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CHANTILLY, Va. (WUSA) -- A pedestrian was struck on southbound West Ox Road at Monument Drive on Thursday morning shortly before 5:40 a.m. Southbound West Ox Road is still closed.
The victim was transported by Medivac with non-life threatening injuries.
Fairfax County police say this was not a hit and run.
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Rep Matching: Through the MRC's rep matching program, members are provided with direct access to interested manufacturers throughout the year. In addition, MRC members can network and arrange for one-on-one meetings with manufacturers during the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

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This scholarship is for northern Nevada high school students who aspire to attend one of the top universities in the country, but need help financially in order to do so. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have been accepted to one of the top 20 US universities and colleges specififed by the donors. Preference is given to students from ranching and mining families. Awards will act as a bridge between what the school package offers the recipient and what the parents are expected to pay.
How easy is it to apply?
Not too bad
This scholarship's application process may have items such as essays that could take a couple hours.
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This scholarship has a relatively low number of applicants.
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Dow Corning
Vale of Glamorgan
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)1446 732350 (switchboard)
Fax: +44 (0)1446 747944
Welcome to the Dow Corning Barry site community pages. Using the
links and information below we hope you will find all that you need about our
manufacturing site in Barry.
Emergency safety information and telephone warning system
Use the links below to help you understand what to do when our site alarm
goes off (5 minute oscillating blast), or to register for our telephone warn
and inform system. This system allows us (or other companies in the Barry
Industrial Complex) to call registered people with a recorded message in the
event of a major emergency. We test our alarm at 15:00 each Monday
Site information
At Barry we manufacture silicon-based products and intermediates for use by
customers around the world. We start with pieces of elemental silicon which are
chemically reacted and changed to make silicon-based fluids, gums, rubbers and
specialty polymers. These are then sold to our customers and used as
ingredients to their products. Silicon-based materials are found in many
everyday products from personal care products (shampoos, make up, deodorants)
to car airbag coatings and sealants and can be made to protect, lubricate,
strengthen, adhere or conduct. We also supply many other Dow Corning sites
with basic silicone polymers for their downstream processes.
The Barry
site brochure (PDF size = 343 KB) provides information on the site's
activities in the community and explains our commitment to health, safety and
the environment. Our manufacturing process is also described in the brochure.
Printed copies are available from the site on request.
The 160-acre site is situated to the eastern part of Barry, South Wales, UK
in the county of the Vale of Glamorgan. With sea docks right next to the site
and excellent rail and road links to other parts of the UK and Europe, Barry
makes an ideal location for manufacturing. In fact, many of our finished
products are shipped from Barry docks direct to our customers in Asia,
Australia and Europe.
Historical Roots
The link with Barry and Dow Corning dates back to 1952 when manufacturing of
silicon-based materials first began. Under the joint-venture name of
Midland Silicones, Dow Corning and Albright & Wilson started making
silicon-based products. Dow Corning took complete ownership of the site in
1971. The site has seen significant investment through the years to create a
highly technical and modern silicones manufacturing plant. The Barry site is
the largest plant operated by Dow Corning in Europe.
Serving customers globally
Through the expertise and dedication of our employees and the quality
products we supply, our customers based around the world can produce: the air
bags that protect the lives of car passengers, fabric treatments that make our
clothes feel soft, coatings that help preserve our heritage, make up that
applies smoothly and is non-greasy, shampoos to make our hair shiny, polishes
to protect cars and furniture, sealants that allow glass buildings to stay
together, as well as a huge number of other applications.
Dow Corning maintains a corporate ISO9001 registration. Tools to meet
customer requirements include: internal and external audits, a Quality
Notification system and Six Sigma methodology.
Barry site nature center
The site is fortunate to have an area of natural wetland, our nature center,
in which wildlife can flourish. Set adjacent to the manufacturing site, the
area serves as a large fishing amenity with two large ponds. Reed beds and
meadowland complement the ponds and serve as extended habitats for many
different species of plants, animals and insects.
Overlooking the ponds is our education center in which we host school groups
interested in learning about eco-systems, wildlife and sustainability. The
building is made as sustainable as possible with materials of construction
being sourced from managed forests or made incorporating eco-friendly
principles. We incorporate several eco-friendly technologies: ground source
heating to heat the building, solar photovoltaics to provide power while
rainwater harvesting provides water for the restrooms.
Read more on our
Nature Center web page.
Our employees
The site currently employs approximately 600 people - from engineers,
chemists, plant operators and trades personnel to safety specialists,
accountants, IT specialists and administration staff. Safety and the
environment are top priorities for the site and all employees are required to
undergo comprehensive safety and environmental training.
Site Awards
The site has achieved many awards:
The distinctive distillation columns of the Barry site
Dow Corning Limited is a limited liability company registered in
England and Wales, registration number 486170. Registered address as
above. VAT number GB134023713.


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Dave Duncan is coming back to the St. Louis Cardinals on a two year deal with an option for 2013. I haven't met or heard too many Cardinal fans that think Dave Duncan is overrated, but I talked to one today. So I thought I would take a brief look at the Cardinals team ERA over the last 10 years, and see where they rank. Cardinals ERA since 2000:
Leader—LA Dodgers—3.16
Leader—San Diego—3.87
Leader—San Diego—3.70
Leader—LA Dodgers—3.68
Leader—LA Dodgers—3.41
Leader—SF Giants—3.36
It's no surprise that the Cardinals were in the top 2 in both 2004 and 2005. It's also not surprising that the Atlanta Braves were very strong from 2000-05. The Braves had Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz coached by Leo Mazzone. I always wondered how Leo Mazzone ranked all-time among pitching coaches, and it's hard to determine because of the names he had to work with. Considering the Cardinals finished 2nd in 2004 in ERA with a starting staff of Matt Morris, Jason Marquis, Woody Williams, Jeff Suppan and Chris Carpenter, you have to be impressed. Throw in Cal Eldred in the bullpen, who played in a huge role that year, and I don't see how he could be overrated.
While ERA doesn't give the whole picture, I think it's a good gauge of what Dave Duncan has done. If you look at some other statistics, you'll notice the Cardinals are always near the top for fewest walks, and rarely in the top 10 in strikeouts. But we know this, the Dave Duncan philosophy is to try to get ground ball outs, always has been.
I don't know if Dave Duncan will be the first pitching coach to make the Hall of Fame, or if he will make the hall of fame at all, but I think every Cardinal fan is a little nervous about the years after he leaves the Cardinals. I hope that the replacement is Marty Mason is someone the Cardinals can have to pick the brain of Duncan over the next few years, and use that knowledge when Dave retires.
My question to most Cardinal fans is this: Do you think Dave Duncan is overrated? Do you agree with his style of preaching ground balls, or would you rather have a more dominant stuff in terms of strikeouts? I think the Cardinals have a very balanced staff in this regard now, with Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garcia and hopefully Jake Westbrook and a healthy Kyle Lohse.


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SOUTH KINGSTOWN- Olivia Rich has a singing voice well beyond her young 12 years. Dancing, singing and acting, the Curtis Corner Middle School student has performed in several performances and lit Old Mountain Field like the fireworks display that followed her with her talented voice singing the National Anthem on July 4.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆō The town council authorized the town tax assessor Monday night to abate taxes for people participating in the elderly tax abatement program in the amount of $326,000.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN- The Wakefield lawyer charged with embezzling almost half a million dollars from his clients in 2008 was sentenced to three years in prison for forgery, counterfeiting and embezzlement.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆō The town council seeks a meeting with the school committee to discuss next yearŌĆÖs financial outlook after the school committee accepted the Reconfiguration CommitteeŌĆÖs recommendation to make four equal neighborhood schools and move the pre-school program.
The council voted to direct six possible dates to convene with the school committee through the end of August.
NARRAGANSETT ŌĆō Many parents enjoy reading bedtime stories to their children. Yet, naval officer and Narragansett resident Robert Flynn took reading to his children one step further; he actually wrote and published a book for them and for any other child who wishes to read about the adventures of Lucky McGuire, the spirited navy jet with big dreams.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆō Wakefield attorney, Debra L. Chernick, was lost for words until her life partner resolved a household catastrophe one year ago and she blurted out that he was as wonderful as any para-hubby could be.
From her experience and this domestic interaction came the word Chernick was looking for to resolve and give meaning to a situation that many couples face; Para-Kin.
According to the word's creator, ŌĆ£paraŌĆØ means to support or to stand next to, such as para-legal or para-medic might do professionally.
NARRAGANSETTŌĆöEnvironmental Day is coming to the Narragansett Town Beach. This Saturday, July 16, the Town of Narragansett and Rhode Island Rivers Council will be sponsoring multiple activities on the beach in order to raise awareness about the oceanŌĆÖs resources and how to use them in a safe, environmentally conscious manner.
NARRAGANSETTŌĆöThe Economic Development Committee (EDC) met with the Narragansett town council in a work session in order to discuss the future implementation of the recently created economic development plan.
ŌĆ£We look at this as an investment plan,ŌĆØ said Edward Mazze, Chair of the EDC. ŌĆ£Without the support of the town council, we will be stuck in neutral.ŌĆØ
SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆō As the deadline for the school department and the teacherŌĆÖs union to reach an agreement nears, tension between the two parties mounts with what seems to be different perspectives of what is going on at the negotiating table. At issue now is whether the school department is allowing for collaborative negotiations.
After reading the school committee letter sent through the school departmentŌĆÖs listserv on Monday, July 11 NEASK President Christine Heid was shocked.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆō A fire that caused extensive damage last Friday inside the Willow Dell Beach Club on CardŌĆÖs Pond Road in Matunuck is being treated as arson.


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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate community editor
There was laughter, there was concern, there was fear and there were tears. And finally, in it's most plain form, there was the truth.
The wives, mothers and families, as well as a few employers, found out for certain on Friday afternoon that the soldiers they know and love, the ones from the local 1457th Engineering Battalion, would not be coming home in May as expected.
"The request from the commanding general of the theater that some units be extended rattled around in the system for about 10 days before the decisions were made," said Major General Brian Tarbet of the Utah National Guard at a meeting in the Price Armory on Friday afternoon, where over 50 people were gathered to hear what most thought was a foregone conclusion. "Many kinds of units involving 20,000 soldiers have been extended. From the various states national guard units 3,000 soldiers in 17 units were involved. One of those requested was the 1457th."
However, the problem many people at the meeting expressed was that they heard the news from the media rather than through official channels. Some also expressed dismay at the fact they were the ones to tell their soldiers the extension was official.
"We didn't get the official word until late Tuesday night, so we couldn't say for sure until then," stated Tarbet. "But in fact, as of right now, that is all we know for a fact. We do not know for a fact how long they will be there, nor do we know for a fact what their mission will be. I can't speculate about that, but I can tell you where they are and what they will be doing today."
Tarbet told the group that the unit is still in Kuwait, where they have been for the last two weeks since being moved out of Baghdad where another National Guard unit from Virginia has taken over for them. He went on to describe their position as being in a "transitory area" where the guardsmen are sleeping about 70 to a tent and that they have good dining facilities and laundry services.
"According to the reports that I hear from their commanders each day the services are good, but it is very crowded."
Tarbet, who had done three other meetings similar to this earlier in the week in pish Fork, Ephraim and Tooele said that stateside individuals may have heard less from the soldiers in Kuwait than they did when they were in Baghdad because the internet sites in Kuwait are much more limited than the soldiers had in their own facilities in Iraq.
"A lot of the situation that has occurred here over this extension is that you have been twice disappointed, first last September and of course now," explained Tarbet. "I apologize for that, but it is in direct response to missions that are taking place on the ground. It would be incorrect to assume this is not tied to the events that you have seen in the media the last two or three weeks. It's gotten to be a much tougher situation where they need more troops. Ours soldiers were there. Had it only been a matter of hours, it might have been others instead.The 1457th was not singled out. In some cases there were actually soldiers on airplanes that were turned around and brought back because of the requests."
With that Tarbet went on to talk about the future and how things will be handled.
"We will continue to get you as much information as we know," he emphasized. "But I am not going to come out and give you rumors until we have facts. When we find out how long it will be, and what the mission will be, we will get that information to you."
One of those rumors was about the length of time the troops will stay. Most people have been hearing between 90 and 120 days, but Tarbet could not confirm anything about that except to say that he believed any extension would be effective from the date they were to come out of the area.
He then went on to some common questions he had heard from various people in the last week. One of those questions was about leave, and if soldiers could take it during this extension. He said he didn't know and that the commanders in the field were working on that problem..
"One of the reasons they're keeping them there is that they need additional personnel on the ground, so I see it unlikely that leave will be granted. However, that is only a guess on my part."
One of the things he emphasized was that even though the 1457th is a Utah Guard unit, it has now been federalized until their tour is over and control over many of the policies and procedures are made at the federal level, not at the state level..
Tarbet said that one of the major concerns is the condition of the equipment the soldiers have, after facing a year of adverse conditions. High temperatures, sand and other situations have taken their toll on the equipment that the unit still has and because of the fact they were preparing to go home, they have also been shorted somewhat on parts for repair of those pieces of equipment..
"When a unit is being sent stateside the supply line for parts is cut off and they are told to fix things when they get it home. Now they will be getting their equipment ready for the possibility of going back into Iraq. It's now really a function of time, having the parts and repair facilities to get the repairs done."
That brought up the point of where, if redeployed, the Guard unit will go.. Tarbet said that no one knew at this point. They could go back in as a total unit, companies, squads or even in some cases individuals if that is how they are ordered to do so.
"We're here to not diminish your expectations, but to give you the worse case scenario," stated Tarbet, getting to the meat of the issue. "These troops could stay in the area up until February of 2005. That would meet the statutory limit of the law, two years active service."
He then said he didn't think it would go that long, however, he wanted everyone to be prepared if it did.
He pointed out that because of the extension, the level of benefits for the soldiers and their families would not change. He also said that, contrary to what he had known at the other meetings he had held earlier in the week, extension pay would be coming to the troops and families, a fact he only found out about Thursday evening. However, the new version of it may not take effect until Sept. 1 and Tarbet said he "hoped the unit wouldn't be there long enough to collect on it" if that were the case. He said more information would be forthcoming.
Some soldiers have also already sent a number of items to the states in anticipation of coming home. Some of what they sent may be very important if they have to go back into Iraq.
"If you find stuff that you think is military, let us know," exclaimed Tarbet. "We'll then work through family support to see if there is a way we can sent it back to them."
Tarbet also pointed out that the possibility of the unit reentering Iraq was not a sure thing.
"This has been done because the command there has concern about the number of troops available. It's pure speculation, but there is the chance they may never leave Kuwait. However, that's just speculation; we just don't know."
He pointed out that many officials from the Utah National Guard as well as government representatives from Utah, including the governor and all the senators and congressman, are talking with the Army about the unit and the time it has already served in the area.
"The unit is not as ready as it was when it left here," he said. "It is smaller because some personnel have been sent home for various reasons and the equipment needs repair. I don't believe the commanders there would send the unit into combat without them being completely prepared."
Tarbet pointed out that he and his staff will be leaving for Kuwait to evaluate the readiness of the unit and to make the same point to the federal commanders.
"We have input into what can happen, but the decision is with the commanders on the ground," Tarbet reinterated.
Also present at the meeting were representatives from each of the states congressmen and senators. Toward the end of the meeting two of them spoke to the families and explained what their offices were doing and how concerned individuals could contact them. However, it was Tarbet who handled some of the tough questions, and tougher emotions expressed by many of those in attendance. While there were periods of levity in the meeting, it was a deadly serious undertaking to explain the situation and what may and may not happen.
When asked about the morale of the unit, Tarbet was quick to point out that he thought that the soldiers morale was actually better than many of those left at home at this time.
"The hardest part for them is the uncertainty," he stated. "Once they have a definite mission their heads will be right back in the game. This is a unit that is used to working, not sitting around in lawn chairs. They have had a super report card from top to bottom with everyone they have worked with in the last year."
But the Major General also understood that there is more to morale than just what is going on where the troops are located.
"To be honest, their morale will be a function of your morale. You are a big part of helping them to focus on the job they have to do," he stated and then he referred to the difficulty for those wanting the soldiers back. "I know it is a tough thing that we are asking you to do."


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On February 16 I ran, hiked, and skipped up an incredibly steep volcano with only 650 other idiots attempting the "Race of Hope" in Buea, Cameroon. In a country in which "making sport" is a very popular weekend pastime, with thousands of people donning full track suits and sweating it out under the soggy, humid rays of an intense African sun, there are relative few that sign up for the country's most famous race. Among these strong and dexterous athletes was a small number of "foreigners." 5 other Americans and I started out with our Cameroonian comrades from the stadium in downtown Buea, ran 4 miles up to the trailhead (where most people who hike Mount Cameroon begin their trek), then slogged up the treacherous mountain, laden with slippery volcanic rocks and locals wondering what on earth we were thinking in taking on this race- since we obviously couldn't win. When we rolled back down the mountain and into the stadium and across the finish line some 9 hours later, my running partner and I were smiling, covered in volcanic dust, and eager to sit down and give our wasted quads a rest.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. I left Yaoundé on Thursday in a giant Suburban with three other Americans and a fantastic driver named Tata. We drove safely down a notoriously deadly stretch of road toward Douala, Cameroon's largest city and its big, sadly-inefficient port. (Check out this funny video about the "Highway of Death.") Two of the four of us were former Peace Corps volunteers, so a "pit stop" meant a nice stretch of tall grass, but it was probably cleaner than any actual toilet we would have chanced upon. We stopped in Douala for a satisfying Lebanese lunch at a restaurant called Aladdin. (I've been out to eat so little here, this was a real treat for me.) That evening Greg, his wife Deb, and Katy and I all went for a walk before the sun set. Just a stone's throw from the hotel we happened upon a giant banana plantation, a subsidiary of Del-Monte. I loved trekking the quiet dirt roads lined with banana trees holding their jewel-like blue plastic bags. The bags protect the banana-fruit from bugs and help it to ripen faster, I think. Apparently the locals don't eat these bananas because they taste terribly bland, and compared to the bananas on the street here, American-supermarket bananas taste like paper.
We passed several people on our way through the banana-field and no one stopped us. But man, do Cameroonians hate me taking pictures of anything connected to a factory or business. White-girl+big camera=spy, of course. I felt like Mike Teavee intending to take Willy Wonka's secret recipe and sell it to Slugworth, but really just intended to put it on my blog. The banana-processing center was very interesting- we witnessed a man bathing in the creek running next to the warehouse, a conveyor belt dumping "undesirable" bananas into a taxi filled to the brim to be used as animal-feed, and crates and crates of bananas loaded into ancient refrigerated trucks.
The next evening, the night before the race, Katy and I ran a quick 5K through the fields again. I tucked away an ominous feeling while under the oppression of the giant volcano that looked like a distant cloud, high above the horizon. Looking at the peak of the mountain and thinking it to be my goal for the next day, I was sufficiently intimidated.
The day before the race. Goals: ensure our registration forms were received, get the required "medical check", pick up our race shirts and numbers. Time we completed our goal: 9:30 pm. Turns out I was the only American registered.
Our medical check was a hilarious blood pressure station, in which it turns out we all have hypertension, followed by a short interview with someone behind an upturned table-as-screen. I was asked if I had run a marathon before, if I'd had a heart attack, and if I was feeling pain in my chest, abdomen or limbs. Since I answered well to each of the questions, in the final section titled "Conclusion" I scored a check next to "Fit" and was given the green light by a young man with a dingy lab coat worn unbuttoned over his athletic wear. Several of my friends, a little older than myself, had the pleasure of lifting their shirts for a "hernia check." Wes said that they instructed him to lift his shirt and "firm up his abdominals." He obeyed their instructions but was met with the man's insisting him to "No, FIRM up your abdominals!"
The tv crew asked Katy, Deb and I to get our blood pressure taken again, so they could film it. Horrifyingly, the camera came to me, zoomed in on the machine taking my blood pressure and recorded for all of Cameroon to see my numbers shoot the roof as my heart started beating faster, realizing they would soon turn the camera on my face. When they asked me how I felt about the race tomorrow, I answered a pithy, "I'm okay." And that was it. What? No matter. My housekeeper and her entire family saw this clip on tv (they watched it on her husband, our gardener's, cell-phone) and she wrote me the following text that evening: "Madame, my whole family saw you on CRTV and words can not express the feeling of joy I have for you. We are all praying for you tomorrow during the race."
We returned to the stadium to hand in our medical forms and were told that someone would bring our numbers to us that afternoon, not to worry. Feeling excited with our success-in-registering, we took a picture under the winner's banner.
Having accomplished all we could towards actually registering the four of us, we headed to the city's cooking school, where the U.S. Embassy's chefs trained, a place called O.S.C. It serves traditional Cameroonian food which means the menu is like this:
chicken or fish,
with corn fufu (grits, but finely ground then steamed into a hard ball) or plantains,
and a side of jamma-jamma or ndolé ( both stews of a bitter green leaf mixed with peanut paste and reminiscent to me of the detested collard greens my great-grandmother made).
I had chicken, corn fufu (Deb's favorite, not mine, but I swallowed it for "carb's sake") and jamma-jamma, which tastes good if I think of it as creamed spinach. Not exactly a spaghetti dinner, but hey, a marathon up and down Mount Cameroon isn't exactly the New York Marathon.
In Part Two of this post, I'll get to the actual Race of Hope. I promise.


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The Hawaii Festival of The Arts in France showcases Hawaiian dance, culture, and the spirit of aloha in Paris.Video Transcript
Imagine a flash mob HULA -- in Paris! It's happened as part of a Hawaii Festival of The Arts in France -- an event that started two years ago. Tonight, KITV's Catherine Cruz gives us a glimpse -- of how a seed of aloha is thriving in the "city of lights." 24-29 55-1.00 2.25-2.29 - NATS Musicians playing la vie en rose - It's a Hawaiian take on a french classic... and a way to speak directly to the heart of art afficianados in France. - Kilohana 31: 34 - 31: 51 - "It is so moving to dance this for the french public because suddenly because they understand the words, they see that every word corresponds and they helps them understand hula a little better" Our cameras caught up with members of Halau o Manoa and Halau Mele as they rehearsed last month preparing to take center stage in Paris in a festival celebrating dance music and more --for the second time. Sam Gon 1:57 - 2:12 - "Paris has always been avant guard in regards to arts and crafts and design, so it makes a lot of sense to share a new song form a new chant form, a new art form in that setting," The Hawaii festival sprang forth as a way to mark the 20th anniversary of Halau o Manoa, the Paris based hula studio started by Kumu Kilohana Silve. This year Gon is presenting at the Quai Bronly cultural museum where the focus is on hula and the natural world. Sam Gon 358: -4:15 -"So it's going to be once again the connection of the place that is Hawaii, and that natural history foundation, that richness that created a part of hula," nats of french introduction and Makana Hawaii's musicians Makana and Taimane Gardner are sharing the aloha putting the steel guitar and ukulele in the spotlight. In addition to mele and hula all across the city, Hawaii culture is being showcased with lei-making workshops, and even a taste of pacific fusion cuisine. The performances provide an island texture to a city hungry to learn about Hula gifts shared by those with a love for hula, oli and mele. And while much of the cultural exchange this past week has been in the city of lights, the experiences of two years ago taking the show on the road in parts of france still warm these hawaiian hearts... - kathryn 14:54- 15:13 - "We danced hula in a barn it was a story telling festival and it was cold and the dancers were wearing their pau. and Kilohana was telling the story of Pele and she was telling it in french," - kathryn 15:41- 15:53 - "That was the best hula moment in france sharing hula in a small venue, in a barn with hay. That was beautiful," - back to dans tape .. Whether its Hula Kahiko or Awana,thanks to these dancers and musicians the french are embracing our island culture--with a hearty hana hou... - 32: 10 - 32; 20 - " Quad il me prend dans ses bras... Je vois La vie en rose. When you take me in your arms I see life in a rosy hue," - MUSIC la vie en rose sound under Aloha taking hold... across the seaCatherine CRuz KITV4 news Hawaii favorite Tony
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History of Western Theatre: 17th Century to Now/Scandinavian Realist
The large figure-heads of 19th century Scandinavian theatre are Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) of Norway and August Strindberg (1849-1912) of Sweden. Major Ibsen plays include "Et Dukkehjem" (A doll's house, 1879), "Gengangere" (Ghosts, 1881), "En Folkefiende" (An enemy of the people, 1882), "Vildanden" (The wild duck, 1884), "Rosmersholm" (1886), and "Hedda Gabler" (1890).
Major Strindberg plays include "Master Olof" (1872), "Fröken Julie" (Miss Julie, 1888), and "Brott och brott" (Crimes and crimes, 1900). "Master Olof" describes the life of Olaus Petri (1493-1552) during the reign (1523-1560) of King Gustav I Vasa (1494-1560). "Miss Julie" is a potent play with important changes in technique, including the non-linear dialogue and the tight dramatic construction. "Crimes and crimes" is a worthy continuation of the naturalistic style akin to Emile Zola's novels.
Another Norwegian figure of merit, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1859-1942), wrote plays of social impact, and, like Ibsen, with a feminist bent, notably "De Nygifte" (The newly married couple, 1865), "Leonarda" (1879), and "En Handske" (A gauntlet, 1883). Though weaker than the towering Ibsen, these dramas exude strength by most standards.
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"A doll's house". Time: 1870s. Place: Norway.
"A doll's house" text at http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House
Torvald Helmer hears his wife, Nora, enter in their house. "Is that my lark twittering out there?" he asks. His "little featherheard" has been spending more money than usual for Christmas presents, for which, though to some extent justified in view of his new position as bank manager, he condescendingly scolds her. Nora receives the visit of an old school-friend, Christine. Fallen on hard times, she asks Nora to use her influence on Torvald to obtain a position for her at the bank. Nora accepts. When Nora describes her own troubles, she is ruffled by her friend's condescending tone. "But I have not told you the important thing," she announces. A few years ago, Torvald was sick and strongly recommended to recuperate in sunny Italy, but they lacked money for this, so that, without his knowledge, she saved his life by borrowing a large sum of money. When asked about Christine's request, Torvald accepts to hire her, at which Nora childishly claps her hands. However, her joy is considerably diminished after learning that the man from whom she borrowed the money, Krogstad, is about to be dismissed in Christine's place. When Torvald learns of Nora's loan, he informs her that she is guilty of fraud for naively signing her father's name after his death as security for it. Krogstad threatens to expose her unless he keeps his position. Though Nora tries to convince her husband to keep him, she is unable to, he being particularly irritated by the man's familiar manner as an old school-friend. She thinks of asking Dr Rank, a family friend for a loan, but, although dying of a spinal disease, he reveals his love for her, and she finds she cannot. Krogstad is dismissed and leaves a letter explaining the entire matter to her husband. In preparation for a ball and to distract her husband from opening the letter box, she dances wildly the tarantella, to her husband's consternation. Christine guesses who loaned the money, and, during the ball, confers with Krogstad, an old love of hers. They decide to renew their relation, but she feels the letter should remain where it is, since there should be no such secrets between a wife and husband. When Torvald discovers the letter, he is devastated on its consequences for him, lying under the power of such an unscrupulous fellow. He angrily tells Nora he will temporarily remove their three children from the influence of such an unfit mother, but is then relieved to learn from Krogstad's second letter that he need fear no blackmail. Yet Nora takes him at his word. She feels herself to be indeed unfit as a mother and no more than a doll wife to him, and so leaves husband and children.
"Ghosts". Time: 1880s. Place: Norway.
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After living in Paris as a painter, Oswald Alving returns home to live with his widowed mother. Pastor Manders is satisfied of this decision, for "a child's proper place is and must be the home". He is also satisfied about the role he himself played many years ago in convincing Mrs Alving to return to her husband despite his adulteries and drinking bouts. With Manders' help, Mrs Alving is setting up an orphanage in her husband's name, to blind society all the more, hypocritically, though feeling all the while she is a coward. Since this is the work of heaven, Manders suggests not insuring the orphanage, which she reluctantly accepts. After their discussion, her blood runs cold on hearing sounds in the next room whereby it is obvious that Oswald is seeking to seduce her servant, Regine: "Ghosts!" she cries out. The pastor is abashed on learning that her husband never ceased his debaucheries, Regine being his daughter of an adulterous relation with their previous servant, Joanna. Manders is angry at Regine's father, Engstrand, for not informing him of this, but is soothed by his declaring he used Joanna's money for Regine's education, at which Mrs Alving calls him "a great big baby". One day, Oswald tells his mother he feels sick. Mrs Alving is all the more distressed wheh he tells her that a doctor told him his symptoms may result from a debauched father, as if "worm-eaten at birth". But at least he is comforted by the thought Regine will know what to do when the time comes. Suddenly, there is the terrible news of a fire at the orphanage caused by Manders' carelessness. In view of Oswald's statements, Mrs Alving no longer delays their knowing the nature of her servant's birth. Regina immediately wishes to leave. Oswald's case worsens. He begs his mother to give him morphine at euthanasic doses should his symptoms get even worse, which she does in the throes of anguish. When Mrs Alving opens the curtains to let the morning sun in, he, at the early stage of syphilitic blindness and dementia, asks for the sun. Mrs Alving screams and tears her hair with both hands as she hears Oswald repeatedly asking for the sun.
"An enemy of the people"[edit]
"An enemy of the people". Time: 1880s. Place: Norway.
"An enemy of the people" text at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2446
In a little spa town, Doctor Thomas Stockmann learns that the waters are contaminated. He communicates these news to the newspaper editor fo the local paper, Hovstad, along with his assistant, Billing. As a liberal, Hovstad sees this as an opportunity to criticize and eventually bring down the more conservative elements of the town, whose planning of the conduit-pipes is responsible for the pollution. Thomas' brother, Peter, mayor of the town, informs him that the cost of eliminating the contamination is prohibitive, and so the matter must be hushed up. Dr Stockmann is scandalized and refuses to cooperate. When he informs this news to Morten Kiil, his wife's adoptive father and owner of the factory most responsible for the pollution, he is glad of the trouble occasioned to the city's authorities. A worried Peter informs Hovstad, Billing, and Aslaksen, owner of the newspaper, of the situation. Aware of the economic consequence to their own purses, they selfishly change sides, to the great displeasure of Dr Stockmann, who promises to divulge what he knows to the townspeople at a public meeting at Captain Horster's house. The townspeople choose to believe the mayor and pronounce Dr Stockmann an enemy of the people, at which time he violently counters with a series of Nietzschean-type statements, notably that the "majority is never right". His trousers are rent and stones are thrown at his house. He, his daughter, and Horster all lose their positions. He concludes that "one should never wear one's best trousers when fighting for freedom and truth". To console him, Peter tells him that nothing need be irreversible, that, taken into account the people's mutability, he can choose to come back once all this blows over provided he admits he is wrong. Having bought shares of the Baths at a cheap price, Morten tells Dr Stockmann that his family will obtain the profits provided once again he admits he is wrong. Otherwise, they get nothing. Aware of Kiil's doings, Hovstad and Aslaksen agree to put the paper at Dr Stockmann's disposal should he reverse the pollution problem, at which time he chases them out with an umbrella. Instead of leaving town, Dr Stockmann decides to remain, move into Horster's house, act as schoolteacher to his two young sons, and write against liberal and conservative alike, concluding that "the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone".
"The wild duck"[edit]
"The wild duck". Time: 1880s. Place: Norway.
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Two old schoolmates, Gregers Werle and Hialmar Ekdal, meet after an absence of sixteen years during a party at the estate of Werle senior, a wealthy merchant. Hialmar informs him that he has received several benefits from Werle senior since his father was imprisoned for illegally selling timber, notably financial help in setting up a photographer's shop. He also informs him that he married Gina, once a servant at Werle's house, and that Ekdal senior, since his release from prison, receives help in the form of copying tasks. Suspecting the worst motives on the part of his father, once old Ekdal's business partner, Gregers confronts him about his role in Ekdal's arrest but obtains no satisfactory answer, so that he angrily leaves the paternal home and heads towards Hialmar's. Their conversation is interrupted by Ekdal senior, who shows him a garret where several types of poultry are kept, including a wild duck, shot down by Werle senior and recovered from the depths of the water by his hunting dog. Knowing that he will never agree with his father, Gregers is pleased to discover Hialmar possesses a room to let. To his old comrade's surprise, he asks to stay there. Despite Gina's anxieties at this suggestion, Hialmar accepts. The next day, Hialmar desultorily retouches photographs but is tempted by his father to care for the poutry instead, leaving Hedvig, his 13-year old daughter, to finish a task uncongenial to one with an incurable eye disease and soon to be become blind. When Hialmar returns, he informs Gregers of an invention he is working on without specifying what it is. Having heard enough of his friend's moral blindness, Gregers becomes the hunting dog to retrieve his duck-friend from the depths of the morass, a project disapproved of by Relling, a physician living in a room just below Gregers', whose diagnosis is that the would-be savior suffers from "rectitudinitis". After Hialmar returns from a walk with his friend, he is determined to contribute more extensively in the photographic business, but is stunned on learning from Gina of the importance of his father's copying work to the household finances and even more so on learning of her amorous relation to Gregers senior at the time she was employed by him. Her lack of honesty contrasts with Bertha Sorby's attitude, who, after a dubious past, receives an offer of marriage from Gregers senior. But worst of all is the thought that Hedvig might be Gregers senior's child, not his. Terribly shaken by his wife's inability to state who the father is, he leaves the house, to Greger's discomfiture, who expected his friend to forgive, not condemn. To help Hialmar think well of his daughter again, Gregers proposes that she kill her favorite animal, the wild duck, for her father's sake. She reluctantly agrees to ask her grandfather to kill it. Having gone no farther than to Relling's apartment, Hialmar returns to say he intends to leave the house with his father. To Hedvig's despair, he repulses her. Gina attends to practical matters of Hialmar's departure while he munches bread and butter. Gregers is distressed on seeing him prepare to go, but on hearing a pistol shot inside the garret, is elated over Hedvig's determination until learning she lost heart and shot herself rather than the wild duck.
"Rosmersholm". Time: 1880s. Place: Norway.
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Rebecca West, housekeeper at Rosmershom, notices that Johannes Rosmer still avoids the footbridge leading up to his house, from which his wife, Beata, plunged in the water to commit suicide. They receive a visit fom the headmaster of the local school, Kroll, brother to Beata, who asks Johannes to help him fight against certain tendencies beginning to prevail in the town, notably those encouraged by Mortensgaard, editor of a liberal newspaper. Rebecca chortles at this request, because over the course of several years Johannes has become progressively more liberal in his views. Kroll is stunned and angry. Because of this, he says that their long-standing friendship is likely to end. Nevertheless, Kroll returns with his own news. Shortly before her death, a "tormented and overwrought" Beata had visited him to express grief at her husband's apostasy. Johannes had thought that his views were kept secret from her. In addition, Kroll mentions that a few days before her suicide, she had said: "They can expect to see the white horse at Rosmersholm again soon," in reference to a fabled creature appearing shortly before a person's death. She also said: "I haven't much time left, because now Joannes must marry Rebecca at once." Johannes is astonished and resents Kroll's suspicion that an adulterous relation existed between himself and Rebecca. Mortensgaard is glad to have Johannes join his ranks, but advises him not to reveal he is no longer a Christian, for that would reduce his effectiveness as the promoter of liberal views. Wondering how Beata might have guessed about his apostasy, Johannes is tormented by a sense of guilt and can find only one way out: marry Rebecca at once. At first, she cries out in joy, but then falls back, specifying that if ever he proposes again, she will go "the way Beta went". His sense of guilt is all the heavier to bear. "Oh, but you must put everything out of your mind but the great and splendid task you have dedicated your life to," Rebecca cries out, but he is unable to. Resenting Rebecca's role in Beata's death, Kroll delves into her past, suggesting that she indulged in sexual relations with her adopted father, which she hotly denies. Yet to both men she admits that she lured Beata to the path of the millstream. She decides to go away. Without her aid, Johannes recants his liberal views and reconciles himself with his conservative friends. He sees only one way to regain his faith in Rebecca, to go the way Beata went. When he sees her resolute to do so, he loses hope and follows her over the footbridge.
"Hedda Gabler"[edit]
"Hedda Gabler". Time: 1890s. Place: Norway.
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George and Hedda Tesman have just returned from a 5-month-old honeymoon vacation. His aunt, Julie, confesses to him that she participated financially in the house he is occupying, expensive relative to his income, but no less would do for General Gabler's daughter. He has hopes of obtaining a professorship to pay her back. Hedda exclaims on seeing a hat lying about, pretending it is a servant's when it is Aunt Julie's, who leaves in a huff. The newly married couple receive a visit from Hedda's old school-friend, Thea Elvsted, who pretends to speak to Hedda on behalf of Eilert Lovborg, the former tutor of her husband's children, when actually it is on hers, because she is in love with him and wishes to leave her husband. The Tesmans later learn from Counsellor Brack, their common friend, though mostly Hedda's, that the professorship will be available after a competition, one of the candidates being Eilert, who has recently written a successful book. Hedda must get used to her modest condition. For the moment, her only amusement is to shoot with the general's pistols. She scares Brack in the garden by pointing one at him and shooting over his head. She then admits to him that she was "awfully bored" during the wedding trip, George being a specialist and working at his notes. When he enters, she and Brack gently mock his specialist characteristics, unnoticed by him. The Tesmans next receive the visit of Eilert, who reveals to George's astonishment the subject of his next book, a bolder one, the state of civilization in the future. To George's relief, he will not compete for the professor's position. When Thea comes back, Hedda sits between them and reveals her friend's harried state on her previous visit, a piece of treachery in the latter's mind. Eilert leaves with George and Brack for a men's party at the latter's home, Eilert promising to return to escort Thea to her house, but he never does as a result of his excessive drinking bouts. The next morning, George tells Hedda he found the only copy of Eilert's manuscript in the street after it was drunkenly dropped. He wants to alert Eilert but is distracted by the news that his Aunt Rina is dying. Brack enters to tell the story of last night's escapades, Eilert winding up at Miss Diana's house, a disreputable place, shouting for something he has lost, with violent interchanges till the police were summoned. Because of this scandal and because Brack appreciates his visits to Hedda in the form of a triangle (with her inconsequential husband), he advises her to drop Eilert. After he leaves, Eilert arrives in a desperate state. He announces to Thea that their relationship does not make sense anymore because he has torn his manuscript. Thea is devastated. "I, too, had a part of that child," she moans. "Now, everything is black before me." Hedda remains silent. After Thea leaves, she requests him never to return and gives him one of her pistols. "Will you take care that it is done beautifully?" she asks. After he leaves, she burns his manuscript. Following Aunt Rina's death, George learns to his horror what his wife did with the manuscript. She also begins to reveal she is pregnant, but is unable to finish the sentence. Brack returns with news that Eilert is dying. Thea and George grieve at this event, yet, since she has found his notes, both agree on attempting to piece them together though it may take years. Alone with Hedda, Brack discloses Eilert is already dead and that the pistol may be traced to her. Unhappy with her marriage, disgusted at her pregnancy, disillusioned by Eilert's end, afraid of scandal, in Brack's power, Hedda retires behind a curtain and shoots herself. Half-fainting, Brack cries out amazed: "But one doesn't do such things."
"Master Olof"[edit]
"Master Olof" Time: 1520-30s. Place: Strängnäs, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Because the city has failed to pay its tithes, Mans Sömmar, bishop of Strängnäs, closes the church on Pentecost eve. In sympathy towards the people who came to enter there, Master Olof, canon of the church, prays with them, but, to their surprise, not in Latin, in Swedish, so that he is accused of Lutherism. Hearing about this matter, the bishop of Strängnäs and Hans Brask, bishop of Linköping, warn Master Olof that he will punished for disobedience. However, King Gustav I Vasa sends the cannon to Stockholm as secretary of the city council to mitigate the raging conflict existing between Lutherans and papal authorities. At a Stockholm tavern, a crowd angrily pursues a whore under a nun's veil, but she is rescued by Olof. When a Dominican priest, Father Marten, reminds them of Olof's excommunication from the church, a troup of Anabaptists rush in. Their leader, Knipperdollink, points out the abomination of their maintaining a tavern within the precincts of a church building. On hearing who Olof is, they prepare to attack him, but he is saved by Gert, once a bookprinter and sent to a lunatic asylum for encouraging the reformation, who announces that their true enemies are the Dominicans, so that the Anabaptists shower blows on Father Marten and another priest. Despite being excommunicated and his mother's belief he is a heretic, Olof preaches the reformation to the people. Some throw stones at him so that he emerges from it with a bloody forehead. He is consoled by Gert's daughter, Katrina, who says she believes in him. When he proposes marriage to her despite canon law, she accepts. At the royal castle, the marshal, Lars Sparre, warns the king that Bishop Brask is negotiating the introduction of the Inquisition into Sweden, so that he should support the aristocracy against the church's power. After many struggles against the church, the state wins. The king takes possession of the bishops' castles and the lords repossess some of their estates, but, in Olof's mind, he is a traitor, for the church is not declared Lutheran. Sick with the plague, Olof's mother repulses Katrina and her other son, Lars, from her death-bed, calling on Father Marten's ministrations. She gives him a bag of money, but before he can administer the rites of extreme unction, Olof pushes him out of the room. He hears the people grumble outside, who feel that the plague is their punishment for the ascendancy of the new faith. Olof, Gert, and others conspire to kill the king, but are captured before their plot can be achieved. When Katrina beholds her husband held by the guards, she faints. He and Gert are first kept in the pillory and then condemned to die. Sparre commands Gert away, but offers Olof freedom should he retract his seditious words against the king, emphasizing that many people still expect good things from him. Olof accepts, but when an old friend, convinced he did not retract, arrives with encouraging words, he collapses in despair.
"Miss Julie"[edit]
"Miss Julie". Time: 1880s. Place: Sweden.
"Miss Julie" text at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8499
A count's servant, Jean, is surprised at the behavior of his daughter, Miss Julie, who seems to have no regard for her social position, hobnobbing loosely with servants and villagers, even dancing with them on midsummer eve. "That's what happens when aristocrats try to act like common people: they become common," he snorts contemptuously. Miss Julie asks Jean to dance with her, but he promised the next one with his intended, Kristin. Moreover, he wonders whether it is wise for her to be seen that way, at which she flares up, annoyed at having a servant criticize her behavior. Their discussion is so prolonged that Kristin falls asleep on a chair and eventually slogs off towards bed. When Jean feels something enter his eye, Miss Julie removes it, then asks to be kissed on the hand. Jean considers she is playing a dangerous game. "What incredible conceit!" she exclaims. But when he boldly tries to embrace her, she slaps his face. She nevertheless expresses the desire to be rowed across the lake, which once again Jean considers foolish, considering her position relative to his. When he advises her to go to bed, she is affronted. As servants and villagers approach dancing, they feel compromised and decide to flee, with nowhere to go except into his room. She hesitates to go. "Will you promise me-" she begins to ask tentively. He cuts her short by saying: "I swear." As the dancing ends, Miss Julie and Jean re-enter, but on a very different footing. Miss Julie is distressed, Jean confident. She feels she is heading downward, he moving up. When asked what they should do, he suggests that they run away and open a hotel, but she has no money on her own, which dashes his ambitions. Miss Julie feels they cannot stay, unwilling to be the mistress of a servant, having lost confidence in her ability to spurn and avoid his physical attractions. He serves her his father's burgundy. "And I drink beer!" she exclaims, to which he comments: "That shows your taste is not so good as mine." Excessive drinking initiates detailed descriptions of her family background, how her parents warred for supremacy until her mother burned down the estate, then helped her husband rebuild by letting him borrow from her lover along with her own money. Her father found out and misery followed, Miss Julie being taught from her mother to "mistrust and hate men". Jean points out that this explains why her fiancé broke off their engagement, which she denies, she having dismissed him. But now what are they to do? Kristin returns and guesses the truth, though still willing to marry him. Jean grimaces at the thought of foregoing his ambitions, but when the count returns and rings for him, Jean cringes like a menial, body and soul, and can only propose that Miss Julie use his razor to end it all. She takes it and walks off firmly.
"Crimes and crimes"[edit]
"Crimes and crimes". Time: 1900s. Place: Paris, France.
"Crimes and crimes" text at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4970
Adolphe, a painter, has sought to prevent his girlfriend, Henriette, a sculptress, from meeting his friend, Maurice, a playwright, but they meet accidently, at first without speaking to each other, though her presence lingers in his mind. In particular, one of Maurice's fingers hurts as if pricked. "She has pins in her dress," he imagines, "she is one of those who stick you." After sitting down with them, Henriette recalls a dream of hers in which she "calmly dissected Adolphe's pectorial muscles". She has long wanted to sculpt a bust of Maurice, which she promises to do if his next play is successful. That night, Maurice and Henriette celebrate the play's success at an inn, but Adolphe is absent because of a mix-up as to their meeting place. Elated, Maurice asks her: "Have you ever been happy?" "No," she responds. "How does it feel?" As an emblem of the poet's victory, she places a laurel wreath on his brow and kisses his forehead, but this frightens him, excessive happiness being often followed with excessive sorrow in his mind. Henriette discovers she loves Maurice better than Adolphe so that for her sake the former is ready to abandon his friend, Jeanne, with their 5-year-old daughter, Marion. Henriette throws his tie and a pair of gloves, gifts from Jeanne, into the fire, embraces him, and goes with him to an expensive restaurant, where they continue to celebrate up to dawn. Adolphe at last shows up, but, sensing the new relationship between his friends, withdraws quietly. Maurice and Henriette plan their future, where it is apparent that his love for Marion becomes their main obstacle. "How much better if she had never been born!" exclaims Maurice. "We must do away with-" a frustrated Henriette blurts out, to Maurice's dismay. Adolphe is now aware he has lost not one but two friends. "And I have learned that adversity reveals one's true friends," he says, "while success brings nothing but false friends." A priest tells him that Marion has suddenly died for no apparent reason, Maurice being the last person to see her. The inspector covering the case discovers that Maurice and Henriette were overheard by waiters at the restaurant and at the inn expressing suspicious comments about the child. Although not believing in their guilt, he nevertheless questions the couple. "From the triumphal chariot to the police waggon!" exclaims Maurice. Despite the lack of incriminating evidence of murder, Maurice's play is withdrawn and he becomes the subject of harsh criticism in the papers as well as the public's view for abandoning woman and child, it being presumed that the child died of sorrow. "There are crimes not listed in law-books, the very worst," Adolphe reflects, "for these crimes we ourselves must punish, and no judge is so severe as ourselves." Frustrated, Maurice at first blames Henriette for this mess, an unrevealed unpunished crime of hers having been a subject in their conversation that fatal night, which he then retracts. Back at the inn, a detective walks over to Henriette and mistakes her as a prostitute. He also arrests Maurice who has no money to pay for their bill. Although released from custody, the couple begin to doubt their senses and become suspicious of every friend they have, including each other. Henriette threatens to tell the police about a lie told by Maurice the night before Marion died, but is dissuaded from that by Adolphe. She then decides to leave the city. For his part, Maurice begins to believe Henriette may be the murderess, all the more so after discovering a friend of hers died during an abortion she had arranged. When Maurice receives a package containing the tie and gloves Jeanne recuperated from the fire, he has the sensation that "everything comes back". After promising to visit the priest at his church, he unexpectedly learns that his play will be staged after all.
"The newly married couple"[edit]
"The newly married couple". (1865) Time: 1860s. Place: Norway.
"The newly married couple" text at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7366
Because Laura's mother coughed all night, she and her parents decide not to go to a ball, though organized especially in her honor along with her husband, Axel, who feels discontented at this decision, feeling his child-wife is closer to her parents than to him. He requests her friend, Mathilde, to help stir up her love towards him; while he prepares to take up a legal practice. His parents-in-law are stunned at his decision to work for a living. The father strongly disapproves. "Generation after generation, from time immemorial, the heads of our family have been lords of the manor, not office seekers or fortune hunters," he declares. Axel explains he is dissastisfied in having only one third of his wife's affections, which her parents consider mere jealousy. Moreover, he will take her away from her parents' house, to her father all this seeming like "an evil dream". Laura feels she has no choice but to follow her husband. Mathilde also disagrees with this move, insisting that she must be allowed to live with them. "I don't know you and I don't trust you, but I shall watch over her," she nevertheless promises Axel. Seemingly loyal to Axel's interest, Mathilde reads to Laura from a book entitled "The newly married couple", concerning a child's duty to her parents being transfered to her husband. However, Mathilde specifies that she disagrees with this opinion. "Its whole train of thought offends me," Mathilde avers. In the book, the husband does not get what he wants, but is eventually comforted by another woman, "content with the aftermath of love". Though Mathilde has been a comfort to Axel, yet he continues to struggle with Laura's attitude towards him and her parents. One day, Mathilde decides leave their house. "Mathilde is not my friend," Laura comments, a statement which surprises Axel. Laura further declares that Mathilde's opinions have led her into misery. In Axel's view, Mathilde is made into a scapegoat in this affair. When Laura's father and mother arrive at their house, they are pleasantly surprised at discovering how the newly married couple have turned it into an almost exact copy of theirs. Now they can truly feel that they trust Axel, who, in turn, discloses that Laura has changed for the better. "I was conscious of her presence in a hundred little touches in my room," he declares, but Laura says this is untrue. Axel explains that their happiness was threatened by a book, but it eventually drew them together. "Then, all at once, all the doors and windows flew wide open," he says. "I saw well enough you were fond of me, but I was afraid it was only as you would be fond of a child," she specifies. To her parents' surprise, she requests to be left alone with her husband, and, turning thankfully towards Mathilde, says: "I know I would never have got Axel but for you."
"Leonarda". Time: 1870s. Place: Norway.
"Leonarda" text at http://www.readbookonline.net/title/2036/
Leonarda, the owner of a company selling construction materials, receives the visit of Hagbart, a man who once spoke of her as a "woman of doubtful reputation". He explains that all that belongs to the past and that he now arrives on a new footing, being in love with her adopted daughter, Aagot. She rudely sends him away, but is then astonished to learn that Aagot reciprocates this love. On first learning of his marriage proposal, Aagot panicked. "I screamed, ran, got home, packed my trunk, and got on board a boat as quickly as she could," she confesses to her mother. However, afterwards, she was ashamed of her conduct. Hagbart's uncle, a bishop, warns him that, becquse of her past, Leonarda will never be received inside his house. She married under suspicious circumstances and divorced abroad, never attends church, and receives in her house General Rosen, "a dissolute fellow" according to him. The nephew points out that he, too, receives Rosen. The bishop retorts that the matter is very different, Rosen having distinguished himself in military service and being connected with important members of society. For his marriage project, Hagbart's only support is his grandmother, who feels Leonarda is "much as girls were in her day". When Chief Justice Röst and his wife hear that Leonarda intends to force her way in the bishop's presence, they hurry off to avoid meeting her. She requests the bishop to say to his congregation that "people should be judged not by their mistakes but by their achievements". Though the grandmother approves, the bishop does not. After hearing that her adopted mother was turned out by the bishop, Aagot is extremely disappointed, all the more so when it was apparently done with Hagbart's consent, defending himself weakly at her accusation. A distraught Aagot thinks to have guessed the truth about Leonarda. "Do you love him?" she asks her. "I no longer do. If you love him, aunt, I'll give him up." Leonarda's response on this critical matter is vague. His relation with Aagot being compromised, Hagbart now recognizes that he loves Leonarda, not her. "I have grown old," Leonarda demurs. "Each year will invest you with new beauty, new spiritual power," he counters. Nevertheless, Leonarda returns to the bishop to say she has decided to marry Rosen and to leave town, leaving to her adopted daughter a deed of property so that she and Hagbart may marry. Satisfied about this decision, he acknowledges he has done her a grave injustice.
"A gauntlet"[edit]
"A gauntlet". Time: 1880s. Place: Norway.
"A gauntlet" text at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7366
As the daughter of a rich man, Svava Riis has initiated the creation of charitable kindergartens. Her childhood friend, Alfred Christensen, arrives with a donation for her. She now sees him with new eyes, as they share the same opinion on important subjects, especially that "luxury is immoral". They decide to marry. One day, Svava receives the surprise visit of a stranger. He shows her letters from a man who had committed adultery with his dead wife. When she sees the stranger exchange certain looks with Alfred, she screams and hurries out in a violent outburst of weeping. On learning that her daughter intends to annul the marriage, Mrs Riis attempts to soothe her, feeling that she should make allowances even on important points. "Isn't it for the sake of our self-development that we marry?" Svava counters. Mrs Riis and her husband face the fact that the powerful Christensen family will never accept Svava to divorce their son for such a reason, forcing the Riis family to leave the city. However, Svava has no intention of changing her mind. "One would think that marriage is a superior sort of wash-house for men," she comments. "It is before marriage that a marriage is marred." Svava's uncle, Dr Nordan, also tries to convince her that she is wrong, but fails, though hinting that her father has a special reason to leave the city which may be disclosed should she persist. The Christensens arrive to settle this matter one way or the other. Mrs Christensen expresses the opinion that "a betrothal is equivalent to a marriage" and that a husband is "given authority over us...whether he acts well or ill". Alfred does not acknowledge he is guilty of any wrongdoing in any way, but expresses pain that his mere word to become an honorable husband was not believed. Mrs Riis is suddenly struck by the thought that, were the situation reversed, Svava would not be believed, which Alfred, as a man of honor, admits is true, at which point Svava moves towards him and throws her glove on his face. Hoping to edge her towards leniency by disclosing her husband's adultery many years ago, Mrs Riis sees her strategy backfire, as Svava now desires to move away to her kindergartens. "You have quite changed to my eyes, too, you see," she confesses. Later, Mr Riis enters with the happy news that Mr Christensen has backed down from his threats and therefore there is no longer any reason to leave the city. Svava tells him it is against her parents that she now throws the gauntlet. "All life seems now unclean to me, my nearest and dearest all soiled and smirched," she says despondently, yet when Alfred pleads with her to hold out any sign he will one day be allowed to see her, she holds out her hands to him, turns, and embraces her mother.


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Ume Hana is a restaurant that offers excellent value Japanese and Korean cuisine and is a solid CBD performer. It's got a homestyle kind of feel with homestyle kind of cooking and decor.
I've been here almost a dozen times and there is consistency of dishes to satisfy. The fit out is that of a serviceable cafe with two TV's on the wall, usually playing daytime drama when you visit at lunchtime, and pleasant decor.
The Manager likes to engage the customers and is keen to please. He always asks me if I enjoy the meal - obviously proud of his restaurant.
The menu is wide ranging and you can oder things like bibimbap, sushi, kimchi soup, and various soups.
Personally, I head for the bain marie which offers tremendous value of 2 dishes and rice for $8. The chilli chicken is a sensation, as is the spicy pork. There are other options but I can't get enough of these two. They come with a bit of kick. There is a choice of fried rice or steamed - but it's always fried rice for me as they do a great version.
I notice the place is often full of students and office workers.
Service is excellent with other staff attentive and engaging.
Ume Hana has no MSG so better for your health. The Manager also slips you a few sachets of his Korean Ginseng tea on occasions, also with health benefits.
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Autumn Break at SMK
The autumn break brings plenty of fun, creative, and philosophical activities for children in its wake. One Sunday in particular is devoted entirely to children, for on that day children quite …
Taking art out into the city
Metro fences in the Frederiksberg neighbourhood and by the Marble Church have been treated to an art makeover by a group of young volunteers from the SMK.
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The popular "Street View" function from Google now allows you to explore the museum's exhibition rooms and their seven centuries' worth of art from any location and at any time.
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The Royal Cast Collection fills the Vestindisk Pakhus, an old warehouse on the Copenhagen Harbour. On Sundays and Tuesdays we screen silent movies at the venerable building.
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In this photo taken October 1 Filipino activist Carlos Celdran walks... Photo d'actualitéDroit,Empire,Horizontal,Manille,Marcher,Militant,Philippines,Photographie,Politique,Rassemblement politiquePhotographer JAY DIRECTOCollection: AFP 2013 AFPIn this photo taken October 1, 2012, Filipino activist Carlos Celdran (C) walks during a rally in front of the Commission on Election about political dynasty in Manila. Celdran a social activist in the Catholic Philippines said he faced up to 13 months in jail after being found guilty of 'offending religious beliefs' for speaking out in favour of birth control. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)


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James G. Rickards, author of "Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis" and renowned American lawyer, economist and investment banker, sat down w/ Kitco News' Daniela Cambone to discuss his work and the evolving "currency wars". Don't miss this excellent interview and opportunity to hear Rickards expand on his sometimes controversial ideas, including the national security risk posed by clandestine gold purchases by China, hidden agendas of sovereign wealth funds, and more! Kitco News, Feb. 25, 2013.


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When last we left our intrepid band–
I mentioned this briefly in the last post, and I think I'll mention it again, because I could not be more thrilled: Scott's handed in the final revisions on The Republic of Thieves, and its publication date is set for October 10th 2013 in the UK and October 8th 2013 in the US.
I know it's been a long wait, but it's really for reals happening now, and it would take the Heat Death of the Universe to stop it. I was actually in the room when he emailed the final manuscript in. (Yes, I am a lucky bitch. And my boyfriend is a genius. I noticed. And I'm so pleased and proud you'd think it was one of my own books.)
Hell, I want to hold a copy of this book in my hands just for the cover art.
That boy I like can write some, that's for sure.
In other and more immediate news, and speaking of being proud and pleased and writing it myself–I seem to have a book coming out too. My author copies of Shattered Pillars arrived on Tuesday with a thump against the porch. I have proof!
Actually, I have something beyond proof–I have actual copies!
I've been sniffing it ever since.
It goes on sale next Tuesday, the 19th. And I kind of wish I had time to enjoy it, but I'm on deadline for Metatropolis III: Electric Boogalee* currently. And that basically takes precedence over everything, especially since I'm writing something Highly Plotty and those Go Slow.
So back at it now.
*Actual title: Metatropolis III: Green Space, starring Jay Lake, Ken Scholes, Karl Schroeder, Mary Robinette Kowal, Seanan McGuire, and, er, me.
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NYX Cosmetics NYX Matte Lipstick Reviews
Another miss with Nyx!I am a makeup shopping addict. I don't care if it's super expensive or super cheap, if I hear good things about a product, then I want to give it a try. I love the premise of Nyx; an affordable line of quality cosmetics that gives drug store brands a run for their money. This year they have come out with a plethora of NEW items all at the same time and that thrilled me. Normally I have had bad luc...read morek with Nyx lipsticks/glosses in the past and I was hesitant because normally Matte lipsticks do NOT go on me very well. I decided to give this a try (at least if I didn't like it, I could always return it back to Ulta). I got the super bright fuchsia pink MLS 02 (because I love bold colors). What I love about this lipstick is that it's VERY pigmented (as with any Nyx products which is what I love about them). However, my lips are VERY pigmented, and this lipstick isn't nearly as pigmented to cover my lips evenly, even with primers. it's not so matte (Which I kind of like). It's more of a semi-matte rather than a full matte (there is a tiny bit of shine). I like semi-matte textures because they tend to go onto lips a little better. What I did NOT like is that this, along with other Nyx lipsticks, do not go on very evenly on my lips. I get a lot of "clumping" with this lipstick and it feathers very easily. Also, it "peels" off any time I press my lips together. I have been extremely disappointed with Nyx lip products overall. I play around with makeup a LOT and I made sure to exfoliate my lips prior to applying makeup; but also I've tried applying this lipstick on top of bare lips, on top of lip primer, on top of eyeshadow primer (a make up artist tip for truer pigmentation!) and on top of lip liner (blended on top of the entire surface of my lips), and I received similar results. I did get the better results when I used it on top of lip liner that had been blended all throughout the surface of my lips (Which also gave it the most matte effect). In the low-down, the norm continues that myself personally cannot pull off matte lipsticks, let alone Nyx lipsticks in general. I know that many women cannot pull off matte lipsticks (especially those with lips prone to dryness). From my experience, matte lipsticks photograph beautifully but in person they do not often appear as nicely. I wish I could be like other women who have had nothing but praise for Nyx lipsticks and who can wear them beautifully. However, it's just not for me. — 3 years, 6 months agovolta | 566 reviews
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Colors are not true.....I couldnt find any matte lipstick available at any drugstore but when i heard about the reviews on this i had to try it out. The colors look really pretty in the packaging but as soon as you put it on i swear its not the same color. I wanted a nude pink color and bought this in Pale Pink. Little did i know it has a pastel lavender hint to it. It made me look completely washed out. Also the product...read more did not glide on smoothly. I had to pull and tug on my lips just to get some color on. It settled into the ridges and cracks of my lips. I know people boast about their highly pigmented affordable makeup but this is just too pigmented for my taste. Even when i just dab it on its still too bright. I had no other choice but to return this. — 2 years, 6 months agobeautypoet | 444 reviews
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Great matte lipstickThere is a lot to like about this lipstick. The only two drawbacks are that it is difficult to buy online because there is no color description and it is not as long lasting as other mattes I've tried. I bough this in Alabama, which is a crimson with a bit if violet in it. I expected it to have a brown tone to it. I do love the color, though. It is very pigmented and is not drying like most m...read moreattes. It does not bleed or creep, even without lipliner. It did not last through lunch--the outline was perfect, but wore on the inner part of my lips. This lipstick is super inexpensive and great for experimenting with new colors or very bold or trending colors you will not be wearing often. It had no taste or scent that I detected. I plan to purchase this lipstick again in Alabama and other colors. Love! — 1 month, 1 week agoThorne | 454 reviews
so disappointedI've been curious to try NYX lipsticks for a while. I've read many good reviews here, plus their website makes it extremely easy to rule out shades that won't work by providing detailed descriptions saying whether the color is blue-, orange-, yellow- or pink-based, (or neutral). Bravo! No more squinting at a tube in a store under fluorescent lights trying to decide if it's a warm or cool shade. I ...read morewas actually looking for their Extra Creamy Round, but the store I was in didn't have it, so I decided to try this because the Pale Pink was the exact on-trend pastel pink I was looking for. Unfortunately, it looked awful when I put it on. You know that white zinc oxide sunblock? It looked like that, tinted pink. I tried it both with and without a moisturizing concealer on my lips. It's such a shame, because when I held the lipstick up in front of my face the color looked absolutely exquisite against my skin. If only it had looked that good ON my lips. — 2 years, 7 months agopurple9a | 53 reviews
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Matte LipstickNyx cosmetics addict!! Bought about 5 different shades of the matte lipstick and they are awesome. Super pigminted and long lasting... Love love love! — 1 year, 4 months agogris100 | 3 reviews
I guess im the only one that likes theseI love these matte lipsticks simply because they are soo affordable for people who dont want to go blow 16-20 dollars on a high end brand lipstick, yes the colors are a little different than they appear but the quality is really nice. With these lipsticks you really have to focus on undertones in the lipstick because they tend to really show out for example the pinks have a little bit of a lilac l...read moreavender undertone if you pay the undertones a lot of attention youll figure out how to wear these. my favorite ones are merlot and sweet pink. They last really long some of the lighter color do tend to look a little chalky but if you glaze a little lipgloss over it they look stunning. Of course these lipsticks arent for everyone but personally i love these, Most people dont dont want to go pay over 10 dollars for a temporary lipstick just because its matte and lets be real it is really hard to find a true matte lipstick for low price. I say if you are looking for good quality cheap matte lipstick and are tired of paying high high prices for lipstick these are way to go. I wear these all the time they last pretty much all day the nude shades dont really do good for me but the other colors are really good. I say dont knock it till you try it they are a little deceiving to the eye because the color in the tube looks a little different on the lips thats the problem alot of people have with these. They are not the BEST out there but theyre worth the buy. — 1 year, 5 months ago_spokenbeauty | 23 reviews
Perfect red lipstickI bought this lipstick for its great price and I love it! It's the perfect red for my skin tone and has great lasting power and it's not drying. — 1 year, 8 months agoWith_A_Sea | 39 reviews
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NYX Matte LipstickThe only problem I have ever had with any NYX lipstick, including the matte line, was the assortment of shades. I have found them to be either mostly dark or very bright and unflattering. The cream lipsticks feel good but don't seem to last. I happen to like Strawberry Daiquiri, the only NYX matte lipstick shade that works on me. It looks good, feels good, and lasts. It is blendable with othe...read morer lipsticks as well to achieve a particular color and finish. There are a lot of other NYX products I like as well. The quality is professional and the prices are drug store competitive. — 1 year, 10 months agoMaryMcP | 27 reviews
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EhhI got this lipstick originally in the NYX Back to the 60s Set that came with liquid liner and mascara (seems to be discontinued now). The lip color is HIPPIE CHIC, it's a light peachy pink. Well they didn't lie about the MATTE part. It's VERY matte to the point that it accentuates every line in your lips. I'd use this more for a costume look for Halloween rather than a regular makeup look. NYX use...read mored this color in their Back to the 60s set therefore it's a good fit for a retro look or something, but this is def not to be used for the "natural" look. Looks great in the summer with bronzy skin, but it did dry out my lips, even when I put lip balm underneath. — 2 years agomarlboro1220 | 104 reviews
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Great lipstick!I love this lipstick! It goes on so smoothly and doesn't clump up or cake. It is highly pigmented and last quite awhile. I really love how it feels on my lips, it doesn't dry them out at all. — 2 years, 2 months agokatey_smith | 18 reviews
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Autism Symptoms – Top Ten List Of Signs Your Child Has Autism
When the symptoms of autism first appear in your child, it can be very scary, but with early detection and treatment, much improvement can be made. Below are the top ten symptoms of autism that your child might exhibit that can indicate an autism spectrum disorder.
Autism Symptoms Checklist
These symptoms can indicate not only autism but also Asperger's syndrome. Asperger's syndrome is a milder form of autism. The autism symptoms below typically are those that we look for in toddlers but they can apply to older children as well.
- Failure to respond to their name. If you call your young child's name, and he or she does not respond, this is not a good thing. At a certain age, your toddler or young child should recognize…and respond…when you call their name.
- Avoidance of eye contact. This can show up very early, it can even be one of the autism symptoms recognized in infants. Babies, later diagnosed with autism, often avoid eye contact with their mother. In addition, many autistic babies do not want to be held or cuddled. The mother may wonder if she is doing something wrong and may not realize–until much later–that autism is to blame, not her. Along with this is the tendency to not watch people's faces when your child does speak.
- Unresponsiveness. We do not know a lot about autism causes, but luckily we are getting better at recognizing the symptoms–both mild autism symptoms as well as the signs of more severe autism. One symptom of both is often a general unresponsiveness to people. Your child might not notice someone else is in the room, or if he does, he will not try to interact with them or respond to any attempts to try to engage him.
- Obsession with specific objects or things. Many children with autism will focus intently on one item to the exclusion of everything else. For example, they may watch the sun hit the window endlessly, or have a favorite toy that they will never give up.
- Focusing on details and blocking out all else. One example of this is a young child who plays with a toy car, but focuses all his attention on the spinning wheels. Perhaps he spins them over and over and doesn't play with the car in the way another child might.
- Repetitive actions or activities. Does your child perform the same actions over and over again? Obsessively playing with a piece of string? Going through certain motions or a sequence of motions that they can't quite break out of? Having very set routines with their toys that you can't break or else it will cause a huge meltdown? This is another sign.
- Watching the same videos over and over again. Autistic kids are famous for this. Disney movies are a special favorite. Many kids with autism feel reassured by sameness, and it makes them feel secure to watch the same movie over and over or the same part of the movie over and over. Since they know what is going to happen, there are no surprises. This makes the world feel safer to them.
- Repetitive movements. Rocking or twirling are other common early autism signs. This is what is known as a self-stimulatory behavior. It is often used to try to shut the world around them out when they are overwhelmed. This way, they can focus on the internal stimuli of rocking instead of all the other emotions that come along with being overwhelmed.
- Self-injurious behavior is, unfortunately, another common sign of autism. This can often take the form of banging one's head or hand-biting. It is done out of frustration and as a way to focus on the stimuli from this behavior instead of the feelings inside.
- Delayed speech. While this is a common sign of autism it is not a common sign of Asperger's syndrome, a milder form of autism. Kids with autism will often not talk until they are 3, 4, 5 or older. Some people with autism will never speak.
If your child has any of these autism signs, it is worthwhile to take your child to a doctor or psychologist for an evaluation. Remember, early detection is critically important, so be sure to schedule an appointment if you suspect anything, even mild autism symptoms. This autism symptoms checklist is not comprehensive, but covers the most common symptoms of autism, especially for toddlers and younger children. And remember, help is available. Recent advances in therapy and treatment for autism can help your loved one overcome many of the challenges of autism.
For details about therapies and suggestions from parents that can help both children and adults live full and happy lives see the book The Autism Survival Guide. There you will be able to sign up for the FREE Autism Newsletter as well as get additional information to help your loved one be happy and succeed in life.
And for those who worry about how to pay for all of these autism treatments and therapy, see the article, "Health Plans Must Cover Autism Screening"


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During lunch today, the topic of conversation... for a while, was styles that have made a comeback.
During lunch today, the topic of conversation... for a while, was styles that have made a comeback.
Cross-dressing gets a whole new look in a bizarre new trend sweeping the internet.
Yes, it's true. That cute little summer purse you just bought or dug out of your closet is dirtier than a toilet seat. Sure, you might be like me and you're careful not to set them on the ground or in places that are filthy but it doesn't matter...
If I'm being totally honest, when it comes to the Oscars there are only two things I care about: the fashion and the host. Almost every other award show entices me with some kind of entertainment value, but it's no secret, the Oscars are stuffy and kind of boring. So I hunkered down for the red carpet broadcast, stuck around for Seth McFarlane's opening monologue, then promptly changed the channel. But I did manage to reach a verdict on the most important award for the night - my pick for best dressed.
In the fashion industry one minute you're in and the next you're out. As the decades pass certain trends come and go and evolve over time, but there are some trends that should never ever, ever, make a comeback, in my opinion the scrunchie is one of them.
The stars seemingly braved the cold on the red carpet for the 2011 American Country Awards. FOX News correspondent Ashley Dvorkin commented on the chilly weather multiple times, handling her interviews without a shawl or a coat. She was a trooper. The stars were asked about their holiday plans, how much time they spent getting ready before the big show and how they felt about their nominations for these fan-voted awards. Her signature question was what the artists would title a song about this past year.


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David Billings has been in the garage door industry for over 20 years.
It all started in Redding, California, when he had a garage door installed at his home.
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Immaculate Heart Central football coach Paul Alteri had an uneasy feeling before his Cavaliers took the field for Friday nights Section 3 Class C quarterfinal against defending champion Skaneateles.
It took the unbeaten Cavaliers just a quarter to prove that, contrary to their coachs dire thoughts, they were primed to make a postseason statement.
Scoring three touchdowns in the first quarter, and rolling to a 26-point lead, third-seeded IHC dominated the No. 6 Lakers from start to finish en route to a 49-7 victory at IHC.
The Cavaliers (8-0) will play Class C North foe Thousand Islands, a 23-12 upset winner over No. 2 Sherburne-Earlville, in next weekends semifinals at a time and site to be determined.
Alteri figured this to be a physical, tight matchup because of what he had seen of Skaneateles seen on film. They were bigger than us so I thought it would be tough, Alteri said. But I guess I had no idea that my kids were so focused, and so ready to play.
IHC prevailed because of its outstanding offensive talent, especially at receiver. And with the Cavaliers defense holding the Lakers to minus-6 yards rushing and intercepting five of the Lakers 42 passes, including two that were returned for touchdowns.
We just wanted to set the tone and put up some quick points to let them know they werent going to come up here and beat us, said IHC senior Nick Koelmel, who caught a pair of TD passes from Cole Carpenter and returned an interception 57 yards for a third score. I think our athleticism on both sides of the ball surprised them.
Jude Whalen also returned an interception 45 yards for a first-quarter score. Miles Sexton caught a 22-yard TD pass from Carpenter, Mike Marra contributed a 30-yard TD run, and Austyn Frechette scored on an 11-yard run in the third quarter for IHC. Placekicker Luis Janer booted a 29-yard field goal and four extra points for IHC.
Alteri said his pregame thoughts were based on this weeks practices, which were not intense enough for him.
Now I know this team is for real, he said. I loved the way we executed on both sides of the ball tonight.
On the Cavaliers third possession of the game, Marra raced untouched around right end for a 30-yard score.
After holding the Lakers on downs, Carpenter hit Sexton over the middle for a 22-yard score just three minutes later.
Whalen, who earlier had forced and fell on a fumbled punt, then stepped in front of a Devan Callahan pass and raced 45 yards for a score to make it 19-0 with still a minute and a half left in the first quarter.
A Carpenter-to-Koelmel 65-yard connection increased the lead to 26-0 just 10 seconds into the second quarter.
We ran just enough tonight to keep them honest, said Carpenter, who completed 16 of 24 passes for 216 yards. With all of our great receivers, I just pick the one thats open and know that theyll catch it.
I dont think anybody can cover us one-on-one, said Koelmel, who caught seven passes for 136 yards. If they try to double me or someone else, weve got three other guys who can get open.
Skaneateles scored its only touchdown on a pass to Tom Hagen late in the first half. But Koelmels second TD reception and Frechettes burst up the middle from 11 yards out on IHCs first two possessions of the third quarter negated any thoughts of a Lakers comeback.
Frechette, who had a huge game at middle linebacker for IHC, said with Skaneateles all but abandoning the run game, we just went for the quarterback and fell back in coverage. I was blitzing on almost every play because our defensive line was getting such great penetration.
IHC beat Thousand Islands 26-0 in the season opener for both teams. The Cavaliers know that the next meeting will probably be tougher.
Theyve obviously improved a lot, but I think we have, too, Koelmel said. But we feel as if we play our game, nobody can beat us.
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