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Community meetings are planned for upcoming renovations to two Oklahoma City elementary schools and construction of a new downtown elementary school. A $1.2 million gym will be built at West Nichols Hills Elementary, 8400 Greystone Ave. A meeting to discuss the location of the gym will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the school. West Nichols Hills opened in 1941 and has room for about 350 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade. It has received nearly $3 million in MAPS for Kids renovations. Four new classrooms and a gym are planned for Parmelee Elementary School, 6700 S Hudson. A meeting to discuss the $2.3 million construction project will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the school. Parmelee opened in 1966 and has room for about 750 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade. It has received nearly $7 million in MAPS for Kids upgrades. The last community meeting for the John W. Rex Elementary charter school in downtown Oklahoma City will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. The meeting will cover design of the school. For more information, call 297-3461 or go to www.okc.gov/ocmaps.
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Pineapple Hurricanes I ordered two pineapple hurricanes. They look really good. As noted by others, the lamp sits on the base so while fairly heavy, I do have a concern one day it will get knocked and tip out. The one pineapple top did not screw on cleanly the whole way down and had a spot a little smaller than the size of a dime missing from the finish but it wasn't bad enough to want to box it up and exchange it for a replacement. May 5, 2012
Beautiful Hurricanes I ordered two of these hurricanes. One was great but I had to send back the other because it was lopsided. There was no problem exchanging this product. The new one has come and it looks great. Would highly recommend this product! May 5, 2012
Best welcome to your new home gift - ever. I purchased this Pineapple Hurricane for my brother and sister-in-law for their new home in SC. She loves pineapples and anything related to the southern decor. I also bought a flamless candle with a timer to put in it. They were thrilled with this gift!! They said they had so many places it could go, they couldn't make up their minds. It ended up on the front porch with their dark wicker furniture and they love it. I am going to order one for my NJ porch - beautiful piece!! May 5, 2012
Dissappointed This was my first purchase from Frontgate and I was very dissapointed! I ordered 2 of the hurricanes and upon opening the first box I didn't even bother with the second one. The hurricane was lop-sided and the base was wobbly. However customer service was nice and the return easy. May 5, 2012
Pineapple Hurricane They are lovely (I ordered a pair). Arrived in perfect condition. I was going to use them on my patio but so nice I have them on my large kitchen table. Love them! My daughter loved them so much I plan on ordering a pair for her. May 5, 2012
Friendly light I was very pleased when this arrived. The picture really doesn't do it justice. The thin shaped glass in the metal framework is nice. The size is substantial, yet it looks great on our fairly small coffe table on our porch. It is welcoming and ttractive lit or not. We are pleased. May 5, 2012
Excellent product and price I love this item. It is very well constructed and looks much more expensive than it is. Worth a look and a buy. You woulnd't believe the compliments I have had on this item. I am a longtime customer of Frontgate and plan to stay that way. May 4, 2012
Great Buy The pinapple hurrican lamp adds eloquence to any setting - simply beautiful. May 2, 2012
Love them! Being from New England I've always loved the pineapple as a symbol of hospitality so i purchased two hurricanes for my home up north. Love them so much that I'm ordering two for my home in Florida!!! May 2, 2012
A Beautiful Lamp, but not a 'Hurricane' This is quite a beautiful lamp. The facet-like shapes reflect light exquisitely. And the pineapple design and color is perfect for our home. But to use outside, some extra work is involved. We're keeping it, and modifying it to suit our outdoor location. Whoever titled it a 'hurricane' lamp is full of wind. The facets create a magnifying effect on wax candles - melting them quickly in hot sun. So, we acquired restaurant-grade, unscented, smokeless oil lamp clear glass "candles": One issue solved. Now for the wind mitigation. The base also slides very easily on our outdoor tables. So we're adding a rubber mat or feet. And the top-heavy metal crown, combined with no-friction attachment between the base & glass make for a quick disaster from a single gust of wind. Some gasketing will be involved here. April 30, 2012
Pineapple Huricane I would like to add my comments on the quality of the Pineapple hurricane. The top leaf screwed onto the pineapple without any problems. Our problem is with how the glass pineapple fit into the base. If the glass pineapple was set into the base without any adjustments the pineapple showed a "list" to one side. Upon checking out the bottom of the pineapple it became apparent that the glass was not flat. In order to eliminate the "list", we added felt shims to one side of the metal base so the glass pineapple would sit normally, without the list. We considered returning the pineapple, but that would be too much of an hassle. We will live with the pineapple setting on the felt shims for a normal appearance. We would have expected a better quality product from Frontgate. Additionally, we added three felt pads to the candle so that it would sit level in the pineapple. April 29, 2012
beautiful lantern! We ordered 2 of these to go by the pool. They are beautiful but the pieces of glass in between the metal is very fragile (I already knocked one over and most of the glass pieces broke.) My fault, but the glass is thin. I will be ordering another match. April 29, 2012
Tropical Surprise The Pineapple candle holder is great but larger than expected; perfect for my hearth. Glad it was on sale because not sure I would have purchased it otherwise. April 29, 2012
Very Pretty! Very nice and did not expect the weight of it. Its not something that would be easily tipped over. It looks great in my sunroom on my table. April 28, 2012
Pineapple Hurricane We are very pleased with the quality and substantial look and feel of the hurricanes. Bought two for our patio and they really look wonderful. I put flameless led candles inside \ the only downside is that rain gets in the top and will eventually ruin the candles. April 28, 2012
Pineapple hurricane candle holder It is prettier, in person, than it looked in the catalog. It is also larger than I expected. The detailing on it is beautiful and I am very happy with the product! April 27, 2012
Best decision ever! I saw this Pineapple centerpiece in the catalog a few times and was hesitant to order. I decided to buy two after reading reviews. It is an eyecatcher! Well weighted, yet very elegant. Looks beautiful on our patio table. I loved it on my Gathering table in my nook area but it was too tall and was touching the over the table light. I will definitly find a spot to use the second one! I highly recommend this product. April 27, 2012
Good value Very nice, we love them our only concern is that the base does not attach to the glass, a strong wind may blow it over. April 27, 2012
Disappointing color I loved the pineapple hurricane in the picture! I was so disappointed when I received it. It was not the beautiful bronze color that it appears in the picture. I called Frontgate and they quickly sent me another with hopes that it would be a different color. It was not so I returned both. April 27, 2012
Beautiful Lamp I would have given this 5 stars except for the fact that on the same page they had candles listed to go with it. I went ahead and purchased one of the candles and on the first hot day it melted all into the lamp, took me some time to get it cleaned up and ended up scratching the bottom a little trying to get the wax out. Customer service was very nice about it and credited me for that candle and I purchased the weather proof, battery operated candle with timer. That works great and won't melt. Very nice and again, great customer service as usual. April 27, 2012
Beautiful outdoor light Quality light for outdoor mood lighting. Instructions should indicate that candle needs to be offset from holes in base or trimmed, or else candle will snuff out. April 27, 2012
Pineapple Hurricane I just love the pineapple hurricane! I was inspired to purchase it after visiting the East Coast and learning the history of the pineapple as a symbol of welcome from the early sea faring days of our country. It arrived very well packaged and safe. It is heavier than I expected. It is already gracing our table and we are looking forward to many summer meals on the patio with its mellow glow! April 27, 2012
warm and welcoming! excellent quality!!! I have it timed to come on at dusk for 5 hours. When I come home in the evening It is lit on my porch and is warm and welcoming as I live alone. April 27, 2012
Beautiful!!! I purchased this for my table outdoors, but I unpacked on the island in my kitchen, it looked so nice there I'm not moving it. Had a dinner party that night and had so many compliments. I love it!! April 27, 2012
Love It I am VERY pleased with the Pineapple Hurricane candle holder. I have it on my outside wicker coffee table on my lanai. It looks just beautiful with our Florida outside furniture. Plan to buy a second one! April 27, 2012
Cute The hurricanes are large and impressive. However, i agree with other reviewers -- the top should be secured to the base for safey and security -- its too flimsy as is. the top is heavy and can tip over. April 27, 2012
Beautiful Welcome Pineapple This piece is large,attractive and useful. It looks dramatic in appearance,I'm glad I purchased it. April 27, 2012
These things are awsome Bought two of these as a birthday gift, they were a huge hit. Liked them so much they have yet to make it outside and are currently framing our tv. April 24, 2012
Pineapple Hurricane I LOVE these so much! I ordered two of these, and have found so many different places to use them in my house. They are different in size, but I couldn't really tell. Great Job!!!! April 21, 2012
All purchases from your catalogs are treasures. We both love the Pineapple Hurricane it looks beautiful in our patio. April 19, 2012
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The battery operated candles shown are 3.25", but you have maximum candle size 3". Will the 3.25" battery candle fit in the Medium size?
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Will this Hurricane Hold a candle with 3.25 inch base?
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Answer:The Pineapple Hurricane will hold candles with bases up to 3".
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Can this hurricane be used with scented candles?
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Can you sell me just the globe for the large lamp? This will be the third one i hav had to replace because they are top heavy and break very easy .
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Please ask your manufacture to make locking devise for globe to base or better yet a shatter proof globe> Thank in advance I look forward to you reply.. Dan
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Can real candles be used since "plastic" is used and not real glass?
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|* A local peace, disarmament, and social justice group that works to encourage nuclear disarmament, reduce the world arms trade, reduce militarism in the world, and solve conflicts by peaceful means.
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Walt Smith shared this stunning dichromatic Trachyphilia on Facebook. For any of you looking for a jaw-dropping, showstopper LPS piece for your aquarium, this one just might do the trick. We've seen a fair share of colorful Trachyphillia, Wellsophyllia and Scolymias and always get excited when we find one sharp, stunning coloration and an unusual pattern.
There is no Photoshopping of this coral, just removing the background to give a nice back backdrop to set the color off nicely. On initial glance, this does look like two separate corals that were spliced together. Regardless of a spliced coral or being found in nature, the coloration has sharp 50-50 definition and it looks rather healthy.
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3. Pennsylvania State Government
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14. Rockland Manufacturing Company
15. Bedford County Commissioners
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QUEBEC -- Former Olympic biathlon champion Myriam Bedard received two years' probation for violating a child custody order involving her daughter.
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To understand how Bob Gaddis changed the Columbus East football program, a look at the Olympians' series against Greenwood would be in order.
The two schools battled in the regular- season opener for 15 consecutive years. with Greenwood winning six of the first seven games of that series.
Upon his arrival in Columbus, Gaddis saw his Olympians drop their first two meetings with the Woodmen in 2002 and 2003, and they have gone 8-0 since. The series ended after the 2011 season.
Tonight at 7, East hosts Greenwood in a different setting, the second round of the sectional playoffs. With the Class 4A Olympians ranked No. 1 with a 10-0 record and the Woodmen coming into the game at 5-5, it would appear to be a mismatch.
"Bob Gaddis and (assistant coach) Eddie Vogel have done a great job resurrecting that program," said Greenwood head coach Mike Campbell, who is 0-7 against East. "Over the last 15 years, the series got one-sided as their school grew larger."
Campbell knows that producing an upset is a tall order, but it's possible.
"For us to have a chance, our entire defensive unit needs to play well," he said. "We have to keep their eight-yard gains to eight-yarders and not turn into 80-yarders.
"But we do have a lot of three-year starters on this team, and they played Cathedral two years ago and Roncalli last year (both sectional losses), and a lot of good teams during the regular season, so they know what to expect. We are going to enjoy the moment and have fun out there."
It won't be much fun if the Woodmen can't contain East tailback Markell Jones, who has rushed for 1,649 yards.
"He is a very solid back," Campbell said. "The thing that stood out to us is his vision, making the right zone cuts at the right time.
"And their offensive line functions very well. They are very adept at their running schemes. It's a physical group up front, and a good-sized line, but the thing that really stands out is how cohesive they are. They're just a very skilled offensive overall, as skilled as any team that we've seen."
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You've already read all about Al Gore's Portland masseuse problem. But what you've yet to see is a picture of the woman who described the former Vice President as a "crazed sex poodle."
54-year-old Molly Hagerty has thus far kept her identity under wraps. But that will change next week in an article the National Enquirer, in typical tabloid hyperbole, says will be filled with "shocking NEW EVIDENCE."
National EnquirerWhat evidence is that, you ask? Well, um, ya see that plastic bag filled with what looks like a garment? Yeah, I'm gonna guess they mean "DNA evidence." (Here we go again.)
The Enquirer says Hagerty has "bravely" gone on the record. And that she wants justice served. But what they fail to mention is that Hagerty also probably "bravely" accepted a truckload's worth of cash in exchange for her story.
The Washington Post reported last week that she was selling herself for $1 million. The Enquirer denied giving her any money then, but that very well may have changed now that she's made her name public and agreed to offer up the "full story."
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Written by John Bladen on December 11, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Posted in MLS, Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
With the LA Galaxy having come off two lucrative MLS cup wins at home, and with the memory of very poorly attended and cold 2010 MLS Cup in Toronto (officially listed as a sellout despite thousands of empty seats clearly visible) fresh in their minds, MLS decided that future cups would no longer be played at a neutral venue designated beforehand. Instead, the league's marquee match would be hosted by the club with the better record of the final pairing.
There are some sound reasons for making such a decision. It does reward teams for regular season success. It also ensures that home fans can see their team play in a championship game easily, which hopefully leads to fewer empty seats (MLS cup tickets were being sold on the secondary market for more than $350 last week)
It's one thing to reward teams for good play in the regular season. But to allow the possibility of an MLS cup to be hosted in December in more than half of the league's markets – Kansas City included – is inviting disaster. The pitch condition (frozen) was very poor, despite an undersoil heating system that clearly wasn't up to 20 degree temps. The temperature at kickoff made much of the core of the game that is soccer difficult to play.
Early on Kansas City took the match to Salt Lake with Graham Zusi's pace down the left side of the pitch clearly giving Beltran and Schuler fits. After about 20 minutes, the RSL defenders had worked out their communication issues and managed to more or less contain the winger thereafter.
While creating chances using a frozen ball on a frozen pitch was difficult, KC did move it around well early on – only to have their finishing let them down. Nagamura misfired from 12yds just 4 minutes in. Defensively KC's plan seemed to centre around taking down Robbie Findley whenever and wherever they could. Eventual MVP Collin hacked him down in the 22nd, 35th and 69th minute in pretty much identical fashion. Curiously, referee Grajeda found only one (35′) of these to be worthy of yellow card.
In the 29th minute, KC goalkeeper Neilsen misplayed a ball in the air allowing Finley a clear chance at a near open goal. The Salt Lake attacker inexplicably struck the woodwork on the near side.
Game analyst Alejandro Moreno had the most apt comment possible on the game at halftime, saying the play had been "very sloppy, but you have to take your chances".
No-one had done so, nor did they look likely to.
Just three minutes after the break CJ Sapong broke free in the box and shinned a sitter straight over the bar from 6 yds out. Four minutes later Saborio brought down an inspired Beckerman pass just outside the KC area and hammered it into the lower right corner past Neilsen. Replays showed he had controlled the ball with the uppermost portion of his left arm, but Grajeda rightly allowed the goal to stand.
Salt Lake seemed genuinely buoyed by this success and had perhaps their best spell for the next 15-20 minutes. Findley was fouled by Collin again in the 69th while going past the defender just outside the 18yd box. With Findley arguably having only Neilsen left to beat, there were thoughts a card might be warranted. Referee Grajeda awarded only a free kick. In a match in which creating scoring chances was always going to be difficult given the conditions, Grajeda's laissez faire approach was perhaps misguided. While no-one wants the match official to "be the show", the rules do need to be enforced less the game descend into farce.
The moment of the match for Salt Lake perhaps came in the 73rd minute. Findley again made a good run down the left and, with RSL heading in 3 on 3, he pulled up and centred to Morales 20 yards out. The Argentine chipped a nicely weighted ball toward the wide open left side of Neilsen's net. The keeper, clearly beaten, looked away in disgust. Morales' placed shot landed just at the base of the post and rebounded across the face of the goal to the keeper. Salt Lake's chance to put the game away had gone.
Just three minutes later the scale of the missed opportunity would be revealed. Myers drove a ball into the box from the right side. Sapong threw himself clumsily into Schuler pushing him away from the ball, which Borchers then cleared into touch. Sapong's effort was not unlike two barging tackles that Grajeda had carded players for earlier in the match. This time, he awarded a corner kick to Kansas City rather than a goal kick to Salt Lake.
From tiny acorns do mighty oaks grow. Off Zusi's fine corner, Aurelien Collin launched himself into a perfect header at the edge of the six yard box, depositing it neatly into the far corner of goal. 1-1. Perhaps the corner should never have been given. Perhaps Collin should already have been sent off for (3) cautionable offenses. Nonetheless, it was a fine goal and arguably the one true moment of offensive quality KC mustered.
RSL nearly snatched the win in the 84th when Saborio hammered a ball from the edge of the six yard box. It was labelled for the bottom right corner and looked certain to beat an out of position Neilsen. Only a fine block from fullback Seth Sinovic preserved the draw.
With both teams very tired, extra time was more or less a non-event. In the 103rd minute Schuler and Sapong clashed again in the box with Sapong going to ground. Grajeda again chose not to intervene. Feilhaber – who had spent much of regulation yelling at his own teammates and diving, kept yapping to the ref about the contact and eventually earned a deserved yellow card. The Schuler/Sapong battle was a keen one to watch and both players are to be commended for playing hard but fair for the full 120 minutes. In the 105th Saborio appeared to have scored on a fine cross from Findley, but the linesman's flag was up. Replays showed it had been very close, but the official's call was absolutely correct.
So, for the third time in the last 8 Cup finals, the result would be decided by penalty kicks (6 of the last 9 have gone to AET!). Perhaps the players were just dog tired, perhaps the 20 degree weather made bending the ball impossible. Through 20 penalty kicks, only 13 were converted. Of those 13, perhaps half were attempts of reasonable quality. Ultimately, the unfortunate Lovel Palmer took the final kick. He beat Jimmy Neilsen, but the ball clattered off the underside of the crossbar and bounced out, making Kansas City champions.
In truth, neutral observers would have to credit KC as the better team on the balance of play. But whenever a Cup final ends with central defenders taking penalty kicks, an epic competitive failure has occured. It was a messy, chippy, badly officiated, uninspiring game and an awful advertisement for a league that portrays itself as soccer's elite level in North America. Outside of Kansas City itself, it's hard to imagine even one fan was converted to the MLS brand by what was on display.
Surely the showpiece event of the MLS season should not be hampered by conditions like those seen on Saturday?
Written by John Bladen on November 20, 2013 | 3 Comments »
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Born of necessity – it's very creation a condition of the awarding of the FIFA 1994 World Cup to the USA – MLS has come a long way in less than 20 years.
As the league moves toward the close of it's second decade of play, it is very easy to forget how humble were it's beginnings. Initially, there were concerns there wouldn't be enough "pro calibre" players to fill it's rosters. There was, of course, an existing system of leagues in place when MLS was brought into existence. And at least some clubs in those leagues would pay players more money than MLS could.
Nonetheless, the fledgling league and it's 8 teams did take the field in 1996. Included were many domestic players, a few CONCACAF internationals and the obligatory sprinkling of fading European and South American stars – needed as much for their names as remaining ability.
The principles that allowed the league to survive it's formative years are well known: extraordinarily wealthy and patient benefactors (Hunt, Anschutz et al), central ownership of contracts and, as a result, an artificially low salary cap. MLS itself might enter into a bidding war for a player, but the owner-operators could never engage in the traditional "checkbooks at dawn" duel amongst themselves.
These factors kept expenditure relatively low (even for teams employing a prized DP or two, the annual wage bill tends to be less than 25% of the value of the club – for the bigger clubs, much less). With distributions from SUM (Soccer United Marketing) also providing significant income for member teams, owning an MLS club isn't a bad business these days.
That hard salary cap may solve one obvious problem for ownership and administration, but it is far from a cure all. In fact, it has created for MLS a significant problem in the form of staggering parity. While leagues typically consider parity to be generally desirable, the fact is that in any sport it is great teams and dynasties that drive interest amongst the general public – particularly if those dynasties are based in major economic centres.
This playoff season has been unusual for MLS in that three of the top four seeds have moved on to the conference finals (though not the league's top three markets, nor it's two most star studded teams). Generally, the league has not been this lucky. Indeed, the viewer is often left to wonder after an MLS cup, "do we actually know that the champions are better than the sixth place club in either conference?". When the cup is contested between two midpack sides who either became healthy or came into form during the last few weeks of a long season, this is not an unreasonable question.
In a league in which the salary cap seems akin to the holiest of sacred scrolls, can this parity problem be fixed?
If we accept that a hard and relatively low salary cap is not going away; and that MLS will retain relative parity among teams (even those spending heavily on DPs), there are still ways that the playoff system can become more relevant to broadcasters and fans alike.
First, there is no legitimate need for playoff matchups based on a two leg total goal format. There should be a reward for finishing above your rivals in the league table, and that reward should be hosting a one game elimination playoff. Total goal playoff series are an anathema to North American broadcasters – they don't know how to handle them and they'd really rather not be stuck broadcasting both games when only the last one "matters". These ties lack the finality required for drama obsessed sports fans & networks.
Second, if MLS insists on having five teams from each conference in the playoffs, at least give the conference winners a bye. The others will playoff over the course of a week to determine who meets the league champions in the conference finals. Again, there should be a reward for finishing first. A bye into the conference final is not too great a prize, nor is a 7-10 day break after a long season.
Finally, stop using wins or goal difference as a playoff qualifier. If two teams are tied on points at the end of the season, schedule play in games as needed.
Losing the two leg playoff would impact the the two lower ranked team's gate revenue, of course. However, the full week saved in this new playoff format could easily be incorporated into the regular season, meaning that all teams get one more home date to sell, rather than just the two 3rd & 4th place finishers. Alternately, those two free dates could allow for more international dates to be honoured or a break during the sweltering summer heat.
Networks would be much more drawn to a sport in which there is a clear winner after each playoff match (as well as a loser packing for the off season). A compacted playoff schedule in which two teams are eliminated every three or four days would drive greater fan interest and general media coverage (as it does in several other sports). MLS already has the core soccer fan. What it lacks is broader appeal to a general audience.
If you are going to have a playoff system, "Win or go home" must be the mantra, not "Let's see what happens tonight and then we'll know what the teams have to do in the second leg".
Like it or not, North America is not Europe. We'll never accept meaningless playoff games in our own leagues, just as we'll never accept a league in which there isn't a playoff tournament at the end of the season.
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It was going to happen sooner or later. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut…a whole rash of clichés would work but in the end this was going to happen sooner or later.
United scored more than two goals in a match for the first time this season, handling Montreal 3-1 in fairly easy fashion for only their third win of the season. They scored multiple goals in only one other match, a 3-2 home loss to Philadelphia in April.
There were an abundance of firsts for the home side actually, as Connor Doyle, signed on loan from Derby County (England) on July 18 via the MLS lottery system, scored his first ever professional goal to give United the lead in the 68th minute, after coming on for Dwayne De Rosario four minutes earlier. He added his first ever assist on Jared Jeffrey's capper in stoppage time, which was also his ever goal.
The two were only United's 5th and 6th second half goal of season and their first go ahead goal in the second stanza since their first win of the season, 1-0, against Real Salt Lake way back in March.
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Collin Martin, (18, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School), who bypassed his sophomore year at Wake Forest makes his league debut and became yet another Homegrown player to see action for United this season. Four of United's seven available substitutes were Homegrown players-Martin, Bill Hamid, Ethan White, Conor Shanosky.
All of the firsts aside, Luis Silva has now played in three matches for United and scored in all of them, which shockingly makes him the team's leading scorer. No United player has tallied in three consecutive matches since Chris Pontius scored in all three matches in June 2012.
Silva had a go in traffic inside the box, beating Troy Perkins off the far post in the 19th minute, capping a portion of the match United clearly dominated.
"There were some holes and some miscommunication, especially in the second part of the first half, they broke us down a couple of times but we started very bright the first twenty minutes, we were aggressive," said United Coach Ben Olsen. "The way our outside backs went about the game to me was probably the difference in the way we played."
United's spacing and rhythm was good for most of the night with Silva and De Rosario pressing very high and exchanging nicely up top. But quite a bit of the attack was generated from the flanks, primarily from Chris Korb's and James Riley's numerous runs down the right flank and delivering quality balls, something that has not often been the case this season.
"We had the ball more. You have to have possession to really allow your outside backs go," said Olsen. "I think we match up well against Montreal because they didn't press us very high and we had a little bit more time to get that possession and get a rhythm out of the back. Our outside midfielders did a great job of tucking in and making them make tough decisions."
Doyle's goal was the result of a decisive run joining a good, simple, fundamental cross from Riley to the near post that was exquisitely timed. Doyle met the cross in stride inside the 6-yard box and poked through the legs of Perkins for the go ahead goal.
We talked about in film that the first guy needs to make a hard run past the near post just to open up the space behind and it just so happened that James (Riley) put the ball in the right spot and it was a perfect ball.
But it was the play of DeRosario and Silva that stretched the defense. This was really the first extended period of time the two have played together and bother were taken off around the same time, 69 and 64 respectively, which was Olsen's plan from the onset.
"It was one of those nights where everything you wanted to get out of the game happened. Getting those guys out at the right time and I thought the subs did a great job," said Olsen.
"I thought the first twenty minutes it was very good," said Olsen about the Silva/De Rosario tandem. "They are very like minded players. So the trick there is their spacing and making sure we can stretch their center backs at times and not have 4, 5, 6 guys all in the midfield and no one making their center backs work. That allows them to push their line because there is no real threat high. When we did that, I thought they were good. You need 4, 5, 6 games together to really get that understanding."
United travel to Chicago for a U.S. Open Cup semifinal match on Wednesday against the Fire.
"We were looking to get two things out of tonight, the first was getting a winning mentality and this will help with that but we were also looking to get rhythm," continued Olsen. "DeRo and Luis haven't played together; Perry (Kitchen) is back in so you are trying to get these guys to log as many minutes together as possible. It's strange to say over half way through the season that we are still trying to find our rhythm and the way we want to play but that's the case."
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In the style of Transformers : Animated it looks like to me anyway
Hey just wanted to say i really like your art they're really cool and if you don't mind i've drawn a few if that's ok
Gambit / Remy LeBeau is my favorite MARVEL characters.
I'm glad that I collected and keep the comic book series, watched the animated series (including the episodes that are involved), and played as them in MARVEL vs CAPCOM series 2 with air combos.
I'm glad that I collected and keep the comic book series, watched the animated series (including the episodes that are involved), and played as them in MARVEL vs CAPCOM series 2 with air combos.
I have the first appearance issue!!
Ah... those Jim Lee days...
Ah... those Jim Lee days...
AWESOME, I never had the issue myself, but a friend did (he a LOT of those era X-Men issues when they came out) man, I miss those days too
This is excellent
Exlclent one of Gambit here
awesome!! dang man. you're really cranking these things out! keep it up
Best X-Man ever! Well, he's my favorite at least!
Love the adaption of his clothes to your style.
That expression just oozes sexy.
I love this style!
Awesome work here
Nice, dude.
I gotta wonder - how come Gambit never updated his costume? I think he's the only X-Man who never has.
I gotta wonder - how come Gambit never updated his costume? I think he's the only X-Man who never has.
He changed it slightly I think once during the X-Treme X-Men era of the early 2000s, but he went back to his original after a while.
Hmm. I missed that era.
It was the Grant Morrison run on "New X-Men" era. I really didn't read a lot of it outside of the Morrison stuff, but I saw bits and pieces crossed over.
Yeah, I started reading comics after the Morrison era, but I got some of it on trade and... just... yuck. I quickly learned to hate Morrison. I don't get what people see in him.
He's definitely a love him or hate him writer. I've always dug him, I just like his style of writing and weird, out there ideas, but I've been reading his stuff since the early 90s with his Animal Man run and Arkham Asylum graphic novel (that really put him on the map in the late 80s) so I've been accustomed to his stuff since then when it was something "special" in the midst of all the Rob Liefeld-esque big guns and pouches and no story type books of the late 80s, early 90s. its just sorta stuck with me since then I guess.
Since I've only been reading comics for under a decade I haven't seen his earlier stuff. All I know is that when he tries to write humorous dialogue it always makes me feel dirty.
Found this by accident in the Marvel-Universe group. Nicely done, Chris. You're all over the place!
lol oh yeah, I'm doin' the group submits and I don't think I've ever said no when I've gotten an "add to group gallery" request. Just gets it out there more
Oooh, I love that smirky grin on his face!
I actually like Gambit more than Wolverine...
"Stick close to me, mon ami!"
Despite the pink body warmer - ahhh the 90s
lol ah yes, the 1990s with nonsensical uniforms full of accessories and pouches with no purpose or obvious reason for being there whatsoever XD


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A common mistake we're to make when trying to transpose any Shakespearean expression from Renaissance English to contemporary modern English is to ignore its context and see it in the context of our own time. This often gives rise to charge against Shakespeare of such modern concepts as 'racism,' 'anti-semitism' or 'sexism.' Another complication is that we sometimes forget that Shakespeare never speaks to his audience – it is always one of his characters talking. We have no idea of what Shakespeare thinks about anything: he is essentially an observer of human life, which he reports through the interaction of his characters, and so we see a range of attitudes to and statements about any of the many subjects he addresses in his plays.
We see an example of this in The Merchant of Venice. I have seen the text banned for study in an Orthodox Jewish school, dismissed as an anti-semitic play. But that is absurd. The Christian community in Venice is certainly hostile to Shylock. It is a very dark play in many ways: while on the surface there is joy and love in that community, and solid support for Antonio in his dealings with Shylock, with sympathy for Antonio from the audience, the Christian citizens are a thoroughly cruel and nasty bunch. Shakespeare is depicting both the anger and bitterness of Shylock, which inform his actions, and the over reaction of the Christian community, with an equal hand.
The charges of sexism are similar. We see Juliet driven to desperate measures at the hands of the men in Romeo and Juliet and Ophelia driven to suicide in Hamlet in the same way, but we also see Juliet's extraordinary qualities of strength, determination and an overwhelming capacity for love. In general, Shakespeare's women are intelligent, strong and compassionate – more so than most of the men in the plays.
Translating any seemingly contentious utterance by one of Shakespeare's characters is made difficult, partly for the above reasons and partly because of the fact that the language of Shakespeare's plays is compacted into poetry, each utterance inviting several levels of interpretation. To make it even harder each utterance was written four hundred years ago in the context of a society far distant in its concerns from ours. The Duke of Venice's pronouncement: If virtue no delighted beauty lack/Your son in law is far more fair than black in Othello arouses twentieth and twenty first century sentiments in us in the light of the revolution in race relations that we have seen. Some of the terms that were once used to refer to individuals of Black African origin have become taboo terms – the use of them imprisonable offences in some countries. It is no longer acceptable to use the word 'black' in one of its original meanings – villainous, pejorative, demonic, evil, ill intentioned – the opposite of 'white,' meaning virtuous, good, holy, well intentioned. Some editors have, for example, gone through children's books, changing terms like 'black-hearted' to something different.
At the beginning of Othello we see the hero as a great man who, because of his superior qualities, is the only man for a job that requires those qualities. He is not only a great soldier and leader but he is filled with virtue. All those gathered together to find a solution to the national crisis know that but it is clear that in all their minds is the consciousness of his alien background, starkly obvious in his black skin. As long as he is doing the job it is fine but when he dares to love the daughter of one of them he becomes the target of a 'racist' attack by her father. The Duke is a calm, controlled, fair man who does a good job of defusing the immediate tension, although we wonder how he would deal with it if it had been his daughter Othello had chosen to love. His pronouncement, If virtue no delighted beauty lack/Your son in law is far more fair than black is profound and complex. On the surface the words themselves are already in modern English, yet it's idea cannot be translated into modern English, because of all the difficulties I have outlined. We can understand it as an Elizabethan audience did only if we are able to put ourselves in their place, which we can't. It plays on all their associations with the words 'virtue,' 'fair' and 'black'. The Duke is, indeed, on one level, referring to Othello's skin colour but Shakespeare, being Shakespeare, is bringing all the audience's associations with the word into play, most of which are inaccessible to us.
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i think that Shakespeare had to justify himself in being christian and good at once. whatever he has depicted in his The Merchant of Venice is an effort to do so. Shakespeare but only established belief of his time that is of Christian goodness. Through the aforementioned play only the prevalent racist society is depicted. Although love is a theme that moves and even propels the story but racism dominates after all.
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It is true that we cannot place ourselves in the mindset and culture context of Elizabethan audience. However, I think we can gain insight into their mindset by what Shakespeare wrote in his plays. We can never accuse Shakespeare of being racist, sexist, etc. since we do not have any evidence to account for this in his person. However, many of his characters are not fantastical but are quite realistic. What I mean by this is that they are based on realistic mindsets, morays, and behaviors that many in his time had. You can glean this from comparing what he says to other literature, letters, etc of the time. And you often find consistent global mindsets about certain things that are characteristic of the time. The truth is that in many ways women were seen as the property of men. That people of color were seen as exotic and often in a pejorative way. And that Jews were not always liked by Christians.
These are ugly things but part of the beauty of Shakespeare is that he makes you face these things that even today have great truths to tell about the human condition.
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Previously injured Tevis rider to compete again with son
It's been four years since Luanne Thomas was thrown from a horse in San Francisco, but she still gets nervous when she's in the saddle and things get a little shifty.
Even after completing last year's Tevis Cup, Thomas, of Cool, is still unsure when she's on a trail she isn't comfortable with.
"I still have little panic attacks if my horse stumbles. It takes everything I have to get through some of these narrow trails, even though the accident didn't happen on the trail," Thomas said. "I'm just nervous about waking up in the hospital again."
Thomas will ride in this year's Tevis Cup, but she won't do it alone. This will be the first time her son, Dillon, 13, has ridden the 100-mile endurance race, but he said he's ready, especially after placing first in the junior level of the American Endurance Ride Conference's west region.
"It's just the thrill of it, really. It's just the thrill of Tevis," Dillon said.
Thomas finished the race last year, a big accomplishment for her after taking a few years off from riding.
She did not finish her first attempt at the race and was eager to give it another go in 2008. Thomas was a member of the Sacramento Police Mounted Association for 16 years and decided to attend a training session being held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
That's when Thomas's life was uprooted.
"It's been a scary trail for me," she said.
Thomas had loaned the horse she regularly used out the day she was at the training session and was on another, more aggressive horse.
She said she could tell something was wrong when she was in formation, but by the time she tried to move him it was too late.
"He really had an anger management issue. He wanted to dominate the other horses that were around and when I went to take him out of formation he reared up so fast that I slid off and he sat on me," Thomas said.
The entire 1,500 pounds of horse that landed on Thomas shattered her pelvis and squashed her bladder. On the way to the hospital she bled out and had to be resuscitated twice. Then on top of it all she had a stroke.
Thomas was in a medically induced coma for a week and a half and then spent a month in San Francisco General Hospital and another four in a wheel chair.
Doctors would later tell Thomas that she was lucky the weight of the horse didn't fall another inch higher on her body or more of her internal organs would have been damaged and she would probably be paralyzed.
She can't remember anything between falling off the horse and waking up in the hospital, but Thomas does remember the moment she found out she wouldn't be participating in the 2008 Tevis Cup, which was canceled that year anyway because of poor air quality associated with burning wildfires.
"When I woke up I asked the doctors 'well, am I going to be able to ride a 100-mile race next month?' and they kept saying 'you won't be walking,'" Thomas said.
Four months later, Thomas was out of the wheelchair and back in the saddle, if only for a moment.
"I sat there for about 10 minutes nervously and then got off," she said.
From there, she relearned how to trust her horses and completed last year's Tevis Cup for the first time. She has been preparing Dillon for it and thinks he is finally ready for the ride.
"I told him he can't do it until I know that if an adult gets in trouble and he's out there by himself he can handle his horse and help another rider if they need help," Thomas said.
Thomas has taught her son to keep track of how much his horse is eating, how many gulps of water it takes, how to load it himself and keep track of all the little things that could go wrong on the trail.
She said he's a quick learner and is ready for the Tevis Cup.
"He's quite excited," she said. "He and his horse make a really good team."
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Forbes magazine ranks North Central College among the top 25 percent of the nation's colleges and universities for 2012-2013 in its annual America's Top Colleges survey.
North Central College is being nationally recognized as a College of Distinction for 2012-2013.
Colleges of Distinction is a college guide that considers the views of guidance counselors, educators and admissions professionals to honor colleges that excel in four areas of undergraduate education: student engagement in the educational process, great teaching, vibrant learning communities and successful outcomes.
The Princeton Review has once again named North Central College a Best Midwestern College in its annual survey of the nation's best colleges.
North Central College is among a select group of institutions nationwide highlighted by The Princeton Review in "The Best 377 Colleges, 2013 Edition."
Only about 15 percent of America's 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the book, which is based on the Princeton Review's surveys of 122,000 college students. The Princeton Review began surveying college students and publishing its findings in 1992.
North Central College ranks among the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Results of a study released Aug. 6 in The Chronicle's fifth annual report on The Academic Workplace are based on a survey of nearly 46,000 employees at 294 colleges and universities. This is the second consecutive year North Central College has earned the recognition.
The College was recognized in two categories:
For eight weeks this summer, North Central College students participated in hands-on research on campus, working one-on-one with faculty and collaborating with other students. Some 38 students and 12 faculty advisors took part in the College's Summer Undergraduate Research Colloquium (SURC). Their work represented a range of academic disciplines with students majoring in biology, computer science, biochemistry, psychology, chemistry, English literature, radiation therapy, athletic training, theatre, human resource management and Spanish.
For 25 years, North Central College's Junior/Senior Scholars Pipeline to College program has provided a summer camp experience with hours of high-quality learning experiences to help school-aged students in under-resourced neighborhoods advance in their achievement levels.
North Central College prelaw students Kerby Kniss '15 and Alec Phillipp '14 will learn about fair housing law firsthand when they begin internships this fall in Chicago. Both have been accepted to The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Undergraduate Internship Program.
Kniss of Lanark, Ill., is majoring in political science with a minor in conflict resolution. Phillipp of Plainfield is majoring in sociology/criminal justice with a minor in political science.
The State of Illinois has approved North Central College's graduate program that prepares candidates to become principals and other school leaders.
North Central College for many years has offered a master's of education (MAEd) degree.
But the state has legislated new and more rigorous requirements for all principal-preparation programs, and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) must approve all newly designed programs by Sept. 1.
This summer, North Central College's Chinese program and Xilin Asian Community Center of Naperville cosponsored a series of four workshops for teachers of Chinese. Some were held on the College's campus. Titled "Chinese Teacher Workshops: Enhancing Effective Language and Culture Teaching," the series seeks to develop a community of Chinese teachers and foster pedagogical growth and exploration.
Topics covered general technologies for language learning and teaching, methodologies for various contexts, approaches to teaching Chinese culture and general professional skills.
North Central College has named its Dean's List of scholars for the 2012 spring term. To be eligible for the Dean's List, undergraduate students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.6 (4.0=A) for the term and be enrolled as full-time students.
The following students were named to the Dean's List for spring term:
Kevin AdamsAnnie AdamskiJesse AdamsonJaclyn AgnewSalvador AlatristeJoshua AlbrightSarah AllenAlyssa AllgoodMichael AllisonNathan AllumiKlariza AlvaranThomas Ambrose
North Central College prepares students to be informed,
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Dez Bryant: Preseason is a tease,'ready for the real deal'
ARLINGTON, Texas - Dez Bryant looked to be in mid-season form early Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens.
In Bryant's first action of the preseason, he caught three passes for 59 yards and a touchdown.
But being on the field for only 14 plays wasn't enough for the Pro Bowl wide receiver.
"It wasn't really nothing," Bryant said. "It was a tease. I feel good mentally and physically. Other than that, I'm ready for the game. I'm ready for the real deal. [Tonight was] not the real deal to me."
It might not have been the real deal for Bryant, but he was the real deal midway through the first quarter, catching a 31-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo.
Bryant perfectly timed a jump ball toss from Romo, snatching it out of the air as Baltimore defensive back Dominique Franks fell to the ground.
Romo later explained what he looks for when Bryant is single covered like he was on that particular play.
"Obviously with Dez Bryant, when he's looking at me and the DB is not, you want to make sure not to overthrow him," Romo said. "[Bryant will] finish the play."
"I think Dez played just like he's been practicing, almost consistently throughout training camp," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. "He's made those kinds of plays. He's a force out there.
"He was really focused in the game and had a lot of energy. Dez has continued to work on saving his energy early so it'll be there late, and I think he's doing that."
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I am using Selenium RC to automate some browser operations but I want the browser to be invisible. Is this possible? How? What about Selenium Grid? Can I hide the Selenium RC window also?
There are a few options:
On *nix, you can run WebDriver in a headless (virtual) display to hide the browser. This can be done with Xvfb.
I personally use Python on Linux, and the PyVirtualDisplay module to handle Xvfb for me.
Code for running headless would look like this:
Install dependencies on Debian/Ubuntu:
+1 for Selenium RC as a windows service.
For having the tests run completely hidden, I think you don't have much solutions if you're on windows.
What I'd do it to dedicate a computer in your LAN to be online all the time and have a selenium RC server running. So you use that computer's IP instead of localhost to run your tests. For example:
(considering that that's the ip of the computer running the server).
Having that setup, you run your tests in you computer, the browsers and the RC server window are in another computer and the go back to yours once done.
On Linux, you can run your test browser on a virtual display. You will need the
There is a nice tool
Then you can simply use it to start the Selenium server:
All browser windows created by Selenium will now use the virtual display and will be invisible to you.
I easily managed to hide the browser window.
Just install PhantomJS. Then, change this line:
The rest of your code won't need to be changed and no browser will open. For debugging purposes, use
If you're on Windows, one option is to run the tests under a different user account. This means the browser and java server will not be visible to your own account.
This is how I run my tests with maven on a linux desktop (Ubuntu). I got fed up not being able to work with the firefox webdriver always taking focus.
I installed xvfb
Thats it
There is a PhantomJS related project called GhostDriver , that is meant to run PhantomJS instances in a Selenium Grid using webdriver wire JSON protocol. That is probably what you are looking for, although this question is 4 years old now.
On MacOSX, I haven't been able to hide the browser window, but at least I figured out how to move it to a different display so it doesn't disrupt my workflow so much. While Firefox is running tests, just control-click its icon in the dock, select Options, and Assign to Display 2.


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Consider that your location can help create the overall mood and style of your shot. Putting your subject in the water may or may not be a good idea, but it's always a possibility.
I once was with a couple who renewed their wedding vows on a beach in Baja. They asked me to shoot photos for them, and I suggested we do some portraits in the water. They agreed, and we created great images of the couple neck-deep in the ocean with the sun setting in the background. Never say never to an idea!
3. Include animals
Another icebreaker for working with subjects is having them pose with an animal. Imagine a cowboy portrait; more likely than not there's a horse in the shot. Posing a veterinarian with an animal makes sense and adds a new dimension to the image. I've had subjects go from quiet and reserved to open and animated simply by suggesting we photograph them with an animal.
I was recently in the Dominican Republic photographing surfers. We met a local farmer on the beach who was shy at first. But when we suggested he ride his horse along the beach, his smile never quit. He rode his horse along the crashing surf in warm evening light, creating some fantastic shots.
One of my all-time favorite portraits is Richard Avedon's model Dovima standing between two towering elephants. The tension between high fashion and animal instinct is striking.
4. Swing at the playground
Nothing brings out the joy in kids better than playtime at the local playground. Unique portrait locations are plentiful. How about photographing your subject hanging from the bars, soaring past in the swing or buried in sand?
One of my favorite playground rides is the spinning carousel. Try sitting across from your subject, with someone gently spinning the carousel, and shoot at 1/30 sec. You should have a joyous shot of your subject against a blurred kaleidoscopic background.


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2011 AMA Supercross
Kawasaki's Dean Wilson made his return to the podium in Jacksonville, Fla., finishing in the runner-up position and moving into third in the AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Region championship standings.
Fabien Izoird raced to his best finish since his start as Jake Weimer's fill-in, narrowly missing the top-10 in 11th.
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Yoshimura-backed teams showed their strength and fortitude in the ninth round of the 2011 AMA/FIM Supercross Championship at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., this past weekend.
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Ryan Dungey overcame adversity to put his Suzuki RM-Z 450 on the podium with a third-place finish during the ninth round of the 2011 AMA Supercross Championship at the Daytona International Speedway.
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Team San Manuel Yamaha Red Bull's James Stewart did not disappoint a sold out crowd of 45,050 fans at Anaheim 2, winning back to back races and his third of the 2011 AMA Supercross season.
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JDR/J-Star/KTM rider Ryan Marmont earned another top ten finish in the AMA Supercross West Lites class, while his AMA Supercross class teammate Dan Reardon returned to racing since undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus prior to the season opener at Angel Stadium.
AMA Supercross
Team San Manuel Yamaha AMA Supercross rider James Stewart started the day in Phoenix with his signature speed, setting the pace during timed practice sessions with the fastest lap time.
The 2010 Supercross returns to where the season opened nearly two week ago at Angel Stadium tomorrow night for the tour's third stop. In just two races there have been two different winners, James Stewart and Ryan Dungey, and as their intense championship points race heats up, the world's top riders will be gunning for top billing.
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