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Chinese rhubarb is a dramatic plant for a border. The large leaves are vivid crimson-purple while young, and grow to 75cm (30in) across. In mid-summer, enormous flower-spikes, like those of domestic rhubarb in flower, push up through the middle of the clumps and produce sprays of rich cerise-pink flowers. It is best to remove the entire flower stalk when the blooms begin to fade, to maintain the vigour of the plants. This makes a good foliage plant for a border, setting off summer flowers well. The Royal Horticultural Society have given it their prestigious Award of Garden Merit.
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rheum
Species: palmatum
Cultivar: Atrosanguineum
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: White
Foliage colour: Purple
Feature: Flowers, Dramatic foliage
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Clay/heavy, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 250cm
Spread: 180cm
Time to divide plants: March to May
Flowering period: July to August
i so hope this is the rheum palmatum i have i cant find the label . it has survived with me in the highlands of scotland which is exciting.we have had minus 18 this winter


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Chef Richard Sandoval, the mastermind behind D.C.'s Zengo, Masa 14 and the duo of El Centros, is soon to add to his culinary empire, which also includes another two dozen restaurants across the U.S. and the Middle East. On March 31, he will open Toro Toro, a pan-Latin steakhouse.
"Approachable" is how chef de cuisine Steve Hartzell describes Toro Toro's menu that features a variety of hot and cold small plates including arepas and ceviches, steaks served a la carte and savory side dishes meant for sharing. Parties will also be able to enjoy Toro Toro's "Rodizio Experience,†where a selection of meats can be carved tableside.
Hartzell is particularly excited about the show kitchen in the middle of the restaurant that will allow him and his team to display Toro Toro's meat options, which will be sourced locally when possible.
"It's a marrying of North meets South — your North American steakhouse verses your South American steakhouse. We have the Brazilian Rodizio churrascaria experience with everything done on a spit. And right next to it, you get your prime strip loin…dry aged pork rib chop…veal porterhouse…," says Hartzell, who previously worked at Zengo and El Centro in Georgetown.
Toro Toro will initially be open for lunch and dinner, and a Saturday and Sunday brunch will eventually be introduced and include an all you can eat menu and bottomless drink options.
LW Design Group of Dubai is responsible for designing the 12,400 square foot space, which draws inspiration from Japanese and Latin interior design elements. Firery red and orange accents surround the bars and the show kitchen, animal hides are used throughout from the lounge bar stools to the bathroom stall doors, and creative ironwork helps seperate space.
The main 140-seat dining room is open and organized into distinctive sections, making the space feel intimate and inviting. The high-backed chairs and family-style dining tables give the room a comfortable, homey feel and are a striking contrast with the cool lower level 70-seat lounge space, which features a raised DJ booth.
Toro Toro is located at 1300 I (Eye) Street, NW. Call (202) 682-9500.
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The startling costs of climate change have been revealed. 'The Anatomy of a Silent Crisis', just released by the Global Humanitarian Forum, is the first global report to focus exclusively on the human impact worldwide, analysing how climate change will affect society.
Currently, climate change costs 300,000 lives and $125 billion every year, a global assessment has revealed. A further 330 million people are affected by climate change.
By 2030, the Forum warns, the number of lives seriously affected by climate change will have risen to 660 million, or 10% of the world's population. The annual death toll would be 500,000, from weather-related disasters, malnutrition or disease.
In economic terms, climate change already costs $125 billion a year, which is more than the total aid given to developing countries. That comparison is significant, because it is developing countries that are disproportionately carrying the burden. Overall, 99% of all deaths attributable to climate change will be in the developing world, and 90% of the economic loss. Since the fifty poorest countries contribute just 1% of global carbon emissions between them, this is a matter of human rights, and not just an environmental issue.
Sub-Saharan Africa, already one of the poorest areas on earth, is particularly vulnerable. Bangladesh is described as 'ground zero'. The semi-arid countries of Central Asia are also at risk, and the Middle East will face even greater water challenges. Consequently, the Forum calls for a radical increase in funding for adaptation strategies. Aid for adaptation is currently less than half a billion, about one percent of what is required.
'The Anatomy of a Silent Crisis' has been released to coincide with UN preparatory talks in Bonn, ahead of the Copenhagen summit in December. The Copenhagen summit will agree emissions targets beyond 2012, and is considered a watershed moment in the international response to climate change.
"Just six months before the Copenhagen summit, the world finds itself at a crossroads" said Kofi Annan, President of the Global Humanitarian Forum. "We can no longer afford to ignore the human impact of climate change. Put simply, the report is a clarion call for negotiators at Copenhagen to come to the most ambitious international agreement ever negotiated, or continue to accept mass starvation, mass sickness and mass migration on an ever growing scale."
The Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum was founded by Kofi Annan in 2007, and is committed to building international cooperation on humanitarian issues.
Read the executive summary here, or download the whole report (pdf) here.
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Avril Lavigne's controversial "Hello Kitty" video has topped 33 million views on YouTube. Fans and foes of the Canuck pop princess' Japanese themed video helped the song go viral online, generating sales and chart action in the process.
According to an update posted on June 12 at Lavigne's official Twitter page, "Kitty," which was trashed by many critics with some accusing Lavigne of stereotyping and racism, has now earned 33,299,004 views and counting on the popular video sharing website. The song is based on the 29-year-old Napanee, Ont. native's longtime obsession with the well known Japanese animated character and marks her first venture into electro-pop.
The track was intended as an official single release in Japan only from Lavigne's 2013 self-titled studio album, but became the de facto fourth single in North America due to the interest generated from the controversy. An upbeat follow-up to her previous single, the piano ballad titled, "Let Me Go," "Kitty" was co-written by the multi-Juno Award winner in collaboration with Martin Johnson, hubby Chad Kroeger and David Hodges.
The acidic remarks prompted the "Girlfriend" hitmaker to respond on her Twitter account, writing, "RACIST??? LOLOLOL!!! I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan. I flew to Tokyo to shoot this video specifically for my Japanese fans, WITH my Japanese label, Japanese choreographers AND a Japanese director IN Japan."
Lavigne is currently on tour in the U.S with the Back Street Boys. She was admitted to hospital earlier this month and had to cancel a scheduled appearance with BSB on June 6 in Oklahoma City due to undisclosed health issues. She has since returned to the tour and will perform her next show with BSB June 13 in Noblesville, Ind. at Klipsch Music Center.
Her U.S. trek with BSB wraps up June 26 at Wanhtagh, N.Y. at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Lavigne will continue her solo tour in Canada on June 24 in Orillia, Ont. at Casino Rama Entertainment Centre. See AvrilLavigne.com for more details.
Did you know? Avril Lavigne's 2013 self-titled album was huge in the Asia-Pacific region, where it hit No. 1 in China and Taiwan, as well as No. 2 in Japan and South Korea while cracking the Billboard 200 top 5 in Canada and U.S.


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It's important to face up to all the facts because fixing Fair Park won't come cheap, and it won't be easy.
It's important to face up to all the facts because fixing Fair Park won't come cheap, and it won't be easy.
In the last year, it's seen 5,000 patients for everything from preventative care to chronic disease management...
Dallas residents, as well as the animal population, deserve an operation with one point of accountability.
City should heed lessons from the last effort to develop prime property near the VA Hospital and a DART line
Paul Quinn-led effort seeks to fill the gaps, especially in neighborhoods suffering the most.
Peter Brodsky clears path for Dallas to try to solve its loose dog problems and achieve the goal of becoming a no-kill city.
Council member Tiffinni young vows that her voice will only get louder. Wouldn't it be great if the rest of the city stepped up to support her?
Antoinette Brown's tragic death should serve as a wakeup call for many quality of life challenges.
The audit puts the city and its business partners on notice that oversights must now be corrected.
She has consistently shortchanged taxpayers, especially those suffering due to the loose dog chaos in southern Dallas.
We suggest two actions in our plea for the city to put more muscle and urgency into this problem.
Mayor Mike Rawlings' economic plan for the southern half of the city focuses on "game-changing" accelerators.
City Hall forms a group to devise a strict protocol for investigations.
We explain why this case matters so much and why Dallas' legal staff needs to be up to the challenge.
The plan comes with plenty of metric-based goals to grade the effort and hold it accountable.
The Cliff View request exposes the weakness in Dallas' affordable housing strategy.
In this month's 10 Drops in the Bucket list, we ask readers to also send us good news.
Parkdale, just southeast of downtown, could be a powerful lure to young families and retirees looking for affordable homes and convenient options.
Hiring more drivers brings more jobs and ride options.
Animal services' strategies help reduce euthanasia numbers, but loose dogs and dead-animal dumping in southern half of the city persist.
Land sale, DART, campus moves seen as hopeful signs.
Even in the daylight, the abandoned 150-unit Cedar Glen South apartment complex at 2906 E. Kiest Blvd. looks dangerous.
Given the property's condition — it began life in 1921 as a Procter & Gamble industrial plant and appears to have been consistently crumbling since P&G vacated — it's hardly surprising that the pipes might not be in tiptop shape.
As artist retires "to my life," we celebrate what she has meant on the arts and social justice scenes.
It replaces a payday lender, brings jobs to the area and helps elevate the whole city's tax base - what's not to like?
It appears that the city brought its biggest bat to the plate only to have it whacked harmlessly away.
Did one DISD trustee's criticism frighten city leaders into delaying a no-brainer vote?
Thanks to generous givers, a campaign begun in 2010 has built 534 homes and refurbished 395 more.
Given the condition of many of the southern Dallas properties, the family's benevolent landlord argument is hard to swallow.
The GrowSouth effort is about encouraging owners to responsibly maintain their properties.
Rezoning clash pitted neighborhood's future against present.
Dennis Topletz portrays himself as defender of his tenants while exploiting them with slum-style single-family houses.
Targeting help to small areas temporarily pays off; now the city needs to find way to sustain loose-animal successes in southern Dallas.
Narrower tactics set up an intriguing foundation for more rapid progress in southern Dallas.
City Hall's lawsuit against the Topletz family underscores gaps in laws regulating large-scale house rental companies.
Mayor Rawlings is taking bold steps to press big house rental companies in southern Dallas to improve their properties.
Prosecutors acted swiftly in bringing cases against small-time operators but still ignore numerous others involving southern Dallas homes.
A family notorious for renting out decrepit southern Dallas houses finally must answer in court for landlord laxity.
Our monthly look at persistent problems that drag down quality of life in southern Dallas.
City Year, made up of AmeriCorps members assigned to low-performing campuses, makes a difference in DISD.
Despite improved state law, prosecutors have yet to pursue a Dallas organization linked to scores of real estate scams.
City Hall provides a strategy with teeth to try to reduce the number of pitiful animals roaming the streets.
Eight years of listing neighborhood detractors has helped fight blight, put scofflaws on notice.
A move further west would pave the way for new development at the base of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.
Cracking down on illegal dumping, especially in southern Dallas, means police must use better tools like remote cameras.
The church and homeowners association regularly conduct trash cleanups, but this time code compliance and police officers participated.
The city can nudge a historic community back into prosperity by attracting a stable middle class.
The northern Dallas businessman who's bought a big chunk of the shopping center vows to listen carefully to the community in planning strategy.
Thank goodness City Council members aren't letting management off the hook to find answers.
Our list of neighborhood detractors focuses this month on a Dallas ISD building that's helping drag South Dallas down.
Certainly, before anyone stands up and salutes too heartily, genuine follow-through has to take place. But the progress made Wednesday — the council's intense focus on the strays issue and its recognition that the problem is a massive quality of life challenge — deserves to be celebrated.
Wednesday's budget briefing will provide an opportunity to demand accountability for fixing this failure in city services.
A take-charge principal, tighter discipline and more experienced teachers are changing a troubled South Dallas school.
Both the city's tax base and the quality of life for residents and pets suffer until this problem gets fixed.
Drug dealers go hand in hand with weedy vacant lots and trash dumping.
Rising home prices in two sectors south of the Trinity — Oak Cliff and southern Dallas — reflect a growing interest in the area. Excellent.
The addiction treatment center is leaving its aging north Oak Cliff facility, and needs to raise funds for a new home to continue providing its vital services.
Eastfield College's Pleasant Grove campus provides the academic WD-40 needed for first-generation college students.
DISD should investigate why schools in the Imagine 2020 program aren't doing well, but the program should be preserved.
The Urban Institute study is evidence of why we must bridge Dallas' north-south gap.
The Obama administration is correct to call for American cities like Dallas to change their subsidized housing policies.
Our monthly list of neighborhood detractors highlights industrial abuses in Cadillac Heights, a long-troubled area.
A look at some of the campuses that encourage us that Dallas schools can — and do — offer academic rigor.
State must find better ways to distribute affordable-housing tax credits after Thursday's negative Supreme Court ruling.
Graduation rates have risen steadily, and the school is near the top of Dallas ISD in the algebra I, biology and history end-of-school exams.
Observing the dedication and hard work of these parents reinforces that we are all a lot more alike than we are different.
Departing council member Carolyn Davis launches an $11.5 million makeover effort for the heavily industrialized street.
The company's new fulfillment center is a big job creator for a southern Dallas area that badly needs an economic boost.
North Oak Cliff must grow through sensitive design and community involvement.
The years and the natural cycle of aging neighborhoods have set this north central Oak Cliff neighborhood back.
We urge Gov. Greg Abbott to sign Rep. Eric Johnson's innovative package of bills.
Gov. Abbott should sign a bill unanimously backed by the House and Senate to fight adverse-possession real estate scams.
The former Park Board member's experience and connections can help her effectively confront the area's longstanding challenges.
The runoff to represent southwestern Dallas on the City Council has produced two good candidates with contrasting views of the district's needs and priorities.Two public school teachers, Joe Tave, 69,...
The Dallas City Council should get behind recommendations intended to make the park more appealing for the 341 days a year when the fair isn't in session.
Recent fighting at the DISD school shows that a lack of urgency and parental involvement stand in the way of fixes.
What this too-often-invisible part of town most needs is an injection of younger middle-income residents like those slowly migrating deeper into Oak Cliff.
A new location for the Southern Star operation would be the latest impressive change at the base of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.
Our neighbors need a safer way to borrow. A banking district plan could take another necessary bite out of predatory payday lenders.
Owner of long-troubled building and city need to find some middle ground as they share the same goal for historic structure.
With economic rebirth come traffic woes for both pedestrians and La Bajada residents.
Foreclosure proceedings against the project on South Lancaster offer cautionary lessons for the city.
Mayor Mike Rawlings has big plans to appoint neighborhood managers, build 1,500 new houses and expand local feedback.
On the effort's third birthday, Mayor Mike Rawlings can brag of major progress, but big frustrations remain in southern Dallas.
A bill before the Texas House seeks to punish adverse possession scammers who prey on the poor.
But let's be patient and ensure the best for this blank slate.
The goal is to infuse six campuses on the "improvement-required" list with some of the district's most effective teachers and leaders.
Southern Dallas' city-owned Oak Glen Apartments shouldn't have needed federal intervention to get the attention required.
This part of southern Dallas tells a history we should know, celebrate and protect.
Nutall has more talent than she's displayed in office. Her opponent is woefully unprepared.
May residents of all stripes join pastors Bryan Carter and Jeff Warren on their mission to address Dallas' north-south divide.
Why doesn't the city have shelter data necessary to determine the best strategy for helping both the animals and neighborhood quality of life?
Exoneree Richard Miles, who spent 15 years in prison, is working to help ex-offenders find work and rebuild their lives.
Despite ownership disputes, a local judge ruled that the claimant of two adverse-possession houses may evict residents.
The bill, filed by State Rep. James White, R-Woodville, would reduce payday lending abuses statewide.
We note the planned renovation of the Lee G. Bilal building, the longest occupant of this list of neighborhood detractors.
City Hall's new Neighborhood Plus program requires a renewed effort to address the north-south imbalance.
State Rep. Eric Johnson is offering fresh solutions to persistent economic problems
Brown and Hawk focus on new ways to hear more community voices on law enforcement issues.
At a time when the city is getting poorer and the middle class is fleeing, the city staff is calling for raising the minimum wage for city workers and contractors, for targeting blight and for shoring up neighborhoods at the tipping point.
Virtual Q&A out of "Come Together" event provides tools for entrepreneurship and basic financial literacy.
Complex on Lancater Road that's burned out on an entire end must come down.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be a big help to local crackdowns on abusive lending.
Hispanic Families Network will teach them to leverage digital tools to learn and spread educational strategies.
In a daylong appearance that was a make-or-break moment for the House select committee, Clinton checks this issue off her list.
McKinney Avenue Contemporary's move to the Cedars marks a welcome investment in the cultural future of southern Dallas.
With 80,000 dogs and cats euthanized nationally each week, here's how you can make a difference in North Texas.
Too many of us think it quietly, even if we don't say it out loud: There's not much that can be done about Dallas public schools. That isn't true. A solid plan, high expectations and additional resources can improve even our most impoverished campuses.
She and her husband tirelessly tag-teamed in countless ways on behalf of their community.
Abbott could help correct this disparity by ending objections to expanding Medicaid eligibility in Texas.
A Supreme Court case about segregationist effects of public housing in Dallas could affect the course of civil rights.
Tearing down decrepit houses is not a fix unless Dallas planners find ways to put empty lots back into productive use.
Innovative partnerships show that there's no better textbook than hands-on work in impoverished neighborhoods.
One of Dallas' great natural treasures needs a solid management plan.
From the 'north-south divide' to 'getting criminal justice right,' here are our priorities for the coming year.
The city and its residents can do more to reduce a problem that's bigger than Dallas Animal Services can handle alone.
The area along Bexar Street looks better than it has in a long time, thanks largely to the city's investment in fancy townhomes and the Dallas Housing Authority's new Buckeye Commons development.
Marina Tarashevska is an angel of mercy for abandoned animals in the southern half of the city.
Mayor Mike Rawlings is rolling out a plan to pressure southern Dallas slumlords into fixing up their rental properties.
Mayor Mike Rawlings has an impressive list of GrowSouth accomplishments, including launching a new investment board.
The entire city, including the food deserts in the southern half, would benefit from fresh food from our neighbors' backyards.
As a national convention meets here, could our city provide a model for antidiscrimination innovation?
The fund's latest audit is a sad repeat of unfixed problems from the last audit. It's time for a new approach.
Man charged with animal cruelty has shown again and again that he shouldn't run this Trinity Forest operation.
Instead of suffering in silence, residents can monitor code complaints and problems with a new online mapping tool.
Nearly 900 acres of Dallas has been placed under an ambitious plan.
Communities in southern Dallas can't pull themselves out of poverty without a helping hand.
The Continental Avenue Bridge is an asset whose future shouldn't be a seat-of-the-pants decision.
A Thursday night forum will seek solutions to end our economic imbalance and to help entrepreneurs succeed.
A new alternative to payday lenders is coming to Dallas and needs your support.
Two recent DMN articles point to the faith of residents in their neighborhoods' futures.
Our monthly list of southern Dallas neighborhood detractors examines the $4.5 million debacle dubbed Patriots Crossing.
Freshly minted apartment units are important, but new homes represent a different level of commitment to a neighborhood and its school district.
If Chase Fonteno and his associates gambled that the complexity would thwart prosecutors, the wager has paid off big time.
Smarter community- and employer-based options are cropping up as a way to avoid payday lenders' high-interest loans.
City staff should have known better than to let Trinity Forest pond be siphoned off and trees be cut down for dirt pit.
Our monthly list of pernicious problems in southern Dallas includes an uplifting story of development and job creation.
The mayor's Fair Park Task Force has good ideas to improve its success and unify management under nonprofit auspices.
The mayor's task force offers good, workable solutions to help address a growing problem for the city.
The former first couple will lead a volunteer workforce to build 30 new homes and repair 20 others in east Oak Cliff in October.
We celebrate a school opening in 2015 and continue to shine a light on small problems that undercut quality of life.
After our special reports on abusive real estate practices of Douglas T. "Chase" Fonteno, a state agency cracks down.
The new federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is rightly targeting abusive payday lending.
Our monthly list highlights eyesores that impede progress for renewal efforts in South Dallas' Bonton neighborhood.
The city must reform its Housing Department to avoid similar problems in the future.
A meeting of city officials and community leaders looked at refreshing new ways to solve age-old neighborhood problems.
Meanwhile, City Hall owns property near the Audubon Center that needs improvement.
News that the game will remain at the Cotton Bowl through at least 2025 is good news for fans, the State Fair of Texas, City Hall and area restaurant and hotel operators.
New bridge and trail projects connect West Dallas and downtown, physically, economically and socially
The approach from both inside and outside of City Hall has been wrong for years.
Court ruling provides the legal backing for cities to protect citizens from lending abuses.
Another metal scrap yard wants to open on troubled South Lamar, and this time, the Plan Commission should just say no.
Groundbreaking for a new clinic in South Dallas can help build momentum for transformation of a long-troubled area.
Lack of a long-term vision and poor communication with neighbors must be addressed.
As Mayor Rawlings' program finishes its second year, we praise progress and suggest room for improvement.
The plan, including at least one deck park spanning the freeway, could reconnect South Dallas and East Dallas and bring opportunity to all.
Unacceptable backroom deal-making could mean dropped charges for those who released pig blood into a Trinity tributary.
Plan to revitilize Valley View area is far more mature than the hope Southwest Center can be renewed.
Texas cities on the front lines of abuses must fight the battle that state lawmakers won't.
Ten neighborhoods will benefit from GrowSouth funds.
Community prosecutor/code compliance duo illustrate the complicated, constant, often-mundane approach needed to combat blight.
Bishop T.D. Jakes is helping turn lives around with a program focusing on obstacles ex-offenders find outside the walls.
The city's investment in the street builds on private momentum for an important north/south link.
A West Dallas industrial area epitomizes lax code enforcement, especially where city land serves as a truck parking lot.
Affordable housing and the redevelopment of the city's neighborhoods are too important to be handled in shadows.
The area has made its own way, but public dollars could build success.
Facelift will bring new dollars to the area, add to taxable values and continue to force the sort of change the area needs.
Southern Dallas will succeed not through charity but changed thinking.
The inaugural Come Together event showed that creating true change requires understanding across the city's "tribes."
The Texas success story ignores half of Texans, including those in southern Dallas, living one crisis away from poverty.
Reining in payday lending abuses is a major challenge, but Texas cities are accepting the challenge that Austin lawmakers have refused.
A federal report on subsidized housing discrimination in Dallas bolsters a long-voiced complaint by civil rights groups.
An innovative proposal for an urban farm could deliver healthy food and jobs to the La Bajada community.
Trinity Groves proves that innovative revitalization can attract new residents, add jobs and meet the needs of long-time residents.
If the city can't get housing policies right in downtown, how will it get them right in southern Dallas?
Mayor Rawlings says the change in city management is a chance to rethink the way public housing projects are undertaken.
City Hall is enforcing the new group home code, but the council should take more steps to protect vulnerable residents.
Mayor Mike Rawlings wants to end a low-hanging-fruit mentality toward fixing problems in areas like South Dallas.
Mayor Mike Rawlings' southern Dallas initiative gets mixed scores in our third progress report since its 2012 launch.
Volunteer tutors are key to helping Reading Partners reach struggling students and expand an I Tutor Dallas! campaign.
Dallas fought back against payday lenders, but state and federal officials need to do more to end this destructive cycle.
Election of three women to head Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce could be a positive indication of emerging leadership.
Our monthly list of neighborhood detractors includes uplifting signs as a West Dallas waste hauler is redone.
When trustees voted to close several southern Dallas schools after statewide education budget cuts in 2011, they failed to adequately plan for a predictable problem.
Two southern Dallas neighborhoods will get a partial makeover from Cedar Crest Bridge improvements, but eyesores remain.
They should name committees to stop practices that lock the poor into crushing debt.
DISD is flooding attention on 21 southern Dallas schools in hopes of reversing a decades-long cycle of poverty. With interactive map.
The private Catholic schools defy the odds on getting low-income students into college.
The feuding among trustees and the superintendent must stop, and a plan to uplift three feeder zones can unite factions.
This newspaper hopes planned panels will tie conversations into the corrosive impact of poverty, crime and unequal opportunities.
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Hailu Ejigu owns some of southern Dallas' worst eyesores, so why does the city partner with him on big-dollar projects?
Randy Gilbert, who spent four years building a park for his grandkids, is an example of committing oneself to positive change.
The city has campaigns for biking, parks and the arts, so why not one to help elevate schools, especially in southern Dallas?
A new study echoes this newspaper's position about the damage blight is causing.
A pedestrian and bike bridge will help connect an often forgotten West Dallas community with downtown.
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Justin and Chelsea wanted their Iowa wedding to be personal, special, rustic, simple, memorable, whimsical, DIY, vintage, chic, casual, relaxing and most of all budget friendly. Even with a huge list of wants they ended up with their dream wedding. Chelsea shared all of her tips and tricks with us along with her complete wedding budget break down at the bottom of the page. As always you see more this handmade vintage wedding photographed by Jana Marie Photography in the full gallery here.
My two older flower girls wore tutus & a leotard tank top. The tutus were made by a mom of one of the flower girls. My youngest flower girl got her ruffled romper off of Etsy. Justin & I wanted the groomsmen to be comfortable (because we knew we'd be outside), so we wanted something light & spiffy! :) I hate suits & tuxes anyway! We bought the dress shirts at JCP, but because we had a specific color of blue we wanted – we had to dye the shirts! It was a crazy task & I wouldn't advise doing it without quite a bit of practice (different fabric dyes different). My grandma, mom & mother-in-law dyed the shirts. I made the guys' bow ties & boutonnieres & they got their jeans from Kohls & their suspenders from Hot Topic.
As special as first looks are between the bride and groom, we simply adore that Chelsea choose to do a first look with her father. Her Dad is often known for being a chatter box, and this was the only time Chelsea has ever seen him speechless. Making it one of her favorite moments of the day.
As we walked back up the aisle after we were pronounced husband & wife, we had people throw colored marshmallows at us! But some people forgot, so it wasn't as amazing as it could have been!
We had a worship service during the ceremony & that was probably the best part of the whole day for me. Justin & I wanted our wedding to be focused mainly on the Lord & His love for us. We wanted our day to be filled with His presence & wanted people to know that while, yes they were there to celebrate us – we were there to praise Him for all that He's done for us.
All of our décor was handmade and/or collected from various thrift/antique stores throughout the years. We bought ZERO decorations. We had a candy table as a way of having a "favor". We had hay bales at the reception and my father-in-law put them in the shape of a "C" all throughout the site for people to sit on. Similar to couches.
Our cake topper is a funny story! Justin made a stick figure of me out of cardboard a long time ago & I glued a veil to it & told him that maybe one day we would get married. Well, he held onto that stick figure & told his mom he wanted to use it as a cake topper. So she made a groom out of cardboard to match the bride.
Photographer: Jana Marie Photography
Dress Designer: Vintageous
Groom's Attire: JC Penny & Bride made
Jewelry: EidelPrecious
Shoe Designer: Modcloth
Veil or Hair Accessories: Lynay Jewelry
Stationery & Florals: made by bride | Prop or Furniture Rentals: parents | Venue: Family farm in Floyd, Iowa | Cake: Family made | Caterer: Family made | Officiant: Friend


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The light slowly crept through a nearby open window moving it's way across the bed to where Jack was sleeping, the light of the new day being a sudden intrusion upon his peaceful sleep. His eyes flickered open slowly attempting to adjust themselves to the morning light. He raised his hand to try and block it out, lowering it after a few moments and looking around, he ran his hands through the soft fur beneath him. Turning himself over onto his stomach, he raised his head to look at the gigantic face of Lyla. She was already awake and smiling softly down at him, she was wearing a black pajama top that covered her chest, leaving her stomach exposed, she also wore a short, black set of pants to match the top. "Good morning my little pet," she spoke down to him, he was lying down on her belly fur. "Good morning miss," he replied whilst running his hands through the soft fur that surrounded him. Lyla moved a hand down towards Jack, gently nuzzling his tiny body with her claws. "Did you sleep well little one?" she stretched her body out, flexing her arms and legs. Jack rolled himself over almost instantly to greet the claws as best he could, hugging them tightly and replying, "Yes I did miss. Your fur is so soft and comfortable, it makes the perfect bed. I wouldn't mind sleeping here with you more often." He looked up directly at Lyla with a big grin on his face before returning to hug her claws. Lyla giggled a little, still nuzzling Jack with her claws, "well we certainly will, I was hoping you would enjoy your stay with me." She moved her other hand over, gripping Jack with the utmost care between her claws, she lifted him up and set him down in her palm, bringing it up to her face. "You can always have peace of mind when your with me little one, your welcome to live here with me if you choose to. Just be careful of my sister, she does not have the same gentle tendencies towards your kind like I do." She stuck her tongue out and gave Jack a few tender licks. "I would very much like to stay with you, I'm just afraid of what your telling me about your sister," Jack replied fearfully. Lyla smiled down softly back at him and nuzzled him with a claw again. "As long as your with me you should have nothing to worry about, I'm just a bit scared about leaving you here alone," she gazed down at Jack, a hint of fear in her voice as she spoke, the thoughts of what her sister would do to him if she found him alone.
A moment passed before Jack broke the silence, "it will be OK, we can work it out miss. Would you like me to pick up where we left off from yesterday?" He turned his gaze down to Lyla's paws, he couldn't hep but stare at them for a few moments. He shook his head and quickly glanced back to Lyla. She was already smiling down at him, giggling softly, "I think we would both enjoy that," she replied, giving him a soft kiss before lowering her hand down placing it flat on the bed next to her paws. Jack jumped down off her hand landing gently on the sheet fabric beneath him. He gazed towards the paws resting on the bed before him, Lyla had already positioned herself comfortably on the bed, resting her back against the wooden panel of her bed. Her paws were lying down on their sides exposing the pads of her paws so Jack could work on them better. He approached her paws, placing his hands on the pads, gently rubbing his hands up and down against them. Lyla reacted immediately to his touch, flexing her toes and purring softly as he continued. "You know, your really good at this, I'm glad you want to stay here with me. It's difficult to find little paw lovers like yourself, your a rare breed little one. Oh, one more thing, call me Lyla, you don't have to keep referring to me as 'miss'." Lyla spoke with an affectionate tone in her voice. Jack increased the pressure in one hand against her the pad in front of him, moving the other along the pad to the exposed fur between her sole and toe pads and running his hand through it. "Thank you Lyla, your so lovely and gentle. I've never experienced such kindness before and I couldn't be happier with my decision." Jack pushed his body against Lyla's sole attempting to hug it as best he could, burying his face into the fur between the pads of her paws. Lyla slid herself further down the bed, bringing her head to rest on the soft pillows that surrounded her. Jack proceeded to walk towards her paws, his gaze following down Lyla's legs, still following down towards her paws. Lyla still had them lying on their sides, her eyes were closed awaiting for Jack to continue working. Jack approached her toes and placed both his hands on them, running his fingers through the fur, moving back and forth along the toe, gently caressing it. Lyla let out another soft moan, wiggling and flexing her toes to Jack's touch. Jack lowered his hands down and pushed them against the pad of her toe, rubbing his hands along the soft pad to please Lyla. "Your doing such a wonderful job my pet, it feels so good," she purred, a smile forming on her face, "if there's anything I can do for you, please tell me."
Jack ceased his work on her paws, stepping aside to look down the length of Lyla's body towards her face. Lyla opened her eyes as the feeling on her paws had stopped, she sat herself up, looking down towards Jack with an inquisitive look on her face. She sat upright, bringing her legs close to her, she crawled forward, lowering her chest down on the bed slowly, her face now in front of Jack and her legs crossed it the air behind her. "Are you OK?" she stared down at him with a curious look on her face. Jack was rubbing his hands together nervously, looking up into her emerald green eyes, "I was wondering if... if you could call me by my name, it feels a little degrading being called 'pet' and 'little one'," he broke eye contact nervously. Lyla smiled towards him, bringing her hands forward and gently placing them on the bed in front of Jack, moving one forward and gently patting him with a finger pad, "Of course Jack, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable in any way," she spoke with an affectionate tone. Jack smiled, closing his eyes as the finger touched the top of his head, he opened them after a few seconds looking back up to Lyla, "Thank you Lyla, thank you for everything." Lyla gently scooped Jack into her palm, sitting herself up on the edge of the bed, planting her paws firmly on the ground, looking down at Jack in her hand, "Would you like something to eat Jack?" she asked with a smile. Jack stared up at her and replied, "Yes Lyla, I could go for something right now." Jack seated himself comfortably in Lyla's hand, still looking up towards her. Lyla stood herself up, looking down at Jack in her hand, "So could I, let's go," Lyla started walking, moving towards the door, opening it and walking out, closing it behind her. Jack, purposely fell backwards in her palm, staring up at Lyla's face as she walked, she looked down straight back at him, the two exchanging smiles. Jack knew he was going to like it here, living with Lyla, it was more than he could ever ask for and he was determined to enjoy every second of it.


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Big Pharma's Global Generics Push Continues With Sanofi Deal
Quick, who's the biggest generics manufacturer in Latin America? Those who guessed generics giants like Teva or Mylan, thanks for playing. The answer is Sanofi-Aventis, a Big Pharma shop not typically lumped among the generics crowd.
Sanofi said today that it's paying €500 million (about $660 million) for Medley, a family-owned drug manufacturer in Brazil. The acquisition will make Sanofi Latin America's biggest generics manufacturer, Dow Jones Newswires reports.
As growth has slowed for Big Pharma's traditional cash cows — blockbuster drugs sold in rich countries — the industry has increasingly looked to middle-income countries and off-patent drugs.
The Medley deal comes just a week after Sanofi said it bought Mexico's Laboratorios Kendrick for an undisclosed sum. And last year, the company paid $2 billion for the shares outstanding of Czech company Zentiva, a bet on both Eastern Europe and the generics business.
Some of Sanofi's long-time competitors are making similar moves. Pfizer last year created an "established products" unit to focus on global sales of off-patent drugs, and last month announced a deal with India's Aurobindo Pharma to expand its line of generics.
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Some Coffee OK Late in Pregnancy
Caffeine vs. Decaf
The average birth weight of babies born to the women in the lower caffeine group was 7.75 pounds, compared to 7.8 pounds for babies born to women who consumed more caffeine.
In the caffeinated group, 4.2% of infants were born prematurely and 4.5% were small for their gestational age, vs. a premature and underweight birth rate of 5.2% and 4.7%, respectively, in the decaffeinated group.
None of those differences reached statistical significance, meaning the differences could have been due to chance.
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"Snow White and the Huntsman" Kristen Stewart has a birthday coming up on April 9. The "Twilight" actress will turn 24 and she only has one wish for her birthday this year, according to Hollywood Life on March 18. According to an exclusive source, Stewart is planning to host an intimate party and there is one person at the top of the list.
Kristen doesn't want an extravagant celebration, but rather she seeks something simple with the hopes the love of her life, Robert Pattinson will attend. The source told Hollywood Life, "Even though she hasn't seen Rob for the longest time, they still talk all the time. They text, Skype. They are both pretty much in the same place right now, just focusing on work and staying focuses."
At the present time neither of them are dating so it would be perfect timing for the once-powerhouse couple to cross paths again since their friendship is stronger than ever. They are both in a good place emotionally, too. "It would so make Kristen's birthday f he joined her. That would be the ultimate birthday gift for her," the source states.
For some couple, true love never really dies. Perhaps the pressure of the "Twilight Saga" just broke them both down. After spending so much time working together it can be hard to build a solid relationship. Perhaps they both just needed some space and time to breath.
What do you think; should and will Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson reconnect and try again? Sound off in the comments below.
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In a recent article about winter essentials, I kept mentioning J.Crew. Sure enough, J.Crew mens fashion designer, Frank Muytjens, is a best new menswear designer. I think we all go to J.Crew and appreciate their stylish clothes. Maybe you (like me) have a couple of button downs or a tie from J.Crew, but have never really explored how transformative these clothes can be for your wardrobe. And let me tell you, transforming will not be an arduous task because this guy Frank is serious. He really isn't playing when it comes to well cut, modern, gentleman's clothing. I was shopping in J.Crew yesterday and fell in love with their jasper tees and polos. 100 percent cotton and one of the most comfortable shirts I've wore. Casual-cool looks, laidback-sophisticate looks, affordable prices, and excellent selections when it comes to suits and ties. Do yourself a favor and visit a J.Crew or visit their online store.
I'm also fond of Band of Outsiders. I like the way their suits are cut and i like the way their clothes exude youthfulness. Band of Outsiders, for lack of a better word, is hip. Super-hip and super-stylish. If you are in your twenties and feel like it's time to invest in a superb piece of clothing, check out Band of Outsiders at thecorner.com. Before you flip out, the web page primarily sales avant garde men's clothing, like designers Rick Owens and Martin Margiela. Clothes you and I were not meant to wear. Band of Outsiders also makes stylish women's clothing. Just in case your girlfriend has an affinity for style or if you actually happen to meet a woman looking like the women in the slideshow. For the love of God. Please. Be prepared. Be stylish. Be you. NY Fashion Week is over and I admired the 2010 J.Crew, Perry Ellis (yes, you read correctly), Band of Outsiders, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger collections. Enjoy the slideshow of the 2010 collections.


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A Mostly Monthly E-Newsletter by and about GrooveLily
Valerie Vigoda: vocals/violin
Brendan Milburn: keys/vocals
Gene Lewin: drums/vocals
G r o o v e L i l y E – N e w s # 2 4
Happy Autumn! New York City is brisk and cloudless blue, with a bit of added energy and hustle. Running in the new park along the Hudson River is beautiful and exhilarating, and leads to much introspection.
Common among many people whose lives we admire (Leonardo da Vinci, for example) is the ability to live with high levels of uncertainty. Einstein had this ability; Thomas Jefferson had it; and we strive for it in ourselves, even when all we want is a big, comfy safety net, complete with Barcalounger, Mallomars and satellite TV. Acceptance of uncertainty, persistence in the face of obstacles, curiosity, willingness to try new things, to experiment, to seek out and embrace change…and above all, a refusal to become complacent: these are the qualities we aim for.
OK, we love Mallomars — but we're still edgy
1. "Striking 12" This Holiday Season: Old Globe Theatre, San Diego!
2. GrooveLily In Billboard Magazine
3. *Bottom Line, NYC Show* Wed, Oct 15! Help Save This Legendary Club
4. "Perseverance" TV Spot Widens Its Reach
5. Why We Love Internet Radio
6. Radio Promotion For "Are We There Yet?" Underway With Powderfinger
7. Early Adopters/Targeted Radio Stations: You Can Help
8. Reminder: Please Update Your Profile
9. New Batch Of Interesting Industry Articles: Good Readin'
10. Upcoming GrooveLily Shows
11. Choice Lyric Of The Month
12. What We're Listening To
1. "Striking 12" This Holiday Season: Old Globe Theatre, San Diego!
We are thrilled to announce that the second season of the GrooveLily holiday show, "Striking 12," will occur at the Old Globe Theatre, nestled in beautiful Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
We'll be rehearsing during the last 2 weeks of November, and the show will run on the Cassius Carter Centre Stage from December 7 through December 31, closing with a very special New Year's Eve celebration.
"Striking 12" is still evolving and changing, and will be a different experience from what many of you saw at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia last year, or at TheatreWorks in Mountain View in the spring. Director Ted Sperling and playwright Rachel Sheinkin will both be reprising their roles in San Diego; and we're delighted to be adding a set designer and costume designer as well.
Our fabulous friend Rob Killenberger will be designing sound, and someone wonderful, as of yet unnamed, will be designing lights. There will be many designs.
2. GrooveLily In Billboard Magazine
It's our first appearance in the biggest music industry mag around. The piece got pushed back from September 5 to September 20 – here it is!
"The Military Gets Its Groove (Lily) On" by Jim Bessman, in his "Words & Music" Songwriters & Publishers Column
3. *Bottom Line, NYC Show* Wed, Oct 15! Help Save This Legendary Club
For those who haven't heard, the Bottom Line is in trouble. This historic Village nightspot has featured an incredible number of seminal musicians over the past 30 years: Ringo Starr, Miles Davis, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stevie Wonder, the Police…to name only a very few. Audiences have been dwindling since 9/11, and the club owes a lot of back rent to its landlord, NYU.
The club almost closed down a week ago — but Sirius Satellite Radio has stepped in to bail the Bottom Line out, and the proprietors have been given a four-week reprieve. The continued existence of this beloved venue is still in jeopardy — so please join us for our just-booked concert on Wednesday, October 15 and help save the Bottom Line!
*GrooveLily, in a co-bill with the Wichita Stallions*
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
New York, NY
*The Bottom Line*
15 West 4th Street, on the corner of West 4th and Mercer
7:30 & 10:30 PM, GrooveLily closes each show after Wichita Stallions
Web: www.bottomlinecabaret.com
Phone: 212-228-6300
For the full story on what's happening to the Bottom Line:
To sign an online petition to help save the club:
4. "Perseverance" TV Spot Widens Its Reach
People are starting to notice the Today's Military commercial featuring Val and GrooveLily, on the air. If you do happen to see the spot, please let us know; every little bit of tracking is very helpful.
To view the ad on our site:
To tell us you've spotted the spot: firstname.lastname@example.com (please include date, time, city, state, and TV station!)
5. Why We Love Internet Radio
www.rismixlive.com – a very cool online station, featuring singer/songwriters 24/7.
Reviewed by Shael Risman, www.rismixlive.com, October 2003
Any band that shoves the electric violin to the forefront of their sound is aces with me. This trio of American music vets supply no sugary confection here – simply unique, unashamedly intelligent pop music. Positively singable melodies and cream-of-the-crop musicianship make this album one of the great finds of 2003. Put ARE WE THERE YET? in your car stereo and you won't be turning on the radio anytime soon.
6. Radio Promotion For "Are We There Yet?" Underway With Powderfinger
Dave Avery of Powderfinger Promotions is our new radio promoter! He comes highly recommended from several other artists we know, and we're very happy to have him on our team.
"Are we there yet?" went out to over 150 AAA (Adult Album Alternative) non-commercial radio stations on September 22, and our official "add date" is today, October 6 (meaning that's when we hope they'll add us to their playlists).
7. Early Adopters/Targeted Radio Stations: You Can Help
First off, big props to those maverick/pioneering DJs who are ALREADY spinning GrooveLily! We love them so – and we hope you do too.
Included in our current radio list here
are all the beloved stations and DJs mentioned above, PLUS the stations we sent to in our first mailing. (These mostly consist of radio folks who are already familiar with us.)
If you are interested, we welcome you to call up and request our music! (The only caveat: please don't call incessantly, or the DJs will be annoyed.)
As Dave Avery, radio promoter extraordinaire, does his work over the coming days, we will update our list to reflect the additional stations and DJs that he is targeting.
8. Reminder: Please Update Your Profile
If you haven't already, please take a moment to update your subscriber profile. This will help ensure that you don't receive any unwanted invitations to GrooveLily shows FAR from your home.
To update your profile with your name, email address, zip/postal code, and country, either
1) go to the URL found at the END of every message from us, OR
2) go to this URL and follow the instructions:
Thank you, dear reader.
9. New Batch Of Interesting Industry Articles: Good Readin'
If you've been with us for a while, or anywhere really, you know that the music industry is in a tizzy.
As independent musicians operating under the radar of the Big 5 labels, we watch the machinations of these folks as they try to keep thieving downloaders at bay, and struggle to maintain their shrinking profitability in the face of inexorable, fundamental changes.
For some interesting reading on this topic, check out the variety of articles we've posted for you here:
Yes, consolidation and corporatization of commercial radio is sad. Our suggestion: turn to noncommercial and internet radio – it's where all the most interesting stuff happens. The backlash has begun.
Unlike some big-label execs, we embrace technological progress — it's good for us, and for all Quality Music Revolutionaries.
We encourage downloading and sharing of the free tracks and soundclips on our website:
and encourage all who like what we do to put their money where their ears are, and purchase the real thing here:
We believe that people will always value and support quality music. So far, the world has proven us mostly right.
We attribute the exceptions to experimental error.
10. Upcoming GrooveLily Shows
Check out the gigs page.
11. Choice Lyric Of The Month
"Scrap Of Hope"
by John Margolis & Don Rosler
just a bitta good news, a little scrapa hope
in the nicka of time, near the enda of the rope
a glimmer of light, a little shimmer in the periscope
the tiniest sign on the rockiest road
a bitta good news, a little scrapa hope
12. What We're Listening To
John Margolis
"Christine's Refrigerator"
John's a good friend of ours; he played jazz gigs with Gene years ago, and toured with Val in 2001 on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra tour.
Now he's got a killer debut CD of his own, which is getting quite a bit of attention on NPR. We've been digging it in the van, and recommend it HIGHLY to you — if you like the raspy / sexy growl of Joe Cocker, combined with smart lyrics, sophisticated orchestration, a unique / heartfelt/ tender / occasionally wacky worldview, and great piano playing. Just like GrooveLily, he's very difficult to pigeonhole; John's music is in a category of one.
NOTE: You can see him LIVE, opening for us solo at Bodles Opera House on October 31!
Groove Salad
We've found Groove Salad to be terrific working music (fun, mostly wordless electronica that keeps you bopping along and nicely energized without being distracting). Enjoy.


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Feb. 22, 2013
View Highlights from Tuesday Night's Double Overtime Win at Arizona
For the second time in six days, the Arizona State women's basketball team will take on Arizona in a Territorial Cup Series match-up. The rematch of Tuesday's epic double-overtime battle in Tucson, won by the Sun Devils 81-77, will take place on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Wells Fargo Arena.
Sunday's game vs. Arizona will be the first of three games the Sun Devils (12-15, 4-11 Pac-12) will host before the annual Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle. ASU will close out regular season play next week when it hosts current No. 17 UCLA (Mar. 1) and USC (Mar. 3).
The Sun Devils were able to snap a seven-game losing streak in dramatic fashion with the aforementioned win over the Wildcats on Tuesday. Sophomore guard Promise Amukamara (21 points), redshirt junior center Micaela Pickens (11 points) and Micaela Pickens had five.
The Sun Devils (12-15, 4-11 Pac-12) and Wildcats (12-14, 4-11 Pac-12) come into Sunday's game tied for ninth place in the Pac-12 standings. Both teams currently trail eighth-place USC (8-18, 5-10 Pac-12) by one game. The top four finishing teams in the conference regular season standings will have first-round byes in the Pac-12 Tournament so regardless of what happens over the next three games, the Sun Devils will have a first-round game when tournament play begins on Thursday, March 7.
Sunday's game vs. Arizona will be ASU's annual Gold Game. Fans wearing gold to the game will be receive $5 general admission.
Sunday's game vs. Arizona can be seen live on Pac-12 Networks. Ann Schatz and Kyndra de St. Aubin will call the game.
Sunday's game can also be heard live on The Fan AM 1060. Pre-game coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. Veteran broadcaster and the state of Arizona's 2010 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn is in his ninth season as the voice of ASU women's basketball. He will be joined by former Sun Devil head coach Maura McHugh.
ASU has spent much of the season on the road (15 of 27 games) as it played six of its first nine regular season games away from home and on Feb. 8 completed a stretch in which it played eight of its first 12 Pac-12 games on the road. The Sun Devils captured their first road win in conference play on Jan. 25, defeating USC 60-53. They followed that up with a near upset of then-No. 19 UCLA, before falling to the Bruins, 54-50.
Seven of ASU's losses have been by eight or fewer points. ASU either led or was tied in the second half in eight of their losses.
ASU has had the same starting lineup in all but five games this season (G - Promise Amukamara, G - Micaela Pickens, F - Janae Fulcher, C - Joy Burke). Freshman G Arnecia Hawkins made her first career start (in place of Pickens) in ASU's game at Utah (Jan. 20). Hawkins also started in place of Pickens at UCLA on Jan. 27 and again at Stanford on Feb. 10. Elisha Davis and Eliza Normen both made their first career start vs. Washington (Feb. 3). Normen got the starting nod again (in place of Janae Fulcher - ill) at No. 6 Cal (Feb. 8). Amukamara is the only player to start every games this season.
ASU has shot better than 50 percent four times this season, already exceeding the number of times it shot above 50 percent last season (3 times).
ASU has had 14 or fewer turnovers seven times in its 13 last games.
ASU's bench has scored 25 or more points 10 times this season. Leading the way are freshmen Haley Videckis (6.4 ppg) and Arnecia Hawkins (5.6 ppg). Hawkins, who currently leads ASU in 3-point field goals (25), scored a season/career-best 18 points vs. Washington State (Feb. 1). Videckis scored a (then) season/career-best 11 points four times this season, including twice in consecutive road games earlier this month - at No. 6 Cal and at No. 4 Stanford. She exceeded that with her 18-point outing in ASU's double-overtime win at Arizona (Feb. 19).
The Sun Devils have had 15 or more assists 11 times this season. They recorded a season-high 24 assists at Arizona (Feb. 19). Adrianne Thomas (2.9 apg - 10th) is currently among the Pac-12's leaders in assists.
ASU's five-game winning streak earlier this season (snapped by Washington on Jan. 4) represented the 19th time since 2001 the Sun Devils have had a winning streak of five or more games.
ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne became the third Pac-12 coach to win at least 300 games when the Sun Devils defeated USC 60-53 in Los Angeles on Jan. 25. Turner Thorne, who coached Northern Arizona for three seasons (40-40 record) prior to coming to ASU, needs nine more wins to reach 350 career victories.
As of Feb. 20, ASU ranks in the top half of the Pac-12 in assists (fourth, 13.4 apg), scoring defense (sixth, 60.1 ppg), rebounding margin (sixth, +2.0), field goal percentage (sixth, .394) and rebounding defense (sixth, 36.0 rpg).
The Sun Devils have won 17 of the last 19 meetings. Their 11-game winning streak in the series was snapped by the Wildcats in 2011 in Tucson, 73-61. ASU's recent dominance aside, the games between the two schools have been extremely competitive as seven of the last 13 contests have been decided by eight points or less. Last season the Sun Devils won all three meetings against UA: 60-45 in Tempe, 70-63 in Tucson and 68-53 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament.
This season the Sun Devils return a young team - eight of 11 players on the current active roster are in their first or second year in the program.
Starting senior guard Deja Mann (the team's returning leading scorer from last season) is redshirting this season after suffering a knee injury in September.
Also sitting out this season is Katie Hempen who transferred to ASU last spring from SIUE. In 2012, Hempen was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and was a member of the All-Newcomer team.
ASU won seven of eight games, including five in a row, prior to the start of Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils then lost their first two Pac-12 games at the Washington schools before rebounding the following week with home wins vs. Oregon and Oregon State. ASU went back on the road and dropped contests to Colorado (57-43) and Utah (66-46). ASU led Colorado at the half and led by five early in the second half before its offense went cold. One week later in Los Angeles, ASU overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to defeat USC 60-53. The Sun Devils, who did not have any players score in double figures, outscored the Trojans 40-17 and shot 59 percent in the second half. Two days later, ASU nearly upset then-No. 19 UCLA, before falling to the Bruins 54-50. ASU held UCLA, which came into the game No. 1 in the Pac-12 in scoring offense (71.4 ppg), 17.4 points below its scoring average. The loss to UCLA started a seven games losing streak for the Sun Devils, which they snapped with a dramatic 81-77 double-overtime win at Arizona (Feb. 19).
Led by as many as 22 in eventual 74-58 win over Florida.
Seven losses have been by eight points or less. Three of those seven those losses came to ranked teams (current AP ranking): vs. Dayton (14) - 59-65 on Dec. 2; at UCLA (17) - 50-54 on Jan. 27 and vs. Colorado (20) - 63-71 on Feb. 17. ASU led by 14 against Dayton and led by 12 against Colorado.
Leading scorer Janae Fulcher (head injury) did not play the last 30+ minutes of ASU's 60-54 loss at UTEP. She also did not play (ill) in ASU's 66-53 loss at No. 6 Cal (Feb. 8).
Starting guard Micaela Pickens was injured and forced to miss time in ASU's losses at UTEP and at Washington State and did not play at all in ASU's 54-50 loss at UCLA.
ASU was without starting point guard Adrianne Thomas and forward Haley Videckis in its loss to Washington on Feb. 3.


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How to Pay for Home Remodeling
From Dean Dowd on July 20, 2007 in General Remodel
When contemplating a home remodeling project, the first thing you will need to determine is what the project will cost. Next, is how you will pay for it. Assuming you have done all of your deliberating about the absolute necessity of the remodeling project, there are a number of ways you can finance the project. But, before we go into those, lets quickly visit the ideas put forth by Trent Hamm on his Web site called The Simple Dollar. Mr. Hamm offers a formula one should use to set up a home improvement fund: 2% of the assessed value of the home, or one sixth of 1% to $333 a month for a $200,000 house. In order to save up for a $50,000 kitchen remodeling project using Mr. Hamms formula one would need to save $333 a month for nearly a decade if the fund was invested at 5%. The fact is, most home remodeling projects, especially popular home improvements like bathrooms and kitchens, have substantial long-term returns in areas such as quality of life, increased resale value, and lower energy costs. Leaving Mr. Hamms approach to the very patient person, who is in no hurry to enjoy the multitude of benefits to be derived from a cutting edge remodeling project, lets move on to some ways that work better for those of us who arent quite so patient. In addition to a table describing various conventional bank loan types, including both short term and long-term loans, one Web site, Keller Williams Realty, offers some solid advice about leveraging payback on a remodeling project. The rule of thumb for financing home improvements, according to Jim Messenger, is to match the loan type to the estimated resale value of the project. This means taking out short-term loans for projects that dont add significant value to the house, and securing long-term financing for improvements with definite payback value, such as remodeling a kitchen or bathroom or adding an additional bathroom. Another type of loan, a Contractors Loan, which is set up with a bank that the contractor works with, might sound good at first, but be careful to make sure that the terms are favorable. Often they are not. Refinancing and taking out second mortgages are two of the most popular ways of financing home remodeling when interest rates are low. If not, you should try other options. You should watch for excessive closing costs as well. Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit are other very popular ways to finance your home remodeling project. Both are based on the difference between the equity you have in your home and how much you still owe on it. These can be excellent sources of financing. Another online article, called Smart and Stupid Ways to Pay for Your Remodel offers a wealth of sound advice about financing your remodeling project. CalFinder recommends that excellent article to avoid the pitfalls that those seeking financing for home remodeling might encounter. For Green Building services in the Humboldt area visit the Alternative Building Services Blog. And check out HomeCheck, HouseList, StartRemodeling, Cabinet Resurfacing and ChiliPepper. [tags]remodeling, remodeling quote, remodel, remodel financing[/tags]


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A jelly doughnut rock on Mars is one strange news story that space experts remain baffled by this week, though new evidence on this stone — being called "Pinnacle Island" by researchers — is now being examined and yielding even more peculiar results. Scientists have recently discovered that the foreign object is in fact high in 3 elements in particular: sulfur, magnesium, and manganese. Fox News reports this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, that the purpose or sudden emergence of this small stone remains an utter mystery, but hopefully a mystery that may be cracked in the near future.
The jelly doughnut rock, as it is being affectionately called for looking quite like the sweet dessert, is in fact one of the oddest things on Mars that space experts have ever come across on the distant planet. The stone randomly appeared before NASA's Opportunity rover last week, and has remained a source of interest and speculation ever since. First spotted this Jan. 8, experts quickly realized that this stone had not existed in the same location only 13 days before.
"Pinnacle Island" is the name of this strange rock being examined, and the foreign object can be clearly seen as a whitish color on the outer surface, while bearing a reddish color toward its center. The "jelly doughnut rock Mars" spectacle was first called as such by a lead scientist in the Opportunity rover's mission, Steve Squyres.
"It looks like a jelly donut," said Steve Squyres, the rover's lead scientist at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., during a recent NASA event marking Opportunity's 10th year on Mars. "And it appeared, it just plain appeared, at that spot and we haven't driven over that spot."
A more in-depth examination of the mysterious rock revealed quite a bit more about this tasty-looking stone as well, bearing high levels of 3 elements that aren't normally seen together, especially on a distant planet like Mars.
"It's like nothing we ever seen before. It's very high in sulfur, very high in magnesium, it has twice as much manganese than anything we've seen on Mars," Squyres said with excitement in last week's Jan. 16 event. "I don't know what any of this means. We're completely confused, [but] we're having a wonderful time."
How, then, did this Pinnacle Rock — this jelly doughnut stone from Mars, if you will — actually appear in its mysterious emergence in front of the Opportunity? Two theories have emerged so far: one is that the bit of rock is simply a stray bit of debris from an impact crater located not far from the crater that simply fell in its way. The second theory is that the stone was actually struck by the travelling rover's wheels and scattered in front of its passage.
"That's the more likely scenario," Squyres said of the wheel-driven notion. "The crater ejecta one, I don't really believe. I think that the idea that somehow we mysteriously flicked it with the wheel is the best explanation."


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Release Date: 2005-04-23 (Limited)
Genre: Documentary,
Rating: NR
Duration: 1hr 10min
"Beyond the Wall," explores some of the parallels between infringements upon civil liberties, including freedom of speech, during the 1960s and today. Specifically, it documents how student activists, including leaders of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), at the University of North Carolina overturned North Carolina's anti-Communist speaker ban law (1963-1968). More than 3000 students turned out to hear American Communists, Herbert Aptheker and Frank Wilkinson, speak across a wall separating the town of Chapel Hill from the University in 1966, testing a law which was eventually found unconstitutional in federal court after students brought suit against the University and the State of North Carolina.
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