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New York gets revenge for last year and wins in six games. Discuss.
#7 Washington Capitals vs. #1 New York Rangers
Posted 27 April 2012 - 10:47 AM
New York gets revenge for last year and wins in six games. Discuss.
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 01:34 PM
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Posted 28 April 2012 - 11:10 AM
I didn't think NY looked that strong in the 1st round. None of their stars really stepped up. If Washington plays like they did in 1st round, they will beat NY in 6.
None of their stars stepped up?? How about their outstanding goaltender who has been their best player for the past many seasons! Henrik Lunquivst was outstanding last series and all season... he has been pretty much unbeatable and it will be very difficult for the Caps to beat him. How about their captain Ryan Callahan?? He was fantastic that series as well, contributing some important points, excellent at both ends of the ice, and was a hitting machine. Their Dmen were outstanding all series as well.
Overall you underestimate the NY Rangers and I think they will have only a little trouble with the Caps. King Henrik and his Rangers over the Caps in 6 games.
Posted 28 April 2012 - 12:00 PM
Caps in 7
Posted 28 April 2012 - 02:28 PM
C'om Semin, you know that s*** is going to happen. Nice acting job Callahan
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Edit: Plays in their first season.
Edited by CaliforniaWingsFan, 28 April 2012 - 04:25 PM.
Posted 28 April 2012 - 04:27 PM
Rangers are definitely finding the "hole" in Holtby.
Yah, surprised that NY can score on this guy but maybe they have emotional letdown after taking out Boston, already surpassed anyone's expectation. That or NY coaches now have film on the guy to come up with plan. Only first game, I picked Washington to upset NY.
Probably not the place to ask this, but I'm not sure where else to put it. If a player plays for only a few games, say under 15, such as Nyquist or Smith, is that considered their rookie year? (Not sure if Nyquist played more than 15, but I'm pretty confident Smith didn't)
Edit: Plays in their first season.
Yes, I believe you have to pay 25 games in a season in order to remove rookie season tag.
Posted 28 April 2012 - 04:29 PM
Ah, okay thanks. Wasn't sure, so that means Smith can win the Calder next year!
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Argentina prepares to confiscate wheat stocks to ensure bread supply at 'normal prices'
Argentina Domestic Commerce Secretary, Guillermo Moreno has given mills and exporters until Friday to normalize the wheat market which has been under stress with bread prices doubling in the last month, and farmers' complaining about the worst harvest in decades because of government policies.
Argentina which is one of the world's leading exporters has seen its 2012/13 wheat production drop to below nine million tons compared to the fourteen million tons of the previous harvest.
"If by Friday the market is not normalized, the Argentine government will apply the supply and anti-hoarding law which enables confiscation of the grain and the sale of the produce to mills to ensure flour to bakeries" said the aggressive Domestic market secretary.
Argentine Agriculture Minister Norberto Yahuar announced on Tuesday that the wheat market has a surplus that hasn't been sent to market yet. "We are waiting for the exporters to supply the grain for the local industry. If they don't do it, the national government will carry out measures" warned Yahuar.
However in a press release, the Argentine Wheat Association (Argentrigo) criticized the policies of the federal government for the grain market "over the last seven years." The association said that the "interference in the commercial sector" led to "a limited stock."
"We should be talking about how to expand our industry to new markets but now we have to administer the shortage of wheat. The limits on exports and the taxes applied by the federal government are the cause of the current situation," Argentrigo said.
Argentina's low wheat production will probably lead to the need to import it since the nine million tons produced won't be enough until the end of the year when the next harvest starts. But the situation could improve next year, said the wheat farmers.
According to a report by the Agriculture Ministry, the Argentine harvest target for this year is close to four million hectares, which would mean a 26.5% increase compared to 2012. The federal government has also announced additional measures to promote production, such as the full reimbursement of wheat export duties.
"We harvested 9 million tons of wheat and Argentina consumes 5.5 million tons; of those nine million tons over a million have been exported which means there are 7.5 million tons available", said Minister Yahuar, "and this means flour prices must come down".
He added "we normalize the situation with good manners or the government will adopt all necessary measures to make wheat reappear, and ensure there is flour in the table of every Argentine", warned Yahuar.
Buenos Aires Bakeries association called on farmers and mills who have wheat to sell it "at a reasonable price for the domestic market so prices can normalize", adding that if this does not happen they will formally request the implementation of the supply and hoarding bill "to ensure mills sell that percentage of flour at the differential price agreed".


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Name:Weber Iago
Instrument: piano, composer/arranger.
Early Years/Education: I grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. My father took me to piano lessons at age seven, and I never stopped playing, even at times when I thought I would never be a full-time musician. In my teens, I became very involved with the Catholic Church and went to a Franciscan monastery. I was studying to be a Catholic priest. When I came out of the monastery, music became even more essential. I started at seven, but the decision to become a full-time musician was made at 17. My father was also a musician, songwriter and lyricist, but not for a career. I studied classical music at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. I received a Bachelor's of Music (Piano Performance) in 1985. They have courses you can take in elementary school, so I really started studying there at age 11. All of my formal training was in classical music, and everything I've done with jazz and improvisation has been informal. When I was attending the conservatory, I thought, "I can learn that (jazz) by ear." Now, my attitude has changed. I believe improvisation is something you do study.
I have surrounded myself with the right people, all the great musicians I hang out with are my teachers. For example, Kenny Werner. I consider him one of my teachers because of his book, "Effortless Mastery." This resonated with me in such a way, I feel this is already the path I am on. This book has to do with mastery in any area, about being gentle to yourself, and discovering the master in you. Kenny meditates and practices Zen Buddhism. My line of spirituality I practice is Sikhism. I feel one thing I learn everyday as a musician is, it's a spiritual path. That's what music and arts in general are for.
United States: I moved to LA in '87, thinking I'd live with a friend I knew from the conservatory in Rio. I got very much involved in the Brazilian music scenethere but not the hip, creative scene. At the end of '89, a Brazilian percussionist was passing through LA, and he needed a pianist. He called me and we wound up playing a gig at a resort in Pebble Beach. It became a steady gig, so that area, Carmel and Monterey, became my home for the next 20 years. Three years ago, I moved to Vancouver, Washington, with my wife and son so we could be close to my wife's mother. Here, in addition to her mom living near us, we also have a very good support system. In Portland there are a lot of Brazilian families with kids. We happen to live a few blocks from one another. In planning the move, I thought I'd be playing often with guitarist John Stowell. We met in '88 and played for years in Monterey. Ironically, he is so busy traveling, it hasn't happened yet.
Weber Iago Chamber Jazz Project: I'm very excited about this project. This is really saxophonist David Valdez's group too. The music consists of two books...my compositions and the other works Valdez has compiled. I met David through drummer Dan Robbins whom I've worked a lot with in California. One night at the Brasserie, violinist Eddie Parente sat-in and we decided to add him to the group. Valdez heard bassoonist Evan Kuhlman play and we decided to add him as well. The new compositions I'm writing have violin and bassoon in mind. I'm also rearranging my old compositions to accommodate the new instrumentation. David is putting a lot of effort in compiling a book for this instrumentation.
Another major project I'm involved with is called "SEVA." This is a newly formed group with a great guitarist from Bulgaria named Hristo Vitchev. We met playing with an Italian pop singer. We put together music uniting elements that influence us ... Jazz, Pop, World, Classical, Brazilian and Bulgarian musics. We have Dan Robbins on bass and Mike Shannon on drums. Right now this group is a priority as well. We're based out of San Jose, Califofrnia.
Another major association I have is with the Belgian jazz scene. I'm involved with a label there called Mogno Music, which is owned by a friend of mine. Back in '90 two musicians were passing through and came to the hotel I was playing at. They were flutist Ali Ryerson (from New York) and pianist Charles Loos (from Belgium). We became good friends and collaborators. We have several recordings we've done together on Mogno and Igloo records. Since 2000 I've been there thirteen times.
Musical Influences: Milton Nascimento, Pat Metheny, Hermeto Pachoal, Chic Corea, Bill Evans, Weather Report, Miles Davis,
Michel Legrand, and Genesis.
Most Satisfying Experience: The highlights of my career have to do with specific compositions. "Children of the Wind" was a special time. It was commissioned by the Hidden Valley Music Seminars, Carmel Valley, California (1997); in this case it was a long composition and all the tunes on the CD are written to go with this
Favorite Recordings: Milton Nascimento,"Clube de Esquina 2"; Pat Metheny, "First Circle"(1984) and "Still Life Talking" (1987); Hermeto Pascoal, "Festa dos Deuses"; Chic Corea, "Matrix"; Michel Legrand, "Yentl" (soundtrack); the recordings of Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Weather Report and Genesis.
Discography: As a leader: "Children of the Wind" featuring Keith Underwood and Paul McCandless (Adventure Music), '04;"Each Day's Universe: Solo and Trio," '03; "Spring Will Stay Here: Weber Iago European Quartet," '04. Solo piano: "Two Hands, One Heart," '01, "Nehmat," '10, "Two for Peace," '10, (Mogno Music). "Piano Masters Vol. 4" (Adventure Music), '11; and "Tidings of Comfort & Joy" The Christmas Project," '08. As a co-leader: w/Jovino Santos Neto, "Live at Caramoor," guest Joe Lovano, '08 (nominated for a Latin Grammy '09); w/Romero Lubambo, "Face to Face," '93 and "Two," '94; w/Charles Loos, "O Sonho e o Sorriso" (Igloo Records), '01; w/Ron Kaplan, "The Ron Kaplan-Weber Iago Album," '03; w/Colin Farish, "Love Everyday," '09; w/Hristo Vitchev, "Secrets of an Angel," '09.
Gigs: May 14, Silverton Wine and Jazz Festival (Weber Iago Chamber Jazz Project featuring David Valdez); June 3, Piedmont Pianos, Oakland, Ca. (SEVA); June 26, Kuumba Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, Ca. (SEVA); September 26, Yoshi's, Oakland, Ca. (SEVA); and September 30, Jazz at Newport (Weber Iago Chamber Jazz Project featuring David Valdez).
Future Plans: We are putting a lot of effort into both projects (SEVA and The Weber Iago Jazz Project). We're getting more exposure, performance opportunities, both have the intension to record later this year. I find that in these two cases the instrumentation can dictate the direction of the compositions. As different as these groups seem, they have an area of intersection. The proof is that I have a composition I work with both of them. The Chamber Jazz Project also performs sometimes with a bass player and a drummer. Although it has elements of chamber music, it also has moments of jazz and fusion, etc.
Other: Being a Brazilian musician in the States can be a blessing and a curse. Brazil itself is a synthesis of many different cultures. When I go to a jam sessions and they know I'm from Brazil, they immediately want me to play Samba or Bossa, and it is frustrating to me. I think of myself as a musician who likes to play anything I feel like playing. That is why a lot of Brazilian jazz players identify themselves with the European jazz scene.
If a Portland musician wanted to go global, it helps to have a personal contact and develop a friendship. This could evolve on a professional level. For me, the example is Belgium. It's easier for me to work in Belgium than Brazil. I've been gone for so long, it's harder for me to put concerts together in Brazil.
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Peoria Rivermen head coach Jean-Guy Trudel announced Monday that defenseman Kory Helowka has been traded to the Fayetteville FireAntz in exchange for veteran center Chris Greene (pictured). However, Greene was called up by the Quad City Mallards (Central Hockey League) shortly after and will report immediately.
Though he has yet to play for the Rivermen, Greene becomes the 12th Peoria call-up this season and the ninth different player.
For Peoria's complete roster, click here.
Greene played 35 games for Fayetteville this season and collected 20 points (7g, 13a) and 26 penalty minutes. The 28-year-old also appeared in three games for the Evansville Icemen (ECHL), where he produced one assist. Last season, Greene spent 49 games with the Denver Cutthroats (Central Hockey League) and recorded 11 points (6g, 5a) and 40 penalty minutes.
Overall, the 6'2, 190-pound center is in his eighth full professional season. Previously, Greene played six seasons in the CHL for Arizona, Wichita, Corpus Christi and Denver, where he totaled 37 goals and 110 assists in 393 games. In addition, the Messena, New York native appeared in 56 games with the Mississippi Surge in 2009-10 and notched 51 points (16g, 35a) and 144 penalty minutes.
Helowka, 27, was signed by Peoria on Jan. 31 and appeared in eight games for the Rivermen. He registered two assists, two penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating over that span.
Previously, the Newmarket, Ontario native notched two points (1g, 1a) and 32 penalty minutes in 23 games for the Thunder this season. Last year, he made 23 appearances for the Mississippi RiverKings and produced six points (1g, 5a) and four penalty minutes. Helowka also skated in three playoff games, where he registered one assist.
Helowka's departure leaves the Rivermen with five defensemen on their active roster. However, Joe Schiller is expected to return from the 30-day injured reserve within the next two weeks.
The Rivermen begin a three-game road trip on Friday with a 7:05 p.m. CST puck drop against the Mississippi Surge at the Mississippi Coastal Coliseum. The game can be heard locally on CD Country 107.9 FM or online here. Fans can also follow along via the live video and audio stream at www.americaonesports.com.


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After 15 years of discussions and postponements, construction to improve bike and pedestrian paths on the Morrison Bridge will begin as early as March.
"Morrison got the short end of the stick because it wasn't an emergency project," says Mike Pullen, spokesman for Multnomah County, which owns the bridge.
Instead, priority went to repairing the Burnside Bridge and expanding downtown's light-rail system. Initial designs were problematic because of Morrison's center lift. The new design includes the narrowing of all six automobile lanes to make way for the 15-foot-wide bike and pedestrian lanes.
The two-way pathway will be on the south side of the bridge.
R&R General Contractors of Wilsonville plans to complete the $2.2million project, which is funded with federal and county money, by year's end.
The bridge will remain open to traffic during construction with periodic closures of the Water Avenue and Naito Parkway ramps.
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If the Internet is a bunch of tubes, then those tubes are filled with streams of people's conversations. The real Internet isn't a bunch of networked documents, but people who are connected by relationships. Tracking and measuring those conversations is something marketing and PR people do regularly, but it is a challenge. The problem is that I'm not searching for specific information, I'm looking for the connections between people. The strength of the relationship between two people can be measured in the frequency and quality of their conversations. Unfortunately, traditional information search tools want to show you the documents people created not the trust that exists between those posting the information and those reading it.
Topsy released their solution to this marketing and PR problem this week. Although I'm sure they aren't just trying to solve the problems of PR people, I'm seeing that this tool quickly uncovers the social conversation and connections between influencers that I work to find each day.
Topsy listens to the conversations on the social web - the reviews, rants, raves, links and tweets. They compile that information and then present it in a way that makes it easy to see who is saying it and also who else is listening. When I recently tweeted something, I could see through Topsy everyone that had retweeted it and others who were linking to the same topic.
Topsy's first index is of Twitter, but I suspect this powerful tool will begin to index other social media sites where real people are connecting. If you are interested, you can see what Topsy is tracking on me and who else is commenting on those same topics.
The real juice to squeeze out of those Internet tubes is the social conversation and relationships between people on the social web.
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Award ceremonies: they're all fun and games until someone draws attention to Anne Hathaway's genitals, aren't they?
No matter how much the presenters practice their ad hoc banter, how precisely the hosts fine tune their sparky gags and how many times Lucy Liu has to be persuaded that her stylist didn't end up getting her a frock from a curtain shop, everything has to be alright on the night.
That's when it matters... showtime!
Not many of the instances below from last night's Golden Globes look to have been planned. Maybe that has something to do with Hollywood stars not necessarily having all that much experience of performing in front of a live audience. Maybe not.
Whatever which way you look at it, the GIFs below capture some of the funniest and engaging moments from the film bash.
Now, who's going to cast Glenn Close and Tommy Lee Jones n a odd couple romcom? Harvey Weinstein, we hear you have the power to make such things happen...
She's obviously not intoxicated, but what exactly is Glenn Close doing? Better watch another 15 times to find out
Tommy Lee Jones: surely the most dismissive famous face in the room?
Ah, maybe not. Taylor Swift, was that really a sneer? She may have been having one of those nights...
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And now it's time for that little cheeky Cockney scamp bob and weave business. Babs Windsor, you're fired
George Clooney and Amy Poehler messing about before Lena Dunham reminds how old the other best actress nominees are
Quentin Tarantino busts out a double-take. True to form, it pushes the limits... of the expression
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Gosh, doesn't RPatz seem bashful?
Silver Linings Playbook's Jennifer Lawrence should have more faith in her talents
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Girls' Lena Dunham is pretty excited about Bill Clinton being in attendance...
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When the Tampa Bay Rays selected Shawn Smith in the Major League Baseball draft Friday, he was of all places, sleeping.
"I was woken up by my parents screaming I was picked in the ninth round," Smith said.
An excited Smith, who was taken 263rd overall then arose, picked up his phone and called Saugus teammate Michael Hebert.
"We made it to the show," Smith joked to Hebert on the phone.
Hebert, a right-handed pitcher, was also drafted, in the seventh round by the New York Mets. Aside from reaching the first step of their baseball dreams, the two had another thing in common.
Like Smith, Hebert was asleep when he got the call at eight in the morning. Except it wasn't one of those annoying early morning phone calls. Hebert was told he'd be taken somewhere between the 7th and the 16th round, and although he got his hopes a few times on the first day, the seventh round suits him just fine.
"It worked out pretty good for myself and just so many emotions are going through my body," Hebert said.
On Sunday, Hebert will officially sign his contract and on Tuesday he'll report to rookie ball in St. Lucie, Florida.
Smith, who played just eight games for Saugus, said he'd " probably sign" but isn't completely ruling out attending Cal State Northridge, where he previously committed. Though he didn't have a numerical figure, Smith said the right amount of money would make him a member of the Rays organization.
"I'm pretty anxious because I want to start my career," Smith said.
Saugus' second day draft story didn't stop there.
Tommy Milone, who went to USC after Saugus, was taken in the 10th round by the Washington Nationals and Travis Babin who attended Sonoma State went in the 16th round to the Mets.
Milone was at his computer watching MLB.com's draft tracker when he saw his name pop up. He thought he'd be taken in the top 10 rounds.
"For me, it's just exciting the feeling of waiting for my name to be called and then being called when I wanted it to," Milone said.
Milone wasn't drafted out of high school, and he credited the USC coaching staff and reaching a higher maturity level for his success. After an up-and-down first two seasons, Milone led the Trojans with a 3.51 ERA and struck out 98 batters against 20 walks this year.
According to Maggiora, the last time a Saugus player was taken directly out of high school was Roger Salkeld in 1989. Salkeld was drafted as the No. 3 overall pick, the highest an area baseball player has ever been drafted by a Major League team.
This year, the Centurions had two.
"It's kind of cool," said Saugus coach John Maggiora who coached Smith and Hebert.
Maggiora, who said both guys were blessed with good throwing arms, thinks Hebert and Smith have what it takes to succeed as professionals.
"If they can survive those first couple of years, the sky is the limit," he said.
And he hopes their draft status rubs off on his current and future players.
"Hopefully the younger guys say if it happened to them, it could happen to me," Maggiora said.
Several other players with Santa Clarita ties were also drafted. Fresno State's Stephen Susdorf, a former Hart player was taken in the 19th round by the Philadelphia Phillies.
His brother, Danny was a senior outfielder for Hart this season.
College of the Canyons pitcher China McCarney was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round, joining COC outfielder Tyreace House, who was taken in the 6th round by the Oakland Athletics on day one.
Former Valencia player Virgil Hill was taken by the Athletics out of Mission College in the 35th round, a year after being taken in the 22nd round.
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Winter Adventure in The Porkies
I felt fit and adventurous announcing our winter trip to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. "We'll snowshoe a mile to a rustic cabin, pulling all our supplies on sleds. We'll chop wood for heat and melt snow for water," I said. Friends were wide-eyed. My mother worried. And I, truth be told, wasn't all that sure what I was getting myself into.
As it turns out, with proper supplies and prior planning just about anybody can handle this winter adventure in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
My husband and I had last visited the Porkies in July 1979. At that point I was pregnant and nauseous, so Steve ended up shouldering all 70 pounds of backpacking gear. This time, however, he adjusted my daypack straps, loaded my snowsled, buckled my harness, checked my snowshoe bindings, and commanded: "Mush!"
Not that I minded. Pulling my share of the heavy load helped warm me in the 6 degree air. The trail descended gradually through a spectacular forest of birch trees. "I can't believe how much snow there is!" said Abe, our older son, as snowflakes continued to fall.
Steve and the boys had used snowshoes before. I hadn't, but found them remarkably easy to walk in. With the cabin in sight, I removed my left snowshoe to see what effect they really had. My boot sank knee-deep in snow.
Measuring 20 by 22 feet, our cement-floored, log cabin was cozy. It had a plank table, benches and chairs, a wood counter with cupboards and four pairs of bunkbeds. The wood stove was still warm from the previous guests.
Through the windows, we could see the lapping waves of Lake Superior. While I cooked canned ham, wild rice and frozen broccoli on our propane campstove, we watched the sky turn orange, pink and periwinkle.
Clouds covered the moon and stars as we set out after supper on cross country skis. Steve's headlamp lit our way for the half mile until we reached the Superior Loop trail. From December 12 through January 2, and every Saturday during ski season, park interpreter Bob Sprague lights kerosene lanterns along the 1.5-mile trail. (If he can't recruit help, he occasionally skip a night.)
Like the park's other nordic trails, Superior Loop is groomed for skate-skiing and double track-set, so you can do classic cross country skiing, side-by-side. Superior has only a few hills, easy to glide down or herringbone up.
"It's like an enchanted forest!" Josh said, as the well-set tracks guided us from one pool of lantern light to the next.
Near the end of the loop we found a bonfire. "Have a seat," said Bob Sprague, beckoning to high-back benches made of straw bales. "I've got hot water for instant coffee, hot chocolate or cider."
Three skiers with German accents joined us. We talked about the park's trails and wildlife. Sprague explained how to distinguish deer, porcupine, raccoon and squirrel droppings. He said we might find bobcat or otter prints but probably wouldn't see the animals. "The bears are sleeping, but if you go jab a bear in its den he'll wake up," Sprague said.
Back in Whitetail Cabin, we lit our propane lantern and read the log (cabin diary). Previous visitors reported seeing bears in November and early December.
An undated entry quickened my pulse: "I've lived in these woods for six years. I like to watch. I come right up to the windows at night to take a closer look. I've come inside while people were sleeping. I also follow people on their little hikes...." It was signed "The Woodsman."
I peeked out the uncurtained windows and double-checked the door's deadbolt lock.
The next entry read: "We saw two people claiming to be 'The Woodsman.' Killed them both. Having a wonderful time."
We had a wonderful time cross country skiing 10 miles the next day. Our nordic trail pass entitled us to ride the chairlift at nearby Porcupine Mountains alpine resort. While snowboarders rode to the top and plummeted 640 feet back down, we trudged even further up to West Vista. On a bench overlooking a silvery ribbon of Lake of the Clouds, we felt like we were sitting at the edge of the world.
From West Vista we skied a long, thrilling (but manageable) descent to Union Spring, where we saw what may have been otter prints. We spent another hour on skinny trails through deep snow in a hemlock forest. By the time we reached Crosscut Warming Hut, I was sweat-soaked, dehydrated and exhausted. I felt much better when Steve and the boys said they were beat, too.
The hut's wood stove and our lunch of GORP, home-dried jerky, carrots, oranges, pumpernickel and cheese somewhat revived us. Even better, Steve used a contour map to show that our return would be mainly downhill.
From Union Spring Trail to River Trail the grade was slight. Then came heaven over a half-mile of the best trail I've ever skied. All we had to do was keep our skis in the grooves gravity did the rest.
The price for this effortless ride was another mile-long uphill climb. We were actually happy when we finally heard the whine of snowmobile engines, since it meant we were near the highway and only a mile from the cabin.
Steve hung up two privacy tarps, heated snow on the wood stove, and we took sponge baths. Lake Superior crashed on the shore all night, drowning out snores and sniffles that had ruined my sleep the night before.
After a breakfast of apple-walnut pancakes, we headed back to the ski lifts where Steve, Abe and Josh rented alpine skis. I enjoyed the ski chalet's fireplace, electric lights and indoor plumbing while I read a mystery and eavesdropped. Men one-upped each other: "Yeah? Well, we were in Big Sky when that avalanche killed two people." Mothers chanted: "It's 15 degrees. You are not skiing without a hat and mittens."
At lunch Steve gushed: "It's a holiday weekend, there's a great snow base, the temperatures are reasonable and we never have to wait for a chairlift or T-bar!"
"And it's real snow," Josh said, "not that icy, snowmaker-type stuff." On the Hemlock run, he and Abe found a foot of fresh powder.
On our third and final evening in the cabin, we popped corn, played cards and listed all the places we'd still like to explore in the Porkies.
"You really need about five nights in the park," Steve said. "Only next time I'd rather sleep in a quin-zhee--a, hand-dug snow shelter."
I'll be back too, but a remote cabin and ice-crusted outhouse are about as rustic as I'm willing to get.
If You Go
More Info: Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is 275 miles from both Madison, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Only 3 of the park's 16 cabins are available for winter rental we reserved ours 2 years in advance. Cabins cost $35 (four or fewer beds) or $45 (six or more beds) per night; $5/reservation fee. For reservations contact: Porcupine Mountain. WSP, 412 S. Boundary Rd., Ontonagon, MI 49953; (906) 885-5275. State park motor vehicle permit: $4 day or $20 annual; during winter, permit is required only for overnight visitors.
Special Events: Free snowshoe hikes during holiday season and on Saturdays and Sundays, snowshoes provided. Every Saturday, sunset to 8:30 pm, lantern light skiing on Superior Loop. February 28, 11 am-dusk, Snow Burst Festival with ski races, hayrides, spaghetti dinner, torchlight parade and fireworks, (906) 885-5206.
Alpine (Downhill) Lift Tickets: Given for weekday/half weekday/weekend or holiday/half day on weekend or holiday. Age 65 and up and ages 13-17: $15/$10/$20/$15. Ages 18-64: $20/$15/$25/$20. Ages 12 and under: Free. The 11 miles of alpine ski runs include 3 novice, 7 intermediate and 4 expert trails.
The ski chalet now has a new rental shop, ski pro shop, first aid room, day care center, more seating and group room (available for rent).
Nordic Skiing: Given for weekday/weekend or holiday. Ages 65 and up AND ages 13-17: $3/$5. Ages 18-64: $6/$8. Ages 12 and under: free. Nordic pass includes chairlift ride. There are 42 K (26 miles) of groomed, track-set trails.
Equipment Rental: Complete ski packages, alpine or nordic: Ages 13 and up: $18/day; ages 12 and under: $13/day. Snowboards: $7/hour; $15/half day; $25/day. Snowshoe rental: $18/day. Snowmobile rental: $95-$110/day.
Lodging Outside Park: Contact Ontonagon Chamber of Commerce, 600 River Road, PO Box 266, Ontonagon, MI 49953; (906) 884-4735.
Joan Huyser-Honig, an award-winning travel writer from Michigan, has written for Family Fun, Harrowsmith Country Life, New York Post, San Francisco Examiner, travelocity.com and Westways. She and her husband, photographer Steve Huyser-Honig, frequently have joint assignments. They often travel with their two teenage sons digging dinos, searching out ethnic food, canoeing untouched rivers. All Original Material Copyright © by Joan Huyser-Honig.
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When someone declares Jihad on your toilet and completely destroys the toilet along with most of the bathroom. Generally leaveing an unholy and enormous blast radius. You will be left with a totally clogged toilet and most of your house will smell like death.
Joe, the Toilet Terrorist came over last night and wrecked my entire apartment with the bomb he dropped in my toilet!
από JRKJR 23 Ιανουάριος 2010
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Someone who takes a dump and totally tears up the toilet! This person usually shows no mercy and will not care what civilians are nearby.
"What's that smell? Aww, dude, you're a toilet terrorist!"
από FemmeFatale 21 Ιούνιος 2005
A person engaging in planning and execution of heinous acts intended to destroy a public toilet. The goal is to take out as many people as possible.
My co-worker is a toilet terrorist because he left an IED (Improvised Explosive Dookie) in the toilet, preventing use of the bathroom for more than an hour. All that had attempted entry were tested for hazardous levels of exposure. Use of a sniffer is recommended to test toxicity levels.
από Happy_Days123 19 Μάρτιος 2010
One who drops ass bombs.
Dude A: "I just dropped an ass bomb."
Dude B: "Dude, your a toilet terrorist."
Dude B: "Dude, your a toilet terrorist."
από theycallmetish 25 Ιανουάριος 2007
When someone pisses on a toilet seat purposefully so the next person has to sit in his urine.
I am a toilet terrorist to my roommate.
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Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended 162 games for testing positive a second time for a performance-enhancing drug.
A person with knowledge of the suspension said Wednesday that Byrd tested positive for Ipamorelin, a growth hormone releasing peptide. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the details of Byrd's suspension have not yet been made public.
Byrd was suspended for 50 games in 2012 shortly after he was released by Boston. Major League Baseball increased its penalty for a second offense in 2014 from 100 games to a full season.
The 38-year-old Byrd signed as a free agent in March with Cleveland, which needed veteran outfield...


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Gaming Communities: At the Playground
Cover Story: A look back at the rumors and personalities of our youth.
he elementary school playground is a place where children gather during recess to partake in the unending bliss of childhood exuberance. Four-square is played, tetherballs are knocked back and forth, hundreds of different variations of tag unfold, and the day's video game rumors are laid out to be discussed. The children often gather at one spot in the playground, one that was perhaps not planned as a spot of meeting, but became one through the spontaneous order that arises from the chaos of school-aged children. Like a gathering of rabbis discussing the intricacies of the Torah, the kids will present to the group rumors and facts about the world of video gaming. Once the statements have been offered, murmurs of approval or disapproval will begin to bubble up from the brief silence. Or perhaps the somewhat level background noise of the playground will be pierced by the disbelieving "NUH UH!" of a heretic who refuses to believe that there's a world in Super Mario Bros. called Sky World, and in it Mario flies on a mushroom rocket.
Generally there are distinct personality-types present at these playground meet-ups. These types were there when I was a kid, and as I observe my own son and his friends as they discuss subjects like the existence of Herobrine in non-modded Minecraft, I see that while the games and technology have changed, the playground gaming community remains largely the same. There is little difference between the Internet-age of today and the days when video game information was gleaned from crumpled and well-loved copies of Nintendo Power passed hand-to-hand around the gaming cliques.
Playground Gamer Personality Type: The Know-it-All
The Know-it-All is the kid who knows it all, even if he doesn't know it all. It's actually impossible for someone to know everything. The universe is just too big a place, and if a little kid actually knew it all, he would probably use his powers for evil. Harmless, adorable evil, sure, but evil none the less. Generally this kid is the one who has everyone else beat on information. "Guess what, guys," he'd say, "Nintendo is releasing a Super Mario Bros. 3, and they're going to show it in a movie called Joystick Heroes." The Know-it-All somehow knew! The facts were slightly off, but he was technically correct (the best kind of correct, don't forget). Today's gaming Know-it-Alls are the kids whose parents let them surf the web under little to no supervision, not out of any sense of parental neglectfulness, but rather because they know their kid just looks at video game sites constantly. In the late 1980s, the Know-it-All was usually the kid who somehow got his copy of Nintendo Power three days earlier than everyone else, or had discovered EGM at the drug store magazine rack and hadn't told anyone else about it yet.
One of the Know-it-All's weaknesses, however, is his drive to know more than you, even if it means being a little misleading sometimes. If a kid in the group has a choice tidbit of gaming news or a hot new tip to solve a tape, the Know-it-All nods enthusiastically and says "Oh yeah, I knew that," or "Yup, yup, just read about that last night." However, this insistence on holding the most knowledge is often the Know-it-All's Achilles' Heel, especially when the Liar Kid starts spouting his special brand of idiotic nonsense. The Know-it-All agrees with a bold-faced lie out of duty to his title rather than approaching the situation with a healthy dose of skepticism. Which brings us to:
Playground Gamer Personality Type: Liar Kid
Liar Kid probably doesn't have a very good home life. Something is going on. He craves attention, even if it's negative attention, and so he just makes stuff up. But he doesn't do it in a way that's overtly desperate. He adopts this sort-of cool, matter-of-fact demeanor that only cracks when one of his claims is aggressively challenged. He's the kid who told you he beat Mike Tyson in Punch-Out!!, only to open up a whole roster of fighters. He claimed to have played Super Nintendo months before release, at a store in New York that was breaking Nintendo's rules by letting kids try it out. Once, when the playground crew was exchanging tips, he chimed in to tell everyone about his real dad in Massachusetts who was a trained white ninja.
Every clique has this kid, not just video game cliques, but while listening to someone tell stories that are demonstrably false is usually annoying, the playground Liar Kid can actually cause you harm. He might say "When you get to the last boss on Ninja Gaiden, hold the reset button and "A" on your controller and you'll gain invincibility." There is nothing spiteful about this terrible advice, but Liar Kid gives out these harmful nuggets because he believes that they are actually true, and that you probably won't get to the last boss in Ninja Gaiden, anyway. Liar Kid lies not to be deceptive, but to be liked, but he favors short-term results over long-term realizations from other people that he's just full of crap. In the modern playground scene, he's the kid who seriously, totally saw Herobrine when he was playing Minecraft with his cousin. Just ask him, dude! His cousin will tell you! You want Liar Kid to call him up? Because he will. Give him your phone! Oh, he forgot, his cousin isn't supposed to take phone calls from strangers.
Playground Gamer Personality Type: Obsessive Compulsive Gamer (OCG)
Picture in your mind, the scene: a group of kids is having a heated discussion about the hottest new game, be it the latest Lego game or past discussions of a new Mega Man. The excitement in the air is crackling like the sparks from an arcing power line, and above them it swirls and swoops and dives, and it grows and becomes more powerful when the electric cloud of childhood excitement is depleted immediately by the one kid who just has to talk about Sonic all the friggin' time.
"Did you see in the new GamePro the Fun Factor score they gave to Alien vs. Predator?"
"Oh yeah, wow!"
"Jaguar looks so rad!"
"Sonic Spinball is going to be a departure for the Sonic franchise in that it's essentially a pinball game, but stars Sonic."
Back when I was a kid, we just tolerated OCGs as kids who hovered on the very fringes of our already nerdy clique by being almost too nerdy for even the video game nerds to be associated with. Today, the Obsessive Compulsive Gamer would be diagnosed with Asperger's.
One of the redeeming qualities of an OCG is sitting down to watch them play a game in their favorite franchise. They will sit quietly, with a look of intense concentration, as they repeat from memory the moves that lead to the most efficient path through a game. It's like seeing a tool-assisted speed run sans the tool-assist, and it's truly a sight to behold.
Playground Gamer Personality Type: Zero-Personality Kid
Being a kid is just so super exciting. I mean, you can experience something entirely new every day. The mundane annoyances of adulthood are a seductive mistress of the future to kids. Jobs don't equal work, they equal money, and a hundred dollars a week would make you rich! Kids get excited about this stuff and it comes through in their highly frantic goings-on, as they zip from one point to another both physically and in their thoughts. It's so fun! But among the group at the playground is a kid who experiences neither highs nor lows. He doesn't make jokes, because he doesn't know how, and he doesn't laugh at jokes because, even though he gets them, he is incapable of enjoying them. He has no personality whatsoever. While all the other kids are running around, smashing into each other or disobeying their parents because Nickelodeon taught them that parents are stupid, Zero-Personality Kid is just staring at all the action, taking it all in but expressing zero emotion about it.
He's not fun. He's not smart, but he's not dumb enough to make fun of. He's just there. Why, then, is he accepted into the group with the other kids as they chew the fat about video games? Because his mom and dad are rich and he has every game for every system. Kids, being selfish creatures from birth (robbing nutrients from the bodies of their mothers for nine months at a MINIMUM), are willing to forgive a lot of things if it means they can play the coolest new games or stay up watching Little Monsters and eating sugar-cereals at one of ZPK's epic sleep-overs.
It's kind of sad to see kids take advantage of Zero-Personality Kid. When they do arrive at his house, it's absolutely evident that they have no intention of talking to him any more than it takes to get a hold of a sweet game, perhaps a violent one that their own parents forbid. Zero-Personality Kid simply sits on the edge of his bed, observing, as the other kids gorge themselves on his game collection like Augustus Gloop at the banks of Willy Wonka's chocolate river. To an outside observer, it's unsettling, but the reality is that the kid just doesn't know how to be offended. He feels in his heart a strange glimmer of feeling totally unrelated to the congenital defect for which he had surgery when he was an infant. It's not happiness or joy or the feeling of belonging, it's justâ?¦something.
The playground gaming community is a community at its most pure. Not for some dumb "childhood is pure" reason, either, but because every gaming community has its analog in the conversations happening right now on playgrounds around the world. Under the monkey-bars, or at the edge of the basketball court, there is a group of kids talking about their favorite games in a matter-of-fact manner that they front in an attempt to appear more grown up. The ultimate goal of being a kid is to grow up, after all, so in a way the interactions kids have with one another on the playground is just a tutorial for the actual game of life, when they become adults with adult responsibilities who still manage to find the time to read websites and visit message boards and order the occasional print-on-demand enthusiast magazine. It brings me a twinge of joy to see the same sort of discussions about gaming that I was having when I was but a lad are still happening today.
When I watch my son strut confidently with his best homies, spewing a load of unmitigated kid nonsense, it reminds me of when I was a kid. I look at all I've accomplished since those days, when I would spend all my free time with my buds talking about games, and it makes me want to grab ahold of my boy, snatch him away, and make him take up violin or carpentry or something. But who knows? Perhaps someday he'll outgrow it, like me.
Great. Now I'm the Liar Kid.
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1UPPosted: Aug 31, 2012 12:00AM PST by vinci
Is a great place to go for worthless, whimsical fluff pieces. I remember when I used to come here for news and topical game stuff... now it's just a haven for half-wits waxing philosophical about "the good ol' days"... Kotaku and Joystiq is the place to be if you have half a brain and like vidja games.
Thanks for the criticismPosted: Aug 31, 2012 12:00AM PST by chi_chi_felipe
I appreciate that you took the time to call me a half-wit.
The Infamous Mortal Kombat rumorsPosted: Aug 30, 2012 12:00AM PST by I_Am_Error_
It seemed back in the day, no matter who you talked to, always came up with some kind of crazy rumor about a cheat code or unlockable characters that they heard from someone else. My friends and I used to be obsessed with Mortal Kombat II, so we were a pretty easy target for "Liar Kid". He told us he unlocked 15 different playable characters in Mortal Kombat II by getting 400 wins in a row on 2 player. These characters included an orange ninja named Pain, a brown ninja called Xenon, and a centaur-like tiger creature named Tikerra. He went into detail about each characters' fatalities and friendships,and even drew a picture of Tikerra (who looked like a badass Tony the Tiger with centaur legs). He swore he would show us, and before we left to go to his house- he called and said his little sister broke his Sega.
DisagreePosted: Aug 30, 2012 12:00AM PST by HungerArtist
"There is little difference between the Internet-age of today and the days when video game information was gleaned from crumpled and well-loved copies of Nintendo Power passed hand-to-hand around the gaming cliques."
I couldn't disagree more with this. The children of today are hyper-informed with hard facts (release dates, cheat codes, boss-beating techniques, secret characters, etc.) thanks to the internet. The playground scene of the late '80s and early '90s was one shrouded in an exciting sense of mystery. It was a swirling cauldron of rumor and hearsay, with bravado and storytelling playing an important role in the establishment of legitimacy as well.
If you told today's youth about a secret groin kick in Mike Tyson's Punch Out, or the infamous Sheng Long rumor, they'd debunk it in about eight seconds via google.
The playgrounds of our youth delivered magic because of the nebulousness of rumor, embelishment, source, and experience. The internet, for all its well-documented triumphs, destroyed gaming's esotericism. Everyone is an expert now, everyone is well-informed. The glorious rumor is dead.
Luigi in Mario 64Posted: Aug 30, 2012 12:00AM PST by speedracer216
I tried for hours.Also the hidden door in the Sinistrals lair in Lufia II that appears only if you have ALL of the Iris treasures! No evidence of that, but I'm still trying cuz I have to see for myself!
Extra Characters in Smash Bros. MeleePosted: Aug 29, 2012 12:00AM PST by SuperGamerFly
I was once told that you can get more Pokemon characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Like Blastoise and Charizard.
Triforce in OOTPosted: Aug 29, 2012 12:00AM PST by immortality20
Biggest rumor going around in Grade 8 was you can get the Triforce in Orcrania of Time. Of course I knew it was BS, but it didn't help that several sites posted fake guides to get it, like the Pegasus Boots. Another lie heard frequently from one guy was he played as Luigi in Mario 64. The one time I was over at his place, he had all his files deleted "somehow".
Sonic and Tails in Smash Bros Melee!!!Posted: Aug 29, 2012 12:00AM PST by kingsharkboi
Hey guys did you know Sonic and Tails ARE in the game, those two blank spaces below Young Link and Falco are for Sonic and Tails. What you need to do is beat 20 guys in Cruel Melee and you unlock them.
Damn, after a while I finally got 21 guys in Cruel Melee. I had to use Roy and his Flaming Uppercut. But no Sonic/Tails. I can't tell if I talked to a Liar Kid, or he was just relaying information from some other source. Either way, I was the only one (as far as I know) in my school to have gotten as far as 20 guys defeated in Cruel Melee mode.
EGMPosted: Aug 30, 2012 12:00AM PST by Dr_Corndog
That Sonic and Tails thing was an April Fool's Day joke in EGM. It had a lot of people fooled for a while.
A famous onePosted: Aug 28, 2012 12:00AM PST by helpfulmole
Killing the dog in Duckhunt. I don't recall how the hell you were "supposed" to kill him but apparently if you asked John Doe's cousin's friend he could tell you.
Man did I want him to die.
I feel a little left out.Posted: Aug 28, 2012 12:00AM PST by pinky_ambush
Even though it doesn't seem to be applicable anymore, I was kind of sad to see no mention of the role I played in the elementary school video game clique. I was The Girl. Back when I was in elementary school, all the girls hung out together and played Barbies while the boys were the ones talking about games, playing the Pokemon TCG, and re-enacting their favorite RPG fights. I was the only girl who played with the boys until around 6th grade. It was honestly kind of a depressing existence. While I definitely had completely amazing friends-who-were-boys (many of whom are still my friends today), I was shunned by most of the girls, and by the boys who had no interest in video games because they were too busy with touch football. Plus, being the only girl in a group of boys kind of makes you feel like you have to prove your worthiness to be there. It's very stressful.
TL;DR version: Waah waah, I'm a girl.
I almost added youPosted: Aug 29, 2012 12:00AM PST by chi_chi_felipe
Sadly my clique lacked a female character and I would have had to resort to using stereotypes.
As I recallPosted: Aug 28, 2012 12:00AM PST by panchothedog
someone once told me that if you beat street fighter II for the SNES and defeat every enemy without getting any scratch on you Shen Long will come out to challenge you and you only get one chance to defeat him. True story!


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Dame Edna, Feinstein continue public spat
Dame Edna Everage and Michael Feinstein continue to engage in a public spat that many legiters have begun to suspect is a stunt, with Edna announcing the names of two producers and the potential addition of scribe Christopher Durang to her show's creative team.
Dame Edna (the alter ego of comedian Barry Humphries) and crooner Feinstein have shows skedded to open on Broadway within a week of each other in March, each at a Shubert theater that has not yet been confirmed.
The two topliners have been squabbling over the similar titles of their productions, with Feinstein naming his offering "All About Me" and Edna calling hers "It's All About Me."
A rep for the Edna show announced Robert G. Bartner ("The Seagull," "Boeing-Boeing") and Ambassador Theater Group ("Guys and Dolls") have joined the previously mysterious producing team of "It's All About Me," adding later that Durang ("The Marriage of Bette and Boo") is in talks to pen it.
The releases look like an attempt to quell speculation that producer (and veteran press agent) Jeffrey Richards, the backer of the Feinstein outing, is also behind the Edna production — and that the two are in fact the same show, now seemingly penned by Durang and helmed by Jerry Zaks, the previously announced director of Edna's show.
Reps for Feinstein's show "All About Me," however, are keeping a straight face, sending out a statement from the musician directed at Dame Edna: "Titles are not copyrightable. I wish Ms. Edna well. I've heard of her."
Edna responded, "Someone purchased a CD of Mr. Feinstein's at a flea market in Australia and regifted it to me recently. I'm impressed at how often he sings on key."
Edna's "It's All About Me" is skedded to open March 23, while Feinstein's "All About Me" opens March 30.
The Off Broadway staging of tuner "The Toxic Avenger" will close in January after a run of about nine months, after which the musical will gear up for a national tour.
Producers of the show, which began perfs at Off Broadway's New World Stages March 18 before it opened there April 6, have said a lengthy Off
Broadway run would help "Toxic" establish itself as a property that could then establish outposts in other cities (as it has in Toronto, where a production opened last month) and on tour.
Tuner by composer-lyricist David Bryan and scribe Joe DiPietro, the duo behind "Memphis," shutters at New World Stages Jan. 3.
Carrie Fisher solo show "Wishful Drinking" will extend its Broadway run at Roundabout Theater Company's Studio 54, where the production now plays through Jan. 17.
Fisher's autobiographical outing, which began perfs Sept. 22 and opened Oct. 4, already was set for an engagement (originally through Jan. 3) that was unusually long for a show that is part of a nonprofit theater's season programming.
Though not a record-breaker, "Drinking" has proven a solid seller for the Roundabout, with its viability no doubt helped by the low running costs associated with solo shows.
Production, which has toured nationally, is helmed by Tony Taccone, a.d. of Berkeley Rep, where "Drinking" played twice prior to its Rialto stint.


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Former combat photographer Jose Torres can't tell you exactly what special forces unit he served with after joining the Army in 2009. Oh, and don't ask him to show you the photos he took while stationed in Afghanistan.
"Out of 12,000 photos I took [in combat], only four were released to the general public," the Nanty Glo resident says today.
No, Torres can't tell you a lot about his years in the military.
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This page from comic book artist Josh Hood show interior art from the comic book series "Tilt/Shift," which Hood is creating with Nanty Glo-based writer Jose Torres.
But he really wants to show you.
Torres and artist Josh Hood are the creators of "Tilt/Shift," a comic series which tells the story of a fictionalized combat photographer during a six-month tour in Afghanistan. ("Tilt/Shift" refers to a type of photographic lens that allows for extremely selective focus.)
"When I'd originally gone into the military, I had always thought that I might write about it," Torres, 31, said. "When I was over there ... the craziness, the thought of the work that we were doing. I got this weird impression that people didn't know what we were actually doing."
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If you'd like to donate funds to the Kickstarter account for "Tilt/Shift," go to www.kickstarter.com and search for "Tilt/Shift." Backers can donate any amount, from $1 and higher.
Torres and Hood of Savannah, Ga., are attempting to finance their book through Kickstarter, a website which lets people pitch their ideas to the public and gain funds through donations. The pair are trying to raise $10,000 for full funding for the 12-issue series. The project went up on Kickstarter on July 1 and has already raised nearly $7,000. The Kickstarter drive ends on Sept. 28. Kickstarter projects must be fully funded by the end of the donation period or no money is transfered.
"We've got a good pace, and if we keep that pace, we should get fully funded," Torres said. "We've talked to some comics companies and we've talked to some literary companies, and we've had good [reactions].
"It's not that we can't get it published; it's that to do it the way we want to do it, and to tell it the way we want to tell it... [the companies] are used to doing things one way - the Superman, the Batman way."
Both men have previous experience in the industry, though both were out of the business when the idea of "Tilt/Shift" came up.
Shortly after his senior year of high school, Torres and a friend wrote and illustrated a comic book called "Heirs of Eternity" that was published by Image Comics, one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. After that, he says, "I spent my 20s writing comic books."
But Torres says that after his 26th birthday, he decided to join the Army. According to his bio on Kickstarter, he attended the Defense Information School, where he was named the Distinguished Honor Graduate of his Combat Photography Course, then was handpicked for the Special Missions platoon of the 55th Signal Company. He deployed to Afghanistan with a classified unit, under the Special Operations Command task force.
As a combat photographer, Torres was sent to some of the worst fighting in Afghanistan - "where things were particularly bad," he explained - armed with both his weapon and his camera.
"You take pictures of everything ... then the intel people get it," he said. "You have to be capable of managing in combat, but once everything is [done], you have to [document the scene]."
Torres served from January 2009 to February 2012.
When he got back and started thinking about a comic about his experiences, he contacted his friend Hood, an artist who had worked for both Marvel and DC Comics on such books as "The Spectacular Spider-Man," "Ghost Rider," "Superman: The Man of Steel," "The Flash" and "The Justice League." At the time, Hood was out of comics and making a good living doing commercial illustration.
"I sent it to him and said, 'You have a lot of professional experience, what do you think of this script?'" Torres said. "And he hit me back and said, 'Don't get an artist because I want to draw this.'
"I was really taken aback, because if you look at his resume, he's worked for everybody and with everybody."
Hood was blown away by the script for "Tilt/Shift."
"Within the first couple of pages, I knew I wanted to work on it," he said in a phone interview. "And I had only read the first issue. ... I was sketching within the first hour of getting the script.
"Most of the comics I'd done before were just silly, superhero stuff. There was nothing with real impact. ... Jose's work, the story he wanted to tell seemed like it actually had value. It felt like there was something important about it."
In drawing the story - he has the first book done already - Hood has many frames of reference, provided by the declassified photos of Torres and his former unit.
"He's got hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of them," the 39-year-old said. "Some of the stuff is just amazing. It's amazing imagery because you've got these guys just decked out in all this high-tech hardware, but they're moving through an area that is in the Stone Age. ... If I didn't know it was real, I'd think it was some kind of science fiction."
Walking the line between fiction and the highly classified reality can be difficult for Torres, who sends his scripts to his old platoon leaders and to a master sergeant in the Army Public Affairs office to have them cleared.
"When I got back, I talked to Josh and I said, 'I can't get into details, but there's a way of telling this to show what people are doing.'" Torres said.
"The blanket of saying it's fictionalized gives me some leeway."
With the Kickstarter funding looking promising, Torres says he's hoping to get the planned 12-issue series out by November.
"We're going for 12 24-page issues," he said. "We go [into combat] for about six months and I think that should cover that period of time."
Once it's in the public's hands, Hood thinks "Tilt/Shift" will be a hit with anyone who reads it.
"I think it's going to be received well, especially outside of normal comic book readership," he said.
"I think this is going to be one of those books that when people talk about comic books as literature, this is one of the things they're going to point to. ... This isn't his exact story, but this absolutely could have happened."
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Best Fruit And Vegetables List For Type 2 Diabetes
Fruits are definitely an vital staple of one's diet. Whether anyone has Type 2 Diabetes or not, fruits come alomg with fiber, vitamins and minerals which arecritical for a complete balanced diet. It is a well known fact that for people with Diabetes Type 2, they can still enjoy the benefits of fruits, except those fruits which contain high levels of carbs and sugars and that can have an effect to increase your blood sugar levels. Choosing fruit ? Opt for fresh fruit. If fresh fruits aren't an option, use dried or frozen fruits with no added sugar.
You must include fruits with a low Glycemic Index to control your Type 2 Diabetes, which is best for your health. The fruits with low Glycemic Index include Cherries, Prunes, Grapefruit, Dried Apricots, Raisins, Peach (canned juice), Apple, fresh Pear, Strawberries, Plum, Guava, Orange, Grapes, Papaya, Banana, Kiwi, Pineapple, Figs, and Mango.
Although watermelon has a high Glycaemic Index, the glycemic load per food serving (size of 120g) is low; so unless you consume lots in one go, it will not have a big effect on your blood glucose levels. So, a typical serving, because so much of it is water, contains very little carbohydrate and thus has a low glycemic load. However, since watermelon is high in sugar, you should still eat it in moderation.
You can consume these fruits either in raw or cooked form, or in the form of fruit juice, but with no added sugar! While buying fruits,Sufferers with Type II Diabetes are advised to try to buy small pieces. Try to avoid fruit juices. Instead opt for whole fruits since they contain more fiber and are more filling. Shopping for juices, closely watch the labels for : "unsweetened or extra-light," or "no sugar added." Stay away from fruits that are frozen or canned in heavy syrup.
Vegetables supply vitamins, minerals and fiber. The best vegetable choices can be found to have low amounts of carbohydrates! A selection of vegetables suggested in a Type two Diabetes diet menu has Broccoli, Lettuce, Spinach, Cabbage, Asparagus, Brussels sprouts, Cauliflower, Radish, Turnip, Mushrooms, Green Peas, Soybean sprouts, Carrots, Onions, Peppers (all varieties), Green Beans, Eggplant, Celery, Cucumber, Zucchini, Tomatoes, Chilies, and could include vegetable juice.
Consume cooked or uncooked vegetables prepared with little or no fat, and with little or no dressings (or sauces). Opt for fat-free or low-fat dressings on salads, as well as on uncooked vegetables. When cooking with vegetables, go for some extra chopped garlic or onions. Make use of low-fat broths or water to steam the vegetables. You can include lemon juice or a little vinegar to add zest to vegetables. Individuals with Diabetes Type 2 can even put in some smoked turkey or a few pieces of lean ham with vegetables when cooking (for flavoring), rather than any other fats. Another good idea is to sprinkle your vegetables with spices, peppers, and many of the commonly available herbs. When the dish requires a proprtion of fat, try to use use the soft margarines, olive oil, or canola oil to replace place of butter or fatty meats.


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November 30, 2009
SALINEVILLE — If you find yourself on McGavern Road, you can't miss the Barman residence. The glow in the distance from 16,000 Christmas lights gives it away. Kevin A. Barman is the man behind the computer-controlled Christmas display of LED lights, ornaments and music on display outside his home at 19751 McGavern Road. "I love Christmas lights. I always have," Barman said, in what has to be one of the great understatements of all time. Barman and his wife, Gretchen, along with their combined family of six children, moved in 2007 to the home located about a half mile off state Route 39. Barman grew up in a family that loved to celebrate Christmas and hang outside decorations and lights, and he wanted to carry on that tradition with his family. So in 2008, Barman started big, with a display that consisted of 7,500 flashing lights and a 10-foot Christmas tree. He more than doubled that this year, adding 8,500 lights, two six-foot Christmas trees and 21 lighted candy canes, going from 16 channels to 32 channels. Each channel controls a series of lights. The display is run by a software program on his laptop computer that has the lights synchronized to flash in time with Christmas songs that can be heard by tuning in 107.3 FM on a car radio while driving by. Barman is able to use the radio frequency without obtaining a license because his broadcast is less than one watt in power. "From Nov. 28 until Jan. 1, the radio station belongs to me," he said. The broadcast range is 300 to 500 feet. As to be expected, setting up the display is very labor intensive, but fortunately Barman's wife and children — who range in age from 8 to 15 — get into it as much as he does, so he has a labor pool from which to draw. Work began the first week of November. There are 6,000 lights alone strung along the roof, hung from 890 plastic clips "and lots of zip ties," Gretchen said. It also takes Barman hours to program the computer to synchronize the Christmas songs with the flashing lights. "You have to listen to the music and tell the computer when the lights are to come on and when they are to go off," he said. The current program consists of five songs and lasts about 16 minutes, but Barman plans to incorporate about 10 more songs in the weeks leading up to Christmas, extending the broadcast to about 45 minutes — the same as last year. Doubling the size of the display this year probably costs about $1,000. "I told (Gretchen) I want to double it every year, but she's kind of reining me in on that," Barman said. The family is comfortable with the notoriety the display has brought. "Last year, we became known around town as the people on the hill with the Christmas lights," Gretchen said. The display will be on from 6-11 p.m. weekdays and until midnight on weekends through New Year's. Barman encourages the public to stop by and pull in his driveway to watch. "Times are tough, and if someone gets a smile out of this then it's worth it," he said.


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The Mithril Knights, this brotherhood of warriors, was created in the second incarnation of the Tolkien-based message board known as TheOneRing.Com, or TORC. It was formed by our esteemed Guild Master, Lord Elbren, Ranger of the North, upon the occasion of the institution of the Guilds and Alliances forum during the First Reconfiguration of TORC.
With the passing of Age of the Three Visualizations, in the Seventh re-incarnation of the TORC message boards, the Guild was resurrected and reestablished. Smaugs Bane, embodying the character of Sir Dirk, was elected to serve as Steward of the Guild until such time as our Guild Master returns.
The Mithril Knights Guild is dedicated to the particular form of written expression known as RP. We write role-play stories collectively, stories that tell of the exploits and adventures of this Warriors Guild as its members uphold their sworn duty to act as Guardians of Middle Earth. The high standard of storytelling ability and writing skill is a hallmark of the Guild and its activities. Each member portrays a complexly created character and contributes to the creation of the tales of adventure.
New members must display their level of skill and literally write their way into the Guild. A superior knowledge of the histories, territories, and peoples pertaining to the world created by JRR Tolkien should be displayed, with the goal being to collectively create Tales of Adventure and heroic exploits that The Master, JRR Tolkien might have read and enjoyed.
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|Cotati Council will fill vacancy and take another look-see at sales tax and election ballot
It's apparent Cotati's City Council will simply appoint someone to fill the vacancy when Mayor John Guardino resigned two weeks ago. City Manager Dianne Thompson provided a timetable to accept applications between now and Wednesday Nov. 18. The council will sift through 'em and pick one in a public meeting Thursday Nov.19.
Not every one was in favor of appointing someone.
"I support a special election with a sales tax measure on the same ballot," said Mike Sheehan. "I don't want to see a council crony, buddy or neighbor picked. The city is divided over this recall."
But it got a little more complicated when Councilman George Barich brought up the same subject of another special election for putting a sales tax measure combined with a vote for the existing council vacancy instead of four members simply naming one.
"I'm not in favor of a sales tax increase," said Barich. "A lot of people haven't been heard on this."
He wondered if a council majority could place this on a ballot along with a vote on the council vacancy. City Attorney Rich Rudnansky reminded the council the council would still have to vote to declare a "fiscal emergency" to do this. They tried it back in August but it needed a unanimous and Barich voted against it. Odds are it will require another try for a unanimous council vote.
There's a "sub-complication" here. Barich is up for recall in a special election Nov. 17. If he's recalled, it will mean another council appointment or a special election. There are three candidates running for Barich's seat if he's recalled: Susan Harvey, Linell Hardy and Eric Kirchmann. Presumably the top vote-getter could be named to fill Barich's seat. Each special election costs the city $22,000, according to Thompson's estimate.
There was talk about a March or June ballot, either one would cost $22,000. The only "free" one would the November 2, 2010 regular election.
Then there was the matter of timing. State election regulations have a timetable between the announcement of an election and the actual vote. There are both minimum and maximum days.
After much discussion between the council, Thompson and Rudnansky, it was decided a lot of research is needed to clarify the rules. The council voted unanimously to have Thompson bring back a staff report to point out state ramifications dealing with fiscal emergencies and special election rules.
The Veterans Day holiday Nov. 11 had city hall closed for its regular meeting night. The agenda merely scheduled procedures for replacing Guardino, but the fiscal emergency and suggestions for voting on a city council vacancy took up much of the time.
Vice-Mayor Robert Coleman-Senghor tried to keep the discussion focused on this. Earlier in the meeting he suggested that public comments be limited and attempts should be made to keep the council on track with the written agenda. This didn't sit well with Barich who didn't want restrictions on public or council comments. But the council voted 3-1 to try and tighten up meetings. The Oct. 28 session wasn't gaveled to a close until 12:43 am.
No timeline was given on the Thompson-Rudnansky assignment. Coleman-Senghor said, "We will discuss it when we get it."


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November 6 - December 31, 2015
Historic Hendersonville, NC
Check the Home for the Holidays calendar of events for times and locations of many other events or for regional events click on calendar.
Come Home for the Holidays to Hendersonville, North Carolina. Discover an old fashioned holiday with small town charm, sprinkled with excitement and nostalgic atmosphere.
The area abounds with holiday activities such as the Flat Rock Playhouse productions, an Olde Fashioned Hendersonville Christmas, holiday concerts, hometown Christmas parade, and many other events for the whole family.
The holiday season, with its many traditions, family gatherings and good cheer, will soon be upon us. Rediscover this magical time of the year and create cherished memories to last a lifetime. Catch the Christmas spirit in Hendersonville.
Click to receive a free Vacation Planner, or call Henderson County Tourism Development Authority at (828) 693-9708 / 800-828-4244 or come by the Visitors Center located at 201 South Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792. Visit our web site for seasonal events and holiday dining guide and lodging information at www.visithendersonvillenc.org.
Featured Events
November 25 – December 30, 2015
WNC Agricultural Center Fairgrounds / Dusk-10pm Every Night
Drive through the Ag Center Fairgrounds and watch the thousands of Christmas lights dance to music. Open holidays & even in the rain. Admission: Cars or Family Vans: $20, Activity Van or Mini Bus: $40, Limo $40, Tour/School Bus: $80, Fletcher, NC For more information 888-321-7547 shadrackchristmas.com/asheville
Historic Courthouse on Main Street
November 27 / 5:30pm
The Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Historic Courthouse kicks-off the holiday season in Historic Downtown Hendersonville. Featuring storytelling and entertainment and a visit from Santa Claus. For more information (828) 233-3216. www.downtownhendersonville.org
FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE presents Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz.
November 27 - December 19
Wed-Sat 8:00pm / Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun 2:00pm
new musical about an immensely talented underdog with the soul of a poet and the personality of a pep squad. This overweight and insecure "hunchback" beat the odds and emerged a star as she donned the famed ruby slippers and stepped onto the set of what is arguably one of the greatest movies of all time. This teenager was Judy Garland. Flat Rock Playhouse is proud to have been chosen as the developmental house for this production of Chasing Rainbows. And we are thrilled to be presenting it to you in this exciting new world premiere. For reservations, call (828) 693-0731or 866-732-8008. www.flatrockplayhouse.org
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
November 28 & December 19
Celebrate Christmas as the Sandburgs did with traditional decorations and holiday music. The Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site presents a keen insight into the life and works of American author and poet Carl Sandburg. Music and storytelling from 10:30am-12:30pm in the garage adjacent to the Sandburg Home, refreshments, holiday craft-making from 10am-1pm. For information, call (828) 693-4178. www.nps.gov/carl
Historic Downtown Hendersonville
December 4 / 5pm-8pm
Bring the whole family to charming Downtown Hendersonville and experience the atmosphere of an Olde Fashioned Christmas with carolers, entertainment, merchants' open houses and refreshments. Call (828) 233-3216. www.downtownhendersonville.org
Visitors Information Center / 201 South Main Street
December 4 / 5pm-8pm
Share holiday cheer and the warmth of the season at the Visitor Center Christmas Open House. In the spirit of the season, please stop by and enjoy holiday treats with the Center's friendly staff and volunteers. Call (828) 693-9708 or 800-828-4244. www.historichendersonville.org
Main Street / Five Points-Caswell St.
December 5 / 10am
A traditional hometown Christmas parade travels along Main Street from Five Points to Caswell Street. The parade is sponsored by the Hendersonville Merchants & Business Association. Call (828) 692-4179 or 828-595-0901.
FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN presents Music on the Rock: Barbara and Frank: The Christmas Concert that Never Was
December 10 - 20
Wed-Sat 8:00pm / Thurs, Sat & Sun 2:00pm
Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand never really worked together, except when they taped a duet in separate recording sessions. But it's tantalizing to think what it would have been like to have them teamed up for a Christmas concert. Direct from Las Vegas, Sharon Owens stars as Barbra Streisand and Sebastian Anzaldo portrays Frank Sinatra, singing the most memorable music and songs ever written. If you are a Streisand or Sinatra fan and love the music, this show is a holiday must! For reservations, call (828) 693-0731or 866-732-8008. www.flatrockplayhouse.org
Boyd Mountain Tree Farm
445 Boyd Farm Rd., Waynesville, NC
828-506-3513 or 828-926-8888
Fraser Firs 4 -20 feet, wreaths & garland
Camp Tree Farm
301 Cabin Creek Rd.
Zirconia, NC
Norway Spruce 4-8 feet
High Valley Trout and Tree Farm
615 Cathey's Creek Rd., Brevard, NC
828-884-2581 or 828-883-3951
Fraser Fir 5-20 feet & wreaths
Christmas Trees & Greens Markets
Christmas Trees, Wreaths, Greenery, & Garland
Hendersonville Christmas Tree & Greens Markets
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Okay, it's September.
The academic year is just getting going. You've moved in and retrieved your various belongings from storage or the Eustis mailroom, and you may have even gotten to the point of negotiating whose posters and tapestries go on which walls (always making sure not to obstruct a smoke detector or sprinkler head!). You've bought your books and notebooks and loaded credit onto your Colby card. You've gotten through the first day of class in each of your courses and you've made that first sojourn to the library (or the lounge down the hall or wherever it is that you go to study) and you're starting to figure out the rhythms of your daily schedule.
So, how's it going? How are you doing?
Is college what you hoped and expected it would be? Is Colby?
Seriously. I'm not trying to be cute. And I'm not asking because I actually expect all 1800 of you to shoot me a quick email with your answers to the questions posed above. (But hey, if you want to that's okay too. That's what I'm here for.)
Really what I want is for you to take some time now - at the outset of the year - to think about what it is that you want to take away from your Colby experience. Think about why you're here, how you came to be here, where you hope to go, and what you need to do to get there.
One of the most awesome and amazing things about going to college is that you get to define it for yourself. You get to decide what you will study and how you will spend your time out of class and who your friends will be and what matters to you. You determine if and when you're going to read your U.S. history assignment and how much time you're going to put into it - though at better than $56,000 a year it's probably a safe bet that your family might have some influence over how you choose to make those decisions. But ultimately you control what Colby will be for you. In the end, you choose your path at Colby.
It sounds easy - like opening your sock drawer in the morning and deciding that today is an argyle day and just going for it. It sounds easy, but it's not. It's not easy is because getting it right takes a lot of thought and care and reflection. Just picking courses is easy. Ending up in a major because, you know, the intro class was sorta cool and Prof. So-and-so is nice and the times when most of the philosophy courses are offered fit well in your schedule is easy. Hanging out with the same small circle of people and eating at the same table in the same dining hall every night and doing the same things most every weekend because that's what you do is easy.
Getting it right is hard.
But because you choose your path, you can also choose to change your path.
The point is your education - your Colby experience - is necessarily dynamic and changing. The point is it's not enough to simply show up as a first-year and just take classes and choose a major and do some activities and hope that at the end of four years it all makes sense. The point is you need to ask yourself how it's going and how you're doing and if you're getting out of Colby all that you hope and expect. The point is you have to constantly evaluate and rethink and question and consider whether the path you chose two years ago or last week, or the path you will choose tomorrow or next month, is the right one. And you need to keep asking yourself these and other hard questions and keep exploring new options and keep making adjustments and keep seizing every ounce of opportunity that Colby has to offer.
There are lots of us - advisors, faculty, deans, coaches, and counselors - who are here to help. But the work is on you.
It's September. It's the start of a new year. And regardless of whether it's your first September on Mayflower Hill, or your second, third, fourth, or seventh (as it is for me), the year ahead offers a fresh start and new opportunities and possibilities you may not have even imagined could exist.
So, how's it going?
Jim Terhune
Dean of Students
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|Confab'ul/ate, v.i.
1: engage in conversation: talk.
2: fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation
for loss of memory...
It's all about interplay - musical conversations and
fabrications from an imaginary coffeehouse late one
night in a distant past, or an imminent future...
Featuring David Woodhead's fanciful instrumentals,
powerful Oliver Schroer tunes, ukulele excursions
and fearless improvisation.,. with occasional Lord
Buckley rants and Neruda poems.
Some long-term musical relationships and some brand new.
The Confabulation is a unique collaboration of adventurous
performance veterans with like-minded stellar young players.
We're on the CBC radio 3 site.
More Confabulation BIO here............
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Listen to:
Clap Your Hands, Charlie - the Confabulation
Bozeny Parasy - the Confabulation
Coffeehouse Days - the Confabulation featuring Cedric Smith
To order, just send $20 Cdn to David Woodhead at:
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David Woodhead
Walter MacLean
Al Cross
Ben Whiteley
Christine Bougie
David Celia
Tara Davidson
Jaron Freeman-Fox
Emilyn Stam
Rich Greenspoon
Cedric Smith
Rich Brown
Terry Jones
Noah Jones
Doug Wilde
Anne Lindsay
Colleen Allen
Richard Underhill
Joaquin Hidalgo
Bob Cohen
"an imaginative composer and producer who puts his supporting cast to work"
- Exclaim Magazine, Toronto, ON
"discoveries to get wow'ed about" - The Province, Vancouver, BC
"exhilarating" - CFUV, Victoria, BC
"layers of sound rich and poignant, mixing and blending a potent brew"
- The Spirit of Rasputin's, Ottawa, ON
"this group's strength lies in its accessibly adventurous creative spirit"
- Roots Music Canada
"jazz, wild and free" - The Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC


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Plant mutations, known as sports, breaks, or chimeras, are naturally occurring genetic mutations that can change the appearance of the foliage, flowers, fruit or stems of any plant.
A naturally occurring genetic mutation, sometimes known as a sport or a break, causes a sudden change in the appearance of a plant. There are many ways this will show. You may notice coloured flecks in a white flower, or a perennial with single flowers might develop a stem that holds a double flower. Mutation can also cause a change in foliage colour or fruit appearance. Reversion is a form of plant mutation.
Generally, you may only notice one or two mutations on a plant, for example, there might be just one different coloured flower on a plant. Usually the plant will revert back to its original form the following year.
Most mutations are random and are a result of a change within the cells of the plant, but mutations can sometimes be triggered by cold weather, temperature fluctuations or insect damage.
Sometimes the mutation is unnoticeable because the characteristics are not passed on from the cell where they occurred, but if the mutation occurs at the growing point, entire shoots can be affected as that cell multiplies and gives rise to whole cell lines.
The term chimera is used when genetically distinct tissues co-exist within the same plant or parts of a plant. For instance, some plants, such as chrysanthemums, roses and dahlias are prone to producing chimeral flowers, where the flowers have sectors of different colours, and chimeras are the usual basis for variegated plants.
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