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Challenge Your Taste Buds @ Sheik Burritos n Kabobs!
Two weeks ago now, I got a keratin treatment and bunkered up for the following two days of processing until my hair transformed into a pretty princess mane. Slick dragged me out for lunch one afternoon under the condition that we were going to go some place that he promised I would enjoy + where I wouldn't run into anyone who I knew. We went to Sheik Burritos n Kabobs.
Sheik serves fresh Persian and Southwestern cuisine, and they make an effort to use local and organic foods. Slick had dined at Sheik once before and remembered really enjoying it and wanting to bring me as soon as he had the opportunity to choose a restaurant (which is nearly always my job). I had never even noticed the restaurant, which is situated on Piedmont Ave. near Cheshire Bridge – an area I pass multiple times a week. It's a small space, but there is a lot going on in there + I knew I liked it as soon as I walked in and saw the King of Pops served here sign!
Sheik's walls are covered with a whimsical Persian mural. This is my favorite section…
Slick ordered Sheik tea over ice with honey and we listened closely as our enthusiastic server walked us through the unfamiliar menu. As this was my very first Persian food experience, I needed a bit of hand-holding to make sure that I knew what I was getting into.
Our server suggested that we start off with chips and eggplant with herbs dip. The eggplant's texture and flavor was unusual to me, but in a good way. The small cup of dip was not around for long!
After much deliberation, Slick + I deferred to the server to select our entrees. He split two tasty burritos between us.
On the left: La Dirka-Dirka – lamb sirloin, bad-man-jon, and red spinach served Persian style (wrapped in Persian flat bread with Basmati rice and yogurt).
On the right: La Camelback – local chicken breast, feast-n-june, Persian salsa, maroon and gold beets, and feta in a whole wheat tortilla.
They arrived with chips and a small cup of Persian salsa: tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, mint, olive oil + citrus.
We very quickly devoured both burritos. They were delicious and filled with unique flavors.
I think it's important to challenge your taste buds, AND I think it's important to have a restaurant that you can escape to when you have a keratin treatment slathered all over your head + you don't want to see anyone you know. Sheik was a perfect escape for both. Keep an eye out for it on Piedmont Ave. It's a gem and worthy of a visit. Heck, it's King of Pops and Q+DD approved! You can't really beat that…
xx, L
Sheik Burritos n Kabobs
1877 Piedmont Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
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Taste & Tour of Cheshire Bridge Road: 7/20-21
A wide variety of Cheshire Bridge Road businesses are working together to bring the Third Annual Taste & Tour to Atlanta's most eclectic street. The two-day event, held July 20-21, will feature many of Atlanta's best restaurants + high-end businesses offering food tastings, exhibits, product samples, discounts, raffle prizes + more.
This year's Taste & Tour is sponsored by the Lindbergh-LaVista Corridor Coalition (LLCC) + Public Broadcasting Atlanta. The LLCC is a non-profit corporation comprised of residents, business owners + property owners in northeast Atlanta whose mission is to redefine and revitalize the community it serves. Net proceeds from this year's event will be used to fund a feasibility study for the establishment of a Community Improvement District (CID) in the area.
"I'm thrilled to once again be participating in this year's Taste & Tour," said Kevin Gillespie, Executive Chef at Woodfire Grill. "Cheshire Bridge Road has so many fantastic restaurants and unique businesses, and I'm happy to be part of an event that celebrates our street's diversity," continued Gillespie, a finalist voted "fan favorite" on the sixth season of Bravo's Top Chef.
Taste & Tour hours are 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day. The event is accessible via the MARTA Lindbergh Station + bus route 27, which stops at multiple locations on Cheshire Bridge. Designated parking locations are at Antiques & Beyond (1853 Cheshire Bridge Rd.) + The Center for Spiritual Growth & Meditation (1893 Piedmont Road NE). A trolley will transport attendees along Cheshire Bridge with stops at several locations + within walking distance of participating businesses.
Tickets are available online: Taste & Tour of Cheshire Bridge Rd.
Ticket prices are $15 each for a one-day pass or $25 each for a two-day pass until July 1. Tickets sold after July 1 will be subject to higher pricing. Children ages 12 and under are admitted free.
Many of the participating businesses have called Cheshire Bridge their home for decades while others have recently joined the diverse mix. Participating businesses include: Alfredo's, Antiques and Beyond, Barking Hound Village, Caroline Budd Picture Framing, The Colonnade, Décor Professionals, Habersham Gardens, Johnny's New York Pizza, Las Margaritas, Nakato Japanese Restaurant, Nino's, Perla Taqueria, Photography Center of Atlanta, Region's Bank, Rhodes Bakery, Roxx Tavern, Tailor's Art Cleaners, Roxx Tavern, Ursula's Cooking School + Woodfire Grill. Click HERE for a full list of participants.
This may be the most exciting neighborhood culinary tour yet, folks…
xx, L
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Garlic Breath
Slick and I are definitely more of a "let's grab sushi" couple than a "let's eat four pounds of heavy-garlicky Italian food" couple. However, when I found that he hadn't eaten at Alfredo's* yet, a mecca for Italian food in Atlanta situated on the sketchiest street in the city – lovely Cheshire Bridge, we rallied the Shapiros and sent Outlook reminders to "SAVE THE MEAL."
*Note: Please do not read any further if you happen to be on a diet…
Alfredo's is NOT a place you want to choose for a first date. It's packed (even on random weekdays) – it's pretty loud – there's not a sexy atmosphere whatsoever – you absolutely REEK of garlic when you leave – and you cannot get out of there w/o consuming roughly 4,000 calories. However, I love every minute of the famous Alfredo's experience! From the 70's-ish decor that hasn't been updated to the heavily-accented Italian servers – this place is a gem!
We went on a Thursday evening and although we made a reservation, we had to wait 20 minutes to be seated. Even I patiently waited… The restaurant was filled with businessmen in suits and Sandy Springs married couples. I ran into a colleague who's around my age with some of her friends. The demographic at Alfredo's is entirely across the board.
On Stuart's recommendation, we ordered delicious caesar salads and almost immediately cleaned our plates. We shared fried calamari + marinara and garlic bread. I believe we ended up finishing three or so baskets of GB…don't judge. It's the best I've ever had – and it's what leaves you breathing garlic for the following three days. Seriously, it comes out of your pores. Not sexy at all – but kind of awesome.
For entrees: Stuart's chicken parm was the group favorite. Slick and I had the mussels w/ linguine + marinara and the chicken al pesto. Stac ordered the chicken cacciatore. We washed it all down with a bottle of cab. This doesn't sound like an enormous amount of food, but it certainly was**. So much, in fact, that after dinner Slick and I parted ways so that we could each go home and rub our stomachs + independently pass out from our food comas. (Again, sexy – I KNOW.)
I was full until about 3:00 p.m. the next day. Even though I brushed my teeth almost hourly after the meal, I could still smell + taste garlic two days later! Alfredo's really isn't kidding around.
It's officially spring and the weather is starting to warm up. You might as well try Alfredo's now before you start thinking too much about swimsuit season… Oh also – I've heard from friends that its small bar is a fun place to sit at and have a drink on the weekends.
**Note: No pictures were taken of our meal because I felt it would be disrespectful. This place is sacred. You'll just have to see for yourselves.
xx, L
Alfredo's Italian Restaurant
1989 Cheshire Bridge Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
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I've been yearning for some EPIC, bike related adventure recently.
I think it's partly due to the books I've been reading – Mark Beaumont's 'The man who cycled the world' and Alistair Humphreys' 'Moods of future joy' – about men who travelled the world on a bicycle – but also because I've never really done anything on a bike other than ride trails.
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While many of you commented on what can only be viewed as truly epic trips around Iceland and New Zealand, there was one post which drew my attention more than the others. The post by 'Alpin' mentioned giving up employment and riding from London to Munich with no specific plan – which struck me as being the spirit of adventure in its essence.
I've cited early February as the beginning of an adventure packed year – and although I'm still not sure what exactly I'm going to do first, I am determined to get some serious mileage under my wheels.
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My wife and I are planning on putting a pass through (about 4 feet wide and 3 feet high) in the wall that separates our kitchen and living room. Unfortunately the oven/stove will sit under it. I realize that it won't be a true "pass through" since an open flame prevents that. However, we would like to put a 12-inch deep granite shelf on it and create a bar that is 4 feet long with bar stools on the living room side. The biggest problem is that our stove is 47 inches tall. That means the granite counter would be about 48 inches tall. Typical bar height seems to be 42 inches. We could lower the bottom of the pass through but then the back of the stove would be visible. Does anyone have any experience with this type of situation? Is a 48 inch counter too high? Would it look better to have a "normal" counter height but also have the back of the stove stick up a few inches? Any advice or pics would be great! |
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Move the range somewhere else or forget about the passthru. It's dangerous and probably against code. |
Since having a cooktop located right on an island where people can sit isn't against code, and seems to have far more potential for danger, I can't imagine this situation would be against code. At any rate, I think the stove sticking up past the counter would not look right. There are barstools that are made for that high of a bar, they are called "spectator" height, or just extra high bar stools. Here is a pic of a stove by a pass thru. |
Having a cook top on an island with room on either side to put items or slide them to the seating side is different than a 48" wide pass through where the only access is over the stove. Whether it meets code or not, it seems like a really bad idea. I would honestly rethink the kitchen layout before buying extra high stools. |
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And, as the pic above makes clear, the passthrough makes the range hood useless. Island hoods are designed differently than wall or undercabinet hoods. Plus you can imagine what happens when a guest who can't see the stove (especially with the extra tall bar) tosses or drops something over the side, or reaches over it, while the burners are on high. Change the layout. |
I agree that passing over the stove seems a bad idea, but the OP stated in his post that they would NOT be using it as a true pass through for this very reason. He is only looking to have people be able to sit there, I assume for the purpose of visiting the cook and possibly having a beverage and snack while doing so. |
I can see someone on the non-kitchen side not realizing a stove is on the other side, and setting down items, thinking it's a staging area for cleanup. Glass that can fall and break. Paper that can fall and catch fire. Non-edibles that can fall undetected into the slow-simmering stew. I don't think it's a good idea at all. |
I don't think it's a good idea either and who'd want to sit at a counter overlooking the range? |
You can go to a store that sells pool tables and billiard tables, where they usually also sell those extra-high spectator chairs. Try them out before you decide anything. You may be surprised at just how high they are, and how difficult for young and old to get in and out of. |
To add....a 12" surface will not provide a deep enough overhang to be comfortable (if anyone is comfortable at that height...be sure your stools have foot rests or put in a boot rail on the back of the "peninsula"). Without a range/cooktop, you need at least 12" of clear leg/knee space for bar-height seating. So, the surface would need to be 12" + depth of wall + slight overhang usually present in these situations (usually 1" to 2"). |
I think the above posters have done a very thorough job of explaining why this isn't recommended.Therefore, I'm not going to go there. I will answer the OP's question in my best opinion. What I would do is put the wall behind the cooktop the height you need it-Hidingthe cooktop. Then I would put my granite shelf at bar height. You will have some wall above the shelf on the bar side, but that will prevent things com inadvertently slipping onto the stove. I wouldn't design it is a pass through, more a bar/window. |
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I don't think malzahar's voildings scale with ad anymore, it looks like 5 per level. Most websites say its still 100% ad ratio, but I didn't nottice them getting any attack up. 1 website says it was 5 per level. What is it?
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A quick test is going AD malz in a bots game and testing vs ap malz see if damage is different.
Voidlings NEVER scaled off of ap they only scaled on ad. Now unless they ninja'd it to ap dunno, test away.
its 5 per level now. This is a huge nerf and now ad malzahar isnt viable anymore. Stupid secret patch.
I personally don't like AD Malzahar, especially on Dominion, but I am sad that Riot sought to eradicate a possible non-meta build for a champion.
Wait WHAT? I literally JUST posted a thread about how voidlings can now apply Black Cleaver. Now they don't scale AD? We need a red in here, because the LAST champion that needed a nerf was AD Malzahar. Hell REGULAR AP Malzahar is still weak, so naturally they nerf his underpowered unviable off-build?
Just tested it in custom. Voidlings don't scale with AD or AP. Today is a dark day for unviables.
It's complete bs. If anything my fav champ needs a buff
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This is a sad day indeed :/ AD Malz was fun.
I have no idea why they'd remove the Voidlings' scaling... AD Malzahar was such a strange, interesting, and far from OP build on a champion that could use some attention (completely ruined by QSS and no mobility or slows). There was no justifiable reason to weaken the Voidlings. All they do anymore is add tiny amounts of supplementary damage and feed gold to whoever kills them.


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In the last portrait, I think you'd agree, the right hand is just about incomprehensible unless the elevated left leg and turned head participate in the same reflex of alarm. I'm kinda sorry to have interrupted, but on the other hand I'm also kinda not. It's an excuse to say, "As you were," without having to be in uniform. We haven't seen the end of this picture, have we.
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Town and country
There's even more hoopla attached to the Munster final this year what with all the 125th anniversary celebrations, so the eyes of the nation will probably be fixed with even greater intensity on Waterford than usual. Over the years we've gotten used to Waterford being everyone's favourite second team. The freewheeling nature of the team's style of play meant games were frenetic and exciting. If you wanted top notch sport then Waterford was where it was at.
That status has come under threat in recent times. The shafting of Justin McCarthy certainly wouldn't have endeared them to people, nor would the fist-pumping and jersey-kissing so beloved of certain players. One doesn't have to think these matters to be deal-breakers to accept that they could be source of ire to a reasonable person. However, reading Emmet Moloney's piece over at An Fear Rua, the appearance of a double standard needs to be addressed.
I'm going to refrain from fisking Emmet's piece too much. He's entitled to his opinion and the tone is more one of sorrow than anger – and besides, the devilish detail is sufficiently put under the microscope in this thread. What really leapt out at me was the manner in which he referenced the hyper-kinetic behaviour of Davy Fitzgerald when he was a player.
Davy Fitz was a perfect case in point. As a player he got straight into it with referees, umpires, opposing forwards and, of course, the Tipperary supporters. And normally before the ball was even thrown in! That was his game.
Seems almost cute, doesn't it? Except when certain Waterford players do it, the tone darkens. Not only does it send out a bad message to children – thank you for that, Helen Lovejoy – it's what costs Waterford All-Ireland's. Eh? The same antics didn't harm Clare's endeavours in the 90's, so what is different? Emmet Moloney might be able to slide a cigarette paper between their respective displays in the manner that Michael Duignan did recently – Limerick pump each other up, Waterford play to the gallery – but from my admittedly biased point of view it reeks of a culchie contempt for townies bringing their soccer-style ways to the game.
The worst part of it all is that Waterford should be loud and proud of the presence of so many townies in the team. Too much of urban Ireland is a GAA wasteland, particularly with regards to hurling. When living in Galway, hurling was rarely a topic of discussion amongst the masses. Cork city is home to some iconic clubs yet neither Glen Rovers or St Finbarr's have won a county title in the last 15 years. In Limerick, the once great South Liberties are now an intermediate team. All this stands in stark contrast to Waterford where city clubs not only dominate but hurling is the primary sport. The sneer from horny-handed sons of the soil isn't going to help hurling regain pre-eminence in other urban areas any time soon.
Categories: Hurling, Waterford Tags: Cork, David Fitzgerald, Emmet Moloney, Eoin Kelly, Glen Rovers, John Mullane, Limerick, Michael Duignan, Munster, South Liberties, St Finbarr's, Tipperary
Davy Fitz +1
A lot has happened since I last posted – that'll happen when you take two weeks off in the summer. Expect a mish-mash of confused thoughts over the next few days as I try to make sense of it all without having experienced any of it first hand.
The first thing that springs to mind is how, after all the jigs and the reels, it has been a tremendously successful period for Davy Fitzgerald. There was a lot of pressure on both managers after the shambles of the drawn game, a match that was bad to listen to on a car radio in Durham and was likely infinitely worse in the rain-soaked flesh. Therefore it was inexplicable that Justin decided to make no changes to the Limerick team. How can a team score 1-8 in any 70 minute match and be considered worthy of such a vote of confidence? Davy Fitz, on the other hand, rang the changes. Playing Gary Hurney ahead of Dan Shanahan was not at all obvious and left him open to abuse should Waterford fall short. Leaving Ken McGrath out was unavoidable but there have been situations in the past where Ken was not much better than a cripple but Waterford managers have recoiled from the prospect of playing without him even as an impact sub. And the positional switches clearly worked wonders with John Mullane making mincemeat of the Limerick defence, adding 50% to his points tally from the weekend before and generally traumatising them to the extent that they had to keep on fouling him. Yep, after a fraught week Davy Fitz can feel pretty smug.
And so on to the Munster final, what will be our sixth appearance there in twelve seasons. To put that figure into context, it'll only be the 24th time we've contested the final. It bears repeating again and again and again – this is a golden age for Waterford hurling. Rather than bemoaning the lack of All-Ireland titles or even finals, let's rejoice in what has been achieved.
Categories: Hurling, Waterford Tags: David Fitzgerald, Justin McCarthy, Limerick, Munster
Move over, Giles and Dunphy
Given this blog's utterly cack record in the predictions department, a little bit of forgiveness will need to be sought for bigging up the one observation that looks sound. Paul Flynn's flat townie drawl and borderline stoner gaze makes him an unlikely candidate to be a successful TV panellist. So credit to RTÉ for giving him a chance, because his penchant for incisive analysis commented upon here shone through last night on Sunday Sport. It was clear he actually watched the game, picking up on important switches and personnel changes. This may sound obvious, but it stood in stark contrast to Michael Duignan's the-boy-done-good patter. His reference to the 1988 League and how Kilkenny and Tipperary experienced different results in the final from the group stages spoke of either a geek's love of facts or a willingness to do some research, either (or both) of which will stand him in good stead. With Babs Keating on the radio being his usual garrulous self, it was a good day for hurling comment.
And what of the match? It didn't seem to matter until it looked like we we were about to dish out a Kilkenny-style beatdown. Then, when Cork began another one of those ridiculous comebacks that have characterised their recent efforts, it suddenly mattered. Of the last five inter-county matches involving the 2008 panel, they gave the opposition a big start on each occasion. Only once – against Kilkenny – did they fail to overhaul said lead. Were we going to be like Galway, Clare (twice) and Limerick before us and succumb to their indomitable spirit (however much you might loathe the clowns, you have to doff the cap to their never-say-die attitude), or were we going to be like Kilkenny and pile on the pain?
In the end, almost predictably, we were neither. It was good that we leapt out into a 13 point lead, it was bad that we let them back into it, it was good that we held on when the match approached Championship intensity in the last quarter – another thing Paul Flynn had the wit to pick up on. Two steps forward, one step back.
Categories: Hurling, National League, Waterford Tags: Clare, Cork, David Fitzgerald, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Paul Flynn, RTÉ
Warp 30
Say what you will about the Dirty Digger (and you will), Sky+ is a work of genius. Caught between the contradictory impulses to maintain this blog as some kind of semi-serious record of Waterford's progress and the desire to forget about a sorry result yesterday in sodden Dungarvan, Rupert's little box of tricks offered a get-out-of-jail-free card – simply rattle through the match at 30x speed. Isn't everything brilliant?
Actually, it's surprising what you can glean from such an exercise, especially set against the regular match reports that consist of umming and aahing between the goals because it's impossible to create a coherent narrative when you're wrapped up in the excitement. For a start, the quality was surprisingly good given the monsoon-like conditions. Watching it in fast-forward, there was little enough pulling-and-dragging and the game see-sawed with admirable regularity – perhaps a sign that it was a bit bloodless?
The game was also an advert for those who say that goals decide games. Galway's goal, coming as it was when the sides were evenly matched, would prove significant. Point-for-point up until then, Waterford began to panic a wee bit when points couldn't get them any closer to their opponents meaning each subsequent Galway score serving to tighten that logical noose. It was like a basketball match where the losers start going for three pointers allowing the winners to nonchalantly take two-points scores with their precious possession.
That was the impression anyway. Another one though was that Galway would have run away with it but for two very jammy goals. Has a player ever looked more sheepish than Eoin Kelly when the first one went in. Had that been the Championship, or even a League game with much at stake, he probably would have chopped down the posts in an effort to stay psyched up.
So once again we see the League's capacity to be all things to all men. Win, great. Lose, meh. With relegation only marginally more likely than qualifying for the final, the last two games are going to be even more bloodless. Good luck to Davy Fitz trying to read anything into them. He might be better off watching them on Sky.
Categories: Hurling, National League, Waterford Tags: David Fitzgerald, Fraher Field, Galway, Sky+
Smells like team spirit
Team spirit is an illusion only glimpsed in victory
Davy Fitzgerald's confession that Waterford may have been sufficiently distracted by the events in the Point (or whatever it's called these days) to the point that they couldn't concentrate on the thing that they had gone to Dublin for, i.e. playing Dublin, must rank as one of the great cop-outs of our time. Had Waterford scored a late goal or managed a mere two points extra over the course of 70 minutes then he would have been crowing about the success of their morale-building exercise.
The truth is that Waterford had a bad day at the office, one they could have had whether they consumed a few too many scoops the night before or had retired to bed with a mug of cocoa after the news. Davy's implication that, all other things being equal, we'd have beaten the Dubs if only the team had not gone to the boxing is a slap in the face to the Dubs and one that will be used for motivation should we meet them in the Championship this year. Then, if we beat them, Dublin will be accused of being too fired up and not focussed on simply playing hurling. And so on and so forth, ad nauseam . . .
Categories: Hurling, National League, Waterford Tags: David Fitzgerald, Dublin
Change for change's sake, thankfully
Having recently expressed concern that the Waterford team might become calcified in the quest for League success, it would be remiss not to express approval at the changes to the Waterford team for the match against Dublin this Sunday.
Of Jerome Maher, I know nothing so I will refrain from commenting except to say it is good that someone, anyone, is getting a chance (although Noel Connors may wonder what he has done wrong). Of more interest are the selections right at the heart of the defence. Adrian Power has been earning rave reviews in the Ballyduff Upper goal so it's about time he made an appearance. Goalkeepers are the stuff of mythology in soccer, which makes sense given the highly specialised role they occupy. This is much less true in Gaelic games where the goalie is a souped-up full back. Despite this, the cult of the goalie seems to have crossed over. Cork have effectively had only two goalies since Ger Cunningham made his debut back in 1981, while the Dublin football netminders are similarly monolithic. Clinton Hennessy still has first claim on the first shirt, but it's no harm to keep him guessing.
Then there's the full back. The relative failure of Tom Feeney to make that position his own shows that being a good hurler does not make you a good full back and one presumes that is the logic underlying playing Kearney there. And it would be entirely correct to note that the selectors collective hand has been forced by the absence of Declan Prendergast. Still, we won't know if Kearney will make the grade unless we try. The logic of picking him is surely impeccable.
And with that kiss of death, it's off to Parnell Park we go.
Categories: Hurling, National League, Waterford Tags: Adrian Power, Aidan Kearney, David Fitzgerald, Dublin
Waterford 2-17 (23) Kilkenny 1-16 (19)
(I include this image first because I'm pretty darn chuffed with it. So there.)
In a geeky moment a number of years back when in a job with a lot of down time (God be with the good old days), I compiled a spreadsheet showing Liverpool's results as a function of how they did against the same opposition the season before, or the equivalent in the case of promoted / relegated teams. So it was particularly crushing on Saturday when the Reds went down to Middlesbrough – a poor result last season was followed up by an even worse result this season and the Spreadsheet of Doom tells me that Liverpool are now a point worse off than at the same stage in 2007/8.
I mention all this because a) beating Kilkenny was just what the doctor ordered after that debacle on Teeside, and b) the never-ending question about the League performances, while not about to be answered here (it is, after all, never-ending) can be given a fresh spin by the notion that in the corresponding match in 2008 Kilkenny cruised to an 11 point win. And before entertaining any guff about Kilkenny not being bothered, remember that a) Kilkenny love to beat down on Waterford and b) Kilkenny players are always under pressure to perform what with the talent waiting in the wings and the thunderstorm awaiting them in the dressing room after the game. Kilkenny gave their best today – and lost. Let's be happy.
Especially seeing as it looked like deja vu all over again when Kilkenny roared out of the blocks rattling over three points in the first two minutes, all of which could be attributed to careless play on the part of Waterford whether it be coughing the ball up to their opposite number or poor attempts at a clearance. It was an immense relief when the Cats actually managed a wide – that's fully 50% of what they managed in September. Waterford even managed to get few scores but there was a sense in those early exchanges that Kilkenny were far more potent, their points been smacked over the black spot rather than tap-over frees or slurping apologetically over the bar. This was until Eoin Kelly came on for the unfortunate Shane Walsh – perhaps punished for losing the ball after a mazy run in the Kilkenny 45 that was the exemplar of the jennet express – and scored a wonder point, twisting and turning on the uncovered side of the ground then rattling the ball between the posts from what must have been a good 70 metres out as the crow flies.
It was uplifting stuff, and perhaps Kelly might have struck some great heights had he not been the victim / perpetrator (delete as per bias) of some striking himself. Kelly got into a tussle with Tommy Walsh and before you could squeeze the shutter on the camera a dozen players were piling in. When the dust had settled Kelly, Walsh, Seamus Prendergast and Jackie Tyrrell had gone . . . well, until the latter pair had gone off I didn't realise the import of the new yellow card rule. Is there any limit on how many yellows you can get? Could you run out of players? Despite the loss of Eoin Kelly and his swashbuckling scores, you felt at the time that Kilkenny were worse off. Stripping them of two of their Triple A defenders when they already had a few new faces back there meant they had to be worse off.
And as it happened, Waterford had another player determined to take on Kilkenny singlehanded. While Kilkenny continued to behave as if every point had to come with a go-faster stripe painted on it, Ken McGrath was calmly keeping Waterford in touch, slotting over long range frees with splendid monotony. His period in the backs had made me forget just what a sensational forward he is. It's not just his scoring, it's the manner in which he ties down opponents like a WWE wrestler being tied down by midgets. Early in the second half he chased a lost ball and flung himself full length to rattle in a shot that PJ Ryan did brilliantly to save – then knocked over the 65. wellboy has been banging the drum for ages about playing Michael Walsh at centre back so as to free Ken up for the forwards. On the basis of this performance, he is entitled to feel smug (although surely not this smug).
With Kilkenny – dare I say it – in danger of overelaborating and Ken keeping the scoreboard ticking over, Waterford had incredibly ghosted in front when they then dared to score a goal, Stephen Molumphy benefitting from an impulsive charge off his line by Ryan to kick the ball to the net.
It beggared belief. Waterford were now five points ahead and you could imagine Brian Cody going puce on the sidelines. It was a figurative battle of Cannae, the smaller army retreating before the massed hordes then catching them in a double envelopment movement – guess who has been watching too much of the History Channel recently? A three point half time lead almost felt disappointing, which demonstrated the gap between the pre-match expectations and the half time reality.
After a ridiculously long talking-to from Davy Fitz, Waterford emerged and were . . . pretty flat, actually. Maybe it was the rain but after the hammer-and-tongs first half typified by the brawl, the early second half clashes were more handbags than Hannibal. Only a handful of points were exchanged in the third quarter with a lot of players struggling to keep their feet on the now slick surface. It would take an another – ahem – coming-together to stoke the fires of the match. I've dealt with this elsewhere so I'll just add that something must have happened off camera to have caused the umpire to intervene. It doesn't excuse Declan Prendergast's behaviour, and his reward will surely be to miss out on a National League should Waterford win it – at best.
The tempo seemed to lift after this and Waterford struck what should have been the killer blow when the rangy substitute took the opportunity to make a name for himself. Of all the moments that would have caused the perfectionist Cody to detonate – and if it seems I'm labouring the point, it's because it's both wise and true – the manner of Waterford's second goal will surely be the worst. Maurice Shanahan showed good composure to steady himself for a shot but the shot itself was poor, more being lucky to hit the post while going wide than being unlucky in missing a point. But Molumphy was first to the ball (Vesuvius) then a second Kilkenny defender charged towards him leaving Dan all alone on the edge of the square (Krakatoa),who showed Fowler-in-his-pomp vision to make the space. Molumphy coolly picked him out and Shanahan Sr coolly slotted it home.
Matches cannot be subdivided into little pieces where if you can just prevent a goal for thirty seconds then multiply that by 140 you need never concede a goal. So the idea that Waterford might save us all a lot of grief if they could just stop conceding goal straight after scoring them is fanciful. Stuff happens. Still, you can't help but grind your teeth when watching Richie Power pounce on the loose ball and cut across the goal into an unstoppable position. Kilkenny were bound to close the gap now. But Waterford held their nerve, keeping Kilkenny scoreless for the last five minutes and even getting the insurance scores to make it much less traumatic than it might have been.
It was a deserved win. We're always told how Kilkenny have battalions waiting in reserve who could beat any team in the country. On the basis of this there is one team they can't beat. And while Shefflin, Fitzpatrick and their ilk are still to come back, Mullane, Kelly (only ten minutes today) and Browne will be present come the summer. And never forget that winning the NHL, which this result would contribute to – watch as Kilkenny take out all our other rivals! – is result worth acheiving in itself and sod the summer. In the day that Man United landed the League Cup, just ask Liverpool fans.
Waterford: Clinton Hennessy, Eoin Murphy, Declan Prendergast, Noel Connors, Richie Foley, Michael Walsh, James Murray, Shane O'Sullivan, Jamie Nagle (0-1), Gary Hurney, Ken McGrath (0-9, 0-6f, 0-2 65), Stephen Molumphy (1-0), Jack Kennedy, Seamus Prendergast (0-4, 0-3f; Pat Hurney; Maurice Shanahan), Shane Walsh (0-1; Eoin Kelly, 0-1; Dan Shanahan, 1-1)
Kilkenny: PJ Ryan, John Dalton, JJ Delaney, Jackie Tyrrell (Canice Hickey), Tommy Walsh (TJ Reid), Brian Hogan, James Ryall (0-1), John Tennyson (0-2), Michael Rice (0-1), Eddie Brennan (0-2, 0-1 65), Willie O'Dwyer, Eoin Larkin (0-1), Michael Grace (0-1), Richie Power (1-7, 0-4f), Aidan Fogarty (0-1; Richie Hogan)
HT: Waterford 1-11 (14) Kilkenny 0-11 (11)
Referee: Anthony Stapleton (Laois)
Categories: Hurling, Liverpool, Match Reports, National League, Waterford Tags: Brian Cody, Dan Shanahan, David Fitzgerald, Declan Prendergast, Eoin Kelly, Kilkenny, Stephen Molumphy, Walsh Park
Two captains living in just one mind
(Updated below)
There is nothing more anachronistic in the world of modern sport than the title of team captain. Many years ago I wrote a piece for Shankly Gates on the preposterousness that attaches itself to the choice of captain in most sports. A captain is important in cricket, less (and increasingly less) important in rugby and not at all important in any other team sport. Take a sport like American football. Once upon a time, the quarterback had a decisive roll in what the next play was going to be. Now they can barely sneeze without the say-so of the coach. As for the oft-referenced inspirational role that captains bring to a sport, are players any less influential for not being captain? It's a splendid honour to be captain, and you get to pick up the cup on the big day should your team be so fortunate. But the impact on a team's performance in, say, hurling is zilch.
So why am I bothered by the suggestions that Waterford are going to have two captains for 2009? Why should I be bothered at such a decision if I think the role is so meaningless? It's not that the honour is being diminished. Having the son of Vanessa and James McGarry play such a prominent part of the presentation of the 2007 McCarthy Cup with Henry Shefflin didn't diminish or enhance the captaincy one iota. The presentation of the trophy to two people has been quite common over the years, whether it be Kerry using two men in 2006 or Liverpool going through three seperate combos during their treble success of 2001. And for all the chutzpah of showing Messrs Houllier and Evans above, there is not going to be confusion over demarcation or anything like that since the role has no function apart from collecting the gongs. So there's no need to worry, right?
It's the gimmick that bothers me. Having one captain from the Western Division and one from the Eastern Division makes it seem as if there is a sense of competition between the two halves of Waterford, a culchie / townie divide. Maybe I'm being naive, but I haven't noticed this in recent times. City players dominated the team for the the first half of this decade, with Mount Sion and Ballygunner in the ascendancy. But the last few years have seen things swing out Dungarvan way, with nine of the team that started against Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final coming from the west of the county. One of the perceived benefits of outside coaches is the elimination of parochial choices in the team. If Davy Fitz feels the need to bolster this, he's obviously not doing one of his main functions properly.
There's also the fear of ridicule. If Waterford win the All-Ireland, no one is going to think "jeez, having only one captain was clearly where they've being going wrong all these years!" But if – such a little if – they lose, the usual trolls will be scoffing at such 'innovations' taking precedence over developing better hurlers. And yes, these things matter. It's important to fight, and be seen to fight, the good and dignified fight.
This may all just be a ball of smoke. There's nothing on the web that says this is in the offing and I base it all on a report heard on WLR. But it's a silly idea that needs to be nipped in the bud. Say it ain't so, Davy!
Update: confirmation of the truth of this story. A strange affair, and no mistake.
Categories: Hurling, Liverpool, Shankly Gates, Waterford Tags: David Fitzgerald
Lower the blades, lads
Image: Lower The Blades Lads, Paul Downey
It's been a quiet month here at Come On The Déise, testament to a busy schedule in a new job and a resolute determination to not write about matters unrelated to Waterford GAA during the dog days of December In truth it's more the former than the latter as I haven't been following matters in Waterford GAA, which meant I missed Dave Bennett's excoriating attack on the tactics adopted by Waterford during the All-Ireland final.
What to make of it all? It's possible that it represents the embittered ramblings of a retired player frustrated that the new regime did not start with the new slate that he might have thought would elevate him past the players plying on their reputation. And certainly Bennett would have reason to be bitter, having been outstanding against Clare only to be dropped after what amounted to a training session against Antrim.
That would only account for why he said it, not what he said. And it isn't hard to believe that it's the truth. Davy Fitz would have predicated his attempts to bring Waterford over the All-Ireland finishing line on the basis of trying something different to previous regime – the old line about the definition of stupidity being trying the same thing and expecting a different result. Hence Ken McGrath at full back or the helter skelter handpassing / pivots that dominated the games against Antrim and Offaly. So how were we to manage what no one had done in three years, i.e. beat Kilkenny in the Championship? Well, meeting fire with fire probably seemed like a good idea at the time – at least, it might have done before Waterford players were to be seen bouncing off Kilkenny players like rag dolls.
So it's entirely believable that Waterford were told to go out and give Kilkenny a bit of timber. But was it really such a big deal that "it was like 12 years of goodwill was wiped out in ten seconds"? At the time, I only noted one example of roughhouse behaviour on the part of a Waterford player, when Kevin Moran could (and probably should) have been given his marching orders. I wonder whether Dave Bennett is confusing the direction of the conversations that took place. A few months on it may seem like everyone who phoned raised the issue with him when it's more likely that he raised the issue with everyone who phoned him.
Categories: All-Ireland, Hurling, Waterford Tags: Antrim, Clare, Croke Park, Dave Bennett, David Fitzgerald, Kilkenny, Offaly
Will the last person to leave the dressing room please switch out the lights?
And no sooner than Paul Flynn announces he has hurled his last for Waterford than two other aging warriors of the last decade follow suit. Less fuss will attach itself to the retirement of Tom Feeney and Dave Bennett, not least from this quarter. Neither will (or should) feel offended by that, but they both played their part. Better observers of the game will doubtless be able to put their finger on exactly why they never hit the heights of the likes of Flynn because for the life of me I could never work out why both were not absolute locks on the team sheet all throughout their careers (which, it should be noted, probably says more about my lack of hurling knowledge than that of the pundits).
Feeney always struck me as the brave type so useful in the full back line, willing to fling himself in for any ball, something best exemplified by his foolhardy lunge for the sliothar at a crucial stage of the 2002 Munster final. He had a wacky hurling style, adopting the policy of getting to the ball first then extracating himself from any jam by flinging limbs everywhere which delighted fans and infuriated referees.
At this point it seemed as if he could do no wrong, stepping up to his predestined role as replacing Seán Cullinane at full back. It didn't work out that way though as it quickly became clear that he wasn't the solution to Waterford's seemingly never-ending problem at full back. With players like Eoin Murphy and Aidan Kearney emerging in the corners he slid rapidly out of the frame, and coming on in the All-Ireland final was really a thank you for those early days rather than a reflection of his place in the pecking order.
Bennett was never as prominent a character as Feeney, and at the risk of labouring the point it is probably a reflection of my ignorance of what hurling is really about that I never could understand this – incidentally, this is also why I don't get involved in the heavyweight arguments on AFR or Up The Déise, for fear of being ridiculed by someone who regularly attends junior B matches; I blog because I am Lord and Master here. When he was a regular back in the late 90's and early 00's he was always the first to be hauled ashore when the team were in a pickle. When he was in and out of the team after that he would be the first to be sacrificed when the going was tough while more illustrious players seemed to be bulletproof. A ten point haul this year against Clare when everyone else bar John Mullane went missing was forgotten after an indifferent performance against Antrim when no one should have been judged on that match. He could always be relied upon for a point or two, and he wouldn't have been human if he hadn't wondered why a certain clubmate of his was being persisted with when you couldn't have depended on an assist from him at times in 2008.
To me, Bennett suffered from being labelled with that most accursed of hurling scarlet letters – that of being a 'winter hurler', i.e. fine when the pitches are like bogs and everyone is struggling to pick up the sliothar, but too lightweight when there was proper dry turf available in the summer. This label never seemed to match the facts, but better men than me (Gerald McCarthy, Justin McCarthy, Davy Fitzgerald) bought in to it, and who am I to argue with them?
Paul Flynn made it clear in his valedictorian interview that he hurled not for the glory but because he enjoyed the sport. This certainly should apply to both Tom Feeney and Dave Bennett, as evidenced by the fact that no one is queueing up to have a chin wag with them about their experiences. They did it for the love, and for that we all owe them a debt of gratitude.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Brandon Ashley scored 12 points and T.J. McConnell had a career-high eight steals to spark No. 6 Arizona's smothering defense, lifting the Wildcats to a 57-34 victory over Oregon State on Friday night.
Senior Candice Warthen became Arizona's 18th 1000-point scorer in program history, but it wasn't quite enough, as the Wildcats fell at Utah, 62-48, Friday night at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
AUSTIN, Texas Day one has wrapped up in Austin as the Arizona swimming and diving team is going head-to-head against Texas and SMU.
UA alumna Georganne Moline set a meet record in the 500-meter sprint at the Armory Track Invitational.
Arizona's Friday match against San Francisco has been canceled due to inclement weather. Please stay tuned to ArizonaWildcats.com or follow the team on Twitter (@ArizonaMTennis) and Facebook (Facebook.com/ArizonaMensTennis) for continuing updates.
The Wildcats will hit the road again, as they make the trek to Salt Lake City to take on Utah, Friday at 7 pm MST in search of their second straight victory. The game can be heard locally on KTUC AM 1400, as senior Candice Warthen looks to join the 1000-point club for her career.
Arizona has been selected to finished third in the Pac-12
The Wildcats are back in action this weekend, as they'll take on New Mexico State, Sunday at 9 am MST in match eight of their season-long 13-match homestand out at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Gabe York scored 16 points, Brandon Ashley added 13 and No. 6 Arizona put on an offensive show to dismantle Oregon 90-56 Wednesday night. After routing Oregon earlier this season behind its defense, Arizona (19-2, 7-1 Pac-12) ran away from the Ducks a second time with one of its best offensive performances of the season.


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Understand the terminology of digital photography, digital printing and digital imaging so that you will become a better photographer. Photographic terms such as F/number, F/stop, Fill-in Flash, Focal Lenght, Focal Point, and more.
The f-number is the expression of the size of the aperture opening for a lens's given focal length. In its most basic terms, the f-number is the lens's focal length divided by the "effective" aperture diameter.
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F/stop is the values on the lens barrel that indicate a specific aperture setting. The f-stop is the relative value for each individual lens, but does not denote the same size opening in each lens. Such that an f-stop of f/4.5 on a 25mm lens and 150mm lens, lets in the same amount of light, but the actual size of the aperture is much smaller on the 25mm lens than on the 150mm lens.
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The fill-in flash isn't a separate flash unit, but rather a technique used when the background is much brighter than your subject, or the lighting is such that you have a high levels of contrast on your subject. As the name suggests, you use the fill-in flash to add fill light to the subject so it registers a more pleasing exposure. This is useful when the ambient light is overwhelming and would typically result in some level of silhouette. You'll want to turn on your flash when you're outside and meter the key part of your subject (i.e. a person's face) that appears to be in "shadow" compared to the rest of the scene. Your image will be more balanced, and more pleasing.
Film is a gelatin acetate that is coated with light-sensitive metal halide crystals that when exposed to light transform and re-align themselves to "preserve" the image in the coating.
Film Speed is the international standard value that indicates a given film's sensitivity to light. Film Speed also indicates the grain level for a given film, as the more sensitive the film is to light (higher film speed), the coarser grain and lower image quality the film will have. Film Speed is interchangeable with the term/concept ISO (when relating to digital cameras).
Lens filters are transparent or translucent glass or gelatin elements that attach to the front of a lens. They protect the camera lens, alter the characteristics of light passing through the lens or add special effects and colors to an image. They come in two types -- screw-in filters and slot-in filters.
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A Fixed Focal-length lens has a set focal length, measured in millimeters. A fixed focal-length lens is also called a "prime lens." Fixed focal-length lenses are markedly sharper than zoom lens, because they employ a lower number of lens elements so therefore the machining of the glass can be that much more precise.
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Flare or lens flare, is a photographic phenomenon in which a light source enters the lens at a specific angle, and causes a pluming effect with the light. It's caused by aberrations in the manufacture of the lens' glass elements.
Flash Extender is a device that can increase a flash's light output by up to 3 stops of light depending on one's flash zoom setting.
Flash Synchronization is the automatic process in which the camera's shutter speed is synchronized with the camera's flash, such that the flash fires as a precise moment during the opening and closing of the shutter to provide additional exposure light on a subject.
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Also known as the hot shoe, the flash socket is the bracket that holds a dedicated flash unit in place on the camera and enables the camera's automatic functions to synchronize with the flash unit.
Focal Length is the specific length of the lens' frontal glass element going back to the rear element, measured in millimeters. Focal length of a lens also dictates the various image properties of a lens (i.e. a short, wide angle lens has completely different properties than a long, telephoto lens). The focal length also determines the amount of magnification a lens provides.
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Focal Point is the point in which the light entering the lens converges on a single point to generate the image. It is the exact point where the lens gives maximum sharpness and is denoted in your camera's viewfinder with a circle or a set of brackets.
Focus Tracking refers to the automatic mechanical feature in which the camera's on-board computer calculates the relative speed of a moving subject in order to effectively focus the lens on the subject. Focus tracking enables the photographer to acquire tack-sharp, in-focus photos of moving objects. A favorite feature among sports photographers.
Front Lighting is a lighting technique in which the light sources (natural or artificial) are in front of the subject. Unfortunately, Front Lighting can result in flat images, particularly in portraits.
F-stop is the mathematical value of the size of the aperture; while the actual aperture hole varies in size depending on the focal length of the lens, the f-stop value allows for uniform understanding of how much light exactly travels through the lens to give the same exposure value, regardless of lens length.
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Hear the 911 call made by 19-year-old Michael Anderson after he killed and mutilated his roommate, an older gay man who took him in. According to reports, Anderson killed his victim due to the influence of Mucinex DM and homophobia.
Two teenage girls have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in the murder of a taxi driver last year. Emily Starnes and Consandra Tyree, both 17, were charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of taxi driver in Hickory, N.C. In August, 2011, cab driver Adam Williams was dispatched to the parking lot of a closed Fuddrucker's restaurant, where he was attacked, robbed and stabbed to death.


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The Riverview Middle School football team remained undefeated with a come from behind win over a good Jasper Middle School team last Thursday in Jasper. The Eagles came away with a 15-8 win and moved to 2-0 on the season.
The Dawson County Middle School football team dropped a 22-0 decision to visiting Fannin County last Thursday at Sandy Walls Memorial Stadium.
It was a classic battle between two county rivals last Saturday evening at Tiger Stadium. Anytime Dawson County and Riverview middle schools play the outcome usually comes down to the fourth quarter.
The Riverview Lady Eagle softball team is playing great. Jeff Compton's team is currently 2-1 on the season.
Both of the county's middle schools will open their football season this Saturday, against each other. To top it off, the teams will play at Tiger Stadium on the campus of Dawson County High School.
The Dawson County Middle School softball team just can't catch a break with the weather. On Friday, the Lady Tigers played host to Union County. Trailing just 3-2 in the third inning lightning was detected in the area and players were removed from the playing field.
Both middle school football teams, Riverview and Dawson County, will play in a preseason scrimmage at Pickens County Middle School in Jasper on Thursday. Each team will play two 30-minute games.
Head Coach Karen Spencer will begin her third year as head coach of the Dawson County Middle School softball team. Spencer conducted tryouts last week at Veterans Memorial Park. Over 30 girls participated in tryouts with only 11 players making the team.
Head Coach Thomy Edwards and the Dawson County Middle School Tigers have been busy preparing for the upcoming 2010 season. The team has been working out all summer to get ready for the upcoming campaign.
Riverview Middle School hosted a passing camp July 20 with two other schools, White County and Riverwatch.
The 2010 edition of Dawson County Middle School football opened practice for quarterbacks, receivers and running backs last week at the school.
The Riverview Middle School Eagle football team is busily preparing for the upcoming 2010 campaign. Head Coach Mark Thomason's team participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes passing camp at North Hall Middle School last Wednesday.
Riverview Middle School held its spring football scrimmage May 20. The event was a first for Riverview, as it had never held a spring game before.
Riverview Middle School will finish up its spring football practice with a Royal and White scrimmage game at 5:30 p.m. May 20 at the school.
The Riverview Middle School girls' soccer team was recently named Mountain League Champions. Head Coach John Lundy's squad defeated Dawson County Middle School 2-0 to take the championship trophy.
The Dawson County Middle School wrestling team finished in fifth place at the recent state duals at Cass High School.
The Riverview Middle School eight grade boys 'basketball team continued to improve its record after picking up two wins last week.
Riverview Middle School girls' basketball coach Natosha Beary's seventh and eighth grade teams split games with cross-county rival Dawson County Middle School Dec. 19.
The Dawson County Middle School wrestling team won the Appalachian League Individual Tournament on Dec. 20.
The Dawson County Middle School wrestling team captured the 2014 Mountain League Dual Championship on Saturday. The Tigers, under head coach Thomy Edwards and assistant Christopher Doerrer, went 3-0 in the tournament to bring home a first place trophy.
Coach Mark Thomason's Riverview Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team defeated Jasper Middle School, 49-28, in Jasper Dec. 1.
The Riverview Middle School seventh grade girls' basketball team suffered a heartbreaking loss to Jasper Middle School Dec. 4. The team lost by a score of 28-25.
Campbell Reed led the Riverview Middle School seventh grade boys' basketball team to a 34-28 win over Jasper Dec. 1.
The Dawson County Middle School wrestling team came away with a 40-39 victory over Clear Creek Middle School on Nov. 20.
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Mario Question Block Lamp Literally Lets You Punch the Lights Out
We saw a nicely designed Super Mario Bros. question block lamp before, but it was operated via a plain old switch. This question block lamp 1-ups that with its touch sensitive button, so you can do just like Mario does and bump it to switch the light on and off. It also makes the classic coin sound.
But there's more: every 8th bump makes the lamp emit the 1-up sound! Budding plumbers, check it out:
You can order the touch sensitive Mario question block lamp from 8 bit lit's Etsy shop for $75 (USD). I wonder how many gold coins that works out to.
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Very Cool, I wish I could afford it and give it to my son. He would love it.
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toner2 Posts: 1'05 X-Type with 75,000 miles. Great car, love it, but recently tire edge wear has been a problem. Dealer says no one can balance tires. Jaguar does not recommend tire rotation to the best of my knowledge. Right rear camber is out of spec, and there is no adjustment. However, all 4 tires are showing feathering inside. Have Kuhmo tires and they are noisier than I like, but now the tire noise is worse, with only 17K miles. Is trauma the only thing that can throw the wheels out of spec? Why do all 4 tires show irregular wear? Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem. Insurance calls this a 'wear & tear' problem. Dealer will just start replacing parts to try and fix.
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markvii Posts: 10What would be the best OBD to get for my '02 X Type. I want to be able tom use it when the car is operating. I have a rough idle thtat shows up on heavy acceleration and decleration that remains til I restart the car. The amber and read dash lights come on but it doesn't store a code..
gr8cat Posts: 21Really want to buy a 2005 X-Type with a manual transmission, low km's and the VDP package if possible. Is there such an animal out there, or am I just dreaming? The manual seems to have so much more punch than the auto and a lot more fun to drive. We've been Jag owners for a long time now but have no idea what the new generation cats are all about. Lots of problems? Big repair bills? Do I need a live-in mechanic? Anything special I should look out for, or look for, when trying out used cats?
wshfl Posts: 24Since no one has replied to your request for information, I would offer this: From all the stories I've read concerning all Jag models, everyone says the same thing: buy the best you can afford, preferably a "certified" model from a Jag dealer, with an extended warranty if possible. When anything "goes" on a Jag, repair will be expensive.
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gr8cat Posts: 21Thanks for the input but I'm sticking to my guns on this dream - in fact am now looking at a beautiful S-Type "R" - can't find a stick so will settle for the supercharger instead. Unfortunately, the Jag. dealers are asking upwards of $l0 grand more for their cars and I think I can get a lot of repairs done for that kind of money. If I pick carefully I should be able to get a fairly low mileage car that will last a while. I know about Jags and their problems, problems, problems so I won't be surprised. I've set aside a sum to handle unforseen problems - my eyes are wide open and I think a CAA membership will be in order too - remember they are mostly Ford stuff now and if they've dumped the Lucas junk problems should really be minimal, hopefully. Thanks again.
markvii Posts: 10I have a 3.0 with all the bells and whistles for that year. Purchased it certified and then the extended (still covered) warrantee. I was/am meticulous with the dealer. It is a great car.., but I agree, without a warrantee, it would be a bucket with a hole in it. Eyes open...acquire it.
oldcem Posts: 309Nice dream. I've owned 2 X-Types, an 03 2.5 and an 06 3.0. However, several months ago, a friend that works at the local Jag dealer gave me a heads-up that they had a nice 06 S-Type 4.2 VDP with Nav come in off lease, and, were putting it on the lot as a certified car. My buddy let me keep the S-Type overnight, and, the next morning I swapped my X-Type for it. My 3.0 X was nice, but, the S-Type V8s are muscle cars in tuxedos.
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gr8cat Posts: 21Wow - you're living my dream - the S-type R I'm looking at is a somewhat high mileage (116,000kms) 2003 - yikes as the reports say NO to the 2003's - but it is a beauty - in great shape - straight as a dye and original. It "calls" to me and fits my budget. The X-type was a consideration because of the all-wheel drive. We live in the country and winter driving can be a challenge. Any words of wisdom on after-market warranty programs for the S-R? I'm sure this cat will have some problematic surprises for us and I think a little insurance might be wise consideration in this case. Thanks. P.S. As they say in the horse world, I may be a bit "overmounted" with this cat, but I'm sure going to have a lot of fun. It's a lot cheaper than an XKE these days and a lot more comfortable - not the eye catcher, but our E was an exciting drive.
oldcem Posts: 309My car had 48K miles on it when I bought it. Since it was certified, its under warranty for close to 3 more years or 100K - whichever comes first. I asked the dealer about extending the warranty out another year, and, they wanted $3K for that. I've contacted several other warranty companies, and, the prices were even higher than that. Haven't found a deal yet to my liking. One thing you might check on an 03 is the transmission. Jag stopped using the 5 speed Ford tranny, and, switched to a 6 speed ZF unit - because of excessive tranny failures. Don't know what model year the switch was made. I'm with you - the thing's an absolute hoot to drive. Even without the supercharger, the 4.2 makes 300 HP and 306 ft. - lbs of torque. The other funny thing is - My S gets about 4 more mpg than my 3.0 X did on trips. Never owned an E Type, but, did own a 1969 Olds 442 with the 400 CID/325 HP engine. I believe my S is the quicker car of the 2.
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gr8cat Posts: 21Thanks for the input - the 03 R does have the ZF transmission and it really does fly. We've driven several of these cars now and keep coming back to the 03 with the higher km's because it is so much tighter and faster than the others. Can't quite figure out why but all the others just seem to fade in this cat's shadow, even though it has twice the mileage of the others we've tried. The 2 year p/t warranty has sealed the deal for us and the extra money we're saving will just have to go away for future possible required repairs - maybe we'll be lucky and just end up with some extra money and a really exciting car. In any event, we'll for sure have a lot of fun. Thanks to this forum and the one on S-type transmissions we are armed with lots of good information and warnings so there won't be any tears if things go wrong - we'll just be prepared - armed, shall we say and ready for the good and the bad. Thanks again. Happy motoring.
staz1 Posts: 1i just bought a 04 x type and the driver side wipper is loud as hell makes like a thumpen noize when it wipes.... any ideas what can fix this problem... i hope this car doesnt break my bankrole i bought it with no warrenty but at a very cheap price 10k.... the sticker was 41k on it in 04 so i think i got a decent deal with only 48k miles on it.
jagsper Posts: 1Too cool! I just bought the same car 04 X-Type with 60k for under $10k. Wipper does not make a loud Thumpin sound, the bottom of the drive side blade for the wipper did skip a little. Heck, go out and get some new blades most people forget about their blades. They're only suppose to last for a couple months. I change them each time I get an oil change.
BTW- I have four people in the car on hill at a light, I held the clutch out slightly to "rock the craddle" (as I have done for at least10 other cars I've owned) bad news, I burned the clutch. It was the strangest thing, smelled like a dead animal.
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dad44 Posts: 1I am currently evaluating a 2003 XType with 65K miles. Asking price is $9900. Concerned about quality of vehicle, maintenance issues long term, and whether its a good car. I can get the economics aligned, just concerned about the quality of vehicle. Sounds like you have some great insight. Thanks
oldcem Posts: 309I didn't run either of my X's up to that many miles. From looking at the Jaguar forums - the major concern with the one you're considering would be getting the transfer case lube changed. Jaguar says they're filled for life, but, they've been known to fail and they're expensive. You can research it on the regular Jaguar forums.
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alison4 Posts: 2I had very dim headlights on my car, so I switched to GE Nighthawks. They have been nothing but trouble, shutting out coming back on when I hit a bump. Are they to high a wattage for the car?. What wattage should I be looking for. Does anyone have any recommendations??. I will have to take it in to get them changed, but I'd like to take the correct bulbs with me to ensure that I dont end up with the wrong type again.....


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DJ Wilkins, of Merrillville, looks for an open receiver against Crown Point at Crown Point High School, Friday, September 6th, 2013, in Crown Point. | Gary Middendorf/For Sun-Times Media
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CROWN POINT — Merrillville defensive back Darrin Funches kept telling himself the same thing — don't let them score.
The senior first-year starter, didn't.
Funches went high into the air and intercepted a Jake Jatis pass intended for Crown Point's Jacob Coker with 1:48 left, preserving the Pirates' 14-13 Duneland Athletic Conference win Friday night.
"It was good coaching," Funches said. "They always tell me to play the receiver's hands and look for the ball, so that's what I did. I knew I could make a play for the ball. I just went up and got it. I knew with the situation being what it was then, they were going to throw the deep ball. I was ready. When I went up, I knew it was mine."
During CP's series just prior to its final one, Merrillville's Ryan Neal picked off a Jatis pass in the end zone to thwart another scoring chance.
The Neal interception was terribly costly for the Bulldogs (2-1, 0-1) as Evan Markowitz could have given them a possible 16-14 lead had he been given an opportunity after CP reached the Pirates' 11.
"That interception was a big pick for us too," Merrillville coach Zac Wells said. "I'm pretty happy with the way our defense played tonight. We played better than we did last week. We didn't get sacks, but I thought our pressure was a lot better."
CP hurt itself with five turnovers, including three lost fumbles.
"I think we left a lot of plays out on the field tonight," Bulldogs coach Kevin Enright said. "With those five turnovers, we really put our defense in a tough spot. The important thing is, will this game help us to get tougher and stronger as the season moves forward? I think it will."
Crown Point had field goals of 42 and 26 yards by Markowitz to hold a 6-0 lead, before Merrillville (2-1, 1-0) scored with no time remaining in the first half on a 10-yard pass from quarterback D.J. Wilkins to Jonathan Robinson.
Jacob Covaciu's conversion kick gave the Pirates a 7-6 edge at the break.
The Bulldogs, however, scored on a 2-yard run by Tyler Downing to take a 13-7 lead on their second possession of the third period.
Merrillville later answered that score with a seven-yard TD pass from Wilkins to Diante Montgomery on a third down-and-seven play. "Diante is a first-year basketball kid for us and we've had some success with kids like him in the past," Wells said. "That was a big play for us. We made some big plays when we needed to tonight."


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Marco Casagrande, principal of the Casagrande Laboratory in Helsinki, Finland, and WEAK in Taipei, Taiwan, has been awarded the 2013 European Prize for Architecture. The annual award—presented by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies—recognizes architects who pursue a more humanist and social-based form of architecture.
Casagrande spans multiple disciplines, including environmental artist, urban philosopher, architectural theorist, writer, and professor of architecture. "Casagrande is a model for today's young design professional of what an architect should be: visionary, aesthetic, intellectual, and socially responsible," Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, the Finnish museum president of the Chicago Athenaeum, said in a statement. He also credited the architect for expanding "the traditional boundaries of architecture, pushing that envelope beyond 'accepted norms' and the 'standard perimeters' of design practice, to include architecture as environmental art and sculpture."
From 1998-2003, Casagrande collaborated with Finnish architect Sami Rintala (now Rintala Eggersson Architects in Oslo. The team produced architectonic installations that straddled the line between architecture and environmental art. One of their more controversial projects, Redrum, implemented Alaska Railroad oil tanks cut into 12 pieces and turned into a temple structure. Casagrande and Rintala intended to comment on the connection of oil, war, and environment, but local media called the 2003 installation "a slap in the face to Alaskans."
Casagrande's most notable projects over the last several years include Ruin Academy (2010), an independent crossover architectural research center in an urban area of Taipei designed to re-think the industrial city and the man in the box; Cicada (2011), an organic bamboo pavilion providing acupuncture to the surrounding industrial city in Taipei City; and Sandworm (2012), a willow cathedral for Beaufort04 Triennial of Contemporary Art in Wenduine, Belgium, which Caagrande considers part architecture, part environmental art.
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