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If you haven't already, it's time for you to get out fishing.
The King fishing is officially under-way. The Kings are returning to their final destination fisheries such as Fish Creek, Salmon Creek, and Auke Creek. They have been milling around in the salt off the beaches around these areas regularly for the last week. If you feel like targeting these salmon, Auke Creek fishes best at a high or dropping tide, Salmon Creek at a dropping or flooding tide, and Fish Creek at a flood tide. You can use flies like the Rock-star, Stinger Prawn, Squidro, or Mr. Bodangles in a chartreuse, pink, or orange color scheme.
The Sockeye fishing at Windfall creek has been hit and miss. With all of the recent rain fall, the creek is running a bit higher than the Sockeye seem to like. The Sockeye are around, they are just moving into the creek in waves. If you are planning on making the trek this Saturday or coming Wednesday, try flies like the Red Hot, Sockeye Lightning, Sockeye Lantern, and Mercer's Sockeye Fly.
The time of year has come when the Dolly Varden begin to vaporize from salt and re-appear in freshwater. They can still be targeted in saltwater estuaries such as Sheep Creek, Salmon Creek and Auke Creek, but you can also begin to target these fish in freshwater creeks such as Cowee Creek. If you wish to target these Dolly Varden in saltwater, try fry pattern flies, such as the Stinger Clouser and the Clone. If you want to venture into freshwater try flies like the Humpy Hooker, Pink/White Clouser Minnows, UV Calamari, and the Karluk Shrimp.
Finally, the Pink and Chum Salmon are beginning to return to town as well. The Chum Salmon can be found milling around the Amalga Harbor and Sheep Creek area. The Chum can be targeted with the Egg Sucking Leech, Hot Shot Comet and Sid Fishes in dark colors. On the other hand, the Pink Salmon should be beginning to arrive at Echo Cove, and can be caught with the Humpy Hooker, UV Calamari and the Searunner Special.
So many choices, and so much time! Rain or shine, now is the time!
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-Brad, Mike, Kayla & Chas
The seasons are changing around Juneau when it comes to fly fishing, and here is what you need to know:
The Dolly Varden fishing continues to be a constant fishery, but we need to remember that with the anticipation of the salmon spawn, the dollies begin to return to the fresh water creeks, thus become harder to find. For now, dollies can still be found in creek estuaries and off of beaches from Point DuPont to the Echo Cove sand spit. Continuing to use rather large fry patterns to catch these Dolly Varden in the salt water and estuaries is your best bet. We expect the dollies to begin to transition into Cowee Creek and Sheep Creek soon, so you can begin to use pink and white, and all pink clousers to catch these early returns.
Sockeye fishing at Windfall Creek has fully begun. The salmon seem to be moving into the creek in waves, depending on the tides. The Sockeye Lantern has been the best fly thus far; other flies to try are Sockeye Lightning in red or chartreuse, along with Mercer's Sockeye Fly or the Copper Swan. Remember that Windfall Creek is only open to fishing Wednesday's and Saturday's until the end of the month.
Finally, the King Salmon are beginning to appear around town. The Auke Creek area has seemingly been the best fishing spot so far, but we do expect that the North Douglas and Fish Creek area will begin to see Kings later on this week. Check in with us about hitting the right tide because each spot has its prime window. Some new flies to try are Squidro: 12th Man Edition, Squidro: Pink/Orange, Mr. Bodangles: 12th Man Edition, the Rock Star in Pink or Chartreuse, or 2/0 Clouser Minnows.
As always, if you have any questions about your next fishing adventure stop by the shop or give us a call.
The Dolly Varden are in full swing all along the road system. They are gorging themselves on fry in estuaries and salt around the Gastineau Channel. Bracketing the low tide in all areas of the channel from Sheep Creek, to the Juneau-Douglas bridge all the way out to the Fish Creek flats is a good bet. Try Clouser Minnows in olive and white or gray and white. The fry in the channel are beginning to get a bit larger, so you could even try a Stinger Clouser Minnow in olive and white. The Dollies that are out further in the salt, in places such as Boy Scout Beach and the sand spit at Echo Cove, can be caught on olive and white Clouser Minnows and Pop's Sand Lance. The fishing at these two destinations seems to produce more fish at a dropping tide, but do not underestimate the incoming tide; it can be good, too!
Windfall Creek is now open to sockeye fishing Wednesday and Saturday's the month of June. We have yet to hear of any sockeye being caught up there, but we usually do not hear of any until the second Wednesday or Saturday of the month, so this next week should be good fishing up there! Try your luck with some Sockeye Lantern's, Red Hot's, and Mercer's Sockeye Fly.
Kings are beginning to show up to the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery, Fish Creek and Auke Creek release sites. These kings can be targeted in and around the mouth of Salmon Creek and Auke Creek. The best fishing numbers in these places tend to get better mid to late June, so now is the time to check your flies and make sure you have what you need. While targeting the Kings, try using 2/0 Clouser Minnows, Half n' Half's, Rockstars, and Mr. Bodangles in colors like pink and white, chartreuse and white, and chartreuse and blue.
Well, it's looking like a good year of fishing for us here in Juneau!
The dolly fishing continues to get better everyday. Places to check for Dollies: Everywhere. Remember that Auke Creek opens to fishing on June 1st, as does Eagle Beach/Boyscout Camp. Both spots can be great places to fish at an outgoing tide, or an incoming tide from low. At Eagle Beach in particular, you can try a fly like Pop's Sand lance as well as stinger clousers in olive/white and gray/white.
As for salmon, we have been hearing rumors or kings milling around the area, but none of these rumors have been proven to be true yet. However, sockeye season is soon approaching! Windfall lake closes to fishing on May 31st, and only opens on Wednesday and Saturdays to anglers. You can try your luck for some sockeye on flies such as the Red Hot, Sockeye Lightnings, and Copper Swans.
If ever you have fishing questions, feel free to swing into the shop or give us a call!
The hunt is over, folks... the Dolly Varden in the Juneau area have finally set their sights on the salmon fry. With DIPAC beginning their annual net pen releases for the next couple of weeks, we can only expect the feeding frenzy and fishing to get better from here! From what we have seen, the size of Dollies have been all over the charts, but the one thing they all have in common right now; they love green and white and gray and white clousers.
Good places to fish will be Sheep Creek, Salmon Creek, and Peterson Creek. When fishing for these Dollies, try to fish where the fresh and salt water collide, that is where the fry are leaving the safety of their winter homes, and the dollies are feeding on the masses. These creek mouths tend to fish better at either an outgoing or incoming tide. Do not be afraid to blind cast a bit into the salt, either! Sometimes, you will not see the dollies actively feeding on the surface, so it never hurts to try your luck in deeper tide waters.
If you are still in search of your annual steelhead catch, they are still trickling into creeks around the Juneau area. However, since they are nearing the end of their run, please make sure that the steelhead you are casting to is not actively building its redd or spawning.
Finally, it is the time of year to begin thinking about King fishing. These salmon can be spotted at Outer Point, Auke Creek, and soon enough at Fish Creek.


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Pr0: Sounds like my mother. Anyways, something I noticed about this record was that I didn't want to listen to it, and it's only twenty-one minutes long. Usually, I can take something that's awful for a good half hour and write an honest review, but this time, I needed help. They got me good here – I'm just not pussy enough for this record.
Av: Jip, I've just gotten a crudload of albums to work on, and this time it's all good, so at the moment I'm also finding it hard to force myself to listen to it again. Its too much riff scaffolding to support more break-downs. It really sounds like everything blazes by in a haze, and alas, the scaffolding is just too weak and collapses under the sheer magnitude of the mandatory break down. Even right after listening to it, its all gone, poof, like a puff of hairspray.
Pr0: Hairspray? I dare say this is worse than the hair metal bands of the '80s. At least those guys gave GWAR a reason to come out of their icy fortress and make moderately-enjoyable music. Chelsea Grin is just… bad. Like Blood on the Dance Floor bad.
Av: Projectile-vomit on the dancefloor. Speaking, or typing, about hairspray, I can tell by the sound of this album these guys have fabulous hair. My sister would love to hang with them backstage to see what products they use.
Pr0: Did you hear? Someone actually passed out and died at their set. That's how horrible they are. I mean, it's one thing to play on Vans Warped Tour, but it's another thing entirely to kill someone…
Av: I did not know that! So not only do they have great hair, but thanx to Vans they also have shoes to die for as well? And I see some nerd died playing "Diablo 3" forty hours straight.
Pr0: He can join the rising death toll that World of WarCrack has accumulated over the years. One thing that only slightly confuses me is that I don't know how we'll refer to these bands historically. I see it as just one more teen/scene heartthrob event, like Justin Timberlake or something. I don't foresee these guys lasting very long; I think most deathcore bands are going to slowly die off as their former fans decide that they want something more brutal or more teengirly. Will we refer to them as the "crap metal bands from the '00s" as I referred to the crap hair metal bands from the '80s? I suppose we shall see.
Av: The demise of the core is inevitable, you can't expect listeners to only consume the same 5 musical devices being rehashed so many times to the point where their mothers can't even tell them apart, and as you say, unless they adapt rapidly, the fans will start exploring other darkened avenues and will probably discover actual death metal, or grind etc…..
Pr0: Hey, guess what? This EP doesn't have as many breakdowns as Acacia Strain's "Wormwood," but the amount of poorly-implemented instrumental (read as: all of the instrumental) is embarrassingly high for the running time of twenty-one minutes. Bleh. Bands like Wretched and All Shall Perish have some nice instrumentation despite the deathcore label; I know deathcore can do better, so why is this plainly bad band exalted and propelled to the artificial high that it has? Silly people.
Av: You actually count the breakdowns you sad metal nerd? I think we must find you a girlfriend. I like how you try to find and point out the positive aspects, but to me, the only good core band is the one that broke up last week.
Pr0 Either that's a saying or Averatsacu actually liked a deathcore band.
Pr0: I'm a dragon.
The verdict then:
Av: Despite all the hate I've spewed, I'll admit they are technically proficient musos, and the band is tighter than a clam shell, but these days you have factories like Berklee literally spewing them out by the dozens.
I'll give it 3 out of 10.
Pr0: Fuck this band and fuck their mothers. Better than iwrestledabearonce. That's about all I'll say on the matter.
2 out of 10.
Pr0: Oh, and I'm still a fucking dragon. I don't care what you say.
Av: You go boy. I just counted 3 guitarists?
- Information
- Released: 2012
- Label: Artery Recordings
- Website: www.chelseagrinmetal.com
- Band
- Alex Koehler: vocals
- Jacob Harmond: guitars
- Dan Jones: guitars
- Jason Richardson: guitars
- David Flinn: bass
- Andrew Carlston: drums
- Tracklist
- 01. The second coming
- 02. Lilith
- 03. Shot
- 04. Confession
- 05. Don't ask don't tell


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VENUES: Each of the eight venues will have one or more preliminary rounds, a Semi Finals, and at least one Finals. All finals of the New Jersey Break Contest will be held at the Encore Event Center, in Freehold, NJ. Your performances will be judged and critiqued by a panel of industry professionals. LOAD IN: Each band will be assigned a specific load in time about one week prior to the performance date. This load in time will roughly be 2 and half hours before your scheduled set time. You MUST report to the venue at your specified time. Failure to arrive by your specified load in time may result in the artist's set time getting cut short or disqualification. A Break Contest / Linc Star representative will be in contact with you to answer any questions you may have. SET TIMES: Bands will receive their set time no later to one week prior to their show. Each competing band will have 20 minutes to perform with a 10 minute set change. PLEASE NOTE: However many songs you're doing in your 20 minute set, the third song MUST be a cover song! You will only be judged on your first three songs, even if you manage to do four or more during your 20 allotted minutes. Set times will be given out at random and cannot be changed or negotiated without advance approval. Artists should prepare for their allotted time and not go over. There are no sound checks or line checks for any bands. Any artist caught going over the allotted time may result in disqualification or having their prepared set cut short. All bands should be ready for their set, no less than 30 minutes before they are scheduled to play. In the event a band is not prepared, time will be deducted from the scheduled set. In the event of technical difficulties, caused by venue equipment, no time will be deducted. Please arrive at your respective venue 2 and half hours prior to your set time to settle tickets and also meet the venue's stage manager. All tickets MUST be settled before your band takes the stage. Due to (possible) cancellations, all bands are subject to perform earlier than scheduled. Please tell your friends, families, and fans to arrive AT LEAST AN HOUR EARLY in case unforeseen circumstances require your set time to be moved up due to, but not limited to band cancellation or emergency. TICKETS: Each band will be given 50-75 tickets each to sell. To qualify to move on to the next round, each band must have a minimum of 40 tickets sold. All artists will sell tickets at $12.00 in advance. ($15 in Long Island) Tickets will also be available online at www.thebreakcontest.com and day of show at the door for $15.00. Each band that sells over 40 tickets will receive $1.00 per ticket as compensation. (75-99 sold get $2, 100 and above get $3) Bands that do not meet the minimum may be disqualified at the discretion of the on site The Break Contest / Linc Star representative. PLEASE NOTE: All unsold tickets MUST be returned by the performance date or the band will be held responsible for missing tickets! Selling tickets on or near the premises of any Break Contest, whether performing or not, is prohibited and can result in disqualification. SCORING: Each round will be scored by a panel judges on a scale of 1 – 10 in the following categories: Performance………… ……………….....30% (Judged) Talent/Songwriting/ Creativity……… 30% (Judged) Social Media/ Promotions……………. 20% (Judged) Ballots……………………………………...20% (Tallied) Winners will be announced the following Monday at 6pm at TheBreakContest.com EQUIPMENT: A backline will be provided which includes basic Guitar and Bass cabinets, (Guitarists must bring their own guitar or bass heads), and basic Drum set (Drummers must bring their own snare, cymbals, seat, and kick pedal). Each venue will provide a full sound system, microphones, and house lights. There will be no outside fog/smoke machines, drum kits, cabinets, extra lights, or intro music. If you have any other items, such as Keyboard, DJ equipment, etc., please clear it with your The Break Contest ®/ Linc Star representative prior to your show date. **PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO lights or scrims allowed on stage.** RULES & REGULATIONS: Promotion: The Break Contest ® is the Official Skate And Surf Festival Battle of the Bands. This is the only way local bands will be considered for the Skate And Surf Festival. All participating bands will receive "You're In" passes, which will offer free entry to all Break Contest competitions. Bands will be allowed to attend all Break Contest events with their "You're In" pass to promote themselves and their Break Contest performances. Please bring your "You're In" Pass that is given to you, to all competitions as you will not be given another. All bands must display the Break Contest Logo, link, and participating dates on the main page of their website, Facebook, Reverb Nation, Twitter, etc. Failure to do so can result in disqualification. RADIUS CLAUSE: All Break Contest ® bands must agree NOT to perform within 35 miles of the venue for a time period of 22 days prior and after each Break Contest performance. Certain exceptions may occur with written permission from The Break Contest ®/ Linc Star. Radius clauses are important for the success of the contest and should be followed. We are open to discussion with all bands about any conflicting schedules but please reach out to us with ample notice. Failure to comply may result in disqualification. BEHAVIOR NOTICE: Any band caught fighting, excessively cursing, cheating, or taking part in any illegal activity will be disqualified and subject to legal ramification. The Break Contest / Linc Star reserves the right to disqualify any band for behavior unfitting for the event. All bands must abide by the venue rules while on the premises. These showcases are open to all ages and are a family oriented event, please be respectful and keep this in mind with the song choice and any banter between songs. AUDIO / VIDEO RECORDING: The Break Contest ®/ Linc Star reserves the right to record artist performances, audio and video, for live streaming, archival, and future promotional use. No commercial sale of artist's recordings are permitted or intended to any third parties. In the event The Break Contest/ Linc Star would use such recordings for commercial release, then all parties must negotiate with the Artist in advance for such use. BAND SPONSORSHIP: All artists agree to not bring any sponsors or sponsorship materials on site unless they have received written authorization from The Break Contest/ Linc Star. IMAGING: The Break Contest/ Linc Star reserves the right to use any artists' imaging or music in all event merchandise and promotion. Artist images will all be equal in size. All Break Contest sponsors will be able to use Artist's name and likeness in all Break Contest promotions and on their websites. DISCLAIMER: All Break Contest applications are subject to review. The Break Contest reserves the right to deny entry to any artist with notification. All entrants give the Break Contest the permission to use their music, logo, and likeness for promotional purposes only. The number of slots available for The Skate And Surf Festival is tentative and is subject to change. |
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On Tuesday, September 11, Barrington's Plan Commission will consider the approval of the village's Bicycle and Pedes
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PETRONAS SPRINTA Yamaha Thailand Team Season 2009 PETRONAS FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Rider Profile: Decha Kraisart
The 2007 FIM ARRC was not just the year that the Asian motorsports fraternity was introduced to the first of two new PETRONAS teams. It was also the year the grid met PETRONAS SPRINTA Yamaha Thailand team's Decha Kraisart.
Cool, calm and collected, Decha's unassuming and quiet persona belied the indomitable spirit and assertive riding style the Thai ace displays on track. His podium finish in third place on his debut at the Sentul International Circuit in June that year was a good indication to his fellow competitors and spectators alike what to expect.
Right on cue, the Thai rider delivered in fine fashion bagging his maiden win in the championship at the very next round at the same track. Adding three more race-wins and four podium finishes to his name, Decha did not just establish his place amongst Asia's best rider; he also etched his name onto the silverware he collected for taking the coveted FIM ARRC overall champion's title in his debut season.
Technically a newcomer to the championship, Decha is no stranger to the racing scene having dominated the Thai local championships as well as the exposure of racing in the GP125 class in the ARRC in the late 1990s. His re-introduction to the ARRC was naturally expected.
To further hone in on his resolute riding style, the team took the bold decision to take Decha an extra step further. In preparation for the 2008 season, the team headed north to the land of the rising sun, entering Decha as a spot entry in the renowned All Japan Road Racing Championship. By the time the ARRC season commenced, Decha was more than ready to defend his title. However, things did not go as scripted as a serious crash during qualifying at the Sentul curtain raiser round led to injuries that would take months to heal. Though he returned to mount his No.24 Yamaha R6 bike for Round 4 at Malaysia's Johor circuit, Decha had already written the season off as he instead focused his attention to 2009.
Factbox: DECHA KRAISART
Related: - PETRONAS SPRINTA Yamaha Thailand Team - PETRONAS FIM Asia Road Racing Championship - Rider Profile: Chalermpol Polamai
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How to Get Rid of Chapped Lips
Three Parts:Healing Chapped LipsFollowing Up with Lip CarePreventing Future Chapped Lips
Chapped lips can be unattractive and sometimes painful. If your lips are looking dry and flaky, this article will teach you an easy method to fix that.
Part 1 of 3: Healing Chapped Lips
1Pick a method (or more than one) to help existing chapped lips. This section provides several methods for you to try to heal your chapped lips; after doing this, you can follow the advice in the later sections for preventing chapped lips in future.
- All these methods recommend that you try them before you go to sleep; this way, your lips will have time to heal during the night when they're not in full use! If you find that one method doesn't work, try another.
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2Before starting any of these methods, first remove any loose, dead skin. However, be careful not to pull at it roughly, or you will inflame your lips and make them worse!
Washcloth Method
1Run a soft washcloth under some warm water. If the washcloth is too hot, it will burn your lips and face which will irritate the lips further. The washcloth should be completely wet. Squeeze out the excess water.
2Gently, but firmly rub the washcloth over your lips. Be careful not to rub them for too long.
Toothbrush Method
1Get a soft bristled toothbrush. You will be using it to exfoliate your lips. If you wish, apply chapstick to your lips before rubbing them with the toothbrush. To rub your lips properly:
2Start gently rubbing at the corners of your lips.
3Slowly work your way to the middle of your lips.
4Afterwards, apply Vaseline or petroleum-free product. Rinse the toothbrush thoroughly after using it. Repeat this method every 5-7 days.
Sugar Method
1Mix 1 teaspoon of olive (or vegetable) oil, and a small spoon of brown sugar together until it makes a pasty texture.
2Take your concoction. Apply it to your lips, scrubbing off as many flakes as possible. Then, rinse off your lips with water.
Olive Oil method
1Dab some olive oil onto a cloth or paper towel.
2Use the cloth to lightly blot the oil onto your lips.
3Repeat a couple of times. Reapply as needed.
Part 2 of 3: Following Up with Lip Care
1Pat - don't rub - your lips dry. Make sure your lips are completely dry.
2Apply a coat of lip balm to your lips. Don't forget to cover the corners of your mouth, which can become painfully chapped. A few examples of good lip balms are Nivea, Soft Lips, and Chap Stick. You can also go natural with Burt's Bees, EOS, Dr. Bronner's Organics, etc. You can also use Vaseline or petroleum-free alternative.
3Sleep with the lip balm on your lips overnight. This way, the lip balm can work on your lips without interruption. You should wake up with chapped-free lips!
Part 3 of 3: Preventing Future Chapped Lips
1Keep applying the lip balm throughout the day to keep your lips from getting chapped again. Don't forget to drink enough water to keep your skin hydrated. Refrain from licking your lips; it dries them out and causes more chapping. If this process does not work in one night (which may occur for some people), then repeat this process or try another method.
2Drink plenty of water every day. Scientists recommend that you have eight glasses of water a day. People's lips tend to dry out because of the lack of water; in other words, you are dehydrating yourself.
3Increase the amount of vegetables and fruits in your diet to a suitable amount. Your body may be in an acidic state, which can cause chapped lips. Eating fruits and vegetables will restore your body's pH to a proper alkaline state. Be very careful when it comes to changing your diet - if you take in too many nutrients, it can hurt your body!Ad
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- Don't lick them, it will only make them worse.
- Try not to bite or pick the peeling skin on our lips, this will only make it worse.
- Use lip balm before applying lipstick or gloss, so it doesn't dry out your lips.
- Always try and wear a lip balm that contains SPF to have soft "kissable" lips that aren't cracked and sunburned. It also minimizes the chances of you getting lip cancer.
- Washing your face sometimes makes your lips dry, so be sure to apply lip balm after you wash your face at night!
- Try to completely ignore your lips. If you keep thinking about them, it will tempt you to keep messing with them.
- After exfoliating your lips apply Chapstick and then Vaseline.
- Don't apply Chap Stick too often, or your lips won't be able to learn to moisten themselves anymore because they don't have to.
- The lip balm might sting a little after applying it, but it normally won't.
- Don't lick your lips. It will only make it worse.
- After washing your face, scrub your lips with a wet towel and then apply a lip balm. Apply the lip balm throughout the day and repeat this cycle over and over again till your lips are normal.
- Don't rub your lips either, this will only make your lips more dry.
- Don't lick them and don't touch them because the germs from your hand will irritate your lips and end up starting to burn.
- Apply petroleum jelly when going to bed.
- Don't pick at your lips or it may get worse. Put lip balm on them if you feel the urge to pick.
- Do not lick your lips. Not only will it remove the lip balm, but it also dries out your lips. Although it may relieve your discomfort for a few moments, the condition of your chapped lips will worsen.
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- Lip balm
- Washcloth, toothbrush or granulated sugar
- Towel
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Seafair Milk Carton Derby
This years 43rd Annual Seafair Milk Carton Derby was a day filled with friendly competition between children, adults and many families. These people spent past weeks building milk carton watercraft's for show and racing.
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Judd Trump's poor run of form continued at the German Masters on Thursday as he was beaten by Anthony Hamilton.
Since winning the International Championship last November, Trump has suffered first-round exits at the UK Championship and the Masters, and was beaten 5-4 by Hamilton, the current world number 37.
Earlier in the day, another out-of-form player, Mark Williams, was drubbed 5-1 by Shoot-Out runner-up Michael Holt, while Mark King beat Stephen Maguire 5-0 in the last 32 - although King was beaten by Matthew Stevens when he returned for his last 16-match on Thursday night.
Holt won his last-16 game, as did Mark Allen, while there were also second-round wins for UK and Masters champion Mark Selby and former world champions Graeme Dott and Shaun Murphy.


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Father Z
Gator's Back on the Menu
Father Z advises us of this taste treat for our Lenten repasts:
I have posted on this in the past, but repetita iuvant as we say in Latin.
Someone sent me a copy of a letter written by the Archbishop of New Orleans to a member of his flock about eating alligator during Lent. The answer is "yes". You may eat alligator during Lent.
This is old news to readers of this blog, of course. Last year I posted this, which ought to have settled the whole thing:
QUAERITUR: Abstinentia de carne lacertina aut crocodrillina
Ex lectoris e-pistulis extractum:
Reverendo patro Ioanni Zuhlsdorfo discipulus C. salutem et commemorationem in precibus suis. Gratias meas, sivis, ob opum tuam tibi agere volo. [Acceptae.] Mihi, catholico iuveni et discipulo in collegio liberalum artis et liberalum (aut impudicarum) mentum, scripturae tuae magnam auxilium fuerunt. Mox Ludovicianam meabo. Quaeritur: Sineturne corpus alligatoris feria VI in Quadregesima sine violando abstinentiam Quadragesimae edere?
Ossificatus manualista impoenitens respondeo de paginis Compendii Theologiae Moralis (Sabetti-Barrett) n. 331, :
Nomine carnis veniunt omnia animalia in terra viventia ac respirantia, ut communiter admittunt theologi ex regula tradita a S. Thoma vel, ut S. Alphonsus innuit, n. 1011, animalia quae sanguinem habent calidum; vel illud quod consuetudo regionis ut carnem habet; vel, si nec consuetudo praesto sit, dubium solvi potest considerando mentem Ecclesiae in sanciendo delectu ciborum, ut comprimendae ac minuendae carnis concupiscentiae per salutarem abstinetiam consuleret; examinetur, an huiusmodi animal simile sit aut dissimile iis quorum esus interdictus est et an illius carnes humano corpori validius nutriendo et roborando idoneae dignoscantur; et si ita appareat, ista caro inter vetitas est ponenda. Benedict XIV., De syn. dioec., lib.11, c. 5, n. 12. Haec quatuor multum deservient omni dubitationi solvendae.
Ergo, crocodrilli et lacertae inter reptilia sunt et amphibia.
Edi ergo possunt feriis sextis et tempore Quadragesimae
Omnibus tamen diebus ab eis edimur!
So, there you have it.
You can eat alligator and crocodile on Fridays of Lent.
Father Z's Internet Prayer
Some years ago Father Z wrote an internet prayer:
A prayer before logging onto the internet:
Almighty and eternal God, who created us in Thine image and bade us to seek after all that is good, true and beautiful, especially in the divine person of Thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, that, through the intercession of Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor, during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Here it is in the original Latin:
Oratio ante colligationem in interrete:
Omnipotens aeterne Deus, qui secundum imaginem Tuam nos plasmasti et omnia bona, vera, et pulchra, praesertim in divina persona Unigeniti Filii Tui Domini nostri Iesu Christi, quaerere iussisti, praesta, quaesumus, ut, per intercessionem Sancti Isidori, Episcopi et Doctoris, in peregrinationibus per interrete, et manus oculosque ad quae Tibi sunt placita intendamus et omnes quos convenimus cum caritate ac patientia accipiamus. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Go here to read how Father Z came to write the prayer. Continue reading
Father Z bring us a disturbing development from across the pond:
I want everyone to know about this.
This was posted at the blog Protect The Pope, which was run by Deacon Nick Donnelly.
Diocese of Lancaster's statement about Deacon Nick Donnelly BY M DONNELLY, ON MARCH 13TH, 2014 The Bishop's office of the Diocese of Lancaster has kindly sent Nick the statement they issued to the press about him and Protect the Pope which is copied below.
"After learning that a notice had been placed upon the Protect the Pope website on 7 March saying: 'Deacon Nick stands down from Protect the Pope for a period of prayer and reflection' the Bishop's Office at the Diocese of Lancaster was able to confirm that Bishop Campbell had recently requested Deacon Nick Donnelly to voluntarily pause from placing new posts on the Protect the Pope site.
Meanwhile, it was also confirmed that the Bishop asked Deacon Nick to use this pause to enter into a period of prayer and reflection on the duties involved for ordained bloggers/website administrators to truth, charity and unity in the Church.
Deacon Nick has agreed to the Bishop's request at this time".
I, for one, can imagine that a lot of pressure was exerted on the Bishop of Lancaster to have gone to such an extreme as to command a cleric under his charge not to think aloud in public.
I see now, however, that "M Donnelly" is posting at the blog. I take it that this is Missus Deacon. Good for her.
Go get 'em. Continue reading
Persecution of Friars of the Immaculate Continues
The persecution, I do not think that is too strong a word for it, of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate continues apace. Go here to Rorate Caeli to read the infuriating details. Here are Father Z's thoughts:
The Commissar appointed by the Prefect of the Congregation for Religious, João Card. Braz de Aviz, has imposed seemingly draconian restrictions and changes on the Friars.
I can't say I know the inner dynamics of this controversy. My sense is that the Friars had some serious internal problems. By the time this all escalated to the point of intervention by the Holy See, I suspect an intervention was needed: they couldn't handle it on their own, which is not unsurprising for young institute.
That said, having read a little about the interventions made by the Holy See's Commissar, Fr. Volpi, I must say I find them disturbing.
Fr. Finigan has made some good comments. He has his own blog but he has closed his combox. My emphases and comments™:
The Franciscans of the Immaculate have been going through a trying time recently. This seems to be getting worse. Rorate Caeli posted yesterday several documents relating the Franciscans of the Immaculate, including correspondence from Fr Volpi, the appointed Commissioner for the Institute. [I don't see that "Commissar" is too far off the mark.]
[NB] We could all think of Orders, Congregations and Institutes where members have written against magisterial teaching. [Ohhhh, yes.] Occasionally [read: rarely] there has been some intervention from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and in rare cases an individual has been suspended from teaching in the name of the Church. We all remember the furore over the polite and carefully worded report on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The negotiations with the SSPX broke down over the nuance of an expression concerning the level of acceptance of Vatican II.
In the case of the Franciscans of the Immaculate (who have not contradicted magisterial teaching on faith or morals) [Unlike countless weirdos of one religious order after another who have plagued the Church with their heresy and destroyed the faith and vocations of who know how many…] their superior has been removed, their seminary has been closed, and their members [get this…] are now to be asked to take an oath agreeing that the modern Roman rite is an "authentic expression of the liturgical tradition of the Church." [The first thing that popped into my mind as I read this was "Oath of Supremacy".] I hope that I am not being intemperate in describing this as rather harsh. [as opposed to … draconian, cruel, drastic, oppressive, severe, brutal, extreme?] I certainly don't recall others, whether liberal or traditionalist [Oh, Father! Never a liberal!] being asked to swear to such a specific question of fact. [Let's imagine the Congregation imposing an oath on the Jesuits not to challenge the legitimacy of the Extraordinary Form or the legitimacy of what Bl. John Paul II called the "legitimate aspirations" of the faithful.] There are after all library shelves full of books by liturgical radicals arguing precisely the opposite: that the Novus Ordo was a a liberation from the encrusted barnacles of tradition and the opening of a bright new future for creative liturgy. Will they be administered an oath in which they must swear that it is an authentic expression of the liturgical tradition? [Rem acu.]
It would be reasonable to require those in communion with the Church to accept that the modern rite is, in itself, a valid rite for the celebration of the Eucharist. (Otherwise you would have to say that the Masses of Blessed John Paul, Pope Benedict and Pope Francis were all invalid.) [Pay attention…] The question of whether it is an authentic expression of the liturgical tradition of the Church is surely a legitimate matter for debate within the wider discussion of the hermeneutic of continuity or rupture. Famously, Cardinal Ratzinger described it as a "banal on the spot product": are we not allowed any longer to agree with him? [Oh, dear Father. You are now veering close to official bad-think. You are making… and I can barely bring myself to say it… distinctions. There! See what you've done?]
Actually, I think that the oath could be taken in good conscience anyway – the expression is capable of a range of interpretations without even the need for any mental reservation. Certainly the modern rite has many elements that have always been in the Roman liturgy, and has, broadly speaking, a traditional Roman structure with readings, offertory, canon, and communion in the traditional order. It is authentic in being valid for the celebration of the Eucharist, in being promulgated by a Pope and in being legitimate to use. [A person could still say that the Novus Ordo is valid, and even a legitimate expression of the Roman Rite, without ceding that it is as expressive as the older form.]
Please pray for the Franciscans of the Immaculate at this time of trial. Pray especially to Our Lady, Mediatrix, Auxiliatrix, Advocatrix and Co-redemptrix. Pray also to St Maximilian Kolbe.
I will say what I have said before. Some of you won't like this.
Right now liberals think they have the big mo. They will – even in an antinomian way – work to oppress those who simply want to make use of the lawful, universal legislation in Summorum Pontificum. They will seek to forbid anyone from making reference to the vision Benedict XVI provided and then established with provisions that have juridical force. They will try to build a wall between Francis and Benedict, as repress those who want the older forms in the name of some new "spirit of Francis".
Therefore, I urge you to three things.
First, tread carefully. When you seek the implementation of, or continuation of, or expansion of the use the provisions of Summorum Pontificum, put your most cheerful and happiest foot forward. You can lose what you have gained.
Second, do not give up. This is the time to press forward. Keep working for your legitimate aspirations. What Benedict set down is not any less needed today than it was a year ago. It is even more needed.
Third, when there is an opportunity in the parish to get involved with some project involving corporal works of mercy, be the first to volunteer and get involved. Continue reading
Evangelii Gaudium: Ordination of Women
Father Z points out how disappointing for the Catholic Left Evangelii Gaudium is in regard to one of their top priority issues: Ordination of women:
I have written before that the ordination of women is the flagship issue for liberals.
So long as Pope Francis won't change Church "policy", he will remain in their dog house.
Some conservatives frown when the Pope gets out over his skiis in matters of economics, but liberals attack Francis when he upholds defined faith and morals.
Jamie Manson at the Fishwrap, lesbian activist, tutored at Yale by Margaret Farley (of the CDF Notification), favored speaker of the LCWR, attacks Francis for editors this time.
The good thing about Miss Mansons' piece is that she totalizes her analysis of Pope Francis: Francis can't be wrong about gender and right about anything else. Obviously NSR disagrees with that judgment!
On lack of vocations, Francis' diagnosis comes up short
Like many who care passionately about a fully inclusive priesthood in the Catholic church, I read paragraph 104 of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium with deep sadness, though not surprise. [Remember when I wrote that Francis had created a split on the left? Remember also that Sr. Maureen Fiedler already attacked Francis on this point … as the surrogate for the NSR. The editors work thought surrogates.]
"The reservation of the priesthood to males, as a sign of Christ the Spouse who gives himself in the Eucharist, is not a question open to discussion," Francis wrote, "but it can prove especially divisive if sacramental power is too closely identified with power in general." [For true liberals, priesthood is about power, nothing less. That is one reason why the ordination of women is a liberal flagship issue.]
"It must be remembered that when we speak of sacramental power 'we are in the realm of function, not that of dignity or holiness,' " the document continues. "The ministerial priesthood is one means employed by Jesus for the service of his people, yet our great dignity derives from baptism, which is accessible to all.
"The configuration of the priest to Christ the head — namely, as the principal source of grace — does not imply an exaltation which would set him above others."
[And now the Popette speaketh…] Much as Francis would like to erase the dynamic of domination from the priesthood, his teaching will remain unrealistic if he continues to reinforce an unjust power structure [DING! Say da magic woid, win a hundred dahlahs!] in which only celibate males are permitted to consecrate the Eucharist.
Even as Francis perpetuates the same rigid restrictions on who may and may not answer God's calling to the priesthood, just three paragraphs later, in section 107, he goes on to blame the "dearth of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life" on "a lack of contagious apostolic fervour in communities which results in a cooling of enthusiasm and attractiveness." []
Apparently for the pope, "vocations" are limited to the number of people in Roman Catholic seminaries or novitiate programs. He seems unaware that if he were to look into divinity schools and graduate programs in theology and ministerial formation, he would find no lack of Catholic young adults with a fervent desire to devote themselves fully to serving the church. [They can't do so as priests. Too bad, Jamie.]
Read the rest there, if you can stand it. You'll find a lot of whining about unfairness and an exaltation of lesbianism. Continue reading
PopeWatch: Keep Smiling!
Father Z, here, links to an interesting story at The Eponymous Flower blog:
Magister Effected Polite but Harsh Criticism of Decisions in the Liturgy by Pope Francis
"Scandal Currently The Dominant Characteristic of Climate in Rome"
The lecture finally came to a scandal. Magister so openly expressed his criticism of Pope Francis, that Cardinal Burke and Archbishop Pozzo had to leave the room. "The response of Cardinal Burke and Archbishop Pozzo is indicative of the currently prevailing climate in Rome," the website Chiesa e Postconcilio (Church and Post-Conciliar). "Was it because of the time for both of them or was it simply a precaution, because of the polite but harsh criticism by Magister of Pope Francis? The withdrawal of a Cardinal during a major event is something glaring. All interpretations are allowed, "said the Spanish Catholic blogger Francisco de la Cigoña. Continue reading
Various & Sundry, 8/29/13
The Misery of Being Merely Upper Middle Class
Allison Lynn has written a book called The Exiles that just has to be satire. Sadly, it is not.
As it happens, the book is entirely serious about the dire fate of the merely wealthy, the most pressing social issue of our time. The Exiles is littered with references to how impoverished Emily and Nate are—"who cared if Nate was financially undesirable, as economically impaired as she was?" (Emily is an advertising executive before taking maternity leave and deciding not to go back, because she realizes that she has turned into "a potato chip marketer, pregnant by the only pauper on Wall Street.")
When their Jeep Grand Cherokee—a six-year-old car they have to park in a discount lot in Manhattan, can you imagine!—is stolen with, tragically, Emily's new pair of TOD's loafers inside on their first day in Newport, the family's lives spiral out of control. Without credit cards, they're forced to live on room service and the mini-fridge of their three-star hotel. Now they are "officially the have-nots"—a status that Emily is terrified of, having grown up as the child of a professor and been forced to eat sandwiches made with generic peanut butter.
Throughout the book, the pair bemoans their minor misfortunes, like the fact that they had to purchase a used Bugaboo from their friends and "the shame they'd shared after the transaction." Nate and Emily nickname the stroller Ollie, "for Oliver Twist, the haggard little orphan boy. Since then, whenever Emily saw an industrial Stokke on the street—a Norwegian import far more technical than even a new Bugaboo—she'd glance pleadingly at Nate and joke, in her best cockney accent, 'Please, sir, may I have some more.' "
Speaking of satire that isn't but sure sounds like it, Donald has already written about the ridiculous Slate article implying that all of us who send our kids to private school are eeeeeeevil. Ken at Popehat has a great takedown of her idiocy. Jeff Goldstein has more.
Ten Reasons to Get Thee to a Confessional
Simcha Fisher lays out the reasons why you need to get to Confession.
Fr. Z on the same theme. The Holy Spirit has said the same thing to me as his reader.
North Korea Still Being Run by an Evil Tyrant
Isn't it precious to see a son follow in his father's footsteps.
Hyon Song-wol, a singer, rumoured to be a former lover of the North Korean leader, is said to have been arrested on Aug 17 with 11 others for violating laws against pornography.
The reports in South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper indicate that Hyon, a singer with the Unhasu Orchestra, was among those arrested on August 17 for violating domestic laws on pornography.
All 12 were machine-gunned three days later, with other members of North Korea's most famous pop groups and their immediate families forced to watch. The onlookers were then sent to prison camps, victims of the regime's assumption of guilt by association, the reports stated.
Occasionally I take a glance at the website of the National Catholic Distorter Fishwrap Reporter for the purpose of amusement. Yesterday I wandered over there to see their reaction to the Vatican's attempt to reform The Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The reactions were both hysterical and hysterically funny. Father Z, who I have designated the Master of the Fisk, had one of his patented devastating takes on one of the reactions:
[Sr. Joan] Chittister said she was deeply distraught at news of Sartain's appointment and the order for LCWR to revise itself. [What a surprise!]
"When you set out to reform a people, a group, who have done nothing wrong, [You mean, other than purposely embrace heresies and all sorts of strange things, criticize and defy the Holy See and bishops, abandon their habits and the charisms of their communities… ] you have to have an intention, a motivation that is not only not morally based, but actually immoral," she said. [Keeping in mind that this new project comes from the CDF and that this is approved by the Holy Father, I rest my case.]
"Because you are attempting to control people [Note the word "attempt". I look forward to many more statements of defiance from women religious, speeches at conferences, articles in NCR.] for one thing and one thing only — and that is for thinking, for being willing to discuss the issues of the age … If we stop thinking, if we stop demanding the divine right to think, [She pretty much side-steps the problems, no? This "think" thing is misdirection.] and to see that as a Catholic gift, then we are betraying the church no matter what [NB] the powers of the church see as an inconvenient truth in their own times." [Sr. Joan must be for the Magisterium of Nuns what Al Gore is to the climate change crowd.]
In attempting to take such control of people's thinking, [She must think most of her readers are pretty stupid, since she keeps repeating the point.] she said, "You make a mockery of the search for God, of the whole notion of keeping eyes on the signs of the times and of providing the people with the best possible spiritual guidance and presence you can give. [More Enneagrams, please!]
"When I was a child in this town, I was taught that it was a sin to go into a Protestant church.
In my lifetime, the church, to its eternal credit, admitted that it was wrong. [!?! About entering Protestant churches? – Would that some of them would… but I digress. ] The scandal and the sin is that it took 400 years to do that." Continue reading
Father Z on the Latest Folly From Justice and Peace
My co-blogger Christopher Blosser has done his usual yeoman work in pulling together reactions from around the Catholic blogosphere to "TOWARDS REFORMING THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND MONETARY SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL PUBLIC AUTHORITY" from the pontifical counsel on justice and peace. One of my favorite blog authors Father Z, who I have designated Master of the Fisk, has some memorable comments on it:
I have a few things to digest yet, and it takes me a while, since this isn't exactly my bailiwick. However, I can say this: thanks be to God this "white paper" doesn't form part of the Holy Father's Ordinary Magisterium.
Every once in a while the Holy See's smaller offices, Pontifical Councils and so forth, have to put out a paper to justify their budgets and remind everyone that they take up valuable space. These documents, which do not form part of the Holy Father's Magisterium, can deal with critical issues like how to be a safe driver. The dicasteries keep busy by hosting seminars on how to play sport and so forth.
Some of my favorite points in the new "white paper" include the suggestion that there should be global monetary management and a "central world bank" to regulate it and that the United Nations should be involved. National banks have, after all, done such a good job that we should now make the effort transnational! And is this the same UN that had nations such as Saudi Arabia and, till recently, Libya on the their human rights commission? Wasn't there a UN financial corruption investigation still going on? Is this the same UN that is pushing contraception pretty much in every poor country on earth? Was that a different UN?
Another high point in the new "white paper": "These measures ought to be conceived of as some of the first steps in view of a public Authority with universal jurisdiction; as a first stage in a longer effort by the global community to steer its institutions towards achieving the common good."
Uh huh. Continue reading
Christ Died For Your Sins? Don't Be Silly!
Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification.
Saint Paul, Romans 4:25
Jamie Manson of the National Catholic Fishwrap Reporter doesn't think much of the dogma of the Catholic Church that Christ died for our sins, viewing that as a silly pre-Vatican II guilt trip. Unfortunately for her, two of the finest masters of the art of fisking decided to take notice of her scribblings.
First up, Christopher Johnson at Midwest Conservative Journal who I have designated Defender of the Faith because of the number of times, he, a non-Catholic, has taken up the blogging cudgels in defense of the Faith:
Here's another. At the National Catholic Reporter, Jamie Manson doesn't want to know what happened on Good Friday as much as she wants to know why it happened:
I've had more than one Catholic who grew up either before or on the cusp of Vatican II tell me horror stories of how they were taught that Jesus died because of their sins.
"Horror stories of how they were taught that Jesus died because of their sins." I think you already know where Ms. Manson is going with this.
This was a particularly heavy-handed way for priests and nuns to lay an even thicker coat of guilt on impressionable Catholic school children. Because they were sinners, Jesus had to suffer and die to redeem them. It was one rendering of the traditional theological interpretations of the crucifixion — that Jesus had to die to fulfill the Scriptures and that his death atoned for the sins of the world.
Get ready for the customary condescending pat on the head.
I know that countless people throughout the centuries have found profound, life-changing and even comforting meaning in this understanding of the Cross.
Since Ms. Manson has much more important fish to fry(see what I did there?), she'll let the rest of you have your little legend.
But I've often felt that if we immerse ourselves in the accounts of Jesus' arrest, passion, and death as told by the four Gospels, these texts can broaden and deepen our understanding of the crucifixion.
I don't know how much deeper one needs to go than getting one's sins taken care of so that one can go home to the Father.
It can help us make meaning of so much of the anguish that we witness in our world and in our church.
I stand corrected. Jesus died the most horribly agonizing death that it is possible to imagine in order to "help us make meaning of so much of the anguish that we witness in our world and in our church." Got it.
Me, I've never ever been able to "make meaning" of diseases, wars, genocides, famines, earthquakes, tsunamis and other tragedies with their attendant human suffering. I guess I'm not trying hard enough.
When I read the passion narratives of the Gospels, I don't hear simply that Jesus suffered and died for our sins. Rather, I hear the four evangelists very clearly say that Jesus' suffering and death was the will of those who conspired against him — those whose political systems he had undermined, those whose religious convictions he had offended.
Glad we've finally cleared that up. Neither Romans nor Jews killed Christ. It was the Republican Party and the religious Right.


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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 7:38am
Longview — Members of Longview's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will recommend City Council approve a new, competitive 18-hole disc golf course.
The Parks Board on Monday approved plans for the proposed course, which would cover nine acres of northern Hinsley Park. It will be presented to the City Council on July 30.
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