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Bearing the Burden of BreadwinnerHe's vacuuming again.I sit at my desk, trying to focus on the article I'm writing and ignore the low drone of the Electrolux in the living room below. I know, I know — who do I think I am, complaining that my husband is sucking up dog hair and popcorn bits from the wall-to-wall? There are women all over this country who would kill to have their spouses help with housework.Let me try to explain. When Doug and I met 25 years ago, he lived in a pigsty. I couldn't even tell what color the floor tiles in his kitchen were. The window treatments were sheets of newspaper taped to filthy panes. The bathroom… you don't want to know. That was the man I fell in love with: a musician, a work-late, drink-much, sleep-late, easygoing guy. And the daily buzz of the Electrolux is a dentist-drill reminder of how much he has changed. How much, I'm afraid, I've changed him.Back then, we were free spirits. I wrote for alternative weeklies; he played jazz and salsa in nightclubs. We worked as bike messengers to pay the rent. Even after we married and had our daughter, we took turns being the grown-up. He gave trombone lessons while I stayed home and breastfed; I worked as a copy editor (with health benefits) so we could have a second child. We were partners, equals, united by our determination to live life on our own terms.Somewhere along the way, our earning patterns changed. Doug kept playing gigs. I kept writing, and one thing led to another: I became an editor at a city magazine, wrote a regular column there, wrote for other magazines, put out books, won prizes. I made something of a name for myself. Doug stayed home with the kids. I might have thought more about what this meant to our marriage except for one thing: All my best girlfriends were the breadwinners in their households too.Women in Power"There's a reason we're friends with the people we're friends with," says my ex-college suite-mateSharon (her name and some of the details of her life have been changed). She owns a high-powered PR firm in New York City that bears her name. Four of us shared that suite in college, but I stay in touch only with Sharon, who's 51. She married Sam, a bright, charming classmate of ours whose degree was in botany but who didn't seem the scientific type. He moved from job to job in the publishing trade while they had two kids. After he was abruptly fired seven years ago, she carried the family along. And she went on carrying them, while he spun out his unemployment benefits, couldn't find another job, got depressed, got counseling, and kept their house very clean. Sharon understands about the vacuuming.So does Ann Laquer Estin. My friendship with Ann, 50, dates back to junior high. She's an Iowa professor with a national reputation in family law. Her husband, Jim, is a social worker. "He does a lot of chores," Ann says. "It seems ridiculous how often he reorganizes the basement." They met at Dartmouth College, drawn together by a willingness to chain themselves to fences at nuclear power plants.Ann says she's fine with being the primary breadwinner. "I don't think any of us was looking for a meal ticket when we got married," she insists. "It seemed important for financial reasons that I take advantage of the opportunities I got. If Jim had been married to somebody in legal aid, maybe he would have stepped up."The other day, Ann says, they were talking in the kitchen when Jim remarked on the fact that she has "a Dartmouth-worthy career" while he doesn't. "It wasn't a surprising comment," she adds. "It's not far below the surface for him." Or for her: "I sometimes worry he looks a little rumpled," she admits. "I wish he'd iron a shirt. I hang around too much with lawyers. I was buying him lawyer ties for a while. Then it occurred to me what I was doing." People they meet socially often assume, from the way Jim discusses his "cases" (the children with whom he works) that he's a doctor: a psychologist or psychiatrist. "I correct them — sometimes," Ann says.Head of the HouseholdWhen my best friends and I signed on to the women's movement three decades ago, we were aiming for equality. What we've ended up with is something else altogether. Back before Doug and I were married, when we used to stay up late and bare our souls, I'd ask him: "Don't you want to be the best trombone player in the world?" He'd always shake his head: "I just want to make a living playing trombone." I guess I thought he was being modest. But Jill, another friend from junior high, reminds me that it was different for her and Ann and me: "Don't you remember how ambitious we were?" she says of our school days. "We used to bet which of us would be on the cover of Time first. We were driven. We did everything, and we had to be the best at everything. We were real type A's." We took it for granted that our husbands would keep pace.In our marriages, though, roles have been reversed or, at least, merged and muddied. "We never said to our husbands 'You'll be the one who stays home; I'll be the breadwinner,'" Sharon says. "We expected they'd be able to do what we did: to have both those identities." We changed diapers and made PTA meetings while charging full speed ahead with our careers. Yet by chance or by choice, none of our husbands have really prospered. After years of unemployment — and treatment for his depression — Sam, unable to find another job, went to work for Sharon in her PR firm. "He cried the other night," she says. "He said, 'Do you know what it's like for me to work for a company that has your name?'" She sighs. "I feel like I'm living the life I was supposed to lead. I don't think Sam is."Like 1950s housewives, our men have become diminished and unfulfilled. We are the heads of our households, not only monetarily, but also in terms of power, because money is power. Once, we argued that contributions like vacuuming and taking care of children should be valued equally with paying the bills. Now we've realized, uneasily, why it's so easy to denigrate those contributions' worth. "Jim and I have a long history of negotiating the household-chore stuff," Ann says. "At a certain point, it became clear to me that I could say, 'Yeah, but I'm earning more money than you.' "Jill knows that feeling. She's a high-profile financier in London (I've changed her name and some details too), and when she first met her husband, Boris, he was in finance as well. When they reconnected a year later, his wife had died, and he'd changed to a less demanding career to spend more time with his two children (he took up painting). They married and had a child of their own; Boris's work had made an initial splash, but the interest (and income) has since died down. He now paints at home and tends to their kids, freeing Jill to deal with the time demands and international travel her job requires.Every so often, when she and Boris fight — usually about who has done more and how the load is balanced — Jill has the urge to vocalize the "get a real job thing," as she puts it. "But that would be like going to the nuclear option," she adds quickly. My other friends and I tiptoe similarly. Our guys aren't stupid, though. Even when we don't play that card, they know it's in our hand.When the Act Gets OldThat the live-music business has tanked in this new age of deejays and downloads isn't Doug's fault: The world changed on him, just as it did on steelworkers and coal miners and Freudian psychiatrists. He recently trained to be a bus driver. When he broached the idea, I cringed, picturing Ralph Kramden in a stained T-shirt with a pack of Tareytons in the sleeve. Doug was puzzled by my classist disdain. "It's just a job," he said. "Why is it any different from when we were bike messengers?" I wanted to scream at him: "We were bike messengers when we were 25! We're 50 now. A life should have some forward motion, some accomplishment arc. There should be striving. The reward for that is success."Staying home with the kids served to mask our men's lack of ambition, and even earned them props for being such liberated guys. And, hey, the kids are all right, or at least no more messed up than any other kids I know. But now that they're leaving the nest, Ann and Jill and Sharon and I are worried. The other night, my son had a cavalcade with his high school marching band; my daughter drove off to a movie with friends. It was just Doug and me at the dinner table, and I was afraid. Would we have enough to say to each other, coming as we were from such different places in our lives that day?Sharon understands my nervousness. "I made Sam be in the town play," she confides. "I said, 'You've got to get out of the house. I need you to come home with stories.' I need him to have experiences." We women can't bear all the burden of having a life.In the end, my dinner with Doug was okay. He even told me a story about hitting a tree with his bus.There's an old joke about how many musicians marry nurses — because nurses can always find work. Doug was always straight with me about his goals in life. "I have tons of friends with fine degrees who are housewives," Jill says. "They dated guys who said they wanted women to be strong and independent, but once they got married, it became all about him — his career, his needs." On the other hand, our husbands' willingness to defy stereotypes freed us to defy them as well. Why aren't we more grateful to them?Maybe it's because we worry what messages we're sending our children. How will growing up in such matriarchal households affect their marital expectations? Doug's willingness to take on this role helped expand my kids' definition of what it means to be a man, but they still poke embarrassed fun at his vacuuming obsession. Sharon's children are bewildered by the way she's always in charge — of vacations, household purchases, even restaurant choices. "They say, 'We always do what you want to do,'" she says. "But I'm not making the decisions because I'm a bitch. I'm doing it because someone has to."Or maybe it's because we're looking forward, all of us, to a time when we won't have to be in charge. We're pondering midlife dreams of reinvention and eyeing the oasis of retirement in the distance. And we're finding that the men we married don't really have any plans for the future, except to keep on keeping on. Ann, the law-school professor, longs to spend summers writing and doing research in a house she and Jim still own in Boulder, Colorado, where they lived during the early years of their marriage and she was happiest. "We could rent it out just for the academic year," she says wistfully. "Of course, Jim's job isn't on an academic-year calendar. But this may be where I'm thinking… 'You know, you don't make that much money anyway.'"Sharon finds herself wishing Sam would start pulling his weight: "I ask him, 'Why don't you go to law school?' He says, 'I'm not interested.' And I want to say, 'You're not fucking interested? Why don't you sit down and figure out how you could actually make some money?'"It's not just about the money, though. It's about the fact that we operate on all cylinders, all the time. That despite the vacuuming our men do ("See how evolved I am?"), we're the ones buying the Christmas presents, looking after our aged parents, doing the college tours. And we're tired. Eternally tired. We long for our men to step up and rescue us, do the Prince Charming thing. Sure, we wanted them to support our dreams, but not at the cost of abandoning their own. So our resentment slowly builds. "I feel," Sharon says, quietly, "like Sam's not bringing enough to the table."Bending the Gender RolesI've never stopped loving Doug. I still work hard to evoke his laughter, save up stories to tell him, lie in bed longing for his touch. I feel, though, that I have been emasculating. That I usurped his natural position in our family. And I don't always remember to ask how his day has been. This is why I treasure my best friends. When I tell them that Doug has taken up trout fishing, they chime in: Jim has become a beekeeper; Sam is taking voice lessons; Boris has started gardening.But mostly, you know, when we get together, my girlfriends and I don't talk about the guys. We catch up with one another, reel off accomplishments, spout triumphs, boast without blushing, free in one another's company to be ourselves — an opportunity that, for all our worldly success, we don't often get, even at home. Doug was so threatened by the subject of this article that he asked me point-blank: "Are you going to leave me?" "Never," I told him, and I meant it. Sharon and Ann and Jill aren't walking out either.But our joy in our own fulfillment is always tempered by that nagging fear that it has come at the expense of our husbands', and impatience with the life choices they've made. This is reinforced by the experience of another friend, from high school, Laurie Bayon, a project manager with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. After graduating from Bowdoin, she visited Spain and fell hard for Tono, an auto-factory assembly worker and wannabe soccer pro with killer looks but not so much as a high school diploma. They returned to the U.S. together, and she paid the bills while he earned his GED. Through 18 years of marriage and two kids, she supported the family while he got a degree in biomedical engineering, worked as an engineer for a while, got an MBA, opened a sporting goods store… "All he ever really cared about was soccer," she says ruefully. It cost her dearly when the marriage broke up, what with no prenup, money she'd inherited and a great house she'd mostly paid for herself. What's worse, he'd never even vacuumed. "He didn't do the househusband thing," Laurie says bitterly.But something odd happened after the divorce became final. Tono found his footing, dug in, got serious, became a sales manager (and eventually a partner) for a medical equipment servicing firm that did well. He sold his shares in it and started another firm. Today, Laurie says, "He makes as much as me. And he's a happy guy."Throughout their marriage, she controlled the purse strings. It wasn't until Tono was cut free that he discovered his forte. If Ann and Sharon and Jill and I had been more dependent — or less controlling — would our men's lives be richer? Have we held them back by insisting on being all that we could be?Perhaps all along we've been subconsciously disparaging or discouraging about our husbands' goals and careers. After all, the fact that our kids were at home and in good hands freed us to work the long hours we needed to get ahead without worrying that anyone would think we were bad moms. Plus, we got to be the family stars — and who doesn't want that?Sharon believes there's masculine energy and feminine energy, and which you've got has nothing to do with gender. "To have a successful relationship," she says, "you have to be paired up with the opposite." She, too, has told her husband she will never leave him — though not the truth about why. "I'd just end up with someone else like him," she says.Sandy Hingston is a senior editor at Philadelphia magazine.Originally published in MORE magazine, February 2007.
Love and Money: Breadwinner Wives
Their careers soared while their husbands' sputtered. Now at midlife, these high-achieving women can't help but wonder — who's that guy in the apron?
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Violence in games headlines
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Factions will play an important role in The Division, and in today's video we get a look at one such faction: the Cleaners.
Study refutes link between violence and media
A new long-term study has refuted a connection between violent media and real world violence, and raised doubts regarding the methods of earlier studies with contrary findings.
Violent video games cause "observable behavioral changes", Connecticut politican opines
Connecticut lawmaker DebraLee Hovey has called for stricter control of violent video games following the tragedy of Sandy Hook.
Anti-violent games senator Yee charged with campaign fraud, firearms trafficking
Yesterday, it was announced that California State Senator Leland Yee (D), who tried to pass a bill banning the sale of violent games to children, had been arrested for suspicion of bribery and corruption by the FBI. Today, the federal body has released the criminal complaint against Yee, and among the charges listed are firearms […]
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes rated M, gets content warning for sexual violence
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes has scored a Mature 17+ rating from the ESRB, which is not surprising in itself, but some of the content mentioned in the assessment is.
Red Cross calls on industry to make players accountable for war crimes
Given the increasing realism of video games, the International Committee of Red Cross has asked the games industry to implement in-game punishments for depicted acts in violation of international laws of war.
South Australian Attorney General feels some mature games are falling through the R18+ cracks
South Australia Attorney General John Rau feels the R18+ rating isn't being applied properly, and needs to be investigated further by the Federal Governmenr.
"GTA Made Me Do It" t-shirts appear on Teespring, target almost met
GTA controversy seems to have made its way into the realm of apparel, as shirt manufacturer Teespring has launched a "GTA Made Me Do It" design that will only print if 150 people place an order.
Activision employs lobbyists to manage anti-violent games bill in the Senate
Activision have employed a lobbying group advocate one way or another on a current bill in the US Senate that seeks to research the effects of violent video games on children. Unfortunately Activision's registration of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld doesn't include the specifics of which way the group is supposed to advocate, but […]
Consumer group rallies against anti-violent games legislation
The Entertainment Consumers Association has denounced proposed US legislation enabling a study into the effects of violent video games in children.
Saints Row 4: strap on the silly, not the sexually violent
Do we really need "alien anal probes" to have a good time? Brenna argues for a Saints Row that does what Saints Row does best – without the squick of sexual violence.
"No legal reason why" violent games couldn't be taxed
US vice president Joe Biden has said there's no legal objection to imposing a tax on violent media.
EA drops gun licensing deals - but keeps the guns
Electronic Arts has revealed plans to ditch gun licensing deals from its games – but will continue to feature well-known weaponry in their titles without paying gun manufacturers.
Police believe games "may have been a factor" in violent assault
Video games have been implicated in a violent assault by a teenage boy on an online gaming buddy.
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Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes rated M, gets content warning for sexual violence
Red Cross calls on industry to make players accountable for war crimes
South Australian Attorney General feels some mature games are falling through the R18+ cracks
"GTA Made Me Do It" t-shirts appear on Teespring, target almost met
Activision employs lobbyists to manage anti-violent games bill in the Senate
Consumer group rallies against anti-violent games legislation
Police believe games "may have been a factor" in violent assault
Guardian analysis of top 50 games sold in 2012 found "more than half contain violent content labels"
"I will never work on a first-person shooter, ever again" says veteran dev
New Jersey SAFE Task Force seeking to regulate the sale of Mature games to kids
Violent games are "a kind of simulator", and "enable" killers, says US senator
Violence in narrative has always been part of the "story teller's toolkit," says Levine
US politicians renew calls for violent games investigation following Lanza "score" headlines
Gearbox believes NRA should be advocating gun laws instead of pointing fingers at games
US politician moves to ban minors from light gun arcade games
Lollipop Chainsaw and its ilk "should just not be made", says Spector
Riccitiello: current political climate is "not about games," but a "perception issue"

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6 New Bike Infrastructure Features coming as 'Test Laboratory'
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Boulder will be testing new features and programs for cyclists this summer and fall as part of what city officials are calling a "Living Laboratory."
It's part of the ongoing effort to update the Transportation Master Plan. One of the goals of the plan is to increase use of alternative methods of transportation, including bicycles.
Photo Credit: DC Streets Blog
Some of the items being tested are
- Back-in angled parking on University Avenue
- Buffered bike lanes on University Avenue
- Protected cycle tracks on Baseline
- Advisory bike lane on Harvard Lane
- Bike Box at the intersection of Folsom Street and Canyon Boulevard
- Bike Boulevard on 13th Street from Balsam Avenue to Cedar Avenue
- Electric Assist Pilot Project
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Even though the calendar says spring, this weekend is downright summer-like in terms of the amount of fine music and theatrical options that are available. Let's look at out best bets.
Starting Thursday, Fleet Foxes side project Poor Moon pays a visit to The State Room as the opener for North Carolina's Lost in the Trees, pictured above. This will be a strong night of indie-folk and it'll be interesting to see how these less than well-known bands draw for what could be a great gig. For fans of the Seattle band's mellow, folk-based sound this concert offers a chance to see that music up close and not in the amphitheater setting a la Red Butte Garden, which is where the Foxes played last year. Lost In The Trees is a seven-member group that offers a lush, literate sound reflective of their N.C. roots. Tickets remain on sale for the 8 p.m. show.
On Saturday, Indigo Girl Amy Ray brings her folky sounds into The State Room for a 9 p.m. show. Ray's concerts are always festive, in part because the shows often serve as a soundtrack to a party night for SLC's gay and lesbian community. A fun time, for sure.
On Friday and Saturday, female comedy duo Garfunkle and Oates headline shows at WiseGuys in West Valley City. These two have an hilarious act that will be on display for four shows this weekend. Tickets are $20.
Also, legendary English indie rockers The Ting-Tings will headline a Friday night show at Club Sound, inside In The Venue. This is an intimate setting and it's not everyday a band that's sold more 2 million copies of one album ("We Started Nothing") plays such a small room. Tickets are $20 in advance at smithstix.com.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The University of Oregon scored an all-time best 943 points to record its second straight top-15 national finish in Division I Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, which were released Friday.
During the 2013-14 academic year, the Ducks won national titles in men's outdoor track and field and men's and women's indoor track and field, in addition to top-five NCAA finishes in softball (third), women's outdoor track and field (third) and men's cross country (fifth) to place 15th in the final Directors' Cup standings.
Oregon was also 15th last year, and just one spot off the University's all-time highest finish of 14th from 2009-10.
"Placing in the top 15 nationally for the second straight year, while at the same time only sponsoring 18 NCAA championship athletic programs, is an exceptional achievement that exemplifies our commitment to success across the board at the University of Oregon," said Director of Athletics Rob Mullens. "Our entire staff is proud of the efforts made by our student-athletes and coaches, and the support they show for each other."
In addition to having one third of their 18 NCAA championship athletic programs among the top five nationally, the Ducks counted a ninth-place finish from football following that squad's victory over Texas in the Alamo Bowl. Oregon also fared well in the NCAA postseason in men's golf (14th), women's cross country (14th) and women's golf (40th), and advanced to the national round of 32 in baseball, volleyball and men's basketball.
With men's tennis advancing to the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade, all eight of Oregon's men's sports programs participated in the postseason, for the first time in school history.
The Ducks sponsor 20 varsity sports programs, 18 of which compete for NCAA Championships. Of those 18 sports, 14 scored in this year's Directors' Cup competition. The NCAA does not conduct championships for sand volleyball, nor acrobatics and tumbling, which won its fourth straight NCATA national title in 2014.
Oregon also topped all institutions with 18 or fewer NCAA championship programs for a seventh consecutive year, as the UO remains the only program in the history of the Directors' Cup to place among the top 15 with 18 or fewer sports.
The Ducks established a school best in Directors' Cup points for the second straight year. The 943 total for 2013-14 exceeded the 929.75 scored a season ago.
Beyond the success of the current season, the national championships won by the Ducks in 2013-14 means that Oregon is joined by Florida and USC as the only three Universities in the nation to win multiple national titles each of the last two years. What's more, Oregon is one of only six institutions to claim at least one national title in each of the last five years (Florida, Penn State, Stanford, UCLA, USC).
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today, and recognizes the accomplishments of colleges and universities maintaining a broad-based athletic program. Schools are awarded points based on their national finish in up to 20 sports (10 men's, 10 women's).
Stanford, which sponsors 20 more sports than Oregon, accumulated top honors for the 20th straight year with a total of 1,481 points.
The Ducks ranked fourth among all Pac-12 Conference schools behind Stanford, UCLA (seventh) and USC (eighth).
Complete 2013-14 standings and a history of the program can be found at www.directorscup.org.
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Two agencies work together to fix up homes
Published: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 11:48 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 11:48 p.m.
Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc., or WARM, and Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity are working together to improve housing in a residential area south of Market Street. The efforts are funded by the city of Wilmington through federal programs.
How to Apply
To apply for assistance or to volunteer on a revitalization project, call the WARM office at 399-7563.
The grant will help low-income homeowners living roughly within the boundaries of Front Street, Market Street, 17th Street and Greenfield Lake.
The city hopes efforts like these will help prevent neighborhood blight, ensure residents can safely age in place, and preserve the city's affordable housing supply.
Every year, WARM completes safety-related improvements for 70 to 80 households in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. Typical projects include roof repair, flooring, water heater replacement, heating and air repairs, stairs and landings, railings, and wheelchair ramp construction.
Using mostly volunteers, WARM completes repairs for qualifying households at no charge. Generally, no more than $5,000 is spent on any one household.
WARM takes applications all year long and typically has a waiting list of more than 100 households. However, because of this revitalization funding, qualifying households in the designated areas will be helped faster than those on the current waiting list.
If the project is more extensive than WARM's guidelines allow, the home-
owner will be referred to Habitat.
Habitat projects for the revitalization work in the Southside neighborhood include major renovations with an estimated expense at $5,000 to $10,000 for structural repair projects, such as roof replacement, flooring and walls. The Habitat model includes a forgivable loan with a sliding scale based on income.
Habitat for Humanity has a tried and tested partnership approach that makes families who need shelter a key part of their own housing solution. Habitat works hard with volunteers and donors so that families in need of housing can help build, then buy and maintain their own home on terms they can afford.
To apply for assistance or to volunteer on a revitalization project, call the WARM office at 399-7563.
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Delaware Hospice's Family Support Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, will hold "The Ups & Downs of the Holidays" workshop with guest speaker Dr. Judy Pierson from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 8.
The program will explore what makes the holidays stressful, especially for those who have experienced a recent loss, and what can be done to help.
The workshop is free, but registration is required by Wednesday, Dec. 6 by contacting Vicki Costa at (302) 856-7717, ext. 1129 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Best Musical Makeover: Los Bambinos
Published Apr 27, 2006 - (Updated Dec 19, 2012)
Featured in Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine, Spring/Summer 2006 issue.
If you've spent any time in South Side, you've probably seen them: a group of five young men wearing matching outfits and bright broad smiles. Or perhaps you've done a double take while enjoying a restaurant meal, suddenly recognizing a Beatles song being performed nearby … in cha-cha-cha style? A group of four Cuernavaca brothers plus a cousin, Los Bambinos have been pounding the pavement (and the sand) entertaining folks at local restaurants with their eclectic mixture of traditional and pop songs with a Latin twist for several years. Recently, they were invited to perform on a stage, for a change. Local musician Blaine Selkirk was hired by Santa Barbara's Ed Hutmacher to piece together a show, fine-tuning their existing material. In Selkirk's expert hands, Los Bambinos went from traveling troubadours to overnight sensation. The resulting dozen performances, all completely sold out, turned out to be one of the most successful and unexpected surprises for all.
Los Bambinos have remained humble despite their recent success, sticking to their goals (all full-time students) and thanking those around them who have lent a helping hand through the years. "They are the most wonderful people you could ever meet," said Polly Vicars, an 18-year Vallarta resident who met Carlos, the eldest, nine years ago and has adopted the clan ever since. In appreciation, Los Bambinos donate 10% of every CD they sell to Puerto Vallarta's Becas Ball Foundation.
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Earlier this month Hélène Mandroux, Mayor of Montpellier announced that West 8 in collaboration with Montpellier architects, Boyer-Percheron-Assus, is the winner of the urban design competition for the conversion of the former School of Infantry site (EAI) (35 ha) in the city of Montpellier. Team West 8 beat fellow competitors BIG Agency and Bau-B. West 8's proposal emphasizes rejuvenation of the pre-existing condition to "subtly transform the site from one state to another, without upsetting the heritage" explains Michaël Delafosse, Deputy Major and urbanism delegate. The proposed redevelopment of the EAI into a new district will be presented to the public in September. Development of the neighborhood will be led by Thierry Laget from SAAM (Development Company of the city of Montpellier).
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Charles Aaron Smith
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-7 Weight: 265 lbs.
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Died: August 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Pollard
College: Michigan St. (school history) (Smith college stats)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 62 (838th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Tody Smith
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Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about esophageal cancer.
Q: What is the esophagus?
A: The esophagus is a muscular tube. It is part of the digestive tract.
The esophagus is about 10 inches long and connects the throat to the stomach. It is behind the windpipe and the main artery from the heart (the aorta) and in front of the spine. During swallowing, the esophagus tightens and contracts, causing "waves" to push food down into the stomach. Glands in the esophagus make mucus to keep the tube moist and make swallowing easier.
Q: What is esophageal cancer?
A: Cancer occurs when cells grow out of control. Esophageal cancer is when cells grow out of control in the esophagus, the tube that carries food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach. Cancer can develop in any part of the esophagus. It typically begins in the inner lining and may spread along and into the esophagus wall. If it spreads, it usually shows up first in the lymph nodes, the windpipe (trachea), and the large blood vessels in the chest. Then it may spread into other parts of the body, such as the lungs, liver, or stomach.
Q: What are the different types of esophageal cancer?
A: There are two main types of esophageal cancer--adenocarcinoma and squamous cell:
Adenocarcinoma. This occurs in the gland cells, which are also called adenoid cells. These cells make mucus and other fluids. They are usually found in the stomach, but can move up into the lower part of the esophagus, replacing squamous cells. This type of esophageal cancer is more common than squamous cell carcinoma.
Squamous cell carcinoma. This is cancer that begins in the flat cells of the esophagus. These cells line the entire esophagus. Less than half of all cancers in the esophagus begin in the squamous cells.
Q: What is Barrett's esophagus?
A: Sometimes fluid from the stomach backs up into the lower esophagus. This is called reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Over time, the reflux may cause the cells in the lower esophagus to change. This condition is called Barrett's esophagus. In some cases, Barrett's esophagus leads to esophageal cancer.
Q: What are the risk factors for esophageal cancer?
A: Certain factors can make one person more likely to get esophageal cancer than another person. These are called risk factors. Smoking and drinking alcohol are the two biggest known risk factors for this type of cancer. Doing both of them puts you at highest risk for esophageal cancer. Other risk factors include being older than 55, being a man, being obese, and having reflux or Barrett's esophagus.
Q: What are the symptoms of esophageal cancer?
A: Often, there are no symptoms in the early stages of esophageal cancer. Symptoms might not appear until the disease is more advanced. Early symptoms often feel like indigestion or heartburn, so many people ignore those symptoms. The most common symptom is trouble swallowing. At first, the trouble is with dry, solid foods such as bread, muffins, or chicken. It can become hard to swallow liquids. You may also feel pressure or burning when swallowing. You may feel like food is stuck in your throat or chest. You might lose weight without trying because you're eating less. Other symptoms can include choking, vomiting, coughing, hoarseness, and pain in the throat or breastbone. You may notice a lump on your neck or collarbone, or under your arm.
Q: How is esophageal cancer diagnosed?
A: To make a diagnosis, the doctor asks questions about your medical history, family history, and risk factors. The doctor will also do a physical exam to check for signs of the disease. To view your esophagus, the doctor may order either or both of these tests:
Barium swallow. A special X-ray test where a doctor watches you swallow a liquid.
Upper endoscopy. A test where a doctor places a small, narrow camera into your esophagus.
During the endoscopy, the doctor can take a sample of any unusual tissue called a biopsy. The sample can be checked for cancer cells.
Q: Should everyone get a second opinion for esophageal cancer?
A: Many people with cancer get a second opinion from another doctor. There are many reasons to get a second opinion:
Not feeling comfortable with the treatment decision
Being diagnosed with a rare type of cancer
Having several options for how to treat the cancer
Not being able to see a cancer expert
Many people have a hard time deciding which treatment to have. It may help to have a second doctor review the diagnosis and treatment options before starting treatment. A short delay in treatment usually will not lower the chance that it will work. Some health insurance companies even require that a person with cancer seek a second opinion. Many other companies will pay for a second opinion if asked.
Q: How can someone get a second opinion for esophageal cancer?
A: There are many ways to get a second opinion:
Ask a primary care doctor. He or she may be able to suggest a specialist. This may be a surgeon, gastroenterologist, medical oncologist, or radiation oncologist. Sometimes these doctors work together at cancer centers or hospitals. Never be afraid to ask for a second opinion.
Call the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. The number is 800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237). They have information about treatment facilities. These include cancer centers and programs supported by the National Cancer Institute
Seek other options. Check with a local medical society, a nearby hospital or medical school, or a support group to get names of doctors who can give you a second opinion. Or ask other people who've had esophageal cancer for their recommendations.
Q: How is esophageal cancer treated?
A: Surgery is the most common treatment. The goal is to take out the tumor. If that isn't possible, then the goal is to ease symptoms These are some other treatments that are used:
Radiation therapy
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and other laser therapies
Radiation therapy and chemotherapy may be done to shrink the tumor, either before or instead of surgery, or to kill any cancer cells that are left after surgery. Many of these treatments may be used together. For instance, chemotherapy may make radiation and laser therapies, including PDT, more effective. The choice of treatment depends on how much the cancer has spread and the person's overall health and personal preferences.
Q: What are clinical trials?
A: Clinical trials are studies of new kinds of treatments. Some trials are specific to cancer. Doctors and nurses do clinical trials to learn how well new treatments work and what their side effects are. Promising treatments are ones that work better or have fewer side effects than the current treatments. People in clinical trials may get a treatment before the FDA has approved it. Joining a trial helps researchers learn more about cancer and how to help future cancer patients. Clinical trials are especially helpful for people with esophageal cancer, as it is currently a cancer that is difficult to treat successfully.
Q: What's new in esophageal cancer research?
A: Cancer research should give you hope. Doctors and researchers around the world are learning more about what causes esophageal cancer, and are looking for and studying ways to prevent it. They are also finding better ways to detect and treat this disease.
Studies are being done to improve survival rates in people with esophageal cancer who are treated with various combinations of drugs. Newer radiation therapies may also prove to be helpful.
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A while back I decided that I needed a good semi auto handgun. I wanted it in .45 Auto. For well over 100 years the 45 has been a fight stopper. I had one years ago and always wanted another one. So, I started looking.
However, a Ruger P95 in 9MM suddenly came available. It kinda fell into my lap. So, I took it. I immediately started accumulating ammo for it as I have a certain number that is the minimum I want for every caliber I have. I bought some specially designed defense loads such as Hornadys Critical Defense. I bought a lot of lower price ball ammo for practice and general use. I feel that it will give a good account of itself if necessary.
There was a post on Survival Blog that a person who is on some drugs wont even feel a bullet fired from a 9MM handgun! Well, I take issue with that!
That killer that caused the mass murder in Tucson (in which Congress lady Giffords was horribly injured) used a 9MM. And, he was shooting ball ammo! Now, I, like most Americans, was utterly appalled by the senseless tragedy. I hope that she makes a full and miraculous recovery. I grieve for the fatalities. But, it did prove that the 9MM is probably sufficient to use as a survival weapon. It is an awful way to learn what a certain caliber can do. But, I think anybody who has a 9MM will be well armed. Also, these new tactical loads (such as Critical Defense and some others) will increase the viability of this round (thank God that the creep who caused this senseless tragedy didnt use those or some of the wounded also might have been fatalities!). Im going to keep my 9MM!


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Step One: Get to Perimenopause
Physical signs of menopause may begin several years before the final menstrual period. This menopause transition phase is called perimenopause (literally meaning "around menopause"). It can last 6 years or more. Menopause, by definition, is the final menstrual period, which can be confirmed after going 12 consecutive months without a period.
Perimenopausal changes are brought on by changing levels of ovarian hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. During this transition, estrogen levels gradually decline, but they do so in an erratic fashion. Sometimes they can be even higher than during the reproductive years. Common changes during perimenopause include:
· Irregular menstrual periods
· Hot flashes
· Sleep disturbances
· Mood swings
· Low libido (sex drive) and/or vaginal dryness.
During perimenopause, a woman may still be able to conceive, although fertility is very low. If pregnancy is not desired, contraception is necessary until menopause (one year past the last menses!) is reached.
Step Two: Go Through Perimenopause
When a woman suspects she is experiencing perimenopause, it is an excellent time to have a complete medical examination by a qualified health professional. The diagnosis of perimenopause can usually be made by reviewing a woman's medical history, her menstrual history, and her signs and symptoms.
At present there is no commercially available test to predict when menopause will occur. However, there is interesting ongoing research on Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) that has been shown to have some promise for estimating the timing of menopause. Commercial salivary testing for estrogen has not proven accurate or reliable, and desired levels of hormones in postmenopausal women have not been established.
What about testing for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)? Sometimes, elevated FSH levels are used to confirm menopause. FSH is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that triggers the ovaries to secrete estrogen. As the ovaries' production of estrogen declines, the pituitary gland releases more FSH into the blood to try to stimulate estrogen production. When a woman's FSH level is consistently elevated and she is no longer having menstrual periods, it is generally accepted that she has reached menopause. However, a single test can be misleading because estrogen production does not fall at a steady rate from day to day. Instead, both estrogen and FSH levels fluctuate from fairly high to fairly low during perimenopause. Also, if a woman is using certain hormone therapies (such as birth control pills), an FSH test is not valid.
Step Three: Stay Healthy During Postmenopause
Check the calendar, check for signs and symptoms and discuss with your healthcare provider how to stay healthy for the rest of your life. Visit The North American Menopause Society for ongoing information and guidance about perimenopause, postmenopause and healthy aging.
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Art is a powerful tool that helps set the mood of your home. Paintings of a lighthouse next to a calm sea create a feeling of peace in your home office. In contrast, vibrant action shots of children jumping in the air can create joy and energy in rooms reserved for fun times with the family. Whatever mood you wish to create, the perfect art piece will convey.
And to get great local artwork at a discount, there will be an art swap and sale this Saturday, Nov. 12 called "Oops! I ran out of wall space!"
Locals put the price on the pieces they wish to sell so you never know what great deals there are to be had. The sale runs Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Art Access Gallery on 230 South 500 West, #125 in Salt Lake City. Click here for more info.
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Published: Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
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Editor: This is in response to the editorial regarding LTA grants:
The Lexington Tourism Authority is fully funded by hotel occupancy tax, therefore when grant applications are presented first consideration is given to events that will indeed put "heads in beds." Without those "heads in beds," the LTA could not advertise, could not promote and most certainly could not support any new or existing events.
American Legion State Tournament will guarantee hotel rooms for teams during the five-day tournament with hotel numbers rapidly increasing as you add the families. These folks won't just stay in the hotels, they will eat in our restaurants, shop in our shops, visit our attractions, drink wine from our wineries and purchase gas to get back home. We know the tournament will economically impact our community from our conversation with towns that have hosted the tournament in the past.
The N.C. Music & Arts Festival is a wonderful event and has the potential of becoming bigger and better each year and will be supported by the LTA. Although last year's event hosted 1,000 folks, the hotel overnight numbers were limited. Next year, the event can be considered again for a grant using details of the success from 2013 and hotel overnights as part of the discussion.
All things are taken into consideration by the board when viewing applications. There is no cookie cutter method; each is considered for its own merits. More important than getting the name of the LTA out is to get the name of any festival or event out to potential visitors, and we indeed plan to do just that!
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PANAMA CITY BEACH- This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches 2nd grade at Patronis Elementary in Panama City Beach. Brenda Porter was nominated by a parent who writes: "The children in Ms. Porter's class absolutely adore her, as do the parents! She makes everyday fun and exciting. Her laugh can be heard clear across campus and there is always something fun going on. I have seen an extreme interest in reading in my child and I attribute that to Mrs. Porter's encouragement."
There is never a dull moment in Brenda Porter's second grade classroom. Each day starts with the "Porter's Pirates" theme song to get everyone on board. "That is one of my favorite parts of the day," said 2nd grader Jenna Barker. "I just try to make it a positive, happy place for everybody," said Ms. Porter. "Her laugh just echoes and she brings out all the fun in her kids and they just really want to do their best for her," said MaryKate Underwood, a guidance counselor at Patronis Elementary.
She works hard to instill the love of reading in her students. "We do it all day long, we write in every subject all day long. They don't know they are working it's so much fun. They don't realize what they accomplish in a day," said Ms. Porter.
Ms. Porter loops with her classes, which means she taught these students in first grade. "They are very special to me and I think that is why we are so close. We can encourage each other all day long and work together so well." "She is precious and sweet to everyone," said Jacob Burnham. "She is a nice teacher and one of my favorites," said Abby Resch. "Two years with Ms. Porter and these students do awesome," said Mrs. Underwood.
Congratulations to Ms. Porter, this week's Golden Apple award winning teacher. "It's such a fun job and I think sometimes people don't see with all the politics and everything that comes with teaching that it really is the best place to be," said Ms. Porter.


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I was just looking into this missing date header thing since it caused a few emails to bounce. From what I can tell, the MTA is under no obligation to add the date header and in Exim it's considered a "fixup" (or rather, not doing it is called suppressing fixups). Short story; if your MTA adds it then it's being kind, if not then it's your fault for not doing it yourself.
Considering the date header is meant to be a requirement, I think that maybe it deserves at least a mention in the ZF manual, maybe it's own addDate() method and probably to be added automatically by Zend_Mail.
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I am having a problem with Zend_Mail that my mail is not passing a date header. I am getting a 01/01/1970 date in thunderbird and a unknown date in Webmail.
I am using SMTP and am developing on a Windows Platform with Apache 2 and PHP5.
Is there something that I am overlooking or am not setting. I have looked and googled the whole afternoon but cannot find anything.
Date headers are usually set by the mail transport; if you're not seeing one, then your transport isn't putting it in (which is bad behaviour on the part of the transport).
Two options: investigate your mail transport and see why it's not setting the date header, or set it manually using Zend_Mail's addHeader() method:
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What are you using for mail delivery, by the way? You mention SMTP, but you don't specify what kind of SMTP server you're using. Others may be able to point out additional remedies based on that information.
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From RFC 2822: "[The origination date specifies] the time at which the human or other creator of the message has put the message into its final form, ready for transport."
Attached a patch that adds new setDate()/getDate() methods. If a date is not set before send()ing, it's automatically set.
Nico, will you have time to get to this by the PR code freeze (1/22)?
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The Saga Girls on a recent trip to Forks, Washington
Mindi Henderson was living her dream. It was like a scene out of a movie, or better yet, a book. Butterflies flew through her stomach as her best friend and fellow Twilight fanatic Emily Pierce drove up to the sign on the side of the road. With the Twilight soundtrack playing, Henderson was on the edge of her seat. There it was: "The City of Forks Welcomes You."
She knew all along it was coming up on the road that led to the small Washington town, but once it came into sight, reality set in. Until then, she had seen the films and read the books almost religiously, but she had never actually been to a location in the story.
"Oh, my gosh. We need to pull over and take pictures," Henderson recalls ecstatically telling Pierce. As a school teacher in SLC, Pierce is more subtle about her love for Twilight; she doesn't want to seem childish around her students. Henderson says she went into that "teacher mode" as she drove toward the sign, but Henderson wasn't about to let her best friend miss this opportunity.
"Seriously, Emily, we're here for this. You wanted to do this," Henderson told her. "Don't let your inhibitions ruin it—just embrace the crazy."
And they did. No kids, no husbands, no drama, just two fanatics at the setting of the Twilight book series, the insanely popular young adult fiction series about a teenage girl in a love triangle with a suave vampire and a beefy werewolf, written by Brigham Young University grad Stephenie Meyer.
In Forks, Henderson and Pierce found houses where the protagonist Bella and her undead heartthrob Edward reside. They saw Forks High School, where Bella and Edward first meet, and the hospital where Edward's adopted father, a doctor and leader of the Cullen vampire clan, works. "We just knew what places were real from the books," Henderson says. "There is actually a Twilight in Forks documentary that was helpful, [and] many of the merchants hand out maps for self-guided tours."
But for the duo, it was more than just sightseeing. "Stephenie Meyer's characters come alive and make you feel the things they're feeling," Henderson says. "As someone who is happily married, I do miss the anticipation Bella felt, falling in love, having a crush."
Henderson and Pierce camped at Three Rivers deep in the mossy woods where, in the books, the native Quileute werewolf tribe set a boundary line that members of the Cullen clan are not allowed to cross. Pierce and Henderson set their tent near the line, and started a bonfire one night on nearby Rialto Beach. Unlike driftwood in the book, it didn't burn with a blue flame. But that didn't matter—they were there.
At first Henderson rolled her eyes when friends recommended Twilight. She wasn't about to read a book just because the author, like her, was Mormon, and she certainly wasn't into vampires. She finally gave in to appease her friends a week before the fourth and final book, Breaking Dawn, hit shelves. She couldn't put the series down, finishing the first three books before the midnight release.
Now, as an administrator for The Ultimate Twi-Tastic Fan Page on Facebook, she posts on Twilight actors' other projects, along with news about the films and a lot of Bella and Edward pictures.
Like Henderson, Sadie Fowers also brings her Twilight love to the online world. She moderates her and her sisters' website for Saga Girls, their group of four women who buy out movie theaters for midnight premieres of the Twilight films, along with films based on Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games.
Fowers knows how Henderson felt when she finally reached Forks, since she, too, felt her Twilight butterflies while meeting actress Rachelle -Lefevre, who played the vampire Victoria in the first two films, at a DVD signing in 2009. "She was the first Victoria, and she was awesome," Fowers says. "I still follow Rachelle on Twitter, and I've tracked down other shows she's starred in."
Fowers knew she'd only have about 20 seconds to talk with the young actress. She needed to think of something clever to say. Maybe about how much she loved her work or that final scene where Victoria stares menacingly into the camera.
"I was so nervous," says Fowers, a 31-year-old mom. "But when I met her, she was so grateful."


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For those without much experience, here's a quick rundown of what you should know before you hit the Sundance Film Festival.
Find your films
All of the Sundance Film Festival movies are conveniently featured on the festival's website. Click here to browse the film guide. Nearly every film has showings outside of Park City, so remember, you don't have to brave Parley's if you don't want to. As for what to pick—you could check out IMDB's list of what they expect to be the best bets of 2013 or base your decision on one of our reviews (we'll be posting them throughout the fest), but, while you should take the critics' advise to a degree, it's best to go with your gut.
It could end up being horrible, but it could also be an underrated gem.
How to get there/getting around
Most of the action of the is in Park City. From SLC, most people take I-80 East to the Kimball Junction exit, turn right and drive until they are in the heart of Park City. Another option, for those looking for a back way in, is to take I-80 E to the Heber/Vernal Exit 146 and then take Exit 4 toward Park City, turning right onto Kearns Blvd.
Once you're in town, parking can get pretty pricey. But just because a $20 lot is really close to Main Street, it might be worth it to park in the $10 lot and catch the shuttle, which will take you anywhere you need to be… eventually.
Click here for more on the shuttle and getting around.
Where to get tickets
It's too late to get a locals-only deal or ticket package, so we'll just skip past those and mention the individual tickets you can purchase here. One movie ticket is $15. You can order your tickets online up until 36 hours before show time. But don't make the mistake of thinking there's a print out option for online tickets. You'll have to pick up your ticket no more than two hours before screening at a box office. Early morning tickets can be picked up the day before.
Or you can just drop by a box office and buy your tickets there. If it's the day of the show, you won't have any other choice. All day-of-show tickets must be purchased in person.
Locations: 136 Heber Ave., Park City; Trolley Square, SLC; Sundance Resort, Provo Canyon; 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Click here for box office hours and more info.
If you're reading the online film guide and it says "waitlist" next to the screening you want to see, that means you should go directly to the theater in hopes of purchasing your tickets last minute. Make sure you arrive at least two hours ahead of time to be given a number. This will determine the place you'll be in line 30 minutes before the screening. After that, the remaining tickets will be sold in sequential order.
How to dress
Go for a hooded coat, since it could snow. Tall waterproof walking boots, like Sorels, are a good investment as well. Bring fingerless gloves and have the notes app on your phone ready. You'll need your fingers to take down directions to theaters or the show times for the movies you want to see.
Besides the movies
Sundance offers a ton more fun. For instance, you can drop by the ASCAP Music Café to see some live music or check out the New Frontier media installations in Park City. If you're kicking it in SLC, make sure you drop by the Beehive Tea Room starting Friday, Jan. 18 for live music.
In Park City, explore Main Street and see what else is going on before or after your movie, because you never know what you'll get to do or who you might see. In addition to exploring on foot, browse the festival's website for activities.
Other Fests
Sure, Sundance draws the large crowds and the biggest celebs, but that also makes it easy to lose focus on what matters most—the films. So if you find yourself needing a break from the glam, don't forget about Utah's other film festivals with a little less mainstream attention.
Here are three other film fests to check out:
Slamdance, Jan. 18–24, Park City
A group of filmmakers not accepted into Sundance decided to take on Redford's fest at its own game and created their own festival, which has been going strong for nearly two decades. Today, Slamdance is also a year-round organization dedicated to advancing emerging filmmakers.
Banff Film Festival World Tour, Utah showings in February and March
The Banff Centre, seated in the heart of Alberta's Rockies, is on a mission to inspire creativity throughout the world through ideas and art, and the Banff Mountain Film Festival has helped achieve this goal for the past 36 years. For nearly to decades, the inspiration has hit a global scale with the festival's world tour.
LDS Film Festival, Jan. 23–26, Orem
The LDS Film Festival doesn't cater only to Mormon audiences. Instead, it features family-friendly entries by local filmmakers.
Best of luck
This year's festival runs Jan. 17 through 27.


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- Chopped fresh strawberries, optional
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AHL Game Night: 2-15-12 Admirals at PenguinsSubmitted by pete on February 15, 2012 - 22:32
Statement made.
Dustin Tokarski stopped all 24 shots he faced for the shutout win. He also stopped a Robert Bortuzzo penalty shot in the third period to keep the bagel on his plate.
Tokarski tied his professional high of 4 shutouts and raised his season save percentage to .906 with the effort. He's 4-1-0 so far this month with 2 shutouts, a 1.60 GAA, and a .938 save percentage. The young man's known for being clutch, and now that the stretch run is starting, it appears Tic Time is, too.
First Period
Second Period
NOR Smith, (20) (Gudas), 0:59 (SH)
NOR Palat, (4) (Cote, Johnson), 17:51
Third Period
NOR Labrie, (11) (Panik, Palat), 12:57
NOR Johnson, (17) (Barberio, Kostka), 14:38 (PP)
Tokarski, Ondrej Palat, and Trevor Smith were the game's three stars.
Carter Ashton was stopped by Scott Munroe on a penalty shot of his own in the second period.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie extended his point streak to 6 games, with 4 goals and 7 points over that span. "Nacho" bested his pro career high of 26 points, set last season, with his 27th point on the goal.
With his 1 goal and 1 assist night, Tyler Johnson very quietly moved within 1 goal and 1 point of catching fellow rookie Ashton in those statistical categories. Perhaps Bolt Prospects co-founder Tim Bennett is right that TJ's being unfairly lost in the shuffle this season.
Panik attack, y'all.
Norfolk outshot Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 33-24 in the contest.
I want you all to take in the full scope of what the Admirals accomplished tonight. With a tie for first in the East Division on the line, they went into the Penguins' barn and didn't just beat them. No, they humiliated them. They beat them up (35 minutes in penalties for the Ads including 3 fighting majors and 6 roughing minors). They shut them down. They lit them up. There's no silver linings for the Penguins in this game, other than the fact that their 1 game in hand on Norfolk still allows them to be listed as the division leader in the standings.
Norfolk and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton are tied at 65 points atop the East Division, each 5 points back of conference leading St. John's. Hershey lurks just 1 point back of the Ads and Pens. Norfolk's 31 wins are third in the AHL behind only Oklahoma City and St. John's, which both have 32. Norfolk returns home on Friday to face Syracuse for a 2 game set. The Crunch are 2 games under .500 and a very distant 4th in the East Division standings.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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AHL Game Night: 11-26-11 Bruins at AdmiralsSubmitted by pete on November 26, 2011 - 22:06
It's a Panik attack!
Dustin Tokarski allowed 2 goals on 28 shots for the win.
First Period
Second Period
PRO Hennessy, (6) (Arniel, Bartkowski), 11:35
NOR Labrie, (5) (Gudas, Angelidis), 16:32
Third Period
NOR Panik, (3) (Wright, Palat), 9:59
NOR Wright, (1) (Panik, Palat), 12:40
PRO Cunningham, (2) (Bartkowski, Arniel), 19:46
Tokarski, Richard Panik (pictured), and James Wright were the game's three stars.
As I mentioned after last night's game, it's hard to beat a team on back-to-back nights when you really beat them badly on the first night. There's a tendency to come out complacent while they come out flying because they don't want to be embarrassed again. That happened tonight, to the tune of a 13-7 shot advantage for the Bruins that was much wider the first 10-15 minutes of play, but Tokarski held the game close and allowed the Admirals to gain their legs.
In the third period, the game was broken open by the line of Palat/Wright/Panik. It's hard to believe that was just Wright's first goal of the season, but perhaps now he has a stable line to run on. He'd be the "Oh Canada!" in the Czech-Oh-Slovakia line.
Norfolk is 2 points back of the Penguins in 2nd place in the East Division and 4th overall in the Eastern Conference. They draw the Pens in a key divisional showdown on Tuesday in Norfolk.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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AHL Game Night: 10-22-11 Senators at AdmiralsSubmitted by pete on October 22, 2011 - 21:10
A wise old hockey man once told me how incredibly hard it was to beat a team twice in two nights, no matter how convincing your win on the first night.
Jaroslav Janus allowed 2 goals on 38 shots before allowing 1 of 3 shooters to convert for the shootout loss. You can't fault Janus when the goals he allows are breakaways.
First Period
BNG Parrish, (5) (Wiercioch, Lehner), 10:06 (PP)
BNG Petersson, (1) (Godfrey, Lehner), 15:14
Second Period
NOR Vernace, (1) (Picard, Smith), 17:21 (PP)
NOR Vernace, (2) (Labrie, Smith), 18:55
Third Period
BNG- Hoffman
Mike Vernace was the game's second star.
It was an interesting lineup and an interesting result for the Admirals. Cory Conacher was out and Ondrej Palat, who was stopped in his shootout attempt, was in. And, it was a fight marred game without the typical flow Norfolk has enjoyed offensively.
Shots ended up 39-39, which is strange after the shot board pasting Norfolk issued last night.
Norfolk travels to Charlotte for a late afternoon tilt tomorrow.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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Lightning Sign 2011 Draft Pick Ondrej PalatSubmitted by chad on October 10, 2011 - 12:41
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed left wing Ondrej Palat to a three-year, entry-level contract today, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced.
Palat, 6-foot, 174-pounds, was drafted by the Lightning in the seventh round, 208th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He is the first prospect from his Lightning draft class to sign a pro contract. He is also 20, which is 18 months-to-two-years older than the others in his class.
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Ondrej Palat: Pre-Draft ReviewSubmitted by chad on June 25, 2011 - 16:21
Ondrej Palat
Position: Left Wing
Shoots/Catches: Left
Height: 5.11
Weight: 174
Born: 03/28/1991
Age: 20
Hometown: Ostrava, CZE
Acquired: Selected by Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 7 (#208) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
Last Team: Drummondville (QMJHL)
Projects As: Organizational Depth
Stats: Volts (QMJHL): 61 Games played, 39-57-96, 24 PIM
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|Women's XC debuts in regional poll
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has released its first weekly regional and national rankings of the season, and the University of Idaho women debuted at 15th in the West Region.
The Vandal women were unranked in the USTFCCCA's preseason poll, but moved into the regional rankings for the first time since 2007 after a pair of strong season-opening performances at the Clash of the Inland Northwest and the Sundodger Invitational.
Idaho's highest ranking in the region was fourth in 2004. That year, the Vandal women were also ranked as highly as 19th in the NCAA before qualifying for the team's first and only NCAA bid and taking 25th at the national meet.
The West Region includes teams from the Pac-10, WAC, Big West, Big Sky and West Coast conferences. Teams from the West occupy the top two spots on the USTFCCCA national rankings, and four of the top 15.
Idaho's men and women will look to further their cases in the region this weekend, as they travel to Salem, Ore., for the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational. Both Vandal teams have historically run well at the meet, which is one of the largest cross country events on the West coast every year.
Last year, the Idaho men and women took second each as teams and Allix Lee-Painter was the individual champion, while the women won and the men took third and both teams featured the top collegiate finisher in 2007.
The men's 8,000m race will start at 9:30 a.m., while the women's 5,000m race will get going at 10:15 a.m.


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