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AMHERST – Ricky Harris is still shaking off the effects of an ankle injury, but the University of Massachusetts point guard will play against Memphis Saturday in Boston.
"He's been doing stuff on the bicycle to keep his wind up. He'll do some non-contract stuff, and I'm sure he'll be good to go," UMass men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg said Tuesday.
Harris missed last week's victory over Grambling State after landing on another player's foot in practice Thursday.
The sore ankle has kept the 6-foot-2 senior out of full practice as UMass (5-5) prepares for Saturday night's game against Memphis (7-1).
The game will be played at TD Garden in Boston. It is the back end of a home-and-home doubleheader scheduled when John Calipari was the Memphis coach, and Kellogg, his protege, was taking over at UMass.
UMass lost 80-58 last year in Memphis. Calipari is now at Kentucky, but Kellogg said the preparation is not much different.
"I haven't actually given that a lot of thought," he said.
"I'm just trying to come up with a game plan that would allow us to stay competitive. Memphis still plays John Calipari defense, and what worries me is that they are older and more mature."
The Tigers start two seniors, two juniors and a sophomore.
"All of those guys were top 50 high school players. They were around the (Memphis) Final Four team (of 2008)," said Kellogg, a Memphis assistant for eight years before coming to UMass.
"They're really, really good."
Memphis is coached by Josh Pastner, another former Memphis assistant.
The Tigers just missed the Associated Press Top 25 ranking this week, polling enough votes to rank 26th.
The challenge for UMass will be huge, even with Harris in the lineup.
The guard did some shooting on his own at practice Monday. His workload will probably increase during the week, though not to normal levels.
"He's a senior and a captain, though, so I'm not that worried about him," Kellogg said.
Harris is averaging 17.7 points and 3.0 assists per game. The team's scoring leader was moved from shooting guard to the point in late November.
In his four starts at the point, Harris is averaging 17 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 turnovers a game. UMass is 2-2 in those games.
Harris' first start at the point was against Michigan State, when he scored 15 points with one assist and six turnovers. That game against a top-5 team is probably not an accurate gauge of where Harris is now.
In his three subsequent starts, he has averaged 17.7 points, 4.7 assists and 2.7 turnovers.
There is no question the Minutemen need Harris Saturday, if they harbor any hope of putting the Tigers to the test.
Memphis' only loss was 57-55 to Kansas, the nation's No. 1-ranked team.
Harris is not the only hobbling UMass player. Freshman guard Javorn Farrell has been battling a groin strain.
Playing in discomfort, Farrell had 10 rebounds in 11 minutes against Grambling State.
"Javorn is still feeling some soreness and pain," Kellogg said.
"He'll play Saturday, though. What percentage is probably up to him, but we should have a full roster."


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EAR CANDY | [MP3] "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)
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[MP3]: "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)
Backstreet Boys > N*Sync
I don't know about you, but I was a BSB girl back in the day (N*Sync who?). Millennium was the first album I ever owned (sorry Britney), and if last.fm scrobbling and the Internet had existed back then, you best believe the Backstreet Boys would be the #1 top scrobbled artist on my charts.
Clearly Ryan Hemsworth knows what's up. (90s throwbacks, boy bands, remixes, and Amanda "I'm suing everyone" Bynes.) Chopping up BSB's 1999 hit, "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely," amidst stuttering electronic beats and the ever-classic "Amanda please!", the Halifax, Nova Scotia native gets the nostalgia levels pumpin' so well that I'm almost left wanting to hear more of the original chorus. But really, it's the feel good boy band harmonies and flamenco guitar juxtaposed against blitz claps, warped synths, and quick start-stops that makes for bumpin'-thumpin'-fist-pumpin' good time.
Hello 1999, how nice of the self-professed Remix Ryan Gosling to usher you into the sample-heavy, nostalgia-infused 21st century. #Backstreetsbackalright!
You can download the track here by tweeting (just close the pop-up window and download away if you don't have twitter) or by clicking the link above!
I used to have a serious aversion to remixes ("ORIGINAL 4EVER"), but I've now chalked that up to being young and very very confused. (Never) quit playing (remix) games with my heart, Hemsworth.
[MP3]: Pandercakes – 'Paint By Numbers' EP
@ Columbia, SC
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For fans of: Twin Sister, Oberhofer, Cults, Summer Camp
Sounds like: hearing your neighbor's noisy 90s party through the wall and not getting mad because you know they're all probably wearing neon windbreakers and spandex over there
I downloaded Pandercakes' debut EP Paint By Numbers last week and finally got around to listening to it on this beautifully sunny and abnormally warm day, and I've got to say–how fitting! The Columbia, South Carolina 4-piece surprised me with the diversity on this record. They describe their music as "fogpop," and I guess it makes sense: their sound is bright, upbeat, intricate, and definitively pop under a layer of reverb and noise. Thing is, their bouncy melodies mask the rather grim 'oh-so-this-is-life' type lyrics. It's in an interesting contrast. Also, who can resist boy-girl vocals (god knows I can't)?!
You're telling me when a tiny pin can break the skin so easily, that your soul will never die. I'd like to see all the evidence behind your arrogance. ("Fogwalk")
"André Breton" is the only track where they really rein in their sunshine fogpop (is that an oxymoron?), but it's a nice slowed-down departure to end off Paint By Numbers. It's like a sunshower! (Y'know, when it rains while the sun is still shining.)
Overall, something about their melodies just makes me think college–but more so the riding-in-cars-during-the-summertime-in-between-college-semesters kind of college picture than beer pong or all nighters. CHEER! SMILES! SUN! OPTIMISM! (Along with a healthy dose of "but, hi– this is reality, don't forget" lyrics). It's a nice counter to Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness."
Listen and download the EP for *free* below!
Thanks to Coma Cinema for this recommendation, and thank you, Internet, for everything else.
EAR CANDY | [MP3] Sweet Hearts EP
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Pop, Acoustic, Indie
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If you know me (I'll assume you don't), you'll know that I'm not much for belt-y, powerhouse vocals; I'm more keen on whisper-sweet serenades that require you to almost lean in (even if you've got headphones on).
Priscilla Ahn more than checked off that box for me when I first came across her sparse 'girl with a guitar and a loop and sometimes a harmonica' easy listening tunes. I caught her at the Drake back in 2009, and sitting cross-legged on the floor with everyone else in tiny venue, there was a collective hush over the crowd and everyone was actually leaning in.
Now she's back with Sweet Hearts, a duo project with fellow musician Charlie Wadhams, and they've just released their mellow, mushy, and blush-worthy self-titled EP for free download just in time for Valentine's Day.
Or if you're a single lady ("all the single ladies, all the single ladies, all the single ladies, now put your hands up!"), why not celebrate Galentine's Day à la Leslie Knope?
Guys, you can follow suit. And then on the 14th, cozy up with a glass of wine, some cheese, a mirror, and celebrate a little good, healthy narcissism. Celebrate you! (It'll be like your birthday except better because you're not a year older!)
Oh sweetheart, when I see you again, you're never gonna let me go. That's right, you'll always be my dearest friend. My, my, I'll love you till the day I die.
Put on Sweet Hearts' EP, gaze into your own eyes (that's what the mirror's for) and pretend all the lyrics are about you. It's the new affirmation nation.
[Download]: Sweet Hearts' EP here by entering your email address!
EAR CANDY | [MP3] Memoryhouse – "Walk With Me"
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It's been a bit of a whirlwind for Guelph, Ontario dream-pop duo Memoryhouse. Having just self-releasing their digital EP The Years the year before (2010), Sub Pop quickly snatched them up in them in 2011, remastered the EP, added a couple of new tracks, and re-released it–this time with a full-fledged physical release (cd and vinyl).
Their debut full-length, entitled The Slideshow Effect, is due out February 28. "Walk With Me," the second single from the album, dropped today and is available for the price of an email address (so basically, it's free)! The cuts that we've heard from the new LP thus far are little more uptempo than their predecessors, slightly more sonically optimistic, and much easier to sing along to–which is actually quite fitting since it's still relatively early into new year and we're (maybe) still stickin' to our resolutions and laughably idealistic notions.Vodpod videos no longer available.
The lead single "The Kids Were Wrong" is also available below for less than a penny. With all the controversy surrounding SOPA and PIPA, you really begin to appreciate the exchange of an email address for a track. Commodity exchange for the new age. Oh the beauty of free (or is it "free"?) legal downloads!
[MP3]: Memoryhouse – "The Kids Were Wrong" [via]
EAR CANDY | [MP3] Oberhofer – "HEART"
The recent couple years have seen an uprising of lo-fi bedroom musicians (see: Youth Lagoon, Coma Cinema) and when Brad Oberhofer appeared on the scene in 2010 unsigned and with a free EP for download, he was no different.
"Heart," the first single from Oberhofer's debut LP Time Capsules II (out March 27), is a departure from the reverb-laden fuzz-filled soundscape that we've come to identify with him. From the crisp and clear opening notes of a solitude piano to the addition of orchestral strings towards the end, it's immediately clear that Oberhofer (now signed to Glassnote) is heading in a new, bigger direction. I'll admit that I was a bit skeptical at first upon hearing that he was going polish up his sound for his full-length, because I worried that it might lose the youthful fervor and frenetic energy of the o0Oo0Oo EP that really caught my attention.
Everything's a little more pristine and little more calculated and thought out, but the youthful energy (albeit a little more mature) is still there bubbling under the surface, so I think I'm coming around to it. After all, we all have to grow up some time, right? Besides, that signature throaty Oberhofer yelp embedded in mix at the 30-second mark of "Heart" gave me my sigh of relief and kind of sort of won me over.
[MP3]: Oberhofer – "HEART"
I'M OBSESSED | Coma Cinema
They say the best things in life are free, and in the case of Coma Cinema, that saying holds up.
Mat Cothran, the guy behind this gem of a music find, equates music to something like oxygen, saying that it would be ridiculous to charge for the air we breathe so why charge for something as vital as music?
Accordingly, all three of Coma Cinema's full-length records are available for free download on
the official band website (he recently retired that .org, so now you can download all the albums on his bandcamp). What sets Cothran apart from other musicians who do the pay-what-you-want thing (which is effectively a "free" download since the majority opt not to pay) is that he doesn't even accept donations, stating on his page that "If you feel the need to compensate us, we only ask that you share the music with others."
[MP3]: Coma Cinema – "Monica" (from Baby Prayers) [via]
[audio http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/8/22/2949284/Mindful Earful/12 Monica.mp3]
I don't know what it was about this song that made me stop and focus into it as I mindlessly went through Coma Cinema's catalog while studying for exams. Maybe it was the simplicity of the instrumentation with its lowly guitar picking or maybe it was the barely above a whisper talk-singing or maybe it was just the fact that it was a mere minute and a half long and thus able to keep my short attention span.
Or it could have been the fact that he said, "I am not afraid…even my fear's in love with you," and I thought it was simple and mundane yet startlingly beautiful and incredibly profound all at once.
Either way, I've been listening to it on repeat.
[MP3]: Coma Cinema – "Daffodils" (from Baby Prayers)
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"Daffodils" hooked me in after a second listen. It didn't stop my in my tracks like "Monica," but I'll chalk it up to my absentminded listening habits. The collage of sounds–especially the contrast of the clean guitar picking layered over the gritty feedback noise (?)–creates an intriguing backstory to the muffled vocals.
[MP3]: Coma Cinema – "Caroline, Please Kill Me" (from Blue Suicide) [via]
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Coma Cinema's tracks are catchy and only last an average of about 2 minutes or so, so I can guarantee that you'll be listening to each record on repeat, wishing they were longer. (I know I have!) Cothran's DIY mentality (not so much his music) reminds me a little of Oberhofer, if comparisons had to be made.
The vocals aren't perfect and the recordings are hazy with noise and the drums are reminiscent of garage jamming, but I think that's the point. It's music for the sake of music, not for profit or anything else; it music made out of necessity because it's begging to come out.
[DOWNLOAD]: Head on over to comacinema.bandcamp.com!
EAR CANDY | [MP3] Fleet Foxes – "Grown Ocean"
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Fleet Foxes' highly regarded sophomore album, Helplessness Blues, was released May 3, but that isn't stopping Sub Pop from giving away another freebie: "Grown Ocean."
[MP3]: Fleet Foxes – "Grown Ocean" (right-click, save as)
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If you haven't already, you can also grab the lead single and title track that was given away as a teaser to the band's second LP.
Fleet Foxes' frontman Robin Pecknold also took to twitter a while ago to showcase 3 tracks he'd previously recorded in California while on a break, one of which features Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste.
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I'M OBSESSED | We Are Trees
The moment I saw that We Are Trees had a song entitled "Dear Chan Marshall," I was all 'hell yeah, I'm up for the ride.' (I'm a huge Cat Power fan and any reference to her will get me giddy.) That fact alone, for me, warranted them a listen–and I was not disappointed. (more…)
EAR CANDY | [MP3] Russian Red – "I Hate You But I Love You," "Fuerteventura"
[LISTEN]: Russian Red – "I Hate You But I Love You"
Last time I spoke with Russian Red (Lourdes Hernandez) back in the 2010, she mentioned that she was hoping to start recording the new record this year. Since then, she has played a couple of shows in the States and released "I Hate You But I Love You"–the first single off her highly anticipated sophomore record. Here debut, I Love Your Glasses, came out in 2008, so it's been long while, and I'm incredibly excited to hear her new material.
Fuerteventura is the name of her forthcoming album, slated for release in Spring 2011 (according to her website, vinyl ships out on May 11, 2011). Below is a little preview or behind-the-scenes of the making of the album. To be honest, I had no idea what she was saying (Spanish, duh), but I watched the whole thing anyway to get a sneak peek of some of her new songs.
[LISTEN]: Russian Red – "Fuerteventura"
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Russian Red just recently announced via her Facebook that you can download the second single and the album's namesake "Fuerteventura" for the price of an email (it's basically free) FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY over here in English or Spanish. Enjoy![youtube http://youtu.be/PsRJAelG07Q?hd=1]
I'M OBSESSED | Angel Olsen
I'm in the middle of writing an essay, but I just couldn't wait any longer to share Angel Olsen with everyone. I'm a little late to the party on this one as she released her debut cassette (yes, cassette–you read right) Strange Cacti via Bathetic Records last year, but I don't even care; I'm just happy I found her.
[MP3]: Angel Olsen – "Creator, Destroyer" [via]
"Creator, you destroy me. You know my hunger well and yet you starve me until I'm begging on my knees."
Sometimes you just feel it–a connection, an emotion, a surprisingly familiarity–when you listen to a new musician for the first time. I felt it when I heard Angel Olsen. It was something I felt when I first listened to Joni Mitchell (the two are nothing are alike, but still), Sharon Van Etten, and Marissa Nadler. There's this innate and immediate understanding, and it's ever so beautiful.
Her sound is lo-fi and organic and effortlessly sincere; everything's raw. There's a throwback feel almost as if these recordings were made in the 60s and resurrected. "Some Things Cosmic" sounds like something your grandparents might have listened to.
[MP3]: Angel Olsen – "Some Things Cosmic" [via]

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5 of 6 Erie County restaurants cited by heath department serve Chinese food
Raw chicken, beef and pork can be found only on the bottom shelf of Imperial China Buffet's walk-in cooler.
Bins of cooked noodles sit on the top shelf, and vegetables are stored on a separate shelf, away from the meat.
"The raw food can't drip onto anything else," said Duke Chen, Imperial China Buffet's manager. "We label the shelves in English and Mandarin to make sure employees understand."
A reorganized walk-in cooler is one of many improvements made at the Millcreek Township restaurant since Erie County health officials found 19 violations of the Pennsylvania Food Code during an inspection Oct. 19, 2012.
They included blocking the employee hand-washing sink with buckets and garbage cans, not having hot water at the hand-washing sink and storing shrimp on the floor.
Imperial China Buffet, 5138 Peach St., later agreed to a $600 fine for the violations under a new county ordinance designed to improve compliance with the state food code.
Six restaurants have been cited under the ordinance, which allows the Erie County Department of Health to fine a facility up to $300 for each food code violation.
Five of the six cited have been Chinese restaurants, even though they make up only 21 of the more than 1,000 facilities inspected every year by the county Health Department.
Asked if he felt the county Health Department was targeting Chinese restaurants, Chen smiled and shook his head.
"I don't think so," Chen said. "I think we were used as an example, but we have to follow the food code."
Every restaurant and store is treated fairly, said Andy Glass, director of the county Health Department.
"It's not that we are targeting Chinese restaurants," Glass said. "Every facility must follow the same regulations and we inspect every facility in the county at least once a year."
Yet, Glass said, some Chinese restaurants struggle to pass health inspections. It's a problem the Health Department doesn't have with restaurants that serve Mexican, Thai, Indian or Japanese foods, Glass said.
And the problem isn't new.
An Erie Times-News investigation in June 2004 showed that 22 Chinese restaurants then operating in the county had 30 critical health violations during the previous year. An equal number of non-Chinese restaurants selected at random had one critical violation over the same period of time.
It's a concern because some of these violations increase customers' risk of food-borne illnesses, like salmonella.
"We thought at first there might be a communication problem, so we took steps to address that," said Karen Tobin, director of environmental health for the county Health Department.
The department has been printing its educational material -- including signs reminding employees to wash their hands -- in Mandarin for more than a decade. It also takes a translator to most inspections of Chinese restaurants.
But those steps didn't seem to be helping. Chen said the problem might be due more to the difference in cultures rather than languages.
Imperial China Buffet, and some other local Chinese restaurants, hire cooks and servers through employment agencies in New York City. Many of these employees are immigrants from China.
"When they make roast duck in China, they roast the duck then hang it in a window," Chen said. "They can't do that here. It has to be refrigerated unless it's used right away."
Chen said he takes the time to teach new employees about the Pennsylvania Food Code and the importance of keeping foods at the right temperature to prevent food-borne illnesses.
But old habits are hard to break, especially if there always seems to be new employees.
"(Chinese restaurants) seem to have a high turnover of employees," Tobin said. "That's why it's so important to have someone there at all times who is certified in food safety."
That wasn't always the case at Imperial China Buffet before the Oct. 19 inspection. Chen used to be the only certified employee, but now the restaurant has two.
"There is always someone here who is certified," Chen said.
Imperial China Buffet has been inspected twice since Oct. 19. No violations have been found.
Chen said the good inspections were proof the county didn't need to fine the restaurant. It was already in compliance with the state food code.
"We fixed everything, then they fined us," Chen said. "I was surprised."
It's no surprise that a restaurant cleans up its act after a bad inspection, Glass said. Inspectors usually are back the following day or within a week at the latest to make sure corrections are being done.
The true measure comes a month or several months down the road, when inspectors aren't around.
"We hope the fines break this cycle where a facility has a lot of violations, fixes them, then has more violations down the road," Glass said. "But it's too early to tell if that's the case yet."
DAVID BRUCE can be reached at 870-1736 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNbruce.


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Chris Hemsworth on returning to Asgard in 'Thor: The Dark World'
"Alan keeps talking about the dark side of that responsibility, and the secrets within being king, becoming very political about what people need to know and what they want to know. You can even see with the set design that Alan sort of wanted to ground it in a more organic tone. 'Game of Thrones,' obviously, is set in a reality-based world, but there are fantasy elements which are quite prominent. It's similar to what we've got going over here."
This darker, grittier world is also very different from the one Thor inhabited in his last screen appearance – in the dayglo comic (in more ways than one) universe of "The Avengers," where Thor partnered up with such Marvel stablemates as Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk to fight his own brother, Tom Hiddleston's memorably deranged Loki. Was a conscious effort made to distinguish Thor's own stories from the Avengers narrative?
Hemsworth thinks it's important that they remain separate, particularly with "The Avengers 2" on the way. "They all link up in some way, but I think Marvel is pretty adamant about them being their own stories. I was sort of wondering if we were going to start doing cameos in everyone's film, but I guess that would take away from the impact of all of us when we do finally come together.
"So I think these stories kind of segue off into their own world – and, you know, each of the Avengers are conveniently not around at the time. And that's the thing. You watch 'Iron Man' now and you wonder, where's Thor? Was he on vacation or something?" He laughs. "But they're being really smart about removing everyone in a way that hopefully takes care of that."
So while the new film's obviously a less sprightly, comedic affair than "The Avengers" – blame the absence of Robert Downey, Jr., Hemsworth says wryly, since "he takes care of that for us" – fans of the first, decidedly droll "Thor" film will be relieved to hear that the Dark World isn't a wholly unfunny one.
"Natalie [Portman] and Kat Dennings certainly have some great humor," he says of the actresses playing Thor's unlikely Earth allies. "There are a few nice fish-out-of-water moments with Thor, but not quite as naïve and obvious as in the first one. I think the earthbound stuff sort of really grounds the story in both films, and keeps a lightness to it that trickles through to Asgard as well." That lightness extends to Thor's budding romance with Portman's human scientist Jane, which Hemsworth promises will pick up where the first film left off.
Arguably more important, however, is the development of Thor's relationship with the men in his life, his firm but fair father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and his venal brother Loki, with whom our hero continues to find himself torn between avowed opposition and unconditional brotherly love. "I don't think they're going back to being best friends," says Hemsworth, noting that such reunions were eye-rollingly frequent in the comic books. "But I think Thor's at a loss about how they got to this point. I think that in this film he certainly can acknowledge now with a maturity that, okay, he should have been more aware of Loki over the years, why maybe that led him down a certain path. So I think there's an empathetic view for Loki that no one else can have, because they're not bound by blood."
Thor's relationship with his father, however, has apparently mellowed somewhat in the new film. "The conflict between Thor and Odin was, I think, so great in the first one, and he didn't want to repeat that," says Hemsworth. "So certainly they disagree, as I think they always will at times. But there's a far greater respect for each other. It becomes, I guess, a more mature conversation. It's not sort of just their individual egos – the whole universe is at stake."
And that, as Hemsworth trudges off to do battle once more in the English drizzle, appears to be the approach to the entire film. As far as they can tell us, at least.


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Parks Day Astronomy WeekendJuly 16-17, 2016
Join acclaimed astronomy writer Rick Stankiewicz for a weekend filled with astronomy. View the surface of the sun, take in a show at the portable planetarium and join in the stargazing. Park open to 2 am for maximum viewing experience.
Perseid Meteor CelebrationAugust 12-13, 2016
We're staying open all night to view the peak of this annual meteor shower. Kick the night off with a local moth expert and see what amazing species he's able to attract – you'll be surprised just how colourful some moths are. Join members of RASC later in the evening and enjoy the meteor show. Park open all night between August 12 and 13.
These dates offer the darkest skies for optimum viewing due to their proximity to the new moon. Designated as a Dark Sky Preserve by the Windsor Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, the Park will be open until midnight. For the best star gazing encounters, we recommend you come equipped with binoculars or a telescope.
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INTRODUCTION – Extract
This report summarises the findings of a review of selected aspects of the 2010 and 2011 regional plans of the 55 Regional Development Australia (RDA) committees. The Indian Ocean territories of Christmas Island and Cocos Keeling Island are also included in the summary, because although they are not part of an RDA, they are aligned with RDA Midwest Gascoyne to achieve regional development outcomes and also prepared a regional plan.
According to its National Charter (RDA, 2012), RDA is a partnership between the Australian, state, territory and local governments to strengthen regional communities. RDA consists of a national network of 55 committees, which work with all levels of government, business and community groups to support the growth and development of all regions in Australia. RDA is administered by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
RDA regions are typically made up of several local government areas and vary in size and population. There are 14 RDA regions in NSW, 12 in Queensland, eight in SA, nine in WA, nine in Victoria and the remaining three are the state of Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the ACT. As part of their contractual arrangements with the Australian Government, Regional Development Australia committees are required to prepare and submit regional plans and update them annually. These plans set out the economic, environmental and social vision for the region, articulate the drivers of change, identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities and list priorities for action. They also describe the region, its attributes, industry and employment base. That is, they provide a social, economic and environmental profile of the region.
SOURCE: Australian Bureau of Statistics, "Research paper: A review of Regional Development Australia Committee Regional Plans, 2013." ABS Cat. no. 1381.0 12 March 2013


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Hilton Head Island South Carolina - Thanksgiving week Rental.
Marriott's Grande Ocean Resort
Along these 17 unspoiled oceanfront acres, magnificence swells with the sea—bountiful enough to challenge any destination anywhere!
All the ingredients of a perfect vacation–luxurious oceanfront accommodations, tropical gardens and one thousand feet of Hilton Head Island's world-famous beach are yours.
Five Star Resort amenities include The Grande Ocean Resort Tennis Complex, featuring lighted Har-Tru courts, offers professional tennis instruction provided by Van Der Meer Tennis University.
Optional championship golf packages are available, along with exciting beach and pool activities for the whole family to enjoy. Four outdoor swimming pools (one heated) and one indoor heated pool Fully-equipped exercise room and steam room with lockers Freshwater lagoon system enhanced by lush tropical gardens and fountains
Poolside deli featuring light snacks and beverages.
9 whirlpool spas
Organized and comprehensive adult and activities programs
Children's Compass Kids' Club activities
On-site bike rentals
Oceanfront lounge—seasonal—in the acclaimed Crow's Nest
Surfside pool bar
Close proximity to local area recreation amenities and activities
MarketPlaceSM Deli, Pizza Hut®, Farmer's Market, and Grand Outfitters (distinctive apparel)
BBQ grills
Nearby horseback riding
Blackjack night
Tie-Dye T-Shirt making
Sand dollar & Sea Creature painting
Ice cream social
Aqua aerobics
Make your own shark tooth necklace
1,390 square feet of living space able to accommodate up to eight persons.
Formal living room with queen sleeper sofa and color TV.
Master suite with king bed, color TV, whirlpool tub, shower, vanity, and in-room safe at no additional charge.
Second bedroom with double bed or queen bed and double size sleeper sofa, color TV, and adjacent bathroom.
Formal dining accommodations for six and breakfast bar for three.
Deluxe kitchen with oven, microwave, dishwasher, full-size refrigerator, and service for eight.
Complete set of linens, bath towels, and pool towels.
Private balcony or patio with table and chairs.
Utility room with washer and dryer.
Total of three TV sets, plus a VCP in the living room.
Rates Availability:
We have exchanged our 2004 Time Share at Marriott's Grande Ocean for the highly desirable week of Thanksgiving. All units are Oceanview and/or gardenview. Our unit this week is for Ocean Front! Check-in after 4PM November 21, 2004 - check-out by 10AM November 28, 2004. The rack rate is presumed to be at least $400 per night. We will rent the week for $1500
per week, from $ 1500
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Ed Graf
Spoken languages : English
51 S. Forest Beach Drive
Hilton Head Island
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Here's why Giovanni Lorenzo will get Andy Lee
Peter Quillin is a fine young fighter. But Giovanni Lorenzo is also an excellent fighter and he deserves a shot at an HBO fight more than Quillin does. Though Quillin is undefeated, hes also relatively untested. Giovanni has taken the tough fights (four major bouts in his opponents backyards, three outside the country) while they were all in there prime and shown that he is a world-class fighter.
Matthew Macklin is a great example of a fighter who took tough fights and lost but got rewarded for his good effort. When Lorenzo fought Felix Sturm in Sturms hometown Cologne for the WBA. Giovanni threw more punches than Sturm, landed about the same total amount and had a huge edge in power punches yet not one judge gave him the fight.
When he lost a split decision to Sebastian Sylvester for the IBF crown in Sylvesters hometown in Germany (one American judge had it for us, two European judges for Sylvester) or when he fought interim WBA Champ Hassan NDam NJikam in Le Cannet, France N'Dam's home town and knocked him through the ropes and out of the ring, only to have NJikam get aided in getting up by a photographer and a WBA judge (thats generally an automatic DQ but not in France apparently, see YouTube link to round five below). It is clear Lorenzo won by KO.
"N'Dam Lorenzo round 5"
I think the only true way to compare Giovanni and Peter Quillin (since Quillin is relatively untested) is by looking at how they did against their two common opponents Dionisio Miranda and Dennis Sharpe. Giovanni blazed Miranda out in two rounds with one wicked right hand. Quillin struggled to a ten round close decision win over Miranda and was almost knocked out in the seventh round. Both men stopped Sharpe, though Giovanni did it in one round when Sharpe was still an undefeated prospect, while Quillin took four rounds and Sharpe had lost five in a row at that point.
Bottom line, Giovanni is the more battle-tested fighter and a much tougher test for Andy Lee than Peter Quillin would be. Lets have Quillin travel to Australia to fight Daniel Geale, or to Russia to fight Dmitriy Pirog or Germany and fight Golvoken and see how he does before he gets a big fight on HBO. Giovannis earned his chance.
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I'll tell you why:
Because Lou DiBella would much rather have Lee in a fight he knows he can win, so he can set up Sergio Martinez next fight against yep, you guessed it - andy lee.
Bob arum isn't the only one that loves in house fighting.
Everyone knows what Giovanni Lorenzo is. He's lost 4 of his last 9 fights. Decent fighter, but Lee would certainly have the edge.
Peter Quillan, he's undefeated, looks very powerful at 160 and he's improved since his injury that kept him sidelined for a bit.
It's too risky to put Lee in the ring with Quillin, much too risky, especially when DiBella wants to make Martinez vs Lee later in the year.
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CompuBox numbers Sturm - Lorenzo
Punches Landed / Thrown
Total Punches Jabs Power Punches
Sturm 198 / 449 129 / 296 69 / 153
Lorenzo 193 / 1070 22 / 519 171 / 551
Lorenzo clearly out punched Sturm in power punches (by over 100) equal in jabs, how does Sturm get the victory? we all know the answer to that question, "The fight was in Germany in his hometown for the WBA.
Lorenzo threw 1070 in the fight to only 449 by Sturm.
Maklin got his shot at Sergio Martinez with the same punch output, The bottom line is Lorenzo comes to fight.
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i remember when lorenzo lost to old man raul marquez. i don't see an excuse for that fight on the list?
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Quillin is much hype and untested, Thats a fact, Giovanni Lorenzo would be undefeated too if he fought the same figherts Quillin did, so would Lee, Quillin still needs to prove himself, He clearly has a suspect chin. Shown in the Miranda fight, and that can not be improved you ar eborn with a chin. Fight someone my man, and then you have something to talk about, Right now, he has nothing to talk about.
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Quillin would have been KO'd by Raul, Lorenzo beat Marquez, but that fight was in Marquez promoters home court too, Lorenzo is a warrior, never been down or stopped, He is right in front of you and comes to fight, He doesn't cry about th emoney, he doesn't back out of fights, and he doesn't fake injuries, he is a real fighter, he fights
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Im probably gonna go see this fight so i hope its someone good
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Three different Moore Catholic players notched double figures as the Mavericks took a 54-29 non-league decision from host McKee/Staten Island Tech Saturday afternoon in New Dorp.
Dina Motrechuk (13 points), Taylor Robertson (12) and Victoria Crea (11) led the visitors' offensive attack, but the seemingly balanced effort was rather lackluster.
"We played very poorly," said Moore coach Rich Postiglione. "The score does tell anything. Quite a few of our players, including the ones that are supposed to be our better ones, are simply not playing well lately. This was a bad effort and it comes at a bad time. We have some very big games coming up in the next two weeks and things are going to have to improve quickly."
The Mavs did play solid defense in the opening quarter as the Seagulls' managed just four points, and when Victoria Rubin scored on a pretty put back at the buzzer, the visitors had a 12-4 lead.
A Kelin Walsh trey was the only bucket MSIT scored in the second stanza, six different Moore players got on the board, and it was 25-9 into the intermission.
"There is always defense, and we play hard," Postiglione added. "But we were making bad decisions the entire game."
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Though the Bruins would like to have Chris Kelly in the lineup during their Stanley Cup playoff run, they've been fortunate to have Justin Florek fill in on the third line without a hitch.
That's good news, as Claude Julien said Monday that Kelly (back) and Daniel Paille (head) will likely need a few days of practice before returning as both have missed multiple games.
"We talked about Matt Bartkowski being out for that long and being sick," Julien said. "We have to allow him to skate a little bit and get himself back into the groove of things before you throw him into a game. So I don't see those guys being much different. So again, it's a day to day process … Dan Paille's out there right now skating, so that's the right direction, but we'll have to go about our injuries just like we normally would – in a safe and proper manner."
While Kelly's been an important part of one of the league's best third lines, Florek has been solid alongside Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg.
Florek has just four regular-season NHL games to his name, but he's already got a playoff goal under his belt. Florek scored the Bruins' first goal of the playoffs, picking up a puck Jimmy Howard tried to send up the boards and shooting it into the open net to get the B's rolling in Game 2.
Florek hasn't been called upon to shut down the Wings' top lines or face off against their toughest defensemen, but he has been strong in the role he's been asked to play. He, Eriksson and Soderberg have taken advantage of playing often against the Wings' bottom defensive pair, controlling the puck well against them.
Kelly is a regular part of the Bruins' effective penalty kill, and Florek has been able to help out in that role as well.
"I kill a lot in Providence and it's a big part of my game, I think, and something I contribute to the team," Florek said. "So it's great to be able to come up here and do that and be confident with it."
Julien praised Florek's work on the PK and noted that the Bruins' overall depth has helped them adapt to injuries in that area.
"We're blessed with a lot of (penalty-killers0 this year where we're able to save David (Krejci) for the line following a penalty kill," Julien said. "But we need him now. He stepped up. Florek's another guy that's killed penalties in Providence and is pretty good at it as well. So guys have done a good job."


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How many of us out there just daily visit the site to read up on the newest news involving the industry and decide to drop a comment or two? I, personally, do this on my lunch break at work daily, it's kind of a ritual. Often times I'm making jokes, clarifying misunderstood information, and occasionally starting and ending a fight. Lately, however, there's something that has gotten me pissed, and that's fanboys.
Let me clarify what I mean. I'm not upset with fanboys, who are, at best, a mere annoyance. I'm upset with the repercussions of the their presence. Nowadays you can't bitch about a system, dog on a popular view, or even put in your two cents without people ripping you apart. Normally I am fortunate enough to dodge this bullet, but yesterday I stepped on a land mine by being the first person to comment on a subject.
As many people probably know, who read the forums, there is a few glitches with Ratchet & Clank on the PS3. The first, and most common, is that the game won't let you save unless you have taken up more than approximately 500MB of space on your hard drive. There are also rumored glitches where your system gets stuck in a loop that prevents you from proceeding in a game past your most recent save spot. Well, I am one of those "lucky" people that has had a lot of problems involving the PS3 this week and since I was finally frustrated enough to speak, I got drilled.
First off, my PS3, which has worked fine since launch, died this weekend. It worked fine with Ninja Gaiden Sigma the night before, but I turned it on Sunday morning and it told me that my hard drive was corrupted and it couldn't start up. I called Sony, and given the circumstance, had a VERY positive experience. First, I had no hold time. Second, I was told they would immediately replace my PS3. Third, the turnaround time would be 1-2 weeks as opposed to the 4+ weeks of the 360! Finally, they sent the box out to me and paid for shipping and everything. I think that was the best Sony could do, shy of shipping me a free PS3 new in box with no questions asked (which no smart company would do). Well, this left me without PS3 for Ratchet & Clank, which truthfully made me sad. Luckily, I have a buddy who has a PS3, and he told me that if I let him borrow the game, I could come over and play for long periods of times at his place.
First off, we had the big issue with the free space glitch, only to fix that and then get this weird error message once I reached a certain point in the game! I was hoping that a patch or something would come across and instead all we got was this bullshit explanation as to why and instructions to install 500MB of material on my system! This is when I finally got frustrated and made a comment.
The mistake I made was that I made a statement that I was tired of issues like these on the PS3 when the 360 usually issues a patch to fix these items right away. In my mind, I was noticing that the PS3 never issued patches, or they came much later, from the COMPANIES THAT PROGRAM ON THE PS3. I think the reason that the patches are so common on the 360 are because Microsoft pushes its developers of 1st and 3rd party titles to update the game ASAP to fix the patch (remember Shivering Isles?). My comparison to the PS3 and 360 weren't with the system, but merely stating that the PS3 always has some bass ackwards way to fix problems and the 360 usually just issues a patch that automatically updates.
Instead, people thought I was a fanboy of, I'm guessing, Microsoft and the 360. I got RAILED for seemingly attacking the PS3, when I very obviously own the system (didn't bother to check my profile before branding me the Candyman, did you?). Funny thing was, earlier that day I wrote a comment in regards to the delay of Smash Bros. on the Wii. The comment basically asked why we're all nice and accepting when a Wii game is delayed, but we rip off Sony's head when they delay a game. See, on THAT comment, I basically got a laugh and acknowledgment. Funny, isn't it? I attack a GAME on the PS3 and mention a PS3 trend, and now I'm a Microsoft fanboy. BUT, when I defend Sony and attack the Wii, I'm merely funny, kind of like laughing at the village idiot. Who's the fanboy now? Maybe the Sony fanboys are a little too touchy.
The way I see it, I camped outside in the cold (in KANSAS, where I lived at the time) last November from Tuesday night at about 9:00 PM until Thursday at midnight to get one of TWO PS3s at my local Wal-Mart and shelled out $800 for the system, an extra controller, and Resistence. If anyone wants to claim I don't back the PS3, FUCK YOU. I'm realistic about it's future or its current standing, but I'm also realistic about the fact the the Wii is either DOA when the gimmick of it wears off or it will conquer the PS3 AND Xbox 360 and revolutionize how games are made and played. I'm also realistic about the fact that my Xbox 360 is basically a ticking time bomb (I've gotten the red rings TWICE within a year) that will most likely only have another two or three years as a competing system. They all have flaws and they all have perks. I don't lean to any one system for any one reason (except maybe based on the games released, like with Halo 3, but you'll notice I was quick to ditch that game for Ratchet & Clank).
In my opinion, a fanboy is someone who takes things, like a glitch with a game, and says, "This system sucks because of this glitch and you should buy this other system instead. Oh yeah, and no matter what you heard <x> game will be released on this other system, so it's better." That's not what I did! I just said that I was unhappy with the solution and why don't PS3 games get consistent patches like 360 games do. And for that I am now a Microsoft fan boy when all I really want to do is play my (currently broken) PS3! GGGGRRRRR, it just irks me. And then, just like all the other LEMMINGS in the comments section, about 20 others chime in and say stuff like, "yeah, you're dumb! " or "<game x> had the same problem on the 360, which by the way, SUCKS!" as if I care what he thinks. I bought the Wii when no one had faith in it (at launch), I bought the PS3 when everyone wanted it (at launch), and the 360 when everyone doubted it (at launch). I buy 3-5 games a month across all the systems (in fact, the biggest problem my gamestop has is keeping up with which version of a game I bought). I purchased Virtua Fighter 5 on the PS3, R6:Vegas on the 360, The Darkness on the 360, Ninja Gaiden on the PS3, and Stranglehold on the PS3 (even though I could have BEATEN it twice over by now on the 360), and lets not forget the barrage of Wii games I have purchased. This holiday season I have 3 Wii reservations, 4 360 reservations, and 2 PS3 reservations (and those are only because I chose the 360 for GH III and Rock band because all my friends who play those games have a 360). As I said in the comment, I'm a lover of all systems and a hater of none (except that I will admit a pretty weak lineup for the PSP, but Sony's doing better there too).
So to all those that accused me without paying attention to my PREVIOUS comments or my profile: FUCK YOU.
To those fanboys who confuse casual gamers on the news site by telling them that MGS IV will be on 360, that GTA IV is a PS3 exclusive, and that the Wii is constantly having hardware problems: FUCK YOU.
And to the guy who attacked me for griping about Ratchet & Clank on the PS3, only to turn around and gripe about his 360 because he got the red rings of death: A GREAT BIG FUCK YOU!


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The fate of the abandoned Holy Cross School -- whether it will convert into an ambitious town center replete with retail, offices and condos or remain a halcyon alcove of historic shotgun homes -- is headed to the New Orleans City Council.
Perez Architects APC, the firm behind the redevelopment project, wants city lawmakers to rezone the old school grounds for denser commercial use and relax the height restrictions on new buildings. They see it as creating a vital economic magnet to attract repopulation to the Lower 9th Ward.
But a vocal, well-organized group of residents sees that project as an affront to their struggle. For the past nine years they have fought to resurrect that neighborhood, nestled along the Mississippi River levee, as the tight-knit community it once was before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast more than eight years ago.
Sarah DeBacher, president of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, sounded disheartened Wednesday (April 9) that Perez's plan had ground through the Historic District Landmarks Commission and the City Planning Commission to arrive at the council's feet with her and her neighbors battling it all the way.
"It's really disappointing to have it get to this," she said.
Perez President Angela O'Byrne couldn't be reached Wednesday for comment. But the company released a statement calling its plan the best way to renew the Lower 9th Ward.
"Positive change requires higher-density buildings constructed on higher ground, mixed-use developments on the same city block, and amendments to height and density restrictions in order to create green, sustainable, and energy efficient communities," it said. "The Lower Ninth Ward currently lacks all of these qualities and the proposed Holy Cross re-development would bring not only the above mentioned benefits to the neighborhood, but also initiate the revitalization of a once thriving community within New Orleans."
DeBacher said she hoped to rally those opposed to the zoning change to attend the council's Thursday (April 10) meeting at 10 a.m. in City Hall.
"It just feels surreal and quite frankly wrong that we have to protect our ourselves against a really aggressive developer," she said.
Perez has some reason to be aggressive: the purchase agreement it signed in August 2012 for the 13 acres that the school once occupied is up at the end of the month, although the property's owners, the Brothers of the Holy Cross, could choose to extend it.
After the flooding that followed Katrina inundated the Lower 9th Ward, the Holy Cross School moved to Gentilly, leaving the land vacant and inadvertently setting the stage for the present fight over it.
Perez's plan would create an amalgam of residential, office, and commercial spaces, with room for a restaurant and a renovation of the school's historic administration building. But at least two of the new buildings proposed would exceed the 40-foot height limit for that historic neighborhood.
To counter the project, its opponents had Tulane University's City Center help draw up three alternatives that residents say better suits their community. All three plans center on leaving much of the campus as green space or a park and building single-family and multi-unit homes around it.
"We really believe those plans have teeth," DeBacher said. "Why else would the Tulane City Center spend months with us working on them?"


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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Jimmie Johnson, the winner of Sunday's Daytona 500, appeared on NASCAR's weekly teleconference Tuesday afternoon.
Among the questions Johnson faced related to Saturday's frightening crash in the Nationwide race.
As for whether drivers need to change their tactics in restrictor plate races:
"I think it's crazy to ask the drivers to do anything different. It's just impossible. When the plates were put on the car, it requires a different type of racing. Your speed comes from the car behind you. So the pushing, not necessarily physical contact, but that bubble between the two cars, that bubble is what speeds things along the most and makes things happen within the draft.
"You're going to block. You have to defend. You have to do things on plate tracks that drivers just don't like to do and it's not what we're used to doing, not what we're used to doing. But that's the game, that's the element.
"To leave the rules the same and try to impose something on the drivers in how you perform out there, that's unfair. I mean, it's absolutely unfair.
"But we need to learn from this. There are things that we can do, eventually that we can do, to create a safer environment for the fans. When you look at the evolution of safety, if you go back far enough, you look at the restrictor plate put in place after Bobby Allison's crash. We continue to make changes.
"What we saw in Talladega with the crash that happened with Carl (Edwards) and Brad (Keselowski), there were some ideas about the fence posts, the gap between them, what needed to change. Daytona implemented that into their track. When you look at the proximity of where fans sit near the racetrack, there's certain elements of our sport that are dangerous.
"We don't need them directed at the fans, but we need to look at all things right now. Unfortunately, it's just a fluke accident to kind of open everyone's mind to have them look at this again.
"Thankfully everybody is okay. We're going to learn from it and move forward. But there is technology out there. We just have to find the right approach, methodical, smart approach, apply that to our sport, and not create another issue.
"I know people have an idea of Plexiglas. I don't disagree with that concept, but the last thing you want to do is create another safety hazard. If that wall was to shatter and send shards off into the stands, that's a whole other issue we have to deal with.
"We have to be careful in how we approach this and I know that NASCAR and the tracks will be."
As for whether NASCAR should have a no-blocking rule, considering it was blocking manuever by Regan Smith against Brad Keselowski that ignited the wreck:
"It's so tough. I know that everybody is concerned for the fans. That's where our priority needs to be.
"But as competitors on the track, I mean, it's so tough for us to figure out what to do right, what the right thing to do is. Everybody wants pack racing. Pack racing leads to cars crashing and new risks for the fans, risks for the fans.
"So here we are back to pack racing which everybody wants to see, a car crash happens, and the knee-jerk reaction is: Let's eliminate blocking. That's plate racing. You cannot as the leader survive on your own. You have to look in the mirror, spend 80%, 90% of your time driving the rearview mirror blocking the lead. That's what you do.
"To take away the leader's ability to defend his position, I mean, it's just a crazy concept for me. It's not like open-wheel racing where you go into a hairpin turn and you're allowed one move to defend. That's what plate racing is: you defend and you keep people attached to your rear bumper.
"If that requirement is put on the drivers, I say break out the bulldozers and knock down the banking. Let's take the plates off, make the track flatter where you have to lift, and let's get rid of the draft altogether."


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If you can have a fantasy draft of your own NFL team, who would you pick?
There are no other people drafting against you, so you are free to choose the best of the best.
Can you make your team go undefeated?
I can only imagine what would happen if American style football was a worldwide event.
If that were so, I'm sure that this team would go undefeated against any other team ever.
These may not be the best NFL players at their positions, but they are the players who would fit great and work together best.
It's sort of like how Herb Brooks ran his Olympic team back in 1979-1980. It's not the best players—it's the right ones.
Forget the 3-4 or 4-3 defense, wildcat, double-wing, or shotgun formations. No matter what the suit, these guys would get it done!


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Pirates of the Caribbean (Alto Sax)
By Klaus Badelt
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For Alto Sax. Composed by Klaus Badelt. Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along. Play Along and Movies. Instrumental solo book (softcover) and accompaniment CD. 24 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.842185).
Item Number: HL.842185
ISBN 1423421973. 9x12 inches.
16 pieces from the swashbuckling blockbusters, including: The Black Pearl * Davy Jones * He's a Pirate * I've Got My Eye on You * Jack Sparrow * To the Pirate's Cave! * Wheel of Fortune * and more.


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510 Tasting Notes
As I drank this, I kept thinking, gee this really reminds me of something. what is it? And for some reason I didn't realize that this was lemon flavored. I'm so used to orange in teas that I forgot about lemons! Well, now that I read the description, it seems obvious. duh. It tastes like those really big vegan cookies, the lemon flavor (the only flavor of those that I like). Despite how much I like that cookie, I'm not sure how I feel about it in a tea. It's a bit weird. . . like soggy cookie.
You'd think by now I'd stop buying non-roasty dark oolongs. I generally don't like them. But sometimes I just can't turn down a catchy name.
This one has the familiar heavy apricot or honey sweetness that I dislike, but with the addition of a nutty undertone.
I'm not rating this one because the problem here is me, not the tea :p
This green is more sweet the vegetal, but different than other "sweet" greens that I've had. I can't quite explain the difference though. I steeped it according to directions with 160F water for 3 min. There's a very tiny hint of bitterness, but not bad.
It's an OK green tea, but I prefer a serious vegetal soup most of the time. I have room for some exceptions for sake of variety, but this one doesn't quite make the cut.
Nothing new to see here, just relocating the note that was hanging out with the non 2.0 version.
I was distracted while preparing this tea and I didn't use the recommended 170F water. Oh well. It still smelled delicious! I went all out and ate Keebler rainbow cookies with it and got their crumbs all in the tea. . .hey its my birthday!, I'll do what I want :D (being healthy is not on my list of things to do ;) )
despite the too-hot water and the Keebler additions, this is an enjoyable cup of tea. It's a little tiny bit bitter, which Im sure is the water's fault. I'll do it right next time, I promise. I'll be finishing this bag off myself, but I think that the Pumpkin Creme Brulee will be my prefered choice next time I order. I like the spiciness of it more than the creaminess of this one, but it's a close competition.
A sad, very sad fate for this tea. It was my go-to tea when all else didn't suit me. But, alas, something was amiss with the most recent batch. I tried to pretend that i still enjoyed it, but I couldn't keep up the act. I threw the rest away. :( I will mourn its parting for a long time. I'm removing the rating for now b/c I don't know if this is a temporary problem or if future batches will be the same. I'm going to reorder after a season or two, hoping that it will be from a new and better crop.
I'm not getting the caramel or malty notes so much. I used boiling water (I was hesitant about doing that for a white tea though!) and I used two teaspoon, but a bit more than 8oz of water.
It tastes like a delicate darjeeling with some of the hey notes expected of a white hanging out in the distant background. I don't much care for darjeelings, but the similar characteristics here aren't too intense to scare me away.
I would happily enjoy another cup, but it probably won't be a repurchase.
Oh man, look at the time! I brewed this tea hours ago, intending to write a note as soon as I sat down, but got hyper focused on editing my paper draft. I didn't even plan to finish with that before I practiced piano for a while, but when I get focused, there's no stopping till the end. And I made it too the end! Despite my disappointment in the hour, I am relieved to be done with it!
And this tea, such a wonderful partner it was while I worked. I was worried that it would be like the grape oolong, which was waaaay to floral for my tastes. This is just the right amount of floral and with a hint of strawberry. I <3 it!
I meant to try this tea again with different preparation and BrewTEAlly Sweet's note reminded me. I took her suggestion for milk and sugar (rock sugar). It's sooo much better this way. Sorry BrewTEALLy, I almost had it in mind to send you the rest of mine b/c I didn't think I'd be drinking much of it. :p
Ha ha no worries:) I'm glad you enjoy it now! I'm glad to help:) I will have to order some when I get a chance :)
might have to indulge in this one…. i love creamsicles, and guayasa and i don't get on. any other recommendations from this vendor?
the mountain mint chocolate is pretty good. My note for it might have hyped it up a bit more than it deserves b/c it is a miracle that I like any flavored puerh tea, but its still a good one to try :)
oh, but are you in canada? I cant remember where everyone is. I don't know if they have international shipping. My mother bought these teas from their brick and mortar store. I was surprised to find that they even have a website.
I got this sample with my recent order. I was afraid to try another fig tea after the one that tasted like a stinky shoe, but I did it anyway. Good news is, it doesn't like a stinky shoe, but I don't like it. Not because of lack of flavor as some of you note, but because I don't like the flavor. I guess i just don't like fig tea. I feel like it could use more spice or more cranberry (for some tartness). It's a muddy unpleasant flat flavor to me.
When I first took a sip of this, I thought I accidentally took the cup of tea that I had brewed for my husband (a hibiscus blend). But, nope. This tea just tastes very much like hibiscus. But fear not hibiscus-haters! It is a very mellow tart-free hibiscus flavor. I suppose it is supposed to be plum, really. The spices are not particularly strong.
Not a bad cup of tea, really, but I don't know about repurchasing since I prefer not to have a lot of sugary teas in my cupboard. Especially since this tea doesn't taste sugary, but i can see the sugar pieces in it. If I'm going to have sweets, they had better at least taste like sweets :D
Thanks for reviewing! I've been making DTT mock orders every couple days but keep chickening out since no one has been reviewing the new ones.
and yo, those sample packs?!?!? they are like the most fun ever! sometimes i just close my eyes and pick hah!


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Small flies breed inside the building. Eliminating their breeding areas is the best method for lasting control.
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Good sanitation combined with regular use of InVade Bio Products can eliminate or dramatically reduce small fly problems and eliminate foul odors often without the use of any pesticides or harsh chemicals. Invade Bio Products are available on this web site.


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In the days leading up to Mother's Day, hundreds of female volunteers will pound nails and raise walls at Habitat for Humanity construction sites in all 50 states in recognition of the National Women Build Week.
The Mother's Day timeframe was selected for its significance to many volunteers. You are invited to join us in the call to eliminate poverty housing in Nevada County. Families with children make up a staggering number of those in need of adequate housing. More than 12 million children — one in six — live in poverty housing in the United States alone.
Grass Valley Lowe's heroes and female volunteers will come together to continue construction on the Arnold family's new home. Here in Grass Valley on May 10, women are coming together to build the family's home, which Habitat began earlier this year. The day starts at 9 a.m., but space is limited, so if you want to join in please call and reserve a spot at 530-274-1951. The home is the third to be worked on during Women Build and the 25th overall in the county.
Lowe's has provided Nevada County Habitat a $5,000 Lowe's store gift card, as well as in-store volunteer training, in support of this one-day build.
"It's so exciting for us to focus on women during Mother's Day week, but everyone is welcome." Debbie Arakel, executive director of Nevada County Habitat, said in a news release. "Our women volunteers are very passionate about this effort, and they've volunteered a lot of hours already, learning the skills necessary to help eliminate poverty housing in our community."
Lowe's has committed more than $1.3 million to National Women Build Week in support of more than 250 participating affiliates. Lowe's, the underwriter of Habitat's Women Build program, recruits, educates and inspires women to build and advocate for simple, decent and affordable houses in their communities.
"Lowe's has been the proud sponsor of Habitat's Women Build program since 2004. This innovative program encourages women from all walks of life to pick up their hammers and build homes alongside Habitat partner families," said Larry D. Stone, Lowe's president and COO and chairman of the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation. "Lowe's salutes the thousands of women who've volunteered on Habitat job sites during the past 20 years and for years to come."
Nevada County Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing by providing a homeownership opportunity for low income families. Habitat for Humanity brings together people with resources and people in need to build simple, decent, affordable houses. The houses are sold to those in need at no profit. Nevada County Habitat was founded in 1996 and has built 24 houses in the western Nevada County.


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Riley Cote wasn't looking for a new hobby this summer - just something to pass the time during what seemed like an interminable offseason.
So when his favorite tattoo artist, Jeff Gemma, asked the Flyers' enforcer to personally tattoo a Flyers logo on his ankle, Cote was stunned. He didn't know what to say to something so . . . permanent.
"I had wanted to do it years ago,'' Gemma said yesterday, shortly after adding more ink to Cote's arm. "I had grown up in Massachusetts and was a big-time Bruins fan but lost touch with the game. I was tattooing in Jersey [at the appropriately named Jersey Devil] and a bunch of the Phantoms came in and Riley was one of them.


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Stronger Herbal Tea Then Sleepytime Or Chamomile ?
looking for a stronger herbal tea then sleepytime or chamomile to aid me get to sleep also want something that i could take everynight that wouldnt motivation be to have problems if i arranged to stop drinking it i heard Valerian root can create withdrawal and i suppose st johns wort also...so looking for a stronger tea that wouldnt cause these kind of problems if stopped
1.Hawthorn tea is good for stressed out tension and sleeplessness.
2.Hops Tea - A sleepy brew most adjectives for insomnia relief. Hops are silly to be taken internally by anyone feeling low or suffering from depression.
Valerian is sometimes used as a treatment for anxiety. However, it is more commonly recommended as an aid for occasional insomnia.
try green tea wit no cafine that other helps me relax
keenness flower tea
loosestrife tea
Here are some extracts from a book I am writing,, hope this answers your question.
California Poppy (Eschscholzia Californica)
Use Arial parts
Is related to the Opium Poppy (Papaver Somniferum) and contains similar alkaloids, but much smaller number powerfull and not addictive. Gentle enough for children that are hyperactive or cannot sleep. Also usefull for adults who suffer from insomnia or who is over-anxious. Can be used contained by two ways. First as a sleep-inducing remedy to be taken last piece at night and again if you wake up before morning and can be COMBINED next to Pasiflora, Lactuca or Humulus. Second, which goes further to dealing near the root cause of sleeplessness, is to COMBINE near herbs approaching Avena, Verbena and Hypericum, that nourish and strengthen the disturbed system, during the day regularly. Once you are stronger, darkness problems often resolve themselves. It also help with daytime problems similar to anxiety and panic-attacks. It has a placid anodyne effect, although it is not nearly as effective as Papaver Somniferum at dealing next to pain. But it can serve in taking the snake of pain and surrounded by easing the anxiety that goes beside it.
Granadilla, Passion Flower (Passiflora Incarnata)
Use Leaves
Passion Flower does the opposite than its dub suggests, rather than raise fire it helps to unruffled it down. It's the first herb of choice for adults who cannot sleep. It helps ensure a restfull hours of darkness with no hangover notion like near conventional sleeping pills. Its sedative part also makes it usefull for those suffering from anxiety attacks and anxiety. COMBINE with Scutellaria, Humulus, Eschscholzia or Lactuca. It is worth trying contained by any situation where stress is a factor. Take it later thing at dark for insomnia or regularly during the day for afraid problems. Its also antispasmodic and slightly painkilling, and can be used to abet manage illnesses approaching Parkinson's disease or mild epilepsy, to reduce the spasm of neuralgia and shingles and to reduce the physical and wild tension that comes next to asthma. CULINARY: The fruits of some varieties of Passiflora are both appetizing and delicious. They are eat raw, prepared contained by many ways and can be juiced
Hops (Humulus Lupulus)
Use Flowers of Female Plant (Strobiles)
Its prevalent use is as a mild sedative. It can assistance to easy anxiety and tautness, calm restlessness and bring tranquil sleep. Is also calming to the digestive system and can relief with indigestion and irritable bowls and for this COMBINE next to Chamomilla and Symphytum. To treat anxiety COMBINE with Valeriana or Passiflora and to backing with insomnia COMBINE near Passiflora, Lactuca or Eschscholzia. Contains plant oestrogens and can be a usefull friend for woman going through menopause, also dampens sexual desire in men close to beer. CULINARY: Is an essential ingredient in beer contained by Europe. Young shoots used to be valued as a vegetable in Roman times. OTHER: The leaves and flowers own been used to produce a brown dye. CAUTION: Not suitable for empire suffering from depression.
Peace be within us
Valerian is fine, especially when you are not making it yourself from Valerian plant. The teabags are not really potent ample to have any longterm effects.
You can double or triple the chamomile and it may support you sleep better.
Also, cover very table lamp - digital clock, light from outside, etc. It will assist you stay asleep.
Try valerian root, passion flower, or kava kava along beside the chamomile. You can also use benadryl. One of its uses is as a sleep aid.
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Expending his destruction resource, Jonaas slams his car into a pillar holding up a bridge hanging over the track. The bridge starts to crumble, raining down huge slabs of concrete on several cars unlucky enough to be underneath it at that moment. Not only can you use targets to attack your rivals, but also physically alter the course for subsequent laps. There are said to be around 12 targets in each track.
While the 'story mode' takes place in Shatter Bay, Jonaas teases the fact that the game is actually comprised from thousands of cities. Thousands. This is clearly ridiculous from a single-player standpoint, which alludes to the fact that it's tied into multiplayer. Perhaps players can create a city of their own - with their own routes and targets - and then share it with other players? Perhaps it's a LittleBigPlanet-esque world built from a patchwork of other people's tracks. This is clearly a feature Bug Bear is proud of; not being able to talk about it seemed to pain poor Jonaas. One for E3 then?
So, it's Riiiiiiidge Raaaaaaaacer! Except it's not. Another very Japanese franchise has had its reins handed to a western developer, and the fans are deservedly worried. "Yehhhh this looks awful if the trailer is indicative of what they're aiming for. I don't want to hit other cars at ANY POINT AT ALL while playing Ridge Racer," offers VideoGamer forumite Woffls, a sentiment echoed in gaming communities across the web.
Jonaas is conscious of the pressure this puts on him as a developer. "I'm aware of the concerns of the fans" he admitted, "but Namco Bandai wouldn't have come to us unless they wanted a western developer's point of view."
True. Over the course of its 18-year history, Ridge Racer has revolved around the same core mechanics. Another game in the same vein might have caused less of a backlash initially, but shake-ups like this are necessary every once in a while. Besides, Namco has revealed that Unbounded is just one branch of the Ridge Racer tree, and there could very well be a Ridge Racer 8 in the future too. While the detour might be a little too drastic for some, there's no reason to write it off just yet.