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2011 Il Barone Gift Set
2011 Il Barone Gift Set
The bold Baron steps out with notes of spice box and dark fruits. This structured and elegant Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will not disappoint today and for years to come. A flavorful, elegant and structured red wine in the style of high-quality, very limited-production, fine Cabernet Sauvignon wines from the Napa Valley, with excellent long-term ageing potential.
♦ 91 Points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media: "The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Il Barone is one of the leaner, more compact wines in the range. With time in the glass, the wine opens up nicely, leading to a long, beautifully delineated finish laced with bright floral notes. The 2011 is sculpted and chiseled throughout. If opened within the next few years, the 2011 needs a good bit of air."
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We have one vacation rental unit remaining for this Valentine's Day weekend–a three-day weekend for many. Our upstairs unit has two bedrooms and sleeps up to six. Our Valentines Day weekend special is "no cleaning fee." Email us if you'd like to book the unit.
We're located just south of Ocean Park in Klipsan Beach, about halfway up the Long Beach Peninsula. The vacation rentals are about a block and a half from the beach.

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1.Vintage lace camisole set by Alice Temperley
This 1930s-look camisole and French knickers set is sexy without being tarty.
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This feather tippet makes a chic evening throw-over.
£90, topshop.com
When else can you realistically don a pair of disco-dazzled dungarees, bar December?
£75, asos.com
4. Collage crystal drop earrings by J Crew
Antique-inspired shape, 21st-century colourway.
£80, net-a-porter.com
A chic alternative to overstuffed evening attire without breaking the bank.
£24.99, hm.com
6. Sicilian jewel lipsticks by Dolce & Gabbana
Crystal-studded in an array of jewel tones.
£27 each, harrods.com
Kirchhoff Baroque printed silk scarves.
£75, amazon.co.uk
A sleek vintage-look embroidered pencil skirt.
£65, missselfridge.com
Cinderella-esque bullion-embroidered slippers fit for a (Mc)Queen.
£530, alexandermcqueen.com
10. Marc by Marc Jacobs iPhone 5 cover
Transforming your iPhone into a cocktail ring-cum-knuckleduster.
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|Volleyball adds two signees
MOSCOW -- Idaho volleyball coach Debbie Buchanan signed two high school seniors to Nation Letters of Intent to play at Idaho starting in the fall of 2013 during the early signing period.
Samantha Rouleau of Eugene, Ore., and Torrin Crawford of Walla Walla, Wash., will join the Vandals next season. Rouleau is a 5-foot-6 defensive specialist/setter, and Crawford is a 6-foot-1 middle blocker.
"Both of these kids have great attitudes, they're competitive," Buchanan said of the signees. "We had the opportunity to have them both at camp and we liked how they fit in. They've very coachable and willing to learn, and those are the types of kids you want in your program."
Rouleau will come to Idaho from Sheldon High School in Eugene, Ore., where she competes in volleyball and golf. She was a four-time all-league selection in volleyball and a two-time team captain. She also earned 6A MVP honors and was a second-team all-state selection. Rouleau played club volleyball Webfoot for seven seasons and Boss for one season. She is enrolled in the honors program at Sheldon High.
"Sammy is a ball control kid," Buchanan said. "She can play in the back row as a defensive player and fill in to our setting position if we need her to, so she can do a couple different things."
Crawford was voted team MVP at Walla Walla High School three consecutive seasons in both volleyball and basketball, and was team captain and all-conference honoree multiple times in both sports. Crawford played club volleyball for the Columbia Juniors for two years. Crawford is also an honor roll student with a 3.73 GPA.
"She's fast, she can move laterally, she's got good eyes, she has the right mentality for a middle," Buchanan said of Crawford. "The biggest thing for us is we need to get her stronger so she can maintain and play at our level, but she definitely has the ability to do it."
Six seniors finished their Idaho careers after the 2012 season.


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Results for "bars" in Canada
Narrow Results:
Bars Across Canada
You're in town for the weekend, and you want to know where you can enjoy a night out on the town. Look no further - we have club listings for seven of Canada's biggest cities.
Type | Bars/Clubs
Pete's Peanut Pub
Pete's Peanut Pub has joined the growing number of sports bars in Calgary; with offerings from 20 flat screens, free peanuts, and a serious foodie's menu worth reading.
30-7337 Sierra Morena Boulevard Sw, Calgary, AB, T3H 3V4
Type | Bars/Clubs, Restaurants
Avenue Cartier
This charming avenue is well frequented and full of restaurants, bars, terraces and a multitude of boutiques.
Type | Recreation Location
124 St Pierre, Quebec, QC, G1K 4A7
418-692-1159 800 563-4643
Type | Shopping & Services
Rue Saint-Jean
The rue Saint-Jean has a long and storied history, given that it starts at the end of chemin Sainte-Foy, in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste borough, and runs straight through the Saint-Jean port into the heart of Old Québec.
Type | Recreation Location
Voodoo Grill
Joined to the Chez Maurice and Chez Charlotte bars, the Voodoo Grill has the most enchanting magic.
575, Grande Allée E, Quebec, QC, G1R 2K4
Type | Restaurants
Whistler Village Inn & Suites
Whistler Village Inn and Suites are located a stone's throw from the base of Whistler Blackcomb.
4429 Sundial Place RR 4, Whistler, BC, V0N 1B4
604-932-4004 800-663-6418
Type | Hotels
Edgemont Bar & Grill
This bar and grill in the northwest community of Edgemont has the advantage of being located within the World Health Sport Club and is open seven days a week.
7222 Edgemont Boulevard Nw, Calgary, AB, T3A 2X7
Type | Bars/Clubs, Restaurants
D'Orsay Restaurant-Pub
The warm and friendly D'Orsay is a restaurant and pub with European styling and affordable prices, the best of both worlds!
65, rue de Buade, Quebec, QC, G1R 4A2
Type | Restaurants
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu
Located on the hill of Pointe-au-Pic in a breathtaking décor, the Fairmont Manoir Richelieu has everything you could want to make your vacation a dream.
181 Richelieu La Malbaie, La Malbaie, QC, G5A 1X7
418-665-3703 800-665-8082
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Record Book
Sept. 23, 2013
Team Results | Player Results
DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. - The East Carolina University men's golf team currently sits in fifth place after the two rounds of play at the 2013 Rees Jones Invitational. The Pirates carded the second-lowest score of the day amongst the 12 teams competing on the par-72, 7,380-yard Haig Point Club Jones Signature Course.
After shooting 10-over 298 in the first round, the Pirates cared a 4-over 292 during Monday's second round. Only South Carolina's 290 was better than ECU's round two score. Overall, ECU is 14-over and sits one stroke behind UNC Wilmington (+13) for fourth place, two back of the Gamecocks (+12) for third and three shy of Kennesaw State (+11) for second.
South Florida, who is the only team to post a subpar round thus far, leads the field at 7-over 583. The Bulls shot 2-under 286 Sunday and fired 9-over 297 in the second round. USF's Chase Koepka (-6) leads the individual field by three stokes over Payne McLeod of UNCW.
Entering the day two strokes off the lead and tied for second, redshirt sophomore Al Dickens fell into a three-way tie for fourth-place at even-par. Dickens fired a 2-over 74 during second round play after shooting 2-under 70 in the opening round. He was 3-over through five holes Monday before birdieing three of the next six holes to get back to par. However, bogeys on 13 and 18 dropped him to 2-over on the day.
Seniors Eric Brady and Ryan Eibner each moved into a six-way tied for 20th at 4-over with their second round play. Brady fired a 1-over 73 to move up from 32nd, while Eibner carded a 72 after shooting 4-over 76 Sunday.
Sophomores George Kilgore and Jacob Hicks, who is playing as an individual, are tied for 32nd at 8-over. Hicks shot 4-over 76 for the second consecutive round, while Kilgore took six strokes off his score to move up 23 places after shooting 7-over 79 to open the tournament.
Kilgore was 4-over though six second round holes, but birdied four of the next five holes to move to 2-over. He shot 3-under on the final 13 holes to finish the round with a 1-over 73.
Rounding out the Pirate participants, redshirt freshman Josh Chandler is in 67th at 12-over par (156).
The teams return to the course for the final round Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. ECU will be playing alongside UNCW and Troy beginning at 8:50 a.m. off the first tee as part of a shotgun start. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.


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According to an Apr. 7 report from Sherdog, Bellator MMA returns to Atlantic City's Revel on May 2, with a stacked card that includes a clash between Eduardo Dantas and "The Baddest Man On The Planet" Joe Warren.
Also on the Bellator 118 card, Russian striker Andrey Koreshkov fights Philadelphia native Sam Oropeza in a tilt that will be part of Bellator's Season 10 welterweight tournament.
"I always say things happen for a reason, and this is one of those moments where everything is coming together," Oropeza said. "It was frustrating to hear the fight got pushed back after training so hard for this semifinal fight, but when we heard I'd be fighting back in Revel so close to friends and family, things really couldn't have worked out better.
"Bellator has taken great care of me, and I can't wait to put on a show on May 2 and move onto the finals of this tournament."
Rounding out the Bellator 118 main card, Marcos Galvao (15-6-1) takes on Thomas Vasquez (7-0) at bantamweight, and Liam McGeary (6-0) meets Mike Mucitelli (6-0) in a welterweight feature fight.
The event airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m., following a loaded preliminary card that includes Tim Woods (6-4) vs. Dante Rivera (15-7), Jesus Martinez (8-5) vs. Ryan Contaldi (7-7) and a featherweight fight between Joe Pingitore (4-1-1) and Darrion Caldwell (4-0).
The Bellator 118 preliminary cards broadcasts live and free on Spike.com. Rumor has it that Phil Baroni will also be on the Bellator 118 card, but no official word yet from Bellator officials.
Here's a look at the full Bellator 118 main card:
- Bellator Bantamweight World Title Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-3) vs. Joe Warren (10-3)
- Bellator Welterweight Tournament Semifinals: Andrey Koreshkov (15-1) vs. Sam Oropeza (11-2)
- Bantamweight Feature Fight: Marcos Galvao (15-6-1) vs. Thomas Vasquez (7-0)
- Welterweight Feature Fight: Liam McGeary (6-0) vs. Mike Mucitelli (6-0)
- Welterweight Feature Fight: Tim Woods (6-4) vs. Dante Rivera (15-7)
- Welterweight Feature Fight: Jesus Martinez (8-5) vs. Ryan Contaldi (7-7)
- Featherweight Feature Fight: Joe Pingitore (4-1-1) vs. Darrion Caldwell (4-0)
- Featherweight Feature Fight: Jay Haas (11-13) vs. Lester Caslow (11-9)
- Catchweight Feature Fight (151lbs): Julian Lane (6-3-1) vs. Anthony Morrison (18-10)
- Heavyweight Feature Fight: Pat Bennett (4-3) vs. John Fain (1-0)
- Lightweight Feature Fight: Mike Bannon (5-1) vs. Sidney Outlaw (2-0)
- Featherweight Feature Fight: Amran Aliyev (3-2) vs. Kevin Roddy (13-15-1)


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Hello again!
I hope everyone has had a great week; I know we sure have! The team has been busy practicing and preparing for our first tournament which is fast approaching. I'm so proud of our team for finishing last week strong. We had a long, hard week of practice and followed by a tough conditioning circuit. All of our hard work will pay off in no time!
We also have our camp coming up this weekend. We are all looking forward to working with our campers this Sunday and giving everyone some insight into Stanford softball. We are so excited to see all of you who will be attending!
Thanks for reading this short, little blog on all of our progress! We look forward to seeing everyone out at our games this season!
Talk to you soon!
P.S. Season starts in 22 days!!
Inspirational Quote of the Week: "Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back … play for her" – Mia Hamm


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About the CDC
Vision Statement
"Everyone Makes a Difference" is the fundamental principal that the Pasadena City College Child Development Center was founded on and continues to work from on a daily basis.
We believe that every child, parent, staff member, and community member working together makes a difference in our Center's environment. We recognize each person as a capable individual deserving support, respect and acceptance as we work together to create a welcoming family atmosphere.
Mission Statement
The Pasadena City College Child Development Center's Primary Mission is to serve the children, families, college students, faculty and community members of the Pasadena City College Area. The Child Development Center will provide teachers in training with a model training site that will guide their learning in quality care and early education. We meet this mission by providing high quality childcare and education in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment.
Program Philosophy
Pasadena City College Child Development Center is committed to maintaining outstanding and exemplary program standards. The Child Development Center honors this commitment by providing a developmentally appropriate curriculum and using an integrated approach to meet the developing social, emotional, cognitive, creative, linguistic, and physical needs of each child.
The Child Development Center promotes positive feelings of self-worth by emphasizing a peaceful environment. We guide children to develop skills necessary to learn, to live together, think divergently, to negotiate conflicts, and become culturally sensitive.
"Every Child Makes a Difference"
Each child comes to us with a unique personality and potential for growth. The Center develops trust with a caring attitude which, combined with professional expertise, allows us to understand each child stage of development.
"Every Parent Makes a Difference"
Each parent brings with them a culture abundant in tradition, which makes our Center rich in diversity. We value our families and embrace our similarities and differences. Working together as partners in care to maintain a consistent home-school environment is our goal. Parents are active members of our Child Development family and participation is required. Our parents are welcomed and encouraged to visit at anytime.
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Sochi stray dogs are being adopted by a few good men! The USA men's hockey team is trying to beat some of the best players in the world and in the process picking up a few new family members. One dog, an unofficial mascot of the players in Sochi, was seen on the porch guarding the hotel and it appears the dog is coming back to the United States. On Tuesday Fansided reported that several NHL players will be adopting and taking home dogs after the Olympic Games are over.
The Sochi dogs have become an international issue with people concerned about the canines. While the sporting event is a priority, some players have stepped out and decided to adopt the dogs and bring them back. It's not an easy process. In addition to getting the dog checked out at a Russian veterinarian, shots given for the trip, a kennel is needed for the flight home and then once back in the USA the dog needs to be checked out again by an American veterinarian.
While there is no official count on how many dogs will be taken home by the USA hockey team, Ryan Miller shared that there are several dogs going home with the team.
Olympic athletes from America, as well as other countries, have been deciding to take home the animals and that's great to hear!


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Triple H recently gave an extensive, in-depth look at his role in WWE in an interview with Grantland. Some highlights from the interview are below:
On a physical WWE Hall of Fame:
There are rumors that after the Performance Center, a physical Hall of Fame might be on the way.
Everybody always asks that question. Halls of fame are not a lucrative business. But here's the bigger reason: If and when the time is right to do a Hall of Fame, it's not just going to be a place where you walk in and say, "Oh, look, there's a pair of trunks." If we do it, it'll be an immersive experience. With technology the way it is, a 4-D experience, whether it's a ride, or, picture this: You walk into a locker room, lights go down, smoke comes out, and Andre the Giant walks out in a hologram and stands there and talks to you. That's what it has to be. But is the Hall of Fame the priority? Absolutely not. It's out there someplace in the stratosphere. But if we do it, it takes a lot of research because we want to do it right.
On bringing back Legends after burning bridges:
Speaking of Bruno, he was estranged from the WWF/WWE for decades. You spearheaded his Hall of Fame induction. Is your passion for the history where your drive to mend fences comes from?
Time goes on and everybody changes. I wasn't there for the fences to fall apart, so it's easier for me to go in there and say, "Can't we just fix this now?" But it's a long process. With Bruno, one day I went into Vince's office and asked what he thought of Bruno in the Hall of Fame. He says, "It ain't going to happen." I say, "Would you care if I try?" He says, "Hey, if you want to waste your time, go ahead." And it took eight months to get Bruno there. I think people think Vince sits in his office counting money and checking the list of people he hates. But he honestly doesn't care. He's moved on. Some guys will want to come back and have a personal meeting with Vince, and he'll be like, "What do they want to meet with me personally for?" And I'll say, "They just want to bury the hatchet." And he says, "There is no hatchet."
On the WWE Network:
The question you probably always get after the Hall of Fame is the WWE television channel.
If I had to say what is one priority we think about on a daily basis, that is one of them. But it's not so easy to put together. It's not the NFL Network. You have to think about how our business is different. Don't look at us as a Mayweather or De La Hoya fight, look at it as Rocky. Rocky is a movie that just happens to be about boxing. It's really about characters and story lines and relationships and all those things, and the backdrop is boxing. You can go back and watch the final fight in Rocky a thousand times. If you dig that movie, if you like the characters, you'll watch the whole movie over and over.
But that's a very limited number of people that go back and watch boxing matches, unless it's like the Thrilla in Manila. But to go back and just watch a regular boxing match, or a Super Bowl, what's the implications of that now? It doesn't mean anything. Our stuff is different.
Click here to read the full interview.


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WEYMOUTH have now got into a grand habit of winning and the visit from Ivel Barbarians was no exception as the hosts demonstrated real pace and power.
Weymouth's first encounter with Ivel was at the close of last season when both sides met on a Friday evening in Yeovil. The game was very different then with Ivel winning comfortably but times have now changed with the Monmouth Avenue outfit looking a lot stronger in all positions.
From the outset the home side mounted fast attacking moves with strikes from all of the backs.
In response, the much-bigger Ivel outfit attempted to use their extra power to bulldoze Weymouth but it was clear the hosts' speed, agility and quickness training was paying dividends.
Only last-ditch defending by Ivel stopped their opponents from building an early lead but despite a slow start to the second half, Weymouth still ended up clear winners with their fast breaks resulting in several tries.
A club spokesman said: "That was probably our best attacking performance of the season."


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TC TO JANE WELSH CARLYLE; 17 May 1834; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18340517-TC-JWC-01; CL 7:146-156.
4. Ampton Street, Grey's Inn Road, London, / 17th May, 1834—
Dearest Heart,
Here am I once more seated on the sofa, by this old ricketty table, where you have so often sat looking over on me: I have had my Frank since yesterday, with Sister Jean's address on it, who will not let the sheet loiter in Dumfries; I give you the top of the morning, and will write down my whole confused experiences for you with as little confusion as I yet can. What a time it seems since we were parted, tho' by the calendar, it counts only some nine days! Oh, my Love, if I were to write all the loving things I have thought of thee, whole quires would not hold it. Blessed be the Heavens, I have thee to wife; my own, while existence is granted us; we are not yet parted forever, but only, by God's grace, for some few days longer. As I have quantities of the most perplexed matters to write of, and all things yet stand at sixes and sevens with me, I will take the old-established order of time, and endeavour to sketch you the whole of it that seems sketchable.
You remember the Friday, what a bright day it was: Alick will have told you how he lay in wait for me at Shillahill Bridge1 the night before, a friendly apparition that I think will stick fast in my memory; how we parted from Scotsbrig, all with dry eyes as beseemed heroes and heroines; then of poor Mary's breakfast, and how I waved my hat to the two Boys watching me at Annan-foot, and turned away from the last true hearts I had in Scotland. Fancy that I spent the day, as one might in a Solway Steamboat of but moderate arrangements (for having declined Dinner at two o'clock, there was nothing afterwards to be had but the miserablest Tea, at seven: this I mention for your own guidance); that as the Night sank, the gleam of Liverpool arose far over the waters, and the red Light of "the Rock,"2 and other Lights floating and fixed, amid which steering with address, yet not without bellowings and swearings, we came rushing up to the Clarence Dock about two in the morning, and were informed we could not enter, but might land over planks. Such as had homes did so: I preferred a second visit to my horse-manger of a Bed, where by aid of a biscuit and glass of diluted brandy, I succeeded a little better than before. From six to nine, was first long waiting, then quick walking; and then your good Uncle, at Maryland Street,3 opened the door for me himself, and insisted on walking with me till I had deposited my two Stewartkins (Gillenbie's Sons,4 whom Alick would speak of) at their address. Figure Maryland Street in rather better than its common palmy state: all kindness, all copiousness, only no bedroom that you had not to share with a neighbour. However, in spite of Alick,5 who indeed was very quiet, and even of bugs, who also behaved most mildly, I slept both nights, if not long yet well, and felt quite unexpectedly rested. Arbuckle6 you will see with pleasure: a most meekly composed, devout-minded, actively methodical, altogether friendly appearance, of whom you can predict nothing but good. His Sister also is with him: one long-drawn Sigh of Galloway Sentimentalism, whom you must tolerate as you can. With him especially I had long conferences, and was carried hither and thither in the despatch of various business. Gather now the result of what we did.
Pickford's7 rate of carriage is not lower than six and sixpence a hundredweight for the average of Furniture (6 shillings for the cheapest sort, 7 for the dearest); there are various charges for conveyance from Dock to Dock in Liverpool; on the other hand no "wharfage-dues" at London, as by the Steamboats there is; which two things may nearly balance one another. By the "St. George Steampacket Company" again the lowest charge is 9 pence per square foot, accurately measured; they do not take above two days longer than Pickford, perhaps no longer at all. In the Steamboat (for it lies beside the Annan one) the goods have only to be lifted out on the Quay and laid in again, an operation both Arbuckle and your Uncle offered to superintend; after which there is no more shifting till London, and thus hardly any risk of farther breakage. By the Pickford method, we have, as I ascertained, at least three unloadings and reloadings (instead of one) before reaching London; the people also "will not be responsible" for the complete safety of anything that is not "packed in skeleton cases," that is in square boxes, or ghosts of boxes rather (made like hen-coops, as I understood); for us a thing clearly impossible. With good mat-packing, however, I seemed to see that the damage was not likely to be great, so careful is the Pickfordian Establishment generally: but without doubt it is likely to be something, and I should believe considerably greater than by the Steamboat way. So far the latter method then is preferable; but now as to the respective costs of the two I could not with all my inquiring get to any clear result, tho' in this too my surmise inclined favourably to the Steam Company: for does not Alick think, for example, that a mass of 9 cubic feet will on the average weigh more than eight stone? By steam the cost of 9 feet is 81d; by canal 1 cwt. is 78d. However, I have got a plan whereby you can ascertain,—at least before the goods are shipped. Let the Carts as they come thro' Dumfries be weighed empty, then as they return weigh loaded—this gives us the number of hundred-weights: before leaving Craigenputtoch, Alick can take the dimensions of the loadings as they lie piled together, and deducting for interstices, will thus have the measurement. Let him be very accurate; then the whole matter lies before us, and I will tell you in time how to do. In the mean while, has your Uncle sent you three dozen of second-hand mats, by either the Dumfries Steamboat, or one of Thomson's ships? It was the last thing we agreed on, and either Arbuckle or he was to write giving due notice: it seemed likely the mats could be got for half-price; if they could not, nothing was to be done. The readiness of both these men, and indeed of everybody, to help us, does it not deserve our gratitude?— All this paragraph is for my brave Alick's special study; and I doubt not he will understand it: but perhaps, after all, as you will hear, a new arrangement, by the Whitehaven people, may p[r]ove to be the fittest for us.
But figure me now mounted at noontide of Monday, on your old Umpire Coach (for it has changed its hour), and bowling off towards London at one stretch. Figure us rushing down the steep street of Lichfield, and along my old familiar ways in Warwickshire about midnight; and the dirtiest little chill drizzle beginning, from which on the Coachbox with the breeze on the right cheek I had no means of guarding myself; tho' your Uncle, good man, had a bran new umbrella waiting for me at the Liverpool starting-place, having failed to get back my own from Porcus M'Minn,8 who had staggered off with it the night before. Alas, the drizzle continued, and became a rain, and I sat nodding there, and starting awake again at the threshold of most comfortless sleep till about 8 in the morning three cups of scalding coffee brought some motion back into my fingers. Particulars to be often recapitulated when we sit by the fire together! Not till two o'clock did I see the huge monstrosity of a London, thro' the Arch at Holloway, again amid rain, and enter it with a kind of defiance. In few minutes, from "the Angel of Islington,"9 I was here, and the glad Mrs Page10 recognising me, and the whole house welcoming me, safe so far from my perils. Our old rooms had been vacant for about a week; and strange to say, Charles Montague and his Wife, not now for Edinburgh, had made a permanent contract for them, to begin on Saturday; that is, this day; tho' it is now postponed and altered, the people here having got a new better house in the next street, and being actually in a state of flitting towards it, and likely to be they say for about a fortnight yet. The good Eliza,11 fugitive as a breath of air mostly waits on me, assisted by Mrs Page, and a sootdrop of a new Anne:12 the two former and indeed all hands here express the truest joy at hope of seeing you again. I have Miles's foot-rule in my pocket, and often have used it; I sleep in the room above our old sleeping-room; in a bed some six inches narrower than the old "Stocking-bed," but clean and quiet; I feel comparatively at home; and so, in respect of lodgings am as fortunate as you could wish.
That same Tuesday evening I strode off to Bayswater, and was welcomed (what think you of that?) with a most graceful little kiss.13 Alas! in the course of five minutes' speech, I learned that my whole hurry had been useless, that I might have staid with you perfectly as well, that our whole Scotch notion of London houseletting was erroneous from top to bottom! Heard poor man, heard poor wife ever anything so provoking? Whitsunday is no day at all in London:14 they have four term-days in the year; of which the nearest is now the 24th of June: thus every quarter there are numerous shiftings, and at all intermediate periods, and houses stand "to Let," tomorrow as yesterday, as plentiful now as then; and plentifullest of all about the month of August, when so many people fly the Town. They are usually let "on lease," but not always, and can always be got for a year by a little more money. They are numerous at present, and will continue to grow more so, for at least two weeks. The then subsequent three weeks there will be all manner of repairings going on. Alas, alas, had we but known all this, and I staid at home, and saved you from so much, and brought you with me, to do the matter deliberately!
Meanwhile the good Provideress (who had provided a bed too for me, which I refused) took me out fort[h] with to look at houses; I saw several; liked none of them; saw the old failure in Holland Street, and thought it decidedly an escape.15 A dirty little crooked old street (but indeed the evening was dirty) inferior to the Vennels16 in Dumfries! Others of the same rent, new and in straight rows lay in the neighbourhood; one also in a much better part of Holland Street: but the whole district seemed to me confused, muddy, mournfully inferior to our ideas. The £45 house I was to see next day, and determined to take it if it were so good: I first however purposed to see Chelsea and the Hunts; had thereafter the invitation to return to Bayswater and dine, the "celebrated Mrs Jamieson"17 to be there. On Wednesday morning, having first corrected the Proofsheet of Teufelk (which I found at Dumfries), and left it at Fraser's (whom I did not see, then or since), I got to Bayswater, and found the celebrated Mrs Jamieson on the point of arriving. Would she had never arrived! Did I lose my heart to her? Ach Gott [Oh Lord]! A little, hard, proud, redhaired, freckled, fierce-eyed, square-mouthed woman; shrewd, harsh, cockneyish-irrational: it was from the first moment apparent that, without mutual loss, we might "adieu and wave our lily hands."18 These two after infinite delays got ready to go with me; broke shoe-ties, had delicate children to guard from damp feet, bustled and sidled and made no way: one of them at least I wished at the Devil. But now in Kensington Gardens (no delved garden, but the beautifullest immensity of a Park, with water-pieces, and grass-pieces, and skyhigh clumps of frondent beeches, where you shall often walk), there starts from a side-seat a black figure, and clutches my hand in both his: it is poor Edward Irving! O what a feeling! The poor friend looks like death rather than life; pale and yet flushed, a flaccid, boiled appearance; and one short peal of his old Annandale laugh went thro' me with the wofullest tone. He is sent out thither to have two months of air; there seemed a little silkgowned Prophetess to have nursing charge of him for the time; but he was to get a house of his own in some days close by: we appointed to meet in his Newman Street abode, next night after evening service: but I was forced to plead off next day by a message at the door, and have not seen him since! But to get along: The Jamieson and her Hostess I contrived to get despatched, and to shake off their dinner too; walked off to Edwardes Square (1½ miles westward, where Cochrane19 lives) till the "my carpenter" (steward apparently of the £45 house) made a third attempt to get the key; for that day there seemed nothing but delays. Edward's Square (for so they pronounce it) has a beautiful grass-square in the centre; houses small but neat; on the whole more a Comely Bank character than anything I saw. One house was to be let, in the worst place of the square, rather dilapidated looking, but which would be thoroughly repaired; rent £35 fixtures included; four stories of the smallest dimensions (which I have measured since): two kitchens, six-feet three inches (!) in height; dining-room with folding-doors (like this drawing-room) perhaps 14 feet by 22 (taken together) drawing-room above, 17 feet by eleven; back room (divided by a wall from this), where our big Bed might by possibility stand, for the height is 9 feet 7½; upper story 8 feet 1 inch high, which seems the despicable universal height of such houses here. Will you (lest I forget it again) measure our Bed, I mean our own new Bed, and also one of the back-room ones, and see whether they can stand in such a height. I hope, they can. Finally there is a "garden" (ach Gott!) of perhaps 12 feet broad in front of the house, with iron railing, and a brickwalled one (like Comely Bank, only that is not green, but might be made so) of 21 yards long. Almost all houses have in the back kitchen a set-boiler ("Copper") for washing, that room being the "washing-house," an excellent kitchen-grate of the kind you talked of, and a dresser or dresserkin as we shall think it: these, with grates, and some other trifles (sometimes, they say, even with bells!) constitute "the fixtures." It is reckoned a great point to get them included in the rent; for tho' they profess to be "appraised" in the way we conjectured, yet uniformly there is a great loss, and (if, for example, no tenant follow you for years) risk of total loss. The other charges and taxes in Edward's Square including £2..12 for the green enclosure, and lamplighting, are £13..2 by accurate summation, without the House-tax, which is this year to be repealed. The distance from the westernmost point of London is two miles and a cat's leap; from Mrs Austin thro' Kensington Gardens 3 quarters of a mile, from Mill about the same, from Hunt (which perhaps is no objection) about 1½ miles in quite the opposite direction; or rather half the opposite direction, for to Chelsea you hold south-east, to Bayswater &c northeast. It is a street, with one little gap, all the way to London: You are close by Holland House.— These were sorryish prospects: nevertheless I appointed to come again next night, and see Cochrane and the Landlord, neither of whom were on the spot.
And now back again to "my carpenter," an innocent conceited kind of body, who (sorrow to him!) had not yet got the key. Delays again, and trottings hither and thither; hunger (for it was now between 5 and 6) and Shaw's20 new "neat shoes" (half an inch too short; for which doom him also to a public rebuke) pinching me at heart and extremities: at length, all too late, appears the hateful Cockney Landlord with his double-w's and aspirates, his purse-pride, cunning and bunch of keys, and shows me in: the £45 house is not worth a rush for me; the upper story all divided into six or seven crib-bedrooms, in which nothing better than a litter of six or seven young whelps could have slept with comfort. I did not fell the Cockney landlord to the earth, but left him with civil speeches, and took my sorrowful way thro' narrow hedge-lanes and cottages ornamental and cottages squalid, thro' Brompton, towards the church-steeple of Chelsea. In Brompton (the Public houses there having nothing but "Beea") I dined with a most angelic young cowfeeder, close by the stall of six cows, on three-halfpence-worth of milk and a penny-loaf. At length came Chelsea, and Cheyne Row; a set of young bronze coloured gypsey faces were idly looking thro' a window; I asked them with a half-presentiment where Hunt lived; they answered, Here, and that he was from home. I enter: O ask me not for a description till we meet! The Frau Hunt lay drowsing on cushions "sick, sick" with thousand temporary ailments, the young imps all agog to see me jumped hither and thither, one strange goblin-looking fellow, about 16, ran ministering about tea-kettles for us: it was all a mingled lazaretto and tinkers camp, yet with a certain joy and nobleness at heart of it; faintly resembling some of the maddest scenes in Wilhelm Meister, only madder. They had looked at no houses, knew not what I meant by them; gave me to fancy that perhaps at that hour you might be reading a new Letter of Hunt's asking farther instructions of me.21 They gave me tea, would fain have given me the Husband's shoes (à la Shelley, for I was to be the new Shelley): finally the goblin, "Percy Hunt," a very good sort of fellow, I think, inquired me out an omnibus to Temple Bar; and I came hirpling [limping] home, with a determination at least to have my old shoes next day. A fraction of coarse oatmeal, left by the late Lodgers, yielded me porridge after a sort; and so sending you all the warmest prayer from the innermost of my heart, I tumbled into bed and sleep.
Next morning, or Thursday, to the Montagues, with the old phenomena little or not at all altered; to Irving's door (as above said) with glimpses into his Newman-street Pagoda,22 and Note pencilled by me in the Lobby; to Piccadilly halfway-house, and thence to Chelsea by omnibus; where Hunt (who had already had a message here) sat to welcome me in his choicest mood.23 The Wife was away; Thornton a poor brown spectre of a creature (whom his Mother had nevertheless spoken of "marrying and settling"!) saluted me with a tremulous kindness; I soon got out with Hunt in wide quest of houses. Chelsea lies low close by the side of the river; has an ancient, here and there dilapidated look; the houses apparently a tenth cheaper; some market articles, especially coals said likewise to be cheaper. I liked it little; and, to say truth, cared not to be so near the poetic Tinkerdom. We went thro' many houses, with little result; at length moved upwards to Brompton (a place I somehow, perhaps by repute only, have a liking for); and there also among many houses, found only one that attracted me. It is a pavilion-roofed new, strong, tight-looking house, in the middle of a not so hampered Gardenkin, a country-looking road with trees beyond, running by in front; other such cottages, yet not all alike, on this hand and on that. Nay, bethink thee of the Miss West Cottages at the end of Haddington: I think, it is likest these, only smaller I fancy, especially lower in the upper story which here again is only some eight feet. The House is shaped exactly like our Craigenputtoch one: two good rooms of good height, and say 16 feet square on each side of the lobby; the back-rooms entering also from the lobby (almost where our doors are, the other inner doors being near the front one), and I should fancy some 4 or 5 feet wider than ours are: in one of these (our library one), the red Bed would stand beautifully; the other (yet somehow without much air of offence) is the kitchen, and a nice clean one; backwards from this appeared boiler-house &c: upper story exactly like our own (except two feet lower) down even to dressingroom, and stair-head press! The rent "on lease" £40, perhaps higher for one year, and some unfixedness about fixtures and so forth. However this was by far the best looking thing I saw; and I took the landlady's address, with full purpose to see her soon, which new objects suspended, but have not at all suppressed. But for this day's task of Letter-writing I should have been there today.
Hunt gave me dinner, a pipe even and glass of ale; was the blithest, helpfullest, most loquacious of men; yet his talk only fatigued me mostly; there was much, much of it; full of airiness indeed yet with little but scepticising quibbles, crotchets, fancies, and even Cockney wit; which I was all too earnest to relish. He sent his kind regards to Craigenputtoch, and left me on my way to Edwardes Square.— Tho' late beyond my hour, I judged it better to see Cochrane first. His Wife (for he has an old wife) took me courteously in, till he should return from some "trustee meeting," where both he and the landlord were. She shewed me over her house; which tho' of precisely the same dimensions as the one I had seen looked really quite "a gem," so clean was it, so still and clear, with size enough and to spare for two. Cochrane staid long, and had to be sent for. Really far from a bad man, or even an uncivil man; gave me a quite kind reception, a cup of tea, abundance of Scotch and English news; and, to my question, an affirmation that he was still disposed to part with his house. No landlord for me, therefore! If I go to Edwardes Square, here is the spot for me. He kept me late, and I found no omnibus. Cheerful old Miles was sitting up for me, me the weariedest of men. I had appointed to see Cochrane next day; and finally settle with him. I steeped my feet in cold water, smoked a pipe, and went to bed.
Next morning, Friday, I set out westward, and took Buller by the way. Mill (who was waiting for me the second morning, as clear and friendlier than ever) had already given me his address; for he was sick, of some biliary surgical business, and was with his Father & Mother in a new place: I got promptest admittance on sending up my name; got my frank and much pleasant talk, and special right to have your Letters too se[n]t under cover to him (4. Parliament street, lest I should forget),—all in [the kindli]est way. I saw also [Mrs Strach]ey, who is close by for a time, in the way of removing to Bristol; she was [ver]y kind, and seemed mu[ch bett]er than formerly, as pure and devout as ever: you must now see her, and I think will readily contrive to like her. Finally I move off thro' the Parks to Edwardes Square; with the full purpose, in spite of Brompton, distance, and probable delay, to close with Cochrane: behold, however, Cochrane has taken a new thought, and cannot do it! His excuse too was reasonable; he talked of expecting some kind of "situation with a house attached," and so might have to shift twice over. What could I say? We got the old Landlord, and went intently over the vacant house (see, our results above); and so, quite disappointed again, walked eastward, turning in by Bayswater for a mutton-chop, and word of consolation, on the strength of which I walked home to meet Mill about tea at seven. Arthur Buller had been here; Hunt's boy with a Book; Mrs Badams too, about to leave town, and thinking you were here, had called, and written—one long sigh. Let me not forget for your comfort that I too wrote to Bessy Barnet, and expect her answer of Yes in a day or two: she was to be in readiness in some twelve days. Mill did not come till 9 o'clock, and then with a strange gaunt-looking "disciple," and so all three sat talking till near one o'clock.
You have thus, dear Wife, my whole history since we parted. Was ever anything more confused? To confuse the matter still more, Mrs Austin made me this offer yesterday: her husband and she are for the sea-coast again in August, and would willingly surrender their House to us for three months, when we might look about at will! I did not refuse, but felt that I must. Having fairly begun, why should we pause? She advises still that you come to some lodging of which there are several close by, and have a vote in the choice. What say you, Liebchen? Would you feel it kinder, if I had a house ready, as one or the other can be ready? I will keep looking out with all the muscular force I have (for it depends on that mainly); inquire and examine this Brompton affair mainly; but fix on nothing till I hear from you again. By the time you could get hither, I should have a choice of houses to take you to directly, and then we could decide at leisure. But you say, No, no: don't you? The only thing to be added is that if you say, Yes, then Whitehaven will in all probability be the road for the furniture.
Thus, dear Goodykin, have I filled you two of the longest sheets you ever read. Dinner is just here, and I dare not begin another. O my wee Wifiekin, how art thou, in these tumults? Alick promised me that he would as far as man could take the burden off you, screen from all toils, of which in spite of him enough would reach you. Take care, take every care. Tell Alick that if he send thee well to me, I will never forget him,—as indeed I never will any way. And now do you ever think of me? Not you, you little wretch! But oh me, I am too serious for jesting; yet not sad. I feel very fearless in this business; "tho' desperate not cowardly."24 Be of good cheer; it is for my Dearest's good too. And so God bless and keep thee!
T. Carlyle.
Jean will send this by express, on Monday. You will read it to Alick if he is with you? And consult with him. If my Mother also could hear it! But I must write her a Note of her own. The Boy was to have a shilling: send a Newspaper to me by him next morning (early) in your own hand. Then a deliberate Letter on Wednesday: directed as you were used, under cover, not forgetting the M. P.! You know the address above.— Jeffrey is no longer a Member, but a Lord of session. News in abundance next time. When? Probably by P. Austin on Sunday: I will warn Jean about it on the [cover] of this. Adieu, Dearest, Best!—
Explain me everything with the minuteness of a Goodykin; everything about thyself especially. I have not hinted to Holcroft that I am here: never mind the Newspapers, except to announce your wellbeing, I cannot read them at present— Here are this moment a lot of Books (thro' Fraser) for Jack: I bet from Miss M. Shall we see her? I think so. Enough! Enough! Is your Mother still with you, or where? John25 purposed writing to her directly: he was just nailing up a Box for Templand when I arrived. None in the house spoke of her with unkindness; he with great kindness. Tell her so.
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TC TO JOHN STERLING ; 21 December 1842; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18421221-TC-JOST-01; CL 15: 243-244
Chelsea, 21 decr, 1842—
Dear Sterling,
The man of the gig1 never heard of me or of my interest in Verran; nor have I, nor did I seek to have, the slightest inkling of knowledge about that matter save what you vouchsafed me. Nor do I venture to suggest, or hope or expect, in the least degree, what you are to do farther or to forbear doing with respect to the mining Hero. Pray proceed in it as if I had ceased to exist; as if I had died entirely, bequeathing you my thanks.
The truth is, having the daily firmer conviction that Hero-worship is not an ornamental flourish of rhetoric but an eternal fact, as old as the Almighty Founder himself, and destined to be the one salvation of the world in these coming times, I said to myself: "is not this perhaps a hero? Thou hitherto art the only hero-worshipper yet living;—why not proceed to worship,—to the extent of twenty shillings and some inquiries from Sterling?" This I said, and this I have done; and so end.
My Wife has your Letter this morning.— The Preadamite Powers of Chaos are in me; and my soul with excess of Stupidity, Pusillanimity, Tailor-melancholy2 and approaches of mere Desperation and Dog-madness, is as if blotted out. Strange to reflect, during a three-days rain, when all is mud and misery here below, that half a mile up, there is everlasting azure and a Sun shining as formerly!
No Cromwell will ever come out of me in this world. I dare not even try Cromwell!
Yours ever (in violent haste)
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Beautiful baby owl is hard to resist
Career professionals coach career seekers to do what they love to love what they do. Follow your bliss is the credo. How many of us have wished we could do just that but haven't? Well, meet a couple who have; Kathy and Bob Andrini.
Bob, a retired biology teacher at Addison Trail High School, got the birding bug when he took an ornithology class in college. He would lead morning bird walks during the school years and frequently, his wife, Kathy, would join him.
While Bob was influencing the high school set, Kathy molded the young minds at Swing Set Preschool. The more time she spent outside the more she craved it and pursued a naturalist certificate. She knew she was a birder in her own right when she started venturing out solo in pursuit of adding to her life list around 1996. Birders keep lists of the birds they spot. She recently challenged herself after a double knee replacement to endure a four hour hike in Big Ben National Park to spot and add the Colima Warbler.
The couple travels extensively in the quest of exotic and rare birds including Costa Rica where they added the Turquoise-browed Motmot and where wild McCaws were a common site. In the end, the more accessible and less showy Great Crested Fly Catcher is on Kathy's short list of favorites.
Birding drama can also be discovered in your own backyard if you know where to look. Two years ago the Great Horned Owls took up residence in a tree outside the courthouse in Geneva, so Kathy and Bob did also. They set up spotting scopes and did a little street show and tell. Inherent educators they know how to draw a crowd. And this April as flocks of hundreds of American white pelicans rested at Nelson Lake in Batavia during spring migration Kathy and Bob were there to witness and instruct.
Birds migrate at night and not all enter the realm of a natural environment. The skyscrapers of downtown Chicago are a seductive trap of reflecting glass promising the lush treescape of an inside atrium. The result can be injury if not death as an aftermath of these collision events. The couple volunteered for three seasons as a banding rescue team searching the downtown streets and alleys for survivors at 5am. Survivors went to rehab and the not so lucky to the Field Museum.
Bob volunteers at the Field Museum bird lab regularly. A lucky few get to join him for private tours. The specimens rest in wooden drawers neatly labeled; many from the 1800's, a carry over from the worlds fair. And if you can stomach it you can enter the beetle room. With all of the technology known to modern man the most effective and efficient method of preparing bird skeletons is to let a mound of flesh eating beetles loose on them. Not for the faint of heart.
Bob is also the President of the Kane County Audubon Society. Audubon captured the characteristics of various birds by drawing and painting them in their natural habitats. These days the camera does a much quicker job so as a natural extension the couple has become bird photographers as well. Currently, examples of their photography can be seen at the St. Charles library where the couple frequently serves as guest lecturers.
Kathy brings a recycling program to your school for kindergarteners through 5th graders. She also teaches a nature camp for five and six year olds every summer. The couple team up with the St. Charles Park District to offer the school district hands on programs for units of study. For instance, if a class is underway for forest ecology they will conduct field study in a forest.
They bring their passion and knowledge on birding to many groups as lecturers as well as experientially through bird walks. Whether you are an avid birder or just want to learn more about the colorful visitors in your backyard Bob and Kathy can provide an enjoyable experience.
Its still spring migration, its not too late to spot the tweet, tweet, tweets and your street, street, street!
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Beth Stovall will represent North Carolina will represent her state this September at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. She was crowned Miss North Carolina on Saturday following competition in Raleigh.
Stovall entered the pageant as Miss Greater Sampson County. She won preliminary competitions in both the swimsuit and talent competitions.
She was born and raised in Goldsboro, and was Miss Goldsboro 2013. She is a student at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where she is studying for a bachelor's degree in music.
Her ambition is to be a professional performer. She also wants to be a vocal coach at the collegiate level.
Her pageant platform is "Inspiration: Art." She is an advocate of encouraging children to express themselves through activities in the arts. Her pageant talent is as a vocalist.
Stovall credits the Miss America program with helping her become a "dimensional, self-confident, caring, and capable young woman."
If Stovall is crowned Miss North Carolina, she will become the second titleholder in her state to wear the national crown. The first was Miss North Carolina 1961 Maria Fletcher.
The last North Carolinian to finish in the top five at the national pageant was Miss North Carolina 2007 Jessica Jacobs. She was fourth runner-up.
A new Miss America is scheduled to be crowned on Sept. 14. The final night of pageantry will be broadcast live on the East Coast by the ABC television network, with a taped-delayed broadcast for the West Coast.
Also on Saturday, Karson Fair was crowned Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen. She will represent her state at the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando, Florida.
The teen pageant is the younger-sister competition in the Miss America Organization. Contestants are ages 13-17 years.
If Fair wins the national pageant, she will become the first North Carolina contestant to wear the national crown. The highest-placing contestant is Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2009 Katherine Puryear, who was third runner-up.


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College Hockey:Inaugural NCHC game sees North Dakota double up top-ranked Miami
OXFORD, Ohio — The first-ever league game for the newly-formed NCHC was a matchup of the league's preseason favorites that saw No. 6 North Dakota emerge victorious against top-ranked Miami by a 4-2 margin.
Each of UND's top-line forwards tallied a goal and an assist, while sophomore goaltender Zane Gothberg made 35 saves to earn the victory.
North Dakota built up a two-goal lead in the opening period with junior Michael Parks netting the first goal at 7:55. He was ready in front of the net to clean up a rebound on a shot by classmate Mark MacMillan, who then himself lit the lamp at 18:03, slapping in a rebound after the initial shot sailed high over the net and bounced off the glass and right back over the cage to his stick.
MacMillan said that the offensive leadership of the upperclassmen helped to set the tone for a lineup full of freshmen and sophomores.
"We've got a good group of veterans, they're the leaders on this team," he said. "Obviously, the first period was probably the best period of the game for us. I think a good group of leaders led the way and all the young guys looked fine out there."
The UND lead would be pushed to 3-0 just 14 seconds into the second period. The final junior on the top line, Brendan O'Donnell, took advantage of a puck misplayed behind the net by Miami sophomore goaltender Jay Williams for an easy put-in.
North Dakota head coach Dave Hakstol liked seeing all the scoring by his juniors on the top line, crediting them for staying with plays to completion.
"That was a positive for them to come out, you know, and make some plays offensively," Hakstol said. "More importantly, there was a couple good bounces there. We played good two-way hockey. That's the most important thing from my perspective."
Miami rallied to cut the deficit to one with goals at 8:25 and 18:18. The RedHawks' offense seemed to gradually gain momentum, outshooting North Dakota 15-8 in the period. Sophomore Sean Kuraly was first to score for Miami and freshman Anthony Louis added the second after he carried the puck behind the net and slipped it through Gothberg.
The RedHawks kept the pressure on in the final period and outshot UND by a final margin of 37-25. However, they never found the back of the net again. UND junior defenseman Nick Mattson netted the only score of the period at 12:45 on a power play to put the game out of reach.
Miami coach Enrico Blasi said while he liked his team's initial effort, it only took a few minutes before "it was North Dakota's game."
"Their power play came up big at the right time," Blasi said. "Their penalty kill came up big at the right time. Their goaltender had a few good saves anyway. We had too many miscues and you can't do that against a good team."
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Born: August 20, 1971 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Hazelwood East
College: Indiana (school history)
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– If Chris Jericho plans on returning to WWE, he's doing everything he can to throw fans off. Below is from Jericho's Twitter:
Yes! In Jan-Mar RT @MichaelMetal87 Hey man, are You and@FozzyRock goin' to be in the studio anytime soon? #AwesomeMusic
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) December 16, 2011
I posted the latest on Jericho and WWE earlier this week at this link.
– Embedded in the video below is a new Bret Hart interview. In it, he puts over today's talent but criticizes the "cookie cutter" look and the office that's directing the product. He alleges the office doesn't understand the talent they have and he's so sick of all the names they're pushing.


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Brain & Nervous System Health Center
Home Rehabilitation May Help Those With Brain Injuries
June 20, 2000 -- Brain injury is a common cause of disability among young adults in the U.S., causing problems with memory and communication, and sometimes leading to inappropriate behavior. A type of therapy called cognitive rehabilitation can help people overcome these symptoms, and a new study indicates it may work as well when given in the patient's home as it does at the hospital.
Cognitive function is the mental process of knowing, thinking, learning and judging. There are many forms of cognitive therapy, but it generally includes exercises aimed at improving memory, perception, speech, and coping and organizational skills.
A research team led by Andres M. Salazar, MD, of the Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation in Rockville, Md., looked at 128 patients with moderate to severe head injuries.
They were divided into two groups: One took part in an intensive, standardized eight-week cognitive rehabilitation program at a hospital; the other followed a home-based program that consisted of reading magazines and books; doing card and number games and other tasks to enhance cognitive and organizational skills; exercising; watching TV news; and speaking to a psychiatric nurse on the phone each week.
All of the patients were active-duty military personnel, and most were young, white, well-educated men. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that after a year, the percentage of patients who were able to return to work was nearly the same for both groups. And similar percentages in each group were found to be able to return to full active military duty.
Both groups had sustained the same type of injury and had similar symptoms, including headaches, seizures, major depression, and violent behavior.
Barry D. Jordan, MD, MPH, of the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in New York, says the study patients were relatively healthy and already had recovered significantly by the time the research began. In an editorial accompanying the study, Jordan writes that this may have limited the ability of the study to accurately document the benefits of in-hospital rehabilitation.


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'Severe' a wild dream sequence of abstract story
Published: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 2:45 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 2:45 p.m.
Thu-thud. Thu-thud.
Theater review
What: "Severe," by Ron Hasson, presented by the Browncoat Pub & Theatre
Where: Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St., downtown Wilmington
When: 8 p.m. April 3-5 and 5 p.m. April 6
Tickets: $10, $5 for students
Details: 910-341-0001 or www.BrownCoatTheatre.com
Thomas Winner stands on the balcony of the stage at Browncoat Pub and Theatre, steadily thudding out a heartbeat on a microphone as the lights fade in on
"Severe," a new play written and directed by Wilmington Theater Awards nominee Ron Hasson. A slew of entranced actors move about the small stage like the cogs of a machine, and the bushy-eyebrowed Igor (David Bollinger) slyly announces, "I think someone's getting fired."
"I feel something's going out of kilter around here," replies the overenthusiastic Ida (Lori Winner), just before the boss lady (Pam Smith) enters and the thudding heartbeat increases to a terrifying gallop.
Once the boss leaves, the thudding calms. When Ida again breaks the silence of her Orwellian workplace to tell a story about talking insects burrowing into graveyard caskets, the background actors chirp and click like bugs. It's eerie. It's surreal.
Igor interrupts Ida's story to ask, "What is the point of entry?"
"Better yet," interjects the main character, Dieter (Brandy Jones), "What is the point?"
That's certainly a question those attending "Severe" will ask themselves. "Severe" isn't for everyone. It's a wild dream sequence of a play told through an abstract, nonlinear storytelling that requires multiple viewings and time to marinate. I personally don't mind that, though. I would see "Severe" again.
The large, 16-piece company pulls together to present an entertaining rendering of Hasson's complex vision, carried by the prowess of his prose sprinkled with incredible one-liners, such as when a mob of masked interrogators drone "tell us about the possum" in unison. Susan Kranyik's modest production design, which includes white sheets on rods that are stretched by cast members to form little rooms of space, pairs well with Richard Blaylock's atmospheric light design and David Bollinger's sparse, jarring sound design. The large cast of actors, which includes nearly the entire Winner family – Lori and her children Abby, Thomas, and Matt – and a stand-out performance from Joshua Bailey as your flamboyant guide of "the multiplex," is equally responsible for creating the space of "Severe." There is no weak link.
Miming, extreme repetition, casting multiple actors to play a single character and an occasional breaking of the fourth wall are all ingredients in Hasson's recipe for a dreamlike world comparable to the movies of David Lynch or Todd Haynes.
Like Haynes' 2007 "I'm Not There," in which five different actors, including Cate Blanchett, all portray Bob Dylan at some point in the musician's career, Hasson uses three actors of varying sizes, ages and genders (Jones, Andrew Liguori and Abby Winner) to portray Dieter.
In "I'm Not There," Haynes' is aided by common knowledge. If you know something about Dylan's career, you can make sense of the seemingly unrelated narratives. On the other hand, Hasson's "Severe" is challenging to read. I was relieved during Sunday evening's intermission to learn that the rest of the audience was just as confused as I was. It took me until the second act to identify the three different actors as Dieter, and if I had known then what I know now, I would've read the first act differently.
Luckily for me, "Severe" plays again this weekend.
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Theater review
What: "Severe," by Ron Hasson, presented by the Browncoat Pub & Theatre
Where: Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St., downtown Wilmington
When: 8 p.m. April 3-5 and 5 p.m. April 6
Tickets: $10, $5 for students
Details: 910-341-0001 or www.BrownCoatTheatre.com
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Calvin Saleem Muhammad
Position: WR
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: December 10, 1958 in Jacksonville, FL
High School: William M. Raines
College: Texas Southern (school history)
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 12th round (322nd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 13 (6326th overall since 1950)
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Miami Dolphins free agents in 2011
The Miami Dolphins have taken a wait and see approach to negotiating with all of the team's free agents.
The Dolphins have either given low ball offers, or have made no offers to the restricted and unrestricted free agents that were on the roster in 2010 according to agents I've talked to. The belief is that Miami is waiting till a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is made to understand the league's financial landscape.
That's a risky approach considering players like nose tackle Paul Soliai, who blossomed last season as a first-year starter, might become desirable unrestricted free agents if the NFLPA fights to return free agency to the 2009 status, where a player is free and clear to sign with any team after four seasons without compensation being returned.
Impending free agents like tight end Anthony Fasano and receiver Davone Bess got deals done during the season, but it wasn't like the Dolphins rolling out the Brinks truck to ink both these role players.
Fasano and Bess, who each produced career seasons, got respectable deals that featured plenty of give and take from both sides, which in my opinion is good for the franchise.
The question is: who will be next? Who stays and who goes in 2011.
Here's a look at what's left of the Dolphins free agent class, and a breakdown of what kind of season they had, and what is to come once a new CBA agreement is reached.
Obviously some guys will be (or might becomee) restricted free agents (RFA), which would require draft picks if they are signed by another team. Some are unrestricted free agents (UFA), which means they could bolt without restrictions. Some are exclusive rights free agents (ERFA), which means the Dolphins can sign them to any one-year tender they offer and the player has no leverage.
Ronnie Brown (UFA) – He just finished his sixth season, which is when tailbacks are on the other side of their career. Brown is coming off career lows in yards per carry (3.7) and is looking for his last major deal. General Manager Jeff Ireland said the Dolphins will likely retain one - not both - of last year's front line tailbacks. Brown is younger than Ricky Williams, but he'll likely sign with the team that offers the most money.
Patrick Cobbs (UFA) – Tony Sparano's favorite player was sparingly used on offense, carrying the ball four times (zero yards) and catching eight passes for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He's also one of the team's better core special teams contributors. However, Cobbs lacks the speed needed to be the homerun threat the Dolphins seek.
Nate Garner (RFA) – Garner started eight games last season, but broke his foot for a second time during training camp and landed on the IR. It's possible he's the missing pulling guard this offense desperately lacks. He'll return and will likely compete for a starting spot.
Joey Haynos (RFA) – Haynos caught 21 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns in his two previous seasons with the Dolphins, but he broken his right foot during training camp and was waived injured. There's also concern he's not the seam threat tight end the Dolphins need.
Lex Hilliard (ERFA) – Hilliard served as the backup fullback the second half of the season. He didn't get one rushing attempt in 2009. He averaged 3.9 yards per carry last season, but I'm told Ireland has a higher opinion of him than Sparano, and that could help his standing.
Richie Incognito (UFA) - Incognito started every game at left guard and had a decent season on a lackluster offensive line. He's a decent drive blocker, but pulling isn't one of his strengths. He's probably better suited to serve as a right guard or center, which is likely where he'd be moved if re-signed.
Tony McDaniel (UFA) – He's was one of the Dolphins' most effective defensive lineman in the production per snap category, but this team has an overflow of starting caliber defensive ends in Phillip Merling, Randy Starks, Kendall Langford, and Jared Odrick. That's why it's likely that the Dolphins will let him depart this offseason. McDaniel has the versatility to play in a 3-4 or 4-3 scheme.
Pat McQuistan (UFA) – This journey the Dolphins acquired from Dallas for a late-round pick started eight games at various spots last season. He's a decent fill-in guy, but it doesn't appear he possesses much upside as a starter. However, his versatility, which allows him to play guard and tackle, adds to his value. He could return as a reserve.
Quentin Moses (likely UFA) – I jokingly call Moses "The Teflon Don" because he's one of the few survivors of the Cam Cameron era, consistently escaping the Dolphins' constant roster churning. Moses, who contributed 18 tackles and one sack, is coming off his best season as a Dolphins, but this team must determine if there's more upside?
Lydon Murtha (ERFA) – Murtha, whom the Dolphins poached off the Lions' practice squad in 2009, started four games at right tackle before missing the season finale because of a concussion. He's not an upgrade over Vernon Carey, the tackle he replaced, but he's worth a continued investment.
Chad Pennington (UFA) – This 11-year veteran plans to give it one more shot, rehabbing his surgically repaired shoulder for the fourth time with the hopes of continuing his NFL career. The knowledge, experience, and leadership he brings is priceless, so it's possible he'll be re-signed to serve as a backup player/coach.
Cory Procter (UFA) – The Dolphins' utility offensive lineman suffered a season-ending ACL injury against the Bears and is looking at an uphill battle to be healthy enough to participate in training camp in 2011. If he's not signed the Dolphins must add a center this offseason.
Kory Sheets (ERFA) – Sheets was the fastest player on the team last season, but he suffered a season-ending right Achilles injury during training camp. He's presently rehabbing, and has been told he'll be re-signed. It's possible he's the homerun threat as a tailback and returner this team seeks.
Paul Soliai (likely UFA) – It's taken him four seasons but Soliai's finally blossoming into a reliable 3-4 nose tackle, and could demand a contract that guarantees roughly $5 million on the open market. Without Soliai the Dolphins' forceful front line might take a step back. Chris Baker is the only other nose tackle on the roster, and Randy Starks would prefer to regain an end.
Tyler Thigpen (likely UFA) – Money isn't the driving motivation here. Chad Henne's backup wants an opportunity to compete for a starting spot. He's already turned down a three-year contract offer from the Dolphins. But his camp hasn't ruled out returning, and the Dolphins remain interested. But he wants a fair shot to compete with Henne.
Ricky Williams (UFA) – He's been paid handsomely as a backup for the past two seasons, but it's likely he'll have to accept half his 2010 salary from whoever employs him next season. Williams would like to remain in South Florida, but it's likely he'll sign with the highest bidder considering he's deep into the back-nine of his career.
So, who in your opinion must be re-signed, and who should the Dolphins let go?


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Last week I tackled the role of the public CIO in the broadband stimulus grant program. The main theme was that, for a better shot at winning a grant, CIOs need to approach community networks as business ventures that must raise and/or save enough money so you can afford to use them to benefit currently unserved and underserved constituents.
I want to drop from that 30,000-foot view down to look at some of the nuts and bolts of conducting effective needs analysis, and forming good partnerships. These are particularly important given recent developments with the grant disbursement schedule.
Originally the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) indicated they would begin the funding process in May or June of this year. Communities that had been planning a network for months geared up to jump on the first grant train leaving. However, bureaucratic reality set in and funds won't start flowing until the end of December.
This creates some major issues that need to be resolved. A December grant payout (assuming you win) means Northern and Midwestern states aren't breaking any ground on projects until the spring thaw -- say March, April next year. Even in Southern and Western states, there'll be added weeks for paperwork processing.
Had you applied for a grant in May and lost, at least you'd be able to put the project into your 2010 budgets or secure other funding to start the project before winter. If you don't win a grant in December, it's too late to budget it. And if you budget the project or find other funding now, you aren't eligible for stimulus grants since you can only get money if the network can't be funded any other way.
So, do you move now to launch a broadband project, or do you postpone for almost a year starting toward those economic benefits constituents have been demanding? The former is financially risky, while the latter means you'll likely fall even further behind the technology curve in a country already behind globally.
This is where needs analysis and partnering comes in. The only way to know if government and constituent stakeholders have enough needs to justify pursuing a network without a grant guaranteed is to do a lot of homework.
Ask, Build, Ask
I recommend the ask-build-ask-again approach. Ask constituents what they want or need, how getting what they want will benefit them and how much they can pay for the service. Cast your feedback-gathering net wide within government agencies, to communities, and even to organizations you want to attract to your community.
Develop on paper a prototype of the network infrastructure and capabilities you think best meet the stated needs and go to stakeholders again. "This is what we think you asked for, but is it really what you want?" Even if you're talking to constituents who can't afford a lot for service, you still need to know that they'll be able to use what you build.
Patricia DeCarlo, a community leader from a low-income Philadelphia neighborhood, explained how in 2004, city representatives asked them about the proposed citywide wireless broadband network enabling people to sit in the park and use laptops. She told them, "Our folks do not have little laptops that they can take to the park. Listen to them. Otherwise you're just wasting people's time."
Find Partners Who Can Pay
Through need assessment is also how you identify and recruit partner organizations that bring revenue and subscribers to the network. Your main selection criteria should be: Who can make you more appealing to federal agencies, and which stakeholders can help you financially sustain the network once it's built?
Nonprofits serving your communities that fit