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Reva Rice sings as Donna Summer at Music on the Rock
Published: Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
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Stage star Reva Rice will be the featured artist in the Music on the Rock series concert "Donna Summer and the Sound of the '70s" opening at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville.
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What: "Donna Summer and the Sound of the '70s"
Where: Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Oct. 20 and Oct. 23-27
Tickets: $24
Info: Call 828-693-0731 or 866-732-8008 or visit www.flatrockplayhouse.org
Rice has starred in shows on Broadway, the West End and Las Vegas.
She was the first to perform songs written by Andrew Lloyd Webber when she performed in the first production of "Starlight Express."
"Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote 'Make Up My Heart' for Pearl on Broadway, where I originated the role, and 'Next Time You Fall in Love' for London's West End, where I originated the role in 'The New Starlight Express,' " Rice said.
Rice was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Flute and Pearl Esterine Shields Rice. She began training in dance, theater and piano when she was 5. She graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music.
Her Broadway and international starring credits include "Starlight Express," "Fosse" and "Chicago."
She has starred in the first national tours of "Starlight Express," "Smokey Joe's Café," "Fosse," "Chicago" and "Just Off the Road" from Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple." Rice has worked with such greats as Webber, Patrick Swayze, Chaka Khan, Dolly Parton, Melissa Manchester, American Idol's Fantasia and more.
Donna Summer was an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music, earning the title "The Queen of Disco."
Summer was trained as a gospel singer before her introduction to the pop music industry and has always been known for her "powerhouse" vocal delivery.
Though she is most notable for her disco hits, Summer's repertoire included contemporary R&B, rock, pop and gospel. Summer is one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. She also became the first female artist to have four No. 1 singles in 13-month period.
Songs in the show include Summer hits "Hot Stuff," "Last Dance" and "Bad Girls."
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The bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Werewolves in Their Youth, Wonderboys, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon "takes [his] brutally observant, unfailingly honest, marvelously human gaze and turns it on his own life" (Time) in the New York Times bestselling memoir Manhood for Amateurs.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's tennis team picked up another big victory on Saturday afternoon, taking a 6-1 final over Sam Houston State at the McAdams Tennis Center.
"Without a doubt, this was the best team win we've had this year," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "I felt like every girl really competed with tremendous intensity today.
"This is the type of match I want to see us duplicate day in and day out."
The Islanders improved to 12-4 overall, and are now 5-3 in Southland Conference matches. Sam Houston is 11-6 this season, 5-4 in league contests. Even without a strong player in Mia Matuszak, who sat out due to injury, the team was able to pull out the victory in one of the most complete matches they have played this season.
In doubles, the team played outstanding, taking all three matches, including a nail biter at No. 2 by an 8-7 final.
Ashley Garza and Stefania Nicolae got things going with an 8-3 final at No. 3 doubles, while Mirna Cicak and Doris Kuselj clinched the point with an 8-4 win at the No. 1 position. That left just Sandra Burges and Chelsea Horan on the court at No. 2 doubles, and the pair came through with an 8-7 (7-2) victory to sweep the doubles point.
"This was a great team win, every single girl fought their hearts out and really contributed to this," said Moore. "I was very proud of Ashley Garza, she stepped into a pivotal conference match and played lights out in doubles for us today.
"That showed a lot of poise under pressure."
In singles, all but one Islander player won their match, with the lone loss coming in a three-set thriller.
At No. 1, Cicak took a highly contested 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 match to add to the Islanders advantage. No. 2 saw Kuselj get back in the win column with a 6-3, 6-3 win to add another point to the Islanders lead.
Burges and Horan made quick work of their matches in singles, with Burges winning 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles, and Horan taking a 6-0, 6-2 final at the No. 5 match. LeAnne Mascall took a 6-3, 6-1 final at the No. 6 position to complete the match.
"I was very proud of the way LeAnne Mascall rose up and played at No. 6 singles," said Moore. "Doris and Mirna played unbelievably tough and Sandra has been an anchor for the team this whole year.
"I was really proud of Chelsea Horan and Doris Kuselj playing injured and grinding out wins even while they were banged up. That shows the type of heart and character they have."
The only loss of the day came at No. 4, with Nicolae falling in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, to finish the match scoring.
Next up for the Islanders will be a big home weekend at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
The women will play McNeese on Saturday, April 14, and Lamar on Sunday, April 15 in the final two home matches of the season. The men will also play their final home match that Saturday, hosting UTSA in a key Southland Conference match.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Tennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State
04/07/2012 at Huntsville, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 6, Sam Houston State 1
Singles competition:
1. Mirna Cicak (AMCC) def. Imke Jagau (SHSU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
2. Doris Kuselj (AMCC) def. Sheridan Currie (SHSU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Natalie Petaia (SHSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Tatyana Postnikova (SHSU) def. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
5. Chelsea Horan (AMCC) def. Olivia Battye (SHSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. LeAnne Mascall (AMCC) def. Kayla Stevenson (SHSU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Mirna Cicak/Doris Kuselj (AMCC) def. Nadia Dubyanskaya/Tatyana Postnikova (SHSU) 8-4
2. Sandra Burges/Chelsea Horan (AMCC) def. Sheridan Currie/Natalie Petaia (SHSU) 8-7 (7-2)
3. Ashley Garza/Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Imke Jagau/Kayla Stevenson (SHSU) 8-3
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 12-4, 5-3
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This week's Food Processor Friday's recipe is still very much about summer, however. Particularly, summer garden vegetables. You know, the ones that you were fighting over earlier in the season and are now growing a little tired of. And by you, of course I mean me. I've been putting up tomatoes all week and there's still a ton out there in the garden. I may be tempted into trying to make homemade ketchup. After all, why buy something for a dollar when you can spend all day and dirty every pot and pan making it?
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2 ounces Asiago cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 clove garlic, peeled
12 large fresh basil leaves
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
2-3 small to medium yellow squash, zucchini, or mix of both
10-12 ripe plum tomatoes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a shallow baking dish with cooking spray.
Insert the metal blade into food processor. With the machine running, drop the cheese cubes down the feed tube and process to chop finely, about 10 seconds. Remove cheese to another bowl and set aside.
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VAIL, Colorado - Even before Vail's official opening Friday, Golden Peak was so busy with ski traffic last week it looked like Christmas weekend.Only there was one major difference: The skiers on Golden Peak were considerably more skilled than the ones you'll find on the normal busy day. National ski teams from the U.S., Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland all shared the slopes last week at the Golden Peak Competition Center for slalom, giant slalom and super-G training, with as many as 150 athletes training on the same slopes at the same time.It may sound hectic, but for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail operations manager C.B. Bechtel, it was just another November day on the job. "Golden Peak has the best November technical training facility in the world, so everyone wants to be here," Bechtel said. "We start taking reservations in March. ... The majority of the booking is done by mid-July."Bechtel works relentlessly during November to coordinate all of the action, starting his day at 5:45 a.m. and finishing at 6:30 or 7 p.m."We have a certain number of time slots per day. People tell me, 'I want slalom, I want super-G, or I want slalom,' and then there's four 2.5-hour sessions per day and we map out who goes where," Bechtel said. "At 5 p.m., we have a meeting where a captain from every team comes in and we'll show them the plan for tomorrow and give them their lift tickets. Every time a new session starts, I go to the top of the hill and make sure everyone's setting in their lanes, and when I feel confident they're in their lanes, I go down the hill to another section of the course and make sure everyone there is set properly in their lanes. The first session starts at 6:30 a.m., the last one ends at 4:30 p.m., and then we do it all over again."Teams often share lanes, setting their competitiveness aside for some neighborly pairing. "The team on the right sets first, and the second team has to exactly parallel them," Bechtel said. "But tomorrow, the other guys will set first. So they play nice because if they mess with somebody today, they could get it worse tomorrow. ... These guys travel place to place around the world together, so they're pretty good about that stuff."While Golden Peak is bustling with activity, the nearby hotels are abuzz, as well.Manor Vail and the Tivoli Lodge are completely transformed by the athlete presence, with Manor Vail turning its board rooms into performance centers and the Tivoli fencing off parcels in its parking garage for tuning.In addition to giving the athletes a good rate on room blocks, Manor Vail plays a bit of a game of Tetris in order to accommodate everybody. "We start working with the teams in May and June to coordinate the room blocks, which will change and shift a lot," said Nichole Whitaker, director of sales and marketing at Manor Vail Lodge. "In October, we completely transform our meeting rooms for ski-tuning space."Among the high-profile tuners on hand at Manor Vail is Lindsey Vonn's tech, whom Whitaker says has a nice area to himself that was formerly a closet. "We basically take every single inch of free space in the property and turn it to ski and tuning areas," Whitaker said. "There's thousands and thousands of skis here right now."When Manor Vail becomes booked, it starts referring teams to the nearby Tivoli Lodge. "It really helps in the offseason," Tivoli general manager Jim Promo said. "Normally, we wouldn't open until Opening Day."
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The sighting was reported around 6:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Rengstorff Avenue, and police set up a perimeter in the area to search for the cougar. It was seen with "a radio-type collar around its neck," according to Mountain View police.
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Published: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 8:43 a.m.
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ARDEN, N.C. (AP) — A company plans to hire 100 new workers for its call center in western North Carolina.
The company, GRFS, will hire the workers over the next two months.
The company says many of the new employees will work from home. GRFS call center director Debbie Jones says the company is now able to provide the proper online training and support so that employees don't have to come to an office to do their jobs.
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The founders of Infinity Ward were giants in the field, leading the team that created "Call of Duty." More than anyone, they're responsible for the modern first-person shooter format, with its frenetic pacing and persistent leveling system.
Fans knew that Infinity Ward's next project could again have the same genre-defining effect as its previous blockbusters. With that much hype, founders Vince Zampella and Jason West and their new studio, Respawn Entertainment, have a lot on their shoulders. Fortunately, the developer's new project, "Titanfall," mostly lives up to those expectations.
The sci-fi shooter is the evolution of "Modern Warfare." Working in a distant future in which humans have colonized the stars, players take on the role of Pilots, soldiers who drive around house-sized mechs called Titans. Players are tossed into one of two factions -- the IMC conglomerate or the rebellious Militia. These two forces are essentially the same as they battle each other over the Frontier.
What's interesting is how Respawn does away with the single-player campaign and melds it with the multiplayer experience. It's all one and the same, with the story providing context for each battle. Players will be fighting each other and giant mechs called Titans. They also will enter head-to-head robot battles. Players will follow the rise of the Militia in scenes that bookend each map, and they will meet characters such as the reluctant war leader James MacAllan and his rival Marcus Graves. After the Militia campaign is done, they'll play through the IMC side for a different perspective.
When it comes to narrative, players shouldn't expect Shakespeare. That's never been Zampella and West's strength. The two are better at letting players forge their own stories, setting up rich sandboxes where the unexpected happens. Each map has a goal, whether it's fragging other pilots or holding onto map points, and after the outcome of each match, there's an epilogue in which the losers race to an extraction point while the winners try to prevent their escape.
The way a pilot can move makes navigating a map more nuanced. The pilot's abilities to double jump and wall run are game changers. There's a skill to climbing and leaping to the tops of building. It's jaw-dropping and is partly why "Titanfall" is beautiful to watch on livestreams.
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Dave, I've been using this line-up for a few years now, with the addition of a Naniwa 3k SS for single bevels, and the occasional progression to 8 & even 10k when I feel really ambitious.
My only issue is with the Beston 500. As the stone wears down I've found some random inclusions, and it's an enormous pain in the ass to flatten. In light some of the other stones in this grit range that have recently become available, would you still consider the Beston as the top choice?


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- ExcellentThis vest is amazing! In case anyone was wondering (like I was), this is the same vest used in the Hi-capa 4.3 video. You can pretty much get a good look at the vest in action (If one can call those little..chomping things..as action). Anyways I love this vest. It's got a little bit of insulation to it so it's fine to use in cold or hot weather. This vest is easily adjustable and will fit very tight if properly handled. I love how this vest isn't like a swiss army knife in the sense of it being completely covered in pouches you probably won't even need. It limits things down to the essentials (with a few little extra features). All in all, this is a light, cheap, tight-fitting vest that I love to use in woodland areas. You won't have to worry about snagging loose hanging bags on branches or in bushes. By limiting pouches, it also decreases the overall weight so long games or prolonged use won't take a huge toll on you.
Overall, it's a light and effective vest that's perfect for tight quarters or for people who like to move silently.
- Great vesti purchased one of these off of a different website but it is the exact same vest. the vest has plenty of space for pistol mags and speed loaders. my only complaint about this vest is that you can only fit one AK mag in each pouch, limiting your shooting time depending on the mags that you carry. the vest is light weight and allows for easy mobility. i think that the holster should have been placed a little more towards the center so it is easier to access. as far as the tall "flashlight pouch" goes, i would say that it is more of a SMG (sub machine gun for you newbies) mag pouch. it is the perfect size for an MP5 mag. unless you have a really tall and thin flashlight. and if you do have a huge flashlight i would say buy a surefire flashlight instead. those things produce more light in such a compact size than a whole full size mag-lite. and the surefire will fit in the speed loader pouch. on mine the radio pouch is more or less meant for small walkie-talkie type radios, but it is a useful pouch. the zippered back pouch is handy for carrying a map, bag of bbs, food, water bottle, etc. now another handy feature is the fact that it can adjust to fit over large articles of clothing, so if you are playing in the winter you can make it bigger to fit over a large coat. and you can expand it so in the summer, you can fit a camelbak (yes that is how its spelled) underneath.
plenty of pouches
durable material
black (goes with every kind of camo)
needs wider mag pouches to accommodate AK magazines
holster is a little too far to the left, a little hard to access
Overall i would recommend this vest to anyone who is looking for a lightweight and durable vest.
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- coolthis is a awesome vest the price is less than the other vests and yet it gives ut the same great quality utg provides one of my favorite things is that it gives you a smaller silloette in night fights and it is so much less bulky than the hevey duty vests. dont go to a surplus store they just cost 5 times more but they arnt made by utg if you want a vest that you dont want to only have 10 magizine puochs. it is soo much better just to get what you need than having your smaller stuff rattling in magizine pouchs giving your postion away(i've got lots of people in nighfights when i heard there equiptment rattling around dont think its bogus becase it will come back and shoot you.
made by utg
can fit anything you truly need for one battle
cheapest vest
will save you in battle
- I really like thisThis is a really good vest I like the design. In battle I have the necessary stuff on my chest. It also doesnt way down on the field.
extremely lightweight
good layout
fairly good price
looks cool
really there is none but it may be an expensive buy to a budgeter(not really)
- AWSOME!!!!has good protection
not heavy
has pokets for everything you need without having 10 extra unneeded lbs. of pockets your not even gonna use
this is how i would use them
pistol for pistol hostler (duh)
2 magazines for magazine pouches (another duh)
i would try to shove some spare batteries in the utility pouch and have co2 shotgun pellets or whatever fit for the 4 small holsters on it
pistol magazines for pistol magazine pouch (a third duh)
radio for radio pouch (4)
speed loader for speed loader pouch [its duh's 5th aniversery (lol)]
flash light for flash light pouch (uhhh . . . . duh the 6th :P)
i would put a bag of extra bbs for reloading on long games.
(if you want to bring a lunch i would suggest buying a big pouch because it wont fit in this thing)
- good, but...this vest is everything that it claims. its tight fitting, light, and quite. unfortunatly, there were some things about the vest that could have been better. first, the pistol holster is not designed well. the strap that keeps the pistol in sits right across the back of the pistol, which puts strain on the hammer, which is bad. also, if you do have a pistol, or anyhting else that will add weight, then the vest will bounce around like crazy, making noise and just getting in the way. this problem could have been solved easily by belt loops to secure it, and i find it really dumb that it was overlooked
- oh yeahIts a good vest and its a utg waht more coud you ask for
if you dont have a co2 gun go find some shotgunshells and put them in the loops
holds all my stuff and theres even extra space for a twinki and a sandwich
- Everything you need nothing you don'tthis is by far my favorite tac vest with the layout of the pouches being so easy to access and the inner padding for great comfort all put together with utg's outstanding reliability puts together to make the best tac vest for its price.
- not enough pocketsi have a lot of high caps for my mp5 TM and this will only hld 6 tightly and i own 8 200 rd mags. i do however love the shell loops because i have a shell double barrel shotgun and i have a CO2 desert eagle. i just think it could have more pockets, but i love over stuffing my cargos :]
- nothis doesnt hold alot at all. the UTG Delta Elite Cross Draw Vest's hold more than twice this vest does, for the same price!! its rediculous. i reccomend the UTG Delta Elite Cross Draw Vest Marine Digital Camo. that is 40 bucks and is much better than this, because digital camo is scientifically proven to get your enemies aim all messed up. i only gave it a 2 because it is on sale right now ( february 3rd, 2007) for 30 bucks. dont buy it. please


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Go Daddy said Monday it is planning to create dozens of new jobs at its new Sunnyvale office, which opened Monday.
The Web-hosting company has 40 employees at the Sunnyvale office, which is Go Daddy's first Silicon Valley office.
Go Daddy intends to hire another 40 before the end of the year, a company spokeswoman said.
"We're attracted to the tech talent in and around Sunnyvale," Go Daddy spokeswoman Elizabeth Driscoll said. "We are drawn to developers and designers who love to innovate."


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prince caspian is one of my least favorite phish songs, but it kind of works here in the opening slot at the garden. also, it also serves as a good precursor to a 2nd song in the show 2001. this one is not as deep as some of the ones they would get into in 2 years, but for 95, this is a pretty damn good 2001. page gets in some nice dark funky licks while fishman and trey work the tension and release. suzy comes burning out of this 2001. page, once again, was really jamming on this one. a nice intricate midset bowie works well out after suzy, and this is where trey really starts to take off. this bowie is not the best in the world, but for this part of the show, it is well-paced with some decent exploration. did somebody say sky scrapers. a nice early version of simple shines after bowie. like 2001 earlier in the set, this one does not take off like it would in the next couple of years, but it certainly rocks and the shorter jam at the end gives one an idea of what might be to come out of this one in later years. it's ice comes out of the spacey ending of simple, and they delve deep in the middle section finding kung. trey must have listened to the louisville tapes from the fall and decided it was so sick they should do it again. they wrap up this super sharp ice and dive right into tmwsiy/aven/tmwsiy. this one is one of my favorites, and they tear it up hear, rocking the garden crowd. the divided sky soars, as trey really zips after the silent part. they take on a bonus sample for good measure.
so your at the garden. its cold as shit outside. hmmm... what to open the second set with. oh, summer time breezey yamar should work. this is a very fun yamar with some decent trey licks scattered throughout. then, they keep you guessing by springing a pretty rocking free. this jam really develops through '95, and they put out a really strong version of this song at the garden as the year comes to a close. they didn't know they could put a funkier jam on free, so they are really giving it a hard edge here. good stuff. keeping the crowd guessing, they throw out a monster harry hood. page and trey chase each other brilliantly through this one. hood was another song that was being played really well in 95, and this one might take the cake. fishman and gordon keep the tempo brilliantly and trey and page just dance. after making us feel good about hood, they slam right into a rowdy ac/dc bag. this one is not the jammer they would through out exactly 2 years later, but it is played very well, like most 95 versions of this tune. life boy provides a nice dark cool down before it is time to smell the mule. typical mule insanity then ensues. like the rest of this set, this one is hot. trey really nails the middle section. a nice rocking cavern appears to close down this set before they kick down a bonus antelope. trey really gives you a taste of what is to come the next night on this antelope. very hot trey licks. after debuting aditl over the summer, they spring on the msg crowd in the encore slot. it is well played and well received.
overall, this is an impressive show, even on the stout " 95 ny run" standard. while this show lacks really monster jams, with the exception of hood, it still works. the first set just had that excellent flow. it is like they never broke stride, and every song compliments the song before and after it. the next set was one to keep you guessing, from start to finish. they seemed to be really going for the juxtaposition thing in the second set. the run from yamar-free-hood really covers a lot of ground, and it fully display phish's many styles and talents. also, throughout this show, it seemed they played the songs that they had really been playing well all year. sure, some of them were kept in the stable until nye, mike's song, reba, maze, yem, etc., but they through some sure fire 95 winners out there, simple, ice, bowie, free, hood, bag, mule, antelope. good strong show. if you want to know what 95 is all about, at its best, check out this four night ny run, especially 12/29-31.
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Midfielder Kyle Beckerman's fixture on the USA's senior squad seems only fitting, considering his legacy with the U.S. National Teams. Beckerman, known for his energy and work ethic, has been part of the U.S. National Team programs since the age of 15. He made his international debut with the U-16 squad, and worked his way to the senior squad in 2007. This veteran midfielder is also a leader in Major League Soccer, as he became Real Salt Lake's captain in 2008 and led the team to its first-ever postseason appearance.
Part of Nike's USA Centennial line, this new official USA jersey celebrates 100 years of American soccer. This is the jersey the team will wear during 2014 qualifying.
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PETALUMA -- There is no evidence of foul play in the death of a man whose body was found Friday at the Novato Disposal company's refuse transfer station in Petaluma, a Sonoma County sheriff's spokesman said Tuesday.
Juan Gomez-Diaz, 30, a Santa Rosa-area transient, appears to have died accidentally when he was compressed within the refuse collection truck or at the transfer station on Petaluma Boulevard South, sheriff's Sgt. Carlos Basurto said.
Deputies were called to the transfer station around 1:40 p.m. Friday after Gomez-Diaz's body was found among recycling debris inside a warehouse there, Lt. Tim Duke said.
He was last seen around 10:45 p.m. Thursday when Petaluma police contacted him as he walked on or near the railroad tracks, Basurto said.
"Gomez-Diaz appeared to be in good condition and he was alone," Basurto said. "Gomez-Diaz may have taken shelter inside a Dumpster that night, as the temperature was very cold."
It is assumed he was in the Dumpster when it was picked up and emptied into the truck in a commercial area Friday morning, sheriff's officials said.
Sheriff's Lt. Dennis O'Leary said investigators are looking at video from surveillance cameras in the area.
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Heineken, the uk's no. 1 cider and beer business, has several opportunities to join an award winning marketing team as brand manager. Based in our new central London office, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the nation's favourite brands, supported by a global organisation which operates in a number of markets. You will develop and drive winning marketing programmes, which build on superior consumer and market insight, are creative and innovative in their approach and which set a clear strategic direction, in order to deliver on annual brand targets.
What kind of responsibilities will I have?
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Niceville, FL -- The Gulf South Conference announced the women's All-Conference team for the 2011-12 season Wednesday evening. Valdosta State was one of three schools to place two players on the team as Brittany Ferguson made the first team and Sczeny Hartry earned second team honors.
Both players made the All-GSC squads last season, but in reverse. Hartry was the first teamer and Ferguson made second team. The duo flip flops this season.
Ferguson led all Gulf South players with five GSC Player of the Week awards this season. She is also tied for the lead in the conference in double-doubles with nine. GSC Player of the Year Veronica Walker from Delta State also has nine double-doubles.
The senior forward is third in the GSC in scoring average (17.0 points per game) and second in the league in rebounds per game (8.7). She is also fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (.465) and eighth in free throw percentage (.640). At 2.3 steals per game, Ferguson ranks fourth in the GSC and seventh in blocks per game (0.8) and minutes played per game (31.3).
Hartry has put together an All-GSC worthy season as well, leading the conference in three-pointers made (53). With all the three-point shooting, Hartry stayed efficient, ranking third in the GSC in three-point shooting percentage (.393).
The senior guard is 12th in scoring average (11.3 points per game) and third in the league in minutes played per game (34.3).
The senior duo has led VSU to a third seed in the GSC Tournament to tip off Thursday. The Lady Blazers will face sixth seed North Alabama at 8:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. CST). Valdosta State is looking to make noise in the conference tournament, already notching victories over the top two seeds, Delta State and Alabama-Huntsville.
As mentioned, Walker was voted GSC Player of the Year. Alabama-Huntsville Head Coach Roy Heintz was named the GSC Coach of the Year while Rhandi Ball of Delta State earned GSC Freshman of the Year.
In addition to Ferguson, Alabama-Huntsville guards Jasmine Hammon and Jordan Smith, West Georgia forward Shunice Hardy and Walker make up the All-GSC first team. Joining Hartry on the second team is West Alabama forward Brittany Weathers, Delta State guard Brooke Rhodes, West Florida guard Sher'Ryan Scott and North Alabama guard Jasmine Horne.


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The tragedy of "Faust" will replace "Next Fall" in San Jose Rep's current season.
Theater officials had to postpone Geoffrey Nauffts' heart-rending drama to accommodate its busy star Danny Scheie. The celebrated actor and former head of Shakespeare Santa Cruz wasn't available to take on the leading role this spring as previously scheduled.
"'Next Fall' is a very important production for our community," said Rick Lombardo, artistic director of the Rep, in a release. "We wanted to produce this insightful, emotional story in the best way possible and couldn't be happier that our first choice actor, Danny Scheie, will be taking on the lead role."
Instead of "Next Fall," the Rep will stage Christopher Marlowe's 17th century classic "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus." Directed by Kirsten Brandt, the dark parable about making deals with the devil will run May 9-June 2. Brandt envisions a staging that juxtaposes high-tech elements with the play's primal themes.
"Next Fall," the story of a gay couple whose lives are upturned by a terrible accident, will also directed by Brandt. The regional premiere is now slated for Oct. 17-Nov. 20. Already purchased tickets for "Fall" can be used for "Faust" at the Rep, 101 Paseo de San Antonio. 408-367-7255 www.sjrep.org.
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The first set is obviously anchored by a fantastic Sneakin' Sally that really heads on out and grooves, and has an Eminence Front flavor at one point. Spectacular Sally, but that's not all, as the set opens with a tremendous 20 minute S&SS which releases into a solid Theme. Throw in a tasty Seven Below and you've got a powerhouse first set.
The DwD to open set II is just as great as the S&SS to open set I, and it lands brilliantly in Squirming Coil. Makisupa-> Buffalo Bill brings the lulz, and Antelope is flat-out BLISTERING. Thunderhead (much like Billy Breathes) is one of those songs that I didn't really care for when I first heard it, but since have come to love, and here it is paired expertly with a powerful, set-closing Slave. You could add Waste to the list of songs that has grown on me a lot over the years, so I don't mind the encore at all.
For a 2003 show, there's not even all that much slop, aside from a somewhat butchered Rift. This show is 4 stars at *minimum*, and I personally enjoyed it quite a bit more than the previous night. Even though I think 4 stars or slightly above is a good rating for this one, I'm giving it a 5 to help boost it to where I think it should be.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- With the word "botched" now permanently affixed to the phrase "Facebook IPO," the chief executive of Nasdaq came to Silicon Valley on Tuesday hoping to repair the stock exchange's reputation.
In an exclusive interview, Robert Greifeld offered both a mea culpa for the technical glitches that helped mar the decade's most anticipated stock offering and an argument that the landscape for initial public stock offerings remains verdant.
"Clearly, this was a low point for us," the 53-year-old said. "We have to get better as a company, and we will."
Some critics, though, are still shaking their heads that Greifeld was out of contact for five hours after the Facebook glitch, which has made his exchange the target of lawsuits seeking hundreds of millions of dollars.
And they question Greifeld's rosy picture of the IPO pipeline, given Facebook's flat performance.
"I think he will be lucky to keep his job through the end of the year," said Andrew Stoltmann, a securities lawyer in Chicago.
To be sure, there's been plenty of blame to go around in the epic fail of what was supposed to be a milestone for Web 2.0 companies.
Facebook itself, in the days before the IPO, hiked both the price of the offering and the number of shares being sold, which inflated supply and tamped down demand.
And federal regulators are among those questioning whether Facebook and lead underwriter Morgan Stanley misled small investors into buying high while telling select institutional buyers that the shares were overvalued.
Still, the problems with the offering began with the unexpected hiccup in Nasdaq's automated trading systems. Many say the delays and confusion helped suck enthusiasm for the offering and prompt a rush of later-morning selling.
The morning of May 18 started off well for Greifeld, a burly former marathoner who's run the Nasdaq for nine years. His smiling image was broadcast worldwide as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ceremonially rang the exchange's opening bell at the social network's Menlo Park headquarters.
But Greifeld said exchange officials shortly afterward realized that there were problems with an automated auction program set up to give buyers and sellers equal footing. The system, called an "IPO cross," had originally been designed to stop order modifications two minutes before a stock opens, but Nasdaq — citing customer demands — later tweaked it to allow cancellations to be sent into the program as they happen.
"The assumption was," Greifeld said in his heavy New York accent, "that the action would run so fast a cancellation would have little chance to affect things." The software has handled 450 stock offerings since its rollout in 2007.
But given the size of Facebook's offering -- 421 million shares -- and the heavy demand among retail investors, the auction software couldn't catch up with the rush of last-second trade modifications.
After an agonizing 30-minute delay, Nasdaq officials switched the Facebook offering to a different auction system. Greifeld headed to the airport thinking the problem had been solved. He spent the next five hours on a commercial jet to Manhattan without Internet access.
Yet while switching to the backup system allowed the shares to begin trading, it created a second problem. The backup system couldn't match a few million of those shares to buyers or sellers, so Nasdaq officials had to enlist a broker to sell them.
That took two hours, during which some traders had no idea whether their orders for Facebook had been filled.
Several experts interviewed for this story sounded a note of sympathy for Nasdaq. Nasdaq has already put up $40 million to help resolve such claims — an unprecedented amount that still awaits approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission. And Stoltmann, the securities lawyer, thinks investment firms have little chance of collecting damages in court, given the legal protections afforded stock exchanges.
Greifeld, meanwhile, is looking ahead even as he works to soothe angry clients. He called Nasdaq's IPO pipeline "very robust," with half of the 200 companies that have filed to go public on U.S. exchanges planning to do so on the exchange.
But Rob Steinberg, a Los Angeles securities lawyer with Jeffers, Mangel, Butler & Mitchell, predicts Facebook fallout will have a chilling effect on IPOs in the near term.
Underwriters are going to be loath to take companies public at soaring valuations, he said, which will likely prompt strong companies to wait until the markets seem more receptive.
"I don't see good companies going," Steinberg said, "even if they're already in the pipeline."
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For the Love of the Markets, Root Against the Patriots
Only the New England Patriots can mess up the stock market this year.
It's nearly time again for one of the most-accurate predictors of the stock market—the Super Bowl Predictor. With its 80.4% success in predicting the direction of stocks in the year following the big game, the quirky indicator has long been a popular diversion for football-loving investors.
This year, only a Patriots victory can throw the market for a loss.
The reason: For 37 of the 46 Super Bowls, the stock market has gone up after a win by an "original" National Football League team—one that traces its history back to before the merger with the American Football League—and gone down when the ex-AFL side wins.
The Predictor–totally unscientific, admittedly–has worked for the past four years, after having some trouble moving the ball in some preceding years. Last year's Super Bowl win by the New York Giants, an original NFL team, preceded a 7.3% rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average for 2012.
This year, the Patriots are the only ex-AFL team, and thus are the stock-market bears. The other three teams that made it to the final four of this year's playoffs all "count" for the bullish side. That is because the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers are original NFL teams, and the Baltimore Ravens count, too.
Yes, some fans might screech nevermore to the Ravens being classified as an original team, but the team had been the Cleveland Browns (original team) before an infamous move to Baltimore. Though the Ravens left their Browns history behind, they were ruled several years ago as counting for the bullish side by market strategist Robert H. Stovall of Wood Asset Management in Sarasota, Fla., who has long tracked the Predictor.
"We make the rules, and that's the ruling," says the 86-year-old Mr. Stovall. The ruling on his field stands.
Mr. Stovall concedes that the Predictor is a bit tilted, as "we know the market tends to go up more than it goes down, and the more teams we have on the NFL side suits the pattern." Frivolity aside, Mr. Stovall says the positive performance for the market so far this year bodes well for the year, with "earnings under control" and interest rates "as low as they can physically get."
And he says he doesn't have anything personal against the Patriots—"a nice team, I suppose"–despite their possible bearish effect on everyone's portfolio.
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Pro-pot demonstrators gather outside courthouse
Published: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 6:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 6:16 p.m.
A Group of pro-marijuana demonstrators gathered Friday morning in front of the Henderson County Courthouse. Todd Stimson, 42, led the group of about two dozen people with the slogan, "No Victim, No Crime." Stimson of Fletcher was charged in July with one count each of manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substances, possession with intent to sell or deliver controlled substances, felony possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. His next court date is Aug. 25 in Superior Court.
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Men's and Women's Tennis teams each earned a pair of non-conference road wins on Tuesday afternoon, with the women's team earning a 7-0 sweep of the Panthers, while the men won 6-1 against PVAM.
The women's team stayed perfect on the year at 3-0 with the dominant road win. The men's team earned its first win with the convincing win to improve to 1-3 overall.
"Our girls are really a tough, focused group right now," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "They're really doing a good job of the things they can control, like incredible energy to start the match and competing with great spirit."
Women's action started out with a quick 6-1, 6-0 win for Sandra Burges at No. 2 singles that set the tone for the rest of the day. Newcomer Celia Rodriguez Delgado earned the second point of the match with a 6-3, 6-1 final at No. 4 singles, and Maider Martin put the team on the verge of victory with her 6-4, 6-2 score at No. 1 singles.
Stefania Nicolae clinched the match at No. 3 singles with a 6-4, 6-4 final to make it 4-0. Leanne Mascall continued the perfection with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 5, while Ashley Garza finished things off with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles to make it a 6-0 final score.
In doubles action, the women swept all three matches against the Panthers. Mascall and Nicolae won by an 8-1 final at No. 1, Burges and Martin won 8-3 in No. 2 doubles and the duo of Garza and Rodriguez Delgado earned an 8-2 final at No. 3.
"I really like the character on this girl's team," said Moore. "They really seem to be unified and focused on their goals. We talk a lot about maxing out and staying in the present, and that is exactly what they must do because being great at the things you can control is a daily choice. That momentum can end in a second the minute you stop making those choices."
On the men's side, Matt Westmoreland gritted out a tough comeback in the first set and went on to take a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 final at No. 1 singles. Gergo Weidinger came up with a strong 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 and Guillaume Rauseo earned an identical 6-2, 6-2 decision at No. 4 singles.
"I thought we came out with good energy today," said Moore. "Matt Westmoreland really got his game in a groove again by playing his style of tennis, which has been an incredibly successful formula for him. I thought that he really made a statement today with his focus and commitment to the right style.
"I was also very impressed with Guillaume Rauseo, who also really made a commitment to a certain style and excelled at it."
Ricardo Mayagoitia secured the win for the Islanders with the fourth point of the match in a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles, while Pietro Jordao finished the scoring with a 6-2, 6-1 final at No. 5 for the fifth point. The only loss of the day came at No. 3 singles as Odon Barta fell by a 6-4, 6-3 final to make it a 5-1 final score.
On the men's doubles side, Andrew Maingot and Westmoreland made quick work of their opponents, winning 8-3 in the No. 1 match. Weidinger and Rauseo picked up an 8-4 decision at No. 2 doubles, while Barta and Mayagoitia fell 8-7 (7-5) at the No. 3 position.
"Andrew Maingot and Matt Westmoreland were awesome in the doubles," said Moore. "Andrew's doubles game has matured so much, and he is really playing high-level doubles as a senior."
The next matches for each team will be at home, the first of the year for either the men or women. On Thursday afternoon, the women's team will host Texas – Pan American at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center in a 1 p.m. match. The men will get their first match at home the following week, hosting Nevada on Feb. 14 in an 11 a.m. match at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
"We have a very tough and much improved opponent in UTPA on Thursday, so we need to get prepared on short notice to battle again with this same type of energy and focus," said Moore. "The men don't play again until their home opener against Nevada on Feb. 14, so that gives us nine days to challenge ourselves to see how much we can improve."
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Women's Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs. Prairie View A&M
02/05/13 at Prairie View, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 7, Prairie View A&M 0
Singles competition:
1. Maider Martin (AMCC) def. Brittany Harrell (PVAM) 6-4, 6-2
2. Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Lerato Ndlovu (PVAM) 6-1, 6-0
3. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Christine Ngo Gwodog (PVAM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Celia Rodriguez Delgado (AMCC) def. Danielle Moore (PVAM) 6-3, 6-1
5. Leanne Mascall (AMCC) def. Erika Bond (PVAM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Ashley Garza (AMCC) def. Jade Daniels (PVAM) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Leanne Mascall/Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Brittany Harrell/Lerato Ndlovu (PVAM) 8-1
2. Sandra Burges/Maider Martin (AMCC) def. Erika Bond/Christine Ngo Gwodog (PVAM) 8-3
3. Ashley Garza/Celia Rodriguez Delgado (AMCC) def. Capra Fellows/Jade Daniels (PVAM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 3-0
Prairie View A&M 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,1,3,5,6)
Men's Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs Prairie View A&M
02/05/13 at Prairie View, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 6, Prairie View A&M 1
Singles competition:
1. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) def. Jackson Varney (PVAM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
2. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. Craig Wiltz (PVAM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ronald Chidzikwe (PVAM) def. Odon Barta (AMCC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Daniel Vasquez (PVAM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Pietro Jordao (AMCC) def. Kristin Powell (PVAM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Trenton Johnson (PVAM) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition:
1. Matt Westmoreland/Andrew Maingot (AMCC) def. Craig Wiltz/Kristin Powell (PVAM) 8-3
2. Gergo Weidinger/Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Jackson Varney/Trenton Johnson (PVAM) 8-4
3. Karim Fotso/Ronald Chidzikwe (PVAM) def. Odon Barta/Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) 8-7 (7-5)
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 1-3
Prairie View A&M 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,2,1,6,5)


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How to Make the Oscars Shorter
Barbra Streisand performed for the first time in 36 years. A sparkly Adele delivered a live version of "Skyfall" moments before she and collaborator Paul Epworth won the Oscar for best song, the first ever given to a James Bond theme. And host Seth MacFarlane performed a truly moving piece of work about women's breasts.
Yes, this year's Academy Awards telecast was filled, as promised, with musical numbers. And clearly some were, uh, less inspiring than others. All told, those song-and-dancers sucked up, by this writer's calculation, 32 minutes and 54 seconds of running time in a ceremony that rolled for a weighty three-and-a-half hours. Eliminating just one of those performances might have moved things along more quickly, or at least prevented the visual effects winners from "Life of Pi" from having their acceptance speech aggressively played off by the "Jaws" theme, a moment that apparently even made Nicole Kidman feel sad. But which number — or numbers — should the Oscar producers have cut? The following assessment offers some suggestions.
"We Saw Your Boobs": Seth MacFarlane and the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Running time: 1:30
This number was part of a 15-minute-plus opening monologue that imagined all the ways MacFarlane had "hypothetically" messed up as host, courtesy of William Shatner's vision from the future. The whole bit ran at least five minutes too long, and this portion was part of the problem. While some found comedy in all the cinematic-nudity references, others — especially women — expressed salty disappointment via social media that MacFarlane had sunk so quickly to sexist humor, even if the whole meta-bit acknowledged its own sexism.
Recommendation: This should have been cut out entirely due to its one-two-punch of being semi-insulting to women while also — and this is important — not actually being that funny. At the very least, it should have been trimmed from 1:30 to :45 seconds, providing just enough time for Jennifer Lawrence to deliver that feisty fist pump when MacFarlane acknowledged that she has never revealed her goodies on-camera.
Potential time we would have gotten back in both the Oscar ceremony and our lives: Anywhere from 45 seconds to a full 1:30.
"Just the Way You Look Tonight": MacFarlane, Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum
Running time: 1:06
Another element of the opener, this was an attempt to class things up, with MacFarlane showing off his skills as a silky crooner of standards and Theron and Tatum gliding through some Fred-and-Ginger-ish moves. Tatum looked great in his tails but clunked his way through some — though not all — of the footwork. (He's clearly more sure of himself when he's grinding to Ginuwine's "Pony," or grinding on top of a piano during Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscars show.) Still, Tatum and Theron were elegant enough — and MacFarlane sounded smooth enough — to keep this in the mix.
Recommendation: Leave it. This deserved to stay, if only to allow America to see the Sexiest Man Alive do the grapevine on live television.
"High Hopes": MacFarlane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe
Running time: 51 seconds
Yet another opening musical number set to a Sinatra tune, this one brought Radcliffe and Gordon-Levitt onstage with MacFarlane to do a little softshoe. They were adorable, as always, but the trio's steps got a tad out of synch. The Sinatra-ness of it all also made it feel like a copy of the Tatum/Theron routine.
Recommendation: It hurts to say anything even semi-negative about John Blake or Harry Potter, but the truth is this probably could have been snipped.
Potential time we would have gotten back in both the Oscar ceremony and our lives: Close to a full minute.
"Be Our Guest": Seth MacFarlane and dancers
Running time: 51 seconds
At this point, the opener was stretching well beyond 15 minutes and most viewers were ready to fast-forward straight to the best supporting actor category. The song was well-executed, all those dancers certainly made a striking visual centerpiece on our HD screens and it provided the flourish the opening needed to finally wrap up. At the same time, this seemed like an excuse to prove one more show-starting time that MacFarlane really can sing, everyone.
Recommendation: Keep, but if only if something else was taken out or trimmed.
"Goldfinger": Dame Shirley Bassey
Running time: 2:46 seconds, longer if you count the standing ovation in its entirety.
As part of the salute to the Bond franchise, Bassey — her 76-year-old body dipped into a gown that evoked both gold and golden Oscar statuettes — strutted onto the stage looking fabulous and proving that her pipes are just as strong as they were back in 1964.
Recommendation: She's a dame singing the best James Bond song of all time. And she got a standing O. Cut that? Hell no.
Salute to the movie musical: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Hudson and the "Les Miserables" cast.
Running time: 10:36
This three-parter kicked off with Catherine Zeta-Jones doing "All That Jazz" alongside a posse of sexy "Chicago" dancers; she was reasonably compelling to watch, even if some tweeters speculated that she may have been lip synching. Jennifer Hudson's shattering vocals on "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from "Dreamgirls," on the other hand, were far harder to doubt. As for the Les Mizers, they made an impressive sight even if some of them (Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe) sounded less impressive than others (Samantha Barks).
Recommendation: Rework this whole section by paying tribute to the past 10 or 15 years of movie musicals via a well-curated montage, losing the "Chicago" and "Les Miz" parts, then going right to Hudson, who was one of the night's biggest homerun hitters.
Potential time we would have gotten back in both the Oscar ceremony and our lives: At least five minutes.
"Skyfall": Adele
Running time: 3:50
The orchestra that accompanied Adele occasionally overpowered her vocals, making this one of her less affecting TV appearances, largely because the bar she sets is so very high. Still, inviting an artist as hot and broadly appealing as Adele to perform during the Oscars is a no-brainer. It just seemed like this moment should have been wrapped into the Bond tribute, especially since only one other best song nominee got a chance to put its melodies on display.
Recommendation: Keep. Obviously. I mean, it's Adele. But move to the Bond portion of the program.
"The Way We Were": Barbra Streisand
Running time: 3:24
Coming out of the In Memoriam montage, Streisand — again, singing during the Oscars for the first time in nearly four decades — did one of her signature tunes as a tribute to the man who wrote it, the late Marvin Hamlisch. It was Streisand, so: classy, a bit dull and too targeted at our mothers-in-law rather than the young demographic the Oscars allegedly wants to attract. Nevertheless, this was a highlight for historical reasons. Therefore…
Recommendation: Keep, I suppose. But maybe truncate the song and take it down to two minutes?
Potential time we would have gotten back in both the Oscar ceremony and our lives: Almost a minute and a half.
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend": Norah Jones
Running time: 1:35
Jones looked lovely and sounded fine doing this best song-nominated theme from MacFarlane's "Ted." But considering that it was written by the Oscar host and, apart from "Skyfall," none of the other nominees were showcased, this seemed indulgent and unnecessary.
Recommendation: Eliminate purely out of a sense of best original song justice.
Potential time we would have gotten back in both the Oscar ceremony and our lives: A minute and crucial change.
"Here's to the Losers": MacFarlane and Kristen Chenoweth
Running time: 2:47
Doing a zippy little song that calls several people in the room losers after they've just sat through a nearly four-hour ceremony and walked away with nothing? This was the most ill-conceived Oscar-music concept since Allan Carr threw Rob Lowe and Snow White into an onstage blender with a bunch of dancing tables and "Proud Mary." The credits were shown concurrently with the MacFarlane/Chenoweth belting — they sounded good together, at least — so perhaps this time would have been built into the show regardless. Still…
Recommendation: CUT. IT.
Potential time we would have gotten back in both the Oscar ceremony and our lives: Almost three minutes of actual run time, and at least 10 minutes of personal time spent complaining about how mind-bogglingly annoying this was.
Total time savings based on recommendations: Nearly 15 minutes, enough for the DVR to have cut off slightly less of the ceremony than it did last night.


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Southdown craft show set for Saturday
Published: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 9:21 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 9:21 a.m.
The twice-a-year Southdown Marketplace takes place Saturday on the grounds of the historic Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma.
The show, which runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., features more than 300 vendors selling handmade arts and crafts.
Admission costs $5, and children 12 and under are admitted free. There are additional fees for food and museum tours.
All proceeds benefit the operation and repairs of Southdown Plantation and Museum.
Call 851-0154 for details.
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Eight UWA softball players honored
Published: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:40 p.m.
LIVINGSTON | Eight softball players from the University of West Alabama made the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete team. The team honors collegiate softball players who earned a 3.50 or better grade-point average during the 2011-12 academic year.
"This honor shows these young ladies' commitment not only to softball, but to academics as well," UWA coach Will Atkinson said.
Earning the recognition were Angela Arredondo, Nicole Bailey, Jessica Brock, Breanna Hynds, Rebecca Schick, Kristen Skinner, Taylor Tucker and Scarlett Wright.
"Doing well in the classroom means something to these kids," Atkinson said.
Six of the honored players return to the UWA roster for the 2013 season. Skinner and Bailey were seniors.
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The Tweezer is one of the most experimental pieces of music Phish has played, though it doesn't get the attention of the other experimental Tweezers they played that summer. If you want to know what makes Phish different from any other band out there, this Tweezer is as good an example as any.
The first set is almost all meat and no filler. FEFY is stunningly strong, with Trey's soloing on the outro much more passionate than is typical. Unfortunately the Reba is short and not very fulfilling.
Stash is an experiment in exploration, with playing that at times seems to go multiple directions at once. This dissonance is a bit of a mind-melt, with minor chords and furious, fuzzy chaos. Not beautiful, but searching.
One of only two Fluffheads of the Summer '95 tour was much more palatable to this crowd and it's a punchy, tight version.
After standard versions of Sample and Poor Heart, the band launches into the Tweezer, a 30 minute journey of truly adventurous, hang on for the ride music. A video of this Tweezer has been posted on YouTube and is worth checking out. CK5 lights the band sparsely for most of the song.
The jam starts wandering at around the 6 minute mark,but gets really interesting at the 10 minute mark. At 14 minutes it takes off into a full-on gallop, with Dave's Energy Guide emerging from the weirness. At 20 minutes on it gets really dark and deep-- this is chaotic out-of-this-world Phish, really dissonant. The Cannonball "jam" emerges organically out of the jam, and Trey sings only one line of the song.
While this Tweezer isn't entirely successful throughout, there are sections of beautiful playing. More importantly (to me) is the willingness of the band to throw caution to the wind and keep pressing forward. The difference here compared to Phish 3.0, is that in 1995, even if the exploration isn't working completely, they choose to press on instead of Trey pulling the plug.
They jump off the deep end in this Tweezer, and that risk-taking is what has kept me coming back all these years.


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I recently moved to California from the great state of Texas and I want to vary my running schedule. I've never run on the beach before, but it seems like something I need to do if I'm living on the coast. Are there any precautions I should take? Specific stretches or warm-ups I should do before or after? Barefoot vs. my regular running shoes? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Best to run close to the water so you can get some smooth sand and avoid twisting your ankles.
Avoid the soft sand at first.
I've just moved back to Australia, from the USA. We spent 5+ years in Boston, and 11+ years in the Dallas area. We have beaches all around us here. I've also wondered about running on the sand... with or without shoes? Look forward to see what others have to say on this matter.
I've run on the beach before. The first tim I did it I ended up running 10 miles as it felt so good. I hadn't planned to go that far, also my waiting family wasn't happy :).
I've also read about it a few places and yea it should be just fine, the only real issue is that the slight slant could probably cause problems if that is all you run on.
Just remember to run on the hard stuff not in the dunes.
All good posts. I just moved to California and had many of the same questions. This one hasn't been answered yet though. Should I run with or without shoes? Thanks for your help!
No shoes of course,
The reason to wear shoes is cusioning and protection from the ground. You really should not have anything on the ground (glass, bees, etc) so protection is not an issue. Even though the ground is stable beach sand is probably the most cusioned even more than dirt treadmill or anything a shoe can do for you. Also, you are very liable to ruin your shoes runnin in damp sand for any distance.
Not to rain on your parade, but I'd be careful about running on the beach. I'd always wanted to do it ever since seeing that great scene in Chariots of Fire, but when I actually did (without sneakers) ... I could barely walk by that afternoon. (And at the time, I was in my mid-20s, with no knee or back problems). The other problem with running without shoes is that you constantly have to look down to make sure you're not stepping on drift wood or shells or who knows what else. My friend has done a fair amount or running on the beach (in sneakers) and she quite likes it. If you want to run with shoes but don't want to get your regular runnings shoes wet, you can buy trail running sneakers that are designed for wet/muddy conditions that will drain easily (and therefore not grow fungus or mold). Merrell and Salomon make these (as do other companies although I can't remember them off the top of my head).
Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.
I've done quite a bit of beach running, and I love it. I always wear shoes, though. You do need them as you do encounter all sorts of shells, pieces of wood, rocks, and stuff like that. It's very rarely perfectly smooth for the duration of your run. I only run at low tide, when the sand is hard packed. I did run about a mile or two without shoes this past summer and it was hard on my feet. The cushion of the shoes still helps a lot on hard packed sand. Your arches also get excessive stress without shoes. Make sure the slant of the beach is very gentle. There nothing better than running on the beach at sunset. A wonderful experience. The problem is getting low tide to coincide with sunset. It does not happen very often.
I run on the soft stuff with shoes. I don't have any problems but I don't do it that often. I live in Florida (flat) so I do that once in a while since I am not able to do hill running... unless you count running up and down the 17st bridge.
I wouldn't call myself a "runner" but I do some jogging when I can. I live in Western Maryland so I usually run on
the canal or on a trail. However, two years ago I was on the coast and did some barefoot running on the beach. The next
day I could barely walk. It seems I produced a case of plantars fasciitis (sp?). In short, I stretched the muscle that runs
along the bottom of your foot. This syndrome plagues me still from time to time. Something to think about. I wouldn't
recommend running barefoot in the sand.
Yeah I am just starting to run again after a back injury but I tried out the beach the other day for a very slow jog. I wore shoes and really enjoyed it.
That is awful that you got plantars fasciitis from running on the beach. Thanks for the warning! I don't have it but my teammate in college was really bothered by it. The trainers used to have her freeze a regular old water bottle and roll her foot back and forth over it. It seemed to help her...not sure if you've tried it for one it acts up.
I'm also going to have to recommend wearing shoes when running on the beach. To not do so is essentially running barefoot on a sandpaper track.
I run on the beach whenever I can. I think there is nothing like it. I think its the instability of the sand that makes people sore. Its also a harder workout so you might not go as far as you think you should. Run as close to the water as you can, and I run with shoes. Shoes help cushion but they also help with alignment. I pronate pretty badly so I pretty much always run with shoes. I think as long as you stretch, drink enough and warm up slow you should be fine.
As far as running on the soft sand goes, I am all for it! You need to wear shoes, and most important, you need to run slowly. I've recovered from many injuries by running on the soft sand on the beach. It does an incredible job of strengthening your knees and ankles. I recovered from a shattered ankle this fall by starting back with slow beach running on the soft sand.
Also, running on the soft sand is very very much like mountain running up very steep hills. It saps all your inertia and gives nothing back, just like big hills.
But remember, the most important thing if to do if you run on soft sand is GO SLOW!
- gurutc
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