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Piecing by the Numbers
Foundation-Piecing Tips
Great Foundations
Maintain the integrity of your block by beginning with the perfect foundation. These can be permanent or temporary, depending on how the quilt will be used. Some choices include muslin, lightweight interfacing, tear-away stabilizer, and vellum. There also are several products made or marketed specifically for paper piecing, including wash-away paper and preprinted foundation designs--many of these can be run through an ink-jet printer.
To make copies of the foundation pattern, choose from the following options.
Precise Tracing is Key
You can make multiple copies by stapling several layers of paper together with the original on top. Then, with no thread in your machine and a medium to long stitch length, sew precisely on the lines of the traced pattern. The needle will pierce holes in the layers that will exactly match the pattern lines. Don't forget to number the copies. If you use a photocopier to reproduce your pattern, check the copy against the original. Make all of your copies at the same time as copy quality can vary between machines.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Foundation piecing requires that you sew the fabric pieces on the reverse side of the block image. Each block is a mirrored, or reversed, image of the pattern. If the blocks are symmetrical, such as a square-in-a-square block, this won't be an issue. However, if you need certain elements to be in a specific position, you might need to reverse your pattern before you make copies. Check the pattern against the project photo to be sure. It helps to write the color selections on the pattern before you begin sewing. If you're piecing log-cabin blocks that require a light and dark side, draw a line diagonally through the pattern. Write "light" on one side of the line and "dark" on the other to help you keep things straight.
Be Generous
Even though you can use the tiniest of scraps for foundation piecing, you need to have fabrics large enough to cover each section. A minimum of ½" larger than the piece to be covered is recommended. Because the foundation will stabilize your fabric, there's no need to worry about grain lines when you cut the fabric. The fabric pieces don't need to be cut perfectly, as any excess will be trimmed away after each piece has been stitched.
Steps for Sewing
On your pattern, crease the line between areas #1 and #2. Place your first and second fabrics with the right sides together, aligning the raw edges. Pin them to the side of the pattern without numbers so that the wrong side of fabric #1 is touching the paper. Extend the raw edges at least 1/4" above the creased line, making sure the fabric covers both sections.
Flip your pattern over and sew on the first line, going a stitch or two past the intersecting lines. Finger-press the fabric pieces open, or use a small iron.
Folding the paper back so you don't cut it, align the 1/4" mark on an acrylic ruler with the folded pattern edge and trim off the excess fabric. To help make sewing less confusing, crease the line between #2 and #3. Trim the excess fabric, adding the ¼" seam allowance. Take your third fabric and align the raw edge with this cut edge, making sure it extends beyond the next seam. Flip, stitch, press and trim your way around the rest of the pattern. When you're sewing, it helps to have your stitches small, about 14 per inch and to use a larger needle, such as a 90/14. Replace the needle if it becomes dull. A clear sewing foot or one with an open toe allows you to see the line better. Select your fabrics first and layer them in the order you'll be sewing. It'll help you stay on track if you get interrupted.
Almost Finished
When you've completed your block, you can stabilize it by spraying it with fabric finish or starch. Press and let it dry on your ironing board to avoid distortion. Trim the block and don't forget to add a 1/4" seam allowance to the outside edges. Often it's marked on the pattern but pay attention to which line you need to cut on. If you've used foundation paper, it helps to start in the center of the block to remove it. Spritzing the paper lightly with water will soften it and help in removal. Running a pin or the tip of a seam ripper along the stitching line makes the paper easier to remove, too. Avoid tugging, as it will loosen your stitches. If the paper won't come out of a small area, use tweezers to gently pull it free. Many quilters feel it's best to leave the paper in place until the blocks are joined together. Follow the direction in your project for the best results.
Oops, I Goofed
The two most common mistakes in foundation piecing are not cutting your fabric large enough to cover the next section, and putting a right and wrong side of fabric together. To unstitch a seam, slide the point of your seam ripper flat along the stitches. Cut a few along the seam every 1/2" or so, pulling out the ones in between. This will keep the paper from ripping. Press your fabric open fully so that tucks don't form. Having a small ironing mat and rotary cutter on your sewing table will make your piecing quicker and easier.
Foundation piecing is an easy and efficient way to assemble these blocks which demand precision, as seen in American Patchwork and Quilting, February 2003.
Quilt designer: Mabeth Oxenreider
Quilt name: Square-in-a-Square
Remember Me
Collect signatures from your friends and then use this paper-pieced pattern to make a signature quilt. American Patchwork and Quilting, February 2001.
Quilt designer: Lisa DeBee Schiller
Quilt name: Remember Me
Homespun Heaven
This star-studded table topper or wall hanging has points that match perfectly, thanks to a great foundation pieced method. 2000 American Patchwork and Quilting Calendar, March.
Quilt designer: Judith Hughes Marte
Quilt name: Homespun Heaven


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Thawing New Opera in Long Beach
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"Living composers need to find places to present our work. If we don't have that, then a score is like frozen information," says composer Gabriela Ortiz. "We need performers to bring the music to life. It's so important that there are companies taking the journey to present new things." Ortiz lives and works in Mexico City, but it was in Long Beach that her narco-opera "Camelia La Tejana: Only the Truth" got its U.S. premiere. The presenting company, Long Beach Opera (LBO), has made a name for itself in the eclectic arts landscape of Southern California by thawing the scores of living opera composers and challenging audiences' presumptions about how opera must look or sound.
Austrian conductor Andreas Mitisek has been the LBO's artistic director since 2004, after Michael Milenski, who founded the company, retired. Milenski built LBO over 25 seasons on a foundation of unconventional works often neglected by larger or more mainstream companies. It's a philosophy that Mitisek fell easily into and LBO has cemented its reputation as a risk-taker under his leadership.
"Long Beach Opera stimulates the curiosity that we all have -- through the things we do, how we do them and where we do them. We make people go further than what they might have chosen originally," he says.
When Mitisek looks out into his audiences, he says he sees the faces of people who are ready for adventure and discovery, whose minds are open and who are willing to let their imagination be engaged.
"I think a great performance benefits from an exchange between audience and performers. That's what I see our audience bring. These are the people who are attracted to what we do."
LBO mounts works even avid opera fans probably haven't seen, and often in locations no one else would peg as an opera venue. Every season, LBO stages at least one production in a non-traditional space. This month, they'll present Ernest Bloch's "MacBeth" at the Port of Los Angeles. Three seasons ago, they brought audiences to the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach for a production of Ricky Ian Gordon's "Orpheus and Euridice" starring Elizabeth Futral.
"I like to relate everyday spaces to who we are and how we are," says Mitisek. "When people go back to the swimming pool, they'll relate it not just to swimming, but to art, to an experience that's different. People see works of art, opera, whatever you want to call it, in a space that's not necessarily connected to art and then a connection develops: everything around us can be art of some sort."
Mitisek says that over time, the definition of opera and its boundaries have expanded. Even so, today's composers are tasked with making a classic art form relatable to modern audiences.
"Opera sounds pretty fancy," says composer Michael Gordon, whose "Van Gogh" was produced by LBO this season, "but if you think of it as a bunch of people singing, maybe it's less intimidating and more inviting."
Being relevant and not intimidating are key concepts in Mitisek's approach to programming. He says he doesn't discriminate based on an opera's age -- "I've done things from Vivaldi and Handel" -- but he's attracted to contemporary pieces because they often hold the most meaning for contemporary audiences living contemporary lives.
Gabriela Ortiz' "Camelia La Tejana: Only the Truth" is a good example of this. Performers wearing jeans and cowboy hats run, dance, love and fight along a raised platform meant to evoke a border crossing. They sing about the opera's namesake, a murderous drug-runner made famous by a popular 1970s song by the Norteño band Los Tigres de Norte. The musicians, nestled under the wood and metal structure, use orchestral instruments to perform a score that borrows from classical and Mexican regional music styles. Behind the musicians and singers, giant screens show the audience artful footage of the locations named in the opera... a train track, a computer screen, a street in Ciudad Juarez.
Anyone sitting in the audience expecting a robust soprano in a Viking helmut to shatter a glass with her high notes would have had their notion of opera immediately challenged. In the place of that opera stereotype, were characters from modern day, portraying real-life drama, but still wrapped in the artistry, discipline and elegance of opera.
"Camelia La Tejana" is one of five productions in Long Beach Opera's current season. Mitisek calls it their "Borderline" season, since all five operas take as a subject the line between reality and illusion. All but one of the "Borderline" operas are written by a living composer. Philip Glass' "The Fall of the House of Usher" opened the season. Ortiz' "Camelia La Tejana" was next. In May, LBO presented a double bill of Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon's "Van Gogh" and "The Tell Tale Heart" by Stewart Copeland, founder and drummer of The Police.
The 2013 season concludes in June with Ernest Bloch's "MacBeth." Bloch may not be a living composer, but staging his version of Shakespeare's tale of witches and blood-soaked royals still qualifies as adventurous. Bloch finished the opera in 1906. In 1938, he saw it banned in Italy by the Fascist government then in power. Apparently, they weren't fans of Bloch's operatic exploration of how power influences human behavior. By 1953, the ban had been lifted and "MacBeth" was produced in Rome and subsequently in Trieste, Italy. It's been staged only once in the US -- at the Juilliard School of Music in 1973. LBO's production will be the opera's West Coast Premiere.
New operas. Novel locations. There's one more crucial ingredient in Long Beach Opera's approach. Before each performance, Mitisek takes the stage and reads a letter "written" by a figure, real or imagined, associated with the opera. Edgar Allen Poe wrote the LBO about "Fall of the House of Usher." Camelia La Tejana herself asked Mitisek to address the audience on her behalf. The letters usually end with a subtle fund-raising message, but they also provide context for what the audience is about to see and hear. The idea is to break down barriers between audience and artwork however that might be possible.
In any conversation about Long Beach Opera, one word is bound to come up: risk. It's a company that delights in taking risk, even when that means embracing another concept human nature is usually tempted to avoid.
Says Mitisek, "we need to take risks and also we need to accept the opportunity and possibility of failure, otherwise we would only do the same ten old operas that everyone knows will be good. It's a thrilling adventure."
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Population change has two components: natural increase (the excess of births over deaths) and migration (the number of people moving in minus the number moving out). For the purposes of this article, however, I shall ignore natural increase altogether and pretend that total population is a conserved quantity. Thus only migration matters, and one town's gain is necessarily another's loss.
The simplest of all migration models sets people wandering randomly from place to place. But what does it mean, exactly, to move randomly? Here's one algorithm: From the set of all towns, choose one in such a way that every town has the same probability of selection; call the chosen town the source, S. Now pick a second town, the destination, D, in the same way. Move one person from S to D. (Occasionally S and D will turn out to be the same place, but that's okay.)
When you repeat this process many times, what happens? Looking at the distribution of places according to size, the result is more realistic than we have any right to expect from such a primitive model. In round numbers, the U.S. has 20,000 incorporated places, which are home to 250 million people. If that population sorted itself out according to the algorithm above, the largest cities would have roughly 100,000 residents, and a fifth of all the places would be villages of 1,000 people or less. The actual distribution is steeper—with bigger big cities and more small towns—and yet the overall shape is similar. Even this partial success is something of a surprise, because the underlying assumptions of the model are quite implausible. In choosing a source or destination, it assigns the same probability to a North Dakota hamlet as to New York City.
A remedy for this distortion is to weight the probability of selecting each town according to its population. An equivalent way of formulating the same process is to choose a person—rather than a town—randomly and with uniform probability. The selected person will be the migrant. Now choose a second person in the same way, and let the migrant move to wherever this second person resides. Under this procedure, people everywhere have the same probability of moving, which is surely closer to the truth than the heavily biased scheme of the first model. But now another peculiarity turns up. If the population of a town ever falls to zero, that place can no longer be chosen either as a source or as a destination; in effect it is permanently removed from the model. What's more, such extinctions are inevitable. If you track the evolution of any one town's population, it executes a random walk on the integers, moving up or down by one step each time someone arrives or departs. Any such random walk must eventually reach the zero point. Thus the unavoidable outcome, if the model runs indefinitely, is that every town but one will shrink to nothing, and the entire population will be crammed into the one surviving Omniopolis.
In a 1965 paper Fuguitt analyzed another probability process, which is quite different in detail but has a similar end point. Instead of directly simulating movements of people, he took as a fundamental event a town's transition from one size class to another. Using probabilities derived from Census data (and allowing for natural increase as well as migration), he found that eventually all towns would grow until they entered the largest class.
The runaway behavior of these models could be avoided in various ways—by a mechanism for creating new towns to replace those that dwindle away, by introducing subpopulations with different preferences in residence, or perhaps by building in an economic incentive favoring less-crowded areas. But such embellishments also bring more adjustable parameters, and the models no longer look so simple.
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Here's the Scoop on Early Decision Financial Aid Awards
We're on track! Early Decision Financial Aid awards will go out mid-January. You will receive an Early Decision Financial Aid award estimate within the next couple of weeks if you have been accepted to RIT, and; if you have submitted EITHER:
- an RIT Early Decision Financial Aid Application https://www.rit.edu/emcs/financialaid/form-early-ED1100.php OR,
- a 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) www.fafsa.gov
Now that that we are in the month of January, the on-line FAFSA is available to complete. So, I recommend that you complete the FAFSA if you want to apply for an Early Decision Financial Aid award. The FAFSA is required to confirm and to disburse any federal or RIT-sponsored financial aid. You can use estimated income to complete the FAFSA. However, once your taxes are completed, you should correct your FAFSA using actual income information.
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Ashley HenniganGreat post! I've already referenced your blog to help an accepted student. You're also getting hits on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/RITAdmissions. Thanks!
Corinne FranklinThanks, Ashley! Let me know if I can help answer any other questions regarding Financial Aid @ RIT.
steveHi, I am a little confused. I filled out the 2010-2011 FAFSA and the an RIT Early Decision Financial Aid Application and have received my financial aid offer. We have submitted the $300 deposit. Do I still have to fill our the 2011-2012 FAFSA? What purpose would that serve?
Corinne FranklinHi Steve! I apologize for the confusion. If you plan to enroll at RIT in the fall 2011, you will need to complete the 2011-2012 FAFSA. The FAFSA is required to receive need-based RIT Grants and Federal aid. This post was written in January 2010 when students were applying for the fall 2010 term. I hope this helps.
Steveok, but I did early decision before the 2011-2012 form was available. So even though I am accepted on December 15, 2010 and submitted my deposit, I still have to fill out the 2011-2012 form?
Corinne FranklinSteve,
We provide an Early Decision Financial Aid Award before the FAFSA is available, in most cases. We use the Early Decision Financial Aid Application to collect the necessary information. This enables us to provide estimated financial aid to families who are applying early decision. Once the FAFSA is available, we'll use the FAFSA to estimate a financial aid award. The FAFSA is required to receive any federal or need-based RIT financial aid. If your Early Decision Financial Aid Award included Federal or RIT need-based aid, you'll have to complete the 2011-2012 FAFSA. I can understand your confusion here. Let me know if you have any additional questions. And, congratulations on your acceptance to RIT!
steveOk, thank you for clarifying!
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Center for Academic Excellence
The Center for Academic Excellence includes math and writing skill refresher programs, an English as a Second Language transition program and support for students with learning differences. A variety of services are available and free to all Franklin Pierce students. The Center for Academic Excellence, located on the first floor of the library, is staffed by a team of professionals dedicated to assisting all students with their academic success.
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The Peter C. Wensberg Writing Center serves all members of the Franklin Pierce community as a resource for writing needs and concerns. The Writing Center is staffed with Faculty and Peer Tutors who are trained to help student writers through every stage of the writing process, from conception to final draft.
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The Health Services Center provides a full range of primary care, referrals, and educational services tailored to the individual and unique needs of college students. Health Service professionals offer initial diagnosis and treatment for a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries and appropriate follow-up care. They can refer students to a variety of specialists. Some care is offered on-site, while other services are provided by a network of local experts. Students are encouraged to consult the Health Services staff for counseling and advice on any topic related to general health.
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The Department of Campus Safety and Transportation is responsible for the protection of both persons and property. Officers patrol the campus buildings and grounds around the clock and are always available to assist students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The department is also responsible for crime awareness education programs, issuing ID cards, and administering and enforcing parking regulations.
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University and Residential Life staff are committed to providing safe and healthy living communities that foster students' personal and interpersonal growth. The goal is to provided an environment that enhances academic life and helps students achieve their potential as individuals and participants in society.
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The Center for Outreach Education & Counseling manages student development programs and services in such areas as college adjustment, communication and relational skills, leadership skills, alcohol and other drug prevention, and sexual ethics. The Center also offers limited individual counseling and assistance to students, maintains contact with local mental health providers and assists students in finding suitable off-campus treatment providers.
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The Office of Student Financial Services provide financial aid information and a host of resources for students seeking to enroll (or who are already enrolled) at Franklin Pierce University. Student Financial Services offers a knowledgeable staff to help you with financial aid, online management of student financial accounts and undergraduate residents on campus in Rindge, New Hampshire the opportunity to manage and reload their Raven Card for the cafeteria and bookstore.
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Students living off-campus can either purchase a meal plan or purchase meals at the Dining Commons on a cash basis. Requests for changes in the meal plan must be filed in either Residential Life or Student Financial Services by the end of the add-drop period of registration.
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The Franklin Pierce Computer Network
The Franklin Pierce University network at the Rindge campus provides access to all members of the Franklin Pierce community. Students use the network for e-mail, word processing, and other applications, as well as for recreational activities, coursework, and professional development. Software supported includes Microsoft Office, C, C++, Visual Basic, Java, J++, Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Premiere, and AfterEffects. The network's operating system is Microsoft NT.
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The official start of the high school football season may still be days away. But fans can get a preview of their favorite team Thursday and Friday as most of the squads in Southwest Louisiana will be hosting and competing in jamborees.
The following is an up-to-date list of the jamborees set for the Lake Area. If your team is missing, please call the American Press sports department at 494-4069.
St. Louis at Iowa, 6 p.m.
Washington-Marion at LaGrange, 6 p.m.
DeRidder at Eunice, 7 p.m.
Vinton Jamboree (at Vinton High): Merryville vs. DeQuincy, 6 p.m.; South Beauregard vs. Hamilton Christian; Vinton vs Sam Houston JV.
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Jeff Davis Parish Jamboree (at Welsh High): Welsh vs. Elton, 6 p.m.; Elton vs. Lake Arthur; Welsh vs. Lake Arthur.
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Watteau and his World
11 Feb 2000 - 07 May 2000
The National Gallery of Canada is pleased to host the exclusive Canadian presentation of Watteau and His World: French Drawings from 1700 to 1750, an international touring exhibition on view at the Gallery from 11 February to 7 May 2000. This is the first major exhibition to consider the unrivalled achievements of Antoine Watteau within the context of his forebears and followers. Watteau and His World features some 80 works drawn from private and public collections in North America including the National Gallery of Canada. The drawings were selected for the exhibition by guest curator Alan Wintermute, Senior Specialist of Old Master paintings at Christie's, New York. Forty drawings by Watteau are complemented by the work of twelve other artists who surrounded Watteau as mentors, contemporaries, and students. Included here is work by François Boucher (1703–1770), Claude Gillot (1673–1722), Nicolas Lancret (1690–1743), François Lemoyne (1688–1737),


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Plenty of black beans, salsa and chopped fresh vegetables mean a healthy amount of dietary fiber in this Tex-Mex layered dip. We use reduced-fat sour cream along with full-fat (and full-flavored) cheese to make the dip lighter without compromising great taste. Be sure to have lots of baked tortilla chips on hand when you serve it.
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Prep Time 20 min
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Liverkick's Exclusive Interview with Superkombat Champion Bogdan Stoica Featured
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On April 6, Bogdan Stoica makes his return to the ring from a nasty injury at the Superkombat WGP in Oradea, Romania. Stoica is the current reigning 95 kg Superkombat Champion, and is easily one of the most high-flying, dynamic, and exciting fighters in kickboxing today. Liverkick.com caught up with Bogdan to ask about his early life, his injury, and his upcoming fight in Oradea.
Liverkick: You are one of Superkombat's most well known stars, but fans in the West still don't know much about your beginnings. Can you tell us a little about where you grew up, and how you first got into kickboxing?
Bogdan Stoica: The first sport I ever was played was football. When I was six years old I began training with Steaua Buckarest (A Romanian Football Club), but when I was fourteen I started having health complication and was forced to quit. Two years later I decided to take up combat sports in my hometown of Bucharest. I used to visit my brother Andrei whenever he practiced judo, and that's what got me interested. I began with Wushu, and then became a professional fighter when I turned eighteen. The first time I fought for Local Kombat was in 2010.
LK: What is it like having a brother than also competes at a vey high level in kickboxing?
BS: We spar against each other all the time. It gets very emotional in the ring, and it helps to have his encouragement. Whenever we spar we use a lot of power and technique, but I would never actually fight with him.
LK: How do you feel about the development of kickboxing in Romania? Has it changed since you were young?
BS: It's grown much bigger in the last decade. It's great for Romanian kickboxers because it allows us to better help young athletes gain more experience. Superkombat President, Eduard Irimia, has done fantastic things here and worldwide. Kickboxing has become a product where it wasn't before. It's so popular that people recognize me on the streets. Most of them tell me about my amazing flying knees, and it makes me happy that someone appreciates my work.
LK: Most people aware of your accident that occurred in July of 212. For those that don't, can you give us your account of what happened that day?
BS: I was driving my motorcycle down a boulevard, and a car driven by careless driver collided with me. I swerved and collapsed to the pavement. For a few minutes I was unconscious, and when I awoke I was being transported to the hospital. I was there for about a week.
LK: What did the doctors say about the extent of your injuries?
BS: They told me if I was not an athelete I would have almost certainly have been dead. They were also extremely impressed with my ability to recover.
LK: You began training again in November of 2012. How was your rehabilitation?
BS: I followed the advice of my doctors. I have not forced anything, and taken my time, although I would have liked to fight in the final Superkombat in December. I did everything slowly, and took my time to make sure I was 100% recovered.
LK: Did your family want you to continue fighting after the accident?
BS: As you probably know, they were very concerned for my health. But they also knew that my life is this sport, and I wouldn't be able to live without it. They have supported me all the way. and have been with me ever since the accident. I can happily say that they will be there for my return fight on April 6 in the Superkombat Grand Prix in Oradea.
LK: Speaking of which, you're making your return fight against Romano Romasco of Italy. How do you feel about this fight? Is there anything about Romasco you feel you'll have to watch out for?
BS: I'm not worried about anything in particular. More importantly, I can't wait to be back in the ring again, trying to put on the most spectacular show I can. I'm well prepared and hungry to take a win.
LK: Do you ever plan to drop down to 85 kg again?
BS: No, for the moment I want to be the best in the world at 95 kg. In the future I'd like to fill out and fight heavyweight.
LK: Is there anything you'd like to say to your fans around the world?
BS: I want to apologize for my break, and I promise I've done my best in training. I would like to make up for it in Oradea by putting on a spectacular fight. I hope that everyone will be satisfied with my performance. Thank you for your support and Supuerkombat World Grand Prix on April 6, on Eurosport!
Head on over to Superkombat.com for more information, and be sure to catch the first installment of the Superkombat WGP on April 6.
Dave Walsh
Dave Walsh has been covering MMA and Kickboxing since 2007 before changing his focus solely to Kickboxing in 2009, launching what was the only English-language site dedicated to giving Kickboxing similar coverage to what MMA receives. He was the co-founder of HeadKickLegend and now LiverKick. He resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he works as a writer of all trades.
His second novel, Terminus Cycle, is available now via Kindle and Paperback.
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The entrance door and distribution main center is Pérez ZeledónÔÇÖs city, its limit extends through the cantonÔÇÖs edge, including the Fila Tinamastes attractions, such as the Cataratas of Nauyaca (waterfalls), Platanillo town and even the Barú River, where the coastal sector, that extends to Punta Burica with a total of 490 km, initiates.
The main activities include beach enjoyment and marine resources, such as whales and dolphinÔÇÖs observation, as well as mangrove swampÔÇÖs, landscapes, reptilian, sport fishing, surfing, hiking through the National ParkÔÇÖs paths, professional diving, the energetic walks to the ChirripoÔÇÖs summit, botanical gardens, protected areasÔÇÖ impressive waterfallsÔÇŽ they are all part of the main product offered by the touristic unit that can be reached through this information bureau. Ecotourism features as the main product, especially the one that is carried out among the Humedal Sierpe-Térraba; the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, the Ballena Marine National Park, the Isla del Caño Biological Preserve and the Corcovado National Park.
The beachÔÇÖs tourism possesses a wide potential in the coastal sector of Dominical-Piñuela; Platanares Beach; Zancudo and Pavones. The mountainÔÇÖs product identifies itself in the Cordillera de TalamancaÔÇÖs Mountain subunit, where San Gerardo de Rivas and San Vito of Coto Brus stand out as access centers to Chirripó National Park and the Friendship World Patrimony site.
Additionally, there is a high potential in the rural tourism development, in country settlements distributed along the region. Two important protected areas are located in this zone, one is the Corcovado National Park, which National Geographic Magazine defines as ÔÇťthe planetÔÇÖs biologically richest placeÔÇŁ and the Humanity Biosphere Preserve, declared as Humanity Patrimony and part of the Amistad International Park.
Horseback riding in the south offers myriad possibilities for visiting natural places, communities and cultural and heritage sites, including Rivas de Pérez Zeledón, Dominical, Palmar Sur, Rincón de Osa, Puerto Jiménez, Sierpe and San Vito, as well as several beaches, such as Dominical, Ballena, Tortuga, Drake, Platanares, Carate and others. In addition, the Puerto JiménezÔÇôPlaya Preciosa Preserve horseback ride takes place during Holy Week.
Hiking is a major activity for enjoying the regionÔÇÖs natural and cultural attractions. Outstanding areas include Chirripó, Piedras Blancas, La Amistad and Corcovado National Parks, as well as an endless number of beaches and forested areas, both public and private.
The Southern Zone features a variety of roads for adventure and nature-watching. Touring is possible on regular or mountain bikes. Interesting trips include Palmar SurÔÇôSierpe, Rincón de OsaÔÇôLa Palma, DominicalÔÇôParque Marino Ballena, GolfitoÔÇôPlaya Cacao, San VitoÔÇôAgua Buena and JiménezÔÇôPlaya Carate, to name just a few.
Well-developed communities offer sodas (small restaurants serving local food), cafes, restaurants and, in San Isidro de El General, the market, where visitors can sample traditional Costa Rican fare as well as international cuisine.
In the outskirts of Ciudad Neily, the Fila de Cal caverns offer visitors the adventure of exploring their many chambers.
Public protected areas such as Ballena, Térraba-Sierpe, Golfito and Corcovado, as well as the Wilson Botanical Garden, offer wonderful experiences amid the regionÔÇÖs natural diversity.
Photography stands out as a popular activity due to the varied cultural, archeological and scenic options available, as well as the wealth of flora and fauna, rivers, waterfalls, mountains, ranches and African palm and sugarcane plantations.
Sport-fishing is easy to enjoy here, thanks to the GulfÔÇÖs riches and the many places offering services, such as Puerto Jiménez, Golfito and Zancudo.
Unique in Central America, this competition takes place every year during the last week of February, in the village of San Gerardo de Rivas in Pérez Zeledón. More than 200 athletes participate, mostly nationals, though there are entrants from other parts of the world as well. The ascent is steep; athletes climb from 1,000 to 3,500 meters in the Valle de los Crestones in very short time. The route is 14 kilometers.
Throughout the year, various cultural, religious, sporting and civic activities take place, and fairs are held to raise funds for community development.
Las Quebradas Lodge and Biological Station: Located in the town of Quebradas, eight kilometers from downtown San Isidro de El General.
Activities: Four trails between 500 meters to two kilometers long allow bird-watching. Visitors can also enjoy butterfly gardens, organic farms and coffee plantations, as well as horseback riding.
Montaña Verde Environmental School: Located in the town of Rivas, eight kilometers from San Isidro de El General, on the highway to Chirripó National Park.
Activities: Horseback rides, shopping for handicrafts and organic coffee, visits to agro-ecological farms.
Dúrika Lodge and Biological Preserve: Located 18 kilometers north of Buenos Aires de Puntarenas.
Activities: Hiking on the preserveÔÇÖs trails and through indigenous reservations, visits to Dúrika hill.
Tesoro Verde Eco-lodge: Located in the village of Agujitas, four kilometers from Playa Drake.
Activities: Horseback tours in the mountains, guided hikes, visits to nearby waterfalls and pools, nature-watching.
Ernesto Pérez C. Lodge and Research and Training Center: Located in the town of Rincón, on the road to Puerto Jiménez.
Activities: The 60-hectare preserve offers hiking and nature-watching on four kilometers of trails, fishing and boat trips to the Golfo Dulce mangrove swamps.
Rey Curré Handicraft Shop: Located in the town of Rey Curré, 10 kilometers from Buenos Aires on the southern Interamerican highway.
Handicrafts made by women artisans include engraved gourds, natural-fabric bags, masks, balsa-wood ornaments and more.
Boruca La Flor Handicraft Shop: Located in the town of Boruca, nine kilometers west of the southern Interamerican highway.
Handicrafts include tablecloths, centerpieces, hats, engraved gourds, natural-fabric bags, masks, balsa-wood sculptures and more.
Hotel Canto de Ballenas: Located in the community of Uvita, 750 meters from Playa Punta Uvita.
Activities: Whale- and dolphin-watching, visits to Isla del Caño, mangrove swamp and estuary tours, bird-watching, hiking on trails in tropical forest, mangrove swamps and beaches, visits to butterfly gardens.
Longo Mai Lodge: Located in Buenos Aires de Puntarenas.
Activities: Tours to neighboring communities, forests and waterfalls. Organized guided tours are available to Cabécar hill.
Flowing out of San Juan Lake in Chirripó National Park, this river becomes the Río Grande de Térraba before emptying into the Pacific. The longest (196 km) and one of the mightiest rivers in the country, this river offers rafting trips through rapids in certain stretches, such as Las Juntas de Pacuar al Brujo.
Located some 12 kilometers from Dominical on the highway to San Isidro de El General, these lovely waterfalls are also known as the Santo Cristo or Don Lulo waterfalls. Visitors arrive on horseback to enjoy the beautiful falls surrounded by greenery, and to swim in the large, safe pool.
This beachÔÇÖs big waves are ideal for surfing. The place is also popular with campers, with facilities available. Tours and excursions can be taken from Dominical to neighboring places of great scenic beauty, such as the Nauyaca waterfalls and nearby hills offering spectacular views of the entire coastal area. Dominical offers a variety of tourism services and shops.
The moderate surf here is perfect for swimming and other water activities. At the south end of the beach lies Punta Dominical, which features a lush tropical wet forest. This, and the spectacular surrounding landscape, offer great enticement to nature-lovers.
The viewpoints on this rocky hill swathed in vegetation offer views of Dominicalito, Roca Árbol island and the stunning mountain and maritime landscape stretching southwards.
This beach is connected to Playa Uvita to the south by a sandy tongue, or tombolo, in the shape of an anchor that can be explored at low tide, when different species of crab, fish, mollusk and algae may be observed. From this spot both beaches may be viewed, as well as the beautiful Fila Costeña mountains.
One of the most stunning beaches on the Southern Pacific coast, Uvita features moderate surf safe for swimming, as well as estuaries and mangrove swamps, especially at its north end. South of the Quebrada Villegas estuary is a lovely line of coconut palms. Near the south end of the beach is Quebrada Colonia. This beach is ideal for walking and horseback riding, as well as observing the marine life around Punta Uvita.
Rich in marine life, this tongue, or tombolo, features a reef that shelters it from dangerous currents and strong surf, making it a perfect place to swim and cool off in its waters. ItÔÇÖs also a popular spot among divers.
Located behind Punta Uvita, this mangrove swamp is rich in typical coastal flora and is home to several species of seabird, including the little blue heron, the white ibis and the osprey.
Accessible only by boat or panga, this island is an extraordinary place for diving and observing the variety of marine species.
Featuring little surf and fine sand, this beach is set in a breathtaking coastal landscape that includes Isla Ballena less than three kilometers offshore. Playa Ballena, along with Isla Ballena and Rocas Tres Hermanas, make up part of Ballena National Marine Park, which stretches from Punta Uvita to Punta Piñuela. The parkÔÇÖs waters are visited by humpback whales every year from August to October and from December to April.
A beautiful, small cove with moderate surf, Piñuela is great for swimming, especially at its south end. Behind the beach is a steep, mountainous slope covered with greenery. A small promontory lies north of the beach, close to which the Quebrada Piñuela empties into the sea. Isla Ballena may be viewed from here.
Though small, this beach is surrounded by lovely scenery. Ventanas (ÔÇťWindowsÔÇŁ) gets its name from the rocky promontory at its north end featuring holes in the rock that can be explored at low tide.
Located south of Boca Brava, this beach is not suitable for swimming; however, its waves are excellent for professional surfing.
This small community lies 15 kilometers from Palmar Norte and Sur, on the banks of the river of the same name. Sierpe offers commercial services and accommodations, as well as water transportation companies that can take visitors out to sea to visit Isla del Caño, or fish or dive nearby.
A good number of tourists access Corcovado National Park via the Río Sierpe, and many bird, animal and reptile species can be seen on this trip.
This beach is made up of highly scenic rocky areas and coves. Frequent rains nourish a very wet tropical forest rich in biodiversity. Many sport-fishing and diving tours to Isla del Caño depart from Drake, as well as tours to Corcovado National Park. Visitors can hike or horseback ride to nearby attractions. Every February, the landing of pirate Sir Francis Drake at this spot is commemorated with official and local celebrations.
At the south end of the Osa Peninsula lies Cabo Matapalo, close to which are several stunningly beautiful coves and beaches set in very wet tropical forest, home to several species of birds, monkeys and other animals. Waterfalls and other natural features make exploring the rich biodiversity a delight. Beaches popular with surfers include Matapalo, Backwash and Pan Dulce, all of which offer excellent conditions for this sport.
Located south of Puerto Jiménez on the road to Matapalo, this long beach is shaped in a half-moon, and features rocky coastline to the south and the mouth of the Río Tamales near its center. The surf is gentle to moderate depending on location. Birds may be seen among the coastal greenery.
Situated at two meters above sea level, this community is the best place from which to access Corcovado National Park. Good commercial and tourism services are available, including several leisure, adventure and sport-fishing companies. Jiménez is reached via Chacarita on the Interamerican highway, or by daily boat service from Golfito.
A large, pleasant beach featuring coastal vegetation, mangrove swamps and the mouth of the Río Platanares, this is an excellent place for sunbathing and enjoying the ocean. Stretching south from Punta Arenitas, Platanares is very popular with the residents of Puerto Jiménez, as well as the tourists who come here on their way to Corcovado and other destinations on the Osa Peninsula.
Located two kilometers form the village of La Palma, this beach features moderate surf and is popular with the villageÔÇÖs residents. Set on Golfo Dulce and surrounded by mountains perennially clothed in green, Playa Blanca is a lovely spot.
The only city in the country found inside a protected area, Golfito rests on a long strip set in a small cove on Golfo Dulce. The place is characterized by the architectural style of the houses of the Banana Company, which for many years managed every aspect of banana production.
The town features commercial and tourism services, a hospital, airfield, wharf and other government services.
Several tourism companies provide lodging, food, tours and other services. Among the cityÔÇÖs main attractions is the Depósito Libre Comercial de Golfito, where a variety of items can be bought duty-free.
Golfito is the perfect departure point for visits to other coastal communities such as Puerto Jiménez and Zancudo, as well as tours to the Gulf, Río Colorado, Drake and Playa Cacao, among other destinations.
Though Playa Cacao is located just two kilometers from Golfito, the best way to get here is by boat (panga). Little surf makes it a very safe place to swim. Green with plant life, Cacao is a great place for walking around and observing the flora and fauna. The town of Golfito can be seen from the beach.
A long beach with fine sand and moderate surf, Zancudo features a lovely estuary and plenty of coconut palms and tropical greenery. ItÔÇÖs a great place for swimming, sunbathing and walking, as well as other recreational and sporting activities. Sport-fishing and whale- and dolphin-watching tours are offered.
This rocky stretch of coast offers beautiful scenery, thanks to its luxuriant plant life and small bays ideal for swimming. Set on a small cove, PavonesÔÇÖ main attraction is its open ocean surf, which forms the world-famous long left wave that draws many surfers to this beautiful and remote spot. To the south, horseback rides and long walks to the least explored stretch of coast in Costa Rica may be enjoyed.
Formed by the El General and Coto rivers, which are fed in turn by tributaries originating in the Cordillera de Talamanca, this river runs 160 kilometers and forms the countryÔÇÖs largest hydrographic basin at 2,171 square kilometers. Its many mouths and deltas make up part of the largest wetland in Central America. The Río Grande de Térraba is considered the most important river in the Southern Zone because of its socioeconomic significance.
The Southern Pacific region is home to several indigenous groups: the Cabécares, Guaymies and Borucas. Though the Ujarrás, Salitre, Cabagra, Boruca, Térraba, Limoncito de Coto Brus, Abrojos Montezuma, Conte Burica and Península de Osa reservations may also be visited, few of these indigenous groups preserve many of their old traditions.
Found in the Buenos Aires canton, Puntarenas province, in Térraba and other hamlets in the Boruca-Térraba Reservation, these indigenous people have similar agricultural and domestic practices and wear similar clothing as the areaÔÇÖs other country folk, and acquire what they need in the local store. Currently they live in houses made of precut wood and zinc roofs. This group is very small and has almost lost its language, which in general is now spoken only by the very old.
Handicrafts fashioned by this group include wooden masks made of balsa or cedar. They also make large, beautiful baskets, called javas, triangular at the bottom and round at the top, out of a type of bejuco (a kind of liana) called hombre grande. Musical instruments such as drums, maracas and flutes are fashioned as well.
In Boruca and Rey Curré, visitors can acquire handicrafts fashioned using traditional techniques and enjoy traditional dances such as Danza de los Diablitos and Danza de los Negritos
La Fiesta de los Diablitos: Representing the fight to the death against the Spanish culture invading indigenous territories, this festival displays indigenous traditions, customs and beliefs. The tradition dates back to colonial times and has been handed down orally from generation to generation. Two central characters appear in the festival: the bull, representing the Spanish, and the devils, representing the indigenous. The devils have their own hierarchy.
There are greater devils and lesser devils (men dressed as women). Accompaniment includes a flautist, drummer, guitarist, violinist and accordionist. Greater devils are responsible for order and discipline. Costumes used in the dance are very simple: a burlap-sack frock and a balsa or cedar mask.
The masks used in the festival are generally fashioned by the devils. Some decorate them with natural dyes and paint mustaches or beards on them. The bull has a carved cedar head, glass eyes and real bull horns.
The festival lasts three days; however, preparations begin December 28 in Boruca. The event starts on December 30 and ends January 2 with the slaying of a bull in the center of the village. Afterwards the meat of the animal is sold to anyone wanting to buy it.
La Fiesta de los Negritos: Another important activity that takes place from December 6 to 8, this eventÔÇÖs preparations are similar to those of the Fiesta de los Diablitos. Participants paint their faces with soot (coal), but use no special costume. A greater devil leads the event. In Boruca, they play with a carved wooden bull and colt, while in Térraba they use a cow and filly.
Until just a few years ago, this indigenous group was semi-nomadic. They are mainly found in Villa Palacio de Brusmalis en Coto Brus, on the banks of the Río Limoncito, Alto Conte, Península Burica, Bajo de los Reyes, Abrojo and San Miguel de Ciudad Neily.
Their homes generally consist of two structures: one with a straw roof, usually for cooking, and the other with a zinc roof and walls of palm or wild cane, where the family lives and goes about their daily activities. Their beds are platforms nailed to the walls of the house.
The Guaymi use bags known as chácaras, which are woven in all sizes using materials such as nylon, pita fiber and bark. Handiworks fashioned include necklaces made of plastic beads in red, white, blue, yellow and black, called nuñungas. The Guaymi are also skilled at making drums, maracas and flutes. The double drumheads are made of peccary or armadillo hides, and the wood used to make the drums is mainly balsa or cedar.
This building evokes the typical ranches used by the Boruca as traditional homes, of which very few remain in the region. The meeting place for the artisansÔÇÖ committee, it is also used as a craft workshop for training and reviving the communityÔÇÖs traditional activities.
The natural techniques and dyes used to fashion handicrafts are exhibited, and are examples of an important occupation and indigenous tradition.
This museum is part of the Térraba Culture Center, made up of the House of Indigenous Health, the Cultural Ranch, Medicinal Plants Cultivation and the Indigenous Community Museum.
Exhibited items include an old stove and bed, bows, arrows and other implements that are part of the Térraba indigenous communityÔÇÖs history.
San Vito is the seat of Coto Brus, one of the countryÔÇÖs newest cantons. In 1951, the Italian Agricultural Colonization Society (SICA) established an agreement with the Costa Rican government by which an Italian colony would be founded to develop the region. The process has been so rapid that today San Vito is a booming city offering various commercial, health and tourism services.
It has two interesting communities: Sabalito, on the border with Panama, and Agua Buena. Coffee is a product par excellence of the region.
This 750-hectare preserve enjoys a highly pleasant climate. Hiking visitors can observe a variety of moss, bromeliads, tree ferns and orchids. Raccoons and sloths may also be seen. Services include trails, signage, restrooms, drinking water and lodging.
Variations in altitude, climate and soil give rise to one of the most ecologically diverse regions in Costa Rica.
This park is situated in the Cordillera de Talamanca, which, at 320 kilometers, is the longest mountain range in the country. To get to Chirripó, visitors must travel to San Gerardo de Rivas. Here begins the hike through this wilderness area comprising several life zones from an altitude of 1,400 meters on the Caribbean and Pacific slopes to 3,821 meters at the summit of Mount Chirripó, the highest point in the country. From its peak, on clear days, both Caribbean and Pacific coasts may be admired.
On the route to the summit, hikers can enjoy lush vegetation and bird-watching. Chirripó features various sculpted glacial formations such as U-shaped valleys, lakes (moraines) and terraces.
Visitor services include information, a park ranger station, trails, signage, restrooms, drinking water, several natural viewpoints and lodging.
This park is home to the southernmost migration point of the humpback whale, an endangered mammal 15 to 16 meters long, of which only around 5,000 remain in the world.
Ballena was created in order to protect Bahía CoronadoÔÇÖs coral reefs and rocks, as well as the migrating whales, which can be observed from December to April and from August to November. The coastal environment attracts colorful birds, and its rich waters are enticing to divers.
Visitor services include information, trails, signage, restrooms and drinking water.
Declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO, La Amistad International Park protects lands in both Costa Rica and Panama; hence, its name: ÔÇťFriendship.ÔÇŁ
Considered the largest tropical forest-covered mountain system in the country, the park contains wet, rain and cloud forest. An extraordinary number of different habitats gives rise to a wealth of biodiversity, the product of differences in altitude, soil, climate and topography.
The largest mountain system in Central America, this rich protected area is made up of Tapantí National ParkÔÇôMacizo de la Muerte, Chirripó National Park, the Hitoy Cerere Biological Preserve and La Amistad International Park, in addition to several forest and indigenous preserves.
Visitor services include a series of trails and natural viewpoints. The area designated as La Amistad Biosphere Preserve includes La Amistad International Park, Chirripó National Park, the Hitoy Cerere Biological Preserve and the Talamanca, Tayni, Telire and Cocles Indigenous Reservations.
Located at the mouth of the Térraba and Sierpe rivers, this forest ecosystem is periodically flooded by tidal action and has a good supply of mud rich in organic material. Common tree species include red and piñuela mangroves. Numerous seabirds, fish, crustaceans and mollusks inhabit the mangrove swamps, which are their ideal breeding ground. Many canals connect and interweave this ecosystem and allow them to be explored on boat tours departing from Sierpe.
Considered the richest mangrove swamp in the world in terms of biodiversity, this wetland comprises a total of 27,066 hectares of protected forest. Within this preserve, a project unique in Costa Rica is in operation, consisting of the sustainable use of 200 hectares of forest. Traditional and modern techniques are used to generate revenue from the mangrove swamps while ensuring the ecosystemÔÇÖs survival.
Protecting 41,788 hectares of shallow lagoons, marsh, mangrove swamps, rivers, wet forest and low-altitude cloud forest, as well as 46 kilometers of sandy beach, Corcovado is one of Central AmericaÔÇÖs most unique ecosystemsÔÇöwhich is why naturalists from all over the world come to study its riches.
Within its extensive territory, visitors can observe the rich biodiversity of the last virgin natural area in all of Central America. Some 6,000 insect, 500 tree, 367 bird, 140 mammal, 117 amphibian and reptile, and 40 freshwater fish species live here in coexistence.
The park has numerous hiking trails and rustic camping refuges. A guide is recommended. Less adventurous visitors can also enjoy the park on boat excursions or arrive by plane at the Sirena station.
Visitors who keep their eyes open can see whales and macaws in Corcovado, as well as many other animals in danger of extinction.
Visitor services include information, a park ranger station, trails, signage, restrooms, drinking water, a landing field, camping area, radio communication and rustic lodging.
This preserve consists of a biological corridor that joins Corcovado and Piedras Blancas National Parks. Its 70,000 hectares protect forests containing fine species such as wild nutmeg and camibar, the sap of which is used to heal wounds.
Along with Corcovado National Park and the Golfo Dulce Forest Preserve, Piedras Blancas forms an important biological corridor that, aside from being rich in itself, protects the great diversity of plant and wildlife species inhabiting Golfo Dulce.
Visitor services include only trails and natural viewpoints.
This preserve protects very important marine environments, particularly large coral reefs rich with life. The reefs are home to a variety of fish species, invertebrates, algae and mammals such as dolphins and whales.
The island has great archeological importance as well; in pre-Columbian times it was used as an indigenous burial ground, traces of which still remain.
Visitor services include trails, viewpoints, an archeological site and dive sites.
Protecting 1,309 hectares north of Golfo Dulce, very close to Golfito, this refuge has several trails that allow observation of the areaÔÇÖs biological wealth. Forming part of the Osa Conservation Area, the refuge plays a key role in the protection of various species.
Visitor services include trails, signage and natural viewpoints.
This areaÔÇÖs 19,602 hectares contain the upper basins of the Cotón, Coto Brus and Negro rivers. Protected here are the six species of felines that have been identified in Costa Rica, as well as Congo, spider and white-faced monkeys, coatis and sloths.
Located less than six kilometers from San Vito, Las Cruces is managed by the Tropical Studies Organization. With an area of 235 hectares, this place is specially equipped for scientific research and education. Its main attraction is the eight-hectare Wilson Botanical Garden, which contains a beautiful variety of tropical and subtropical ornamental plants, including members of little known plant families and species in danger of extinction in Costa Rica and elsewhere. The garden features an extensive assortment of ferns, bromeliads, gingers, heliconias, marantas and palms. More than 1,000 genera from 212 plant families may be observed on palm-covered hills, among agaves and irises, under the rainforest canopy, on banana and heliconia plantations or with just a strategic look around the gardens.


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Teens accused of shooting woman through door in botched home invasion
PUEBLO WEST, Colo. - The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says two teenage boys shot a woman through her front door during a home invasion robbery that didn't go as planned.
The shooting happened on the morning of Sunday, November 10, 2013 in Pueblo West.
The victim, Cheryl Gonzales, 34, was shot multiple times.
The Sheriff's Office has identified the shooters as two teens, ages 16 and 17. Both teens are facing a charge of attempted first degree murder as well as a number of other charges.
Investigators say that the teens planned a home invasion robbery at Gonzales's home, but that she was able to close the door before they could get in her house. That's when deputies say the teens shot Gonzales through the door.
Deputies say seven guns were recovered during the investigation. Two of the guns were found at a home where one of the suspected shooters lives, five others were found at another home that was searched during the course of the investigation. All seven guns were stolen during an October burglary in Westcliffe, according to the sheriff's office.
The investigation into the shooting led to six other people being arrested according to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office.
- Shane Vaught, 40, was arrested on drug and burglary charges.
- Raymond Younger, 24, was arrested on drug charges.
- Clifford Halverson, 55, was arrested on charges related to violation of a protection order and theft.
- Stacey Reinsch, 42, was arrested on drug charges and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Anthony Scott, 25, and Blake Clement, 26, were arrested on outstanding warrants.
Cheryl Gonzales was shot in the upper body and arm. She is recovering at a local hospital.


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Congratulations to redwill, pittsports87, and the village!
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2. the errey i breathe – mischievous youth
3. pittsports87 – inventor
4. Rylan – Mad scientist
5. mac5155 – henchman
6. IrishEyes – sneak robot
7. redwill
8. Gaucho
9. ExPatriatePen
10. TheHammer24
11. DocEmrick
12. newarenanow
13. canaan
14. Willie Kool
15. Kraftster
17. Pen48guins
18. shafnutz05
19. Malkamaniac
20. Benny Fitz
21. thehockeyguru
RP role PMs:
Columbia - Scientist (Vig)
You can come up with a new way to stop the Mad Scientist every even night. Thus, on each even night, you can choose to kill any player in the village. You also have the choice to not kill if you so wish.
You have found a magic chemical that can bring a player back to life. You can choose any dead player to come back to life, and join the fight against the Mad Scientist. Sadly, you only have enough of the chemical to bring back one player from the dead.
the errey I breathe - Mischievous Youth (seer)
You are the bane of everyone's existence in the village. You continuously annoy all the villagers with your mischievous acts and snooping. Who would have known you would be a great asset to the village in their time of need!? With your incredible snooping powers, you can see the identity of any player each night. You may share this info with the village if you so choose during the day phases.
pittsports87-Inventor (angel)
You are a self-proclaimed inventor. To be fair, your inventions usually don't work. However, the village is in great need of protection. You put all your thoughts towards inventions to help protect the village. You may choose any player, including yourself, to protect each night. You may protect the same player in two consecutive nights, but never more than 2 nights in a row.
redwill - Recruit:
The village scientist has brought you back to life using a magic chemical concoction he created. You may communicate with the scientist via PM. Also, the chemical that brought you back to life will conceal your identity from anyone that tries to snoop.
The chemical, while concealing your identity, also gave you the power to read a person's mind. You have the opportunity to see the identity of ONE player. Oddly enough, this power only works during the day. You must submit your PM to obhave during a day phase.
Rylan - Mad Scientist (Alpha)
Every night, one of your many inventions will aid you in killing a villager who is trying to stop your work. Between you, your henchmen, and one very intelligent robot, you all must decide on who to kill.
All of your work is working towards your most evil plan ever – building an army of henchmen of your own creation. You are currently working on your first prototype, which if let loose on the village could destroy life as the village knows it. If you live until Night 5, you must choose a player in the village that will provide the brain for your monster (recruit). If your recruit should fail, you are given one more chance to recruit, on a night of your choosing. On the night of recruiting, no other powers may be used by you or your assistants (no kills, sees, or protects). The power to recruit dies with you, the ability to kill does not.
mac5155 - Henchman (protector)
You are always there to look out for your master. During any one day or night phase you have the power to protect yourself or any of your comrades. You have only one protect.
IrishEyes - Sneak Robot (seer)
You are the Mad Scientist's prize possession; his first working evil invention. Due to your programing and size you are the perfect sneak. During two different night phases, you have the ability to see the identity of any player.
Note: Only one action (protect, kill, see, or recruit) can happen on a given night, so choose wisely. The alpha must send in the PM to relantel and obhave every night. If the Henchmen wishes to use his protect during a day phase, the PM must be received before voting ends.
shafnutz05- Prototype Henchman
After his henchmen harvested your brain for the Mad Scientist's prototype, you are now the Prototype Henchman
You may communicate with the rest of the Mad Scientist's lab: Rylan, IrishEyes, and mac5155.
Day/Night kills:
EPP, a regular villager, was lynched Day One
redwill, came back to life Day One
thehockeyguru, regular villager, was lynched Day Two
Kraftster, a regular villager, was killed Night Three
newarenanow, a regular villager, was lynched Day Three
canaan, a regular villager, was killed Night Four
DocEmrick, a regular villager, was lynched Day Four
columbia, Scientist, was killed Night Six
Rylan, Mad Scientist, was killed Night Six
Pen48guins, a regular villager, was lynched Day Six
IrishEyes, the sneak robot, was lynched Day Seven
the errey i breathe, a Mischievous Youth, was killed Night Eight
mac5155, Henchman, was lynched Day eight
thehammer24, a regular villager, was killed Night Nine
shafnutz05, the Prototype Henchman, was lynched Day Nine
RP actions:
Night one:
teib – see TheHammer24
ps87 – self protect
Rylan – kill redwill
Day one:
columbia – revive redwill (recruit)
Night two:
columbia – no kill
teib – see thg
ps87 – self protect
IE – see redwill
Day 2:
redwill – see shad
Night 3:
teib – see redwill
ps87 – protect Benny
Rylan – kill Kraftster
Night 4:
columbia – kill ps87
teib- see columbia
ps87 – self protect
Rylan – kill canaan
Night 5:
teib – see Rylan
ps87- self protect
Rylan – recruit shad
Day 5:
mac – protect Rylan
Night 6:
columbia – kill Rylan
teib – see malk
ps87 – protect teib
Rylan – kill columbia
Night 7:
teib – see IE
ps87 – protect teib
mac (new alpha) – kill teib
Night 8:
teib – see benny
ps87 – self protect
mac – teib
Night 9:
ps87 – self protect
shad (new alpha) – kill Thehammer24
Mod notes: I decided to keep the game simple. I didn't want my game setup to confuse you, just let you confuse yourselves. It worked! All of you came up with more creative ideas for the game than I did. I was worried about participation at the beginning, but that ended up not being a problem at all. As the game went on the participation increased and in the end everyone was involved. Which is a nice change! Sorry for last night and on Sunday for being MIA for a little while.
Thanks for playing everyone! Also thanks to relantel for his help!


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Primary Skills: Political Math Part 1
We're down to hours and counting to Super Tuesday. Will this year's delegate day be decisive?
It's safe to say that with only a day to go until Super Tuesday the Republican base and any stragglers siding with the right are decidedly undecided. An overhaul in Iowa, a backdoor win in South Carolina and a straight split in Michigan has left the door more or less open for a nominee to break free. Granted the 50 delegates in Florida, the 29 in Arizona and the 30 in Washington this past weekend have given Mitt Romney a sizeable lead, the electoral tides have turned so often since January that the delegates at stake in this year's Super Tuesday, while somewhat unpredictable, have become all the more valuable.
Here's where we are as far as the AP is concerned:
With 11 states going to the polls tomorrow and 466 delegates up for grabs, the stakes are somewhat high and unclear. A straight run by Romney seems unlikely given his recent waning in the polls and the blue collar nature of the states in question. Similarly, the name Santorum doesn't ring too well in New England circles and he didn't make the ballot in Virginia, putting him down a few delegates out of the gate. Gingrich is a wash, and we'll call this Tuesday his last while Paul is a wild card, polling decently in the caucus states and a constant thorn in the side of Santorum.
Alaska (27): A fly by night caucus with not a whole lot of polling data available. This could swing any one of three ways, but Santorum's appeal among tea party members might surprise in a state whose former Governor has led the charge for the movement. Santorum.
Georgia (76): Newt's home state and probably the only won he'll win. Gingrich.
Idaho (32): Another caucus targeted by Paul in his moral bid for the presidency, he'll likely be disappointed to discover that a quarter of the population is Mormon and so is someone else. Romney.
Massachusetts (41): A former Governor whose name is still good, Romney is an easy lock for Massachusetts. Romney.
North Dakota (28): Another electoral college with little polling data to throw around, Paul has focused his efforts here and could surprise, leaving Romney in an unexpected hole and making those battleground states all the more crucial. Paul.
Ohio (66): This is the real prize of Super Tuesday and is a race almost too close to call. Santorum has been leading in recent weeks but faltered a little after the last debate when his stances seemed to soften and wander more to the middle. Expect a Rick roll in the next 16 hours to get the vote out in his neighbor state and narrow win for the surging Santorum.
Oklahoma (43): This one's a dunk for Santorum with Newt Gingrich a distant second and Romney behind him. Santorum.
Tennessee (58): Another easy win for Santorum will have him closing the gap on Romney. Santorum.
Vermont (17): A close relative of Massachusetts, Romney should pick up most of the delegates here. Romney.
Virginia (49): A two-way race between Romney and Paul with the former leading and the other two candidates not even on the ballot. Paul has made his home base there for the past few weeks trying to pull votes away from Romney and anyone interested in the ABR (Anyone But Romney) campaign might just bite. This might be closer than the polls suggest, this might even be another win for Paul.
What does this all mean:
Carnage come the convention. With the Super Tuesday delegates flying every which way, no candidate will be in a position to garner the 1144 delegates needed to firm up the nomination by the time Tampa rolls around and the Republicans must decide on a nominee. Enter a whole slew of scenarios including left field nominees swooping in to try and steal the vote and some serious desperation tactics from anyone even looking like a real candidate.


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[quote user="bigblue4417"]The fact that he told someone, anyone makes the person who heard it just as guilty as him for not contacting the cops in my eyes.[/quote]
Well then you need Glasses, because Legally and Morally you are just wrong in my opinion by saying that.
Hearing a story about something....versus actually witnessing it are completely and separate things.
I've heard tons of stories not all of them were true and unless I truly believe them I'm not gonna act upon them....but I act upon **** I SEE go down with my own eyes.


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"…so that when we found out Elena was sired, it would all make sense."
Excuse me, what?! Now the plot looks like swiss cheese, there are more plot-holes that actual plot?
Damon DIDN'T tell Elena she cannot feed differently than from the vein. He brought her bloodbags, remember? He told her to pick girls at Mistic Grill & in college – but she DIDN'T drink their blood. He told her NOT to go after Connor – but she did, and she killed him.
Sorry Julie, it doesn't make sense at all. Everything screams, that the first time Damon-Elena sire bond crossed your mind was while writing 4×07. Whatever you tell, you can't hope people won't notice how freakin' inconsistant this storyline is. Viewers are not stupid, believe me…..Just sayin.
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I know Damon had so many harsh moments he at least deserves a happy moment with the women she loves in real life and on the show. Elena is always leaving Damon In the shadows. It's always Stefan but I think he deserves a chance he can be a total dush bag, but that's not the real Damon he is a sweet, protective, man. I think it's about time that Julia Plec finally puts in some delena scene soon People will start hating THE VAMPIRE DIARIES because of this. Soon I will get so tired of this if they don't get them closer. I realy love this show but I will hate it f it's gonna be like this. 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐
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From the sewers of Paris to physiological messenger
Roger P. Smith
In 1713, a remarkable Italian physician named Bernardino Ramazzini published De Morbis Artificum, or Diseases of Workers. In Chapter 14, titled "Diseases of Cleaners of Privies and Cesspits," he describes a painful inflammation of the eyes which was common among such workers. The inflammation often led to secondary bacterial invasion, and sometimes to total blindness. Displaying amazing insight, Ramazzini hypothesized that when the cleaners disturbed the excrement in the course of their work, an unknown volatile acid was produced, which was irritating to the eyes. It was also at least partially responsible for the odor of excrement, and it is now known to be generated wherever organic matter undergoes putrefaction.
Ramazzini further postulated that that same acid was causing copper and silver coins which the workers had in their pockets to turn black on their surfaces—an eerie resonance with the phenomena recently observed by U.S. homeowners. Around 1777, a series of accidents—some of them fatal—began to occur in Paris due to a gas emanating from its sewer system. The commission appointed to study the cases made its findings public in 1785. The report described two distinct types of poisonings: a mild form involving inflammation of the eyes and mucous membranes as already described by Ramazzini, and a severe form that was characterized by a fulminating (rapidly developing) asphyxia. It is little wonder that the French Romantic writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885) referred to the Parisian sewers as "the intestine of the Leviathan." Many years were to pass, however, before chemical analyses would establish the presence of hydrogen sulfide in the sewers and implicate it as the cause of the accidents.
The history of exposures has focused on sewers and the workplace, but the corrosive effects of hydrogen sulfide are common knowledge in Rotorua, New Zealand, which was built over centuries in a geothermally active area. The constant exposure to low, environmental levels of hydrogen sulfide produces such damage even as residents enjoy spas, indoor heating and cooking with the hot gases.
Today, the American Conference of Industrial Hygienists has set the so-called threshold limit value for its presence in the workplace at 10 parts per million (ppm) of hydrogen sulfide in air for eight hours a day, five days a week over a working lifetime. The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimated in 1977—some 200 years after the Paris accidents—that 125,000 workers in at least 77 occupations, including drilling for petroleum, tanneries and the paper industry, may be at risk of exposure to hydrogen sulfide.
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Here, we combine currant jelly—a tasty "secret" ingredient in rich sauces for game birds or poultry—with a medley of fall flavors, such as pears, walnuts and leeks, to make a quick pan sauce. Serve with quinoa and broccolini.
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Serves 4
Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 35 min.
Step 1
Place sliced leek in a colander; rinse and drain well.
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Step 3
Reduce heat to medium and add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the pan. Add the leek and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown and soften, about 2 minutes. Add pear and 1/4 cup broth; simmer until the pear is soft and the broth is evaporated, about 2 minutes.
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Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 1/2 cup broth and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add currant jelly to the pan and cook, stirring, until melted. Stir in the cornstarch mixture, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring, and cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the pan and turn to coat with sauce. Serve sprinkled with walnuts.
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Shipping Greatness is a book about how to build and release great software that customers love. It's also a recipe for maintaining your sanity while you do so. Full of examples from Amazon, Google, and Venture Capital, Shipping Greatness explains in detail how to make your next software project great.
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The term "shipping" in the era of Internet downloads and web-based platforms means something very different than it did ten years ago. Shipping no longer connotes box-art or coordinating with a printer for the manual or mass-duplication of CD-ROMs. In that way, digital distribution is easier.
And it is a process that is constantly evolving and redefining itself. While the old CD-ROM-in-a-box model had its flaws, it was defined and tested over a couple of decades. Digital distribution has remade itself several times just in the last decade, from Java WebStart to Steam to cloud-based services.
The author of Shipping Greatness, Chris Vander Mey, is as qualified as anyone you will find on the topic of shipping software in the web age. He has shipped major products for both Amazon and Google, so he's one of the voices that should not be ignored if you know what's good for you. In many places, there are professional "in the field" case-studies, and you feel like everything presented in the book is time-tested and tuned over several projects.
Shipping Greatness has some good tips for designing and deploying quickly and with a minimum of fuss. Design documents are de-emphasized in favor of quick visual mockups designed to get everyone on the same page without spending a lot of time defining all features. If you have a small talented crew, this would likely work. If you were on a larger slower-moving project with people all over the experience spectrum, you may need something more rigorous. We live in an era where building checklists and mockups can be built electronically as quickly as on paper, so we should be able to take advantage of that.
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What lymphoma treatment is best for you depends on your lymphoma type, the severity of your lymphoma and your preferences. Lymphoma treatment may involve chemotherapy, biological therapy medications, radiation therapy or a stem cell transplant.
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Mayo Clinic's integrated group practice gives people with lymphoma rapid access to the expertise needed to treat their condition.
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