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BFN Networks presents
The Sound Of You & Me
Season 19
April 30, 2009
Jenny Owen Youngs
"Leave the hand-mouthjobs at home!"
Justin Velander Holt (f/k/a Bob Dubilina)
Special Guest:
Jenny Owen Youngs
BFN and Jenny Owen Youngs loiter on a street corner in Wicker Park and pass the time sizing up the hipsters and bantering about her recent attempts to curb the cursing, bonding with her bandmates on tour (and possibly being responsible for their overall well-being), partnering up for selling out as well as a proposal to get audio into the bedroom. Oh yeah, something about a new EP (Led to the Sea) and LP (Transmitter Failure), too!
Interview Time: 24 min:56 sec
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Following Jack Pridmore's mammoth journey around England in February, Elizabeth Bailey kept OCD Action's fundraising (and running!) momentum going in March by completing the Colchester half-marathon. All told, Elizabeth's fantastic fundraising efforts raised over £550 to help people affected by OCD and we therefore send many congratulations and our sincere thanks to Elizabeth.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to see through his campaign promise for a "fairer, more just, more progressive" New York City on Wednesday at an inauguration ceremony on the steps of City Hall, now occupied by its first Democratic mayor in 20 years.
"When I said we would take dead aim at the tale of two cities, I meant it," de Blasio said in prepared remarks. "And we will do it. I will honor the faith and trust you have placed in me. And we will give life to the hope of many in our city. We will succeed as one city."
De Blasio took the ceremonial oath of office from former president Bill Clinton at 1:10 p.m. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was among the VIPs present, along with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, whose support de Blasio must win to fulfill a key pledge — higher income taxes on the rich to pay for universal prekindergarten and after-school programs.
"We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories," de Blasio said.
Clinton, before administering the oath, embraced de Blasio's call to fight inequality.
"It is not just a moral outrage," he said. "It is a constraint on economic growth."
Singer, actor and civil rights movement veteran Harry Belafonte, 86, opened the ceremony, saying de Blasio will take on "the naysayers of progress in our midst."
An audience expected to number at least 5,000 filed into the plaza in front of City Hall, wearing heavy winter layers and smiles in support of de Blasio. The new mayor — accompanied by wife Chirlane McCray, son Dante and daughter Chiara — arrived by subway and shook hands with well-wishers as he emerged and walked to the hall.
The mood was celebratory, with a handful of guests dancing on the left of the stage to a DJ's music. Jackson 5 oldies were among those played.
Democrats were exultant to see one of their own as mayor after 12 years of Michael Bloomberg and eight years of Rudy Giuliani.
Lewis Goldstein, 70, a retired educator from the Bronx, member of the Bronx County Democratic Committee and lifelong liberal, said, "There's a Yiddish word: kvell."
"It's time for a clean break," said Connor Meakey, 29, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Maxine McCrey, 60, of Harlem, an actress and activist, said de Blasio's inauguration means "we need to not put all our energy into the rich."
De Blasio's family has been front and center throughout his campaign and since. Said McCrey: "He is a father figure. Mayor Bloomberg was like an administrator."
Nancy Shamban, 68, of the West Village, said, "The de Blasio family is sort of the epitome of what New York City is."
Many in the audience posed for photos and selfies with each other and with appointees to the de Blasio administration, such as Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña.
Organizers had set navy blue blankets on some seats to help ward off the cold. Security was tight around City Hall, with police officers and cruisers lining the perimeter. Guests walked through metal detectors and their purses and bags were searched as a safety measure.
"It's a great day," said Councilmember Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn), a longtime de Blasio supporter.
"This is a real celebration of goals for the next four years, which is bringing New Yorkers together and making this a more just, equal and compassionate city."
Fariña said she is feeling "euphoric, because the teachers are happy."
De Blasio officially became mayor minutes after midnightin a private ceremony in front of his Park Slope row house, with State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman administering the oath of office.
Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James, who represent the rest of the Democrats' electoral sweep of citywide offices last November, also were ceremonially sworn in at the ceremony.
De Blasio, 52, has stoked expectations of a sea change from three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
His proposals — from hiking taxes on the wealthy for funding universal prekindergarten to dropping Bloomberg's appeal of a federal ruling ordering reforms to stop-and-frisk — aspire to recast a "tale of two cities" according to an egalitarian vision.
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Today I was thinking about all the couples (otps?) that I love in books and it got me thinking of a book tag I watched on Youtube a while back! It was called the Ship it or Rip it Tag and before I knew it, I was scribbling down all my favorite couples on a sheet of paper. Granted, the idea of putting some of my favorite characters with another stranger from some entirely different book world was scary to even think about it – BUT it was also a lot of fun :p The original creator of the tag is Emmabooks, a really awesome booktuber – Check out her video here!
If you haven't heard about this tag before, you basically write down different characters on a piece of paper, crumple all the girl and guys names in separate bowls and then pick one from each bowl. If you think these two chosen characters would make a good couple if they were ever introduced then explain why! And of course, do the same if you think they'd totally hate each other.
So — here are the books that I chose!
Annd, the couples that I drew are…! 🙂
Clary (The Mortal Instruments Series) & Patch (Hush, Hush Series)
SHIP IT!! I mean…Clary was drawn to Jace for his charm and his angelic heritage when they first met – and Patch is definitely not lacking charm. Seeing how Patch is also tangled in the mess of angels, demons and otherworldly stuff, I think these two would actually have a good time together! I don't know if it would last but Patch is definitely a similar character to Jace which is why I think they'd work – if Clary could forgive his dark past that is. The two would definitely be curious about each other!!
Simon (The Mortal Instruments Series) & Blaire (Rosemary Beach)
Rip it! I think Blaire would scare Simon if she walked up to his house in her beat up pickup truck with a gun haha! That was how Blaire first appeared to her better half Rush at least. She is a tough, independent woman who has trouble trusting/loving due to a really painful family past. Simon seems like a really tender guy who is a good listener so while he could maybe help her resolve her issues and be a good friend, I think her cagey personality would frustrate him!
Elena Michaels (The Otherworld series) & Perry (Under the Never Sky)
SHIP IT!! It is so hard for me to imagine these two without their other half but for the sake of the tag…I think that these two would actually be good together! Elena is a stubborn, intelligent werewolf and Perry is a skilled hunter and leader of his people with a really cool ability to feel other peoples emotions. I think these two strong characters would make a killer power couple!
Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries) & Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)
Rip it! Ohmygod, these two would just piss each other off! Both stubborn and complete opposites, Damon (a.k.a Mr.charm & charisma) would just want to flirt and Katniss would probably threaten to shoot him in the face with one of her arrows since she tends to be more of a loner.
Jaime Fraiser (Outlander) & Aria (Under The Never Sky)
SHIP IT! This was not easy to accept because I love Jaime with Claire so much but I think that these two would actually be really great together. Aria is sweet and intelligent, coming from a world of technology and science. I think Jaime enjoys a girl who isn't just striking but can actually hold an interesting/smart conversation with him. Aria, like Claire, was hesitant to learn how to fight but ended up being very capable of thinking fast on their feet and taking care of themselves. I think that Jaime would be very smitten with a girl like Aria.
Jace (The Mortal Instruments Series) & Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)
Rip it! Elena might be stunningly pretty and (in the books at least,) bestowed with angelic abilities, but I think that Jace would think Elena too needy or clingy. Elena fell quickly, deeply and thoroughly in love with Stefan but Jace is a bit more reserved. I think that he would be turned off with someone like Elena who literally lays her eyes on Stefan and declares she will make him hers.
Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games) & Zoe Redbird (House of Night Series)
SHIP IT!! I think that these two wouldn't actually be a bad couple! Though Peeta hates violence and Zoe is a powerful vampire, I think that once he saw she doesn't intend to hurt people, but actually save them, he'd respect her. Zoe has dated both a human and a vampire but both times, her relationships seemed so young-adult despite her circumstances. Peeta would totally be attracted to Zoe's mission to help all the fledglings and those in her universe who couldn't save themselves!
Claire Beauchamp (Outlander) & Clay (The Otherworld Series)
Rip it! No way! Nuhuh! Clay is stubborn and reckless when faced with danger and sarcastic/indifferent towards people he doesn't know. He's not really a people person at all and Claire was drawn to Jaime because he was funny and protective of her even when they weren't super close. Clay isn't so good with people and probably wouldnt give her a second glance xD Plus, despite all that she's been through, I think that small matter of Clay being a werewolf would freak her out a bit.
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I tag…all of you! I figure this is quite an old tag and I don't even know who's done and who hasn't so if you had fun reading this, give it a go because I can't get enough of reading them!!
Well, that's it for today's post! It was so much fun to do because as I was writing down the names of characters, I really had no idea how this would pan out and who could end up with who! The results were really fun or (sometimes cringey,) to think about xD
Who are your favorite ships in books? Let me know in the comments down below!! 🙂
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Bestselling author Jon Krakauer is ticked off at fellow bestselling author Greg Mortenson — and he's dishing bigtime in a gory-details digital report being released today.
Oakland author Linda Watanabe McFerrin is overjoyed that her novel about a smokin'-hot would-be zombie, Dead Love, has just been named as a nominee for a Bram Stoker Award.
Hometown literary hero Michael Chabon's hotly anticipated new book, Telegraph Avenue, is — fingers crossed — set to come out this year, and he's got a lovely little piece up today on the Atlantic web site right now about the book and the East Bay, which apparently serves as the novel's inspiration. Definitely worth a read.
As we near the end of this year in which America went broke, got high, and watched J.D. Salinger (and Gary Coleman) die, let's celebrate the East Bay's literary contributions to 2010.
A book by an Oakland author (writing as a parent and a psychologist) about kids whose biological gender doesn't represent who they feel they really are, and another book by another Oakland author about how to choose foods that aren't tainted with infectious bacteria, deadly molds, or body-altering hormones:
A Tamil pulp-fiction anthology from a small independent publishing house in India ranked among my best books of the year, as revealed in this week's Express Holiday Guide.
Don Weise, formerly of Oakland and currently of New York City, has just launched Magnus Books.
Emeryville now has its first poet laureate.
Oakland author Yiyun Li has just been named a recipient of the 2010 MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
Berkeley vegan chef Barry Schenker has a metaphorical bone to pick with commercial producers of vegan gelato.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – While a recent traffic count found that more than three of every four bicyclists in the city are male, one of three sites surveyed showed significantly higher rates of female ridership. Bicyclists at Lake Drive near Diamond Avenue SE also were far more likely to ride on the road or wear helmets than pedaling peers on Grandville Avenue SW near Founders Brewing Co. or on Seward Avenue near Lake Michigan Drive NW.
A June count by the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition found that 27 percent of bike-riders at the Lake Drive site were female, compared to 14 percent at the Grandville Avenue site and 12 percent at the Seward site. The count also found that 84 percent of bicyclists at the Lake site rode on the road instead of the sidewalk - compared to 40 percent at the Grandville site and 58 percent at the Seward site - and that 61 percent wore helmets – compared to 49 percent at the Grandville site and 15 percent at the Seward site.
"I think the data is interesting," said Thomas Tilma, interim executive director of the coalition. "It's hard to draw conclusions (because of the small sample size).
"One conclusion is there's tons of different cyclists out there. It's really quite a diversity of people out there riding for different reasons in different ways."
RELATED: Grand Rapids bicyclists agree: City's bicycle culture is growing, getting better
With funding from the Kent County Health Department, the coalition in September plans to count bicyclists again at the three sites and perhaps a couple others. The count in June during two weekday morning and evening rush hours and one Saturday afternoon tallied 593 bicyclists: 78.1 percent male, 68.3 percent riding on the road and 51.4 percent wearing a helmet.
The overall number of riders was up 36 percent from a count in September 2011, according to the coalition's data. The number of bicyclists counted in June was up 101 percent at the Grandville site, up 37 percent at the Lake site and down 22 percent at the Seward site.
Bicycles on Lake accounted for 59 percent of the overall count, while Grandville accounted for 28 percent and Seward accounted for 13 percent.
Grand Rapids this fall plans to paint 16 miles of bike lanes on various city streets and the Downtown Development Authority will put up several new bike racks prior to ArtPrize.
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Some good racing took place on Sunday when the Midlands Area Point- to- Point season got underway with the Burton meeting at a windswept North Carlton. 46 runners took part and it was a good day for favourite backers with 5 of the 7 races going to the market leader. The ground was officially described as "good to firm".
Local owner Milson Robinson teamed up with rider Richard Armson for a double with Menchikov and Dontupsettherhythm who were both saddled by his son, Simon. Menchikov was always prominent in the opening 6 runner Lincolnshire United Hunts Club Members race, before taking up the lead from the grey horse Hansom Prophet 4 fences from home and going on to win by a length. This provided 48 year old Richard Armson with his 100th winner. Armson's 50th winner came at Garthorpe in 2005 on board Silver Streak who was also saddled by the Robinson family. The second horse, Hansom Prophet was having his first run for George Pickering, who purchased the gelding at Ascot sales in November, and looks capable of losing his maiden tag in the near future. Hansom Prophet was the first Brocklesby horse past the post so George Pickering collected the Charles Pickering Memorial Trophy which was presented by his sister Wendy Forman in memory of their father, a keen hunting farmer and timekeeper at the Lincolnshire Point- to- Points.
The second leg of the Robinson/ Armson double came in the Brewin Dolphin Ltd Restricted race with Irish maiden winner Dontupsettherythm. Different tactics came into play here; Armson had the seven year old settled towards the rear before making up ground with a circuit to race. His task was made easier when early leaders Adin Abroad and Mr Wickham both came to grief 3 fences from home although the result was never really in doubt. Milson Robinson is the leading owner at North Carlton; this being his seventh winner on the course since racing began there in 2009. Oaklands Robbie was a distance away in second but this was a respectable debut for his rider Leeds University student Christy Furness.
Don Cantillon and James Owen made the journey from Suffolk and teamed up for the second double of the day in the Maiden races. In the Hodgson Elkington Chartered Surveyors Maiden (division 1) the 8 year old Dancing Jack took up the lead with a circuit to go and won readily by 10 lengths to Johnstown Castle.
Blue Sky Mortgages kindly sponsored the Maiden race (division 2) and this time it was the homebred five year old Hightown who once again won readily in the faster of the 2 divisions of the race. "Both my horses have been given the brilliant ride by James Owen today." Said owner/ trainer Don Cantillon. "Hightown may run again but will be entered for the Ascot sales at the end of February." He said. Alcarson was 4 lengths away in second and Regal Reign ran nicely to finish third.
Forge Valley made all to win the Junction 4 Pallets Confined Hunts race for Mary Sowersby and the Lucky Seven Partnership. Mary's husband Mike has enjoyed quite a few days hunting on Forge Valley but it was Max Johnson who was in the saddle on Sunday. Johnson is a work rider for Mick Easterby and also works for McClarren's Insurance Brokers of Malton. Kandelin finished second ridden Midlands Area leading rider Johnny Bailey who then headed off to Towcester to partner Galway Jack to finish fourth in the Hunter Chase.
Leac An Scail followed up an impressive debut at Cottenham with success in the F B Watson Ltd Ladies Open race. Sam Drake who owns, trains and rides Leac An Scail purchased the eleven year old from Sue Smith's yard where she rides out. "A Hunter Chase at Wetherby is next on the agenda". She said.
Oliver Pimlott rode his first winner when Just Smudge got the better of favourite Dream Garden in the Just Automobiles Mens Open race. Sally Cammidge and Susan Jefferson bought this horse from Doncaster Sales last May and he is trained for them by Oliver's father Chris. Oliver is 21 and works for trainer John Quinn and also does some race commentaries for the William Hill radio.
The next Point- to- Point racing in the Midlands Area is the Midlands Area Club Point- to- Point at Thorpe Lodge on Sunday 29th January, first race 12 noon.


text: Universities in Pakistan University of Lahore Admission, Fee structure, Programs, Merit list By Rani Khan Posted on October 15, 2017 5 min read Comments Off on University of Lahore Admission, Fee structure, Programs, Merit list 0 3,568 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr University of Lahore abbreviated as UoL is the university in Lahore, Established in 2002 with General category. It is located in Punjab, charted by Government of Punjab and it is the Private sector university. Before taking admission please read Google reviews and talk with ex-students, here is all detail you should check included Fee structure, Programs, Merit List of University of Lahore. University of Lahore University of Lahore Detail: Name of University: University of Lahore Also Abbreviated as: UoL Established Year: 2002 Main Campus: Lahore, Gujrat, Islamabad, Sargodha Other Campuses: Lahore, Gujrat, Islamabad, Sargodha Sector: Private Charted By: Government of Punjab Province: Punjab Official Website: UoL Postal Address, Phone Number and Google Map of University of Lahore: 1-K.M, Raiwind Road, Lahore. +92-42-35963421-30 *Tip: Please read Google reviews, read comments on Facebook to know about student experience with them and check HEC website to confirm that University of Lahore is recognized or not, also confirm that HEC is attesting their degrees. Please remember in mind HEC has banned many universities in recent years. Ask Any Question about Universities, study related queries, or whatever you want, get the answer within hours. Email at firstname.lastname@example.com for assistance. The university of Lahore Admission, Fee structure, Programs, Merit list University of Lahore Programs Offered and admissions University of Lahore admission Merit List Merit for undergraduate program is 65 percent, For M.Phil admission depends on entry test, Quota is also available for underdeveloped regions like AJK. About The University of Lahore believes in supplying quality in study and learning. Our capability to add to your academic as well as social skills will enable you to lead in your expert profession. We intend to create high-quality grads who are virtually experienced to enter the world of work. The University of Lahore is acknowledged as the largest economic sector university of Pakistan, as well as there is no much better time to sign up with the university when it is broadening internationally with schools as well as networks being created throughout the globe. Our company believe in commercialisation and entrepreneurship and also have purchased the establishment of business in order to make sure that our pupils get hands-on experience that really matters for graduating students. Our academic criteria are high and also our company believe in encouraging independent idea driven by creativity as well as important understanding. You will experience our faculty that is just one of the very best in Pakistan and also count on study as well as expression in academic terms. The experience at an university for a pupil is not only driven by the quality in academics as well as study but the whole experience of being associated with the tasks that the university takes on, in addition to the experiences that a student gains outside the class. We have substantial tasks varying from sporting activities to cultural occasions, media and society occasions etc that keep you involved as well as amused throughout the year. Fee structure Fee for undergraduate programs is 25,000 to 30,000, For M.Phil admission 45,000 to 50,000. Postal address and phone number 1-K.M, Raiwind Road, Lahore. +92-42-35963421-30 Click here to see more HEC recognize Universities.


text: The South American qualification tournament for the Youth Olympic Games has kicked off in style. The 23 windsurfers from 7 countries, who have come to Paracas, Peru for the regatta have not been let down. The sun, the wind, the atmosphere - an unbeatable combination for a perfect week of racing. The day started slowly with sailors registering for the event, but as the wind picked up, everybody knew that what was going to happen later was going to be spectacular. And it was. Three races were sailed back-to-back for both Youth Men and Youth Women in wind speeds reaching 20 kts. Tired, but happy the sailors came for a break ashore, before one more race for the men was conducted.


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In April, a PLAYlive Nation lounge in Tracy, Calif., hosted its first Fortnite tournament and sold out. Hundreds of players bought tickets to play against one another and win prizes.
Joost van Dreunen, the CEO of Superdata Research, a video game analytics firm, says most shooter games are serious and simulate violence. Fortnite, he says, is more like a friendly game of tag.
His company estimates the game has made about $223 million across all platforms in March alone. In lifetime sales, it had made about $614 million. The game is free to play, but Epic Games, the company that owns Fortnite, makes money through microtransactions. Players can spend real money to make cosmetic changes to their characters in the game. They can buy things like skins, which are like costumes, for their characters or emotes, which are celebratory dance moves their characters can do after winning or killing another player in the game.
Ninja, the gamer name taken by 26-year-old Tyler Blevins, is now a legend in the Fortnite world. He is a master at the game and rocketed into popularity after playing in an online battle with rap artists Drake and Travis Scott on March 14. That battle has been watched more than 9 million times.
Many educators want to ban the game from their classrooms, but some are taking the opposite approach, attempting to weave students' interest in Fortnite into class discussions and assignments.
Nick Fisher, a science teacher at Fort Zumwalt North High School in O'Fallon, Mo., said his students like to take screenshots of gameplay and send them to friends over Snapchat. Teenagers want to broadcast their victories, and because the game is on their phones, it's easy to post updates to social media, making Fortnite "the perfect concoction of addiction," said Fisher.
North High blocks all social media and gaming sites on its WiFi, said Fisher, but students tell him how they circumvent the restriction: They use virtual private networks, or VPNs, to establish independent internet connections. (Dozens of YouTube videos provide step-by-step tutorials for students looking to get around school WiFi controls.)
"Kids can't multitask," she said. "Even having a digital device within sight can cognitively distract the student enough that they can't focus on the academics."
Schools and teachers should be guiding parents when it comes to appropriate limits around screen time, said Kolb. Most parents will appreciate research-based recommendations, such as turning off all screens a set amount of time before bed, she said.
Games like Fortnite can even have social benefits, said John Velez, an assistant professor of journalism and electronic media at Texas Tech University. Velez, who studies the positive effects of video games, has found that playing violent games cooperatively with helpful teammates promotes pro-social behavior.
Chris Aviles, the coordinator of innovation, technology, and 21st century skills for the Fair Haven Public Schools in New Jersey, wrote "A Teacher's Guide to Surviving Fortnite," an exploration of ways the game can be used for instructional purposes. The guide, posted to his blog Teched Up Teacher, suggests how to integrate the game into writing prompts, math lessons on probability, and physics.
Aviles doesn't advocate playing the game at school. There isn't any educational value in letting students engage in virtual combat during a lesson, he said. Instead, teachers can build a lesson around one aspect of the game, such as having students calculate the best angle of approach as they jump from the "Battle Bus," the floating bus that drops players onto the map at the beginning of each match.
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On Friday, April 27th members of the Visual Arts Guild, along with Professor Cano Villalobos, drove to Chicago to visit Tony Wight Gallery and Andrew Rafacz Gallery. Students met with the gallery directors, viewed current exhibitions, and caught a behind-the scenes glimpse of gallery operations. In addition, they toured the studio of Mike Andrews, artist, professor of Fiber and Materials Study at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, and educational director at Oxbow. Before heading back to Grand Rapids, the group made a final stop at SAIC's MFA exhibit.
This trip was made possible by Calvin's Fund for the Improvement for Teaching (FIT). Students who participated included Kerry Aarnoutse, Anna Hanchet, Jay Howard, Scott Rogers, and Jenny Swim.


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For those that have never attended a pow wow before, you are in for a treat. The experience is like nothing else. However, there are a few things you should keep in mind:
- This is not a tourist attraction. Do not be surprised or upset if the event does not have an exact schedule of events.
- Bring sunscreen and stay hydrated!
- Stand and remove your hat as a signal of respect when the eagle staff is brought in during the grand entry.
- Please ask permission before taking a photo of someone outside the dancing area.
- The elaborate outfits worn by the dancers are not 'costumes.' Those are for Halloween! These dancers wear 'regalia'.
Dance Styles at the Julyamsh Pow Wow
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Dances represent traditions or legends. Usually, genders perform separately and competitions are divided into age and style categories.
- Men's Grass Dance: This dance represents the scout, finding a new place to make camp. It also reflects warrior movements, such as stalking game or an enemy.
- Women's Fancy/Shawl: The women who dance this style wear elaborately beaded capes, moccasins and leggings that are usually complemented by beautifully embroidered or decorated long-fringed shawls. The colorful regalia match the spirited movements of this exuberant dance.
- Men's Traditional: This dance comes from a long history of imitation of the animal spirit world. This is a time for the traditions of the grandmothers and grandfathers to be carried out. Some regalia pieces have been passed down many generations reflecting items worn by early warriors.
- Men's Fancy Dress: A slightly more modern style, young men wear regalia specially designed to enhance the fast-paced whirling movements of this exuberant dance. A competition develops between the dancers and the musicians as they try to out-maneuver each other.
- Women's Jingle: A lyrical dance involving a very special regalia with tinkling metal. Based off the dream of a dying father.
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The O'Fling Irish Band
If you've ever been to Ireland, or even if all you know about its music is what you saw in the film Titanic, you'll know that there is great drive in Irish music, and that it is inexhaustible – like the musicians who play it. In any town or village in Ireland you'll find local musicians playing their hearts out in people's houses and in the bars. Just for fun. And for the glow the music brings to the evening and to their lives.
That is what O'Fling is about:
four friends who just love to play jigs and reels, playing them straight, with no additives, no artificial colouring or preservatives. For there is gold in every tune, if you can strike it. And the only way to strike gold is to go for it, again and again, until the vein is located and charted. And this band will go gold-prospecting anywhere: in bars, festivals, concerts, back rooms…. anywhere, that is, except on ocean liners.
O'Fling, apart from being a relatively rare Irish surname and an allusion to a little-cultivated dance genre within Irish music, is a small 4-piece group of traditional music enthusiasts who ply their music in and around Barcelona. They found that their instruments – pipes, banjo, fiddle and bodhran – and their common, energetic approach to the music added up to a good sound, and formed O'Fling as a result, with the mission of taking the pure dance music wherever it would be welcome. So their sets are lean and mean, and apt for any setting from dark village bars to glitzy festival stages. For when the tunes strike up, the immediate setting soon fades into the background: we are in trad territory, and once there, the tunes are their own world.


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Dirty song, hazing, 'kidnapping' get Gustavus Adolphus sororities, frats suspended
Above the frigid flow of the Minnesota River at Tau Mu Tau sorority at Gustavus College, singing has been a been tradition for years.
None of the "TMs," as they're sometimes called, know the origin or exactly when it started. But they know the words to the tune they sing in unison during the school year.
"We must, we must, we must increase our bust," begins a song. That line comes from Judy Blume's "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret."
The next line the sorority sings does not appear in Blume's young adult classic: "I have to admit, I'm obsessed with tits."
The song (known to sorority sisters by the name "Big Titties") isn't meant "in any negative way," says sorority member Caroline Probst. "This is just a song that has been passed down for years."
Not for the next three, it won't be.
The sorority is one of four Greek life organizations that have been suspended by the college as of late November. The harshest sentence, three years, went to the TMs. Fraternities Phi Alpha and Omega Kappa and the Delta Phi Omega sorority were all hit with one-year suspensions and two years on probation.
According to officials at the private college that enrolls about 2,300 students, the punishments come after a Gustavus investigation into hazing and harassment allegations.
"The suspended organizations were investigated this fall after the Gustavus Dean of Students Office received several first-hand reports of alleged policy violations," the college's statement read.
Members from the suspended Greek groups contend it's more like the administration wanting to show it's tough in light of recent events at the school. And whom better to go after than frat houses and sororities?
"This is because the school believes that our 'traditions' are too grounded into our sorority," Probst explains.
The college's findings into its Greek organizations has not been made public. Various media have reported another of the specific violations involved a "kidnapping" incident, in which the president of Omega Kappa fraternity was taken out by other members for a night of partying.
According to the college, the singing and kidnapping episodes constituted violations of its hazing policy, which prohibits, in part, students to "create or use explicit songs" or activities that "take place… without the consent of the hazed."
JJ Akin, Gustavus' director of media relations, had no further comment beyond the college's written statement.
The suspensions affect some of Gustavus' largest Greek life organizations. They can no longer participate in campus activities and can't recruit new members. The four groups were removed from the Greek life list on the college's website last week.
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Alexander McQueen autumn/winter 2007/2008 collection
"The macabre British designer, Alexander McQueen, dedicated his dramatic presentation at the Paris pret-a-porter season last night to a distant relative, Elizabeth How, one of the Salem witches. The models emerged like members of a coven, walking on a pentagram painted on a bed of coals, beneath an inverted pyramid on which were projected images of flames, naked women and locusts. The collection was one of the designer's sexiest and appeared to have been conceived with a little help from the magic arts. It featured burnished metal bodysuits, extreme tailoring in denim and fur, carapace-like capes in plated leather and "sorceress" gowns in chiffon and velvet, emblazoned with gleaming metallic flames or in see-through stretch tulle, embroidered with enchanting symbols."
Alexander McQueen autumn/winter 2007/2008 collection
According to Fashion Wire Daily, the show was pagan through and through (and perhaps a bit demonic as well).
"McQueen, the greatest theatric in fashion, didn't just focus on witches, but ruminated visually on the occult, paganism and Egyptian devils. The only surprise is that the Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano has not since penned an editorial condemning the show."
This is certainly a far cry from ordering some Renaissance gear off the Internet, slapping on a pair of horns, and hitting the local Witches' ball. Drama! Majesty! Metal chest-plates! Could this be the start of a new "Pagan chic" within the glamorous world of fashion? It would certainly add a new twist on the debate over how modern Pagans should dress.


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This is Alexander Ziperovich reading a heartrending piece at Wordplay 2014 in Seattle and is a written piece that was excerpted from his upcoming memoir, The Beautifullest, for the occasion.
This is Alexander Ziperovich reading a heartrending piece at Wordplay 2014 in Seattle and is a written piece that was excerpted from his upcoming memoir, The Beautifullest, for the occasion.
And the winds were like knives
the earth like a platter
to serve us like meats
Our souls had no souls
and we were hungry, empty –
fragile but indelicate
The sun burned our eyes
and the seasons passed
and the snows left us blind –
blind statues of glass
The soil became us
and we grew all the flowers
blooming and wilting in witness
And the rain retrieved us
taking the many blind statues in the soil
back up into the savage sky
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"How about this," god and the devil had already signed a treaty some time prior as god was simply too brutal and calculating an opponent, a master in the conduct of war; satan really had no choice but to accept his plush exile and his secondary status in hell (which he felt resembled Vegas in the summer in any case). They were broaching the question of the image and subsequent creation of man again, bickering like children over plastic toys. "How about for every sixty or seventy kilos of meat in every man you create in your image, you let me throw in an ounce or so of my pure, unadulterated evil?" He paused grinning. "I mean you can't totally handicap me here and make me completely reliant on some unwieldy army of bureaucrat demons to possess people! The overhead alone on that kind of operation would bankrup-" God interrupts, stroking his cottony white beard, "You want me to let you be a part of the image of man?" The reverberations from his soft chuckles creates most of Asia and reality television. "Listen. I have already decided that my being the sole entity from which the image of man should be derived is already going to be an important part of the book I'm going to ghostwrite so that man is righteous and divine and my PR people all completely agree on this."
Satan sat patiently listening and replied when the rumbling of god's voice began to dissipate, "Yeah, I know you're going to create the religion thing and have some book confusing, self-contradictory narrative written so you can see who truly has 'faith' and find out who the 'true believers' are, despite my thought that it would seem much simpler and far kinder to just show yourself indisputably every once in awhile to prove your existence for the sake of not only man's sanity but his eternal salvation. Look, I think it's confusing enough with the whole race joke-" God clears his voice to be heard and the minivan comes into being. "Yes, that should prove delightful
entertainment insight into man." The devil slowly continued, "God, you see, you have all the advantages! Throw me a bone here!" He timed this plea perfectly so that it was uttered at the very moment god was being draped in his brand new custom-tailored 20% cashmere 80% angel tongue robe and he was off guard. "Fine, satan, you can have the smallest bone in every man created to do with it what you will and it will be infinitesimal in size," God lit up the heavens with a sly smile. "And I know you think big things come in small packages," The devil sits in his rocking chair, one leg crossed over the other. A smug sophisticate. God continues. "But I said you could have that small part of man for yourself and my word is, well, it is the word of fucking god so the deal is done." The devil sat dispassionately. "Now. Dear satan, do pass that mirror with that white stuff on it you plan on growing in South America with that rolled up dollar bill please."


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The TED talk linked to above is an enlightening and empowering testimonial on how parents can inspire self-study.
As computers have gotten more complex, even tech literate users have become detached from the basics of how they function. This is what Shimon Schocken and Noam Nisan noticed with their computer science students in Israel. As Schocken explains in this talk from TEDGlobal 2012, the pair decided to have their students build a working computer, from the ground up, so that they would "understand how computers work in the marrow of their bones." They broke down the process into a series of bite-sized, stand-alone units. While students start with building "Nand," a simple logic gate, and they end by writing games like Pong, Snake and Tetris.
"You can imagine the joy of playing with a Tetris game that you wrote in Jack, and then compiled into machine language in a compiler that you wrote also, and seeing the result running on a machine that you built," says Schocken
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Beaming Lynda Bellingham received a standing ovation from the Loose Women studio audience as she arrived on set, the Sunday People can reveal.
As the clapping failed to subside, she told them: "Enough! We've got so much to chat about.
"We haven't time for this! And I do like to chat! Come on girls, ask me, what do you want to know?"
Dying Lynda , who has terminal bowel cancer and only weeks to live, set herself just one rule when she joined the ITV show in 2007 – be honest.
The actress knew she and "the girls" could talk about anything on the controversial daytime show... as long as they spoke from the heart.
That way the viewers would always trust them.
So, when she joined fellow panellists Coleen Nolan and Janet Street-Porter for a searingly emotional farewell interview she had one final request – remember me as an honest woman.
In one touching scene Lynda, 66, leaned forward to comfort Coleen saying "Please don't cry… it will be fine!"
Singer Coleen, 49, who lost her sister Bernie to cancer 15 months ago, had to fight back tears throughout the moving chat, to be screened on Wednesday.
Her voice faltered as she asked her friend Lynda: "How would you... oh, I'm going to cry... how would you like people to remember you?"
Lynda, who has written an autobiography called "There's Something I've Been Dying to Tell You", replied: "Just as an honest person.
"We've been through this as Loose Women – you can't do Loose Women unless you're honest.
"You can't hide anything, it really is honest when we answer questions. That's why I felt I could write about it and know people would trust.
"Trust is a huge thing. Not just as an actor, not just as a lover, not just as a wife, that trust thing. Just to say 'you could trust her'."
The audience, including Lynda's husband Michael, 59, could not hold back tears as she talked about her decision to stop chemotherapy and enjoy one last Christmas with her family.
The much-loved star looked painfully thin and has become increasingly frail in recent weeks.
She is now taking morphine to cope with constant pain.
But she was as elegantly dressed as ever in white linen trousers, pink top and sandals and a multicoloured necklace and matching bracelet.
Her cropped hair, now totally white after regrowing following chemo, was beautifully styled and she laughed and joked to help Coleen and Janet cope.
Loose Women had asked fans to send messages of support for Lynda, a regular panellist for the past four years.
They received 40,000 tributes via social media in 24 hours and good-wish pages have been shared more than 10 million times.
Janet, 67, praised Lynda's book saying: "What shines through is the positivity."
Coleen agreed: "So much positive and then to sadness, laughing to crying – beautifully written."
Lynda, who was awarded an OBE in March, is still best known for her 16-year role as "the Oxo mum" – and a huge photo from one of the iconic TV ads was flashed up during the interview.
The star, who has two sons, Michael, 31, and Robbie, 26, and a stepson Bradley, 21, was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer in June last year.
She has planned her funeral, to be held in Somerset before a burial nearby, in a plot next to her father.
And she has ordered family and friends to hold a big party in her honour in London, afterwards.
Lynda thanked the public and Loose Women fans for their support over the past 16 months.
"The response girls means so much," she said.
Showing remarkable resilience, Lynda jokingly complained that her hopes of winning an Oscar had finally been dashed by her illness.
She said: "As you know, I wanted to win an Oscar at the age of 75 for Best Newcomer! Sadly that's now gone out
the window!"
As the interview drew to an end Coleen said: "We love you and we miss you on the show."
Then the cameras stopped rolling and Coleen burst into tears, saying: "I held on as long as I could! I wanted to cry all the way through. I did so well to hold it together!"
That was when Lynda faltered too – just for a moment.
Hugging Coleen she admitted: "You nearly made me cry too!"
After leaving the set – to another standing ovation – Lynda said private farewells to more Loose Women pals, including Lisa Maxwell, Denise Welch, Jane McDonald, Kate Thornton and Sunday People columnist Carol McGiffin.
A source on the show, which has seen ratings rise by 200,000 to more than a million viewers in a month, said: "All of the girls were crying when she left them.
"It was very emotional. I think they realised they might never see her again. For some of them it hadn't really dawned on them until then.
"Lynda spent four hours here and was very weak by the end of the day, but she was a model professional as always. She's an inspiration."
See Loose Women, Wednesday at 12.30.
Watch Lynda speaking about her cancer battle on BBC Breakfast in the clip below.


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31 August 2007
KiloWatts - Uprouted
there was an unusual occurrence, i actually payed to download music! once again the riaa is proved wrong, and free downloads [sometimes] encourage the actual purchasing of music. i was listening to a live set by glitchmaster KiloWatts, and two tracks near the end (Weird Little Creatures and One Everchanging) immediately caught my ear. KW was kind enough to offer weird little creatures as a free download(right-click here) and the song was immediately ingrained in my head, thereby giving me the desire to play the track at full volume in my car. i like to support artists who make quality music, and i like download shops that offer lossless flac downloads. the aformentioned tracks are available at an affordable price at the KiloWatts Shop.
normally glitch idm gets on my nerves very quickly, but kilowatts is making some very listenable music...
backlog: and for more glitchy goodness, dont miss the classic 'microcosmos lp' by one of my favourite producers, jason corder (also known as off the sky)
Labels: chillout, free download, glitch, idm
28 August 2007
chillout/idm double feature
short feature today - two recent releases by two of my favourite chilled idm artists - Motionfield and Das Kraftfuttermischwerk.
backlog: dont miss motionfield's excellent release from '06, Northern Lights
in other news, Comfort Fit's poor hamster died a few days ago. the world is sad to lose such a being who was witness to the creation of one of the all-time best netaudio releases, Forget and Remember. dont miss the massiv beat Boris created as a eulogy for Bounce the hamster.
Labels: chillout, free download, idm, netaudio, netlables
22 August 2007
Mr Moods - In Love We Trust...
Nothing is better for driving through the city on a hot day than gritty, downtempo beats. this release fits the bill very nicely. mr moods (not to be confused with a certain other very special artist) keeps the beatz rollin and mixes it up with an eclectic array of samples and sound-mashups, along with vocal samples seemlingly centred around illicit relationships. all in all, an excellently produced ep of downtempo and instrumental hip-hop.
if you enjoy this album, also dont miss his side project, Prototype 68, a slightly more ambient and abstract take on the genre. a must for fans of dj shadow and the turntablist pioneers of asphodel records...
12 August 2007
shameless self-promotion
in a shameless bit of self-promotion, i've begun to put together a music section of my homepage, including my ambient/worldmusic albums, experimental stuff, and a couple dj mixes. far from perfect, but its a start at least..
Labels: ambient, free download, self-promotion, world music
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Spring has sprung, the veggies are standing tall and growing visibly with each good rain and bout of glorious back-warming sunshine, and we're actually starting to make our first regular harvests… for real!! It's been a good reminder that growing and nurturing our beautiful green babies is only such a small part of the business of making a viable livelihood from growing food!
We've been picking bucket loads (literally) of our spring salad mix (which is almost too beautiful to eat!) full of mizuna, mibuna, snow pea tips, six different kinds of lettuce, rocket, endive, mustard, four different kinds of baby kale leaf, and edible flowers. So now…who do we sell it to, how much do we sell it for, how and when do we harvest to ensure that it maintains its quality for days to come, how many buckets can we harvest at our current size…!? Ahhh!
We're lucky enough to live in an incredibly supportive community that are not only willing to try new things …'What's Mibuna….you can eat those flowers!?' … but are also willing to work out together what a fair price is for the food we are growing. You don't see the supermarkets negotiating the price up so that the farmer gets a fairer wage now do you?
This week our spring greens and flowers will grace the plates of the 350 people who will be eating a luscious local feast prepared by The Growing Abundance Project; feeding their tummies whilst scientist Tim Flannery feeds their cerebral zones with his Climate Change presentation. Very exciting indeed.
And back in the patch…more weeding, digging over beds to prepare them for our tomato seedlings, finishing off the irrigation system, planting the next round of seedlings in the hot house and of course stopping for a cuppa and a romp with the dogs.
Happy Spring to all…
Sas and Mel


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The highest ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, Bill Frist, says he has no doubt that the campaign of violence by pro-government Arab militiamen against black civilians in western Sudan is genocide. The view of Senator Frist and the U.S. Congress is at odds with the European Union's official assessment of the crisis in Darfur.
At a news conference in Nairobi Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told reporters he firmly believes that a government-orchestrated genocide is taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan.
The senator says his assessment is based on interviews he conducted with refugees at a camp he visited last week in neighboring Chad and on conversations he has had with Chadian leaders and representatives of aid groups and humanitarian organizations.
"I disagree with the statement by the European Union yesterday in saying this is not genocide," he said. "As a physician and as someone who has been on the ground talking to the people, doing the interviews, there has been a clear-cut goal at extermination of a group of people with the intent that is consistent with the international interpretation of genocide."
On Monday, a fact-finding mission for the European Union in Darfur said that although mass killings were taking place in the region, it did not find any evidence of genocide. The conclusion contradicts the view of the U.S. Congress, which declared last month that the atrocities being committed in Darfur are genocide. The Bush administration has not yet taken an official stance.
Without a clear international consensus on the issue, Senator Frist acknowledges that a large-scale Western intervention in Darfur is not likely to happen. But he urged the international community not to turn its back on a crisis, which has been called the worst humanitarian disaster in the world.
The United Nations says as many as 50,000 people have died in the conflict. It warns the death toll from war, hunger, and disease among more than a million displaced refugees could rise significantly if the violence in Darfur continues. Senator Frist says he blames the Sudanese government for starting the crisis a year and a half ago when it began bombing villages in Darfur and arming local Arab militias, called the Janjaweed, to rape, rob and kill blacks.
The Senate Majority Leader says he does not agree with Arab League members, who have urged the United Nations Security Council to give Khartoum more time to disarm the Janjaweed than the 30 days it set out in a resolution passed 10 days ago. The resolution threatens unspecified sanctions against Sudan if it does not comply.
"I don't think it takes 60 or even 30 days," he said. "I believe if the government wished to, wanted to and didn't just commit verbally but acted, this crisis could be ended immediately."
Khartoum rejects charges that it controls the activities of the Janjaweed and blames two rebel groups in Darfur for starting the conflict. The government also strongly disputes U.N. estimates of civilian deaths in the region.
In another development, the human rights group Amnesty International has issued a report saying Sudan detained scores of people who spoke with Secretary of State Colin Powell and other foreign leaders during recent visits to Darfur. Amnesty says Khartoum must stop arresting people for expressing opinions.
Meanwhile, the African Union says it has delayed a decision to deploy troops to Darfur because members are still debating whether to transform a 300-strong protection team into a 2,000-member peacekeeping force.
Leaders in Khartoum have spoken out strongly against deploying any foreign troops in Darfur which are not part of a ceasefire monitoring team.


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Human-Centered Design is good, but it can be better. Design isn't just about fulfilling people's needs, it's also about helping each other get to the heart of who we are as human beings. To do that, design needs to strive for a clear and coherent expression of honesty, of integrity, of dignity in all dimensions.
It's time we look at the entire design process as a multi-dimensional conversation. whose goal is to empathize with all the participants in the process, to achieve a sense of profound resonance.


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Peter's Auction Pick of the Day: Warhol's Campbell's Soup I Portfolio
From Peter Loughrey, Director of Modern Design & Fine Art:
There are a few rare examples of artwork that have gained historical relevance far beyond the creator's expectations. I find this portfolio to be one of those cases.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions is pleased to offer Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup I, a 1968 limited edition portfolio of ten silkscreen prints on paper, at the May 17 Modern Art & Design Auction. Campbell's Soup I is a major work in the Andy Warhol canon. In these prints, Warhol returned to the subject of his first solo show as an artist and to that which made his name: Campbell's Soup Cans, a group of 32 silkscreened paintings on canvas with hand-lettering (now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York). The 1968 Soup Cans prints here represent a refinement of that work. With the use of the mechanical silkscreen technique, he removed the direct hand of the artist from the artistic process. After Warhol, artists would be seen not only as makers of compelling objects such as painting and sculpture, but also as makers of ideas.


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CDBaby, Snocap to Sell Music on MySpace
Snocap is announcing another deal today: this time, it's offering Snocap MyStores, the widget based music stores, to the 130,000 independent artists currently releasing their music through CD Baby.
We're pretty sure this same deal was mentioned as part of a multi-label deal in November, but you can never have enough announcements. The deal gives CDBaby artists one click access to create a MyStore. And thanks to recent deals, CDBaby artists will also be able to generate ad revenue through Imeem and license their music to TV and movies through Pump Audio.
Snocap's model relies on partnerships: with music labels, social networks and more. So, it's no surprise that they seem to announce a few deals per month.


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2014 is almost here, and that means time for New Year's resolutions, Texas Rangers style.
After falling short of the 2013 MLB playoffs, the Rangers have had an extremely entertaining offseason. Big splashes, including the trading of Ian Kinsler for Prince Fielder and the signing of Shin-Soo Choo, have made this offseason almost as fun as the regular season.
The Rangers fell short of expectations in 2013. As noted, they missed the playoffs, losing the regular-season tiebreaker to the Tampa Bay Rays. Clearly a huge expectation for the Rangers in 2014 is to make the playoffs, but many want a World Series.
And maybe if general manager Jon Daniels signs Masahiro Tanaka, as the Rangers are a team of interest per ESPN's Jim Bowden, then winning the World Series could become the only expectation.
With the team at hand now, what are some resolutions to be made so that the Rangers can ultimately reach great expectations?
Get healthy
In 2013, the Rangers had 11 different starting pitchers. The pitching staff was depleted. Starter Matt Harrison lasted only two games after going out for the season with a back injury. He won 18 games in 2012.
Starter Colby Lewis didn't see any action in 2013. Lewis spent almost a year recovering from a torn flexor tendon but needed hip surgery in August, per Fort-Worth Star Telegram.
Another starter Alexi Ogando started 18 games in 2013. But it was less than what it should have been after heading to the disabled list three separate times.
This is just a portion of the list of Rangers players that need to get and stay healthy in 2014. On the other side of the ball, Adrian Beltre needs to get healthy. Beltre was really slowed down by a hamstring injury he suffered in June against the Royals.
Beltre talked about his injury in a June article by T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com.
A lot of guys are playing hurt here. If the pain is something you can control, then you can kind of nurse it a little bit. Pretty sure if it was different, I wouldn't be able to play. I'm pretty sure all the guys here are doing all the same stuff I'm doing.
So here's to Mr. Beltre and the rest of the Rangers players with injuries. Get healthy. And to the entire team, stay healthy in 2014.
Win it for Yu
Win it for you? No, win it for Yu! Starting pitcher Yu Darvish that is. Win some games for him. Who knows, maybe he'll win the Cy Young Award in 2014 if he gets more run support.
Darvish had an ERA of 2.83. He struck out 277 batters, which ranked first in the MLB. But he went 13-9.
What? 13-9?
Yes, Darvish went 13-9 with 277 strike outs and a 2.83 ERA. Of the nine losses, six of them were decided by two runs or less. Of those six, four were 1-0 losses.
If the Rangers got run support for Darvish in six of his nine losses, plus maybe a strong showing by the bullpen in another loss, Darvish would have been a 20-game winner.
So for 2014, score runs in Darvish starts and win it for Yu.
What are some resolutions that you have for the Rangers? Let me know in the comment section below.
Read more MLB news on BleacherReport.com


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November 20, 2017
Virtual Heroes Selected As a Gamification Top 20 Company
We are excited to announce that the Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates has been chosen as one of Training Industry's 2017 Gamification Top 20 Companies. The selections are based on criteria such as gamification features and capabilities, innovativeness of offerings, and quality and number of clients. Many thanks to Training Industry!
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