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If you enjoyed Animer, a popular jailbreak tweak by iOS development team HASHBANG Productions that lets you customize your banner notification animations and your App Switcher animations, then you'll be happy to hear that an iOS 7-compatbile version of the tweak dubbed Animer7 is now available in Cydia.
Just like it's predecessor, Animer7 allows you to customize the animations of your banner notifications and your App Switcher. The tweak adds a preferences pane to your Settings application, shown above, that allows you to configure your animations to your liking.
From the "Notification Banners" cell, you will find options for configuring your banner notification animations for both incoming animations and outgoing animations. You'll be able to set the incoming banner slide animation to any of the following:
- Slide from Top
- Slide from Right
- Slide from Left
- Slide from Bottom
- None
You can also set the incoming banner fade animation to either be the default, or to fade in, and you can set the incoming banner zoom animation to either be the default, or to zoom in, or zoom out. For outgoing banner slide animations, you'll be able to pick from any of the animations in the bulleted list above, and you'll be able to enable or disable having the banner notification fade out as it exits your screen. There are two buttons for showing a test banner if you want to test any of your settings. All changes are immediate and don't require a respring, so this offers a convenient way to quickly change settings and make it to your liking all in one place.
From the "Multitasking Switcher" cell, you will find animation options for the App Switcher. You can enable or disable an option that lets you have the App Switcher fade in, as well as choose an App Switcher slide animation. The slide animation can be set either to "none," or to slide from the top or slide from the bottom. The zoom animation can be set to "none," or to zoom in.
The last cell you will find in the Animer7 preferences pane is "Extras." From here, you will be able to hide or show the Newsstand application from the Home Screen, and hide or show the separator lines from Control Center.
After you've gotten your hands dirty with Animer7, you will be able to make your animations for notification banners and the App Switcher unique and unlike anyone else's. It's a nifty little tweak for anyone that loves customization. If you want to give Animer7 a try, it's available for $1.99 in Cydia's BigBoss repository.
Name: Animer7
Price: $1.99
Version: 1.0
Requirements: iOS 7.0-7.0.4
Tested on: iPhone 5 running iOS 7.0.4
Repo: BigBoss
Developer: HASHBANG Productions
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Lovecraft: Racing and Literature
Silvia Moreno-Garcia comments on the topic raised last week by Nnedi Okorafor, discussing Lovecraftian fiction in general.
Lovecrat was a racist. That should come as no surprise to anyone who has read about him. He was also a knot of contradictions (not only because he married a Jewish woman after railing against Jewish people), which is no excuse, it's just fact. I won't even bother with the product-of-his-time thing because he was, and yeah. Lovecraft's fears about everything (and boy, he had a number of fears) were channeled into his stories, so that it becomes pretty obvious that he didn't like people who looked like me ("Red Hook" anyone?).
But just because Lovecraft was one way it doesn't mean we have to be the same way. This is the mantra behind Innsmouth Free Press, where we've had a multi-cultural issue(Ekaterina Sedia, Charles R. Saunders and others contributed to it) and now two anthologies (Historical Lovecrat and Future Lovecraft) with writers from more than a dozen countries, some of them translated into English. The latest anthology, for example, has contributors from places like Nigeria, the Philippines and Germany. And the stories and poems are not about polite gentlemen from New England. "Tloque Nahuaque," translated from the Spanish by me and penned by Nelly Geraldine Garcia-Rosas, puts the Higgs boson debate in a decidedly Mexican context (Tloque Nahuaque refers to a Prehispanic deity).
When Paula R. Stiles and I read slush, we still find a lot of stories that try to emulate Lovecraft by placing the tales in New England, with upper-crust white men as protagonists. During our Historical Lovecraft submissions period we got a big wave of the Victorian white gentleman, which caused me to blog about this and request more stories that veered from that narrow location and era because, hell, who wants to read an anthology called Historical Lovecraft and find out all we are representing is Boston 1880 to 1910? Instead, we managed to obtain some colonial Mexico and a bit of Egypt, among other things.
So what I don't want to see with this debate is minority writers saying "shucks, I'll never write a Lovecraft story because he was a racist asshole." Because Lovecraft does raise interesting points and you can construct a refreshing dialogue by taking his settings, characters, idea or the like, and adapting them to your needs. If we don't go there and start creating our own stories upon those Lovecraftian shores, nobody else will. – read the full post, with comments.
H.P. Lovecraft's racism & The World Fantasy Award statuette
Nnedi Okorafor, this year's winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel (and a contributor to the upcoming Apex Book of World SF 2!), has a post up discussing the issue of the award statuette being shaped in the likeness of H.P. Lovecraft, a notorious racist (favourite quote – " stunted brachycephalic South-Italians & rat-faced half-Mongoloid Russian & Polish Jews, & all that cursed scum!" – courtesy of Scott Edelman).
Nnedi writes:
A statuette of this racist man's head is in my home. A statuette of this racist man's head is one of my greatest honors as a writer. A statuette of this racist man's head sits beside my Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and my Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award (an award given to the best speculative fiction by a person of color). I'm conflicted.The first thing I did was consult the hive mind on facebook. And what a conversation ensued. Several authors (including Steve Barnes and Jeff VanderMeer) weighed in on the topic. See the conversation here. This discourse led me to ask the winner of last year's World Fantasy Award for Best Novel China Miéville (he's also written and lectured extensively on Lovecraft) what he thought. He had much to say on the matter:
"Yes, indeed, the depth and viciousness of Lovecraft's racism is known to me …It goes further, in my opinion, than 'merely' *being* a racist – I follow Michel Houellebecq (in this and in no other arena!) in thinking that Lovecraft's oeuvre, his work itself, is inspired by and deeply structured with race hatred. As Houellebecq said, it is racism itself that raises in Lovecraft a 'poetic trance'. He was a bilious anti-semite (though one who married a Jew, because, if you please, he granted that she was 'assimilated'), and if you read stories like 'The Horror at Red Hook', the bile you will see towards people of colour, of all kinds (with particular sneering contempt for African Americans unless they were suitably Polite and therefore were patricianly granted the soubriquet 'Negro') and the mixed communities of New York and, above all (surprise surprise – Public Enemy were right) 'miscegenation' are extended and toxic."It's not as if I haven't encountered this issue before. One of my favorite authors is Stephen King. Yet, in several of his novels (including one of my all time favorites- The Talisman), he features Super Duper Magical Negros. That's a very mild example. I certainly don't feel that King hates black people.…Do I want "The Howard" (the nickname for the World Fantasy Award statuette. Lovecraft's full name is "Howard Phillips Lovecraft") replaced with the head of some other great writer? Maybe. Maybe it's about that time. Maybe not. What Iknow I want it to face the history of this leg of literature rather than put it aside or bury it. If this is how some of the great minds of speculative fiction felt, then let's deal with that… as opposed to never mention it or explain it away. If Lovecraft's likeness and name are to be used in connection to the World Fantasy Award, I think there should be some discourse about what it means to honor a talented racist. – read the full post.
World Fantasy Award Nominations
We're very pleased to note we're up for the World Fantasy Award – Lavie for the World SF Blog, and Charles for his own Bibliophile Stalker blog, both in the Special Award – Non Professional category.
A very strong year for this award, with a more international flavour than is usual for it. I am very pleased to see two Apex Book of World SF 2 contributors (Lauren Beukes and Nnedi Okorafor) short-listed in the Best Novel category, French publishers Stéphane Marsan & Alain Névant nominated in the Special Award – Professional for Bragelonne, and Angélica Gorodischer being given a Lifetime Achievement award.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
From Locus:
The World Fantasy Awards Lifetime Achievement Winners for 2011 are Peter S. Beagle and Angélica Gorodischer. The awards are presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field.
The World Fantasy Awards nomination ballot has also been announced. Winners will be announced at this year's World Fantasy Convention, to be held October 27-30, in San Diego CA. (Lifetime Achievement winners are announced in advance of the event).
Nominees are:
Best Novel
- Zoo City, Lauren Beukes (Jacana South Africa; Angry Robot)
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- The Silent Land, Graham Joyce (Gollancz; Doubleday)
- Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay (Viking Canada; Roc; Harper Voyager UK)
- Redemption In Indigo, Karen Lord (Small Beer)
- Who Fears Death, Nnedi Okorafor (DAW)
Best Novella
- Bone and Jewel Creatures, Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean)
- The Broken Man, Michael Byers (PS)
- "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon", Elizabeth Hand (Stories: All-New Tales)
- The Thief of Broken Toys, Tim Lebbon (ChiZine Publications)
- "The Mystery Knight", George R.R. Martin (Warriors)
- "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window", Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer 2010)
Best Short Fiction
- "Beautiful Men" , Christopher Fowler (Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels and Heavenly Hosts)
- "Booth's Ghost", Karen Joy Fowler (What I Didn't See and Other Stories)
- "Ponies", Kij Johnson (Tor.com 11/17/10)
- "Fossil-Figures", Joyce Carol Oates (Stories: All-New Tales)
- "Tu Sufrimiento Shall Protect Us", Mercurio D. Rivera (Black Static 8-9/10)
Best Anthology
- The Way of the Wizard, John Joseph Adams, ed. (Prime)
- My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, Kate Bernheimer, ed. (Penguin)
- Haunted Legends, Ellen Datlow & Nick Mamatas, eds. (Tor)
- Stories: All-New Tales, Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio, eds. (Morrow; Headline Review)
- Black Wings: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror, S.T. Joshi, ed. (PS)
- Swords & Dark Magic, Jonathan Strahan & Lou Anders, eds. (Eos)
Best Collection
- What I Didn't See and Other Stories, Karen Joy Fowler (Small Beer)
- The Ammonite Violin & Others, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
- Holiday, M. Rickert (Golden Gryphon)
- Sourdough and Other Stories, Angela Slatter (Tartarus)
- The Third Bear, Jeff VanderMeer (Tachyon)
Best Artist
- Vincent Chong
- Kinuko Y. Craft
- Richard A. Kirk
- John Picacio
- Shaun Tan
Special Award, Professional
- John Joseph Adams, for editing and anthologies
- Lou Anders, for editing at Pyr
- Marc Gascoigne, for Angry Robot
- Stéphane Marsan & Alain Névant, for Bragelonne
- Brett Alexander Savory & Sandra Kasturi, for ChiZine Publications
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- Stephen Jones, Michael Marshall Smith, & Amanda Foubister, for Brighton Shock!: The Souvenir Book Of The World Horror Convention 2010
- Alisa Krasnostein, for Twelfth Planet Press
- Matthew Kressel, for Sybil's Garage and Senses Five Press
- Charles Tan, for Bibliophile Stalker
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Trend at shows continues to look betterPosted by brosenberg on September 22, 2009
I believe in trends. They usually predict what's ahead. That's why we're all watching the fall boat shows so closely. The results are now in from four early shows on the Great Lakes and East Coast, and they've produced an interesting trend.
First, realistically, all shows were braced for some decline in attendance this fall. But as these four shows have each unfolded, there's been a notable curve up. In order: 1) Michigan City, down 12 percent; 2) Tampa, down only 5 percent; 3) Newport, up 12 percent (not including exhibitor guest tickets); 4) Cedar Point, up a nice 13 percent.
The Newport (R.I.) International Boat Show and the North American In-Water Boat Show at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, (above) both ran last weekend. Each experienced clear weather and unexpectedly good turnouts. Of Newport, Grand Banks' Tucker West said: "Best weather I can recall. Friday's attendance was phenomenal, and Saturday was the biggest in memory." (Grand Banks also won the Best Powerboat Exhibit award.)
Similar comments have come from Cedar Point. "Five days of perfect weather can sure make people more enthusiastic," noted Lowell Joy, Lakeside Marine. "We sold an inventory 43 Tiara, we have several other new Tiara and Pursuit deals pending, and, so far, we have four or five preowned sales wrapped up. Price is driving the sales — these buyers are all bargain hunters — but it's clear as the current inventories go away our margins will get better."
At Newport, Ron Lawnsby of Fleet Yacht Sales (Div. of Bristol Marine) said, "The entire show was excellent. We have more strong leads than in many years. We sold a 36 Hunter to a prospect we'd never seen before, and we already have six test sails scheduled on our 41 Hunter. We introduced a new Hunter 39 with a truly upgraded interior appeal, and we have several test sails on that one, too." Fleet teamed up with Advantage Yacht Sales (Mass.) and Long Island Yacht Sales (N.Y.) in the show.
Tom Mack, at Ohio's South Shore Marine (Contender, Rampage, Scout, Carolina Classic), observed at the Cedar Point show that the public's attitude is much better than a year ago. But, interestingly, the change he sees goes back even earlier than the show. "We saw a noticeable turn in the second half of the summer," he said. "July and August are usually slower for us, but there was a definite spike up this year. We had our biggest August ever for unit sales."
Mack shared some other observations. "Frugal is in vogue," he said. "Many prospects are asking, 'What's the best deal you've got,' instead of asking about particular brands or models. They seem less loyal to any brand."
He also noted that the prospects are well aware of the tough times for the boating industry. "It's no secret," he said. "They came expecting the show to be smaller, and they weren't bothered by that. What they really wanted to know was how we were doing. Translation: Are you going to be around? That's why we elected to have as big an exhibit as we do in good times to show people we're doing well."
But Mack's team wanted to take the idea one step further. The staff wanted a sign that boldly showed South Shore's new and used unit volume by month for every year from 2004 to present. "I had reservations," he admits. "But our team wanted to dispel any myths that sales aren't happening, so we did it. It showed we've already exceeded our total '08 sales by August '09, with four months still to go (140 units in all of '08 vs 146 units so far in '09.) People were vocally impressed with our success. That sign was a winner, and people want to do business with winners."
The next "test" for this developing upward trend in shows will come this weekend at the Norwalk (Conn.) Boat Show and the Lido Yacht Expo in Newport Beach, Calif.


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An Apartment Building That's a Gallery — for Now
There's a place in Harlem that is neither a museum nor a gallery —it's an affordable housing development. Yet right now, it is filled with two floors of art.
The exhibit was created to introduce the building, designed by David Adjaye, to locals. That's because the developer of the project, Broadway Housing Communities, has a mission of developing community both within their buildings and the neighborhood.
"It's a site that is going to be affordable housing, giving a new start to many families," said Manon Slome of arts organization No Longer Empty, who curated the art in the building.
Slome chose art works that explored immigration, community building, civilization and racial profiling. The pieces range from sculptures like a city built of a quarter-million sugar cubes, to a digital triptych showing the rebuilding of a city. Other local cultural organizations used the art as as inspiration to create collaborative dance, music, poetry and spoken word performances. They are displayed in the hallways and offices of the building — as well as in its apartments.


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About The Festival
The Frog Leg Festival is a not for profit corporation comprised of a board of directors made up of Fellsmere community members. These Board members are helped by a large volunteer pool of clubs, organizations and other groups who number over 200 people.
The festival is dedicated to raising funds for the recreational needs of the children of Fellsmere, by contributing all of their funds to projects, parks, facilities and activities. Additionally, because the City of Fellsmere does not have a dedicated funding source to meet those needs, the Festival supports the participation of all children in quality recreational programs for those who might not otherwise have access to such programs.


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Wednesday, Sept. 5
Adams says he's ready
He says he's ready. We'll find out on Sunday.
Rookie Gaines Adams should start the season opener on Sunday at right end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as it appears Patrick Chukwurah — the veteran starter in front of Adams — will not play on Sunday.
Jon Gruden hasn't totally ruled out Chukwurah, but neither the head coach nor the seven-year veteran were that optimistic he would be ready for Sunday in Seattle.
That means that Adams not only will start in his first regular-season game, but that the No. 4 overall pick in this year's draft will square off against one of the NFL's elite tackles, Seattle's Walter Jones.
"You get challenges every day in football," Adams said. "That's what makes the game so great. He's a great player and he's the best of the best. I'm going to go out there and work hard and play my game."
This season has been anything but dull for Adams. First, right before the first practice of training camp, the Buccaneers released veteran right end Simeon Rice, automatically putting Adams into the mix to be a starter.
Chukwurah took over the starting role in training camp, but Adams saw plenty of practice time and preseason reps, and that only increased when Chukwurah partially tore the medial collateral ligament in his knee against Miami on Aug. 25. The injury typically takes 3-6 weeks to heal, though Chukwurah hopes it will be closer to three weeks.
Adams played into the second quarter against Houston in the final preseason game before a cheap shot by a Texans lineman took him out of the game as a precaution.
Adams said he's ready to go.
"I've made some steps," Adams said. "I won't say they're humongous steps, but they're steps to get better."
He's not concerned about the speed of the game, either. He felt he received a good indoctrination into that during the preseason.
"I felt that in the first preseason game," Adams said. "The speed of the game and the smartness of the offensive linemen, I figured that out the first play. So I have to come in and work hard in practice and try and get better."
Heading to the locker room now. It's our first chance to talk to Jeremiah Trotter since his signing and Chris Simms since he made the 53-man roster. I hope to talk to both. MP


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I actually should have stated "if ultimately" a person cannot wrap their brain around Condition 1 carry.
An initial hesitation not to carry in Condition 1 could be considered a normal thing that SHOULD go away as familiarity with the firearm is gained.
But, there are people who continue to carry a semi "chamber empty" for years. And they would be much better served with a good revolver.
And you can argue with me or debate me any time you want to. As long as it stays civil - I am always perfectly fine with honest disagreement.


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This, besides giving a fine idea of uncanniness, made one member of the audience sea-sick.
But in spite of this, and the uncanniness of his appearance, there was something about Outa Karel that drew one to him.
They gazed intently into the ball, and though they could see nothing, Patty felt a weird sense of uncanniness.
He laid it down and followed cautiously, ready to launch the boot at the first sign of uncanniness.
I've handled many cases, but this one beats them all for uncanniness, and downright mystery.
As his eyes peered into the flames, they seemed intoxicated, obsessed, seized with uncanniness.
The moat had an uncanniness of its own; it was haunted by leaping fires that overran it and left no trace.
Presently the sense of uncanniness abated somewhat; the elfin in her went out to meet the weirdness of the wood.
Even Mr. Midshipman Hamshaw was decidedly disconcerted and nonplussed by the uncanniness of the situation.
This intuition, combined with experience, had been developed to the point of uncanniness.


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Get mags for your guns now. They are still kind of cheap and gettable. There are lots of real good ones easy to get all over the place.
Even though they have doubled in price sense last month, I would recommend doubling your magazine count per gun if you have less than two for each one. Pistols included.


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Expect Unique Advertising in Apple's iPad
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Free ebooks from Project Gutenberg will work on the iPad
TheiPhoneBlog and 9to5mac reported today that the thousand of free books already available from Project Gutenberg should be able to work on the iPad. The ebooks from Project Gutenberg are DRM (digital rights management) –free so will therefore work on the iPad and any other device for that matter. At the moment Apple are using the ePub fomat for their … Read More
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Mumford & Sons Hires Famous Impersonators
By JACKIE WILLIS
August 05, 2013
Mumford & Sons have a laugh at their own expense in their new Hopeless Wanderer video that has the bearded, banjo-playing band being portrayed by funnymen Ed Helms (The Hangover, The Office), Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses, Saturday Night Live) and Will Forte (Saturday Night Live).
The video begins with shots that resemble Mumford & Sons members, but it's not revealed until a minute into the video that it's not the band at all. The musicians tweeted:
RELATED: Mumford & Sons Bassist Returns To Stage
We are delighted to present you the new video for the song Hopeless Wanderer, featuring Mumf... oh wait -> http://t.co/t02dDIWzWq— Mumford & Sons (@MumfordAndSons) August 4, 2013
Check out the video to see the comedians nail the Mumford mannerisms, and check out their barbershop quartet getups!


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Well to answer your last question first, here is a little info on your .380,http://www.sunblest.net/gun/FegAPK9.htm, I'm guessing this is the gun you are talking about. If so I own one in 9x18 Makarov, and it is an awesome little gun, eats everything I've fed it, and never had one malfunction. For a cheapy little carry gun they are nice, they are PPK rip-offs.
As far putting .38 supers in a wheelgun, I would say you are better off not knowing what would happen if you tried to shoot them in there, as I have no idea. If she is a little confused about the differences, I'd say store the ammo in seperate areas/cans/or whatever and make sure it is clearly marked. Maybe even write semi-autos only on the boxes in sharpie.


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Watch: Blue Ivy Surprises Beyonce By Singing 'Surfboard'
OK...for starters...I really love Beyoncé. She is fierce, an amazing performer, she is a good wife and a dedicated mother. I know people hate on her but I remember reading how she always avoided alcohol and parties because she was chasing her dream. People will judge you no matter what and I honestly have faith that she is an amazing person. I'm friends with her and Jay-Z's once was bodyguard...and they are regular people with just a lot more money. I watched this video and teared up.... I love seeing a mothers love for her child!
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Conference Presentation | October 22, 2008
Files: Paying for Housing - McDonald (PPT | 115 KB | 9 pages) Paying for Housing: Lessons from Massachusetts - Beaton (PPT | 104 KB | 5 pages) Paying for Housing - Stokes (PPT | 116 KB | 7 pages)
Paying for Housing: Innovative Subsidy Sources and Design
This technical assistance session provided an overview of housing subsidies that local providers or communities have developed to help families experiencing homelessness transition back into housing. The session reviewed the sources of funding that communities have used and how support for using funds for housing assistance was built.
Speakers included: Sharon McDonald, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC, Beth Stokes, Hamilton Family Center, San Francisco, CA, and Sue Beaton, One Family, Inc., Boston, MA.


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I'm discussing the sugar overload of Halloween, and suggesting that we might do better next year. A sample:
Traditionally, festivals have various contributions to life: fun, psychological catharsis, building and maintaining community, reaffirming philosophical or religious beliefs, and dealing with difficult psychological and existential issues.
Nowadays, our mass festivals have the first three to varying degrees, but few of the last two. The absence of religious beliefs is not necessarily a problem, though it makes for an odd fit with the remaining religious seasons, like Christmas and Easter – we have the names and symbols, but none of the faith. In fact, the absence of religious community is an opportunity: for innovations. We might have our own secular festivals, which better fit with our lifestyles, philosophies and – particularly in Australia – our own seasons.
This is why festivals like Halloween, Easter and Christmas can be a let down – and why my family has tried to creatively revise the 'big days'. With the slow erosion of religious faith, they remain largely shallow or anticlimactic affairs. With God removed, contemporary secularists might have created their own celebrations, rites, symbols. Instead, we often have booze-addled or sugar-hyped get-togethers, which do little to recognise the vicissitudes and mysteries of life: birth, death, ageing, love, loss, and so on. Plenty of victuals, none of the rituals.
Next year, I will work even harder at this spring festival: to make it our own.(Photo: KTK 895)


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SEDONA, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona men's tennis team earned a hard-fought doubles point and seized the early momentum from Weber State, but the Wildcats took it right back and handed the Lumberjacks a 5-2 defeat on Saturday at the Enchantment Resort. The Lumberjacks will head into their season finale on Sunday with at 4-18 and 1-8 in the conference.
"Unfortunately it's the same old story for us; win the doubles point and can't get it going in singles or vice-versa," said director of tennis Kim Bruno. "Hopefully tomorrow we can end the season strong."
The Lumberjacks got off to a great start with a doubles win over the Wildcats. Senior Patrick Schimmelbauer and junior Dominic Bermudez earned the first doubles win of the day, 8-4, at No. 1, but Weber State evened up doubles play with a win at No. 3. Needing to win at the No. 2 position, senior Robert Martin and sophomore Trevor Unger answered the call as they edged out Todd Fought and Sanjay Goswami. In a match that was tight from the first serve, the Wildcats' pair tied the match at 7-7. Martin and Unger would pull out the next two sets and clinched the doubles point in NAU's favor with a 9-7 win.
However, NAU was unable to capitalize on the momentum as Weber State stole it at the beginning of singles play. The Wildcats won at No. 3, 4 and 2 to open singles competition and stood within one win of taking the match at 3-1. Schimmelbauer briefly halted the Wildcats' run with an impressive win at No. 1. Schimmelbauer, playing in his second to last match of his career, handed Jakub Gewert a 6-3, 6-3 loss and brought NAU back to within a point at 3-2.
The Lumberjacks could not win out though as they needed to as the Wildcats won in straight-sets at No. 5 and 6 to close out the match.
NAU concludes its season on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Enchantment Resort against Portland State. The match, originally scheduled for a 10 a.m. start, will be moved up an hour to accommodate the Vikings' travel plans. It will be Senior Day for the Lumberjacks as the match will serve as the final career matches for the team's three seniors – Schimmelbauer, Robert Martin and Shaun Waters.
1. Dominic Bermudez/Patrick Schimmelbauer (NAU) def. Oliver Good/Caio Poitena (WSU), 8-4
2. Robert Martin/Trevor Unger (NAU) def. Todd Fought/Sanjay Goswami (WSU), 9-7*
3. Ryan Garner/Anthony Trabert (WSU) def. Kester Black/Sarp Laleli (NAU), 8-6
*Clinched Doubles Point
Order of Finish: (1, 3, 2)
1. Schimmelbauer (NAU) def. Jakub Gewert (WSU), 6-3, 6-3
2. Fought (WSU) def. Bermudez (NAU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Good (WSU) def. Martin (NAU), 6-3, 6-1
4. Poitena (WSU) def. Black (NAU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Goswami (WSU) def. Alan Barrios (NAU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Garner (WSU) def. Laleli (NAU), 6-0, 6-4**
**Clinched Match
Order of Finish: (3, 4, 2, 1, 6, 5)


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Makes 2 servings
3 bags green tea (or 1 tbsp loose tea)
1 cup half-and-half (10%) cream
2 tbsp granulated sugar, divided
3 egg yolks
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 mangoes
1/2 cup milk
1. In small saucepan, over medium heat, heat tea bags, cream and 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the sugar until steaming, bubbles form around the edge and tea is fragrant, about 3 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk egg yolks with the remaining 1 tbsp (15 mL) sugar. In a thin stream, whisk hot tea mixture into yolk mixture. Stir back into pan and cook, stirring constantly, until thick enough to coat the spoon, about 5 minutes.
3. Strain into a clean bowl and stir in vanilla. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of custard and let cool. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, until cold, or for up to 3 days.
4. Peel, pit and chop mangoes. Scrape chilled custard into blender and add mangoes and milk; purée on high speed.
This is like an unfrozen mango milkshake, flavored with tea. You can use any tea, but green tea goes particularly nicely with the mango.
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I'm not sure if you're implying that every match has to be a wrestler from one era against a wrestler from a different era, or if you simply meant a match card filled with wrestlers from any era. I'll do a combination...
Intercontinental Title Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Mr. Perfect
Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero
TLC Match
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Re: DREAM WRESTLEMANIA
Many obvious ones shared by fans.
WWE Title
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World Heavyweight Title
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Intercontinental Title
Chris Jericho vs. Mr. Perfect
Tag Team Titles
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Lex Luger vs. Batista
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Singles Match
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2 out of 3 falls
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Undertaker vs. Sting
WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair
Re: DREAM WRESTLEMANIA
Just a Sting vs Undertaker match or HBK vs The Rock at Wrestlemania would already be a Dream Wrestlemania for me.
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Singles Match
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Singles Match
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The List goes on and on BUT 1 THING ALL LISTS HAVE IS NO JOHN CENA on the card
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OP just included Ryback into that list!!
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I still get the feeling that Sting vs. Taker will happen in WM31 even if the Streak ends already in WM30. Taker would somehow want retribution from his lost against Cena.
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He should have been penalised much earlier (what about driving Lorenzo out of track in Jerez), not now.
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|Annika writes, "This pattern is as close to perfect as any I've ever used…" Wow! Learn more below and don't miss Annika's introduction.
|Montessori By Hand Emmeline Apron
|Emmeline is a sweet reversible apron with a gathered bodice. Meg says: "The Emmeline Apron is the one you've been waiting for – modern, stylish, and fun to sew. You'll never want to take it off!" And she's so right! I made Emmeline as a gift, and it will be hard to part with. Fortunately, the sewing truly was fun and I can't wait to make one for myself.
Emmeline Apron by Annika, Through The Looking Glass
|Fabric Recommendations
|I would love to see a playful version in Prints Charming (I would do rockets and stripes with red sunbursts for the straps) or Heather Ross (please don't ask me to choose!) – but any cotton will work beautifully. Dig around in your stash and be adventurous! I didn't think red and purple would look good together until I found the pink to tie them together (literally).
|– 1 yard each of two cotton fabrics (I used fabrics liberated from my mom's stash)
– 1 3/4 yards coordinating fabric for the straps (I used quilter's cotton bought on sale locally and only needed about 1 yard)
– ¼ yard lightweight fusible interfacing
– color-coordinating thread
– tracking wheel or fabric marker (I used fabric pencil), scissors, pins, measuring tape
|Overall Design
|The construction of Emmeline is simple and intuitive, though the finished product looks complex. Little touches such as the pointed ties, gathers, and handmade bias straps give Emmeline a little something – sophisticated and homey at the same time. Extra credit for being reversible!
|Written Instructions
|The instructions have plenty of detail for even the most novice sewer. Everything is described in full without any unnecessary detail.
Detail of the apron bodice.
|Diagrams / Images
|These could only be improved by being in color, but it is truly not necessary (and I personally prefer to have a b+w pattern with the lower price tag it allows).
|Pattern Pieces
|The pattern pieces are full size and on heavy enough paper that you can cut them out directly if you wish to (or if you do not have tracing paper, as I discovered when I started this project).
|Overall Level of Difficulty
|Adventurous beginner to intermediate
|I would call this an intermediate pattern, but with enough detail that an adventurous beginner could easily tackle it. I learned a new skill myself! I had not ever made gathers before, and it is easy-easy-easy! Some parts of Emmeline's construction are a bit fiddly, but nothing is outright hard.
Reverse side of Annika's apron.
|Modifications + Tips
|The only portion of the instructions that might be confusing is the final part, sewing on the bias straps. It is done almost exactly like quilt binding, so I had no difficulty. There is a lot of folding and unfolding, so if you've never done it before just follow the instructions without thinking too much about the next step or how it will come together.
|This pattern is as close to perfect as any I've ever used. Easy to follow, fun to sew, and a lovely finished product.
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I had the same issue as Christie and Penny… the skirt piece didn't fit on my washed fabric. Actually, it was fine on one of the fabrics, but when I went to cut out the fabric for the reverse side, the fabric was just a bit too small. It is a 44″ wide piece of fabric, but it must have shrunk a bunch when I washed it.
I made this apron and found it quite fun and easy to follow. I'm still quite new to sewing. I struggled only in putting the binding on the sides of the bodice and the straps. I decided to just go another route and make the straps similar to the waist straps and forego binding.
I really liked the pattern, but would hope a new sized version becomes available. I've got a very petite frame and the bodice to to wide for me in it's standard size.
Highly recommend it though!
I just ordered this today! I cant wait to get it so that I can make my very own apron! Gathering from everyones comments I am sure I wont have a hard time making one!
Can anyone who made this apron tell me if you can just make it one-sided? And a little explanation on how you would do it that way. I really don't want the bulk of a 'reversible' apron.
Thanks, Sharon
I think for 'the fuller bust' it would look good to make the neck strap a little longer, so that the apron sits lower and can be tied just under the bodice, or to make the bodice part a little longer? what do you think?
This was the first sewing project that I have took on since I was like 9 and took sewing classes (I'm 22). Mine turned out super cute and fit well. I thought for me it was a bit hard, but it just took more time to do it. I will definitely make it again but one thing I would change is the neck tie, I'll just make it to fit over the head (or button on the top piece) rather than tie.
Great review! I have had my eye on this pattern for awhile. I appreciated the part in the review when you said that it was actually FUN to sew, and that you want to make it again. That is awesome. (I read the comments regarding bust concerns, and I have to say that one reason why I would choose this pattern is because that it looks like those gathers in the top could help *add* a little fullness, through optical illusion! Ha ha. I agree that is is flattering for a range of body types.)
I love this apron! I made it last month in a local fabric shop class. I could wear it all of the time!
I'm like Kate, is there instructions for a bigger chest area? I love the look but a lot of aprons just don't cover enough or get hiked up around the top.
wow, really cute! thx Beth for the review. will try this at weekend.
Christie, I had the very same problem w/ one of my fabrics, I thought the fabric store had only given me 3/4 yard and so I measured it myself and sure enough it was a full yard they gave me and my fabric was a regular width fabric, I just needed a tad more.
I love this apron. It is so feminine. It has been almost a year since I have gotten out my sewing maching but lately I am on the lookout for a project. I think this may be it. Thanks for the review.
Great Review! I think your fabric choices worked well together.
such a great review. i really appreciate all the comments as well from people who have made this apron.
love the fabrics annika!
This apron is so cute I just love it! It's been popping up all over the blogosphere!
Thanks for doing the review. I can think of a couple of pieces of fabric I have that would work perfectly.
This looks great and sounds easy!
I think I will give it a try.
Thanks for the review!
I consider myself the adventurous beginner, and so I think I shall give this one a try. The negative I see is that it takes a lot of fabric. Almost 4 yards, and so I think I'll make limited versions of it. Or I may opt for less designer types of fabric if I make it for gifts. (There are over 20 women at our Christmas gathering…I'm not cheap, just practical!)
Good to see a picture of the apron on a full figured person versus Meg, who is a teeny bean.
I love the style of the apron. I am needing to make an apron for me, but I'm sure my daughter will want one too. Too Cute!
I have to say that I am a size 14 on the botton and a 18+ on the top and honestly the pattern makes me look like an aging milk maid and the bow.. lets not even go there. I love the way the pattern looks on my daughter ( slim, perky breasts) but it's not something that I will make again for my 40+ year old- 6 baby body.
Great review!! I've had my pattern for a few weeks , but I was waiting to no longer be pregnant, either, Mary. 🙂 Our little guy is almost 2 weeks, now, so I'm making my apron tonight. How long did it take to sew for those of you who have it completed? I am an intermediate seamstress.
I love how the ties in the front help decorate the apron. A beautiful pattern!
Just bought my own Emmeline pattern and am excited to give it a try!
I am almost done with mine, and I love the pattern. It is super clear and has all sorts of reminders to keep me from doing the dumb stuff that I space on sometimes. I only had to rip out one seam!
I had one problem, though. My skirt piece didn't fit on my washed fabric (either one from different lines, so I don't think I bought some weird skinny fabric). I ended up folding the pattern piece where it is placed on the fold, so my skirt is a bit smaller, but I didn't later have any difficulty attaching the skirt to the bodice. Anyone else have this problem, or did I do something odd (certainly, not unheard of!)?
Oh this apron is too cute!
It turned out great! I love that you chose two totally opposite colors and pulled it together with the ties. I really need to get this pattern.
Mary, I think this apron would be adorable over your baby belly. The tie would keep it tight and would look so feminine. Maybe I need to come up with a special pregnant apron. He he. If you do make it for yourself I would love to see it.
Thanks Annika for the review. I to have been wanting this pattern but thought it might be tough for my 1st one. I even have the perfect fabric. I just might give it a go now!
Thanks so much for the review! I have been searching for the perfect apron pattern and stumbled across this one a while ago and it was love at first sight! However, I've had a ton of other projects going so I had to put it on hold. After reading this though I will definately be purchasing it right away…I already have the perfect fabric for it!
I keep seeing this pattern EVERYWHERE…eventually I'm going to break down and buy it. It's becoming harder to resist.
That's really cute! Does it come in "one size fits most" or various sizes??
Thanks for that review. I bought the pattern weeks ago but have not even opened the envelope, I'm happy to hear that it's not hard at all.
Too cute! My sister has been looking for a cute, flattering, apron for a while. I think I'll have to hold off on mine until after this pregnancy- I can't imagine what it would look like, perched precariously atop a beach ball. Kind of like an awning! 🙂 Thanks for the review, Annika.
Great review! I have one of these coming to me soon. Good to know I won't be crying by the end of making it! 🙂
I just bought this pattern a couple of weeks ago and haven't had a chance to try it yet. It's good to hear that it is not to difficult of a pattern! Thanks for the review.
This pattern is everywhere. I can't wait to make one! Thanks so much for the review.
Kate, I am somewhere between a DD and an F. The apron bodice could stand to be a wee bit longer. It is not a bad fit as written, but there isn't any extra room. I made this one for my sister, who I think is about a C, and think it will fit perfectly. If I make one for myself while I am still nursing, I might add an inch or so.
I have loved this apron since I saw it on Montessori By Hand months ago! Thanks for the pattern review–I may finally be brave enough to try it now!
Oh…this apron is just adorable! I've been wanting to make aprons for myself, mother and mother-in-law for sometime now and I think this pattern will work for all of us!
thanks for the great review. the only thing keeping me from making one myself was not being sure how apron would fit those of us with um… ample busts. has anyone else with DD girls made one? it looks like maybe annika might have some thoughts on it? should we lenghten the top part?
I made this pattern last week out of the Ginger Blossom fabric and it turned out so so cute! It was a birthday gift for my daughter and she loved it. I plan on making more for Christmas and birthday gifts.
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Experience the natural beauty of Argentina through a month of cultural immersion, outdoor activities, and community service. Begin your high school summer abroad in Argentina's capital, where you and your group explore the city's art galleries, theaters, and boulevards and start practicing your Spanish. Sail by catamaran to the city's surrounding islands to learn about the region's ecology and biosystems.
From Buenos Aires, travel to colonial Salta La Linda, capital of the Salta province, on Argentina's northern frontier, where you spend two weeks sharing day-to-day life with an Argentine host family. During this period, work on a community service project such as volunteering at a center for children with developmental disabilities or helping to renovate an orphanage or kindergarten. Participate in Spanish language classes with other members of your group and learn about local gaucho culture. Go white-water rafting or hike to a traditional ranch where you learn how to rope cattle. Continue on to the small town of Chicoana, just south of the city of Salta, where you assist on service activities such as painting or landscaping.
Then, embark on a week of outdoor exploration with your group and leaders. Ride horseback, stay on a large ranch, and enjoy traditional barbeque. Travel through the mountains to the city of Cafayate, stopping at famous rock formations. In Cafayate, take a bike tour of the city and then ride to the sand dunes. Return to Buenos Aires for a final day of exploration and reflection.
Note: Participants should bring a horseback riding helmet with them on the program.
Community Service Certificate: At the conclusion of this program, each participant will earn a community service certificate noting how many hours of community service s/he completed.
Orientation: Buenos Aires, 4 days
Homestay: Salta or Jujuy,* 14 days
Other Accommodations: Hotels, campsite, hostels
* Homestay locations can vary.
Orientation in Buenos Aires
During the orientation period, you and your group will stay in a centrally located hotel.
Thematic Focus
During this period, you will stay in the home of a family. Sample host communities: Salta and Posadas
Community Service in Chicoana
During this period, you and your group will stay at a nearby hostel.
Outdoor Excursion (Thematic Focus)
During this excursion, you and your group will stay in campsites and village guest houses.
Program Reflection and Wrap-up in Buenos Aires
During the reflection period, you and your group will stay in a centrally located hostel.
Please note: This itinerary is only a sample and is subject to change. Because of factors such as group size and availability of in-country offerings such as festivals, your experience — including sites visited and the number of days spent in each location — may differ somewhat from the one presented above.
These are leader bios from summer 2014.
Born and raised in Richmond, Massachusetts, Brian began his travels in high school, spending six weeks as an exchange student in Barcelona for language and cultural immersion. In college, Brian spent a semester at the University of Cape Town in South Africa on a community building and outreach program. After completing his BA from Sarah Lawrence College in 2010, Brian then served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras as a health volunteer, working specifically with youth to prevent HIV/AIDS.
Returning stateside, Brian was accepted into SIT Graduate Institute in May 2013, where he recently completed his coursework for a master's degree in intercultural service, leadership, and management. After spending summer 2014 in Argentina with his Experimenters, Brian hopped across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa, where he is currently completing his graduate practicum to foster youth empowerment in the townships. Brian enjoys most outdoorsy things as well as dancing with reckless abandon.
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Shannon has traveled to every continent except Antarctica. Most recently, she taught English and leadership skills to Cambodian women in college in Phnom Penh. Shannon has a BA in studio art from Agnes Scott College, and she has studied abroad in Benin, France, and Argentina. She also completed a service project in Ghana. Shannon currently works in Atlanta as an enrollment specialist with Applerouth Tutoring, a test prep company with tutors across the nation. Shannon is a two-time Experiment leader, having taken Experimenters to France in 2012 and Argentina in 2013. When she's not traveling or tutoring, Shannon is hiking with her two younger sisters and her sweet rescue pup, Oliver.
During my homestay in Argentina, I developed many skills, but I am most proud of my new ability to learn foreign games and to speak fluidly in Spanish. With this cultural toolbox, I was not only able to survive in Argentina, but thrive.
Nathaniel Larson, Southwest High School
At first, I was nervous about trekking in Salta—but our group hiked a mountain together. The best part of the day was reaching the top! The views of the city below and neighboring mountains were beautiful. After trekking down the mountain, our group ate lunch at a nearby park. Then we took a tour of La Caldera, played soccer with local children, visited a statue of Jesus, and rode bicycles.
Devin Halbal, Berkeley Carroll School


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Mount Wachusett Community College
|Start near...Go far
|James L. Vander Hooven, Ed.D.
|4,170 (2006 est.)
|Gardner, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates: 42°35′34.64″N 71°59′0.61″W / 42.5929556°N 71.9835028°W
|MWCC, The Mount
|Mountain Lion
Mount Wachusett Community College is a two-year community college in Gardner, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges. MWCC offers more than 40 academic programs that allow the students to earn an associate degree of science, associate degree of arts, associate of applied science, or a certificate.
Mount Wachusett Community College is an accredited, public two-year institution serving 29 cities and towns in North Central Massachusetts. The 269-acre (1.09 km2) main campus is located in Gardner, Massachusetts; satellite sites are located in Leominster, Fitchburg, Athol, Orange, and Devens. The college offers over 40 associate degree and certificate programs, as well as adult basic education/GED programs, education and training for business and industry, English for speakers of other languages, and noncredit community service programs. MWCC students enjoy many support services and resources including the Fitness and Wellness Center, the Academic Support Center, and the 555-seat Theatre at the Mount. Courses are offered in the day, evening, on weekends, and online.
The college has been praised for its use of renewable energy, winning the National Wildlife Federation's "Chill-Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming" competition in the spring of 2007.[1]
Renewable energy technologies at the college include: Solar PhotoVoltaic panels originally producing 5 kilowatts and upgraded to 97.24 kilowatts in September 2009.[2] and a biomass plant which heats the college by burning waste woodchips.
The college also uses a biomass gasification generator, where woodchips are turned into combustible gases, which are used in a gasoline engine, powering a generator that produces 50 kilowatts of electricity. This is a research and development project contracted with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Two Vestas V82 1.65 MW wind turbines were activated in March 2011 which are expected to generate 97 percent of the college's annual electricity demand.[3]
Theatre at the Mount[edit]
The college's theatre hosts a sizable community theatre program. Started in the autumn of 1976 (under the name "Theatre North Central"), Theatre at the Mount has enjoyed considerable local and regional acclaim for its over 280 productions,[4] notably through the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres (EMACT)[5][6][7][8] and New England Theatre Conference (NETC)[9]
TAMY Awards[edit]
In 2006, Theatre at the Mount launched the TAMY Award program for high school musical theatre.[10] Modeled after Broadway's Tony Awards, the TAMYs evaluate high school performances within a 50 mile radius of the college based on a number of criteria, including (among others)"Best Actor," "Best Actress," "Best Featured Ensemble" and "Best Overall Production."[11]
TAMY Award Winners by Year[edit]
|Best Overall Production
|Les Misérables (school edition) – Chelmsford High School
|Brigadoon – Acton Boxborough High School
|Rent – Westford Academy
|Once on This Island – Westborough High School
|Miss Saigon – Tyngsboro High School
|The Wizard of Oz – Billerica High School
|Evita – Westford Academy
|Best Actor
|Andrew Francis (Marius in Les Misérables) – Chelmsford High School
|Doug Thoene (Percy in The Scarlet Pimpernel) – Chelmsford High School
|Alex Norton (Mark Cohen in Rent – Worcester Academy
|Steve McCarthy (Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof) – Marlboro High School
|Max Carmel (Che in Evita) – Keene High School
|Shayan Sobhian (Jekyll/Hyde in Jekyll & Hyde) – Chelmsford High School
|Owen McCarthy (Chip in On the Town – Wachusett Regional High School
|Best Actress
|Melanie Tata (Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun) – Leominster High School
|Shay Gibson (Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie) – Algonquin Regional High School
|Susan Davies (Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden) – Chelmsford High School
|Carly Grayson (Ti Moune in Once on this Island) – Westborough High School
|Lizzie Cross (Roxie Hart in Chicago) – Nashoba Regional High School
|Kelly Letourneau (Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie) – Wachusett Regional High School
|Caroline Pisinski (Hildy in On the Town) – Wachusett Regional High School
|Best Supporting Actor
|Brett Rochford (Barnaby in Hello, Dolly!) – Clinton High School
|John-Michael Breen (Armand in The Scarlet Pimpernel) – Chelmsford High School
|Kyle Mendes (Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady) – Nashoba Regional High School
|Adam Ouellet (Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls) – Quabbin Regional High School
|Owen McCarthy (Willard in Footloose) – Wachusett Regional High School
|Wesley Young (Bud Frump in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) – Leominster High School
|Edward Andrews (Reverent Moore in Footloose) – Hudson High School
|Best Supporting Actress
|Lisa Billingsley (Eponine in Les Misérables) – Chelmsford High School
|Meg Culkeen (Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress) – Gardner High School
|Elizabeth Wall (Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables) – Algonquin Regional High School
|Evann Normandin (Ensemble in Godspell – Littleton High School
|Amy Bullock (Little Sally in Urinetown) – Acton Boxborough Regional High School
|Megan McGuire (Little Sally in Urinetown) – Oakmont Regional High School
|Emma Romasco (Irene Malloy in Hello, Dolly!) – Nashoba Regional High School
|Best Featured Actor
|Caleb Cedrone (Guard in Chicago) – Westford Academy
|Ryan LaForest (Hot Blades Harry in Urinetown) – Acton Boxborough Regional High School
|Mac Muscara (Hot Blades Harry in Urinetown) – Oakmont Regional High School}
|Luke Dombroski (Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls – St. John's High School
|Best Featured Actress
|Jessie Damour (Soupy Sue in Urinetown) – Gardner High School
|Erin Glenny (Fantine in Les Misérables) – Oakmont Regional High School
|Leah Gibson (Berthe in Pippin) – Algonquin Regional High School
|Leah DeTolla (Peron's mistress in Evita) – Westford Academy
See also[edit]
- ^ "Chill Out 2007 Winners - Chill Out - National Wildlife Federation". 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Mount Wachusett Community College Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installation - Executive Office for Administration & Finance - Mass.Gov". Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Wind Energy at Mount Wachusett Community College". 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "History of Theatre at the Mount". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "2012-2013 DASH Nominees and Winners". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ 2011-2012 DASH Nominees and Winners
- ^ 2010-2011 DASH Nominees and Winners
- ^ 2009-2010 DASH Nominees and Winners
- ^ Moss Hart Memorial Award
- ^ "TAMY Awards". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "2013-2014 TAMY Brochure" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "2006-2007 TAMY Award Winners". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "2007-2008 TAMY Award Winners". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ http://mwcc.edu/tam/tamy/tamy-winners-08-09/. Retrieved 2014-04-03. Missing or empty
- ^ http://mwcc.edu/tam/tamy/tamy-winners-09-10/. Retrieved 2014-04-03. Missing or empty
- ^ http://mwcc.edu/tam/tamy/tamy-winners-10-11/. Retrieved 2014-04-03. Missing or empty
- ^ "2011 – 2012 TAMY AWARDS – LIST OF WINNERS" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "2012 – 2013 TAMY AWARDS – LIST OF WINNERS" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
External links[edit]
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Saw IV is the fourth installment in the Saw series and is a midquel to Saw III. The film was initially released on October 25, 2007, and in the United States on October 26, 2007. The film's North American release date follows the series' tradition that the films be released the Friday before or on Halloween of each year. This installment continues the story of the Jigsaw Killer, and his obsession with teaching people the value of their own lives. Although Jigsaw died in the last installment (Saw III), this film focuses on his ability to manipulate people into continuing his work. Saw IV was directed by Saw II and Saw III director Darren Lynn Bousman alongside with co-creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell returning as executive producers. Unlike the previous three films, Saw IV was not written by either Wan or Whannell.
During John Kramer's autopsy, a wax-coated micro cassette is found in his stomach. Detective Hoffman is called in to listen to the tape, which says that he will still be tested and the games will continue.
The scene shifts to a mausoleum, where Trevor and Art Blank are chained at the neck to a winch-like device. Trevor's eyelids and Art's mouth have been sewn shut, making communication near impossible. Trevor unintentionally activates the device—which begins pulling them together—and attacks Art in a blind panic, who kills Trevor to retrieve the key from his collar, and free himself, tearing his lips open in the process. In a later flashback, Art finds two items waiting for him elsewhere: a recorded message from Jigsaw and an envelope containing instructions.
It has been six months since the disappearance of Detective Eric Matthews, and four days since Detective Allison Kerry's death. The police discover Kerry's corpse, still hanging in the harness of the inescapable trap that killed her in Saw III at an undisclosed location, and after cautioning Lieutenant Rigg for barging through an unsecured door, Hoffman is introduced to FBI Agents Peter Strahm and Lindsey Perez, who were Kerry's liaison. After coming to the conclusion that this trap was inescapable, Strahm and Perez deduce that Amanda Young, Jigsaw's apprentice, would need assistance with Kerry's trap, indicating that there is another accomplice involved. Rigg, riddled with depression, believes that Eric Matthews is still alive, but Hoffman tells Rigg that the chances of that are highly unlikely and it's time for him to let go.
That evening, Rigg is attacked in his home and Hoffman disappears. When Rigg comes to, a videotape informs him that Matthews is in fact still alive, with ninety minutes to save himself, and that Hoffman's survival is at stake as well. He then undergoes his first test, in which he finds a woman named Brenda. Jigsaw advises Rigg to walk away--to "see what I see," as written on the wall--but Rigg's natural instinct to help those in need clouds his judgment. When Rigg removes the pig mask covering Brenda's face, he triggers a trap device that begins to slowly tear her scalp from her head. He succeeds in freeing her, but to his surprise, she comes at him with a knife; Brenda has been told by Jigsaw that Rigg is there to arrest her and the only way to stop it is to kill him. He throws her into a mirror, killing her and leaves to find the site of his next test.
Sometime later, Strahm, Perez, and the police enter the apartment and find Brenda's body, but also find photos of a woman named Jill Tuck, John Kramer's ex-wife. The police take her into an interrogation room to question her about Jigsaw's current game, but claims no knowledge.
Rigg arrives at a motel, where he is instructed to "feel what I feel," painted on the door of one room. He must abduct the manager, Ivan Landsness, revealed to be a serial rapist. Angered by seeing videos and photos of Ivan's exploits, Rigg forces Ivan into a prearranged trap, which gives him the option between having his eyes gouged out or being savagely dismembered. Rigg hands him two controllers that will drive blades into his eyes, blinding him and saving his life. When Ivan runs out of time after blinding only one eye, his limbs are ripped off his body and thrown across the room.
Rigg's next test, to "save as I save," occurs in a school where Rigg once attacked a man named Rex, whom he suspected of abusing his wife Morgan and daughter Jane. Hoffman had intervened to stave off disciplinary action against Rigg at that time. In one of the classrooms, Rigg discovers that same husband and wife impaled together back to back with several long metal rods. The rods are placed such that they pass through vital circulatory points of his body, but non-vital points of hers. If she has the courage to remove the rods, her abusive husband will bleed to death but she will survive. By the time Rigg finds the couple, she has pulled out all but one rod and gone into shock; she suddenly wakes up and Rigg tells her that she has to save herself. He removes the last spike, wraps his jacket around her, hands her the key to the harness that she and her husband are strapped into, and sets off a fire alarm to alert emergency services to her position, then leaves.
Strahm and Perez arrive on the scene, having previously realized that they have both become targets in this latest series of games. They determine that all of the victims were defended by a lawyer named Art Blank, who is also Jill's lawyer. Suddenly, a gun used to insert the rods into Rex and Morgan fires a spear through a photographer and kills her on the scene. Strahm and Perez find Billy, Jigsaw's puppet, in the principal's office; Perez is told via tape recorder that Strahm will "soon take the life of an innocent man" and that her "next step is critical." Ignoring the warning, she takes a closer look at Billy, whose face suddenly explodes and showers her with shrapnel; she is rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Furious, Strahm interrogates Jill roughly, who recounts Jigsaw's backstory. She was once pregnant with a boy to be named Gideon (after John's first construction project), but the baby was lost when Cecil robbed the clinic at which she was employed and caused her to suffer a miscarriage. John and Jill were devastated and grew apart and divorced. After learning that he had cancer and only a short while to live, John kidnapped Cecil and placed him in a trap, the first trap he ever built. Cecil had to push his face against several knives in order to release his wrists, which were slit due to razor blades in the arms of the chair. He began to do so, but the chair collapsed before he could reach the release switch. Noticing John standing in front of him watching, Cecil lunged at him but fell into a mesh of barbed wire as John moved aside at the last second. Strahm makes connections from Jill's story to the Gideon Meat Factory, the scene of Rigg's final test. Strahm arrives but finds himself lost, accidentally trailing Jeff Denlon.
Rigg, meanwhile, approaches his final test. In the next room are Art, Matthews, and Hoffman; Matthews stands on an ice block with a chain-noose cinched around his neck, while Hoffman is strapped into a chair with an electrode by his feet. They are at opposite ends of a balanced seesaw, but if Matthews slips off the ice or too much of it melts, he will be hanged and the weight shift will dump the runoff water onto Hoffman's end, electrocuting him. Art is watching over them both, with a device strapped to his back that holds a set of pincers against his neck, ready to cut through his spine. Once the ninety-minute timer for Rigg's tests runs out, he can push a button to release himself and the others. All three men discover that if the door is opened before time runs out, Matthews' head will be crushed between two ice blocks and Hoffman will die by electrocution from the melted ice water while connected to wires.
Seeing an approaching figure (Rigg) through the door's grimy window, Matthews attempts to warn him off without success, then shoots out through the door at him with a gun supplied by Art. The shot hits Rigg in the stomach, but he still crashes through the door with one second left on the clock, releasing the overhead ice blocks, killing Matthews. Hoffman's chair is lowered into the water and he is apparently electrocuted. Rigg shoots and kills Art Blank, believing that he is responsible for the game and mistaking the tape recorder in Art's hand for a gun. Just before being shot, Art plays the tape and Rigg learns he has failed his final test by not learning that he could not save everyone by himself. Had he allowed the time to expire and not barged through the door (something Hoffman had earlier warned him against), he would have passed and the three captives would have all survived. Hoffman, whom was never in any danger, is revealed to be the actual second accomplice of Jigsaw when he releases himself from the chair unharmed. As Rigg helplessly watches in shock, Hoffman unplugs the cameras watching Rigg's tests, says "game over" and leaves Rigg bleeding on the floor.
Elsewhere in the factory, Strahm faces off with Jeff in the makeshift sickroom from Saw III. It is revealed that the events of Saw III and Saw IV are occurring at the same time. Jeff waves a gun at Strahm, believing him to be involved in the abduction of his daughter; Strahm shoots and kills Jeff in self-defense, fulfilling Hoffman's prediction from Perez's tape. Before he can react further, Hoffman locks him in the room with the corpses of Jigsaw, Amanda, Jeff, and Lynn Denlon. The end of the opening autopsy scene is shown again, indicating that it took place after the events of the film. The tape from Jigsaw's stomach is further explained as Jigsaw promises Hoffman that, though he may feel that he now has control and will "walk away untested" that he has ensured his work will continue and "the games have just begun".
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|Athena Karkanis
|Justin Louis
|Simon Reynolds
|Eric Matthews
|Donnie Wahlberg
|Angus Macfadyen
|Shawnee Smith
|Bahar Soomekh
|Dina Meyer
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|Ingrid Hart
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There were rumors about who was writing the script for Saw IV, including Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan.Yet Another 'Saw IV' Writer Revealed!Bloody-disgusting retrieved 2006-11-12 On a news article on the same rumor site, an actual writer was revealed , Thomas Fenton.Actual writer for Saw IV revealed There was also a hunt for the director of Saw IV before it was officially stated that Darren Lynn Bousman should direct the fourth installment. Two of the rumored directors were David Moreau and Xavier Palud.Rumors about who to direct Saw IV It has been stated Who? that 90% of the crew from the last movie will be back.Saw 4 News. The Official SAW Website and Fan Club. Retrieved on 2007-06-13. On the official Saw fan page, director Bousman says: "Scott Patterson, the first day he shows up, he says, 'I'm going to do something a little different here.' And I'm like, 'Alright.' We yell 'action' and all of a sudden he started improvising and it was gold. It was like the best stuff I'd ever seen and he's insane." Production offices opened on February 12, 2007 to begin the pre-production period. The filming of Saw IV began on April 16, 2007Date set for filming and continued for 6 weeks.Production offices open Feb, 12th and filming set to last just 3 months The filming location for the horror film was Toronto, Ontario,Location set for the filming of Saw IV the same place both Saw II and Saw II filming location MovieWeb retrieved 2005-27-10. Saw III and Saw III filming location MovieWeb retrieved 2006-04-17. were filmed. Post-production period began on May 19.IMDb post-production period Shooting for the film ended on May 30, 2007. In an interview with Darren Lynn Bousman, he stated that the last work on Saw IV will happen in August to be able to have prints made. At Comic Con 2007 it was revealed by director Darren Lynn Bousman and producer Mark Burg that the MPAA had given the film an NC-17 rating. They would have to figure out whether or not to cut the film to achieve an R rating or release it as an NC-17 film.Saw IV Too Much for Comic-Con Retrieved on 2007-08-07 Lionsgate has teamed with the American Red Cross for the annual Saw IV Blood Drive.[1]Saw IV Blood Drive Since the first Saw blood drive in 2004, Saw film-goers have donated nearly 38,000 pints of blood to help save as many as 112,500 lives. Collection totals have doubled year after year resulting in tens of thousands of lifesaving blood transfusions. On August 30, 2007, it was announced that the film was officially rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language. This was clarified by the new poster (which can be seen at the top of this page), www.ropeofsilicon.com, and numerous other websites. On August 31, 2007, the official trailer was placed on Yahoo Movies. [2]Saw IV Trailer On the same date, the official website for Saw IV was launched.
Critical reception to Saw IV was mostly negative. The film holds a rating of 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 64 reviews.Saw IV, Rotten Tomatoes On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 36 out of 100, based on 16 reviews. Scott Schueller from the Los Angeles Times called it "a film as edgy as a rubber knife" and said that "if the terrible craft of Bousman's film doesn't turn your stomach, the borderline pornographic violence will. It's disconcerting to imagine anyone enjoying the vile filth splashing the screen." Frank Scheck from The Hollywood Reporter said "the famously inventive torture sequences here seem depleted of imagination", but added that "it hasn't yet jumped the shark like such predecessors as the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th movies eventually did." Peter Hartlaub from The San Francisco Chronicle called it "the Syriana of slasher films, so complicated and circuitous that your only hope of understanding everything is to eat lots of fish the night before and then watch each of the previous films, in order, right before you enter the theater." Positive reviews came from Scott Weinberg from Fearnet, who said that while it "is almost certainly the weakest of the series where stuff like plot, logic, and chills are concerned... there's still more than enough here to keep the fans intrigued, entertained, and squirming in their seats" and added that the "Saw-makers are to be commended for actually putting forth this sort of effort. I grew up in an era that offered little more than quick-cash, stand-alone horror sequels like Halloween 5 and Friday the 13th Part 7 — so the fact that these producers actually give a damn about narrative continuity (right down to the smallest detail) is fairly impressive." Horror.com said that "with Saw IV, the pieces have all come together and [it's] the best of the lot." Jamie Russell from the BBC called it "deeply unsettling; just like a horror movie should be." Critic Richard Roeper who enjoyed and praised Saw,hated Saw IV.Stating that Though I did enjoy the ending to the film,Saw IV doesn't help the fact that the series is starting to run out of gas after only three sequels Roeper gave Saw IV one out of four stars.
Box office
The film opened October 26, 2007 in the United States and Canada and grossed $31,756,764 in 3,183 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office. As of March 29, 2008, Saw IV grossed $63,300,095 domestic and $139,352,633 worldwide. The film stayed in cinemas for 49 days (7 weeks).
Main article: Saw IV (soundtrack)
DVD and Blu-ray release
The Unrated Director's Cut was released on January 22, 2008 in America and March 3, 2008 in the UK, on DVD and Blu-ray. The Extreme Edition was released in the UK only, before the release of Saw V in October 2008.Coolest DVD Packing Ever For UK 'Saw IV' Release SAW IV DVD Extreme Limited Edition - WHAT DOES THE DVD DO? Features a 95-minute running time of the film.
Unrated Director's Cut
In these versions, several changes have been made from the theatrical version:
- In the Mausoleum trap, Trevor is hit with a hatchet four times instead of two.
- In his apartment, Rigg is shown waking up in bed after hearing a noise outside his room. A light is seen turning on then off, and then someone runs past his bedroom door.
- There is some extra dialogue exchanged between Rigg and Brenda.
- How Ivan gets captured is different. In the unrated version, Rigg lures Ivan's dog Chance up to his room. When Ivan comes looking for her, Rigg surprises him with his gun drawn.
- Ivan's death is extended and is more graphic.
- Rigg pulls the final rod out of Morgan at the "Save As I Save" test.
- There is an additional scene where Agent Strahm calls Perez's mother and informs her that Perez has been injured.
- Strahm calls for back-up before entering the Gideon building.
- The "Open the door and you will find me" key is further explained. It is the key needed to open the door to the "sick room" that Jigsaw was killed in and Jeff was sealed in at the end of the third film.
- Footage of Hoffman unstrapping himself during the climax and twist ending is removed. The DVD extras include:
- Two audio commentaries (One with director Darren Lynn Bousman and actor Lyriq Bent; the other featuring the producers.)
- "Darren's Video Diary"... A half-hour behind-the-scenes featurette
- Mini-Featurettes on the Traps
- A Props Featurette
- A single deleted scene
- "I.V." by (X-Japan) music video
- A trailer for the video game Condemned 2: Bloodshot
- A hidden game in the special features menu of the Blu-Ray version The Blu-ray is notable for being the first release to use MoLog, allowing viewers to contribute to online discussions about the film.
Extreme Limited Edition (UK only)
- Exclusive automated spinning Saw with a sound clip packaging
- A copy of the Saw: Rebirth comic
- Two audio commentaries (One with director Darren Lynn Bousman and actor Lyriq Bent; the other featuring the producers.)
- Video Diary of Darren Lynn Bousman
- Traps of Saw IV
- Props of Saw IV
- "I.V." by (X-Japan) music video
Saw IV: Original Motion Picture Score
- The nurse that helped Jill Tuck during her miscarriage is Deborah, the same nurse that talked to Lynn Denlon before she was kidnapped in Saw III. Many other characters from previous films reappeared in flashbacks in Saw IV including Paul Leahy, Donnie Greco, Michael Marks, Addison Corday, Gus Colyard and Troy.
- This is the only Saw film in which the Bathroom does not appear (it was seen in archive footage from Saw in Saw VI, and the closed door to the bathroom was seen in Saw V).
- Early in the film Fisk notifies Hoffman that "another doctor went missing from the hospital." This is a reference to Lynn Denlon while the first doctor could have been Lawrence Gordon.
- It was said in an original script of Saw IV which would take place in the same time frame as the first Saw film instead of Saw III, that Peter Strahm would find and enter the bathroom moments after Adam was left to die. Adam would attempt to shoot Strahm out of fear but Strahm would shoot and kill Adam out of self-defense.
- During a scene in Jill's clinic a character named Derek is seen in the background watching a fight between Cecil Adams and Gus Colyard. Derek is played by Devon Bostick who later returned to the series as Brent Abbott in Saw VI.
- Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan original script for Saw IV was meant to be a direct sequel to Saw III with Jeff Denlon and Chris dying in the blender trap. Eric Matthews was set to be cast as the lead character passing his test's with the help of a poisoned Mark Hoffman who revealed himself to be jigsaws apprentice.
See Also
External links
- IMDb
- Official site
- Saw IV at IGN
Saw (short film) • Saw • Saw II • Saw III • Saw IV • Saw V • Saw VI • Saw 3D • Jigsaw


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Iranians comprise the largest group of casualties identified so far in the tragedy.
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You asked for jiggers with lines and they are finally here! We worked with Yukiwa for over a year to bring you this jigger with the most coveted measurements – it's the first of its kind in Japan! One side is 0.75 oz and on the other is a 0.5 oz cup with a hairline at 0.25 oz. to allow you to work with precision and speed. And why not make an impression with lux 24K gold!
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- Capacity: 0.75 oz / 0.5 oz (0.25 oz line)
- Dimensions: 3"H x 1.5"W
- Material: 24K gold-plated stainless steel
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