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As, I tweeted a while back, almost every teacher and coach (including me) talks too much. We should all talk a lot less and let our students get more reps in class. If possible, we should give them a chance to try it again immediately after getting a negative note. If your students can keep track of how many scenes they have improvised in your class, you have failed as a teacher.
Research on the effects of cardio vascular health on neurobiology seems pretty clear. The fitter you are > the fitter your brain will be > the better you will be at learning and the better you will be at the kind of executive functions that make good improvisors. So get your ass out there and exercise every day.
Exercise also has immediate short term benefits in learning environments, which means I'll be starting rehearsals that I coach with active warmups that get people moving and their heart rates up. Be ready for it.
Keep things simple and focused. Work one muscle at a time in rehearsal. Repeat exercises from rehearsal to rehearsal or class to class. A student must practice a given skill many times for it to become second nature and useful on stage.
Also, you can't really practice two things at once and certainly not three. Let students practice something over and over and until it becomes at least partially unconscious, before you add other layers on top of it.
Let students practice things slowly. Too often we are pushing people to do things fast before they have succeeded in doing them slow. In fact, force them to go far slower than they are used to sometimes. Then speed them up. Then slow them back down again.
For the first time in my life, I'm doing movement/physical theater classes. It's silly and ridiculous and queer, but it's also fun and playful and ultimately quite useful. I recommend it.

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I want to plan a ride from Toronto (Keele/Bloor if that matters) to Gravenhurst for late summer, as a goal ride.
I figure taking n/s roads (likely west of the 400) up to Barrie would make the most sense, but beyond that point, I have no idea what a good route would be. Even for the portion through to Barrie, I don't know which roads are preferred.
Can anybody advise a good route they have taken between Toronto and the North? I'm not looking to minimize kms, but rather maximize enjoyment of the trip.
I would likely expect to make the trip in one (long) day, rather than camp out en route.


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text: So some years back I was checking out the trek Clyde. It had a city bike / mtb look. Nice lines. I ended up getting it to get back in the saddle. It worked for renewing my interest in riding. It had the nexus 3 speed( I think) of which I got turned to 5 right off the bat. After I took possession I asked the question I should have asked $150 ago. Did I add 2 more gears or did I split existing gears? Split existing. Ok, not what I was thinking I did. Was told some things about the nexus slipping gears but thought if I was careful..... Then, I started chopping up the lines of the bike I got because of the lines. Changed seat, bars, stem, added a basket, bell, hey I live very near the beach. You need these things. Then it happened, on a ride nexus slipped. Freaked me out because I have heard and..... and and..... Didn't ride it again for a while, then started. Must of needed the basket.. some time later it happened again. Slippage. Not sure what or how, but I didn't hit the ground. That time where your holding on, time slows real slow, and your waiting for the inevitable contact with asphalt and the road rash you will have in the next month's. It never happened. I guess I have to be thankful for my old mtb days. You learn some handling. It did throw out my shoulder ( rather agitate an old mtb injury) and the bike ended up in the yard under the bushes. SO......... My bonehead question, I cleaned up the bike over last weekend ( amongst swapping bars on 2 other bikes, liking one setup but will now have to replace all 4 cables because existing are too short....) And while going through things, I started to question if the nexus failed or if it was the shifter. I'm thinking now it was the shifter. Anybody have any input? I'll most likely be putting some miles on it, the beach is only 2 miles away, coffee, paper go good with the basket not to mention a towel and fins. Is there a new shifter available? Or just get a new wheel laced and be gone with the nexus? Or put it back to 3 speed? Thanks for any info. JOhn


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I might be able to set up the ballots. Of course, it won't be as smooth as when JNP was running things. I can look into options real quick.
The schedule from last year is still up, so we can just change in the dates if everyone thinks that the categories are ready.
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And maybe let skoolmunkee know that the awards are not dead, so she can make an anouncement and maybe we can get some more help from anyone who hasn't run screaming from the Forums. :)
Y'know what, I'll do that. :)
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I tried to tighten the bolts on a 6 arm chainwheel and managed to break 2 (the second while laughing in dismay at the first ). There are replacements for double chainwheel sets (just longer) at sheldon's online store, but its for all the little bits and thats $17+shipping, and I'm rather poor right now. I went to a hardware store that had alot of metric bolts, but the .4mm bolts with the standard pitch and .7 pitch would not screw in far enough (an uncommon pitch). Ive searched around some online, but I have no idea what the pitch is thats now pretty futile, at least without knowing the real pitch.
Can anyone tell me what the pitch of these bolts might be, where I might be able to buy more, or where I might be able to buy a complete new set(bolts, nuts, washers) of them for a single chainwheel?
on sb.com, item 25 might provide the bolts that are the right length, and item 64 is for the double chainring.
This bike is actually an old ss raleigh that i bought before I knew much about bikes, I didnt think much of the 6 arm crank at the time.
I'm just tired of intuitively doing the wrong thing with this bike, I've learned alot so far and its cost me money every step of the way...


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Ain't no music like new music, and on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, "RapFix Live" will boast a lineup that promises to drop a whole lot of musical news. Big K.R.I.T., Waka Flocka Flame and Schoolboy Q will all be joining show host Sway Calloway on the red couch, while Trinidad James checks in via Skype with a preview clip of his upcoming video, "Females Welcomed."
Catch Big K.R.I.T., Waka Flocka, Schoolboy Q And Trinidad James on "RapFix Live" on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com and live on MTV Jams. Be sure to join the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #RapFixLive. Send your questions for the artists to @MTVRapFix!


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TURIN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 22: Anni Friesinger of Germany skates in the 1500m women's Speed Skating Final during Day 12 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 22, 2006 at the Oval in Turin, Italy. Friesinger finished with a time of 1:57.31. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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It's the time of year when grocery stores signal the arrival of fall by packing produce shelves with one of the season's most versatile foods – pumpkin puree. As you organize your recipes for this year's big feast, make sure to count this pumpkin bar recipe among your arsenal of crowd-pleasing desserts.
This recipe originally appeared in a 1976 issue of Better Homes and Gardens under the title of "Paul's Pumpkin Bars." But year-after-year as trays of the bars were served up at my family functions, we adapted the dessert to be our own by spicing it up with cloves and ginger.
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: 12 to 15 servings
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- For the bars:
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- 4 eggs
- 1 16-oz. can of pumpkin
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- For the frosting:
- 1 (8-oz.) package of cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cups of powdered sugar, sifted
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer, beat together the eggs, pumpkin, sugar and oil.
- Add the flour mixture to the stand mixer and mix well.
- Stir in half of the chopped pecans.
- Spread the mix into an ungreased 15"x10"x1" cookie sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove the bars and let cool completely while you prepare the frosting.
- Make the frosting by beating together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla.
- Gradually add the sifted powder sugar to the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled bars and sprinkle with the remaining chopped pecans.


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Oscar-Nominated Bay Area Filmmakers Track Down America's 'Most Dangerous Man'
Daniel Ellsberg was derided in 1971 by President Richard Nixon as a man who "gave aid and comfort to the enemy … putting himself above the President of the United States, above Congress, above our whole system of government" by revealing a secret Pentagon study of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. His remarkable story arrives at the Red Vic this week in Rick Goldsmith and Judith Ehrlich's Oscar-nominated documentary, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.
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I currently have a method in my controller which accepts a form collection, saves the data, and then displays the data in a 'Details' page. At the moment, the code currently looks something like:
public ActionResult Create(PersonModel person)<br>
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return View("Details", person);
The problem is that returning the Details view in this manner retains the URL mysite/Person/Create - ideally I would like the URL to be mysite/Person/Details/IdGoesHere.
Im sure this must be possible. Obviously, I could use Response.Redirect, however this doesn't allow me to pass the model to the view. As far as I can tell, I can't pass the model using RedirectToAction?
Thanks for the help.
EDIT: To confirm - the model produced by the Create action is different to the default one created by the Details action. Therefore, doing a straight redirect to Action and passing the Id does not work as the model produced is not correct. To give more context, the model from the Create action contains an additional value saying 'Person created successfully', if I redirect to the Details action, this message is not present in the model.


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Every year, since 1939, the Festival has crowned a beautiful, intelligent Red Flannel Queen and Court in the Queen Scholarship Pageant. These young women attend over 23 appearances throughout the community and state representing the Festival! Over $6,000 each year is raised by the Red Flannel Town community to help these young women pursue their dreams with college educations.
The Grand Parade is one of the largest in the area, boasting over 120 entries of floats, entertainment and fun!
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Howdy all!
I'm a Super Size Clyde. Maybe super size plus. 6'3, a little north of 550#, 34 years old. Trying to make it so I live to see 40.
No bike yet. Looking for suggestions for what to get so I can get moving.
Wife and I are planning a trip to Portland (Oregon) for next summer. We are planning on taking our bikes and using them, and mass transit, to get around. I have no doubt I can make that hope a reality, but I need to start with getting a bike.
Money is not a huge limiting factor. I've got $500 available now, with another $1000 coming in soon. If necessary I can draw some money from my financial aid in the fall (I'm going into the last year of a Masters program). My wife found a bike on Zize and said that there is a cycle there for $2300. I'd like to spend less than that, though I'm willing to spend that amount if it yields a better vehicle.
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Below is the latest balance on our Discover Bank savings account. I've been sending it money like crazy and the balance also reflects most of my eBay sales, holiday gifts and my new goal of sending $250 out to it out of every paycheck. So far I think I'm doing pretty good, the balance right now is $5,647:
Notice the interest rate is 0.80% which is not bad but not good either. I think Ally bank is a little bit higher at 0.95%. I would like to transfer all the money there as soon as I can find the time to open an account. I will also add another $1,000 to this balance as soon as we get our tax return. The goal is to be at $10,000 by June but I see nothing but expenses and more expenses coming up. Whatever happens, I will NOT touch this money.
The emergency fund with Bank of America will also be going up. The current balance right now is $1,000 but I also plan to use the tax return money and bring that up to $2,000 to cover our friend Murphy which I talked about on the last post.


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They don't come very much better than this. This fourth pic is Gourdes in Provence, France.
It's crying out to be mapped in a fantasy way!
The last one is some sort of abandoned hilltop fort / city we passed along the road.
And the fist one is the 'Alpilles' I really wish I'd got more but we ran out of time. It's real D&D land.
Oh and a monastry courtyard.
The third one is a bit more pretty architecture!


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I bought a Specialized Global Carmel (XL) around the beginning of June. I've lost 180 lbs since July 2009 and have been working out with a Personal Trainer for about 5 months so I thought that Cycling would be a piece of cake. WRONG - totally different and very challenging (I still weigh 400 lbs).
Tonight I just did my first 10 mile trek. The town I live in (Mankato MN) has a lot of hills since it is in the Mn River Valley so it's a bit challenging for me. But it was great - I know it's nothing for you guys - but a milestone I'll remember for awhile.
I really enjoy biking and have added it to my regular cardio and weight lifting. I just wanted to share a little of my joy and thank this forum for all the help. I've been lurking for awhile now and all the information I gleaned off of these pages have been very helpful!!
Now if I can just figure out how to NOT stick my tongue out when going up hill. It doesn't seem to help!


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Chrome Top Mud Flap Plate With 11 LED Light Bar
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December 22, 2012
Buzz Lightyear Helps Inspire New NASA Spacesuit
NASA has taken a little inspiration from Pixar and is designing a spacesuit that resembles everyone's favorite fictional astronaut, Buzz Lightyear.
The white and green Z-1 prototype space suit looks similar to that worn by Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear, who was first made alive via the voice of Tim Allen.
NASA first revealed the prototype suit through images uploaded to the photo-sharing site Flickr.
The suit features a large hemispherical transparent dome covering the wearer's head, another inspiration based on the fictional Toy Story character.
The Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit will have an entry point at the rear to make it easier to put on compared to previous suits. Astronauts will be able to climb into it fairly quickly, and not take an hour like the suits currently do.
A giant backpack located at the rear doubles as a hatch that can latch onto another space ship or rover-like vehicle. The suit also has better bearings on the legs, ankles, hips and waist to help astronauts move more naturally.
The new technology will also create more efficient cooling and will help to get rid of carbon dioxide more easily. Right now, certain components have to be baked between missions in order to get rid of it.
The suit also has improved radiation protection, which allows astronauts to remain in space or on the surface of other worlds for longer periods of time.
"The suit actually contains several hard mobility elements," Spacesuit Engineer Kate Mitchell, said in a statement. "The term "soft" is intended to convey the idea that the primary structures of the suit are pliable fabrics when unpressurized."
She said this suit was developed as a test bed to go and test various technologies and mobility joints so they can further define the next generation spacesuit.
Amy Ross, lead of the Space Suit Assembly Technology Development team said the data they are gathering will feed tools that will help build better suits in the future. She said they haven't built a new flight system since the Extravehicular Mobility Unit, and the last major prototype was developed in 1992
NASA has two more prototype suits planned with construction on the Z-2 beginning soon, and a Z-3 version ready to go for astronauts on the International Space Station to test out by 2017.
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Smeenk, Chris and Wuthrich, Christian (2009) Time Travel and Time Machines. [Preprint]
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This paper is an enquiry into the logical, metaphysical, and physical possibility of time travel understood in the sense of the existence of closed worldlines that can be traced out by physical objects. We argue that none of the purported paradoxes rule out time travel either on grounds of logic or metaphysics. More relevantly, modern spacetime theories such as general relativity seem to permit models that feature closed worldlines. We discuss, in the context of Gödel's infamous argument for the ideality of time based on his eponymous spacetime, what this apparent physical possibility of time travel means. Furthermore, we review the recent literature on so-called time machines, i.e., of devices that produce closed worldlines where none would have existed otherwise. Finally, we investigate what the implications of the quantum behaviour of matter for the possibility of time travel might be and explicate in what sense time travel might be possible according to leading contenders for full quantum theories of gravity such as string theory and loop quantum gravity.
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Clay Aiken Receives Support From Former Idol Contestants
September 29, 2008 03:00 PM by Paulene Hinds
Clay Aiken was worried last week that his decision to come out as a gay man, may lose him a few fans, but three of his former Idol competitors are showing their support. Carmen Rasmusen, Ricky Smith and Vanessa Olivarez all hadpostive thingssay to PEOPLEabout his announcement.
"This news does not change my opinion of him or my friendship with him," says Carmen Rasmusen, who competed with Aiken during the show's second season. But she admits she was somewhat shocked by the news. "I'm surprised, I guess because he kept it quiet for so long!"
She is expecting her first child, a son, with her husband this Christmas and added, "As I'm also going to be a mom, I know how parenthood completely changes your perspective. I think it's great that he's raising his son with a mother involved, and that he understands the importance of being up front and honest with his child."
Ricky Smith, said, "He has to do what makes him happy. I'm just glad he's doing what makes him feel comfortable and confident."
Vanessa Olivarez replied that Clay "never ever" dicussed his personal life with his fellow contestants. Yet she says she had a feeling about Aiken's sexual orientation: "I have good gaydar, Claydar! It definitely wasn't the shocker of the year!"
She adds, "Clay is religious, and I think it's great that he's showing you can be religious and be gay. People will see that you're not going to burn in hell if you're gay."
Aiken told PEOPLE magazine in his exclusive interview, "I still consider myself a born-again Christian, and I am absolutely comfotable with my salvation."
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I just don't get Karabell here. Something along the lines "A lot of people in the fantasy world think speed ages better than power". Maybe players who rely on speed age as baseball players better than those who rely on power, but speed stats (SB,3B) don't age better than power stats (HR,2B). We know that SBs tend to fall off a cliff for guys who average(d) 20+ SBs right where Aoki, Bourn, Rios are in age. http://www.fangraphs...curve-depicted/
We don't know exactly when it'll happen. But the precipice is close. (Whereas, Revere is at the peak of the SB aging curve.)
Stephania Bell- Yes, his early hammy discomfort is a red flag due to age and previous injury/procedures.
No thanks.
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aokp need this mod?
i have paste both file as u said but no change found....
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This "mod" will make no difference, unless these had differing versions prior to LP9.
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@jonnyr... you left out 2011 and all the stats u provided just shows rossi had evrything his way till 2006 and since then hes only won 2wc hayden (1) stoner (2) lorenzo (1)just proves that the competion has been better than what he faced early in his career


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Talkin Loud and Saying Something" or just "Dingwalls" as it was more commonly known was the session that shaped a generation, in sound, style and attitude it's influence spread far and wide. It was the counterpoint to the rave generation's acid revolution, taking that same spirit and optimism and applying it to a very different music. It built on the legacy of the Electric Ballroom and the jazz-dance scene that had been bubbling away since the early eighties but took things to a new level. It became the touchstone for everything that followed in it's wake, acquiring near legendary status, tempting folk to later claim that "I was there" whether they were or not. It was inspirational, revolutionary, celebrator and radical. It was a family, it was a congregation. It was our Paradise Garage.
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Know your busiest call center day: After a weekend of being pent up with spouses who are asking lots of questions about company benefit plans, most employees hit the call center first thing on Monday. You need to plan accordingly. Have additional staff in place to anticipate this uptick in call volume. Also, it's best not to have the last day of your enrollment on a Monday. Employees procrastinate about their enrollment--75 percent of all enrollments are done in the last three days. Don't make an already crazy Monday during enrollment season even more hectic.
Choose your enrollment deadlines with care: You're not selling Ginsu knives on television, so a midnight deadline is never right. Make sure you're giving employees reasonable business-related deadlines, such as a Wednesday at 5 p.m. EST. This approach will also give you the opportunity to "remind" them the day before and reduce the likelihood of a last-minute rush. Setting deadlines on a Friday, a holiday or at midnight will only further increase that Monday-morning call center rush. Harried employees will call in to explain they've missed the deadline because they couldn't access provider numbers or query their current physician about plan participation.
Understand the language needs of your workforce: It's likely that there are more languages than just English being spoken in your employee population. That's why it's critical that your benefits enrollment information be employee-friendly and tailored to the specific needs of your workforce. That could mean creating benefits enrollment information in another language, or just ensuring that the English you use is clear and easily understood. Also, ensure that your call center or call takers can handle a variety of language requirements.
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The more you hear players talk about Fennelly, the more I appreciate the value he adds to the overall Cyclone program.
Catching Up With: Lindsey Wilson - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - Iowa State Cyclones Sports
What are your memories of Coach Fennelly?
I think I mostly remember his piercing blue eyes. Thats the one thing with coach Fennelly, hes going to be intense. You are in a game and he has something to say and you are looking into those eyes and you know he means business. I think players really appreciate that. Being away from coach Fennelly now, you learn to appreciate things so much more now than you did when you played for him. I think Coach Fennelly is always in control and he is dead certain on what he wants. I think players not only respect that but really appreciate that because they know whats expected of them. I think thats good for anybody, but in basketball its really nice to know. Its not fun to play when you are unsure what your coach wants.
Didn't Lindsey marry Bill's son?
Originally Posted by DaddyMac
Didn't Lindsey marry Bill's son?
Medders is engaged to Billy...not Wilson
Originally Posted by DaddyMac
Didn't Lindsey marry Bill's son?
going to as I recall, maybe married by now.
Last WBB season, Bill talked at the Ames noon luncheon about Billy, bill Jr., having much more of a role in the basketball team as Brenda was unable to be at practices...Had to get special permission from NCAA for Bill,Jr to be active as a coaching duties.
Bill said something about after the NCAA game the previous yr in Minn, that he saw Bill and Lindsey Meddars holding hands coming out of the game afterwards and knew it was now serious between them.
He also talked about how expensive it was to live on the East coast and Bill, Jr. life out there.
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Billy's now at Northwestern Directory, Northwestern University
To clarify, Lindsey Wilson is not Lindsey Medders (sorry if I misspelled her last name). Lindsey Wilson played between '01 and '03.
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To clarify, Lindsey Wilson is not Lindsey Medders (sorry if I misspelled her last name). Lindsey Wilson played between '01 and '03.
How 'bout her first name?
lyndsey medders
lindsey wilson
The big joke was what what spelling of lindsay was coming next? We got Aus instead!
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text: 'Up to 100 kids' in Belfast trouble 27 Aug 2014 Police officers were attacked with petrol bombs by a crowd of up to 100 youths - some aged 13 or 14 - during trouble in east Belfast on Tuesday night. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast Police said the trouble flared when a car was set on fire at around 11pm at Castlereagh Street.When officers attended they were attacked with petrol and paint bombs during the disorder.Additional officers were drafted into the predominately loyalist area to calm the situation, which comes as the latest in a series of disturbances.PSNI Superintendent Darrin Jones said: "Over the last five or six nights in the Castlereagh Street and Beersbridge Road area of east Belfast there has been an increase in disorderly behaviour."In the past couple of nights it has become more sinister in that police have been drawn into the area and youths have thrown petrol bombs and paint bombs at police."There are indications this is being orchestrated through social media."Superintendent Jones added that 50 arrests have been made at the east Belfast interface since April.This is a crowd of up to 100 kids ranging from age 13 or 14 to age 20 who are coming together, drawing police in.Superintendent Darrin JonesUTV spoke with the young Polish woman who owns the car that was burnt out during the latest trouble.The woman, who is seven months pregnant, said she was frightened by what happened but doesn't believe she was targeted because of her nationality.Police said there was nothing to suggest the trouble was between rival factions.East Belfast Area Commander Chief Inspector David Moore said: "Additional police resources have been deployed in the area in order to increase visibility and to act as a deterrent to individuals who may be considering orchestrating any attack."This police presence has also sought where possible to identify people involved and where there is evidence of an offence, we will take action to bring these offenders before the courts.""I would continue to appeal to the local communities within east Belfast to assist us in addressing problems in their area by reporting crime and passing on information about this type of crime and those involved to us on the non-emergency number 101."Parents are reminded to ensure that they know the whereabouts of their children as anyone that is caught engaging in disorder or criminal damage is likely to end up with a criminal record.East Belfast Area Commander Chief Inspector David MooreThe incident is a latest of a series of disturbances in the area over the past week.Over the weekend rival factions of loyalist and nationalist youths clashed in the area, again throwing petrol bombs and other missiles.Police said that incident was an escalation of trouble over previous nights and urged parents to be aware of where there children are at nights and what they are up to.They said the clashes were organised over social media.East Belfast DUP MLA Robin Newton condemned the disturbances caused by the young people."East Belfast is a very vibrant area, this is not a reflection and indeed detracts from anyone who wants to invest and create jobs here," he said."I think someone needs to step up to the plate and explain what is going on, I see no reason for it and no one has explained it to me."The prospect is, some young person or young people will end up with a criminal record, end up in jail and all the implications that that has for their future."Local Sinn Féin councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile said there was a frustration in the community that trouble has erupted following a quiet summer."We have an upsurge in this part of east Belfast since the weekend, so that's worrying," he said."There's always that volatile potential unfortunately in that part of east Belfast so we need to keep a lid on that and that's why we need to ensure that parents are explaining to the young people the dangers and the real importance of staying away from this again in future." TEST © UTV Share Share Share


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PHOTOS: NFL Hires Sarah Thomas as First Female Official
The NFL has hired Sarah Thomas as the first full time female official.
PHOTOS: New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade
Giddy fans of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots chanted "Brady! Brady!" and clambered atop massive snowbanks for better views as players danced and waved their way through Boston in a Wednesday, February 4, 2015 parade celebrating their fourth NFL title.


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Ridgefield — The Multnomah County (Ore.) Board of Commissioners has approved a settlement with Ridgefield-based Conway Construction in a dispute over problems with the Morrison Bridge decking the company finished installing less than two years ago.
The four-lane drawbridge carries Morrison Street over the Willamette River in downtown Portland.
Commissioners on Thursday approved the settlement for an undisclosed sum.
In a statement, obtained Friday by The Columbian, the county said the settlement "resolves the contractor's payment claims for additional time and work performed" on the $4.2 million bridge replacement project. However, "a portion of the settlement funds will be held in reserve pending resolution of the county's claims" for bridge problems, according to the county.
And the settlement "does not prevent the county from seeking compensation" against Conway or others for alleged bridge decking problems, which have been reported in the media recently.


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Unity in the Community
We support charities and voluntary organisations in our local communities with volunteering and fundraising through our Unity in the Community staff programme. This is part of our continued commitment to being a socially responsible bank.
Our staff volunteering programme was originally established in 1991, and relaunched in 2009 as Unity in the Community, in celebration of our 25th anniversary.
To support our staff in making a difference, every member of staff gets five paid volunteer days a year, this encourages staff to get involved in their local communities and gives them the opportunity to support the causes they care about. Staff can take part in group activities arranged by the Bank or arrange their own volunteering opportunities.
Here are some of the highlights of our staff volunteering and fundraising so far this year:
- Betterdays Homes – following an appeal by Social Enterprise Network we donated £200 worth of bedding, towels and towels and kitchenware to furnish a new safe house for women and children in Merseyside
- Priestley Smith School – a team of Unity staff supported visually impaired school children at their annual sports day. We also donated the medals for the winning teams
- Edwards Trust – the grounds of this charity, which supports children and families during bereavement, were cleared and spruced up by six green fingered Unity staff
- St Catherine's Hospice – we made a £1,200 donation and our Relationship Manager for the North West, Margaret Porter, spent two days volunteering at the hospice helping to promote forthcoming fundraising events for the charity
- Warley Woods – over two days, 15 staff supported the upkeep of the park, pathways and play areas which are cared for by a community trust by clearing undergrowth, repairing pathways and painting woodwork
- The Flavasum Trust – seven staff supported our customer by inputting thousands of survey responses on perceptions of knife crime amongst young people into a database
- Dogs Trust – renovated the outdoor space which is used by the charity
- WellCat – helped maintain the facilities used to look after the animals
- Big Issue – a team of staff worked with the Big Issue vendors in the local area learning about the challenges they face and the support they need
- Acorns Children's Hospice – staff spent two days at the hospice helping to revitalise their grounds and preparing the hospice for the festive season
Many of our staff also volunteer in their own time with a diverse range of activities including sitting as a JP; knitting items for a number of charities and teaching angling to underprivileged children.


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For Immediate Release:
October 25, 2012
Southcoast VNA relocates to new Portsmouth, R.I., location
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — Southcoast™ Visiting Nurse Association, known in the community as Southcoast VNA, has relocated its Portsmouth, R.I., office to1676 East Main Road.
Part of Southcoast Health System, Southcoast VNA is one of the largest not-for-profit, community-based home health and hospice care agencies serving Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. For more than 100 years Southcoast VNA has provided high-quality, comprehensive home health and hospice services, which foster improvement and maintenance of health, prevention of disease and disability and compassionate end-of life care.
Southcoast VNA is a Medicare and Medicaid certified agency offering a full range of skilled home health care and hospice and palliative care services from highly trained, screened and credentialed health care professionals. Services are available 24 hours a day, every day.
Southcoast VNA's main office is located at the South Coast Business Center at 200 Mill Road in Fairhaven; with community offices located at the new Portsmouth, R.I., location as well as at 244 North Main Street in Raynham and at 1822 North Main Street in Fall River.
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That's Totally Gay!
Pundits are so cute when they're confused. Recent events have shaken the chatterers' confidence--once buoyed by the sort of charmingly naive faith one expects only from small children and Paul Wolfowitz--in their innate ability to root out core American beliefs by analyzing the consumption of mass culture. "B-b-but, how can a nation that accepts Will and Grace into their homes lash out so viciously at gay rights?" they ask.
The first explanatory hypothesis, which posits a clandestine rural supermajority that doesn't own TVs and communicates solely via carrier angels, says very little about "Americans," whomever they are when they're at home, and quite a bit about the questioners' fundamental misunderstanding of how culture operates.
Still, such trite insights inevitably seep into the pop landscape they pretend to map. It was already hard this summer to listen to Scissor Sisters (Universal), the debut album from the New York trash-pop outfit of the same name, without images of gay marriage and queer-eyed makeovers flashing on your cerebral TiVo. And with a number-one U.K. album, the mostly-gay band must have wondered if, like the White Stripes before them, they'd sail back from the Old World to take the heartland by storm. But that which rocks London out, we've learned, doesn't necessarily play in Cincinnati. Now, with the Sisters stranded in the commercial netherworld between indie club and basketball arena, I can't help but hear singer Jake Shears's bitchy coda on "Laura"--"This'll be the last time I ever do your hair"--as anything but a collective kiss-off to a patronizing straight America.
A shame, because the band didn't just visualize crossing over to the middle-aged mainstream: On songs like "Take Your Mama," a New Orleansy piano-hooked number about a kid coming out to his mom during a night on the town, they conceptualized crossover as well. Though their gimmicky Bee-Gees'd cover of "Comfortably Numb" points to an aesthetic situated between camp and kitsch, they're much more assured in Honky Chateau mode than they are in disco fizz. Scissor Sisters doesn't revel in the fakeness or artificiality of pop--it accepts it as a language it shares with not just you, but your mom, too. Sometimes there isn't even any subtext to the delight they take in pop form; the straightforward ballad "Mary" could have wafted off a '70s Billy Joel LP, electric piano break and all.
That's the sort of retro craftsmanship that's led Seattle Weekly music editor Michaelangelo Matos to quip, "I didn't like Ben Folds when he was straight, either." But Folds's problem wasn't his MOR tastes, but his jerky will to power, his insistence that every demand for attention is, by definition, deserving of attention. (In other words, he was born to produce that William Shatner disc.) The Scissor Sisters are something friendlier. Much like Garth Brooks channeling James Taylor and the Eagles, the Sisters recognize that older radio pop is the true American roots music, no matter what Old Weird America historians insist. And yet, though the band speaks the language of popular culture, they do so with a distinctly Bohemian dialect that marks them as foreigners. They want to have it both ways, to sing about "Tits on the Radio" and get drunk off cheap Champagne with your adoring mom.
Of course, artists are allowed to do this. Pop is utopian, pointing us to desired destinations to which it can't yet transport us. Critics should be a little more discerning. They won't be, though; if the latest wave of rapprochement between "the gay aesthetic" and the mainstream has indeed crested, it's due to an acceptance of crass generalizations among culture industry custodians, not to concrete evidence. Polls indicate that a majority of Americans support some sort of recognition for committed gay couples, and mobilization against "gay marriage" owes more to lurid nightmares of armed U.S. marshals marching bare-chested leather men into your church and demanding the pastor's blessing than with the mundane reality of estate planning and medical release forms. Hardly the stuff of Leviticus-fueled jihad.
Besides, the reddest-stateliest of all music--country--is currently dominated by Big & Rich, a duo who don't rhyme with kitsch for nothing, and whose garishly spectacular videos come off like a Deep South remake of Xanadu. Not for nothing did Dylan Hicks wonder in these very pages about the possible gay subtext of the act responsible for "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)." When I spoke to the Scissor Sisters in New York last summer, Jake Shears waxed ecstatic over Brooklyn it-band TV on the Radio and wrote pop country off as plastic jingoism. But if the Sisters really want to make their mark on the security moms, they should swallow their snobbery and put out a call to John Rich and Big Kenny. Your mom deserves nothing less.
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Jon Favreau Serves Up The Chef Trailer
Career constipated cook conjures culinary change
As a palate cleanser between giant, FX-driven movies, Jon Favreau decided to peel things back to his indie roots and make a small-scale comedy drama called Chef last year. The first trailer has now driven online.
Chef, which Favreau wrote, directed and stars in, finds Chef Carl Casper frustrated by his working situation at a posh Los Angeles restaurant. Desperate to break out and be more creative, he butts heads with his boss (Dustin Hoffman), who just wants him to stick to the menu.
Left to figure out his next move, he finds himself in Miami where he teams up with his ex-wife (Sofia Vergara), his best pal (John Leguizamo) and his son (Emjay Anthony) to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Carl reignites his passion for the kitchen and zest for life and love.
With able support from the likes of Bobby Cannavale, Amy Sedaris, Oliver Platt and a few favours from actors in his other films including Scarlett Johansson, Garry Shandling and one Robert Downey Jr. (who cameos as the man backing Casper's food truck idea), Chef hits the US on May 9 and will be out here on June 20.


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Plum is a Bourbon county community located at the intersection of KY 57 and KY 537 at the confluence of Plum Lick Creek and Boone Creek about 11 miles east of Paris. The name Plum is said to come from a grove of plum trees that grew from stones discarded by Indians passing through the area. It was originally known as Pinhook, for reasons unknown, and has since become known as The Levy. The post office moved from nearby Flat Rock (later Little Rock) in 1873. In 1874 the post office was renamed Plum Lick and in 1894 it was shortened to Plum. The post office closed in 1905.
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A reminder that the first Berkeley Hardware Startup Meetup is coming up - Thursday June 21 at Swerve [masked]th Street, Berkeley, CA) -we've got great people coming, wonderful electronic music, some great presenters, and a view of Swerve's robotic manufacturing -all mixed with beer and food, what could be better.
Pitches - If you want to share your idea or project in front of a great, relaxed crowd consider making a three minute quick pitch. It's a great way to meet people and share ideas - it's hardware so no Powerpoint, just bring the thing.
If you want to pitch just put info on this page.
Sponsors - Swerve is hosting the event -but we're still looking for more sponsors to help fund beer and food - if you've got any suggestions please let me know. We'll promote them on this site and at the event.
Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.
Yeah, thanks! I look forward to the next meetup!
Here's the info for my NeuroDreamer sleep mask that I showed off:
1 · June 22, 2012
Wonderful to meet all of you and thanks to our hosts!! Really looking forward to collaborations. Wondering if there is appetite to create a BERKELEY ROBOT GRAVEYARD - I've got boxes stuff gathering dust that might be useful to others in community, and suspect there may be a few more boxes out there.
Perhaps could model it on lending library (google docs) or a 'give one get one' . Old motors, Power adapters, batteries, electronics, wheels, tubing etc.
1 · June 21, 2012
Great meetup! AAA fun! Thx again for organizing this, Lauren!
After making online games for 9 yrs at EA, I have gone "rogue" and am working on a smart toy project. I would love to meet other individuals who also love toys and games.
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1 · June 21, 2012
Just an FYI, but Mark Garrison of Saleae has offered to give a talk about his hardware startup and their product (logic analyzers) at the Ace Monster Toys meetup on the 11th. He's a nice guy, their products are handy, and hopefully has some useful insights into starting a business with your hardware / widget invention!
0 · May 30, 2012
If anyone would like to propose a different day for the meeting at AMT, please select here which days work best for you: http://whenisgood.net/ncr8r4z -- thanks!
0 · May 29, 2012
For anyone still interested in meeting up on the 11th at Ace Monster Toys, I've created a meetup here that people can RSVP to, to gauge interest: http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/66901162/ -- anyone and everyone is invited, just let me know!
0 · May 29, 2012
Probably should be a Thursday so that we don't clash with the AMT meeting.
0 · May 29, 2012
AMT has their 'general meeting' on thursday nights...this is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you guys want to do exactly with this group. Good in that there will be lots more people, many interested in the same sorts of things as you, bad in that it might be more crowded. You're still welcome to come though!
0 · May 29, 2012
+1 for Ace Monster. Really nice group of people.
0 · May 29, 2012
Hello all,
I'm a member of Ace Monster Toys, a hackerspace in Oakland, but it's just on the border with Berkeley, not far from Ashby Bart. We'd be glad to let you host a meetup in our space, if you're interested, let me know in advance to make sure someone will be there to open the door & there are no schedule conflicts. Thanks!
0 · May 29, 2012
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When it comes to the ground game, President Obama has a leg up on Mitt Romney, who has been encumbered by an extended primary fight.
Beth Reinhard writes in the most recent issue of National Journal magazine:
Blessed with the perks of incumbency, Obama is clearly taking advantage of the ongoing and unpredictable Republican primary to hit the ground running. In 2008, he was the first Democratic nominee to win Virginia since 1964, and the state is viewed as one of the most crucial battlegrounds of 2012. The president seems poised there and in other swing states to run an equally aggressive ground game that mobilizes potential foot soldiers early and often.
In contrast, Romney has lacked the time, incentive, money, and grassroots enthusiasm to start building a ground game that could compete with the president. In Virginia, for example, Ron Paul will be the only other name on the presidential ballot on Tuesday; Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum failed to collect enough signatures to qualify. And Romney's campaign had other pressing concerns, with showdowns against Santorum in Arizona and Michigan taking priority over Virginia.
In the conversation below, National Journal's Major Garrett and The Atlantic's Molly Ball discuss Obama's edge. Click through to hear them talk about Romney's lack of a grassroots network, the benefit of 20 GOP debates, and their memories of living and reporting in Las Vegas.
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Tickets go on sale today for the 3rd Annual Tasting Brooklyn, set for April 16. This year's event will celebrate culinary diversity with a variety of the borough's restaurants, including Fletcher's BBQ, DuMont, and Clover Club. General admission is $50. Tickets and more info can be found right here. [Grub Street]
L.I.C. Bar is paying it forward; this Saturday, the bar will host a fund-raiser for the Who's U.S.-supported charity, Teen Cancer America. Tickets are $20 and include a performance by cover band Who's Next. LIC organized the event as a thank-you to the band, who rescued the bar by arranging to replace Sandy-destroyed music equipment. [Grub Street]
Greek eatery Boukiés launched a prix fixe menu as well as a new main menu yesterday. The Lower East Side spot will focus on seafood dishes, such as psito ktapodaki (marinated grilled octopus with lemon caper dressing) and peskandritsa a la polita (monkfish tails, sautéed with white wine, saffron, and herbs). [Grub Street]
Greenwich House is hosting the 11th Annual Taste of Greenwich. On Monday, March 11, more than 30 Greenwich Village restaurants will gather in support of Greenwich House's ten social service and arts programs. This year's lineup includes Gotham Bar and Grill, Annisa, and the little owl. [Grub Street]
The Living Room on Ludlow Street received an additional two-month reprieve so it'll live on until at least April. [Bowery Boogie]


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Children of Bodom -- Austin, TX -- February 21st, 2012
I arrived at Emo's East around 5:30 to get in line early for Children of Bodom's 15th anniversary show, finding about a dozen people in line already (and about five of them were wearing the same CoB shirt). After grabbing a Powerade from the Auto Zone across the street, I kept standing in line for an otherwise eventless hour and a half.
When we were finally let inside the venue, I went straight for the merch booth (beanies were $15 for all bands, Children of Bodom picks were $5 for Alexi signature picks, $5 for two generic Children of Bodom picks, shirts were $25 for CoB, $30 for XXL, and the prices were roughly the same for the other band's merch).
Bored, and with nothing to do, I stood by the rail, where one of the security guys pointed out my Megadeth shirt (a bootleg I found in a flea market with the "Hell Wasn't Built in a Day" artwork with the band on the back) and we wound up chatting about shit that had happened in the past - like how Dimebag broke the headstock of his guitar off on one of the poles in the venue (back when it was The Backroom), how he wound up with one of Max Cavalera's dreadlocks, how Otep would demand that no staff, bands, etc. were allowed backstage when she was there (I also heard a story later that night from a fan who wanted to hear her growl instead of an autograph - her response: "You wanna hear me growl? Go buy my CD's, go buy tickets to see me, and go buy a DVD"), and how Watain had a trailer full of roadkill they had found driving to the venue that could be smelled blocks away in the Texas heat.
...Sorry, I kind of wanted to include that.
Around 8:00, the Canadian band Threat Signal came onstage. I didn't really pay attention to them, instead choosing to stand around outside and wait for Revocation.
Threat Signal:
Trust In None
Fallen Disciples
A New Beginning
Through My Eyes
Face The Day
As soon as Threat Signal left the stage, I headed inside for Revocation. I was vaguely familiar with their work, and had the chance to see them last year at the old Emo's, but turned it down to spend time with a couple of friends elsewhere. When the band started playing, it took exactly ten seconds for a pit to break out, where I moshed until I literally got punched in the solar plexus by someone on the rim who apparently didn't realize an open space at a metal show was going to become violent; as a result, I sat out the rest of the show.
One thing I'll never forget is that before playing Across Forests and Fjords (I think?), David summarized the song as "like Skyrim, if the dragons had titties".
Age of Iniquity
Dismantle the Dictator
Across Forests and Fjords
Conjuring the Cataclysm
No Funeral
I have to be honest, I didn't pay much attention to Eluveitie, although this is mostly due to the fact that I met up with a guy who I met at a GWAR concert about three months ago and a group of people who he had met that night. We spent about half of their set outside partying, and half inside watching them play and wondering what the hell that coffin shaped instrument was. I would definitely like to see Eluveitie again sometime, and hopefully, I won't miss too much.
Everything Remains As It Never Was
Kingdom Come Undone
A Rose for Epona
Meet the Enemy
Quoth the Raven
Inis Mona
Finally the time came for Children of Bodom. We wound up fighting our way to the front to get a good glimpse of Alexi (one of the people I was with had a mission to get Alexi's guitar pick for the guitarist of his band - I'm not sure if he succeeded or not). When the band opened with Sixpounder, the entire audience went apeshit, throwing their horns, pumping fists, and kicking the shit out of each other in the pit. As the night went on, the energy kept flowing - hell, the first words out of Alexi's mouth that night that weren't song lyrics were "Fuck yes!".
The crowd surged, the pit churned, and the fans roared in approval. Almost every song from Children of Bodom that I loved was played that night (I would personally switch out Shovel Knockout for Warheart), which made me literally shout in happiness after the show.
Children of Bodom:
Are You Dead Yet?
Silent Night, Bodom Night
Kissing the Shadows
Shovel Knockout
Living Dead Beat
Everytime I Die
Deadnight Warrior / Children of Bodom
Hate Me
Angels Don't Kill
In Your Face
Lake Bodom
Hate Crew Deathroll
Bodom After Midnight
After the show, I went outside by the bus to see if I could meet the band. I got a quick word in to Alexi, met Henkka and Roope, got to speak to two of the members of Eluveitie (Anna and someone else who's name I can't remember - the guy with the dreads), and saw the people loading random crap into the CoB bus (I counted three coolers, two cases of Corona, and a bottle of Grey Goose vodka - naturally paired with orange juice).
I didn't feel like waiting for Alexi to (maybe) step out of the bus, so I decided "fuck it" and just went home. Honestly, this was one of the coolest shows I've seen in a while. If you're a huge Children of Bodom fan and you get the chance to see this tour, fucking go. You won't regret it.
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Some Lynn fans said they didn't need another striker when Shane Tolley signed for the club in December.
With Russell Dunkley, Sam Mulready, Danny Beaumont and Jason Turner — plus goalscoring wideman Steve Spriggs — in the ranks, why would Gary Setchell want another frontman?
Yet, he knows that you can never have too many good players at your disposal. And to be successful you can never have too many goals in your side.
Just look at arguably the most successful team of the modern era. Manchester United's 1999 Treble winning outfit contained four strikers who all, in their own right, probably deserved a regular starting role.
Dwight Yorke, Andrew Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. All brought something different to the table.
And now, even after the departure of Turner, Setchell still has an embarrassment of riches in the striking department at The Walks.
Dunkley is one of the best number nine's about. Beaumont and Mulready are 'new' strikers, full of pace, and with the ability to play out wide.
But in Tolley, Setchell has a genuine, old-fashioned, vital and match-winning goalscorer at his disposal.
The former Peterborough United youngster is a clever footballer. His movement is exceptional. But he also finds huge amounts of space in even the smallest areas.
A crowded penalty box is no problem for a man with the ability to drift off defenders and create room for himself.
And when he's done that, he often hits the back of the net. A big 56 league goals in two seasons helped St Neots Town clinch back-to-back league titles.
He scored 20 times at the start of the season with Spalding before leaving to join Histon — where yes, you guessed it, he netted again during his brief stint.
Now, at Lynn, he has already scored four goals in just three games. Two braces at home. And all striker's goals from inside the box.
His first, Lynn's equaliser, was all about a frontman's instinct to get in the six yard box and turn a cross home.
His second, the winner, was simply sublime. Jason Lee's long ball dropped over his shoulder and Tolley controlled it and slotted home in one sweet movement.
Danny Gay was a match-winner in his own right in Lynn's goal but Setchell's number 10 did the business.
Strikers are meant to score goals. They get the headlines. And they get the stick when they miss chances.
Tolley missed three, but scored two. And if he keeps doing that, Lynn will surely reach those promised play-offs.


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A Turkish designer travels across the world, working in design firms in various countries
Can design change the world? Is there an ideal country to design in? Are the problems of a boutique design firm different from a global agency? These are questions designer Cagri Cankaya would find answers to, when he embarked on his project Designer On The Road.
Twenty-eight-year-old Cankaya, a successful art director in Turkey, wanted to prove that he could work, design and live anywhere. On July 11, 2011, he set off on a world tour, travelling to India, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Ukraine, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Argentina, using his design skills to live in those countries for brief periods.
He gave up the luxury of space and the comfort of language, and culture to work in different locales, from game development studios, global advertising agencies, digital advertising companies, to start-ups and boutique design companies. While his freelancing assignments takes care of the air tickets, his accommodation and salary are paid by the host firm.
His connect with India happened through Sudhir Sharma, the head of a Pune-based design firm, whom he met at the Istanbul Design Week, more than a year ago. Sharma was the first to know about the project and invited him to work at his firm. For Cankaya, it was time to quit his job and get on the road.
Mumbai was his first halt, where he worked at Design FlyOver, a boutique design company. His first assignment was designing T-shirts and nightwear for a Jaipur-based organic textile company.
In Pune, he worked on several projects from designing showrooms to creating posters at INDI Design. He also made a brochure which lists 17 design laws. So what are the laws? Law 17 reads Survival: Forget all other laws in order to survive, he says, cheekily.
In Anjuna, Goa, while working with Igoa, a digital advertising agency, he had to create illustrations for a cooking academy website. Using fruits and vegetables in the illustrations, he came up with diverse themes from multi-tasking chefs to fruit-carrying pigeons.
So what were his design discoveries in India? The crowd and the clutter. Not just Indias roads, but magazines, newspapers and advertisements seemed crowded too. The layouts have a lot going on. I think India has no place for minimalistic design right now.
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"Great easy-intermediate singletrack on the east end of Duluth."
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|674'205 m Low
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OverviewLester Park encompasses the ridges above Amity Creek and the Lester River on either side of Seven Bridges Road. There are access points on either side of the 2nd bridge and the 7th bridge. Both have small gravel parking areas nearby.
Need To KnowMulti-use and two way travel.
DescriptionBeautiful views of the river valleys and smooth, flowing singletrack are what you'll find when you ride Lester. There are a handful of rocky or rooty sections, but overall the trail is non-technical. There are several game and spur trails that offshoot the main trail but if you follow the blue and white COGGS signs it is easy to find the whole loop.
In general the east side of the loop is more smooth and easier going than the west side which features more rocks, bridges and tight turns.
The ride can be done in either direction and is a lollipop loop with a very short 'stick' at the beginning/end. Going counter-clockwise will allow you to tackle the more technical sections later in the ride.
History & BackgroundThe singletrack at Lester has been around for about a decade. Originally it was roughed in deer trails and some ninja built trail that was unofficial. In 2009, the City of Duluth authorized COGGS to officially manage this trail and we commenced connecting the different sections and improving sustainability and flow. We worked with the Yes! Duluth program who provided student workers to work with a COGGS supervisor for 25 hours per week throughout the summer of 2010. The trail was complete in July of 2010 and hosted the Great Hawk Chase Minnesota Mountain Bike Series race in August of 2013.
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