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Here's another wonderful time machine find. Disco Volante is music project based in London from songwriter Terry Tanx. The single No Motion was released in 1984.
"In 1984 Disco Volante released a single "No Motion" C/W "Click" and "Punishment Tank". The single did not do well commercially and due to a strike in the music press didn't receive any publicity at all. The whole Electronic Music landscape has changed since the early 1980s. When Disco Volante recorded No Motion, the studio engineer was shocked, when arriving at the studio all of the equipment used on the single could be put into a couple of hold alls. For those interested in the technology the equipment used on the single was: Roland TB 303 Bassline, Roland TR 606 Drum-matix, Roland MC-202 Sequencer, Roland SH-09 Mono synth." – discovolanteonline.com
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These are films that Scorsese directed, (no shorts or tv documentaries)
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2011 Hugo
2010 Shutter Island
2006 The Departed
2004 The Aviator
2002 Gangs of New York
1999 Bringing Out the Dead
1997 Kundun
1995 Casino
1993 The Age of Innocence
1991 Cape Fear
1990 Goodfellas
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1986 The Color of Money
1985 After Hours
1983 The King of Comedy
1980 Raging Bull
1977 New York, New York
1976 Taxi Driver
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1973 Mean Streets
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THE Rotary Club of Malvern is looking for high-achieving young people from the area to take part in Rotary's national Young Citizen Awards.
The awards, launched nearly eight years ago, celebrate the positive citizenship and important responsibilities of many young people under the age of 25
Young Citizen winners receive trophies and a prize of £500 at the Rotary in Britain and Ireland (RIBI) annual conference, where the awards are presented live on the BBC News Channel.
Later in the year, the winners will have the chance to visit the BBC News studios in London and the Houses of Parliament.
David Street of Malvern Rotary said: " Those nominated do not have to be working on a Rotary project to be eligible for an award. What matters is that they, individually or as part of a group, have made a positive difference which has been recognised by a local Rotary club as worthy of a nomination."
Every nominee will receive a certificate from the RIBI president via their local club recognising the achievement.
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Photo Flash: FLASHDANCE Celebrates Opening Night in Pittsburgh!
FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL features Emily Padgett as Alex, Matthew Hydzik as Nick and Rachelle Rak as Tess with Kelly Felthous as Gloria, DeQuina Moore as Kiki, Jo Ann Cunningham as Hannah, David R. Gordon as Jimmy, Matthew Henerson as Harry and Christian Whelan in the role of C.C.
Also joining the company are Holly Ann Butler, Claire Camp, Derek Carley, Ryan Carlson, Natalie Caruncho, Lynorris Evans, Thursday Farrar, Charlene Hoffman, Holly Laurent, Jakob Karr, Dan Kohler, Brandt Martinez, Nicholas McGough, Ariela Morgenstern, Rebecca Riker, Andrea Spiridonakos, and Lawrence Street.
In addition to the US national touring company, a second company of FLASHDANCE will be assembled on Broadway with performances beginning August 2013 for an open-ended engagement.
With electrifying dance at its core, FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream.
Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, the original Paramount Pictures film was a worldwide smash hit that became a pop culture phenomenon, grossing over $150 million and featuring a Grammy Award-winning soundtrack. FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL features a score including the hit songs from the movie, all of which became Top Ten hits on the radio around the world including the Academy Award-winning title song "Flashdance - What a Feeling," "Maniac," "Gloria," "Manhunt," "I Love Rock & Roll." In addition to these hits, 16 brand new songs have been written for the stage.
Directed and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, Memphis, The Addams Family), FLASHDANCE features a book by Robert Cary and Tom Hedley (co-writer of the original screenplay with Joe Eszterhas) with music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth.
The production features scenic design by Klara Zieglerova, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, with projection design by Peter Nigrini and sound design by John Shivers and David Patridge. Hair & wig designs are by Charles LaPointe and make-up design by Cookie Jordan. The production also features music supervision and vocal and incidental arrangements by Jason Howland, orchestrations by Doug Besterman and dance arrangements by Jim Abbott.
For more information, visit www.flashdancethemusical.com.
The cast of Flashdance The Musical during the curtain call on opening night in Pittsburgh's
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Robert Cary(book writer & lyricist), Tom Hedley (book writer) & Robbie Roth (composer &
lyricst) of FLASHDANCE -THE MUSICAL
Abby Lee Miller of DANCE MOMS and Rachelle Rak (Tess)
Kelly Felthous (Gloria) and David R. Gordon (Jimmy)
Emily Padgett (Alex) and Matthew Hydzik (Nick)
The girls of FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL, Kelly Felthous (Gloria), DeQuina Moore (Kiki), Emily
Padgett (Alex) and Rachelle Rak (Tess)
Castmembers of FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL including Brandt Martinez, Kelly Felthous,
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I think everyone would agree that the Pacers have a chance to win the East. But do the Pacers really have a chance to win it all?
I think this playoff season will tell a great deal about this team because things are finally starting to come together. Tinsley is a capable PG. Foster is a capable C. Oneal and Artest are all-stars, and Reggie can still be explosive. With Bender, Harrington, Jones, Croshere on the bench, they are potentially explosive. And Carlisle does well, as does his coaching staff.
I still worry about the youth of this team, and about the playoff experience outside of Reggie. Teams like the Kings and Lakers have been there plenty of times and know what it takes all the way around. Having the best record, and being hot doesn't mean that they are actually capable of competing for the championship. I sincerely hope that they can get there, but I think it's likely that if they do, they'll be in for an awakening.
The Pacers and Pistons are already proving that East is slowly catching up, and that the West's days are numbered. What I hope, is that after this playoff run, the franchise will consider making the right moves to catapult them to the championship level, which would mean dropping a couple of the young guys for seasoned players in their prime. The Pistons pickup of Rasheed Wallace shows what a good move can do. And I think that in the ECF, after it's all said and done, the Pacers will realize that they need a little more, and that they should take it will one the greatest clutch and three point shooters is wearing a Pacers jersey.
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MIAMI - State prosecutors say they won't charge Republican Congressman David Rivera with a crime.
But a memo they issued late Wednesday outlined questionable financial practices by Rivera, and that could make his re-election campaign more difficult.
Rivera still faces a federal probe over possible tax evasion. He is running in South Florida's newly created, heavily Hispanic 26th district. He has strong ties there, and longtime friend and colleague U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is throwing a fundraiser for him next month.
Meanwhile, Florida Democrats are having a tough time challenging him. Their first candidate dropped out following a spat with the national party over fundraising. Their second choice declined to run. Their latest pick is Colombian-born businesswoman Gloria Romero Roses, who has no political experience and is just beginning to raise money.
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It turns out that the Hell's Kitchen winner is...Holli Ugalde! Holli 's big win came after Holli and Jay faced off in the final challenge of preparing five dishes for five executive chefs from the UK. Jay was the challenge winner after preparing appetizers, a fish course, and a meat entree for the chefs. And then, it was time for the final dinner service.
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Badenhop just misses tossing scoreless May
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers reliever Burke Badenhop came within four days of quietly pitching a shutout in the month of May.
The "quiet" part was by design. The first of general manager Doug Melvin's offseason bullpen additions, Badenhop was loathe to talk about his streak of 12 appearances without an earned run in May. But after allowing a home run to Minnesota's Joe Mauer in the seventh inning Monday that bounced off the top of the left-field wall, Badenhop was finally willing to talk.
"For me, it's focus," Badenhop said. "Mentally, having it there and being locked in and ready to pitch regardless of the scenario. If it weren't for one pitch yesterday, we wouldn't be having this conversation."
That one pitch was supposed to be a backdoor slider that clipped the outer part of home plate against the left-handed-hitting Mauer. But Badenhop said he "yanked" the pitch across the plate and left it over the middle.
"It kind of stinks," Badenhop said. "I don't think I've ever had [a scoreless streak] even remotely that long. It would have been nice to finish May up."
He had a ways to go to make Brewers history. The record for consecutive scoreless appearances by a Milwaukee reliever in a single season is 25, set by left-hander Brian Shouse from June 6 to Aug. 5, 2006. For a right-hander, the record holder is former closer Doug Jones, who worked 23 consecutive scoreless appearances from Aug. 11 to Sept. 26, 1997, the year he set a then-club record with 37 saves.
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FORTY years since his father won the same race at Castle Combe, Langford's Roger Orgee took a fine win in the circuit's opening Formula Ford 1600 championship race of the season on Easter Monday.
And there was a double family celebration for brothers Adam and Richard Higgins, who took second and third on the podium.
Held in tribute to the late Howard Strawford, the man who saved the track from potential closure, 'Howards Day', kicked off the 2014 season at the Wiltshire track with a 10-race programme, featuring many crowd favourites.
In the early part of the Formula Ford race, it was pole man Ashley Crossey from Flax Bourton who led the way, with Orgee running a modest third and Chippenham's Adam Higgins patiently moving up from his fifth-placed grid slot.
By lap sixth, Orgee had found a way through, but Higgins was all over Crossey's Spectrum and by lap 11 had found a way past, taking the lead from Orgee a lap later.
Those who saw Adam's aggressive drives to the title last year could have been forgiven in thinking that was the way the race would end, but Orgee was still chasing hard and at the back of the circuit on the final lap, just managed to put his Van Diemen ahead of his rival's similar machine.
As the pair went into Camp for the last time, Adam tried one last manoeuvre, but at the flag was still 0.129 of a second behind.
At the post race interview, the young Orgee was oblivious to his father's success, which culminated in the 1974 championship title.
Meanwhile, Adam's brother Richard, from Burnham on Sea, grabbed third from Crossey on the last lap, making it a Higgins family 'sandwich' on the podium, in this Richard's first outing in class A in his Van Diemen JL12.
Melksham's Ed Moore who initially held second, understandably dropped to 5th at the finish after the steering wheel of his Van Diemen broke.
Calne's Tony Hutchings got his 2014 season off to a good start with a fine win in the circuit's Saloon Car championship race in his unique Audi TT.
While Hutchings led every lap, for the first nine of those he was put under tremendous pressure from Reading's Russell Akers, making his debut in class A in his Astra, recently converted from modest class D specification.
The pair were hardly more than a few inches apart, but on the last time through Old Paddock, Akers put a wheel on the grass, demoting himself to fourth.
Another former class D runner, Charles Hyde-Andrew –Bird from Shepton Mallet, was a beneficiary of Akers's off, taking second with Bristol's Mark Wyatt taking third overall and the class B win in his Astra.
Swindon's Julian Ellison was fifth in his Astra VXR ahead of Bath's Dave Scaramanga in his VW Bora. Adrian Slade from Devizes was seventh overall and the class C winner in his Peugeot 106 Gti and must be favourite for this year's title as his class opposition appears to be somewhat distant.
The circuit's new 'Sports Racing Car' series was poorly supported but saw a good early dice for the lead between veteran Norman Lackford and Andy Crockett, before the latter expired.
The Sports & GT championship race saw a win for Barry Squibb in his Evo 9, just ahead of Keith Dunn, with Westbury on Trym's Tim Woodman a distant third in his Caterham.
The four Mini races provided their usual brand of close, entertaining racing, with Pill's Sam Summerhayes the top local runner in ninth in the last Miglia race of the day.


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A growing body of research has found a connection between couples and weight. Not only do women and men who live together tend to gain weight at similar times, they also are more likely to achieve better results if they tackle weight loss as a couple.
Couples tend to gain weight at the same time
While it's true that many factors play a role in determining body weight, so does a shared living environment. There's a considerable amount of research showing that people who live together, particularly spouses, tend to have similar BMIs (body mass index), and if that shared environment is conducive to weight gain, there is also an increased risk of obesity.For example, in a study that followed newly married couples for two years, researchers found that the couples had similar BMIs and that marriage was associated with a weight gain.
The reasons why living together may predispose couples to excess weight seem to be twofold. First, marriage generally increases eating opportunities because married people tend to eat together, and they may eat more when dining together than if they were eating alone. Secondly, the newly married person may have less motivation to stay thin. In a single world, both men and women want to maximise their attractiveness to the opposite sex and that often includes having a healthy body weight. With marriage, the comfort of being in a stable relationship can lead to a reduced commitment to maintaining one's weight.
The good news is there is also evidence that couples who join forces to lose weight are more successful than those who go it alone. For example, a study done in Australia investigated the effects of a 16-week lifestyle-modification program for new couples just moving in together. The researchers found that couples who changed their behaviours as a team had better success than those going it alone. The couples lost weight, improved their diet, exercised more and reduced their cholesterol levels. Most importantly, one year after the program ended, the couples had maintained their weight loss and improved their overall health.
Similar results have also been found in couples working to reduce their risk of disease and increase their activity. For example, in a study involving almost 1,500 British couples participating in a lifestyle-intervention program to reduce the risk of heart disease, the researchers found that the people in the study who benefited the most had partners who had also benefited the most. Conversely, the men and women who showed little benefit from the program had partners who also showed little benefit.
Furthermore, in a study involving married people participating in an exercise program, the researchers found that the group where the married couples did the program together had significantly higher attendance and a dramatically lower dropout rate than the married people who participated alone. In fact, only 6 percent of the married couples dropped out compared with 43 percent of the singles.
Couples working to lose weight or keep the weight off together encourage each other's progress and help each other through the challenges that come with losing weight, improving the odds of weight-loss success and better health.
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Our newest Pacer fan has been added to my family here as of last Friday--6-17-05!
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I'm sure she'll be a Pacer fan for sure.........She's been a fighter from the moment of birth trying to get her say in anyway she can This was my Father's Day gift in 2005 And look at the right hand....she's flying the bird to the Zebra's....That's my Girl.....she already know's how the NBA Zebra's call Pacer game's!


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Gibbons unfazed by Izturis, Bonifacio defense
DETROIT -- The Blue Jays insist they aren't running out of patience with the defensive woes currently plaguing infielders Maicer Izturis and Emilio Bonifacio.
Both infielders have experienced more than their fair share of difficulties through the first eight games of the season. They combined to record six errors -- four for Bonifacio, two for Izturis -- entering Thursday's game in Detroit. But beyond the obvious miscues, there also have been a lot of makeable plays that simply aren't being converted.
The situation is far from ideal but with Brett Lawrie currently on the 15-day disabled list, the Blue Jays will have to continue to mix and match in the infield until his return later this month.
"They're working on it, and there are two guys that are moving around different situations, different positions," said third base coach Luis Rivera, who is in charge of infield defense. "During their career they've played different positions and they're getting used to playing one position all of the time. I think they're fine, they both have good hands, [they're] good defenders and I have no worry about those guys."
Izturis and Bonifacio were expected to compete for the starting job at second base during Spring Training, but that changed in late March when it was revealed Lawrie wouldn't be ready for the start of the season because of a strained left oblique muscle.
That forced Izturis to make the transition to third. It should have been a relatively easy move considering he's played there more than any other position in his career, but the results have been mixed so far.
The same could be said for Bonifacio at second base. He's made a couple of highlight reel plays this season, but he's also struggled with some routine grounders and throws to first. The overall tools are there, which has led some to suggest Bonifacio's struggles are more mental than anything else.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons quickly denied that on Thursday, but he did opt to give Bonifacio a day off on Thursday. Izturis shifted to second and Mark DeRosa got the start at third.
"He's just had a couple of games where it has been a tough go," Gibbons said of Bonifacio. "I don't know him well enough, and I'm not in his head, but he has showed no signs that it has really affected him because he's getting after it out there.
"He's playing the game hard and I don't think he has that personality where you can really get him down. We'll give him a day off and then put DeRosa out there and Izzy over at second. I'm not worried about his mental side."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Learning Lessons from Cancer Patients
I know it's been a long time since I've posted a blog. I think like anything else, life catches up to you and before you know it, several months have passed… you know you are getting behind, but it's a vicious, self-perpetuating cycle. So this is my pre-New Year's resolution. I'm back!
I've had Crohn's for 17 years now, and I'm becoming more aware of just how long of a time that is. Over the years, I've made a lot of friends who have IBD; some of them have had really bad flares, complications, or multiple surgeries. While it's unfortunate that we all have to deal with the bad times, I am also comforted to know that I have a reference library of individuals who have dealt with different aspects of this disease available to me if I should ever need it. Perhaps even this blog fulfills that need for you.
Over the last year, I have met others that have faced the trials of chronic disease — but not necessarily IBD. One night, after celebrating a particularly stunning kickball victory, I met a guy at the bar who, like me, was drinking water. He smiled and made a joke about our water on the rocks. I was prepared to distract him with some witty quip about how I worship my functioning liver and choose not to "exercise" it like the rest of my teammates, but instead, he told me that he doesn't drink because he only has one testicle. I like a good medical story as much as the next girl at the bar, but this one took me by surprise. I go on to find out he is Jonny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels, a group that pairs up cancer survivors of the same age and same gender who have beaten the same type of cancer as a newly diagnosed cancer patient. Imagine, you are dealt this huge medical crisis, and there is an organization out there, just waiting to match you up with a free custom-made support system. They've been there, they've done it, and they survived.
I don't think the initial reaction to IBD is the same one you have when you hear the word "cancer," but as I told Jonny about having Crohn's, he had nothing but complete empathy. Here was a two-time cancer survivor saying that he had no idea how he would manage something like having Crohn's or colitis. All I could think was, "Are you kidding? You beat cancer twice!"
I know that I am lucky to have a wide IBD social circle to draw from, but not everyone has the same IBD-filled network. So here is my challenge to the IBD community: We should learn from others with chronic disease and match up people who have been survived the worst with others facing the same obstacles.


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'Neither team could find the net in the third period, sending the game to overtime. The Sabres had two more power play chances in the third, but could not convert. Overall, the team went scoreless on the man advantage for the night. In overtime Jamie McBain unleashed a shot from the point and beat Miller with some traffic in front of the net. Eric Staal and Sekera were locked in a positioning battle atop the crease and may have screened Miller's view of the shot.'
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Los Altos' libraries service 439,000 visitors each year, but many come and go without realizing the magnitude of learning tools and technology available at their fingertips.
To introduce cardholders to its resources, the Los Altos Library Endowment (LALE) has scheduled its first After Hours at the Library program, "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow," 7-9 p.m. Sept. 27 at the main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
Director Sandra Hirsh of the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University will discuss "Library Technology: Connecting the Community." Hirsh supported the development of projects that influence users' experiences with the Web, email and TV.
In addition to the discussion, library staff and volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate new technologies available to library users.
"We're updating the library and putting it into the technology age," said Mary Popek, LALE board member.
Those who attend the event can learn how preschoolers and their parents are using new iPad kits donated by LALE to teach reading readiness. The Whipple Collection – comprising more than 300 courses on CD and DVD that offer lectures by university professors on topics ranging from European art history to cosmology and cooking – will be available for browsing.
Popek said the library has much more to offer than most library users realize. She encouraged residents to bring children to the family-friendly event. The library's teen room will host demonstrations of tutoring tools as well as games for younger cardholders.
For reservations, call 948-3421 or visit lalendow.org.


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Local gallery makes being green essential to exhibiting
One person's trash could very well be another's muse. It can also be another person's art medium.
That's the simple idea behind the two exhibits that officially open the expanded ReVision Gallery at SCRAP Denton, a local nonproft that wants to inspire "creative re-use," said the group's community engagement coordinator Heather Gregory.
"We do that by providing affordable materials, and we also inspire creative re-use by showing people examples of what that means," Gregory said.
One exhibit, "Shred to Sell," took a heap of University of North Texas T-Shirts and turned them into an inventory of new products. The other, "3ARTHWURX," features artists who find media in unlikely places — like your company break room, just by the coffee pot. One artist takes styrofoam cups and fashions them into objets d'art.
The ReVision Gallery will only show art that is created mostly with recycled, found or surplus materials. In fact, the gallery's policy is that 75 percent of any exhibited artwork must be made of re-used or reclaimed material.
"It can be hard to figure out exactly what 75 percent means when you're talking about a piece of art, so the way we explain it to the artists is that the majority of any piece of art has to be made with material they didn't go out and purchase," Gregory said. "And you can use that broadly. If you're using paint that you already had, or any other material that you found, already had or got without buying it."
Chesley Williams is a fiber arts student at the University of North Texas and an accessories designer. She helped lead other fiber students in making sustainable designs for "Shred to Sell."
"I got T-shirts from the Environmental Science Department and the Office of Sustainability," Williams said. "Basically, the idea was to be using an existing product, making it into another product. We pretty much just put the T-shirts into a big pile and started talking about what we could do with them. And students brought in images of things they thought they'd like to make. Some pretty interesting ideas came up."
Lesli U. Robertson, a lecturer in the UNT fibers and weaving program, said it wasn't as simple as chatting around a pile of UNT shirts — which were dark green and a shade of light saber-like yellow-green.
"The students knew they needed to make something that someone else could buy," she said. "The whole idea was to model a closed system. People make a mess, you clean it up and sell it back to them."
Williams said the students didn't design products just for the sake of reshaping the shirts. The artists and designers wanted to create something of value and meaning for potential shoppers.
"They came up with a lot of things," Williams said. "Scarves, bandos [strapless tops for women] and festival fanny packs."
Robertson said one designer took a shirt, cut out a portion that had text on it, and made it into a hair bow.
"These are fiber students, so a lot of these are surface designs," she said, point out a scarf with an abstract, watercolor-like pattern. The class also hit on a useful design: a triangular pouch (which were likely made out of cut-off sleeved) with a zipper for coin purses and cosmetic bags or purses. Totes were woven using strips of shredded shirts. Williams used some of that light-saber yellow-green shirt material to craft business card holders. The result? A host of durable and touchable items that kept unused shirts from a date with a landfill. They made jewelry, too. Williams has a signature line of fiber earrings. They look structured and substantial, but are feather light.
Robertson said the class and the students evolved into quality control.
"If we came upon an idea and most people said 'You know? That's not going to work,' it stopped there," she said. "I think all of the pieces are well done. I think the designs are good and I think they're well-made. They really put time and attention into this."
In the end, the students decided the prices of the goods in "Shred to Sell."
"They tracked their labor and materials at [critique] because they needed to ask the question 'What do I need to ask?' so that they could pay themselves," she said.
The project eventually created a brand — Shred. The class created a simple label. A graphic of a T-shirt, the top half whole and the bottom half shredded in long strips. The tag will be attached to all the goods sold in the show.
Gregory said the show is part of Scrap's mission and vision to educate people about what they discard and what they assume has no value.
"I would love to see the idea of re-use elevated," she said. "The ReBoutique is about sewing everyday, useful objects. The ReVision Gallery elevates the whole space. I don't want to say that I want to bring down fine art. I'd really love to see people really want to inspire others. And artists can do that the way other people can't."
Who: UNT fiber arts & weaving program, UNT Office of Sustainability
What: joint exhibitions at the ReVision Gallery
Where: SCRAP Denton, 215 W. Oak St.
When: Friday through April 27. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
How much: Admission is free. Art is for sale. For more information, visit www.scrapdenton.org.
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The nonprofit's mission is to inspire creative re-use and environmentally sustainable behavior through educational programs and affordable materials. It opened it's doors in January 2012.
SCRAP accepts donations of clean reusable art, craft and office supplies and makes them available to the community at low prices. It also offer workshops and other inspiration for creative reuse. The agency is part of the larger SCRAP family whose original location is in Portland, Oregon.
Hours are noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.


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Montana met its match in its final game at the Senior League Western Regional when it took on a far superior Manhattan Beach squad.Manhattan Beach came away with the easy 13-2 victory at Jay Littleton Ballpark in Ontario on Monday to send the Southern California representative to the championship game today at 6 p.m.Coming into the game against Montana, which has struggled during the tournament and seeing the championship game within Manhattan Beach's grasp gave its players distractions coming in.
"It wasn't easy, not today," said Manhattan Beach manager Carlos Rojas about his players focus. "The toughest thing to do is not look ahead and that's no disrespect against Montana who has a great group of guys and great coaches. It's a tough draw for them to face the team that's going to the finals on the last day."Manhattan Beach came out on fire in the first, getting run-scoring hits from Adam Reinart and Cole Riddle en route to a five run inning.The following inning Rhett Rudnicki drove in one run and Blake Hammerstein blasted a two-run double. Brett Davis got into the action as well, helping Manhattan Beach build an 8-0 lead after two innings.
In the third inning Jackson Michalski and Hunter Tiedemann had run-scoring singles to lead 10-0 after three.
By the time it was over, Manhattan Beach was 6-1 and headed to the championship game.
"We're excited. We've been playing phenomenal baseball lately, but we had that one game against Hawaii that we just laid an egg and that happens," said Rojas. "I thought we weren't focused that game. I ended up getting tossed that game and now I think we're right back where we need to be. Everybody's focused everybody's looking forward to whoever we play tomorrow. We'll be ready."
Rojas said that to make it here to this tournament was his main goal for his club before the playoffs started.
"Believe it or not, our goal was to make it here to the regional that was my goal for the team. I love playing here, they do a great job putting the tournament together," said Rojas. "I told the boys, get me to the regional and I'll be happy. That's not their goal, their goal is to get to the World Series and win and I think this team is capable."


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(Adds Wednesday's market close information, updated returns and stock ratios.) NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- On some occasions, the obstructionists can be your friends. When I was asked to pick a bank stock for 2012 as part of the 10 Best Stocks for 2012 series at InvestorPlace, I looked beyond the obvious choices of Bank of America ( BAC) and Citigroup ( C), both of which had fallen significantly, in order to select a much more profitable bank that had suffered because of delays by regulators in approving two key acquisitions. Through Wednesday's close at $57.79, Capital One was in first place among the 10 Best Stocks for 2012 at InvestorPlace, trailed by Turkcell ( TKC), which was selected by Charles Sizemore, a registered investment advisor who is also the founder and editor of the Sizemore Investment Letter. Capital One's shares are up 37% this year, while Turkcell is up 33%, closing at $15.66. I chose Capital One on Dec. 16, 2011. The shares had outperformed most of the largest U.S. banks, returning 7% from the start of January 2011 to close at $43.05 on Dec. 15, 2011, while the KBW Bank Index ( I:BKX) declined 27%, Bank of America plummeted 60% and Citigroup sank 45%. Capital One's shares had pulled back 20% (on a total return basis, including reinvested dividends) from their closing 2011 high May 19. At that time, Bank of America was trading for just 0.4 times tangible book value, while Citigroup was trading for half its tangible book value. Capital One was much more expensive in a stressed environment for bank stocks, at 1.4 times tangible book value, according to SNL Financial, and also was solidly profitable, with returns on average assets (ROA) ranging from 1.42% and 2.08% over the preceding five quarters. So why pick Capital One, when Bank of America and Citigroup had so much potential for recovery, since they had already fallen so far? After all, going with "last year's losers" has been a fantastic strategy for 2012, with Bank of America's shares returning 109% through Wednesday's close at $11.55, while Citigroup was up 50%, closing at $39.55. In December 2011, my inclination was to make a conservative pick of a company with a strong earnings track record, limited downside risk (because of strong earnings) and some sort of "edge," which for Capital One was the softness in the shares from the delayed acquisition approvals.
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Free Film Screening of "Sin by Silence" on Oct. 20
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The Fairfax County Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) Collaborative and Verizon Wireless are sponsoring a free screening of "Sin by Silence"? a new documentary about the tragedy of domestic violence. The screening is Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7 to 9 p.m., Cinema Arts Theatre, 9650 Main Street, Fairfax. A discussion will follow the film screening.
"Sin by Silence" highlights Convicted Women Against Abuse (CWAA), the first inmate initiated and led group in the United States prison system to help abused women speak out and receive support. During the past two decades, CWAA has changed laws for battered women and raised awareness for those on the outside.
Domestic violence affects nearly one-third of all women in the U.S. The Fairfax County DVAM Collaborative brings together Fairfax County Government agencies and nonprofit organizations to raise awareness about this issue in the community.
More information about this or other DVAM events can be found online. To request reasonable ADA accommodations, call 703-324-5638, TTY 703-324-5628.
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Bunny is a long-time Greenpeacer who started off as a deckhand on board the original Rainbow Warrior, then became campaign leader for the Pacific, then Executive Director of Greenpeace NZ, and is now executive director of Greenpeace International.
Yesterday, the calm of our peaceful flotilla was broken. In 24 hours we've gone from a collection of yachts enjoying the company of whales, sharks, dolphins along with a lot of other spectacular Tasman wildlife, to living in the shadow of Anadarko's monstrous drill ship the Noble Bob Douglas.
As the sun rose this morning over this beautiful section of the Pacific, the scene was dominated by the ugly sight of 'Bob'. Just to give the size of this behemoth some context, Ros on the Baltazar described it's approach yesterday like this: "Even while it was several miles away we could hear the roaring of Bob's engine room fans & see black smoke pluming" - you can imagine what it's like floating here less than 500m from it!
We're not only out here to protect this unique environment, we're also h...
Out on the Tasman it is still, sunny and calm. The water has been so flat lately that, ironically, it's technically known as "oily seas" because there's a sheen over the water. Take note of this though because it's the only time you'll ever see me happy with oily seas!
The SV Tiama awaits the Noble Bob Douglas at the deep sea drill-site about 110NM West of Raglan
This morning as we all sat on Vega having cups of tea and eating chocolate biscuits a very large right whale breached and wandered through the middle of the boats. It stopped the conversation in its tracks as we all stood open-mouthed, pointing.
This is also a very popular area for sharks (with their fins on) which has put a few people off swimming but did not dampen Barclay Armstrong's standup paddling spirit as he took...
We're very close to the site where Texan oil giant Anadarko want to drill, around 110 nautical miles off the west coast of New Zealand. November's warming sun in our eyes, the stinging salt water on our faces and the whiff of sun cream in our noses say that summer's on the way.
But today I can pretty much only think of the cold cells in St Petersburg that hold our friends. The Arctic 30 have been imprisoned by the Russian authorities for nearly two months now. And today we heard that the prosecutor is asking for a further three months while they carry on their investigations.


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My father is suffering 4m TB. 4m and 2 months he was having fever around 99. Test reports says he had Typhoid. Went after treating Typhoid as the fever still remained. Again doctor suggested 4 sm more tests. It come out to being TB. The doctor prescribed the following medicines: R-cinex 600, cabodex, combutol 600. It is resulted in liver problems and rashes like allergy. Doctor has prescribed uroscol, atarax, allergal medicines. will they have any complications and side effects?
Tuberculosis (TB) medications are usually well tolerated but can cause hepatitis or inflammation of the liver. Sometimes hepatitis can occur in patients with a history of liver problem or if the patient is taking other medications that can affect the liver. Sometimes the TB medication may need to be stopped and changed. The doctors will want to determine which medication has caused the liver problems and rash. Not sure if your father had his medication changed or not.
The other medications that the doctor prescribed atarax and allegra are antihistamines. Atarax and allegra will help with the allergic reaction and the rash. Ursocol (Ursodiol) is used for gallstones. It is unsure if your father has a history of gallstones or not.
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Ishmael Hyman has a couple of offers and the New Jersey junior decided to check out the BC spring game on Saturday.
The 6-foot-2, 170-pound receiver from Holmdel (N.J.) St. John Vianney has offers from Bowling Green and Old Dominion but he's hoping to add some BCS clout to his offer sheet.
What did he think of the spring game on Saturday?
"It was good," Hyman said. "The offense had just been put in so it was a little shaky at first but then it got going good. It seems like most of their players are injured right now.
"I talked to a lot of the coaches, like Coach Spaz and the new receivers coach who just came in a couple of months ago. I talked to Coach Smith and he's a nice guy."
Hyman said he had a chance to see the school and he thought everything was impressive. One plus, he said, was how most everything was in walking distance.
"They're definitely near the top," Hyman said.
Emphasis on "near" the top. That's because a Big Ten school seems to really have Hyman's interest.
"I like Penn State a lot," he admitted. "I visited there and I'm still going to look at some other schools but they're (BC) up there."
Hyman left town without an offer but they invited him to a summer one-day camp, which he plans on attending. He also wants to attend a camp at Penn State.
Rutgers and Florida have invited Hyman to camp but he's not sure whether he will make those. Everyone is recruiting Hyman as a receiver except Georgia Tech, who likes him as an A-Back in their triple option offense.
"I'm a receiver," Hyman insisted, however, seeming to rule out the Yellow Jackets.
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In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
In addition to the delicately spiced rice dish from which it takes its name, midtown Halal cart Biryani Cart (which, yes, we love quite a bit) offers up several very respectable kati rolls: addictive wraps of meats, vegetables, and eggs stuffed inside buttery griddled paratha, a stretchy, whole wheat flatbread. We tried the strangely titled P.W.C.D. Roll ($3), a vegetarian option stuffed with scrambled eggs and a mound of creamy, perfectly cooked cubed potatoes. It gets topped off with a cooling yogurt sauce for tang and creaminess. Midtown Manhattan might sometimes seem like a culinary wasteland, but this kati roll is an oasis of deliciousness.
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BSB: No. 1 UNC rolls over Miami, 14-2
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Chapel Hill, N.C. — No. 1 North Carolina scored 14 runs on 16 hits in a 14-2 win to even the series with No. 29 Miami (15-6, 2-3 ACC) Saturday night at Boshamer Stadium.
The Tar Heels (17-1, 4-1 ACC) used an 11-run third inning in support of sophomore right-hander Benton Moss who matched a season high with nine strikeouts over seven scoreless innings of work.
Moss carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Miami's Ricky Eusebio doubled to open the inning. Moss would retire six of the next eight to improve to 5-0 on the year and tie for the league lead in wins.
The Tar Heels struck for a pair of runs in the second inning behind a two-run home run by sophomore second baseman Mike Zolk before Carolina sent 15 batters to the plate in the third inning.
Colin Moran opned the frame with a double before coming around to score on a Cody Stubbs RBI single to make it 3-0.
A sacrifice fly by Brian Holberton would push the lead to 4-0 and Zolk added another RBI with a single later in the frame to knock out Miami starter Javi Salas.
The Hurricanes were unable to cut down Michael Russell at the plate on a squeeze bunt play with Matt Roberts at the plate pushing the score to 6-0 in favor of the Tar Heels.
A walk to Chaz Frank and a bases loaded hit by pitch against Landon Lassiter helped to force in another run. Moran helped add to the ledger with a two-run single to left field, his second hit of the third inning.
Another walk, this time to Skye Bolt would signal the end of the day for reliever Alexander Fernandez. Miami relief pitcher Vince Kossak would record the second out of the inning with a strikeout before surrendering a RBI single to Holberton and a bases-loaded three-run double by Michael Russell.
A fly out would end the damage as Carolina would finish with the most runs in an inning since the 2008 squad scored 11 against Florida State on April 25.
Carolina would tack on another run in the fifth thanks to a solo home run by Brian Holberton, his third long ball of the season, putting starter Benton Moss comfortably ahead at 14-0.
The Hurricanes would pull a pair of runs back in the eighth inning against reliever Reilly Hovis before Chris O'Brien came on to record the final out of the frame.
Sophomore Mason McCullough threw a scoreless ninth to give Carolina the 14-2 win.
Colin Moran, Brian Holberton and Michael Russell all tallied three hits in the rout. Holberton, Russell and Mike Zolk posted three RBIs apiece in the win.
The series finale is set for 1 p.m. at Boshamer Stadium with left-hander Hobbs Johnson taking the mound for UNC. Miami will counter with left-hander Andrew Suarez.


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Eastern apple suppliers say apples typically don't require a lot of major promotions or fancy displays to increase sales, a trend that was especially true with this year's supply shortage from Michigan and New York.
"Due to the scarcity of the product, the apples pretty much sold themselves," said Peter Forrence, vice president of Forrence Orchards Inc., Peru, N.Y.
"This was a once-in-a-lifetime year."
Even in Washington, where supplies are much stronger, packers say apples are a staple in most grocery baskets.
Of course, even as a staple, promotions are helpful to drive sales in the early part of the season, said Ken Korson, who works in sales and marketing for North Bay Produce Inc., Traverse City, Mich.
"Especially in the fall, you have to capture a big part of the business or you'll miss a big part of the season," he said.
"It's really important to get into those fall displays because you only have a two-month window of having apples right up front."
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Many apple suppliers still choose to offer contests and other promotions for consumers.
"February is apple month for us, so that's an exciting time in terms of marketing and promotions," said Chris Pollock, marketing manager for BC Tree Fruits Ltd., Kelowna, British Columbia.
This year, the company plans to rerun a popular promotion from last year that invites consumers to take a photo of themselves with their apple as a healthy, portable snack.
The online-based contest, called Good to Go, will give participants the opportunity to win a cash prize of $2,000, along with $2,000 for the charity of their choice, Pollock said.
Other companies are also running large promotions this year, including Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers Inc., which has a large effort planned to promote the Piñata variety.
"We are doing display contests, demos, Lil Snapper Piñata bags, consumer beach towel contests, social media and guerilla marketing in regional areas of the country," marketing director Roger Pepperl said.
Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit Co., also has several promotions planned for the upcoming months.
"We teamed up with NBC in June and did some cherry promotions for their Biggest Loser show. Now we're carrying it over into apples and pears," said Chuck Sinks, president of sales and marketing.
The company has specially designed tote bags, display bins and a lot of social media interaction with consumers.
Sage Fruit also plans to continue its Kids in Force promotion, which allows children to win prizes for recording their healthy eating habits and physical activity.
Forrence said bulk bins are more popular in the fall. In the winter and spring, consumers tend to purchase more bagged fruit.
In general, however, most retailers offer both options at all times, according to grower-shippers.
Some companies prefer to adjust promotions depending on the specific location.
"Different retailers have different ways of going to market, so we tailor programs to their system as opposed to having a one-size-fits-all promotion," Sinks said.
Room for growth
For fresh-cut apple giant Crunch Pak, Cashmere, Wash., displays are critical.
"We've learned that displays drive sales," said Tony Freytag, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
"If space allocation is undersized, the category will fail to grow, despite the innovative packaging and product mixes," Freytag said.
He recommends increasing display sizes and providing secondary displays during peak snack season such as back to school season and holiday weekends.
Lee Peters, vice president of sales and marketing for Fowler Bros. Inc., Wolcott, N.Y., said there is room for new display styles and promotions.
"Not much has really changed in many years," he said.
"I'm sure if someone would come to the apple industry with a bunch of new ideas, people would be all over it."
There is always room for the opportunity for growth in the future. Peters said this is especially true this year.
"We're hopeful that 2013 will bring more opportunities, and we want people to know we'll be back with a full toolkit of promotions (in the new year)," he said.
Peters said he thinks companies who suffered from shortages last year should carefully market themselves to customers to let them know they'll be back just as strong.
"We see this as a real opportunity to let our customers know that we are committed to this business," Peters said.


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RGIII on fateful playoff game: 'With what happened ... you take me out'
After a vicious hit from Baltimore's Haloti Ngata last season caused his knee to hyperextend, Robert Griffin III sat out the Redskins' Week 15 win over Cleveland. And now, RGIII says that he probably should have been pulled from Washington's playoff loss to Seattle prior to the play that resulted in more serious knee injury, too.
As part of a cover story in the latest ESPN the Magazine, Griffin told J.R. Moehringer, per the Washington Post: "With what happened and how everything was running -- you take me out. If that happened again next year, I'd come out of the game and sit until I was 100% healthy."
More from Griffin:
"Your survivor instinct kicks in," Griffin says. "You're like, 'I'm a warrior. I'm a beast. I do all these things, I can push through adversity.'"
He acknowledges that he needs to work on moderating that instinct.
"If I had another incident like the Ngata hit, I'm out of the game. You pull yourself out at that point. You learn from your mistakes."
What about the Seahawks game?
"I don't feel like playing against the Seahawks was a mistake. But I see the mistake IN IT."
This is not the first time that Griffin has implied that he should have been on the sidelines late in that Seattle game -- in March, he told ESPN's Trey Wingo, "I know where my responsibility is within the dilemma that led to me having surgery to repair my knee and all parties involved know their responsibilities as well" -- but it's the most explicit he has been about the situation.
His comments also again seem to imply that Washington coach Mike Shanahan deserves at least some of the blame here. Not only was Griffin limping badly prior to the fateful fumble, but also the FedEx Field turf was disintegrating rapidly; Seattle's Chris Clemons also suffered a knee injury in the game, and his agent later blamed the field conditions.
Griffin tore both the ACL and LCL in his right knee when his leg bent awkwardly as he attempted to recover a fumbled snap against the Seahawks. The Redskins' superstar had been laboring through the wild-card round game to that point, just as he had in Weeks 16 and 17 against Philadelphia and Dallas, respectively.
The Redskins trailed 17-14 at that point, en route to a 24-14 loss. Kirk Cousins, who pulled off that regular-season victory over the Browns in Griffin's absence, finished off the game.
Griffin also tore the ACL in his right knee while playing QB for Baylor in 2009. Emphasizing that "survivor instinct" he spoke about, Griffin actually convinced his coaches to let him return to the game and he finished the first half before being shut down for the season.
All indications are that Griffin's healing remarkably well this offseason -- at the Redskins' draft party last weekend, he did jumping jacks on stage for a thrilled crowd. Griffin still hopes to play in his team's 2013 season opener, Sept. 9 vs. Philadelphia. However, Shanahan and his staff may take extra precaution this time around with the franchise's centerpiece.reportedly was responding


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Parra activated early but feels ready to play
CINCINNATI -- Fresh off a trio of rehab starts for Double-A Pensacola, Reds reliever Manny Parra was back in Cincinnati this week to pick up some things and do some laundry before moving on to continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville.
Plans changed, though, when the Reds put fellow left-handed reliever Sean Marshall on the disabled list on Friday, and Parra received a call that he was to stay in Cincinnati.
"I'm excited," Parra said. "It's not always good when one of your guys goes down, but I'm excited to get back and compete at this level again."
The roles were reversed about a month ago, when Parra hit the 15-day disabled list with a strained left pectoral muscle and Marshall was reinstated from his first DL stint. Before the injury, Parra amassed an 8.10 ERA in six games, in large part because of a four-run outing on April 21 against Miami.
In his three starts for Pensacola, Parra pitched a total of five innings, surrendering three hits and no runs while registering five strikeouts. Most recently, he pitched two hitless innings on Sunday for the Blue Wahoos.
Although he was slated to continue rehabbing, Parra said he's ready to pitch at the big league level immediately. That's good news for manager Dusty Baker, who has just two left-handers in the bullpen between Parra and Aroldis Chapman.
"He's going to be our main lefty out of the pen," Baker said of Parra. "I'm just glad we got him, and he's back and healthy, because as soon as we get one guy back, another guy goes down. But at least we have some guys to put in that place."
Baker wasn't sure exactly how he planned to utilize Parra. Marshall often entered the game for special situations to face just one batter, and Baker said he might initially use Parra in a similar fashion.
"It all depends on how he does," Baker said. "Everything depends on his performance, as well as everybody's performance, so it's hard."
Jeremy Warnemuende is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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For every skeptic proclaiming the deficiencies in our city's Mexican food offerings, there's a champurrado cart doling out early-morning cups of warmth, a pot of birria to soothe ennui, and a cook tending to salsa, to match. If you doubt the credibility, well, then you're just not looking hard enough.
It's been a great year for Mexican food, and as the community develops, second and third generations settle, and more chefs become inspired by the diversity of the cuisine, it can only get better. Here are some of the best dishes of the year, ten that would make even the most fervent disbeliever reconsider.
- Salsa Mora at Tacos Morelos
- Gorditas at New Mex Deli
- Tacos de Suadero from Taqueria Izucar
- Torta de Tamale at Alimentos Saludables
- Sabor a Mexico's Pozole Verde
- Beet Margarita at Gran Electrica
- Al Pastor Tacos at Taco Mix
- Enchiladas Dona Blanca at Casa Enrique
- Torta Pumas at Tortas Neza
- Chile Relleno at Tulcingo del Valle
About the author: Scarlett Lindeman wears many hats: a food-writer, recipe editor of Diner Journal, a food/arts quarterly, and a doctoral student of sociology. E-mail her at [email protected]


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SANTA CRUZ -- As suntans fade for the throngs of surf aficionados, organizers and spectators who attended the Coldwater Classic at Steamer Lane over the last week, the question lingers: Was our wave worthy of a World Tour?
Steamer Lane -- the break where Jack O'Neill lost his eye developing the now ubiquitous wetsuit and surf leash -- was chosen by the Association of Surfing Professionals to host the top 34 surfers in the world as the 10th of 11 venues on its World Tour. The break earned the honor both on the merits of O'Neill Wetsuits celebrating its 60th anniversary and the spectacular Santa Cruz scenery.
But as far as being a break worthy of the world's best, there's still some debate as to whether Steamer Lane fit the bill. Between sloped wave faces and a fickle temperament for swell and tide conditions, the Lane is unlike most of the other World Tour stops.
"I don't regard the Lane as a world-class wave, I think even the locals would tell you that. It's a world-class amphitheater and this just happens to be a beautiful place," 11-time world champion Kelly Slater said shortly after losing his Round 1 heat to local prodigy Nat Young.
Even though the Lane was on its best behavior during the contest, Slater didn't change his opinion before getting eliminated in Round 5.
"I just can't seem to figure this wave out," Slater said later in the contest. "I'm as frustrated as can be."
Australian Taj Burrow, on the other hand, went from having cold feet to loving the Lane by the time he won the contest title Tuesday.
"I love it for sure, definitely," said Burrow, who admitted he thought it was "horrible" when he first surfed it last week. "The wave was so much fun in the end. I was definitely impressed. You can get two or three huge turns and some really good ramps too, because I like the way it wedges together.
"So, it's a really sick wave. It's high performance. I liked it."
Among the locals, opinions are also split. Jason "Ratboy" Collins, the seasoned aerialist who gained one of two O'Neill wild-card spots in the competition, said the break is worthy of the World Tour for its history alone.
"This was one of the first places people surfed on the mainland," Collins said. "The history is a big part of it. It's not as hollow as other waves but it allows for a lot of aerials."
On the other hand, Duke Brouwer, team and event manager at Surftech questioned the capacity of Steamer Lane next to its counterparts on the World Tour.
"On its day, Steamer Lane is a great wave, and it's a great venue for spectators and for the live feed and whatnot. It's a very unique venue," Brouwer said. "Is it a world class wave to the extent that Cloudbreak or Fiji or Teahupo'o is? I don't know."
Kieran Horn, the O'Neill team manager who won the Coldwater Classic in 2007 and was runner-up in 2008, agreed that the wave varies from day to day.
"I've traveled to most of the places on tour," Horn said. "It's very unique. The wave itself is dynamic in the sense that with every swell it has different characteristics."
Swell direction, wind, and tides determine shape, and each of the wave's four takeoff points work better in slightly different conditions.
"Off the point can have a high-performance wall, depending on the swell," Horn said. "A northwest swell makes the face more slopey, whereas a little more west or even south, you'll see more of a wall."
A more consistent wall at the Point due to a south swell, however, would mean less likelihood a goofy footer, like aerialist Gabriel Medina, could surf frontside and launch as he did.
"The Lane is not an easy wave. It's a really good wave but it's hard at times," said John John Florence, the No. 4 surfer on the World Tour this year.
Additionally, tides played a key role in the wave's performance. During the early days of the contest, organizers called for breaks during high tide, when wave size diminished.
"Middle Peak is mushy in a low tide," Horn said. "Generally Steamer Lane is good on a mid-tide which is good because we have moderate tides."
From a spectator's perspective, however, these difficulties failed to surpass the effect of great weather and an unbeatable vantage point.
Both Ward Coffey, shaper and coach of Santa Cruz High's surf team, and Horn compare the Lane to Bell's Beach in Australia, the second stop on the tour. Slater also compared the inside section to Bell's, remarking that it is a difficult section to predict.
"It's a matter of surfers reading it," Coffey said. "The wave at the Lane has a lot of different faces."


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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback wants to see his state become an animal agriculture "powerhouse."
"We're already there with beef, we're moving rapidly in dairy, and I believe we have a clear opportunity to do that with the swine (industry,)" said Brownback who made the comments to a group of pork producers gathered for the Kansas State University Swine Day.
Brownback cited several reasons which will play important roles in realizing his vision for the state's growth in animal agriculture. "We are a good agricultural grain region with the talent, leadership, technology and investment which all line up very well for us to expand in dairy and pork."
"People make moves based on tax policy," Brownback said pointing to changes in the state's tax code which he believes will attract new business for Kansas. "We also believe we can attract investment from outside the country."
Brownback said a Chinese investment group has already purchased AMC Theatres and (China) "has huge food needs." Brownback believes that the Chinese group is interested in other "hard assets" in which to invest.


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SOUTHGATE, Mich. - It didn't take long to find the die-hards breaking out the Detroit Red Wings gear the day after the NHL and players announced a tentative deal which could pave the way for a shortened season.
Related: Red Wings may fill Joe Louis this season after all
At Mallie's Sports Bar in Southgate, where they have hosted Stanley Cup viewing parties with the real Cup and where Red Wings memorabilia lines the walls, Local 4 found Tom Orgeck with his Stanley Cup Jacket.
Orgeck will be watching the games on TV, but not going to Joe Louis Arena.
"It's gonna be a slow-go because there are a lot of people, who are not like me, who are going to blame the players," he said.
Others blame the owners for the current hockey-free winter. Mark Gawrecki is a former season ticket holder who says he probably won't be paying for games anymore.
"If I get free tickets, but to pay for them now ... probably not," he said.
The NHL enjoys more than Red Wings fans in Metro Detroit, believe it or not. Bob Kozickie, of Cleveland, says the Columbus Blue Jackets are doing what they can to get him to buy season tickets, but they aren't making the sale.
"Who gets screwed in the end? The fans. We got shafted on the whole deal," he said.
Down the street at Fanatic U, where they sell Red Wings swag, James Sowards said he won't be buying NHL merchandise either.
"I'll watch the games on TV but I won't buy their stuff either because I am still pretty upset about it," Sowards said. "I mean, it just seems pointless with how much money there is. Why should I spend my money on them? I'm struggling and they're fighting over millions of dollars."
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Down 28-zip at halftime, and despite 25 penalties totaling 232 yards, the Highlands U Cowboys beat the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds, 43-36, in Portales. What a heckuva football game!
J. Proctor ran the winning 2-yard touchdown during sudden-death overtime, and a total 143 yards running. Cordell Nugent made 12 tackles, 2 sacks. Had the 'Pokes not made twice as many penalties as ENMU, the game would've been somewhat different.
HU's total offense was 460 yards; 306 rushing, 154 passing, with one forced fumble.
Congrats to the HU football team, head Coach Eric Young and his staff for a well-deserved opening-season WIN! Again, what an exciting game!
It was overtime, not sudden death overtime, because after HU scored starting at the ENMU 25 yard line, the 'Hounds had the same opportunity from HU's 25, but failed in four attempts...
All in all, a most exciting game. I wish I was instate so I could see this Cowboy team play in person. They are a team that will be a force in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Boy, will some of these RMAC teams playing HU will get a "WAKE-UP" call! Their first win is absolutely refreshing, and something to cheer about!


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ONTARIO – When Nancy Bartholomy heard about the ban on publicly displaying Nativity scenes in a Santa Monica park, she immediately thought about the religious creches exhibited on the Euclid Avenue median in downtown.
Protected by wooden shelters, the dozen Nativity scenes between D and G streets tell the story of Jesus' birth.
For 54 years, it has been a tradition for the scenes to go up in Ontario – through the help of volunteers like Bartholomy – on the weekend before Thanksgiving and come down the first week in January.
But the case in Santa Monica brings a threat to the Inland Empire scenes Bartholomy would rather not think about.
"It's a sad state that in our whole country we can't express our freedom. Christianity is under attack across the whole country," said Bartholomy, an Ontario resident, who along with her husband, Joe, have been part of the community's resurgent interest in the scenes.
A judge late this week dismissed a lawsuit from the Santa Monica Scenes Committee seeking to restore the 59-year-old tradition of displaying the scenes at Palisades Park.
"This is a victory for atheists, anti-Christians and people who don't believe the First Amendment belongs as much to religious speakers as it does to secular and anti-religious speakers," said Bill Becker, the attorney representing the Santa Monica committee.
The decision, Becker said, shows that government entities will bow to the pressure of anyone who is anti-religion, even though religious expression is protected by the First Amendment.
In many legal cases, a religious symbol such as a creche or nativity scene, is in a city hall or on the lawn of city hall, which Becker said is government speech.
When scenes or creches are displayed in areas that are seen as traditional public forums, like public parks or medians, then the government must make a compelling case that public health or interests are at stake, he said.
"It wasn't demonstrated. The interest they stated, and the basis for banning the displays, was their permit application process was too erroneous to administer," Becker said.
The committee intends to appeal the ruling to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
In the meantime, the committee is trying to secure a location on private property to display all 14 booths. Santa Monica has allowed the committee to erect the displays, as long as they disassemble them every night when the park closes.
"The implications of this case are more critical, not for what we're trying to do – merely protect the Nativity scenes tradition. We're not just protecting religious speech, but we are protecting the First Amendment of free speech of everybody," Becker said.
But the litigation being played out in Santa Monica is nothing new to those associated with the Ontario Nativity scenes.
The scenes, an Ontario fixture since the late 1950s, were not made an issue until a resident filed claims against the city in 1999.
The resident, who was an activist and an atheist, argued that taxpayers were subsidizing the Christian displays. He charged that the display violated the U.S. Constitution because the city helped store and set up the Nativity scene figures.
To avoid a lawsuit, Ontario Chamber of Commerce officials started to handle those tasks and City Hall involvement ceased. The Chamber of Commerce did not return calls for comment.
But Bartholomy said she knows the scenes will become an issue again, even though there have been more changes to the displays since the chamber took over.
"They made it open to any religious group that wishes to put a display up. It's not just for Christianity even though it is Christmas," she said.
Councilwoman Debra Dorst- Porada has helped champion efforts to bring attention to the scenes and help restore them.
It has nothing to do with the city, she argues, everything is done through volunteers. The operation is led by the Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ontario provides the storage and the scenes are set up by the Carpenters Union.
"Anybody can throw a wrench into anything, we'll just keep doing what we're doing," Dorst-Porada said.
The scenes, which include scripture references, life-sized statues and background murals from the life of Jesus Christ, were born out of the Chamber of Commerce trying to attract attention downtown to increase business.
The statues were sculpted by Rudolfo Vargas, who specialized in religious scenes and also worked in movies for companies such as Disney.
Dorst-Porada said they have always been fortunate to have outside civic organizations such as Kiwanis and Soroptimist Club be the funders of these scenes.
"These are historic and over 60 years (old)," she said. "They are a historic treasure, more historic treasure than symbolism."
Since then, the backdrops and the shelters have been rebuilt and repainted. Most recently, the Carpenters Union provided newly built shelters for the scenes.
Dorst-Porada said her focus is trying to rally more support for the sculptures, which are in need of repair and repainting.
Because the rehabilitation will be costly, volunteers with the Nativity scenes will be at the 30th annual Christmas on Euclid street fair today accepting donations, she said.
She'd also like to see more churches in the city lend their service. Dorst-Porada said she plans on holding a meeting at the end of the month or in January with the church community and anyone interested in being involved to help form a Nativity scenes committee.
"Ideally, we'd have subcommittees that will promote, preserve and protect all these scenes. That's something we've been lax in," she said.
On Dec. 22, people are invited to come out to the bandstand for a night of Christmas songs from 6 to 10 p.m. Dorst-Porada said she is looking for choir groups or local bands who are interested in performing.
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'Larry Quinn is expecting roughly 10,000 fans to fill the arena Septmeber 16th as the Buffalo Sabres are to unveil their new jerseys. The arena opens up to the public at 9 a.m with free parking in the ramp and infront of the arena. Concessions are scheduled to be opened as well.'
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Codified Claptrap
The Bible Code is numerological nonsense masquerading as science
In the epilogue of In Memoriam A.H.H., Alfred, Lord Tennyson captured the essence of the quest for a single unifying principle and purpose in nature: "One God, one law, one element,/And one far-off divine event,/To which the whole creation moves."
The noble dream of finding teleological succor in the march of time has become big business, as demonstrated by works from Hal Lindsey's 1970s blockbuster The Late Great Planet Earth to today's Left Behind series, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. (Both are said to have sold in the tens of millions.) And if you can sprinkle your homiletics with scientistic jargon, so much the better. The latest and most egregious example of the (mis)use of science in the (dis)service of religion is Michael Drosnin's Bible Code II, enjoying a lucrative ride on the New York Times best-seller list, as did the 1997 original. (continue reading…)


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Orthostatic Hypotension in Rehabilitation Patients
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|Hypotension, Orthostatic
|Other: Treatment Phase 1 Drug: Treatment Phase 2 Other: Treatment Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Orthostatic Hypotension in Rehabilitation Patients
- Orthostatic Hypotension at Discharge [ Time Frame: Last three blood pressures prior to discharge ]Participants are assessed for orthostatic hypotension up to one time per day. The outcome measure is the last three days prior to discharge that blood pressures were assessed for orthostatic hypotension.
|Study Start Date:
|November 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Treatment Phase 1
Stepped intervention consisting of treatment phase 1, 2 and 3. Subjects whose orthostatic hypotension is resolved after treatment phase 1 will not receive new treatments (phase 2 and 3)
Other: Treatment Phase 1
Drug: Treatment Phase 2
Subjects receive Treatment Phase 2 if they are still orthostatic after receiving Treatment Phase 1.
Other Name: FlorinefOther: Treatment Phase 3
Subjects still experiencing orthostatic hypotension after receiving Treatment Phases 1 and 2 move on to Treatment Phase 3. Individualized treatment is based on subspecialty or orthostatic hypotension consultation at the medical center. Subjects are followed for the duration of their hospital stay, on average 4 weeks.
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This study is a prospective, quasi-experiment conducted in two consecutive phases. During the observation phase, eligible patients are identified and followed through their usual course of care in the nursing home/rehabilitation unit. During the intervention phase, patients enrolled who have OH will receive the intervention. Patients will be enrolled over two research phases and the investigators expect to evaluate 459 subjects. This research program will occur over a three-year period.
During Phase I, baseline prevalence and natural history of OH will be determined by: enrolling consecutive appropriate subjects (able to stand, not end of life care) from a rehabilitation and nursing home unit and measuring OH 3 times weekly over their inpatient stay. In addition, chart review of diagnoses, medications, functional status, nutrition, and adverse events will be evaluated and correlated with clinical status. During Phase II, the investigators will implement a standardized, interdisciplinary (MD/RN/PT/Dietician) treatment plan for patients with OH. This will include chart review of diagnoses, medications, functional status, nutrition, adverse events, and correlation with clinical status. The goals of the interventions are to identify and treat the underlying causes of OH in rehabilitation patients. Based upon the comprehensive assessment, intervention participants will receive a standardized, interdisciplinary treatment regime.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Admitted to Vancouver VA Nursing Home or Rehabilitation ward
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to stand upon admission
- Hospice admission
- Respite admission
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00117585
|United States, Oregon
|VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
|Responsible Party:
|VA Office of Research and Development
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|NCT00117585 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 30, 2005
|Results First Received:
|November 5, 2013
|Last Updated:
|March 18, 2016
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Blood pressure
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypotension, Orthostatic
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Orthostatic Intolerance
Primary Dysautonomias
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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Sir Laurence Olivier as General Douglas MacArthur
Throughout his long and distinguished career, Sir Laurence Olivier directed and/or appeared in numerous classic films and stage productions, but by the end of his career, as is the case with Terence Young's infamous film Inchon (1982), he was forthright about his priorities for appearing in any film at all, as long as the paycheck was satisfactory. As he told an interviewer during the making of the film,
"People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple. Money, dear boy. I'm like a vintage wine. You have to drink me quickly before I turn sour. I'm almost used up now and I can feel the end coming. That's why I'm taking money now. I've got nothing to leave my family but the money I can make from films. Nothing is beneath me if it pays well. I've earned the right to damn well grab whatever I can in the time I've got left."
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