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A painting of local scenery by an artist with roots deeply entrenched in Athens County now has a place to be seen by area residents.
An untitled painting by Pappy Mitchell was unveiled in the stairway between the second and third floors of the Athens County Courthouse Tuesday evening by Judge L. Alan Goldsberry, Jack Oakley (the owner of the painting) and Mitchell's friends and family.
"I'm pleased, and I'm sure my family is pleased to be able to loan this painting and represent this wonderful artist," said Jack Oakley, who donated the painting to the Athens County Law Library.
Oakley's father, R. Victor Oakley, commissioned the painting, believed to be Mitchell's largest.
John Mitchell, son of Pappy Mitchell, was on hand to see the painting unveiled and talk about his father. Pappy Mitchell died in 1983.
"Everyone knows the story of the man who built a boat and then couldn't get it out of his basement," Mitchell said. "This was the same way, he couldn't figure out how to get this painting out."
The painting is a landscape of North Hill looking out over what is now the village of Chauncey, Mitchell said.
With the help of John Goodwin, a former student of Pappy Mitchell's, and local artist Davis Hostetler, the painting was restored and framed using donated wild cherry wood from Superior Hardwoods in McArthur.
"It needed cleaned," Goodwin said. "It was up in the law library on a bunch of tables, and we just went square foot by square foot."
Goodwin said he had to repaint some of the painting where holes had been punched to hang the painting. Luckily, Pappy Mitchell taught Goodwin everything he knows about painting.
"He only used three colors in the entire painting," Goodwin said. "When I went to be a student of his in high school I asked him what colors I should buy, and he said I only needed three colors and taught me how to mix them."
In moving the painting, some touchups will still be needed on areas that came in contact with hands as they moved.
Since Goodwin and Pappy Mitchell became friends more than student and artist, Goodwin said he thinks his teacher would enjoy the celebration of his work. The two would trade paintings as they worked together, leaving Goodwin with more than 300 Mitchell paintings.
"I think he'd be smiling down, knowing that I got to work on his painting," Goodwin said.


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Osceola Park gets national historic designation
About the register
The National Register of Historic Places is an official listing of historically significant sites and properties throughout the country.
It is maintained by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. It includes districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that have been identified and documented as being significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture.
These sites and properties reflect the prehistoric occupation and historical development of our nation, state and local communities.
VERO BEACH — The Osceola Park neighborhood in the city of Vero Beach is now officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
After pursuing the designation for several years, residents of one of the city's oldest neighborhoods learned earlier this year that they were "officially worthy of preservation" from Florida Department of State's Historical Preservation Office.
The Osceola Park neighborhood is one of the most historic in the city. It is about 40 acres and is bordered on the north by State Road 60; 20th Avenue on the east; 27th Avenue on the west; and 16th Street on the south.
Local historic preservationist Anna Brady said the designation helps identify the neighborhood's historical significance to the community.
"It doesn't have any restrictions with it," said Brady. "It just celebrates the importance and the value of our historical buildings in the neighborhood."
At a March 19 Vero Beach City Council meeting, a group of homeowners from Osceola Park accepted a proclamation from Mayor Craig Fletcher to recognize the first neighborhood within the city limits to achieve the recognition.
During the meeting, Brady said the designation is not only an honor for the residents of Osceola Park but it is an honor for the entire community.
"Through this nomination, we celebrate our city's history and some of our early families who lived here," said Brady. "We have the Barbers, the Vocelles, the Schlitts and the Moodys to name a few of the families who had homes here in the 1920s. Even though this is the first designation, I hope the city will strive to create other historic neighborhoods as well."
The designation comes with some federal tax incentives for commercial property owners, Brady said, and some individuals who own homes in the neighborhood may be able to apply for some preservation grants. But it's the designation that the neighborhood is worthy of preservation that counts.
"I always think of the national designation as a wonderful tool to educate people on the historical significance of a place," Brady said.
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There are few fossil mammals that are as scary-looking as entelodonts. Justifiably called "Hell Pigs" in the book Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway, the long, toothy skulls of entelodonts are certainly imposing. This extinct group of pig relatives didn't just look fierce, though; the construction of their jaws and taphonomic evidence suggests that they had a taste for flesh as well as for plant foods.
Although entelodonts were most likely omnivores, their skulls show a variety of features that seem to be convergent with carnivores, especially bone-crushers like spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). The skull is long with many sharp teeth, the battery of premolars in mature individuals often showing wear-patterns consistent with those seen in bone-crushing carnivores today, including broken teeth that show similarities to the broken teeth of living hyenas. The area of muscle attachment on the side of the skull is also quite large, and entelodonts like Daeodon (Dinohyus) and Archaeotherium (pictured below) probably had a very powerful bite. Indeed, compared to modern relatives like pigs and peccaries, entelodonts had very long, powerful jaws that could have made short work of whatever carcasses they came across (or perhaps even whatever they might be able to catch).
Figuring out the place of entelodonts in terms of paleoecology is difficult, though. There were a number of other large predators that lived alongside them, and while it is highly likely that they did scavenge carcasses just how significant carrion was to their diet is hard to determine. Wear patterns on the canines of some of the largest entelodonts don't appear to support the idea that they were active hunters (at least not very often), but whatever they were consuming their long row of premolars were likely very important in processing food.
How much entelodonts scavenged may be open for debate, but the fact that they did is supported by fossil evidence. The bones of herbivores that shared habitats with entelodonts have been found showing characteristic tooth marks on them, one of the most recent such traces being bite marks on the humerus and femur of a chalicothere from Miocene-age deposits in Wyoming (Hunt 2005). More impressive taphonomic traces include a pile of camel fossils, and the evidence seems to indicate that the camels were hunted down and torn apart by the entelodont Archaeotherium. I'm sure there are other fossils bearing entelodont tooth marks, but I have yet to come across a synthetic work on the meat-eating habits of the "pigs from Hell."
Foss, S.E. (2007) "Family Entelodontidae." The Evolution of the Artiodactyls, pp. 120-129
Hunt, R.M. (2005) "An Early Miocene Dome-Skulled Chalicothere from the "Arikaree" Conglomerates of Darton: Calibrating the Ages of High Plains Paleovalleys Against Rocky Mountain Tectonism." American Museum Novitates. No. 3486, pp. 1-45
Joeckel, R.M. (1990) "A Functional Interpretation of the Masticatory System and Paleoecology of Entelodonts." Paleobiology, Vol. 16 (4), pp. 459-482.


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Food Photography, Realism, and False Advertising
June 22, 2012 by Stephanie O'Dea
photo credit: Why Photos of McDonald's Burgers Look So Much Better Than The Real Thing
Are food bloggers and food magazines practicing false advertising when they spend lots and lots of money and time staging finished food photos?
A part of me thinks, No. This is the matter of the business. People need to be lured in by the photo in order to stick around to read the recipe.
But another part of me thinks, Yes. Unless you've spent a few hours carefully cutting and assembling and plating and styling a regular ol' home cook is not going to achieve the same results.
Is that false advertising? Or do home cooks and consumers just acknowledge that's the way the world works?
What I Really Think.
(hey, I'm a blogger, we're all just narcissistic navel-grazers, right?)
I don't think I'll ever be known as a food photographer. I get an email almost everyday through the slow cooking site by an "up and coming" food stylist/photographer (not the same person, different people— that would be weird if it was the same person every time!) who offers his/her expertise in food photography and styling to make my after photos "more appealing."
I've read *numerous* food photography articles, online and in books. I've attended seminars.
but at the end of the day, I'm happy with my current method of pulling the food out of the pot, throwing up a light here and there and taking a picture.
My photos have definitely improved since I began my 2008 year— you can see a marked difference between my January shots and my August shots, and that is because I took Kalyn and Elise's advice and got a new lens and a tabletop photo studio. We already owned a DSLR.
this is currently the set-up I have which costs a grand total of $608 (amazon affiliate links):
canon rebel, 50 mm lens, and a table top photo studio (note: my set is by Lowel EGO and they don't seem to have the set I bought 4 years ago for a reasonable price anymore.)
it's a lot of money.
and I still am not "good enough!"
My big concern with excessive food styling and photography is when the results no longer look the way it would when the home cook recreates the recipe.
I like honesty. I like seeing something and then doing it on my own, at home, and having the same results— regardless of whether or not it's a recipe, craft, or a DIY project.
This is why I turn to blogs and not magazines. I KNOW magazines have a room full of stylists and lighting directors to get "the perfect shot." I've worked with them. I know what they do.
I know that if I pull my roast out of the pot at 6 hours it will retain it's shape and photograph better. But it'll TASTE better at 8 hours, and that's what picture I'll snap.
This is where I fall behind my fellow food bloggers. Photography isn't a hobby of mine; and for many it is— that I understand. What I don't understand is the desire to style a plate for a few hours by using tweezers to place a sesame seed here or there, or spray a bit of oily water on lettuce to make it shine.
I don't care if the photo will be "pinned" more. I've already written about my concerns with Pinterest.
I'll repeat myself again: This is real life, not a magazine.
So I ask:
do we as food bloggers want to put out an end result that isn't achievable by many/most? Do we want that on our conscience?
My friend Jen and I have talked about this quite a bit. She is an actual photographer with way more expensive equipment and expertise than I'll ever have. She knows how to style and light, but she agrees, as I do, that the extra pageviews aren't worth compromising integrity. Look at her side-by-side comparison of the Barbie Cocktail making the rounds on pinterest: not cool.
not cool at all.
What To Do About It.
Honestly, what I'd love is there to be a standard understanding that what-you-see-is-what-you-get when it comes to food blogging and photography. I'd love a disclaimer about how many pans of brownies were destroyed trying to get that perfect, no crumbly edge, brownie stack with wax paper. Where did you get the wax paper squares, anyway? How did you measure them out perfectly?
How long did it take you to get that "perfect shot?"
How many times did you say "just a minute" to your kids? How cold was the beef stew when you finally got to eat it? Did you scoop it right from the pot, or did you wash off some of the potatoes and carrots to make them not slimy and place them in a pretty way?
How many photoshop tweaks did you make? Did you improve brightness? contrast? color? did you rub out the slightly burnt corner?
am I making too big of a deal about this?
maybe. probably. but whatever. I was hit hard with the ethics stick.


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Good teachers are being pushed out of the classroom in Philadelphia.
On June 30, budget problems forced the Philadelphia School District to lay off 1,500 teachers.
To make matters worse, rather than protect their best teachers, teacher union leaders forced layoffs based solely on seniority regardless of effectiveness or student needs.
High-performing teachers who happen to be new to the district were among the 1,500 who lost their jobs. The teachers' successes in the classroom didn't even enter the equation. And disadvantaged schools, which usually have the highest percentage of newer teachers, are hit the hardest.
Take action today. Join Students First's fight to save great teachers by ending seniority-based layoffs, because effective teachers belong in the classroom.
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The Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Service and Establishment, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has said that he is not interested in becoming the deputy governor of Ekiti State.
Ojudu said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Ado Ekiti on Saturday by his media aide, Mr. Dimeji Daniels.
Reacting to a report in a newspaper (not The PUNCH) on Saturday, that he was one of the possible replacements for the late deputy governor, Mrs. Funmi Olayinka, who died of cancer on April 6, Ojudu said he was still mourning Olayinka, who he described as his "blood sister."
He said he had never nursed such ambition and would not nurse it.
Describing himself as a stakeholder in the development of the state, the lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District said he was instrumental in Olayinka becoming the deputy governor.
He said, "If I was not interested in the position six years ago, I wonder what the rumour about my being interested now is all about."
He urged the peddlers of the rumour to desist from dragging his name into the race for the deputy governorship position.


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It's always hard for me to do a report card after a loss...particularly one as gut wrenching as this 24-20 defeat in Carolina. Sure, there was that ridiculous "call" at the end of the game, and the all too familiar theme of the inability of the Pats' "D" to stop the opposing team late in the 4th quarter, of yet another big game. Still, there was a lot to like from this latest Patriots' performance, on the road against one of the best teams in the NFL. Here are my grades:
I. OFFENSE: Though the Patriots offense, particularly in the 4th quarter, was able to move the ball against one of the NFL's best defensive units, it left too many points on the field. This prevented the Pats from gaining enough of a point cushion to withstand a late Carolina 4th quarter drive, spear-headed by the athleticism of their QB, Cam Newton.
1.) QB: Great to see Tom Brady playing like Tom Terrific again. Sure he had his struggles in the first half. But, any QB needs adequate pass protection in order to work his magic...and...when Tom got protected, he performed. Brady spread the ball around well to his receivers, completing 29 of 40 passes for 296 yards with a TD, and one pick in the Carolina end zone...which should have been nullified due to an obvious pass interference penalty, on the games' final play. Though Brady correctly admitted that he "should have thrown a better pass" on that final play, he was clearly under duress when he made that pass. It should be noted that Tom marched his team over 60 yards in 55 seconds before that controversial final play. It's a shame that he, we, and a nation of fellow football fans were denied an opportunity to see whether he could pull off a miracle finish...marching his team 80 yards in less than a minute, for the game winning TD. Though Brady and his Boys came up a tad short in this one, Tom conclusively demonstated once again why he is considered to be a top 5 NFL QB, and a first ballot Hall of Fame caliber performer: GRADE: B+;
2.) RB: I've said this time and again...no matter how many yards a RB rushes for, if he fumbles, he's worthless. In the early stages of the second quarter, with the Pats' driving for what appeared to be a game TD, Stevan Ridley let his team down again with a costly fumble at the Carolina 13 yard line. This unforgivable red zone turnover not only cost his team points, but valuable momentum. For the game, Ridley rushed for 48 yards on 13 carries and a TD. But, his otherwise excellent 4.7 yards per run average was all but ruined by that fumble. LeGarrette Blount added 10 rushes for 49 yards more...as the Patriots' RBs out-performed their talented Carolina counterparts, but for that horrendous Ridley fumble. Though returning RB Shane Vereen had only one carry for seven yards, he contributed mightily in the passing attack. Targeted 11 times by Brady, he had eight (8) receptions for 65 yards. GRADE: C (due to the Ridley fumble);
3.) OL: Though this group did okay at times, they are still not pass protecting well enough. They permitted six more QB hits on Tom Brady, and too much pressure. The allowance of defensive pressure up the middle of the OL has been a reoccurring theme throughout the season, and continued on Monday night. In particular, this unit had great difficulty containing Carolina's massive rookie DT, Star Lotulelei. Lotulelui clogged the middle of the line of scrimmage, and freed up the Carolina LBs, most notably Thomas Davis (17 tackles, 10 solos) and "Crazy Luke" Kueckly (12 tackles, 8 solos), to make plays. Lotulelui finished with five (5) tackles, including four (4) solos, and a sack. Panthers' DE Greg Hardy was a going concern on the outside, finishing with six (6) tackles, including three (3) solos, and a sack. That said, the "Big Uglies" had their moments...and were able to at times provide some good running lanes for RBs Ridley and Blount: GRADE: C;
4.) TEs and WRs: Credit fleet Carolina MLB "Crazy Luke" Kueckly for finding "ways" to contain Gronk...as he "held" the huge TE to just five (5) catches for 59 yards, and a TD. As usual, Gronk and the Hoo-man did good jobs when called upon to run block. As for the WRs, Danny Amendola had six (6) catches for 45 yards, Aaron Dobson had four (4) catches for 38 yards, Julian Edelman added three (3) catches for 37 yards, and Kenbrell Tompkins re-appeared, catching two (2) passes for 60 yards. All in all, this was a solid, though unspectacular effort by this group...particularly late in the game. Credit the Panthers' "D" for forcing Brady away from Gronk and Danny Amendola for most of the game: GRADE: B-;
II. DEFENSE: This group shut down the Panthers' ground game. But, Aqib Talib's early troubles dealing with WR Steve Smith, the front four's inability to contain QB Cam Newton in the pass pocket, and poor red zone defense did the Patriots in...along with the inability of the "D" to force a turnover or two.
1.) DL: Credit this unit for limiting the Carolina three-headed RB tandem of DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, and Mike Tolbert to a mere 41 yards on 16 carries. But, containing QB Cam Newton was a horse of a different color. Newton constantly kept passing plays and drives alive with his athleticism. Cam rushed for a team high 62 yards on seven (7) attempts, including a key 15 yard scramble on a 3rd and 6 at the Carolina 21, on the first series of what would turn out to be the Panthers' game winning TD drive, late in the 4th quarter. There was also his painfully memorable, weaving 24 yard jaunt in the second quarter, setting up a Carolina FG. That aside, Rob Ninkovich had his usual good game, registering a team high nine (9) tackles, six (6) of which were solos, and two QB sacks. DE Chandler Jones chipped in with five (5) tackles, four (4) of which were solos, and a sack: GRADE: B-;
2.) LBs: Great job by Brandon Spikes in particular (seven (7) tackles, six (6) solos), in containing the run. This group had some trouble containing Carolina TE Greg Olson, who hurt the Pats with five (5) catches for 52 yards, and a TE. The Panthers' RBs did no damage catching swing passes out of the backfield or on screens...as they netted a paultry 11 yards on two receptions. One has to wonder if LB Dont'a Hightower or someone else was given the assignment of "shadowing" Cam Newton on pass plays...particularly after that 24 yard scramble in the second quarter: GRADE: C+;
3.) SECONDARY: This was not this group's finest hour. Aqib Talib's first game back after missing a month was not a memorable one for him, as he was badly beaten by Carolina veteran WR Steve Smith on a 42 yard pass play in the first quarter. That, along with a subsequent 15 yard penalty for unnecessary roughness, gift-wrapped the Panthers' first TD of the game. CB Kyle Arrington looked foolish trying to corral the Panthers' Ted Ginn Jr., after Ginn caught a six yard pass in space. Ginn raced past Arrington for the eventual game winning, 25 yard TD play. A holding penalty on Devin McCourty kept an earlier Carolina scoring drive alive, after the Pats had appeared to make a rare 3rd down stop. For the game, the Panthers converted on an exceedingly frustrating 8 of 11 third down situations. Injured CB Alfonzo Dennard was sorely missed...as his absence forced BB to have Arrington to assume additional coverage responsibility. In fairness to this group, QB Newton's ability to extend plays with his mobility made it much more difficult to keep up with the Carolina WRs: GRADE: D-;
III. SPECIAL TEAMS: Danny Amendola's 13 yard mid-way in the 4th quarter punt return gave Brady and his Boys a the ball at the Carolina 39 yard line, with the score tied at 17. Though the offense could only muster a go-ahead FG, the return put the Pats in prime position to grab the Panthers by the throat, with a go-ahead TD. Usual good job of kicking by "The Ghost" (2/2 in FGs) and rookie Ryan Allen (pinned the Carolina offense at their own 10 yard line with a well placed 34 yard punt early in the first quarter): GRADE: B+;
IV. COACHING: The Patriots' "D" shut down the Panthers' running game. The Pats' offense was also able to consistently move the ball against the vaunted Carolina defense, between the 20s. But, it was the inability of the Pats' offense to move the ball in the red zone, along with the inability of the Pats' "D" to play good red zone "D", and get off the field on 3rd down, which cost them this game. Settling for FGs and fumbling in the red zone is not going to get it done against the better teams. On defense, it's obvious that the Patriots are thin at CB. Whenever either Talib and/or Alonzo is out, there's a noticable drop off at the position. One has to wonder if BB made adjustments at halftime to contain QB Cam Newton...at the expense of his pass coverage. But, if this were the case, can you really blame Bill? Sometimes you have to give up something on defense, to contain another teams' strength. In closing, more work needs to be done on red zone offense and defense. Regardless of the bad call at the end of the game, the Panthers clearly outplayed the Patriots in these areas: GRADE: B-;
V. PLAY OF THE GAME: The well designed and executed short pass and run to Ted Ginn, Jr....which Ginn took in for the game winning, 25 yard TD play...with just 0:59 remaining to be played.
VI. PLAYER OF THE GAME: Cam Newton may have played his finest game as a pro Monday night. He finished with 19 completions in 28 attempts for 209 yards, including three (3) TD passes...and rushed for 62 yards on seven (7) carries.
Here are the game stats: http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=331118029.
As always, your comments and opinions are welcome. Have a great day, my friends!


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Maria of Personalized Sketches and Sentiments gave me the Sugar Doll award. The name reminds me of my grandpa calling me sugar when I was little! Maria is an amazing artist, drawing pictures using names! She currently has a giveaway going on. You should check it out!
Arielle of Arielle's Journey to Health and Fitness gave me the Happy 101 award! I've known Arielle since she was a young girl. It's fun to now re-connect with her through the blogger world! One of the many reasons I love blogging.
Jocelyn of Always Spread Love gave me the Cherry on Top Award. Jocelyn has a special place in my heart because she was in the training school I led last year in Africa. She is super creative. One of my favorites...her Target dress!
So there are different rules for these awards...7 things about myself, 10 things I like, 3 interesting things about myself. In order to not fry my brain (and make this super long), I'm going to combine all of the above into one list. Here's to getting to know me a little better!
i love to travel and there's really not a place i wouldn't like to visit!
i've just recently realized one of my pet peeves is when i tell a telemarketer no and their voice goes from super chipper to a sunken, deflated sound of defeat.
i could live off of fresh, hot, homemade bread. it's seriously my area of weakness!
my preferred source of exercise is biking (although i haven't been able to do it much) and my least favorite is running.
i have a hard time sitting still which is just one of many reasons this sabbatical is so good for me!
i used to be a huge list maker but somewhere along the way got away from that. i've recently re-instituted making lists. it has taken away so much stress from my day!
someday i would like to write a book. what it would be about is still in the works!
someday i would like to write a book. what it would be about is still in the works!
Instead of tagging/awarding people, I thought I would leave you with a fun quiz to do. What's Your Color Personality? from Real Simple. I guess I'm an earth personality. Not surprising since I like to wear earth tones. What's yours?


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Catholic World News - June 15, 2010
Anthony Earl-Williams, the leader of a sect that has been variously characterized as "Old Catholic" and "traditional Catholic," has been involved in prurient activities of a homosexual nature, The Sun reports. The ArchConfraternity of Our Lady of Victories, whose metropolitan bishop is Earl-Williams, claims 40 parishes and missions in the United Kingdom.
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The ones you really have to look out for are the young Old Catholic bishops!
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The schism you refer to in the second paragraph gave rise to the Union of Utrecht, which is how the term 'Old Catholic' is generally understood. I don't think this outfit is part of it.


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Three Men's Soccer Players Earn Accolades after NCAA Third Round Win
OMAHA, Neb. (Nov. 27) - Three Creighton men's soccer players earned recognition as Team of the Week selections on a pair of national websites this week after the Bluejays advanced 5-4 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw at previously top-ranked Akron Nov. 25.
CU freshmen Timo Pitter and Jeff Gal each earned a nod on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week while senior Brent Kallman claimed a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week as a defender. The honors are the first for each player from a national website.
Pitter, the Bluejays' leading scorer with 10 goals and 24 points, tapped in the game-tying goal in the 83rd minute against the Zips and then clinched the match with the final successful penalty kick. He currently ranks nationally as the No. 4 freshman and No. 42 overall with 10 goals this season. Pitter is also the No. 5 ranked freshman and is No. 51 overall nationally with 24 points scored in 2012.
Gal kept his record unblemished at 12-0-1 this season after making eight saves on the evening at Akron including a crucial one on a potential game-winning penalty kick early in the first overtime. He currently ranks nationally as the No. 1 freshman and at No. 7 overall with a 0.85 save percentage this season. Gal is also the No. 1 ranked freshman and is No. 8 overall nationally carrying a 0.67 goals against average in 2012.
Kallman played all 110 minutes in the double-overtime victory at Akron, including 19 minutes of overtime when Creighton played a man down. He also led the Bluejays with four shots attempts but none tracked as a shot on goal. Kallman and the Jays defense rank nationally at No. 17 in shutout percentage (0.45), No. 20 in save percentage (0.83) and No. 21 in team goals against average (0.82).
Creighton (16-3-3) is currently on a 13-match unbeaten streak. Since a 2-0 setback at No. 11-seeded Tulsa (Sept. 25) CU is 11-0-2, rattling off 11 straight wins bookended by ties at Drake (Sept. 29) and at No. 5-seeded Akron (Nov. 25).
CU's string of matches without a loss is the longest active unbeaten streak among the eight quarterfinal teams, followed by No. 2-seeded Maryland currently on a five-match win streak. The Bluejays' season-long streak ranks second among quarterfinalists only to the Terrapins who went unbeaten in 16 matches to start 2012.
The Jays moved up three spots to No. 5 in the TopDrawer Soccer rankings this week after advancing 5-4 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw at previously top-ranked Akron Nov. 25.
The Bluejays rank No. 8 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll released Nov. 13. CU earned the No. 12 national seed when the NCAA announced its selections Nov. 12.
Creighton travels to No. 7-ranked and No. 4-seeded Connecticut (16-3-2) for an NCAA Quarterfinal match on Sunday, Dec. 2 at noon CT. Links to a live video stream and live stats will be made available on GoCreighton.com on the men's soccer schedule page prior to the match.
For fans interested in traveling to UConn, tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.uconnhuskies.com or by phone at 1-877-288-2666. All seats for the match are general admission ($6 for adults, $4 for seniors and youths).
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Premier Guitar recently visited our new headquarters in New York City. While here, PG's Rebecca Dirks and her news crew were hosted on a guided tour by company founder and president, Mike Matthews. We hope you enjoy this inside look at EHX.
Quick cover of the Muse song, Hysteria, on bass using an EXH Bass Big Muff Pi.
Devin GEARS UP with the EHX Bass Big Muff Pi.
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From France, a nice demo of bass guitar played through a Big Muff Pi USA. The Bass Big Mufff Pi, which is tailored especially for bass, is, in our humble opinion, even richer sounding!
Welcome to the 17th installment of effects guru, Bill Ruppert's, Effectology Series. Watch and listen as Bill demonstrates how to create extraordinary bass and drum sounds using (just) his guitar and Electro-Harmonix effects pedals. From hand drums to bass pedals, and beyond, Bill picks, slaps and brushes his way through a collection of mind blowing sounds.
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Kevin adds: "I like to have as many options of distortion as possible. The Bass Big Muff is such an identifiable sound that it's really nice to add a little subtle grit to the equation. The Blogger does this nicely. In the 'drive' setting, I can push my clean tone up a bit to the edge, then launch it through the roof without having to make extreme jumps."
"At any point on tour I have two (sometimes three) distortion pedals in the chain. 'Die A Little' off our new record was recorded with 18 guitar tracks, and eventually double tracking a distorted bass. Live all I do is turn the Blogger on the fuzz setting with the tone rolled completely off (7 o'clock) and the drive all the way up (5 o'clock). Nails it!"
"If ever there was a brand name linked to the type music we make and completely encapsulate the aesthetic of how good it feels to hold a squealing guitar, it would be Electro-Harmonix. In fact the VERY first pedal I ever bought was a Big Muff Pi."
If you're in the Portland, Oregon area tonight (May 19) go stop in on Viva Voce's video premiere/release party for their new album "Rose City."
In addition to his Bass Blogger, Kevin will also be touring with his Bass Big Muff Pi, Stereo Clone Theory, and Deluxe Memory Man (see pedalboard).
Mike also reveals the origins of "Muff," which we take care to use very sparingly: Bass Big Muff Pi, Big Muff Pi, Big Muff Pi (Russian), Double Muff, English Muff'n, Little Big Muff Pi, Metal Muff, Micro Metal Muff, Muff Overdrive, and Pocket Metal Muff (all featured in our Distortion, Fuzz, Overdrive category).
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Emily and I were married on August 10, 2001 in Fowlerville, MI. To this day, I still can't believe she went through with it. She is the essence of beautiful perfection, at least as far as I'm concerned.
Not only is she a wonderful wife; she's also an awesome mom to our three children. We have a unique situation in that our daughter has Down Syndrome and is also on the Autism spectrum. This has provided many challenges and even more opportunities for joy. I must tell you — as a dad with a special-needs kid, it has taken me many years to see life as ok. She's our beautiful daughter, a great kid who will do great things, along with her brothers. Our kids are gifts. We aim to treat them as such.


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Is there anyone that can provide me with a way where I can launch the PC to be a host waiting for connection without having to open pc anywhere, select host and etc. Earilier versions of pc anywhere allowed us to develop scripts (batch files) that would automatically have the pc wait for connection.
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You can check the box that launches as a service? You can also launch the host or the remote using the command lines like these.
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After dealing with a no-contest in his last fight, Jan Jorgensen was looking to pick up right where he left off.
It took less than two minutes for Jorgensen to pick up a submission victory over Benjamin "Maniac" Fuimaono on Saturday evening at Showdown Fights 14 at the UCCU Events Center in Orem.
Jorgensen, who changed his fighting name from the "The Saint" to "Janimal" before the bout, used a triangle arm choke to win the inaugural heavyweight title for the promotion.
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When you upgrade MySQL, you should check all tables from all databases for incompatibilities. To do this, you can use the mysql_upgrade program. You can use mysql_upgrade to upgrade the system tables so that you can take advantage of new privileges or capabilities that might have been added.
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Actress Jessica Alba's reputation, if it were boiled down to a couple sentences, would probably not include the terms "math-obsessed," "mousy," or "sexless." And yet, thanks to some Hollywood magic, she's appearing in An Invisible Sign as a character which could be described by all three of those terms! The movie follows Alba's character, who sees numbers in the air, man, as she deals with her mathematician father's deteriorating mental condition, and falls in love with a funny bearded science teacher. If you're wondering who has the privilege to share the screen with Alba, her dad is played by J.K. Simmons, and the science teacher is played by Chris Messina.
The trailer looks pretty standard, but if this is your thing, have at it. It's pretty long, too, so maybe you can watch this in lieu of seeing the actual movie.
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Pans in Rage
Where is the film
of the woman banging pans in rage
because her husband is late and the kids are fighting
or the man smiling because he caught the train
just in time
or the child fretting: he wants to play outside.
Instead, we get sex through a sheet
or the beautiful girl forced to marry
the acne-scarred stuttering clammy-fingered boy.
The films gloat
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the proud secret glee of a tall, well-hung man.
If not this, then
a script bubbling with broad-mindedness
depicting warmth and love
within our closed in close knit circle
the spiritual highs
our mystical melodies and prayers
and the ecstatic frenzy
of male legs, kicking up a wedding dance
our lives romanticized
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we know. it's bullshit.
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PAWTUCKET – As a safeguard, veteran players signing minor-league contracts often include opt-out clauses. Call it a creative response by agents in making sure their clients have the best chance of making it to the parent club.
Andrew Miller received a crash course in this cut-and-dry process earlier in the week. For those unfamiliar, Miller had a clause in his contract that would have granted him free agency Wednesday. The rangy lefthander let the deadline pass after being told by the Red Sox that he would soon be promoted to the major-league roster.
"If a player thinks he's playing well but isn't getting an opportunity with that particular organization, he can go elsewhere and try to find a job maybe in the big leagues or one that has a better chance of reaching the bigs," said Miller, who was officially announced as Monday's starter against San Diego at Fenway Park. "This is the first time I've had to deal with something like this, but it seems pretty common. Fortunately for myself the Red Sox were on the same page just like we've been since the offseason when I signed over here."
To a degree an opt-out clause allows a player to feel what it's like to have job security. Such a perk would be regarded as highly unusual in most working environments, but not at advanced minor-league levels, where roster turnover is paramount.
"If there's no room at the top and players get stuck at Triple-A, they just have nowhere to go," recalled veteran baseball agent Alan Nero about what the process was like in the old days. "Typically we negotiate not only an out in the middle of the season, say June 15, but we negotiate outs so players can go to a foreign league in Japan or Taiwan.
"As agents we desperately went to give our players some possibilities," Nero continued. "Especially when a player is out of options and out of out-rights."
Since he bargains for a living, Nero knows he faces a tough task every time he broaches the idea of including a solid opt-out clause. Needless to say it's a major sticking point, one that could serve as a potential dealbreaker.
"There are a lot of organizations that won't do it," said the Rhode Island native. "They won't give the player flexibility. Nor will they give up control."
While things can ultimately be spun in the team's favor, opt-out clauses are generally seen as player friendly. If Miller's current situation didn't work out, he could have easily followed the lead of starting pitcher Brian Gordon and hooked on with another team. Gordon was a minor-league gem with Lehigh Valley, the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, posting a 5-0 record with an ERA of just 1.14.
With no openings in Philadelphia's starting rotation, Gordon, a converted outfielder, opted out. The New York Yankees wasted little time in scooping the 32-year-old up, as Thursday marked Gordon's first-ever start in the majors.
Miller understood that the possibility of changing teams midway through the season, a la Gordon, existed.
"It's a business and it's a part of the game," he said. "It seems a player will ask for some sort of leverage in case the situation doesn't look like its playing out the way they want.
"I knew that I had (an opt-out clause) when I signed the contract and had another slated to come up at some point later on in the year," Miller added. "It's basically in there to protect the player if a certain situation comes up. It certainly worked out great for Gordon."
Said Nero, "Teams will also tell you very philosophically that they won't stand in a player's way in case a team calls. Guess what? The phone might not ring that way."
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After 2 bad boarding situations my mare needs a bit more weight. She is not skinny by any means but definitely needs a few more pounds. She is currently getting alfalfa and Bermuda, fed twice a day. I just started giving her shredded beet pulp(no molasses), half a scoop once a day. I plan on moving it up to a full scoop. She is an easy keeper (when she's actually fed! Ugh) and I was wondering if I cut out the alfalfa and she got straight Bermuda would she lose more weight? Alfalfa is $20 a bale right now, itd be so much cheaper to cut it out temporarily till gas and hay comes down. Opinions?
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Oct. 27, 2054 -- It was a tragedy worthy of Shakespeare. A man of strength, a man of courage, a man of God risked his life and his presidency to protect his nation and the values for which it stood. And the nation, blinded by its worship of tolerance, led astray by a barrage of hate, looked instead to a shyster and a weakling for guidance.
George W. Bush was the finest president of the 21st century. He took office in the crucial 2000 election -- the election marking the beginning of the end for American representative democracy. Immediately denounced as a conservative radical and an unelected dynastic pawn, Bush stepped into a situation fraught with peril. A recession had begun after the illusory prosperity of the 1990s Internet bubble unexpectedly burst. A decade of defense and intelligence slashing had sliced national security to the bone. The administration of Bill Clinton, marked by a tendency toward tolerating immorality and bashing traditionalism, had left America profoundly vulnerable.
At first, few thought President Bush was up to the task -- and many hoped he wasn't. Angered by Al Gore's election loss, the Democratic Party and mainstream media began demonizing Bush as an ignoramus. Even as Bush attempted to reach across the political aisle to create an education bill, his opposition claimed he was dividing America. Even as Bush stumped for badly needed tax cuts to reinvigorate the economy, his opposition claimed he was too hard line.
And then, Sept. 11, 2001. Three thousand Americans dead in New York and Washington, D.C., and on an empty field in Pennsylvania. The specter of international terrorism leapt into the light. President Bush rose to the occasion.
President Bush realized that Sept. 11 was a symptom of a greater disease: terrorism inbred with Islamic fundamentalism. America went to war. The Taliban, an evil regime paralleled only by Cold War communist dictatorships and Nazi Germany, quickly fell to American forces. Men and women voted. Little girls went to school. And U.S. troops hunted Islamist terrorists.
But the American opposition didn't sleep. Bush's critics began calling for more "humane" approaches to terrorism. Eager to revive the Vietnam era, Bush's opponents began referring to Afghanistan as a "quagmire." Most vicious, a few choice opponents started impugning President Bush's patriotism, implying that he had known about Sept. 11 and allowed it to happen.
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With superb access to her cousin Monica, director Alexandra Codina documents totally unguarded moments from the most casual food preparation to the momentous marriage. Codina also provides some context for those less acquainted with Down syndrome individuals. This includes the historically, often cruel, personal and professional attitudes; for example, shortly after Monica was born, her doctor walked into 19-year-old mother Maria's room, said, "Your baby is a Mongoloid," and walked out. With huge strides in understanding and medical advances, the picture is now much improved. While individuals with Down syndrome had a life expectancy of 25 years in 1983, it has now extended to 60. As important, Codina points out and demonstrates that those with Down syndrome want what most of us want: love, work and independence.
Codina is a realist about all of this. She shows Monica and David's limitations in ability and perspective, asking both about Down syndrome and handicaps. Monica replies that "handicapped" means someone in a wheelchair, someone who cannot stand up or hear or talk. David says that he doesn't have handicap, that sometimes he has Down syndrome and sometimes not, and elaborates on his definition with inaccurate details. Both also have higher job expectations than are warranted and an unrealistic assessment of the desirability of a baby and all that entails.
However, in so many ways, Monica and David model the ideal loving couple. They support each other in commendable ways with hearts more open and accepting than many partners find, and they're certainly nicer than a lot of people we've all encountered. Still, their lack of awareness and their vulnerability warrants Maria's caring, some might say overly protective, behavior and explicitly pronounced concerns. Remarkably, in detailing the complexity of Monica and David's world and the devoted families both enjoy, Codina never patronizes, infantilizes, or idealizes the situation. Her insights throughout Monica and David emerge honestly and objectively from her observations, and she provides all of us a rare glimpse into its multifaceted aspects—the joys and the challenges. This is a noteworthy documentary that intelligently offers insights into lives few of us have dealt with as closely as Codina.
Not available for preview, Papers kicks the Multicultural Committee Film Series off with a look at the challenges facing undocumented youngsters in the U.S. turning 18. The second film, The Other City, examines the areas of Washington, D.C. away from governmental centers, those places in D.C. that usually gain little coverage.
All three nonfiction films screen at Webster University's Winifred Moore auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Papers screens Thursday, April 7th, The Other City on Friday, April 8th, and Monica and David on both Saturday, April 9th and Sunday, April 10th. For more information and the current schedule, you may call 314-968-7487 or you may go to the web at: Webster dot EDU forward-slash film series.


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Celtic Racing Riders Earned Valuable Points at Mid Ohio With Top Ten Finishes
Celtic Racing's James Rispoli and Corey Alexander earned solid results at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, and rode at the front in all four races over the weekend. Rispoli qualified in fifth position aboard the #43 National Guard Celtic Racing Suzuki GSX-R 600 for the Daytona Sport Bike races. The beginning of race one on Saturday saw Rispoli rocket to the front with a great start and lead the field into turn one. Rispoli was able to stay at the front for the first third of the race, slowly sliding back to finish a strong seventh on Saturday. Alexander would start from sixth position on the grid in SuperSport on his #5 National Guard Celtic Racing Suzuki GSX-R 600. In Saturday's race one Alexander would finish seventh, and also move into the lead in the SuperSport East points race.
Sunday's race two saw both Celtic Racing riders take advantage of chassis geometry changes to make significant improvements with Rispoli taking a fifth place finish, and Alexander a fourth. Rispoli was aggressive from the start of the shortened race, and enjoyed race long battles with the front of the Daytona Sport Bike field. Rispoli ran as high as second as the race opened, and would fight hard in the five rider lead group before finishing fifth and also holding his fifth place in Daytona Sport Bike points. Alexander also had a great race on Sunday, finishing fourth in a close battle for the final podium sport with Miles Thornton. Alexander extends his lead in the AMA SuperSport East series with the results this weekend at Mid-Ohio. Alexander made some strides forward and is looking forward to the next race at Laguna Seca just four days from now.
Corey Alexander stated that although the "weekend didn't go as well as planned, we developed some more confidence in the bike. We tried a completely new geometry setup going into the weekend that had some things that we needed, and worked out some others. By Sunday's race I was pretty confident in the potential of the bike. It really took riding behind those top guys, and learning from what they were doing, while also having the bike to do so. I'm very happy overall with the progress we made as a team, more than the race results from the weekend. It was a valuable weekend in terms of points as well as learning in general. Thanks to my guys Mike and Tim for working super hard all weekend, as well as to Chris from K-Tech Suspension for being heavily influential in the progress we made. I hope to continue with what we've learned and raise the bar at Laguna next weekend. Thanks to my personal sponsors Arai Helmets, Spidi Leathers, XPD Boots, AMMO NYC, Hudson Valley Motorcycles, and everyone else for their support - thanks for sticking with us!"
James Rispoli was excited after riding up front and challenging for the lead, stating that "the weekend ended on an awesome level. The whole team has been working countless hours to find a setup that works for me, and I feel really good on the bike. We finally got the feeling I was looking for in morning warm up, and I was really excited going into the race on Sunday. Overall I think we now have a really good setup that will work and we can start tweaking that to get on the podium. It was really cool to run with the top guys the whole race and to keep learning. Thanks to all my fans and supporters, especially my personal sponsors AGV Helmets, Dainese Leathers, Monster Energy, Techmounts, and Spider Grips. See you at Laguna!"
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Egypt's army rulers imposed a curfew on Cairo's Tahrir Square and downtown area, state media announced on Sunday, after at least 23 people were reported killed in clashes between Christians and military police in the centre of the capital.
The curfew would last from 2am to 7am local time on Monday, state TV reported.
The Egyptian cabinet called an emergency meeting for Monday, vowing the violence would not derail the country's first election since Hosni Mubarak was toppled.
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Yesterday I wondered aloud what fate would befall the cast of Community when NBC inevitably screws up and cancels it. I supposed that Jim Rash would spin his Oscar gold into more script sales and that's exactly what's happening. I should play the lotto.
Rash and writing partner, Nat Faxon (aka Broken Lizard's Hair Pie), have sold an untitled action-comedy with thier former Groundling buddy, Kristen Wiig, attached to star. And that's about all that we know. I'm hoping that it will be a big budget parody of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but that seems like a longshot. However, we can assume that the film will be way better than those Katherine Heigl bounty hunter arrests a hot dude movies. We know with all certainty that is fact. (Variety)
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IN A recent speech to the public to defend the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), President Benigno Aquino III was seemingly in a combative mood and even warned the Supreme Court (SC) -- who ruled that the DAP is unconstitutional -- of a possible clash with the executive branch of the government because of its decision striking down the DAP.
Once again we observe how the President of the country is being misled and deceived into committing the same mistakes his predecessors had made. If PNOY will insist in defending the DAP and undertake measures to retaliate against the SC thru various means at his disposal then the country better brace itself for another disappointment in its choice of a president to lead the nation.
While we praise Aquino for his courageous stand against graft and corruption in the government and his continuing campaign to uplift the lives of the Filipino people, his 'bosses' must intensify its voice to caution him against committing the same errors that other previous presidents have committed.
Mr. President the end will never justify the means.
Time and again we have seen well-meaning leaders fall by the wayside because they decided to tinker with the law of the land. Laws that were meant to guide and serve as a yardstick by which the actions of men are to be regulated and controlled. Without laws anarchy and chaos will surely follow.
The president, our Aquino must surely know this, and yet believing that what he has done is for the benefit of the Filipino people he has begun to interpret the laws that he has sworn to simply abide and faithfully execute as is his sworn duty.
This is why the SC, who is the authorized interpreter of the law, saw it fit to strike down as unconstitutional the DAP, for all its good intentions and the perceived benefits it may offer to the people.
Why is this so? Because the SC found out that the DAP being espoused by Aquino obviously violated and is not in accordance with our laws. To be more specific the high tribunal cited the following as in violation of our laws to wit: The withdrawal of unobligated allotments from the implementing agencies and the declaration of the withdrawn unobligated allotments and unreleased appropriations as savings prior to the end of the fiscal year and without complying with the statutory definition of savings contained in the General Appropriations Act. Cross-border transfers of savings of the executive department to offices outside the executive department, and funding of projects, activities, programs not covered by appropriations in the General Appropriations Act.
The president during his speech in defense of the SONA never denied that the DAP had violated our laws of the land - as determined by the SC- but simply extolled the virtue of the system that, according to him, fast tracked the disbursement of funds to those projects and programs that would immediately benefit the Filipino people. And as a means of justifying the implementation of the DAP he said that because of the system the country is now in better condition, economically and otherwise. Of course the President may have missed the point entirely or he may just be ignorant about the repercussions and consequences of his actions regarding the DAP, but with his popularity rating plummeting to an all-time low perhaps it is time for him to listen to what his 'bosses' are saying.
It would indeed be foolhardy for him to think that just because he is president he can run roughshod over his other co-equal branches in the government or attempt to disregard the laws he has sworn to uphold. His off the mark persistence may yet be his undoing as the finest president we could have in the country.
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Lead archaeologist Richard Buckley said today that the remains found beneath a social services car park in Leicester, England are "beyond reasonable doubt" the remains of Richard III the last Plantagenet King of England who was killed in battle in 1485.
The remains bore the marks of ten injuries inflicted shortly before his death. It was a horrible death according to reports of "humiliation" injuries. The skeleton showed marks of ten injuries.
Richard III was known as the hunchback king and the remains showed evidence of curvature of the spine and
Richard, was rendered by William Shakespeare as a monstrous tyrant who murdered the two princes in the Tower of London and died at the Battle of Bosworth Field, by an army led by Henry Tudor.
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By: Scott Manze @brosius16
Florida State has not lost fewer than 2 games since they recorded the only perfect season in school history, and won the national championship in 1999. If you ask anyone in the know this year, they'll tell you the Noles are more than likely to go 13-1 for their best record in over a decade. So why am I not more excited?
Ever since the Noles lost to Oklahoma in the 2000 BCS championship game when I was 10, I have watched the team flounder through poor coaching (Jeff Bowden, Darryl Dickey, Jimmy Heggins), bad quarterbacks (Chris Rix, Wyatt Sexton, Drew Weatherford), miserably failed prospects (Fred Rouse, Callahan Bright, Xavier Lee) an 0-6 stretch against Miami between 2000-4 and six straight losses to Florida from 2004-9. Expectations should have been tempered considerably for the program. But like it or not, they haven't been.
The last 11 years has seen one underperforming, overvalued team after another play. It has seen the only coach I and many others had ever known at Florida State unceremoniously forced out of the program he built. It has seen the same amount of 7-6 seasons (3) as it has BCS bowl appearances in that span.
But 2012 was going to be different. This was the year Jimbo Fisher took the next step as a head coach. This was the year that EJ Manuel became the first Heisman QB candidate for FSU since Chris Weinke. This was the year that the defense mirrored those nasty Mickey Andrews led defenses of the 90s.
And some of it has happened. There is no doubt that Jimbo Fisher has put together the best coaching performance of his young career so far. EJ, while not Heisman worthy, has been workmanlike and even excellent at times this season. The defense is putting up its best numbers in years.
But people are still questioning Jimbo's coaching ability, especially after the NC State loss. People are still counting down until EJ has played his last game in Garnet & Gold, and people are still complaining that the defense could be better, could be forcing more turnovers, could have stopped NC State on that 4th and goal.
And maybe that's it. While Florida State has done virtually nothing to maintain fan's high expectations over the last 11 years, they are still high. Many expected a national championship run this year, and seeing how close the Noles are to being undefeated now, it hurts some. Many key pieces graduate this year, and there is some uncertainty surrounding the coaching staff for next year. It was national championship or bust, and while many fans would give anything for their team to be this close to going 13-1 with a league championship and a BCS bowl win, this fan isn't satisfied. Because I know this program can still be better.
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160. Miss Quill asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction a shared home-school-community liaison teacher under the scheme for disadvantaged areas for schools (details supplied); and if so, when approval will be given. [6702/97]
Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach): I am not in a position at present to extend the home-school-community liaison scheme to additional primary schools.
My capacity to allocate additional resources to this scheme in any year is determined by resource availability and the level of competing demands from other special needs areas. I have to establish priorities and determine how best to deploy available resources across a wide range of special needs.
In the current school year, I have adopted a particular focus on areas of educational disadvantage and have targeted available resources on these areas through the Breaking the Cycle initiative.
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Sippy-Cup On The Rocks?
April 11, 2011 11:46 AM
The last time I ordered a margarita at Applebee's, it was served in a glass…and NOT in a sippy-cup! Come to think of it, I was carded by the server. Did Applebee's card the 15 month-old who was served the now infamous "sippy-cup margarita?" It was supposed to be apple juice. It gave him a blood alcohol content of 0.10. This is no joke! I couldn't make this up.


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1 Year After Encampment Began, Occupy in Disarray
NEW YORK - Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments.
Punches were thrown and objects were hurled at moderators' heads. Protesters accused each other of being patriarchal and racist and domineering. Nobody could agree on anything and nobody was in charge. The moderators went on strike and refused to show up, followed in quick succession by the people who kept meeting minutes. And then the meetings stopped altogether.
In the city where the movement was born, Occupy was falling apart.
"We weren't talking about real things at that point," says Pete Dutro, a tattoo artist who used to manage Occupy's finances but became disillusioned by the infighting and walked away months ago. "We were talking about each other."
The trouble with Occupy Wall Street, a year after it bloomed in a granite park in lower Manhattan and spread across the globe, is that nobody really knows what it is anymore. To say whether Occupy was a success or a failure depends on how you define it.
Occupy is a network. Occupy is a metaphor. Occupy is still alive. Occupy is dead. Occupy is the spirit of revolution, a lost cause, a dream deferred.
"I would say that Occupy today is a brand that represents movements for social and economic justice," says Jason Amadi, a 28-year-old protester who now lives in Philadelphia. "And that many people are using this brand for the quest of bettering this world."
On Monday, a couple hundred protesters converged near the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate Occupy's anniversary, marking the day they began camping out in Zuccotti Park.
About a dozen were arrested after sitting on the sidewalk, but there was no sign of a planned "people's wall" on the streets surrounding the stock exchange.
Instead, protesters held a small meeting where they talked about the ills of Wall Street and corporate greed.
Marches and rallies in more than 30 cities around the world will commemorate the day.
About 300 people observing the anniversary marched Saturday. At least a dozen were arrested, mostly on charges of disorderly conduct, police said.
But the movement is now a shadow of its mighty infancy, when a group of young people harnessed the power of a disillusioned nation and took to the streets chanting about corporate greed and inequality.
Back then it was a rallying cry, a force to be reckoned with. But as the encampments were broken up and protesters lost a gathering place, Occupy in turn lost its ability to organize.
The movement had grown too large too quickly. Without leaders or specific demands, what started as a protest against income inequality turned into an amorphous protest against everything wrong with the world.
"We were there to occupy Wall Street," Dutro says. "Not to talk about every social ill that we have."
The community that took shape in Zuccotti Park still exists, albeit in a far less cohesive form. Occupiers mostly keep in touch online through a smattering of websites and social networks. There are occasional conference calls and Occupy-affiliated newsletters. Meetings are generally only convened to organize around specific events, like the much-hyped May Day event that ultimately fizzled last spring.


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Vampires quake in their velvet pajamas when confronted with 6 of the scariest movie werewolves to ever howl at the moon. Coffin groupies get left behind as the furry merchants of death get their day in the moon. Don't let the next full moon rise without taking a community education class on making silver bullets so you too can kill these horror villains.
Raze, "Underworld"
A tiny guy as a werewolf is about as scary as wandering into a Furry convention in your hotel lobby. It's going to cause some mental scarring but zero physical fear. Raze isn't just big, he is gigantic. Add a thirst for blood, large fangs and supernatural strength to an already genetically large man and you've got one of the scariest movie werewolves to ever howl at the moon. The scene where he takes on the vampire version of Indiana Jones, taking lash after lash as he closes slowly in illustrates his strength. With a gravelly voice that sets off earthquake detectors, Raze is a villain to cheer on in "Underworld".
Captain Ryan, "Dog Soldiers"
As the "brilliant" mind behind getting the soldiers trapped in werewolf territory, it's only fitting that Captain Ryan was bitten and gets the prestige of becoming one himself. Ryan's one hell of a scary werewolf with full wolf face and an elongated bipedal body that radiates sleekness and speed. His "Dog Soldiers" death scene by letter opener shows that snail mail can still be relevant in the email age, especially with werewolves running around.
David Kessler, "An American Werewolf in London"
In the fanboy war between two legged and four legged werewolves, Kessler puts one between the uprights for his four legged team. Although the transformation might be a bit mellow by the standards of today, the end result of this monstrous werewolf quadruped is a dark nightmare wrapped in fur. "An American Werewolf in London" gives new reasons to fear dark alleys and bromances that even death can't end. The point of view shot of Kessler hunting down a lone commuter through the transit tunnels is a great scene fraught with tension and fright.
Jacob Black, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
somethings combine to form a mob that serves this werewolf thus making him one of the scariest werewolves to ever howl with angst. The only thing you can do is keep your comments about glitter to yourself until this howling army has stopped roaming the streets. No scene in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" could compare to any local news coverage of opening night for sheer, blood curdling horror.
Ginger Fitzgerald, "Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning"
Red hair and a penchant for some serious slaughter type activities put Ginger Fitzgerald at the top of the scariest werewolves list. After being bitten by a hillbilly mutant kid, Ginger gets the werewolf curse in her blood but instead of dropping into the fetal position, she runs with it. A sardonic wit gives Ginger verbal fangs, which raises her past the stereotypical victim of a werewolf curse. "Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning" threads throughout the story the closeness of siblings particularly in the final scene where Brigitte takes Ginger's curse unto herself instead of ending it by killing her.
Lucian, "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans"
Lucian, played by Michael Sheen, keeps a thin veneer of focused thought over a core of madness just waiting for a deep enough crack to escape. As the leader of the Lycans, he is everything a frightening werewolf needs to be: cunning, domineering and charismatic. Although physically smaller than some of his pack, Lucian has the biggest personality in the room and rules with an iron paw. His fight with the vampires as he and Sonja try to escape, shows that once committed he will never back down from his goal. One look in his crazed eyes and you'll realize that Lucian is one of the most horrific movie werewolves to ever howl at the moon in "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans".
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Karine Joseph is a publisher in Casablanca where she grew up and to which she returned more than twenty years. She founded Editions du Sirocco in 2007. Her keen interest in Morocco, the book and art, guide her editorial choices in the development of her list in which she shares her discoveries and enthusiasm. Within this context she wrote this book, James McBey et le Maroc, so as to tell the beautiful story of this artist who fascinated her. It is the first fine art book from Editions du Sirocco.
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