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Any time a well-established character suddenly gets his or her own on-going series, you have to ask "Why?"
In the case of Magneto, I want the answer to be "In order to give Gabriel Hernandez Walta steady, mainstream work". Walta (The Veil) is a master of dark imagery and effective construction. He's the sort of artist Marvel and DC should be going out of their way to find work for. So far, he's done his best stuff with independent publishers in limited series, so it's exciting to see the fearful witnesses and tightly-wound killers he's so good at portraying in a book featuring one the world's most dangerous mutants and high-profile terrorists.
Of course, lately Magneto's been a member of the X-Men, defending the Earth rather menacing it. So, again, why does Magneto have his own title? I'm afraid the answer is his marketability.
This is the man who used to routinely require the combined might of the X-Men to stop him, who possessed the power to halt the rotation of the Earth. Now, he's a man hanging out in Kansas hunting down people one-by-one. Though he's still targeting people who have endangered the mutant race, even the Punisher thinks in bigger terms than seeking people out one at a time in a cafe. Magneto seemed to be a title launched without a story prepared, so what we get is literally one of the most iconic villains of American culture spending his days intimidating motel maids.
I wish I was making up the "Hey, hey, hey... you forgot your tip" scene.
Whether this small-scale noirish approach was something writer Cullen Bunn (the upcoming Sinestro) brought to the table, or the original vision of Marvel isn't immediately apparent. But the obvious truth is it doesn't work. Even as this story escalates into Magneto fighting advanced Sentinels (and how many times have we seen that story?), it will feel weird that all this started with Magneto driving to farm country and hang out in dark motel rooms.
None of this is to decry Bunn's writing. His strong voice keeps Magneto the commanding figure he needs to be to feel like this book isn't just "Magento" in name only, and I'm certainly interested in where he'll take the character. And to restate, Walta's visual storytelling alone makes the book worth owning. It just may take some time for readers to warm up to this fish-out-of-water scenario.


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Landscapes: Different Views opens at Watson MacRae Gallery on Sanibel Island on Tuesday, February 11. The opening reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Three of the exhibiting artists will attend the opening: Greg Biolchini, Alejandro Mendoza and Karen Glaser. An Artists' Talk is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. the following (Wednesday) morning.
"In my latest work, I continue to reconsider landscapes," says Glaser. "Some are pretty funky. Can't wait for you to see them."
February 11 is a busy day for Florida's best known underwater photographer. Her Mark of Water: Florida's Springs and Swamps photo exhibition also opens at the Harn Museum of Art in Gainesville. The exhibition, which runs until July 6, 2014, consists of thirty-eight large, color photographs that Glaser made "inside" Florida's springs and swamps, providing a unique and personal interpretation of these distinctive environments.
"What a thrilling venue," says Karen of the Harn. "Many of the pictures were taken in the surrounding springs."
Following the Sanibel opening and Gallery Talk, Karen's heading for Gainesville, where's she will be giving a Gallery Talk at the Harn Museum on Sunday, February 16 at 3:00 p.m.
Incidentally, The Mark of Water exhibited locally at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery on the Lee campus of Edison State College from October 7 through December 3, 2011 and resulted in the highest attendance recorded by the gallery in two years. FGCU's indoor public art collection includes four of Karen's photographs:
- Dust Storm, a 2006 pigment print photo hanging in the 2nd floor corridor of Academic Building 5;
- Fire in the Pines #1, a 2010 pigment print photo hanging in Conference Room 210 in Academic Building 5;
- Ichetucknee Fog, a 2010 pigment print photo hanging in the 3rd floor corridor of Academic Building 5; and
- Ichetucknee Cypress, a 2010 pigment print photo hanging in Conference Room 309 of Academic Building 5.
Dust Storm, Ichetucknee Fog and Ichetucknee Cypress come form a series of pictures that Glaser shot predominantly in the pristine freshwater rivers and springs of north and central Florida - places like the Orange Grove Sink in the Peacock Springs Cave System in Suwannee County, Silver Glen in the Ocala National Forest in Marion County, Manatee Springs State Park and the crystalline Ichetucknee River that flows for six glorious miles through shaded hammocks and wetlands before it joins with the Sante Fe River.
But Glaser didn't trek to the Ichetucknee to tube the river with hordes of students from nearby University of Florida. "My husband and I snorkled the Ichetucknee in winter, when the air was 40 degrees and the water 68," Glaser recalls. "But we didn't go then merely to avoid the tubers. That's when the garfish spawn."
Not only is Glaser at the top of her genre, she is an entertaining storyteller both behind the lens and behind a microphone. So save yourself a trip to Gainesville. Catch her on Sanibel February 11 and 12 at Watson MacRae Gallery. For more information, please telephone Maureen Watson at 239-472-3386 or email her at email@example.com.
Watson MacRae Gallery is located in Suite B3 of The Village Shops, 2340 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, Florida 33957. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.Monday – Saturday 10:30 To 5:00
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- Photos by underwater photographer Karen Glaser on permanent display at FGCU
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Sorry for this simple question:
I'm looking for the formula to calculate all the possible combinations from a set of n numbers, where you can select r numbers at once where r can be
0, 1, ..., n-1, n (no repetition, and order not important $\{a,b\} = \{b,a\}$?
As an example I have 3 objects (a,b,c) and all their possible combinations are (for a total of 8):
- none selected
- a
- a,b
- a,b,c
- a,c
- b,c
- b
- c
I need the formula, something like $\frac{(n+r-1)!}{n!(r-1)!}$.
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It seemed inevitable. In the opening days of Nevada's fledgling medical marijuana industry, a pro-marijuana advocacy group has filed an initiative to get the legalization of recreational marijuana on the ballot. While the petitioners' goal of 101, 667 signatures by November 11 (roughly 3% of the state's population) is still a long way off, this time around activist's are hopeful that the outcome will be different.
This petition will be the third such attempt to make cannabis legal for recreational use in the state. In years passed, the Washington D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project has put ultimately unsuccessful attempts into play. In 2002, the organization rallied 39% approval for the legalization of small amounts of marijuana; in 2006, that number jumped to 44%. The executive director of the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association and the driving force behind the new petition, Joe Brezny, hopes this time will be different.
The state of Nevada has a longer history with cannabis than most suspect. Nevada originally allowed the medical use of marijuana all the way back in 2000. Until last year, though, if a medical patient wanted weed, they had to grow it for themselves. A ballot initiative last year changed that, allowing shops to open up and officially putting the state of Nevada in the medical marijuana business.
Brezny, who has a long history working with the Republican party, most recently as Mitt Romney's Nevada state director in the 2008 election, think the issues of legalization goes beyond party lines. "Coming from that side of the aisle, it's very clear now that cannabis legalization is no longer a left-right issue," he said, adding that the goal of legalization is to tax and regulate an underground industry and "keep it away from kids."
In order to prepare for the burgeoning medical marijuana industry, Nevada Representative Dina Titus, a Democrat, visited a San Francisco cannabis club last week. It was here that she was vocal about her support of the new initiative, saying that if the issue were to come to a vote, she would definitely support it.
Even if the measure does get the required number of signatures to merit official recognition, it would still take some lobbying in the Nevada state capitol to put the issue on the ballot. And even if that measure was put on the ballot, it wouldn't see the light of day until 2016. Of course, that's all part of Joe Brezny's plan. You see, 2016 - a presidential election year - is slated to draw a much larger percentage of young voters than any election between here and there. And young people are pro-weed. At least that's what Brezny is hoping, at any rate.
Whether he knows it or not, though, Brezny's past might be the biggest factor in determining his petition's success. A poll recently released from Quinnipiac University looked at the response to Colorado's recent legalization of recreational cannabis. It found that more than 50% of the state's inhabitants were pro-legalization. The largest group of dissenters, however, were elderly Republicans. Is it possible that Brezny's insight into the inner workings of the GOP might help him get a leg up as Nevada considers recreational marijuana? Only time will tell.


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Mercedes-Benz will present the new SL m.y. 2013 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit, this coming January, but apparently somebody just managed to put his hands on some sort of German brochure of the model as the very first images of the eagerly awaited new roadster from the three-pointed star have just surfaced on the internet. Website Germancarforum.com published some grainy shots that show us exterior, interior and instrumentation panel of the model, which is actually quite reminiscent of the current SLK in all these aspects.
As previously reported in an extensive post, we already know that the new SL will make use of a super-light aluminum body shell which will allow it to be 140 kg lighter than its predecessor, and will feature some interesting new technology such as the FrontBass sound system (with bass loudspeakers placed in the footwells) and the Magic Vision Control (an innovative adaptive windscreen washing system). As for the engine range, rumor has it that a naturally aspirated 3.5 litre V6 unit will equip the SL350 while a 4.6-litre V8 should pulse under the bonnet of the SL500. We expect Mercedes-Benz to reveal more details about the new SL in the near future.
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in November 2008
Hello there! As The Homestead prepares for winter we continue to plan for spring. Check out how to use green manure for healthy soil and sustainable, environmentally friendly gardening. Enjoy! Jayne http://www.celsias.com/article/homestead-diy-green-manure-garden-soil-enhancement/
in August 2008
Good Evening,
We lucked out and found ourselves a great resource on renewable energy and sustainable living. Check out this post and get connected to most cutting-edge environmental information out there. You can make plans for June 2009! http://www.celsias.com/article/homestead-attends-largest-renewable-energy-and-sus/
in August 2008
Hello! Just brief update about a small project we completed over the weekend...
About 4-5 months ago our mailbox was attacked. Mailbox bashing occurs occasionally in rural areas and ours was a victim. It was mounted a sturdy post which was broken off at the base. This isn't typical of most mailbox violence. Many times teenagers/young adults will use baseball bats to hit the mailbox with while driving by. Our mailbox didn't have a scratch on it. We still can't quite figure out how it happened.
As a quick fix we filled a large bucket with sand and rocks and placed the remainder of the post in it. We then tied it with twine to a metal fence post. This worked well for a month or so, but the top heavy mailbox soon began to lean to one side. We decided it was time to fix it before the mail carrier became too frustrated with us. :)
So last weekend, we spent a few hours digging out the old post and mounting the mailbox on a new post. The didn't take too long and only cost a $2.00 for new post.
On Monday when Greg picked up the mail there was a little note with a big smiley face on it. It read, "Thank you!" and was signed by the mail carrier. Sometimes simple things make someone's day.
Now we are preparing to add on the sun room! More on that later.
Take care, Jayne
in July 2008
We have learned many lessons in the last year. I hope our lessons will help you make your DIY fantasies come true while keeping them realistic!
in July 2008
This was an amazing find! Hope this inspires you to find reusable treasures. Enjoy. :)
in July 2008
The second installment of surprises... :) http://www.celsias.com/article/the-homestead-springs-a-leak/
in July 2008
Hey there, If you aren't familiar with The Homestead here is the link to The Back Story. You'll note the time change for the year the home was built. After further research we found out the home was older than originally thought. The discoveries keep coming! http://www.celsias.com/article/the-homestead-the-back-story/


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GamersGate - The website
Which DRM does TrackMania United Forever use?
It is on sale but it doesnt show what kind of DRM it uses. http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-TMUF/trackmania-united-forever
hi there
Trackmania United originally had Starforce but what i know is that the retail upgrade to Forever removed Starforce from retail copies.
sorry, i sent the previous message to fast: I want to add that in case it has, it should be Starforce
The game comes with an activation code, which you will need to create an account.
The key does not redeem on any 3rd party platform, it's a proprietary authentication system.
TMUF does not use Starforce. I don't think it's using any DRM unless you count the account creation (which requires that you enter the key) as such.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Show me some emotion...
And as I started thinking about the embarrassment that was the end of the season - from Parcells leaving to the coaching search - it falls back on the owner to actually show us some passion.
And yet Cap'n Izzy Firepants (a/k/a Stevie) hasn't shown any. Where was his public calling out of Parcells? If he had just come out and said "I know we had an agreement that allowed you to walk away at anytime, but what you did was insulting and unprofessional. You should feel ashamed, and I would encourage other owners to not hire you in the future, because you are in it for you and not the betterment of their organization...." or something...it would have felt more like he cared.
And then we had the nonsense with Sparano and said "we're going to build a higher power offense" only to have Sparano say "that's not my style" and then to see Ireland draft in the way he has - he should turn around and say "I told you we're building a high powered offense. And if you guys can't or won't, then pack your things. I own this team!"
It seems to me that he gives lip service, and otherwise doesn't care.
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WOW! We are having the best draft in years. Our three biggest needs are being adressed. Pouncey will make this line among the best in the league. With a line and now a RB who can run(even pass). Henne will have time to throw. Were going to bring in a FA QB to push Henne. WE need a kick/punt returner. TE and another LB. If we fill those holes...Allllright Miami! RIP Maddog. We will either make the playoffs or go 4-12 based on this draft. At least Andrew Luck would be our pic next year if we fire these idiots! Ryan Mallet to pats. They will own us for another decade and we could have had him. Our coaching staff has a new wildcat rb who will be CUT by our NEW coach next year! GO Heat win us another Championship! At least our basketball team is Great.


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The Scotiabank Serge Giroux Golf Dream Classic is set to happen this Thursday at The Marshes Golf Club.
The event is a PGA of Ottawa initiative in partnership with community businesses that grants Golf Dreams to children with serious, life-threatening illnesses.
As a Pro-Am Event, each golfer plays in a group with a local PGA of Canada professional and has the opportunity to meet the Golf Dream candidates.
For more details and to register a team, contact Andrew Donaldson, director of golf operations at The Marshes, by phone 613.271.3530 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Brooke Henderson to help $1Million hole-in-one fundraiser
The Riverside GM $1Million Hole-in-One Challenge fundraiser to benefit the Caring for Our Community Capital Campaign for the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Leeds-Grenville and Lanark will hold a media day and meet and greet with Brooke Henderson at the Sunnidell Golf and Learning Centre from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday.
Henderson is the honourary chair of the challenge.
The Smiths Falls native is the third ranked amateur golfer in the world. At 16-years-old, she is the 2013 Canadian Women's Amateur Champion, along with holding numerous other amateur titles.
The Riverside GM $1Million Hole-in-One Challenge will run from June 23-29 at Sunnidell.
Through the sponsorship of the Leeds and Grenville Insurance Brokers Association, seven finalists will have one shot at a $1Million on June 29.
If a hole-in-one is made by one of those seven finalists, the golfer will get $500,000 cash and the Caring for Our Community Capital Campaign will get $500,000.
For more details, contact David Dargie, campaign co-ordinator St. John Ambulance Brigade of Leeds-Grenville and Lanark Caring for Our Community Capital Campaign, by phone 613.803.5260 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Capitalizing on last year's huge success, Minneapolis' Rock The Garden Festival has taken a major leap in the Summer festival circuit hierarchy.
My Morning Jacket, the arena-rocking Louisville outfit that in recent years has headlined such mega-festivals as Bonnaroo and New Orleans Jazz Fest, will be rocking the Walker Art Center on June 18th. MMJ's highly anticipated 6th studio album, Circuital, is due out later this month, and Garden is one of a handful summer tour dates the band has set to debut the new material.
Also peforming will be Booker T Jones, Neko Case, and Tapes n' Tapes.


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I have a desktop and a laptop connected by a network switch. Both have Gigabit network cards. My old (Netgear) Fast Ethernet switch gives equal throughput in both directions for file copying operations - 8 MBps. After upgrading to a Gigabit switch (Belkin and later Digisol), file copy operations are fast in only one direction (34 MBps) and slow (less than 1 MBps) in the other direction. In other words, the Gigabit switch can be slower than the Fast Ethernet switch in one direction. If I directly connect the two computers using a crossover cable, the throughput is over 34 MB. The problem is the same in Windows XP and Ubuntu 10.10.
How can I get the Gigabit switches provide namesake speeds in both directions?
A google search reveals that several people have had the same problem but none of them have had a solution yet.
Summary: The Cat 5e+ cables are new. The two Gigabit switches that were used are new. Both computers have Gigabit cards. Gigabit speeds are possible only in one direction. In the other direction, speeds are slower than Fast Ethernet.
Update (12-Nov-2012): I tried the router with another laptop (a new one) and it did not suffer the same problem. So, this is probably an issue with the LAN port of the 4-year-old laptop.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – With a complete-game shutout Friday at No. 4/4 Tennessee and another strong start Sunday against the Lady Vols, freshman Alexis Silkwood has been named the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week. It is the first such honor of Silkwood's career and her third league award this year as she was selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 17 and March 3.
It is the second-straight week a Bulldog has been named the SEC Pitcher of the Week as senior Alison Owen received the award on April 14. For Mississippi State, it is the second time in program history with back-to-back SEC Pitcher of the Week selections as Owen won the award on Feb. 25 and March 4, 2013.
During last week's four games, Silkwood went 2-0 while helping the Bulldogs to a 3-1 record, including the series victory at No. 4/4 Tennessee. She held batters to a .200 average and struck out 23 in 15.1 innings of work. Left-handed batters hit .125 off of her and she held opponents to just four hits in 25 at-bats with runners in scoring position (.160 batting average against).
With the weekend's two wins at Tennessee, Mississippi State became the first program to win the series against both Alabama and Tennessee in the same season since Florida in 2011. MSU improved to 35-15 overall, tied with the 2008 squad for the best 50-game mark in program history.
To begin the week, Silkwood pitched four innings in relief at Jackson State and earned the win. She held the Tigers to two unearned runs on four hits and eight strikeouts. She fanned seven of the first 10 batters faced, including striking out the side in order in the fourth and tallying four whiffs in the sixth inning.
Friday at No. 4/4 Tennessee, the East Alton, Ill., product picked up the win in the complete-game performance. She struck out 11 batters, tied for the third most in a Southeastern Conference game in program history. Silkwood allowed just three singles and walked a trio. Of the three singles, only one was with fewer than two outs. Silkwood had only two innings with more than one runner reaching base, in the second and fifth. She retired the final seven batters in order to seal the victory.
She finished her week Sunday with four-and-a-third innings versus the Lady Vols, leaving with a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth. She stranded seven Tennessee batters through the first three innings and allowed just one hit with a runner in scoring position in the game. She fanned five and allowed five hits.
Joining Silkwood on this week's SEC honorees are Florida Player of the Week Stephanie Tofft and LSU Freshman of the Week Sahvanna Jaquish.
The Bulldogs return to action this weekend with a three-game series against Arkansas as part of senior weekend. First pitch Friday is set for 5 p.m. CT while the Saturday and Sunday contests will start at noon.


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If you're going to blatantly ignore your diet, at least go all out and enjoy your cheat in the delightfully mod Big Love Ice Cream Bowl ($50) by Alessi. Designer Miriam Mirri has sweetened the deal with this loveable pedistal bowl, complete with a removable stainless steel inner bowl, and heart spoon. Available in basic colors of blue, green, and pink.
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This upcoming weekend will be the first one in awhile that I'll be home sleeping in my own bed. While I'll be working the Ballard Farmers Market on Sunday, I've schemed up all kinds of scenarios for Saturday: sleep in and read in bed, brunch at one of the new restaurants cropping up around town, catch up on an Oscar film, hike Mount Si. Oh, the options! While traveling for the book tour has been a little more exhausting than I'd originally thought it'd be, there have been some unexpected highlights. Perhaps one of my favorites: the daily scone.
Sam came with me to Portland to promote the cookbook and we stayed at a hotel called The Kennedy School. While we usually stay at the Ace if we're in town, I'd heard good things about The Kennedy School — it's a historic schoolhouse that'd been converted into a large hotel with a soaking tub, a movie theater and a restaurant. It's also close to Alberta, which is a great pocket for ambling about, eating good Indian street food, and ice cream — if that's your thing, of course. Well, Sam loved the hotel. He would've moved in if the staff gave him the thumbs up. The room had really high ceilings and a great desk and he got some of his own work done while I ran about town doing classes and talks. He loved the sandwiches at the cafe, the IPA, the view from our room, the irreverence in design. And apparently, the girls working at the bar loved Sam. You get the idea. Me? I felt kind of like I was back in college for some reason … and not in a good way. The food wasn't great (although they did serve tater tots which you'll never find me complaining about), the parking lot was always full, and for whatever reason the charm was just lost on me. But the one thing that I really did love: morning room service coffee with a warm daily scone. Hello, daily scone! Where have you been all my life?
The first morning we were there, the scone was a blueberry mascarpone, the second morning it was a decadent chocolate affair, and the third morning a really light, crumbly cherry almond. I loved every one. The recipe I'm sharing with you today is certainly healthier than the scones we had in Portland. Sure, there's butter, but I used all whole-wheat flour and opted to sweeten these ever so slightly with maple syrup instead of a more refined sugar. There is a new-ish coffeeshop here in Seattle called Vif and they make a fine, fine scone if you get a chance to visit (as a side note, they also make their own almond milk for lattes which blows my mind each time I have it). I always ask what the Vif secrets are and inevitably they tell me there's either ground walnuts or almonds in the actual scone so I took their lead here and used walnut meal as well as chopped, toasted walnuts. I love the rustic quality of the crumb: the walnut meal adds an earthy toastiness along with little flecks of color. They're not overly sweet, and they feel simple and solid — perhaps the definition of a good scone? If you happen to like your scones a little less simple, I think golden raisins would be really wonderful folded into the dough as would little bits of chocolate (they do this at Vif) or even crystallized ginger.
If you're a scone sceptic, I think you might still like these: they have a crumbly, flaky exterior but the interior is extremely tender — almost more like a muffin. I know quite a few people in my life who would take a muffin over a scone any day because they feel scones are often dry and lifeless. These are an exception.
Whole Wheat Maple Walnut Scones
Because we're using buttermilk and a liquid sweetener for these scones, this dough is definitely on the wet side — so do know you'll want to use some flour to help you form it into a disk without sticking to the counter … and your hands. And don't skip the step where you let the dough rest for 10 minutes — that'll help the whole-grain flours soak up a little of the moisture. If you have trouble finding whole-wheat pastry flour, feel free to use spelt flour or all-purpose flour instead.
Makes: 6 Large Scones, 8 Medium
3 cups (300g) walnut halves
1 cup (150g) whole-wheat pastry flour
1 ¼ cup (150 g) whole-wheat flour, plus more for forming scones
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
8 tablespoons (115g) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
1 cup (240ml) buttermilk, plus extra to brush tops
1/3 cup (80 ml) plus 2 tablespoons real maple syrup (Grade B, if possible)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Maple sugar (or turbinado sugar), to sprinkle on top (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lay the walnuts on a small baking sheet and toast until fragrant, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse 1 cup of the walnuts until very finely ground. Coarsely chop the remaining 2 cups.
Increase the oven temperature to 375 F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Whisk in the ground walnut meal. Add the cubed butter and, using your hands or a pastry cutter, rub or cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles small, course peas. Do this quickly so the butter won't warm too much. It's o.k. to have a few larger chunks of butter. Fold in the remaining chopped walnuts.
In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Add to the dry ingredients and, using a wooden spoon or flat spatula, stir until the dough gathers together (I actually use my hands at this point). The dough will be pretty wet and that's o.k. Let it sit for 10 minutes to allow the whole-grain flours to soak up a bit of the moisture.
Take out a large wooden board (or use a clean table surface) and sprinkle generously with flour. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured counter or surface and sprinkle the top with a little flour. Gather the dough into a ball and pat/push it down so it's circular in shape and about 1-inch thick. Cut into 6 large wedges (or 8 for smaller-size scones).
Place the wedges on an ungreased baking sheet, brush the tops with buttermilk and sprinkle with a little sugar. Bake for about 25-30 minutes – or until tops are lightly brown. Cool on the pan for five minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.


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Spring Fundraiser
Hello all, we hope you come out to our annual spring fundraiser. This year it will be at Trax Bar and Grill in Deerfield IL. The time will be 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. and will include food, wine, and beer. We will have a silent auction with something for everyone. Also we will have our "Race for the Carrots" finish line at the event, the winner (the horse that gets the most money) will get the honorary race winner title along with a whole bag of carrots.


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Outside this fine morning, the sun was shining brightly in a blue sky. There was no evidence whatsoever of clouds, rain or rumble. I deduced, therefore, that I did not need to drag along an umbrella or jacket; I could spend the day - based on the information I was given sensorily - dry, warm and safe.
Thus, I left the house without the aforementioned umbrella or jacket and started off with confidence that my day would proceed according to plan.
Five hours later, as blue changed to gray then black, I - drenched and cold, shaking my fist at the sudden foul turn of events, plans ruined - couldn't help but wonder how I could have prepared better for this bitter, unexpected atmospheric shake-up. Even the weatherman let me down!
Our financial skies tend to be as fickle; one day, you're confident that you can pay all your bills into the unseen future, eat at restaurants comfortably a few times a week, buy the latest upgrade in technology (hey, I work hard, I deserve it and I need to keep up with my friends!), plan for retirement (well, sure, if I have money left over after xyz of course, retirement), put money away for the kids' college, pay off debt, savings (uh...ok, if I have enough money left over after all that, maybe savings...)
But life, often stormy and unpredictable, can take a sudden shift: a layoff or reduction in income, an equally unexpected increase in expenses, credit card debt, household repairs, childcare issues, medical expenses, and so on. Financial climates, like the weather, can change quickly and with little forewarning.
Metaphorically speaking, saving for a rainy day is always a good idea, but one the average American pushes to the back of the closet. It's always the last thing on our rapidly growing list. The reason for this is what teens today refer to as "YOLO", You Only Live Once. Most folks agree that bills need to be paid, but the consensus gets a bit sketchy when it comes to what (bills to pay first) and how much (when experiencing fluctuations in income). People want to live richly even on modest incomes; the thought of being frugal and careful with spending is more frightening than saving for...well, what may not happen. What probably won't happen. Live for today, don't worry about tomorrow. We'll worry about hard times if and when they hit.
Saving for a rainy day. No, not as much fun as living in the moment. Not as much fun, granted, as up-to-the-minute technology and nice cars and new furniture, and Starbucks coffee, loaded, with whipped cream (remember, you deserve it!).
Yet, saving for a rainy day provides a lot more relief when the rain starts to fall and you know you're covered. Just like when you're dragging that umbrella around - inconveniently, no doubt - until the moment you need it, and the drenched are standing there looking at a dry you, relief etched on your face.
At some point, we all have to make tough financial decisions. By saying "No" to expensive items and frivolous purchases, we say "Yes" to our peace of mind and our security. We can't stop rough times from coming, but by preparing financially, we can make those tougher times less stressful and still have good lives. What makes a good life anyway: is it "things"? Living just for today with little thought for tomorrow? Or living smart, prepared, comfortable yet not in excess, content in the little things, joyful in those moments that don't cost a single penny.
For frugal families, "YOLO" has a much different meaning. It doesn't pertain to a day, a week or even a year - it's a lifelong attitude. It means living within your means so you don't have to worry about how you're going to make mortgage payments (low payments, since you bought a small house with an equally small mortgage). How you're going to get from point A to point B (you own all your cars and have no payments). How you're going to feed your family (you eat at home, with inexpensive ingredients, learn to cook and bake, buy on sale, freeze, and don't waste). How you're going to make it during a stormy financial climate (you've cultivated an umbrella of security by saving money on a regular basis, keeping your debts and purchasing low, living frugally) and for all this, you know you'll be okay. YOLO = You Only Live One (Life), not One (Day)...
...for where will "living it up for one day" leave you in an unprepared tomorrow?
Revised and reprinted from September, 2012. All rights reserved.
Sharon L. Cece © 2014


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"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kristen Doute gained fame by filming "Vanderpump Rules" and sharing her dramatic relationship with Tom Sandoval on the show. She wasn't the favorite cast member, because she hassled her then-boyfriend about a brief kiss he shared with Ariana Madix during time off from filming, even though she had cheated on Tom with cast member, Jax Taylor, several times. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on March 13, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kristen Doute is supporting Brandi Glanville during the dramatic finale, where she confronted Lisa Vanderpump over her behavior.
Kristen has been working for Lisa Vanderpump for quite some time, and yet she has not come to Lisa's defense on this season of the show. She watched the finale this week and she surprisingly had nothing but bad things to say about her boss. "I agree with a lot of what @BrandiGlanville had to say tonight.. A LOT," Kristen writes. "But not about @scheanamarie #PumpRules."
However, it sounds like Lisa knew about the comment. Many people thought thar Kristen's comment was out of line, and Lisa agreed, writing "yep, disgusting." However, Kristen wrote that she wasn't referring to Lisa, writing, "I was not referring to what Brandi said about @LisaVanderpump, a few other points she made I found valid," Kristen replies. "She had my back before, I had hers." However, many people didn't think she was speaking the truth.
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Michael Ealy and Regina Hall are in early talks to join Kevin Hart in the untitled remake of classic 1986 romantic dramedy "About Last Night" at Screen Gems says Variety.
The story follows a pair of Chicago residents who meet through friends, move in together and then break up while fighting feelings of reconciliation.
Ealy would play the male lead, Hall will play the female lead's best friend. Said female lead has yet to be cast, though Kevin Hart is already set in a supporting role.


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In an interview on WFAN-TV's "Boomer & Carton" show on Thursday, comedian Jerry Seinfeld confirmed that a "Seinfeld" reunion of sorts is coming soon.
What form the reunion will come in is still a mystery.
Seinfeld and Jason Alexander – who played George Costanza – were recently spotted together in New York City near Tom's Restaurant, which served as the face of the sitcom's fictional diner, Monk's Cafe.
The sighting fueled speculation that the reunion was for a Super Bowl commercial or for an episode of Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" web series.
Seinfeld denied both theories, adding that they were "not not those things, either. It's a secret project."
The comedian also confirmed that the "one-and-done" project was filmed at several locations and involved multiple characters from the long running sitcom, which ran from 1989-98.
Co-creator Larry David was also involved in the project, which Seinfeld said fans will see "very, very soon."
Personal Take
After several seasons of struggling to find its place on the NBC lineup, "Seinfeld" finally found its spot in the early 1990s and became one of our favorite sitcoms of all time.
When the series ended with a whimper instead of a bang in 1998, fans felt slighted. None of this took away from the show's status as one of the most successful in TV history.
After years of hoping for a "Seinfeld" reunion, it appears the time is near.
It's probably not the reunion special or resuscitated series some were hoping for, but when we're talking about shows about nothing, anything is better than its alternative.
Odds are the "one-and-done" project is a Super Bowl commercial, which are often more entertaining than the game itself.
Giddy up!
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Q. How does it feel to be the last remaining female character on 'Supernatural?'
A. A lot of people think the operative word in that question is "female" but as far as I'm concerned, it's "remaining". The fact is, the story is about Sam and Dean. Many other characters have rich existences, but we only are there to facilitate their story. I know a lot of people, myself included, take what happens to the characters very personally, but it doesn't show a lack of love from the writers when we eventually bite it. It shows how much they value our impact on the brothers. We aren't "killed off"; we are sacrificed to create a unique emotional experience for them that enhances the story for the audience. I'm proud that Jody has earned the right to exist for so long, but we all know that means it's even more likely her time will come. Dun dun dunnnnnnn...
Q. Coming back to the set of 'Supernatural' must feel like working with family. I just have to ask-- were any shenanigans on the set of 'Alex Annie Alexis Ann?'
A. Our 2nd AD actually greeted me with a hug and the words, "Welcome home." It does feel like family, but I'm more like the big sister you don't fuck with. No shenanigans or tomfoolery to report. I asked one of my favorites on set why I never got pranked, (because I was almost taking it personally), and she said, "I think you're like me. You're a woman who won't take shit and they know your reaction wouldn't be worth the effort they'd put into it or the pain you'd male them suffer afterward." That may or may not be true, but I like her answer.
Q. I've read that you play a character named Betty in an upcoming "dramady" film called 'Riding 79.' What can you share with your fans about this cool project?
A. It's an amazing labor of love. We shot it two years ago in Puerto Rico and I'm so excited to see it come to fruition. It's an amazing coming of age story about a boy who travels to find love. I play his mother, devastated by his father's death, so I leave him with his grandparents while I run from my pain. It's really his story, but I loved what I got to do.
Q. The last time we chatted you were devoting love and energy in to your writing passion. Can your fans look forward to any screenplays or books in your future?
A. Oh, dear. The thing with scripts is that you need a lot more than a good idea and the ability to put it on paper. It took me a long time to figure that out, so there are some scripts that exist that you will probably never experience, (although they're pretty fuckin' funny), and now I'm finally working on something simple to self-publish. An urban fantasy about a slightly crabby middle-aged woman with a wry sense of humor, (wow, wonder who inspired that idea), and her introduction into the world we don't see around us. I'll keep you posted. As I'm sure you and many of your readers know, writing is slow going. Ha!


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Whether you're the life of the party -- or a wallflower -- your party-personality may partly depend on your genetic make-up.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego analyzed the social networks of more than a thousand twins.
Some were identical - meaning they had the exact same genes - and others were fraternal. Social circles were much more similar among the identical twins than the fraternal.
While the research could some day help to pinpoint personality genes, researchers say this doesn't mean they'll be able to change someone's personality by simply switching a gene on or off.
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It might not be the easiest thing in the world to do, but it is possible to made semi-radical revisions to a fighter's style. A good coach can polish up the defense of a face-first brawler, for instance. Buddy McGirt got himself voted Trainer of the Year by the membership of the Boxing Writers Association of America for doing just that with the late Arturo Gatti, who relatively deep into his career came to discover the benefit of actually slipping a punch every now and then.
But completely altering a human being's natural personality … well, that's a more daunting challenge. One of the rare boxing examples of such a transformation is George Foreman, who was an unsmiling, remorseless wrecking machine prior to his 1977 upset by Jimmy Young, but, following a 10-year retirement, returned to the ring as a charismatic charmer equally adept at pitching grills on TV as he was at still knocking out opponents. The change in Big George was so complete, it was almost like watching Sonny Liston morph into Sonny Bono.
Like Foreman, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a smile – when he chooses to flash it -- that can light up a room like a 200-watt bulb. At 35, he still has the boyish countenance of a grown-up Emmanuel Lewis, the cute kid who starred in the sitcom Webster in the 1980s. You can almost imagine Little Floyd climbing onto Alex Karras' lap for a reading of his favorite bedtime story.
But Mayweather's childhood was hardly of the fairy-tale variety. His mother was drug-addicted, and his father, Big Floyd, sold the stuff, conveniently hidden in detergent boxes. The father was convicted of cocaine trafficking in 1993, when Floyd Jr. was 16, and he served four years before being released in 1997. Even when Floyd Sr. did return home, he had virtually no interaction with his son that did not involve the advancement of Little Floyd's boxing career.
Now, with the younger Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs), widely regarded as the finest pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, set to challenge WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs) Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the effects of that dysfunctional family life are there for all to see. Yes, "Money" Mayweather has done his share of good deeds, from paying for the medical expenses of a sick child – a stranger, really – to contributing to Habitat for Humanity, but the better angels of his character are forever in conflict with his inner demons, frequently resulting in the sort of negative publicity that give the impression that he is not just a wannabe thug; at times he really is one.
Regardless of the outcome of his much-anticipated showdown with Cotto, Mayweather is scheduled to serve three months in the Clark County Detention Center in Vegas. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 21 to a reduced domestic battery charge and no-contest to two harassment charges as part of a plea deal that dropped felony and misdemeanor charges that could have sent him to prison for up to 34 years. The case centered on an incident with Josie Harris, mother to three of Mayweather's four children, which began as an argument and escalated to physical violence.
That transgression was one in a laundry list of scrapes Mayweather has gotten into with the law. At various times, he has been ordered to undergo impulse-control counseling and convicted of misdemeanor battery stemming from a fight with two women at a Las Vegas nightclub. In 2010, he was accused of assault with a deadly weapon for trying to force another drive off the road, according to a Las Vegas police incident report.
Mayweather's ring skills are such that he might win nearly every round on boxing judges' scorecards whenever he fights, but, in his everyday life, his success rate with the kind that wear black robes and wield gavels isn't nearly as impressive.
It should be noted, however, that his image as a villain, regardless to the degree to which it is merited, has not damaged Mayweather's earning power. His most recent ring appearance, a fourth-round knockout of Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17, generated 1.25 million pay-per-view buys; the one before that, a wire-to-wire pasting of veteran Shane Mosley, was purchased by 1.4 million homes.
Leonard Ellerbee, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, acknowledged that a lot of people want to see Floyd Jr. lose, presumably because they dislike what he purports to represent, but that they pay to see him fight anyway.
"Floyd is one of the most despised athletes in the world, but he's also the most talented athlete in the entire world," Ellerbee said. "What other athlete do you know who has dominated his sport for 16 years?"
Interestingly, it was eight years ago that a pair of women's hair-care magnates from suburban Philadelphia sought to soften Mayweather's more jagged edges, the better to make him more acceptable to mainstream America. It was an experiment that probably was doomed to fail, but It speaks volumes as to how athletes are packaged and sold for widespread consumption.
After ending a four-year contract with his then-manager, rap mogul James Prince, Mayweather was casting about for someone, anyone, who could make him a superstar attraction in correlation to his talent. He was still being promoted by Top Rank then, but his feeling was that he'd never be No. 1 in Bob Arum's stable with Oscar De La Hoya was around.
Enter Neal Menaged and Lewis Hendler, entrepreneurs who turned the Original Scrunchie, which was first sold in 1989, into a $250 million-a-year empire. Menaged and Hendler wanted to branch off into the boxing business, and they saw Mayweather – with a bit of tweaking – as their express ticket to the top.
"Look at George Foreman and what he has done with his life inside and outside the ring," Menaged said before Mayweather's May 22, 2004, bout with DeMarcus Corley in Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall. "He built that grill thing into a company with $400 million annual sales. Why can't the same thing happen for Floyd? He's talented, he's good-looking, personable. There is no reason he can't become well-known in consumer products away from the ring, which is where our expertise is."
Added Hendler: "Our plan is not to tap into the thug image as a way to build Floyd up. We'd like to see him make the transition to mainstream, rather than pin himself to a particular culture which is fairly limited in terms of marketing potential."
Mayweather's association with Menaged and Hendler proved brief, the split brought about in no small part because the fighter's discomfort with disavowing much of that which had helped make him who and what he was.
And if somebody out there doesn't like that, Mayweather said, that's not his problem. He knows he can't be all things to all people, so he might as well feel comfortable in his own skin.
"Everybody has his own opinion of me," Mayweather noted. "It's, like, Catch-22. I'm damned if I do something, damned if I don't. So I got to be who I am.
"When I go into an arena and the fans cheer, that's a great thing. And if they boo, that's a great thing because they are letting me know that I am relevant.
"If they make no noise at all, I would have a problem with that. But regardless if they cheer or boo, they know who I am. They're paying attention to me."
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floyd is ready to die with rat-fink 50 cent but is scared to fight a lil asian guy. grown men acting like women getting excited about jewlry and coach bags.50 cent cant even walk around queens ny because he is a filthy rat that would get plugged in the proper way. he helped rat on mcgriff who ran the supreme team drug crew. ask 50 about the supreme team and watch him run away. a rat is always a rat
Hey, this is THE BATTLE OF THE BALD!!!!!!!
Hi guys... It's been a while since I have posted here but the occasion calls for it. i wonder why the comments doesn't show up after the article like it used to be... EM, I hope you're doing great!!!! just testing before my own word-rampage about this fight. EM... remember two or three years ago when everybody was carzy about this fight to be made? well... we finally have it!!!!!!!! Saturdat will be a great night of boxing and Cotto will wi... how? I'll explain after i found out how this works. REGARDS!!!!
Good to see you back in the fold Anony, you've been MIA for awhile now. the Roast has been keeping a lookout for stragglers from the old TSS but I think he finally gave up.
Yep, i did give up. Threw in the towel, but then Mercante jr. threw it out and made me continue. In other news, Andrew Ganigan died today. He KOed Sean O'Grady to earn a shot at Alexis Argeullo back in the early '80s. Knocked Alexis down in the 1st before getting KOed in the 5th. Wild brawl shown on a Saturday afternoon on CBS back in the good old days. R.I.P. Hawaiian Punch. *takes bottle from Ultimo for a memorial shot*
Floyd has many facets,.. he's the same one-size-fits-all-guy, but he's socially and economically fluent on many levels... he's the Entrepenure, the Ringmaster, the Pugilistic Priest,.. the Insecure Child, the Villian, the Megalomaniac, the RingGeneral, the most Hated,.. the Icon, the Instigator, the Philanthropist, the Brow-beating Comedian, the Promoter, and most of all one of the most technically sound boxers in the business.
Never saw Mayweather so consoling to his foe, So respectful.. as if he feels sorry about what's he's going to do to Cotto,.. or could this be the face of doubt (I doubt it)
Or is it Honest respect,... is it Floyd Knowing what a well trained, physically attuned, mentally and spiritually optimized Cotto is capable of.
Cotto was never expected to outbox Mosely,.. even bicycling backwards when the need arose... Proves he can adjust on the fly and insert his technique into a fight the way a locksmith can open doors he doesn't own keys for.
Cotto's demolition of Margarito showed that Cotto can get back on the Bicycle,.. Ride the Bull who gored him,... and face his worst terror with the right preparation.
Cotto's trainer has be drilling him with the correct footwork to offset Mayweathers traps and set him up for counter left hooks and body shots.
it's a well known fact that Mayweathers left hook is not what it used to be...
he leaves himself vunerable every time he attemps a counter with it.
Cotto is more than a live dog,... he's a cunning wolf.
This fight will go to the War-Zone by the 6th round.
Money will absorb the type of punishment he's avoided for most of his career,.. but he'll rally back and dish out the pain in equal portions. Can Cotto Hold?
dispite the grand jocular respect on display,.. this fight will escalate from a gentlemanly discourse into a savage war with both fighters laying it on the line...
I'm hoping, and believing Mayweather will survive... by a threads breadth... and emerge the more durable athlete... and acsend to his thown as one of the best ever.. with a gueling KO win after the 11th round. (with the judges up in the air about the result) I forsee drama redemption and accolades for both contestants.
SouthPaul, Anony, Ali, ShoulderRoll Defense,.. Ultimo, Roast, RG,... Real Talk,.. DaveB, Woodsy, Mortcola, Mr Lee, SaltLover, Riverside,. Deepwater, Gibola, Matthew, Dino,...Fe'Roz... DP69..... whew,.. I'm out of breath... and everyone I failed to mention on the TSS,(because of ULtimos Jack Daniels Shots) .. enjoy the fight and your weekend... peace.
Where you at, Bobby C? Check in! Throw those bottles in the trash bin. Stay off the Pinoy homemade coconut wine, it will have your arse standing in an AA line. Come back, Shane, come back -- I mean Bobby C! Hehehehehe! Holla!
That post was outta the ball park brownsugar! I agree, tomorrow's doubleheader is gonna deliver some high drama.
Yes, Robert Curtis, ATG, come back to us! Also missing of late, Condor. All hands on deck!
Yes I'm back with an agenda!!!!!! OK guys... in order to rank back in TSS and get my picture posted in my profile (EM please...), I need to make a big entrance. And what better than giving you all my friends here in "TSS universe" (phrase coined by Radam G in 2008 - a little TSS history) the EXACT breakdown of the fight so you can do you bets confidently since ANONY will give you his window to the future. Oh well, of couse I can hear some of you say... "hey anony, crazy rican, have you seen the odds for this fight?"... YES, of course, but you know what... everybody has been counting off Cotto and call him shot since his first loss to that cheating M... Margarito and bla, bla, bla... but truly... can anyone see beyond their own "fantasy media impose writing"??? My fellow puertorican star has always fight against the odds and never back downed. Always willing to prove himself against he best and this mentallity and BRAIN power is his best asset. I remember a bloddy Cotto against Clottey, a wobbling Cotto agaisnt Mosley, a messed Cotto against Pacquiao, a dizzy Cotto agaisnt Judah, etc.... but always the common variable is Miguel's hand raised in victory. If you write off Margacheato's loss you got a guy in Cotto who has only loss to the REAL P4P king today in Pacquiao. And some will say... "yeah, and he lost and got battered by Pacman" ... true BUT... Miguel was fighting without an experience corner, his uncle just crashed a block to his car, his wife caught him cheating with an employee, etc. I mean.... that are quite variables that can screw a megafight. BUT I'm not making excuses, the record is clear and Miguel has only lost once. Now the point is that all of you and the media frenzy bandwagon are writting off Miguel from winning while if you think twice, you maybe seeing the only for pound with the biggest assets of all ---- HIS HEART. His heart and training will give us the victory BEFORE THE 5TH round. Now go on and make your bets.... it will happen this way. Now there is a catch, I doubt (because I know my boxing well enough) Miguel can win if this go past the 5th and mayweather get comfortable. He can dominate if he adjust. That's Floyd's biggest asset, to adjust. Oh well, the great thing is that we finnaly get to see this fight made and that sound like justice to all of us hardcore boxing fans around the world. Remember Miguel will win and I'm due monday with the photos from his FIRST WELCOMING PARADE (a'la Tito Trinidad). He doesn't like to be welcome in the airport but this time people won't be able to resist the pride when he wins and will be there to receive him. Like I said, I'll post my photos and EM can use them if he likes. Well, it's nice to be back here. To the old crowd I say hello!!!!!!!!! and to those I don't know... well you better cheer for Cotto!!!!!!!!!!!
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We at SXSW would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for such a tremendous outpouring of support and well wishes. Our friends the world over have been very comforting to us as we learn to adjust to the loss of our beloved Brent Grulke, Creative Director of SXSW Music. His sudden passing has left such a vast void but we are able to face each new day with increasing strength and that is largely in part to all of the friends, family and fans who have come forward to console us and those dear to Brent.
Throughout his life Brent made lasting impressions on so many people, not forgetting to count the thousands upon thousands who have been affected solely through his achievements here at SXSW. You have been coming forward in droves to extend your condolences, your memories, and your friendship during this difficult time and we would like to acknowledge just how much it means to Brent's family at home and his family at SXSW. Thank you for giving us the encouragement to look forward and manage Brent's legacy while we do all that we can to program SXSW Music just as he would. Bigger and better than ever.
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Ever since his betrayal of Mitt Romney a week before the election, Chris Christie has become a darling of the Left. Now many wealthy Progressives are putting their money with their mouth is. Christie is now receiving political donations from Leftist fundraisers.
Chris Christie's well-publicized three-day campaign swing this week through the liberal heartland of California left Democrats back east exasperated, and even confused, by the Republican governor's popularity with the Hollywood and Silicon Valley crowds.
Christie's trip took him from Beverly Hills to La Jolla and Santa Barbara, and ended with a private event at the home of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
"When we he heard that Mark Zuckerberg would be holding his first-ever political fundraiser for Chris Christie, we were just shocked," said Becky Bond, political director for progressive group CREDO, who helped stage a 50-person protest outside the social media giant's Palo Alto home.
Christie appeared two days earlier at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where about 30 to 40 Hollywood and entertainment attended the $3,800-a-ticket funder. Among the crowd, according to a report in the New York Post, was Disney Executive Gary Wilson, Richard "Skip" Bronson, and actress Sofía Vergara, who stars in the show, Modern Family, and has filmed a public service announcement for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
Chris Christie knows he will get no Conservative financial support because of his treachery, therefore he goes to Democratic donors.
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Peeps, that signature chick-shaped marshmallow treat of Easter, is always coming out with something new it seems. This Easter season is no exception. For years Mom and Pop candy stores have been taking Peeps and dipping them in chocolate, and now Peeps are officially dong it themselves. There's two kinds: Milk and Dark chocolate. The milk is in a yellow package, and dark in a blue. Both feel very bright and cherry and well, full of Easter.
Taking the Peep out of it's colorful package, it's larger than a regular peep. It like you took one and smooshed it sideways cartoon-style with a steamroller. The peep silhouette is clear, and the peep even has a bump for the eye, so the candy kinda stars at you. Creepy cyclops Peep. Interestingly, the dark doesn't have an eye. Odd.
The Milk Chocolate Peep Was nice to bite into because was curious as to what the texture would be like. The chocolate shell isn't thick, so it cracks easily, much like the Russell Stover marshmallow eggs. The Peep inside is yellow, which strikes me as odd because Peeps have colorless innards. The marshmallow tastes sweet and lightly of vanilla, and the chocolate adds a tiny bit of depth to it with nice cream and chocolate flavors. Overall it's unremarkable. I mean, the funny crispy coating on the peep is absent, the shape is different, and I lose the funny starchy flavor of the Peep, so this hardly feels accurate.
The Dark Chocolate Peep has a much smoother and cleaner looking chocolate shell than the milk peep. The chocolate smells more like chocolate and less creamy than the milk, and has a nice coconut flavor to it. This peep is also all yellow on the inside, and I get the same lack of flavor to the marshmallow. The chocolate adds a tad of sweetness to it and a more grounding earthy flavor, but it also gives a dry edge to the texture and it's kinda strange. I'm not sure quite what to make of it.
These are tasty, and worth trying if you're a Peep fan. Myself, I'd rather reach for a Russell Stover marshmallow/cream eggs, a CCE or just a plain peep!
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Red Raiders Play at Texas and Texas A&M This Weekend
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No. 10 Texas A&M owns a 9-3 overall record and is 2-1 in the Big 12 after shutting out Kansas, 1-0, on Friday night - it's lone game of the weekend. On the year, senior Alyssa Mautz has team highs of 19 points, nine goals and 59 shots. Junior Merritt Mathias leads the team in shots-on-goal with 27, while junior Bri Young has a team-best five assists. Senior Kristin Arnold and Kelly Dyer have split time in the nets with Arnold playing 660 minutes with a 6-1 record. She has collected 28 saves and allowed 10 goals. G Guerrieri is in his 18th season at the helm of the Aggies with a record of 297-88-18. He is in his 20th year has a head coach with a career record of 313-100-18.
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Texas A&M ~ It is the 17th meeting between Texas Tech and Texas A&M with the Aggies leading the series 14-1-1. Last year the game ended in 0-0 double overtime draw in College Station. Tech's one win came on Oct. 10, 1999, 1-0, in Lubbock. The Red Raiders are 0-8 against Texas A&M in College Station.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' spent $28 million to sign Cuban infielder Alex Guerrero in the off season, and today they aren't sure when he will recover after surgery to reattach part of his ear, severed yesterday by teammate Miguel Olivo.
Guerrero and veteran catcher Olivo, teammates on the Dodgers Triple-A farm team in Albuquerque, NM got into a nasty altercation resulting in Olivo biting off part of Guerrero's ear in the team's dugout on Tuesday, during a game in Salt Lake City, Utah. ESPN's Buster Olney reported that as of earlier today, the team was unsure how long the standout infielder would take to recover and if the portion of ear tissue will be successfully reattached.
UPDATE: Los Angeles, CA May 22, 2014 11:10 a.m. PDT: The Los Angeles Dodgers issued the following statement. "Today, the Los Angeles Dodgers released catcher Miguel Olivo from their roster. The club now has 39 players on its roster."
Alex Guerrero, 27 was being groomed to come up to the big leagues as a second baseman for the Dodgers and as of yesterday he was hitting .376 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs. The team had begun to give him playing time at other infield positions as well as second base. Olivo, 35 had been up and down between LA and Albuquerque this season, beginning with the Dodgers' first series played in Australia against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Ned Colletti, the Dodgers GM spoke with media while in New York for the team's games against the Mets. "We don't condone it, and we don't think it's constructive, People can have disagreements. When it gets beyond that level, it's over the limit." Quite an understatement. See update above for final actions taken by the Dodgers.
According to Guerrero's agent Scott Boras, his client has yet to decide how he will address the savage attack, which could include taking legal action and/or reporting the incident to the local police. Boras added his two cents to the comments about Olivo's actions. Equating the violence to a shooting or a stabbing, the super agent said:
"Cannibalizing a player has no place in baseball."
Miguel Olivo has been part of emotional outbursts in previous stops along the way in his baseball career, but none as extreme or damaging as what he did to Alex Guerrero. According to Boras, the two players argued after Olivo threw the ball to Guerrero, expecting him to tag a runner.


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Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet.
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U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, marked the week of Oct. 14 as National Wildlife Refuge Week.
The event is designed to raise awareness about the importance of the refuge system to wildlife conservations and the recreational opportunities available in the wildlife refuges. Delaware's two national wildlife refuges, Bombay Hook in Kent County (which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year) and Prime Hook in Sussex County, draw a combined 200,000 visitors annually.
Since 1995, refuges across the country have celebrated National Wildlife Refuge Week in early October with festivals, educational programs, guided tours and other events.
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Beneath the rainforest canopy in South America, the Guarani Indians have been drinking the steeped juice of the leaves of the wild yerba tree-bush for centuries. They cite numerous health benefits, including increased immune system strength, improved digestion, stress reduction, and stimulation of mental processes.
In 1964 the Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific society concluded "it is difficult to find a plant in any area of the world equal to Mate in nutritional value" and that Yerba Mate contains "practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life."
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Tuesday, the network will carry Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
"Next week's exciting episodes will showcase Heidi and Spencer's nightmarish adventure inside the creature-infested 'Lost Chamber' and the fate of their return," NBC said in a news release. "Meanwhile, the hazardous conditions of living in the jungle come to the forefront and begin to take their toll on our celebrities."
Married contestants Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt quit the show this week, but have since been campaigning to get back on the series.
After next week, "Celebrity" will air Mondays-Thursdays in its regular 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. time slot until the final week of the show, with the finale to take place Wednesday, June 24, NBC said.
Also competing on the show are Janice Dickinson, Patti Blagojevich, wife of the former Illinois governor, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sanjaya Malakar, John Salley, Stephen Baldwin, Torrie Wilson and Frances Callier.
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FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State head women's basketball coach Raegan Pebley announced Friday that she has promoted assistant coach Hanna Howard to the title of associate head coach and hired Angela Gonzaga as director of operations.
"I am excited to announce Hanna's promotion to associate head coach," Pebley said. "She and I share a partnership with the rest of the staff in leading with integrity and impacting the lives of our women's basketball players and continuing the success of Fresno State women's basketball. She deserves this promotion and we look forward to her ongoing contributions to our program."
Howard enters her second season at Fresno State and her fourth season coaching with Pebley, as she was also an assistant coach under her at Utah State before Pebley was hired to coach the Bulldogs.
In her first season at Fresno State, Howard helped the Bulldogs reach the NCAA Tournament after winning the 2013 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships.
Howard, who helps direct the Bulldogs' defensive game plan, coached Fresno State into a team that hung its hat on playing pressure defense. The Bulldogs ranked No. 3 in the NCAA in steals with 12.9 per game, doing so while only fouling 12.1 times per game to rank No. 7 nationally for the fewest fouls committed per game. No other NCAA team ranked in the top 20 in both steals per game and fewest fouls.
"I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Raegan for the past three years," Howard said. "She has provided me many opportunities to learn and grow in this profession and I look forward to continuing to be a part of the CLIMB of Fresno State women's basketball. I am humbled by this gesture from her and the administration here at Fresno State."
In addition to Howard's promotion Pebley has brought on Gonzaga as the team's new director of operations, replacing Shane Rinner who took a job as associate head coach for the men's basketball team and associate athletics director at Fresno Pacific.
"Angela is ready to hit the ground sprinting," Pebley said. "She has the experience to impact many different behind the scenes elements of our program that are vital. I have known Angela for a long time and so grateful that we are able to work together."
Gonzaga comes to Fresno State from San Jose State where she was the learning specialist for the Spartans' Department of Athletics in 2012-13 and prior to that was the director of operations for the women's basketball team.
"I feel very excited and honored to join this coaching staff and program," Gonzaga said. "I believe whole heartedly in the values and culture they are building and living on a daily basis and am confident that together we will empower and encourage these young women to be their best selves on and off the court, now and always. I cannot wait to dig in and be a good teammate in my role."
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Empire State Building Employees Told Not to Discuss Losing the Tallest Building Crown
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With all the focus today on 1 World Trade Center, once again the tallest skyscraper in New York, we grew worried that the former record-holder, the Empire State Building, might be suffering from an inferiority complex. So we trekked to midtown, half-expecting to find the landmark building's employees cursing the sleek young thing downtown.
It turns out the Empire State Building's staff weren't in a chatty mood. Both a woman at the front desk and a woman who directs visitors to the elevator told us that they were specifically told not to talk to the media about the subject today.
Nevertheless, we found one employee who was willing to sing the praises of the city's second-tallest structure.
"I love working here, it doesn't stop me," the Empire State Building's doorman told us.
Still, he wasn't even a little bit jealous of 1 World Trade Center?
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There has been a growing sentiment across the NBA that Dwyane Wade is deteriorating. Doubters, from Charles Barkley to the average fan, continue to push the notion that Wade has lost a step in his game and his best days are behind him.
It's kind of sad watching Dwyane Wade anymore, he's an afterthought and has clearly lost a step. Knees are shot.
— Matthew Wells (@heyitsrealdeal) December 7, 2012
Most of this assessment is based off two facts: LeBron James has become the face of the Miami Heat and Wade's numbers have declined precipitously this season.
After James enormous 2012, which included regular-season MVP, Finals MVP, first championship and Olympic gold medal, LeBron has not only become the unrivaled top dog in Miami, but arguably the biggest name in all of American professional sports.
All the attention is focused on James. When the media speaks with Heat players after practice, it is James who is mobbed by reporters.
For the better part of the last decade, Wade was the guy who reporters flocked to after practice or after a game in Miami. Wade's drop in the Heat's hierarchy was never m ...
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Nov. 20, 2013
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois (0-3) will look to snap a three-game losing streak when it hosts Division II Missouri S&T (2-2) at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday at SIU Arena. The Miners are averaging 100.2 points per game, while allowing 95.8 points. In a loss to Southwest Baptist on Tuesday, they scored 83 second-half points.
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Series versus Missouri S&T
The Salukis lead the all-time series versus Division II Missouri S&T, 7-0, including a 3-0 mark at home. The last meeting was at a tournament hosted by UAB in 1979. The last time the teams met at SIU Arena was a 102-64 Saluki win in 1973. The average margin of victory in the series is 27 points.
Salukis versus Division II
Since joining the ranks of Division I in the 1967-68 season, the Salukis are 63-11 versus non-Division I teams. In the last 30 years, the only non-Division I losses were to Nebraska-Kerney (1995), Alaska-Anchorage (2005) and Ohio Dominican (2011). Barry Hinson is 8-0 all-time against non-DI schools.
Salukis off to 0-3 start for second time in three years
Only twice in the last 50 years have the Salukis started a season 0-3 -- 2011 and 2013. It has happened seven times in the 100-year history of the program. Two teams have started 0-4 (1914, 1963).
Desmar Jackson surpasses 1,300 career points
G Desmar Jackson (6-5, 180, Sr.) has 1,335 career points (804 at Wyoming, 531 at Southern Illinois) and has scored more points in his college career than any active player in the league. He is the team's leading scorer (21.3 ppg) for the second-straight season. Jackson was named to the seven-man MVC Preseason Team. He averaged 15.1 points and 5.4 rebounds last year for the Salukis and was named honorable mention All-Conference.
Jalen Pendleton takes over the "hybrid" power forward spot
G Jalen Pendleton (6-2, 205, So.) is playing a similar role on this year's team as Jeff Early -- an undersized guard playing the power forward spot. Last year, the 6-foot-1 Early led the nation in rebounding (7.4 rpg) among players 6-foot-1 and under. This season, Pendleton is averaging 9.7 points and 4.7 rebounds -- all off the bench.
Brotherhood of the Salukis
Saluki teammates Bronson and Dawson Verhines are the first brother duo to play at SIU since Nikos and Than Topouzis (1998). Other brother duos at SIU during the last half century are Greg and Thad Matta (1986), and Corky and Wayne Abrams (1977).
Bronson Verhines 3rd in MVC in rebounding
F Bronson Verhines (6-6, 200, Sr.) ranks third in the MVC in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and has reached double digits in consecutive games. Last year at Rend Lake College he averaged 10 rebounds per game. He helped lead RLC to a 30-3 record and NJCAA Division II national championship in 2013.
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In the first seven minutes of the second half this season, the Salukis have been out-scored a combined 52-22... So far, the number of personal fouls assessed against the Salukis is running slightly ahead of last year (64-54)...Out of 351 Division I teams, SIU ranks 304th in free throw shooting (.615) and 317th in 3-point shooting (.250).


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Chocolate Truffles - Reading, MA
By falcon on Fri, 11-17-06, 03:52
There is a candy store in Reading that sells Vermont Nut Free Chocolate. They also sell nutty items, but the nutfree are in a separate cabinet.
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