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Brandon Prust does not like Chris Neil. So much so, that the former called out the latter in the wake of the Canadiens' 5-1 loss to the Senators on Wednesday night. Via the Ottawa Sun: "I hope he gives me that fight in our building (Sunday)," said Prust. Told of this Friday, Neil was quick with a comeback. "What, fake dropping the gloves and sucking me into an extra two minutes?" he said of the unsportsmanlike minor he was given with the major. "That's why I got the extra two. We'll see how the game plays out and go from there." Neil doesn't feel he owes Prust anything. "I fight when it's right for my team," he said. "Obviously, I know what I have to do and what I don't. I've been around long enough. Obviously, whenever a guy fakes dropping the gloves, that's when I drop my gloves and grab him. I got an extra two for it, because I think he's going to go. He said no the first time. We'll see how it goes." How dumb does Prust sound here...
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Sachin Tendulkar was in Australia, he got a standing ovation every time he went out to bat and every time he returned to the pavilion. He told me earlier this year that while he really liked the reception he kept asking himself whether they thought he wouldn't ever return!
But back he is and with a rather pleasant problem to surmount. While many batsmen on either side are wondering if they can cement Test places or enhance their reputation, Tendulkar has to think about whether he can get a hundredth hundred. It tends to put things in perspective.
Personally while I would be delighted if he got it on Boxing Day, I am not losing sleep over it. A century is an outcome of good batting and if he bats well it will arrive at some point. It is not a brand launch or a movie release; it cannot be pre-determined and planned. It must happen and when it does we must celebrate that moment not brood or lament over why it doesn't come when we want it to.
Nature has a way of denying you what you want desperately until you don't crave it any more. And there is a reason for it. When you want something as if your life depends on it you are obsessed with the outcome whereas it is the journey that will take you there.
When the craving diminishes it means you no longer fret over the outcome and are free to focus on the present. I know this sounds a bit like a self-help book but it is true and we only need to look at our own lives to know it is. I desperately wanted a particular job when I was graduating and it was the worst interview I could have given!
This time, though, while Tendulkar will still get the standing ovation he won't have to wonder why. Even though India are due to visit Australia more frequently than before, and for a few one-dayers in between, I am not sure he will be around another three years. Neither, in spite of his amazing renaissance, will Rahul Dravid and sadly, neither will VVS Laxman. India's past batting star, Sourav Ganguly, will be there, not with a flashing blade but with scathing words in his armoury.
Hopefully it will be a magnificent hurrah and hopefully the tension in our minds over that hundred will not deny us the pleasure of enjoying good cricket.
The weight of history and the lure of the futureYahoo! Cricket Columns - Thu 14 Jul, 2011 5:49 AM IST
In 1932 a group of romantics led by a benevolent leader descended upon Lord's to play a Test match for India against a country that still colonised it. I haven't figured that out honestly, for it means that India was regarded as an independent Test-playin Continue reading More »The weight of history and the lure of the future


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The major reason for this site is the two part tale of a Merton experience which began in 1955 when I entered the Abbey of Gethsemani and soon found myself being friended by this extraordinary man then known as Fr. Louis, the novice master. The first few sections are later additions to the main tale. To get to the actual entry, page down to "A Novice and His Master".
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Was just viewing a TV broadcast from the Vatican for the pope's Christmas appearance and was reminded of all the inglorious pomp surrounding the pontiff and wonder how long it will take the church to realize none of this is necessary or desired by the millions watching this type of event. The gazillions of dollars spent on just the garments alone worn by the clergy world wide would clearly be of benefit for the poor of the world and perhaps help bring the clergy into modern times. What twisted mentality can keep the world's bishops etc. clothed in ridiculously esoteric dress when there are so many in need of food and shelter? It's bad enough spending wads of money just to keep Vatican City itself tidied up when people lack basic needs brought about by maniac groups devoted so consistently to slaughter because of some idiotic interpretation of a holy book. These kinds of pomp are embarrassing and so obviously avoidable.
The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton
The latest film on Merton's life has been offered to the public. At this time the only two places to purchase it is through Amazon and Liturgical Press. The few reviews I've seen so far are excellent.
Watched this yesterday and was overwhelmed by its clarity and the love with which it was produced. Don't miss it.
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As I approach my last years, I wanted to add to some of what I have put on this site in the past. As I proceed in years, I expected to find some things clearer and many things to be as confusing as always. I still often (but less so) question things which have no answers–something which Merton told me fifty five years ago to stop doing since it was useless. I still cannot accept all the suffering in this world and how some people have to face so much of it and others almost none at all. Aside from that conundrum let me proceed with a few, hopefully not too confusing, thoughts.
I believe quite seriously that one of this world's worst curses was the establishment of organized religion. While many have some very worthy adherents, mostly these organizations have denigrated the people in this incredible creation to the point of leading to the horrible torture and deaths of an infinite number of innocents. My somewhat vague remembrance is that Yeshua (Jesus) said in one of the Apocrypha that 'one has everything within that will lead to the Other'. On the other hand, the RC's have a new pope, Francis, who seems to be somewhat on the right track in a few areas, though raising the pope before him to sainthood was not one of them. Still I wish him well. (He was right on John XXIII.)
As I age I have come to more clearly understand Merton's description of prayer as just breathing. The time of words, petitions , grumpiness seems to be over and the incredible beauty of the predawn silence, hearing the first bird peep of the day, is a most wonderful prayer. All it takes is making the time, keeping your big mouth shut and your mind blank.
A certain quiet kind of joy is almost always present sometime during the day now, and what more of a gift could a person ask for? The sadness surrounding the suffering of friends, relatives, the poor and lowly of the world still affects me but the positivity goes on. A good bit of laughing should always be in your life. Without this life is not worth living .
Merton's Last talk on the day he died 12/10/1968
His last talk was not easily digested by the listeners nor was it readily accepted by many. He told them that they needed to stand on their own two feet. To me this implies that one cannot depend on existing institutions but should make one's way through life in the most personal way: with a one to one relation to the Great Spirit. His last words were prophetic: 'I will now disappear'. He died shortly after this speech and the world lost an incredibly loving man and I feel I lost a great friend.
Check: "Thomas Merton's Final Lecture" on You Tube.
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1) Meister Eckhart: I pray God to rid me of God.
2) Thomas Merton: How I pray is to breathe.
Oh only for so short a while you have loaned us to each other.
Because we take form in your act of drawing us,
And we take life in your painting us,
And we breath in your singing us.
But only for so short a while have you loaned us to each other.
4) THE ARAMAIC PRAYER OF JESUS (YESHUA) (The Our Father)
O Birther of the Cosmos, focus your light within us–make it useful
Create your reign of unity now
Your one desire then acts with ours,
As in all light,
So in all forms,
Grant us what we need each day in bread and insight:
Loose the cords of mistakes binding us,
As we release the strands we hold of other's guilt.
Don't let surface things delude us,
But free us from what holds us back.
From you is born all ruling will,
The power and the life to do,
the song that beautifies all,
From age to age it renews.
I affirm this with my whole being.
5) The following is one of Merton's hilarious comments when you realize he was almost a Luddite. It describes a new farm machine all of which he found much too loud and really unnecessary. This is from his book CONJECTURES OF A GUILTY BYSTANDER and makes me at least smile every time I read it.
A new invention appears in the distant pasture, sliding down the hillside like an Ohio Riverboat or a Sol Steinberg drawing, driven by a brother in a white sun helmet. What is it? An atomic-powered gunboat? An agricultural pagoda? It seems to be made of aluminum–it shines brilliantly–it seems to have a paddle wheel in front, wherewith to persecute some aspect of unoffending nature. A great deal must go on inside. In every direction it has chimneys protruding. It can be heard for miles. It apparently chews the grass and spits it out in all directions. Nobody knows what for. It's name: Behemoth. *
*Thomas Merton, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966) 140 – 42
6) The following from THIS MUCH I KNOW IS TRUE by Wally Lamb, containing a summary of just about everything.
(From The central character.) I am not a smart man, particularly, but one day, at long last, I stumbled from the dark woods of my own, and my family's, and my country's past, holding in my hands these truths: that love grows from the rich loam of forgiveness; that mongrels make good dogs; that the evidence of God exists in the roundness of things.
This much, at least, I have figured out. I know this much is true.*
* Wally Lamb, I Know This Much Is True (Regan Books: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 1998) pg. 897
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While considering the the terrible connotations of the word "LORD" and its constant use in referring to the Great Mystery in the last post, I am brought to the use of the name 'Jesus'. I've often thought that perhaps had his real name, Yeshua, been used, would the criminalizing of the Hebrew population have been less over the centuries? The fact that the Latin word was employed seems to have divorced the man named Yeshua from his Hebrew origin aiding the church in its vilification of the Jews. Using Yeshua in speaking of Maryam and Josef's child might perhaps do wonders for any discussion in which it is used.


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The following text is taken from the 2011 Camberwell College of Arts BA Illustration catalogue, which was produced to accompany the OVO Show:
In a world where the image is becoming the prime means of communication the subject of Illustration is growing in popularity and the role of the Illustrator becoming increasingly critical. This years graduating cohort from BA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts describe all the ambition and energy that is required to meet the challenges that an image heavy world presents. In that spirit of enquiry and broad engagement a number of burning questions on what their subject is, and what it can be, have been put to Adrian Shaughnessy, celebrated educator, author and designer and Darryl Clifton, Design Programme Director at Camberwell College of Arts.
What is the role and place of education in a society that values training and explicit skill over more implicit personal development and transformation?
AS: Depends what sort of education you are talking about. If someone wants to become a doctor, they must study medicine – and related sciences – with a view to becoming an expert. Same with engineers, dentists and computer scientists. The problem arises when we talk about a general education. In my view, the role of education is to teach people how to learn. The reason for this is that few of us will end up doing the same job for our entire lives, and many of us will be required to retrain at some point in the future. With this in mind, I can see a move to a sort of 'perpetual university' model. In the future we may still go to university, but for shorter periods with a view to continuing our education at later stages.
DC: It's reasonable to suggest that 'learning' is a form of personal, intellectual and behavioural transformation and that the processes of education deliver situations, experiences and stimuli that are enabling. I would wholeheartedly agree with Adrian that developing the capacity to continue learning, adapting and transforming – in short to cultivate intelligence – is something that all educators should aim for through those processes. The practical implications of not being able to do that are challenging for the reasons stated above.
I would also add that, in my view, education is a qualitative humanistic experience generating 'possibility' in the mind of the individual. All of this means that it is very difficult to 'standardize' the experience. Educators talk about 'differentiation', which is an attempt to try to acknowledge and support the different ways of learning that people have. This supports a highly individualized approach to teaching and learning.
Training and learning explicit skills (related to technologies, craft, process etc.) allows us to see what has been learnt and what a person can do, it is quantifiable. Quantifiable things are very appealing to policy makers because you can say very clearly that such and such a person can now do a thing and we can measure what they have achieved. But we need to be aware not to discount more profound experiences that relate to personal development, things which are deeply embedded in the individual that allow for continued, intelligent transformation.
It is also worth bearing in mind that this can take time, it's a process of maturation – most students in the UK begin their HE studies between the ages of 19 – 21, physically mature but intellectually relatively young and inexperienced – ideas, behaviour, self awareness, perceptions etc. all change dramatically during that three year period.
This may seem wishy washy, but anyone who has been involved in this process alongside students will know that the amount of time given is probably necessary – cramming in curricula to shorter periods of time is mechanically possible but the depth of learning and personal transformation will be affected – a mass production model cannot be applied to this very human, differentiated experience without the net result being radically altered and potentially diminished.
Adrian's 'perpetual university' could manifest itself in different ways then – as a physical space that people go to and also within the individual, utilizing the 'skills' acquired through a more substantial experience.
AS: Graphic Design and Illustration students get the best of both worlds. These subjects can be approached as an "explicit" demonstrable skill that can be measured and evaluated. For example, if I design the graphics for hair care packaging and the product sells poorly, then my design has "failed" by commercial standards. Many designers and illustrators – the majority perhaps – are happy with this "explicit" market driven model of professional practice, and at various times (mainly in the 1980s and early 90s) design schools attempted to produces students fit only for a role in the commercial world.
But design and illustration can also be approached as "implicit personal" skills. Today, a design education tends to resemble an education in the humanities. It seeks to give students a wider view of the world than the old one with its solely professional world focus. Design students today are developing a range of skills and insights that will equip them to enter other professions and work environments that were previously closed to them.
Of course, this will take time: a design degree carries no weight outside the design world. But that will change as the students who emerge from a "new" design education go on to perform in non-traditional areas. It may well be that the sort of agile minds produced by good art and design schools are better equipped to deal with the new fluid, ever-changing world of work, than those who come from more rigid "explicit" forms of education.
DC: We have to acknowledge the nature of this educational experience, which has, at its core, a belief in the productive relationship between practical application, theoretical study and the synthesis of the two into a holistic 'practice'. All Art and Design education is founded on a sense of vocational application; that the experiences you have and the practical skills that you cultivate will directly inform and constitute your professional practice.
It is worth acknowledging the conflict between this mono-dimensional approach to Art and Design education, that it produces 'skilled' individuals who operate within a narrow bandwidth of professions, and the reality that we face in the current job market – to my mind this constitutes an opportunity – a design challenge.
So the cultivation of 'agile minds' has to be a priority, this can only ever be achieved through a combination of the practical, theoretical and contextual experiences that good Art and Design educational experiences offer. Adrian has described the approach within Art and design education now as something that resembles 'an education in the humanities', this is something to be welcomed, we need to capitalize on the capacity that creative institutions have to innovate and see the kind of thinking that is encouraged in creative institutions applied across a whole range of new territories.
New models for education have to be proposed and tested, relationships with external partners, i.e. potential employers, made meaningful and reciprocal and, critically, an understanding of the currency that they hold in the social, cultural and commercial arenas made clear in the minds of young Illustration and Design professionals.
In light of the current socio-economic climate what are the implications for Arts education – is it worthwhile?
AS: Yes, it's worthwhile, for the reasons given above. But the prospects are not good. Our political masters don't see the value in art and design courses. This seems badly shortsighted. In a sophisticated, media driven world where communication has replaced industry as the primary cultural activity, art and design skills seem pretty central.
DC: Potentially disastrous and it is almost inevitably there will be casualties – provincial University courses are likely to take a dip in applications and enrolment, courses will close and, I'm sure some colleges will also go under. Government policy on the back of the Browne report is prioritizing the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects and willfully neglecting the Arts and Humanities by withdrawing all funding to support this activity within Universities. We need to live with this and think creatively, lead on the changes that have to happen.
It would be good to explore what is meant by the capacity to think creatively. Ken Robinson has given a definition of creativity that goes something like this: that creativity is the ability to develop "original ideas that have value". It is arguable that creative thought is not the sole preserve of Art and Design education, however creative institutions do make the development of those skills a focus.
It could also be said that the bias in creative institutions has been towards the 'original thought' bit of that definition and less about 'value'. This is the nub of the challenge for the development of Art and Design education in my view. How do we measure value? Values shift, we know this – things that are considered useful, important, positively progressive now will not in 20 years time. One way to put a measuring stick against value could be to consider the application of these ideas and their impact on the world.
There is a suggestion that Design's (and therefore Illustration's) position has to move from being at the 'selling' end of a commercial process, in other words to be an integral part of the thinking about how to develop the processes (for the benefit of society as a whole) of commerce and production to better fit a changing world. This suggests that Design practice is potentially less visible, less tangible as product and more a commodity of thought and ideas.
So in response to the question is it worthwhile then yes, absolutely, I would even go as far as saying that it is critical – not just in terms of a current socio – economic context but for the future planning of all systems of existence. The relevance and importance of traditional skills and processes.
AS: Traditional skills and processes will always be required, and for many people are ends in themselves. Society will always need skilled people, but the danger of placing too much emphasis on learning specific skills is that they have a habit of becoming redundant. In my view, as previously mentioned, the focus should be on learning how to learn, and acquiring the sort of mind that doesn't switch off in early middle age. Since we all now live longer, if people can retain a lifetime commitment to learning, then a more fulfilling life can be envisaged. This is not to say that there is no merit in spending a lifetime perfecting a single skill – sculpture, writing, painting – of course, there is. But for most of us, this is not an option, so we must learn to be flexible, fast-thinking individuals, able to cope with seismic cultural changes.
DC: One way to think about the purpose of skill and process is as an enabler, in other words as a vehicle for expression, ideas and opinion. The efficacy of those processes in a contemporary context could be measured against their ability to aid the communication of content. For me it is problematic when the use of a particular process becomes a nostalgic affectation, that said I am critically aware of the sheer joy in production and the real satisfaction felt when physically producing something through, say, the process of lithography.
So I would argue that for Illustrators and Visual Communicators at large the relevance and importance of process and manual skills are in their transcendental capacity. By that I mean that Visual Communicators need to access their 'voice', and engagement with / practice of a particular process or skill can be the catalyst for bringing that voice 'out' of the practitioner. The responsible and intelligent use of that voice is then down to the individual.
Picking up on Adrian's point about the skill of learning I would add that retaining an inquisitive approach to materials, processes and the potential of media is vital to the life of a creative person. The desire to find appropriate and engaging ways to reach your audience is inextricably linked to an interest in skill and process; and subsequently the balance between the internal and external 'voice' needs to be tempered by an objective approach to relevant means of expression. The importance of Illustration 'in its own right' rather than integrated with Graphic Design.
AS: Illustration is like all the other arts – it is engaged in a quest to find its place in the changing wider world. Looking at recent degree shows at some of the better universities, it is clear the divisions between illustration and graphic design are becoming blurred. But there is also plenty of striking illustrative work that stands on its own.
There is a lot to be gained by the merging of Design and Illustration – but it should not be a forced marriage. We live in a visual world; the image is more powerful than the written word. We live in a world where people would rather look at images than read text. Photography and film have rushed in to cater for this need, while Illustration seems to have held back. But the 'made image' or the illustrated image still retains enormous power to both inform and fire the imagination.
One thing's for sure – Illustrators are having to become more entrepreneurial than ever before. Editorial opportunities are drying up and as communication moves online, the role of the illustrator becomes harder to define. Therefore, illustrators must be more resourceful to survive; they must investigate selling their work direct to the public online and at events; they must investigate self-publishing and collaborative publishing models. And if this means adding design skills (such as web design, video editing, typography) to the list of skills needed by illustrators, then practitioners are going to have to acquire them.
DC: There are a couple of things to my mind that are worth considering here. I am wary of becoming too territorial about Illustration – this way of thinking has lead to the almost incessant bleating philistine clients by Illustrators. I am also conscious of the friction that exists commercially between Illustrators and Art Directors (traditionally a role assumed by senior Graphic Designers). I would agree with Adrian that the divisions between the two disciplines are blurred, sometimes. But sometimes the divisions are very clear.
I would argue that the trick would be to acknowledge the symbiosis that ought to be achieved between the thinking and making of both disciplines. There is a third way. I would also argue for disciplinarity, particularly in the context of education; drilling deeply in to a subject, giving time for the development of idiomatic practices that add something to the mix of Design practice enables for a much richer collaborative experience.
The question suggests a kind of insularity that personally I would guard against. One thing that is really important for Illustrators to cultivate is confidence, my experiences of teaching Illustrators is that they are often incredibly gifted thinkers and do-ers, however there is often a failure to acknowledge the potential application for both work and thought processes – so whilst I would completely agree with Adrian's entrepreneurial 'call to arms' I would also like to add that Illustrators brains are rare and beautiful things that can add value to the existing social, cultural and commercial systems.
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Issue date: Thursday, June 9, 1966
Pages available: 22
Previous edition: Wednesday, June 8, 1966
Next edition: Friday, June 10, 1966
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Winona Daily News (Newspaper) - June 9, 1966, Winona, Minnesota Clearing Tonight; Partly Cloudy, Warmer Friday TOMORROW SUN RISES SETS NEW MOON JUNE DAILY NEWS 111th of Publication WINONA, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1966 TEN CENTS PER COPY Alma Pounds Florida THE AFTERMATH A.tornado which swepta 15-mile path of destruction from southwest to northeast through Topeka, the. capital city of Kansas, left 12 dead, more than 400 injured, and homeless. This is 12 DEAD IN TOPEKA a main street near the downtown section of the city. The building right center has been roped off because its interior was destroyed and it is leaning, giving every indication that it might topple. (AP Photofax) Tornadoes Strike In Eastern Kansas TOPEKA, Tor- nadoes' battered widely scat- tered sections of eastern Kansas Wednesday night including the1 (tale's capital city where it gouged a 15-mile path of de- struction; The storms left at least is- dead, nearly 600 In- and damage in the mil- Tdpeki, tie state capital, was hardest hit, with 12 dead. An estimated 450 persons were treated for various injuries. At least 50 were hospitalized. Police and volunteer workers dug .through rubble throughout neWs Mound, a landmark ta the trtpped and section 6f AboBt tten "kwal into were left homeless, ulated residential area. It Sen State University, 60 miles west of Topeka, suffered heavy p'of- erty damage. About 65 persons were injured. Tornadoes also oe w caused damage at Wolcott, Jar- and moving ponderously next balo, Basebor and Lansing. hit near the statehouse on the Maj. Gen. Joe adjtj- of the downtown area tant general of the Kansas Na- knocking out windows in all the Honal Guard, said the funnel buildings and. blistering n. 4fta _.i.i.i.. _ appeared to bounce off Bur- Move fo Wreck NATO Averted BRUSSELS (AP) Western other U meobers of the North trul.... .1111 _ today still faced a fight for the preservation of the Atlantic alliance, after a NATO foreign ministers' conference that narrowly averted the wrecking of their defense sys- tem. The foreign ministers headed homeward with the basic differ- ences between France and the Texan Wins Spelling Bee WASHINGTON (AP) Rob- ert A. Wake, a crew-cut 13-year old from Clear Creek Junior High, Houston, Tex., won the 39th annual National Spelling Bee today, outclassing 70 other young champs from around the rope. Failure country. The runnerup was Beth Sher- till, 14, from Lucy, Tenn. In a tense windup, Beth suc- cumbed to an Indian chief a spelled it "sat- sachem. She chem." Freckles or Sunburn Comedienne Totie Fields' teen-age daughter left her a note: "I've gone to the beach to get freckles or a sunburn, whichever comes first" Sign on a church: "What On Earth Are You Doing, For Heaven's Relative humidity, ex- plains the Catholic Digest, is the extent to which your relatives are all wet If at first you don't succeed, just stick around and wait for advice from people who djdn't succeed the first time, either. (For, more laughs see Earl Wilson on Page 4.) Atlantic Treaty Organization still unsettled.. In three days of hectic diplo- macy they won only time and a framework within which to re- cover from the body blow of President Charles de Gaulle's decision to withdraw French forces from NATO's military setup. If they succeed, they can con- tinue a coherent Western policy toward the challenges posed by Soviet Communism and the great unsolved problems of Eu- could push France towafd a sort of neutralism, bringing in its trail divided loy- alties among the allies and the ultimate peril ot NATO crum- bling into ruins. U. S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, recognizing that historic issues are at stake, was flying to Bonn and to London today, for a reappraisal of the situation with the leaders of America's two major allies in Europe, Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and Prime Minister Harold Wilson. French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville re- turned to Paris Wednesday night to report to De Gaulle. American sources reported Couve de Murville would visit Washington in September. The immediate focus of France's feud with the other U allies rests on the future of her troops in West Germany. WEATHER FEDERAL FORECAST WINONA AND VICINITY Clearing tonight, fair to partly- cloudy and warmer Friday. Low tonight In 40s, high Friday 75. LOCAL WEATHER Official observations for the 24 hours ending at 12 m. today: Maximum, 69; minimum, 51; 61; precipitation, trace. "tensive damage buUdin8 on to The fnanel, laoded with drirt, the streets with rubble. It con- tinued moving northeastward, diagonally across the city, strik- ing an urban renewal section called Garden Park and slam- ming into the municipal air- port, damaging planes, the tow- er, terminal building, hangars and other facilities Gov. William Avery was at the scene of some of the worst damage soon after the tornado struck. He called out the Na- tional Guard and requested as- by Forbes Air Force Base. The heaviest damage ap- peared to be in a residential area in the southwest section of the city where an estimated 75 OlAl- gle dwellings, duplexes, and apartment buildings, were smashed. The top two floors of two three-story apartment buildings, the Embassy and the Huntington, were destroyed. K mlDOr Cuba H, damage to the roof of the capi- W dome. Windows in the buifd- ing were blown out and trees on ty plant, just south of the state- aged. 1 to 10-Foot Tides Feared; Wind 100 MPH ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Hurricane Alma, leav- ing a trail of at least 39 dead behind, thundered toward an- other landfall in the Florida Panhandle today after clawing the length of the state's west coast. As the hurricane whirled up the Gulf nt Mexico just off- shore, heavy tides rolled across the beaches in the storm's wake, but did not reach the dangerous proportions that had been feared. At St. Petersburg, where Alma came closest to the main- land, water running three to five feet above normal inun- dated beach roads and closed roads and bridges connecting a chain of offshore resort islands. The predicted tides of 7 to 10 feet above normal would have wreaked havoc along .great stretches of gulf beaches. A curve to a northwest track apparently took Tallahassee, Florida's capital city of population, out of. range of Alma's strongest winds. The weather bureau'predict- ed that the hurricane would reach the area of.Apalachicola in a few hours and winds would HEADS NORTHWARD Hurricane Alma head- ed north northwest today to- ward Apalachee Bay in the Florida panhandle after striking the Tampa Bay area, a glancing, potent blow. Hurricane warnings were up from Tarpon Springs to Apalachicola. (AP Photofax Map) Apalachee At 9 at souineast i, nules W an hour< Two persons lay dead behind the storm in Florida, and in parly re- ported at least 7 were killed, 73 injured, and crops and peer- heavily damaged THrtv reported dead Alma left a 250-mile trail of e a 50-me trail of house grounds, badly dam- debris from Key West to Tarn- pa Bay. Looking for a Check the Classified Ads! TWENTY-TWO PAGES ROPE SHWG-. This is the swing hanging from a tree on the shore of Lake Winona opposite Olmstead Street from which two sisters feU Wednesday afternoon. The girls, Nancy and Marcy Lee, 10 and 8 years old, drowned after struggling for several minutes on the surface within 15 feet of shore. A young cousin who was with them was unable to help them. (Daily News photo) Meredith May Kosygin Wants Armed for To: Keep Russia Next March Ouf of Vfef Waf SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) The James H. Meredith Missis- sippi march has ted to a related protest in Memphis. In New York, Meredith pledged to re- turn armed if necessary. Footsore after adding 6% miles to the 27 Meredith walked before he was shot, many of the Negroes staged another three- mile walk Wednesday night from.a Memphis church'to tfe hospital where Meredith was treated. They .daimed Bowld Hospital mistreated the 33-year- old: law student in bis two-day stay there. On returning home, Meredlti told "I will be armed when I re- turn unless I have positive as- surances that arms are not needed. 'I believe in law and order, but if the whites continue to kill Negroes, then the Negroes will have to join together to resist this slaughter." Meredith said he stm Is weak from loss of blood and that he has been ordered by his doctor to rest for a week before return- ing to the South. The three civil rights leaden who headed the line of march- ers do joined Beach. A possibility of torna- by a fourth today, does existed in north Florida J.James Farmer, former and south Georgia. director of the Congress of Ra- _- 1JX aal Equality, says he will join King Jr., St Student Nonvi- i4ic VJtUUCUl olent Coordinating Committee. U.S. government because "they been and show signs of further had prepared recommendations deterioration. Evidently the as to where and how the war Soviet Communists expect little should be started, but had not of benefit to themselves to come recommended how to get out of ou' a current widespread par- it-" ty purge inside Red China. Andersen's Name To Be Given to GOP Convention MINNEAPOLIS Placing the name of former he saw, "I, precisely the question which now worries the most sober-minded leaders of the United States." The Kosygin Implication Is that sober-minded leaders in the United States now are hopeless- ly entangled and in reality are looking for a way out of the Viet Nam war. He then went on to say that understanding of this was of great importance in as- sessing the world situation. This suggests that Russia Is willing at this time to wait and watch. Most of Kosygin's speech and Stokely had to do with domestic affairs H _f It. ellnvt.mt t t snortages of some food and light industry items and plans to director'n7 overcomf. Problems in the SllLrf y dtCanm- fto-year Mean Cnaei flpans tna .xtnHanf it.- n.. SoViet Union is in his words, giving the Nam Bomber Crash Investigated EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. A 30-man END OF THE LINE FOR HUGE BOM- BER This was the on the South- ern California desert near Barstow, Calif Wednesday after a giant XB70A research bomber and a chase plane from Edwards Air Force Base collided. Famed X15 pilot Joseph A. Walker, flying a F104 chase plane, and Maj, Carl Cross, copilot of the XB70A, were killed. Al White, pilot of the huge plane, was hospitalized. (AP Photofax) detailed collision board is beginning t investigation into the between the giant XB70A re- search bomber and an F104 jet chase plane which killed rec- ord-holding X15 pilot Joseph A Walker and the bomber's co- pilot. THE XBTA's pilot, Al 1, ejected in a capsule seat Wednesday, suffering only bruises and shock. Also killed was Maj. Carl Cross, White's whose e body was recovered from his n P1 casule e 8' 'h .u capsule ejection seat near the 8' 'h? time of th wreckaee of thp homhor others would avoid a parhamen wreckaee of thp ThTlir Lrrl Won-.-- u aon ir n chase plane (Mates. hit the two tall verbcle sta- omzers on the triangular tail- crashed near Barstow, Calif., 45 miles east of the base 8tS P'0m- Communists whatever aid 'necessary." Significantly, this dlscnsslon of Viet Nam immediately an appeal to .the rest By WILLIAM L. RYAN AP Special: Correspondent Premier Alexei Kosygin has told the Soviet people and the Communist world, k effect, that the U.S.S.R. will avoid becom- min ing any more deeply involved in and to present a united front to Viet Nam than It is at present. He counseled ;ttat patience will pay dividends in the long run. Wiii CJUS3 speech to Moscow ranks with Soviet. Communists. Wednesday, the Soviet govern- The phraseology indicates Kosy- ment chief offered this assess- no means thinks that ment of Viet Nam- K near future. Administration advisers In tween Peking and Moscow are the rest of the world. Girls Drop Into Water From Swing Two sisters drowned day afternoon In Lake Winona opposite Olmstead Street when they fell off a rope swing into water over their heads. Nancy, 10, and Marcy, f, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Dar- ol E. Lee, 722 Wilson St., died about p.m. within 20 feet of their horrified cousin who was unable to help them. MARY MEIER, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Meier, 409 W. Broadway, had gone to Lake Park to play with her cousins. She said that Marcy Lee had swung out on a rope suspended from a tree at the water's edge about p.m. and had trouble getting back. Nancy Lee reached for her sister from shore, but both then lost their grip on the rope and fell into the deep water. Nancy could swim; but Marcy could not, according to their cousin. Roxanne Malay, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Malay. 462 W. 5th St., was fishing near- by with her brother. On hear- ing the screams of the Lee sis- ters, who were struggling in the water, the Malay children ran to the Lee house nearly three blocks away. MR. AND MRS, Lee ran to the' scene to find that their daughters had -gone under. Mary Meier had gone into the water in a fruitless effort to Is help her cousins. The Lees began an equally ruitless effort to locate the bod- es of their daughters underwa- Meanwhile, the Malay girl olice and fin .er excitement, she -J the police where the Lee girls had gone down. t Andersen ln nomination for the gubernatorial endorsement of the state GOP convention became a virtual certainty today. Twenty Republican delegates or alternates to the June 23-25 convention in Minneapolis said they will nominate Andersen and the former governor today gave his approval. The Intent of the 20, Including many GOP leaders with long records of party activity, was disclosed Wednesday in letters to all convention delegates The signers represent all con gressional districts except the second, in southwestern Minne- sota. "I understand the problem that could develop under the customary convention Andersen said, "and therefore have no objection to my name placed in nomination." Andersen said he has stndled the and 't this mornin8 first time with some of the first signers. w tary snarl if there is a deadlock u among the three announced can- Andersen, who served a r o revve wing of the XB7A at an alti- years as governor before his nar- the girls, but with no success tude of feet. Both planes defeat in 1962 by Democrat- Dr. John A. Tweedy acting ra again h.. i onX e "g GOP convention deadlocks. endorsement are Harold Vander' Southst Le- Nancy Jeanne Lee 2 p.m. and began a i the lake. Marty's body was located by r" crew about p.m., and Nancy's body was brought to the surface 10 minutes later by the fire de- partment dragging crew. The girls had gone down within 10 feet of Marsha Jane Lee sub- "When the nominations close body was found near they cannot be reopened without rZged park oench ClTcrmnciAw fit 4hrt Jt mi" The bodies were about 20 feet from shore in 15 to 20 feet of of the water. AMBULANCE and lire de- partment crews using oxygen packs and artificial respiration techniques worked with Mr. Lee two for nearly half an hour to revive acg Fanner Laborite Karl coroner, arrived at the scene Rolvaag, has said he would con- shortly after 3 p.m and pro- the nounced the girls dead. The dead girls' father is s. grs aer s a Announced candidates for the clerk at the Winona Post Offire Sylvan M. Thid and Glenn M Morgan of the police depart- ?e 3, Col. 6) ;


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Magnificent work!
Congratulations! This wonderful work was the winner of our contest "Best out of 10" in A-Cup-Club Group.
Great pose by your lovely model.
This is an amazing shot! I just love how her skin in her chest shows just a slight glimpse of her ribcage. The comment might be weird, but that's what caught my eye.
So charme
she is hoooooooooot
She has what I call the sexiest haircut in history,.
Wonderful athletic posing - lovely model, suggest to A-Cup....
I'm not sure about this, I think something is wrong, maybe her face needs to be on a different angle...
я в полном восторге... от её тела и от того, как она его подает... сложные позы, но выглядит грациозно и непренужденно.
нагота её совершенно не стесняет, наоборот кажется она получает удовольствие от своего превосходства)
Моё восхищение фотографу и модели!
нагота её совершенно не стесняет, наоборот кажется она получает удовольствие от своего превосходства)
Моё восхищение фотографу и модели!
this model is terrific! even her hair falls in just the perfect place to highlight her already beautiful eyes! good job!
I do not think this model is "too skinny" I think she is actually very lean, and looks like what a healthy, athletic woman should...but that' just my opinion as well.
like a ballerina
like a ballerina
this model is far too skinny (my personal opinion, ok) but your lights do transform her into a pleasure-for -the-eye
Wow , nice shot , nice cute doll . unreal
I love the expression on her face. She has this, "I am what I am; I don't care what you think," kind of air about her.
Excellent piece! It makes your eyes constantly move around the page.
Lovely, wel composed and lit image!
nicely done!!
wow ... awesome girl.
Love this model! Gorgeous in every way.
well done my friend!
every time I come across this image, I just have to stop and stare. The pose, composition, lighting, model, everything, work so beautifully together.
Wow. Beautifully composed and framed.
nice pose.
sexy, sexy,sexy, triangles, triangles, triangles,
A really nice image. Lovely composition.
stunning model, composition and lighting! just wow!
very nice work
Beautiful, but I find the title a little ironic. I don't find this erotic at all. I love nudes like this that are just nudes.
Well done.. I like the smile one the face..
Nice shot.
What a beautyful woman. Hope there will be more photos of her.
amazing .. love the attitude
Nicely done
Love the pose and the lighting however the female is too skin and bones for me to like her. But beautiful in all other aspects. My opinion is my own, don't scald me for it. 9/10
why yes, i do love geometry
This picture and the other one on the block with this model have to be my favorites so far
Вот это классссссссссс!
Great job!
Very creative pose. I feel like she should be doing something else with her left hand, though.
can i volunteer to be the guy that helps your models climb these blocks?
Wow, I love the tone and composition on this shot,
I think the box as a prop works wonderfully great colour match.
I think the box as a prop works wonderfully great colour match.
I can't see her vagina. :/
She looks like a girl i know from school. nice work.


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Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Orlando
Main amenities
- 498 guestrooms
- Golf course
- 12 restaurants and 2 poolside bars
- Full-service spa
- 2 outdoor pools
- Breakfast available
- WiFi in the lobby
- Free theme park shuttle
- Fitness center
- Valet parking
- Business center
- Limo/town car service
What's around
- Epcot® (2.8 mi / 4.5 km)
- Disney's Hollywood Studios® (3 mi / 4.9 km)
- Downtown Disney® area (3 mi / 4.9 km)
- Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park (2.3 mi / 3.8 km)
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Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Orlando
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $175
- Waldorf Suite Disney View
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 498 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 14 floors
- Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
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- Babysitting/childcare *
- Children's club *
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
- WiFi in public areas *
- WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms *
- Valet parking *
- Free theme park shuttle
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- Children's club (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Breakfast (surcharge)
- 12 restaurants
- 8 bars/lounges
- 2 poolside bars
- 2 coffee shops/cafés
- 24-hour room service
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Pool umbrellas
- Fitness facilities
- Golf course on site
- Full-service spa
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- Steam room
- Arcade/game room
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 15
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 19
- Conference space size (feet) - 174,000
- Conference space size (meters) - 16
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 2009
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- In-room massage available
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 42-inch LCD TV
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- MP3 docking station
- DVD player
- Desk
- WiFi (surcharge)
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- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Waldorf Astoria Spa has 22 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a spa tub and a steam room.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
DiningOscar's - This restaurant serves breakfast and lunch. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Bull and Bear - Overlooking the golf course, this restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Aquamarine - This poolside restaurant serves lunch only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
The Clubhouse Grille - Overlooking the golf course, this restaurant serves lunch only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Peacock Alley - This restaurant serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
On Site
- Fitness facilities
- Golf course on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Fitness classes on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golf driving range on site
- Golfing on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Orlando's small print
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
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text: When Dustin Lynch sidled up to the Riverfront Stage on Thursday afternoon, it was only a matter of time before he played his current feel-good smash, the riffy "Where It's At." He ended up saving this catchiest tune for last, after a new track from his upcoming album ("Halo") and a convincing Garth Brooks cover ("Rodeo"). It's hard to say who was having a better time by the tail end of the set: the koozie-toasting crowd — which erupted into screams when Lynch told them "Y'all sound so good!" — or Lynch himself, who complemented the closer with a little hip-swiveling and a lot of genuine grinning.


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The women are on their sixth loan with the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso to the needs of their customers. The previous loans were correctly paid back.
MARIAM, at the far right in the photo, sells secondhand clothing in this group of women. She intends to use her loan to purchase a bale of secondhand clothing. She gets her supplies from the big market of Sikasso City.
She resells the merchandise by going door to door and at her home (Hamdallaye, a working-class district in Sikasso City). Her customer base is composed of men and women.
She envisions making an average monthly profit of 40,000 francs CFA. Part of the profits is used to repay the loan with interest, and the other part is for her savings.
Elles sont à leur sixième prêt avec l'institution de microfinance Soro Yiriwaso afin de satisfaire le besoin de leur clientèle. Les prêts antérieurs ont été correctement remboursés.
MARIAM, au bout de la photo à droite, vend de la friperie à dans ce groupe de femmes SOUTOURA.
Elle compte acheter avec son une balle de friperie. Elle s'approvisionne au grand marché de Sikasso ville.
Elle les revend de façon ambulante et à domicile (Hamdallaye) un des quartiers populaires de la ville de Sikasso. Sa clientèle est composée d'hommes et de femmes.
Elle envisage réaliser un bénéfice mensuel moyen de 40.000FCFA dont une partie est utilisée pour payer le prêt et son intérêt et l'autre pour son épargne.
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Important InformationSoro Yiriwaso is a microfinance institution that works primarily in rural and semi-urban areas of Mali to provide underprivileged communities with access to financial services.The organization facilitates access for disadvantaged clients, particularly women, to new resources and services, fostering solidarity and cooperation among its clients. Kiva lenders' funds will enable Soro Yiriwaso to expand its outreach and target even more underserved Malians involved in business and agriculture.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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The Food and Drug Administration is trying to take the medication off the shelves because of its effects on the ozone layer and to patients.
Dr. Ronald Saff is a well-known physician in Tallahassee who helps asthma patients, but those who aren't able to seek medical assistance often rely on over-the-counter medications to breathe a little easier.
But drugs like Primatene mist are now raising eyebrows.
Dr. Ronald Saff says, "It doesn't treat the underlying inflammation, which is the hallmark of asthma. Additionally, it has a lot of adverse affects on the heart, and in fact, the use of Primatene Mist has been associated with deaths in some asthmatic patients."
The FDA is recommending removing inhalers like Primatene Mist off the market by 2008 because it contains a propellant that's harmful to the ozone layer. Those who come to rely on the product will have to get prescription inhalers to relieve their symptoms.
The American Lung Association agrees with the FDA's recommendation. They say the drug is harmful to patients and the environment. Now those who use the over-the-counter medication may be able to use other treatments in the near future.
Angelika Parker from the American Lung Association says, "There will be alternate drugs that will come out in the market to replace the over-the-counter medications, maybe medications that do not contain these chlorofluorocarbons."
In the meantime, the manufacturer is in the process of developing medications that do not contain propellants. The non-prescription drug advisory committee says there is no data to substantiate the FDA's claims. They're asking for a comprehensive study to provide more information to the public.
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CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its latest Data Center Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, which delves into operator plans for data center expansion, interconnection, capacity, physical servers, virtualization, and SAN and storage technologies.
"Server virtualization has been the focus of the data center industry for several years now, and the largest data center owners and internet content providers like Google are ubiquitously exploiting virtual machines," notes Michael Howard, principal analyst for carrier networks and co-founder of Infonetics Research. "Yet the reality is the bulk of data center owners are more pedestrian in their deployments, finding it more operationally convenient to leave many areas of their data centers alone, using server virtualization for only select applications."
Howard continues: "But to be sure, data center owners want to increase the value of their existing data center assets—no matter the extent of server virtualization—as a means to increase revenue via cloud services, both to keep their current customers satisfied and to attract new customers."
- More operators than anticipated plan to continue investing in Fibre Channel for their data centers, even in the face of growing usage of the newer Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- The number of data center server LAN connections is growing quickly, with 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections growing the most
- The average capacity of a data center WAN connection is expected to increase more than twofold from 2012 to 2014
- While the use of virtual machines in data centers continues to grow, many servers are not yet virtualized
For its 23-page data center survey, Infonetics interviewed incumbent and competitive service providers and cloud specialists that have data centers with at least 100 servers. The survey provides insights into data center interconnection strategies; storage network investments; data network technologies deployed; WAN/internet connection capacities; and number of physical servers, virtual machines, Ethernet and SAN interfaces in use at medium, large, and super data centers. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.
- Latest Infonetics Data Center and Cloud research brief: http://bit.ly/101EQiz
- SDN, OpenFlow, collaboration, security on the minds of operators planning cloud services
- High performance interconnect market doubled, SAN held steady in 2012; growth ahead
- Another solid year for data center network equipment, and more to come
- Data center security buyers wrestling with network upgrades and massive attack volume
- New study details enterprise plans for cloud services
- Wave of new spending underway in data center security market
- Enterprises embracing SDN in the data center
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Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is announcing that he'll retire, effective January 2015 when his contract expires.
The Blues host the Minnesota Wild tonight at the Scottrade Center. It's the preseason finale for both teams. Minnesota defeated St. Louis 3-1 in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Missouri hosts Arkansas State on Saturday in college football. The Tigers are undefeated at 3-and-0. Illinois plays a non-league game against Miami of Ohio at Memorial... more
Borgia improved to 15-2-1 with a 25-8 25-15 win over Kennedy at Ray DeGreeff Memorial Gymnasium.
The St. Louis Cardinals close out the regular season at home starting tomorrow. The Cards welcome in the Chicago Cubs to Busch Stadium for three games.
Yadier Molina knocked in two runs to help the Cardinals sweep the Nationals with a 4-2 win in the finale of the three-game set from Busch Stadium. Matt Adams hit a solo home run for St... more
A pair of teams looking to get back on track meet up tonight in an NFC West showdown as the San Francisco 49ers face the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome.
Charlie Coyle scored the eventual game-winner 38 seconds into the third period as the Wild defeated the Blues 3-1 in St. Paul.
Borgia hosts Kennedy in the KLPW-AM 1220 broadcast game. Tentative game time is 6:15 on KLPW.
The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Sophomore Lauren Gerlemann from New Haven High School.
Our nation's founders were well versed in the lessons of the history that preceded them. They knew of power's natural tendency to escalate into greater power.
So they included the Bill of Rights, based on the notion of individual self-determination.
Never talk about Sex, Religion or Politics.
Honey draws more flies than vinegar.
These adages seem to have gone by the wayside in today's world of the social-network connected.
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About Pi Recordings
Pi Recordings is a New York-based record label dedicated to releasing innovative music by artists with unique and defining voices. Founded in 2001 with the release of two recordings of new music by Henry Threadgill, we have since been fortunate to work with some of the most influential composers and musicians in American music such as Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, James Blood Ulmer and Marc Ribot. At the same time, we are helping to nurture the voice of the best of this century's young musicians. Artists like Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Liberty Ellman, Steve Lehman, Amir ElSaffar, and Corey Wilkes have all released CDs on Pi Recordings that document their growth as composers, improvisers and bandleaders.
We spotlight composers, improvisers and bandleaders who are pushing music in new, groundbreaking ways. Jazz artists have never had a wider musical palette at their disposal than now, and they are using it to create music that is more varied, profound and vibrant than ever before. Pi Recordings is here to capture what we recognize as the high points of these developments. The best of the best.
–Seth Rosner and Yulun Wang
Read a New York Times interview with Pi Recordings' producers Seth Rosner and Yulun Wang here: Despite the Odds, a Jazz Label Finds a Way to Thrive.
Latest News
Henry Threadgill wins Pulitzer Prize!
In for a Penny, In for a Pound by Henry Threadgill was named the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for "distinguished musical composition by an American." In awarding the prize, the Pulitzer committee call the release "a highly original work in which notated music and improvisation mesh in a sonic tapestry that seems the very expression of modern American life." We could not be more ecstatic for Henry and are honored to have been able to help document his work these last 15 years.
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Best Albums of 2015
We are very happy to announce that three of this year's releases have made it into the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times best albums of 2015 lists!
No' 1 for Nate Chinen: Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance - "Synovial Joints".
No' 3 for Ben Ratliff: Jen Shyu - "Sounds and Cries of the World".
Check out the full New York Times list Here
Chris Barton of the Los Angeles Times listed Amir ElSaffar's - "Crisis" as one of the best albums of 2015. Check out the full list Here
We are extremely proud to be working with these incredible artists who consistently push their music forward and produce unique work! Congratulations to all of you for receiving this recognition for your work!
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Recent Press for Jen Shyu, Liberty Ellman and Amir ElSaffar
Another excellent review of Jen Shyu's latest recording, "Sounds and Cries of the World", this time from Larry Blumenfeld of the Wall Street Journal:
"Ms. Shyu makes a statement of cultural preservation with her Jade Tongue ensemble, yet it arrives embedded gracefully within a quite natural, if startlingly distinctive, form of musical expression. …Her voice, a wonder of technical control and unrestrained emotion".
Read the full review Here
The latest edition of DownBeat magazine features an engaging interview with Liberty Ellman. Ellman talks about his work with Pi, including his latest recording, "Radiate", while also sharing his approach to composition and the expansion of the Jazz language.
Read the full piece Here
Amir ElSaffar's latest recording, "Crisis", received a great review from Bill Beuttler of JazzTimes:
"…among the most notable releases of 2015. …ElSaffar's ensemble is first rate. But it is ElSaffar's composing for the seven-part Crisis Suite, a commentary on recent Iraqi and Middle Eastern history, that shines brightest here".
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Mother Couragewas first performed in Zurich in 1941 and is usually seen as Brecht's greatest work. Remaining a powerful indictment of war and social injustice, it is an epic drama set in the seventeenth century during the Thirty Years' War. The plot follows the resilient Mother Courage who survives by running a commissary business that profits from all sides. As the war claims all of her children in turn, the play poignantly demonstrates that no one can profit from the war without being subject to its terrible cost also. This translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner is contemporary and lively, with accessible and humour language, an easy conversational flow, sympathetic, understandable characters and humor. Kushner makes a classic play which is notoriously difficult to perform both stage and reader friendly. It was staged at the National Theatre directed by Deborah Warner and starring Fiona Shaw in September 2009.
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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose work has had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include The Threepenny Opera, The Life of Galileo, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Tony Kushner is best known for his two-part epic, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes and he has since emerged as one of America's most gifted playwrights. He is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, an Emmy Award, two Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, an Oscar nomination among many others.


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This was a total blast. I would love to do this again. We took the 6hr tour and was worth every penny. Be prepared to get dirty. I would give. 10 stars if it would let me.
October 2015
this is a great time, lots of riding different terrains and lots of things to see. was very dry and dusty but it was fun any way. we had a small group so Daniel or guide gave us a lot of attention. was able to answer all of our questions. He was even nice enough to allow me to us his helmet when no other would fit. what a great guide. I will be back and ask for him again
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Beans and rice. Do any two foods go better together? OK, maybe, peanut butter and jelly, but if you give me a serving of beans, I will definitely want a serving of rice right beside it.
When my parents were young and poor, we'd eat out once a month at Pancho's. They liked it for two reasons: one, it was all you can eat and two, kids got a free plate of beans and rice. Of course, there wasn't anything special about beans and rice—we ate that at home all the time as well. But I didn't mind because I love it so much; the two are not only a perfect protein, but in my view, they also make up a marvelous meal.
Many cultures have a version of beans and rice, but naturally, my favorite version comes from Mexico: pork-laced refried beans served with a pile of rice rich with garlic, cumin and tomato. When I first started cooking for myself, figuring out how to make refried beans taste as they should wasn't all that tricky—as long as you're adding bacon grease or lard, refried beans will be smooth and satisfying. But Mexican rice? That was a far more difficult challenge.
For some reason, I had been taught that Mexican rice was made by cooking it in Pace Picante Sauce. It was good, but it wasn't right. I wanted Mexican rice that was more golden than red, more dry than wet and more heavy with spice than bright with acidity. I tried a few recipes I came across, but none of them satisfied me.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
With beans comes rice
Beans and rice. Do any two foods go better together? OK, maybe, peanut butter and jelly, but if you give me a serving of beans, I will definitely want a serving of rice right beside it.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Does food need a story?
Does food need a story to be delicious? I don't know, but it sure does help.
Take the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party that occurred in Madison Square Park two weeks ago. This event, which attracts some of the nation's most laurelled pitmasters from across the nation, is an incredible way for New Yorkers to go on a barbecue tour of America without ever leaving Manhattan.
I hate to say it's a popularity contest, but some of the pitmasters do garner longer lines than others. Why? Because these pitmasters have a legend, a face, a story behind what they're serving. And because of that, people are curious about their food.
We had our first heat wave of the season that weekend, and even though there are trees and lawns in Madison Square Park, it's a fight between concrete and chlorophyll for comfort, and the concrete always wins. Fortunately there was plenty of water, lemonade and cokes on hand, but I still chose to spend most of my time in the comfort of the (slightly) cooler seminar tents.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Dr Pepper and peanuts
A friend brought up an interesting point the other day. She said, "Why do Texans refer to all soft drinks as Coke?" And while it's true, I don't have an answer for that. (Do you?) But what's even more puzzling is that Coke isn't even a Texan product—it's from Georgia. Our local soda is Dr Pepper, born in Waco in 1885 one year before Coca-Cola was conceived.
Dr Pepper turns 117 years old this week, and the town of Dublin, Texas is having a weeklong celebration. If you're not familiar with Dublin, here's a bit of background. The bottling plant in Dublin is the oldest Dr Pepper bottler in the world. But what makes it even more special is that it's one of the few plants that still bottle Dr Pepper with cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup. And yes, it tastes much, much better. In certain circles, drinking a Dublin Dr Pepper is akin to sipping a magical elixir.
Like all precious things, Dublin Dr Pepper is not widely available. In New York City, you'll have more luck finding Big Red than Dublin Dr Pepper (though you can order it online). For many years, there were legal restrictions that prevented the Dublin plant from distributing beyond a 44-mile radius of the small town. Those have been lifted now, but it's still difficult to find the drink. This stuff is sensational, so demand far outstrips supply. Enter bootleggers and a black market. Robb Walsh recently wrote a brilliant article about Dublin Dr Pepper and the people who go to extreme lengths to satisfy their thirst.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Long days, strawberry shortcake nights
During the strawberry's brief yet vibrant season, I try to eat them every day. I eat them with balsamic vinegar. I eat them in pies. I eat them in salads. I eat them with granola. I eat them with yogurt. I eat them with cream. And, of course, I eat them by themselves. But my favorite way to eat strawberries is in that classic concoction: strawberry shortcake.
Strawberry shortcake is a simple dish—a sliced biscuit, lightly sweetened strawberries and fluffy, whipped cream are its only requirements. I grew up eating this as my mom loves to make strawberry shortcake and hers is the best. And I'm not alone in my opinion, as I've seen others sigh when their shortcake bowls have been spooned clean.
The sad thing, however, is that when I was a kid I didn't realize I was eating proper strawberry shortcake. Randall's Supermarket sold round yellow sponge-cake cups and called them shortcakes. (They were only a about an inch high, so they were, indeed, short). And because I was gullible, I was mislead into believing that they were the real deal and what my mom was serving me was incorrect. Not that it mattered, because I still preferred her shortcake. The packaged sponge-cake kind never satisfied as the juice and cream turned the cakes into a soggy mush; you need the heft of a biscuit to carry the weight.