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(2D) Toy Story 4
Woody has always been confident about his role in the word - taking care of his kid. So when Bonnie's brand new but instantly beloved craft-project-turned-toy, "Forky" declares himself as trash - Woody takes it upon himself to show Forky why he should value himself, and embrace life as a toy. Bonnie brings the whole gang on a family road trip, but thanks to Forky, Woody ends up on an unexpected detour that includes a reunion with his long-lost friend, Bo Peep. Bo's delicate porcelain exterior belies her adventurous spirit, which has seen her spend years in a solitary but thrilling life on the road. As Woody and Bo realise they've become worlds apart when it comes to life as a toy, they soon come to find that's the least of their worries…
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Willpower Manual
Why is Barack Obama only wearing gray or blue suits? Why did Stanley, while searching for Doctor Livingstone in the darkest Africa and haunted by malaria, mosquitoes, diseases, and beasts, still insist on shaving every single morning? Both of them had intuitively taken into use one of the tools to improve willpower that the latest science has confirmed.
This book is the owner's manual to willpower. It has two functions. First, based on the recent advances in the science of willpower, it will tell you what willpower is. This is essential because our current mistaken assumptions about willpower are often the biggest obstacles for its effective utilization. Second, the book will offer twelve tools that will make sure that you are able to get the most out of this resource and be able to do the right thing, in the face of any challenge. The book will teach you how to increase your willpower, how to have the most supporting attitudes, how to train your habitual self into doing the right thing automatically, and how to design your environment so that it gives you optimal support in reaching your targets.
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NASA Space Junk Auction. John Glenn's capsule model. This full size mock up of his Friendship 7 Mercury capsule alongside miscellaneous space collectables. This piece alone fetched $35,000 at the previous auction and went to California for restoration and exhibition.Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download


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Our next two-day product school is Thursday February 6, 2014 through February 7, 2014. If you are new to Galil, sign-up now! The training will be at our headquarters in Rocklin, CA (near Sacramento).
Galil's DMC-30000 single-axis motion controllers are now available with ETL certification. ETL certification is a standard, no-charge feature for the DMC- 30010, DMC-30011, DMC-30012, DMC-31010, DMC-31011, and DMC-31012 motion controllers. To order a DMC-30000 with ETL, specify –ETL at the end of the part number.
Galil has recently added a new video to its growing library of 2-minute instructional videos. This latest video gives recommendations for wiring and supply voltages when connecting to the optically isolated outputs on Galil controllers.
Every so often, Galil is given the opportunity to support an application that can truly change the life of others. This last spring, Galil was contacted by a group of students from the University of Wisconsin asking for us to help them create SPOT.
SPOT, which stands for "Standing Paraplegic Omni-directional Transport" is a project aimed to help Dr. Garret Cuppels, a 37-year-old orthopedic surgeon, return to the emergency room after a tragic fall in 2010 that damaged the thoracic region of his spine and left him paralyzed from the waist down.
Since the SPOT device is to be used in the emergency room it had a specific set of requirements that other standard wheel chairs could not satisfy:
Sometimes it is desirable to be able to generate a random number inside a Galil motion controller. This may used as a foundation for simulating possible IO configurations, testing truly random move lengths, making variable wait times, or other purposes. There are two types of possible random number generations, programatic and physical.
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Galil Motor Controller Aids Development of Multilayer Laue Lens Designed For Directing Synchrotron Light.
Visible light. Whether it's generated by the sun or an incandescent bulb, it's what helps us see the many colors of the rainbow that paint our everyday surroundings.
Ironically, it's the light that can't be seen by the naked eye that can reveal a whole lot more and even perform amazing feats. Like X-rays that help doctors pinpoint their diagnoses, or infrared light which lets you remotely surf 500 television channels from the comfort of your couch.
PC-based CNC software for Galil motion controllers is available from CamSoft Corporation. CamSoft offers three CNC software packages in addition to a graphical operator interface for non-CNC general automation applications.
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If you're a completely new mother or father, chances are that you might not know of Travel Systems. This really is understandable simply because they are a comparatively new idea. What they're is basically the pairing of a stroller in conjunction with a child seat. The goal would be to give a travel process for parents to help them better manage a youngster with their day-to-day lives. The kind of stroller can differ from a more traditional stroller or may be one from the more recent jogging strollers. The child seat is generally small in size in comparison to other child seats as it is produced for newborns for the first three or four months of their life. Of course, this actually does little to clarify the advantages of these systems. Right here, we take a closer appear at some of the advantages the 3 in 1 Travel System supply.
One advantage of those systems is that they can permit parents to get more for their money. Purchasing these items separately is normally more pricey. Consequently, an individual can save extra by getting the bundled up products and also sometimes receive some additional throw in things at a considerably reduced price at the same time.
A second benefit of these kinds of systems is that they offer customers added convenience. The option to have a car seat which could fit on the stroller and in the family car tends to make it easy to make the transition from the pram to the car and back . This helps make it easier to travel with the baby. The process additionally enables individuals save time seeing that they commit significantly less time twiddling with getting the youngster buckled in or the car seat being taken out of the car. Instead, they are able to more quickly get in and out which would mean these tasks turn out to be much less of an ordeal and can much more effortlessly fit into their day-to-day activities. The new systems make these steps virtually instantaneous steps due to push button technology and enhancements in design.
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Hurricane forces cancellation of FSL Finals
Winners of semifinal series will be named league co-champions
By Florida State League | September 5, 2017 3:15 PM
CLEARWATER, Florida -- Florida State League President Ken Carson today announced the 2017 Finals in the Florida State League have been cancelled due to the potential danger of Hurricane Irma. Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a State of Emergency for the State of Florida.
"Safety is our first concern for our players and staff," said Carson. "After consulting with the Major League Clubs of the participating teams, it was unanimously decided this was the proper thing to do."
The Division Playoffs will be played today (Tuesday) and a doubleheader on Wednesday, if needed, in the best of three series. The winners of the Division Series will be crowned Co-Champions.
The last time the finals were not played because of a hurricane was in 2004 when Daytona Cubs and Tampa Yankees were named Co-Champions.
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Sometimes my sense of humour gets me into trouble.
After a wonderful lazy lunch at the Polo Club in Bangalore's Oberoi Hotel, I handed over my docket to the Valet parking attendant, and said with a grin "mine's the blue one over there".
The poor chap took me seriously and rushed over to the Porsche Cayenne that I wished were mine and proceeded to try and open it with the key of my way more moderately priced SUV. I had to rush over and stop him before he damaged the lock.
What I had intended as a joke ended up embarrassing both him and I!
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Note: Clearance trees are covered under Balsam Hill's 60-day clearance item warranty, so please open & check your items upon receipt.
At Balsam Hill we strive to create the most beautiful and lifelike artificial Christmas trees in the world. In order to bring our customers new products, we occasionally discontinue models and place a few of our premium prelit artificial Christmas trees on clearance. Our selection offers many of our signature trees so you will still be able to find the perfect one for your home.The Selection You've Come to Expect
Included in the clearance section are an array of narrow, slim, full, short and tall Christmas trees. Keep a look out for our Easy Plug and Flip Tree designs which allow for seamless set up experiences. Our clearance section is also a great place to find other items including seasonal foliage, ornaments, wreaths and garlands, and other holiday decor. The battery powered wreaths and garlands allow you to decorate both inside and outside without the hassle of cords, in fact many of our products are hand-strung with lights to reduce the view of wires. Our exquisite ornaments, many of which are handmade and exclusive to Balsam Hill, will be the perfect finishing touch to your already magnificent tree. You may also find products like tree skirts, tree toppers, and stockings in our selection. We strive to offer you this variety of products on clearance so that you can create a holiday display that will bring joy to all who see it.Clearance Prices, Balsam Hill Quality
Of course, regardless of the discounts offered, Balsam Hill never compromises on the quality of our products, which means that the tree you will receive will be equipped with sturdy branches, stunningly realistic needles, and beautiful lights (unless you opt for an unlit tree). We also offer a 60-day warranty on all of the items found on this page, to ensure that your purchase lives up to expectations. Make sure to check out our clearance page year round for amazing deals on our products, because it is never too early to start preparing for the next holiday season!


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London 2012 Olympics: Cuba's Mijain Lopez retains his wrestling title
After a redemptive win over Turkish rival Riza Kayaalp in the semi-finals, Cuba's Mijain Lopez said that he did not think anyone else could touch him. Lopez was not bragging. Nobody was getting in the way of his second straight Olympic gold medal.Text:?
After a redemptive win over Turkish rival Riza Kayaalp in the semi-finals, Cuba's Mijain Lopez said that he did not think anyone else could touch him. Lopez was not bragging. Nobody was getting in the way of his second straight Olympic gold medal.
Lopez took down Heiki Nabi of Estonia 2-0, 1-0 to win gold in the Greco-Roman under-120kg category on Monday night in London.
Lopez is the third wrestler to win multiple golds at 120kg, joining Russian legend Alexandre Karelin and Alexander Koltschinkski of the former Soviet Union.
Asked if he would be back for the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016, Lopez was noncommittal, but Monday's performance solidified his status as one of the greatest Greco-Roman heavyweights of all time.
"I mean I am 30 already. I have three Olympics behind me. It is going to be a little bit more difficult, but life goes on," Lopez said.
Omid Noroozi of Iran won the gold medal in under-60kg category, while Alan Khugaev of Russia took the gold in the men's under-84kg.
However, the most highly anticipated match of the day was between Lopez and Kayaalp.
Many in the wrestling world were stunned last year when Kayaalp beat the formidable Lopez — who had won world titles in 2005 and 2007, took the Olympic gold in 2008 and then the next two world championships — at the world championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
Lopez restored order to the heavyweight division he has dominated for years.
Lopez scored a pair of late points while on offense to win the first period and set the tone. The second period also went to the par terre tiebreaker position, this time with Lopez on the bottom and forced to keep Kayaalp from scoring.
Kayaalp flailed wildly as he tried to pick Lopez off the mat, but nothing he did worked.
The match with Nabi went almost exactly the same way.
Lopez scored two points with what's known as a gut wrench — which is to grab an opponent's stomach and wrench them over — and Nabi could not get Cuba's star heavyweight on the ground in the next period, either.
"I think it was a really good fight," Lopez said.
Noroozi, the defending world champion, beat Georgia's Revaz Lashkhi 1-0, 1-0 to give Iran their second Greco-Roman medal in as many days. Hamid Soryan won the country's first gold on Sunday.
Noroozi beat Kazakhstan's Almat Kebispayev in a rematch of last year's world championship final, then took out Lashkhi for his first gold medal.
"It's very good for Iran, especially how the national anthem went out in a prominent way. That everyone around the world can hear the national anthem. Everyone in Iran will be very happy," Noroozi said.
Khugaev beat former Olympic champion Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim of Egypt 1-0, 2-0 to become Russia's second Greco-Roman winner in London.
The 23-year-old Khugaev beat Georgia's Vladimer Gegeshidze in the semi-finals, then took out Ebrahim to join 21-year-old teammate Roman Vlasov as gold-medal winners.
"We have a very good future for Russia. We have brilliant coaches that can train very good athletes," Khugaev said.
Ebrahim won gold in Athens in 2004 in the under-96kg category.
Eight years later and 12kg lighter, he came up just one win shy of completing a remarkable comeback.
Source: Taipeitimes.com
[source: http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2012/08/08/35825/london_2012_olympics_cuba's_mijain_lopez_retains_his_wrestling_title.html]


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Flexible office space for rent in Brisbane's prime financial district. This impressive workspace comes from one of the world's top serviced office operators, delivering a new standard of workplace technology, connectivity and facilities to enhance your working day. Blending a classic corporate fit-out with a modern layout to enhance collaboration, it has private offices, coworking desks and virtual offices for rent and the ability to accommodate teams of up to 50 people. The IT in this workspace is undoubtedly one of its most attractive features as it has fibre based Tier 1 internet, 99.99% broadband uptime, low cost international calls on a VOIP network, Cisco Voice and global number portability. The customer service also sets it apart, with extensively trained professionals on hand to take care of reception and admin tasks as well as catering and meeting requests. If you're interested in this leading Brisbane CBD serviced office, come and meet the team, test the technology and try out the facilities – a quick tour will show you why this office provider is one of the best in the world.
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This elegant and exclusive serviced office in Brisbane is in one of Australia's truly iconic buildings. The office tower is known as The Gold Tower for its extraordinary colour and at 135m tall it can be seen from most parts of the city – upon completion in 1977 it was Brisbane's tallest building. The standout features are the instantly recognisable gold colour, floor plate shaped like the map of Australia and environmentally friendly measures including T5 lighting and sensor lighting which have seen it achieve a 4.5 star NABERS energy rating and 4.0 star NABERS water rating. In-house amenities include change rooms, shower, secure bike storage, dry cleaning services, onsite concierge and security. This serviced office offers beautiful views of the Brisbane River, Story Bridge and Moreton Bay and it's close to the GPO and Eagle Street Pier's restaurant precinct.
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Empire State Development revealed today the strategic plan review committee members that each of 10 regional council representatives will be pitching to for their shot at a piece of $200 million.
Ken Adams, ESD president, CEO and commissioner, announced the five-member committee, along with the schedule for presentations of the strategic plans to the committee. Long Island will be the first region to present, with regional economic development council co-chairmen Kevin Law and Stuart Rabinowitz addressing the committee at 2 p.m. on Nov. 28 in Albany.
"It's exciting to go first because hopefully we will set the bar," Law said. "I'm a big believer in first impressions, so going first will give us a good opportunity to present our plans and make a particularly strong case."
The committee will include senior fellow at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service Dall Forsythe, Syracuse University Professor of Public Administration Walter Broadnax, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program Found Director Bruce Katz and New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald. In addition, New York State Secretary of State Cesar Perales will serve as a technical adviser to the review committee.
"I'm not familiar with any of them," Law said, "but that doesn't concern me. We're excited to present."
The committee will be rank each region's strategic plan based on scoring criteria that includes the regional economic development vision, the process, strategies involved to achieve that vision, how those strategies will be implemented, resources leveraged and how to accurately measure the performance of those strategies.
The four top ranked regional plans will receive $40 million for their respective regions. That money will comprise $25 million in cash and $15 million in Excelsior tax benefits for existing companies to expand their businesses. The remaining six regions will split the remaining $40 million, with each one taking home roughly $6.6 million.
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
U.S. Stock Market : The indices were strong, but the average Stock was down substantially
Mike Gleason: Well, I want to start out by asking you about the current state of the financial world here in the early part of 2016. We've got the global equities markets continuing to roll over. Meanwhile, the metals are doing quite well and acting as a bit of a safe haven. What do you make of the market action here, so far this year?
Marc Faber: Well, basically, the financial markets have been sick for quite some time. Emerging markets either never made a new high above the 2006, 2007 highs, or they peaked out in 2011, or some even later in 2014. Basically after about February/March 2015, they started to drift. And in the U.S., the indices were strong, but the average stock was down substantially in 2015. This is called weakness beneath the surface of the indices because an index, theoretically, could have 500 stocks and 499 decline, but one stock goes up a lot and drives up the index. So this happened last year, to some extent, in the U.S... you have the strong stocks, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, and maybe another 20 stocks that were going up. And at the same time, you have thousands of stocks that were acting badly and going down, which accounts for actually a horrible performance for most investors. Now in January, reality set in with the strong stocks, they're all down 20, 30, and sometimes even more percentages.
Marc Faber is an international investor known for his uncanny predictions of the stock market and futures markets around the world.Dr. Doom also trades currencies and commodity futures like Gold and Oil.
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The strike protest in Barnsley yesterday might not have been the biggest in the country, but it was among the most determined.
Council offices were shut as a march wound through streets where the air once tasted of coal dust. All the local libraries bar one were closed. No bins were emptied. Thousands of children were off school.
Teachers, firefighters, council workers, mums and dads with pushchairs and OAPs marched shoulder to shoulder under banners calling for fair pay and an end to cuts.
"At our workplace, my union wasn't balloted for a strike, but I've never crossed a picket line in my life and I'm not starting today," one housing worker said. He had taken the day off at the loss of a day's pay.
Public sector wages have fallen by 18 per cent in real terms since the Coalition was elected. That's felt doubly hard in Barnsley, which has never recovered from the pit closures.
A 60-year-old social worker said she was marching for three generations. "For me, because they put my retirement age up, for my children, who are teaching assistants, and my grandchildren's future.
"I'm ashamed that in my job I'm handing out food vouchers to people who aren't scroungers."
She had worked for 42 years and said she wanted to retire and let an unemployed young person do her job.
"The Tories'll tell you there's a lady of 78 who still loves working in Asda," she says. "But they won't tell you she does it because she's too lonely to stay at home."
Carol Green, 64, had brought her nine-year-old grandson Kyle along. "We're marching for the teachers, for the local pensioners, firefighters, people who collect the bins," she said. "They need a wage they can live on."
Across the country many people were marching against cuts handed down from central government.
No one on strike in Barnsley yesterday could afford to lose a day's pay. But Barnsley knows, as well as anywhere, that sometimes there is no choice.


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Monday, April 26, 2010
Re-LAX. It's Just A Game.
After years of schlepping and carpooling and spending close to $4 million on tennis clubs, tennis lessons, tennis clinics and tennis gear, my son decided that he wanted to play lacrosse instead. I say "instead" because as far as high school teams are concerned, it's an either/or decision. Both tennis and lacrosse are spring sports for boys.
The decision came less than a year ago, when my then-middle-schooler came home one Wednesday afternoon and announced that if he showed up to practice that week, he could still make the 8th grade lacrosse team.
"Show up," it turns out, meant: Show up in full LAX gear. Stick, helmet, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves. We needed it all. He had gone to a lacrosse summer program a few years back and I'd bought him gear for that. All new, all expensive. He'd quit after three days, saying it wasn't for him. So this time I told him to get on the phone to his cronies; if he could borrow all the gear he needed, I'd pay the team registration fee. Which he did, and I did, and that's how my son started playing lacrosse.
At that point I'd never actually seen a lacrosse game played. I didn't even know what the "stick" would look like. I assumed it was French in origin (perhaps from the name, the spelling of it) and so I figured it had some of those same characteristics of other European sports – it's own vocabulary, maybe some wacky system of scoring, lots of hand-shaking at the end. I was a tennis mom, used to my son playing a sport where he was far, far away from his opponent – a net between the two.
I'm not kidding when I say the first game I watched I had to be held upright by one of the other dads. "They're hitting each other," I said in horror. "They're hitting each other with sticks."
The dad steadied me and smiled. Then he went back to watching the game. "Get him!" he'd yell at one of our team members. "Hit him!"
Didn't we all just spend the last 14 years teaching our boys not to hit each other with sticks? I thought. That lesson is toast the minute your boy steps onto a lacrosse field.
Lacrosse falls someplace between hockey and football. It's unimaginably violent. Someone once told me that it actually hails from the Native Americans and that the "ball" being tossed about was in fact some unfortunate soul's decapitated head. None of my research corroborates the head part, but it did come from North America and was used, in part, to train young boys for war.
But when the game is played well – when the team is "on" – it's as beautiful as a ballet. Boys, fast and fluid, dodging and weaving, creating a visual rhythm on the field. They slow things down, they speed it up. They're running and passing and talking and scooping like a vicious little symphony. In my prime, and on my best, most lucid day, I was never able to think fast enough to have been able to play this game.
The games at the stadium can be glorious. Sun shines on the bleachers, the air smells sweet. The moms often sit together in a group; most of the dads stand on the sideline. Some moms have been at this a long time. They explain to the rest of us which hitting is legal and which garners a penalty. They explain what the "crease" is and who can be in it. They explain under which circumstances a defender can cross the mid-field line. What the implications are when a team is "man down." We all listen attentively, while at the same time trying to hold upright the new moms – those who'd never seen the game played before.
"Oh my god, they're hitting each other," one will say to me as she grabs at my forearm. "Oh. My. God!"
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Loved this, particularly the line about "visual rhythm."ReplyDelete
- cynthiaApril 26, 2010 at 7:26 PM
Heehee. I've been a hockey mom since all you could see were my son's jersey and skates - no legs.ReplyDelete
A word of advice? Do not offer bandage his wounds. They're the varsity jacket, the gang colors and the kilt of the clan. And whatever you do, do NOT leave the stands and go down to the field until the paramedics arrive.
- spiritdollsbypaula.blogspot.comApril 27, 2010 at 4:33 AM
what about baseball?ReplyDelete
i love the part about not being able to think fast enough (you) to play this kind of sport. that's probably the exact reason why i avoided ALL team sports. give me the swimming pool any day.
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Alocs Alcohol Camping Stove & pot stand
Lightweight alcohol camping stove with screw top and pot stand. Large reservoir gives a 45 minute burn time ideal for real camp cooking. My new favourite spirit burner!
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An improved version of the popular Trangia / Esbit stoves. This Alocs stove has a three part lid. The inner lid has a screw thread and 'o' ring that forms a liquid tight seal so that left over fuel can be preserved and stored in the stove. The outer ring separates from the inner and works as a very effective simmer ring to9 control the level of flame that you cook over, when fully closed it can be used as a snubber to extinguish the flame. Unlike the Trangia stove, this Alocs stove has a folding long handle so it can be handled when hot. The Trangia relies solely on the top cap for simmer control, which means removing the 'o' ring, with the Aloc's version this is no longer necessary.
This camping stove comes in a really durable draw-string bag with a reinforced waterproof bottom so it'll stay dry on damp ground.
The stove will burn for around 45 minutes with 100ml of fuel. The 26 jets are a mix of two different diameter holes for a more efficient burn, the Trangia has 24 one size jets. With its large fuel capacity and controllable simmer ring this stove is suitable for proper camp cooking rather than just boiling water. Brass construction for lightweight strength, this stove can be used alone without its base for the real lightweight enthusiast.
The stand is a really solid stainless steel construction with a flat base for maximum stability. The crowned top elevates pots / pans at the perfect height and the windows boost air flow for the most efficient burn rate.
This set works perfectly with larger pots and pans. The Mysolo 1100ml pot, 1100/250ml and the 1200/400ml pot and pan sets are ideal.
- Stove diameter 80mm
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This is a cake I made as a gift for my very dear friend's Grandson. One of his favourite books is Monsters of Tasmania by Rachel Tribout. He had also just returned from a holiday in Tasmania. The board, cake and decorations are hand painted using the illustrations from the book as inspiration.
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Wonderful job, Kylie! The cakeboard is fantastic and so is your model and very effective 2D work!
That's fab and love what you've done on the board too :)
That's lovely!
Great design, love the 2D mapping design up top, very clever
so lovely
Adorable!! Looks brilliant!! :-) x
Great work!!! I love the board too!!!
Oh, I just LOVE the drawings on the board!
Thank you all for your lovely comments – I am happy to say the birthday boy loved it, and named some of the places in Tasmania and the monsters from the book :)
The board was my favourite thing to do on this cake. I am gaining my confidence in free-hand painting
love the board!
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento State baseball program has signed four high school student-athletes to National Letters of Intent in the early signing period, head coach Reggie Christiansen announced.
The Hornets will add infielder Andre Gregory (Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS), first baseman Tyler Blake (Elk Grove, Calif./Franklin HS), infielder Boston Romero (Fairfield, Calif./Rodriguez HS) and pitcher Chad Perry (Marysville, Calif./Marysville HS) to the roster for the 2014 season.
"I would like to thank our staff for their efforts in putting together another solid recruiting class," Christiansen said. "We continue to recruit the Sacramento area with the goal of keeping the best players within a 50 mile radius of our campus at home, and this class reflects that. I am looking forward to the opportunity to coach these four young men beginning next fall. I believe with hard work and a commitment to the team these four players will do their part in helping achieve our goal of becoming a perennial top-25 program nationally. Our last three recruiting classes have all have been very successful and I believe the 2013 class will be no different. This is a great start."
A 6-foot-2, 180 pound infielder, Gregory will begin his fourth season of baseball at Jesuit HS this spring under head coach Joe Potulny...currently ranked the No. 45 best prospect in California by Perfect Game..the 2012 all-city honorable mention selection hit .271 with 22 runs, 10 RBIs, two doubles and just seven strikeouts...made just three errors while helping the Marauders to a 20-8 record and 12-3 mark in Delta River League games...father, Quinn Gregory, played for Sacramento State and was a member of the Hornets' 1988 Div. II national runner-up team.
"Andre is a very talented player," Christiansen said. "We are thrilled that Andre decided to follow in his dad's footsteps and become a Hornet. He is an exciting player to watch and he has all of the tools that you look for."
A 6-foot-6, 200-pound left-hand hitting first baseman, Blake will begin his fourth season of baseball at Franklin HS this spring under head coach Bryan Kilby...hit. 282 as a junior with 23 runs, 21 RBIs, six doubles, three triples and one home run...posted a .410 on-base percentage.
"Tyler is a physical left-hand hitting first baseman who we project to hit fifth or sixth in the lineup early in his career," Christiansen said. "In this class we sought out a power left-handed hitter and we believe we certainly found one in Tyler."
A 5-foot-11, 175-pound infielder, Romero will begin his fourth season of baseball at Rodriguez HS this spring under head coach Jason Chatham...helped the Mustangs to a San Joaquin Section championship and Solano County Athletic League title as a junior in 2012 when he was named all-league and all-city (Rodriguez HS will move to the Monticello Empire League for 2013)...went 2-for-3 with a double in the section title game...overall, hit .364 as a junior with 21 runs, 13 RBIs, six doubles and two triples while posting a .476 on-base percentage...was 9-for-10 on stolen base attempts...also named all-city following his sophomore season when the Mustangs won the SCAC title.
"Boston will remind fans of current Hornet Will Soto," Christiansen said. "He is a solid defender as well as a very good left-handed hitter. Boston is a hard nosed kid who plays with energy and makes players around him better."
A 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-handed pitcher, Perry will begin his fourth season of baseball at Marysville HS under head coaches Tim Harles and Jay De Alba...the 2012 Golden Empire League MVP recorded a 1.77 ERA when he went 4-3 in eight starts with two complete games...tallied 85 strikeouts in 51.1 innings pitched with just 15 walks and a .168 opponent batting average...posted a career-best 15 srikeouts against Inderkum HS last year...also hit .448 in 67 at-bats with 21 runs, 18 RBIs, four home runs, five doubles and two triples...was a GEL honorable mention selection as a freshman in 2010...
"Chad has the body of a big leaguer and reminds me a lot of Jim Barr when he walks in the door," Christiansen said. "Chad has a very high ceiling, outstanding work ethic and is a very good student. We are very happy he decided to stay close to home and become a Hornet."


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(Russian: Иоанн Кронштадтский) (October 19, 1829, Sura, Arkhangelsk–December 20, 1908, Kronstadt) was a Russian Orthodox Christian presbyter and a member of the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was a striking, unconventional personality, deeply pious and immensely energetic. He was one of the most internationally famous and beloved Orthodox Christian leaders of his time.
He was born as Ivan Ilyich Sergiyev (Russian: Иван Ильич Сергиев) on 19 October 1829 at Sura, near the White Sea, in Russia.
Writing about his life he once recalled an evening when everyone had already gone to bed. "I could not sleep, and I still failed to understand anything I was taught. I still read poorly and could not remember anything I was told. I became so depressed I fell to my knees and began to pray. I don't know whether I had spent a long time in that position or not, but suddenly something shook my whole being. It was as if a veil had fallen from my eyes, and my mind had been opened, and I remembered clearly my teacher of that day and his lesson. I also recalled the topic and the examples he had given. I felt so light and joyous inside." After this experience he did so well he became one of the first in his class to be chosen to go to seminary, and after seminary to the Theological Academy in St Petersburg.
Throughout his studies, John thought about the importance of forgiveness, meekness, and love, and came to believe that these were the very center and power of Christianity, and that only one path—the path of humble love—leads to God and the triumph of His righteousness. He also thought a great deal about the Savior's death on the Cross at Golgotha, and pitied those who did not know Jesus Christ. He wished to preach to them about His death and Resurrection. He dreamed about becoming a missionary to distant China, but saw that there was a great deal of work for a genuine pastor of Christ's flock both in his own city and the surrounding towns.
From 1855 he worked as a priest in Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Kronstadt, the naval base on the outskirts of St Petersburg. Here he committed himself to charity, especially to those who were remote from the Church, and travelled extensively throughout the Russian empire. He was a member of the conservative Union of the Russian People, but did not commit himself politically.
From the beginning he also concerned himself with the material needs of the poor. He would shop for food, go to the pharmacy for prescriptions, to the doctor for help, many times giving the poor his last few coins. The inhabitants of Kronstadt would see him returning home barefoot and without his cassock. Often parishioners would bring shoes to his wife, saying to her, "Your husband has given away his shoes to someone, and will come home barefoot." He would also write articles for the newspaper exhorting the people of Kronstadt to "support the poor morally and materially." These appeals touched the hearts of many and Fr John organized many charitable efforts. Realizing that his individual charity was insufficient for aiding the needy, he founded the Orthodox Christian House Parish Trusteeship of St Andrew the First-Called. This brotherhood coordinated many charitable efforts throughout the city and helped many needy people.
When speaking to other priests about their vocation he would say, "You are a representative of the faith of the Church, O priest; you are a representative of Christ the Lord Himself. You should be a model of meekness, purity, courage, perseverance, patience, and lofty spirit. You are doing the work of God and must not let anything discourage you."
In the early 1890s Father John became well known, and people from all over Russia came to him every day in thousands. Even the dying Tsar Alexander III, in 1894, summoned him to Livadia Palace so he could be served communion by John. The bishops treated him with high respect. He was already greatly venerated at the time he died, on 20 December 1908.
In 1909 Nicholas II wrote an order to establish commemoration of St John in the Church. Following it the Holy Synod issued an edict to commemorate Father John annually at the day of his death.
He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in 1964, and by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1990. Archbishop John Maximovitch of Shanghai and San Francisco (later glorified as a Saint, as well) played an active role in preparation of St. John's canonization. His life and work are commemorated on the feast days of December 20.
Propers for John of Kronstadt - Priest and Teacher
The Collect.
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast called us to faith in thee, and hast compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses; Grant that we, encouraged by the good examples of thy Saints, and especially of thy servant John of Kronstadt, may persevere in running the race that is set before us, until at length, through thy mercy, we with them attain to thine eternal joy; through him who is the author and finisher of our faith, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle - Philippians 4:4-9.
REJOICE in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice, Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
The Gospel - St. Matthew 25:31-40.
WHEN the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.


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Yesterday, I checked my Google Reader after, well NOT doing so for days and it had 976 new items. Holy blog-activity, Batman! One might automatically assume that I subscribe to too many blogs that don't hold my attention enough to be a regular reader. This, in all honesty, is probably half-true. I'm a pretty busy person and I like to subscribe to random blogs. Some of them really are entirely hopeless in the thought that every single post will be read by my eyes: Amazon Daily, Mashable, NPR'S Bryant Park Project all put out several blogs a day, but I keep them because I find fun little gems like this. So on a day like today, I usually get flustered by all the posts and start scanning through them, just to chip away at that number of "unread items."
On this morning, though, I scrolled across a nice post in one of the "biggies" that usually clog my reader: the MediaGuardian from the UK's "The Guardian". This piece by blogger Roy Greenslade discussed (and is so titled) "Why journalists must learn the values of the blogging revolution" and why their understanding of the concept and the activity is so vital to media. More than anything he stressed how journalists are used to bringing up the topics and moving on, not waiting for a conversation to happen. Blogging has, according to Greenslade, turned that orthodox on its head. And contrary to popular journalistic-veteran belief, it does not threaten "the established order of journalism." Journalists must, according to this post, open themselves up to a new thought process away from "us and them" and toward a more integrated way of doing things.
This was a nice post for me, fresh out of Journalism school and wondering how to reconcile "get the information to the people" stuff I learned with this new (well "new" by comparison) wave of reciprocal information going out.
As with all emerging facets of media, the content and its validity must be of the utmost importance. in a 2005 post in Poynter Online, Rick Edmonds warned that blogging and "citizen journalism", though it [was] the next big thing in new media, must be checked – with all the conversation, "where is the news?"
I'm not sure there are many journalists out there who don't understand this blogging explosion, but rather, there are probably journalists of traditional media who see it as something that takes up time that could be spent reading and digesting actual news and current events. It could also be that blogging is, essentially a way to have the same power and outreach as traditional media, without the credentials and hard work to get there. But isn't that just how it goes nowadays? Isn't it time to bury the hatchet and, as Roy Greenslade suggested, integrate?
On my part, consider it buried.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Win a Book!
Love in Disguise by Carol Cox
Author of nearly 30 novels and novellas, Carol Cox has an abiding love for history and romance, especially when it's set in her native Southwest. As a third-generation Arizonan, she takes a keen interest in the Old West and hopes to make it live again in the hearts of her readers. A pastor's wife, Carol lives with her husband and daughter in northern Arizona, where the deer and the antelope really do play--within view of the family's front porch. You can visit her at her website.
From the book's back cover:
Jobless and down to her last dime, Ellie Moore hears about a position with the Pinkerton Detective Agency and believes it's the perfect chance to put her acting skills and costumes to use. Reluctantly, the agency agrees to give her one assignment, one chance to prove herself. Disguised as Lavinia Stewart, a middle-aged widow, Ellie travels to Arizona to begin her investigation. When the need arises, she also transforms into the dazzling Jessie Monroe, whose vivacious personality encourages people to talk.
Mine owner Steven Pierce is going to lose his business if he can't figure out who's stealing his silver shipments. In his wildest dreams, he never expected to receive help from a gray-haired widow...or to fall in love with her beautiful niece.
Then the thieves come after Lavinia and Jessie. Ellie isn't safe no matter which character she plays! Should she give up and reveal her true identity? What will Steven do when he realizes the woman he's falling in love with doesn't really exist?
Set in 1880s Arizona, Love in Disguise blends romance, humor, and mystery for a can't-put-down read.
From Jo:
Cox does a fantastic job with her invention of two non-existent characters, Lavinia and her niece, Jessie. She gives Ellie Moore a great juggling act to convince the town's people of the existence of the two but yet always seems genuine in her reasons why the two characters never appear together. Cox gives the reader memorable characters and a strong plot--a gray-haired widow is a Pinkerton detective and her "niece" visits from back East. There's enough humor thrown in to give you a few chuckles.
Remember: leave a comment on THIS post by 6 p.m. CT Sunday, June 24, 2012 and you'll be entered in the drawing for a copy of Love in Disguise. You must be eighteen, have a U.S. mailing address, void where prohibited. Please, please remember to leave your email address so that should you be the winner I can get in touch with you for your mailing address. Winner will be announced in Monday's blog.
Till next time ... keep on smiling.
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- Pam K.June 21, 2012 at 1:50 PM
I've read many good reviews of Love in Disguise. I really enjoy reading books with a mix of suspense or mystery, romance, and humor. I'd like to be entered in your drawing for this book.Thanks.ReplyDelete
Pam, you're entered. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.Delete
I've been excited to read this book! Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Liz, you're so welcome. Thanks for reading my blog and for leaving a comment.Delete
This book sounds really intriging, and i would love to win a copy!ReplyDelete
Gwendolyn, It certainly is that! Thanks for leaving a comment.Delete
This sounds like a fun book. I've always thought it would be fun to do detective work and know I would enjoy this.ReplyDelete
reubynreba, detective work would be exciting to me if it were not for possible danger. Thanks for commenting.Delete
I've seen this book around and thought it had such an interesting cover and back cover copy. Thanks for the chance to win it!ReplyDelete
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I've too have seen this book several places around the blogosphere lately=) It sounds like a fun read, would love to win a copy!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 1:53 PM
I LOVE comedic detective stories and would be thrilled to win this book. The fact that Carol actually puts Ellie into the very REAL Pinkerton Detective Agency is the clincher for me - I WANT to read this book! It's on my To Read list on Goodreads and my Wish List on Amazon both!
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- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 7:30 PM
I have heard good reports on this book and am anxious to read it! Love the cover! Thanks for entering me.ReplyDelete
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I have heard marvelous thing about this book! And I would love to finally read it.ReplyDelete
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Love in Disguise sounds so fun. I love the idea of a Pinkerton lady, two disguises and of course, romance. Please include me in the drawing. Thanks.ReplyDelete
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Love in Disguise sounds like a fun read! I would love to be entered into the drawing. Thank you!ReplyDelete
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I love Carol's writing. I'm anxious to read Love in Disguise and hope I win a copy.ReplyDelete
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Above water is when the market value of an asset appreciates more than its book value. Since the market value becomes more than the book value we say that it's an above water situation.
For example if a manufacturing company buys land worth $1,000,000 for its new factory, then this value of $1,000,000 is recorded as the book value of the land. If in the next two years the value of the land depreciated to $800,000 then this becomes the market value of the land as the book value was already recorded. Now if after another two years the value of the land appreciates and becomes $1,500,000 then this will be the new market value of the land.
If the company now sells the land then it is at 'above water' situation because it will make a profit of $500,000. Therefore if the market value of an asset is more than its book value (the value at which it was bought) then it is an above water situation.
Hence, this concludes the definition of Above Water along with its overview.
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Cousin of murdered Gary Hutch will have special difficulties in prison, court hears
A COUSIN of murdered Gary Hutch would have special difficulties in serving his prison sentence for burglary due to his security arrangements in custody, a court has heard.
Samuel Hutch (40) is not allowed visitors or to mingle with other prisoners and cannot access prison facilities or courses due to the security arrangements.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard there was an "environment of fear and tension" and Hutch was "isolated" and "extremely lonely."
Breffni Gordon BL, defending, said it was "clear from his name" and security arrangements that he was related to the Hutch family who have been discussed in the media. He said part of his client's troubles of late are connected with events outside prison and the courts.
He said Hutch was affected by the death of his cousin to whom he was close. However counsel said he was "a completely different character" who was not associated with the "brand of criminality" of other members of his family.
Mr Gordon said Hutch had fallen into drug addiction at 16 years old and offended to feed his habit.
Hutch, of Cardiffsbridge Avenue, Finglas, Dublin pleaded guilty to trespass and possession of a stolen bicycle in Sandymount on October 25, 2015. He also pleaded guilty to damaging a car door in Ringsend on the same date.
Hutch, who has 89 previous convictions, further admitted a burglary in Cabra on February 6, 2016.
His previous convictions include 39 burglaries, possession of a phone in prison, robbery, theft, criminal damage, as well as road traffic and drugs offences.
Judge Melanie Greally adjourned sentencing in the case until July 21st next to allow a victim impact report be completed in one of the cases and allow urinalysis be undertaken.
Mr Gordon said his client was very much a member of the Hutch family but was not associated with them in the sense of their brand of criminality. He said the court could take the view based on his record that he was operating in an "entirely different environment" to other members of his family.
He said prior to these offences Hutch had been doing quite well and completed a residential rehabilitation course but family tragedies in 2015 including the murder of his cousin Gary Hutch in Spain had caused his life to spiral out of control again. He fell back into drug use and offending.
He said Hutch had been close to Gary but they were "completely different characters."
Mr Gordon said although Hutch did not have access to a drug counsellor due to his security arrangements he has detoxed in custody and is now medicated only for health issues.
He said because of difficulties in recent times Hutch intended on his release to take an opportunity to start his life afresh "somewhere else."
Counsel submitted that due to his situation Hutch would experience difficulties unlike any other prisoner serving a sentence and that can be taken into account by the court.
Earlier, sergeant Ciaran Sweeney told Fiona McGowan BL, prosecuting, that a homeowner at Malone Gardens heard noise outside in the early hours of the morning of October 25, 2015 and discovered Hutch walking across their roof. Hutch did not enter the house.
"Sorry buddy, I am trying to get away from the gardaí," said Hutch when told to go away.
He appeared to be on drugs. He jumped over a wall into the neighbouring ESB Sportsco complex and was seen running off across the pitch.
Gardaí were alerted and searched the area. They found Hutch riding a stolen bicycle in a nearby cul de sac, Derrynane Gardens, and when they approached him he cycled past them at speed in an attempt to get away. He had to be forcibly restrained and was arrested.
Hutch, who was found to have a screwdriver and money on him, told gardaí he was taking a shortcut into someone else's back garden. He told gardaí he had retrieved the money from a taxi parked on South Lotts road earlier that evening.
During the search for Hutch a second bicycle was also found, Hutch admitted it was not his but that he had ridden it to the scene earlier.
Garda William Doyle said that in the early hours of February 6, 2016 two women returning to their home on Carnlough Road noticed a light on in an upstairs bedroom and could see a man inside.
They alerted gardaí, who entered the house and found Hutch, who was wearing black gloves and had a screwdriver, in the bedroom. He attempted to get out the window but was restrained.
He was detained at Finglas Garda Station and has been in custody since.
Mr Gordon said Hutch was a single man with no dependants. He left school at 15 years old and began a painting and decorating apprenticeship but started to dabble with drugs and became addicted to heroin.
He said that since Hutch went into custody special security arrangements have been put in place for him within the prison and he has been on lock up having contact only with prison officers.
Counsel asked the court to take into account that Hutch had fairly and properly engaged with the gardaí and made early admissions. He said Hutch was behaving very well in prison and the authorities there were doing all they could for him.
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'Tonight Show' Charms 'Harry Potter' Fans With Magical Rap
Accio, Jimmy Fallon!
Fallon packed up his Tonight Show bags and headed to Universal Studios in Orlando, visiting Harry Potter World for the week. So naturally, everyone got into the wizarding spirit, including his in-house band The Roots.
When a "Suggestion Box" request asked for a Harry Potter rap, The Roots' lead MC (and apparently a Potterhead) Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter obliged with 90-seconds of pure magic.
"I'ma tell you about a half-blood wizard boy, this kid Harry Potter from the House of Gryffindor. Magical young man from the bad lands, on the run from the Prisoner of Azkaban."
Ten points to the The Roots.
Fallon has also been preparing for his Hogwarts classes, going wand shopping at Ollivander's in Diagon Alley (kind of).
He even stopped and talked to the other patrons visiting Harry Potter World, and quickly realized that the only thing worse than Lord Voldemort are parents who don't know the difference between Professor Snape and Dumbledore.
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HADLEY, Mass. – With the top seed in this year's NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship at stake, Amherst closed out the regular season with a dramatic 104-101 triple overtime triumph at Middlebury this evening. In the process, the Lord Jeffs secured home court advantage throughout the tournament for the second year in a row. They will begin their quest for a sixth conference crown when quarterfinal round action gets underway on Saturday. Williams, Middlebury and Tufts have also earned the right to host quarterfinal round contests. The highest seed following this weekend will host both semifinals and the final from February 23-24. This year's champion will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Amherst (22-2, 10-0 NESCAC) went unbeaten in NESCAC play for the second straight season and fourth time in the last 10 years. No strangers to postseason success, the Lord Jeffs picked up their fifth league title with a thrilling 71-69 victory over Middlebury last February. They also took home top honors in 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006.
Up first for Amherst will be eighth seeded Colby (7-16, 3-7 NESCAC). After dropping six straight games, the Mules topped Connecticut College 76-65 this evening at Tufts. They finished in tie with Hamilton but were awarded the final spot in the field by virtue of their 69-65 win over the Continentals on January 6. This will be the fifth time that the two teams have faced off in the postseason. Though Amherst owns a 3-1 edge, Colby earned a 67-49 in the quarterfinal round of the 2010 tournament. The Lord Jeffs will enter the weekend riding a 16 game winning streak. Over that span, they have outscored their opponents by nearly 15 points per game. Included in the run was a 98-75 victory over the Mules on January 19.
Second seeded Williams (21-3, 9-1 NESCAC) will be looking for its fifth NESCAC title and first since 2010 when tournament play begins on Saturday. The Ephs have dropped just three contests this season, including a 65-48 setback to Amherst on Sunday. Their road to conference supremacy will begin with a quarterfinal round matchup against seventh seeded Bates (10-14, 4-6 NESCAC). The Bobcats sealed their spot in the championship with consecutive wins over Trinity and Hamilton down the stretch. They have advanced to the semifinal round in two of the past three seasons and also reached the final in 2005 before falling to Amherst. Williams owns a 4-1 edge in the tournament series between the schools. The Ephs prevailed 80-69 at Bates on January 5.
Middlebury (21-2, 8-2 NESCAC) will once again look to challenge for the conference crown after four consecutive trips to the title game. While tonight's heartbreaking loss dropped the Panthers (21-2, 8-2 NESCAC) to the third seed, they should still be considered one of the most dangerous teams in the nation. Their two losses have come by a combined four points, including a 64-63 setback at Williams on January 26. Middlebury, which earned NESCAC titles in 2009 and 2011, has posted an impressive 10-2 tournament mark over the last four years. In order to move on, the Panthers will have to get past sixth seeded Wesleyan (12-12, 4-6 NESCAC) on Saturday. Winners of five of their last seven games, the Cardinals will enter the contest with a sense of optimism after taking Middlebury to overtime on January 12. They erased an 11-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation before falling 78-77 in overtime. Wesleyan was eliminated by the Panthers in the semifinal round of last year's championship. It was the team's first trip to the semifinals since the 2002-03 season. The Cardinals were awarded the sixth slot by virtue of their 61-51 triumph at Bates on January 19. Both teams finished with identical 4-6 conference records.
The remaining quarterfinal round game will feature fourth seeded Tufts (16-8, 7-3 NESCAC) and fifth seeded Bowdoin (14-9, 5-5 NESCAC). This will be the first ever postseason meeting between the programs. After falling to Williams and Middlebury in the opening weekend of conference play, the Jumbos proceeded to win 10 of their final 11 regular season contests. Their hot streak began with an 82-69 victory at Bowdoin on January 11. Tufts made its lone appearance in the conference championship game in 2006, falling in overtime to Amherst. The Jumbos have not moved out of the quarterfinal round since. Bowdoin secured the fifth position in the field with wins at Connecticut College and Wesleyan over the weekend. The Polar Bears will be looking to advance to the semifinal round for the third time in program history and first since 2009. They fell to Trinity in the 2008 final.
Results for the NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship will be available at the completion of each day on the NESCAC website.


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Brian Baker: Time to ramp up the rehab
Well now it's been 6½ weeks since my surgery back in January. I'm excited that I will finally be released this week to start biking and being able to do some resistance training on my repaired knee.
I am not able to see the doctor until Thursday (he's been on vacation for a few days after helping the Tennessee Titans at the NFL Combine), but he has promised that this is the week to start ramping up the rehab. Going forward, it will be important for me to push the envelope with my training without having any setbacks.
LAST TIME:Watching Nadal's comeback
I know from past experiences that the most important parts of rehab are consistency and listening to your body. You cannot get back in shape in one or two weeks. It's a humbling process, but one that must be followed! On the bright side, I have been able to spend some time in the gym strengthening my core and upper body, so hopefully I can come back stronger than I was in January.
One of the challenges for me while I'm off the tour is keeping my mind active. Rehab takes up a large chunk of each day, but I still have to find productive ways to spend the rest of my free time. It's great for the first couple of weeks to be lazy and just enjoy being home, but pretty quickly I realized that I needed to get busy.
The last few weeks I've been spending quite a bit of time preparing my taxes for my CPA. It's been a tiresome process going through all my credit card statements, receipts, checks, and prize money breakdowns from each tournament. I'm kicking myself for not being more organized last year. If I just spent a few minutes each week last year this would have been a breeze. I guess like a lot of things in my life, I like doing things the hard way!
I've also been spending some time watching some of the tennis practices at Belmont University (the college where I coached and was a student from 2008-2011). It's hard for me to stay away from the courts for too long. I have to get my tennis fix in, and it's nice to see some familiar faces from the teams that I helped coach.
To my surprise, Belmont chose to recognize my accomplishments from last year at the basketball game against Ohio on Feb. 23. This was a huge game on ESPN2 and Belmont played great and won easily. The crowd was awesome, and the gym was rocking, so to be honored in that kind of environment was very special. I'm planning on going to Belmont's conference championship this weekend (Ohio Valley) and watching them take home the title. You heard it here, the Bruins are going dancing!
In other news, the banquet for the Nashville Sports Person of the Year is Thursday night and should be a fun time. I'm definitely not expecting to win, but it will be nice to hang out with a lot of great athletes. I have been on a few of the local radio stations the past few days leading up to the event, so the city is definitely marketing the event.
Not much else to report. I'll let everyone know the results of the banquet next week!
— Brian


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Tartan Day South is a new Celtic festival being presented on April 1 & 2, 2011 in Columbia, SC and Celtic Force has been hired to produce the event!
The kickoff is on Friday evening at 6pm with a reception and is followed by a fundraising event featuring whiskey tasting, dinner, concert & auction at the host hotel. Later that evening a pub-crawl is planned in downtown Columbia with music provided by some of the weekend's featured entertainers.
Saturday the main festival takes place at the Historic Columbia Speedway in Cayce, SC. which highlights Celtic music, Highland athletics, pipe bands, clan/society area, Celtic Marketplace, food, kids activities and demonstrations in dancing, piping, storytelling, herding, to name a few. The hours on Sat. run from 10am until 8pm and will be packed with something for everyone and a few special surprises.
We're especially excited about the first musical line up because it brings together some diverse, quality acts with plenty of energy. Drum roll please…..RATHKELTAIR, BARLEYJUICE, THE BLESSED BLEND, CUTTHROAT SHAMROCK, THISTLEDOWN TINKERS, DAVEY RAMONE MORRISON, MARCILLE WALLIS.
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Murrue fends off an attacking Athrun, and throws Kira into the prototype mobile suit's cockpit before jumping in herself. She activates the machine, which Kira immediately nicknames "Gundam" based on the acronym of its operating system. Athrun steals the remaining prototype, and meets up with Miguel, a ZAFT pilot in a GINN. Athrun retreats back to the Vesalius while Miguel remains behind to capture the final prototype. His attacks fail, due to the Gundam's special "phase shift" armor, which makes it virtually invulnerable to physical damage. However, the Gundam can barely move due to its incomplete OS. To prevent Miguel from destroying them, Kira seizes the controls from Murrue, modifying the Gundam's OS on the fly as he fights. He manages to disable Miguel's GINN; Miguel bails out, but not before activating the GINN's Self-Destruct Mechanism and catching the Gundam in the blast.
In Heliopolis' port, Ensign Natarle Badgiruel regains consciousness after the explosions in the previous episode, and begins regrouping with other survivors. Outside, the Earth Alliance forces are being routed. Their warship loses control due to battle damage and crashes into Heliopolis' exterior, leaving Mu La Flaga the only remaining Earth Alliance unit outside the colony. He manages to damage a ZAFT GINN, forcing it to retreat. Rau notes his respect when informed of this, and signals a retreat of ZAFT's MS while he launches in his own personal mobile suit.
Murrue, knocked out when the Gundam was caught in the GINN's self destruct, regains consciousness to find herself being cared for by Kira and one of his friends, Miriallia Haw. Several more of his friends — Tolle Koenig, Sai Argyle and Kuzzey Buskirk — are inspecting the nearby Gundam, which has shut down after running out of power. Murrue takes exception to this, firing a warning shot in their direction to reinforce the seriousness of the situation. She explains that they've all been exposed to military secrets, and she must take them into custody until she receives other orders.
While Mu and Rau fight each other inside Heliopolis' port facilities, Natarle and her survivors gather on the Archangel, the new Earth Alliance ship trapped there by the explosion. Outside, Murrue has Sai gather parts for their Gundam, the X105 Strike. Rau and Mu break out of the harbor and into Heliopolis proper. Rau turns to attack the Strike, but Kira attaches the new parts (the Launcher Striker, featuring a small gatling gun and a large beam cannon) which recharges the batteries and reactivates its phase shift armor, preventing it from being destroyed. As this happens, Natarle launches the Archangel, blasting through the debris and entering Heliopolis' interior.
Tropes used in this episode:
- Eye Awaken: Natarle, when she wakes up alone in the Archangel.
- Mecha Expansion Pack: The Strike's ability to use them is first demonstrated in this episode, with the Launcher.
- Rapid-Fire Typing: Kira busts some out when he modifies the Strike's OS.
- Self-Destruct Mechanism: Miguel uses his GINN's when trying to take out the Strike.