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Ellen Page's decision to come out as a lesbian this week got a warm reaction from PEOPLE readers – prompting an outpouring of love and, funnily enough, laughs.
Our coverage of the Juno actress's Time to THRIVE speech got the most love of any story this week. And a related story – about Patrick Stewart being mistakenly outed by a British newspaper as part of its Page coverage – got the most LOLs.
Below, check out the five stories that got the strongest reactions from PEOPLE.com readers this week. And let us know what you think of what's going on in the news by clicking on the icons at the bottom of every story.
Ellen Page revealed in a speech at the Time to THRIVE conference that she is gay. "Maybe I can make a difference," she said of the welfare of young LGBT people. "To help others have an easier and more hopeful time."
Well, this was unexpected! Kimberly Fugate, who had been told by doctors that she was having identical triplets, was actually carrying a fourth infant, who'd been hiding during the ultrasounds. She welcomed them all the day before her 42nd birthday.
On a grimmer note, Miranda Barbour, a 19-year-old Pennsylvania woman accused, along with her husband, of murdering a man they met through Craigslist, claimed this week to have killed more than 20 other people across the country.
The week's saddest story was the news that John Henson, a Muppets puppeteer and son of the late Jim and Jane Henson, died at 48 of a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Gyongyi and two daughters.
Readers didn't just smile at the news of Ellen Page's coming out. They also got a chance to laugh – when British newspaper the Guardian mistakenly outed Patrick Stewart as gay as part of their coverage of the story. "At least I didn't wake up to the Internet telling me I was dead again," he joked.
Check back again next week for another must-read roundup. Until then, see what readers are reacting to every day by clicking here.
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"So come and walk awhile with me and share the twisting trails and wondrous worlds I've known." -Shel Silverstein
Working with Alise Taggart and Paula O'Hara Photography on this shoot was a real adventure. Alise was not only styling but doubled up as our female model in the film, with her real-life husband Conor, which made the whole process so relaxed and effortless.
We shot it over a couple of days back in July in some beautiful locations across Ireland. Head over to Alise's blog where you can see the photos, film and inspiration behind the shoot.

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On April 15, Major League Baseball will mark the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers as the player to break through baseball's reprehensible "color line."
In advance of that anniversary, Jackie's daughter Sharon, now national educational consultant for MLB, will be at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst on Sunday afternoon at 1 for a program of reflection on her father's career.
Kadir Nelson, whose remarkable Negro Leagues paintings are now on display at the museum, also will take part in the program along with Scott Simon, author of "Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball."
Tickets to this special event, which come with admission to the museum, will be issued on a first-come first-serve basis.
Robinson, Nelson and Simon will be available for book signings after the presentation.
FLANNERY AT WORK: After a stint as an American Hockey League executive with the Oklahoma City Barons, Bob Flannery of South Hadley is back in professional baseball.
He has been named general manager of the Augusta Greenjackets, a San Francisco Giants affiliate in the Class-A South Atlantic League.
In 2009 and '10, Flannery served as GM of the Hagerstown Suns, another South Atlantic member.
In 2009 at Hagerstown, Flannery and his marketing staff produced double the number of sellouts the team had experienced in the five prior years combined. In 2010, he doubled that total again.
Flannery, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, worked at Nichols College in Dudley and served as the assistant athletic director at the University of Nebraska-Omaha before going into pro ball.
Augusta has had professional baseball since 1988. The team's nickname honors the Masters golf tournament, which awards its famous green jacket to the winner.
The Greenjackets have been a Giants farm club since 2005. From 1999 through '04, they were affiliated with the Boston Red Sox. Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia are the most notable Augusta players from that time.
HERITAGE HOCKEY: The Springfield Hockey Heritage Society, a fast-growing organization, recently introduced itself to residents of Quail Hollow Estates, an independent living facility in Agawam.
Lou Bordeaux, co-founder of the organization, led a speaking program which included Ted Shore, son of Springfield's long-time hockey franchise owner, Eddie Shore.
Old hockey equipment from the collection of society co-founder Steve Bordeaux was on display.
The Hockey Heritage Society plans to begin publication of an occasional newsletter, which will include a page devoted to the Springfield Falcons and another devoted to memories of pro hockey in the city.
A "Coliseum Corner" picnic is planned for members July 29.
For information on joining the Hockey Heritage Society, visit its website at
www.hockeyspringfield.org or call 650-7447.
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Rescuers plucked two women from the Contoocook River in Concord after they got too close to a line of barrels near a dam.
Three women were kayaking when they got near the barrels. One woman got out of the water on her own.
Bystanders pulled a second to safety, and the third hung on to a barrel until the rescue crews arrived and tossed her a rope.


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Age: 23
Hometown: London
Current gig: Playing the love interest of a drug dealer trying to go straight in the crime drama Layer Cake
She doesn't love the limelight
Although Miller was a successful model in her teens, posing for Prada and Pepsi, among others, the 5'6" actress hit the big time last year thanks to her role in the movie Alfie – and her romance with the film's star, Jude Law. "I'm not coping well with all the attention, if I'm honest," she says. "You just become very thick-skinned and a little bit cynical."
And that attention is unlikely to slow down: She stars opposite fellow Brit Daniel Craig in Layer Cake, and next she'll costar with Heath Ledger in a still-untitled film about the legendary lover Casanova. And she'll be playing Celia in a prestigious London production of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
She was born to act
Despite her start as a model, Miller always knew she wanted to be an actress. "(My mother) went to see The Nutcracker in New York and actually went into labor there," she told Britain's Daily Mirror. "I was born hours later, so I nearly came into the world in a theater."
After graduating from the prestigious Heathfield School in Berkshire, England, Miller moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. In 2002, she made her TV debut in the BBC soap opera Bedtime. Small parts in British films such as 2002's Joy-Rider followed, as did a lead role in the 2003-4 FOX series Keen Eddie, about an American detective living in London.
She snagged a winner
Miller met her real-life leading man, Jude Law, 32, while filming Alfie. And after Law, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive in 2004, proposed on Christmas Day last year, Miller was ecstatic. "I'm the happiest girl alive," she told reporters. "I want a big church wedding." The couple work hard to support each other: While Miller was in Venice shooting the Casanova movie, Law tagged along with his kids, Rafferty, 8, Iris, 4, and Rudy, 2. And Miller spent time in New Orleans recently while Law filmed All the King's Men with Sean Penn. "They're both very solid people," says Alfie director Charles Shyer. "They're good for each other."
She's a trendsetter
Her bohemian-chic wardrobe has turned Miller into a fashion icon, with such celebrity fans as Jessica Simpson. "My favorite style of any person right now is Sienna Miller," Simpson says. "I think she always looks amazing." Handbag company Kooba even named its Sienna tote after her ("I get excited because they have to give me one," says Miller of the bag, which Simpson and Jennifer Garner own). How does she feel about people copying her look? "Flattered, but it kind of puts me off the clothes," she says.
Family comes first
Born in New York City, Miller was 2 when moved with her family to London. Her parents divorced when she was 5, but she remains extremely close with mom Josephine, a South African-born former model; dad Ed Miller, an American investment banker; and older sister Savannah, a fashion designer. "The most important thing for me is love and family because I think that's what gives you roots," she told the Daily Mirror. "Everything else is secondary."
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With Summer about halfway over (how did this even happen, by the way?), I am finally reviewing Anderson Valley Brewing's Summer Solstice seasonal ale. Californian beer is some of my favorite in the world, as some who follow my reviews know, so it follows that I have high expectations for AV's cream ale (brewed with
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Founders Cerise
I usually would never do reviews two days in a row, but I think it's time to break that rule because I just can't wait to try this beer. This is Founders Brewing's Summer seasonal, an unfiltered ale fermented with cherries. Now, as you may know, I really love Founders and think they're easily one
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Now let's take a look at how to get organized in Blender. Probably the first place that you need to get organized is in the Outliner. This is a great interface into your scene. Now, we've used the Outliner just a little bit in this course. The thing that you know how to do is to select objects by name. So for example, I can click on the Chair and select it. I can left-click on the Couch and also select it. Now, before we go too deep into this, let me go ahead and expand this window here so that we can get a full look at the Outliner.
Now, if you notice here we have individual entries for each of these objects and clicking on them selects the object, and also notice, when I click it, the selected object actually has a little circle around it that tells me it's selected. Now, next to it, I have this little +/-. So if I were to select the Couch and hit the Plus sign, you'll see that I've got more options underneath here. If I were to hit the Plus sign on this little vertex thing, you'll see that this is actually the geometry of the object and attached to that geometry I have the Materials.
Actually, I have two Materials; one for the fabric of the Couch, the other for the Legs. If you go down here, you'll see that I also have some Vertex Groups for this object as well. So each one of these entries can contain kind of subheads or additional information about this object. So if I hit the Minus signs, I can collapse them all. Now, another thing you can do in the Outliner is you can name and rename objects.
So for example, if I were to select the Floor, I could right-click over it and hit Rename, and then I could type in a new name. Let's call it Rug. When I do that, you'll notice how it resorts this list. Rug goes a little bit further down. That's because this is an alphabetic list. Now, another way to rename it is to Ctrl+left-click, and that just gets you instantly into that Rename, and I can hit Floor, just type in the name again, and you'll see it resorts that list.
Now, along the top you'll see we have a couple of menus here. The first one is the View Menu, and this basically shows whether or not these columns here Show, these are called Restriction columns, and we'll get to those in a little bit. And then we can also do what's called Show Active, which is actually everything in the scene is active right now. And probably the most important one is we can Show or Hide the levels of the Outliner. So let me just show you what this does. When I hit Show/Hide One Level, it expands every single one of these.
So it's like it hit the Plus sign on every single one and it expanded all of those. Now, I can get to this more quickly by hitting the Plus sign on the number pad, and when I do that, it expands it a little bit more. Now, if I want to collapse it, all I have to do is hit the Minus sign on my number pad. So I hit minus sign once, it collapses it one level, hit minus sign the second time, it collapses it to where we were. The third time, it collapses it to just the scene.
Now, we can have multiple scenes in Blender; we'll get to those in just a little bit. So I am going to go ahead and expand this scene and see everything that's in there. Now, the second option is a Search Menu. So we have some Search options; we can do Case Sensitive or not, or we can just type something into this Search Menu. If I type in Chair, you can see that the Chairs show up. Now, this brings me to another thing that I need to talk about and that's naming scheme.
This search box only works if you know what the names of the objects are. So as you start building objects in Blender, be sure to give them logical names, because that way you can get to them very easily using the search box. If you have a really complex scene, you may be scrolling through your Outliner quite a bit trying to find those objects, but a really good naming scheme allows you to search them very easily. Now, let's take a look at this column here; this is called the Restrictions column, and what it does, it restricts Blender from doing certain things.
Now, this first column is visibility in the Viewport. Now, it's only visible in the Viewport itself. So if I were to click off both of those Chairs, they would become invisible in the Viewport, so I can't see them. But, and this is important, they do show up in rendering. So if I were to do a quick render of this image by selecting Render>Render Image, or just hitting F12, then I can see how the render shows up.
Now, even though these objects are invisible on my Viewport, they are visible in the Render. So that can actually clear up a lot of confusion, and you'll say, well, my scene looks like this, but it's rendering differently; go ahead and take a look, make sure that the objects aren't just hidden. Now, another way to hide objects is through the Object Menu. So if I were to right-click on this Chair and go into Object Menu, go up to the top here, you'll see I have a Show/Hide option.
So if I wanted to I could just Hide Selected. Now, what it does is it hides the object and it also just clicks that option off in the Viewport. And I have some additional options here, so I can show the hidden objects. And another really cool thing is that if I select one object or a couple of objects, I can hide the unselected objects. In other words, I can hide everything but the objects that I'm looking at.
Now, this can be a really great way to isolate certain parts of your scene. So again, I'm going to go ahead and just Show Hidden. Now, remember, all of this works just in the Viewport; it doesn't render. So if we want things not to render, we actually have a column for that as well, and that's this far right column where you have all of these cameras. So if I were to turn these off, that means the objects themselves won't render. So if I turn off the Chairs, hit F12 to Render, you'll see that the Chairs don't render, even though they're showing in the Viewport.
Now, this can be used very effectively to isolate certain parts of your scene. If you wanted to render certain parts and leave other parts unrendered, you can do that. It's a great way to do a simple type of render layers functionality. There's a lot of things that you can do with this Render option here. So I am going to go ahead and turn those back on. Now, the last one is this middle column, and this basically just turns selection on or off. In other words, it restricts me from selecting the object.
So if I were to click off the selection for the Chairs, I could select the Table, I could select the Floor, but when I click over the Chairs, I can't select them. If I were to hit A to Select All, it selects everything here. In fact, you can see it here, all of these options have little circles around them, which means they are all selected except for the Chairs. So that's, again, another great way to control your scene and keep it organized.
If there is an object there and you really don't need to select it, just go ahead and turn it off here and that way you won't be accidentally selecting the wrong thing every time. So those are some of the basics of the Outliner, and we'll continue to go deeper into the Outliner as we work our way through the course, but hopefully this will give you a much clearer view of how the Outliner works.
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- Using Snap to move objects precisely
- Creating mesh primitives and extrusions
- Subdividing meshes
- Creating a simple creature
- Joining mesh objects and stitching vertices
- Organizing a scene with layers, groups, and hierarchies
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The Portland Trail Blazers are looking for a general manager, and Rick Adelman is interested in the position.
However, Adelman, who coached Portland to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992, told the Portland Tribune that he has no interest in returning to that particular job -- especially since the Blazers still employ Nate McMillan.
"I'd love to talk to them," said Adelman, fired in April after four seasons as head coach of the Houston Rockets. "I'd be interested in talking to them about any position."
"I have no interest in the head coaching job," he says. "I need to make that clear. They have a really good coach. Nate has done a great job."
Adelman told the Tribune that he has not been contacted by the team but is interested in both returning to Portland and getting away from the rigors of coaching; he's 65 and has been a head coach for 19 seasons.
"I'm looking to do something different, with not quite the stress the coaching aspect has," Adelman said.
Meanwhile, the Blazers aren't ready to hire Adelman -- or anyone else -- to take over for Rich Cho. Owner Paul Allen is outside the United States on vacation, and president Larry Miller told the Oregonian that they haven't set a time frame.
"We're not going to let the media or anyone else rush us into make a decision or force our process," Miller said. "We're going to take the time to do it right."


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Display session, Friday, June 27
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The Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS) observed a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) on December 23 1996, caused by a prominence eruption. The evolution of the ejected plasma was followed for about 2h in both ultraviolet and visible light channels. The observation consists of a series of 5 minutes exposures, at heliocentric distance of 1.5 R_ødot. Excursions of more than two orders of magnitude are detected in the Ly\alpha (1216 Å\/), Ly\beta (1026 Å\/), Ly\gamma (972 Å\/) and Ly\delta (949 Å\/) lines of hydrogen. The C III (977 A) is very bright during the CME evolution, but many other more weak low temperature lines, like N III (991 Å\/, 991 Å\/), N II (1085 Å\/), N V (1242 Å\/), have been detected. Line intensities and profiles have been measured providing important diagnostics for a very detailed study of physical and dynamical parameters of CME. Lines widths show non-thermal line broadening due to an expansion of plasma with velocity larger than 50 km/sec. The Ly\alpha spatial pattern of the line shift appears very structured with red and blue shifts, along the line of sight, up to 0.2 Å\/ ( 50km/sec) and 1 Åkm/sec) respectively. The data also provide the emission measure in the LogT range 4.0 - 5.5. A variation of one order of magnitude has been observed in the polarized brightness.
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What Causes Skin Cancer?
Skin cancer is caused by mutations that occur in skin cell DNA, which then cause the abnormal cells to multiply out of control. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the most common cause of the DNA mutations that cause skin cancer. UV radiation is found in sunlight and tanning lamps and beds.
Individuals who do not spend much time in the sun or in tanning beds may still get skin cancer. These individuals may be genetically predisposed to skin cancer, may have been affected by toxic substances (arsenic, for example), or may have weakened immune systems that increase their likelihood of acquiring cancer. Those who have received radiation treatment for other skin issues may also be at greater risk for skin cancer (Mayo).
What Are the Types of Skin Cancer?
There are three main types of skin cancer: squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma.
Your skin has multiple layers: the upper, protective layer of the skin is known as the epidermis. The epidermis is comprised of three types of cells (squamous cells, basal cells, and melanocytes) that are constantly shedding to make way for fresh, new skin cells.
Squamous cells are the cells nearest to the skin's surface, and their purpose is to line the skin. Basal cells sit below the squamous cells, and they are continually dividing to form new cells. Melanocytes sit low in the epidermis and are responsible for producing melanin—the pigment that gives skin its color.
Your diagnosis and treatment will depend on in which layer the skin cancer formed.
What Is Squamous Cell Cancer?
Squamous cell cancer (SCC), also called squamous cell carcinoma or nonmelanoma skin cancer, is a type of skin cancer that begins in the squamous cells of the epidermis. This cancer is caused by mutations in the DNA of these cells, which cause them to multiply uncontrollably.
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, SCC is the second most common form of skin cancer. Each year in the United States, approximately 700,000 individuals are diagnosed with this type of skin cancer (SCF).
SCC can develop anywhere, but it is most often found in areas that receive sun exposure.
What Are the Risk Factors for Squamous Cell Cancer?
Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma include:
- fair skin
- long-term sun exposure
- multiple severe sunburns, especially early in life
- exposure to chemicals, such as arsenic
- having light hair and blue, green, or gray eyes
African Americans are not exempt from this cancer; in fact, the majority of skin cancers in this population are SCCs (SCF). In African Americans, SCCs usually develop on skin with a pre-existing condition or on burn sites.
Symptoms of Squamous Cell Cancer
This cancer often occurs in areas exposed to the sun, but can also appear in the mouth, in the anal area, and on the genitals. In its early stages, SCC often looks like a scaly, reddish patch of skin. As it progresses, it can turn into a bump that continues to grow. The bump may also bleed. In the mouth, this cancer will take on the appearance of a mouth ulcer or a white patch.
Sometimes, you will notice a new growth on a pre-existing scar, mole, birthmark, or wart. Any lesions or sores that are not healing can also signal SCC.
If you notice any of the above symptoms, make an appointment with your doctor or a dermatologist (skin doctor).
How Is Squamous Cell Cancer Diagnosed?
First, your doctor will check your body for areas of suspicion. He or she will then examine any abnormal areas and may decide to take a biopsy.
A biopsy usually involves shaving off a very small portion of the affected skin for testing and diagnosis. Sometimes, the doctor may need to remove a larger part or all of the abnormal growth for testing. Talk to your doctor about any potential scarring or biopsy concerns.
Treatment for Squamous Cell Cancer
Treatment for SCC varies. Treatment is based on the extent and severity of the cancer, your age and overall health, and the location of the cancer. If caught early, SCC can be successfully eradicated. It becomes harder to cure once it has spread. Many treatments can be performed as in-office procedures.
- Mohs micrographic surgery (or Mohs surgery) uses a scalpel to remove the abnormal skin and some surrounding tissue. The sample is immediately examined microscopically. If there are any cancer cells in the sample, the process is repeated until there is no cancer seen under the microscope.
- Excisional surgery removes the cancer, along with a perimeter of healthy skin. Stitches are used to close the wound. The sample is then sent to a laboratory to ensure the entire cancerous area has been removed.
- Electrosurgery, also called curettage and electrodessication, involves scraping off the cancer and cauterizing (burning) the skin. The cauterization also helps to kill cancer cells. This is typically done more than once to ensure thorough treatment and complete removal of the cancer.
- Cryosurgery freezes the cancerous tissue, which kills the cancer cells. This is done with liquid nitrogen. Like electrosurgery, it is repeated to ensure all cancerous tissue has been destroyed.
- Radiation uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. It is administered externally by a machine that aims the rays at the intended spot. This is performed multiple times a week for several weeks.
There are also several treatments that have not yet been FDA-approved for SCC. These include photodynamic therapy, laser surgery, and topical medications.
Photodynamic therapy, or PDT, involves the application of a photosensitizing substance on the cancerous areas. The following day, the areas that were medicated go under a strong light. This activates the medication that was applied and kills abnormal cells.
Laser surgery uses a laser to remove areas of skin that are abnormal.
Topical medications that are used to treat other skin cancers are also being considered to help treat SCC.
Follow-Up Care
Once your SCC has been treated, it is important to have follow-up visits with your doctor. SCC can return, and it is important to monitor your skin at least once a month for any precancerous or cancerous areas.
Preventing Squamous Cell Cancer
To help reduce your risk of SCC, follow these tips:
- Limit your sun exposure.
- Avoid the sun in the hottest part of the day, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Wear sunscreen and lip balm of at least SPF 15 any time you go out in the sun.
- Wear sunglasses with UV ray protection.
- Consider wearing a hat when working outside for long periods.
- Avoid using tanning beds and lamps.
- Protect your skin during the wintertime as well. Winter rays can be especially dangerous.
- Check your skin each month for any abnormal or new growths.
- See a dermatologist once a year for a full-body skin check.
Outlook for Squamous Cell Cancer
Early detection of SCC is key to successful treatment. If not treated in its early stages, this cancer may spread to other areas of the body, including the lymph nodes and organs. This could be fatal.
Those with weakened immune systems due to organ transplants, HIV/AIDS, or leukemia are at greater risk for more serious forms of SCC.


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D/W are my preferred team too, love them, but looking objectively at both pairs, I stand by what I mentioned in my earlier posts about V/M's standout qualities. I have eyes too, and I will not change what I said about the teams. You can have your opinion too, that is okay. You are not going to get me to change my mind .
All 10 posts of yours to date, every single one of them, were posted just TODAY and all responses to me. Scary. DW fans *scary*
I so agree! There was no whining or bitterness from Meryl and Charlie when Tessa and Scott won in Vancouver. No coach-blaming. No sneaky insinuations of cheating. Just accepting the silver with grace and dedicating themselves to do better next time. As others have posted, they have beat Tessa and Scott in EVERY competition this year. Were ALL the judges crooked at every competition? Tessa and Scott, and the Canadian commentators, are not doing themselves proud. They come off as churlish. petulant sore losers.
MattK and/or bbgarfield, if you are still reading this thread:
I still am hoping for an answer (from anyone knowledgeable) to my question in an earlier post re Finnstep requirements. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Also, it was not bubbly or mildly humorous. Yes, I am not thrilled with the My Fair Lady music, but it does meet requirements, even if not an inspired choice ...I don't see how it wasn't bubbly. "Heaven, I'm in heaven"?
Right, because jumping up and down on the ice takes a larger toll on the knee and thus makes ice dance harder.
Judge? Okay, if you say so
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Aside from the nasty side notes this was the most helpful discussion about Virtue/Moir's and Davis/White's placements I read in both FSU and GoldenSkate. So thanks Matt K and bbgarfield! (I honestly mean it!)
So the gist is:
D/W won according to the current IJS judging guidelines. They skated a modern / current ice dance. That's how ice dance is supposed to look now according to the rules independent from our own preference.
V/M skated more in the traditional ice dance way. Although many people prefer that traditional ice dance school it's outdated now!
So to win Virtue/Moir would have had to skate more like Davis and White or in other words should have read the rules better.
Explanatory note: I'm an V/M uber and I'm still sad about the outcome. For years I tried to understand what V/M did wrong. Most experts (TV Commentators, Figure skating journalists) said that D/W are the rightful winner. That made me think. But they failed to properly explain the reasons. Now I finally start to unterstand.
I was really hurt that Chan lost then the hate for D/W came.
Marina put it best. "It's ok. Last time they were first. This time second." Really... I was so glad to see a strong North American contingent in the stands cheering for the ladies on both sides of the border today. C'mon, let's learn from them. Let's be global citizens and get over any misguided quasi-patriotic delusion. Be proud of all of our skaters and celebrate the victories we all should share with them.


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Last week, the owner of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Que joined a business partner to open Courtyard Cafe and Bakery at 1902 Second Ave. North. He feels the venture will capitalize on the new Jefferson County Courthouse across the street in downtown Bessemer and complement the family barbecue restaurant two blocks away on 17th Street North.
But Sykes really hopes the restaurant will fit into a broader comeback effort.
"We want to help revitalize Bessemer," he said.
To do his part, Sykes is at work planning what he calls the Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q Blues Festival, scheduled for April in downtown Bessemer. The inaugural festival was held this year at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park in McCalla, drawing around 4,000 people.
Sykes believes the move to Bessemer will draw a more diverse crowd and help combat lingering negative images about downtown.
"Barbecue and blues are a great combination and transcend race and economics," Sykes said. "I'm in talks with some good blues artists and hope to announce some exciting things closer to the event."
Sykes said downtown Bessemer is on the rise, citing a $1.4 million expansion of the Simmons Sporting Goods store downtown and other developments. But more needs to be done, he said.
"I want to see more people involved in cleaning up the alleys and boarding up broken windows," he said.
In August, Sykes closed the Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q restaurant at Tannehill park that he had operated for less than a year to focus on his Bessemer barbecue restaurant. He sold the Tannehill location to McCalla resident Keith Chapman, who reopened it as the Original Furnace Masters.
The new Courtyard Cafe venture, Sykes says, came about by accident. His partner in the Tannehill restaurant, Shelly Reister, has a background in bakery and delicatessen operation, and was looking for a spot in Bessemer.
Sykes found out about the Courtyard Cafe spot and they joined forces to open it.
"It was meant to be," Sykes said. "It's a great location. We do breakfast and lunch and have a built in crowd with the courthouse across the street."
Reister focuses on running the cafe, while Sykes spends most of his time at the nearby Bessemer Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q.
Bessemer auto dealer Anthony Underwood, who last year bought WaterMark Place and is transforming it from an outlet mall into mixed-use retail center, said he believes Sykes' new restaurant venture is a good fit for downtown.
"The area is ready for it. Combined with Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q, the Bright Star and others coming, this can help make downtown Bessemer a downtown dining destination," said Underwood, who has become an advocate for rejuvenation efforts in West Jefferson County.
Underwood said he has been a regular patron of Nuke's Sport Grill, a meat-and-three restaurant that opened six months ago at 109 19th St. North. Kimberly Nalls of Hoover, who co-owns Nuke's with Sharon Lewis of Bessemer, said they have gotten good support so far.
"This is my first restaurant venture. We're excited to be a part of what is going on downtown," Nalls said.
The opening of Courtyard Cafe is sort of a homecoming for Sykes. In 1993, Sykes and his wife, Tippi, opened a deli called Tippi's Bakery at the same spot. Their involvement in Tippi's ended after she gave birth to their youngest child 15 years ago.
Empty building
The building, home to other restaurants over the years, sat empty for more than a year before Sykes and his partner acquired it this year. He wouldn't divulge costs but said they invested a considerable sum in upgrades. He is adding seats to a courtyard area off the rear of the building.
Sykes said the building at 1902 Second Ave. North is believed to be the oldest building in downtown Bessemer. It was built sometime around 1887 as the Berney Brothers Bank by William Berney, who later went on to help found First National Bank in Birmingham, Sykes said.
Merdith Byram of Bessemer Main Street, an advocacy group for restoring historic buildings downtown, confirmed the building's history.
"We are hoping this will create some interest among other building owners in the historic district," Byram said.
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6337-Former US Air Force Academy Band Director is New Director of Bands at Malone University
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The Malone University College of Theology, Arts, and Sciences – Department of Music has announced that Steven Grimo, D.M.A., has been named the new director of bands.
Steven Grimo is a native of Bristol, Rhode Island. Presently, he is presently serving as the director, Music Ministries Department at the Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also active in Prison Fellowship as a certified volunteer counselor and Bible studies instructor for the Colorado Department of Corrections. He began his career in music as a percussionist, attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he earned a B.M.E. in music education and a B.A. in percussion performance. Upon graduation, Steve began his teaching career as an elementary and junior high school music director for the Newton, Mass. public schools and the Auburn, Mass. public schools (1978-1980). He later became director of instrumental music at Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts, (1980-85) where he received the National Band Association's Citation of Excellence, and the Stanbury Award from the American School Band Directors Association. His success in commissioning new works and receiving outstanding performance ratings garnered invitations as a guest conductor and clinician throughout New England. During those years, his early commission projects included William Kraft, Vaclav Nelhybel, Daniel Pinkham, and Elliot Del Borgo.
During his tenure teaching in Massachusetts, he received his masters of music degree in wind ensemble conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Frank Battisti. He founded the "East Bay Association for the Arts" in Bristol Rhode Island, where his grant writing and fundraising tenacity established an organization whose heritage recently celebrated their 30th anniversary season. During this time, he was also an instructor at the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division teaching percussion and conducting the "Junior Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble" -- another organization which he founded -- and today is an outstanding youth wind ensemble, dedicated to training 7th through 9th grade instrumentalist throughout the state of Massachusetts.
Steven Grimo served 22 years from 1986-2007 in the United States Air Force after a successful teaching career in New England from 1976-1986. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel serving with the USAF Bands and Music Branch as a commander & music director for The USAF Academy Band, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His service as an USAF Band officer took him to Washington DC, serving the National Capital Region, where he was on US Presidential support; while in Texas, he was assigned to the Air Education and Training Command with the USAF Band of the West. While stationed in Alaska, with the USAF Band of the Pacific, he served overseas, supporting forward deployed locations throughout the Pacific. He also served as the commander of the USAF Band of Mid America, in southern Illinois, stationed at Scott Air Force Base. His tenacity and international negotiating and community relations skills during his military service enhanced all aspects of musical and organizational performance.
During his time in the USAF, he published works for band and percussion and commissioned more than 30 new works for winds by composers of note, such as Ron Nelson. Robert Jager, Gunther Schuller, Warren Benson, Walter Hartley, Fisher Tull, David Mazlanka, Thomas Briggs, Adam Gorb, Roger Cichy, Daniel Kalmann, Charles Booker, John Cheetham, Kenneth Amis, David Gorham, Daniel Buckvitch, John O'Reily, Roger Nixon, Jared Spears, Julie Giroux, Philip Sparke, Michael Gandolfi, Michael Weinstein, Tommy Newsom, Bob Mintser, Matt Harris, and Sammy Nestico. His organizations received the George S. Howard Award for Excellence; he was awarded the Texas Bandmasters Association Citation of Excellence multiple times; and recorded more than 30 recording projects. His guest conducting brought him to countless festival performances, all states, universities and colleges throughout the United States and abroad.
He was awarded the doctor of musical arts in conducting from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in May of 1992. He has numerous published and commissioned works to his credit and is an internationally active guest conductor and clinician. As a music director, conductor, and producer, he has lectured and conducted professional and collegiate organizations throughout the world. In 2006, he was inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association.
Malone University, a Christian university for the arts, sciences, and professions in the liberal arts tradition, affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church, awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 100 academic programs. Malone is recognized by the prestigious Templeton Foundation as a leader in character development, named an NAIA Champions of Character Five Star Award winner, and is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the Midwest under the category Regional Universities according to U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2012.
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Amid government efforts to fight online prostitution and pornography, Internet forums that provide such services continue to operate, some even masquerading as legitimate forums for teenagers.
Some forums require members to register to access their "adults only" section, which consists mostly of links to pornography downloads or, in some cases, information about prostitutes who are available for
Discussions in adults only Internet forums are popularly known as "free reports" or simply FRs. FRs are usually started by a senior member of the forum. In the "reports", users discuss their experiences with available prostitutes.
The members usually conclude the report by granting the sex worker points on a scale of one to 10.
Other members frequently request the contact information of certain prostitutes, which can be obtained by sending a private message to the user who started the discussion.
Private messaging is usually limited to members who have a certain amount of posts on the forum. This is to ensure that members are active in the forums, as trust is usually measured by activity rates.
"We want to make sure that the member we are giving the prostitute's contact number to is trustworthy, not a policeman conducting an undercover operation.
"So, members are often required to demonstrate they are active in these kinds of forums before they are allowed to use the private messaging feature," a senior forum member, who only wanted to be known as Dodo, told The Jakarta Post.
Some forums only allow their adult content to be seen by members who are not only registered, but pay a monthly subscription fee.
Jakarta Police cyber crimes directorate chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Hermawan said that his unit was aware of the existence of such forums and had been continuously patrolling Indonesia's cyberspace.
"They often meet in the real world to complete their transactions," he said.
"We will arrest [the forum's owners] if we can find solid proof that their website's servers are in Indonesia and that illegal prostitution is taking place," he said.
Hermawan said some of his officers had registered as members in several forums in order to investigate possible pornography trading and prostitution.
"They have also become active members to avoid any suspicions from others," he said.
Recently, the police uncovered a prostitution ring that was set up on Facebook, and arrested the madam for the network of prostitutes. The alleged madam, a resident of Manggarai, South Jakarta, reportedly convinced her own neighbors to join the prostitution ring.
The suspect allegedly used a Facebook account to offer the girls, between 13 and 16 years of age, as escorts. The cost was Rp 2 million (US$222).
After receiving requests for the escorts, the suspect sent the girls to a rendezvous point to meet their customers, Central Jakarta Police chief detective Adj. Sr. Comr. Yoyon Toni Saputra said.


text: Given its past and present as a site of trans-national and trans-cultural contact, conflict, and exchange, New Orleans is the ideal location for scholarly explorations of the Global Gulf. As a conceptual model, the Global Gulf invites scholarly inquiry that blurs traditional geographic, temporal, or disciplinary boundaries. While this interdisciplinary conference encourages papers examining the very real historical and contemporary networks linking the people and places of the Gulf Coast, Circum-Caribbean, and wider Atlantic World, it welcomes scholarship rooted in any and all geographic locales and time periods. Papers should address the conference theme of "Mobility."


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If Leap Day Really Didn't CountGoon Squad Sarah
Did you guys watch the Leap Day episode of "30 Rock" last week? If you didn't see it there are only a few things that you need to know for the purposes of this post: 1) The premise of the show is that February 29th is a holiday that encourages people to experiment and take chances. Things that happen on Leap Day don't count, and 2) Leap Day William emerges from the Mariana trench every four years to trade children's tears for candy.
And honestly, you really only needed to know that second thing because it makes me laugh.
Anyway, the show got me thinking. If Wednesday was for taking risks and things that I did that day really wouldn't count, what would I do?
My first thought is that I would ditch the volunteer reading I do at the school every week, but that seemed both mean and boring.
So I came up with a few more foolhardy ideas of things that I would try if February 29th didn't actually count.
Skydiving 1 of 6I have always wanted to skydive but have always been too chickenshit to try it.
Eat at a Random Chinese Buffet 2 of 6Risky, but delicious. I wonder if your food poisoning induced vomiting would stop at exactly midnight?
Buy My Kids a Trampoline 3 of 6A trampoline to put right next to the pool. Immediately after I would try the Pet Semetery thing.
Go Off The Pill 4 of 6HAHAHAHA! This is really only marginally funny. I would not mess with birth control even on a made up holiday. Please keep in mind the first time I got pregnant two babies came out.
Base Jump off the Washington Monument 5 of 6I don't get base jumping. It is Social Darwinism at its most efficient. But look, that is really me photoshopped on there. My friend Aaron will photoshop anything for me. He doesn't even ask why. Isn't he the greatest? Also, I took this picture the other day, in FEBRUARY. Washington D.C. is beautiful.
Watch all of the Beastie Boys Videos Back to Back 6 of 6Eh, I already did that. This morning. No reason. I don't really need a holiday to waste time.
Ah, who am I kidding? If nothing I did on Leap Day counted I would just stay in bed all day eating Doritos and playing Scrabble on my iPhone.
What would you do on Leap Day if it didn't count?
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EU Grants €8 Million to ClimDev Africa
27 April 2012: A grant agreement was signed by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the EU and the African Union (AU) in support of the ClimDev Africa programme, a flagship initiative in the Africa-EU Partnership on Climate Change and Development.
The €8 Million grant will support the activities of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) at UNECA and the Climate Change and Desertification Unit (CCDU) at the AU Commission (AUC) under the ClimDev Africa programme for three years.
Welcoming the grant, AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture Rhoda Tumusiime underlined that the Africa-EU Partnership has provided important capacity building assistance to the AU. Gary Quince, Head of the EU Delegation to the AU, highlighted the role of ClimDev in coordinating efforts to provide user-friendly information on climate change in Africa and in creating synergies among environment, climate and security programmes.
The ClimDev Africa programme is a joint initiative of the AUC, UNECA and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The CCDU of the AUC coordinates overarching African policy on climate change and desertification. The ACPC at the UNECA leads programmatic areas including supporting generation and sharing of knowledge and technical cooperation. The ClimDev Special Fund (CDSF) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) invests in climate-resilient development activities. [UNECA Press Release]


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City Offers Laid-Off Finance Types Cheap Offices, Internships
The city is going to suffer greatly from the loss of financial services jobs, says the Mayor -- not only do those jobs represent a third of our private sector payroll (!), they also reflect "a range of incomes." (He explains: "More than half of the people working in the City's financial services sector make less than $100,000 per year." See, some of them are just like you and us, put together.)
So the city has devised a raft of initiatives to bring in new businesses and to help both biz-whiz newbies and laid-off brokers and bankers who have burned through their six-figure severances to get their white-collar act together. Most of the first part is simple enough, but the worker-oriented stuff is very creative.
There'll be a business plan competition, with prizes for the winner and start-up support if they don't just say thanks and take their business to Pittsburgh, and fully-equipped "incubator" offices leased by the city for as little as $200 per person per month. Two training opportunities caught our eye: there's FastTrac, a program to help, among others, "those displaced from the financial services sector" start new businesses or assist at existing ones, and JumpStart NYC, a "free job training and placement pilot program designed for workers laid off from the financial services sector," which includes a "boot camp, after which participants will be offered a 10-week unpaid internship with a start up company."
Job placement services and internships -- it's like senior year all over again. But wouldn't we do better to teach them carpentry, electrical engineering, and stonecutting? Those careers those quite pay what Wall Street does, but at least those "sectors" haven't required bailouts and may just outlast high finance. In fact, let us know when they offer such a program.
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Unless you require snow and mountains to satisfy your outdoor lifestyle appetite, Charleston was the place to be in 2012.
As someone who has tracked running, paddling, surfing, triathlon, yoga and all things sweaty, sunny and salty for years, Charlestons fitness and outdoors community continues to grow and blossom.
Where to begin?
Big numbers
It was yet another record-breaking year for Charlestons big five events: the Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk (36,755 finishers), American Heart Associations Lowcountry Heart Walk (police-estimated 5,200 raised a record $650,000), Susan G. Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure (5,380 raised a record $900,000-plus), Knights of Columbus Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble (5,672 finishers) and Reindeer Run (2,137 finishers).
New and old
The year also ushered in an array of new events.
Arguably the biggest hits were the rUNdead zombie 5K in late October at Old Towne Creek County Park, which reached its 500-person cap two weeks before the event happened, and the Race The Landing 5K series, featuring five themed 5Ks at Charles Towne Landing.
The series was the first time a running event had been held in the park, once a popular location for runs, in 12 years.
Among the other new events were Ocean Surf Shops Ice Box Open surf contest in, of all months, February, the Carolina Coast Surf Clubs Surf Expo in July, Run for the Coast 10K eco beach run to benefit the Charleston Surfrider Foundation in September, the Monster Mega Mud Run at Legare Farms in September and the Oktoberfest 5K for East Cooper Community Outreach.
The downside was that a couple of events may have met their end.
After five years, the Folly Beach 10-miler in the crowded race calendar during November was not held. And due in part to a conflict with parking, the Kiawah Island Triathlon, an Olympic-distance tri held the third week of September for 19 years, appears to have run its course.
Yoga, SUP
One sight to see in 2012 was organized as part of the grand opening of the new Lululemon store on King Street in June. Yoga on King nearly reached its goal of having 500 people doing yoga on a closed-off block of King Street. It prompted a follow-up event, Joga (yoga at Riley Park) in late August.
Almost as hot as yoga, paddlesports, notably stand-up paddleboarding, continued to carve a niche along Charleston waterways.
Paddleboarding, such as the Shem Creek Shootout and Golden Nugget, continued to draw locals and out-of-towners.
Acknowledgment of Charlestons paddling muscle, thanks partly to the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, came when the American Canoe Association chose the area for its fifth annual Paddlesports Conference and SUP Summit in early November.
Tri and beyond
The Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series made national news, somewhat, when its biggest celebrities to date, NASCAR drivers Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne, competed in early July.
Perhaps the biggest physical feat of the year by a local was accomplished by Charleston City Councilwoman Kathleen Wilson.
In September, the 49-year-old marathon swimmer, who had completed 11 previous big swims (including the English Channel), completed the 26-mile Molokai Channel swim in 20 hours, 49 minutes, calling it her toughest test to date.
Two weeks later, she was busy coordinating the second annual 12-mile Swim Around Charleston.
Out on the Isle of Palms, the hub of beach volleyball in the Charleston area, The Windjammer, celebrated its 40th anniversary with what it does best: volleyball, beer, bands and bikinis.
A reorganized Push-Up Challenge, now known as the Push-Up & Up Challenge, focusing on dropout prevention, drew 220 people on 37 six-person teams, which cranked out 62,545 push-ups and raised more than $36,000 for Communities in Schools.
One big number was posted in 2012 by the Healthy Charleston Challenge, a model of weight loss programs at the Medical University of South Carolina Wellness Center. After 10 sessions over five years, the challenge celebrated a total of 20,000 pounds 10 tons! lost by its participants by simply eating right, exercising vigorously and changing attitudes.
What better place to have an attitude adjustment than right here in Charleston. Plenty to do year-round.
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In inviting laughter into our lives by embracing humor, we ensure that joy is never more than a joke away. Our ability to be happy is ours to control and, when we allow ourselves to be comical, we exercise that unique right. Within us lies the power to incite laughter in others and to merrily laugh at ourselves, even when the world seems to be falling apart around us. In responding to chaos in this way, we gladly deny that passing circumstances have the ability to rob us of our contentment and furthermore console ourselves well in the process. There is little in this world that can lift the spirits like laughter—when we laugh, life seems brighter and more beautiful. As you indulge your impulse to spread humor today, you will find that depression can find no foothold in your life and happiness takes its rightful place in the forefront of your soul.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Last week, Traci Howell graduated from Cane Bay High School with her classmates in the Class of 2014.
Walking down the aisle at the North Charleston Coliseum, Howell had a few moments to reflect on the end of her high school career and the beginning of her collegiate softball career this fall with North Greenville University.
Howell enjoyed a stellar six-year career as a member of the Lady Cobras softball team, starting every game at shortstop since joining the varsity as a seventh grader.
There arent many softball players in the area that can make that claim.
It is a bittersweet time for Howell as she transitions from high school senior to college freshman, but shes excited about the future.
My high school career has helped me grow into the athlete that I am today, Howell said. I am more than ready to further my experience in the next level at North Greenville.
Howell wont be satisfied with simply holding her own as a college freshman, she wants to be an impact player.
I have huge dreams for my future that I have been striving for since the day I threw my first baseball. Dreams such as breaking records as a college freshman, dreams that are worth working to make come true.
Howell has done this before when she first stepped onto the Cane Bay softball fields six years ago as a seventh grader. The Class AAAA All-State selection made an impact then. In fact, she set the standard as to what makes a Lady Cobra softball player.
Starting my career at Cane Bay as a seventh grader was an indescribable feeling. Making varsity was a really big deal, but what made it even better was becoming a starter. Starting every game since the seventh grade was something that I worked extremely hard for. Not a day, practice, or game went by that I didnt give this game all I had.
Howell set an example for her teammates to follow through her work ethic both in practice and during games.
I gave my team every part of me whether on or off the field, she said. My team and our success has always been my number one priority in why I work as hard as I do.
Over the course of the last six years, each season had its own memorable moments for the graduating shortstop, but two specific moments stand out in Howells mind.
The two main memories that stand out to me would be when we made playoffs for the very first time and then beating Wando for the first time in six years, the first time in Cane Bay softball history, she said. Not only were both of those games conference wins, but one game just happened to fall on senior night.
Beating Wando, Howell said, was like writing a movie script. I couldnt have asked for a better night, she said.
Howell believes the best part of her game is her work ethic and her internal drive to be the best player possible.
Its about having the heart for the game, she said. Physical abilities can be tweaked and improved throughout anyones career, but heart and dedication cannot be taught.
I feel like those were the key skills that I brought to the Lady Cobras over the last six years.
As any outstanding player knows, her work is never done.
I plan to further both my mental and physical game to better myself as an athlete and become stronger for North Greenville, said Howell, who will play travel softball this summer for the 18-Under South Carolina Hurricanes. It all starts from within. Its now or never.
Howell will also represent the 4A/1A South All-star team this summer during the 2014 South Carolina Coaches Association For Womens Sports North-South All-star series.
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Prior relishing Windies warm-up match
England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior is looking forward to getting an early view of West Indies' bowlers this weekend.
Prior is part of a Sussex side that represents the first opposition for the tourists in a three-day match at the PROBIZ County Ground, starting tomorrow.
Ahead of the game, one of two warm-up fixtures to precede West Indies' three-Test series against England, Prior told ecb.co.uk: "It's a good opportunity to play against them outside of the bubble and away from the Test matches.
"It will be good to get a first look at all of their bowlers and hopefully I can get a few runs along the way as well."
England will be strong favourites to emerge victorious when the Test action begins at Lord's on May 17, but Prior rejected any notion of complacency within Andrew Strauss' squad.
"We certainly won't be underestimating West Indies," he explained.
"They look a very tough team and I know (their coach) Ottis Gibson pretty well, he's a very proud man and he'll be working them very hard to make sure they put very good performances in against us.
"I'm looking forward to it, it's going to be tough but if we play the cricket we can play we are really confident in how we can do."
Prior enjoyed a memorable Test debut against the Windies at Lord's five years ago, striking 126 not out in the first innings.
"I hadn't really thought about it to be honest, until someone mentioned it to me the other day," he added.
"I suppose there's a bit of nostalgia there and what not - it would be nice if it could go the same way."


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Kathleen Phillips had something to celebrate.
Heidelberg's team wasn't able to.
Phillips scored a game-high 22 points Saturday, becoming the 13th player in program history to reach 1,000 in her career. But Otterbein dominated the rebounding, and defeated the Student Princes, 75-62.
Phillips reached the mark with 8:18 left in regulation, drilling an open 3 from the left corner. The home crowd gave her a big ovation, and HU trailed 60-51.
The Princes' defense appeared to capture some momentum, coming up with three consecutive stops.
But Heidelberg didn't capitalize. After Phillips' milestone, the Student Princes didn't score for four minutes. Eventually, Otterbein's offense started clicking again, and the Cardinals grabbed a 75-62 win at Seiberling Gymnasium.
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Otterbein 75, Heidelberg 62
Otterbein (12-3, 6-2 OAC): Chelsea Reed 3-0-6; Allie Leopard 4-2-11; Hannah Day 5-1-14; Tabatha Piper 5-4-14; Chelsea Cannon 6-1-13; Madi Miller 5-0-13; Rachel Snedegar 0-0-0; Bourke Kelley 0-0-0; Brittney Bakenhaster 2-0-4. Totals: 30-8-75.
Heidelberg (5-10, 1-7): Jordan Ickes 3-0-6; Emily Giel 1-0-3; Paige Ricketts 6-0-16; Kathleen Phillips 9-1-22; Megan Miller 0-0-0; Allie Hawkins 0-0-0; Nicole Payne 0-0-0; Kyra Dorney 1-0-2; Erin Pacholiski 3-0-8; Kayla Zachrich 0-1-1; Christina Neal 0-0-0; A.J. Stuck 0-0-0; Kayla Thomasson 0-0-0; Erin Sims 2-0-4. Totals; 25-2-62.
Halftime: Otterbein, 44-38.
Field goals: Otterbein 30-67; Heidelberg 25-56.
3-point goals: Otterbein 7-20 (Miller 3, Day 3); Heidelberg 10-21 (Ricketts 4, Phillips 3).
Foul shots: Otterbein 8-11; Heidelberg 2-8.
Rebounds: Otterbein 46 (Day 7, Piper 7, Cannon 7); Heidelberg 26 (Ricketts 5).
Turnovers: Otterbein 14; Heidelberg 13.
Assists: Otterbein 17 (Leopard 4); Heidelberg 16 (Hawkins 4, Ricketts 4).
It didn't help Heidelberg's offense that it didn't have many chances to score. Otterbein held a 46-26 rebounding advantage, and dominated the offensive glass, 16-3.
"The big thing coming in was we wanted to have our transition game going," said Otterbein coach Connie Richardson, a Heidelberg graduate. "And then, defensively, we needed to make the stops when we did."
Heidelberg coach Marcie Alberts said her team didn't do what it knew it needed to.
"It's not hard to figure out," she said. "We told them the key to the game was transition defense, and rebound the basketball, and we didn't do either one of them very well."
Otterbein (12-3, 6-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) finished with five players scoring in double figures, led by Hannah Day and Tabatha Piper, who each scored 14. Six Cardinals had at least five rebounds in the win.
Heidelberg (5-10, 1-7) had only Phillips and Paige Ricketts (16 points) score in double figures. Ricketts finished with a team-best five rebounds.
Phillips, a junior, has averaged 16.4 points a game in her career for HU. The Sandusky St. Mary product is averaging almost 19 points a game this season.
"I actually did not know [how close I was to 1,000 points]," she said. "I didn't really know, so I went out and played."
After Phillips reached the mark, there was a small ceremony with Alberts and Phillips on the court.
"It was very nice to see her get it," Alberts said. "I knew we would need her scoring to be in the game and have a chance to even win."


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Legislative Item
File Number: 131128
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|File Number: 131128
|File Type: Resolution
|Status: Amended
|Version: 0
|Control: Board of County Commissioners
|Requester: NONE
|Final Action:
|Sunset Provision: No
|Effective Date:
|Expiration Date:
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|Due Date
|Board of County Commissioners
|(See Agenda Item 11A7 Amended; Legislative File No. 131690 for the amended version.)
|Finance Committee
|Forwarded to the BCC by the BCC Chairperson with a favorable recommendation
|Assistant County Attorney Geri Bonzon-Keenan read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. Hearing no further questions or comments, the Committee proceeded to vote on this proposed resolution as presented. Following the vote, Commissioner Heyman asked Assistant County Attorney Bonzon-Keenan to provide her with information on whether any Community Redevelopment Areas (CRA) operated within the area surrounding the old Miami Arena property and if so, to access whether any possible restriction of tax value to the County existed in relation to the new convention center planned for that property. Chairman Bovo requested that an appropriate memorandum be prepared asking the Board of County Commissioners Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa to waive the Boards Rules and Procedure to allow this proposed resolution to be heard at the June 18, 2013 Board meeting, pursuant to the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency's (SEOPW CRA) request. SPECIAL NOTE: The Clerk of the Board received the appropriate memorandum from Chairwoman Sosa on June 11, 2013 requesting waiver of the Boards Rules of Procedure to allow the proposed resolution to be forwarded to the June 18, 2013 Board meeting.
|County Attorney
|Finance Committee
|County Attorney
|Gerald T. Heffernan
|Legislative Text
WHEREAS, pursuant to Part III, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (the "Redevelopment Act"), there was created by actions of Miami-Dade County, Florida (the "County") and the City of Miami, Florida (the "City") the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") for a designated community redevelopment area within the limits of the City ("Redevelopment Area"); and
WHEREAS, with respect to the Agency, this Board and the City Commission of the City (the "City Commission"), under the Redevelopment Act, have held all public hearings and under the Redevelopment Act, have (i) designated the Redevelopment Area as a slum or blighted area; (ii) adopted the community redevelopment plan for the Redevelopment Area which most amended in 2009, and (iii) created a Redevelopment Trust Fund for the administration of the Agency and the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County entered into an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement dated March 31, 1983, as amended, including, without limitation, by Amendments to Interlocal Cooperation Agreement dated November 15, 1990, as further amended by Amendment to 1983 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement dated January 22, 2010 (collectively, the "Interlocal Agreement"), which provided that the City was authorized to incur debt subject to the prior approval of such debt and all related documents by this Board, to finance capital projects located within the Redevelopment Area and secured by tax increment revenues; and
WHEREAS, at the request of the Agency, this Board adopted Resolution No. R-516-12 on June 16, 2012 ("Authorizing Resolution") approving the issuance of bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000.00 ("Agency Debt") secured by tax increment revenues of the Agency to (i) fund certain redevelopment projects set forth on Exhibit "A" to the Authorizing Resolution ("Agency Projects"); (ii) to retire on the date of delivery of the Agency Debt, all of the City's outstanding Community Redevelopment Revenue Bonds, Series 1990, the proceeds of which were used for redevelopment projects undertaken in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan; (iii) to fund a reserve fund, if necessary, and (iv) to pay costs of issuance of the Agency Debt; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has requested that the principal amount of the Agency Debt be increased to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $60,000,000.00 from a previously approved aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $50,000,000.00 due to historically low interest rates which has increased the Agency's borrowing capacity; and
WHEREAS, due to changed circumstances and an additional funding opportunity, the Agency has requested that this Board approve amendments to the scope of certain of the Agency Projects; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the County and in particular, the Redevelopment Area, that this Board approve the increase in the principal amount of the Agency Debt and the amendments to the scope of certain previously approved Agency Projects which serve a public purpose,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that
Section 1. The Board approves an amendment to the Authorizing Resolution to increase the Agency Debt to a principal amount of not to exceed $60,000,000.00 from the previously approved principal amount of $50,000,000.00 and pursuant to the Authorizing Resolution, reaffirms its approval of the issuance by the Agency of the Agency Debt for the purposes set forth above and in the Authorizing Resolution.
Section 2. This Board approves Exhibit "A" attached to this Resolution as amended from the Exhibit A approved by the Authorizing Resolution to show changes (crossed out words are deleted and underlined words are new) to the Lyric Place-Block 25 project and the St. John Overtown Plaza project. Other than the amendments set forth in the attached Exhibit A, there are no other amendments to the project descriptions in Exhibit A to the Authoring Resolution.
Section 3. If any one or more provisions of this resolution should be contrary to law or invalid or ineffective for any reason, such provision shall be deemed severable from, and shall not affect the validity of, the remaining provisions of this resolution.
Exhibit A
Project Descriptions
• Lyric Place - Block 25 will be a mixed-use development project that will be built in two phases on Block 25 within the Overtown community. Block 25 will be the site of two (2) residential apartment communities that will each consist of approximately 200 not less than 158 affordable units. Phase I will consist of between 980-100 units. 50% of the units in Phase I will be dedicated for households at or below 60% of Area Media Income (AMI), with the balance of the units not to exceed 120% of AMI. Approximately 5,000 square feet of storefront retail will be incorporated into Phase I in the ground floor of the buildings that face NW 2nd Avenue. Phase II shall consist of between 90 and 120 not less than 60 residential units. and commercial space. 50% of the units in Phase II will be dedicated for households at or below 80% of AMI with the balance not to exceed 120% of AMI. Significant on-site amenities on Block 25 will be available to residents, including appropriately sized tot lots, fitness centers, libraries with computers, as well as a wide array of resident educational, health, and occupational programs. The funding request for Phase I is $10,000,000.00. No The funding will be provided request for Phase II. is $7,000,000.00.
• Lyric Place - Block 36 Retail - Between 27,000 to 35,000 square feet of retail is intended on Block 36 together with a 300 space Parking Garage. Retail parking will be on-grade, including the ground floor of the Public Parking Garage. This essential element of Lyric Place will be comprised of an approximately 300 space Public Parking Garage, of which, not less than 250 spaces will be available for use by the public, including use by members of the International Longshoremen's Association Local 1416 (for their daily shifts), invitees of the Historic Lyric Theatre (for their performances and community events) and residents of the neighborhood. The Gatehouse Group stands ready to build the garage for the SEOPW-CRA, which will provide up 'to $3,000,000.00 to fund a portion of the cost to construct the Parking Garage which will be owned by the SEOPW-CRA. The Public Parking Garage would likely be managed by the Miami Parking Authority.
• St. John Overtown Plaza will be a 112 not less than 90-unit new construction rental housing and mixed-use development project to be located at NW 3rd Avenue and 13th Street in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The commercial component is projected to be 30,000 8,000 square feet of commercial retail, restaurant, office, community center and day care facility. With one, two and three bedroom units, SJCDC is targeting families, primarily with incomes that do not exceed 80% AMI. This is a critical need in the Overtown community, where homeownership is less than 3%. Residential project amenities will include energy star equipment and appliances such as central- air conditioning, dishwasher, microwave oven, garbage disposal, tankless water heaters, laundry rooms, a mix of tile and carpeting, with sustainable design and materials incorporated. Another component of the project will create 8,000 30,000 square feet of commercial retail space and create 30 jobs for community residents. The request for CRA funding is $10,000,000.00.
• Island Living will be a mixed-use development located at 1201 NW 3rd Avenue in the heart of the historic Overtown Commercial Corridor containing between 60-80 residential units in an eight story building. The target market for this workforce housing development with 50% of the units for residents earning 60% or less of AMI. The unit mix of the residential component will be determined based upon market conditions and community input. The development plan will incorporate a landscape plan which would I stress pedestrian friendly walkways, playground areas for children, green space and appropriate parking. The commercial component of the project will include approximately 5,000 square feet of commercial space with will provide an opportunity to locate more businesses that will create jobs. The funding request from the CRA is $8,000,000.00.
• Culmer Center Housing Development - This project is a multi-year, multi-phase project that will result in the transformation of 9 acre and 3 blocks along NW 3rd Avenue in Overtown. Seven acres, at 1600 NW 3rd Avenue, are owned by Miami-Dade County and currently serves as the site for the Culmer Neighborhood Service Center. Two acres, at 1490 NW 3rd Avenue, are owned by the City of Miami and currently serves as a retail center and City offices.
Phase 1 will be a 75-unit apartment building, reserved for persons earning below 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI). This will be a 6-story building located at the southwest corner of the site, on NW 4th Avenue at the cul-de-sac. There will be a mix of one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom units with average sizes of 650 SF, 850 SF and 1,050 SF respectively. There will be on site management, as well as a fitness room, computer center, and multi-purpose space for resident programs. In-unit features will include energy star appliances, tile floors throughout, balconies and ceiling fans. CRA funds of $7,500,000.00 are requested for this phase.
Phase 2 will be an 83-unit apartment building, also reserved for persons earning below 60% of the AMI. This will also be a 6-story building mid will be located at the northwest comer of the site, on the comer of NW 4th Avenue at NW 17th Street. Unit mix, sizes, programs and features will be similar to but will compliment those offered in Phase 1. Phase 2 also includes a retail building of 5,000 square feet at the corner of NW 3rd Avenue and NW 17th Street. Phase 2 also includes a new and attractive drop off loop for the existing Head Start Center on the site, which will substantially enhance the 3rd Avenue streetscape. No CRA funds are being requested at this time for this phase.
Phase 3 will be a brand new 3-story Culmer Center building on NW 3rd Avenue at the intersection of NW 16th Street. Phase 3 will also include 8,000 square feet of retail space on the 3rd Avenue frontage. No CRA funds are requested for this phase.
Phase 4 will be a multi-story building constructed on the City site. This would replace the existing 1 story retail use with new retail space, large enough to accommodate a grocery store. Above the retail would be office and/or residential uses. The target market for these units is undetermined at this time. No CRA funds are requested for this phase.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING - Rehab
• Town Park - The Town Park project will be a gut rehab of three separate subcommunities. Town Park Village ("Village") was built in 1970 and has 151 units in 20 buildings that are a combination of townhouses and garden apartments. Town Park Plaza South ("South") was constructed a year later in 1971 and has 17 buildings with 116 units. Town Park Plaza North ("North") was built in 1973 with 20 buildings and 168 7units. The buildings suffer from deferred maintenance and patch work to long standing problems that now are life safety concerns. Visible deterioration is present as evidenced by structural cracks in some units, broken windows, loose railings on upper floors, sewer backups, water leaks from decrepit plumbing, existence of mold, and wood rotting in doors and fascia of roofs as well as outdated electrical wiring. A gut rehab would consist of stripping all units down to bare walls to expose and replace the plumbing and electric. New windows, doors, floors, bathrooms, kitchens, closets, fixtures, central air systems, ceiling falls and appliances will be installed. On the exterior, roofs will be replaced where needed, new stucco and painting for the building exterior, landscaping and sod, new sidewalks, metal picket fencing with security features (key or card reader access), any necessary utility upgrades like an increase in the size of water and sewer lines, better drainage, and improved gas connections. Chose contractors for this project will have responded to an open competitive bidding process. The funding request for this Project is $15,000,000.00.
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Jenna Finke's Career & Game-By-Game Statistics (PDF)
Enrolled at Ball State in January 2013 as a mid-year transfer from Murray State.
2015 (Senior)
Played in 11 games and made one start … recorded one assist, which came in the season opener at Jacksonville State (Aug. 21) … placed three of her seven shots on goal for the season.
2014 (Junior)
Appeared in 14 games and made three starts … recorded an assist in the Oct. 3 victory over Central Michigan … registered nine shots for the season, including four on goal.
2013 (Sophomore)
Played in seven games and made five starts before injury sidelined her for the remainder of the season … assisted a goal against Green Bay on Aug. 25 … registered three shots against both IPFW (Aug. 30) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 6).
2012 at Murray State (Freshman)
Saw action in seven games for the Racers ... tallied two goals and one assist in her freshman season before transferring to Ball State.
High School
A standout at Lutheran High School in Indianapolis ... totaled 68 goals in her prep career and earned multiple postseason honors.
Daughter of Walter and Kim Finke ... born Sept. 9, 1993 ... majoring in elementary education
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I was invited to a Super Bowl party at a friend's house last month, and as always, I wanted to bring a covered dish.
In the past I've done chili, Swedish meatballs, fruit salads, veggie trays and desserts. I knew there would be the usual wings and pizza, cheese platters, taco dips and bowl upon bowl of chips and pretzels.
Now, don't get me wrong, those are all tasty treats, but I thought maybe I could sneak in a dish that was just a bit more "refreshing" than the usual Super Bowl party fare. I recalled a recipe for a "dessert pizza" that involved fruit and a cream cheese topping. The idea sounded great, but I wanted to make the pieces not quite so messy to cut and easier to serve. Why couldn't I just prepare them already in mini pieces? And then the idea struck me.
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I pulled out the mini-muffin pan that I love to cook with, but don't use nearly enough, and went to work.
I tried cutting the dough into different size sections and found that the 2" squares worked the best. (I found if they were cut too big, the "pocket" puffed up too much to insert the topping and fruit.)
After the puffs were baked and the fruit was chopped into small portions, I had some fun inserting blueberries into raspberry halves, and mixing and matching different fruit for appearance and taste.
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Fruit Puffs
8 oz. (1 can) refrigerated crescent rolls
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
Chopped fruits of your choice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay out crescent roll dough and pinch seams together. With a pizza cutter, cut the dough into smaller sections about 2 inch square. Spray non-stick cooking spray into each compartment of a mini-muffin pan. push each square firmly into each compartment, making sure to tuck them well into the corners. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes or until golden-brown. Check frequently to be sure not to overcook. Allow to cool briefly before removing the "puffs" from the pan. Allow to cool more completely. Combine the cream cheese and sugar, mix until blended. Spoon the mixture into each puff and top with your choice of chopped fruit, such as blueberries, strawberries, kiwi and/or raspberries. Serve.
The end product was beautiful and delicious.
I was greeted at the party by friends who commented on my dish, asking me things like, "You knew this was a Super Bowl party, right?" and "Why would you bring something so pretty to a football party with a bunch of beer-guzzling men?"
As it turned out, with or without beer, both genders seemed to enjoy the puffs. Amazingly, they cleared out more quickly than even the nachos and cheese!