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This 60-inch plasma HDTV from LG, part of its entry-level 1080p series, offers excellent high-definition picture quality. It has a comparatively low price for a set this size, but it's a fairly basic model without a lot of extra features. It does have an ultra-thin 1-inch-thick design, and it includes the company's Picture Wizard II system for helping to calibrate the TV's picture.
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PICTURE QUALITY. This model had excellent high-definition picture quality. It did a top-notch job displaying the finest detail. Color accuracy was excellent, so colors looked very natural and life-like. Contrast--the difference between the darkest blacks and brightest whites--was good, so images showed some depth and dimension. In this respect, the TV was similar to most of the models we test. The brightness level was good, making it a suitable choice for most rooms. There was slight banding (unnatural contours) on scenes with subtly shaded light-to-dark areas, such as a sky during sunset, rather than a smooth transition in the shaded areas. Film mode operation for HD film-based content was excellent, with no visible jaggies along the edges of objects during motion scenes. Deinterlacing was very good, with minimal jaggies visible when converting 1080i content to the display's native resolution.
SCREEN REFLECTIVITY. The glossy screen surface on this plasma TV is susceptible to reflections from a nearby lamp or window. The display is not quite as dark as we've seen on the best plasma screens, which makes it prone to glare. All in all, the TV does a decent job maintaining image contrast in a bright room environment.
VIEWING ANGLE. The overall viewing angle on this display is unlimited, as with all plasma TVs we've tested. Color accuracy, contrast, and depth of black level did not vary regardless of viewing position, unlike what we've seen with LCD TVs.
MOTION BLUR. This LG TV has very good motion performance, like most plasmas, with minimal blurring on our motion tests.
INTERNET FEATURES. This TV does not have access to the Internet.
SOUND QUALITY. Sound was good, fine for typical TV programming, but won't reproduce the full range of movie soundtracks and music. You can turn the volume up to a fairly high level with little distortion. Sound is generally smooth, with decent bass. Though the tonal range was satisfying, uneven mid-range and treble yield less of the full-bodied sound heard on better-performing TVs. Also, the lack of deep bass is increasingly apparent at higher volumes.
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By sonny
from west chester pa
About Me Avid Cook
Comments about Gas Stove Extra Deep Burner Covers- Set Of 2:
love everything I get
Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By KW in Bklyn
from NY
About Me Casual Cook
Love stove covers second time ordering them,still have the first ones just wanted to change color.great idea.
(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Poor construction
By Stefanie
from California
I purchased the extra deep covers and was disappointed that the metal surface on the sides, front and back was not smooth, which looks even worse when sunlight hits my stove in the morning. They look super cheap and do not fit well despite the dimensions indicating that they would.
Bottom LineNo, I would not recommend this to a friend
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
I would buy this product again and again
By Tam
from Victoria, Tx
These make the stove looks great and are a perfect fit.
Just what my mom wanted!
By ShelliG
from Atlanta, GA
My mom could not find the deep covers locally and had mentioned it on several occasions. I was very pleased to find these and was happy with the color and quality when they got here.
Great cover-up!
By Catalog Queen
from Milwaukee, WI
About Me Rarely Cook
I rarely cook so I wanted something to cover the gas burners on my stove so I wouldn't have to clean them very often. These covers are perfect! Not only are they attractive, they provide extra counter space when the stove is off. Should have bought them years ago!
Good find
By Mellow Yellow
from Washington, DC
Easy to use, covered gas burners well.
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Exactly what I wanted. Great Quality!
By Andre
from Baltimore, MD
My kitchen is so small I need half my stove for other appiances. I've already tried baking at 400 and the covers themselves did not get hot - a feature I was grateful for considering the Forman Grill I had on tope. One thing I did do I removed the knobs to the burners I covered so as not to put them on by mistake and I put one on top of the other for extra strength.
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By Lib
from New York, NY
Very flimsy covers. They scratch easily.
By Aly Bakes-a-lot
from Edwardsville, IL.
This product is constructed of poor quality material. The item dents easily and its paint scratches off easily. Thought this would be a great burner cover for my stove top however it is cheaply made. The almond color is very close to white. I will not be purchasing this product again.


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I love blog friends. (that means YOU! Yes, you, the one reading this right now! LOVE YOU!) I don't know where I'd be without them. I was having a not so good few days, so Courtney was so sweet and planned a night to just be lazy. It was just what I needed.
We had a lot of junk food, enjoyed the beautiful view, and told funny stories about silly boys.
Just what I needed. :)
You guys are all so amazing and I can't tell you how much you've done for me!
P.S. The winner of the Photography Session from Katrina B. Photography is Megan T.! Congrats Megan! I sent you an email!
25 comments
- Elisha(: said...
How sweet of her!! (: I am incredibly jealous of your cheez-itz's!!!
- March 29, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- Morgan said...
those are the best days!!
my friend and i used to have a 'lazy sunday'.
we'd sleep late and stay in our jammies and read magazines and laugh allllllll day.
highlight of my high school career
- March 29, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- Teaka said...
Cheers to new friends met through blogging!
- March 29, 2012 at 8:33 AM
- Britt @ The Magnolia Pair said...
Well you are just the sweetest! Gentri, I love your blog and you do a fabulous job with it! Keep em' coming :)
- March 29, 2012 at 9:31 AM
- Ben & Cassie said...
Is that in St. George? I am heading there this weekend! If not never mind, I can't wait till my blogging friends turn real!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Lay said...
New follower and I love your blog! Glad I stumbled upon it! I love seeing the friendships people build in real life through blogging!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Jen said...
perfect! Blog friends are seriously the best friends. I love you and Courtney, wish I could hang out too!
- March 29, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Purposely at Home said...
I love you TOOOOOOO! ;) (i love courtney too because you both are amazing women both have amazing blogs. ;)
- March 29, 2012 at 11:24 AM
- Emma Frances said...
Blogging friends really are the best! :] Especially when they can also be real life friends! It really does sound like you two had a great time! I love it!
- March 29, 2012 at 11:35 AM
- Lisa said...
The area in which you live is beautiful! :) And Cheez-its/donuts/great friends is THE BEST, how awesome of her!
- March 29, 2012 at 11:47 AM
- lauren elizabeth said...
this looks like a whole lot of fun! just found your blog :)
- March 29, 2012 at 12:23 PM
- lovers letters said...
ok i really love your blog! i love it. everything about it. just found it, not even sure how and i'm so happy about it. so happy to read and read. feel free to stop by! xo
- March 29, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- Rolled Up Pretty said...
FUN! I want a night like that, and with YOU girls too! When are you coming to Salt Lake next? Let's really get together! Those Cheez-Its are calling my name BIG TIME!
- March 29, 2012 at 3:33 PM
- Emily said...
what a gorgeous view! i can't get over it, and junk food! haha what a great combination! so jealous
- March 29, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Kendra said...
This is so nice. Unfortunately, I have yet to meet anyone from or around Rhode Island..but I won't give up hope!
- March 29, 2012 at 5:07 PM
- Courtney B said...
Ah! LOVE YOU!
Keep in touch about Saturday!
- March 29, 2012 at 8:35 PM
- Shalyn said...
I am SO jealous! I would love hanging out with you two! Glad you got just what you needed:)
- March 29, 2012 at 9:03 PM
- sweet harvest moon said...
wow, this looks amazing!
- March 30, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Melanie Lea said...
That's so sweet Gentri! I love white cheddar cheez-its : )
- March 30, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Haili Hunter said...
friends are what does a body goooood!
Hey Gentri!
I've heard so many people talk about you and so I just had to come wonder over to your blog!! So cute!
- March 30, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- Lauren Cooper said...
Not so good days sure stink. but a good friend can turn them right around :)
love your blog!
- March 30, 2012 at 10:36 PM
- Freya Lily said...
Hey lady! I'm a new follower! I grabbed your button and added you to my bloglovin feed!! I love your page and your posts! Check out my page and let me know if you have any feedback, I'm a new blogger :)
- April 1, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Ashley Eliza said...
beautiful pics! i really do love blog friends. i feel like sometimes they get your more sometimes then other friends :) thanks for always being so sweet gentri! i am glad you had so much fun with courtney, shes so dang cute!!
- April 1, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- rachel said...
awwww!!!!! we love YOU, too!! and courtney! and OMG white cheddar cheezits!!!!!!
what a glorious day...i'm glad you two have each other there because i know courtney has been having a tough time lately and having a a good girlfriend to eat cheezits with helps so much...
- April 2, 2012 at 1:11 PM
- lori said...
after seeing some blogger friends we have in common, i decided to check out your blog! you are too cute!
and i love courtney, isnt she the sweetest!?
now following, and so glad i found your blog ;)
- April 2, 2012 at 9:23 PM


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The Northside girls' basketball team spent no time sulking over a two-game losing streak — something that is almost unheard of from the Monarchs in recent years.
Instead, Northside took care of business Tuesday night by defeating Swansboro 47-28 in both team's East Central 2-A Conference opener.
Later, Northside defeated Swansboro 63-31 in the boys' game.
The Northside girls (5-2, 1-0
But instead of worrying about the past, Northside first-year coach Chad Novelli insisted his team approach the league opener like it was its first game of the season.
"Tonight we started a new season," Novelli said. "We definitely came out with better effort."
The Monarchs' Ashanti Curry certainly had a good start to
Alex Watkins scored 10 points for the Pirates, who hung around with the Monarchs until Northside pulled away for good in the fourth quarter.
"I don't think we ran out of gas," said Swansboro assistant coach Mary Bryan Carlyle, who has been leading the Pirates since head coach Kim Miller recently had knee surgery. "I am very pleased that we hung in there with them. We just need to work on what we are trying to do best."
A pair of Northside runs separated the Monarchs from the Pirates.
Northside led 16-10 midway through the second quarter before the Monarchs went on a 6-0 spurt to extend their lead to 22-10. The run was capped by a 3-pointer from Lizzie Perez.
The Monarchs then had an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter with Curry scoring 6 points.
"We didn't shoot well and they (Monarchs) pulled away with their speed," Carlyle said.
Overall, Northside didn't shoot particularly well — 28 percent from the floor — but the Monarchs got better looks the more they looked inside against the Pirates' zone defense.
"We have weapons. … We just have to want to use them," Novelli said.
Curry is one of those weapons. She found success inside the paint, scoring on several short jump shots. She ended 6 of 12 from the floor and 7 of 8 from the free throw line.
"When they closed on her we have shooters (available)," Novelli said. "We they don't close on Ashanti, we kept giving her the ball."
Northside 63, Swansboro 31: Northside's Jamal Parker continued his scoring ways.
Parker scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half to lead the Monarchs to a win over Swansboro in the
Parker, who came in averaging 23 points per game, scored 9 in the first quarter to help the Monarchs (6-0, 1-0) establish control early. Josh Cabrera added 13 points for Northside, including a breakaway slam dunk in the fourth quarter.
"We got off to a good start and that's what we emphasized in the locker room before the game," Northside coach Tony Marshburn said. "This was the first conference game and the kids were excited about that."
The Monarchs scored several transition points following turnovers by the Pirates (4-4, 0-1). That fast-pace style allowed Northside to go on an 8-0 first-quarter run, an 8-0 spurt in the second quarter and a 13-1 run in the third quarter.
"Our defense was very active tonight," Marshburn said.
Anfernee Ashley scored 10 points for Swansboro, which finished with 21 turnovers, compared to Northside's nine.
"We just made a lot of bad decisions with the basketball," Swansboro coach Ed Walsh said.
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Sheehan 3, Champion 2, Cleve 9, Watkins 10, Johnson 4. Totals— 13-52 1-7 28.
Moore 2, Bowerman 3, Hill 4, Curry 19, Collins 11, Perez 8. Totals— 14-49 15-22 47.
3-Point Goals— S 1 (Cleve), N 4 (Collins 2, Perez 2). Rebounds— S 34 (Johnson 10, Champion 7), N 35 (Curry 13, Bowerman 7). RECORDS— S: 2-6, 0-1, hosts Croatan on Thursday. N: 5-2, 1-0, at Topsail on Friday.
Swansboro 7 11 10 3 — 31
Northside 20 14 19 10 — 63
Barton 3, Hill 9, Foy 3, Ashley 10, Oswalt 1, Thorton 4, Mattocks 1. Totals— 10-42 6-13 31.
Cabrera 13, Brown 2, Parker 20, Kr. Curry 5, Ayabarreno 8, Ko. Curry 2, Hilton 2, Morrison 7, Watkins 2, Reed 2. Totals— 28-67 6-10 63.
3-Point Goals— S 5 (Ashley 2, Barton, Foy, Thorton), N 1 (Parker). Rebounds— S 25 (Oswalt 7), N 46 (Ayabarreno 9, Cabrera 8, Hilton 7). RECORDS— S: 4-4, 0-1, hosts Croatan on Thursday. N: 6-0, 1-0, at Topsail on Friday.


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He's still standing, as the song says, and he's headed to Amway Center in Orlando,
Venerable pop star Elton John will perform March 7 at Amway Center in Orlando. Ticket prices for the 8 p.m. show have yet to be announced, but tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at the arena box office, Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.
John is out on his "All Hits Tour," so expect plenty of old favorites from the singer's five-decade career. He recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the landmark "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album.Read more
It's 5 o'clock somewhere, as the song goes, and it'll be happy hour for Jimmy Buffett fans soon at Amway Center in Orlando:
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band are slated to return to Orlando for an April 16 show at Amway Center, part of the "Margaritaville" man's 2015 "This One's For You" tour. Tickets -- at $34, $84 and $133.50 (before fees) -- go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at the Amway Center box office, Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.
Buffett always brings along a built-in celebration, but this year will specifically be marking the 40th anniversary of the career-defining success of his landmark "A-1-A" album. That release featured signature songs such as "A Pirate Looks at Forty" and "Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season."
In more recent years, Buffett has found his way into a corner of the country music realm, with his hit collaboration with Alan Jackson on "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" and a cover of Hank Williams' "Hey, Good...Read more
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Venerable singer, songwriter and – yes – piano man Billy Joel looked back on decades of memorable music for more than two hours in a stylishly executed New Year's Eve show Wednesday at a packed Amway Center.
Sitting at a piano on an understated stage equipped with a dazzling light display, Joel banged out the introduction to "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" an enduring 1976 song that lit the fuse on a generous career overview.
As a party host, Joel was a gregarious presence, offering impromptu piano noodling on rock classics such as "Stairway to Heaven" and plenty of good-natured wise cracks: "I gotta learn that one," he said after a short classical-sounding interlude.
He let the audience determine parts of the set with votes by applause.
And there was no shortage of favorites: "Pressure," "The Entertainer," "Vienna" and "The Stranger" were packed into the first 30 minutes, along with a snippet of "You Are So Beautiful" as a Joe Cocker tribute....Read more
Although singer-songwriter-pianist Beth McKee is known for her New Orleans roots, she also has embraced the music scene here in Orlando.
Since it launched in March, McKee's First Thursday Songwriter Series at The Smiling Bison has become one of Orlando's most pleasing monthly musical fixtures. By McKee's estimate, the series has offered a platform for more than 30 songwriters in a setting that combines the elements of a workshop and an intimate listening-room vibe.
On New Year's Day -- Thursday, Jan. 1 -- McKee and her talented friends will mark 2015 with a "Songwriter Roundup" that showcases encore performances by many of those acts.
The formidable lineup includes (in alphabetical order): Beartoe Aguilar, Brian Smalley, Cat Ridgeway, Daniel Hanson, Gerry Williams, Jackson Rodgers, Jai Michael Barry, Justin Beckler, Kattya Graham, Madeline Sonya, Tim Kelliher, Tina Nicole and Wheeler Newman.
McKee also will perform her own set and lead a closing number that will feature everyone on the...Read more
Two guitar-toting singers are on the January lineup at the Garden Theatre (160 W. Plant St.) in the historic district of downtown Winter Garden.
John Charles, a listening-room veteran at Walt Disney World now known for his work on the Disney Cruise Line, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at the theater. Although Charles can deliver spot-on versions of Beatles' classics, he is most adept at mixing his musical skills with comedy in family-friendly routines with a rock 'n' roll heart.
Tickets for the Charles show are $25.
On Saturday, Jan. 10, Valencia College President Sandy Shugart will offer an 8 p.m. concert of urban folk music, accompanied by fiddler Jason Thomas, bassist Dan Minkler and mandolin player Stu Kinniburgh. Expect Shugart to showcase songs from his latest CD, "Distances We Keep," released in 2012 on the FlatFoot Records label operated by Valencia students.
Tickets for the Shugart concert are $25 general admission, $15 for those with a Valencia College ID.
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Most arena rock shows unfold with all the spontaneity of a touring Broadway musical.
No matter how much the singer shouts that "anything might happen," it's unlikely that anyone on stage will do anything that might screw up a lighting cue.
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As much as it's possible to turn an arena into a garage, the Black Keys did it.
Auerbach, Carney and a utilitarian backing band arrived in front of a minimalist backdrop -- heavy curtains of royal reds and blues – that transformed into an engaging combination of spotlights and video screens.
Starting with the propulsive opener, "Dead and Gone," the band's urgent music unfolded with unvarnished style. Carney's thunderous drum pounding introduced the show and consistently intersected with Auerbach's...Read more


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9/22/14 More Celeb Photos Leaked
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Monday, September 22, 2014
The celebrity naughty picture leak has a second installment. More photos were released from Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, soccer star Hope Solo and 'Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco. These photos are apparently more from the collection that the iCloud hackers lifted over the past few weeks. Jennifer Lawrence and about a hundred other celebs are on the list of people who had nude photos stolen.
CLAY AIKEN has a pretty harsh stance on celebrities who have their nude photos stolen and released. He says, quote, "Anybody who takes inappropriate pictures of themselves deserves exactly what they get." He added, quote, "I've got a mirror if I want to check something out."
MAMA JUNE and SUGAR BEAR from "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" have broken up . . . supposedly because Sugar Bear was cheating, and had a profile on the online dating site PlentyOfFish.com.
This happened over a week ago, but for some reason, we're only finding out about it now: KEANU REEVES was awakened at 4:00 A.M. one morning by sounds coming from his library. So he got out of bed and went to check it out. What he found was a woman in her mid-40s, just sitting in one of his chairs. Keanu didn't freak out. He started talking to the woman, who told him she'd come to meet him. So he very calmly called 911, and told them they should probably hurry on over. The woman was taken away for a psychiatric evaluation.
9/19/14 Miley Cyrus in Trouble
Friday, September 19, 2014
MILEY CYRUS might be in a little trouble for her antics during a show in Monterrey, Mexico earlier this week. Miley was wearing a giant, fake BUTT and twerking, while two male dancer spanked her. And one of them hit her with the Mexican flag. To make matters worse, the concert went down on September 16th . . . Mexican Independence Day. And now, state officials want the Mexican government to charge Miley for desecrating the flag, and punish her with a $1,270 fine and 36 hours in JAIL.
PEYTON MANNING doesn't just do Papa John's commercials, he also owns a bunch of locations in Denver. And he says business is BOOMING . . . because everyone in Colorado is getting high. He says, quote, "Pizza business is pretty good out here, believe it or not, due to some recent law changes."
Someone is selling a mason jar on Craigslist, which supposedly contains KEVIN SPACEY'S BREATH. The seller says he got it while working on the set of "American Beauty", and that Kevin had "some sort of chicken pasta" just before breathing in it.
Now that they have a boy and a girl, JESSICA SIMPSON and ERIC JOHNSON are done having kids, barring any slip-ups. Jessica says, quote, "Oh, we are done. I SAY we're done. I don't want to accidentally get pregnant one day and then that poor kid feels like it wasn't meant to be or something. [But] we've got the girl and we've got the boy."
According to a list posted by the Italian media, GEORGE CLOONEY's wedding guests will include Bono, Ellen Barkin, Sandra Bullock and her son Louis, Matt Damon and his wife, Julia Roberts and her husband . . . and, of course, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Oh, and Lana Del Rey is going to sing.
9/18/14 Ben Affleck Admits to Counting Cards
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
He might be loaded, but George Clooney is reportedly NOT paying for his upcoming wedding to Amal Alamuddin in Venice, Italy. According to a source, quote, "Crazy enough her family is paying for most of it". The expected lavish affair will reportedly take place September 27 and will be "very classy."
Remember when Ben Affleck was accused of counting cards at a casino in Las Vegas back in April? Well, Ben has confirmed the reports. He admits, "That is a true story. I mean, that took place. I took some time to learn the game and became a decent blackjack player. And once I became decent, the casinos asked me not to play blackjack. I mean, the fact that being good at the game is against the rules at the casinos should tell you something about casinos."
The doctor who performed the biopsy that may have led to JOAN RIVERS' death has been identified as Gwen Korovin. She actually has a lot of celebrity patients, including Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Hugh Jackman, John Mayer and Brooke Shields. MELISSA RIVERS reportedly wants her license revoked.
9/17/14 Jenny McCarthy Loses Ring
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Gwyneth Paltrow's uncoupling ex, Chris Martin and Jennifer Lawrence have been enjoying date nights at home. A source said, "Jen has made a few visits to his Malibu house. Chris seems very respectful of Gwyneth and feels more comfortable spending time with Jen away from his family."
The doctor performing a biopsy on Joan Rivers' vocal cords actually stopped to take a selfie in the procedure room while the comedian was under anesthesia. The doctor is believed to be Rivers' personal ear-nose-throat doctor, and he took the "selfie" just moments before she went into cardiac arrest. A member of the clinic's staff told investigators about the doctor's questionable behavior and a director at the clinic has also resigned because of Rivers' death. New York health authorities have launched an investigation into her death, amid questions about the exact nature of her surgery and who was treating her.
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes welcomed a baby girl... and managed to keep it a secret for 4 days. News broke in July that the couple was expecting when Eva was already seven months pregnant.
Shia LaBeouf has finally met someone crazier than he is. He has gotten a restraining order against a woman who, according to TMZ, "showed up at his house eating watermelon on the driveway" and screamed that she's going to blow up his house. She also said, "You are Albert Einstein and we belong together."
JENNY MCCARTHY just married DONNIE WAHLBERG a few weeks ago, and she's already lost her wedding ring. But Donnie probably doesn't mind, because she lost it for a good cause. She says, quote, "We were staying in a hotel and . . . it's hard to get romantic with diamonds on your hand. I removed it and put it on the room service table and then they came and turned down the room and the ring was gone."
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
You have been warned: KIM KARDASHIAN and KANYE WEST are trying to reproduce again. In an Australian TV interview, she said, quote, "We're trying . . . I guess it's, like, all in God's hands." She added that being a parent has changed her a lot . . . quote, "Just everything has been put into perspective and nothing really matters more than spending time with your family and only doing the things that are really important to you."
WENDY WILLIAMS once bet that KIM KARDASHIAN and KANYE WEST'S marriage wouldn't last 72 days, and said she'd "eat crow" if they actually lasted. It has. In fact, they've made it over 100 days now. So, on her show yesterday, Wendy made good on her bet . . . LITERALLY. She had a chef come in and cook her a gumbo . . . using ACTUAL crow meat. She said it's "tough" meat . . . but it actually looked pretty good.
LINDSAY LOHAN wasn't exactly factually correct when she suggested that one of her duties when she did community service at the L.A. Morgue was to "roll a body bag for WHITNEY HOUSTON." The Coroner's Office says, quote, "Ms. Lohan may well have cut and rolled plastic for us (which we use in lieu of body bags), but not specifically for any particular case."


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This May Mont Royal Summer Camp is going to happen for the 4th time!!!
The camp will take place from 20. – 25. May 2010.
Traben-Trarbach is a little town at the river Mosel, located at the centre of the triangle of Frankfurt am Main-Köln-Luxemburg, 20 km away from Frankfurt-Hahn-Airport.
The camp will take place on a little mountain called Mont Royal named after a nearby fortress built by Louis XIV of France. The location is called "Flak-Stellung", which is the German phrase for the position of an anti-aircraft gun. The 2nd World War gun has gone but what is still there are the remains of the old bunker system, perfect for a great bonfire. We will have enough wood there so you can have BBQ the whole days!
Also there is an wooden hut, a wagon with toilets (for native English speakers:
no Cowboys and no horses!!!), running drinking water and electricity.
Accomodation can not be provided so people would have to bring there own tents or sleep in the hut (which gives only shelter from rain but not from wind).
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The Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens was founded to keep the city at the forefront of environmental and ecological issues. A leader of environmentally sound community development, the Arboretum is an educational, recreational and cultural resource for the Kansas City region.
About 85 percent of the property is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of natural ecosystems. The remaining portion includes traditional botanical gardens, the Environmental Education Visitors Center (EEVC) and maintenance facilities.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated as of March 27, 2015, with the following information:
Below is a portion of a statement from Garhett Miller, who at the time this article was published was unavailable for comment because of his post accident medical condition: "This accident was a great tragedy not only for myself but for the Patrick family as well."
Further, after reviewing evidence from the accident, the Placer County District Attorney declined to bring charges against Mr. Miller, according to court documents provided to the Sierra Sun.
The original story is below:
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Jill Patrick knew it took a village to raise a child.
As owner and operator of Hand 'N' Hand Family Day Care, a home-based, child-care facility serving the Tahoe City, West Shore and Truckee areas, she provided kindness and support to countless local families over the past 20 years, friends and family said this week.
Patrick, 50, died Jan. 11 from injuries suffered in a head-on vehicle collision on Highway 89 between Truckee and Tahoe City.
Jon and Jessica Wilson of Truckee entrusted both their children to Patrick.
"Any time you walked away from a conversation with her, you felt happy," said Jon. "She was like a mentor to the parents."
"We don't have any family close by," Jessica explained. "She was the closest thing you could get to family because she knew our kids so well. She could always tell you something specific your child did that day. She once told me my daughter was the loudest screamer she had in 20 years."
The Wilsons' four-year-old son knew Jill his entire life; he started attending day care at Truckee-based Hand 'N' Hand when he was a baby.
"I asked my ... son what he remembered about Jill, and he said, 'She gave me a lot of stuff like love,'" Jessica said.
Upbeat, caring and strong, Patrick was described by friends, family and clients as simply amazing with children. Friends say she could be counted on for a few things — a bright smile, sound child-rearing advice and a solid laugh — and was constantly reinventing herself and finding new ways to engage the children.
"My mom was a natural mother," said Jill's daughter, Chelsea. "She just always had the gift. She was just the best mom I'll ever have."
A celebration of Patrick's life will take place Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Tahoe City Yacht Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A memorial fund has been opened at Bank of the West in Patrick's name, the "Jill Patrick Memorial Fund."
According to previous reports, Garhett Miller, 30, of Las Vegas, was driving a 2003 Toyota Tacoma southbound on Highway 89 near Goose Meadows (about 5 miles south of Truckee) at about 6:45 p.m. Jan. 9 when his vehicle crossed into the northbound lane, colliding head-on with a 2001 Volkswagen van driven by Patrick.
Patrick suffered major injuries and was transported by ambulance to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno; she died two days later.
In an interview Thursday, California Highway Patrol Spokesman Tony Prisco said the incident is still under investigation; there is no indication that drugs or alcohol played a factor.
Miller was transported to Renown via Care Flight helicopter, according to the highway patrol, and was treated for major injuries.
His condition was unknown as of this writing.
— Kevin MacMillan contributed to this report.


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The long road ahead for meetings – are we too optimistic?
In the past week, what are the posts that were most resourceful, insightful or out-of-box thinking in the #eventprofs community? Also listed in this week's edition are news articles for the meetings and events industry. Here's the list of the TOP 5 we enjoyed:
- Confronting Meeting and Event Planning Industry Challenges Head-On – In this article, Anne Thornley-Brown indicates signs that another bumpy road is ahead for meeting planners including sky-rocketing gas prices, natural disasters, and more. Anne provides a few strategies to minimize dry spells and help current clients with cost-saving tips like scaling down to 4-star properties and host all events on-site. Other advice for meeting planning to acquiring new business: referral incentives to current clients, sharing relevant posts or blogs – to read more check out the post on Cvent.
- Korea's growth as a global hub for business events - Korea is currently in 15th place for global destinations and aims to be in the top-five convention city by 2015. Korea is making it's mark as a host for global association meetings including the 22nd World Congress of Dermatology, the 20th World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the 2014 Congress of Mathematicians. Read about how Korea's cultural attractions and traditions, high-tech and design-led focus on the future make it a strong competitor in the meetings industry globally and in Asia.
- Meetings market confidence is on the rise and the outlook for the worldwide meetings – Anne Thornley-Brown's post is the middle-ground to this article from IMEX and Korea's growth as a global hub for meetings. IMEX's article gives us hopefulness to a recovering recession in the meetings industry but is it too early to jump for joy? According to IMEX, "North American meetings industry buyers and suppliers found that optimism – and business levels – are higher than they have been for at least six months. The survey was conducted amongst 190 North American respondents (43% of whom were buyers*) during March this year. When asked if 'demand for your services has grown during the past six months', nearly 73% confirmed that it had, while only 9% felt they had seen no growth.
- NYTimes Article on Lightening the Paper Load – Apps for tablet computers and smartphones lighten the paper load at conferences, meetings and more. Schedules, floor plans, local restaurants are some of the information meeting planners are including in the development of their apps. David Holcombe, CEO of eLearning Guild suspects he'll save $50,000 in paper this year. With this amount of money saved, the nominal investment in app seems so minimal. Presentation slides are among the most helpful sources for attendees. Read this NYTimes article in the link above.
- High-tech meetings: Hot tools for planning corporate events – If you aren't ready to develop your meetings app or would like some online tech tools to use in conjunction – check out these resourceful tips from Mark Phillips of Landry & Kling, cruise meetings and events specialist. Mark covers sourcing tools, attendee registration tools (no mention of Eventbrite though), video-web conferencing tools, and programs for web-diagramming. Check out the Znet article above for helpful tips to meeting tech tools.
What were your favorite reads for the week? Were you able to gain new insight from any of these posts? Let us know.


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Serenade / George Balanchine
Alltag (Uraufführung) / Hans van Manen
Johannes Brahms - Symphonie Nr. 2 / Martin Schläpfer
Duration b.21: approx. 2 ½ hours, two intervals
George Balanchine"The ballet 'Serenade' is one of the few great neoclassical ensemble works in history. It represents a substantial segment of our art form: discovering the beauty of dance in an ensemble", Martin Schläpfer commented on George Balanchine's "Serenade". Schläpfer presented this piece in his first season as ballet director at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in 2009/10, igniting the audience's enthusiasm for one of his own choreographic role models. Now, as a result of its great success, 'Serenade' returns to the Rhine and, what's more, will be danced by a company which has made considerable technical and stylistic advances in the intervening years.
They seem like enchanted elves dancing at night in the moonlight: the female dancers in their long tutus, romantic creatures on the one hand, but at the same time extremely sensual and feminine. In "Serenade" Balanchine demonstrates the beauty of pure dance, using his ceaseless invention to bring ensemble and soloists together repeatedly in new architectonic compositions – until a little story suddenly begins to evolve.
The ballet to Peter I. Tchaikovsky's romantic serenade for strings was originally conceived for students at the School of American Ballet – what emerged is one of the masterpieces of the 20th century, which would be followed by such celebrated choreographic works as "The Four Temperaments", "Agon" and "Episodes".
Balanchine, born in St. Petersburg in 1904 and choreographer of the legendary Ballets Russes, had accepted an invitation to go to New York in 1933 to become Director of the School of American Ballet, from which the New York City Ballet would later be founded. But he would not stop here: he created his own incomparable style, a neoclassical ballet for the twentieth century, where he took the French and Russian tradition literally into a new world.
George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
MUSIC Serenade for Strings in C major op. 48 by Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Choreographie George Balanchine
Musikalische Leitung Jochem Hochstenbach
Kostüme nach Barbara Karinska
Choreographische Einstudierung Patricia Neary
Licht Thomas Diek
Tänzerinnen Doris Becker, Louisa Rachedi, Claudine Schoch, Sachika Abe, Ann-Kathrin Adam, Wun Sze Chan, Sabrina Delafield, Mariana Dias, Feline van Dijken, Sonia Dvorak, Nathalie Guth, Alexandra Inculet, So-Yeon Kim, Helen Clare Kinney, Anne Marchand, Aryanne Raymundo, Virginia Segarra Vidal, Elisabeta Stanculescu, Julie Thirault, Irene Vaqueiro
Tänzer Philip Handschin, Marcos Menha, Filipe Frederico, Richard Jones, Alban Pinet, Friedrich Pohl
Orchester Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
Alltag (Uraufführung)
Hans van ManenHans van Manen and Martin Schläpfer: their paths have been crossing for years. A revered master and important mentor whose incomparable oeuvre has long made him one of the true greats of our time has more and more become a colleague, a friend – and an artist who always makes his work available willingly and generously. For audiences, each one of his ballets is an individual example of the consummate interaction between music and movement, the creation of human characters and the expression of their emotions in a language which is crystal clear and free from all anecdotal techniques. Under Martin Schläpfer's guidance several generations of dancers – in Berne, Mainz and now at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein – have been able to grow and mature in the works of the now 81 year-old Dutchman to such an extent that Wiebke Hüster recently wrote in the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine that the Ballett am Rhein is "the best address in Germany to see Hans van Manen's wonderful pieces".
As ready as the choreographer is to trust other companies with his works, to this day his true home remains the two ensembles with which he alternated residency: Nederlands Dans Theater based in The Hague and Het Nationale Ballet Amsterdam. All his choreographic works since 1994 – with the exception of a single piece for Introdans – have been created for these two companies. That Hans van Manen now gives the Ballett am Rhein a world premiere, the first German company in over twenty years, is a genuine sensation which is crowned by one further detail: after Martin Schläpfer's return to the stage as a dancer in 2012 for the Pas de deux "The Old Man and Me", Hans van Manen will create a new piece for him and a small ensemble of members of the Ballett am Rhein – a world premiere which opens another new page in the history of a special friendship: Hans van Manen and Martin Schläpfer.
ALLTAG (World Premiere)
Hans van Manen
MUSIC Adagio aus der Klaviersonate op. 1 Nr. 4 C-Dur von Manuel Blasco de Nebra sowie von Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert und Gustav Mahler
Choreographie Hans van Manen
Bühne und Kostüme Keso Dekker
Licht Bert Dalhuysen
Tänzerinnen Marlúcia do Amaral, Doris Becker
Tänzer Martin Schläpfer, Alexandre Simões
Johannes Brahms - Symphonie Nr. 2
Martin SchläpferA landscape is constructed before us with free and expansive brushstrokes. Keso Dekker has created a space which permits many different associations: a stormy Autumn day, the whipped-up surface of a lake, a hilly region at night, one of considerable charm – perhaps where Johannes Brahms composed his Symphony no. 2 in D major in 1877, in Carinthia, by the Wörthersee – perhaps.
Martin Schläpfer is almost unique among his contemporaries in that he repeatedly succeeds in grasping the essence of great symphonic works and transforming them into dance. And the universe of ballet from "Giselle" to "Swan Lake" lives on in the movement conceived for the choreographic work he premiered at Theater Duisburg in 2013, "Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 2", which now also enters the repertoire at the Opernhaus Düsseldorf. Though the choreographer's interest lies less in the old stories than in their dance – a vocabulary created in its time to express what the narrative demanded: enchantment, the fairy realm, and virtuosity… All of this is alive in "Johannes Brahms – Symphonie Nr.2", albeit in a manner which is conscious of the ambiguity of idyll and romantic yearning with the melancholy of modern – and which shows Martin Schläpfer to be one of the most candid artists of our times.
In "Johannes Brahms – Symphonie Nr. 2" Martin Schläpfer looks "at the origins of the ballet world from a distance, and yet comes very close to them – by sparking our imagination. What more can art do?" Dorion Weickmann wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the world premiere. And Wiebke Hüster in the Frankfurter Allgemeine: "Dance has abandoned fairy tales, the elves and queens, the wilis and the swans. But its magic has not been broken. Its future has just begun to the sound of Brahms' Second."
Originally a new ballet by Terence Kohler was to stand at the end of the b.21 triple bill – a work which unfortunately the choreographer was for reasons of illness not able to complete in time. In the circumstances Martin Schläpfer decided to replace it with a contribution originally planned for the b.23 evening, his "Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.2", which thus, after the Duisburg premiere, will now also be shown in Düsseldorf. The work planned to open the evening b.23 instead will be announced in September 2014.
Martin Schläpfer
MUSIC Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73 by Johannes Brahms Choreographie Martin Schläpfer
Choreographie Martin Schläpfer
Musikalische Leitung Jochem Hochstenbach
Bühne und Kostüme Keso Dekker
Licht Franz-Xaver Schaffer
Tänzerinnen Sachika Abe, Ann-Kathrin Adam, Marlúcia do Amaral, Doris Becker, Wun Sze Chan, Mariana Dias, Feline van Dijken, Alexandra Inculet, Christine Jaroszewski, Yuko Kato, So-Yeon Kim, Anne Marchand, Claudine Schoch, Virginia Segarra Vidal, Irene Vaqueiro
Tänzer Rashaen Arts, Paul Calderone, Odsuren Dagva, Michael Foster, Filipe Frederico, Philip Handschin, Bruno Narnhammer, Chidozie Nzerem, Friedrich Pohl, Boris Randzio, Alexandre Simões


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RICHLANDS — Despite the absence of its "Best" player, Richlands more than held its own Monday night against Clinton.
In fact, coach Glenn Kellum got the effort he sought and the potential go-ahead look in the final minute he wanted.
However, the Wildcats still fell short, dropping a heartbreaking 61-58 decision to the Dark Horses in an East Central 2-A Conference boys' basketball game.
Earlier, Clinton defeated Richlands 41-31 in the girls' game.
The Richlands boys' team (7-10, 2-6) was without leading scorer and rebounder Tyree Best, who may be out for the remainder of the season because, school officials said, the senior broke school rules.
Still, Richlands had a chance to win in the waning seconds after falling behind by 16 in the third quarter. With the Wildcats trailing 59-58, KaDarius McQueen had a contested shot from near the right baseline bounce off the rim and land in Clinton's possession.
Moments earlier, McQueen had a shot from under the basket get blocked by the Dark Horses' Will Pearson.
"We were trying to get the ball inside to KaDarius for a little baseline jumper," Richlands coach Glenn Kellum said. "We had a shot to win it. We set up a play and we got what we wanted. It just didn't go in."
Richlands' Antwaun Thompson, who scored 11 fourth-quarter points, fouled out when he fouled Clinton's Ryan Chester with 15 seconds left. Chester then made two free throws to put his team up 61-58.
"Ryan is a 90 percent free throw shooter coming into this game," Clinton coach Randy Jordan said. "So we had the right guy at the line at that time."
Still, the game wasn't over. Richlands had a shot to send the game into overtime, but a contested 3-pointer by Keith Thomas was no good. The Dark Horses grabbed the rebound as time expired.
"What we wanted to do was go into what we call our black press, which is a 2-2-1 zone turned into man-to-man," Jordan said of his team's final defensive stand. "We wanted to make them turn, turn, turn and take time off the clock and then throw an off-balanced shot, which is what they did."
Despite the loss, Kellum was pleased with his team's effort against Clinton (12-5, 6-2).
"Great effort, great effort," he said. "We were without our best player, but this is a heck of an effort by everybody."
Yet the question remains how the Wildcats will fare without Best, who averages 22 points and 12 rebounds per game.
"No team is one player," Kellum said. "We are still a team. They got heart and they are not going to quit. Other kids are just going to have to step up."
Thompson and Thomas sure did as each scored 15 points. Thomas scored on a layup with 1:20 left to cut the Dark Horses' lead to 59-58 and cap a 10-1 run. Meanwhile, Thompson helped spark the comeback by making a pair of 3-pointers in the final eight minutes.
"Antwaun was on fire," Kellum said. "He played a heck of a game, we played good defense and we didn't let Clinton control the boards like they had been doing."
The Dark Horses, who got 15 points each from Dementio Bryant and J.C. Evans, took a 16-point lead in the third quarter by applying pressure and forcing turnovers.
That was Jordan's game plan, with or without Best in the lineup.
"We were going to come out and do what we did," he said. "We press and run, and when we get tired, we will press and run some more."
Clinton 41, Richlands 31: Richlands hung with Clinton for most of the first half before the Wildcats went cold in the third quarter in an ECC loss to the Dark Horses.
The Wildcats (5-12, 1-7) trailed just 20-18 at the break, but only scored three third-quarter points. The Dark Horses (14-4, 7-1) pulled away by scoring the first six points of the quarter.
"We couldn't score," Richlands coach Mike Kelly said. "I think we tried to make a couple of extra passes. We threw the ball away a few times. I think we picked it up in the fourth, but it was too little too late."
Richlands fell behind 6-1 early, but took a 13-12 lead in the second quarter.
"I was happy with the effort," Kelly said.
Clinton 24 13 14 10 — 61
Richlands 14 13 11 20 — 58
Bryant 15, Chester 7, Bradshaw 8, Evans 15, Banks 5, Spruill 2, Pearson 9. Totals— 22-57 12-19 61.
Hayes 4, Cottle 6, McQueen 8, Thomas 15, Thompson 15, Harrington 8, Batchelor 2. Totals— 21-52 11-22 58.
3-Point Goals— C 5 (Bryant 4, Banks), R 5 (Thompson 2, Harrington 2, Thomas). Rebounds— C 33 (Jones 6, Bradshaw 6, Pearson 6), R 36 (McQueen 9). RECORDS— C: 12-5, 6-2, hosts Croatan today. R: 7-10, 2-6, at South Lenoir today.
Clinton 12 8 10 11 — 41
Richlands 9 9 3 10 — 31
Pearsall 14, Simpson 8, Owens 1, Glasper 9, Murphy 7, Aultman 2. Totals— 13-48 15-30 41.
Taylor 1, Washington 4, Thompson 9, Meisberger 2, Kornegay 5, Batchelor 4, Petteway 4, White 2. Totals— 13-53 5-17 31.
3-Point Goals— C 0, R 0. Rebounds— C 49 (Murphy 15), R 33 (Taylor 7). RECORDS— C: 14-4, 7-1, hosts Croatan today. R: 5-12, 1-7, at South Lenoir today.


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Hattiesburg, MS (Sports Network) - Rakeem Cato threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns as the Marshall Thunder Herd routed the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 59-24 in a Conference USA contest at M.M. Roberts Stadium.
Cato completed 31-of-42 pass attempts and was also intercepted once for Marshall (3-4, 0-1 C-USA) which ended a two-game losing streak. Kevin Grooms had 119 yards and two scores on only 12 carries and Tommy Shuler caught 11 passes for 111 yards and two scores.
Anthony Alford completed only 9-of-21 pass attempts for 65 yards for Southern Miss (0-7, 0-1) which has still yet to record a win after winning the C-USA title last season. Kendrick Hardy had a team-high 50 yards rushing.
Justin Haig knocked in a 44-yard field goal midway through the first quarter to give Marshall the early lead, 3-0.
Southern Miss evened the score at 3-3 when Corey Acosta nailed a 51-yard field goal late in the first quarter.
Remi Watson scored on a three-yard rushing touchdown just before the end of the first quarter to give Marshall a 10-3 lead.
The Herd's advantage increased to 17-3 when Cato threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Antavious Wilson.
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Cato threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Shuler as Marshall took a 31-17 lead into the break.
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TaTa wrote: The mindfullness has drasticly reduce the "wanting" part of the addiction but still i cant seem to not smoke when someone lights one up around me.
CrawfordHollow wrote:So TaTa: drugs are stupid and a waste of time. There, now you know.
CrawfordHollow wrote:I am not so sure that this is sound advice, Oushi. Telling someone not to abandon their addictions because their addictions are their friends doesn't make much sense to me. I am sure that our experiences with drugs have been quite different. Drugs led me down a very dark and dangerous path. This certaintly is not a universal experience. You can live a decent and safe life while using any intoxicant in moderation. Drug use is bound to create obstacles on the spiritual path, though. It seems as though TaTa has already come to this conclusion and I believe the OP was looking for advice on how to stop their drug habit. When you are on the path it is important to know what to accept and what to abandon. There are things that will help us and things that will hurt us. I know that the Natural State is beyond all of this, but until you can abide in it 24/7 then you are still subject to karmic conditioning. I am no Dzogchen master, but I have read a bit of Longchenpa myself. I am not critisizing anyone for doing anything, that is not my business. I hope you do not take offense Oushi.
So TaTa: drugs are stupid and a waste of time. There, now you know.
oushi wrote:I personally treat marijuana as my friend....Treat it seriously, not like a laughing gas, because it deserves good treating, like a friend.
chickenman wrote: i don't smoke it every day. maybe a couple of times a week
chickenman wrote: just enough to let my mind settle comfortably into the here & now
oushi wrote:You may not know how valuable this experience is. Any revelations during such a sitting?
chickenman wrote:nothing i would call a "revelation" (other that the usual revelations)
"look !!! you are really "here" now"
gregkavarnos wrote:I used to (grow and) smoke, drink lots (hell, my family owned an ouzo distillery), pop any pill that crossed my path, trip, snort, you name it.
It's all just bullshit distractions, addiction to experiences and merely (reduces mindfulness and) clouds your mind. And it's really expensive. Take a moment to add up how much money you spend on it all and consider how you could spend it doing much more interesting and positive things. Consider tobacco for example. At 3 euro a packet per day that's about 1100euro a year. That's two months wages at the current minimum wage here in Greece!!!
For me it took a change of social scene and an avid interest in looking after my body and mind (martial arts and Buddhist meditation) in order to cut loose.
Hate to say it but bad company is actually a big factor. Funny thing is when you stop smoking, but hang out with smokers, you begin to see how absolutely BORING and STUPID they are when they are bent. They think they are so smart and deep but actually... Then you think to yourself: "Shiiiiiittt... I was that stupid and boring too and I didn't even notice it!"
After a while it doesn't even cross your mind to get wasted. I now find the idea of getting wasted completely and utterly boring. My mind is WAY more interesting when it is lucid then when it is clouded.
Good luck people! Keep up with being straight, it is 100% worth the effort!
tomamundsen wrote:Personally, I have a lot of experience with high meditation, so I'd like to offer my opinion. Yes, pot has helped me easily become absorbed in the present and drop discursive thought, it has even made visualizations more vivid and allowed me to feel the energy of mantras in a very direct and powerful way. However, it has the disadvantage that when I become distracted, its harder to notice that I am distracted and right myself. I imagine this is linked with short-term memory impairment. I've had similar effects with LSD, although that has let me get even deeper into non-discursive mental patterns even quicker. But it has the same short-term memory problem of eventually becoming distracted and not being able to fix that as quickly as when sober.
But, the even bigger problem is that reliance on anything external is contrived and ultimately a crutch. It's best to figure out how to do this on your own, because you'll eventually have to if you want any realization.
You misread what I said, I did not say that the experiences are boring I said that people high on drugs make for boring company.tomamundsen wrote:Greg, I'm sure you understand that psychoactives affect people differently. Just because drugs are boring to you doesn't mean they're boring to others. Look at this artist's self portraits under the influence of a cornucopia of various drugs - http://cultso.com/artist-takes-every-dr ... -each-use/. Boring would be one of the last possible ways I would describe this stuff.
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Draft Status:At this point, I'm not certain Williams is a first round pick. Last year, Phil Loadholt was the Sooner tackle who fell, but he ended up in Minnesota, moved back to the right side, and is having a phenomenal year. The same could be said for Williams. His junior year doesn't just go away because his senior year has been down. He's been surrounded by backups. All in all, I think some team will roll the dice on him late in the first round.
Final Analysis: In the final analysis, I think Williams is an NFL right tackle. His game fell off the cliff when he was moved to the left, and honestly he probably won't ever play on the left in the NFL. His game came to him much more naturally on the right side, and I will be curious to see if he is put back on the right, if he can once again play at the elite level he did as a Junior. He has all the tools, and considering what we've seen of him, the upside is there.
Reminds me of: David Stewart, OT Tennessee Titans-Stewart is one of the better RT's in the NFL and much of that comes from his ability to pass protect. Williams strength is pass protection, but we've seen he can be a great run blocker at times. If he can elevate his run blocking to a level of Stewart's he'll be in great shape in the NFL.
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Thomas and Oliver Lead Women's Tennis to First Win of 2011 with 7-2 Decision at Catawba
February 15, 2011
SALISBURY, N.C. Pfeiffer University scored wins in all three doubles matches en route to a 7-2 victory at Catawba College in womens tennis action on Tuesday afternoon. The victory evens the Lady Falcons record to 1-1 on the year while Catawba drops to 6-5.
The duo of Catie Thomas and Briana Oliver had the quickest win in doubles notching an 8-2 win over Steffi Cook and Candace Hall. Thomas and Oliver went on to register singles victories as Thomas went 6-0, 6-2 over Maggie McKee in the number two position while Oliver went 6-0, 6-1 over Hannah Kovach in the fifth spot. Alena Krutkina and Cari Hopson also recorded straight-set wins at number one and number three singles respectively.
The Lady Falcons will host their first home match of the 2011 season on Friday afternoon hosting Brevard at 3:00 p.m.