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Milkmen, glass bottles, door-to-door service.
In some ways, not much has changed at Oberweis Dairy, Inc. from its founding at the turn of the last century. Milk is still procured from local dairy farms. Dairy products are additive-free. Milk is delivered in glass bottles to customers' doorsteps, although nowadays Oberweis uses refrigerated trucks rather than horse-drawn milk carts.
In other ways, everything is changing at the nearly 100-year-old company.
What started as an Illinois farmer selling his surplus milk to neighbors in 1915 is now an analytics-savvy company with revenues approaching $100 million. Oberweis Dairy has three distribution channels: home delivery, with thousands of customers; retail, with 47 corporate and franchise stores; and wholesale, to regional and national grocery chains like Target. In 2012, the company began looking to expand from its Midwestern roots to the Eastern Seaboard.
At Oberweis, the usual approach to regional expansion was to bring together operations executives to figure out the best configuration for these resources. This time was different.
This time, CEO Joe Oberweis brought to the strategy table an executive with just three years' experience at the company, Bruce Bedford, vice president of marketing analytics and consumer insights. He had been brought on board in 2009 to inject some analytical thinking into the family-run company. However, he was a relatively unknown figure to the operations executives. According to Bedford, on the day of the strategy meeting:
The CEO invited a large number of operational decision makers — literally, people who manage the company's drivers and transfer centers. When I got to the meeting I said, "Hey, there are some things I'd like you to consider beyond just operations. I'd like you to think about our customers, particularly the customers that we currently have, who are great candidates for our service. And then let's also evaluate customers that we've spent a lot of money to acquire in the past, that didn't ultimately turn out to be great customers."
Bedford took the team through his analysis of Oberweis's target customer segments using data sets based on community-level demographic information. Contrary to the company's conventional wisdom, he had discovered that the so-called Beamer and Birkenstock group — liberal, high-income, BMW-driving, established couples living leisurely lifestyles — weren't a good fit for Oberweis's high-end retail dairy products. Analytics essentially shattered the company's preconceived notions about its target market.


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It's being said that Nokia and Microsoft will team up to enter the tablet PC market by releasing a 10-inch, Windows 8-based tablet which is set to be based on Qualcomm's dual-core chip, according to DigiTimes. The device would be released in Q4 of this year, at the earliest.
The sources have said that Nokia is expected to outsource production of the 10-inch tablets to Compal Electronics, where the first batch out of the factory would contain just 200,000 units. Just 200,000 units, is something people should be stuck on. This seems like a "let's just test the market out first", or are Nokia scared of the constant onslaught that is the iPad.
This is now shown as a move of Nokia joining WoA (Windows on ARM) and we should expect Microsoft to gain strength to compete with not just Apple and their iPad, but also the upcoming Android 5.0-based tablets that will hit the market at around the same time.

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Munn Ice Arena (map it)
1 Chestnut Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824
Michigan State Spartans website
Year Opened: 1974
Capacity: 6,470
There are no tickets available at this time.
Official Review by Dave Cottenie, Stadium Journey Special Correspondent
Upon first glance, it looks like Michigan State University did some significant planning during the cold war. In 1974, Michigan State built Munn Ice Arena and named it after former football coach and athletic director, Clarence "Biggie" Munn. It was great for MSU to have a facility dedicated only to ice hockey, but it was built in a way that it resembles a bomb shelter.
The exterior of Munn Ice Arena is nothing to write home about, and when you enter the arena, the design doesn't blow you away either. Being built in the seventies, you have an arena that falls in between the classic historic design that you would find at Yost Ice Arena at rival Michigan, and a modern marvel with a whole host of amenities.
If this was where the story ends for you, then you are really missing the boat. A few more steps inside Munn, and you quickly begin to notice that the Spartans have done a spectacular job of creating one of the top atmospheres in all of college hockey. The fantastic décor, and nod to the history and accomplishments of Michigan State hockey have made Michigan State a must see for all college hockey fans.
The FANFARE scale is our metric device for rating each stadium experience. It covers the following:
Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
You will not be blown away by the options at the concession stands at the Munn Ice Arena, however you will also not be leaving hungry. All of the options at the concessions are what you would expect. Soda, pretzels, peanuts, popcorn, hot dogs and pizza are all available. Soda products are provided by Pepsi and as with most NCAA venues, alcohol is not available. A couple of things bump up the score for the Spartans. There are a number of different combos available with popcorn and a drink for a decent price ($11). Also, the presence of Tim Horton's coffee, hot chocolate and French vanilla for $2.50 are necessary in conjunction with the cool temperature in the arena.
The Spartans have really become overachievers as far as providing a wonderful atmosphere for hockey. This building lacks any sort of curb appeal, and really looks like a bomb shelter. Inside you find possibly the most non-descript design for a hockey arena. What Michigan State has done with so little is really amazing.
First of all, there is green ... EVERYWHERE! The harsh concrete that is all over the arena has been softened with the pre-eminence of Spartan emerald green.
The Spartans have also done a spectacular job of showcasing their vast history. Just about every way possible, on just about every wall surface, the Spartans are showcasing everything that makes their hockey program special.
There are large murals commemorating Spartans who have played in the Olympics and National Championship winning goals, and National Champion team pictures. The two Hobey Baker Awards awarded to Ryan Miller and Kip Miller are on display. There is a huge collage of pictures of MSU championship teams and a collage of Spartans in the NHL. There are also two memorial displays for former athletic director "Biggie" Munn, and former hockey coach, and winningest coach in the NCAA, Ron Mason.
There is no real concourse at Munn Ice Arena, but plenty of room to walk around, behind the seating bowl. It is easily the most open concept arena that I have ever seen. If you decide to leave your seat, you will not miss a moment of the action, as you can see it from pretty much everywhere. The seating bowl features 4 rows of chair seating, followed by 13 rows of backless benches. It is not the most comfortable seating there is, but it is not awful.
Above the ice there are numerous banners for various CCHA championships, and Frozen Four appearances. The most distinguished banners, of course, commemorate the National Championships of 1966, 1986, and 2007.
What seems like a fairly unique feature for hockey, but screams college, is the presence of the Michigan State band. Taking up one corner of the arena, the band blasts away during stoppages in play, and marry the hockey atmosphere with the college atmosphere.
Located smack dab in the MSU campus, the Munn Ice Arena is a bit of a hike to the off campus eating establishments. However, like any college town, there are a few options. Georgio's Gourmet Pizza is an option to the west and Harrison Roadhouse is an option to the east. Either way, you will either need your car, or the energy for a brisk walk.
The 2012-2013 season was definitely a down year for Spartan Hockey. Nevertheless, the fans continued to fill Munn Ice Arena. A healthy mix of students and local fans, Michigan State fans are fairly intense and pop loudly when their team does something special. With the Spartans getting a slow start, the fans also got off to a slow start during my most recent visit, but were really into the game once the Spartans got on the scoreboard. The atmosphere is perfect for bringing out the family.
Munn Ice Arena is located between the Breslin Center and Spartan Stadium. It is easy to get to, as it is just northeast of I-495, and just south of Michigan Ave. Being so close to the football stadium offers ample parking available for gametime. Parking is $5 at Spartan Stadium.
Inside the arena, moving around is no problem at all, and the washroom facilities are just fine.
Tickets for Michigan State hockey run $20 for the benches, with higher prices for the chairs. Concession prices are pretty good and parking is not too expensive either. Couple the price factor, with the fast-paced action of one of the elite programs in college hockey, and you have a recipe for a great night of sporting action, fit for the whole family.
An extra mark for the clever production crew, who played Billy Joel's "Piano Man" at 9 o'clock. The first lyric in the song, of course begins: "It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday ..."
An extra mark for the Spartan band which adds a richness to the game that makes it different from your average hockey game.
An extra mark for the vast history on display at Munn.
Michigan State is one of the elite hockey programs in the NCAA. If you are making an adventure to see college hockey, then MSU should be part of that adventure. What makes the Spartan experience amazing, is that they make the most out of an outdated facility, and at no point do you ever figure out that you are missing out on something. Sparty makes everything seem right.
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A fair and accurate review
Paul - Another well done review. Unfortunately, unless you are there for a game against u of m, Munn does stay pretty quiet during the game. You'll have to get up to Marquette for a game a Northern; that place is crazy loud!
by mdelonge | Dec 14, 2011 12:45 PM
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Thanks Mark-
I hope to make to Northern this year. Of course, my trip to Munn was somewhat quieter than normal as the pep band was in Indy for the Big Ten Championship with the Spartan football squad.
by paul | Dec 14, 2011 01:01 PM
Great arena
I think you are too hard on your first impression of the aesthetics of Munn Arena. The outside is unobtrusive, as the arena is built into the ground (just as many football stadiums are) --- but iti is till an attractive and well-landscaped arena. Once you get inside, it is a beautiful, spacious arena with fantastic sightlines. It DOES have too much poured concrete --- a curse of that architectural era --- but MSU has done a great job of hiding that with Spartan logos. With a capacity of 6,500, Munn can get really rocking when a good game is in town.
In no way is Munn an "outdated facility". If you want to cast someplace as "outdated", then use U-M's Yost Ice Arena, which is an ancient 1920's fieldhouse converted into a hockey rink - with most of the seats behind one of the nets.
Munn's location is fine - I think it deserves more than 3 stars. Parking is easy, the many bars of East Lansing are within a quick walk, and it is situated right in the middle of the MSU Athletic complex, which is all on-campus.
by Walt | Jan 22, 2014 05:28 PM
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For 323 games, in a period that extended from 1985-2003, Munn Ice Arena sold out every single game. It is either fortunate or unfortunate when you visit today that the streak is no longer in effect. The availability of tickets is a good thing, but I would love to see this venue when it is packed with fans.
An unremarkable, but comfortable venue, Munn Ice Arena has been the home of Michigan State Spartan hockey since 1974. The arena holds 6,470 when at capacity, and provides fans with mostly green plastic bleacher seating with slightly below average leg room.
College hockey is one of the best environments to witness the sport, and a trip to Munn Ice Arena is no exception.
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My professor told us that we could choose a programming language for our next programming assignment. I've been meaning to try out a functional language, so I figured I'd try out clojure. The problem is that I understand the syntax and understand the basic concepts, but I'm having problems getting everything to "click" in my head. Does anyone have any advice? Or am I maybe picking the wrong language to start functional programming with?
It's a little like riding a bike, it just takes practice. Try solving some problems with it, maybe ProjectEuler and eventually it'll click.
Someone mentioned the book "The Little Schemer" and this is a pretty good read. Although it targets Scheme the actual problems will be worth working through.
Good luck!
Well, for me, I encountered the same problem as you do in the beginning when I started doing OCAML, but the trick is that you must start thinking about what you want from the code and not how to do it!!!
For example, to calculate the square of list's elements, forget about the length of the list and such tricks, just think mathematically like that:
Just think about the general case and the base one, and that you are emitting data and not modifying it (unless you want to modify it ;) ).
Good luck!
You could check out The Little Schemer.
How about this: http://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/lisp.html
It is a very simple, step-by-step introduction to thinking in lisp from the point of view of a regular imperative programmer (Java, C#, etc.).
For educational purposes I would recommend PLT Scheme. It is a portable and powerful environment with very good examples and an even better documentation. It will help you to discover the thoughts behind functional programming step by step and in a very clean way. Choosing a little application to implement will help you learning the new language.
Additionally "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" of H. Abelssn, G. Sussman, and J. Sussman is a very good book regarding Scheme (and programming).
Take a look at 99 Lispy problems
Some thoughts on Lisps, not specific to Clojure (I'm not a Lisp expert, so I hope they're mostly correct and useful):
Coding in AST
I know little about compiler or interpreter theory, but every time I code in Lisp, it amazes me that it feels like directly building an AST.
That's part of what "code = data" means, coding in Lisp is a lot like filling data structures (nested lists) with AST nodes. Amazing, and it's easy to read too (with the right text editor).
A Programmable Programming Language
So code chunks are just nested lists, and list operations are part of the language. So you can very easily write Lisp code that generates Lisp code (see Lisp macros). This makes Lisp a programmable (in itself!) programming language.
This makes building a DSL or an interpreter in Lisp is very easy (see also meta-circular evaluation).
Never reboot anything
And in most Lisp systems, code (including documentation) can be introspected and hot swapped at run time.
Advanced OOP
Then, most Lisp Systems have some sort of Object System derived from CLOS, which is an advanced (compared to many OOP implementations) and configurable Object System (see The Art of the Metaobject Protocol).
All these features where invented long ago, but I'm not sure they are available in many other programming languages (although most are catching up, e.g. with closures), so you have to "rediscover" and get used to these by practicing (see the books in other answers).
Just remember: it's all data!
Write some simple classic functions that Lisp is good at, like
Understand that Lisp is good for these kinds of no-side-effect functional programs.
It is also useful for stateful side-effect (non-functional) programs, but those are more like "programs" than "functions".
Which is better for a given application depends on the application. In general, it should contain no less, and no more, state information than necessary.
OK, OK, so you might not have Emacs for a brain. In all seriousness, what you need to do is to get really good at recursion. This can be quite a brain warp initially when trying to extend the concept of recursion beyond the canonical examples, but ultimately it will result in more fluid, lispy code.
Also, a lot of people get hung up on the parenthesis, and I don't really know why - the syntax is very simple and consistent and can be mastered in minutes. For me, I came to Scheme after having learned C++ and Java, and I always thought that the difference between "functions" and "operators" was a false dichotomy, and it was refreshing to see that distinction eliminated.
As far as functional programming goes, as long as you can wrap your head around the fact that a function is a first-class value and can be passed both into and out of other functions you should be fine. The usefulness of this will become clear over time, but it's enough that you can write function-taking and function-returning functions.
Finally, I'm not sure what support Clojure has for macros, but they're considered an essential part of lisp. However, I wouldn't worry about learning them until you're deeply familiar with the above items - though macros are incredibly useful and versatile, they're also used less often than the other techniques I mentioned.
I'd start with a language that can be interpreted. I found Moscow ML to be fairly easy. It is a lightweight implementation of Standard ML.
My personal practice is to find a small project (something that might take 3-5 nights hacking away) and implement it. How about a blog filter tool? Maybe just a Towers of Hanoi or Linked List implementation (those are usually 1-night projects).
The way it usually works out is I implement it poorly the first time, throw away what I had, and it finally clicks a few hours in.
A HUGE help is taking a course in something like... um... LISP! :) The homework will force you to confront a lot of the concepts and it clicked for me long before the semester ended.
Good luck!!
Good luck. It took me until about halfway through the "Programming Languages" course in college before Scheme "clicked". Once that happened, though, everything just made sense, and I fell in love with functional programming.
Write a Lisp interpreter in Lisp.
If you haven't alrady, read up on what makes lisp a unique language. If you don't do this first, you'll be trying to do the same things you could do in some other programming languages.
Then try to implement some small thing (try to make it useful to you or you might not have the motivation).
Lisp in a box is a great way to get your feet wet.
For me the important thing is to make sure you do everything in a 'lisp-y' way. Don't be tempted to think 'In Java I'd use a for loop here, how do I do for loops in Lisp?' but to go through enough examples and tutorials (as someone pointed out, SICP is perfect for this) that you can start to spot when code looks 'Lisp-y' and recognise common language paradigms.
I certainly know the feeling of looking at some code I've just written and intuitively knowing that it's correctly idiomatic for that language and platform/framework - that, I think, is when it 'clicks'.
Edit: And kudos for choosing a functional language, lesser students would have just done it in Java :)
Who said it is going to click? I'm always confused
But if you think about how much abstraction it is possible to hide away, behind lisp macros. Then your brain will explode.
I'd check out Programming Clojure. It's a great book for non-lispers.
In addition to what other SO'ers have already suggested, here are my 2 cents:
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Jessica Simpson Parents' Split Threatening to "Destroy Her Career and Wedding"?
Jessica Simpson's parents' divorce is threatening to "destroy her career and wedding" to Eric Johnson, reports Star.
How so?
Well, the mag alleges that the "Fashion Star" mentor "had been planning to marry [Johnson] in Hawaii on 12-12-12, but as of now, no one is in the mood to celebrate, and the wedding is off."
Actually, they were NEVER planning to get married on that date, but OK.
Anyway, a supposed "source" for the mag says Joe and Tina Simpson "aren't even speaking," noting, "Jessica just can't imagine how they're going to be civil together at her wedding."
Again: No wedding was ever planned.
Still, the so-called "insider" adds, "With a new daughter and a ring on her finger, this should be the happiest time of her life, but it's become the most stressful."
(Nice fake-sounding quote).
And what about Simpson's career?
Star goes on to claim that the divorce could have a major financial "impact" for the singer turned fashion designer.
Noting that Tina "handles Jessica's lucrative endorsement deals, while Joe oversees her entertainment career," the mag adds, "That arrangement may be in question" after their split.
If they handle separate aspects of Simpson's career, why would their divorce be a problem?
It isn't, and won't be.
The tabloid is simply trying to further dramatize Joe and Tina's divorce by claiming it's going to ruin Simpson's life.
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I go out of my way to taste wines from up-and-coming, out of the way, and generally obscure wine regions. I never know what I'm going to find, and sometimes I'm really surprised.
Greece can hardly be considered any of those things, perhaps with the exception of up-and-coming, but if one were to be wholly accurate you'd have to say "up-and-coming, again." The Greeks have been making wine for a long long time (since roughly 1600 BC), though unfortunately their reputation as winemakers suffered a setback in the 1960's with the dramatic rise in popularity of retsina, a white wine flavored with pine resin. Retsina has been part of the Greek wine culture for roughly 2700 years (generally thought to have arisen because of the pine resin that was used to seal amphorae, the big clay jugs for storing wine at the time) but it always played a small role until the craze of the Sixties made it synonymous with Greek wine, which generally had a lousy effect on the appeal of Greek wine internationally, a setback that Greece has yet to fully recover from.
But even during that time, and increasingly since, there have been many wine producers in Greece striving to make wine of exceptional quality, often from some of the hundreds of indigenous varietals native to the country.
One of the least intuitive places for winegrowing in Greece is the island of Santorini, where (I imagine as a result of demand from traders and pirates through the centuries) hundreds of years ago some crazy fool thought to plant grape vines in the sandy, volcanic soil, and sure enough, they grew.
Argyros Estate has been producing wine on the island since 1903, and is now run by the third generation of the Argyros family, Mattheos Argyros along with his father, Yiannis. When Yiannis took over the winery in 1974 it was primarily a bulk operation, selling wine to whomever would buy the cheap grapes. The early Seventies were a hard time for winery owners on the island, many of whom were seeing that their land was worth more to real estate developers than as productive vineyards, given the burgeoning tourism industry. Rather than selling, however, Yiannis took the opportunity to purchase the best vineyard parcels on the island, and quietly assembled what is now the 55 acre family estate. During this time he also made radical changes to the wine production regimen, reducing yields, modernizing the winemaking technology, and focusing on quality rather than quantity.
The winery now produces some of the best wine on the tiny island, and is known especially for its Vin Santo, which is aged for 14 years (the current release is 1984), and is topped up, solera-style with a little wine from new vintages every year. According to some, this is Greece's most sought-after dessert wine.
In addition to their Vin Santo, the winery produces a red wine and several white wines, the latter of which have been gaining increasing international acclaim from critics. The whites are made from a combination of indigenous varietals such as Asyrtiko, Aidani and Athiri which grow on sandy volcanic hillsides. Most of the estates vines are between 50 and 60 years old, but some vines are believed to be as old as 300 years, at least according to the oral history of the islanders.
This particular wine is a combination of all three of the white varietals and is vinified partially in stainless steel and partially in oak, and is aged partially in oak before release. This is an unusual practice for these varietals whose flavors are easily blunted by the oak influence.
Tasting Notes:
Light gold in the glass, this wine has an intriguing nose of flinty minerality combined with scents of old parchment, paraffin and a light piney note. In the mouth it is gorgeously balanced with a smooth silky texture but a bright, knife edge acidity and flavors of paraffin, hints of papaya, and a lovely lemon aspect that surfaces in the finish. One of the better Greek whites I have ever had.
Food Pairing:
It's hard to imagine a fresh seafood dish this wouldn't go with, but I would love to pour it with grilled calamari over grilled bread with olives
Overall Score: 9/9.5
How Much?: $20
This wine is can be tricky to find. Some of the other whites, which are also excellent are available for purchase on the Internet. Argyros is imported by Sotiris Bafitis Selections in Washington, DC.
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- Water
- Cooking oil
- Golden syrup (the kind that comes in a tin
– golden syrup from a squeezable bottle won't be thick enough!)
- A selection of small objects to test – e.g
grapes, paper clips, erasers etc… anything small that you don't mind getting a
bit mucky!
1. Fill the glass about one third with water.
2. Add equal amounts of golden syrup and cooking oil so your glass is filled almost to the top.
3. Give the whole thing a really good stir so it looks like one big mess!
4. Leave the mixture to settle – this will take a few minutes. The golden syrup will settle on the bottom, with the water in the middle and the oil floating on the top!
5. Try dropping in your different objects to see what layer they settle on – try finding different objects so that you have something floating on each layer!
The Extreme Science behind this:
The reason that these liquids separate out
all comes down to density.An easy way
to think about density is how much 'stuff', or matter, is packed into an amount
of space.The density of a liquid
depends on the size of its molecules and the amount of space between them.
The golden syrup has big molecules that are
tightly packed together.Water has
smaller molecules packed tightly together.Oil has large molecules but the molecules are spaced far apart – so oil
is the least dense liquid.This is why
the liquids separate out into layers like they did in this experiment.
When you drop your different objects in,
they float in the places where the liquids meet.Where they end up depends on the density of
the objects – each object will float on the surface of the liquid that has a
higher density than itself.
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CHIPMAKER Intel will dump Imagination's PowerVR graphics in favour of its own integrated GPU for the Bay Trail Atom chip, according to leaked slides.
Intel has been using PowerVR graphics cores on its Atom chips for a number of iterations but according to a leaked roadmap the firm will move to its own GPU with its Bay Trail Atom chip. The firm's Bay Trail chip will succeed Clover Trail and is expected to appear in 2014 sporting four cores and a clock speed of 2.1GHz.
According to Mobile Geeks' leaked roadmap slides the chip will be fabbed on Intel's 22nm process node that it uses to churn out its present Ivy Bridge chips, and will support low-profile DDR3-1067 memory. However the firm's biggest change will be the move to its HD Graphics core, which is likely to be a derivative of its Intel HD Graphics 4000 core that's found on its Ivy Bridge processors and supports Microsoft's Directx 11.
Intel still has to bring Clover Trail to market next year and the chip is expected to power a range of low-end Windows 8 laptops and tablets. However Bay Trail could be the chip that really pits the Atom against competition from ARM vendors, with gains in power efficiency thanks to the move to 22nm and tighter integration with more parts of the chip designed in-house.
Intel has previously said that its Atom roadmap will iterate faster than its Core processors and it needs to if Chipzilla is to have any hope of fighting off ARM designs. However it seems that by 2014 the company will have an all-Intel design and a very mature process node with which to churn out cheap X86 chips. µ
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Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Season 1 Review
Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Season 1 Review
Lit translation: "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute" shortened and more commonly used name: Oreimo
The title translation is such that I actually avoided the first season, but after hearing good things I checked out the start of the second season then went back and watched the full first season and "True Ending" (I'll explain later what that's about) and then continued with the second season and I'm glad I did.
If the series was about incest (as I presumed by the title) I wouldn't have been interested, it doesn't interest me so as you can imagine the title "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute" (English translation) can put people off.
However, after watching the first season of this show, I realised that not only was this show incest free , but also hugely entertaining and surprisingly well done.
The plot revolves around a brother Kyosuke Kosaka (17 years old) and sister Kirino. Like any siblings they don't get along very well, for as long as Kyosuke can remember, Kirino has ignored his comings and goings and looked at him with spurning eyes. When it seemed as if the relationship between Kyosuke and his sister Kirnio (14 years old), would continue this way forever Kyosuke finds out his sister has a hidden secret.
One day Kyosuke finds a DVD case of a magical girl anime which had fallen in his house's entrance way. To Kyosuke's surprise, he finds a hidden eroge (an adult game) inside the case and he soon learns that both the DVD and the game belong to Kirino. That night, Kirino brings Kyosuke to her room and reveals herself to be an otaku with an extensive collection of moe anime and younger sister-themed eroge she has been collecting in secret.
This sets off a string of events where Kyosuke finds himself turning into Kirino's confidant of her secret hobby due to her not being able to tell or talk to any of her close friends about eroge or anime. Kyosuke then starts his campaign to help his sister out with "life counselling", helping her make some new otaku friends she can talk to. He also finds himself covering for her, etc slowly brining them closer together in the process.
But this is where I'm stopping cause if I add anything else I'll be spoiling the fun and potentially starting to touch on stuff from the second season which I'm currently still enjoying.
However at the start I mentioned "True Ending" which I will explain in more detail now: The final episode, episode 12 ties up some lose ends and ends the series quite neatly (without spoiling it) except its not the actually ending that was in the light novel!
So this is where another small set of 4 episodes break off, 1st titled True Ending which is basically episode 12 again but this time following the Light Novel closer and also ties in with the second season which goes by the same name (except a full stop after Nai).
Then there are also 3 other episodes which continue to build the other characters in the series.
I guess there is a lesson to be learned from this series! The old saying "don't judge a book via its cover" is also true for anime titles another example Hentai Prince, which has no Hentai, ecchie etc!
So anyway before I digress to finish this review I'd like to say.
Overall Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Season 1 is a surprisingly good and entertaining series especially if you like Slice of Life/Comedy style.
Though at the same time it actually quite deep with some very nice character development (which continues more into the second season).
While on the topic of characters, there are a fair few very cute characters throughout the series each gets some development throughout the series, from his old best friend Manami through to my favourite character in her Gothic dresses Ruri. All of which play their own parts in Kyosuke's and Kirino's lives making this story so entertaining.
I guess what I'm trying to say is this is a very good anime and well worth a watch, so please ignore the title and check it out, I don't think you will regret it.
And finally, on a side note though the Novel's and Anime are yet to be translated or dubbed into English so you will have to learn Japanese or watch the subtitled version 😉 However if you like Manga the series is available and has been translated which I've linked the first 4 books below:
Oreimo Volume 1 – Amazon UK | Amazon USA
Oreimo Volume 2 – Amazon UK | Amazon USA
Oreimo Volume 3 – Amazon UK | Amazon USA
Oreimo Volume 4 – Amazon UK | Amazon USA


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This New Year's I had the opportunity to interview Dara Jones as a follow up to my review of her book, Foreign Invaders, An Autoimmune Disease Journey through Monsanto's World of Genetically Modified Food. Jones' book was published on Kindle in early December.
Foreign Invaders is partially a story of Jones' own journey toward improved health by avoiding GM food and transitioning completely to organic food, but the book is more than that, and comes across as a dissection of the complex intersection between American health care, food policy, and industrial food supply.
Dara Jones experienced "real food," as she calls it now, on her grandmother's farm in Arkansas, where her grandmother kept a large garden and poultry. But as she developed an urban career, describing herself as a classic overachieving "Type A" personality, Jones left that sustainable life behind. She became ill in 2009, and after battling autoimmune disease for years without significant improvement, she finally tried strict dietary measures: organic food, lots of vegetables, no GM food. And she got better.
I asked Jones why she wrote Foreign Invaders. Her answer was simple: to help others dealing with the same or similar issues of autoimmune disease that she has faced. She pointed out in the book and also in our discussion that 1 in 5—1 in 5!—Americans suffer from some type of auto-immune disorder.
Jones also wanted, as a personal goal, "to write a book that made a difference," and found a willing publisher and writing coach in Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator.
Although her focus is on auto-immune disease, when I asked if there were other serious concerns, the author noted research that suggests GM food primarily hurts the digestive tract, a part of the body closely related to whole body health.
Most of the research she found was European, not American; both in the book and in our interview, Jones reiterated concern several times over the funding mechanisms for research, noting that 65% of today's US scientific research is funded by corporations with vested interests.
But there is more to her purpose for writing. Jones discussed how profoundly disturbed she was by the information she discovered during her research process. She came from a tradition like most of us, trusting that government policy and controls had resulted in a reasonably safe food supply and saw individuals who were highly concerned about GMs as over-reactive and emotional. But the process of her health journey and of her research into the scope of biotech in our food systems left her, in her own words, "overwhelmed." She said that she had to get some distance to write, but that the process of writing ultimately helped.
One of the more uplifting moments in our conversation was Jones' statement that she saw as extremely positive—even in the face of overwhelming corporate control—the growing interest in local food and organic food—that there is "hope for change if enough know."
Jones 's illness was severe. She lost her quality of life; at some points she was unable to get out of bed. It was not until she changed her diet that she got better—and this was done through her own efforts, not through medical care. Our food supply impacted her personally. She almost died.
While Foreign Invaders is targeted primarily to those like Jones with auto-immune disease, all of us should be concerned.
Most of us don't think about what's in our food when we zip through that fast-food drive for a burger and fries, but 1 in 5 Americans with auto-immune illness suggests that something is going on and that more of us are going to encounter health concerns.
Those active in the "healthy food movement" are alarmed at recent government actions.
Last Friday the USDA recommended approval of broad deregulation of herbicide use for a brand of GM seeds, labelled "agent orange seeds" by food activists.
Earlier Thursday a bill was filed in Congress to fast-track trade agreements, allowing the White House to negotiate details without full transparency and allowing complex agreements to pass with just an up or down vote by Congress.
This bill, if passed, will most certainly assist the Trans Pacific-Partnership, a contentious trade agreement with opposition ranging from union members to food activists, the latter fearing that the TPP will hurt European resistance to GM foods. In addition it will give the White House and current administration great ability to impact our food supply without public review.
What was it, Jones said? Yes-- "overwhelmed." That word fits, given the above.
Perhaps those in support of organic and non-GMO food will lead the counter-culture movement of the coming generation of Americans—but only if enough read works like Foreign Invaders.
Thank you, Dara Jones, for writing this book.


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November 11, 12, & 13, 2016
Carlson Center – Fairbanks, Alaska
The Holiday Marketplace is a one stop Christmas shopping extravaganza for Fairbanks and outlying areas. From hand-made soap, to beaded earrings, to imported wool sweaters…It's all together in one location on one floor with lots of free parking. Admission is $5 at the door, children 12 and under are free.
The show's continued success attracts not only local but state-wide businesses and artists. Over 175 different vendors participated in the 2015 event and it had a 3 day public attendance of over 8000. With 2015 comes all of your favorite booths as well as some exciting new gift ideas.
If you are a vendor looking for a holiday show, the Holiday Marketplace has become an established, highly anticipated, annual event that Fairbanks consumers use as the kick off to their holiday shopping season. It is an excellent chance for you to market your goods to a wide cross section of our community. The show generally sells out so register early. Don't miss this once-a-year opportunity to be part of the excitement, profit, and fun.
Preference will be given to hand made in Alaska items and items unique to the event.
It's taking place at the Carlson Center, the interior's premier location for trade shows. There's over 43,000 sq. ft. of available space and the unique layout of this show provides 112 corner spaces with additional aisles for great traffic flow.
The dates for the 2015 event are November 11, 12, & 13. Six weeks before Christmas…giving shoppers plenty of time to get those out of state gifts in the mail.
$7,000 will be spent on advertising The Holiday Marketplace. All three medias will be used, TV, Radio, and the newspaper. In addition there will be media co-sponsors to the event that will raise our advertising budget to well over $10,000.
The cost for a 10'x10′ booth is $525 and includes pipe and drape partitions, electrical outlet, and 2 chairs. Additional items may be rented from the facility. A $50 deposit will confirm your space. 50% due August 15 with payment in full October 1 for those who have registered by this date. Late registrants must pay in full at time of registration……we do accept Visa, Discover, and MasterCard.
There are decorating contests with awards for both best theme and best overall holiday cheer so put those thinking caps on and let's light up the show!
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My sister had gotten me a bunch of Argo Tea samples a while ago. I finally opened this up and transferred its contents into a washi tin. :) The sencha's leaves are covered with green powdery matcha! Yum! I couldn't wait to steep it. I don't want to rate this right now since I steeped this longer than I should have and it came out a bit astringent and bitter. The smell was great, green, and creamy. The taste was good in the beginning and was just like it smelled except for the astringency and bitterness. I need to try again :)
My husband and I have been drinking this a lot just to finish it up. This wasn't the best genmaicha I've tried. It is average or a little below average. The flavors were weak. With this tea blend in particular, this had a lot of rice and popcorn and very few sencha leaves. Overall, I'm not impressed. I've been spoiled by other genmaichas. I must say though that genmaicha has never disappointed me. This one was just meh.
I received this during a holiday swap! I found it tucked away in the back of my tea cupboard! I am not sure if this has gone stale, but it wasn't as flavorful as other Formosa oolongs that I've tried. The smell of the dried leaves was fantastic, just like other formosa oolongs! The leaves look like dry, dead leaves. Very pretty. I steeped it in my gaiwan for 30 seconds and water at 190 degrees, and I got nothing special… It tasted like slightly flavored water. :/ I am trying it again with a whole new set of leaves but steeping it for 3 minutes instead. Ok still nothing special. There is more astringency in this steep. Otherwise, it may be stale.


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For your free registration, please complete an AKC FSS registration form and a copies of the pedigree of your dog, mail it in a separate envelope to the Club Secretary, Teresa Hickam, no later than June 30, 2008 (see SMPCA Application for details). This is for the first dog only! If you would like you can e-mail a scanned pedigree . The application must be COMPLETELY filled out by you, signed and mailed to Teresa.
You must have a Pedigree that AKC will Recognize as a valid Dog Registry, FDSB and NAVHDA are a couple of examples. If you do not know of your pedigree is allowed Please contact anyone on the Club Officer link for information on this.
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Obama and the democrats continue their assault on American traditions, institutions and values. We have already seen the attacks on religion, the energy industry, small business, marriage, motherhood, and healthcare. The next target is the family farm. As with his previous attacks on American liberty, Obama will attempt his attack on the family farm by executive fiat via the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL is currently proposing "updates" to child labor laws which will prohibit children under the age of 18 from doing farm chores which have been a part of the American family experience for as long as Americans have had farms on this continent.
Under the rules, children under 18 could no longer work "in the storing, marketing and transporting of farm product raw materials."
"Prohibited places of employment," a Department press release read, "would include country grain elevators, grain bins, silos, feed lots, stockyards, livestock exchanges and livestock auctions."
The new regulations, first proposed August 31 by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, would also revoke the government's approval of safety training and certification taught by independent groups like 4-H and FFA, replacing them instead with a 90-hour federal government training course.
Rossie Blinson, a 21-year-old college student from Buis Creek, N.C., told The Daily Caller that the federal government's plan will do far more harm than good.
"The main concern I have is that it would prevent kids from doing 4-H and FFA projects if they're not at their parents' house," said Blinson.
"I started showing sheep when I was four years old. I started with cattle around 8. It's been very important. I learned a lot of responsibility being a farm kid."
In Kansas, Cherokee County Farm Bureau president Jeff Clark was out in the field — literally on a tractor — when TheDC reached him. He said if Solis's regulations are implemented, farming families' labor losses from their children will only be part of the problem.
"What would be more of a blow," he said, "is not teaching our kids the values of working on a farm."
The Environmental Protection Agency reports that the average age of the American farmer is now over 50
"Losing that work-ethic — it's so hard to pick this up later in life," Clark said. "There's other ways to learn how to farm, but it's so hard. You can learn so much more working on the farm when you're 12, 13, and 14 years old."
The proposal would strengthen current child labor regulations prohibiting agricultural work with animals and in pesticide handling, timber operations, manure pits and storage bins. It would prohibit farmworkers under age 16 from participating in the cultivation, harvesting and curing of tobacco. And it would prohibit youth in both agricultural and nonagricultural employment from using electronic, including communication, devices while operating power-driven equipment.
The department also is proposing to create a new nonagricultural hazardous occupations order that would prevent children under 18 from being employed in the storing, marketing and transporting of farm product raw materials. Prohibited places of employment would include country grain elevators, grain bins, silos, feed lots, stockyards, livestock exchanges and livestock auctions.
Additionally, the proposal would prohibit farmworkers under 16 from operating almost all power-driven equipment. A similar prohibition has existed as part of the nonagricultural child labor provisions for more than 50 years. A limited exemption would permit some student learners to operate certain farm implements and tractors, when equipped with proper rollover protection structures and seat belts, under specified conditions.
The notion that the federal government could reach into the family farm and tell parents what chores their kids could or could not do is abhorrent to the American experience and is one more example of the Regime and the democrats ruling against the people.
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Strike day, school shut and so it's a bonus day with munckins. Their greatest wish was a trip to the nearest Hobbycraft and then a MacDonalds visit. The latter being next door and visited once before post the craft emporium.
Eldest munckin suffers from opinion paralysis when choosing jam. HobbyCraft puts the jam decision into a new light. How can it seriously take 1 hour and 15 mins to spend £5 in the place. Youngest had it sussed in 10 mins. So I indulged eldest, we didn't have a better plan, overstressed husband had forbidden me from taking them to a strike demonstration. An hour in HobbyCraft, I could feel hairs on my head turning grey. We left with typically the first thing selected over an hour before.
But then we had MacDonalds. For whatever reason I've never been a lot, maybe 6 or 7 times in my whole life, so I am always a little scared as I forget the MacLanguage.
As we wait in line, the munckins are jumping about, trying to find a seat. I'm trying to understand what I need to order. The menu being printed overhead behind the counter, I have no clue. Why can't you pick up a laminated leaflet to read whilst in the queue. Anyway...
Unusually, a young lass without spots serves us, my memory is that all staff have acne. I look at the girl and say...'I have two children, (slight pause as I realise she is not interested).... can I have one burger meal and one chicken meal.'
She replies: 'Happy Meal?'
I say: 'Thankyou' (not realising this was a question)
She repeats: 'Do you want a happy meal?'
I note the questionmark, and mumble a ...'yes', I then ask if I can have a cheese burger meal.
Then the drinks - what do you want to drink - no where do I know the choices, so eldest has an orange juice and youngest says..Smoothie. Amazingly they sell smoothies, so then eldest changes her order.
Young lass without spots looks at me and says: Drink?
...I opt for water, everyone must be able to serve water.
We pay and before I know whats happening, young lass without spots has got three boxes on a tray, with lunch.
I ordered a sodding Happy Meal for myself!
Well I couldn't say anything, by now the two gentlemen in high vis jackets behind me were no longer being charmed by my children or my ignorance.
Ordeal nearly over, but then we sit down and obviously being the nearest MacDonalds to middle england... we bump into another class parent. With the appropriately sized and boxed food for each member of the family.
Has anyone got a MacCrib sheet? Am I the only one?
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- Middle England Mum
- I'm mid thirties, two smallish children, one delightful husband, one car and one mortgage kinda lady. We left the big smoke some time ago and live in one of the most charming places in England.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Confused at MacDonalds.
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Haha.....I used to go to McDs a lot, but haven't been for years - the boys have never been. But we have been occasionally to Burger King (or King Hamburger, as they insist on calling it) and Wendy's. And I have exactly the same problem - everything seems to come in combos, and ordering is a complete ordeal!ReplyDelete
hope u survived strike day...
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Remembering Columbia in NASA | ART
Chakaia Booker, 2006, rubber.
Chakaia Booker used rubber, her signature medium, to commemorate the Columbia crew. Pieces of a space shuttle tire that NASA donated to Booker are incorporated into the work. The resulting sculpture resembles a black star, reflecting mournfully upon February 1, 2003, when Columbia suffered an aerodynamic break-up during reentry.
This work was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Mall building from May 28 to Oct. 9, 2011, as part of the NASA | Art: 50 Years of Exploration exhibition.
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Scottsdale Condos Feature – Frank's On Shea
Frank's on Shea Condominiums
11375 E Sahuaro
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Frank's on Shea is a 218 unit condo complex located in North East Scottsdale. 1, 2, & 3 bedroom units ranging from 750 to 1300 square feet are spaced throughout this courtyard style community. This community also features a heated pool & hot tub, sauna, movie theater, fitness center, tanning bed, pool table, clubhouse with full kitchen and plasma television, walking trails, and more.
Units are available for sale via the resale market and range in price from $70,000 – $200,000.
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Dakota Fanning Discovers Own Pregnancy After Reading Reputable Newspaper At Supermarket
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MANHATTAN – Yesterday, former child actress Dakota Fanning stepped into D'Agostino's for milk and left with the knowledge of her own pregnancy.
Fanning, 18, scanned the cover of US Weekly at the checkout only to discover a familiar face – her own.
"At first, I thought I was looking at my sister, Elle," said the mommy-to-be. "I was so excited for her! And then I realized it was me."
Though currently enrolled at NYU, there are large gaps in Fanning's education, due to a youth spent starring in feature films. As a result, her knowledge of sex education is slim.
The paternity of the child is still in question. "Maybe the father is Sean Penn. Can you get pregnant from starring in a movie with someone?" Fanning asked of her I Am Sam co-star.
While Penn is an unlikely choice, speculation does include Ryan Lochte, Justin Bieber, and Fanning's Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson.
"Since Breaking Dawn – Part 2 wrapped, they've been inseparable," reports a source close to Pattinson. "When Kristen cheated on him, Dakota was there to pick up the pieces."
Despite her young age, Fanning's camp believes she's up to the task of raising a child.
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When I interviewed Eddie Spaghetti last year, I asked him how Supersuckers became the greatest rock n roll band in the world. Well, I feel like I can answer that question myself now. This band is the greatest rock n roll band in the world simply because rock n roll is all it produces. Get the Hell is another great example of that.
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About 20 people showed up to participate in the Same Sex Kiss-In at the Chick-fil-A restaurant on U.S. Route 224 here Friday night, and a half-dozen at the Southern Park Mall restaurant.
It was organized to protest statements Chick-fil-A president Dan T. Cathy made condemning gay marriage.
But as protests go, the Kiss-In turned out to be more of a love-in than a confrontation.
Anita Davis, president of Youngstown Pride, a group that supports gay, bisexual and transgender people, entered the Boardman restaurant and talked briefly with the store's owner, Gail McCullough, and then came back inside with about a half-dozen participants to stage their kiss-in.
McCullough even offered free chicken sandwiches and drinks to the group and left them alone to have their pictures taken as they kissed inside the restaurant.
Read the full story in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.
Kiss and get a free sandwich? This sounds like the best day ever.
"About 20 people showed up"
That means less, maybe 15 or 16 or so compared to how many countless that jammed the dining area and the parking lots?
You could put them in the men's room with room to spare.
Or maybe the GBLT community round these here parts isn't that large or maybe they didn't think it was worth the trouble going all the way down to Boardman from YSU, eh?
As opposed to those who made trips from who knows where to make their opinions known and who voted with their gas and their dollars to support Chick-fil-A and its president Dan T. Cathy.
Speaking of voting with their dollars, I hear JC Penney's stock dropped 50% in value and the president got sacked for his part in their current pickle.
The gays and lesbians are trying to shut this company down by offending conservatives with their actions.
Chick-Hates-Gays CEO was entitled to his opinion, but it's as if he thought gays and lesbians weren't entitled to theirs. They'll paln more kiss in protests in the future.
"offending conservatives with their actions."
Hey Mike, how are 12 or so homo sexual kissers going to take down Chick fil A, eh?
And we can get people to wear shirts that say
"Romans 1:26-27".
How would that make you feel, eh?
Three cheers to Chick Fil A for the classy way this protest was handled. They passed out water to the protestors. Chick Fil A respected their right to free speech. Too bad Chick Fil A 's right to free speech is not being respected. I do not agree with what was said but will defend their right to say it.
""The gays and lesbians are trying to shut this company down by offending conservatives with their actions.""
Are you serious? You can't be that "stupid."
So basically what your saying, is that any company that don't believe in same sex marriage, the gays and lesbians are going to shut the company down. smh at such stupidity in society today.
If you want more of something you support it. No mattter how they act up the fringe elements never will be mainstream.
Since Anita Davis is employed by the city as a police officer there is a legal issue involved here. Was her presence and capacity as a police officer meant to intimidate Chick-fil-A?
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A "nun gives birth" story is buzzing after it was revealed a nun really did have a baby earlier this week in Italy. She was quickly taken to the hospital when she began feeling stomach cramps. Not long after, she had a nine-pound baby boy. She named him Francis, I4U News reports Jan. 18.
Sisters in her convent at Little Disciples of Jesus in Campomoro (near Rieti) wonder how one of their own got pregnant in the first place, according to the report. Serving God in convents is a celibate lifestyle, so when a nun gives birth unexpectedly, it is bound to shake things up.
The sisters have volunteered to help take care of the baby on a "collective basis." Many people at the hospital are donating clothes and other needs for the nun's son.
Town mayor of Rieti -- Simone Petrangeli -- requests that the public not make this a scandal and wants everyone to give the new mother privacy at this time.
Did the nun know anything about being pregnant at all? She said she had "no idea" she carrying a child.
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Into the Sea: Love, Death, and Other Near Misses
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Well, it's the first day of July, which means it's the anniversary — number 29, which is almost unfathomable — of the day I was nearly killed in a small-plane collision over Nantucket Sound.
With me in the airplane was the spindly and beautiful Dorothy Meyer, who shares with me forever this profound split-second of fate. I have no idea what her own recollections of that day might be, but mine remain crystal clear.
In interviews I'm often asked about my most memorable or frightening close call. Apparently a lot of people dig hearing pilots talking about being scared or screwing up. The fact that my one and only answer takes us all the way back to 1986, when I was but a 20 year-old private pilot at the controls of a Piper four-seater, should underscore the incredible safety of flying in general, and especially of commercial flying.
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Some go for the music and nighttime fun, some go for the diverse cuisine, but lots of girls go for a unique, boutique-shopping getaway along SOCO (South Congress Street), the Warehouse District, or to so many of the other cool pockets of town.
Dress Shop, in the Warehouse District, is a fairly young boutique garnering attention from the girls.
Don't let the name fool you, Dress Shop doesn't just showcase a collection of dresses, but also has a fun selection of jewelry, accessories, and separates. So maybe you'll leave with that LBD (little black dress), some LBPs (little black pants), or with a vibrant-patterned blouse with a new handbag and gold dangly earrings. The vibe is casual and relaxed, but in an intimate setting, with prices ranging from the likes of a $15 pair of earrings to a $400 dress.
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STANFORD, Calif. - Hannah Sebenaler scored two goals, including the game-winner on a lob with three seconds remaining, to help the No. 2-seeded UCLA women's water polo team defeat No. 3-seed USC, 4-3, in the semifinals of the MPSF Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
UCLA (20-3) will face No. 1-seeded Stanford (22-1) in the tournament's championship match on Sunday at 4 p.m. The Bruins have gone 1-2 this season against the Cardinal.
Trailing 3-2 in the third quarter on Saturday at Avery Aquatics Center, Sebenaler scored with 3:01 to play in the frame, tying the game at 3-3. The semifinal match remained deadlocked over the next 10:38 before Sebenaler's lob from about seven meters away found its way to the far post for the victory.
"We knew this was going to have to be a low-scoring game for us to win," head coach Brandon Brooks said. "We played great defense and fought the whole game. The girls showed a lot of heart, and we are excited to play in the final tomorrow."
Brooks has guided UCLA to the MPSF Tournament's title match in each of his three seasons as head coach. The Bruins defeated Stanford in the championship match in 2010 and lost to California in the title game last season.
USC (20-5) had scored three consecutive goals over the second and third quarters to erase a 2-0 deficit and secure a one-goal cushion. Neither team scored in the first quarter, before UCLA scored the game's first two goals in the second period.
Saturday's victory helped UCLA improve its record to 3-0 this season against USC.
In addition to Sebenaler's two goals, the Bruins received one goal from Gisselle Naranjo and Natasha Schulman.
USC's three goals came from Nadia Dan, Patricia Jancso and Monica Vavic.
Senior goalkeeper Caitilin Dement registered seven saves in the cage for the Bruins. USC goalkeeper Flora Bolonyai recorded 10 saves.
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Brown holds a 34-20-7 edge in the all-time series with Princeton and is on a two-game unbeaten streak. The teams have played overtime games in the last two meetings which includes a 1-1 tie last year in Princeton and a 3-2 win by Brown in a single overtime in 2011. The Tigers took a 3-0 game in 2010 but haven't won at Brown in the last five trips.
Princeton is 4-5 overall and 1-0 in the Ivy League after a 2-1 win at Dartmouth last weekend. The 2012 Ivy League Rookie of the Year Thomas Sanner leads the offense with six goals and one assist for 13 points. The two-time reigning Ivy League Player of the Week Cameron Porter adds 10 points on four goals and two assists. Sophomore Nico Hurtado chips in five points while seven others have a point or more. Senior Seth MacMillan got a reprieve in the Drexel game, as Ben Hummel earned his first career start and win. MacMillan has started in the other eight games this season and has a 1.87 goals against average and a .531 save percentage.
Brown is looking for its first Ivy League win after tying Columbia 2-2 on October 5. The Bears are 3-5-2 overall and are coming off of a 1-0 loss at New Hampshire from Tuesday night. Brown is 3-1 when playing at home this season and will be celebrating its 1963 team on Saturday. Offensively the Bears are led by senior Jose Salama who has two goals and four assists for eight points. Sophomore Tariq Akeel and junior Daniel Taylor have seven points apiece with Akeel scoring a team-high three goals. Senior Voltair Escalona and sophomore Jack Gorab add five points each with Escalona scoring two of his team's three game winners. Senior Josh Weiner has started in all but one game in goal and has a 3-4-2 record. He owns a 1.31 GAA and a .769 save percentage with 40 saves on 52 shots. Junior Mitch Kupstas has played in two games, including the last game, and has made six saves on seven shots.


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