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Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, Bilbo becomes restless. Soon he joins the wizard's band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage wolves, and other dangers. Bilbo quickly tires of the quest for adventure and longs for the security of his familiar home. But before he can return to his life of comfort, he must face the greatest threat of all - a treasure-troving dragon named Smaug.
In this fantasy classic, master storyteller J.R.R. Tolkein creates a bewitching world filled with delightful creatures and thrilling dangers. Narrator Rob Inglis will hold listeners of all ages spellbound with his skillful portrayal of hobbits, dwarves, and enchanted beasts.
©1966 J.R.R. Tolkien (P)1991 Recorded Books
"Everything is great...except the songs!!"
The Hobbit is an all time favorite. Great narrating too...except for the singing!! Dear God, I've never heard such tone-deaf, tuneless singing. Tolkien's songs have such beautiful lyrics, and can be read as poetry. I wish the narrator would have taken that approach.
I read this as a child and wanted to revisit it now as an adult and I'm so glad I did. I had forgotten a lot of the details and the depth of the story. It was nice to listen to it this time because it gave it a different perspective. What a classic what a treasure.
"Quite a journey"
I read this book the first time many years ago. I was hooked instantly, and went on to read the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I have loved these books ever since.
It was great this time 'round to have it read to me by a fabulous narrator. As I have read other reviews, I was struck by how many people were lucky enough to have a parent read this to them as children, or to read it along with a parent. I did not have that experience and am envious of it. So having Mr. Inglis read it to me is second best. That is not to say his reading is anything but amazing! and I also loved his singing of the songs. I want to believe he made the melodies up himself.
All in all, I was charmed again by this book, by the characters, the journey, the deep meaning, and the flow of Tolkein's writing. I rarely reread fiction, but this one is, and will be in the future, and exception to my rule.
"Absolutely Amazing."
I am so glad that this is finally available on Audible! The book is one of my favorites, great all ages. Full of elves, dwarfs, dragons, wizards, goblins, giant spiders... Absolutely fun and engrossing.
I love the narrator as well. He brings the characters to life and his voice is very pleasant to listen to.
Anyone can, and should, enjoy this book. It was written for everyone! As another reviewer said, this is a book (and series) that defined the genre of fantasy. I can't wait to listen to all of them.
And THANK YOU Audible for, when finally releasing the series, and knowing it would be popular, having each book only 1 credit. Certainly worth more, but it means that people who haven't read these amazing books are more likely to take the leap and find themselves enchanted.
I plan on fully enjoying the next 65 hours and 17 minutes of my listening.
"Victory after all, I suppose!"
There are a rare handful of children's books and fantasy novels that definitely deserve to be experienced in different ways (books, movies, audio) and at different times (youth, middle age, etc). I remember my first exposure to this wonderful piece of high fantasy as a child. I loved the world Tolkien created and the way he was able to balance fantasy, poetry, humor and drama. I read it again during the whole 'Lord of the Rings' (LOTR) movie period, and now I've just listened to it on Audible with my own kids in anticipation of taking them to the movie. Wow!
When judging 'the Hobbit', it is tempting to grade it straight against the LOTR trilogy. There is a trap, however, in reading 'the Hobbit' AFTER reading the LOTR. While these works by Tolkien are obviously related, they are very, very different. Tolkien's approach, tone, style and intended audience was a different. If you separate LOTR from 'the Hobbit', gently, it is easier to see the greatness of 'the Hobbit' on its own.
As an adult, I now view 'the Hobbit' more as a Bildungsroman rather than a traditional quest novel. Listening and reading this with my kids, I found myself once more transported not just to middle-earth, but back to my own youth and innocence.
"Finally! Thank you Audible!"
Being a fan of the world of Middle-Earth since I was about ten or so, I was delighted when in Middle School I discovered the unabridged audiobook recordings produced by Recorded Books. As with most of what RB does, they picked the perfect narrator. British stage actor Rob Inglis does an excellent job of bringing the many characters to life, in this case Bilbo and Thorin and Company, not to mention the many characters they meet o their quest to recover the Dwarves' treasure. And unlike most narrators, Mr. Inglis actually sings the many songs sprinkled throughout the story and, while he doesn't always choose what I would consider the right tune for all the given songs, he does have a good tenor. His regular narration style is also extremely pleasant on the ears, and his pronunciation of the names of characters and places is also excellent. Needless to say I was extremely disappointed when Audible removed these recordings from their site some years back and extremely delighted a few days ago when I discovered they'd made them available once again. I used this month's two credits to buy The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring and plan to use next month's two to buy the remainder of the story. If you're a fan of the Lord of the Rings and were disappointed or at least not completely satisfied by the other adaptations out there, you may just be in for a pleasant surprise if you give these unabridged productions a listen. It's much more convenient having them available in digital format since you won't have to worry about tapes or discs wearing out, which they inevitably do eventually. I just need to get myself a bigger IPod.
"Am I the only one?"
I may be the only reviewer of The Hobbit who does not think it is perfectly enchanting. Honestly, I wavered between 3 and 4 stars... and I cannot quite explain why. So, I will start with saying that fantasy and young adult are both book genres that I mostly avoid, and that is influencing my view I am sure. But, I made up my mind to read the classics and this one was picked by a book club I am in so I read it. I actually had high hopes as I read the Harry Potter series finally a few months ago and it blew me away. Wow! It was such a revelation and pretty much had me convinced that I had been wrong about myself and that I was a fan of both fantasy and young adult books. And, perhaps this book simply doesn't live up to the HP standard.
I did wish that I had watched the movie at some point. (And that is something I cringe to say as a person who always finds books far superior to movies.) Perhaps the movie would have made all the creatures found in this book more real to me. Perhaps I would have better pictured the countryside, the characters, the details. But generally my favorite books paint such vivid pictures that I cannot help but see what the author wants me to see. And I wasn't quite there with The Hobbit. Several times I stopped the app, rewound and listened again. Several times I stopped the app and asked my son to describe a certain character. I just did not follow the story well enough. This may be all about me... or it may be that the book simply wasn't as good as HP and I had set the barre high.
Also, if I had not listened to the incomparable Jim Dale read those books I may have given Rob Ingliss 5 stars. He is very good. But, he is not even close to as good as Dale and I think -- because of the genre of book -- I was expecting that level of superiority.
"slow to like"
Not too keen on Inglis' narration, and when he sings songs from the text I have to cringe... but even so this was a pleasurable audio text.
"Even more fun on audio"
I've lost count of the times I've read the Hobbit, but picked it up on audio with the deal of day. What a delight! I'm so happy to add this to my audio library now. The master, JRR Tolkien never fails to enchant and this is a really nicely done audio with the songs actually sung and special, fitting voices for the sweet, the mysterious, and the scary inhabitants of Middle Earth. If you have read it before, try it again on audio. If you haven't read it, why not???? Great for audiences of any age.
"Classic story old recording"
Good narrator, but the quality of the recording is dated and needs to be redone. The story is wonderful!
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In my new job, as I have mentioned in the context of help with
casting flaws, we do a lot of wax models. It occurs to me that it
would help our customers visualize their finished jewelry if we
could photograph a wax, then make it look like gold.
One of the older wax catalogs I have here suggests to use bright
gold spray paint to paint waxes to show to customers
Picasa is the very best to achieve this. Many adjustments can be
made, and it's a free/easy to use program.
In 27 years of showing wax models to customers, and red wax at
that, I have never had anyone that did not understand what the
finished piece would look like. I have done some really crude and
rough models just to get the idea across.
Well, in my relatively short experience with this, many customers
are nervous about the models in a way that leads me to think they
have trouble with the leap from blue wax to metal, especially when
the process is done by email.
I have here suggests to use bright gold spray paint to paint waxes
to show to customers.
Makes more sense that the customer is nervous doing business by
email. Since I work with people in person and I have other jewelry
that they can look to understand how it will look, my customer has
more confidence they are going to get what they want.[snip] I also
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Public Participation: Issues and Innovations:
The Government's Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session
2000-01], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 9 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the First Report of the Committee to the House.-(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government
Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2000-01 be
appended to the report.-(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the provisions
of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied
to the Report.
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Benefits of Walking: Walking And Back Health
Walking Stride and Spine Rotation
One thing about walking for exercise is the relationship between the leg movement and the spine rotation.
As your leg moves forward, your spine rotates in the opposite direction naturally.
Left leg moving forward means right rotation of the spine. Right leg forward, left rotation of the spine.
Your muscles coordinate in the walking stride to give support to the lower back.
That means if someone walks for fitness without much arm swing the spine is not getting the support it needs.
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This ugly story just won't go away…..
The criminal charges of burglary and vandalism are still pending against Gary Allan's stalker Katherine Walker. The case will return to court later this month – on March 22nd in Sumner County, Tennessee – so the judge in the case can hear a motion. Gary has taken the whole experience in stride, but says it has made him realize that this is one of the drawbacks to living in the spotlight. "I mean I've had fans come knock on my door, and I'm usually polite, but I'm usually very direct and say, 'It's not cool that you come here uninvited.' But I've only really had one person go off like that and make me feel threatened. That actually started at the bars around town here. She would come up to me randomly and start screaming at me about some history that we had, and I'm like, 'You don't even look remotely familiar to me.'" No word on if Gary or Walker will be in court later this month. If the motion is denied, the case will go to trial – scheduled for September 1st.
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Cashman: Jeter, Mo, Joe will have to wait
Yankees GM says no contract talks until after the season
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The contracts of all three are entering their final year, meaning the Yankees' all-time career hits leader and the Major Leagues' all-time postseason saves leader can be free agents after the 2010 season. And Girardi will face a season in which he will not have a contract beyond the current campaign.
"I don't think you can separate one from the other," Cashman told the Post. "I am not saying they are the same, but the questions will come, 'If you did one, why didn't you do the other?' If this was Kansas City, it would be different -- but it's not."
Jeter is finishing up a 10-year, $189 million contract. He's coming off one of his finest seasons, in which he hit .334, made his 10th All-Star team, won his fourth Gold Glove and passed Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee.
With 2,747 hits at age 35 -- he'll turn 36 in June -- Jeter is likely to enter 2011 with a chance of becoming the first Yankee to reach the 3,000-hit plateau, and should do so as a shortstop after displaying renewed agility at the position during his Gold Glove campaign.
It's safe to assume that Jeter will be seeking a long-term deal, but the Yankees have no particular urgency to reach an agreement now with their captain. Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner hinted last week that no matter when they decide to hammer out details, a Jeter deal is imminent.
"We'll get into all of that eventually," Steinbrenner told The Associated Press. "Jeter's place in Yankee history is obvious, so I think you can pretty much assume from there."
The 40-year-old Rivera was a free agent after the 2007 season but signed a three-year, $45 million contract, later saying that he never seriously considered pitching elsewhere. In contrast, catcher Jorge Posada thought about accepting a contract from the Mets that offseason before the Yankees offered a fourth guaranteed season.
Rivera had 44 saves in 46 opportunities last year and added five saves in the postseason to raise his record to 39, mentioning after the World Series that he felt like he could pitch five more seasons.
Rivera's agent, Fernando Cuza, told the Post that the pitcher hasn't pressed him to approach the Yankees about an extension. Jeter's agent, Casey Close, could not be reached for comment.
"Everybody signed those contracts and there is a lot of money being made and people are comfortable," Cashman said.
Meanwhile, Girardi and his players could face questions about the manager's future if the Yankees experience a difficult period during the season -- despite the fact that he led the Yankees to 103 regular-season wins and a World Series championship in 2009.
But Cashman told the Post that he isn't concerned about Girardi, who signed a three-year contract before the 2008 season.
Girardi stepped into the manager's seat after Joe Torre, who asked for a two-year deal after 2007 and eventually turned down a one-year offer to land with the Dodgers. Torre often said that having contract stability helped keep the heat off his clubhouse, widely regarded as one of Torre's best strengths in the Bronx cauldron.
"It doesn't make any difference," Cashman said. "[The media] brought his job [security] up when he had two years left on the contract in [2008]. It doesn't matter. You can have a contract for 10 years and it doesn't matter."
Repeating a statement he has made many times since the Yankees' World Series victory, Girardi concurred with Cashman.
"I am not concerned and I don't think it will be a distraction," Girardi said. "I am fortunate to be a Yankee."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A whimsical draw from my imagination.These plants appear everywhere as if they grow legs to move to the next location.
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You're either a Semana Santa fan or you get out of town every time it rolls round. Luckily for me, my friend Kim of Becoming Sevillana is a fan. And even more fortunately, she had managed to find herself a crew of capillita boys to guide her around the 2014 processions. It turns out there are fans, and there are capillitas. A capillita is a Semana Santa devotee, someone who considers this their favourite week of the year, and in this case, someone whose knowledge of Holy Week is almost encyclopaedic. A group of smart young gents who had clearly absorbed every detail printed in El Llamador (the guide to Semana Santa in Sevilla), these guys didn't just know the best places to see the processions, they knew the shortcuts between them, the sculptors of the figures, the number of members of each of the hermandades, and the inside leg measurements of the costaleros. OK, I lied about the last one.
During an evening's procession watching (and marvelling at the capillitas' knowledge), I realized that Sevilla does Semana Santa on a different scale. Not surprising, when you consider that there are over 60 cofradías in Sevilla, with thousands of members between them. Given the huge numbers of nazarenos, it can take over an hour from seeing the cruz de guía at the start of the procession for the entire thing to pass by. Then there's the pasos themselves: some were on a par with those I'd seen in towns around the region, but others were so much grander, more opulent, more magnificent.
After more than five hours of dashing from procession to procession, I was about ready to call it a night. But the boys assured us that there was one moment we simply couldn't miss: the entrada of the Virgen de la Soledad into the Iglesia de San Lorenzo. In Sevilla, each procession leaves from its church to make its way to the cathedral, where the pasos are blessed, before making its way back 'home'. During the week, I had seen expectations mount and emotions run high at numerous salidas, but I hadn't seen any processions return to the church. The return of La Soledad has a great significance in Seville's Semana Santa: it marks the symbolic end of Holy Week before Resurrection Sunday (Easter Sunday). Hundreds of people turn out at midnight to see the procession make its way back home for another year. We secured a spot close to the door of the church and waited. The first flames of the nazarenos' candles floated into view, and the procession gradually wove its way through the darkness towards us.
|La Soledad de San Lorenzo approaches the church
|La Virgen de la Soledad de San Lorenzo
|Until next year
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Vacation Horror Stories: Even Travel Writers Make Mistakes
As part of our series "Vacation Horror Stories," host Robert Siegel review some favorite genres of past travel travails and get advice from Alison Bing, travel writer and Lonely Planet author.
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.
This summer, we've been scaring you with a feature we branded...
SIEGEL: Vacation...
SIEGEL: ...Horror Stories.
As with most misfortune, such tales are always more amusing in the telling years later, than they were in the actual experience. And we've presented Vacation Horror Stories in that vein, as cautionary entertainment. Well, now we're going to end the series with some news you can use - what you can do to avoid having your good times turn sour.
And here to help us do that is Alison Bing. She's a Lonely Planet author and travel writer. Welcome to the program.
ALISON BING: Thank you.
SIEGEL: And as a travel writer, you must always avoid your own horror stories, right?
BING: No. We make the same mistakes but we make them bigger. We intentionally take risks to blaze trails for other travelers. So, like Celeste Brash - who covers Guyana for Lonely Planet - after a long, hot ride through the jungle, she figured people might like a dip in the river. So she asked a local B&B owner if the river was safe to swim in. And he replied, yeah, but I'll have to watch you from ashore.
Now, for normal people that would raise a red flag but she went ahead and dove in, for the greater good of travelers, came out and afterwards was asked: So, did you like your swim with Sankar. And she said, I didn't meet Sankar. And they said: Oh, sure you did, he's the eight-foot alligator that hunts on this bend of the river.
SIEGEL: But she emerged intact from the experience.
BING: Yep, and lived to provide some very valuable travel advice.
SIEGEL: In our series of Vacation Horror Stories, the episodes seem to fall into several categories. And one that kept coming up was the surprisingly bad accommodations.
RACHEL SUMNER: Everything was great, except this bat kept coming into our hotel room. And so, we tried alerting the hotel staff. And they came and did the same thing, just trapped it and put it back outside. But that night, while I was asleep, I woke up and felt something on my leg.
MARK SMEDAL: The first sign that something might go wrong was when we went into the clerk's office and found that the desk was behind a bulletproof glass shield.
GABRIELLE PASCOE: We found a hotel. We kind of followed the proprietor into the hotel. And he's showing us around. And he points to the toilets and he says, be sure you don't flush anything down the toilet because the plumbing is very weak here. It'll just come right back up.
SIEGEL: That's never a good sign.
SIEGEL: Alison, first, how do you make sure that you don't get into a situation like that, at home or abroad? And then, if you do, how do you remedy it?
BING: Well, at the risk of stating the obvious, I would say always make your decisions with some expert input; not just the friend who was there on her honeymoon 10 years ago or that tweet from somebody you don't know who might actually be a bot or a beautiful photo of the hotel taken by a professional photographer for the hotel when it opened.
But also, when you get there, if there is an obvious problem - if there's something that was not as was promised in the booking information - assess the situation. Is it something you're going to be able to fix in an hour? Or is it some really grinding, awful plumbing problem or is there construction noise outside? If that's the case, go online, find another place to stay, check out, get your money back. It's much easier to spend an hour switching hotels than to lose sleep.
SIEGEL: OK, next genre of Vacation Horror Story. This is the one when the airline connection is missed or changed and that leads to a cascade of more trouble.
LINDA CAAMANO: We successfully got to Frankfurt. There, we needed to connect to Braunschweig, which is up in northern Germany. Unfortunately, the connecting tickets somehow were not changed. So when we got to Frankfurt, they wouldn't let us on the plane that was going to Braunschweig, because they said, well, your tickets say you're going to Munich.
SIEGEL: Just the mention of the Frankfurt airport makes my spine chill a little bit.
SIEGEL: Talk about vacation horrors, how often does this happen?
BING: It happens all the time and it happens to travel writers constantly. And, of course, but it does happen, we miss out on work. But there are a couple of things I've learned through painful experience. A couple of years ago, hundreds Lonely Planet authors or so were stranded when the volcano erupted in Iceland. And we found that if your phone wasn't fully charged to make the necessary phone calls, if you used it listening to music or games, you know, you were sorry. And those of us who had the Skype app were really happy 'cause we managed to avoid lots of roaming fees, as we were calling around trying to make alternate plans.
But also, there's something really critical. Which is, with any airline, try to be the calm one, the pleasant one, but also the dogged person who is the first person that a flight attendant or an airline representative is going to think of when a seat does open up on another flight.
SIEGEL: Now, speaking of airline horror stories, we had a couple who say that at the airport they accidentally picked up someone else's nearly identical watch and failed to recognize the mistake.
DEBORAH FORRESTER: These four airport police pointed to my husband and said, is that your watch.
SIEGEL: In this case, the police took them off, accused them of theft, and the couple spent the night in jail. I assume that's a rare, extreme situation.
BING: Yeah, being the victim of a robbery is much more likely; though, I should say that in my lifetime of travel, I've only had my wallet lifted twice. And to be honest, one of them was kind of my fault. It was at the end of a long day of wine tasting at Vinitaly. And I was interviewing a prosecco maker when I looked down, realized my bag was open, my wallet was taken. You know, you just have to hand it to a pickpocket. That was the opportune crime.
SIEGEL: Well, Alison, any other tips for travelers to avoid vacation horror stories?
Yeah, when you are a guidebook pay attention to the shortest phrases in there because when Celeste says don't swim in the river or I say watch your wallet, it's probably because we found out the hard way. So we're not being alarmist. It's our job to help you avoid vacation horror stories, just so that you can go ahead and enjoy your adventure.
Alison Bing, thanks a lot for talking with us.
Thank you.
Alison Bing is a Lonely Planet author and travel writer. And she was giving us some hints to avoid our own...
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Have you been paying attention to the surf contests that have been going down on tour of late? Heaving French pits, flawless Lowers, and a World Title race that is far from being in the bag for anyone. Just when you thought the script had been written for Kelly's 10th, Mick comes in and says, 'this thing ain't over yet.'
The tour is now on the move in Europe—having dropped Mundaka and added Supertubos. After last year's performance, Supertubos is looking to show why it was added and Mundaka dropped. Hopefully more cavernous pits will be on tap for the world's best to go for broke.
Another mover is Mick. After all the talk and speculation that Kelly's mind tricks ate him up at Trestles (which they may have) people were ready to throw in the Mick towel, saying his psyche was far too fragile. But lest we forget Mick is a two-time World Champ and heading into one of his favorite legs on tour. He knows World Titles are won in the second half of the season—in both his World Title years (2007 and 2009) Mick won at least two of the five final contests. And taking his second consecutive Quiksilver Pro France was a good catapult up the ratings—going from fifth to third and within striking distance of Kelly.
But Kelly also extended his lead in France, adding 2,000-points-and-change to the next closest, Jordy Smith. Kelly dropped the only 10 of the contest but just couldn't find the waves Mick did in the final. Jordy also had the same problem against Mick, only they met in the quarters. Continuous quarters results (5ths) for Jordy are just not going to cut it if he wants this title, because you know both Mick and Kelly aren't going to just roll over. After Taj Burrow got eliminated at the Hurley Lowers Pro this year by Dane in the quarters, he had this to say while recognizing another potential World Title might be slipping away, "You've got to make semis or better to be in a World Title race." Jordy will need to do this if he's really a contender.
And speaking of the youth, did you see Owen Wright break three boards against Dan Ross in one heat? The kid was just going for it—like he did last year in Portugal when he beat Dane and Kelly then perforated his eardrum against Damien Hobgood (and still beat him) then had to sit out his semis match-up with Mick. Mick counted himself lucky I reckon and went on to win the event (and the World Title).
Portugal is going to play a very crucial role to things before heading to the island of Puerto Rico. Remember last year when Mick extended his newly found lead on Parko in Portugal? The fact is both Mick and Jordy are chasing Kelly, and it's not a question of whether they could catch him, it's more a question of will they.—Ryan Brower
The Rip Curl Pro Portugal gets underway October 7th and could run till October 18th. Stay tuned to transworldsurf.com for full coverage and watch the event live at live.ripcurl.com/?Portugal2010.
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Winner: Jordy will get back to his winning ways and put some pressure on Slater. Even though they are both pricey, it's a good bet to keep them both on your Fantasy Action Sports League surf teams—they always pay back what they're worth.
Best Rookie Performance: Brett Simpson has been gaining confidence and will continue to do so in Portugal.
Shocker: Tiago Pires will beat Slater, get carried up the beach in tears, he will be hoisted up onto the scaffolding and draped in a Portuguese flag—then everybody will realize it's still the first round. It won't be shocking, but he will make at least the semis.
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Winner: Slater. The champ is smelling blood. Plus it looks like he's not riding any more of those weird boards. And when it comes to wave selection, and air-drop-to-barrel combos, Slater's got the edge.
Best Rookie Performance: Owen owned this event last year until he got busted up. This year he'll do the same, sans the smashed ear drum.
Shocker: Someone will trade Bruce Irons their wildcard, and the world's best tuberider will win the event in throating barrels.
Aaron Checkwood, Photo Editor
Winner: Owen Wright. Owey's a punchy beach break connoisseur and his work last year makes him a prime pick for this event.
Best Rookie Performance: Owen.
Shocker: I like the idea of a random final with someone like Dan Ross or Wilko taking on Owen in the final. These waves seem an ideal place for something like this to happen which makes getting the cheaper costing FASL in the back of the ratings all the more important.
Justin Cote, Online Editor
Winner: Tiago Pires is gonna go all Brett Simpson and win on his home turf.
Best Rookie Performance: Owen Wright is the easy pick…kid is on fire!
Shocker: What's going on with Bobby Martinez?
Ryan Brower, Edit Assistant
Winner: After Owen Wright's performance in France, and last year in Portugal, I'm saying this is when the kid gets his first big win.
Best Rookie Performance: Owen, duh. I have a feeling Simpo will do well again, too.
Shocker: Kelly will only make the quarters and Mick and Jordy will both be in the semis (one of them will be in the final with Owen). World Title Race is still wide open after Portugal!
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Winner: Dane Reynolds is going to creep up on everyone and beat Taj (another sleeper) in the final.
Best Rookie Performance: Owen Wright will rise to the top. Hopefully he gets his boards glassed heavier so they don't all break.
Shocker: Port Wine seduces the competitors and one of them misses his heat.


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Is there anything better than an ooey, gooey, cheesy and decadent grilled cheese? We didn't think so. This childhood favorite got a serious makeover with this recipe, so don't expect to see Kraft singles. This grilled cheese is made with perfectly cooked flank steak, vintage white cheddar cheese and a homemade horseradish cream sauce. Each bite is filled with gooey melted cheese and spicy horseradish. Trust me, these babies are worth all the calories.
One of these will instantly warm up your cold, tired bones after a long day shoveling snow (or in our case, long day watching our husbands shovel snow). Plus, they could make fabulous cocktail party appetizers if you cut them into bite-size pieces! After one bite of these, you'll never eat a regular grilled cheese again.
Steak & horseradish cream grilled cheese
Serves 4
For the sandwich:
- 1 pound flank steak
- 8 slices ciabatta bread
- 8 tablespoons of butter
- 4 slices vintage cheddar cheese
- 4 tablespoons horseradish cream (recipe below)
- 2 medium yellow onions, sliced
- 1-1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
For the horseradish cream:
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated horseradish
- 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until softening, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are fully cooked and the onions are golden brown.
- Liberally season the steak with salt and pepper. Using the same pan you did for the onions and mushrooms, add the steak and another 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil. Cook the steak until browned on both sides and rare in the middle, about 3 minutes on each side. Let sit for about 5 minutes and then slice into strips.
- Butter the sourdough bread on both sides. Layer the steak, onions, mushrooms and cheese on one piece of bread. Slather the 1 tablespoon of horseradish cream on the other piece of the bread and press down.
- Grill each sandwich on a panini press for about 1 to 3 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and oozing out.
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Hershey's new line of drops makes it so much easier to keep portions under control. With a serving size of 14 drops, you can spread your snack out through the day or cut it in half (without having to bite a bar in half and leave that lonely, jagged bit of Cookies 'n' Creme staring up at you, begging you to eat it).
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Apple's new 5th Avenue cube revealed
Apple's iconic 5th Avenue glass cube has been undergoing some renovation over the past few months. The design was changed to increase its simplicity and decrease the amount of glass panes used to build the structure. The new cube is classy, and made of only 9 large glass panels. The new design is above, below is the old cube, it looks decidedly cluttered and messy compared to the new, minimalist structure.
What do you guys think? Do you like the new 5th Avenue cube design? Did you prefer the old one?
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The former Labour MP's family have paid tribute to a "wonderful, caring father" who was recently diagnosed with cancer and died on Thursday night from bronchial pneumonia at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital.
Mark Millan, 56, described his dad as someone who "very much loved and looked after his children and grandchildren.
"He always found the right balance for political commitments and his love and care for his family. He was very much involved and generous with his family and his time.
"He was a great dad."
Tribute was also paid by Scottish Labour's Lord Foulkes of Cumnock who said: "Bruce was someone of whom the Labour Party should be very proud. He was a great public servant and a very modest man.
"He served with great distinction as Secretary of State and as a European Commissioner and he will be very sadly missed by all of us within the Labour family."
The Labour politician was born in Dundee and served as an MP in Glasgow for 29 years.
He was first elected to represent Glasgow Craigton in 1959 and after that seat was abolished he went on to represent Glasgow Govan at Westminster until 1988.
Mr Milan then took up the role of European Commissioner for Regional Policy and Cohesion in Brussels until 1995.
After giving up his seat in parliament he was succeeded by the SNP's Jim Sillars, who beat Bob Gillespie, the father of Scottish musician Bobby Gillespie of rock band Primal Scream.
Mr Millan is survived by his wife Gwen, son Mark, daughter Liz and two granddaughters.
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, said: "Bruce Millan dedicated his life to service of our country and the Labour Party. I am very sad to hear news of his passing.
"As a minister he served in two Labour governments, including as Secretary of State for Scotland and also served as a European Union Commissioner.
"Even in retirement, he still showed his determination to make a difference when he chaired an inquiry into mental health on behalf of the Scottish Government.
"Our thoughts are with his family, he will be missed by many friends in the Labour Party."
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "Bruce Millan was a brilliant Scottish Secretary of State and European Union Commissioner whose first concern was always employment and social justice.
"As Secretary of State for Scotland in the 1970s, he fought hard to combat unemployment in Scotland and will be remembered as a leader who never sought titles or status for himself but wanted to be judged by how he contributed to the reduction of poverty.
"Our thoughts are with his family."


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GOALS Soccer Centres has raised £11.4 million from investors in a share issue to fund an accelerated roll-out of its five-a-side football centres in the UK and US.
East Kilbride-based Goals runs 43 centres in the UK and another in Los Angeles but called a halt to its building programme in 2012 to cut debt and beef up its operations.
In June of that year, the board had backed a £73m takeover offer by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan which had promised £40m to expand the business. But the 144p-a-share deal was rejected by shareholders.
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Yesterday, Goals raised the cash at 216.5p-a-share, in line with Friday's closing price and the stock finished the day up 10p or 4.6% at 226.5p.
Goals managing director Keith Rogers said: "Since 2012, Goals has been focused on cash generation and enhancing return on capital from existing sites and has postponed further new centre opening.
"Now with net bank debt reduced to £46.4m, the board believes that there is a significant opportunity to further develop the business and take advantage of the attractive market opportunity in both the UK and US."
Goals said part of the money would be used to restructure an interest rate swap taken out in 2008 and to strengthen its balance sheet.
Mr Rogers said: "The emphasis is on the accelerated roll-out."
He added: "The business is more fit for going forward and the economy is having an upturn and that is allowing us to move into growth phases earlier and faster than we otherwise would."
In the UK, Goals intends to open two sites in both 2014 and 2015 with a faster building programme pencilled in from 2016.
Goals has developed a modular building system which means it estimates each centre will cost around £1.7m to build.
The company claims that the UK market could take 100 more centres and Mr Rogers said that some cities, such as Manchester, could potentially host more football venues.
Goals also intends to expand within Los Angeles where it established a centre in 2010. Goals intends to open another site in the city in 2015 with two more to follow in 2016 and an increased rate of openings from 2017.
These centres are expected to cost £2.4m each due to additional facilities such as larger bar areas and bigger car parks than at the UK sites.
Goals's underlying pre-tax profit for 2013 was up 1.4% to £9.6m. Once the impact of £6.9m of exceptional items booked in 2012, such as the costs of the aborted takeover and a writedown of its US site, is included, earnings were up 269%.
It announced a final dividend of 1.175p to be paid on May 30 to take the full-year pay-out to 1.85p.
Mr Rogers, who has run Goals since 2000 when he led a management buy-in, said: "The business reviews have been completed, the key recommendation implemented and the board strengthened and the benefits of which have started to come through in the second half and have continued into 2014"
Mr Rogers played down the importance of the forthcoming Scottish independence referendum to Goals.
"The independence question does not really impact on our business," he said. "It is something we are quite sanguine about."
Goals has overhauled its board over the past year or so, taking on the likes of Alex Short, finance director of Irn-Bru maker AG Barr as a non-executive.
Former Arsenal chief executive Keith Edelman, who oversaw the sale of one of Scotland's last independent distillers Glenmorangie when he was chairman, became Goals's chairman in July. Yesterday, he spent £43,300 buying 20,000 shares in the placing.
Philip Burks, co-founder of storage company Big Yellow bought 80,000 shares for £173,200, giving him a total stake of 243,478 shares or 0.42% of the company.
Goals's managers did not invest more money. Before the fundraising Mr Rogers was Goals's third biggest investor with a 7.6% stake worth £9m at prevailing prices.
He said: "Management already hold a significant chunk of the business. They are pretty much already well incentivised."


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Chris Gill and Dan Stroup have a lot of lacrosse left in them.
At least the Edmonton Rush seem to think so.
Yesterday the Rush signed Gill, Stroup, Curtis Palidwor and Mike Accursi to two-year contracts.
"I think we've signed a lot of veteran core guys," said Rush head coach and general manager Paul Day.
"They're pretty important guys moving forward, trying to improve our team. I think that makes a statement that those guys are committed and enjoy playing in Edmonton."
Gill, 35, and Stroup, 38, were two of the team's big off-season acquisitions last year.
Gill went on to lead the team in scoring with 37 goals and 25 assists in 16 games, while Stroup finished with 29 goals and 22 assists in 16 games.
The pair were acquired in a trade with the Chicago Shamrox shortly after being selected in the expansion draft.
The previous season, the two veterans helped the Colorado Mammoth to the league title.
Palidwor, 37, joined the Rush last year following a trade with the New York Titans five games into the season.
He went on to earn Team MVP honours backstopping the Rush to five wins with a 10.48 goals against average and a .789 save percentage.
The New Westminster, B.C., native was a former member of the Calgary Roughnecks, claiming MVP honours in the 2004 Champions Cup final.
Accursi, 32, was acquired in a trade last week with the Rochester Knighthawks. Last season the Pelham, Ont., native registered a career-high 77 points with 26 goals and 51 assists.
"Curtis had a wonderful year with us last year," Day said.
"I think with him spending a whole year with our defence and going through training camp, he's even going to have a better year.
"Stroup almost had 30 goals last year and I think with us getting Accursi and (Ben) Prepchuk, that will take some of the load off him and he may even do better this year."


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(SportsNetwork.com) - Bill Parcells gave his friend Mike Zimmer some ominous advice when the latter got the head coaching job of the Minnesota Vikings.
The Hall of Fame coach, who was once Zimmer's boss in Dallas, told his Padawan that "four or five things happen in pro football every day that you wish wouldn't happen. If you can't handle those, you need to get another job."
One of those "things" hit Mike Tomlin like a Brock Lesnar German suplex on Wednesday when his two top running backs -- Le'Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount -- decided it was a prudent idea to bring some weed along for their ride to the airport in advance of Thursday's dress-rehearsal preseason game with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The two ball carriers and a female friend were arrested after Ross Township Police smelled the scent of marijuana coming from a black Camaro that Bell was driving.
The three jointly admitted to possessing the marijuana and Bell is facing charges of possessing and driving under the influence, while Blount has to deal with those same possession charges and 1,001 jokes based on his last name.
As a practical matter this probably isn't going to impact the 2014 Steelers season because the league will wait for the legal process to play out before handing down any punishment. That will likely push any potential suspension for either back into 2015.
The Steelers should have acted immediately, however, and sent a message to the 88 other players fighting for a spot to represent one of football's most storied franchises.
Forgot about marijuana and where you come down on the legalization argument, this is about letting your teammates down and making bad decisions.
Coaches around the NFL pay a lot of lip service to the idea of leadership, often demanding it from their veteran players. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had a chance to lead by example in a very easy spot -- the preseason -- and reports surfaced that he considered benching both Bell and Blount for Thursday's game, a 31-21 setback to the Eagles.
Tomlin ultimately decided against it, passing off a tokin' suspension (couldn't resist) to the league and leaning on the convoluted logic that missing a preseason game would be a "reward" to players like Bell and Blount, who aren't fighting for a roster spot.
That turned out to be true on one level because the only real punishment Bell received was handed out by Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans, who lit up the second-year pro in the first quarter with a clean hit that looked so vicious it drew a flag. For the second time in two days, Bell ended up like a young Matthew McConaughey, dazed and confused.
In reality Tomlin got too caught up in the outdated notion that the third preseason game is the only one with any real meaning and he needed to see his presumptive two-man running back committee with Bell handling the heavy lifting as a runner and receiver between the 20s, and Blount as the hammer inside the red zone.
Of course Tomlin didn't need to see anything, he wanted to see something and he sent a bad message to his locker room in order to do it.
To make matters worse, Pittsburgh's starters looked like were in the haze of that Camaro, getting thoroughly dominated in the first half. Philadelphia's No. 1s outgained the Steelers 251-96 while whitewashing them 17-0 in the opening 30 minutes.
The Eagles second-team defense then stopped Ben Roethlisberger and Co. before Mark Sanchez led the Birds' JV offense to another score against Pittsburgh's defensive starters.
Bell carried it eight times for just 18 yards in the contest and Blount was just a little better, toting it six times for 26 yards.
Nothing was accomplished.
Tomlin is supposed to be a teacher but he should have been the one doing the learning on Thursday night. Trading leadership for added repetitions is short- sighted.
The Steelers are renowned for their stability, employing all of three coaches since Chuck Noll arrived in western Pennsylvania in 1969. That continuity has spawned a record six Super Bowl titles with each coach -- Noll, Bill Cowher and Tomlin contributing to the Lombardi Trophy collection.
That legacy has morphed into mediocrity over the past two seasons, however, with Pittsburgh posting a Dallas Cowboys-like 16-16 mark over that span.
Any maybe we now know why -- mediocre coaches who make bad decisions result in average play.


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A WOMAN has settled a claim against her former employer after she was wrongly sacked for reporting her boss was smoking in his office.
Sarah Emerson worked as PA to Andreas Stavrinides, boss of the Skylark Hotel and Conference Centre in Aviation Way, Rochford, but was sacked when she raised concerns about his in-work smoking habit.
Judges described Mr Stavrinides as having behaved inappropriately and disruptively.
Hours before a hearing for costs was due to be held on Friday, the firm settled with Miss Emerson for £8,000.
Speaking to the Echo after the case was settled, Miss Emerson, 42, said: "I'm delighted that justice has won the day. Everyone said to me the odds were stacked against me. It's not about the money – I'm still massively out of pocket – it was the principle."
Andreas Stavrinides, right, pictured in 2011.
Last year, a tribunal ruled in Miss Emerson's favour in the dispute over Travelforce Ltd, Andreas Stavrinides' company which owns the hotel.
It heard that the MD told her he would curb his smoking after she started full time at the centre, after four months of working part time.
But one day , Miss Emerson, of Woodside, Leigh, said she found that the smell of heavy pipe smoke in the office was "simply unbearable", and asked to work somewhere else in the hotel.
After she complained, Mr Stavrinides told her to swap desks with a younger employee, but when she protested that her colleague shouldn't have to put up with his smoking either, he sent her home.
That evening he phoned Miss Emerson and sacked her, claiming later that he had been planning to restructure his business.
But the tribunal judges dismissed this claim as a "lie" from Stavrinides. They also said that a defence he made about her having signed a contract for a function without his approval was a "total fabrication". Elsewhere they described his evidence that she was a disruptive worker as "unconvincing and cynical".
The hearing also heard that Mr Stavrinides said he was the safety representative for the company, but the tribunal found he had "ignorance of the law and his responsibilities".
Miss Emerson added: "I couldn't have done this without borrowing money from my Dad, who I am paying back with the settlement. If this inspires one other person to stand up for themselves then it will have been worth it."
Mr Stavrinides said he still doesn't accept the tribunal was correct and claimed the courts were "very sympathetic to employees".
He added that the company puts "a lot of emphasis" on ensuring that there was "health and safety of our staff, visitors and guests".
Mr Stavrinides, 64, took over the Skylark Hotel in 2011 and carried out a large refurbishment of the complex.


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I received this tea as a free sample with my order, since the team over at Verdant Tea is so awesome.
If I had to describe this tea in one word: complex. When I first sipped the tea, I tasted a chilly, autumn evening from the view of my parents' porch in the mountains of North Carolina. Was I actually there? No! But that was the experience this tea gave me as I sipped it up in my small apartment in Gainesville, FL. Quite remarkable.
On to the specific flavors, the first thing I noticed was the mineral taste. It had a good bit of astringency, but given its complexity the astringency was well-balanced. I also tasted a dark sweetness, like maybe a dark chocolate-covered orange or something. There was definitely a subtle woodsy-fruitiness as well, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I think I'll need to order some more of this stuff to figure it out ;)
I brewed this Big Red Robe Western-style in my IngenuiTEA, so I used 2 tsp. / 8 oz. water. The tea yielded three strong cups, then it pretty much lost all flavor. This is about what I expected, so it's definitely worth the price. Although I'm sure one could get another cup or two with more leaf or less water.
One thing did surprise me – it had absolutely no vegetal aftertaste that I find in so many oolongs (especially in the other Wuyi I've had before). You know how it's often normal for oolongs to coat the inside of your mouth? I barely noticed that with this tea. It's not a bad thing at all, I was just surprised by it.
Given the price of Da Hong Pao on most other websites, it seems like the quality and price from Verdant is a great deal. I've never had Big Red Robe before, but Verdant's blend makes me want to come back for more!


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Every new session brings with it fresh faces. Among the new lawmakers this year is State Sen.-elect Melisa Franzen, a DFLer who beat out former state Rep. Keith Downey in a district in Edina that's traditionally a GOP stronghold. Franzen tells Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer that she's eager to get started.
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VIDEO: No porkie! Adorable micro pig who can play PIANO becomes internet hit
WE'RE not telling porkies.
An adorable micro pig dubbed 'pork chop-pin' has become an internet sensation after learning to play the PIANO.
Miniature porker Thimble stands on her hind legs as she bashes the white and black keys with her trotters.
The six-year-old pet pig likes to wear different outfits for each performance and her wardrobe includes a cute sundress, headbands and mini sunglasses.
Footage of Thimble playing the piano has been viewed thousands of times online and her owner describes the pig's musical style as "techno-pop".
We like to think she writes her own music, her own form of techno-pop
Dog trainer Kelly Blackwell, from Florida, US, taught her pet to play the children's toy piano.
She said: "I got Thimble six years ago when I saw an advert for a micro pig in a shop window, I'd had a pig before but it grew really big, so liked the idea of one that stayed small.
"My friend was having a charity event so that's when I decided to try to teach Thimble to play the piano, I bought her a small child's keyboard to practice on and she loved it, so I then bought her a child's electric piano.
"When I first taught her she was so good at it I thought I'd get her a guitar and she was good at that too.
"She doesn't play any songs in particular, we like to think she writes her own music, her own form of techno-pop."
Ms Blackwell said she hopes her beloved pet will one day appear on a hit US TV show like America's Got Talent or the Ellen chat show.
She added that Thimble practices music each day and she rewards her during training with treats like yoghurt, bananas or sweet cereal Cheerios.
She said: "[Thimble has] been playing for a few years now and she's becoming a hit on YouTube and has lots of fans on her Facebook page. We're just waiting for her to be discovered.
"It's all very tongue in cheek but it's great fun and Thimble seems to really enjoy it.
"I have trained a lot of dogs and never been able to get them to play a musical instrument, Thimble is smarter than all of them, she is really talented."


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As I was putting my Google+ circles together, I thought. Hmmm… How would Dante do his circles? Yes I wonder these things.. And here is how his circles would look.
Had to do a bit of Photoshop to get these in order. Then I thought: How would Dante's Google+ circles map to today's grouping? Actually, pretty well.
- LIMBO — This is where you put the people that you may have met, but really do not know what you want to do about this connection. Its not like they did anything wrong, its just that you don't care. This corresponds to "acquaintances" in most people's circles.
- LUST — Pretty easy right? People you WISH you knew or want to know better, if you know what I mean.
- GLUTTONY — I think this circle is best for people you follow just because you want to, even though they post far too many updates, such as media stars, self-appointed internet pundits, and other attention whores.
- GREED — Another easy one. These are your business contacts. This one maps directly to what most people would call their "professional" circle.
- ANGER — I had to think about this one. I decided all my news organizations would go here, Fox News especially.
- HERESY — Another hard one. My first thought is there is where you put your "on the edge" bloggers, or cutting edge people. Unlike Dante I would not could these people as "sinners," but rather just those that are outside the accepted mainstream.
- VIOLENCE — Rugby players.
— Politicians, Wall Street bankers, mortgage brokers, spammers, and social media gurus go here.
- TREACHERY — Past lovers, friends that betrayed you, business partners that screwed you over, and the like. I really hope this is an empty circle.
So there you go. It might not be the way Dante imagined the circles of hell, but it's the way he would do it if he were on Google+ today. What are your thoughts?


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DPHP found in tubed drinking glasses
DPHP is a phthalate and is not authorised for use in food contact materials in the European Union.
The EU RASFF portal reports it was found in levels of 31g/100g in a notification from Germany with a sampling date of 17/1/2014.
The drinking straws were distributed to Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
The product came from China and the affected product has batch code: 16462; article number: 93/2017 and bar code: 4029811191796.


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text: Remakes seem to get so popular these days .. anywho I missed this, it seems the news showed up few weeks ago. http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/08/the-painkiller-remake-looks-killer-in-the-latest-trailer Trailer looks fine. It'll be built on unreal 3 engine. I'm not sure will I get this one or not. Original was good enough and Battle out of hell was good aswell. All other expansions addons and all that stuff was kinda crap. Anyone interested?


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In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.
In 1925, the novel "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published.
In 1932, German president Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.
In 1953, the 3-D horror movie "House of Wax," produced by Warner Bros. and starring Vincent Price, premiered in New York.
In 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher failed to surface off Cape Cod, Mass., in a disaster that claimed 129 lives.
In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
In 1974, Golda Meir announced her resignation as prime minister of Israel.
In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks.
Today's birthdays: Actor Harry Morgan is 90. Actress Liz Sheridan is 76. Sportscaster John Madden is 69. R&B singer Bobbie Smith (The Spinners) is 69. Sportscaster Don Meredith is 67. Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 58. Actor Steven Seagal is 54. Folk-pop singer Terre Roche (The Roches) is 52. Actor Peter MacNicol is 51. Rock musician Steven Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) is 48. Singer-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is 47. Rock singer-musician Brian Setzer is 46. Rapper Afrika Bambaataa is 45. Actor Jeb Adams is 44. Olympic gold medal speedskater Cathy Turner is 43. Rock musician Tim "Herb" Alexander is 40. Actor-comedian Orlando Jones is 37. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 35. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 26. Actor Ryan Merriman is 22. Singer Mandy Moore is 21. Actor Haley Joel Osment is 17.
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Three people, including a 2-year-old girl, escaped from a burning house in the 700 block of East Tulane Street Tuesday.
Juan Ybarra, who lives across the street, pounded on the front door at 7:45 a.m. to alert Nicolas Rogers, 20, Ashley Caddell, 17, and Tayllor Walters, 2. Smoke was pouring from a westside window of the house, Ybarra said, when he woke up the two adults, who were sleeping in the living room.
"I went to leave my daughter at work and when I got back, I told my wife 'there's smoke coming out of that window,' " Ybarra said. "I could hear voices inside, so I knocked on the door."
"I got a call at work from my aunt and she said 'your house is on fire," said Amy Rodriguez, who rents the home. "I was in shock. My first thought was for the baby (Tayllor)."
A fire caused more than $10,000 of damage to the home at 719 E. Tulane St.
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Rogers said he was sleeping when he heard Ybarra banging on the door.
"It was like I was still asleep, but awake," Rogers said. "I could hear Tayllor (the 2-year-old). She wasn't screaming. She was just talking. But I had barely woke up. I couldn't understand what she was saying and I couldn't see her."
Rogers, Caddell and Walters escaped. They did not require medical treatment.
Five firefighting units were on the scene within minutes of receiving a report of the fire, said Kelly Morman, acting district fire chief.
A firefighter collects equipment after assisting in putting down a fire at 719 E. Tulane St.
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The fire started in the young girl's bedroom and was likely the result of the girl playing with matches or a lighter, said Randy Selman, deputy fire marshal.
"The cause will be listed probably as accidental, due to children playing with fire," Selman said.
The house sustained $10,000 to $12,000 of damage, Selman said.
Fire crawled from the closet of the girl's bedroom, burned up the wall and climbed into the attic, Selman said.
The flames were put down within minutes, he said.
That a fire station was just one block away, firefighters were on scene very quickly, Selman said. That rapid response, he said, probably saved the house from total destruction.
Noe Flores, the home's owner, said the house was not insured. He relied on the home for revenue.
"That was my only income for my family," Flores said. "I don't know what to do. It's burned too badly and they had to make holes in the walls, floors and roof."
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Not true. I never heard from them until my next supply arrived in the mail 1 1/2 months later. I wasn't told ahead of time about the charge to my credit card until I saw the packing slip for $97.88 !!!
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An air of curiosity is palpable in Raptorland as the club embarks on its 15th season in the NBA.
It'll be curious to see how Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu play together.
It'll be curious to see how the Raptors defend, especially in low-scoring games when one has to simply grind out every possession.
It'll be curious to see how nine new faces mesh.
It'll be curious to see how many Bosh rumours surface as next summer's deadline draws nearer, a time when the team's franchise player has the right to exercise his negotiated right to become a free agent.
Curiously, the Raptors appear to have all the necessary pieces to not only nail down one of the eight playoff seeds in the Eastern Conference, but also contend for home court in the playoffs.
On paper, there is versatility, athleticism, toughness and veteran leadership.
The Raptors have options to go big or small, depending on matchups, to extend defences and spread the floor.
There is a lot to be optimistic about, but at the same time there is plenty to be concerned on too.
When the Raptors gathered for training camp, Bosh reported with a bum hamstring, while Turkoglu arrived fatigued in the wake of a gruelling post-season run with the Orlando Magic and playing for his native Turkey in the European Championship.
Jose Calderon hadn't played in a five-on-five setting since the team's season-ending tip in Chicago on April 15.
Antoine Wright bumped knees with Andrea Bargnani, forcing the tough-as-nails swingman to miss most of the pre-season.
Reggie Evans, who is the toughest player the Raptors have had since the days of Charles Oakley, hurt his foot in an exhibition loss to Boston and spent most of his time walking with the aid of crutches.
Still, the Raptors are excited at the start of the season, a time many believe is the start of something very special.
"We just have so many options,'' Calderon began, looking ahead to the beginning of the regular season. "That is why I am convinced we have a very, very good team that could go a long way."
Just how far the Raptors end up depends on a lot of factors.
The biggest over-riding theme with the team is chemistry.
A confluence of events during the pre-season conspired to rob the Raptors of developing a more cohesive feeling.
Players still look lost on the court, at both ends, which is understandable given the newness of the situation and system.
Players still don't know which teammate prefers to have the ball on what exact spot on the floor.
Rookie DeMar DeRozan, who was taken ninth overall in the June draft, has shown flashes, but he's also shown that he can be exposed.
Jarrett Jack and Marco Belinelli, who figure to be very prominent in head coach Jay Triano's rotation, never did find any rhythm during the pre-season, or at least neither excelled in an extended stretch.
Once all the pieces come together, the Raptors have the potential to give any foe matchup problems on offence.
Defensively, the Raptors aren't going to be good, but their uptempo style means they must somehow come up with a key stop in crunch time.
With so few players being able to defend their position, team defence will be a key.
NBA teams that play consistent defence have been together for years and always find a way to protect the paint and the glass.
The Raptors, given their deficiencies, want to force opponents into heaving perimeter jumpers.
Closing out on shooters, running shooters off the three-point line, getting back in transition and rotating on defence are essential.
How this all plays out will be curious to see.
"You could see the potential,'' Turkoglu said. "But until you tip it off for real, you just don't know."
No one knows with any degree of certainty what awaits the Raptors.
Because the team is deep and versatile, the Raptors should be good.
It's just a matter of time, which is the great unknown.
We know that the ball will be in Turkoglu's hands in late-game situations and when the shot clock is about to expire.
At no time in the history of the franchise have the Raptors had a point-forward such as Turkoglu, who can create off the dribble, create for his teammates, score on the perimeter, post-up defenders, pass, shoot and handle the ball.
In today's NBA, every good team needs a player who can create and be unafraid to shoot a game-winning shot.
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Post readers are requesting an update on Parkinson's disease (PD) research findings. Here's promising news about exercise and genetics from the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders.
A surprising observation by friends on a tandem bike is now an active focus of research: Can forcing someone with Parkinson's to exercise harder than (s)he normally would somehow counteract the uncontrollable leg and arm movements that are characteristics of the disease?
Preliminary research says yes—and ongoing studies are teasing out the specifics of how much exercise is best. Discovery of why it works awaits future investigation.
In a study presented at the June 11-17 conference in Paris, France, researchers at Cleveland Clinic report that forced-exercise helps relieve symptoms as well taking levodopa, a standard drug prescribed for PD.
Participants showed a 35 percent to 40 percent improvement after a single ride on a stationary tandem bicycle with a healthy partner pedaling at a steady pace of 80 to 90 revolutions per minute (rpm). PD patients typically perform about 40 to 60 rpm on their own.
Researchers think that exceeding the nervous system's usual limits may lead to chemical changes in the body that help improve motor functioning.
"Exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle in general, and, if it has specific effects in PD, that is all for the better," commented Dr. Mark Hallet of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. "The current abstract deals with the mechanism of a short-term benefit. Using neuroimaging, the authors find a similar pattern of changes as are induced with levodopa. This is certainly interesting and may indicate that exercise, in the short run, causes dopa release. Whether this effect is relevant to more long-term effects remain to be demonstrated."
Dr. Angela Ridgel and her team at Kent State University are testing a motorized stationary bike that has been customized by its German manufacturers to reach speeds of 90 rpm. In the recently completed study, 21 people with Parkinson's disease strapped themselves to the bike's pedals for three 40-minute sessions.
"First we had study participants perform a basic fitness test," Dr. Ridgel explained to the Post. "Then they came for sessions at 60, 70, or 80 rpm, and we compared their ability to move between each workout. This is passive exercise—we asked them not to help, but to let the motor do the work. We're analyzing the data right now, but really seems as if we are getting an effect."
The next step is to compare the benefit of passive versus active exercise.
"The same bike allows active exercise," Ridgel says. "We will continue to look at specific rates, but we're going to see if we get an even more dramatic effect when people are helping.
"The goal of our current research is not to make specific recommendations," she concludes. "Of course, exercise is good for everyone. For people with Parkinson's who want to exercise by cycling, I suggest lightening the resistance and maximizing the speed of their leg movement. Having Parkinson's makes it somewhat more tricky for them, but that is what I'm suggesting to people who ask me."
For more information about the research and to receive the study upon publication, e-mail Dr. Ridgel at [email protected]
Gene Research
Investigators say that variations within one gene may play a role in developing Parkinson's disease and essential tremor (ET). Data presented at the Movement Disorder Society's 13th International Congress reveal that the LINGO1 gene may be the "missing link" between the two most common movement disorders. PD and ET are characterized by different types of tremors and treatments. The finding provides the first firm evidence that connects these disorders and offers hope for new therapies in the future.