than 2 greater than 61 cm. (24 in.),
of which not more than 1 greater than 86 cm. (33.9
fish, not more than 1 greater than 61 cm. (24 in.),
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fish, not more than 2 greater than 30 cm. (11.8 in.),
of which not more than 1 greater than 40 cm. (15.8
fish, not more than 1 greater than 30 cm. (11.8 in.),
none greater than 40 cm. (15.8 in.)
note that the Brook Trout (Speckled Trout) season now
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A nice Northern!
Jeff Hanna with a Glasgow Smallmouth (Catch and Release)
of these fish were caught and released. Congratulations
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Over the weekend, Drag City posted a previously unreleased Joanna Newsom track called "Instrumental 1999″ which — get this — is an instrumental track put together in 1999. During that period, Drag City notes, Newsom was "newly armed with a driver's license and a Dodge Caravan" and "making waves in the greater Tahoe-area wedding-music circuit," so if you want some context, you're going to have a hard time finding better details than that. The Caravan makes a ton of sense with the harp though — someone should do a sketch about that! Oh. Download the track below.
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As the 2013 Kentucky softball team entered the midway stretch of its challenging schedule it prepared to host its first Southeastern Conference series of the season against Mississippi State. After a Friday-night win in game one of the series, the Wildcats and Bulldogs squared off in a doubleheader the next day with Howard getting a start in leftfield in the day's first game.
The game started with Kentucky grabbing an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Bulldogs rallied in the top of the second inning for a run and were threatening for more with a runner at second base and one out when Howard made the play of her career.
Mississippi State's Erin Nesbit hit a high fly ball down the leftfield line. Howard chased the ball all the way to the warning track and made a backhanded diving catch. A moment later, she jumped up and completed the double play by picking off the runner at second base and ending the inning.
The play later came in at No. 6 in SportsCenter's Top 10 and the video featuring it now has almost 3,000 views on YouTube.
Nearly a month later, Howard, who played in 35 of the team's first 46 games mostly as a defensive replacement, experienced the complete opposite of her ESPN appearance as she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during practice, ending her 2013 season.
For Howard, the pain from the injury itself didn't come close to matching the frustration she dealt with afterwards. The injury and the surgery to follow forced her to watch helplessly as her team put together a historic season, winning more games than any other team in school history and advancing to the NCAA Super Regional.
"I didn't realize how much I loved softball until it happened," Howard said about the injury. "Having to sit out while everyone was simply running and you can't even do that. It was frustrating. But I know I have a few more years and I can work really hard and just make it count and let this injury be kind of a moment that happened, but won't define me."
The answer to whether the injury, which she is still recovering from in preparation for the 2014 season, would define her or not was not as clear this summer as it is now.
Howard, who is the youngest of three sisters, called her dad -- whom she credits for teaching her everything she knows about softball -- immediately after the injury instructing him not to tell anyone else. But not even 10 minutes later, Howard's middle sister, Kaylan, who was in her senior year with the Oregon Ducks softball team, conveniently called to check in and see how things were going. Howard knew her Dad didn't do as he was told, but she was glad.
"On the injury, I told my dad first and told him not to tell anyone. Of course 10 minutes after that phone call, Kaylan called me up and was like, 'How are things going?' I was like, 'Wow," Howard said. "But she kept me smiling and made me laugh the whole time."
That was the least Kaylan and older sister, Kymmy, would do. Howard went home to Riverside, Calif., for the summer to spend time with family and rehab the knee. While there she received the type of motivation and "tough love" she needed to get back on the right track.
"Her (Kaylan) and my other sister (Kymmy) were my doctors this summer," Howard said. "They took me to rehab and made me do stuff. My older sister, Kymmy, hid my crutches and stole my brace because I was babying it. She said, 'You should be walking on your own by now.' "
Howard's relationship with her sisters, especially Kaylan, spans far beyond just the tough love over the summer. When Kaylan received and accepted her scholarship offer from Oregon to play softball, Howard was in the eighth grade and took notice. That is when college softball became a serious thought and an avenue toward a degree for Howard, who admitted before then she was just focused on being a Disney TV star.
"I wanted to do acting and singing," Howard said. "I was in choir, but softball gave me a path to an education so I took it on. I didn't really know much about college softball until I was 14 and under. I played some softball before then but just rec-ball ... As soon as my sister got her scholarship, it kind of clicked, like, I can do something with this. I started to put in more work and at the end of my sophomore year, in the summer, Coach (Rachel) Lawson saw me in Colorado and ever since then I knew I was going to be a Wildcat."
After she enrolled at Kentucky in the fall of 2011, Howard decided she didn't want to go through her career alone and started a pen-pal type, traditional letter-writing communication with Kaylan. In her letters, Howard would ask her older sister, who was an impact player with the Ducks, about the nerves she had before games, what to expect about college life and academics. Howard said her sister always had the answers and to this day they still write letters to each other on a monthly basis.
"Since my freshman year we have written letters to each other," Howard explained. "I started off asking her what to expect my first game and all of that and ever since then it has been what is going on with your life? How is softball? How are classes?
"She pretty much told me that I would get nervous and excited, but to just treat it like another game no different than when I was playing in high school. Once I loosened up I knew what she was talking about and I felt like I had a really good year after that."
Although the two also communicate by more modern means, the letters remind Howard to keep working hard and to never let a setback, minor or major, end her love for softball. As her career-low momentum slips further and further in the past as her knee improves daily, her goal moving forward is clear and familiar.
"First, I want to get back to where I was before my injury," Howard said. "And it's not likely, but I would love to make ESPN again. That is a goal."
The Wildcats battled until the end vs. ASU but just couldn't find the timely hits with runners on base to mount a third comeback in the game. Kentucky answered with a run each time ASU went ahead, but couldn't muster one final rally as fifth-seeded Arizona State won the super regional title in front of their home fans.
"I think we put up a good fight and that's all you can do," senior Kara Dill said. "ASU is a very good team and I think looking back, it just wasn't in the cards for us. We didn't get the big hits when we had runners on. That's all you can do: You put up the best fight you can and coming from behind is difficult but until that scoreboard says no outs you still have a chance."
That's exactly what the Cats did all season. They fought until the very last out of the game and showed the toughness that head coach Rachel Lawson praised since day one.
Kentucky's 2013 season was one for the ages and the Cats broke several school records along the way. Lawson became the program's all-time winningest coach, the team set the wins record for a single season, freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley surpassed the single-season wins mark and the Wildcats hosted their first NCAA Regional in their brand-new venue, just to name a few.
"Overall we had a very good season," Lawson said. "We have been very good, this is our fifth straight postseason and we have been to two super regionals. With that said, in order to get to the World Series your team usually has to figure out how to host and we did that from the beginning of the year on. I think that was a big step for our program and hopefully it will pay off in the future."
Dill will leave a mark on UK softball as she exits the program. She was an all-league performer in 2012 and led the Wildcats in hitting twice. She ends her career fifth all-time with a .330 average, sixth in stolen bases with 57, seventh with 119 runs, eighth with 201 hits and tied for eighth with nine triples.
It was a difficult season for Dill, who broke her hand back in March in a series against LSU. Her recovery timetable would allow her to return to the field only if UK were to make the postseason. She asked one thing of her team and they came through for her by punching a ticket into the NCAA Regional.
"Obviously it's not the way anyone wants their year to go but the team did a really good job and I told them, 'I need you to get me to postseason, I need to have a chance to play again.' They did that and I couldn't ask anymore of them. It is special we are one of the top-16 teams right now. You would like to be the top eight but to get to this point I think it was a great ending."
The Wildcats will also say farewell to senior Alice O'Brien, who set the single season sacrifice fly record with five in 2013.
It was a memorable year for UK softball and sets the stage a bright future. Just to put in perspective, Kentucky had five freshmen in the starting lineup against ASU this weekend, including sophomore catcher Griffin Joiner.
The Wildcats have a lot of youth to go with a core group of upperclassmen for next season. The experience UK will gain from hosting its first-ever regional and traveling to Tempe, Ariz., and taking the high-powered Sun Devils to the limit says a lot for a young team.
"If you would have said at the beginning of the year that we would have made it all the way to supers against ASU with five freshmen starting I would have said that's a tall order, but they responded," Lawson said. "I do feel like we have a solid foundation but we are going to have to figure out how to replace Kara Dill and we are going to have to figure out how to do better offensively."
As for the freshmen, third baseman Nikki Sagermann likes where the program is headed and is ready to get back to work and hopefully play late in the postseason again this time next year.
"This experience has been amazing," Sagermann said. "It was pretty special for us freshmen because it's just going to prepare us even more for the future because we plan on being back here."
The Sun Devils topped the Cats 5-4 on Saturday evening to take a 1-0 lead in the super regional final. The winner of the three-game set will earn a trip to the 2013 Women's College World Series.
ASU looked dominant early as junior pitcher Dallas Escobedo was dealing and the Sun Devils got on the board with a three-run shot be Cheyenne Coyle. The Wildcats couldn't help but be reminded of their 8-1 loss to ASU back on February 9 when Arizona State extended their lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth.
However, the Wildcats never backed down.
Freshman Christian Stokes got the Cats on the board in the top of the fifth with a solo shot to dead center to cut ASU's lead to 3-1. After the Sun Devils extended their lead to four, junior Lauren Cumbess began UK's sixth with a solo shot to left field. Two batters later, O'Brien connected for her eighth home run on the year and Stokes would follow later in the inning with her second home run off Escobedo. The Wildcats hit four solo shots off ASU's junior ace and even made head coach Clint Meyers make a pitching change going into the top of the seventh.
UK seemed to have made some adjustments since the last time they had faced her and even tinkered with their approach during the game.
"My first at-bat wasn't too good so I knew I had to make and adjustment and I knew she was coming with a rise ball," Stokes said. "She had a really good jump on her rise ball and I just tried to look for something low that I could drive."
Escobedo hadn't given up a single run in 31 innings coming into Saturday and the Wildcats roughed her up to the tune of four runs and seven hits in six innings of work. The fact that Kentucky chased Escobedo and made ASU make a pitching change is a feat on its own.
"I thought our team did a nice job off of (Escobedo)," head coach Rachel Lawson said. "That's the best hitting performance we have had in a little while so I thought we did a nice job squaring up on some of her pitches. She has a couple different heights that she uses and luckily we didn't fish too often at the super-high ones. I thought we did a nice job putting the barrel on it and being on time for it."
The game could have very easily gotten out of hand. The sold out stadium with 2,001 fans in attendance was rocking when ASU took a commanding 5-1 advantage. Instead of putting their heads down and playing scared, the Wildcats stuck together and gave Arizona State all they could handle.
In the top of the seventh, the Sun Devils brought in junior Mackenzie Popescue for the save. After recording the first two outs in the frame, sophomore Griffin Joiner drew a walk to bring Cumbess to the plate as the potential go-ahead run
"I don't think it's over until it's over," Stokes said. "We just kind of ran out of time in the end but we were on (Escobedo) pretty good."
Maybe the Cats ran out of time tonight but they sure showed the Sun Devils they are in it to win it. Kentucky will come back Sunday at 5 p.m. ET with a mindset of winning two ballgames and there is no doubt in the Cats' minds that they can take games two and three.
"Our confidence level is always the same; that's one of the products of being in the SEC or Pac-12," Lawson said. "Every game is a new game and you know you can go out and get beat one day but you are a good enough team to come back the next day. That's the one thing that these power conferences prepare you for because every time you wake up you know you have to play an outstanding team. While ASU is certainly incredible, we have been through this before. I think more than anything we are steady and our confidence usually remains the same."
The Wildcats traveled to Tempe, Ariz., on Feb. 9, falling 8-1 in just their fourth game of the season. Sun Devil ace Dallas Escobedo was dominant and Arizona State pounded out 11 hits against a UK team heavily reliant on freshmen.
The second time around, Arizona State will see a very different Kentucky team, particularly the five first-year players who will start.
"Arizona State was one of the first teams that we played, so they didn't really understand the speed of the game when they first played it against Arizona State, who plays it very fast," head coach Rachel Lawson said. "Their expectation level now is completely different and how fast we play is completely different. I think we won't be as star-struck as we were in the beginning of February."
However, the stakes this time are much higher.
The 12th-seeded Wildcats (41-19) will face off against the No. 5 seed Sun Devils (48-10) in a best-of-three series at the Tempe Super Regional, beginning with the first game on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. But after playing 26 teams who are currently ranked or receiving votes in the top 25, not to mention they compete in the country's toughest league, Lawson doesn't expect the stage to be too much.
With such a young team, UK is gaining more and more confidence with every win. The Wildcats were bounced in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at John Cropp Stadium, which left a sour taste in their mouths heading into regionals. Kentucky got a chance for redemption in front of its home fans as they were selected to host their first regional in school history last weekend. This time, the Cats took care of business and advanced to their second super regional in the last three seasons.
After an unsatisfactory showing at the conference tournament, the regional victory gave UK a little bit of their swagger back going into this weekend.
"I still think we were a little bit tight in regionals and I think every step that we're taking is really helping," Lawson said. "The experience that we're gaining is really helping them understand what they need to do to go to the World Series."
En route to the regional title, Kentucky outlasted a pesky fourth-seeded Marshall squad, 2-1 in eight innings in the opening round. The Wildcats then prevailed over Virginia Tech to advance to Sunday's final. The Hokies would get their rematch with UK and won game one before the Cats ended their season with a 1-0 triumph in the nightcap.
Yes, UK accomplished a huge feat by taking care of business and winning the regional over some quality opponents, but Arizona State is a different animal. Lawson is well aware.
"I think they're going to be dramatically better (than the teams UK faced in the regional)," Lawson said. "I think that they do everything so well. I think Dallas Escobedo's one of the best pitchers in the country. Offensively, they hit a ton of home runs and I don't think very many home runs were hit this past weekend. I think it's going to be completely different. You're taking that next step up, but that's what you expect when you go to Supers."
Escobedo is expected to shoulder the load for the Sun Devils and she hasn't allowed an earned run in 28 innings of work. The senior is 28-4 on the year with a 2.10 ERA and is coming off a regional performance where she was 3-0 with a no-hitter.
Last time the two teams met, Escobedo tamed the Wildcats, allowing one earned run, scattering just five hits and striking out eight. Kentucky has seen high-caliber pitching in the SEC and are approaching the rematch with confidence.
"She has a lot of spin on the ball and she also has a really good rise ball," freshman centerfielder Sylver Samuel said. "We have learned from it and I think that's what's going to make us tough to get out this week."
Arizona State will be playing on its home turf at Farrington Stadium, where the Sun Devils are 38-3 on the year. The Sun Devils are hitting .334 on the year with 92 home runs and 403 runs scored, compared to the Cats who are posting .269, 57 and 277, respectively, in those categories. Along those lines, ASU has five batters with 10 or more home runs and four with 40 or more RBI, while junior Lauren Cumbess (12 HR, 42 RBI) and sophomore Griffin Joiner (10 HR, 40 RBI) are the only two Wildcats to reach those numbers.
Kentucky will once again turn to freshman sensation Kelsey Nunley to lead them to Oklahoma City, Okla. The right-hander faced ASU in the first meeting, surrendering five runs on seven hits in three innings of relief. The Sun Devils roughed up Nunley, but the freshman was making just her third-career appearance at the collegiate level.
The Soddy Daisy, Tenn., native has made tremendous strides in her first season, breaking UK's all-time single season wins mark with 27 on the year and being named to the SEC's All-Freshman Team.
On paper, Arizona State looks like the heavy favorite in this series, but the Wildcats will give the Sun Devils a different look from what they saw back in February. If one thing is for certain, UK has complete trust in Nunley and will give it their all this weekend to back her up.
"Kelsey is really strong," Samuel said. "When she is out there we know that she is competing and giving everything to win so we give everything we have behind her. She is a strong freshman and we are proud of her."


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Dynamic coaching organisation specialising in lasting behavioural change, goal setting and work/life skills needs inviting stationery and business cards that will grab the attention of our target market you can check our website at http://www.lifepuzzle.com.au - however we have just had a new logo designed and i have attached this. We want to position ourselves as unique, fun, experienced and at the forefront in personal development. Our business cards and stationery should reflect that we are positive, professional and successful.
Life Puzzle
Our company is run by a mother-daughter duo we conduct one on one coaching sessions which specialise in removing specific negative states/decisions and promotes tools for success and lasting change and we also provide seminars/workshops which address common issues people deal with as a result of the world, people and their experience. Our main target market is women who are struggling with balancing a career and family. She is between the ages of 28-35 and considering a family or wanting to return to the work force after having a baby/children. We are looking for designs that include our logo/image corporate colours - it should be inspirational, eye catching and prompt further investigation into the brand. The successful designer will be also be invited to promotional brochures for the seminars/workshops (I will be running a competition for this within 2 weeks)
Details for Stationery:
Life Puzzle Pty Ltd
business card design (2 sides welcome please)
with compliments slip
DL envelope (same concept as A4)
A4 envelope (same concept as DL)
Display folder - inside and out
CD Labels
tag line is "believe, achieve, succeed (however it doesn't have to incorporate the tagline)
Our corporate colours blue and orange
Sleek & Classy & Professional
Promote the idea that anything is possible
templates from word or any other program - please make it custom designs only -
flat designs
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Verdict? Fly Monarch. But why?
Monarch's 3rd TV advert in 45 years shows the excitement of small children before flying, and then revealing the grown up version of the girl to actually be on the flight.
The commercial's quality has a slightly aged feel to it, which if done intentionally, adds to the purpose of invoking memories of the viewer when they were a child flying for the first time. One message I feel is lost in translation, however, is the tag line "Let's make flying fun again" – I don't really see how flying with budget airline Monarch would be fun for an adult.
As far as I can tell, the aim of the advert is to summon feelings of nostalgia for the adult viewer. This is aided by the light and airy song 'Tonight You Belong To Me' by Patience and Prudence. But what is the next step? People grow up, it happens. Presumably the advert's creators want a parent to see this and decide that it is time for their child to experience the 'fun' of flying and book a holiday to Italy for the summer.
This brings me back to my original issue, why choose Monarch? At the moment, they don't have a particularly good reputation for anything. A simple google of 'reviews of Monarch airline' and you'd be lucky to find a review with more than three stars. The advert does absolutely nothing to rectify this; in fact it leaves a lingering thought that perhaps the advert hasn't changed much in the last 30 years since I was a child.
Monarch is definitely seeking a marketing campaign push in 2013, as the airline has also purchased the sponsorship rights to football club Leeds United's North Stand. The deal allows Monarch to plaster their branding both internally towards the pitch, but also externally over the M621 motorway.
Overall, this is a lacklustre advert that whilst has the potential to be talked about for a long time (everyone loves a bit of nostalgia), doesn't quite pull off its intention. There is a distinct lack of differentiating information about an airline that is overshadowed by its huge rivals EasyJet and Ryanair and that will be the campaign's downfall.
Advert Rating: 5/10


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By: Will Peters
Number of Reviews: 1476
Average Score: 64
Join Real Girls Gone Bad
A lot of porn brings you heavily made-up pornstars in all kinds of contrived situations with stilted, scripted dialogue even if they sometimes describe the action as reality porn. Some of us much prefer the excitement of true amateurs letting go of their inhibitions, losing control and putting on a genuinely sexy show. If that's what you're into then Real Girls Gone Bad will be right up your alley.
Perhaps the thought of seeing chicks going a bit crazy isn't the most original of concepts, but there is something a tad different about RealGirlsGoneBad and that's the fact that the amateur babes are all British. It's hardly surprising, because if you've ever gone to a resort where there have been some Brits then you'll know that they can be the life of the party.
They aren't shy, especially after a few pints of lager, several glasses of plunk or some of the harder stuff. Even without adding fuel to the fire they can be colorful and outgoing in ways that don't really fit the preconceived notions that Yanks have about the conservative British. That said, I don't know if I've ever seen hard-partying Brits take it quite to the extreme.
In the 131 videos, you'll see wet T-shirt contests get out of hand with full-on nudity, lesbian experimentation and some public blowjobs. The only thing keeping you a bit grounded during all this wildness is that you can't download any of the flicks. At least the streaming videos are great in quality across the board. Unfortunately, you can't jump ahead until the streams load completely, which can sometimes take a while.
Some of the images in the 196 photo galleries are high-res. You can view them in slideshows, but you can't download them in Zip files. They do have a neat zoom feature that lets you zero in on big, naked boobs and jiggling booties. You can save individual images, but you have to view them at "full size" to do so. It's really nice to see some of the moments from the sometimes chaotic scenes frozen in time, so you can ogle every inch at your leisure.
The dates indicate that a new video and two new sets of pics get added each week. You can rate the content, save items as favorites, sort by the combined user ratings, leave comments and use keyword tags. There's a basic search as well.
Real Girls Gone Bad has exclusive party content and its material is high in quality and enjoyable. If you can live with the fact that you can't download the videos, you'll find it worth your while to get a membership.
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Score: 90% Date: 08/14/2014
Awesome site! Real content from girls stripping in a bar on their vacation in Tenerife. The site is updated regularly (about once in 3 days). Video's are watchable in HD quality which is a great plus.
Only downside is the camera work. There are lots of close ups but i like to see the girls faces, and there reactions more.
Also a great site when you are into public nudity and ENF (embarrassed naked females).
Score: 75% Date: 03/30/2014
There's some really great content on this site that's well worth seeing. Unlike sites like Girls Gone Wild, these girls are genuine amateurs and the videos of them stripping are great.
My only two complaints more or less echo ones made previously: many of the picture galleries don't contain much nudity; and, at the moment, there isn't much variety in the content currently being uploaded. It now seems limited to wet t-shirts and bar crawl videos, which are good, but new content used to be more varied. There were Ayia Napa antics (the best videos IMO), boat parties and backstage clips, but there doesn't seem to be any more of this content being made available, which is real shame. Overall though, a more than decent site.
Score: 70% Date: 12/05/2013
This site removed my last comment I will assume they though it was spam. So one last attempt - If you have been a previous member (which I have) they give you a coupon for others to redeem. Its gets 20% off here it is:
As far as the site, most of the comments here really sum it up. Some great content, just needs downloads and proper HD. Should you try it? Yes at least once. The above coupon gives you a discount be sure to use it. There is also a link at the very bottom of the page giving you a free preview, it shows what the galleries and photos are like for full members. It is quite easy to miss so be sure to scroll to the bottom
Score: 99% Date: 11/13/2013
There is no doubt this is best reality site out there and has genuine British girls.
Pros: Not expensive, lots of content, clear quality, true reality situations, no models.
Cons: Sometimes streaming slow, caused me to be late for work twice in one week as couldn't stop watching the content!
Def worth a join!!
Score: 65% Date: 08/10/2013
Some really good videos of girls next door types getting naked. Worth joining once, but the problem is they only do one video upload per week, so once you've been through the archive, you cease to get your money's worth. I'd definitely rejoin if they did more frequent updates.
Also, camera work can be a bit dodgy - lots of close ups of body parts but it would be nice to see a the girls' faces/whole body more often.
Score: 90% Date: 07/14/2013
this is quite a good site but for the money we should have more videos.on this weeks gallery we actually had very little nudity. overall it is a very good site as we see normal whom we could meet everyday.
Score: 60% Date: 03/22/2013
Pros: Has some of the best contest I have seen period. It is 100% exclusive.
Neutral: Despite what site says price has changed, so its average user fees i.e. $24.95 (which is arguably over priced since there is no download what's so ever)
- As mentioned no downloads and relies on what can be a very slow video stream at times (sometimes unwatchable)
- Claims to be HD but isn't - disappointing as will be filmed in it (I would have marked it much higher if they got rid of the streaming crap and just did good quality downloads.)
- Some below average camera work.
- Claim updates 2x a week. Not really true as that includes alot of picture updates which are quite often meh.
- Some of the earlier videos have a stupidly large watermark.
Overall it is good, defiantly worth a look once. The main problem I have is there is a real sense of trying do the minimal effort while trying to get the most out of its members. If they would up there game could be the greatest site ever.
Score: 90% Date: 01/25/2013
Love this site!! Finally no fake bullshit, focuses on real girls who you could walk past in the street. Fantastic! If only they could upload a video every day :)
Score: 100% Date: 12/19/2012
brilliant site! totally unique :-)
Score: 12% Date: 10/22/2012
it is good
Score: 100% Date: 10/21/2012
i signed up to RGGB and am overall very pleased. downloads would be nice but the streaming is HD full screen etc, so am more than happy. cheaper than all their competitors, I can fully recommend siging up, although they don't really have competitors per say as their content is truly unique. there's nothing else like it. RGGB blows GGW (Girls Gone Wild) out of the water lol.
Score: 100% Date: 10/15/2012


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Red Hat Shows Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Term World
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Investors buy or sell stocks based on short-term time horizons. We measure earnings against expectations. We turn thumbs up-or-down on acquisitions and management changes. We follow the drama of the action like spectators at a sporting event.
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Men Take Fourth at UMAC Outdoor Championships
MORRIS, Minn. – The MLC men's track team took fourth at the UMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Minnesota, Morris Saturday, led by a dominating performance by the Knights in the Javelin Throw.
The Knights took home the top three places in the Javelin Throw. John Wildauer took first with a throw of 48.07 meters, just .02 meters ahead of Philip Loescher , who finished second with a throw of 48.05 meters. Micah Foelske took third in the Javelin with a throw of 45.96 meters.
Both Loescher and Foelske also finished in the top five of the Javelin event at the conference meet last year, with Loescher taking third and Foelske finishing fourth.
Jarrod Pfarr also gained points for MLC, taking third place in the long jump with a top jump of 5.83 meters.
Wildauer also took home a sixth place finish in the 400 Meters and an eighth place finish in the 800 Meters.
In other running events, Noah Willitz finished seventh in the 800 Meters.
MLC finished the meet with 32 points. St. Scholastica won first at the meet with 247 points. UM-Morris and Northwestern took second and third with 194 and 109 points, respectively.
For the full list of results from the meet, click on the link below.