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3-D scanner provides a new way of seeing
May 2, 2016
Engagement will bring literacy programs to greater number of local preschool and elementary students
April 29, 2016
Campus hosts local chamber and Sen. President Rosenber
April 28, 2016
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, James T. Brett and the Bartletts to address graduates
April 28, 2016
Having fun for a good cause
April 27, 2016
More than 700 student artists and researchers showcase their work
April 26, 2016
Annual faculty and librarian award ceremony held
April 25, 2016
Mike Gomes receives 2016 Afro-American Achievement Award
April 25, 2016
BSU's Middle East outreach highlighted in local press
April 21, 2016
Plan aims to increase affordability of college, drive degree completion
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Plan aims to increase affordability of college, drive degree completion
April 21, 2016
New project brings river conservation to local schools
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Dr. Peter Saccocia has been studying hot springs on the ocean floor much of his career. Thanks to a three-year grant from the National...
April 21, 2016
New faculty member takes 'student success' to heart
April 20, 2016
Ceremony held to dedicate residence hall to Dr. Jean Stonehouse
April 19, 2016
Striking the right notes with students and area schools
April 19, 2016
A passion for change and the willingness to work for it
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Forging closer connections with a community in Trinidad
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Drs. Martina Arndt, Kimberly Fox, Laura Ramsey, Pam Russell and Michael Young are seeking answers
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Career panel brings top executives to campus
October 2, 2013
Conclusion of Ramadan celebrated on campus
August 16, 2013
Diversity conference highlights institutional success, best practices
April 30, 2013
Former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Egypt delivers address
April 19, 2013
Anthropology students showcase their research
April 19, 2013
Author Matthew Batt shares his memoir with faculty and students
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Summer is officially here, and it's not too late to get your body in top beach condition. Try adding more of each of these exercises to get more out of your workouts and get in top shape before summer comes to an end. (View Slideshow)
If you want to get ripped quick, the exercise choices you make are as important as anything. Gaining the best results in the gym is all about efficiency- spending the vast majority of your time doing what works the best, as opposed to wasting time on exercises that are minimally effective.
When it comes to ripping the body up rapidly, there are several criteria that must be weighed and considered when choosing your exercises.
How many calories does the exercise burn per set compared to other exercises?
The biggest thing to consider when getting ripped is how many calories the exercise burns. Let's face it- the first thing you have to do when getting the body in top form is get rid of extra body fat, which comes down to calorie count.
It just so happens that the largest muscle groups of the body- those that require "compound" joint movements as opposed to single joint movements- burn the most calories. Why is pretty simple- they require more energy and difficulty to do, along with working multiple muscle groups. These exercises will usually work the legs, back, and chest the most.
How much does the exercise "isolate" the muscle?
When it comes to ripping up the body and muscles on your body, it is important that the exercise you choose leads to maximum isolation of the muscle being worked. This isolation is what triggers the maximum amount of muscle fibers to be broken down in the set to allow for definition and growth to take place in recovery after you workout.
So while the exercises must contain the most calorie burn, they also must lead to maximum isolation of the muscle groups being worked to lead to the cuts, size gains, and shreds in order to get ripped.
Is it efficient?
Does the exercise you select allow you to trigger results in 1-2 sets? While you should always train at least at 3-4 sets to get the best results for shape and definition, some exercises do have the ability to generate results when done correctly at just 1-2 sets relative to other exercises.
The reason why is because they work the majority of the entire spectrum of muscle groups, intensely isolate the muscle group being targeted, burn the maximum amount of calories within a 45-90 second set, and push the heart rate to above 80% of your maximum heart rate, which triggers a post workout metabolic rate increase of 12-24 hours, as opposed to the normal metabolic rate increases for only 6-10 hours when working out at lesser intensities with lesser intense exercises. Who can't use the additional fat and calorie burning when trying to get ripped?
Make sure to include these 8 exercises when aiming to rip up the body this summer. What are some other of your favorite exercises for getting ripped? (View Slideshow)

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Epilepsy Treatment: Finding the Right Medication
Older-Generation Epilepsy Drugs continued...
Tegretol or Carbatrol (carbamazepine) is a narrow-spectrum epilepsy drug. Its side effects include dizziness, double or blurry vision, clumsiness, and sedation. It can also lower the sodium level in the blood, which must be monitored periodically. Like the other older drugs, it has multiple drug interactions and has a risk of birth defects. Tegretol improves partial seizures, but can aggravate generalized seizures.
Phenobarbital treats both partial and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Its side effects as a depressant (slowed thinking and fatigue) typically make it an add-on drug only. However, it is the lowest-cost epilepsy drug.
Are Newer Epilepsy Drugs Better?
Is newer better? When it comes to drugs for treating epilepsy, experts answer that question with a resounding "not necessarily."
"The newer drugs, generally speaking, have fewer side effects and drug interactions," says Jacqueline French, MD, spokeswoman for the American Academy of Neurology. "But these decisions are always on an individual, case-by-case basis -- it's impossible to generalize." Limited studies suggest newer epilepsy drugs control seizures as well as the older medicines -- but not better.
So don't count out the older drugs. In one recent high-quality study, valproic acid was more effective than newcomers Lamictal and Topamax. Valproic acid even had fewer people quit taking the drug because of side effects than did Topamax.
Older epilepsy drugs have a longer track record, and most doctors are more familiar with them. They're more widely available on drug formularies, and are less expensive than newer epilepsy drugs.
But with epilepsy drugs, one size definitely does not fit all, or even most. "Finding the best balance in a medicine, between effectiveness and side effects, is very individualized," says Devinsky. "It takes close communication and a partnership with your doctor," especially when switching epilepsy drugs, he adds.
Brand-Name or Generic Epilepsy Drug?
Once you've found the epilepsy drug that's best for you, why not switch to a generic, and start saving money? In general, experts at managing epilepsy say to stick with brand-name epilepsydrugs, if you can.
"If we could guarantee the same generic manufacturer's drug would be given every time, that might be OK," says French. But because pharmacies frequently switch between generic suppliers for lower prices, "some people may get a different generic drug every month," she says.


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I tried to download itunes,and it worked far as loading but when i clicked on it,it said "an error while loading this archive". And it always says that everytime i try to download something.
If you're trying to open a .exe file, it's likely not going to work. Ubuntu uses different files to install software. In particular, iTunes is not developed for Ubuntu or any distribution of Linux. See here for the difference between installing software on Ubuntu versus Windows.
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I am looking at distributions here. I am confused that some PDFs (e.g. exponential, Weibull with $\gamma = 1$) have a $P(X) = 1$ about the axis. I thought integrating over the entire distribution should yield $1$. But these distributions obviously equal more than one over their area. What am I misunderstanding?
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You're sorry.
That's all I want to hear from Penn State today. It's all I want to hear from Joe Paterno's family. It's all I want to hear from Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz. From the Board of Trustees. From Penn State fans.
You're sorry.
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Why can't you say that? Why haven't any of you said that?
The Freeh Report was released Thursday morning, released to much fanfare, though I haven't the foggiest idea why. There was nothing special in the Freeh Report. Nothing we didn't already know. Jerry Sandusky raped kids for years? We knew that -- he has been convicted.
Penn State officials chose not to stop it? We knew that -- Jerry Sandusky raped kids for years.
But what we don't know, what we're about to find out, is how Penn State responds.
We're sorry.
Would that be so hard, Penn State? Would it, family members of Joe Paterno? Don't magically find another 712-word column allegedly written by Paterno himself, at some point after he was fired, which means he wrote it from a spot damn close to his death bed. Don't release his missive that defends Penn State, defends Paterno, assures all of us that, "This is not a football scandal and should not be treated as one."
Don't do that, because we don't want to hear it. Don't whine that Paterno never had the chance to defend himself because he's dead -- not when he had a personal biographer at the end of his life. Paterno never defended himself? The book's coming. If the publisher sends me a copy, I'll rip out the pages and use them to line my cat's litter box.
We're sorry.
That's all we want to hear from anyone associated with Penn State today, and yes, that means Penn State fans. This was not your fault, so don't confuse what I'm saying with what a lot of other people will be saying today -- that you created this culture of hero worship, that you empowered Paterno to the point that he ran that school. Part of that is true, of course. You did create a culture of hero worship, and you did lift up Paterno so high that he looked down upon all he surveyed like Yertle The Turtle, a wonderful book by Dr. Seuss that I'm positive was read, when they were kids, by many of the boys who would be abused by Jerry Sandusky.
Anyway, even if lots of that is true, it's not all true. You didn't rape kids, Penn State fans; Sandusky did that. You didn't fail to stop it; Paterno and his underlings did that. But for months you -- not all of you, no; but lots of you, OK? -- have been attacking anyone who would dare acknowledge what is pretty much fact: That Joe Paterno's gross negligence allowed Jerry Sandusky to roam free, to roam your cherished Happy Valley, for years.
We're sorry.
Be sorry for attacking us, when we were mortified and then furious that these atrocities were allowed to continue while Joe Paterno continued to win football games, as if football games mattered.
Penn State officials, those now still in charge? Apologize for what happened, what was allowed to happen, at your great school. Jerry Sandusky is your legacy, and so is the coverup that kept him free for years, and we're tired of fighting you about it. It happened. You can't just change the subject like you're changing the channel on the TV at the student center when CNN broke the Freeh Report on Thursday morning. Don't tell us what's wrong with the Freeh Report. Tell us you're sorry.
As for Graham Spanier and his pathetic band of enablers, Curley and Schultz, come out and say it. Apologize for not stopping Sandusky more than 10 years ago, before countless boys were taken into the Penn State football showers or into the Sandusky basement, or both.
Apologize to the world -- for God's sake, apologize to the victims -- for not stopping it when you could. And then apologize again for defending yourself so vigorously since November. That's just another layer that none of us can understand, your need to put your own welfare above everything else once this scandal went public.
I mean, we get that your nature is to put your own welfare above everything else. It's what you negligently malevolent monsters did for years, knowing what you knew about Sandusky but never taking the proper steps -- never making sure -- to protect kids from being raped by Sandusky on your own campus. That's what you did, Spanier. You, too, Curley. And Schultz. And Paterno, may he not rest in peace. That's what all of you did for years, and it didn't work out so well for you. Nor will it work out for you now, when the world doesn't want to hear more defenses, more excuses.
What does the world want to hear? We want to hear that you're sorry.
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Looking for a great homemade gift or a little something different to put on a dessert buffet? How about Vanilla Spice Almonds? I love to have these around the house during the holidays because they are a great alternative to all of the sugar cookies and fudge that seem to pop up this time of year. This recipe works great with any mix of nuts you would like to use. Plus, because they keep a long time, you can make them a week or 2 ahead of the time you would like to serve or gift them!
Vanilla Spice Almonds
- 1 pound almonds, raw
- 2/3 cup sugar, granulated
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp cloves, ground
- 1 tsp cinamon, ground
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg, ground
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract (I use a vanilla crush extract, it has the vanilla bean seeds in it)
In a non-stick pan over medium/low heat add all all dry ingredients. Stir often. When sugar begins to melt and when all off the sugar is sticking to the almonds, about 30 minutes later, add water and vanilla. Cook stirring constantly for another 10 minutes or until all of the syrup in the pan clings to the almonds. Lay then on a cookie sheet and after 5 mintues, break apart any large clumps. Serve warm or store in a cool, dry place. Enjoy!


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"3 Days to Kill" (directed by McG and co-written by Luc Besson) is an action-thriller starring Kevin Costner as Ethan Renner, a dangerous international spy, who is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife Christine (played by Connie Nielsen) and their daughter Zooey (played by Hailee Steinfeld), whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger. But first, he must complete one last mission, even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunting down the world's most ruthless terrorist and looking after his teenage daughter for the first time in 10 years, while his wife is out of town. Amber Heard has a supporting role as a mysterious and seductive government agent named Vivi, who orders Ethan to go on his last mission. Here is what Costner, Heard and McG said at the Los Angeles press conference for "3 Days to Kill."
Kevin, how challenging was the stunts and physicality you had for "3 Days to Kill"? And to McG, how did the stunts impact your design and execution?
McG: Well, Kevin's the kind of guy, he's never seen base camp. He loves to be on the set and active in the filmmaking process. And that goes for the stunts as well. And every once in a while, you've got to grab him by the back of his pants and say, "Kevin, this one's not all that safe for you to be in the car as it rams to other car off the bridge and down into the river." He's just very focused in that respect.
It was fun shooting things practically, in the spirit of [John] Frankenheimer and those films that I grew up on and were real seminal. We wanted to do it in camera. Shutting down the streets of Paris was fun, in that respect.
I think it's clear to everybody who's seen the picture that the action is decorative. It's hopefully a character-driven piece. We're hoping that the defining characteristic of this film is the balance of certainly action and comedy, but particularly a dramatic investment in this Ethan character, played by Kevin.
Costner: Any time you're cold [when doing stunts], things are harder. I've been evolving in my stunt career. It used to be that my stunt guy, we would talk about it, when it was time for him to take over. The way you know you're getting older, we'd look at the thing and he'd goes, "You could make it."
I could tell that he's starts getting scared. I said, "I can't!" So there is an evolving thing. Fortunately, I didn't have that over there because I had a new stunt coordinator ... You have to measure things. I wanted to ride with the buffalo. I wanted to do those things. Whenever you can put the audience in the car, on the horse, or carrying your daughter, they're now in the movie.
But stunts have always had their place, and I have to measure them now. I've done things where, if I make a mistake, I could die. You really need to look at each thing. That usually is a mechanical failure ... Weird things happen. So I have gone from doing everything, to listening and saying, "Maybe I shouldn't do this."
"3 Days to Kill" shows the balance that Ethan is trying to find between work life and home life. When you have demanding jobs like you do, what's that balance like for you, personally?
Costner: When dealing with women (my boss in this instance, my hellish relationship with her), Ethan gets frustrated, and my house is the same. There's a level of humor that we tried to bring into the movie without winking at the camera. That's always important.
I think it's funnier if you don't wink, and say, "I'm really frustrated by you, by her, by my wife, by my daughter." So there's a part of the world where he's very efficient, in his life, and he's not that great in this particular aspect. He can be shut down.
Heard: I agree. For my part in it, our relationship is an interesting one, and it's the power struggle of these two strong characters constantly going against each other. What's interesting is that he's very accomplished, and he's very good at his job. He's tried and true. He's a veteran of the trade that they're in.
And she's a whole other school. It's a new school. We're very completely opposite people, in some ways. They're adversaries, which is what I liked. It's rare that you see that dynamic between a man and a woman in a film.
I liked that that didn't bother or hinder McG's imagination or his desire to see that come to fruition. He didn't care. It was like, "Why couldn't I be his boss? Just because I wear high heels?" You don't see that often, which is why I liked it.
McG: What you're talking about is the central theme of the picture. You guys as journalists, I think you can understand that sometimes you get so caught up in your work life, that there's an atrophy on the home front. I think that's one of the primary stories of the film.
You have a guy in Ethan who is so focused on duty that he's spent a lot of time in the field. And then he gets a piece of information, and he gets deeply in touch with what matter most in his life, which is clearly his daughter and his wife. And that's not going to be an easy road to win his way back into their hearts.
And what you speak of also, in regard to that dynamic, I talked a lot with Kevin about it. I talked a lot with Amber about it. It's just interesting that the idea of "enlisted" and "officer." That was sort of the paradigm we went for. If you've got somebody who's a 35-year-old, 40-year-old enlisted man or woman, and then you have a younger officer come in, and that person has rank, that's a strange dynamic.
And then, from a place of character, Amber's character isn't really experiencing any crisis. She's not having any reflection. She's living the life of Riley, and she's loving it, and the world seems to roll in her direction, until she meets this Ethan character that she can't just break in half. And she puzzles him and stumps him and actually makes him consider humanity. And that's how I believe her character arcs out from the beginning of the picture to the end of the picture.
There's a generation gap between Ethan and Zooey. Ethan is often in "analog mode" while his daughter Zooey clearly lives in a very tech-oriented, digital world. To Kevin and McG, as older gentleman, have you ever felt that generation gap?
McG: First, I need to crawl in to a fetal position. It's the first time I've ever been referred to as an "older gentleman." My career is rolling along. I'm sitting next to [Amber] Heard, who's in her 20s, and Kevin Costner. I need you to hug me right now because I'm going to lose my sh*t!
But yeah, I try to keep a foot in the digital and world and certainly a foot in the analog world. In fact, the first thing I did when I moved to Paris was I bought a record player. I was like, "I'm going to listen to vinyl, I'm going to stare at the Seine, and I'm going to think about this picture, and stay in tune with that." Obviously we've got Hailee, where everything is LOL, emoticon this, that and the other. She's a handful in her own way.
Costner: Listen, I still pay money to get into a phone machine. It's a little easier for me to make a connection. Our humor comes out of this stuff. We wrote the scene in the kitchen about "Welcome to this century." She's so easy with my stuff. She was a very good screen partner, Hailee.
Amber, what was it like to play this fun, seductive spy hunter? You're almost like a badass version of Q from the James Bond movies.
Heard: What I was attracted to about her was this idea that I could play with the suspension of reality. Vivi doesn't live in the same world that we live in. She doesn't even live in the same world that the rest of the characters live in. It's that heightened sense of reality, and the freedom that comes with that, drew me to her.
I also liked that, sure, she can be seductive, but that's not where her power is. Her power is skill and knowledge, and her ability to do her job well and be unaffected by it on an emotional level. There are many things about her that make her who she is in the movie.
Being seductive is just another side effect of all the other stuff. It didn't affect her. That's what I liked about her. It was just a consequence. And I always prefer to shoot the gun than wear a wedding dress. It's far more interesting to me.
McG: That's something we all talked about early on. We're all sitting here, living in the real world, and this is one of the most beautiful creatures you could ever imagine. And it's almost distracting. And I said, "Listen, I don't want it to be about your beauty."
And she started talking about Christopher Hitchens. Well, that's interesting. "I'm a girl from Texas, and I'm a member of the gun club." She's got these dimensions. So I said, "Let's use that, and let's bring that to this character."
I like strong female characters that don't apologize for being sexy. If you're going to do something, do it with style and panache. And it was also interesting to collide that character with the very workman-like efficiency of the Ethan character. To me, that was how we got that two-hander.
Kevin, you've said previously that you were taking time off from acting to be with your young children, but you seem to be working a lot now. Did that re-energize you, and have you changed your approach to acting, at all?
Costner: Well, I'm worn out now. No. I've never changed my approach to acting. I've always felt like I've gotten better. I think that all of us can get better. I feel like, in my acting, I'm better than I was three pictures ago.
I think about it. I'm a slow study. It takes me a long time to grasp the material, in order to perform it. Not to bore you, but I'm a slow study. But when I come to the set, on the first day, I know the whole movie. That's why I have to start so early.
So I have learned my own patterns, and I have watched other good actors. I have done what every good actor does: steal ideas. You see things.You stand on the shoulders of people. But yeah, I had the babies and did that.
And then I went and did "Hatfields & McCoys." And then I lined up these movies. I wish they weren't so packed. On the other hand, I'm glad I did them. That's just the way it plays out.
I'm not re-energized. I've always loved the business. I'm a romantic about it. But, for me, this business is always pushing a rock uphill, it feels like.
In addition to being an exceptional actor, you're also an Academy Award-winning director. How do you separate Kevin Costner the director from Kevin Costner the actor when you're acting in a project? And what was it like to work with McG? And what are you looking for in a director?
Costner: It's easy for me. I don't have all the worries that McG has every morning. On the weekend, when everybody's deciding what restaurant they're going to go to in Paris or what they're going to see, the director starts to hate everybody because he has to really think about what he has to do.
I've never had that problem. And when it comes to the script, we need to be on the same page. We didn't differ that much, and you shouldn't, if you're in sync. There's going to be times when you have a different approach on a scene, that just shouldn't happen very often, and it didn't with us.
I learned some things watching McG. I came prepared to do what I was supposed to do, which was act. I was always prepared. People that play sports, people that do anything sometimes have bad days.
When I direct, I tell my actors, "There's going to be a day when I'm not as good as others. And on those days, I really need for you to be good." You have to deal with the whole life when you're making a movie — boyfriends, girlfriend, things — and some days you're just not as good.
So, for me, my pledge is always, on that day, if McG will tell me, "Hey, I'm not really feeling that good," I get a little bit stronger. I'm a coach's coaching player. I like to be on the floor. So if the coach tells me what to do out on the floor, I can get it done. I'm really comfortable being directed.
McG: For me, that was the primary attraction: the opportunity to work with Kevin Costner, knowing that he's an Academy Award-winning director. I'm very clear what I want to do, day in and day out or this scene and that scene. So I'd articulate, be it to Amber or Kevin, "Hey, I think this is where the scene is and what we're trying to achieve."
And then I'd do a lot of listening, because why wouldn't you? He's one of the great American film treasures of our time. I'm growing up on " No Way Out," I'm looking at "The Untouchables," I'm watching these films, and I can't believe I'm on the set. I'm a kid from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and here I am talking to Kevin Costner about where the emotional pivot is in this scene. It was humbling, it was exciting, and his level of professionalism colored the whole picture.
My whole goal was to make a Kevin Costner picture that, from tip to tail, enabled him to use all of his skill sets. I loved "Hatfields & McCoys." It's a lot going on there. I loved "Superman [Man of Steel]." "Jack Ryan: [Shadow Recruit]," [starring] my buddy Chris Pine, but it's a Kevin Costner movie.
I'm hoping that ["3 Days to Kill"] provides the best version of Kevin Costner, where he can have all that emotion, all that credibility, that special brand of humor that he brings, and add that dimensionalized performance that is decidedly his own. To me, that's what this movie is all about. That's the reason for being. So it was an honor to work with him. I hope I was clever enough to shut up and do a lot of listening on the day.
There are some pretty funny lines in "3 Days to Kill." Did you get a chance to improvise or was it all scripted?
Costner: It was really scripted. That doesn't mean we didn't step into some windows of opportunity that presented themselves. You should always do that, but that was a very scripted thing.
We had to write some scenes, but we didn't write them on the day. You should never do that. Don't write them on the day. You have to get really comfortable with it. McG knows get a little bit more about how they would direct it. So I think we found some improv things that found their way in because you feel it, but it was more disciplined.
McG: People underestimate how funny these actors can be. The world's going to get a good look at Amber Heard soon. I've seen more of your next movie than you have. I just got back from Berlin. Is it "London Fields"? It's spectacular!
The cheekiness and the ability to turn a line, when you see that as a director, you go, "I know Kevin can handle this. Uh-oh. Here comes Amber. She can handle it too. And here's this precocious Hailee Steinfeld." You start to have a bunch of people who can go above and beyond what's asked of them.
So you have the comfort of knowing the script, and you come in very well-prepared for that. Then you can create a platform for discovery. And when you have star players, they can make those discoveries.
How did you find the balance between the action, the comedy, the drama and the sexiness?
McG: To me, that's the hope of the picture. You look at a movie and say, "Why is this movie worth making?" And I thought if we could balance those elements, because I love an Amblin movie, but I love a Scorsese movie. I'm a child of the movies. I love the dream of the movies. And I loved dimensionalized filmmaking, where it's dramatic, it's funny, it's action-packed, and it's clicking on all cylinders. So if we had the good fortune — and I wouldn't be so bold to say that we did it — but that was certainly the goal: to synthesize those things that don't often exist together.
There are sci-fi movies out there. There are tip-to-tail action movies out there. There are super-funny comedies. But to do something that's got a lot of heart, like, "Holy mackerel! I'm on the verge of tears when he's teaching his daughter how to ride a bike, I didn't expect that out of this film when I signed up for it," that, to me, is success. So if we were able to synthesize those things, that's the defining characteristic of the picture. And my thanks to Amber and Kevin and Hailee for delivering.
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Last night, in-between Sadie's bite-sized intervals of sleep, I sat transfixed with my macbook on my lap, perusing Knock-Off Wood. This lady and I have the same taste in furniture, but she knows how to figure out how it's build and then do it! The faux PBK Cameron storage unit that we had built for Sadie? She had plans for just about every item in the Cameron series.
I immediately started searching her site for plans for a Learning Tower, something I think that we'd get tons of use out of.
Chris had mentioned wanting to get a bookcase similar to Madeline's for Sadie room, but I'm sort of smitten by these Bankable bookcases. Same with this cute little bed. She'll need a bed soon, right?


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When the term "small business" is heard, one thinks of an entrepreneur with a few or many employees, a storefront or office space and plenty of machinery. That may be the case sometimes, but according to the 2000 U.S. Census, there are over 20 million registered small businesses that cosists of only one person, usually working from home, maybe on a laptop, possibly with a cat.
Naomi Dunford is the head of IttyBiz, a marketing and advice service for one-person businesses. "They're just trying to meet their salary; they're not trying to be Bill Gates," she said in an interview on the California-based radio show How She Really Does It. She also said the Internet "made it that much cheaper" for people to start their own businesses.
Dunford herself works from home, and has since she started IttyBiz in 2007. She doesn't believe in driving up her operating costs by buying a bunch of equipment and separating her workspace from the rest of the house: "I still use my dining room table [to work on]; I eat dinner on my couch." And her toddler son Jack is usually at that table when she works.
Naomi Dunford's small business marketing tools, advice and blog are on her website, www.ittybiz.com. Sensitive viewers should approach with caution, though: "I swear like a trucker," she says.


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Share/Bookmark Following on from the same lady who gave us the antique sheet metal tools, we also have the list of sheetmetal fabrication books dating from as early as 1907. Here's the listing of the books as it was provided to me in the email: Antique books 1. sheet metal a) Sheet Metal Work; Neubecker; […]Continue reading
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The objective of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day is to globally promote healthy eating, raise awareness to educate children at a young age about the importance of healthy food choices, and encourage them to get involved in the daily meal preparation.
You can support this cause by participating in the Real Food Market at Marché Jean-Talon on Friday, May 16th. Attend a private culinary demonstration with Martin Juneau of Pastaga or watch a live cooking challenge with Stefano Faita of Impasto, Martin Juneau of Pastaga and one lucky auction winner. To compete alongside Stefano Faita and Martin Juneau, place your bid here. All proceeds from the live cooking challenge will benefit the Tablée des Chefs.
Real Food Market
The following is a list of some of the restaurants, speciality food shops and food purveyors that will be participating at Marché Jean-Talon on Food Revolution Day.
- Restaurant Su / Barbounya
- Lufa Farms
- La Bête à Pain
- The Renoir
- Preservation Society
- Petit Pots & Co.
- Glow Cleanse
- VOSS bottled water
- The Macchi Products Inc.
- Brewers Granville Island
- Rickard's
- Creemore Springs
Friday, May 16th, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mandolin Salle, Jean-Talon Market
VIP Tickets: $100 (60 seats available)
- Private Live Culinary Demonstration with Chef Martin Juneau of Pastaga
- Open bar
- Access to Real Food Market
- 5 food tickets
- Free bites at La Tablée Chefs Table
Friday, May 16th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mandolin Salle, Jean-Talon Market
Regular admission: $20.00
- Includes 5 food tasting tickets
- Access to Live Cooking Demonstration
- Access to Real Food Market
Marché Jean-Talon
7070, avenue Henri-Julien
Montreal (Québec) H2S 3S3
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The Quick Rundown…
|Yesterday's Result
|Today's Game
|Pitching Matchup
|Syracuse Chiefs
|Won, 6-4
|vs. Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
|Yunesky Maya vs. Anthony Swarzak (5-10, 6.08)
|Harrisburg Senators
|Lost, 1-0 (10 inn.)
|@ New Hampshire, 6:35 p.m.
|Tanner Roark (11-6, 3.91) vs.
B.J. LaMura (5-6, 3.98)
|Potomac Nationals
|Won, 5-3; Lost, 3-2
|@ Salem, 7:05 p.m.
|Marcos Frias (6-5, 6.61) vs.
Miguel Gonzalez (6-2, 3.88)
|Hagerstown Suns
|Lost, 10-7
|@ Lexington, 7:05 p.m.
|Evan Bronson (4-2, 5.40) vs.
Luis Cruz (7-4, 3.13)
|Vermont Lake Monsters
|Lost, 8-7; Lost, 6-4
|@ Brooklyn, 6:00 p.m.
|Matt Grace (0-1, 10.80) and
Ryan Demmin (2-1, 1.73) vs. TBD
Syracuse Chiefs W, 6-4
Starting Pitcher: Arnesen (W, 6-7) 5IP 7H 4R 4ER 0BB 6K 2HR
Pitching Star: Bisenius (H, 3) 2IP 1H 0R 0BB 3K
Hitting Star #1: Bynum 3-4, R, 2B, SB, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Martinez 2-4, 2R, 2B
Notes: Erik Arnesen won his sixth game, Adam Carr notched his seventh save as the Syrcause Chiefs staved off elimination one more day with their third straight victory.
Harrisburg Senators L, 1-0 (10 inn.)
Starter/Pitching Star: Tatusko 7IP 6H 0R 2BB 3K
Hitting Star: Johnson 1-2, 2BB
Notes: Matt Liuzza led off the bottom of the 10th to break a 0-0 tie and hand the Harrisburg Senators a heartbreaking 1-0 loss. Bowie, however, also lost while Akron won as the Sens' lead remains a ½ game over the Baysox and 2½ games over the Aeros.
Potomac Nationals W, 5-3 @ Salem (Game One)
Starting Pitcher: Barthmaier (W, 4-1) 5IP 5H 2R 2ER 2BB 2K
Pitching Star: Morris (SV, 2) 2IP 1H 0R 2BB 2K
Hitting Star #1: Walton 1-3, 2B, 2RBI
Hitting Star #2: Rhinehart 2-3, RBI
Notes: See my take in Last Night In Salem
Potomac Nationals L, 3-2 @ Salem (Game Two)
Starting Pitcher: Lehman 4IP 5H 2R 2ER 0BB 2K 2HR
Pitching Star: Dials 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Norris 1-3, R, HR, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Rooney 1-3, 2B, RBI
Notes: See my take in Last Night In Salem
Hagerstown Suns L, 10-7 @ Lexington
Starting Pitcher: Hicks (L, 1-6) 4IP 9H 5R 5ER 1BB 8K 1HR
Pitching Star: None
Hitting Star #1: Hague 2-5, 2R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
Hitting Star #2: Perez 2-4, 2R, 3SB (59, 60, 61)
Notes: Hagerstown rallied for three in the 7th to pull within two at 7-5, but the Lexington Legends answered right back with three of their own en route to a 10-7 victory and the Suns' second straight loss.
Vermont Lake Monsters L, 8-7 (12 inn.) vs. Brooklyn
Starting Pitcher: Hansen 3⅓ IP 7H 5R 5ER 2BB 2K 2HR
Pitching Star: Selik 2⅔ IP 0H 0R 0BB 7K
Hitting Star #1: Mozingo 3-7, 2R
Hitting Star #2: Martinson 2-6, 3B, 2RBI
Notes: In a continuation from a suspended game from last month, Vermont entered the bottom of the 12th with a runner on second and one out. With two chances to score the tying run, Chad Mozingo struck out and Blake Kelso flew out to end the game.
Vermont Lake Monsters L, 6-4 @ brooklyn
Starting Pitcher: Ott 4IP 6H3R 3ER 2BB 5K
Pitching Star: 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Mozingo 3-4, R, 2-2B, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Keyes 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
Notes: A three-run walkoff HR sent the Lake Monsters to a 6-4 defeat, dropping them below .500 and into third place, one game behind Tri-City and a ½ game behind Connecticut with seven games left to play.
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So, SYR lives to fight yet another day, HAR gets a though luck loss, and POT splits, but they hold their leads. It looks like Vermont's season is headed to a dissapointing conclusion.
S_D: Do you think that the Nationals will hold off on their Sept. callups until all the minor-league clubs finish the year, or not?
Off-topic, but sorry to see Brian shutting down NFA – He's been a great source of info for the last 5 years. Hoping you and April can continue to "feed the beast" through this site for some time to come.
mlbtraderumors just published the reverse standings for the 2011 MLB draft: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Looks like the Nats can't do any worse than pick 9th next year (where they presently sit), but there is a huge pack of 6 teams between #3 (Seattle) and #9 (the Nats) which are only separated by 4.5 games. The Diamondbacks will get the #7 pick regardless for failing to sign Barret Loux; so, the D-backs will get two top picks next year.
I like that phrase — 'The Beast Feeder'.
Thursday morning, and I am reporting for my first day as a NFA refugee. I believe you will have a lot more regulars at this site now.
Seems Yuniesky Maya had himself a good night in Syracuse.
Sue, I'm updating my roster of Nats bloggers for post-season awards voting. please contact me directly if you're interested so I can add you to the email distribution list etc.
Hope you'll join.
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Dr. and Mrs. Gene Geld of Elkins Park, along with Dr. and Mrs. Peter Sanchez of Glenside, announce the engagement of their children, Karen Meredith Geld and Benjamin Venancio Sanchez.
Karen is an honors graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in marketing. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University's Beasley School of Law and a Master of Business Administration from Temple University's Fox School of Business. Karen is an attorney in the business and finance department at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP in Philadelphia.
Ben graduated summa cum laude from Villanova University with a bachelor's degree in accountancy, and graduated magna cum laude from Temple University's Beasley School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. He is an attorney in the real estate department of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP in Philadelphia.
Karen is the granddaughter of Jerrie Geld and the late Louis H. Geld, and the late Else and Hugo Heilbronn. Ben is the grandson of Mary Sanchez and the late Venancio Sanchez, and the late John and Helen Pickering.
The couple is planning a destination wedding in Playa Paradiso, Mexico.


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USC Pacific Asia Museum
Established in 1971, the museum is one of few U.S. institutions dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Its collection continues to grow and now numbers more than 15,000 objects, plus a variety of exhibitions throughout the year.
Visions & Voices
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Visions & Voices initiative is USC's commitment to interdisciplinary approaches. The initiative features an array of events organized by faculty and schools. With presentations by critically acclaimed artists and distinguished speakers, the series features theatrical productions, music and dance performances, film screenings, lectures, and workshops.
Senior Seminar Exhibition: It Becomes That
It Becomes That: Sam Bader, Diana Dukanovic, Brynne Quinlan, Savannah Trevino, Eve White, and Whitney Wiese
April 6 – 17, 2013
Opening reception Thursday April 11, 5-7 pm
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Watt Hall
The University of Southern California Roski School of Fine Arts is pleased to present works from eleven graduating seniors in a back-to-back pairing of exhibitions in the Helen Lindhurst Gallery. It Becomes That presents art's definition as objects or experiences that embody the process of change, growth and translation, highlighting the very essence of the artist creative process: when one thing – material, thought, memory – transforms into, or becomes, a separate and different material object.
The two shows explore the way in which the artists light and do not light the moment when the original material or understanding becomes something new, whether embodied within the art object itself or the experience of the viewing audience. The unique combination of disparate photographs and paintings as well as installation and video works, investigate an inverse relationship, revealing a fresh perspective on the physical installation of works in the gallery space.
Gallery hours
Mon-Thurs 8:30am–7pm
Fri 8:30am-5pm
Special hours Sat April 13 10am – 5pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday, unless noted above.


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College Hockey:Serino Gets New Contract From Merrimack
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Merrimack head coach Chris Serino has agreed to a new five-year contract, according to Merrimack president Richard J. Santagati, who made the surprise announcement at the team's annual awards banquet.
Serino, who accepted the head coaching position in 1998, had two years remaining on his original four-year deal. Terms of the new contract were not disclosed.
"This is where I want to be," said Serino, who was rumored to be in contention for the coaching position at UMass-Amherst before Don Cahoon was hired.
"Chris cares about our student-athletes as people first, students second, and hockey players third," said Santagati. "He believes in what Merrimack is all about."
Under Serino, Merrimack exceeded expectations of a last-place finish in 1999-2000 by finishing seventh in Hockey East (6-12-6, 11-19-6 overall). In his two seasons at the school, Serino's overall record is 22-43-7.
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Ducks and Pilots play for third time this season: Oregon and Portland will meet for the third time this season on Tuesday when the teams play in Portland at 3 p.m. It will be the first of two meetings in Portland, with the Ducks and Pilots playing again in the Rose City next Tuesday. Oregon won both games earlier this season in Eugene, beating the Pilots 3-1 on February 26 and 5-1 on March 26. In the first two games the Ducks have out-hit the Pilots .241 to .169 while the Ducks pitching staff has a 1.00 ERA compared to a 3.94 ERA by the Pilots. Brett Thomas, Aaron Payne, Tyler Baumgartner and Josh Graham all have two hits against the Pilots, while Mitchell Tolman leads the Ducks with three RBI vs. Portland and Thomas has driven in two runs. Jeff Gold and Darrell Hunter have the wins for Oregon.
Ducks wrapping up eight-game road swing: Oregon will finish an eight-game road swing on Tuesday when the Ducks visit Portland. Oregon enters the game with five straight road wins and a 5-2 record during the stretch. After losing the first two games of the swing at Arizona State, Oregon won the series finale at ASU before winning at Oregon State last Tuesday and sweeping a three-game series at California last weekend.
Ducks pick up first Pac-12 road sweep since 1976: Oregon swept California in a three-game Pac-12 series over the weekend marking the first time since the Ducks reinstated baseball for the 2009 season that Oregon has won all three games of a Pac-12 series away from PK Park. Oregon's last sweep of a three-game series in conference play came in May 1976 when UO took three at Washington.
Heineman named Pac-12 Player of the Week: Scott Heineman has been named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week after leading Oregon to a 4-0 record last week. Heineman batted .438 (7-for-16) with three doubles, three home runs, six RBI and five runs scored as the Ducks went 4-0 on the road and earned their first Conference road sweep since the program was reinstated in 2009. The Pacific Palisades, Calif. native, who finished the week with a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.188 slugging percentage, hit safely in all four outings and logged a pair of multiple-hit games against California over the weekend. Heineman, who entered the weekend with one career home run, went yard twice in Saturday's 10-4 victory over the Bears and added a homer in Sunday's 5-4 win in Berkeley. All three of his doubles and six of his seven hits came in the weekend set.
Ducks return to Pac-12 play with three-game series against UCLA at PK Park Friday through Sunday: Oregon jumps back into Pac-12 Conference play this weekend when the Ducks host UCLA at PK Park. Oregon, ranked 10th in the latest Baseball America Poll, will enter the series in first place a half-game ahead of Oregon State, with a 12-3 record. No. 13 UCLA is tied for third in the Pac-12 standings with Stanford at 7-5, 3.5 games behind Oregon in the standings. Games one and two of the series will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks and will have game times of 7 p.m. instead of the normal Friday and Saturday start times. Sunday's series finale will have a regular 12 p.m. first pitch.
Sherfy named to Pitcher of the Year Award and Golden Spikes Award watch lists: Jimmie Sherfy has been named to the initial watch list for the 2013 Pitcher of the Year Award, sponsored by Diamond Sports and presented during the College Baseball Hoff of Fame's Night of Champions on June 29. Sherfy is one of 41 players to make the initial list. The junior right-hander leads the Pac-12 Conference and is tied for third in the nation in saves with 11, while boasting a 2-0 record with a 1.11 ERA. He also ranks fourth in the country in active career saves. Previously, Sherfy was named to the watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, which is sponsored by Major League Baseball and honors the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sherfy earned multiple postseason All-America honors as a sophomore after finishing the season with 19 saves and a 2.20 ERA. The right-hander claimed first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-America recognition, while being named second-team All-America by the NCBWA, Baseball America, and Perfect Game, and third-team by Louisville Slugger. Sherfy was also a NCBWA Stopper of the Year finalist and claimed first-team All-Pac 12 accolades after leading the league in saves. Sherfy set an Oregon record with 19 saves last season while finishing with a 5-3 record in 36 appearances. He struck out 93 hitters in just 61.1 innings (an average of 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings pitched) and held opponents to a .172 batting average.
2013 Sherfy Honors
Pitcher of the Year Watch List
2013 USA Baseball Preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List
NCBWA Preseason 1st-Team All-America
Louisville Slugger Preseason 1st-Team All-America
Perfect Game Preseason 2nd-Team All-America
Sherfy 2012 Postseason Honors
NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist
ABCA/Rawlings 1st-Team All-America
Baseball America 2nd-Team All-America
Perfect Game 2nd-Team All-America
NCBWA 2nd-Team All-America
Louisville Slugger 3rd-Team All-America
Pac-12 1st-Team All-Conference
Sherfy fourth on active career saves list: Oregon closer Jimmie Sherfy ranks fourth among the active career save leaders with 30. The junior moved ahead of Louisiana Tech's Caleb Dudley with a save last Tuesday at Oregon State and then added two more at Cal over the weekend. He trails only La Salle's Pat Christensen (38 saves), Texas' Cory Knebel (35 saves) and Ole Miss' Brett Huber (33 saves). Sherfy is the career leader at Oregon and set the single-season Ducks' record in 2012.
Ducks play 10 TV games, including Friday and Saturday UCLA games: Oregon will make 10 regular season appearances on national television during the 2013 season. Oregon plays a total of eight games on the Pac-12 Networks during the season, while also playing one game on ESPNU and one game on the Big 12 Network. (See complete TV schedule on page 6)
Sherfy, Payne and Irvin lead Ducks among national leaders with top 10 rankings; Oregon leads nation in fielding percentage: Jimmie Sherfy, Aaron Payne and Cole Irvin all rank among the top 10 in at least one category in the national ranking. Sherfy ranks third in the nation in saves with 11, one behind the national co-leaders. Irvin is eighth in wins with seven and trails the national leader who has nine wins. Payne is among the top 10 in two categories. He is seventh in sacrifice bunts with 12, behind Arkansas State's Alex Potts who leads the country with 18. Payne also ranks 10th in sacrifice bunts per game. Ryon Healy is among the top 40 in two categories, ranking 38th in doubles and 40th in total bases. Irvin is tied with fellow starting pitchers Jake Reed and Tommy Thorpe for 20th in starts with nine, just two behind the co-leaders who have 11.
As a team, Oregon leads the country in fielding percentage at .988, while ranking in the top 60 in a total of eight categories. The Ducks are seventh in sacrifice bunts (50) to give the team two top-10 rankings. UO also ranks among the national leaders in win-loss percentage (13th; .771), hits allowed per nine innings (26th; 7.73), ERA (31st; 2.99), WHIP (31st; 1.22), doubles per game (52nd; 1.97) and doubles (53rd; 69).
UO in the polls: Oregon jumped a number of spots in each of the national polls released Monday after going 4-0 last week. The Ducks jumped six spots in the Baseball America poll to 10th, while moving up two spots in the Collegiate Baseball poll to seventh, two spots in the USA Today Coaches Poll to seventh, two spots in the NCBWA poll to seventh and six spots to 10th in the Perfect Game poll.
Ducks schedule features a number of ranked teams, including No. 13 UCLA this week: Oregon will play its fifth ranked team of the season this weekend when No. 13 UCLA visits PK Park. The Ducks have already played 10 games against ranked teams, including six games in a 10-day stretch starting March 1 when the Ducks visited No. 4 (this week's Baseball America ranking) Cal State Fullerton. The Ducks returned home for a two-game series against Cal State Northridge and then played three games against No. 2 Vanderbilt. Oregon wrapped up a three-game series at No. 9 Arizona State two weeks ago and then faced No. 5 Oregon State last Tuesday. Oregon's schedule doesn't figure to get any easier with the Ducks facing two more Pac-12 teams (including UCLA) currently ranked in the Baseball America poll later this season, as well as No. 24 Gonzaga (May 14-15). In addition to playing 13th-ranked UCLA in a three game series this weekend, Oregon plays fifth-ranked Oregon State four more times (May 17-19 at PK Park, May 21 at OSU). Stanford and Arizona, who both dropped out of the BA poll in the last few weeks, are ranked in at least one of the other polls. Stanford, who Oregon plays April 26-28, is as high as 17th in the Collegiate Baseball poll. Arizona, who the Ducks swept in March, is 21st in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
Irvin named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week: Freshman Cole Irvin was named the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week and the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing a shutout against Washington. Irvin pitched Oregon's first complete-game shutout of the season and only allowed two runners to advance past first base in the Ducks' 6-0 victory over Washington on March 30. He allowed just four hits, while striking out a season-high 11 batters and registering one walk. The Yorba Linda, Calif. product found his rhythm early, fanning seven batters through the first four innings, and never let up. He struck out one in the sixth, another in the seventh, and notched a pair of punch outs in the ninth.
Healy delivers first walk-off home run in modern history at Oregon: Since Oregon reinstated baseball before the 2009 season; no Oregon Duck had hit a walk-off home run until March 28. Ryon Healy became the first to do it when he lined a two-run home run over the left field wall in the bottom of the 10th inning to give UO a 5-3 win over the Washington Huskies. Healy's blast came two innings after he singled in the tying run to eventually send the game into extra innings.
Jones gets first start since May 28, 2011: Senior Christian Jones made his first start in 21 months Feb. 26 against Portland. The 6-foot-3 left-hander entered the game on a pinch count and threw 3.0 innings, allowing just two hits while striking out five. Jones missed all of the 2012 season while recovering from an elbow injury. He returned to the mound during this year's season opener when he pitched three innings in relief, allowing just one hit while striking out two in a win over Hawaii on Feb. 16. Jones earned the save in the Ducks' win and appeared in two more games out of the bullpen before making his start, throwing an inning at Hawaii on Feb. 18 and two innings against Loyola Marymount on Feb 22. For the season, Jones has a 0.00 ERA in 13.0 innings while allowing just four hits with 15 strikeouts. In 2011, Jones finished the season with a 7-2 record and a 3.24 ERA. He started 12 games for the Ducks, striking out 73 hitters in 77.2 innings. The Danville, Calif., native struck out more than 10 hitters twice that season. He had 13 against BYU and 12 vs. Saint Mary's.
Four Duck pitchers combine for 15 strikeouts in 3-1 win over Portland: Christian Jones, Jeff Gold, Garrett Cleavinger and Jimmie Sherfy combined to strike out 15 Portland batters in a 3-1 win on Feb. 26, while not allowing a walk during the game. Jones started the game and struck out five in three innings before giving way to Gold who fanned a career-high seven Pilots in four innings. Cleavinger struck out two in the eighth inning, and Sherfy added one punch out in the ninth to give the Ducks their most strikeouts since Feb. 18, 2012 when Oregon pitchers struck out 17 Hawaii batters in a 12-inning win.
Ducks 14-6 all-time against ranked teams at PK Park: Oregon is no stranger to hosting ranked teams at PK Park. During the program's four-plus seasons playing in the park, the Ducks have played 20 games against teams ranked in the Baseball America top 25 and compiled an impressive 14-6 record in those games -- a .700 winning percentage. Oregon hosted No. 2 Vanderbilt March 8-10 and won one of three against the Commodores. The Ducks dropped games one (4-1) and two (4-2) before winning the series finale (7-5) on Sunday. Vanderbilt was the highest-ranked team to visit PK Park, matching the number-two ranking of Arizona State in 2010.
The Ducks have won every series against ranked teams they have played in PK Park, with the exception of the Arizona State and Vanderbilt series. Oregon beat defending National Champion, and 15th-ranked, Fresno State two out of three in 2009 in the first series in ballpark history against a ranked team. The Ducks won the first two, 1-0 and 7-1, before losing game three 10-3. In 2010, Oregon dropped two of three to No. 2 Arizona State winning game two 6-5 in 12 innings, while beating No. 19 San Diego 13-4. In 2011, UO beat No. 23 Arizona two of three and swept No. 6 Oregon State at PK Park. Last season, the Ducks swept No. 14 Arizona State in a three-game series, while beating No. 23 Oregon State in a single Tuesday game. Since baseball was reinstated at Oregon, the Ducks have played the No. 1 team in the country in two separate series on the road. In 2009, UO lost two games at UC Irvine (9-6, 7-4) before taking two of three games (5-4, 8-4, 1-5) at UCLA in 2010.
Horton named 2012 Division I Coach of the Year by FieldTurf: University of Oregon head baseball coach George Horton won the 7th annual FieldTurf Baseball Award as the 2012 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year Field Turf announced in January. Horton led the Ducks to within one win of the College World Series in just the program's fourth season after it was reinstated for the 2009 season. Under Horton's tutelage, Oregon finished the 2012 season with a 46-19 record and a No. 11 ranking in the final Baseball America Top-25 poll. The Super Regional appearance was the eighth by a Horton coached team, and the first for Oregon since 1954. The 40-win season was the ninth in Horton's 15 years as a head coach at the Division I level and the team's .708 winning percentage was the best by a Ducks team since 1978.
Ducks 2013 recruiting class ranked No. 6 by Perfect game: The Oregon Ducks 2013 baseball recruiting class is ranked sixth in the nation by Perfect Game. The Ducks signed the nationally-ranked class after advancing to within one game of the College World Series last season. Oregon won a school-record 46 games in 2012 before ending its season in the Super Regional in Eugene.


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A Quote by Jeanette Winterson on play, win, lose, love, risk, and value
You play, you win, you play, you lose. You play. It's the playing that's irresistible. Dicing from one year to the next with the things you love, what you risk reveals what you value.
Source: The Passion, Pages: 43
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Reality television series Jersey Shore telecasts on MTV. Former two series of it have been already completed and third season is going on. MTV has recently announced about the renewal of 'Jersey Shore' for season 4. Filming of this season 4 will be carried out in 'Italy' and it will begin in spring 2011. Jersey Shore Season 4 will be premiered later this year. Jersey shore is about the eight housemates, self-proclaimed "Guidos and Guidettes" who loves party and spending their time together.
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Jersey shore was debuted on 6 January, 2009. It was ranked #1 among the prestigious 18-49 category of cable TV's ratings as it has nearly 9 million viewers. Premiere episode of season 3 was aired on January 6, 2011 which was watched by 8.45 millions of people and became the most watched series televised ever.
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MTV will start the filming of the fourth season in Italy. MTV has already arranged the crew with the family of one of the cast members, Vinny Guadagnino. All cast members will reach to vinny's family for dinner and trade "gorillas for Italian stallions."
Cast of the 'Jersey Shore':
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi:
Pollizi was born and bred in Marlboro, New York and she is a veterinary technician. Pollizi mostly called by her nickname 'Snooki' which she got in middle school after being the first of her friends to kiss a boy. After applying in the advertisement of audition on facebook for Jersey Shore, she became the part of jersey shore. She is known as the Jersey Shore's pint-sized party girl. She is searching to meet her dream man so when she goes to gym, she goes with full make up with the hope to make a splash with men. Once she arrested in controversy when a drunken man beat her on her face during the shooting at Seaside Heights. She was also kept by the seaside police in the charges of public intoxication on 30 July, 2010.
Snooki keeps on astonishing with her sweet natured stupidity. The jersey shore star, Nicole Polizzi wishes to call her as 'Nicole' not 'Snooki' and she is expecting that her published first book will clean up her previous character. This book will highlight on her background and her efforts to find herself as one of the most familiar people in the country.
Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino:
Mike Sorrentino, also famous as 'The Situation' is from Staten Island. He is an assistant manager at fitness center in Staten Island. In 2004, he worked on dance floor on national television as a member of "All America Male" exotic dancer group. He had participated in the season 11 of 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2010 with Karina Smirnoff as his partner but he was removed on 4th week of show. He has also created GTL which stands for Gym, Tan, & Laundry. GTL is made famous by the cast of Jersey Shore on MTV. Mike knows very well that what he wants from Jersey Shore and he does not allow anybody to stop him from getting it even his colleagues.
Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio:
As his name, he is popular DJ of the Rhode Island and known for carrying tanning bad in his house. He started his career as DJ at the age of 16. Before joining to Jersey Shore, Pauly united to another local DJ and friend to make VIP-PROV, a club promotion team that worked for nightclubs. Cleanliness is very important for him and that's why he is worried that how he will handle his routines. This dude cares his hair too much so he gets gel which he used to apply twice a day; in the morning and before going outside. He spends around 25 minutes daily for his hair care. DJ Paulie D is perhaps the member of jersey Shores with long term potential and he has a song that frequently comes on radio. He has also got his spin-off television show.
Jenni "JWoww" Farley:
Jenni is a graphic designer and a club promoter from Franklin Square in New York. She is well known for her robust and sizzling personality in the Jersey Shore. When she came in Jersey Shore, she was in firm relationship but she ended her relationship during Episode 3. Jenni also called the party girl with no boundaries. Moreover, it is called that wherever she goes drama is definitely to occur.
Ronnie Ortiz:
Ronnie Ortiz is from Bronx, New York. He might like the scuffle but he wants to have a good time with his lover. He came to Jersey Shore with one commitment that he never falls in love at Jersey Shore but as the summer was going he found that rule has been not followed. He fell in love with cast pal, Sammi "Sweetheart". So, there is no doubt that he has soft heart besides his muscular and angry look. Even though Ronnie has stressed with Mike "The Situation" because of their common interest in Sammi, Ronnie has tied with all remaining cast members and he is good friend of them.
Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola:
Sammi is native to New Jersey and called herself on the Jersey Shore as "the sweetest bitch you'll ever meet." Because of her personality, she is called 'Sweetheart' by her friends but when it comes to men, she is 'heartbreaking' for them. She has been stayed as a serial dater in her whole life. Sammi attended William Peterson university where she was remained as a part of women's soccer team and also qualified in Sociology. After the love triangle between Mike and Ronnie, she put her choice on Ronni Magro but presently she is single and enjoying every moment of her life. She comes to Jersey Shore only for entertaining.
Vinny Guadagnino:
Vinny, basically Italian American from Staten Island described himself as "mama's boy" and good entertainer. He acquires the laugh from everybody he meets. He graduated from the 'State University of New York' at New Paltz and also decided to study further in law school if acting will not seem effective. His role in the 'fist pump dance' was mimed across the country and now it is infamously identified.
The fourth series will be heading at Italy and as his own country Vinny is both exited as well as worried. As he will propelled to the country where his own family is, he is not sure whether his routine will be same as at present.
Deena Nicole Cortese:
Cortese, 23 is a friend of Snooki and she entered in Jersey Shore from the third series by replacing Angelina Pivarnick. She called herself as a "class in a glass and party in a body." She was actually selected in the first season but due to certain circumstances she was rejected at that time. When Snooki met to Cortese before two years, she thought that Cortese will be the best to adding in the Jersey Shore. And she was correct; today Courtese is getting much fame as others. As Snooki, Cortese also likes to wear short dresses, dancing on bar and causing the party rock.
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324 UCLA Student-Athletes Named to Fall Director's Honor Roll
Men's soccer player Joe Sofia leads the list with a 3.96 cumulative GPA
UCLA Welcomes Back Student Athletes
Is slated to redshirt the season.
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Three-year (2009-11) varsity water polo letterwinner at Mater Dei High School under head coach Chris Segesman...earned second team All-Trinity League his junior and senior seasons (2010-11) for the Monarchs...also earned third team All-CIF accolades in 2011...Mater Dei High School won three straight CIF Champions during his prep career (Division II in 2009 and Division I in 2010 and 2011)...the Monarchs were also three-time Trinity League Champions (2009-11) and went 31-0 in his senior season.
Full name: Patrick Daniel Woepse...born Aug. 10, 1993 in Orange, Calif...his parents are Gregory and Sharon Woepse...has two older brothers, Gregory and Michael, and one older sister, Elizabeth...comes from a long line of Bruins...his mother, Sharon, attended UCLA; his sister, Elizabeth, competed for the Bruin women in the pole vault from 2005-08; his brother, Gregory, won a Pac-10 pole vaulting champion in 2011 for the Bruins; his brother, Michael, is currently on the UCLA men's track and field team and was an NCAA runner-up in the pole vault in 2012...his father, Gregory, was a world class pole vaulter (18-7) and went to San Jose State...he competed with Regency Water Polo Club and won the U.S. Club Championships in 2011...says he chose UCLA because "I love the school"...lists surfing as one of his hobbies...lists winning the CIF title in 2010 (final score was 11-10) as his biggest athletic thrill to date...has yet to declare a major.


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School of Management Notable Alumni
Sage alums can be found across the U.S. and internationally making a difference in their communities and their career fields. They serve in positions of influence at macro and micro levels. They are in Congress, heads of state and national agencies, ambassadors, CEOs and presidents, owners and inventors, teachers and health care professionals, authors and artists.
Here are just a few notable School of Management Alumni making a difference:
Cassie Fortney
Master of Business Administration
Assistant Compliance Manager for the Risk Management
Department, Sunmark Federal Credit Union
Paul Scimeca
Health Services Administration 2012
Vice President of Physician Practice and Community Health
Glens Falls Hospital
MaryEllen Tedesco
Organization Management, 2010
Assistant Director of Personnel
New York State Police, Civilian Hiring Unit
Paul Jaeckle
Master of Business Administration 2009
Director of Store Operations
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Mid Atlantic Region
Lou Cirelli
Organization Management, 2007
Director of Planning, Design & Quality Assurance
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
Kristen Hanlon
Master of Business Administration 2004
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Bullock Hospitality
John Bellardini
MBA, The Sage Colleges School of Management, 1996
Vice President, Finance, Chobani
Carolyn Jones
Master of Business Administration 1992
Capital District Business Review
Paul DeCotis
Master of Business Administration 1987
Vice President of Power Markets
Long Island Power Authority
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Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP > Cirque Peak > Climber's Log
Cirque Peak Climber's Log
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|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: N-S Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2004
|Day 10 of the 2004 Sierra Challenge, dayhiked Langley & Cirque. Trip Report
|Posted Nov 19, 2004 11:38 pm
|Route Climbed: New Army Pass Date Climbed: July 18, 2004
|Bag it, tag it, sell it to the butcher in the store.
Went up New Army Pass - total bore. Descended via Old Army Pass to my camp at Cottonwood Lake #3 and found that a much more direct and fun route.
|Posted Jul 20, 2004 3:05 pm
|Route Climbed: East ridge from Cirque Lake Date Climbed: October 1996
|This peak marked a return to peakbagging after a 15 year hiatus. A nice, relatively easy, nearly 13K peak.
|Posted Jul 8, 2004 11:34 am
|Joe Hanssen
|Route Climbed: New Army Pass Date Climbed: Aug. '02
|Great bonus peak with Langley.
|Posted May 2, 2004 4:22 pm
|Rick Kent
|Route Climbed: Cottonwood Pass / PCT Date Climbed: June 22, 2003
|Great views. This is definitely one of my favorites along with Langley.
|Posted Mar 10, 2004 6:55 pm
|Route Climbed: Class 2 scramble up from High Lake Date Climbed: June 2, 2002
|New Army Pass had lots of snow and we hadn't brought ice axes or crampons, so we chose the more direct scramble up from the lake. Fun climb!
|Posted Feb 19, 2004 12:41 pm
|Scott M.
|Route Climbed: From Cirque Lake Date Climbed: July 18, 1986
|Had a nice afternoon while my wife read back at our camp. Been up this a few times and every route was enjoyable.
|Posted Feb 16, 2004 12:31 pm
|Dave K
|Route Climbed: Normal route (sort of) Date Climbed: June 2000
|I climbed this twice in one week: once by myself and once with my friend Mike as part of a traverse from Langley. I found several perfectly formed smokey quartz crystals.
|Posted Jan 3, 2004 3:39 pm
|Tom Kenney
|Route Climbed: West Slope and Cirque Peak Traverse Date Climbed: Early 1990s and 27-JUL-1999
|I've hiked this peak twice. The first time was in the early 1990's with partner Dave Patton. We hiked from Chicken Spring Lake around the Sierra crest to the sandy west slope, then up to the summit.
The second time, 27-JUL-1999, I did the Cirque Peak Traverse, starting at Horseshoe Meadow and hiking counterclockwise. Made for a long, satisfying day hike.
|Posted Jan 3, 2004 1:39 am


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Powered by the best serve in the women's game, Serena Williams is currently second on the all-time Grand Slam singles titles list with 21, the most of any active woman. Having learned to play tennis on public courts in Compton, Calif., alongside her older sister Venus, Serena became the first Williams sister to win a major singles title in 1999, when at age 17 she defeated No. 1 Martina Hingis in the U.S. Open final. Williams made it back to the U.S. Open final in 2001, losing to Venus in straight sets. From 2002 through 2003 she won four consecutive Grand Slam singles titles (2002 French Open, 2002 Wimbledon, 2002 U.S. Open, 2003 Australian Open), a feat that was dubbed the "Serena Slam." Williams is the fifth woman, behind Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf, to hold all four major titles simultaneously. Serena defeated her sister in the finals of the four majors that comprised that run. With the victory in Melbourne in 2003, Serena became the ninth woman in history to achieve the career Grand Slam. She held the No. 1 ranking for 57 consecutive weeks from 2002 to 2003. She added a second career Wimbledon title in 2003, but then won just two majors (2005 and 2007 Australian Opens) in the five-year span that followed. In 2008, a resurgent Serena won her third career U.S. Open title and regained the No. 1 ranking for four weeks. She regained the No. 1 ranking twice in 2009, during which time she won the Australian Open for the fourth time and Wimbledon for the third time. She has a career record of 16-4 in Grand Slam singles finals. She also dominated the 2009 season-ending tour championship in Doha, winning that event for the second time in her career and the first since 2001. She has twice finished the season with the No. 1 ranking (2002, 2009). In 2010, Serena collected her 12th and 13th Grand Slam singles titles, beating Justine Henin in the Australian Open final to become the first woman in the Open Era to win five Australian Open titles, and defeating Vera Zvonareva to capture Wimbledon. On July 7, 2010, Williams stepped on broken glass in a Munich restaurant and cut her foot. The injury required 18 stitches, but complications arose. Williams eventually underwent surgery on her right foot. She suffered a hematoma and a pulmonary embolism and missed the first half of the 2011 season. She returned to action in June, posted an 18-1 record during the U.S. Open Series, winning titles in Stanford and Toronto. She defeated No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki en route to her 17th Grand Slam singles final at the U.S. Open where she lost to Samantha Stosur. Serena did not play another WTA match in 2011. Williams collected her 40th career title on the clay of Charleston in April, 2012, surrendering just four games in her final three tournament wins. The ninth-ranked Serena swept No. 2 Maria Sharapova and No. 1 Victoria Azarenka to win the Madrid title and raise her 2012 clay-court record to 13-0. Serena defeated 2011 Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova, Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska in the final to claim her 14th career major at the 2012 Wimbledon. She blasted a Wimbledon record 102 aces in the tournament, breaking the record of 89 she set in 2010. Serena, who also won the doubles title with sister Venus, became the first 30-year-old Wimbledon champion since Martina Navratilova in 1990. The week after Wimbledon, Serena successfully defended her Stanford title, tying Venus with her 43rd career championship, then she returned to the All England Club to win her first Olympic gold medal in singles, defeating Maria Sharapova in the gold medal-match. Serena became only the second woman to complete the career Golden Slam (after Steffi Graf) and she partnered Venus to win their third gold medal in doubles. She defeated Victoria Azarenka in the 2012 U.S. Open final to win her 15th Grand Slam singles title. On February 18, 2013, the 31-year-old Serena regained the world No. 1 ranking become the oldest woman in the history of the WTA rankings to hold the top spot. Williams rampaged through the 2013 clay-court season sweeping Charleston, Madrid (career title No. 50) and Rome in succession before beating Sharapova in the Roland Garros final to capture her 16th career Grand Slam and 52nd career championship. The top-ranked Williams defeated world No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1, in the 2013 U.S. Open final to capture her fifth Flushing Meadows title and 17th Grand Slam singles crown. It was the second straight year Williams beat Azarenka in a three-set U.S. Open final. Serena scored successive three-set wins over Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals and Li Na in the final to successfully defend her WTA Championships title in Istanbul in October, 2013 — her 11th title of the year. The top seed defeated Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka in succession to successfully defend her Brisbane title in January, 2014. On May 18, 2014, Serena crushed Sara Errani to defend her Rome title and collect her 60th career title. On August 17, 2014, Serena defeated Ana Ivanovic in the Cincinnati final to capture her fifth title of the year. The world No. 1 defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6-3, 6-3, in the U.S. Open final on September 7, 2014. It was Williams' third straight U.S. Open title; she capturing her 18th career Grand Slam singles title to equal Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on a historic list and tied Evert with her sixth career U.S. Open crown, earning a record $4 million pay day. In June 2015, she defeated Safarova in the final of Roland Garros, winning her twentieth Grand Slam title. The following month she achieved her second "Serena Slam" when she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon final. Serena has won 18 Grand Slam doubles titles (Australian Open in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010; French Open in 1999, 2010 and 2013; Wimbledon in 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012; U.S. Open in 1999, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014), three Olympic gold medals in doubles (2000, 2008, 2012) with sister Venus and one Olympic gold medal in singles (2012). Williams is the daughter of Oracene Price and Richard Williams. Her older half-sister, Yetunde, with whom Serena and Venus were extremely close, was shot to death in Compton in 2003. Serena described that ordeal in her 2009 autobiography On The Line. A pop culture icon with an interest in fashion, Serena runs a line of designer apparel called "Aneres" (her first name spelled backwards). Williams was fined $10,500 for her profane tirade against the line judge who called her for a foot fault during her 2009 U.S. Open semifinal match, which she lost to Kim Clijsters. Williams has won more than $46 million in career prize money (as of August 1, 2013), the most of any female athlete in any sport in history.
Serena Williams Tournament History
Singles Titles
2016: Rome
2015: Australian Open, Miami, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Cincinnati
2014: Brisbane, Miami, Rome, Stanford, Cincinnati, U.S. Open, WTA Finals
2013: Brisbane, Miami, Charleston, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros, Bastad, Toronto,
US Open, Beijing, WTA Championships
2012: Charleston, Madrid, Wimbledon, Stanford, Olympics, US Open, WTA Championships
2011: Toronto, Stanford
2010: Australian Open, Wimbledon
2009: Australian Open, Wimbledon, WTA Championships
2008: Bangalore, Miami, Charleston, US Open
2007: Australian Open, Miami
2005: Australian Open
2004: Miami, Beijing
2003: Australian Open, Paris, Miami, Wimbledon
2002: Scottsdale, Miami, Rome, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open, Tokyo, Leipzig
2001: Indian Wells, Toronto, WTA Championships
2000: Hannover, Los Angeles, Tokyo
1999: Paris, Indian Wells, Los Angeles, US Open, Grand Slam Cup
Doubles Titles
2012: Wimbledon, Olympics
2010: Australian Open, Madrid, Roland Garros
2009: Australian Open, Wimbledon, Stanford, US Open
2008: Wimbledon, Olympics
2003: Australian Open
2002: Wimbledon, Leipzig
2001: Australian Open
2000: Wimbledon, Olympics
1999: Hannover, Roland Garros, US Open
1998: Oklahoma City, Zürich


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In 1762, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, came up with an
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If it is at all possible to remain a heartthrob at 64, Rick Springfield is just such a person. The one time teen pop-rock pin-up and General Hospital star will return to the Treasure Valley this summer for the first time in as long as anyone can remember. The famed singer/actor will headline the Revolution Concert House and Event Center in Garden City on Monday, July 28.
Springfield, who has made cameos in recent years on the television show that made him famous, has been far busier with his vastly under-appreciated musical career. It has been more than three decades since his Grammy Award win for his iconic hit, "Jessie's Girl", but Springfield has not been resting on his musical laurels. The songwriter who had 17 Top 40 hits including the likes of "Affair of the Heart", "I've Done Everything for You", "I Get Excited", "Human Touch" and "Don't Talk to Strangers" has consistently released albums over the last 30 years.
His most recent is 2012's fantastic Songs for the End of the World, which features some of his most compelling and infectious music since his multi-platinum 80s albums. His seventeenth studio album features addictive tracks like "Our Ship's Sinking", "Wide Awake" and "I Hate Myself". Springfield has no intention of taking his foot off the accelerator. "I put everything I've got into making records," he offered. "Sometimes people think they have you pegged but I trust my music show them otherwise."
In 2010, Springfield released his auto-biography Late, Late at Night to critical acclaim, and this spring he released his first fiction novel, Magnificent Vibration. Springfield also received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this May.
Springfield is currently wrapping up a co-headline tour with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo which ends July 31 in Washington. Once again Benatar is skipping Boise. Fans might recall that the Boise show was the only date on the 2012 Journey/Benatar/Loverboy tour that she skipped. On a side note: Benatar's husband and guitarist, Neil Giraldo played on Springfield's original recording of "Jessie's Girl" in 1980.
While Springfield has been treating his fans to stripped down solo shows of late, the performance in Boise will feature his full band and complete production. Rick Springfield's concerts are always high energy, uplifting events, and fans will not want to miss what may be their last opportunity to see the singer live in Idaho.
Tickets for the event are on sale now ranging from $20 to $225 for VIP meet-and-greet.
Revolution Center
4983 North Glenwood Street, Garden City, ID 83714
(208) 938-2933
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Lerner Legal Ducati Coming to Australia
If you're Australian and fancy learning to ride a motorcycle on a new Ducati you are in luck. The Ducati importer is poised to introduce a new LAMS approved model that will get learners onto a new Ducati for the first time since 2007.
It is inane that any American can walk into a Ducati dealer and ride (or wobble) out on a brand new Ducati 1198SP as their first ever motorcycle. Most other countries have far more enlightened regulations that restrict the types of motorcycles learners get to ride.
Australians new to motorcycles who take a fancy to Ducati have few options. Our Down under friends are basically out of luck if they want their introduction to riding to be on a new Ducati due to learner restrictions in most states and territories. The Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme (LAMS) is designed to ensure new riders start off on something appropriate for their low skill level.
Setting up these types of schemes is harder than it seems. New riders used to be restricted to machines with a maximum capacity of 250cc but this allowed in the 2-stroke pocket rockets like Suzuki's RGV250 which are really tools for experts with their ultra light weight and highly tuned engines with razor sharp powerbands. Conversely 500cc single cylinder bikes were excluded despite their low bhp and approachable power deliveries. Acknowledging this the current regulations require bikes to have:-
• a power-to-weight ratio not exceeding 150 kW (201bhp) /metric ton (including an allowance for the weight of the rider and gear)
• an engine capacity not exceeding 660cc.
There are numerous second hand Ducatis that comply with the regulations but the last new Ducatis that fit the rules were the Multistrada 620 and Monster 620 which were both discontinued in 2007.
Rumors of a LAMS legal Ducati Monster have been swirling around internet forums for some time but now Frasers Motorcycles group have confirmed the rumors by teasing the new model. There is no indication on Fraser's website what it is, but internet forums are speculating about a "Monster 659″ and the Monster mirrors seem clearly in evidence under the bike cover.
Ducati could be reacting to the popularity of imported old generation Monster 400 bikes from Japan as learner bikes in Australia (see photo above). Given the 400 used the same chassis and mechanicals as the Monster 600, but with a different bore and stroke, a similarly modified 696 seems like a viable option.
How could the engine be modified to have a capacity of 660cc or less? There seem to be two obvious ways to go. Keeping the existing 696 (actually 695cc) bore and using the older 400 shorter stroke would result in capacity of 620cc. Another approach would be to sleeve down the current 696 engine to take the older 600/620 pistons which would drop capacity to a probably too low 575. Wholly new 84mm pistons would give 634cc. Ducati Monster 636 does have a kind of ring to it!
Ducati News Today approached the Australian Ducati importer for a comment but no reply has been received as of publication.
Potentially the new bike would require further engine restriction to meet the LAMS power to weight requirements like a simple throttle body restrictor as fitted to the last 620 Monster and Multistrada that won't allow full throttle to be achieved. Rumors suggest a price a little below the Monster 696, perhaps ~$AUD13,000. Yes bikes in Australia are expensive. With dollar parity at current exchange rates, a Monster 696 for $8,495 looks like a bargain.
Thanks to reader Jason R for the tipoff.
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George Clooney Arrested At Protest At Sudanese Embassy
George Clooney has been arrested at a protest at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C.. According to the Associated Press, the actor was arrested with several others who accuse Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, of provoking a humanitarian crisis by blocking food and aid to those who need it.
"We are here really to ask two very simple questions," Clooney said shortly before his arrest, according a report on CNN. "The first question is something immediate — and immediately we need humanitarian aid to be allowed into the Sudan before it becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in the world."
Clooney said that the second thing he was there for, "is for the government in Khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children. Stop raping them and stop starving them."
Martin Luther King III, comic and veteran civil rights activist Dick Gregory and NAACP president and CEO Benjamin T. Jealous were arrested along with Clooney.
The protest had been planned. The day before, Jealous had told Speakeasy that he was planning to help stage an event with Clooney and others to bring attention to problems in the Sudan.
For more go to our fellow blog WashWire.