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Dec. 23, 2013
Outback Steakhouse Photo Gallery | Hawkeyes at Outback Steakhouse
By DARREN MILLER
CORALVILLE, Iowa -- We've got practice after this.
Those were the first words out of Drew Ott's mouth Monday when he entered Outback Steakhouse in Coralville. Ott, a sophomore defensive lineman from Trumbull, Neb., was moments away from enjoying a complimentary Outback Special meal, but the 6-foot-4, 265-pounder showed restraint during the feast with practice looming three hours later.
"I didn't have too many strawberry lemonades, I didn't want to get an upset stomach," Ott said. "I cleaned my plate, though. I'm a steak man, so the steak and potatoes were the best part."
Every member of the University of Iowa football team and coaching staff received sirloin steak, chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cheese cake. They kicked the meal off with coconut shrimp.
"It's reflective of the hospitality that the Outback Bowl people extend to you," UI head coach Kirk Ferentz said. "As a coaching staff, this is our fourth trip, so we kind of know what to expect. What we learned on our first trip in 2003 is how great they are. It's a first class trip and it starts in Iowa before we get on the plane."
"It's reflective of the hospitality that the Outback Bowl people extend to you. As a coaching staff, this is our fourth trip, so we kind of know what to expect. What we learned on our first trip in 2003 is how great they are. It's a first class trip and it starts in Iowa before we get on the plane."
Kirk Ferentz
UI head football coach
"We get to celebrate with the team for their success," said Colby Smith, Outback Steakhouse joint venture partner. "A lot of the staff goes to the University of Iowa, so it's a big deal for them and a great day for us."
The managing partner at the Coralville Outback is Chris Riggins, a 2011 UI graduate who has also worked at Outback Steakhouses in Lincoln, Neb., and Cedar Rapids. There is no denying his allegiance when the game between Iowa (8-4 overall) and No. 14 Louisiana State University (9-3) will be played Jan. 1, 2014 in Tampa, Fla.
"LS who?" Riggins said with a smile.
The Outback Steakhouse staff was outfitted in gray long-sleeved T-shirts promoting the game. On the back, the Big Ten representative -- the Hawkeyes -- was identified as Team Coconut Shrimp. The selection from the Southeastern Conference -- LSU -- is Team Bloomin Onion.
Smith said this uniform is worn for the meal with teams (LSU had its event Dec. 19 in Baton Rouge, La.) and then again on game day next Wednesday.
UI running back Mark Weisman joined Ott in professing his allegiance to steak; wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley cast a vote for chicken.
"It was a great meal, one of the best we get all year, and I'm sure there are some more good ones when we get down there," Weisman said. "It's a good meal and it will get us fueled for practice today."
"We got to eat some good food and hang out with the guys in a different setting, so it was all good," Martin-Manley said.
Smith emphasized that Monday is a day to revel in past Hawkeye success with an extra helping of future good wishes.
"The No. 1 goal is to celebrate with the university and the football team the hard work they have put in," Smith said. "We want to send them off with a great meal and hopefully they will have a winning score at the end of the game."
The Hawkeyes have played three previous Outback Bowls, winning twice. They defeated No. 15 Florida 37-17 in 2004, lost to No. 16 Florida 31-24 in 2006, and defeated South Carolina 31-10 in 2009.
Regional marketing manager Nicole Rice flew in from Denver for Monday's event. Will she have her television set to ESPN on Jan. 1 at noon (CT)?
"Absolutely, 100 percent," she said.


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Nov 30, 2011 9:05 AM
There is no such thing as too many fairytales. We love 'em. We grew up on them and they didn't make us smarmy school girls who needed a prince to rescue us (maybe to do the dishes once in a while and vacuum our apartment). We're excited to read this twist on Grimm's 'Twelve Dancing Princesses.' Even though it's a young adult novel, Entwined by Heather Dixon ($11) is on our holiday read list. Oh yeah, and it would make a killer gift for your middle-high school aged niece... Sweet.
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I believe that the statement is True, and this is my argument:
Since there exists an element $((1-\sqrt{2})/(1-(\sqrt{2})^2)\in\mathbb{Q}[\sqrt{2}]$ such that their products gives $1$ (multiplicative identity), therefore ( $1+\sqrt{2}$ ) is a unit.
A $unit$ is an element $a\in R|ab=1$ where as $b\in R$. Where $b$ is known as the multiplicative inverse of $a$.
Is my argument reasonable enough? And if there is/are any other possible argument, It would be really helpful to know.


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Pelidnota punctata: grapevine beetle
I saw this big beetle (~25 mm long) on a sidewalk yesterday in College Park, Maryland. It kept opening its wings, but couldn't get itself off the ground. I also see in the picture that it may have been missing most of its right front leg. I think my Pelidnota punctata had seen better days and was on its way out.
My insect books narrowed the identification down to a couple of species and then, using the abundant pictures on BugGuide.net, I was able to select the grapevine beetle as the correct one. I have also posted this picture here on BugGuide.net.
Note that the legs of this specimen were brown; if you go thru the pictures on BugGuide.net, you will notice that there is a variety (different species?) that has black legs.
As its name implies, the grapevine beetle is supposed to feed on grapes. But I found this outside of a small wooded area. I don't think there were any grape plants in the vicinity.
Note added in the evening: Coincidentally, Myrmecos Blog also had a Pelidnota punctata picture today. That specimen has black legs and the wing covers seem to be more orange than those of my specimen.


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Painted Compass Sisal Rug
I know you guys love a good rug project and I guarantee this one will not disappoint.
I love sisal rugs. They are a fantastic way to incorporate natural elements into a room.
But guess what? They can be kind of blah. So I figured out a way to Mandify it. I am sort of feeling a bit of Nautical-ness and what is more perfectly nautical than a compass? Um…nothing.
I bought the rug at Ikea. It was $79.00 (this is where you turn you head and cough) Pretty expensive but…sometimes its necessary to spend a little bit of mulah for AWESOMENESS. And I have been SEARCHING for one for a month and $79.00 was the cheapest price I found.
When drawing on my rug I used a pencil that didn't show up wonderfully in pictures so I photoshopped the lines so that they would be more clear in pictures. The photoshopped lines are not exact, the actual lines on the rug are. Don't judge me for not spending more time on picture perfection.
Start by finding the exact center of your rug. Draw 2 perpendicular lines that are the same length. Mine are 32 inches long.
Next you are going to draw 2 more lines (see picture) My lines measure 17" (just a little over 1/2 the length of the long lines).
Measure 3" up and mark it. (Marked with the yellow dots)
Then you are going to connect the tip of your red line to each of your marks. (Blue lines)
Next you are going to measure from the inside of each blue line 2" and mark it. Then connect the tip of the shortest line to the marks you just made. (green lines)
Once you have all of your lines drawn take a small paint brush and trace all of your lines. (Sorry no pic, I am lame)
I used Decoart's Stencil Paint in white.
It is awesome for a project like this because it's a really thick paint that is designed to stay where its put!
Once you have traced each of your lines you are going to fill in the left side of each point (every other space).
Pull out your pencil, a small nail and a piece of string (I used jute because it doesn't stretch) Find your enter point and hold your nail there the entire time! Stretch your string out and use your pencil to draw a circle around your star. Then you are going to extend your string out 3/4 of an inch and draw a second circle.
Paint along your lines. Then I went back and free handed each of the small squares. They aren't perfect, but guess what? Don't care.
For my letters I cut the out on my Silhouette with regular old vinyl. Position it so that is is centered on your star tip. And the right distance from your circle.
Then stencil it on.
Notice there was NO bleeding, even with the huge fibers. That is because its FREAKING AWESOME paint. Oh and its water based (most stencil paints are oil) so it doesn't jack up your brushes. And cause its water based it matches the Americana paints perfectly!
Ps. I did not receive this paint free. I bought it with my…well my husbands hard earned cash. I loved it, the end.
Here are a few more token shots.
If you missed the tutorial for the coral dresser you can read all about it here.
I can't wait to show you what else I have been working on for my bedroom… So exciting!!!! EEEEEEE!


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When the Black Dahlia Murder's last album, "Ritual", came out in 2011- it was a behemoth and quite possibly the band's best work to date. The Detroit melodic death metal band delivered a truly punishing effort and the metal world gushed over it.
But at the end of the cycle, the winds of changes were coming to the band. Longtime bassist Ryan "Bart" Williams left the band to pursue music production full time, and drummer Shannon Lucas left the band as well. It left the band at a crossroads, but the band didn't hesitate on adding new members to their ranks. In the spring of 2012, former Despised Icon bassist Max Lavelle came into the fold and had to hit the ground running.
"I had to step into a 16 song set right away, and had to learn about 23 or 24 songs right away" said Lavelle when speaking with him over the phone recently. In order to win the job, Lavelle had to jump through a few hoops: "I had to fly to Detroit from Boston, and create 16 separate videos for the audition, and totally had to redo things once more for the audition". Obviously, the audition went well, but not without some difficulty with some of the songs. "Everything Went Black was probably the toughest song to pick up. "Nocturnal" and "The Window" were pretty tough as well."
Stepping into the shoes for Williams has been a pretty smooth transition, and Lavelle describes what he brings to the table: "It's all about playing hard and being there. Bart was great and I think I bring a great stage contribution and a good vibe to the live show". But even with Williams leaving, don't think that he wasn't a part of the process- according to Lavelle, he was instrumental to the engineering and production process.
As Lavelle got settled into the band mix, the band were primed to make a major statement. "I think we're pushing things musically and it still has that melodic death metal sound. But at the same time, the writing of songs was a lot better, a little more grown up and more mature". If you've gotten a musical taste of the new album, there's a bit more black metal influence in some of the music, and there's sure to be a song or two that will surprise some fans, according to Lavelle: "Every Rope and Noose" is going to sound a little bit different. It's a metal song with very cool harmonies. There are some songs that are not as punishing with blast beats, and even an acoustic part on the album".
With "Everblack" out now, the band plans to build upon the success of the past few albums and Lavelle's past tour of duty in Despised Icon helped him get ready for this moment: "Everything prepares you for next step in life. Being in Despised Icon, we covered a lot of ground and I toured the world in the 3 years I was in the band. You learned to develop your efficiency and your traveling skills". For the guys in Black Dahlia Murder and their fans, the first time the two groups will converge is at this year's Warped Tour. Even though Despised Icon were never a part of Warped, Lavelle knows all too well that you gotta grab the fans' attention early: "We're gonna be playing to people that have no idea what we're about. We're gonna sprint through the 'Everblack' songs and win people over and kill it on stage".
With the tour on the horizon and a new album about to bust about wide open, it's hard for Max to contain his excitement for the album: "My excitement level is a 12 out of 10 right now. I'm so stoked about it and people are gonna like it a lot".
The Black Dahlia Murder's new album, "Everblack" is out now on Metal Blade Records. The band will be a part of the Warped Tour when it comes to the Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday, July 19th. Tour and band info can be found at www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial.


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On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
On the Road Wisdom and Knowledge Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I wondered how he could live with her like this. He had more books than I've ever seen in all my life - two libraries, two rooms loaded from floor to ceiling around all four walls, and such books as the Apocryphal Something-or-Other in ten volumes. He played Verdi operas and pantomimed them in his pajamas with a great rip down the back. He didn't give a damn about anything. He is a great scholar who goes reeling down the New York waterfront with original seventeenth-century musical manuscripts under his arm, shouting. He crawls like a big spider through the streets. His excitement blew out of his eyes in stabs of fiendish light. He rolled his neck in spastic ecstasy. He lisped, he writhed, he flopped, he moaned, he howled, he fell back in despair. He could hardly get a word out, he was so excited with life. (II.4.15)
Dean is fascinated by Rollo Greb because they share the same thirst for knowledge.
Quote #5
It would take all night to tell about Old Bull Lee; let's just say now, he was a teacher, and it may be said that he had every right to teach because he spent all his time learning; and the things he learned were what he considered to be and called «the facts of life,» which he learned not only out of necessity but because he wanted to [...] He did all these things merely for the experience. Now the final study was the drug habit. He was now in New Orleans, slipping along the streets with shady characters and haunting connection bars. (II.6.33).
Bull Lee, the most prominent drug user of Sal's friends, is also the guru, suggesting a connection in Sal's mind between drugs and wisdom.
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He also experimented in boiling codeine cough syrup down to a black mash - that didn't work too well. He spent long hours with Shakespeare - the "Immortal Bard," he called him - on his lap. In New Orleans he had begun to spend long hours with the Mayan Codices on his lap, and, although he went on talking, the book lay open all the time. I said once, "What's going to happen to us when we die?" and he said, "When you die you're just dead, that's all." He had a set of chains in his room that he said he used with his psychoanalyst; they were experimenting with narcoanalysis and found that Old Bull had seven separate personalities, each growing worse and worse on the way down, till finally he was a raving idiot and had to be restrained with chains. The top personality was an English lord, the bottom the idiot. Halfway he was an old Negro who stood in line, waiting with everyone else, and said, "Some's bastards, some's ain't, that's the score." (II.6.34)
Bull Lee's wisdom is not only of the world around him, but also of himself. This makes him different from the other "intellectuals" Sal has encountered.


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In light of the Haiti earthquake crisis, the influential fashion industry is using its substantial power to give back and raise money for the victims. Designed by popular jeweler Judith Kupperman, and commissioned by The Wayuú Tayá Foundation, the Help Haiti Hope Symbols stand for sexy, selfless style.
These inspiring designs come in two different styles; a brass H with gold tone finish dangling from a 28" long green silk cord, or a brass H with silver tone finish dangling from a 28" long brown silk cord. Both pieces can be worn as a necklace, or wrapped several times around your wrist to become a bracelet.
All proceeds, with the exception of shipping, handling and small production cost (roughly 20%), will go directly to aid the children, and can provide them with a chance for hope, health and happiness.
The "H" is a symbol, a symbol of love, and it signifies more than just Hope for Haiti. It signifies that we have the power to create change… one fashionable step at a time.


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Hamilton man Terrance Siebert died last Monday, July 21, 2014, surrounded by his family, at 58 years of age. According to his death notice, he went peacefully.
But even so, the lifelong Leafs did manage to sneak in one last shot at his beloved but infuriating hockey team, who hadn't won a damn thing since he was an 11-year-old boy.
Note the final line of Siebert's death notice, published in Thursday's Hamilton Spectator:
It was Terry's last wish that his pallbearers be the Toronto Maple Leafs so they could let him down one last time.
Ba-zing. One wonders if his epitath will just read: "It was 4-1".
Admittedly, it's an old joke. You can substitute in just about any team, especially those that have a long history of losing. Heck, Zoe McKnight of the Toronto Star dug up three more occasions of the same joke being used in the last year alone. From the Toronto Star:
A Cleveland man and lifelong Browns fan made the same request in The Columbus Dispatch last year and earlier this summer a Minnesota man asked that the Vikings carry his coffin in the Pioneer Press.
A British radio broadcaster and fan of the Everton Football Club made the same joke often, according to his 2013 obituary.
But here's what makes Siebert's notice stand out. His people made it happen for him. Wile the real Leafs weren't on hand to do the honours, Terry's friends were more than willing to look the part. The pallbearers at his funeral wore Leafs jerseys:
In other words, the late Terrance Siebert got his wish.
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James Edward Finks
Position: QB-DB-TB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: August 31, 1927 in St. Louis, MO
Died: May 8, 1994 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Salem
College: Tulsa (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 12th round (116th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Feb. 28, 2000
This Week: The top-ranked UCLA women's water polo team (11-2 overall, 1-0 MPSF) has three matches, including two conference games, scheduled this week. On Friday, March 3, the Bruins head to Long Beach (6-7, 0-1) to battle the tenth-ranked 49ers in an MPSF conference matchup beginning at 4 pm. The following day, the Bruins travel to San Diego for two games. UCLA meets No. 11 San Diego State (3-7, 0-1) for a conference game beginning at noon and then heads to La Jolla to battle T-No. 12 UC San Diego (4-9) at 5 pm.
About the Opponents: UCLA owns a perfect 4-0 record against Long Beach State. The 49ers are currently 6-7 overall and 0-1 in the MPSF, having lost to USC earlier this month. At the UC Santa Barbara Tournament this past weekend, the 49ers finished 11th with a 3-1 record, defeating San Diego State 6-5 in the 11th-place match. Last year Long Beach State closed out the season with a 16-22 overall record and placed 11th nationally.
The San Diego State Aztecs are currently 3-7 on the season. The Aztecs went 2-2 and placed 12th at the UC Santa Barbara Tournament this past weekend, falling to Long Beach State in the 11th-place match. In the '99 season, the Aztecs finished with a 23-19 overall mark and placed fifth nationally. UCLA is 18-3 in the series against San Diego State.
UCLA has already defeated UC San Diego twice this season and currently owns a 12-3 series advantage over the Tritons. UC San Diego finished ninth at the UC Santa Barbara Tournament this past weekend with a 2-2 record. UCLA at the UCSB Tournament: UCLA finished third at the UC Santa Barbara Women's Open Tournament this past weekend, defeating crosstown rival USC 15-12 in the third place match Sunday. The Bruins were knocked out of the Championship match after Stanford handed them a 5-4 loss earlier that day. Earlier in the tournament, UCLA drowned La Verne 17-0 and then went on to grab an easy 13-3 win over UC Davis.
Bruin Notes: Sophomore Elaine Zivich (Lompoc, Calif. / Cabrillo HS) currently leads the team with 26 goals and has scored in all 13 of UCLA's games this season. Earlier this year, she was named MPSF Player of the Week, the first of the 2000 season, for the week of Feb. 8-13. The 5-11 attacker received the recognition after helping the Bruins capture the title at the 3rd Annual Rainbow Wahine Challenge. The Wahine Challenge MVP led all scorers at the tournament, racking up a total of eight goals in three games, including two hat tricks. Zivich also led UCLA in scoring at the UC Santa Barbara Tournament from Feb. 26-27, notching a total of 10 goals. The 5-11 attacker registered at least one goal in each of UCLA's four games, including a school-record tying and career-high six goals against No. 2 USC in the third place match. Last year, she was UCLA's leading scorer and was a first-team All-American and All-MPSF selection.
UCLA in the Polls: UCLA has been ranked No. 1 in the polls for two straight weeks. The Bruins moved up from No. 3 after they captured first place at the UC San Diego Invitational on February 13.


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Penney catalog yielding dollars
February 16, 2004-- Home Textiles Today,
Reversing a trend that extends back into the '90s, JCPenney's catalog operation is showing sales increases and producing profits for the first time in years.
Also during the recent fiscal year, Penney's Internet business crossed the halfway mark to the retailer's goal of $1 billion in annual revenue, by posting a sales increase of more than 50 percent, bringing revenue to more than $600 million.
"We're at pace, or slightly earlier than plan, in our Internet business growth," said John Irvin, president of JCPenney Direct.
The catalog, which has been struggling with a dramatic drop in revenues over much of the last decade, has turned around, and in 2003 had a sales increase bringing its revenues to more than $2 billion "and we're now very profitable," Irvin said.
"We stabilized the big books and added monthly and bi-monthly specialty catalogs."
The home store is the "biggest piece of the catalog business (43 percent)," said Allen Questrom, JCPenney chairman and CEO. "And it's doing a fabulous job."
Irvin, who previously headed Spiegel's catalog operation, noted, "Three years ago, when I joined the company, the page size had been trimmed, the quality was taken out of the paper and photography was moved from location shots to the studio for cost reasons. The merchandise was all a handoff from the retail assortment and priced as the retail program with lots of promotions."
When merchandised together, the aggressive retail promotional activity had created unprofitable sales in the catalog division as well. In addition, there were unprofitable categories that have since been eliminated, as well as logistical and operational changes, he said.
Moving to stem the losses in revenues and reinvent the catalog, Irvin improved the paper and photography "with a more aspirational environment across the board and developed a more current seasonal color statement. We also moved to show product as it would be used in a home."
Pricing now is "no longer the high/low game. We find value with products in the market and have them on sale," he said.
Circulation also was reduced and the big books now are slightly more than 1,000 pages.
To enhance the importance of the home business, Penney this year has launched Home Editions, a 600-plus page break-out of the big book with its own cover and special intro pages. It carries the same merchandise mix as the big book but with a new cover and intro pages that detail the product.
The spring and fall catalogs feature about 90 percent of the retail assortment, but overall the ratio of store-available skus to catalog exclusives is about 50/50, Irvin said. A key point "is that we are in stock 24/7." And for the non-retail merchandise, "We have separate open-to-buys and packaging."
While much of JCPenney Direct's home presentation follows the mood of the retail assortment, "Furniture is a little lower in price point," said Irvin, in part to take into consideration costs for assembling and shipping.
Despite the move to separate assortments, there is a synergy between many of the store product lines and the catalog, he said. Window coverings are a key example where the catalog can offer and deliver the sizes and colors in such Penney offerings as Jewel Tex and Supreme. And the catalog offers the complete 42-color selection in the JCPenney towel, while stores stock only a small percentage of the complete towel palette.
But then the base assortment expands, explained Donna Gering, divisional vice president and director of soft home for catalog/Internet. "A lot of our customers have second homes, and to that we direct more casual looks like berber rugs, window hardware, hard window coverings and more casual furniture."
Pointing out other differences between retail and the catalog, Gering said, "In juvenile and tween bedding, in the biggest stores there are 16 beds; (the catalogs) have much more. We've extended the assortment of rugs, especially better rugs, and have a 14-day shipping program."
Bedspreads also are a growing category, she said.
The specialty catalog "offers us real growth in customer contact," Irvin added. Cooks, he pointed out, "is a good success and, in juvenile bedding, Rooms Kids Love also is important. Cooks offers the retail assortment plus incremental gadgets and broader color ranges."
Aside from the JCPenney towel, "We carry 200 colors in towels, and we segment bedding into style segments unlike the stores," Gering added.
While the catalog has turned around, Irvin noted, "productivity per page has dropped. It's become a place to shop, but it now also acts as a reference for the Internet." In part, he explained, this has come about because there are more references in the catalogs to jcpenney.com, highlighting such Internet features as "color solutions" and "rug solutions."
In the future, Questrom predicts the balance of power between the catalog and Internet channels will inevitably swing in one direction over the other. "As time goes on, young people will be shopping even more, and the older customers are learning from it and are buying more and more. As a result, the Internet will be more important over time versus the catalog," he said.
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Some Game Themes
Last Week
The Wildcats continued their portrayal of Sisyphus, rolling the rock up the hill only to see it roll back down again in a tough 28-14 loss to Oregon State in Tucson. A pair of turnovers gave the Beavers two short-field drives that proved to be the margin of victory. Early in the opening period, UA created an opportunity with a hard hit by Kirk Johnson and a Lamon Means fumble recovery on OSU's 39 yard-line, and moved into outstanding scoring position with a 2nd-and-2 at the Beavers' 11. But a false start moved the ball back, two passes were errant and Nick Folk's 33-yard field goal was wide. OSU had its two best drives in the ensuing minutes and scored both times to make it 14-0. In the second half, Arizona made its first gift, a Mike Bell fumble that gave OSU the ball at the UA 23 yard-line. Three plays later, 21-0. The Cats fought back and drove 77 yards to put points on the board, keyed by Bell's running and a 23-yard scoring pass from Richard Kovalcheck to Biren Ealy. Six minutes later, punt returner Wilrey Fontenot took a chance by eschewing a fair catch and a quick hit caused a fumble that gave OSU the ball on the UA 15 yard-line. Four plays later, 28-7. UA fought back, and drove 62 yards for a quick touchdown, then got a three-and-out by its defense to have the ball at the 7:35 mark. Two penalties killed the next drive. After another stop, a Kovalcheck overthrow was intercepted. OSU ran out the clock. Arizona had more total offense and had the opportunities, but didn't cash in.
The Cats and the Dawgs - The Series
Arizona and Washington will meet up for the 21st time this weekend ... The Huskies own a 14-5-1 advantage in the all-time series ... Arizona is 2-9 all-time against Washington in Seattle ... UA's 27-22 win in Tucson last season snapped a 4-0 Washington run in the series ... The last six games in the series have been decided by a combined 26 points (4.3 points per game) ... UA's trip to Seattle will be its fifth in the last seven years and looking ahead, after a home game in 2005, Arizona will also visit the Emerald City in 2006 and 2007 ... In U-Dub's last three wins over Arizona (2000-02), it has come-from-behind in the fourth quarter all three times ... Arizona turned the tables last season, rallying for 14 points in the fourth quarter for a homecoming victory ...
Noting the Huskies
The Huskies enter the week of play much like Arizona ... Mired in a three-game winless streak, UW lost to Oregon 31-6 last Saturday in Eugene ... Washington opened the year by dropping its first four before defeating San Jose State 21-6 on Oct. 9 for its lone win ... Offensively, UW is averaging 308 yards of total offense per game (133.4 rushing and 174.6 passing) ... The Huskies are averaging three-quarters of point more per game this season than Arizona (13-12.5), the second and third-lowest averages in the nation ... Individually, Washington is led by rusher Kenny James and his 66.8 yards per game average ... Quarterback Casey Paus has completed 43 percent of his passes this season for 910 yards (113.8/game) and three touchdowns ... Paus has also thrown 10 interceptions this year, tied for the league high ... Defensively the Huskies are allowing an average 367.6 yards per game this season (184.5 rushing and 183.1 passing) ... Junior linebacker Joe Lebendahn paces the Husky defenders with 89 total tackles, including 45 solo stops and nine for losses ... Defensive tackle Manase Hopoi has posted a Pac-10-leading nine sacks this season and 21 tackles for loss ... Head coach Keith Gilbertson is in his second season in Seattle and has posted a 7-13 record heading into play this weekend ... Gilbertson is 1-4 all-time as a head coach (Cal and UW) against Arizona.
Washington and Arizona - The Last Time Out
Arizona snapped its school record eight-game losing streak with a 27-22 victory over Washington on homecoming weekend last season in Tucson ... The win also ended a 13-game home Pac-10 winless streak for the Wildcats ... UA rallied for 14 fourth quarter points to pull off its lone Pac-10 victory of the year ... Washington held a one-point lead at half time (14-13) and pushed it three with an early safety in the fourth ... Mike Bell gave Arizona its first lead of the game with a scoring run of 69-yards with 7:28 remaining in the game and tacked on six more on a 37-yard TD scamper with 4:38 left ... Washington pulled within five on four-yard TD pass, but an Arizona defensive stop on the next UW possession allowed UA to take a knee and run out the clock on the game ... The Wildcats prevailed despite achieving just 11 first downs and running 23 less plays on offense in the game ... Individually, Bell was the difference as he posted a career-high 222 yards rushing on 26 carries (8.5 yds/carry) and three touchdowns.
A Positive Side
Despite losing its seventh straight game, Arizona took away some positives in its 28-14 loss to Oregon State last weekend.
?- The Wildcats out-gained OSU in total offense (331 to 310), marking just the third time UA has posted more yards then its opponent in a game this season.
?- Arizona ran a season-high tying 72 plays on offense.
?- Arizona out-gained Oregon State by 128 yards in the second half (239 to 111)
?- The Wildcats led in time of possession for the first time in three games.
?- Arizona's two scoring drives both covered 12 plays and lasted an average 6:14.
?- Defensively, UA limited the Beavers to just 61 yards rushing on 37 attempts for a 1.6 yards per carry average.
?- Redshirt freshman Richard Kovalcheck completed 19 passes for 235 yards, both of which were team season-highs.
?- Led by Biren Ealy's four catches, eight different receivers finished with at least one reception in the game.
?- Ealy seemed to find his stride. UA's leading returning receiver from 2003, he finished last Saturday's game with a career-high 102 yards on four catches, including a 27-yard TD grab in the third quarter.
?- Junior Mike Bell ran for 88 yards on 21 attempts, an average of 4.2 yards per carry. It was the fourth consecutive game Bell has averaged over four yards per carry.
?- Bell scored his first TD since the season-opener against NAU on Sept. 4.
?- Andre Torrey tallied a team season-high three tackles for loss, including a sack, for minus 14 yards.
From the Opening Gun
Perhaps Arizona should start each game with a second half mentality. Since scoring a touchdown at the 12:38 mark in the second quarter against Washington State on Sept. 25, Arizona has been denied the endzone in the first 30 minutes of play over the next four games, a span of 132 minutes and 28 seconds. The Wildcats have been outscored 79-3 in the first two periods in the last four games despite having numerous opportunities to punch the ball in. During the TD-less span Arizona has moved the ball inside the red zone five times and has kicked one field goal, missed two other FG attempts, turned the ball over on downs once and tossed one interception.
Arizona can't blame anyone other then itself for the struggles. In four of the five trips into the red zone, Wildcat penalties have pushed the ball back either out of the redzone or enough to alter the play calling from the sidelines.
By comparison, the sense of urgency in the second half of the last four games has helped Arizona go a perfect 4 for 4 in redzone opportunities, all touchdowns, and score two other TDs outside of the 20-yard line in the final 30 minutes. The Wildcats have played their opponents nearly equal in the second half over the last four games, scoring 42 points to the opposition's 52.
Scoring Drought Ends
Richard Kovalcheck's fourth-down 27-yard TD pass to Biren Ealy in the third quarter of last Saturday's game ended a string of 103 minutes and 43 seconds of scoreless play for Arizona.
Strength of Schedule
The Wildcats' schedule is a tough one. Combined, the eight opponents Arizona has faced this season check in with a 43-20 record (.683) and includes No. 4 Cal (6-1), No. 5 Wisconsin (8-0) and No. 7 Utah (8-0). The Utes, Badgers and upcoming opponent USC are three of the five remaining undefeated teams in Division I-A. UA's final three opponents this season are "just" 15-9, but feature the top-ranked Trojans (8-0) and two-loss ASU (6-2).
Going For a Grand
Junior Mike Bell has been one of the more consistent threats on offense this season, in fact he needs just 265 more yards this season (88.3 yd/game) to surpass his career-high of 920 yard set last season. However, the second-year starter at running back will need to get it in gear if he wants to become the first 1,000-yard runner for Arizona since Clarence Farmer rushed for 1,229 yards in 2001. Bell, who is fourth in the Pac-10 with 81.9 yards per game average this season, enters this weekend's game at Washington with 655 yards. He'll need to average 115 yards on the ground over the final three games in order to eclipse the mark. The good news for Bell is that Washington is on the schedule this week. In two career games against the Huskies, Bell has rushed for 276 yards, including a 222-yard and three-TD effort last season in UA's 27-22 victory.
Looking Into the Top 10
Junior running back Mike Bell has a crack at UA's all-time career Top 10 rushing chart this year. Last week his 88-yard effort against Oregon State edged out former Denver Bronco Vance Johnson for 11th on the list. A strong finish to the year would vault Bell into rarified company as he needs just 107 more yards to move past Eddie Wolgast's 2022 yards and into the top 10 all-time at Arizona and 158 more yard to move all the way up to eighth.
The Four Nearest Mike: Att.-Yards
No. 7 Jim Upchurch (1972-74) 488-2389
No. 8 Bob McCall (1970-72) 473-2074
No. 9 Ken Cardella (1951-53) 336-2060
No. 10 Eddie Wolgast (1945-50) 387-2022
No. 11 Mike Bell (2002- ) 416-1916
Clamping Down
Arizona's ability to defend the run is undeniably the strength of the defense this season. The Wildcats currently rank fourth in the Pac-10 and 34th in nation in the category, allowing 119.6 yards per game on the ground this year. Arizona has held six of its first eight opponents below their season average in rushing, including the No. 9-ranked Cal rushing offense, the No. 12 Utah unit and Maurice Drew and the No. 17-ranked UCLA ground attack. Only Oregon and Northern Arizona have been able to rush for more yards against Arizona then their season averages.
Darrell's Doing It
Junior free safety Darrell Brooks has emerged as one of the team leaders on defense. The third-year starter not only leads the team in tackles, but has also been a stabilizing force for a young secondary that features true freshman Antoine Cason at one corner spot and redshirt freshman Wilrey Fontenot at the other. Brooks has posted a team-leading 57 stops this season, an average of over seven tackles per game. He needs just 23 more tackles this season to surpass his single season career-high of 79 established last season and his seven PBUs this year have already bettered his previous two-year career total of six.
Kovalcheck To Fleming
Since Richard Kovalcheck took over at quarterback in the fourth quarter at Oregon on Oct. 16 tight end Steve Fleming has become a favored target of the redshirt freshman. After snagging six balls for 52 yards in Arizona's first five games this year, Fleming has become more involved in UA's offense to the tune of seven catches for 124 yards over the last two and half games.
Putting an End To It
With Washington next up on the slate, Arizona is hoping history repeats itself. The Wildcats have lost at least five straight games in each of the last three seasons. In 2001 and 2002, Cal emerged as the losing-streak buster as the Wildcats defeated the Golden Bears 38-24 to end a five-game slide in 2001 and 52-41 to end a six-game winless streak in 2002. Last season a 27-22 victory over Washington ended UA's school record eight-game losing streak. Currently mired in an 0-7 streak, Arizona is hoping this weekend's game continues the trend.
Schedule Quirk
After opening the season with the same three non-conference opponents as the 2002 schedule (NAU, Utah and Wisconsin), the Wildcats are wrapping up the 2004 slate against the same three teams it ended last season against (Washington, USC, Arizona State).
Drought Breaker
Cornerback Antoine Cason quenched Arizona's thirst for an interception. The freshman picked off a pair of Aaron Rodgers passes against Cal on Oct. 23 to end a streak of 151 opposition pass attempts without an interception. Cason made good after picking off the passes, racking up 61 return yards. Had Rodgers actually been throwing to Cason, his return yards would have made him the second-leading receiver for California in the game.
Doing the Streak
Receiver Ricky Williams extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 16 straight with two catches for 31 yards against Oregon State. Williams is the lone Wildcat to come up with at least on reception in all eight games for Arizona this season.
Consider This
While Arizona's 38-0 defeat to Cal on Oct. 23 certainly stung and was the largest losing margin for UA this season, it would have only tied for the fourth-worst defeat last year. Arizona, which lost its 10 games by an average of 28.8 points last year, lost by 52 points at Purdue, 45 to USC, 46 to LSU and 38 to Oregon.
Captain Cats
The Wildcat players voted on their team captains at the beginning of the year and selected offensive players Mike Bell, Steve Fleming and Keoki Fraser, as well as defenders Andre Torrey, Carlos Williams and Darrell Brooks.
Starting Line
The offensive line at Arizona has strung together a pretty impressive list of starts. Center Keoki Fraser leads all Wildcat players on both sides of the ball with 37 career starts, including 31 straight. Joining him along the front five are tackle Chris Johnson (28 starts), guard Kili Lefotu (26 starts) and tackle Brandon Phillips (19 starts). Add in tight end Steve Fleming's 19 starts, tackle Tanner Bell's seven and guard John Abramo's eight and the group has combined for 144 career games started.
Feeling Blue
Fans catching the Wildcats for the first time in 2004 might not recognize the team when they take the field. The reason? Arizona has changed the color of its helmets from primarily all white to a solid blue. The "Academic A" remains on the side, but it has no other markings or stripes and a blue face mask. The change marks the first time since 1980 that UA will be wearing a helmet that is a different primary color than white.
The solid blue helmet is the first time in school history that Arizona will take the field with head gear so colored. In looking back through photos in Arizona's Heritage Hall, it has been found that former Wildcat great Art Lippino, UA's "Cactus Comet", and his 1955 Wildcat teammates took the field in a helmet that featured blue around the sides with a red top. All other color photos over the years have shown that the Wildcat gridders have donned either primarily red or white bonnets.


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Idaho (7-10-3) heads to Fresno, Calif., for the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. The fifth-seeded Vandals will play fourth-seeded San Jose State (6-11-1) on Thursday at 12 p.m. (PDT), in the first quarterfinal. The winner advances to face top-seeded Utah State (13-4-2) on Friday at 12 p.m. On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Hawai`i faces No. 6 New Mexico State, with the winner moving on to face No. 2 Fresno State.
#4 San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State tied for third in the WAC regular-season standings with a 4-2-1 conference record. The Spartans went 6-11-1 overall in 2011, with an 0-1-0 record in neutral-site matches. SJSU was outscored 23-11 during non-conference play, but posted a 9-7 goal differential in WAC matches. The Spartans average 10.3 shots per game, while 12 different players have combined to score their 20 goals. Junior forward Kelsey Lord leads the the team in goals (6), assists (4), points (16) and shots (38). Senior goalkeeper Meghan Maiwald leads the team with 100 saves and a 1.59 goals-against average in 1642 total minutes this season.
Thursday will be the first neutral-site and first postseason meeting between SJSU and Idaho. The Spartans lead the overall series by a 5-2-1 margin. SJSU won the regular-season meeting by a 2-1 score at San Jose, Calif. The Vandals won last year's meeting, 2-1, at Guy Wicks Field. Seven of the eight meetings in the series have been decided by a single goal.
#1 Utah State Aggies (Potential Semifinal Opponent)
The regular-season WAC champion Utah State Aggies await Thursday's winner in the semifinal round after earning the top seed and first-round bye. USU is 13-4-2 overall and posted a 5-1-1 WAC record in 2011. The Aggies enter the week on a six-match unbeaten streak (5-0-1), during which time they've outscored their opponents, 13-1. Senior forward Shantel Flanary leads USU with 10 goals and 24 points in 2011, while sophomore midfielder Kendra Pemberton leads the team with nine assists. Senior keeper Molli Merrill's 0.58 goals-against average is the best in the WAC, as is her .847 save percentage this year.
Utah State holds a 13-1-0 all-time edge in the series against Idaho. The Aggies won the regular-season match this year at Guy Wicks Field by a 3-0 margin. Idaho's win in the series, a 3-2 victory at Logan, Utah, came exactly 10 years from Thursday's date, in the season finale on Nov. 4, 2001.
#5 Idaho Vandals
Idaho plays in its second-consecutive WAC Tournament this week. The Vandals earned the fifth seed after posting a 3-3-1 record in conference play and a 7-10-3 overall tally in 2011. Idaho is 3-2-1 in its last six matches and plays its fifth neutral-site game of the year on Thursday. Idaho is averaging 13.4 shots per match, but allowing 16.1 opponent attempts. Seven different Vandals have scored a goal this year, while 10 different players have registered a point.
The Vandals are led in scoring by junior forward Chelsea Small, whose 10 goals and 24 points are tied for second in the WAC this year. Junior forward Jill Flockhart leads the team and is tied for third in the conference with six total assists. Junior goalkeeper Caroline Towles has seen 991 minutes in goal this year and ranks second in the WAC with 5.64 saves per game this year.
The Vandals are making the second postseason appearance in program history. The team lost to eventual champion Fresno State in last year's quarterfinal round at Ruston, La.
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2009: Cross Country - Finished as the top NIU runner twice: at the Illini Challenge (8/29) and the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships (9/19)... placed 21st at the Illini Challenge 4k with a time of 15:54 and took 24th at the IIC 6k in 19:24... scored in all six meets... was the second Huskie across the line at the Roy Griak Invitational 6k, running a 24:38. Indoor - Ran a career-best 5:23.45 mile to take 10th at the Carle/Health Alliance Invite (1/24)... placed sixth with a 10:46.49 3,000m run at the Illinois Intercollegiate (1/31)... member of the distance medley relay team that placed 11th at MAC Championships (2/27).
2008 Highlights: (Cross Country) Recorded a personal record six-kilometer time of 23:29 at NCAA Regionals (11/10/07)... was the Huskies' top-finisher twice... placed fifth at the Bradley Invitational (9/7/07) 5k with a time of 18:53... ran an 18:31 five-kilometer race at the Illinois Intercollegiate (9/14/07), finishing 16th... finished as one of the top-two Huskies in four of six races. (Indoor) Earned an indoor season best in the mile run with a time of 5:24.54 at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic (1/26/08)... ran to a second place finish in the 3,000m with a time of 10:33.15 at the Tadd Metzger Invite (2/2/08).
2007 Highlights: (Cross Country) Opened the season with an eighth-place finish on the two-mile course (11:55) at the Elmhurst Early Bird Invitational (9/1/07)...finished fourth (23:42.70) at the Benedictine Eagle Invitational...led the team with a 19th place finish (19:32.03) at the Bradley Open (9/8/07)...named to the Cross Country Academic All-MAC team. (Track & Field) Finished eighth in the 5000-meter run (17:45.60) at the MAC Indoor Championships, earning a point for the team and set a personal best in 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:23.64 (2/24/07)...placed third in the mile (5:22) at the Illinois Invitational (1/13/07)...earned a spot on the All-MAC Academic Team with a 3.94 GPA...owned NIU's fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:28.68) from the Baldy Castillo Invitational (3/17/07)...earned a second-place finish in the 2,000-meter steeplechase (7:21.54) at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge (3/31/07)...had the team's fastest time in the 1,500-meter run (4:55.37) from the Jack Shaw Classic (4/21/07)...captured the title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:40.86) at the Redbird Classic (4/28/07)...finished sixth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:57.90 at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/5/07).
2006 Highlights:Placed third overall in the 3,000-meter run (10:46.28) at the Earlybird Invitational (12/10/05)...finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:09.9) at the Illinois Invitational (4/22/06)...owns NIU's fastest time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a mark of 11:56.72, set at the Kip Janvrin Simpson College Open (4/28/06)...ran a personal-best time of 18:50.96 in the 5,000-meter run at the Chicagoland Championships (4/8/06).
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Bob wrote on Jan 1, 2013 3:58 AM:
" OMG, are all people this ignorant of our economic system. If you were a mayor of a town and there was a bridge to build. If it was 5 million dollars, would it be better to save for ten years to pay for it , or bond it out and pay a little interest. The answer is pay interest and go into debt. Why, because in ten years that 5 million dollar bridge might cost 12 million dollars. Meanwhile paying it off will cost less in real terms. Example GDP raises so by the time you pay the last payment, with interest, it still cost less than delaying expenditure. Of course with the fed they have create new bonds to pay old bonds. It is like 3 card monty, even the kids at MIT have yet to crack.
I argue that our debt decreased. We owe 16trillon. We owed 5 trillion when Clinton was president. But if we went to Fort Knox and sold Gold it might have cost more metal to pay the debt then. Also gasoline. Would you rather have paid 5 trillion off with 1.15 gas or 15 trillion off when we had 3.85 gas. How about Hamburger. How about milk. How about milk if congress didn't "save" us. "
I argue that our debt decreased. We owe 16trillon. We owed 5 trillion when Clinton was president. But if we went to Fort Knox and sold Gold it might have cost more metal to pay the debt then. Also gasoline. Would you rather have paid 5 trillion off with 1.15 gas or 15 trillion off when we had 3.85 gas. How about Hamburger. How about milk. How about milk if congress didn't "save" us. "
al.cap wrote on Jan 1, 2013 9:08 AM:
" he cries for no one, and cares only about increasing the power of the state. and the fools worship him. "
conservative1 wrote on Jan 1, 2013 12:00 PM:
" Crocodile tears. "Never let a crisis go to waste" "
doncol wrote on Jan 1, 2013 1:13 PM:
" I am not a supporter of Obama or his policies but to criticize him for shedding tears that any human with a heart did on that tragic day makes no sense whatsoever! "
KITTY wrote on Jan 1, 2013 6:43 PM:
" Bravo bob......it is amazing how little people understand about government finance and all finance as far as that is concerned.....very sad......that is why we have the worst congress in our history right now...they are voting to make the uninformed happy as they are their constituents.......they will drive this country back into recession so they can win seats in the mid terms and the presidency in 2016......what they don't realize is the people are on to them and they are in fact reducing their chances of being elected...... "
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Jan 1, 2013 7:17 PM:
" President Obama inherited this from W, so he has not only that albatross around his neck, but also the constant grid lock and blocking everything he has tried to do to remedy a mess that was NOT of his doing. This horrible economy was a gift W and part of his agenda of saving billions for him and his super rich friends. The unfair tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires that Bush instituted were ridiculously unfair to the rest of the workers and the working poor in this country; talk about a gift. Obama wanted to let that tax gift expire because they were only instituted for 10 years (even Bush knew he was pushing it) the teapublicans went insane and told him that if he did not renew them they would vote to have unemployment benefits cut off. Being a President that cares for down on their luck people he could not do something so devastating to us;before you say these people just don't want to work: for every job opening in this country 1 in 4 get the job and, once again, this is due to big business outsourcing jobs overseas and giving them tax cuts; GE a 139 billion dollar company gets to pay zero tax because of people in this country in power like the Bush family, oil barrons equivalent to the Bin Ladens want it that way and don't care if the citizens starve and these are the people you defend instead of your fellow citizens, shame on you. "
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Fantasy fans will flood the Salt Palace Convention Center for FantasyCon on Fourth of July weekend, and we were among a handful of guests on a backstage tour this week of the warehouse, where a dragon is under wraps.
The head of FantasyCon's dragon
The dragon, disassembled, arrived at the warehouse on June 25. When put together, it will have a 63-foot wingspan and stand three-stories. Fans submitted their favorite names for the dragon for a community vote. "We had a lot of Steves," says Valerie Cameron-Walker, event coordinator. "There were also names we couldn't pronounce, but they were creative and nearly everyone had a reason for their name."
The name has been narrowed down to two: Volos (a mythological god of dragons) and Scoria (the scientific name for lava rock). Fans can vote on the names on FantasyCon's Facebook page.
FantasyCon took inspiration from The Lord of the Rings (specifically the Gates of Argonath), for its sentinels, created by Mark McDonough and his company Creative Visions. "Those are going to be 29-feet high," Cameron Walker says. "We're making it different from any other convention with all of these set pieces."
Lance Butler and his company Caliston Armory are creating bows and arrows for the convention.
A variety of bows created for the convention
"We're cranking out 500 arrows to be used for the range," Butler says. "We've got about 350 already completed."
Butler and his crew go through 31 individual steps to make each arrow safe and legal to use at the convention. FantasyCon will have 16 archery lanes, where guests can shoot arrows for free.
A FantasyCon battle-axe
Caliston is also working on armor, shields, swords, battle-axes and more for cosplay (wearing costumes at the convention). "We generally haven't hit the cosplay market, because we've been doing LARP (live action role-playing) forever," Butler says. "Going from something that has to be made so you can use it for combat and safely hit people as hard as you want to something that is never going to hit somebody is so much easier."
We were also able to stroll the Hall of Heroes, where fantasy artwork from around the world will be displayed.
"I want to showcase fantasy art like it's never been done before," says Josh Patel, founder of FantasyCon. Unlike other conventions, where artists are tucked in a corner, FantasyCon's artists will be a main attraction with large paintings, the biggest 6 by 10 feet.
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Approximatley four years ago my father passed away due to mixed causes. Since and during his passing I started taking pictures in an effort to understand what was happening both to me and to those around me. I may have lost a father but I was able to re-connect with a branch of my family I had lost touch with. I may have lost my father but I gained a new family. My father was a photographer in my youth taking pictures at schools, shooting weddings and doing press kits for bands. I wasn't of the age to work with him on a professional level before he passed so maybe I am trying to cope with that dissapointment by living in his footsteps.This project spans from hospitals to graveyards and barbeques. It is still a work in progress that I am hoping to have done by the end of this year or the beggining of the next. The sections of this project are as follows:
Now: The hospital while he was passing, the funeral, when I went to his house to help clean up
After: Me re-visiting places we used to go and doing things we used to do, by doing so hopefully cleaning out my mind.
Family: Documenting events with both my new found and already existing family members in leui of the person who would normally have done it, dad
Versions: His images and mine, me attempting to re-shoot his
I am still figuring this out. While the order is pretty set there are still missing images that complete sequences and whole sequences that don't exist yet. If you or anyone you know is interested in showing this body of work or helping me find a publisher awesome and I look forward to hearing from you. I will be looking for people to pose for school stlye portraits come December, if you are interested in posing, please shoot me an email and lets talk.


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Nov. 14, 2006
Stanford, Calif. - Two members of the Stanford synchronized swimming team, senior Elizabeth-Anne Markman and junior Poppy Carlig, finished competition at the inaugural FINA World Trophy Cup in Moscow, Russia last month, helping the U.S. team to the gold medal in the combination event, and a fourth place finish overall. The elite international competition featured the duet, team and combination events and crowned an overall winner based on the highest sum of results.
In the combination event, which incorporates five different routines into one seven-minute program, the United States dazzled the crowd with a gold medal performance by posting a score of 97.667. Russia finished in second place with a 97.333, while Spain (96.667) and Japan (96.333) rounded out third and fourth places. Russia was crowned the overall winner of the FINA World Trophy Cup with a point total of 295.999. Spain (292.334), Japan (290.333) and the United States (290.001) followed respectively.
Markman, Carlig and the rest of the Cardinal squad begin competition in early January, traveling to the University of Hawaii on Jan. 5.


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According to TSN, two Canadian Olympic gold medalists scored the game winning goals for their respective teams in National Hockey League playoff action on Monday night. Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars each scored the game winning goal to help the Blackhawks and Stars get back into their Western Conference quaterfinal series.
Toews scored his first goal of the 2014 National Hockey League postseason at 4:10 of the first period from Sheldon Brookbank and Duncan Keith. The early goal for the Blackhawks was enough and was the only goal in the contest until Marcus Kruger scored an empty net goal with 20 seconds remaining in the third period to give Chicago a 2-0 victory. With the win, the Blackhawks won their first game of the series, but still trail 2-1 to the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference quarterfinals.
Game four of the Blues/Blackhawks series is slated for Wednesday night. Note the start time is 7:30 p.m. mountain. It is an hour later than most games that come from Chicago.
Benn meanwhile scored his game winning goal also in the first period. With 35 seconds left, Benn put the Dallas Stars up 1-0 from former Edmonton Oiler captain Shawn Horcoff and Trevor Daley. It was Benn's second goal of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Valeri Nichushkin added a second period goal and Ryan Garbutt added a third period goal for Dallas in a 3-0 shutout victory. The Stars now trail the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 in the Western Conference quarterfinal series with game four slated for Dallas on Wednesday evening.
Benn and Toews each won a gold medal for Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Toews also won a gold medal for Canada at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Monday evening will also be remembered for three shutouts. Kari Lehtonen made 37 saves in Dallas's 3-0 win over Anaheim. Corey Crawford made 34 saves in Chicago's 2-0 win over St. Louis. Also Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves in Minnesota's 1-0 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche. With the win, the Wild won their first playoff game of the series, but still trail the Avalanche two games to one.


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An Accountant's creative outlet: A diary of all things that inspire me . . . Art, Fashion, Interior Design, Architecture, Travel, Health & Happiness!
Friday, June 17, 2011
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- Lindley said...
i love stella mccartney so much. love the ping pong and the adorable scrabble table! i am goign to copy that idea! the pops of neon pink are awesome too. xx
- June 17, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Danielle Barbe said...
the dress with all the bows is fantastic!
- June 17, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Sarah Whitney said...
That dress with the bows is SO amazing, I'd love to have that hanging in my closet!
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Intro: Ever wondered about the history of Valentine's Day and about why we give V-Day presents, cards and sweets? And for that matter, have you ever wondered why we love Valentine quotes and sayings so much? If so, you should be thanking Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Geoffrey Chaucer, the great English poet and teller of the tales of Canterbury, decided that V-Day needed a little love poetry added to it. In fact, if you're searching for sayings, poems and quotes for homemade Valentine's day cards as we speak, you have him to thank for it. His poetic heart played a large part in the history of Valentine's Day cards as we know them.
As Live Science explains,
Valentine's name was not associated with romantic and courtly love until the 14th century, when Geoffrey Chaucer incorporated St. Valentine's Day into his love poem "The Parliament of Fowls," according to Philip Florio, assistant to the vice president of student life at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
If You Need Valentine Love Quotes to Tuck Into Your V-Day Cards and Treats, Try These:
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Europe Will Build Three New $10 Billion Tech Companies in Five Years
Europe will build at least three new $10 billion market cap technology companies in the next five years, possibly even more, a leading European venture capitalist claims.
Croatian born Davor Hebel, now at Fidelity Growth Partners, says the continent has everything it needs; and it is only a matter of time. And just to make it even harder on himself, he discounted existing public companies (so no Yandex, mail.ru).
His bold claim started as a challenge from a U.S. journalist (the loser buys dinner at a restaurant of his choice anywhere in the world) that Europe was incapable of building big digital companies. Mr. Hebel stands by the claim.
"There are about seven $100 billion companies globally. Facebook might make it in there. That is a very exclusive club. Most of them are U.S.; Samsung is the only non-U.S. company.
"There are 70 $10 billion companies and about 350 $1 billion firms.
"We have already proven that Europe can make $1 billion companies. We have done it from Skype, ASOS, Betfair, Vente Privée and many more. We have done that. We don't need to prove anything."
And it is not as if Europe does not already have $10 billion companies, said Mr. Hebel, rattling off the likes of SAP, Dassault Systemes, Autonomy, Nokia, Ericsson. "So it is not as if we have no track record," he said. But he did admit that some of those companies, such as Ericsson and Nokia, were founded in the 1800s, while SAP was founded in the 1970s.
That notwithstanding, Mr. Hebel said there were five reasons it was Europe's time.
- Globalization. Some 80% of the Internet today is used outside the U.S., he said. Facebook and Twitter and the like may be in the U.S., he said, but their use is global. "The future is multinational, multicultural, multilingual, aren't we better positioned to expand east than the U.S. companies?"
- Localization. Retail in Europe is a €3.4 trillion market, said Mr. Hebel. "The market online is growing from something like 5% penetration to 10% penetration, something like €170 billion to €340 billion that is going to be spent online. Of course some will go to Amazon, or to eBay, but mainly these are local markets. If you want to crack ecommerce in Turkey, it is very different than cracking it in Germany. And all of them are very different in cracking it in the U.S."
- Europe has a great track record in other industries. "Europe has built some huge companies. Look at retail: We have Zara, H&M, Ikea, Prada, Aldi. H&M is a $50 billion company started here in Europe, now selling globally. Ikea sells something like $26 billion of furniture. The list goes on. Do we have something to offer in Europe? Yes of course we do. When these people start to focus on the internet, it is going to be those companies that succeed."
- Talent. "One of the things that people ask is are European entrepreneurs ambitious enough, or do they sell out too early? The problem is the whole ecosystem. People are not as confident to go for that $10 billion exit. But then I look at [Wonga CEO] Errol Damelin, or [Just Eat CEO] Klaus Nyengaard, Daniel Ek from Spotify. They had chances to sell, but they didn't, they wanted to build something different. I think we will see more of that. Or look at the Samwer brothers. They have made their money, yet still they go on. We only need a few to shoot for $10 billion."
- Ecosystem. "The one big bet I make in the next decade is that the top talent in Europe is going to shift towards entrepreneurship. Take Avid [Larizadeh], co-founder of Boticca. She was at HBS and a VC with Accel Partners. She is now running her own start up. Greg Marsh started as a VC at Index, now he is a founder of One Fine Stay."
Mr. Hebel acknowledged that winning his wager would require a cultural shift. With the public sector or large enterprises being the destination of choice for French and German graduates, while the financial sector is the lure for U.K. high flyers, he admitted his claim of a change in attitude would take time to filter through. "But it becomes self fulfilling," he said. "One percent of a $10 billion company is $100 million. That is a significant sum and transformative. If we can build those sort of companies, then it feeds the ecosystem."
He also said that he was only looking at digital start-ups.
In the course of the long talk, Mr. Hebel floated a few companies that he thought could be among the three (none of the companies listed have been invested in by Fidelity Growth Partners.)
- Wonga: short-term loans (U.K.)
- Spotify: streaming music (U.K./Sweden)
- Ozon: ecommerce (Russia)
- Zalando : fashion and also the Samwer accelerator Rocket Internet that own a piece of Zalando (Germany)
- Bigpoint: online games (Germany)
Mr. Hebel, who left Croatia in 1993, spent 10 years in the U.S. where he graduated from both Carnegie Mellon, with a master's in information systems, and Harvard Business School. He worked for consultants McKinsey and Company before returning to his native country where he set up a tourism start-up. In 2005, he joined Fidelity Growth Partners, where he focuses on Internet and software investments across Europe.


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For my Euro class at the end of the year we must choose a prominent European figure in history and portray them for a project. I'm confident I know who I'll choose but a friend of mine is having problems, primarily because shes an African American girl, I've tried some research but to no avail can anyone help me find a some what prominent figure in European history who was a woman of African descent? Many thanks!


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1 Connemara
Nature and gardens
IRL - Galway
The wild, jagged headland of Connemara, on the west coast of Ireland, juts out into the sea. Mountains, lakes such as Lough Corrib, torrents, undulating bog, outcrops, unspoilt beaches and endless vistas make up this beautiful region. Take the time t..
2 Inishbofin Island
Nature and gardens
IRL - Cleggan
This island of meadows, sandy beaches and rugged cliffs was the lair of the notorious pirate queen, Grace O'Malley. Cromwell later captured Inishbofin, garrisoned it and detained prisoners here. At the foot of Cromwell's fort is a stone - visible at ..
3 Connemara National Park
Nature and gardens
N 59 IRL - Letterfrack
This park (2 000ha) covers part of the Twelve Bens mountain range and includes heaths, marshes and meadows with oak and silver birch copses, as well as many Mediterranean, Alpine and Arctic plant species. The common European stag, originally from Con..
4 Sky Road
Nature and gardens
IRL - Clifden
Beyond Clifden Castle, formerly the home of John D'Arcy, a steep, narrow road climbs along the cliffs on the north side of the bay. The opposite shore is dominated by the round hump of Errisbeg (300m). As the road bears northwest over the ridge, a ma..
5 Lough Corrib
Nature and gardens
IRL - Galway
The wooded shore road provides a view of this vast lake, nearly 48km long, the second largest in Ireland and dotted with countless islands. On one of them, in the lough's northwestern arm, stands the ruin of Hen's Castle, an O'Flaherty stronghold. It..
6 Galway City Museum
Museums and art
Spanish Parade IRL - Galway
Opened in 2007, a stone's throw from its former site and dominating the mouth of the River Corrib, this museum traces everyday life in the area through the ages. It has a remarkable exhibition on the Claddagh district and its traditions, and another ..
7 Omey Island
Nature and gardens
IRL - Claddaghduff
Directly accessible at low tide from the tiny village of Claddaghduff, this small island has lovely sandy and rocky beaches, and a few houses. In summer, Connemara pony races are held on the beach.
8 Turoe Stone
Archaeological and historical sites
R 350 IRL - Bullaun
In the middle of a field (on the right) stands a block of granite (1 m high) with a rounded top engraved with curvilinear motifs from the La Tène era (second Iron Age - 450-50 BC) and a step pattern arranged in four panels. Aside from these motifs, t..
9 St Nicholas' Churchof Galway
Religious buildings
Market St. IRL - Galway
The medieval church, where Christopher Columbus is said to have prayed, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors. The outside is decorated with gargoyles and sculptured mouldings. Inside there is a medieval water stoup, a b..
10 Dunguaire Castle
Architecture, castles and historic districts
N 67 IRL - Kinvarra
Opposite the charming little port of Kinvarra, in Kinvarra Bay, a four-storey tower house and a bawn built in 1520 by the descendants of Guaire, King of Connaught during the 7C. Traces of the wickerwork support used in its construction are still visi..
11 St-Bredan's Cathedral
Religious buildings
Barrack St. IRL - Loughrea
This is the cathedral of the Catholic diocese of Clonfert. The building was designed in neo-Gothic style by architect William Byrne in 1897. The richly decorated interior is an instance of the 19C revival of Celtic art. Construction was financed by E..
12 Portumna Castle
Architecture, castles and historic districts
R 353 IRL - Portumna
This lovely 16C house, which stands in the north-east corner of the park, was the seat of the Burke family. The approach passes through a series of gardens divided by the Adam Gate (partially ruined), the Gothic Gate and the Tuscan Gate (nearest the ..
13 St Mary's Cathedral
Religious buildings
Kemple Jarlath IRL - Tuam
All that remains of the original church is the red sandstone chancel. The two windows and chancel arch with its five rows of mouldings are fine examples of 12C Irish Norman architecture. East of the cathedral is a 14C building that was badly damaged ..
14 Kylemore Abbey
Religious buildings
N 59 IRL - Letterfrack
The Irish name Coill Mhór, meaning big forest, refers to the oaks, silver birches, holly and conifers that cover the north shore of Pollacappul Lake, at the foot of Mount Doughrough. A neo-Gothic castle with towers and crenels, built between 1860 and..
15 Battle of Aughrim Centre
Museums and art
N 6 IRL - Aughrim
In order to recreate the bloody battle of Aughrim, the centre uses 3D audio visual presentations and a number of old artefacts. It relies mainly on the testimony of Captain Walter Dalton, who fought in the battle.
16 Lynch's Castle
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Abbeygate-St.-Upper IRL - Galway
This 16C building belonged to the most powerful of the 14 tribes. The grey stone façade bears a number of fine sculptures: gargoyles, hood mouldings above the windows, medallions with the figure of a lynx, the family crest, or the arms of Henry VII.
17 Roman Catholic Cathedral
Religious buildings
Salmon-Weir-Bridge IRL - Galway
This cathedral was dedicated to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and to St. Nicholas. It was designed by John J. Robinson in 1957 and made from black marble from Galway, a local stone that can be polished beautifully. In the east transept above the altar..
18 Spanish Arch
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Eyre's Long Walk IRL - Galway
The name is a reminder of the city's trading links with Spain. The Spanish Arch seems to have been part of a bastion made of four blind arches, one of which was opened in the 18C to give access to a new dock beside Eyre's Long Walk. A small part of t..
19 Nora Barnacle's House
Museums and art
Market St. IRL - Galway
Souvenirs, photographs and letters are exhibited in this small house where James Joyce's wife lived before leaving for Dublin where she met her husband.
20 Salmon Weir Bridge
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Salmon-Weir Bridge IRL - Galway
The bridge, built in 1818, links the old prison, which occupied the site of the cathedral from 1808 until 1839, to the law courts that were built on the site of a Benedictine abbey. Upstream lies the salmon weir after which the bridge was named and t..


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Indiscretion: Philanderer; drove women to madness…and suicide
Womanizer, insensitive, occasionally violent…all apply to Picasso. So, why were women so attracted to him? Because women love bad boys and Picasso was the quintessential brooding, irreverent rebel; the leather jacket wearing, motorcycle riding James Dean of the art world, if you will.
Fernande Oliver was Picasso's first love. She was with the artist for nine years and inspired Picasso's Rose Period; a collection of optimistic themed paintings with warm tones, specifically pink. While Fernande was devoted to Picasso, the artist couldn't remain faithful, entertaining several lovers during his time with Fernande. And of course, what's better than a cheating lover, but a jealous, cheating lover? Picasso, probably projecting his guilty conscience on Fernande, would often lock her up in their apartment while he went off with his lovers, alienating her from the outside world, ultimately, causing her to grow more and more dependant on the artist. Eventually, Picasso lost interest in Fernande (because, really, who wants to be with a doormat? Even if, you know, you kinda made her that way) and left her for Eva Gouel, who died shortly after from tuberculosis. Fernande never got over the artist, and revered him until her death as her only true love.
Next came Olga Koklova, a Russian ballet dancer, and soon after their meeting, the couple married. The two had a son, Paulo, and for a few years Picasso embraced the high social standing he had acquired; he was famous by now and the couple enjoyed spending money. Olga in particular, loved expensive restaurants and attending balls, hob knobbing with the Paris elite. However, the pressure of married life, fatherhood, and bourgeois propriety finally caught up with Picasso; he left Olga who ultimately had a nervous breakdown. She was not ready to let go of the lifestyle she had enjoyed and began throwing tantrums in public to re-capture Picasso's attention, (I mean, what man can resist that?) and stalked her husband and his mistresses. Needless to say, Picasso was not amused and began seeing Marie-Therese Walter.
Okay, this is when things start to get kinda sad. Marie-Therese was enamored with Picasso, much like Fernande. She lived with the artist in the South of France and she bore Picasso's first daughter, Maya. Things were going relatively well for the couple; Picasso adored his new daughter and was, you know… fond of Marie-Therese, too. That is, until one fateful afternoon when the beautiful and well know photographer, Dora Maar waltzed into Picasso's studio. The artist fell in love with her immediately and the two began a clandestine affair. This was not good news to Marie-Therese who confronted the couple in Picasso's studio. She gave her lover an ultimatum: either her or Dora. Picasso explained to Marie-Therese that he was quite comfortable with the current situation and that the two women would have to work it out amongst themselves. I wish I could tell you Marie-Therese, disgusted, walked out with her dignity still in tact…but I can't. The two women began to actually wrestle in front of Picasso who later described the event as, "one of my choicest memories." (Please excuse me while I dry heave.)
The exact outcome of the altercation is unknown, but if this gives you a clue, sadly, Marie-Therese later hanged herself in her garage.
Although Dora and Picasso sustained a nine year relationship, the beautiful photographer didn't fare so well, either. Dora was on the receiving end of Picasso's dark moods and grew increasingly depressed and withdrawn. She was often portrayed in Picasso's work as "The Weeping Woman" and after learning of her lover's next affair with the young, beauty Francoise Gilot, her mental health deteriorated completely. Being the ever well connected, Picasso sent Dora to his famous psychiatrist friend, Jacques Lacan for treatment and later put her up in an apartment in Paris. She became a recluse for the remainder of her life and when family and friends went through her apartment after her death, they found souvenirs from her life with Picasso including several small paintings, love notes, and even a cloth with a brown stain Dora had labeled, "Sang de Picasso" (Picasso's blood).
Moving on, Francoise was 23, gorgeous, and a joyful change of pace to Picasso who by this time was in his 60's. Throughout their ten year relationship, Francoise gave birth to a son and a daughter, and enjoyed her role as Picasso's muse. The relationship didn't last however, due to, you guessed it, yet another affair by Picasso with Jacqueline Roque.
Jacqueline, the last woman in Picasso's life, was with the artist for 20 years until his death in 1973. She was not only his lover and muse, but she devoted her life to Picasso's work and became his secretary and manager. After Picasso's death, Jacqueline lost emotional footing. Her reason for living was gone and after continuous conflicts with Picasso's children over the artist's estate, Jacqueline finally gave up and tragically shot herself.