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April 12, 2011
Embroidery 101 - simple backstitching
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40 comments:
- toria said...
love this! thanks!!!
- 12.4.11
- Jess- said...
So Sweet!
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- Katy said...
That's really cute. I have a random, novice-sewer question =) Will the embroidery floss bleed when you wash it?
- 12.4.11
- Elle The Heiress said...
This is very, very cute!
- 12.4.11
- MotherMay said...
LOVE IT!! So simple and sweet! Thanks for the ideas :)
- 12.4.11
- Katie @ Hippos and Dinosaurs said...
A very sweet little outfit. Is that the skirt from A Lemon Squeezy Home? I was thinking about making my little girl one too.
- 12.4.11
- Suzette and Sarah said...
This may sound silly, but I embroidery for my business (machine embridery). I never knew how to hand embroidery. THANKS!
- 12.4.11
- Erica said...
You rock! It is so nice that you are always offering great ideas, I really appreciate it :)
- 12.4.11
- Kandy P said...
very cute! she will love it
- 12.4.11
- Laura @ ON{thelaundry}LINE said...
cuuuute! I just bought a few plain shirts from The Childrens Place that had nice details to begin with at the neckline, with the intention of dressing them up on the bottom like you have here. I'm thinking an applique/embroidery combo. Since I have a small fortune in embroidery floss and all. May as well.
- 12.4.11
- Hannah Rebekah said...
That is sooo cute!
~Hannah Rebekah
- 12.4.11
- Christie @ A Lemon Squeezy Home said...
That is the cutest bird!!! Love that cute outfit:).
- 12.4.11
- Christine said...
When you put it this way...it's so simple and so lovely at the same time. Thanks for sharing.
- 12.4.11
- Rachel said...
I have always suspected this was simple, but I never tried it. Thanks for sharing!
- 12.4.11
- Lettie said...
Cute. I wish I would think to embroider on more things. My mom taught me when I was a kid how to do some simple stitches, but I forgot how. This is a nice reminder. Thanks! (Also, if you don't have stabilizer around, you can use a used dryer sheet! See here - http://lettiebee.blogspot.com/2011/02/steelers-girl.html)
- 12.4.11
- Moe said...
A little embroidery does a lot for an outfit! Hmmm... my mind is starting to roll with the possibilities.
- 12.4.11
- email@example.com said...
That's really cute! Thanks for the great 101, I'll be linking.
- 12.4.11
- boomie said...
Great idea, thanks for sharing!
- 12.4.11
- The Olsen Family said...
OMG! I LOVE birds! This is so cute and easy! :)
- 12.4.11
- Rachel said...
Thank you for sharing this. I definitely needed a refresher course on this and it couldn't have come at a better time.
- 12.4.11
- ellie g said...
AHHHHH....this brought back memories of my mother trying to teach me to backstitch. I don't think I was very good at it. I should probably try again, as an adult...yes?
- 12.4.11
- Wenq502 said...
aww the birdies is soo adorable!
- 12.4.11
- Villainous Vixen Designs said...
That's so cute! I've always loved the idea of embroidering, but I was too intimidated, especially when it came to back-stitching like that. I knew the idea, I just wasn't sure how to fully carry it out. And the french knot bit is very helpful as well! Love it!
- 12.4.11
That is so cute! And your directions made it sound so simple. I've been too intimidated to try it before, but it doesn't look difficult at all.
- 12.4.11
That is so cute! And your directions made it sound so simple. I've been too intimidated to try it before, but it doesn't look difficult at all.
- 12.4.11
- Carpenter's said...
Soo cute! I have wanted to learn how to do this and I can, thanks! My son gave me a picture and I want to do this and put it in a frame. Thanks for sharing this!!
- 12.4.11
- Mommybreath said...
Ahhh... takes me back. :)
Great photos.
- 12.4.11
- Recreation Station said...
Super cute! I can't wait to try this. I used to do cross stitch and needle point when I was a kid but I don't think I've done it for at least 15 years. I'm inspired now!
- 12.4.11
- Amber said...
Thanks so much for this I wanted to try this on a quilt for my godson!
- 13.4.11
- Audrea Ratliff said...
Oh you so totally ROCK! I have one of those plain-Walmart-great price-no design-shirts left to embellish for my daughter (Already did flowers, ruffles, & cut out/sew ons of old shirts already) when my brain was struggling to come up with what else to do for the last one. Thanks so much for this AH HA! moment :) I love your blog!!!
- 13.4.11
- Melissa Lewis said...
This is positively A-DOR-ABLE!!! I so want to do one, and I think I might now that you shared with us how to do it. You make it look so simple:) Thanks so much!
- 13.4.11
- MICHELLE said...
Thank you for the great tutorial. I've wanted to add little bits of embroidery but wasn't sure how to do it. You made it look so clear. I can't wait to give it a try!
- 14.4.11
- Si said...
I am a self proclaimed non-sewing person. You made this look easy. I think I can. thanks!
- 14.4.11
- Jackie said...
This is so adorable that I just might have to do the same on my little girls' plain shirts!
- 15.4.11
- Alli said...
This is the cutest thing I've ever seen!!
- 15.4.11
- Michelle said...
Thanks for the tutorial. I learned this forever ago at a super saturday, but had completely forgotten. I can think of some fun things to embroider. Thanks! Love the ric rac skirt too.
- 15.4.11
- bcrandall said...
Such a cute little outfit. come link up here:
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- Jayna Rae said...
Thanks for the embroidery directions. I love the simplicity and minimalism of this project. It is one of those less-is-more moments.
- 17.4.11
- Laura Ivonne said...
Hi !! your blog is very nice ! cheers from Italy !
- 29.4.11
- NąCéƦā said...
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I made one card with a Certainly Celery focus. I enjoyed making this one, because it's not a green I normally favour. It pairs beautifully with Elegant Eggplant, though. I used a purple Sharpie to colour some of Stampin' Up!'s Basic Pearls; such a sweet embellishment to use as flower centres, I think. Here's my card, using my trusty Top Note die:
Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Trendy Trees
Card: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Certainly Celery, Elegant Eggplant, Pool Party, Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise stampin' pads
Other: Top Note die, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Whisper White 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Itty Bitty shapes punch, Basic Pearls, sponge daubers, mini glue dots
My third card is a bit more 'regal' looking, with Elegant Eggplant (such a rich purple) taking centre stage. I stamped one of the doily images repeatedly on the base card, in Elegant Eggplant ink, and used a white gel pen to lighten the overall look a little.
Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Bring on the Cake
Card: Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery, Pool Party, Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise stampin' pads
Other: XL Oval punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Basic Rhinestones, stampin' dimensionals, Whisper White satin ribbon, White organza ribbon, mini glue dots, sponge daubers, white gel pen, sticky strip
Which is your favourite? Out of all three cards, I think I like the last one the best. Let me know what you think! I love the different looks achieved by using the one piece of card.

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Friday, December 07, 2007
Advent Reflection
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- Equalizer said...
Inspiring! I have featured this in my blog.GOD bless!
The advent of Jesus not as a baby but a resurrected one in our lives is indeed a challenge in Christian witnessing in our present situation.
I could not understand what motivated Bishop Labayen to join Trillanes at the Pen. Of course, Bishop Labayen has been known for his fight for justice par excellence. His "yapak" have clear direction and his "human spirit" is recoiling at the sight of injustices.
He believes that arm revolution should have accompanied by the revolution of the heart in order to affect radical change.
I can't recall his exact words, but I remember his voice in describing revolution as "the expressions of the restless longings of the imprisoned human heart and the disturbing protest of an oppressed and suppressed human spirit." (From my old notes during my visit at Infanta)
If the protest of Bishop Labayen is a manifestation of this resurrected Jesus in our midst, then our people must have not recognized the import of his presence at the Pen.


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I've been waiting for 2 years now to post this phrase =D The first design has never really been finished, some of wordpresses theme parts have never been written by me and I messed up a whole lot of things. Also the design was far from responsive, and hard to navigate on small screens. Large Texts were centered, and the gradients in the background messed up the anti-alliasing, a generally useless reading experience for the sites content.
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I felt truly honored but couldn't remember why and thanked him.
Just now I looked up Steinmetz, because I couldn't remember _why_ I found him so inspirational, and there it was – Hysteresis. It forms a lot of my ideas about how the Universe works, human memory, and for me, it's an answer to the question:
How do things keep their shape? I believe it's hysteresis in spacetime itself. [Kenneth Udut – that's mine right there]
I figure somebody else must've written about the concept, so I just have to find it 'out there' somewhere. If not, well, I guess I'd better write about it. But I'd really rather not. It's a lot of work and people think you're a crackpot when you have a _new_ idea, so I'm hoping it's not a new idea f it is… well, then I'd better write something I guess.


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The memorial will include a slide show of Neu's life. The program will include a five- to 10-minute period for audience members to share their favorite stories of Neu with those sitting around them.
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Charlamagne Tha God Checks TV Host While She Bashes Beyonce
By: Evette Champion
Have you ever tuned into Power 105.1's Charlamagne Tha God show, you know he is usually a laid back kind of guy who cracks jokes and just being funny. However, that was not the case when he had an interview with Blaze TV host, Tomi Lahren.
Lahren asked Charlamagne on her show to learn why he bestowed the "honor" of naming her the "Donkey of the Day," to which he clarified what the title meant:
"Donkey of the Day is a segment designed to give people the credit they deserve for being stupid. I think at times we're all stupid to certain situations, especially if we don't have all the information."
(Apologies for the sound quality)
Charlamagne goes on to school Lahren about the Black Panthers and what they originally stood for. Lahren continues to (annoyingly) talk over Charlamagne when he tries to refute some of the nonsense she spews—like when she insists Beyonce's Superbowl performance was a big F-U to the police and half of the audience (read: white members of the crowd). Oh, and let's not forget that she keeps insisting that the Black Panthers had "roots in violence," to which Charlamagne was able to interject and clarify that the Black Panthers did not have roots in violence, but the KKK did.
The interview is quite interesting definitely worth the 18 minute watch.
It's interesting to see that more than a week later, Beyonce's performance is still getting criticized and causing quite the stir among the public. Of all the asinine accusations and things to be said, perhaps the most insane beliefs comes from Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Monday night, Sheriff Robert Arnold heard shots fired outside of his home. Although he doesn't have any explanation behind the shooting, he does have a suspected reason behind it.
Care to guess who motivated the shooting? None other than Queen Bey. Yes, you read that right. He believes that Beyonce's video paired with her Superbowl performance is responsible for the shooting.
In a press conference the following morning, Arnold was asked:
Q: Have you given any thought to … that kind of a headline, how it looks nationally. You know we've seen a lot of instances where people in law enforcement have been specifically targeted in violence.
ARNOLD: Well that's actually what I thought about. Once I kind of figured everything out, you know, with everything since the half[time show] at the Super Bowl and with law enforcement as a whole. I mean I think we've lost five to seven officers. Five deputy chairs since Sunday's Super Bowl. You know that's what I'm thinking, you know, here's another target on law enforcement.
You read that correctly, just another misguided instance where the artist and their music is blamed for the action of the masses. This is especially alarming considering Arnold doesn't know who the perpetrators were or the motivation behind the shots being fired. They just instantly assume it was racially charged and it was because of some message they think is in the video.
Sometimes, you have to take a step back and wonder what year we are in. You would think that in 2016, this nonsense wouldn't even be a factor and instead of everything being racially charged, people would look for the truth behind actions.
And people wonder why there is so much mistrust and even hatred among each other. It's sickening, to say the very least.
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So here is this story that I can call embarrassing and sad, but I think I have learned a good lesson too, I hope that what I'm going to tell you here helps other "SugarPreneurs" that is how I call myself.
In the pasts couple of weeks, I was contacted by a what it seamed a photographer, she asked me about some cookies that I have in my Etsy store; she asked If i could be interested in a photo-shoot that she was planning about a UK person coming to live in America; she identified herself as a photographer that worked with the site "Hostess with the Mostess" before and others and that the pictures that she would shoot of my cookies could be published in some blogs but if not at least I would have some profesional shots of my cookies; so I was curious and checked her site and did some research and everything looked fine. I agreed very exited, we talk about the new designs that i was going to do for the photo-shoot: 7 America related cookies and other 7 UK related.
At that point everything was fine, I designed and did the cookies, packaged them and sent the box…all like a regular cookie order. USPS Priority 2 days! I always use that one and has never failed, maybe some broken cookies and maybe one stranded box at the post office but I had never lost one….. but wait!!! The box WAS gone, my cookies were lost, they never arrived and the tracking system showed delivered!
I called quite a few times to the photographer's area post office and they say the same: it was delivered! I even was able to get the account of the carrier and the same answer. …. so could have i been scammed?–ufff I hope NO… I really hope that somebody got the box and didn't have the good heart to give it to the recipient. But the reality is that my cookies were stolen as crude and horrible as it sounds I had to accept it.
If you are reading this and you know somebody that can make some good use of this tale PLEASE share it! Sugarpreneurs work really hard to put their products out there and unfortunately our PR budget is tight, almost nonexistent. I'm not saying that this happens always, or that the person that offered the photoshoot took the cookies(i don't have proof of anything but just that the box was delivered) and that out there there is no good people that look for our art to promote theirs and help us, just be careful and cautious.
So now here are some pictures that I took before packaging and sending the cookies, I didn't take pictures of every cookie because I was in a rush; i'm missing a bunch of UK related cookies, these are not the most spectacular cookies for many people but for me these are beloved creations, and I made them and still do all my sugar art with passion a love.
PLEASE share this article and don't let anybody take advantage of your closest sugarpreneur, I know i agreed to send the cookies but now want to put my word out to help other people, always check on these kind of offers and do your homework 1, 2 and 3 times.
So here ends the story of when My Beloved Lobster Was Stolen


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DILG memo: LGUs 'expected' to help mobilize for pro-Duterte rally
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued a memorandum to local government officials that they may mobilize constituents who are "willing to participate" in the events supporting President Rodrigo Duterte this weekend, as other groups are set to hold rallies to mark the 31st anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.
The memorandum, dated February 21 and signed by DILG Secretary Ismael Sueno, was addressed to "all provincial governors, city and municipal mayors and barangay officials."
It provided details about two events to be held this weekend by the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte National Executive Coordinating Council (MRRD-NECC), an organization that campaigned for Duterte when be ran for president.
The MRRD-NECC is headed by Interior Undersecretary John Castriciones.
"Our support for the advocacies of the President is undivided and we expect the local and barangay officials to do the same," the memorandum read.
"Your constituents who are willing to participate in the events may be organized for the purpose," it added.
The MRRD-NECC is set to hold a vigil on Saturday at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, with simultaneous gatherings planned in Davao, Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, and even abroad in Hong Kong, London, Dubai, and Canada.
The pro-Duterte rally will be held on the same day that other groups will hold their own protests for the commemoration of the EDSA anniversary. (READ: Schedule: EDSA 31st anniversary rallies)
An assembly is scheduled for Sunday at the same venue "to manifest...our support for the advocacies of the President."
Rappler has contacted Sueno for comment on the memorandum, but has yet to receive a response as of posting.
This year's commemoration of the EDSA Revolution anniversary is more "simple" and "quiet" compared to previous years, with Duterte skipping the 1st EDSA celebration under his administration.
Instead of the usual February 25 ceremony at the People Power Monument, the event will be held a day ahead at Camp Aguinaldo, the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
For the first time, there will be no reenactment of the "Salubungan," the union of forces that symbolized the end of the Marcos regime.
But Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the "simple" and "quiet" celebration does not mean the government is giving less significance to the EDSA Revolution. (READ: Robredo: EDSA anniversary deserves more than a quiet celebration) – Rappler.com


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Hello PPMA members and friends
Here's another great 'Happiness" instalment from Lisa Sibley, Employee Engagement Manager and PPMA Lead Officer for Well being, Job Creation and Worklessness, where we're following her journey on the 'Action for Happiness' course – we hope you enjoy the experience!
"Can we be happier at work….now there's a good question……..what was your instant reaction to it? If I relate this to what I observe in the work place currently then I would say there is definitely scope for us to be happier at work and that it is within each and everyone's gift – a choice if you will – to be or not to be happy. But it's also true to say that there are many factors, influencers that without a doubt impact significantly our working lives and in so doing, impact our wellbeing. Since I took up my role at Essex on the employee engagement front I am regularly considering engagement in relation to being happy at work – simplistic it might be but in my book, if employees are happy then you can pretty much guarantee they are going to be engaged, productive and high performing.
So, let's kick off with some factoids:-
- Although success at work can obviously lead to people being happier as a result, research also shows that increasing happiness leads to greater success. Happier people tend to be more engaged, have fewer days off sick, demonstrate greater flexibility and creativity and respond better to difficult feedback. Happier doctors apparently even make faster and better diagnoses.
- Anxiety and depression as well as taking a terrible toll on individuals themselves, also have a big cost for organisations. In the UK, around 40% of all sickness absence is estimated to be due to mental health problems with a total cost to employers of mental health issues among staff estimated to be £26 billion per annum
- Relationships at work matter – people who say they have a best friend at work have been found to be seven times more likely to engage fully in their work.
- How we relate to our line manager has a particularly big impact on our happiness at work. Poor management style is a major cause of stress and the number one driver of engagement at work is employees feeling that their line manager has a 'sincere interest in their wellbeing'.
This week's expert view was from Shawn Achor Shawn is an expert in happiness and human potential, an advocate of positive psychology and author of The Happiness Advantage Shawn talked about how we need to reverse the formula for success and happiness, shift our mind-sets from thinking 'If I work harder, I'll be more successful and if I'm more successful I will be happy' to focus on the positives that already exist in what we are doing. It is happiness that leads to success. Or in the words of Albert Schweitzer: 'Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful'.
We need to put the positives back into the present and make our brains work more optimistically. This is music to my ears as I do tend to be an eternal optimist although my little voice of paranoia or eternal pessimists can sometimes dampen the positive vibes. So, in getting our brains to work more optimistically, what is it we can do? Try this daily, it works:-
- 3 Gratitudes– what are you thankful for
- Journaling– jot down a good thing that happens to you
- Exercise– so many ways, no excuses
- Meditation– keep practising
- Random acts of kindness– do good, feel good
The research is evidencing loud and clear that positive psychology helps people and organisations move to higher levels of wellbeing and performance at work. So, just what are some practical things we could do to create happier workplaces? Based on Action for Happiness research, here are five ways to help increase both happiness and motivation at work:-
- Trust people
- Aim for daily progress
- Be people focused
- See the bigger purpose
- Play to strengths
And I will finish with another apt quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson:-
'Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm'……Feeling enthusiastic about happiness at work? Let's create a real revolution right here right now in the public sector – spread positive psychology at work and it will spread throughout our communities – increasing creativity, productivity and resilience."
Engaging wishes, Lisa
Lisa Sibley, Employee Engagement Manager, Essex County Council and PPMA Policy Lead for Well Being, Job Creation and Worklessness


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Yamaha's Loic Larrieu has claimed a home win at round three of the World Enduro Super Series, Trèfle Lozérien AMV.
With the outcome of this year's Trèfle Lozérien overall victory going right down to the 15th and final special test of the three-day race, Loic Larrieu finally claimed his debut victory at France's most important Classic Enduro. Pushing him all the way, rising French talent Theo Espinasse took second for Sherco Factory Racing, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Josep Garcia (ESP) jumped to third overall with his day three win.
With three manufacturers filling the podium, Yamaha dominated the 2018 Trèfle Lozérien with their 20th win. In the WESS championship standings, a very impressive 10th overall by KTM's Jonny Walker sees the Brit increase his championship points lead.
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For day three the starting order was reversed allowing amateur riders to lead the pro riders on the 150-kilometre Circuit de la Margeride course. With a more defined racing line cut into the special tests it lessened the advantage of some of the grass track specialists.
Eager to make up for Friday's lost time, Garcia was on a charge from the off and immediately set the fastest time on the opening special test from Larrieu and Julien Gauthier (Yamaha - FRA), while overnight leader Emmanuel Albepart (Yamaha - FRA) was nearly five seconds back in 10th.
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As the day continued, so too did Garcia's unrelenting pace. Fastest on tests two, three and four, the Spaniard had worked his way back into winning contention with just one stage remaining.
Determined to make it third time lucky at the Trèfle Lozérien, Larrieu laid everything on the line to deny Garcia a clean sweep of day three tests wins and in doing so secured victory: "I've been trying to win this race for three years, so to finally get it done is a special moment for me. With it included in WESS it certainly added to the pressure, competition and prestige. It's always been important to win here but this was probably one of the most competitive years yet.
"After my mistake on day one I came back well and just chipped away at things, always fighting for the race lead. It was only until I finished the final special test that I could think about celebrating. Also helping Yamaha to their 20th victory in this race means a lot too."
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Despite a seventh-place finish on day three, Theo Espinasse had enough in hand to maintain his runner-up position overall. It was a close call though with Garcia ending the three days racing just one second behind theo Espinasse.
For his part, Espinasse was happy to show his talent on the bigger stage: "I'm so happy to take second place this weekend. With it being a round of WESS there's so many fast riders here and the competition is very tight. In general, it's been a very good three days of racing. I felt strong all weekend and despite still only being a Junior rider I was able to race and beat some of the world's best Enduro riders, which is incredible for me."
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The comeback from Josep Garcia was impressive but a little too late for the Spaniard to take overall victory: "To end the event on the podium in third is a really good result for me. Things didn't start too well on Friday when I crashed in the liaison and then in the special test. I lost a lot of time and needed to adjust my riding in these slippery grassy conditions. I felt much stronger today and was able to push. I really enjoyed it and was able to take today's win. That also gave me third overall in the race, so it was a perfect end to things."
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Though in contention for much of the event, Emmanuel Albepart slipped off the podium to fourth, while Julien Gauthier — consistent throughout — completed the top five. Gas Gas Factory Racing's Johnny Aubert (FRA) finished a comfortable sixth, while just four hundredths of a second separated Nathan Watson (KTM - GB) and Jeremy Miroir (Husqvarna - FRA) in seventh and eighth respectively. Pierre Vissac (FRA) brought his Beta home in ninth.
Putting in a consistently strong performance throughout the three-day race, Jonny Walker's final position of 10th was enough to ensure he maintains his lead in the WESS championship after three rounds.
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Results: WESS Round Three, Trèfle Lozérien AMV
Overall Classification:
- Loic Larrieu (Yamaha - FRA) 51:05.319
- Theo Espinasse (Sherco - FRA) 51:16.117
- Josep Garcia (KTM - ESP) 51:16.819
- Emmanuel Albepart (Yamaha - FRA) 51:18.943
- Julien Gauthier (Yamaha - FRA) 51:21.246
- Johnny Aubert (Gas Gas - FRA) 51:39.191
- Nathan Watson (KTM - GB) 51:56.348
- Jeremy Miroir (Husqvarna - FRA) 51:56.388
- Vissac Pierre (Beta - FRA) 52:18.748
- Jonny Walker (KTM - GB) 52:35.836
For full overall results check our results feed here...
World Enduro Super Series (after round three):
- Jonny Walker (KTM - GB) 2130pts
- Manni Lettenbichler (KTM - GER) 1865pts
- Billy Bolt (Husqvarna - GB) 1830pts
- Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna - GB) 1818pts
- Taddy Blazusiak (KTM - POL) 1445pts
- Josep Garcia (KTM - ESP) 1425pts
- Paul Bolton (KTM - GB) 1262pts
- Wade Young (Sherco - RSA) 1220pts
- Travis Teasdale (Beta - RSA) 1030pts
- Nathan Watson (KTM - GB) 1008pts
The World Enduro Super Series continues with round four at Red Bull Romaniacs in Sibiu, Romania on July 24-28.
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Tomato Splitting From Stem End
I live in southeastern Arizona. Every year my husband and I grow tomatoes. We've experienced blossom rot before, but never have we had so many tomatoes splitting from the stem end of the tomato. Can you give me some idea as to why this is happening? I'm sure it's too late this year to correct this problem, but I would like to be armed with the knowledge for next year.
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contacts Contacts and AlliesHi everyone, When creating and running my sessions, I like to put in rumours and information that the players can gather from people they know. On page 22 of the CRB there is some information about how to run contacts and even within the passion section it would be possible to have contacts which they are 'loyal' to. I was wondering: 1) how do you run contacts in your sessions? 2) Do you use passions for this so that players can develop them? 3) When they interact with their contacts, do you ask for rolls for the social interaction, e.g. influence skill rolls? Looking forward to hearing your replies inwils
First Aid ClarificationHey Everyone, I was hoping I could get some help on the First Aid skill? On my first attempt at reading I failed my roll : ) ( LOL actually I re-read it more than a few times) I love the idea of first aid and want to use it properly but must admit the rules confuse me in the wording. I am a very precise person and words matter but I see a few ways to use First Aid. The way I read it from page 149 is that first aid stops bleeding, revives characters and can restore HPs. (I love how you can actually do first aid on wounds and not just hit locations). But it seems that a successful first aid roll allows you to heal 1D3 damage to an injured location. Then it says that a failed roll means no damage was healed. The wound is bandaged but no benefit comes from the treatment. How I read that is that in order to stop bleeding all you need to do is use the first aid skill (no roll needed) on an injured player and you automatically stop bleeding. But you only roll against that skill if you want to restore HP. Then when I read up on the skill on page 177 it gives me the impression I need to roll to stop bleeding. These seem contradictory to me. So the way I think it should be implemented from what I read is: if you want to stop bleeding you do the first aid skill and roll against it. If you succeed you stop bleeding. If you want to restore HP you roll against your first aid skill and if successful roll a die to see how many HP you restore. So you can basically do 2 different types of first aid. The first one is more critical first aid so to speak and the second one is setting someone up for healing. It mentions reviving a character but I honestly have no clue how to implement that one. Would this be a third type of first aid? First you roll to stop bleeding, then you roll against first aid to revive them, then you can roll a third time to heal? Of course taking the appropriate amount of time for each type of first aid treatment? I did search the forum out but could find nothing so am hoping someone could shed some light. I'm working my way through the combat system now and am adding a new complexity. Thanks for any help Brian
rules Settings up explosives - Demolition or Electrical Repair?
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuWhen setting up explosives (such as C-4, Pipe Bomb, Anti-Personnel Mine, etc) do I roll for Demolition or Electrical Repair? The weapon table says its Demolition, while the description of the Electrical Repair skill says it can be used instead.
rules Major Wound & Monsters
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuDo Mythos Monsters & other supernatural creatures take Major Wounds? I noticed two monsters make explicit use of Major Wounds (the zombie & the werewolf). What about the rest? A critical hit with a shotgun can do 24 damage, which is over the Major Wound limit of most monsters. Should they fall prone, and/or have a chance to become unconscious?
rules Do Shotguns Need a Higher Success at Medium/Long Range?
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuShotguns do less damage at long range. The average shotgun does 4d6 at close range, 2d6 at medium range, and 1d6 at long range. On top of the lowered damage, do I also need a Hard / Extreme success at these ranges? Or is a normal success enough?
rules Burn attacks against monsters with no luck?
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuHow do burn attacks (flamethrower, molotov cocktail, etc) work against monsters? According to the rules, the target must roll Luck to avoid catching on fire. However, no monsters have a LUCK attribute in the manual. How do I know if the creature caught fire or not?
Does Body Armor & Helmet stack?
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuThe Keeper's Guide, page 125 list the values of some armor. Interestingly, the U.S. helmet provides 5 points of armor, and the Military Body Armor provides 12 points of armor. Does this mean that someone wearing both would get 17 points of armor? With so much armor it seems most Mythos Creatures could only scratch the investigators. Or am I reading the rules wrong?
[RQG] Rules for Rabble and Extras?
prinz.slasar posted a topic in RuneQuestSomething I would like to have for RQG are rules for Rabble and Extras, but I wonder if they appropiate to the RQG mindset. One unique feature of RQG are the "Consequences of Violence" (RQG p. 7), and the Bestiary comes up with the premise: "In RUNEQUEST, few creatures are mere cannon fodder— mobs of weaker monsters that can be cut down safely in large numbers. Instead, every creature is an individual" (RQG:Bestiary p.4). So, it seems that rules for Rabble/Extras contradict the guiding principles of RQG. What's your opinion (besides MGF) concerning this topic? I'm keen interested to read some arguments based on the RQG mindset.
Bill the barbarian posted a topic in RuneQuestHmm, I was going to post this in What the Heck... Check that out but this is not really a whizz bang earthshaking, What the heck, check that out… pat pend ™ thing , or even a really new and groundbreaking rule so I thought it worth another thread. I have seen it mentioned that RQ G lacks an Encumbrance system on a few threads now, or a little confusion on others. Seems that they kinda have ENC rules or really near option/suggestions with rules tacked on. Back in RQ2 days they had a common sense approach to encumbrance. Don't carry more than you can…. but if you do and need a measuring stick they offered a neat idea of things weighing either one thing or two (depending on the number of hands required to carry the thing, I believe) . This has been brought back with either CON or STR setting the upper limit on the number of things one could carry (kinda), It is (only a little) more complicated than this so I think rather than quoting the whole skill I will send interested parties to the RQ RiG book page 150 and 15. In short it reads ENC Penalties Every point of ENC an adventurer carries over their maximum ENC causes them to suffer the following penalties: –1 from Movement (MOV) –5% from all skills in the Agility, Manipulation, Stealth, and Weapon skill categories and more follows… I believe i might be the only human on the planet that liked RQ 3 ENC rules and even used them (gasp) and I did not mind the thing approach of RQ 2 so really I think I will be using the rules in the future for RQ RiG but it's early games at the moment so I told the players to set phasers on ignore when it came to ENC, for the moment anyway. How about the Chaosium agora and its literati: comments, hates, likes, comments about ducks... Cheers
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Bill the barbarian posted a topic in RuneQuestTime to create a new thread and this time I blame soltakks and PhilHibbs for it. A while back in another thread a couple of comments caught my attention and made me go, " huh, I did not see that at all. Wow, this needs to be further explored".The thread is not relevant— the following... No kidding, mind if I make a new thread..? The table that made soltakss* so excited that I quote him and start a new thread was and damn, it got me excited and wondering else what I have missed as well.You know, forest for the trees and all that. Time to hit the books to see what I can find, but first to the Forums to post this bad boy! So what of it? Anything catch your eye and make you take a 2nd look like soltakss** did? Post it here for us all to marvel over. Remember, tell them Soltak soltakk Tell them Frank sent ya. Cheers * (all right I officially hat the spel chekr monster thingie... try to type soltakss I dare ya) ** Arghh!!!!
How to you play the spell Summon?Hi everyone, As you have come to expect, after my actual play session I always have a few questions which we reflect on as a group and come to some agreement over these. So, I was wondering how you play the resistance to the Summon Spell. Gully, used it to summon all the swords from the bandits to his hands. They get a resist of evade to prevent them from being pulled from their hands. We have rationalised why evade over brawn but is it just a roll or is it actually 'evading'? So questions: Do you use evade to resist against the summon spell? Or do you use something else? If you do use Evade, if they are successful, has the resisting combatant actually 'evaded' and is now prone, or have they just managed to keep hold of their weapon. Looking forward to your answers :) inwils
rules Build vs Size: Firearm penalty/bonus
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuI appreciate the concept of Build in CoC7 (combination of Size & Strength) as it makes sense for maneuvers: in general, a strong and heavy person will be harder to push than a similarly strong yet skinny person. However, it makes no sense for the Build of a creature to affect how easily it is to shoot it. According to the manual, if the target is Build -2 or smaller, one penalty die needs to be applied to the shooting skill. If the target is Build 4 or more, one bonus die is applied instead. This is absolutely illogical. If two targets are of identical size, it shouldn't be easier to shoot one just because it has more Strength. As it is, a strong dwarf is easier to shoot than a weakling dwarf of the exact same size! Typically this weird quirk of CoC7 has admittedly low impact on play, as Strength & Size tend to correlate & investigators generally can't be of Size -2 or 4+. However, the rule fails spectacularly when dealing with small creatures of supernatural strength (think Chucky from Child's Play), in which case said creature may have Build 0, even though it is quite small! Hence, I decided to change the rules to the following: "When shooting at a creature with a size of 32 or less, a penalty die is applied. When shooting at a creature with a size 143 or more, a bonus die is applied." The modified rule should produce the same result as the official rule when Strength and Size are the same, but may give different results if Strength and Size are very different. This should make it more intuitive for your Keeper to add murdering dolls to your game. You're welcome.
Is there any adventure or supplement out there that provides rules for winter sports (skiing, snowmobile, snowshoes, etc)? I'm going to be running an adventure taking place during a snow storm and I was wondering what rules I could adopt. I know "Cold Warning" has a Driving Mishap Table for driving under snowy roads & a Frostbite Table, but beside that I don't really know any scenario that provides rules for dealing with ice and snow.
My problems with the chase rules
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuI do enjoy the chases rules of 7th edition CoC. They can be really fun and a good chase can feel like a horror movie. However, I have issues regarding some aspect of the chase rules, First, the chase depends too much on the initial Speed roll for movement, especially for the NPCs chasing/get chased by the investigators. Most PCs will have a default move between 7 and 9. Suppose the PCs are chasing a cultist with a Move of 9. If the cultist fails its CON roll, he ends up with a Move of 8, and the chase will probably be quite easy. If he gets an extreme success, the cultist ends up with a Move of 10 and the PCs will likely automatically lose the chase. It's very hard for Keeper to make an enjoyable chase with such high random factor. Second, the chase behaves totally differently if a slow investigator joins the chase. For example, if two Gnoph-Keh (Move 9) chases four investigators with Move 8, the Gnoph-Kehs will move twice as fast as the investigators - making it hard for the investigators to escape, and potentially resulting in a TPK. However, if the same Gnoph-Keh chases three investigators with Move 8 and one investigator with Move 4, then the Gnoph-Kehs will have 6 actions each round while the Move 8 investigators will have 5 - which means the three Move 8 investigators will likely escape. So adding a slower investigator to the chase can actually be more beneficial for the investigators than adding a fast one, and the balance of each chase will dependent on if slow investigators take part in them or not. Thirdly, the rules state that a chase is automatically resolved if the speed of the chasers is less than what they are chasing. This is problematic: if the fleeing character is much worse at avoiding obstacles than the chasers, the chasers may well be able to catch their quarry in time. Also, flying monsters are likely able to catch a faster car if the road is windy. It is telling that the cool illustration of two cars chased by a Hunting Horror on a mountain road (page 143) is almost impossible to happen according to the rules because the Haunting Horror has Move of 11 while the slowest car has a Move of 13, so the cars should automatically escape. My personal recommendations would be to avoid the CON check for NPCs (just assume they win the CON check) & to not chase the PCs if the party has a slow investigator, and to apply judgment on when a chase should be automatically resolved.
7th Rule Error: "Listen" skill base at 20% or 25%?!
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuFrom my copy of the manual, the "Listen" skill default minimum is 20%. However, from the Autocalc character sheets provided by Chaosium, the default minimum "Listen" is 25%. So which one is it? 20% or 25%?
Acid explanationHello all, I'm curently working on a scenario involving a lesser hydra and I can't find any explanation about how the acids work. Did I miss something? Thanks !
Can a cultist or other permanently insane character suffer from bouts of madness by seeing Mythos creatures? And what would happen if a PC cast Mindblast (which causes temporary insanity) at a cultist?
7th edition rules Sanity award for killing Mythos creatures?
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuSeth Skorkowsky, in one of his videos, clearly states that "killing a Mythos monster rewards sanity back at the same amount that it was lost". He gave the example of a ghoul, which according to him awards the investigators 1d6 sanity once killed. I checked the rules myself, and could not find any rule of the sort in the rulebook. At most I found this passage: However, there is nothing in the book stating that killing Mythos monsters always give sanity back at the same rate it is lost - in any case, such awards should be given only at the end of the adventure. For published adventures, I believe it would go against the intent of the writers to hand out additional sanity for killing monsters unless such award was specifically written down in the scenario. It seems Seth Skorkowsky is mistakenly believing his house rule is found in the handbook, while it isn't. Am I right or did I miss a rule somewhere in one of the books?
7th edition rules Range of Cause Blindness spell (7e)
Merudo posted a topic in Call of CthulhuThe spell Cause Blindness doesn't seem to have a range. Am I right to assume the range to be infinite?
Rules Clarification Question, Sleep, Attacks 100%+Good evening folks, just came back from a fun session of Runequest. I have a few rule questions for the collective: *The Sleep spell, does it affect vampires, or zombies for that matter? (Checking the Bestiary, we couldn't find evidence either way) *Attack skills over 100%, does Attacker they keep their critical and special percentages based on their skill that's over 100%? Example, if i have attack at 150%, even though i go down to 100% attack, then minus 50% from my opponents parry, does does my critical stay at 8% and special at 30%, which are based on my 150%? (The page 202 example, 2nd bullet point upper left, points to yes that your critical and special would be based on the 150%. But the sentence "the chance of a special or critical success continues to increase or decrease, based on the final modified chance of success", seems to contradict. *Shadow Cat base rip attack damage, is it really 3d6? On page 159 of the Bestiary, a Shadow Cat does base rip damage of 3d6 (+damage bonus). A Shadow Cat has an average SIZ of 3-4. A Sabre Tooth Tiger has a base rip damage of 2d8 (+damage bonus). Something isn't jiving i think. The base rip for a Shadow Cat is too high. (I understand it has an average damage bonus of -d4, but still, that base seems too high for a Shadow Cat rip).
Question about the summoning ritual
Zit posted a topic in Revolution D100The rules state, p. 190 : "The summoning must take place at least in Narrative time, and the creature will stay on the mundane plane for a period determined by normal Conflict rules." What do you mean ? How do the "normal Conflict rules" determine the period ?
7e Questions
MysteryHand posted a topic in Call of CthulhuHi all: First off, I want to say I hadn't played CoC since 4th edition and I've been so impressed with the quality of 7th edition products. Having said that, I have some questions. I'm looking at bringing new players into the game. As I look at the 7th edition rules, I see lots of places where I will need to be a 'rules apologist' during character creation. Or I see places where I will need to explain counter-intuitive or overly-complex items to the players. I think that starts the experience of playing CoC off on a sour note. So I'm asking these questions because I'm thinking of making changes and I want to know if there's a good reason not to. Why do Listen and Spot Hidden still exist as separate skills? Could they be combined into a skill called Awareness, Situational Awareness or Perception? Why is Education not related to occupation? Shouldn't they have ranges, like Credit Rating? Or at least a minimum threshold? I can see a PhD working as a cook (especially in a Modern Setting -- ha ha) but I can't imagine someone with an Education of 20 as Physician. Why do we still have Size as 'an average of height and weight'? Doesn't that automatically create a disadvantage for female characters? It's not STR, it's purely a measure of bulk. Although there certainly are tall and muscular women, if I want to create an 'average' woman, she will automatically have disadvantages in combat (HP + Damage Bonus). Has there been any talk of reskinning this attribute as something else? Like Body (muscle tone, athleticism, etc...) or does that mess up some other aspect of the Size attribute? The attribute Appearance is described in 7th edition as general charisma. I don't know why the name bothers me, but it does. If the name of the attribute requires explanation ('oh it's not just your physical appearance, it's also...") then I think it's not a good name. I can make changes on the fly when reading published campaigns, but is there another reason I need to keep the name the same for players? Is it referenced in player-facing material that I need to consider? Can we call it 'Social' without breaking anything? Psychology is really 'Detect Motives' or 'Assess Person' or 'Social Awareness', right? It isn't used for psychological healing. Is it ever used as a knowledge skill? I think calling it Psychology really 'buries the lead'. It's a crucially important skill in an investigative game and new players might not understand its importance. If you don't highlight the importance of the skill to new players, I think you'd likely end up with a bunch of characters that have Aspergers. the 10% baseline also feels very low for the description of a skill that 'everyone has'. Would it break anything to have it related to the Social attribute (APP)? Say SOC/2. Again, I understand the motives behind leaving a lot of this stuff the same in each edition of CoC. I think that it's admirable, really. And I'm honestly asking these questions because I know I don't know the nuts and bolts of the system as well as I should before I start changing things. Thanks in advance to all for their feedback!
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Ahti2 posted a topic in Basic RoleplayingI'd like to develop some rules for Mass Combat and Battles. I love the RQ6/Mythras mechanics about this issue, but I rule a classic dungeon campaign with a lighter system (between BRP and the MRQ SRD) and I need some ideas. OpenQuest contains a few elegant rules, but they are in the opposite side, too simple for my campaign. Do you know a d100 mass combat system in the happy medium, lighter than Mythras but more complete than Openquest? I have read something about MRQII Empires, but I haven´t that book and I don't know if it could be bought nowdays, or if it could be worthy for this purpose (too similar than the Mythras system, perhaps?). Thank you for read me!
Augments in QuickstartThe question may already have been addressed somewhere else, I'm sorry if it is the case. The rules for augments on page 2 are not the same as later for Runes and Passions, although it is said on page 2 that "Where appropriate, abilities—whether Runes, skills, or passions— may be combined to augment one another". Page 2: • Failure: Subtract –20% from the desired ability. • Fumble: Subtract –50% from the desired ability. Page 8 & 10 • Failure: Subtract –10% from all rolls using that Rune/passion etc. • Fumble: Immediately lose –1D10% from the Rune/passion etc. I know the Quickstart is only a draft and I guess this has already been spotted and will be corrected, but I'm wondering if, the definitive rules, there will be a difference when augmenting with skills or with runes/passions, and if yes, why ?
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Have the perfect macro shot, but need to add light to your scene? How do you add light without making the macro image look harsh? There are macro lights available that are designed for macro photography. In this movie, author Richard Harrington demonstrates how to use a macro light when shooting macro images with an Olympus EM Series camera.
- What I'm gonna show you now is a very specialized tool for macro-photography. Now first up, I've actually attached the Olympus macro lens which is great for shooting close-ups of things like product photography or plants or insects, but a lot of times you need a little extra light. For example, on this shot here, while I can get the shot and take it, it's just a little bit dark and sure, I could tweak the settings or adjust and post but it's not quite the same. Now, as I start to get a smaller aperture here to have more in focus, it's going to get even more challenging on the lighting side.
You see it took a much longer shot but the secret is to add light and that's where the Olympus MAL1 comes into play. This is the macro arm light and it's pretty cool. Now, your camera is gonna need that accessory port, and not all versions of the EM series cameras have that. Remember, you can look on the backside of you camera and see if you have that port. If you do, this just slips in a lot like those other flash units. Line it up and gently push. Now on the top here are two switches.
I can turn those on to adjust the intensity of the lights, low power or higher power and now these can actually be bent, so I could take that around the side there to adjust my subject and create nice reflections. Now the shutter speed is significantly reduced and it gets the shot and I've got a lot more light to work with. I can work at my smallest aperture of F22 and even get a little bit closer to my subject. That's the benefit of that macro lens.
With all that light we get great depth of field. You'll see here with the preview that it's pretty shallow. But when we take the shot it actually holds focus through the entire range. You can see there that the front of the ring all the way through the back is in focus. And because these arms can be easily adjusted, this makes it simple to frame up our subject. Let's adjust the light there so we get a little bit of a lower angle light on the jewels and a higher angle hitting the back of my subject.
So as you see here, this is a really cool system. Now, there are additional ones like this from other manufacturers but not something that integrates right into that shoe. This is drawing power from the camera itself and it's a really cool flexible option. I love this for macro photography, particularly when shooting things like flowers where the extra light is quite useful to bring out all the details.
In this course Richard Harrington and Rhed Pixel demonstrate a set of customization strategies aimed at making your EM series camera far more responsive. They show you how to master the exposure by modifying ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and exposure compensation. They take you through several specialty shooting modes including Bulb, Art Filter, panoramic, and 3d mode. In addition to showing you how to get the most out of the in-camera settings, they show you how to control the camera remotely, connect the camera to Wi-Fi, record video, and more.
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Every once in a while, while observing the small-school basketball tournaments, you see a player who has what it takes to compete at the mid-major or even the major Division I level in college.
Breese Central's Brandon Book is one of those players.
Whether he is as good or better than some of the small-school standouts of the past -- Lawrenceville's Jay Shidler and Marty Simmons, Normal University's Jim Crews, Eldorado's Mike Duff, Cairo's Tyrone Nesby, McLeansboro's Brian Sloan, Providence-St. Mel's Lowell Hamilton, St. Anne's Jack Sikma, Leo's Andre Brown, St. Martin de Porres' Jerry Gee, Providence's Walter Downing, Springfield Calvary's Rennie Clemons -- remains to be seen.
But Book, a 6-foot-6 senior, clearly was the best player on the court last weekend in Peoria. If there was an MVP in the Class 2A tournament, it was Book.
Breese Central coach Stan Eagleson knew it, too.
"We always feel we have the best player on the floor," Eagleson said before the tournament began. "When he is on his game, he is as good as anyone the other team can put on the floor. He can post up but he also is a leading perimeter shooter."
The leading scorer in school history, Book (21 ppg, 9 rpg) is being recruited by Southern Indiana, Arkansas State, Millikin and Southwest Illinois College. The list of suitors should increase significantly in the wake of his sensational performance in the state finals.
Book had 24 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks as top-ranked Breese Central dispatched second-rated Seton Academy 57-47 in the semifinals.
He scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds as Breese Central won its 18th game in a row and completed a 34-1 season by edging Normal University High 53-47 for the Class 2A championship.
"I knew I had to come here and play as hard as I can," Book said. "Winning the state championship sends chills down my spine."
Playing against a Normal U-High team led by highly touted sophomore Keita Bates-Diop, Book converted two successive three-point shots and two free throws to give Breese Central a 34-28 lead after three quarters.
Normal U-High, which annually plays one of the toughest schedules of any small school in the state, fell behind by 10 but closed within two on two occasions in the last minute. But Book made a basket and Nick Grapperhaus made four free throws in the last eight seconds to seal the victory.
"He struggled early," Eagleson said about Book, who shot 3-of-12 in the first half. "Then he put us on his back."
Class 1A basketball to a large degree and Class 2A basketball to a lesser extent are acquired tastes, like girls basketball. The viewer must understand it is a different game, athletically and fundamentally. Limited athleticism, no slam dunks, no crossover dribbles, everyone playing below the rim, few if any major college recruits.
But once you accept the fact that this isn't Kentucky vs. Kansas or Michael Jordan vs. Magic Johnson or Simeon vs. Proviso East, you can be entertained by watching a game straight out of a coach's playbook, filled with X's and O's rather than dribble penetration and blocked shots and tomahawk dunks and up-tempo, up-and-down action that more resembles a Stanley Cup hockey game.
Book provided that type of entertainment and excitement last weekend. So did his team, which played in-your-face man-to-man defense against Seton and Normal U-High. Against a quicker Seton team, the Cougars disrupted Seton's offense and didn't allow a single fast-break basket. Against taller Normal U-High, they prevented the Pioneers and Bates-Diop from dominating on the boards.
Eagleson is one of the winningest coaches in state history. He has won 586 games in 30 years, including 30-3, 30-5, 30-3 and 34-1 in the last seasons. His team was fourth in 2010. Last year's team lost in the supersectional. The only blemish on this year's record was a loss to Kirkwood Vianney, a St. Louis suburban power.
"Since 1996, we have had a nice run of good basketball players and good basketball players with good size, 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-6 kids who can play," Eagleson said. "Going into this season, I felt this team was potentially the best I have had. It has a lot of kids with good basketball sense."
The Class 1A final was entertaining, too. Woodlawn, which had eliminated top-ranked Mounds Meridian for the second year in a row in the supersectional, trounced North Shore Country Day 62-44 in the semifinals, then rallied to edge Carrollton 48-45 for the title.
No, it wasn't like watching someone cut grass. A.J. Webb made a three-pointer with 16 seconds left to overcome a one-point deficit and Christian Hollenkamp made two free throws with two seconds left to clinch the victory as Woodlawn closed out with a 5-0 run.
Gabe Owens was an effective three-point shooting threat and Webb was a lockdown defender and clutch performer for Woodlawn. Carrollton's Joey Coonrod, a three-sport star who pitched his school to a state championship last year, also stood out. Coonrad had 16 points and 17 rebounds in the final.
Only one complaint: While television announcers Lee Hall and Dave Bernhard and color commentators Greg Starrick, Camron Smith and Matt Rodewald were informed and informative, Starrick closed with a tiresome comment stolen from Dick Vitale that always sends chills down my spine.
"Both teams were well-coached," said Starrick, a former Marion star who was one of the most prolific scorers in state history.
Have you ever heard a radio or TV analyst refer to a team -- high school, college or professional -- as poorly coached?


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Fitness is not just an elusive goal you view from afar. Don't put off your goals of physical fitness. Being fit and healthy does not mean disrupting your whole routine and way of life. Use the tips from the article below to start getting fit today.
If you can find an exercise you enjoy, you'll be more likely to stay committed. Make sure your fitness is something that you find fun, this way time will go by faster.
If you want to increase your commitment to fitness, pay for a multi-month gym contract. Not using your membership could make you feel guilty, and more likely to attend. This plan is designed for those who need the extra motivation.
Having a goal for your work out is a good way to keep you going. Having goals focuses you on the task at hand instead of the hurdles to get there. An ambition also represses quitting and cheating as it causes you to think about your diet plan as a continuing process - an action that is not finished as of now.
Working out while enjoying your favorite t.v. show can take your mind off the exercise and increase the number of calories you burn in a day. There are several exercises that can be done right in front of the TV without any thought including walking in place, jumping jacks or sit-ups. Lift small weights when you are watching TV on the couch. You will always find some amount of time to squeeze a workout in, no matter how busy you are.
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Personal trainers are often a valuable thing for those truly committed to raising their fitness. A personal trainer will have professional insight and will give you motivation to stick to your exercise routine. Although not for everyone, a personal trainer can make a big impact.
If you are looking to get as physically fit as possible, search for an exercise routine that tones muscles while simultaneously adding flexibility. See if any classes are offered in your area.
A basic weight lifting routine of high weight and lower repetitions is good for building muscles. First, pick a muscle group, like your pectoral muscles. Begin with warmups involving lighter, more manageable weights. Try doing around 15 or so reps for the warm up. Then do one with heavier weights for less reps. Add five pounds of weight each time.
Dedicate some time out of your day to exercise. Simple exercises, such as walking up stairs, can make significant improvements to your health.
Taking exercise to extremes is not a good idea. Overdoing exercise is dangerous for many reasons. You can damage joint and muscles, including your heart, dehydrate yourself, and stop fat from being metabolized properly.
Your average push-ups are excellent for fine-tuning your triceps. Try doing a push up with your hands turned in forty five degrees. This move will tone up your triceps in no time.
Running is a very effective full-body workout, but it can also take a toll. To reduce the amount of damage caused by running, run only half as far as normal for one week out of every six. By temporarily reducing the length of your run, you provide your body with an opportunity for recovery.
Weight Loss
Get the most out of your workouts by making them more "dense." More exercising in a short period of time helps weight loss. This can be accomplished by taking shorter breaks between intervals, or dispensing with breaks completely. You will increase your weight loss this way.
Whenever you work out, be sure to exhale following each repetition of each weight. You can preserve your energy this way, since you get to inhale more air when you inhale again.
Now that you have read the information in this article, you should be more aware of what you can do to lead a healthier lifestyle. You can use these ideas even if you're already involved in a fitness regimen, as they can spice it up. Keep in mind that fitness encompasses and entire journey, with many different avenues of travel.


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"We've been conveying a message to the rebels that we will be compelled to defend civilians, whether pro-Qaddafi or pro-opposition," said a senior Obama administration official. "We are working very hard behind the scenes with the rebels so we don't confront a situation where we face a decision to strike the rebels to defend civilians."
Ponder that. We may yet have a war against both sides in a civil war. Now that's nuanced!
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Shares in Santa Clara, California headquartered Inphi Corp. ended the day 0.67% higher at $34.69. A total volume of 1.32 million shares was traded, which was above their three months average volume of 1.09 million shares. The stock has advanced 0.32% in the last month. The Company's shares are trading 8.02% below their 50-day moving average. Moreover, shares of Inphi, which provides high-speed analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications, datacenter, and computing markets worldwide, have an RSI of 37.18.
On July 20th, 2017, Inphi announced that it will release its Q2 2017 results for the quarter ended June 30th, 2017 on August 07th, 2017, after the close of the market. In conjunction with the release, the Company will hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET with Ford Tamer, President and CEO, and John Edmunds, CFO. The complimentary report on IPHI can be downloaded at:
San Jose, California headquartered NeoPhotonics Corp.'s stock plummeted 10.95%, closing the session at $6.67. A total volume of 5.22 million shares was traded, which was above their three months average volume of 1.18 million shares. The Company's shares are trading 21.10% below their 50-day moving average. Additionally, shares of NeoPhotonics, which develops, manufactures, and sells hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic products that transmit, receive, and switch high speed digital optical signals for communications networks, have an RSI of 28.04.
On July 24th, 2017, research firm Raymond James downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Strong Buy' to 'Outperform'.
On August 03rd, 2017, NeoPhotonics announced financial results for its Q2 ended June 30th, 2017. Revenue was $73.2 million, gross margin was 22.9%, and non-GAAP gross margin was 23.9% for Q2 2017. Net loss for the quarter was $9.3 million, non-GAAP net loss was $6.6 million. Diluted net loss per share was $0.22, non-GAAP diluted net loss per share was $0.15 and adjusted EBITDA was breakeven. Additionally, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash, together, totaled $79.0 million, as of June 30th, 2017. Sign up for your complimentary research report on NPTN at:
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed why their new album 'Revolution Radio' features no songs about Donald Trump.
Despite the album's political leanings and Armstrong's strong opposition to the Presidential candidate, he can't bring himself to tackle him as a subject through song.
"There are no songs about Donald Trump on there ['Revolution Radio']," Armstrong told Q. " I made sure of that, because he inspires me to do nothing. Trump has dragged politics into the gutter, like a WWE wrestling match."
He added that Hilary Clinton has "the most progressive platform a Presidential candidate has ever had up to this point."
Armstrong recently slammed Trump as a 'white supremacist' and has been changing the lyrics of 'Holiday' to attack him during gigs.
Meanwhile, Green Day recently confirmed to NME that production on the movie adaptation of their seminal 'American Idiot' album is well underway, having been given the 'green light' by HBO.
– Read more: Why Green Day are the 'greatest living punk band'
The band return to the UK to tour in early 2017, performing at Leeds First Direct Arena 5 February, Manchester Arena (6) and London O2 Arena (8) – and will headline British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park in London on Saturday 1 July.


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A few days ago marked the 105 Anniversary of the surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War. Due to the fact that the Virginia Quarterly Review has strong roots in southern soil and has shared the views of many southern writers, it was important to address this anniversary.
That being said, because the article was not a priority to the magazine and would only appear online, it was put off, and eventually was a rushed project. This does not mean that the quality of writing was not up to a high standard, but it did mean that there would be limited time for fact checking, copy editing, and proofreading.
Copy editing in itself, deals with stylistic decisions and the actual writing of the piece compared to proofreading which lies among the smaller, structures of the piece. Overarching themes, sentence structure, word choice, introductions, and conclusion are all elements of a piece which would be evaluated by the copy editor.
Copy editing: https://andyrossagency.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/copy-editing-at-the-new-yorker-with-mary-norris/
In this specific case, the author chose to discuss southern writers as having to deal with their heritage being destroyed after the South lost the Civil War and having to recover from the social turmoil. To many, this comment seems perfectly acceptable and the norm. However, this view point, is only that of a white southern male. The subject of the paper needed to be careful and address how the Civil War shaped southern women and people of color's writing. Luckily, VQR has a wide range of authors and so many current authors had a lot to say about the changing culture of the south and about ancient southern heritage. The copy editor just needed to make sure that words and phrases were careful not to generalize a group unjustly.
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