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Mark Whitfield: Some Other Time
Some Other Time
Mark Whitfield (guitar)
Forever Love (Verve 533 921)
Mark Whitfield (guitar), Diana Krall (vocals), Jim Pryor (piano), Roland Guerin (bass), Donald Edwards (drums), Dale Oehler (orchestra conductor, arranger).
Composed by Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green..
Recorded: New York, 1996
Rating: 97/100 (learn more)
In the vast lexicon of jazz there are a few gems that improve with age and shine more brilliantly with each new interpretation. Leonard Bernstein's "Some Other Time" is one of those treasures. Penned for the musical film On the Town, it became a signature piece for Bill Evans, who incorporated the same harmonic complexity and spatial elements he had employed throughout Kind of Blue. Mark Whitfield's interpretation shows the same reverence for the original and, like fine vintage claret, has improved with the passage of time.
Three factors are involved in elevating this cut to the level of classic performance: Dale Oehler's rich orchestration, Diana Krall's understated vocals and, of course, Whitfield's delectable guitar work. Krall's phrasing is a bit reminiscent of an earlier interpretation by the late Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund, with the Bill Evans trio. She allows the melody and lyrics to take center stage, without unnecessary affectation. Whitfield's warm, bubbly solo lines offer the right touch of blues without overcrowding or lapsing into the realm of cliché. And his attack — it's almost as if his plectrum is making love to the strings.
When this album was released in 1997, there were some purists who considered it a bit too polished and commercial. One critic (who will remain unnamed) wrote that Whitfield was "as cloying as Earl Klugh or George Benson." Oh, really? There are scores of jazz guitar hopefuls out here who can only wish that they were as "cloying."
Critics be damned — this is intimate ear candy for a cold, blustery night, to be savored along with a glass of that vintage claret, the lights turned down low and a blaze in the fireplace. As for the naysayers, the day we're unable to simply sit back and enjoy a well-crafted, solid interpretation such as this without feeling guilty, jazz will have lost more than just its broad audience — it will have lost its soul.
Reviewer: Bill Barnes
Tags: 2000s jazz · guitar
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Our coverage of New Jersey's primary next Tuesday, in which one Senator and all twelve members of the House of Representatives will be elected, continues with the Legislative District 2 candidates for House of Representatives. For other coverage see the index here, which will be expanded as articles are added.
The second district is geographically very large, covering all of Salem, Cumberland, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties plus a southern section of Ocean County and a small southeast corner of Burlington County. It was expanded in the 2010 redistricting when the state lost a congressional seat do to national population shifts.
Republican incumbent Frank Lobiondo has held this seat since 1995. He is considered a more moderate right-of-center Republican. His voting record shows him opposed to abortion but generally in favor of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
He is being challenged in the Republican primary by Mike Assad, Absecon-born son of an Egyptian immigrant who served on the Absecon Board of Education and was a radio talk show host in Ocean City. He is more conservative than Lobiondo, opposing Obamacare, favoring the "Fair Tax" (a 23% federal sales tax replacing the federal income tax), opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants, and speaking in favor of the defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights as the law which governs the lawmakers. His other positions are all strongly conservative.
On the Democratic side, there are also two candidates.
If the name Bill Hughes, Jr. sounds vaguely familiar, it might be because his father held this congressional seat from 1974 to 1995, when Lobiondo claimed it. The county Democratic party committees in all eight covered counties have endorsed him, and he has been targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee, suggesting he is the leading candidate. He has never run for office previously, but has served seven years with the Justice Department. His list of issues and positions sound relatively moderate but also somewhat ambiguous--he specifically mentions women's health and avoids mentioning abortion, for example.
His opponent in the primary is Dave Cole, software engineer and Rutgers University political science graduate who served as a Senior Technology Advisor at the White House five years ago. His website proposals are specific. Raise the minimum wage and restore extended unemployment benefits while rebuilding infrastructure and encouraging job creation; support teachers and teacher unions to improve public education; work toward clean energy alternatives; support same-sex marriage; curb gun accessibility to promote safety; target health care costs; upgrade government computer technology and laws; protect social security and strengthen medicare; universal high speed Internet access; protection of intellectual property but revised rules to stop patent trolls; support for women's health care including abortion.
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This Week in the Pool ?-The No. 5 Arizona women and No. 7 men's swimming and diving team will travel to Austin, Texas, to compete in the annual Texas Invitational on Thurs., Dec. 2-4 in the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center. Preliminaries will begin at 10 a.m. and finals start at 6 p.m. (CST).
A Look at the Opponents ?- The Wildcats will take on some of the most elite swimming programs in the country while in Austin including the eighth-ranked Texas men's team and the No. 4 women's team. The meet will feature the men's and women's teams form Wisconsin, USC and Arizona State as well as the No. 9 Michigan men's team.
What Happened Last Year? ?-- Arizona did not compete for a place at last year's Texas Invitational, as its goal was to qualify as many athletes as possible for the NCAA Championships. The Wildcats concentrated on swimming the required times in order to attend the championships in the spring and they completed their goal by qualifying a combination of 11 athletes from both squads for the 2004 NCAA Championships.
Last Time in the Water ?- In the first Pac-10 competition of the season, the women's team defeated No. 12 USC, 186-113 on Nov. 19, while the men's team took on the No. 2 Trojans in a two-day dual meet
The women won 11 out of 16 events starting with the 400y medley relay team of junior Jenna Gresdal, junior Erin Sieper, sophomore Whitney Myers and freshman Courtney Cashion with a time of 4:43.49. Senior Emily Mason dominated the distance freestyle events earning first-place in both the 1000y (10:00.2) and 500y free events (4:53.34).
In the 200y free, senior Jessica Hayes won with a time of 1:50.64, freshman Lacey Nymeyer finished third (1:51.19) and sophomore Meg Flanagan was fourth (1:54.24). Nymeyer and
Cashion took the top-two spots in the 100y free as Nymeyer won the race with a time of 51.03 and Cashion finished second (51.22). 00
Junior Jenna Gresdal took first-place in two events including the 100y backstroke (54.75) and the 50y free (23.49). Gresdal was second in the 200y backstroke finishing with a time of 2:00.55 and Hayes took third-place (2:00.83). Also in the 50y free, Nymeyer finished second (23.66) and Cashion was third (23.87).
In the 100y breaststroke, Sieper finished first with a time of 1:03.52, while sophomore Emily Strouse was third (1:05.78) and junior Katie Willis was fourth (1:06.50). Sieper also won the 200y backstroke with a time of (2:16.64).
The Wildcats took the top-three positions in the 400y individual medley as Myers finished first (4:18.89), Mason was second (4:22.08) and Strouse came in third (4:31.44). Myers also finished second in the 200y fly with a time of 2:00.57 and junior Lisa Pursley finished second in the 100y fly (55.71). The 200y free relay team of Hayes, Cashion, Mason and Nymeyer won with a time of 1:34.60.
"It was a great effort by everyone today," said head coach Frank Busch. "All the girls pulled through and had an overall good team performance."
In the diving well for the women, sophomore Mary Yarrison place second in the 3-meter with 270.68 points and was third in the 1-meter (265.64). Senior Claire Febvay was second in the 1-meter with 268.50 points and finished fourth in the 3-meter (261.23).
Men vs. USC - After the first day of competition, the Wildcats led USC 92-75. Despite the 17-point lead, the men fell to the Trojans 182-170 Saturday, dropping the Wildcats to 1-1 (0-1 Pac-10).
On day one, Arizona won six out of nine events, including the 200y free relay team of freshman Albert Subirats, junior Dave Rollins, freshman Ivan Barnes and sophomore Adam Ritter with a time of 1:19.96.
In the 100y free, junior Lyndon Ferns finished first (43.59), junior Simon Burnett was second (44.21) and freshman Jonas Persson was third (44.97). Ferns also took first in the 100y fly (47.25) and Subirats was second (49.33). Burnett finished first in the 200y back (1:46.56) and Barnes won the 200y breaststroke (2:01.22).
Junior Tyler DeBerry finished second in the 500y free with a time of 4:25.04 and junior John Collier finished second in the 1-meter diving competition with 303.52 points. For the final event of the evening, the 400y medley relay team of freshman Nick Thoman, Barnes, Ferns and Burnett won with an ?'A' standard qualifying time of 3:14.82.
While Arizona was not able to triumph over USC, there were many notable performances from the Wildcats. The 200 free relay team of freshman Albert Subirats, junior Dave Rollins, freshman Ivan Barnes and sophomore Adam Ritter won with a time of 1:19.96. The 200 medley relay team of Rollins, senior Nate Stevens, Subirats and freshman Jonas Persson finished second (1:29.89).
Juniors Simon Burnett and Lyndon Ferns took the top-two positions in the 200 free as Burnett finished first (1:34.19) and Ferns was second (1:36.93). Ferns also won the 50 free with a time of 20.05. In the 100 back, freshman Nick Thoman placed second (49.08) and Burnett finished third (49.32).
In the 100 breast, Barnes finished second (55.92), Rollins was third (56.26) and Stevens came in fourth (56.60). Junior Tyler DeBerry finished second in the 1650 free (15:31.55) and third in the 200 fly with a time of 1:51.99. Rollins placed second in the 200 individual medley (1:49.98).
For the final event of the day, the men's 400 free relay team of Ferns, Persson, Ritter and Burnett won with a time of 2:56.73.
Arizona vs. UCLA - In a dual-meet that was not decided until the last race of the day, the women's team defeated No. 9 UCLA 149-148, advancing the Wildcats' record to 3-0 overall (2-0 Pac-10).
Due to a disqualification in the 1000 freestyle for two Arizona swimmers and technical difficulties with the timing system in the 200 backstroke, the women were able to achieve a nail-biting victory over the Bruins.
"It literally came down to the last relay," said head coach Frank Busch. "The girls did an amazing job pulling through. We figured if we could win the last race, we could pull off a win by one-point."
The Wildcats won eight out of 14 swimming events starting with the 200 medley relay. Juniors Jenna Gresdal, Erin Sieper, sophomore Whitney Myers and freshman Courtney Cashion won the relay with a time of 1:43.55. Freshman Lacey Nymeyer finished first in two events including the 200 free (1:50.56) and the 50 free (23.53).
In the 100 back, Gresdal won with a time of 55.23 and junior Marshi Smith finished third (56.17). Sieper took first place in both the 100 (1:03.72) and 200 (2:16.99) breaststroke. In the 200 butterfly, senior Emily Mason finished second with a time of 2:02.39 while Myers was not far behind in third (2:02.51). Mason also was second in the 500 free (4:52.89).
In the 100 free, Gresdal finished second (50.66) and Nymeyer was third (50.78). Senior Jessica Hayes and Smith took the top two positions of the 200 back as Hayes finished first (2:00.00) and Smith was second (2:01.00). (Times were inputted for this race strictly to reflect the order of finish as determined by meet officials).
Myers won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:03.03 and placed second (56.11) in the 100 fly. Junior Lisa Pursley was third (56.41). The 200 free relay team of Nymeyer, junior Ryann Hackett, Mason and sophomore Kathryn Elofson, won the race (and the meet) with a time of 1:35.20.
In the diving well for the women, sophomore Mary Yarrison finished third respectively on both the 1 and 3-meter boards.
"It was certainly a character building day," said head diving coach Michele Mitchell-Rocha. "We will have to build off of this experience to improve for next meet."
According to Head Coach Frank Busch ?- "The Texas Invitational is a meet where I just want to qualify people for the NCAA Championships. I'm pretty optimistic about where we are right now and I'm looking forward to all the opportunities we will have at this meet to qualify. This year will also be different because last year they swam short course in preliminaries and long course during finals due to the summer Olympics. So we will be more successful in the respect that we will be swimming the same distance for both. I think I'm most confident in our relays."
According to Head Diving Coach Michele Mitchell-Rocha ?- "We only go to this meet about once every three years. This year we are not going because the timing is not good. We have a meet with Northern Arizona on Saturday and the Texas Invitational does not qualify us for NCAAs."
Recruits for 2005-06 ?- Six athletes have signed letters of intent with the Arizona swim team for the 2005-06 season. Justine Schluntz, from Albuquerque, NM., will swim distance freestyle events and the 400 individual medley. Taylor Baughman, from Carmel, Ind., and Lindsey Kelly, from Lake Forrest, Ill., are strong contenders in the sprint freestyle events. Anna Turner, from Ft. Collins, Colo., will be competitive in the sprint freestyle and a backstroke events and Kathryn Thompson, from Roseburg, Ore., will also swim backstroke and freestyle. The one male swimmer to sign with Arizona, Matt Barnard from Tucson, Ariz., will swim sprint freestyle events.
Arizona's Next Action ?- The Arizona men's and women's diving team will take on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on Sat., Dec. 4 at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center at 1 p.m. (PST).
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Fifth-ranked UCLA rebounded from Wednesday's baffling road loss to Long Beach State and overpowered UC San Diego in three games Friday at Pauley Pavilion.
The Bruins won 30-27, 30-23, 30-25 in 86 minutes in front of 523 fans. The victory raised their record to 11-8 overall and 9-7 in league play. The Tritons fell to 5-12, 2-10.
Seniors Steve Klosterman and Paul George combined for 28 kills and the Bruins hit .423. Klosterman pounded 18 kills (.500) and added five total blocks for 21 points. George added 10 kills (.533) and 11.5 points. Redshirt freshman Brett Perrine enjoyed a hot night, recording five kills (.455), an ace and seven total blocks for 10.0 points. Junior Tony Ker recorded 15 digs and setter Kevin Ker distributed 44 set assists.
UCSD's Andy Northness recorded eight kills (.800) and two block assists for nine points to lead the Tritons.
The Bruins continue their home stand next with a non-conference match against visiting Loyola-Chicao on Wed., Mar. 7. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.


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The PR guru labelled his accusers "liars and fantasists" but now faces a prison sentence after being convicted of eight assaults.
15:10, UK, Friday 02 May 2014
Celebrity publicist Max Clifford was found guilty of eight indecent assaults following a five-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
A series of women accused the PR guru of either indecently assaulting them or forcing them to commit sex acts between 1966 and 1984.
In court, Mr Clifford accused them of being "liars and fantasists" who were looking for compensation.
But women who do not know each other and who live in different parts of the UK said strikingly similar things about his lewd behaviour.
The 71-year-old has had a long career representing some of the biggest names in showbiz including Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Muhammad Ali and Simon Cowell.
Prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC earlier told the jury: "He has been at the top of the media game for many years. He knows the strings to pull. He knows how to manipulate, lie and get what he wants."
Many of the women said Clifford seemed obsessed with his own penis and made prank phone calls using bogus identities to ask the women about his size.
The defence argued the varying descriptions they gave in court meant the allegations were bogus, but Rosina Cottage QC told the jury: "It is what he did with it that is important, not the size."
She described his former office on New Bond Street in central London as Clifford's own "sexual fiefdom" where he manipulated and bullied young women.
The PR man had already admitted to extra marital affairs, wild sex parties in the 1970s and sexual practical jokes, but Clifford's method of bullying young women into doing exactly what he wanted had remained hidden.
One of the women described in court how, in the 1990s, she tried to speak to one of the national newspapers about her allegations.
The voice at the other end of the line told her: "You will not get a paper to print a story on Max Clifford. He is untouchable."
Clifford was cleared of two further charges, while the jury was unable to reach a verdict on another.
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If you're among the crowd of sports fans not excited about Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley bout Saturday, then maybe the prospect of Gus Johnson announcing the fight will cheer you up.
Gus Johnson, known for his animated voice (particularly in the NCAA Tournaments), will join boxing champion Antonio Tarver and Al Bernstein to call the fight slated to take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. James Brown and Jim Gray will also be apart of the announcing team.
In other Gus Johnson-related news, Sports Illustrated is reporting he is leaving CBS after 16 years. Johnson is possibly in talks with Fox for a significant role in Fox's college football coverage according to Los Angeles Times reporter Diane Pucin.
The only way this Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight can have a surprise ending is if Floyd Mayweather jumps into the ring. Predictably, Manny Pacquiao will win, but at least Gus Johnson's dramatic screaming will keep boxing fans awake.


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Author Joyce Antler will discuss myths and truths surrounding the Jewish mother when she gives the Roberta Barkan Memorial Lecture at Purchase College on Monday, December 1 at 7:30 PM in the Humanities Theatre of the Durst Family Humanities Building. A book signing by the author will follow. Admission is free.
Her topic, "You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother," will explore the nagging, intrusive, overprotective, overbearing and guilt-inducing stereotypes that have become associated with the Jewish mother in American culture. She will explain how this was not always the case as she sheds light on origins of the myths throughout the 20th and 21st century.
The Barkan Lecture is given in memory of Dr. Roberta Barkan, founder and director of the Jewish Studies program at Purchase, who taught Israeli literature and Hebrew until her retirement.
Joyce Antler is the Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture at Brandeis University and author of 10 books in womens and cultural history. She received the 2008 Emily Toth Award of the Popular Culture/American Culture Association for "You Never Call! You Never Write!," and also received the American Library Association's Honorable Mention Citation, the Sophie Brody Medal, for Outstanding Achievement in Jewish Literature.
The Roberta Barkan Lecture of the Jewish Studies Program was made possible through the generosity of the Smart Family Foundation.


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SUN LAKES, AZ - Sun Lakes homeowners Kevin and Mindy Wiegel were shocked that their 40-foot Eucalyptus tree fell through their roof during Tuesday's storm. Even more so because thy thought they were prepared.
"The thing that upsets me is that I just paid to have this tree de-limbed and debarked to get it ready for the monsoons," said Mindy.
Kevin said right before the tree collapsed he saw a lot of wind and a lot of rain.
"I looked out the front window and it was like I was watching a tornado in Kansas on the news," said Kevin.
He remembers the two of them sitting in the living room, and then hearing a loud thud near their bedroom.
" And that big hole, that big chunk of dry wall dropped. I ran back and told Mindy 'you need to come right now!" said Kevin.
They attempted to put a few buckets on the floor to catch the water before the fire department showed up, but the damage was already done.
"You see it on TV, but you don't think about it happening to yourself," he said. The couple said they are covered with home insurance. They expect repairs to take a while.


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This week, I would like to direct our focus to the history of the medicine show. The medicine show bears a number of similarities to the traditional sideshow, and indeed the acceptable acts for these two entertainment genres often overlap. Folkstreams.net has a fantastic overview of the medicine show, and I would like to present a few passages from their site. This information is a little dense, so I have broken it up and will be revealing a new bit each day. Enjoy!
From the beginning, variety acts were a part of medicine shows. Most street workers introduced a few sleight-of-hand tricks, a comic monologue, or some banjo solos between their pitches: the Kickapoo shows of the '80's and '90's alternated vaudeville and circus acts with their war dances and mock powwows; even the professionally pious "Quaker" healers leavened their sermons with clog dances and minstrel routines.
After the turn of the century, the character of the medicine show began to change. Vaudeville dominated popular entertainment in cities and towns, and in rural areas medicine show companies began to place more emphasis on vaudeville acts and less on exotic atmosphere and costumes. The old-fashioned Indian, Oriental, and Quaker shows gradually became vaudeville performances interrupted by medicine lectures and sales. The 20th century medicine shows, however, were not simply small-time vaudeville with pauses for commercial messages. They developed their own unique brand of variety out of a curious mixture of vaudeville, burlesque, dime museum material, and the minstrel show.
A standard middle-sized medicine show company of the teens and early '20's might include a lecturer-manager, a sketch team (both of whom also worked singly), a song and dance man, a pianist, and a blackface comedian. Others added a contortionist, a trapeze performer, a magician, or juggler. In 1920, Dr. Heber Becker advertised for a typical vaudeville company:
Blackface Singing, Dancing Comedians; must play banjo and guitar. Lady Performer; must sing and dance. Lady to handle and take care of snakes. One good Sketch Team. All people must work in acts and sign contract for season's work.
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Inspired by Fleischer Studio's animated shorts of the 1940s, this Superman Lois Lane Rescue Fleischer Statue captures a tender moment between Superman and Lois Lane.
Superman Lois Lane Rescue Fleischer Statue
Inspired by Fleischer Studio's animated shorts of the 1940s, this Superman Lois Lane Rescue Fleischer Statue captures a tender moment between Superman and Lois Lane.
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Cover date: November 14, 2007
"Prime Example"
Writer: Paul Dini (head writer) with Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti
Penciller: Tom Derenick
Inker: Wayne Faucher
Back-Up Story: "The Origin of Desaad"
Write: Scott Beatty
Penciller: Walter Simonson
Inker: Walter Simonson
Reviewed by: Adam Dechanel
Prime and Lex arrive on an Earth where Zod and his wife are living in contentment awaiting the birth of their child. Prime is tired of alternate earths and promptly kills Zod, his wife and their unborn child. This Lex is from the previous earth Prime had visited where, Lex was not a villain and what he sees horrifies him. With the murder complete Prime leaves for the JLA satellite to do the same there.
Desaad basks in his new nuclear powers now that he's merged with Firestorm and his split personalities. He laughs maniacally firing nuclear energy at Garth. He is perplexed that Karate Kid is determined to fight on despite the fact he's dying by the second.
Darkseid is watching Desaad's rampage. Eclipso and Mary watch tired of the display. Mary mocks the rock faced dictator at his choice of foot soldiers. Darkseid reveals his line up of followers is missing one thing - a sorcerer. Bizarrely Mary shows some modicum of humanity. She rejects Darkseids offer to join him on the grounds that he uses people and brushes off omega beams unleashing black magic of her own much to Eclipso's regret.
Donna and Kyle are taking time out of their universe threatening quest to kick back and relax for a while. Kyle reveals he doesn't trust Jason or Bob after their scam to throw Monarch off their scent, he doesn't even trust himself in fact. Donna is taken aback - she trusts him and doesn't want him to develop a Batman complex as a brooder.
Kyle shrugs off her attempts to massage his ego and reveals he's relinquished his title as Ion but won't reveal anything more about his current life choices.
Donna is far from perturbed by Kyle and his current mood, instead she offers her support.
The JLA of Earth-15 watch as Prime zooms towards them, using Lex as a battering ram. Lex explodes into flame and with Prime's momentum explodes the satellite...
Prime then quickly kills, Aquaman, Cyborg, Green Arrow and J'onn.
As Desaad is about to strike with a killing blow, the Atomic Knights arrive and attack. Distracted Desaad is hit by a weapon that splits Firestorm apart into his separate donors. Desaad applauds their victory before a speedy Boom Tube escape.
His arrival in Darkseid's kingdom interrupts Mary and Darkseid's fight. Before Darkseid can react Mary has fled. Eclipso calms the dictator, promising her corruption will allow her to bring Mary back to his employ.
Superman boils Atlantis, as the people of the city cook in the sea Prime daydreams he and Arthur might team up for adventures! Genocide aside of course! Diana arrives and Prime kills her. Hurling Wonder Woman into Bruce and his Batwing, Prime daydreams his dead girlfriend will marry him someday.
Bruce leaps into action but Prime counters his attack and, like Luthor before, he uses his speed to burn alive his victim. With the Justice League gone Prime proceeds to destroy the cities far below and rampages on until the planet explodes in a ball of fire.
Prime growls that with the multiverse now restored, one Earth out there is the one he had come from, and he'll rip every Earth apart until he finds his home...
To Be Continued...
Back-Up Story: "The Origin of Desaad"
Write: Scott Beatty
Penciller: Walter Simonson
Inker: Walter Simonson
Desaad, from youth had a deep rooted integral part of him that was obsessed with pain, cruelty as told - he grew to be a sadist of the highest order. His story truly begins when he becomes second in command to Darkseid - like a moth to a flame however he is drawn to power and when Queen Hegra, mother to Darkseid demanded that Suli, the Apokoliptian sorceress and lover of Darkseid, should die.
Darkseid was never to enjoy happiness with Suli, he was forced to face a future marrying a bride prearranged by Hegra. Discovering Suli dead the Dark Dictator knew immediately that Desaad was the murderer but instead of a death sentence, an alliance occured, with Desaad's loyatly and very soul in the balance. The price? Hegra's elimination.
Through the years the strange 'friendship' between the two has grown with a strange cycle of treachery always rearing its head to tempt Desaad. Though his very nature preordains such behavior Darkseid appears to have an affection for his wretched vizier and for that reason Desaad still lives today.
Story - 4: OK, gotta say it, since the halfway marker the book is actually going somewhere. Mary is sort of back in character after the murders, violence and excessive force - she seems to have a conscience deep in there somewhere.
The Ray Palmer story was kicked back to elaborate on goings on in Sinestro Corps and Ion, a scene which although nice to link to was a waste really as it accomplished nothing.
Firestorm merging with Desaad last issue was a cool development and it would have been nice if he didn't waste time with Garth and Una, instead taking on his boss which would have been more logical - however the change is sadly reneged.
The Prime story is actually a great new spanner in the works, I think it was fantastic to watch Lex burn up, we've all read books where we've wished he'd bite it - heck our friends always ask "If Superman is so hot a hero why doesn't he just do...etc etc"
Superman even when he 'cuts lose' very rarely does the kind of damage he inflicts here. As an icing to the cake we saw him sever the "Worlds Finest" partnership by finally killing the man who steals the limelight on a pagely basis - bye bye Batman!
Quite how Prime can travel across the multiverse to do damage isn't revealed but his quest is a great one that I'd like to see progress (A shout out to MOTA who must be enjoying Prime crush the multiverse and also his correct assumption that this new 'Super' villain was actually the teenage boy seen two weeks ago in Sinestro Corps).
Art - 4: Beautiful artwork which in Countdown so far has been up and down regularly. Each of the pages has a panel that screams out to please the eye. I love all the large scale panels and hope for many more as weeks continue!
A drop of a point for Prime looking suddenly older than our Superman... he's meant to be sixteen but suddenly looks in his early fourties... did something happen or is the artist interpretation at error here? I'll restore the point if this can be clarified more clearly.
Back-Up Story - 5: A neat and tidy look back at DC's most bizarre and wretched character. I've always wondered with his continued manipulations quite how he's still alive and kicking and considering Darkseid's family life it is interesting to see he has a friend, bizarre as their bond may be. I never knew about Hegra or her manipulations so to have the duplicitous plot come to light adds more to Desaad but also throws some light on what made Darkseid so void of love and emotion. Desaad has always been a weirdly interesting character to read about and this has helped overview him, many thanks Scott!
Back-Up Art - 4: The Fourth World, Apokolips, The New Gods, all concepts I've always associated with Jack Kirby, Walter Simonson and Jon Bogdanove. Nice to see one of the archetypal concept artists coming in and giving us a rendition that exudes evil and cruelty while looking beautifully pencilled, such artwork fits perfectly like the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle.
Some artists become definitive with the characters they illustrate. I love to see those artists present us with character profiles that garnered them that following!
Cover Art - 5: POSTER PLEASE!!
This cover is by far THE best of the series so far! Shame it isn't our Lex (as he needs to be repaired soon) or our Superman but still the most wanted result from a Superman versus Lex fight. I love how Prime uses his speed to rid us of Lex. It would have been nicer if week 24 was the start of the series actually as it is by far the best chapter and the cover slaps you across the face to advertise that fact.
January 2008
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Derrick Low scored 26 points and Kyle Weaver had 19 to lead No. 9 Washington State on a second-half comeback and a 86-74 victory over Boise State on Tuesday night.
The Cougar tandem combined to shoot 10-of-12 in the first 8 1/2 minutes of the second half, when Washington State (2-0) quickly erased a six-point halftime deficit. The Cougars outscored the Broncos 33-12 during that stretch and coasted the rest of the way.
Washington State also got 18 points from Daven Harmeling, who scored the Cougars' final eight points in the first half that helped cut a 12-point Boise State (1-1) lead in half before the break.
The Cougars shot 56.3 percent for the game, made 9-of-19 from 3-point range and committed just 11 turnovers, with only three coming in the second half.
Anthony Thomas led the Broncos with 18 points and three assists, and Reggie Larry had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Boise State, trying to avenge a last-minute loss against Washington State last season, played inspired basketball early. At one point, the Broncos led 21-8, thanks to cold Cougar shooting and some careless ballhandling that led to easy Bronco layups on the other end.
Thomas, who had 13 points in the first half, set the tone for the Broncos early, scoring nine in the first 10 minutes. Twice he stepped in front of Cougar passes and raced down the court for easy baskets, and his 3-pointer at the 10:58 mark put the Broncos up 19-8.
But the second half was a different story for a Cougar team that returns four starters from a team that won 26 games last season.
Led by Low and Weaver, the Cougars clamped down defensively and missed only a handful of shots during the first 10 minutes. Low, who only had two points in the first half, converted a three-point play and hit three 3-pointers in the first four minutes, his final one tying the score at 41 with 16:15 to go. Low was 5-for-9 from behind the arc.
After Aron Baynes sank a pair of free throws, Weaver scored on consecutive possessions, each time driving the lane aggressively, to put the Cougars up 48-41 at the 14-minute mark.
Washington State, which has only lost twice when trailing at the half since Tony Bennett took over as coach last season, made it look easy the rest of the way, improving to 4-2 overall against Boise State.
The defense forced six turnovers in the early minutes of the half and frustrated the Broncos into poor shots. On offense, the Cougars shot 61.5 percent in the second half and hit 6-of-10 3-pointers that helped maintain double digit leads throughout the final 12 minutes.
The Cougars also got 12 points and seven assists from Taylor Rochestie.


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For a school assignment I need to add a folder to my classpath. It says that I should do this by adding a line to the file
.bashrc. However, this file doesn't appear to exist in my computer. I also read something about a file called
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Rated 5 out of 5 by tnnurse Love my garden plates! I ordered these garden plates right before Easter so my family and I could use them for dessert plates for our Easter Sunday lunch. I love these plates! They are a little bit bigger than what I was wanting for a dessert plate but they are just fine. I use them every day for meals if I'm not having a big meal. The only con is that there is not really a "lip" on the plates therefore if you have slippery foods you cannot eat in the living room because if you're not careful your food will slip off! Other than that these plates are beautiful and I love them! They would also make great decorative plates to hang on the wall. May 7, 2014
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Fashion designer Yuna Yang presented her Yuna Yang Fall Winter 2014 "Butterfly Mother" fashion collection at a runway show, during New York Fashion Week Fall 2014, on February 5, 2014 at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Her womenswear collection was inspired by the embroidery, weaving, paper-cutting, batik and jewelry casting from the Miao culture in southwest China. The twenty-nine looks presented during the show had a youthful, lively mix of ethnic Chinese culture with hip Western urban culture. Weather intentional or not, the collection can easily be adopted by hip-hop culture. The vivid colors, bold embroidery and creative construction screamed energy.
The show got off to a good star, with a model walking the runway in a raylane black fur coat, with red silk pants. The soft texture of the pitch-black fur made it glisten with a shiny, almost wet effect under the runway lights. The pant were a strong, bright, fire red. A really cool look was a black fur top with blue pants. The top had the same visual effect as the black fur coat; and also has sparkling jewels in the shapes butterflies and other insects along the collar. The blue pants flare out steadily to form large, elegant bell-bottoms, that are totally hip.
One playful and girlie look is an anna grey beading top, with off-white skirt. The sweater is All-American college grey. The detailed embroidery are strategically placed for maximum sophistication. The free flowing skirt gives the outfit youth and vitality. This collection has some very fresh looks. Please click on link to view more images from the Yuna Yang Fall Winter 2014 collection.


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PHOTOS! Here are hot pictures of Ines Sainz. Ines Sainz (Inez Sainz) is the sports reporter for TV Azteca who also has bikini spreads. Hello ratings! Ines Sainz is GORGEOUS.
Who is hotter – Ines Sainz or Erin Andrews .. or Pam Oliver?
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LALATE will go with Erin Andrews, but, on the behind the scenes reporting, its a close tie between Pam Oliver and Sainz. Ines Sainz has curves that can make Jennifer Lopez fume envy.
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And Sainz hits the stadiums in white tight pants.. The initial reaction when you see Ines is —
1. time to move to Latin America
2. time to find Azteca tv on my cable box
3. time to pick my jaw up off the floor.
She's hot, talented, and has a great smile. Time to start tuning into foregin tv … for the sports coverage.
On Saturday, Sainz tried to visit the Jets locker room to conduct an interview with Mexican American Mark Sanchez. But as she tweeted (in Spanish), she was subjected to repeated alleged harrasment.
9 am EST Saturday. "I'm dying of embarrassment! I am in the lockers of jets waiting for Mark Sanchez and while trying not to look to nowhere!"
Thereafter she wrote. "Why is this the only way to do a pre-match interview for Monday! But too many male hormones in the environment!" She followed up "I only see the locker of Mark and I would like to cover my ears!"
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Finally she wrote "Mission accomplished! Mark Sanchez is a great person! Very friendly and smart! Tomorrow can see his interview in Ritual NFL".
On Monday, Sainz told Mark Sanchez on CNN how the locker room unfolded. "From the moment I got in, I feel that only eyes are for me. So I decided to find my way to Mark Sanchez's locker. But I really feel the noise and all the environment was talking about me."
On Sunday, she told El Universal another account of the events "In my perception, at no moment I felt neither attacked, nor that something rude was being done about me. I went into the lockers and there were comments and games. A fellow journalist told me that he was very sorry things like that were happening, in the surrounding areas where, evidently, there were jokes being made about me."
Who were the alleged members of the Jets? The New York Daily News reported Sunday that the conduct allegedly involved linebacker Jason Taylor, defensive backs coach Dennis Thurman who allegedly was "tossing pigskins in Sainz's direction", and Kris Jenkins who allegedly said of Sainz that she was "acting" that "she doesn't know English."
On Monday, Jenkins suffered a season ending injury. He has yet to decide whether he will retire as well.
Sainz has said of the experience: "I think the important point is that a woman deserve respect in any profession."
For continuing coverage and more on Ines Sainz, click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/ines-sainz


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My water in my above ground pool was very cloudy after this past weekend's fun in the sun. I just added chlorine shock, alge treatment, pH reducer and conditioner to my pool about an hour ago (3pm pst). How long until we can swim in it again?
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Robot Voice Designed To Annoy TelemarketersThe phone rings and you pick up only to find out that you have now been roped into an unwanted conversation with a telemarketer. Have you ever wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine?
Man Surrenders After 4-Hour Standoff With Plano PoliceKerry Terrell Bradley, a 40-year-old from Plano was arrested in connection to this incident. He has been charged with Deadly Conduct.
US Startup Challenges Japan To Giant Robot BattleThey've been popularized in movies, television and video games, but giant fighting robots still haven't left the realm of science fiction. That will soon change.
Facebook Wants To Tap Robot Brains To Do Your BiddingFacebook is studying the ancient Chinese game of Go for insights as it works on building an artificial brain.
Texas-Built Robot Helps Children With Autism LearnA Texas-built robot is changing the way children with Autism learn.
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We have a business requirement that they want to give advance money to Vendor by LC. Business does NOT want to use down payment request.
If we'll pay in advance via F-53 and I want to set off against current invoices during Automatic payment run, it's NOT picking up the advance line and it's trying to pay the open invoices.
Can anybody please explain how to set up this? How I can set up something which will off set the Invoices against Advance payment so, we dont need to pay to the vendor.
Your help and time will be really appreciate.
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What is their entry when they give advance payment to the vendor. DP request doesn't create any financial entry, it's only a noted item. Posting down payment with financial impact, you should use F-48. Then clear it (f-54) before you do F110 so you will be able to pick it up.
For automatic clearing in F110.you must specify special Gl in all co code... FBZP only then it will work. Hope it will help.
f-53 is basically used to clear vendor payments manually. You need to use f110 where you would be able to assign appropraite GL account types. Try this and let me know how it goes.
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Harlem Is Getting Whiter
There goes the neighborhood.
Harlem is slowly but surely getting whiter, the Times reports today. "It was a combination of location and affordability," says new Harlem resident Laura Murray, a 31-year-old graduate student in medical anthropology at Columbia whose race the paper does not specify, possibly because the following quote subtly reveals it: "I feel a community here that I don't feel in other parts of the city." Must be all that dancing and music! [NYT]


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You will find below the Windows 8 Consumer Preview download link
Update: Windows 8 Consumer Preview needs a product key ! That's for sure and most of the users which have downloaded the image did not expect that. In order to grab a product key you just have to press on the "Get it now" button and follow the on screen instructions, on the Microsoft download page. In the end of this download process you will be provided with your unique product key.
Alternatively you can use the product key which is provided in the image below. It is public and it was released together with this Windows 8 Consumer Preview download:
Update: Windows 8 Consumer Preview download is finally ready. Microsoft will make it official today, in Barcelona. The event, obviously, is held at World Mobile Congress. The download of the beta system should start at 9 AM EST. We are pretty sure that the Microsoft servers which are hosting Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be fully loaded in the next minute the session will start. The new beta operating system is expected to bring a lot of new features which should be also integrated in the final Windows 8 release, this autumn. Between them, it is worth noting a Skydrive integration and also a new start screen which differs a lot from what we are used to receive from Microsoft.
The size of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview download should be a little bit over 3 GB. So, we recommend you to start freeing up space on your hard drives or prepare a virtual machine in which you could download and install the 64-bits Consumer Preview image.
Leaked photos are showing the Windows 8 Consumer Preview download and setup process (using product key and not Live ID). It looks like Windows 8 Consumer Preview can be considered as the next beta version. We are saying this, because, yesterday, an unofficial W8 blog (Windowsblogitalia.com) has published some leaked images taken from the setup process of this new version of the much expected operating system.
As far we can see, these images correspond to the setup process that Microsoft has officially described as Windows 8 setup experience. The product key for Consumer Preview is also required.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview can be installed on a machine which is already running the previous version of this platform (7). Therefore, in order to install this operating system (product key required) , you have to download an application, which, in the beginning it will scan all your components of your PC, then it will check if they corresponds to the requirements of this OS. In the end you will receive a compatibility report in which Windows 8 Consumer Preview (beta) will let you know which devices are compatible with it and, also, which are those that seem to be incompatible. This report can be displayed in a more detailed way and you can also copy and print it, too.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Download & Setup (Using Product Key)
The product key, which is required in order to download Windows 8 Consumer Preview, needs an activation process before proceeding with the installation.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview download is possible only with a dedicated tool. This application comes under the form of a download manager. Its role is to provide access to a Microsoft Server from which you can start the process of downloading Windows 8 Consumer Preview (beta) , and, also its installation, using the popular product key code.
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Luckily, if your internet connection is not very stable, you don't have to worry. That's because the download manager that we have described in the above mentioned paragraph will take care that, in case the data connection is interrupted. Of course your Windows 8 Consumer Preview download will be interrupted. But, using the download manager it will be possible for you to re-start this important process right from the point where it left when your internet connection has crashed. Of course, it will continue with the installation of the OS, in which you will have to provide its product key.
Another thing we have observed from the leaked setup images of Windows 8 Consumer Preview (beta) setup is the fact that this operating system is being downloaded into a temporary file on your hard drive, following the installation process to start. At the end of this last process the temporary file will probably be deleted automatically by the OS.
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We have observed also that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (beta) will have a normal installation process which, also, looks pretty much the same with what we had to do in order to setup the Developer Preview. The product key is also required, but this situation has also been observed during the installation of the first beta.
The same website (windowsblogitalia.com) has declared that Windows 8 Consumer Preview download should be available to public after 15th of February (but until the beginning of March, 2012). Unfortunately we have no news regarding what kind of product key will be required in order to install it, and if Microsoft will offer them for free.
Update: a leaked image on the internet proves that Windows 8 Consumer Preview is in fact build 8220. this means that this test version should become the beta candidate for the operating system which will be released this year by the Redmond based company.
The leaked image has been posted on PCbeta.com. We can see in this image a lot of useful information such the candidate build no. and also the its code. Therefore we can pull the conclusion that Windows 8 Consumer Preview should be available for download as beta version.
There are no information to prove the fact that Windows 8 Consumer Preview will need a product key or not.
However, it is our duty to highlight the fact that the source of this photo is not official. Therefore there are some chances that the image to be not so reliable as everybody thinks.
Update 2: Another detail has been revealed regarding the Windows 8 Consumer Preview download. The taskbar in this OS could have also the role of a dock which will appear in the start menu. This is possible only when the charm bar is activated. This detail has been revealed by one of the My Digital Life forum, which has the Canouna nickname.
All these details make us think that Windows 8 Consumer Preview is very close to a leak, which is bad thing for Microsoft, nut, as we know, it happened before also.
We have also uploaded the leaked picture which seems to contain (we have used the "seems" word because we don't know for sure if this picture is not a fake) all those interesting details like build number, name of the OS (Windows 8 Consumer Preview) and product key.
Update 3: It looks like nowadays everybody wants to find out more and more details regarding the new release which will show up in a few days: Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Everybody is asking where to download it from and what product key should be used. There are still no answers to these kind of questions but we keep receiving other kind of news. Most of them are related to small details, like the disappearance of the Start button in the new interface and, also we receive all kind of updates on the look of this new OS.
Therefore, we have some new leaked images which provide a view on the start display of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, a new start menu which appears when you roll your mouse over the lower left corner, newly designed icons, an updated setup screen (the update refers to the fact that instead of having the DP you will be now provided with instructions containing the "Windows 8 Consumer Preview" syntax). Also, an updated Explorer menu will be provided together with an Apps list which is now divided by categories (in DP the apps were placed in alphabetical order) and a new charms screen.
There are also some other highlights which deserves to be mentioned. Windows 8 Consumer Preview download will integrate the Windows To Go feature. We see some changes in the browser which is designed by Microsoft: Internet Explorer. It comes with some icon designs and gets rid of Start Orb. The page viewing area looks the same with the one we have been introduced with in DP.
As you might have observed, until now, we don't have anything spectacular in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. And the most important, we don't know when the download process will start and if we will be provided with a product key.
Update 4: It looks like Windows 8 Consumer Preview will include several games, popular games like Angry Birds, Pinball, full House Poker, Ms Splosion Man, Toy Soldiers and some other titles, too. Of course, Solitaire will not miss, either.
The games can be found in Windows Store, which is a feature that has been integrated in this new version of the OS. The prices for these games varies between $1.49 and $999.
Update 5: It looks like Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be available for download on 29th of February. Microsoft has officially announced today that the beta version will be presented in the Mobile World Congress which is Held in Barcelona. The download will become available in the same day the new test system is introduced. You will be able to get your copy between 3 and 5 PM (CET).
Also, Windows 8 Consumer Preview will receive a multitude of new applications like: Music, Videos, Mail, Photos, Messaging, Skydrive etc. However, most of them are some improved versions of the old apps that we are all familiar with. For example, Messaging, is just a reiteration of the old Live Messenger.
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Carnival's newest, as-yet-unfinished ship -- the 110,000-ton, 2,974-passenger Carnival Freedom -- has been assigned Miami as its homeport and will sail alternating seven-night cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. Eastern Caribbean ports include San Juan, St. Thomas/St. John, and St. Maarten, while the western route calls feature Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios.
Cruises begin on November 17 -- that's next year, by the way -- after a one-time four-day trip to Key West and Cozumel on November 12.
In the wake of yesterday's announcement that Carnival Triumph will leave Miami for New Orleans next year, Freedom's arrival becomes the line's replacement in Miami. Carnival Freedom will be among five Miami-based ships.
The ship actually launches in March 2007, and will spend the spring, summer and early fall on a slate of cruises in the Mediterranean. Trans-Atlantic fans will get a rare opportunity to cross the Atlantic on a Carnival ship when Carnival Freedom repositions to Miami from Rome (Civitavecchia); that 14-night cruise departs October 28.
Carnival Freedom is the fifth -- and last -- ship in Carnival's Conquest-class of vessels; others include Carnival Liberty, Carnival Glory and Carnival Valor.
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It drives us just a smidge nuts when we're babysitting our nieces and nephews and the only things they want to eat are hot dogs and mac 'n' cheese, but there's no way we're letting anyone else claim the Cool Aunt title, so hot dogs and Kraft it is! At least we found this ridiculous Slice 'n' Serve ($6) that's pretty darn cute and limits our hot-dog-handling responsibilities. (Sorry, kids, mystery meat gives us the willies!)
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Chelsea 2 Sunderland 1
Di Canio denied at the Bridge.
New Sunderland head coach Paolo Di Canio saw his side take the lead against European champions Chelsea but was defeated in his first game in charge thanks to two goals early in the second half.
Di Canio got off to the ideal start when John O'Shea's flick was helped into his own net by Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta just before half time.
But his side were left rueing their luck less than two minutes into the second period when a loose ball following a Simon Mignolet save struck Matt Kilgallon and rolled in.
And Chelsea struck what proved to be the winning goal eight minutes later – David Luiz's shot taking a big deflection off Branislav Ivanovic to beat a helpless Mignolet.
It was a cruel way to lose, but despite the result, new boss Di Canio can take great heart from his side's display.
They showed great tenacity and counter-attacking verve, especially in the first half, against a Chelsea side who achieved their fifth successive home league win and their third victory inside a week in all competitions.
The Italian made three changes for his first game in charge, bringing in Connor Wickham to spearhead his attack.
Meanwhile Kilgallon started for the first time since mid-January, with Seb Larsson also returning to the starting eleven.
Di Canio was given a warm welcome from the visiting fans as he made his way to the dug-out, and the sharp-suited Italian saw his side create the first chance of the game when Stephane Sessegnon blasted into the side-netting three minutes in.
Sunderland, lining up in a disciplined 4-4-1-1, set out to make life difficult for the hosts with Oscar shooting over from distance before Wickham tried his luck at the other end, making a strong run across Luiz only to screw his shot wide.
The visitors were certainly playing their part in a busy opening stanza which saw excellent chances for both sides within a minute just after the midway point of the first period.
Luiz's powerful free-kick deflected off the wall and straight into the path of Demba Ba, who was set to pull the trigger until Kilgallon thundered in with a sliding challenge to nudge the ball away and allow his colleagues a chance to clear.
And the resulting out ball set up Sessegnon, who teed up Adam Johnson on the break only for the winger to see his shot blocked by the head of Luiz, who had made tracks to get back into a covering position.
Chelsea huffed and puffed with Mignolet gathering a Ramires header before grabbing Juan Mata's effort just before the closing Ba could seize the ball.
But it was Sunderland who took the lead just before half-time, profiting from a set piece after the dangerous Wickham had a shot deflected wide.
Johnson swung in the flag-kick, O'Shea flicked on at the front post and Azpilicueta – stationed almost on the goal-line – attempted to clear but succeeded only in slicing the ball high into his own net.
A stunned Stamford Bridge looked on as Sunderland saw the half out – but it was all change thanks to two pieces of good fortune on the hosts' part just after restart.
Less than 90 seconds were on the clock when Mignolet produced a good save from Oscar, only for the loose ball to strike the unfortunate Kilgallon and roll slowly, agonisingly into the corner of the net.
And the hosts were ahead nine minutes into the second period.
Luiz wound up a big shot from the edge of the box and found the back of the net via a huge deflection off the foot of Ivanovic, who was facing away from goal and seemed to know little of his intervention.
The goal knocked the stuffing out of Sunderland and Chelsea wrested control of the game, pushing on and looking to get the ball into the feet of the likes of Mata and Oscar.
Both men threatened, with the former drawing a good block from Mignolet down low at the keeper's near post before the latter blasted into the side-netting following the resulting corner.
Sub Fernando Torres then headed just over, while at the other end Johnson came close with a curling shot just wide from the edge of the box on the break.
The half-chance ushered in a bright spell from Sunderland, with James McClean introduced off the bench in place of Larsson, followed by Jack Colback in relief of Craig Gardner, who misses the next two games after picking up his 10th booking of the season.
But there was to be no way back for the visitors, and Torres almost made it three late on when he cut inside but blazed his shot over the bar.
Defeat, then – but plenty of food for thought for the new head coach ahead of the big Tyne-Wear derby next week.
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Team Sheet
- Cech
- 1
- Ivanovic
- 2
- Bertrand
- 34
- Azpilicueta
- 28
- Luiz Moreira Marinho
- 4
- Mata (Lampard)
- 10
- Hazard (Benayoun)
- 17
- Mikel
- 12
- dos Santos Emboada Junior
- 11
- Santos do Nascimento
- 7
- Ba (Torres)
- 29
- Mignolet
- 22
- Rose Yellow
- 3
- O'Shea
- 16
- Bardsley
- 2
- Kilgallon
- 12
- Gardner (Colback) Yellow
- 8
- Larsson (McClean)
- 7
- Sessegnon
- 28
- Johnson
- 21
- N'Diaye
- 4
- Wickham
- 10
- Torres
- 9
- Benayoun
- 30
- Marin
- 21
- Lampard
- 8
- Turnbull
- 22
- Terry
- 26
- Ferreira
- 19
- Laidler
- 32
- McClean
- 23
- Graham
- 9
- Westwood
- 20
- Colback
- 14
- Mangane
- 18
- Mandron
- 30


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"I was a archaeologist for many years and I would move from project to project and I had a few different chapters in my life that I shared with my friends," McLaren said during a phone interview from outside a bookstore in Edwards, Colo. "I would write these letters and made 30 to 50 copies and sent them to people I wanted to keep in touch with. This was before Facebook."
Over time, McLaren found out that two or three of her friends would throw a party when they received one of her letters.
"They would invite their friends over and read the letter at the dinner table," McLaren said with a laugh. "I developed a following of people who didn't know me who thought my letters were funny, and that planted a seed in my head that said maybe I could turn this around and, instead of paying for postage, maybe make a profit."
She began writing her first book, "The Church of the Dog," a story of redemption and rediscovery, more than 14 years ago, and, just a few weeks ago, released her third novel, "How I Came to Sparkle Again."
McLaren will be at Dolly's Bookstore, 510 Main St., on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. to do a free book signing.
"When I decided to begin writing, I was an art teacher at the time and had a room in the back of an old drafty house where I would paint and do stained glass," McLaren said.
So, McLaren sat next to the fire and started to write.
"I had so much fun that first day that I began writing while I was in the bathtub," she giggled. "'Church of the Dog' was written in the bath.
"I did it to entertain myself, and figured it was no Hemingway or Harlequin Romance, but someone would probably like it," McLaren said. "I went to the library and the librarian set me up with a book called 'How to Get Happily Published.' And I sent off my book like I was going for the lottery."
She didn't expect any results, but the book was published and McLaren began her career as a writer.
Still, McLaren was not really a stranger to writing and had developed an appreciation for it when she was a teenager in Enumclaw, Wash.
"I had 30 pen pals all over this world when I was 13," she said. "I wrote the letters by hand on that really thin paper we used for air mail, and there was just nothing like getting a letter in the mail from another country in an envelope with all these exotic stamps. It was like getting a present."
Writing those letters also taught McLaren how to do rewrites.
"If something interesting would happen to me, I would retell the story to my pen pals, and in doing so, I would distill the words down each time, which made my writing tighter," she said. "I feel sorry for the kids today who will never have that pen-pal experience."
Between "Church of the Dog" and "How I Came to Sparkle Again," the author penned "On the Divinity of Second Chances" in 2009, which tells about a family whose individual members re-create themselves, which gives the family a new outlook on life.
"There has been a lot of growth in who I am as a person between the first book and my last book," McLaren said. "'How I Came to Sparkle Again' is different than my other two projects."
The story is about Jill, who lives in Austin, Texas, and after finding her husband in bed with another woman, decides to head out with her friend Lisa to the ski slopes. She meets a cast of unique characters who ultimately help her find inner peace.
"At the time I started the book, I was living and teaching on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in North Central New Mexico, and that was a tough gig," she said. "Sometimes I would pull into the parking lot and cry because I didn't know if I could make it through another day."
About that same time, McLaren, whose life companion is her dog Big Cedar, rediscovered skiing and bought a season pass at Wolf Creek Resort in Colorado.
That's when things in her life began to change.
"First off, I felt one million times happier," she said. "Secondly, I met a group of 10 men on the slopes who took me under their wing and taught me to ski better. They became my little lewd brothers."
As McLaren got to know these skiers, she found herself intrigued with their life stories. "One had served time in San Quentin and experienced a lot of tragedies," she said. "He was so much deeper than I thought ski-bum guys were.
"Anyway, I developed an idea about a woman in crisis who finds herself in a ski-resort town who is saved by a group of unlikely angels," she said.
Within that story emerges the writer's fascination with unconventional family forms.
"I've never married and I've never had kids, so I thought it would be interesting for this woman to come about finding a family in an unconventional way," she said. "That's how the story emerged."
McLaren has already completed her fourth book and is looking forward to starting her fifth, but splits her time as a third- and fourth-grade teacher in Easton, Washington.
" the time I get home I'm frazzled, so I write on the weekends and during summer vacation," she said. "It's hard to juggle those two worlds, but I've found that when I don't write I get funky and depressed. When I do write, I feel happy, inspired and completely sane.
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Not only do we have to ensure that our doors are locked, that we rip up or shred everything with our name on it, be especially careful when sharing information about our children on social media sites, and worry when they go to school that another child may have been harmed in some way, so that they want to come in with guns blazing, but once again we must be concerned about the potential threat of another war. While this one will be short and sweet, it is never in a parent's To-Do List to prepare their family for the potential for a nuclear holocaust; a promise that could very well be carried forth if Russia once again engages the United States in a war that no one will win.
How do we help our children to understand everything that is going on today? Back when many of us were children, the Cold War was frightening enough since it lasted for the better part of the second half of the 20th Century. Now do we simply tell our kids, 'Don't worry, kids, death will be short and sweet. We won't really even see it coming.' Children should never have to worry about such things!
Children are dealing with all of this though. In the 80s and 90s, we may have heard blurbs now and then, but today, with television, print media and social media, kids get news from every which direction. It is difficult to monitor everything all at once. So, we must be prepared to explain.
First we need to remember that the United States is probably the best well off nation in the world. We have freedoms that many countries will never experience – at least in our lifetimes. Children in various nations will never know the safety and security that our children realize on a daily basis. Perhaps that is why it is so hard for us to explain to our children the changes that are once again occurring (and not for the better) in this chaotic world that we live in.
Parents need to remain as calm as they possibly can for their children. If the kids see how much the threat is bothering their parents, they will not be able to help but be afraid! Parents must remain the center post; holding up for their children.
There is a saying, 'Yesterday is the past. Tomorrow is the future. But today is the gift. That is why it is called the present.' We can all just live for today and pray that tomorrow will come. If we show fear to our children of what may be, it may have very negative outcome; one in which a parent never wants to face!


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Story about A Polar Bear Part 3
(This part was supposed to be uploaded the 19 of july)
Herbert: Finally, the day has arrived! *evil laugh*
Opal: For what? To fail again and not accomplish anything?
Herbert: >: (
Opal: Seriously! Im always here, lonely, and do nothing!
Herbert: Didn`t you played pokar with Klutzy?
Opal: yeah, when I was younger!
Klutzy: Now I play pokar with this puffle!
Herbert: *facepalm* Klutzy get that puffle out of here!!
Klutzy: *sigh* fine! fine!
Opal: Today is the party! Why can`t I go, atleast with you!
Herbert: Remember that last time!
Opal: That last time! That last time!! why are you always saying as an excuse!?
Herbert: *looks to the floor*...
Opal: You know what? Im going now there without your permission!
--At Michina`s igloo--
Opal: *enters with so much anger*
Michina: Who`s there!? Oh its you Opal, what are you doing here?
Opal: *sigh* Im tired of being a polar bear, it sucks!
Michina: huh?
Laughs, PinkiePink and Gumball: huh?
Opal: I'd rather be a penguin than a polar bear...
Michina: A-Are you sure? cause Gary has something that may help you
Opal: really?
Michina: Yes! wait here, I don´t wan´t to give G a heart attack! *giggle*
Opal: *giggle* Okay
-- At the EPF --
EPF Agent: Uhh, do you need something Michina?
Michina: yeah.. I need to ask something to G
EPF Agent: *uses radio; "Gary, Another agent needs to ask you something"*
G (Gary): What´s it?
Michina: remember that machine that turns puffles into penguins?
G: uuh, yeah, You ain´t going to use it for a puffle right? Cause remember what happened that last time... *flashback*
Michina: right, so can I have it for a while? I will bring it back
G: sure *hands machine to Michina* here it is
Michina: thank you G
(The machine isn`t that big, is just a laser)
-- At the igloo again --
Michina: I am here!!
Opal: What is it?
Michina: A machine that turns puffles to penguins, but im sure it works with another creatures
Opal: Are you sure??
Michina: yup!It is tested by G, so are you ready?
Opal: Y-Yes...
Michina: *turns on machine*
Michina: O__O.....
Opal: *sweats* Did it worked?
Michina: I suggest you see it for yourself... *hands opal a mirror*
Opal: O_O.. It- It can´t be! Im a penguin!!
Michina: I just have a question... what will herbert say when he sees you??
Opal: Don`t worry, I`ll get charge of that
-- At somewhere... --
Herbert: Time to say goodbye to your beloved party penguins! *evil laugh*
Mickayla, Shannon, Anya, Michina, Opal and other penguins: You wont get away with it!
Herbert: ¿¿Uhh.. Do I know you??? *points at opal*
Opal: yes, and I will give you a clue, *gets angry* OPAL!
Herbert: wait, how the heck are you a penguin Opal!?
Opal: Cause I can´t have fun, like in the porth nole? Is always the same thing!
Herbert: you are returning to a polar bear!
Opal: And what if I don´t want to!? You can´t make me!
Herbert: I can´t!? Opal for goodnes sake im your father!!
Michina: DAUGHTER AND FATHER MOMENT PENGUINS! GET BACK TO YOUR IGLOO!
By saying this, all the penguins returned to their igloo and Opal and Herbert where still arguing
-- At the Cofee shop --
Shannon: How did it turned out, Opal?
Opal: Uhh, fine I guess..
Anya: Are you okay??
Opal: Im fine, *sigh* I fell bad for my dad...
Anya: Don´t worry, I made this for you! *hands a scarf*
Opal: , Thank you Anya
Michina: Now, lets enjoy the party!
Mickayla, Shannon, Anya and Opal: Yay!
-- At herbert´s cave --
Klutzy: Herbert? where´s Opal?
Herbert: *sigh* What every father has to do, let their daughter go...
Klutzy: Don´t worry, you did the right thing
Herbert: ??
Klutzy: yes! And do you know what? you can still visit her if you want, she may visit you too
Herbert: youre right Klutzy, *hugs him*
White puffle: *starts jumping*
Klutzy: *watches puffle* Im going to get him out
Herbert and Klutzy: *laughs*
Story About A P. Bear Part 3! by RoyaltyPenguinWatch
©2012-2016 RoyaltyPenguin
Who is the penguin next to Michina? Find it out on Story About a P. Bear last part!
(PinkiePink, Laughs and Gumball are my puffles)
This was supposed to be uploaded on july 19
(PinkiePink, Laughs and Gumball are my puffles)
This was supposed to be uploaded on july 19
bloom: *giggles* opal you are a penguin. i can give you a tour of club penguin, there's alot of things to do here, my favorite thing to do in club penguin is exploring!
Opal: I know >W<! I think I´ll take the tour
I thought that penguin is Opal o_o...Is that right?