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January 15th 2010
Published: January 15th 2010
Drew Drewsif
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I thought I'd concoct another post after many requests to update the blog. Well here you are:
I just returned this past Sunday from a three week vacation around Europe. I know what you're thinking- and yes I am incredibly lucky for the opportunity I had. The vacation started when my parents came to meet me here in jolly little Caceres. We had a very elegant "tea-time" (I guess you'd call it) with my Spanish host-mom. I then showed my parents around the old city of Caceres, and they reveled in the rich heritage (as everyone does when they arrive in Caceres) that this modest-appearing city possesses. After this we moved on to Cordoba, then Granada, and ultimately Barcelona where we parted ways. They for Madrid; me for Rome. During our stay together I think my favorite moment was when we sat on the doorstep in front of a busy sidewalk in Cordoba as we ate a little pizza for dinner. In that moment I felt like my parents and I were interacting without any sort of inhibitors as if we were college students on the same level.
Upon arriving in Rome by myself I scrambled around looking for
Starting the day in Rome
a place to stay for the night because my friend Joe was to arrive the following morning so we could begin our "Napoleonic Conquest of Europe" as we called it (it bore no resemblance to the manner in which Napoleon conquered various lands-we started in Italy and ended up in France). After being hounded by an Italian man at the train station who said he could put me up at his brother's place where he assured me "an attractive Brazilian girl" was staying, and being offered a 30 euro taxi ride from the train station to a spot I later found out was less than 6 blocks away, I decided to pull out my trusty "Western Europe" Lonely planet guide that I received as a Christmas gift so I could find a place to lay my head. I lucked out and found a cheap hostel that was very nice and strangely enough fully staffed by British folk. They signaled me to a pizza place on the corner when I asked for a spot to get some chow, and it was a nice little spot. The lady there spoke Spanish with me, and recommended a tasty Italian beer for me to
try. It was nice to meet someone so amiable after having been by myself all day. It was so amazing the warmth I found in this one 20 minute interaction with a stranger, and the way it allowed me to unwind and feel more comfortable on my own.
Waking up the next day, I hustled to meet Joe at the airport, and we began our whirlwind one-day tour of Rome. We spent the whole day sightseeing, and carried our backpacks (that we were to live out of for the rest of our two week vacation) with us as we saw the Colosseum and Roman Forum, as well as the Pantheon, and St. Peter's Basilica. It was probably the briefest stay of any tourist in Rome. After a delicious and cheap Italian two course meal around 7:30 or 8:00, we headed to the train station to board an overnight train to Venice. Little did we know we'd be put in a sleeper with an old Italian man who wouldn't stop snoring-dare I say it-like a freight-train all night. We arrived in Venice at 5:30 in the morning by no means well-rested.
What can I say about Venice? Well, it's
Venetian Glass on the island Murano where the best glass in the world is blown.
definitely a city for couples, it is most certainly the most absurdly over-priced city I have ever visited, and well—it's sinking. Upon our arrival in Venice it was frigid and dark, and we had no idea where our hostel was (this occurred in almost every town we visited) so we could drop our packs. After finding a McDonald's (the only Mickey D's on the island they'll have you know) to use the internet we finally located our hostel….which was on a different island. So we took a boat. Now this was most interesting for me, because in Venice they call the boats "water buses" and it would be a real drag to traverse Venice without them. They also provide an excellent view of Venice just as a one-hour gondola ride would, but those cost oh I don't know around 80€! Anyways, upon finally locating our hostel we found it to be closed for construction. Hmm…what to do now we thought. We ask an Italian man nearby (who's drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette at 10:00AM) what he thinks the deal is. He takes a crack at English, and fails pretty miserably. We did understand his excessive shrugging however, and
The beauty that is the city of Vienna.
realized this was to be the nature of Italy over the holidays. Luckily we found some fellow backpackers, and asked them where they stayed, which led to a great stay at a friendly little hotel. Problem solved. What struck me most about Venice was the quantity of tourists there. On that note, Joe and I met our fellow tourist friends Parker and Rosie on the island before heading to Peggy Guggenheim's personal collection of contemporary art. It was just out-of-this-world to see them in Venice after being used to seeing them in and around Kzoo. After sharing some laughter with them and catching up, we moved on to the Guggenheim Villa…which was beautiful of course. I've now seen two Guggenheim branches, and have made it a goal to see all of them. Feeling satisfied with Venice, we got on a bus to take us to a German train station, and ultimately Vienna.
Now I've heard stories where I think to myself "wow, that's really cutting it close" but I believe this one takes the cake. You be the judge. We arrive in Vienna New Year's Eve around 11:40PM in search of our friends who would take us from the
Park by the city hall.
train station to the city center. After yelling out their names "TODD" "GRACE" at the top of our lungs (and them doing the same) we eventually find each other. At this time it's probably around 11:45 or so. Todd, our fearless leader tells us to run (again in our packs) to the subway station, and proceeds to navigate us through a series of transfers and subway stations until we arrive at the right stop. We walk up the stairs, and in front of us there are people partying everywhere and we make it the city center full of people where they're counting down at "funf, vier, drei, zwei, eins" as we scramble to remember how to count in German. And from there on the night couldn't have been more hectic. Fireworks everywhere—one almost blew our faces off—and a general atmosphere of carefree-ness and brotherhood. Later on in the night we crashed a top floor flat party that was way too posh for the way we were all dressed (no we didn't still have the packs on). But above all my favorite part of the night was meeting an Austrian lawyer who was with his girlfriend, and had studied at U
Vienna street at night
of M law some 10 years back or so. When he found out we were from Michigan he flipped out, and told us he had to take us out for a drink. This is at 5:00 in the morning mind you. So we (really just he) scoured Vienna for an open bar. We found one, and proceeded to reminisce about everything Michigan until 7:30 in the morning when the sun rose. This was one of my most enjoyable experiences of the vacation. It still astonishes me the way Europeans will drop everything and offer to go out for a drink or a coffee when you have something so fundamental in common like that. My whole Vienna experience could be described as surreal, including the next day when we took a walking tour of Vienna and saw the grandiosity and pristine avenues that make up this capital of the Habsburg monarchy. But alas, we had to move on. This time to Munich, and with one more in tow; our good buddy Todd.
Munich was everything I wanted it to be, and then some. There we met up with our German friend Jasmin who studies with us in Spain, and it
The BMW four-cylinder building with the museum in the foreground
was nice to have a native around whilst we visited the city. The first night we had an excellent meal and a round of beers at the Augustiner Bierhaus. At this bierhaus the bartender was hand-winching, and then hand tapping with a wooden mallet, delicious wooden barrels of the golden bubbly stuff. You can find their website here: http://www.augustiner-braeu.de/augustiners/html/en/index.html
While in Munich we went on a wonderful free three-hour tour given by a nice Austrian lady named Claudia. It was brutally cold and snowy, but Claudia's extensive knowledge of Munich and witty demeanor kept us on our toes. The next day we visited the BMW museum, which was of course my favorite part of the time we spent in Munich. I saw the legendary four-cylinder building, and while inside of the museum I was giddy like a little kid as Todd and Joe can attest to. But again it was time to leave, this time by car.
Our friend Jasmin put an ad up on a German carpool site requesting a ride from Munich to Berlin, and fortunately a kind lady Katrin responded saying that she had four seats in her VW. When the three of us went to
Inside the museum with an M3 GTR
meet her in the train station parking lot, there was a German man there who was to travel to Berlin with us. I didn't catch his name, but he was invaluable to the three of us. During the car-ride he signaled to us the two times we passed through regions where the division between East and West used to reside. Being an East German himself, he recounted to us the first time he and his family left East Germany to go on vacation in 1989 after the wall fell. He said he would always remember that first trip above all others. When we arrived in Berlin, he took us to our hostel on the metro and wrote out a list of places to visit and things to do. This was another one of those points in my travels where I really felt the brotherhood of humanity in a single moment.
Berlin was most likely my favorite city. In Berlin there's something to do in every nook and cranny of the city. There's street art everywhere, people everywhere, and so many sights to see it can at times be a little overwhelming. I did not discover the significance of the
The East Side Gallery
parallel between my birthday and the day the Berlin wall fell however. But I did enjoy immensely the East side gallery where the government has left a mile or so of the wall standing and allowed prominent artists to cover it in murals. In Berlin, our band of 3 students grew once again as our good friend Colin made the trip down from Copenhagen to spend a few days in Berlin with us. It was unbelievable to share stories from the past few months with each other, and to live out new stories together while chatting and laughing together into the wee hours of the morning. The four of us stayed in a hostel on the former east side of Berlin that was cozy and had the best family-like atmosphere of any place I stayed during my travels. There was a mix of all sorts of people there, predominantly students who were on vacation, and we were all very open with each other. We would constantly offer each other advice on things to do or extend invitations to go out to a bar to each other. The place and the people had a very down-home feel to it, and it
Yay Fast Food!
was always very lively. The hostel was called the East-Seven Berlin, and I would recommend it to anyone travelling to Berlin. One of my favorite food experiences in Berlin (besides cooking the majority of our meals, and therefore eating well and on the cheap) was visiting the "White Trash Fast Food" restaurant our first morning in Berlin. It was inside of what appeared to be an old Chinese restaurant, and the food there was delicious. They served hearty burgers and fries, and despite its name the food was neither delivered fast nor was it trashy. I would liken it to a burger you'd get at a pretty high-quality pub in the US. After visiting the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag the first day we were there, we headed back to the hostel for a delicious dinner, and then headed to a bar called "Doctor Pong." This bar was pretty barren. From the outside there was no sign that anything was going on inside, and when you entered it looked like a garage with a ping-pong table situated right in the center. But there was also a bar and a DJ who played excellent music. The central idea of the bar
Inside Doctor Pong (Credit to Todd Richter)
was to play an enormous elimination round of ping-pong with everyone in the bar going in a circle around the table hitting back and forth until only two players remained. It was quite a cool concept for a bar, and there was a surprising amount of people inside. After having our flight cancelled our last night in town at the mercy of a cold snap that had hit all of Europe and shut down most airports in London, we re-booked for the following morning to fly out to Paris.
After a tiring morning travelling we arrived in Paris (again un-rested) and headed for our hostel where we were to meet our friend Claire who was flying in from Colorado (and eventually back to Dublin where she studies). After realizing how cranky and irritated we were from lack of sleep, Joe and I decided to cook up a big lunch (as we are accustomed to doing in Spain). As we were cooking three members of our program in Spain (K students as well) walked in to the hostel. They had been there for a few days already, and gave us some tips on sightseeing (as we would only have one
Le Champs Elysees
full day to sightsee), and we of course shared stories from our respective previous travels. After eating plenty of pasta and cheese and baguette, we went down for a nap to recharge our batteries. Lucky for us later that night Claire finally showed up at the hostel after a fiasco of a trip from the states that took about 48 hours (she was incommunicado all day, and we had presumed at that point that she wouldn't show up). We had tons to share about our experiences as we walked around Paris at night. The next day we toured all of the major points we could possibly fit into one day. We started the day at the Eiffel Tower, but it was closed because of worries about ice, so after getting all the photos we wanted we headed down to the subway to take refuge from the cold. We than went to L'Arc de Triomphe which was also closed due to the weather (we could go under it, but not on top). This was especially fun for me because I got to look down Le Champs Elysees which I have seen on TV every year during Le Tour de France, but
Le Musee D'Orsay
never in person. Again realizing we were getting cold again, we stopped for a brief moment at Mickey D's for a bite to eat, and then headed to Notre Dame. There we listened to a free tour at first in English, but upon realizing how poor the English tour guide was (she was French and appeared to have memorized a formed paragraph about everything) we moved over to the Spanish tour group. The Spanish tour guide was excellent. She was very knowledgeable, told jokes, and even kept the little kids interested with counting games and little quizzes. It was really satisfying for me to be able to follow completely this tour and to know that I was privileged to be able to attend the Spanish tour rather than the English one. I'd never had the freedom to choose like that before. After spending a couple of hours there, the three of us headed off to Le Musee D'Orsay because we figured the Louvre would be too much of a challenge to see all that much of anything in a couple of hours. We did pass Le Louvre, and damn is that museum long! In the D'Orsay we got to see
Snowy Orange tree in my backyard
all sorts of impressionist and post-impressionist works…for free! Apparently saying we were Spanish students (in English) to the lady at the desk was enough to convince her we were EU citizens. I think my favorite artists in the museum were Van Gogh and Gauguin, but my favorite painting was one of a pilgrimage to Mecca painted by Leon Belly called "Pilgrims going to Mecca" that was hanging in a temporary Orientalism exhibit. After that day I was pooped, and knowing I'd have to wake up before 4:00AM to get to the airport to head back to Spain, I tried to get a little shut eye.
Luckily for me, upon my return to Caceres, it was snowing! I was told by a professor of mine that it hasn't snowed in Caceres since 1983, so everybody was out taking pictures and playing in the snow. But tired as I was that Sunday night, I snapped a few shots and then hit the hay, knowing full well I had to wake up for class the next morning and return to reality….somewhat.
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This is some great stuff- sounds amazing. I'm glad you're having a good time in Europe. That M3GTR is super nasty and all your adventures sound incredible. Hope that the rest of your time is as crazy as the time you've already had. Ah I'm super jealous- enjoy yourself homie!
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Hey drew!!! I'm so happy for you! it seems like you had a blast! I'm sad we couldnt meet up but i'm coming to the US this summer so we will be able to meet each other then!! Miss you Take care johanna
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thanx :)
thanks for your kind words on our hostel! hope to see you here again sometime! best wishes, ann
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As a Mom of two Kalamazoo alumni, I particularly loved your journey. Also reminds me of my Grandaughter's Cordoba adventure as well as my Grandson Ben (traveling through Europe same time as you before returning to his program in London (A USC student. ) Bravo!!!
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from Mike Chen at Fox Sports,
From the Home Office (as in my home office where my fax machine and filing cabinet are, along with my two-foot tall Wayne Gretzky MacFarlane figure) in Palo Alto, Calif., here are the top 10 NHL lessons learned in 2006:
10. JR is Employee of the Month: When Jeremy Roenick says he has rededicated himself to the game of hockey, he means it. That is, if rededicating himself means finding the best place in Vancouver to have a beer and eat dinner while your teammates are working hard doing, you know, what they're getting paid to do.
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Hedican Out 3-6 Weeks
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Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Bret Hedican will undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left ring finger on Friday. Hedican is expected to miss three to four weeks of action following the surgery.
The 36-year-old leads all Carolina defencemen this season, averaging 20:53 of ice time per game and ranks third on the team with 61 blocked shots.
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Positive Meeting In Pittsburgh
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 09:15 PM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Emerging from his Downtown meeting this afternoon with state and local leaders, Penguins owner Mario Lemieux said he heard "very positive" comments from Gov. Ed Rendell, county Chief Executive Dan Onorato and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. But Lemieux didn't rule out moving the Penguins to Kansas City, Mo.
Lemieux said he hopes "to move forward (on a decision) in the next week or so."
"We had two great meetings today, one in Kansas City and one here tonight," he said.
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Pens Brighten A Day
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 07:21 PM ET
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from Annie O'Neill of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Professional hockey players know a thing or two about playing hurt, but some of the Pittsburgh Penguins got new insight yesterday from a young man from Warren, Ohio….
He was sitting in a hospital bed with fresh stitches in a shaved patch on the right side of his head following brain surgery the day before. Mr. Segel is 20, a year older than Mr. Crosby and two years older than Mr. Armstrong. His perspective on life belied his years.
"Sure I have a little pain here and there," Mr. Segel said. "The day that I let my pain bother me is the day that I say. 'bye.' And that's not going to happen."
read on... with video.
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Who Deserves "Rafter" Status
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 07:07 PM ET
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from Evan Grossman of NHL.com,
In no order of importance, the first requirement is to have been good. Another is carrying yourself or playing with a personality that was larger than life, an aura that helped that player to almost stand for the organization he played for. Winning is another rite of passage to the rafters. And last but most certainly not least, you should have been loved by the fans.
You don't get your jersey sent up there if you were the worst player on the worst team who the fans booed every time you touched the puck.
This week, Gross Misconduct takes a peek around the league and predicts which players the 30 teams should eventually send to the rafters.
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Luongo Leads Canucks
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 06:58 PM ET
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from Eric Duhastschek of the Globe and Mail,
But the biggest change is Luongo. Instead of a handful of journeymen that have passed through Vancouver since the Kirk McLean days, they now have a bonafide star in goal.
"I can't say enough about him, not only his performance on the ice, but just in what he brings to our group in terms of a professional standpoint," said Linden. "He is a complete professional in the locker room. He's extremely confident in his ability. For me, it's really refreshing. You see it in Jarome (Iginla) a lot. He's one of those guys, where there is no ego involved - and that's pretty much what I can say about Roberto…."
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Allison Sits
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from Mike Brophy of the Hockey News,
For the record, Allison would like to play again. But he's not about to jump at just any offer.
"If you look at my career, I've been a point-per-game player every year," said Allison, who had 17 goals and 60 points in 66 games with Toronto last season, in an interview with The Hockey News Thursday. "Some years I'm just under a point-per-game; other years I'm over. I know I probably won't get the money (now) that I think I deserve, but I've made a lot of money in my career and I'm not in a position where I have to jump at the first offer that comes my way."
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A good one from "The Instigator".
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Start The Season With A Bang
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from Eric McErlain at NBC Sports,
The bottom line: Love it or hate it—or just not care—the NHL All-Star Game isn't going away. With that in mind, here are a couple of suggestions to spice things up:
1. Start the season off with a bang: Before the start of this season, the NHL promoted its return with a series of ads designed to remind fans that the league was actually still in existence. Though they were mildly amusing, might it not be better to promote the league's return with an actual event rather than just a marketing campaign?
That's right, it's time to borrow an idea from the past and move the NHL All-Star Game to the start of the season and promote the game by kicking everything off with a showcase for the league's top talent.
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NHL Should Adopt IIHF Shootout
by Paul on 01/04/07 at 05:40 PM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
After watching Toews light the lamp on Canada's third, fifth and seventh attempts, I'm thinking the NHL should follow the IIHF's lead and adopt a similar shootout policy.
The league's current system—which forces a team to use every available shooter at least once before allowing anyone to take a second attempt—pays lip service to the concept of a team game, but what's the point? The reality is that the shootout is an individual skills competition, not a team event.
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Concept: Janus deer
Bathed in the radioactive climate of the wastelands the evolutionary arms race has accelerated to such a level that the bodies of the poor creatures in question can barely keep up over the generations, with many species falling apart or breaking under the weight of mutations.
One of the more successful predators is the Janus deer. Still wearing the benign form of its herbivore origins it acts as an effective lure to bring prey close. Once it has its quarry it holds it with specialised teeth that line the rib cage, and swallows it bodily, similar to a snake, where the worm like appendages that were once its intestines can absorb the nutrients directly.
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August 6th, 2014 #8
Artist: Ben Reichert
Concept: dirty wasteland crawler
Decades after the war earth has become a silent place.
Radiation and desease have taken over the world.
Where life once thrived there is nothing left but a wide, barren wasteland.
In the poisend world with its harsh and quickly changing climate, very few lifeforms can survive.
From time to time you might see a rabbit or squirrel scurry around, feeding of the left overs of the old world.
A few month ago tho, a new species has been seen.A traveler wanted to fill his waterbottle at a big puddle that has formed after a storm.Suddenly something caught his hand trying to pull him under.Something hiding in the mud.
Dirty wasteland crawlers have appeared.These creatures dig themselves into the wet soil, lurking beneath the surface.
Small mammals get caught by their tentacles.Most of the time they dont move, only during the night they might come out and crawl to a better spot to hide.
August 6th, 2014 #9
Artist: Arbinn
Concept: Yanu
Yanus like to eat their prey in high places which allows them to notice any competing, stronger predators. The creatures are scavengers, stealing their food from other, faster predators who rarely want to challenge yanu's teeth and bad attitude when they decide to crash the feast. Their thick carapace on the back protects them from airborne hunters but their skin is thin and weak on other parts.
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Artist: Inksmith
Concept: The Mute Prowler
The mute prowler is the bane of humans who remain in the wastelands of earth. These beasts are derived from the long extinct species of jackals and hyenas who have been genetically engineered by planetary invaders. It is the invaders' hope to use these beasts as a less labor-intensive method of scouting out and killing off the last natives of the planet.
Their entire anatomy has been designed to survive a harsh wasteland and attack in complete stealth. Their pelts have evolved to solely grow from their back to protect them from the harsh rays of the sun, while their ventral side has become hairless to aid in perspiration. Their feet have developed dramatic hair growth to dampen sound as they run across hard, dry ground. To further aid this stealth they have been engineered with an extra set of legs to further disperse weight and lighten each footfalls' impact.
(Honestly found this topic a little late, but I hope you enjoy what I put together last minute. Cheers!)
August 6th, 2014 #11
Topic is now Closed! The poll is open for voting! New topic has already been posted if you're up for something new and exciting!
Lots of awesome entires this round, especially from Benedikt, Bobby Rebholz and Artka! Will ponder who my vote will go to.
no cuts this week
close to rejection:
YangDaniel027: The creature is fairly well rendered although the background does look a bit rushed. However this is a creature design activity so I won't penalize you if the background isn't up to snuff, but heed this as a warning for future reference. Also would've been nice to see a bit more exploration with the design as well.
BenReichert: Watch that image size, we have a general rule that states the images should be no wider than 1000 pixels, give or take. I won't reject entries for this unless the sizes are completely bonkers, especially if there isn't any other infractions.
Summary: Not very much to say, there's quite a lot of good quality images here. Just keep pushing yourselves to do greater things and greater things will happen!!
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If It Were Easy Everyone Would Do It: Fairfax County Registrar Steps Down
Fairfax County's general registrar is stepping down after asking not to be reappointed to another term. While her tenure was marked by complaints about management problems, the record suggests that the office itself is a problem to manage – which the county needs to address before another registrar is hired. Partisanship in one of the state and nation's most Democratic counties may also have played a role.Read More


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The Long Shadow of Lincoln, study for story illustration, The Saturday Evening Post, February 10, 1945
Oil on gelatin silver photograph
13.25 x 10.25 in.
Accompanied by inscribed card
This important study for Carl Sandburg's story The Long Shadow of Lincoln is listed (but not reproduced) as S642a on page 790 in Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, by Laurie Norton Moffatt (The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, 1986).
Condition Report*:Varnish layer visible on lighter painted areas; 1ply paper, gelatin silver print 15 x 12 inches, trimmed along edges, outside of image area; scattered cracking to emulsion due to artistic process, with no loss of paint; former adhesive residue visible in margins and entire verso. Double-hinged to mat board with archival linen tape. Framed under glass to an overall size of 23.75 x 20.25 inches.
Rockwell, Norman:Born in New York City on February 3, 1894, Norman Rockwell began his illustrious career at a young age, receiving his first commission to paint Christmas cards at sixteen and illustrating his first book just the following year. Rockwell's artwork made its debut on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on May 20, 1916, becoming his first of 323 covers that would be published by the iconic American magazine over the next 47 years. Accordingly, his success with The Post captured the attention of other publications including Life, Judge and Leslie's, and the young artist enjoyed a fruitful income throughout the 1920s. He received commissions from household names such as Jell-O, Boy Scouts of America and Orange Crush soda, among others. The 1930s and 40s also proved to be prolific periods in Rockwell's career, despite some critics who pigeonholed his work as "kitschy"— intended for reproduction use only and therefore lacking in true artistic merit. Even some of his contemporaries referred to Rockwell as an "illustrator" instead of a painter—a label he willingly embraced. Nevertheless, Rockwell used his creative platform to draw upon social and cultural issues facing America and was praised by the public for his ability to capture the triumphs and tribulations of the common man. His political and social commentary became more apparent during the latter part of his career, and he began to receive greater recognition as an artist when he contributed to several projects condemning racism and stressing the importance of integration for the younger generations. His influence on society remains memorialized not only through his paintings but also the publications, advertisements and literature that exposed his body of work to a wider audience and allowed the greater public to appreciate what he had to say.
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Creamy Topped Plum Pudding
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|Low fat large curd cottage cheese
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|Powdered sugar
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1) Take a large saucepan and combine sugar, 3/4 cup water and plums in it. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
2) Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for about 20 minutes or until plums are softened.
3) Pour mixture in a food processor bowl or blender container and process until smooth.
4) Strain mixture into the same saucepan.
5) Take a small cup and combine cornstarch with 1/4 cup water. Add to the plum mixture and cook over medium heat until mixture begins to boil and turn thick, stirring constantly. Allow the mixture to cool a little.
6) Spoon out the cooled mixture into six dessert dishes and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes.
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Paradise Hills Little League ~ Albuquerque, New Mexico USA: PHLL League Registration
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Late Spring Registration Is Closed Although...
You can see homepage for info regarding adding a child's name to the waiting list.
Ok, spring registration signed up around 525 players! A huge signup increase from last year. Last Late registration was Wednesday, February 11, 2015. IF CALLED FOR A WAITING LIST OPEN SPOT, please see the 2015 registration packet in documents and forms section and fill out 2015 registration packet in full. Only a parent or legal guardian may register a player per Little League rules and there will be a $15 late fee per player for registering after January 31st.
Keep in mind, if you live outside of the Paradise Hills boundary you cannot play the spring season with us unless you have a waiver. You CAN play Fall ball with us w/o any waivers. A new rule starting last season is if your child attends a school within our boundaries he/she can play with us in the spring. See link below which includes documents you will need to register with us. You may also play with us if:
1. the child's parent is a former or present board member, coach, volunteer with 2 years of service to the Little League or
2. The Board of Directors of the Little League, with the approval of the player involved, reserves the right to continue as a player, any individual (1) whose residence changes from within the boundary to outside the league's boundary or (2) who lives outside the league's boundaries because of a revision of such boundaries even if the child then resides in the territory of another league. Current Major League, Minor League or Tee Ball players or any sibling whose brother or sister met the criteria under II (d) at one time may be retained. Any player meeting (1) or (2) above may be retained for the remainder of his/her career, including Little League, Senior and Big League competition. NOTE: A player who qualifies under this regulation and elects not to participate for a playing season is not eligible to be retained for the subsequent season.
League Ages:
- Tee Ball is for *ages 4, 5 & 6
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Pond-skimming competition on April 11, 2015April 11, 2015
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Bobby Brown Wins The 7th Annual Dumont Cup
Amateur freeskier Teal Harle takes a close secondMarch 28, 2015
X Games medalist Bobby Brown wins The 7th Annual Dumont Cup. Amateur freeskier Teal Harle takes second while professional James Woods comes in thirdRead More
Dumont Cup Semifinalists Move into Next Round
20 of 74 amateur competitors will continue to semifinals Saturday morningMarch 27, 2015 Read More
Pros Confirmed for 7th Annual Dumont Cup
Dumont Cup will bring together past and current champions for the East's Largest Freeskiing EventMarch 23, 2015 Read More
Jay Fire Department Wins 25th Annual Firefighters' Race at Sunday River
Proceeds from the Firefighters' Race and Eat the Heat Chili Cookoff to be donated to the Sunday River Community FundMarch 22, 2015 Read More
New England Pass On Sale Soon
New passes purchased in full are valid for remainder of the current seasonMarch 3, 2015 Read More
Sunday River Launches Apres Ski Concert Series
Ski resort celebrates Springfest with BALLYHOO!, Rustic Overtones, and Vertical HorizonFebruary 24, 2015 Read More
Presidents' Weekend and Vacation Week at Sunday River
Resort plans week-long activities for both families and couplesFebruary 5, 2015
The three-day Presidents' Weekend easily turns into a full Presidents' Vacation Week at Sunday River Resort with family-friendly activities, nightly entertainment, a week of night skiing, Valentine dinners, and ski and stay packages starting at $139 a night, including lodging, lift tickets, and adult Perfect Turn clinics.Read More
Sunday River Hosts Fifth Annual White Out Weekend (WOW)
Ski resort's GLBTQ weekend, February 6–8, includes ski and stay packages starting at $129January 28, 2015
White Out Weekend (WOW) returns to Sunday River Resort for a fifth year on February 6-8, 2015.Read More
Sunday River Appoints Jake Treadwell as Vice President of Mountain Operations
Current VP Karl Strand to transition to Sugarloaf as new President and General ManagerDecember 10, 2014
Sunday River Resort has selected Jake Treadwell as its new Vice President of Mountain Operations, effective April 1, 2015. Treadwell will replace current VP Karl Strand, who is transitioning to become Sugarloaf's new President and General Manager, also effective in April. Both Sunday River and Sugarloaf are members of the Boyne family of resorts.Read More
Winterfest Weekend Means $5 Night Skiing at Sunday River
Resort celebrates winter with parties, fireworks, Santa, and amazing dealsDecember 9, 2014
Sunday River Resort is celebrating its 6th annual Winterfest Weekend, December 12-14, 2015, with a visit from Santa, slopeside apres parties, fireworks, $5 night skiing, a ski sale to celebrate International Women's Ski Day, and an evening with everyone's favorite mascot: Eddy the Yeti.Read More
Red Bull Unveils Pro 4 Off-Road On-Snow Truck Course for 2015 Frozen Rush at Sunday River
Event streams live on Red Bull TV on January 9 at the end of Sunday River's College WeekDecember 9, 2014
Red Bull just unveiled an electrifying CGI run-through of the newly designed, 1.5-mile Frozen Rush on-snow off-road truck course, coming to Sunday River Resort January 8-9, 2015.Read More
A Crowd of Santas Takes to the Slopes at Sunday River
250 St. Nicks raise money for charity on Santa SundayDecember 7, 2014
Sunday River Resort has officially kicked off the holiday season with its 15th annual Santa Sunday. Today, 250 skiing and snowboarding Santas took to the slopes of Sunday River Resort in an effort to raise cheer and raise $2,832 for the Sunday River Community Fund (SRCF).Read More
Learn to Ski or Snowboard for Only $29 at Sunday River
Perfect Turn Ski and Snowboard School opens this weekend with great dealsDecember 3, 2014
Perfect Turn Ski and Snowboard School at Sunday River Resort opens this Saturday, December 6, with great offers and deals designed to get people on the slopes, from a special $29 day clinic available now through January 31 to weekend lodging packages designed for new skiers.Read More
Sunday River Resort Opens Today
Skiers and riders in costume get on the lift for freeNovember 3, 2014
Today, at 9:00 am, Sunday River Resort opens to anyone with a season pass or lift ticket. After turning on the snowguns Saturday night, the resort will fire up Locke Mountain Triple this morning for access to its T2 trail. Skiers and riders who show up in costume will get free lift tickets.Read More
World's Only Pro 4 Off-road Truck Race on Snow Returns to Sunday River Ski Resort in 2015
Motorsports legend Ricky Johnson to defend title at Red Bull Frozen RushOctober 22, 2014
The snowy mountains of Maine will once again echo with the throaty roar of 900-horsepower off-road Pro 4 trucks as Red Bull Frozen Rush returns to Sunday River Resort for the second year in a row on January 8-9, 2015.Read More
Sunday River Appoints Sarah Devlin as Director of CommunicationsOctober 16, 2014
Sunday River Resort appoints Sarah Devlin new Director of Communications.Read More
Maine's Wall and Arsenault Take Out 15th Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship at Sunday River
Veteran NAWCC competitors Jesse Wall and Christina Arsenault finally clenched the North American Championship title, a serious haul of beer, and $482.50 in cash prizes.October 11, 2014
Oxford County's own Jesse Wall and Christina Arsenault won the 15th North American Wife Carrying Championship on Saturday, October 11, at Sunday River Resort.Read More
Go Ahead. Get Carried Away This Weekend.
The North American Wife Carrying Championship returns to Sunday River this Saturday. It'll be dramatic, a little lurid, and most of all, marvelous.October 8, 2014
The North American Wife Carrying Championship is bringing its legendary romance back to the slopes of Sunday River Resort for the 15th consecutive year on Saturday, October 11, 2014. A Fall Festival favorite, the NAWCC will kick off at 11 a.m. when thousands of spectators witness a remarkable display of strength and, well, true love.Read More
With New Cornhole Tournament, Fall Festival Sunday is Nothing to Scoff At
Sunday River is turning America's favorite tailgating pastime into a cutthroat competition.October 1, 2014
Fall Festival weekend at Sunday River Resort (October 11-12) is "kind of a big deal." Sunday, however, has always played second fiddle to Saturday and the North American Wife Carrying Championship. This year, Sunday's staging a coup with the first-ever New England Cornhole Championship, a bloody mary extravaganza, and a stellar lineup of live music.Read More
Sunday River Resort Adds 50 Acres of New Terrain for 2014/15 Season
Sunday River adds new trails Hollywood, Yetiville, and Gnarnia, along with bigger guns and friskier cats.September 24, 2014
As part of Sunday River's $5-million capital investment plan for the 2014-15 season, the resort is adding 50 acres of new expert terrain: four glades and a double black diamond beneath the Spruce Peak Triple lift.Read More
Sunday River Makes First Snow of 2014-15 Winter Season
Sunday River Resort's snowguns started firing at 2 a.m. to coat T2 in the season's first snow.September 19, 2014
Thanks to unseasonably chilly, 29-degree air (about 15 degrees colder than normal at this time of year) Sunday River Resort was able to complete a full test of its snowmaking system this morning.Read More
The Best Way to Save on Your Next Winter Vacation
Save now and ski later with Sunday River Resort's Lowest Price GuaranteeSeptember 17, 2014
Temperatures are expected to drop this week and you know what that means: Winter is on its way. The cool air is a convenient reminder that skiers and snowboarders can save now and ski later with Sunday River Resort's freshly launched Lowest Price Guarantee on all winter vacation packages, valid now through October 15, 2014.Read More
She Ain't Heavy, She's My Wife
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In just over a month, 50 couples will clear hurdles, cross ponds, and, with any luck, a finish line-all without letting go of one another. No, this is not a three-legged race, nor is it Titanic. It's better: The Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship. And it's back for the 15th year with more single-minded competitors, both local and international. Plus, other awesome Fall Festival events!Read More
Make Like A Tree and Leave… To Catch Fall Foliage and Fun Activities at Sunday River Resort
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Fall at Sunday River kicks off with the O2X Summit Challenge trail race on September 27. The O2X Challenge is new to Sunday River this year and arrives amid prime leaf-peeping season, bringing with it an authentic trail running experience punctuated by nature-made obstacles. It is part of a weekend-long event, complete with camping on Friday night and a festival on Saturday with live music, food vendors, beer, and activities. Fall Festival weekend is also just 'round the proverbial river bend, which means that the 15th Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship on October 11 is, too.Read More
If A Tree Falls In The Woods… Jump It
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Summer Lives On At Sunday River Resort
Don't get your skis out just yet, there are still plenty of ziplining, wife-carrying, and culinary adventures to be had!August 20, 2014
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Enter to Win Your Wife's Weight In Beer
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15th Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship on Saturday, October 11, 2014
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The Cavaliers have won two of their first 10 games, and thats not even the bad news. Theyll be lucky to win two more before Christmas, said a Western Conference executive. The exec wasnt picking on the Cavs. He was just making a prediction after learning that Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a month with a hairline fracture in his left index finger. Irving is only in his second season and 20-years old. Yet he is the Cavs Mr. Everything, one of the leagues top-10 point guards and widely regarded as the franchises biggest reason for hope -- both for the future and for the now. If Irving truly does miss the first four weeks, as the Cavs project, it will mean about 16 games. That includes a three-game trip to the South that starts Friday at Orlando, continues Saturday at defending-champion Miami, and concludes Monday at Western Conference-leading Memphis. It would also mean no Irving for the L.A. Lakers lone visit to Cleveland on Dec. 11. On the bright side for Cavs fans, the Cavs ...
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Building Lord talked carefully, It is true. When my baby began to add cooking, VeryMaids? domestic helper gave baby fluids and mud mushy food firstly, then add meters paste, food mud, puree, egg yellow, finally add fish mud. Aunt feed the baby carefully and take observation to his reaction in case the unwell, VeryMaids is professional. I believe it.posted 01/17/2011 by wanglixue51
I DONT THINK THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH GIVING THEM SOLIDS B4 6MONTHS. ALL BABY R DIFFERENT, MY SON IS NOW 6MONTHS BUT WHEN HE WAS 3 MONTHS HE WASN'T HAPPY WITH JUST FORMULA! I FELT HE WASN'T BECUZ WHENEVER HE FINISHES HIS BOTTLE HE WOULD CRY OUT 4 MORE... SO I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WASN'T ENOUGH SO I GAVE HIM A OZ AND A HALF MORE ON HIS NEXT FEEDING AND HE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. SO I DIDNT KNOW WHAT 2 DO, I TALKED TO HIS DOCTOR AND SHE TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL BUT 2 WAIT TIL HE WAS 4 MONTHS 2 INTRODUCE SOLIDS! AS SOON AS I BEGAN SOLIDS HE WAS THE MOST HAPPIEST BABY EVER =)NOW HE GRABS AND CRY 4 MY FOOD, SO I JUST TOOK IT AS HE'S A LIL ADVANCED IN THE EATING DEPARTMENT!posted 11/17/2010 by proudmomi2b
usually four months is a great time to introduce babys to solid food. you will be able to tell when they are ready because babie will watch you eat and be interested in doing the same thing. Also, four months is a good time for baby to start getting into a rutine feeding. because he wont be drinking milk forever!posted 09/23/2007 by anw24
My daughter is also 5 mo. and I breastfeed only too, I started her on rice cereal with a little bannanas in it. It really depends on if she is interested in table foods. My daughter was reaching for my food and for my cup when I was eating and drinking.posted 09/25/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
my baby is 3 month &3 week old can i start giving her food like mashed banana &some blended riceposted 02/19/2011 by nfs_ss84
just wait until the baby is 6 months.the digestive system of the baby is not ready until 6 months.remember breastfeeing is all what a baby needs.posted 03/10/2011 by bika44
EVERY baby is different! This is my 4th child and we actually started him on cereal and baby food earlier than the other 3. His pediatrician was in complete agreement with our decision. He has Gerd and we started with cereal mixed with applesauce or bananas! I then moved on to other fruits and vegetables. He is 4 months old eats breakfast, lunch and dinner which consists of baby food mixed with cereal and a bottle. He also has 2 or 3 bottles other than these times and one last food and bottle feeding before bed. He sleeps 10 to 12 hours at night, has had no adverse reactions and it has actually quite improved his reflux. He is in the 30th to 40th percentile for height and weight. He was in the 10th before we started the cereal and baby food. Again EVERY child is different this is just what has helped our son!posted 03/17/2011 by strwbryshrtck76
Our baby is breastfed and was constantly eating at two months. He had doubled his birth weight and was so hungry all the time - as in hour long feedings every 2-3 hours. We started giving him a little rice cereal at about 14 weeks and 15 pounds. Then we made baby food from organic spinach, carrots, bananas, and peas for him. He really loved the bananas and peas. He's now almost 4 months and 18 pounds. He eats pretty handily off the spoon, and we follow each solid meal feeding with breast milk. He sleeps through the night and eats at 3-4 hour intervals. He's much more active and alert when awake. Plus, he seems so much more happier, as is my wife. We received lots of advice on why we shouldn't feed him. However, when my mother-in-law asked why we wouldn't feed him if he was hungry, wasn't gagging, and could swallow the food, we realized there really wasn't a good reason not to. I'm so glad we listened to our son's cues and our own instincts. Every baby is an individual.posted 11/21/2008 by TheirMommy2Boys
My son was not content with just formula. After eating a 8oz bottle he would scream until I gave him more and even then would still want more. Once I started feeding him solids he didn't drink much less he just ate more.posted 02/20/2011 by Tazaia
I wouldn't suggest started with mashed bananas. Definitely go with purees to begin with. My doctor said the reason they suggest waiting is because the baby may have alergies and having an alergic reaction at only 3 months old is far worse than a reaction at 6 months old. I went by my own instincts and the signs my son was giving me. He started eating cereal at 2 and 1/2 months, and started veggies about a week later. He is definitely eating double what he should now at 7 months old, but is still only in the 40 percentile. Just the other day the nurse picked him up and was shocked that he felt heavy since he is so skinny. Just watch your child he will let you know he is ready by either crying even after a bottle since he is not content with it, and watching you eat. It won't hurt to try cereal and if he doesn't seem interested just wait and let him try again in a week. Different babies are ready at different times.posted 02/20/2011 by Tazaia
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Chinandega is a*wondrous*place.*I've been feeling the normal accelerated pace slowing here, allowing me to appreciate the richness of the small things.
The town was established in the late 18th century and even today there are hidden jewels throughout the town. Behind some of the rustic looking streets are some incredible ancient homes of this tropical land, some dating back nearly 300 years. I visited one owned by my friend Enrique's Aunt Nelly.
This lovely lady lives in one of these amazing homes. Behind a nondescript wall down a side street is the entrance to a long overhang with the layout of several sitting rooms that overlook an internal courtyard with abundant vegetation. This was at one point one of the first universities in Nicaragua and also served as Seminary. This property was once the size of an entire city block, but little by little parcels were sold off. One of the larger southern corners of the property was donated in early 1900 to the Church where the church of San Antonio was built.
Ms. Nelly in her own right has had an incredible life filled with adventures. At age 20, mind you this is in the early 1950's, she left Chinandega for Mexico City with her younger sister of 15. At the time Mexico was in it's Golden Age of music and cinema where young Nelly had a chance to rub shoulders with some of the more prominent artists like Agustin Lara.
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The debate between historical fiction and historical fact has long been an issue of film and television theorists in relationship to historical representations in film and television productions. Recently, films such as Oliver Stone's "JFK" have raised questions on the concept of "truthtelling" in historical films produced by Hollywood that are aimed at mainstream audiences. The concept of "truthtelling" has become further clouded by Hollywood filmmakers who are using documentary film techniques in their recreations of historical events and figures. This master's thesis uses Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" as a case study on historical filmmaking in Hollywood. This thesis focuses on Lee's recreation of the life of Malcolm X in relationship to historical accuracy in a big budget Hollywood film. In order to assess Lee's film within a proper context, this thesis first gives an introduction to the techniques of documentary and historical filmmaking. Next, Lee's personal history, film career, and the events leading up to the production of "Malcolm X" are presented. Then, the historical and cultural context of Malcolm's life in the present and past is discussed. Finally, Lee's "Malcolm X" is examined from a critical standpoint. The critical analysis centers on how faithful Lee recreates the story of Malcolm X's life and he uses documentary and other film techniques in Malcolm X. The analysis also gives consideration to the financial demands of Hollywood and how they directly affect Lee's film.
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Rafe finds Nick and Gabi kissing at the park. Rafe has daggers for eyes but flashes to Will's warning not to make things worse. Rafe apologizes to Gabi for upsetting her. Nick's eyes narrow as the siblings hug. The men shake hands and Rafe says Gabi means the world to him. Nick will have to prove himself. He goes and Gabi does a happy dance. Nick doesn't look convinced. They discuss the custody agreement and Nick steers her away from using Justin as a lawyer.
Gabi arrives home. Will says he blew it by dropping the custody agreement on her that way. She agrees but is going along with it. Nick helped her to decide. Will's exasperated.
At home, Gabi hangs up when Will arrives. He shows her the gift from Nick which he finds thoughtful but could spell manipulation. This makes Gabi crazy. Will tells her Sami agreed to boundaries. He gets Rafe's text and tells Gabi to be careful about rushing into things with Nick for Ari's sake. He wants a formal custody agreement, which surprises her. Offended he doesn't trust her, she goes. Will texts Rafe to come over. Once he's there, Will admits Nick has something on Gabi but hasn't used it. He asks Rafe to leave it alone but Rafe won't. Will admits it wasn't Nick who did something illegal this time and asks Rafe not to make it worse. Rafe has already made Nick more sympathetic to Gabi.
Gabi meets Nick at the park. She fills him in on her discussion with Will and the custody agreement. Nick gets it. He promises not to try to keep Will from Ari. They kiss as Rafe walks up.
At their apartment, Gabi packs her bags and tells Will she and the baby are moving. Will says she can't do that. Gabi blames this on Sami calling her an unfit mother. Will asks Gabi to reconsider if they stop lecturing her. Gabi appreciates it but it's not enough. She can't deal with Sami again. Will promises to ensure Sami doesn't come to the apartment to see the baby again. He'll take back their house key. Once he goes, she calls Nick to warn him Rafe was there and is likely looking for him. Nick says he already saw Rafe. He asks to talk tomorrow and hangs up. Gabi looks puzzled and takes off.
Gabi find Nick in the parkette bloodied. She assumes Rafe did this but Nick says Rafe was just being protective. Nick's not sure anybody will ever accept him in Salem. Gabi fills him in on what happened with Will and Nick urges her keep working at her relationship with them. Nick's sorry for the trouble but Gabi doesn't think he's to blame. She goes and Nick says to himself, "Percy was right. This is working out exactly as I planned."
Sami rails to Gabi at her apartment about Gabi lying to her about Nick being there a few nights ago. Gabi says nothing happened because Sami showed up and blew it. They bicker about Nick and rehash throwing him in the river. Sami thinks Nick's blackmailing her. Gabi doesn't think Sami wanted her to have the modelling job out of fear she'd be self-sufficient. Sami rolls her eyes and basically calls Gabi dumb. Sami reminds her of all of Nick's misdeeds and says she's not fit to raise her granddaughter. Rafe and Will arrive. They question Sami and she tells them Gabi had sex with Nick. Rafe goes off on Gabi and when the baby wakes up, she goes to her room. Rafe stomps off and Will admonishes his mother for calling Gabi an unfit mother and pushing Gabi into Nick's arms. Sami wants to fix it but Will thinks she has done enough. Sami goes and Gabi packs and tells Will she and Ari are leaving.
Eric tells Maggie at the square that Theresa denied knowing anything about Daniel being drugged. Nearby, Rafe follows Nick and threatens him.
At the DiMera mansion, Sami says she has an offer for Gabi to go to Buenos Aires Argentina for two weeks. Gabi's thrilled. She says without Nick, none of it would have happened. Sami rolls her eyes and EJ suggests Sami let Gabi make her own romantic decisions. Sami has trouble with it but lets it go and leaves for the pub.
At the Brady's pub, Nick flashes to sex with Gabi. Julie arrives, exhausted after another cruise. She notices Nick has a wedding gift for Will and Sonny and is taken aback to hear he wasn't invited to the wedding. Nick reminds her of their history. "You've turned your entire life around and they spit in your eye." Nick disagrees. Julie deduces this must be Sami's fault. Nick tells her to forget it and shares he has gotten closer with Gabi. Julie's not happy to hear that at all and gets vicious. Sami arrives and Julie makes a spectacle of herself, yelling at Sami. "I have a bone to pick with you," she says, and jumps on Sami about not being invited to Will's wedding. Nick tries to get Julie to relax but Julie recalls Sami has had various second or third chances but Nick can't? Julie gets up to go and says, "Illegitimis non carborundum," which translates to "Don't let them grind you down." Sami thinks Nick knows how to play Julie. Sami notices his shoes and realizes he was with Gabi the other night. She says nothing but to herself whispers, "Bastard."
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