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This forum is good for general advice but could I also suggest get some reading matter from the library or buy from charity shop-there are loads of books that will help a beginner like yourself
Also as a novice keep it simple-a lot of gardening is relatively easy and common sense but you need to know what plants will survive a winter and those that don't like frost and what flowers when.
We all started somewhere and there is plenty of help on here-just don't try to do it all at once
A story about the big pile OH asked about-someone has made a boo-boo
Alan-take a look at this
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Hi we started an allotment this year complete beginers,does step over mean low growing as iv not heard it before Alan4711
Hi we started an allotment this year complete beginers,does step over mean low growing as iv not heard it before
Yes Alan-trained horizontally along wires around knee level-doesn't work for all types of fruit or all varieties-it is usually apples.
I am in the naughty corner bjay-but yes it was
Becks-no candles?-put four on it-just for me
I have just gone out deliberately to look at my magnolia-it looks just like the condition of the second picture-not concerned at all-time of year-relax.
Becks - a quick trip to the shops might be called for?
Fireworks anybody ?
There you are Kate-Chris has invited you to disappear into the garage with OH for sharpening
I trust lottery ticket has been bought?
Dead head the blooms when faded-pop the plant in the greenhouse.let it die back naturally until the stems are brown, feed and with good fortune-they will bloom year after year


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This week, Glee was all about turning points—realizing the point when situations have changed and embracing the new realities, recognizing and being OK with being different from the crowd. One hopes that Glee as a show is also at a turning point after several weeks of up and down—but mostly down—episodes. The show wasn't perfect tonight, but it was better than previous weeks—and some parts were so spot-on, they made me remember why a silly show about glee clubs captured so much attention two years ago.
The episode opens in a tried-and-true way—Blaine Anderson busts into the Warbler room and sings a pop song. The staging is great and the Warblers are being their hilarious, boppy selves (also, they've apparently taken a few dance lessons), but Kurt is starting to think that Blaine is becoming a bit of a spotlight hog. (Is he a blogger?) Sure, Kurt's singing and smiling along to Maroon 5′s "Misery" because he just can't help himself, but he's annoyed enough to call Blaine out. Kurt is jealous but he's also right, quipping, "Sometimes I don't feel like we're the Warblers, we're Blaine and the Pips." Kurt coming out of his "trying to impress Blaine all the time" shell and acting more like himself made me write down "is this a dream sequence?"; I had lost so much faith in Glee, I thought this development couldn't be be real.
Over at McKinley Rachel has written a follow-up to "My Headband," and while it's an improvement on that dismal track, it still has lyrics about tissues, eggs and bunk beds. This scene takes a while to get to the point: Rachel's deep emotional pain stems from her gay dads not having a second child. She probably doesn't realize the considerable expense of them even having her (surrogacy is pricey!), and let's not forget that Miss Berry would have not taken well to any other Berries growing on her family tree. Finn, who is in a death-match with Quinn for the title of Most Uneven Glee Character, somehow manages to be emotionally dumb while also having deep emotional advice for Rachel.
Quinn is watching Rachel and Finn interact and we get her inner monologue, which this week sounds more forced, weird and awkward than usual. She snatches back the uneven characterization championship from Finn by deciding to be laser focused on Prom Queen and has convinced herself that Finn is her ticket to this because he's "a shoe-in for prom king." Why? Who would even vote for Finn? No matter; apparently Rachel is somehow in Quinn's way, so Quinn decides to befriend Rachel and support her songwriting ventures.
Then it's time for the big Glee death: R.I.P., the metaphorical bird introduced back when Kurt moved to Dalton. Except Glee actually forgets to pick up the metaphor, or at least changes the game and makes the bird's death stand for freedom within Dalton, instead of Kurt being killed by his gilded cage. Kurt, dressed as a mourning Victorian doll, returns to the Warblers to sing "Blackbird." Chris Colfer had success earlier this season singing the Beatles in tribute, with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" dedicated to his ailing dad, and he's no less impressive when singing about fowl. Blaine, who hasn't really seen Kurt solo like this before, can't keep up his background "doos" and "dahhs" because he finally realizes what the fans have known all along—Kurt Hummel is awesome and deserves a boyfriend ASAP. I still wish Glee would give us more inside info on how Blaine came to this epiphany, but beggars can't be choosers.
This episode is super charged. We got three songs before we got a commercial break, and the pace doesn't slow down once we're back and New Directions learns they can't perform the My Chemical Romance anthem "Sing" as planned because Sue met the drummer for My Chemical Romance in 1996 and got a cease and desist order. (Note: there isn't a real drummer in My Chemical Romance anymore. Also they weren't a band in 1996. If Schue knew his emo band history we could have avoided this entire plotline, since we later find out Sue forged the letter!) Quinn backs Rachel and says they should write original songs, but Santana wisely points out that everyone else should get a chance to write. Hooray?
Glee's writers, showing a glimmer of respect for continuity, give us a scene where Britt and Santana discuss Santana's love confession. Britt is confused why Santana won't spend time with her anymore and Santana reacts with aggression and barbs, saying Britt lost her chance and now she'll write a heterosexual love song about Sam. But before Brittney can convince her otherwise Sue shows up and berates them both for ruining her cheerleading career and covers them in dirt she strategically placed inside their lockers.
Back in magical gay Warbler land, Blaine declares he is fed up with the group making every performance song about him and wants them to rework the Regionals piece into a duet. Then he completely negates the idea of fairness by declaring he wants Kurt to be his duet partner and getting everyone to agree. It's a unanimous vote, so it's fine, but someday one of those other poor Warblers is going to go postal. I'm placing bets on the dude with the really big hair.
Schue is urging the McKinley kids to use rhyming dictionaries to write songs, which is never a good sign. They take turns showing off their progressively less awful attempts. Santana's ode to Sam's lips, "Trouty Mouth," is a sultry jazz tune that's better than all of Rachel's attempts, but it clearly embarrasses Sam (his body image issues reappear! Glee really is keeping up with storylines now). Puck comes up with a song for Lauren called "Big Ass Heart" that straddles the line of offensive and adorable. Instead of just being simply about how Lauren has a big heart (does she? She's not really kind?) it actually describes how Lauren is overweight because of the actual size of her heart. No one should ever sing this song. In the hallway we find out that Quinn and Finn are going to keep their relationship a secret until after Regionals, but of course since they're talking about this in a crowded hallway, Rachel overhears. I'm terribly excited for the day when Glee is finally over this love triangle, which has been boring me since day one.
Kurt is bedazzling a tiny casket for his dead bird when Blaine joins him (where are they storing his poor dead bird for so long? Doesn't he smell by now?). The song they're performing at Regionals, Hey Monday's "Candles," is a three-year-old song that is being rereleased and that no one ever heard of, so Blaine has to give it a full name and artist shout-out when they discuss it. And even Kurt can't miss the intense heart-eyes Blaine is giving him and asks him why Blaine chose him for this duet.
Over the course of writing these Gleecaps I've been more critical of Blaine Anderson's characterization than any other person on the show. The first time Blaine appeared on screen, he filled a void I'd been longing to be filled both on Glee and on television in general. As a queer viewer I've had very few instances of seeing my experience projected in mass media and Kurt and Blaine's flirtation and friendship were a beacon of necessary light. To watch Blaine's character hit so many bumps during the second half of the season was frustrating, to say the least. I tried to accept the borderline offensive one-off bisexuality episode, his awkward hero-complex issues, and the superficial nature in which he's portrayed as proof of Blaine's character being uneven; while he's buttoned up, confident and charming to the outside world, when it comes to the person he cares about the most, he's awkward and bumbling. Finally, the show brought together all these disparate (and frustrating!) elements into the beginnings of a real storyline. In front of the Warblers Blaine has every bit of his charm, but when asked flat-out about his feelings by Kurt he has to try so hard to explain himself, and to take that leap. He steadies himself and explains that he finally woke up and saw Kurt and realized, "Oh, there you are—I've been looking for you forever." Just the fact that he was able to touch Kurt's hand with intent was a thrill. Blaine knows how to flirt in song, but only now is he able to kiss Kurt.
This is definitely the most anticipated kiss of this season of Glee, if not of all television this season. (I was sure the writers were going to keep it in their back pocket until the finale.) The execution was flawless. I've spent possibly too much time thinking about how this would eventually come about, and I was satisfied; the chemistry between Chris Colfer and Darren Criss gives me chills, and when they pull back their reactions are intense. When Blaine suggests they should "practice," meaning their duet, and Kurt quips, "I thought we were" before pulling Blaine back in to kiss again I may have screamed. The fast cutaway in the middle of their heated kiss is jarring in all the best ways, leaving a scene stirring enough to raise eyebrows but not so overdone that the show doesn't suck all the excitement out of the relationship. It's only a matter of time before Kurt breaks into those pamphlets Burt gave him last week.
It's so great that Mercedes gets a solo again, but unfortunate that it's placed it right after The Kiss—people will be distracted from the fact that she's the only person in glee club who can write a song so far. "Hell to the No" is a great tune, although I was distracted with thoughts about how wonderful it'll be to watch Blaine and Kurt develop a romantic relationship. I tuned back in time to find out Britt's favorite song is Rachel's "My Headband." But, as Schue points out, all the great anthems that people love (even "My Headband," we guess) are about pain, and he wants the group to write about pain instead of triumph. What a downer. The group brainstorms about how they feel when they are put down, specifically by Sue, and come up with the idea for "Loser Like Me." Then it's back to the rhyming dictionaries.
At their songwriting session Rachel confronts Quinn and confirms that she and Finn are dating. We finally circle back and find out that Quinn is obsessing over having Finn and winning Prom Queen because she feels like that's all she's able to do. She tells Rachel that Rachel is better than Lima, and that she and Finn are meant to stay here together and start a family and have boring jobs that are expected of them. First of all, I don't buy that Quinn is self-aware enough to have this kind of insight into her situation and rationalize her behavior like this. And further, a teenager like Rachel doesn't want to hear these sorts of things about the boy she likes, even if there's some truth to it. I want to believe Glee will follow through on these issues with Quinn and her self-esteem, but they've left the character hanging for so long this season that I can't maintain that kind of hope. By next week Quinn will probably be head cheerleader again and dating Karofsky for the status points.
After all the build-up it's finally Regionals time! The judges are Sue's old flame Rod, a Tea Party religion nut Tammy Jean (played by Kathy Griffin) and a stripper-turned-nun (played by Loretta Devine). To impress this group Aural Intensity sings a song about Jesus. It's pandering but obviously no contest for the other groups, so the "suspense" of the competition is completely missing.
Kurt has never had a competition solo before and is nervous, but Blaine encourages him and they step out to sing "Candles," which is simply a horrible choice. There are so many better duets they could have chosen for this moment. The sparks between them and their passable vocals (which I hope were intentional so they wouldn't win the competition) carry along the performance. Blaine can't help but want to dance a little bit even to this, and once it's done he gets to break out into his typical hammy self and perform Pink's "Raise Your Glass." Blaine really needs to join New Directions so he can dance more, because even if this performance is more upbeat than the Warblers' Sectionals piece, it's still fairly mechanical. I want them to do flips and breakdancing in competition! Why hide those skills?
Rachel wrote a song inspired by her heartbreak and she tells Finn to pay attention because she means every word. Lea is breathtaking on songs like "Get It Right," which she sings on her bedazzled pink microphone. Mostly during her performance I am thinking how I really want Rachel to just be awesome alone or find a better boyfriend. Rachel is so wonderful, and Finn is so not worth it. (I'm pretty sure this is not what the show actually wants me to feel.)
Rachel brings the group out and they perform "Loser Like Me," the upbeat ode to embracing your geekdom sung by a group full of football players and former cheerleaders. Of course, the actual message of everyone being a loser even when they aren't stereotypically one is the soul of Glee. The best part about this number is that the dance moves aren't overdone, and everyone is just having fun on stage. It's not polished and it captures the glee club we see in the choir room (at Sectionals "Dog Days Are Over" would have been preferable to that horrible Sam and Quinn duet, for example). While the song itself isn't as good as Rachel's, I'm sure if it was sung by Katy Perry it would be topping various charts right now. The number finishes with the group tossing Slushie confetti at the audience, although how people who don't go to McKinley would get that inside joke is beyond me.
The deliberation is thankfully more brief than last year and all the guest stars get in great jokes. Back in the auditorium the only person they can find to announce the winner is the Lt. Governor's drunk wife, who announces that her husband is verbally abusive before cutting to the chase and letting us know what we knew all along—New Directions is going to Nationals! Even without the suspense the vibes are still good, and they're only lessened by the look on Kurt's face as he realizes he won't be going with them… as of yet.
In a field somewhere Kurt and Blaine finally bury the poor bird. Blaine says somewhat insensitive things. (Does this bird funeral remind Kurt of his mother dying? Really? And bringing up that performance in The Gap where Blaine flirted with another boy? He actually is awful at romance. More plot consistency!) but Kurt's clearly so in love with him he doesn't even flinch. Kurt confesses he is more sad about losing than about the bird's death, and Blaine reminds him that they've both won something better than a trophy—each other. They walk off holding hands. Here's hoping Blaine doesn't have another sexuality crisis or meet someone who can get him a Banana Republic discount.
Meanwhile the New Directions have instituted a competition MVP award and Rachel is the first recipient. Instead of being her typical showboating self, Rachel gets truly emotional and thanks everyone for making her feel special and chosen. I want to give her a big hug, and all the glee kids do it for me before we fade to black. This feels much more like the end of a season than a midseason episode; I could turn of Glee for the next three months and be satisfied… well, not really. There are still so many questions! What will happen with Britt and Santana? Will Kurt ever return to McKinley? What does Holly Holiday learn at her meditation retreat? Will Sue go to jail for punching that drunk lady? Learn all this or more likely none of it all when Glee returns in two weeks. Until then, I'll be watching this gif on repeat:

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Below is the transcript from Jon Embree's weekly press luncheon on Oct. 11, 2011:
On Washington
"The games I've watched them play in, they have had a couple of close calls and they found a way to win them. They do a good job in bringing the quarterback along, this is his first time playing really, (Keith) Price, and he's a good player. He has the same type of good demeanor, whether it is a turnover or something bad that happens, he has a good demeanor about himself and that is obviously important at that position. Their running back (Chris Polk) is a good back. He is physical. If you don't tackle him, he'll run through arm tackles so you have to tackle him and you have to get more than one guy there at the ball. You just can't be relying on one guy and that really I think is important in the fourth quarter when you are tired and worn down; he is the classic big back that wears you down, wears you down and then all of a sudden those two-yard gains are eight and 12 and 14 yards. They also have two good kids on the outside, the local kid (Devin Aguilar) who was here - he is playing well - they have him on the edge with (Jermaine) Kearse. Good line, they do a good job of protecting and they do a good job in trying to be physical and open up the run game. Then defensively I think they are finally finding their stride. I know that Nick (Holt) and obviously (Steve) Sarkisian were with Pete (Carroll) at USC and kind of the mold that they are trying to build their team in. You can see from the way that they've recruited, some of the kids they have upfront are big, some big guys. They do a good job in getting push, they rotate guys, they have some good outside linebackers and then some veteran guys back there as well. They play well on the back end, they'll get up and play man, they'll run with you, press, mix their coverages. It is a good team, it really is. Sark has done a good job."
On If He Thinks Washington Is Farther Along Than What They Expected To Be At
"I think you will have to ask him that. I don't know what in his (Steve Sarkisian) mind, what his plan was or what they looked like when he first got there, but I think the little I've seen from them this year and from Sark, by any means they are not a finished product. He wants them to keep improving and getting better and feels like they can do a lot of great things if they keep along the path they are on."
On The Parallels Between His Program And The One In Washington
"It is similar. There were two programs in which I looked at and tried to get a feel for, and that was Washington and Stanford, for just what they were doing. How they were built and building - depends on which one - I think Stanford is finally at the place where they want to be and with Washington continuing on the path that they're on. I've looked at both programs."
On The Two Schools With Great Tradition Trying To Get Back To Their Winning Ways
"There are a lot of similarities. You know when Washington has been successful; it's been with the California kids. When Colorado has been successful, the playmakers have been for the most part from California. There is that and Sark has done a good job over in the island and recruiting over there. You can see the similarities and the foot print so to speak of what each program is trying to do and how we are trying to get it."
On If He Is Doing Anything To Keep The Morale High
"No, yesterday we had good enthusiasm. The seniors understand how the clock is running and then part of it is having a lot of young guys who are still playing and it is still there first time going through it so there is natural excitement on their part so it's been a good blend. Our staff has done a great job in keeping them focused at the task at hand and keeping them motivated and energized."
On What The Key Is To Keep A Team Getting Better As The Season Progresses
"There's a lot but sometimes it is what you have to play for. What is your motivation has a determining factor in that. Obviously teams that have a lot to play for are going to continue to improve and teams that feel like all of their goals or whatever they set out to do can't be obtained. I think that has a large part to do with it with these kids. It depends on what their circumstances surrounding the team. If it's injuries and guys feel like, 'Oh, we can't win because we don't have player X,' or if guys look at it, 'So-and-so are hurt, we're going to play for him until he gets back.' There are a lot of different things that go into it, but ultimately I think it comes down to what you are playing for."
On What He Is Asking His Players To Play For
"As I said after the game, 'The seniors, a lot of you only have seven guaranteed opportunities left to play the game, not just for this year, but I'm talking about forever.' If they love the game, they are going to miss it. If they love the game, they are going to sit back three or four years from now and reflect on this year. So they have seven opportunities left if they are lucky and stay healthy and go all the way through it. For the younger guys, it is about playing and preparing. I tell the guys a lot, 'You have to work on your skill set every time you go practice. You have to work in order to improve and get better and push yourself. For some of the younger guys, it is their first time playing and there's the excitement of getting to go play another game. You just have to continue to do that and find different ways to help your team improve, because the guys that are coming back, you don't want to be starting all over again next year on the same things. As you build this program, you want to keep instilling certain values, whether it is how you practice, how you play, being prepared, all those things. You can't change that, you have to keep reinforcing the standard and you have to keep holding the players to that standard."
On If It Is Difficult Recruiting Given How The Season Has Gone
"No, a lot of the kids that we have recruited and the kids that we are recruiting; we have been very well received. A lot of them see opportunity, for some kids they just want that opportunity. A lot of them understand what is going on in the inside; they've been here on trips already and have seen it from the inside out. So it has not been an issue."
On How The Seniors Have Responded To How The Season Has Gone
"I've seen disappointment. I haven't asked them, that is something that you guys can ask and could probably get a little more in-depth with it, but I've seen some disappointment and I've seen some frustration. I've seen some guys step up into a leadership role and try and bring some guys with them. I've seen a little bit of everything. I haven't seen any senior check it in. I haven't seen any senior not go out there and play with maximum effort and give you everything that they have. As far as in-depth feelings, I think that is something you will have to ask them. When I think back to my senior year, I really don't think you begin to reflect on it until your last couple games, then you realize that it is about to be over. We have seven games left, we've played six, it's a long season and I don't think they have gotten to that point where they are kind of reminiscing yet."
On If Last Week Was A Step Forward In The Kickoff Return Game
"Kickoff coverage was better. As far as our kickoff return game, we had enough chances at it, huh? Rodney (Stewart) did do well. He does better in all of the special teams. You hold your breath, he's down there making tackles, and he just loves to play so you just keep your fingers crossed with him back there. He is such a competitor and wants to be the guy that makes the difference every time he is out there. That is one of the reasons why I think he is a good special teams player. We did make an improvement there."
On How To Identify The Player That Has Passion For The Game During Recruiting
"I think there are a few things. There are some key questions that you ask kids. When I was in the (National Football) League and you go to the combine, there are certain questions that I ask kids and you could tell if they loved football and it was important to them. You get kids, even to get to that point, they have gotten there purely on athletic ability, and really the hardest jump is high school to college because you come in as an 18-year-old boy and you are going to be playing with 23-year-old men. That is really the biggest jump. If you are able to make that jump quicker than later, you have to have a certain mental toughness, you have to have a certain self confidence in yourself that you can do this and not be worried about the circumstances surrounding you. When you talk to these kids and depending how they answer certain questions, some of these kids, they don't know. What you have to find out then is how are they going to react when they get to your school and it might take two years for them to play. Are they going to keep working or are they going to look for the easy way out? Those are all important things that you have to have because as you continue building this, you have to have football players, guys that love football, understand the game, understand the little things that go within the game to have success, to win and start winning consistently. Obviously once you get the elite playmakers, that is what takes you to the final level, so to speak. As we've gone through here, even when we got here, we have been trying to identify who the football player are, who are they, and we are doing that as we are going through this recruiting process. I think it is a testament to those that have played for us as freshmen about their ability to handle this and, you know, our schedule. It is not like we have put in all of our freshmen and play dear old Tech University and let their feet get wet. For some of these guys, they're first one is Ohio State or at Stanford, so they are playing at big stages against legitimate opponents and they are answering the bell and not blinking. I do appreciate the freshmen that have played, they haven't blinked. (Placekicker) Will Oliver hasn't blinked. Woodson Greer played last time for his first time, he played well, he did, he played well. Juda Parker continues to improve. You go down that list and those guys, they didn't blink. They went in there and played and they've been ready and some of the stuff that we've been asking them to do, well you could just say, 'He's a freshmen and he's probably going to make a mistake,' but they don't make a lot of mistakes. They understand football, they understand the scheme, they understand what we are trying to do, and then they are out there physically going out there and doing it. It has been encouraging to go out there and see those guys. Tyler McCulloch, he almost had another touchdown on Saturday. These guys, they have been really good. I feel like our ability to identify football players and what we've been doing has been on track and we just have to keep going."
On If He Has An Update On Any Injuries
"No. I'll know more probably after Wednesday's practice, who is in, who is out. P-Rich (Paul Richardson), those guys are out, and the guys that have been out, (Travis) Sandersfeld, those guys are still out. As far as new injuries - I don't think we have any new injuries that are going to cause guys to miss the game."
On What Positions He Is Targeting In Recruiting
"No. Tight End, we need to get more tight ends in here. The usual suspects, corners, D-linemen, I'm laughing because before I came down here, talking to the coaches, they all want six scholarships for their positions and pleading their case why, but we are targeting all of the positions."
On If It Is Hard To Game Plan Against A Balanced Offensive Team
"No, because if you are playing man, you are playing man. If you are playing zone, then you are playing zone. That isn't the issue; it is when you are playing a team and they have one guy like an (USC WR) Robert Woods and you have to find out where he is and figure out, 'Ok, are we bracketing, are we doubling him here,' that is when it becomes an issue because then they move around in motion and do all that. Sark's going to do what he does, what they do in the passing game and what they do in the running game. They are not a line-me-up and trick you and all that. Are they going to have a wrinkle here and there? Yeah, but that is more of a testament to the quarterback and him finding guys open and throwing them the ball."
On Getting A Big Running Back Like Washington's Chris Polk
"I told E.B. (offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy) that every running back that he recruits from here on, he has to look up to them. I've given him that kind of parameters to start with. I think it is important that you have a big back. I'm not trying to take anything away from Rodney (Stewart) or Tony (Jones), I love those guy and have been good players for us and will be. It is comforting to have a Chris Brown because they wear you down and help you. They wear the other team down and when you are trying to put the game away in the fourth quarter, and that big battering ram keeps coming at you, it helps."
On If He Is Going To Make Any Changes To His Field Goal Kicking Team
"We've made some changes. The one on Saturday, I'm not going to comment on that. Just a kid making a mistake. Blocked out, you always blocked down. We always got to block the inside gap. That kid has been reliable and he just made a mistake."
On What Makes Washington QB Keith Price So Effective
"He has good accuracy, he does a good job like our guy, when he scrambles, he scrambles to throw. In most quarterbacks, they are eight yards deep and they take off to run and tuck the ball away, you love that as a defense. It is those guys that are still looking downfield, have the ball in the passing position, that you kind of stay back and don't know when to go and don't know if he's past the line of scrimmage and all of those things. Once they get past the line of scrimmage, they can hurt you in the open field. They are elusive enough that you can't just go up and hit them. They are not just going to go up and slide. Like I said, the thing that I get the sense from watching him on tape is, he's got a great mindset, if he fumbles the ball in the pocket or if he throws an interception, he comes right back and I think that is a great attribute to have as a young quarterback and especially replacing (Jake) Locker. I'm sure there are a lot of things that are going on around that, having to fill those shoes and probably a little pressure in having to live up to that and he seems comfortable in his skin. He feels comfortable in doing what he does best and not forcing a lot of things."
On Players Making Mistakes That Hurt The Team
"Sometimes kids do too much. They try and do the guy next to them's job and their job. I would say that is one of the biggest culprits. They just want to win so badly and sometimes you try and do extra and it hurts you, if you just do normal and do your job. I've talked to the team and I feel that is the reason why the fans and you guys don't see the reaction might think when something like that happens when you talk to a kid because you see it in their eyes, it is not something they do maliciously, it is not something they were coached to, they were just trying to do something extra to help the team win. That's it at the end of the day. I'm trying to get the team to understand, just do your job and trust the guy next to you to do their job and that is what we have to do. No one is going to play a perfect game, God knows that I've never played or coached a perfect game, no one has, and so you don't necessarily need to do those things to win. When you look back at our win against CSU, there were a lot of mistakes, but when it was time to get it done, we got it done, and that is what we have to understand. We don't have to go play perfect, we don't have to go out there and be Superman. If we just go out there and do our thing, that is what is going to give us the opportunity to win and the chance to win. Sometimes the mistakes that have hurt us - and I'm not talking about the kick - is somebody trying to do a little more and it is unfortunate because it happens on a lot of teams but ours ends up being magnified. Other teams, it happens and it doesn't quite end like that. I appreciate their effort and understand it and that is why when those things happen, I'm sure some people want me to do certain things, but being around these kids for the time that I've been around them and some of the kids that this is happening too, I know where their heart is at, I know where their effort it, I understand all of that, and so to me that all goes into account. And their teammates know. You probably don't get the reaction that people may think they will get on those things."
On The Suspensions And If Any Has Been Lifted
"Josh Moten is back. They were all suspended for different things and Josh had some business to take care of and I wanted him to handle and he got that done. Josh is the student-athlete of the month and has done a lot of good things since we've been here. The other guys, they still have some work to do so we'll see."
On If Flipping Washington Recruits Into Becoming CU Recruits Is Water Under The Bridge
"There are kids, whether it was (Greg) Henderson or (Stephane) Nembot or Paulay (Asiata), I think of it as a couple of things. As we just talked about, we see the parallels in our program and what we are trying build and the kind of kid that we are trying to get and obviously we are on the right kids, and recruiting that, that happens a lot. As far as rival, your rival has to be in the South Division because we have to play them every year. I'm sure we will bang heads again this year in recruiting. I know there are a couple of guys that we've been looking and they've been looking at, and as coaches being competitive, it is kind of fun going into a house and another coach is leaving. The parents and families are freaking out because they think a fight is going to happen in the living room or something like that, it is kind of funny because invariably in some cases - depending on the relationship you have with the coach - usually after those home visits are done, you and that coach are going to have some dinner or something like that afterwards. The parents are like, 'Oh no, I hope they don't know that school X was here,' I'm like, 'I don't worry about it, I'm going to see him right after the home visit.' It is not quite like how they make it out in the movies sometimes about recruiting and all of that. When you have a healthy respect for a coach and a program, it ends up being ok. The issue is when you don't have a healthy respect for that coach or for that program, when it can be an issue. As I said I know Sark, I saw him right after he got the job in the LAX airport, I was out there visiting my son and ran into him, and he's running through the airport with Starbucks and talked to him for a little bit. I always thought that Sark is a good guy and I like what he is doing up there and how he is doing it, I don't have a problem with him."


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Cher Lloyd is breaking her silence about her marriage to hairdresser Craig Monk. In an Epoch Times interview that was published on June 15, 2014, Lloyd opened up about what it's been like to be married to Monk since their secretive wedding ceremony in November 2013. In addition, Lloyd commented in the interview about former "X Factor" U.S. judge Demi Lovato and "X Factor" creator/executive producer Simon Cowell.
Meanwhile, Lloyd performed at the Isle of Wight Festival in England on June 14, 2014.
In the Epoch Times interview, Lloyd commented on her marriage: "The best thing about being married? It's not much different to just having a boyfriend. It's not that much different. But I think the best thing about it is that I got a best friend for life.
"He's my best mate; we do everything together. We do really silly things together and we really want to spend our time having fun. And that's what we want our lives to be — is just to be happy and to have fun. And hopefully, make other people happy too. Sounds cheesy when I say it, but that is our plan."
On Nov. 20, 2013, Cher Lloyd tweeted an Instagram photo of herself and Craig Monk at their wedding, with this a heart symbol and this date included in the tweet: 18/11/2013. (The wedding presumably took place on Nov. 18, 2013.)
However, other details about the wedding have not been disclosed to the public. A spokesperson for Lloyd released this statement to the media on Nov. 20, 2013: "Cher and Craig are married but all other details are private."
Lloyd came in fourth place on "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010. She met Monk in 2011 when she went to get her hair done at the salon where he worked at the time. Lloyd and Monk secretly got engaged on July 28, 2011 (her 18th birthday), a few months after they began dating. Lloyd did not announce their engagement until she did a February 2012 interview with Fabulous magazine.
Lloyd (who is 20) has also not made any public comments about the wedding, except to respond to well wishers by tweeting this message on Nov. 20, after her wedding announcement: "Thank you for all your lovely messages !! I'm so happy!!! (: xxx"
She told Heat magazine in a 2012 interview what her response is to people who think she's too young to be married: "People are negative no matter what you do. People are always going to say, 'She's too young!' I'm from a gypsy background! I'm meant to be married by now. But I'm happy, really happy. I love him to pieces, more than anything in the world, but I don't want people to take that away from me."
Lloyd and Monk relocated from London to Los Angeles in 2012.
Lloyd is signed to Epic Records. Her first album, "Sticks & Stones," was an international hit (it debuted at No. 9 in the U.S.) and featured her biggest hit so far: "Want U Back," which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold 2 million copies in the U.S.
Lloyd's second album, "Sorry I'm Late," was released in the U.S. and Canada on May 27, 2014. Even though "Sorry I'm Late" debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart in the U.S., the album's sales are a flop, selling only 16,788 copies in the U.S. in the album's first week. In its second week, "Sorry I'm Late" plummeted to No. 87 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album's first two singles — "I Wish" and "Sirens" — bombed and failed to make it on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lloyd has been making high-profile U.S. TV appearances to promote "Sorry I'm Late," including performing on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards pre-show and being a presenter at the ceremony on May 18, as well performing on "Today" on May 27, 2014. The week of the album's release she also appeared on the nationally syndicated talk show "Live! with Kelly & Michael," VH1's "Big Morning Buzz Live" and the website MLB Fan Cave. "Sorry I'm Late" was also streamed for free on MTV.com a week before the album's U.S./Canadian release.
Lloyd has also done extensive touring (especially in the U.S.) from September 2013 to May 2014. In September 2013, Lloyd headlined a U.S. tour, with girl group Fifth Harmony as the opening act. Fifth Harmony (which is also signed to Syco/Epic) came in third place on "The X Factor" U.S. in 2012. Lloyd was an opening act of Demi Lovato's "Neon Lights" tour from March 20 to March 30, 2014. Fifth Harmony was also an opening act on the tour.
But all this promotion and publicity are not helping Lloyd's latest music sales, which have been pathetic.
Lloyd is featured on Lovato's single "Really Don't Care." The two singers performed the song on ABC's "Good Morning America" on June 6, 2014. However, "Really Don't Care" has become another flop single for Lovato and Lloyd. Lovato's only hit from her 2013 "Demi" album is "Heart Attack." The rest of the singles from her "Demi" album have bombed.
In her Epoch Times interview, Lloyd had this to say about Lovato: "I went on tour with her. I got a new single with her. I'm featured on her latest single called 'Really Don't Care,' and we just shot the video. I can't wait for people to see that.
"She's fun, really fun. It's nice to be able to work musically with someone around my age. It's nice, another girl. I wouldn't say we just 'hang out,' but we definitely have a laugh together, you know. We had a great time at the video together and busy being on tour with each other, we're always doing silly little things. We pulled a few pranks on each other, which was fun
"On the last night of the tour, there was just this little rumor going around that she was going to do something to me while I went on stage for my part of my song. So I decided that I'd do something to prepare myself for that. I put on a tiger-lion onesie. It was weird because was about to silly-string me but it was like, who's pranking who here? I think we both win."
Lloyd was signed to Syco Music (the record company co-owned by Simon Cowell and Sony Music), but she parted ways with the company in 2012 and signed with Epic, another Sony Music label. Lloyd told the Epoch Times that Cowell gave her the best advice of her career: "Best advice actually came from Mr. Cowell. He said to me, 'Do what you want to do.' It was a very stern — it was more like I understood what he was telling me. It wasn't just like, 'Oh, it's OK, you do what you want to do,' it was more like, "No, you do what you want to do." And I've carried that with me."


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Cody Calahan produced, wrote, edited and even directed "Antisocial," the new horror flick released by "Breaking Glass."
Five university friends gather at a house party to ring in the New Year. Unbeknownst to them, an epidemic has erupted outside, causing outbreaks around the world. With nowhere else to turn, they barricade themselves indoors with only their phones, laptops, and other tech devices. They use their devices to research the possible cause of this outbreak. Information and video footage over flow their computers as they descend further into the cause and the ensuing chaos. As the virus spreads, the mood in the house changes from fear to paranoia. Who is safe? Who can they trust? Reality becomes blurred as they slowly discover the source of the virus causing the sickness...and there is no going back. (IMDBpro)
While the above does its job, this film is really so much better than the synopsis reveals.
The whole world becomes infected in one day with a disease that looks medical, but is actually something completely different. How can something spread so fast? There's only one way and you are looking at it right now.
A social media site, no doubt based on Facebook, has somehow taken over the world, much like real life. Think about it. How many people do you converse with on a normal day on whichever social media site you use. What if each of those people were infected and then infected the people they converse with. How does it work? The film explains it very well, but I won't give you any more spoilers than I already have.
The end of the film is unique and original and I love it.
There are no big name stars in this film, however, I believe we will be seeing more of at least two of these kids.
New Year's Eve is always a great setting for a horror film, Calahan doesn't use the holiday as much as he could have, but it's still a very cool film.
This is a Canadian film and it's independent, support it. We will want a sequel to this film.
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A collection of photographs by Armen Elliott from an autumn wedding at lovely Mountain Springs Lake Resort in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.
Armen Elliott studied photography at the School of Visual Arts and at the New School in New York City, and received her Master of Fine Arts degree from The Pratt Institute with a minor in Art History.
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Man-Food Watch™ is a series of recipes for armchair tailgaters who want to raise their game when it comes TV sports and eating. Impress the guys with food that's hearty, flavorful, easy to make and usually inexpensive.
Good news!
You have just enough time to corn that enormous brisket you're going to buy so it will be ready to cook tomorrow for St. Pat's.
Forget the recipes, for now, that call for you to soak the beef in the fridge for like ten days before you cook it.
Normal people have that kind of time.
If you can get the brisket this afternoon, and you need at least one whole brisket with the fat trimmed to about a quarter of inch, then it can corn overnight and be ready to cook first thing in the morning.
Corning beef is a pain
According to food historians, corned beef comes from Yorkshire, England.
Probably it is not English in origin, as many food cultures are represented in the ingredients in corning spices – Jewish, Caribbean, Filippino, Chamorro cuisine from the islands of Saipan and Guam, and Irish-American.
What these widely varied cuisines have in common is the use of coarse salt to preserve meat, and salt may well be what the Old English word 'corn' refers to.
Needless to say, preserving anything with salts takes a while, and especially food as dense as beef.
The pay-off is tender, juicy goodness. Well corned brisket will almost melt in your mouth.
Your Examiner flies in the face of corned-beef tradition in one way – she doesn't know chill the corning brine before the brisket goes in.
It's a great time saver.
Corning beef is a pain, part ii
Besides brisket, you'll need to pick up corning spices this afternoon.
Here's what you need: coarse salt – Your Examiner prefers sea salt, but kosher salt or even rock salt will do just as well; brown sugar – dark or light, your choice; cinnamon stick; whole mustard seeds; whole black peppercorns; whole cloves; whole allspice berries; whole juniper berries; bay leaves; ground ginger.
If you're thorough, you'll already stock about half these ingredients.
Look on the rest as an investment in your cooking future.
FYI: There are commercial corning spice blends available.
Corning shrinks your brisket
The sad truth about preserving anything salt is that your thing shrinks, sometimes a lot.
Buy more brisket than you think you can eat because you're going to lose about half the weight of the meat to brining.
To make sure you have enough corned beef to pile on some manly, meaty sandwiches, buy two whole briskets if you can.
GJE's Corned Beef
Ingredients – Corning Brine
- 1 cup coarse salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
- 1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
- 8-12 whole black peppercorns
- 8 whole cloves
- 8 whole allspice berries
- 12 whole juniper berries
- 2 bay leaves, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- Beef brisket, 2 whole if possible
Chopped onion, carrot and celery for the stock when you finish the corned beef tomorrow.
Cooking Instructions
You need two huge pots, one for each brisket.
- In two quarts of water in each pot, mix your corning spices. If handy, add one beer of your choosing to each pot.
- Bring your corning brine to a boil and stir until the salt and sugar are completely dissolved.
- Remove brine from the heat and place brisket directly in the pots. It's easier to give the meat a good soak if you cut the brisket in half.
- Let the meat soak in the pot until both cool enough to handle, then move the pots to the fridge to let the meat brine over night.
- In the morning, take the corned brisket out of the pots and let it drain.
- Throw away the used brine, clean your big pots, then place the meat back in them.
- Add just enough water to cover the meat (and vegetables in you choose to use them).
- Taste and adjust salt as necessary.
- Cook the corned beef over high heat and bring it to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and cook the corned for 2½ to 3 hours until it's fork tender.
Remember to let the corned beef rest and drain before you slice it for sandwiches.
Slices should be thinnish and cut across the grain of the brisket.
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