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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
|Yas Marina Circuit
|Race information
|Number of times held
|First held
|Most wins (drivers)
| Lewis Hamilton (3)
Sebastian Vettel (3)
|Most wins (constructors)
| Mercedes (3)
Red Bull (3)
|Circuit length
|5.554 km (3.451 mi)
|Race length
|305.470 km (189.810 mi)
|Last race (2016)
|Pole position
|Fastest lap
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Arabic: سباق جائزة أبوظبي الكبرى) is a Formula One motor race. It was announced in early 2007 at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival in the United Arab Emirates. The first race took place on 1 November 2009, held at the Hermann Tilke designed Yas Marina Circuit.[1]
On 25 June 2008 the FIA announced the provisional 2009 Formula One calendar including the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the 19th and final race of the season on 15 November. On 5 November 2008, however, it was announced that the race would be held as the season finale on 1 November, two weeks before the initially planned date, as the 17th and final race.[2]
The inaugural race was Formula One's first ever day-night race, starting at 17:00 local time. Floodlights used to illuminate the circuit were switched on from the start of the event to ensure a seamless transition from daylight to darkness.[3] Subsequent Abu Dhabi Grands Prix have also been day-night races.
Formula 1 first came to Abu Dhabi in 2007 in the guise of the first ever Formula One Festival.[4] Announced in January 2007,[5] the event which took place on 3 February 2007 was free, and the largest gathering of current Formula One cars and drivers outside of a Grand Prix.[6] At the festival it was announced that Abu Dhabi had won the rights to host a Grand Prix from 2009 until 2016.[7][8] Later that year, Etihad Airways negotiated a three-year deal for them to become sponsors of the Grand Prix.[9]
Inaugural Grand Prix[edit]
For the 2009 Formula One season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was added to the schedule. It was provisionally announced as being held on 15 November 2009, as the 19th and final Grand Prix of the season.[10] Both the Canadian Grand Prix and French Grand Prix were later removed from the provisional schedule,[11][12] and as a result the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was moved to 1 November 2009 where it would become the last of 17 meetings.[13] In August 2009, it was announced that the start time would be 1700 local time (1300 UTC), and that the race would be floodlit.[14] The inaugural race was won by Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull Racing.[15]
For the 2010 Formula One season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held on the Yas Marina Circuit, for the weekend of 12, 13, 14 November 2010. The first race in Abu Dhabi in 2009 was a dead rubber as the both championships had been sealed in Brazil. This time around however, the Drivers' Championship was decided in Abu Dhabi for the first time. With championship leader Fernando Alonso losing out and Sebastian Vettel completing his second victory on this track, the young German driver subsequently sealed the world championship.
The 2011 Grand Prix was the 18th and penultimate race of the 2011 Formula One season, and took place on 13 November.
The race was won by Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren-Mercedes. Second was Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari, with Jenson Button coming third in a McLaren-Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull-Renault, had been in pole position, but retired after a puncture in the first lap whilst going round the second corner.
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel finished the race in 3rd position after starting from the pitlane, due to his disqualification from qualifying due to not having enough fuel to return to parc fermé. His main championship rival Fernando Alonso finished 2nd behind the Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, who won for the first time after his return to Formula One earlier in 2012.
Red Bull Racing celebrated their double fourth (Drivers' Champion and Constructors' Champion) in Abu Dhabi. David Coulthard performed some more doughnuts on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab luxury hotel in Dubai, 210 metres above ground level.
Red Bull clinched their fourth consecutive Constructors' Championship in India and Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' title for the fourth year in a row.[16]
The 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place on 23 November[17] and was the concluding race of the 2014 Formula One season.
Double points were awarded for the race, which was won by Lewis Hamilton, securing his second Drivers' Championship.
The 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held on 29 November 2015. The race was won by Nico Rosberg making it three wins in a row with Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium.
The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held on 27 November 2016. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton making it four wins in a row with Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel completing the podium with Nico Rosberg securing his first Drivers' Championship.
The Yas Marina Circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke and is located on Yas Island — a 2,550 hectares (25.5 km2) island on the east coast of Abu Dhabi — and the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the first major event to take place on the circuit.[18]
2009–present: Etihad Airways has been the title sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since its inception.
Repeat winners (drivers)[edit]
Embolded drivers have competed in the Formula One championship in the current season.
|Number of wins
|Sebastian Vettel
|2009, 2010, 2013
|Lewis Hamilton
|2011, 2014, 2016
Repeat winners (constructors)[edit]
Embolded teams have competed in the Formula One championship in the current season.
|Number of wins
|Red Bull
|2009, 2010, 2013
|2014, 2015, 2016
By year[edit]
- ^ "Yas Marina Circuit construction progressing". gulfnews.com. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "World Motor Sport Council – Decisions". fia.com. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi confirms 5pm race start". autosport.com. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Countdown underway in Abu Dhabi". Formula One. 1 February 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "F1 Festival coming to Abu Dhabi". Formula One. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi line-up taking shape". Formula One. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi gets Grand Prix for 2009". Formula One. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi 'on track' with Grand Prix Circuit construction". AME Info. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Etihad Airways to sponsor Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Formula One. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi to stage 2009 F1 finale". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "FIA wants French GP clarification". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Canada dropped from F1 calendar". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "China moves to April as FIA issues revised 2009 calendar". Formula One. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Holt, Sarah (28 August 2009). "F1 fight to have day-night climax". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Vettel wins as Hamilton drops out". BBC Sport. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Red Bull celebrate titles with doughnuts in Dubai". 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "FIA confirms revised calendar for 2014". 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Yas Marina Circuit. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
External links[edit]
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- Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix pole position to Lewis Hamilton
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070304102303/http://www.ameinfo.com/109577.html
- http://www.huliq.com/9352/abu-dhabi-to-host-formula-1-grand-prix-in-2009
- http://www.formula1.com/news/5604.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7473748.stm


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Official synopsis: Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.
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COLUMBIA STATION — Avon had a great tuneup Wednesday for its West Shore Conference Tournament at Sweetbrier today.
The Eagles are the favorite to win today's league tournament after going 14-0 in the dual match season and winning Wednesday's Lorain County Coaches Association tournament with a 317 team score on the tough private course at Columbia Hills.
Avon was led to Wednesday's title by Danny Kelley, who shot a 2-over 73 to claim medalist honors.
Elyria High finished second at 329, followed by Columbia at 332 and Midview at 345.
"They did pretty well, considering nobody has ever played this course before," Avon veteran coach Jeff Stephens said. "This should give us some momentum going into the conference tournament. All six of our players have been playing well all season."
Kelly tied his career low with a 73 at the Ranger Invitational at Avon Oaks earlier this season. He had four birdies Wednesday and only two double bogeys.
"I was solid today on my approach shots," Kelly said. "And when I was putting I made all the ones I had to make." His longest putt was a 20-footer for par on the 18th green.
The senior was also happy with his drives.
"I was able to keep them in play except for just two bad drives," he said.
He had a 325-yard drive on the 16th hole.
Kevin Koepp, who has been solid all season, shot a 79 to pace Elyria's runner-up finish.
He was inconsistent on the first nine with a 44, but finished strong on the second nine with an even 35, getting birdies on two of his last five holes.
"I got on a roll," he said. "I don't know what was wrong on the first nine."
Koepp sparked his great second nine by chipping in two approach shots from 10 yards off the green on the 15th and 18th holes.
Taylor Stephens paced Midview with a 79, his career low, even without getting any birdies. The senior had nines of 43 and 36.
"I putted really well and also was solid off the tees," he said.
His longest drive was a crushing 320 yards down the middle on the eighth fairway.
Mike Campana's 79, on nines of 40 and 39, was a big boost for Amherst, which finished fifth.
He had just one birdie, and it was a beauty. He hit an 8 iron out of a fairway bunker and it rolled to within 3 inches of the cup for a tap-in birdie on the 410-yard 13th hole.
"My short game, pitching and putting were the best part of my game today," he said.
Campana's best tournament round this year was a 73 for medalist honors at the North Olmsted Invitational at Springvale.
Avon's team scorers were Kelly with 73, Ryan Sikora with 80, Sam Stepchuk with 82 and Joe Clifton with 82.
Elyria's scorers were Koepp with 79, Mat McFrederick with 82, Ryan Messer with 84 and Bono Fairchild with 84.
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Luca Filippi, driving the Dallara-Renault from Super Nova International, gained today the pole position for tomorrow`s GP2 Series race one of the weekend at the Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey, for the eighth round of the season. The Italian ...
Luca Filippi, driving the Dallara-Renault from Super Nova International, gained today the pole position for tomorrow`s GP2 Series race one of the weekend at the Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey, for the eighth round of the season.
The Italian looked strong throughout, running in the top six for the entire session and putting paid to his previous preference for the medium compound tyre. Filippi was fastest on his first set of the hard tyres, and set the two fastest laps on his second set, finishing the session with a time of 1:34.278.
"I'm really happy because we needed this pole, because we had two very bad weekends. We scored zero points, so I got more points with this pole than from the last two weekends. I think our potential was good anyway in the last two weekends. Free practice we were always fighting on top, but here we demonstrated that we are still there and our potential is good", Filippi commented.
Filippi, whose last pole position was in the opening round in Bahrain, where he later won the race, arrived in Turkey third in the standings positions, 20 points behind the leader Timo Glock, and the Italian knows this weekend could be important in his championship aim.
"I'm starting from pole and I think we can score a good result. I am looking forward to a good race for tomorrow and I think we can have a good challenge with them [Timo and Andi]. They are just a little behind me so the start will be very important and then we see"
Indeed, standings leader`s Glock will be alongside Filippi on the starting grid trying to stretch his advantage that right now is just one point over Luca Di Grassi, sixth in today`s qualifying session.
Glock set a fastest lap time of 1:34.502 at the end of the activity to secure the front line in his iSport International.
"It was a pretty good lap and I overdrove maybe the car a little bit in the last sector in the last three corners. I think that maybe a tenth or one and a half, but for a 34.2 was quite quick and I think fastest was not possible for me today, we had too many problems especially with the first set of tyres. We had a different setup, we tried something different and it didn't work out and we went back to the old set-up and it worked out but it was only one shot with one set of tyres. I don't think that we could go faster than a 34.2, not possible", the German explained.
Andreas Zuber had another strong performance to notch third place giving iSport International the chance to close a good day, and even better thinking in their chances for tomorrow`s race.
"Qualifying was quite OK, just a little bit of traffic and on my quickest lap I did a mistake in the last corner but as Timo said a 34.2 was a very good lap from Luca and would be very difficult to beat. So I'm quite happy with third place", stated the Austrian driver.
Right behind Zuber came Giorgio Pantano, Adam Carroll and Di Grassi, who after the activity on the track said he is going to take the lead in the championship. Just wait and see.
The qualifying session in the Istanbul Park circuit started with temperatures slightly lower than during the morning`s free practice but still hotter than at most circuits of the season.


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Tue., Nov. 23, 2010, 6:09 a.m.
Meanwhile out in the sticks…
Good morning, Netizens...
If you are smart little Netizens, you are probably still huddled up in bed beneath a wealth of covers and perhaps the family dog because it is cold outside this morning. My comments about the blizzard warnings yesterday may have been premature or at very least, somewhat inaccurate for areas outside Spokane's urban area.
I received an e-mail message from a farmer friend who lives by Odessa who tells me he has a five foot snow drift across the end of his lane and is in a whiteout condition. He would take his heavy-duty tractor and solve that problem, but since the school is closed today, nobody in the house has anywhere they really need to go. Besides, so long as the wind keeps blowing the snow drifts would simply reinstitute themselves as fast as he removes them. His solution was to make coffee, feed the livestock and watch the snow blowing sideways across his barn yard.
The overall word according to those that know is once you travel outside town, where there are no buildings or trees to slow or mediate the effect of the wind, snow drifts have become commonplace overnight. Roads are closed, some schools are closed or delayed and travel is ill-advised in most areas outside Spokane's inner core.
I wouldn't qualify this as a blizzard in some areas, but it certainly comes close.
As for Spokane, the main streets for the most part have been plowed in a disultory fashion, and in most cases that is about all you get. Hence once the morning commute actually gets started, we probably could see a version of the bumper car game that will keep our streets and freeways tied up for hours.
Once we recover from all this, tonight it will be frigid with temperatures slated to fall below zero, thus breaking temperature records.
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I recently needed to replace an existing crown on a molar. There was decay at the margin, so I was charged for a separate procedure to 'build up' the tooth. Is this standard?
Is a crown prep that requires treating a cavity in the tooth a separate charge?
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Is a crown prep that requires treating a cavity in the tooth a separate charge
If there was insufficient tooth structure to place a good crown with good retention, and the dentist felt that he should do a "build up' with composite resin there is a separate fee code for this. Sometimes dentists will include this with the crown fee, and other times not. Some dental insurances will not pay for build ups, and thus the dentist has to decide on either not doing a build up or not charging for the additional work that he does.
Crown Prep and Separate Charge for a Cavity in Same Tooth
Every dentist is different. In my practice, a charge for a Crown includes all decay removal. However, if so much tooth structure was missing due to the decay, necessitating a "core build-up", then an additional charge is justified.
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Photographer's Note
Yalta, Crimea peninsula. It is the location of the conference of Stalin, Churchill and Rosevelt in 1945. Yalta is primarily a health and holiday resort. It is not glamorous as expected. Much has even modern. I see Mac Donald. Mothers with the remote control electric cars for their children. In the ports are the yachts of the rich. But even here (as elsewhere in the country), a Lenin statue stands in a central location.
I photographed the lighthouse with the woman in a yellow bikini.
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digbymerry (3998) 2011-07-21 23:35
Hello Wolfgang
Technically perfect again. Great composition and colour. I like the foreground figures which balance perfectly with the lighthouse. The photo emanates a tranquil and relaxes atmosphere.
Best wishes
danyy (0) 2011-07-22 0:18
Bonjour Wolfgang,
merci pour cette petite évasion maritime et estivale, agréable quand on habite loin de la mer et qu'il pleut. Une photo qui me met de bonne humeur.
erhan1958 (15855) 2011-07-22 0:43
selam volfgang
I would like to visit there,
a very different point of view
yellow bikini look like good :)
daddo (28592) 2011-07-22 1:11
Hi Wolfgang.Not sure what you mean by less sophisticated. Does it mean a lack of snobs? Perfect POV incorporating vibrant colours, including the top worn by the lady on the left.I wonder if the rich also throw their rubbish overboard as I see bits of this and that floating in the water. Wonderful light and sharpness. Best wishes. Klaudio.
SnapRJW (31629) 2011-07-22 2:06
Hello Wolfgang - The FG detail with the two women and the sunshade is lovely, the yellows and vivid blue blouse add a real summery feel to the shot. A stunningly simple composition but really very good. Warm regards Rosemary
dip (23892) 2011-07-22 2:14
Hallo Wolfgang,
hier kann man von perfekten Bildgestaltung und Komposition sprechen!
tolle Farben,Klarheit und Schärfe,
eine großartige Aufnahme.
emka (112949) 2011-07-22 2:49
Hi Wolfgang,
I made a photo from almost the same place. You. like men, were interested in the girl in bikini, for me the chess was more interesting.
Fine scene from yalta, excellent composition in nice colours.
Warm regards
rmajum (1207) 2011-07-22 3:53
Hi Wolfgang,
This is a real good composition. The deep blue water is well contrasted against the yellow of the bik and umbrella. To add, the tall white watchtower contrast with the sky and water both.TFS.
With Regards
snunney (111651) 2011-07-22 3:54
Hello Wolfgang,
Very well composed offering this interesting juxtaposition between the couple with their yellow parasol and the lighthouse. The parasol in fact makes a lovely splash of warm colour against the cool blue tones of sea and sky.
jhm (165842) 2011-07-22 3:56
Hello Wolfgang,
Splendid combination with the lady in yellow bikini and the lighthouse about the blue sea is simple fantastic.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Pleasant colors too.
Excellent compostion, good presentation too. TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-07-22 4:29
Hello Wolfgang,
Another nice composition from you. I like the yellow bikin girl under the yellow umbrella. Right across is the nice light house. Deep blue water gives a peaceful atmosphere. Well composed with sharpness.
Sergiom (94525) 2011-07-22 5:48
Bonjour Wolfgang,
Je sais pas ce qui attire le plus le regard dans ce beau cadrage vertical. J'ai toujour aimé le jaune et les phares.Je sais, c'est le parasoleil.
gunbud (34066) 2011-07-22 8:08
Hi Wolfgang,
Charming summer scene with the tow ladies enjoy a bit of warm sun and a splendid view of the old lighthouse.
The vertical presentation works very well and creates excellent depth.
The colors are very clear and the details very sharp.
Regard, Tom
holmertz (63098) 2011-07-22 10:07
Hello Wolfgang,
Your photos have the power to quickly draw my attention among all the thumbnails. It must be the clear colours, the straightforward and uncomplicated compositions. This one has a strong foreground of bright colours and a long view across the water up to the white lighthouse. A fine glimpse of life in a southern climate on a beautiful day.
Kind regards,
cornejo (50124) 2011-07-22 11:42
Wolfgang greetings. A composition very good with a result very beautiful, very good taken with a technical excellent. A great shot and very nice work, congratulation. Have a good afternoon and a happy weekend, thank for sharing.
Best regards, Angel.
Ricx (13495) 2011-07-22 23:35
Hello Wolf, an excellent seascape shot, with wonderful good depth and bright colours - the excellent fg focal point giving good creativity to the image. well done Rich
anokutan (15097) 2011-07-23 7:25
Hello Wolfgang,
Very well composed.The parasol in fact makes a lovely splash of warm colour against the cool blue tones of sea and sky.
bema (26427) 2011-07-23 13:18
Hallo Wolfgang,
wie viele deiner Aufnahmen besticht diese hier aus einer Kombination von tägluichem menschlichen Leben und der Faszination aus Natur und Bauwerken...
tolle Farben, klasse Photo..
Grüße Bernd
Cricri (131192) 2011-07-24 11:46
Hi Wolfgang
Une composition bien équilibrer entre les personnes et le phare, une scéne de plaisir et de bon temps, j'aime le mariage du jaune avec le bleu,
Belle soirée
sacavem (18620) 2011-07-24 15:31
Olá Wolfgang,
I like your POV.Good work to capture this image.
Excellent composition, very nice colours, and sharpness.
Well done.
macjake (76269) 2011-07-25 4:38
Hi Wolfgang
you could have easily left the scene alone with the sunbather and the umbrella, but including the lighthouse really elongates the scene and provides a secondary focal point. Personally, i think its better this way, as its stretches the photo and moves our eyes.
nice work
lilito (3534) 2011-07-26 2:52
Bonjour Wolfgang
Tout endroit est bon pour recevoir un peu les bienfaits du soleil! ;D
Bien vu
Ninello52 (7576) 2011-07-26 13:09
Hello Wolfgang!
Very interesting image! Wonderful composition with the horizon and the lighthouse and the top pair of beautiful ladies in baso! Beautiful colors (including pandant beautiful umbrella and a bathing suit)! Great inspiration! Congratulations!
Best Regards, Nino.
asajernigan (21427) 2011-07-26 16:45
This is a fine shot of this nautical scene. The people in the foreground provide excellent balance for the lighthouse in the distance. The vertical format works perfectly here. The lighting and colors are great and the photo has excellent sharpness.
bergese (6699) 2011-07-29 3:51
Hello Wolfgang
Le soleil brille et cette personne semble bien en profiter.J'aime bien les positions des personnages et le jaune du parasol assorti au maillot.Bien vu.
Best regards Isabelle
mkamionka (41745) 2011-07-30 1:54
Hallo Wolfgang,
very interesting and so funny scene. I like the combination of the lighthouse which alone would be not that interesting together with the people in the foreground who add so much life and interest and also color here. The yellow goes so well with the blue and I believe they are even Ukrainian national colors.
Very nice capture,
Juntas (7960) 2011-08-11 3:06
Hi Wolfgang. Very nice scene. I like your composition with the people on the foreground giving a strong sense of depth. Colors are nice specially the yellows that are very eyecatching. Good format, well done.
Have a nice day.
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"My favorite person in Nashville is Faith Hill," Taylor Swift tells Nashville Lifestyles Magazine. "She's been my idol since I saw her on both VH1 and CMT when I was about 10. I loved how she was taking country music to bigger audiences, and her grace in the spotlight. Since I put out my first album, Faith has been a welcoming and warm presence in my life, time after time. She sends flowers on my birthday and sent me cookies when I got sick."
The young superstar graces the cover of this month's issue of the Nashville publication highlighting Music City's popular culture. Aside from the 'Breathe' singer, Taylor gives kudos to another country superstar for his hospitable behavior. "Another one of my favorite people is Kenny Chesney. He's so supportive, and always makes sure I know he's in my corner. He sends little notes of encouragement, and I know I can ask him for advice any time."
Despite her fame, the singer admits to a regular public routine while at home. "I love going to the shops in Franklin and walking around the adorable areas in East Nashville (my fiddle player Caitlin's neighborhood) and walking to Starbucks in the morning," says Taylor. "I love concerts at the Ryman, I like going to Target. These are all places where there are always lots of people around, but that's just kind of where I like going. It's not that big of a deal, really."
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CLASS S GIRLS BASKETBALL: Coginchaug races to first state title with win over Capital Prep
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UNCASVILLE -- Coginchaug wanted to push the tempo. The Blue Devils have been doing it all season. Capital Prep knew it, too.
Problem was, the Trailblazers couldn't do anything about it.
Top-seeded Coginchaug controlled the pace and ran its way to the program's first state title Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena with a 58-48 win over No. 2 Capital Prep in the Class S championship.
"The No. 1 key to the game was defensive transition, and we just didn't get back," Capital Prep coach Tammy Millsaps said. "And we worked on that all week. I guess the speed of going up against our second five in practice wasn't the same as going up against Coginchaug."
The Blue Devils are fast. On an opponent's make or miss, blink and Coginchaug is already up the floor. Yes, it's been written about. But that was the story once again. This time it just happened to be on the biggest stage.
"We didn't want them to set up," Coginchaug point guard Sam Mancinelli said. "We wanted to keep things fast-paced. It was a huge court. We were hoping we were conditioned enough to push the ball and keep it going."
They were.
Capital Prep tried to pressure the Blue Devils early, but quickly dropped back. Lauren Esposito scored on a layup at the midway point of the second quarter to give Coginchaug a 17-15 lead. The Blue Devils never trailed after that and led by as many as 15. The Trailblazers got as close as seven with under 2 minutes left.
"They would score and feel like they were working their way back into it," said Coginchaug coach Rett Mancinelli, Sam's father. "Then all of a sudden they turn around and we got a layup. It's deflating for the other team."
Undersized, Coginchaug used its speed and outhustled the Trailblazers on the glass. The Blue Devils had the rebounding edge 45-33. They were just as impressive on the defensive end.
Esposito led a balanced attack, finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds. Mancinelli added nine points, 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Freshman point guard DeJane James had a game-high 19 points (she also had eight turnovers) for Capital Prep.
Coginchaug neutralized the Trailblazers' other freshman sensation. Six-footer Kiah Gillespie finished with just two points on 1-for-9 shooting from the field.
"She just wasn't aggressive," Millsaps said. "She just wasn't hungry for the ball. It was a learning moment for Kiah."
Coginchaug, which was upset in the second round of the Class S tournament last season, was dominant during this year's run, winning by an average of 20 points over their four tournament wins.
"To be able to set that goal before the season starts, you have to be a pretty special team to even have a realistic shot of getting here and winning it," Rett Mancinelli said. "They pulled it off."
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Injured Cordova leads Rifle to 3A district title
Cortney Cordova's wrist was hurting, but she wasn't going to miss the district championship game for it.
The Rifle High School senior played with a sprained wrist, but was able to lead the Bears to a 49-41 victory Saturday over Olathe in the Class 3A Western Slope League district finals at Palisade High School.
"The team wanted me there," Cordova said. "I would've felt bad if I wasn't there. The team's always been there for me, so I might as well be there for them."
Instead of carrying the scoring load — she was scoreless in the first half and finished with 10 points — Cordova worked to get her teammates involved.
Tresa Berner and Racheal Keithley each scored nine points, Makayla Wilkins added eight and Jasmine Figueira chipped in seven.
"I knew my girls were going to step up," Rifle coach Stephanie Heald said. "When I called Cortney (Saturday) morning and she said, 'I'm playing coach.' I knew she would do everything she could and she did. She was a little hesitant the first half, but her teammates really came around."
Morgan Stansberry led Olathe with 15 points before fouling out. Tawni Middleton scored 10, Emily Brummitt had eight and Kylie Tait scored seven.
"We couldn't get anything going offensively, that's what hurt us," Olathe coach Paul Althaus said. "Our shots weren't falling and we weren't crashing the offensive boards like we needed to and that hurt us."
Rifle (22-0) built a 17-11 lead early in the second quarter, but Olathe (18-4) answered with an 11-2 run to take a 22-19 lead at halftime.
"We know when we're down, we can come back and win," Cordova said. "Some of our heads were down. Our coach had a talk with us and we just picked our head up."
Cordova hit a 3-pointer to get the Bears going in the second half. By the end of the third quarter, Rifle led 35-32 and never let go of the lead.
The Bears attacked the basket in the fourth quarter, going to the free-throw line six times and hitting 6 of 11 foul shots.
On one possession, Cordova grabbed an offensive rebound, scored, was fouled and hit the free throw for a 46-36 lead with under three minutes left. She hit two more foul shots with 35 seconds left to go up by seven.
The Bears hit 16 of 25 free throws in the game.
Gunnison 52, Coal Ridge 30: The Cowboys got off to a quick start and didn't let up to take third place.
Alyssa Nelson led Gunnison (15-6) with 19 points. Chasity Gonzales and Ashlie Bowles each scored seven for the Titans (14-8).
Both teams advance to the regional round later this week, but will likely play on the road.
Basalt 36, Grand Valley 33: The Longhorns outlasted Grand Valley to take fifth place and qualify for regionals.
Jamie Matherly led Basalt (7-12) with 14 points. Haley Johnson led the Cardinals (8-14) with nine.


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Mr. Brewer serves on the boards of Dendreon, Agensys, SRI and Sinexus. He is a past chairperson of the American Heart Association's Pharmaceutical Roundtable and an advisory board member at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Center for Biotechnology at Northwestern University. He holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University and a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
"Dick is one of the true leaders and visionaries in our industry and has a superb track record of building successful companies driven by innovative products designed to make a real difference in patients' lives," said Dr. Bristow, who was also the founder and former Chief Science and Medical Officer of Myogen, Inc. "I look forward to working with Dick and the rest of our management team to fully realize the potential of our pipeline, particularly bucindolol, our lead product for patients with heart failure, which we believe will introduce the concept of personalized medicine to cardiovascular therapy."
Bucindolol is a next-generation beta-blocker for advanced heart failure and other indications, which promises to be the first genetically-targeted cardiovascular drug. Extensive Phase III data shows that bucindolol is likely to be an effective and well-tolerated therapy for many heart failure patients that can be targeted to those patients most likely to respond favorably -- thereby overcoming a major problem with current treatment approaches. A large substudy from a Phase III trial published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that a common genetic variation in the beta-1 adrenergic receptor may help doctors identify heart failure patients who may benefit most from bucindolol. Data presented at the 2005 American Heart Association Meeting from the same DNA substudy demonstrates further enhancement of bucindolol's efficacy by targeting both the beta-1 variant and a variant of the alpha-2c-adrenergic receptor. ARCA Discovery has exclusive, worldwide rights to bucindolol and intends to seek FDA approval of the drug next year.
"ARCA Discovery is unique because the data package for bucindolol is very strong and could move the treatment of heart failure towards a more personalized approach through specific genetic evaluation of a patient's potential to respond," said Mr. Brewer. "Working with Mike and his development team to leverage ARCA's novel approach, we plan to bring targeted or personalized medicine to the millions of patients worldwide suffering from heart failure and other forms of debilitating heart disease."
Dr. Jean-Francois Formela, a Senior Partner at Atlas Venture, ARCA's lead investor, and a member of ARCA's Board, said, "We are very excited to have an executive of Dick Brewer's skill and reputation assume the leadership of the ARCA team. He brings to the Company the commercial experience, cardiovascular knowledge, and industry credibility that will allow ARCA to transition from the drug-development stage to successful commercialization."
About ARCA Discovery, Inc.
ARCA Discovery, Inc. is a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. The Company closed a $15 million Series A financing in February, 2006 led by Atlas Venture, Boulder Ventures and Peqout Capital Management. The Company's first product is bucindolol, a third generation beta-blocker-vasodilator for advanced heart failure and other indications, that promises to be the first genetically-targeted cardiovascular drug. Bucindolol has extensive Phase III data and a unique Phase III DNA sub-study. Using this sub-study, ARCA's founding scientists have confirmed genetic polymorphisms that interact with bucindolol's unique pharmacology to modify patient response. ARCA is preparing an NDA for bucindolol and intends to seek FDA approval of bucindolol during 2007.
Source: ARCA Discovery, Inc.
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FIRST LISTEN: Title Track to Michael Jackson's XSCAPE
Below, get a first listen to the title track from Michael Jackson's posthumous album Xscape, which is available exclusively now at michaeljackson.mtv.com.
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Jackson, who passed away in 2009, was a recording artist, actor, producer, dancer, businessman, and philanthropist. Often referred to by the honorific nickname "The King of Pop",his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
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Nixon is new ambassador for the cure
Award-winning bisexual (but currently partnered with a woman) actress Cynthia Nixon has joined Susan G. Komen for the Cure as an ambassador, Komen officials announced this week.
Nixon is not only a breast cancer survivor herself, she is also the daughter of a breast cancer survivor.
Hala Moddelmog, president of Komen for the Cure and also a breast cancer survivor, said that Nixon's personal story "will help draw attention to the impact of the disease."
Moddelmog said that an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the next 25 years, and 10 million could die from the disease.
Nixon is perhaps best known as the quirky lawyer Miranda on "Sex and the City," but she also won a Tony in 2006 for her leading role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Rabbit Hole."
She will be starring in the big-screen version of "Sex and the City," due for release on May 30.
Nixon also will share personal stories from her journey through breast cancer in a series of videos available online at www.komen.org/cynthia.
Natalie Portman hits new 'Heights'
When you're young, talented, acclaimed and part of the Hollywood A list (aka "being Natalie Portman"), you can walk straight from a critically panned, box-office-underperforming period drama like "The Other Boleyn Girl" right into the waiting arms of another period drama — in this case, a new version of "Wuthering Heights" — without anyone batting an eye.
And that's just what Portman has done.
Although the 1939 version is seen by cinephiles as the most definitive adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy by Emily Bronte, gay director John Maybury ("Love Is the Devil") will helm this modern remake.
No word yet on who'll play doomed Heathcliff to her dead Cathy, nor is a start-date set. Whether or not it starts a Jane Austen-sized spike in popularity for the Bronte sisters remains to be seen.
Alan Cumming tries on Hitler's 'Jackboots'
Inspiration can come from unlikely sources.
Take "Team America: World Police." The all-marionette, all-profane action comedy from the creators of "South Park" — which was itself inspired by 1960s marionette-centric TV shows like "Thunderbirds" — was not only a box-office hit, but it spawned something of an imitator: an all-action-figure comedy called "Jackboots on Whitehall," from brothers Edward and Rory McHenry.
The feature, which — imagines Hitler invading the United Kingdom and being beaten by Scotland, is coming to a multiplex near you with an all-star voice cast, including Alan Cumming as the Fuhrer (thus re-opening the whole "Was Hitler gay?" controversy, but for laughs).
Joining the very busy bi Scot will be Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson and Richard O'Brien of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" fame.
No release date is set, but count on a UK opening before it crosses the big pond to America.
Gay Muslims come to Sundance
Besides kick-starting Pride celebrations that last throughout the remainder of the year, June is also a month of special queer programming on cable's Sundance Channel.
This year sees U.S. TV premieres for several outstanding, provocative documentaries.
Airing during the month:"Gay Muslims," a self-explanatory title that explores the struggles of being gay in what many see as the most queer-unfriendly religion of all; "Ten More Good Years," which details the experiences of a group of gay senior citizens; "Stefan Braun," a fascinating look at a gay Israeli furrier in the 1950s; and "Jam!," the crowd-pleasing oddball story of an HIV+ man who sank his life savings into resurrecting a roller-derby league for retired stars of the game.
Now you have four good reasons to stay home and enjoy the air conditioning.
Karl Lagerfeld crashes 'Grand Theft Auto'
Karl Lagerfeld — everyone's favorite outlandishly pony-tailed, high-collared, Posh Spice-adjacent French fashion designer — has found time to step away from his Chanel kingdom for a new project: becoming a character on the next installment of the notoriously violent video game "Grand Theft Auto."
The white-maned man of many rings on many fingers will not only be a character in the game, but he's curated a playlist of some of his favorite new music (players can pick from multiple radio stations in the game as their personal soundrack), as well as recorded a decidedly politically incorrect voice track featuring his own commentary.
The game should be the same huge hit its predecessors have been.
As for release dates, so far maybe only Karl himself knows.
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Sumagen Canada Inc and Western University announced yesterday that the Phase I Clinical Trial of the first and only preventative HIV vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole virus (SAV001-H) has been successfully completed with no adverse effects in all patients who participated in the trial. Researchers also found that antibody production was boosted after vaccination.
"We infect the cells with a genetically modified HIV-1," team leader Dr. Chil-Yong Kang told Ontario Business Report. "The infected cells produce lots of virus, which we collect, purify and inactivate so that the vaccine won't cause AIDS in recipients, but will trigger immune responses."
From Ontario's Western University's Press Release:
The adverse effects after vaccination were recorded on a volunteer diary card by the volunteers seven days after vaccination. Thereafter, the volunteers visited the test sites on Weeks 4, 6, 12, 18, 26 and 52 after vaccination and were analyzed for hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis and physical examination by principal investigators. No serious adverse event was observed in any volunteer vaccinees throughout the observation periods.
In addition to safety evaluation, HIV-1 specific antibody detections have been performed throughout the follow up period. The antibody against p24 capsid antigen increased as much as 64-fold in some vaccinees and antibody against gp120 surface antigen increased up to eight-fold after vaccination. The increased antibody titers were maintained during the 52 week study period. The boost antibody production in HIV-positive volunteer vaccinees is highly encouraging, since it forecasts a success of the Phase 2 human clinical trial, which will measure the immune responses.
In particular, the antibody against gp120 surface antigen is considered to be very important, since some of these antibodies may represent the broadly neutralizing antibodies, which seem to be the most important parameter of an effective HIV vaccine for prevention of HIV-infection.
SAV001-H is the first genetically modified killed whole virus vaccine (SAV001-H) in human clinical trial and proving its safety was the major concern for going forward for next steps. With these encouraging results from the Phase I Clinical Trial, Sumagen is confident in developing SAV001-H as the first preventative HIV vaccine for saving millions of lives and is now preparing for the next phases of trials to show the immunogenicity and efficacy.
Sumagen anticipates not only having the first HIV vaccine in market but also the eradication of HIV/AIDS for human beings.
Mr. Jung-Gee Cho, the CEO of Sumagen Co. Ltd. says, "Even though Sumagen has struggled and spent a much longer time to overcome manufacturing difficulties and to meet the U.S. FDA's requirements, we have accomplished successfully Phase I Clinical Trial of SA001-H and proven that there is no safety concern of SAV001-H in human administration. We are now prepared to take the next steps towards Phase II and Phase III clinical trials. We are opening the gate to pharmaceutical companies, government, and charity organization for collaboration to be one step closer to the first commercialized HIV vaccine."
HIV/AIDS has killed 35 million people worldwide, and more than 34 million people currently live with the virus infection. Since the virus was characterized in 1983, there have been numerous trials through pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions around the world to develop vaccines; however, no vaccine has been successful to date. Other HIV vaccines evaluated through human clinical trials have focused on either one specific component of HIV as an antigen, genetic vaccine using recombinant DNA, or recombinant viruses carrying the HIV genes. Kang's vaccine is unique in that it uses a killed whole HIV-1, much like the killed whole virus vaccines for polio, influenza, rabies and hepatitis A. The HIV-1 is genetically engineered so it is safer and can be produced in large quantities.
Through WORLDiscoveries, Western's technology transfer office, Sumagen Canada has secured patents for the SAV001 vaccine in more than 70 countries, including the U.S., the European Union, China, India and South Korea. The vaccine has been manufactured at a bio-safety level 3 (BSL3) good manufacturing practice (GMP) facility in the U.S.


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Xerium Offers Further Details of Restructuring Process, Closing Two Added Plants, Cutting Jobs in Europe
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM), a leading global manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, is announcing today the closing of 2 more of its manufacturing plants, the further reduction of headcount in Europe and the movement of polyurethane roll casting equipment to China. Within the last year, the company has initiated the closing of 4 manufacturing operations, installed new machines in low cost countries, and lowered its SG&A costs. The company is in the beginning stages of a multi-year repositioning of its cost structure and asset base to better mirror its served markets.
Xerium has commenced negotiations to close its paper machine clothing facility in Zizurkil, Spain with its employees' representatives and is closing its spreader roll facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company expects permanent annualized cost savings of $3.2 million from these actions.
The measures announced today are additive to previously announced cost restructuring actions. Those previously announced actions are expected to result in annual savings of $13.8 million, bringing the cost-takeout total to $17.0 million. These cumulative actions include:
* Reduction of selling costs in Europe via termination of sales agency agreements * Closure of clothing production operation in Argentina * Closure of roll covering plant in France * Reduction of base costs in Europe via headcount reduction * Closure of clothing plant in Spain * Closure of roll covering plant in North Carolina * Redeployment and expansion of capabilities and capacity in China and Mexico
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Steve Cooper
What a RAT….
Steve Cooper
What a RAT….
Hope he was prosecuted.
fortunately i've found most cashiers to be very honest even when i've given them too much money by accident they return it, but all it takes is one bad apple, i'll guarantee he votes communist
Looks staged to me. You sure this wasn't a training video posted under a false title?
Looks staged to me, too.
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July 14 2011
Lonard has adventurous trip to top
Peter Lonard was on his way to Columbus, Ohio to play in Nationwide Tour's Chiquita Classic when he got the call that he'd made the field at Annandale.
The only problem was he was connecting in Atlanta, so Lonard still had to go to Columbus to get his luggage. He stayed the night and hit some range balls, but his flight the next day missed its connection so instead of Lonard arriving in Mississippi mid-Tuesday morning he didn't get in until that night.
Lonard did get a look at the back nine Wednesday, but he didn't even get in a practice round. So naturally he went out and shot a 7-under 65 to grab a share of the lead.
"I made a few mistakes down the front nine," Lonard said. "But all in all, I played pretty good."
Lonard has just two top-25s this season, but one of those came in his last start -- a tie for 11th at the Mexico Open presented by Banamex, where only a final-round 73 cost him.
"Mexico was good," Lonard said. "I had a chance to win in that, and I blew it. I hit probably one bad shot at the wrong time.
"With these rounds I probably feel more comfortable here than I do on the Nationwide because I know all the people here and it's pretty ‑‑ it's the life I've lived for the last 10 years at least. Nationwide is all young kids and all that sort of stuff. A lot of people that you don't know. I probably feel more comfortable here as well. That probably doesn't hurt."


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have studied and taught many classes in shooting
many ppl have many stiles so my question is how do you breath when you shoot
sounds dumb but trust my proper breathing helps
Everyone seems to have a different method. The main goal is to control the heart rate. Try breathing in for a count of 2 holding for a count of 2 then releasing for a count of 2. Repeating this several times should help control the heart rate. When the target has been acquired breathe in for a count of 2 begin to slowly exhale and pull the trigger.
I only pay attention to my breathing when shooting long guns at the range or when hunting. If I'm shooting my pistols, I let my breathing go and actually try to get my heart rate up a bit before firing. I do this because I have the pistol for home protection and I'm sure I'll be anything but calm while walking through my dark house, gun in hand.
Inhale, front sight, squeeze, exhale.
There is a natural pause that occurs at 2/3 inhalation, I was taught to use that natural pause to hold at. I that time inhaling to find my front sight and lock my eye on it. Once that happens, I squeeze the trigger.
If you need to get shots off more quickly, you can use 1/2 way through the inhalation, at the top of the inhalation and half way through exhalation to squeeze the trigger.
What we were taught during sniper school was to take a number of deep breaths, and on the last one, blow out half, and hold it for no more than 8 seconds, and then repeat until you send the shot away.
After almost 40 years of shooting, my technique is a little altered in that I'm slowly, and in a controlled fashion, exhaling while taking up the trigger. It works for me.
I think that the biggest issue is to keep the brain as oxygenated as possible to help maintain focus (eyes) and clarity (thought processes and motor skills).
2 or 3 deep breaths and on the final exhale squeeze trigger half way through the exhalation. I don't hold my breath because the heart rate will start to climb.
I was taught "BRASS". Breathe, Relax, Aim, Slack (as in take up), Squeeze.
I also like to blink a few times to moisturize my eyes & help the focus, my eyes are not getting any younger. :)
ok BRASS i like that one i will through that in with my next class and see how it works but it might be hard to break the ppl from there own breathing
I recently bought two AR's - a RRA in .223 and a DPMS in .308 - both very accurate, although the DPMS has a long and gritty trigger compared to the RRA 2-stage match trigger, and both have high magnification scopes due to my failing ability to focus on iron sights anymore (peep sights still work for me, but not at extreme ranges anymore) - I find that using an intermediate magnification setting (8-10x) helps me achieve better accuracy. If I use the max setting (32x) I can't hold steady enough no matter how I breath. I'm trying to find the best combination of powder/ bullet weight/bullet design so I'm tempted to buy a Caldwell Lead Sled to test my rifle/handload accuracy. Once I know the gun is deadly accurate I can sleep well...even if I know I'm not...If I could just stop breathing I'm sure my accuracy would improve - my health wouldn't, but my accuracy might!
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Morning Meanderings… A Library Sale, The Police, and Hunger Games
Good morning!
As days tend to go, yesterday was a FULL one. I woke up at 5:30 am and set a little Rocky Theme in my head while I prepped to go to the annual Spring Library Sale. It has become this fun and ridiculous thing for me and a few friends to arrive SUPER early like we are waiting outside for tickets to an amazing concert.
Except this year – I did it alone. People had to work, plus a few of them that would normally sit by my side drinking coffee and laughing in the early morning light were also part of the crew that was getting together at midnight to see the opening night of Hunger Games, myself included. But I could not choose one or the other of the great events. Stubborn me… wanted to do both.
After arriving at 6:30 am and setting up my lawn chair, blanket, cell phone, and book… I promptly popped on to Facebook to let people know I was at the library 2 1/2 hours before it opened and to feel free to drive by, point, and laugh. 😀
By 6:45 am… a police car slowly drove by the library parking lot…. hesitated, then pulled in. I think, he may have thought I was loitering, or some hopped up on I don't know…. adrenaline (?) book junky ready to vandalize… either way, I stood up and plastered a smile on my face as he got out of the car.
"So what is going on here this morning?"
I explained the sale, my tradition, the craziness of me and my awesome friends… errrr… minus the companions this morning. His face broke into a smile, "I think," he said, "My wife comes to this every year too – but at a later time."
Other than that – the other highlight was Mark (*waves!) friend/ employer/Pastor, called me at 6:50 am after seeing my Facebook status and offered to bring me coffee. Of course, I accepted, 😀
By 7:30, person #2 arrived (later I would find out his name is Tom), and slowly they trickled into the line on a lightly rainy morning at the Brainerd Library.
I think… I enjoy the pre- sale comradery often even more than the sale itself. 😀
ANd then… at 9 am the doors opened and I was in.
They said they had record amount of books this spring. At 50 cents a book – I left spending $29.00. 😯
I think… I may be a book hoarder.
HIghlights of the sale:
There were a few specialty books for $1.00 I could not resist. This lovely copy of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane caught my eye. To the right, someone had donated some lovely old copies of Fairy tales and A Tale Of Two Cities dating back into the early 1900's. The covers were gorgeous!
I will post the books this afternoon so be sure to stop back as in tradition of my library sale postings.. there is a little fun in it for both of us! 😀
At noon yesterday I had lunch with three amazing friends, after work I came home and tried to rest but it did not happen, at 10 pm I went to the movie theater and waited in line for two hours (it was a line waiting day!) for Hunger Games…. which was amazing – and more on that later. 😀
I also need to announce the winners of the Finn book from a couple of days ago! Using random.org, congratulations to:
Justin (#4)
Laurel (#2)
Congrats to you both! Please email me your address to firstname.lastname@example.com and I will pass the information on to have this book sent to you right away!
I need to get ready for work, I have dinner with friends here this afternoon and then I think I may just crash for a bit. 😀
Posted on March 23, 2012, in Book Giveaways, Meanderings and tagged Giveaway, Morning Meanderings. Bookmark the permalink. 42 Comments.
Great finds! Our library spring sale was last week, but unfortunately I couldn't make it. The last sale was a little disappointing and so may have partly been why I didn't make the effort either. At least the cop was friendly!!
"book hoarder"… Are we gonna see you on that TLC show? :o)
I think it is wonderful that people line up for your library's book sale! I think the reason my library doesn't have lines is because we do a special pre-sale on the day before the actual sale but the only catch is that you have to be a Friends of the Library member. We always have more people signing up to join the Friends that week 🙂
Looks like you got some great finds at the sale. I can't wait to see what else you got. You can't beat .50 cents for a book!
I look forward to hearing what you thought of The Hunger Games. I am going to see it on Sunday afternoon.
I am totally a book hoarder. And now I want a tradition like yours! Sounds like so much fun! 🙂
When I saw that people were lining up for tickets to The Hunger Games, I immediately thought of you! I'm so glad the cop didn't arrest you for loitering or something. If his wife weren't a reader, who knows what would have happened. 😀
I love LIbrary Sales! My hometown has an Ladies Auxiliary Sale every April and my mom and I go. It's huge! I love it!
You scored big at the sale. You never know what you are going to find. One sale we went to, I bought 10 Agatha Christie books with beautiful end papers and padded leather covers for $8.00! 8 bucks! Unbelievable and the best part is they look like they had never been opened. I think someone got them for a gift and is just not an Agatha fan. The waiting is line is fun – we always meet some really nice people.
What fun and what a great sale! I volunteer in my local library's little store so I get first pick of the donated books. The key word being donated. Books are taken out for circulation and also if they are of some value. All proceeds to the library, of course. Thanks for giving us a look at your excitement!
I keep missing our library sales which makes me not a happy camper. Glad you got to go to yours. I know from your other "library sale" posts from the last few years that you come home with some great books, so can't wait to see them from this year!
Wow, you must have gotten a ton of books! I can't wait to see which other books you chose. So funny that you got a visit from the police!
There's never a dull moment in your life! I bet you're pooped today!
Thank you, Sheila! Your police story made me laugh out loud!! Happy to hear it was very well worth rising at dawn…enjoy your weekend.
You had quite the day of waiting in lines! All for good causes though!


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Bucs rookie QB Josh Freeman to grip and rip in first NFL start
Bucs rookie QB Josh Freeman said Wednesday he is ready to "let it rip,' in his first NFL start Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
The 17th overall pick, described as a 'gunslinger,' by Bucs pro personnel director Doug Williams, does not seem the least bit pressured by the expectations surrounding his debut.
""I feel really comfortable with the offense right now. I've been working really hard with (offensive coordinator Greg) Olson and I feel comfortable with a lot of the guys I'm throwing to. I just want to go out there and let it rip.''
Freeman will become the Bucs' third starting quarterback in eight games. He played two seriies Oct. 25 in a 35-7 loss to the New England Patriots in London. He completed 2-of-4 passes for 16 yards and was sacked twice.
But the baptism was enough for Freeman to realize that the Packers and others teams will try to put a lot of pressure on him.
"I learned that teams are probably going to bring a lot at me as far as blitzes, which I'm prepared for because that opens a lot of stuff up down the field and in the middle of the field,'' Freeman said. "There was that, and also, it felt good just to be back out there, stepping into the huddle, just calling the plays and just getting my feet wet again. I'm really excited about the opportunity to get a whole game in this Sunday.''
Williams, who watched a lot of film of Freeman from Kansas State and in practice with the Bucs, said the 6-foot-6 passer is not afraid to throw the football downfield.
"I think you've got a gunslinger in him,'' Williams said, "I"'ve been watching practice every day. I've been going into watching tape. I think he's a guy who's going to take more chances than a lot of people. I think if you look at the quarterbacks that have been successful, they've kind of got a gunslinger mentality. You've got a 40-year-old playing in Minnesota. That's all he's ever done is take chances. At the same time, he's got some guys who understand if he's going to take chances, they're going to make some plays for him. And that's what I'm saying we're going to do. We've got to have those players who believe that Josh is going to get it downfield, so I've just got to find a way to come up with the football. So I do think he's got a gunslinger mentality.
"He's going to make some mistakes and we've all got to live with it. But I think the more he plays, the better he's going to become and understand that there's a time to take chances and a time not to.''