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It's that time of year again. This weekend the league will get together for their annual weekend of nerdery and memory-making. I can't help but re-post. I also can't help but mention that the weekend will be minus a few crucial members this year. They are missed, and in our thoughts.
My husband is a fantasy football nerd. It's very serious. He has been playing since 1991. I have no idea how that is possible, maybe back then they used stone tablets?
His current league, made up of his closest college friends and a few family members, has been around for 19 years. They have named it after some guy who drove a tank through downtown San Francisco. Inspiring, I suppose.
Anyway, they take it very seriously. There is an annual draft weekend that rotates cities and requires air travel by most. There are summit weekends where those who are able - since the league is scattered throughout the US - gather to watch Sunday football together while donning jerseys and clicking "refresh" on their laptops every 30 seconds. And then there are the hours, hours, spent on the phone and on email discussing strategy.
On the surface this looks like a ginormous waste of time, not to mention how un-sexy it is to have your husband involved with anything that includes the word "fantasy." But these friendships are among the most important in The Gorilla's life and I know that the league is a huge part of why they all stay so close. They're great guys, and because of fantasy football they speak multiple times a week. So I keep my mouth shut. Mostly.
They're also jokesters. I know you're surprised that The Gorilla would have funny friends. And after years of awarding the Fantasy Football Super Bowl champion with a little plaque or trophy, a few of them decided to step it up. See, not every guy has won a championship. So the group that has wanted to show off for the group that (still) hasn't. After 19 years, you can see why this is such a hardee-har-har moment for them.
So they had championship rings made. Serious, heavy, custom championship rings. Super Bowl style. Obviously, their jokes get elaborate.
The Gorilla enlisted my help in making a ring box. This would be part of the big reveal.
So I went to Hobby Lobby and bought an inexpensive balsa wood box.
Then I went to Wal-Mart and bought the thinnest foam inserts I could find. These were made for chair cushions and came in a four pack, which was a bit of an overkill, but they were just the right thickness. So then I had to cut one down to fit inside the box.
I didn't take pictures of this next part, but we wrapped the felt around the cut foam and stapled the underside. Then, thanks to The Gorilla's precise measurements, we cut slits through the felt and into the foam (but not all the way through) to hold the rings.
Still, it was a quick and easy project. Amp up the materials and time spent, and you could actually have yourself a nice gift. We kept this one pretty plain, but it would be easy to personalize with a bit of modge podge.
In fact, now that I think about it, I might do one for myself...
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Each week I'll be interviewing industry leaders in areas like marketing, events, small business entrepreneurship, and many other areas of the business world. This week I was able to get a few minutes with John Lee of the internationally known wealth education and event company Wealth Dragons.
Founded by John Lee and Vincent Wong, Wealth Dragons has revolutionized the property investing industry all over the world as well as brought a unique and effective type of wealth education to anyone who wants to learn. Both John and Vincent travel all over the world holding seminars and classes geared towards teaching people their secrets to making money in property investing, something both of them have been very successful at.
I took a few minutes to ask John Lee about some of the key elements of Wealth Dragons and see what advice he might have for an individual getting into the property business today. He had some great insight into real estate and property investing. Here's what he had to say:
Roger Bryan: What is Wealth Dragons and what can somebody attending your seminars, enrolling in your programs, or purchasing your DVDs expect to learn from them?
John Lee: The Wall street journal calls Wealth Dragons one of the fastest growing companies in the world for Self-development and financial education.
They will learn how to create passive income and wealth building using four fields:
• Property investing
• Business building
• Trading the Forex market
• Building 7 figure brands
Roger Bryan: What is the first piece of advice you would give to an individual who wants to become successful in property?
John Lee: They must learn from people who have achieved what they want to achieve and model their belief system on those individual's business principals.
Roger Bryan: What are three secrets or tactics for being successful in real estate investing today?
John Lee:
• You have to find bargain houses
• You have to be able to have lot of financing strategies in order to finance your property deals
• You have to be a very good negotiator
Roger Bryan: How long have you been in this type of business?
John Lee: Over 20 years combined of experience with myself and Vincent Wong who is the pioneer of lease options and first author to ever write a book on this subject.
Roger Bryan: Do you think the fact that many of the strategies you teach came from your personal experiences helps your ability to show others what they need to do to be successful in the property industry?
John Lee: Yes, all our teaching comes from experience; the trails and tribulation that it's taken us to get here earns us the right to teach others and also to partner with others.
Find out more about Wealth Dragons and what they do on their website!
In the coming weeks I'll be doing more interviews with other entrepreneurs and industry leaders like John Lee. Be sure to check back to see more interviews plus tips, tricks, and how to's from the marketing and business world.

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Real perspective, though, in coping with what life can fling at anyone, at anytime, might have come on an evening last week after practice.
Goodman hitched a ride with teammates Cody Hawkins, Scotty McKnight and Kyle Cefalo from Colorado's lower practice field to the Dal Ward Athletics Center - a short trip on foot up a steep hill, a little longer one by car.
But making it in a vehicle saves steps, which is always a good idea during two-a-days. And on this night, that decision might have saved a CU student's life.
As Goodman and his teammates rounded a shadowy curve on the access road that fronts Dal Ward and feeds into Folsom Street, they noticed a downed bicycle.
"The area is so dark, it almost looked like just a bike and a backpack," Goodman recalled. "Then we did a double-take, saw him and Cody stopped the car. We tried to figure out what was going on."
Jacob Dana, a senior geology major, had crashed. He apparently hit a curb, theorized Goodman, and lost control of his bicycle. Although unconscious, Dana still was clutching the handlebars, with his feet still strapped to the bicycle's pedals.
Dana had suffered apparent head injuries and was bleeding profusely. In addition to the four football players at the scene, CU sophomore volleyball player Becah Fogle had happened upon the accident.
Goodman said a couple of 911 calls were made on cell phones, but he wound up talking to the investigating officer. Goodman never found out the injured student's name that night, only learning it several days later when he, Hawkins and Fogle received letters of commendation from athletic director Mike Bohn for their actions.
"I feel like that's the standard and any student would follow it," Goodman said. "We were put in that situation and it wasn't anything extraordinary that we did.
"Anyone else would do it, it just happened to be us . . . fortunately we were there in time and his injuries weren't more severe."
But they were severe enough.
Dana initially was in intensive care at an area hospital, but had progressed enough so that he was expected to be released by week's end. Still, it was believed that considerable rehabilitation would be required.
Goodman, a junior who transferred to CU from Wyoming, knows a little about rehabbing - but more of the mental variety.
In 2008, he slumped about as badly as a placekicker could slump, missing eight consecutive kicks after hitting a 25-yard game-winner in overtime against West Virginia in the season's third game. He finished 5-of-14, needing to make his last two attempts even to reach five.
A former walk-on after transferring, Goodman was moving toward scholarship consideration by hitting almost everything he attempted during August camp. His teammates even began calling him "Money," but when the slide began it all seemed counterfeit.
If a season like that doesn't promote humility, humility might be beyond reach. Oh, Goodman was humbled, but Kent Riddle, CU's special teams coach, says it wasn't completed overnight.
"I think he would tell you he lost a lot of confidence and he tried to portray some false confidence on the outside, just trying to make something better. And it all kind of compounded and went downhill," Riddle said.
When Goodman finally reached the hill's bottom, probably sometime in mid-November when his kicks were drifting wide by a foot or less or uncannily finding one of the uprights, Riddle said humility began to supplant that sense of false confidence.
"Most people recognize he went through an extremely hard year," Riddle said. "Production-wise, he was at the bottom of the ladder. But I think he's done a great job of picking himself up.
"You know, a lot of guys would have just quit and said, 'I don't need this.' But he's really battled back and shown some mental toughness.
"When you're at the bottom, if you're a fighter, you're going to climb back up. As you do that, and you climb back up, you realize some things. It has helped him mature, and that's going to help him on the field.
"He's a good kicker; he's going to be fine. He just had a bad year and things kind of snowballed."
In the long, introspective off-season that followed, Goodman, who can be conscientious to a fault, began to analyze his problem and became more cognizant of the entire process than the kick-by-kick results.
"Which I think is huge because you're not quite as dejected if the kick doesn't go the way you wanted it to," he said.
"You're more, 'Why did it do that and how do I fix it?' That's really changed things for me so far this fall. I'm going into the season with that mindset.
"It's extremely rare that somebody goes through a season without a miss. Being a kicker, the most important thing anyway is your next kick. You can't go back and change the last one; you have to learn from it, do your best and not make the same mistake twice."
That all makes sense to Riddle, who believes Goodman's new-found confidence is genuine as opposed to something akin to an escape mechanism.
"I think he's found that there's confidence in the process and the preparation," Riddle said. "And so now, I think he's got some real confidence.
"It's not like if it goes through I'm a great player, if it doesn't, I stink, I'm terrible. Do the same thing every time. I think that's helped him relax a little bit.
"I feel much better about that because the preparation and the process he goes through getting ready is a lot tighter now. He's got a lot better mental approach to what he does.
"Hey, I want the guy to make every field goal, but the reality is, he might not. He might miss one. And the thing to do when that happens is bounce back and not let it snowball."
Last season, Riddle didn't have many options when Goodman faltered. Transfer Jameson Davis usually was iffy, nursing a plant leg problem that required off-season knee surgery.
Said Riddle: "It doesn't hurt now that we have some competition for (Goodman) . . . we didn't last year, so the only answer was to keep working with him."
Davis still is not 100 per cent for field goal purposes, but hopes to be able to kick off in the opener then gradually work back into the field goal competition.
Then there's scholarship freshman Zach Grossnickle and walk-on Ryan Aweida, who each kicked a short field goal in last week's first full camp scrimmage.
That same afternoon, Goodman was much busier than anticipated, attempting 14 field goals and making 10. His misses came from 57, 48, 45 and 37 (blocked) yards, but he said was disappointed in only one of the errant kicks.
Inside 45 yards, he said, "I want to be perfect." His made kicks last week ranged from 30 to 47 yards.
"I just want to go out and limit the small mistakes, pay attention to details, remember to go through my pre-kick progression - just do the mental checklist," he added. "If I miss a kick for some small stupid reason, that's what's going to bother me.
"If I go out there and hit the ball good, but end up missing, then just figure out what I did wrong and move on and hit the next one. The big thing for me is, if I miss a kick, then that's fine.
"But don't miss the next one."
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Ford Image's Gracie and Lexi star in Coach's first campaign under the creative direction of Stuart Vevers. Shot by Steven Meisel and styled by Karl Templer with hair by Guido Palau and make-up by Pat McGrath, the 2 models embody the cool-girl Americana that is quickly becoming a house code for the brand. These two are just as fresh as the company's overhaul.
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Cowon S9 Album Art - Quick Q & A
I've noticed a couple of people asking how to get album art to display correctly on their S9, so as someone who has 100% of their album art showing on their S9 I thought I'd post this quick guide. Hopefully it'll solve some problems.
The Cowon S9 reads album art in two ways, Embedded Album Art and from a JPG file stored alongside media.
Embedded Album Art
Most audio containers have support for album art within their metadata header, embedded inside the media file itself. The Cowon S9 will happily read this data directly out of the file, and it seems that it prefers album art to be stored in this way.
The only exception to this seems to be WMA files, or so I've found so far. I'm using firmware v2.30 at the moment, and the S9 doesn't seem to read embedded album art from the ASF container. There is a workaround for this however.
JPG Files
The S9 will also read album art for media files directly from a picture file stored in the same folder, which must be named cover.jpg (folder.jpg will not work). For any media files that show up on the player without album art, this is the fallback.
Pros & Cons
File Size - Embedding album art means that the media file itself is larger, however if you compare a 300x300 pixel cover image at ~50KB with an MP3 file anywhere from 2048KB upwards (FLAC could be 5x bigger) then it's not that big an increase.
Portability - Keeping separate image files in the same folder as your media is a hassle, especially when there's no way to identify the image apart from opening it up.
Organisation - If your media library needs a bit of sorting out, or you have media from different albums in the same folder, eg. a three disc album, hands down you'll want to embed your album art.
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If you've embedded album art into your MP3, FLAC, etc. files and it's not showing up, it may be corrupt. Simply remove the artwork from the files and re-store it. This should solve the problem.
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MP3Tag - http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
I personally use MP3Tag. It's free, it reads all the formats I throw at it, and I get full control over what it does.
MediaMonkey - http://www.mediamonkey.com/
Player: Cowon iAudio S9
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I think the embedded album art must also be a JPG...I had a few PNGs, and they didn't show - changed them to JPG, and they worked
This is somewhat off topic, but on many occasions I have had a ripped song that is at the end of an album, and the artist has included a "hidden" track at the end. So there is a long pause / silence and then the "hidden" track. I hate all the waiting thru that silence, so I open the MP3 up in an audio editing program such as Cool Edit Pro / Adobe Audition and delete the silence. SOMETIMES, not all times, but sometimes, the file will not open and will report an error. I found this was due to the embedded artwork. I've only experienced this with CEP, so it might not be very useful for all people.
It's a shame really, you could put any data within an ID3 tag. In theory, you could write an SVG file into an ID3v2.3 frame and as long as the software reading the ID3 tag understood how to display Scalable Vector Graphics it would render it. It'd be awesome if the S9 could!
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i have found that with most of my embedded album art that they appear pixelated when seen on the s9. The files are a mix of mp3 and wma and the pics are .jpg and are at least 300x300.
The only way i can get good looking album art is to manually add the same pic (its called cover.jpg) to each album folder.
Nb i use MP3Tag to add art and tag.
Any ideas why the art is pixellated when using the embedded method?
Tried a higher res than 300 x 300? I'm aiming for 400 x 400 as a minimum now, and I try to get 500 x 500.
I think invertedskull's suggestion might work, I haven't worked it out but it looks like the S9 displays album art on the music screen at about 200px x 200px. Perhaps 400px album art would resample better than 300px art?
It does seem that the S9 uses nearest neighbour interpolation to resample pictures to a lower resolution though. So to be honest, I think the only thing that'd fix blocky album art (along with blockyness during zooming in the picture viewer) is a change in the firmware to bicubic interpolation. Maybe Cowon were worried about the processing cost of bicubic interpolation, but personally I think the trade off between display speed and image quality would be worth it.
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The art is all different sizes above 300x300.
The thing i can't understand is why it displays the art fine when transfering the same pic into the folder, but it is blocky when just using the one in the tag?
Hi Folks, so I get, via search engine, all the album art I need, convert to jpg format. Store on my external hard drive, then add each into the relevant album, using the file extension-cover.jpg
So for example in my folder for Be-Bob-Deluxe's 'Sunburst Finish' is the album art 'cover.jpg' and sure enough it displays no probs...however using exactly the same process (ie-cover.jpg) the art does not show in my other albums. Please help, having spent a day going through each individual album I'm in need of a working solution. Why would it work on one image but not the rest, yet the process is the same? IS there some control/setting on my S9 I'm not seeign here? Cheerz for any advice/solution.
If you're using the cover.jpg method, as long as the artwork is stored in the same folder as the media files on the S9 something like this..
S9 Root Folder └Music ├Be-Bob-Deluxe │ └Sunburst Finish │ ├track1 │ ├track2 │ ├track3 │ └cover.jpg └Another Artist └Another Album ├track1 ├track2 └cover.jpg
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Online Diary
Have you been tired of writing your personal accounts in your old note? Well, why not create your diaries online? Be amazed with an online diary. It is a personal diary published on the web. It can be published on a personal site or ask for the help of diary hosting providers. Organize your story now and y start making your online diary.
The existence of online diary took place way back in 1994. These online
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In an online diary, people write their personal stories such as social commentary, daily experiences, poems, compliant and any other contents that are contained in a traditional diary. Usually, online diarists or bloggers as they are called in the modern days, enable their readers to give some feedbacks to their stories by means of community posting or comments.
At present, there is a new website that has significantly changed the path of online diaries. This is the howdoyoufeel.com.au. In this website, the online diarist is capable of coming up with more entries by using their personal computer, smart phones, or tablets. Not only that, the writer is also able to rate how he feels in a day to day basis. This is made possible with the help of a graphical interface which is referred to as the Elevator. The writers can also have the chance of inviting someone to join in personal conversations.
It is believed that the first open diary that comes in a format of an online diary is that of Claudio Pinhanez. This diary was published any time between 1994 and 1996. The diary of Claudio has been followed by early online diary makers including Justin Hall who has begun his 11 years of making online diary since 1994. Additionally, Carolyn Burke has also started publishing her online diary on January 3, 1995. From this time, there have been many online diarists who have published their remarkable works.
Online diaries have been well embraced by the online community at large. As such, it has caught the attention of media. This has primary made possible upon the publication of the 24 hours in Cyberspace which has captured personal accounts of some people who were adept with the early web page.
By 1998, Simon Frith has described in the salon magazine the numbers of online diary writers who abandoned the original form during that time. As such, he suggested that online diarists have been tired and disillusioned thus they adhere to some new forms in order to make remarkable works. As such, he also points out recognition to new literary forms with the purpose of eliciting new and substantial development in writing online diary.
Some of the early journals and diaries featured wide varying internet technologies. This includes message forums, RealAudio, RealVideo and online stores. These features are particular with the literary website for bloggers which is the nakednovelist.com. Aside from the said stuffs, there are also notify lists, webcams as well as self-photographs in a day to day basis. At present, online journals and diaries come with high end features including trackbacks, podcasts, blogrolls, permalinks and other cutting edge features.
The creation of diary hosting sites has led to the significant production of online journals as well as diaries. At present, there are interactive online journals and diaries, personal and group blogs that are correlated with the day to day experiences of various diarists such as teens as well as college students. It also opens an avenue for the commination among friends who play out online. Aside from that, there are also fights posted in online diaries. In an online diary, hobbies and experiences are every common. Blogs also give the chance for people to share their own views about a particular subject to target mass audience.
In 2006, One day History Project has been held by History Matters campaign. In this project, the people of UK were requested to come up with their diaries of their activities on the seventeenth day of October 2006. Later on, these diaries have been stored at British Library.
Non-English online diaries
Non-English diaries have an alternating history from that of English. Particularly, online journals and diaries which are written in Japanese language are referred as Web Nikki which means Hyper Diary. Since Japanese people adhere to the culture of their country, it is not a surprise that they consider online diaries as very important parts of their websites. The first online diary that was written in Japanese was the "daily life". This diary has been published in April 26, 1994 courtesy of Naozumi Takenaka.
Online diaries have undergone an extensive development in the past. In spite of this, online diarists should have a thorough understating that these stuffs serve as platforms to share useful and relevant information about a certain thing. Although there is no stringent limitation in writing the content of these journals and diaries, a responsible online diarist or blogger should always be vigilant to stay to reputable contents and break off from denting posts.
The benefit of online diaries comes in wide array. But in the end, online diary and journal writers should be aware that contents can make or break a person.


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Bright Blessings.
The Sun rides high in the skies and the smiles of the Pagan folk here in Michigan are beaming brightly again in anticipation of this year's Michigan Pagan Fest. Held annually in Belleville at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, this is one of the high points of the Mid Summer Michigan Pagan events. The program is even more exciting this year than last year.
Headliners this time around include Ann Moura, Holly Allender Kraig, and Lady Belladonna Laveau, ATC on the national level. on the local one. Soulara, Lady Bona Dea, and Auntie Dame will represent our hometown folks with awesome presentations and experiential instructional events that will spiritually feed.
Musical artists feature Dixon's Violin, Mama Gina, and Aria Flame. That is a really diverse and fist pumping line up. Something that may suit a little of everyone seems to be the tradition at this event.
This year's theme is "TREE OF LIFE: ROOTS TO MANIFESTATION", and the manifestation of collective good will will be sure to energize the entire Pagan peninsula for the entire weekend.
This year's events include:
- The Sacred Scourge
- Mead Making
- What is a Guardian?
- Chalice Well Circle
- Intro Magick for Teens
- The Manifesto of the Unwelcome
- Old Horney, getting in touch masculine aspects of pagan spirituality
- Meet N Greet: First Timers and old timers
- Stag Hunt (Men Only)
- Open Drumming
- BYOB: Bring Your Own Makeup
- Closing Ritual
Of special interest to many this year are
- Maenad Parade
- Self defense for Teens
- Children's self defense
- Spiral Scout Information
For those who are coming to the festival, amenities include:
•Camping with restroom and shower facilities
•Stores and restaurants close by
•Special rates at hotel within walking distance for non campers
Do not miss the Peruvian Fire Ceremony led by James "Two Snakes" Stovall. Local Shaman and radio personality, he is always a delight. Stop by the Wandering Owl, in Jackson, and see him sometime.
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What can be hotter than getting a great workout in with your sweetie on Valentines on a beautiful beach?
Running on the smooth flat sandy beaches tends to be easier on the knees which lets you run longer, burn more calories, and get to secluded areas of the beach. Here is a Valentine's Day Guide to a great quiet, relatively secluded and beautiful California beach for a romantic get away.
This beach is features in this Valentine's Day Guide because it is only about 3 hours drive from Fresno, California. It is the Moonstone Beach in Cambria. Cambria is a tiny beach town with several cafes for romantic lunches and dinners. They also have a variety of hotels ranging from the relatively inexpensive Best Western Fireside Inn to the more expensive Blue Dolphin inn that opens to the beach. Other options include the Blue Whale Inn, Captain's Cove Inn, Fog Catcher Inn, Mariner's Inn, and Moonstone Cottages by the Sea. This beach is included on the Valentine's Day guide because it is flat for easy running. You can also take a break and have a romantic cuddle on the soft sand while looking at colorful stones. There is a multitude of brightly colored stones along the coastline. Additionally there are many flat rocks for you and your valentine to sun bathe. You can also enjoy amazing sunsets and sunrises. Bring some charcoals and you and your love can delight in sketching birds and ocean scenes between your workout.
The Valentine's Day Guide featured this beach also due to the adjacent coastline. Less than a mile from the beach is a myriad of flat walking paths through trees. This gives many opportunities for a romantic secluded kiss. It also lets you hide a romantic picnic to surprise that special someone in the middle of your hike or jog. Approximately in the middle of the coastal path is a grove of shady wood cypress trees that have a platform which is great for a nice romantic talk with that special someone. It can even be a beautiful locale for a Valentine's Day proposal.


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Please be advised that Niwot Road is currently unpaved between 55th Street and 63rd Street. Paving will start next week and we anticipates to have at least one layer of new pavement in place for the holiday weekend.
Even with the new pavement down, the road will remain under construction through the end of June. Cyclists should anticipate uneven pavement, ongoing construction activity, soft shoulders and significant delays as construction crews work to complete the project.
This work is the final phase of the 4.3 mile Neva/Niwot Shoulders project that when complete, will provide a new pavement surface along with 4-foot shoulders for the entire stretch of Neva and Niwot Road from US36 (Foothills Highway) to 95th Street in Niwot.
All schedules are subject to change due to weather or other factors. Please respond to this email if you'd like more information on this project. Updates are also available on the county website.
Please use caution when riding and remember, "Courtesy is Contagious"!!!!


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Sports and fitness
Information on clubs and societies, sports centres and swimming pools and exercise opportunities for everyone.
- Brighouse Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre
- Halifax Swimming Pool
- Mixenden Activity Centre
- North Bridge Leisure Centre
Active life for adults
What is active life for adults ,why should adults keep active and what activities are available for them in Calderdale.
Active life for children, young people & families
What is active life for children and young people ,why should children and young people keep active and what activities are available for them in Calderdale.
Active life for all
Active life for all offers a range of opportunities to be more active within Calderdale irrespective of their age, ability, health or gender.
Clubs, coaches and volunteers
From advice and funding to club development and information on how to become a volunteer, it's all here.
Have you tried?
Book online
You can book online for many sports and leisure activities
How are we doing?
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City of Bones
by Cassandra Clare
City of Bones Chapter 5 Summary
How It All Goes Down
Clave and Covenant
- It's been three days since Clary was attacked by a Ravener demon. She has some incredible vivid dreams.
- She finally wakes up in a gorgeous room, complete with a ceiling "painted with a rococo motif of clouds and cherubs" (5.20). Heavenly, right?
- Wrong. Not so heavenly is the fact that she's surrounded by people who think she's going to die.
- Fully regaining consciousness, Clary officially meets Isabelle, who has been providing Clary with a cup of one of Hodge's "tisanes."
- Isabelle lets Clary borrow some of her clothes so she can get ready to meet Hodge.
- After she's dressed, Clary finds Jace who escorts her to Hodge's library. They travel through the Institute, which looks a lot like a monastery would look if it were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair.
- Jace tells Clary about the Lightwoods: Isabelle, Alec, and Max, who is the youngest and is away overseas. It's nice to keep a sibling in reserve for any sequels that may arise.
- The Lightwoods aren't on vacation. They're ambassadors in Idris, the Shadowhunter home country, which isn't visible to human eyes. It's squeezed somewhere between Germany and France. So… near Luxembourg?
- They arrive at Hodge's library, which is a book-filled tower and we totally want to go to there. If only Hodge and his creepy raven, Hugo, weren't always hanging around.
- But he's not the only one ruining the peaceful serenity of the library. Isabelle and her brother Alec are there too. Alec and Jace bicker about Jace's decision to bring Clary, whom they call a mundie, into the Institute.
- See, Alec's afraid of being reported to the Clave, which seems to be the Shadowhunter's governing body.
- Jace says that Clary isn't exactly a mundie. After all, he Marked her with a rune to protect her, and that might have killed an ordinary mundie. So she has to be special somehow.
- As evidence, Jace gets Clary to show them the rune, which consists of "three faint overlapping circles" (154).
- Clary's just a little miffed that Jace could have killed her. Hey, we would be mad too, but only because Jace tattooed her with a Venn Diagram, which is not exactly the sexiest tattoo in the world.
- In order to clear up the confusion about whether she's some sort of mystical Shadowhunter or not, Clary calls Luke on the Institute phone. How would that show up on caller ID?
- He's not exactly helpful. He tells Clary that her mother wasn't found. Also, "I've got my own problems, and I don't need to be bothered by yours" (5.186). Wow. He's a standup guy, that Luke. Very honorable.
- After Clary dabs her eyes on Hodge's handkerchief, it's time for a Shadowhunter history lesson. Phew! Finally. We were hoping we'd get one of these eventually.
- Shadowhunters are created from humans who drink the Angel Raziel's blood from the Mortal Cup. Okay. Got that.
- The Cup disappeared after Valentine, a Shadowhunter-gone-rogue, and his group (called the Circle) tried to overthrow the peace Accords between Shadowhunters and Downworlders. Downworlders, by the way, are part-demons, like warlocks and vampires.
- Even though Valentine sounds pretty despicable, Hodge seems to admire him, calling him "a visionary, a man of great personal charm and conviction" (5.246). What's that about?
- As if Clary needs more information, Hodge decides to summon the Silent Brothers (they sound fun!) to teach her more.
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i have been having a sharp shooting pain in my vagina it happens when i am standing or sitting.
they usually last about 30 seconds and come randomly. i am 37 weeks
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i have exactly the same thing and thoze r the wonderful pelvic pains also known as lightning it means your babys head down and i also heard thoze mean labor is very few days awayposted 09/01/2007 by kishaz1stbaby
I have those pains also and I am 37 weeks and 3 days. Usually when I go to get up out of bed or try to get up out of a chair. My dr says its normal. It's just the baby dropping further down getting prepared to come out and see the world. I say don't worry unless the pain is too intense then it could be an actual contraction. If thats the case i would call my doctor immediately.posted 09/04/2007 by crisbellinger
I disagree with the other reponse stating that it means that labor is only a few days away. Don't get your hopes up just yet. I too am 37 weeks and have had the same type of pain for several weeks now. It's just all part of the end-of-pregnancy fun!posted 09/08/2007 by Beansmom05
I am 37 weeks also and I have had sharp pains for the last month. Mine last between 30 seconds and 30 minutes. My doctor said its normal and the baby is just putting a lot of pressure on the bones.posted 09/08/2007 by Jusskickit
I have been getting the same pains the past week now. Also been getting muscle cramps in my inner thighs. I would have to agree that its just baby moving down to get ready to come into the world :)posted 10/25/2007 by ak_nativechic
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Miami Dolphins: OTA sight seeing
Organized Team Activities (OTAs) are glorified practices in shorts. That's all the Miami Dolphins have been doing this week, and will continue to do till next weekend's minicamp, and all throughout June.
I say this to point out it's REALLY difficult to tell anything significant, or definitive during these sneak peeks the Dolphins allow the media. However, they are better than nothing (which is what the fan base gets), and I'm sure you're envious because you wish you could see your team.
That's why team Sun-Sentinel (we'll be out there today in full force, treating a practice like it's gameday) will do our best to keep you informed on the blogs, in the paper, and of course on twitter (@omarkelly, @mikeberardino).
So, what can OTA's tell us?
It can tell us who is in great shape (I know I am). Which newcomers have the coaches all excited (sometimes it's good when a coach invests a lot of time in a rookie, always pulling him to the side)? Which players are ultra competitive, pushing the limits of the drills?
Which receivers can get open and make acrobatic catches (but this doesn't mean much considering the game changes once pads come on…can you say Patrick Turner)? And which defensive backs can cover for prolonged periods, blanketing their receiver (that's usually Will Allen).
The best stuff that comes from these drills are the one-on-one competitions between the DBs and WRs. We also get to see how much improvement Chad Henne and the rest of the quarterbacks have made. I personally need to see Henne being a vocal leader. This team can't afford anymore backseat driving in that department from him considering this is now his team.
Without pads the trench warfare is mild (which usually disappoints me), but we can at least watch who is working where, who is getting cross-trained to play another position (Nate Garner last year), and who is physically wearing down (Donald Thomas is always on that watch list).
Here's my list of things I'll personally be on the lookout for to please the starving masses:
1. Which injured players have had their rehab shackles removed. In today's paper I give you an update on all six members of the rehab club. Who else has been admitted into the rehab crew courtesy of an undisclosed injury.
2. Does newly acquired ALPHA receiver Brandon Marshall standout against these defensive backs, immediately showing he's worth $50 million? And does he have a number yet considering Dolphins fans wanting his jersey are beginning to hyperventilate?
3. Who gets first crack at the vacant starting guard spots, strong side linebacker spot, and right defensive end? Are there any new guys realistically pushing for these starting spots right now, which would be ultra early?
4. Which safeties are working with Yeremiah Bell, in what order, and for how long? Keep in mind, it's possible the coaches are rotating players per day. Tyrone Culver might have worked with the first team on Tuesday, and now it's Chris Clemons turn. So, since this is the second workout of the week it might be the second player's shot to show what he could do. I'll also be on the lookout for where Reshad Jones spends most of his practice time.
5. Does this Mike Nolan led defense look any different than the one Paul Pasqualoni ran the past two seasons. During rookie camp the Dolphins were using a single safety high. Was that just for rookie camp, or is that the future of this scheme?
6. Do the Dolphins have any sexy options as a return specialist? It's going to be hard to tell that during OTAs, or minicamp for that matter considering there will be minimal hitting, and very little full speed action. But I'm looking for someone who fields the ball naturally and has a quick initial first step.
7. Have Paul Soliai, Phillip Merling, Vernon Carey, and some of the rest of the players on the heavy side for their position, lost a little bit of weight? Or are they losing their battle with the friendly fridge.
8. Has quarterback Pat White, tight end John Nalbone, and receiver Patrick Turner, who each had lackluster rookie seasons in 2009, made significant progress in their development.
9. Does Henne clearly standout more than Tyler Thigpen, who will likely serve as his primary backup in 2010 unless Chad Pennington starts to tear it up big time with a healthy arm.
10. Which veterans are stepping it up as leaders, filling a huge void that crippled the team last season.
So, what does The Mob need me and Mike B to look for? What would your eyes be locked on if you got this sneak peek.
Come back throughout the day to find out what today's OTA disclosed from our perspective. I know you've got many choices, and probably go to them all, but you know we hustle for you guys and gals.


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HARRISONBURG — A Rockingham County grand jury indicted a former Page County High School teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with is a 16-year-old male student at the school.
Harrisonburg resident Christopher Robert Ritchie Jr., who goes by his nickname, "C.J.," was indicted today on two felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial or supervisory position.
Following his indictment, Ritchie appeared in Rockingham County Circuit Court with his attorney, Walter Green.
Green asked Judge Bruce Albertson to schedule a plea hearing. Albertson scheduled it for May 19.
Albertson ordered that a magistrate judge set a bond for Ritchie, who previously was free on a $10,000 bond from the Rockingham County Jail.
Ritchie was originally arrested in November by Mike Wagoner, a Page County Sheriff's Office investigator working with the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Prosecutors say the crime took place in Rockingham County.
On Nov. 1, Ritchie, who was then a foreign language teacher at PCHS, met the student at Valley Mall in Harrisonburg, according to an affidavit for a search warrant filed in Rockingham County Circuit Court by Wagoner. The teacher and student then went to Ritchie's home on Ridgeville Lane in Harrisonburg, where they watched movies and later had sex, according to the affidavit.
Ritchie confessed to the allegations, police say.
Sources close to the investigation say Ritchie targeted and groomed one of the most vulnerable students at the school. Sources say the victim didn't have an easy childhood and was living with his grandparents when the crime took place.
The investigation began when a school employee suspicious of Ritchie went to police.
As part of the investigation, police seized Ritchie's iPhone.
"Mr. Ritchie and the juvenile indicated they communicated via text messages, chat programs and they had exchanged digital photographs," Wagoner wrote.
He is no longer employed by the school system.
Ritchie, a Broadway High School graduate, was a 2009 recipient of the Daily News-Record Leadership Award.


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East Carolina opens up Conference USA play against longtime rival and new league member Old Dominion on Saturday at 7 p.m. It's the first of two meetings between the schools this season.
The Pirates are looking to win their conference opener for the first time since 2009.
Pirate freshman Brandan Stith will be on an opposing bench from his father, Bryant, for the first time. The elder Stith, the all-time leading scorer at Virginia and NBA veteran, is in his first year as an assistant coach at Old Dominion.
The Pirates and Monarchs are at opposite ends of the spectrum in a pair of C-USA statistical categories. ECU ranks second in the league in scoring (84.5) and free throw percentage (.720), while Old Dominion in last in both categories (65.4, .587).
ECU's Akeem Richmond (20.0 ppg) and Old Dominion's Aaron Bacote (18.6 ppg) ranks one and two in Conference USA in scoring.
ECU and ODU shared a pair of common non-conference opponents this season: Georgia State and UNC Wilmington. Both teams lost to Georgia State, while the Monarchs defeated the Seahawks and the Pirates fell to them by two.
East Carolina won its final two Conference USA home games last season and compiled a 5-3 league mark inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates are 13-11 in C-USA home games the last three seasons.
Senior Akeem Richmond has scored 20-plus points in each of the last three games and in four of the past five contests. His 37 points against Campbell (and Fayetteville State) last time out are the most by a Conference USA player this season.
After posting its second-lowest 3-point shooting performance (.258) of the season against Georgia State, the Pirates shot a season-high 56.5 percent behind the arc against Campbell.
ECU hasn't used more than seven players in four consecutive games. The last time more than seven players made it on the floor for the Pirates was Dec. 14 against N.C. A&T when 10 players got in the game.
Old Dominion leads the all-time series 36-14 and has won each of the last four meetings in the series. The Monarchs have won six of the last seven games in the series.
ECU is looking to snap a three-game home losing streak to ODU. The Pirates last victory over the Monarchs inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum was Jan. 17, 2001 (68-63 OT).
Dimitri Batten scored 18 points to lead Old Dominion past East Carolina 63-58 on Nov. 29, 2011. Batten is the only current member of the Monarchs to play in the game.
Three players scored doubles figures for ECU (Shamarr Bowden 14, Darrius Morrow 11, Miguel Paul 10), but none of them are still on the roster. Junior Paris Roberts-Campbell had nine points in the game.
The Monarchs outshot East Carolina 42.3 percent (22-of-52) to 33.3 percent (19-of-57). The Pirates finished night 8-of-27 from behind the arc (.296) and just 12-of-22 at the free throw line (.545). The Monarchs posted similar numbers, connecting on a mere 22.2 percent of their 3-point attempts (4-of-18) and just 51.7 percent of their foul shots (15-of-29).
ODU Head Coach Jeff Jones was a four-year letterman at the University of Virginia under ECU Athletics Director Emeritus from 1978-82.
ECU freshman Greg Alexander and ODU sophomore Martin Shaw were teammates for one season at Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, Va.
Pirate rookie Caleb White was coached by former Virginia guard Curtis Staples, who played for current ODU coach Jeff Jones at UVA from 1994-98.
There are a total of nine players from Virginia on the two rosters: Old Dominion (6) and ECU (3).
The Pirates are 2-10 all-time in Conference USA openers. Their wins came against then-No. 13 Marquette (73-70, 12/30/02) and Tulane (69-66, 1/7/09).
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The Pirates will make their first road trip of the conference season next week to Florida. East Carolina will play at Florida Atlantic on Thursday before heading to FIU on Saturday. ECU has never faced FIU and has played FAU just once previously, recording a 74-60 win at Minges Coliseum on Jan. 21, 1993.


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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE ; 3 October 1850; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18501003-TC-MAC-01; CL 25: 242-244
Chelsea, Thursday 3 Octr, 1850
My dear Mother.—You see where I am; safe here since last midnight! I did not run away from you without regret and sorrowful affection and almost remorse: but in the state things stood in I saw clearly that it was the wise course. Right wae was I yesterday, at the "Kendal Junction" to think that it was not northward I had now to go, but southward, away from you and from so much else that is dear to me. And you had gone to Dumfries in vain too; and had to take these other disappointments when you came home: I felt sorry enough, if I could have helped it; but alas, what was the good of sorrow? My only consolation was the hope of seeing you again, perhaps after even a shorter interval than the last.1
At Keswick I did not get on very well: the weather was wet and blustery; the people tho' very kind, lonesome and not in the best of spirits: neither could I sleep any way well, which was of course the worst condition of all for me. We felt bound moreover to make off (there being a previous engagement on their part to that effect) some 30 miles farther south, to the place called Coniston where the Marshalls are,—old friends of mine, whom I had rather neglected of late. The drive thither, in Speddings carriage (a kind of double "clatch" with two horses), past the root of Helvellyn2 &c, in moderate weather, was pleasant enough: but, alas, there my satisfactions, such as they were, came to a close The House was noisy with company and bustle; in particular my bedroom was exposed to nurseries of children, tumults of flunkies & housemaids: I almost lost my sleep entirely that night; and felt, as I lay tossing about in the morning hours, that there was but one scheme for me,—to rush home to my own den, and end these roamings up and down the world. Accordingly I wrote to warn the servant here; wrote also to Jane (from whom I expect answer tomorrow morning); and took my measures with that object. The kind Mrs Marshall put me into a smaller but far quieter bedroom for next night, and there I did sleep well and long; but my arrangements were already made: and so, yesterday about noon, in much better spirits for my sleep, I pushed away (James Marshall hospitably accompanying me, in my own hired tub-gig) to "Windermere Station," and so by Kendal to join the Express Train from Carlisle. The Journey, which I had looked to with a kind of horror, was far less severe than I expected: we were not crowded in the carriage, indeed a shifting company of whom only myself continued stationary; there was plenty of air to be had; for food I had at one place "a mutton-pie" (price twopence), then at Birmingham three miserable fractions of sandwiches (price sixpence) with a glass of brandy and water: I sat very quiet too, nay at times fell into a kind of doze; and on the whole got along without much suffering at all. The poor little maid, a cleanly, discreet, assiduous but rather inexperienced creature, was waiting for me; and so, after a cup of thin tea, I got fairly into bed, silently thankful to Heaven that I had got the ugly jumble over.— — My sleep was none of the best, but I expect to do better tonight; all morning I have been busy sorting my articles, and looking out for my old tracks of procedure. Poor Jane has been making innumerable improvements in the house; really cunning and excellent many of them;—but they are novelties, they, and she wd have liked to be here herself to shew me the way of them. I have not yet got quite into my road, and can only do so by degrees. Nay it seems, by what the maid informs me, Jane has decided on not keeping her as a servant; but has another, "properly experienced," in her eye; and only delays till she find this poor "Emma" of hers another proper situation. I shall hear more about this tomorrow. I suppose it is all wise and proper: but alas for these "changes"; nothing but change, change,—and it is a mere loss and vexation to all concerned! I fancy unless Jane can get home sooner than "the 21st," she means that I should join her where she is. We will see about that; we will have a right good spell of rest here first, and not be easily beaten with the "inexperienced maid" &c &c.
Dear Mother, I must now go and write to Jane herself. You may think she should have been first: but I some how felt as if the first stroke of my pen belonged to you on this occasion.— I got the Dr's second Note at Keswick before setting off on Monday; if he have written to Coniston, as I think likely, it will follow me hither (I suppose tomorrow). I called upon his Dr Leitch, whom I found a worthy man, tho' with a dreadful face, poor soul. He was just writing to John, he said. I too will soon write to him, I hope; & you will hear more of me. I send Jamie his Newspaper: thank him and Isabella and everybody. God's blessing be with you all forever! Your affectionate T. Carlyle


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Reckoned as an epitome of trust and quality, Anisa Overseas is one of the most reliable manufacturers and exporters of tailor made Home Furnishing Textiles, Apparels, Gifts & Handicrafts Products, etc. Our special offerings include Pashmina Shawls, Cotton Scarves, Woolen Scarves, Silk Scarves, Woolen Throw, Acrylic Throw, Chenille Throw, Woolen Blanket, Cotton Blanket, Table Linen, Hijab, Sarongs, Pashmina, and many more.
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Gemma Sheridan is a real person. Her story, however, was a complete hoax. You may have read the incredible tale of British woman Gemma Sheridan and her will to survive against incalculable odds. Her story of improbable rescue from a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean after a Google Earth user happened to stumble upon her beachfront "SOS" sign has gathered millions of page views on multiple news outlets and via social media.
Unfortunately, the entire tale is a ruse.
According to the International Business Times on Friday, the "real Gemma Sheridan, whose Twitter tagline interestingly reads, 'Who is she? Where did you find her?'" is a friend of the editor from the media site News Hound, which fabricated this story about Gemma "as a joke."
Gemma's narrative, as carried originally by news-hound.org, sounds legit, but in actuality the site is a quasi-news outlet known for the occasional satirical story.
An excerpt:
In 2007, Gemma Sheridan and 2 friends set out on a voyage that was to take them from their home town of Liverpool, across the Atlantic to the Panama Canal and then onwards to the beautiful island of Hawaii.
The first stage of the voyage went without incident. However, after passing through the Panama Canal and into the Pacific, things started to take a turn for the worse.
"The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed, if not for the courage of the fearless crew…" Oh wait. Wrong fake shipwreck.
The story goes on to recount how she survived for seven years – killing goats with clam shells, taking four weeks to learn how to build a fire, scouring for food, etc. Written as a first person recounting, this is how Gemma described her rescue:
Woke up 1 morning to the sound of a plane flying over me which was unusually low, I could not believe it, I thought it was a dream. I ran to the beach screaming and waving my arms like a lunatic, the plane flew over 2 or 3 more times and then dropped a small package.
Inside was a radio, fresh water, food and a small medical kit. I switched on the radio and heard the first human voice for years. We talked for what seemed like an eternity, then I asked the voice on the other end, "How did you find me?" to which they replied, "Some kid from Minnesota found your SOS sign on Google Earth." I didn't even know what Google Earth was, but I'm eternally in their debt now.
And of course, we're told to "share this amazing story with your friends."
Well share we did. Tens of thousands of times over through various sites that ran the story. The most "liked" comment in fact is this one, from a Denny Strickland, who wrote on March 18:
They should build an algorithm to check for SOS signs on islands and other deserted areas.
Yes, and perhaps some sort of arithmetical computation can be derived to help internet perusers distinguish fact from fiction.
What about the SOS picture that the site carried? That was actually a Google Earth image from Kyrgyzstan taken in 2010.
Writes hoax-debunking website WafflesAtNoon: "The website which produced this story provided no sources, and there are no corroborating reports to be found anywhere online. News-Hound.org was only registered in January 2014 – although it has articles posted that pre-date its registration."
News Hound is littered with outlandish stories, including the Internet whopper of a lie that a man sued his wife for bearing him ugly kids. That one even snared a handful of my fellow Examiners in its mendacious net, causing me to fire up the keyboard with a debunking dose of reality:
Man sues ex-wife over ugly children and wins? The REAL story of this aged tale
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2006 Outlook...
Up Front with the Big BoysArizona's football fortunes on offense in 2006 surely will stem from playmakers in the so-called skill positions. Yet, one of the team's expected strengths will be on the front, where Mike Stoops and offensive line coach Eric Wolford feel the team will be at its deepest in years.
Stoops, for his part, says, "For the first time, I think we have a chance to put two lines on the field that have really quality players across the board."
The starting point is the return in 2006 of basically an intact starting unit from tackle to tackle.
Graniello Bell Levitre Hawes Longacre
Their physical improvement and the people behind that group are what makes coaches excited about the play up front. Spring ball will be a test period for guys Stoops says are as good it gets for young talent -- notably mid-year All-American juco transfer James Tretheway and redshirt freshmen Daniel Borg, Eben Britton and Blake Kerley.
Sophomores Bill Wacholz (G) and Eddie Rollmann (C/G) also have two years in the program and have improved physically, along with redshirt freshman Joe Barresi (G), young guys who should provide more depth.
"We're going to have the best competition we've had since we've been here. When you add guys like Tretheway, Borg and Britton and Kerley to the mix, and get them some experience... we're going to have some quality depth," Stoops said.
Borg, who should compete at guard, was the state's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2004. Britton, a tackle, was a top California recruit with four-star talent and prep All-America credentials. Kerley, a young center, earned AP all-state honors in Texas and was an all-star game player. Tretheway, a prep scholar-athlete award winner, appears to have considerable position flexibility and is working at tackle primarily after a junior college career that earned him JC Gridwire All-America honors and California juco notoriety.
Graniello earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors last year and opened his career with second-team Freshman All-America honors the year before from The Sporting News. His talent and ability was evident from the get-go, with travel status in 2003 as an emergency option.
Bell, who did not have the benefit of a redshirt year when he first began playing four years ago, probably had his best off-season and returns in the best health of his career. He was awarded a medical hardship year for a 2004 season largely lost to injury. "When I started playing, I was just a kid. I feel so much stronger and mature now."
Another young player figures to use spring and summer as a springboard for a serious run in fall camp somewhere in the group. Redshirt freshman Adam Grant (6-6, 260) came in the class of 2005 as a tight end out of Puyallup, Wash., and could have an immediate future as a combo player at a jumbo tight end position. Coaches are impressed with his combination of athletic talent and physical potential.
More recruiting success sets up the fall camp arrival of three more touted prep linemen, notably All-American Jovon Hayes. He's likely to open camp at right guard. All-CIF defensive end Colin Baxter should open opposite Hayes at left guard and All-CIF Division IX two-way star Cory Elmore likely to start his career as a right tackle.
The Cats' have been reasonably solid in pass protection in recent years, rating fourth in the league in pass protection last year and second the year before. The Cats had a decent power game in the red zone, rating fifth in the leauge with an 80 percent scoring rate once inside opponents 2 yard-line, punching in 23 touchdowns in 28 trips.
But UA does need to improve its ball-control game, and rushing success always starts with the guys up front. The numbers improved dramatically in the latter part of the year after coaches went with big-play operator Willie Tuitama at quarterback, but Arizona did finished ninth in rushing and ninth in total offense overall.
Wolford stuck to his guns most of the time in the first two years of the Stoops era, using basically five or seven guys throughout every game. In 2006, on the heels of two very successful recruiting years that give Arizona some starting points with better players, he should have some more options.
Joe Barresi 6-6 313 Fr.* RS
Daniel Borg 6-5 270 Fr.* RS
Adam Hawes 6-4 302 Sr. 1L
Joe Longacre 6-3 303 So.* 1L
Bill Wacholz 6-6 294 So.* SQ
Eben Britton 6-6 280 Fr.* RS
Tanner Bell 6-8 294 Sr.* 3L
Peter Graniello 6-5 296 Jr.* 2L
Adam Grant 6-6 258 Fr.* RS
James Tretheway 6-6 300 Jr. JC
Erick Levitre 6-1 282 Sr.* 2L
Blake Kerley 6-2 273 Fr.* RS
Eddie Rollmann 6-4 290 So.* SQ
Garon McHone 6-4 269 Jr.* SQ
Fall arrival:
Colin Baxter 6-4 295 Fr. Rolling Hills,
Cory Elmore 6-5 260 Fr.
Jovon Hayes 6-2 320 Fr
O-Lines... Stoops said he felt Kili Lefotu has a chance at late-round selection in the NFL draft, or future work via free agency... Garen McHone, a reserve center, served as long snapper throughout the season a year ago and is back for his junior year... The Cats lost the services of sophomore guard Dillon Hansen, whose back difficulties have him medically not qualified this spring... Offensive line starts in 2005 -- Bell-11, RT; Levitre-11, C; Graniello-10, LT; Longacre-4, RG; Hawes-3, LG; (Lefotu-7, Abramo-8)...
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Starting TODAY THROUGH NOV 15th, California's OWN Celebrity & Style broadcast TV show—Lives of Style—on KCAL9 in LA and KRON4 in the Bay Area is offering cool swag, gifts, trips—including to a trip to New York Fashion Week in 2013—and chances to be featured on TV on the Lives of Style broadcast show—to help the show expand to air hundreds of hours of exclusive video of celebrities, musicians, designers & icons.
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See some past shows at http://www.livesofstyle.com/the_show/
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For the full list of prizes and cool gets, CLICK ON LIVES OF STYLE'S CAMPAIGN: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/187757?a=27246
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Funds will go to air hundreds more hours more of exclusive video--including the only broadcast TV interview with Sarah Burton--designer of "the dress" for the Royal Wedding, "A Day with Vera"--and a personal visit and shopping spree with iconic designer, Vera Wang, a wide-ranging chat with couturier Jean Paul Gaultier--as well as celebrity interviews with a line-up that includes Fergie, Diane Lane, Josh Brolin, Morgan Freeman, Leann Rimes, Kelly Osbourne, Amber Valetta, Kristin Chenoweth and more, and models Karolina Kurkova, Karlie Kloss and more, and latest cars, wine, chefs, events.
The show has also has heart--and humanity. Every Lives of Style episode highlights philanthropy: amFAR, Oceana, Eva Longoria's Padres Contra El Cáncer, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, WAS Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Art of Elysium, many more.
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Lives of Style—has scored an impressive list of celebrity "gets"-- from Johnny Depp to Christina Aguilera, from Halle Berry to Eva Longoria, from Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart to James Franco and many more...and designers--from Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Karl Lagerfeld, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, Jason Wu and many more… to top models, chefs, winemakers, exotic cars, exclusive events and more. Its network-quality shows air against network shows and make inroads among key demographics.
See Eva Longoria & celebs say Hi to Lives of Style: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FIzbS95pHMo&feature=plcp
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Lives of Style takes viewers backstage and behind-the-scenes around the world...for exclusive VIP access to celebrities and designers, first looks at coolest collectibles, exotic cars, food and wine, homes & design, travel & exciting destinations—and star-studded events, premieres, awards shows and runways around the globe...with a mission to inspire everyone to reach for their style dreams!
And now there's a way to get a front seat to all of the action!


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Cash in Kazuki's Chips
|Cash in Kazuki's Chips
Toshiko Kasen
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|Kazuki Kasen
|Torrington, Staunton Island, Liberty City
Cash in Kazuki's Chips is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by Toshiko Kasen, the wife of Yakuza leader Kazuki Kasen, from her apartment in Torrington, Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Toshiko informs Toni that now Kazuki knows of their actions, he is coming to kill both of them. Toni decides to kill Kazuki before he arrives and goes to a compound in Belleville Park, where is ambushed by Yakuza gang members. Toni manages to escape, killing them all, but Kazuki escapes in a helicopter, flying to his casino. Toni follows him and kills the Yakuza men guarding the casino. On the roof of the casino, Kazuki challenges Toni to a sword fight, which Toni wins. Toni returns to Toshiko's apartment, where a distraught Toshiko realises what she has done. Wanting to be truly free she kills herself, by falling out of her apartment window, landing on a car below.
Toni Cipriani: Hello?
Toshiko Kasen: I'm bathing, Toni san. We have little time left. My husband knows now who is truly behind his losses. He's coming to kill me... and you.
Toni Cipriani: Well, I ain't waiting here for him. Where is he?
Toshiko Kasen: He's in Belleville, gathering his men. But soon, he will come here.
Toni Cipriani: Sayonara, sweetheart.
Toshiko Kasen: My prayers go with you, Toni san. Good luck.
(Toni drives to a compound in Belleville Park, killing some of Kazuki's men and follows Kazuki's helicopter to his casino. There he makes his way to the roof, killing more of Kazuki's men)
Kazuki Kasen: My men dishonor me... but it is fitting that I kill you myself. You two! Leave us! I am going to enjoy thrusting my sword into you. Yeah, I heard that about you.
(Toni gets close to killing Kazuki)
Kazuki Kasen: Kill him, you assholes!
(Toni kills Kazuki and returns to Toshiko's apartment in Torrington)
Toni Cipriani: So, uh... Toshiko. It's over now.
Toshiko Kasen: Yes, yes, I knew that... hello, Mister Toni.
Toni Cipriani: Hey. So, uuuh... you won. You got what you wanted. Everything worked out great.
Toshiko Kasen: Great, yes, great. Really great.
Toni Cipriani: So... its payment time sweetheart...
Toshiko Kasen: We're both of us fools and killers, Mister Toni.
Toni Cipriani: I guess we are.
Toshiko Kasen: The world takes such a terrible toll on your spirit wouldn't you agree, Mister Toni?
Toni Cipriani: I guess. But you're free now. I mean you can go to Costa Rica, or Aruba, or some-shit. Start over new, that's what you always wanted.
Toshiko Kasen: I don't think I'm ready for a beach holiday, Mister Toni. I've lost everything, and done so deliberately. I've been granted everything I asked for. Now, I just ask to be truly free. Good bye, Toni-san.
The reward for completing the mission is $4,000.
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