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Sun City Paris
Map in hand, I marched straight down to the banks of the Seine, turned my back on the city and stayed there for a long time, tète á tète with the water. I wanted to see and listen to the city on whose banks Baudelaire composed poetry.
When I turned to my right, the great Notre Dame de Paris loomed in front of me - mother church of Paris where Victor Hugo composed the story he claimed would 'kill this building'. It didn't. Quite the contrary, it gave it a hunchback and made it greater than ever.
Not something just any book can do. I stood fixated on the Notre Dame's magnificent facade, doors and spires. And they reminded me of the same sense of beauty I had felt before the Seljuks' double minarets back in my native Erzurum.
Paris lies on a plain encircled by a river. It has no hills to speak of. Its highest places are manmade. For a long time the Notre Dame was the highest point in Paris, followed by the Eiffel Tower starting from 1889.
I climbed one of the spires of the Notre Dame to look down from above. And suddenly the city that I would later cover step by step was spread in front of me as far as the eye could see. Starting from its nucleus on the two islands in the Seine, Paris expands ring upon ring. After the Notre Dame, which is inside the first ring, the city expands into a second ring which includes the Louvre on the Right Bank and the Sorbonne on the Left Bank.
It is during this period, from the 12th to the 18th century, that Paris is at its zenith when the Sorbonne is the West's center of learning, and Paris 'sun-city'. Descartes and Molière, then Voltaire and the Enlightenment, all come out of Paris. But the essential city we call Paris acquires its unchanging main features in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Which part is Paris and which is not is an ongoing debate here, as in every great city.
With the development of the Paris regional rail network RER since the 1960's, the outlying towns have embarked on a process of integration with the city. Now the metropolis stands on the brink of yet another expansion through the Greater Paris Project.
With its thousand-year history, Paris is one of the best examples in the world of the art of creating a city. As if savoring a visual feast, the eye drinks in this beauty and harmony along an East-West axis starting from the first royal chateau at Vincennes and stretching all the way to the skyscrapers in the business district of La Defénse, the Manhattan of Paris.
Along this axis one stops at the Bastille and, continuing westward, comes to perhaps the first museum that springs to mind at any mention of the word, the Louvre.
At Les Tuileries, the former royal gardens, one takes a brief rest and then, once again, savors the sense of proportion and vista of the city from the Champs-Élysées, the world's most beautiful avenue, to the Arc de Triomphe. Surveying the city and the Champs receding into the distance from the top of the Arc is a pleasure all its own.
Like every place deserving to be called a city, Paris is a world-city and pluralistic. Besides its world famous museums, Paris itself is a museum city for those eager to see history in the flesh.
With its past, its architecture and its works of art, Paris offers the visitor riches the likes of which are rarely encountered in the world. At the same time Paris is the symbol of dynamic sustainability and a city of art, culture, science and technical prowess open to the future.
You can pass by the house of the celebrated medieval lovers Abélard and Héloise and take a coffee break in a cafe once frequented by Baudelaire or Sartre, ride the completely automated 14th Metro Line to Bercy and get off and see the city's innovative new architecture, or you can alight at Francois Mitterrand and research to your heart's content at the gargantuan and technologically futuristic National Library.
If you are a film buff, you can watch a film that would be difficult to see anywhere else at the Cinémateque Francaise or at one of the two large movie theaters nearby. For when it comes to cinematic diversity, Paris is the richest city in the world.
Like the city's physical structure, its social structure too bears vestiges of this historical and cultural depth and offers a wide variety. Paris welcomes the visitor amidst all this color, and rarely or, with only slight exaggeration, never makes him feel like a stranger.
A cheese platter is the crowning glory of a sumptuous French repast. Literally hundreds of varieties of cheese made from cow's and goat's milk are available in the city, and eating Camembert, named for a town in Normandy, is de rigeuer at Paris restaurants.
Le Pont des Arts is one of the bridge's joining the two banks of the Seine. A pedestrian bridge, it is alive with paintings, sculpture, readings and music. Paris is a city of elegant bridges and massive sculptures, and the Louvre's glass pyramid adds intensity and light to the museum's ponderous stone architecture.
A seat by the pool in the Tuileries, or in the Luxembourg Gardens, is a great place for taking in your surroundings. The Buttes Chaumont, one of two hills to the north of Paris, is a picnic area. Along with Vincennes on the east of the city, and the Bois de Boulogne to the west, it is one of the areas where Parisians go for a taste of nature.
Famous for its human landscapes, Montmartre is a virtual city unto itself with a different world at every step. A village within the city, as the French put it. And the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, for which the hill where it stands is named, is the most famous historic structure in the area. The hill, which affords visitors a panoramic view of Paris, is also a popular haunt of painters and artists.
You can hop on one of the Paris municipality's Vélib bikes. Found easily on every corner and inexpensive to rent, these bikes will take you where you want to go. And when you're done you can deposit the bike at the nearest Vélib Park. Parks can be found lot of part in the city.
Some historic building or other rises at the end of every long boulevard in Paris. The Panthéon on the Rue Soufflot, for example. Once used as a church, this Hellenistic-style building functions as a mausoleum today where the remains of distinguished French citizens are interred.
With dozens of stations scattered all over Paris, the RATP makes getting around the capital quick and cheap. The Metro station logo, an 'M' inside a big circle is easily recognized at the chic Art Nouveau-style entrances.
Two major structures from the Mitterrand era: The Institut du Monde Arabe is known for its reflecting walls. Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, it accentuates France's special relationship with the Arab world. The Cité des Sciences meanwhile boasts a circular screen on which documentary films are shown.
Paris was the cradle of the 19th century school of painting known as Impressionism. All the pioneers of this movement, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Alfred Sisley met and painted in a Paris atelier.
Perhaps the best reward of an extended Paris stay is to sit down in a cafe and order whatever your heart desires. A typical French breakfast, for example, as seen on this tray in a cafe window. Coffee, pain au chocolat, a croissant and jam.
These crescent-shaped pastries are the sine qua non of breakfast French-style. Made with butter, they go best with a big cup of coffee.
Turkish Airlines has Istanbul-Paris flights four times every day of the week. For more information about schedules and fares, go to web site.
Getting around Paris is cheap and easy on the advanced Paris Metro system. A Paris Visite card, which will enable you to use Metro and bus lines free of charge, is available.
The ideal time to go to Paris is between April and June when the weather is sunny and average temperatures are 15-20 ° C. Since most Parisians go on vacation in July and August, the city is left to the tourists.
You can also take a break in one of the cafeterias or restaurants of the Musée de l'Homme, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Musée du Quai Branly or the Institut du Monde Arabe.
There are many places to shop in Paris where you can find everything in the way of fashions and clothing along the Champs-Élysées, the Avenue Montaigne, the Boulevard Saint-German and particularly in the department stores (Les Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, and Le Bon Marché).
Turkish citizens need to get a Schengen visa to enter France. For details visit.
Some of the homes where famous figures from Oscar Wilde to Balzac once visited or stayed are also used as hotels today.
If you come to Paris, you have to see the Louvre, an artistic masterpiece with its architecture and exhibitions. After the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saint-Michel and the Eiffel Tower all await you.
For long walks, we recommend Place Vendôme, Montmartre, and the Rue Mouffetard area. If you're still raring to go, you can add the Opéra and the Bastille area to your list.
You can also get to know Paris by reading about it. For a start, Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education, Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame, André Breton's Mad Love are just some of the books that convey the spirit of Paris.
Five films for getting to know Paris well: 1. À bout de souffle - Jean-Luc Godard, 2. Le pont du Nord - Jacques Rivette, 3. Metro - Luc Besson, 4. Les amants do Pont-Neuf - Leos Carax, and 5. Frantic - Roman Polanski.
A poetry festival, Printemps des Poètes, had its inception at the end of the 1990's. This year's Printemps des Poètes is March 7-21. The Fête de la Musique will take place this year, as every year, on June 21st. The Avignon Theater Festival in July is not to be missed.
The country's national holiday, Bastille Day, is celebrated on July 14th. There is an official parade on the Champs-Élysées the morning of the holiday and a fireworks display at the Eiffel Tower that evening.
Riverboat tours are one of the best ways for touring Paris. A tour from the Pont de la Concorde to Pont Sully would allow you to see the city's iconic structures.
"Paris is like its famous millefeuille pastry with many rich and different layers. Paris knows how to respond to the desires of people of every temperament, offering culture, fashion or food to those who want it… But France does not consist of Paris alone. With their rich and varied life, the provincial cities have overcome their dependency on the capital"


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Catholic Community Services in Rockland County –along with a core group of representatives from Rockland county-based organizations that work to feed the hungry — are using National Hunger Awareness Month, September 2012, as a springboard to call attention to local needs and local organizations working to combat hunger.
They are proclaiming September 6 – September 13 as Rockland County's inaugural "Hunger Awareness and Action Week" to increase donations to food pantries and feeding programs and step up efforts to raise awareness of the issue of hunger.
Click here to learn more about Hunger Awareness Action Week events that you can join to help feed the hungry.
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DENTON, Texas – The University of North Texas football team posted one of its best years in the classroom in recent history during the 2012-13 academic year.
"I'm really proud of the work that our team has continued to do in the classroom and this is another positive step that we have taken to improve the overall progress of this program," said head coach Dan McCarney. "We haven't had any APR issues but we aren't going to take this for granted, we know that the hard work on the football has to happen in the classroom as well."
The North Texas football team had 45 players with a grade point average of over 3.0 for the 2012-13 year. Additionally, Derek Akunne, Ryan Boutwell, Jarrod Lynn and Brock Squier each had a perfect 4.0 GPA for the year. Those four players were named to the President's List for having a perfect 4.0 GPA.
In the last two semesters the Mean Green has had 87 players earn a GPA 3.0 or better and every Mean Green player that has exhausted their eligibility in that time has graduated from North Texas.


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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The B-Movie Beasts Are Baaaaack!
Emmy-winning animation veterans Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle spill the beans on their eagerly awaited Nickelodeon show, which is based on DreamWorks' Monsters vs. Aliens. Nick and ... Continue Reading →
A Monstrously Good Show
Disney Junior and Brown Bag Films introduce preschool audiences to a close-nit creature family in a new toon called Henry Hugglemonster. Watch out, Dora the Explorer, Curious George ... Continue Reading →
'Henry Hugglemonster' Pops Up on Disney Jr. in April
A charming new monster family will be playing in the Mouse House this spring. Produced by Dublin's star toon shop Brown Bag, the new preschool show Henry Hugglemonster is slated to ... Continue Reading →
Amazon Studios Greenlights Five Kids' Show Pilots
Amazon Studios, the original movie and series production arm of Amazon.com, announced today that five children's test pilots have been greenlit for production. This announcement follows ... Continue Reading →
'Doc McStuffins' Celebrates Black History Month
Disney Junior's hit animated series Doc McStuffins will play a big part in the cabler's Black History Month celebration this month. The young African-American girl who talks to ... Continue Reading →
'Henry Hugglemonster' Arrives on Disney Jr. in Feb.
Disney Junior U.K. will premiere the much-anticipated preschool series Henry Hugglemonster on February 8, reports Digital Spy. The 52 x 11-minute CG-animated toon, which was formerly ... Continue Reading →
Hey, Arnold… Where Have You Been?
Not every successful animated series goes on to become an enduring classic. To put it another way, anyone remember when Rugrats was the hottest thing on TV and one of the hottest licensing ... Continue Reading →
Nickelodeon to Debut New 'Fairly Odd Christmas' Movie
Nickelodeon plans to premiere A Fairly Odd Christmas, a new original live-action CG TV movie on November 29, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). The movie, based on the popular animated TV series The ... Continue Reading →
'Doc McStuffins' Is Ratings Champ for 9th Straight Week
Disney Junior's Doc McStuffins, Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse have emerged as the top-three preschool cable TV series for Kids 2-5 and moms for the ninth ... Continue Reading →
Cowabunga! Cartwright Receives Career Award
Actress Nancy Cartwright, the one-and-only voice of Bart Simpson, will receive the Don LaFontaine Legacy Award at this year's PromaxBDA kudofest tonight (June 14). Cartright, who ... Continue Reading →


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ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. -- On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 7:00 A.M., Kentucky State Police responded to a two vehicle head-on collision around the 3000 block of KY 100 in Allen County.
According to troopers, Sara E. Fitzpatrick, 17, of Scottsville, was traveling west in her 2010 Ford Escape. Troopers say she crossed the centerline into the path of James G. Williams, 74, of Scottsville, whom was operating a 1997 Ford F-150, and hit the vehicle head-on.
KSP says Willams was pronounced dead on the scene by the Allen County Coroner's Office.
KSP says Fitzpatrick was transported to the Medical Center in Scottsville and later transported to the Medical Center in Bowling Green where she died from her injuries.
Troopers say Willams and Fitzpatrick were both wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision.
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Hop over to South Bay Galleria for Breakfast with the Easter Bunny!
South Bay Galleria welcomes the Easter Bunny – everyone's favorite furry friend – for the 2014 Easter season with a special event on Saturday, April 5 starting at 10 a.m.
The first 200 children (ages 2-10) to arrive will enjoy a free, delicious breakfast, live entertainment and loads of fun!
Parents can RSVP for their children to guarantee them a free breakfast by registering online by Thursday, April 3.
This exciting event will kick off the season with Easter Bunny photos, which will be available from April 5 through April 19.
Easter Bunny photo sessions will be available Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. in the Food Court.
Photo packages start at $14.95 and each child who visits the Easter Bunny will receive a free gift.
For more information and a complete list of stores and restaurants, visit the website at http://www.southbaygalleria.com/
South Bay Galleria is located at 1815 Hawthorne Boulevard in Redondo Beach.
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top of pancakes; cook until the second side is golden brown. Yield: 8 pancakes.
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"I made these yesterday on a cold snowy New England morning. Wonderful! I agree with another reviewer that they are better than Bisquick. I'm glad I gave these a try. I will definitely make again!"


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Things to see and do - Lexington
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Mary Todd Lincoln House :
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Hyatt Regency Lexington from92 $Book
21c Museum Hotel Lexington from199 $Book
Hilton Lexington Downtown from159 $Book
Mary Todd Lincoln House
Mary Todd Lincoln House : Michelin's recommendations
This rambling 14-room brick house, just west of downtown, was the girlhood home of Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-82), later the wife of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the US. Surviving family furnishings include a mahogany table where Lincoln is believed to have played cards. Note the rare collection of coin-silver mint-julep cups crafted by 22 Kentucky silversmiths.
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I have a pair of 2A3's - which i had as spares for an amp i sold earlier this year. My current amps use 6B4G's, and i cannot see me changing in a hurry, so the 2A3's are surplus. I probably used them for a max of 50 hrs, and i think they had similar usage when i got them ( so 90-100hrs max). Not sure if they are a matched pair ( cannot remember) but both have the same plate current measurement of 56ma.
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He gets a huge boner watching the two babes make love and decides to pay them a surprise visit. It's not long before the Captain is getting his fat dick sucked by Princess Clara and has little Foxxy bouncing her brown bubble butt around on his cock!
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After 100 years since its first publication, "Life's Lure" by John Neihardt (1881-1973) can be read online at Googlebooks and is the subject of a May 29 blog posting by Ron Scheer (http://buddiesinthesaddle.blogspot.com) seriously assessing the book. Scheer was "farm-raised in the Platte River valley of central Nebraska" and is the author of "How the West Was Written."
"Life's Lure" was republished by University of Nebraska Press and in 2008 by SUNY Press.
"Life's Lure," set in a mining camp, was Neihardt's second novel and one of the earlier of his many books. Scheer writes that it is about "the dark side" of mining camp life.
Although "Life's Lure" is not mentioned in some short biographies of Neihardt, in 1908 he was already listed by "Who's Who in America" according to the web site of the Neihardt Center, otherwise known as the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site (www.neihardtcenter.org) in Bancroft, Neb.
Opening in a card game in which the protagonist, Drake, loses, "Life's Lure" proceeds next to the long letter he writes to his wife, Joy, back home before moving on the mining camp. Mining was a booming business in the beginning of the 20th Century; unions had some popularity with miners although not without opposition.
Neihardt, the first poet in the United States to be named a state poet, is the state poet in perpetuity of Nebraska and is best known for his epic poetry and for his book "Black Elk Speaks" recollecting Wounded Knee. He moved to Nebraska with his family as a boy and later to Bancroft, where "Life's Lure" apparently was written.
Neihardt's work is taught in the classroom; see the article "Using Neihardt in Today's Classroom" by Joseph F. Green in volume 15 (2013) of the Neihardt Journal, a publication of the Neihardt Foundation.


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It's not quite Spring but it's never too early to think about football. Well, at least the cheerleaders. So with that (or them) in mind, the Baltimore Ravens cheerleading squad leading squad will be in Jamaica for their 2014-15 swimsuit calendar photoshoot. The event will take place at the Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort & Spa, an adults-only oceanfront health and wellness retreat that this past Fall on Jamaica's north coast near Ocho Rios.
Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort & Spa, which features 225 guest rooms and suites, has seven restaurants, three pools and outdoor whirlpools, Radiant Spa, a 180-foot double-looped waterslide, golf and an array of watersports including scuba diving, kayaking and windsurfing, reef snorkeling, off-site excursions.
With the "Ravens Come Along" package, guests will meet the cheerleading squad when they are on location to shoot calendar. As if that's not enough, package also includes a 20-minute jet lag massage per person, per stay at the all-inclusive Jewel Paradise Cove Beach and a $10 daily spa credit per room (maximum $50 per stay).
Rates start at $165 per person for double room occupancy, for a minimum three-night stay from April 22 to May 3.
Guests who book the "Ravens Come Along" offer will also enjoy Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resorts & Spa's all-inclusive amenities and services, including:
• Accommodations from guest rooms to butler-serviced junior suites
• All meals and snacks at the property's seven restaurants, including formal dining at Platinum restaurant offering contemporary Caribbean cuisine, resort casual dining at teppanyaki-style Jade Samurai, Golden Sabre Sushi and Moonstone by Sophia with fine Italian cuisine and casual dining options at Aquamarina Grill, Coral Café and Court Jesters Pizza
• Unlimited premium drinks at the resort's six bars and lounges
• Daily activities and entertainment including weekly dive-in movies, beach parties, theme nights and talent contests
• Enhanced water sports activities center featuring Scuba Diving (PADI-certified divers) & Resort Course, sunset cruise, glass-bottom boat tour, reef snorkeling excursion, water skiing, Hobie Cat and windsurfing with instruction and non-motorized water sports
• Dunn's River Falls Tour (once per stay)
• Shopping Tour with trip to Margaritaville (once per stay)
• Complimentary green fees at the 18-hole, par 72 championship Runaway Bay Golf Club
• Fitness center, tennis courts and a myriad of classes including water aerobics, spinning, yoga and more
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Tracks Ahead Season 9 has been scheduled for
release in early 2015. If you have not seen it, nor heard about
it, please contact Milwaukee Public TV at
www.mptv.org or by calling (414) 271-1036.
The original producer of the first eight seasons
(that's around 450 segments and miscellaneous items) - namely me - is
retired. And tired. And thankful not to be worrying about fund
raising, budgets, travel vagarities, weather and crews. It has been
a great adventure working on the Tracks Ahead project. People always
say, "For a job, pick one that mirrors your passion." Good advice,
but how do you do that? How do you know HOW to do that? I was
fortunate enough to have this project thrust on me by the late Chuck
Zehner. Tracks Ahead allowed me to marry multiple personal passions:
trains/railroading in all shapes and forms, travel, meeting new people,
seeing new things, and getting out in the field. It was a blast!
I hope that I have been able to offer some insights
into how television is made, and the problems and successes that go along
with it. Making good TV is time consuming and takes a great deal of
preplanning. There is a saying in TV production titled "The 7 P's".
It means "Prior Proper Planning Prevents P** Poor Production." How
true, how true. And did I mention that it was all a lot of work?
Oh boy, you have NO idea.
Perhaps you have scanned through my ramblings and
travelogues over the years, and perhaps not. If you did, I hope you
enjoyed them. If not, well, that's OK as well. For me,
rereading them brings back a lot of memories which would otherwise have
been lost in the dusty corners of my mind.
But all things must come to an end. And that
would include this website. Yes, I know it is old and creaky.
It probably mirrors the creator. I will leave it up for a few more
months, and then surrender the domain name to someone who probably has
other uses for it.
Finally, thanks to all of you for your suggestions,
comments, and desire to promote railroading in all forms. As I said,
I've met so many, many wonderful and enthusiastic people in my quarter of
a century with this project. It has been tons of fun, and a really
wonderful adventure.
All the Best,
David Baule
(address will disappear with the website)
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list is pretty old, but may give you a starting point. Check
If there
are any segments hanging around for viewing (other than pirated on YouTube
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More than difficult Potty Training
I'm trying to potty train my son (who is my first child) he will be 2 March 15th. I've been doing everything I can possibly think of for the past 3 months and nothing has worked. He still thinks that when he sits on the potty that he is in trouble. I was hoping to have him out of diapers by his birthday. Taking Any and All suggestions!!
It is important to remember that you do not want to push a child to potty train if he's not ready. 2 years old is still early! It should always be a positive experience, you don't want to stress him out. Try relating positive experiences with toileting (i.e.verbal praise). But it's important to let him toilet on his own time and to be supportive!


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STANFORD, Calif. The Stanford men's rowing squad will compete in its first race of the 2013-14 season on Sunday when they travel to Boston for the 49th Head of the Charles Regatta.
"For the first race we are focused on getting in shape and back rowing together," said junior Scott Roycroft. "We want to go out aggressively in this race and hold on to that with fitness and technique."
Stanford will race on the second day of the two-day regatta with their Men's Championship Four class scheduled to begin at 2:31 p.m. (ET). The Cardinal will attempt to repeat as in the race. The race begins with boats taking off from the starting gate in 10-second intervals and racing for time over the three-mile serpentine course. The Stanford four will be starting first after winning last year's race with a time of 16:50.38. The time was over six seconds faster than the runner-up crew from Washington and 14 seconds ahead of the USRowing entry.
"It is the biggest race in the world," said head coach Craig Amerkhanian. "We had a 2007 boat that won there and last year we won. That is a huge accomplishment. We are starting first when usually it is the national team that starts first."
Last year's boat was made up of coxswain Nathalie Weiss, Austin Hack, Oivind Lorentzen, Scott Roycroft and Kaess Smit. All of the members except Lorentzen are back this season. The group was the second Stanford boat to ever win a race at the Head of the Charles. The first came in the Championship Four in 2007.
"It is a race we have been going to for a few years and is probably the biggest rowing event in the world," said senior Austin Hack. "All of the major competition that we will face later on this year and down the road will be there. It is always a great early season chance to see where you are at even though it is only a couple of weeks into the season for us."
The Head of the Charles has been an annual event on the Charles River in Boston since 1965. It is an event that features 9,000 athletes and 300,000 spectators.
"The Charles is like no other race in rowing," said junior Kaess Smit. "It is right in the middle of Boston and everyone on the street stops to check it out. It is a really cool energy and a really cool vibe."
Widely considered one of the largest rowing events in the world, the Head of the Charles features a challenging course with seven bridges, the 90-degree "Weeks Bridge" turn and "Dead Man's Curve" through the final Eliot Bridge.


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Zooey Deschanel teams up with Tommy Hilfiger for a capsule collection that perfectly melds her retro style with his all-american appeal.
For Zooey Deschanel, the doe-eyed New Girl star known for her quirky, vintage-inspired taste, collaborating with designer Tommy Hilfiger was a natural fit. "We started talking at a party in Los Angeles, and just decided to make this collection together," she says. "I'm so proud of it." The resulting line, To Tommy, From Zooey, consists of 16 dresses done in Hilfiger's signature red-white-and-blue palette, with '60s-style silhouettes and bold prints that are unmistakably Deschanel. "It's a mix of mod and nautical," the actress explains, "which I like to call 'modical!'" Think classic materials like linen, pique and oxford cloth combined with preppy accents such as Peter Pan collars, flap pockets and patterned pleats. A limited selection can be found at Macy's nationwide, but the full collection, including accessories like studded resin bangles and chain-link purses, is available at Hilfiger's L.A. flagship on Robertson Boulevard. So what items would Deschanel combine with pieces from her own line? We asked the stylish star to put together the perfect list. 157 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, 310.247.1475


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with JamaicaPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 07/50
May 4, 2007
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On April 30, 2007, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2007 Article IV consultation with Jamaica.1
Jamaica's economy is estimated to have achieved its best growth performance in over a decade during FY 2006/07, which ended on March 31, 2007. Notwithstanding some recent moderation of momentum, the economy is estimated to have expanded by just under 3 percent in real terms, up from 2 percent the previous year and 0.4 percent the year before. While tourist arrivals have recently weakened, they were robust through December 2006 and agricultural activity has rebounded sharply after the weather-related shocks encountered during 2004-05.
Inflation has fallen significantly. Annual consumer price growth fell to 6½ percent at end-FY 2006/07, compared to a target of 9½ percent and a recent high of 19 percent in September 2005. The rebound in agriculture, which weighs heavily in the consumer price basket, has contributed to the decline in headline inflation.
On the external front, the current account deficit is estimated to have strengthened by 1 percent of GDP in FY 2006/07 to 10½ percent of GDP, largely on account of increased exports alongside robust tourism receipts and remittances. Capital inflows enabled a sharp build up in net international reserves (NIR) through 2006 and they currently remain broadly at historical highs.
However, fiscal targets for FY 2006/07 were missed by a wide margin notwithstanding the overall strong economic context. The fiscal slippage is primarily attributable to higher expenditures, although revenues also fell short of the ambitious target set out in the budget. A variety of mid-year expenditure increases were approved in a supplementary budget, mainly relating to agreed public sector wage increases and higher interest costs. As a result, budgetary expenditures for the 2006/07 fiscal year as a whole are estimated to have exceeded fiscal targets by 2½ percent of GDP. Little progress was made in reducing public debt—which stands at about 132 percent of GDP (excluding a recent bond to pre-finance FY 2007/08 obligations).
Monetary policy remains focused on containing inflation while also seeking to engender a sustainable reduction in interest rates. With inflation declining, the Bank of Jamaica eased monetary policy during FY 2006/07 by removing special deposit requirements on banks and reducing interest rates in three steps during May-December, to 12 percent on six-month instruments currently.
Financial sector soundness indicators for regulated entities remain robust despite a search for high yields. With (ex post) real rates of return on treasury bills declining sharply, financial institutions have sought out profitable lending opportunities and bank credit to the private sector has increased markedly. Nevertheless, prudential indicators for both banks and other regulated financial institutions remain sound. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that there has also been an apparent rise in unregulated investment schemes promising very high returns.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the authorities for recent policy successes and noted the strong economic growth in 2006/07, and the declining trend in the current account deficit. The authorities have also succeeded in sharply reducing inflation and bringing about a recovery in revenue collections after their decline in FY 2005/06.
Nevertheless, Directors expressed concern regarding the substantial breach of the deficit target in FY 2006/07, which related in part to one-off expenditures, and the limited progress in reducing the very high debt burden. They considered the medium-term macroeconomic program adopted in 2004 now in need of a fundamental reinvigoration. In this context, Directors saw the need for a broad political consensus to carry through the reforms necessary to secure sustained debt reduction.
Directors viewed fostering private sector led growth as critical to reducing the debt burden. Toward that end, they encouraged the authorities to reform the tax system, and to move ahead with reforms of the civil service aimed at improving efficiency. They also considered that steps to improve the business environment would raise the growth and employment impact of private sector investment.
Directors welcomed the planned improvement in the FY 2007/08 primary budget target as a promising start and an important signal of the authorities' continuing commitment to debt reduction. However, while welcoming progress at strengthening tax administration, Directors noted that it would be challenging to achieve the authorities' revenue objectives through such means alone. Most Directors recommended additional tax and expenditure actions to secure the budgetary objectives. To improve fiscal control and transparency, several Directors encouraged the authorities to continue the process of consolidating the operations of off-budget entities into a single unified framework.
Directors encouraged the authorities to continue to pursue public enterprise reform and strengthen the framework to formulate and assess the overall direction of fiscal policy. They recommended preparation of a fiscal Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Fund technical assistance to help improve public financial management, and to put in place a consolidated public sector accounting framework.
Directors pointed to the improving credibility of monetary policy in Jamaica and underscored the benefits of increased monetary and exchange rate flexibility. Given fiscal dominance in Jamaica, Directors considered exchange and interest rate flexibility crucial to allowing the Bank of Jamaica greater independence in pursuing inflation objectives.
Directors welcomed progress in financial sector reforms as an important element to guard against swings in market conditions and sentiments. Looking forward, they underscored the benefits of the authorities' efforts to improve the resilience of the debt profile to interest rate shocks. Directors also called for increased vigilance over speculative investment schemes, and recommended continued efforts to strengthen consolidated supervision, and prioritizing the development and testing of crisis management systems.


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A rating system for Mems?
For moderating accuracy, partly Memrise driven, partly Memrise community driven. Like anything particularly bad would be taken down, anything particularly good by community standards maybe improved further
Already there. You can vote for mems by giving them 'thumbs up', which will have them shown preferentially over lower-ranking mems.
I have seen mems rated as low a -40 Why are they not removed?
Ah, sorry. I meant for COURSES. I'm new on the terminology.
Difficult. Courses (should) have different contents, so there are hardly two comparable ones in a topic. There is kind of a rating system with the featured courses, which are approved for quality and content by the memrise team.


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Merillat All-American Cabinets
The story of quintessentially American cabinet designer, Orville Merillat, is one of entrepreneurship. More than sixty years after the WWII veteran opened a small woodworking shop in Michigan, his dream and design lives on in the prestigious Merillat line of cabinetry. Still "Made In America" at its core, Merillat offers a collection of global styles, research-led innovations, environmental sensitivity and flat-out stunning products.
Above-Average Options for Any Kitchen
Most cabinet design companies offer advanced options for a higher price. With Merillat, those advanced options are standard. For example, rollout trays are standard with every floor-level cabinet. The quality level is consistently above par. The interiors are customized for easy cleaning and exceptional durability. Even the design doesn't get any better. Merillat shelves, rather than serve as things you prefer to keep hidden, are themselves designed with the beautiful wooden look.
Something for Every Room
A full line of kitchen cabinetry is just the beginning of Merillat's products. They have exclusive products for the bathroom, laundry room, home office, entryways, bedrooms, storage rooms and elsewhere.
Tomorrow's Thinking Today
One of Merillat's most notable differences from the rest of the industry is how they are helping the environment. They have established a program to protect energy efficiency, increase recycling, protect the forests, and improve air quality. The company even has a group devoted to environmental concerns as their primary role. "Green" defines the company from the moment a surveyor considers a forest for harvesting to the first time you open the door of your new cabinet.
There to Help
One of the best features of Merillat is their online presence. Their online video series, "Kitchen Chronicles," adds humor, inspiration and adventure to the site. They offer a series of interactive features, advice, and tips for better kitchen planning. Regular blogging keeps customers informed. The site even has a devoted to Merillat's green innovation. The entire website is a masterpiece of design and innovation, just like their cabinets.
In the cabinetry-making business for more than 60 years, Merillat has seen its fair share of success. Merillat remains a popular choice among homeowners due to their wide array of style choices and organizational "extras" that come standard with the designs. Here's what you need to know to get started.
Merillat cabinets are sold via authorized dealers throughout the country, and will vary in price depending on the style, materials, size, finish, and organizational extras added to each design. Get a free price quote for your installation and see if it's right for your home.
Cabinet interiors are customized for easy cleaning and exceptional durability.
Merillat started a program to improve energy efficiency, increase recycling, protect the forests, and improve air quality.
Merillat cabinets come standard, with features like roll-out trays for every floor-level cabinet.
Online reviews show that some customers have complained of shoddy workmanship after installation.
With most of their cabinet styles made from solid wood, Merillat cabinets should be able to withstand the wear and tear of a normal kitchen environment—and they offer warranties to back up their products as well.
As with most kitchen cabinets, Merillat cabinets generally only need to be wiped down with a soft, damp cloth. Tougher stains can be removed with a mixture of dishwashing detergent and warm water. Try to avoid using abrasive household cleaners, as these can harm the finish, and always wipe cabinets dry after cleaning.
Common Questions and Answers
Can a discontinued door style be ordered directly from the Merillat manufacturer?
No, according to their website, once a door is discontinued, it can no longer be ordered from the manufacturer. However, a local contractor may be able to recreate one for you.
What types of warranties does Merillat offer?
Merillat offers three types of warranties: the Merillat Masterpiece, a limited lifetime warranty; the Merillat Classic, a 25-year limited warranty; and the Merillat Essentials, a 5-year limited warranty. You can read more about these warranties
HistoryMerillat was started in 1946 by WWII veteran Orville Merillat. Now a part of Masco Cabinetry, Merillat is one of the nation's largest cabinet manufacturers.
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Sherman S. "Blondie" Roberts
ORIENT - On a sunny Wednesday, May 8, 2013, afternoon, at his home overlooking East Grand Lake, the angels came to walk Sherman S. "Blondie" Roberts, 76, to his peaceful rest after a long, brave battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born Nov. 19, 1936, in Brooks, son of Walter and Essie (Webber) Roberts.
He was a 1955 graduate of Morse Memorial High School, Brooks, and then served in the U.S. Air Force. "Blondie" retired from Cianbro Corp. in December 1998, after 36 years of employment. He was very much loved and respected by the many men and women that he met, worked with and mentored during those years. He was an avid hunter and ice fisherman, enjoyed ATVing, raising chickens and pheasants and working in his garden. He served on the shoreline zoning planning board for the town of Orient for several years and will be fondly remembered by his neighbors and friends on MacAllister Cove who attended the annual Labor Day lobster feed hosted at his home. There are many who will attest to the fact that he made the best apple pie and blueberry muffins around.
Sherman is survived by his loving companion, Barbara Sharpe of Orient; brother, Linwood Roberts of Auburn; two sisters, Joan Splittorff of Auburn and Laurene Wright of Nokomis, Fla.; Terry Sprague of Morrill, whom he loved and thought of as his son, and Terry's three children; several nieces and nephews; and of course Sherman's faithful springer spaniel, Mariah. Sherman was predeceased by his parents; and two brothers, Keith and Neil.
Graveside services will be announced at a later date. Donations in his honor may be made online to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at
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John L. Outlaw
Position: DB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 8, 1945 in Clarksdale, MS
High School: Higgins
College: Jackson St. (school history)
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 10th round (249th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 37 (2560th overall since 1950)
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ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine softball team (16-17, 7-9 America East) split a doubleheader with visiting Binghamton (20-20, 9-4 AE), winning game two 3-1 after falling in the opener by a score 5-3.
EmJ Fogel (Vienna, Va.) paced the offense as she went 3-for-6 on the day with a double and a run scored while Jessica Burk (Warrenton, Va.) and Kristen Koslosky (Castro Valley, Calif.) each added two RBI.
Hannah Hill (Fryeburg, Maine) picked up Maine's win in the circle after tossing a complete game while giving up just one run on four hits with four strikeouts.
In game two, the Black Bears totaled five hits on their way to a 3-1 victory. Burk came through in the clutch for Maine as she knocked in a pair including an RBI double in the home half of the second.
Binghamton jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after lead-off hitter Sydney Harbaugh reached on a walk, stole second and later scored after a pair of wild pitches. Hill and the Maine defense settled down after the first inning as the Black Bears kept Binghamton off the scoreboard the rest of the way.
Maine knotted the score with a run in the bottom of the first. Samantha Ralphs (Lebanon, Ill.) began the Maine half of the inning with a walk before stealing second and later scoring on a double to the gap in left center by Burk.
The Black Bears tacked on a run in the home half of the second when Koslosky singled to right field, allowing Rachel Harvey (Southington, Conn.), who reached base after being hit by a pitch, to score from second.
Maine added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth. Felicia Lennon (Brookfield, Conn.) ripped a hit to left field and advanced to third after the ball was mishandled by the Binghamton left fielder. Burk drove in her second run of the game when her ground out to second brought Lennon in the back-door from third, pushing the Maine lead to 3-1, a lead it would not relinquish.
Hill's win moves the senior to 7-4 on the year after she gave up just four hits and one run in the complete game victory with four strikeouts.
Binghamton's Sydney Harbaugh hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh in game one to break a 3-3 tie and eventually give the Bearcats the 5-3 victory.
Fogel led the Maine offense in game one as she tallied two of Maine's four hits while scoring a run.
Binghamton jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Lisa Cadogan's RBI double gave the Bearcats a one-run advantage before Cadogan later scored on Caitlyn Friis' two-out double down the left field line.
Maine had an immediate answer as it took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second with a three-run inning. Back to back singles from Fogel and Jean Stevens (Albany, Ore.) gave Maine runner's at the corners with one out before Shelby Obert (Skowhegan, Maine) reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases. With two away in the inning, Fogel scored on a throwing error when Binghamton's catcher tried to pick her off at third. Koslosky followed with a single to third to score Stevens before Obert scored on a double steal to give Maine a 3-2 advantage.
Binghamton tied the ball game in the top of the third after Harbaugh's lead off triple led to a run after Gabby Bracchi drove her in with a single through the left side.
The game would remain tied until Harbaugh blasted a two-run home run to left field. Binghamton's starter Demi Laney retired the Black Bears in the bottom of the inning to secure the 5-3 victory.
Alexis Bogdanovich (South Portland, Maine) fell to 4-8 on the year after tossing 7.0 innings while giving up five runs on nine hits with nine strikeouts.
Maine and Binghamton close out the series on Sunday with an 11 a.m. first pitch scheduled. The Black Bears will honor their four seniors prior to tomorrow's contest.
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ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine softball team (16-17, 7-9 America East) split a doubleheader with visiting Binghamton (20-20, 9-4 AE), winning game two 3-1 after falling in the opener by a score 5-3.


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Port City to Windy City flights might resume
Published: Friday, September 27, 2013 at 9:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 27, 2013 at 9:25 p.m.
Wilmington International Airport leaders are hoping to re-establish service to Chicago with the aid of a federal grant they received Friday.
The airport received a $750,000 Small Community Air Service Development Grant, which will be paired with about $211,300 in local matches to bring additional flights to the Cape Fear region.
This is the first time Wilmington International has received the grant.
"Helping ILM improve and add additional air service will be a benefit to travelers and the entire New Hanover County region. These federal and local funds will greatly benefit in that effort," said U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., in a release.
The funds can be used to provide incentives to airlines, such as footing the bill to install counters and baggage claim.
"It levels the playing field, saying we have these incentives for you to come in, and it helps (airlines) with their startup costs," said Jon Rosborough, the airport's executive director.
As part of its existing incentive package, Wilmington International offers free marketing for new service and waives landing fees and other charges such as office space rentals for a year.
In its application, the airport identified restoring the Chicago service as its main target for the $961,000.
"We'd like to get out more to the central part of the country," Rosborough said. "... Our primary focus is to get the Chicago service back because it was here and it was workable, and when American went into Chapter 11, we lost service."
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The Piano Lesson
by August Wilson
Character Role Analysis
Boy Willie, Berniece
For most of the play, Boy Willie acts as the protagonist. We say so because he drives the actions of the play. It's his stubborn insistence that piano be sold that causes all of the play's conflict. However, at the end of the play his sister Berniece kind of steals the show. The play climaxes when she plays on the piano, drawing on the spirits of her ancestors to banish Sutter's ghost.


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"For some reason, we need limitation to make contact with abundance, we need one person's story to find the depth of our own, we need to go down before we know what up really is. Karen Beattie will help you do all of the above - with grace and dignity - and good writing besides."
— Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
What does it mean to live an abundant life? Some might say living abundantly means living comfortably, having the family you always dreamed of, receiving accolades from your peers, in short—living a life that is commonly accepted by many as blessed. But what if having an abundant life is more than the "good life"? Can we actually be blessed in the midst of serious disappointments and setbacks?
In Rock-Bottom Blessings, Karen Beattie makes the case that true abundance is found in the transformation that happens when we experience God's presence during periods of grief, loss, and disappointment. With the help of her friends and her newfound Catholic faith, she learns to trust that God's plan is better than hers. Beattie began to see life's challenges as gifts to be accepted like all other gifts: with reverence and gratitude.
Beattie's story makes abundantly clear: it is the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ (the paschal mystery) that can inspire us not only to find blessings in every season of our lives, but to be utterly transformed by God's riches.
One Question with Karen Beattie
Loyola Press Publisher Paul Campbell, SJ, asks Karen Beattie about abundance without wealth.
Karen Beattie has been a writer for more than 20 years and been published in several publications including Moody, Christianity Today, and Midwest Living. She recently became a Catholic, and she and her husband are members who attend Old St. Patrick's in Chicago, Illinois.
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Ryan Casillas drove in two runs Sunday and had five RBIs in the series.
March 30, 2014
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State snuck past Southern Illinois by a 6-5 margin when the winning run scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday afternoon at Hammons Field. With the loss, the Salukis (14-12, 1-2 MVC) dropped two out of three games in their conference opening series against the Bears (12-14, 3-3 MVC). It was the fourth extra-innings game in SIU's last six contests.
Eric Cheray drew a leadoff walk from Kyle Pruemer in the 10th and scored on Tyler Dray's bases-loaded wild pitch with Blake Graham at the plate. Cheray moved to second base on Aaron Meyer's groundout. After issuing an intentional pass to Matt Foltz, Pruemer was replaced by Dray. The Bears executed a double steal on Dray's first pitch, and the Salukis responded by intentionally walking Dylan Becker to load the bases. Dray's first pitch to Graham was in the dirt and allowed Cheray to end the game.
The Saluki bullpen, which had been nearly flawless all season, allowed three runs in four innings of work.
"Our bullpen has been great all year pitching with a lead," Henderson said. "We just couldn't finish today."
SIU took a 3-2 lead in the second inning and led for most of the game until Tate Matheny tied the game at 5-5 with a two-run home run in the seventh inning. It was his second home run of the game and his third in his last five at-bats.
"We made a big mistake in the seventh inning," SIU Coach Ken Henderson said. "He was the only guy on the field who could beat us, and we let him beat us. We were trying to pitch around him. We made a mistake on the first pitch, and he hit the ball out. Suddenly it's a tie ballgame. That's the difference in the game."
"I thought we played well all day," Henderson said. "As a matter of fact, I think we outplayed them. We just let one guy beat us. Other than that, we did a great job. That's frustrating."
Southern Illinois quickly wrestled control back from the Bears, scoring three unearned runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-2 advantage. SIU added another run in the third when Parker Osborne hit a one-out double and scored on Ryan Casillas' sac fly to deep center field.
Missouri State cut the SIU lead to 4-3 in the fourth when Cheray drew a leadoff walk, stole second base and scored on Cory Kay's two-out bloop single.
SIU again responded and extended the lead to 5-3 in the fifth as Cody Daily hit a leadoff double and scored on Casillas' single to left field. It was Casillas' fifth RBI of the series.
Hauge didn't have his best stuff but battled through five-plus innings. He allowed three runs off five hits and left in line for his team-leading fourth win of the season after surrendering a leadoff single in the sixth.
"I couldn't really find my fastball," Hauge said. "I tried making adjustments, but it's pretty hard to get guys out when you can't get a first pitch fastball over. I just didn't have my best stuff, but I gave it all I had."
Southern will take Monday off and return to action on Tuesday against the University of Missouri in O'Fallon, Mo. at 6:30 p.m. before returning home to face Murray State on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Itchy Jones Stadium.


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Sept. 27, 2007
First off, I want to say I love my job here with Washington State Athletics and I want to thank June and Mike for giving me this opportunity to coach with them.
June is an awesome person to work for. The reason why I say this is because she lets me be myself. It's the same with the players that play for her. She lets them have their own identities as basketball players, but within her system.
My job consists of a few tasks that are going to help us become a successful basketball team. Recruiting, film, scouting, camps, offense, point guard development, and rebounding. It may seem like a lot of tasks to do but it's actually just the right amount to keep me busy all the time. I also have the help of an experienced staff that helps me get things done on time. We have an excellent secretary in Linda Rubenthaler that keeps us in order and on our toes!
The task I love the most is Point Guard development. I like this task because that's the position I played in college and high school. Dribbling, passing and running a team have always been strong points of mine. I've been successful at teaching players in the Seattle area how to be good point guards at the college level. We have some young, talented point guards this year and I look forward to developing their games.
I couldn't ask for a better job at this point in my life (unless I was playing in the NBA). The people I work with are great and Washington State is an amazing University. I look forward to becoming the best program in the Pac-10!
Welcome to the new era of Championship Cougar Basketball.
Go Cougs!!
Maurice "MO" Hines


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Glastonbury gets ready for Dolly Parton
Country and Western star Dolly Parton will perform at Glastonbury this evening, on the final day of the festival. We will have full coverage - including thoughts from the festival organiser Michael Eavis - on ITV West Country just after 7pm tonight.
Dolly Parton musical opens at Bristol Hippodrome
As Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 the Musical opens at the Bristol Hippodrome today, you might like to watch our reporter Tanya Mercer's interview with the star herself. Just click here.
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Additional Resources and Information
Following are links to sites that provide information on topics related to biomonitoring for environmental chemicals and chemical risk assessment.
International, national, or state biomonitoring programs
Hays, S.M., R. Becker, H.-W. Leung, L.L. Aylward, and D.W. Pyatt. 2007. Biomonitoring equivalents: A screening approach for interpreting biomonitoring results from a public health risk perspective. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 47(1):96-109.
LaKind, J.S., L. Barraj, N. Tran, and L.L. Aylward. 2008. Environmental chemicals in people: Challenges in interpreting biomonitoring information. J. Environ. Health. 70(9):61-64. Reprinted with permission from Journal of Environmental Health, May 2008, a publication of the National Environmental Health Association. Copyright 2008. All rights reserved.
Chemical Risk Assessment
USEPA National Center for Environmental Assessment information on chemical risk assessment http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/nceariskassess.cfm?ActType=RiskAssess
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Carbon fiber is used for its look more than its stength a lot of times. Here is a faux carbon fiber paint technique thats not as good as the real thing but is less time and effort than rolling out carbon fiber and smoothing out resin for days and less expensive and wasteful than buying a new part. For this tutorial you should be familiar with spraying with an HVLP spray gun because you will need it, an air compressor to shoot with, drawer liner, black paint, gunmetal gray or other dark metallic, intercoat clear and clear coat with all the mixing materials. Plus somebody to help you and make sure you both wear gloves and your respirators. Go through the slides to learn this faux carbon fiber technique!
Laying the basecoat
After the part is sanded and cleaned, spray the basecoat. This one is a custom mix of gunmetal gray and orange but usually straight gunmetal gray is the norm. It comes out better when a black base is laid down first.
Creating the effect
Drawer liner which you can pick up at places like any big retail store that sells stuff for home and organizing supplies. The hard part about this step is to get the liner to be flat against all parts of the part. A little bit of folding is not bad since carbon fiber is cloth too but try to get it against the part. You will probably need a friend to keep it from blowing when air from the paint gun hits it.
Spraying the design
Now spray reduced black basecoat through the drawer liner. If the part being painted is bigger than the drawer liner then you and your friend need to pick the drawer liner straight up to not smear the paint, let it dry to the touch, then carefully move it to the unsprayed part while lining up the holes. A lot of overlap is nice so the painter can spray only the middle to prevent a line where the liner ends.
Removing the liner
Some spots might be light on the paint and you will have to go over them again, just keep that spot in the middle and part sure the holes line up and the liner is flat against the part.
One more step
Here is where some painters would go over the part again with the drawer liner but with silver paint and the drawer liner offset slightly with the black. That would only work on flat parts like a hood, not this steering wheel cover. To make the part look more cohesive and instead of like a stencil, mix a little bit of the black in some intercoat clear and spray it like candy over the part. You can make it as dark as you desire in this step but remember if you want to go lighter you have to start again.
Clear coat is applied over the part and you will probably have to sand out some of the faux carbon fiber texture so give yourself enough clear to color sand.


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Mount Clemens
Event showcases products only from the Wolverine state
By Julie Snyder
Posted May 7, 2014
MOUNT CLEMENS — Fudge, fine yard art, accessories for girls and their dolls, food and even hot sauce are just some of the locally made goods that will be showcased during the Made in Michigan Show in downtown Mount Clemens May 9-10.
Michelle Weiss, marketing and events coordinator with the Mount Clemens Downtown Development Authority, which is holding the event for the past three years, said the event exclusively features products and goods that are made, grown, assembled or manufactured in Michigan.
"Downtown Mount Clemens is comprised mainly of small independent businesses, and the Made In Michigan show reinforces our ongoing efforts to expand and strengthen our local economy," Weiss said in a press release.
DDA officials said their various studies have shown that shopping locally at independently owned businesses retains up to 73 percent of the dollars spent in the local economy versus shopping at nonlocally owned businesses where only 43 percent of the purchase price stays in the local economy.
And while the event will showcase local businesses and their array of wares, Made in Michigan attracts business owners from across the state.
One of those is Scott Owens, of Dearborn, the owner of Scotty O'Hotty's Hot Sauce, a nationally-recognized and seven-time award-winning sauce brand he designed with his wife, Suzi, from ingredients grown in their own backyard garden.
Dubbed The Motor City Hot Sauce, Scotty O'Hotty's Premium Habanero sauce took home first place honors in the Screaming MiMi hot sauce expo in New York City last month, and their Ghost Sauce took second place.
"Not too shabby for a small business located in Dearborn, Michigan." Owens said, adding that they introduced their latest sauce creation, Beer-Bacon Chipotle Sauce at the expo.
"It's going crazy; we can't make it fast enough," Owens said. "We never in a million years thought it would grow like this. It's been a whole lot of fun."
Scotty O'Hotty's gourmet hot sauces are a premium line of all-natural products produced by Owens Family Foods LLC, which launched just over a year ago. Scotty O'Hotty's can be found on their website, at markets across the state and at their more-than 100 locations from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Traverse City.
"We keep it simple; the ingredients are straight out of our garden and into the bottle; gluten-free, low sodium," Owes said.
But there's more of an appeal to the sauce than just the garden-fresh ingredients.
"We're the only sauce with beer as the second ingredient," Owens said.
This year is Scotty O'Hotty's first appearance at the Mount Clemens Made in Michigan Show.
The Mount Clemens Made in Michigan Show will be held on Macomb Place between Walnut and Pine streets.
Hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 9 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 10 .
Weiss said the timing of the event also provides an optimal opportunity for those in attendance to shop for locally made gifts for Mom this Mother's Day.
Other popular Michigan businesses attending Made in Michigan this year include Tawas Bay Fudge Company from East Tawas; Great Lakes Closet Company in Warren; Delightful Ribbons and Bows in Taylor, a company owned and operated (with parental assistance) by an 8-year-old and a 13-year-old; Weathergard Windows in Oak Park; Amalfi Outdoors in Clinton Township; and VP's Yard Art in Ypsilanti.
"We have over 40 vendors, and we're still accepting more," said Weiss. "It's a nice show, and it will be a nice weekend."
For more information about the Mount Clemens Made in Michigan Show or Downtown Mount Clemens, call (586) 469-4168.
About the author
Staff Writer Julie Snyder covers Harrison Township, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, and Mount Clemens Community Schools for the Journal. She has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2003, and attended the University of Toledo with degrees in journalism and photography. Julie has received several awards for her work in Arizona and Washington, including AP awards in Arizona for breaking news reporting and feature writing.
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Treme costumes well suited for display at the CAM
The exhibition opens to the public Saturday and remains on display through Nov. 3
Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:32 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 12:22 a.m.
In the pilot episode of the HBO series "Treme," Albert Lambreaux (Clarke Peters) steps out onto his street in Treme, one of the oldest neighborhoods in New Orleans, wearing an elaborate suit of bright yellow, orange and red feathers, shaking a tambourine and chanting, "I big chief with fire."
What: "Well Suited: The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO's 'Treme'"
When: Exhibition opens to the public May 18 and remains on display through Nov. 3. Opening reception for museum members is 6-9 p.m. May 17. Public walk-through with Wilson is 2 p.m. May 18 ($10, $5 for students, free for members)
Where: Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St., Wilmington
Admission: $8; $5 for seniors, military and students; $3 for children age 2-12; free for museum members
Details: 395-5999 or www.CameronArtMuseum.com. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, and until 9 p.m. Thursdays.
He is the chief of the Guardians of the Flame, a Mardi Gras Indian tribe, and although it is only three months after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home, he has assembled this flashy display of needle-and-thread-work to practice for the ceremonial walk held during Mardi Gras.
"Well Suited: The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO's 'Treme,'" features the Mardi Gras Indian suit Wilmington native Alonzo Wilson designed for the first episode of "Treme," as well as 13 other suits Wilson created during the show's first three seasons. Originally organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, the exhibition opens at the Cameron Art Museum with a members-only reception 6-8 p.m. Friday featuring a performance from Grammy-Award-winning New Orleans trumpeter Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown. The exhibition opens to the public Saturday -- there's a public walk-through with Wilson at 2 p.m. -- and remains on display through Nov. 3.
When Wilson first flew into New Orleans to begin working on the pilot episode of "Treme," he knew nothing about the Mardi Gras Indians, tribes of African-American carnival revelers who, for Mardi Gras, dress in 100-pound suits loosely based on Native American ceremonial apparel.
"First I tried the Internet," Wilson said. "You can't find anything. Even things I know now about the Mardi Gras Indians I'll never tell anyone, because it is sort of a secret cultural society in a way. There was not enough information. The only way to get it was to immerse yourself with someone, so we got the son of the Mardi Gras Indian Chief from the Guardians of the Flame."
At first, the chief's son was reluctant to share his family's traditions.
"I won him over, apparently," Wilson said. "He told me everything and he agreed to help construct it based on my designs. He thought I was a worthy outsider, but I'm pretty charming. I can talk my way into anything, probably."
Because of the intricate bead work and extravagant decor, most Mardi Gras Indian suits are costly and can take more than six months for an entire family to make.
"When I saw what they do," Wilson said, "I'm thinking, 'How are we – we can't do that. I have like six weeks, that's impossible.' And I thought, 'But we can't fake it.' I mean we could. We could have figured out some way to fake it, but in the long run, who would be happy with that?"
Wilson designed the "fire suit" and constructed it with the help of the chief's son's family. It turned out to be the most expensive costume in HBO's history at the time, and it doesn't even compare to the intricacy of the other 13 suits on display at the CAM. Wilson was able to put in the months of labor for the rest of them, completing tedious bead mosaics portraying images themed around the story arc of each season.
In season one, Treme residents attempt to put their lives back together after the devastation of Katrina. Later in the season, a chief struts an elegant purple and red suit with S-shaped hurricane contraflows beaded on each wing and a circle surrounding the city's death toll beaded on the chest piece. When the chief's arms are extended, the suit reads "S.O.S." Save our souls.
The Costume Designers Guild has twice nominated Wilson for his work on "Treme." That's pretty high recognition for a designer who wanted to be a writer. Back when he was living in Wilmington, costume design was the furthest thing from Wilson's mind.
"All of it was a mistake," Wilson said. "I am the reluctant artist, I'll tell you that."
Wilson wanted to go into career in journalism, but things changed when he auditioned for a play at the University of North Carolina Wilmington on a whim. Despite not even attending UNCW, he wound up getting a job working as a stage manager in UNCW's theater department. That led to a job as a driver/production assistant for New-York-based costume designer Clifford Capone at the old DEG Studios in Wilmington. Capone thought Wilson would make a good costume designer, so he hired a new driver and taught Wilson the ropes. That led to Wilson working on his first production, "Maximum Overdrive."
Wilson has now worked on a long list of features and TV shows, including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Dawson's Creek" and "The Wire," the David Simon HBO series that lead to his involvement with "Treme." Now Wilson is stepping away from his long, accidental career in costume-design to focus on writing.
Normally, a costume designer is doing his or her job if the costume is believable – if it suits the character in a way that doesn't distract the viewer from the story. But in a museum setting, Wilson's extravagant work demands all of the attention. It's a new dynamic for the artist, but it's not a bad way to end a career, especially so close to where it all began.
"When (CAM Director) Anne Brennan flew in from Wilmington and I met her at the Ogden, she said she wanted to bring this to Wilmington," Wilson said. "And I was like, no pun intended, 'This is hitting home here. It's going back to where I started.' Then it became really emotional. Because my mom had a stroke four years ago, so she would never be able to travel to New Orleans, so she couldn't see it. My dad's blind now, so he'll never see it. But they're alive, and they're alive for the idea that I have something in a museum, and that it actually went from one and now it's at home. So this it actually becomes emotional."
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Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Samantha Braman
"Art dealer" may be the best way to describe her day-to-day work, but Jessica Silverman (MA Curatorial Practice 2007) wears many hats as the founder and director of Silverman Gallery in San Francisco. While her exhibition programs have garnered increasing visibility and national press and her business has grown and thrived, Silverman has needed to be not only "dealer" but also curator, director, writer, installer . . . and sometimes delivery person!
Silverman started showing her own artwork as an undergraduate at Otis College of Art and Design. Later, as her interests evolved and diversified, she converted her studio into an exhibition space and called it Studio 228. Silverman Gallery was officially founded in October 2006, during her final year as a student in CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice.
"I always had a close relationship to art, but I became increasingly fascinated by curating and dealing as creative enterprises where I could collaborate with artists in different ways," says Silverman. "I grew up around artwork, and always loved the idea of artistic collaborations—for instance movements like Fluxus that really expanded the idea of what it is to make art, and what art looks like. Many of the first shows at my gallery were in fact conceived less as straightforward exhibitions and more as collaborations between different generations of artists, curators, and other art-world figures. For instance Double Resonator in 2007, which put the work of the emerging artist Christopher Badger in conversation with Robert Smithson, or TV Honey, curated by Larry Rinder, who's been an incredible presence in the gallery. All in all, the gallery is the culmination of my long-term relationship with art. It's a big nexus for the convergence of artists, curators, writers, and other creatives. I can't imagine myself doing anything else."
Silverman Gallery represents emerging and mid-career artists. Although many of the shows Silverman curates (and is drawn to) are directly influenced by the artists and curators with whom she has worked closely, the ethic of the gallery was also shaped by her curatorial residency at Frankfurter Kunstverein in summer 2006. From May to August of that year she worked closely with the roaming Martha Rosler Library, developing film screenings, lectures, and other artist projects designed for public access. This spirit informed her initial run of exhibitions, which focused on hybrid shows and special artist collaborations.
"The artists that I represent rely on and trust my ability to create a space that allows them to continue to do what they love, what I love: make artwork. Coming out of a curatorial practice program, I realized there is both a gap and a complement between curating and running a gallery. While I thoroughly enjoy working directly with each artist and organizing each exhibition in the space, running a business brings my focus to other arenas such as building a collector base, sales, promotion and press, and much more."
Silverman Gallery has been growing in leaps and bounds since its opening in 2006. It recently had its first successful run at the Paris Art Fair, FIAC, where Silverman presented the work of Susanne M. Winterling, and an appearance in Miami for the NADA Art Fair. At NADA she showed the work of CCA alumnus Luke Butler (MFA 2008), who's had an amazing career trajectory since his graduation two years ago. In December 2010 she presented a show of photography by CCA alumnus Job Piston (Photography 2006), and this month she is heading to Los Angeles for the LA Contemporary Art Fair, where she will present the work of CCA Photography Program chair Tammy Rae Carland.
"CCA has remained an important touchstone for the gallery. It is crucial for me to maintain rich ties to such a strong, creative talent pool. Working with Tammy Rae Carland has been an incredible experience, and she has great support from the student community. I also have ongoing relationships with several other CCA grads, including Luke Butler and Conrad Ruiz."
Silverman has independently curated projects such as the January 2009 Trip Down (False) Memory Lane at the Lexington Club in San Francisco and Bad Moon Rising 3 at Boots Contemporary Art Space in Saint Louis. She also co-operates the online print and fashion outlet Look Boutique, has written numerous essays for exhibition catalogs, is a regular contributor to Whitehot Magazine, and somehow also finds time to be a dedicated board member of the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.
"The reality is that when you love what you do, you want to make sure it is sustainable and therefore you dedicate your time in ways that ensure this. Being a gallery owner is a more-than-full-time job; it doesn't allow for a lot of extracurricular projects. However, I'd like to think that everything I do on my end has a strong creative ethic behind it. And it definitely takes an artful approach."


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Fraser High School students learn spirit of giving
By Maria Allard
Posted December 20, 2012
FRASER — Families in Fraser who have fallen on hard financial times will have a merrier Christmas this year, thanks to the generosity of Fraser High School students and staff.
Beginning late last month, students and staff began a series of fundraisers and food and toy drives to provide assistance for the school's food pantry and also for the Fraser Goodfellows, which in turn, helps needy families.
The giving was headed by the school's 4A groups: athletics, arts — including band, choir, arts and theater — academics and activities. Students and staff collected and donated non-perishable food items and monetary contributions since late November.
"This is all part of our Season of Giving," English teacher and leadership coordinator Amanda Danek said.
Other staff members who oversaw the project were National Honor Society advisors Deb Tieman and Regina Cable, and student council advisor Melissa Rumminger. A donation of $1,000 also came from the Meijer store at 15 Mile and Utica to purchased canned goods for the Season of Giving.
Season of Giving's week one was Nov. 26-30. A "giving tree" was set up in the high school's media center. Danek said staff and students receive information on sizes and gift ideas to benefit Fraser Public Schools elementary, middle school and high school students who could use a little something extra. FHS staff and students take tags that have gift ideas on them and purchase that specific gift.
During week two, held Dec. 3-7, a school-wide decoration and card-making day was held to make cards for local senior citizens, disabled veterans, police officers and firefighters in Fraser.
A canned-food drive was held during week three, Dec. 10-14. Danek said canned goods were collected for the community and the high school's food pantry. One way of collecting canned goods was at sporting events.
"If you brought a canned good, you get into the games for free," Danek said.
Other fundraisers were held, including the Christian Student Union, which raised funds to benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Detroit. The National Technical Honor Society collected hats and gloves during lunch.
On Dec. 15, a Saturday, student athletes and 4A members came to FHS to box about 200 boxes filled with 50 cans each for the Fraser Goodfellows.
"We have 132 families we're assisting, with over 300 children," Goodfellows President Robert Brannon said. "Each family gets two boxes of canned goods and a 17-pound turkey. Each child gets $35 worth of toys."
Meijer gift cards also were doled out, and some children will receive new wheels this Christmas.
"We teamed up with Farmers Insurance in Fraser," Brannon said. "They donated 22 brand new bikes. It's awesome."
Aside from the FHS donations, Brannon said community members donated a total of $33,000 this year. Volunteers from the organization had planned on 54 deliveries and 59 pick-ups Dec. 15. Helping out were Brannon's daughter Hannah, 12, who attends Richards Middle School, and Matt Casey, Ryan Schafer and Don LaDuke.
During the week of Dec. 17-21, the FHS held a number of spirit days to get into the mood of the holiday season.
The Fraser Goodfellows hotline number is (586) 294-0450. Monetary donations can be mailed to Fraser Goodfellows P.O. Box 26223 Fraser, MI, 48026. The group also can be reached at email@example.com.
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Staff Writer Maria Allard covers the school districts of Center Line, Fitzgerald, Van Dyke, Warren Consolidated and Warren Woods, and Macomb Community College for the Warren Weekly newspaper. She also covers the City of Grosse Pointe Woods and the Grosse Pointe Public Schools System for the Grosse Pointe Times newspaper. Allard has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Wayne State University, and she is in love with the Rolling Stones.
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Sept. 29 Public Record
Published: Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 28, 2012 at 7:06 p.m.
The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• David Wayne Nickels Jr., 26, of 801 N. Martin Luther King Drive, Winston-Salem, was charged with three counts of simple assault, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce, assault on a government employee, resisting public officer and three counts of felony malicious conduct by prisoner, $5,000 secured bond, Oct. 10, Thomasville.
• Mark Johnson, 47, of 128 Smith St., Thomasville, was charged with misdemeanor larceny, felony obtaining property by false pretense and assault on a female, $2,500 secured bond and no bond, Oct. 17 and 24, Thomasville.
• Robert Martin Taylor Jr., 36, of 305 Catherine St., Colon, Mich., was served with a fugitive warrant for a parole violation from Ingham County, Mich., no bond, Sept. 28.
• Jason Brown, 19, of 372 Grice Road, Denton, was charged with possession of stolen goods/property and felony obtaining property by false pretense, $5,000 secured bond, Oct. 25.
• Dwight Adam Chambers, 20, of 199 Shepperd St., Thomasville, was charged with felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, $1,000 secured bond, Oct. 24, Thomasville.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
• A pressure washer, tiller and leaf blower valued at $1,000 were reported stolen from a home on Sowers Road between Sept. 14 and 11:50 a.m. Thursday.
• A revolver, $1,250 in old silver coins and $1,000 in rolled-up mercury dimes valued at $2,325 were reported stolen from a home on Needleworks Lane at 5:21 p.m. Thursday.
• Jewelry valued at $1,717 was reported stolen from a home on Pinecrest Road between 5:05 and 6:38 p.m. Thursday.
• A television, PlayStation 2, plastic Corona bottle bank, $100 in coins and fireproof box with various documents valued at $1,580 were reported stolen from a home on South Cecil Street between 7:30 a.m. and 4:06 p.m. Wednesday.
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ROH talent used on Raw last night
Jul 9, 2013 - by Steve Gerweck
Ring of Honor grappler Rhett Titus appeared on last night's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, during a backstage segment with Vince McMahon. Titus was used as extra backstage, and reportedly was given a WWE try out. Titus has been a free agent for months after his ROH contract expired.
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Cobia: heavyweights of the seaFrom the April 21, 2010 Issue
Captain Ryan Hackney lead his father,
Rick, and two brothers to some terrific cobia action last week.
Rick landed this 57-pound cobia, his first ever.
The cobia are mysterious fish of sorts. Although it is possible to target them exclusively, most anglers happen upon them by chance. They are considered to be primarily a pelagic (offshore) species, but they are frequent visitors to inshore waters. As the waters warm in the Tampa Bay region, savvy anglers know it's time to start looking for cobia in area waters. These feisty game fish can grow to over 100 pounds, but 50- to 60-pound fish are considered trophies during the spring run.
The cobia is often mistaken for a shark whose shape they closely resemble on first glance. In the upcoming months cobia will be migrating into local waters and if the past couple of weeks are any indication, action should continue to be hot. These strong fighters are often hard to find, but determined anglers can improve their chances by fishing structure and chumming. Most often anglers happen upon them while they're fishing for other species.
Cobias often accompany rays, and that's just where Captain Ryan Hackney and his brothers Trek and Chase discovered them about three miles off the beaches on south Anna Maria Island. The brothers were treating their dad Rick to a day on the water and conditions were perfect for running offshore. They had their sights set on grouper. After catching bait, Captain Ryan was in the tower when he spotted something out of the corner of his eye. "It was just a shadow, but it was enough for me to investigate," he related. When he did, he spotted a huge ray in about 35 feet of gin clear water. Flying formation on the ray were several large cobia. The first bait in the water was Chase's, which immediately attracted the attention of a 35-pound fish. The cobia was brought to the boat after a 15-minute battle. After they landed and released the fish, Hackney got back in the tower and found the big ray again, this time with five cobia hovering nearby. Rick who had never caught a cobia, was suddenly hooked up to a bruiser that topped the scales at 57 pounds. The battle took 45 minutes and the frequent urgings of his three sons, but in the end he persevered and brought the fish to the boat. Anyone who has landed a big cobia on light tackle knows that it's no small feat!
Colored brown on the top with a cream colored underside and sporting a black lateral band, the cobia becomes distinctive on closer examination. They are particularly fond of crabs and can be found on the both coasts of Florida over structure and following rays. The cobia may be considered an easy fish by some because they often can be caught right at boat side, but veteran cobia anglers know they can be extremely difficult to entice at times.
There's no better time than early spring to target cobia and no better way than with an experienced guide. Captain Ryan Hackney fishes the Tampa Bay area and is based on Holmes Beach. He targets a diverse array of species including tarpon, redfish, snook, cobia and grouper. Hackney can be reached for charters at 941-720-5267. This is one fishery you don't want to miss!