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Alto Clay Work is the studio home of Stephen Grimmer. The pottery showroom is open Friday-Sunday, Noon to 5PM during Spring, Summer, and Autumn, and other times by appointment and by chance. Also offers ceramics classes for adults and children, resident artist studios, and a gallery for occasional exhibitions.
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Fun Comic book store! Lots of Dr. Who merchandise and the full sized TARDIS that humms is amazing! Dr. Who, Super Man and much more!
The present church is the original structure, built in 1860. Dedicated in 1861 as Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church, it features a 50-ft.-tall steeple, pews made of native yellow poplar, and balconies that span the full length of the building on both sides of the stairway.
Metropolis Lighthouse - Hope Light
The lighthouse is located at the west entrance to the city-owned Dorothy Miller Park in Metropolis, Illinois overlooking the Ohio River. The lighthouse stands thirty feet tall and is surrounded by a circular walkway consisting of concrete and personalized bricks.
The statue acknowledges Noel's contributions to the Superman Celebration as the "First Lady of Metropolis" and her portrayal of Lois Lane in the Serials and the TV series of the 1950s, "The Adventures of Superman" with an honorable and permanent gesture of love from the citizens of Metropolis and from her countless fans around the world.
General museum featuring local history, Kirkpatrick Pottery, Native American artifacts, pioneer items and other unique collections.
Presbyterian church in continuous operation since 1850 and the site of a winter encampment during the Trail of Tears. Only site certified by state of Illinois and Cherokee Nation.
A series of six murals are painted on buildings along Ferry Street and Market Street in downtown Metropolis. Each mural reveals a different story and makes our heritage come alive through artistic renderings of local historical events. Interpretive plaques describe the historical significance of each.
Anthill Gallery & Vintage Curiosities
Anthill productions is home to the photography of rare images' Bob Hageman and the stained-glass work of Firelight Studio's Linda Austin. For well over 20 years, Linda and Bob have been making and displaying their unique artworks throughout the Midwest, and they are now for the first time making them available to a broader audience.
Step back to Civil War days when "pig iron" was smelted at this, the first coal-fired iron furnace in Illinois, now on the National Register of Historic Places. Restored structure is in a beautiful park with fishing, hiking, and picnicking available.
Built in 1870 by Major Elijah P Curtis after the Civil War. The woodwork and other features of the home are unusual.
Located at Lincoln Memorial Park, visitors can "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" by following the presidents footsteps from Jonesboro Square to the park.
A national symbol of faith, this 111-foot-tall cross, when illuminated at night, can be seen over an area of 7,500 square miles atop the most prominent elevation in Southern Illinois. The cross is surrounded by the Shawnee National Forest.
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An amazing tribute to America's most famous Hollywood icons, features life-size figures, wardrobes, costumes, movie props, posters, dolls, statues and celebrity collectibles from around the world. Americana Hollywood is a museum dedicated to Hollywood of yesterday and today. Located 2 blocks from Harrah's Casino you will find collections from Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Pamela Anderson and Angelina Jolie, just to name a few. Come stroll through the outdoor statues and have your picture taken with the Blues Brothers or on the set of a Western ghost town. There is so much to see and do at this museum!
The Super Museum houses the mythical caped hero from the big green planet. The museum is filled with a $2.5 billion collection spanning 60 years, honoring the most famous hero of all time.
This historic boardwalk dates back to the 1890s. Today it offers galleries featuring quality handcrafts created by local artisans and a country store.
Visit Superman Square in Metropolis to have your picture taken with the 15-foot-tall statue of the Man of Steel. A statue of Lois Lane is located nearby. Across the street is the Super Museum, showcasing rare Superman memorabilia and selling superhero souvenirs.
On the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, Rustle Hill winery features an amphitheater bandstand for live music, great wines and beers, restaurant and cabins for rent.
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The Lady Spartans from Emery High improved to 3-0 with two victories in the Spartan Center last weekend.
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Skip to comments.Police investigates possible MS-13 hit on NYPD
Posted on 04/11/2010 9:16:12 AM PDT by AtlasStalled
The MS-13 gang may have issued a hit on the NYPD, police sources said Saturday.
The tip came last week from a cab driver in Brooklyn, whose hack friend overheard a gang member talk about a murder contract on police from the driver's back seat, sources said.
The cabbie told cops the thug spoke about the group killing an officer in every command, sources said.
"We're investigating the report based on an overheard conversation," said NYPD spokesman Sgt. Kevin Hayes. "At this time, there's nothing to indicate there's a city-wide threat."
But sources said Gang Unit cops are pushing informants to gather more intel on the threat, and are taking the tip seriously.
"We're careful around these guys anyway," a source said.
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Oh, the joys of diversity
I have little sympathy for NYC, they are paying the price for their liberalism. When you subsidize barbarians you will suffer at their hands.
Except this time we are infected with PC inanity so it will be worse
With comprehensive immigration reform, all they have to do is "disavow" their MS-13 affiliations and these gang members are on the road to US Citizenship.
Is this a great country, or what?
We don't talk too much about MS-13 in New York City (they are but one of hundreds of gangs), but over on Lawn Guyland, folks seem OBSESSED with them, if you look at the local boards.
I'd figure they'd hit the Suffolk County cops before NYPD.
agree...Im at the point I dont care what happens to RATS
>> I have little sympathy for NYC, they are paying the price for their liberalism.
Frustration with Liberal policies doesn't warrant indifference to the welfare of NYC's finest.
NYC faces a multitude of threats, and the cops are on the front line every damn day.
"Frustration with Liberal policies doesnt warrant indifference to the welfare of NYCs finest.
NYC faces a multitude of threats, and the cops are on the front line every damn day."
I agree. Often times the police — NYPD or otherwise — have their hands tied by the politicians who establish the liberal policies, and they are doing their best within the parameters set for them.
>> agree...Im at the point I dont care what happens to RATS
What the hell does that have to do with the reports of violence against the NYPD?
It's rotten, not worth saving! Rot spreads too!
MS-13, the morons that tattoo their faces. Kill a couple cops and they will see a crackdown/asswhooping like never seen before. What is MS-13 going to do, sandpaper their heads.......this isn't Mexico...yet.
I agree, with both of you. Same situation everywhere for Law Enforcement, however the large departments in liberal cities seem to put up with the worst of it.
They may be talking about the liberals in NYC, like the liberals everywhere - re-elect the same liberal politicians and think things will change. I have no sympathy for people that support the policies and politicians that tie the hands of the cops, then complain that crime is sky-rocketing.
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Mexico Cartel Assassinations, 'Hit' Threats Grow
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'Assassinations of law enforcement and political leaders in the the US is very likely'
When US/Mexican border region law enforcement were warned in late March by the El Paso Sector Border Intelligence Center that the Barrio Azteca gang in El Paso may be plotting to kill El Paso law enforcement officers in retaliation for a recent crackdown on gang members, the threat did not come as a surprise to officials monitoring Mexican cartel movements to begin killing any US law enforcement who get in their way.
More than 200 officers from 20 separate law enforcement agencies targeted Barrio Azteca in a series of raids in which officials were looking for information about gang-tied murders in Juárez and El Paso. Three Americans connected to the US Consulate in Juarez were gunned down in what appeared to be a cartel-related hit.
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Holder Protects Murdering Illegals From Death Penalty(MS-13 gangbanger)
As long as the federal gubmint keeps letting the barbarians in and the courts protect the barbarians we are screwd. Reminds me of Rome appeasing the mongols.
New York: big blue state, big blue town.
sources said Gang Unit cops are pushing informants to gather more intel on the threat, and are taking the tip seriously.
"We're careful around these guys anyway," a source said.
Now you've done it.
Your source and the Gang Unit is going to get a nasty letter from Eric Holder to be nice to MS-13. Like he is.
(fricken mutt)
Anytime cops are targeted, it's bad. They put their lives on the line every day.
New York needs to take a lesson from Skidmore, MO.
Why are they even in this country? Round them up and ship them back to where they came from.
NYC cops disarm decent citizens as a matter of routine, people who carry out unconstitutional laws are no friends of mine, or of the USA. If tyrants can't find anyone to carry out their edicts they can't do much but the NYPD is right in there working for them!
Doesn't matter. NYPD don't play that game. They shoot just one NYPD cop, a whole bunch of MS-13 gangbangers are going to get shot dead while resisting arrest.
Ain't multiculturalism grand?
"...all they have to do is 'disavow' their MS-13 affiliations and these gang members are on the road to US Citizenship."
Hell, they're on their way to being elected to Congress, just as some former members of the Black Panthers and some outright supporters of the FALN.
Sorry. I'm not familiar with NY. We've had 7 cops gunned down here since November. It sucks for us.
Bloomberg, the curse of stupidity for NYC. Patterson, the curse of PC stupidity for the whole state.
Unless there is a clean sweep of NY politicians, the situation is not going to get any better.
Thanks—my brother-in-law is a NYC policeman and he's no liberal! Let's not paint with too wide a brush and condemn all NYers of liberalism.
IMHO, they should be labeled for what they are and seek to become. They seek to be an enemy of the US as an organized state with consulates in other nations without bilateral representation.
Congress should declare war on MS-13, then the executive branch is free to imprison any MS-13 gang member found as enemies of the US. If found operating in the US, then charge them with treason. If found guilty as MS-13 members, then condemn them to capital punishment to be executed immediately with extreme prejudice.
They are a counterculture seeking to disobey and overthrow legitimate authority.
actually he will probably try to use it in his campaign to end the right of gun ownership for NYC residents.
In a sane world absolutely. This Administration, however, can't even bring itself to refer to terrorists as such what makes you think it will take a hard line against a bunch of illegal gangbangers.
It's long past the time to begin treating these worthless wastes of skin as the domestic terrorists they are.
Scuttlebutt is they are the only gang to really watch out for.
"They shoot just one NYPD cop, a whole bunch of MS-13 gangbangers are going to get shot dead while resisting arrest."
I don't think that will happen. Remember, MS-13 scum comes froma Turd World country and therefore is not familiar with the ahzards of living in the Big Sh*tty.
I'd guess that MS-13 members will be found at the bottom of loooong stairs where they unfortunately fell down the entire flight of stairs.
High tech is sooo difficult for the poor, iccle MS-13Persons to master.
If he enforces NYC gun laws against decent citizens he is a liberal.
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On Daniel Sedin's Declining Offensive Production
Thomas Drance
May 21 2013 11:45AM
Is Daniel Sedin declining faster than his brother?
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Way back before this season began Dimitri, Cam and myself engaged in a spirited debate about whether or not the Sedins had "lost a step". Dimitri and Cam argued that they had while I posited that they hadn't - at least not yet. Looking over those old posts, I think I was the closest to being correct, even though the Sedins didn't produce at a point-per-game rate this past season (which I'd thought they would).
While the Sedin twins's offensive production took a step back this past lockout shortened season, they had a greater defensive burden to carry and significantly less support from the rest of Vancouver's forward group than they've enjoyed in the past. Despite more more difficult roles and circumstances, the twins probably turned in the best two-way season of their respective careers.
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There's a lingering point of doubt in my head, concerning Daniel Sedin and the way his offensive production is trending. At the tail end of my article way back in the fall I touched on this a bit:
Looking over my tables, however, I have a nagging feeling that Daniel Sedin may be in for a more precipitous drop in production than his brother over the coming seasons. In other words, I think there's basically no evidence in the above table that supports the hypothesis that Henrik Sedin is getting to the downswing of his career. Daniel, on the other hand, was on pace for well under 50 even-strength points last season...
Henrik has been more durable than his brother over the past five seasons, and unlike Daniel has no history of head injuries. Also, generally speaking, a playmaking centre tends to have a longer shelf-life in the NHL than a sniper who plays on the wing.
I figured this might be a topic worth revisting, and updating in lieu of this past season. So we'll start off with a table that takes into account Daniel Sedin's offensive zone start% in each of the past six seasons, which we've included here mostly because the twins are deployed unlike any other players in the NHL, really.
I've also included Vancouver's "shots for" (SF/60) rate with Daniel on the ice as a way of measuring his offensive contributions in a "results independent" manner, and his "goals for" (GF/60) and "goals against" (GA/60) rate which we've also expressed as a differential (Diff). This is essentially just Daniel's plus/minus numbers but rated by sixty minutes of even-strength ice-time and including only goal events at five-on-five without factoring in different game states (which plus/minus does because it's hockey's stupidest statistic).
We then get to Daniel's on-ice shooting percentage (On-Ice Sh%), which is useful in that it helps us contextualize his results. On-ice shooting percentage isn't totally luck based, there are several players who have proven they can sustain an elevated on-ice shooting percentage over several seasons (and Daniel Sedin and his brother are both players of that type), but it is a remarkably stable number over a large enough sample with the vast majority of NHLers falling between 7% and 8.5% on-ice shooting.
Finally we get to Daniel Sedin's even-strength points (ES Points), power-play points (PP Points) and total points (Total). These numbers should be self-explanatory, I figure. Also Corsi%, which is basically just a player's attempted shot differential expressed as a percentage. In this case we're using Corsi% as nothing more than a proxy for offensive zone time...
So here's Daniel's table updated to include this season:
|Daniel Sedin
|Ozone Start%
|On-Ice Sh%
|ES Points
|PP Points
Numbers in this table sourced from nhl.com, stats.hockeyanalysis.com and behindthenet.ca.
The first thing we should clarify is that the numbers that appear with a " * " beside them in the above table are "pro-rated" statistics, which extrapolate Daniel's pace in a lockout shortened season over a full 82 games.
So what can we see from the above numbers? Obviously the trend in Daniel's deployment patterns, which for several seasons appeared to be getting increasingly radical, reversed itself somewhat this past year. Daniel played a more two-way type role this past season and started a higher proportion of his shifts 170 feet from the opponent's goal.
Despite that change, the Canucks controlled a higher proportion of the attepted shots with Daniel on the ice than they ever have in the past. But that puck possession success came at a price as the Sedins played a much "lower-event' type of game overall (losing 1.5 shots on goal per sixty minutes this past season). Also, and perhaps more importantly, the team's dominance of puck possession with Daniel Sedin on the ice didn't translate into points like it has in the past.
Looking at the percentages, we can see that Daniel Sedin's on-ice shooting percentage has hovered a tick below 9% over this last 119 regular season games. That's still elevated by regular NHL standards, but it's a statistically significant step down from the large-sample ~10% on-ice shooting percentage Daniel has posted over the past six years.
I do think that for Daniel Sedin the devil is in the percentages, and not necessarily in "advanced age" or anything like that. Consider this table which takes into account Daniel Sedin's even-strength goal scoring the past few years (EV G), his even-strength shots (EV SOG), his even-strength shooting percentage (EV Sh%) and his even-strength shooting rated per sixty minutes:
|Daniel Sedin
|EV Sh%
I haven't pro-rated these statistics, but basically Daniel Sedin was on pace for fourteen even-strength goals over a full 82 games this season. That's a somewhat sizable step down from the season previous, or from the three years before that when Daniel potted twenty goals at even-strength every year like clock work.
But when you look at his shot rate, it appears more or less unchanged (certainly the change hasn't been dramatic at even-strength). The dramatic change for Daniel this season then, is his personal shooting percentage.
We don't have a big enough sample to conclude anything definitively about the change in Daniel's percentages, but in theory it makes sense that at some point Daniel's ability to drive offense (by which I specifically mean: driving elevated percentages from the wing) will begin to atrophy due to advancing age. It's possible that we're already beginning to see that slide, but it's worth noting that any "slippage" isn't showing up - at least not yet - in Daniel's underlying data.
I still tend to think that Daniel will succumb to the forces of father time before his brother does, just because of the nature of his game and the demands of the position he plays. I'm not quite convinced that we've begun to see any sort of dramatic change on that front yet, however.
One of the biggest questions that Mike Gillis should be asking himself in the early stages of this offseason is "can we still win a championship if the Sedin twins are our top-line next season?" It's a critical question because if the answer is "no" then the team may need a larger scale overhaul than what a "reset" - of the sort that Mike Gillis promised at his season ending press conference - would entail. The more I look into the data, however, the more convinced I am that the answer to the above question is, or should be: "yes."
But the obvious follow up question, then, is "for how many more seasons will that be true?" That's where it gets a bit more dicey, and finding a player who can project as a top-line talent two or three years down the road should be at the very top of Mike Gillis' list of priorities this summer - along with making a firm decision about the team's coaching staff, finding a spot to park the Peoria Rivermen franchise next season, and signing a dependable third-line centre. All of that is easier said than done though, obviously.
Drance, I think this is one of those times when you need to temper (or inform) the analytics with some game-watching.
If, before sitting down to write this article, you had called me up and said, "Hey dude, why did Daniel Sedin underperform this season?", I would have had an answer for you without even having to think about it- he refused to shoot the puck, even when he had clean lanes (or in some famous cases, wide open nets). The fact that digging into his fancystats shows a steep SH% decline this year becomes informative after watching Dank play, but more importantly I think you have to acknowledge that some of that SH% drop appeared to be purely mental, or at the very least not simply explainable by "he's getting old". Old dudes know how to shoot at empty nets, after all.
For whatever reason, this year Daniel Sedin was unwilling (or far less likely, unable) to pull the trigger when a normal first-line sniper would have done so. I think his age is a fairly implausible explanation for the entire decline; confidence issues, concussion issues, coaching issues all make far more sense to explain why he was passing the puck past empty nets.
what is his shot rate on the powerplay? im sure that went down by 30-50%
what is his shot rate on the powerplay? im sure that went down by 30-50%
12 shots/60 in 2012 and 6.55/60 in 2013. ouch
to put it in perspective - dan hamhuis outshot danny per unit time this year. burrows outshot both sedins combined
I got cut off midpost due to work reasons, but Verv already picked up on where I was going- the shots that Daniel didn't (or refused to) take were the 'easy' ones, like powerplay shots. I mean I'm sure a lot of that comes down to the fact that I think Newell Brown is a steaming pile of bat guano, but there's still some weird element of Daniel brainfarting at open nets lately.
The March 24th incident vs. Colorado is Exhibit A for the prosecution, but that's just the easiest example.
In my opinion, the Canucks should depend on the Sedins & Kesler in the same manner that San Jose depends on Thornton, Marleau and Pavelski.
Of course, the Canucks don't have a Logan Coutoure or Brent Burns in their forward group. All of Gillis' attempts to find quality top 6 forwards have failed:
Steve Bernier, David Booth, Cody Hodgson/Zack Kassian have all provided less than stellar returns on investment.
But, hey, Gillis has finally come to grips with reality and might actually do some of the things that have been blatantly obvious for 1-2 years: pick a goalie, add goal scoring/toughness to the top 6 and improve the overall forward depth.
It's comforting to know we have a GM who is BEHIND the trends, both in terms of the draft and the NHL team.
Great recap, there's been lots of talk about him and his season.
Personally, I think it's cognitive. I think it's directly related to the concussion he suffered last yr. He doesn't look like himself out there. He looks hesitant, unsure, not confident. His passes are off, his reads are off. He often looks lost when cycling with Hank. Perhaps he just needs some time.
The people talking about Daniel's depressed shot rate on the power play are forgetting to mention that he was deployed in a significantly different fashion this year than in years past - he spent most of the year playing the point, rather than playing down low where he's accustomed. I think that change of deployment is a bigger factor in Daniel's decreased shot rate (and also a big part of why he dropped below a point-per-game rate) this year.
Why would his SH% decrease with age? Is that a trend with skill players in the NHL?
Also there is very little room to manoeuvre with this team. Presumably Gillis isn't going to start trading NTCs (only way that happens is with a GM change). The only way to free up significant cap space (beyond the necessary Ballard + Luongo) is to move Booth and we would struggle break even on that trade. As is stands, we just about have the cap space to sign Tanev, a 3rd line C and a 4th line - assuming Ballard and Luongo's salaries are entirely off the books.
Kassian and Hansen are our only tradable assets - Hansen wouldn't fetch much in return and Kassian's value hasn't risen since coming to Vancouver. Tanev might get a 1st/2nd round pick, but given how often we've been burnt by our defensive depth, it seems unlikely.
The only change we can make is with the coaching staff and management. Does that count as a reset?
It is very sad for several reasons, but I basically agree with Data Junkie and Cognitive.
The picture that sticks in my mind is game 4 against the Sharks, Daniel gets the puck and shoots at a empty net and raises his hands thinking he has scored a goal. The puck hits the far post behind the goalie's position and bounces out. The puck did not go where he thought he was shooting it. This is the same guy who won the accuracy contest at the all star game a couple of years ago.
He has not been the same player since the concussion. Given his age and the length of time since the concussion it is hard to imagine that he will get better than this last season. We can hope I guess.
I agree with data junkie to an extent, despite your objections.
In terms of addressing a potential problem however, I wonder if splitting the Sedins up ma become a viable option if Daniel does begin a down-swing. Allow him to take up a playmaking role.


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The Rogue Racer was Montrail's first foray into the lighter and leaner trail shoe market, featuring a low platform and fairly low weight. Though the popularity of more minimal and lightweight trail shoes has been on the rise since its release, we find that the Rogue Racer still very much has its place in the trail shoe category.
Testers immediately noticed the soft feeling of the Rogue Racer's cushioning. The heel is well protected, and heel striking resulted in a smooth transition through toe off. We did feel a drop off in cushioning forward of the heel, though this did not inhibit the shoe's smooth ride. We had mixed feelings on how the shoe performed when midfoot striking - some testers coming down on their midfoot found the shoe a bit stiff and unresponsive.
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A man's body was found in the Village Inn motel in Castle Dale on May 25. The man, Wayne Lynn Esplin, 55, from Cedar City didn't go to work on May 24 and May 25. His boss called the Village Inn on May 25 to see if they knew anything as to his whereabouts.
Around 10 a.m. on May 24 the maid had looked into the room and saw the man who she thought was sleeping so she closed the door. On May 25, she also looked into the room and saw the man there in the same position and became suspicious and called the sheriff's office.
Esplin was a member of the Ironworkers Union and in town working on the overhaul at the Hunter Plant.
The sheriff's office notified the family and they didn't know of any medical conditions of Esplin.
Emery County Sheriff Lamar Guymon said the body has been sent to the state medical examiners office to determine the exact cause of death.
Det. Sgt. Robert Blackburn said the death didn't look suspicious in anyway and the man apparently died while laying in bed watching TV. The room was locked from the inside. Deputy Garrett Conover and Sgt. Jeff Thomas assisted Blackburn with the investigation at the scene.
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Dear Asce
I have a professor that for some reason has something against me. He's set then broken the record for the lowest grades given to me by an English Professor, and the last paper I turned in was pretty damn good (when I gave it to three other professors for grading/insight, one gave me a B+ while the other two gave me an A-, he gave me a C). He has a reputation as an easy grader, but the grade I'm most likely to receive in this class will ruin my chances of graduating with departmental honors. How should I deal with this?
Dear Slave-to-Education,
I'm not quite sure whether you're in highschool or college. (I assume college, but the whole departmental honors thing seems pretty highschool-ish) I sympathize with your dilemma. This reminds me of when I was attending James Hopkins University. My professor refused to give me extra-points for memorizing 212 bones. She insisted that there were only 206 bones in the human body. In my opinion, I deserved more points for memorizing 6 extra bones! In fact, she even took off a few. Well, I went on to seduce her, and then got her ass fired for having sex with me. I recommend you try the same thing, although I gather in your scenario, the professor is male. So have your girlfriend (or a girl friend) seduce him, and then launch his ass right outta the place. You'll get a different teacher who'll hopefully grade your papers more reasonably. If not, rinse and repeat.
If at first you don't succeed...seduce people until you do.
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Larry POONS
Born Lawrence Poons, in Japan in 1937, the artist moved to the United States of America with his family in 1940. After school Poons entered the New England Conservatory of Music, but turned increasingly to painting as an outlet for his creativity. In 1957 he became a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, but soon went to New York where he became friends with Barnett Newman; the older painter provided Poons with encouragement and support.
In 1962 Poons painted his first Op art 'dot painting', a style that he explored throughout the 1960s. His first solo show was held in 1963 at the Green Gallery in New York and, over the next few years, he attracted increasing attention, which saw him heralded as the successor to Mondrian. In the late 1960s Poons began to experiment with pouring paint onto canvases on the floor, a significant departure from his previous precise, analytical works. Preferring the effect achieved by throwing paint at canvasses tacked to the wall, Poons created individual cascade motifs as well as working with entire rolls of canvas, the surface of which was covered with paint, thickly intertwined but always with the gravitational impetus of the cascading paint. He then cut the canvas into individual paintings after careful observation of the natural compositions that had formed. The act of throwing paint brings Poons' work into the realms of Lyrical Abstraction, a movement that began in the late 1960s and was marked by a return to passionate and painterly expression, in rebellion against the formal constraints of Pop, Conceptual and Minimalist art.
For over a decade Poons continued to work at coming to terms with paint itself and the evocation of ideas and experience through an abstract and painterly approach. By the early 1980s, his technique had evolved and he began using acrylic gel and other materials, such as Styrofoam, to create a textured base, over which he then built up layers of paint. Having changed his working name from Larry back to Lawrence Poons in 1982, the artist continues to work and to evolve stylistically. He teaches at the Art Students League and currently lives in New York.


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LaToya Ruby Frazier (b. 1982, Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA) lives and works in New Brunswick, New Jersey and New York, New York. She earned a BFA from Edinboro University (2004), an MFA from Syracuse University (2007), and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2007), Artist in the Marketplace at the The Bronx Museum of the Arts (2009), and the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program (2011). Awards and honors include Art Matters (2010); the S.J. Wallace Truman Fund Award from National Academy Museum (2008); and the Geraldine Dodge Fellowship Award from the College Art Association (2006). She has been an artist in residence at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (2010), Omi International Arts Center (2009), and the Center for Photography at Woodstock (2008). Her work has been included in the exhibitions Commercial Break, Garage Projects, 54th Venice Biennale (2011); Aperture Foundation Green Cart Commission: Moveable Feast, Museum of the City of New York (2011); Pittsburgh Biennial, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh (2011); VideoStudio: Changing Same, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (2011); LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, Charlottesville (2011); Documentary and Divergence, Manchester Craftsmen Guild, Pittsburgh (2010); Greater New York, MoMA PS1, Long Island City (2010); Mother May I, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (2010); 50 Artists Photograph the Future, Higher Pictures, New York (2010); Generational: Younger Than Jesus, New Museum, New York (2009); and GESTURES: An Exhibition of Small Site-Specific Works, Mattress Factory Museum, Pittsburgh (2009). She is the Associate Curator for the Mason Gross Galleries and teaches photography in the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Christmas for us started on the 23rd as we joined our good friends Gloria, Jerry, and Kristy for our traditional Christmas together. Â It was a bit different this year because of Gloria's cancer but it was a fun night of exchanging gifts and hanging out. Â We gave some books (as is our tradition) but I gave Gloria a Sound Spa which should help her sleep while the boys gave her a plush blanket.
Because I like to make fun of Kristy, we gave her an Edmonton Oilers Snuggie. Â Because most of Kristy's life is dedicated to a) staying warm and b) the Edmonton Oilers, she liked it.
Christmas Eve had Wendy working all day.  This is the worst schedule she has ever had over a Christmas season and it hasn't been a lot of fun for us as a family but that is the life of people working retail.  I worked part of the day and then headed home to spend the rest of the day with the boys.  We gave the boys two early gifts of some NHLPA hockey sticks so they could play some road hockey during the day. Of course it was freezing outside so instead of playing hockey, we just taped them up.  While she worked, we packed up the Mazda and headed out to Warman where we spent the evening at  Lee and Brittany's place for a traditional Christmas supper of lasagna and fighting over who got the lasagna leftovers before opening gifts.
Lee is known to master such phrases as "less talking, more chewing" on Christmas Eve. Â While he loves lasagna, he loves presents more. Â In the past when Wendy was working, he would spend most of the day badmouthing Wendy and trying to convince Mark to open Christmas presents without his mom. Â He takes this whole Christmas gift opening seriously.
Of the delay in eating turned costly when Oliver was playing with Tika (Lee and Brittany's dog) and fell nose first into the edge of the carpet. Â There was crying, rug burn, and blood all over the place. Â While Oliver's new shirt paid a steep cost, all was okay. Â It wasn't as if I didn't expect blood, I just expected it over the lasagna.
Santa gave Mark a new HTC Desire C Android Smart phonewhile I got him a Fuji AV150 camera (and tripod).  I had created a Instagram, Foursquare, and upgraded his Flickr to a pro account on Sunday.  We made sure we had batteries, SD (and Micro SD) cards all ready to go.  Now we have to download some apps which will mean some quality time on Google Play today.  I gave him a 1932 Chevrolet Truck scale model to build, Oliver gave him some adventure and Star Wars blueprint books (and some Daytona 500 cologne).  He also got a graphic novel story of Canadians in WWII as well as a book on how to create his own graphic novel
In his stocking he found a new watch, a big bottle of the worst cologne known to man, Brut 33 (Wendy wept tears of pain when I showed her the bottle) Â Mark also got some high quality headphones; both on the ear and in ear ones. Â The less I have to listen to 90s rock, the better.Â
Lee and Brittany gave him a Denver Broncos jersey with his name and number on it. Â Thank goodness Tim Tebow was traded before the season started. Â He was pretty excited with that. Â Almost as excited as Tim Tebow gets about everything.
He also got a Starbucks travel mug and gift card from myself. Â It's a bit self-serving as he wanders down to The Lighthouse and takes me out for coffee. Â To keep all of his special memories safe, we gave him a small chest to keep some of life's momentos.
All Oliver wanted was a pogo stick and I found him one from Santa on Amazon.com. Â I gave him a toy F-22 Raptor jet. Â I would have gotten his a F-35 toy but the price kept increasing until Stephen Harper told me not to get it for him. Â Mark gave him a rescue play set, a puzzle from the dogs, an Obi-Wan Kenobi lightsaber, and an Optimus Prime Transformer that talks. Â He is getting into hockey to I got him some mini hockey sticks and nets.
Lee and Brittany gave him a tricked out big wheel for Christmas. Â I immediately thought of this.
What's scary is that I think Oliver would think that was a good idea.
His favourite gift by far was a Power Ranger that transforms into something else. Â He was quite jacked about it. Â
With the new iPod I gave Wendy for her birthday, I gave her a set of iHome speakers and some perfume.  We got her an electric griddle and skillet (she asked for them), a new popcorn maker (which she was really excited about).  Mark gave her a pink Zepco fishing rod which she was horrified of.  Lucky for Wendy, the fishing is horrible in our part of Last Mountain Lake.  We also got her some high quality over the ear and in-ear headphones.  If nothing else she will be able to tune us out for Christmas.  The dogs gave her some new knives and a kitchen scale.  Not sure where they got the money to get those.
Lee and Brittany gave her a gift card for Dutch Growers which made her day. Â She's out right now waiting for spring to hit.
I bought Lee a Leatherman Skeletool multitool and case. Mark got him Red Dead Redemption for the PS3, while Oliver got him a George Reed collector's edition figurine.  Lee and Mark got into an argument a couple of weeks ago where Mark called his uncle, "Uncle Glitter" which has kind of stuck.  Mark got him some glitter stickers for his new iPhone 5.   "Uncle Glitter" didn't seem to appreciate his nephew's gift that much. Â
He tried to pull his knife on the Skeletool on Mark for bugging him but he couldn't get it open. Â Once he got it open, he cut himself. Â
Wendy put together a great beer can chicken gift set of a roasting pan, rubs from Cabela's, and a grilling recipe book. Â I expect some good beer can chicken this summer.
Because Lee was so insistent on lasagna for supper, we gave him a MRE lasagna and a spork as well.  He can now have lasagna while camping.  I think that was his favourite gift.
Brittany was given a nice fountain pen, two journals (one lined and one unlined), and an Indigo gift card. Â Because both Lee and Brittany are getting new iPhones, we tossed in some iTunes cards as well. Â Holding her Indigo gift card was Cooper the Bear which apparently has been a Sears mascot for years (a fact that I did not know). Â It just seemed to work well for us. Â Brittany is an english teacher and I just think an English teacher with a fountain pen is more intimidating. Â It was either that or do what the NRA is suggesting and that is to give her a firearm.
Wendy gave Brittany a soapstone statue of a couple from Ten Thousand Villages which I really liked. Â As much fun as it is to bug Lee, him and Brittany are a wonderful couple.
My Haul
I wasn't expecting too much but Wendy and the boys did a lot of planning and looking for good deals. Â Wendy gave me a trail GPS and a George Reed limited edition action figure, Oliver gave me a Toronto Blue Jays hat, Mark gave me Assasin's Creed II and Red Dead Redemption. Â I also got a Leatherman Skeletool. Â To balance out my Tim Tebow action figure from last year, Wendy gave me a Peyton Manning action figure. Â Lee and Brittany gave me a remote control helicopter. Â It flies and crashes quite well around the house. Â Â Also because I don't smell enough like David Beckham, I was given some of his cologne. Â Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Â To replace my old barbecue tools (that are showing some age), Wendy also got me a simple set of three barbecue tools which is all we really use.
The advantage to only periodically playing PS3 games is that I never own the new ones which means that Wendy can find me games for $10-$15 at Wal-Mart and it doesn't matter since I haven't played them. Â
Perhaps the purchase the surprised me the most is that the boys gave me Neptune's Inferno which is a book about the naval battles at Guadalcanal.Â
I really had no more success than Lee in using my Leatherman today although no blood was spilled.
The photos can all be found here.
Today is being spent around the house setting up things, doing some reading, and then having a more traditional Christmas dinner. Â I had hoped to get get down to work but for the second day in a row, someone has swiped our power cords to the car which is frozen solid in this cold. Â We had planned to take a long walk downtown today with Mark's new camera but as the song says, "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Â Hopefully your Christmas is a good one and you are enjoying the time with family and friends as well.


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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Today I rode a really nice bike in the snow
These are our team bikes - Rocky Mountain Element 90s. I'm not nearly enough of a gear geek to rattle off the different parts, but they're full-suspension, 26" aluminum bikes, weigh in at about 25 pounds, and have super bomber wheels, drivetrain, shocks, blah, blah, blah. The bike is worth nearly as much as what I paid for the car I've driven for the past decade (and for what my car is worth today, I'd have to sell 10 of them to buy myself this bicycle.) Needless to say, I was itching to take it out for a ride.
Drivetrain shot! Check out those sweet platform pedals. :-)
We took them on singletrack just outside Banff. Trail conditions were ideal for a ride on a lightweight, full-suspension bike: about 2-3 inches of fluff on top of frozen dirt, with just enough crust and narrow tracks to really make things interesting. We cut through the snow and floated over hidden rocks and roots. We hammered through wind-drifts and powered up steep hills like they weren't even there. This bike is significantly lighter than both my hardtail 29" Karate Monkey and Pugsley, which unloaded weigh in at about 30 and 36 pounds, respectively. Amazing how much a difference those 10 pounds can make. You don't even miss the big wheels because you are hovering above the ground.
Not to mention shifting and braking more smoothly than you ever thought possible because you have spent so much time riding lackadaisically maintained bicycles that have lived in soggy, icy Juneau for far too long.
Of course, snow is snow, and eventually powder will steal little wheels' traction. We did get spun out on a few hills, but for the most part our ride was best of both worlds - all of the fun of singletrack riding in the summer with all of the serenity and scenery of the mountains in winter.
After our singletrack ride, we headed out to Lake Minnewanka for "resistance training." I highly recommend this workout for other "sponsored" athletes like myself. Just put three inches of wind-crusted fluff on top of glare ice and be amazed at how hard you have to work for slow progress on a flat surface.
Keith isn't usually an outdoor cyclist during the winter. It's always fun to introduce snow-biking newbies to the initial shock of how much more difficult and challenging cycling really is during the winter. And it's not the cold factor (although I have to admit conditions for us today were downright tropical - just below freezing with intermittent sun and clouds.) But, no, the biggest challenge is the stuff on the ground: snow and ice and slush. The surface is ever-changing, but the one constant of winter cycling is that there's always something waiting to trip you up. And powering over, through and around these frozen water obstacles is, in my opinion, every bit as fun as rocks, roots and sand. Seriously. Did the groundhog see his shadow today? I hope so, because I'm not nearly ready for winter ... or my vacation ... to end.
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You're solid, Jill; the fix was in. Six more weeks for the Winter Woman.ReplyDelete
Maybe they'll let you keep the bike:-)ReplyDelete
Couldn't imagine a more deserving person *and* you'd be one helluva product tester.
You certainly would put the bike through the most challenging conditions possible living in Juneau.
That's great. You're livin' the dream, baby. Keep at it.ReplyDelete
simply spectacular! What beautiful pictures! An embrace of BTT100Stress!!! PORTUGAL .ReplyDelete
Carlos Gaspar
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Long-time reader, first time commenter. I bought a used Rocky Mtn full-suspension bike about a year ago. It replaced my hardtail & changed my view of mountain biking...can't get enough of it now. You'll have a hard time going back to Pugsley and the Monkey. Haven't (yet) had a chance to ride in snow down here (Austin, Tx), but will jump on the opportunity if we get snow someday. Love your blog and especially your photography. Keep up the great work.ReplyDelete
"...which means I found a way to become a sponsored racer without actually being a real athlete."ReplyDelete
Um, Jill? You still got that helmet on?
I'm going to hit you something really BIG. Ready?
Those wild looks you get from people when you say you're doing the Iditarod? A hike up a mountain before work? Riding from Banff to the Mexican border? Yup. A give-away.


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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says it would be better for Republicans to take that dive off the so-called fiscal cliff on Dec. 31, rather than cave in to President Barack Obama on tax increases.
The Georgia Republican also suggested that GOP leaders in Congress should be prepared if necessary to force a government shutdown to get the deep spending cuts they want.
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He is 100% right. The GOP thinks that they will receive accolades IF they cave. WRONG. Obama will get the praise. If they hold tight and force a shutdown, they WILL get creamed by the media.
SO WHAT??? Either way, the GOP will not win any type of war with the MSM or the majority of the soundbite swallowing sheeple. So, stop trying to be liked, and DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR AMERICA!
Um Newt...
That's like going outside in the morning and commanding the sun to rise.
It's like going outside during a rainstorm and commanding water to fall from the sky.
Why would the democrats ever agree to not go over the cliff? It's literally everything they want and more and it was given to them by the champion negotiators of the GOP who give the democrats 100% of what they want and 0% of what conservatives want EVERY SINGLE TIME.
In fact the only way I can see the democrats agreeing not to go over the cliff is if they can sucker the stupid party into giving it even more, such as presidential authority to raise the debt ceiling and presidential authority to raise tax rates, because if you increase debt you have to be able to pay for it too, and we don't need to play this tax rate game every single time our government saviors want to do something for us, now do we?
And once we do go over the cliff, the GOP will be blamed for it, and as well they should as they are a bunch of ****ing idiots.
The GOP should immediately call for the Bush tax cuts to be made permanent.
"The GOP should immediately call for the Bush tax cuts to be made permanent."
And make it non-fing negotiable!
I do know one thing about this, I wouldn't let Obama go on vacation. I'd make him pay for this con game he's running. Obama is just a Shill and even Shills like to enjoy their ill-gotten gains. Make him stay in Washington. See how he likes it when the wife starts complaining about how they never get a vacation and it would be good for the kids and.....
Raise everyone's taxes. Cut government spending. Shut the government down. Amen.
His own experience of operating in the midst of the den of snakes and thieves called WASHINGTON politics gives him the experience and credibility to make such a statement.
The problem is ALL the "nadless" idiots who are swayed and governed by the image that will be painted by the MSM if they do not capitulate.
Unfortunately, we're playing a game of chicken with most of the "chickens" representing the Republicans.
To The Speaker Of The House: "Puny GOD."
Exactly. Pass a bill that ALL of them become permanent. Tell Obama that's the last and best offer the GOP will give him, close down the House and head off to the holiday break. GOPers are going to get the blame no matter what the fallout is, so make it memorable by calling Obama's bluff.
Newt, remember 1996?
Newt, remember 1996?
Newt, remember August/September 2011? The threat to shut down the government didn't go so well then. What on earth would make you believe it will be any different this time? They don't call the GOP the stupid party for nothing.
Doing the same thing repeatedly, expecting a different result is the definition of Gingrichism.
You should check some facts.
Obama's lowest approval rating was in September 2011. He was rightly blamed for the downgrade of US debt (which is a good reason he should be fired... oh I forgot he works in Washington). Congress always has an approval rating of less than 20%, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with whether people vote for a Republican congress next time around. I agree with Newt.
Absolutely, nothing more to lose.
Newt is right, but Boehner will probably just say to Newt "I'm the Speaker Now", shut up.
I agree. Put it in gear and dump the clutch.
Disgusting progressive alcoholic.
Obama Regime Labor Union, (ORLU), demands more spending money, or promises to cause the Spending Cliff Strike.
BTW, ORLU strike posters are now being printed on the backs of old "Bush's Fault" Strike Posters.
Somebody 911 Newt that Boehner has culled all the conservatives from influential committee assignments and threatened the rest of them that he is watching them. It looks like Tammy Faye is slashing and burning his way to a total cave in.
Time for 16 brave conservative reps to vote no on Boehnor's speakership in Jan.
Where is Michelle Bachman these days. We need her AND Allen West. Can't believe that no good GOP i Floriduh redistricted Allen West's area so he would probably lose.
This is all out war folks. I see no, NONE, nada difference between boohoo B, Ozippy, Cantor and a bunch of other so called GOPe. I an sick to my stomach over this huge turn of events in this country. That election was clearly stolen and no GOP is doing anything about it. I wish I knew which of the GOPe actually voted for Zippy. What do you folks think.
Going over the cliff means across the board massive tax hikes, and huge cuts to the defense budget. How is that possibly doing what's right for america? It is doing exactly what obama wants, while giving him the ability to blame republicans for any economic and financial fallout. I love Newt, but it would be suicidal to go over the cliff - for the party and the country.
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