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The Leeds United Supporters Trust (LUST) has welcomed news that a Middle-Eastern investment bank has confirmed it is leading a takeover of the club.
Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) confirmed on Thursday morning in a letter to the Bahrain Stock Exchange that one of their subsidiaries, GFH Capital, had signed an exclusive agreement to lead and arrange the purchase of the club's parent company, Leeds City Holdings.
And, having lobbied for change on behalf of the Trust since its formation, LUST chairman Gary Cooper expressed his delight at the latest development. He told Press Association Sport: "This is great news. The Trust has been calling for the potential buyer and the club to say something and this is what we've all been waiting to hear."
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Heather Bruder is entering her eighth season as head softball coach of the Bluffton University softball team. In her third season at Bluffton, Coach Bruder guided the Beavers to a 30-13 record, shattering the previous school mark of 26 wins set by the 2004 squad. Bluffton has qualified for the four-team HCAC tournament in each of Bruder's seven years at the helm and the Beavers made it to day two of the tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Since Bruder took over at Bluffton, the Beavers have posted an outstanding mark of 76-33 in Heartland Conference action.
In her first four seasons at Bluffton, the Beavers' batting average improved 64 points from .238 to .302. Opponents batted 46 points lower in 2009 than they did in 2007, .223 compared to .269 during her first season.
Bruder graduated from Alma College in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in sociology. She earned her master of arts in sport administration from Central Michigan University in 2001.
During her softball career at Alma College, Bruder was an academic All-American three times while leading her teams to three straight MIAA titles from 1997-1999. As a senior captain, the outfielder was a member of the Alma squad which finished third at the NCAA Division III nationals.
After taking over a struggling program at Northwood University, Bruder turned the program into a national powerhouse in NCAA Division II softball. In 2005 after five straight losing seasons, the Timberwolves finished with a 34-14 overall record and their first ever GLIAC championship. Bruder was named GLIAC Coach of the Year and her team advanced to the finals of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship where it fell to Northern Kentucky, the number 1 team in the country.
She built on that success in 2006 as the Timberwolves won a school record 37 games and placed six players on All-GLIAC teams, including Lisa Shepard who earned first team All-Region honors during her junior and senior seasons. Northwood put together a 71-29 record during Bruder's final two seasons as head coach.
In addition to her success at Northwood, Bruder has served as an assistant softball coach for USA Athletes International. She organized trips to Belgium, Germany, Aruba and Sydney while directing team developmental clinics for international youth organizations.
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Tiffany Buckmaster will be entering her second year as an assistant softball coach at Bluffton University during the 2013-14 school year. A four-year letterwinner for the Beavers, Buckmaster will team with mentor and seventh-year Head Coach Heather Bruder.
Buckmaster helped Bluffton qualify for the four-team Heartland Conference tournament during each of her four seasons with the Beavers, including the record setting 2009 campaign that saw Bluffton roll to a school-record 30 victories. The Beavers claimed a share of the HCAC regular season championship that year with Buckmaster playing in 38 games as a sophomore middle infielder.
Buckmaster has worked at the Doug Gillis Softball Academy alongside Doug Gillis and Eddie Kettlehut, members of the USA Men's Softball Team. In addition, she helped direct the Nike Nationwide Team Camp. Buckmaster recently served as an assistant at NCAA Division II national power Columbus State University, working with the outfielders and the slap hitters.
Buckmaster, who will reside in Bluffton, graduated in May 2011 with a degree in health and physical education. She will assist with recruiting and game planning while also designing in-season and off-season player workouts.
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Brooke Babcock is currently in her fourth year as an assistant coach for the Bluffton University Softball Program under the direction of Head Coach Heather Bruder. Babcock, a 2010 graduate, was a four-year letter-winner for the NCAA Division III Bluffton University softball team. Brooke earned All-HCAC academic accolades each year at Bluffton. She was named First Team All-Heartland Conference as a pitcher in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Babcock, a two-year captain, helped the team make four consecutive trips to the HCAC tournament while also establishing a school single-season record of 30 wins in 2009. She finished her superb career at Bluffton ranked in the top five for all major pitching categories. She is second all-time in wins (43), appearances (98), games started (74), innings pitched (483.2) and strikeouts (401). Babcock is also second with just 1.82 walks per seven innings.
A Findlay High School graduate, Babcock earned her Bachelor of Arts at Bluffton University with a business major and accounting minor. She has volunteer coaching experience with several teams in the Findlay area in both softball and basketball. Babcock recently completed her Masters of Business Administration while at Bluffton. "I am excited to have the opportunity to return to Bluffton, a place that I loved playing, and give back to the school and softball program as a coach," Babcock quipped.
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Bonds were the biggest losers in 2013, as the out of favour asset class saw net outflows for the first time ever despite a surge in retail fund sales.
Equities were the main beneficiary, attracting £11.4 billion in net retail sales, the highest since 2000, while total funds under management reached a record £770 billion, a 16% increase from a year earlier.
Sentiment around fixed income has been affected by the threat that the US will taper its asset purchases, and by liquidity fears in emerging markets.
'Equity funds took by far the largest share of the net inflows from investors. After a number of years with the strongest net sales, fixed income took no new money in 2013. Both mixed asset and property funds saw stronger inflows than in 2012,' Daniel Godfrey (pictured), the IMA chief executive, said.
Fixed income saw small outflows of £17 million, following inflows of £5.6 billion in 2012.
On the equity side, global funds were the best-selling region for the sixth year in a row with inflows of £4 billion. The UK was second, experiencing a spike in popularity with £2.9 billion in sales after being the worst selling region in 2012, with an outflow of £944 million.


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ALBANY- An upstate New York activist is pressing a lawsuit against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, claiming the powerful Democrat misused taxpayer money to protect his own political interests.
Robert Schulz, who isn't a lawyer, has accused Silver of illegally and secretly settling a sexual harassment case against Assemblyman Vito Lopez for $103,000.
A judge will decide in coming days whether the case will continue. The first court appearance was Monday.
Schulz argues public money can't be used for a "private undertaking."
Assembly staff said Silver's settlement was legal and part of routine practice. The women who brought the suit had sought far more.
Lopez has denied sexually harassing anyone. He paid an additional $32,000 on his own to settle the womens' suit.


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Dispute over payments to Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center leads to court order, appeal
A dispute over Adair County payments to the Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center has led to legal haymakers being thrown by Second Circuit Judge Russell Steele and the Adair County commissioners, with the latter possibly facing contempt of court and confinement pending a ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals.
According to filings in the Adair County Circuit Court and Western District Court of Appeals, the argument stems over the county's payments to cover the salary of Matt Holt, Court Services Administrator, and expenses related to maintenance and operation of the Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center and electrical work in the Adair County Circuit Clerk's office.
Minus Holt's salary and benefits, which are not listed in either filing, the dispute centers over $2,068.23.
According to an order filed by Steele in circuit court, the Adair County President Commissioner Stan Pickens and Associate Commissioners Carson Adams and Mark Thompson notified Holt by letter on Sept. 18 they would no longer pay Adair County's portion of his salary or benefits effective Oct. 1. The commissioners have also refused to issue payments to Learning Opportunities/Quality Works ($400), All Seasons Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning ($400) and Altorfer Inc. ($1,108.23), for services at the Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center, and to Jackson Electric ($160) for work at the Adair County Courthouse.
Steele's order states those payments must have been made and Holt's status restored by Tuesday at 5 p.m., or "each [of the commissioners] will be subject to all available remedies for its enforcement, including contempt of this Court, which could result in an order of confinement until the contempt is purged by full compliance with this Order and Judgment."
The commissioners responded by filing a writ of prohibition against Steele, requesting the Western District Court vacate Steele's order and prohibit him from further action in the matter, stating in the filing Steele acted "in excess of his jurisdiction, and abused his discretion…" in arguing he denied them due process because of lack of notice of the order or a chance to argue against it in circuit court.
In his filing, Steele says the Second Judicial Circuit budget was submitted and "approved, without any changes, by each County Commission," referring to the commissions in Adair, Knox and Lewis counties. He wrote that the counties have an agreement to pay portions of the expenses for the Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center, which serves as a facility for juvenile offenders in the Second Circuit.
Steele wrote that all submitted expenses are within the amounts approved in the court's budget.
Holt has been in his current position since Oct. 5, 2005 and his pay, benefits and related Bruce Normile expenses had previously been processed through the commission without issue.
"The County Commission has no authority to limit or control the expenditure of funds appropriated for the Second Judicial Circuit or to refuse to honor or pay warrants for any appropriated expenditure that is within the limits and for the purposes approved in the appropriation order," Steele's filing says.
"[Their] actions…are contrary to the constitutional and statutory authority of the Presiding Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit and are, therefore, unlawful, and represent an unconstitutional effort of the executive branch of government to control the operation of the judiciary, a separate and equal branch of government."
In their filing, the commissioners argue Steele provided no notice for the filing and cannot himself file such an order as an officer of the court because he is also the person who incurred the expenses. They argue the writ is the only means they have to counter Steele's order.
Steele said Wednesday that court rules prevented him from commenting on pending cases.
A message left at the Adair County Commission was not returned as of press time.
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first of all- nice diary, OP. this post was a pleasant trip down memory lane and i dig your formatting style with the pictures to the side of related paragraphs. the 90s were certainly a great time to grow up a Michigan fan and '97 was a great year.
now for some verboten offtopic commentary.... i was clicking to embiggen the pictures and noticed a couple things. 1) the fake nipples on the batgirl* suit, 2) the fake nipples on robin's suit (!?), and 3) wtf is going on in that picture of the "spice girls"?
* can't argue she was on the downslope by the time this movie came out, but i'm 30 and alicia rightfully holds a place in my boyhood fantasy hall of fame


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Throughout the month of February, our doctors and specialists in the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care will be sharing their expertise on various heart conditions and offering prevention tips in recognition of American Heart Month. Roughly one in every four deaths in the U.S. each year is due to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death for Americans.
In this video, Gus Vlahakes, MD, senior cardiac surgeon with the Mass General Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program, talks about hypertrophic heart disease. He discusses what this disease is and who it affects (which is about one in 500 people). Vlahakes also talks about the history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the evaluation and treatment process.
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Today, M is celebrating TBT with the ultimate throwback: baby pics of all your favorite Disney Channel stars! From China Anne McClain to Bridgit Mendler, we rounded up all the best (and of course, cutest!) childhood pictures of all the stars from your favorite Disney shows.
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ITHACA, NY — The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute and the Office of Extended Studies will present the third of three fall workshops on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Country Inn & Suites, 1100 Danby Road. Running from 2 to 4:30 p.m., the presentation is entitled "Aging with Disabilities and Quality of Life."
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As the saying would have gone had it related to tiny blue Belgians, you can't keep a good Smurf down - or a bad one, for that matter. Despite being panned by film critics, the 2011 film, which told the tale of the Smurfs getting stranded in New York, apparently did well enough to garner a sequel, which is due for a release this summer. And, as is now traditional, that means we'll be getting a game to go with it.
But while film tie-in games tend to be a bit hit and miss - mostly due to the short development time that goes hand in hand with having to release in sync with a film - we're fairly confident that this one may be something to keep an eye on. Developed by WayForward, the folks behind the amazing Batman: The Brave and the Bold and the newly-announced DuckTales remake, the Smurfs are certainly in good hands on the developer side of things, while the publisher, Ubisoft, managed to rustle up a surprisingly good dancing game to tie-in in with the previous Smurfs film too, packed with songs and clips from the film.
From what we've heard so far, it sounds like the game will mostly follow the storyline of the film, with you roaming round Smurf town before jetting off to the likes of Paris and New York – but you'll also be able to visit arctic tundras and lava jungles not seen on the big screen. There's a total of six worlds to explore and around thirty stages to play though, suggesting that it might be a bit more substantial than your average tie-in.
The Smurfs 2 also promises four player co-operative along the lines of the New Super Mario Bros. games – and if you happen to pick up the Wii U version, this rises to five players, with the final player controlling Clockwork Smurf on the GamePad's Touch Screen. Over the course of your adventure, you'll unlock nine different Smurfy characters, each of which comes with their own special abilities – Papa Smurf can stun enemies with magic potions, while Grouchy Smurf can stomp on anyone that gets in his way, and Vanity Smurf can strike a pose, working as a platform to help you reach hard to reach spots.
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Pine Barrens ***OUTSTANDING Weekend***
Posted 11 August 2005 - 08:18 PM
I'll have to check the calender but for sure we'll be doing an entire Saturday of trail driving and if there's company along we'll do some water action too.
Who'd be up for a run either this weekend(doubtful,but still being considered),or the weekends of Aug. 27/28th?
Google search Pine Barrens and check it out if you're interested.I'll post links and add some info later.Just getting the twigs in the pit.I'll torch the big logs later.Ciao.
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Posted 15 August 2005 - 10:19 PM
*Dave already answered (hehe)
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Posted 15 August 2005 - 10:45 PM
Blubaja (in so far)
Anybody else?
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Posted 16 August 2005 - 03:36 AM
As mentioned,I'll be camping with Luc at the Batso camping area.If you go north of the ranger station on 206 to the next right turn,follow that to the end and go right,the camping area is on the left.
I'd normally cook breakfast but the diner is best this year.
oK,date set,we'll be there or my son will hate me.
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Posted 22 August 2005 - 06:04 PM
The main trails right now have ripples that'll drive you crazy if you have a headache.Fortunately,I didn't,and I managed to drive in the softer sides and center ridge.The center was high and fin shaped,most radical!!
I avoided the thick areas since it was just me and my son.
Gotta say,it's a great place to be.Today,the weather was perfect.
See you next week or so??
Posted 23 August 2005 - 01:31 AM
If we weren't at Atko racin' we would've joined you, but again the date is set for 27-28th now are you comin' again or what?
I'm def. going...school starts in 8 days so I'm getting it all out of my system before down time.
Posted 23 August 2005 - 05:34 PM
So,we're calling it Saturday the 27th,that's THIS saturday.
We'll be camping overnight Friday.Maybe Saturday too,but I won't stay long on Sunday if we do.
Red Lion Diner at the intersection of Rts. 70 and 206!!! Meet for breakfast,say around 9-9:30 as usual???
Posted 23 August 2005 - 07:48 PM
Hey Paul, do you have any EA81 front 1/2 shafts lying around that you want to get rid of. If so, bring 'em along.
Posted 23 August 2005 - 10:37 PM
Awesome! Last time I saw you it was...well, it was the top of your ride on your way to Frackville. See you this weekend.
I'll be there,sweety...just doing a quick warm up and having some fishing time/nature time with Luc.
So,we're calling it Saturday the 27th,that's THIS saturday.
We'll be camping overnight Friday.Maybe Saturday too,but I won't stay long on Sunday if we do.
Red Lion Diner at the intersection of Rts. 70 and 206!!! Meet for breakfast,say around 9-9:30 as usual???
Posted 23 August 2005 - 11:28 PM
Sounds like a plan
Hey Paul, do you have any EA81 front 1/2 shafts lying around that you want to get rid of. If so, bring 'em along.
Nothing I can get my hands on that's definitely EA81.Sorry Dave.
Last time I saw you it was...well, it was the top of your ride
That was funny!!! Nice looking top of the car you guys had there too.Sorry I didn't have that extra milisecond to say hi.
Posted 24 August 2005 - 12:20 AM
That was funny!!! Nice looking top of the car you guys had there too.Sorry I didn't have that extra milisecond to say hi.
If you were a little faster and we were a little slower then we could've met at the dip in the wall.
Connie darlin' I'll be calling you this week! No phone tag this time.
Posted 24 August 2005 - 10:34 PM
We will defintiely meet at the Red Lion Diner at the intersection of rts. 70 and 206 Saturday morning around 9AM.
We might bail out on the Friday night camping,just because of the traffic.We'll see.
Either way,count on me being there.
Posted 28 August 2005 - 10:26 PM
Dave and Melissa,thanks for showing up when you could have gone to the drags,etc...you guys are always fun to be with.
To those of you thinking of going to the Pine Barrens sometime with us,or on your own,it was a near perfect weekend for us.The trails are much more interesting now than when we first started going there as a group in 2001.All it needs is some water to make it as little more fun.
Saturday,we tore up the trails driving some of the hard packed runs at speeds over 45MPH!!,at times.Dust was the only drawback.
Today,Luc and I did just about everything we wanted to,and amazingly,we hit trails that we did not get to on Saturday!
I got stuck for about 2-3 minutes.Before burying myself deeper,I was smart enough to get out of the car and dig a little,wedge a tree limb under the rear wheel,and get out fairly quickly.Sucks when you're stuck with a 7 year old miles into the forest,so I'm thankful for getting out quick.I've got the Park Ranger number on my phone,just incase.
Today's list of critters found or caught:
Lizards-got some extreme close ups of one little guy,saw another up close,and another fairly close.
Deer,on Monday we spooked two big bucks,Saturday saw 2-3,and Sunday another 3.They REALLY spook easily and run far and fast when happened upon.Not at all like the deer up here closer to the cities and suburbs.
Turtle,nice shell,cool designs on the "tiles" of his shell.Bright orange and black pattern on the legs.
Toads,very cute,pudgy,all were short,not much bigger than a tree frog.No fat toads like in the fairy tales,or former pitcher for the Yankees.
Praying Mantis -sure,we've all seen them,but they are getting more rare,I believe,and it was my son's first.
Hawk -kind of looked like a red-tail but was lacking the brightness in color on the tail.Flew right over us while we fished,being chased by a few smaller birds,like starlings.
My son took in a fish that I'm still not sure what kind it was.It had no scales and was much like a brooktrout.BUT,this fish had a W I D E mouth with seriously sharp teeth.The longer teeth being on the lower jaw.
We also saw an ant that was super bright orange and was rather large.
Lots of interesting insects down there.And,we saw some colorful minnows in the river too.Not just the silver sides like we're used to seeing up here.
The Pine Barrens is a very interesting part of the east coast.
Thanks for reading.Hope you can make it next time.
Posted 29 August 2005 - 06:51 AM
Lots of interesting insects down there.
You can say that again ;-) hanna Melis
It was a great time out, got to see alot of areas we hadn't been in before, thanks Frankie.
Paul, something you forgot to mention in your list of critters was the exciteable stallion...
Posted 29 August 2005 - 09:47 AM
The trails were dry so we had to search for mud, but oh what fun when we found it!
The tower was extremely cool too. I didn't want to leave.
The horses yeah that was something wasn't it <Frank rubbing the horses nose> "Ya think he likes this?" <hocrest> "Yeah...I think he likes it alot!" Then another horse started stomping it's hoof and kinda snorting:lol:
Being the only girl I had to trample through the woods to find a bush and ended up with these little buggies on me...never doing that again:grin:
Can't wait til the end of the month...that's ganna be 1 of the places Frank and I venture to.
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Posted 29 August 2005 - 11:35 AM
At Stewart's Rootbeer place for a quick lunch, being all dust covered by now.
What lies ahead
Behind me
Becca making some dust
Paul hittin the trail
Paul playin the the MUD!
The tower way out in the middle of the woods
Some of the view
One of Luc's finds
Thanks agian guys. Come back anytime.
Posted 29 August 2005 - 12:10 PM
Paul playin the the MUD!
That looks more like Moosey playing near the mud.
Posted 29 August 2005 - 12:15 PM
Posted 29 August 2005 - 02:08 PM
I don't blame you for staying out of the mud! Dry trails? Awsome! I hate mud now! Much rather be on a dry forest trail or some dry rocks
Posted 29 August 2005 - 02:19 PM
I hate mud now! Much rather be on a dry forest trail or some dry rocks
Maybe If you got Mud Terrain tires you would like mud.
Posted 29 August 2005 - 02:42 PM
Maybe If you got Mud Terrain tires you would like mud.
Has nothing to do with the type of tire. MTs work great on the rocks and dirt too; wish I had a set but not for the mud!
Here's some examples why I hate mud:
Worst parts: Sucking the junk into air filter... yum. Clogging 1/2 or more of the radiator causing you to run warm on the trail all day. Filling up bellhousing (and subsequently the clutch assembly) with the crap and then having it dry in there, fun! Now I get to clean all the stuff off before my next repair; last time I spent $10 at the self-serve car wash and still had to chizel (yes, chizel) off pounds of the stuff.
I hate mud Honestly I loved it when I first started offroading. Couple years latter I've done a 180!
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I'm very happy with the line-up but can't lie that a late add wouldn't be sweet (Was fully expecting Big Boi, Solange, MBV & Toro Y Moi to be playing and seems strange they aren't). Maybe they'll take advantage of the 2 weekend thing by having certain artists that can't commit to both weekends pop up to play one of the weekends. Even though Coachella has no financial incentive to have late adds, it always helps with cred and builds hype for the festival.
Such as when Radiohead secretly added to Glastonbury in 2011 (Which was long sold out)
Kanye last minute added to Coachella in 2006 (Most passes were sold out but was before mandatory 3 day pass)


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Fortigurn wrote:Trolling, start to finish.
I note you didn't address any of my serious points, and avoided in particular the fact that I identified you as having consistently misrepresented the situation.
'Forgive him, he knows not...'
Btw, more on the stupidity of provoking a stampede. Bad things happen when people panic.


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GRAETTINGER - The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Football Team heads from one district leader to another.
After last week's 69-8 loss to Newell-Fonda, the Titans host North Iowa this evening. The Bison's lone loss is a 34-20 defeat at the hands of Newell-Fonda.
GT/RA coach Todd Hough said North Iowa is a very physical team.
"They have a lot of upperclassman and their tailback is a big kid," he said. "They'll run, run, run at you and then throw in a play action.
"The big challenge for our defense is to stop the run and if they do pass, defend it," he continued.
The Bison (5-1 overall) are led by running back Frank Campos who has 564 yards and 10 touchdowns on 120 carries.
Quarterback Eric Krull has completed 51-of-94 passes for 8-3 yards with nine touchdowns and no interceptions. Krull also has 193 yards and three touchdowns on 48 carries.
The Titans' (1-5 overall) struggles this season have come with penalties and mental mistakes.
"We jut need to cut down on mistakes again," said Hough. "Last week Newell-Fonda jumped on us and their first play from scrimmage went for a touchdown."


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November is a special month for me. It's the month I sobered up.
Nov. 3, 1989, at 2 o'clock in the morning, I was so intoxicated in my own home, I fell through the glass top of my coffee table, cutting myself to smithereens, and almost bled to death.
It was the best thing that ever happened to me. The handwriting was on the wall. I had a serious problem with alcohol and drugs and, what's more important, I realized I needed help. I could not quit on my own. I had tried it many times and, always, after a period of sobriety, returned to alcohol.
I put myself into a treatment program and, for the first time, took it seriously. The most important thing I learned was: I could not take the first drink. When I did, because I was alcoholic, it set up a chemical reaction in my body that I was powerless to control. It wasn't the 10th or 15th drink that cooked my goose, it was the first. Once even an ounce of alcohol was in my system, I didn't want to stop drinking.
The idea that I could drink like a normal person had to be smashed. The treatment program took care of that. I got a sponsor, attended meetings on a regular basis, and turned my life over to the will and care of God as I understood Him.
My whole life changed very rapidly, as if a magic wand had been waved in front of my face. I remember that first Thanksgiving. I was alone, separated from my family. I called and told my family that I was fine and that everything was going to be all right.
They asked me if I was high. I wasn't high on mood altering substances, I was high on life, on the knowledge that everything was going to work out as long as I didn't take that first drink. And I haven't, for 23 years.
Some friends brought Thanksgiving dinner to me that day. Hallelujah!
Alcoholics and drug addicts are some of the most talented, creative, hard working people you will ever encounter. When they are sober. So why do they use and abuse drugs and alcohol? Good question. I can only speak from my own experience. For me, alcohol was an extremely powerful stimulant/sedative. One drink, and it was like an explosion going off in my head. Because it was so powerful, it was extremely addictive. Unlike normal drinkers, alcohol gets into my blood stream quite rapidly.
"Can't hold his liquor," is a pretty good description of me (and the kiss of death with "drinking buddies"). I spent my entire drinking career, trying to drink like "normal" people. I never got the job done.
There are some pretty good movies out about alcoholism and drug addiction. "Leaving Las Vegas" with Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue comes to mind, along with "Days of Wine and Roses" with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. There's a new one out, "Flight" with Denzel Washington and Kelly Reilly.
It's an unbelievably poignant movie about the trappings of alcoholism and drug addiction. Note: As is in real life, each starring alcoholic has an able-bodied enabler.
The holiday season can be an awfully rough time for alcoholics.
Family gatherings are often ruined by the drunk in the bathroom throwing up, or worrying where (fill in the name) is and hoping he/she isn't wrapped around a power pole somewhere.
It doesn't have to be that way. Alcoholism is a brutal, deadly disease, but one of the easiest to cure.
Get help, and don't take the first drink.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Senior quarterback Tyler Donovan threw for one touchdown and scrambled for another as Wisconsin held off a fourth-quarter rally to upset No. 13 Michigan 37-21 on Saturday.
The Badgers (8-3, 4-3 Big Ten) snapped the Wolverines' eight-game winning streak, robbing Michigan of momentum going into its annual matchup with Ohio State.
The loss doesn't eliminate Michigan (8-3, 6-1) from the Big Ten title race or a Rose Bowl appearance, but the Wolverines have to beat the Buckeyes next week -- something they haven't done since 2003.
Michigan played without injured running back Mike Hart, and Ryan Mallett relieved ailing quarterback Chad Henne in the first quarter.
With Michigan trailing 23-7 and stuck in its own end zone at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Mallett completed a 97-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mario Manningham that cut Wisconsin's lead to 23-14.
Mallett threw an interception on Michigan's next possession, but came back to throw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Adrian Arrington to cut the lead to 23-21 with 7:31 left in the game. Mallett kept the drive going with a desperation play, avoiding a sack by tossing the ball backward to Carson Butler, who ran 16 yards for a first down.
A Wisconsin drive stalled after Donovan left the game with a hand injury, but cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu came up with Wisconsin's third interception to set up a 6-yard touchdown run by Zach Brown that put Wisconsin ahead 30-21 with 3:11 remaining.
Brown scored again less than a minute later, after Mallett threw incomplete on fourth-and-19 from his own end zone to give the ball back to the Badgers near the goal line.
Donovan was 14-of-27 for 245 yards and a touchdown and ran for 49 yards and another score. He consistently scrambled out of trouble against an aggressive Michigan pass rush as Wisconsin built a 20-7 halftime lead despite playing without running back P.J. Hill, who sat out Wisconsin's loss at Ohio State a week ago because of a leg injury.
Hill didn't take the field until the third quarter after an injury to backup running back Lance Smith, and didn't appear anywhere near full strength. But it didn't matter after Donovan provided all the offense the Badgers needed in the first half.
Henne threw for 28 yards on Michigan's first two possessions, passing John Navarre to become the school's career leader in yards passing.
But Henne threw an interception to end the Wolverines' second possession and Donovan drove the Badgers 55 yards to take a 7-0 lead on a 10-yard pass to tight end Travis Beckum. The drive was helped by two separate personal foul penalties on Michigan linebacker Shawn Crable -- the first of which wiped out an interception.
Mallett took over for Henne on the Wolverines' third possession. It was not immediately clear whether Michigan coach Lloyd Carr removed Henne for his performance or because of a nagging shoulder injury.
But Mallett couldn't move the ball, either, and Wisconsin drove for a field goal to begin the second quarter. Later, Donovan scrambled right and dove for a 2-yard touchdown to give Wisconsin a 17-0 lead with 7:46 left in the half.
On the Wolverines' next possession, Mallett found Manningham for a 12-yard touchdown to cut the Wisconsin lead to 17-7. Donovan drove the Badgers to a field goal just before halftime.
Michigan's second-half rally could have started much earlier, but the Wolverines squandered a scoring chance early in the third quarter. Wisconsin muffed a punt and Michigan recovered, but the Wolverines were turned away by the Badgers' defense.
Wisconsin Trips Michigan 37-21 In Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Senior quarterback Tyler Donovan threw for one touchdown and scrambled for another as Wisconsin held off a fourth-quarter rally to upset No. 13 Michigan 37-21 on Saturday.


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Chief Brian Goss is a 33-year fire service veteran, having joined the profession in Bangor, Michigan as a paid-on-call firefighter in 1983. In 1988, he began a 20-year career with the Grand Rapids (MI) Fire Department where he subsequently moved through the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain, and Battalion Chief before retiring early in 2008 to accept the position of Assistant Fire Chief of Brentwood Fire & Rescue. He was then promoted to Fire Chief on July 1st, 2011 following the retirement of Chief Kenny Lane. Chief Goss holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Spring Arbor University and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Fire & Rescue Management Institute. In 2010, Chief Goss earned his Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation through the Commission on Professional Credentialing at the Center for Public Safety Excellence.


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Rolling Stone decided to make a profile of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the cover story of their next issue, but their choice of cover photo has more than few people baffled and upset. (update: It's also prompted a growing number of retail chains to boycott the entire issue) The layout, which is being described as "shocking" and "offensive," resembles any number of rock star images that have graced the magazine over the years... and that's exactly the problem. Many people feel that the photo the editors chose makes Tsarnaev look like a smoldering teen heartthrob and not the accused murderer and terrorist that he is.
A few people have pointed out that the magazine has featured plenty of villains and criminals on its covers in the past, including Charles Manson in 1970. And the magazine (like other publications) only has a few photos of the man to choose from, which is why we've actually seen this image in several other places before, including The New York Times (and this website.) But the combination of Tsarnaev's casual, glamorous appearance with the famously "cool" magazine's attitude just isn't sitting well with most people.
The online reaction, with thousands of tweets and comments on the magazine's Facebook page, wasalmost universally against the cover, some vowing to never buy Rolling Stone again.


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The style is timeless and the location ideal, but it's the whisky that lures Keith Austin to the Athenaeum hotel.
Park Lane, Mayfair, Piccadilly - you can almost smell the money. A hotel, maybe two, and that's it, game over. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
And as with Monopoly, so with life. This part of London, on the fringes of two royal parks, is synonymous with wealth. After all, this is the place where the Down Street Tube station, opened in 1907, had to be closed in 1932 due to a lack of interest from the well-heeled denizens.
Today the roads are lorded over by the glitterati of the hotel world: the Ritz, the Hilton, the Park Lane, the InterContinental. And among them, like some happy five-star cocker spaniel surrounded by toffee-nosed aristocratic Afghan hounds, is the Athenaeum, a boutique establishment that punches well above its weight.
Not only does it have a whisky sommelier in Angelo Gobbi, but it also was voted as having the "best afternoon tea" in London for 2012 by the Tea Guild; was named among the best child-friendly hotels in Europe by the British Daily Telegraph magazine (a kids' concierge is on hand for the littlies); and also has the first vertical garden in Britain by French botanist and designer Patrick Blanc, inventor of the living wall technique.
In 2009 it was, at eight storeys, the highest such wall in Britain - a record long since surpassed, but it still curls up one corner of the hotel like some great green tapestry that every day draws tourists who gape and take photographs. Did I mention it has a whisky sommelier? But let's talk about toilet paper. Many things go towards the making of a great hotel and, to my mind, toilet paper is near the top of the list.
At the Athenaeum it's so thick and soft that I am tempted to have it made into shirts. Honestly, where I come from this stuff is called bedding.
Hotel greatness, then, starts at the bottom and works its way up - via exemplary service, food, attitude, a whisky sommelier and decor - to location.
And what a location: from here, Buckingham Palace is a short walk through Green Park, while Hyde Park is marked as a good nearby jog in the hotel's small but perfectly formed basement gym. Two other royal parks - Kensington Gardens and St James - are just beyond them.
Inside, you get the impression this is the sort of hotel for which the word "boutique" was invented. The rooms are eclectic and full of humour, each one an Aladdin's cave of artworks, black-and-white London-themed photographs and knick-knacks, such as serried ranks of miniature London buses, taxis and toy soldiers. The top-floor apartments are particularly impressive. This is a rarefied atmosphere in more ways than one, with floor-to-ceiling windows that afford perhaps one of the best views in London - a stunning sweep that takes in the Shard, the Houses of Parliament, the Gherkin and the London Eye.
As with all the rooms, there's a general 1920s-1930s vibe or at least a modern interpretation of it, with bevelled mirrors everywhere that add to a timeless style. There is also a set of 18 luxury serviced apartments in a row of Victorian townhouses by the side of the hotel proper in Down Street.
Of course, one of the other great attractions of the Athenaeum comes in the shape of whisky sommelier Gobbi. In his immaculate white tuxedo and black tie, he looks as if he belongs in Rick's bar in Casablanca. Well, if Rick's bar were lined with whisky bottles - 270 varieties and counting - of every shape, size, age and provenance.
"So," Gobbi says, placing two bear-like paws on the bar, "I hear you are a whisky aficionado."
Later, I will have to look up this word "aficionado" but if it means someone with an unhealthy interest in drinking the stuff, then guilty as charged.
"No," I say. "Not really. Though I have toured some of the Islay distilleries [Bruichladdich, Bowmore, Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg]."
"Good," he says, laughing, "then we can dispense with the making of whisky and move on to the history of whisky."
In front of me are four 12-year-old whiskies (Aberfeldy, Glenfiddich, Dewar's, a Balvenie) and four cheeses, which we are going to "match". I'm gagging to get to the tasting of the whisky, but if we must ...
Gobbi's patter is absorbing, passionate, funny and enlightening. Did you know, for example, that the Speyside distillery Glen Grant was one of the first to take advantage of the post-World War II desire for whisky in Italy?
"Growing up there," Gobbi says, "every house would have a bottle, or two, of Glen Grant."
Before he took up his current job, Gobbi would haunt the hotel's well-established whisky bar, trying a few new brands each week and scribbling his thoughts into a notebook he still has and to which he still refers.
Gobbi tells fascinatingly rambling stories of whiskies sublime and ridiculous, and his intimate but affable manner is almost as seductive as the whiskies he's offering.
At last, Signore Gobbi is imploring me to waft a glass of 12-year-old Doublewood Balvenie under my nose - but not too close. You must, he says, treat each glass like a new friend and you don't poke your finger in a new friend's eye, do you? No, you introduce yourself slowly, carefully. Well, it's the same with whisky.
The Balvenie is a very nice drop but a close encounter with a soupcon of water - enough just to break the surface, as a Scottish friend of mine says - and a touch of Blue Monday, a British cheese named after the New Order song, and everything changes. The pairing produces an almost mystical chemical reaction that sees the cheese become less pungent, smoother and easier on the palate.
And if that wasn't enough, the next pairing, the Glenfiddich with the tornegus, a semi-soft washed-rind cheese, takes things even further - something I wouldn't have thought possible. For me, Glenfiddich is a bit of a "starter" single malt; something to drink while you're finding your malt legs, as it were. I drank a lot of it years ago but these days I find it a little harsh and generic. And yet, in an opposite reaction to the Balvenie, the cheese entirely changes the nature of the whisky. Suddenly this is the king of whiskies, smooth, warming, aromatic, while the edge is also taken off the cheese - a revelation even for this "aficionado".
After this we move on to the Dewar's and a Golden Cross goat's cheese, then finish with a beautiful Aberfeldy/parmigiano reggiano pairing.
I am listening to Gobbi's story of his father, his irrepressible uncles, and the parmesan and prosciutto glut when my partner, all freshly pressed and laundered, saunters up.
She hoes in to the remaining cheese and says, "I'm starving, can we eat now?"
Eat? Now? I look at my watch; it's 8 o'clock. Two hours have fled by and it's time to bid a sad farewell to Mr Gobbi and his 270 whiskies.
Still, it's a start. Four down, 266 to go.
Staying there The Athenaeum has rooms only from £265 ($407) a night midweek and weekend specials from £199, including breakfast, with luxury serviced apartments from £399 room only; see athenaeumhotel.com.
- The four cheese-and-whisky pairings with Angelo Gobbi cost £50. A single pairing is £15. The Athenaeum hotel and apartments are at 116 Piccadilly, Mayfair.
Nearby The Shepherd Street market is one of London's best-kept secrets. The warren of streets and alleyways around the market, which is a five-minute walk from the Athenaeum, feature a cornucopia of eclectic, eccentric shops, restaurants with alfresco eating, bars, and a pleasing concentration of lovely old British pubs such as Ye Grapes, the King's Arms, the Market Tavern and the Shepherd's Tavern — perfect for a cleansing ale and some dinner after all that whisky. See shepherdmarket.co.uk.


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All of us here at Charming Chick would like to wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving! In honor of this delicious holiday we wanted to share with you some thanksgiving history and fun facts. Eat well, enjoy your family and friends and be sure to give thanks for all of your blessings -- oh and don't forget to amaze everyone with all of your wonderful Thanksgiving trivia.
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Thanksgiving History and Facts:
* Though the exact items served at the first Thanksgiving feast are not known it is safe to assume there was fowl of some kind (though we cannot be certain if turkey was one of them), venison, corn and pumpkin.
* The actual date of the "first" Thanksgiving is a matter of debate. Some sources claim it happened right after the pilgrims landed at in the New World, while others say it occurred in 1621 after a hard first winter. During that first winter 46 of the 102 pilgrims died but the following year was plentiful thanks to the Wampanoag Indians for teaching them to fish, hunt and plant crops like corn and squash.
* Thanksgiving wasn't something that was celebrated every year. After feast, the next one was celebrated in 1623 after difficult times. An interesting fact is that when they did celebrate the feast lasted three days! It was a time spent feasting and giving thanks to God for a bountiful harvest.
* Thanksgiving wasn't an "official" national holiday until President Abraham Lincoln did so in 1863. Then in 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt established the current date for the holiday which is the fourth Thursday in November.
*Minnesota is the top turkey producing state followed by Arkansas, North Carolina, Missouri, Indiana and Virginia.
* Many of the items that we include on our tables during this holiday were not available or part of the English diet. Potatoes and sweet potatoes didn't show up to the table, cranberry sauce requires sugar which was an extravagance at the time and there wouldn't have been any pumpkin pie because they didn't have all the ingredients needed to make a crust.


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An injury has the tendency to make or break a career in collegiate baseball, but for Woody Woodward it has only made him stronger. Pessimism is a word that Woodward, a redshirt sophomore, does not know or care to ever know.
Last year, the UCSB baseball team was one day away from heading north to face the University of San Francisco in a late-March matchup. During practice, Woodward, then the starting second baseman, injured his hand in a scrimmage.
"One at bat against Dalton Douty—and I knew something was hurt," said Woodward. "That day, I took x-rays and I went to a hand specialist the next day and he said it was 'okay.'
But Woodward wasn't out of the woods yet.
"After getting a second opinion from a family-friend doctor, he told me I would be out 8-12 weeks. The next step we took was looking into a medical redshirt option," Woodward said.
Always staying optimistic, Woody knew that this injury was something that he couldn't have controlled, so he dealt with it in the best way he could.
"It was a tough injury to handle," he explained. "But looking back on it, it has made a big difference in my career."
Very thankful for the support from his family, team, and coaches, Woody believes that his recovery process made him a better baseball player.
"Its just one of those things and you just do whatever you can to make it better," Woodward said. "I worked a lot with Ross (Silverman) and Lewis (Rojas) in the weight room to get my lower body strong. Only being able to run and throw, I tried to better his technique in those exercises."
While he was injured, Woodward focused on being the best teammate possible. It was hard for him to be at every game due to doctor appointments and check-ups, but he stayed connected through, and greatly appreciated. the clinics that the UCSB baseball team participated in with disabled children from the local community.
"Going through everyday life, we don't realize how blessed we all are, and going to see these kids to play catch with is really fun for us," he said. "I feel honored to make such an impression on these kids in the clinics."
The clinics inspired Woody by putting things in perspective.
"I only have a cast, but these kids have disabilities that hinder their whole life," he said.
Never losing sight of what is important in the game of baseball is what fueled Woodward's recovery.
"Playing the game the right way—we play the game to win," Woodward said. "It is not about personal accolades or goals. That's where people get lost."
After fighting off his injury, Woodward successfully fought his way back into the 2013 UCSB lineup. To this point in the season, he has seen playing time at second base, left field, and right field and he's batted as high as second in the order.
Woody doesn't want to jinx his successful season thus far (.385 batting average, .510 on-base percentage) by talking about his successful return, but he does know that whether its "me getting the job done or a teammate, it doesn't matter, as long as we keep winning."
Making his solid comeback season more impressive is the fact that Woodward is currently battling bicep tendinitis in his throwing arm – the result of "the grind of college baseball," as he put it.
Baseball isn't everything for Woodward – he is very involved with UCSB's Student Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB). He enjoys being involved with the leadership opportunity because he feels fortunate to be able to influence athletes by giving back to the community and staying involved with UCSB.
Between his on-field exploits, ties to the community, and his efforts with SAAB on the UCSB campus, it is clear the Gauchos have a keeper in Woodward.


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Durant's incredible run could have the biggest impact on Westbrook
NEW YORK – As Kevin Durant obliterates the NBA on a run of genuine genius, chasing down LeBron James for the MVP and championship, an inevitable moment of truth lingers for these Oklahoma City Thunder: the return of Russell Westbrook.
All these peerless performances out of Durant, 10 consecutive victories, the best record in the NBA, and still there's such an intrigue about how Westbrook melds back into Durant's dominance.
There's a post-All-Star break target date set for Westbrook, sources told Yahoo Sports – as soon as Feb. 20, hosting the Miami Heat – and a part of this process makes an old Los Angeles Lakers championship guard press rewind and return 13 years.
Derek Fisher closes his eyes, and it's 2001 again. He closes his eyes, and remembers Kobe Bryant missing several games late in the regular season. He remembers him watching those Lakers with an amended perspective and ultimately transforming a great team into a historic juggernaut. Westbrook is a superstar growing into his talent, maturing into his partnership with Durant.
Always, there's been some young Kobe within him. The immense talent, the relentless, independent spirit, the intelligence, the I-don't-give-a-bleep what they think of me. Thirteen years ago, Fisher witnessed something of a Bryant epiphany prior to those playoffs, something that he's watched welling within Westbrook now.
"We finished the regular season on an eight-game winning streak, and that's when we rode through the postseason only losing that one time, just Game 1 of the Finals," Fisher told Yahoo Sports on Friday night. "I've seen this before: Star player misses a short period, sees something while they're out that completely changes the way that they see the game. And when they come back, it's easier for them — and they make it easier for everyone else. I saw that with Russell.
"Listen, Russell was chasing triple-doubles every night before he went out, that's what people forget. The way we're playing now, the way we're feeling, that was going on with Russell."
Durant's spectacular 12-game game run of 30-point performances ended on Friday night in Oklahoma City's 120-95 pounding of the Brooklyn Nets, if only because the Nets offered so little resistance to his 26 points on 10-of-12 shooting. The Thunder never needed Durant beyond the third quarter, but everyone understood: He could've had 30, 35. Whatever he wanted.
"Never seen anything like this," Thunder center Kendrick Perkins told Yahoo Sports. "I've played with some great players, but never seen anyone get buckets so easy. It's too easy. Every shot he takes – one leg, fadeaway – you're damn sure it's going in. And then it does.
"Every road trip, we land and he goes to the gym at 8:30," Perkins said. "It doesn't matter if we practiced or didn't practice. He's going to the gym."
Outside of Steve Nash, Fisher has never seen a player practice so many shots from contorted and compromised positions. "He'll practice shooting off the wrong foot, and he'll make those look easy," Fisher said. "Kevin's dominance is almost more similar to Shaq's dominance, where he's shooting 60 percent. He's incredibly efficient. He's not taking 30 shots to get 30 points."
This Oklahoma City team has the best record in the NBA now, humiliating contender upon contender, and one of the sport's biggest stars awaits his return to the lineup. At times, there were complications with Durant and Westbrook on the floor. In the past, there were times it felt like they were taking turns shooting, more than they were playing together.
All around this franchise, there's a belief the best of Durant and Westbrook – the best of these Thunder – comes with the final weeks of the regular season and a playoff run into June. That knee is strong again, Westbrook's meniscus problems behind him, and it is merely precaution that's keeps him out until after the All-Star break this month, sources said.
Around the NBA, they're hoping one thing: That only Russell Westbrook can stop Kevin Durant now, that only his appetite for shots and scoring can undo an MVP at the apex of his talent. And around the Thunder, they're sure of this: Everyone else is dreaming.
Westbrook hadn't come back to these Thunder chasing shots, but assists and rebounds and devastating defensive stands. He's come back chasing a championship. Thirteen years ago, Bryant watched those Lakers winning without him, watched how he could fit back into everything and nothing ever touched L.A. on that back-to-back title push. Never close.
Now, Derek Fisher knots his tie inside the Thunder locker room and delivers a knowing smile. "What's most intriguing about Russell's return is that even at the level we're playing at now, we'll be better.
"He's going to make us better."
For the rest of the NBA, Fisher delivers a prophecy that, should it be fulfilled, promises only one thing: Resistance will be futile.


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The Big Sur coastline is so enchanting. You get the blues of the Caribbean mixed with the rugged coastline that looks like Oregon coastline, or other more remote locales. It's simply the best in terms of opportunities for dramatic seascapes, iconic vistas, and more. Many budding photographers live so close to this wonderful stretch of coastline that they just need a reason to come and explore...and what better reason than spending a day with the Aperture Academy learning, having fun, and witnessing this magnificent scenery through the lens of your camera.
Alicia and I met our class in Carmel...the sun was up, and it was a simply beautiful day. Everyone brought a different level of experience, and we were excited to get him or her out into the field and shooting. Lucky for us our first spot was only a mere 2-minute drive away.
The Carmel Mission is a really great old building. It's fresh off of some multi-million dollar renovations and looks smashing. It's one of my favorite places because it has so many options for teaching. There are places to work on shallow depth of field, wider depths of field, macro, abstraction, repetitive shapes, monochrome, photojournalism, and much more. I think people look at this place as fun, but once they get inside and SEE how much there is to shoot, they leave feeling like they've only scratched the surface!
Alicia and I worked for the first two hours with the class showing them how we see, explaining histograms, composition, depth of field, choice of lens and when to use which lens, focal points, and a host of other topics. It was great to see people wandering around looking for new and exciting ways to see. I always find new things here to shoot that I haven't seen before...depending on the time there are always new flowers, colors, and textures to shoot. I spent some time with some of the class members working on shooting abstractions with the ripples in the fountains.
Time flies in this spot and before I knew it we were on our way south to Bixbie Bridge. This old stone bridge is one of the icons of the highway...and fun to shoot. This spot is a great place to work on using a polarizing filter to help remove glare from the water. It is also a prime spot to listen to men with rabbits on their head sing about having rabbits on their head. We learned a lot about photography but we never DID find out just what that rabbit WAS doing on that man's head.
Our 3rd stop was the famous McWay Falls. This little cove of paradise reminds me of the tropics. There's brilliant blue water, a yellow sand beach, a palm tree, sunshine (well some sunshine...there was some fog too) Our group walked out to the boardwalk and lined up civil war style to get some shots of this famous cove. Vertical, horizontal, close up, wide angle...we shot this waterfall any and all ways. We worked with graduated filters here a little with a few of the class members, as well as continued work with the polarizers. Alicia and saw some dandy images on the backs of the cameras...
Our final stop of the day was a little different. Due to the government shut-down we were unable to head to Pfieffer Beach, our normal stop...but instead we stopped near the Garrapata area and hit Soberanes Cove...a very nice little sea-stack filled cove. Our group lined up around the perimeter of the cove and shot the waning light. We helped with the graduated filters, encouraged students to stay and use the longer exposures. I saw a couple REALLY solid images using some long exposures in the 30 second mark and beyond. Our eyes tell us one thing when the sun drops and light fades, but our cameras will tell a different story. The longer exposures will often really bring out the colors. The warmth in the rocky coastline is still there, the blue of the water is as well and we only need expose for a greater time in order to bring out those colors and give the images a mystical dreamlike look as the time blurs the water and gives it a milky-blue look. SO COOL!
This group was hearty...and they stayed until well after the sun was gone...WAY TO GO GANG! We hate to end such a good time...but everyone had a long day, and I'm sure were excited to head back to their homes and process some of those images...and we're excited to see them as well!
Until Next Time,
Brian, Alicia, and the rest of the Aperture Academy.
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