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OAKLAND -- Yoenis Cespedes said he ought to have done more than he did in helping the A's end a four-game losing streak.
Cespedes, in his first game back after missing 15 days with a left hand injury, hit a two-run homer to tie the game with Baltimore at 8-all in the ninth inning. What he really wanted to do was help Eric Sogard score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th.
Sogard did score from second base as the A's averted a sweep at the hands of Baltimore with a 9-8 victory Sunday. But Cespedes wasn't alone in wanting to help Sogard get it done.
At second base with none out after a single and a bunt by Adam Rosales, Sogard lit out for third base when Coco Crisp dropped a bunt along the third base line. O's third baseman Manny Machado picked up the ball and threw behind him to third base, where shortstop J.J. Hardy was covering.
At least that was the plan. The throw was horribly wild, and the only one who didn't seem to know it was Sogard, who was straddling the bag after a headfirst slide. Third base coach Mike Gallego was yelling at him to get up and run home. Sogard didn't hear him. Nor did he hear his teammates, yelling from the nearby dugout, nor the remains of a crowd of 27,475.
"I wanted to go and pick up Sogard and push him home," Cespedes said through interpreter Ariel Prieto.
He wasn't alone, although helping the base runner in anything other than a verbal way is against the rules.
"James Hoye (the third base umpire) told me he was close to yelling at Sogard to get up and run," Gallego said, laughing. "I think he (Sogard) was the only one in the place who didn't know the ball went into left."
"I heard the whole dugout was yelling at me," Sogard said. "I couldn't really tell. I was still trying to figure out where the ball was. Finally I realized what had happened, thanks to Gags."
Once Sogard got up and beat the throw to the plate, there was finally a time for a celebration, not just for the walk-off win, but for the return of Cespedes, the man without whom the A's just aren't the same.
The celebration included a pie to the face of Sogard from right fielder Josh Reddick and a swarming of Crisp at first base after his decisive bunt. And it included a big welcome back to the cleanup hitter.
"We've all been on teams that have had good players go down to injuries," Seth Smith said. It was Smith's two-run homer in the seventh that got Oakland into a 6-6 tie after having been down 5-0 early. "But Cespedes is a different animal. He's something else." "You saw it from Cespedes right there," Sogard said. "Down by two in the ninth. Then he does that. He's a tremendous part of our offense."
The A's got out to a 9-2 start to the season with Cespedes healthy, then they went 4-10 while he was disabled. Now they've won his first game back.
Oakland is 92-48 since the start of 2012 when Cespedes is in the lineup. The A's are 16-32 when he's not.
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Wednesday, 10/14/1987
Hunt's, Burlington, VT
Set 1: PeachesPeaches en Regalia, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> GolgiGolgi Apparatus > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > The Chase[1] > Fluffhead -> DEGDave's Energy Guide > Possum
Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie, BagAC/DC Bag > DividedDivided Sky > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Clod > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman
[1] First known performance outside of Lushington.
Average Song Gap: 4.64
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show marked the first known performance of The Chase outside of Lushington. This setlist is likely incomplete.
Song Distribution:
5 Junta
4 The White Tape
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Stash
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This show was part of the "1987 Tour."
Following a brief Peaches opener, the band plays a slinky A-Train. This show features Mike particularly high in the mix, and his tone is very jazzy. He's particularly nimble in this YEM, and at times, sounds like he is echoing shades of Jaco (not sure if this was an effect or what). YEM is particularly standard, except that it moves into Golgi, one of the first of many segues in this show.
Really, this whole show is almost a segue. While the Golgi here is generally run-of-the-mill, I love the treatment Mike gives it, particularly in the bridge. Awesome. I wish the audio quality was a bit better. Slave is nice, but very short and doesn't really end and instead goes into The Chase.
While the band had been tinkering around with The Chase for a while as part that had been excised from Lushington (see 5/11, 5/20), they always remained the Lushington chords (almost like it didn't want to die quite yet). In this version, Lushington's last remains are gone and the band instead begins Fluffhead. Oddly, the band had completed the full lineup of the song that would remain until today, put it onto a demo that would end up on Junta, but continued to play the song with bits scattered about. Even weirder is that this Fluffhead goes back to the Fluffhead>Fluff's Travels>Fluff that the band was playing in the spring. It's odd that the band laid down a developed version and then backtracked, but it wouldn't be for a while until the version that we know was totally solidified. Perhaps they weren't quite ready to make the full jump. Also possible is that the missing Sept shows indicate more development that we just don't know about.
The weird part about this Fluffhead is that it doesn't finish, but moves into a wild DEG (rare in that DEG was played, but also in that it never finished [one of only 4x]). Then, DEG doesn't finish either, but chugs into a fast-paced Possum. Nothing unusual with Possum and the band catches its breath.
The David Bowie here is something to check out, mainly for its similarity to the Junta version. Like the Fluffhead and Golgi from 9/27, this one is extremely similar to the album. Trey definitely uses some of the same licks in this version as was laid down in Revere Studios (check out 6:25...then listen to Junta at about 5:25....or listen to this verison's 7:41 and Junta's 6:35). I guess the point is that if you're not careful, you'll hum the Junta parts without knowing it. The ending is similar too, which is great because the album version is so crisp. I don't see a < here, though.
Bag is standard and moves right into ÷ which is insanely fast. In another transition, it moves into the opening chords of McGrupp, which is short, but nice, and also quickly moves into another song. Clod here comes straight from the McGrupp closing and is quite powerful. While the ending isn't strong, it does devolve into a very short Makisupa, which almost sounds like Windora Bug when it begins. While I imagine the Makisupa went off into deep space, it's clear that the recording cuts out.
This show is notable for its liberal use of the short segue. Really, if the band played this list today, everyone would be flipping out. Some of the band's strongest and oldest material, synched together tightly, and played with solidarity. Nothing out of the ordinary in terms of creativity, but it's also hard to tell because of the terrible sound quality. I'd take a listen to the Bag>Divided Sky>McGrupp>Clod section, and also the Bowie for its eerie Junta-twin qualities. Nothing particularly must-have, though.


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NEWMARKET — The first session of dance classes will begin on Saturdays Feb. 2nd - March 15.
Magical Moves with Mom, ages 18-36 months, 1 pm - 1:35 pm.
Twinkle Toes - ages 3-4 years, 1:45 pm - 2:20 pm.
Blooming Ballerinas - ages 5-7 years, 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Tuition for each class is $44.
Greatly influenced by her extensive training in tap, ballet, and jazz, Miss Stefany is excited to share her passion for dance and love of children with the Newmarket Recreation Department.
She is a dance major at the University of New Hampshire, working towards her degree as Master of Fine Arts. She has taught dance as an instructor/choreographer for the past three summers.
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Green Creek Heritage Festival Saturday in Columbus
Published: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 1:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 1:31 p.m.
COLUMBUS, N.C. – The Green Creek Community Center at 534 Coxe Road, Columbus, will host the 15th annual Green Creek Heritage Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The fun begins with a parade at 9 a.m. The event will feature food, crafts and an old-time country store. For information, call 828-817-0194.
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NEW YORK -- Bartolo Colon put one over on the A's Tuesday.
Oakland's hitters thought they knew Colon from the 28 wins he piled up with the A's the last two seasons. It turned out, after a 10-1 loss to Colon and the Mets, they didn't know as much as they thought.
"I knew he was a little different when I saw him throw three straight sliders to (catcher Stephen) Vogt," said Brandon Moss, who had one of the A's four hits off Colon and scored the club's only run.
Vogt was simply stunned.
"In all the times I caught him and the times I watched him, I never saw him do that," Vogt said. "That surprised me."
Colon, 41, got off to a rocky beginning with the Mets, going 2-5 with a 5.84 ERA in his first eight starts. Since then he's been closing in on the form he pitching for the A's, going 6-0 in seven starts with a 1.58 ERA. No pitcher in the big leagues has been better over that stretch.
"I forgot how much movement he has on his pitches," Vogt said. "It makes for frustrating night. I gave him a hug before the game, then that. But he can do that to teams."
Colon got off to something of a rocky start Tuesday, too, with Moss's two-out single and a run-scoring double from Yoenis Cespedes. From that point on, the A's got just two singles and a walk. Colon was mostly throwing fastballs, but as the three sliders to Vogt might suggest, he threw just enough in the way of off-speed pitches to grind the usually relentless Oakland offense to a halt.
The man who replaced Colon as the veteran presence in the Oakland starting rotation, Scott Kazmir, has spent the first half of the season putting up numbers that would make Colon proud. Tuesday was not more of the same.
Kazmir was mauled for three of the four home runs the Mets hit in his poorest start of the season. The left-hander hadn't allowed more than two runs in a start in his last five appearances and hadn't allowed more than four runs in a start all season.
That streak went up in smoke in the second inning when the Mets jumped him for three runs, then came back in the third with four more as the A's (48-30) lost back-to-back games for the first time since June 9-10.
Kazmir, now 9-3, saw a four-game winning streak come to an end.
"Every changeup I threw came in belt-high or higher," Kazmir said without being able to explain why that pitch got away from him. "And they weren't missing anything up in the zone."
Kazmir said he didn't believe it was a mechanical issue with his delivery, but he had not found a reason why his pitches, which have been reliably down in the strike zone the first 15 starts his season, should suddenly take a walk on the wild side
"Usually when you start doing that you're a little bit gassed, a little tired," he said. "But the bottom line there is I've got to make a pitch."
Kazmir came into the game with the best ERA in the American League at 2.08, but it's up to 2.66 now and he'll have to settle for being in the top five.
And Colon wasn't the only member of last year's green-and-gold contingent to do harm to the A's cause Tuesday. Outfielder Chris Young, who could never quite fit in to the A's platoon plans a year ago, hit two solo homers and came within a couple of feet of a three-homer game.
He may have needed it, because New York media was abuzz with the thought that Young, hitting .209 after Tuesday, might be released with the Mets needing roster space.
The A's didn't release Young in similar circumstances last year because they believed he had the talent to contribute. And they still believe it.
Vogt said Kazmir gave up his homer to Young on a changeup that was too high in the strike zone and reliever Jim Johnson was tagged on another pitch up in the zone, a curve.
"I know the stats say he struggled last year and his struggling again this year," Vogt said of Young. "But he's a good hitter. And he's pretty focused, pointing to this series."
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Insider at www.ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
A's (Brad Mills 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Zack Wheeler 3-7), 4:10 p.m., CSNCA


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NC senators try to invalidate UNC co-ed housing
Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 9:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 5:55 p.m.
RALEIGH (AP) — A group of state senators wants to invalidate a policy allowing students of the same gender to share suites and apartments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill starting this fall.
The group filed a bill Tuesday prohibiting the practice unless the students are siblings or hold a valid marriage license. UNC's Board of Trustees adopted optional "gender-neutral" housing last year in part to help gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender students who experience harassment or bullying.
Sen. David Curtis of Lincoln County argues the policy detracts from academics. He serves as primary sponsor of the bill along with Democratic Sen. Ben Clark of Raeford and Republican Sen. Chad Barefoot of Wake Forest.
Without legislative action, the policy takes effect this fall.
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Thursday, 12/14/1995
Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY
Soundcheck: Strange Design, Free
Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg > Llama, Horn > Foam, MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Tela, Taste That Surrounds, MSOMy Sweet One, Frankenstein
Set 2: CurtainThe Curtain > Tweezer -> TimberTimber (Jerry) -> Tweezer -> Keyboard Army, Halley'sHalley's Comet -> NICU -> SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Bold As Love
· Slipknot! tease in Tweezer
Noteworthy Jams: Foam (highly recommended), Split Open and Melt, Tweezer (highly recommended), Timber (Jerry) (highly recommended), Tweezer (highly recommended), Halley's Comet (highly recommended), NICU (highly recommended), Slave to the Traffic Light
Average Song Gap: 6.16
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: The jam into Timber included a Slipknot! tease. Bold As Love was played for a fan up front with a sign requesting it. A humorous scene ensued when another fan got excited, as if Trey was referring to his Brother sign. Trey remarked that when fans bring signs, it has to be for a song the band wants to play. This show was officially released as Live Phish 01.
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Song Distribution:
2 A Picture of Nectar
2 Lawn Boy
1 Stash
1 Rift
1 Junta
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "1995 Fall Tour."
All I knew is that I was super excited and that I had wished some of my friends were allowed to go!
I remember strange ppl trying to sell me clothes, food and god knows what!! I stayed in that spot for 2hrs!
When my brother returned all all bright-eyed it was time to go in!!
I was really excited they opened with Suzy...it was one of the few songs I actually knew!
The show it'self was amazingly fun!! I was a dead sober 14 year old rocking out to one of the greatest phish performances ever and I didn't even know it!!
I sometimes wish I could go back in time to this show now that I'm a lil more experienced for this stuff and truely appreciate what kind of show it was... but then I think to myself that I loved it when it was happening already so why ruin a good thing!!
I can honestly say that it was one of my favorite shows, eventhough I didn't know how special the Keyboard Army was, how rare a Suzy opener is (havent seen one since), how rare Taste that surrounds is!!, and how sick the show really was!!
Tweezer into Timber back into Tweezer!! amazing!!
Bold as Love encore!! yes please!!
Just a beautiful memory for an amazing show!! Great 1st show!!
Trey talked about the Carlos Santana wisdom that they are the hose and the music is the water that flows out to the audience, the flowers. The interview seemed like it lasted an hour but must have been about 10 minutes. I was captivated.
With that, I caught my first show that night!
Oh yeah, Bacon.
Set I is rock solid for song placement and flow. I love this version of Foam, and the prog sections of the songs in general are played well here. The only Type II action comes from SOAM, which excluding its ending silent jam, is fairly typical for the period.
Set II, however, has the best flow of any set in my mind, and is nearly seamless from Curtain to Slave. Even the pause between Keyboard and Halley's is less than a second. I don't know whether the setlist was planned, but either way, the flow works perfectly. Each "->" is earned.
And those jams. No less than 5 separate Type II excursions, many with multiple distinct sections. Timber, Halley's and NICU all have Hose in spades, with the band creating chord changes and variations on themes. Halley's first jam (you know the lick I'm referencing) is one of my all-time favorites. The reprise (and subsequent variation) of Halley's second jam in NICU is downright sublime. Surprisingly, no jam lasts very long, and the inspiration is seemingly right at their fingertips without requiring any percolation periods. While not Type II, this version of Slave is amazing, with Trey laser-honed in building his solo. Axis caps things off wonderfully, and I'm sure sent everyone home happy.
I typically read reviews to see if a show is worth my time. To you, I say plop down your money and get the soundboard of this. To the rest of us, I'm just preaching to the choir. You can run down a long list of superlatives when describing the second set. No collection can be considered serious without it.
They're talking about the riff that starts at 5:35 on the Blues for Allah Help/Slip that commonly signaled the end of the jam.
It starts around 7:41 on my Tweezer from Live Phish 01.
A classic month for Phish only a few weeks away from the epic 12/31/95 show, this one proves that even in a shorter time span, Phish can master just about anything. There is no YEM, no Mike's Groove. Just everything they are touching is rocked out, played tightly and seemingly able to go anywhere. Amazing, amazing stuff.


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Autism in the News – Friday, 04.30.10
Grandparents Play Vital Role for Autistic Children (HealthDay News)
Children with autism often have more than just their parents in their corner, with a new survey showing that many grandparents also play a key role in the lives of kids with the developmental disorder. Read more.
Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D. of Autism Speaks appointed to NIH Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (Physorg.com)
Autism Speaks, the nation's leading autism science and advocacy organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., its chief science officer, as a public member of the NIH Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). Dr. Dawson was appointed to the IACC by Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius. The IACC was established in accordance with the Combating Autism Act of 2006 to provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding federal research activities related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), to facilitate the exchange of information on and coordination of autism spectrum disorder activities among federal agencies and organizations, and to increase public understanding of the federal government's' activities, programs, policies, and research by providing a public forum for discussions related to ASD research and services. It is chaired by Thomas Insel, M.D., director, National Institute of Mental Health. Read more.
Promise Seen in Drug for Retardation Syndrome (NYT.com)
An experimental drug succeeded in a small clinical trial in bringing about what the researchers called substantial improvements in the behaviors associated with retardation and autism in people with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of these mental disabilities. Read more.
Advocates fear unfair link of Asperger's, aggression (Boston.com)
Robin Lurie-Meyerkopf remembers watching television coverage of the John Odgren trial that showed the teenager's father talking about his son's years-long fascination with violence and struggle with Asperger's syndrome, a disorder that often left him the victim of bullying and teasing. Read more.
Teen convicted of Mass. school stabbing gets life (Woburn, Mass.)
The lawyer for a teenager convicted of first-degree murder for stabbing another student to death at their suburban Boston high school asked a judge Friday to strike down the state law that requires a life sentence without parole for his client, who was 16 at the time of the killing. Read more.
White Castle Celebrates National Hamburger Month With the Launch of a Slyder(R)-Scented Candle, Special Guest Employees and Craveable Swag for Celebrity Fans (Columbus, Ohio)
During the month of May, America's first fast-food hamburger chain will pay homage to the hamburger with online promotions, the launch of a Slyder®-scented candle benefiting Autism, the recruitment of elected officials to work behind the grill and the delivery of "Sealed With A Crave" (S.W.A.C.) gift cases to its biggest celebrity fans. Read more.
'Cuddle hormone' makes men more empathetic (BBC News)
A nasal spray can make men more in tune with other people's feelings, say a team of German and UK researchers. Read more.


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What Really Drives the Rolling Stones
It's Rolling Stones week: their latest greatest-hits package "GRRR!" is available today. It contains 50 tracks, ranging from their '63 debut single "Come On" to "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot," two new songs recorded in August in Paris, where the Stones played a club set last month.
And on Thursday, Brett Morgen's documentary "Crossfire Hurricane" has its premiere on HBO. It shines a light on the history of the Stones while not quite revealing, at least not explicitly, how they remained great despite the kind of turmoil that now seems a perverse form of wish fulfillment.
As Keith Richards points out early in the documentary, at the urging of their first manager Andrew Loog Oldham, the Stones sought to be the anti-Beatles – the guys in the black hats, to paraphrase Keith Richards. Violence broke out at their early '60s shows, and a young Mick Jagger suggests it was a natural reaction by socially dissatisfied youth rather than the result of a provocative marketing ploy. Unbridled hedonism and drug busts ensued, and original member Brian Jones, fired from the band, succumbed to "death by misadventure" – Jagger says, "He was the author of his own misfortune." The band moved on to often-excellent second and third acts in its five decades.
With new interviews of Jagger and Richards, early members Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman, post-Jones guitarist Mick Taylor and post-Taylor guitarist Ron Wood as well as loads of archival footage, Morgen adds depth and insight to the Stones' history, most notably the fiasco at Altamont. He captures Jagger's growth into his role as professional Mick and presents Richards as the firecracker bad boy who brandishes a gun and serves as the band's snarky head cheerleader. Charlie Watts who, at age 71 and with nearly 50 years behind the drum kits for the Stones, hasn't much to say, but makes sure to convey his opinion that only the music matters.
Now and then Morgen wobbles away from the narrative power of the tale behind the Stones' music, failing to reveal how they grew from a naughty cover band to write and perform a body of work that's all but unsurpassed in rock music. "Just playing the blues suddenly wasn't enough," Richards says. Nor does he address how at age 20, Taylor moved in after Jones's dismissal and contributed to the next great phase of the band's career beginning with "Let it Bleed." ("That was a really good band," Jagger says of the Taylor-era Stones.) And where's Ian Stewart? A founding member shelved for not fitting its image, Stu played blues and boogie-woogie piano for the Stones until his death in 1985. The film's arc is incomplete: "Crossfire Hurricane" sort of dribbles to its end, omitting such quality works as "Tattoo You" and "Steel Wheels" while ignoring how the departure of Wyman and the arrival of ex-Miles Davis bassist Daryl Jones informed the Stones sound.
But what makes the Stones great is in ample evidence, thus providing some answers the narrative doesn't. As they morphed into a machine that wrote both tough and tender tunes, a flood of excellent singles lift the film, revealing that in the studio the Jones-era Stones were a really good band too. Live Wood-era performances of "Miss You" and "Hey Negrita" are powerful, startlingly so. Says Wyman: "When we got together, something happened, something magical happened and no one could ever copy that." Perhaps that's all there is to it.
Jim Fusilli is the Journal's rock and pop music critic. Email him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter: @wsjrock.


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HOUSTON – Junior Jessica Jammer's go ahead jumper with 2:21 to play and Alisa Robert's two free throws in the winding seconds gave the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team (3-5) the 64-61 clinching win over Rice University (4-4) in the Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational Friday in Houston. The Islanders have advanced to the championship game tomorrow to face North Texas at 7 p.m. at Tudor Fieldhouse.
The Islanders were powered by three juniors in double digits. Alisa Roberts posted a season high 14 points and tied a season high four steals in her first start of the season. Verne'qua Taylor tallied 11 points and pulled down a season high nine rebounds and dished out four assists in 35 minutes. Jessica Jammer recorded her sixth double digit scoring effort with 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Jammer grabbed six rebounds and tallied four assists, two blocks and two steals in 29 minutes of play.
The Islanders had a balanced attack from junior Damequia Montgomery who joined Taylor on the glass with a game-high nine rebounds and eight points while chipping in two steals. Senior Myeisha Myles tallied eight points and nine rebounds while shooting 3-for-4 from behind the line.
In a game that featured five ties and 14 lead changes, the Islanders came back in the second half after trailing by six points at the half. The Islanders shot 42.4 percent from the field (25-59), 16.7 percent from behind the arc (2-12) and 50.0 percent from the charity stripe (12-24). The Islanders edged the Owls on the glass by two rebounds and scored 38 points in the paint to the Owls 22 with 12 of those being fast break points.
Jessica Goswitz and Opal Taskila paced the Owls with 12 points apiece. Amenemope McKinney grabbed eight boards and D'Frantz Smart registered a game-high eight steals.
In the second half, the Islanders' offense came alive. Roberts' and Myles' jumpers brought the Islanders within five with 17:32 to play. The Islanders answered with a 5-0 run that started with a layup from Montgomery off a dish from Taylor. The Islanders cut the Owl's lead to two, 46-44, with a made free throw by Montgomery and a fast break layup by Jammer from Taylor. The Islanders and Owls traded buckets back-and-forth until sophomore Zoe Vega-Vega evened the score to 50 with a layup.
The Islanders captured their first lead since the 10:09 mark in the first half with a made free throw by sophomore Anderson-Sparks with 11 minutes to play. The two teams traded leads back-and-forth until Rice garnered the lead with 5:47 to play off a 3-pointer by Goswitz. Roberts' made free throw cut the Owl's lead to one with 5:13 to play.
The Islanders and Owls went three minutes without a basket until Jammer knocked in a jumper to give the Islanders the lead for good with 2:21 to play. Robert's free throws sealed the 64-61 lead with 4.4 seconds.
The Islanders trailed 41-35 at the half on 44.8 percent shooting. Roberts and Taylor led the team with seven points apiece and Montgomery led the glass with six rebounds. Hypolite and Taskila led the Owls with nine points apiece at the half. Rice turned the Islanders 19 first half turnovers into 26 points including 23 points from their bench.
In the first half, the Islanders went on a 12-0, jumpstarted by Myles' two free throws to take an 8-7 lead. A steal by Roberts and layup in the paint and a free throw by Montgomery gave the Islanders a four point lead. Jammer's layup from Taylor pushed the Islanders lead to six. A layup by Myles off freshman's Trish Amboree's steal gave the Islanders their biggest lead 15-7. Amboree capped the 12-0 run with a 3-pointer from Taylor.
The Owls answered with a 12-0 of their own that started with Megan Shafer's 3-pointer and layup. Taskila added two free throws, Candace Ashford chipped in a jumper and Goswitz ended the 12-0 run with a 3-pointer to give the Owls a 19-18 lead.
The Islanders will face North Texas at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the championship game of the Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational. North Texas topped Oregon State 60-53 in the first game of the tournament.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, June 21, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- On a cool Friday morning, politicians, doctors and community leaders gathered at a wooded spot along Columbia Avenue, just past UPS. With shovels forked in the ground waiting to upturn dirt, the participants geared up for a special ceremony to mark the birth of a big project.
"As we all know, there's so many citizens who cannot afford, for whatever reasons, the health care they need," said Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh.
After speeches from elected officials and community leaders, they broke ground and revealed the grand design. Construction will soon begin on a hospital right at the site.
Carolyn Emanuel-McClain, CEO of Rural Health Services, Inc., calls it a hospital for everyone.
"Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, with money or without money, we do not let their financial status determine whether they get care or the quality of care they get," she said.
Right now, Emanuel-McClain oversees another facility, Margaret J. Weston Community Health Center in Clearwater. But now, this expansion is on the horizon.
"The majority of the need is right here in this census track where we're standing. There are more than 14,000 people that could benefit from the health services of a community health center," she said.
"Well, it will allow us to offer more services to the community in a different location," said Dr. Frederic Woriax of the Margaret J. Weston.
He says the new facility in Aiken gives his nonprofit the ability to reach thousands more in need and the chance to lift up a poorer area of Aiken.
"This is a pocket of poverty. This health center will be located here. It will stimulate economic growth," Emanuel-McClain said.
Emmanuel-McClain is excited and says about 50 jobs will be planted there, too. She expects the construction to be complete in about a year.
"We think that everyone has a right to first-class health care in a first-class facility," she said.
The facility also might include parks and walking trails. McClain says it's a way to encourage the people in that part of Aiken to be more active.


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NC driver license offices to begin Saturday hours
Published: Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 8:51 a.m.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is trying to make it easier for motorists to take care of their business.
DMV offices in Greenville, north Raleigh and west Charlotte are the first to expand their schedules, and each will be open on Saturday.
The offices will be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. Most regular driver license services will be offered, including regular road tests.
Starting Monday, the offices will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Testing services will be available until 5:30 p.m., but regular road tests won't be administered during rush hour.
Over the coming months, DMV will announce additional offices offering extended hours. The next phase begins with Saturday hours on April 6 at the south Durham, south Fayetteville and north Charlotte offices.
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STOCKTON - The process has begun to fill the Stockton City Council seat that will be vacated in January by Susan Eggman, who recently was elected to the state Assembly.
The City Council will fill the District 5 seat for the unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 2014. The filing period for those interested closes at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 13.
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NEW YORK - Dr. Phil McGraw has booked the first on-camera interview with the man who allegedly concocted the girlfriend hoax that ensnared Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o.
A "Dr. Phil Show" spokesperson confirmed on Friday the interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man accused of creating an online persona of a nonexistent woman who Te'o said he fell for without ever meeting face-to-face.
The ruse was uncovered last week by Deadspin.com, which reported that Tuiasosopo created the woman, named Lennay Kekua, who then supposedly died last September.
No further details of the "Dr. Phil" interview, including its air date, were announced.
This interview follows the first on-camera interview with Te'o conducted this week by Katie Couric.
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Next up: Tommy Haas
Roger reached the last 16 of the French Open today with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.
"It was a tough match and the wind made it difficult to control the ball," Roger said. "It was a great atmosphere and we were playing better and better. The conditions were not easy but we played a great match."
Roger survived a few nervous moments before he managed to cope with the windy conditions and control the match against the Frenchman. After saving five break points during his opening service games, Mathieu pounced on his only opportunity to break for 4-3 and the local favourite protected his advantage to bag the first set with a scorching ace. But Roger did not allow his opponent to stay on top for long, taking a 3-0 lead straight away in the second set. The match continued in an entertaining manner on a very high level with Roger taking the points that mattered. Eventually, Roger sealed victory with a thumping forehand winner to set up a last-16 encounter with Germany's Tommy Haas. Roger fired a total of 11 aces and broke Mathieu five times.
What a great match!
Never count you out until a fat lady sing!
That is why you are the best!
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Felt physically ill when you were two sets down, heehe.
That took some serious, serious guts.
Amazing match - thank you thank you.
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Margery Amdur combines painting and sculpture to create hybrid abstract works made of mass-produced and traditional fine art materials. Assembling hundreds of colorful cosmetic sponges into asymmetrical compositions and adhering them to canvas, Amdur fabricates a kind of porous skin, which she then sculpts into undulating wall-mounted and floor-based forms. Her site-specific wall drawing serves as a visual echo of the repeating shapes and patterns evident in her three-dimensional sponge formations. Amdur's emphasis on mark making as an extended process rather than a single, definitive gesture appears in her ghost like erasures across the gallery wall.
Cutting the pre-packaged sponges into cubes, circles, and trapezoids, Amdur arranges the shapes to create compositions evocative of invented architectural models or cityscapes. In this sense, she appropriates the sponges as signifiers of beauty and represents them as kind of artifice or a human-made construction. She applies pigment directly to the make-up sponge itself, eschewing the paintbrush and treating the absorptive surface as a blank canvas. Her palette ranges from pastels and vibrant reds to neutral tones and whether saturated with or devoid of color, the surface reveals the additive and subtractive application of paint itself.
Margery Amdur's cosmetic sponges transcend their traditionally intended use and merge with the canvas to form a conceptual subversion of industrial uniformity and conventional beauty rituals.
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Small intestine surgery - discharge; Bowel resection - small intestine - discharge; Resection of part of the small intestine - discharge; Enterectomy - discharge
You had surgery to remove part of your small intestine. You may also have had an ileostomy.
You will have pain for 1 to 5 days when you cough, sneeze, and make sudden movements. You may have problems with greasy or bad smelling stools or diarrhea if a large section of your small intestine was taken out.
You may have an ileostomy.
Press a pillow over your incision when you need to cough or sneeze to ease pain.
Your doctor will give you pain medicines to take at home.
Ask your doctor when you should begin taking your regular medicines again after surgery.
You may have Steri-Strips (small pieces of tape) placed across the site of your surgery after the staples have been taken out.
Take sponge baths for the first 2 days after your staples are removed. You may shower after that. Ask your doctor or nurse when you can soak in a bathtub.
Your doctor will tell you how often to change your dressing.
Do not wear tight clothing that rubs against the wound while it is healing. Use a thin gauze over the wound to protect it, if needed.
If you have an ileostomy, follow your doctor's care instructions.
Eat small amounts of food 5 to 8 times. Do not eat 3 big meals.
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Jewelry artist Carolyn Tyler is fascinated by the power of color, so much so that she "went wild" with vibrant hues in every room of her new home in Bali, where she designs and produces her elaborate body of work.
A gemstone specialist whose interest in art stems from pure and "playful" artistic vision rather than a sense of profit, Tyler transforms Karats of Vail into a rainbow of sparkles with her necklaces, rings, earrings, pendants cuff links and bracelets from Dec. 26-30. The California-born artist frequently implements precious objects such as ancient coins and pearls into her work, but lately has been inspired to experiment with the affect of colors in her recent pieces, each of which is unique and handmade without molds or wax carvings.
"When I was in advertising 20 years ago, I studied the effects of color on the psyche and mood, mostly to figure out what kinds of packaging compelled people to purchase one brand over another," she explains. "It's really true that different hues have different emotional affects on us."
Take blue, for instance. Tyler said this color is connected to creativity and has "a restful, contemplative effect." Also a yoga enthusiast, Tyler points out that blue represents the throat chakra, which is related to truth and personal expression.
Thus, in her new home, her studio is painted in blue Venetian plaster, resembling a cloudy sky. This sparks Tyler's imagination and allows her to lose herself in the focus of her art.
Vivid colors of all variety appeal to Tyler, who typically encases her precious gems in 22-karat gold, but coral, periwinkle blue and acid green are her favorites and she has used them to design huge Cabochon rings and drop earrings that can be detached and the colors mixed and matched.
Of stones that come in multiple colors, the Ammolite is the standout for Tyler. They originate from the shells of Ammonites that occupied Alberta, Canada more than 100 million years ago. Opals are also at the top of Tyler's list of most cherished stones, and she will be bringing an assortment of necklaces and pendants made from opals from a newly discovered mine in Ethiopia.
"I make what tickles my fancy and hope someone else falls in love with it enough to take it home with them," Tyler said. "I never think about what's going to be marketable or trendy. I want people to feel they have something really unique that they will treasure for a lifetime and pass down to their loved ones."
Over the years, Tyler has amassed a group of avid collectors, many of whom cannot wait to catch a glimpse of her latest creation when she tours and attends trunk shows. Some larger clients have also become fans of her work - Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus carry it regularly. Showcasing her work at independent galleries, however, is especially satisfying and she relishes the fresh challenge of custom orders and fulfilling a client's vision for his or her own dream item.
"The most rewarding part of making objects of beauty is when my client wears them and people compliment her jewelry and she feels pretty and special," Tyler said.


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As second fiddles to top government officials go, Gavin Newsom is no Joe Biden. President Obama delegates important responsibilities to his colorfully candid veep. But California Gov. Jerry Brown's attitude toward Newsom, his lieutenant governor, seems to be:
"Are you still here?"
This was true from the start, perhaps because of how Newsom campaigned against Brown for governor. Then this year, he started bashing Brown's pet project, high-speed rail -- so if there was any chance of warmer relations, Newsom might as well have kicked Sutter the dog down the capitol steps.
Newsom's opponent this fall, likable conservative Ron Nehring, wouldn't get any cozier with Brown. The former state GOP chair's bootstrap life story is inspiring, but his social conservatism puts him out of step with much of California. If the only power a lieutenant really has is the bully pulpit, we would rather see Newsom in it. We recommend him.
Brown isn't the only one irked by Newsom's ambition and occasional arrogance. But Newsom also is very smart and thoughtful. It's a shame to waste his talent. Successes that might propel him in his next leap, probably for governor or U.S. senator, also could help California -- particularly in the area of economic development.
The lieutenant governor chairs the state's economic development commission, and Newsom has done his best with it despite Brown's leaving some slots vacant. With the help of organizations such as the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Newsom conducted business summits around the state to assess needs. Rather than seeking the spotlight, he listened and learned. Participants were impressed.
His report suggests different regional strategies for economic growth, since Silicon Valley is in an alternate economic universe from Redding or Los Angeles. Tim Draper's fantasy of six Californias is loony, but different economies are just a fact.
Serving on the state university systems' boards, Newsom pushes our industrial-age model of higher education to adapt to economic realities. On K-12 schools, he's wrong on the Vergara decision; he doesn't think tenure after 18 months or layoffs based solely on seniority are a problem. But to his credit, he's meeting with the lawsuit's backer, Dave Welch, about how to improve poor schools.
He says he also has reached out to Vinod Khosla, hoping to directly negotiate access to Martins Beach. If he succeeds, send him to Gaza.
Newsom began the national culture shift on gay marriage as mayor of San Francisco 10 years ago. Look how far it's come. The man has courage. Not to mention the best wardrobe in Sacramento since Willie Brown left town. Re-elect him, and see what happens next.


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Governments Scale Back Spending on School Construction, Public Safety
Still-tight government budgets are weighing down the construction sector.
Spending on building schools, police stations, highways and other government projects declined 1% from a year earlier in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The drop extends into 2014 a four-year streak of shrinking public outlays on construction.
Last year, construction spending by federal, state and local governments fell 2.7%, a slightly deeper decline than in 2012.
The latest numbers show that even as tax revenues increase and the effects of across-the-board federal budget cuts fade, the hit to the construction industry lingers.
Conversely, private builders have found their footing as the economy recovers. Private construction spending advanced 13% in February from a year earlier.
State and local governments, which are funded in part by property taxes, took a hit when home values plummeted during the financial crisis. While home values have increased in recent years, public spending continues to be restrained.
Spending on school building, which is largely funded locally, declined 8.7% over the past 12 months. Public safety outlays by governments at all levels are down 10.5% during that time, but highway and street spending is up 11.5%.


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With all of the hype and media coverage surrounding both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, many Americans who could not attend may be wondering about the chanting, flag-waving, and occasionally booing crowds they saw on TV.
Though the major party conventions have toned down in significance over the years and produced only modest polling bounces headed into the stretch, the fact that Hillary Clinton has been overtaken nationally by Donald Trump might give viability to...
After Hillary Clinton's historic moment on Thursday in which she broke the glass ceiling by becoming the first woman ever to win a major party nomination, some folks were wondering what would become of her husband -- the 42nd president of the United...
Last week, Brooklyn-based Nick Johnson, who happens to be a friend of mine, publicly declared himself to be the first Pokémon Go player to catch...
Dave Granlund cartoon on Hillary Clinton giving Bernie Sanders holdouts a dose of reality.
Don Landgren cartoon on watering a lawn while in drought conditions.
Justin Hanna shot three times: Suspected shooter and three others in custody
Take a look at the following disparities from a survey of over 1,000 college-aged students and over 2,000 parents of current and former students:
Chipotle is getting into the burger business. The company said the new restaurant chain will use "high-quality ingredients that are grown and raised with respect for the animals, the land, and the farmers who produce them."
The paperbark maple was introduced to the West more than a century ago by the intrepid plant collector E.H. Wilson, but it has remained a fairly uncommon garden plant, in part because Wilson started with only about 100 seedlings.
People responded more favorably to Hillary Clinton's convention speech than they did to Donald Trump's, according to a CNN/ORC instant poll that compared audience reactions for both.
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The New England Storm Jr. Olympic Program is expanding, again! Originally, a North Shore based group, the Storm has grown to include players from 3 states and nearly 50 cities and towns! Our teams are now spread out among multiple communities. With that said, it is important to understand that Storm practices are held at various locations from Boston, up toward the NH border, and a bit westward. Practices are not strictly held on the North Shore.
Our try out dates are coming out soon. The dates will be from 8/17 - 27 at various locales. On Monday, 8/22/11, at Stoneham High School, 149 Franklin St. U10 & U12's from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. U14, U16, & U18 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. And, on Saturday, 8/27/11, at Mack Park, 31 Grove St., Salem, MA. U10 & U12's from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., and U14, U16, & U18 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Please continue to check on eteamz, and at www.newenglandstorm.org for additional locations, dates, and times! Individual try outs are also offered!
The Storm will field teams from U10 - U23 in 2012. We have a coaching curriculum that all coaches are required to follow. The majority of Storm coaches have been with our program for multiple years, which brings stability. Also, we have a few former Storm players, currently playing in college, who have returned to the field as assistant coaches. They know the Storm philosophy, are solid role models, and help discuss the role of playing college ball, while still focusing on their education.
During the past 2 years, Storm graduates are receiving nearly $925,000 of athletic funding at area colleges.
Our relationships with many of these college coaches continues to grow! We now receive phone calls on a regular basis asking which players they should be looking at.
Also, this past off-season, the director, John Gambale, was offered a position to be 1st assistant coach with the Worcester Hawks, a true U18 GOLD team, coached by the legendary Ralph Raymond of Worcester. Ralph was the head coach of the first 2 U.S. Olympic softball teams in 1996 & 2000. Both teams were gold-medal winners! John was able to spend a few months practicing with Ralph, and bringing those skills back to the Storm program. Although John had to decline Ralph's offer, the 2 remain as friends, and still discuss potential players for Ralph's squad.
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Georgetown Middle School - 11 Winter St., Georgetown, MA - U10 & U12 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.; U14, U16 & U18 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/21/11 - McPherson Field - 55 Richardson St., Lowell, MA - U10 & U12 4:00 - 5:45 p.m.; U14, U16 & U18 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Monday 8/22/11 - Stoneham High School - 149 Franklin St., Stoneham, MA - U10 & U12 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.; U14, U16 & U18 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8/24/11 - Hill Park - 48 Park Ave., Revere, MA - U10 & U12 5:00 - 6:45 p.m.; U14, U16 & U18 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday 8/25/11 - McPherson Field - 55 Richardson St., Lowell, MA - U10 & U12 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.; U14, U16 & U18 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 8/27/11 - Mack Park - 31 Grove St., Salem, MA - U10 & U12 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.; U14, U16 & U18 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER, IF POSSIBLE, AT www.newenglandstorm.org, UNDER TRY OUTS TAB!
Hi! Our 2nd try out is tomorrow, Sunday, 8/21/11.
We will be at McPherson Field, 55 Richardson St., Lowell, MA
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Please pre-register, if possible, at www.newenglandstorm.org, under the Try Outs tab, and email to me!
Hope to see you there!
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text: World-renowned designer Josef Arzili formed his Azaara costume jewelry collection out of two of his Arzili Couture jewelry lines — one featuring hand-cut crystals, the other based on gold filigree. Both collections still exist under the Azaara umbrella, which also features lines inspired by nature, Paris, Florentine design, the Byzantine era, and porcelain. Turquoise, yellow gold-dipped sterling silver, and freshwater pearls are just some of the many materials featured in Azaara's extensive collection of earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets. One of the label's top-selling pieces is the snake ring, which comes in either rhodium and cubic zirconia (the snake coils around the finger) or labradorite and gold-dipped sterling silver (the snake undulating around the front of the labradorite stone). Based in Los Angeles, Azaara has attracted a celebrity fan base that includes Jessica Simpson, Jodie Foster, and Salma Hayek.


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There were 77 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,327 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411.
Robbery: A man was sitting in a parked vehicle about 7:50 p.m. Friday near East Sonora and South Grant streets when another vehicle, possibly a late-model Chevy Tahoe, stopped behind him. A man in black clothing, a black ski mask and black gloves opened the victim's passenger door, stole cash and car keys, and then fled north on Grant Street.
Battery: Officers responded to a report of a person down following a fight involving 10 people shortly before 10:15 a.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of West Lane. Officers located the victim, who was taken to a hospital for treatment. There was no description of the assailants.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report Saturday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 103 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday, including six vehicle accidents, 81 medical calls and two structure fires.
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Lauren Conrad, star of the hit MTV reality series The Hills, brings her insider knowledge to Infamous, the exciting finale to her New York Times bestselling Fame Game series.
Kate and Carmen are about to become big stars, but they're going to have to survive some backstage drama first. And Madison is learning hard lessons about fame as she deals with backstabbing "friends" and family, out-of-control paparazzi, and a scandal reported in every tabloid.
For anyone who has ever wondered what it is like to make it in Hollywood, Infamous is full of dishy details about young Hollywood and the realities of becoming famous—by the bestselling author of the L.A. Candy series, Lauren Conrad Style, and Lauren Conrad Beauty.
Fame comes at a price.
Filming for season two of The Fame Game has begun, and star Madison Parker is doing something she never thought she'd do: avoiding the PopTV cameras. She knows Trevor will come groveling and that she'll go back to the show eventually—but on her terms. Fame can turn a girl into a pawn, and Madison knows that's not the life she wants.
Fame can turn a girl into a target, too, something her Fame Game costars are quickly learning. Up-and-coming actress Carmen is trying to figure out who's feeding gossip about her to the press, and all signs point to someone from her inner circle. Meanwhile, the tabloids have dubbed Kate "The Boring One," but if she's so boring, why is she the one with the boyfriend and a stalker? Help comes from an unexpected place as Madison gives Kate pointers about how to work the reality-TV system. But will Kate take the advice too far?
As the girls' careers heat up, so do their love lives, and they each discover that chasing their dreams almost always comes at a price. In the exciting conclusion to her Fame Game series, bestselling author and fashion designer Lauren Conrad pulls back the curtain on Hollywood to reveal that being glamorous isn't always pretty.
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Steady 26542 wrote:The Quasar is my main sidearm disc. I'm getting it beat in as it's a bit too stable for me. The Astra is perfect for me. I can hyzer flip it to a slight S shot. It goes long for me, but then I don't have much arm.
Single L wrote:Picked up an Astra this weekend at Titan while in CR so I threw it a few times tonight before league and decided to make it my long distance starter on all straightish holes (everywhere I would have thrown my slightly seasoned straight pro wraith) for the league round. Well I have to say I like it a lot. Its not nearly as flippy as I was expecting but its faster out of the hand than my wraiths and holds a nice straight to slight turnover line. A little faster and easier to throw than the wraith and not as squirrelly as my seasoned wraith. I was surprised at the low speed stability, but once you learn the lines to throw it on the fade can be worked to your advantage. I'm not sure if it will replace my pro wraiths or not but I do like it a lot.
Steady 26542 wrote:Discgo wrote:I have seen some Sparkle Quantum Astras but not had the chance to throw them yet. From what I hear they fly like a longer QOLS.
That's how I related it on DiscGolfReview. It's not nearly as flippy as the standard Millennium (pro) plastic. I threw a new 164 Q and a 170 M and the Q was a lot more stable. It went 3/4 of its flight straight and then faded. The M flipped pretty easy.
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- Jan 11:
- Wolverton: Your home could soon be like the Jetsons'
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- Magid: '4K' TV not quite ready for prime time
- CES 2014: iPhone case gives you 'Predator' vision
- CES 2014: Former Apple engineer introduces a smart desk
- 5 things you missed at CES: Connect your devices on the go
- Jan 9:
- CES 2014: Cars powered by solar, hydrogen roll into Las Vegas
- Netflix adds 4K streaming for new, ultra high-definition TVs
- CES 2014: Driverless cars need legal framework, automakers say
- CES 2014: Toothbrush tracks use, uses bluetooth to share with phone
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- CES 2014: Troy's picks for best of show
- CES 2014: Few 'wearables' balance fashion and function
- CES 2014: Cisco CEO pegs 'Internet of Things' as $19 trillion opportunity
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- CES 2014: Will your next TV be Ultra HD?
- CES 2014: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer brings out stars to tout firm's media business
- CES 2014: Sony launches PlayStation Now streaming game service
- PlayStation 4 easily outselling Xbox One so far, Sony says
- CES 2014: Michael Bay says 'I guess live shows aren't my thing'
- CES 2014: T-Mobile CEO crashes AT&T party, gets thrown out
- Intel says its processors are now 'conflict-free'
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- CES 2014: Intel CEO says company will play a key role in computing revolution
- CES 2014: TV industry puts its hope in curves and pretty screens
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- CES 2014: Dish's new Hopper can record 8 shows at once
- CES 2014: AT&T to sell toll-free service for wireless data
- CES 2014: Sharp unveils TV positioned between HD and 4K
- CES 2014: LG jumps into wearable fitness gadget market
- CES 2014: Roku TV will stream video without set-top box
- CES 2014: Dolby unveils technology to improve TV brightness
- CES 2014: LG to use Palm's mobile software for smart TVs
- CES 2014: GM to outfit Chevy vehicles with 4G from AT&T
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LAS VEGAS -- A 310-foot "crop circle" in a Monterey County barley field that mystified locals this week was explained Sunday: it was a publicity stunt by Nvidia, a maker of chips for PCs and smartphones.
The crop circle near Chualar, six miles south of Salinas, contained a stylized image of a computer chip and the number "192" in Braille. On Sunday, the company announced the Tegra K1, a new chip for tablets and smartphones that contains 192 computing "cores," or mini-computers, for graphics applications.
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said at a press conference in Las Vegas, ahead of the International Consumer Electronics Show, that he had given his marketing department the mission to promote the chip on a shoe-string budget. The crop circle received wide attention. Rumors of Santa Clara-based Nvidia's involvement appeared Sunday before the press conference.
The circle was plowed under a few days after its discovery.
Tablets are becoming a popular platform for gaming, undermining Nvidia's core business of creating powerful chips that enhance the look of PC games. It's had some success with its chips for mobile gadgets like smartphones and tablets, but has been overshadowed by Qualcomm.
In the new Tegra K1, the graphics component based on its "Kepler" design, used in high-end PCs. The chip would makes for a tablet more powerful than an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 game console, while consuming one-twentieth the power.
"We've bridged the gap -- we've brought mobile computing to the same level as desktop computing," Huang said.
The 192 cores in the new chip compare to Nvidia's previous flagship, the Tegra 4, with 72 graphics cores.
Huang demonstrated near photo-realistic simulations of environments and human faces, run on the new chip. He said Epic Games will adapt the next version of its Unreal Engine, the basis for many popular games, so that it will work on the chip. He didn't announce when the chip would be available or any gadget makers that were adopting it.


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Police are looking for a man who used a gun to rob the Pen-Mart in Tobyhanna late Thursday night.
Pocono Mountain Regional Police said just before closing, around 11 p.m., a man walked into the convenience store on Route 196 in Coolbaugh Township and showed the clerk a handgun, demanding money.
He then left the store on foot with an undetermined amount of money.
Witness accounts describe him as a black man between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10 wearing a black ski mask and gloves.
Anyone with information about the robbery should call police at 570-895-2400.
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"Thanks to Johnny Morris and his staff at Bass Pro Shops, this will be the second time this year that DU will be featured on a NASCAR vehicle," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "Tony Stewart finished a close second in the Daytona race, and I can't wait to see how Ty Dillon fares at Talladega."
Weekend festivities in Talladega are slated to begin at 1 p.m. on Oct. 19 with the NASCAR truck series race.
Saturday's race also falls in the middle of DU Month at Bass Pro Shops stores across the U.S. and Canada. Throughout October, Bass Pro Shops will offer customers the opportunity to donate $2 to Ducks Unlimited and enter for a chance to win one of 10 Bass Pro Shops' $500 gift cards.
"DU Month is but one more way Bass Pro Shops supports conservation and the Ducks Unlimited mission," Hall said. "Johnny Morris' generosity has put DU in front of tens of thousands of outdoors men and women across the country, and the fact that Bass Pro is such a strong supporter of DU's mission speaks volumes about the company and their commitment to conservation."
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A$10 coyote bounty enacted by the Yellow Medicine County Board from December 1 through April 1 has been so successful that the county is already approaching its $2,000 cap on coyote bounties for the year.
As a result, board members agreed to add an additional $2,000 to the pot during Tuesday's YMC Board meeting, enabling hunters to be compensated for an additional two-hundred canine bounties.
"I think the pheasants and deer bring tourists," said commissioner Louis Sherlin, shortly before the motion to increase the bounty was unanimously passed.
Despite claims from state wildlife officials that the coyote bounties are ineffective, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa and Swift counties last year became the first to offer a bounty within the state since 1965.
Last year Yellow Medicine paid out $1,100 for 110 coyote bounties, which is already less than the approximately 180 bounties that have been turned in this year.
Commissioners said that a mild winter with little snow cover was thought to have reduced the number of bounties that were able to be obtained last year, but that the harsher weather heading into 2013 has made for a more ideal hunting situation that the board did not want to go to waste.
In other news, commissioners ok'd a preliminary architectural layout for the YMC Government Center that will allow Wold Architects and Engineers, of St. Paul, to obtain a cost estimate for the building renovation from project construction manager, Contegrity, of Little Falls.
Representatives of Wold said that, with the thumbs up, they would be back in front of the board in February with drawings and specifications so that the county could then move forward to seek construction bids.
The former Fagen Engineering building, located off Prentice Street behind the library and senior center, was purchased by the county in December. The county intends to move property and public services departments, as well as other select county departments and employees, over to the location where they would be able to provide a "one stop shop" for residents to obtain county services.
In the near future, the county is also expected to address facility concerns at the YMC Courthouse.
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Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike repeated as Pac-12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, and Tara VanDerveer was voted Coach of the Year to headline the conference's women's basketball awards that were announced Tuesday.
Ogwumike, a national player of the year candidate, averaged 27.0 points and 12.1 rebounds while leading Stanford to the Pac-12 regular season title. She scored at least 30 points in a game 13 times.
Ogwumike has earned three straight Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year awards and has been named to the all-conference team four straight seasons.
Joining Ogwumike on the 15-player All-Pac-12 team were teammate Amber Orrange and Cal's Brittany Boyd and Reshanda Gray.
Boyd was also named to the all-defensive team.
Stanford's Lili Thompson was named to the All-Freshman team.
The Freshman of the Year honor went to Washington's Kelsey Plum. Her teammate, San Jose native Jazmine Davis, earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 team for a third consecutive season.
Additionally, Cal's Courtney Range and Afure Jemerigbe and Stanford's Mikaela Ruef were All-Pac-12 honorable mention picks.
Jemerigbe and Orrange were also honorable mention all-defense selections.
Range and Stanford's Karlie Samuelson were all-freshman honorable mentions.
VanDerveer earned the Coach of the Year honor for the fourth straight season and the 14th time overall in her career at Stanford.


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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jul 7, 2013 21:18 Flag
I see the latest rumor is we are after Alonso for about 10M, but its as much a question of if Real will sell, as it is whether FSG will actually splash the cash for a player past 30.
First off who knows if this is just paper talk or not. Stevie has been on record for a long time stating he'd love to play with the Spaniard again, and if BR was asked about whether Alonso would be an attractive option, of course he'd say he was, but that does not mean we're serious about actually bringing him in.
however for me it would be a great deal. Yes he's over 30, but Alonso's game has never been about pace but about great passing and intelligent positioning, both things that usually actually get better with age. Also I'm not sure so called "moneyball" is about only buying young players. As I understand if from the baseball world (and Jason may keep me honest here) its about finding value others can't see, so going for a player over 30 that still has a lot of upside, but others have discounted for being too old would fit the model. For me, the way in which Alonso plays means he could still be a first teamer making a major contribution for at least another 3 or 4 years, so 10M plus wages seems like a bargain, so long as the wages are not extreme..Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Chelsea are also interested in Alonso if Real sell who do you think he will pick his former club or manager?
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jul 7, 2013 22:44 Flag
That's an interesting question, but I'd wonder if it might come down to an Abromovitch salary, or an FSG pay packet.
Afraid I see this as a sprat to catch a mackerel, the sprat being Xabi and the mackerel being Luis Suarez. A Real ploy to set the 2 Clubs talking turkey. Hey LFC, how about £30M plus Xabi for Suarez? No way Jose, I'd sooner hang on to Luis thank you very much, however sweet Xabi used to be. Just how many midfielders do we need anyway?
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jul 8, 2013 15:18 Flag
Ron you maybe right its just a story cooked up to get the ball rolling to discuss a possible swap deal (player plus cash) to grease the wheels of Suarez moving to Madrid, and if that is the case I also don't want anything to do with it. If Real are interested in Suarez then they need to put in a bid for a hefty cash only deal. We can then mull it over to decide if we're better off with the player, or a hefty sum to find a replacement.
However if Alonso is available as a separate transaction, and he maybe as there have already been rumors about him going to Chelsea It would be of interest to me. Yes we are overloaded with midfielders right now, but the question is, how many are good enough or do we plan to keep in the squad post August. I'd also note not all midfielders play the same role, with only Lucas or Allen really playing the holding role Alonso plays. We all have our personal opinions on how good certain players are, whether its Allen, Hendo, Suso or anyone else, but I would say we can break them down into 3 categories, those good enough to start, those good enough to be squad players, and those that need to prove they can be part of groups one or two otherwise they need to be moved on either permanently, or on a loan deal to help get them playing time to prove their case.
In Alonso's case, I would put him in the first category, that being he's good enough to start, and in fact I think he'd make our starting line up better along side Stevie and Lucas to form our central 3. However the question becomes is he good value for the amount he'd reportedly cost to buy. At 10M, even though he is over 30, I suggest is not too much for a player who would walk into the first team, and I'd expect to be a solid contributor for at least the next 2 or 3 seasons, if not longer. He may relegate an Allen or a Hendo to a squad role for a year or so, but not sure that is such a bad thing, as we need at least 2 quality players to cover each starting 11 position
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jul 8, 2013 07:29 Flag
Suarez is worth at least £60m.. So any club offering £30m is trying to rob us.
I would have him back in a heartbeat. Yes he is 32 but the only question you need to ask is "is he better then what we have?", the answer is yes. He is still a world class player, his vision and ability have not been affected with age and probably will not anytime soon. Suarez is going to leave, we are better off trying to get players we couldnt normally buy as part of the deal, in my opinion.
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Got to agree I think. Would Alonso strengthen the squad? Most definitely and players like Allen would benefit from being around him.
Dare I dream of a LFC backroom with Carragher, Hyypia and Alonso one day?
I have just read that Alonso will not be coming back to English football!!
Not too long ago strongly rumoured that Bayern were very interested in a swap deal ARHEN rOBBEN plus a lump ofcash fo Suarez..now that seems for me to fit the bill !
Seanicemanreturns Seanicemanreturns Jul 9, 2013 13:40 Flag
....'' but its as much a question of if Real will sell, as it is whether FSG will actually splash the cash for a player past 30.....''
ERRRRRR, not quite steerage, its more about whether Alonso wants to leave to go elsewhere and where that elsewhere would be.
He took a forward leap in going to Real, why would he want to go backwards, to a team that has gone backwards and the only familiar face, is now an ageing one.
Alonso will follow Mourinho if anything, a team on the up a better Manager and 100 times more chance of winning trophies.............if you think your going to get him back, you'll next be thinking you'll win the league
blindness at its best..........as usual.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jul 9, 2013 17:26 Flag
Bit behind the times aren't you? Ben below told the board that Alonso would not consider coming back to the prem (either to us or Chelsea). Of course that was a full day after the story that we might be looking at him in an article I thought was likely paper talk, but then again maybe your right, blindness is best!
btw tell me how over joyed you are with Kone coming to Everton? A 29 veteran of relegation battles, you must be over the moon. I got to tell you I really thought Everton were on the right track bringing in Martinez, but not so sure now.


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Less than a day after New Orleans police began searching for a homeless man who allegedly sexually assaulted a girl, he was arrested and booked into the Orleans Parish Prison Thursday morning.
Police said Willie Jackson, 57, sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl on Sunday.
Thursday, prison records show Jackson was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 5:45 a.m. on charges of aggravated rape, obstruction of a public place and a charge that was listed with hold pending DNA information.
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Extra Click It or Ticket seat belt patrols take to the roads Oct. 12–26 statewide in Minnesota. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office, Upper Sioux Police, Granite Falls Police, Clarkfield/Boyd Police, and Echo Police Department are among nearly 400 Minnesota agencies increasing patrols to encourage motorists to buckle up.
In the last three years on Minnesota roads, 377 motorists were not buckled up, representing 43 percent of the total motorist deaths. Of those killed 41 percent were motorists ages 16–29.
In Minnesota, drivers and passengers in all seating positions, including the back seat, are required to be buckled up or seated in the correct child restraint. Officers will stop and ticket unbelted drivers or passengers. Seat belts must be worn correctly — low and snug across the hips; shoulder straps should never be tucked under an arm or behind the back.
Why Buckle Up
In rollover crashes, unbelted motorists are usually ejected from the vehicle. In most cases, the vehicle will roll over them. Often, unbelted motorists will crack teeth out on steering wheels or break their nose, and even slam into and injure or kill others in the vehicle.
Properly wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger occupants by 45 percent in a car and 60 percent in a light truck.
Seat belts are the most effective means of protecting oneself from injury while riding in a vehicle. In a crash, odds are six-times greater for injury if a motorist is not buckled up.
Child Passenger Safety
The enforcement campaign will also include enforcement of Minnesota's child passenger safety law which requires use of booster seats. Children should start riding in a booster seat starting around age 4. It is safest for children to remain in a booster until they are 4 feet 9 inches tall or at least age 8. Boosters help adult seat belts fit children correctly.
The Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement and education is a component of the state's Toward Zero Death (TZD) initiative. A primary vision of the TZD program is to create a safe driving culture in Minnesota in which motorists support a goal of zero road fatalities by practicing and promoting safe and smart driving behavior. TZD focuses on the application of four strategic areas to reduce crashes — education, enforcement, engineering and emergency trauma response. .
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Published: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 9:35 a.m.
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Signup is under way for a statewide conference for entrepreneurs coming to Houma June 20-21.
It's called the Louisiana Entrepreneurship Fest For Youth and First-Time Entrepreneurs. The gathering is led by the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority with help from Louisiana Economic Development.
The conference, at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, targets high-school juniors and seniors, university students, entrepreneurial-minded non-students, veterans and teachers.
To register, visit www.LaEntreFest.com and click the "Register Today" tab.
The conference will focus on the basics of establishing and growing a business.
"The excitement this festival has generated among business leaders and other stakeholders in Louisiana has been overwhelming," Steve Vassallo, chief executive officer of TEDA, said. "If you're interested in exploring the prospect of becoming your own boss, this conference is for you."
Vassallo said scholarships are available now for individuals and teams, and the conference schedule and speaker roster will be finalized within the next few days.
Individuals and organizations interested in sponsoring the fest may call Vassallo at 985-873-6890 or 985-852-7745.
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It�s not a secret that I�m a fan of the Michigan Football Legends program because it�s forcibly re-introduced these names and these eras into the conversation, especially on the week they�ve been honored.� I�ve also witnessed (and in many cases been a part of) the research and publication of fresh materials on these men as a direct result of the Legends program.�� That�s a good thing– and this stuff will be available for future generations to see.
Speaking of that you might have noticed I�ve been plugging the commemorative Tom Harmon/Notre Dame game program this week.� Call me a #1000SSS shill, but those who read this site understand that I aggressively support projects like that program because the athletic department invested resources to make this a big day, and again, to gather fresh material on Harmon.� Great stories.�� New interviews.� Digitization of epic footage.� Enhancement of old photos (see the program cover).� Et cetera.
As a fan I think this is a case where a few bucks to grab the program is important.� And I�m assuming a lot of what was produced will end up in Schembechler Hall.
I also understand there are critics.� I felt the Twitter flak when the #11, #87, #21 jerseys were re-introduced and I�m feeling a tad groundswell from those that think the #98 should remain on the shelf.�� You could argue that Michigan should be investing, from time to time, in the fresh research on these guys anyway, without having to put the jerseys #s back on the field.� You could argue that the whole end game with the Legends is to make a buck, whether on retro jerseys or whatever.� I get all that.� But again, I think that we�re talking about these guys and given what were seeing produced�it is worth it.
Another consideration is of course for the living families members.� Most the Legends aren�t with us anymore.� Brady alluded to that after the game Saturday when I asked him about the #98.� He said, �Obviously we want to make sure we honor the family..��� Think about guys like Mark Harmon, the actor, 24-time reigning Sexiest man alive and son of the soon-to-be Legend.� When, in Mark�s lifetime, is his old man going to be honored like this again?�� Not going to happen.
And speaking of family, check this out.� Over the past few years I�ve become pals with Ben (or as many like me refer to him, �Bennie�) McCready�the godson of the great #47 Bennie Oosterbaan.� Ben was on the field last year when Jake Ryan took the honor of donning the #47.� Since then he and Bennie have a forged a bit of a relationship and after Saturday�s CMU game they hooked up.� Check out captain Ryan trying on this beauty in the shadow of the Glick:
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Considering the size of Vail, the level of talent glissading out of local dance studios like the Vail Valley Academy of Dance is pretty astonishing. Take Dancer Jonathan Royse Windham, recently named to Dance Magazine's 25 Dancers to Watch list, the dancer began studying at the Vail Valley Academy of Dance at age 14. Now he performs with Gallim Dance, a Brooklyn, New York-based contemporary dance company. Damian Woetzel, the artistic director of the Vail International Dance Festival took notice and now Windham will return to Vail for this summer's festival, dancing on July 28 as part of the opening night's 25th anniversary celebration. He'll share the stage with heavy hitters in the dance world, such as Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild from New York City Ballet and International tango stars Analia Centurion and Gabriel Misse.
Attend Saturday's Vail Youth Ballet Company Student Showcase and there's a good chance that in 5 or 10 years you'll be musing "I remember seeing them on stage at Battle Mountain High School way back when."
Twenty three dancers from the company will take the stage tonight, performing their own choreography as well as some recognizable fare.
"Almost everything on the program has been choreographed by the students," said Anne Powell, artistic director of Vail Youth Ballet Company and the artistic director/owner of Vail Valley Academy of Dance, which celebrates its 25th anniverary this year. "We help them with casting a bit, so they don't use too many dancers, but they chose their own music and choreograph to that music. They have to put together the costumes, and figure out the lights.
"I'm really proud of how they handled themselves," Powell said. "It's a chance for them to not only take responsibility and have the experience of being the choreographer and see what that's like, but also to see it through to the end and work with their peers. To do that puts them in a leadership role; it's great practice for lots of other things - like life."
In between tryouts for summer dance intensive programs and a four-day trip to New York City, the dancers have spent the last two months rehearsing for the show. Attendees will be treated to a diverse evening of dance. There's classical, contemporary and even some musical theater on the program. A group of 3-year-olds from the Tippy Toes and Tumble class will perform with some of the older girls. The audience will also see two ballet variations, one from "La Esmeralda," which was first presented by the Ballet of her Majesty's Theatre in 1844 London and one from "Raymonda," a Russian ballet that dates back to 1898.
Seventeen-year-old Katherine Sayre dances solo in the Esmeralda piece, which she picked because "it's a really fun piece and exciting to do a variation I haven't done before," she said.
"The student showcase is exciting because it's mostly student choreography and a totally different show than what we usually do," Sayre continued. "It's different styles of dance, not just straight ballet, and it'll be really fun for kids because it's a more upbeat show."
The Battle Mountain High School junior has been dancing since she was one of those "break-your-heart-cute" (Powell's description) little 3 year olds. Fourteen years of hard work has paid off for Sayre. This summer she'll take part in two summer dance intensives: the American Ballet Theatre Collegiate Program and Miami City Ballet.
For now though she's focused on tonight, and the part she's most excited for:
"We get to dance our favorite piece, 'Crunchy Granola Suite,' by Bob Fosse," she said. New York choreographer Parker Esse set this piece on the Vail Youth Ballet Company last fall and it was an audience favorite at the company's winter show, earlier this season at the Vilar Center.
"We had such raves after we did it in the winter, everyone was like 'Can we do this again?'" Powell said.
"It's a crazy piece, seven or eight minutes long and super hard, but it's so fun," Sayre said. "The audience loved it last time."