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Goaltenders Eddie Lack and Joe Cannata, defensemen Chris Tanev, Kevin Connauton, Yann Sauve and Adam Polasek, left wings Bill Sweatt, Anton Rodin and Darren Archibald, right wing Andrew Gordon and centers Jordan Schroeder and Stefan Schneider helped the Wolves win the American Hockey League's 2012 Midwest Division title.
Centers Andrew Ebbett, ALEXANDRE MALLET, ALEX FRIESEN and Prab Rai, right wings Zack Kassian, Guillaume Desbiens and KELLAN TOCHKIN, left wing Steven Anthony and defensemen Derek Joslin, Patrick Mullen and PETER ANDERSSON also have been assigned to Chicago.
LACK led Wolves goaltenders last year with a 21-20-3 record and 2.31 goals-against average. SCHROEDER finished third on the team with 21 goals and 44 points in 76 regular-season games. SWEATT ranked sixth with 16 goals and 34 points while CONNAUTON, who played in the 2012 American Hockey League all-star game, wound up seventh with 13 goals and 33 points. RODIN finished 10th with 10 goals and eighth with 27 points. TANEV contributed 14 assists in 34 games for the Wolves as well as 2 assists and a plus10 plus/minus rating in 25 games for Vancouver.
KASSIAN posted 3 goals and 4 assists in 27 games for the Buffalo Sabres last season before being traded to Vancouver, where he contributed 1 goal and 2 assists in 17 regular-season appearances. The 29-year-old EBBETT has 24 goals and 34 assists in 163 NHL games spread over five seasons, which includes 5 goals and 1 assist in 18 games last season for Vancouver.
JOSLIN notched 2 goals and 2 assists in 44 games for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes to go with 3 assists in 4 games for the AHL's Charlotte Checkers. DESBIENS, who appeared in 10 games for the NHL's Calgary Flames last year, returns to the Wolves after playing in 80 games over the course of three seasons. He participated in 23 regular-season games and 1 playoff game for the 2008 Calder Cup champions.
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Google Sites added some new features: integration with Picasa Web Albums, feeds, custom templates.
The "insert" dialog from Google Sites is Google's first attempt to aggregate the user generated data from the most important Google services: documents, spreadsheets, forms, presentations, calendars, custom maps, photos, bookmarks. Everything is searchable and you can see a list of most of the documents created using Google services.
We'll probably see this dialog more often when Google adds it to Gmail, Google Calendar or when it morphs into a full-fledged service.
If you don't like that the dialog is part of Google Sites, there's a direct URL for the document picker (internally named "Google OnePick"), but you can't use it to open files.
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WADESBORO — Edward Harrell Emory Sr., 75, died at his home on Jan. 4, 2013.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Wadesboro, with Dr. Leslie Stacks and Rev. Ricky Jacobs officiating. There will also be a memorial service at a later date in Greenville.


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CRESTVIEW — April Hight says that microchipping Maggie, her Lhasa Apso, meant the difference between never seeing her again and reuniting with the wayward dog after nine and a half years.
Maggie was found Wednesday near Bone Creek Road in Holt, when a Panhandle Animal Welfare Society animal control officer responded to a call about another dog.
"She was just in horrible shape," PAWS animal control supervisor Mary Rudder said. "She was matted to the skin."
Fortunately, Lhasa Apsos are renowned for their hardiness, according to the Dog Breed Info Center.
Plus, Maggie had another factor in her favor: She'd been microchipped.
"We bought her from a pet store in Fort Walton," April said. "She was already chipped and neutered. I never gave it a second thought ... It ended up being one of the best things that could've been done. Now I see the importance of it. We're very thankful."
When Maggie vanished from April and Nathan Hight's Crestview home in February 2005, the couple's daughter, Abigayle, now 13, was just a toddler.
Maggie's return reinforces the life struggles of the Hights' foster children, April said.
"How Maggie got back here is kind of a reminder of what we're doing as foster parents," she said. "We don't know what she'd been through the last nine years ... and it's the same with some of the children. We know some, but we don't know everything."
Joyful reunion
The Hights' two biological and three foster children are excited to have Maggie home, she said.
"My daughter was 4 when Maggie went missing, but she remembers her," April said. "She was just in tears realizing that Maggie was back home, and it's just hitting home that she's been through a lot."
Maggie is already recovering rapidly, given loving surroundings, April said.
"She's a completely different dog than she was Wednesday," April said. "She remembers her name. We call her and she looks at us. She recognized my husband right away. When he came home Wednesday and said her name, she started wagging her tail ... She's skin and bones but she's acting like a typical little puppy."
Full circle
For Abigayle, Maggie's return brought her pet's odyssey full circle, April Hight said.
"One of (Abigayle's) fond memories we talk about a lot is when she was little, my husband would sit on the couch and play this tune we called 'The Maggie Song,'" April said. "It's something from her childhood coming around to her teenage years. She can put the gist of it all together.
"... For Maggie to come home after what she experienced is bittersweet for us. That she's safe and she's home, that's what I've been reflecting on. Our goal is to see children go home, too."
PAWS microchipping service
The Panhandle Animal Welfare Society animal clinic offers pet microchipping similar to that which brought Maggie home to the Hight family.
When: 9 a.m. to 12:30 sign-in, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Where: 752 Lovejoy Road, Fort Walton Beach
Cost: $15
Notes: Walk-ins only, no appointment. Information: 244-0196
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President Obama's call during the State of the Union Address to raise the American minimum wage to $9 an hour sparked considerable debate about whether enacting such a proposal would increase growth or damage an already fragile economic recovery. Unfortunately, the president's message and the Republican response by Florida Senator Mark Rubio both missed the much larger issue: the stagnation of income for the American middle class. As my college economics professor might say, politicians are killing gnats with sledgehammers.
Minimum wage workers deserve a decent wage and fair treatment. Whether small businesses can afford the higher salaries and larger payroll taxes if Congress indeed raises the minimum wage is a topic for another discussion. What we would have liked the president and his Republican counterparts to address is not a bump at the lower end of the pay scale, but the creation of a plan to bring back middle class jobs that allow families to thrive and contribute financially to the economy. Some 70 percent of American GDP is consumer spending. When the middle class suffers, the American economy suffers along with it.
Harvard economist Michael Porter, interviewed by CNBC's Closing Bell in an article by Justin Menza, says, "The American middle class is 'hollowing out' as the U.S. economy fails to compete effectively in a globalized world."
"America used to be a uniquely productive, low-cost place to do business," Porter said. "But bit-by-bit this position has eroded. Regulatory costs have gone up … the legal system is more cumbersome, infrastructure is eroding and the country is falling behind on skills."
Jim Tankersley of the Washington Post points to the disparity between U.S. job growth and income gains for previous economic eras versus our current one.
"In the past three recoveries from recession, U.S. growth has not produced anywhere close to the job and income gains that previous generations of workers enjoyed," he said. " … a point of increased growth today simply delivers fewer jobs across the economy and less money in the pockets of middle-class families than an identical point of growth produced in the 40 years after the Second World War."
"This erosion between growth and the prosperity of average Americans is still vexing economists," he writes, "and a lot of lawmakers have yet to even acknowledge the problem. But repairing this link is arguably the most critical policy challenge for anyone who wants to lift the middle class."
Tankersley offers some salient points. Everyone from Camp Creek to Miramar Beach knows that the recovery following the Great Recession and the huge downturn of 2008 has been painfully slow. But what few economists and politicians confront is the reality that the jobs that are being created are simply not the same kind of middle class jobs that we as a country once enjoyed.
"The growth that has occurred hasn't produced anywhere close to a historically 'normal' level of job creation of income gains," says Tankersley. "Nearly four years after the Great Recession ended, 12 million Americans are actively looking for work but can't find a job; another 11 million are stuck working part-time when they'd like to be full-time, or they'd like to work but are too discouraged to job-hunt. Meanwhile, workers' median wages were lower at the end of 2012, adjusting for inflation, than they were at the end of 2003. Real household income was lower in 2011 than it was in 1989."
The takeaway for investors is that our economic recovery, while encouraging, is not of the same quality as historical recoveries from previous recessions. Once the Fed discontinues quantitative easing and bond buying and stops sitting on interest rates, the economy may have a very difficult time standing on its own.
This is one of the reasons that we favor defensive investments, which protect clients on the market downside, primarily consumer staples, utilities and essential service bonds. It is also one of the reasons we favor a global approach when choosing investments. We tend toward American companies, which attempt to increase market share in the emerging and frontier market countries of the world. Many of these countries not only offer large population pools, but also have median ages that are considerably lower than those of developed nations.
Margaret R. McDowell, a chartered financial consultant and accredited investment fiduciary, is the founder of Arbor Wealth Management, LLC, a fee-only registered investment advisory firm located near Sandestin.


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Question: Dr. Goldline, I absolutely love curling. I just can't believe the season is over! How am I going to make it through the summer?
Dear reader, you clearly have a curling addiction. But there is help available to you!
It is possible you have recorded some of the games over the course of the last few months, and what better time than this summer to replay some of your favourite shots, with a nice cool beverage in hand? And should your library be incomplete, you can check out some of the games on TSN.ca. When I last checked, games from both the men's and women's worlds, as well as the Brier and Scotties, were available on the TSN site.
If you really feel the urge to get out onto the ice, you should look into signing up for a summer spiel. There are a number of spiels out in British Columbia. In Ontario, both Gravenhurst and North Bay offer up an event this July. And there are several in the U.S..
Another option for ice time is to consider registering for a summer curling camp. There are a number of camps across the country listed on the CCA's website.
If you want to venture a little bit further out, why not head to beautiful Switzerland this summer? There are a series of clinics being held this summer, with none other than former world champion Mirjam Ott and Olympic silver medalist Mike Harris serving as instructors. You can find more information here.
If getting out on the ice is not possible, there is one thing you should do to support your curling habit over the summer: get fit! Curling is a physically demanding game and you will serve yourself well if you get (or stay) in shape. Back in 2009, John Morris and Dean Gemmell co-wrote an excellent book, Fit to Curl, which highlights the most important elements of physical fitness in curling (note: the first edition of this book has sold out but you may be able to find copies of it at some retail locations. John and Dean do plan to publish a second edition of the book). In the book, the authors highlight the need for good cardiovascular capability; muscular strength, power and endurance; balance; and flexibility. The book also includes a section on nutrition, and provides a comprehensive program that you can follow to ensure you are ready for next season.
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BY GLENN McCONNELL
Across South Carolina, options for care for senior citizens and persons with disabilities are dwindling, while our escalating population continues to place a greater reliance on our state's available resources.
Helping to fill part of this void is adult day care, which gives family members who care for a loved one the ability to have a break in their caregiving responsibilities in order to maintain their normal work schedule while a dependent family member receives valuable services at a day care center. Participants at these centers, including seniors and persons with disabilities, may require some assistance with the activities associated with daily living (such as bathing, eating and dressing), but generally they are not in need of advanced forms of care.
Adult day care centers are vital community resources that serve as life-savers for countless family members and individuals in our state.
First and foremost, adult day cares provide a much-needed benefit for working family members, who, without these facilities, would be forced to choose between their job and taking care of a loved one. These facilities allow a family member to continue to support himself, keep the family unit together and prevent a loved one from becoming a ward of the state.
Secondly, these centers serve as an outlet during the day for similarly challenged individuals so that they are able to associate with one another, receive nursing support and benefit from mental and physical stimulation.
Thirdly, these centers prevent the migration of its participants to more costly forms of care, such as an assisted living facility or a nursing home. In essence, these centers not only provide a benefit for the families and individuals who rely on their services, but also save taxpayers money.
Some families are able to pay privately for services at adult day care centers. But for participants who qualify for assistance, adult day programs in South Carolina are reimbursed $43.75 per person per day for services. Nationally, the average rate for adult day care centers is $61 per person per day, which often includes eight to ten hours of care.
Recent state Medicaid rate reductions have made providing day care increasingly challenging, and furthermore, South Carolina's Medicaid reimbursement rates are among the lowest in the nation. Compared to a Medicaid nursing home bed, which costs approximately $52,000 per year, the savings to taxpayers is over $40,000 annually.
In addition, adult day care continues to be plagued by government's regulatory environment. In one particular facility I visited, there was a strong interest shown by the participants, family and staff for the center to open on Saturdays. However, for that to occur in the same center where they operate Monday through Friday with identical services, the center was required to jump through more bureaucratic hoops via a recertification process in order to receive special permission. Therefore, it just wasn't worth it to them in time, energy, and money.
Care options, such as adult day care, are the answers to many of our residents' prayers. They allow loved ones to live at home with their family close by, while creating social opportunities with peers. They provide flexible nursing care, as needed, throughout the day, while monitoring and supervising the distribution of medication. Many of them offer transportation and are designed for adults of any age, including seniors, with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
I have toured similar facilities state-wide, and I have observed first-hand the severe need for care options, such as adult day care centers. We should be doing everything in our power to promote additional care options in our state. Yet, our state has created a regulatory road so bumpy that the effort required to offer additional services is barely outweighed by the advantages. Options for care, such as adult day care centers, should be encouraged instead of hindered.
Sadly, an increasing number of these facilities are struggling to remain open. Money is not the only roadblock that these centers must overcome, and the desire for additional care options will only continue to grow as South Carolina's senior population doubles over the next 20 years.
This is a trend that must be reversed, but it will take a more common sense approach from policymakers across our state.
Glenn McConnell, a Charleston Republican, is lieutenant governor of South Carolina.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Free Quilt Tutorial: Scrappy Summer
51 comments:
- Emily said...
I've got a ton of 4" i-spy fabrics that this would be perfect for. Should I cut my strips to 2" or 2 1/4"? Thanks!
- June 12, 2013 at 1:45 PM
- Allison said...
Cut them to 2 1/4" Emily! With the 4" squares that will leave you with a 7 1/2" unfinished block.
- June 12, 2013 at 1:48 PM
- Melia Mae Quilting said...
I love this quilt and pattern. I think I will have to try this for a quilt for my husband! It would be perfect for him! Thanks for doing this.
- June 12, 2013 at 1:50 PM
- Denise Briese said...
Wow Allison Thanks this is perfect for beginners..:0) I appreciate your work so very much.
- June 12, 2013 at 2:17 PM
- Sally Evans said...
Ooh that's gorgeous. My sister just gave me loads of offcuts from vintage sheets (she loves thrifting). I think I now know what to do with them! Yay!
- June 12, 2013 at 2:41 PM
- Lynne Tilley said...
This looks like an easy fun project for all those little scraps I've accumulated! It will go into my "to-do" folder. Thanks for the tutorial! Great job.
- June 12, 2013 at 4:04 PM
- Lesley said...
Your quilt is so gorgeous! So fresh and summery. Thanks so much for the instructions!
- June 12, 2013 at 4:40 PM
- JoAnn said...
Thanks for the lovely instructions!
- June 12, 2013 at 4:47 PM
- kathy-o said...
Perfect for scraps - you are always to generous to give freebies! Thanks!
- June 12, 2013 at 6:01 PM
- Sandy D said...
Just printed the tutorial.Thanks for a great idea for my scraps.
- June 12, 2013 at 6:27 PM
- Trudie said...
What a great quilt. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.
- June 12, 2013 at 6:28 PM
- Di~ said...
Thanks Allison. My cousin wants to do a quilt, has never done one...we are getting together in Island Park this month. I think I will make her a kit with my stash and we can go to town on this GREAT quilt!
- June 12, 2013 at 7:18 PM
- Adrianne said...
Lovely quilt - thanks for sharing the pattern!
- June 12, 2013 at 7:30 PM
- ✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾ said...
What a great quilt! Thanks for sharing your method for making it!
- June 12, 2013 at 7:45 PM
- Sew Nomadic said...
Simple and beautiful. Love it!
- June 12, 2013 at 8:46 PM
- N. Maria said...
What a DUH moment! You make it look so simple when my brain was making it so difficult. Thank you so very much for posting this fun and refreshing quilt pattern!
- June 12, 2013 at 9:25 PM
- Grammasheri said...
Thank you for the tutorial! Perfect for my own "summer of scraps" efforts this year!
- June 12, 2013 at 9:49 PM
- Jojoquilter said...
I made a scrap quilt like this years ago, no set colors or print design & it is by far my favorite one out of all the many quilts I have made, just so cheery & colorful.
- June 13, 2013 at 12:07 AM
- Gwyn Cornelius Jensen said...
Thank You so much for the pattern. ♥ your Blog.
- June 13, 2013 at 12:21 AM
- nerospost said...
Hi! This is so beautiful and adorable quilt! Tahnk you for sharing the pattern! I love your colours and fabrics!
- June 13, 2013 at 12:53 AM
- Lynette (NZ) said...
Lovely. Such happy summer colours
- June 13, 2013 at 2:17 AM
- Ellen said...
Wow! Thanks you for the lovely pattern!
- June 13, 2013 at 2:36 AM
- Mercedes said...
Thank you. It's a quilt very nice.
Best regards♥
- June 13, 2013 at 3:18 AM
- Jocelyn said...
Thank you! You're the greatest & we appreciate your tutorials & free patterns!!
- June 13, 2013 at 3:36 AM
- Carie said...
What a fabulous way to use up the scraps - it would be so much fun to have the other quilts I've made represented in one, especially those I made to give away.
- June 13, 2013 at 3:57 AM
- Elisha said...
I adore your blog and quilts that you make.. I love to have more time to make things, maybe in my next life? thank you for the instructions, i save them for my next life!
- June 13, 2013 at 4:18 AM
- Kelly O. said...
there is nothing you touch that I don't love! thank you for your generosity in sharing your patterns with us--free or otherwise!
- June 13, 2013 at 5:11 AM
- Angela Atkins said...
Thank you for posting the tutorial! I was just gonna try to figure it out and forgot about the strip piecing for the smaller squares. I am trying to work through my stash and scraps in the next few months before I start buying more. No where to put the more!
- June 13, 2013 at 5:16 AM
- Jean Burke said...
Thanks for your generosity! It's a wonderful pattern for me to work on downsizing my scraps this summer! Awesome......
- June 13, 2013 at 5:48 AM
- sandi s said...
Thank you for sharing your pattern, that is so sweet of you. It is a cute quilt and I love how scrappy it is!
- June 13, 2013 at 5:53 AM
- Lisa C said...
Thank you so much. I was looking for something scrappy to make for my son before he returns to school in the fall. This will be perfect.
- June 13, 2013 at 6:34 AM
- terrieannie said...
You are such a kind soul! As soon as I saw this quilt last week, I got started on my own. I like figuring out my own piecing layouts (math nerd), but I bet there are many who would pay $5 for a PDF version from you. I sure enjoy the freshness in all your work!!
- June 13, 2013 at 6:45 AM
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- June 13, 2013 at 7:50 AM
- ckeller219 said...
Thank you so much for sharing. Love your quilt and I can't wait to start cleaning out those scraps.
- June 13, 2013 at 8:31 AM
- Ali said...
Great tutorial for a lovely quilt. Thank you!
- June 13, 2013 at 8:45 AM
- Emarie21 said...
YES YES YES! I am in the middle of making my scrappy squares for my daughter's quilt. She wanted some large, uncut squares in it as well. Your timing couldn't have been more perfect with the pattern! We both thank you :)
- June 13, 2013 at 10:10 AM
- Kat said...
Thank you so much!
- June 13, 2013 at 11:35 AM
- the girlfriend gap said...
I love it! thanks for the how to :)janita
- June 13, 2013 at 9:33 PM
- Tina said...
Fantastic! Thanks for the tutorial!
- June 14, 2013 at 4:39 AM
- Brooke said...
I love it! It is so cheery. Plus, there's nothing better than using up scraps and loving the finished product.
- June 14, 2013 at 9:15 AM
- Cindy said...
I just love this!! Thanks so much for sharing- a definite do!!!!:)
- June 15, 2013 at 3:05 PM
- Judith Blinkenberg said...
I remember the first time I started following you. You had some free patterns and here you are again sharing with us. You are and will always be my favorite blog. I look forward to your fabric and even more patterns than I now have, why because of you! Thank you for the pattern and thank you for being such a genuine, wonderful person!!
- June 18, 2013 at 8:08 PM
- Allison said...
Your too sweet Judith!! This made my night. :) Now come be my neighbor! ;) -Al
- June 19, 2013 at 9:47 PM
- Angela @ Cottage Magpie said...
I was wondering -- what do you use to make the little drawings showing how the blocks go together? I sometimes just make quilts for myself, and then after I show them on the blog people want the pattern.... and I don't usually take "in process" pictures when I'm "in the zone" if you know what I mean! I'd love to be able to do a quick drawing for people in those cases. Is there software just for that? Or do you draw everything by hand in Illustrator or something?
- July 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM
- Pam said...
Thank you Thank you Thank you! This is the perfect quilt for me right now. Just was given two large boxes of printed fabric cottons that came from a curtain manufacturer....yippy! Want to make new boyfriend a quilt for his newly painted bedroom....you rock!
- July 24, 2013 at 12:00 PM
- happydancequilting said...
So simple and so absolutely yummy. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration.
- July 24, 2013 at 2:38 PM
- Ramblin' On said...
Just made this. Thank you so much for the clear and concise tutorial. I love the colors you use and love your quilts. Very generous of you.
- November 25, 2013 at 9:19 PM
- Kate Marshall said...
I cut a huge pile of 4.5" squares one day and haven't been sure what to do with them until now! Thanks for sharing such a gorgeous pattern.
- March 25, 2014 at 4:49 PM
- Jeanne said...
Thank you!
- October 30, 2014 at 8:29 AM
- Judy said...
Love it Allison! I have very few scraps but I do have lots of charm packs! Thank you for your kindness.
- April 6, 2015 at 4:04 PM
- Elizabeth V Kelbaugh said...
What a wonderful easy pattern for my stash of squares and strips. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
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Taking the first step toward success
As the 15 December graduates from Lee Early College received their diplomas Thursday afternoon, they were reminded that this milestone was just the first step in a lifetime of living and learning.
And despite their small number, the graduates will be taking vastly different paths; some will stay in town to work at large manufacturing plants, and others will go to Central Carolina Community College or another two-year school in the area. At least one is joining the U.S. Army, and several are waiting to hear back from the various public and private four-year universities to which they've applied.
Brandy MacDonald, who graduated with both her high school diploma and an associate of arts degree from CCCC, was the class's designated speaker. Speaking to the alternative nature of the school, she remarked on how each student probably excelled more than he or she would have at one of the county's traditional high schools.
"I think I speak for everyone here when I say we came out in the end with more knowledge than we ever perceived to have in these short years of our academia — we had the opportunity that very few others have had," she said, later adding: "Each year, we armed ourselves with new ideologies to accomplish goals that we might have never realized would be within our grasp."
Before MacDonald took the mic, the students and dozens of their family members, friends and school staff heard from Carl Bryan, a teacher at The O'Neal School in Pinehurst who formerly worked at CCCC and was the first faculty member to start tutoring Lee Early College students.
Bryan evoked the image of anti-littering signs at the beach instructing beach-goers to "leave nothing but your footprints," which he said applies to their education and jobs, too.
"I want you to leave your footprints on whatever endeavors you do," he said. "... Leave things better than you find them."
MacDonald had similar advice for her classmates, saying that it's easiest for people to make an impact somewhere they enjoy being.
"Your future job does not define you as a person, but it does help others define you," she said. "Find a career that you will excel in because it brings you joy. Remember that you will make out far better if you are happy on the inside."
This was one of Lee Early College's first graduating classes since opening in 2006 and graduating its first students in May, 2011. The school, which is located on CCCC's Lee County campus, gives students the opportunity to earn an associate of arts, associate of science or applied associate of science degree in addition to a high school diploma from Lee County Schools.
All rising ninth-grade students can apply for the school, which accepts as many as 80 freshmen each year. And although anyone can apply, its target students are those who are less likely to attend college: minorities, students from low-income families and students whose parents never attended college.
Graduating with high school diplomas were Gabriela Andino, Miriam Arroyo, Darwin Guevara, Brandy Gulledge, Rachel Krieger, Timothy Myers, Christopher Petty, Joshua Reed, Selena Ryner and Yeneth Zetino. Graduating with high school diplomas and an associate's degree were Matthew Fish, Nikko Lairtoo, Brandy MacDonald, Jaren Shyers and Michael Stewart.


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"If karma is that we just put on the best mixed martial arts fight I've ever seen, that's karma I'll take big boatloads of," Rebney said to a small group of reporters following Saturday night's Bellator 106 event.
Bellator 106 took place Saturday at California's Long Beach Arena. The event was expected to serve as Bellator MMA's first-ever pay-per-view card, but when a headlining bout between Tito Ortiz and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson was scratched due to injury, the event shifted to Spike TV.
The night's co-feature – a heavily anticipated rematch between Bellator lightweight champion Chandler (12-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) and former title holder Alvarez (25-3 MMA, 10-1 BMMA) – was promoted to headlining status, and the card was moved to Spike TV.
The pair's 2011 contest was a "Fight of the Year" candidate, but the rematch wasn't easily made, as Alvarez tried to bolt from the promotion to the UFC before an ugly legal battle, complete with a public war of words, ultimately resulted in him returning to the promotion.
In the meantime, Chandler was promoted to poster-boy status, earning high praise from his boss and starring in a series of Bellator-themed commercials for promotion sponsor Dave & Buster's.
On Saturday, the Chandler and Alvarez engaged in another instant classic matchup, a fight that will no doubt again find its way on to 2013 "Fight of the Year" lists. Alvarez ultimately took back the belt, downing Chandler in an incredibly entertaining split-decision result. But when White heard about the result, he took to Twitter to let his feelings be known.Dana White ✔ @danawhite
I'm hearing Djork oops Bjork got served a big fat plate of Karma tonight Congrats Eddie!!When asked about the dig, Rebney declined to address it directly, instead pointing to his company's recent deal with FOX Sports Latin America and the UFC's decision to leave unsigned Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren toiling away in free agency as reasons why he feels it's best to select only the proper times to reply to such comments.
"I've kind of picked my spots where I thought it was necessary to respond," Rebney said. "Some of his valuation comments were ridiculous given that his partner paid us tens of millions of dollars for our rights in Latin America – and some of the other things that I've recently responded to on the Askren front. He claimed that the greatest fighters in the world fight in the UFC, but the sixth-ranked welterweight in the world becomes available, and you don't even pick up the phone to call him?
"I don't know what karma is."
Bellator boss: Alvarez vs. Chandler III all but a lock for pay-per-view
When Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler heal from an epic rematch that headlined Bellator's biggest event to date, Bjorn Rebney can't see any reason not to put them together again on pay-per-view.
"Not unless I have my brains removed," the Bellator chairman and CEO joked to MMAjunkie.com following Saturday's event, which took place at Long Beach Arena in California. "I mean, please. How could you not?"
Right now, though, the lightweights have a lot of healing to do. Alvarez (25-3 MMA, 10-1 BMMA), who won back the lightweight belt he lost to Chandler (12-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) two years ago with a grueling, blood-soaked split-call victory, was taken to the hospital after reporting he was nauseous and uncomfortable, according to Rebney. The Bellator boss initially reported that Chandler made the first trip to a medical center to get checked out, but MMAjunkie.com subsequently confirmed with the fighter's trainer that he simply received stitches backstage and returned to his hotel.
Still, the level of violence seen in their rematch left no doubt that they won't be fighting any time soon. For now, Rebney is basking in the afterglow.
"I think part of the magic that they were able to create tonight was based on the fact that Ed had a long period off and was able to heal and recreate what he does," Rebney said. "Michael got a lot of time off, and Michael had a couple of title defenses, but they were short-order title defenses (in which) he took no damage. But [the rematch is] the kind of fight that you're going to need to take some time off. Once they're both back at 120 percent, there's nothing in the way of doing No. 3."
At the event's post-fight presser, Rebney sidestepped the question of whether Chandler would have to win a tournament to get a rematch with Alvarez, given that the promotion has staked its identity on the idea that fighters earn title shots by winning such competitions (though it also added an exception to allow immediate title rematches).
Later, though, the Bellator head was far more enthusiastic about an immediate third meeting. As for when that happens, and by extension, when the promotion makes its debut on pay-per-view, Rebney is unsure.
Bellator 106 was scheduled to air on pay TV before an originally scheduled headliner between ex-UFC champs Tito Ortiz and Quinton Jackson was scrapped when Ortiz was injured. The event then moved to Spike TV. Since then, Rebney indicated talks of remounting a PPV have yet to take place.
"There wasn't like, 'Well, we're not going to do Tito/Rampage, and we'll do it on March 7,'" he said. "There was no thought process behind it. It was just, we can do this on Spike. We can give an incredible big audience for people to see it. So, I don't know."
Before he was taken to the hospital, Alvarez made a brief appearance at the post-event presser. He sported a badly swollen and bruised left eye, swollen lips, and a contusion on his forehead. The new champ and Rebney, who reportedly hadn't said much to each other since the resolution of an extended battle in court, shared a few awkward moments before the gathering got underway. Alvarez could have skipped the event, but he wanted to give credit where it was due in a bout that was a worthy offering in this year's crowded field of "Fight of the Year" contenders.
"I was going to go ahead right to the hospital, too, right along with Mike, but I told Bjorn that I'd come for a few minutes to address you guys," he said. "I'm going to take zero credit for what happened tonight. It takes two people to put on a fight like that, not just me. Me and Mike Chandler. The guy fights his ass off. He has the heart of a lion, and it takes two of us to do that.
"We went out there and put it on the line. Really, at the end of that fight, I didn't give a s--t about who won that fight. It was just special to be a part of it, and I'm happy to be a part of it."


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Top-flight Team of the Season so far (4-4-2):
Asmir Begovic
It's no great surprise that Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have all been linked with a move for Stoke's number one, who has been simply outstanding throughout the first half of the season. Playing behind a solid back four, Begovic has been a commanding presence as Stoke have become one of the hardest teams to beat in the country.
Pablo Zabaleta
Manchester City's most consistent performer for me so far this season has held off competition from Maicon and Micah Richards to make the right-back spot his own. His defensive game has improved during his time in England and he is always a threat when charging forward.
Ryan Shawcross
Solid as a rock at the heart of Stoke's defence, Shawcross is improving all the time and was fully deserving of his England debut in November's friendly defeat in Sweden. Yes he struggled against Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he inititially came on in that game but Bobby Moore and Franz Beckenbauer would have had their hands full against Zlatan in that mood.
Jan Vertonghen
Although he has made the majority of his Premier League appearances for Tottenham at left-back so far, Vertonghen is more comfortable as a central defender and when he has played there this season he has been excellent. Loves to get forward, has a hammer of a left foot and is already a huge favourite with the White Hart Lane faithful.
Leighton Baines
Incredibly consistent for Everton and never seems to have a bad game. Always dangerous with his set-piece delivery, Baines is likely to replace Ashley Cole as England's first-choice left-back for years to come.
Juan Mata
Plenty of goals and assists for Chelsea's midfield maestro means he has to be in my team. After a good start last season he seemed to fade but Mata looks stronger this time around and should guide Chelsea to a comfortable top-four finish.
Marouane Fellaini
Unplayable on his day, the Everton star has been immense playing in a more forward role for the Toffees this season, although I've got him in central midfield in my side. His recent ban for his attempted assault on Ryan Shawcross did make me think twice about his starting spot but such was Fellaini's impact prior to that I felt it was impossible to leave him out.
Has to be the bargain of the season so far after making a £2million switch from Rayo Vallecano last summer. If the goals keep on flowing then Swansea are going to have a tough task hanging on to a player who has quickly become their prized asset.
Gareth Bale
After a slow start Bale has exploded into devastating form recently and is quite simply unstoppable when he is in full flow. Needs to watch the theatrics however after building up a reputation as a diver in the last 18 months - although I feel he has been harshly treated of late.
Luis Suarez
Like him or not one thing that cannot be doubted about the Liverpool hitman is his undoubted star quality, and without his goals this season Brendan Rodgers would surely have been under more pressure at Liverpool. The Reds can simply not do without his genius.
Robin van Persie
The Dutch striker's transition from the Emirates Stadium to Old Trafford could not have gone more smoothly and his partnership with Wayne Rooney has been telepathic at times. His goals look likely to guide Manchester United to yet another Premier League title this season.
Simon Mignolet (Sunderland): The Black Cats have had their struggles so far but Mignolet could have a highlights reel all of his own for some of the superb saves he has made this season.
Rafael (Man United): Seems to be maturing into an outstanding defender and is now most definitely Fergie's first-choice for the right-back spot at Old Trafford.
Jonas Olsson (West Brom): The Baggies have had a brilliant first half of the season and Olsson's form has played a major part in that. Uncompromising and strong as an ox.
Claudio Yacob (West Brom): The scouting team at The Hawthorns deserve a huge pat on the back for unearthing the former Racing Club midfielder. Yacob screens the Baggies back four but has far more to his game than that and has had a great season so far.
Santi Cazorla (Arsenal): It can sometimes take foreign players time to adapt to the Premier League but Cazorla has taken to it like a duck to water and looks an Arsenal player through and through.
Theo Walcott (Arsenal): Having started the season moaning at being played on the wing, Walcott finally got his wish to play through the middle and has been a revelation so far. Can Arsenal really afford to let him leave?.
Demba Ba (Newcastle): He can be a bit maverick at times but Ba is one of the most prolific strikers in the Premier League and has to be worth £7million of anybody's money. I fear for Newcastle, however, if they lose him.
Other players worthy of a mention for their efforts so far this season include Stoke's other dependable centre-half Robert Huth, Tottenham midfielder Sandro, Norwich playmaker Wes Hoolahan, Manchester City schemer David Silva, Spurs duo Moussa Dembele and Jermain Defoe and Fulham's mecurial frontman Dimitar Berbatov.
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J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1996
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1980
Deena Hurwitz joined the faculty in 2003 as director of the Human Rights Program and the International Human Rights Law Clinic. From 2000-03, Hurwitz was the Robert M. Cover/Allard K. Lowenstein Fellow in International Human Rights with the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School. While at Yale she co-supervised the law school's human rights clinic, coordinated events sponsored by the Schell Center, and taught International Human Rights at Yale College.
Before entering academia, Hurwitz served as a legal counselor with the Washington Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. She spent 1997-99 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she was director of Global Rights' (then the International Human Rights Law Group) Bosnia program for 14 months. Before joining the Law Group, Hurwitz served as OSCE liaison officer to the Human Rights Coordination Centre of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1997, Hurwitz worked in Ramallah (Israeli-occupied Palestinian Territory) with the Centre for International Human Rights Enforcement, as executive administrator for a project involving human rights enforcement under a European Union-Israel trade agreement. She has also been a consultant with the Women's Division of Human Rights Watch, investigating violations of women's rights under Morocco's Family Code.Ā Before attending law school at Northeastern University, she worked more than 10 years for the California-based Resource Center for Nonviolence, where she was involved in capacity building and training with nongovernmental organizations in the United States and the Middle East. Between 1981 and 1993, she led regular delegations of U.S. citizens on study tours of the Middle East, and spent a sabbatical year (1989-90) in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories directing Middle East Witness.
More recently, she has worked in Afghanistan and Lebanon on clinical legal education, and in Suriname on the rights of indigenous peoples to education and non-discrimination. She also has an interest in the practical aspects of modern Islamic law. Ā
Hurwitz is admitted to the bars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
International Human Rights Advocacy Stories (ed. with Margaret L. Satterthwaite and Doug Ford) (Foundation Press, 2009),
Walking the Red Line, Israelis in Search of Justice for Palestine (ed. and introduction) (New Society Publishers, 1992).
Chapters/Multi-Author Works:
"Universal Jurisdiction and the Dilemmas of International Criminal Justice: The Sabra and Shatila Case in Belgium," in Hurwitz, Satterthwaite and Ford, eds., Human Rights Advocacy Stories 267 (Foundation Press, 2009).
"Ethical Globalization and the Education of Relevant Lawyers," in Clare Dalton, ed., Progressive Lawyering, Globalization and Markets: Rethinking Ideology and Strategy (William S. Hein, 2007).
Articles/Book Reviews:
"Engaging Law School Students Through Human Rights Clinics: A Perspective From the United States," 11 Aus. J. Hum. Rts. 2 (2006).
"The Politics of the People, Human Rights, and What Is Hidden from View," 37 Geo. Wash. Intl L. Rev. 293 (2005), reviewing Balakrishnan Rajagopal, International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements, and Third World Resistance (Cambridge U. Press, 2003).
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"The Right of Indigenous Peoples to Meaningful Consent in Extractive Industry Projects: Symposium Introduction" (with Margaret Satterthwaite), 22 Ariz. J. Intl & Comp. L. 1 (2005).
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"Lawyering for Justice and the Inevitability of International Human Rights Clinics," 28 Yale J. Int'l L. 505 (2003).
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Women's Human Rights in Bosnia & Herzegovina (with the International Human Rights Law Group, May 1999).
Perpetual Minors: Denying Women's Rights in the Family in Morocco (initial field research and unpublished draft, for Human Rights Watch Women's Division, 1996).
Amicus Practice (in collaboration with law students as noted):
Brief of Amici Curiae International Law and Human Rights Experts, Alien Tort Statute Practitioners, and Torture Victim Advocacy Organizations in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants, Saleh et al v. Titan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Case No. 08-7008 Consolidated with 08-7009 (September 11, 2008) (co-counsel with Richard J. Wilson and Meetali Jain on the brief, filing successfully opposed by Appellees) (on the brief:Ā Jessica Anna Cabot (AU, WCL '09), Aaron Esty (UVAĀ'09), Sarah Melikian (AU, WCL '10), Shaunik Panse (UVA '09), Alyssa Petroff (UVA '09), Meredith Van Tine (UVA '10))
Brief of Amici Curiae REDRESS and the International Commission of Jurists, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants, Mohamed et al v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case No. 5:07-CV-02798-JW (July 10, 2008) (co-counsel on the brief)
Brief of United States Member of Congress and Law Professors as Amici Curiae in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants, Yousef et al v. Samantar, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case No. 07-1893 (December 7, 2007), counsel of record to amici (on the brief: Germaine S. Dunn, UVA '09 and Kerry M. Shapleigh UVA '09)
Brief of Amici Curiae International Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Immigration Law Professors in support of Petitioner, Dalegrand v. Mukasey, to the U.S. Court Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Case Nos. 06-4766 & 07-2800 (November 21, 2007), co-counsel for amici with Stephen F. Smith (on the brief: Aaron Esty UVA '09 and Zachary Williams UVA '10).Ā
Brief of Amici Curiae International Human Rights Organizations, in support of Respondent, Alvarez-Machain, et al to the U.S. Supreme Court (On Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 03-339, February 2004) (with UVA International Human Rights Clinic)
Brief of Amici Curiae Diplomats Morton Abramowitz, Stephen W. Bosworth, Stuart E. Eizenstat, John C. Kornblum, Phyllis E. Oakley, Felix G. Rohatyn, J. Stapleton Roy, and Frank G. Wisner, in support of Petitioner, to the U.S. Supreme Court, Ernest Paul McCarver, Petitioner, v. State of North Carolina, Respondent (On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of North Carolina, No. 00-8727, June 8, 2001)Ā (with Yale Law School Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic)
Brief of Amicus Curiae to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in the La Cantuta Massacre Case, August 2001 (with Yale Law School Lowenstein Human Rights Clinic)
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Though much of the focus of today's passage is on the failure of the Israelites due to idolatry, we can find greatly encouraging the concluding note of hope in which God arises to rescue His people. Even when the covenant ...Read More
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When we enter the presence of the Lord, we must remember that we are sinners and have merited only the righteous wrath of our Creator. Thus, we should come before Him in a spirit of repentance, with sorrow for sin ...Read More
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God's steadfastness is seen clearly as He preserves His Word in the community of His people. Even in the days when God's truth seems to be the last concern of the church, there is always a faithful remnant that is ...Read More
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What are we to look for in a godly leader? Are we to find someone who simply wants to get the job done even if it means steamrolling the people under him? The answer is no. If even the Davidic ...Read More
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If you don't have time to read our definitive iOS 6 review but you still want to see all the highlights -- Maps, Siri extensions, Passbook, Guided Access, Shared Photo Streams, and more -- then here's everything you need to know about iOS 6 in just 6 minutes.
iOS 6 includes 10 major and, according to Apple, 200 new user features overall. It may not be as audacious as iPhone OS 2 was with the App Store, or iOS 5 was with iCloud, and Maps may cause some pain for some users for some time, but it does set the foundation for Apple's platform going forward.
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iOS 6 in 6 minutes
Nice round up
A good summary, though IMHO you gloss over the horrible, horrible feature regressions and user-experience data quality issues, and questionable UI choices (e.g. traffic display) in Maps.
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Melian the Maia was the wife of Elu Thingol, the mother of Lúthien, and the Queen of Doriath. She appears in The Silmarillion.
In Valinor, Melian dwelt in the gardens of Lórien, but she journeyed often to Middle-earth. There, in the woods of Nan Elmoth, she came upon Elwë Singollo (later known as Elu Thingol) as he marched into the West with the people of the Teleri. As a result of his absence a portion of his followers stay behind to search for him, the rest continue on to Valinor. Melian and Thingol thereafter found the kingdom of Doriath in Middle-earth. Their only daughter, Lúthien Tinúviel, eventually marries the man Beren Erchamion. As a result, Melian's maian blood is passed on to both Elves and Men.
When war with the Great Enemy, Morgoth, comes to Doriath she uses her powers to guard and defend it with a protection called List Melian, the Girdle of Melian. Its magic mazes of mists prevent anyone less powerful than Melian from entering the kingdom. However, with the foresight of a Maia, she predicts that one day someone whose fate is more powerful will enter. When Beren arrives as foretold, she counsels King Thingol against sending Beren for a Silmaril, a quest which would eventually have a part in Doriath's ruin. This is one of many instances in which she proves, through her wisdom and powers of foresight, to be wiser than her husband, and an effective queen of her land. The great evil wolf Carcharoth also passes the Girdle. In Doriath she also becomes a friend and tutor of Galadriel to whom she teaches the art of lembas-baking. After the departure of Lúthien and Beren, she aides Túrin and his mother and sister. She provides Beleg with some way-bread, lembas, and foresees his doom in his quest for Túrin. When Húrin returns she is the one to lift the spell of Morgoth from him.
After Thingol's death, she vanishes from Middle-earth, passing to Valinor, where she mourns the loss of her husband in the Halls of Mandos and her daughter to the unknown fate of human death. Melian and Thingol were a unique couple, the only case where an Ainu married any Elf or Man. She is also the only Ainu known to have had children in the "official" drafts of Tolkien's work.
- Melian: Sindarin for Beloved.
- List Melian: Sindarin for Girdle of Melian.
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In the early legendarium Melian is defined as a fay, making her somewhat more sinister than in her later appearance. This version of her is presented in the Tale of Tinúviel, Tolkien's first story of Beren and Lúthien, which was written in archaic english and published in the second part of the Book of Lost Tales. In this work she appears in another later narrative and her character is portrayed as being far weaker and more frail.
Elu Thingol = MELIAN | | | House of Bëor | : | : Lúthien = Beren | | Dior Eluchíl = Nimloth | ________|________ | | | | | | Eärendil = Elwing Eluréd Elurín | ____|____ | | | | Elrond Elros
See Also
|Eönwë · Ilmarë · Ossë · Uinen · Salmar · Sauron · Melian · Arien · Tilion · Gothmog
Curumo (Saruman) · Olórin (Gandalf) · Aiwendil (Radagast) · Alatar · Pallando · Durin's Bane


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Gentry's options with starting lineup
November 19, 2012: Gentry searching for right combination
Suns head coach Alvin Gentry is doing his best political impersonation: He's promising change.
The question then becomes how much change. How much is Gentry willing to change his starting lineup?
"We'll probably will make one. Or two. Or three. I don't know," he said after practice Monday. "We will make a change."
Gentry though wasn't prepared to announce what change or changes he and his staff have decided upon.
In the team's first eleven games, there have been 75 different five-man combinations on the floor at any given moment. Many of those five-man units, however, saw less than five minutes of playing time.
"I'm pleased with most of the guys," Gentry said. "I'm just not pleased with them collectively�maybe it's just not the right combination of guys."
Let's examine then the combination of guys with 10 or minutes of court time together that have been successful according to nba.com/stats:
Dragic, Dudley, Beasley, Morris, Gortat are a plus-15 shooting 54.8% in 20 minutes over seven games
Dragic, Dudley, Brown, Morris, Gortat are a plus-9 shooting 54.2% in 14 minutes over three games
Telfair, Brown, Tucker, Morris, Gortat are a plus-8 shooting 42.3% in 15 minutes over four games
Dragic, Brown, Tucker, Beasley, Gortat are a plus-8 shooting 52.4% in 11 minutes over three games
The Suns have gone six straight games without a lead after the first quarter; and they've been outscored in their last three and four of their last five games in the third quarter.
Those slow starts---either at the beginning of games or following halftime, is what Gentry is trying to correct with a lineup change(s).
"Us having to battle our way back," he said, "I think its cost us a few games in that we have to battle so hard to get back even."


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A true story about a woman who overcame tragedy by putting on her hiking boots...and hiking alone for over 1,000 miles.
Expectations going in:
LOVED the book. LOVE Reese Witherspoon. This book meant so much to me. I grew up hiking the mountains and know their healing power.
My Take:
A great story is a great story. This movie is a great story. I think it is a story that relates to everyone.
Would I see it with my mom:
Yes. My mom would love this film. Great mom/daughter bonding film.
Good date movie?
I think this is a great date movie!!! This is a chick flick that guys will like. I promise.
Bottom Line
If you want a nice movie to see with the family this holiday season...go see WILD
You know me...I love a good broadway show and the upcoming season for Broadway in Austin is so great. So many shows I have never seen including Once, Evita, Mama Mia, and Jersey Boys. The boys from Jersey Boys came in to chat about their popular show.
Basically get ready for some AMAZING shows at Bass Concert Hall 2014 - 2015!!! Get tickets at www.broadwayinaustin.com
Booker, Alex & Sara/ MIX Morning Show found out there are A LOT of MIX Friends who 'Spoon' w/ their dogs, just like Sara & Jet. Booker didn't believed it until the photos came pouring in on the MIX Facebook page. Sara created a 'Dog Spooning' masterpiece w/ lots of cute cuddly help from many MIX Facebook Friends. Booker won't be able to listen to John Legend's 'All Of Me' the same again... Not without thinking about all this cuteness!
St Paul and the Broken Bones
âYou don't have to know a single song from the album to have fun watching this band. I immediately bought their album after I saw them live. I love the lead singers voice.
PS...They are coming back in April for the Old Settlers Music Festival.
Birds of Tokyo
AThis group sells out stadiums in Australia. I had listened to their song 'Lanterns' prior to seeing them at SXSW...but seeing them live made all the difference. âListen to the song a few times...it becomes addicting.
Jack Antonoff of Fun has a new project called Bleachers. Maybe it is because I love the band Fun...or maybe it is because I love Jack's girlfriend (Girls creator Lena Dunham) but I dig this band.
Mandolin Orange
I read about this band from Peter Blackstock at the Statesman. This particular video is from 2012, but oh so good.
Vance Joy
A nice, cute boy sent me this video last spring and I kind of fell in love with Vance Joy. Great summer song and super cool music video.
A few other bands I didn't get to see, but heard a lot about.
Jamestown Revival
Boy and Bear