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If you're reading this, congratulations! You successfully made it through the entire Super Bowl, another night of The Voice's swivel chairs and finally, the long-awaited premiere of Smash. Like any good musical theater nerds, we dutifully tuned in to last night's premiere, with satin robes and chilled martinis in hand. Kiss the day goodbye and read along as fearless Media Editor John Gara—who once got pushed into traffic by Patti LuPone—and I discuss our thoughts on the show's first episode.
Emily: Well, it's finally here: the Monday after the Super Bowl. I never thought we'd see the day.
John: SMASH!
Emily: For those who haven't seen the excess promotional campaigns, not only is this a battle between blondes and brunettes, but we have the experienced—yet constantly overlooked—chorus girl versus a doe-eyed Midwestern transplant with a supportive boyfriend and enviable exposed brick walls in her apartment. Who are we supposed to root for? The answer is clear for me: I like Ivy (Megan Hilty) more. Real women have curves, etc. etc.
John: I like Ivy more, too.
Emily: This Karen (Katharine McPhee) story is the one you're expected to root for. She's from Iowa! Her parents don't approve of her lifestyle!
John: It took them a long time to get over the fact that she's dating an al-Qaeda sleeper cell. Right? Is that what their building up to with his character?
Emily: That 24 spin-off finally sees the light of day.
John: IVY'S THE LEA MICHELE. The obvious choice for a role who is always DENIED.
Emily: Auditioning time and again and repeatedly getting shunned to the ensemble. Broadway performers don't get enough credit. Eight shows a week That's the real struggle, not waitressing at 24-years-old and going home to a loving foreigner.
John: Is it a coincidence that both IVY and LEA are three letter names? I bet Ivy has a first name last name, too.
Emily: Ivy Chantal.
John: CHANTAL is a first name and the "CH" of Chantal is like the "CH" of Michelle, so IVY CHANTAL = LEA MICHELLE.
Emily: (I always knew I could count on you to help with my phonics.) I have some good instincts—can't you see it in lights?
John: YES. Someone on the staff of Smash worked in the production of Spring Awakening.
Emily: Too bad there can't be an onstage deflowering, unless we're going way back to Marilyn's infancy.
John: Ivy ultimately won't get the role and is forced to take a gig on a TV show with singing and dancing.
Emily: People will doubt it, but it will surprisingly successful.
John: The show will be called A CAPELLA.
Emily: Call us, Ryan Murphy. But wait! We almost forgot to acknowledge that the first 30 minutes of the premiere focus on reintroducing us to
Grace Adler Debra Messing in the role of Julia Houston, an accomplished Broadway auteur.
John: Shit Grace Adler says: "He's totally straight."
Emily: Years later she's found her new Will in the form of her writing partner, Bitchy Tom
John: And a plethora of bad knits and dumpy clothes.
Emily: Scene: The powerful wife who has to juggle a successful and fabulous career and come home to a handsome husband who just wants her around more. Didn't they already make a movie about this?
John: Devil Wears Prada. There's also there's some Showgirls vibes in this.
Emily: And it's ugly stepsister I Don't Know How She Does It. And Real Housewives (wig pulling).
John: Their adoption seems really pointless. Who would let them bring a baby into their dark, gray apartment. I HATE ALL APARTMENT SCENES! I want everyone in dance belts and warm-up clothes, and I want dance bars and mirrors and rehearsal space windowssss.
Emily: That's what bugged me most about this episode. I understand that they're trying to set up multiple conflicts (work vs. home, particularly) across the cast, but it's boring and her husband is so naggy. Can't the cute assistant break out into a tap number already?
John: I want everyone who is not involved in the production of Marilyn to die.
Emily: And everybody is so negative about the idea of an "original" musical. You can only bring Anything Goes back so many times. For the love of Harvey Weinstein, do you really think a Marilyn Monroe musical would do well?
John: I could see it doing well if they did a Grey Gardens-esque thing. Where two actresses played Marilyn/Norma Jean.
Emily: Katy Perry's available! It seems like what's done well in the last year or so is the really super inventive, crazy, abnormal stuff (i.e. Book of Mormon) or frontloading a so-so show with big stars (How to Succeed). But not inventive to the point of fatal (Spider-Man).
John: Right. I think if Marilyn served up full frontal or some kind of cabaret thing it would do well. A la Nomi Malone in Goddess. A "baseball number" seems to me like it would be Broadway poison.
Emily: Damn Yankees? But that had at least one cabaret-esque number (Gwen Verdon <3).
John: Everyone has committed Marilyn Monroe's IMDB to memory.
Emily: That's what happens when you Internet late into the night while your grouchy husband dreams of adoption papers.
John: I like my Broadway lyricists living alone with only cats. Not all this married with a husband and adoption baby on the way stuff. At least 10 cats.
Emily: If she's dressing like Liz Lemon, she might as well complete the lifestyle: night cheese.
John: Cats named after famous Broadway composers?
Emily: Sondheim.
John: Hammerstein.
Emily: Berlin.
John: FOSSE.
Emily: Aye, you win (even if he was a director/choreographer). [Jazz hands.]
John: Why all the freak-out about their initial clip going viral? To be fair, posting a video on YouLenz virtually guarantees no one will see it.
Emily: Unless it's a theater-only file sharing service secretly run by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
John: She should be glad the fashion blogs aren't talking about her.
Emily: Oooh a Spider-Man reference! Maiming people! Smash: Not concerned about making friends in the Broadway community.
John: Take that TAYMOR.
Emily: Cut to the grumpy British director who can't be bothered to audition for a job. Basically we're supposed to assume all Brits are "nasty little buggers" (how's my accent?). He WISHES he discovered Kristin Chenoweth.
John: Somewhere in the Smash writers room there is a large cork board with the names LUPONE, CHENOWITH and MENZEL with lots of strings attached. Then there is a piece of paper in the trash that says "Tyne Daly."
Emily: And of course Broadway's biggest star: Nick Jonas.
John: Tom and British dude are gonna hook up.
Emily: I think they have a past. He's so giving me Peter Gallagher in Center Stage.
John: She's got candy in her shoes tonight. The set in her dream sequence seems a little sparse, though.
Emily: Even the subconscious is affected in the recession. But is she visiting them on the diamond or are they in da club?
John: They blew the budget on sparkle baseball outfits.
Emily: Which has got to be distracting to pitchers.
John: She also full out said "penis, hot dogs, cracker jacks." He's not into your jelly, Ivy.
Emily: She's just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to
love hire her. Sorry, but I love this performance, if only because it took 30 minutes to get here. But alas, they need to bring in another ringer for auditions—gentleman prefer brunettes?
John: I want more power gays. It's too conventional with the pervy director.
Emily: Pervy BRITISH director.
John: Yeah ZZZZZ.
Emily: I thought we were cool with England—we all watched the Royal Wedding? Why the hate? He's really a poor man's somebody, but I can't put my finger on the name…
John: Andrew Lloyd Webber, we all know his reputation as a lecherous perv in the biz.
Emily: How did you know I have a thing for fluctuating hair lines? Also: cat fetish.
John: You can't produce Cats and not be a pervert.
Emily: Is "Beautiful" a good audition song? Perhaps a little overdone? I feel like Broadway nobility would laugh if you brought Xtina into the casting room.
John: No one will ever do this song better than Damien in Mean Girls.
Emily: Oh, John. You're so beautiful. And know me so well.
John: If someone threw a shoe at her while she sang and she kept singing I'd give her the job.
Emily: Those tourists during Wednesday matinees can be scary!
John: So if Katharine McPhee is transitioning from Norma Jean to Marilyn, is Ivy transitioning from movie star Marilyn to pill-popping dead Marilyn? (And Anjelica Huston is just trying to hide the fact she's a Hogwarts wizard?)
Emily: There is nowhere near enough Anjelica Huston for my liking. Right now she feels like a rejected Real Housewives of New York City cast member.
John: She's totally beige. She needs to be the Miranda Priestly bitch queen we all need her to be.
Emily: Give the people what they want. Meanwhile, Debra Messing needs to cut out all the men in her life, save for the new assistant who is obviously going to be a star.
John: And her jazz band son needs to be an at risk gay-teen she neglects until the "It Gets Better" campaign saves his life. TOPICAL.
Emily: Last night a Glee number saved my life. Damn, wrong network. THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT WAY FOR RACHEL AND KURT TO GET TO NEW YORK.
John: Which is the main goal.
Emily: You know I can't resist a good diva moment. Did this final dueling diva duet give you chills?
John: No, but I am cold. BROADWAY LOVES a dual diva vocal. HELLO Wicked?
Emily: Broadway basically encourages girl-on-girl hatred. How can we fix this?
John: They need to cast two Marilyns. One is Norma Jean, the other is Marilyn.
Emily: But make sure there's an even number of solos for each and that they both can get lead actress Tony nominations. Nobody likes a tense backstage area.
John: And duets.
Emily: Preferably on brooms.
John: Basically I am imagining Wicked but less flying.
Emily: And maybe Norma Jean was actually green, both literally and figuratively.
John: She was green at the end. Too soon?
Emily: It is what it is.
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Charlie Bothuell is the name of a 12-year-old male who has caused an internet stir after his father was shocked to find that his missing boy had been found in his very own basement. Bothuell was found alive, but in the hit video that has become viral in less than a week, the disbelieving dad can be found stunned and spluttering on live television to hear that his son was right under his nose the whole time. NBC News reports how this incredible family story became something of a pop culture sensation across the nation this Thursday, June 26.
His son having been gone for almost a week, the father of Charlie Bothuell was determined to find his loved one, and had appealed to a national news station in the hopes of locating his missing boy. So it was with utter shock that the father was told live on the air that Charlie had been found relatively safe and sound right in the family basement. The hit video occurred while the boy's father was speaking with Nancy Grace this Wednesday night; he can be seen holding his chest and unable to catch his breath at the discovery.
"I checked my basement," he exclaims at last in the live clip. "The FBI checked my basement. The police checked my basement. My wife checked my basement. I've been down there several times. We've all been checking. I want to see my son. I want to talk to my son."
Nancy Grace and other news officials apparently learned that the boy had been found in the basement only minutes before telling Charlie's father. After a brief moment of consideration to convey a message on the air, they decided to tell the anxious Bothuell that his missing child had just been discovered right then and there. Apparently, shares the report, the 12-year-old teen was discovered hiding (or hidden) behind a wall of boxes and impossible to see without an in-depth search.
According to News Max this afternoon, Charlie Bothuell seemed to be ready to stay in the makeshift hideaway in the basement for the long haul. As revealed after the viral video made it to the online Web, the missing boy had with him a number of cereal boxes, several cans of soda, and some sheets to make a crude form of bedding. Apparently, the search team found him just in time, as they were beginning to think murder might be involved in the sudden disappearance.
"He was nervous but excited, and glad to see the police," a police official said to local reporters. "I've never seen anything quite like this," Craig explained, saying his team had suspected homicide just hours before finding the boy. "But the outcome — I couldn't be happier."
An investigation into why the boy was in the barricade in the first place has been launched, but few answers have been made public yet. Police officials said that they had thoroughly examined the house just a couple days before he was found using specially trained tracking dogs, but to no avail. However, authorities do not believe that Charlie would have been able to make the barricade of boxes by himself, so they are still trying to determine how long he was there or if anyone else participated in his disappearance.
The 12-year-old boy is said to live with his father, also named Charles, as well as his stepmother. Charles Bothuell has taken a polygraph test since his son went missing, but the results were reported on the investigation release as "inconclusive." His step mother declined to take such a test by her lawyer. Following the father appearing so genuinely shocked on the news and happy his son was found, it would truly be strange to think the eldest Bothuell was involved. More answers are expected to be revealed as police continue to investigate the case that at least had a very happy ending.
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Copyright 2003 Chloe Smethurst
LAUNCESTON, Tasmania
-- In a season inspired by history but expressed in a very modern
form, TasDance last week presented two new works at the Earl Arts
Centre. The pieces, by Phillip Adams and Natalie Weir, were both
born of the same seed of inspiration. Some time ago, author Carmel
Bird approached the company with an image, Alfred Ducote's 1832
lithograph "E-Migration, or A Flight of Fair Game," which
evokes the journey of a boat full of single women bound for the
colony of Van Dieman's Land, as Tasmania was called in Colonial
times. Bird researched the story and found that 200 women from various
London institutions were given free passage to Hobart-town, the
capitol now known as Hobart, on board the 'Princess Royal' in the
hopes of providing the male-dominated colony with wives and servants.
Unfortunately, on their arrival in Hobart, many of the women were
deemed 'contaminated' or 'bad' and were sent into the streets to
fend for themselves.
Weir's contribution,
"Fair Game," is grounded in classical technique, and yet on this
contemporary based company becomes an impressive and successful
hybrid of the two. Weir seems to have taken the plight of the women
on board the Princess Royal to heart, and has created a work full
of emotion and struggle.
The opening scene sees
three women, Trisha Dunn, Lisa Griffiths and Tania Tabacchi, standing
in the center of a boat's hull which is rocking from side to side.
Ingeniously crafted by Greg Clarke, the skeletal hull becomes an
integral part of the work. This literal beginning is carried on
in various degrees throughout the piece, as Weir takes the story
of the women as her main point of reference. Climbing on the rocking
frame, reaching through its ribs and pulling back, being flung from
side to side, the dancers enact a stylized sea journey. All too
soon it seems, the men enter the space and begin to claw at the
women, again a literal interpretation of the lithograph. One by
one, the women are claimed and carried off by the male cast, Jason
Northam, Craig Bary and Malcolm McMillan.
It is here where we
begin to see the relationship between all the collaborators on this
work. Clarke's ship is pulled in half and stood on its end to reveal
two halves of a bird cage, while Sarah Curro walks on stage, violin
in hand, to play live some of the elements of Hope Csutoros's score.
The combination of live music, a versatile and effective set, brilliant
lighting by Joe Mercurio and Weir's emotive, passionate choreography
is a potent mix and makes for excellent viewing.
The skills of the dancers
are put to their fullest use in the body of the work, where intimate
and often violent duets are interspersed with haunting images of
the women trapped in relationships that were most likely forced
upon them. The image of Griffiths being clutched and pulled at by
three men as they tear off her dress and proceed to abuse her is
one that was handled with such poignancy it will likely linger for
a long time in the minds of many who saw it.
Adams's "Doubting Lakes
Edge" is a complete contrast to the Weir's creation in almost every
way. Where "Fair Game" was almost literal, Adam's work is clouded
in obscurity. Where Weir's choreographic relationship to the music
was quite strong, Adams uses his score as a backdrop to the action
rather than pinning the choreography to the musical elements. He
has created a piece that is not easily digested, but rather needs
to be dissected and mulled over to be fully appreciated.
In commissioning this
work, TasDance artistic director Annie Greig has created a huge
challenge for Tasmanian audiences who are not often exposed to such
obliquely abstract and, one might even say, cryptic, modern dance
works. The choreographer used multiple props which, without further
explanation, were almost unfathomable; the music shifted from heavy
metal to ambient pop; and the dance veered stylistically between
elements of folk dance, contact improvisation, and stripped-down
post-modernism. All of these fragments combined to create a dense
web of images and ideas for the audience to decipher, wherein lay
the challenge.
Of course, some parts
of the work were more easily read than others. In one section which
seems to depict the moral corruption that underlies the whole story
evoked in the lithograph, the cast, joined for this work by Joanne
White, indulge in partnered floor work suggestive of sexual relationships.
Again Adams complicates the images by pairing same sex couples and
developing other ideas in the background.
There were two sections
in 'Doubting' that resonated strongly with the story of the Princess
Royal and her cargo, and thus were easier to comprehend. The first
was the opening scene, subtitled 'The Crossing.' In silence, four
women, dressed in corsets, suspenders and stiletto heels, give an
hilarious and yet touching version of life on board the ship. Their
disorientated, fractured movements and clunking heels convey a strong
impression of the difficult journey and displacement upon arrival
that some of these women must have encountered.
The other section which
works particularly well involves two of the cast being tucked and
tied into bright red sleeping bags. The ensuing movement is again
on the borderline between hilarity and tenderness, a concept that
Adams seems to be working with. There is something ridiculous in
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about the way the people of the colony were manipulated, and perhaps
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raised by studying the plight of these women, while also displaying
the multiple talents of the company and its collaborators. The contrast
between the choreographers' styles and modes of working is also
fascinating to watch; one would be hard pressed to find two such
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Former half term governor of Alaska and failed vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin has made some controversial comments in the past, but she might have reached a new low.
When thinking of government waste, both the political and left right have their arguments over what needs to be cut in the budget and what needs to be spent and invested into the country. One area that both sides don't seem to be taking serious is that of a zombie apocalypse. The idea is thrown around in jest, used for a good laugh because the idea is so ridiculous. This idea has been played out over the years in film, getting its start in the 1968 classic "Night of the Living Dead," directed by the legendary George A. Romero. Romero's zombie themed films continued with "Dawn of the Dead," arguably the greatest zombie movie in history, and also "Day of the Dead," "Land of the Dead" and finally, "Survival of the Dead."
While the political themes in each of the those movies is often loud and clear, they are safely confined to the film itself. It seems that not everyone is convinced that a zombie apocalypse is locked only in the world of cinema.
Taking to her Facebook page on May 22nd in an attempt cheaply plug her new TV show, Sarah Palin claimed that the United States government is using taxpayer's money to fund a "Zombie Apocalypse Plan."
"As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government's Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not. (Google it; it really is the strangest thing. It's not like government isn't trillions in debt and wasting billions of your dollars everyday...but I digress.) Rest assured if that the zombie apocalypse happens while you're cooking on a Texas-sized BBQ pit, you can have "The Survival Truck" on hand for escape. Sounds odd, but it's really intriguing! Learn more about both on the next Amazing America tonight at 8pm E/P on Sportsman Channel."
Interesting that something potential serious could end in a promotion for her TV show, but the claim raised a lot of eyebrows. According to the fact checker PunditFact, Sarah Palin seems to be 100 percent dead wrong on yet another claim.
"After a few Internet searches and some interviews, we found this: The government does not have a plan for the zombie apocalypse. We repeat: There is no zombie apocalypse plan. "Nor do we conduct any research or know of any viruses or other conditions that would result in zombie-type behavior," said Centers for Disease Control spokesman Llelwyn Grant."
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This week in trucking news: Yet another trucker reported disappointing earnings news last night.
Following reports of declining profits at both J.B. Hunt Transport Services, (NASDAQ:JBHT) and smaller Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) in recent weeks, we probably shouldn't be surprised to note that when Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) pulled up to the dock and delivered its own news last night, it made it tic-tac-toe, three in a row.
Here are the highlights:
- Sales for the first quarter of 2014 inched up 2.5% to $1.37 billion, just ahead of analyst estimates.
- Operating profit margins remained stuck in neutral at 2.4%.
- With taxes taking a bigger bite out of this year's Q1 operating profit than they did in Q1 2013, net profits declined 12% to $0.22 per diluted share.
And yet, the news wasn't all bad. For one thing, Con-way can hardly be blamed for the IRS walking off with its cash. For another, the $0.22 that Con-way was left with after the taxman went away, was still a good $0.06 per share more than Wall Street was expecting the company to earn. And as management was quick to point out, its pro forma profits for the quarter actually increased 11% in comparison to last year.
So, on balance -- and especially in the context of the reports coming out of rivals J.B. Hunt and Werner -- I have to say Con-way's quarter really didn't look that bad. True, the same "severe winter weather" that everyone else is also complaining about hit Con-way hard. But CEO Douglas Stotlar echoed sentiments also noted by Werner last week, to the effect that demand for trucking services seems "strong ... with improving operating fundamentals."
In freight, Con-way's biggest business by revenues, sales were up 2.5% year over year, in line with overall growth at the company. Logistics, Con-way's second biggest business, grew sales 3.6%, while truckload weight deliveries suffered a small revenue decline due to "a 1.1 percent decline in loaded miles" (i.e., more trucks driving empty). This, too, Con-way blamed on the weather, which Stotlar says "affected efficiency, maintenance, fuel cost and asset utilization."
Probably the very best news of the quarter, especially in the context of Werner's comments, was the fact that when Con-way did have its trucks on the road, and fully loaded, operating profits at the freight business grew 15.9% as strong demand for trucking services held Con-way hold firm on prices. If that trend holds true in coming quarters, maybe Con-way's profits can begin to follow its revenues: up.
Foolish final thought
One final point -- and this concerns something which didn't make it into Con-way's earnings release, so you may not have heard about it yet. Failing to include a cash flow statement in its release, Con-way neglected to mention one important fact that was however reflected in its simultaneously filed 10-Q quarterly report: Free cash flow at this trucker drove off a cliff in Q1.
Con-way says it "earned" $12.9 million last quarter. Well and good. But according to its cash flow statement, the company actually consumed $4.5 million in cash in the quarter (a reversal of last year's positive Q1 cash flow of $27.3 million). Con-way then compounded its cash-burn problem by spending $70.5 million on capital expenditures, nearly 42% more than it needed to invest in last year's Q1.
Result: Free cash flow for the first quarter of this year came to negative $75 million. That's a far cry from the company's supposed, and better-publicized $12.9 million in positive GAAP profit. It's also, in my view, a good reason to think long and hard before deciding you want to own this stock.
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It was no secret that Palm Treo Pro would be released by Sprint at the beginning of this year, and now the day has come: the smartphone's CDMA version is finally launched.
Sprint is selling the handset as "Treo Pro by Palm", for $249.99. Obviously, to get it at this price, you have to sign a contract agreement for two years and to qualify for a mail-in rebate by choosing one of the following: an Everything plan, a PRO Pack add-on or a Data Premier add-on. Otherwise, the handset costs $549.99.
The Treo Pro from Sprint looks identical to the unlocked GSM Treo Pro, which has been available in the US since last year.
Feature-wise, you'll get the same 320 x 320 pixels touchscreen display, Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, Wi-Fi and so on. Oh, and it looks like the processor of Sprint's Treo Pro runs at 528 MHz – a welcomed upgrade from the 400 MHz CPU that powers the GSM version of the device.
You can buy a Palm Treo Pro from Sprint right away, just by visitng the carrier's official website. Or you could wait for the Palm Pre to become available, in case Windows Mobile isn't your cup of tea
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The third Sprint Cup driver who'll compete in the truck race on Saturday, Clint Bowyer, filling in for the injured John Wes Townley in the No. 05 Toyota, advanced to the final round and will start 10th. Townley wrecked in turn two at Pocono on Friday during qualifying for Friday evening's ARCA Racing Series event at the track. He was treated and released from an area hospital and is expected to be sidelined for a week.
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1894 - A temperature of -11.2° set a record low for the day in Detroit and -26° in Sault Ste. Marie.
1988 - Strong winds produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region which created "white-out" conditions in eastern Upper Michigan. Squalls produced up to 14 inches of snow in Geauga County of northeastern Ohio. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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Aeromar formally welcomed the new Austin to Mexico City non-stop route this morning at ABIA. Although these flights officially began on October 21st, the inaugural party was held today. Passengers and guests were treated to some good traditional food and music played by local guitar group, Cienfuegos. Guests of the ceremony were given a tour of their Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft with a capacity for 50 passengers.
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Graystripe was near the fresh pile chewing on a mouse leg, when he saw his best friend coming towards him. "Hello there!" he mewed cheerfully. Fireheart mewed back as he licked along his gray furry head "hello Graystripe". he said in a calm voice, trying to hide his hatred for Bluestar and the affair he had with the River clan warrior Silverstream. Although it didn't show on Fireheart's face Graystripe could smell it, "what's wrong?' he asked, a little concerned for his childhood friend. The orange tom cat looked at him, wondering if he should tell him the truth "nothing...nothing is wrong Graystripe", he said nervously. Fireheart could see by the expression on the warrior's face that he wanted to know what was wrong. Fireheart turned away "I don't want to talk about it". Graystripe smiled at the deputy and leaned in, nudging him, "Come on, what's the harm in telling me?" he chuckled. The thunderclan deputy hesitated, he knew Graystripe liked Silverstream and the thought of him crushed by the fact the cat he loved was mating with him was to much for him to bear. He then turned to the gray fur warrior and spoke softly "Silverstream...is mating with me". Graystripe let out a meow of laughter, "come on Fireheart what is it really?" he said, thinking it was a joke. Fireheart shook his head "its the truth, Silverstream and I have been having an affair with eachother". The gray furred warrior felt like he was ran over by a monster, "what?" he said, his voice cracking.
Fireheart nodded his head "its true", he told him. There was no way he could lie to his best friend, though he already had. Graystripe looked at him and let out a growl "No!, your lying, Silverstream loves me". Fireheart shook his head, "she loves me, not you". he said, trying to calm the warrior down. Graystripe glared at him "tonight, we're both going to see Silverstream". the Thunderclan deputy sighed in annoyance as his friend walked away towards the warrior's den. Later that night Graystripe and Fireheart snuck out of the camp to meet up with Silverstream by the river. "why don't you believe me?" growled Fireheart quietly. Graystripe just ignored him. Fireheart knew it was no use to get it through to him so he kept quiet till they got to the river. Near the River, Silverstream was looking up at the sky dreaming about the life she and Fireheart would have together. "oh Fireheart" she mewed softly. "I wish Bluestar could understand our love for each other".
Suddenly she heard rustling on the other side of the river. The Riverclan warrior crouched in a pouncing position till she heard a familar voice "Silverstream its me". Silverstream gasped in excitement as she saw her orange furred mate approaching the river. The silver pelted she cat smiled as she jumped in and swam across the river. Fireheart smiled as he thought to himself "she's always like this when ever I visit, but I love her anyway". Graystripe was confused "she was never like this when I came to see her". The gray furred warrior was hoping what his friend told him wasn't true. Once Silverstream reached the other side she pounced on top of the Thunderclan deputy, nuzzling her wet face into his warm chest. "Oh Fireheart I missed you so much" she cried as she licked along his face up to his soft ears. The orange tom cat smiled as he nuzzled into her wet furred chest "its good to see you too dear". as he offered a sincere smile. Graystripe cleared his throat as Silverstream looked at him, "Hello Graystripe its good to see you", she mewed happily.
The gray warrior glared at her "what is this?" he hissed as he stepped forward. The Riverclan warrior backed away as Fireheart quickly jumped in front of her, "don't blame her." Silverstream walked past Fireheart and up to the gray furred warrior, "what's wrong with you Graystripe?" she asked in a worried, yet scared voice. Graystripe let out a angry growl as he looked her straight in the eyes "I thought you loved me, not HIM!" he hissed angrily. Silverstream slowly reached out her paw to touch Graystripe's face "please Graystripe". But the gray furred warrior quickly stepped back "Get away!". Fireheart hissed as he faced Graystripe "don't growl at her!". Graystripe had enough as he started to head back to the Thunderclan camp. As soon as he made his first step Silverstream jumped on top of him, "please you must understand", she cried as tears started to streak down her bright silver furred face. "Get off!" hissed Graystripe as he shoved her off him and ran off into the forest. Silverstream winced as Fireheart rushed to her side, nuzzling her "are you ok? are you hurt?", he asked franticly. Silverstream gave a warm smile "I'm fine sweetheart". as Fireheart helped her up. The Thunderclan deputy sighed in relief that his silver pelt kitten was alright. Silverstream gave him a warm lick along his cheek as she spoke "I better get back to camp I'll see you later". and with that she headed back across the river. Once Silverstream made it across Fireheart looked back at where Graystripe ran off "that piece of fox dung" he growled as he headed back to the Thunderclan camp.
Back at the Thunderclan camp Sandstorm saw Graystripe walking angrily towards Yellowfang's den. Sandstorm followed the gray furred warrior. When she walked inside Yellowfang was tending to Graystripe's wounds "I'm sorry", she said calmly. "but I don't have an herb that can heal a broken heart". Yellowfang then sensed anger as she saw the clan's deputy at the enterance. Graystripe just growled at him as he left the den. Fireheart just glared at his friend as he stalked away as well and laid beside the old tree stump. Sandstorm guessed that her friend Graystripe found out about Fireheart and Silverstream and that the two warriors now hated eachother. The pale ginger she cat didn't want to think about it more as she went outside near the fresh kill pile and took a mouse. While she was eating Graystripe was at the old tree stump arguing with Fireheart. the orange tom cat just walked away, not even saying a word to the gray warrior. Graystripe just scoffed as he walked over to Sandstorm, "hey ", he mewed, acting as if Fireheart wasn't there. The ginger she cat looked at him and smiled "Hey there Graystripe, I'm doing fine". The gray furred warrior smiled warmly at her "so anything new", he asked. "its Fireheart, he's been avoiding me" she said sadly. "and not only that he's has a deep hatred for our leader Bluestar". Graystripe narrowed his eyes "I heard, sorry about him avoiding you. thats a shame." Sandstorm nodded in agreement. its just wasn't the same after Bluestar had forbid Fireheart from seeing Silverstream. "So what's going on with you?" she asked him. The gray furred warrior growled "well" he started. "I just found out that the cat I love, loves my best friend. well my ex best friend." Sandstorm looked at him as she gently stroked his cheek "you mean Silverstream?".
Suddenly Tigerclaw came into the camp with a bright colored cat and brought her to the high rock where Bluestar was sitting. The blue gray thunderclan leader looked down at Tigerclaw, "bring her forward". The dark tabby nodded as he threw the she cat to the the ground. The cat winced when she hit the ground, her left side bled as she slowly started to get up. Tigerclaw just growled at her "GET UP!". The silver pelted cat whimpered at the growl. Graystripe looked over towards the high rock, "who is that?" he asked looking at Sandstorm. Fireheart perked his ears, "what's going on?". Bluestar glared at the cat beneath her "how dare you invade thunderclan territory" she growled. The other clan cats then started to growl and hiss at her. Tigerclaw looked at Bluestar who nodded her head. the dark tabby then placed his jaws around the she cat's neck. "no, please let me go" she whimpered as felt the tabby's teeth sink into her skin. Bluestar ignored her as Tigerclaw tightened his grip. Fireheart caught a glimpse of the silver pelt and ran over towards the two, bowling Tigerclaw off of her "Get away from her" he hissed angrily. Tigerclaw yelped as he released Silverstream. The silver pelted she cat fell to the ground, breathing heavily. Bluestar roared at Tigerclaw and Fireheart "ENOUGH" Fireheart glared at the dark tabby "why is she here? what has she done?". He then turned to question Bluestar. The thunderclan leader looked away from her deputy's angry glance "that is none of your concern".
sandstorm appearred along with Graystripe "hey look its that fox dung Silverstream." she said mockingly. Fireheart glared at her, his eyes narrowed "call her that again and I'll turn you into crow food!" Graystripe stepped in front of the pale ginger she cat "you shall do no such thing." Bluestar looked at them as the River clan warrior spoke "Fireheart I feel weak". The thunderclan deputy walked up and nuzzled her "don't worry, we'll get you some help". he said with a smile. Bluestar gasped "no Fireheart she invaded our camp, but for your sake I'll allow her to leave". she then turned to Sandstorm and Graystripe "may you please escort her to the enterance". Graystripe nodded "anything to get this trash out of here". he said darkly. "ready sandstorm" he asked looking at the ginger she cat. Sandstorm nodded as she and Graystripe led her out of the camp. Once they exited the camp Silverstream looked at them "thank you" she said kindly. Sandstorm scoffed as she left but not before she witnessed Graystripe knocking Silverstream to the ground. "Graystripe stop" begged Silverstream as she felt his claws scratching along her wound. Sandstorm smirked as she watched the fight. Graystripe kept knocking the river clan warrior down, smirking. Until he was pinned to the ground by an unknown blurr of orange fur. Fireheart, the thunderclan deputy growled at Graystripe "you will not touch her!" Silverstream slowly started limping towards the river, till she was pinned down by Sandstorm. Fireheart grabbed the pale ginger she cat as he bit into her neck, making her cry out in pain. Graystripe knocked Fireheart away as he approached Silverstream "this is for lying to me", as he raised his paw to strike her. But before he could he was interuppted by a patrol of River clan warriors "leave her alone" cried one of the warriors. Fireheart sprang up and slashed Graystripe's belly. The gray furred warrior winced in pain from the slash as he collapsed to the ground.
Silverstream was placed on one of the River clan warrior's backs, as one of the queens walked up to Fireheart "do you need anything Fireheart?" she asked. "yes there is" he said calmly. "A new home." Bluestar then came out with Whitestorm and Lionheart "what are River clan warriors doing in our territory?" she growled. The River clan warriors didn't answer as they left with Silverstream. When Bluestar and the other thunderclan warriors went back to the camp, one of the River clan queens walked up to Fireheart "we'll come back for you, we promise." Fireheart smiled and nodded his head as he watched the River clan patrol leave.
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I love this couple
when will you continue it????????
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So...much...hatered...IM LITERALLY CRYING X"D
just a lil fyi here but this really never happened in the books, it kinda annoys me yet, its incredibly intriguing
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AHHHH!!! MUST READ PART THREE!!!!!!!! it looks like your getting alittle sandXgrey action in there lol! ^.^
thank you. what do you think of what Graystripe had done to silverstream?
i think he only did it outa heartbreak and pain i think he should have calmed down. but i love the story!


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Over at Simply Vintageous, Suzan really has a thing for old doors. She loves turning them into new, fun decor for her home. Her latest vintage door project found it's new home in her kitchen.
The color scheme in Suzan's kitchen is gray, white, and black. So when another old door came her way, Suzan decided to paint it to match the kitchen. She used Paris Grey from Annie Sloan Chalk Paint mixed with Old White – half and half – dry brushed and Old White for trim of the door. To add functionality to the door, Suzan attached various hooks and shelving, so that the old door could serve as rustic backdrop for pots, pans, serving ware, and collectibles in her kitchen. Great idea!
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Kathy Riley, a standout in womens's basketball and softball, left her mark on ECU women's athletics in two years of competition from 1979-1981.
In basketball, Riley was an honorable mention All-America player for the Lady Pirates in 1980-81. In just two seasons, she recorded 1,150 points becoming the first player to reach that milestone in only two years.
A two-time first-team All-NCAIAW selection, Riley was a member of the 1981 ECU women's team that made the NCAA tournament and finsihed ranked 17th in the nation. She was also a finalist in the 1980 Olympic trials.
In softball, Riley gained national prominence as the Brodrick Award Winner (National College Player-of-the-Year) in 1981. A first-team All-America selection in softball in 1981, Riley's success in softball continued following her ECU career as she helped her team capture the gold medal at the 1990 Olympic Sports Festival.


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Treva Jolly, 39, Newell, W.Va.; receiving stolen property, forgery, taking the identity of another and burglary.
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Clemson University scientists in the College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences (CAFLS) have received a $347,263 two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover metabolic targets that could lead to a cure for African sleeping sickness.
Members of the interdisciplinary research team are James Morris, professor, Meredith Morris, assistant professor, both in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences; and Kenneth Christensen, associate professor and Christine Ackroyd from the Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Science.
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On Jan 18., a mother from Germantown, Md., Zakieya Latrice Avery, 28, and another woman, Monifa Sanford, 21, were charged with the stabbing murders of Avery's one-year-old and two-year-old children. The two women were also charged with the attempted stabbing murders of Avery's two other children, ages five and eight.
The motive for the violent stabbings and murders is also shocking. According to WJZ in Baltimore, the two women were actually carrying out exorcisms on the four children on Friday, Jan. 17.
The two babies were pronounced dead at the scene, while the two older children remain hospitalized in critical condition.
Neighbors from the Germantown neighborhood contacted the Montgomery County police after seeing a blood trail and a knife outside of Avery's home on Friday morning. Witnesses described police charging Avery's home, as Avery and Sanford attempted fleeing out of the home's back door.
"These officers tackled one person and then the other person ran into a vehicle," according to one witness.
Neighbors, who are trying to make sense of the mother's violent and tragic exorcisms, claim that Avery seemed normal enough before this horrific incident took place.
"Just like a young 20-year-old with kids. Single mother. She seemed happy to move into the neighborhood," said Timothy Darden.
"Shocked, but devastated at the same time because there's kids involved and you hate to see or hear something happened to kids. I'm still kind of devastated by it," said Michelle Smith.
Both women are being held without bond, according to WJLA.
Dead are Avery's two youngest children, one-year-old Norell N. Harris, and two-year-old Zyana Z. Harris.
Still hospitalized are Avery's two surviving children, Taniya Harris, 5, and Martello Harris, 8.
The crime scene at Avery's home rocked even the most experienced veterans of the Montgomery County Police Department.
"Cases like this are heartbreaking," says Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims along with the 911 operators, police officers, evidence technicians, and fire and EMS personnel that responded."
Both women were charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Police are continuing their investigation into the stabbings and murders of the children.
Anyone with information to share regarding this case is asked to call the Montgomery Co. Major Crime Unit at 240-773-5070.
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MFIX (Multiphase Flow with Interphase eXchanges; www.mfix.org) is a general-purpose computer code developed at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) for describing the hydrodynamics, heat transfer and chemical reactions in fluid-solids systems. It has been used for describing bubbling and circulating fluidized beds and spouted beds. MFIX calculations give transient data on the three-dimensional distribution of pressure, velocity, temperature, and species mass fractions. MFIX code is based on a generally accepted set of multiphase flow equations. The code is used as a "test-stand" for testing and developing multiphase flow constitutive equations.
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- Mass, momentum, energy and species balance equations for gas and multiple solids phases
- Granular stress equations based on kinetic theory and frictional flow theory
- Three-dimensional Cartesian or cylindrical coordinate systems with non-uniform mesh size
- Impermeable and semi-permeable internal surfaces
- Input data file sets up the simulation
- Chemical reactions and kinetics defined with the input data file or with a user-defined subroutine
- Error checking of user input
- Multiple, single-precision, binary, direct-access output files that reduce disk space and increase data retrieval speed
- Post-processing codes for the animation and retrieval of output data
- Fortran 90 code base with allocatable arrays
- Serial, shared-memory parallel (SMP) or distributed-memory parallel (DMP) executables generated from the same code base
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ParaView is a powerful, full-featured software package for the visualization of scientific, engineering and analytical data. It can be used to visualize MFIX data.
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- MFIX Home Page(UCSF) which includes links to:
- MFIX Users Manual,
- MFIX Theory Guide,
- MFIX Numerical Guide,
- MFIX Training Overview,
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HOUSTON (AP) — Taylor McHargue threw for 170 yards and a touchdown, and Turner Petersen rushed for two touchdowns as Rice defeated Memphis 28-6 Saturday.
Petersen's 1-yard touchdown run with 5:34 left in the first quarter capped a 9-play, 69-yard drive to give the Owls (2-3, 1-1 Conference USA) a 7-0 lead. Petersen, who finished with 32 yards rushing, also scored from 1 yard with 4:57 left in the third quarter to make it 28-3.
McHargue was 15 of 22 and rushed for 44 yards. He found Luke Willson for a 15-yard touchdown before halftime to extend the lead to 14-3. Tyler Smith rushed 14 times for 97 yards, and Willson had five catches for 58 yards to lead Rice.
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College Hockey:Reversal Of Fortune: Badgers Hold Early Lead For Win Over Bulldogs
MADISON, Wis. — After a Friday night contest that saw the Badgers squander their first lead going into the third period, UW head coach Mike Eaves vowed that the blown lead would serve as a valuable teaching point and that the Badgers would learn from their mistakes.
Going into Saturday night's rematch with Minnesota-Duluth with the same one-goal lead, it was evident that the Badgers corrected their mistakes and learned how to shut the door on the opponent.
Senior Jake Dowell scored two third-period goals to help Wisconsin (3-1-2, 2-1-1 WCHA) rebound to win a hard-fought 5-2 decision against visiting Minnesota-Duluth (1-1-2, 0-1-1 WCHA) on the night wehn Wisconsin didn't play some of its best hockey.
"On a night where UMD should have gotten some points and we didn't have our 'A' game, we hung in there, struggled and found a way to get two points at home," UW head coach Mike Eaves said.
After playing not to lose Friday night and blowing the one-goal lead, Wisconsin was determined not to let the Bulldogs sneak back into Saturday night's contest, and the Badgers made their point clear early in the third.
Starting the period on back-to-back power plays, Dowell, the player the Badgers happily call the "garbageman," lived up to his billing, cleaning up the mess in front of the net and shoving the puck past freshman Alex Stalock just two minutes in to increase the Badger lead to two.
Dowell wasn't done on the night, flinging another rebound in just beyond the crease late in the third to give him his second multi-goal night and fifth of the season.
Being one of the few Badger seniors on the team, Dowell has noticeably increased the level of his play, matching his entire goal total from last season in just the team's first six games.
"Jack is our poster child of our team identity," Eaves said. "We don't have that magic game-changing player anymore. In the NHL, 66 percent of the goals are rebound goals and we have to play that [percentage] more than any other team. It's terrific that he is recognizing what is strengths are and that he's doing those things to put himself in the position to score."
Dowell was surprised by Eaves' comments after the game, as he felt his physical attributes weren't up to the task.
"It's definitely not the looks," Dowell joked. "I don't mind getting in there and playing dirty and physical. Our identity is our hard work and it paid off [tonight]."
Still, the Badgers had their work cut out for them throughout the night with the Bulldogs showing more fight than the Badgers threw the first two periods.
The Bulldogs struck first against Wisconsin, which hadn't allowed a first-period goal all season, and its penalty kill, which had only given up two power play goals in 26 opportunities. Sophomore Michael Gergen put a dent in that statistic, taking a perfect touch pass from line mate Andrew Carroll and shot it past UW goalie Brian Elliott for the early 1-0 advantage.
But for the first time all season, Wisconsin had an answer in the first period, thanks to a pair of crisp passing plays started by some of the Badgers youngest players. Playing at even strength, freshman John Mitchell found fellow freshman Ben Grotting camped out in front of the net. Grotting didn't disappoint, tying the game with his first goal as a Badger.
"[The goal] felt great and it got our team going," Grotting said. "I can describe the feeling in front of all those fans and get the first one out of the way."
Just under two minutes later, Blake Geoffrion, one of the Badgers' seven freshmen seeing ice time, found himself on a two-on-one break with linemate Ben Street trailing. Geoffrion made a perfect cross-ice pass that wound up on Street's stick and quickly into the back of the goal for a 2-1 lead.
It was the first time all season Wisconsin had scored more than once heading into the third period, let alone twice in the first period, a period that had been 20 minutes of horror for the defending champions.
It was a disastrous five minutes for Duluth, which outplayed Wisconsin the entire period.
"We had five bad minutes in the first 40 minutes," UMD head coach Scott Sandelin said. "I could be disappointed if when we lose and didn't play well, but I don't think we played bad. There are things we need to get better at defensively but other than that, we played pretty good."
While the Badgers escaped their first-period woes, the second period turned troublesome for Eaves' crew, as they were outshot by the Bulldogs 15-5 in the second 20 minutes. More importantly for Duluth, the Bulldogs got another goal past their Badgers on their penalty kill, as captain Matt McKnight scored his first on the season to tie the score.
Although Wisconsin only had five shots, another one of Wisconsin's freshmen, Jamie McBain, made his a good one, firing a shot in from the point in the final 12 seconds of the period to give the Badgers a lead they wouldn't relinquish. That proved the back-breaker for UMD.
"That goal at the end of the period certainly gave them an advantage," Sandelin said. "I thought we played a pretty good hockey game. They had their opportunities and buried them. That was certainly the turning point of the game right there."
Coming out for the third, the Badgers regained their swagger, piggybacking off Dowell's two goals to earn a victory in which many of the Wisconsin players felt they had been outskated. Moreover, it was a special night for Dowell, as his father John was in attendance to watch his son play for the first time in over a year.
"It was definitely an awesome feeling getting to play in front of him," Dowell said. "I saw him out there and knew exactly where he was. To be able to get those couple goals and have him see, I was trying extra hard tonight."
Minnesota-Duluth returns home next weekend to host WCHA rival Denver (1-1-0 WCHA) while the Badgers take a week off from conference play to host Boston College in a rematch of last year's national championship final.
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Welcome to a new teaching series entitled, "Christianity X".
This series will give the reader an insight into what it is really like to walk in Christian faith. Since time began, humans have been indoctrinated with religious theory, without really understanding what they were being taught. The "Church", in all its pomp and circumstance, dictated how Scripture was presented and interpreted.
The Word of God tells us we indeed have the 'mind of Christ", as the Holy Spirit dwells within us as Christians. So, why then must we accept the translation of "Preachers", who manipulate the Scriptures to their own advantage? Scripture was given to us in order to communicate with our God. Our relationship with Christ is extremely personal and how we communicate with Him is as well!
We don't need some self proclaimed scholar to spoon feed us a skewed interpretation of God's Holy Word, when we have the ability to digest it just fine on our own!
This is the premise behind Christianity X. Subjects that are straight forward and right out of God's Word. No re-hashing or reconstructing Scripture...simply subject matter the present day Christian can consider and apply to their every day life.
So stay tuned and enjoy!
Today, I will provide the outline for our first subject...Rules For Holy Living.
The following are the 10 Rules For Holy Living. I will comment on each with a Scripture reference in the next installment. You can reference this list by looking up Colossians 3 in your Bible:
1. Desire Heaven - Not Earth
2. Remember...You're Dead
3. Kill Yourself
4. Clean the Cup Boards
5. Don't Lie to Each Other
6. No Prejudices - There Are 2 Types of People
7. Put Your Clothes On!
8. Forgive Each Other
9. Own Love, Peach and Thankfulness
10. Sing and Do For the Lord
That should give you something to chew on for now. Remember, I will continue with the full teaching in the next installment.
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If it's Spring it must be time for Blue Willow. The blue and white Asian-themed pattern was first manufactured in England by Spode in the late 1700's and has been widely copied ever since, and even to this day. At any given moment you can probably find a plate, a tea cup or a whole set of Blue Willow-like china in any antique or thrift store in town.
Did you know the pattern is based upon a Chinese folk tale? It's a familiar story: the daughter of a rich man fell in love with a servant, and to keep them apart her father had her imprisoned in a castle. She escaped with the help of her lover one day, running over a bridge and jumping into a waiting boat. Alas, they die in a shipwreck and turn into a pair of love birds.
Take a look at the next blue and white china plate you come across; if it has those motifs -- a bridge, a boat, a pair of running figures, and love birds -- chances are good it's a version of Blue Willow.