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HTC Advantage: Free Repairs for Cracked Screens in the First 6 Months of Ownershipby Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/18/2014 9:00 AM EST
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anandreader106 - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkNo deal HTC. You've burned me twice with prior flagship phones that you failed to update. At the time you were "committed" to updating them as well and then you clung to an excuse not to.
How about this proposal:
I'll take care of my phone and protect it from physical damage.
You take care of my phone by giving me TIMELY android updates and commit to THAT!
Can you dig it? Reply
WithoutWeakness - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkPurchase the Google Play Edition and get the best of both. Get the hardware and warranty from HTC and the OS is AOSP. Problem solved. Reply
Braumin - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkTechnically it's not AOSP it's GMS with no HTC skin. Would that allow you to get OS updates though or does that still need to come from HTC? Reply
A5 - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkAFAIK, the GPE phones are updated by Google. But they do lag behind the Nexus devices by a bit. Reply
WithoutWeakness - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkI believe that the Google Play Edition phones run the OEM's kernel with Google's build of Android on top. The devices should get Android updates on a similar cadence as Nexus devices as long as Google continues to support them. Reply
superflex - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkLet me guess.
You couldn't upgrade your Evo 4g to ICS so mom kicked you out of the basement, your girlfriend dumped you, the sun refused to rise and a hoards of locusts descended upon your homeland.
Seriously, how did the inability to upgrade from GB to ICS negatively affect you?
Did you lose productivity in using your phone?
Did you lose a girlfriend because you didn't have cute emoticons to compete with her iPhone?
Seriously, how did non having the latest build affect you other than emotionally? Reply
cmdrdredd - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkNew updates add additional functionality and after a while, new apps stop working properly on old versions of the OS. Plus it fixes memory leaks, adds additional performance in some areas...so continue being a dick using an old OS with issues that the update would fix. Reply
Peskarik - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkWhat's with all the emotions, the butthurt and girlfriend this girlfriend that? Have you been dumped by your boyfriend, sweetheart? Reply
takeship - Sunday, February 23, 2014 - linkSecurity updates. HTC doesn't just not update old flagships to newer Android versions, they also drop security update support. Now, with most Android apps asking for permission to impersonate you if they so desire on install it may not matter much, but there is, for instance, a known wifi driver vulnerability with exploit code in common usage for all HTC phones with pre-4.1 Android. Reply
poisonsnak - Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - linkMy HTC One got updated to KitKat about a month ago. I think Motorola and obviously the Nexus devices got it first but it was before Samsung, LG, or other companies in similar positions. I was happy with the timing for the 4.3 release as well, and I'm on a small Canadian carrier who's usually last on the list for updates. Reply
CZroe - Thursday, February 20, 2014 - linkSounds like my experience with Sony Ericsson. They promised all 2011 Xperia phones would get an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich so I bought an R800at Xperia PLAY 4G. When it came time to update it they didn't want to pay their engineers to figure out a way to incorporate the USB gamepad support in ICS with the phone's built-in gamepad for a phone that they no longer sold, so they just threw their arms up and claimed that there was a "comparability issue" between the two features. As users with unlocked bootloaders will tell you, that's bull. Unfortunately, my bootloader was never unlocked. :( Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkInteresting value adds... I've yet to kill any of the four smartphones I've had, yet my sister and mother both killed their first one (water/cracked screen), so I can see how some would find this attractive. At least they're trying to differentiate in some other way besides software bloat, like Moto (size, price, Maker, active notifications) and unlike Samsung.
Also interesting that they switched from Dropbox to Google for their cloud storage bonus, big loss for Dropbox I would think. Reply


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HOUSTON - Houston has been selected as a top 20 finalist for the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, a competition created to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life.
Houston was selected based on its innovative idea to tap game-changing technology for a new "one bin for all" plan that makes recycling easier for every Houstonian and diverts 75 percent of all waste.
The innovation is called "Total Reuse-One Bin for All." It eliminates separating garbage at home. Residents will place everything in one bin, allowing access to all materials, recyclables, food waste, yard trimmings and eWaste thus maximizing reuse.
"I am ecstatic that we are a finalist in the Mayors Challenge," said Houston Mayor Annise Parker. "The Challenge tapped into Houston's innovative spirit, asking us to find new solutions to persistent problems. We are an entrepreneurial city -- if you can dream it, you can achieve it here. We look forward to ideas camp to help turn our dream of full reuse and recycling and improved public health into reality."
Houston will now compete against 19 other cities across the country for the $5 million grand prize as well as one of four additional prizes of $1 million each.
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HOUSTON - Roger Clemens spent weeks on trial, accused of lying to Congress. A few weeks after his acquittal, he talked about how he's ready to move forward.
KPRC Local 2 sports director Randy McIlvoy caught up with Clemens on the softball field.
Clemens said he's finally regaining some normalcy in his life.
"I really didn't change as a person," he said of the trial. "My heart's a little cracked, but it's not broken. I'm not going to … I look for the good in people."
Two baseball issues linger in the minds of many: Will he make it into the Hall of Fame? What is his future with the Houston Astros?
Clemens is under contract with the Astros. He said he's eager and ready to jump in when the time is right.
"I'll do whatever they ask," he said. "I go to a few games when I can. I mainly talk to guys on the phone or text."
Clemens, who will turn 50 on Aug. 4, is still in great shape and maintains an unmatched work ethic. He said he is excited about his charity efforts and keeping up with his son's baseball journey.
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'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' Casts Brenton Thwaites as Captain Jack's Sidekick
It's been three years since 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' was unleashed upon an unsuspecting populace, convincing even the most die hard fans of Disney's lucrative franchise that Captain Jack Sparrow needed to take a break. Maybe forever. And yet, these past years have been filled with rumors and casting and almost-casting for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.' Like it or not, this film is coming and now it has the young up-and-comer Brenton Thwaites in its drunken, slurred, overlong clutches.


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just wanted to get some opinions on smoking turkey--
i loved smoked turkey, but i'm thinking about trying to do it a new way--with the skin off.
2 reasons for this: 1) the skin always comes out like leather after i smoke it for several hours and i end up discarding it anyways, and 2) i think the skin stops most of the smoke from getting inside the meat.
I don't know if it's even feasible to smoke a whole turkey with the skin off, and i realize that it would mean i wouldn't be able to inject it with butter since the skin is what holds it it.
I'm wondering if it's a crazy idea, or maybe someone here has tried it before?


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When the weather outside is frying, the temptation to step into an oven-like pub is not overwhelming.
Doubly so when said pub is named The Charcoal Burner, but where else is a chap to get an ice cold drink on a sunny afternoon?
Fortunately, the place gets a decent draught with the doors open and there are spots to sit outside.
Shirtless lads, clearly taking the afternoon off work, sat convivially out the front while ladies chattered under large parasols out the back.
Inside, friendly guys – almost universally in shorts – watched The Open on the big screen. A bumper collection of statuettes with gold-effect golfers atop in the corner suggested that this particular pub may have more than a casual affinity to the sport.
The Charcoal Burner is not a looker; it is reminiscent of a shop from the outside.
Low ceilings, textured wallpaper and a small fireplace inside make it feel a little like a converted bungalow or a clubhouse.
Regardless of the architecture, The Charcoal Burner is nice.
While uninspiring, it is spotless and the signs which threaten to bar anyone who fails to adequately dispose of chewing gum properly are a testament to how much the management values its decor.
I did fear that the giant Take Courage sign outside was an important warning, but I needn't have because the people were lovely, including the big prop forward behind the bar.
The choice of drinks was limited, with Doombar and Bombardier (£3.50) on tap, and I didn't see much in the way of grub.
If you're peckish though there is always the option of jellied eels from the van at the bottom of the car park.
The Charcoal Burner, Main Road, Sidcup
How it rated
Decor*** Tidy but plain
Atmosphere **** Friendly people
Drink *** Just about enough
Staff **** Friendly
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Red and Blue DiceProbability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.
Timothy and Urban play a game with two dice. But they do not use the numbers. Some of the faces are painted red and the others blue. Each player throws the dice in turn. Timothy wins when the two top faces are the same color. Urban wins when the colors are different. Their chances are even.
The first die has 5 red faces and 1 blue face. How many red and how many blue are there on the second die?
AnswerEach die has 6 faces. When two dice are thrown, there are 36 equally possible results. For chances to be even, there must be 18 ways of getting the same color on top. Let X be the number of red faces on the second die. We have: 18 = 5X + 1(6 - X)
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2013 Physics Teacher Education Conference (PhysTEC)March 16-17, 2013
Baltimore, MD
Preparing the Next Generation of Physics Teachers
The Physics Teacher Education Conference is the nation's largest meeting dedicated to physics teacher education. It features workshops, panel discussions, and presentations by national leaders, as well as excellent networking opportunities. In collaboration with the American Chemical Society, the 2013 conference will also feature sessions on chemistry teacher preparation.
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THOUSANDS of people 'barged' their way to Eanam Wharf at the weekend for the Blackburn Canal Festival.
The family event celebrated the history of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the importance the wharf played in the development of Blackburn.
There was a variety of dancing, music, drama performances, face painting, a bouncy castle and stalls from charities, artisan sellers and refreshments.
More than 60 boats were in attendance and there was the opportunity for people to go on canal boat trips.
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BRIDGWATER seconds strengthened their position at the top of Premier One with a storming 152-run win against second-placed Bath.
The visitors put up a fight with the ball as Bridgwater scrambled to 204 all out in the final over of their innings, but Bath had no answer to Bridgwater's bowlers as they were blown away for 52 in under 20 overs.
Batting first, Bridgwater's Kyran Devitt and Alastair Witts mixed watchful defence with fine shots to the boundary, but Devitt was out for 20 just before the only rain break of the day, Bridgwater teetering on 53-3.
In-form Andrew Skidmore joined Witts, but the latter was bowled by a full length delivery.
Skidmore continued to lead the recovery as Bridgwater looked to set the young Bath side an imposing target, and he found good support from Ed Habberfield, who dug in.
At 124-4 an onslaught beckoned with Skidmore (40) edging a wide delivery behind the wicket.
Scott Clapp (13) and Tom Pople (18) supported Habberfield before he fell to a catch in the deep for a wellplayed 39, and the remaining batting chased quick runs and took the total to 204, putting the game in the balance.
Ian Higgins and Chris Singleton both had a wicket in the first three overs as the Bath innings started as Bridgwater's had, falling to 7-2.
With Clapp and Habberfield also on the attack for Bridgwater, Bath provided little resistance, reaching only 52 all out.


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Note: Dates reflected in photo are not entirely accurate. Judging day is still 4/18.
We have been working on our first garment for the show for a little over three weeks now and our critic Amsale is coming 3/9 to see that at least 70% of the first look is completed as well as checking the muslin for our second look.
The passing of the first and hopefully last (but highly unlikely) meltdown of the semester.
Sometimes you start out with this really great idea in your head and it looks even better on paper, but somehow things manage to fall apart as you are in the process of putting it together. Yup, that was me four days ago realizing I had started something that just was not going to successfully come together. It just did not make sense to continue to dedicate precious time working on it.
The following four days have compiled of me redesigning, re-sketching, re-draping, re-patterning, re-deciding color story, and re-deciding fabrication. On top of everything, my new fabric deciding to be finicky and difficult to work with has basically begged for an unnerving frustration fueled meltdown. Happy to say though that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel and if my four years at FIT have taught me anything, it is that if there is a will there will always be a way.
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On Nov. 3, the city's planning commission will consider a proposal to eliminate (technically, "reduce by 100 percent") residential development impact fees for two years. The plan's sponsors, City Councilors Rebecca Wurzburger and Matt Ortiz, tout it as a way to bolster Santa Fe's faltering construction industry.
Though the proposal's intention is admirable, its effectiveness appears dubious at best. Construction employment in Santa Fe County—as well as in New Mexico as a whole—has been declining since 2006. The number of new building permits issued for residential development, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, peaked back in 2005.
Those figures are particularly depressing when examined in light of the city's last action on impact fees: In 2008, city officials raised impact fees for homes smaller than 2,500 square feet, but lowered them for larger homes, in one case by close to $1,000. Thus, not only has the city missed out on impact fee revenues—which fund roads, parks, and fire and police services—but it has also failed to enjoy the increase in construction that was undoubtedly a selling point for the 2008 change.
We're used to the potholes by now. But as long as the city's giving out tax breaks, maybe it's time to put our eggs in other baskets.


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Let's put this matter to a rest, okay?
I know lots of you are still wondering if I'm the real blogger.
What can I say?
If I say YES, you wouldn't believe it anyway.
If I say NO, there will be endless arguments and start dragging in innocent parties.
I just want to say...
If you like what you're reading, please come back for more.
If you hate it, thank you for dropping by this time and hope you can find better stuff to read elsewhere...but don't forget to recommend me the good sites!
When you watch a movie, you wouldn't be bother to see who wrote the script. Do you choose the script-writer to watch movie? I doubt so.
That's all I have to say regarding this.
Presenting...Our Studio Pixs!
My god-daughter did this design. It's very simple lah, but I like it very much...
Jingjing is very beautiful hor? I must get her teenage photos to show you, sure wee wee one...
Jingjing and me. This photo is very nice... I wanna blow this up to put it in my room.
Muthu is very cute. Making faces while photo taking. With him around, there's always laughter.
Natalli & Cheryl. They are beautiful gals! Being young is great!
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The Seminole County Chamber of Commerce hosted a State of the Cities breakfast with all seven mayors in the county on Thursday morning.
Local 6 asked the mayors about some of the major issues cities in Seminole County are facing.
For Sanford it's dealing with and fighting crime.
"There are some people that we know of that need to go somewhere else and that's to jail and we have a great partnership with the State Attorneys office to make sure that happen," said Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett.
For Winter Springs, it's the growth of the city.
"The main thing we need to do is promote commercial growth and give our taxpayers a break by bringing in some businesses that will be a low maintenance opportunity," said Charles Lacy, Mayor of Winter Springs.
Oviedo is pushing to manage big projects coming to the town over the next few years.
"We have a lot of new development coming into town. We've got Oviedo ER coming into town, Oviedo in the Park coming into town," said Oviedo Mayor Dominic Persampiere. "It's really just gonna be managing those large scale projects."
Altamonte Springs is preparing for the new SunRail station to be put in.
"We want it to be a place where people go and stay and shop and go to eat and actually live there," said Patricia Bates, mayor of Altamonte Springs.
The mayor for Longwood says the city is experiencing some change.
"It looks like it's a falling into place right now we are going to be a different city in two years," said Mayor Brian Sackett.
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Angry Birds Space – 10 Million Downloads In Three Days [Video]
If you are not familiar with the Angry Birds Phenomenon, ask your kids to educate you and the new game is breaking records. Space may be the final frontier for some, but for the makers of Angry Birds, it's a gold mine. The company that makes the computer and mobile phone game, Rovio, announced their new spin-off game, Angry Birds Space has been downloaded more than 10-million times in just three days.


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Was at a hoops game (really, really good game) so I heard the first two periods on radio, came home, watched the third period, then watched the first two periods. Odd way to watch a game.
That said, Rangers-Canes was a pretty entertaining one, wasn't it? Pretty big win for your boys, too. I know, they got two and the Canes got one … but that's two more on the ledger, and two more the teams behind the Canes will have to get.
1) The Staal on Staal hit was borderline suspendable, in my opinion. Marc was vulnerable and Eric sure went up high on the blind-side and didn't let up one bit. And I wonder if the NHL would ever have the onions to not only suspend a player for a head shot against his brother, but also to suspend one of its "boys" … you know, the captain of the home all-star team. Eric sure seems to enjoy laying out his little brother, doesn't he? He also=Monster.
2) I think Cam Ward might be the best goalie in the whole league. But last night, the guy down the other end was just as good, and better when it mattered most.
3) Have you guys noticed that John Tortorella's always laughing when OT and hockey portion of the game ends, and before they go to the skills competition?
4) You know which forward has played with the most snarl for the last four games? Not Prust. Not Boyle. Not Avery. Not Dubinsky. But Mats Zuccarello. Yup. Not only physically, but also after the whistle. Gotta love that. He also made the big hit that led to the tying goal to force OT. Zuccarello=Little Monster.
5) Funny, but for the second game in a row, the McDonagh-Sauer duo had a couple of horrific shifts, some of which ended up in their net, while all-in-all playing a very strong game.
6) Back to Zuccarello. When they first put him on the point, I didn't like it at all. But I watched him at a practice there last week, and he has a good hard shot, and keeps it low, and with work I think he's become pretty good there, especially on the 5-on-3.
7) No update on Marian Gaborik. So now it's just a matter of when he feels better, and then a matter of being cleared to exercise, then cleared for contact, then cleared to play. And that's a process for which there can be no timetable.
8) Good signs for the Rangers the last two games: A) lots of shots on goal. B) lots of bodies arriving at the same time. And in case you forgot, that is how they scored enough goals in the first 52 games.
9) Back to snarls: Another good sign is that the first goal came off a hit by Newbury, a hard forecheck and wrap by Avery and a net-crash by Prust. That's the way they have to do it, and the way they haven't done it enough lately.
10) Wonder how the Tobacco Road fans like the skills competition today.
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Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of your authorized stay in the United States. Should your passport expire while you are in the U.S., you will not only have to renew your passport but your F-1 status as well.
If the visa stamp in your passport expires while you are in the United States, you do not need to renew it. If you leave the United States with an expired visa, you will have to apply for a new one before you can reenter. You may, however, travel to Canada and return with an expired visa if your trip is for less than 30 days.
The small white card that was stapled into your passport when you entered the United States is called an I-94. It is your most important immigration document. Most students' I-94s have the letters D/S written on them, which means "duration of status." This means that you are allowed to remain in the United States for as long as it takes to complete your course of study, as specified on your I-20. If you exit the United States, your I-94 will be removed from your passport, usually by flight attendants. Immigration officials at the point of entry will issue a new I-94, provided you have your I-20 and your valid passport with an F-1 visa. Do not, however, surrender your I-94 when crossing the border into Canada.
When you were admitted to Colby College, the Admissions Office sent you an I-20, which allowed you to apply for an F-1 student visa at an American consulate. The I-20 shows the date and place of admission to the United States and, most important, the admission number, which is your admission number with BCIS (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services). Do not surrender your I-20 when you leave the United States. Recommendations on applications for practical training and transfers of schools are also recorded on the I-20 ID. If you lose your I-20, ask the ISA to issue you a duplicate. If you realize that you will need to stay beyond the date authorized on your I-20, you must see the ISA to request an extension. You must have a good academic reason for doing so; failing to make progress toward your degree is not sufficient. You must request the extension within the 30-day period prior to the end date on your I-20.
Leave of Absence
International students are eligible for leaves of absence as well as for study abroad programs, if regular criteria are met. Please note that after an absence from the United States of more than five months, your prior F-1 status is considered to be no longer valid, and you must reenter on a new I-20. This is normally not a problem, and you only need apply for a new visa if your initial one has expired. However, your "clock" towards practical training begins again with your new entry, and you must wait at least nine months before becoming eligible.
Travel Outside the United States and Reentry. In general you will need the following documents to reenter the United States: A valid passport A valid visa stamp (except for short visits to Canada) A signed I-20 (Page 2 of your I-20 must be signed by the ISA at least once a semester). To be safe, have your I-20 signed every time you leave the United States.
Travel to Canada and Mexico. If you plan to travel to Canada, you may need a visa. See the ISA for a listing of exempt countries. Mexico requires a visa in all cases. The ISA has the phone numbers of the consulates to ask for visa information. Make sure to obtain visa information several weeks in advance of your planned travels because the application will require time to be processed.
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All Colby students who work on campus are required to have a Social Security Number. To apply for one, take your passport, your I-20, and your employment letter to the main post office downtown. There is no application fee. You will receive your card within two or three weeks. Then give your number to the Registrar at Colby, located in the Lovejoy Building, and to the ISA.
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You are required by United States law to pay taxes on any wages you receive for working at Colby, and on the taxable portion of your grant (that which is in excess of the amount of your tuition and fees). Some of you may benefit from tax treaties that your country holds with the United States, in which case some of your income is not taxable (this depends on your country and the terms of the treaty). Colby will take out an estimated amount directly from your paycheck and from your grant to send to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). By April of every year that you are in the United States, you must file a "tax return" with the IRS, even if you had no income whatsoever while you were here. If you owe any taxes in addition to those that have been paid for you, you will need to send them then. In most cases, the IRS sends you a refund of an overpayment a few months after you have filed. The ISA will discuss your tax situation with you and will hold a tax workshop in plenty of time for you to file your return. At this link you can find more information on filing for taxes and as well download forms. >>Tax Info
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A Maine State ID will provide you with an official form of identification. You can get one at the Old Stearns Building (93 Main Street) during the following times: the first Monday, second Friday, and fourth Friday of each month from 9am to 1pm and 2 to 3pm. You must bring two forms of identification plus your passport and I-20. It will cost you about $5.
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A TEENAGER who is accused of robbing a man of his mobile phone is to face trial by judge and jury.
Jake Skilton pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before a judge at Swindon Crown Court.
The 19-year-old, of Queens Drive, is said to have carried out the mugging on December 14 last year.
Judge Douglas Field adjourned the case to July 29, and released Skilton on conditional bail to live at home, observe a curfew and not contact the complainant.


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If you plan on attending a Kings game this season, you better make a plan to buy tickets soon or risk having to buy on the secondary market.
The Kings, on the heels of winning the organization's first Stanley Cup last month, already have sold an unprecedented number of season tickets - 15,000 - for the upcoming season, according to Chris McGowan, the team's chief operating officer.
"Ticket sales have been really, really brisk," McGowan said Friday. "We're getting to a point where organizationally, it's all about managing inventory. We're getting slim in terms of availability. Season-ticket wise, we're in a position where we're going to stop selling season tickets because we're going to be capped out.
"The season-ticket base would be so high where we wouldn't have an ability to sell any more. We have to take care of partial-plan holders, and we want to keep (tickets) for group ticket sales and individual buyers when we go on sale."
It's a good problem to have for the Kings, but certainly not so much for fans.
Season tickets likely will be available for up to two more weeks, according to McGowan. Individual tickets likely will be available sometime in September.
"To be honest, we'll probably put some tickets on sale for the general public for individual games in coordination with the preseason opening," McGowan said. "I suspect they'll go quickly. We're in unchartered waters. If we put tickets on sale, they sell right away. We've always done well, but we've never had this much demand."
The Kings have such a passionate fan base, that even last year they sold 12,000 season tickets. But they won the Stanley Cup in such dominant and surprising fashion - going 16-4 as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference - that they attracted a new fan base. And the Kings want to make sure they have some tickets available for those fans who have jumped on the bandwagon, too.
The Kings should sell out the season. The only other time that's happened in franchise history was the 1991-92 season, when the Kings played at the Forum (capacity 16,005). Staples Center holds 18,118 for hockey games.
Demand is so high, McGowan predicts the Kings will institute a waiting list this season for the first time - something many NFL teams, like the Green Bay Packers - do.
The Kings are in the process of assigning new seats to new season-ticket holders, and once that's complete, McGowan said the remaining seats will be "slim pickings."
"Once we exhaust all these processes, we'll start a waiting list for season tickets, which we suspect will grow," McGowan said.
This was such an interesting dilemma for the Kings - developing a plan for a predicted season sellout - that Kelly Cheeseman, the senior vice president of sales, spent the past couple of months discussing strategy with other NHL teams who have been through this such as the Ducks, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Vancouver and Minnesota.
"I always wondered what it would be like when we won the Cup," McGowan said. "The only other time I've seen demand like this was when the Galaxy (another AEG franchise) signed David Beckham. Tickets were selling left and right.
"This is bigger than that, but it's very similar. I always knew in this town that it would be like this, but you never really know until it happens."
Kings hire ex-Blues coach Payne
The Kings hired former St. Louis head coach Davis Payne as an assistant to coach Darryl Sutter, the Stanley Cup champions announced Friday.
St. Louis fired Payne on Nov. 6 after nearly two years behind the bench. Ken Hitchcock took over and led the Blues to the second round of the playoffs, where the Kings swept them.
Payne will replace Jamie Kompon, who left the Kings for the same job with the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this month.
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Fiers, Brewers offense take apart Blue Jays
Crew racks up seven doubles while pitchers retire final 24 Blue Jays
MILWAUKEE -- Coming off a weekend sweep of the mighty Dodgers, the Brewers didn't skip a beat Tuesday night as they slugged their way to a 6-1 win over Toronto at Miller Park.
Milwaukee showed no signs of slowing down as the team clicked in all three phases. The offense reeled off double after double, becoming only the 12th team in baseball this season and the 23rd team in club history to record seven or more two-baggers. Mike Fiers went seven strong innings as he and the bullpen retired the last 24 Toronto batters of the game. The defense did its part, supporting the pitching staff with several impressive infield putouts.
It all translated into a fifth straight win for the Brewers, who solidified their hold on first place in the National League Central, went 16 games over .500 and clinched their first winning record in Interleague Play since 2010.
Following up a seven-run showing on Sunday in Los Angeles, the offense set the tone early by taking advantage of J.A. Happ, who entered the game with a 5.82 ERA against Milwaukee. The Brewers registered a run before recording an out as Carlos Gomez and Jonathan Lucroy started the game with back-to-back doubles. Aramis Ramirez hit one of his own two-baggers later, giving Fiers a two-run cushion.
The Brewers added two more in the third and another pair in the fifth. Seven of the team's first eight hits were doubles, and each of the first five hitters in the lineup tallied at least one double. In all, the team scored six runs off 10 hits.
Khris Davis, who went 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs, summed it up in two words: "Contagious hitting."
"When it's happening, you just enjoy it and feed off it," Davis said. "I just feel like we're having a lot of fun as a group and enjoying ourselves."
Those six runs would be more than enough for Fiers, who followed up a 14-strikeout performance against the Cubs on Thursday with seven innings of one-run ball against the Blue Jays. He allowed only two hits and one walk, throwing strikes for 69 of his 106 pitches.
"He came and did the same thing; he attacked the zone," said Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. "This is a good fastball-hitting team, this is a good hitting team. He was able to locate that well and throw in enough breaking balls and changeups to keep them off-balance. He keeps doing it. Hopefully it continues."
Fiers' only trouble in the game came in the second inning, when Dioner Navarro led off the frame with a single and Colby Rasmus followed with a double. But after having two runners in scoring position and none out, the Blue Jays would get only one run on an RBI groundout by Munenori Kawasaki.
After Rasmus' double, Fiers and relievers Zach Duke and Brandon Kintzler retired 24 straight Blue Jays to end the game. It was the first time all season that the Blue Jays failed to record three hits in a game.
"I wanted to be aggressive in the strike zone," Fiers said. "Every inning, I wanted to make them swing the bat. The first two innings I was erratic -- I wasn't spotting the ball up. I got out of the one tough inning when they had second and third and no outs; I had to make some pitches there.
"I didn't want to get back to that situation, so I had to attack the first guy of the inning, attack that guy and then focus on the next guy. Maybe I was looking too far ahead in the game, but we were able to get up early and it made it easier for me to pitch with a lead."
Fiers lasted seven innings despite needing 44 pitches to get through the first two. It was his third straight strong start in place of the injured Matt Garza and continued a stellar stretch for Milwaukee starters: the rotation has posted a 2.36 ERA over its last 27 games, including 23 quality starts.
And both Fiers and Roenicke gave kudos to the defense, which helped keep runners off base all night. Ramirez snagged an Edwin Encarnacion line drive and kept a runner off base with an off-balance throw on a slow roller to third. Lucroy, playing first base, made a diving stop on a sharp Jose Reyes grounder to prevent a leadoff hit.
"We played a good game," said Roenicke. "I thought we did a really good job in the infield. Aramis played great at third, [Jean Segura] made some nice plays at short and 'Luc' with the dive at first. The defense was really good."
Caitlin Swieca is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ATLANTA — LSU's undefeated 2011 season ended with the hollow thud of a lopsided 21-0 loss to Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game in which the Tigers seemed powerless to change the outcome.
LSU's 2012 season ended Monday night with the bitter pain of a 25-24 loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, in which the Tigers had multiple opportunities to pull out the victory but couldn't convert any of them.
Despite being outgained the entire night, No. 9 LSU took a 24-13 lead into the fourth quarter and appeared to be on its way to its sixth season of 11 wins or more under eighth-year coach Les Miles.
But LSU (10-3) managed just 1 net yard on six offensive plays in the final quarter as No. 14 Clemson (169 fourth-quarter yards) stormed back to win.
Chandler Catanzaro's 37-yard field goal as time expired gave Clemson (11-2) its only lead of this dramatic showdown, but it was the only lead that counted.
"I was very confident," said Catanzaro, who missed one field goal all season but had a second-quarter extra-point attempt blocked by defensive tackle Bennie Logan. "I have kicked a game-winner before. I just went out there and kicked it."
It was the first time LSU has felt the gut kick of defeat in six appearances in the Chick-fil-A (formerly Peach) Bowl. It is also the first time LSU has lost back-to-back bowl games since the Tigers lost four straight following the 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1986 seasons.
"We have a very quality football team," Miles said. "The guys have spent every (bit of) energy they had tonight. This moment, this is a painful one."
At first, the pain was all Clemson's.
Starting wide receiver Sammy Watkins fumbled on the game's second play and did not return with a leg injury. LSU strong safety Craig Loston recovered at the 23, and two plays later, his team had a 7-0 lead, as Jeremy Hill scored on a 17-yard run.
Hill broke free on a 57-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage to start the second half put LSU up 21-13. The former Redemptorist tailback finished with 124 yards on just 12 carries, his 12 touchdowns this season setting an LSU freshman record.
Another Clemson fumble by Andre Ellington was recovered by free safety Eric Reid at the CU 29 with 7:34 left in the third.
LSU had perhaps a killer touchdown in its grasp, but wide receiver Jarvis Landry was unable to hold on to a pass in the end zone by Zach Mettenberger. LSU had to settle for a 20-yard Drew Alleman field goal and a 24-13 lead with 4:49 left in the third.
Clemson pulled within 24-22 on a Catanzaro field goal and a 12-yard TD pass from Tajh Boyd to DeAndre Hopkins with 2:47 left. LSU took over at its 39 after a popup kickoff, then began a brief series that will spark months of second-guessing.
With Clemson stacking the line to stop the run, Mettenberger found wideout Kadron Boone for 8 yards on the left sideline.
Instead of trying to gain 2 yards on two downs and at least force Clemson to start burning its three timeouts, Mettenberger overthrew Landry in the right flat when he was open for a first down. A third-down pass was batted down by defensive end Malliciah Goodman, who had three of Clemson's six sacks on Mettenberger.
Clemson took over at its 20 with 1:39 left after a 53-yard punt by Jamie Keehn bounced into the end zone. Greenwood, S.C., native Sam Montgomery sacked Boyd for a 6-yard loss to force a fourth-and-16 at the CU 14, but Boyd then found Hopkins for the play of the game, a 26-yard reception to the 40.
Five more plays moved the ball to the LSU 20, from where Catanzaro made his game-winner, the last of Clemson's 100 offensive plays. Clemson finished with 445 total yards.
"I don't think I've ever gone so hard in my life," Montgomery said. "To zone out and play through that with so much emotion is something I've never experienced in my life."
LSU managed just 219 yards and nine first downs on 48 plays.
While Mettenberger returns to lead a potentially improved offense in 2013, the LSU defense faces an uncertain future.
Six juniors are considering whether to make themselves available for April's NFL draft: middle linebacker Kevin Minter (19 tackles Monday), ends Barkevious Mingo and Montgomery, Logan, Reid and cornerback Tharold Simon.
Tailbacks Spencer Ware and Michael Ford are also considering leaving early.
Punter Brad Wing, suspended for the bowl game for violating unspecified team rules, tweeted Monday that he would announce his draft plans Tuesday. When Tuesday came, Wing posted a Twitter message saying he would announce Wednesday.
Wing is a draft-eligible third-year sophomore.
"These guys are making a lifetime decision," Mettenberger said. "If it's best for them and their families to leave, then that's just part of the game — but of course I'll be politicking for them to stay."
LSU is now 9-2 in the Georgia Dome and 5-3 in postseason games under Miles, but has lost three of its last four. This was only LSU's second loss in 38 nonconference games under Miles, the other being the Tigers' 19-17 loss to Penn State in the 2010 Capital One Bowl.
Despite the defeat, Mettenberger still struck a defiant chord.
"As far as I'm concerned, we're three minutes from being 13-0 right now," he said, referring to LSU's three losses to Florida, Alabama and Clemson by a combined 13 points. "It's tough, but it just shows us that we have to work harder and get the lucky bounces that we need."
Still, Mettenberger admitted: "This will probably eat at me until we strap up and play TCU to start next year."
LSU will open its next season against the Horned Frogs where the Tigers really wanted to be once the BCS door was closed on them: at Cowboys Stadium, home of the Cotton Bowl, Aug. 31 in the Cowboys Classic.
With an offseason of discontent facing LSU once again, it's an opener that can't come soon enough.


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I put them over direct charcoal heat to get some nice grill marks and a little bit of char.
I topped mine with some horseradish mustard and it was quite good. The heat softened the fat in the sausage so it had a slightly looser texture than if it was cold, and at the same time the spices and seasonings really came out. I would absolutely do this again; the trick is to find sausage large enough to fit the buns so a good alternative would be to use a standard size version along with some small rolls or slider buns.


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Stopping by PTB today is debut author Jessica Spotswood. Born Wicked the first book in The Cahill Witch Chronicles was released yesterday.
The cover has been getting a lot of attention – how did you react the first time you saw it?
I loved it. I had no input; my editor called me at my then-day job so we could look at it together, and I shrieked and got a little teary because it was my name! on a book! I think it has a really lush, sensuous feel that I hope fits BW well. And the girl on the cover looks very like I picture Maura, the middle Cahill sister. (Also, I love the way the book feels with that soft-touch cover. I pet it a lot.)
Born Wicked is the second 2012 debut, that I have read that alludes to The Daughters of Persephone; how much Greek Mythology is tied into your series?
Not much, actually. The Brotherhood preaches that the witches are evil because they derived their powers from Persephone's marriage to the devil — but they have a list of other reasons witches are evil, too. The witches think Persephone came back to earth with foreknowledge from her time in Hades and her oracles were blessed ever after. Personally, I've always enjoyed Greek and Latin mythology; I took five years of Latin in high school.
How did you come up with the idea of three sister's prophecy and their distinct powers?
This is tricky to answer without spoilers! I wanted to force Cate to wrestle with her understanding of her own magic and magic's place in their world. She's been told all her life that it's wicked and wrong, and part of her believes that. At the beginning of the book, if she could give up magic and be an ordinary girl, she would do it in a heartbeat. The prophecy is so potentially important that it forces her to give up the notion of ever being ordinary, and makes her think about what she really wants for herself and her sisters. Throughout the trilogy, we'll see her come to terms with being a witch and perhaps even doing some good with her magic. She might be able to help change the world for girls like her – but at what awful price? That kind of change always has a price, I think.
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What other 2012 debut has been your favorite read so far?
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While some Manitoba Marathoners are basking in the glow of victory today, the day after the big race, others may be feeling something else.
Shame, depression and disillusionment are often part of the post-marathon experience -- especially if you hit a wall Sunday, endured a painful injury or just didn't meet your time expectations.
"A lot of people are disappointed when they get numbers in their head as far as goals go," says Erik Oland, a running coach who owns City Park Runners.
Feeling blue the morning after? You're not alone, says Oland.
Read on to find out how three seasoned runners coped with their worst marathon experiences:
Thomas Omwenga,
last year's Manitoba Marathon champion
Worst marathon experience: Vancouver Marathon, 2007
What happened: Omwenga -- who had run nine marathons before the 2007 race -- felt great when he left the start line. But when kilometre 27 hit, so did the dreaded feeling that something was wrong.
"I started to feel tired, hungry. I felt thirsty," says Omwenga, who runs to support his family in his small village in Kenya. During the race, he considered stopping, but decided against it. When he finally made it across the finish line at a winning time of 2:25:27, he says he couldn't walk or talk. He knew he was seriously dehydrated -- and lucky not to have collapsed.
"I was totally tired and dizzy." He says race volunteers saw he was in trouble and brought him water, watermelon and a banana to get his energy levels back up.
How he coped: Omwenga says he's never hard on himself after his marathon mishaps. Rather, he looks each mistake -- such as the fact he didn't consume enough water during the 2007 Vancouver race -- as a valuable lesson. "I wasn't angry. I learned a lesson from experience not to repeat it again," he says.
What he learned: Drink enough water the night before a race and obviously on race day. He's also learned to make sure he consumes enough water after the race -- often in the form of water-packed fruit. He says eating two or three bananas also boosts his energy. (Bananas contain electrolytes, which replace the valuable minerals lost during a marathon. These also ease symptoms of dehydration.)
Erik Oland,
running coach and owner of City Park Runners
Worst marathon experience: Victoria Marathon, 2010
What happened: "I've only done a few. My worst one, believe it or not, was still my PB (personal best). I never hit the wall like that before. It was right around the 30-kilometre mark," says Oland, who has run numerous half-marathons, but only three fulls. "It really started playing with my mind. All these negative feelings were creeping into my head about how I couldn't handle the pain. I had some knee problems. And my back was starting to bug me. I couldn't get my mind away from it. I thought, 'Why am I doing this?' And there's people who you think shouldn't be passing you that are. Talking away. Happy. People in good moods put you really in a worse mood. Little things get at you," recalls Oland.
How he coped: The morning after, Oland admits he had the blues. "I was feeling I had enough of marathons. 'I have no reason do those again,' I told myself."
What he learned: Oland, an elite cyclist who has experienced his share of athletic hurdles, says his more recent sport of choice is different. "With cycling, you can just glide. You don't have to pedal. With running, you have to continue and carry your own body weight. You feel like you weigh 400 pounds when you hit the wall." He's learned that feeling heavy during the race is part of the game. He wants others to know that the negativity they may feel after a marathon doesn't last. "Certainly that feeling goes away," says Oland, who plans to run in the Twin Cities Marathon in October.
Len Rolfson,
retired provincial government employee who has run in every Manitoba Marathon. Sunday's race marked his 100th marathon.
Worst marathon experience: Austin Marathon, 2013
What happened: Rolfson was determined to run enough marathons over the past year-and-a-half -- about one marathon a month -- to make sure that this year's Manitoba Marathon was his 100th. "My body was paying the price," says Rolfson, who completed the Austin race in about five-and-a-half hours. That was a big difference from the 3:30 and four-hour times he had achieved in the past.
How he coped: Rolfson admits he felt embarrassed for a week or so after the marathon -- ashamed of the result. He got over it quickly, though. His method? "To put it bluntly for myself -- just suck it up and move on."
What he learned: Don't blow a marathon mishap out of proportion. Only he pays attention to his running time; friends and family aren't concerned with those details. Also: spend time in the days after the marathon gently stretching and doing activities other than running. This gives the body a chance to rest and works out other muscles you may not usually use.
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A Collection of Poems By Ms. Prisby's Students
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A silly, rhyming book about animals written and illustrated by students from Youngstown, OH during a week-long Artist In Residence program with children's book author & illustrator, Dar Hosta.
Children in this program met with Dar four times to exactly mimic her process of book creation. Through a series of workshops, each child participated in an informative assembly presentation, the painting of collage papers, a writer's workshop of either alliterative sentences or rhyming couplets, and a collage workshop to illustrate their writing. Through collaboration, each class made a BOOK!
Complete information on Dar's Artist in Residence Programs can be found at www.darhosta.com.
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It's a good thing Kelly Clarkson recently said, "I really dig the
mom thing," because the singer is about to become one, herself!
Clarkson — who helps look after her husband Brandon Blackstock's two
children — is expecting their first child together, she announced
"I'm pregnant!!! Brandon and I are so excited! Best early Christmas present ever," the singer, 31, Tweets.
The big news comes a month after she and Blackstock tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Tennessee.
Just last week, Clarkson hinted at the news to Jay Leno, but said,
"We are not announcing anything right now! We're not, no." However,
"Practice makes perfect! We're trying, trying, trying … like rabbits!"
At the time the American Idol winner Tweeted her engagement news , she called Blackstock "the greatest man ever."
ess than a month after what was certainly one of the best days of
Kelly Clarkson's life, the newlywed experienced what was sure to be one
of her worst.
"My best friend died yesterday," the singer, 31, announced on Twitter
Friday of her adopted dog's passing, saying, "Joplin was special. He
fought his whole life to survive & now he can rest. I loved him."
Clarkson thought she lost her BFF almost two years ago, when Joplin ran away on New Year's Eve.
"I lost it … and started bawling when [my sister] told me [the dog
was missing]," she shared. "Seriously, I was so dramatic … but I don't
have children and [my dogs] are my babies that I sleep with every
After fearing the worst, Clarkson found her little guy and called it a
miracle, adding, "Yes, I might be too attached to my dogs and highly
sensitive, but I don't care. I love them!"
Sending positivity and light to you, Kelly! RIP Joplin <3
APPEARANCES > 2013 > Tonight Show with Jay Leno – November 11
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Kelly Clarkson's voice has taken her all around the world – but her dance moves are another story.
Clarkson, 31, recently visited coffee farms and performed a special set for farmers and their families in Peru.
"It was so funny cause I didn't know if they were gonna like my
songs. They would sing along, I think we did like a mini-set for them,
so we did a few songs down there. They were dancing, it was just so
cool! I felt like I was just in a movie," Clarkson tells PEOPLE of the
performance. "I was dancing with them!"
Her trip, part of Green Mountain Coffee's Great Coffee, Good Vibes,
Choose Fair Trade campaign, was an eye-opening experience for Clarkson.
"I didn't know that a lot of them didn't have electricity," she says.
"That's the one cool thing that was for me to learn with this
opportunity, [through Fair Trade] they have more opportunity with their
whole community. They have more education and more access to
electricity. It's a better way to further the community. I felt like I
was actually making a difference, which is something I think we all want
to be a part of."
While the acoustic performance brought Clarkson's audience to their
feet, the singer says she couldn't quite keep up with their moves.
"I couldn't do their steps," Clarkson confesses. "I was totally not
Beyoncé. They all had these cute dances they were doing together… I just
started doing the sprinkler and the running man."
But when it comes to dancing on her big day – her upcoming nuptials
to fiancé Brandon Blackstock – the singer has the perfect song all
picked out.
"We're bringing our own vinyl player and we're doing it that way. Eva
Cassidy is like my favorite, and her song 'Songbird' so we're probably
gonna slow dance alone to it," she says.
Though she says the couple is "already basically married," she's
ready to start the next stage of her life with Blackstock by her side.
"We live together. We have a house together. We have the two kids who
live with us. We're already kind of a family. But I think that it just
kind of puts it in place. When you get married, it's like official.
You're starting a family and we want to have more children, so we're
just excited. I guess that's the best part, it's a new kind of chapter
in my life."
In celebration of Fair Trade Month (October), Clarkson will perform a
private concert at the High Line Ballroom in New York on Oct. 10.
Viewers can tune in to watch a livestream on Green Mountain Coffee's
Facebook page at 8:30 p.m. EST.
There will be no grandiose wedding affair for Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock.
Despite original plans for an "earthy" outdoor fall wedding at home,
the "Catch My Breath" singer, 31, revealed to PEOPLE on Wednesday, "We
are so busy that we finally just came to terms the other night and were
like, 'So, we change our minds and we want to elope.' We just got so
overwhelmed by it – all the decisions."
Explains Clarkson: "We sent out a save-the-date to everyone and then it got crazy and all the details were leaking."
"Then honestly the planning – I have a Christmas record coming out.
I'm doing a bunch of stuff with State Farm right now (the singer is
teaming up with the insurance company to educate kids about safe
driving). We have two kids who just started school. We're going to all
these football games and soccer games and volleyball games and
[Brandon]'s got one of the biggest artists [Blake Shelton] in country
music. He's flying everywhere."
When the musically inclined pair finally made their decision about
how to say "I do," they "sent out an engagement photo to everyone and
said, 'Thank you so much for understanding, but it's just going to be me
and Brandon and his two kids and the minister,' " Clarkson says.
And even after they elope, an extravagant fête is the furthest thing from their minds.
"Our whole life is a celebration," the former American Idol winner
says. "That's what we kept laughing about. We don't need another day
where we throw a big party. Our lives are so in the spotlight all the
time. Everything is such a spectacle, we were like, 'We would rather
have an intimate moment that's special.'
But that doesn't mean their lives will be soirée-free.
"We're going to do that anyway," she says. "Our friend is throwing us
[a party] because we're about to wrap up construction at our house.
He's throwing us a huge stock the bar party, so all of the people who
were going to be at our wedding will be there."
How Their Love Story Inspired Her New Video
Big wedding or small, the idea of walking down the aisle seems to be on Clarkson's mind.
In the new music video for her song, "Tie It Up," several happy
couples wed while Clarkson rocks out onstage and belts out lyrics like,
"Let's set the date/let's hire the band/let's cut the cake/tie up the
cans … "
The singer proudly shows off her own engagement ring in the video and
can be seen wearing a white dress – though it's not clear if it's a
wedding dress. But one thing is obvious: Clarkson appears to be very
excited about tying the knot herself – so excited that the video ends
with her catching the bouquet!
Of the video, she explains, "One of my really good friends was with
me when I first met Brandon years ago, so she and another one of my
friends wrote this cool song that deals with our whole story, so we went
to this really beautiful barn in Franklin, Tenn., and all of the people
in the video are friends or friends of friends. We were like, 'We're
going to have this fake wedding reception.'
Kelly Clarkson isn't set to wed music manager Brandon Blackstock
for another two months, but she is already relishing one aspect of her
soon-to-be-married life: step-parenthood.
"I have a 12-year-old and a 6-year-old now … after being single for
six years," the singer, 31, told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, On Air
with Ryan Seacrest, Tuesday.
"We all live together and everything," she explains. "It's so
different, but it's perfect. They're awesome, and I actually really dig
the mom thing."
But don't expect Clarkson to be an overindulgent stepmom. Just like
her lyrics repeatedly demonstrate, she is no pushover. (Perhaps that's
one reason she has teamed up with State Farm to educate teens about safe
"I'm quick to go, 'I told you not to touch that!' " she said with a
laugh. "We all work really well together, but I'm totally my mom. My mom
was a hard mom. I'm probably that mom."
Clarkson will officially earn the title "stepmother" in late October
when she swaps vows with Blackstock at their Nashville home.
The Stronger singer has long made it clear she will be a laid-back
bride, and it appears she's becoming increasingly blasé as the wedding
draws near.
"I'm so over it. It's so overwhelming," she admitted to Seacrest.
"We're just doing a lot: touring and the wedding and the Christmas album
[out Oct. 29], so I'm over the wedding part."
But one thing's for sure: she is nowhere near over Blackstock.
"It's not a try-hard situation," she says of their relationship.
"It's just easy. It's work – after a year and a half that puppy phase
[is over] and reality starts to set in – but it's fun work. We're very
similar. It's easy."
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Sondra (Sonnie) Lee Burton Green, 81, passed Saturday, September 7, 2013. She was born in Ashland, Kentucky, February 8, 1932. She was a former Physical Education teacher and later ran the Green Store in Greensboro with her late husband, Herschel Green. She was a very supporting member of the Greensboro United Methodist Church.
Service will be Tuesday, September 10th, 2013, 10:00 AM at the Greensboro United Methodist Church with Reverend Sara Walker officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at the Church. Interment will be at the Providence Cemetery.
She is survived by: her son and his wife, Tom and Elaine Green of Quincy and her sister, Pauline McCoy of Denver, Colorado.
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This article was published 11/1/2013 (1683 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Cleaned out your fridge lately?
If you are like most of us, it contained some unmentionables and a few outdated questionables, which in all likelihood wound up in the trash along with one or two items you're just plain tired of looking at.
While we're at it, how long have those canned beans, vegetables and assorted non-perishable food items you bought at the two-for-one or four-for-$5 sales been sitting in your cupboards?
Many of us lean toward food hoarding. While it isn't a bad strategy to make like a squirrel and store food for times of shortage, we never seem to get around to eating it. All too often, the frenetic pace of modern life leaves those "specials" collecting dust in the pantry while we pick up something on the way home from work or order in takeout.
A report released last week by the London-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers is the latest of a series of reports in recent years sounding the alarm about the shocking levels of waste associated with our global food chains.
This report says the world produces about four billion tonnes of food annually, but 1.2 billion tonnes never get eaten. In fact, up to half of what is produced ends up going to waste.
In our part of the world, it is due to irresponsible retailer and consumer behaviour. In less-industrialized countries, it is due to inadequate harvesting, storage and transportation systems.
For example, retailer standards for size and appearance result in as much as 30 per cent of fruits and vegetables being rejected. Also under the microscope is the use of loss leaders to lure customers into a store. Do they prompt people to buy more than they can use before spoilage occurs?
"This level of wastage is a tragedy that cannot continue," the report states.
Earlier estimates have put the level of food waste between 30 and 50 per cent.
The British study says about $16.3 billion worth of food is thrown away annually in the U.K. A 2011 study by the Value Chain Management Centre at the University of Guelph put the value of Canadian food waste at a whopping $27 billion annually, the equivalent of 40 per cent of food this country produces. That report named consumers as the biggest culprit.
So what if people want to turn their hard-earned cash into mouldy bread, rotten lettuce and mushy peppers? Some would argue rising food costs will curb such behaviours.
But with much of our food production and distribution system based on non-renewable resources, the implications of our wasteful practices are rather dire for people already living with food insecurity and for future generations.
Farmers are proud, and rightly so, of the incredible production efficiency they have achieved in recent generations. According the publication The Real Dirt on Farming, Canadian farmers have gone from producing enough for 10 people a century ago to more than 120 today. Another statistic is that farmers are producing 300 per cent more food today than in 1950, but using less land and fewer resources.
Yet farmers are repeatedly told they must to do even better if they are to feed the world. From all accounts, they are going to extreme lengths to do that.
Perhaps farmers do need to continuously improve, but the rest of us have a lot of catching up to do. Toward that end, 2014 has been officially designated the European Year Against Food Waste.
Do your own experiment or suggest it as a topic the next time the students of the household are scratching their heads over a science-fair project. Measure how much your family throws out in a typical month, then see how much it can be reduced by more strategic management, either through the creative use of leftovers or not buying so much in the first place.
As food writer Calvin Trillin once quipped: "The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for 30 years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."
The oft-stated challenge of increasing the world's food supply by upward of 70 per cent by 2050 to meet the needs of a growing and increasingly affluent population is less about increasing production than about improving how we manage what is produced today.
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How long to give a new gallery venture before ending your arrangement with them.
Some of my new ventures have played out pretty well , others, not so well, over the same time frame, 6 months. How long would you stay with a gallery that has produced poor sales?
When to leave a gallery.?
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Posted 11 April 2013 - 10:21 AM
I would give them at least 12 months. Some businesses are very seasonal. After that it would be fair for you to end it. It sounds like a consignment arrangement (?) these can be awkward to end. It's like breaking up with someone. This is one of the reasons why I don't do any consignment anymore.
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Posted 11 April 2013 - 02:45 PM
I agree-One year is the norm.
Mark Cortright
Posted 11 April 2013 - 02:54 PM
I agree-One year is the norm.
I agree. If your product isn't moving and your gallery / outlet hasn't contacted you or tried to work with you, it shows that they also don't know how to run a business well. It works both ways, retail space costs and if they aren't promoting you , they aren't promoting themselves properly, move on. T
Posted 15 April 2013 - 01:00 AM
depends on the contractual agreement you have. Some galleries that have you in constant placement require a year commitment, some you can break after 30 days of written notice. Check with the gallery if you don't have a written agreement and see what they consider enough time and try to negotiate from there. But you know, if you don't have a contract more than likely a 30 day written notice of intent should be fine.
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A ROTARIAN never backs down from a charity challenge no matter how embarrassing, zany or physical.
In this spirit, three members of the Rotary Club of Swindon North Mike Helyer, Andrew Metcalfe and Phil Matthews, donned their best sports gear and even a neon tutu and leg warmers for one of them, walked through the doors of the Co-op in Highworth and started a Zumba flashmob on Saturday.
They were soon joined by Zumba enthusiasts disguised as run-of-the mill shoppers, who suddenly broke into dance in the middle of the supermarket to raise funds for Swindon Young Carers.
After an intense first half hour spent mostly struggling to keep up with instructor Denise Rogers, the trio took a welcome break.
Mike, 62, of Blunsdon, said: "Looking at her feet and following is difficult but we did what we could," he said. "It's fun and it's for a worthwhile cause."
What he lacked in coordination or natural sense of rhythm, Phil, 58, from Bishopstone, made up for in enthusiasm and determination.
"I do running and cycling but I am useless at dance in any way," he said. "It has been fun. We were happy to do it."
Andrew, 55, from Haydon Wick, added: "I don't have a sense of rhythm but it was not as bad as I thought it would be."
Lynn Withey, Rotary Club of Swindon North's first female president, was the brains behind the wacky challenge.
"I just thought I would issue a few challenges to members," she said. "I'm a great believer in putting the fun into fundraising. They had to raise at least £100 each in sponsorship and we are collecting funds today as well.
"They were all really good sports.
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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice has just turned 200, and Janeites everywhere are celebrating, decorously. Over its two centuries, the story of spirited Elizabeth Bennet and difficult Mr. Darcy has grown from a literary classic into a pop culture phenomenon.
The novel's original title was First Impressions, which Austen felt could be misleading. And certainly, Austen's fame has brought with it certain misconceptions. In honour of P&P's anniversary, let's clear a few up.
Yes, in Pride and Prejudice the heroine gets her man and her wedding. But when a writer for the feminist blog Jezebel recently suggested that Austen was "kinda just highbrow Twilight," the Janeite backlash was immediate -- and withering.
Pride and Prejudice may share a basic plot template with happily-ever-after Harlequin romances and Hollywood rom-coms (meeting, misunderstanding, marriage), but the tone is way different. With Austen's crisp, unsentimental streak and ironic eye for human weakness, she's often more com than rom.
Austen could also be unflinching about the relationship between marriage and money. Her ideal marriage is based on mutual respect and affection, but it's underpinned by some bracing pragmatism. W.H. Auden penned a poem in which he professed to be shocked by the way she revealed "so frankly and with such sobriety/ The economic basis of society."
Sure, Ms. Austen's characters are often driving curricles and wearing pelisses and playing piquet. (Whatever that is.) But they're also struggling with recognizable problems, which is why Austen's novels have held up to so many interpretations and updates.
In movies and books, Pride and Prejudice has survived zany supernatural mashups (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; Mr. Darcy, Vampyre), Bollywood musical treatment (Bride and Prejudice), an amateur-sleuthing subplot (Death Comes to Pemberley) and relocations to a Mormon university in Utah (Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy), the American South (Pride, Prejudice, and Cheese Grits) and the Olympic curling trials (Pride, Prejudice, and Curling Rocks). There's also a 2012 comic novel called Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret, and we can't begin to imagine what that's about.
Austen even does well on the Interweb. Take the latest pop culture take on P&P, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. In this series of YouTube video blogs -- supported by social media spinoffs on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter -- Lizzie is a grad student, living at home and snowed under by college debt, and Mr. Darcy is the killingly cool CEO of Pemberley Digital. (Lizzie refers to him as "snobby Mr. Douchey.") Lydia, Elizabeth's tearaway sister, is a tragic little party girl ("Heeelllooo INTERNET! -- Whaaaat! Twitter bitches!").
Clearly, these Millennial-style Bennet girls have a different sense of decorum from their 19th-century models. But their worries are the same -- men, money and mothers, with a little moral development slipped in -- and the kids seem to be responding.
D.H. Lawrence thought Austen "an old maid," and a recent "Wild and Wanton" edition of Pride and Prejudice felt it necessary to augment the original novel with brand-new naughty bits conveniently highlighted in bold print. As the back cover elegantly summed it up: "Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy FINALLY DO IT!"
It's insulting to assume that Austen didn't know about sex: She was a spinster, not a ninny. There's loads of submerged sexual tension in Pride and Prejudice. It's just that the characters don't feel compelled to talk about it all the time. Which is unusual these days and, really, kind of hot.
Maybe it has something to do with that iconic moment when Colin Firth emerged from the lake in a dripping-wet cambric shirt in the wildly popular 1995 BBC television adaptation, but modern audiences tend to take Jane Austen's fame for granted. After all, she seems to have the literary canon locked down, and she's all over pop culture. She's even got a line on merchandising, from Jane Austen cookbooks to Jane Austen bus tours to Jane Austen tote bags.
But Austen sold modestly during her lifetime, and her posthumous reputation fluctuated. The full-blooded Romantics thought her wan, while the multi-volume Victorians found her narrow. But the early 20th-century moderns liked her style. Meanwhile, a recent surge from Masterpiece Theatre, Hollywood and Keira Knightley (as perhaps the most extravagantly beautiful Elizabeth Bennet ever) seems to have enshrined her enduring stories.
So happy birthday, P&P. We plan on holding a ball in your honour.
alison.gillmor @freepress.mb.ca