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I've noticed that when you are in multiple-version mode and open the Lexical Grammatical (L/G from now on) browser window and change verses, the browser will not bring up the verse you opened it with.
Let me explain it this way: once you have opened the L/G browser and begin scrolling through various verses, when you come back to the verse you started with, it will not bring up that verses respective entries. Make sense?
Here's an example:
I'm looking at Rev 20:5 and open the L/G browser. It displays all available entries for Rev 20:5. Now scroll through verses 6-8. The L/G changes to the respective verse each time. Now scroll back to verse 5. Whoops - still showing verse 6! Go on to verse 4 - yep, there's verse 4. Go back to verse 5. Whoops - still showing verse 4!
Just thought I'd bring this to everyone's attention.


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Above is a screenshot of the live Earth Cam stream of Times Square in the heart of Manhattan. This 24/7 live video cam is a cool URL to save just to check in and get a glance of how things are looking in New York City. Stationary for several minutes, the camera routinely does a pan of the area to settle into another vantage point from high up looking down a this "crossroads of the world" and, like all Earth Cam live video feeds, comes with current weather updates. The camera is one of several cameras around town that you can bring up on your computer to get a birds eye view of New York.
Just a fifteen minute stroll down Seventh Ave. from Times Square is the free and always interesting Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). It is the only museum in New York City dedicated solely to the art of fashion. Featuring ever-changing, innovative fashion exhibitions, the museum's Fashion Culture special programs happen all year long, Tuesday through Sundays, and include exhibition talks and tours, fashion conversations with major designers, lectures, and book signings. All ages. Free. Tues-Friday 12 noon to 8pm, and Saturdays 10am to 5pm. More info.
New York State of Mind Amoeblog #78: SummerStage 2014 Schedule, Museum @ FIT, CitiBike, NYC Earth Cam Views, Concerts
Above is a screenshot of the live Earth Cam stream of Times Square in the heart of Manhattan. This 24/7 live video cam is a cool URL to save just to check in and get a glance of how things are looking in New York City. Stationary for several minutes, the camera routinely does a pan of the area to settle into another vantage point from high up looking down a this "crossroads of the world" and, like all Earth Cam live video feeds, comes with current weather updates. The camera is one of several cameras around town that you can bring up on your computer to get a birds eye view of New York.
New York State of Mind Amoeblog #37: Cameo Play Central Park, PS1's Warm Up Series Begins, NYC Pride March & Events, 4 Knots Music Festival + more
Above is public art by Jackie Chang titled Signs Of Life (1999, ceramic and mosaic) that is on permanent display underground in the Metropolitan Avenue / Grand Street subway station in Brooklyn. It is an example of the many commissioned pieces of art on display throughout the MTA subway system that once (but alas no longer) was filled with bright, colorful, often visually stimulating graffiti art that was not commissioned and that the MTA would rather forget all about altogether.
Welcome to installment #37 in the weekly New York State of Mind Amoeblog series in which I take a look at some of the fun (many free) events happening in the Big Apple in the week ahead.
Funk band Cameo is playing a free show in Central Park on Tuesday, July 2nd, presented by the producers of the Freedom Dance Party club - the weekly diverse music party begun one decade ago by Herbert Holler, DJ Cosi and Marc Smooth. The party celebrates their ten year anniversary and is happening at Central Park's SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield near 72nd Street on the East Side. It should be very well attended, so if you plan on going try and get there by 5pm.
Another free park concert happening that same day, but up in the Bronx, is a performance from the "King of Latin Soul" Joe Bataan, plus Felix Hernandez's Rhythm Revue - both playing at Soundview Park from 6pm to 8pm. More info on both of these shows at City Parks SummerStage Productions.
Joe Bataan Tokyo Show Poster
The next morning we were up early to get ready for the show. By then, my internal clock was all messed up, having to adapt to Japan time followed by staying up until 7 am then having to go to bed early for Sunday's show. Shin's company is a record label but from time to time he serves as a promoter. The venue was a big empty room. There was no sound system or stage and all had to be constructed before sound check. Joanna and I used this time to walk around Asakusa, another part of Tokyo, were the venue is located. The club, Super Dry Hall, is inside the Ashai Beer Building that is famous for it's Philippe Starck sculpture on top of the building. It is supposed to look like golden beer foam coming out on top of the building that is shaped like a pint glass. Almost everyone that looks at the sculpture thinks of the same thing, " is that a piece of poop on top of that building?" The Japanese has given it a nickname, kin no unchi, which translate into "The golden poop" The building is now know by locals as unchi biru (the poop building)
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Joe Bataan (center) & Willie-San (left) at soundcheck
We returned to the venue and everything was up and running. I'm always amazed by the efficiency of Japanese workers. In less than a few hours they had constructed a stage, set up lights, a sound system and were already sound checking the band. Having worked for sound companies in the past, I know how long a job like that should take and it was pretty impressive they did it so quickly. We said hello to Joe and his wife Yvonne, as well as Willie-San, getting ready to shred on his timbales. The hired band from Japan wasn't well prepared. They were sloppy and forgetting parts. You could see the frustration in Joe's face. Other than Willie-San and a few other musicians, the band lacked the swing that most of Joe's backing bands have. It looked like a potential disaster waiting to happen. At the end of sound check, Willie-San took all the members of the group backstage and had a half-time style meeting with them.
Gomez With A Japanese Lowrider
Joe Bataan made a return to the to the L.A. area for a couple of shows this weekend. My friends and I drove down the 710 to the 91 to get to The Hop in Lakewood where Joe was to perform. Entering the venue, I got one of the most thorough pat downs from the security lady. The dress code was in full effect: no baseball caps, no t-shirts, no white tennis shoes, no jerseys. The message was clear: you can lean like a cholo, but you can't dress like one.
Truthfully, the performance was not as good as last year's show at The Montebello Inn but it was still a great time. The sound at the Hop was horrible and I felt the crappy sound affected Joe's performance. His set list was pretty much the same ("Ordinary Guy," "My Cloud," "I Wish You Love Parts 1 & 2") which kept all the homeys at the show content. A special bonus for me is that the audience was mostly from barrios of the South Bay (Gardena, Compton, San Pedro,Carson & Wilmington, for those who don't know) which is where I grew up. On top of that many of the Long Beach locals...or shall I say...locos, were in the house.
There were a lot people with tattoos of their children, more than I've seen in a while. Lots of of couples ass-grabbing during the slow jams as well as more women with the pencil thin eyebrows than you could shake a stick at. In short, I felt like I was home again. It was good to be back.
At the end, Joe thanked everyone for the years of support and headed to his merch booth to sign autographs. He said, "I'll sign anything you got. If you want to hang out or want me to come over your house to have some Menudo, I will. Just give me a ride! "
It was straight out of a George Lopez comedy skit. It was Vatos with their ironed Pendletons and bushy moustaches, Rucas on their arms sporting painted eyebrows and short skirts, which some would say weren't "age appropriate." It was a tough looking crowd, to say the least. We waited in line outside The Montebello Inn to see the legendary Joe Bataan, The Afro-Filipino Latin King. In the 60's and 70's he released some of the best Boogaloo and Latin Soul albums on the infamous record labels Fania and Salsoul. Although Joe is from New York, he has been supplying the soundtrack to the slow and low culture of East L.A. since before I was an embryo.
The Montebello Inn is a straight-up dive, the kind of dive you only see on the outskirts of Los Angeles. All the cleaning in the world couldn't wash away the stains and memories this place has seen. My friends and I quickly got a table in the back. We didn't want to dish out the extra thirty bucks to sit in the V.I.P. area, located a mere 15 feet away from us. So, we ordered a round of the strongest margaritas I have ever had; in fact, it's a good thing smoking is banned in clubs, otherwise we would have been lit on fire every time we took a sip.
After a mediocre opening band, Joe Bataan quickly came onstage. A fifteen-piece band backed him up and I prayed they would retain that old school flavor. He and the band did not disappoint. They started off with "I Wish You Love Part 2" and launched into hit after hit. He played "Ordinary Guy," "Subway Joe," "Gypsy Women," "Latin Strut" and his version of "Shaft." Joe sounded pristine. He hasn't suffered any deterioration in his voice that usually comes with age.
Quite buzzed, I continued to yell out my request for a recent Joe Bataan song entitled "Call My Name." I don't think that the oldies crowd was familiar with this gem, released on the Vampisoul label in 2004. My guess is that they were thinking, "Why does this guy want Joe to call out his name?"

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We did not switch back to Colorado for a day. LHP Fabio Castro (8.03, L) gave up eight runs through three and a third on nine hits (HR), two walks, and six Ks. LHP Cesar Jimenez (4.09) scored two of those and two more on four hits and two Ks in the next three and a third, then RHP Edward Paredes (12.79) got one out and let two of Jimenez' runs and two of his own score on a couple hits and a walk. Big sigh, now. RHP Manny Delcarmen (5.14) struck out one and gave up a solo shot in the eighth. RHP Justin Miller (1.04) had two hits and a walk to his line in the ninth. The final pitcher sent up by the Sky Sox was Jesus Colome :( .
For the offense, LF Mike Carp (HR, .182) had three hits and 1B Matt Tuiasosopo (2B, .196) and DH Matt Mangini (.250) both had doubles, with Tui adding a walk. Mangini joined the team as Jetsy Extrano was once again sent away. The Mariners offense and the Rainiers offense seem surprisingly similar.
Jackson 7, Montgomery 3 (TB - 4)
The next game against the Biscuits WILL DECIDE THE SERIES. Hmm… Biscuits vs. Generals… Well, I suppose if it were hardtack… anyway. RHP Erasmo Ramirez (2.37, PO, W) got his first decision in the league and pitched seven innings allowing three runs to score on ten hits (HR), a hit batter, and six Ks. Ks! RHP Scott Patterson (2.16) had a couple hits and three strikeouts through the last two.
RF Johermyn Chavez (2 2B, R, RBI, CS, .296) had a fine night, going 3-for-4 on the evening. Batting after him in the order, 3B Nate Tenbrink (2B, R, .195) had a double and two walks. His peripherals are solid, it's just the average that's low, as with Poythress, though to a lesser degree. Speaking of, 1B Rich Poythress (2B, 2 R, .227) and DH Luis Antonio Jimenez (HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .375) both had an extra-base hit and a walk. Jimenez has wasted no time getting into the swing of things.
High Desert 15, Lake Elsinore 5 (SD - 5)
Just to remind everyone, the Storm's home park is slightly pitcher's one and dramatically cuts home run rates. LHP Jonathan Hesketh (5.25) lasted two innings having given up five runs on four hits (HR), a wild pitch, a hit batter, two walks, and a K. From then on, it was a breeze. RHP Daniel Cooper (4.00) had a hit, a walk, and four Ks through four frames, RHP Ogui Diaz (3.00) had a hit, a walk, and two Ks in two innings, and RHP Tim Boyce (6.75) allowed two hits and struck out one in the ninth.
The leader for the offense, again, was CF Denny Almonte (HR, 4 R, 3 RBI, .355), who hit out his fifth home run. Denny Almonte is the new Carlos Peguero. The old Carlos Peguero is the new Wladimir Balentien. Maybe. I don't know. 3B Vinnie Cartricala (R, 2 RBI, .358) and RF James Jones (2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, .139) both had two hits, SS Nick Franklin (2B, R, RBI, SB, .306) had a double and was the only Mav to draw two walks, and LF Daniel Carroll (3 R, RBI, SB, .328) and 1B Dennis Raben (2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, .292) both had a hit and a walk.
Clinton 4, Kane County 8 (KC - 3)
RHP Seon Gi Kim (4.20, E) only lasted four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits, a hit batter, a walk, and four Ks. RHP Matt Bischoff (2.57) had to come in to strike out the final batter of the fifth. RHP Fray Martinez (7.00, L) then entered for an inning and gave up couple of runs on three hits, a walk, and two Ks. Substitute a hit for a walk, and you have the line LHP Edlando Seco (11.25) put together. In the eighth, RHP Tyler Blandford (7.94) walked one. There's only so much to be said about the pitching.
The offense, on the other hand, was really something. The Lumberkings recorded four extra-base hits this evening and each one was a triple. I have no explanation other than the Cougs may have been wearing clownshoes out there or someone had Yakety Sax playing on a boombox in the outfield bleachers. DH Tim Morris (3B, 2 R, RBI, SB, .313) had three hits in the game, C Steve Baron (RBI, .231) remained awesome by getting a single and two walks, and CF Julio Morban (.351), 3B Ramon Morla (3B, R, .122), and SS Marcus Littlewood (3B, R, 2 RBI, E, .260) had the other triples, with Morban adding yet another walk.
Friday's Games:
Tacoma: LHP Luke French, in Tacoma, @ 7:05 pm PDT
Jackson: RHP Jarrett Grube, at Montgomery, @ 5:05 pm PDT
High Desert: LHP Nick Czyz?, at Lake Elsinore, @ 7:05 pm PDT
Clinton: RHP Forrest Snow, at Kane County, @ 4:00 pm PDT
Organization Record:
Tacoma Rainiers: 4-11 .267 5.5 GB in PCL Pacific Northern
Jackson Generals: 6-8, .429, 3 GB in SL North
High Desert Mavericks: 7-8 .467, 2 GB in CAL South
Clinton Lumberkings: 4-11, .267, 7 GB in MWL Western
Overall Record: 21-38, .356
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Microsoft has launched its Office Live Workspace into Beta, offering users a place to upload, store, and share MS Office related documents for free.
The service gives each user 500 MB of storage with a single document having an upper file size of 25 MB. You can share any uploaded documents with up to 100 people, and all the formats used in Office applications are supported as well as PDF and image files. You can't, however, upload files Microsoft classifies as a security risk such as executables.
In order to access Office Live Workspace, you do not need to install any software, just have access to a browser and Internet connection.
Workspace is a place to store and share documents and lacks the ability of other offerings, such as Google Docs and Zoho, to actually create new documents. In order to do that, you still require a copy of MS Office installed on the machine you are using.
Workspace can be extended with the Office Live Add-In, which adds an extra menu to your Office application installations. It then allows you to save documents directly to your Workspace online.
Read more at PC Pro.
Matthew's Opinion
From reading the Office Live Workspace FAQ, it seems to have just one feature that makes it stand out from online alternatives. That feature is the ability to integrate with applications offline in the Office range.
If I want to use an online solution for storing documents and sharing them, then I would like the basic functionality to edit them and create new ones as well. Office Live Workspace seems like a stop-gap service, as a sort of plaster over the problem of what to do with Office now that some good, free alternatives exist with online capabilities.
Microsoft is going to come up against more and more pressure to change Office this year. Mounting pressure from online alternatives coupled with the forthcoming OpenOffice.org online version mean things have to change. Microsoft should also look to Live Documents as a service that seems to have already surpassed Workspace's functionality.


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Today's Top 5 Things: January 24, 2014
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:44:06 GMT —
(WACH) â?? Here are the Top 5 things you need to know Friday.
Flu cases in South Carolina: 41 people have died in the state so far, all thanks to the flu. Department of Health and Environmental Control officials releasing those numbers through Monday. They stress the importance of keeping yourself safe and getting the necessary healthcare.
South Carolina newborn test: Newborn babies will get tested for what's known as "Bubble Boy" Disease. DHECâ??s director says 19 other states already test for the set of genetic disorders that cause immune system defects. An affected baby is at risk for infection but can be treated with a bone marrow transplant if diagnosed within a few weeks of birth.
Jobs in Clarendon County: 175 new jobs are coming to Clarendon County. Bicycle maker Kent international is building a new plant there. The company will invest almost four and half million dollars in the facility. Kent is also a major supplier to Toys R Us, Amazon and Academy Sporting Goods. No word on when the company will start hiring.
Senator has gun giveaway: State Senator Lee Bright's campaign for U.S Senate is giving away a rifle. Bright sent an email to supporters encouraging them to sign up to win an AR-15 from Palmetto State Armory. He also asked for donations for his republican primary challenge against Lindsey Graham.
A heavenly gift: the internet is a gift from God. Thatâ??s what Pope Francis believes. The pope basically saying the internet has helped to better connect people to one another. The pope is no stranger to the internet and social media. He has millions of followers on twitter.


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I love that commercial, but technically, do we know which one is her husband?
I love that commercial, but technically, do we know which one is her husband?
I'm just assuming he is the ugly one because she makes me mad. LOL.
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I have no clue what this game is , but I thought "block"
People who hate cute food, y'all suck and I'm not even going to warn you to look away because your eyes and cold hearts NEED THIS. This darn cake is so cute it's cuteness is cute and I want it for my birthday.
the kindle commercial with the woman and the man and the man says "we should celebrate" and she says "my husbands bringing me a drink" and he's like "mine too" I just wanna scream HAHAHAAH HE'S NOT EVEN CHECKING FOR YOU.
I don't know why....and her hubs is ugly.
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The other day I turned 34. I've never been one to dread birthdays or getting older, even if I'm dying my grey hair faster than I drive these days. 34 was the quietest birthday I've ever had and it was actually nice. I even had time to pour a bourbon (an experimental Buffalo Trace Hot Box Toasted Barrel) I had been saving for the occasion and reflect on what 34 years has taught me. At this time, I would like to share with you those life lessons… because you never know you, just might need them.
34 life lessons for 34 years
in no particular order
1. Sock monkey slippers are very comfortable but wear out fast, invest in multiple pairs.
2. Strive to be different. Choose duck fat instead of butter.
3. Accept yourself. That's the true secret to happiness.
4. Never put lipstick on in front of a bear.
5. Putting yourself in "timeout" is a must — even if that "timeout" is at a small music venue, restaurant, or on the porch under the stars.
6. Thank your mother every day that she didn't send you back.
7. That whole "don't go to bed angry" thing is bs. It's ok to sleep on it.
8. When your best friend says it doesn't hurt, it will. Just get a professional to do your piercings.
9. Be adventurous. Also, never be too shy to dance in your underwear.
10. Always follow your gut. Seriously, sometimes it knows more than you.
11. Never, ever, ever leave food in your tent. Even if the park ranger says there are no bears around.
12. It's ok to tell your husband he's right — just don't make a habit out of it.
13. Don't chase feral chickens. You will not have a free dinner. It just makes your neighbors call you the crazy chicken lady.
14. Stuart Smally is not right in the head. Not everyone is going to like you but it's their loss.
15. When in doubt, always pick a Wes Anderson movie.
16. Putting rubber cement on your brother while he's sleeping and then making him think his skin is peeling off when he wakes up is an awesome prank but it will cause him to use you for karate practice in the future.
17. When your husband asks you to crew Western States 100-mile run, turn around and walk away.
18. Having friends you can say anything to is an absolute must.
19. Be awesome and then be aca-awesome — there's no limit to how great you can be.
20. Blowing bubbles is an acceptable answer to anything.
21. When the room starts to sway, keep one foot on the floor.
22. Do spontaneous…a lot. Even if you end up getting married to a musician by an Irish priest in a bar in Canada.
23. If you want to be pretentious, wear a beret.
25. Life is too short for cheap/inferior ingredients…or beer, or wine, or bourbon.
26. Laugh at your mistakes. Not everyone can sing the 12 days of Christmas in front of an audience.
27. Always dream…so far they've all come true. Well, except for the whole amazing singer thing.
28. Make sure you call first before showing up unannounced to a glass house.
29. Never shoot an intern.
30. Making paté at 3am can almost be therapeutic, especially when there's alcohol involved.
31. "The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude." ― Julia Child This also applies to everything in life. Julia was a genius.
32. Watching the sunrise in the dessert after being up all night dancing is a must at least once in your life.
33. If all you need to hear is, "You're talented," then your journey is finished.
34. Know how to roast a simple chicken — from there you can cook anything.
Which brings me to this recipe…
Roasted Chicken with Baby Artichokes and Olives
Tender lemony chicken roasted with bright baby artichokes and tangy olives is a simple and delicious one-pot meal for any night of the week. Roasted chicken is my 5-year-old's favorite meal ever and this version is at the top of her list. I think it's her favorite because she gets to eat it all with her hands.
Combine butter, salt, pepper, and lemon zest; rub on chicken.
Next, remove the hard outer leaves of the artichokes off, slicing them in half, and coring out the fine "hairs" or the choke from the artichokes. Leaves have not been removed from these artichokes yet in this picture.
Place the chicken in a cast iron skillet or rack of a roasting pan then place the artichokes, olives, and lemon slices around the chicken. Transfer to the oven and roast.
Once roasted, carve and serve. That's all there is to it. Very simple but full of flavor.
Cheers and here's to another 34 years!
Roasted Chicken with Baby Artichokes and Olives
Tender lemony chicken roasted with bright baby artichokes and tangy olives is a simple and delicious one-pot meal for any night of the week.
- 3 to 4 pound chicken, pasture or free-range prefferd
- 2 tablespoons duck fat or unsalted butter, softened
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 12 baby artichokes
- 1/2 cup pitted olives, such as Kalmata
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped, optional
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Allow the chicken to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes before roasting. With paper towels, pat dry the chicken as best as possible. This will help the skin to crisp.
- In a bowl, combine duck fat or butter, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Loosen the skin between the chicken and the breast meat with your fingers and place half of the butter mixture underneath the skin. Rub the remaining butter evenly over the entire chicken. Truss the chicken with cooking twine, optional. Place the chicken in the center of a large cast iron skillet or on the rack of a roasting pan.
- Remove the the tough outer leaves of each artichoke. This will be about half of the leaves. With a knife, slice about 1/2 inch off the top of the artichokes, removing the prickly tops of the leaves. Next, slice the artichokes in half and remove the fuzzy hair-like chokes from the center with a spoon. The choke is really small and easy to pop out. A grapefruit spoon works best. Place the artichokes in a bowl along with olives, lemon slices, olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper; toss to combine. Place artichokes, olives, and lemons around the chicken. Pour water in bottom of pan.
- Transfer to the oven and roast for 1 hour 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165°F. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Toss artichokes and olives with fresh parsley, if desired. Carve and serve.
Recipe Notes
- Baby artichokes can be found at most markets in the spring months.
- Wine pairing: a white Burgundy or lightly oaked chardonay


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A year ago, the late-inning relief tandem of Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard was a source of bullpen strength for the Red Sox.
This year, it's been anything but. And Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, the duo may have bottomed out in the Red Sox' 13-3 drubbing by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Aceves, who had seemingly been in manager Bobby Valentine's doghouse since refusing to hand him the ball on the mound last week against the New York Yankees, was called upon in the fourth inning.
He retired the first three hitters he faced and six of the first seven, but imploded in the sixth. After issuing a leadoff walk in the sixth, he threw wildly on a bunt attempt, setting up baserunners at second and third with no out.
Desmond Jennings then tripled home two runs and scored on an error by Pedro Ciriaco before B.J. Upton followed with a double.
Four hitters faced, four hitters reached, and eventually, scored. Since losing the closer's role to Andrew Bailey in late August, Aceves has appeared in nine games and posted a 9.19 ERA, allowing 19 hits in his last 16 innings.
For the season, his ERA has ballooned to 5.00, almost double that of his 2.66 ERA from 2011.
But if Aceves was bad, Bard, who followed him to the mound in the sixth, was worse.
Showing the almost total lack of command that he battled after being demoted to Pawtucket in early June, Bard faced five hitters, walking three while allowing a sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single.
Since being promoted to the big leagues in Anaheim in late August, Bard has allowed hitters to go 8-for-16 off him with three homers and five walks.
"Daniel's kind of in a Catch-22,'' said Bobby Valentine. "It looks like he needs to pitch more, but we'd him to pitch better for him to pitch more. He waits a long time to get in there and it looks like he's trying too hard.''
Aceves, Bard struggle in loss to Rays
Aceves, Bard struggle in loss to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A year ago, the late-inning relief tandem of Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard was a source of bullpen strength for the Red Sox.


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To be honest, I have never actually eaten at Bajio's (a Fresh-Mex restaurant) but I saw this recipe over at Your Home Based Mom and knew I had to try it. It reminded me of our Cafe Rio Sweet Pork recipe that my family absolutely LOVES . . . and this recipe was definitely a winner!!! It was more a sweet Mexican dish instead of of a hot one, which was perfect for my kids (my husband prefers hot foods, so he poured on the hot sauce!).
5 chicken breasts
1/2 cup salsa
1 Tbsp cumin
1/2 cup brown sugar (more to taste)
1 4 oz. can diced green chilies
6 oz. Sprite (1/2 can)
Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook on low for 5-6 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Return to crock pot and cook 1 more hour. Thicken the juices with a little cornstarch mixed in water.
Serve with flour tortillas, lettuce, cheese, black beans and any other taco fixings.
If you want it spicier rather than sweeter add a hotter salsa and more green chilies.
This would be easy to use as a freezer meal! Once it is all cooked and shredded, pour into a freezer gallon-sized ziploc bag. Freeze flat. When you are ready to use it, quickly reheat it (either in a crock pot or even a microwave!). (It works best if you let it thaw in your fridge for about 24 hours before reheating it)
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is one of my favorite books. I think you're really going to like it. It's funny, strange, heart-rending, and beautiful. Let us know what you think.
Where the Tunnels Go
Longer than usual.
Impossible, you say? A day is a day, you say? Not so, I say. These days have been long, and they're getting even longer. Let me tell you what I mean. I just now looked at my clock. It reads 7:18. At this time yesterday, it was a little before midnight. I swear.
How does that happen?
We've been stressed. The lump in our throat says so. The knot in our stomach and the crink in our neck confirm it. With producing the Buyer's Guide, shipping the November issue, preparing for CEDIA, trying to get a jump start on December, putting the final touches on our upcoming Diabelli Variations CD, wondering where the tunnels go, reflecting on loss, attempting to solve problems which have not yet occurred, being a wife and mother, being a husband and father, being a brother and son, pondering the meaning of life and the possibility of happiness, and having to stop to pee, we've been stressed.
But I protest too much. What's really the point of all this?
I wanted to let you know that I've been reading Art Dudley's Buyer's Guide essays. They're absolutely wonderful. They're informative and opinionated and absolutely wonderful. I've also just started Jonathan Safran Foer's delicious-looking Extremely Loud & Incredible Close. His name Jonathan Safran Foer for no good reason, played itself like a song, like life, over and over again in my mind. It sang:
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It went on and on like this as I stared at people on the screeching PATH train, his name clanging against the orange seats and knocking into the dirty walls. And then, I wondered:
Isn't that what they put in rice?
And just as I wondered it, the woman across from me, in her jean jacket atop white sweater above black and white swirled skirt beyond flip-flops celebrating red-painted toes, pulled from her bag (whose looks I can't recall):
Jonathan Safran Foer.
"That's weird," I thought.
I wish I could just tell you what Art Dudley says in his essays, but I guess it'll have to wait. You'll have to read it yourself. I'll tell you this, though: He reveals the key to getting the most out of your music. It has something to do with saying "I love you."
Tonight, and every night, I want my music, my life, to sound wonderful.
I love you.
A friend of mine recently told me to read Krauss' book because she also said it reminded her of EL&IC, but I had no idea they were married. I've been meaning to stop by the library and pick it up. Thanks for the reminder. For another good example of non-liner storytelling," try Audrey Niffenegger's ""The Time Traveler's Wife."" Don't let the inside-flap precis scare you...it's not nearly as sappy or attempted-sci-fi as it sounds", but is very well written and VERY human. Thanks also for your poetic prose and daily honesty. It's refreshing. (Sorry, I didn't mean to make this blog forum turn into some sort of book club, but Bach and Mahler aren't my only passions in this world.)
>(Sorry, I didn't mean to make this blog forum turn into some sort of book club, but Bach and Mahler aren't my only passions in this world.)No need to apologize. I love talking about books. I was the one who brought it up anyway.Krauss and Foer say that any similarities between the two books are absolutely coincidental. Man, if that's true, these two have some sort of amazing love connection. The similarities are uncanny; it's almost as though the books were written by the same person. If you read The History of Love, please let me know what you think. And I'll certainly look into Audrey Niffenegger's book. Thanks. >Thanks also for your poetic prose and daily honesty. It's refreshing. Aw, thank you. That means a lot to me.


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This week: SolsticeEdited by: Robert Waltz
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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
-Albert Camus
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
-Anne Bradstreet
I will love the light for it shows me the way. Yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.
-Og Mandino
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, another winter solstice is almost upon us. (Those of you in the southern hemisphere, feel free to save this newsletter for six months).
First, a note: I've been a regular editor of this newsletter for nearly five years now. Also, I'm lazy and have a terrible memory. So it's entirely possible that I've done this subject before - I don't remember, and I don't feel like going through the archives to look it up. So if you're getting a feeling of deja vu, feel free to skip to the Editor's Picks.
One thing I do remember is that I've done editorials related to the calendar here before. The important thing to note about the calendar we use today is that it's arbitrary. Sure, it was based on observations of the moon and sun, but our current calendar is only vaguely tied in to any real phenomenon (and that would be the spring equinox, but that's another season). Unlike lunar calendars, it doesn't have beginnings or endings tied to phases of the moon; unlike purely solar calendars, important sun dates such as equinoxes and solstices happen 2/3 of the way through certain months.
But still, lip service is paid to the presence of equinoxes and solstices, for those are what officially begins and ends seasons. Winter, as defined by the people whose job it is to define such things, begins on the winter solstice and ends on the spring equinox.
Except that doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? The sun has its least influence on or about December 21 of each year, so why is that considered the beginning of winter, and not the middle of it? Well, some cultures did consider the solstice to be the midpoint of the season (this is reflected in things like the title of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"), but we don't - and the reason is that the perceived seasons lag behind the azimuth of the sun.
But no matter - the solstices and equinoxes reflect real astronomical events, points in the Earth's orbit where the path of the Sun does interesting things. They're not arbitrary; they're not subject to being moved to Mondays so we can have long weekends. So if we were to go about designing a calendar for, say, a fantasy world (you were wondering when I'd get on topic, weren't you?), we might want to start with equinoxes and solstices.
Except maybe not. The Earth's axial tilt (which is the true Reason for the Season) is fairly severe as those things go - about 23 degrees, or roughly 1/4 of the angular distance from pole to equator. The way it works is this: The Earth's axis remains constant with respect to the rest of the galaxy (well, almost, but I'll not get into precession right now) while we orbit the sun, and so the north pole spends half the year in darkness and the other half in light.
Point is, though, that a fantasy world doesn't have to have a similar tilt. A tilt of one or two degrees would be barely noticeable on the planet's surface, and so it wouldn't get seasons like the ones we're used to. Conversely, some planets (like the planet whose name is impossible to pronounce without someone snickering) have a tilt of close to 90 degrees. Such planets would have remarkably extreme seasons. Now that would be an interesting world to speculate about, I think. Any of these options, or anything in between, would serve to set your world apart from our own, make it different without being too weird.
There's a persistent belief that our ancestors feared the coming darkness, believing that if the gods weren't propitiated, the sun would continue its southward azimuthal journey forever, leaving the world bereft of light. I think that gives the ancients too little credit, given the presence of ancient astronomical sites such as Stonehenge or Nim Li Punit (look it up - it's in Belize). Humans can be quite clever, actually, and I think they figured out soon enough that the sun's apparent journey wasn't the result of the random whims of the gods, but something regular and predictable.
Did they fear the extinguishing of the light, or did they celebrate the knowledge that the light would certainly return? I don't know, but I choose to believe the latter. So remember that on this solstice - which will NOT be the end of the world (I lie all the time in the Comedy newsletter) but rather just another end, and just another beginning.
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Last time, in "Fantasy Newsletter (November 20, 2012)" , I talked about holidays in a fantasy world. However, this comment is part of an ongoing discussion about the previous newsletter, which discussed how far we can go as fantasy writers.
Fyntastic! : RE:This I agree with, but I still ask the rhetorical question: How far can we go and still maintain some sense of the familiar?
Isn't it up to the writer, who, if they are reeeally going to stretch things, to make the reader feel as if they are familiar with hints and bits and pieces...to indoctrinate through story such that they are in a place where, of course!, they knew that?
Well, yes. To a point. I'll throw out there Tolkien and Herbert, one fantasy and one science fiction author, who managed to do enough world-building, and make their worlds internally consistent enough, to withstand the test of time. And yet, when reading Herbert's Dune, you have to slog through a couple hundred pages of setup to get to the good stuff - but the payoff, according to me and thousands of other fans, is worth it. Today's audiences probably wouldn't stand for that sort of thing, their attention spans shortened by the fast cuts of modern TV and movies. Tolkien, on the other hand, made it seem effortless - at least to everyone but me, because I had the misfortune of trying to read The Silmarillion first.
Nowadays, I think, you have to hit the reader hard and fast, because there are thousands of other entertainments at their fingertips. I know even for an old fart like myself, if I'm sent a link to a video on YouTube or whatever, I have a five-second rule: if you're not done with your logo or setup or whatever in five seconds, I move on to the next shiny thing. I call it ADOS: Attention Defic-Oooh, shiny! If you start with things outside our everyday perceptions, many people will abandon the work as "too hard." That doesn't mean we shouldn't do such things, but we're not here, in my opinion, to change peoples' reading habits, but to work with them.
I've done a newsletter before about Neil Stephenson's Anathem, and I'd look to that as a perfect example of being able to hook the reader from the get-go, and yet be about a completely alien world. At least at first.
My opinion, of course. Your mileage, as always, will vary.
And that's it for me for this year - have a great solstice and whatever else you celebrate at this time, and I'll see you in 2013. Until then, stay safe and
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FHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Ed Golding and NAR President Chris Polychron announced FHA condominium policies changes this evening.
Realtors® are gathering this week for the REALTORS® Conference & Expo, where their focus will be on shaping the industry's future and solving the issues holding back a full restoration of real estate markets.
Third quarter existing-home sales growth and inventory shortages kept home prices rising in most of the country, with price appreciation slowing.
Second Century Ventures, NAR's strategic investment arm, is accepting applications for its 2016 REach® accelerator class now through January 31, 2016.
New technology agreement with UPSTREAM™ will develop a cross-industry, state-of-the-art platform for real estate data entry, collection and distribution for real estate brokers.
The share of first-time buyers declined for the third consecutive year and remained at its lowest point in nearly three decades, NAR survey says.
Pending home sales cooled in September for the second straight month and to their second lowest index reading in 2015.
NAR's Second Century Ventures Taps Top Technology Executive Alex Lange to Grow Strategic Investments, Accelerator
Second Century Ventures, NAR's strategic investment arm, has hired top technologist Alex Lange as an operating partner.
Existing-home sales rebounded strongly in September following August's decline and have now increased year-over-year for 12 consecutive months.
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With Michael Brewer transferring, Tech has just one scholarship QB
Texas Tech football coach Kliff Kingsbury's biggest priority just became keeping quarterback Davis Webb healthy going into next season.
Webb, a rising sophomore, is now the unquestioned No. 1 quarterback on the Tech spring depth chart — if he wasn't already.
Michael Brewer, a redshirt sophomore with two years of eligibility remaining, announced Wednesday that he plans to transfer at the end of the spring semester. He becomes the second Tech quarterback to leave. Walk-on Baker Mayfield is still planning to transfer to Oklahoma.
The departures leave Webb as the only scholarship quarterback at Tech. After starting five games during the regular season in split duty with Mayfield, the Prosper product cemented his hold on the position with 403 yards passing and four touchdowns in a Holiday Bowl upset of Arizona State.
That capped a season that saw Webb throw for 2,718 yards and 20 touchdowns as a freshman. One concern: Who is the backup? Tech's sole quarterback commitment in the Class of 2014, Whitehouse's Patrick Mahomes, could go high in the Major League Baseball draft.
Expect Kingsbury to target at least one more quarterback recruit. Brewer's transfer seems much less acrimonious than Mayfield's exit.
"I am honored to receive my degree from Texas Tech and will always call this university home," Brewer said in a statement. "I will never forget the friendships and memories I have made here at Texas Tech. Lubbock has been nothing but great to me and my family, and we will always appreciate that."
Because he will graduate in May, Brewer will be eligible immediately at his next school. However, a source indicated that NCAA and Big 12 rules will block any transfer to other conference schools. Tech does not plan to waive those rules, the source said.
Brewer was viewed as the likely starter at Tech before injuring his back in August. He saw limited playing time in four games this season.
Depending on how far Brewer wants to venture away from Texas — he starred at Lake Travis High School, near Austin — there are several intriguing possibilities.
His high school coach, Chad Morris, is the offensive coordinator at Clemson. Former Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown, who helped recruit Brewer, now has the same position at Kentucky.
If Brewer, who has grown up in the Spread offense, wants to stay closer to home, SMU could be a possibility like it was for another former Lake Travis standout, Garrett Gilbert.
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Fall of the Hulks: 8 Smartest Men in Marvel 616
One of the main plots in this story were the Intellegencia's plan to kidnap the 8 smartest men on the Marvel 616 Earth. They are as follows:
(No particular order)
Reed Richards
Dr. Doom
Black Panther
Hank Pym
Hank McCoy
Bruce Banner
Amadeus Cho
Tony Stark
Does everyone agree with this?
Is there anyone else you think should make this list?
Who would they replace in the list above?
They didnt kidnap tony Stark either bc he was basically brain dead (i thought)
That leaves two open spots so who would those be?
@thatlad: i would agree it was basically there own list but you would think the smartest men in the Marvel U could come up with the 8 smartest people list. it seems like a pretty unanimous list thru out Marvel earth.
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" @Jake Fury: I think that list is fairly undeniable. Valeria Richards is supposedly on par or exceeds her fathers intelligence already though, so she should definitely be on there. "but this is smartest MEN
Black Panther being on that list was a joke.
I have no doubt he is clever, he just aint that clever.
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Peter Parker should be somewhere. Not on the top 8, but somewhere below that, I think. At least from what I've read.
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Shouldn't the Leader be on this list?
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Dr strange black bolt umm magnetio can be smart 2
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The Leader said he was one of the 8 in Incredible Hulk #610. Of course, this could be ego.
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" I would have added Hank Mccoy to that list as well. He's pretty intelligent, at least I think so... "Dude he's already on there.
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yep totally garee with thath list since its 8 smartest men, its what i would of put down
" Black Panther being on that list was a joke. I have no doubt he is clever, he just aint that clever. "It's not a joke, at all. He's at the bottom of the list. He claimed that he was the eighth.
" @FadeToBlackBolt said:Yeah, but smarter than Arnim Zola, the Leader and the High Evolutionary? Big call." Black Panther being on that list was a joke. I have no doubt he is clever, he just aint that clever. "It's not a joke, at all. He's at the bottom of the list. He claimed that he was the eighth. "
Zola, technically, isn't a man anymore. Unless Leader got his powers back, since Red Hulk recently drained him, there's no reason to think he should be on the list. High Evolutionary, well, he enhanced his own brain with technology, IIRC. It's not like he's naturally that intelligent (while everyone on the list is). But, yeah. It's one hell of a call.
"Yeah, but smarter than Arnim Zola, the Leader and the High Evolutionary? Big call. "
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If it's just Earth then i find no reason why T'Challa should'nt be there and he always struck to me as more intelligent than Zola and possibly Leader as well.
I don't agree with the list, if anything those are the highest profile smart people in the MU. This list is basically a trope. No written intelligent villain character would come up with a list of the most intelligent characters (people) on Earth list, it would be redundant and a waste of resources. Intelligence isn't synonymous with effectiveness. (in many cases in real life it can be a hindrance) They basically complied a list of smart heroes, rather than the 8 smartest. A list of characters that might stop them, renown for their intelligence. Its like making a list of the tallest people in real life, and only including Basketball players and WWE wrestlers (its a flawed analogy I realize)
If you think people can hellava detailed and complex about which are the 8 strongest characters on Earth are, taken into consideration how broad an assertion that is, how the context varies, how absence of proof isn't proof of absence, and then how one can be strong in some areas, and then inherent strength vs built up strength, then actual strength vs applied strength.... well with intelligence its that time 1000.
Anyway, its comics (especially this comic series, and this comic writers style) though and so I run with it. As far as its accuracy though? Yeah just... plus even the purpose? The measurement as well? Who created the measurement? Way too many holes. Smart characters don't sound so smart when they sound TV smart.
That being said, its nice to see both Hanks on the list! lol
" One of the main plots in this story were the Intellegencia's plan to kidnap the 8 smartest men on the Marvel 616 Earth. They are as follows: (No particular order) Reed Richards Dr. Doom Black Panther Hank Pym Hank McCoy Bruce Banner Amadeus Cho Tony Stark Does everyone agree with this? Is there anyone else you think should make this list? Who would they replace in the list above? "1) Reed Richards
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T'Challa and not Charles Xavier? And wheres Beast?
" T'Challa and not Charles Xavier? And wheres Beast? "Beast is Hank McCoy
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@FadeToBlackBolt said:
Black Panther being on that list was a joke. I have no doubt he is clever, he just aint that clever.
hate to say it but im guessing they needed a black guy on the list.....
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1) Reed Richards
2) Doctor Doom
3)Tony Stark
5) Bruce Banner
4) Hank Pym
7) Admeus Cho
6) Hank Mccoy
8) Black Panther
well, according to the people intelligencia decided to kidnap, the list goes as this - with no particular order;
victor von doom (doctor doom)
henry pym (who the hell knows what he's calling himself these days?)
reed richards (mr. fantastic)
henry mccoy (beast)
t'challa (black panther)
bruce banner (hulk - green, gray, whatever...)
tony stark (iron man)
samuel sterns (leader)
banner says that amadeus cho is the 10th. and he also somehow calculates dr. doom's smarty-score instantly when he was hit by leader's dumb-ray - 4.956.342.261, but of course he may be bluffing.
i agree that t'challa doesn't seem to fit in there - he is an awesome guy of course, but not exactly on par with the others. also this list needs more supervillains, or at least some anti-heroes and maybe neutrals. doc ock maybe... then mr. sinister, apocalypse and mandarin can fight to the death for beast's place... that would be awesome, oh wait... two of them are already dead, so let's welcome mandarin to the big leagues.
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doctor octopus proved he was smarter than intelligencia in a recent spider-man issue
Ugh Peter Parker is not that smart . Whenever he needs something he goes to Reed or some other scientist . He's a photographer not a NASA scientist . And yes there are probably some D-list no name or unknowns who should make the list but with that you're just being far too critical. This was pretty much the list that Marvel has given for the past 20+ years (with the addition of Cho)
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The problem with this list is it is very biased based on the fact that everybody here are popular characters. If you would have called this list the 8 smartest male superheroes i would agree. but there are other people who are more intelligent. The Leader should be smarter than all of them since his intellgence and brain activity is classified as superhuman. but his instability and ego gets in the way. What about the High Evolutionary.. based on the fact that he is an evolved human he is smarter than the people on that list... he is just buit better mentally. Its been disputed for a long time if Reed richards intelligence was enhanced by the cosmic storm, if it was than he should be taken off this list because of the fact that his mind wouldnt be human anymore.
Well good luck trying to capture these people,especially the guy with a reality warper son and the one who is part of the Big Three,not to mention the one who turns into a green rage monster if angry.
It seems correct to me,thought Stark should be higher than T'Challa IMO.But again it would take some work to get all these people against their wills;
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okay people you must remember this list has always been about non-enhanced minds, this is why people like the high evolutionary and the leader cannot be put here and anyone who is against amadeus cho, he's awesome he has a hypercomputer mind and even gets hercules powers and the powers of zeus for a while
@innervenom123: Totally agree, that was a big miss, no matter his age, his brilliance is undeniable. As Dr. Octopus said in Spiderman 2 "Peter Parker, brilliant but lazy". Brilliant yes, lazy not so much. The irony!
@green_skin: @green_skin: Don't feel bad man, we all miss the mark sometimes! At least you owned up to it.
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Rush Meet the Stanley Cup in Chicago
We know Geddy Lee is a major baseball fan, but the guys in Rush took time to celebrate a different sport during their recent stop in Chicago.
We know Geddy Lee is a major baseball fan, but the guys in Rush took time to celebrate a different sport during their recent stop in Chicago.
Some hockey fans who missed out on the end of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals were left asking, "What the puck?"
The Chicago Blackhawks face the Boston Bruins in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Wednesday night in Chicago. Here's a preview of the series that will decide the NHL's championship:
Porn star Taylor Stevens, who showed off her impressive rack during the Stanley Cup Finals in Los Angeles, has announced she's auctioning off the two shirts she wore that sent the interwebs into a tizzy — and donating the money to charity.
Jeff Carter and Trevor Lewis scored two goals apiece to lead the Los Angeles Kings over the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Monday night, giving the West Coast franchise its first ever Stanley Cup by winning the best-of-seven series four games to two.
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Iowa Western Reivers were definition of dominant during JUCO
That was impressive.
The day or two after the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series champion is crowned is a time to look back at a memorable week.
For me this past week, the 2014 JUCO World Series and this year's champ is all about superior baseball. I've probably already overused the words dominate, dominance and dominating, but those words sum up this year's tournament best. Those three words overwhelmingly describe what Iowa Western Community College did in the 2014 tournament.
The Reivers won their five games by a combined score of 53-11. They could have scored more, but the run rule went into effect in three games.
The run rule is waived for the championship game, and the Reivers never took their foot off the gas. This was one game where the run rule would have been nice. After the unmerciful pounding, the Reivers beat Miami Dade College (Florida) 17-5.
The scores offer a stark picture of domination.
■ First game: A 6-5 win over Columbia State Community College (Tennessee).
■ Second game: A 9-0 win over Midland College (Texas).
■ Third game: A 10-0 win over Miami Dade.
■ Fourth game: An 11-1 win over Midland.
■ Title game: The 17-5 clobbering of Miami Dade.
Again, choose your variation of the word dominate.
On the tournament-opening Saturday, the Reivers struggled against Columbia State, falling behind 5-0 before cutting the lead to 5-4. Pushing two runs across in the top of the ninth and holding off a bases-loaded threat in the bottom of the inning secured the first-game win for Iowa Western.
That started a crescendo of fabulous baseball building to the ultimate finale Friday night.
After taking the 6-5 lead in the ninth of that first game, the Reivers never trailed again in the tournament. The closest any team came was when Miami Dade cut the Iowa Western lead to 6-5 in the fourth inning of the title game.
Even with their trademark blue-and-white-camouflage jerseys, there was no hiding the Reivers' domination in four of their five games.
Nerves, the players and coach Marc Rardin say, were partly responsible for that close first game.
For shortstop Jacob Sheldon-Collins, who was voted the tournament's top defensive player, the entire week was a thrill a minute. His final fabulous flash of leather came in the ninth when he jumped to snag a line drive. The ball popped loose for a second, before he calmly grabbed it with his bare hand and rifled a throw to first base for a double play.
"I don't think I've ever jumped that high in me life," the Australian native said in his Down Under way.
"Once we got those (first game) cobwebs out, we knew we were going to hit, and we were going to play, and do what we do and kick some butt," he said, smiling.
Kick some butt, they did.
Since Rardin took over at Iowa Western in 2003, the Reivers have been kicking lots of backsides.
This title was their third in five years. They've made the trek to Grand Junction and the JUCO World Series eight times since Rardin took over.
"This is why people come here," second baseman Jason McMurray said. "Players come here so they can get to the next level and to have a chance to come here and play for a championship."
Rardin simply points to the Reivers' history of success when he recruits.
One of the most impressive facts about Rardin's teams is every player that he has recruited to Iowa Western has played in the JUCO World Series.
That is one heck of a recruiting pitch.
Close to 100 players who have played for Rardin and Iowa Western have gone on to NCAA Division I programs. Another impressive fact.
All week long, Iowa Western was a hitting machine.
Alex Krupa won the MVP and hit .600 in the series. But it was a total team effort with five players hitting .375 or higher. As a team, the Reivers finished with a .394 batting average. They also had nine walks, and 12 guys were hit by pitches.
But defense and pitching were just as impressive for the Reivers.
It was simply an impressive — yes, dominant — brand of baseball excellence.
The best program in JUCO tournament history is without a doubt San Jacinto College-North (Texas), which won five titles in six years from 1985-1990.
Rardin and Iowa Western undoubtedly have that record on their radar. Their program is clearly one of the best in all of junior college baseball.
It's never easy to get to Grand Junction and even harder to win it all once a team arrives. But this year, the Reivers made it look easy.
What about next year?
Every freshman I talked to during the Reivers' celebration uttered virtually the same exact words when asked if they hoped to return to Grand Junction in 2015: "That's the plan."
That's always the plan and many times the reality at Iowa Western.
A great program that brought a dominating brand of baseball to Grand Junction.
It was impressive.


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Sox 'all shook up' after Rays rally
Sox 'all shook up' after Rays rally
Swisher returned with a plastic Elvis wig, although it looked more like the pompadour belonging to a band member from The Romantics or sitting atop the statue at a Big Boy's restaurant, and dark shades. He put them on in honor of the traditional Elvis Night that had taken place at U.S. Cellular Field.
Clearly, the White Sox (73-54) weren't overly distraught concerning their five-game winning streak coming to a close in front of the ballpark's 14th sellout crowd of the season, a loss which also dropped them one-half game behind the Twins (74-54) in the American League Central.
"One loss won't get our spirits down," Swisher said. "Some of these games happen. This is how pennant races are. You won't win them all."
The first baseman actually gave the White Sox a brief 2-0 lead in the fourth by launching his 21st home run on a 3-2 pitch from Edwin Jackson with Ken Griffey Jr. on first. This blast marked the first time Swisher had homered in four straight games during his career, becoming the first White Sox player to accomplish such a feat since Jim Thome from April 9-13, 2006.
Jackson (10-8) actually gave Chicago ample opportunity to score over the first five innings, with the leadoff hitter reaching base in every frame. At least two hitters reached base off of Jackson in each of the first four innings, but the White Sox only scored on Swisher's long ball.
"We had chances," said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, whose team couldn't take full advantage of seven hits off of Jackson in six innings, to go with five walks. "We had men on second base three times with less than two outs, and we couldn't get it done. We had a couple chances here and there but we didn't take advantage, and they did.
"Every time they had a chance, they hit the ball, put the ball in play. And all of a sudden, they opened the gates and all those runs came in."
Tampa Bay (78-49) chipped away at John Danks (10-6) with one run in the fifth and the game-tying run in the sixth on Carlos Pena's leadoff homer. The Rays took the lead, en route to the Majors' best overall record, courtesy of doubles from Dioner Navarro and Jason Bartlett in the seventh.
Danks exited after Bartlett connected, allowing three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. He suffered career loss No. 1 against the Rays and fell to 7-2 with a 3.25 ERA in 16 starts since May 29. Although the offense deserved its fair share of the blame for this series-opening loss, Danks took the brunt of it on his shoulders.
"When these guys gave me the runs, it was on me to keep them there and get to the seventh or eighth inning so that we could get to the back end of the bullpen," said Danks, who threw 62 of his 99 pitches for strikes. "I really didn't do that, so I can't help but take full [blame]."
Trailing by one run in the seventh, the White Sox put runners on first and second with one out and Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye coming to the plate. It appeared to be a perfect scenario for the host squad, until Grant Balfour entered the game and struck out Quentin looking on a 3-2 pitch, and then fanned Dye swinging.
"Two good hitters," Balfour said. "Quentin is probably one of the better hitters in the league this year. And Jermaine Dye is a good hitter, too. I've got a lot of respect for both of those guys. But that's my job to come in and face guys like that. And I'm happy to get the job done tonight."
"They scored a lot of runs today, but their pitching staff is pretty solid," Guillen added. "They're pitching well."
Any chance for a White Sox rally was erased by the bullpen. Octavio Dotel allowed three runs in the eighth without retiring any of the three hitters he faced, increasing the deficit to 6-2. Alexei Ramirez homered in the bottom half off J.P. Howell, his two-run shot setting a franchise record for home runs by a rookie second baseman at 15. Ramirez also has four homers and 14 RBIs in his past five games.
But Horacio Ramirez and Adam Russell combined to allow three more runs in the ninth, taking away the remaining late suspense. The setback dropped the White Sox to 3-5 against the Rays this season, having lost four of their last five head-to-head matchups.
In those eight games, Chicago has outscored Tampa Bay, 28-25. So, the South Siders seem to match up fairly well. They have two more games this weekend to prove that fact true, and judging by Swisher's postgame tribute to Elvis, their confidence certainly hasn't crumbled.
"You cant be surprised that a team like that gets you the first game of the series," Dotel said. "But there's two more games. There's nothing over yet."
"It's kind of funny -- we lose a game and people think we're done," Guillen added. "That's kind of a weird feeling, this situation here in Chicago. We lose a game, and all of a sudden we're down the tank. I don't know if people are waiting for us to fail, or people don't believe in the White Sox. I think we can compete against everybody. I think we have a good ballclub."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Place the macadamia nuts and lemon juice in a food processor and blend well. Next, add the chopped, sun-dried tomatoes and sea salt, and blend again. The mixture should be moist and crumbly, but not liquid. Spoon the mixture into a medium bowl, and mix in the chopped parsley.
Enjoy by scooping on top of a green salad, but be sure to eat a good majority of the greens first.
Kimberly Snyder is a Los Angeles-based celebrity nutritionist and author of The Beauty Detox Solution. She began her work after journeying through 50 countries and six continents, learning about health and beauty from many different cultures. With a philosophy rooted in the belief that outer beauty is a reflection of inner health, Kim now works with clients such as Hilary Duff, Olivia Wilde, and Drew Barrymore. Get lots of health and beauty tips by following her on Twitter at @kimsbeautydetox.


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New drama 'Al Bahr Wal Atshana' (The Thirsty and the Sea) starring Lebanese singer Rola Saad [2] is said to be on the rocks after Egyptian TV channels have refused to air it.
The drama is critical of the Muslim Brotherhood and includes and corrupt Islamist character [3] who tries to win an election through corrupt means. Rumor has it than after Morsy's election, the drama will be banned.
It's a devastating blow for cast and crew but there may still be hope: writer of the drama, Mohammad Al Ghaiti, said that he does not know for sure if it has been definitely banned or not, especially since it was to be aired exclusively on the Egyptian television channel Nile TV and was not marketed to any other channel.
Al Ghaiti stressed that the drama in no way mocks or criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood [4] or any other Islamic group, and it only displays the character of a corrupt religious man. He added that the drama was written before the Egyptian January 25 Revolution and the aftermath of the revolution is not tackled in any way.
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20 Days in the Penthouse or Mediterranean Bliss: Noordam Cruise Review by bernie5
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20 Days in the Penthouse or Mediterranean Bliss
Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Rome (Civitavecchia)
I apologize up front for the length of this.
We flew to Rome from the US. It was a harried flight due to weather in Chicago. Thank goodness we had built in an extra day in Rome or we would have missed the ship! Our airport transfer with Rome in Limo was rearranged easily thanks to Jany and we were picked up for an exciting ride through Rome traffic to our hotel next to the Pantheon. All sorts of protests going on so I was glad we had a driver getting us to Albergo del Senato. After a lovely breakfast all we had time for was a tour of the Pantheon and Santa Maria sopra Minerva. Rome in Limo was there for our transfer to Civitavecchia. We had a group of 6 from Cruise Critic so we spent the More trip getting to know each other.
The boarding process was a breeze. We arrived around 1pm and found no line for the suite boarding and we were personally escorted to our room. Oh my, the penthouse is beautiful! So much space, so many light switches, two huge TVs, two whirlpools, incredible veranda, champagne, beautiful fruit and flowers. The room was incredibly clean and remained that way thanks to Made and Gede. Our veranda was huge. The outdoor space is a must for me. I loved being outside during the sailaways.
Just a note about the suite perks--they are so worth it. The Neptune lounge is a wonderful area for computer time and snacks. The coffee machine is to die for! The breakfast was perfect for those mornings we had to be underway early and the afternoon snacks were delicious. Doris and Reyan, our concierges, were perfect. They are so accessible, save you so much time, and are full of info on ports, tours, money, dining, etc. Breakfast in the Pinnacle Grill is relaxing and delicious. Jenny the Pinnacle manager is an angel. Laundry whenever you need it is a lifesaver. Priority tendering came in handy in Santorini. The copies of the main dining room menus delivered daily were wonderful and helped planning our dinner.
The Noordam is a handsome ship. She is a classic beauty. She is well maintained, very clean, and filled with beautiful artwork and flowers. The staff is friendly, hardworking, and very accommodating. We loved the ship.
The food: We ordered room service several times for breakfast and dinner. The breakfast was always correct and on time, but just OK. I loved that you could order dinner from the main dining room menu. We had dinner several nights out on the balcony while watching the sun go down behind the islands. Our favorite breakfast was in the Pinnacle with the great views and wonderful menu. Some nights we ate in the Vista Dining room. We opted for anytime dining and loved it. We ate with different people from all over the world---USA, Austrailia, New Zealand, Brazil, Great Britian. I recall waiting once or twice for a table but for only 5 to 10 mins.
The food was good but not great. It was always presented nicely and hot. I just like my food a little more spicy—I know most people do not. The chilled soups were wonderful as well as the fruit crisps for dessert especially when you added ice cream. The Lido had a wonderful salad bar and again the ice cream was wonderful. The Asian station had wonderful sushi and the wasabi was the hot I needed. We really enjoyed the Pinnacle for dinner. The beef, especially the filet, was delicious with wonderful sauces and the crabcake appetizer is wonderful with lots of crabmeat. The servers in the Pinnacle were very attentive. We also liked Canalettos. Loved the Antipasta tray and the veal.
Alcohol: They make a perfect vodka martini which is what I always ordered. I did try a Lemon Drop and Strawberry Daiquiri but always went back to the Martini. My son was miffed that they would let him gamble but not drink at age 18.
Entertainment: We did not go to many shows but loved the juggler with the spoons and a violinist. I saw a couple of movies and my son loved the casino.
Spa: The area is nice and my facial and massage were quite nice but a tad expensive. I wish they would not try to sell you products at the end. I will say they were not very pushy about it—Thanks. Wish I could have tried the heated loungers and whirlpool but you could not purchase for just one day.
Meet and Greet: I had arranged the Meet and Greet and it was well attended by 30 or so people, Drew Smith the cruise director and Mark Pells the Hotel Manager gave a great rundown of the cruise and what to expect from the ports. They also thanked us for our participation in CC and wanted our input if something was not right on the ship. Several other managers also attended. We were even treated to Bloody Marys and Mimosas. It was wonderful getting to know the group by face instead of "call name" and identifying the people on our private excursions. Thanks for the GREAT set up Holland America!
Ports: We took some HAL tours and some private. My advice is private as they are smaller and always get a private guide if that is an option.
Livorno - I joined a group from CC for a day trip to Pisa and Florence with All Around Italy. Our guide was delightful, very knowledgeable, very informative. She was talking all the time explaining things while driving us through the countryside. We arrived at Pisa before the crowds—one perk of a small private tour--and had plenty of time to explore and photograph. Florence was packed with people and very long lines but the countryside was beautiful. We visited a very small winery which also produced meats, olive oil, and the most delicious honey. The day ended with a stop for delicious gelato.
Monte Carlo - We opted to have a late breakfast in the Pinnacle Grill and enjoy the pool and our fabulous verandah.
Barcelona - What a wonderful city. I am so glad we spent the night at this port. Upon arrival we headed up to Montserrat on a Holland America tour. It was OK. We did get to see the Virgin and learned a lot about the city on the way up to the mountain, but we had very little time at the church and we were with 40+ other people on a big bus. The next day we had arranged a private "Gaudi" tour with Spanish Trails. It was a wonderful day with an incredible tour, knowledgeable guide and driver, and not only did we see Gaudi buildings but also the Olympic city and other city sites. Gaudi was an outstanding artist and so far ahead of his time. Thank you Spanish Trails for the fabulous tour!
Tunisia---We were concerned about this port with all the unrest in the area this year but Holland America docked and we had scheduled a HAL excursion to Carthage. It was perfect. Very informative guide who filled us in about the recent changes and what it meant for the people of Tunisia. The ruins at Carthage are small but well preserved and we were able to take all the pictures we wanted of anything in the area. Sidi Bou Said is a picturesque little town all white and blue, but I could not tolerate the shop owners aggressive behavior pulling you into their booths. I hate to bargain but if you love that sort of thing there were great deals to be had.
Naples—Once again we joined a CC group and Fabrizio with AllAroundItaly for a wonderful tour of the Amalfi coast and Pompeii. Fabrizio was waiting at the dock even though we were one hour later than expected. He had to rearrange the trip a little as the ship docked an hour late. We headed out of Naples to the beautiful coast. We stopped several places to admire the view and take pics. We also had time to wander in Positano where Fabrizio directed us to a shop that made Lemoncello. Even though it was 10:30AM we tried some—it is very strong-- and loved it. Of course some came home with us. Next stop was Pompeii and a private guided tour---this is the way to go believe me. We saw so much in a very short time. The entire tour was excellent and Fabrizio was so cute.
Our turn around day we spent on an Etruscan Tour I arranged with Rome in Italy. It was a relaxing tour outside of Rome with Mauro talking us through history as we went through the countryside. We picked up our private guide at the Etruscan burial site near Tarquinia. We arrived well ahead of any other tours and had this hilltop all to ourselves for a bit. Our guide was wonderful. She was talking as we proceeded from one tomb to another and teaching us about this civilization which existed in the area prior to the Romans. She also guided us through the highlights of the Etruscan Museum in Tarquinia so we could see the changes that took place in the area with Greek and then Roman invasions/trade. Our lunch stop was a delightful restaurant on the side of a hill in an extremely old and very small city of Ceri. Antipasta tray was devine and we learned they make all their own meats, wine, and olive oil. Pasta was incredible.
It was so nice to just reboard the ship and not have to worry about the lifeboat drill.
Our day a sea was a great one. I had arranged the Meet and Greet and it was well attended by 40 or so people, Drew Smith the cruise director and Mark Pells the Hotel Manager gave a great rundown of the cruise and what to expect from the ports. We were treated once again to Bloody Marys and Mimosas. Then I hit the spa again and boy is it busy on sea days.
Dubrovnik: We shared a taxi 10 euros to the Pile Gate and exchanged some money to local currency so we could buy a ticket to walk the wall. It is beautiful up there. Then we enjoyed delicious calamari for lunch by the old port and walked back through town. I did not know that Croatia is where the necktie was invented. We bought a tie of course. Croatia is beautiful!
Corfu: We went on a HAL excursion to a local house for lunch and a swim in the pool. It was a small group and the food was delicious. The house and grounds were spectacular as was the view of the bay and ship. Our first stop was at the Achillion Palace which was OK but very crowded. The view from the gardens was incredible.
Katakalon: Our trip to Olympia with a group of 12 CCers was outstanding. We went with Athens-taxi.org and through them hired a private guide for the site as well as the museum. It was very crowded by the end of our time in Olympia but once again we beat the big buses there. The guide was excellent. She made the Olympics come alive! After the tour we headed back to port and had a fabulous lunch of calamari and greek salad right by the water. We even had time for shopping.
Santorini: We were on the first tender ashore but the island was already packed with people. There were extra ships in port due to the strike in Athens. I was so glad we had a private tour arranged. The line for the cable car moved quickly and we (a group from CC) met Dimitris with Oceanwave Tours at the top. The island is lovely. Oia is a dream. I must go back there. We toured, lunched, took photos, and stared at the beautiful caldera most of the day. We spent the last hour shopping and went on back to the ship exhausted. That evening we ordered room service for dinner and watched the sunset and moonrise over Santorini. Incredible.
Ephesus: This was one of the highlights of the trip. A group of 16 from CC booked a tour with ekol travel. It was the best. We packed in everything—Virgin Mary house, Ephesus, Terrace houses, fabulous lunch, and then a visit to a rug factory and leather store. We even had time for shopping at the end. Turkey is beautiful and our guide was outstanding.
Athens: What a big busy city Athens is. Once again we arranged a private tour with a full day guide. We were at the Acropolis light years ahead of the bus tours and rearranged things when we were hot or the sites were crowded. The guide was perfect and gave more info than I can imagine. Do not miss the New Acropolis museum where you can walk around the statues and see through the floor at the excavations being done.
Messina: We did a 1/2 day trip to Taormina for 7 fellow CCers. A lovely 1/2 day and the city is so quaint. We had a great cup of gelato for brunch! But the stores were all closed since it was Sunday and driver said we did not have time to go to Castelmola since on board time was 12:30. Our driver from Sicily Limousine Service was not very knowledgeable or excited about his job or country. We felt like he was just a driver and nothing else. Those who stayed in Messina were not excited about the town.
Sorry about the length of this review. It was a fabulous trip. We have scheduled the Baltic for next summer so I guess we are hooked on HAL. Less
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"I first had this at a B & B in Los Alamos, New Mexico. They gave me the recipe, which is one of the late Marion Cunningham's classics from her Breakfast Book. The Orange Street Inn is no longer around, but the recipe lives on, and it's even delicious when cold."
Orange Street Inn Oatmeal Souffle
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, plus extra for greasing pan
- sugar, for coating pan
- 3⁄4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant) or 3⁄4 cup old fashioned oats (not instant)
- 1⁄3 cup neufchatel cheese
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar (I like a little less)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mace or 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1⁄2 cup raisins or 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1⁄2 cup pecans (optional)
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 1 1/2 quart souffle dish or casserole, then cover the butter with a little sugar to coat it, like flouring a greased cake pan.
- Scald milk and the 2 tablespoons of butter by heating together in a small saucepan until just below boiling. Slowly add the oatmeal, stirring constantly and continue cooking until thick, stirring often. Remove from heat and then add Neufchatel, salt, sugar, and spices, stirring briskly until cheese is melted. Beat the 3 yolks slightly and add to oatmeal mixture, stirring constantly. Stir in raisins and nuts.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but still moist. Fold into oatmeal mixture with a rubber spatula. DO NOT OVER-FOLD, fold only until no large lumps of whites remain.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared souffle dish. Bake 35 to 40 minutes until mostly set but the center still trembles a little. Serve immediately with cream or warm milk.
- Variation: For a more savory Oatmeal Bacon Souffle, omit sugar after buttering dish. Omit spices, raisins, and nuts. Instead, add 1 cup crisp, crumbled bacon, 1 1/4 teaspoon prepared mustard, and Tabasco to taste.


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"Take a tip from me. Make sure you're the first to arrive. Then blast down to the bridge and take your photo, before the rest of the b-----s arrive!" - advice we received recently on how to deal with visiting Monet's legendary waterlily pool at Giverny!
Who makes a gardens into an icon? We do! We buy the magazines for a quick flick. We see the photos of so-called iconic gardens, eastwards from The Eden Project to Sissinghurst and north to Little Sparta. The magazines have to sell, therefore the photos are amazing. It's mostly a floral summer in them. We read the hype. The accompanying write-ups are uncritical or the owners, who have to pay their overheads through attracting visitors, would not subscribe to the process.
We then visit the gardens. "It says it's iconic - so we'd better go". We make the trek through the busy weekend traffic, with the kids playing up and the service station lunchtime pasty sitting leaden on the stomach. There's a queue to park, to use the lavatory, for tea and at every pinch point in between. Hell, it's tiring! What about the supposed icon we have come to see? With expectations so high we were heading for a fall, even without all the accompanying hassle.
Unfortunately, we allocate iconic status so easily these days. A one-hit rapper is an instant global superstar. The key bits look smaller than we thought and not so colourful. We feel vaguely cheated, but can't quite put our finger on it.
We've just been a victim of iconography.
TV and the camera lie - fact. They suss out the best angles and concentrate on the hottest spots. Both make things bigger. But at the same time they also remove something. Primitive tribes believe being photographed steals the soul, and certainly a freshness is lost. We feel we know it before we have got there. If we visit the Taj Mahal we know what to expect. The aura of a famous garden is tarnished because it is so frequently and so badly copied. The White Garden at Sissinghurst for example? We have been subjected to countless impoverished imitations before we see the original.
So, there is in all of this no sense of surprise. Being herded about, we have lost any experience of making our own personal discovery. But we do record our trip. The digitals, camcorders and mobiles are hoisted aloft. We proliferate and debase the image still further - often looking at the real thing very little and the recorded photos even less.
To get something out of our visit we have to get past the hype and to do that we have to get off the treadmill. This requires peace and quiet, some thought and analysis. What is a true icon? Is it groundbreaking? Is it made or does time make it? Very probably none of the originators thought they were creating icons. Perhaps time and luck and Heligan-type hype make an icon.
What works for you and what doesn't? Be bold and tell it how it is. We do not after all have to like everything. We might prefer the famed red borders at Hidcote to be blue or Powis Castle without its topiary. Would that matter? After all we have different tastes - and would do things differently. We even see things differently. What is the allure of Derek Jarman's "garden"? you may ask. Since when did arranging a few plants and recherché flotsam in some shingle become high art? Perhaps we just have to discover our own icons, whatever they may be.
What makes an iconic garden for you? Which gardens have lived up to the hype and which left you cold? Add your comments below.
Lesley Hegarty and Robert Webber are both professionally trained horticulturalists and garden designers running a partnership which gives equal weight to imaginative design and inspiring plantsmanship


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Get the Look: Oscar Party Lounge
Considering that the Oscars are less than a week away, it's about time to start prepping your house for your own Sunday night Oscar party. Since YumSugar shared images with me of her preview tour of the Governors Ball, I figured I'd put 'em to use and show you how to get the look of an Oscar party lounge, making your digs worthy of an award — or at the very least, a nomination.
While I'll never endorse this color scheme, I do appreciate its inspiration. Special events producer Cheryl Cecchetto spoke to the influences saying, "The inspiration this year was really drawn from the gold of the Oscar and the red of the red carpet." To learn how to get this inspired look for your Oscar party, or any other,
The Palette: As I said, the palette for this party is simply red and gold. But, you can bring in some other tones by using reflective materials like mirror, glass, and pailettes. If red and gold isn't your thing, I don't blame you. Use a similar arrangement in the colors that suit your home best.
The Furniture: The first item on the furniture list is the center piece of a modular seating set or sectional, or an armless loveseat. If you're using the color scheme, you can still get the look with the sofa you already own, but the armless seating is really what gives it that clubby/lounge feel. Try the Brocade Home Horizontal Tufted Loveseat ($1199), the West Elm Tillary Modular Seating ($799), or the EQ3 SALEMA Armless Loveseat ($549). You'll also need a pair of West Elm Mirror Side Tables ($249) for that reflective ritzy glow, and of course, as a place to stash your cocktails.
The Accents: The accents are pretty minimal — just a pair of vases and accent pillows — but they pack a Hollywood glam punch. You'll want to save room for your warm-bodied guests and libations. The accent pillows will be glitzy, with paillettes or sequins of some sort. Try the Nate Berkus Gold Sequin Toss Pillow ($34.99), the West Elm Peacock Pillow Covers ($39), or these Fun and Funky Sequined Pillows ($29.99). Pick up a duo of slim crystal or glass vases, like the Plum Party Honiton Glass Vases ($42 for five) or the CB2 Lisbon Vases ($9.95). Then, fill the vase with a single, top-heavy flower, like a red rose or a fiery-red begonia.
The Lighting: Go with dimmed overhead lighting, or pick up a pale luster from a nearby table lamp.