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Download Race Stunt Fight! Motorcycles apk 1.11 free for Android smartphone
Posted by Adrenaline Crew in Racing | Feb. 10, 2013 | 38 Comments
Apk file size: 28.0 MB
Race, stunt and fight your way across America on your motorcycle. Play as one of the Adrenaline Crew, sport bike, cop or chopper rider as you gain points completing stunts and finishing first!
"One of the best games for 2012" The Washington Post
"Road Rash on Steroids" Gamer Online Magazine
"If it wasn't for this game I would probably get a lot of work done!" Kenny Kelley
From the #1 selling 'Adrenaline Crew' platinum motorcycle mayhem DVD series we come to you now as digital anarchy...
- Tilt your phone/tablet to steer left and right
- Stay away from cars, curbs, and cops
-Tap ATTACK to punch and kick other players off their bikes and get Stunt Bonuses
- Tap the Stunt button to wheelie and perform other special stunts
- Pick up Nitro's to earn an extra boost.
- Tap break to avoid wrecks and sticky situations, bike will automatically do an endo!
* Adrenaline filled addictive gameplay with ultra smooth tilt controls
* Over 10 different characters to unlock and play, each with their own unique abilities, speed and gameplay!
* Real stunts the Adrenaline Crew performs on the streets across America
* Gain points by holding stunts while being attacked by other riders.
* Lifelike character animations and physics
* Play with Game Center and add your score to the Leader Boards and unlock achievements!
* Facebook integration: compete with your friends for top score and post brags to your wall
* Awesome realistic sound effects recorded from real motorcycles, including a sport bike, chopper, dirt bike, and a cafe racer!
- Save up your Nitro to use in sticky situations like running away from other bikers attacking you
- Concentrate on coming in first and just fending off those who attack you
- Hit Nitro then Stunt button so you can get extra speed while doing a stunt
- If being attacked on the side that a cop is shooting radar don't hit the rider off till you pass the cop, he will go after the other guy instead!
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Updated for all new phones! Read changes below.
* Updated for graphics cards on new phones.
* New control system.
* All characters of Adrenaline Crew to choose from!
* Unlock all bikes or levels with one click!
* New Menu buttons and layout for all phones
* Added Traffic for higher levels of difficulty.
* Added Adrenaline Crew's DVD Trailers
* New Sound effects for better game play
* Faster speeds for all riders
Adrenaline Crew part of our Racing and have average installs from 5000 to 10000. Last Update Feb. 10, 2013. Google play rating is 73.8365. Current verison is 1.11. Actual size 28.0 MB.
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Steve U
Level 3 is broken When I almost make it to the finish line I keep getting a game over! >:(
Marcus Bassillio
Doesn't work on gs3 The screen is scrambled
Heather Cheek
I got the full version didnt get anything
A Google User
Good I wish the bikes leaned a little more when turning so it felt more real but I like this. The last update was great moved from 4 to 5 stars
A Google User
Venom3132004 I am a true rider and I think this is pretty cool in my younger days we used to put on pads and ride and hit each other with wolfel bats it was fun until we got hurt this is a safer way pretty cool you guys say that the throttle don't work cuz you guys buy cheap phones even broke people are happy with this
Eric scherer
Horrible Fight between bikers is not smooth. You get close and kick and all of a sudden you're right next to the biker and he's gone after a kick. Not challenging or worth even the download if it were free.
A Google User
Throttle dosnt work also lags bad cant finish a race How do i get a refund this game is a pos and great advertising weres the small writing about how u race fight and stunt at the same time complete waste of time ill be requesting my money back this game should be free until u make it worth even a dollar
A Google User
HORRIBLE This was the biggest waste of money ever. It constantly freezes and you can't even "stunt". What a shame.
A Google User
Awesome Not much more to say fun addictive game
A Google User
This game sux hard !!! Wow the gameplay is just bad ... Wheelies are limited,,, you do the same thing over and over and over ,and over again.
A Google User
Doesn't work on HTC Rezound Looks cool but I can't play it at all.. restarts back to home screen.. how do I get a refund?
A Google User
Won't work I bought this game and it won't even load on my HTC EVO 3D the free game was great
A Google User
Hayabusa Dude This game is sweet , I like it better then riding my real bike Just kidding but the game is still super awesome, Thank You.
A Google User
Blaze 4g I was in level 3 n it put me back to level 1 wtf
A Google User
Unhappy Bought the game and won't load.
A Google User
Needs weapons! Fun game , but it can be better.
A Google User
Fun I like to play it. Its worth getting this game trust me.
A Google User
Awesome! Works perfectly! Can see the buttons and tons of fun to play! I'm not a phone game guy but this is worth it! HTC G2
A Google User
good game. Last update caused crash in game but now fixed. Remind st me of road rash
A Google User
Great idea!! Very glitchy especially on level 4 . It makes me wreck into invisible objects and ride in the air. Fix the problems and its a 5 star game.
A Google User
Lame This game could be so much better than it is. Waste of 2 dollars.
A Google User
W. O.w great game ( B.U.T) YOU CAN'T HEAR NONE OF THE motorcycle COME FROM behind YOU NEED MORE SOUND OR SOME music THAT WOULD BE HOT JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT MO MONEY MO MONEY MO MONEY DO THE mathematics P.S GUS OLD FAN
A Google User
Has along of potential but the creator didn't even try with the hi. Could be good but the hi us awful and gameplay sucks. Just graphics are good
A Google User
Rsfm Did you even bother debugging this piece. Atleast fix the throttle for god sake what a joke.
A Google User
Throttle lags out throttle does not work to much can't even finish a race ...seems like a awsome game if the throttle was fixed
A Google User
Runs great on my EVO 4g. Looking forward to their next release.
A Google User
HTC thunderbolt Sad day won't load.
A Google User
nexus keeps crashing on galaxy nexus,its crap
A Google User
Radically Screen doesn't rotate still on my epic II
A Google User
Great. Glad I can support!!
A Google User
Boring Still doesn't rotate HTC thunderbolt
A Google User
Awesome!!!! Best game ever! And for those haters who rated it 1 star don't be mad at Adrenaline Crew that it doesn't work for your old outdated phone....
A Google User
Good concept, not so good game. Good concept but not good game play. Cant hit cop on left side on level three. It just keeps kicking to the right and no one is there.
A Google User
Good Doesnt run right on droid x. But love it. Just glitchy
A Google User
Refund, glitches and more basic than it appears, got bored quickly
A Google User
Don't buy Dev no longer put out updates You don't show much love for everybody to be buying this app.
A Google User
Ofc douche Why isn't ofc douche a playable character?? Someone owes me a beer.
A Google User
Awesome game great graphics bought twice due to update refund me at least once please!


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Jane Austen is at the height of her considerable powers in Persuasion, the last novel of her short and magnificent career. To call this book a Cinderella story would belittle its keen psychological insight, its subversive charm, and its winning protagonist, Anne Elliot, who at 27 is older than Austen's other heroines, but whose intelligence and vividness make her a classic Austen creation. Flo Gibson conveys Austen's ironic wit and the incomparable social acumen of her story of a woman who must take a careful look at the first mistakes of her young adulthood before she can move past them.
Anne Elliott foolishly let true love slip through her fingers when she allowed herself to be persuaded that the man she adored was an unacceptable candidate for marriage. Now, after years of carrying a torch, Anne finds herself confronted by the dashing Wentworth, newly returned from years at sea. In this, her final novel, Jane Austen savagely skewers the rigid social sensibilities of the day with brilliant satire.
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"A Difficult Listen"
This story won't disappoint fans of Jane Austen's work, but in Format 3 the quality of playback was poor and difficult to listen to without some effort of concentration and frequent rewinding.
"A Nice Warm Bath, or Keeping Austen Weird"
Baths bookends Austen's writing. Her first novel, Northanger Abbey takes place largely in Bath. Her last novel, Persuasion also spends a bunch of time in Bath. While I wasn't a huge fan of her first novel, I really appreciated Austen's last novel. It was tight, interesting, and possessed a focus that Northanger Abbey lacked. It also seemed to be one of the clearest presentations of Austen's big themes: her explorations of marriage, class, persuasion and responsibility. The ability for Austen to create such a clear narratives that are also seeped in irony, satire, and yes even mild bathos amazes me.
"Buy a different audio version"
Flo Gibson has a gravelly voice that might be just the ticket for the aged woman-of-the-world of "Moll Flanders", but does not suit "Persuasion" at all. Recorded Books can usually be relied upon to match the right narrator to a book; this was a rare serious blunder. The novel is wonderful, just try a different version.
"Very much enjoyed this Austen classic"
I was unsure when I saw that the narrator was Flo Gibson. I have listened to other books that she read and had problems hearing them. This one is very well read and well recorded. For the most part, the sound quality is excellent.
As for the book itself, I enjoyed it. It is shorter then some of her earlier books, and once you've read a few things by her you can pretty much guess the end early on. That really doesn't take away from the story. This one had likeable and hateable, interesting characters and a good plot line. The father was a great comic addition to the group.
"Terrible reader"
I could not listen to this book the voice of the Flo Gibson was just gravelly and irritating. I will not buy another book with this reader.
I dearly love Jane Austen novels and this is my second favorite (after Pride and Prejudice and before Emma). Flo Gibson does a great job reading this book and toher books of this era and setting - she has a good voice and accent for the times.
As usual, Jane Austen created extrodinary memberable characters in Persuasion. I truly liked and sympathised with the heroine who at a young age was persuated (hence the title of the book) by Lady Russell to turn down Captain Wentworrth's offer of marriage. I believe we are supposed to honor and like the esteemable Lady Russell and her good breeding and sense, but I never could honor or like her. However, that does not take away from my enjoyment of the book. The story line is carefully developed and the characters are so well drawn that they come to life (the arrogant, ridiculous, conceited, cruel father and older sister of our wonderful heroine and the perceived ill treatment and ill health of her younger sister, our heroine's sporting brother-in-law, the silly and self centered Louisa, the charming Captain Wentworth, etc).
I highly recommend Persuasion to anyone who appreciates good writing, a good story, humor and passion. Even though Jane Austen grew up in very proper time and manner, and never married, she knows about love, romance and passion - and she can make you feel it without ever writing anything sexually graphic. Purchase it - you won't regret it!
"Great Story, Good Narrator, Bad Sound Quality"
"Persuasion" will always be my all-time favorite Jane Austen novel. Normally, I also like Flo Gibson's narrating as well. Unfortunately, this version was terrible. The sound went in & out, got scratchy and off balance at times, to the point that I was constantly readjusting the volume. Ten minutes into the audiobook, I was convinced I should have bought a different copy. The audio was so bad, it really took away from the story.
"My favorite Jane Austen"
Spoiler Alert: The story of Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth is one of the great love stories of all time. Yes, dear reader, they do end up together - but there were times I despaired of it.
I listen to this book every year, as I do Emma, Pride & Prejudice, and Sense & Sensibility. Northanger Abbey is fine, but not to my taste, and I cannot stand that prig Fanny Price so I've read it only a few times (on the other hand, the 1999 production of Mansfield Park with Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Hugh Bonneville, and Frances O'Connor as a less-insipid-than-usual Fanny is well worth watching). I digress.
What I love most about Persuasion is that it's a love story about more mature people of real character who have experienced loss but remained steadfast. The comeuppance of various others is especially satisfying, too (every time I read it I am again happy with the end to Mrs Cole's machinations). Anne is no flighty Emma or Marianne; she's a complex woman. Frederick is an honorable man who loves deeply.
I could go on at length, but you probably already know the story and have your own ideas about it. The question that remains is: which narrator is best?
For me, the answer here, as often happens, is Flo Gibson. I know she's not to everyone's taste, but her clear, no-nonsense voice is a favorite. She doesn't over-emote; she doesn't have a voice for every single character; she doesn't swoop and trill - she just reads the book as if she knows it well and wants to share it with you. For me, that's what a professional reader does.
Rated 5 for story, 5 for performance, 5 overall because it's one of my all-time favorites.
(Also, do look for the 1995 production of Persuasion, starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds, with Susan Fleetwood, Corin Redgrave as the perfect Sir Walter Elliot of Elliot Hall, and Sophie Thompson - who brings Mary Musgrove to hilarious life. I watch it every year, too.)
"Jane Austen at her best"
I can't tell you how many times I have read or listened to this book. I simply adore it. Excellent narration in this edition keeps me coming back again and again.
"Bad Audio"
At first I thought there was something wrong with my speakers. This is a very difficult book to listen to-the sound is extremely muffled. In addition, the reader's voice is very irritating. I wish I had read the reviews before I bought it.
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Carmelo Anthony made a triumphant return Wednesday night, but Iman Shumpert made a discouraging exit.
Anthony, in his first game since getting his swollen right knee drained last Thursday, looked like a new player. He was limber and light in scoring 21 points with eight rebounds in 33 tidy minutes as the Knicks romped over the pitiful Magic, 106-94, at the Garden.
It's the first time since 2001 the Knicks (40-26), who maintained their one-game lead over the Nets in the Atlantic Division, reached the 40-win mark this early in the season.
The good feel of Anthony's return was dampened because Shumpert was shut down in the second half with a strained left knee — the same knee in which the young guard tore his ACL in late April. He will undergo tests today, but there were signs of optimism that it is not serious. Still, with the Knicks, something always goes wrong.
Shumpert soared for a driving layup with 25 seconds left in the first half and took a spill.
"I took a step to explode and go up to the rim and I felt it pop," Shumpert said. "Last time I felt a pop I was out eight months. I didn't want to hear that. They feel it's just scar tissue breaking up. I was more scared and nervous than anything else. It was a regular take off and it buckled.
"They're going to re-evaluate me," Shumpert said. "They wanted to know if it stiffened. While I was sitting on the bench, I was fine. I had never felt that pop [since the comeback], and I didn't like that feeling too much. Hopefully it all goes well tomorrow."
The sight of a healthy Anthony was sweeter on the eyes. Anthony scored on a 3-point shot on the game's first possession and the Knicks burst to a 22-7 lead in the opening eight minutes, buoyed by their superstar's return after he missed the past three games and six of the past eight.
Though Anthony didn't score much early, he took the pressure off everyone else. It was 24-9 and Anthony had just five of those points.
"Big-time relief," coach Mike Woodson said of Anthony's first shot. "It let me know Melo is being Melo."
Orlando rallied briefly to make it a five-point game at halftime, but the Knicks cruised in the second half for their second straight win after taking the final game of the West Coast trip.
Anthony looked a lot more vibrant than he did on the two games he played out west. He blew past Long Islander Tobias Harris for one layup. He also scored on an alley-oop dunk off a pass from center Marcus Camby.
"I felt different as soon as I walked out of the hospital,'' Anthony said. "I was pain-free tonight. As far as stamina, I felt pretty good. I didn't feel fatigued.''
Kenyon Martin said it was a boon to get Anthony back, "especially when he's scoring 20 a night. It's always a pleasure to get him back."
Before the game, Anthony was full of bravado if relieved of knee fluid, predicting an Atlantic Division title.
"We still believe we are going to win the division,'' he said at the morning shootaround. "We are going to win the division. That's where our confidence is at right now.''
Melo admitted he had hurt the team by playing with a swollen knee.
"I went out there and tried to play hurt and it didn't work,'' Anthony said. "I was only hurting my teammates by going out and trying to play.''
Shumpert stayed in for the final seconds of the first half but J.R. Smith started the third quarter and finished with 22 points. Shumpert sat on the bench with a wrapping on his knee before taking it off late in the game. The Knicks called it a strain and claimed he could return if it didn't stiffen. But he didn't return.
"I could've played him, but I decided to hold him out until he's seen tomorrow,'' Woodson said.
Smith was an inside-outside threat who seemed more poised playing off Anthony, who had a solid 14 points by halftime, making five of nine shots, two of three from the 3-point stripe.
"It felt good for the most part,'' Anthony said. "At the beginning, I wanted to try if I could do everything movement-wise and it felt pretty good.''
"He's our leader,'' Smith said of Anthony's return. "We're just waiting for a few more guys and we'll be all right.''
Shumpert finished the night playing 14:14, scoring seven points with three assists. He had one neat fastbreak layup after a Martin strip. It was Shumpert's 29th game this season.
Shumpert made his season debut Jan. 17 in London after injuring his knee on the same playoff day in late April when Chicago's Derrick Rose did. Rose hasn't returned.
The Knicks' big-man situation still is in disarray as Tyson Chandler, Amar'e Stoudemire, Rasheed Wallace and Kurt Thomas are out. Chandler should be back in a week with a bulging disk in his spine, but the other three are done for the regular season.


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On the same day a Baltimore-based parking app was set to hold its Boston launch party, the city issued statements that threatened taking actions against apps that it says inflates publicly owned parking spaces.
Haystack, a mobile app,lets Apple iOS and Android users buy and sell street parking spots in real-time. It was expected to launch in Boston this week and was scheduled to have its launch party Tuesday night.
Hours before the launch party, Mayor Marty Walsh's office issued a statement about the controversial app, saying 'pay-to-park' apps may impede access to public spaces.
The Boston Transportation Department "will continue to evaluate any and all systems that may infringe upon the public's right to equal access and/or those that may artificially inflate the cost of spaces on Boston roadways and in municipal off-street parking lots, and BTD will take appropriate measures to prohibit any such app that is determined to do so," Walsh said in a statement.
Haystack usersare able to connect with others in their neighborhood who are either searching for a parking spot, or leaving one. Space buyers are charged $3, with $2.25 going to the space sellers and 75 cents going to Haystack.
Haystack's 24-year-old founder, Eric Meyer, told Metro this week that the app helps reduce congestion and emissions.
"We had several Haystack members here in Baltimore who said, 'Oh my God, if there is one city that needs this more than any other city in the country, it's Boston," said Meyer.
In a separate statement Tuesday, the city said metered and residential parking spaces are publicly owned and cannot be privately sold.
"City representatives have met with Haystack to explore their service, and at this point, we remain concerned that their app, and apps like it, artificially inflate the cost of parking, and allow individuals to profit from public space," the city said. "We are exploring our options to protect the residents and consumers of Boston."
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A racial discrimination lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Lancaster and Palmdale, claiming the Southern California cities excluded black and Latino families from receiving housing subsidies.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on behalf of two unidentified residents who say they faced racial discrimination. The lawsuit seeks to stop the cities from promoting policies said to be harassing and unfair.
Noel Doran, a deputy city attorney with Palmdale, said there's no merit to the lawsuit. An email message left for Lancaster City Manager Mark Bozigian was not immediately returned.
The lawsuit says the cities have targeted minority families with unnecessary sweeps and created an advertising campaign to dissuade Section 8 voucher participants from moving there. Most notable was a statement about the housing authority made by Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris at a 2008 City Council meeting, according to the lawsuit.
"It is time to go to war," the lawsuit quoted the mayor as saying.
Parris said Tuesday that those comments were really directed at the failure of the Section 8 program - not its recipients.
"The program is being used to relocate the urban poor," he told The Associated Press. "It's supposed to be a pathway to economic independence, but encouraging people to stay in poverty is not the way to do it," he said.
Officials in both cities have falsely portrayed those involved in the federal program as criminals and outsiders who have been dumped in the Antelope Valley, according to the lawsuit.
"Fifty years after courts outlawed racial segregation, Lancaster and Palmdale have turned back the clock, turning neighbor against neighbor in the process," said plaintiffs' attorney Catherine Lhamon. "They should be building one community, not tearing it apart."


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The 2007 St Louis Rams NFL Factory Team Set* contains 12 St Louis Rams football cards including Star Players like Marc Bulger, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, and Steven Jackson. Collecting NFL football cards of your favorite team is fun and great way to keep track of all your favorite teams and players. All cards in the set are listed below.
1 Marc Bulger - 2 Torry Holt - 3 Steven Jackson - 4 Isaac Bruce - 5 Leonard Little - 6 Randy McMichael - 7 Jeff Wilkins - 8 Will Witherspoon - 9 Joe Klopfenstein - 10 Drew Bennett - 11 Brian Leonard - 12 Adam Carriker
*Note The Cards in the Factory Team Sets like this one are NOT the same cards that come out of the Topps Packs.
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There is no right or wrong baseball cards to collect. Many people like Topps baseball cards or Upper Deck baseball cards but there have been many manufacturers over the years and even the ones that are no longer in business anymore like Fleer or Pinnacle are collected by many fans. Some buy only brand new sports cards while other buy only old vintage baseball cards. Price, value or what a price guide says a sports card is worth should not be the only or even the main factor in what you buy. The way to have the most fun with the hobby is to collect what you like and how you like and not what someone else says they think you should.
Many hobbiests like to buy baseball cards by the pack or box and get a thrill out of hitting their favorite player or that hard to find card insert, autograph or relic card. Others like to collect baseball card team sets or cards of their home town players and yet others buy factory sets or build sets by hand. Collecting baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, or any other types of sports trading cards can be a life long hobby that's fun for the whole family. So above all enjoy your hobby.
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Waxing complexity at the world-class competitive level is a whole different universe. Tuners are like sorcerers, hiding in dark rooms mixing secret potions, trying to squeak out just a little more speed than their competition.
You'll find them with thermometers stuck in the snow, testing for humidity, barometric pressure, snow age, and man-made content. Individual snow crystals are examined under magnification to determine how "sharp," or abrasive, the snow is.
All these factors are considered, a couple chants are intoned, and the day's "wax" is created–usually a combination of several different types with specific performance characteristics carefully layered to achieve the desired effect.
Special speed-enhancing "additives" (which resemble a highly illegal powdery substance, and are almost as expensive according to the latest market quotes in High Times) are vigorously brushed into the base for maximum acceleration out of the start. This wax quickly disappears and the original base wax takes over lube duties.


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I have a UMAX AstraSlim SE USB scanner (which is basically an Artec E+ 48U in disguise). I used to use it under Linux many years ago, and it was pretty simple to set up; you just copy the firmware file, Artec48.usb (from the driver disc that came with the scanner), to somewhere in your Linux filesystem, and then make a configuration in /etc/sane.d/artec_eplus48u.conf like this:
option artecFirmwareFile /usr/share/sane/artec_eplus48u/Artec48.usb
Now I am trying to use the scanner on Linux again and I can't get it to work properly. The image is badly distorted (I wanted to attach an example but the board quota is full). The image is stretched vertically and shrinked horizontally. Sometimes it comes out duplicated horizontally. The colors come out awful. There seems to be line interlacing (every second line is a black line).
I am on Mint 6 and I scanned with kooka (I also scanned with the Mint Scanner Utility and got the same results). The scanner worked without creating a /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules file, but just to be sure - I created one and configured it with the vendor ID and product ID and still no improvement on the image quality. I also tried scanning as root.
If anybody knows how to get this problem sorted, or has any ideas that I can try, I will appreciate the help.
Thanks in advance.
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This is a link to the SANE page for backends (drivers if you like)
and for this chip
http://www.sane-project.org/man/sane-ar ... 48u.5.html
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http://www.sane-project.org/man/sane-ar ... 48u.5.html
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TWO young dancers have earned a dream chance to perform with the English Youth Ballet.
Adam Peet-Harrison, 15, from Kirkham, and 12-year-old Adelene Furnell, who lives in St Annes, will take part in the company's production of Swan Lake at Preston's Charter Theatre in the spring.
They are both members of the Clifton Academy of Dance, Music and Drama and successfully passed local auditions which featured up to 100 young people aged between 12 and 18 and saw 50 chosen for the Preston production, scheduled for April 5 and 6.
It was the first time Clifton Academy had put forward students for the English Youth Ballet auditions.
Amy Pemberton, Adam and Adelene's ballet teacher, said: "We are so proud."
Adam, a pupil at Lytham St Annes Technology and Performing Arts College, and Adelene, who attends St Bede's RC High School in Lytham, are both in the cast of Fame Jr, which Clifton Academy is staging at Lytham's Lowther Pavilion tonight, tomorrow and on Saturday. From February they face a hectic schedule of rehearsals five hours a day every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Adam has been performing since he was eight but he has only been specialising in ballet for two years, since he joined Clifton for a production of Billy Elliot.
In an echo of the storyline, he was one of only four boys to audition for the English Youth Ballet, with only two getting through.
"I am so pleased and really looking forward to it," he said.
Adelene started dancing at Clifton at the age of seven and said: "I'm extremely happy to be given the opportunity with the English Youth Ballet company."


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By now, with all due respect to Steve Spurrier, we know that Alabama probably couldn't beat any NFL teams.
Actually, I don't think the Head Ball Coach ever really believed that the Crimson Tide would have a prayer against an NFL team, but it sounded like a neat thing to say at the time.
The truth is that Alabama was, is and continues to be a team with warts.
The coaching staff knew as much before the 29-24 loss to Texas A&M this past Saturday. For that matter, Nick Saban and crew knew it before the Crimson Tide had ever played a game this season.
You don't lose three of four starters in the secondary and six players off your defense who were NFL draft selections, including three in the top 35 picks, and not experience some sort of a drop-off.
Even at Alabama with its powerful recruiting machine, there are going to be holes that are difficult to plug.
Those holes have been most glaring the past two weeks in a secondary that has been exposed and on the edge up front, where the Crimson Tide simply don't have the explosive finishers to disrupt the opposing quarterback the way they have in the past.
To be clear, Alabama is still plenty talented on defense, and there are some talented young guys coming.
But Dont'a Hightower, Courtney Upshaw, Josh Chapman, Dre Kirkpatrick and Mark Barron aren't out there in crimson running around anymore.
This is not the same defense that spearheaded Alabama's national championship procession last season.
That facade took a body blow two weeks ago against LSU, which racked up the most yardage against Alabama (435) since Saban's first season in Tuscaloosa in 2007.
The knockout punch came last Saturday when Johnny Manziel and the Aggies jumped out to a 20-0 lead before anybody could blink and rolled up 418 yards and 23 first downs in their upset win over the Crimson Tide.
Just like that, Alabama went from a team marching toward history to a team that's now not even a lock to play in a BCS bowl game.
ESPN's Brad Edwards had Alabama in the Outback Bowl in his latest bowl projections, while ESPN's Mark Schlabach had the Tide in the AT&T Cotton Bowl.
Something says the Tide won't just roll over and play dead now that they've lost a game, but it is a stark reminder of how razor-thin the margin for error is in this league and how quickly things can change.
And let's face it. Alabama's secondary really hadn't been challenged until these past two weeks.
The thought going into the Tennessee game back on Oct. 20 was that QB Tyler Bray and the Vols' receivers could give the Tide something to think about. But Alabama got to Bray early, and he looked rattled the rest of the game.
The same thing happened to Mississippi State quarterback Tyler Russell, who never got on track.
Nobody envisioned LSU's Zach Mettenberger finding his groove against Alabama, but that's exactly what happened. Mettenberger got hot, and Alabama didn't cover well, didn't tackle well and didn't play with the kind of discipline it typically does on defense.
And then last week, it all unraveled. Manziel had 345 yards of total offense, and the Aggies didn't turn the ball over.
That's two games in a row that Alabama hasn't forced any turnovers after forcing 23 in its first eight games.
The bigger problem, though, is that teams are starting to pick on Alabama's secondary. Texas A&M receiver Ryan Swope had a field day with 11 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown. Three Texas A&M receivers had catches of 24 yards or longer.
The bottom line: If you can keep your quarterback upright, you can have some success throwing the football against the Crimson Tide.
A month ago, not many people would have believed that.
Privately, the Alabama coaches always had their concerns.
Now, the secret is out … and Alabama may be out of the national championship race.


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I have to say, even though the later segments of "I love the 90's" seem
to have been filmed a bit too soon (I love 1998 and I love 1999
specifically) This walk down RECENT memory lane is quite refreshing.
Making appearances to jibe at last decade's pop culture are: Hal Sparks, Michael Ian Black, Michael Bolton, and countless others including Lord of the Rings' Dominic Monaghan.
Even if you HATE the 90's you'll get a chuckle of the comments from the various celebrities they feature.
Highlights include:
Dominic Monaghan doing the MC Hammer Dance; Hal Sparks doing the "Forbidden Dance"; Jibes at films such as Resivior Dogs, Point Break, Austin Powers, and more; Insults to Garth Brooke and Billy Ray Cyrus; The "hotties of the 1990's"; The dirty rocker guys of 1990's; And the answer to the infamous question "why in the world would you clone a sheep?"
"They're all the same, they wear wooly sweaters and they go baaah."~~Dominic Monaghan.
If you need a good laugh I suggest you keep your eyes on VH1's program listings and catch it the next time it's on.
I give this an 8 out of 10 stars.
The series is very good but they spent too much time on one subject. VH1 also puts together a lot of animated things into video footage. One example is after they introduced the Where's Waldo book, in pictures and video, they'd show Waldo to the side as a little secret joke. There were also instances where they would show music videos and put the little computer animated baby from Ally McBeal to come in and dance. Many celebrities' heads are also put on different bodies to make the scene comedic. More things could have been covered but good nonetheless. I don't think enough fashion styles were talked about/shown. It is a good series but I think perhaps it came out a little too early. The write-ins to the Snapple lady and the Jay and Silent Bob rename TV shows were very stupid. Overall, I would recommend watching it if you're in for a little nostalgia.
I think I speak for everyone when I say that VH1's decade documentaries have been getting better as we go along. I love the '90s is hilarious. The panel of celebrities (if that's what you call them) dare to say all the things we think about events of the 1990's- from Snoop Dogg to Amy Fisher to Furbies-- a hilarious miniseries. The format is basically the same as it has been in the previous documentaries (80s, 70s, 80s strikes back)-- a year is covered in one hour, event by event, movie by movie, song by song, with commentary from a very funny panel of people who survived all 10 years of the '90s. You'll crack up every time Hal Sparks, Michael Ian Black, Mo Rocca, and many others provide their insight into the '90s, reminding us that we love the '90s!
I lost faith in VH1 when they started playing the unfunny, uninteresting "Best Week Ever". How could you have a documentary without the hilarious Michael Ian Black and the sexy, sexy Hal Sparks but actually include the totally boring Mo Rocca and Rachael Harris (and other unfunny, uninteresting comedians who actually think they're funny, for that matter)? I almost considered never watching VH1 again.... That is, until last night, when "I Love The 90s" premiered! Granted, I've only seen two episodes (1990 and 1991) and you did leave out some important things (Home Alone, and even Mariah Carey's debut). But I laughed out loud with my long-missed favorites- Hal Sparks, Michael Ian Black, John Mayer, Loni Love, and yummy newcomer Dominic Monaghan (good move VH1)! And not to mention it was a good excuse to scope out some more eye candy. As always, I got pretty excited when Hal or John's gorgeous face filled the screen, it's always great to see Dom without his hobbit get up (boy, is he hot, especially when he dances to M.C. Hammer), and when did Jaleel "Steve Urkel" White get hot? But most importantly, judging from last night's episodes, this is going to be the best mini-series of the four of them (80s, 70s, 80s Strikes Back, 90s)- even though they'll probably need to make another '90s documentary, seeing as they left some things out. But VH1, you have restored my faith in you. I totally forgive you.
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I have chosen the album flash back 90s because my sister used to listen to that when she was 14year years old. Now I listen to it because I like the songs when I go out to the town with my mam and my sister. I like to dance to the songs it brings back memories from when I was younger. I enjoy all the songs on this album, they make feel happy. The songs I like is I got a key and secret and what is love. The other songs are boring because I don't not like them songs. I have chosen the album flash back 90s because my sister used to listen to that when she was 14year years old. Now I listen to it because I like the songs when I go out to the town with my mam and my sister. I like to dance to the songs it brings back memories from when I was younger. I enjoy all the songs on this album, they make feel happy. The songs I like is I got a key and secret and what is love. The other songs are boring because I don't not like them songs.
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I like the I love the...shows. They're pretty funny, but sometimes the
people that comment on them whine a little too much. Not to mention
that they seem to think they speak for everybody when they state their
opinions on certain topics that appear for each year on the series. For
instance, they sure talk a lot of smack about the movie "Twister". Most
of them seemed to hate it, but I liked it quite a bit. I don't care if
some parts seemed a bit inaccurate. That's what I liked about it--the
Anyway, I also mentioned the E! channel as well because they seem to have the same celebrities on all these countdown type shows. There is always a big group of these so called celebrities that seem to think they're better than the people they are badmouthing on these shows (I love the 90's, Best Week Ever, 100 outrageous celebrity moments, etc.) However, there are the select few that make shows like "I love the 90's" enjoyable to watch; such as Michael Ian Black, Hal Sparks, and even Juliette Lewis. Rachel Harris kind of sucks.
To sum up, it's a cool show but some of these celebrities need to lighten up.
P.S. - Scott Ian from Anthrax sucks too.
We loved the '80s, then the '70s -- and then the '80s struck back with
a vengeance. And now, a decade that is just *too* close for nostalgia
-- the '90s! Some of the segments (like revisiting Twin Peaks, my fave
show of all time) were fun, and it was nice to catch up on some of the
cultural stuff I missed when I was in *graduate school* (Yes, I'm an
old fart, compared with some here). Overall, however, the show feels
forced and self-indulgent. At least they didn't try to shove a lot of
porn down our throats this time.
And it's sad when the regulars, like Michael Ian Black, start joking about how this series is a career killer. Jumping ship might have been the smartest thing that Donal Logue could have done.
Note to VH1: please come up with some fresh new programming -- preferably something without Mo Rocca.
I love the 90's rocks just like the whole I love series. Michael Ian Black is one of the coolest and hottest people on that show. Along with Hal Sparks. That guy with the glasses is really funny too. How could you not like moments like Tickle Me Elmo, Or crystal Pepsi which was either in the 80's or 90's but the point is we need insignificant shows like the "I Love..." series for if we had none the world would amount to nothing. Key moments in "I Love..." history: Look back at ABBA, Crystal Pepsi, Rainbow Bright, Tickle ME elmo(by the way there is now an elmo that sings E-L-M-O to the rhythm of Y-M-C-A, That book about the brother and sister in the attic. You know, I know, We all know that we can't live without it.
The VH1 series are great!! This is the weakest, and not just because it is so soon. It actually is because they keep the same people. I like the witty dialog that Mo Rocca, Hal Sparks, et al add, but the problem is they provide a weird perspective to the 90's. Whereas in the 70's and 80's everything was about various things they encountered, in the 90's they talk about waiting in line to buy their KIDS stuff. What kind of pop culture reference is that? Of course, they may fit the target audience, but I really think we should have gotten others who had more recent and direct reference to the decade. Nonetheless, the series is spectacular and the 90's is still a great decade to relive.
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Station closures lead to petition launch
Yesterday (January 10) councillors in North Down took to the streets with a petition against the proposal to close Holywood Police Station that was announced as part of the PSNI's Estates Strategy in late 2011.
They are urging ratepayers across the Borough to sign the petition, which demands that the PSNI take immediate action to reconsider the proposal and to retain the Police Station in |Holywood.
They say that the closure would have a devastating effect on 'public confidence, wellbeing and security'.
The petition was proposed by Alderman Gordon Dunne MLA, Councillor Alex Easton, MLA, Councillor Jennifer Gilmour and Councillor Peter Weir MLA and received unanimous support from all members of North Down Borough Council.
Councillor Dunne said: "In conversation with residents from Holywood and the surrounding area, the extent of public opinion against the proposed closure has been impressed upon me.
"There is genuine concern about the impact the closure would have on people's safety and security.
"This petition gives residents the opportunity to express their concerns and will be presented to the Chief Constable in due course."
Councillor Andrew Muir said: "The population in Holywood amounts to 12,000 people, sufficient to justify a strong police presence in the town.
"From an operational standpoint it makes no sense to further burden the Bangor Station with providing support to Holywood on top of its current responsibilities.
"Furthermore, Holywood Police Station is a success story, with an incredibly effective community policing team that is fully supported by local people. We do not want to lose this.
Alex Easton MLA said: "It is vital that the community unite behind this Council's campaign and oppose the proposed closure — with the size of the population in Holywood and its proximity to Belfast it does not make sense to close.
"We have seen the attack in Palace Barracks last year and with Holywood being a garrison town, it is not a good idea for a proposed closure."
Mayor of North Down, Councillor James McKerrow, also took to the streets of Holywood to raise awareness of the planned closure and collect signatures from residents.
He said: "There is a cast iron case for retaining Holywood Police Station as it covers a large rural area as well as the town, two substantial military establishments and MI5's Northern Ireland Headquarters.
"Many ratepayers in North Down have expressed their concerns to me about the proposed closure.
"I hope they, and many others, will now make the effort to sign this petition and ensure their opposition is communicated to the Chief Constable."
The petition is available for signing at Queen's Leisure Complex, Redburn Community Centre and Gordon Dunne MLA's Advice Centre (8 Church Road) in Holywood and at the Town Hall in Bangor.
On Monday, November 14, the PSNI presented its latest Estate Strategy to the Resource and Improvement Committee of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, which highlights Holywood and Donaghadee police stations for potential closure.
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I want to find out what rights I have if I divorce my husband.
We have been married 18 years, and have two children, 16 and 13 years old. I am not a US citizen, only a resident alien since we were married in 1993.
Most of our married life I have stayed at home, taking care of the kids and house. I started working as a realtor in November of last year, but so far has no income of my own.
We have more expenses than income now, and are not in a good financial position. We have a mortgage, the kids go to private schools, we have one car payment, and lots of bills. As I see it, we would not be able to have two rents if we divorced, with the income of my husband only.
I would not give up the kids under any circumstances. I am the one who has taken care of them and my husband has a bad relationship with our 16 year daughter.
Also, is there a possibility for me to move back to Sweden with the kids? This is not something that I really want to do, but I am alone here, with my family in Sweden.
I appreciate your response.
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You have a very long marriage and there could be substantial property and support rights at stake along with your custody concerns. Please locate an attorney in your area for a consultation to go over your legal options. Your plan to move to Sweden should also be part of the legal analysis when you meet with an attorney.


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A pit bull puppy that was severely burned in a house fire when it was 3 weeks old has become an honorary firefighter and the local mascot at the fire department where the man who rescued him serves.
William Lindler said that he rescued Jake, the puppy, while responding to a call to a burning home in Charleston, South Carolina, last April, according to ABC News. Lindler, who is a firefighter with the Hanahan Fire Department, said that he rescued Jake from a "badly burning shed" outside the home.
"I saw mama dog and several puppies running out. I saw one puppy trying to make his way out, when a piece of the ceiling fell on top of him. He started yelping, but he wiggled himself free and backed into a corner and cowered down," Lindler told the Dodo. "I brought him outside, and he was pretty bad. He wasn't moving. He wasn't breathing. I did mouth-to-snout on him, until we could administer oxygen."
Lindler then took Jake to an emergency veterinarian's office where he was told that the puppy, who had suffered second- and third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body, might not survive, according to the Dodo.
But according to Lindler, Jake "was a fighter," and after receiving morphine and antibiotic treatment for more than a month, the pup pulled through. When Lindler discovered that Jake's owners could not afford to pay for the treatments and thus "abandoned him," Lindler offered to adopt the puppy, ABC News reported. Jake underwent laser skin surgery, and the vet staff would have to "scrub dead skin off him every day."
"All in all, it was about four months of recovery," Lindler told ABC News. "Of course, even when he came home, we still had to continue putting on special antibiotics and ointments, and his scars will always remain. We actually have to put sunscreen on him when we take him to the beach."
But as September rolled around and Jake continued to improve and heal, Lindler decided to take the dog to the fire department.
"All the guys fell in love with him, and the ladies at town hall always have treats for him," Lindler said, adding that Hanahan's fire chief and mayor even proclaimed Jake to be an honorary firefighter and swore him in as the official mascot for the fire department in December.
Lindler hopes to train Jake as an arson detection dog, and he also hopes that Jake's story will help "change people's perception of pit bulls."
"[Jake] is actually a very loving and gentle dog who's never met anyone he didn't like," Lindler told ABC News.
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This title discusses the Post-Pop superstar. It is an in-depth study of Koons' entire oeuvre to date.
It is an unlimited popular edition. From kinky to kitsch to conceptual, Jeff Koons' art is anything but conformist.
Since he stirred up the art world establishment in the 1980s with his unapologetic basketball sculptures and stainless steel toy blow-ups, Koons has been known as somewhat of a bad boy - a reputation he confirmed in the early 90s via works depicting him having sex with then-wife Cicciolina, the Italian porn star-cum-politician.
Following this torrid phase, he changed gears to produce the gargantuan Puppy, the 43-foot tall floral terrier that now resides at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
Koons' exploitation of the banal, in the aggrandizement and/or embodiment of kitsch and pop imagery, has become his trademark; detractors may delight in their naysaying, but Koons' work commands millions at auction and his position at the forefront of contemporary art is indisputable. This exhaustive monograph begins with a biographical essay by "Interview" magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Sischy that puts his work into context and tells his personal story, as well as a text by Eckhard Schneider's analyzing Koons from a European perspective.
Arranged in chronological chapters by work groups, the main body of the book features art historian and critic Katy Siegel's detailed analyses alongside hundreds of large-format images tracing Koons' career from 1979 to today.
Rounding off the book are an extended bibliography and a lavishly illustrated biography.
Fans of Jeff Koons' work will find in this publication not only a sumptuous book-object, but also the most comprehensive study of the artist's work ever published.
This unlimited popular edition is for readers on a budget or who were unable to get their hands on the original limited Collector's and Art Edition.
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Facebook is experimenting with a new system that would allow you or someone close to alert your fellow Facebook friends that you're safe in the event of a disaster.
If you were in an area struck by disaster, your friends and family's first instinct would be to find out if you were safe.
But considering the average Facebook user has 190 friends on the site, you likely wouldn't want to spend a lot of time assuring each one–and besides, who's to say you have access to Facebook, anyway? What if you were only able to make a short phone call? Could someone else declare you safe on Facebook in emergency situations?
That's the idea being tested in Japan Wednesday. In cases where a user is caught in a disaster, that user's Facebook friends have the option of marking that person "safe." It's similar to how one "likes" a status update.
This means, for instance, that if an earthquake strikes your town and you're only able to spend a minute on the phone reassuring your sister you're not hurt, she can quickly let all your Facebook friends know.
Japan, of course, makes sense as a testing ground. When it faced tremendous damage in 2011 from an earthquake and tsunami, social media became a vital method for its residents to reunite with their loved ones.
A Facebook representative confirmed to the Daily Dot that it will be an occasional feature: "It feature will become available only during an emergency," she said.
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March 18, 2011
In the wake of the crisis in Japan, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to beware of inadvertently buying fake iodide products that are supposed to help protect against radiation.
"We're alerting consumers to be wary of products that falsely claim to prevent radiation and protect consumers, or are not FDA-approved," said an FDA spokesperson.
The demand for potassium iodide in the U.S. has spiked as the situation in Japan has worsened, she said. But health experts say there's no need for U.S. consumers to stock up on potassium iodide.
Products to watch out for include fake tablets and liquids purporting to be iodide, as well as dietary supplements and other products that say they protect against radiation, said the spokesperson.
There are only three FDA-approved potassium iodide products that protect against radiation. The agency's website identifies them as Iosat, made by Anbex; ThyroSafe from Recipharm AB; and ThyroShield from Fleming & Co.
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The Serchio valley extends north-east of the city of Lucca, in Tuscany, toward the Appennines and the city of Modena in the Northern region of Emily. Situated between two rich areas – the Lucca plain and Versilia with its fashionable beaches and the marble quarries area of Carrara – it's rather poor and kind of a backwater itself, since the new business routes bypassed it. Its steep hillsides and coldish climate are not especially suited to agriculture, and the great riches of Tuscany – oil and wine – don't grow there. For these reasons, it remained "undeveloped" and now this is proving to be an advantage: the ancient villages are almost intact, the hills' profile is not disfigured, and its produces – sheep cheese, honey, vegetables – are mostly done in a traditional way. Recently discovered by a less rich and maybe more culture-oriented British crowd than the ones buying mansions in Chianti, the summer events in the area features a curious mixture of high-level cultural events and "popular" fairs where the dominant televisive civilization became dominant (beauty contests, and the like).
Right in the middle of the Valley, Barga surveys it proudly from the top of its hill: not too high but still distinguished enough, and strategically positioned as a connection between the mountains on the north and the town in the plain. The ancient walled town is fairly intact and the visitor is spared, while arriving from the valley, the sight of the amorphous distribution of semi-detached and supemarkets and car dealers in the lowest and newest part of town. Dominated by its cathedral, whose tower was reshaped at the top by some Fascist architect who took out the terracotta roof putting in its place a series of incongrous, disproportioned merlons. If you want to know more about the town, visit the amazing www.barganews.com website: there's the latest gossip from the bar besides articles by Frank Viviano, a famous journalist and author now living in Barga, about the 1944 battle near Barga between the Germans and the all black Buffalo USA division.
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This Sunday is Cyber Sunday, the only pay-per-view that we the people make the decisions. This year WWE has changed things up a little bit. Instead of going toWWE.com and voting their, this time your text your vote. The match that I feel will be the most interesting is the WWE Championship match, where Triple H will face either Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, or both in a triple threat match.
Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy. This match would basically be a rematch from no mercy. The turn out would be the same, a close match with Jeff Hardy falling just short again of becoming WWE Champ. I really want to see this match, but I doubt that it will happen. My pick for winner: Triple H
Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov. This is the match that I feel could cost Triple H his title. Kozlov has been too powerful for any one person shy of Big Show, Khali, or Mark Henry, to beat. I feel that if Triple H were to win it would be by the skin of his teeth. this would be an exciting match, two powerful people facing off in an epic match and would possibly steal the show. My pick for the winner: Vladimir Kozlov
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How much will Tony Parker's injury affect the San Antonio Spurs? In a nutshell, probably not a lot because he'll hopefully be back in a few weeks, and the Spurs have a soft upcoming schedule. Under different circumstances -- had it been worse and/or had it occurred earlier in the season -- Parker's injury could have been much more alarming for San Antonio.
Here's why: When it comes to championships, there are only so many roster spots that really matter in the NBA. Fans in Chicago are finding that out this season without Derrick Rose, and those in Minnesota have discovered it in lieu of Kevin Love. Both teams have deep rosters.
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Playing the piano be boring for some people, especially when you don't like what you play, or maybe when you feel are not 'in the zone'. Staying focused while playing piano, or actually any other instruments is very important if you want to achieve good results with your instrument.
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Organizing Your Practice Session
1Make a list of what you have to practice. Get an idea of every piece or scale you might want to practice.
- Always include scales, because they are the foundations of pretty much every piece of music. Regularly practicing them always helps you to improve your skills in playing piano.
- Choice a song you like, which you are able to play. This boosts your confidence while playing and prompts your concentration during your practice section.
2Approximate the time you need to practice each item. For example, you might need 20 mins to play your scales, or 10 mins to play your chosen song.
3Decide on the order in which you will play your items. You should always play the simple items, such as scales first, to warm up your fingers, and then play the more technically difficult pieces. Space your items according to:
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- Your interest in the item
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4Rewrite the list each week according to your circumstances and what you have to practice. This way, you will have clear goals of what to practice and thus stay focused on your piano section.
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1Wear a watch or place a clock where you can see it while you practice. Also, set a designated time each to practice piano.
- For grade 3 and under, try at least 30 mins of practice each day.
- For grade 5 to 6, try at least 60 mins.
- For grade 7 to 8, try at least 75 mins.
- For Certificate or above, try at least 90 mins.
2Ensure that you have small breaks between your practice section. This helps you regain concentration and stay focused.
3Play piano according to your plan. If you have mastered a piece before your dedicated time frame, move on to the next item. The spared time can be used to play the piece you like most or you can compose something with that extra time. Having a reward always helps you to stay focus and encouraged to play the piano.
4Reward yourself. For each day you have completed your goals, give yourself a reward. This could be anything: A bar of chocolate, some TV time -whatever you think will further encourage you to stay focused and stick to your plan.
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3Close the door if you can. You might be tempted to just walk out and give up on your playing. Isolating yourself from the outside world may help you stay focused.
4Have fun playing the piano! Once you have mastered what you have been practicing on, it feels great to see your fingers dancing on the keys without you even thinking about what you're doing. It also feels amazing to bring some symbols on a page come alive with your pure hard work and skills!
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Beer was a four-letter word for Craig Conroy this summer.
I had a couple but not many, the Calgary Flames centre said after Saturdays session of training camp.
I was no-fun Craig. That what (wife) Jessie called me.
Anybody whos spent even a minute with the always affable and upbeat Conroy knows its almost impossible to think of him being no fun.
But beer was a no-no during an off-season he decided to do pretty much everything possible to make the Flames roster, which meant watching his diet.
If we were out at a wedding, Id have one or two but nothing crazy, Conroy said. Not that I drink much anyway, but I went weeks without drinks.
And he worked out like never before.
At age 39, Conroy is nine games shy of 1,000 for his career, which is a meaningful goal to him.
He knew the first step to reaching that prestigious milestone was being in the best shape possible, and he reported at 188-lb. six pounds lighter than a year ago.
He scored personal-best marks on some fitness tests, all to give him the best chance at another season and wash away a forgetful 2009-10 year.
I had such a disappointing year and never want to go out like that. Id hate to be that way for it to end not feeling well, injured and playing terrible, Conroy said. No matter what happens, I feel comfortable saying, I did everything I could possibly do. If it works out which Im hoping thats great. If it doesnt for some reason, I can feel I did my best.
But Conroy was wise enough to understand a salary-cap friendly contract would be just as important as laying off the beer.
Thats why his two-way, US$500,000 deal which would make him the lowest paid player on the team has no bonus clauses, even though hed be eligible for them for such things as game played.
Coming off a disappointing season in which he battled through three different injuries wrist, knee and broken bone in his foot and collected just three goals and 15 points in 63 games, that was the best he could hope for.
Then again, look at how many veterans are without deals or in camps on tryouts, including Brendan Morrison in Vancouver, Bill Guerin in Philadelpia and former Flames player Marcus Nilson in New Jersey.
Conroy was smart enough to realize it was best to swallow his pride.
A lot of it is the way they treat me in Calgary not just the organization but the city, in general, Conroy said. Could I have tried to do somewhere else and play? Probably. Would I want that? Not really. At this point in my career, that isnt appealing. My family loves it here. I never thought of going anywhere.
There are no guarantees, and what youre looking for is a shot, and I feel they know me here.
Still, he has all the feelings of a rookie.
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Utah Valley University junior Michael McPherson was named a Second Team All-American by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association on Monday, following the recent completion of the 2014 outdoor track and field season.
The Wolverine multi-event specialist secured his All-American status by placing 16th in the decathlon with 7,272 points at last week's NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The 7,272 total points he scored were the second most in UVU history.
En route to his 16th-place finish in the decathlon at the Championships last week, the Parker, Colorado, native won the 400-meter dash (48.28), placed second in the 100m (10.73) and took fourth in the 1500m (4:37.68). He also finished 10th in the long jump (7.24m), 11th in the 110m hurdles (15.11), 15th in the high jump (1.90m), 18th in the pole vault (4.30m), 20th in the javelin (49.87m), and 22nd in the discus (33.79m) and shot put (10.39m).Comment on this story
McPherson not only became UVU's first-ever athlete to compete at the NCAA Track and Field Championships last week but also the program's inaugural All-American at the Division I level. He also finished four spots ahead of his ranking, as he entered the Championships ranked 20th nationally in the decathlon.
The USTFCCCA handed out First-Team All-America honors to those who finished among the top eight in an individual or relay event as part of a team, Second-Team All-America honors went to those who finished between ninth and 16th, and Honorable Mention honors were given to the remaining finishers.
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Campaigners against a major housing development in Barnoldswick held a protest day at the site over the Bank Holiday.
Dog walkers and ramblers joined local residents in the protest against the application to build 29 homes on land off Long Ing Lane.
The May Sunday protest was the latest move in the objections to the plans.
Individual residents whose outlook would be directly affected by the new houses have sent complaints to Pendle Council and a "Save Barlick's Green Fields" petition already has hundreds of signatures.
The grounds of complaint include an unacceptable increase in traffic congestion and injury risk to travellers and pedestrians on such a minor road as Long Ing Lane, blight on the green field environment enjoyed by residents and by ramblers and dog walkers who use the numerous footpaths and an increase in flooding.
One of the protesters for whom flooding is a constant concern is Anne Ainley, whose cottage on Long Ing Lane is at the bottom of a steep incline.
She said: "Three times in the past year, I had to call the council out to unblock the drains to relieve the flooding. These new buildings would only increase the severity of the flooding."
Mrs Ainley is also very worried that building another road off Long Ing Lane would cause an increase in traffic flow that would lead to more risk of accidents, especially as Long Ing Lane is the route of heavy wagons to and from the Silentnight beds factory.
Dog walkers are also worried they could lose their regular haunts – some of who have walked pets in the area for more than 30 years.
One such dog walker is Helen Thomas, of Rainhall Road. She said: "I have been taking dogs round these fields for about 35 years and I know of at least a dozen others who have done the same for 25 years or more."
Some of the objections to the application by Stirling Investment Properties were voiced in April when residents attended a meeting of the council's West Craven Committee to consider the outline application for access to the site by breaking through the wall in Long Ing Lane.
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A 140-game season that ended with four consecutive losses and a sub-.500 record didn't exactly leave Augusta GreenJackets manager Lipso Nava thrilled Monday afternoon. But as his team walked off the field for the last time in 2012, he still found reason to smile for what he called a "positive" season.
"My whole purpose here was to get these guys better and give them a better understanding of the game," he said. "For me, that's the positives we can take out of this year."
The GreenJackets, who finished the year with 69 wins, 70 losses and one rainout that was never made up, weren't eliminated from playoff contention until the final series of the season. They were carried by a young but talented pitching staff that proved to be the strength of the team.
"Ask any position player about any pitcher on this team and they'll say they're all clowns," infielder Garrett Buechele said. "But they've got some good stuff on the mound. It's a lot of fun to play behind them. In fact it's a lot better to play behind them than try to get in the box and hit against them, that's for sure."
The GreenJackets pitching staff ended the season with the second-best ERA in the South Atlantic League. Of the four top arms – starters Clayton Blackburn, Kyle Crick, Edwin Escobar and Adalberto Mejia – none have turned 21 yet. But all four showed signs of potential.
"I feel like I learned how to pitch," said the 19-year-old Crick. "(Pitching coach Mike) Caldwell taught me a lot, and then I think (catcher) Jeff Arnold coming in here was the best thing for this pitching staff."
Crick was named the league's pitcher of the week in June and posted a team-leading 2.51 ERA. Blackburn and Escobar also finished in the league's top 10 in ERA, and Blackburn led the league with 143 strikeouts in 131 innings.
The pitchers learned from second-year manager Nava and Caldwell, in his first year as Augusta's pitching coach.
Nava called the pitching staff the "heart and soul" of the team this season and made a promise to the pitchers and position players before the summer started.
"We sat them down in that first meeting and I said, 'I'll do anything on my behalf to get you guys out of here,'" Nava said.
That's exactly what happened for closer Cody Hall, who was called up to the Advanced-A level after leading the South Atlantic League with 20 saves through July.
Blackburn, Arnold and outfielder Shawn Payne were also called up to San Jose in the final month of the season.
Payne, the only Augusta representative on the league's postseason All-Star team, earned the spot with his consistent bat and speed on the base paths. The right-handed hitting Middle Georgia College product led the GreenJackets with a .309 batting average and stole 34 bases before being thrown out for the first time 3½ months into the season.
Though the GreenJackets struggled at the plate at times – they finished the year tied for the league's worst batting average (.240) under first-year hitting coach Nestor Rojas – the offense did show a few surges.
The GreenJackets often came through in the clutch by winning a league-leading 30 games by one run, including back-to-back walk-off wins in June thanks to Buechele's bases-loaded hit by pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game followed by Payne's bases-loaded, two-out double in the bottom of the ninth the next night.
Just before the dramatic wins, the GreenJackets' defense combined to break a South Atlantic League record by playing nine consecutive games of error-free ball.
Now that the season has ended the GreenJackets won't stay in town for long. Some left after Monday's game, while others will fly out today. Outfielder Brett Krill said his flight leaves Augusta at 6:30 a.m.
"The worst part of the season is saying all your goodbyes. You know this exact group of guys will never be together like this again," Krill said. "It's been a roller coaster of a season for us, but we'll always remember all the positives."
Augusta's baseball fans will have to wait seven months before they'll see another minor league game.
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