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Do you have something that drives you crazy and you can't do anything about it? I think we all have something, but for my husband, it is the weather.
Many people know my husband, and they would say that he is a great guy ... and, by the way, he is a great guy. Few would say there is anything that drives him crazy; that's how easy-going he is. But for him, the weather is the thing that drives him absolutely NUTS!
Every season of the year has its attributes that cause him to react. Let's start with the spring. Spring ... the time of awakening and renewal. But there are parts of spring that cause my spouse, well, to go wacko. The first of those is the wind. He hates the wind. The wind, according to him, is always blowing in the spring. I quote, "It blows 40 mph every day; I hate the wind."
The second of those things is rain; he really hates rain. Over a recent holiday weekend, when it pretty much rained every day, he was going to get a new passport. I asked him why. I was told it didn't rain in the Sahara Desert, and that he was moving there. That is his newest destination to avoid the rain.
There have been several others. He was going to move to Arizona, but then he discovered that the wind blows frequently in Arizona, so that destination was ruled out. When he mentioned wanting a new passport, I was thinking something entirely different than the Sahara Desert — I thought Bermuda or some other tropical paradise would be a great destination. I was told that it rained too much in those types of places. Drat — I saw myself with a little umbrella drink in hand, sitting with my toes in the sand, writing a new column for the BCR. One can always dream!
As we move into summer, it is supposed to be hot! If we have one of those summers, like we have had a few times in the past, when the thermometer does not climb as high as my husband thinks it should, then he is moving to some unknown place that is hotter, and of course, drier. For a few years, he was going to Death Valley. I don't know if there actually is a place called Death Valley, but that was my husband's destination when the weather was not as warm as he thought it should be. My vision of the unknown Death Valley is that it would be full of rattlesnakes and other not very pleasant creatures. I am not a fan of snakes. I assume there is warm sand there, but not exactly "the beach."
As the days get shorter and summer winds down, we look toward fall. Fall is, according to my husband, supposed to last until at least November. That means we are supposed to have those golden days of autumn every day until the beginning of November. You know what I am talking about — those golden fall days when the temperature drops to about 50 at night, but the sun every day warms the air to that glorious 70-degree mark. Those days that bring the wonderful fall colors, but of course, the wind is not supposed to blow, so that beautiful leaves just stay on the trees for all of us to enjoy.
When Mother Nature does not cooperate by bringing those blissful fall days, my husband believes we are going directly from summer to winter, no fall, no glorious days, no 70 degrees, no, no, no. He doesn't plan on moving during the fall, but he still wants those golden days he dreams of.
Lastly, we get winter. Surprisingly, winter seems to be the least offensive of the seasons. I guess we are all, including my husband, when living in Central Illinois programmed for crummy weather in the winter. He doesn't seem to mind the snow or the ice or even the winter wind. His only requirement is that the winter season needs to end by the beginning of March. But that, of course, if winter doesn't end as it should on time, then it is too cold for spring. So you see, the season isn't winter — it is the beginning of spring that is all wrong.
My husband, as I said, is a great guy. He knows everyone, and everyone knows him. He is friendly, fun and caring. He worked hard for many years, retired to babysit our first grandchild, and takes care of me and many things around our house. His obsession with the weather — it entertains me. Too bad there is nothing that can be done about it — I would love to have every day sunny, wind free, and 80 degrees. Just the right weather to play golf, you know!
Nita Wyatt of Wyanet can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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JAY Weaver - father of top prospect Iain Weaver - is threatening legal action against boxing chiefs for continuing to refuse his son's licence bid.
Weaver is yet to make his pro debut after seeing his applications to fight turned down by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).
The former amateur star exclusively revealed to the Daily Echo in November that he had been denied a licence after a brain scan had showed a cyst.
Weaver senior said the sport's bosses had told him they would reconsider if he could find further medical evidence to support his son's case.
He reported that Weaver junior had since been given the medical all-clear to fight following consultations with two different neurosurgeons.
However, despite the Weavers presenting these findings, the BBBofC has not shifted from its initial stance and has not cleared him to begin his career in the paid ranks.
The 23-year-old Ferndown fighter is ready to take his licence battle to the courts if necessary.
Weaver senior, who claims other boxers have been issued licences in similar circumstances, told the Daily Echo: "I wouldn't want my son to box if there was going to be any danger of him haemorrhaging, getting a bleed or if it was going to be a danger to his health. But the neurosurgeon has told me he is fit to box, so we will go ahead with it.
"We sent in the letters (from the neurosurgeons) through our acting solicitor, thinking that, with two neurosurgeons, a radiographer and doctors' notes saying Iain is fit to box, we should have a good case and they should issue him a licence.
"That was not the case. They sent it back again with the same letter, saying their medical team had looked at it and they were not going to issue a licence."
Weaver senior confirmed his team had contacted the board to request details of their medical team and proof that it is dangerous for his son to box.
He added: "Now, it is in the hands of a solicitor. We have sent in a letter stating we are going to take the legal route and we are just waiting for the board to get back to us and see what they say.
"If Iain was just an ordinary boxer who wasn't going to make anything of his life and was just going to be a journeyman, I would say 'pack it in my old mate and get yourself a proper job'.
"But Iain has got a talent. He has won Commonwealth gold, European silver and won every championship there is to win in England. He has no headaches and there is no neurological problem with Iain at all."
BBBofC general secretary Robert Smith, who confirmed he had this week received a letter from Weaver's solicitor, told the Daily Echo: "All his medical documentation has been considered and the board's stewards and medical panel do not feel that it would be beneficial to grant him a professional boxing licence.
"It looks like he is asking for all his documents, which he is entitled to do, and we are in the process of putting those together to send to the solicitors. We will just have to take it from there."

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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's basketball team had no response to a late 15-0 run by Nova Southeastern as the Lions came out on the wrong end of a 67-53 final score in Sunshine State Conference action from the University Center in South Florida on Saturday afternoon.
A neck-and-neck game that saw Saint Leo (8-9, 2-5 SSC) respond from an eight point halftime deficit to knot the score at 44 with 12 minutes to play, also saw the host Sharks go on a 15-0 run to reestablish control of the game. It was a run for Nova Southeastern (9-7, 4-3 SSC) that came at an inopportune time for the Lions as it left the Green and Gold with just three minutes to play.
It was a 23-6 run that finished the game in the hosts favor.
Despite the loss, the Lions were led by another outstanding effort from Trent Thomas, who dropped in 21 points in 32 minutes of action. Thomas would be the only Lion to register double-digits on a night when Saint Leo shot 37 percent (18-for-49) from the field.
Teddy Tassy came off the bench to score nine points on 4-for-6 shooting for Nova Southeastern.
The Lions will look to rebound from their third-straight conference setback when they return home to face Barry University on Wednesday night. The Lions and the Buccaneers will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. at the Marion Bowman Activities Center on the Saint Leo campus. The game will be broadcast live on the Rocket Sports and Entertainment Network nationally and 1350 WDCF in Dade City/Saint Leo/Zephyrhills. For the latest news, information, and updates on Lions Basketball and all other Saint Leo Athletics, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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Seattle, Amazon.com has added an automotive parts and accessories store to its lineup of offerings. It includes a special feature that allows owners of approximately 10,000 different American car and truck models to find the parts that fit their vehicles. The company added a grocery store and movie-downloading service earlier this year.
"We're providing a broad selection of products for auto enthusiasts who are passionate about the appearance and performance of their cars, but also making the automotive store convenient for the everyday motorist who is looking for basic car-care and maintenance items," said Steve Frazier, VP of automotive, Amazon.com.


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Bank holiday Friday saw 39 Lions in the Community Youth FC players together with a strong coaching team in Lincolnshire for a weekend of football against strong opposition from all over the UK.
The U12s, being the only one of the three teams with tournament experience, were hoping for a fast start but a 0-0 draw against Benfleet Youth left them frustrated.
They regrouped against Mere Green but another below par performance resulted in a 2-0 defeat and leaving them needing a positive result in their final game.
Again the Lions started slow, trailing 2-0 at the break. However, the Lions responded to coach Dean Stow's half- time team talk and came roaring back with goals from Leighton and Caelen Geary giving a 5-2 victory and send them in to day two full of confidence. Day two was a much more positive as they recorded two comprehensive wins over Garforth Villa 4-0 and eventual finalists Drumsagard to secure runners-up in their group.
They missed out on a place in the final by two points but leaving with their heads held high.
The newly-formed Simplyhealth sponsored U12 girls, coached by Shaun Hemmings, entered the tournament with limited competitive experience and, with many playing in a competition a year or two above their age bracket.
In deteriorating weather gainst local side Cleethorpes Town the girls took a while to find their stride and Cleethorpes capitalised with some confident finishing.
The girls improved in their last match with the result in the balance until late in the game where the opposition inflicted a narrow defeat on the Lions to wrap up day one.
All the reverse matches were defined by single moments of quality from their more experienced opponents and at the end of the tournament the LITC girls were being credited for both their play and attitude This season's newly formed LITC U11 boys, coached by Jamie Dockree had a very successful first day, accruing a maximum nine points from their three games.
Goals from Sam Churchill and Thomas Yates secured a 2-0 victory over Saxon Juniors and they carried this momentum into their second game and a brave finish from Josh Jeffrey as well as further goals from Jack Harvey, Sam Churchill and an own goal giving the Lions a comfortable 4-0 victory.
They rounded off day one with a tough looking fixture against Grange Town. Another strong performance resulted in a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Sam Thomson, a brilliant swerving shot from 20 yards, and a Josh Jeffrey header meaning they would top the group overnight.
A 1-1 draw in their opening game on day two, a header from Harvey salvaging a point, meant the Lions needed a victory in their final game to advance to the final.
A narrow 1-0 win over Cleethorpes thanks to a spectacular Kai Henderson strike was enough to see the young Lions qualify for the final having finished their group with four wins and a draw.
The final saw them paired with Mawsley from Kettering who had won all their group games to reach the final. After a goalless first and with the wind on their backs the Lions started the second half the stronger and took the lead thanks to a smart finish from Thomas Yates.
Kial Mumford's cross then caught the keeper by surprise at the near post and the Lions had one hand on the trophy.
A Mawsley goal set up a grandstand finish, but the Lions stood firm to secure the title in their first tournament together and would later collect the trophy from former Liverpool player Dietmar Hamann in front of the vocal travelling support to bring an end to a fantastic weekend of Football.
Lions in the Community are seeking to continue running their teams and tournament project in 2014/2015 and are seeking sponsorship for the scheme for teams at U11, U12 and U13 boys.
Any companies' and individuals interested in getting involved should contact Cathy at firstname.lastname@example.com for further details.


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A refurbished leisure centre with a new swimming pool and a community space for youth clubs is at the top of the wish list to developers wanting to build in New Malden.
Developers eyeing the Cocks Crescent site will have to put together a "community led" plan if they want to build.
Councillor Mary Clark, co-chairman of the Maldens and Coombe neighbourhood committee, said: "In an ideal world I would like a public hall, a neonatal clinic, a refurbished leisure centre, youth clubs - at the moment there is nothing for the youth in New Malden."
The ideas come off the back of the Cocks Crescent and Surrounding Area development brief that was put out by Kingston Council last month.
But the future of the Malden Centre in Blagdon Road which has a gym, a swimming pool and a cafe remains uncertain after proposals to build homes on top of its two existing floors were unveiled in the draft brief.
But Coun Clark, said: "Development briefs are not really worth the paper they are written on. They are riding on whether the planning permission goes through.
"The Malden Centre does need refurbishing. It could be moved somewhere else on the site. It could be all sorts of things. I would not take too much to heart. At the moment it's all up in the air."
She added if the right developer came along with the right idea for a leisure facility in the area it would be considered.
But former Liberal Democrat councillor Simon James said: "It seems to put the future of the Malden Centre particularly the swimming pool under threat so I am quite concerned about that."


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Hirschl & Adler: Realism Revisited, The Florence Academy of Art, by Sherry L. Ross
Hirschl & Adler Galleries of 21 East 70th Street, NYC, NY is one of the most established and respected galleries in the country, and it is among the first of the major galleries to recognize and participate in the fundamental and directional shift that is taking place in culture -- a return to representational imagery in the visual arts. Their farseeing and perceptive Director of European Paintings, Dr. Gregory Hedberg, deserves considerable credit for championing the return of realism and for making it happen, with such shows as Realism Revisited, The Florence Academy of Art, now at Hirschl & Adler through October 4th. It may be added that Dr. Hedberg has been at the forefront of this cultural re-awakening and committed to the value of fine representational art throughout his career. Indeed, even twenty years ago, he played a major role in making possible the 1984 retrospective on the art of William Bouguereau. The exhibition traveled from Paris, to Montreal, and then to Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum where Dr. Hedberg was the Chief Curator of Paintings. The retrospective played a significant role in the serious re-evaluation of Bouguereau in our time, which led to Bouguereau's re-emergence as one of the greatest masters in art history.
Inherent to Hirschl & Adler's recognition of realism is their understanding that artists of stature must now be dedicated to the kind of training and skill acquisition that was expected of an artist in pervious centuries. In other words, the hard work of learning how to draw and paint. This skill must then be blended with meaningful subject matter and the uplifting quality of beauty to create an important work of art. Hirschl and Adler has seen the writing on the wall - people want to be moved and uplifted by art they can understand. They want to look at a work of art (and by the same reasoning, invest in a work of art) that they can see for themselves took skill, time, dedication, thought and emotional investment by the artist. They are tired of the gimmicks of the Twentieth Century and the short cuts that produce transitory artifacts that are fashionable for a moment in time, but are not really art. The modernist ideologies are no longer convincing this new generation of collectors and art enthusiasts, i.e. that abstract art is art, simply because they are told so. This audience is too sophisticated with the ways of marketing, too savvy to the rhetoric of modernist promotional verbiage, and too sincere in their attraction to art, to fall for the old line. They want to be able to see the genius with their own eyes in a language that they can be moved by and that they can respond to. This new generation wants to be both amazed by the skill of the artist and emotionally engaged with the painting.
Abstract art, for this new avant-garde generation, is experienced as boring and is not considered relevant. It may hold on ferociously for a while, but the future of art is a return to Realism. The movement grows stronger every day, with a younger generation willing and ready to learn. These artists know that abstract art has reached a dead end. Everything that could be done in abstraction has been done. Society's reaction is a great big yawn! There is nothing left to deconstruct. In fact, it now is time to rebuild. Hirschl and Adler see this so clearly, that they have now made it their policy to no longer represent abstract artists. They now represent a wide range of Realist artists who have obviously made the commitment to mastering the skills of drawing and painting in the Realist Tradition. The variety of styles and results are nothing short of amazing.
It makes sense that society would finally come to its senses, for the language of Realism is never boring. It is the language we use all the time, not only in our waking hours and in our dreams, but to make our lives interesting and meaningful. Realism has an infinite potential of subject matter and when paired with emotional content or a conviction of the validity of beauty, it is really the only form of serious art. It was the only form of art that truly mattered throughout history - for the language of Realism is not fashionable, it is universal, and will still be the visual language of the human race in the distant future, as it always has been.
Nothing could prove Hirschl & Adler's dedication to the return of Realism more than the present show and sale, Realism Revisited, The Florence Academy of Art. The exhibit represents twenty artists associated with The Florence Academy of Art, and the school is located, appropriately, in the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence, Italy. Seventy-five realist works of art are on display and the artists are all faculty or alumni of The Florence Academy. Many of the works are from an exhibition of the same name held earlier this year in Germany at the Panorama Museum, and there are additional works in this NY show that were not in the Panorama show because they were painted expressly for the Hirschl & Adler exhibition. Included in the show are works by the founder and director of The Florence Academy, Daniel Graves, as well as paintings by Lotta Blokker, Robert Bodem, Paul S. Brown, Kamille Corry, Simona Dolci, Hunter Eddy, Louise Fenne, Adrian Gottlieb, Anthony Ackrill, Elena Arcangeli, Jurica Bedic, Simona Dolci, Maureen Hyde, David Larned, Urban Larsson, Jimmy Sanders, and Nelson White, Dana E. Levin, Angel Ramiro S�nchez and Paula Rubino.
Daniel Graves, who is an American artist, founded The Florence Academy of Art in 1991. He himself had mastered the skills of the academic system of training as a student of Richard Lack's at the Atelier Lack in Minneapolis. Atelier Lack used a system of rigorous training that was based on the historical methods used by artists for generations and that reached its peak in 19th century Europe in the ateliers of Bouguereau, Lefebvre, Bonnat, Vibert, Gérôme, and Julien. Daniel Graves and a fellow student of Lack's, Charles Cecil, opened the Cecil-Graves studio together in Florence in 1983. Eventually they went their separate ways, each now directors of their own successful academies. A third very successful academy in Florence is the Angel Academy directed by John Angel and his assistant Lynne Barton.
Daniel Graves has always felt it an important cultural responsibility to preserve the legacy of these methods of teaching, which were nearly lost to western art after World War II and throughout the 20th century. In founding The Florence Academy of Art, Graves took on a major responsibility, one that is now having a significant impact on culture. The school, which now boasts 120 artists in training, will send into the world a new kind of artist for our time, one empowered with all the skills of the past, an artist who can achieve what he or she envisions because of these broadened skills. Dan Graves, when speaking to Fred Ross, the Chairman of the Art Renewal Center (ARC), at the opening of the Realism Revisited show, told Mr. Ross that ARC has played a major role in the growth of the student body as a direct result of referrals to The Florence Academy by ARC. In fact, the Academy now has a long waiting list of students. A similar growth has occurred in Michael John Angel's Studio in both of his Ateliers in Florence and Toronto, Canada. Mr. Angel also gave ARC much of the credit for the tremendous growth of his school. The number of ateliers that offer high quality and intense art education in the academic method is on the rise. For a current list of these schools and master teachers go to ARC accredited ateliers. These schools will send into the world new generations of trained artists who will alter, and who are altering the course of history. The first real geniuses in a long time are emerging and will continue to emerge.
The artists represented in Realism Revisited have unique and different styles. They also share a humanistic view of art. As Dr. Hedberg says of their work, "The artists included in the Hirschl & Adler exhibition are all motivated by a Renaissance-inspired humanistic approach to their subjects. Much of the art in Realism Revisited dignifies the human experience while also paying careful attention to details such as color, light, shadow, form, and texture." Dr. Hedberg further clarifies this kind of realism as being different from Photo Realism when he explains, "Perhaps the best term to describe the dominant style of this exhibition is Old Master Realism. Unlike Photo Realism, which is based on the language of photography, the visual expression of these works comes from the appreciation, the long study, and, indeed, the language of Old Master painting" ... reinvented for modern sensibilities.
We have only to look at the painting, The Poet, by Daniel Graves to see what Gregory Hedberg means. The poet of this work is a distinctly modern and gaunt young man who is obviously in physical decline. But the aura of the painting gives off an Old Master glow with its dark and light contrasts and humanistic elements. Even if we know nothing of this poet, we can see pain, cynicism and sadness in his face, bathed in a golden light. His dark clothes emphasize the light and give it a spiritual quality. The hands of the poet are also bathed in this light. He holds a book of poetry against his chest with his left hand and cradles it with his right arm. This gives the viewer the impression of the book as being his child. His right hand clutches the sleeve of his left arm with tension and controlled effort. You understand that he is weak and that he is clutching his sleeve to help him hold up the book. We know now instinctively that this poet will not be with us in this world for long and we are touched. The emotion projected is strong, but not maudlin or melodramatic. It is a very respectful portrait.
Kamille Corry, with a very different style, more akin to the Pre-Raphaelites, yet unique and with her own voice, says of her own feelings when she first began to study at The Florence Academy, "I rejected it [the training] at first because I thought it was too limiting or restrictive. Once I did it, it was exactly the opposite. I was really learning something." She further emphasizes, "It opened up a whole new world and once I started studying ... that was it. I had no desire to ever go back and slap paint on fabric or throw it at a canvas and call it art. I wanted to express myself using the human figure or nature because that's what inspires me: a beautiful landscape, an expressive face or hands, the colors of rock in the Utah desert." We understand her love of landscape and color as we view her sensual painting Lotus, 2001. We are immediately drawn to her creation of beauty because of her glorious use of warm and life affirming color and light. In this painting, Corry's image of a lovely young woman, curled and asleep, with her hands folded towards her face in a partial fetal position, is vulnerable, lush and sensitive. She paints the human figure as if it were a human landscape, the body with its peaks and valleys kissed by an earthy sun. This sensual and beautiful piece reminds one of Leighton's Flaming June, because of the curled position of the sleeping model and the lushness of her skin tones, but the painting has a startling and modern sensibility and makes one feels a bit like a voyeur.
Portrait of Donald Sutphin and his Studio is once again a completely different kind of Realism. The artist, Jimmy Sanders, has given his full attention to detail without the composition becoming busy. Sanders shows the print maker immersed in his work and in turn immersed in his studio. All the tools of the craft are part of the print maker's life and hence part of his portrait. The light and color are more evenly distributed across the canvas than in most of the other paintings in the show. It is as if the entire room was the portrait. There is also historical interest to the detail as all that is shown is accurate.
Hunter Eddy's Liutaio's Workshop is again a return to an Old Master's palette. A respect for the skill it takes to build instruments is made alive in this "portrait" of a violin and lute. There is a harmonious monochromatic choice of coloring, but the coloring is exquisite, a tour-de-force in golden browns. This harmonious color scheme fits well with the concept of classical harmonious music. The tools and unfinished parts of instruments that form a secondary structure to the painting, only add to our impression of the skill that is required to utilize these tools and parts in order to create such beautiful and functional musical instruments ... instruments that in the right hands can truly sing.
Paul S. Brown's sensitive self-portrait is truly engaging. He manages to paint himself without any egotistical overtones. How has he accomplished this? The chiaroscuro is intense, with the weight and bulky shape of his solid black coat making his lit face even more expressive. His eyes look directly into the viewer's and at the same time look past the viewer. He sees you and is also in a faraway place�the place where creativity is found, perhaps. His shadow on the wall, with a small piece of light breaking up the blacks between the edge of the coat and the shadow, creates depth and compositional interest and balance. The portrait has an intensity to it that is also elegant and subtle, reminding one of a John Singer Sargent or Whistler, but yet definitively contemporary.
This is an exciting time to be alive for the young realist artist, and also for those older artists, who have stood the test of time and held fast to the belief that an artist must know how to observe, draw and paint the world in which we live if he or she wants to be called an artist. They have lived to see their commitment appreciated, their artwork respected, and their knowledge preserved and perpetuated. A new generation of artists is being trained and prepared to enter the art world with power and grace and with the conviction that they will make great artwork and play an important role in the future of art. What could be more uplifting? This is more than Realism Re-Visited; this is the birth of a whole new movement, a full circle return to the inevitable course of artistic evolution that was interrupted and damaged in the Twentieth Century.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - Don't know what Jimi would think. Kind of hard to ask. But the rock n' roll legend has an exclusive deal to sell t-shirts at Gap stores across the country. Or something like that.
Today Gap announced it's joining a yearlong celebration of the life and music of Jimi Hendrix in honor of his 70th birthday (can you believe he would be 70?!?) with the launch of two limited-edition t-shirt designs. The t-shirts feature art from the iconic musician's new album, People, Hell and Angels, which introduces previously unreleased studio recordings from 1969, the year Gap was founded in San Francisco.
The t-shirts will launch online at Gap.com on March 5 th and be available in US stores on March 15 th for $29.95.
"From the moment we opened our first store in 1969 selling jeans and records, Gap has always connected with people through music," said Seth Farbman, Gap's Global Chief Marketing Officer. "This partnership is an opportunity to celebrate an influential, American artist whose music still inspires people today."
The partnership was developed with Hendrix's sister, Janie Hendrix, the President and CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC.
"We are delighted to be partnering with Gap to celebrate the release of People, Hell and Angels on the 70th anniversary year of the birth of our beloved Jimi," she said. "In fashion, as in music, he was adventurous, innovative and colorful. These beautiful shirts, along with Fender's participation, are truly the reflections of his creative music, fashion and style."
People, Hell and Angels, released on March 5 th by Experience Hendrix LLC and Legacy Recordings, is a new album premiering twelve previously unreleased studio recordings completed by guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
Rock on.
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Four Briton riders made it all the way to the IHSA Semi-Finals that were hosted by Oswego State University in Syracuse, New York, on March 23-24, 2013. These riders had qualified for the Regional Championships, and then came away as either Region Champion or Reserve Region Champion in their respective divisions to qualify to compete at the Semi-Finals in New York.
Katie Petchell (Pinckney/Pinckney Community), Morgan Carey (Hemlock/Saint Charles Community), Hannah Pankratz (Bad Axe/Bad Axe), and Chelsea Weiss (Manchester/Chelsea) competed as individuals amongst some stiff competition. In the end, Petchell came away with a fifth place in Open Reining, and Weiss was awarded fifth place in Intermediate after making call-backs.
"It was a great year," says team captain Pankratz, "and everybody rode the best they could with the draw they were given."


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THE validity of the sponsorship shutout of corporate bookmakers in New South Wales and Queensland is overdue for industry scrutiny, according to Betfair Australasia chief executive Giles Thompson, as the global betting exchange embarks on a landmark sponsorship of the Magic Millions sales company on Tuesday.
The two-year sponsorship deal will allow Betfair to push into the heavily guarded Queensland racing industry, albeit away from the state's racetracks, which are protected by an exclusivity contract with totalisator provider TattsBet.
Thompson hopes the Betfair-Magic Millions partnership will open the eyes of administrators to potential investment that could help the Queensland industry catch up to the more profitable southern states.
''Sponsoring race clubs and racing in NSW and Queensland is locked up to the local tote operators,'' he said. ''They have extremely long deals in place and unfortunately they are not commercial deals for racing.
''We would love to sponsor [racing and clubs] up in NSW and Queensland, and so would all the other corporate bookmakers, but it's a closed shop and sadly it is detrimental to the local industry.''
Thompson pointed to the success of corporate bookmaker sponsorships with race clubs in other states as key reasons why it was time for a change of practice in Queensland and NSW.
Away from straightforward race sponsorship, Thompson said that investment through club and carnival sponsorship had the potential to provide much-needed financial support at all levels of racing.
He called on Racing Queensland and Racing NSW to consider the long-term viability of protectionist deals, with a wealth of sponsorship dollars ready to be spent by corporate agencies.
''You only need to look at the Melbourne Racing Club and Moonee Valley Racing Club and the deals that they have done and the way those clubs have been able to take that investment and create really strong assets,'' he said. ''In Queensland and NSW at the moment, they are effectively giving away a very commercial product for free to the TAB.''
Thompson explained that Betfair had pursued Magic Millions for a sponsorship contract for some time and was thrilled to reach an agreement in late November. The on-track shutout in Queensland had forced Betfair to seek alternative sponsorship opportunities, with the breeding and sales sector of the racing industry providing an ideal fit.
''Betfair has been trying to sponsor Magic Millions for several years now,'' he said. ''We have always said that we would like to support racing at all levels.
''We are racing and sport-focused; therefore we look for targeted events where we can really speak to our target audience.''
In recent years, Betfair's marketing strategy has seen the company undertake major sponsorships of the Melbourne Racing Club, racing management group Aquanita Racing and, this year, of Mildura trainer John Castleman and his 90-start maiden Vote For Lust.


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Padres can't solve Lincecum to back Hahn
Rookie allows three runs in seven innings; Conrad, Grandal homer
SAN DIEGO -- Two weeks after being no-hit by Tim Lincecum, the Padres gave their San Francisco nemesis a completely different look Sunday, with four different players starting and none occupying the same spot in the lineup. It was all for naught, though, as Lincecum had another solid outing to lead the Giants to a 5-3 win.
Lincecum (8-5) wasn't nearly as dominant as he was in that June 25 no-no and struggled a bit with control (four walks). But he still limited the Padres to one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings, with six strikeouts.
"Pretty similar to what we saw from him last time," said third baseman Chase Headley. "We weren't able to string anything together."
San Francisco (49-39) clinched the three-game series with the victory. San Diego (39-49) came into this weekend hoping to revive its long-shot playoff hopes, but after winning Friday for a season-best five-game winning streak, the Friars lost the final two contests in dispiriting fashion.
Jesse Hahn (4-2) came into the game with four wins and a 0.75 ERA in his last four starts behind a mid-90s fastball and devastating 12-6 curve, but the rookie was shaky early on.
"I think the early innings, they were sitting on my curveball a little bit," Hahn said. "I had to make the adjustment and start throwing my changeup and slider a little bit more. I think I made that adjustment a little too late in the game."
Hunter Pence, who sparked the Giants' offense with three runs scored, doubled to lead off the game before scoring on an RBI single by Brandon Belt. He then singled in the third and scored on a Joe Panik double to give San Francisco a 2-0 lead, which became 3-0 when Panik was plated by Michael Morse's RBI single.
"Pence was a pain in the butt his first couple at-bats, which he is for a lot of Major League pitchers," said Padres manager Bud Black. "But I was really impressed how Jesse hung in there."
Hahn held the Giants scoreless for the rest of his outing, at one point retiring 11 in a row. He ended with a line of five hits and three runs allowed with two walks and five strikeouts in seven innings and a career-high 101 pitches. But it wasn't enough with Lincecum as his counterpart.
Lincecum got through 3 2/3 innings without allowing a hit before first baseman Jake Goebbert singled to right to quiet any early rumblings of yet another historic performance by the right-hander. Chris Denorfia followed with a walk to make Goebbert the Padres' first runner in scoring position, but Brooks Conrad flied out before they could truly get anything going.
In his next at-bat, though, Conrad launched a solo home run, his first since joining the Padres, to snap Lincecum's 23-inning scoreless streak and cut the deficit to 3-1.
"It's a dream come true," Conrad said. "Growing up in the San Diego area, East County, going to Padres games ... it's a special thing. I'm just here to do my best every day and represent San Diego."
Lincecum was removed after that, and San Francisco's struggling bullpen let San Diego make it interesting late. The Giants' lead was cut in half in the eighth when Yasmani Grandal clobbered a monstrous two-run, 435-foot homer off Sergio Romo, who was recently removed from the closer's role after blowing three saves in five chances.
"When guys go through rough patches, they just leave balls out over the plate," Grandal said. "He missed on a slider, and obviously that's his best pitch so that's what you're looking for."
But Santiago Casilla set the Padres down 1-2-3 in the ninth to deny them a chance to win their second consecutive series, which hasn't happened since San Diego took two of three from the Marlins and Reds from May 9-15.
Will Laws is an associate reporter for MLB.com. You can follow him at @WillLaws. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Want to have your voice heard about the new mountain bike skills park to be developed? Then pedal into one of the open houses coming up soon.
The upcoming City of St. Albert-sponsored open houses start Jan. 15, and are a very important part of the process for selecting a site for the park, said Mayor Nolan Crouse.
The first open house, Jan. 15 at Sir George Simpson School, runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The second is scheduled Jan. 18 at Grandin Clubhouse, and runs from 1 to 3 p.m.
Two potential sites have been identified by the city: one in Gloucester Park and the other along Riel Drive.
Council passed a motion for administration to start the public consultation process for both sites and report back with the results by March 31 and recommendations at a September council meeting.
Several letters to the editor have appeared in the Gazette from Grandin residents opposed to having the bike skills park there. Some of the concerns include traffic, noise, safety and quality of life.
Crouse said the open houses are vital for the public to have their concerns noted, and he has previously attended open houses in other neighbourhoods like Lacombe Park and Mission Hill.
Crouse said his gut feeling is that Riel Park, which holds many other recreation fields and clubs, is the best spot for the bike skills park. He said a Riel Park address would be least intrusive and most central, �... and the least controversial.�
Crouse said finding a central location should be a priority so youth who want to use the bike skills park don�t have a long way to go after school.
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The mayor recalled one comment in support of the Gloucester location.
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Henoc Muamba finished a break-out season with a career game in a win over the Montreal Alouettes at Canad Inns Stadium last weekend.
And now the Winnipeg Blue Bombers middle linebacker has a second Canadian Player of the Week honour to show for what turned out to be a truly remarkable season for the second-year pro.
Muamba was named today by the CFL as the Canadian Player of the Week for a 10-tackle, 1 sack performance in a 19-11 Bombers win over the Alouettes in the farewell to Canad Inns Stadium last Saturday.
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Muamba began 2012 as the backup at middle linebacker to Pierre-Luc Labbe but he quickly played himself into the starting job and by season's end finished with the second most defensive tackles on the team with 65; a team-high 20 special teams tackles; three sacks; and a league-leading five forced fumbles.
"I feel like I definitely improved from the start of the season to end end of the season and from week to week as well," Muamba said Sunday as he cleaned out his locker at Canad Inns Stadium. "I expected to get some playing time this year and I came in prepared to do that.
"It took a few games but I found some patience in life. And when it came time to make some plays to give the coaches some confidence in me, I think I did that."
Muamba's performance paid off a big gamble the Bombers coaching staff had made at the start of the season to make the middle linebacker position a non-import spot so that they could go with an all-import defensive line.
The front-four mostly delivered, registering the second most sacks in the league and stifling the running game, and Muamba's performance would suggest he has the potential to be a 'ratio changer' for the club for years to come.
The job will get more challenging next season, however. "My name's out there a little bit now," said Muamba, "and it's definitely going to be a little harder. It's not going to be the same as this year.
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One other thing. A soft-spoken and deeply religious man, there were some observers who wondered this season whether Muamba had the kind of mean streak and internal menace that so often seems to go with the game's top middle linebackers.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner spoke by phone on Tuesday after exchanging new proposals to avert the "fiscal cliff" as negotiations intensified ahead of the end-of-year deadline.
The conversation and exchange of counteroffers over the last two days are the latest sign of possible progress in efforts to avert the automatic steep tax hikes and spending cuts set for January 1 unless Congress intervenes.
White House and congressional aides confirmed that Obama sent Boehner a revised offer in the talks on Monday, and Boehner responded with a counterproposal on Tuesday. But neither side offered any details.
After getting the new offer, Boehner took to the House floor on Tuesday to urge Obama to give more details on the spending cuts the White House would accept in any final deal.
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"We do believe the parameters of a compromise are pretty clear," Carney said.
Obama and Boehner have each proposed cutting deficits by more than $4 trillion (2.5 trillion pounds) over the next 10 years, but they differ on how to get there. Economists have warned that failure to strike a deal could send the economy back into a recession.
Obama and Democrats demand that tax rates rise for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. Republicans want existing lower rates continued for all brackets and prefer to raise more revenue by eliminating tax loopholes and reducing deductions.
Republicans also want deeper spending cuts than those sought by Obama and fellow Democrats, particularly on social entitlement programs like the government-funded Medicare and Medicaid healthcare plans.
"I'm an optimist. I'm hopeful we can reach an agreement," Boehner said during his speech on the House floor.
But Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said it would be difficult to reach an agreement before Christmas.
"Until we hear something from Republicans, there's nothing to draft," Reid told reporters, referring to writing legislation based on a deal. "It's going to be extremely difficult to get it done before Christmas."
Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said the counteroffer from Boehner would achieve tax and entitlement reforms that would solve the looming debt crisis, but he offered no more details.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Text Banking--Another Way to Access Your Accounts
To get started, login to Web Branch and go to the Profile & Services tab. Look for the Text Banking Preferences section. To use Text Banking, you must validate your phone. Web Branch will walk you through the steps to do this and to create shorter nicknames for your accounts and Money Link recipients as well as set up your preferences for which accounts you want balances for and to use for "quick transfers." A complete list of commands is available on Web Branch, or by texting "help."
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Pretty slick! Thanks for the modern edge.ReplyDelete
Awesome step forward. What about doing something like an iPhone/iPod App? That would be very convenient as well.ReplyDelete
Joel, I'm glad you like text banking!ReplyDelete
Creating applications for iPhone, Android and other smart phone platforms is an entirely new and different thing for us. We continue to monitor and evaluate the tools and resources available to us to provide apps in the future. We also have to weigh the effort of developing apps for many different platforms against what other features we can bring to Web Branch.
We do hope to significantly update our mobile site (at m.uwcu.org) and mobile Web Branch to make it more "app-like" in the near future. We hope that will meet the needs of most smart phone users (at least in the near-term).
This is fantastic... thanks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2011 at 2:31 PM
I would love to see an app for the Droid!ReplyDelete
Regarding a Droid app, see above. It is unlikely in 2011.ReplyDelete
This is great... I have an automatic text sent every day so I get a daily update on my balances--no surprises or overdrafts anymore.ReplyDelete
The mobile branch is fantastic too.
Is UWCU looking into online check deposits, like in those Chase ads? Either online with a scanner or with a phone? That's the only feature that UWCU seems to be lacking. It would be great if that was in the works.
Nick, we are currently evaluating the technology to do deposits online or via a mobile phone. There's a lot happening in this area right now and we'd like the dust to settle before moving forward. While the technologies sound really cool, our experience in testing it has shown that it is not up to our standards.ReplyDelete
This doesn't have to do with text banking, but it was an idea I've had as I try to get a better handle on my family's budget, and I wasn't sure where else to send it.ReplyDelete
We currently withdraw cash for day-to-day expenses so that we keep to a certain amount.
There are other mid-range expenses (a few hundred dollars here or there) that come up throughout the year. It would be really cool (though I have no idea how you'd handle it from a UI perspective) if I could earmark money for a specific purpose within a single account. For example, if I've saved $50 toward a $200 expense, I don't want to spend that $50 on something else unless I really need to. However, I have a bad head for numbers and easily forget how much I've saved and for what. If I could tag amounts of money and see what they're supposed to be saved for, that would be really handy.
Maria, We have plans to add budgeting and goals to Money Management Tools later this year. That should help you reserve money for specific purposes.ReplyDelete
This is why I love UWCU :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Actually, Maria, you could open other accounts and name those accounts for each specific savings plan you want. You can then transfer money from your main account (or direct deposit) to those accounts and then transfer it back to your main account when needed.ReplyDelete
I currently do that with a UWCU loan. When it comes due it is automatically taken out of that second account. (I set it up to be taken out of that account automatically) That way I don't have to worry about accidently spending it.
- justinMay 2, 2011 at 1:47 PM
If you are thinking about building a mobile/smart phone app, but are concerned about supporting multiple platforms, look at Rhomobile. I've been looking at it for a project I'm thinking about developing, and so far I Iike what I see. Not sure if it will fit your purposes.ReplyDelete
Justin, the multiple platform support is our primary concern. We are aware of a number of different developer packages that will allow us to build our own apps and deploy across platforms. These are all still relatively new, however. Allowing for them to mature a bit will mean we don't waste valuable time going down the wrong path. Thanks for the info!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Please don't forget the BlackBerry G3ReplyDelete
Thanks very much,
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I have three of these Dynamic Drive slideshows:
running on my page here:
i want them to start at 2.5 second intervals instead of all at the same time. I guess this is a setTimeout job, but I don't see quite how to do it. Any expert like to tell me how please?
Peter Finch
Not an expert, you'll have to settle for me.
The thing about setTimeout is that it takes a single function, and (for cross-browser compatibility) that function cannot accept any arguments. So if this were me, I'd do it like this:
Generalize the "create a new slideshow" code into a single function. All of the settings are basically the same, so all we need to do is tell it which slideshow we want to create (1, 2, or 3... though there's no actual limit on how many we could create this way):
// just to help with the image names
function getFilename(slideshow, img) {
var x = slideshow * img;
x = x < 10 ? '0' + x : x;
return ['thumbnails/HP-' + x + '.jpg'];
function newSlideShow(i) {
new fadeSlideShow({
wrapperid: 'fadeshow' + i,
dimensions: [135, 200],
imagearray: [
getFilename(i, 1),
getFilename(i, 2),
getFilename(i, 3),
getFilename(i, 4),
getFilename(i, 5)
displaymode: {type: 'auto', pause: 3000, cycles:0, wraparound: false, randomize: true},
fadeduration: 1500,
descreveal: 'none',
togglerid: ''
The next step I would take is to just create discrete functions for starting your first, second, and third slideshow (you could actually generalize this into a single function as well, but whatever). That way, you can make sure to start the 2.5 second timer after the slideshow has been created:
function startFirst() {
// now we wait 2.5 seconds before starting the second slideshow...
// note that there are no parentheses after the function name!
setTimeout(startSecond, 2500);
function startSecond() {
// now we wait another 2.5 seconds...
setTimeout(startThird, 2500);
function startThird() {
// and we're done
Thank you very much. I am out today, so I will try it this evening.
That looks straightforward enough, although I could not have worked it out for myself. Just doesn't quite work for me yet.
I have created a new file http://www.pfwd.co.uk/~piarti/index-3.php which calls gallery-3.htm which now includes your Javascript. I have put both your bits of code in the gallery-3.htm file. As they are all functions they can presumably sit one after the other in the same file. You will see that the images just don't appear at all now. it seems to me that there is just a set of functions and nothing actually calls the first one, newSlideShow1, and I am not sure how to do that. I also don't see what var mygallery1=new did, and I see you have removed it.
I have also created http://www.pfwd.co.uk/~piarti/index-2.php, which calls gallery-2.htm, which is my variation with the i's removed as I find it easier to follow without them. But that does not work either.
If you have time to have another look I should be very grateful.
As you noticed, the "startFirst" function needs to be called. For readability, I'd put it right at the end of your script block:
// after you declare the newSlideShow3 function...
But there was another small issue: None of your "start" functions (startFirst, startSecond, startThird) call any functions! Take a look:
function startFirst() {
newSlideShow1; // no parentheses -- BAD
setTimeout(startSecond, 2500); // no parentheses -- GOOD
// instead, do this:
function startFirst() {
newSlideShow1(); // has parentheses :D
setTimeout(startSecond, 2500);
"newSlideShow1" just refers to the function... "newSlideShow1()" actually executes it.
Adding brackets to call rather than refer to a function is the sort of thing where my Javascript is not what it should be.
I have added the call to startFirst() at the bottom and added the brackets to newSlideShow1() et al, but still I have something wrong. No slideshows are appearing in http://www.pfwd.co.uk/~piarti/index-2.php. Have you time to tell me what is wrong now please?
I have had a quick look at your website. I like the very snazzy buttons for the menu and the site for the American Artists with its 'blinds' drawn over the pictures.
This is just another small issue: You forgot to include the parentheses when you defined newSlideShow1, 2, and 3:
function newSlideShow1 { // syntax error!
// ...
function newSlideShow1() { // ahh, much better
// ...
aw shucks [/ot]
I hope your patience will last a little longer. I have added the brackets to my three function newSlideShow1()'s. http://localhost/sites/piai/index-2.php now shows one, but only one, of the slide shows - fadeshow1. The original page, now at www.piarti.org as the site has gone live, shows all three. If I ask for three instances of fadeshow1, rather than one of each, I still get just the one. If I remove it from its normal place and put it elsewhere it shows there. But if I remove it altogether the error message "DIV with ID fadeshow1 not found on page" appears. fadeshow2 does not show instead, even though the link to it is still there. Very mysterious to me.
It looks like the problem this time was just in the newSlideShow1 function:
function newSlideShow1() {
var mygallery1=new
new fadeSlideShow({ // <-- second "new"?!
// ...
} );
Looks like it was just a typo; take out the second new, and now it should work...
It works!! Just about. Go to http://localhost/sites/piai/index-2.php again and you will see it. I haven't time to make changes at the moment, but I need to see if I can find some way to put a sort of placeholder there for the second and third images. And I need to change the timings to get the changes equally spaced. It could be the customer will like the images gradually appearing. I will tell you when it is perfect for you to admire.
It is done. There are now placeholders of the first image of the second and third slideshows. There is a black phase as the slideshows cut in, but that's too bad. Stretched my CSS positioning skills somewhat.
Thank you very much indeed for your help sdleihssirhc. Is there somewhere I can nominate you as best Sitepoint Addict?


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The obituary in the Washington Post for Clyde Everett "Ev" Shorey, who died July 23 of congestive heart failure at his home in Georgetown, tells a story of a career and a passion for the March of Dimes, the charitable organization for which he had been a top lobbyist for a number of years.
The interview with him in the Citizens Association of Georgetown's Oral History Project in April 2010 tells the story of Ev Shorey, resident of West Lane Keys in Georgetown, where he lived with his wife of 63 years, Joan Burgess Shorey. It's the story of Shorey, the concerned citizen of Georgetown, who committed to active service and participation in CAG and became its president for a time.
Neither story gives you a sense of the kind of impression Shorey, who was 91, could make if you met him or you watched him preside over CAG meetings.
His professional life of which a significant portion was his eight-year role as a lobbyist for the March of Dimes was surely sparked when his wife contracted Polio in 1953 at a time just before the breakthrough work of Jonas Salk bore practical results. A Yale graduate, Shorey had served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was a graduate of Columbia Law School. He had been an attorney in his father's Chicago law firm and came to Washington where he was deputy general counsel of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
He helped in his role as lobbyist to widen the role of the March of Dimes to include a focus on comprehensive maternal and child health care and was on the organization's board from 1962 to 1974. He was the first head of the organization's government affairs office. He had lobbied for such programs as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
In Georgetown, where he and his had moved after raising their children in Cleveland Park, Shorey soon became involved in the community life of the village, his neighbors and CAG. He helped with the creation of watch and guard programs and many other issues but his contributions were more subtly evidenced in his leadership style, which was to grow the organization, persuade other Georgetown resident to take part and lead on various issues.
Both his career on the national stage and his service on CAG were about substance and style, the cheerful and graceful embrace of principled duty. Talking about the people who participated in the block captain program, he called them "great friends and great citizens." Called a "great motivator" during his interview, he said that "you have to be convinced yourself that you can make a difference. And that it is important to get people to work together to make things happen. "
It's fair to if you met Shorey, you were not likely to forget him. He had a certain cheerful dignity about him, a friendly curiosity. CAG meetings sometimes—not often—could get volatile or bogged down. Shorey was a great defuser, and persuader a champion of people joining and working together. He was one of those disappearing types of men—he was a gentleman. The description he made of others fits him: for Georgetown and Georgetowners, Everett "Ev" Shorey, was "a great friend, great citizen."
Shorey is survived by his wife, Joan Burgess Shorey, four children, C. Everett Shorey III and Katherine Herold, David Shorey and Alden Lattu and seven grandchildren.