text:
updated: 5/1/2012 5:05:53 PM
Two new stores are set to begin operations in Tippecanoe Mall in the coming months. Children's clothing boutique Crazy 8 and action sports retailer Tilly's are both scheduled to open this summer.
May 1, 2012
News Release
Lafayette, Ind. -- Lafayette residents are in for a treat as Tippecanoe Mall unveils its exciting new changes to the public, including several new retailers.
Crazy 8, a children�s clothing boutique, will open the doors of their newest store this summer. The newest addition to The Gymboree Corporation�s family of brands, Crazy 8 offers fashionable outfits at a great value for girls and boys sizes 0 to 14. The first Crazy 8 store opened in August 2007; The Gymboree Corporation currently operates more than 80 Crazy 8 stores in the U.S.
Tilly's, a leading specialty retailer in the action sports industry selling clothing, shoes, and accessories, will be opening their first store in the region this summer. Since opening their first store in Southern California in 1982 the brand has grown to more than 141 stores in 14 states. Tilly's offers one of the largest assortments of brands and merchandise from the top players in the surf, skate, motocross and lifestyle apparel industries available both in stores and online at www.tillys.com.
�We are so excited to see the continued growth of Tippecanoe Mall,� explains mall marketing manager Lima Gray. �With each new addition we see the mall constantly improving and changing, making it an even more desirable place for shoppers in our community.�
Earlier this spring, Tippecanoe Mall announced the coming arrival of H&M, a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children. They will open the doors of their 17,729 square-foot location in late summer.
Tippecanoe Mall offers a delightful array of shopping selections including more than 100 specialty stores and JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, Sears, H.H. Gregg & Dick's Sporting Goods. For more information about upcoming events, visit Tippecanoe Mall on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TippecanoeMall.
Source: Simon Property Group Inc.


text:
We'd love to hear from you.
We are available to take your call or chat online during store hours.
View all Offers
The Forecast Dining Collection features a unique sandstone finish, paired with either sable or woodstone finishes to complement the contemporary design.
Click the individual products to view details and warranty.
Features two drawers, a silverware tray liner, and wine bottle storage. There's also a tray behind the center doors, with adjustable wood shelves to conveniently store your entertaining essentials.
Dimensions:Height - "
Width - "
Depth - "
Price: Art Van Price $1,399.99
Adjustable Stool
Round saddle seat. Threaded collar inside tube to adjust the seat height. Max seat height is 24 inches. Five tubular legs.
Price: NOW! $148.00
Slat Back Side Chair
Vertical back slats. Circular support stretchers.
Price: Art Van Price $148.00

subset: commoncrawl


text:
A Portland tradition for 58 years, the boat parade runs each December for two weeks. The parade route, on the Willamette and the Columbia rivers, changes nightly. Christmasships.org
Christmas Ships Walk
12/29/2012 10:48am
This was a fun walk, and the boats were quite cleverly decorated. It was also nice to see all the houses decorated.
05/13/2013 8:26am
I see you've made a very good decorations for Christmas
Leave a Reply.


text:
Personal Financial Planning
Interdisciplinary Studies
Students desiring a plan of study in Personal Finance as part of the Interdisciplinary Studies program are required to take the following courses:
5322. Personal Finance: Professional and Personal Applications (3). Survey course in personal financial planning for nonmajors who want to use this information in their personal and professional lives. F, S, SS, Distance and on campus.
5362. Asset Management I (3). Prerequisite: PFP major. Investment management concepts in a personal financial planning context; client goals, expectations, and risk tolerance; capital markets; investment alternatives; security valuation; risk assessment; and portfolio management concepts. F, SS.
5394. Retirement Planning (3). Prerequisites: PFP 5362 with a grade of C or higher and Prerequisite or corequisite: PFP 5322 with a grade of C or higher. Consent of PFP Graduate Advisor. Advanced studies in retirement planning covering retirement plans in the corporate setting, personal retirement planning, and retirement income strategies. F, SS.
5497. Risk Management and Insurance Planning (4). Prerequisite or corequisite: PFP 5322. Explores risk management theory, personal risk analysis, and financial loss prevention with private insurance. F, S.


text:
Most Popular Titles With Josh Brolin
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- On TV
- Release Year
1. Sicario (2015)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Writer: Taylor Sheridan | Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin
Votes: 701
2. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.
Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby | Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Votes: 251,997
3. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.
Writers: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning | Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
Votes: 525,643
4. Everest (2015)
PG-13 | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller | Completed
A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm.
Writers: William Nicholson, Simon Beaufoy | Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Mia Goth
5. The Goonies (1985)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient treasure.
Writers: Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus | Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
Votes: 160,942
6. Inherent Vice (2014)
R | 148 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Thomas Pynchon | Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston
Votes: 42,704
7. No Country for Old Men (2007)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Cormac McCarthy | Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 540,156
8. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
R | 102 min | Crime, Thriller
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
Writer: Frank Miller | Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 88,952
9. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
The classic late night live sketch comedy show.
Creator: Lorne Michaels | Stars: Don Pardo, Lenny Pickett, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers
Votes: 30,192
10. Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Comedy, Drama, Musical | Post-production
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, Scarlett Johansson, Ralph Fiennes
11. True Grit (2010)
PG-13 | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer.
Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Charles Portis | Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin
Votes: 218,585
12. Oldboy (2013)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.
Writers: Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi, Mark Protosevich | Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley
Votes: 43,656
13. Gangster Squad (2013)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
It's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.
Writers: Will Beall, Paul Lieberman | Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Giovanni Ribisi
Votes: 161,644
14. American Gangster (2007)
R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.
Writers: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson | Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin
Votes: 304,264
15. Men in Black 3 (2012)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.
Writers: Etan Cohen, Lowell Cunningham | Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement
Votes: 239,444
16. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young looking officers specializing in youth crime.
Creators: Stephen J. Cannell, Patrick Hasburgh | Stars: Johnny Depp, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson Peete
Votes: 8,031
17. Into the Blue (2005)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A group of divers find themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane.
Writer: Matt Johnson | Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott
Votes: 59,704
18. Grindhouse (2007)
R | 191 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Two full length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez put together as a two film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.
Writers: Robert Rodriguez, Rob Zombie, Edgar Wright, Jeff Rendell, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Rob Cotterill, Jason Eisener, John Davies | Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie | Stars: Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Danny Trejo, Zoë Bell
Votes: 145,292
19. Hollow Man (2000)
R | 112 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Scientists discover how to make people invisible, but their test subject becomes an insane killer who stalks them.
Writers: Gary Scott Thompson, Andrew W. Marlowe | Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens
Votes: 95,592
20. Labor Day (2013)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.
Writers: Jason Reitman, Joyce Maynard | Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Clark Gregg
Votes: 27,173
21. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
Writer: Dustin Lance Black | Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 126,009
22. Planet Terror (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Horror
After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.
Writer: Robert Rodriguez | Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton
Votes: 155,735
23. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1996– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
America's top fake news show.
Creators: Lizz Winstead, Madeleine Smithberg | Stars: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Craig Kilborn
Votes: 24,943
24. Jonah Hex (2010)
PG-13 | 81 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The U.S. military makes a scarred bounty hunter with warrants on his own head an offer he cannot refuse: in exchange for his freedom, he must stop a terrorist who is ready to unleash Hell on Earth.
Writers: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor, William Farmer, John Albano, Tony DeZuniga | Director: Jimmy Hayward | Stars: Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender
Votes: 42,257
25. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
Writers: Allan Loeb, Stephen Schiff, Stanley Weiser, Oliver Stone | Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin
Votes: 78,465
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the life and presidency of George W. Bush.
Writer: Stanley Weiser | Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Hanks
Votes: 39,279
27. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sally's parents' marriage breaks up when her father undergoes a mid-life crisis and impulsively weds a prostitute as Sally's own marriage also begins to disintegrate.
Writer: Woody Allen | Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Gemma Jones
Votes: 33,032
28. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jimmy Fallon hosts the Tonight Show and interviews celebrities, plays games with them and has a musical or comedic guest perform.
Stars: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Steve Higgins, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Votes: 5,778
29. 30 for 30 (2009–2015)
Documentary, Biography, Sport
ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring today's finest storytellers from inside and outside of the sports world. What started as a celebration of ESPN's 30th ... See full summary »
Stars: Dan Rather, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marv Albert
Votes: 2,165
30. The Dead Girl (2006)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
Writer: Karen Moncrieff | Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Piper Laurie
Votes: 11,535
31. Mimic (1997)
R | 105 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.
Writers: Donald A. Wollheim, Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro | Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini
Votes: 34,173
32. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jimmy Kimmel interviews celebrities.
Creator: Jimmy Kimmel | Stars: Jimmy Kimmel, Cleto Escobedo III, Dicky Barrett, Guillermo Rodriguez
Votes: 6,645
33. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A modern revival of the classic eponymous 1960s sci-fi horror anthology show. Episodes often have twist-endings and involve aliens. Sometimes, story from one episode continues in a later episode.
Creator: Leslie Stevens | Stars: Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider, Garvin Cross, Kavan Smith
Votes: 7,857
34. Women in Trouble (2009)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls, etc. All of them with one crucial thing in common. Trouble.
Writer: Sebastian Gutierrez | Director: Sebastian Gutierrez | Stars: Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Connie Britton, Dan Mailley
Votes: 4,955
35. In the Valley of Elah (2007)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Writers: Paul Haggis, Mark Boal | Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jonathan Tucker, Jason Patric
Votes: 57,259
36. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009– )
60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Comedian Jimmy Fallon hosts a late-night talk show.
Stars: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Steve Higgins, Bashir Salahuddin
Votes: 7,666
37. Flirting with Disaster (1996)
R | 92 min | Comedy
A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.
Writer: David O. Russell | Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 14,152
38. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
A probationary angel sent back to earth teams with an ex-cop to help people.
Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, James Troesh, Margie Impert
Votes: 2,450
39. Conan (2010– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien and his co-host Andy Richter discuss current news topics and interview celebrities and personalities.
Creators: Conan O'Brien, Bruce W. Timm | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino, Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band
Votes: 14,580
40. Today (1952– )
240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports and interviews with news-makers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports.
Creator: Sylvester L. Weaver Jr. | Stars: Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales, Al Roker
Votes: 1,047
41. Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003– )
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
A mix of celebrity interviews, musical performers, audience participation games, and segments spotlighting real people with extraordinary stories and talents, hosted by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres.
Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen Boss, Anthony Okungbowa, Jon Abrahams
Votes: 8,969
42. Late Show with David Letterman (1993– )
60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.
Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Alan Kalter, Biff Henderson
Votes: 9,198
43. Good Morning America (1975– )
120 min | News, Talk-Show
ABC's "Good Morning America" presents the News and Information Source of the day's topics and journalism. The 1st Co-Host Team of David Hartman & Nancy Dussault, 2nd was Sandy Hill, 3rd was... See full summary »
Stars: Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Bianna Golodryga, Ron Claiborne
Votes: 693
44. Into the West (2005 TV Mini-Series)
552 min | Western, Adventure, Drama
Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
Stars: Joseph M. Marshall, Irene Bedard, Gil Birmingham, John Terry
Votes: 5,249
45. Melinda and Melinda (2004)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two alternating stories about Melinda's (Mitchell) attempts to straighten out her life.
Writer: Woody Allen | Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Will Ferrell, Vinessa Shaw, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 25,597
46. Entertainment Tonight (1981– )
30 min | News
"Entertainment Tonight" is the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world. Launched in 1981, ET is anchored by Mary Hart and Bob Goen. Primary substitute anchors are Jann Carl ... See full summary »
Creator: Alfred Masini | Stars: Mark Steines, Nancy O'Dell, Kevin Frazier, Mary Hart
Votes: 1,324
47. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992– )
TV-14 | 62 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
After Johnny Carson's retirement from the show, Jay Leno stepped in as his permanent replacement. The format of the show has remained largely unchanged, consisting primarily of an opening ... See full summary »
Stars: Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks, Edd Hall, Rickey Minor
Votes: 7,923
48. Nightwatch (1997)
R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.
Writers: Ole Bornedal, Steven Soderbergh | Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin
Votes: 15,214
49. The Young Riders (1989–1992)
60 min | Romance, Western
The adventures of the riders of the Pony Express.
Creator: Ed Spielman | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin, Ty Miller, Gregg Rainwater
Votes: 910
50. To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about Cinema.
Writers: Manoel de Oliveira, Atom Egoyan, Olivier Assayas, William Chang, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Amos Gitai, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Aki Kaurismäki, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Nanni Moretti, Kar Wai Wong, Yimou Zhang, Jingzhi Zou | Directors: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August, Jane Campion, Youssef Chahine, Kaige Chen, Michael Cimino, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, David Cronenberg, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Manoel de Oliveira, Raymond Depardon, Atom Egoyan, Amos Gitai, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Aki Kaurismäki, Abbas Kiarostami, Takeshi Kitano, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, David Lynch, Nanni Moretti, Roman Polanski, Raoul Ruiz, Walter Salles, Elia Suleiman, Ming-liang Tsai, Gus Van Sant, Lars von Trier, Wim Wenders, Kar Wai Wong, Yimou Zhang | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Pegah Ahangarani, Anouk Aimée, Leonid Alexeenko
Votes: 3,324


text:
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's cross country team held strong at No. 9 in this week's Northeast Regional Poll that was released Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
UNH, which entered the season unranked and moved up from No. 10 to No. 9 last week, most recently finished first at a tri-meet on Sept. 23, edging out the University of Maine and Husson University in Orono, Maine. Freshman Marina Slavin (Durham, N.H.) placed third overall as she ran the 5-k course in 18:53, while Anne Twombly (Exeter, N.H.) and Chelsey Serrano (Manchester, N.H.) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in times of 19:03 and 19:07. Freshman Meagan Boucher (Manchester, N.H.) finished sixth with a time of 19:18, while junior Erin Phillips (Belmont, N.H.) came in ninth as she ran the course in 19:30.
New Hampshire is ranked second highest of the four America East teams in this week's poll.
The Wildcats return to action on Friday, Sept. 30 when they take part in the Paul Short Invitational on the campus of Lehigh University.


text:
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
3,135pages on
this wiki
this wiki
|Directed by:
|Fielder Cook
|Written by:
|Earl Hamner Jr.
|Release date:
|December 19, 1971
|Running time:
|1 hour, 40 minutes
|Available on:
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story is a 1971 made-for-TV movie. It served as the pilot for the long-running television series The Waltons.
The story centers on the Walton family on Christmas Eve, 1933, during the Great Depression. John-Boy Walton, played by Richard Thomas, is sent by his mother to find what has become of his father (who has been away and is late returning home), because it is snowing and she has become worried.
- Most of the familiar cast of the TV series is featured in the movie, with the notable exceptions of the parents and grandfather. Patricia Neal and Andrew Duggan play Olivia and John Walton in this movie. In the series, their characters would be portrayed by Michael Learned and Ralph Waite. Grandpa Walton, played here by Edgar Bergen, was later played by Will Geer in the series.
- Patricia Neal's performance as Olivia was nominated for the 1972 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie; however, she lost to Glenda Jackson.
|Patricia Neal
|Olivia Walton
|Andrew Duggan
|John Walton
|Edgar Bergen
|Grandpa Zeb Walton
|Ellen Corby
|Grandma Esther Walton
|Richard Thomas
|John-Boy Walton
|Jon Walmsley
|Jason Walton
|Judy Norton-Taylor
|Mary Ellen Walton
|Eric Scott
|Ben Walton
|Mary Beth McDonough
|Erin Walton
|David W. Harper
|Jim-Bob Walton
|Kami Cotler
|Elizabeth Walton


text:
Who would have guessed that you two were perfect for each other? You liked her from the start, but figured she was out of your league. It took weeks for you to work up the courage to say hello. But once you did, you found out she preferred a sense of humor to six-pack abs. She found your "relaxed" sense of style endearing. And she even let you keep the pinball machine in the basement.
Amazing things can happen when you pair something that's rough around the edges with a classic beauty. It's true for people and the same can be said for jewelry. Take a look at our Couplet Steel & Diamond Ring. We've introduced the downtown look of steel cable to the uptown shine of genuine white diamonds set in .925 sterling silver. The unlikely couple gets along famously.
The ring's unique design is formed by four "ropes" of tightly-twisted stainless steel wire. Two decorative, sterling silver end caps add a dash of industrial-inspired, Art Deco design. At the center we've set nine sparkling brilliant-cut natural white diamonds. The sterling silver setting explodes like a sunburst around the diamondstudded square, leaving no doubt where eyes should be focused.
Sometimes the most improbable combinations make for the happiest of couples. And this exceptional ring is the perfect way to prove you're "steel" the one that she wants!
Be the first to rate this!


text:
micoach is all you need to get the results you want.
- New Arrivals
- sale - up to 40% off
- 20% off sitewide, no minimum. Limited time only.
Enter Code: HURRY20
- Top Sellers
- Back to Sport
- Solar Boost
- Manchester United
(1,984 Products)
Your Selection
I'm 6'0 tall and 155lbs. I brought these pants to in Large to fit me a little big and loose because I wanted to walk around them comfortably and they were perfect. They were just a little long, but not enough to bother me. Overall I'm very comfortable with these pants. If you want something shorter and a little tighter I would recommend getting a medium. ... read more
I searched for a slim fit pant for awhile but kept finding running tights or compression pants. The Tiro 15 is exactly what I wanted; slim fit but not too snug or tight. I'm 5'11"; 155 lb. A medium sized pant fits perfect and are so comfortable. The black on black looks awesome. I wear them so often I plan to purchase another pair. . ... read more
I took a punt on these buying an XS as at the time I wasn't sure if there would be new stock fully expecting to return them. My instinct would be to go for small. As it turns out XS is the perfect fit. I'm just slightly under 5' 10" and about 11 stone. They are great for playing in and I love the tapered leg, not so good for lounging around as I prefer baggier trackies for that. The only problem is my girlfriend seems to like them so I might have to buy another pair for her so I can have mine back! ... read more
First and foremost the Adidas Tiro 15 Training Pants define comfort! It's like the pants have lungs of its own, I've owned many kinds of training pants but the ventilation these pants offer are unbelievable. Whether you're training or just running errands, stylistically with the tapered/zipper cuffs, these pants meet both kind of functions. ... read more
I'm 5'7" and I got the small, the fit was good (maybe a little tight around the calves but I dont mind), but it went 4 inches past my ankle. You can fold it up, but then it looks kinda bulky near the bottom, and the zipper makes the bottom a little stiff. Otherwise, it looks good, especially with soccer shoes, and its pretty comfortable. ... read more
Been buying Adidas Soccer pants, and Tiro 15 edition has definately decreased the quality of the pants with this edition. Material quality is quite thinner and less climacool patches to release the heat. was more satified with earlier models of the pants. Try to get a hand on those if possible. ... read more
It feels soft and very good for the price. Looks stylish too. It's good to just wear it on its own but also good to wear with a jacket. And it have a various range of sizes can be chose. It's very classic. ... read more
Thee pants are comfortable & stylish & also warm. My only recommendation is to order a size up if you want a more comfirtable or slouchy fit. I usually wear a small, but ordered a medium & they fit exactly how I'd like. ... read more
Im 5"7.5 almost 5"8 and i bought the black pair and navy ones too, both in medium. legs are perfect, not too tightly fitted or skinny. size small doesn't differ much with the waist but near the calf area is tighter and looks silly. id advise guys my height or even 4 inches taller with a 32 waist to buy medium. ... read more
Amazing quality, too short. It surprises me that Adidas don't make these pants longer than 77cm, which is only 30" I would've thought they made these with the athletic figure in mind, tall and slim. All I would say is make sure you try them on before buying. ... read more
Went in to buy a pair of tiro 13 however because Adidas released the 15 i had to get them they feel very cheap compared to my old tiro 13 & 11 and the top white band looks very tacky, Still the best the pants for playing football in but not the usual well built quality i expected ... read more
I bought this top in the blue colour and I absolutely love it. It's such good value for money and looks really great on. The fit is so flattering - it doesn't cling anywhere but is tight enough to run in. Very very lightweight so lovely in hot weather. However, I also bought this top in pink which is being returned. The colour is really fluorescent but the problem I have is that it's very see-through and I could see my belly button through the top which was a bit much! Don't know if this was a one off or all the pink vests are like this. ... read more
I am a 36b so the Medium fit me perfectly in the chest area, not loose at all there but the shirt fits loose at the torso tho. I like the relaxed fit anyway and It's a thick cotton, well made! Does run small I would say because usually I buy a small. Fits perfectly if you size up. ... read more
It fits GREAT!!!! just one thing for the ppl @ adidas make sure to check the product before sending it the Tiro 15 Training Pants I bought came with a wide open gap where the inseams is @ lucky enough I know how to sew so it wasn't a problem but still double check before sending out ur products but still GREAT!!! purchase ... read more
The item runs large so buy a smaller size. It has an elastic waist so don't worry too much about the waist size. It is also 100% polyester so not that breathable. It is tight fitting as well, so makes your bum look great. ... read more


text:
Never Call Them Jerks
View profile for » Dr. Arthur Boers
No church is immune to the problems that can arise when parishioners behave in difficult ways. Responding to such situations with self-awareness and in a manner true to one's faith tradition makes the difference between peace and disaster. In this must-read book, Boers shows how a better understanding of difficult behavior can help congregational leaders avoid the trap of labeling such parishioners and exercise self-care when the going gets rough. Foreword by David W. Augsburger, author of Conflict Mediation across Cultures.


text:
Women's Gear
ActiveWake.com carries the best women's wakeboard gear from Ronix, Hyperlite, Liquid Force and even Slingshot. We have what it takes to get you out on the water and having fun.
Browse our selection of Women's Wakeboard Packages | Women's Wakeboards | Women's Wakeboard Bindings
10 Item(s)
|10 Item(s)
Grid List
Ronix Limelight Wakeboard 2015
Ronix Quarter 'Til Midnight Wakeboard 2015
Ronix Krush Wakeboard 2015
Liquid Force 2015 Jett
Liquid Force Melissa 2015
Slingshot Pearl Wakeboard + Jewell Bindings Package 2015
Slingshot Pearl Wakeboard 2015
Ronix Faith Hope Love Women's Wakeboard 2014 (Caviar/Golden)
Regular Price: $389.99
Special Price: $259.99
Liquid Force Wing Women's Wakeboard 2014
Regular Price: $379.99
Special Price: $322.99
Liquid Force Angel Women's Wakeboard 2014
Regular Price: $269.99
Special Price: $224.99
10 Item(s)
|10 Item(s)
Grid List


text:
This page formatted 2011 Blackmask Online.
All-Story Weekly, February 10, 1917
A sailor of the old days can't seem to fit into the modern navy and learn new ways.
THE iron had entered into the soul of Joe Biggs. Man and boy he had seen thirty years of hard service in the old navyreal service in the ships manned by horny-handed men, driven by stout canvas on sturdy spars, armed with heavy and ponderous muzzle-loading guns that fetched up on real gun-tackles when they recoiled, and needed real tars to man them.
His obstinate refusal to see the good in any new-fangled notion was the reason for Joe's continuance on the East Indies station. There, where there was still work for small auxiliary ships, cruising after Arab dhows whose owners persisted in waxing fat upon the traffic in slaves, or an occasional pirate, preying on the native coastwise shipping, the steam corvette Thrasher maintained a record for distance covered and service rendered that was quite out of proportion to her tiny coal bill.
Here Joe lorded it as boatswain over able seamen who knew their business. Smart seamanship was paramount in the Thrasher; from handling billowing stu'ns'ls in a zephyr to getting in the flying-jibboom and striking t'gallant masts and yards in a howling typhoon, every wrinkle was at Joe's finger-ends, and officers and crew realized it.
But with a change of commanders came a new order of things that transformed the bo'sun from a hearty old shell-back to a sour, surly, embittered malcontent. For stu'ns'ls were discarded in favor of steam; in place of sail-drill, soap and sand-and-canvas held sway in the Thrasher.
The telescopic smoke-stack was hoisted, and remained up; main and mizzen lower-masts were painted black so as to show no unsightly stains from the smoke. The long, graceful flying-jibboom was taken aboard for good and chopped up for the galley stove. Yards, braced rigidly square, and topmasts and t'gallant-masts, booms and gaff, were polished until the grain of the wood shone in golden splendor.
Every sail was punched and hammered and rolled, until it lay along its spar in faultless symmetry; and the sailmakers, instead of applying their art to cutting and fitting faultlessly setting sails, covered the rolled-up courses and topsails, t'gallants'ls and lofty royals with glossy, white-painted jackets that glistened like polished ivory on the gold of the spars.
Never a sail was set on the Thrasher. The shining blackness of her rigging and the immaculate polish of her spars were to be kept inviolate.
Joe's oldest shipmate could not remember him ever making use of the sailor's privilege to growl, as long as there was sailor's work for sailors. But he developed the habit now. His tough old heart was sorely tried when he ordered his smart topmen aloft, not with marline-spike and fid, not with serving-mallet and topmast-grease; but armed with scourers and polishers, eternal tar-pots and paint.
Still he had moments of ease from his stress; for Captain Bradley was a thorough officer, though a new-school man, and inaugurated a regime of efficiency that included ultrasmart gunnery. Here, at least, the old sea-dog could revel in his beloved gun-tackles, burtons, and pendants; for the new drill embraced dismounting and shifting guns, as well as serving and firing them.
But Joe's disgust at other things was too open to escape the notice of Authority. A temporary lull in the activities of slavers and Arab pirates gave Captain Bradley a chance he had long hoped for, and the Thrasher's course was laid for the nearest harbor possessing a naval dockyard.
The captain was a man of private means and considerable influence with the Powers that Be at home; and, while waiting for a higher command, he was determined to make his ship a synonym for smartness and efficiency if it cost him all his pay and half his income besides. He outlined his plans to the first lieutenant as the ship picked up the loom of Din Head and swung off for Bombay.
I'll have these heavy useless spars stripped off the ship, Mr. Purdy. he said. Perhaps we can pick up three schooner topmasts in the yard: the Thrasher will look smarter with clean, slender topmasts than with all this maze of heavy tops and cumbersome yards; and steam faster, too. Steam's the thing in these days, sir, and I want to see the engine-room staff earn its pay even if I have to buy the coal myself.
And very likely I can get a couple of the new breech-loading swivel guns. A couple of four-point-seven, hydraulic-jacketed rifles will do the work of our whole battery of eight-inch, muzzle-loading pop-bottles, and do it better.
I agree with you, sir, rejoined the lieutenant readily. And while you're about it you might apply to have the boatswain exchanged. His usefulness is gone now, and he's letting the whole ship's company know how he feels about the new order of things.
He's too old to fall in with the modern conditions, and I'm afraid when he sees his beloved square rig sent down forever he'll breed discontent among the men. He's got a lot of influence with the men of his own day, and they are the best part of the crew.
There was a reminiscent gleam in the skipper's eyes as he replied:
No, I don't wish to lose Biggs. Joe was the smartest foretopman in my first ship; and every reefer aboard of her, if he was worth his salt, was a better sailor and became a better officer for Joe's teaching and example. How long has he been in this ship?
This is his third commission, sir. He's begged to stay out on this station because the Thrasher was still run on the old wind-jammer lines. His time's up in ten months, though. It can't make much difference to him now if he's transferred.
On the contrary, I think it will make a great difference, said Captain Bradley decisively. He's badly upset now at the changes we've made. When he sees those yards sent ashore he'll probably break out in some disagreeable way. With a new ship and strange officers that would mean his finish in the Service, and he'd most likely get kicked out and lose his pension. No. I'll handle him myself for the little while he's with us, Mr. Purdy, and I'll depend upon you to counteract any small foolishnesses he may be guilty of in the way of audible grumbling. As soon as we're refitted I expect to give all hands such a spell of profitable excitement as will keep even Biggs too busy to nurse a grouch.
A MONTH later the Thrasher steamed past Din Head again, bound up the Gulf, and Joe Biggs sat on the fore-bitts one dog-watch, smoking a reeking cutty-clay and staring moodily aloft at slender, naked masts. His gaze roved down and settled in a frown upon the new breech-loading bow-chaser on the forecastle.
Gawd's trewth! he muttered. He removed his short pipe and spat viciously. No tayklesno kerridgea bloomin' bore as you can't put yer fist intoand you shoots 'er orf like a perishin' pistol!
The captain's regard for the old boatswain had been sorely tried before leaving the dockyard. During the operation of fitting the ship with her new rig Joe had stumbled through his work in a daze. The thought of his approaching honorable discharge, with accumulated savings, good-conduct money, and pension had enabled him to refrain from open rebellion. But the last straw was laid upon his endurance when his cherished old guns were slung out and replaced with four modern weapons similar to the one he now regarded with such contempt.
Then he had marched to the captain's cabin, brushing past the sentry and bowling over the steward in his black wrath, and demanded to know where the women were to be berthed.
What women, Biggs? the skipper had asked, with a keen, inquiring glance at the boatswain's glittering eyes. He tried to detect signs of aberration.
What women? Whoy, th' bloomin' 'ousemaids and washerwomen, sir! I s'pose you're a goin' to send the A. B.'s ashore now, as there ain't nothink for sailormen to do, ain't you? Women '11 be cheaper, too, 'specially if you gits black 'uns, same as them as coals ship, sir.
Then, without waiting for a reply, Joe had stormed out of the cabin again and had spent the rest of the day wondering why he was not sent for to be disrated.
And he had brooded over his lot ever since, until he was no fit companion for men, and his mind was bordering upon mild insanity.
In the first days out of port his black looks and sultry growls only caused his shipmates to grin; but then his manner took an abrupt twist that had the ship in an uproar in short order. Where, before, his orders to clean and scour and polish had been given with visible disgust, now his ardor was hotter if possible than his commander's.
He got Sails to make him a roomy canvas bag in which he stowed a plentiful supply of every kind of cleaning gear. Then, with the bag in hand, he stalked the decks, from orlop to upper deck, from stow hammocks to lights out, furiously berating every man he saw who was not scouring something.
Was a man smoking, the bo'sun clapped a wad of waste into his hand and commanded him to polish the brass hoops on the spit-kid, or expectorating-tub, as Joe insisted it be called now. The door of the skipper's cabin was of teak, painted white; Joe was discovered one noon digging five coats of white enamel from the wood with his knife and, when asked why, explained that he was looking for some- 'at to polish.
Captain Bradley tried hard to keep his temper while interviewing Joe; but the dour old bo'sun's uncompromising insolence tried him to the utmost limit. Joe was dismissed with a warning that repetition of such an escapade would be punished.
That evening he bribed the marine who increased his pay by performing barber's work for the crew to place his stool in full view of the quarter-deck; and when the officers came from dinner for their dogwatch smoke, and baldheaded old Blue Lights, the gunner, was being shaved, Joe, with all seriousness, went to work and briskly polished the irate gunner's shining pate with a wad of greasy bunting.
It was the last straw. Joe was dipped to seaman, and another and younger man shipped the cherished pipes in his place.
Ensued a period when only the skipper's deep regard for the old sea-dog prevented Joe being clapped in irons and disgraced for all time. The Thrasher cruised into the Persian Gulf, working a zig-zag traverse on information received from headquarters that Rasel Java was busy among the coffee dhows in the Ormaz Straits, and all hands found full measure of work in boarding and cutlas drill, and getting the hang of the new guns.
Through it all Joe Biggs performed his duties as a seaman with a sullen thoroughness; his cutlass guard shone with oil-and-brickdust scouring; when his new cleaning bag was taken from him he found means of stowing endless rags away in secret recesses of his clothes. And, hoping to bring the old fellow around to reason again, Captain Bradley had him stationed at the bow gun, thinking that the bustle of action would shake the foolish prejudices out of him.
But Joe had resolutely set his face against progress along the lines established in the Thrasher. He took his place in the gun-crew without a murmur; but one day when a shot was to be fired across the bows of a suspicious dhow, barely in range and sneaking into shoal waters where the corvette could not follow, Joe, before passing the shell into the breech, solemnly hauled out his cleaning-wad and insisted upon carefully polishing the projectile.
Besides losing that dhow, a wave of ridicule was started through the ship, much of it aimed at the regime of ultra-cleanliness that had taken the place of more sailorly duties, and the officers' comments forced the captain to take notice of it. He sent for Biggs, and after a solemn quarter of an hour's lecture Joe was dipped still further.
He was put under the orders of the captain of the hold, and ground out his soul in labor in the sand-tanks.
WITHOUT Joe to lead them, the men speedily lost their sense of humor regarding the ship's routine. They, younger than he, saw things performed now that were impossible under the old system, better things. And the cumbersome down funnelup propeller! of changing from steam to sail on the advent of a slant of fair wind, gave place to a steady rate of steaming that, slow as it was compared with newer types of ships than the Thrasher, nevertheless gave the ship's company a sight of more marauding dhows in a week than had previously been the case in a month.
That is, every man saw them except the ex-bo'sun. He nursed his sour moods in the depths of the hold, and, being out of sight, was temporarily out of mind; his officers, particularly the skipper, had plenty to think about without bothering about him so long as he was quiet.
But in the dog-watches Joe would smoke his short, black clay on the forecastle, his rugged chin sunk in his collar, his outraged eyes seeing visions of ghostly sails set on the naked spars and stays.
Nobody troubled him in these days. All hands seemed to realize that Joe was to be given every chance to complete his service with a clean ticket unless he himself made it impossible.
Matters stood thus when the Thrasher ran into a succession of violent rain-squalls that threshed the sea like small shot. And on the evening of a storm-darkened day she sighted a big dhow, piling on sail for Muscat.
In an interval in the rain-smother another dhow hove in sight, and it was apparent that dhow No. 1 was flying as hard as she could pelt from dhow No. 2. Any doubt was blown away as the report of a brass gun clanged over the troubled sea and a puff of smoke rolled up from the bow of the pursuing dhow.
It was the end of the monsoon season, and as the Thrasher swung around in chase she plunged her stem into a confused sea that shook her to the keelson rivets. The dhows were dead to windward, and many of Joe's old cronies took the opportunity to remark in his ear that the old square rig would be at a disadvantage now.
Joe removed his pipe the better to express his opinion of such turncoats. He remained in a stiff attitude, his pipe clutched in a horny paw, his grim mouth half open, his eyes gleaming with half-belief, as a rattling, crashing rumble volleyed up from the engine-room hatch, and the after-end of the ship was gripped in the convulsions of a racing shaft.
The Thrasher's auxiliary engines, with the two-bladed propeller that lowered and raised in a well, were not calculated for such continuous service as Captain Bradley had given them lately. The locking gear was weak from age; and now, when wanted most, saw fit to part company and drop the boss of the screw into the depths of the Gulf of Oman.
Now where's 'e at? demanded Joe,
leering triumphantly at his mates. 'E'd give his bloomin' cocked 'at now fer three tawps'ls an' a jib. Ugh! A bloomin' tin-dish navy, that's wot it is! An' 'e's lorst another perishin' fat pirate right under 'is bleedin' beak!
Seamen and petty officers alike stood helplessly by, and a swift interchange of messages flashed between bridge and engine-room. Then a murmur ran through the crew, and it reached Joe's ears.
Wot! he gasped, unbelieving. 'Im a goin' to fall back on sail ? Not 'im, by
Joe's wonderment was cut short. The new bo'sun's pipes shrilled fore and aft, and the bosun's mates bellowed:
'Wayfirst and second cutters! Bear a hand!
Joe's pipe fell from his hand and smashed on the deck, while thirty years of training condensed to an intense spark of loyalty to the traditions of his cherished profession, shone from under his shaggy brows. A sweeping curtain of hissing rain hid the scurrying dhows, but the frequent detonations of a brass chase-gun indicated to some degree their position.
Men ran to arms-racks, grabbing cutlas and rifle, and then fell in silently besides their appointed boats while the Thrasher plunged and wallowed heavily in the trough of the sea. With a rapidity that proved the new skipper to be as full of resource as an old-timer, trysails and staysails were roused up from the depleted sail-locker and set on the naked masts to hold the ship under control. The old bo'sun found himself irresistibly drawn to lend a hand, and when the word was passed to lower away the cutters he found himself, gun and cutlass in hand, among the first in the first boat.
Without a word his shipmates made way for him at his old post at the tiller; for many a hard-sailing piece of boat-work had established his almost uncanny skill in sailing a cutter in seas that might well keep a racing catboat-man in the club-house. And Joe, on his part, took his place as a matter of course, all his grievances gone by the board in the prospect of action with the old-style thrill.
This suits yer better, don't it, Joe? grinned one of his oldest cronies while they waited for the officer to take charge.
Huh! Sailor's work. anyway, growled Joe, seething with impatience. Only 'ope th' 'ard knocks gits portioned out like the prizemoneymost of 'em to th' orficers, that's all! he added surlily, as a figure dropped alertly beside him and gave the order to cast off.
Then Joe and all the cutter's crew ceased their chatter in astonishment: for the officer in command of the hazardous boat expedition was the skipper himself Captain Bradley who had flashed a quiet searching glance at the old bo'sun's eager face.
No; stay where you are, Biggs, he said, as Joe started to clamber forward. See if you can show the way to the second cutter. You were a good sailor once.
TWO minutes after leaving the ship's side she was lost in the steaming mist thrown up by the rain. Joe, in the first cutter, had used his long-tried seaman's sense in fixing the direction of the chase, and now, under two full lugs and small jib, he jammed his boat upon a wind and thrilled with anticipation like an old charger at sound of the bugle.
With the tumbling seas boiling in yellow, yeasty heads within a scant inch of the gunwale, the cutter buzzed along into the thick of the teeming rain, the second cutter hanging on to her quarter by dint of closely following old Joe's tactics of sailing.
Minutes sped, and a blanket of silence seemed to have fallen down over the sea, broken only by the insistent pouring of the straight rain. Faces registered doubt as a mile lengthened to two and neared three, with no sign nor sound of the chase.
A hail came down from the midshipman in the second cutter, asking if they had not gone adrift. Captain Bradley looked swiftly into Joe's face, as if in doubt himself. But the old sea-dog's grim visage was set like a teakwood figurehead, his jaw hard and uncompromising, his head bent slightly to one side in an attitude of intent listening.
The brass gun had not barked for a long while, and Joe's course was laid by instinct entirely. But his was no snap judgment; it was nurtured and matured in a school that was ever intolerant of error, demanding in a man efficiency or effacement. After a tense silence, when Captain Bradley began to show his impatience, Joe straightened up, gave the tiller a slight swing, and growled:
Fore-sheet, there! Here they are. sir both of 'em. Better git yer boarders ready.
Still invisible, somewhere off to port sounded the creaking of coir cordage and the crashing grind of two hulls in contact. Shouts of rage and terror rang above all, and, as the cutters sheered in, the clash of weapons punctuated the other cries. And with a suddenness that startled, the rain-squall lightened, a bulky gray shape loomed out of the mist, and pirate and prey were in reach.
Pirate and prize, too! breathed the skipper, and in his enthusiasm clapped Joe familiarly on the shoulder. Good work, bo'sun! Double prize-money for you!
Then, standing erect, gripping his sword, he motioned to Joe to lay the boat alongside, and called away his boarding party.
Up with you, lads! called the captain. There's promotion for the first man on her decks!
The cutter swung alongside with a thrashing of sail as her canvas came down, and twelve husky flat-foots crouched for a spring at her low rail. The second cutter was surging up with a smother of bow-wave and a boatful of cheering seamen, and the pirates left the merchant dhow's terrified crew to attend to bigger game. They lined the bulwarks of their vessel, a scowling, spitting crew, armed with murderous, curved scimitars, disdaining the modern, unaccustomed rifles which they were seen to possess.
Captain Bradley leaped as the boat touched, getting a grip on the stock of the great wooden anchor at the bows of the pirate, and his men swarmed after him like monkeys, cutlasses clenched in steel jaws.
A villainous, one-eyed Arab, full six feet of malignity, sprang forward, aiming a cut at the skipper's hand: and Captain Bradley fell back with a curse of irritation at the loss of three useful fingers. He was caught as he fell by a pair of powerful arms, a rocklike chest heaved under the added weight, and he was hoisted bodily over the rail to the dhow's deck; and with him tumbled his ready aide. It was Joe's gruff voice that growled in his ear as he was helped to his feet:
If that first on deck fer promotion goes, sir, I'm sorry I been such a blighted fool!
Then the old-time, salt-horse sailor spat on his hands, took a grip on his cutlass, and planted himself solidly in front of the big Arab. What Joe didn't know about the finer points of sword-play would fill a big volume; he adhered too rigidly to the ancient and time-rusted manual exercises to ever shine as a brilliant swordsman; but his years of experience had given him a measure of cunning and more than a few tricks of his own which stood him in good stead now.
He thrilled with awakening reverence for his skipper when he saw him leading the attack aft, ignoring his hurt, and applied himself to his antagonist with keener relish because of it.
The big Arab came down on him with a whirling onslaught of his curved blade, which already dripped red from the guard, and Joe was forced to give ground, swearing luridly the while at the stiffness of his knee-joints.
Twice that gleaming scimitar swept in a whistling arc aimed at his neck. One slashing cut he avoided by nimbly ducking under it, and his own steel bit deep into the Arab's shoulder as he swung with the impetus of his own effort.
The second blow came in a swift, unexpected back-hand sweep, and Joe caught it on a poorly turned blade: he set his teeth savagely as his weapon snapped off half-way, leaving him with the guard and but a foot of steel to hold off his dark-skinned satanically grinning adversary.
Grimly refusing to shout for aid, Joe cast all on a desperate hazard. The Arab circled around him, deliberately playing with him before administering the coup de grace, and the sneering brown face was bent forward mockingly. With a swift, sturdy lunge, Joe charged swords fair at the grinning mouth, hoping with one thrust of his shortened blade to wipe off the smile for all time.
Lithe as a panther, the Arab flashed back; his scimitar flickered almost imperceptibly, and Joe felt a searing, ripping sensation run from collar-bone to ribs. He felt himself sagging as the blood poured from him, and saw above him the gleam of the scimitar raised high for a murderous down-stroke.
Dimly, too, he saw his shipmates standing by, with the skipper in front, and he sensed that they were being held back from interfering. Sounds of fighting were hushed on deck, and he knew the dhow was theirs. And, all as swiftly, the thought flashed upon him that forbidding his mates to jump in and help him was an act of supreme confidence in him, and not indifference to his fate. His situation seemed desperate, but fear found no room in his breast.
The impending death-stroke fell in a flash of light, fair at his crown; and Joe dropped to one knee. With the same motion his sword-arm stiffened upward, the broken blade held rigidly in a square guard, and swiftly as the descending stroke the edge of his own poor weapon moved forward and up, catching the Arab's sword-wrist in the full sweep of his blow.
A howl of pain rang in the ears of the bystanders, as the Arab's hand, with sword still clutched tightly in the fingers, clattered to the deck, and the man stood dazed, his life spurting from his wrist in thick jets.
Two seamen seized the pirate, another clapped a ligature around his wrist, and he was put into the cutter, to be taken aboard the Thrasher.
Captain Bradley bent over the old bo'sun. whose wound was bleeding profusely, but who sat dourlv upon the hatch, wrapping his hurt in oakum and his torn shirt in his own old-fashioned way, swearing all the while as only an old salt-horse sailor can swear without in any way meaning to be profane.
Get aboard the cutter, Biggs. said the skipper Gently. Our sawbones can attend to that better than you. It looks as if you and I will be invalided out of the Service, Joe, and he held up his mutilated hand.
Yus, an' you'll be hinvalided wi' full rank an' 'onors, sir, growled Joe, despondently rising. An' me, wot 'll I git, arter thirty year o' sarvice? Whoy, a bloomin' Hay Bee's pension, wi' a bit hextra fer wounds, I s'pose.
You'll be all right, Joe, replied the skipper, and his eyes looked fair into the I old seaman's. You've redeemed yourself to-day. I'll see that you get your discharge according to your proper rating.
Joe Biggs hesitated as he walked to the rail. He saw the prize-crew clambering back to the dhow, after getting their bags from the boats, and knew that with his proper rating he would be entrusted with the carrying into a prize port of the capture. His eyes shone with a half-hopeful, half-fearful light, and he asked the skipper:
There ain't none o' these young 'uns I knows how to sail a dhow, sir. An' you ain't got nothink fer a old sailor to do in the Thrasher; th' boys is enough to h'ist them dinky little trys'ls. Can't I take this pirut in, sir? It'll about round out my time, an' I'd rather finish it out in sarvice than be hemptied out fer a bit of a scratch like I got.
THE Thrasher had swung off before the wind, which was fair across the Gulf for Karachi, and Captain Bradley and Mr. Purdy were watching the fading blur of the pirate dhow as night closed down.
They don't make them in these days, Mr. Purdy, the skipper was saying. I could see the bone of his ribs in that sword cut! And there he was, calmly stuffing oakum into it and wrapping it in his shirt; and preferred to finish his time in service to being invalided for a scratch like that! Eh? New boatswain? Of course Biggs gets his old rating back; I'd rather lose the rest of my fingers than withhold it. You just tell the new man that he'll have to be disrated again until Joe's time is up, but thattell him this quietly, mind his pay will go on as boatswain just the same. I'll see to that.
And Lieutenant Purdy grinned as he walked away and muttered:
Brothers in arms! Bradley's one of the old salt-horse navy, too! But, then, he's not too old to learn new tricks.


text:
- Undergraduate Education
- Core Curriculum
- B.A. Core Requirements
- B.S. Core Requirements
- Academic Honesty
- Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
- Academic Policies & Procedures
- Grade Appeals
- Student Achievement Awards
- Student Funding: Barber International Service Learning Award
- Student Funding: Knoedler Undergraduate Research Funds
Student Achievement Awards
Outstanding Senior Awards
The College of Arts & Sciences annually presents outstanding senior awards to encourage scholastic and creative achievements among undergraduate students and to celebrate excellence in the senior class. Since departments provide the means and atmosphere for students to excel in the various disciplines, faculty members in each department offering a major choose a student to receive this award.
Each department should choose one student from among those majoring in its discipline(s). The student should have completed 90 or more undergraduate hours by the beginning of the term in which he or she is nominated. Each department establishes criteria and procedures for identifying the annual recipient of the award. The faculty of each department should approve the department's standards and procedures. Names need to be received in the Office of the Dean by March 7. At an awards reception in early April, each awardee will receive a college medallion engraved with his or her name, the name of the award, and the date.


text:
(Tony Duncan/ Johnson City Press)
Those closest to James "Jazz" Akins, former charter member of the Umoja Festival committee, said he loved boxing.
"He was a real boxing enthusiast," Ralph Davis, chairman of the festival, said. "He was a judge, he was a boxing referee, a scorer. He was just really into the boxing around here, in the area."
Davis said that Akins, who has since died, always dreamed of holding a boxing venue during the Umoja Festival.
"He had always wanted to have some kind of boxing competition during Umoja and the year that he passed away, we had worked and worked and we just couldn't get it to come through," he said.
But this year, the festival committee, with the help of Roger Hensley, owner and coach of F.N.O. Boxing & Fitness, were not only able to bring a boxing event to the festival, but were also able to name it in honor of their friend — the 1st annual "Jazz" Akins Memorial Box-Off.
Scheduled to be held in the old J.C. Penney building next to Hands On! Regional Museum on Saturday, Hensley said preparation for the event has gone smoothly, as he's been working to set up the ring and gather vendors and sponsorship.
"I've got seven states coming in, seven different states that are coming to compete. Right now, I've got 28 bouts on the card," he said. "You're looking at about ... 56 athletes coming to box."
Hensley said the box-off has a wide age range of competitors, and said he's got participants as young as 8 all the way up to 36-years-old boxing at the event.
He said kids 8-13 years old will be in the ring for 1 minute, boxers 14-16 years old will stay in for up to 2 minutes and the older age groups will stay in the ring for up to 3 minutes.
Hensley said two Johnson City boxers that he coaches — DeAundre Cole and Jose Burgos — will be boxing at the event Saturday.
"Jose is actually going to be our main event. He's actually an 8-time national champion. He's been ranked No. 1 in the United States for three years," he said.
Hensley said participating boxers will also be awarded medals, trophies and belts at the conclusion of the event.
"We're giving out medals for the first- and second-place (boxers) and then I'm also doing best Junior Olympic bout. That's the little ones," he said.
Hensley said awards for best novice belt will be given to competitors 17 and up who have had less than five fights. He said he will be awarding a boxer who has had 10 fights or more the best open belt and said the other award given out will be the most outstanding boxer of the show.
Hensley said he was honored and excited when members of the Umoja committee asked him to help put on the boxing event in remembrance of Akins, but said there's also been a few nerves, too.
"It's not that I'm nervous about putting the show on, I'm more nervous ... that I'm doing it in Jazz's honor and in his name, so I want everything to be right," he said.
Doors for the boxing venue will open at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and the bouts are scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $5 for kids 12 and under and $10 for adults. VIP tables will also be available for purchase at $100 apiece. Hensley said all of the proceeds of the boxing event will go to local kids at his boxing club and will help cover costs, such as registration fees when they are signing up to compete in an event.
For more information on the event, visit the Umoja Festival website at www.umojajc.org.


text:
|« Back to Article
Summer Fest at Gemini Ink
: July 3, 2013 : Updated: July 4, 2013 10:11am
Photo By Courtesy photo
More Information
San Antonio alt-rock band Pop Pistol (above) provides the soundtrack for Gemini Ink's Summer Festival Kickoff, an event for the entire family that also will feature open-mike poetry readings, food and refreshments. The Southtown literary center's Summer Literary Festival, featuring workshops, readings and writing camps for kids, is themed "The Writers' Roadtrip: Discover Where Your Writing Can Take You." It kicks off Monday and continues through Aug. 30.
6:30 p.m. Friday, Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa St. Free. www.geminiink.org or 210-734-9673.


text:
William Jewell College
Achieve the Alumni Magazine of William Jewell College
View the CollectionSearch the Collection
William Jewell College, a private liberal arts college of about 1100 students, was founded in 1849 in Liberty, Mo., as a Baptist mens college. Initial funds were provided by Dr. William Jewell, a physician, legislator, and Baptist layman. Instrumental in establishing the college in Clay County was Mexican War hero Alexander Doniphan, who named the college in honor of Jewell. Also involved in the schools establishment was Robert S. James, a Baptist minister and father of the infamous Frank and Jesse James. The schools main building, Jewell Hall, was used by the Union army during the Civil War, though many residents of Clay County were Southern sympathizers. The college expanded during the late nineteenth century, building the first separate college gymnasium building west of the Mississippi in 1896. Women began to be admitted in 1920, and a naval flight preparatory school came to Jewell during World War II. William Jewell College continued to grow through the mid- and late-twentieth century, creating new academic and overseas studies programs. Jewell is home to the Missouri Baptist Historical Society and the Partee Center for Baptist Historical Studies. It also features the Oxbridge Honors Program, in which participating students take one-on-one tutorials with faculty tutors and spend a year studying at Cambridge or Oxford.
The Collection
Achieve, the alumni magazine of William Jewell College, is an alumni-centered magazine that has been published on an occasional basis since 1971. Volumes up through 2001-2002 are available here. Also included in this collection are some President's Annual Reports and Honor Roll of Donors.
Rights and Reproductions
Copyright is held by William Jewell College. These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact the Charles F. Curry Library at (816) 415-7609 or email email@example.com for more information.


text:
- 133Promote
Art Print
tripby .dione Tigre.
Collect your choice of gallery quality Giclée, or fine art prints custom trimmed by hand in a variety of sizes with a white border for framing.
cool collage
✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ 👍 !!!
thank you all :)
:D thank you Josrick!!
Love this!
thank you so much optym and piia :D
Very cool!
great style!
fantastic - love your style!
thank you laliou,Elephant,Antigoni :)))))
This is sick man! Love it
i love it too hiimadel , i got it on my iphone ;) thank you so much for your awesome comment!!!!
yiea crazzzyyyyy
ty hotdog!!!!
love this composition! Great work!
thank you emily!!
great composition and colors!! :-)
thank you so much AA!!!
his is awesome love the use of geometrics!!
thank yo brett!!!!!!!!!
gorgeous !
glad you like it jdrawing!
See More Comments


text:
The compelling EM Forster
Zadie Smith, in the latest NY Review of Books, has written a marvelous and uplifting review of a book of transcribed broadcast speeches from the great novelist and writer, EM Forster. My favorite Forster quote from the article:
Do we, in these terrible times, want to be humanists or fanatics? I have no doubt as to my own wish, I would rather be a humanist with all his faults, than a fanatic with all his virtues.
This may appear weak to some who, in these times, demand that we succumb to the level of the Islamic fundamentalist fanatics in order to fight back against such fanatics. However, this statement is in fact courageous in its willingness to fight with flaws known and exposed, than fight the way a fanatic fights, which is to refuse to admit one's own flaws.
There is another quote of Forster's, noted in the article, that in my view made him a worthy novelist:
The simple view is that creation can only proceed from sincerity. But the facts don't always bear this out. The insincere, the half sincere, may on occasion contribute.
These speeches are similar in tone and structure to Forster's essays. I am a proud owner of a series of essays (and few of the same broadcasts) from Forster which he delighted in calling "Two Cheers for Democracy" (Harcourt, 1962). Again, the essays in that collection read much like his broadcasts. The essays and broadcasts are great tributes to empiricism, pluralism and kindness, especially during a time of fanatic worship of ideologies, whether religious or political in the early to mid 20th Century. See here for an example from the book.
Whether Forster was always a nice person in his private life, of course, is subject to more debate than Ms. Smith's article may imply. For example, I recall Gore Vidal being rather caustic about Forster in Vidal's memoir, "Palimpsest" (original hardback, Random House, 1995) (see pages 190-191 of Vidal's memoir, for example). Still, I thought, at the time, and still do, that Vidal was probably too harsh regarding Forster's gossiping, the way some are too harsh about Vidal's tales of literary figures he has known.
The Forster book of speeches appears to be a worthy companion to Forster's essays and his deliciously mannerist novels. While I normally say my three favorite British authors are Graham Greene, Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, I place Forster closer to those three than many other British authors, whether they be Thackeray or Trollope, or, to stay closer in time to Forster's contemporaries, PG Wodehouse, Kingsley Amis or Somerset Maugham. This may be a matter of taste, of course...
The importance of this review, however, is that, contrary to the way we normally think of Forster, Forster's non-fiction oriented essays and literary criticism also remain powerful more than seventy years after many were published, which in our faster-moving times, is an amazing accomplishment.


text:
We are the premier choice for cleaning on the West side of the Big Island, servicing Kailua Kona areas and Waikoloa. Impact Cleaning Hawaii deploys a cleaning crew that has been trained using a system that has been refined and perfected over the years.
We offer the following services:
*Move Out /Foreclosure Cleaning
*Janitorial and Office
*Construction Clean up
*Light Maintenance
*House Check-Ups
*And More!
f you are looking for a vacation rental clean, maid service or move out clean, then please visit our Quotes & Estimates page to get started on a free online cleaning quote.
If you need more information, or would like to request a Janitorial, Office or Construction Clean then feel free to email us.
Impact Cleaning Hawaii LLC
(808) 209-9838 (Current phone number as of 4/15/2015)


text:
Below is the poem entitled Loving Miss Grey which was written by poet
Lamoureux. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by
Richard Lamoureux
He spent the whole night
With little Miss Grey
The blander the better
She preferred it that way
He brought her flowers
She wished they were white
He wore a paisley tie
She said it was too bright
No lively conversation
She much preferred mundane
If he talked about sunshine
She would talk about the rain
The meal had little flavor
She neglected to add salt
A delicate constitution
It really was not her fault
She asked "please give me passion"
As she looked into his eyes
He placed her on the table
She opened up her thighs
Color flowed to her cheeks
Her skin began to glow
She matched his every motion
Moving fast and moving slow
Passion took him by surprise
Pleasure hit him like a wave
Releasing vibrant colors
This rainbow he wished to save
They retreated to her parlor
Beautifully bathed in her light
Transformation of Miss Grey
She became his Mrs Right


text: Healthy Recipes Spiced Hot Chocolate Recipe E-mail recipe Print recipe To save this recipe, register now! Quick Info: Servings Quick Meal Contains Dairy Vegetarian Nutritional Info (Per serving): Calories: 175, Saturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 161mg, Dietary Fiber: 1g, Total Fat: 4g, Carbs: 30g, Cholesterol: 12mg, Protein: 8g Carb Choices: 2 Recipe Source: Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 5 mins Ingredients 4 cup(s) cocoa, hot, prepared with 1% milk 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, fresh, freshly grated 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 4 whole cinnamon sticks Preparation Combine cocoa, nutmeg and chili powder. Pour into mugs and serve with a cinnamon stick. E-mail recipe Print recipe To save this recipe, register now!


text:
DC CCELS 201 is a two-part series that provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of Early Childhood Standards-Based Instruction: An Intentional Teaching Model and educational practices as they relate to implementation of the DC CCELS. Participants will leave the Training with hand-on strategies for utilizing the DC CCELS with intention when planning, implementing, observing, and documenting. Part I focused on defining Standards Based Instruction: An Intentional Teaching Model and lesson planning. Part II will focus on the role of observation and assessment.
See All Online Services >>
More Services for New Residents >>
Ask the DC DMV Director.
Find a pool or spray park near you.


text:
Below is the poem entitled Hunger which was written by poet
Taiwo. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by
Afolabi Taiwo
'Gari', yes 'gari' with deluge of sulphuric mixture,
It's creamy without injecting cream, cow's advice,
O! Blazing dust of gold, erupting particles of diamond
Snowy cubes of crystalline filled whole,
Usurp the trap of hunger and rape my being
Tell the elephant to stand clear of the looming self,
When concrete dump is in the belly of 'eki,'[apetite]
The larger than alive appetite.
For ages hunger enjoyed ally with man,
Cassava came in his entirety independence,
Man laid all his woes in the Messiah's laps,
The load became tones, tumble to the later ,
Turning 'ege', [Cassava] into rooting jewel that world
sought after.
{Gari is local processed granulated cassava}


text:
+ Fiction
Graphic Novel
Magical Realism
Media Tie-In
Science Fiction
+ Nonfiction
Arts and Entertainment
Biography and Memoir
Health and Medicine
Law and Crime
Local Interest
Science and Nature
Sports and Recreation
Beginning Reader
First Chapter Book
Picture Book
Author Interviews
In the News
Paula G.
Sarah Jane
Star Wars: Jedi Academy is a great new graphic novel by Jeffrey Brown. Roan Novachez has dreamed of being a starfighter pilot like his father. His brother attends Pilot Academy Middle School, so Roan feels certain that he will go there too. When his friends receive their acceptance letters, he begins to worry. Roan is crushed when a rejection letter arrives with the recommendation that he attend Tatooine Agriculture Academy. What could be worse than going to plant school?
All is not lost. Master Yoda has sensed Roan's potential. "Strong in you, the Force is – Jedi, you may be." Even though most students begin their training as toddlers, Roan packs up and leaves Tatooine to attend Jedi Academy on the distant planet of Coruscant. He will face all kinds of new challenges, from learning how to lift objects with the Force to deciphering what Master Yoda is saying. There are also the usual issues that every middle school student will encounter, like dealing with the class bully to that first crush.
Fluctuating between prose and comic book style, this book will appeal to the upper-elementary age children who liked The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, or the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate series. But you don't have to be a kid to enjoy this book. Star Wars fans of all ages will get a kick out Star Wars: Jedi Academy.
Detective Rick Zengo is a rookie working on his first case with a new partner. What starts out as a seemingly simple missing person case turns into a mystery involving organized crime and some high-ranking government officials. Writer Jarrett J. Krosoczka has put together an interesting cast of characters in The Frog Who Croaked, his first offering in the Platypus Police Squad series. Krosoczka is best known for his Lunch Lady graphic novels, and this book is full of his amusing illustrations. Anthropomorphic animals abound in this intriguing story with plenty of humor to appeal to both young and mature readers.
Zengo, who still lives with his parents, is trying to prove himself both to his fellow cops and to his family. He is the grandson of one of the most revered detectives in Platypus Police Squad, so he feels a lot of pressure to do his best. He wants to be taken seriously as a good cop on his own merit, but it takes a hard lesson from his more seasoned partner Corey O'Malley before Zengo can do so. The dynamic between Zengo and O'Malley may remind some readers of many cop show partners including Starsky and Hutch or Friday and Gannon. Krosoczka lays the groundwork in The Frog Who Croaked for more good-natured bickering and interesting adventures with this pair of detecting platypuses.
It's that time of year again. With kids going back to school there are no doubt many new and exciting experiences. Chamelia is back to school as well and she is in for a surprise. Checkout Chamelia and the New Kid in Class by Ethan Long for that student in your life.
Chamelia has always been the center of attention and as the star of her class she's not used to sharing the spotlight. On her first day of school she is stealing the show with an engaging story of her summer vacation when, much to her chagrin, a new boy is introduced to the class. Suddenly, attention is focused on someone other than Chamelia and she has to learn how to deal with the new class dynamic. Will she rise to the occasion or sink to new lows in order to regain her status as the center of attention?
This book is great for kids getting back into the groove of school, though it's not the first book about this endearing character. If your child likes this book, checkout the book titled Chamelia as well. According to Long's website, there is a television series in development. So look for more Chamelia to come.
You have your backpack, freshly sharpened pencils, shiny new crayons and all the other items on the school supply list. But are you really ready for the first day of school? That's what Patrick is worried about in Monstergarten by Daniel J. Mahoney. A first-grader told him that he had to be scary for his first day of monstergarten. Teaming up with his friend Kevin, Patrick practices making scary faces, his fearsome roars and showing his claws. But even after all his practice, Patrick is worried that he will not be scary enough. Fortunately, his monster mommy gives him the best advice – just be yourself. Children will be able to relate to Patrick in this brightly illustrated picture book.
Sometimes it is hard to just be yourself, especially someone else is telling you what they think is best. That's what Penelope, a hippo, faces in You're Wearing That to School?! by Lynn Plourde. Tiny, a mouse, means well and is trying the help his eccentric best friend Penelope fit in for her first day of school. From what to wear to what to bring to show-and-tell, Tiny wants to make sure that Penelope's first day will be a success. Will Penelope heed Tiny's advice? Or will she stay true to herself and prove that being unique is the best way to have a successful first day of school? Parents will also enjoy sharing with their kids the "Tips for a Hippo Happy First Day of School" that can be found at the end of the book.
Nearly every small child has a special stuffed animal, and two recent picture books take a look at these imaginative friendships. In No Fits, Nilson!, written and illustrated by Zachariah OHora, the title character is depicted as a towering blue gorilla who dwarfs his constant companion, a young girl named Amelia. With his black porkpie hat, tennis shoes and collection of six wristwatches, Nilson exudes cool, although he is prone to temper tantrums when he doesn't get his way. Throughout the story, Amelia must remind him to stay calm. Acrylic paintings in a muted pastel palette done on printmaking paper lend a retro quality to this gentle, sweet book that speaks to patience, sharing and working past minor setbacks.
Paul Schmid's Oliver and His Alligator takes a look at a small boy's apprehensions about the first day of school. Pastel pencils combine with soft digital colors to bring to life tousle-haired Oliver and his alligator, whom he brings to class "in case things got rough." And when Oliver feels immediately shy and unsure, with a "munch, munch!" his alligator swallows a woman who greets him, and then his classmates in quick succession. Children will enjoy the humor of the situation, possibly wishing they had an alligator of their own to vanquish anxiety. But Oliver soon comes around to thinking that he may be missing out on something by sitting quietly by himself. Oliver and His Alligator makes for a welcome addition to the canon of books that address first day jitters.
Sugar is a spunky 10-year-old living on the Wills' River Road Plantation in Reconstruction Mississippi. She is named after the cane she toils in and despises. Her father was sold when she was a baby, and her mother died two years earlier after years of brutal labor finally took its toll. It is 1870, and while slavery has been abolished for five years, questions and economic concerns remain for these freed men, women and children. Coretta Scott King Honor Winner Jewell Parker Rhodes brings this tenuous time to life in Sugar.
The Beales, fellow sugar workers, have become her surrogate grandparents, and the other workers are protective of Sugar as the only child in their midst, yet barely tolerant of her rambunctious ways. As the community dwindles in number, Mr. Wills, the owner, needs more help and brings laborers in from China which initially concerns Sugar and her friends. But Sugar is quickly intrigued by these men and longs to make new friends from a foreign land outside of River Road.
As Sugar develops friendships with Billy Wills, the owner's son, and the Chinese workers, she is exposed to worlds far different from her own. Billy lives a life of luxury, but is just a boy looking for adventures and a friend in Sugar. The Chinese men work hard but also share their traditional tales, food and toys. Rhodes deftly describes all of Sugar's sensory experiences, while offering a realistic portrait of her hard realities and the unique cross-cultural community created for a time on this Mississippi plantation. Sugar is a most appealing and memorable heroine who manages to muster enough courage to step away from the only world she's ever known in an effort to live her mother's dying words of: Do. See. Feel.
Most people count sheep to fall asleep. Dani counts happy thoughts. My Happy Life by Rose Lagercrantz tells the tale of a little girl just starting school as she deals with first day of school jitters, making friends, losing friends, getting hurt, hurting others and all the other ups and downs in the life of a child.
Dani is a wonderfully realistic character who demonstrates resilience in the face of sadness. She is both excited and nervous about the first day of school, but she soldiers on and starts to have fun. Quickly making a best friend in Ella, Dani is happier than ever. Disaster strikes when Dani learns that Ella is moving away. Her sadness is heartbreaking. After a few rough days, and a few missteps, Dani slowly finds ways to be happy again.
Manageable chapters with limited text and plenty of delightful illustrations by award winning illustrator Eva Eriksson, make this book excellent for beginning readers. Through the combination of words and illustration, Lagercrantz and Eriksson perfectly capture the essence of a little girl's life. My Happy Life is a very sweet, honest story suitable for both independent reading and reading aloud. This charming story is refreshingly free from "cuteness" and serves as a great example for children in how to handle hard knocks.
Could a simple mistake ruin the future of a 7th grade student? In Zero Tolerance by Claudia Mills, it looks as if Sierra Shepard is going to pay a heavy price for picking up the wrong lunch bag on her way to school. Sierra has always been the model student: straight A's, honors classes and a member of the Leadership Club. However, one day she hurriedly picks up her Mom's lunch bag instead of her own and discovers a paring knife inside to cut up an apple. When Sierra sees the "weapon" in her bag at lunch time, she immediately alerts the cafeteria monitor of the mistake. Despite her good intentions, Sierra's principal is bent on having her expelled for violating the school's "zero tolerance" policy on weapons.
Her father, a high-powered attorney, is determined to keep her in school, even if it costs her principal his job. As the hearing to decide Sierra's fate looms before her, she begins to discover that not everything in life is as black and white as she always believed it to be. Sierra must decide what is really important to her. Are the other "bad kids" serving in-school suspension as guilty as she always believed them to be? Are her friends on her side, or are they just enjoying her publicity? Does making a mistake mean that it's okay to do something she knows is wrong to prove her innocence? These questions and others not only cause Sierra to re-evaluate her life, but they make good talking points to share with young people about some very touchy subjects.
Picture books are not just for children; in fact, many of the best examples of the format prove entertaining for all ages, while some feel decidedly more adult. Kitty & Dino, by Sara Richard, begins with a child's discovery of an unusual egg. This nearly wordless story unfolds as the Siamese cat of the household checks out the egg as it's in the process of hatching. Much to Kitty's distress, the new arrival is an attention-seeking baby dinosaur. Rendered in illustrations heavily influenced by the Japanese style of ink painting known as sumi-e, the panels that make up the story radiate an energy that keeps this story flowing. The characters of Kitty and Dino are depicted in a naturalistic way, with their postures and behaviors bringing this captivating story to life. Kitty slowly warms up to her housemate, teaching him about mealtime, grooming and play. As the pages turn, Dino grows older (and much bigger) and the unlikely friends' bond grows deeper. Charming, funny and superbly illustrated, Kitty & Dino is a book for everyone.
Author/illustrator Dan Krall comes to picture books by way of a rich career in both TV and film animation. His beyond unusual story, The Great Lollipop Caper, has a quirky grownup sensibility. Leaning heavily on pun, the titular caper is both a character and the crime he commits. Yes, the protagonist is a tiny pickled caper berry who wants children to appreciate his "complex flavor." Would caper-flavored lollipops help to expand his fan base to the very young? Wide-eyed cartoony character illustrations and speech bubbles lend to the offbeat humor that may be best appreciated by a hipster adult reader.
Loosely based on the Cthulhu mythos of legendary author H. P. Lovecraft, Charles Gilman's new "Tales from Lovecraft Middle School" series begins with the story of Professor Gargoyle. Readers follow 12-year-old Robert Arthur's first days in the new state-of-the-art Lovecraft Middle School. Sleek, environmentally friendly and boasting a library the size of a gymnasium, Lovecraft Middle is exactly where every student would want to be. Except Robert, that is.
Recently redistricted, Robert isn't looking forward to being the new kid on the block at Lovecraft. It doesn't help that the only other kid transferred from his old school is class bully, Glenn Torkells. From his first day, it's obvious to Robert that something decidedly weird is going on. Dozens of rats leap out of the brand new lockers. His science teacher, Professor Goyle, is beyond bizarre. And apart from a mysterious girl named Karina, the closest friend he's made at the new school is a polycephalus rat.
Even stranger events are on the horizon, though, and when gateways to another frightening dimension begin to open, Robert must ally with Glenn to unmask the true nature of Professor Goyle and save his new friends and classmates.
The series plot introduced in the first volume segues seamlessly from Professor Gargoyle's tale to the second tale in the series, The Slither Sisters. After the mysterious disappearance – and sudden reappearance – of twins Sylvia and Sarah Price, Robert, Glenn and Karina begin to suspect that the monstrous forces of the Great Old Ones may be at work. When Sarah announces her candidacy for president of the student council, it's up to the friends and some trusted teachers to thwart them.
Fans of creepy-yet-funny stories set in middle school, such as the Scary School and "My Teacher Is an Alien" series, will be drawn to Gilman's "Tales from Lovecraft Middle School" and may find they eagerly await the next monstrous adventure. Each of the first two volumes provide a tantalizing glimpse into the tale to follow. Recommended for middle grade readers, this absorbing, fast-paced series with finely detailed illustrations may hold particular appeal for boys. Readers already familiar with Lovecraft lore may also chuckle at some of the references to the realm that inspired Gilman.
Baltimore County Public Library
Administrative Offices, 320 York Road | Towson, Maryland 21204-5179 USA
410-887-6100 | Contact Us / Ask a Question
All images from licensed sources or BCPL staff unless otherwise noted.
Files in PDF format can be accessed by using Adobe Reader. Download here.
All contents © 2015 BCPL. All rights reserved.


text:
I've had two customers in the last week say that their dryer wasn't heating but that they smelled gas when it was on.
In neither case was the gas line leaking.
Since I've never heard of a dryer leaking gas when it was on, I told the first customer that I recommended replacing the dryer but that if he wanted to risk a repair I'd replace the radiant sensor and the coils...
He wasn't worried about gas but he thought that the cost of a repair was too much so he didn't get one, nor did he pay me :/
In the second case the customer said that it was cold ONCE and smelled of gas. I took off the radiant sensor and saw that that the glass was broken in two. I suspect that if the sensor triggered when the ignitor wasn't hot yet, then it could leak gas. In their case I did the repair.
So this isn't a question, it's just an observation. The radiant sensor is a part that's supposed to make the machine safe and prevent it from starting the gas when before the ignitor is hot, and apparently they can fail in a way that makes dryers dangerous.
Josh Scholar
Edited by Joshua Scholar, 26 August 2013 - 06:29 PM.


text:
Below is the poem entitled me and poetry which was written by poet
Lawlor. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by
Lance Lawlor
Knocking out poems 10 minutes a time,
not one for traditional metre or rhyme,
my words are not for imagination capture, of sublime nature,
it's to bring realisation to real issues, our necks on the line,
not many realise the truth, all they see is a monetary sign,
the thought police in action, your conscious, here's your fine,
a world based on illusion, this is the bottom line,
a lot of people woke up in the year 2010 minus 9,
9/11 was the birth and death of a body of truth buried with lime,
Feel these words ring within your soul and with the truth you chime,
Events happening thick and fast, xenophobic elite, cold blooded caste,
You picked a good fight, trying like each divine breath is my last.
A fight I chose to accept not as a test,
but to polarise, to know with emotion what's best,
for only with the truth can you truly be blessed,
everything evil within, to myself i've already confessed,
i'm all soul baby, i'm all soul baby,
and to this I dare any shadow of myself to contest,
no ill intent meant, my vexin is laid to rest,
happiness and 'their' weakness lays in the family nest,
solid bonds striking fear into 'their' dark dark chest,
illusion's shattering, an end to the luciferian fest,
do your own research, put my words to the test.
The only problem is, as an illusion,
does any of this really even exist?


text:
I know your life seems upside down right now, but worry will not change your situation. I love you...
I know this may be a little cheesy but i wanted you to know that i was thinking of you and I hope...
I just wanted to send a note, to let you know you have been in my thoughts lately. I woke up...
A sweet ecard to wish your loved ones a beautiful day.
Bring a smile with this cute ecard on Festival of Roses (CA).
Send this lovely ecard to all your dear friends.
Romantic wish for your sweetheart.
Send this wonderful e-wish to your sweetheart.
A heartfelt e-wish for someone special.
On Festival of Roses (CA), send this ecard and bring a smile.
Make your sweetheart fall in love with you all over again with this beautiful ecard.
Send these pink roses to wish lots of happiness now and in all the days ahead.
Wish a great day with roses.
A sweet and special way to express your love.
Wish a great day with this bright rose.
Send these beautiful roses, to the one who makes your world a beautiful place.
Send this heartfelt message to your beloved.
Express the matters of heart to your beloved with these roses.
Please wait...
Please wait...
Get a weekly dose of stories on friendship, love, misadventures and special offers. It's free, read it once and you're hooked!
Read the latest newsletter or Editor Bob's Blog


text:
BIOL 2301 - Human Biology Laboratory, 1 Credit
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2303 with D or better *
Level: Lower
Course Attributes: Liberal Arts and Science
This course is a group of laboratory exercises to aid in the study of human systems and their physiology. The laboratory sessions are designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the structure and functions of cells, tissues and organ systems. The goals of the course are to promote an appreciation for the remarkable complexity of our bodies; to develop a proficiency in the use of laboratory equipment and the proper handling of materials, and to foster the development of self-sufficiency in the conduct of laboratory experiments and observations.