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Spalding Beast 60" Glass Portable Basketball Hoop
Product Information:
Dominate the court with the Spalding® Beast 60" Portable Basketball Hoop. An extra- large backboard, constructed of tempered glass with a heavy-duty steel frame, offers superior rebounding. The system is easily adjustable from 7.5' to 10' using an institutional-style screwjack lift. Multi-wheel castors with an engaging handle make transporting the Beast simple for added convenience.
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- Portable Basketball Hoop
- 60" tempered glass backboard
- Heavy-duty steel frame with aluminum trim
- 2-piece, 5" square angled pole
- Screw-in water level gauge base caps
- 4 point, welded Z-arm board mount
- Pro Image® breakaway rim
- Institutional-style screwjack lift provides infinite height adjustment from 7.5' to 10'
- 50+ gallon capacity dual ballast base
- 4 strut pole/base mount for superior rigidity
- Multi-wheel castors with engaging handle for easy portability
- Grey inset in cover for pre-play movement
- Model: 7456O
- Spalding
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DELIVERY INFORMATION: Shipping cost includes Lift Gate Delivery service to curbside.
Country of Origin: ChinaWeb ID: 13292274
Customer Reviews:
Rated 4.2 out of 5�by 18 reviewers.
Rated 4 out of 5�by Sen This product is very sturdy and enjoyable for the whole family This product exceeds my expectations. It's very sturdy and appears well made April 4, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5�by Steve Very happy so far! Came together with a bit of work. Would make a great father son project, with the lasting memories with use. Well designed, HD model, many features. Need to paint some lines... March 29, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5�by Pastat76 The BEAST says it all Great looking piece of equipment. We've added this to our church ministry center. Look great and is very durable. January 28, 2016
Rated 4 out of 5�by Tim44 The Beast Delivers After reading several online customer reviews I decided to go with this hoop. I am glad that I listened to the warnings about assembly and paid someone to do it for me...well worth the money to avoid that headache. As for the product, we've shot around on it a few times. The backboard looks great and the hoop feels more sturdy than most portable models I've played on. My only complaint is that bounces on the front of the rim seem a little too friendly. The ball tends to die there. Not sure if it's a problem with the product or was something the people in assembly forgot to tighten. I'm guessing its product related. Just a small gripe though: Overall, it's an awesome addition to our driveway! July 28, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5�by Bulldog Good Product with easy to assemble construction Everything has been pretty good with the basketball hoops that we received except one of the bases were delivered cracked so it would leak water from the bottom base. May 27, 2015
Rated 1 out of 5�by Dan Warranty Claim - Backboard Shattered After carefully following all assembly instructions, the backboard shattered while attaching the rim. Warranty Claim has just been filed with Spalding. Awaiting resolution. April 22, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5�by English Great quaility & well built We purchased this for our 3 granddaughters (Ages 7-10 & 12). All three are on basketball teams. We have a 2 year old grandson who hopefully will be playing soon. He now has a Little Tike goal right beside this goal. We have a big Morton Building so it will be kept inside. We have a big play area with a nice cement floor. They can play no matter what the weather. We like that we can adjust the height because the 7 year old plays at 8', the 10 year old plays at 9' & the 12 year old plays at 10'. We adjust the height often and is very easy to adjust. We wanted something as close as possible to what they play on at school. We received the goal in good condition. Everything was well marked. All bolts were packed together for each step. My husband put this together mostly by himself. The only time he needed help was after he put on the backboard and had to stand it up. Just to big & heavy for one person. We are very well pleased with the quality & was well built. Should give our grandchildren many many years of fun & play. December 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5�by Nator Happy with product Takes about 6 hrs to asemble, overall pretty easy, comes in 3 boxes, had to help driver take off truck, All hardware well labled, nothing was missing. Very stable system, does not move much when using. One suggestion, if using sand, it suggests 700lbs, we put 450lbs in with the system on a saw horse as suggested, next time i would have put 600lbs in before laying on its base, it is very hard to get the remainder of sand in once upright August 11, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5�by Free Just a nice piece of equipment I've had the Beast now for 2 months now. All I can say is it is really nice, well made, and easy to operate. Took my Brother and me 3 hours to put it together. Here's the deal, follow the instructions, don't over tighten bolts/screws that are going to need to move or be near/on glass. It seems simple in concept, but something we sometimes overlook. I bought the unit in the store, of course they don't stock these, so the shipping is quite expensive, (over $200#, but that's just the way it is. I used a 20% off coupon so that more or less covered the shipping. It comes scheduled delivery via LTL carrier on two pallets. The base is pre-assembled from factory, so that saves a little time. Take your time, and follow instructions, lay everything out, and get to work. If you know what you?re doing, then you could probably have this assembled in 2 hours or so. My Brother and I ate some pizza, listened to some music, and had several diversions, so we took our time. The build quality of the goal is excellent, everything is powder coated, and engineered for the long-haul. The backboard is solid, and has a much different feel #similar to a pro goal) than the old flimsy portable goals everyone is use to. This is pro-grade. I've attached a just put together photo and then on from May 22. The little NBA sticker is losing its color, but the Texas sun will pretty much fry anything have many days in the direct sun. Everyone deserves this goal, it's portable, solid, and just fun to play on. Adjustable goal height, so even I can dunk. May 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5�by Mike 50 The Beast by Spaulding is easy to put together and high quality materials . Just finished putting up "The Beast" and was impressed with the ease of putting it all together by myself and the quality of the material. Directions and organization of parts was excellent . Took me about 3 hours total from box opening to standing it up . Haven't used it yet as it is a birthday present for my grandson and he gets first shot . Very happy so far and am hoping it is going to be worth the extra dollars at checkout . I would have given it 5 stars had I used it for a week or so and all was still in good working order. Expect it to be a 5 for most users. Mike May 17, 2014


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A 63-year-old man was attacked and severely beaten with a piece of wood in his yard in a Douglas County neighborhood last month. And deputies on Wednesday said they trying to determine what motivated the attack. They are also trying to find the man who attacked him.
"The victim said he has lived in the area for the last 38 years and has no enemies that he is aware of," Douglas County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Glenn Daniel said.
On Tuesday, deputies released a detailed description of the suspect, hoping someone will be able to help identify him. The incident happened between 5:45 and 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 15 in the area of North Quail and MacDuff drives off Yeager Road, deputies said.
Investigators said the 63-year-old man was watering his flowers when a stranger approached him from behind and asked him a question. Deputies declined to reveal what the suspect asked the victim before he began beating him with a wood spindle. But the man told Channel 2 Action News that the suspect asked him, "'Where is Douglasville?'" The suspect then attacked him.
"The suspect asked him a question and then just started beating him," Daniel said. "When the wood spindle broke he started beating him with his fist."
The man said the suspect also strangled him, according to the news report.
After the attack, the man walked away from the location. Later someone, possibly a neighbor, called 911 to report the attack, Daniel said. The victim was transported to the hospital for injuries to his head and face, Daniel said. It's unclear how long the man was in the hospital.
The suspect, who is in his later 30s or early 40s, is described as a clean-shaven, balding white man who was last seen wearing camouflage shorts, deputies said. He is between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds, deputies said.
They are asking if anyone sees the suspect or saw what happened to please contact Investigator J. Williams at (770) 949-5656.
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Episode Cast:
Henry Mills (Jared Gilmore), Neal Cassady/Baelfire (Michael Raymond-James), Snow White (Jennifer Goodwin), Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), Belle (Emilie De Ravin), Hook (Colin O'Donoghue), Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle), Peter Pan (Robbie Kay), Parker Croft (Felix), Sarah Bolger (Aurora/Sleeping Beauty), Raphael Alejandro (Roland), Jason Burkhart (Little John), Jamie Chung (Mulan), Sean Maguire (Robin Hood), Rose McIver (Tinkerbell), Keegan Connor Tracy (Blue Fairy)
Second chances abound in this week's episode of Once Upon A Time. We met Tinkerbell and like so many others, she's on Regina's never ending crap list. Read on to find out what Regina did to cause such vitriol in this weeks' episode, Quite A Common Fairy.
Off to Neverland
Our story begins in Neverland,. Where Pan is trying to turn Henry into one of his Lost Boys by playing mind games involving poisoned arrows and tales of how he's special. Neverland is losing magic because people don't believe any more and Pan needs the truest believer to restore it. He gives Henry a scroll with his picture drawn on it and claims to have had since before Henry was born.
Meanwhile the fairytale friends (Charming, Hook, Emma, Snow and Regina) are tracking Henry but the camp is moving so the map is useless. Hook decides to use Tinkerbell instead, which Regina vehemently rejects. She stays behind but unbeknownst to her, Tinkerbell was tracking her the entire time. Tink takes Regina captive.
What Regina Did
Back in Fairytale Land, Regina still has long locks, is under the tutelage of Rumplestiltskin, hasn't killed her husband yet or hunted his daughter, Snow White. She's teetering between keeping her evil lessons or giving up revenge when she meets The Green Fairy, otherwise known as Tinkerbell, with her perky New Zealand (nope, not Australian) accent. Tinkerbell saves Regina's life after she accidentally falls off a balcony and takes an interest in Regina. She decides to go against The Blue Fairy's wishes and steal pixie dust to help Regina find love again. Except when the big moment arises, Regina runs from love. So Tinkerbell kindly confronts her but Regina is a complete bi…witch to her. So Tinkerbell suffers the consequences for stealing the pixie dust and loses her wings. That was her second chance with The Blue Fairy and she blew it because of Regina.
I believe
Neal is still trying to find a way to get back to Neverland to save Emma and Henry and he finds one when he meets Robin Hood's son, Roland. That's right. Robin Hood has a son. It seems that his wife died in childbirth and she was kept alive long enough to give birth thanks to Rumplestiltskin's magic. Now Hood has to repay the favor to Neal. So Mulan, Robin Hood and Neal set a trap. Roland utters, "I believe" and a shadow comes through the window to whisk him away. Mulan slices the shadow's arm and Neal holds on for dear life on his one-way trip to Neverland.
Tink's Revenge: Heart in her hands
Obviously, Tinkerbell is livid with Regina. She looks dingy and unkempt and has had a hard life since Regina's betrayal. Regina makeas amends by ripping out her own heart and giving it to Tinkerbell, giving her the choice between revenge or love but Tinkerbell returns the heart instead and refuses to help Regina find Henry. However, she relents when the fairytale friends find her and convince her that she can come along if she helps.
As they sit at camp, Tinkerbell asks Regina if she ever met her soul mate with the lion tattoo. The answer was no and Tinkerbell tells her how selfish she was to ruin his life as well. That guy with the lion tattoo was Robin Hood. Could there be a future for these two crazy kids? That remains to be seen. Mulan has just joined his band of Merry Men and it looks like love might be on the horizon.
This was an awesome episode. It dealt with something everyone needs, a second chance. Neal was hoping for a second chance with Emma and Henry but he might have some competition from the super sexy Hook. Regina had a second chance at love but she chose revenge instead and Tinkerbell had a second chance as fairy but lost her wings. She was adorable and if your heart didn't break when Regina burned her, then you're dead inside. This episode had it all and was a welcome change from last week's filler episode. As a side note, Robbie Kay continues to amaze as Peter Pan. Great casting! 5 out of 5 stars.


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High pressure remains in control over the eastern United States allowing for mostly sunny skies to shine over the Clarksville area. The main story heading into the weekend will be the temperatures as they start to increase through the weekend. Highs for today will be in the middle eighties, but the heat and humidity will increase into the weekend. Highs for Saturday will be in the lower nineties and they will increase into the upper nineties by Sunday with heat index values well into the hundreds. A cold front will push through the area Sunday night and will bring the risk for showers and thunderstorms to the region. The risk is low, but any showers or thunderstorms that do develop have the potential to become strong to severe with strong winds and heavy rain as the main concerns. Heading into the upcoming workweek, skies will become mostly sunny with temperatures cooling back down into the lower to middle eighties. This pattern of temperatures in the lower to middle eighties will last through much of the workweek as a deep trough remains over the region. The next chance for precipitation will be later in the workweek as a reinforcing wave of energy keeps the cool air over the region.
Here is the Clarksville area forecast:
Friday: Mainly sunny. High: 86
Friday night: Mostly clear. Low: 64
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High: 92
Saturday night: Partly cloudy. Low: 73
Sunday: Partly to mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Chance of precipitation 30%. High: Upper 90s Low: Near 70
Monday: A mix of sun and clouds. High: Middle 80s Low: Lower 60s


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Free iPhone apps for iPad, iPod Touch worth getting today start with a new iPhone app for "The Tonight Show" that brings a free, new interactive experience to an old television show format—as an old communications signal comes to the current iPhones, according to dnaindia.com (Feb. 18).
"The Tonight Show" app builds a twenty-first century interactive community around the new host, Jimmy Fallon, of a twentieth-century show. How? By giving this free app's users a unique hashtag (#) to tweet, as well as, the ability to read popular tweets about Fallon, his monologue, guests and the show. Users can also send videos directly to "The Tonight Show" for inclusion in the television show (or this app) and also play four retro games about Fallon. This free app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
In another trip back to the future, the iPhone can now communicate by sending up free smoke signals rather than sending text, audio or photos, thanks to a German hacker. His invention is called S.M.S. for Smoke Messaging Service and brings the ancient art of smoke signals to modern iPhones. At the push of a button, a little oil lamp that's attached to an iPhone sends a puff of smoke in the air in front of the iPhone's camera. Check out the above video.
Topping the download charts today is the cool role playing free iPhone app, "Second Chance Heroes". Your aim here is to help liberate a mall, a kingdom and a secret government bunker in a world dominated by zombies, werewolves and cheeseburgers. In this intense action game app you lead a band of historical clones like Cleopatra and Lincoln—each with his or her own abilities.
"Walkmeter GPS Pedometer" (Reg. $4.99) is free today is a big app deal. This awesome app is designed specifically for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and turns them into powerful fitness monitors. This app tracks running, walking, cycling and more—and records unlimited workouts—which this app shares with your other iDevices via iCloud. With this app you can even race against yourself and design your own training plans.
"Threadflip: Buy and Sell Fashion" is an easy and fun way to sell and shop brands that you love—and connect with woman who love the same brands you do. You sell brands by simply snapping a pic of what you want to sell and then uploading it (bye Coach, hello Kors). Shopping is just as easy with browsing by category, size, brand or style and getting discounts of up to 70 percent.
"The Tonight Show staring Jimmy Fallon" requires iOS 6.1 and is rated 9+ for fantasy violence. This free iPhone app is compatible with iPad and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5.
"Second Chance Heroes" requires iOS 6.0+ and is rated 12+ for horror themes, realistic violence, and references to drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse. This free app supports Game Center and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5.
"Walkmeter GPS Pedometer – Walking, Hiking, Running, Cycling, Walk Tracking" requires iOS 6.0+, is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5.
"Threadflip: Buy and Sell Fashion" requires iOS 7.0+, is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and is optimized for iPhone 5.
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Sept. 1, 2012
Box Score
ELON, N.C. – Behind a .340 hitting percentage, the Alabama women's volleyball team defeated the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 26-24) in the Elon Phoenix Classic on Saturday morning. Pricilla Duke-Ezeji led the Crimson Tide with 13 kills and finished the day with a .346 hitting percentage. With the win, Alabama improves to 5-1 on the season while the loss drops Gardner-Webb's record to 0-6.
"Today was a more consistent performance offensively as our attacking numbers for each of the sets was within 20 points of each other," head coach Ed Allen said. "We would like to see more consistency defensively. We can be better at recognizing what's happening in front of us, particularly at the net in blocking. We did a reasonable job serving, but would like to see our aces to error ratio a little higher. But again, the players continue to learn to play with one another and are growing as a team."
For the Tide, six players combined to tally all 47 kills. Freshman outside hitter Laura Steiner joined Duke-Ezeji in double figures with a season-high 11 kills. Steiner had a .280 hitting percentage as she made four errors on 25 total swings. Katherine White had a career-high eight kills in the match and hit .636 with just one error on 11 attempts.
"Katherine's performance over the course of the year had been great, based on where she started a year ago and where she is today," Allen said. "She's able to see the game in front of her and recognizes what's going on, and she probably our best blocker right now. Offensively, she's starting to time the slide a lot better and getting her feet in position. She's really starting to become a dependable offensive player for us and an anchor for our defense."
Andrea McQuaid finished the day with nine kills on 19 swings with a couple errors and Leigh Moyer and Kanesha Burch added three kills each from the middle blocker position. Sierra Wilson had 39 assists with nine digs and two aces, Yukie Futami had a match-high 12 digs and Kryssi Daniels added two aces and three digs.
With the straight sets victory over Gardner-Webb, Alabama has won the last 12 sets played this season.
In the opening set, Steiner came off the bench to drop seven kills on the Bulldogs, as the Tide had 15 kills in the set. With the Tide leading 13-11, Alabama put together a 5-0 run to open an 18-11 lead. After GWU scored three straight points to cut the UA lead to 18-14, the Tide outscored the Bulldogs 7-3 to take the first set 25-17. Alabama hit .345 in the first set while holding GWU to a .143 mark in the opening frame.
In the second set, Alabama opened a 5-1 lead before GWU cut the deficit to 8-6. The Tide responded with a 9-2 run to open a 17-10 lead, before closing out the set 25-15. UA hit .342 for the set while holding the Bulldogs to a -.028 mark.
Gardner-Webb opened the third set with an 8-2 lead before the Tide rallied to even the score at 13-13 following a kill by White. Alabama's biggest lead of the set was 19-16 following an ace by Daniels, but GWU evened the score at 22-22 following a set error by Wilson. After four straight side outs, UA got a kill by McQuaid and an error by Gardner-Webb's Tyler Cockrell to end the match.
Alabama returns to action on Friday, Sept. 7 against Lamar at 11:30 a.m. on day one of the Hampton Inn Bama Bash from Foster Auditorium. Later that day, UA will play Austin Peay with first serve at 7 p.m. CT.
Like Alabama Volleyball on Facebook follow it on Twitter @AlabamaVball.


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"Kaizen", or the art of continuous improvement, was studied extensively in the early 2000s. The concept is that a system (or person) can benefit from continuous improvement over time, rather than monumental changes that happen irregularly or at long intervals. For coaches, we need to focus on kaizen for our athletes and programs, and also for ourselves. Here are two quick ways to ensure you can make kaizen happen in your own coaching practice.
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Breakthrough - taking your coaching to the next level
Keith Wilkinson and Lina Febbraro
With over 200 fellow coaches, we attended the 2015 Ontario Coaches' conference at the Sheraton Parkway hotel in Richmond Hill. The conference is held annually and this year's theme was "Breakthrough. Taking Your Coaching to the Next Level." We both attended workshops and we have included links to thePowerpoint notes from some of the sessions.
The conference provided an opportunity to share principles and good practice, hear new ideas, examine competency-based learning and marvel at Jamie McDonald's "Find Your Super Power." As well as the conference, participants had the opportunity to study three days of PD courses for NCCP qualifications. Courses included Aboriginal Coaching module; Leading Drug Free Sport; Fundamental Movement Skills; Managing Conflict; Prevention and Recovery from Injury; Psychology of Performance and, Resistance training. There was a presentation from High Five Linking Resiliency with Coaching and a number of HP stream linked workshops.
Keith Wilkinson
For three days in September 2012, I attended a safety workshop in Mississauga for a major energy company. The workshop was led by three learning facilitators from a professional training company and I was able to compare and contrast their approach and facilitation with those of NCCP LFs.
Later in the Fall, I attended a three day CAO ( Coaching Association of Ontario) Facilitators workshop in Gravenhurst. The facilitation and approach was surprisingly similar, given the differences between corporate and sports coaching contexts.
Policy 4.3.10 was adjusted to the following:
All registered coaches coaching under 8 to under 10 rugby must have trained status inNCCP Community Initiation – Non-Contact Rugby. A trained status in NCCP Community Initiation – Contact Rugby or NCCP Competition Introduction Rugby or certification inNCCP Rugby Level 1 also satisfies this requirement.
All registered coaches coaching under 12 to under 16 rugby must have trained status inNCCP Community Initiation – Contact Rugby. A trained status in NCCP Competition Introduction Rugby or certification in NCCP Rugby Level 1 also satisfies this requirement.
All registered coaches coaching under 18 to Senior must have certified status in NCCP Competition Introduction Rugby. A certification in NCCP Rugby Level 2 also satisfies this requirement.
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Thank you to the 28 wonderful students who competed in Rhinehart Recital Hall Sunday, June 8. We look forward to next year's competition.
1st Prize: Catherine Ji
2nd Prize: Michael Tapp
3rd Prize: Kenny Wang
Honorable Mention: AnnahMarie Behn-Link
Honorable Mention: Daniel Liu
1st Prize: Rachel Mei Lanting
2nd Prize: Kevin Wang
3rd Prize: Hanna Inoue
Honorable Mention: Arisa Hocharoen
Honorable Mention: Maria Inoue
1st Prize: Michelle Tapp
2nd Prize: Peter Rutkowski
3rd Prize: Sage Hamm
Honorable Mention: Jelena Nguyen
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1st Prize: Mark Bixel
2nd Prize: Eesha Bemra
3rd Prize: Valentina Murzin-Kudrna
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne is a Carnegie Community Engaged University that awards Indiana University bachelor's degrees in music. The piano competition and camp will be held in the Rhinehart Music Center, a facility built in 2007 to serve the university and community. It provides an ideal learning environment, including excellent rehearsal spaces, studios and performance halls. Ample practice facilities are available, including a number of rooms with grand pianos.
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In the autumn of 1999, Raine Austen, hostess at the Belle Meade Brasserie called local pianist Mark Sorrells to say, "Get over here and try out for pianist at the Brasserie, right now."
Sorrells brought his date for a 9 p.m. tryout at the Piano Bar. "I knew that this was a top-shelf establishment when the owner, Mark Rubin, ordered a glass of wine for my date," Sorrells says.
Sorrells sat down and began to play piano favorites off the cuff. After the beginning of the second song, owner Mark Rubin turned to his chef partner and said, "If you don't hurry up and hire this guy right now, I'm going to do it."And so began the 15-year relationship between Mark Sorrells and the establishment at 106 Harding Place, now known as Whitfield's Restaurant & Bar.
From 1999-2005, Sorrells performed as house pianist for The Brasserie. In 2003, fans Bobby and Pam Chilton asked if Mark would form a band to entertain at their house party. With Jenny Hoeft on drums and Tom Wild on guitar, the Mark Sorrells Trio was born. However, Tom Wild was often on the road with B.J. Thomas, and Jenny Hoeft performed with The Wooten Brothers, so Sorrells called his guitarist friend Gene Ford, with whom he had performed since 1987.
Hoeft recommended a percussion/drum player for those times she was on the road. "His name is Dave Dunseath," Hoeft told Sorrels. "He's played for Lee Ann Womack for years, but they're off the road right now."
Their first practice with Dunseath was actually a Friday night performance at Brasserie. The agenda was to all follow Sorrell's lead. Ford and Sorrells had done this before and knew what to expect but weren't sure about Dunseath. The downbeat came, and two bars into their first song as The Trio, Ford and Sorrells looked at each other in amazement and acknowledgement that this was to be a stellar, long-term musical partnership and friendship.
The Brasserie was sold in 2005, and with change in ownership came a change in concept. The Mark Sorrells Trio subsequently performed for extended stays at the Wild Boar in Nashville, F. Scott's and Saffire in Franklin, TN.
In April of 2012, DeWayne Johnson had purchased Whitfield's and called Sorrells to see if he would be interested in performing at Whitfield's again. Sorrells replied, "I will be there in 20 minutes."
Sorrells and Johnson agreed that Sorrells would once again be affiliated with the exclusive Belle Meade neighborhood restaurant, and The Mark Sorrells Trio has played there every Saturday night since 2012.
About The Trio
The Trio features Bellevue resident Mark Sorrells' versatility on piano and soulful vocal delivery. His deep love of the blues, popular and jazz standards, and New Orleans boogie and backbeat creates an ever-changing palette of sound and feeling as core of The Trio.
Guitarist Gene Ford brings crisp rhythmic accompaniment, well-crafted solos and the signature licks which are part of the Pop Music danceable hits from the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Dave Dunseath adds an uncanny sensitivity to drums and percussion. His set of drums is an expression of respect for The Beatles.
The Beatles were obviously deeply influential in all three musicians' lives, and Beatles faves are featured often during each night's performance.
10 Years at Whitfield's
This year, The Mark Sorrells Trio is celebrating their 10 years together with Whitfield's Restaurant, performing every Saturday night from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Whitfield's is located just a few blocks away from the Belle Meade Mansion, at 106 Harding Place, Nashville, Tenn., 37205. Call 615-356-5450 for reservations or directions.
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While scrolling down my dash yesterday, past the abundance of perfectly filtered nature scenes and skinny girls lounging "accidentally artistically" on beds and bridges and beaches, I found it...the perfect vehicle upon which to attach the feministic political ranting I so love to do.
This was it.
Now I know there are many people who hate this word, and I've heard the many reasons why. All of them are valid, and I get it - it's become a degrading, insulting word used by men to demean women. It has a long history of being one of those really bad words, one of the ones you don't even say. It's one of the few words left in the English language that still has the power to shock when said out loud, right up there with the n-word* (see note below). I know a lot of the qualms stem from seeing the word as a vehicle for sexism, as I've heard the argument that there's no comparable insult for a man. Nothing you call a man is as degrading and offensive as calling a woman a cunt. I understand this argument, it's the one I can most agree with, but I also think that we, as women, need to stop letting ourselves feel offended. Words can really hurt, I know, but sometimes, some of them can only have as much of an impact as you let them, and I think cunt is one of those words. All of this has basically been a set up to get to my confession, so here it is:
I really like the word cunt.
Cunt. I like the very sound of it. The way it's quick and sharp to say. The way it sounds so sure, so dominant. It doesn't roll off the tongue, it springboards off of it doing a backflip into the air, launched by the sharp slap of the T. I like the hard C at the beginning, followed by the sloping U, forgotten on the way to the humming, shortly singular N, and closed by the kick of the T. It's so strong.
I have this thing with words...the sound of them is important to me, almost as important as the meaning itself. Maybe it's because I'm a writer, because I've been composing poetry for as long as I can remember (even before I could spell, and had to dictate the words to my mother), but the sound is everything, and cunt is such a fantastic sounding word. It's one hell of an auditory punch. If the sound of the word itself isn't enough to convince you of it's non-terribleness, I've got another angle for you...
Vagina. Women love the word vagina. Especially women who consider themselves feminists. We love it. We've resurrected it from the hell-pit of shameful, dirty, inappropriate words. We say it out loud. We write books about it. We perform monologues about it. We celebrate it on it's own damn day for god's sake. Yep, women love the word vagina. Why? Why have we worked so hard to decriminalize it's existence? Because what we're really doing is decriminalizing the female body. Cis-women* (see note below) have vaginas, we just do, sorry. And despite hundreds of years of a male dominated society telling us otherwise, there is nothing wrong with them, nothing dirty or shameful about them or any other part of our bodies. Women are slowly starting to embrace this on a greater scale, to realize there's nothing about women's sexuality, sex, or sex organs that needs to be hushed and hidden behind ridiculous concepts of modesty and morality. Women aren't afraid to say vagina anymore, we've reclaimed it, given it life, made it beautiful. It means so much more than "a canal in a female mammal that leads from the uterus to the external orifice of the genital canal" (sorry, too much?), rather, it represents generations of women accepting their bodies and their sexuality. And that's great. It's amazing. It's why we love the word vagina.
We took back "vagina" because we understood how harmful it was to allow the name of part of our body to be considered vulgar. With that in mind, I give you the original, anatomical definition of the word cunt.
"The female genital organs." - thefreedictionary.com
"The vulva or vagina." - dictionary.com
"The female genital organs." - Merriam-Webster
Yep, all it is is the name of a part of our bodies, a name we're still allowing to be considered vulgar, a name most women probably find vulgar themselves. Yet it means the exact same thing as vagina...and like I said, we love vagina. I don't understand how we can justify that, justify raising vagina from the swirling sewer of vulgar, offensive words, but leaving cunt behind. It shouldn't be shameful, or dirty, or inappropriate, because nothing about the female body part it defines is shameful, or dirty, or inappropriate. It's like we're saying it's ok to associate the female body with something that's vulgar...that's wrong. And yes, I understand that the word's usage has shifted, that it's been abducted into an offensive way of referring to women...but if we stopped being so afraid of it, afraid to say it, use it, save it, then it would lose it's "vulgar" negative power. The point is, we rescued the word vagina...why can't we rescue the word cunt, too?
Ok, I'm getting off my soapbox now.
- Drew
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*Disclaimer: While I'm not going to get into it in detail here, I just wanted to make a disclaimer that I do not view the word cunt and the n-word as the same. The historical and societal subtext behind them is different, and while the word cunt is aimed at insulting a group of people based on their gender, it in no way carries the prejudicial enormity of the n-word. I'm not suggesting that the two words are comparable, because I personally don't believe that they are, and the opinions I have about the word cunt do not apply to the n-word, which I don't believe is redeemable.
*Women who identify as the gender they were assigned at birth, and have the anatomical body of the female sex.


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Charles Lloyd: Memphis Green
Memphis Green
Charles Lloyd (tenor sax)
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Charles Lloyd (tenor sax), Keith Jarrett (piano), Jack DeJohnette (drums),
Ron McClure (bass).
Composed by Charles Lloyd.
Recorded: live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, January 1967
Rating: 80/100 (learn more)
"Memphis Green" offers significant abstract deviations from its 12-bar blues pattern. Pianist Keith Jarrett's irregular diminished chords establish the concept, while lengthy and uninhibited solos abound. Emphasis is placed on avoiding standard chord forms altogether, meaning that, although melody is present, the artist is more interested in an excursion into free jazz's outer fringes than in tradition. At the Fillmore, while sharing bills with Jefferson Airplane, this was a new jazz development for Lloyd. Nowadays, though, its appeal is largely limited to fans of such musical directions and, possibly, to the few who still carry the peace-and-love banner.
Reviewer: Marcus Singletary
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American Express, AMEX, reported a 79% drop in earnings in the fourth-quarter. I rounded it up to 80% because it just made me feel better. Apparently American Express customers are defaulting at a higher pace than expected and the downturn in the economy has lead to financial hardship of many card members. Could that be because they were allowed to ... Read More »
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I see a new advertising campaign in our future. When Banks Panic You Lose Even though the Federal Reserve has lowered its rate to 1%, banks are raising your interest rates in hopes of making a bigger profit. Oh yes, they are raising your fees or charging news ones as well. At a time when the government is pleading for ... Read More »
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Gift Cards, The Gift That Can Stop Giving
Gift cards have been a great tool to give people for rewards and presents. And not that we are creeping towards that holy and special gift giving time of year and gift cards will line the racks and fall first into our consideration of things to give, WATCH OUT! With the danger of so many retailers not making it through ... Read More »
Banks Agree to Wipe Out Up to 40 Percent of Credit Card Debt But Watch Out.
Credit card lenders include Discover Financial Services LLC, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Capital One Financial Corp., American Express Co. and HSBC Holdings have finally come together with the help of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Consumer Federation of America and the Financial Service Roundtable to start the process of creating a debt solution, ... Read More »
American Express to Cut 7,000 Jobs. Experience The Freedom Of Joblessness.
As part of a reengineering plan, American Express plans to cut some 7,000 jobs, or about 10% of its work force, the company said Thursday morning. The company will cut staffing levels, reduce compensation, lower operating costs, and scale back its investment spending. "We've been engaged for the past few months in an intensive, companywide review of priorities and staffing levels," said Kenneth Read More »
Soon, Where You Shop Will Control Your Credit
Information is already leaking out about the efforts of American Express to closely watch the places their card members shop at as an indication of credit problems. With mounting losses by credit card companies and an avalanche of new bad credit card debt to come, creditors are looking for ways to identify potential high risk customers in order to reduce ... Read More »
Credit Card Horror Stories: Tales of Credit Limit Reductions and Account Closures
Bankrate.com did a story on Friday (sorry for not getting to this earlier) highlighting some of the same stuff that I've been pointing out here for weeks. More and more customers are experiencing credit-limit reductions and account closures. Over the course of the past few weeks, Bankrate.com readers have been chiming in with their own credit-card tales. Many of their stories will seem familiar. Read More »
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Tutorials 1.a – 2.g (1.a Program Description – 2.g. Loading-Discharge Relationships)
The most current versions of the tutorials listed above are all dated August 27, 2005. This date appears in the upper right corner of the first page of each tutorial.
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Tutorials 2.h – 3.f
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- Background of the NCWQR's Tributary Loading Program
- Program Description - describes in more detail the goals and purposes of the tributary loading program.
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St. Michael's announced Monday that Adam Berger has been hired as the team's new assistant coach.
A May graduate of Drake (Iowa) University, Berger served as the hockey operations intern with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League the past four years.
"I am very excited and honored to be a part of such a storied program," said Berger in a statement. "I am looking forward to an amazing experience behind the bench where I will learn a lot from [St. Michael's head coach] Damian [DiGiulian]. I feel my experiences over the past four years will allow me to help make our players better every day through on- and off-ice coaching."
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Looks so mysterious
what happened to the elephants legs?
Very cool. Kinda reminds me of a cross between a scene in Pirates of the Caribbean and a 30StM music video. Odd, I know, but those are two of my favorite things so seeing them crossed, however unintentionally, is pretty cool. Cheers!
I've always wonder how those type of sails work.
Oh my God, this is amazing
that's not 3d, it's all photo manipulation, read what Dragos Jieanu wrote in his description, Photoshop only . I'm his colleague, of course i know it can't be modelled in 1 weekend, but it's not 3D.
One of your better compositions, simple usually is better. But I have one question, why is there no shadow for the boat?
I love it - great atmosphere!!
Improbable that this whole process only took a weekend. You must have had all the images and materials ready just for this image. Just finding that material in the correct perspective and color ambience would take a few days.
Very good picture, though.
Very good picture, though.
He actually did it in one weekend, i actually witnessed him while doing it , lucky me i guess hehe. I searched some reference for him as well, but i don't remember if he actually go to use them, more than 1 year ago.
Maybe, but he must have an enormous library of different objects and photographs and he must have previously found the right material with the right light settings, then started operations in Photoshop.
He didn't model all that in a weekend, I can assure you that as a 3D professional.
He didn't model all that in a weekend, I can assure you that as a 3D professional.


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BushMaster AR-15...I like mine!:yup:
That's my vote!
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BushMaster AR-15...I like mine!:yup:
That's my vote!
How about a Mossberg 930 Tactical or Remington 870 perhaps?
Well, I voted for the Remington 1100 since I'm currently looking for shotguns myself. That AR-15 seems like a real good price though.
Ordinarily I would suggest the shotgun. For basic gefense, it's hard to beat, and between the Remington 700 and the Saiga, I would leave it to personal choice.
And, if you think that you can come up with the money anything in the next year, then I would still go with the shotgun. However, if it would be longer than a year, then I would go with the AR. The reason is that while Obama would try to get a ban passed, it will take at least a year, if not longer to get it through both houses of Congress, and then the court challenges. I think that the price on ARs, and most guns, will go up the day after the election if he wins, along with ammo.
I'm not sure if you'd be able to rebuild an AK to make it MORE reliable. Same goes with the Saiga because of it's design. I've never shot or handled one, however.
If you want range time, side of defense, and possibly shooting a deer... the shotguns are out.
I said the AR, because you never know what the future has in store.
I'm with Sixto; the versatility of the shotgun makes it a must-have. It'll take care of any "problem" you're likely to run into, and will drop most north American game easily if the operator is competent.
Personally, I'd get the Saiga just because A) they're awesome and B) you might not be able to get one by this time next year.
Mossberg 590 / Remington 870 would be a close second choice.
Just my two cents.
Pete Zaria.
Go with an 870, with the money saved buy a 22 rifle. What still have money left!! Buy a few bricks of 22 and go have fun. Now Im betting you will still have a few bucks left. Get a scope for the 22 or save it for a rainey day I need to get a new gun fund.
I've pretty much decided on an AR and features I would like, now just to get a price structure going.
I have no worldly idea why anyone would buy an 870 OVER an 1100 especially for home defense other then for cost difference, which isn't a huge. Semi-automatic will always get my nod over a pump action.
Foo, there are a few reasons to have a pump over a semi-auto shotgun. Speed isnt that much different, pumps are generally more reliable, IMHO. Others will probably be able to give more reasons.
I pity the "Foo" (get it!?) who doesn't think a 5.56 with anything other than ball ammo is a good choice for defense.
The .300 will beat you to death as a range toy, shooting a "couple deer" wouldn't justify it for me. I've killed a lot of deer and don't own a magnum rifle.
Remington shotguns made today don't do a lot for me. Quality is not what it used to be.
Saigas are cool, so it would be my #2 choice.
I would DEFINITELY go with an AR.
Here's a thought: get a Saiga 7.62X39 I love mine, Hunting, self defense, plinking(cheap ammo), and built like a soviet tank.
That Kalishnakov action is incredibly reliable!
I voted other based on what the weapon will be used for and other conditions.......home defense? SHTF defense? urban or rural house?
IMO since you don't have a "collection", do what I did....I got my Mossy500 for home defense first, then got a handgun, then began "collecting", including my AK for SHTF situations
strictly home defense=shotgun
SHTF weapon=AR
if I was in your shoes, with $900
1) Mossy 500 Persuader 7+1 $230
2) get the S&W 442 that you're wanting for CCW
that way you've got $$$ for ammo/holster/accessories/etc


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Gary Tobius Ellerson
Position: RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 17, 1963 in Albany, GA
High School: Monroe
College: Wisconsin (school history) (Ellerson college stats)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round (182nd overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.
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- It will require Mac OS X 10.5 and an Intel processor, PowerPC will not be supported.
- Source will run natively on OpenGL.
- Source games for Mac will require Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher (Leopard), or 10.6.3 or higher (Snow Leopard).
- Source games are not supported on the X3100 or 900-series Intel chipsets.
- Buying certain games for PC will include a free license for the Mac platform, and vice versa. This will likely depend on the publisher which will label games as such with the Steam Play icon.
- Mac OS X and Windows users will play on the same servers, join the same lobbies, etc.
Some of these details are not at all surprising, like the minimum software and hardware requirements, but getting confirmation on cross-platform compatibility and releases at no extra cost is certainly nice. Counter-Strike, the Half-Life series, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal, Portal 2, and Team Fortress 2 have all been confirmed for release on Mac OS X, with presumably more games on the way later on.
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From politics to the pews
The Keith Hinds story: Former Portmore Mayor returns to the Lord after loss at the polls
Tyrone Reid, Senior Staff Reporter
Portmore's former Mayor Keith Hinds has retired from politics and has returned to the pews of his spiritual birthplace and home at Pentecostal Tabernacle located in the country's capital.
The former mayor returned to the fold in March this year when he was baptised with the Holy Ghost afresh and spoke in tongues as the Holy Spirit gave utterance. Eight months later, the one-time politician was given the right-hand of fellowship, which officially confirms him as a parishioner of the Wildman Street-based church in central Kingston.
"It has been a long time in coming. It's not something that is just an overnight move really, but something that I was longing to do and had many a discussion with my wife on the matter and I just felt at the time that it was so important that I just decided to throw myself into that direction," he said.
"What I've done now is really nothing strange. I've just come home," Hinds added.
When The Sunday Gleaner visited Hinds' office at the Caribbean Integrated Pest Management Services in Portmore, St Catherine, his Bible was open on his desk. There was also a professional Olympus camera at one end of the business-like desk. Hinds later confessed that he was an avid fan of photography.
Second portmore mayor
What most people know about Hinds is that he is the sunshine city's second mayor and a political figure aligned to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). What they did not know is that Hinds is a Bible- school graduate.
"I was baptised at Pentecostal Tabernacle in 1977 and filled with the Holy Ghost there and actually went to the Caribbean Bible Institute. When I left the church, I left there as a young evangelist. I don't know if I've gone back as an old one," he said with a chuckle.
Hinds told The Sunday Gleaner that he was willing and ready to start preaching again, but said he would not go unless he is sanctioned and sent by his pastor - John-Mark Bartlett.
Asked if he still considered himself a politician, an introspective Hinds said: "At this point in time, no. I am still a member of the Jamaica Labour Party because I do think it is the party best suited to govern the country and I think every person in Jamaica should make a choice one way or the other because we do have to govern the country."
He continued: "But, as it relates to representational politics, I don't think I will be pursuing that as a career anymore ... . I can't consider myself trying to glory in Keith Hinds, which is basically when you put yourself out there. What you find is that there is a vast urge on most persons part to obtain state power so they will tell lies to obtain it, they will manipulate people's minds to obtain state power and just getting that state power we can't even fulfil what it is that we have told."
The former mayor was cautious, but confessed that he was guilty of twisting the truth and manipulating the electorate as a politician.
"Any person that is in sin will always commit sin and if you say that you have not committed sin then you are a liar. And, that is why when you accept the Lord Jesus as we do in Pentecost, it is difficult for you to keep yourself in (that) position," said Hinds.
He said he believes God has a hand in Jamaica's affairs and urged his former colleagues to stand still and take notice.
"I am going to warn my former colleagues on both sides that they need to find themselves at the foot of the cross. Some of them when they quote Scriptures you would think you are listening to Michael the angel himself, but their actions immediately after they finish quoting the Scriptures sometimes leaves much to be desired and I am saying to them, repent and I will happily quote Acts chapter 2 verse 38 as a Scripture that they should follow to the letter and do something about their lives."
He added: "I am very much as guilty as them but when I turned around I realised that something was absolutely wrong in what we are doing because when you are able to skilfully use words and manipulate them and have persons jumping up and saying 'yeah' it feels good but are you speaking the truth and are you being honest? It is not a shame if you weren't speaking the truth to confess that you weren't speaking the truth."
Said Hinds: "I am certain that I have done some wrong things and I want to take this opportunity to say to persons that if I have offended any of them in any way, I will sincerely here and now, apologise to them ... . I might not see them individually but if they read the story I want them to sincerely know that I am sorry," said Hinds.
Pursuing master's
Preaching a doctrine of holiness which often runs counter to the cut and thrust of local politicking, Hinds said he was persuaded that politics was not the only platform that a well-thinking person can use to offer service above self to his country. Hinds also revealed that he is pursuing a master's degree in public administration and would be willing to offer himself as a servant in the civil service if the opportunity came knocking.
Some observers believe Hinds was bitter and venomous towards the people of Portmore after he lost the mayoral contest against George Lee.
But Hinds said his greatest hurt was not being voted out of office - because that was the voice of the people exercising their franchise - but the treatment meted out to him at the swearing-in ceremony.
However, the retired politician, who believes there was divine providence in his defeat at the polls, said he has forgiven those who offended him.
"Not only have I forgiven, I will say to them thank you very much you are all going in the will of God. So, I will tell them many, many thanks for chasing me out of that office because if they had not done so, maybe I would still be trying to feel that I should be doing something else other than what I am doing. I am most grateful. My mind is settled and I am at great peace."


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July 7, 2012. 87-minute recording given at Lower Hamlet, Plum Village by Thich Nhat Hanh. This is the first dharma talk of the Summer Opening. The sangha is celebrating the 30th Summer Opening. The talk begins with instruction on how to listen to the chant followed by Avalokiteshvara chant.
The main talk begins at 40-minutes into the recording. We hear stories from the Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Garland Sutra). The mother of the Buddha and how the friends came to see Siddhartta while still in the womb. She had a lot of space inside for everyone. We can cultivate this kind of space too. Story of Sidhartta making at least seven steps at his birth. What does this mean? Walking like a Buddha on planet earth. Freedom, joy, and happiness is available with every step.
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