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Day 277: The (Best) Worst Run Ever.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Well, it had to happen sooner or later.
I had to have a bad run.
I had to have the kind of run where my body and my mind just betrayed me.
This morning was an eight mile training run on a local trail. The trail itself should have been forgiving, except, well crushed limestone may as well be cement when it freezes. Except, well, bike tire ruts don't do anything good for the knees.
Of course, complaining about the trail doesn't make my run seem so bad.
Truth is my hip went out of whack around mile 2. Then my brain started to fight with me. Then I had a man literally laugh at me.
I cried people.
I cried in the middle of the trail. I can tell you this - it is not easy to run and breathe and cry all at the same time. I didn't even run that much. I was dusted by the Galloway people. I felt humiliated and humbled and broken... and all I could do was run-walk. My hip was screaming and my confidence was broken.
It was so humiliating. For miles three and four all I did was cry.
I get to the water station - and I'm seriously broken. I'm thinking about asking to catch a ride back with the guy who was manning it. I'm thinking about just walking all the way back. Fortunately, the guy manning the station was warm hearted and said one of those cliches like "It's the bad runs that build character."
Well, I couldn't not finish then.
So, I had to build some strategies. I couldn't let that jerk win. I couldn't let my brain win. I couldn't just quit. I had four miles to figure it out.
So, I tried all kinds of things.
First I got angry - telling myself to punch the run in the face. I think that kept me running for about a quarter mile.
Then I started bargaining - thinking that if I ran until the next mile marker I could walk for a bit.
Then I got angry again - why was I walking, I can run ten miles!
Then I started having a little God-Talk moment - trying to figure out why I was just having such a crappy run - wanting just a little more strength than I had for myself. That got me about a half mile.
I spend another half a mile literaly trying to think of everything I like about myself. Then I start thinking about actual facts I know. I know my hip's sore. I know I have a blister between my toes. I know I've run ten miles.
I try to focus on anything other than how I was feeling.
Because I felt lousy.
And then I finished.
I am trying to think of the positives.
First, I finished.
Second, I had my first ever truly bad run.
Third, I finished my first ever bad run.
You know what this means, right?
My next run can't be nearly as bad.
That means I've won.
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Aw well done for keeping going!
Yeah, why did that guy laugh at you? And why did you not punch him in the nadgers for it?
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Why did the jerkface laugh at you? I swear, every time I hear a story like this, it makes me love my dog even more.
Great job on finishing!
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for finishing!
I am truly inspired by your fortitude and perseverance!
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Women's Basketball at Horizon League Media Day
Oct. 9, 2012
ROSEMONT, Ill. - UIC head women's basketball coach Regina Miller and senior guard Taylor Foulks represented the Flames at the 2012 Horizon League Media Day on Monday inside the Intercontinental Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. Miller and Foulks sat down with the Horizon League Network's Will Hasket to preview the upcoming season.
Miller welcomes eight freshmen and 10 total newcomers to this year's squad, ranking as the youngest team in the Horizon League and one of the most inexperienced in the country. Despite losing more than 70 percent of last year's offense to graduation, the Flames received great respect in the conference's preseason poll being slotted in sixth place.
Along with senior Heidi Dahnke, Foulks will provide veteran leadership for the newcomers and has the opportunity to leave her mark as the most prolific three-point shooter in program history. Foulks currently ranks fifth all-time on the career made-threes list with 176, needing 63 in her final season to surpass UIC Hall of Famer Joanne McCarthy for the top spot.
UIC will see its first game action on Oct. 28 with an exhibition contest against St. Joseph's College as the regular season kicks off on Nov. 9 against Truman State.

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Gardening has been a challenge this year. Rain is scarce. Temperatures are soaring. You don't want to waste water. On the other hand, you were counting on those garden vegetables to decrease your food bill. What's the good news? You don't have to choose between increasing your water bill and increasing your food bill. You can reduce the amount of water your vegetables need by protecting them from the elements. There are also some good watering techniques that conserve H20.
Lettuce wilting in the summer heat?
Normally lettuce can be planted in full sun. In high temperature drought years, doing so requires more watering. It's best to plant fragile lettuce and other cool weather veggies where they don't get the full force of the sun when temperatures soar. Too late? That's OK. Use a pop-up shade or shade cloth to protect your sun sensitive crops during the hottest part of the day.
No pop up shade?
Tie a square of shade cloth to four stakes. You can easily pull the stakes up when veggies need more sun.
Wind can dry out crops too.
How is your vegetable garden situated? Surrounding it with natural wind breaks can help retain water. No sheltering vegetation? Try putting up some temporary fence or positioning tall, wind tolerant plants to shelter shorter ones. Be careful with placement, though. Your vegetables still need that six hours of sunlight per day to grow.
Not sure how far away to place wind barriers?
Consider your tallest vegetables maximum height. Distance barriers that many feet away.
Do you mulch your vegetables?
While this isn't common practice for gardeners in moist climates, it might be worth looking into in high temp drought years. Western gardeners in semi arid climates often employ this technique in their vegetables gardens. It retains moisture and uses less water, a commodity in hot dry conditions.
No money for mulch?
Use newspaper or cardboard instead.
Have you tried watering your plants individually?
There's no need to stop watering your plants altogether out of environmental concern. Simply stop using whole garden watering. Instead of spraying the entire area, use the hose to water each individual vegetable plant. Water at soil level. This way, you conserve water that would have otherwise evaporated without reaching the roots of the plants.
Customize watering.
Water individual vegetables only when they need it, rather than watering the whole garden at the same time. This is one big advantage of container gardening.
Use the soak and dry method.
While it may seem like a waste of water, it's actually more conservative than conventional watering methods. Simply use a full bore hose to soak the entire ground surface of the garden. Then, water only every other day or when the soil dries completely. This method is also good for growing strong vegetable roots.
The slightly dry period forces them to branch out and seek water.
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NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver Daniel Suarez keeps a busy racing schedule, often jetting from country to country for multiple races in a weekend. This weekend will be one of his busiest, as he makes his Nationwide Series debut for Joe Gibbs Racing in the ToyotaCare 250 on Friday night at Richmond, followed by the K&N Pro Series East Blue Ox 100 at the track; he'll then head home to Monterrey, Mexico to compete in this weekend's NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series race, where he is the defending race winner.
"It's probably one of the busiest weekends in the year for us, doing our debut in the Nationwide Series," said Suarez, who has two K&N Pro Series East wins and two Mexico Series wins this season. "A couple minutes later we need to get ready for the K&N race. After the race is over, we need to get ready to get in the airport and leave to Monterrey, Mexico, where is going to be the NASCAR Toyota Series race. It's going to be a very good weekend for us."
"I'm excited to be, you know, in strong teams in every single series," he continued in a recent NASCAR teleconference. "It's like a dream so far in 2014. In the K&N Series, I think we can be very competitive in 2014. In the NASCAR Toyota Series, I think the team already have a lot of confidence, a lot of adaptation, and we have been pretty strong. We have been winning races and finishing in the top three all the time."
Currently, Suarez is signed on for only Richmond with JGR, a chance he wasn't expecting to get until later in the season.
"We have been talking about since last year how to do something good," said Suarez. "I'm really happy to be in this position right now, to have everyone in Mexico, like Escuderia Telmex and Telcel Racing, helping me in my career. Right now, Joe Gibbs Racing, it's an amazing project. We were talking about to do something in the second half of 2014. Month and a half ago this race came out. For now it's just Richmond, but I'm really looking forward to do something good in the future. For now I'm just focused to do well in this race. I'm pretty sure that after that race we are going to have something good for the second half of the year."
Suarez goes into Nationwide Series practice at Richmond having never been in a Nationwide car. "It's going to be a new experience for me," said Suarez. "The Nationwide car already is something different for me. I never been in a Nationwide car. But to be honest, I have a lot of confidence on myself and also in Joe Gibbs Racing to learn about everything. The first point and the most important point is to try to learn about everything and then be competitive. I think I can say that I love to be competitive in everything I drive, even video games. For now so far we have been trying to practice the pit stops in the shop, trying to get the communication better with my crew chief and with everyone in the team. I think in a couple days, Thursday afternoon, is going to be interesting, my first couple laps in the Nationwide car in Richmond. So let's see."
Qualifying for the Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 takes place Friday at 3:10 p.m. ET, with the race going green at 7 p.m. ET. Keep up with the action at joegibbsracing.com.
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Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas has spent his entire career with Real Madrid. From young academy to the senior level, Casillas has been an essential part of Los Blancos since 1998. Known for his intuitive and powerful style, this legendary keeper has helped his club win several titles and he has racked up countless personal awards. Casillas is also the most-capped player of all time for the Spanish national team.
The Real Madrid and Spanish national team keeper is widely known as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
Show your love with this cool poster. 24" x 35"
Decora tu recámara con este póster del arquero del Real Madrid, Iker Casillas, el cual mide 24" x 35"


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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1-1/3 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 5 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon 2% milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine the egg, water and vinegar; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Divide dough in half so that one ball is slightly larger than the other; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
- Meanwhile, in another large bowl, combine the sugar, tapioca, cornstarch and raspberries; let stand for 15 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger ball of dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer dough to pie plate; trim even with edge. Add raspberry filling; dot with butter.
- Roll out remaining dough to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Brush with milk; sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
Reviews for Favorite Fresh Raspberry Pie
"I made this pie over the summer for my family. They loved it, so all the other fruit pies I've made since then have used this recipe.About the crust: sometimes I brushed it with milk and put sugar on and sometimes I didn't. Either way is good.One piece of advice: Let the pie cool. If you let it cool completely (2 hours or so) the filling sets really nicely and then it's a breeze to cut. However, this is hard to accomplish at my house."
"I am quite surprised by the number of five-star reviews here. After picking two pints of fresh raspberries I was so excited to make this pie. The filling turned out great, but the crust was a mess. It was the worst crust I have EVER tasted. Raspberry pie is my favorite thing in the world, and I ended up eating one piece and throwing the rest away. It was mealy, soft, and tasted like shortening only. This was not user error, either. Do not recommend this crust!"
"Very good. I didn't let it cool long enough so at first it was a little runny and it could have used more sugar for my taste but both of those are on me. The recipe itself is great just the way it is."
"Loved this berry pie! We all enjoyed it! Great crust!"
"This is the best fruit pie recipe I have ever tasted. I've substituted strawberries, blueberries, sour cherries for the raspberries and they are just as good as the raspberry pies. The filling is not overly sweet."


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I really want to write a lengthy review for each product but I don't think I'm in the position to do that as one of providers in the list is an advertiser on this site and my reviews might come off slanted. So in the spirit of fairness and true service, I'm just asking my readers who have had considerable experience with any of these products to leave their reviews and comments below. Thanks!


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As fans we all love to see the epic bloody fights and kills on the big screen, but none of that would be possible if not for the men and women of the stunt world. While most of them sadly remain as faceless warriors behind the scenes, every so often one springs out from the shadows and unleashes their fury like on they can. While she has been leaving her mark on the industry for some time, veteran stunt woman Zoe Bell dazzled audiences in front of the camera riding on the hood of a speeding car in 'Death Proof' and has been tearing up the screen ever since. Now she is stepping into a blood soaked arena in combat with other women in her latest film 'Raze' and I had the chance to sit down and speak with her about this film and her dangerous career.
Bobby: How did you get started in the martial arts?
Zoe: First I discovered gymnastics. I loved watching people flip at school and wanted to have a go, but then I got too old and too tall at about 15 or 16 and then it just seemed like a really obvious transition for me in my youth. I knew about martial arts then but didn't have any experience and didn't know much about it but I knew I wanted to use my legs to throw around to kick so I did a lot of research and looked into a bunch of different ones. I looked into Tae Kwon Do, some forms of Kung Fu and Aikido. The first school I walked into was a Tae Kwon Do school and I am a bit impulsive, so when I saw people kicking stuff and breaking boards I wanted to do that. I literally joined up right then and there at that school and it was like a 45 minute drive from my house and there were ones closer, but that was the first one I had gone too. Because of going to this school I met these two guys who were both stunt men and I was like "What? You get paid to do what?" Maybe if I had gone to a different school I would have ended up an accountant or something.
Bobby: Obviously you had your martial arts and gymnastic training, but how did you then transition into the stunt world?
Zoe: I was 17, I wasn't really thinking of it as a career path. It was something I wanted to do, but the transition wasn't so much up to me. There was a work load and so many people wanting that work that had experience and had been doing it longer. It felt like an eternity before it took off, but was probably only like 6 months or something and I would just work a day here and there and just hope that the phone would ring. I didn't double anyone for a long time and then the woman who had been doubling Lucy Lawless on Xena decided that she wanted to move on so they were screwed. They needed someone that had the ability to fight and fit the look and I just happen to be that combination. They called and asked how I would feel about doing that and of course I was over the moon. I think when I found out I was at a wrap party and had been drinking and in my life had never experienced free alcohol so was excited about that, but then they told they wanted me to come on board as Xena's stunt double and I don't think I have ever sobered up as quickly as that ever.
Bobby: Now you have transitioned yourself into the acting as well and became somewhat of the female Jackie Chan.
Zoe: (laughs) I love that, I will take it.
Bobby: It seemed that the acting side of it became more prominent with your work with Tarantino, was that where this part of your career kicked off or were you already looking into that before?
Zoe: It was all Quentin. He is solely responsible for the beginning of this trip. I think I considered it just like anyone likes to be the center of attention at some point and time, but I had never considered it for an actual career. I loved doing drama in high school and my mom bought me an acting class because she thought it might be good for my stunt work, but it was really when Quentin showed up on my door step with a script with pages of dialogue with my name on it.
Bobby: How did you get involved with your latest film, Raze?
Zoe: Josh Waller who is the director and producer of the film is a friend of mine that I have known for years. They were talking about this project and if it should be a short film or webisodes or a feature film and at one point Josh brought my name up and they got excited. So they brought me in and I got excited and then they asked me to come on as a producer and I was sold because I knew I would get to have some collaborative input and claim it as my own a bit. It's less scary that way than putting your name on something that you just don't have any control over and you're not always sure of the reputations of the people you are involved with.
Bobby: At this level in your career because you have made a name for yourself in the stunt world, do you get to have more input now in relation to the stunts and fighting?
Zoe: Definitely. It is important to me and it's my base language, but it's not like saying I don't like what you've done, but instead saying "That's cool, what about adding this?" or telling them I am stronger on this leg, let's do it this way. It's super collaborative and I love the team involvement and can't help but have excited opinions about stuff. Most of the guys I have worked with are proud of me saying "Yeah, one of our girls made it!" and I think the other side of it is because I was serious about being a stunt woman for a long time before trying to be an actor as opposed to being a stunt woman trying to be an actor, not that there is anything wrong with that. Because I was serious about it, I put in the hard yards and garnered respect that most qualified stunt guys, fight choreographers and stunt coordinators when they get people with more experience they love a little input because it just enriches the whole process. There are some stunt people that don't like that and I can read that straight away.
Bobby: It's one thing when you put two actors together and the stunt coordinator teaches them the moves and then they practice together, but I always thought it is probably a lot different when they take someone like yourself who is experienced in stunts and put them against an actor who is not.
Zoe: I mean that has been my whole life as a stunt girl, I am going over there to fight the main actor a lot of the time. I am actually comfortable with it. My job has always been to not only make my character look like a badass but to also make the actor I am fighting opposite to be the character they need to be too. If they are supposed to look tougher than me, it is my job to make them look as tough as possible, if I am overpowering them; it is my job to make it look like they are fighting back. Of course when you get two actors that are experienced in the stunt side then it is a whole different experience. The efficiency is like an unspoken language of dancers but with impact. (laughs)
Bobby: In this film the fight style is more brutal as opposed to the flashy stylized choreography. How much do you have to change your style for this so that you don't look as refined and instead look like you are just fighting to stay alive?
Zoe: In my career as a double, a lot of my job is to not just do the fights to make them look coo, but also to appear as the same person as the actor I am playing. Whatever fight style they use I just take that on so that they can cut back and forth between the two. I have never studied Wuhu for real, just in the context of 'Kill Bill' so I had to stop fighting like me and fight like a Wuhu person and bring in Uma to that. I am used to switching my styles around, but I realize with 'Raze' and the character of Sabrina was the huge amount of acting and if you figure out who she was then the fight style comes from that. Her fighting comes from the life that she has lived, the reason she is there to fight and what she has to fight for. It's all of those types of things that determine how a person would defend themselves.
Bobby: I loved the movie and without spoiling it, there is a moment there regarding your character that pissed me off, but the ending really made it work because it really showcased hoe dire their situation was.
Zoe: The ending is one of the most controversial things where people either dig for the same reason you are talking about or they hate it and are pissed off. I know the moment you are referring too previously and when I read the script the first time I had the exact same response and was like "Are you f#@king kidding me!" Then I was all angry reading the next few pages and muttering under my breath until I got to the end and thought that is brilliant. They set you up at the beginning to not know and that anything could happen to anyone in this film.
Bobby: That first sequence is a shock, so is that why they went with that actress to set up more of the shocking aspect of what is happening to these women?
Zoe: The irony of it all was that early on we were just going to do a short and was going to end with just that fight so she was in fact the lead of the short and I was playing a cameo role. As it moved on she kind of took on the Drew Barrymore like role from 'Scream'. We wanted people to feel as comfortable as they could about this situation and then pull it out from underneath them because this is the world these women are living in where at any point in time you or the person you are forming a friendship with are not coming back.
Bobby: Do you have anything else coming up you can tell us about?
Zoe: I have one in post right now called 'Prison Raid' and not really sure what is happening with it right now, but it has some cool people in it like Vivica Foxx, but I haven't seen anything of it yet. I play this team leader of women that are going to fight the bad guy and it's pretty awesome and a lot of fun.
Bobby: I look forward to seeing it and to see you do your thing is an inspiration to all of us martial artists out there.
Zoe: Ah thank you.
Bobby: It was an honor to get to speak with you and thanks for taking the time to do this.
Zoe: Of course it was my absolute pleasure.
Step into the blood soaked arena and check out Raze available now on DVD.


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- 23 November 2012 14:17
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In a game that was billed as the battle of the National Group 3 basement teams, it was a second goalless draw in a week for Attilio Lombardo's men.
With only three games left of the preliminary Barclays U21 Premier League season, this was a chance for both sides to ascend the table and claim valuable points to secure a preferable draw when the league resumes after Christmas.
Palace were placed just a point above City at the foot of the table going into this fixture and both teams were aware that they could climb as high as fifth with a good result.
Former Eagles star turned City EDS manager Attilio Lombardo was able to call upon Abdul Razak for the first time this season after the midfielder returned from his loan spell at Charlton a fortnight ago.
There haven't been many goals in games featuring this City team this season, with the Blues scoring the second least (13) in their group but also conceding the second least (13) in their 11 games.
What was needed here was some precision in front of goal to convert the multitude of chances the creative architects in midfield have been fashioning.
With Jordy Hiwula still suffering from injury, Devante Cole was charged with providing the firepower and it was the City no.9 who had the game's first good chance nine minutes in.
Typically balletic footwork from Jose Angel Pozo presented him the opportunity from 12 yards out but he uncharacteristically dragged his shot a foot wide of the post.
Pozo was the creator again in the 38th minute and City will be wondering how they didn't take the lead when the Spaniard crossed for Olivier Ntcham to hit a powerful volley which Fitzsimmons in the Palace goal did brilliantly well to tip onto the post.
A few moments later Fitzsimmons was required again to turn away a shot from Pozo himself from 10 yards but he was beaten on the stroke of half-time by a Marcos Lopes effort which cannoned back off the crossbar.
It was proving to be the season so far in a nutshell for Lombardo's men in the first half – moments of intricate individual skill, plenty of chances but no goals.
That needed to change after half-time if City had any aspirations of climbing off the bottom of the table but if anything, it was the visitors who came closest.
Their big chance arrived on 72 minutes when Kwassi Appiah watched his shot come back off the underside of the crossbar much to Eirik Johansen's relief.
City had to wait until stoppage time to put the goal under any kind of threat again, when star man on the day, Adam Drury put in a wicked cross from the right side but there was no-one there to meet it.
Another solid, resolute performance for the Blues but just a solitary point from a bitterly cold afternoon at Platt Lane.


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This historic site along Queen's Creek in York County offers a variety of wildlife habitats with its 545 acres and is located approximately 3 miles from historic Williamsburg. This site is rich in both human and natural history; you might spot a colonial artifact or Miocene fossil on your visit. The mature woodland and open meadows provide habitat for migrant songbirds as well as butterflies, reptiles, and amphibians. The tidal creek is habitat for long-legged waders and shorebirds. Be sure to check for nesting osprey atop the channel markers. In the fall and winter scan the creek for wintering ducks. The Williamsburg Bird Club regularly schedules walks in the park.
From CLP04 Colonial Parkway travel east towards Yorktown. Take the Queens Lake exit and go 0.1 miles and turn right onto Hubbard Lane/W. Queens Drive. Proceed 0.1 miles and turn right onto Lakeshead Drive. Follow this road for 2.0 miles to the Park.


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Primary school students get creative
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North East Live contest a hit with pupils.
Primary school pupils across the North East are taking on the role of music promoters ahead of one of the region's biggest ever pop concerts.
North East Live 2014, at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, will feature performances by some of music's biggest names, including The Saturdays, Rizzle Kicks, Jason Derulo, Katy B and headliner Jessie J.
Primary school students across the North East are being given the chance to design a programme for the family friendly gig on June 22 and win tickets for themselves and their entire class to attend.
The competition, run by event organisers SAFC and AEG Live, has already sparked interest in schools across Wearside, Tyneside and County Durham, with students at St. Benet's RC Primary School, Sunderland, among the first to submit their entries.
The school's year four and five students, many of whom said they already have tickets to attend North East Live, spent an afternoon designing their programmes while music from artists in the concert's line-up played in the background.
Using materials supplied by SAFC, as well as their own resources and research, the group of 90 pupils developed a range of hand-drawn designs, with many incorporating pictures of their favourite North East Live acts.
Andrew Jackson, a teacher at St. Benet's RC Primary School, said: "The students really enjoyed putting their creativity to use on such a fun and exciting project. I know many of them are planning on attending North East Live and this was a great opportunity for them to get more involved."We're all keeping our fingers crossed now that one of our students wins the competition, I know one pupil in particular was especially keen to win because he said his Dad really wanted to see the Saturdays."
North East Live 2014, which is designed for music fans of all ages, will also feature performances by teen sensations Union J and The Vamps, as well as up and coming acts Neon Jungle and Rixton.
The programme design competition, which closes on June 2, is open to all primary school students across the North East.
One lucky winner will receive tickets for their full class and accompanying adults to attend North East Live, which runs from 2pm, as well as copies of the printed programme to keep as a momento and a montage of images from the day.
Gary Hutchinson, commercial director at SAFC, said: "North East Live is a huge event for the region and we wanted to give young people a chance to play a role in the build up to the concert as well as on the day itself.
"We've already received some amazingly unique and creative entries and I would like to wish St Benet's RC Primary and all the other schools taking part the very best of luck."
Tickets for North East Live 2014 are on sale now at www.safcconcerts.com, www.uklive.co.uk, priced from just £25. For more information visit www.facebook.com/UKLiveOfficial or following @north_eastlive on Twitter.
Schools wishing to submit entries for the programme design competition must email email@example.com for guidelines and resource material as soon as possible.
A separate competition is also running for secondary schools, colleges and universities, offering those aged 11 and above in full-time education the chance to write a review of the show and win VIP tickets by submitting a mock review of the concert by 2 June, please call 0191 5515157 for more details.


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An 'Angel' with a penchant for fashion and an eye for good taste is supermodel, Behati Prinsloo. Always smiling, a perfect figure, long blond locks and an easygoing attitude to take her through life, Behati is now breaking into the evolving world of fashion design. She possesses a love for all types of jeans which she can never get enough of. Starting this design career is perfect, considering her handsome partner, rocker Adam Levine, is into designing his own line of clothing with some pretty cool t-shirts.
To get the design career off the ground, Behati Prinsloo is collaborating with denim label, THVM. We have high hopes that this capsule collection will go over successfully with all of her fans. She is creatively putting together a 14-piece collection that will define the wearer's style and personality. Since jeans are one of her favorite staple items, the pieces remind us why she so favors the ease of this look. We see some hints of the punk style that takes us back to the 70's in London, a time of self-expression through clothing and making a statement meant everything.
Behati is definitely 'all things jeans' which helps to develop her particular style. She loved the Versace denim campaign of the 90's. The favorite item in her newest collection is the leather jacket uniquely designed with a red lining.
Behati Prinsloo is quickly becoming a 'New York City' gal through and through from her favorite places to dine to her favorite areas of the city to visit and explore. She takes one encounter at a time and loves enjoying time with friends.
Although Behati is now based in New York City and THVM is based in Los Angeles, California, the teamwork works very well and the new designer is so thrilled, describing this as an incredible experience. She has so many more ideas in the fire and although she isn't revealing too much at this time, we will be eager to see what is next.


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Todays sketches
I love dragons! Probably should draw them more often ...
omg *-* so beautiful :3
Really awesome!!!!!
Very cool dragon sketches. You are very good!
These guys are very cool
Oooh, i LIKE this, i wish i drew dragons that well.
so detailed.... love them!!
Awesome, just, wow
:3 Reminds me a bit of D&D dragons
hmm...Blue, Red, and...Silver? i can't quite place the third/bottom one. anywho...these are AMAZING!!!!!
Love this sketch work! I simply love the power you poses over the Pencil!
DAMN!!!......skyrim? :3
sweeeeeet dragon
all my best! Brilliant and impresionant!
THATS cool!
Wow these are son high end detailed dragon head sketches here, all the scales and ridges would make on wonder if they are from D&D. I also like the slight tint as if these drawings were done on parchment, and what ever time it took to makes this sketch I think it was time well spent.
So cute.
This is amazing!
I really like the one on the bottom right. So awesome.
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Facebook closes its controversial $2bn buyout of Oculus VR
Firms begin 'reimagining' things
FACEBOOK'S BUYOUT OF OCULUS VR has closed with the parties releasing a joint statement about their "exciting future".
The $2bn deal was not welcomed by all when it was announced in March this year, and some developers that were working towards Oculus VR adoption cancelled those plans, citing a lack of trust in the social network.
While the initial press release from the two firms was one of excitement and possibility, for others it elicited a different response.
"We are excited to work with Mark and the Facebook team to deliver the very best virtual reality platform in the world," said Brendan Iribe, co-founder and CEO of Oculus VR.
"We were in talks about maybe bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus. I just cancelled that deal," countered Marcus Persson of Minecraft. "Facebook creeps me out."
Others in the industry, including vocal Reddit users, were equally appalled, and many accused the one time Kickstarter darling of selling out.
"The issue is that Oculus have f****d us all by accepting Facebook's (ridiculous) offer," said one.
"Oculus was cool," added another. "Then it gets gobbled up by a company that represents the antithesis of all that optimism, a company whose business model revolves around banal sh*t and pushing annoying advertisements."
None of that bothers the two players in the $2bn marriage. They are still excited about the opportunities, and said so in a joint statement.
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Discussion in 'PC' started by Zenyo, Jun 25, 2011.
Anyone know a way to farm herbs?
a video of it will really help alot of people
Basically, herbs will have there 'conditions' in order for them to drop their seeds.
Daybloom - You'll find these blooming during the day time, which is when you can get their seeds. They'll look like little yellow and orange flowers. These only grow on dirt that has grass on it at the surface.
Moonglow - These are found on jungle mud. In order to get their seeds, you'll have to wait until night to for them to bloom. They sort of look like small, drooping, light-blue tulips of sorts. They're on the surface, but, if I recall correctly, you can get them underground as well.
Blink Root - This is found underground. They're easy to spot as they'll give off a 'pulsing' light source. You'll know that they're ready to gather for both herb and seeds when it has a number of yellow dots on it. They grow on dirt.
Waterleaf - Desert areas is where these are found. You'll first see them as little green plants growing on sand, but don't gather them yet. In other for these to 'bloom', you'll need to submerge them in water (hope you have a bucket of water handy). When they're ready to pick, they'll look similar to the Blink Root, except with marine-blue dots rather than yellow.
Deathweed - You'll find these in the corruption. They grow on both ebonstone and dirt with corrupted grass. These are a little, I guess you could say 'tricky', to farm the seeds for, as they only bloom during a blood moon. Sorry, I've never seen these in bloom before =\ Can't describe them. They're easy to spot on ebonstone as ebonstone won't be covered with grass.
Fireblossom- This will be annoying, difficult, and maybe even impossible for you to get depending on your gear. These are found in the underworld and will grow on ash blocks. You can identify them as little orange stems. However, they are similar with waterleaf as Fireblossoms need to be submerged in lava in order to 'bloom' for it's seeds. When they're ready to pick, you'll find them to have a 'orange bulb' on-top of the stem.
That's all of the herbs. If you need feathers, find a floating island away of your spawn and kill harpies (combat potion recommended). Need coral/shark fins? Found at the bottom of the ocean (obviously you'll need to kill sharks for the fins). Rotten chunks? Kill eaters at the corruption. Iron/gold ore? Get your rear in gear and get to mining!
Also, if you need water bottles. Just bring normal bottles in your inventory, go to a source of water such as a lake, and you'll be able to 'craft' water bottles from there. You can make a 'water well' of sorts in your house for convenience purposes. I'm sure I've covered everything. If not, someone just add to it in a separate post
EDIT: I should have mentioned this. If you want to grow this inside your house or whatever, just recreate the conditions for the plants. (i.e. plant Moonglow in Jungle mud, fireblossom on ashblock, waterleaf on sand, submerge the waterleaf with water and the fire blossom with lava, etc.)
Arkoonius knows his stuff. I think he covered pretty much everything. They are all harvestable in pots and can be farmed above ground if you setup the right conditions that Arkoonius mentioned.
Interesting answers. The secondary question is: Do we still need to meet the main criteria if we are to propagate further seeds when planted in Clay Pots? If so, harvesting Fireblossoms could be a tad tricky, then.
Of course, there's always the option of making miniature gardens for the plants.
I'll post two pictures that I found on the forum.
-By Doctor G33K
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I'm currently using the second farm type, but I might expand to the first one.
The second one is a great way to start out your farm, but the one by Doctor G33K is way bigger.
Herb farm? I came as quick as I could.
I wouldn't know about growing things in clay pots. I have seen a thread floating around here that has someone showing a picture of him/her growing Fireblossoms and Waterleaves in clay pots. I would say that they all could be able to grow and propagate in clay pots so long the condition is met (Night, day, underwater, under lava, during a bloodmoon).
EDIT:: Allie's post proves it. I'm going to assume that you can grow everything in clay pots. Infact, it would be better as you don't have to deal with grass cluttering around your herbs and plus you can pick out grow herbs without destroying your seedlings.
Sadly, there's no herb here
Give me some time. I'm working on MY farm.
There's mine.
You will have more blinkroot than you know what to do with. That stuff grows and blooms in like 30 seconds D:
Another good thing with pots is that you can easily pick one with pickaxes. The grass on the other hand... I try to pick one flower and all the plants in first/second stage still break.
So growing them in pots is definitely better.
You're a girl? O_O
No, but I play one on TV D:
I started a new character and as soon as I collected seeds of anything I started organizing them into a farm.
Here's what mine turned into. (Note each row has 50 clay pots) Things start growing like mad.
Here's mine. Literally just made it.
Wow, 5 minutes ago. I just finished mine as well.
By the way, the lava and the water don't need ot be that deep. They just need to be over the top of the pot.
My farm has 30 Fireflower/Waterleaf, 60 of every other plant and 120 of Deathweed.
Doctor G33K's design is awesome
I wasn't sure how deep it had to be, so I just kept stacking it until I saw a waterleaf bloom. In retrospect, it was an assload of work, but at least it looks pretty.
That one obsidian block is pissing me off, though.
I put some gold bricks in the middle of it. 3 blocks high, 2 blocks wide.
By the way, getting the lava/water inside isn't hard at all when you duplicate it
hey, quick question. I didn't want to start a new thread for it:
Is there a way to harvest adult flowers, in a clay pot, without removing the pot itself? I've tried clicking it with both swords, axes, and empty hands, but the only way I seem able to remove it is by axing the pot itself.
"Use the pickaxe, Luke!"


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The Venti Tre in Baltimore's Canton Crossing is the first one, the original, created by the same folks who created Fazoli's Restaurants. Venti Tre means 23 in Italian and they offer 23 or more fresh, flavorful ingredients to choose from daily. We had a guided tour of Venti Tre from Chef Ryan Herzing, whose enthusiasm for the concept was infectious. When I asked him for three words to describe Venti Tre he said, "Fresh, friendly and flavorful."
It is fast, fresh casual Italian food. You go down the line and you choose your own ingredients or you can simply go with one of the house specialties marked on the billboard menu:
· The Piada – Rolled Italian flatbread filled with your choice of fresh ingredients
· Pasta – Your choice of spaghetti, whole wheat penne or lasagna bianca
· Salad – Choose from baby spinach or romaine or spring greens.
Mix and match the ingredients but chef advised that on the first visit you might want to try one of the house specialties. My choice was the spaghetti pomodoro with crispy pancetta, bruschetta salsa, Grana Padano cheese and my companion went for the piada with grilled Tuscan lemon chicken, pomodoro sauce, romaine, spring greens, crispy pancetta, creamy Parmesan and herb dressing and Asiago cheese on the warmed Italian flatbread.
You might want to give Venti Tre a try, especially on Friday nights during their Fresh Summer Night free concert series on the green in front of the restaurant. Venti Tre has hired a selection of Baltimore's best bands with Big Hair performing tonight Friday, August 22nd and Thunderball on Friday, August 29th. They are hoping to continue the free concert series through September. During concert nights enjoy $5 off the purchase of two entrees. Alcohol purchased at Venti Tre will be permitted on the outside green for the concert.
There are no French fries but there are seasoned polenta sticks with a choice of two dipping sauces; the house-made pomodoro or the creamy Parmesan and herb. My companion was coveting the polenta sticks and wouldn't let the Venti Tre staff clear them from the table. They make a great go with for the piada or get a side of toothsome focaccia breadsticks to go with your pastas or salad.
Beverages, well I missed their Italian soda bar and instinctively went to ice tea but on a return visit I would try the citrus or orange Italian cream. One can even get a San Pellegrino if they are in a true Italian state of mind.
Also Venti Tre offers a discount every day to the men and women who serve in the armed forces as well as police and firefighters.
Chef Ryan brought out the cinnamon sugar bomboloni – six mouthwatering, fried dough bites worth the indulgence – you won't want to share, get two orders.
So the question is would I go back on my own dime? The answer is if in the neighborhood, yes. It will be fun playing with the ingredients for a pasta, salad, or a wrap. A double order of bomboloni is a must.
The second Venti Tre is coming to Ellington Boulevard in Gaithersburg Maryland in the very near future and the 3rd in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Smart Choice announced as title sponsor for 2014 Pro Criterium Nationals
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 5, 2014 — Long-time event supporter Smart Choice® will be the naming sponsor of both the men's and women's events for the 2014 Smart Choice® USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships set for Sept. 6, according to leaders of the High Point Cycling Classic.
Last year more than 10,000 people from all over the region and southeast attended the criterium's most prestigious annual bike race held on a nearly mile-long course through downtown city streets. This is the second year of a two-year contract with High Point to hold the national championships.
"With the Smart Choice® sponsorship we will be able to elevate the race production to a whole new level, both for people attending the race, and for those following the competition around the country and internationally over the internet," says Randy Carda, chairman of the Cycling Classic. "Through the additional sponsorship dollars from Smart Choice®, four cameras will be added, including one moto-mounted camera in front of the racers, and one camera circulating the crowd. The full professional production crew will also produce post-event highlight videos for the USA Cycling website."
The race will be streamed this year on two separate internet channels. Ten city cameras will provide an overview of the racers as they navigate the course, once again with announcers who will broadcast a play-by-play of the race, which also will be displayed on multiple jumbo screens at the event. The new second feed — with a separate team of announcers to share team strategies and techniques — will be produced by a sophisticated production team that will switch shots from among the city cameras, the moto and portable cameras that catch the race from eye level.
"Our 2014 Smart Choice® Championships will be a first-class event followed by fans both nationally and internationally," says Carda. "This will firmly establish High Point as a hub for professional cycling for many years to come."
This year marks the fourth year that Smart Choice® will be one of the top sponsors of the High Point Cycling Classic. The company played an integral role in helping to bring the national championships to the city and has worked to raise awareness, both locally and nationally, since the first event.
"We are thrilled that the Cycling Classic brings together so many organizations in our city for a weekend of free events that not only showcases High Point, but provides funding and exposure to many non-profit agencies," says Doug Witcher, CEO of Smart Choice. "Our company has made a commitment to the City of High Point. It is our hope that our sponsorship for this event and others will inspire other companies to get involved."
A criterium, or "crit" to biking insiders, is a high-speed, action-packed bike race in which individuals and teams speed around a short course of closed downtown streets. In High Point, the races will start and finish at the Mendenhall Transportation Terminal across from the Showplace showroom on East Commerce Avenue. High Point's 0.95-mile crit course, new for 2014, features a combination of high-speed turns and constricted roadways that create excitement for racers and spectators alike. The pack of racers returns to the starting point every 70 seconds or less, continually jockeying for position until a final sprint to the finish.
High Point competed with more than 30 cities across the United States for the rights to host the USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships in 2013-2014. Over a hundred professional cyclists from around the country are expected to participate in this year's event. 2014 will mark the fifth year for the High Point Cycling Classic.
The annual High Point Cycling Classic, Sept. 4 through 6, is a three-day community event of fun activities for all ages including live music outdoors, exhibitions by custom bicycle builders, a Kid Zone, a cycling-themed art show, and a gallery of collectible vintage racing bicycles. Admission is free for all events. Piedmont Charity Sports Promotions, a local nonprofit, administers the event and organizes hundreds of volunteers from the area to produce this community festival. Cycling Classic events in past years have generated more than $180,000 in funding for select area charities and agencies. For more details, visit www.hpcyclingclassic.com.
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About the High Point Cycling Classic:
The annual High Point Cycling Classic, launched in 2010, is a community event of music, food and other fun activities. In 2013 and 2014, the High Point Cycling Classic has included the USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships, a prestigious annual bike race held on a course of city streets. A free event, the High Point Cycling Classic is directed by Piedmont Charity Sports Promotions, a registered 501(c) 3 nonprofit administered by local volunteers.
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Ohio will be getting a 15-million dollar federal grant that will provide more than a thousand jobs intended to clean up hard hit areas from last year's severe wind storms, and Muskingum county is getting a portion of it.
"It's a national emergency grant with monies being provided by the Department of Labor and there's actually been two phases to the grant. The first phase, phase one was 6-million dollars for the state and in our area, our community, our initial allocation was for $900,000," said Bob Mercer, Executive Director of the Muskingum County Opportunity Center.
Mercer says there are 80 established sights in Muskingum County that have yet to be cleaned up. He says the money will help go towards hiring temporary workers for about six months to assist with the clean up project.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Almost, but not quite. That's how it has seemed for the Idaho volleyball team lately, and Saturday evening was no different, as Idaho fell 25-23, 25-20, 27-25 to San Diego State to wrap up the Northern Arizona Fiesta Bowl Tournament.
The Vandals had a chance to take the first set, leading 22-18, but the Aztecs used a 7-1 run to close steal a 25-23 win and take a 1-0 lead in the match. Idaho was unable to play catch-up in a 25-20 loss in the second set, and needed a third-set win to extend the match. The Vandals trailed 20-18 before rallying for a chance to win the set with a 24-23 advantage. But San Diego State withstood the charge and responded with a 27-25 win to complete the sweep. Idaho falls to 3-4 on the season with the loss while the Aztecs improve to 3-3.
"We just need to go back and restructure some things," Idaho coach Debbie Buchanan said. "At the end of matches we're not the one pushing the points, it's the other team. We've got to bring it. That's something we're going to have to work on."
Idaho junior Jessica Hastriter had 10 kills and hit .474 in the match. For the tournament, Hastriter hit .329 with 3.63 kills per set and earned all-tournament team honors.
"Jess had a good weekend," Buchanan said. "That's good for her. We're definitely scoring points when she's up there. If she continues to gain confidence she can be pretty hard to stop. For her there's a big difference as far as what she's bringing right now, she's doing the right things."
Sophomore Katelyn Peterson added 10 kills of her own to go along with five digs, two blocks and an ace. Junior Alyssa Schultz had seven kills and six blocks for the Vandals, and sophomore Meredith Coba finished with 27 assists, six digs and three blocks. Jenna Ellis had a team-high nine digs and added three assists in the match.
The Vandals hit .229 in the match while San Diego State hit .250. The Aztecs held a 59-34 advantage in digs but gave up a 10-7 edge in total blocks to the Vandals. Each team served up four aces in the match.
"We played better this game and the crazy thing is we had 19 errors to their 33 errors," Buchanan said. "We have to swing harder and go for more kills. We knew this was going to be a tough tournament. These are the types of teams we wanted to play to make our team better."
The Vandals return to action next weekend when they visit Boise, Idaho for the Bronco Volleyball Classic with matches against Boise State, Sacramento State and North Texas, Sept. 12-14.


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The Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin is close to the Tianjin Train Station square, only a 20-minute drive from the airport. Ancient Culture Street and Jingyuan Garden are within easy reach.
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Carlsbad, CA---When my girls were young and we'd take road trips (Los Angeles, Disneyland) we'd play word games to keep them from kvetching about who was touching who. There were no iPads or electronic games and they tired of their Barbie Dolls all too soon. One of the games we played was Tilly Williams. "Tilly Williams was odd and queer, but not peculiar, she liked…" It was a silly game with double vowels and consonants but it made them think.
It also got me thinking about the characters in Beth Henley's 1984 "The Miss Firecracker Contest" now in a high-energy production at New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad through June 29th. Director Daren Scott has tapped into her 'odd, queer AND peculiar' characters, with gusto and with a cracker-jack ensemble to back him up.
Set in the mid 1980's in Brookhaven, Mississippi where every year, on the 4th of July, they have a 'Miss Firecracker Contest'. Carnelle Scott (Samantha Ginn) is honing in on her skills for the talent section of the contest, as a baton twirling, tap-dancing cheer leader who has trouble twirling a baton and doing more than Bada Boom in her majorette tap boots when we first meet up with her.
She wants this title so badly she can taste it. She's even dyed her hair bright red to match her red, white and blue costume in honor of the occasion. If she wins this contest perhaps she can, once and for all, get rid of a nickname that has haunted her for years, 'Miss Hot Tamale'. Even though no one, including Carnelle thinks she will win, she is determined to go ahead with it anyway. There is too much at stake here for her.
For one, she can leave Brookhaven with her head held high and start over again. She grew up living with her aunt, who has since passed, her cousin Delmount, (Justin Lang) newly released from a mental facility (he has nightmares about women's body parts) and his sister Elain, (Kristin Woodburn) who was once Miss Firecracker herself. Elain is now unhappily married and on the verge of leaving her husband. She's back to give the keynote speech at the Pageant, "My Life As A Beauty".
Both cousins tolerated her as she grew up, still talk about her behind her back as not being the sharpest tack in the pack, consider her a looser and furthermore Delmount is planning on selling the family home, everything in it and moving to Florida. His now deceased mother willed the house to him. She's a whole other story.
If you ever had the opportunity to see playwright Henley's 1978/79 Pulitzer Prize winning "Crimes of the Heart", (which was adapted to a screen play in 1986) that was also set in Miss., Hazelhurst to be exact, you will get an idea of the characters she's familiar with.
It is about three sisters who were raised in a dysfunctional home who come together for a family reunion. Henley was born in Jacksonville, Miss., and is one of four sisters. I'm guessing some of this might be biographical in nature, or a composite of many she has run across in her dealings with Mississippians'.
The characters in "The Miss Firecracker Contest" almost make your head spin as if watching a tennis match. In the middle of her checking out how firm or not her upper arms look to the possible flab on her bottom, Carnelle gets a visit from Popeye Jackson (Melissa Coleman-Reed), a quirky seamstress with glasses and a spyglass.
She's going to take Carnelle's measurements so she can make her sparkling red, white and blue costume. Before she has a chance to do anything though, she goes into a swoon over Delmont, whose photographs she just been admiring. It's quite a sight. Between his bewildered look and her adoring eyes, Coleman-Reed sets the stage for some surprising follow up. She has just enough innocence, coyness and oddball attitude to make this another of Henley's off beat and well-liked characters. She convinces utterly.
Then there is Tessy Mahoney (Lauren King) pageant stage manager who sees the return of Delmont as an opportunity for another romp in the hay with him. She's just bad news for Delmont but refuses to take no for an answer. Tessy is just the person you love to hate here, especially since she's full of righteous indignation, jealousy and rage over the fact she's not able to get her own way. King plays the part to the hilt.
Eddie Yaroch is Mac Sam who makes his appearance backstage in the dressing room where Carnelle is nervously getting ready to parade in her makeshift red gown. He's walking around with a case of VD he picked up from Carnelle before she turned the page on her wild, promiscuous ways.
He's a character you might see in any carnival setting carrying a handful of balloons, a change maker strapped to his waist, suspenders and a bowler hat with scraggly hair sticking out. He also does this wild cigarette hand, hat, nose and ear trick he was quite adept at. Nice little touch. Yaroch is perfect as the cool, loveable but fatalistic clown who has more diseases than Carter has little liver pills but would rather walk around with them than be treated for them.
Justin Lang and Kristin Woodburn nail the brother sister symbiosis. Neither has a sterling relationship with the other, nor an admirable past. However like so many other siblings, collective memories tend to regroup and bring together, as shown in 'Firecracker". Lang tops the charts in this piece as a study in slow growth that actually turns to authenticity and possibly caring. Woodburn's Elain is like Mr. Cellophane, you can see right through her.
Once again ever-versatile Samantha Ginn gives us a performance worthy of us making the connection of how the underdog fights back in the light of adversity. It's not that she thinks she will win the contest, it's the determination that she shows that she's willing to scramble to give it try and let the cards fall where they may. She is heartwarming, genuine, bittersweet and I must admit very funny.
Lighting and sound designs are credited to Chris Renda and Robert May. With firecrackers going off in the background in Act II and silhouettes of Carnelle marching and parading in front of a huge painted flag, the festivities come to life. Kacia Castelli costumes are 80's real.
Perhaps the slight of hand trick that Mac Sam shows us has the same effect that Carnelle has in believing that while we are in the moment we forget the illusion and trust it's the real McCoy. Henley's characters and Scott's direction put us on the right track to that end.
See you at the theatre.
Dates: Through June 29th
Organization: New Village Arts
Phone: 760-433-3245
Production Type: Southern Gothic
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Pagel's Home Run Helps Lift UMass Over La Salle, 8-6
March 22, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Senior Kellen Pagel's first career home run, a three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth, helped lift UMass baseball to an 8-6 win over La Salle on Saturday afternoon at Hank DeVincent Field. With the victory, the Minutemen improve to 2-0 in the Atlantic 10, 3-12 overall, while the Explorers fall to 3-18 and 0-2 in conference action.
La Salle put a pair of runs on the board with just one hit in the top of the first. George Smith Jr. doubled with one out and moved to third on an error before scoring on a sacrifice fly. Justin Korenblatt drew a walk, stole second and came home on an error for the Explorers' second run.
UMass climbed on top, 3-2, in the bottom of the second. Sophomore John Jennings sent a double into right center, while walks to Pagel and sophomore Vinny Scifo loaded the bases for freshman Dylan Morris. Morris plated Jennings and Pagel with an RBI single that also sent Scifo to third. Scifo then came in on a fielder's choice ground ball with senior Nick Sanford collecting an RBI on the play.
The Explorers promptly tied the score, though, in their next trip to the plate. Kevin Baron drove a leadoff double down the right field line and later crossed the plate on an error.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Minutemen regained the lead, 5-3. After Sanford and redshirt junior Adam Picard both reached via hit by pitches and moved second and third on a balk, back-to-back RBI singles by seniors Dylan Begin and Nik Campero brought them home.
La Salle tied things up once more in the top of the fifth. Smith Jr. homered to left with one away and the next batter, Korenblatt, doubled to right to set up a two-out RBI single by Kevin Conroy.
Then in the bottom of the sixth, Campero reached on a fielder's choice and Jennings singled to left before Pagel homered to right center to give UMass an 8-5 advantage.
The Explorers took one of the runs back in the seventh as Conroy was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in a run, but sophomore Brandon Walsh struck out Ryan Welling and Collin McGowan to work out of the jam.
Walsh tossed 3.1 innings of relief and earned the win (1-2) as he allowed one run on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Senior DJ Jauss pitched a scoreless ninth, letting up one hit and striking out one to collect the save (1).
Andrew Craig threw one inning out of the bullpen for La Salle and took the loss (0-1). He allowed three runs on three hits and struck out one.
Six Minutemen combined for nine hits on the afternoon, paced by Morris (2-for-4), Jennings (2-for-5) and Begin (2-for-5). Pagel and Morris both contributed multiple RBI with three and two, respectively. Pagel scored twice, as well.
Smith Jr. led the Explorers at the plate with a 3-for-5 afternoon, one RBI and two runs scored. Conroy finished 2-for-4 with two RBI.
UMass and La Salle will close out their weekend series tomorrow, March 23, with game three set for a Noon start.
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|Probable Pitchers
|Lost, 5-2
|@ Toledo,
10:30 a.m.
|Roark (2-5, 4.38) vs.
Weber (3-1, 2.18)
|Won, 4-0
|@ Altoona,
6:30 p.m.
|Mandel (4-2, 3.45) vs.
Baker (2-4, 5.18)
|Won, 4-2
|@ Wilmington,
6:35 p.m.
|Swynenberg (3-1, 3.95) vs.
Billo (3-3, 5.58)
|Lost, 3-1
|vs. Greensboro,
7:05 p.m.
|Karns (1-0, 2.10) vs.
Fernandez (4-0, 1.91)
Toledo 5 Syracuse 2
• Maya (ND) 7IP, 2H, R, ER, 2BB, K
• Wilkie (BS, 1; L, 0-2) ⅔ IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, K, HR (3R)
• Brown 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Teahen 1-4, R, 2B
A pinch-hit, two-out, three-run home run by former Chief Brad Eldred ended this one in walkoff fashion as Toledo rallied for four in the 9th to beat Syracuse, 5-2. Josh Wilkie blew his first save, charged with four runs on four hits over 2/3rds an inning. The implosion spoiled another fine start by Yunesky Maya, who allowed just two hits, two walks, and one run over the first seven innings. Corey Brown drove in the first Chiefs run with a leadoff HR in the 1st while Brett Carroll's sac fly in the 7th broke a 1-1 tie. Pat Lehman and Corey VanAllen divvied up the 8th, each earning a hold.
Harrisburg 4 Bowie 0
• Demny (W, 3-2) 8IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 4K
• Garcia 1IP, 1H, 0R, BB, K
• Rahl 1-3, R, HR, 2RBI
• Pahuta 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI
Paul Demny's MBP demons were nowhere to be found as the 22-y.o. turned in his best outing of the season with eight scoreless innings in a 4-0 Harrisburg win over Bowie. Tim Pahuta and Chris Rahl both smacked two-run shots in the four-run 4th, as the Senators prevented a BaySox sweep and stopped a three-game tailspin. Christian Garcia worked around two 9th-inning baserunners (walk, hit) to preserve the shutout and lower his ERA to 1.65.
Potomac 4 Carolina 2
• Demmin 4IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 5K
• Holland (SV, 1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Oduber 2-3, R, HR, 2B, 2RBI
• Bloxom 1-3, R, HR, RBI
Justin Bloxom and Randolph Oduber both homered Sunday Afternoon In Woodbridge.
Byron Kerr passes along news that Matt Purke continues to be the sirloin that the local diner will have on special "next week," as the southpaw is set to go Thursday in Viera after pitching last Thursday. If activated (and not reassigned) for his next turn in the rotation, that would be during the next Potomac homestand on May 28 to June 3.
Delmarva 3 Hagerstown 1
• Turnbull (L, 1-3) 5IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K
• McKenzie 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Souza 0-1, SH, SF, RBI, E
• Skole 1-4, 2B
• Ramirez 1-2, 2B
The Suns were the latest victims of Shorebirds teenage phenom Dylan Bundy, who was perfect for four innings before Matt Skole led off the 5th with a double, as Delmarva beat Hagerstown, 3-1. J.P. Ramirez also doubled while Brian Goodwin singled, as the Suns were held to just three hits and one walk (neither by Billy Burns, ending his on-base streak at 30 games; Kerr gets the blame for the curse ;-). Steve Souza drove in the sole Hagerstown run with a 7th-inning sac fly.
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So, Nats prospects go 1-of-2 vs. the Bundy family? Or am I missing a Bundy or two? I want the Nats to throw more Harpers at the Os prospects — assign Bryan Harper to the Suns!
Any updates on McGeary or Solis from Viera?
While it is conceivable that Maya plays out his contract in AAA I could see him in a long relief role on someone's MLB roster. He seems to cruise through the first few innings, he gets a lot of ground balls and he is limiting his walks.
Of course this is not an immediate area of concern with Stammen on the roster and I doubt that another team would give us much to get Maya but he is not without talent.


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Ri-Ri gives us a glimpse her 'cakes', but hey what's new?
Sporting a pair of cut off fishnets covered by pair of itty-bitty hotpants, Rihanna took over the stage to close out London's Hackney Weekend Festival with an attitude to match her attire. She rocked the stage performing old and new hits, such as "Disturbia" and "We Found Love" then surprised the audience by bringing Jay Z out for not only one song, but three!
Talk about spoiling the crowd at this free music event!
Other stars that performed included Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Rita Ora, Will.i.am, Flo-Rida and many more.
So what do you think about Rihanna's questionable outfits? Is it starting to get old or do you think she's just getting started?
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This is a favorite area of beekeeping for us here at Dave's Bees and is
largely responsible for our starting beekeeping in the first place. These
are known honeybee plants and will usually satisfy requirements for multiple
pollinators but we are focused on the honeybees. Expect these plant pages
to grow and check back often to see what we have added.
Berries are a favorite for us and the bees.
Heritage Raspberries are my favorite for a couple of reasons. These plants are ever bearing and therefore have berries and blooms at the same time. You get to pick the delicious berries while your bees are working all around you. I bought 12 plants and by the second year I had all the berries I could eat and also froze a few. I pick in the afternoon for the next morning's breakfast. If you have limited space then the berries can be planted in a small clump and you'll have a few berries and blossoms for you and the bees.
If you prefer to start your own raspberries on the super economy then Raspberry Seeds are the way to go. No matter how you start them the bees love them and raspberries make great honey.
Silver Maple is really one of the first trees available to bees; as early as late February here in Ohio (zone 6). Just start looking for clusters of flowers before anything else in your area and it is probably a silver maple. The tree has a wide range including most of the area east of the Mississippi River and is a very fast grower. If you have them close to your bees and the weather is warm enough they will find them. If you don't have any nearby and have room for some giant trees then here is a source. Silver Maple Seedlings
Yellow Poplar or Tuliptree is a great honey producer. This is a tree that ranges most of the area east of the Mississippi River but grows well many other places. My father has one in Maine that is doing well. It is a fast grower and produces huge flowers that resemble tulips at an early age. Yellow Poplar Seedlings
Black Locust is very fast growing and blooms young. This is a great honey tree and will grow in many places. It is short lived but makes great firewood and fence posts, so you can plant it in a few rows each year and have a supply of nectar, firewood and fence posts. Black Locust Seedlings
Pussy Willow - Salix caprea - This is a very early tree that we find bees on in the spring. They are so early that the bees will be frantically collecting pollen on warm days. It is fun watching them work this tree and they look like they stay until they are just plain overloaded with pollen.
Virtually any of the Herbs are great plants for honeybees and we can use them too. We love the dual purpose plants that stay close to the kitchen so we can visit with the bees while we are collecting the herbs.
Oregano is a tough perennial and the bees stay on it for 3 weeks or more.
Lemon Balm or melissa officinalis is another great honeybee plant that is a perennial loved by bees.
Borage is an annual that self seeds quite well and provides nicely for the bees.
Basil This is our favorite for salads and cooking so this is the one the bees get at Dave's Bees. But....you can use any variety of basil and the treatment will be the same. You have to pick off the blossoms on the plants you use and leave them to bloom on the plants the bees use. Plant more for the bees than yourself.
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Coneflower - Echinacea This is a plant that really lasts and spreads on it's own. The picture on the top left is echinacea. When I took the picture the bumbles were working right alongside the honeybees.
Anise Hyssop or Agastache foeniculum is another easy to grow plant for bees that we can use for tea. This is a particularly good producer of nectar.
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Phacelia tanacetifolia or Lacy Phacelia is one of Phil Chandler's (biobees.com) favorites. I'm planning on planting some this year.
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Buckwheat is easy to plant and grow for the bees. You can plant it about 6 weeks prior to when you want the bees to have it for forage. I found bees working on mine at 5 weeks but they will really be working it hard by 6 weeks. So if you expect an August dearth then plant in early July for the bees to forage mid to late August. You could also use successive plantings to continue until frost.


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I hope you have been learning something from my Bowl Game Bonanza posts. I know I
In any case, I don't know if you saw, but Notre Dame picked up its first bowl game win since I can remember watching college football on Christmas Eve (something I predicted). Well, apparently in preparation for the game last week LSU Freek made an awesome video covering Paul McCartney's Junk and I couldn't wait until next year to share it with you.


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A Jewish activist group described by some critics as ultra-nationalist and radical is setting up a branch in Montreal.
The Jewish Defence League of Canada said it's responding to calls from Jewish Montrealers who are concerned about increased anti-semitic incidents linked to the Middle East conflict.
"There's been an upsurge in attacks and threats against members of the Jewish community and they want to have a different strategy in how to tackle this problem," national director in Canada Meir Weinstein said in an interview from Toronto.
The group has been criticized for its in-your-face-tactics such as showing up at pro-palestinian protests. The group also offers self-defence courses in the Jewish community.
"For anyone who says we are ultra-nationalist, I'm not exactly sure what they mean. We're proud to be Canadians and we uphold Canadian law and we support the state of Israel," said Weinstein.
"Confrontation is part of it. In the words of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, anti-semitism must be exposed and confronted and that's what we do."
Rabbi Reuben Pupko of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said local groups already have a good working relationship with police and they don't need an outside group to agitate.
"There is nothing to be gained from a street confrontation," Pupko said.
"There is no need for an outside group. The Jewish community of Montreal is able to take care of itself and the police have been more than effective in securing the interests of the community."
Weinstein said they are not looking to replace any group. Pupko said they are not a fan of their tactics.
"All responsible voices are certainly beneficial. It's questionable whether the JDL represents a responsible voice," Pupko said.
"There have been times in the past when they've taken matters into their own hands that are better left to the police."
League officials are meeting in Montreal this Sunday.


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Sherlock: "I was in pursuit of a lost cat belonging to one of our friends in everyone."
Watson: "Can't we find a hacker collective that accepts cash?"
"The Man with the Twisted Lip" is the April 24 episode of "Elementary." Be sure to check out the slideshow for more quotes from tonight's episode. "Elementary" airs Thursday nights at 9 p.m. central on CBS.
Mycroft is back. He sort of lets himself in. The best thing about all of this is that Ms. Hudson is back on our screens. She is just lovely. Hopefully the writers start to do more with her because she has not had much chance to develop as a character. The writers have taken a great twist with this character, and so it would be nice to spend time with her. Would you like to see more of Ms. Hudson?
Oh right, Mycroft. This episode begins to hint at what is going on with him. The last time we saw him, he was involved in a shifty phone call about how his plan to get Sherlock out of New York failed. There are some shady people taking up shop in Diogenes, Mycroft's restaurant. It is great that no one jumps to conclusions about Mycroft's involvement. Well, Sherlock says either his brother or stupid or he is a criminal, so Sherlock suspects that Mycroft knows. Joan, however, believes that Mycroft is unaware.
There is also quite a bit Watson and Mycroft time. Honestly, it is hard to tell if Mycroft is genuinely interested in her or if she is somehow part of his evil genius plan, whatever that may be. Right now, let's hope the interest is real because we haven't really seen Watson in a romantic storyline. Well, aside from when she went on a bunch of blind dates. This storyline hints at Watson beginning to separate herself from Sherlock more, as she talks about moving into a new place. Do you think Mycroft genuinely likes Watson?
The case of the week starts out as Sherlock doing a favor for Tess. She is a woman in his AA meetings who was supportive of Sherlock when he first starting speaking. Anytime AA is in an episode, it is great, but more on that in a minute. The case ends up going in a new direction, which is alright. It's an intriguing case. However, it would have been nice to see Sherlock tell Tess about her sister. It could have been a good moment for Sherlock.
At the beginning of the episode, Sherlock is in a meeting where the topic of discussion is threats to sobriety. The writers have continued to do a great job with Sherlock's sobriety. During the meeting, Sherlock discusses how he doesn't know how to be in any sort of relationship properly. This ties into him struggling with Watson and Mycroft during this episode. Do you think Mycroft and Watson's relationship is what leads Sherlock to keep the heroin?
What did you think of the episode? How is Watson going to get out of her current situation? There are so many questions. The last couple episodes of a show are always painful. Leave me your thoughts in a comment below.
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Famous Architect Windows
From Brittany Mauriss on November 13, 2009 in CalFinder News
[digg-me]Frank Gehry
For a guy who started out as a truck driver in Los Angeles, Architect Frank Gehry has continued to drive. But instead of trucks, its the deconstructivism bus he steers in new directions, redefining modern architecture. Gehry's curved windows in buildings like New York's IAC building are what help to make him stand out amongst these famous architects.
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Downtown Los Angeles
Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
The Vitra Design Museum in Germany is an all-white labyrinth of sharp angles and free-flowing curves. One element that makes this building so striking is the minimalist use of windows. What few windows there are have been placed high on the structure, bringing the complex architectural shapes to the immediate foreground.
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Good old Frankie himself
You may recognize Frank Lloyd Wrights Ennis House from a number of movies that have featured the unusual Mayan-inspired design. From Deckards apartment in Ridley Scotts Blade Runnerto The Replacement Killers and even Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this registered California State Landmark high in the hills of Los Angeles provides the visual backdrop to their stories. The stunning lead-etched and beveled-glass cathedral window is just one of dozens of amazing custom Wright windows in the Ennis House, which by the way, Christis has on the market for $30 million. Thats $15 million for the home and $15 million for the renovation, in case youre interested.
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926)
The belittling term gaudy, which is defined as garish, flashy or extravagant, is actually rooted in the surname of the famous Spanish architect, Antonio Gaudi. A more accurate definition of his work should be magical, organic and visionary. From his still unfinished masterwork, Sagrada Familia, to the extraordinary Park Güell, Gaudis work continues to draw tourists from all over the world to Barcelona to revel in the shadows of some of the most beautiful architecture ever created by man.
The Sagrada Familia was Gaudis most ambitious project. He began the project in 1883, but left it unfinished when he died in 1926.
The famous Casa Batlló, which literally translates to House of Bones, is highlighted by distinct, oval-shaped windows and an almost skeletal design. The façade is decorated with broken tiles, creating a dazzling mosaic and a roof fashioned after the spine of a medieval dragon.
Park Güell, Barcelona
Kevin Roche
Irish architect Kevin Roche has designed or collaborated on some of the most recognized buildings in the world, including the United Nations Plaza in New York, The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Singapore and even the Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The common denominator in these structures, as well as the majority of Roches designs, is simply Glass, Glorious Glass! New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger once called Roche "one of the most creative designers in glass that the 20th century has produced. And at the age of 87, Roche continues to push the glass envelope with his latest project, the new National Conference Centre in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, set to open in 2010.
Pyramids, Indianapolis, 1972
The National Conference Center on the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland
Michael Graves
From tea kettles for Target to the Dolphin and Swan Resorts at Disney World in Orlando, Architect Michael Graves work continues to influence and inspire, even after a life-threatening illness a few years ago confined him to a wheelchair. Graves avoids the trendy Window-Walls and prefers windows that are distinct elements reflecting the size of the human form and framing the divergence between inside and outside.
425 Fifth Avenue is a mixed residential skyscraper in NYC. Towering at 617 feet, the building has 54 stories and 197 units.
The St. Coletta School of Greater Washington serves children with severe and multiple disabilities.
Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
In 1920, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris adopted the moniker Le Corbusier, which loosely translates to,"the crow-like one." He was one of the founders of the Purist movement, which was a reaction to the Cubist and Surrealist movements of the 1920s movements that were all the rage at the time. His vast talents also included painting, urban planning, sculpting, writing and modern furniture design.
As with most of his Purist theories, Le Corbusier had a very pure philosophy when it came to windows. In his book, Towards a New Architecture, he put it in simple terms: Windows serve to admit a little light, a little much or not at all, and to see outside. This is reflected in the small, selective windows in his now-famous Ronchamp Chapel, Located on a high plateau in the Vosges, above Belfort, northern France.
The Ronchamp Chapel