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The other day I was planting berry bushes in the riverbank. It was cold, and my hands were numb and covered in dirt and sand, so when the palm of my right hand started to itch I just scratched absentmindedly at it and went back to work. It kept on itching , so I looked down at it and notice a few white raised bumps. Hmmm, that's weird, and went back to planting the nearest blackberry bush. Five minutes later when I stood up from planting I tried to wipe the dirt off my hand and noticed I couldn't close it and that the upper right quadrant of my hand was very very swollen. After I washed my hand off in the river, I was able to sit there and watch it continue to swell, moving from one section of my hand to my whole hand and then to my wrist. I stuck my hand back in the cold river and wished for some fresh Plantain. Seeing as there was none around and moving seemed like it might worsen the condition, I asked Loba to run up to the cabin on the mesa and get my Plantain tincture. In the meantime I asked Rhiannon to harvest a handful of the fresh aromatic sprigs of Mugwort popping up nearby. I chewed up a wad of the bitter herb, spit the plant matter back on the original site of swelling and swallowed the juice. I continued to do this over and over, replacing the herb each time it grew hot. Within five minutes the swelling ceased to spread. It didn't hurt, but the skin was alarmingly tight.
Loba came back in about another five minutes, and I doused the site with the Plantain tincture as well as swallowing about two dropperfuls right away. I took another dropperful a few minutes later and the swelling began to recede the tiniest bit. At this point, I decided sitting on the cold ground and shivering was probably not helpful and crossed the river and got myself back up to the cabin. At the cabin, I continued to keep the site soaked with Plantain tincture and took 1/2 a dropperful every half hour or so. As the swelling continued to go down, I also took two drops of Osha for good measure. My hand begin to throb and hurt as the blood was able to move around again, but resolved in a few hours. The situation was completely better by mid-day the next day.
This is similar to what happened to Loba a few weeks ago when she accidentally squished a poor sleepy bee into her inner arm and it stung her. We dabbed some Larrea oil on it and went back to supper. This helped initially, and the pain resolved for several hours. However, Loba woke up in the middle of the night in severe pain and by morning her whole upper arm was red, hot and tremendously swollen. In addition, she was beginning to break out in angry red hives on her face, which was certainly not a good sign. I got the Plantain tincture out and instructed her to take two dropperfuls internally right away and to soak a cloth in the tincture and keep it on the stung area. The pain and swelling lessened in about an hour, and with repeated doses and applications the reaction was mostly resolved in twenty four hours and completely gone in forty eight hours.
In both cases, the reaction could have become severe enough to be a real problem or potentially dangerous. I'm definitely grateful that I tinctured so much fresh Plantain this past Summer. And here's the original Kiss Your Plantain story I wrote about last spring and in the comments you can read yet another great story by jim mcdonald.
As soon as the Plantain babies come up, I'm going to kiss one.
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That sounds like a wonderful plant. I think I remember plantain from the herbs I learned during college, but I don't know if it's the same one as you mean. Do you have a picture? Do different varieties work the same way?
glad your hand is alright. any idea what got you?
i've used the fuzzy plantain as a tincture and it works great. I once froze a bunch of it fresh to use for poultices, but never needed it while i had it…but i think if you get a good bunch of is mashed up it would work just fine. It was so abundant in spring in arizona, it was easy to get a lot. But only in spring. then it disappeared.
here in colorado the p, lanceolota is most common, but we still see broad leaved in the yards. I need to tincture more up this spring, and maybe do more oil. i can't remember if i have oil or not.
Thanks, Darcy, for the Latin name to Google. Plantago lanceolata sure looks like what we've got out here.
Now, do you have a good link/description on "tincture making for dummies"? ^.^
Thanks! Now to go pick me some plantain…
I have a question. can one keep plantain in alcohol longer than 6 weeks? should I add to the one I have or should I start another batch as the one I made was from fresh and I only have dried plantain( I could still find some fresh I guess). Can I use a herb I have for 3 years to make tincture?


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NBC correspondent Maria Shriver said she sees no need to step down from her news job while campaigning for her brother, Bobby Shriver, a candidate for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
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In 2004, after her then-husband Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California, Maria Shriver asked to be relieved of her duties as a "Dateline" correspondent, citing the network's concerns about a conflict of interest.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE) -- Artists at a tattoo shop are taking a stand against suicide and depression.
All last week, the Cold Desert tattoo shop in Monroe, Louisiana was offering semi colon tattoos to support people battling depression.
Many of the people at the tattoo shop said they've struggled with depression. Martin Diaz said he battles PTSD and depression after serving time in the Army.
"You feel like your chest is pounding," he said. "You feel like an elephant is just sitting there and everything is quiet and dark." He said he's had suicidal thoughts.
That's why he got a tattoo that reads, "IGY6." It stands for, "I got your six," which is an Army phrase meaning, "I got your back."
Diaz said it's meant as encouragement for everyone battling depression, like Eleigha Dozier, who said she's struggled with it since high school.
Diaz and Dozier are just two of the many people who participated in Project Semicolon. For people with depression, the semicolon symbolizes a pause in someone's life instead of an end because the story of life will go on.
Diaz said depression is something you have to fight to beat every day.
"You have to find that one thing that pushes you to continue to fight," he said. "For me it's that I don't want my kids to ever grow up without a father."
Cold Desert is offering the semicolon tattoos for just $20. That money will go to an organization that helps veterans and their families.


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Next time you spot a Blackhawks player, pinch them.
Winning the Stanley Cup still doesn't feel quite real.
"It's a dream," goaltender Corey Crawford said. "It's everything you worked hard for."
Since hoisting the Cup on Monday night, the team has been on a whirlwind tour like rock stars with stops at bars all over Chicago. Whereever they go, screaming fans chase them, champagne is sprayed and a flurry of photos and videos are quickly posted to social media.
"It's been crazy really," Brandon Saad said. "I'm pretty tired but I'm running on adrenaline here. It's a pretty awesome experience."
Crazy, like seeing Patrick Kane wear a unicorn head and Jonathan Toews crowd-surf? Though both jokingly said "that wasn't me," in each case the proof is online.
All these guys seem to be running around like the Energizer Bunny, and Marian Hossa, 34, is having no problem keeping up with the younger guys.
"Believe it or not, I haven't slept today. But don't tell this to my wife please," he said at the United Center on Thursday.
Like Hossa, who battled a back injury, Andrew Shaw played through brutal pain with a broken rib during the Detroit series before getting a puck to the face. For them, winning it all is worth it.
"It looks pretty cool I guess," Shaw said of his swollen right cheek. "It's obviously painful but icing it down with some cold ones helps out."
Does it hurt to drink? "Oh no, it made it feel better actually," he said.
The wild ride continues after Friday's parade when each player gets to spend a day with the Cup. Some have no plans yet for their day and others are coming up with creative and charitable ideas.
Kane will show it off in Buffalo, N.Y. Shaw wants to fly the Cup into his hometown of Belleville, Ontario, via helicopter. Nick Leddy wants to take it to a children's hospital and have it on display during a family dinner.
Meanwhile, Toews plans to make the rounds with the Cup again in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
"Just maybe take a few more quiet moments to let it sink in this time," he said. "Last time I had the Cup back home, it was from one place to the next. It happened so fast that it was just a blur."
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'The Sitter' -- 2 1/2 stars
R; 1:22 running time Mildly funny adventures in extreme baby-sitting, director David Gordon Green's "The Sitter" finds its emblematic moment in the scene of Sam Rockwell, playing a Brooklyn drug dealer, joking around and then suddenly blasting one of his minions in the foot in a realistically painful way. That's Green for you. He's the man behind "Pineapple Express." Hahahahaha and suddenly there's blood on the floor. -- Michael PhillipsRead the full "The Sitter" movie review
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Tiny blonde fairy Tinker Bell is best known for her adventures in Neverland, but she's about to be painted in a whole new light. The spirited sprite has inspired Nicole by OPI to create a brand-new line of lacquers, and they're just as perfect as you'd imagine. Tinker Bell wore a little green dress, so of course there's a sweet seafoam shade in the collection, but you'll also get perky pastels, a fiery red, and it wouldn't be fairy-inspired without a little glitter.
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Greece won an upgrade by one level from Fitch Ratings, which cited the country's progress in rebalancing the economy and bringing its deficits under control.
Greece was raised to B- from CCC and given a stable outlook, according to a statement from Fitch in London today. The ratings company said there is a "semblance of political and social stability" with the government showing more ownership over its adjustment program and a lower risk of exit from the euro area.
"The Greek economy is rebalancing," Fitch said. "Clear progress has been made toward eliminating twin fiscal and current account deficits and 'internal devaluation' has at last begun to take hold."
Fitch's rating of Greece six levels below investment grade is in line with the assessment of Standard & Poor's, and contrasts with Moody's Investors Service, which puts the country 11 notches below the junk threshold. Investors often ignore ratings, evidenced by the rally in Treasuries after the U.S. lost its top grade at S&P in 2011.
Greece's so-called Economic Adjustment Program is "on track" and the increase in its ratio of public debt to gross domestic product should moderate to peak at around 180% in 2013-14, Fitch said.
"Sovereign debt service now appears more secure than the size of the debt stock would otherwise imply," it said. "Even so, public debt sustainability is still far from assured and will be dependent on economic recovery and a sustained primary fiscal surplus."
Rating Changes
Yields on sovereign securities moved in the opposite direction from what ratings suggested in 53% of 32 upgrades, downgrades and changes in credit outlook last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg published in December. Investors ignored 56% of Moody's rating and outlook changes and 50 percent of those by Standard and Poor's. That's worse than the longer-term average of 47% , based on more than 300 changes since 1974.
The stable outlook on Greece "reflects Fitch's assessment that upside and downside risks to the rating are more broadly balanced than in the recent past," the company said. "The degree of default risk for private creditors, encapsulated in the previous 'CCC' rating, has subsided."
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Author Notes: I am adding this chicken recipe because it goes so well with the Lemon Risotto recipe that I posted. Moreover, it is so easy with tons of lemony flavor. This recipe is also from Trattoria by Patricia Wells. —JulieBee
Serves: 2 to 4
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
boneless, skinless chicken breasts or chicken cutlets
tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
Fresh sage leaves
tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
tablespoons unsalted butter
teaspoons sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Marinate chicken with the lemon juice, sage and olive oil for 30 minutes. The lemon here both flavors and tenderizes the chicken.
- After 30 minutes remove chicken and pat dry. Strain marinade and put aside. Reserve sage leaves separately and put aside.
- In large skillet, melt butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil until hot and bubbly. Add chicken breasts smooth side down and cook until evenly brown...about 5 minutes (cooking time will be much less if you are using cutlets).Turn breasts over and season generously with salt and pepper. Tuck reserved sage leaves around the chicken and cook until chicken is browned on the bottom but still juicy... about 5-10 minutes more. Do not scorch the sage.
- Remove chicken to platter and season second side with salt and pepper. Scatter sage leaves on top and also add lemon wedges to plate. Cover loosely with foil. Discard any fat from skillet. Add reserved lemon marinade into skillet on high heat. Reduce to a glaze...add tablespoon of butter and pour over chicken. Serve asap. Yummy.
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Monday Morning Mirth
As always, the G, the B & the U (you decide!)….
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SCARSDALE, N.Y. – With construction work continuing on the Crane Road Bridge project in Scarsdale, residents can expect several nighttime road and ramp closures, leading to delays and detours.
Westchester County Traffic Engineer Kevin Roseman estimates that construction is approximately 15 percent complete on the three-year, $39.4 million project that will continue through spring 2015.
Night work will begin Monday, continuing on weeknights for nearly two weeks as crews install 25-foot concrete forms for the north abutment walls adjacent to the eastern side of the railroad tracks. Workers will be on scene from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Work will continue during normal hours – 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. – at the site.
For five days during this period – from Feb. 13 through 15 and on Feb. 18 and 19 – southbound lanes on East Parkway between Crane Road and Christie Place will be closed to place a crane in the roadway. During these five weeknights, the south and northbound exit 12 ramps from the Bronx River Parkway will be closed and motorists will be detoured to exit 10, Harney Road.
During March, there will be similar closures so crews can remove the concrete forms. The installation of a dozen prefabricated concrete beams over the Metro-North Railroad is projected for April and May. This, too, will lead to night closures.
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Kate Middleton: Some of Her Best Looks
Us Gloss ladies all have mad respect for the sartorial sense of Kate Middleton. Sure, she's been criticized for playing it safe all the time, but she's dating a damn Royal, so I understand why she errs on the side of too tasteful (and there's no such thing, while we're at it).
If anything, I think Middleton's uniform–nipped jackets, flowy skirts in modest lengths and awesome hats–is commendable: this woman knows exactly what looks good on her. She chooses colors that compliment her skin tone and set off her brunette hair (lots of blues and creams) and always looks relaxed, effortless and quite naturally lovely, which is an accomplishment considering the media scrutiny.
Thus–thanks to America's sudden fascination with Middleton, Wills and their engagement–we're honoring Kate with a gallery of some of her best choices. Burn right, America's sudden fascination. Burn bright.


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Angadbir Singh is the youngest member of an NGO- GEC(globalenvironment concern) and also THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF the UN Solution Exchange Climate Change Community.
I read this pearl of wisdom somewhere "AS ONE WE ARE A DROP, AS TOGETHER, WE ARE AN OCEAN"
So hence each one of us has to stand up to face this issue gripping the society. Climate change may seem rhetoric but it is the need of the hour. Thereby I urge my fellow peers, community members to fight climate change via awareness campaigns. I strongly believe that each one of us can make a difference and it starts from you and the climate issue is the need of the hour. We need to uphold environmental conscience and promote its ideals.
Simple things like using public transport or reducing our waste can reduce a lot of carbon emitted into the atmosphere. Even I am an eco-warrior as I do my bit and each one of us can; the question is do we?
"We need to stand up, it is not about me or he but WE!"
With more than 6 billion people and ever increasing numbers; the resources are swiftly vanishing- it is just a matter of time if things go on like this. Tropical forests are being cut down for economic reasons and for construction due to increasing population. The main method for clearing land is burning, which releases a lot of CO2 into the atmosphere. Thus the damage of deforestation is 45 billion dollars but what about the air we breathe such large scale destruction of trees jeopardizes the quality of the very air we breathe. "Nature has enough for man's need but not enough for man's greed."-Mahatma Gandhi This was rightly said as until now every step of man till date on this planet of ours-The Earth, has been stringing on both sides of a coin. With the rushing expanse of technology we had harmed our own environment for which we are repenting but-the time is now;
When we can choose a path, a path of a greener environment and earth. History is useless, unless we learn from it. And the lesson here is pretty clear. But the fact that people have an idea does not make them special. The fact that they did something about it is. After all, genius is in the doing. And there's never been a time like now. So let us stand to make a difference. Global warming will continue. As politicians squabble over ways to stem its rise, glaciers have been melting under their feet, as emissions from cars and industry warm the climate.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL-WAKE UP! AMID the alphabet soup and baffling procedures of the climate-change conference in Copenhagen, it was easy to forget the overall aim: to move from a world in which carbon dioxide emissions are rising to one in which they are falling fast enough to make a difference. Since India is still in the early stages of development , it is better equipped to demonstrate a low carbon lifestyle, which other societies could emulate. Finally, there is the question of population. So far as India is concerned, a peak population of one-and-a-half-billion is on the horizon. The resources of land, water and food, apart from energy and minerals, available to India will be inadequate to support such a large number, except at a marginal level. Therefore, it is imperative that we adopt policies leading to population stabilization soon and, indeed, a declining population thereafter.
After all, it is not carbon we want, but development. It is not coal we want, but electricity. It is not oil we want, but transport. Low-carbon technologies now exist to deliver all the goods and services we need. Let us make the goal of using them.


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Team Associated's Carl Renezeder Continues His Winning Ways in Las Vegas!April 30, 2013
Event Name: Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
Event Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Event Date(s): April 27, 2013 to April 28, 2013
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series rolled into the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend to hold Rounds 3 & 4 of the 2013 season. Located across the highway from Nellis Air force Base, the sound of flying jets was eclipsed by the roar of 900HP race trucks. Some teams were looking to bounce back from a hard weekend in rounds 1 & 2, while others were looking to continue their sucess.
The show always starts with the future of the sport, the "Kart Kids" and Team Associated is proud to sponsor modified kart drivers Gavin Harlien and Brooke Kawell. Gavin got a good clean start and drove a great race to bring home a third place finish on Saturday, and his first podium of the year. Brooke was running strong when mechanical issues took her from competition only a turn from the finish line Saturday, she was on her way to a solid top 5 finish.
In the Pro-4 class, Team Associated's Carl Renezeder looked to continue his dominance from rounds 1 & 2, while defending Pro 4 Champion Kyle LeDuc looked to shake a monkey off his back. When the race started, the top five trucks of Adler, LeDuc, Barron, Renezeder, and MacCachren started to stretch out from rest of the field. After a couple laps of clean racing, Todd LeDuc made a mistake allowing Renezeder to get by and take the third spot. Barron was looking to make a pass for the lead on Adler and when the opportunity came, Barron jumped on it. He made a clean inside pass on Adler and took to the top spot. After getting to the lead, Barron spun a few laps later, giving the lead back to Adler, who later in the race experienced mechanical issues and had to pull off. Carl, now in second took the lead and stayed out front to pick up his third Pro-4 victory of the season.
Next up was the stacked Pro Lite class featuring 27 trucks. Team Associated drivers Ryan Beat and Noah Fouch took to the track looking to stand on the top spot of the box. Ryan Beat was in third heading to the last corner when he was collected after the front 2 trucks made contact. Noah's spotter called a high line and he was able to get by and claim a third place finish and his first podium of the season behind Brian Deegan and Casey Currie.
The day was concluded with the main event, the Pro 2s. 15 trucks fired their 900HP beasts and were turned loose for 14 laps of high-energy racing. Returning champion Brian Deegan lead the group of drivers to the start and had his hands full with drivers like Rob Mac, Carl Renezeder, and Robby Woods. Rob Mac and Carl worked on Brian Deegan and were both able to capitalize on a few rare mistakes which left the door open for passes. Rob Mac was able to keep the lead and drove on to the victory followed by Carl Renezeder and Brian Deega, who took the third spot.
Sunday came and the teams looked to close the weekend with some momentum that could carry them into the next couple rounds. Pro 4 took to the track for morning qualifying and claimed its first victim. Carl Renezeder suffered a blown motor when an oil line collapsed. His crew scrambled to change the engine and by the time opening ceremonies were ending, the new bullet was installed and ready to scream. Corry Weller started out front and was showing the boys the fast way around the track. She lead the race for several laps before a spin in front of the field would allow Eric Barron to take the lead followed by Rob Mac, Kyle LeDuc, and Carl Renezeder. After some good bumps and aggressive driving, Barron was shuffled back to fourth place, while Barron was going backward, Carl continued to work and set up places to pass. Carl's new motor was looking good and he was able to get past Kyle and set his sights on Rob and the lead. As Rob and Carl were heading into the newly redone back section of the track, Carl hammered down and made the pass on the outside and out broke Rob into the 4th corner to take the position as they headed into the chicane. Carl was able to gap the field and took his fourth win of the season. Kyle LeDuc turned some fast laps and made the pass on Rob Mac as well for the second place spot and was able to hold off Rob who finished third rounding out the Pro-4 podium.
The Lucas Oil Off Road Series will be heading back to Southern California and the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex where the track offers fast speeds, HUGE air, and all around good racing. Rounds 5 & 6 will be held May 18th and 19th. For more information about the Lucas series click the link below. We hope to see you at the track!


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Anyone who has followed University of the Pacific basketball the past quarter-century has a favorite memory of soon-retiring coach Bob Thomason.
Anyone who has followed University of the Pacific basketball the past quarter-century has a favorite memory of soon-retiring coach Bob Thomason.
For some, it's the NCAA Tournament victories against Big East Conference teams Providence (2004) and Pittsburgh (2005). For others, it's the heartache of a 2006 double-overtime NCAA loss to Boston College - c'mon refs, really?
There also was the day when one of his players, Michael Olowokandi, became the first pick in the NBA Draft, ahead of the likes of Mike Bibby, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce.
My choice, however, is late in the afternoon on March 9, 1997 - a Sunday - at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno.
Thomason had been the Tigers' head coach for about a decade. He'd come agonizingly close to taking his alma mater to the NCAA Tournament.
This was the day it finally happened. And it was very soon after a berth had been clinched with a 63-55 over host Nevada that my "Thomason moment" happened. They stood near center court in Reno, three generations of Thomason men. There was his father, Bob Thomason Sr., trying to stoically enjoy the accomplishment before letting lose a flood of tears and emotions.
There was his son and backup guard, Scott Thomason, doing a little dance as the Tigers celebrated making it to the Big Dance.
And, of course, there was Bob, deflecting the praise to his players and coaching staff but deserving much of it himself.
It was a family moment - his wife, Jerri, also was there - that said more about Thomason, the person, than it did about Thomason the coach.
The evening of March 9, a Saturday, is going to be emotional for many in the Pacific family. Thomason will coach his last home and regular-season game against first-place Long Beach State. The Tigers also have a home game March 7 against UC Irvine.
He's done so much in his 25 years here - molding young players into polished adults, emphasizing academics, teaching and mentoring assistant coaches, cheerleading for the City of Stockton when it needed those boosts. And, of course, winning more than 400 basketball games.
During his 25 years at Pacific, The Record has had six different "beat" writers covering the team. Four are still with the newspaper. Another current Record staff member was there when Thomason played at Pacific. Here are some of their thoughts:
Tony Sauro, on his shooting prowess: "In his senior year, Bob scored 36 points in a game at Loyola-Marymount (Feb. 27, 1971). He was 'unconscious,' as they used to say. He made many of his shots from what now would be three-point range. Pacific won 88-75 and won the West Coast Athletic Conference championship before losing to Brigham Young (84-81) in the four-team West regional of the NCAA playoffs in Salt Lake City."
Lori Gilbert, on his knowledge and demeanor: "I always thought Bob was the best Xs and Os man around. When his team played St. Joseph's in the 1997 NCAA Tournament, (St. Joe's) coach Phil Martelli said he tried to diagram plays from tape and stopped (because there were so many). He has been an incredible coach over the years, but even more, a great representative of his beloved alma mater and Stockton. I wish him nothing but joy and happiness in his retirement."
Bob Highfill, on his professionalism: "Coach Thomason has elevated Pacific basketball with a degree of integrity unsurpassed in his profession. Bob has always been first class to work with, and my respect for him runs deep. I will miss seeing him in his office and on the court, but I do hope to see him some time on the golf course."
Jagdip Dhillon, on the respect he earned: "Someone being called a 'coach's coach' is an old sports clich�, but it's an accurate description of Bob. It's fitting the coach's coach will conclude his career as the Big West Conference's all-time wins leader."
Jason Anderson, on his meaning to the university: "Mike Webb (former Pacific guard) once said the school should erect a statue of Bob. Bob said he could only embrace the idea 'if they take my picture from about 20 years ago when I was kind of thin.' School officials ought to seriously consider it. A monument honoring Bob would be a fitting tribute to a man who helped the university achieve some of its greatest feats."
We plan extensive coverage of Thomason's career. He deserves every word of praise.
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Costume jewelry is a cheap and fun way to accessorize, but new findings might make you think twice before you treat yourself to a bargain bin necklace. A recent study conducted by The Ecology Center, an environmental non-profit organization in Michigan, found that many pieces of costume jewelry contain high levels of unsafe chemicals including lead, chromium and nickel.
Researchers tested 99 pieces of children's and adult jewelry from 14 stores like Target, Claire's, Forever 21, Walmart, H&M, Kohl's, Justice, Icing and Hot Topic; over half of the items tested had high levels of hazardous substances. To see a full list of products, click here.
In a written statement Jeff Gearhart, research director at the Ecology Center, stated: "There is no excuse for jewelry, especially children's jewelry, to be made with some of the most well studied and dangerous substances on the planet." Dr. Kenneth R. Spaeth, director of the environmental medicine center at North Shore University Hospital in New York state, said that the danger doesn't come from wearing the jewelry, but, "When pieces are small enough to fit in (a child's) mouth, the likelihood of ingestion increases dramatically," he said.
Spokespeople for Target and Walmart responded to the results and said that the costume jewelry they sell meets federal safety standards, and is intended for adults to wear. However, Scott Wolfson, communications director at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), told CBS News that the CPSC plans to pick up samples of the jewelry themselves and learn more about it.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Danish goalkeeper David Ousted is the newest member of Vancouver Whitecaps FC after joining from Randers FC, but he'll have to earn his starting job.
That was the word from club president Bob Lenarduzzi on Thursday after the 'Caps announced the 28-year-old netminder as their latest signing.
The rumors of Ousted's arrival have been bouncing around since late May, and Whitecaps current starting goalkeeper Brad Knighton reacted to the scuttlebutt this weekend by stating the job is his to lose.
"In terms of the short term, nothing really changes," Lenarduzzi insisted to MLSsoccer.com on Thursday. "Brad is the incumbent, and if Brad continues to do well, then he'll retain his starting spot."
READ: Russell Teibert "playing fantastically" for Whitecaps after another two assist performance
Certainly over the team's next three matches, Knighton will be the man, as the 'Caps play D.C. United, Sporting KC and Seattle Sounders FC before the opening of the North American transfer window on July 9, meaning the first match the former Danish youth international would be eligible to play in would be Vancouver's match on July 14 at home to the Chicago Fire.
However, there are no guarantees Ousted, who has kept 35 clean sheets in 103 matches for Randers over the past three seasons, will make his debut against the Fire, according to the club's head honcho.
"He's coming off of having finished his season a couple of months ago," Lenarduzzi said. "Everything that I've heard about him leads me to believe that he's going to come into our club fit, but match fitness is significantly different to general fitness.
"What we do want to make sure of is that we give him the best chance possible of success by making sure that when the time comes he's able to play that he's actually ready to go rather than throwing him in less-than-ideal circumstances."
READ: What Vancouver learned after 3-1 win over Chivas USA
Lenarduzzi said the 'keeper came to the 'Caps attention through their Norwegian goalkeeping coach, Marius Rovde.
"He has a pretty good network throughout Scandinavia," Lenarduzzi said. "He became aware of David's status and the fact that he was free and was interested in looking at options outside of Denmark, so once we were aware of that we did our homework, and liked what we saw, and felt we had to make the move now."
The arrival of the 6-foot-3 Ousted means Whitecaps FC will have four goalkeepers on their books, something that Lenarduzzi admits is "unorthodox." When asked if the club will now be forced to move one of Joe Cannon, Knighton or Simon Thomas, Lenarduzzi suggested there was no rush on that front.
"We're not actually seeking out opportunities to move people at this time," Lenarduzzi said. "If something comes up, we would look at it, much like we would look at it for any other position on the team."
Martin MacMahon covers Vancouver Whitecaps FC for MLSsoccer.com.


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Katy Perry to Guest Star on 'Raising Hope'
Katy Perry is headed to the small screen again. The pop diva booked a guest spot as a — get this! — prison attendant on Fox's 'Raising Hope.' The episode is set to air on Tuesday, March 6 at 8 PM ET/PT and it's called 'Single White Female Role Model.' From pop star to prison attendant: Katy Perry does it all.
Perry will portray Rikki, a prison attendant claiming to be a friend of 'Raising Hope' character Sabrina, played by Shannon Woodward. Perry decided to take the role since Woodward is her BFF. Wait, we thought Rihanna was her bestie. Ah, well, a girl can have two best friends, can't she?
Executive producer Greg Garcia said, "Shannon Woodward told me that her friend Katy was interested in doing an episode and I thought, 'Why not? Let's do your friend Katy a favor.'"
But the "favor" actually turned out better than expected, since Perry nailed it. As if we expected any less — this is Katy freakin' Perry we're talking about. There are no limits to the 'Part of Me' singer's talents.
Garcia continued, with tongue-in-cheek, saying, "Then she came in and did a terrific job. She was hilarious. And now people are telling me that Katy is also a singer. I sincerely hope that her appearance on the show helps her get her singing career off the ground. It's a tough business!"
Perry also commented on how her role as Rikki came to be. "Shannon Woodward is my best friend," said Perry. "A couple weeks ago, I was home, just toasting up a frozen chicken fillet when she called me up and asked if I wanted to do something 'fun' for a change and try out a guest role on her TV show. I thought, 'Sure, I have nothing else to do, and I like chillin' with my best friend.' Greg was nice, but I hope he's not secretly sabotaging my potential future career by typecasting me in the role of just a looker, so that I would never be able to play anything more challenging."
If you want more deets about Perry's appearance, here they are. Sabrina participates in an Occupy Natesville protest and thus slapped with a two-week prison sentence. Rikki gains pleasure from making her stay in the clink utterly miserable. That is until she recalls their long-ago friendship.
Who's going to watch Katy Perry, who previously appeared on 'The Simpsons' and 'How I Met Your Mother,' on 'Raising Hope?'


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DescriptionLife habit: lichenized; Thallus: foliose to subfruticose, circular in outline, often forming rosettes or irregularly coalescing and spreading extensively over its substrate, loosely adnate to adnate, lobate; lobes: usually flattened to convex or concave but sometimes subterete, discrete, often loosely imbricate, elongate, horizontal with tips sometimes ascending or semi-erect to erect, eciliate; upper surface: mostly some shade of orange but in shade paling to yellow, occasionally pale green to gray, dull or somewhat shiny, with or without pruina, lacking pseudocyphellae, with or without isidia or soredia; upper cortex: paraplectenchymatous; medulla: white, with or without hyphae bundles, or lax and reticulate; primary photobiont a Trebouxia sp., secondary photobiont lacking; lower cortex: paraplectenchymatous; lower surface: white to yellow, smooth to somewhat wrinkled, with or without simple hapters; Ascomata: present or absent, apothecial, zeorine, laminal, sessile to stipitate; margin: concolorous with the thallus, smooth or sorediate; disc: darker orange than the thallus, sometimes pruinose, eperforate; epihymenium: bright yellowish orange; hymenium: usually hyaline below but light orange above, sometimes with oil droplets; hypothecium: hyaline to pale brown; paraphyses: simple or branched, sometimes anastomosing below; asci: clavate to broadly clavate, 8-spored, Teloschistes-type (sensu Honegger 1978); ascospores: ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid, polarilocular, hyaline, 10-20 x 4-10 µm; septum: narrow to wide, 1-8 µm; Conidiomata: pycnidial, concolorous with the thallus or darker, immersed or protruding; conidia: simple, ellipsoid, hyaline; Secondary metabolites: anthraquinones present in colored parts; Geography: worldwide; Substrate: bark and rock, rarely on detritus or other substrates.; Notes: Morphologically and chemically Xanthoria is similar to Xanthomendoza, but Xanthoria differs mainly by having ellipsoid conidia, and hapters instead of well developed rhizines (see also Søchting et al. 2002). The taxonomy of Xanthoria in relation to the genera Caloplaca and Teloschistes is currently unresolved.


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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, the City of New Orleans offered safety tips to residents who as a result of Hurricane Isaac may find themselves facing the growth of mold.
City health officials caution that the health effects from mold can be serious for those with pre-existing health conditions such as allergies and asthma.
Mold thrives in continuously wet conditions and can start to grow within 24 hours after a flood. Mold spores can cause allergy symptoms, headaches, bronchitis, asthma attacks, lung irritation and skin rashes. People with asthma or other pulmonary illnesses, compromised immune systems, infants and the elderly are more likely to develop mold-related illnesses.
If large areas of mold growth are present, professional mold assessment and/or clean up assistance may be needed. Professional mold contractors must have valid licenses with the State Licensing Board for Contractors.
Residents are encouraged to reach out to their own doctors or clinics if they are having symptoms. If residents don't have a doctor, they can find a low or no cost clinic at www.gnocommunity.org. In order to control mold, City health officials offer the following suggestions:
• Flooded homes should be thoroughly dried out, a process that may take several days or weeks.
• Wet carpet and padding should be removed and discarded.
• Porous materials – those that absorb water – such as sheetrock, some paneling, fiberglass insulation, cellulose insulation, mattresses, pillows, wallpaper and upholstered furniture should be discarded.
• Sheetrock and other porous wallboards should be removed to at least 12 inches above the water line. Check for wicking, the upward movement of moisture to higher levels.
• Clean wall studs where wallboard has been removed and allow them to dry completely.
• Floors, concrete or brick walls, countertops, plastic, glass and other non-porous materials should be washed with soap and water and then with a solution of one to two cups of bleach to a gallon of water and allowed to completely dry.
• Wear rubber gloves and eye protection when using bleach and make sure area is well ventilated. Don't mix bleach and ammonia. Consider using an N-95 rated dust mask if heavy concentrations of mold are already growing.
• Materials that cannot be effectively cleaned and dried should be placed in sealed plastic bags to prevent the spread of mold spores.
• People allergic to mold and people with asthma or other respiratory conditions should not do mold cleanup.
For more information on mold-related issues, including cleanup and moisture control, residents are urged to visit the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) website at www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold or contact
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U.S. dealerships employed more than 1 million people in 2013, the first time the industry has topped that threshold since 2008, early in the recession.
The 2013 total of 1,008,800 marked a 3 percent gain from 2012, the National Automobile Dealers Association reports in NADA Data 2014, the group's annual report on dealership sales and financial trends released today.
NADA takes its data from dealer financial statements, which are audited and overseen by banks and the auto manufacturers. The data is real, pay attention below to dealer's net profit per new vehicle. Some of you doubt me when I say dealers don't make money on new cars, here is the proof.
The average dealership employed 57 people in 2013, up from 55 in 2012, and had an annual payroll of $3 million, up 3 percent. Total payroll for all dealerships was $53.7 billion last year.
NADA Chief Economist Steven Szakaly forecasts continued growth for the industry in 2014.
"The economic recovery is continuing, and we expect a stronger housing market, improving job prospects and continued low interest rates for auto loans to boost sales this year," Szakaly said in a statement.
Szakaly is forecasting total light-vehicle sales of 16.4 million in 2014, up from 15.6 million in 2013.
Yet overall dealership profitability is unlikely to rise in 2014 from the 2013 industry average net pretax profit margin of 2.2 percent, defined as pretax profit as a percentage of total revenues. NADA released the figure for 2013 in February. The metric is expected to remain unchanged at 2.2 percent this year, Szakaly said in the report.
"Fierce price competition — whether from online research, a network of competing franchised dealers or compelling new vehicles — continues to dominate an industry with slim retailing margins," Szakaly said.
Through the first three months of the year, the average pretax profit stood at 2.4 percent.
Though the total pretax profit margin was flat in 2013, dealerships did make more money on a dollar basis due to rising vehicle sales and higher overall revenues. The average dealership made $923,248 in net pretax profit last year, up 10 percent from 2012.
Total revenue at U.S. dealerships reached $730 billion in 2013, up 9 percent.
New-vehicle unit sales rose 7 percent, but gross margins on new vehicles continued to decline in 2013, falling to 3.8 percent from 4.2 percent in 2012. Profit per new vehicle retailed fell to $69 last year from $111 in 2012.
Still, the new-vehicle department made a net profit for the third year in a row, after five previous straight years of losses, after adding in profits from aftermarket products and finance and insurance that were attributable to new-vehicle sales.
Used-vehicle unit sales rose 2 percent overall, though retail sales increased more sharply, by 6 percent. Wholesale unit sales fell 3 percent.
Net profit in the used-vehicle department was positive for the fifth straight year. The profit per used vehicle retailed rose to $254 in 2013 from $194 the previous year.
Total sales in service, parts and the body shop rose 5 percent. Total service and parts profits increased 7 percent.


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By: Kaley Kokomoor '13 & Bill Griffiths '14
The Island School Project is a core component of the Education Department's two 300-level teaching courses, Teaching & Learning, and Curriculum. A joint effort between the department and the McKeen Center, the ISP has allowed several classes of Bowdoin students to study rural education thorough firsthand experiences with Maine island communities.
In the fall of 2012, our education class visited the K-12 Vinalhaven School of Vinalhaven, Maine. Located in Penobscot Bay, the island of about 1,200 year-round residents is sustained by strong lobster fishing and summer tourism industries. As we learned, many facets of island life presented unique challenges and opportunities to local educators. How does a teacher structure homework for students who spend the majority of their time outside of school working on lobster boats? In what ways can the school get their students involved in the local community? The various, creative ways in which the Vinalhaven School's teachers made their curriculums relevant to their students provided our class with valuable insights we used to better our teaching in our own classrooms.
When we first arrived at Vinalhaven, members of the school faculty and a few community leaders hosted our class for dinner at The Gathering Place and discussed with us the different aspects of island life that impact education. After a cozy night at the Payne Homestead, our class spent the morning at the Vinalhaven School discussing standards-based education with the high school teaching team and engaging with teachers and students in the classroom. Before catching the ferry back to Rockland, we had the opportunity to see and hear about the ARCafe (a local non-profit) and the lobster buying station from students who are involved in the lobster business. This two-day trip provided our education class not only with a chance to learn from skilled veteran teachers but also the option to gain a broader, more detailed perspective of Maine beyond Brunswick.
As liaisons for the ISP, we were given a learning experience we truly could not have found anywhere else. Our opportunity to get to know the community, its students, and its impressive teachers made for a memorable semester that will undoubtedly inform our future careers as educators.
Learn about this and many more College ~ community connections next Thursday, May 9, 3:30-5pm at Bowdoin and the Common Good: a Celebration of Community in Morrell Lounge, Smith Union. This event is open to the public.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Za'atar Flatbread
I wasn't going to blog about this bread because it's embarrassingly easy to make, as long as you have the za'atar (or zatar--or, for that matter, zaatar, zatr, zattr, zahatar, zaktar or satar).
If you have the spice mixture, however you want to spell it, you can make a close approximation of the bread just by buying pita or other flatbread, brushing it with olive oil, sprinkling the za'atar mixture on top, and baking it for 5 minutes or so. I got my mixture at Penzey's, but it's also available at a number of on-line sources. (When I was at our local Penzey's store, I remembered that I wanted this spice, but I couldn't remember what it was called. I asked if they had any Qatar. The nice man at Penazey's didn't say, "You moron, that's a country, not a spice." Instead, he kindly led me to the za'atar and said, "I think this is what you want." The Penzey's mixture has thyme, sumac, sesame seeds, and salt, but other mixtures may also contain oregano, mint, marjoram, or savory. There are many recipes available via the internet, the source of all knowledge.
I simply used the master recipe in Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois. I halved the recipe, and used about two-thirds of that to make the flatbread. (The other third is being made today into a mini-boule that will be sliced and used to top some onion soup).
The dough is spread out flat, punched with your fingers, and doused with olive oil. Then you liberally sprinkle on the za'atar mixture and a little more salt (there is already some salt in the za'atar, so you want to be careful not to overdo the added salt).
I baked it for about 25 minutes at 425 in a convection oven, cut it into small wedges, and served it with hummus. Now za'atar is my new favorite taste sensation. It's salty, a little sour, herbal, and nutty. Artisan Bread in Five suggests using it in a kabob marinade or in fattoush--both sound great for summer cooking. Alas, summer is not yet here, but I hope the zatar will keep for a few more months.
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I love that stuff and now I have another use for it.
Yep. You're wonderful.
- Stephanie said...
I've never tried that spice mixture but it sounds delicious to me! I've been all about the flat breads lately so I'll have to give it a try
- breadbasketcase said...
Well, you're not so bad yourself.
It's excellent, and would work on any kind of flatbread.
- jini said...
i love za'atar! i learned about it years ago from a friend. this sounds like an excellent way to use it. you are sooooooooo good marie! ;)
- Kris' Kitchen said...
I've been looking through your blog and almost drooling over your breads. I want to try adding cream cheese to my cinnamon roll dough this weekend. Great idea!
- Mary said...
This sounds wonderful. Once I get the za'atar I plan to make this. I'm new to your blog but I don't plan to be a stranger. I really like the recipes you share with your readers and I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary


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Nashua police say razor blade found among child's Halloween treats
October 31. 2013 9:53PM
NASHUA — Police are trying to find out who placed a razor blade in a child's Halloween bag.
Police said the parents of a child trick-or-treating on several roads off Broad Street reported finding the single, loose blade after going to homes between 6 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Police said they went to homes on Navaho Street, Denise Street, Carroll Street, Greenlay Street, Marie Avenue, Luke Street and Bailey Street.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 594-3500.


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About Ole Brodersen
In his long-exposure photographs, Ole Brodersen makes familiar landscapes strange. Like John Baldessari or Bernd and Hilla Becher, he documents the interaction of human beings with the landscape, via the signs that they leave or the chance evidence of their presence. In his "Trespassing" series, Brodersen shows mundane elements like balloons or lights, marking natural spaces without apparent human intervention. In "Scenery Flats," he compares photographs of the exteriors of homes on well-preserved but depopulated islands in the south of Norway, which his father took in 1980 and Brodersen shot again in 2010. His work demonstrates how beautiful and eerie the human footprint on a landscape can be, and he describes his approach as "researching ways of visualizing the encounters between man and nature."
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Used Olympus OM-D EM-5
- 16.1MP Live MOS Sensor
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The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera sports the popular mirrorless technology that allows for a light and compact body. More than that, however, the OM-D E-M5 is an outstanding camera that provides you with tools like an electronic eye-level viewfinder, a 120 fps refresh rate, a tilting 3.0″ OLED touchscreen monitor, 16Mp of resolution, and – of course – an ever-expanding array of compatible lens options. All these factors boil down to a camera that's easier to transport than the average DSLR, yet puts multiple creative choices, and numerous other high-end features and functions, at your disposal.
Taking the features of the OM-D EM-5 one at a time, let's begin with the camera's high image quality. Making such stunning 16Mp stills and 1920 x 1080 HD video possible would be the 16Mp Live MOS image sensor and the TruePic VI image processor. The heart of the camera, these two work together with an array of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses for impressive images and movies.
Other features worth mentioning here include Olympus' AF system, which enables fast, accurate images in a variety of situations. Additionally, 9.2 fps high-speed sequential shooting goes a step further to ensure that fast moving subjects are easily captured. The 5-axis, sensor-shift image stabilization system also comes into play here, compensating for vertical, horizontal, and rotational camera shake, which conventional 2-axis systems of the past haven't been able to tame. This stabilization is built-in the camera body, and ensures effective stabilization with all lenses.
The high-res, 1.44 million dot LCD has 100% field-of-view coverage and a 1.15x maximum magnification. The EVF also allows for enlarging the focus point for seeing the effect of many different features right in the viewfinder. In addition to this impressive EVF, the camera also has a 3.0″ tilting OLED touchscreen monitor, making it the first Olympus camera to have such capabilities. The touchscreen monitor allows for fast menu navigation, and brilliant composition and review of scenes.
The OM-D EM-5 is also a tough camera, featuring a dust-proof and splash-proof design. As Olympus states, "multiple ring-shaped seals protect the camera from sand, dust, rain, and water spray". That means there's no need to fear the elements and as a result, miss the shot.
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Best Reasonably Priced Car
Our definition of reasonably priced car is < $30 000
The Kia Optima. Starts at $23 000, and you get tons of car for that money. You can get it pretty much fully loaded for around $35 000, and for that you get a navigation screen and a turbo with ~270hp. The interior look great as well. I think it's fantastic value considering all the car you get. It also helps that it's fantastic looking on the outside. Close runner up was the Hyundai Sonata, but you get more stuff with the Kia, and the Sonata feels somewhat "cheaper".
Best Reasonably Priced Roadster
Our definition of reasonably priced roadster was < $50 000
The Nissan 370Z. Now I had a really hard time with this. I can never seem to find a roadster that I think looks good. The 370 isn't the ugliest car in the world, but it's not exactly pretty. However, it looks good on the inside, and it's pretty sporty, so it was my choice out of the other roadsters at the show. There really aren't a lot of good choices under $50 000. The most notable competition was the MX-5, but that didn't feel as fun. The Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible looks much better, but they didn't have any at the show. It's also much better value, so in real life I would probably prefer that.
Best Car
This is basically "If you could drive any car out of the Auto Show, which would it be". Not surprisingly, my choice coincides with this.
Aston Martin Rapide. Even better looking in person. It was the second best looking car in the show (after the better proportioned Virage)
Other notable cars: The entire new Ford lineup. They redesigned most of their line up, and they all look fantastic. In particular, the new Ford Fusion:
I would say that the new Ford Fusion is the best looking reasonably price car you can buy today. Unfortunately, they didn't have pricing information on it yet, but if it's anything like the old one, it'll start at $19 000 (well equipped for ~30K)
All in all, the auto show was great fun as usual. Now back to real life (and school. boo). Remember the time I blogged about programming. Yup...


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Extra Program
Introduction to AYSO Extra
This is your jumping off point to learn about the new AYSO Region 76 Extra Program.
The Extra Program begins practice in August and starts play in early September with weekly games played against other Extra teams from other Regions. The program will continue through the middle of December, with playoffs taking place in January and February.
The AYSO Region 76 Extra program is for more advanced playerss ages 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 looking for more competitive play and increased training. AYSO Extra will do this while retaining core AYSO values, including minimum playing time (Everyone Plays!) and a strong focus on player development.
- Extra teams will be coached by highly qualified AYSO volunteer coaches.
- Teams will receive training from professional coaches.
- Teams will train twice a week and will play one or two games each weekend against similar teams mostly from Western and Central Los Angeles. Half the games will be in Beverly Hills, the other half on other teams' home fields.
- Starting with the Thanksgiving Turkey Tournaments and throughout the winter and spring, Extra teams will be able to play in AYSO and club tournaments from Santa Barbara to San Diego..
Anyone can try out and trying out is free. Tryouts will take place beginning in the middle of March - details are posted on the Tryouts page. Participation will be by invitation that will be sent following the completion of tryouts.
The fee for the Fall season is composed of three components:
- The regular season registration fee, the amount of which depends on when you signed up ($185 early bird, $235 pre-season, $285 post-June 1). Payment is made with your online registration.
- A special Extra fee, which will be $500.00 for the Fall season (this is the 2017 amount; 2018 fee is being determined). This will cover your child's uniforms, field usage, and professional trainers twice per week, and a small administrative fee to run the program. Payment is due within three days of your acceptance. Log in to www.ayso76.net and go to My Account, Family Profile and click on the Post-Season Assignments tab [there may be a separate tab for Extra; if so, click on this].
- In addition, there will be a charge of approximately $80 to cover the cost of the team's fees to play in a Thanksgiving tournament and the Sportsmanship Cup in December. This will be due by November 1.
For more information and questions about the program not answered here, please email us at
Looking forward to a lot of fun ahead.
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Hey guys,
The ups and downs of life are inevitable and for Young Eun in Winter Bird, it's her way of life. We are launching the first 20 episodes to our premium members (more episodes to come). Free users will have access to five episodes/week.
In life, you are mostly on your own. Here is one woman who suddenly became orphaned and was taken in by a friend of her father. She is swept away by the winds of destiny, unable to express her emotions as she loses her confidence. As she goes through a nightmare marriage and messy divorce, she steadily finds her own voice.
A story about finding that the people nearest to you are the most precious people. The world is not a place where everyone is smarter and more confident than you. Many smart people are smothered by the unlucky circumstances they find themselves in. Life is about celebrating what you have in such a life. Nobody can force you to live the life you have. And they will not live it for you. But what if the choices I make will ruin the happiness of others?
This is a story about a woman who fights the despair she feels as she overcomes the hardships and pain. Through her character, we see how a person's fate can interrupt our life.
*Winter Bird is available in North America.
more japanese please
korean drama not really my thing..but I'll give it a look
千と千尋の神隠し 千と千尋の神隠し 千と千尋の神隠し
Can you start making some of this drama available to the UK people? The only one I think is available for us is RH Plus and that is really quite bad.
I totally agree. I would love to be able to legally watch Jdramas on CR. It would make this site even more awesome. I will check this one out.
Back in Graduate School. I guess I never learn...
accounts come and go but embarrassing usernames are eternal
Please, japanese doramas!!!
Not really my thing... But thanks for adding anyway. (I'm a more-anime-kinda-person.) ^^
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Head coach: Katie Ryan
Classification: 4A Jeffco
2011 recap: Evergreen placed third in the 4A Jeffco League, but did not make it through districts after losing to Niwot and Longmont. ... The team was led by Brenna Buckwalter, who is now playing for the University of New Hampshire.
Players to watch: Kira Nielander, Sr., outside hitter; Andrea Eddy, Fr., setter/ right-side hitter; Genevieve DeGrandchamp, Sr., front hitter
Season opener: Aug. 30, vs. Pomona, 6 p.m.
State championship: Nov. 9-10, Denver Coliseum
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There are plenty of Physic engine puzzle games on XBLA® at the moment ,some good some not so good , THE SPLATTERS developed by SPIKY SNAIL is one of the former, it's a new take on the genre and quite refreshing to see something different .
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Vin Sylvia: Championship Saturday sets Central abuzzVIN SYLVIA
March 14. 2014 9:45PM
Basketball player Dawson Dickson described the atmosphere at Manchester High School Central Friday as one of "high-fives and handshakes." Hockey captain Tim Tetreault described the excitement throughout the building as fellow students buzzed about what was to come the following day.
When Tetreault and his teammates stunned top-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas of Dover with a 4-1 victory in the NHIAA Division I semifinals at JFK Coliseum in Manchester Thursday night, it set up a sports doubleheader unprecedented in the history of New Hampshire's oldest public high school.
At noon today, the boys' basketball team will tip off against Merrimack High at the University of New Hampshire's Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham for the Division I title in that sport. Four and a half hours later, its hockey team will face off against Londonderry High at Manchester's Verizon Wireless Arena for a title of its own.
It's Championship Saturday in the Granite State — the Central-Londonderry game is one of four hockey state finals at the Verizon, the Central-Merrimack contest is the first half of a basketball title twin bill at Lundholm, and the Division IV boys' hoops final is set for noon at Plymouth State University — no school has more to gain than the one located in the center of New Hampshire's largest city.
We have the weather — as well as the Little Green, of course — to thank for that.
Londonderry and Bedford High also have two teams playing for titles this weekend, but weather-related postponements resulted in the Division I girls' basketball final being moved from Saturday to Sunday, stretching those schools' championship doubleheaders over two days. So while the Londonderry and Bedford girls are preparing to face each other Sunday at Southern New Hampshire University, the rest of their communities can spend today focusing on hockey, with the Lancers in the Division final and the Bulldogs in the Division II title game.
That leaves one team with an opportunity to win two winter championships on a single day this weekend: Central.
"It was a great atmosphere at school today — a really good buzz around the entire building," Tetreault said before taking the ice for practice Friday afternoon.
"Kids who had been at JFK last night were coming up to us saying, 'Good game' and 'Good luck tomorrow.' The basketball guys were wishing us good luck, and we were saying the same to them. It was a good day at school — a really good day."
There is a down side to having both teams playing for titles on the same day. Most of the basketball team was in the stands cheering for the hockey team Thursday night, but the timing of the championship games doesn't allow for hockey players to return the favor this afternoon.
"We understand," Dickson said of the hockey players' decision to stick close to home. "We have a championship game to prepare for, and they do, too. I'm sure if the situation were reversed, we'd make the same choice and they'd understand."
Both Tetreault and Dickson praised the rest of the student body for its support of the two teams.
"I know a big crowd is going straight from the basketball game to the hockey game," Tetreault said. "We really appreciate them carting their butts around all day for us."
"The upperclassmen have been really good about getting the underclassmen out to all the games," Dawson added. "The support the teams have received has been awesome."
Brian Stone, a 1984 Central graduate as well as the school's hockey head coach, is caught up in the excitement.
"If the NHIAA told us today they were moving our game to Sunday so we could go to the basketball game, I wouldn't have a problem with that," he said Friday afternoon. "Having the basketball kids cheering us on at our game Thursday night was huge. I'd love find a way for our guys to be in Durham cheering for them."
Stone accurately recalled Central winning boys' and girls' basketball championships as well as a hockey title during his freshman year, in 1981, but he couldn't remember whether all three championships came on the same day.
They didn't. Today is the day to do something unprecedented.
"That would be something," Stone said. "That would really be something."
Vin Sylvia is a New Hampshire Union Leader deputy managing editor. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Gaza official: Israeli army kills 1 on border
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli soldiers opened fire on two Palestinians near the Israel-Gaza border on Monday, killing at least one of them, a Palestinian health official said.
Ashraf al-Kidra said the identity of the dead man was not immediately known. The fate of the other Palestinian in the shooting incident was unknown, and it was unclear if the Palestinians were militants or civilians.
The Israeli military said its soldiers shot two Palestinians who tampered with the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
The military said the Palestinians approached the fence and damaged it, posing an "imminent danger." The army said "a hit was confirmed" on both, but refused to elaborate.
Israel considers the Gaza Strip a hostile entity because the militant Islamic group Hamas rules there, and because militants in the seaside territory have carried out attacks on Israel.


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He realized he wouldn't be able to sleep.
So Dash wandered around the campground aimlessly, passing the giant pine trees, the lake splashed with moonlight, and the vast football field.
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He stopped and looked around him. He was aware of how alone in the field he was. Not a single living thing in sight.
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A slow low note rang in the air. Dash looked up. It was so faint that he thought he had hallucinated it, but, no, wait, there it was again.
A guitar. The tune was melancholic yet attractive. It sounded like someone grieving. And it made him want to join in.
He wiped away his tears and moved toward the source, arriving at the entrance of the camp. The music stopped.
He looked around. Where did the music come from?
He looked up.
Painted in bright blue letters, a wooden sign proudly proclaimed Camp Blue Mountain.
Next to the sign was the mural that he saw earlier that day. Mist was very strong in this part of the camp, swirling around the mural.
The moonlight illuminated the centerpiece, a girl in the mural, the most gorgeous girl Dash had ever seen.
Sitting on the branch of an enormous oak tree, she was holding a ratty-looking guitar and she looked like she was about to play it.
Her hair, tied in a ponytail, was a chestnut brown, bordering on black, and was streaked with subtle hints of light brown.
Her copper brown eyes stared right at Dash, giving off a tinge of sadness, disappointment.
In the background was a river.
Beneath the girl, a single word was painted onto the mural: Shaylee. Below that was an inscription, the kind that people would carve on park benches and tables proclaiming that they were there.
This one read: S.M + B.K = LOVE. It was surrounded by a carving of a heart.
Dash turned his attention back to the girl, who looked around his age. She was in a black dress, an evening gown, as though going to her prom.
He was intrigued by her. Who was she? Who commissioned the painter to create this mural? Why was she the centerpiece?
Dash looked at the word again. Shaylee.
"Shaylee," he said in awe.
He gazed at the girl, who was stared back, transfixed on him. The moonlight intensified on her, making her glow. The glow flickered, then brightened, then returned to normal.
Staring at her, he realized that she was the only human figure in the mural. He reached out a finger and traced the outline of her head. Maybe she would understand how he felt.
The scent of lily flooded his nostrils. He looked around, but there were no flowers in sight.
The wind picked up, whipping Dash in the face. It caused some of the mist to vanish.
He turned away, but he struggled to maintain his gaze on the girl.
He could now make out the features of her face. He admired her verdant green eyes. She reminded him of the girl he kept seeing in his dreams.
As he stared, something strange happened. He thought he saw her eyes dart down, then back up again.
Dash took a step back, one hand pressed against his chest.
Her eyes were now back to staring at him, as though they had not moved at all.
His instinct told him to whirl around and race back to his cabin.