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I have this thing you see. Whenever it snows, I must go outside for a walk at night after everyone is tucked away in their cozy homes. I live in a city but after 10 p.m. in my district it becomes a sleepy village and so one can wander around and find inspiration in the silence. While wandering a few nights ago, I walked by one of my favorite shops nearby which happens to be owned by my friends Berit and Kerstin called Snug and I loved what I saw. Here is a shot of what I saw taken during the day as it was too dark to photograph it at night…
A coat hanger tree. It's impressive, right? I thought so. That is one cute Chrissy tree, the ornaments are their own products, their pretty brooches made from painted wood. It's a tree for all of your hang ups! :)
Have you found an impressive, unusual tree in your neighborhood? Or do you have one at home? Perhaps you can post it and link it here in the comments section. We could take a winter blog stroll together to see the trees all over the world. Whether you are into Christmas or not, it's just nice to see the creative things that people can do and how imaginative people can be with a single tree.
P.S. If you are in Hannover this weekend, don't miss Designachten where you can meet the Snug girls in person along with several other indie artists from Hannover and the local area. I'll be there as a visitor on both days so maybe you will spot me, too! :)
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Have you heard of Nordal? Living here I'm exposed to lots of Danish design, especially in the magazines that I read, but also in some of our online stores and even retail spaces here in my own city. I found reference to them today in Le Souk, an online shop in The Netherlands where you can find their gorgeous butterfly chairs (I'm thinking to buy one). I thought you may like to check them out because this style appeals to me so perhaps part of it will appeal to you. Nordal is yet another brand from Denmark that is a family-owned business and they design products that are functional but also very natural looking with the occasional playful chair or stool thrown in. This looks like a fun line for decorating!
They design most of the products that you see in Denmark but have them manufactured in the far east but only in good conditions so you can feel good about purchasing from Nordal, which to me is very important. We as consumers need to question where our favorite brands are making their wares, after all our money is directly supporting either fair employment or something entirely unethical – it's something to think about it. Would you like to see more of their products?
Above you can see some over-dyed vintage patchwork rugs that I spoke of recently in this post. Do you like this trend? What are your thoughts? I love it, just in a more subdued hue because I'm not into bold brights in my home. Plus, I recently bought a neutral patchwork rug in Istanbul that is huge, it's in my living room, and it has tones of gray and beige and cream with some bright pinks accents and it's a-m-a-z-i-n-g to me at least. I can't wait to show you once I pull my living room together.
And don't worry, if you cannot find these exact items in your home country use posts such as this one to inspire you to be on the look out for specific pieces in your local area that have a similar look. I usually print out or circle things in magazines and then try to find something similar in my part of the world, especially since so many companies in the U.S. do not ship to Germany, I've had to change my entire approach to shopping and that is the best tip that I can give you.
For instance, if you are shopping around for a similar look, try to scout rustic wood tables with metal bases. Rivets are also part of this look, so if your metal has rivets all the better. Also metal piping as the base is very current. I don't think it would be a bad idea to invest in a good rustic table with a metal base as it will look great for years to come. You can find pieces that are new by furniture designers, ones that are from companies like Nordal (but made in China, India and Thailand for example), or you can scout for vintage pieces which may or may not be the most affordable option as dealers watch the trends and read blogs too so you can believe that prices go up when something in their stock becomes sought-after. Another idea is to try making it yourself, you can use an old barn door from a salvage yard and then find metal legs and in a single afternoon, you can pop those legs on that door and be good to go!
It's all about developing your eye and really thinking about what exactly it is that you like about a piece and then if that piece isn't available to you, try to find something like it elsewhere or even make it yourself if that is reasonable. I've seen lots of similar wares in stores all over the states, again, it's all about shopping with an eagle eye!
I hope that you have enjoyed the introduction to Nordal!
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Lots of people ask me now that I live in northern Europe what I consider in style here in the world of interiors. It's hard to point to a few looks and say this or that is the norm just as it is impossible to pinpoint true American style these days. Fact is, Europe is a big place with tons of cultures and influence making each country quite unique but on the flip side, Europe is much more diversified than ever before (a topic that some are uncomfortable discussing and for good reason, the fear of homogenization). I think that fear is something most of us who grew up in 1980s America where we watched borders slowly fade can relate to… Exciting at first, but today many of us long for the days when travel from one state to the next was exciting — it meant being exposed to all new stores and restaurants, even chain stores were different, and that was pretty darn cool when I was a kid.
I guess that is why so many of us cling to handmade and flock to small shops even if it means paying more — and why we support local restaurants — we are trying to hold on to that feeling of uniqueness that we remember from our childhood. My observation entirely but what do YOU think?
Truth is, those living outside of Europe have long admired it for maintaining its uniqueness, from country to country… and that it maintains a special old world charm. However, as you watch the Travel Channel and see show hosts wander from city to city, you can't help but notice recurring store signage. Borders here are fading in some ways too. I think the difference though is that countries are not so quick to allow products in from other countries unless their is a real demand or interest but also because you are dealing with different governments and languages, it just takes longer to negotiate deals and import/export goods. It's not as easy to set up shop in another country.
Also, new brands from "outside" are not so easily adopted with a smile. And yet it is exciting to see the good stuff leak over the borders to Germany, I can't deny this, especially since Germany doesn't have a strong identifiable "style" post WWII like the Danes, French or the Italians maintained throughout the years. Oh yes, once they did, in fact their design and art movements spawned many other movements worldwide, just look at the Bauhaus and it's influence. However, since the second world war, function trumped beauty in many respects because so much was destroyed here and people were forced to build quickly to recover part of their life that was lost. But lately the tide is changing and younger Germans are starting to move and shake things. Functional products are looking really good to me and the overall future of German design (interiors, handmade arts & crafts, decorating) feels bright once more. Outside influence is definitely helping, as I see more and more Danish design here (and some Dutch) which excites me as these are two of my favorite places when it comes to design that I personally relate to.
Given that Germany and Denmark share a border to the north, it's natural that Danish design would start to creep over and influence the modern German home especially here in the north. You can see this in many shops and some cafes in Hamburg, the influence is there for certain. Pick up any good German decorating magazine and you'll see some of the hallmarks of Scandinavian design being highlighted more and more, particularly the Swedish and Danish stuff. Scandinavian design is very easy to classify but also to like and I'm guessing Danish goods appeal to Germans because the design is not only practical for everyday use and the lines are clean for the most part, but there is a rustic, natural feel to it that Germans as a whole like and can identify with as they are a culture very close to and respectful of, nature. Germans are known for being extremely brand loyal. It takes time for them to warm up to something (or someone) but once you've won them over you have a customer/friend for life. This is especially true of northern Germans, and since I've been visiting here for the past 11 years and now live and work here as well, I have an outsider's opinion based on the changes I've witnessed over the years when it comes to design in this country. This tells me that Danish companies who win over the hearts of people here will gain a loyal market that will stay in place for a long, long time.
If you are curious to see some examples of current Danish designers who are making some of today's top trends come to life, just flip through the e-pages of a TineK Home catalog, check out House Doctor, Ferm Living, Normann Copenhagen, HAY, Noa Noa (fashion brand but still), DAY, Greengate, Rice, Madam Stolz, and you'll definitely find many beautiful things that are very clean, some colorful and quirky, others more streamlined and modern with a neutral palette.
In my mind I tend to group some of the Danish styles that I'm seeing quite strongly here where I live in three key categories: Danish Pretty (Greengate, Rice), Old Meets New Danish (DAY Birger et Mikkelsen homeware, House Doctor, TineK Home, Madam Stoltz) and New Danish Modern (Normann Copenhagen, HAY). This post is more about Old Meets New Danish, as you can clearly see in the images I've selected. And by the way, these terms are all "Holly made" so they may or may not be how these individual companies classify themselves!
Old Meets New decorating, Danish style anyway, is clean and bright (when you live in the north, white is essential!) but there are definite French, Asian and Moroccan influences in surfaces, shapes, colors and patterns. There is also an industrial edge making this style accessible to city loft dwellers in addition to those living in country homes. Think rustic pottery, straw totes with leather handles, metallic (mostly silver) surfaces, linen, jute, wool, metallic linens, rustic wood, industrial, vintage Moroccan tea trays, metal bases on tables, metal lockers, wheels on rustic wood coffee tables, etc.
If you want to recreate this look in your own home, consider keeping your foundation pieces clean and fuss-free, mixing in a few statement pieces that may be painted in gray, blue or black for instance or you may choose to bring your statement pieces in using metal furniture – lockers, metal cabinets on wheels, wood tabletops with metal pipe bases… Also pay close attention to texture. This is what makes this look work. The Danes are naturals when it comes to making people feel at home, I felt very accepted and at home in Copenhagen earlier this year when I was there to work on my book. They are also effortlessly stylish, which I admire so much.
This style is a well-edited look appearing to be effortless, but in reality it is very well thought out. If you are trying to recreate the look use some of the images in this post as your inspiration. No matter where you live, no doubt you can find objects in your local neighborhood that can be used to create this look if you don't have access to the companies that I've mentioned above.
If you like the photos that appear in this post, they are from the Danish brand Madam Stolz, run by husband wife duo Pernille and Peter Stoltz since 1995 who live and work on the island of Bornholm in Denmark. They also run a delightful shop during the summer in Svaneke that I would love to visit as it appears as though everything they stock I would consider owning! If you are interested in Madam Stoltz products, please visit their website to see their online catalog or contact them directly to find a sales rep nearest to you.
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Hello friends, how was your weekend? Did you do anything fun? I had a great shopping weekend, I found some things for my new place simply by staying at home and shopping online — we got a lot of snow so it was the perfect plan of action! I'm dying to pull in all of the key foundation pieces so that I can start decorating, sewing, and crafting together my new apartment from there. I ordered a new sofa last month, but it won't arrive until mid January, so until then I'm trying to pull things in piece-by-piece, as I bring together my crafty, eclectic, old-meets-new home. I will show you some of the pieces that I picked up over the weekend so you can get a sense of where I'm going with all of my decorating plans… To refresh your memory, my place looks like this: Click Here for my new apartment tour.
What's what: 1. Vintage chandelier won on the German eBay site. 2. Desk for my sewing machine "area" from Jantuma, 3. Vitra MedaPal chair in black/white purely purchased based on comfort, 4. Another vintage chandelier from eBay.de (I am only doing chandy's in two rooms, the rest of the rooms will have mid century classic modern lighting in mostly white, 5. Muuto all wood desk light, 6. Chevron-patterned 240 x 170 cm jute/wool rug from Impressionen for my eating nook located in the hallway outside of the kitchen (I haven't shown you photos of that space yet. 7. IKEA PS Sinka to organize things and 8. White table with birch trim from Danish brand HAY in the 250 x 92,5 cm size for my actual work desk – it will hold my iMac, MacBook and Epson color printer plus I can lay things out on it as I work.
Here's a little glimpse into my everyday world, a polite corner of my dresser — "as is" in my bedroom. Here you can clearly see my very organic, natural way of putting things together. Which is also why I don't work on one room at a time but all of them together as part of this experimental composition of sorts. When I worked with clients in the past, I did the traditional room-by-room mood board. With my own home, I don't bother. I do pull together mood boards but end up referring to them only as loose ideas as I improvise constantly since my budget is so strict. Plus, I believe that your most authentic creative expression is the best to use in your home. I also learned after styling all of those homes that you'll soon see in my upcoming book — what you see in books and magazines is not an exact image of how people really live. I think writing the book and working in so many homes this past year made me much more aware of that fact than ever before.
It also helped me to feel more comfortable in my own decorating skin now that the smoke and mirrors have lifted. You become quite hazy when you live so much of your life online and with beautiful books and magazines surrounding you each day. You start to develop this fantasy that all homes look like the ones you see in print, or online, and that no one ever stains their white sofa, that the dog doesn't occasionally pee on the patchwork rug and that your kid doesn't run wild with markers on your newly applied wallpaper. It happens, it's called life.
Above is some artwork and handmade things on a bookcase in my living room. Nothing is arranged with skill, in fact none of the art is staying there — it will be hung in other rooms… but it's pretty just the same, because reality can be just as fantastic as the dream.
I hope that through decor8 I can somehow help you to feel safer in your decorating skin, too. I try to keep it real around here and I have some projects brewing for next year that I can't wait to share as I continue my journey forward into my 6th year of blogging. The more e-mags popping up, and lifestyle magazines, and cooking magazines… well they are all very beautiful and inspiring but it's very easy to feel as though that is how we each must live to be happy and it is not. If anything, we should pull ideas from these beautiful resources that we have and apply them in our own unique way. That is exactly how I decorate, from the heart, not to impress or pretend to be more than I am. What you see with me in real life is what you get, and online it is no different.
In fact, everyone who has met me, and you can comment to verify this if you have in fact met me in person, realizes right away that I am the same warm, friendly and down-to-earth Holly offline as I am here online. I don't play games, I don't gossip, I'm not negative but I love to point out stuff that irks me but always in a funny way, and I'm encouraging. But I also am real, I have bad days, I get down at times about myself, I often fear things, I worry for instance that if I do have a book signing that no one will show up, stuff like that. I take great pride in the fact though that I'm the real deal. And so does my home – what you see is definitely what you get here! And I'm proud of it.
I was starting to get in a decorating rut, you may remember this post (CLICK HERE if not), but I realized that the rut was one I'd dug myself. I was putting too much pressure on myself to be perfect. I was listening more to others than to my own heart. I was worrying that if I didn't create the perfect "decor8″ house that no one would take me seriously as a writer, a book author, a human being. How stupid and petty this all is when you have people dying all over the world from hunger, aids, and cancer to name a few. Children are being abducted. Bad stuff is going on worldwide yet I was hung up over how well I decorated my house? What a bunch of rubbish, how self-centered of me — and if you are a blog author and you worry about how you present your life online and get so caught up in it that family members get ignored, chores go undone, your stress level soars, or anything else negative is resulting from your own quest to please others and have some pretend amazing life then let me tell you it's absolutely nuts and a waste of time to bother. Just be yourself, show your friends and readers your real life and be proud of it and own it.
But we're all only human. An example of this: yesterday I won those two great chandeliers that you see above from eBay and one of my "anon" readers told me how kitschy and more-or-less terrible they were and how much I let her down because she relies on my style so much. Imagine being told that? But you know, I'm not calling anybody out or saying that it was wrong of them to hate my lighting. They have the right just as much as I have the right to like it. Thing is, when you put yourself out there like we bloggers do and share things from your heart, you often wonder why someone who doesn't know you would put the energy into commenting that your ideas are bad or have let them down. Like so many women out there (can you relate?), I am a people-pleaser so it actually bothered me for 3 seconds that I let someone down.
That single comment made me think about the expectations others have of me and it made me realize that the most important expectations to meet are those that I have of myself, then those from family, friends, business colleagues, customers and so on. But the first person is you, you have to live up to your own expectations, meet your goals and even exceed a few, and just be happy. If you have taken good care of yourself you have automatically taken care of others. That is why people love to be around those who have their act together. It's just the best feeling to be in the company of a really down-to-earth talented person who put themselves first in the most unselfish sense. And if people don't like your lights, well whatever man. You've got to let stuff like that go. The most impressive people are people who try not to be impressive, right?
Truth is, the decorating rut I was in is over. I've climbed out, readjusted my approach and for 2011 (I'm making advanced resolutions, gang) and I'm going to decorate my home and have a heck of a time doing it.
I'm digressing big time. Today I just felt like talking. I hope you do as well, I wonder what I've said here that you've thought about recently, or that you never thought about before, that resulted in some of your own food-for-thought? If so, and you feel like sharing, please do.
So those are some updates from my little world here in northern Germany where it is so cold, but with all of the Glühwein stands sprinkled on so many corners around the city, you barely notice the temps. Your outsides are freezing but your insides feel real nice. And speaking of nice, did you know that Nichole and Even from Little Brown Pen are flying to Paris next month to sneak away with my husband Thorsten and I? Oh yes, we are. And I promise to share some of the shops we find, but also I'll be attending for the first time Maison & Objet where I plan to meet up with Aphrochic who will be there, too. Can't wait!
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Villa Yaz
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Villa Yaz is a delightful property on the exclusive Çukurbag peninsula adjoining the town of Kas. It was recently constructed by an esteemed local builder who is responsible for a number of houses on the peninsula.
Quality of design and attention to detail are the hallmarks of this builder. A particularly beautiful feature of the villa is the high-ceilinged living area crowned with the beams and wooden cladding of an exposed timber roof. This is complemented by travertine stonework which spans the far wall and includes a centrally placed open fireplace. The feeling of spaciousness and ease created by these features is enhanced by the warmth of the terracotta-coloured floor tiles.
The living area opens onto the south-facing terrace and a beautiful view of the Mediterranean, the Greek island of Meis and a scattering of other islands. Nearest to the villa is a covered area providing space to eat and relax in the shade. Beyond, on the expanse of terrace is the ever-welcoming infinity swimming pool lined with mosaic tiles and fitted with underwater lighting. Outside fresh water shower and BBQ.
Of the five double bedrooms, three have tastefully fitted en suite bathrooms and four have sliding doors onto their own balcony or patio. There is a fourth bathroom to be shared by the other two bedrooms. Three bathrooms have a walk in shower, the fourth has a bath with shower.
Each living area has air-conditioning and for the benefit of visitors staying in cooler months there is underfloor heating throughout including the bathrooms.
|Sleeps up to 10, 5 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|Kas beach 2 km
|Will consider
|Corporate bookings, Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised, Wheelchair users
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Dalaman 160 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Log fire, Internet access, DVD player, Sea view
|Private outdoor pool (unheated)
|Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 3 En suites
|2 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Single beds (6), Cots (1), Dining seats for 10, Lounge seats for 10
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Parking, Wheelchair users
The Turkish Mediterranean Coast region
Kas is a calm and picturesque town nestling between the Mediterranean and the Taurus Mountains whose steep slopes rising to 500 metres protect it from the northerly winter winds. This is the most southerly of Turkish resorts and it enjoys long hot summer days and mild winters.
It is located in the region known as Lycia, the homeland of the once renowned people of the Lycian civilization who predated the Greeks and Romans. Kas was built on the site of the ancient Greek town of Antiphellos but remains of the earlier Lycian civilisation are to be seen all around. To find out more we suggest you go to www.lycianturkey.com and click on 'sites of ancient Lycia'.
This is an area of wonderful scenery, fascinating history, abundant and varied wildlife and a gorgeous climate. The thriving town of about 8000 local inhabitants is large enough to be able to offer the visitor a copious range of tourist facilities but not so large as to have lost its sense of intimacy and integrity. Whatever your requirements, whether relaxation, adventure, or exploration, Kas is the perfect centre from which to enjoy a deeply satisfying holiday.
The reputation of Kas has been such that many Turks themselves have made it their choice of holiday destination in recent decades. Now it is favoured by visitors from many nations who enjoy the fact that it is just a little too distant from airports to attract the interest of many package tour companies.
Excellent restaurants and shops are to be found in the older part of the town, a hillside cluster of buildings with traditional Ottoman balconies and stone-paved streets. To the west of the town the ancient Greek amphitheatre is still used for concerts and other cultural events.
Until fairly recently when the coastal roads were built, access to the town was only possible by boat; today boating still plays a large role in the life of the town. The harbour offers mooring for a range of vessels including gulet cruise boats which can be chartered to tour the beautiful coastline. A marina is being built which will offer mooring for a further 470 yachts.
Kas is renowned as the best centre in Turkey for scuba diving with its crystal clear waters and abundant variety of sea life. Other activities include paragliding, sea-kayaking, trekking, mountain biking, canyoning and jeeping. We suggest you investigate the site www.bougainville-turkey.com for a fuller description of what you might do on holiday here.
For serious walking or for a gentle stroll there is the 509 kilometre Lycian way which passes by Kas and is considered by the Sunday Times to be one of the ten most beautiful walks in the world.
Should it become necessary to cool off a bit we suggest taking a drive inland to the mountainous national parklands where trout streams and a wide variety of wildlife are to be found.
Scuba diving
Sea kayaking
Horse riding
Exploring ancient ruins
Arts festivals
Beaches/ Sea platforms
Turkish baths
Water Park on Peninsula
Water Slides in Kas & along the coast
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17 Oct 2013
Die Villa übertrifft alle Erwartungen! Noch schöner als schon auf den Photos!Super war auch das die Villa nicht so nah an angrenzende Häuser gebaut ist, viel Privatsphäre!Kas ist ein Traum!… More
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"A little piece of Heaven!"
This is the third time my husband and I have stayed at the Villa Yaz - a fact which probably speaks for itself. The villa is exactly as described - comfortable, spacious, modern, well-equipped and th… More
28 Apr 2013
"Traumvilla in super Lage mit atemberaubendem Blick"
Tolles Haus in wunderschöner Lage- unverbauter Meerblick (viele andere Villen schauen dem Nachbarn auf die Hausrückseite)- nahezu Alleinlage (ein direkter Nachbar, alle weiteren in ausreichender En… More
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Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, whose forthcoming movie is entertainment loaded "Humshakals", says she has her reservations about donning a bikini and kissing on-screen.
"I have always maintained that I will not wear a bikini and will not do kissing scene on-screen. This is something that I have maintained, and I intent to keep that. I am not comfortable (with it) at all," Tamannaah told IANS.
For a scene in "Humshakals", all three actresses - Tamannaah, Esha Gupta and Bipasha Basu were required to wear a bikini, but Tamannaah chose to cover it up with an unbuttoned sleeveless top and a pair of shorts.
The actress, who has two film releases lined up - "Humshakals" with Saif Ali Khan and "It's Entertainment" with Akshay Kumar, says both the actors are very different from each other.
"Saif can pull off any role - be it 'Omkara', 'Hum Tum' or 'Agent Vinod'. His kind of films are very different, wheras Akshay has a genre which he is good at. They are very different individuals," she said.
There were reports that there was animosity between Bipasha, Esha and Tamannaah. But the "Himmatwala" actress says Bipasha "was very sweet on the sets".
"She is an established actress, but she was very cordial with us."
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agreed with the first comment
if the movie has some story and some standard i dont not mind one arm distance also
its not always nudity that will make the movie hit
I dont find this girl pretty at all
Sure she has fair and lovely type skin,but not beautiful
tamannaah is so beautiful..all the best
We want good movies not half naked women and being treated as an eye candy...Waiting for the movie, Hamshakal!
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The Dr Pepper Dallas Cup, the most prestigious international youth soccer tournament in the United States, concluded today as Coritiba from Brazil defeated Monterrey of Mexico in the Gordon Jago Super Group Final, 3-1. The contest was the final game of Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXVI's "Championship Weekend", in which eight teams, representing four countries, were awarded Dallas Cup's iconic "Boot and Ball" championship trophy.
Evandro, game-winning goal scorer of the Super Group final, kisses the trophy
Gordon Jago Super Group
In an exciting game worthy of deciding the Gordon Jago Super Group Final, both Coritiba and Monterrey showed fantastic on-the-ball skill which produced numerous scoring chances, and great goals. Coritiba struck first in the 8th minute, when Forward Thiago Lopes received a cross in the penalty area. Instead of trying to get off a difficult shot, Lopes laid off a beautiful ball onto the path of an onrushing Evandro da Silva, who blasted his shot past the Monterrey goalkeeper.
Monterrey responded in the 26th minute, when Erick Amaro beat the Coritiba goalkeeper to the ball on a corner kick, and flicked the ball into the net to tie the score.
Coritiba quickly responded when Lopes and da Silva teamed up again, this time on a free kick which da Silva headed home for the 2-1 lead.
Both teams continued to dazzle the boisterous crowd with entertaining soccer. In the 68th minute Coritiba midfielder, Vitor Vieira, played a quick give-and-go with a teammate to give himself space in Monterrey's half of the field. While his long-distance shot was not strong, it was perfectly placed, and rolled in just inside the near post.
With less than 10 minutes remaining, Coritiba lost a player to yellow card accumulation, and defended with 10 men for the remaining portion of the game. Monterrey had several excellent chances, but was unable to score again, giving Coritiba its second Gordon Jago Super Group championship in four years. The win is the twelfth Super Group championship by a Brazilian club since the elite division was founded in 1990.
Daniel Lopez (R) celebrates is last-minute game winning goal against FC Dallas
Under 19
Jaguares de Chiapas denied FC Dallas their second Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXVI Championship of the day, in heart-breaking fashion.
FC Dallas 97B Premier struck first in the 13th minute, when FC Dallas' Christopher Villalobos was able to connect on a sharp cross into the goal box, and flick it past the goalkeeper.
Jaguares controlled the pace of the game for long stretches, but FC Dallas still created several chances on the counter-attack, and was unlucky on several occasions not to increase their lead. The missed opportunities came back to haunt them in the 77th minute when Jaguares' Ricardo Gonzalez headed home a cross to tie the game at 1-1. FC Dallas had a chance to re-take the lead one minute later when a shot beat the keeper, but hit the inside of the far post, and bounced back harmlessly into the field of play.
The game seemed destined to go to a deserving overtime, when, in the fifth minute of added-time, and on the last meaningful kick of the game, Daniel Lopez made a long run from midfield and uncorked a blistering left-footed shot, that flew past the FC Dallas keeper, and into the side netting for the winning goal. The 2-1 victory gave Jaguares their first Dallas Cup championship and denied FC Dallas Premier Head Coach, Scott Dymond, his second championship of the day.
Santos hoists their first "Boot and Ball" trophy
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The Super 17's championship game featured two Mexican rivals, Monterrey Rayados and Santos Laguna. Monterrey came into the match having won the most Dallas Cup championships, with fifteen, while Santos was seeking their first.
Santos kept the ball for long periods of play in the scoreless first half, creating several quality chances. Monterrey used quick counter-attacks to provide their offense for most of the game.
In the 76th minute Santos' Jesus Ocejo Zazueta rose above his defender to head home the game's only goal, and give Santos their first "Boot and Ball" trophy.
Santos and Monterrey prepare for the match
Golden State's shot bounces off the cross bar
Under 17
The Under 17 Championship was a fitting pairing, in that the two most successful clubs in this year's tournament met for the right to hoist the "Boot and Ball" trophy. FC Dallas sent three teams to the finals Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXVI, while FC Golden State sent two.
A vocal crowd, rose early for the game that kicked off at 10:00am. The crowd exchange chants as FC Dallas Premier fans shouted "F-C-DAL-LAS", and Golden State Platinum supporters chimed in with "Ole's" for each pass in extended possessions.
It was FC Dallas that rewarded its fans in the 28th minute when Gerver Chavez connected on a lofted ball over the top of Golden State's back line, slotting the ball calmly past the onrushing keeper for the first goal of the game.
Golden State thought they had tied the score when a shot beat the FC Dallas keeper, but bounced down off the crossbar and harmlessly away from goal. Just a minute later Golden State was reduced to 10 men when a player received his second yellow of the game.
With time running out, another Golden State player was ejected for a violent conduct foul. FC Dallas' Martin Gonzalez, sealed the win a minute late with a 89th minute strike.
The victory gave FC Dallas their third Dallas Cup Championship, the second one claimed by Head Coach Scott Dymond.
The following games were played Saturday, April 4.
Under 16
It was two Washington club rivals, Seattle United Copa and Crossfire Premier Pre-Academy, who had their eyes on the U16 adidas Young Champions title in Saturday's U-16 final matchup.
Seattle United's captain, Jackson Ragen, struck first in the 12th minute. Ragen was able to squeak the ball past Crossfire's goalkeeper, when he rose above his defender to nod in a hopeful cross.
Paul Rothrock padded the score in the 38th, to give United all the goals they would need, in a 2-0 victory. Seattle United Copa is the first team from the State of Washington to win a Dallas Cup age group.
Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany defeated FC Golden State USSDA U14 Academy, 2-1, to claim the U15 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXVI title.
Enrique Pena Zauner started the German side off right, with his 14th minute, perfectly placed, free kick strike.
William Justin Kabuya added to the lead five minutes into the second half to give his team some needed breathing room, as FC Golden State stormed back in the dying minutes of the game. Kevin Aguilar-Cervantes scored with one minute remaining to put Eintracht on their heels.
In added time, Golden State had a shot at the tying the game, but the last minute desperation header went wide of Frankfurt's empty goal, for the final play of the game. This is Eintracht Frankfurt's second Under 15 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup Title, and first since 2010.
Under 14
Penalty kicks were required to decide the Under 14 age group, after AC Brea and FC Dallas Pre Academy tied 1-1 at the end of overtime.
AC Brea Captain, Tye Herandez, scored in the 13th minute, to give his side a 1-0 lead.
FC Dallas tied the game 7 minutes later, when Luis Pacheco redirected a cross past the goalkeeper.
Neither team was able to add to their tally in regulation, which required AC Brea to play in their third consecutive overtime game.
The 20 minute overtime period remained scoreless, meaning the championship would be determined from kicks from the penalty spot. Aaron Tebay, hero in AC Brea's quarterfinal penalty kicks victory, when he was an injury replacement for AC Brea's regular keeper, and scorer of the game winning goal in the semifinal overtime win, came up big again in goal. He connected on his attempt, and stopped two FC Dallas shots to help AC Brea win the shootout, 3-1.
Under 13
San Diego Surf SC Academy Select beat their Southern California rivals, FC Golden State PDA, by a score of 3-1, to take home the club's first "Boot and Ball" Championship trophy, in the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXVI Under 13 final.
FC Golden State PDA scored first, in the 27 minute, when Juan Cruz's shot deflected off a defender and into the far side of the net.
The lead did not hold up for long as Surf forward Alfredo Moran slotted his 31st minute shot past the keeper to tie the game.
Moran scored again in the 50th minute to put Surf up 2-1. Zachary McGordon added his team's third goal when he blasted home a long-range shot with just nine minutes remaining.
Despite several chances late, FC Golden State was unable to score again, giving the San Diego Surf SC their first Dr Pepper Dallas Cup title.
The Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXVI Champions are:
Gordon Jago Super Group: Coritiba FC (Brazil)
Under 19: Jaguares de Chiapas (Mexico)
Super 17's: Santos Laguna (Mexico)
Under 17: FC Dallas Youth 98B Premier (Texas)
adidas Young Champions Under 16: Seattle United 98B Copa (Washington)
Under 15: Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
Under 14: AC Brea B00 (California)
Under 13: San Diego Surf SC Academy Select (California)
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Out of the available FastPasses which do you go for?
I usually only get a FastPass for Splash Mountain because that line tends to be the longest whenever I go. I have done them for Thunder Mountain and Indiana Jones before, too.
Out of the available FastPasses which do you go for?
I usually only get a FastPass for Splash Mountain because that line tends to be the longest whenever I go. I have done them for Thunder Mountain and Indiana Jones before, too.
During the summer, it's splash mountain. Otherwise always space mountain. I get nervous about spending a fast pass on Indy.
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Sometimes Splash Mountain, depending on the weather
Ocassionally Roger Rabbit or Thunder Mountain. Only ocassionally because I don't spend much time in Toon Town, so I don't ride Roger Rabbit that often. And far as Thunder Mountain is concerned, the wait never seems too bad, and I like the way that the queue is themed. I would normally rather get a fastpass for rides mentioned above.
Sometimes Screamin' if my family wants to ride together. Otherwise we go as single riders.
And, of course, RSR will be added to this list, but I haven't been to Cars Land yet. That's next month.
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When we have non disabled group we always do Space FPs sometimes Indy.
In DCA its TOT sometimes Screamin.
In Disneyland I always FP Space Mountain, Star Tours, Indiana Jones, and Splash Mountain... for the other rides it just depends on how long the lines are.
In DCA I always FP Soarin', and TOT.
I've always used the FP system... without even knowing about the whole time window-not-being-enforced thing! I love it, and have never had a problem with scheduling my day around all of the various FP's.
ALWAYS for Splash Mountain & Space Mountain... those always have the longest lines and I don't like Space Mountain's queue that much
sometimes for Autopia or Big Thunder
and that's pretty much it
In the end we often don't use all we get. Usually Big Thunder because its standby line is just as short as FP return when we go back to ride. Often Autopia because even with FP it's a long wait, if it's our last chance we use them, if not we just come back when the wait is shorter.
Roger Rabbit ans Space mountain, i just can't take the switchbacks on those rides
We usually get them for as many as we can throughout the day - saves time - but if we have any leftover at night that we didnt get to use - I try to find someone that might be able to use them.
At Disneyland: Space Mountain & Star Tours, mostly. Sometimes Indy.
At DCA: Soarin, RSR. Sometimes Tower.
I'm more likely to use single rider than to use FP.
Pretty much every ride except Autopia, GSS, and GRR...
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Diamond Club
The Diamond Club -- the only full service restaurant and bar on campus. A uniquely Temple destination restaurant, featuring a "homegrown", dynamic and diverse menu uniquely highlighted by ingredients from local growers, craft brewers and local vintners.
Committed to a truly sustainable food system through…
- Locally grown foods Fair trade coffee and teas are available locally produced craft beers and wine
- All post-consumer food and paper waste is composted locally, and returns to the university and area farmers to fertilize our land.
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1913 North Broad St.
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Buffet $9.35 (+tax)
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ZANESVILLE â?? Calvin Thomas â??Calâ?ť Teegardin, 72, passed away July 19, 2013, at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital.
He was born in Gomer the son of the late William and Floy Jones Bechtol Teegardin.
He was retired from Zanesville City Schools and a member of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 54, Lima.
Cal is survived by his wife, Louise Macke Teegardin, whom he married Oct. 25, 1969, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Columbus Grove; a daughter, Jennifer Teegardin; a sister, Jayne (Bob) Bassitt; two grandchildren, Laura and Nathan; sister and brothers-in-law, Connie (Otto) Gerdeman and Jerry (Marilyn) Macke; nieces and nephews, John (Dawn) and Michael (Maryann) Bassitt, Julie (Matt) Tucholski, Diana (Paul) Bauer, David (Denise), John (Tiah), Mike, Dennis (Dianne), Christopher and Angie Gerdeman, Pam (Bernie) Moening, Linda (John) Kierns, Jerry (Phyllis) Macke, and Tom Macke
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Amy Teegardin; a brother, John Teegardin; and mother- and father-in-law, Wilbert and Ruth Macke.
Funeral services will begin at noon Thursday at Love Funeral Home, Ottawa. Deacon Jim Rump will officiate. Cal will be laid to rest in SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Ottawa.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to services Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Muskingum County Animal Shelter, 1500 Newark Road, Zanesville, OH 43701.
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A new study by analytics firm StatCounter has shown that Chrome and Safari are virtually neck-and-neck as the top mobile browsers, but that Safari was the clear winner in both North America and Europe. In particular, in the US Safari holds a 55 percent share of mobile browser use, with Chrome at 30 percent and generic Android browsers with 9.5 percent. In addition to just edging out Safari worldwide to be the top mobile browser, Chrome is also the dominant desktop browser worldwide, with a 52.6 percent share.


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CBI alleges that Rakesh Mohan took a bribe of over 3 crore to award a contract
Raids carried out at 13 places in Delhi and Haryana Owner of a private infrastructure firm also named in FIR
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi Jal Board Chief Executive Officer Rakesh Mohan has been booked in a corruption case by the Central Bureau of Investigation that conducted raids at over a dozen places here in the Capital and neighbouring Haryana on Tuesday.
The owner of a private infrastructure company has also been named in the FIR.
A CBI official said later in the day that raids were carried out at 13 places in all and several incriminating documents pertaining to the case have been recovered. No one has been arrested so far.
In the FIR, the CBI alleged that Rakesh Mohan had accepted a bribe of over Rs. 3 crore from Vijay Kataria, owner of Kaveri Infrastructure Private Limited, to award a contract of Rs. 35.84 crore to his company.
The Delhi Jal Board had invited tenders on November 9, 2004, for re-laying and renovation of water pipelines in some areas of the Capital. This was to be done using a specific technology in which there was apparently no need to dig trenches.
In response to the tender notice, six firms responded and three were short-listed by the Jal Board.
Subsequently, however, the scope of work was changed. Earlier it was proposed to carry out works from A-2 Park Janakpuri to Janak Cinema in West Delhi and from Hindu Rao to Jhandewalan reservoir in Central Delhi.
Later it was decided to renovate 3.5 km of South Delhi mains between Haiderpur water treatment plant and Mangolpuri.
Also, a 0.5-km stretch between Sonia Chowk and Vikas Kunj (a distance of 4 km) and 2 km of water pipeline from Pul Bangash to Idgah (emanating from Chandrawal water works) were to be renovated as per the new work order.
According to the CBI, the consortium asked for a mobilisation advance of 10 per cent of the contract value, which the Jal Board allowed, despite this not being mentioned in the tender document. Further, the rate at which the contract was awarded was much higher than the rates for laying new pipelines of similar dimensions.
The FIR also stated that even the technology that was supposed to be used was not meant for renovation of water pipelines but was suitable only for increasing the carrying capacity of the pipes already laid.


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Designer gowns show off new jewelry collection
Pearl collars, chokers and cuffs were all on display recently when Jewelmer Joaillerie launched its spring-summer 2013 collection. That evening, many of the women who attended the event at NBC Tent at the Fort had freshly scrubbed, lightly powdered necks—the better to display their jewels.
Three designers were tapped to design evening wear that was then paired with pieces from the new collection. Rhett Eala, Patrice Ramos-Diaz and Randy Ortiz presented beautifully distinct gowns.
Eala had his trademark layers of fabric that resembled the multiple pages of a huge book. These were paired with ropes of pearls and gold plate. Pearls were also dotted or scattered sparingly across the waist.
For her set, Diaz used shiny jersey and daring cutouts that revealed portions of creamy skin. Her unforgiving, body-con pieces were partnered with tricolor pearl strands or lariats that were left to dangle from the shoulder or were cinched tightly around the waist.
Ortiz, a known romantic came up with evening gowns with red lace appliques, sexy halter tops with billowing sleeves, and skirts embellished with black curlicues. For more drama, his models were sent out wearing an assortment of pearl brooches, multi-strand cuffs and chokers.
"The three designers each possess a very strong, distinct aesthetic that, while different, came together beautifully when they were asked to come up with designs inspired by the spring-summer 2013 collection," creative and collection director Gaelle Branellec told Inquirer Lifestyle.
Not one, but three
That evening, the designers came up with not one, but three collections. Aside from evening wear that clung to a neutral palette, they also presented a five-piece cobalt set as well as an all-black suite.
"We formally launched Jewelmer Joaillerie's signature cobalt blue as it signifies the sea, the origin of the exquisite South Sea pearls. This precious shade of blue is vibrant like the sea," Branellec said. "There is also a certain fragility, like that of the state of our seas, that evokes emotion which is difficult to translate into words. It is truly an exceptional color to complement the exceptional golden South Sea pearls," she added.
The spring-summer 2013 collection from Jewelmer Joaillerie is wide and varied, but when she was asked to identify the big-ticket items, Branellec chose the Grand Tropics necklace from the Tropics collection and the Pelagia Ring from the Lautitia collection.
"The other ranges include Dolce Rosa, Via Rosa and the Vitta Rings. We also have some new extensions of the Petite Fleur collection that have garnered quite a lot of attention in recent weeks," she added.
Credit card launched
Incidentally, a new credit card timed its launch to coincide with that of Jewelmer's. The Jewelmer Platinum MasterCard powered by PNB and Allied Bank is the first ever jewelry co-branded card in the world. This luxury card is for the discerning individual with an appreciation for the finer things in life.
With premium benefits like points redemptions with Jewelmer, reward programs, special gifts, an exclusive concierge, dual currency conversion, Mabuhay Miles, and more, the card should be available before the end of the year.
"The Jewelmer Platinum MasterCard also supports the Save Palawan Seas Foundation, which is a philanthropic conservation effort very close to the hearts of the Jewelmer family," Branellec said.
Jewelmer Joaillerie's spring-summer 2013 collection should be available in stores now, although Branellec said some of the more elaborate pieces will first be brought to a number of international trade shows.
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In Goldman v. Gagnard, No. 12-2706 (June 27, 2014), the Seventh Circuit (in an opinion authored by Judge Tinder) waded into a long-running, continent-spanning dispute, which it characterized as "Dickensian" in character, arising out of water leaks in a California house that was sold ten years and five judicial proceedings ago. The court's ultimate holding was that the sellers had waited too long to raise an error that a California state court allegedly made almost three years ago, and had thereby waived any error.
What's important about the case, however, is that, in the course of reaching its conclusion, the court reminded us of its decision 14 years ago in Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers' Nat'l Pension Fund v. Elite Erectors, Inc., 212 F.3d 1031, 1034 (7th Cir. 2000), that when a federal judgment is registered in another district for collection, under 28 U.S.C. § 1963, the court in the receiving district may not modify the judgment but must enforce it as entered.
That rule rightly prevents what could be considerable confusion if multiple districts modified the judgment in potentially different ways. Any motion for relief from the judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b), therefore, must be made in the rendering court.
The appellants (the Gagnards) attempted to use the appellee's registration proceeding in the Northern District of Illinois as a means to raise a setoff issue that they previously had not litigated when a federal district court in California confirmed an arbitral award against them. The Seventh Circuit thought that the Gagnards had ample opportunity to litigate the issue in the California district court or, at least, in a related California state-court proceeding. The Northern District of Illinois was "a tribunal entrusted not with sifting through the substantive arguments, but simply with enforcing the judgment entered by the entities that invested significant resources and time in determining which parties owed what to whom." Slip Op. 9. It thus "did not have jurisdiction to substantively 'modify or annul' the judgment of the California federal court." Slip Op. 9-10.
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@Stephen: We agree, this is part of the opportunity for automation "magic." Shouldn't be too difficult to incorporate that feature into the app.
@ Brenda: Perhaps a good idea to engineer a detachable plastic housing? Sell common colors as after market accessories. To the extent Scroll can "disappear" into the window frame, that would be ideal. PS, 17 windows in the kitchen -- you're living every HGTV fanatic's dream :-)
@Thomas Latta: Perhaps it would be helpful to see a picture of your window frame, so that the Quirky designers & engineers can think about accommodating that set up with the Scroll mounting kit. Would you mind uploading A photograph to this thread? Happy Sunday, All the best!
@Bobbie K: absolutely critical that safety be at the forefront of the design and engineering processes. We feel highly confident that quirky will implement the necessary safeguards against entanglement and other dangers. Of course, they must do so to satisfy the CPSC as well as to uphold the companies well articulated-values. Safety engineering is not our area of expertise, however we welcome any and all input around the specific risks and potential solutions. Thank you again for raising this important topic.
We're so excited to see such a thoughtful discussion regarding the development of Scroll and we're really looking forward to seeing where things go from here. The community is bringing up some great topics that we'd love to weigh-in on from our perspective.
@fluffycloud: You suggest that the motor should be mounted at the top of the window box, directly on the blind unit rather than driving the chain. The window treatment market is actually filled with designs like that, however, they require replacing the entire roller unit; this is costly and not a typically a DIY installation.
@engjell Hasa: We designed a solution to address a very common type of shade. We have some ideas of how the existing Scroll design could potentially be adapted to accommodate pull type blinds as well as other models. We'll looking forward to sharing those ideas with you and the community in the near future.
@ Idris Mokhtarzada: The variations in chain size and composition (i.e. stopper balls, connection links, etc.) certainly presents a valid engineering challenge. The good news is, the chains are extremely simple to cut with a standard pliers (and even scissors sometimes) and it would be very simple to include a simple and inexpensive hardware replacement kit that would quickly allow the user to remove the non-uniform chain parts and replace them with a connection link that would be compatible with Scroll. Another solution is to design the drive wheel so it could be stepped with an inner channel that would accommodate thinner chain balls while the outer section could handle the thicker ones. Sketches/renderings to come on this idea.
@ Farlow: A motor with sufficient torque is a key component of the design. As some people have mentioned, gearing can provide quite a lot of torque from a small motor. Commercially available gear motors are basically just a standard motor with a built in gearbox and virtually any ratio is available without the need for custom manufacturing.
Look forward to continuing the thread and sharing some of our ideas visually soon.
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Hey guys. I told a bold step of singing on a track for the 1st time and added it to my portfolio. Just wondering what you guys think. Im not sure if i should keep adding tracks with vocals as Im not really a singer! I just thought id give it a try. Here's the track. Let me know your thoughts!
Hi James, sounds good, really. I think you should keep this track with vocals.
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DATE & TIME: Monday, December 2, 7 p.m. (ET)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Stroh Center (4,280) -- Bowling Green, Ohio. Television: None. Home Record: WKU 4-0, BGSU 1-1. Away Record: WKU 0-2, BGSU 0-2. Neutral Record: WKU 0-0, BGSU 1-1. Conference Record: WKU 0-0, BGSU 0-0. Series Record: Western Kentucky leads, 22-9.
GAME NOTES: The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers go searching for their first road win of 2013-14 as they pay a visit to the Bowling Green Falcons at the Stroh Center.
The Hilltoppers are a perfect 4-0 in their own building thus far, but away from E.A. Diddle Arena the squad has fallen twice, most recently to Marshall last week. However, on Saturday WKU responded with a 68-53 win over Eastern Illinois.
As for the Falcons, they have only two wins to their credit and one of those was in the season opener against Earlham in a blowout (102-49). Taking part in the Cancun Challenge last week, BGSU defeated Presbyterian (67-45) before suffering a 63-56 defeat at the hands of Oral Roberts.
The Hilltoppers own a commanding 22-9 advantage in the all-time series with BGSU. The most recent meeting two seasons ago was a 60-53 victory for WKU.
Against the Panthers over the weekend, WKU was paced by George Fant who scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor, while T.J. Price pitched in with 13 points and matched Fant on the glass with five rebounds. Western Kentucky knocked down an even 50 percent from the field, yet converted a dismal 4-of-21 from 3-point range.
Price, who has almost three times as many 3-point baskets (15-of-40) as anyone else on the roster, leads the program with 16.0 ppg, followed by Fant who is producing 13.5 ppg which means the duo accounts for close to half of the unit's 63.0 ppg thus far. While the offense has scored more than 68 points only once this season, the defense has done well to limit the opposition to a mere 60.8 ppg
Bowling Green appeared to be well on its way to a victory against Oral Roberts last week, shooting 53.6 percent from the floor in the opening half in order to claim a 35-26 advantage at the break, but the Falcons completely fell apart in the final 20 minutes of action. The team sank only eight field goals, shot 1-of-6 beyond the arc and 4-of-9 at the free-throw line in the second half, en route to the seven-point loss. Cameron Black tried to keep the team alive with his 10 points and game-high 13 rebounds, while Spencer Parker and Anthony Henderson both tallied 12 points in the setback.
Part of the issue for the Falcons of late is not having Chauncey Orr and his 14.0 ppg available, as he is sidelined with a knee sprain and has appeared in just a single game. With him out of action, the active leading scorers for BGSU are Parker (13.5 ppg), Jehvon Clarke (12.0 ppg) and Henderson (11.5 ppg). Unfortunately, that threesome has combined to shoot only 13-of-52 beyond the arc, taking the team down to a mere 25.7 percent accuracy there through six games.
Because of a solid defense, going up against an offense that is lacking a key producer, this might be the perfect opportunity for the Hilltoppers to capture that first road win of the season.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Western Kentucky 66, Bowling Green 54


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There are a lot of great tips for businesses who want to save money by going green, and here some that have worked for OnTrac, and just might work for you, too:
"Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials, and appliances to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Habitat for Humanity ReStores are proudly owned and operated by local Habitat for Humanity affiliates, and proceeds are used to build homes, community, and hope locally and around the world."
The Fleet of Tomorrow, Today Equipment performance guidelines are only a part of what OnTrac and other SmartWay carriers are doing to improve sustainability. Technology continues to play a big role in the supply chain as carriers use things like GPS-enabled trailers and route optimization software to reduce empty and partial miles, making every line haul count. Responsible shipping is important, and SmartWay Transport Partners like OnTrac recognize that sustainability impacts more than just the environment. Newer equipment means fast and reliable ground delivery. Greater efficiencies directly impact our ability to offer more affordable ground shipping rates. And affordable shipping rates allow companies to give you the best deal possible. Now that's a win-win-win situation.
OnTrac is a longtime supporter of the Customized Logistics and Delivery Association (CLDA). As an organization, we support the CLDA and have had an employee as a board member for almost 10 years, Chief Administrative Officer, Rick Chase.
As well as having a board member, OnTrac is also a proud sponsor of the CLDA's Annual Meeting & Exposition. The Annual Meeting consists of a CLDA Board of Directors Meeting early in the week and a CLDA Convention and Exposition that follows. The Convention and Exposition is a venue for OnTrac and other companies to exhibit their goods and services to over 400 attendees from the customized logistics and delivery industry. The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida from May 6-9.
OnTrac CAO - Rick Chase
The CLDA is the voice of the customized logistics and delivery industry, representing those who keep the wheels of commerce rolling in North America. CLDA is the largest trade association in the industry providing time-critical and last-mile deliveries. Since 1987, the association has promoted and advanced the professionalism of the customized logistics and delivery industry through networking, education and advocacy.
Mark Magill, VP of Business Development, spoke at the American Supply Chain and Logistics Summit on December 8-11 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, TX. This show concentrated on high-level logistic professionals looking to network and learn more about the industry from thought leaders in the transportation field. Magill's presentation was titled "Regional Parcel Carriers of the US." The presentation focused on giving the audience alternative package delivery solutions to the national carrier duopoly in the major metropolitan areas of the US. This topic is of particular interest due to the new FedEx and UPS Dimensional Weight policy, which has been called, "the mother of all rate increases."
"OnTrac is very passionate about community involvement," Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations Laura Peterson said. "We have the opportunity to help a great cause, and a lot of people, right here in Arizona. That's important to us."
At the KNIX Kickoff party, which took place on November 3, 2014, OnTrac donated $1,500.00, the equivalent of 15,000 cans, in support of the campaign's quest to collect one million cans. Additionally, OnTrac collected more than 2500 cans at its Corporate Headquarters in Chandler, Arizona to assist St. Vincent de Paul in their efforts this holiday season.
The 7th annual Million Can Crusade will benefit more than 80 parish-based food pantries in the community. Food boxes will be delivered to hungry families. Last year, volunteers delivered nearly 400,000 food boxes.
For more information on the Million Can Crusade, or to support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, visit https://www.stvincentdepaul.net.
I've been doing Long Drive competitions since 2008 and participate in 4-8 events a year. It has been a great hobby for me.
When did you start playing golf?
I started playing golf when I was 13 and was immediately hooked to the game.
How did you get involved in longest drive contests?
Around Christmas in 2007 my sister and I watched the Re/Max World Long Drive on ESPN. As I laughed at the guys yelling at their golf balls I told her it looked easy. My sister, being the motivator and supporter she is, signed me up that following spring. I soon realized it wasn't that easy to not yell at your golf ball.
Can you talk a little bit about your number 2 ranking at the 2011 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship?
2011 was a very successful year for me. My confidence was built up from finishing in top 5 for 5 of the 6 events I did prior to the World Finals. As the 2011 World Finals came and went, I ended up just short of my goal of being #1 in the world. My longest ball during the World Finals was 437 yards. Although I've still been unsuccessful of winning the Super Bowl of Long Drive, I'm happy my ranking hasn't fallen out of the top 10.
What other tournaments/contests have you participated in?
I don't really golf as much as I did before so outside of Long Drive my participation is minimal.
There have been a few opportunities to use your skills to give back – can you talk a little bit about that?
The golf course is a great place to host charity events. I've been able to participate in a few. I'm normally on the tee box of a par 5 or long par 4 and anyone that has golfed before knows distance makes the game that much more difficult. My job is to be the golfer's therapist and ease the stress by making what was a long par 4 into a putt for eagle.
Ben Tua'one, is an Operations Manager for OnTrac in Salt Lake City, UT.
A company's website might drive traffic to the store where clothes can be tried on and accessories can be matched up. Now that they have a sense of what the items look and feel like, they will be likely to return to the website for a future purchase.
The ability to see, touch and try products is one of the reasons the apparel industry is growing so quickly.
According to eTail Insights, the apparel industry is predicted to make $86 billion in revenue by 2018 and have a 16% growth from 2013 to 2014.
With those numbers in mind, this holiday shipping season is sure to get busy.
For that reason, it is imperative to start making plans for your holiday shipping strategy now.
Your shipping portfolio should give you a variety of options, and your best bet it to multi-source your products. Don't get stuck relying on a single carrier to get all your items delivered by the holidays.
Consider incorporating a regional carrier-if you haven't yet, take advantage of their ability to offer the same level of service and provide a time in transit advantage.
During the holiday season, regional carrier's ability to offer later pickup times enables you to increase productivity and process more packages per day, all at Ground Rates.
Sometimes they may get pulled away, but a recent comscore study shows that a bigger reason is because shipping costs make their total purchase more than expected.
That's right, 55 percent of those surveyed abandon their cart due to shipping costs. What's more, 40 percent said they had cancelled a purchase as the shipping and handling costs were listed too late.
More and more online shoppers are adding items to their carts to qualify for free shipping. For that reason, it has become critical for online retailers to clearly indicate the level of spend required for free shipping.
At checkout, 73 percent said they wanted to see free shipping options and nearly 60 percent of respondents said an estimated or guaranteed delivery date was important.
That's where regional carriers can come into play. Companies like OnTrac are able to offer you flexibility, cost reduction, faster Ground delivery and increased productivity.
Because we're able to provide you all the reliability you expect from the National Carriers, without the hassle of big volume commitments, your company will be able to gain the competitive advantage, grow revenue and improve shareholder value.
Research shows that online shoppers have a range of delivery time they are willing to wait for the delivery of their orders.
Offering a range of delivery time options could help retailers appeal to a wider range of customers.
The report found that 48% of customers are not willing to wait more than five days for most of their purchases.
But with OnTrac, you don't have to succumb to the longer wait periods. Get it delivered faster, at less cost to you.
Incorporating a regional carrier into your existing shipping workflow is a great way to reduce your overall net shipping expenses.
Our faster, more cost-effective delivery is a sustainable competitive advantage that will allow you to increase customer lifetime value. Plus, better pricing with a regional carrier will improve expense management and ensure profits are not lost in shipping.
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The Ronan Thompson Foundation, in honor of Ronan Thompson, who was just 3 years old when he passed away from Neuroblastoma, was organized by his mother Maya and is located in the Phoenix-area.
Neuroblastoma is a rare cancer that develops from nerve tissue. It usually occurs in infants and children. His mother Maya made a promise to him that she would carry on his name and fight to find a cure. She started a blog while Ronan was going through treatment and from there began to publicize awareness for the disease. Even after Ronan passed away she still writes on her blog and remains unyielding in her beliefs, that there will be a cure found for this disease.
To read all about Ronan's story, please visit theronanthompsonfoundation.com
To visit Maya Thompson's blog, visit rockstarronan.com/
About the Ronan Thompson Foundation
The Ronan Thompson Foundation is a non-profit 501 organization dedicated to finding a cure for neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer. We are currently fundraising to create a world-class neuroblastoma research and care center dedicated to funding both traditional and non-traditional treatments to reduce the number of children affected by this disease and increase survival rates.
OnTrac International's long time vendor, announced some very positive changes to some of their signature services this year. While Canada Post may not be the largest postal system in the world, or even in the top 10, they are listed among the top 5 best postal services. In July of 2014, Canada Post announced a reduction in requirements for their Machineable Mail Service, or as they call it "Re-engineering."
Their strategy is to simplify customer experience and add value. Machineable Mail is a service that allows business customers to inject mail at a discounted "pre-sort" rate with no pre-sort required. They have reduced the number of key Machineable requirements for a mail piece to qualify from 30 down to 11. In addition, they lowered the minimum required volume from 1000 down to 500 pieces and removed the "read rate" surcharges allowing more mail to qualify for this Machineable Mail Service without penalty.
Effective August 18, they have rolled out improved delivery standards set to reduce mail transit by 1-4 days for not only the Machineable Mail service, but also Publication, Addressed Admail and Unaddressed Admail services, all of which OnTrac International utilizes in our daily operation. This will provide customers with delivery predictability and consistency to better meet their in-home targets.
During this re-engineering, they have also opted to eliminate some lesser used services such as Machineable Presort and National Distribution Guide (NDG), allowing their postal employees to focus on their signature products. Coming January of 2015, they will be moving to a simplified pricing structure. This will eliminate the need to run a customer's mail file prior to determining the actual postage amount.
Canada Post plans to continue with these improvements in the coming years by taking a close look at each service one at a time and evaluating specific requirements to determine if they are still necessary or can be eliminated. They tell us the main reason they are able to make these significant changes is due to updated state-of-the-art postal equipment that they started rolling out in 2012. At this time, most or all of their Receipt Verification Unit (RVU) facilities now have this updated equipment in-house.
What does all this mean for OnTrac International?
With more than 60% of our overall volume going directly into Canada Post, this was some of the best news in recent years. Every business looks for ways to reduce unnecessary labor, increase productivity and run more efficiently. This change to the Machineable Mail product has allowed us to move a higher volume of mail in less time and redirect our labor on other products. This also allows for faster deposits into the post, which in turn will better transit times for the customer.
Recent articles in the Wall Street Journal state that the use of mail, particularly advertisement mail, is on the decline. Postal customers are frustrated with rising costs and the restrictions to qualify for discounted services due to an overwhelming number of mailing requirements. Canada Post is listening to the customers and doing their part to keep mail volumes up by changing the way they handle mail within their network. OnTrac International is taking advantage of these changes by keeping up with the industry and offering a wide variety of services to meet every customer's mailing needs.
In an electronic world where everything is at your fingertips, be it by computer, pad or phone, the printed word still exists and thrives today. There is just something about pulling out that publication from your mail box, bringing it inside to your favorite chair and cracking open those fresh pages of print to reveal the bold, vibrant color page after page
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Somewhere in an Austrian Alpine forest, a gravel track winds upwards. It's about one-in-five steep, and this afternoon a few inches of fresh snow have fallen. We're in an Evoque, and every so often there's a blink from the traction-control light, but our progress up the mountain remains steadfast. So far, so Range Rover.
But this is a bit different, because only the front wheels are connected to the engine. This is the new 2WD economy Evoque: simpler, lighter, more economical. But very nearly as good.
There are now three versions of this 2.2-litre diesel engine. The eD4 is the 2WD, with manual transmission only, and it makes 150bhp. The TD4 is also 150bhp, for 4WD, and gets a little more mid-range torque. Then there's the 190bhp SD4, which is the one we've driven in our previous Evoque diesel stories.
At low-to-medium speeds, the eD4 feels pretty well as sprightly as the 190 4WD auto. I'm confident of this judgement by the way, because I jumped straight out of one into the other. After all, the lower-powered car is usefully the lighter. By shedding drive to the rear, it does without a front take-off from the gearbox, a propshaft, a rear diff and rear halfshafts, plus one or two other bits. That takes the weight drop to 75kg. It's only above 60mph, for motorway hills and main-road overtaking, when power starts to be needed to overcome aero drag, that the SD4's extra kick shows up. Sadly the eD4 is a bit of a slug in those situations.
It's still a lot of automotive desirability for a small amount of company-car tax. With the efficiencies of a manual gearbox, idle-stop and lighter weight, the three-door Evoque eD4 gets in a 129g/km. Now just look at the design, and cast your eyes around the interior. Even in basic Pure spec (£27,955 for the five-door, another grand for the Coupe), it's hardly spartan.
OK, what else do you lose along with the drive to the back wheels? Well, the handling is still mighty impressive and controlled, and the ride still supple. But it denies you the option of MagneRide damping, which means it's both a little foggier in bends and a little less plush on straights compared with the 4WD with that option.
Ah, well, if you aren't spending on mechanical goodies, that gives you more in hand for trim and entertainment add-ons. I suspect that given the 2WD looks the same and drives largely the same - in the suburbs at least - as the 4WD one, means it's very well targeted for most people's needs 50 weeks of the year. And, as I've just found out, if it's wearing winter tyres, it'll likely get them up to the ski village for the final two weeks.
Paul Horrell
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2179cc, 4cyl, FWD, 150bhp, 280lb ft, 57.6mpg, 129g/km CO2, 0-62 in 10.6secs, 112mph, 1595kg
The verdict
Not too far behind the 4WD's astounding suite of talents - especially when on winter tyres - and usefully cheaper to buy and run


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George Carlin, Larry King and Jules Feiffer alllove Lewis Black. They love him because his insights and love/hate relationship with America are brilliantly expressed in his concerts and TV appearances worldwide, which also earned him a Grammy Award.
With this, his trifecta of talents, and a winning charm, Lewis Black joined Margaret totalk abouthis return to his roots - as a playwright. He alsoshared the real life inspiration for his newest play One Slight Hitch, which runs from June 8 - July 8 at ACT Theatre in Seattle.
If you'd like to find out more about Lewis Black, visit his website by clickinghere.
If you'd like to learn more about One Slight Hitch and buy tickets to the play, you can find them clickinghere.
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