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Delnaz Irani, who is playing a cute foodie friend of Mona Singh in her new show Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada, is working very hard on her role.
Sony Entertainment Television's new offering "Kya Hua Tera Vaada" premieredyesterday at 10:00pm. The first episode was well executed and depicted the daily drudgeries of a middle class family.
Delnaz is giving her 100 percent to her new avatar and since she is making a come back after a long time on telly serial, she is leaving no stone unturned. However, seems her hectic schedule and dedication has taken a toll on her health.
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Mitch Hedberg Quotes and Epic One – liners
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: One-liners
I haven't slept for ten days… because that would be too long.
A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer.
I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.
When someone tries to hand me out a flyer, it's kind of like they're saying, "Here, you throw this away."
Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2,000 of something.
I like Kit Kats, unless I'm with four or more people.
The last time I called 'shotgun', we had rented a limo, so I f*ked up.
I think foosball is a combination of soccer and shish kabobs.
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Gambling jokes
I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling – I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.
I was at a casino standing by the door, and the security guard came over and said "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking the fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.
My lucky number is four billion. That doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling. Come on, four billion! F*k, seven. Not even close. I need more dice! Four billion divided by six. At least.
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Jokes about being a comedian
I was on the Craig Kilborn show, and the next day I flew to Minneapolis. I was at the airport and a guy came up and said "Dude, I saw you on TV last night!" But he did not say whether or not he thought I was good – he just confirmed that I was on television. So I turned my head away from him for about a minute. Then I turned it back and said, "Dude, I saw you at the airport. About a minute ago. You were good."
When I think of something that's funny, I go get a pen and I write it down. Or if the pen's too far away, I have to convince myself that what I thought of ain't funny.
As a comedian you have to start the show strong and you have to end the show strong. Those are the tricks. You can't be like pancakes – all exciting at first, but by the end, you're f*king sick of them! I want to start a new comedy term: "He's pancaking!"
The only problem with having a distinctive laugh is I know exactly when you're not laughing. "Oh, Distinctive Laugh doesn't think that joke was funny!"
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Food jokes
A burrito is a sleeping bag for ground beef.
It takes forever to cook a baked potato in a conventional oven. Sometimes I just throw one in there, even if I don't want one. Cause by the time it's done, who knows?
Mr. Pibb is a replica of Dr. Pepper, but it's a bullsh*t replica, cause dude didn't even get his degree! Why'd you have to drop out and start making pop so soon?
If you're a fish and you want to become a fish stick, you would have to have very good posture. You can't be a slouchy fish, or you will be a fish clump. And they're never popular at parties. "Hey Mitch, whatcha got on that hors d'oeuvre tray?" "Fish clumps." "F*k, let me get a nacho…"
I used to buy a lot of M&Ms, but then I switched to aspirin. I find if you hand your friend two aspirin, he doesn't look at you like you're selfish.
A rotisserie is a really morbid ferris wheel for chickens. It's a strange piece of machinery. We will take the chicken, kill it, impale it, and then rotate it. And I'll be damned if I'm not hungry, because spinning chicken carcasses make my mouth water. I like dizzy chicken!
You don't have to be sweaty and holding a basketball to enjoy a Gatorade. You could just be a thirsty dude. Gatorade forgets about this demographic. I'm thirsty for absolutely no reason. Other than the fact that liquid has not touched my lips for some time. Can I have a Gatorade too, or does that lightning bolt mean no?
Every McDonald's commercial ends the same way: 'Prices and participation may vary.' I want to open a McDonald's and not participate in anything. I wanna be a stubborn McDonald's owner. I'll say, "Cheeseburgers? Nope! We got spaghetti! And blankets! But we are not affiliated with that clown. He attracts too many children."
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Drug jokes
I like the FedEx driver because he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it. And he's always on time. I like my drugs to have a tracking number. Then when my friend says, "Mitch, where's the drugs?" I just say, "Call the 1-800 number." "Your drugs were loaded onto a van at 7:30 AM and will arrive on time." "Perfect, that's what I paid for."
People associate long hair with drug use. I wish long hair was associated with something other than drug use… like an extreme longing for cake. And then strangers would see a long haired guy and say, "That guy eats cake. He is on bunt cake." Mothers saying to their daughters, "Don't bring the cake-eater over here anymore. He smells like flour. Did you see how excited he got when he found out your birthday was fast approaching?"
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Music jokes
I taught myself how to play the guitar, which was a bad decision, cause I didn't know how to play it. So I was a sh*tty teacher. I would never have went to me.
I played in a death metal band. People either loved us or they hated us. Or they thought we were OK.
You know when you go to a concert and people get on stage and they jump into the crowd? People think that's dangerous, but not me. Because humans are made out of 95% water. So the audience is 5% away from a pool.
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Jokes about everyday domestic life
Last week I helped my friend stay put. It's a lot easier than helping someone move. I just went over to his house and made sure that he did not start to load sh*t into a truck.
I have a belt that holds up my pants. But my pants have loops that hold up the belt. What's really going on down there? Who is the real hero?
I think we should only get three honks a month on the car horn, because people honk the car horn too much. Three honks, that's the limit. And then someone cuts you off, you press your horn, nothing happens, you're like, "Sh*t! I wish I wouldn't have seen Ricky on the sidewalk!"
I have a 2-in-1 shampoo, but 2-in-1 is a bullsh*t term, because 1 is not big enough to hold 2. That's why 2 was created. If it was 2-in-1, it would be overflowing. The bottle would be all sticky.
I tried to walk into Target, but I missed. I think the entrance to Target should have people splattered all around.
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Only Mitch could've thought of these jokes
I had a job interview, and the woman asked "Where do you see yourself in five years?" I said "Celebrating the fifth year anniversary of you asking me this question."
Magicians disappear all the time, but as soon as a regular person does it, everyone gets scared. "Tom's gone!" "Is he a magician?" "No." "Then let's print up some flyers!"
I got a business card. Because I wanna win some lunches. That's what my business card says: Mitch Hedberg, Potential Lunch Winner.
I have a king size bed. I don't know any kings, but I guess if one came over, he'd be comfortable. "Oh, you're a king, you say? Well you won't believe what I have in store for you! It is to your exact specifications! I did not know you guys were all the same size. I think I can set your lady up too!"
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Classic Mitch humor
If you're watching a parade, don't follow it. It never changes. And if the parade is boring, run in the opposite direction. You will fast forward the parade!
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me. Cause there's a large, out-of-focus monster, roaming the countryside.
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Jokes about other countries
I like the American-Canadian border because if you're walking along the border with your friend and you push your friend into Canada, he can't push you back right away, because first he has to go through customs. "What brings you to Canada?" "That a*hole." "When are you leaving?" "When I regain my equilibrium!"
I want to hang a map of the world in my house, and then I'm gonna put pins in all the locations that I've traveled to. But first I have to travel to the top two corners of the map, so it won't fall down.
I was in Kinney, Ireland, and they didn't have anything American over there. But they did have a Subway sandwich shop. And that became the American Embassy to me. I would go out to a bar, p*ss off an Irish dude, then have him chase me to the Subway. I say, "Dude, I'm sorry, but you're out of your jurisdiction. But you can have a Cold Cut Combo, though."
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: His best three jokes
One time I bought a donut, and they gave me a receipt for the donut. I don't need a receipt for a donut. I'll just give you the money and you give me the donut. End of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I just cannot imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought a donut. Some skeptical friend – "Don't even act like I didn't get that donut. I got the documentation right here!"
I saw this lady on tv. She was born without arms. She was literally born with her hands attached to her shoulders. And that was sad. But then they said, 'Lola does not know the meaning of the word can't.' And that was actually kinda worse, in a way. Not only does she not have arms, but she doesn't understand simple contractions!
When you go to a restaurant on the weekends and it gets busy they start a waiting list. They start calling out names, "Dufrene, party of two. Dufrene, party of two." And if no one answers they'll say the name again. "Dufrene, party of two." But then if no one answers they'll just go right on to the next name. "Bush, party of three." Yeah, but what happened to the Dufrenes? No one seems to care. Who can eat at a time like this? People are missing! You f*kers are selfish! The Dufrenes are in someone's trunk right now. With duct tape over their mouths! And they're hungry. That's a double whammy. We need help. Bush, search party of three! You can eat once you find the Dufrenes!
Mitch Hedberg Quotes: Summary
Mitch Hedberg was one of the most brilliant comedians of our time. His tv appearances are readily available on YouTube. If you're just getting acquainted with Mitch, do yourself a favor and check out his videos.
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College Hockey:Irish Hold Off Broncos After Controversial Call
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Western Michigan Broncos and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish played a hard-fought rematch Saturday night, with the Irish taking a 3-2 victory, but not without controversy.
With 5:58 left in the third, and the Irish up 3-2, the Broncos put in what looked to be the game tying goal from captain Pat Dwyer, but the puck was ruled as kicked in with his skate and the goal was disallowed.
The shot came from the right point, hitting Notre Dame goaltender Morgan Cey and deflecting right to Dwyer and then into the net.
Western Michigan head coach Jim Culhane felt it was a legal play, along with the 3,250 fans who were irate with the call.
"We think it's in. Dwyer had the kicking motion, although he kicked it to his hockey stick and put it in, and that's a legal play."
Culhane is an advocate that video replay should be brought into the league to prevent games ending with controversy.
"We need video replay. We have the technology and we need to use it, the case in point tonight is the difference potentially with points in this league; there's no excuse why we don't have it."
Play was at a fast pace for the third period, going back and forth with both goalies getting tested, but passing, including two beautiful glove saves by Cey. Solid defense was on display throughout the period, and play was smooth with few whistles.
The end was tense as Western pulled goalie Daniel Bellissimo with 1:32 remaining, giving the Broncos a sixth attacker.
The best chance came in the last seconds as a shot from the left point was deflected by an abundance of traffic in front of Cey; however Cey was able to knock the puck away with his stick and secure the victory for the Irish on the road.
Most of the scoring took place throughout the second period, which started off to look like a replay of last night's game, although one team came out on top unlike last night's tie.
Broncos forward Mike Erickson was called for holding at 4:18 of the second which put the Irish on the power play. Notre Dame capitalized on great puck movement as defenseman Wes O'Neill let go a shot from the point that was deflected in front and glanced underneath the crossbar and in at 5:01 to give the Irish a 2-0 lead.
Everything was looking up for the Irish until a penalty on forward Evan Rankin. At 13:30, Rankin was lit up as a Bronco defenseman stood up to pinch on the Irish clearing attempt, but Rankin took out his anger on Trevor Cook. The officials thought it was too rough, sending him to the box for an elbow to the head.
The Broncos made the power play pay off. Bicek gathered the puck from behind the Irish net and made his way out front to lift a soft backhand over the shoulder of Cey at 15:34.
Bicek was at it again minutes later, showing hustle for a loose puck on the Irish blue line, then making a cut at the right faceoff circle and letting off a wrist shot that surprised Cey high to the blocker side, hitting the water bottle to tie the game at 2.
"Any time you score it's big, especially when you're down. Pat (Dwyer) made a nice play and took the defenseman away and I found an opening and put it there," said Bicek.
Notre Dame started off the period by tallying two of its own, the second coming with just 34 seconds left in the period.
Notre Dame forward T.J. Jindra put his team up 3-2 early in the period, which ended up as the game winner, earning Jindra first-star honors.
Jindra let off a wrist shot from the right faceoff dot that ripped through a crowded crease and beat Bellissimo high over the shoulder.
"I really didn't have a lot of speed, so I cut to the middle and my forwards moved the defenseman back and that opened some room for me, I shot it and the puck went in," he said.
Notre Dame coach Dave Poulin felt his team accomplished what they wanted.
"Our goal was to start exactly as we finished last night, and that's exactly what we did."
That start began with a big goal early in the first from captain Cory McLean at 6:18 in the first period. McLean put a shot on Bellissimo which at first was stopped but then trickled by to give Notre Dame momentum and a 1-0 lead.
The Fighting Irish (2-5-4) will next face the youngsters of the U.S. National Under-18 team in an exhibition match, while the Broncos (4-5-1) head off for a two-game series against the Miami RedHawks next weekend.
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Boca brothers take Feltraiger menswear label to the next level in NYC
You might say the entrepreneurial spirit runs in the family.
Boca Raton brothers Daniel and Jon Feldman's menswar clothing line called Feltraiger is getting a lot of attention from the fashion world in New York. While the two have a lot of catching up to do before they can equal their father Larry Feldman's Subway shop franchise empire, the two are planning on a "soft opening" of their first store at 158 Allen Street in Manhattan on March 22.
"It's on the Lower East Side," said Daniel, 27. "It's in a neighborhood that is just starting to get cool."
Daniel knows cool. He was in the band Time Will Tell here in Florida. Then he was an audio engineer in New York. He also booked bands at an agency (working with Matisyahu, Hot Tuna, Balken Beat Box). All the time realizing that in the music biz he was styling looks, creating images and even delving into merchandising with graphic tees, so why not follow his fashion-passion? "Clothing and style have always been important to me," said Daniel. So he quit and enrolled in Parsons for a few design classes and did internships to immerse himself in the business side of fashion (What Goes Around Comes Around, Mishka and Unis). He launched Feltraiger in late 2010.
"Daniel started the brand and then he got me involved," said Jon, 24 an architecture and interior designer with valuable experience with photography and marketing. "I started by shooting the look books and doing things for the marketing and I just got more involved."
But that first few collections didn't satisfy Daniel, hence opening up his own store. "You end up sucking up to buyers. They like something, but then they say, "I want to buy four of those jackets, but I want them in green instead of the color you did it in."
Now the dynamic duo do looks they describe as "New American Classic" – all manufactured in the U.S. – with each collection inspired by a different American subculture.
There was "Draft Dodgers" that paid homage to the Occupy Wall Street movement (hand-dyed and hand-distressed T-shirts, rugged button downs, hoodies); the "Mole People" spotlighting the off-the-grid people who live under in the subway train tunnels (military looks, varsity jackets and "Things he might have held onto since high school," said Daniel) and now "Pompous Circumstance" which is "…about high society with hunting and yachting," said Daniel (camouflage vests, cardigans, anoraks, flat-front shorts).
Most of the merchandise retails between $52 and $320. Each piece is limited-edition and hand-numbered.
As for the brand's name? "Feltraiger was our family's last name before Ellis Island," explained Daniel. "They were from Odessa, Russia."
The two come back to SoFlo to visit family "every couple of months." Daniel lives in Brooklyn where the company is based and Jon lives in Manhattan where the store will be. They are both thinking that a second retail location should be Miami, especially after a "pop-up' store during Art Basel got raves.
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Du Quoin State Fair has rich history in Southern Illinois
By Fred Huff
One of the most unlikely stories we've ever heard . . . somewhat like the Salukis beating Duke, Rutgers and Marquette in quick order to win the 1967 NIT when it was a truly prestigious tournament . . . was 18-year-old W. R. Hayes hitched a ride to Kentucky, bought a colt named Kentucky Dude and rode in a box car with him back to Du Quoin.
W. R. Hayes, for those not familiar with the name, is the man who some 20 years later — actually 1923 — created the Du Quoin State Fair. Now owned by the State of Illinois, its 90th edition opens Aug. 24 and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 3. As one might imagine, there have been a number of major happenings along the way.
Pictured left to right – Gene Hayes, Don Hayes, Ethyl Hayes and W.R. Hayes
Hayes, who peddled colored soda water made by his mother through the streets of Du Quoin after his father had been killed in an underground mine accident near DuBois, had a love for horses, particularly standardbreds. Those are the kind that trot and pace. Hayes entered the Dude in nearby county fairs and after his mother took him to visit the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Will Hayes was convinced show business, racing — and fairs — were in his blood.
With a fast-growing soft drink company as his major source of income, Will Hayes, now married and with two sons — Eugene and Don — soon to follow, acquired a Coca-Cola franchise and a string of movie theaters throughout southern Illinois. He even built an "opera house" in downtown Du Quoin and brought "flickers", young entertainers and stage shows to Du Quoin.
It seemed only natural that Hayes would soon become involved in a fair where he could train and race his growing stable of horses and entertain the public.
That was the start of the Du Quoin State Fair in 1923, so-named "state" because he claimed it would have the class and gain the same respect of the true Illinois State Fair in Springfield.
There have been some ups and downs along the way, several major setbacks, but Will Hayes' dreams have been — and still are — being fulfilled.
An immediate success — 60,000 attended the first fair and Illinois Governor Len Small was a guest speaker — Hayes quickly bought out a few other investors and took off with developing his "hobby" along with the help of his two sons, the prospering Coca-Cola business, an emerging Midwest Dairy Company and Hayes Fair Acres Stables which first was known as "Midwest Stables".
The early 1940s were both kind and unfriendly to the operation.
Kind in the way that the Illinois State Fair was shutdown due to its premises being utilized for more important wartime purposes and its Grand Circuit harness racing schedule having to be transferred to Du Quoin. Once held at Du Quoin, officials of harness racing's "major league" — the Grand Circuit — added Du Quoin to its permanent annual schedule.
At the same time, 1945 to be exact, the Fair's original grandstand burned to the ground just six weeks prior to the opening. Fortunately, plans to move the main portion of the Fair several blocks east were already underway. A new mile track replacing the original one-half mile track, was already in place. Somehow or other, Hayes, despite wartime restrictions, was able to find enough craftsmen to complete much of the grandstand that had already been started.
The 1945 Fair was pulled off without a hitch and a pacer named Adios set a new world's record of 1:57 1/2. It was the first of dozens of world records that would later be established at what now has been termed "The Magic Mile".
The following year the now completed new grandstand, capable of seating 8,300, was the centerpiece attraction. Sensing the interest developing in the Fair, Hayes reacted accordingly by upgrading the level of talent being presented at the nightly stage shows. Stage, screen and tv celebrity Morton Downey and Mandrake the Magician were biggest names appearing along with a 20-member chorus line of dancers.
While stage shows were growing in popularity with fair-goers, so, too, were the sporting events . . . harness racing and auto racing with headliners like Tony Bettenhausen and Johnny Parsons. And, A. J. Foyt was soon to join in on the fun and excitement.
Hayes' racing stable had been continuing to operate at a high level along with the rest of the happenings. In 1947 his Pronto Don was attracting national attention and later became the all-time money winner with a total of $332,000.
Three seasons later, stablemate Lusty Song shocked many in the industry by winning the Hambletonian and suddenly W. R. Hayes' long-time dream of hosting the Hambletonian became far more than just a dream.
The Hambletonian win and a new reported attendance record of 377,722 proved to be Hayes' final hurrahs as he died suddenly of a heart attack just two days following the 1952 — the 30th — Du Quoin State Fair.
That wasn't the last of the tragedies we mentioned earlier.
In March of 1964, E. J. "Gene" Hayes died suddenly forcing younger brother, Don, to take over the Fair's management. He did so gracefully, booking the first country music entertainers ever to play the fair along with Nat "King" Cole and Johnny Carson. Carson called it "the best and biggest fair I've ever played". Unfortunately Don's touch was short-lived as he and his wife, Ruby, were killed in a small plane crash just two months prior to the start of the 1967 Fair which prompted the presidency being turned over to third-generation Bill Hayes.
Although hard to imagine, even though in his mid-30s, Bill led the Fair to some of its finest years, particularly in the harness racing world and as far as production of the Hambletonian were concerned. Media members from the world's most respected outlets such as the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and CBS were regular attendees at the Hambletonian and the Du Quoin State Fair.
Hayes, however, gave in to economical pressures in the late 1970s when he sold all interests in the Fair to Saad Jabr. He was unable to maintain the long-standing Hambletonian contract and replaced it with the World Trotting Derby in 1981. Now, it, too, has gone by the wayside, but the Du Quoin State Fair still stands tall and true.
It's southern Illinois' most popular spectator event and still draws more than 300,000 spectators over its 10-day run. The quality of the exposition, now operating under the leadership of the State of Illinois, is still top level.
W. R. Hayes would be proud.
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An overcast day with some fog, drizzle, to heavy rain, then to lighter rain and fog again.....but temperatures in the lower 60s? Eh, it's just a normal mid-April day.
But wait! It's just the middle of January! What gives?
It was thanks to a warm front that pushed through early Saturday morning(it was 36 just after Midnight at Philly International)and set up a high of 61(at 3:41pm) despite a dreary day! About a half of an inch fell during the day, but further to the east across Western New Jersey there was between 1-1.50" of rain that fell thanks to a line of heavy showers that also caused some wind gusts over 50mph. A few more showers will accompany the overnight with temperatures holding in the 50s before the cold front passes through early Sunday morning.
Once the front passes temperatures will plunge through the day and eventually bottoming out around the freezing mark after sunset. There will be some clouds throughout the day and maybe a stray shower as a piece of energy aloft pinwheels through, but that will be the exception and not the rule. Monday looks to be the pick day of the new work week with highs around 50 with a mostly sunny day!
Of course it won't last as another system moves along the coast and brings clouds overnight and then rain showers into Tuesday morning with highs in the upper 40s. We'll clear that out by the overnight and on Wednesday we'll have falling temperatures once again with cooler air filtering in behind that system...
Here comes the tricky part; there will be a quick-moving clipper system Wednesday night into Thursday and with temperatures down below freezing by nightfall we could see whatever light snow falling sticking.....which would lead to ice. Thursday shall be cold with highs just in the middle and upper 30s, but then we rebound back to the more seasonable lower 40s with another system Friday night into Saturday.
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I'm really enjoying using WordPress as a content management system as well as a blogging platform, but as with anything there will always be the odd thing that you don't like or wish had been implemented differently. When trying to do the post for my media I came across a slight snag; I couldn't get the picture caption to link to the source. After looking it up online I discovered that it wasn't just me, it's the way WordPress works.
I tried to manually link a word in the HTML viewer; however I found that when I saved the post the link was stripped out. After some quick researching [Google to the rescue] I found that it is to do with the way the caption is programmed. All the caption text is held within double quotes, and WordPress will strip out any code within these double quotes.
Simple solution? Make sure you're in the HTML editor, change the double quotes to single and put the link in manually around the word you want linking. Save the draft and preview. It works… however, if you go back to edit the blog post and use the visual editor then it will change the quotes back to double and strip the link out. This is very irritating. I have not managed to find an easy solution for this, as long as I edit the article in the HTML editor only then it's fine… Not the nicest solution ever but at least I could put the credit in.
Apparently there are many plug-ins which claim to fix this. They tend to add code to the functions file, however a lot of these do not work / are hard to set up or require you to use syntax which changes the image alt text to match the caption, which is not necessarily something you want to do. It looks like WordPress will be addressing the problem in future versions but that doesn't help much right now.
Another site suggested not using the built-in picture captions and instead creating a 'caption' style for a paragraph in the stylesheet and using that paragraph style instead. This looks like a better solution as long as you know what you're doing with CSS… [I liked the built in caption style so I'll be sticking to the HTML way of doing things].
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Everyone's favorite undersea fry-cook is making his return to theaters next year, as on July 31, Paramount Pictures released the first trailer on YouTube for the all-new Nickelodeon animated movie, "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water." This will be the first time SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends have appeared on the big screen since his first movie, "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," back in 2004.
A nefarious pirate gets his hands on a magic book, that allows any evil plan he writes in its' pages to come true, but in order for him to harness its' true power, he must get his hands on the missing final page. That page rests at the bottom of the sea in Bikini Bottom, and it is revealed to be the Krabby Patty secret formula, which is locked away in Mr. Krabs' safe in The Krusty Krab. In order to get the page back and save their world, SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and Sandy must go where no undersea dweller has gone before, to the surface world.
The new "SpongeBob" movie will feature a mixture of traditional animation, as well as a combination of live-action and 3D animation. Tom Kenny will reprise his classic role and plays the role of the iconic yellow sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants, as he and his friends come ashore to retrieve the stolen page from the evil pirate, and in the process, become larger-than-life superheroes, with SpongeBob as The Invincibubble, Patrick as Mr. Superawesomeness, Squidward as Sour Note, and Mr. Krabs as Sir Pinch-A-Lot.
The first SpongeBob movie, "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," grossed over $140 million worldwide and was nominated for a People's Choice Award for "Favorite Animated Movie" in 2005. The movie featured cameos by actors Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson and a live action appearance by "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff.
"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" is set to hit theaters on February 6, 2015 and will also be viewable in super absorbent 3D.


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Along the Treasure Coast of Florida, there exists District 32. According to a Dec. 2013 article on TCPalms.com, Senate District 32 runs largely east of Interstate 95 from southern Indian River County to northern Palm Beach County (inclusive of St. Lucie and Martin). The seat is 42 percent registered Republicans, and 33 percent Democrats. Joe Negron, a Stuart Republican and top budget official in the Senate, easily won his 2012 re-election against Stuart Democrat Ray D'Amiano. Negron now faces two challengers; one Democrat and one fellow Republican.
District 32 announced candidates for 2014 election cycle as shown on all 4 counties' Supervisor of Elections websites:
Cannon, Brandon Michael (REP), Active
Moore, Bruno (DEM), Active
Negron, Joe (REP) *Incumbent, Active
Brandon has lived in various cities in Florida, including Jupiter, Melbourne, Orlando, and Port St. Lucie. Currently he is an entrepreneur in St. Lucie County, where he has lived for the last decade. There he met his wife, Faith, and the two continue to raise their daughters, Alyssa and Sophia. Brandon understands what it's like to balance work and family. In doing so, he has worked to make his business successful, working from the bottom up. In addition to his own ventures, he has spent countless hours volunteering his time to help our senior citizens and our children. Brandon is a Young Conservative and a proud Republican who understands that a new generation of politics is needed, and is working to return government back to the hands of its people.
Bruno Moore: "I have always wanted to be in a position to make a difference. I will be vocal about issues that affect our area and I need your help! Come on November!" Bruno Moore is a former traffic reporter for WPTV NewsChannel 5 and disc jockey for WIRK-FM and the Fort Pierce native is a critic of the Republican Party's tea party faction. He wants to address gang violence in Fort Pierce, raise the minimum wage and focus on the Indian River Lagoon's pollution problems, according to his campaign's Facebook page. Moore also is targeting voters age 18-30, a group he considers disenfranchised from the political process. He said he's a relatable candidate, since he knows firsthand the struggles of unemployment and needing government assistance.
Senator Joe Negron currently represents Senate District 32, which includes parts of Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. Senator Negron also serves as chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee. As appear on website: As your Senator for Senate District 32, thank you for your continued support and commitment to the Treasure Coast. I was born in Palm Beach County, and my family and I are proud to call the Treasure Coast home and raise our family here. I am committed to working with you to ensure we are doing all we can to better our region and great state in Tallahassee. It is vital that we continue down a path of job creation, responsible government spending, lowering taxes and fees, and crafting quality public policy that helps Florida's families and small businesses flourish for years to come.
With the current three announced candidates, Treasure Coast voters must decide whether to flow with a young Republican with entrepreneur experience and qualities, a hard working Democrat familiar with the struggles of the working class yet optimistic for the future, or continue "as is" with the incumbent. The choice is in the power of the people----as long as our voting rights are not infringed upon, hindered or obstructed in any way regardless of our race, creed, color or financial status. Together, "we the people" stand!
Link: www.examiner.com/user-tbmyers21
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By Denis O'Connor
Apr 13, 2006
|This excellent route is even better when climbed as a single pitch. To do so, it's easier to take a straight line up to the roof rather than heading left to clip the bolt belay atop P1 and then traversing back right.
By David Stowe
Aug 11, 2008
|This route brings a smile to my face every time I do it. Just about as much fun as you can have on a one pitch route. Do it as one pitch, not at all necessary to break it up into two. After you get your gear in, in the middle of the huge overhangs, take a look around and soak in the great exposure. Don't be intimidated by the size of the overhang. Just imagine how good the holds have to be for a roof of that size to be 10b.
By gblauer
From: Wayne, PA
Aug 13, 2011
|At 5'2", this shorty had no difficulty pulling the roof(s). Awesome climb. P1 is a bit scary, run out and slabby
By paulmadry
Aug 17, 2011
I can't belive that a roof like that is 5.10b
Just don't get sucked into traversing far right at second overhand- i did (there is a well chalked up, good holds horizontal). Just a bit right of the bolt and reach.
By Michael G
Aug 22, 2011
rating: 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
|Paul - it's a pin, not a bolt.
By Kalil Oldham
From: Brooklyn, NY
Oct 22, 2011
|It's all there, but a really tough on-sight climb. I hung at the roof - but loved it still!
By Carl A
From: brooklyn, ny
Apr 18, 2013
Nobody commented on the beginning runout. A 5.9 move at 15+ feet off the deck could break your ankles, but is a lot of fun for sure. Did i miss some gear before the hand traverse? All and all a stellar route and mind blowing as my first clean gunks 5.10!
I too went too far right on the last roof and ended up pumped, brushing dried grass off crimps until I went down and got back left.
By Simon Thompson
From: New Paltz, NY
Apr 29, 2013
rating: 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
|The Williams guidebook describes the first pitch as starting with 5.6 R face climbing "a few feet" left of the thin seam. Maybe I'm a sissy but we could not find any such thing. Ended up doing a LONG traverse in from the left(5.7ish) to avoid the apparent 5.8+/5.9 moves 15' off the deck. Once you get the .75 in the horizontal it's fun crimpy 5.9 into some more run out 5.7 to a horizontal and then the bolts. Pitch 2 is pumpy and fun. I took a fall onto the piton from the last lip. You could back it up if you have more endurance than me.
By Ross Exler
From: New York
Jul 22, 2013
rating: 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|I linked the two pitches, going straight up as described by Denis. No need to go left to the anchor and then back right. With my 70m rope, my partner was able to do a single rope rap from the top, with a few feet to spare.
By rogerbenton
Nov 15, 2013
|Man, what a route. Definitely do it in one pitch. Big smiles, thumping pulse. Made my day.
By Andy Casler
From: Ithaca, NY
Sep 9, 2014
I linked P1 and P2 this weekend, but broke the ceiling farther right than most of the climbers who are pictured on this page.
Gear beta and route description:
I went about 20 ~ 25 feet right of the P1 bolts to a fractured, bulging rock just beneath the ceiling - which had many .75 placements in horizontals, but a shallow blue alien placement on more solid rock to the right - then up (crux) to a chalked horizontal-pancake jug that took a red camalot, then right and up again to jugs, and finally traversed 6 feet left to the finish. Didn't see any pitons, but it felt like 5.10 a/b, and I found a way to get past a seemingly-big reach.
After seeing the mountain project pictures I was worried that I went off route, but I'm not sure because the next climb over is 10d R, and it finishes even farther right.
By JonP756
From: Mahwah, NJ
Sep 19, 2014
rating: 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
|An incredible route! I thought the first pitch was very easy for 5.9. Perhaps a little thin but the gear and hold are all there. Do the whole thing in one pitch! I would recommend skipping the bolted anchors because they are quite a ways left of the line plus the climbing is very easy from the bolts to the roof.
By cPay
From: Riverdale, NY
Oct 10, 2014
rating: 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
for those that have onsighted this climb, good job! pretty touch to read where to pull the last roof, and its one spot! all the chalk all over the place is incredibly misleading, I traversed to the right too far, on a large flake jug that should NOT be touched, that thing flexed/cracked. Hanging out, locking off trying to find where to pull, definitely made this feel hard, not so hard for 10b once you know that move :)
btw, I lead this with a 60m rope and and built my own anchor at the low point of the fixed one, and lowered to the ground just to the end of my rope.
By M Bageant
From: Cambridge, MA
Jun 13, 2016
Ugh, the thin moves off the deck on this one are spooky. If you misread the route like I did it's easy to pitch off from about 12'. Fortunately my partner was a HERO and caught me. (The climbing was subsequently aborted to get stitches for his lacerated face from the gear on my harness.)
Personally I wouldn't get on this one again without some really detailed beta on how to do the thin start and/or a really solid pad and spotter.


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By Douglas Frank
Copyright 2003 Douglas Frank
NEW YORK -- "The only
reason to dance is because of music," according to Mark Morris,
whose critics usually zero in on Morris's musicality. While his
fans love it, his detractors say it makes his dance just "music
visualization," or "paint by numbers." Does it really matter? Mark
Morris has a great gig going. On Thursday night at the New York
State Theater, Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival presented
the Mark Morris Dance Group performing interdisciplinary works with
the Dessoff Choirs, exceptional vocal soloists and fine instrumentalists.
Olde musicke -- in this case, from Franz Schubert, Antonio Vivaldi,
John Wilson, and Robert Schumann -- was the show's new star.
In college it was easy
to grab actors, dancers, singers, players (whomever) and trip to
sunny fields of yellow and green to explore and create new work
together. Morris captures and expresses such collegial spirit in
his work -- no small feat. Classical music today is challenged to
find new audiences. Producing interdisciplinary work is one answer
to that challenge. Artists and presenters alike know exactly how
challenging it is to do that in New York, with multiple unions,
boxed-in art forms, major funding, scheduling, performance and rehearsal
space limitations, injuries, and illness. Bravo to Jane Moss and
Lincoln Center for making it possible. Bravo to Morris and all the
artists and technicians for making music come alive through dance
with colorful costuming and lighting.
The first work was the
1992 "Bedtime," set to three songs by Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Wiegenlied, Standchen, and Erlkonig. Mezzo-soprano Kristine Jepson,
pianist Ilan Rechtman, and a chamber group of Dessoff men singing
music originally written for four-part women's voices delivered
the songs with heart. The ensemble singing was excellent and the
intonation was thrilling. The dancing onstage, with costumes by
James Ingalls and lighting by Susan Ruddie, was choreographed and
designed to blend seamlessly with the music. Eight dancers dressed
in blue and one each in gold, green, red, and pale lavender performed
sometimes-angular, sometimes-expansive movements. With elbows on
hips they spun swiftly with hands and forearms outstretched until
they all collapsed.
The second work, "Gloria"
(1981, revised 1984) was set to music of the same name name by Antonio
Vivaldi (1678-1741), AND sung by soprano Christine Brandes, Jepson
and the men and women of Dessoff, with the MMDG Music Ensemble under
the direction of Ransom Wilson. Lighting was by Michael Chybowski.
In the first movement,
Wilson threw a fast tempo for a male and a female dancer. The man
dropped to the floor and got a laugh from the audience as the lights
cued out. Two minutes of pure music continued with no dancing or
lighting; a nice surprise. In the second movement, "Et in terra
pax," dancers formed a diagonal line and wormed across the floor
on their bellies. Individual dancers rose up for solo variations,
and toward the end dragged others around on their backs, holding
their ankles. "Laudamus te" was a duet for two dancers, just as
the music is for two singers. In "Gratias," a dancer got another
laugh from the audience when he fluttered his hands in unison with
trills in the music. "Domine Deus," a solo for soprano Brandes,
also was a solo for a male dancer downstage. He moved to join two
dancers upstage to form a trio. One of the dancers held on to the
others as if she were disabled, limping and supporting herself with
her hands on the others' shoulders, finishing with a flourishing
solo. "Cum sancto spiritu" brought waves of dancers and elements
from all dance movements together with repeating variations. The
dancers even threw themselves across the floor on their chests;
all that was missing was the water slide and we might have been
watching Pilobolus and "Day Two." As the music built to its climax,
the dancers turned fast circles and fell to the floor individually,
finishing at rest. The soaring humanity of Vivaldi's great work,
its themes and its details were faithfully reflected in the choreography
and passionately danced.
The third work (following
intermission), "A Spell" from 1993, was set to four songs by John
Wilson (1595-1674): "Where the Bee Sucks [There Suck I]"; "Stay,
O Stay"0; "Do Not Fear to Put Thy Feet," and "Take, O Take Those
Lips Away." Lighting was by Chybowski and costumes by Ruddie. The
songs were performed by Jepson with sometimes unintelligible English
enunciation (hey, English can be harder to sing than German, and
the texts were provided) accompanied by an instrumental chamber
trio. A male dancer costumed as Cupid in red tunic with wings danced
a silly bee's dance to the first song. A woman then joined him in
a gray tunic along with a man in brown knickers, and in the third
song, on the words, "Come and rest thee on my Bosom," that's exactly
what the man did, evoking another laugh from the audience. Cupid
struck by kissing each lover more than once, and the final song's
pas de deux mirrored the melancholy sweetness of the text.
The program notes were
exceptionally complete, with more detail about the music than the
choreography -- they did not specify who danced the leads. The dancers
were Joe Bowie, Charlton Boyd, Rita Donahue, Marjorie Folkman, Shawn
Gannon, Lauren Grant, David Leventhal, Bradon McDonald, Amber Merkens,
Maile Okamura, Karen Reedy, Matthew Rose, Brynn Taylor, Julie Worden
and Michelle Yard.
Concluding the evening
was "V" (2001), to the Quintet in E-Flat Major for Piano and Strings,
Op. 44, by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), with its striking opening
tableau of dancers silhouetted against an electric-green wall, suddenly
blazing to light in their cobalt-blue costumes. "V" was previously
reviewed here
by Aimee Ts'ao.
Throughout the program,
tenacity was more present than technique, as a wide range of emotion
came through the dancing, although it seemed like the dancers were
more the accompaniment to the music instead of the other way around.
Many contemporary dance performances are performed almost exclusively
to recorded music today. That's a big difference from what we experienced
at the New York State Theater last Thursday. Live music at dance
performances is remarkable and powerful. Another big difference
may be that Morris's is an "outside-in" process, as opposed to the
inside-out process followed by Martha Graham and her descendants.
People regularly read a lot into dances by Morris. Dance critics
regularly employ their unique vocabulary to make something out of
anything. Morris doesn't describe his dances.
"It reminded me of school
when we ran around with scarves and danced for joy," a middle-aged
woman in the audience told me. "Yes, I enjoyed the performance.
Did I hear more music or see more dance? I guess both!" And that's
no small feat.
Douglas Frank has performed as a soloist and ensemble singer with
the Dessoff Choirs and is the executive and artistic director of
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Suicide Squad is set to make its big screen debut, with a cast now in place that includes Jared Leto as The Joker and more. Director David Ayer has previously said the film will go by the credo, "Does a movie really need good guys?
But we want to ask, who needs the bad guys?
Whether it's Wonder Woman snapping Max Lord's neck, Superman snapping Zod's neck, or Spider-Man shooting a z-list villain in the face (ha, not a neck-snapping example! Sure, not technically Spidey either, but shhhh), there are plenty of superheroes who cross that "uncrossable" line every once in awhile, or in the case of our first example, basically 20 times every story he's in.
Here are 10 of our favorite heroes who have found themselves snuffing out another life (or, in some cases, more than one).
Surely, by this point, everyone knows that Wolverine is a stone-cold killer? Even if he's become softer in recent years as headmaster of the Jean Grey School and an Avenger, as recently as Age of Ultron, there he was gutting Hank Pym for the greater good (and then, later, preventing himself from doing that for an even greater greater good). It was just like the good old days when he'd rampage around the Hellfire Club, gleefully killing whoever and whatever got in his way.
To be fair, he wasn't very proud of his murderous tendencies after the fact; he may tell you that he's the best there is at what he does, after all, but he'll make a point of adding that what he does isn't very nice.
Another hero who is likely responsible for a number of orphanings throughout the Marvel Universe, Captain America is someone who, these days, you'd put next to the Man of Steel himself in terms of upright morality and do-gooder-ishness. Never forget, though, that Steve Rogers got his start in the theater of war, and that it's not only statistically unlikely, but downright near-impossible that he could have made it through his entire World War II career without killing at least one no-good Nazi.
To make matters worse, whenever Rogers has to hang up the shield for whatever reason, it appears that he always seems to get replaced by murderers. Even the guys who didn't turn out to be villains are killers: John Walker killed those responsible for the deaths of his parents, Bucky spent decades as an assassin for hire. Apparently, killing people comes with the winged cowl and shield. Luckily, Falcon isn't known as a trained killer, so... that's one win!
Instead of working our way through all of the Avengers — Iron Man was at least partially responsible for the death of the Titanium Man, and Thor killed the Sentry at the end of Siege, remember — let's instead turn our attention to a more recent inductee into Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and a character invited to the team after he had killed his archnemesis, Bullseye, in relatively-cold blood during Shadowland.
Sure, Daredevil had the defense of being possessed by a demon at the time — that kind of thing really does impact your decision making, evidently — and said death has since been undone as such comic deaths often are, but still: Avengers, you clearly have a particularly lax moral bar to be cleared for new members.
Things aren't considerably better over in the DCU. The Flash was the first of the Justice League to kill — well, kind of, but we'll get to that soon enough — but he definitely wasn't the last. What differentiated Barry Allen's killing of the Reverse-Flash, however, was that it was an accident. Barry killed his foe in the heat of the moment, and without even being aware that he had actually done it.
It was only after the fact investigation by the authorities (and a seemingly endless plot about the legal battle that followed) that truly brought home the truth that, yes, the Flash really had killed his greatest villain… and brought the Silver Age to a pretty definitive close in doing so. See what happens when you don't slow down, Flash?
Whichever way you look at it, Hal Jordan was a victim of the 1990s. Either he was driven insane because of the events of the Return of the Supermen story arc and turned into a homicidal maniac as a result, or else he was literally possessed by a fear demon that motivated him to act in a way unbefitting a hero — like, say, becoming a homicidal maniac in an attempt to goose sales and court speculation in the same way that Superman's death had.
Whichever version of reality you prefer, you're still left with the fact that Hal Jordan killed a whole bunch of Green Lanterns and Guardians to become Parallax, and all that he got for his troubles was a terrible new costume with upsettingly large shoulder pads. Let that be a lesson to all would-be murderers of little blue peacekeepers. We're looking at you, Gargamel.
You're thinking "Batman? Batman? Batman doesn't kill anyone, that's the whole point!" To which I respond au contraire, my friends. Whether in the Golden Age, the All-Star universe of the late 1980s, Batman has been perfectly happy to ensure that crime doesn't pay, even if it means that he has to ensure that by cashing criminals' chips in himself. (Warning: There may have been a mixed metaphor that went nowhere there.)
Even in relatively recent years, Grant Morrison's Final Crisis gave us a Dark Knight who murdered Darkseid by shooting him with a magic bullet. Fine, Darkseid didn't die per se, but Dan Turpin, the human Darkseid was possessing, definitely did. And you call yourself an anti-gun advocate, Batman.
Arguably one of the more famous murders of the pre-Flashpoint DC Universe, Wonder Woman's killing of Maxwell Lord in the run-up to the Infinite Crisis event was something that temporarily split the trinity, shattered the public's trust in the Justice League and superheroes in general, and reminded a generation or two of comic readers quite what it means for the character to come from a line of warrior women.
In many ways, Diana's actions were motivated by kindness — not for Max, obviously, but for Superman, who was possessed by Max at the time, and a desire to prevent any more bloodshed at his hands — making this death something more nuanced and subtle than its initial headline-grabbing may have made clear. It was thought-provoking and subtle, while still powerful and immediately dramatic.
What was behind Scott Summers' murder of his mentor and surrogate father? Was it the Phoenix Force, corrupting him from inside, or was it the "real" Scott's subconsciousness lashing out at the man who was withholding the respect and approval that he so desired? We may never know — and any answer we did get could easily be retconned away nonetheless — but nothing can change the fact that Cyclops, long-time leader of the X-Men and Professor Xavier's favorite student, crossed a line when he vaporized Charles Xavier during Avengers Vs. X-Men.
Except… it was a line that he'd already crossed. In the opening arc of Grant Morrison's New X-Men, Scott killed Ugly John to spare him a slow, agonizing death after a Sentinel attack. Clearly, once he'd done it the first time, Professor X's days were numbered…
Yes, yes; the Superior Spider-Man killed Massacre to prevent him from killing again in Superior Spider-Man #5, but that's not what I'm talking about. After all, blaming the true Spider-Man for the actions of an Otto-piloted Spider-Man would be like blaming Bruce Wayne for what Azrael got up to when he pretended to be Batman, and that's just not worth arguing about; like AzBats, SpOck is kind of meant to be a bad guy.
No, what I'm talking about is the trail of bodies apparently left lying in Peter Parker's wake. At first I had assumed that the only person who had died as a result of Peter's actions was Charlie in the 1987 Spider-Man Vs. Wolverine one-shot, but then I saw this list. It's food for thought. After all, Otto has only killed one person so far in his Spider-Man career. Maybe he really is the superior Spider-Man...
The idea that Superman doesn't kill is one of the core ideas about the character — his first story is about a rush to save a life, after all, and as the central character whom represents a higher morality, killing seems something that he would always shy away from. And yet, even before Justice League #22 or Man of Steel, he's done it before — in John Byrne's Superman #22, in fact, when he acts as judge, jury and, yes, executioner for the Phantom Zone criminals who have destroyed an alternate Earth.
That killing led to a nervous breakdown for Superman — and a temporary third identity, as well as the character leaving Earth for six months. What will be the after-effects of Superman's actions in Justice League #22? Well, it'll ignite a war and, if future solicits are to be believed, result in some dead Justice Leagues. Even more blood on Kryptonian hands? This looks like a job for… well, who?


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Some I had never heard of before are here. [which is why I am posting it -- it seems rather exhaustive] Exhaustive, yet open-ended enough to make your own interpretation, which to me is "safe"
I don't have much to say, but I hope this helps. Sorry if we've "covered this already" or whatever, but it was a great refresher and reminder of some things. I have been having a lot of the sleep issues. While i was in school during last semester I woke up frequently on the hour, every hour, enough for it to stand out and be memorable to me. She even says don't harp on things -- so don't .. I have, and she's right.
So I hear catnip is relaxing even for humans. Yes it may be weird, harharhar... I am sure I had a supplement on hand that had it as an ingredient. That was years ago. I can't even remember what it was for. Or what other things were in it. Hmm. But it worked. I did feel relaxed from it. I don't really have anxiety, though. Not anymore. I think it is important for us to feel calm. Holistic healing is an interest of mine. So I am open to the benefits of any sort of plants. There were other calming plants that were in it. I know where I got it from, now. I was very pleased with the product, but I don't think that I paid that much for it. Health care center for better living. Simply called Anti-Stress. If anything, I think that we should be more self-reliant with these things.


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama track and field team, for the second weekend in a row, has 10 performances in the top 50 to date this outdoor season including three athletes that ranked in the top 25 nationally.For the women's team, seven athletes are ranked in the Top 50. Krystle Schade has the fifth best mark in the country for the high jump when she cleared a 6-0 at the Alabama Relays on March 24.Women's heptathlon rankings have been posted for the first time this outdoor season. Kaylon Eppinger is ranked 18th in the country for her 5,345 point performance at the Spec Towns Invitational on April 14. Alexis Paine continues to have breakthrough year in the pole vault to nab the No. 30 spot in the country when she cleared a personal best height of 13-4.25 at the Spec Towns Invitational as well.The Crimson Tide men have three athletes placed in the top 50 right now. Gary Bradbury re-entered the national rankings at No. 44 with his 3:44.51 time in the 1,500 meters at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational this past weekend.Kamal Fuller is now No. 14 in the country when he won the men's long jump with a personal best of 25-1.75 at the Spec Towns Invitational. Campbell cleared a 7-1 bar in the high jump on his way to a second-place finish at the Ole Miss Invitational on March 31 to place 25th in the nation.The lone Tide athlete that is currently ranked No. 1 overall in the SEC is Schade for her high jump performance at the Alabama Relays.The Tide returns to action next weekend at the prestigious Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa starting on April 26-28.Alabama's nationally ranked performances are listed below.1,500 meters - Men44. Gary Bradbury, 3:44.51100-Meter Hurdles - Women48. Kaylon Eppinger, 13.62400-Meter Hurdles - Women32. Shani Chandler, 59.04High Jump - Men25. Tyler Campbell, 7-1High Jump - Women5. Krystle Schade, 6-0Pole Vault - Women30. Alexis Paine, 14-4.25Long Jump - Men14. Kamal Fuller, 25-1.75Triple Jump - Women39. Chloe Hetherton, 41-7Hammer Throw - Women45. Amethyst Holmes, 190-8Heptathlon - Women18. Kaylon Eppinger, 5345Alabama has 20 performances ranked in the top 10 in the SEC, listed below.200 Meters - Women10. Camilla Armstead, 23.741,500 Meters - Men2. Gary Bradbury, 3:44.51100-Meter Hurdles - Women9. Kaylon Eppinger, 13.62400-Meter Hurdles - Women5. Shani Chandler, 59.044x100-Meter Relay - Men10. Alabama, 40.514x100-Meter Relay - Women10. Alabama, 46.014x400-Meter Relay - Men9. Alabama, 3:09.684x400-Meter Relay - Women10. Alabama, 3:43,86High Jump - Men5. Tyler Campbell, 7-1High Jump - Women1. Krystle Schade, 6-0Pole Vault - Women6. Alexis Paine, 13-4.25Long Jump - Men4. Kamal Fuller, 25-1.75Triple Jump - Men9. Warrick Campbell, 49-11.75Triple Jump - Women6. Chloe Hetherton, 41-79. Merilyn Uudmae, 40-7Hammer Throw - Women6. Amethyst Holmes, 190-87. Angelica Howard, 187-10Javelin - Women7. Brittany Hines, 139-68. Bekah Hoppis, 137-99. Nia Barnes, 132-10


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LUBBOCK, Texas - A three-run seventh inning - sparked by the eventual game-winning hit by Nick Popescu - led Texas Tech to a 7-4 victory over BYU in the first game of the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic at Dan Law Field Thursday evening.
Both teams combined used 12 pitchers, but it was the Texas Tech (5-0) bullpen that guided the Red Raiders to their second 5-0 start in as many years. BYU (1-3) hit two home runs, but were never allowed more than one run in an inning.
Tech reliever Zach Fowler (1-0) earned his first career win pitching 1.0 inning in relief with two strikeouts. Junior right-handed pitcher John Neely pitched in the eighth and ninth innings (1.2 IP) to collect his second consecutive save.
Offensively, Texas Tech was led by Reid Redman (2-for-3, 3 RBI) and Popescu (2-for-5, RBI).
Clinging to a three-run lead in the eighth, Neely came in with a runner at second base and got a groundout to second base and then struck out pinch hitter Dillon Robinson to end the threat. He also escaped in the ninth inning where the Cougars left runners at the corners when the final out was caught in center field by Barrett Barnes off the bat of shortstop Andrew Law.
Texas Tech grabbed a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning on Redman's two-out, two-run double to left-center field to drive in first baseman Stephen Hagen and designated hitter Mason Randolph, who doubled and walked in the inning, respectively.
BYU tied the score at three in the sixth with a solo home run to left field by catcher Alex Wolfe. The Cougars' lead wouldn't last long as Redman struck again with an infield single that drove in Hagen to tie the score at four.
Tech then used three relievers who held BYU to one run on five hits the rest of the way while the Red Raiders scored three runs in the seventh inning to take the lead for good. Popescu doubled down the left-field line for the eventual game-winning RBI as Barnes came around to score giving Tech a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
Texas Tech and BYU will meet again on Friday, Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. in the second day of competition at the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic. BYU will also be in action during the first game on Friday as they face Northern Illinois at 1 p.m. at Dan Law Field.


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With long gas lines persisting more than a week after Superstorm Sandy, New York imposed a gasoline rationing plan Thursday that lets motorists fill up every other day. Police will be at gas stations Friday morning to enforce the new system in New York City and on Long Island
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The bi-annual productions, which include dancing and singing, feature an array of her specialized dance companies comprised of youths ages 7 through 18.
The performances are also designed to raise awareness of current issues and events that are happening around the world.
Past productions have honored veterans and the Lost Boys of Sudan and have educated her students and audiences about cancer.
The upcoming concerts, which will be performed at the Temple Har Shalom on May 21 and 22, will be a benefit for The Hope Alliance, a nonprofit organization that works with the Moran Eye Center to host vision clinics in impoverished areas of the world.
The fitting title for the productions is called "Dancing Through Another's Eyes."
Tickets are $5 at the door and all ticket sales will benefit the Hope Alliance. In addition, Taylor Productions will be accepting eyeglass donations at the show.
The idea for "Dancing Through Another's Eyes" was sparked when Taylor accompanied the Hope Alliance to Guatemala last February.
"We hosted a bunch of vision clinics and I thought it would be great if I could tie the production in with them," Taylor said during an interview with The Park Record. "So the kids will be dancing in hope that people of the world will be able to see."
The second act will specifically be dedicated to the Hope Alliance.
"We will show a video about what the organization did in Guatemala," Taylor said. "During the screening, we'll have some kids singing songs and some of the older kids dancing."
Taylor's ultimate goal is to help the students develop confidence and happiness.
"I like to use things that are happening around the world to facilitate that," she said. "At the same time, the kids are learning about what is going on and can use their resources and their confidence to help."
Preparing for this production has been a unique experience because the performers have been collecting used eyeglasses for the past two months that will be donated to the Hope Alliance.
This hits close to home for Taylor.
"My stepdaughter has astigmatism and cannot function without her glasses," Taylor said. "When I was in Guatemala, I learned that 25 percent of its population is legally blind like her.
"So you have people who are walking around there who cannot function, and just by giving a pair of glasses, you can literally alter the lifestyle of one of these people," she said. "You can completely change their ability to do things and change their lives."
Taylor hopes that through her productions, her students can learn more about charitable organizations throughout the world.
"The Hope Alliance isn't the only one out there," Taylor said. "I want to help these students find what type of organization touches their hearts and makes them want to serve. That way it will give them an open forum to do things themselves. And as they get older, this desire will carry over."
The songs for this section will include "Man In the Mirror" by Michael Jackson, "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers, "Ease on Down the Road" from the Tony Award-winning musical "The Wiz."
"We'll also alternate between 'Roar' by Katy Perry and 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams," Taylor said. "'Roar' will be performed Wednesday and 'Happy' will be performed on Thursday."
Park City-based pianist Mike Rogers will accompany the singers on "Happy."
"The kiddos selected the songs after being inspired by the Hope Alliance's mission," Taylor explained. "It's going to be like a whole multimedia experience."
There will be 56 students total including guest artists, who comprise the four Taylor dance companies — Petite Divas, Dancing Divas, Superstarz and Megastarz.
All four will open the show with "You Can't Stop the Beat" from the Tony Award-winning musical "Hairspray."
Then Megastarz will dance to "Crazy in Love" by Swing Republic and Petite Divas will groove to another "Hairspray" song, "Cooties."
Wrapping up the first section will be the Dancing Divas performing to the West End Orchestra's version of "Jailhouse Rock."
After the Hope Alliance tribute, the final act will feature Megastarz dancing to Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" and Elvis Presley's version of "Jailhouse Rock" and Superstarz performing to A Wild Party's "Wild, Wild Party," before everyone converges to end the show with Pitbull's "Timber."
Taylor choreographed all the numbers.
"This is so much fun," she said. "I'm so lucky to do this. Over the years, I've developed a rapport with the kiddos and their parents really support what we do.
"I found when you work with a child, you are really working with the parent as well," Taylor said. "Each child comes in with philosophies they learned from their parents, and at the same time, when I teach their children, the kids take those teachings back to their parents. A lot of parents have told me how much they appreciate their children getting exposed to and getting involved with social causes."
Tanya Taylor Productions will present "Dancing Through Another's Eyes" at Temple Har Shalom, 3700 Brookside Ct., on Wednesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. For more information, visit www.tanyataylorproductions.com.


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TC TO ALEXANDER CARLYLE; 8 March 1823; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18230308-TC-AC-01; CL 2:301-303.
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My dear Alick,
I have just perused your most welcome letter; and having, by what is rather a rare chance with me, a moderate quantity of leisure at command, I am going to give you all my news in detail. They will amuse you some evening when you come in wearied from ploughing and sowing.
Jack's account of my health, I assure you, was rather over than undercharged; he gave you the whole truth, and that in a somewhat darker colouring than I should have given it. Certainly I was driven aslant a little from my customary path, and felt uncomfortably at times; but I had the best excuse for doing so, and you will rejoice to learn that with the cause the effect also has ceased. There never was such weather in my time as these six weeks about newyeardsay [sic]; you could not go out of doors without getting your fingers frostbitten and your face cracked by the pinching blast; your feet too were kept in continual dampness by the snow, and you momently ran the risk of rushing down to the level of the pavement, and so breaking your bones or at least sustaining the laughter of all the by-standers. It was quite dispiriting to feel all this; and to look about you and see all the Earth as it were wrapt up in its winding-sheet and dead and gone did not mend the matter. Besides I scarcely got a night's good sleep in the week, often instead of rest my bed afforded the most copious supply of pitiful and tormenting disquietudes. If I had possessed unlimited power I would have brought on the spring two months sooner, and perhaps strung all the milliners1 of the Universe upon a spit and hung them up like as many herrings to dry in the chimney corner; but no such faculties were given me, and it was better not. If one had nothing to suffer and to vanquish, where would be the merit of existence? "Time and hours wear out the roughest day."2 I struggled thro' as I best could, and here I sit delivered from all these tortures. The atmosphere has cleared up, I see the bright Fife hills out of the window, and feel the kindly breath of the west, whenever I sally forth; the needlewomen (whom the old one is sure to get yet for the plagues they cost me) the small needlewomen are also gone to rest—I have not heard their footsteps for a fortnight. Under all these advantages, how can I help recovering? I am better than I have been for many years: I get off daily with a certain constant portion of sufferable pain, and keep up my heart with diligent exertions and the hope of being quite delivered in due season. I have even almost given up the use of drugs entirely: I trust the ensuing summer will recover me quite, and then this bitterest season of my earthly pilgrimage will make me satisfied with any appointment which it may please Providence to unite with health of body and assign me. There is no fear whatever. You know how much of the Cat I have in me; how much I resemble that noble animal in quickness of movement and fierceness of temper: it ought to strike you likewise that we cats have all nine lives: I have eight of mine beforehand yet, and so I fear nothing.
You are very nobly employed, my dear Alick, in studying to improve your character and store your mind with knowledge an[d] every useful accomplishment. It will be [a] pity if your faculties have not fair play: there is in you a sharpness of judgement a hard sarcastic sagacity, a general clearness of view, united with tastes for what is pure and worthy of a man, that I expect no little of. Do not regret too much that you want time for improving yourself by Books. Wisdom is not gathered by reading alone, but infinitely more by reflection. Study to investigate every problem of life and manners that comes within your reach, to gather knowledge from books and observation & every other source, and to apply it all to the practical business of life. You will yet be an honourable, well-informed, thoroughgoing, upright, clever, independent fellow, I have no grain of doubt; and on Earth there is nothing so desirable for a son of Adam, nothing that deserves to be named along with it. I often think of our hard and laborious but hearty upbringing under our parental roof, and I feel a pride in reflecting how mind can conquer matter, how the true spirit of virtue and manly worth can illuminate the humblest destiny, and bring forth from the smoky walls of a cottage men that are void of fear and of reproach, men that are more to be prized in the eye of reason than most that stand on the high places of the Earth. Often when I see the Bullers straining in strenuous idleness3 to compass their tinselly enjoyments, conversant alone with the most shallow feelings, aiming at little higher than dining or being dined,—when I see their sons bred up in ignorance of all that is truly majestic in human nature, envying those that are richer, paying tribute to those that are more powerful, looking forward only to balls and fêtes and outward shews, the mere chaff of existence, which tho' served up in gilded covers is chaff not the less,—I often think of my brother in his coarse substantial apparel, grasping the hilts of his plough with sinewy arms upon the hill side—going forth upon a real object, beneath the clear canopy of Heaven, with a true man's-heart in his bosom, alive to all the genuine feelings of nature, discharging his part with calm fidelity, hurting or hating no man, and never dreaming that he should blanch or truckle before any creature that treads upon God's Earth! I think of this, and I am proud of it: I feel that independently of all natural considerations, we should rejoice that we are our Father's sons, not those of some squirelet or Lording, that might have given us money, but could not give us that which money will not buy. I beg of you to be contented, my brave boy; for things will all turn out as we would have them yet. For your earthly fortunes take not too much thought, we shall in time be able to help one another at a pinch, and shame befall the head of us that hesitates to do it! I had much, much more to say, but it must not be just now. Write to me largely. I am ever Your's
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The deep red colored banner at the base of the newsletter page, made it difficult to read the black and especially the purple fonts.
F. Visual Quality
Paper weight used is heavy enough so that print from one side cannot be seen on the other side. Text is written in a font size that is easy to read, and the main body is not written in capital letters.
G. Headings/Cueing Devices
Clear headings are provided for each topic area. Cueing devices (shading, boxes, arrows, etc.) are used to direct attention to key points.
H. Approximate Reading Level
Reading level is at 6th, 7th or 8th grade level.
The Kids side of the newsletter was at or below 5th grade level and the Parents side was at the 6th-8th grade level.
Web Sites
A. Currentness of Information
Web site information is current; there are no broken hyperlinks.
This is in reference to the website link provided on the newsletter for more information and to sign up to subscribe.
B. Readability
Text size is adequate for viewing. Good contrast between text and background.
C. Navigation
Navigation through the web site is logical and aided by navigation buttons and a site map or search tool.
Overall Comments on Resource Reviewed
A. Positive Points of the Reviewed Resource:
Easy to read with simple and helpful ideas for busy parents. The two-sided design was very appealing and I especially enjoyed the one newsletter that included a kids nutrition activity. This allows kids to learn, explore and have fun with nutrition through material interaction.
B. Points that Could Be Improved:
Change the font color at the bottom of the page to white letters so it is easier to read in the red box. Also, be sure to edit more closely for grammatical errors.
C. General Comments
This is a quick to read resource which is very appealing to busy parents. The tips are simple and easy to do for both parents and kids.
D. Overall Summary
This would be a great handout at clinics for health professionals to use with parents of children ages 4-8 years. Parents and health professional can subscribe on line to receive this free and colorful newsletter: Build Healthy Kids: One Choice at A Time
Reviewer Rating
Any opinions expressed about any resource in this web site (either expressly or implied) are solely and completely the responsibility of the reviewer and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Highly Recommended