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Each week, they had their routine. Cyndi Weis and her mother, Dovila, would get in the car and drive through rural Pennsylvania. Her mother would drop her off at the edge of her territory and wait for her, knitting, while 15-year-old Cyndi walked door-to-door with her Avon suitcase, selling cosmetics.
At 16 she was the No. 1 salesperson in the district and cleared nearly $400 per week.
That same entrepreneurial spirit has helped her find success as owner of breathe yoga & juice bar inc. It has three corporate locations in Pittsford, Webster and downtown Rochester and a Greece franchise.
The Pittsford and Webster locations include a heated vinyasa yoga studio, a juice bar and a retail store. The downtown annex location has cold-pressed juices available with a heated vinyasa studio and retail section.
The company employs 56 people and ranks No. 96 on the 2013 Rochester Top 100 list of fastest-growing private companies.
A native of Bradford, Pa., Weis, 54, came to know yoga at age 12 when her mother brought her a yoga book and album by yogi Richard Hittleman. As an overweight child, Weis found that yoga was one avenue that gave her independence and the support she needed to get fit.
"I liked it because I wasn't embarrassed or intimidated," Weis says. "The thing that makes it so different from running or weight lifting or bicycling is that yoga is the most inclusive physical modality of anything.
"You use deep breathing, you move every muscle and every joint in your body, you affect every system from your lungs to your circulation, (and) every time you do a twist, you squeeze your digestive tract. There's nothing that literally touches all parts of the body the way yoga does."
Coming to Rochester
After graduating in 1980 from Gannon University in Erie, Pa., Weis and her husband, Larry, moved to St. Mary's, Pa., where she worked as a high school guidance counselor. In 1984 the couple moved to Rochester for her husband's job as a manufacturer's rep in the powdered metal industry.
When her first daughter, Carly, was 9 months old, Weis decided to leave counseling and began teaching fitness at a health club part time.
In 1986 she partnered with Diane Castellani, then aerobics director of the Winton Racquetball Club. Together they formed the corporate wellness firm Fit Company of Rochester Inc. They wanted to spread the idea of holistic wellness to companies across Rochester.
"This idea of taking on-site aerobics classes and doing them outside into corporate venues sounded really exciting," Weis says. "I remember at Bausch & Lomb I personally went in there twice a week and taught aerobics in their cafeteria. We'd move the tables aside, there would be potato chip crumbs all over the floor, (and) we'd do aerobics."
Bausch & Lomb Inc., Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and local school districts were among the company's clients. There were 40 client accounts and 25 teachers on staff for different corporate health classes.
Weis decided to go back to school at Rochester Institute of Technology to get her degree in nutrition so the company could expand into other aspects of wellness. She completed her degree in 1991 and began private practice as a registered dietitian in 1992, specializing in healthy weight management, eating disorders, sports nutrition and vegetarian diets.
After six years together, both partners decided to pursue other interests, and one of the aerobics instructors bought the business.
Yoga continued to reappear in Weis' life. She began taking classes at the Open Sky Yoga Center and at the Old Pickle Factory with the Yoga Society of Rochester. However, her focus was on other aspects of fitness such as running or cycling.
"I thought, 'I'm lifting a lot of weight; I'm doing a lot of cardio. I should really be doing yoga,"' Weis says. "I am not by nature this yoga body. Flexibility is something I have to work on … just for me to be functionally flexible."
Into retail
She decided to pursue retail work and began at a boutique called L'Avant Garbe in Pittsford. Weis was back to selling cosmetics.
She was a partner in the Trish McEvoy Cosmetics part of L'Avant Garbe, though not a partner in the full store. She started at L'Avant Garbe as an employee in 1990 and helped bring in Trish McEvoy Cosmetics in 1997. She left the boutique in 2000.
Weis was working as a dietitian, she understood fitness, having worked since 1988 as a personal trainer, and she knew retail. For much of her adult life, she had pursued fitness, nutrition and retail together.
Yoga reappeared in her life in the form of a magazine article about Baron Baptiste's power vinyasa yoga.
"They showed pictures of this guy with this bandana on his head helping people that are in these yoga poses," Weis says. "The article said that he goes to Mexico and he'll wring you out like squeezing an orange from the inside out (with) this yoga practice.
"I was like, this is it: This is the collision of yoga, as I've always known it to be, with this new intensity that I found to love. The running, the biking, more sweat, more vigor now put together with yoga … this is what I've been looking for-Baptiste power vinyasa yoga."
She has since gone on multiple yoga retreats. Her second retreat with Baptiste was for teachers of yoga, though she had no inclination to teach. The day after she returned, she floated the idea of a business to her husband. However, she believed she did not know business, since she had no business degree.
"I said, 'You know, if I was smart, I would take all the things that I know how to do and put them all under one roof,' kind of like when you go to Fourth of July fireworks and you get this and this and then you get the finale," Weis says.
She wanted to start a juice bar using her background in nutrition, and she knew retail would make sense, given the market that supported healthy lifestyles. The power vinyasa yoga she had experienced on multiple retreats didn't exist in Rochester in 2002.
"We (didn't) have a heated vinyasa yoga studio. That grabbed me like I've never been grabbed before by yoga," Weis says.
She also recognized the opportunity that occurs when someone comes to a yoga class. They would like a juice or smoothie after class.
"And oh, by the way," she adds, "that's a cute pair of yoga pants. I'll have those too?"
After driving around Pittsford that same day, Weis noticed a sign for rental space on South Main Street. She instantly felt the location would be perfect for a yoga studio and, after some persuasion from her husband, she inquired about it.
Breathe begins
The 1,400-square-foot space accommodated a juice bar, yoga studio and a retail shop when it opened in November 2002. The business housed the first juice bar in Rochester and the first heated vinyasa yoga studio. It was also the first studio that offered drop-in yoga, she says.
The first few years were tough as Weis faced the challenge of attracting customers.
"We were pioneering many things … and along with that came really a learning curve, an education curve of the customer," Weis says. "It took a while for it to catch on.
"I can remember days where there would be hours where nobody walked in the door," Weis says. "I remember going to get my hair cut one day, and I'm sitting there and I'm just thinking, 'I'm in trouble; I need business. What do I do?"'
Weis decided to take public relations into her own hands early on.
"I called Channel 8, I called Channel 10, I called Channel 13, and I just said, 'I have something really newsworthy.' Within 24 hours all three of those stations were here, and I just showed them around. That year they used me on Channel 13 26 times," she says.
"So I'd get them inside my doors (and) I'd make sure I strategically was standing in front of my juice bar. I had that entrepreneurial sense to do that."
Diversification was one way Weis was able to stay in business. And her husband's job provided the financial stability to pursue her dream. He is now vice president of sales and marketing for Alpha Sintered Metals Inc.
"This was the first time I'd ever had to invest capital in a lease, a build-out, equipment, inventory, and that was really scary," Weis says.
Her first loan request was declined. People at the second bank listened to her story. They liked what they heard.
"I said to the guy, 'I don't want to make any money; I just want to be happy,'" Weis says. "These are the things I know how to do; this is my fireworks finale. I just think this is a really good idea. You don't tell a banker who is trying to get a loan for you that you don't want to make any money."
Growth plans
With her gradual success in Pittsford, Weis wanted to try out an experiment to test the success of her business plan.
"The question kept coming up, you know, 'Cyndi, I'm from Buffalo; can't you come open in Buffalo?' 'I'm from Syracuse; can't you come open in Syracuse?' And I'd be like, 'I don't know,'" Weis says. "I don't know if I'm just lucky, I don't know if it's because Pittsford is a gem, I don't know. I thought, 'Well let me open somewhere where the cards aren't stacked in my favor. Let me open in Webster.'
"Demographically Webster on paper looks a little like Pittsford, but in real life it doesn't function at all like Pittsford."
She opened in Webster on Thanksgiving weekend in 2010 in a 3,100-square-foot space. It doubled the number of classes available in the area and began to grow a new yoga following.
"Webster was validation that we could grow in another community," she says.
Weis credits her success to not having a business degree.
"The one thing about me that I think is my biggest asset is that I do not have an MBA and I do not have a business degree," Weis says. "I'm grateful every day that I don't, because I feel like when you know what you're supposed to do, it kind of inhibits you from doing what your gut tells you to do.
"I think that I followed my gut. I've done my due diligence, but I have not been bound by reports and statistics and plans."
Those instincts have been modeled for her two daughters.
"The biggest thing that I've learned from my mom with business by watching her over these last 11 years is I've really observed and learned how to trust your instincts," says Carly Weis, director of yoga and acupuncturist at breathe. "My mom, she trusts her gut and she trusts her instincts, and that is something that is very hard to teach."
After the success in Webster, Cyndi Weis knew more growth would be necessary. She worked with a consulting firm in Chicago for nine months and created a franchise. Today breathe is registered for franchises in 47 states.
Across its locations, the company offers 110 classes per week.
"The full franchise process was like learning Latin," Weis says. "It was a big undertaking on every level. You have a blueprint, an operations manual, processes that are dialed in so that your brand is clear and clean and can be replicated. The legalities of it all … it's enormous."
The franchise in Greece opened on April 20 in a 4,000-square-foot stand-alone space. It is run by partners Ryan Barry and Carin Laniak.
Embarking on the franchise path has been one of the most rewarding areas of business for Weis.
"This business has impacted my life and my family's life in such a big way that it's just made me so happy to be able to let someone else create their own bubble of happiness," Weis says. "(To) be able to support that and say, as the franchisor, 'Don't go down that road. I went down that road, and I could have bankrupted myself.' I can give them the recipe and the learning curve so that they can avoid the pitfalls that could have taken me out any period of time. I love that I can share that with them."
Family business
Both of Weis' daughters are full-time partners in the business.
"Breathe is the third child in my family, no question," Weis says. "It's probably like any other family business. We don't get through one family dinner without talking about breathe."
Carly, 30, is the director of yoga, and Abby, 28, is the retail manager.
"I would say that our relationship as a mother-daughter has shifted some as we've become more like equals on the same team working professionally together," says Carly. "We've had to adjust a little bit, (but) I think that's very true to say if you work in a family business. We have such a deep level of trust with each other, we know each other so well, and (the) same thing with my sister."
Though some may typecast business owners as always focused on the bottom line, she knows that is not how her mom interprets her role at breathe.
"I think something that people probably don't know is that my mom is really fun, she's really silly," says Carly. "I think that she gets stressed by excitement in a way. She doesn't get bogged down; she's very light-hearted, and so for her a stressful day is when she has a lot going on, but they are all things that she gets excited (about). She's not a heavy, heavy person; she's really light."
Living her brand is the way Cyndi Weis markets her business.
"A lot of times I think that businesses get started because there's a hole in the market, and then there's a brand that's created and you have to figure out how to stand behind your brand," Weis says. "With me I live it for sure, and the people that are involved with me that work here, we live and walk our talk, and so our brand is just a reflection of that."
Last year Weis was honored by RIT with the Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
"It's for someone who has taken risks and made a success of their business, and there's no question that Cyndi has done that," says Carol Whitlock, professor and chairwoman of the hospitality and tourism management department at RIT. "Breathe is a magnet for the health-conscious and the fashion-conscious women of Rochester, and yet she also teaches through that.
"(She) teaches nutrition and fitness, and really she has a strong work ethic. She's built this up herself; she's always been reliant on herself for her success."
Giving back
For six years running, breathe has been the only yoga studio in the world to raise $20,000 each year for the Global Seva Challenge, an international service project that focuses on rebuilding worldwide communities.
Seane Corn, founder of Off the Mat, Into the World, a non-profit of the Engage Network, is a yogi and activist who sponsors the challenge through her company. Weis learned about the program through Corn's sponsorship and wanted to get involved.
The local studio has raised $120,000 to help communities in Cambodia, Ecuador, Haiti, India, South Africa and Uganda.
"It brings community together," Weis says. "When we're raising money for a common goal, it allows us to feel really good. To me money is a means to what else I can do."
Her friend Nancy Mann, CEO of Mann's Jeweler's Inc., could see Weis' potential.
"Cyndi has been successful because of her devotion to the fundamental concept of breathe since its creation," Mann says. "She has worked hard to continually enhance the breathe experience in addition to adding relevant extensions to her original concept.
"Based on her far-reaching travels and time spent on her mat in reflection, she has brought a cutting-edge, West Coast mindset to our part of the world. She's created a perfect marriage of all of the things she loves and, in doing so, has motivated many others to enhance their quality of life as well."
Mann has witnessed each stage of the business. She watched Weis drive around town in her yellow Volkswagen bug plastered with pink flowers to build her business.
"Cyndi is a woman who says what she will do … and then she does it," Mann says. "Every time she raises the bar for herself, she never misses the mark. I have watched her build an incredible business, successful on so many levels, from a simple idea she had. … Cyndi makes it her responsibility to help every person who walks through the doors of breathe reach their potential."
Weis often thinks of her mentor, her mother, who passed away a few years ago.
"I remember coming home and always having 12 women in a sketching class or in a decoupage class or a painting class, so I think that even though my mom wasn't the way you'd look at a businessperson, she really was (one)," Weis says. "I come by that whole fitness/wellness thing so honestly. I credit my mom and dad."
Weis still is energized by what's next, such as Reclaim Your Diet, a program she created last year that offered education about nutrition to community members in conjunction with a regular yoga regimen. More than 750 people participated in the program's three sessions, and its success prompted a repeat, set for January 2014.
Weis is in constant forward movement and seeks to share her passions in life.
"It's not like 'What can I do to affect my bottom line?"' she says. "We have a yoga studio; we have a huge base of people that are really like-minded about wanting to feel great. Something that helped me or that I'm interested in may interest them. How could I take that and create something that would allow other people to get involved and get supported?
"The key to work feeling like play is to follow your passion and do what you love," Weis adds. "I love the elements of the breathe concept. I really don't feel like I have gone 'to work' once in the last 11 years."
She now feels she is a true businesswoman.
"I think the part that now, 11 years later, is really kind of validating for me is that I am running my business," Weis says. "I'm running it from my gut and filtering it through my head, as opposed to running it from my head. … I'm not going to say that I don't think-of course I think-but I'm running it from (the place where) 'I believe people will want this.'"
Cyndi Weis
Position: Founder and CEO, breathe yoga & juice bar inc.
Age: 54
Education: B.S. in counseling, Gannon University, 1980, Erie, Pa.; B.S. in dietetics, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1991
Family: Husband Larry Weis; daughters Carly, 30, and Abby, 28
Residence: Pittsford
Activities: Yoga, being a foodie, scavenging for cool new things, traveling
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Finisar Is Still Poised to Grow
Finisar is a leading provider of optical subsystems and components for telecom and data communication applications. The stock has roughly doubled over the past year, fueled by a strong secular demand for optical equipment (driven by the build-out of high-speed LTE networks) coupled with a compelling market-share gain story. With the stock off slightly from its 52-week highs, it's worth taking a closer look at this market leader.
Compelling product and customer base
Finisar appears to have one of the broadest product portfolios in the industry. While the firm does have a number of potent competitors, notably JDS Uniphase in the telecom space and Avago in the datacom space, it appears that no other company matches the breadth of Finisar's product offerings across both of these segments.
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Now, lest one think that Finisar's offerings are broad but not deep, the company has seen steady share growth over the past 10 years and -- according to a December 2013 Ovum market study -- is currently the market share leader, with 16% of the market. This puts it well ahead of Avago, which has 9.7% share and JDS-Uniphase, with 8.6% share.
A secular growth market
While a broad product portfolio and strong competitive position are certainly compelling, investors would be remiss to ignore the underlying secular trends -- a good house is worth a lot less in a bad neighborhood. However, so far the pretty aggressive build-out of next-generation telecom infrastructure, as well as just the absolute explosion of data necessitating the continued growth in the data-center (helping Finisar's datacom business) have been good to Finisar, as the revenue picture suggests.
As a result of the compelling revenue picture, Finisar has seen rather tremendous leverage, with gross margins up 690 basis points year over year in the most recent quarter and operating margins roughly tripling over that same timeframe. This has driven rather substantial EPS growth and explains the doubling of the share price. However, while this picture looks rosy, there are some things worth considering.
What could go wrong?
Watchers of Finisar's shares have probably noticed some pretty extreme volatility in the stock price. This is reflected in the stock's beta, which comes in at 2.06, implying that the shares are about twice as volatile as the rest of the market. This is probably due in no small part to the fact that the number of sales sold short (remember that selling a stock short means that an investor is betting on a price decline) is a fairly high percentage of the total shares outstanding (17%, to be more precise).
Furthermore, the number of shares shorted continues to rise and is at the highest level seen during the past year. What is likely fueling that short interest is a bet that Finisar's recent growth spurt is merely cyclical and once the big network build-out cycle is complete, revenues will fall off, leverage will go away, and the shares go from looking fairly cheap to downright expensive.
Some historical perspective and outlook
To put this into perspective, Finisar reported $948.8 million in sales during fiscal 2011 and record non-GAAP net income of $138 million. In fiscal 2012, revenues inched up slightly, but gross margins declined to 31.9% from 34.8% in the prior year. On top of that, increased operating expenses in the face of an anemic revenue growth picture and lower gross margin drove a substantial loss of leverage.
The good news, though, is that the explosion in data traffic thanks to the rise of mobile devices (which has dramatically juiced up Internet traffic), Internet streaming (particularly as bandwidth improves and higher-resolution video can be streamed), and cloud services doesn't seem anywhere close to over. For example, much of the world still has to transition to 4G LTE from the fairly low 3G data-rates, and developed countries will transition to faster LTE-Advanced and beyond speeds. This secular trend is exceptionally powerful, and while nothing lasts forever, it should have a lot more legs than even the original Internet boom itself.
Foolish bottom line
Finisar is the market leader and is gaining share in a rather compelling secular growth market. While the stock isn't all that far removed from its 52-week highs, this is definitely a stock worth putting on your watchlist. And, should a broad market correction create a buying opportunity in tech equities, Finisar is definitely an interesting way to play the continued explosion in worldwide data traffic.
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Queenstown is a brilliant starting point if you want to experience New Zealand at its best, and it's also a great beginning for passionate LOTR Fans.
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Fly one way into Queenstown and book yourself on a local LOTR tour before hiring a rental car to wind your way up the South Island visiting other LOTR locations along the way; then cross over the Cook Strait on the car ferry to check out LOTR sites in the North Island. Many of these locations offer local tour guides and LOTR activities you can do while you're there (horse treks, helicopter flights, and jet-boat excursions).
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4. Wanaka LOTR sites: South of Rivendell, Misty Mountains
5. Mt Cook LOTR sites: Edoras, Erewhon, Pelennor Fields
6. Nelson LOTR sites: Dimrill Dale, South of Rivendell. Nelson also boasts being home to the creator of the "One Ring"
7. Blenheim LOTR sites: Film sets available for viewing at Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
8. Wellington LOTR sites: Isengard, Rivendell, and the WETA workshop. Visit the WETA Cave to pay homage to movie memorabilia
9. Waitomo Caves The Hobbit sites: Staddle farm, Trollshaw forest
10. Matamata LOTR sites: The Shire – Hobbiton
*Pure Glenorchy Lord of the Rings Scenic Tours departs Queenstown twice daily to travel the Glenorchy road to Paradise. Give us a call; we'd love to show you around.
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Man Arrested in Death of Sioux Falls Toddler
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder for the Christmas Day death of an 18-month-old boy in Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls police say Manegabe Chebea Ally is charged with alternate counts of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Circuit Judge Larry Long issued a bench warrant in the amount of $1 million for Ally's arrest.
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The following is an online exhibition entitled, "Dolls as Advertising Gimmicks." The theme pages in this exhibit are decorated with cut scraps of trade cards removed from one such album. [Exhibit prepared by Diane DeBlois with material from the collection of her mother, Babbie DeBlois.]
Dolls were one of the most common design motifs on 19th-century trade cards. In combination with attractively-dressed, winsome, children, they helped project a Victorian ideal of domestic beauty and tranquility to the consumer of the new Middle Class. Choosing such a design to promote a product all but guaranteed the trade card's inclusion in ubiquitous parlor scrapbooks.
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Muesli + Yoghurt = Eaten
Coffee = Process of being drunk
Pre race meal = Packed and ready to go
Clothes = Packed
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Preperation= Never as much as I would like
Pre race crap = Normally achieved at the completion of stage two.
So this morning we are off to race the mother of all epic races. It is going to be spectacular.
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In short,the IWT Oetingen is a UCI 1.2 race with 198 starters, lots of climbs, cobbles, cobbled climbs, narrow roads, windy roads, narrow AND windy roads and lots of other things to make it sound hard that I can't honestly remember. Basically on the spectrum of difficulty, this bad boy ranks up there with the best. We race over some of the climbs from the Tour of Flanders, some of the real rough ones, some of the real bones rattling, acid inducing, "oh my god will this bastard ever end?!?!" climbs. And I don't think we hardly crack 100 metres elevation!
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HARTSVILLE, SC – Junior Amber Lau (Mt. Wolfe, Pa.) racked up 37 points for the Cobras as they were able to hold off the Royals of Queens University of Charlotte, 71-68.
The first half started quick for Coker as they took a 12-4 lead, but the Royals were able to hold the Cobras to just 29 points in the first half, taking a 38-29 lead into halftime.
Coker's offense found its groove in the second, as Coker outscored the Royals 42-30. Lau scored 23 of her 37 in the second half to lead the Cobras to victory.
In addition to Lau's 37, Kelley Godbout (Matthews, N.C.) had eight points. Three different Cobras dished out four assists a piece including, senior Jasmine Alston (Sumter, S.C.), freshman Heidrun Kristmundsdottir (Fludir, Iceland), and freshman Hailey Yohn (Mathews, N.C.). Junior Jessica Cohen (Ladsen, S.C.) was the leading rebounder with nine.
Coker's record improved to 10-6 in conference play. The win clinched the #3 seed in the East Division for the Cobras. The Cobras still have one more regular season game left. Their next game will be on Friday, February 24, at Pfeiffer. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Regardless of the outcome of their final game on Friday the Cobras will travel to North Greenville University on Monday for the opening round of the Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Tournament.
McDonald's Player of the Game- Amber Lau
Lau scored a career high 37 points in the Cobras win.
The McDonald's Player of the Game is presented by the Hartsville McDonald's and is given to the most outstanding performer during each Coker College home athletic event.


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Marijuana Legalization Has Lit Up These Stocks
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High times are here in Colorado and Washington State, and since we're an investing blog, we might as well consider: Is it possible to play the legalization of marijuana?
Yes, according to this article from Agence France Presse--and investors already are. They report:
Stocks of companies involved in the marijuana industry -- medical or otherwise -- hit fresh highs Thursday after Colorado launched the first legal US sale of recreational pot.
Investors took the huge lines outside pot retailers in Colorado as a harbinger of potential growth in the still-new industry.
With one study predicting a $10 billion a year industry by 2018, hopes are that the legalization of private cannabis use could eventually divert the fortunes reaped by illicit growers and traffickers to shareholders.
But, as the Huffington Post points out, most of the companies that stand to benefit are very small--they make micro caps look big--trade over the counter--good bye liquidity. That includes transaction-processing company MediSwipe (MWIPD), GreenGro Technologies (GRNH) Medbox (MDBX), which makes dispenser for high-risk drugs, and GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPRF).
Shares of Mediswipe have gained 88% during the past month of trading, while GreenGro Technologies has advanced 211%, Medibox has advanced 54% and GW Pharmaceuticals is up 18%.
Barron's made the case for marijuana legalization back in June.


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Just pondering out loud here re-energy bars for long training rides or races.
I remember a while back Wade from Cycling Tips was talking about how in Australia we are quite literally starved for good bars to eat while out riding. I have never gone nuts about Powerbars, but at the same time, I wasn't about to go ordering a bunch of food from overseas. Muesli bars, jam sandwiches and obligatory bakery stops see me through. However I try to do some long rides eating Powerbars or similar as that's what I eat during races so obviously it makes sense to train with them every blue moon.
Well, scrap all that. In Thailand I was fortunate enough to score a big bag of excess race food off the Jelly Belly guys as they were pushing their baggage limit. So, now that I find myself loaded with these Gatorade bars I have been smashing back some good long rides and have actually been enjoying (shock horror) eating energy bars. They are great. Really great.
Everyone knows the 'baby poo' vanilla powerbar or the thick, cloggy, dry and all round average chocolate powerbar. Well these are a level above, no doubt.
Anywho...off to Korea tomorrow! I am very excited. Now just hoping my team mates coming from Europe make it with all the flight dramas of late. Either way, we'll work it out!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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- AnonymousApril 27, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Growling Dog. Excellent off the bike. A bit hard to chew on the bike going up hill at 80kph. Other than that, they are bland enough to enjoy when you're stretched outReplyDelete
Peace, luv and mung beans,
uncle jock
I have had a minor revelation at Tour de Korea Jockster, it seems the banana flavoured powerbar is the surprising saviour. I can't believe it but it taste good..ReplyDelete
Albeit I am sick of them after 10 races and about 5 boxes but they are worlds above the vanilla/choc combos. Cookies and cream still sit in the middle somewhere..
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I think the second episode of Meaning of Life should be a good one. I've had what feels like ages to prepare and done loads of preview gigs and seem to have come up with a nice mixture of mostly new material (and the stuff that I am reusing is mainly so obscure that you'd have to be a Mastermind on my career to recognise it all). This is in sharp contrast to next month's show, which I have three weeks to write (and one of those weeks I am on holiday), with only four previews and (as yet) no expert to interview. And the one after that I have no previews booked in, but it will be about death so I can probably try out my new material during the tour show. But the fear will get me through.
Also on Sunday we should have an autocue working which will really help me relax into what is already largely familiar material and what promises to be a full house (there are just 60 tickets left - buy yours here for just £10 if you want to join the fun). And my interview guest is the always entertaining Professor Richard Wiseman. Plus you will be first to learn about our complicated badge-based subscription service and have the opportunity to purchase an "I Paid A Pound!" badge (for a pound), which we erroneously hope will help us to fund this project. There will be an opportunity to get these online, though they will be "I Paid a Pound - plus p&p badges and there are also other badges for greater levels of support. All will be explained in due course.
Tonight I did my final preview of material at the excellent Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Green and it mostly went well. It was a good audience for trying stuff out as they appreciated stuff that worked, but also were more reserved about some of the bits. Overall it was very encouraging. I am basically trying to compile an Edinburgh show every month and this project makes me realise how possible it is to come up with plenty of material if you push yourself. But as always this blog has proven to be an invaluable resource.
On the way back home I was sitting opposite some students who were making the most of their Thursday night. They each had a bottle of wine and had all managed to slug back about two thirds of the contents of their own vessel by the time I joined them. They were well-spoken and unthreatening, three quite cool looking women and a slightly nerdy guy, but making lots of noise and having lots of fun seemingly without fear that they might be beaten to a pulp by student hating thugs. They could have been annoying, but I found them rather sweet and was glad I did. You can go two ways in middle-age: look back with rose-tinted spectacle and these rose wine drinking buffoons and remember what it was to be young or be bitter and resentful and forget that you were ever that way. Both are equally delusional. I went with the former, feeling the bittersweet tug of nostalgia and wishing I was twenty again (forgetting what a painful time it was an how miserable I generally was). But at least I felt empathy rather than annoyance. The girls were taking a selfie and their slighty unlikely nerdy accomplice asked him why they hadn't asked him to take it. "Because we hate you," joked one of the pretty girls. Ah yes, now I was beginning to remember what it was to be a slightly overkeen, nerdy young man. They were joking, but also they saw him as a harmless little plaything. He was no doubt in love with all of them, but didn't stand a chance. Or am I just projecting here, because that's who I was 26 years ago.
They then handed over their phone and he took their photo and then he surreptitiously took a selfie of his himself which (I am pretty sure) had me in the background. I am equally certain that this was nothing to do with him having recognised me (they were so drunk that they wouldn't have been able to be subtle if they had). He just thought it would be funny to get a selfie of himself and some random greying old man on the tube. He showed the girls the photo, as I continued to pretend not to know what was happening, and they sniggered at the joke. Again I secretly was amused rather than put out by being the object of their youthful ridicule. He then coerced another woman sitting next to him (who he didn't know) to have a selfie with him. His friends apologised for his awful attempts at flirtation, but the stranger was game and pulled a happy face as they took the photo. It's all good fun until you chance across the wrong person. But I liked the fact that their infectious crapulousness was spreading to the more sober people in the carriage. The young man then attempted some rather poor twerking, egged on by his friends, who I feared were enjoying his performance on a different level than was intended. They weren't cruel about it, but they enjoyed the power they had over this enthusiastic little jester (again total projection). One of the girls downed the remains of her wine in one, another refused to do so. Such folly. But somehow warming and charming to witness it happen to a new generation. I wish I had experienced more folly in hindsight.
They got off at Bank. Were they heading home or was this all the prelude to the real fun for the evening? I both wished I was them and thanked the Heavens that I was 46. It's a dichotemy that I am experiencing a lot nowadays, as I accept all vestiges are youth are gone for me now and mourn them, but am simultaneously delighted to have shaken them off. I guess I'd be having a mid-life crisis if I hadn't had about three of those already. I am, for about the first time in my life, actually happy about who I am and what I have. But pangs of regret for not having had that in the past (perhaps) ping through my guts. All we can do is enjoy being the person we are now, so we don't have similar regrets in the future.
And let's face it, that anxious to please nerdy young man is going to have his heart broken (not just that one I sat next to, but the one I was and all the others that are yet to come). This one took a picture of himself with his future self. He probably wouldn't look at that now and think that it all turns out OK in the end.
He laughs at me, I laugh at him. But we're the same.
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PHOENIX — Cappie Pondexter scored 31 points to lead the Liberty to an 89-77 victory over Phoenix Thursday night to move into sole possession of fourth place in the Eastern Conference, one-half game ahead of Chicago and two games behind third-place Atlanta.
Nicole Powell and Leilani Mitchell scored 13 points each, Plenette Pierson had 12 points and Kara Braxton added 12 points and nine rebounds to help the Liberty (9-13) win for the third time in four games since the league's month-long Olympic break.
"We have to stay afloat," Pondexter said. "Our goal is to win eight more games to be in a safe position."
Pondexter shot 9 for 15 from the field — 5-for-9 on 3pointers — and was 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. New York shot 47 percent (30 for 64), including 13 for 27 on 3s.
"We've had injuries like Phoenix … so we've been out of synch," Liberty coach John Whisenant said. "Since the break we've been playing better because we got everyone healthy and we've been able to practice with healthy people… And we've been making shots. Coaching is a lot easier when we make shots."
DeWanna Bonner scored 34 points for Phoenix (4-18), which continued to play without several of its injured regulars. Bonner shot 11 for 26 from the field, tying her career high for baskets made.
The Liberty led by 18 in the first half before Phoenix rallied to pull to 56-53 midway through the third period on Bonner's layup. However, Pondexter scored nine points over the next 6 minutes and the Liberty took a 70-61 lead into the final period.
"I don't know if we just came out a little too passive," Bonner said. "We're trying to figure things out and we end up digging ourselves a hole. With this team you can't do that. We have to come out aggressive and its hard to do that when you're down 15, 16 points."
Sammy Prahalis added 12 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Krystal Thomas added a career-high 14 rebounds for the Mercury, who played only eight players.
Phoenix was without Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, who was in warmups but said she felt lightheaded and did not play. She underwent a dental procedure last Friday. Before the Olympic break, Taurasi had missed 18 of Phoenix's 20 games with a hip flexor but then led the Americans in scoring during the Olympic tournament, averaging 12.4 points a game.
"Practices are better and hopefully next game she'll play," Mercury coach Corey Gaines said.
Phoenix regulars Candice Dupree (knee), Alexis Gray-Lawson (knee) and Charde Houston (ankle) all sat out with injuries.
The Liberty made 4 of 5 from beyond the arc in the first 4 minutes and then scored eight straight points to take a 30-16 lead after the first quarter.
Pondexter hit three 3s in the second to help the Liberty take a 45-27 lead with 4:36 left in the half. But Bonner scored nine points down the stretch as the Mercury closed to 50-40 at the break.
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Girls fastpitch finishes third in state
August 15, 2013
After a successful regular season where the undefeated 14U Moose Lake/ Willow River Dairy Queen Blizzards finished atop the Lake Superior League at 13-0-1, they headed to the ASA class D state tournament in Buffalo.
The first game was a cruise-control 13-5 victory over Kimball.
The second game was against the team the 14U Blizzards beat in last year's state championship: Lester Prairie. The Blizzards were down 2-1 through 2 innings, but then the first 8 hitters of the line-up reached and scored in the 3rd for the Blizzards, who ended up with an 11-5 victory.
Pitcher Ally Bode and shortstop Suzy Grutkoski had 2 hits each for the second straight game. Catcher Morgan Prachar garnered 3 hits in this contest.
Game 3 was the Blizzards first loss in this double elimination tourney, to the eventual state champion, Dilworth-GF 14-3.
Game 4 was again vs. Kimball, and the Blizzards regained their fire with another convincing win, 9-4. Bode had 3 more hits and second baseman Laura Walker doubled, tripled, and had 2 RBIs in this contest. The field of 16 teams had now been cut to 4, with the MLWR Blizzards still standing.
Dassel-Cokato was the Blizzards next foe and victim, as the local nine scored 5 runs in each of the first 2 innings en route to a convincing 14-3 finish. Prachar and centerfielder Ashley Kliniski each drove in 3 runs, while first baseman Nicole Newham and Grutkoski each scored 3.
As the field was now down to three teams, the Blizzards met Detroit Lakes. This was a pitcher's duel with the game knotted at 1 through 5 innings. D-Lakes finally came through with a few hits and an error to spark them to a 4-1 lead after 6.
In their final and 7th inning the Blizzards fought back with 2 outs: Ashley Grutkoski was hit by a pitch. Kayla Behrman pinch ran and stole second. Rightfielder Laura Alberg reached on a past-ball strikeout. Bode singled for her second hit of the game, plating Behrman and making it 4-2. Prachar, who had doubled and scored in the first, hit a sharp ball up the middle that was snared on a hop by the opposing shortstop who forced Bode at second to end the game, DL winning 4-2.
The Blizzards were presented with the 3rd place plaque and medals after the game.
Ally Bode pitched 30 innings in all with 29 K/ 14 BB ratio while Laura Walker hurled the other 2 innings. Morgan Prachar caught every inning of all 6 games over 2 days halting opposing would-be basestealers with an accurate strong arm.
Top tourney hitters for the Rebels, in order in the line-up, were Bode at 10-21, .476 avg, 3 doubles, 1 triple; Prachar 8-21 with 9 runs, 6 doubles, 4 steals; Nicole Newham 6-16 with 3 doubles, 1 triple; Suzy Grutkoski 6-14, 9 runs, 5 RBI, .579 OBP; third baseman Becca Wright 5-18; Walker 5-14 with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 6 RBI; Ashley Kliniski 5-18, 5 RBI.
The team was coached by Kelly Goeb and assisted by Shawn Bode.
Maddi Milczark served as team manager in the state tourney in which she was unable to play, but was a key hitter and shortstop during the regular season.


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Join us and say goodbye to old traditions and hello to hilarious.
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Register today for the 37th Annual Spring Dash! A five mile run through Coeur d'Alene to support United Way of North Idaho. Saturday, April 27, 2019, race time at 9:30am. If you're interested in volunteering or helping plan the event, please let us know… 208-667-8112 or email@example.com
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The Coeur d'Alene Police Hockey Team has challenged to Spokane Police Hockey Team to a rematch Battle of the Badges hockey Game May 17 at Frontier Ice Arena. Puck drops at 6:30pm. Proceeds benefit the K27 Forever Memorial at McEuen Park.
The Vine Church Rummage Sale
The Vine Church, 9407 N Government Way in Hayden, will be having a rummage sale on Saturday, May 18th, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Donations can be dropped off at the church anytime. 100% of the proceeds from the rummage sale will go to provide a FREE one-day VBS camp for people with special needs on Saturday, June 1st, from 10:00-12:00 at McIntire Park. www.TheVineIdaho.org. (208) 449-2080.
Limited Tickets. Buy in advance! at the Museum of North Idaho or Hayden Cinema The special Hydro History Day fundraiser will feature the Hollywood feature "MADISON" and a special documentary short film "THE ROARING GIANTS." The showings of the two films will take place at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and will be preceded by an introduction of each film by members of the Hydromaniacs.
The 2005 feature film "MADISON" was directed by William Bindley and tells the story of a hydroplane driver Jim McCormick's personal struggle to win the 1971 Gold Cup for unlimited hydroplanes with the community owned Miss Madison.
For the hydroplane fan, "MADISON" is notable because it contains authentic race footage from the 1971 Madison, Indiana race as well as action scenes of restored vintage hydroplanes currently in the collection of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum of Kent, Washington. "MADISON" is thought to be the only feature film ever made that is centered on professional boat racing.
The showing of "THE ROARING GIANTS" will be of particular interest to the residents of Coeur d'Alene, as it was filmed before and during the 1962 Diamond Cup unlimited hydroplane race on Lake Coeur d'Alene. The film short was independently produced and then stored away without explanation, never been shown to the public. Included in the footage are scenes of the big unlimited boats testing and racing on the lake as well as special concert footage from a performance by popular singer Jimmy Rodgers at North Idaho (Junior) College the weekend of the race.
The Museum of North Idaho will have copies of "THE ROARING GIANTS" for sale at the event, as well as a selection of the books including "Hydromania: A History of the Diamond Cup" written by local author Stephen Shepperd.
The newly reconstituted Coeur d'Alene Hydromaniacs hope to revive the fun-loving group that supported the Diamond Cup hydroplane races in the 1950s and 1960s. The organization also was involved in the Coeur d'Alene community, supporting local charities and civic events, activities that the new group hopes to renew as well.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Museum of North Idaho, Hayden Discount Cinemas, Nickel's Worth publishing office, Angel Gallery at 5th and Sherman, and Comfort Inn and Suites on Appleway.
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The North Idaho Family Group (NIFG) is an Idaho 501(c)3 non profit. It is a membership and program driven group whose mission is Healthy Families and Life Long Learning. NIFG is a backbone organization that will produce the annual Family Day in the Parks event in the spirit of the former collaborative, nonprofit based, Kids Day in the Park with a greatly expanded venue, schedule of events, audience and opportunities.
The event will give families a last day of school activity that is free to the public and lasts until after dark.
Cultural Activities
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The event will start at noon and run until dusk.
Do you have what it takes to outrun an Idaho State Trooper? Register to run in our 5K Foot Pursuit and see if you can!
3.1 mile Fun Run & Family Walk will also be taking place.
Food Trucks, games, raffle tickets and more Finish Line fun, all benefiting North Idaho CASA.
Community 5K Fun Run to benefit HELP International's Uganda humanitarian program. Eliza Sanders will be volunteering this summer to help the youngest Ugandans with nutrition, healthcare, and education. Proceeds from this event will go toward medical and educational supplies for the children, as well as some of Eliza's transportation.
2nd Annual DOGFEST NORTH IDAHO – "Give a Dog a Job" benefiting Canine Companions for Independence and the mission of providing highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities….free of charge! Grab a leash and bring your dog, family and friends to this fun, community event and festival… all for the love of dogs! Enjoy crazy canine games, contests, dog demos, inspiring speakers, music, food and great fun! Fundraising encoura
Come celebrate VBS with us. Tuesday June 25th-Friday June 28th. 9am-12. This is for children entering Kindergarten-5th Grade. Visit our website to register and for more information.
We meet the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously "acceptable" roomers; the antics of their nephew who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of the other nephew—these require no further description or amplification here. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is a ready-made comedy hit.
Buy / sell used musical instruments, gear and accessories at Music Swap! Want to sell? We are taking in items June 24-27 between 9:30 am and 7 pm. Buy cool stuff at used prices Fri/ Sat June 28-29. Claim unsold items July 1 and 2, unclaimed items will be donated to charity July 3. Checks for sold items will be issued that week. More info at https://www.facebook.com/northwestmusiccenter/
CRIMES OF THE HEART (A Staged-Reading)
July 23 at 7:30 PM
The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. In the end the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future—but the telling is so true and touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.
About Fondo on the Palouse
Fondo on the Palouse showcases the rolling hills of the Palouse and its local communities. All routes begin in Moscow, Idaho before traversing through the local communities of Troy, Deary, Princeton, Potlatch, Palouse, Colfax and Pullman. Ride options range from 15 to 100 miles.
T-Jay Clevenger, founder of the Fondo on the Palouse, envisions a large event with routes for both competitive and non-competitive cyclists. The event currently has four routes to challenge all participants.
The Family Fondo is a 15 mile route beginning in Moscow Idaho and ending in Troy, Idaho.
The Latah / Chipman Fondo is an option for people who want a 50 mile bike ride but do not want to deal with traffic.
The Potlatch Fondo is a 50 mile route beginning in Moscow Idaho, passing through Troy, Deary, and Princeton Idaho ending in Potlatch, Idaho.
The Moscow Fondo is a 100 mile route beginning in Moscow Idaho, passing through Troy, Deary, Princeton and Potlatch Idaho before continuing on to Colfax and Pullman Washington. From Pullman cyclist complete the last leg of the Fondo returning to Moscow.
Fondo on the Palouse provides an opportunity to engage, entertain and support local communities, non-profits and individuals of the Palouse through the active and healthy lifestyle of touring by bicycle.
Who does the Fondo Benefit?
The Fondo on the Palouse supports the Latah Trail Foundation. The Latah Trail Foundation (LTF) was founded in the spring of 1998, by a handful of people with a vision for safe, non-motorized transportation and recreation along the former Moscow-Arrow rail line.
With a mission to preserve the historic Moscow-Arrow railroad corridor for non-motorized recreational and transportation uses for Latah County, its residents and visitors, and to provide Latah County and its communities with support to provide this physical connection to their past and open an avenue for their future.
Proceeds from the Fondo on the Palouse will help support the Latah Trail Foundation and other local non-profits. https://www.latahtrailfoundation.org/
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February 15, 2017 // All Resources // How to Buy
You've taken an important step in life by deciding to go through the life insurance application process. While it's not difficult, it may take some time and involve several steps. Here's what you need to know.
In most cases when you buy an individual life insurance policy, the insurer will go through what the industry calls, the fully underwritten process. Think of this as a thorough evaluation.
When you first meet with your agent, he'll ask you a number of general health questions to start the application process. To give the insurance company a more complete picture of your lifestyle and health, a follow-up telephone interview and paramedical exam are next. It's nothing to worry about, but it's good to be prepared. Here's what you can expect.
First, an employee from the insurance or paramed company may call you to get more detailed information about your personal and family's health history. You'll also be asked for some financial information. This call usually takes about 20 minutes.
It's a good idea to gather your information before the call so you have everything you need at your fingertips. You'll be asked about the doctors you see, any recent hospitalizations or ER/urgent-care visits, and the medications you take. The interviewer may also ask about your net worth and income (as well as your spouse's, if you're married).
Next comes the paramedical exam. This is an assessment conducted by a licensed medical professional and should take less than half an hour. Usually, this can take place when and where you choose, including your home or office. The paramedical professional takes a blood pressure reading, notes your height and weight and generally collects a blood and sometimes a urine sample. If the insurance company thinks it's necessary, based on the information you provided, it may request an ECG or EKG reading.
Of course you'll want the best possible results for your exam, so here are some tips. Schedule your exam for first thing in the morning. Then, 24 hours prior to the exam, avoid strenuous exercise and get a good night's sleep. In the 12 hours immediately prior to the exam, avoid alcohol, caffeine, high-cholesterol foods and pain medication.
And the best advice of all: Relax! Keep in mind that you can contact your insurance agent or the insurance company at any point if you have questions about the application and underwriting process.
Once the phone interview and the paramedical exam are complete, the underwriting department of the insurance company will review your full application. Your agent will notify you when a decision has been made. If coverage is approved, your policy will be delivered to you. At that point, you can review it and if you have any questions about your new policy, be sure to ask your agent. And the final step? A hearty congratulations on protecting your family's future.
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The Detroit Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow, and we were on the scene for the press days earlier this week.
Without a doubt, the biggest reveal of the show was the 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray. The long-anticipated car — Chevrolet offers a truly new Corvette only about once a decade — was revealed Sunday night before the show.
On Wednesday, the newest incarnation made an appearance in New York to mark the 60th anniversary of the famous sports car, where we spoke with the team that created it.
It was a chance to go beyond the formality of the press conference and the anonymity of the specs, and really find out what sets the new Stingray apart.
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PORTSMOUTH — This April, Nahcotta exhibits a group show comprised of three incredibly talented women who focus primarily on working within mixed media and beguiling three-dimensional imagery. The work of Jessica Alpern, Allison May Kiphuth, and Helen Musselwhite is on view from April 5 until April 28 and the opening reception is Friday, April 5, from 5-8 p.m., concurrent with Portsmouth's downtown art walk.
Alpern, a Brooklyn resident with a degree from the New England School of Photography who, upon making the change from film to digital photography, embraced the hands-on experience of creating with cut paper, produces urban images with the delicacy of draping clotheslines and power lines, as well as bicycles, mix tapes, nests, and hand-holding couples.
Allison May Kiphuth lives and works in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and her mixed media (watercolor, ink, thread, pins, paper, et cetera) dioramas reside within antique boxes, often incorporating layered landscapes and diminutive characters such as penguins, dinosaurs, robots, and whales, emanating a somewhat fantastical aspect. Kiphuth considers these individual dioramas to be single images from a larger, imagined narrative.
The gorgeous three-dimensional paper creations of owls, cottages, butterflies, and gardens (among other vignettes) from Northwestern U.K.'s Helen Musselwhite are nothing short of jaw-dropping embodiments of craftsmanship, patience, and beauty. All three artists share massive amounts of individual talent and distinct visions in their work, as well as unflagging devotion to their respective and complementary crafts.
The opening reception for this trio of artists is free and open to the public and will take place at Nahcotta on the evening of Friday, April 5, 5-8pm. Nahcotta is located at 110 Congress Street in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information, contact 603-433-1705, www.nahcotta.com or www.enormoustinyart.com.


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While many designers are looking ahead to Fall 2015, Christian Louboutin still has lots to offer for spring, like the new Tribalou collection. For the line, Louboutin draws inspiratation from art, patterns and textiles from the Native American culture.
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Pictured here is the "fabulous first issue" of Marvel's Star Wars adaptation, from July of 1977. My copy, as you can no doubt tell from the illustration, is wrinkled, torn and tatty, because, well, I've had it since I was in third grade, or thereabouts. I've probably read this book dozens of times over the years, though lately its been stored in a plastic bag, on display in my home office.
Marvel Comics adapted the famous George Lucas film, "the greatest space-fantasy of all" in six parts back in 1977, with Roy Thomas scripting/editing and Howard Chaykin illustrating. What's kind of interesting (and you can see it from the cover art), is how much this visual interpretation of Stars Wars (both inside the book and on the cover...) deviates from the art design we're all so familiar with these days. On the cover illustration, for instance, Darth Vader's helmet is mysteriously forest green (and he has fiery flames in his eyes...), Princess Leia has red hair and no eye pupils - like she's a zombie or something - and Han Solo dons an orange shirt instead of a black vest and white shirt. Both Jedi light sabers are red, instead of blue. The design for the ships is also subtly different than what we're used to -- the Star Destroyer from the movie's opening attack over Tatooine looks in the comic more like a slice of pizza with a pyramid on top of it than the battle cruiser for the Galactic Empire.
But these, of course are quibbles. Often movie adaptations differ substantially from the actual movies, because artists have had the chance only to view production designs, not the actual film. And sometimes, writers work from an earlier draft of the script, or cut of the picture, as was the case with this first issue of Star Wars. For instance, on page 7, the issue presents us with Luke Skywalker's visit to the Tatooine metropolis of Anchorhead. There he meets his buddy Biggs Darklighter, and gets razzed by a tech chick who apparently gives Luke the nickname of "Wormie." Luke is there to tell the visiting Biggs (of the cruiser, Rand Ecliptic...) that he sighted a battle in the skies above Tatooine (Star Destroyer vs. Blockade Runner). In these scenes, Luke also wears - unfortunately - a Gilligan hat and big goggles.
Before Star Wars was available on VHS, or the script was produced by NPR for the radio, an additional scene like this one at Anchorhead - expanding the SW universe - was like a gift from Heaven. At that young age (eight, I guess...) I remember wanting more Star Wars, more Star Wars, more Star Wars. And every little detail, like the fact that Han Solo was a "Corellian" - which I gleaned from the Star Wars Storybook - was like a scrap of food for a starving man. This particular issue of Star Wars ends early in the film, at the point just before the introduction of Ben Kenobi, as Luke is beset by Sand People (Tusken Raiders), so it doesn't even dramatize the whole movie, but that doesn't reduce its importance or uniqueness for me. As a kid, I just read this thing over and over. To me, there's always something special about the beginning of a saga. About seeing how everything starts. I just find it fascinating.
Today, I appreciate the cover art on Star Wars # 1 a little more than I once did, in part because I like the blaring legend on the lower left side:
"Enter: Luke Skywalker! Will he save the galaxy or destroy it?"
I don't know how Marvel formulated this sentence, but in a way, it represents the very core of the Star Wars ethos as we know it today. Anakin Skywalker was once the great hope of the galaxy, before faltering and going down the path of the Dark Side, and at plenty of spots in the original trilogy (particularly in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) , we wonder if Luke will indeed repeat the same mistake, and succumb to that outstretched hand of Lord Darth Vader on Bespin. It's probably just happy coincidence that Marvel narrowed down the point of the still-fledgling series down to this valuable bit of copy, but boy does it hold up well today, now that we've seen all six episodes of the space epic.
Even today, I get a shiver from watching the original Star Wars, and in particular that early scene wherein Luke confronts his Uncle Owen. "Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. He's got too much of his father in him," warns kindly Aunt Beru. "That's what I'm afraid of..." replies Owen testily, his line carrying tons of foreboding. That exchange - which resonates throughout all six episodes of Lucas's work - appears in this issue of Marvel's Star Wars (which cost only 35 cents at the time...) on page 23, and it has lost none of its frisson today. In fact, it works better than ever, now that we've seen the fall of the Republic and the "birth" of Darth Vader.


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Monday, December 14, 2009
Advent Calendar Day 14: Fruitcake (Memory Monday 2)
I do. Kind of. If it's moist (= has lots of booze). The fruit must not be old and the nuts should also be in top condition; pecans are the best.
All right, so I'm a self-proclaimed fruitcake expert.
Because I started making fruitcakes when I was 12 years old.
That was the year my mother broke her wrist when we all went ice skating.
You need a really strong wrist to make a good fruitcake.
The men in our family (my father and brother) were almost totally helpless in the kitchen.
So it was up to me to keep the tradition going.
Fruitcake baking in our house was done on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Step one: Put the butter and brown sugar together in bowl; stir until thoroughly combined into a mixture of smooth consistency. This was where the elbow grease came in. (A mixer would have been a wimp-out and also posed the danger of a mixture that was too lumpy or too liquid to support the fruit.)
Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no need to worry about flabby upper arms if you make enough fruitcakes. I stirred and stirred and stirred. I used my left hand to support my right arm. I changed to stirring with my left hand. Then back to the right hand. After what seemed like hours, that "smooth consistency" was finally achieved.
The rest was pretty easy. The only tricky part was to bake it for exactly the right amount of time; too much would ruin the taste and too little would leave it with no structural integrity.
And structural integrity is important. Because for the next month – and this is why fruitcakes are baked on the Friday after Thanksgiving – the liquor of choice would be added in generous doses every other day. And if the fruitcake is underbaked, that equals a runny mess.
My family showered praise on me that Christmas for producing an outstanding first fruitcake. My Smugness Coefficient skyrocketed and my nose didn't come out of the air for a full week.
My mother and I must have made a few fruitcakes during my high school years; these were probably cooperative efforts.
I don't make fruitcakes any more. I have one labor-intensive dessert to make for Christmas – kolaches – and that is enough. Plus my mother-in-law makes a killer fruitcake (sooo moist … mmmmm).
(Whew! At least there are a few people out there who like a good fruitcake: Miriam Midkiff of Ancestories, Alex of Winging It, and Karen Packard Rhodes of Karen About Genealogy.)
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LOL I have never had fruitcake! I should try it one day...I'm not sure if I have ever even seen fruitcake in person. Now those kolaches sound good!ReplyDelete
Your recipe with the "hootch" is just what I remember (my Mom's). Want to say it was rum???ReplyDelete
Herstoryan - I hope your first experience with fruitcake will be a good one! Oh, and kolaches - that's a whole big subject! Mine are the "Bohemian" (= Czech) kind, which is like a sweet yeast biscuit with filling; the "Slovak" rolled dough kind are really delicious, too.ReplyDelete
Carol - Some years (probably most) it was rum, though my first one might have had brandy. I thought I was such a hotshot when I got to add the booze!
Maybe you have heard of "Cottage Sauce?" I have never tried a fruitcake before even though Mom always buys them, but this year ALL member s of the family down to the great-grandchildren had to try it with dessert. i think she and my brother were thinking the whiskey would entice us, but even being my grandmother's "hidden" recipe didn't help.ReplyDelete
Tri-State (to steal a line from Noel Coward, can I call you "Tri"?), if cottage sauce is the same as whiskey sauce, I love it. I suppose a good sauce could make even the driest fruitcake taste good, but if it is already moist and boozy, that would be a super-rich dessert.ReplyDelete


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Thunderfury is still Good beyond 70 – TankingTips.com
Those of us who are fortunate enough to have a [item]Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker[/item] also face a dilemma. When do we put away our Thuderfury for a new weapon?
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I have not really had any issues maintaining aggro using my Thunderfury but I wonder if I could actually generate more threat using a higher damage weapon. I should probably do the quest which grants [item]Grom'tor's Charge[/item], but I have been sitting on the final step a while and have not been very motivated since I have been really working on getting The Sun Eater.
I expect I will eventually get a Sun Eater, and then a King's Defender as well, and at that time I will pay closer attention to my TPS and which weapon performs better.
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The gallery presents a changing program of exhibitions throughout the year. In mid January it holds the "Upfront Open Exhibition". This is a selected exhibition by a panel of judges and entries are welcome from artists from Cumbria and beyond.
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63,000-gallon sewer spill on Northeast Side
Grease and rags from a residential neighborhood clogged a 15-inch plastic sewer line on the Northeast Side on Tuesday, causing 63,000 gallons of sewage to overflow.
"This is very classic of what causes these types of spills," said San Antonio Water System spokeswoman Anne Hayden.
SAWS is asking City Council to approve an 11.3 percent rate increase, most of which will go toward improving the utility's sewer pipe inspection, cleaning and replacement program.
SAWS was notified of the spill near the railroad tracks under Wurzbach Parkway, southwest of North Weidner Road, late Tuesday afternoon when a resident called in a smell complaint.
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While it's been a standout year for Target (NYSE:TGT) — with gains of about 27% — this shouldn't come as a surpirse.
After all, the company has a knack for producing strong results for shareholders. Consider, for example, that the annual average return for the past three years is 12% — pretty good for a company of Target's size, with annual revenues of about $70 billion.
So going forward, can the company keep up the good times? Or should investors be cautious? To decide, let's take a look at the pros and cons:
Differentiated. It's not easy to stand out in the crowded discount retail space. But Target has found a way — that is, by having higher-quality brands. A few are Smith & Hawken, Wine Cube, Michael Graves Design, Mossimo and Simply Shabby Chic. Some of its brands are also exclusive, including Market Pantry, up & up, Target Home and Merona. These products, which account for a third of overall sales, are a big help in boosting margins.
Efficient Operation. Target has a top-notch infrastructure. The company has invested significantly in its inventory management, for example, which has been key for lowering costs. Target has also been savvy in maximizing its floor space. To this end, it has in-store amenities like Target Pharmacy and Target Photo as well as licensed departments for Pizza Hut and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX).
Financials. They are solid. In the latest quarter, Target raised its 2012 guidance for earnings per share to between $4.65 and $4.85, while the Wall Street consensus was $4.30 a share. Target has also been aggressive with its share buybacks, which came to $1.15 billion for the first half of 2012.
Competition. Of course, Target faces mega-rivals like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Costco (NASDAQ:COST) and privately-held BJ's Wholesale Club, among others. Plus, there is also intense competition from the dollar stores, such as Dollar General (NYSE:DG), Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) and Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO).
Grocery Segment. Target has been moving into this area over the years. And while it's a smart way to increase foot traffic, it has its risks. One issue is the heavy costs of building the systems. What's more, the margins in the grocery business are low and the competition is intense, with players like Kroger (NYSE:KR), Safeway (NYSE:SWY) and yes, even Wal-Mart.
Macroeconomy. It continues to lag, as seen with the sluggish growth in GDP and the persistent unemployment rate. If these conditions continue, it could take a toll on Target.
Again, Target is a top-notch operation. Besides having a differentiated strategy — focusing on high-quality brands — the company has also been wise to invest in its infrastructure.
Even with the run-up in the stock price, Target's valuation is still reasonable. The price-to-earnings ratio is 15 and the dividend yield is a decent 2.2%.
Besides, the long-term prospects for the company are promising. Keep in mind that the company's goal is to reach more than $100 billion in sales and over $8 in earnings per share as of 2017, and it is even looking to expand to Canada.
In other words, for investors looking for a solid retailer, Target is certainly a good choice.
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPOPlaybook, a site dedicated to the hottest news and rumors about initial public offerings. He also is the author of "All About Short Selling" and "All About Commodities." Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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TAMPA, Fla. - Battling the No. 2 team in the nation, the Georgia College & State University baseball team (1-2) dropped a doubleheader today, by a total difference of three runs. The University of Tampa beat the Bobcats 6-5 in 10 innings in game one, taking game two 3-1 in regulation.
In game one, the Bobcats scored the first five runs of the game, finding themselves up 5-0 in the fifth. Senior Derek Johns (Waynesville, Ga.) ripped a single to score ChandlerSnell (Loganville, Ga.) to open the scoring in the top of the first. Snell brought in two runs of his own in the second, giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead.
By the time Kyle Allen (Conyers, Ga.) slashed a single to left, the Bobcats were up 5-0. Over the next three innings, the Spartans chipped away at the lead, tying it in the bottom of the eighth when Nick Nordgren, who had led off with a pinch-hit double, scored on a groundout.
Nordgren later smacked a one-out home run in the bottom of the 10th for the 6-5 win. Bobcat reliever Martin Dewald (Manheim, Germany) falls to 1-1, going 2 2/3 innings. Alex Koronis got the win pitching the final two frames.
A three-run fourth was all the Spartans would need in game two, a 3-1 Bobcat loss. Again the Bobcats started with the lead, when Allen reached on an error in the third, eventually scoring on a sacrifice fly by Johns.
The Spartans got RBI singles from Garrett Maines, Tyler Cox and Correy Figureoa in the third for all their runs.
Tampa's Tommy Meagher tossed four innings of one-hit ball, fanning five in the win. Max Kreuter got the three inning save. Junior Ryan Tabor (Lawrenceville, Ga.) went 3 2/3 in the loss (0-1), his first start since the 2007 season, as he missed all last year with an injury.
Johns finished the day 3-for-6 with two RBI and a run. Allen was 2-for-6 with three runs and an RBI.
The Bobcats will look to take the final game of the three-match set tomorrow, Feb. 9 at noon.
Visit www2.GCSU.edu/Bobcats to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement.


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Harris County Public Library participates in the TexShare Library Card Program sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The TexShare Card Program provides free reciprocal borrowing privileges to registered borrowers of member libraries, academic and public.
The TexShare card allows HCPL cardholders to borrow materials from other participating libraries in the State of Texas. Only currently registered HCPL customers in good standing (no overdue or lost books, and no library fines) may obtain a TexShare card from Harris County.
Upon presentation of a TexShare card from their home library, along with proof of mailing address, TexShare Cardholders will be issued HCPL library cards and allowed full HCPL borrowing privileges with the exception of Interlibrary Loan.
Only HCPL customers registered for 90 days in good standing (no overdue or lost books, and no library fines) may obtain a TexShare card from Harris County.
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Hawks take series lead with win at Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Mike Scott made five 3-pointers during a 30-6 second-quarter run Monday night, and the Atlanta Hawks fended off a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat top-seeded Indiana 107-97 and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Atlanta can clinch the first-round series at home Thursday.
Scott scored all 17 of his points during an incredible 12-minute stretch when Atlanta went 13 of 16 from the field and outscored Indiana 41-19 to take a 61-40 halftime lead. The Hawks and the 1970 Milwaukee Bucks are the only road teams in the shot-clock era to score at least 40 points and allow fewer than 20 in any quarter of a playoff game.
Shelvin Mack led the eighth-seeded Hawks with 20 points.
Paul George had 26 for Indiana, which got as close as eight points in the final minute.