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Week six is here. Time has passed so quickly but boy am I noticing the changes – both good and not so good! As I have said before, I will always strive to make my blog an honest and authentic account of my competition journey so here it is – goodbye boobs… Yep, you read right, the girls are shrinking at a rapid rate! Naturally it's going to happen when you drop body fat unless you're fortunate enough to be a genetically-gifted freak of nature or you have implants! I knew it would be a matter of time yet slowly but surely I'm watching them disappear – thank God for padded bikini cups and chicken fillets! Despite the upstairs shrinkage factor there are plenty of great things happening to my body too, and I'm finally starting to see the changes. It's always easier to be critical of your own body and it always seems we are last to notice the changes within ourselves.
My abs are slowly coming through which I'm pumped about. I never imagined I would get that elusive washboard stomach I've always wanted because it seems to be my stubborn area for body fat. In the past few weeks I've also noticed my nails and hair growing rapidly and becoming stronger than ever. I wondered if anyone else in prep mode has experienced this so I approached my nutritionist Dayni to see if it was my imagination. Strangely enough it happens due to the extra protein in your body. Isn't the human body such an amazing thing!
Physically, my training has been intense as always apart from another dreaded virus which knocked me out of action for two days. Despite this I dropped another 1.5 kilos this week which means my diet is being tweaked again and my cardio decreased. Lucky for me my body is responding really well to my diet and training regime so I'm leaning down pretty quickly. I constantly feel like my body is aching with muscle soreness but I wouldn't have it any other way. I love feeling like my muscles have been ripped to shreds in the weights room only to repair, rebuild and come back stronger following the recovery process. Call me crazy but it makes me feel like I have worked as hard as I possibly can – it's a good kind of pain.
This week I've been practicing my posing at every chance I get. While I still feel like a baby giraffe trying to walk with its long legs, this baby giraffe is definitely getting there! Each moment I spend perfecting my posing I feel more confident and poised. I must say I'm finding that mental preparation plays a huge part in mastering the art of posing. Every time I adorn those clear stripper heels I mentally prepare myself for the moment I'll step on stage. It makes it more real in a sense to envisage 'the moment' in my head – when all this hard work, dedication and preparation will finally come to fruition. I can't help but wonder how I'll feel on the day. Will the nerves get the better of me and make me forget my t-walk? Will I be able to fool the judges and the audience into believing I'm not nervous even if I'm shaking in my boots – or heels should I say? What if I make an ass of myself and slip over? All these questions play on my mind when posing but mentally I'm preparing myself for what lies ahead. I think this is the only way to overcome your fears – preparation is the key to success so if I imagine being in 'the moment' every time I put on my stage heels I can prepare for what I want to achieve.
'You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction' - George Lorimer
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Nashville transplant Jack White is frequently a highlight of Bonnaroo, and his headline performance on Saturday, June 14, did not disappoint. He transfixed the massive crowd with a high energy set that spanned his catalog: from The White Stripes to The Raconteurs to his most-recent solo effort, Lazaretto. It was a cleansing of sorts, after Kanye West performed to mixed reviews the previous night.
The heat, humidity and inebriation were a setback for some, but most continued to enjoy every moment of life in Centeroo--the heart of Bonnaroo. If Jack White didn't make an impact then a late-night Superjam featuring Skrillex, the psychedelic ride of The Flaming Lips or Lionel Richie's timeless hits were certain alternatives.
It was impossible to be everywhere at once, but given the diversity of the lineup and quality of the artists, just about anywhere within the central walls was sufficient. Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorrilaz), Cage the Elephant, Cake, Ms. Lauryn Hill, James Blake, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Frank Ocean all contributed to Saturday's madness. A schedule change between Ms. Lauryn Hill and James Blake had fans crisscrossed who didn't check the online schedule. An unfortunate dilemma for those camped out on the rail all day waiting for their artist..
Bonnaroo comes to a close on Sunday, with a headline performance by Sir Elton John. Other high profile artists include Wiz Khalifa, The Avett Brothers, City and Colour, Broken Bells, Arctic Monkeys and The Bluegrass Situation hosted by Ed Helms.
Lionel Richie
Music genres may come and go but some artists are timeless. Lionel Richie took the What Stage just before Jack White's headline performance and quickly demonstrated why he's one of the top-selling artists in the history of music. Whether it was music from Motown icons Commodores to his multi-platinum selling "Can't Slow Down" to his latest "Tuskegee," Richie delivered on all facets of his performance.
Frank Ocean
Perhaps the most successful of the Odd Future collective, Frank Ocean has been quiet in 2014. Ocean blew up in 2012 and matched that success in 2013. He's been hard at work on his followup to "Channel Orange."
Damon Albarn
Easily one of the highlights of Saturday, Damon Albarn made an impact with Blur and the Gorillaz. His performance opposite the always impressive Cage the Elephant was a no-contest decision. Albarn ripped through Blur, Gorillaz and various other side projects ensuring we made the proper call.
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Derek Trucks is a master of the slide guitar. He and wife Susan Tedeschi have been handed the torch of blues rock and their vast entourage that comprise the Tedeschi Trucks Band offered a blistering set of classic blues on Saturday afternoon.
Skrillex Superjam
It's Skrillex. It's a Superjam. Honestly, either of these alone would be sufficient to be present in This Tent on Saturday. Skrillex and Big Gigantic hosted a Superjam, implying one had to be there. Heavy bass pumped far and wide as fans crowded in tighter for the ultimate Bonnaroo dance experience.
Jack White
Jack White is a guitar icon and his musical impression knows no bounds. He's personally taken the entirety of Americana rock and roll added his vast knowledge of music history and has reignited the concept of garage rock. Currently touring on the recently-dropped "Lazeretto," White hit the Bonnaroo faithful with bits and pieces of his diverse musical catalog.
Ms. Lauryn Hill
The strong R&B presence of Bonnaroo 2014 continued on Saturday with an evening performance by Ms. Lauryn Hill. She hit the crowd early with fan-favorite "Killing Me Softly With His Song," before rolling through a mix of both solo and Fugees material.
Slightly Stoopid
Slightly Stoopid performed opposite Phosphorescent in a battle of stoner rock versus modern country folk. The playful and upbeat Slightly Stoopid was a mood-based decision and a good time was had by all.


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Some may deride the contemporary American shopping mall as a shop till you drop, cathedral of conspicuous consumption; a manifestation of our society's affluenza epidemic. In many ways, such an assessment is accurate. However, this was not always the case. In the early days, the typical mall-type center was markedly different than the modern model.
In the 1950s and '60s, the shopping mall was an "everything in one place" place. There would be one, or even two, 5 & 10-type stores, a drug store, supermarket, bowling alley, professional concourse of medical offices and -even- a church or chapel. Tenant mixes were geared more toward middle market stores, providing things that people really needed. Also, fashion shows, pageants and public events were held regularly, making the early shopping mall a true community center.
A circa-1963 floor plan of Atlanta's LENOX SQUARE, which was one of the first major shopping malls in the Southeastern United States. In its original incarnation, it featured two large anchor department stores (Atlanta-based Rich's and Davison's, a Macy's subsidiary). Stores and services included an S.S. Kresge 5 & 10, S & W Cafeteria, bowling alley, Lenox Square Theatre and Colonial supermarket. There was even a space-age Gulf filling station in the mall's periphery. As they used to say..."It's All There At Lenox Square".
Trademarks of stores and services that were found in many a post-war shopping mall. The focus then was to provide a wide array of merchandisers under one roof. Tenants ranged from the upmarket "anchor" department store, fashion boutique or menswear shop to the middle market 5 & 10 / variety store, pharmacy, grocery or cafeteria.
In these three shots, we see typical shopping mall tenants of the 1960s. F.W. Woolworth junior-anchored several malls built in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, including this installation at Tampa's WEST SHORE PLAZA SHOPPING CITY. The Cherry Hill Grill, seen in the second shot, was an adjunct of the Harvest House Cafeteria / Woolworth at New Jersey's CHERRY HILL MALL. Cafeterias and snack bars were a mall fixture before food courts became popular in the 1980s. CHERRY HILL MALL also included the Food Fair supermarket seen in the photo directly above.
Photo 1 from http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/
Photo 2 from http://paul-altobelli.com/2006/10/cherry-hill-mall-postcards/
Photo 3 from http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com
Back in the days, a new shopping mall would open with much fanfare. It was not uncommon for a dedication ceremony to go on for days. Unusual and attention grabbing stunts might be performed and celebrities would make appearances.
Things had changed by the 1980s, mall-wise. 5 & 10s and grocery stores had been eschewed in favor of more high-end shoe and apparel stores. The upscale, sit-down restaurant, a fixture of the shopping mall anchor department store of yore, had been put out of business by the many "chain" fast food joints that now filled the typical mall food court.
Moreover, the community center aspect of a shopping mall had been done away with by lawsuits and court decisions that forbade using a mall as the public forum that it had started out as. By the 1990s, mall operators across the continent were instructing security guards to stop the casual mall visitor from simply taking photographs of their properties!
The typical mall was now being derided for its generic looks, sameness and predictability. A center in Maine would invariably have the same stores and fast food eateries as one in Southern California, Kansas City or Seattle. Moreover, the new-style "Anytown USA" mall would look pretty much the same no matter where it was located.
One last impression here...back in the mid-century years, the typical shopping mall was designed utilizing the latest trends in "ultra-modern" architecture. Mall photos from this era show stunning, futuristic and unique design. Unfortunately, such architecture, now referred to as "Mid-Century Modern", has been obliterated by renovations and "facelifts".
A lot of this damage was done during the 1980s and '90s when newly-built and remodeled shopping malls became truly UGLY in appearance. The rush to embrace so-called "Post-modern" architecture created the generic "Anytown USA" mall derided above. I suppose the one saving grace here is that this type of architecture -with its gaudy-glizty, faux fancy look- is now deemed passe' and is being ripped out and replaced by the more attractive mall architecture of the 21st century.
A recent view of Greater Pittsburgh's SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE. As has been the case with nearly every single mid-20th century shopping mall, the interior has undergone several renovations over the years. An unwritten law in retail states that any shopping mall must be physically updated at least every 10 years...else it will loose favor with the buying public. So, nearly all of the classic Mid-century Modern design details at SHV have been obliterated.
Photo from Wikipedia / Jim Henderson
Atlanta's LENOX SQUARE as it is currently configured. Over the years, the complex has grown from an 800,000 square foot structure housing fifty-two stores into one encompassing 1,545,000 square feet and over two hundred and forty tenants! Needless to say, the present-day mall has NO 5 & 10, supermarket, cafeteria or gas station. The owners finally got rid of the cinema in 2003. Nowadays, all that is "there" at Lenox Square is anything but middle-market. Today's roster of toney tenants includes Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Williams-Sonoma, Ralph Lauren, Cartier, Restoration Hardware and Hermes.
A collection of logos from the typical "Grade A" shopping mall of today. As its classification would imply, this type of shopping hub is populated by exclusive boutiques and stores catering to the more affluent shopper.
Barneys New York, a so-called "luxury department store", originated in Manhattan in 1923. Above, we have the chain's ill-fated NORTHPARK CENTER store, in Dallas, Texas. It opened, with much fanfare, in September 2006 and closed for good in April 2013.
Photo from Wikipedia / "020808"
Brisbane, California's bebe ["bee bee"] operates three hundred and twelve stores around the globe. The first opened, in Downtown San Francisco, in 1976. This women's apparel retailer has locations in many of America's Grade A malls. However, there are also several "Grade B" mall branches. The shot above was taken in Miami-Dade's AVENTURA MALL.
Photo from Wikipedia / "CoolCaesar"
The typical Grade B mall might have several of the stores depicted above, but it is not uncommon to see a few of these nameplates at a high-end Grade A mall.
The very first Sunglass Hut, a kiosk-type store, was located in Miami-Dade's DADELAND MALL and began business in 1971. Today, the chain, a division of Italy's Luxottica Group, operates over two thousand stores around the world. The NATICK MALL location, outside of Boston, is seen above.
Photo from Wikipedia / John Phelan
The Finish Line chain originated, in 1976, with a franchised Athlete's Foot store in Downtown Indianapolis. In 1981, the first Finish Line locations were established. Today, the Indy-based retailer operates over six hundred and fifty stores. The photo above shows the NORTHSHORE CENTER location, also outside of Boston.
Photo from Wikipedia / John Phelan
Today, with all of the unwelcoming atmosphere created by so-called "codes of conduct" and camera-grabbing security guards, one might get the impression that they are only welcome in a mall for as long as the charge or debit card is in use. When the spending spree is over, one is -apparently- expected to make tracks. This is in opposition to the old-fashioned concept of a mall, where great lengths were taken to try and keep you in the place for as long as possible, whether you were buying anything or not.
During the 1970s and '80s, America was in a full-throttle shopping mall building boom, with new retail square footage peaking in 1985. However, between 1989 and 1993, shopping center construction starts dropped by seventy percent. By the late 1990s, the notorious "dead mall" syndrome had appeared.
There have been several explanations for this phenomenon, where once-vibrant retail hubs become virtually vacant ghost towns devoid of tenants and shoppers.
The most obvious reasons for the proliferation of moribund malls in the United States are the advent of televised home shopping channels, in 1982, and introduction of online retailing, in 1991. Another cause that is sometimes opined for the dead mall syndrome is so-called changes in neighborhood demographics (a euphemistic way to say "there went the neighborhood").
Frankly, as I see it, the primary reason for many of the dead, dying -or redeveloped- malls is simply this...there were too many built in the United States during the 1970s and '80s. It doesn't take rocket science to figure out that a medium-sized American city such as Toledo, Ohio could only -realistically- support one large fully-enclosed shopping mall. FOUR opened in the metropolitan area between 1969 and 1980, so it was inevitable that some would eventually fail. Just one -FRANKLIN PARK MALL- remains in business today.
This shopping mall malaise, a hangover from the nation's overbuilding binge, has been repeated in over malled cities and towns from coast to coast over the past two decades.
Along with all of the over development done during the 1970s and '80s, a few other -hitherto unrevealed- dead mall generators might be mentioned. There has been a precipitous drop in our buying power since 1970. The end result was that the typical American did not have as much disposable income as they did during the early years of the nation's suburbanization and shopping mall development.
With less discretionary income, John Q. Public could no longer afford to shop at the typical mall as much, where prices for merchandise were higher due to "common area fees" levied on all tenants. These surcharges paid for mallway maintenance and heating and cooling of the areas. In the 1950s, '60s and early '70s, electric power was plentiful and cheap.
This changed drastically during the mid-1970s, when monthly power bills began to escalate (and never stopped!). This inevitably caused the prices for mall-bought merchandise to rise, while -at the same time- the purchasing power of the general public was shrinking. In essence, the underpinnings of the dead mall syndrome were being established, although they would not manifest themselves for several years.
After some 20 years of over development and market saturation, "Grade C" and "D" shopping malls in America were dead and dying. By the late 1990s, demolition crews -ripping down once-vibrant centers of commerce- were being seen more and more.
Photo from http://www.mikecohen.ca/mikecohen/2010/10/first-photos-of-cavendish-mall-demolition.html / Mike Cohen
As previously mentioned, the standard American mall went through various changes during the 1980s...with a shift toward more upscale tenantry. As some malls began to decline in the 1990s, a new manifestation of retail was emerging. Known as the "lifestyle center", it had first appeared in the spring of 1987, under the auspices of Greater Memphis' SHOPS OF SADDLE CREEK
The lifestyle center dispensed with the fully-enclosed, weather-protected ("perpetual springtime") mall concept that had been popularized during the 1960s and '70s. Lifestyle centers were open-air, much smaller in scale and fully upscale. The "huge shopping center in the middle of a sea of parking" model from the mid-20th century was now obsolete...or so it was told.
The "new and improved" shopping complex -the lifestyle center- had a substantially smaller footprint than a standard mall and was configured so shoppers could (supposedly) park directly in front of a particular store. Heaven help it if one had to actually walk any distance while shopping!
In the brave new -new millennium- world, nobody had the time to walk, peruse or people watch, as they would have done years before. Now it was rush, rush, rush! In other words, get in the store, buy whatever and hurry off to some other appointment or obligation, all the while driving and chatting (simultaneously) on a cell phone.
Due to its compact footprint and lack of a heated and cooled common area, the lifestyle center cost less to build and operate. It supposedly produced higher sales per square foot figures than the traditional mall...although one wouldn't be able to tell by the prices of the merchandise!
In a contemporary site plan of Memphis' THE SHOPS OF SADDLE CREEK, one sees the typical layout of a lifestyle-type complex. Inline stores are small (in the 1,000 to 7,000 square foot range). The entire -three-structure- complex encompasses only 137,500 leasable square feet.
Minnesota's SHOPPES AT ARBOR LAKES lifestyle center typifies the genre with its lush landscaping, toney tenants and trendy architecture.
Photo from Wikipedia / "MgWiki"
In a nutshell, the quaint and intimate lifestyle center was IN, with the perception being that the gargantuan, impersonal shopping mall was OUT. The word "mall" was even designated a 4-letter word, of sorts. All the while, new lifestyle-type properties poured on the pretense with fancy-sounding monikers, such as shopPES, cenTRE or pointE.
No, I didn't screw up and post a blank image, lol. Amidst all of the sensation surrounding the lifestyle center fad, one aspect seems to be (purposely) ignored...shoppers are out in the rain or any other inclement weather when going from store to store. Of course, at the standard "obsolete" shopping mall, this is not the case. I had a hunch and did several Google searches to try and find even ONE photo of a snowed-in -or rain-soaked- lifestyle center. There were none to be found...as represented by the non-photo above.
The evolution of the retail industry in the 1980s brought forth yet another new concept in shopping centers; the "power center" or "stretch mall". 280 METRO CENTER, America's first quote-unquote power center, began business -in suburban San Francisco- in 1986.
Like the lifestyle center, the power center was open-air. The big difference was that the power center was not filled with small, exclusive, boutique-type shoppes and bistros, but with large big box stores and smaller inline tenants.
In essence, our "power plaza" was a discount-oriented hodgepodge of retailers, usually surrounding a large parking area. The power center shopper could, and probably did, drive directly to the front of each store they wanted to shop at and would get in the car, and endure parking lot pandemonium, to drive directly to another store at the other end of the complex. Walking between these destinations, as one would do in a conventional mall, was strictly out!
Stores in suburban San Francisco's 280 METRO CENTER surround its central parking area. In essence, the typical mall in a sea of parking was turned inside out. Big box-type stores in the 213,500 square foot complex ranged from 13,000 to 30,000 square feet, with inline stores encompassing between 2,000 and 7,000 square feet.
Photo from http://www.westgateohio.com
As it turns out, the retail industry's zeal to promote the lifestyle center as the "new and improved" thing, while dismissing the enclosed mall as an "old and rotten" dinosaur, proved a bit presumptuous. In a May 5, 2011 write-up on the NATIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTOR website,
it was revealed that, during our recent recession, the American shopping mall fared much better than would ever have been imagined just a few years ago. In fact, sales per square foot figures for the fully-enclosed, Grade A, destination-type mall surpassed those of the much ballyhooed lifestyle center!
The facts stated in this article could remind one of other premature obituaries of yore, such as Mark Twain's famous "The report of my death was an exaggeration" quotation. Obviously, those many dire predictions for the eminent demise of the mall as we know it were not much more than wishful thinking on the part of various lifestyle center developers. The (generally clueless) news media was -and is- on board to spread lots of pro-lifestyle center propaganda.
Of course, not every single mall out there is on solid ground...many of the lesser "Grade C" and "D" ones will eventually go under, if they haven't already. But, the high-end destination-type mall is here to stay.
In a final debunk of this erroneous "malls are dead" half truth, let us consider that, out of the top 20 largest shopping malls in the nation, eight are presently undergoing large-scale expansion renovations. If, as the factoid says, malls are a dead and dying breed, why -then- are gargantuan shopping centers such as MALL OF AMERICA, KING OF PRUSSIA MALL, DEL AMO FASHION CENTER, ALA MOANA CENTER and ROOSEVELT FIELD MALL being made even bigger?
Photos of three of the most profitable shopping malls in the nation, as per US News and World Report. In the first we have New Jersey's WESTFIELD GARDEN STATE PLAZA. The second shot is of Arizona's SCOTTSDALE FASHION SQUARE, with the third photo having been taken inside Hawaii's ALA MOANA CENTER. These destination-type malls opened between 1957 and 1961, and are still going strong over 50 years later! Will the same be able to be said of many lifestyle centers in the year 2045?
Photo 1 from Wikipedia / CC-BY-SA-2.5 - "NightScream"
Photo 2 from Wikipedia / Joseph Plotz
Photo 3 from Magnus Mansky
Retail Traffic website
US News & World Report "America's Most Endangered Malls"
Wikipedia "Home Shopping Network", "Online Retailing" and "Dot Com Bubble" articles
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Retail Traffic website
US News & World Report "America's Most Endangered Malls"
Wikipedia "Home Shopping Network", "Online Retailing" and "Dot Com Bubble" articles
The graphics of various retail stores used in this article help illustrate a key moment in retail history that is described in the article. The images are of lower resolution than the originals (copies made would be of inferior quality). The images are not replaceable with free-use or public-domain images. The use of the images does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the images in any way. The images are being used for non-profit, informational purposes only and their use is not believed to detract from the original images in any way.
Bradenton's Cortez Plaza
The Bay Area's first mall-type shopping hub used this logo in 1959.
Graphic from The Sarasota Herald Tribune
The Bay Area's first mall-type shopping hub used this logo in 1959.
Graphic from The Sarasota Herald Tribune
An opening day announcement from February 1959. Although promoted here as a (quote-unquote) "air cooled mall", the complex was fully open-air. The interiors of stores were fully air-conditioned and climate-controlled...still a selling point in the late 1950s.
Advert from the Sarasota Herald Tribune
A layout of the original shopping plaza. From today's jaded vantage point, it seems almost unbelievable that, in 1959, a rather small, 185,000 square foot mall could be promoted as "mammoth"...or that it was the largest shopping center on the entire west coast of Florida.
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Although his last name is "Riddle," there isn't much guessing to do when it comes to what the TUF season 7 cast member plans to do when he steps into the Octagon with former cast mate Dan Cramer at UFC 101.
"I'm just going to stand and bang with him. If he gets the better of me there, I'll just take him down and smash him." Matt Riddle says when discussing his upcoming fight. "I told the UFC 'if you guys want me to smash somebody, give me Dan Cramer.'"
Riddle may be best known for utterly destroying Dan Simmler in what has been called the biggest knockout in TUF history according to Dana White. Riddle would later be knocked out of the tournament after losing to Tim Credeur but his mark had already been made. Riddle would go on to beat former cast mate Dante Rivera at the TUF 7 finale and had a bright future ahead.
Hoever, injuries have slowed down the man nicknamed "Chipper" by Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. A knee injury kept him out of a UFC 91 fight with Ryan Thomas and out of action for nearly a year. He rebounded from the injury and defeated Steve Bruno at UFC Fight Night back in February. However, the injury has put a damper on Riddle's jujitsu training since then. Now, Riddle says that he is refreshed and ready to get back to work.
"I'm pretty tough and I already had knee surgery done when I was a senior in high school and I won state three weeks after surgery that time," he says. "This time I fought eight weeks after I had surgery and beat Steve Bruno. I'm used to training and rehabbing myself after I'm hurt."
Now he is set to fight Dan Cramer and Riddle doesn't seem to be phased at all by the American Top Team fighter.
"Whenever we practiced on the show I'd beat him up and I feel like I'm just going to beat him up again for three 5 minute rounds. It's just going to be real instead of practice," Riddle says. "I know he's improved a lot since he's training with American Top Team. If he didn't improve a lot then there would be something wrong with him. He's been at American Top Team since he was 18. I know for a fact that Steve Bruno is someone he trained with all the time and I smashed him out."
Because of the injury, Riddle has been forced to focus more on his standup than his Jujitsu - which might be scary considering what he has done in the past.
"Honestly, I didn't think I had any standup until I went and did TUF. I've gotten into scraps before and knocked people out, but that's just one thing. To knock out another professional, that's another thing entirely," he explains. "I've cracked people but I've used my punching for a setup for the takedown. Then on TUF I found out I had really heavy hands."
The game plan for Riddle is simple. Stand and bang.
"I've been working on my stand up because I want to bang with him. I been working on countering with the right hand because I know he's going to throw the right hand at me," Riddle says before explaining that he's finally been able to work on is ground game again. "I've been working on taking people down, smashing and submitting them. I have been working a lot on my ground game."
Ultimately, Riddle says that this fight is going to be "bad news" for Cramer. When asked if he plans on ending it like the Simmler fight, Riddle takes pause and gives a surprising answer.
"I'm going to throw bombs, don't worry. I'm going more for what Dan Henderson did to Michael Bisping at UFC 100."
Looks like it may be a pretty brutal ending if Riddle has his way at on August 8th.
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This week: Abbey Road on the River, May 25-26, Louisville, KY, with the Beach Boys, John Sebastian, Laurence Juber, Ambrosia, Beatle tribute bands, Information: http://www.arotr.com
Your Beatles calendar for the week:
- Paul McCartney Out There! Tour: The tour is scheduled to resume June 14 in Lubbock, Texas. (Tickets for U.S. shows available here and here.)
"Good Ol' Freda" is now out on DVD and Blu-ray and is also streaming on Netflix. Screening information at the film website at http://www.goodolfreda.com.
Beatles tours:
- New York by Susan Ratisher Ryan, Fab 4 NYC Walking Tours,. Website: http://www.fab4nyctours.wordpress.com/.
- Los Angeles by Gillian Lomax's A Magical History Tour. Website: http://www.amagicalhistorytour.com.
- Liverpool by Jackie Spencer. Website: http://www.beatleguide.com.
- London walking tours by Richard Porter: http://www.beatlesinlondon.com.
- Beatleshow, 5:30 p.m. nightly, Saxe Theater, Las Vegas.
- "Saturday With the Beatles," weekly Beatles tribute show with the Cavern Club Beatles, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Cavern Club, Liverpool. Information: Information: http://www.cavernclub.org.
- "The Two of Us Monday Show," weekly tribute to Lennon & McCartney, 18:00 Mondays, the Cavern Club, Liverpool. Information: http://www.cavernclub.org.
- "Made In Liverpool Sunday Show," Beatles tribute, 14:30 London time, The Cavern Club, Liverpool. Information: http://www.cavernclub.org
- Beatles Brunch, 12 p.m. Saturday, B.B. King's, New York City.
- Bootleg Beatles: May-June: Shows in the U.K., Australia, Thailand, Ireland. http://www.bootlegbeatles.com/gigs.html
- Forever Fab, Pacific Beach Hotel, Waikiki Beach. 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info: http://www.foureverfabshow.com/tickets.htm
- Liverpool Legends (with Louise Harrison): June 3-19, 21-28: Branson, MO. http://liverpoollegends.com/calendar.html
- The Fab Faux: May 30-31: Alexandria, VA. June 7: Boston, MA. June 14: Red Bank, N.J. More info: www.thefabfaux.com.
- Creme Tangerine: June 7: Kirkland, WA. http://www.cremetangerine.com/show-times/ .
- Britain's Finest: June 7: Oklahoma City, OK. June 18: Buena Park, CA. June 20: San Diego, CA. June 26: El Paso, TX. Info: http://www.beatlestributeband.net.
- Laurence Juber: May 25: Abbey Road on the River. May 28: Vienna, VA. May 29: New Hope, PA. May 30: Bay Shore, N.Y. May 31: Washington, VA. More info: http://www.laurencejuber.com.
- Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles: June 10: Newark, N.J. June 11: Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.raintribute.com.
- The Fab Four: May 29: Glenn Allen, VA. May 31: Robinsonville, MS. June 8: Shelton, WA. More info: http://www.thefabfour.com.
- 1964: The Tribute: May 25: Roanoke, VA. May 31: Johnson City, TN. Info: http://www.1964thetribute.com.
- The Beatles LOVE, Cirque du Soleil, Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas. Performances: Thursdays through Mondays at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. No performances on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tickets: http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-3589362-10881223
Future events:
- San Diego County Fair, "Fab Fair," June 7-July 6 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles in the U.S. Performances by British Invasion June 8, BritBeat June 12, The McCartney Years June 19, The Fab Four June 26 and Britain's Finest July 6. http://www.sdfair.com
- Beatles Japanese box set (http://amzn.to/1hYa4P7), June 25.
- The Best of the Beatles Symposium, June 26-27, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool. Info: http://www.beatlesstory.com/business-beatles-symposium
- 50th anniversary screening of "A Hard Day's Night" with Pattie Boyd, July 6, Catalina Island Museum, CA. Info: http://tinyurl.com/knypowv.
- Fest for Beatles Fans, Aug. 15-17, 2014, Chicago. Information: http://www.thefest.com.
- Beatles Tribute Festival: July 4 – 5, 2014 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in Canada. Event website.
- Magical History Tour toLiverpool and London Aug. 17-24, 2014. Information: http://www.liverpooltours.com/.
- Bestfest: Aug. 23, Casbah Club, Liverpool. Info: www.petebest.com.
- Fest for Beatles Fans, Oct. 10-12, 2014, Airport Marriott, Los Angeles. Information: http://www.thefest.com.
- The Artwork of John Lennon: Website: http://johnlennonartwork.com/
- The Art of John Lennon: Website: http://www.lennonart.com/
- Beatles history:
- May 26, 1969: John and Yoko bed-in begins in Montreal.
- May 27, 1943: Cilla Black, who, like the Beatles, was managed by Brian Epstein, born.
- May 30, 1964: #1 song, "Love Me Do."
- May 31, 1969: #1 song, "Get Back."
Beatles chart news:
On Billboard charts: In the Billboard for May 31, the Beatles "1" album is at #47, down from #39 the previous week.
50 years ago this week on the British charts:
Singles: On the chart of 5-23-64: "A World Without Love" by Peter & Gordon drops from #5 to #12. "Can't Buy Me Love" drops from #13 to #15. Ella Fitzgerald's version of "Can't Buy Me Love" jumps from #38 to #34.
Albums: "With the Beatles" still at #2. "Please Please Me" drops from #6 to #7.
50 years ago on the American charts:
- Singles from 5-16-64: "Love Me Do" moves from #3 to #2. Peter & Gordon's "A World Without Love" jumps from #30 to #10. "Do You Want to Know a Secret" drops from #5 to #12. "P.S. I Love You" jumps from #33 to #15. jumps from #33 to #15. "Twist and Shout" drops from #20 to #41. Debuts on the chart this week included "Yesterday's Gone" by Chad & Jeremy, "I Get Around" by the Beach Boys, "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie Small and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" by Gerry and the Pacemakers. Bubbling Under the Hot 100: "Bad to Me" by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas at #120.
- LPs, from 5-9-64: "The Beatles Second Album" remains at #1. "Meet the Beatles!" drops from #2 to #3. "Introducing the Beatles" stays at #7. "The Beatles" (on MGM) drops to #146 from #106.
Last week's best Beatles stories:
- Beatles news: Abbey Road on the River day 3; new books; deluxe Julian set
- Liverpool tour guide bumps into longtime Beatles friend
- Ex-Wings highlight second day of Abbey Road on the River
- Beatles news: Beatles reunion at Candlestick?; McCartney health news; chart news
- Beatles news: Rock Hall tribute to Brian Epstein; Sean Lennon's S.F. guest
- Paul McCartney issues statement on illness, says he'll make compete recovery
- Report: Paul McCartney being treated in Japanese hospital
- Paul McCartney makes it official: South Korea concert postponed
- Beatles news: Paul McCartney health update; petition asks Hard Rock to back off
- Nurse says Paul McCartney should recover from virus by following doctor's orders
- Exclusive: Paul McCartney will postpone South Korea concert due to illness
- Paul McCartney postpones rest of Japanese Out There! shows because of illness
- Paul McCartney fan starts Facebook page for fans to post get well wishes
- Doctors force Paul McCartney to postpone both Tokyo shows
On radio:
- "Things We Said Today": Each week, myself and Ken Michaels of "Every Little Thing" discuss the latest Beatles news topics. On the latest show on Fab4Radio.com this weekend and on iTunes and Podbean.com, we talk about Paul McCartney's Out There tour and his recent health situation. "Things We Said Today" is available on iTunes (where you can subscribe to us) and Podbean.com, and can be heard at noon ET/9 a.m. PT Saturday and noon ET/9 p.m. PT and midnight ET/9 p.m. PT Sundays on Fab4Radio.com. You can write to us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- "Every Little Thing": Wednesday: An all-acoustic Lennon set, and a chance to win Laurence Juber's book, "Guitar With Wings." The show airs Wednesday on WNHU, West Haven, CT, 8-10pm (est) and can be streamed at www.wnhu.net. More information at www.kenmichaelsradio.com.
- "Fab 4 Free 4 All": Latest show: "Presenting the Beatles," favorite album covers. Available on iTunes and at www.Fab4Free4all.com.
- "Beatle Brunch": Beatles summer songs. Website: http://www.beatlebrunch.com.
- "The John Lennon Hour": 8 p.m. ET Sunday at Beatles-A-Rama. Available through iTunes. Website: http://www.johnlennonseries.com/radio_home.html.
- "Magical Mystery Tour": Two-hour weekly show hosted by James D. Jones with Beatles and solo music. Saturdays at 3 p.m. CST on WKCC-FM (91.1), Kankakee Community College, Kanakee, Ill. Website: http://www.kcc.edu/radio/programs/Pages/mysterytour.aspx or http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcc.edu%2Fradio%2FPages...
- "Recipe Records": Weekly podcast by Lanea Stagg that features food and music discussion, and often Beatles discussion. Episodes have featured Jim Berkenstadt, author of "The Beatle Who Vanished"; David Bedford, author of "Liddypool: Birthplace of the Beatles"; Al Sussman of Beatlefan; Beatles Examiner Steve Marinucci (aka me); John Lennon Series author Jude Southerland Kessler, and Pat Matthews of Beatles-a-Rama. All shows are here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/recipe-records-cookbook.
- "Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast With the Beatles": The 45th anniversary of the second Bed-In for Peace at Montreal, John & Paul's appearance on "The Tonight Show" in 1968, and Ringo's appearance with Johnny Carson in 1981. Show website: http://www.beatlesradioshow.com.
- "Chris Carter's 'British Invasion': Three-hour weekly show on Sirius/XM Ch. 21 at 9 a.m. and midnight ET Sunday. Feb. 9 show includes appearance by John Lennon impersonator Tim Piper.
- "Chris Carter's Breakfast With the Beatles": June 1: Sgt. Pepper anniversary special with Peter Asher. On KLOS-FM (95.5) 9 a.m. PT Sunday. Website.
- "The Beatledd Fab Four Hour": The show, hosted by Edd Raineri, airs live each Friday, 7-8 PM EDT, on WRKC-FM in Wilkes-Barre, PA. You can listen live online at: http://wrkc.kings.edu. The program's Facebook page can be found at: www.facebook.com/beatleddfabfourhour. .
- "I've Got a Beatles Podcast": "John Lennon's 'Walls and Bridges.'" Information: http://ivegotabeatlespodcast.podbean.com/
- Breakfast With The Beatles hosted by Cha-Chi Loprete: 8 a.m. ET Sundays, WZLX-FM (100.7 FM) in Boston or streaming at www.WZLX.com (Click on Listen Live).
- "Saturday With the Beatles," KCSN, 88.5 FM Northridge, CA at 10 am Pacific, 12 noon Eastern, and 6 p.m. London time. http://www.kcsn.org/listen/index.php
- "Breakfast With the Beatles": 8 to 10 a.m. CT Sundays, WXRT in Chicago. Also streamed at http://wxrt.cbslocal.com/show/breakfast-with-the-beatles/.
- "Now and Then": An hour of the Beatles at 8 p.m. ET Monday. The station's frequency is 88.9 FM and is located in the Philadelphia, PA/Southern NJ market. Available online at http://www.Z889.org.
- "Here There and Everywhere": 6 to 9 a.m. PT Thursdays, KZSC-FM. Hosted by Michael Bryant. You can listen here.
- "On the Beat": Excellent show hosted by Beatles author Spencer Leigh on BBC Radio Merseyside. Not primarily a Beatles show, but a lot of the discussion focuses on the Liverpool music scene in the '60s, often with those who were there. Airs Saturdays at 17:30 (5:30 p.m.) in the UK and archived online for a week after at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7sj.
- "Sounds of the Sixties": Brian Matthews, who interviewed the Beatles on the BBC in the '60s, hosts this weekly show featuring music by the Beatles and others from that decade. Programs air Saturdays and stay online for a week at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wqlv.
- "Beatlesongs": Hosted by Rob Leonard airs 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET Friday on 90.3 FM WHPC and streaming at www.ncc.edu/whpc.
- "Breakfast With the Beatles With Andre Gardner": The show airs from 7 to 9 a.m. ET Sundays on WMGK-FM 102.9 and 7-9 a.m. PT on KSLX-FM 100.7 in Phoenix.
- "The Beatles Complete on Ukelele": Weekly show featuring new version of Beatle song played on ukelele. Information: http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=51729
- "Just Four Guys": New shows available at 4 p.m. ET Tuesdays at www.mvyradio.com.
- "Beatles Brunch" with Geoff Lloyd: Weekly Beatles show on Absolute Radio in the UK . Airs at 2200 GMT (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT).
- "Dinner Specials With May Pang and Cynthia Nielsen": More info: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/maypang.
- "Mid-Evening With the Beatles," from the Philippines, 5 to 9 a.m. Saturday morning Eastern time, at their website http://www.pbs.gov.ph/dzsr.
- "Across the Universe," hosted by Glenn Calderone from 8-10 p.m. EST Tuesdays on Inravio.com. http://www.inravio.com/batu.html
- "Beatles and Beyond": Live tracks by the Rutles. Hosted by Pete Dicks. Available at http://beatlesandbeyond.homestead.com/contact.html .
Beatles radio stations:
- Fab4Radio.com: http://fab4radio.com
- Beatles-a-Rama: http://www.beatlesarama.com
- Beatles Radio.com: http://www.beatlesradio.com
- MaccaRadio: http://www.maccaradio.com
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After running through a courthouse hallway and covering her face from cameras, Dina Lohan told a Long Island judge Wednesday that she was driving drunk – with a level twice the legal limit – when she was pulled over in September.
The 51-year-old celebrity mom formally pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated and was given a conditional discharge and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service, attend a drunken driving class and install ignition interlock devices on every car she owns or drives.
"On this, the first day of Passover, an offer has been made to Dina Lohan that is too good to pass over," her lawyer, Mark Heller, told reporters outside the courtroom. "No jail, no probation and the opportunity to resume her driving."
As part of the judge's ruling, Lohan's license will be revoked for one year, but she may be eligible to apply for a conditional license that would allow her to drive in limited circumstances. However, every time she gets behind the wheel – for a year, staring in June – Lohan will be required to use an ignition interlock device that measures her blood-alcohol-content before starting the car.
The plea deal completely resolves Lohan's drunken driving and speeding charges after she was arrested in September 2013 along the Northern State Parkway in Nassau County. At the time, state troopers said she had a blood-alcohol-content more than twice the legal limit and was driving 77 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Before she appears back in court on June 3, Lohan will need to complete 100 hours of community service through a court-referred nonprofit agency. The judge had already referred her to begin the community service program, in an effort to gain leniency in the case, though it's unclear whether she has already started the volunteer work.
Lohan is also required to pay a $2,600 fine and $482 in court surcharges at her sentencing.
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The Great Figure
by William Carlos Williams
The Great Figure Theme of Versions of Reality
"The Great Figure" immediately plunges us into a chaotic and disoriented scene of lights shining through the rain. The title suggests a religious or spiritual significance, and the poem seems to expose the spiritual side of modern, everyday life. As the poem moves forward, Williams transitions from images of light and color to images of sound, and the development of these images suggests slow motion. In all, the passage of the fire truck probably only took a few seconds, but Williams gives us time to reflect on every detail. In real life, most people have few opportunities to pay such close attention to such a seemingly mundane event.
Questions About Versions of Reality
- Why is the figure described as "great"?
- In what ways does the form of the poem alter or distort reality?
- How does the form of the poem reflect the speaker's experience?
- What is the relationship between sound and vision in the poem?
Chew on This
The poem expresses a Zen-like consciousness in which time slows down and the figure 5 becomes a meditative object.
The form of the poem expresses the motion of the fire truck, which approaches the speaker, then passes him by.


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#Berlin45, #Tokyo45, #Havana62, #Houston70 by Philip Gibson
Hashtag Histories: A New Literary Format?
What if social media had existed throughout the 20th century?
A new series of e-books produced by author Philip Gibson explores important historical events through the lens of imagined posts on social media platforms (such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.); posts written by the main participants in those events.
The first two works in the series (#Berlin45 and #Tokyo45) draw on extensively-researched and detailed historical records to examine how the main actors in World War II (Hitler, Churchill, Truman, Stalin, Hirohito, et. al.) might have posted their thoughts on a day-by-day, hour-by-hour basis if social media had existed during the final days of the war.
The result is an accurate, gripping and page-turning account of the war's final days, providing an apparent front row seat from which to observe the thoughts and actions of the main participants.
The series is titled 'Hashtag Histories' and the third book, #Havana62 (about the Cuban Missile Crisis), has already been published on Amazon. Many more histories presented in this unique format are in the pipeline for release later this year.
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In 1991, he took up a position in Laos, met and married a Lao lady and now lives with his wife and two teenage boys on their small farm on the forested banks of the Nam Ngum River (tributary of the Mekong) about 25 miles from the capital city of Vientiane. Philip is a lover of history, especially modern history, and his main writing focus now is to continue to produce historical works written in the unique form of social media feeds.


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Horn of the North
Let me introduce you to this month's Featured Campaign: Horn of the North. This is an unforgettable campaign set in Faerun, a realm divided by war and intrigue. An unlikely band of adventures have united to defeat an evil as old as the world itself. It is a time of destiny, where heroes are forged on the battlefield and villains are born in the space between seconds. Hand of the North is DMed by Wolfhound, a former Reaper Miniatures employee turned Software Engineer. He and his 6 players are a group of lifelong friends from Texas, who now live all over the world. But as life has taken them apart, gaming online brings the group back together every week.
As Wolfhound knows, a big part of getting your players to come back to the table (or computer monitor in this group's case) every week is incentivizing the players. They want to participate, but you should help them keep that desire with frequent rewards. Wolfhound had his players choose Paragon Paths and Epic Destinies during character creation. If you're not familiar with these new D&D 4th edition mechanics, they give the players long term goals to complement the immediate goals of ale and whores at the next town.
Wolfhound also rewards players with action points and bennies when players update their character logs. Anyone familiar with Deadlands would be familiar with bennies. They act as persistent action points in addition to offering a slight edge to players when used in boss encounters. Take note fellow DMs, as Wolfhound gives a benny for every 500 words players write in adventure log update, their back stories, or their character pages.
In addition to Horn of the North's truly epic nature, this campaign is unique in its mastery of tools available on Obsidian Portal. Every page is used to its fullest and must be seen to be believed. This campaign raises the bar significantly for future Featured Campaigns. The integrated Players' logs are an especially nice touch, providing prospective and insight to the events that occur in each chapter segment. Sure people live, people fight, and people die, all those things are constants in a role-playing campaign. But the input from these players gives those events meaning beyond casual description.
Horn of the North is August's Featured Campaign because the care and dedication of 7 real-life friends who, despite living thousands of miles apart, are brought together each week though the Obsidian Portal.
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If you want to be pampered at a luxurious hotel located on a sunny stretch of land along the Kohala coastline, then a stay at the Fairmont Orchid Hotel is a must. Perfectly located in the sunny Kohala coast with protected ocean beach access, the Fairmont Orchid is a very comfortable and luxurious stay on the Big island of Hawaii
Inviting hotel interiors
The hotel is expansive with plush large open air atriums, reception and beautiful lounging areas that exude an old world charm with tropical flavor. The view is the first thing you see when you enter the airy atrium with clear and expansive views to the pool areas, grounds, the stunning beach and endless ocean. Everything is well done to maximize the outdoor/indoor Hawaiian lifestyle, views and the seating areas are dressed in off white and earth tones throughout. The rest of the public areas are also tiered down into large open seating areas, bars and an expansive outdoor/covered diving area with more stunning views of the entire resort, pool areas and beaches.
Each room is plush and luxurious with large comfortable king sized beds with very soft sheets and comforters. There is a nice seating area and a wonderful desk with views to a private lanai with ocean and pool views. Large closets, a small kitchen pantry area with a large empty fridge for personal use are nice amenities. The bathroom is very large and modern with a separate toilet, bathtub and showering area. A large vanity with huge mirrors and sink make the main part of the bathroom very comfortable with a full line of toiletries and personal accessories
Breakfast and dining services
The breakfast service and menu is quite extensive with so much bounty of local fruit and products procured from the island. Traditional breakfast foods including cheeses and meats, traditional breads and pastries, fruits, nuts and other delicacies along a variety of stations. In addition, the staff will also create custom omelets or breakfast dish that you may want in addition to the expansive buffet. The variety is exceptional along with quality food and service. Attention to small details, regularly stocking the stations and offering local specialties from the region makes this an exceptional breakfast experience while staying at the hotel. Breakfast and dining service is separate from the hotel stay so factor those costs in with your accommodation.
General Summary
The Fairmont Orchid is an excellent luxury stay while visiting the sunny Kohala coast on the Big island. The resort and all the outdoor facilities, pool and beach and other recreational facilities make for a complete resort vacation. Once you had a full day of touring the island, it's nice to go back to a very quiet and luxurious stay at this hotel and enjoy all the wonderful amenities of the resort.


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College Hockey:Freshmen Fuel Mavericks Sweep of Tigers
Minnesota State Uses Three Goals in Each of the Last Two Periods En Route to First-Ever Home Sweep of Colorado College
MANKATO, Minn. — On a night to pay tribute to Minnesota State's senior class, it was the underclassmen who propelled the Mavericks to a stunning 6-4 win over Colorado College and series sweep of the Tigers – MSU's first such accomplishment over CC since the 1999-2000 season.
Joel Hanson scored two goals, while freshmen Kael Mouillierat, James Gaulrapp and Trevor Bruess all lit the lamp to fuel the Mavericks, who finish the regular season with a 7-3-3 record over their final 13 games.
"Last night it was our big line that came through," said Mavericks head coach Troy Jutting. "Tonight, it was our younger kids."
MSU (13-17-6 overall, 10-13-5 WCHA) started senior Chris Clark in net, and things looked rough for the Mavs early on. Scott McCulloch slipped a weak backhand shot past MSU goaltender Chris Clark at 2:32 to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. Jack Hillen earned the only assist.
Both teams played a mediocre opening 20 minutes, with CC out-shooting MSU by only a 6-2 margin.
"We weren't able to take advantage of their play in the first period," said Tigers head coach Scott Owens. "They had a goalie in there that hadn't played in a long time and we needed to make it a 2-0 game."
"6-2 in shots, that's not a CC-Mankato game," Jutting added. "It was kind of a weird start for both teams. Usually it's a wide open, up-and-down the ice game.
"Neither team was on top of their game."
But the Mavericks took control in the second.
Mouillierat slid the puck between the post and the left leg pad of CC goalie Matt Zaba at 7:20 to tie the game at one.
MSU took its first lead of the game on a goal by Hanson at 18:19. The junior took an initial shot from the slot that was stopped by Zaba. But before he could cover the puck with his glove, Hanson poked the puck between his legs for his 13th goal of the season.
Just over a minute later, Stewart intercepted a neutral zone pass and after drawing a holding penalty, Stewart spearheaded a 2-on-1 with fellow freshman James Gaulrapp. Stewart fed a pass to the left circle where Gaulrapp was waiting, who slid the puck along the ice and past Zaba at 19:31.
"Those are the ones that broke our back," Owens said. "They had a strong second period and we were hanging in there. But that took the wind right out of our sails."
1:41 into the third, Hanson scored his second goal of the game after Zaba stopped another initial chance. While on power play, Travis Morin took a shot that hit Zaba in the chest. But like his first goal, Hanson found the puck on Zaba's pad and put the puck in the net before a whistle.
"They were garbage goals tonight," Hanson said. "It felt good to get them, actually. I was just there in the right place at the right time tonight."
A Morin goal at 4:25 ended Zaba's night, as the senior captain and Hobey Baker Award candidate scored the Mavs' second power play goal of the period. It was his 17th goal of the season.
"I think it's a fitting way to go out," Morin said. "That's the way I wanted to go out: get a win and contribute like I have throughout my career."
A Scott Thauwald tally 33 seconds later narrowed the gap to 5-2 but the three-goal deficit didn't last long.
Bruess, picked up the puck at the CC blue-line, swiftly moved around a defenseman and rifled a wrist shot past Drew O'Connell at 8:16.
"We turned the puck over way too many times tonight and they are very good in transition," Owens said. "We were very careless with the puck and they have some offensive weapons."
CC (16-15-3, 12-12-1) scored a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes and had a couple of opportunities to pull closer with an empty net, but was unable to capitalize.
"Our backs were up against the wall and we didn't get it done," Owens said. "We have put ourselves in a very bad situation right now."
Minnesota State will take next weekend off and prepare for its first round playoff opponent while Colorado College – assisted by a Michigan Tech sweep of Wisconsin – will look to nail down home-ice advantage in a home-and-home series with rival Denver.
Friday's face-off is scheduled for 7:37 MST at Magness Arena in Denver. The Tigers and Pioneers will play Saturday at World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Here's a little racing quiz. What do NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Atwood, and both Kurt and Kyle Busch have in common? How about the offspring of Rusty and Mike Wallace, Steve Grissom, and Mark Martin? The answer? The down-scaled, vintage-bodied Legends Cars.
These motorcycle-engine-powered, fiberglass-bodied machines provide outstanding experience in order to move up to the next level. With sophisticated suspension systems, Legends drivers learn to set up their cars and then make corrections in order to obtain an optimum-performing race car.
Because of escalating costs, it's been estimated that 30-40 percent of the race cars in North America today are not in competition. And when it's possible to get into a Legends car for only $11,500 (that's for a turnkey car), you can understand why over 3,000 of these race cars have been sold since 1992.
The motivation behind the creation of the Legends Cars was simple: Build a car that would sell for under $13,000, race only on small tracks, be able to be towed by a light pickup on an open trailer, have low maintenance costs, and make it simple enough that a mechanic wouldn't have to be hired. With the Legends Cars, all those goals were accomplished.
Lowe's Motor Speedway President and General Manager H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler developed the Legends Cars back in the early 1990s. "We first looked at the Dwarf cars and liked their size," says Wheeler. "We wanted our cars to be able to run on quarter-mile tracks. But the biggest reason for the success of this class was that we were able to build the cars on an assembly line. It's really worked out well."
Unlike other types of racing machines, the Legends are built by a single manufacturer, 600 Racing, in Harrisburg, North Carolina. The company produces the cars in a 46-employee complex approximately five minutes from Lowe's Motor Speed- way. The national governing body for the cars is INEX. Annually, in all, there are over 2,000 sanctioned races run on dirt and paved tracks, in addition to paved road courses.
National-level racing is also accomplished on a number of NASCAR and Indy Car tracks, such as Lowe's, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Texas, Kentucky, and Infineon, among others.
These cars do not become obsolete when they get a few years on them. In fact, for the starting Legends driver, buying a used car can reduce the cost even more, with a car a year or two old going for about $8,000 or less. A vast majority of all the Legends Cars produced are still doing their thing on the racetrack.
The "Legend" in the name comes from the body styles, brands, and models that are available, including the '34 Ford Coupe and Sedan; '34 Chevy Coupe; '37 Ford, Chevy, and Dodge Sedans; and '40 Ford Coupe and Sedan. These were the models that were used during those years, and these 5/8-scale machines look exactly like the real items that ran so long ago. Stand back and you'll think you're stepping back in time about six decades.
All models run on exactly the same chassis and can be bought from a number of authorized dealers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Many of these dealers have a driving school in conjunction with their operations.
Also the same in all cars is the 1250cc sealed Yamaha Blitz 4 powerplant, capable of 132 hp, and providing a very high horsepower-to-weight ratio. On the straightaways of quarter-mile racetracks, speeds of over 70 mph have been recorded.
With all participants having basically the same power, and nobody allowed to tune for greater power in the sealed engines, it makes for equal and exciting competition. The cars weigh 1,080 pounds each with a wheelbase of 73 inches and a 60-inch width.
We're talking one high-tech little race car, starting with the full-size stock car-type suspension system. Bilstein shocks are part of coilover units that can be adjusted for driver preference. Stopping power is significant with the carbon metallic brake pads that are available.
With the BFGoodrich spec tires being only 7 inches wide, instead of the monstrously-wide tires on other types of race cars, the driver becomes a major player in the control of these machines.
In the cockpit, it's also possible to acquire real racing-style gauges with both oil-pressure and temperature gauges as well as a memory tach available. A five-point harness belt system makes this a very safe machine for drivers of any age. Other excellent safety-oriented options are a remote fire system and a battery kill switch kit. Finally, there's the diamondback seat, which comes stock in all cars, offered in sizes 16-20 inches. Not only is it made of a better material, but it comes with rib protection on both sides.
In addition, there's a rock-solid full-tube frame with an integral rollcage. During the fabrication process, extra bars and welds have been added to make it sturdy as a rock. There have been many occasions when Legends Cars have flipped or rolled and continued right on racing.
The fiberglass bodies are also very strong, super-sharp in appearance, and can be easily and quickly repaired. Although white is the basic factory color for the cars, they can be painted in a number of different colors. And it's not only the body that receives paint on these cars; the chassis, bumpers,A-arms, and all other components are electrostatically painted. Also, if you want your car to be a one-of-a-kind looker, you can get a custom paint scheme.
An area where 600 Racing strives to keep the competition equal is in the different divisions. The class in which a driver competes depends on the age or experience of the driver. There's the Golden Masters Division for drivers over 50; the Masters Division for those over 40; the Pro Division for approved drivers of the required skill level and level of experience; the Semi-Pro Division in the novice class for drivers who are new to the sport or have been inactive for a while; and the Young Lions Division for drivers between 14 and 16, or as young as 12 with prior experience in Bandoleros.
A recently added rule requires that drivers starting out in these divisions be 14 years old. There is no age limit, however, with an 80-year-old driver competing in a Legends car, according to a 600 Racing employee. So, unlike a number of the mini-sized race car series, this can be a lifelong avocation.


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Golden Heavy Body Matte Acrylics are formulated with a matting agent and a level of pigment that is comparable to Golden Heavy Body Acrylics. Adding matte medium to acrylic paint produces a matte surface, but this combination always decreases the color strength.
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Is there an add on or program to keep up with recent finder locations, or recent finder windows on OS X?
On Windows there is a "recent places" sidebar.
On OS X I know that you can add places to the sidebar, and you can have saved searches in the sidebar, but what about recent finder locations?
Edit: Just found Fresh. I would recommend trying it.


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Everyone is looking for the deal of the century. So how do you choose the one that's right for you? Check the Lido Deck each week to get the scoop on our favorite deals — then grab the phone and pack your bags.
THE DEAL: Carnival Cruise Lines is offering a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise onboard Carnival Glory, sailing roundtrip from Miami on June 21, 2014. Prices start from $429 per person, for an inside cabin. Balconies run from just $659 per person.
WHAT WE LOVE: Not just the inside cabins are cheap on this cruise — sail from just $61 per person per night, or soak up your views of Cozumel, Belize and Costa Maya from your balcony for just $94 per person per night. Departing on the first day of summer, this sailing offers a week in the Caribbean sun to kickstart the season. Glory embodies a rainbow theme, and there is a colorful range of things to do onboard, including more than 20 bars and late-night venues. Outfitted with Fun Ship amenities, this ship is great for couples and families alike. Miami is a lively port city for pre- or post-cruise stays.
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Hello everyone on Spark People! Happy Late 2013 New Year. I'm glad that I'm still present here to see everyone trying to reach their goals. Even if I didn't quite reach my goal from last year, I'm going to try to make it this year. A fresh start for me and I'm sure for the rest of you too who tried. Failure is a learning experience as I see it. I didn't lose 50 lbs like I wanted last year, but I did lose near 30 lbs so I'm proud that I've at least attempt to make a change. Although I've lost some weight last year, I need to push myself further to reach my new goal this year.
My new year resolution for the year 2013 is: (just some of the ones that concern this website)
1. Lose 30-50lbs this year. (This way I'll be closer to the ideal weight I set here on sparkpeople. I know it may take time but I have a whole year to work on it.)
2. Live a healthier lifestyle. (Drink more water, workout more, watch my proportions, and be more active.)
3. Become more of a beautiful person inside and outside. (Pretty up more and not be ashame of who I am when I look in the mirror, and become a better person who others can relate to.)
These sound more like goals than resolution, but I'm willing to make some change so I might as well follow up on it as whatever it would be called.
I've been plateau and trying to lose weight. I'll lose some and then I'll gain some back. I keep hovering around the same weight range. I have to step it up to lose more. New workout routine to confuse my muscle, or maybe I'm gaining muscle weight. I'm not sure, but I really need to workout more and be more active.
Food wise, I've been letting it go a bit since there's all these holidays that past. (Christmas and the New Year.) I need to watch my proportions because I've been gaining a couple of pounds that I lost plus a couple more pounds due to over eating. I need to keep track of the calories I take in and I need to stop making excuses (such as: I'll start over again tomorrow, I'll lose it as soon as I can...whenever that is..., I'll start doing the right thing, I'll workout more, I'll exercise to lose this extra calories that I just gained today, and so much more along this line.) Also to note, I should really watch it with the free snacking and such, it is so bad for me when I don't know or don't keep track of what I'm putting into my mouth.
I guess I've been losing the minimum or the average because that's all I've been doing just the minimum or average. I need to do my best, and perform at my best if I want to lose weight the best way possible. I am my worst enemy. I have to fight against myself to make it and that's probably why I'm not losing the desired weight that I set for myself.
Next time I'll remember to include what I promise to write in my previous blog about the word �No� and how other people affected me. I'm trying to find that article since I forgot where I found it.
It's funny how when I update these it's mostly on Mondays and Wednesday. I guess I must be having too much fun on the weekends.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) -- Beam Inc. makes all its bourbon in Kentucky, and now the company is branching out with a corporate presence in the Bluegrass state.
The Illinois-based company that produces the Jim Beam and Maker's Mark brands is opening a Global Business Services Center in downtown Louisville.
Beam said Monday that the business center will be staffed by 30 employees handling duties ranging from finance to human resources.
The company says it expects to add to the center's workforce in the future. The center opened last fall in a temporary work space in nearby Shepherdsville, Ky.
Beam employs more than 875 people in Kentucky at its manufacturing plants in Clermont, Boston, Frankfort, and Loretto.
The company has about 400 workers at its headquarters in Deerfield, Ill., and about 3,400 employees worldwide.


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