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In the wee small hours of Friday a week ago, someone stole John Grooman's 2006 Chevy Silverado from the driveway of his home. He could care less.
OK, this is a bit of an exaggeration. It isn't, though, much of one.
"I just wonder what God is going to do next," is as much as the 65-year-old man in conversation the other day will say of the theft.
The truck was his everything.
In it were his three portable grills, six burners, tables, propane tanks and all of the cooking supplies and trays he uses to feed nearly 1,100 homeless and needy people four days each week through his Five Loaves and Two Fish soup kitchen ministry in Huntington Beach, Stanton and Long Beach.
"He told me I was focused on the 'stuff,' but he was focused on the commitments he had made to others," said Nancy Arriola, who volunteers at Grooman's soup kitchen at Calvary Chapel Beachside in Huntington Beach every Friday, and was the person who told me of the man's plight.
When I spoke with him, Grooman was busy trying to replace the lost items. There are people to feed, he told me.
To put the truck theft into true perspective, you have to know John Grooman's weekly schedule.
On Mondays, he sets up at the Stanton Community Center where he feeds 100 to 130 low-income families. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, he restocks his supplies.
It means taking trips to Orange County food banks, to Costco and Vons supermarkets for pastries and breads, and to Smart & Final for meat that they sell to him at half the regular price.
"Just before the 'sell-by' date, I buy it and I freeze it," he explained.
How does he pay for it all? He never asks for donations from the homeless, he says repeatedly. "That would be stealing from them."
The money comes, is as much as he will allow.
He is a contractor by trade, but retired years ago, leaving his Manna Construction Co. to his brother. He was called, he believes, to run the soup kitchen in 1977, the year he said he was "saved."
It was then he was attending a church in Corona. One day, the pastor asked if, after services, he would run the coffee and donuts table that was used to support the church's missionary work.
Grooman immediately discovered the sales were not enough to cover the cost of either the coffee or the donuts.
"You are stealing from God," he says he told the pastor. "Let people give from their hearts, I told him. Put it in the bulletin. Tell them where the money is going, that it is going for missionary work."
Donations poured in. Grooman expanded the menu, and got local retailers to donate the food. It brought people together, he said.
It is why, even today, he never charges anyone for food.
"You never take money," he says. "You have to let people give from their hearts."
When his wife, Cynthia, fell ill and could no longer make the drive to Corona, they began attending Calvary Chapel in Huntington Beach. It was receiving large donations of food, yet the pastor didn't know what to do with it.
"When God started giving to us, I figured I needed to look for ways to get it into people's stomachs," Grooman explained.
He has been running the soup kitchen there since 2004. He has a regular crew of nine people. They all call him Big John – "I'm six-foot-three, a big guy," he says. He could not do the work, he said, without the dozen or so homeless people, "who come every week, rain or shine.
"If you don't let the homeless help," he says, "you are stealing from them. You are stealing their sense of pride, their sense of getting things done. I have found that when you help them, they fall in love with you. And you, at the same time, become an example for others."
Saturdays and Sundays are his busiest days. He cooks at fundraisers, at special events or at different churches. Some weekends he sets up in a park and feeds the needy.
"There are weddings, mostly low-income people," he said. "I do them for cost, maybe $2.50 or $4 a head. These are people who just don't have anything. I do the same for funeral receptions."
For now, he is using a rental his insurance company has provided. He is searching for a new truck. A man in Riverside County he has never met called the other day. He runs a dealership, and will sell him one at cost.
Others have offered grills, cooking stoves and equipment at no cost. He is certain now he can start cooking again.
"All I have to do, and I am fortunate in this way," John Grooman said, "is wake up and be ready to go. These are not my problems. They are God's problems. He is in charge."
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Germany have orchestrated one of the weirdest free-kicks in World Cup history but it's left fans questioning whether or not it was actually intentional.
In the 86th minute of Germany's 2-1 win over Algeria, Sofiane Feghouli was penalised for a handball just outside the 18 yard box which gave German players a few minutes to discuss how they would go about finding the match-winning goal.
What ensued was a rehearsed free-kick performance for the ages. Or was it just an embarrassing trip?
With Algeria's wall neatly in place, Bastian Schweinsteiger ran towards the ball but dummied a kick on his right foot - nothing we haven't seen before. While Schweinsteiger ran around in a clockwise direction to come back for a second kick at the ball, Thomas Mueller made a grand entry into the rendition.
Two steps into his run towards the motionless ball on the turf, Mueller fell over, regathered his composure, before sprinting at the Algerian wall who by this stage must have been in a fit of laughter.
By the time Schweinsteiger had run back around, midfielder Toni Kroos stepped in to try a chip kick to a running Mueller, but it didn't get any higher than the head of Algerian player Islam Slimani in the the wall - a completely failed play.
Despite making a fool of himself and trying to convince everyone it was part an an elaborate routine, Mueller was able to have a laugh at himself after the incident.
Mueller won the Golden Boot award for top scorer at the 2010 World Cup and stands a chance of making it two from two as he currently has four goals, but his effort this morning was a certainty blooper for the lowlights package.
Football fans took to social media to brand Germany and Mueller's effort in particular as the worst free-kick of all time. Some are convinced though, it was actually a highly-sophisticated manoeuvre spoiled by a poor Kroos delivery.
Im still laughing at Muller falling down during that free kick and I am not sorry.
— Saul Goode (@Ericallenharris) July 1, 2014
Thomas Muller? More like Fall-on-my-face-while-trying-to-feign-in-an-elaborate-freekick-routine Muller, am I right?!?!
— Salz (@Salzcamino) June 30, 2014
REVEALED: Thomas Müller pracitcing that free-kick routine in training. http://t.co/4ujh23kqdU
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PUTNAM COUNTY — After much discussion members of the steering
committee for a proposed regional water and sewer district have come up
with a name for the district.
Members of the Steering Committee
met Thursday to receive updated information on the progress of forming a
district and talk about getting information out to villages, townships
and residents about the district.
The regional water and sewer
district will be called the Black Swamp Regional Water and Sewer
District. The committee members felt it was important to have a name
that would still apply if the district is ever extended beyond the
Putnam County boundaries.
Progress continues on a study to plan a
regional water and sewer district in Putnam County. The county was
awarded a $100,000 Ohio Local Government Innovative Grant last Dec. to
do the necessary work to form a regional water and sewer district under
Ohio Revised Code 6119.
During a prior feasibility study done
after Ottawa received a LGIF grant, a recommendation was issued that a
regional water and sewer district could mean "significant opportunities
for meaningful savings, both in capital costs and annual O & M
(operations and maintenance) expenses.
Poggemeyer Design Group Inc. is doing the preparation to establish a water and sewer region,
M. Amos, of Poggemeyer Design Group, told members of the steering
committee the next step in the process was to talk to village councils
and township trustee members.
"We need to know what systems and
services they have," Amos said. "It's also important they know that
nothing's been decided about the district. All that has been done is
receipt of a grant to establish a district and preliminary work."
council recently sent out a letter to each entity in Putnam County
about the process including requesting a meeting with each entity to
discuss potential participation in the proposed regional water and sewer
Poggemeyer Design Group Inc., along with steering committee members will be attending the meetings to discuss the district.
entities will be asked will include if they would consider being a
member of the regional water and sewer district in Putnam County, if
their water and/or wastewater system have excess capacity, and if they
would be willing to provide services outside of their jurisdiction.
the plan is complete' participants will have to petition the Court of
Common Pleas Court to establish a regional water and sewer district in
Putnam County. This plan has to include a finance plan and a plan of
operation for the proposed district.
Prior to filing the plan
public information meetings have to be held The plan has to include a
financing plan, planned administrative policies, and how billing and
collection will take place.
The steering committee agreed a web
page/Facebook page should be established to keep residents updated on
the progress of the district.
The next steering committee meeting
is 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 14, in the court house assembly room. The
public is welcome to attend.
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Each of the last five major downturns in global economic activity has been immediately preceded by a major spike in oil prices. Sometimes (eg in the 1970s and in 1990), the surge in oil prices has been due to supply restrictions, triggered by OPEC or by war in the Middle East. Read more
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Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., the longest-serving openly gay member of Congress, confirmed at a press conference this afternoon that he won't seek re-election in 2012.
Frank said he decided to retire in part because he would have faced a tough campaign next year after his district was redrawn to include more conservative areas. Frank said the district would be almost half new.
"If I were to run again, I would be engaged full-fledged in a campaign, which is entirely appropriate — nobody ought to expect to get re-elected without a contest — but the fact that it is so new makes it harder, in terms of learning about new areas, introducing myself to new people."
Frank also took a jab at former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has climbed to the top of GOP presidential polls.
"I did not think I had lived a good enough life to be rewarded by Newt Gingrich being the Republican nominee. It still is unlikely, but I have hopes," Frank said.
"I look forward to debating, to take one important example, the Defense of Marriage Act with Mr. Gingrich," Frank said. "I think he is an ideal opponent for us when we talk about who it is that is threatening the sanctity of marriage. … He would be the best thing to happen to the Democratic Party since Barry Goldwater."
Watch a clip of Frank's comments about Gingrich above.
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CLERMONT, Fla. – The Saint Leo Lions softball team (20-10) spent the Tuesday of their spring break at Clermont's National Training Center participating in a tripleheader that featured three games back-to-back-to-back. Delayed by rain, the Lions first stepped onto the field at 3:45 p.m. and did not leave until nearly 9 p.m., after they had defeated the University of Sioux Falls Cougars by a score of 2-1 and the Bentley University Falcons by a 7-0 score. After a long day on the field, the Saint Leo Lions fell in their final contest to the Minot State University Beavers in a tough 7-0 loss.
In the first game of the day, sophomore Ashley Ehlers took the mound for the Lions, tossing six solid innings before senior Megan Still came in for the save. Allowing only 3 hits in six innings of work, Ehlers struck out eight and walked just one in the win.
The Lions jumped on the board first, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Junior Brittany Ewing jumpstarted the inning with a lead-off single through the left side that ignited a spark in the Saint Leo lineup, for sophomore Kelsey LaNeave followed suit with a single through the left side, to which junior Kylee Hardesty answered back with a double to right field that scored Ewing from second base. On the next play, a groundout RBI from Angela Kafalas, LaNeave was able to cross the plate for the Lions' defining runs.
The second contest of the day differed greatly from the first in that the Lions were able to wake up their bats and tag seven runs to the scoreboard before their opponents, the Bentley Falcons, could score any.
Junior Sarah Steiner took the mound for the Lions in the win, throwing her first seven-inning complete-game shutout donning the green and gold. Steiner allowed just one hit while striking out six in the effort, in addition to collecting three hits and one RBI from her clean-up position in the Saint Leo batting order.
The Lions scored a run in almost every inning, beginning with a three-run headstart on the Falcons in the top of the first inning. Saint Leo first put themselves on the board thanks to singles from McKenzie Burns, Rachelle Gremo, and Sarah Steiner, in addition to a double from Ewing that helped to score the Lions' first three runs of the game.
Saint Leo was able to tack on one run apiece in the second, third, fourth, and fifth innings, thanks to fundamental hitting and execution. The Lions tallied 11 hits and six stolen bases in their second game alone, and all seven runs of the contest were earned.
Much of the limelight was focused on McKenzie Burns in the second game, however, as she collected her 36th stolen base of the season and blasted the previous all-time record for steals in a season, previously held by Angie Brooks (35 steals, 1988).
The third game of the long, overcast day featured a loss for the Lions, as they battled the Minot State Beavers from Minot, N.D. Despite Saint Leo's efforts, the Beavers' pitcher, Mandy Greenberg, collected her sixth win of the season as she struck out 12 Saint Leo hitters, while allowing only four hits and no walks.
Freshman hurler Alana Tabel got the start for the Lions in the circle, tossing three innings before senior Megan Still made her second relief appearance of the day. The Saint Leo pitching staff combined for five strikeouts in the contest, allowing nine Minot State hits and walking just one.
The Saint Leo Lions will return to action on Thursday, Mar. 14, when they host the visiting Flagler College Saints in regional action at University Stadium. First pitch of the doubleheader is slated for 3 p.m.
For more information on the Saint Leo softball program, stay current with SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and Instagram and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter.


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Discussion of the nature of Ultimate Reality and the path to Enlightenment
Simon wrote:When I feel the urge, and the setting is right . . . giddyap horsey!
Are we going to arrogantly pretend that the most exalted wisdom-bringers of human history, like Pythagoras, Plato, Jesus, Gandhi, etc. were delusional fools and we moderns simply know better than them? What foolish hubris.
Plato established a hierarchy of the forms of eros, rising from the sensual and the profane up to the peaks of the sacred (Symposium, 14-15; 26-29; Phaedrus, 244-45; 251-57b) and culminating in the eros through which "the mortal seeks to live forever and become immortal" (Symposium 26).
The virility that is physical, phallic, muscular, and animal is lifeless and does not contain any creative germ in a superior sense. Phallic man deceives himself by thinking that he dominates; the truth is that he is passive and is always susceptible to the subtler power of women and to the feminine principle ... Thus proliferation is concentrated ... in the inferior races where the animal-like impulse is stronger than any rational calculation and consideration Julius Evola
In my experience, a sexual relationship is not worth the trouble. I really don't see how I could ever bother with one again.
When I feel the urge, and the setting is right, I thoroughly enjoy a masterbation session - - I reap the apparent scientific benefits of sex, while avoiding the nonesense that goes with actually having a partner.
Arktos wrote:The greatest minds of civilized mankind (Pythagoras, Plato, Jesus, etc.) were one in their assertion of the metaphysical and moral importance of chaste and celibate values. But for a hardcore scientistic believer in profane modernity, the crudely measurable is all that counts. Therefore, this profane modernist would require a 'scientific' account of the physiological and neurochemical processes involved in such evolved asceticism....
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Indians rally behind pinch-hitters Bourn, Reynolds
Regulars come off bench, help Tribe tie, win game with two-out magic
DETROIT -- Mark Reynolds grabbed a bat, emerged from the visitors' dugout at Comerica Park and caught everyone's attention on Sunday afternoon. The Indians slugger was sporting pink spikes bright enough to be spotted from the top of the Ambassador Bridge.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona took one look at the shoes and only one thought came to mind.
"You better get a hit with those things on," Francona said. "I know it's a good cause, but those were ugly."
Reynolds made his mama proud, delivering a decisive run-scoring single that sent the Indians on their way to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Tigers on Mother's Day. The base hit with two outs in the 10th inning concluded a late Cleveland rally that sealed a series win in this three-game set in the Motor City.
After being routed on Friday night, the Tribe defeated Justin Verlander on Saturday and took down the Tigers' bullpen on Sunday. Cleveland was in last place in the American League Central on April 28, but after 12 victories in 14 games, the Indians (20-15) and Tigers are now tied for first place in the division.
The Indians, however, are not putting too much stock in a series win in May.
"Everybody took Friday night in this locker room really easy," Tribe left fielder Michael Brantley said. "It's just a game. It's one game. We knew we had two more. There's no panic in here. We trust in each other and it's a long season. This is just the start of it. There's going to be a lot of big games, hopefully, until the end."
Following the win, Reynolds sat in front of his locker with his bright pink shoes resting by his feet. They were sent to him for use on Mother's Day, when teams around Major League Baseball don pink gear and swing pink bats in an effort to raise awareness for breast cancer. Reynolds plans on sending his game-changing spikes to his mom, Tammy.
Reynolds joked that the shoes were the only reason Francona held the slugger out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game in Detroit. In reality, the infielder had not gotten a day off since April 6 and Cleveland has a doubleheader with the Yankees on Monday.
Reynolds still blamed the spikes.
"That's why Tito didn't play me," Reynolds said. "Because I was wearing the pink shoes."
No matter the color of his spikes, Reynolds has been delivering key hits for the Indians all season.
Reynolds is batting .291 with 11 home runs, 32 RBIs and a .996 on-base plus slugging percentage. He has hit .389 (14-for-36) with runners in scoring position and .500 (7-for-14) with runners in scoring position and two outs. That's a nice bat to have available on the bench.
With runners on first and second base, Reynolds settled into the batter's box to face Detroit left-hander Darin Downs. Reynolds pulled a 1-2 changeup to the left side, and the ball skipped through into left field for a single. Carlos Santana, who drew an intentional walk and moved to second on a forceout, scored easily on the play.
"I thought it was a good pitch," Tigers catcher Brayan Pena said. "It was down. Especially a power guy like him, you're always trying to keep the ball down, trying to get him to hit a ground ball, not to lift anything up. It just got the hole and it was a base hit."
That was the final blow in a rally that had its roots in the ninth inning.
With Detroit clinging to a 3-2 lead, Michael Bourn (also initially out of the starting lineup) entered as a pinch-hitter and led off with a walk against closer Jose Valverde. Bourn stole second and -- after veteran Jason Giambi worked a clutch two-out, pinch-hit walk -- he came home when Brantley slashed a pitch into left field for a game-tying single.
After Cleveland claimed the lead in the 10th, Francona called on relievers Rich Hill and Cody Allen to handle the home half of the frame, because closer Chris Perez was out with mild right shoulder stiffness. The left-handed Hill retired Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez and the right-handed Allen struck out pinch-hitter Matt Tuiasosopo to earn his first career save.
An inning earlier, sidearmer Joe Smith held Detroit down with some help from his defense. With no outs and a runner on first, Torii Hunter chopped a pitch back up the middle, where Smith stabbed at it for a tough catch. He then threw to Asdrubal Cabrera's right at second base, forcing the shortstop to reach back for the grab, before spinning in the wrong direction and still getting the relay to first in time for a double play.
Smith then retired Miguel Cabrera on a flyout to right.
"He's very athletic," Francona said of Cabrera. "He got the throw that had a ton of movement, and it was offline. Not only does he keep his foot on the base, but he turns the double play. The timing of the play makes it an even better play."
Cleveland broke through in the third, when Jason Kipnis delivered a two-run double to account for the Tribe's only damage in six innings against righty Rick Porcello.
"That was as much a team effort as you're ever going to see," Francona said.
It began with starter Zach McAllister, who limited the damage of eight hits allowed and three walks, holding Detroit to three runs (two earned) over six innings. He yielded a two-run homer to Pena in the second and, in the fourth, a throwing error by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall helped the Tigers to a go-ahead run.
It could have been much worse, but McAllister worked free of a handful of tough situations. Most notably, the big right-hander induced an infield popup from Miguel Cabrera and followed with a strikeout of Fielder to escape a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the fourth.
"I battled. I didn't feel like I had my best stuff," McAllister said. "I was definitely happy with the way I battled against a good team like this."
McAllister was also a fan of Reynolds' pink spikes.
"I liked them," McAllister said with a laugh. "Flashy."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Western Michigan University officials say they're looking at campus security measures in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting as well as recent issues with its emergency alert system.
Read: 2 teens arraigned for robbery, assault of a Grand Valley State University student
The WMU Alert System is designed to quickly send thousands of automated calls to students in the event of an emergency.
The Kalamazoo school says it twice activated the system when armed robberies recently occurred on campus, but received mixed reviews regarding its effectiveness.
Read: Western Michigan hikes tuition 3.9 percent
And the fatal shootings of 20 students and six staff members Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., prompted Western Michigan President John Dunn to re-examine campus safety.
In an interview Tuesday with the Kalamazoo Gazette and WMUK-FM, Dunn said the school plans to change its emergency system vendor and is considering expanding its police force.
You may also be interested in:
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Top 7 phishing scams play on your emotions
Phishing has become one of the most common ways to circumvent the security of your PC. The key to taking over your system is convincing you to click on a link that seems legitimate at the time. The themes and "bait" used to get you to click can be compelling and nearly always try to exploit an emotion. Be wary, and exercise the firewall between your ears: think before you click.


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The Worlds End - A nice finish to the cornetto trilogy. Starts a little slow but it picks up and keeps going. Best parts of the movie include any scene with Nick Frost after his character has a drink and the scene when it's reviled why Simon Peggs character is the way he is. Such a simple scene but it just explains absolutely everything about him."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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Burn After Reading. You know what, you win Coen brothers? I can't keep up with your silly, fun insanity. I will watch more of your films, but you're insane. Anyhow, a little slow start, but when everything starts coming together (if you've seen it, I think you know the scene I'm talking about) it's pitch perfect. thought it ended rather abruptly, but the final dialogue is absolutely hilarious. Also, how many times is the word 'fuck' uttered throughout? Seems like loads. Anyhow, for no reason, here's my ranking the Coen brother films I've seen thus far:
The Big Lebowski > The Hudsucker Proxy > Barton Fink > Burn After Reading.
Ask me another day and the middle two would probably reverse.
The Riddick flicks.
Pitch Black - I still shat my pants with excitement when the night began. A film just as good now as it was a decade ago.
Dark Fury - first time I saw this. The 0G fight was awesome. The middle is pretty shitty and the set-up for CoR is brief and boring. It picks up a bit towards the end.
The Chronicles of Riddick (Director's Cut) - first time I see this cut, which is much better than the theatrical. Now this movie is fucking weird. It's like Jean-Pierre Jeunet decided to do Space Conan. The visual design is outstanding. The whole Necromonger mythology is so dumb and earnest I can't help but love it. The DC adds a whole lot of bullshit on top of that - you might be familiar with it if you played the games. It only adds to its charm, but coming from Pitch Black it's VERY jarring at first. The second half fires on all cylinders and is one hell of an action movie.
I can't wait for the third movie.
Just bought and watched Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. I wholeheartedly recommend it, even if you didn't actually LIKE Flashpoint.
Quick summary: SOMETHING happens in the timeline of the DC universe and Barry Allen (The Flash) wakes up to a world where Batman is a crazed mass murderer, Aquaman and Wonder Woman have gone to war and pretty much destroyed Europe (Amazons murdered all of the UK, Atlantis flooded France, etc), and Barry is not The Flash (plus a bunch of other major changes). And it is about him figuring out what happened and how to fix it.
For those unaware: Flashpoint was a story from a few years back that was written as a way to bridge the gap and reboot the DCU for the comics to bring in new readers who might get intimidated by being told "Well, if you want to read about Batman's son you should probably go back at least three or four years to start Morrison's run" or "Well, as cool as Brightest Day is, you really have to go back about a decade to understand it". It had a lot of really interesting ideas, but DC largely half-assed it while they were prepping the reboot (and the fanbase is still pretty divided on if the reboot was a good idea).
The animated movie restructured the narrative quite a bit (you will probably not be surprised by the reveal) and emphasized scenes that were otherwise "blink and you miss it" fan-winks, but the end result is a MUCH more powerful story. And I am inclined to say that it is the darkest animated comic book adaptation ever. This thing puts Mask of the Phantasm, Return of the Joker, Under the Red Hood, and Season 2 of Young Justice to shame. Hell, comparing the climax of this to the climax of S2 of Young Justice, I think I would rather be forced to re-watch Wally West running himself to death to save the world rather than the climax of the movie version of Flashpoint. MUCH less of The Feels.
And I have to give DC/WB credit. I know they are trying to wean us off of Kevin Conroy, but I am really glad they used him for Bruce this time around as I don't think any other voice actor (well, MAYBE Bruce Greenwood on a REALLY good day) could have handled Bruce's scenes in this.
But Steve Blum as Lex Luthor was a bit jarring.Steam: Gundato
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Not yet! But, I think I've done well for, having not seen any Coen brother films up until the beginning of last year, I've not done too badly! I've mostly only watched them because my friend was given a box-set, so I'm sure I'll get round to more at some point. They have a style I really enjoy.
O Brother>Fargo>Barton Fink>The Big Lebowski>No Country=Blood Simple (watch them back to back, they're eerily similar)>A Serious Man>The Hudsucker Proxy>Miller's Crossing>The Man Who Wasn't There>Burn After Reading>True Grit>The Ladykillers.
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I really liked Big lebowski,i hated Burn after reading and miller's crossing was decent. Never watched other movies they made.
Scrap that,i checked their movies and i also saw No Country For Old Men/True Grit,both very awesome movies indeed.
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I have to say Fargo is probably there best, though I haven't seen Barton Fink. Thought Millers Crossing was ok but didn't really have much substance, looking back at it same with Hudsucker Proxy but it is quite gorgeous to look at. No Country For Old Men I would put second but it is a close second. The Big Lebowski would obviously be third. And A Serious Man I would say is there most underrated has probably the funniest non-punchline to a joke I've ever seen.
I will probably have to watch Burn After Reading but I don't have high hopes since when it was on TV I was very much bored with it the first 10 minutes and didn't really see that it was that funny.
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Watching Oblivion... few bits of audio already that sound like riffs on stuff right out of hl2. Metro cop voices, city 17 announcer.
Pacific Rim at the cinema yesterday - was everything Transformers should have been, and most importantly managed to make the parts between all its giant robots vs. fishy aliens interesting enough to care about the characters. Some bits were a bit predictable, but that's what you get for watching movies for 30 years I guess. The only thing I didn't really like was how the whole world has to work together to overcome their destruction but there's still only room for a single fleshed-out female role that has more dialogue than one single sentence. If even Michael Bay gets it done better than you (even with cliché characters) you are doing something wrong.- If the sound of Samuel Barber's "Adagio For Strings" makes you think of Kharak burning instead of the Vietnamese jungle, most of your youth happened during the 90s. -
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24-07-2013, 09:23 AM #1514"Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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24-07-2013, 09:28 AM #1515- If the sound of Samuel Barber's "Adagio For Strings" makes you think of Kharak burning instead of the Vietnamese jungle, most of your youth happened during the 90s. -
I can't remember three female characters in Transformers 2 other than Megan Fox's, the Transformer who plays a slutty girl to try sleep with and kill the main character and the main characters mother.
In 3, Megan Fox get's replaced with a blonde and british counterpart whose then the same identical character and the mother is still kicking about."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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24-07-2013, 09:48 AM #1517- If the sound of Samuel Barber's "Adagio For Strings" makes you think of Kharak burning instead of the Vietnamese jungle, most of your youth happened during the 90s. -
Saw The World's End earlier and left feeling pretty disappointed, having gone in with little in the way of expectations either way (I was actually due to see Pacific Rim, but that's the way the cookie crumbles). So I'll start by saying I don't think it was a bad film, but I definitely don't think it was good. Like I thought Shaun of the Dead was 'okay', I think TWE is 'okay', except I haven't seen the former for years, but I've never had much of an inkling to re-watch it, whilst if someone offered up Hot Fuzz I'd be like "Yes! Very much please thank you!"
I thought it took a long time to get started and just generally had inconsistent pacing, culminating in the start of a great ending which then went really stupid. I laughed throughout, but again it was pretty inconsistent. Honestly, I felt like they were trying too hard with a lot of the jokes and in the end it was the more childish ones that got the best response. The direction was cool and while the fight scenes were really well choreographed, I'm not so sure on the camera-work. I could easily see what was trying to be done, the style they were going for, but whilst it worked in Scott Pilgrim, I don't think it entirely worked here. The plot was fine, if not a tad predictable at times.
All in all, Hot Fuzz was much, much better.
And now for people who've seen it, a spoiler discussion! [MASSIVE SPOILERS, BIGGER THAN THE SUN]So the ending was pretty bloody stupid, wasn't it? Talking to my friends as we left, the whole "We have no technology thing" is just a bit daft. The aliens arrived at some point in the 80s, gave us mobiles and obviously the ramifications of that, but to wipe out all tech? Eh, I can see them being pissed off at Gary/humanity and doing it in spite, but honestly, there's no-one left on Earth who can't rebuild? What, did everyone who possess knowledge of technology suddenly forget how it works, how to do it? Everyone was content with living in a Mad Max society? We already had the internet by that point, albeit not the WWW, but we had something. We had nuclear power way before then. I liked the intention, but it could've been arrived at better, or simply ignored. I'd have been perfectly happy to have the film end once they survived the explosion, I had been left satisfied by the ending, especially with telling the aliens to fuck off.[/spoilers]
I didn't think it was that bad. Yes, you could point out little things like we had such and such prior to the 80's (if that's indeed when they said they showed up, I don't remember them giving an exact date). But it could be countered that since then perhaps everyone who worked on those technologies was replaced by a "blank". Also, I didn't get the feeling that the post-apocalypse world was all that far into the future. Major cities were destroyed in blasts and so were small villages. I think the idea that they've all gone to live in this mad max style world is because of the sheer amount of damage done as opposed to just someone taking their mobile broadband away."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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Seven years later, in 1783, 30-year-old Silas Cooke Jr., his wife Ann Lechmere and daughter Elizabeth sailed from Rhode Island to join Silas' brother John Cooke in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. Four-year-old Elizabeth died the next year. Henry Marchant Cooke was born in 1784, followed by Thomas Cooke in 1787. Thomas and Henry moved from New Bern to Beaufort about the same time, 1809-1810, Henry as collector of customs.
What did the brothers find when they arrived at this little village by the sea? The Beaufort area in 1810 "contained five hundred and eighty five souls, seventy four dwelling houses, ten stores, eight shops of different artisans and a place of worship…" (Jacob Henry) By the 1820s, "there were no paved streets, only a wilderness of scrubby bushes and deep sand with marshy places here and there…pigs and cows and horses and geese roamed at large…in 1834, mail began to come to Beaufort by stage and three times a week." (Muse)
Thomas Cooke (1787-1815) came to Beaufort and married Esther Mihetable Wallace on April 8, 1810. He served as postmaster from July 1, 1813 until May 11, 1814 and was a town commissioner in 1814 (US Post Office records). Thomas' wife Esther was the daughter of Jane Gaskill (1767-1810) and James Wallace (1767-1799). After the death of James Wallace, Jane Gaskill Wallace married Micajah Pigot (1772-1807) in 1803; he died four years later. Jane Pigot died in June 1810; in her will she left Thomas and Esther Cooke what was then the Pigot family home at 205 Front Street, corner of Front and Moore Streets—lot #30 Olde Towne. Jane Pigot also gave them lot #29 next door at 207 Front Street. Houses on these lots were most likely constructed in the early 1800s by James Davis.
Thomas and Esther Cooke had two children, James (1812-1869) and Harriet (1814-1854). Unfortunately, in the early fall of 1815, on a return voyage from New York, 28-year-old Thomas and all his crew struggled, September 3rd and 4th, and finally perished in a violent storm near Cape Lookout.
When 21-year-old Esther died the next year, she left both properties to her still-small children, James Wallace Cooke and Harriet Wallace Cooke; the children went to live with Uncle Henry Cooke at the "Hammock House," just east of the village.
|James Wallace Cooke
|May 5, 1864
Henry Marchant Cooke 1784-1835
|Henry Marchant Cooke
|Elijah Clarke House
On March 5, 1809, Thomas' older brother Henry Marchant Cooke (1784-1835) married Frances Barry Buxton in the Elijah Clarke House, lot #345, New Bern; their oldest child, Henry Lechmere Cooke, was born in the house. Shortly afterwards, the family moved to Beaufort where Henry served as Collector of Customs for Port Beaufort, having been appointed by President Andrew Jackson.
|Hammock House
Early 1900s
Cooke was also a merchant, shipbuilder and land speculator. In 1816, with his partner James McKinley of New Bern, Cooke purchased fifty-four acres from Bartholomew Chadwick—land where Taylor's Creek ends at the mouth of North River. Part of the land had originally been known as Titus Point, but was renamed Chadwick's Point when acquired by Major Isaiah Chadwick, of the 1771 Carteret Militia.
|Plan of LENNOXVILLE
"As early as 1831, the Cookes made plans to migrate to Texas. In that year Otway Burns, one-time privateer turned politician, wrote to U.S. Senator Mangum recommending the appointment of James E. Gibble as collector of customs to replace Henry M. Cooke, who had declared his intention to resign the post and move to the 'Western Country.'" (Davis)
On August 29, 1831, Henry M. Cooke sold the Hammock property, consisting of 42 acres, for $1210, to Leggett, Fox and Company, merchants of New York City. The company presumably bought the property to provide a base for the purchase of furs; the trapping and shooting of wild animals for furs had become an important source of income for residents of Carteret and adjacent counties. (Davis)
Henry's wife Frances died November 22, 1833; Henry then married Naomi Noe, daughter of Peter Noe Sr and widow of Joseph Hackburn. While on their way west, Henry died March 4, 1835 in Randolph, Tipton County, Tennessee. His widow returned to Beaufort while the children continued on, settling in Montgomery County, Texas. Henry and Naomi's son John was born sometime the next year. The 1850 Beaufort census noted Naomi Cooke with a 14-year-old son, John Cooke.
In his 1834 Will, Henry Marchant Cooke named his children as recipients of lands and marshes near Lenoxville and Chadwick's Point—on the western end of a peninsula with the town of Beaufort on the south and eastern part.
Lots #29 and #30 Olde Towne Beaufort—after 1838
In 1838, Harriet Wallace Cooke, daughter of Esther and Thomas Cooke, sold lots #29 and #30 to Benjamin Leecraft Perry. At that time she was noted as living in Green County, Alabama.
|PERRY HOUSE (lot 29) - 207 Front Street - Razed after WWI
Thomas Duncan's 1878 will left lot #29 to his daughter, wife of Benjamin L. Perry Jr.: "To my dau. Marietta wife of Benjamin L. Perry, all my estate in and to lot #29 and part lot #31 and to water front lots south of Front Street and south of said lot and part lot, and I direct my execs. to assign or be paid to my daughter the judgement on record in Carteret Superior Court in my favor and against Mrs. Elizabeth V. Perry…" According to family, after WWI Fannie Dudley Duncan, wife of lawyer Julius Fletcher Duncan, was tired of the old house; he razed what had been known as the Perry House and built on the same foundation/footprint.
John Hancock Nelson purchased lot #30 from Thomas Duncan in 1875 for $2000. Nelson died in 1876. Widow Mehitable Mason Nelson inherited the house and lived there until her death in 1917. The house was then inherited by the Nelson's daughter Laura who had married Thomas L. Duncan in 1881. Laura and Thomas Duncan sold the house to Joseph House in 1922. In the 1960s, the house was plaqued the Nelson House.
|1906 Image - Lot 30 Nelson House (2) and Lot 29 Perry House (3) (Jack Dudley)
Children of Henry Marchant Cooke and Frances Barry Buxton
|Henry Lechmere Cooke
Henry Lechmere Cooke (1809-1885) was born in New Bern shortly before the family came to Beaufort. He married Martha Burdeshaw in Tipton County, Tennessee on December 25, 1834. Henry Lechmere Cooke went to Ellis County, Texas from Mississippi in 1856 with his wife, Martha Burdeshaw Cooke, their children, slaves and other relatives—one being his brother William G. Cooke. Cooke bought land from Neel near Mustang Creek which flowed into Waxahachie Creek and the Neel and Cooke settlements were the beginning of what became the Bethel Community. Cooke was a teacher and taught a subscription school at Bethel, leaving Martha to manage the children, farm and slaves.
Sallie Ann Cook and Mattie Neel were the same age and good friends. One of Neel's servants was often seen riding across the prairie to the Cooke's home leading an extra horse for Sallie to ride back for a week's visit with Mattie. During these visits the girls went from cabin to cabin reading the Bible to the slaves. They especially made a point to visit the cook, "Grandmammy Nancy," in her kitchen which was built separately from the house. (Texas GenWeb)
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The following information concerning Thomas Cooke is contained in service record; he served from February 27 to March 27, 1836 in Captain Turner Barne's Company; from March 17 to April 5 in Captain Allen Larrison's Company, and from April 5 to May 26 in Captain Robert J. Calder's Company of Brazoria Volunteers. On July 18, 1838 he was issued a donation certificate for 640 acres of land for having participated in the battle of San Jacinto. The land was surveyed in Navarro County. (San Jacinto Museum)
|Julia Frances Cooke
Julia Frances Cooke (1814-1893) was born January 1, 1814 in the Hammock House. In 1842 she married George W. James, a trader, who went to Texas from Tennessee with the Cooke family, first settling near Bastrop, then Washington County, and later moved to Burleson, where he died. (Texas GenWeb)
Sarah Ann "Sally" Cooke (1815-1866) was born September 23, 1815 in the Hammock House. She went to Texas with her siblings but never married. Sally died April 23, 1866 in Hempstead, Waller County, Texas.
|Francis Jarvis Cooke
Francis Jarvis Cooke (1816-1903) was born July 13, 1816 in the Hammock House. He arrived in Texas April 3, 1835, as is shown in the Headright Certificate issued to him February 2, 1838, for one-third of a league of land by the Montgomery County Board. He was a member of Captain Robert J. Calder's Company of "Brazoria Volunteers" at San Jacinto and on January 12, 1846 was issued a donation certificate for 640 acres of land for having participated in the battle. On February 12, 1838 he received a bounty certificate for 320 acres for having served in the army from March 17 to June 20, 1836.
Cooke married Emily Bumpas Stockton in 1845. He died in Hempstead, Waller County, Texas November 11, 1903 and was buried with Masonic honors. Mrs. Cooke was born at Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, January 28, 1828, a daughter of Douglas Hayden and Emily Bumpas Stockton. She died September 4, 1908 and was buried beside her husband in the Salem Cemetery in Waller County. The State of Texas caused a Centennial monument to be erected at their graves in 1936. (San Jacinto Museum)
Frances Cooke (19 May 1819-10 Sept 1819) Frances was the twin of Jarvis; she lived only a few months. The twins were born in the Hammock House.
Jarvis Cooke (19 May 1819-12 Sept 1820) Jarvis was the twin of Frances; he lived about sixteen months.
|William Gaston Cooke
William Gaston Cooke (1820-1892) was born in the family house on Front Street after Henry moved them all to town. (Houses on lots 29 & 30 were still owned by Harriet Wallace Cooke, daughter of Esther and Thomas Cooke.)
William went to Texas with his siblings. He left Montgomery County, Texas at age 20 to work in Houston as a carpenter. He later moved to Navarro County where he bought a farm. In 1858 he went to Ellis County and continued farming until 1890. He served in the State Militia during the war and also enlisted in the CSA, but participated in no battles. He first married Angeline Salmon in Harris County, who died nine months later. In 1850 he married Catherine Kendall of Navarro County, daughter of Fenwick R. and Nancy McKinney Kendall, of French and Scotch descent. (US GenWeb)
Mary Elizabeth Cooke (1823-1880) was born on Front Street. She went to Texas with her siblings. She married Michael Boren on September 6, 1860 in Ellis County, Texas. The Borens had two children, Willie and Anna Hancock Boren. Mary Elizabeth died in 1880 in Ellis, Texas.
"This item was sworn to the JP and Notary Public, Ellis County, Texas on 26 th January 1875. It was given by Mary Elizabeth Cooke Boren about the actions of her brother, William Gaston Cooke.
"Before me the undersigned legal authority this day personally came Mary E. Boren who to me is well known to be a lady of high standing in this community who being by me duly sworn says that:
I was encamped in the edge of the Brazos bottom in company with many families whither we had fled from the Colorado before the approaching Mexican Army. My brother, William G. Cooke, a stout boy of 15 or 16 years of age was with us and was called on with others, (some 25 in number) to enroll their names and do military duty which they did. A courier came to our camp and informed us that the Mexicans were attempting to cross the Brazos at or near Fort Bend. My brother and the company to which he belonged were ordered to the river to aid some other command in preventing the Mexican Army from crossing the Brazos River. They went and (can't read) them (can't read) with their guns. My brother, William G. Cooke went with them. I was near enough to accomplished they returned to our camp."
This statement is made from memory and is true to the best of my recollection. This was the year 1836. Mary E. Cooke Boren- 26th of January 1875" (Ancestry.com)
|Silas Lechmere Cooke
|George Badger Cooke
Silas Lechmere Cooke (1825-1877) was born in the Front Street house on February 6, 1825. He went to Texas with his siblings and married Eliza Jane Thomas on April 3, 1851. Silas died in Burleson County, Texas, on September 21, 1877.
George Badger Cooke (1827-1880) was born in the Front Street house on April 26, 1827. He married Harriet Agnes Murray. In 1850 he was a resident of Brenham, Washington County, Texas. George B. Cooke died March 17, 1880 in San Saba, Texas. NOTE: In a request for the use of this portrait of G.B. Cooke, the San Saba Historical Commission wrote, "An ongoing project of ours has been to obtain photographs of past County Judges for a gallery in our courthouse. One which has been missing from our collection is that of George Badger Cooke who was our County judge from 1866 to 1869. We would appreciate your help in filling in this gap in our collection."
|Alexander Cooke
|Henrietta Cooke
Alexander Cooke (1829-1869) was born after the family moved back to the Hammock House. He went to Texas with his siblings and married Eleanor Ellen Shapard September 9, 1858 in Hempstead, Texas. The couple had five children. Alexander froze to death on February 8, 1869, when he fell in a ditch while walking home one night. (Family)
Henrietta Cooke (1831-1868) was the last child born to Henry M. and Frances Cooke. Henrietta's mother died two years later. Henrietta went to Texas with her siblings and married twice, first to Maxmillian Buchanan Stockton in 1848, then to Josiah Young Rogers in 1850.
·Thomas Williams Bicknell, The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New York, American Historical Society, Inc., 1920.
· Jacob Henry, Thomas Henderson Letterbook 1810-11
· Amy Muse, Story of the Methodist in Beaufort, New Bern, NC: Owen G. Dunn Co., 1941
· Maurice Davis, History of the Hammock House, Beaufort, NC, 1984.
· John E. Edwards, Reminiscences of Beaufort in 1839. As noted in The Story of the Methodist in Beaufort by Amy Muse.
· USGenWeb Project, Ellis County Texas GenWeb
· San Jacinto Museum of History, Herzstein Library, Veteran Biographies.
· Ancestry.com
· Family Bible and other records
. Jack Dudley, Beaufort - An Album of Memories
. US Post Office Records
. Jack Dudley, Beaufort - An Album of Memories
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A Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) annual holiday tradition returns as the Chorale and Madrigals present "Christmas in France" on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 3 p.m. in the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The festive concert features the works of French composers and traditional French carols. With a total of 55 student performers under the direction of Michael Boswell, assistant professor of music, concertgoers will be treated to music of the season spanning almost 900 years.
The concert theme "Christmas in France," was inspired by the ensembles plans to perform in France in May 2012. The international musical tour includes performances in Normandy Beach, Mont Saint-Michel, Chartres, Paris, and special historical landmarks such as the birthplace of the College's foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.
The concert showcases the excellence of the SMWC music program, which is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and offers bachelor's degrees in music and music therapy.
The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Michael Boswell at (812) 535-5017.
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Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA Inc. and the City of White Plains will host a Dharma and Yoga Fest from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Highlands Middle School in White Plains.
The festival will be observed as Spiritual Wellness Day as part of the City of White Plains Wellness Week celebration. It will showcase bhaktī (devotion), jñāna (intellectual), karma (service), and rāja (postural yoga or hatha yoga) yoga forms. To bring practitioners together at the event, HSS is partnering with various local organizations, including White Plains Cares Coalition, the Art of Living Foundation, Brahma Kumaris, Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, International Center for Cultural Studies, and various kirtan and yoga centers.
Demonstrations, discussions, and teachings from all yoga paths will be featured, including a concert and workshop, discussion on Bhagvad Gita and service activities, and haṭha yoga demonstrations. There will be games, stories, face painting, and a Yoga session specially designed for children.
Dharma and Yoga Fest will also feature a talk by 95-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch. Dr Graham Schweig, whose translation of the Bhagvad Gita has received popular acclaim, will deliver the keynote address at the event.
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The telly, the boob tube, the idiot box. Call it what you will, it's consumed way too much of my time in recent months.
I'm ashamed to admit that, lately, entire evenings that would have been better spent walking in a park or with my nose buried in a book have somehow melted away in what feels like minutes.
Despite the recent stretch of beautiful weather, between the TV and my laptop, I confess I often find it next to impossible to pull my gaze from the magnetism of a glowing screen.
It's sheer laziness, and not at all conducive to good health — I recognize this.
The worst part is, it's not at all how my brother and I were raised.
Growing up in Port Hardy and Pouce Coupe (near Dawson Creek) we certainly didn't spend hours sitting, slack-jawed and glassy-eyed, in front of the TV.
We were too busy running around in the woods behind our house, building 'log cabins' that never actually made it past our knees, and racing down homemade ziplines which, in hindsight, probably weren't the safest. But then safety wasn't our chief concern, with the wind whipping our shaggy 1970s hair-dos in our faces.
In Port Hardy, especially, there were regular neighbourhood games of kick-the-can, road hockey matches and long afternoons spent combing the beach for whatever new treasure the tide had washed ashore.
And if there was somewhere we wanted to go, we usually got there under our own steam, on bicycles with tires that barely had time to cool off between rides.
Up north in the winter, a 30-second thrill ride down the local toboggan run came at the price of a long, strenuous hike back up, hindered by a puffy ski jacket, freezing wet jeans and ungainly moon boots.
By the end of the day, we were usually too wiped to watch much TV.
Today, the great outdoors has far more to compete with than it did when we were kids.
Television on northern Vancouver Island in the '70s, offered the CBC and, after a certain point, a test pattern.
So, on a given night, if you weren't watching the Wonderful World of Disney, Hockey Night in Canada (when dad commandeered the house's lone set) or the Donny & Marie show, you were probably looking at a screen of coloured bars accompanied by an annoying high-pitched tone.
In the '80s our world expanded exponentially, with the introduction of cable and the awesomeness that was MTV.
And we'd eagerly anticipate the start of the new fall season after an agonizing summer spent waiting for last spring's cliffhanger to be resolved. Were we ever going to find out who shot J.R.?
By contrast, today's shows run year-round, with many scheduled specifically to air fresh episodes during those previously dry summer months. And, of course, programming now goes round the clock on 200 channels.
It's not all good, but it's readily available.
Add to that online gaming, smartphones, and tablets, and today's kids stand a slim chance of enjoying an active childhood.
Forty years ago, ParticipACTION was already telling us — on television, where else? — that the average 30-year-old Canadian was in worse shape than a 60-year-old Swede. It's scary to think how we'd stand up to that test today.
In the face of such an uphill battle — the kind that would no doubt leave me gasping for breath on the sidelines — what is there to do but try to set a better example?
Perhaps it's time to put down the remote and walk away.
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Have Scent, Will Travel: Best Perfumes
ELLE.com's beauty editor goes around the world—without leaving her desk
My pocketbook took a beating over the holidays, and I'm still recovering—which means hopping a plane to an exotic locale isn't in my near future! Fortunately, I have an active imagination, so I was able to travel around the world without booking a flight. My mode of transportation: fragrance.
Havana Vanille by L'Artisan Parfumeur
The closest I've come to Cuba is
Cuba Café in NYC, but the smell of this sultry vanilla, rum, and leather blend sends me straight into the arms of Diego Luna in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.
L'Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer Perfumes
I've been to Arizona, but I'm ready for a new kind of desert—the Maghreb. After one sniff of this spicy, woodsy floral, being plunked into an arid climate is becoming more and more appealing. "Imagine finding peace in a room while lying on the bed, exhausted from the heat of the day. The window is open and the cool air, filled with scents of the desert and streets below, drifts in," says Andy Tauer about his fragrance. Mmm.
Coco Monoi by Thymes
I've never been to Tahiti—or any of the Polynesian islands (unless you count staying at Disney World's Polynesian Resort). But inhaling this musky, white tiare-laced scent transports me in seconds. The alluring fragrance is inspired by monoi, the ancient Polynesian tradition of macerating tiare (the Tahitian equivalent of gardenias) in coconut oil.
Manoumalia by Les Nez
Before creating Manoumalia, perfumer Sandrine Videault spent time on the South Pacific island of Wallis, immersing herself in its scents. The blend of exotic florals mixed with vetiver and ylang-ylang intoxicates the senses and brings to mind tropical evenings amid lush greenery and moonlit water.
Nina by Nina Ricci
One whiff of Nina by Nina Ricci and I fell in love. Makes sense, given that the fruity floral is inspired by the romantic City of Light. The traces of peony, moonflower, and vanilla-laced red toffee apple take me straight to the French capital's cobblestone streets, aromatic flower carts, and fresh fruit stands... after picking up a pain au chocolat at a nearby patisserie, I bump into a sexy stranger... he smiles and introduces himself as Jean-Luc... Okay, you get the picture.
Citron de Vigne by Fresh
I've been to Monet's gardens in Giverny, but I've yet to visit a French vineyard, the culture of which, depicted in movies like A Good Year and French Kiss, seems so enchanting. Fortunately, the scent of Citron de Vigne by Fresh is inspired by France's Champagne wine region and translates the smell of sun-drenched grapevines and rich pinot noir perfectly.
Fiori di Capri by Carthusia
When capri pants experienced a revival around the start of the millennium, I partied in them like it was 1999. And that, sadly, is my only connection to Capri, the Italian isle where the calf-length trousers originated in the 1940s. But thanks to the Mediterranean notes of wild carnation and lily of the valley in Carthusia's Fiori di Capri, I suddenly feel like Brigitte Bardot in Le Mépris.
Ca' Luna by Acqua di Biella
Ca' Luna by Acqua di Biella is inspired by Biella, a small town in the Piedmont region of Italy. One whiff of this unisex fragrance's unique mélange is like entering an old country palazzo—at first I smell only the green notes of lichen and ivy lining its ancient walls. Once inside, each corner I round greets me with the warm aromas of white pepper, sandalwood, leather, musk—I can't stop smelling my wrist!
Australian Wild Jasmine by Lucy B.
Sourced from Australian bush flower essences, this sweet-smelling fragrance combines jasmine with water lily, magnolia, pineapple, and white ginger. Also available as roll-on perfume oil, the Aussie scent takes me down under in seconds.
Brand-new to the fragrance industry, Costamor debuts its first fragrance, Sugarwood, on
luckyscent.com next month (three more scents will roll out by summer). Inspired by founder Elizabeth Wright's childhood memories of Costa Rica, Sugarwood is a soft, woody floral laced with the fresh scent of sugarcane. Sniffing the vibrant eau, I can totally envision myself strolling along the sugarcane-strewn village path that Wright credits as Sugarwood's inspiration.
Vanille West Indies by Ligne St. Barth
I once blogged about a luxurious spa treatment at the Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France that a group of lucky celebrities got to experience. Now I've finally gotten a piece of the luxury (okay, maybe it's more like a sliver) with Vanille West Indies by Ligne St. Barth. The blend of vanilla, caramel, and orchid is amazingly soothing. All I need is a glass of vanilla rum...
Cutting Garden by Royal Apothic
Royal Apothic is known for its exquisite candles and home fragrances—and in February, its signature scents will be available as eau de toilettes, too. Having been to Windsor, I'm a fan of Cutting Garden, which is inspired by the blooms that once filled the vases of Windsor Castle's royalty. The bouquet of gardenia, rose, jasmine, lily, and iris makes me feel like a queen.
The Beat by Burberry
What can I say—I'm a Burberry girl. I own at least a few of the luxury brand's delicious-smelling perfumes, but I'm currently loving The Beat eau de toilette. With its notes of Ceylon tea, pink pepper, mandarin, and white musk, I find myself traipsing around Trafalgar Square, arm in arm with a Colin Firth-slash-Mark Darcy clone.
Ritual de Bengalore by Cinq Mondes Pluie d'Aromes
Inspired by Bangalore gardens, Ritual de Bengalore by Cinq Mondes Pluie d'Aromes blends vanilla and cardamom spice for a soothing yet vibrant scent. One spritz and I'm ready to kick off my Sunday shoes with Shahrukh Khan in a Bollywood musical.
Hinoki by Comme des Garçons, Monocle Series
The idea of soaking in an outdoor hot tub, surrounded by exotic greenery sounds pretty good to me right about now. Woodsy and mysterious, Comme des Garçons' unisex fragrance Hinoki is meant to evoke the experience of spending a chilly spring morning relaxing in a hinoki tub at the Tawaraya in Kyoto.
Hamarikyu Gardens by Anthropologie
As its name implies, Anthropologie's fragrance is inspired by the Hamarikyu Gardens, one of Tokyo's largest traditional gardens. The scent is intended to place you among the plum trees, camellias, and irises, while sipping green tea in the garden's Nakajima teahouse. And it's a success; I'm going to have a mini tea ceremony and brew myself a cup...
Sugar Lychee by Fresh
While I was growing up, lychee nuts were a childhood treat (the small Cantonese town where my family is from is known for the sweet, juicy fruit). Thanks to Fresh's Sugar Lychee fragrance I can enjoy it bottled, too! Decidedly more grown-up than the fruit of my youth, the perfume's warm and sophisticated, alluring traces of lotus flower and freesia add a flirtatious touch of fun.
212 Sexy by Carolina Herrera
Ask any Manhattanite: The borough's original 212 area code is the most preferred and arguably the most prestigious of the triple digits doled out to the island's residents. Thanks to Carolina Herrera's Big Apple-inspired scent, which boasts a seductive blend of woodsy florals, now anyone can claim the coveted digits.
Velvet Rope by Apothia
Lights, camera, action! Created by the Los Angeles-based brand Apothia, Velvet Rope smells of seductive musk, jasmine, and grapefruit. From its soft velvet packaging to its intoxicating fragrance, I feel like I just stepped onto the red carpet on a warm L.A. night. California, here I come!


text: By now you've probably heard that emerald is Pantone's color of the year and maybe even picked out some green finds for your kids to match. But did you know that Pantone has a whole slew of Spring hues picked out for the new season? From Lemon Zest to Grayed Jade, they're just as cheery (and soft) as you'd expect — and perfect for little girls' clothing. Click through for our dress picks inspired by the warm-weather colors.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Thanks to a four-RBI effort from catcher Brittany Yates and a complete game from pitcher Megan Still, the Saint Leo softball team (14-9, 1-0 SSC) conquered the Florida Southern College Moccasins (13-3, 0-1 SSC), 5-1, in the team's Sunshine State Conference home opener, Friday evening from University Softball Stadium.
Yates' third inning, two-RBI double proved to be the difference as solid defense and steady pitching put down a feisty Mocs' bunch.
Aside from Yates' two hits, Torrie Weindorf went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI and McKenzie Burns compiled a 1-for-3 evening with two runs scored. Ashlee Sismilich and Emily Holman also etched their names onto the scores sheet scoring one run apiece. In total, the Lions collected eight hits on the night, while each of the nine starters scored a run, reached base or drove in a fellow Lion.
The Lions struck first in the third inning as Yates sent a two-out, two-run double against the left field fence scoring Burns and Sismilich.
The two-base knock proved to be enough as the Lions countered the Mocs only run of the game in the fifth inning with a two-RBI single by Yates in the bottom of the fifth and a RBI single by Weindorf in the sixth inning to close out the Mocs.
In the circle, Still (6-5) was brilliant as she scattered four hits across seven innings while striking out three batters and not issuing a walk. It marked her sixth complete game of the season.
Saint Leo did not commit an error in the field.
The Lions will return to the field on Saturday, March 3, when they continue their Sunshine State Conference series with the Mocs in a regional doubleheader. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. from University Softball Stadium.
For the latest news, information, and updates on the softball team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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A Calne dole cheat who claimed he was unfit to work after a double hip replacement may have to sell his house to pay back £63,000.
John Snell, 67, claimed benefits when he was operating as a self-employed fencer for Chippenham Town Council and was getting two small work pensions.
Now Snell, who was put on a suspended sentence in January, may have to sell his home to foot the bill.
He appeared before Swindon Crown Court last on Thursday for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing.
Judge Douglas Field ruled he benefitted from crime by £63,068.01p and made a compensation order in the that sum to be paid back within 12 months.
Chris Jervis, prosecuting, asked for the order to be made out to the Department of Work and Pensions saying they will then pay Wiltshire Council their share.
Snell, who is married, started claiming pension credit in August 2006, along with council tax benefit having previously got incapacity benefit. He was investigated by the DWP after they got a tip off he was operating as a fencing contractor.
When questioned Snell said he started claiming benefits when he was unable to work as a result of hip replacements.
Snell, of Heron Close, Calne, pleaded guilty to three counts of making a dishonest representation to obtain benefits.
Mike Pulsford, defending, said the claim had started when his client was laid up and he just failed to say when he was fit to resume work. He said he may have to sell his house to meet the final bill.
In January, the crown court imposed a 24-week jail term suspended for two years and told him to do 240 hours of unpaid community work.


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CALDWELL Caldwell Exempted School Board of Education appointed Thomas Schott as the district's newest board member Thursday, filling a vacant seat which was created last month with the resignation of Karl Crum.
James Cline, president of the board, said Schott was chosen from seven applicants.
"I was very impressed with the number of people who applied," Cline said. "It was a tough decision for the board."
Schott's term will expire in December 2004.
In news regarding the use of calamity days in the district, Superintendent Jim Oughterson said the Ohio House of Representatives is currently discussing House Bill 88, which could give school districts an additional five make-up days for the school year.
Oughterson said if the bill is passed, the district would only have two school days to make up for as a result of days missed due to bad weather.
During the meeting, Oughterson reported the high school roof is deteriorating and in need of replacement.
"The roof on the majority of the high school is well over 15 years old," said Oughterson. We're developing leaks."
Oughterson said the leaks are being caused by a chemical reaction between the insulation and the elastic roof membrane, which is causing the problems.
The board declared the roof project to be an urgent necessity, which allows the district to bypass the bidding process to choose a contractor directly.
The board selected Commercial Roofing for the project. Oughterson said the roof will take approximately four days to replace.
Caldwell High School Principal Scott Cleland reported the choir earned three Superior ratings at district competition on March 8.
"The choir as a whole received a number one rating as well as the boys choir and the girls choir," he noted. "The choir will compete on the state level the first weekend in May. Congratulations to Ms. Craft and her students."
Parent-teacher conferences in the district will continue on March 18 at the high school from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Middle School teachers in sixth through eighth grade will conduct group conferences. Teachers will be available for individual conferences as well.


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TROWBRIDGE Tornado Danny Talbot will go fo glory in tonight's 200m final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after finishing second in his semi-final this evening.
The 23-year-old will aim for the podium at just after 9pm tonight after crossing the line at the same time as Jamaica's Jason Liveromre, with both athletes credited with a time of 20.47 seconds.
Reigning British champion Talbot qualified third-fastet through yesterday's heats in 20.56.
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For some time now I've been looking for ways to reduce the hard copy side of my administrative workload. Whilst the obvious solution had been staring me in the face for some time, oddly enough it was only on a whim some eight weeks ago that I stopped into Form Central and began to investigate how I might streamline attendance and truancy compliance, which in our school is a nightmarish entanglement of checks and crosschecks amongst databases that don't often talk to each other all that well, followed by a paperchase involving hardcopy handling by at least four people with no means of monitoring who had done what with what and leaving no long term record of actions taken for myself.
I have to say that I could not believe how simple it was to put an extensive form together from scratch. Reformatting our current truancy form, testing, debugging it, and sending off the first form to the respective recipients took less than fifteen minutes. There were some initial glitches but these were ironed out quickly.
So fast forward several weeks and it's everything from student surveys to gauge the effectiveness of programs to individualized data collection for students requiring Special Provisions for Preliminary and HSC exams. Next stop, trying to show those higher up the food chain just what it is they are missing out on.
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Dobson building Opus 91 for chapel at 750-year-old Oxford college
By LARRY DEVINE
, News Editor
Dobson Pipe Organ woodworker Randall Wolff dusts a curved panel of the organ case before it's sprayed with lacquer. The organ case is made primarily of quartersawn white oak lumber.
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders in Lake City is building a 60-rank organ for Merton College chapel at England's historic Oxford University. The organ is constructed in Dobson's shop on the town square in Lake City and then will be disassembled and shipped to England for reassembly.
March 7, 2013
LAKE CITY - Opus 91 may not be nearly the biggest pipe organ ever crafted by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders of Lake City, but this project ranks highly among the company's outstanding achievements.
Opus 91 is destined this year for Merton College, one of the 38 colleges that comprise England's University of Oxford, which traces its history to the 12th century. Located at Oxford, England, northwest of London, it was the first university in the English-speaking world.
Opus 91 will be the main organ in Merton College's chapel, a Gothic stone building that dates to the late 13th century.
John Panning, Dobson Organ Builders vice president who's acquired interest in the business from company president and founder Lynn Dobson, says, "For us it's remarkable to be working in such an old building. In the United States, an old building for us is maybe 250 or 300 years old. Working in a true Gothic building is a totally different experience from what organ builders normally have."
Panning spoke while standing next to the base of Opus 91, which derives its name from being Dobson's 91st new-organ project since Lynn Dobson, a rural Lanesboro native and 1967 graduate of Glidden High School, founded the company in 1974.
To celebrate the 750th anniversary of its founding, Merton College conducted a worldwide search to find a builder of a new pipe organ for its chapel. Dobson Pipe Organ won the contract for this project in competition with builders from Canada, Austria, Germany and Sweden.
Lynn Dobson says those five were narrowed to the top two and then selection was made after exhaustive study of the companies' design and musical work. Dobson explains that design plans also must receive approval from the country's Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission.
Dobson says of his proposal, "I picked up on a lot of the detailing in the building. On the other hand, it's still a modern, fresh-looking design."
The white-oak organ case will be about 45 feet tall and 28 feet wide. The birch pipe shades are laser-cut, and carvings on the case were done by hand.
"So there's a lot of expense in just the detailing," Dobson says.
Façade features include touches of bright blue and red, as well as 22-carat gold gilding.
"So it will be a colorful organ," says Dobson, adding, "It's designed in a style that's reminiscent of Gothic architecture because it will be in a Gothic room. On the other hand, it's a very modern shape, too. So it's not necessarily a reproduction of a Gothic organ case. It reflects our own time, and it also reflects the Gothic architecture of the chapel, which was completed in 1297."
Merton's pipe organ is built with a "mechanical key action," says Panning, meaning that there are mechanical linkages that directly connect each of the keys to the valves under the pipes.
"Before the advent of electricity, such a system was the only one known to musicians of the past, such as Buxtehude and Bach," says Panning, who is also Dobson Pipe Organ tonal director. "While most organs in the 20th century were built with electrical systems, Dobson and a number of other builders have revived the construction of mechanical-action pipe organs, which are preferred by many prominent organists."
The pipes in the organ range from pencil-size to 21 feet tall and 9 inches diameter. The front pipes, which are under construction in Germany, are being made of 90-percent polished tin.
Dobson says, "Tin may sound cheap, but it's actually a very expensive metal. It's pretty special to have organ pipes 20 feet long made out of 90 percent tin."
In a final major step before awarding the contract, representatives of the college made visits to view pipe organs built by the final prospects.
"They came to the U.S. and saw about 12 organs we built," Dobson says. "They traveled for about a week in the U.S. In the end, they were convinced they liked the sound, the way the key actions work and so forth."
The 60-rank Opus 91 is smaller than Dobson's largest projects - 125-rank organ in Verizon Hall at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, 105-rank organ at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, and 102-rank organ at Highland Park United Methodist Church on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas. However, the Merton College project is historic for Dobson Pipe Organ because this is the company's first overseas contract. All of the company's previous 90 organs were built for locations in the U.S.
Panning explains, "Because of unfavorable import duties and support for their local companies, foreign clients very rarely choose an American organ builder. But Merton College, which has a highly regarded chapel choir was impressed by how well our instrument accompanied singing and by how gracefully our design for the organ fit their Gothic architecture."
Panning says Dobson's organ is only the third by an American builder to be sent to England since World War II.
Opus 91 will be used mostly for worship services but also for recitals and concerts. The Choir of Merton College is recognized as one of Oxford's leading mixed-voice choirs.
Lynn Dobson says Opus 91 will provide exquisite sound. "The organ with that choir in that space is going to be really special," he says.
Opus 91 will replace a much-smaller organ from the 1960s that Dobson says wasn't really designed to accompany a choir. Dobson says the new organ will be the fifth main organ in the history of the chapel.
That organ, Dobson says, "it not worn-out so much, but the kind of sounds it produces are not that supportive of choral music. So they elected rather than try to modify it to replace it."
Somebody who lives near the school bought that organ and will move it into a hall being built at the new owner's residence.
The Merton chapel also houses a small chamber organ that's not intended to accompany a large choir.
After Opus 91's construction is completed in April in Lake City - Dobson is housed on the northeast side of town square in an 1898 factory building that was renovated in 1979 - the organ will be dismantled and packed in four ship containers for a 4,000-mile voyage to Oxford.
On June 24, about eight Dobson employees will arrive at Merton College to begin the months-long process of reassembling the 2,947-pipe instrument. After it's installed an all of its mechanism is adjusted, two Dobson employees will "voice" the organ.
Panning notes that the tonal finish is "the painstaking process of adjusting the sound of each pipe so that it perfectly matches the acoustics of Merton's 13th-century stone chapel."
The tonal finishing should be completed in November and the college will then use the organ for services, recitals and concerts before a dedication festival in April 2014. The festival will feature a series of recitals in celebration of the university's 750th anniversary.
In total, Dobson says, 20 employees will put in nearly 26,000 hours on the project, including three years working on the design and two years building the organ.
For Dobson Pipe Organ, this project comes at a time when organ-building business has been hit by financial difficulties - retrenching by contributors and benefactors who give to churches and art organizations, plus budget uncertainty in Washington, D.C.
"It's an incredible honor for us, a firm from a town of 1,800 in northwest Iowa to be chosen to build an organ for the oldest university in the English-speaking world," Panning says. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
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