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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When Bemidji State opened its 5-1 win over Notre Dame with a goal just 1:42 in, the Beavers may have taken the Fighting Irish and many college hockey fans by surprise, but nobody who has seen the Beavers play in the second half would have thought it out of the ordinary.
That's because a strong start has become BSU's modus operandi.
"We're a puck pressure team and we've been playing very good hockey in the course of the last six weeks," said Bemidji head coach Tom Serratore. "We've been practicing really well and we've been playing 60 minutes of hockey. It's one of those deals where … the success that we've had as of late carried over into this weekend."
The Beavers began the second half of the season with a single win over Massachusetts in the Ledyard Bank Classic followed by five consecutive nonconference losses before a split with CHA foe Niagara gave BSU its first win in the calendar year on Jan. 24.
Since and including that win, Bemidji is 11-2-1 in Division I play. Through that stretch, the Beavers have edged opponents 15-10 in the first period and in two of those contests, BSU held opponents scoreless through the first 20 minutes and found the net first in the second.
After Saturday night's win, BSU captain Travis Winter said that it was important to "come out flying right away" and echoed his coach's mantra of "puck pressure."
"With our pressure," said Winter, "we were able to force a play."
Leading the first-period charge for the Beavers is senior forward Tyler Scofield, who has four early markers. Recently, Scofield has been a linemate of senior Matt Francis and sophomore Matt Read. In the last five games, the three have combined for 16 goals.
Along with Scofield, 10 other BSU players account for those 15 first-period goals, and only one other Beaver, Graham McManamin, has scored more than one — typical of a Beaver team that scores by committee, with just three players having reached the 10-goal plateau for the 2008-09 season.
A combination of that early pressure and an ability to play with the lead has been deadly to Beaver opponents. Since the program joined the Division I ranks in 1999-2000, Bemidji State is 119-9-12 when leading after two periods; this season, the Beavers are 13-0-0 when carrying the lead into the third.
After becoming the third No. 4 seed in this year's NCAA tournament to knock off a No. 1 seed, Winter said that the game came down to preparation.
"Lucky things sometimes happen," said Winter. "We were prepared and luck favors those who are most prepared."
Saturday evening, Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson was in full agreement about the preparation factor.
"It's always one of the delicate things you deal with as a coach," said Jackson. "I mean, I had tremendous respect, especially as I watched film of them. I knew they would be a very tough opponent and I obviously didn't prepare our team well enough for them.
"It's a little bit more challenging if you're testing the respect of the opponent from your own team. I fully respected them; our coaching staff did. It's easy for our guys when they hear the name, 'Michigan.' But Bemidji tonight was a better team than us, and we'll just take that for what it's worth."
And if you make your own luck in hockey, the Beavers have been working hard to create a little fate.
"It was our night for us," said Winter. "I felt like we were meant to win tonight. Then again, I think a lot of the pressure we put on them, I don't know if they were quite used to that."
Said Serratore, "I just think tonight was meant to be. We had an early lead … and we stayed on top of that.
"You never know. Obviously, in a situation like this you never know. So, you know what? It doesn't surprise me because we've played good hockey as of late."
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XWA choppy on a new system
I recently went on to windows 7. Got a new PC as well. Now I have a dual athlon, 2 GB of ram and 1 GB Vram nvidia gt220.
I install my XWA and I don't believe my eyes, the game runs choppy as if I had like 10 mb of ram. So I do some searching and I force the Vsync off in nvidia control panel. That really helped and the game now runs smoothly except for one annoying thing: whenever there's a big ship or a station the game goes choppy on me for a second or two when I turn towards it and it can be really annoying in a dogfight. It's like it's loading a new ship very slowly. If someone knows how to fix this, please help. I already tried Reimar's patch and it didn't work.
I'm not sure, but setting your processor affinity for the game to use only one core/processor might help (though I'm a little vague about this...you can Google for help, I'm sure)
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The pioneering chef and restaurant owner died in 2012.
DNAinfo reports that a section of 126th Street at Lenox Avenue will now be known as "Sylvia P. Woods Way," in honor of restaurateur Sylvia Woods, who died in July of 2012. Woods's granddaughter Shauna Woods has been working on the commemorative renaming since 2007. "This was the place she loved and gave as a gift to the entire community," she said yesterday at the dedication. [DNAinfo, Related]


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TEMPE, Ariz.--The Arizona State volleyball team (16-10, 5-9 Pac-12) fell to No. 3 Washington (20-1, 12-1 Pac-12), 3-1 (26-24, 22-25, 15-25, 17-25), on Saturday afternoon in Wells Fargo Arena.
Prior to the game, the Sun Devil senior class of Stephanie Preach, Jenny Teslevich, Caitlyn Francis, and Bethany Jorgensen were honored for their careers and accomplishments in Maroon and Gold.
The first set of action served as a clear indicator of the approaching intensity in the next three sets. That set alone saw 16 tie scores and six lead changes. Whitney Follette went error free in the first set against the Huskies, which mirrored her error-free first set in Wednesday night's win over WSU.
The Sun Devils were able to spread the attacking wealth with two kills from Follette, three from McKenzie Willey and four from Macey Gardner, Mercedes Binns and BreElle Bailey. The collective offensive effort proved too comprehensive for the Huskies' high-scoring attacker Krista Vansant. Ultimately, the Sun Devils bested the Huskies in the first set 26-24.
The second set was no less of a nail biter with eight more tie scores and five lead changes. The Sun Devils found themselves in a hole early on but managed to come back with a 7-0 run to tie the score at 19-19. However, the closely-fought set went to the Huskies 25-22 despite the six Gardner kills and 27 Shannan McCready assists.
The Sun Devil defense showed up to party in the third set as the ball was rarely allowed to touch the court in Sun Devil territory. Both teams upped the intensity as they attempted to clinch their second sets of the day. A series of both offensive and defensive errors by the Sun Devils earned the Huskies the 25 points needed to best the Sun Devil 15 to clinch the third set.
With the Huskies leading 2-1 going into the fourth set, the Sun Devils came out swinging and led the set for the first several points before the Huskies came out ahead and close play ensued. Unfortunately, the fourth set saw far fewer lead changes than previous sets, and the Sun Devils were unable to make their way back and fell, 17-25.
The match did prove fruitful for Preach, who bested her season high of 27 digs to reach 28. McCready also racked up a double-double with 40 assists and 17 digs on the day.
The Sun Devils will take on Colorado at home on Thursday, Nov. 14 which will be live-streamed at thesundevils.com. ASU will then wrap a four-game homestand hosting Utah on Sunday, Nov. 17 at noon in Wells Fargo Arena. The match against Utah will be aired on the Pac 12 Network.


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Wine and Cheese Weekend – Friday through Sunday, May 16th through 18th at participating wineries in Lake Erie Wine County. Enjoy a cheese and wine pairing at each winery and receive a recipe booklet featuring all the recipes, as well as a commemorative wine glass. Hours are Friday noon to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; tickets are $35. Find out more at www.lakeeriewinecountry.org.
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Tree Peony Festival of Flowers – Saturday and Sunday, May 17th and 18th at Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Rd. in Pavilion. Linwood Gardens is a private residence with tree peonies dating back to 1940. A donation of $8 is suggested, and guided tours are available for $12 – visit www.linwoodgardens.org for more information.
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Pathankot was the capital of Nurpur, a princely State, ruled by the Pathania Rajputs. In Mughal records it was known as Paithan, an abbreviation of Pratishthan from which the Pathania Rajputs derive their name. Pathania is the name of the branch of the Tomara Clan of Chandravanshi, Rajputs, who claim a mythological descent from Arjuna, the hero of Mahabharata. They mostly live in and around Himachal Pradesh, in North India. It was an ancient traditional custom of the Rajputs for the king, almost in all instances, to take his name from the name of the country where he exercised his dominion.
Places worth visiting near Pathankot include Shahpur Kandi. Ranjit Sagar Dam which is the highest gravity dam in Asia,
Pathankot has a number of hotels to stay. Hotel Venice, U-Nite, Hotel Woodland are a few of them. stay.
Dhruva park near tank chownk is one of glory of pathankot city donated by 21 sub Area of Indian army.
The airport of Pathankot is jointly shared by defence and civilians and is the glory of this district. Maharana Partap Interstate Bus Terminal is one of the biggest terminals of North India. Pathankot is the one of the city having 2 railway stations of its own, with Pathankot Junction Station, Chakki Bank Junction Station, now known as Pathankot-Cant.
One can stop over in Pathankot en route to Mukerian (40), Dharamshala (100 km), Dalhousie (100 km), Amritsar (108), Palampur (100 km), Chamba (100 km) & Jammu (100 km), Hoshiarpur (100 km), Kangra (100 km), Jalandhar (108 km), Srinagar (400 km) all in different directions from Pathankot.


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MIAMI – Holly Hudak has been appointed Managing Director of Cleveland Orchestra Miami effective January 2013.
Ms. Hudak is currently the chief executive of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras and previously was a senior executive with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Hudak will succeed Bruce Coppock, who stepped down earlier this year for health reasons.
Since 2004, Holly Hudak has been president and executive director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), an organization that provides high-quality orchestral and chamber music training for 450 young musicians between the ages of 8 and 18, and serves 2,500 students annually in the Chicago Public Schools through the organization's professional development program for teachers. As a performing organization, under Holly's leadership, CYSO has increased concert activity to more than 25 performances a year; won eight American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) awards for the programming of contemporary music; and restored an international touring program after a 10-year hiatus. During Holly's tenure, CYSO has achieved fiscal stability and created important partnerships with major cultural institutions.
Holly Hudak served as senior director of education, community relations, and diversity for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 2004. In that role, Holly managed the strategy, growth, operation, and evaluation of a broad range of educational and community engagement programs. Her accomplishments include the establishment of a long-term partnership with Chicago Public Schools, the launch of a family matinee series, and the creation and management of the Music Learning Center.
In her early career, Holly Hudak led the annual fund for University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and served as manager of the Albany Symphony. She holds a degree in flute performance from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University.
Currently in its seventh season, Cleveland Orchestra Miami was launched in January 2007. The Cleveland Orchestra is co-presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and the Miami Music Association (MMA). The Orchestra serves more than 20,000 adults and young people annually in the Miami-Dade region. Cleveland Orchestra Miami includes subscription, family, and education concerts, and an increasing variety of musical presentations, community engagement initiatives, and collaborations with artistic and educational partners.
In 2012-13, the Cleveland Orchestra Miami season expands to four concert weekends, in November, January, February, and March. Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst opens the 2012-13 season with Mahler's Symphony No. 3 on November 16 and 17. American violinist Joshua Bell is the soloist in Beethoven's Violin Concerto on January 25 and 26, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, in a program that also includes Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10. Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is featured on February 1 and 2, led by Mr. Welser-Möst. Pianist Garrick Ohlsson performs in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 on the same program. Cleveland Orchestra Miami Principal Guest Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero concludes the season on March 14, 15 and 16 with Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. The program opens with Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs.
Since 2007, Cleveland Orchestra Miami has collaborated annually with the Arsht Center, University of Miami Frost School of Music, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Program and project partners have included Archdiocese of Miami, Arts for Learning, Books & Books, Coconut Grove Cares/The Barnyard, Coral Gables Congregational Church concert series, Florida International University, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, "I Have a Dream" Foundation, Miami City Ballet, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs' Golden Ticket and Cultureshock programs, MOCA North Miami, New World Symphony, Overtown Youth Center, Ransom Everglades School, Sunday Afternoons of Music, Temple Beth Am, Tiffany Circle/Red Cross, and Wolfsonian-FIU.
Cleveland Orchestra Miami is supported by the Miami Music Association. MMA's mission is to build Miami as an international center for classical music performance and education in South Florida, with a core commitment to The Cleveland Orchestra's programs in Miami. Holly Hudak will serve the Board of Directors of MMA and work in partnership with its leaders. Sheldon T. Anderson is President of the Board of MMA. Daniel R. Lewis is the immediate past President and currently serves as Chairman. As Managing Director of Cleveland Orchestra Miami, Holly Hudak is responsible for leading MMA's financial, artistic, educational, and community engagement operations.
Founded in 1918, The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. Under the leadership of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, the Orchestra participates in ongoing residencies in the United States and Europe, including multiple annual appearances in Miami and biennial appearances at the Musikverein concert hall in Vienna. The Orchestra performs at home in two of the world's finest concert venues: Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center. Broadening its artistic scope, the Orchestra incorporates opera, ballet, jazz, world music, film, and popular music into its innovative programs.


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Legendary record producer and songwriter Kim Fowley recently recorded an unsigned band he discovered on the streets of Austin at South by Southwest, and was misquoted for his efforts.
During SXSW, I was Kim Fowley's personal assistant, event coordinator, and recording engineer. I accompanied him to the premiere of The Runaways; I was with him when he visited with Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning at the after-party at Moonshine. The next day, Kim and I met with the music supervisor of the Twilight franchise, who mentioned to Kim that there was possible interest in his providing atmospheric music that might be utilized on the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Kim then introduced the executive to Geoff Martyn, a founding member of the UK band Travis. As Twilight fans know, the Travis album The Man Who, to which Martyn and his brother contributed, was an inspiration to Stephanie Meyer in the writing process of Twilight.
I recorded a demo of Geoff and Kim's compositions at the Sheraton, songs to be sent to the executive for consideration for the Eclipse soundtrack. As I write this, Martyn is hard at work in Glasgow, Scotland, putting the finishing touches on the material.
On March 19th, Kim and I heard the song "My Heart's on Fire" performed on Neches Street in Austin by the unsigned band Maren Parusel. Kim liked the San Diego-based band so much that he offered to do a Test Recording the following Tuesday in Hollywood.
When Maren Parusel came to the studio, Fowley refused to record "My Hearts on Fire" because the song "Hearts on Fire" was being performed by Scars on 45, who record for Chop Shop, the label behind the top-selling Twilight soundtrack albums, as Kim, Geoff, the label exec, and myself were having our chat.
Fowley insisted that Maren Parusel record a different song for the Test Recording because he thought it would be "bad manners" to record a different song with the same title. The band's manager, Mario Escovedo, told San Diego News Network blogger Mikel Toombs (without Kim Fowley's approval/consent) that "because of the actress playing Joan Jett, Kim Fowley struck a deal to write some songs for Twilight three."
Unfortunately, that information was erroneous on several levels.
During Fowley's ten-day visit to SXSW, he extended himself to many creative artists and industry types, co-wrote songs, jammed, danced, and even collaborated on two movie outlines with two different writers – on the same day. When I called Kim at his West Hollywood home to tell him about the misquote, he quoted, in a disappointed voice, Pete Seeger's folk-protest song, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?":
"When will they ever learn?"
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The event happens tomorrow at Seminole Paradise at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. Tickets are still available for this fun event. Included in the ticket price are complimentary mint juleps (YUMMY!!), hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, a Derby hat contest, and other pre-race activities. You'll then watch the Derby live from Kentucky on the big screen. They'll also be a one of a kind Derby Hat Fashion Show, put on by fashion design students at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. You can see pictures from last year's event here.
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Elton John's been sharing his music with the world for nearly half a century now, tugging our heartstrings and shuffling our shoes with classic albums like Caribou, Honky Chateau, Madman Across the Water, Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy, and Reg Strikes Back.
"My gift is my song," Sir Elton famously sang on his 1970 eponymous album. "This one's for you."
Clearly, John's "song" is a gift that keeps on giving: The man born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Middlesex, England 67 years ago has sold more albums (300 million) than any other non-Beatle save Elvis Presley, whose early records inspired young Elton to rock. He's released over 30 albums, boasts an astounding fifty Top 40 hits, and was a constant chart presence from the late '70s through the 2000s—all despite (or in some cases because of) prevailing musical trends, ever-shifting audience tastes, and consolidation / reformatting of commercial radio.
The flamboyant voice behind "Bennie and The Jets" and "Tiny Dancer" boasts an impressive collection of Tony, Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards. John was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in '96, and was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2004. He's performed over 4,000 concerts in his career (including hundreds of team-up shows with fellow "Piano Man" Billy Joel), founded his own record label (Rocket), and is a noted philanthropist, having lent his wealth and fame to charitable causes for AIDS research and LGBT empowerment.
Even after all this time, he's still standing: John issued his 31st album—The Diving Board—in 2013, and this Spring he just wrapped a world tour marking the 40th anniversary of Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road. During the intervening months, John enjoyed another residency at The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, where he regaled packed audiences from an elaborate stage whose centerpiece was a state-of-the-art grand piano tricked out with a translucent top and LED screens whose video displays corresponded to its environs.
Now available on DVD and Blu-Ray, Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano (Eagle Rock) documents the megastar's most recent 16-gig Caesar's stand and celebrates his long-term partnership with Yamaha, whose engineers constructed the dazzling, titular sci-fi instrument.
John hosted a similar event (The Red Piano) at the legendary Neveda venue a decade ago, but Million Dollar Piano—launched in 2011—took Elton's already elaborate concert experience to new levels with its lavish lighting schemes and sublime musical arrangements. Conceived by designer Patrick Woodroofe and late producer Mark Fisher, the updated show saw Sir Elton and his crack band thrill concertgoers with a marathon of hits (and a couple obscure tracks) from his prodigious back catalog, all staged amidst the dramatic visuals provided by a massive video backdrop, swooping gels, and the piano's uber-cool onboard tech.
Rather than source video from any one gig, John's editors have painstakingly assembled footage from several nights (taken from multiple cameras) into one seamless multimedia medley. In other words, the DVD provides the best of the best. John and his accompanists wore the same attire each time out, so there are few if any continuity issues, and only the keenest viewers might detect something amiss that'd suggest these familiar tunes weren't all sourced from the same two-hour spectacle (we didn't notice anything).
Striding onstage to Strauss' bombastic (but fitting) "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (the overture from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), a caped Sir Elton takes a quick bow before warming the ivories on an uppity "The Bitch is Back" and psychedelic "Benny and The Jets." The Yamaha beams to life on "Rocket Man," its screens casting images of starry skies and a crimson-hued Mars through the tune's still-heartbreaking "I'm not the man they think I am at home" refrain.
Greeting the crowd (and, indirectly, his home audience), John explains that he nicknamed his five touring pianos after his favorite female musicians (Aretha, Diana, Nina, etc.). The piano used on the "Red" tour was dubbed—rather appropriately—Nikita.
The sparkling Million Dollar Piano? Blossom.
"It has an aquarium built into it," says Elton, whose voice is huskier than it was in the '70s and '80s but is just as strong—and perhaps even more soulful.
Demonstrating the Yamaha's magic powers, Elton teases fans with a snippet of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" as the instrument's side panel projects images of his older self singing the bubbly 1976 #1 pop hit with Kiki Dee. A passenger jet graces the piano on "Daniel," whose first verse speaks of "traveling tonight on a plane."
"I'm waiting for some airlines to call me with some commercial offers," jokes the black-suited John.
The piano—which cost closer to $1.5 million—effectively becomes a mirror throughout the concert, showing video clips whose themes either match the music or subtly compliment the stage lights. Or one might think of it as the instrumental equivalent of a chameleon—not an inaccurate analogy, given Elton's penchant for mixing things up in both the musical and wardrobe departments.
Accordingly, a touching black and white film is displayed during "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (dedicated to the people of New York after the events of 9/11) and vintage shots of Elizabeth Taylor flicker on the elegant "Blue Eyes." A clever video montage of Elton hits both old and new appears during "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road," while "Crocodile Rock" is set to a scaly green motif. "Philadelphia Freedom" is suitably framed with bicentennial red, white, and blue.
The DVD liner notes indicate that Woodroofe and Fisher based the production on Louis XVII, the French king who built The Versailles. Reimagining Elton as a modern-day "Sun King" of Vegas, they bathe the entertainer in gold and amber lights when no particular theme is called for, and the color schemes makes for inspired lighting choices on sun-centered tunes like "Indian Sunset" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me."
Over-the-shoulder camera angles afford spectators privileged glances at Elton's handiwork on the keys and vocal prowess on the microphone. Occasionally, "Reg" bolts up from his piano stool and pumps a fist or thrusts a finger in the air for emphasis, drawing onlookers into each moment.
The backup band is phenomenal (and the mix is great). Ever-present guitarist Davey Johnstone switches guitars (and mandolins) as needed, and at one point plays an axe with a "Captain Fantastic" paint job. Wearing white gloves, drummer Nigel Olsson is an ace timekeeper. Keyboardist Kim Bullard adds synth flourishes on a Kurzweil, and percussionist John Mahone decorates the tracks with timbale and chimes. Another percussionist—the legendary Ray Cooper—shares the stage alone with Elton on "Better Off Dead. Bob Birch provides reliable rhythm—and some low melodies—on his five-string, his stance and physical demeanor evoking a quiet, benevolent bear.
Sadly, Birch passed away in 2012 (the DVD is dedicated to him and Woodroofe).
Elton is backed by vocalists Rose Stone, Tata Vega, Jean Witherspoon, and Lisa Stone, all of whom add extra flair to Bernie Taupin's beloved lyrics and employ a bit o' body language during "Levon" and "I'm Still Standing." The ensemble is joined by cellists Sjepan Hauser and Luka Sulik—the dapper-dressed duo known for their classical interpretations of songs by AC/DC, U2, and Michael Jackson.
Prize-winning fans are allowed to storm the stage during finale "Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)." It was surely a thrill for them, but they swarm around Elton and his piano, obscuring the view for other Colosseum attendees (and home viewers). And one can't help but suspect Elton didn't exactly enjoy people shoving their iPod cameras in his face the entire six minutes. Couldn't they have just waited for the DVD, like the rest of us?
Ah, but the riff-raff are cleared from the stage for the encore, allowing Elton and company to nail The Lion King's "Circle of Life" with cinematic bravura.
We had the opportunity to see Elton live (again) in Youngstown, Ohio this past winter. He played one of the five "normal" pianos at that show, but otherwise that set so closely resembles the material here (minus the exclusion of "Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding") that DVD makes for a nice souvenir. We recommend it highly to anybody else hoping to relive the enchantment of the current tour—and for anyone who hasn't yet witnessed the Elton John phenomenon in concert.
Bonus features including a "making of" documentary and four additional selections ("Candle in the Wind," "Sacrifice," "Sad Songs (Say So Much)," and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" recorded in concert in Kiev.
Suggested Links
- Elton John electrifies Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio 2-1-2014
- Billy Joel brings rock, laughs to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland
- Dio rages again on unreleased 1993 concert film at Hammersmith Apollo in London
- The Moody Blues back on pair of DVD reissues
- Peter Gabriel still has the touch in new concert film Back to Front


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Am I in Denial? The Deception and the Truth
Am I in Denial? Signs you may be in Denial, the Deception and the Truth
We admitted that we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors and that our lives had become unmanageable.
"I can stop any time I want to." "I have it under control" "I'm not hurting anyone." "I'm stronger than other people." "It really isn't that bad." "I don't need to change".
In recovery we call this denial. For me that was always one of the laughable insults.
Denial is far from laughable. It is by far one of the biggest weapon the enemy uses weaken us. Because as long as we keep silent about our doubts, fears, hurts, and hang-ups and limitations, the harder it is for us be in a position to say yes to the life God has for us. It is hard to accept that people of faith can be in denial, but I find it easier to accept the phrase self-deception. Even the Bible hall of Famers were deceived, and suffered the effects of denial. For this lesson we will take a look at the life of one such Bible hero, review some of the signs of denial, its toll on our lives, and how the bible addresses the deceptions.
The Bible tells the story about one of Israel's judges, Sampson. He literally had superhuman strength, and being a believer of God his worked to free his people from their enemy the Philistines. He believed he was indestructible, and often abused the strength that God had given him for his own satisfaction. His downfall came at the hands of a woman who was paid by his enemies to find out his weakness. Delilah would coax Samson into telling her the secret of his strength and he would lie to her. It should have been obvious to Sampson that this woman he desired so much was dangerous. His denial kept him from seeing the truth. He finally gave in to Delilah manipulations and gave what she was after. She then turned him over to his enemies blinded him and took him captive.
Romans 7:18 says, " I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out." Which is step one:
One of Celebrate Recovery®'s acrostics for this step is DENIAL will help us to recognize the signs that we are being in self deception.
Disables our feelings
Energy Lost
Negates Growth
Isolates us from God
Alienates us from relationships
Lengthens pain
Disables our feelings:
You may be in denial if your primary feelings are anger and rage.
Denial provides an escape from feeling.
Yet the feelings we are trying to escaping are what we need to examine to be free.
"They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits – for a man is a slave of anything that has conquered him" (2 Peter 2:19 GNB).
Energy Lost:
You may be in denial if you feel physically or emotionally tired most of the time.
Denial has a side effect of anxiety which physiologically takes a toll on our bodies. We may find ourselves trying to run from our past, dreading the future, or fighting against change.
Yet, it is only in the present, today that we can make positive change, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
"He frees the prisoners…: he lifts the burdens from those bent down beneath their loads." (Psalm 146: 7-7)
Negates growth:
You may be in denial if you feel as if things are not getting any better.
Denial keeps us sick. We are as "sick as our secrets". Yet we cannot grow in recovery until we are ready to step out of denial and into truth.
"They cried to the Lord in their troubles, and he rescued them! He lead them from their darkness and shadow of death and snapped their chains." (Psalm 107: 13-14 TBL).
Isolates us from God:
You might be in denial if you feel as though you are in the dark.
Yet God's light shines on the truth and it is in truth that we are set free.
"God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in darkness, we live and od not live by the truth. But I we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his sun, purifies us from all sin." (1 John 1:5-7)
Alienates us from our relationships:
You might be in denial you tell yourself, "If they really knew me they would not accept me".
We may use defensiveness, deception, blaming, and secrets to be accepted. Yet it is being truthful and open that we learn to accept one another in relationships.
"Stop Lying to each other; tell the truth, for we are parts of each other and when we lie to each other we are hurting ourselves." (Ephesians 4:25 TBL).
Lengthens the pain:
You might be in denial if you are sick of being in pain.
We think that denial protects us from pain but really allows it to eventually turn to shame and guilt. Yet God desires break us free from the shame and guilt.
"God's promise: "I will give you back your health and heal your wounds." (Jeremiah 30:17 TBL).
The bible tells us that "You can't heal a wound by saying it's not there!" Jeremiah 6:14 (TBL).
You may want to consider addressing denial by asking yourself the following questions:How do you handle pain and disappiontment? What was your family secret? In what areas of your life do your recognize some of the effects of denial?
Again we say welcome to Celebrate recovery. Today by being here you have taken another step forward in your recovery. Keep coming back!
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Some springs gardeners can lose about a quarter of their asparagus crop to a couple of back-to-back cold nights.
Yes, emerging asparagus is frost-tender, but just how tender? The critical temperature turns out to be around 28° F, according to the Appalachian Fruit Research Station in West Virginia. In many years, asparagus can get frosted with no problem at all. But if the temperature is predicted to drop into the high 20° Fs, some simple frost protection can bring you through with most of the crop intact.
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If you are like me, then you know that it can be a struggle to get dinner on that table every night. Before we know it, school will be back in session and the days will get busier and busier. Soccer practice, ballet, piano lessons. You get where I can coming from right? You also know that I cook for a living, and getting dinner on the table every night is a challenge, even for a professional. Last year, my husband and I vowed to live a debt-free life. We listened to a lot of Dave Ramsey, and if you have ever listened to his show, you have heard the eMeals commercials about a million times! Coincidentally, eMeals contacted me and asked me if I would like to give their meal plans a try. I said yes, and almost a year later, I still go back to my eMeals meal plans. It is just so easy. A week of meals and a grocery list to go with it. The meals are easy to make, nutritious, and really, really good. Pick a store or a specific diet, dinner is now a no-brainer.
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Barney's Breakfast Bar, known for many years as one of the best places for food, weed and hash in Amsterdam, has inspired a seed company called Barney's Farm. Owner Derry has scoured the planet for high-quality seed stock, and many of their strains have already become legends. Now he's leading a team of experienced breeders to develop such strains as their G-13 Haze, Laughing Buddha and Top Dawg. Barney's focus is on flavor, potency, germination rates and stability of genetic traits. Their new Amnesia Collection highlights female breeders and their unique energy and pot perspective. Cheers to Derry, Sissi and all the Barney's family for providing top-quality pot without compromises.


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The San Francisco 49ers face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 in the second NFC wild-card matchup of the weekend. Watch live streaming online or on FOX TV when the game kicks off at 4:40 p.m. ET.
It's going to be a lot warmer to watch the game on your couch or live streaming online on Sunday, just in case you wanted to watch the game live at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.
The bone-chilling temperatures expected on Sunday could make the Packers-49ers wild-card matchup the coldest game played in NFL history.
Temperatures in Green Bay will average around -5 degrees with a wind chill that could go as low as -51 degrees.
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Commercial pet food brand PEDIGREE® announced on August 26, 2014 that it was recalling 22 bags of PEDIGREE® Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food products in the United States. The recall of this product was due to foreign materials found in the bags of food. This foreign material was reported to be metal fragments. Although the material is not embedded in the food itself it is present in the bags.
"Affected bags, which were sold between August 18 and August 25 in 12 Dollar General stores* in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana, may contain small metal fragments, which could have entered the packages during the production process. The foreign material is not embedded in the food itself, but may present a risk of injury if consumed," the original FDA press release reported.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- The mother of the woman former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn was convicted of killing has settled a lawsuit against the gated community in Lexington where the fatal shooting happened in 2009.
One of the attorneys representing Amanda Ross, Perry Bentley, told the Lexington Herald-Leader that Diana Ross, mother of Amanda Ross, and the Opera House Square Townhouse Association reached an out-of-court settlement for undisclosed terms. A trial scheduled to start Monday in Lexington is now canceled.
Bentley said a hearing will be held Monday to determine how much in damages Nunn is liable for.
The 60-year-old former state representative is the son of the late Louie B. Nunn, former Kentucky governor.
Nunn is serving life without parole in a Muhlenberg County prison after pleading guilty in 2011 to murder.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal chaired a preparatory meeting of foreign ministers in the Kingdom to attend the third extraordinary Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit, which begins tomorrow in Makkah.
In remarks at the preparatory meeting, which took place in Jeddah today, Prince Saud said he hoped the working plan to be discussed at the summit would be "a realistic one and liable for implementation by all member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference." The plan is based on a discussion of challenges facing the Islamic nation and proposed solutions, he said.
The Saudi foreign minister called for a careful study of all available documents in making the necessary decisions to help the Islamic nation confront the challenges of the 21st century. These documents include the Makkah Declaration, which Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz will present to Muslim leaders prior to the summit, he said.
Prince Saud praised OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu's efforts on behalf of the organization. He also said that King Abdullah called for the summit in order to establish a comprehensive plan to address the challenges the Islamic nation is currently facing.
The working will address the Islamic nation's current situation and its aspirations for the future. "The Islamic nation is the nation which advocates virtues, values of justice and equality and enhances the pillars of tolerance, and fraternity among the nations and at the same time it fights injustice, aggression and corruption," Prince Saud said in his address.
The prince added that the working plan is based on the recommendations of Muslim scholars and jurisprudents. It includes proposed solutions for the problems of the Islamic nation, problems that include attacks by enemies as well as the deviant ideas of some Muslims, he said. The plan also underscores the importance of correcting inaccurate perceptions about Islam and advocates rational dialogue with others.
"The document stipulates the development of the performance of the OIC in a manner that enables it perform its mission in a satisfactory way," Prince Saud said.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, taking into account its historical and religious responsibility, is keen on making the summit a turning point in the history of the Muslim nation, and it is keen on realizing a genuine Islamic solidarity, and at the same time it hopes that the resolutions to be adopted by the Summit will be characterized by seriousness and credibility," Prince Saud remarked.


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I'm not from the US, UK actually and to be honest I can't stand the amount of press this overhyped sport gets. As many others have said watching millionaires run about faking injury isn't my cup of tea. Not to mention it's organised by a largely immoral body, Fifa. Who demanded in Brazil they changed their alcohol laws just to appease Budweiser, the sponsor. As we all know too beer and sport activities are one in the same thing.. not money! Oh yeah and the authorities have killed 12 people now in protest of what Fifa did to the country .. beautiful!
Lets have a sample of sport pictures with a theme as the summer is sporting season .. in this case it could have been team games, or ball games. Alas no.. what DPreview team did here was take a bunch of very similar looking pictures, bundle them into a front page article and tried to get some more hits due to the world cup being on. Wow! Even the curation is dull, no story, no depth and no continuity. The Advertisers are really happy now
Me, I love watching millionaires fouling kicking and pushing one another-none of it in the rules of Football, a game they are no longer able to play.
Its a great idea to practise shooting photos off your TV screen- which is how many continental newspapers do photogrphs now
* Warrning! This comment contain irony *
For an insightful look at football/soccer as a social and cultural phenomena, here a contribution from one of the great thinkers of our time ...http://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2014/06/25/coulter-growing-interest-soccer-sign-nations-moral-decay/11372137
Oh dear ... ;)
It's widely accepted in the U.S. that Coulter is an idiot.
If this request for soccer images was posted in the Open Forum instead I am sure it would have received a lot more responses. Personally I totally missed it.
Why do so many people (mostly Americans) feel the need to tell others how much they hate soccer/football? Do you see non-Americans go on US websites to proclaim their hatred of baseball? I don't particularly care for baseball but I can certainly appreciate a good photograph of baseball or of any other sport I don't like. Is it too much to ask that haters of soccer do the same?
> Do you see non-Americans go on US websites to proclaim their hatred of baseball?
Yes, as a matter of fact, I do, but why does it matter? I don't care. The important thing is this is supposed to be a photography forum, so why are most of the comments completely unrelated? Is this "Off topic" section?
Very nice set of shots
What's beautiful about a game that hosts players who argue with referees, who act as if they are injured (put them in a rugby scrum for a few games then they'll learn about pain !) and who bite. For this they are paid ridiculous sums of money.
I personally think calling it "the beautiful game" is silly.
However, each sport is played under an established set of parameters particular to each individual sport. Hockey for example has a different set of parameters vs basketball.
With the exception of a few bad apples in every sport, players perform within those established parameters. Exagerating injuries as used in soccer, basketball, boxing, MMA, and many many more is a strategy employed to gain an advantage or stall a match. But again, if it falls within those acceptable parameters of a sport (e.g. the ref does not call you on it), it is fair game.
And no, Rugby is not the toughest sport out there. Have you tried Mixed Martial Arts? It's a different story all toghether when the focus of the match is trying to knock out or choke out or submit your opponent.
No, you're right. Rugby is the most beautiful game together with figure skating.
Three billion fans on the planet love this game and you still wondering what is beautiful about it.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, some said 'what happened?'
Football fans always remind me of the nazi rally films. The same mindless adulation and obedience to a totally unethical and unecessary uniformed violent mob. No progress then?
> Football fans always remind me of the nazi rally films.
Interesting. I don't suppose Justin Bieber concerts remind you of nazi rally as well?
Did you take your pills today, munro harrap?
If you click on the photographers names, you will get either to their Flickr of DPR gallery with many more nice images.
Was there an opportunity to submit photos! I missed it if so. I would love to get in on the action!
Yes, Paulski66, the US made the final 16, and so did Costa Rica! (first time since 1990 I believe). You can watch on univision in Spanish. You have to have cable to watch on ESPN.
Wait...under way in Brazil right now? Is the U.S. in it? Crap! Does anyone know if it's televised or anything?!?
Don't worry the final will between Brazil and Netherlands ;-)
USA is playing Belgium in Round of 16 today (7/1) at 4pm EST
If you're close enough to the Canadian border almost all the games are carried live on the CBC. The problem with soccer from the point of view of the American networks is probably that the play goes uninterrupted during each 45 minute half, so there is no opportunity to stick in a billion commercials.
Don't tell anybody, but number 5 is doing it wrong. Maybe they are doing some kind of epic back-header.
I know right, way to break a neck. :) Maybe it was a setup picture, but it looks more like she is getting clocked by a free kick than heading the ball.
Lack of understanding normally means you should keep quiet. Seen many a goal come from that.
I've seen many goals scored by the defense too--that doesn't mean we should feature those moves in a picture show. ;) There is no lack of understanding here. That's simply not a safe or accurate way to place the ball.
Who are you talking to Leno? 4 games in a world cup and you think you are an expert on "soccer"? It's not a good picture.
It may not be a good picture but the original comment was about football players technique which clearly is not understood. I have seen a lot more football then 4 games in a world cup. By the way the world governing body is Fédération Internationale de Football Association. You might notice the word soccer is missing because the game is called football.
Holy Jesus, you are pedantic! They have clearly missed the header. There is no way the ball would end up there if they had made proper contact with the ball. If it was a flicked header, their head would be tilted up more because you generally need to be looking at the ball just before you head it to get a thin contact on the ball- also, they wouldn't be gurning so much. The only circumstance where this picture could show someone completing a successful header would be a back header, like I mentioned in my original post. That is a very rare move that not many people try so it is more likely that this person just miss-timed a run-of-the-mill center back clearance header. From the angle of the camera, it probably came just after a goal kick. I used the word soccer because I was questioning your knowledge. Sarcasm is obviously a little beyond you, though. Oh yeah - The game is called Association Football because it was invented in England. The less you mention FIFA, the better.
Clearly you are a world expert in back headers so I bow to your vastly superior knowledge. Now that's sarcasm.
I am glad you have seen some sense. Trust me when I say that I have watched and played more football than you.
Of course you have.
You know that we are the only two people on here, right? This thread is weeks old. That person got about as much on that header as Gerrard did with his flick-on for Suarez in the world cup.
I would happy to see article about real photographers and work on World Cup in Brazil - about press center, cameras and lenses, shooting techniques or differences, lights on stadiums, adjusting and sending pictures with caption...
Yes, beautiful indeed, if you play just for the fun and not money!
You mean if your talent is so good you can do it professionally and put all your joy not in a hobby but in your work is not good to do?Or maybe you don't see professional soccer as work?
Keep in mind that the majority of professional soccer players do not get an outrageous reward for their work. It are the exceptions which is focused on.
I've always laughed at the idea of it being the 'beautiful' game. The irony is wonderful.
Blood sweat and tears make that game dramatic and beautiful. Not much to laugh at for at least a couple billion people around the world. For some of them incredible joy at times of victory makes it even more beautiful.
The flopping is beautiful. Great acting skills are needed.
It's no irony. Maybe you don't consider it to be beautiful but that's YOUR opinion. I find it very beautiful indeed as well as a billion people around the world. ;)It's easely more beautiful than USA's football that's for sure... :)
"Blood sweat and tears make that game dramatic and beautiful."
guffaw!! Maybe applied to men in war, but this is just a bunch of vain men with silly haircuts bouncing a ball about. There's nothing beautiful going on other than tribal passion if you can call that beautiful (I think not).
What sport at the highest level isn't played by a bunch of vain (and grossly overpaid) men bouncing or otherwise moving a ball or some other object from one place to another?
There's a lot of talk about how mirrorless now have autofocus as good as SLR's. But there seems to be lots of big white lens' on the sidelines.What's state of the art for sports photography these days?
Still not there YET.
Yes ML is getting better and it does already compete pretty well with the mid-end bodies when it comes down to AF performance. But still 1Dx and D4 are much better for this particular type of photography.
I'm a mirrorless camera user myself (NEX-6), and they did take big steps forward in the last few years - but as mentioned, they are still not "quite there".I believe a good photographer could do "good enough" with one of the recent models like the A-6000, X-T1, E-M1 or (sensor size aside) one of the Nikon 1's; but the World Cup is at the highest level of competition for pro sports photography, where missing one chance at a photo could lose a lot of money. Therefore I completely understand the professionals don't want to take the smallest risk and bring the "big guns" they have known for decades.Also, some of the biggest advantages of mirrorless cameras (size and weight) don't mean much when you attach a 300 mm f/2.8 lens...
Only 3 submitters? i guess the amount of submissions was not that great


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Julian Assange, the editor of Wikileaks, provides guidelines to whistleblowers in the video below, after speaking at the Centre for Investigative Journalism's Summer School 2010.
Julian is the main architect of the remarkably successful public interest project Wikileaks. This is a web-based platform for whistleblowers that for offers a secure place to publish internal and often secret documents that disclose injustice, corruption and murder, in the public interest.
Wikieaks provides something entirely new. It provides a secure, military grade protection programme for whistleblowers which has enabled the safe transmission of important evidence to the public. So far, not one amongst the thousands of submissions in the public interest has been compromised or its author disclosed.
It's fair to say that Wikileaks has produced as many scoops as any major newspaper has produced in their entire lifetime, and in a matter of just four years. The release of the footage from the Apache helicopter attacks on civilians and Reuters journalists, toxic waste dumping by Trafigura, emails on climate change from University of East Anglia, the major Peruvian oil scandal, are just a fraction of what WikiLeaks has been producing and what is yet to come.
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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE ; 29 January 1853; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18530129-TC-MAC-01; CL 28: 23-24
Chelsea, 29 jany, 1853—
My dear Mother,
It is Saturday afternoon, past 3 o'clock, when I ought (had not things gone against me, and kept me back) to be out walking: however, I will not let the week end without sending you a short word, to say at least that nothing is specially wrong with us here. Poor Jane, indeed, has had a bad night,—"no sleep at all," poor creature,—and is not in the best order, as you may think. But we hope she will do better tonight;—tho' on the whole, she is often ill off for sleep just now, in the bad cold weather, cold and wet too, as it often is, tho' not today;—and it is surprising how she holds out notwithstanding; and daily keeps the road, when there is dry footing on the streets.— As to myself, tho' I have a great feeling of thin-skinnedness, and am but shivery in the nerves, I seem to feel otherwise better than usual, and (especially when well let alone) do very well. I am as busy to[o]1 as I can manage to be, amid the many distractions around me; and so struggle along in the old tolerable manner. Mostly we are quite alone at present, at least I am, for nobody gets up to me here in work-hours: last night we had a certain Sir James Stephen with his son and Spedding,2 who all volunteered to come here: Stephen is a wise religious and sensible man; and talked a great many excellent things (he governed all the Colonies a long time; and is really a clever man, independently of his love of me!)—and I could not grudge a 3 hours spent in such conversation; which, however, is very rare here, with our crowds of busy and "great" men, the more is the pity!—
Yesterday I wrote a hurried word to John about the Craigenputtoch Lime-affairs; and have referred him to Jamie; before whom the whole case is to be laid for a decision. From Jamie I will expect, therefore, a candid verdict; let him do his wisest!
Jack represented you as rather fresher than for some time past: I know he always puts the best face on the matter:—and alas, I know too, my poor old Mother is very weakly at the best: but ought we not to be thankful that things are as they are, since not better? Oh yes, yes: if human beings were not very stupid, they would feel themselves to be (as the old devout people said) "monuments of Mercy."— Now as always, dear good Mother, if there is anything I could do or get for you,—why do I not know it? Alas, there is not anything; and I even fear you wd have a scruple to tell me if there were. I can only wish the sun were back: that, it seems to me, will do you and the rest of us more good than most things we are like to get.— — Tell Isabella the butter continues excellent; ditto the meal; the Hams patiently await their fate, which is advancing daily! It was very kind of our good old mother to send us a Ham; such seasoning cannot lie in any other piece of meat.— I still shave daily with my Annandale bar of soap; but it will be done by and by, I perceive: however, there is some good to be had here now too, so never mind.— Has Jean ever come down to you? She talked of it. God's blessing on you, dear Mother!— T. Carlyle


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College Hockey:Gophers sweep, Wisconsin and Michigan split
Five of the six Big Ten teams were in action this weekend. Minnesota swept Minnesota State-Mankato, Wisconsin split with Miami, Michigan split with Nebraska-Omaha, Ohio State swept Canisius and Penn State was swept by Massachusetts-Lowell.
Here are three things I saw.
Minnesota uses two goaltenders to sweep Mankato
Adam Wilcox starting between the pipes for Minnesota had became almost as certain as death and taxes. However, when lineups were announced on Saturday night it was senior Michael Shibrowski in goal. Shibrowski made sure that head coach Don Lucia didn't regret the decision to start him for the first time in more than a year by pitching a 25-save shutout against the Mavericks.
What made the story even more cool is that the start came a day after Shibrowski's birthday. It would have been neat if he got the call on Friday night (on his actual birthday), but I can see why Lucia wanted to start Wilcox in the series' first game.
"You can't say enough about what Adam has done for us and how well he has played," Shibrowski said. "I was kind of waiting and seeing and it worked out that I played tonight, so I'm just thankful for the opportunity."
Badgers split road series with Miami
In other goaltender news, Joel Rumpel was back in net for one of Wisconsin's games this weekend, and the junior made an immediate impact in his first game back. Rumpel gave up two goals on 34 shots Saturday, and led the Badgers to a 3-2 victory over the RedHawks. Joseph LaBate scored the game-winning goal with about five minutes left in Saturday's game. Miami shutout Wisconsin 2-0 on Friday night.
Having a healthy Rumpel back will obviously help Wisconsin. Mike Eaves loves to platoon his goaltenders, at least early to midway through the season.
Michigan rebounds from a disappointing Friday game to split with Nebraska-Omaha
After giving up two goals to Omaha in the third period of Friday's game and falling 3-2, Michigan found itself in another tightly-contested game on Saturday. The Wolverines fared better in the series' second game. Sophomore Steve Racine made his first start in net in almost a month for Michigan and posted 40 saves in Michigan's 4-3 victory. Senior Derek DeBlois scored the game-winning goal for Michigan, which made up for him taking a penalty earlier in the game that allowed for Omaha to tie things up.
"Taking that penalty, you never want to hurt the team like that," DeBlois said. "It was a good shot by [Nolan] De Jong, good pass by [Alex] Guptill and luckily it was a tap-in goal. Anyone could have done it."
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1 Keep
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Rue Du Guesclin F - 79000 Niort
This was the main part of the fortified castle built by Henry II Plantagenet Plantagenet and completed by Richard Lionheart. More than just a castle, it was a walled city with houses, gardens, parade grounds and collegiate. Today, it houses a chamois..
2 Bernard-d'Agesci Museum
Museums and art
26 avenue de Limoges F - 79000 Niort
This restored museum honours Niort painter and sculptor Bernard d'Agesci (1757-1828), who did a great deal for the town. It contains three collections: from the Fine Arts Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Conservatoire de l'éducation. Its 5,..
3 Le Pilori
Architecture, castles and historic districts
place du Pilori F - 79000 Niort
This curious building is the former town hall, built on a nearly triangular plot. In the 16C, architect Mathurin Bertomé added semicircular towers, and crowned it with merlons and mullioned windows. Today, it houses temporary exhibitions. The name co..
4 Rue Victor-Hugo
Architecture, castles and historic districts
rue Victor-Hugo F - 79000 Niort
The two hills of Niort are separated by a small valley where the medieval market once stood. This street follows that path and ends at Place de Brèche, where the main roads into the town centre converge.
5 Old Niort
Architecture, castles and historic districts
rue du Rabot F - 79000 Niort
The old winding streets here are lined with low, tiled houses that have old-fashioned names like l'Huilerie, La Regratterie and Du Rabot. On either side of Rue Victor-Hugo, they run up the two hills of Niort.
6 Rue St-Jean
Architecture, castles and historic districts
rue St-Jean F - 79000 Niort
This street used to be lined with market stalls and is still home to many private houses - at n° 30, the Maison du Gouverneur, dating back to the 15C, and at n° 3 (on Rue du Petit-Saint-Jean), Hôtel d'Estissac, an elegant Renaissance home.
7 Église Notre-Dame
Religious buildings
1 rue de la Cure F - 79000 Niort
Jagged pinnacles stand on the square tower that is topped with a 76 metre steeple. Insid, you will find baptismal fonts where Françoise d'Aubigné is said to have been baptised and the mausoleum of governor of Niort, Charles de Baudéan-Parabère, his w..
8 Rue du Pont
Architecture, castles and historic districts
rue du Pont F - 79000 Niort
Françoise d'Aubigné, granddaughter of the poet Agrippa d'Aubigné, was born in 1635 in a house on a courtyard at n° 5 on this street. As widow of the poet Scarron, she was presented at court and became a ''favourite'' of Louis XIV, who made her Marqui..
9 Coulee Verte
Architecture, castles and historic districts
quai de la Regratterie, de Cronstadt et de la Préfecture F - 79000 Niort
This area, composed of the Quai de la Regratterie, Quai Constadt and Quai De la Préfecture, is a pleasant place for a stroll along the Sèvre. The old bridges afford nice views of the keep.


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A Good Man is Hard to Find
by Flannery O'Connor
A Good Man is Hard to Find Introduction
In A Nutshell
Some readers think "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is a cynical tale, uncompromising in the way it brings out human pettiness and manipulation. Others think it's a black comedy worthy of a Coen brothers short film, or a twisted cartoon. Or perhaps it's a horror story. Still others think it's an uplifting depiction of the mysterious ways God works through human beings over and above their own wills. Maybe it's even all of these at once?
Since it was first published, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" has been Flannery O'Connor's best-known story. Though she'd written it in1953, the story was published in 1955 as part of a collection with the same name, A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories. Her second published work, the collection established Flannery O'Connor as a major voice in American literature, and particularly Southern literature, until her early death (at the age of 39) in 1964. It also brought her fame as a modern master of the short story (her novels were critically less successful).
Even during O'Connor's lifetime, her works provoked very different reactions in her readers. Many readers and critics found them consistently "grotesque" in their depiction of debased, repulsive (and usually unsympathetic) characters and their at times spectacular displays of violence or cruelty. Some appreciated them as comedies for this reason, while others reacted with disgust. "A Good Man is Hard to Find," as O'Connor's most popular story, frequently stood at the center of discussion. It was also, for that reason, the story about which the author herself spoke most often (she also gave several public readings of it).
O'Connor saw all of her fiction, certainly including this story, as realistic, demandingly unsentimental, but ultimately hopeful. Her inspiration as a writer came from a deeply felt faith in Roman Catholicism, which she claimed informed all of her stories. She wrote, "The stories are hard but they are hard because there is nothing harder or less sentimental than Christian realism" (source: The Habit of Being, p. 90). A recurrent theme throughout her writings was the action of divine grace in the horribly imperfect, often revolting, generally funny world of human beings, a theme very much present in "A Good Man is Hard to Find." This story affords perhaps the best place to start in exploring the work of this rather eccentric, certainly unique literary voice.
Why Should I Care?
Is a good man (or woman) hard to find? So maybe you don't think about the question all that much per se. But it does suggest another question you might have thought about, since it's one of the Big Questions: what makes a good person? In the confrontation of thoroughly average old grandmother with a criminal who appears certifiably "evil" by just about anyone's standards, Flannery O'Connor's surprisingly deep little story opens up that question, and a whole bunch of others:
- Is being "good" a matter of being respectable or decent? Having a good upbringing, or good blood? Being religious? Kind and honest? Or is it something more demanding, perhaps even impossible?
- How does genuine goodness square with the way human beings actually are – with their pettiness, their selfishness, their annoying little quirks and vanities?
- What does it mean not to be good, and what does it mean to be evil?
- And – a particularly important question in the story – do we need religion to answer any, or all, of these questions?
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" also makes us think about the possibility of dramatic transformation in a person. Having just lost all of her family and threatened with death herself, the old grandmother appears to undergo a sudden and miraculous change of heart: she reaches out lovingly to the very person who has killed those she loves and is about to kill her. Can we understand an action like that? Can it only be understood religiously, as O'Connor would argue herself? What might the extreme situation have to do with bringing about such a moment? Can such a sudden transformation really happen at all, or should we disbelieve it? Perhaps at some point in your life you or someone you know will experience a "transformative moment." Or claim to have experienced it. And on that issue too, you'll find plenty of food for thought in this little story.
Then of course there are other less philosophical – but still good – reasons to read the story. It's just a great read, with a strange but effective mix of foreboding, page-turning suspense and laugh-out-loud humor. It's about one of those iconic experiences in all of our lives: the family vacation from hell! Rotten little sisters, irritatingly insistent grandmothers, car accidents, coincidental (or is it fate?) run-ins with serial killers…think of it as Coen brothers meets National Lampoon. Add to that all of those deep thoughts on the nature of good and evil, and you've got a short but intense story well worth the read.