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|6 years 37 weeks ago
If you look closely, Junior Hemingway's (/Desmond Howard's) jersey has the "Michigan Football Legend" patch on the right breast.
Go Blue!
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|WTKA Podcast URL
If I recall correctly, WTKA changes their podcast feed URL on occasion. Anyway, the WTKA website has a podcast player, here:
If you use iTunes, you should be able to subscribe to the following feed:
I've found that if the current feed isn't updating, deleting the feed from iTunes and re-subscribing usually does the trick.
Hope this helps.
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|My point is...
If it were me, just an average joe, my ass would be in jail.
Oh, and that cop wouldn't have thought twice about searching my vehicle. (He didn't search the vehicle)
What I find funny is that the cop, in this circumstance, had to call someone and ask what he shuold do -- saying something like "I don't know what to do". How about you use your best moral judgement...you're a cop, afterall.
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|You may be on to something
This has been all over the news out here (in Portland). From what I hear, the video posted above, the cop actually called his supe and asked what he should do. The big question now is whether these guys got some sort of preferential treatment. Ask yourself this question...
If I got pulled over for doing 118 (and more like 130+), I didn't have a licence, the car smelled like weed and it was rented by someone other than myself, would I expect to spend some time in jail?
Answer: Hell Yes!
I truly believe that there is something fishy going on here, but in the land of the "Ducks" this type of stuff just gets swept under the rug because there's someone who can foot the bill to keep this kind of stuff quiet...make your own judgements on who that might be. Maybe there's a little bit of JT hypocracy here too!?!
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Can't Wait!
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Don't forget Vincent's blocking ability
To add to his tangibles, he's also an excellent blocker and he has been consistently described as a guy that has a high football IQ...right place at the right time type of stuff.
Go Blue!
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Mr. T = Mr. J = Freddy J. = Fred Jackson
"Gorgeous Al" Borges = "Face" (he's got the looks and he's a smooth talker)
Brady Hoke = Murdoch (because fanaticism is its own form of crazy)
Fred Jackson = "B.A". Baracus (I pitty the fool who tries to clog our running lanes)
Greg Mattison = "Hannibal" (let's just face it, he loves it when a plan comes together)
RE: Adam Carolla -- large face/head:small neck/body = slightly disproportionate outcome
Just for reference, here is the original source image.
Oh, and just as a side note: For anyone who scorns the existence of the "Split M", just take a look at Mr. J's chains...
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|Pardon my French but...
Fuck Jerry Jones...THIS IS MICHIGAN!
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|I for one will be celebrating Al Borges Night tonight....
As a resident of the City of Portland and an a soon to be graduating Alum of Portland State University (PSU ESM, UM BA 2005), I would be remiss to not partake in such an event as" Al Borges Night on MGoBlog".
In honor of "Gorgeous Al" Borgess, I offer my Photoshopping services.
For maximim impact, I suppose I should include the rest of the gang...affectionately coined "The M-Team":
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|iPad vs. Adobe Flash Content
I'm pretty sure iPads (iPhones and the like) don't support Adobe Flash content. Since the videos provided in this post are encoded for playback using the Flash Player, you probably won't be able to view the videos on your iPad. (Do a search for "Apple and Flash" and you will find quite a few news articles and press releases regarding the topic). FYI.
|6 years 40 weeks ago
|FYI...Scoreboard video on Fan Day
Looks like they're running some additional practice footage on the scoreboards...
There was a pretty cool time-lapse sequence showing the construction of the scoreboard itself.
Additionally, it seems like they are running extended cuts of practice footage...stuff that was probably cut out of the "Countdown to Kickoff" videos.
Anyhow, here's a link if anyone is interested:
~10:02 AM Pacific // 1:02 PM Eastern
|6 years 41 weeks ago
|(Almost) Complete North Scoreboard...
Go Blue!
|6 years 41 weeks ago
|From DetNews
|6 years 41 weeks ago
|Looks like the roster has been updated:
|6 years 41 weeks ago
|...Or how about this
Denard For President!
Go Blue!
|6 years 41 weeks ago
|Hoke Announces Wide Receiver Stonum will Redshirt 2011 Season
|6 years 42 weeks ago
I would presume that there will be speakers housed behind the panels that make up the left and right columns.
|7 years 2 weeks ago
|Little Brother best be worried....
...Now that "The M-Team" has come out of Hiding!
Nice Pick-up...GO BLUE!
|7 years 5 weeks ago
|This even creeps me out...
Gorgeous Al Borges?
|7 years 5 weeks ago
|7 years 5 weeks ago
|Gorgeous Al Borges Reprise
|7 years 5 weeks ago
|"Gorgeous" Al Borges
"Gorgeous" Al Borges ...
... Heavy-weight Champion of the World!
|7 years 5 weeks ago
|Nice pickup Hoke & Co.
This kid is an Animal... Welcome RJS!
|7 years 5 weeks ago
Kevin Durant is an impressive player and will definitely be a difference maker, taking OKC past San Antonio.
|7 years 6 weeks ago
|Say what you will about the Portland-Dallas matchup...
.... but I take Blazers over the Mavs in 6. The Blazers have a gritty team that may just surprise some people.
The rest of the West,
San Antonio in 5
LA in 4
OKC in 6


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The New Orleans Hornets will try to snap a two-game slide on Friday night when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to New Orleans Arena.
The Hornets fell at home to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, then got creamed by the reigning Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder in OKC on Wednesday. New Orleans dropped that squeaker, 119-74, for its worst loss ever to the Thunder franchise.
"We just have to flush this away and move forward," said rookie guard Austin Rivers. "We still have a lot of games left. We've got so much to improve on. This is where they were at four or five years ago and we got that in the back of our minds. We got to keep competing."
Severely under-manned without first overall pick Anthony Davis (left shoulder), Eric Gordon (knee precaution) and Jason Smith, Ryan Anderson was the only Hornets player in double figures with 14.
The Hornets allowed the Thunder to shoot 55 percent from the field and 44 percent from long range.
Friday's tilt with the Pistons starts a three-game homestand brimming with optimism. All three games (Pistons, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers) have losing records.
The Pistons halted a three-game losing streak on Wednesday with a wild win in Washington against the Wizards. Detroit prevailed, 96-95, but nearly squandered a nine-point lead with a minute to go. Thanks to a missed 3-pointer by Washington's Trevor Ariza as time expired, the Pistons earned their third road win in their last four.
Brandon Knight returned from a three-game absence with a knee injury to score a career-high 32. Greg Monroe, a New Orleans native, notched his 27th double- double with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jose Calderon handed out 18 assists.
One of the big reasons the Pistons emerged successful from our nation's capital was head coach Lawrence Frank's decision to play three point guards - Knight, Calderon and Will Bynum - on the floor together during the third quarter, a period the Pistons won by 18 points.
"In the flow of the game, you're just constantly adjusting and seeing what works and what doesn't," Frank said. "I wanted to see what the three of them could do. We were able to get into the paint, so we wanted to take advantage of it, plus in terms of wanting to maximize those guys minutes because Brandon and Jose were playing great. And I wanted to see with Will, if we stretched him out a little bit longer, if we could get him back in rhythm."
Bynum missed Monday's home loss to the Atlanta Hawks due to a suspension stemming from an incident against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
The Pistons finish off a three-game road trip on Monday with a game in San Antonio against the Spurs.
The Hornets won this season's only matchup with the Pistons, a 105-86 drubbing on Feb. 11 in Detroit. These two teams have split the last 22 meetings, although the Pistons haven't won in New Orleans since Dec. 5, 2007, losing the last three trips there.

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"Honestly, I just wanted to see what it was all about," she said.
After moving to Williamsburg from San Francisco five years ago, Satterfield said she wanted to experience the different food and drinks at the local event, featuring flavors from over 40 neighborhood restaurants and vendors, as well as live musical performances.
The event was held from 1 to 5 p.m. on North 11th Street on Sunday, and included appetizer-size food portions with complimentary brews, state wines and specialty cocktails.
Pouring a sugary drink from a crystal punch bowl, Jaci Portillo, a bartender from Kinfolk Studios, admits that Double Bunny Punch, a drink mixed with Don Q Rum, Citrus, Velvet Falernum, Kamar, Edin Syrup, and Bitters, is the public and personal favorite at the booth.
Served along side a white glass rabbit, Portillo said the look draws the audience in more. Kinfolk Studios, a creative space featuring a rotating selection of projects highlighting art, music and food culture, opened in Brooklyn this past year at 90 Wythe Ave. The original company opened in 2008 as an international design studio based in Tokyo.
Portillo offers another cocktail for those with a sweeter side—Flor de Jamaica: Sauza Tequila, Hibiscus Tea, Triple Sec and Orange Flower.
"It definitely depends on your taste, but the drinks are going fast," Portillo said.
Many restaurants and vendors had run out of food by 4 p.m. or earlier.
Greenpoint resident and co-chair of the Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, Emily Gallagher, a local non-profit, expressed her support for the event's third anniversary.
"I think it's important to celebrate local culture," Gallagher said, who hoped that the proceeds from today's event would be enough to help build the Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center. The center will be housed at the converted historic Engine Company 212 located on Wythe Avenue.
Different musical groups joined the fun for a variety of compositional styles, including Ikebe Shakedown, a group known for their deep disco and Afro-funk, The Dukes of Brooklyn, with blues and rock & roll beats, and Tropic of Pisces, accompanied with multi-instrumentalists.
At the end of the day, Satterfield said she knew she'd be coming back next year. "I think it's a lot of fun."


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Starting Tuesday, those [Democratic] senators, who are in Illinois, will have to watch from afar as Republicans continue the work of governing without them, taking up matters from the mundane to the controversial.You know, it really was rather smart of the Republicans to let the protest/exile peter out over time. The teachers couldn't keep canceling school, and the group at the Capitol will, more and more, be UW students/TAs and old Madison lefties with more radical slogans. The legislators-in-hiding look more and more ineffectual and more and more Chicago. I don't think these developments are increasing political support around the state.
"By not being here, they're basically deciding to let things go through the body unchecked," said Scott Fitzgerald, the Senate majority leader. "They're not here to represent their constituents. We're here to work."...
In Wisconsin, the issues scheduled for consideration in the Senate on Tuesday were routine: an appointment by the governor, tax breaks for dairy farmers and a resolution commending the Green Bay Packers for their Super Bowl victory. But Mr. Fitzgerald said more significant legislation could also be in play, including a bill requiring voter identification that Democrats strongly oppose.
Gov. Scott Walker, in comments delivered against the din of the raucous protesters gathered outside his office, praised the Senate Republicans for the move, which he said he hoped would entice the Democrats home. "It's time for them to come back and participate in democracy," Mr. Walker said.
Meanwhile, Walker and his GOP cohort are waiting patiently — it only takes a few days — to get going working on the state's problems.
"They can vote on anything that is nonfiscal," said Senator Jon Erpenbach, a Democrat, from his hotel across state lines.(There's a Senate rule that requires a larger quorum for fiscal matters. The Republicans need one Democratic senator to return to give them that quorum.)
"They can take up their agenda; they can do whatever they choose to do."What legislation should the Republicans put on the agenda? They have the votes to pass things with or without the Democrats, so the question might be: What do they want to do that will be especially convenient to do without Democrats around to pester them? Or: What are the things that, if done without the Democrats' participation, will most hurt the Democrats politically? Or: What issue will prompt at least one Democrat to return, thus enabling them to get to the fiscal matters?
Mr. Erpenbach said that his caucus was determined not to return until the restrictions to collective bargaining were off the table. But he worried aloud about what legislation could emerge in the meantime.
UPDATE: Concealed carry, voter ID, race-blind admissions in the University of Wisconsin system...


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The American company reveals the details of Model 3, equipped with two engines. It is noted that the initial cost of the vehicle starts from 78 thousand US dollars.
In November of the next year, the first serial electric cars will come off the assembly line, one of which will be an electric hatchback I.D.Its cost is comparable to the price of diesel models.
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- Rock salt, for baking
- 2 strips bacon, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow onions
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup finely chopped white button mushrooms
- 1/4 pound medium-size shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions (green parts only)
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped parsley leaves
- 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 1 dozen freshly shucked oysters, drained and deeper bottom shell rinsed and reserved for baking
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spread a 1/2-inch thick layer of rock salt on a large baking sheet and across the bottoms of 2 large plates. Set aside.
- Fry the bacon until just crisp in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, salt, and cayenne and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and butter, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until the butter melts. Add the flour, and stirring slowly and constantly, cook for 2 minutes. Add the milk and wine and stir to blend.
- Reduce the heat to medium, then add the mushrooms and shrimp. Stir and fold to mix and cook until the mixture is thick, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the Parmesan, lemon juice, green onions and parsley and stir to blend.
- Remove from the heat, add the egg yolk, and blend well. Let cool to room temperature.
- Arrange the reserved oyster shells on the prepared baking sheet. Put 1 oyster in each shell and top with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the sauce, spreading the sauce evenly out to the edges of the shell to completely cover the oyster. (Alternatively, pipe the sauce over the oysters.) Bake until the sauce is lightly browned and the oysters begin to curl around the edges, about 20 minutes.
- Using tongs or a spatula, carefully transfer the hot shells to the salt-covered plates and serve immediately.


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Pork with Artichokes and Capers Recipe
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"After dating my husband for a month, I wanted to impress him with my cooking," recalls Lindy Bonnell of Loveland, Colorado. "When I fixed this recipe, it convinced him I was 'the one'! We've been married for several years." SHOP SMART Capers are actually pickled flower buds. Look for them near the pickles and olives in your grocery store. They're very salty and should always be rinsed before using. Don't have any capers? Chopped green olives make a good substitute.
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- 2 pork tenderloins (3/4 pound each)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and chopped
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- Lemon slices
- Cut pork into 1-in. slices; flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook pork in butter in batches until tender. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, cook and stir onion until tender. Stir in the artichokes, broth, capers and mustard; heat through. Serve over pork; sprinkle with parsley. Garnish with lemon. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Pork with Artichokes and Capers in Light & Tasty August/September 2007, p19
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"I thought this was really good. I loved the lemony taste from the capers and artichokes."
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"I tried it for my wife and I, we both loved the flavor and the uniqueness of the artichokes!I made it again and used horseradish sauce insted of Dijon mustard. (We were out of Dijon) It was simply fantastic!!Jay"


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During his September 2012 visit to campus, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient William Shernoff '62 discussed the passion that drives his work.
His approach to practicing law, he says, is not about just winning one case, but about how to reform a particular injustice: "I view these as crusades rather than cases."
Nearly 80 Law School students, faculty and staff attended "What I'm Doing with My Law Degree," an interview-style presentation, and took advantage of the opportunity to ask questions afterward.
Shernoff, whose legal career spans nearly five decades, is a pioneer in the field of bad-faith insurance law. The Crivitz, Wis., native told the audience that he attended UW Law School because he wanted to "represent the average person against what I call corporate America."
Some of the students at the presentation had watched a special showing of the documentary "On Moral Grounds," which tells the story of how Shernoff won insurance benefits for the families of thousands of Holocaust victims, despite difficulties with jurisdiction, international law, currency exchange rates and the statute of limitations.
"It doesn't take a genius to win these cases," Shernoff said of his winning record. "The easiest thing is getting a [winning] verdict--the hardest is keeping it."
When asked how he was able to sway juries in his favor, Shernoff said, in effect, he tells the jurors that they have the ability to make a company better.
"What sells to the jury is to empower them," he said. "Nine votes can change the way an insurance company does business."
And, as the Law School audience discovered that day, a good attorney has the ability to make the world better, too.
Submitted by WAA and Law School staff on November 26, 2012
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SIU Edwardsville falters in 2nd half vs. Missouri
- Article by: R.B. FALLSTROM
- Associated Press
- November 10, 2012 - 7:32 PM
COLUMBIA, Mo. - At least for a half, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville gave No. 15 Missouri all it could handle.
Jerome Jones hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, while reserve Michael Messer added 13 in an 83-69 loss at Missouri on Saturday.
The biggest blemish for the Cougars was the performance of Mark Yelovich, the team's top returning scorer who was held scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting with four fouls.
SIU Edwardsville came out firing from long range, hitting six of its first 14 3-point attempts. Jones tied his career high with four 3-pointers in the half and had 14 points, bettering last year's 12.7-point average.
The Cougars led for an 11-minute stretch in the first half by as many as six and tied Missouri in rebounds with 26. But the Tigers outmuscled SIU Edwardsville 24-14 in the second half and stitched together an 8-0 run across halftime and a 10-2 run a few minutes later.
"We started getting careless, a couple turnovers and a couple quick shots that instantly turn into transition points," said Messer, who only played seven games last season with an injured wrist.
SIU Edwardsville averaged 72.5 field goal attempts in its two exhibition wins, 20 more than its 2011 season average. The Cougars attempted 69 field goals Saturday and shot 33 percent.
"We want to be an up-tempo team, we want to be an aggressive team, but at the same time, we want to make sure we are disciplined at doing both," coach Lennox Forrester said. "It's kind of a catch-22, because you want your guys to play fast, but at the same time, they think that playing fast is taking quick shots."
Jones' personal-best day from long range helped the Cougars weather the loss of Kris Davis, who finished with 11 points after sitting out the final 18:47 of the first half after picking up two quick fouls. Davis led the nation with a 60-percent 3-point percentage last season.
"I thought he made some big shots to keep us in the game," Forrester said of Jones. "Our defense wasn't particularly great, but at least he was scoring to keep us going."
Laurence Bowers had 20 points and seven rebounds in his return from a knee injury that sidelined him all of last season. Bowers outscored the Cougars 10-2 by himself during a two-minute stretch early in the second half for the Tigers, who are ranked to start the season for a third straight year.
Phil Pressey scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half and Alex Oriakhi, part of a strong transfer class, had 15 rebounds and eight points for the Tigers.
Missouri won its 66th in a row at home against non-conference opponents since the end of the 2005-06 season without guard Michael Dixon, who is suspended for violating team rules. Dixon, perhaps the best sixth man in the nation for last season's 30-win team, also did not dress in both exhibitions.
The Tigers won their home opener for the 38th time in 39 seasons in front of a late-arriving crowd of 10,054, many likely watching the Missouri football team's overtime victory at Tennessee that ended about 45 minutes before tip-off.
Freshman Negus Webster-Chan hit all three of Missouri's 3-pointers in the first half, the last two coming over the final 2 1/2 minutes to help build a 40-34 lead. The Tigers trailed most of the half, getting their first lead at 27-26 on Webster-Chan's 3-pointer from the corner off a feed from Pressey with about 6 1/2 minutes to go.
Missouri took its largest lead of the game after outscoring SIU Edwardsville 7-0 over the final 2:55.
SIU Edwardsville was 10-17 last season, its first in the Ohio Valley Conference, and is among just six Division-I schools with no freshmen. The school is 0-4 against current members of the SEC and 0-5 against Top 25 teams.
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Mrpatatomoto wrote:Apparently I'm doing it wrong, which one is supposed to be going through? All the ones I've seen are completely split.
There should be a larger pipe going all the way through, the ribs slide into that. So, yeah, technically the ribs are split there in a basic hut, but the larger pipe passing through makes sure the tension is spread over a larger arc of pipe rather than focused on that X connector.


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(New Haven, CT) – The Sacred Heart Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field teams competed in the New England Outdoor Championships at Southern Connecticut State University last weekend, with the Women's team placing seventh out of 32 teams and the Men's team taking 12th out of 35.
Bonnie Kilis set the school record in placing first in the Women Heptathlon with a score of 5149. She placed first in Women Javelin Throw (39.26m), Women 100 Meter Run (14.98), Women Shot Put (11.02m), Women 200 Meter Dash (26.20), and Women 800 Meter Run (2:17.82), while placing second in the Women Long Jump (5.29m) and tying for second in Women High Jump (1.64m).
Sarana Hyatt earned xxxxx points in the Women Heptathlon as well, tying for second in Women High Jump (1.64m) and placing second in Women 100 Meter Hurdles (15.10), third in Women 200 Meter Dash (27.04), fourth in Women 800 Meter (2:30.45), fifth in Women Shot Put (9.80m), seventh in the Women Long Jump Heptathlon (5.06m), eighth in Women Javelin Throw (24.71m).
Ashley Beck rounded out the three Sacred Heart point-earners in the Women Heptathlon, placing sixth in Women 100 Meter Hurdles (16.51) and Women High Jump (1.55m), ninth in Women Long Jump (4.82m) and Women Shot Put (8.18m), 10th in Women Javelin Throw (21.00m) and 200 Meter Dash (28.79), and 11th in Women 800 Meter Run (2:49.08)
Lindsay Aponte won the Women Shot Put with a toss of 13.69m to earn 10 points, while Carol Cress placed fifth in the same event with a throw of 13.20m for four points. Aponte also competed in the ECAC Outdoor Championships at Princeton University this weekend, placing seventh in the Women Shot Put with a toss of 14.28m to earn Sacred Heart two points.
Athalia Smith won the Women Hammer Throw with a toss of 56.42m, and will compete at the NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Indiana University May 27-28.
Christine Middleton earned six points in Women Discuss Throw with a third-place toss of 40.13m.
Ashley Matakevich placed second in Women Long Jump with a leap of 5.77m for eight points and sixth in Women Triple Jump for three points with a leap of 11.70m, setting school records in both events.
Katelyn Racanelli placed sixth in Women 400 Meter Dash with three points with a time of 57.77.
Brittany Llobell ran a personal best in the Women 1500 Meter Run with a time of 4:42.13.
For the Men's team, Jeremy Rosado won the Men 110 Meter Hurdles with a time of 14.26, earning 10 points.
Dan Galanto brought in eight points in the decathlon, taking second place with 6423 points, while Scott Polis earned the team a point with 5571 points in the decathlon. Galanto finished first in Men Discuss Throw (36.76m), second in Men 1500 Meter Run (4:31.87), seventh in Men 110 Meter Hurdles (16.72), and eighth in Men Javelin Throw (37.65m). Polis finished fifth in Men 110 Meter Hurdles (16.61), seventh in Men Javelin Throw (37.68m), and ninth in Men 1500 Meter Run (5:35.42). Galanto and Polis tied for second in Men Pole Vault (4.50m).
Jeffrey Lusignan earned two points in the Men 1500 Meter Run with a seventh place finish time of 3:52.21. This broke the school record he set last week at the NEC Championships.
Brandon Hutchinson gained the team a point with an eighth place finish in the Men Triple Jump with a leap of 14.02m.
All athletes who earned a point earned All-New England honors.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The undefeated Yale men's squash team will attempt to end the longest winning streak in the history of collegiate varsity sports Wednesday at 6 p.m. when the Trinity Bantams visit the Brady Squash Center.
Yale (8-0, 3-0 Ivy) has played impeccable squash so far this season, dropping only four total games in seven matches. The Bulldogs have dominated their opponents all season and have yet to be truly challenged. The team's closest match came on Jan. 10, when the Bulldogs defeated then-No. 2 Rochester 6-3 on the road. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 4 before the Rochester match, will in all likelihood become the new No. 2 team in the nation when the CSA polls are released on Thursday. This year's Yale squad possesses a potent mix of experienced veterans, led by senior captain Todd Ruth and senior Aaron Fuchs, and youth, led by freshmen Kenneth Chan, Hywel Robinson and Richard Dodd.
Trinity (9-0) is in the midst of the longest run of dominance ever in NCAA athletics. The Bantams have won 210 consecutive matches, a streak unmatched in any varsity college sport. The Bantams have won the Potter Trophy - college squash's team championship - in each of the past 11 seasons. Trinity's unprecedented dominance has been based upon highly successful international recruiting, through which the Bantams have brought some of the world's greatest squash players to a small 2,200-person college nestled in downtown Hartford.
Trinity has not gone untested over the course of their immaculate run. The Princeton Tigers have been closest to dethroning the Bantams. In 2006, with the teams tied at 4-all, Princeton was up 2-0 and holding double-match point before Trinity's Johan Detter stormed back for the win, keeping the streak alive. In last February's national title match, Trinity's Baset Chaudhry trailed Princeton's Mauricio Sanchez 5-0 in the fifth game before rallying to give the Bantams the win. Chaudhry, the two-time defending men's individual champion and current senior co-captain on the Trinity squad, was just 12 years old in February 1998, when Harvard handed the Bantams their last loss.
So far this season, Trinity has yet to meet an opponent that has been able to compete with the Bantam team. Trinity has dropped one total game, as part of an 8-1 early season win against Bates on Nov. 22. However, the Bantams have not faced as potent of a team as this year's Bulldog group.
The Bulldogs cannot afford many mistakes against a team of Trinity's caliber, but if the Bulldogs play to their potential, the streak may be in jeopardy. Yale students are expected to pack the Brady Squash Center, hoping to witness sports history. This Wednesday's match is the most anticipated match in college squash so far this season, as well as one of the biggest matches in the recent history of Yale squash.
To watch a live video and audio stream of the Yale-Trinity matches online, please visit: http://www.yalebulldogs.com/genrel/2010_01_19_release_squash_streaming
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Neymar has sounded another warning to Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, Theo Walcott and the rest of the England squad ahead of Brazil's friendly at Wembley with another scintillating performance for Santos.
Neymar was on fire once more as Santos brushed aside Paulista rivals Sao Paulo 3-1 to maintain their place at the top of the regional championships.
Brazil's new superstar was clearly in the mood at the Vila Belmiro and was at the centre of all the action as he orchestrated a resounding win for his side.
Neymar's beautiful first-time touch off set up Ezequiel Miralles to calmly stroke home the opening goal – they gathered at the corner flag for a little celebratory dance in the aftermath.
A hallmark of Neymar's brilliance is his ability to pick up the ball deep and surge past opponents towards the goal and he did just this for the second; he was far too quick for the Sao Paulo defence and drew a foul inside the area.
The resulting penalty was calmness personified, sauntering forward and rolling into the corner to double the lead – this time the goal was followed with a Neymar solo jig.
A glimmer of hope arrived for Sao Paulo as they made it 2-1 for a time after a fantastic free-kick from forward Jadson, but any expectation of a revival was short-lived.
Santos's third was a repeat combination of the first, with Neymar swinging in a delicious cross for Miralles to nod home easily from a few yards out and restore the two-goal lead.
When Neymar finally decides to make the switch to Europe, he is going to be hard to stop wherever he goes if he continues in his current vein.
Watch all the action in the video above.
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1.the guide isn't allowed to offer surf tours on the area, 2.we were just driving along the beaches without surfing, 3.The Guide, Maza dont surf (Smoking weed all day ), 4. and he doesn't know anything about surfing and surfing conditions :/
after my bad experience with oaxacasurfadventures, i booked 7 extra-days with a local surf tours company, called punta chivo surf camp.
The Staff and Facility are 5 Star, The surf house/accommodations were excellent, the other guests were fun. I would highly recommend this spot to anyone. they are very proffessional.


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The 21-year-old passed a medical on Thursday morning before completing his move to Rugby Park.
Carrick had been with Hearts since he was a schoolboy, but left Tynecastle by mutual consent on Wednesday.
The forward, who scored eight goals in 53 appearances for Hearts, decided to leave the newly-promoted club in order to get regular first team football.
And as Hearts boss Robbie Neilson could not make assurances to the player, Carrick has opted to join former Jambos manager Gary Locke in Ayrshire.
Neilson said: "Dale just wants to play football and to get more game-time. He's at an age where he wants to play every week and we can't guarantee that."
Carrick is Killie's sixth summer signing, after Jamie MacDonald, Kris Boyd, Kallum Higginbotham, Stevie Smith and Scott Robinson were snapped up by Locke.
Locke said: "I didn't think Dale would be available but as soon as I found out he was it was important we snapped him up.
"He is quick and will add pace to our squad, he also has a great eye for a goal."
Carrick said: "I am delighted to be at Kilmarnock and back working with Gary. I now want to work hard and try to get as many matches under my belt as possible this season."


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Longoria's deal one worth mimicking
By Terence Moore |11/27/12 3:30 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Rays just did the right thing by signing Evan Longoria to one of those "forever" contracts. Thus a question: What's taking the Washington Nationals so long? They should do the same with Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg.
Inquiring minds have a similar question for the New York Yankees regarding Robinson Cano. With their prized second baseman due to become a free agent after next season, why not give him a Longoria deal now, especially since he is destined to become the successor to Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in their clubhouse?
Plus, the combination of the baseball gods, Tony Bennett (as in, "I left my heart ...") and common sense knows that Buster Posey deserves a lifetime contract with the San Francisco Giants.
Mike Trout? I'm not saying his monster season as a rookie was a fluke, but before the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim think of committing to Trout like the Rays did to Longoria, they need to wait a little while -- like until the middle of next season.
These "forever" contracts work.
Well, most of the time. They are good for the player, because they guarantee that player a designated amount of income for long stretches, regardless of that player's ups and downs through it all. They are also good for the team, because if that player becomes even more prolific on the field, it saves the team from losing the player through free agency or having to engage in future bidding wars.
You can attribute such wisdom to John Hart, the former general manager and soothsayer of the Cleveland Indians.
During the early portion of Hart's decade with the Indians through 2001, he decided his small-market team with the sparkling new ballpark could have a mini-dynasty, but only if it did something radical. He asked ownership for permission to give long-term contracts to the Indians' core players, especially to those of youth and talent.
Indians ownership agreed with Hart, and then he gave his version of "forever" deals to the likes of Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome, Carlos Baerga, Omar Vizquel, Manny Ramirez and Charles Nagy. From 1995-2001, they helped Cleveland go from one of the worst teams in baseball to capturing six division titles and two American League pennants.
The Indians also set a Major League record during that stretch with 455 consecutive sellouts at what was then known as Jacobs Field.
Even though the Milwaukee Brewers haven't precisely duplicated the Indians' model under Hart, they did give a "forever" contract to Ryan Braun. The same goes for the Colorado Rockies with Troy Tulowitzki, the Angels with Albert Pujols, the Detroit Tigers with Prince Fielder and the Cincinnati Reds with Joey Votto.
Bottom line: If you know somebody is a lasting star (or at least you think he is), why not sign him for the long run?
As MLB.com's Adam Berry wrote earlier this season: "Those lower-payroll clubs can't afford to make a huge free-agent investment then see it fail, but they can realistically risk a $10 million-$13 million mistake."
It's about using the right criteria for signing a "forever" player, and the blueprint looks much like Longoria.
You want somebody who can play.
Check. Since Longoria was named AL Rookie of the Year in 2008, he has been to the All-Star Game three times, and he has captured two AL Gold Glove Awards at third base. He also is one of 11 active players with an average of at least 25 home runs and 90 RBIs during his first five Major League seasons.
You want somebody who won't grow ancient with the contract.
Check. Longoria turned 27 last month.
You want somebody who can be the face of your franchise.
Check. Since Longoria is popular with teammates and fans, he is marketable for the Rays.
That said, during the early years of Longoria's career, he hasn't exactly been Lou Gehrig in terms of durability. This past season, he was around for only 74 games after partially tearing his left hamstring in April. He also missed much of the previous season with an oblique injury.
I never said "forever" deals are perfect.
Rodriguez was supposedly locked in with the Texas Rangers for life after he signed a 10-year deal for $252 million in 2000. Four years later, he was traded to the Yankees after the Rangers finished last in their division.
Then came the end of the 2007 season, when the Yankees gave Rodriguez his second "forever" contract. This one was for 10 years and $275 million. His results in the aftermath? Shaky. Among other things, he admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs from '01-03, and he was benched last season during the playoffs due to his declining offensive skills.
Rodriguez is 37, and that will be Longoria's age when his current deal with the Rays expires.
Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman isn't concerned with it all. He told reporters after the Longoria contract became official, "I think there's risk essentially in everything we do. So in terms of the dollars, the number of years, there's certainly risk. Everything we do has an element of risk, has an element of risk for the player, and I think the most important thing is that both sides go to the table and want something to happen.
"It gives it a much better chance than not of that happening. And all sides understand and appreciate the risk associated with it."
Makes sense to me.


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2011 Men's Soccer
Transylvania 5, Bluffton 0
Transylvania stays atop HCAC with 5-0 shutout of Beavers
October 1, 2011
By: Josh Bruner, sports information assistant
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Bluffton University men's soccer team traveled to Kentucky on October 1 to face perennial-power Transylvania in an HCAC matchup. The Beavers struggled as they dropped a 5-0 decision to Transy. Bluffton slipped to 0-10 overall with a 0-2 mark in the HCAC. The Pioneers improved to 4-4-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
The Pioneers wasted no time as they punched one in at the 2:09 mark from Peter Mikhail. The Pioneers took advantage of an own goal just four minutes later. Vinny Paiva found the goal one more time before the break to give the Pioneers a 3-0 lead. The home team capitalized two more times in the second half. Robbie Gorham buried a free kick and Ethan Collins capped the scoring just before the final horn sounded as the Pioneers picked up a 5-0 victory.
Transy outshot the Beavers, putting up 25 shots, 13 on goal. Bluffton was held to only three attempts, two on frame. The teams both picked up 10 fouls. Senior keeper Dan Saville (Toledo/Central Catholic) was credited with four saves in the loss, while freshman Jorge Becerril (Sturgis, Mich.) also picked up four saves. Kelly Barnes (Toledo/Toledo Christian), Jordan Andrews (Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley) and Jared Minderman (Cincinnati/Lakota West) each fired a shot. Barnes and Andrews both put their attempts on frame.
The Beavers return to the field on Wednesday, Oct. 5, when they travel to Richmond, Ind., to face Earlham College. The match is slated to begin at 5 p.m.


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Ban jeeps. I want everyone to be safe, they have an inordinately high accident rate due to high center of gravity and poor handling characteristics.
Ban minivans. They have a high passenger capacity, and an inordinately high number of people are killed in each minivan accident as compared to an average sedan. More people inside, more possibility of death.
Ban 5 gallon buckets. Kids drown in them, and more true children (not 21 year old gangbangers, sorry, CDC, those aren't "kids) are killed by drowning in buckets than are killed by firearms.
Ban 15 passenger vans. Combine the comments about jeeps and minivans and you've got a rolling nightmare on the highway.
Limit horsepower and torque specs for motor vehicles. People are killed constantly by excessive speed, no need for anyone to be able to exceed the speed limit.
Hell, let's just wrap everyone in bubblewrap, feed 'em a nutritionally correct IV solution and keep them nice and safe inside from cradle to grave. Make everyone a shellperson, life's just too damned hazardous.


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Va.—There is constant debate and jockeying for position among the
nation's varied assortment of summer-college leagues, some 30 in
all. Every league believes its league is superior to the next.
it's a given that the Cape Cod League is the grand daddy of all
summer leagues, simply based on the superior talent it is able to
attract, and that the Northwoods and Coastal Plain are generally
regarded as the next best leagues, there is a pool of 8-10 leagues
scattered around the country that fit into the next tier, and there
isn't one that doesn't believe that its league isn't the best.
How to
distinguish the strength of one league from another, though, is all a
matter of conjecture as, unlike college baseball where teams
routinely cross over and play teams from other conferences and there
is a legitimate national championship to contest, teams in summer
leagues rarely play teams from other leagues. And, obviously, there
is no true national championship to settle the issue on the field.
One of
the rare occurrences where one summer league took on another took
place here Monday night when the Cal Ripken League and Valley League,
both considered next-tier leagues, squared off in the third annual
Mid-Atlantic Classic, with area bragging rights at stake.
one night at least, the Cal Ripken League made its claim as being the
superior of the two leagues as it scored a convincing 6-3 victory
over its regional counterpart.
Ripken League, in only its seventh year of existence, maintained its
unbeaten record in the Classic over the older, more-established
Valley League, in its 88th year of existence (the last 42
as a sanctioned summer-college league), as it also scored a 2-1
victory in the inaugural event in 2009 before last year's
Mid-Atlantic Classic was rained out.
got the best of them in both games so far," said Tim Norris, coach
of the Cal Ripken squad, "but our leagues are pretty even, really.
If we played 10 games against each other, it could quite easily come
out 5-5. We may have been the better team tonight, but I think that's
only because our pitchers may have thrown a few more strikes.
we wanted to win and build up our league's reputation, it was just
one game and more important to us that everybody played, everybody
pitched. All our reserves got into the game, and they ended up making
the difference."
game turned in the sixth inning with the score tied 2-2, when seven
players entered the game as pinch-hitters for the Ripken League. Five
responded with base-hits to produce three runs, resulting in an
insurmountable 5-2 lead.
Parker, who turned down an opportunity to play in the Valley League
this summer for a chance to play a second season with the Cal Ripken
League's Maryland Orioles, drove in two of the three runs with a
single, and that hit led to his being named his team's most
valuable player.
(Towson) came on to hit for starting catcher Hunter Renfroe
(Mississippi State) in the sixth and caught the balance of the game.
there was an obvious difference between the two summer leagues, it
might have been in the quality of the catchers on the two teams.
Parker delivered the game's big blow while Renfroe, the Cal Ripken
League's season home-run leader with seven, may have been the most
impressive position prospect on his team's roster. He drew
impressive reviews from scouts in attendance for his power potential
and impressive raw arm strength behind the plate.
Ripken League all-stars had an edge in pitching, too, as nine
pitchers, working an inning apiece, combined to limit the Valley
League stars to just three hits while striking out 10. Four of the
nine peaked out at least at 90 mph, topped by 6-foot-4 righthander
Ben Lively, a rising sophomore at Central Florida, whose fastball was
clocked as high as 92. Lively worked a scoreless third inning.
Valley League also utilized nine pitchers, but may have been at a
disadvantage as it staged its annual league all-star game the
previous night in Haymarket and many of the same pitchers who threw
in that game were trotted out again Monday (the Cal Ripken has its
own all-star game slated for July 19).
Ripken League, in fact, did most of its damage in the first inning
against Valley League starter Andrew Armstrong (Ohio State), scoring
twice to grab an early 2-0 lead, and in the sixth inning, scoring its
three decisive runs off Jake Boyd (Stetson), to snap a 2-2 tie. Both
of those pitchers had been extremely effective a night earlier, but
were nowhere near as sharp Monday.
crafty Armstrong struck out all three batters he faced Sunday with
precise command of his fastball and breaking ball, but his wildness
did him in Monday as he walked two, served up a wild pitch on a
swinging third strike to outfielder Sean Godfrey (Ball State) that
enabled him to reach base, and Godfrey eventually scored the first
run of the game on an errant pickoff move by Armstrong.
In 25
regular-season innings for Luray, all as a starter, Armstrong had
walked just three while striking out 40, but he obviously had not
been used on back-to-back nights this summer.
leads the Valley League with seven saves as Luray's closer, so is
used to working on consecutive days, but he was a different pitcher
from one night to the next on this occasion.
In a
scoreless inning Sunday, Boyd's fastball peaked at 92 mph, equal to
the best velocity of any pitcher in the Valley all-star game. A night
later, the pitch topped out only in the high-80s, and he failed to
last an inning as the Ripken all-stars touched him up for five hits
and three runs. He was the losing pitcher in the contest.
Valley, Ripken Leagues rank well
top teams in both the Valley League and Cal Ripken League are both
prominently represented in Perfect Game's weekly ranking of the
nation's top 25 summer-league clubs. The Harrisonburg Turks, 23-8
in the Valley League, are ranked No. 6 nationally, while the Bethesda
Big Train, 25-7 in the Cal Ripken League, are No. 8.
teams were represented by six players apiece in the Mid-Atlantic
Big Train's contingent included Renfroe, the Cal Ripken League
home-run leader, and third baseman Adam Barry (Cal State Northridge),
who tops that league in batting average (.402) and RBIs (27). Between
them, they went 0-for-4.
Mac Williamson (Wake Forest), who tops the Valley League in homers
(9) and RBIs (33), went 1-for-4 with a harmless sixth-inning single,
and struck out in his other three at-bats.
the Ripken team was coached by Norris, who is the head coach of the
third-place Maryland Orioles, the Valley League team was coached by
Harrisonburg's Bob Wease, who has owned the Turks since 1990 and
been the team's coach for 10 years. The 67-year-old Wease, who owns
a car dealership in Harrisonburg, also played for the Turks from
1960-70, before it became strictly a league for college players.
was also the losing coach in Sunday's Valley League all-star game.
newest PG Top 25 summer-league rankings will appear Wednesday.
Williamson, Farrar stand out from crowd
By all
accounts, there was no player on either team in the Mid-Atlantic
Classic that should come close to matching the 2011 exploits of
infielder Cory Spangenberg, who capitalized on a strong showing in
the Valley League last summer to become the 10th overall
pick in this year's draft.
led the Valley League in batting at .399 a year ago, while in the
process of transferring from Virginia Military Institute to Florida's
Indian River State JC. He is the highest pick in the 2011 draft to
sign to date.
most-closely followed Valley League player in the game by about 20
scouts in attendance was the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Williamson, who was
drafted in the 46th round in June by the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox have had two scouts in the Valley League for the last
week monitoring Williamson's progress as the team weigh his demands
of a significant six-figure bonus offer.
has enjoyed a breakout season in the Valley League, but wasn't at
his best Wednesday. He homered 13 times in winning the Valley League
Home Run Derby Sunday, but failed to go deep even once in the Home
Run Derby between the two leagues Monday, and then struck out three
times in the game.
most impressive Ripken League prospects were on the mound, perhaps
none more than lefthander Ryan Farrar, a rising junior at Virginia
Commonwealth. Farrar struck out the side in the eighth inning with
his deceptive delivery, along with a fastball in the 88-90 mph range
and a 78-80 mph breaking ball.
6-foot-2, 170-pound Farrar struggled in the spring for the Rams,
going 0-1, 7.04, working mostly in relief, but has enjoyed an
impressive summer for the Maryland Orioles, going 1-0, 1.42 with
three saves. In 19 innings, he has walked just two and struck out 30.
didn't put up very good numbers in the spring at VCU," Norris
said, "but he has really figured it out this summer. He was the
most impressive arm that we ran out there tonight."
Bandbox doesn't live up to reputation in HR Derby
Veterans Memorial Park, which is the home field during the summer for
the Valley League's Harrisonburg Turks and during the college
season for James Madison University, has a reputation for being a
reputation was well-earned after JMU went wild on the opening weekend
of the 2011 college season, launching 23 home runs and scoring 91
runs in an opening weekend four-game sweep of Bucknell. In the first
inning of the first game, the Dukes went deep six times and went on
to lead the nation's Division I colleges in runs (541) and slugging
average (.517). They finished third in the nation with 80 homers.
that history, along with near-100 degree temperatures and a steady
breeze blowing out to left field, all the ingredients were there for
a lively pre-game Home Run Derby. But that didn't materialize as
only 10 home runs were hit by the 10 players entered in the
Maryland's Mike Mandarino (Cumberland, Tenn.) homered four times in
the preliminary round to move to the two-man final, but didn't
produce a home run in the championship round as Brad Zebedis
(Presbyterian) won the competition by producing just a single home
home runs were hit in the all-star game, as well, as the winds kicked
up by a threatening storm had subsided.
dimensions of 330 feet down both lines and 400 feet to dead center,
Veterans Memorial Park is not unlike many college and summer-league
stadiums. If anything, the power alleys are a little cozy.
more of a launching pad that it is a bandbox," one scout said. "It
really depends on which way the wind is blowing."
Atlantic, New York Collegiate All-Star Games
other summer league all-stars games were played Monday night, both in
New York state.
Brooklyn, North Fork first baseman Matt Carroll, a 6-foot-6,
235-pound rising sophomore at San Jose State, drove in three runs as
the East rallied to beat the West 5-4 in the annual Atlantic
Collegiate League game. Carroll's key blow was a seventh-inning
single that plated the tying and winning runs.
Oneonta, the West beat the East 8-6 in the New York Collegiate League
all-star game. The star performer for the West was Webster second
baseman Chris Bostick, who had a double and triple, and drove in
three runs. Bostick, a 44th-round draft pick of the
Oakland A's in June out of New York's Aquinas Institute, has
committed to play collegiately at St. John's. Despite being a
recent high-school graduate, Bostick has set the NYCBL on fire this
summer, leading the league with a .483 batting average.
Allan Simpson's report on Wednesday's Prospect League All-Star
Game in Beckley, W.Va.


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Interim Superintendent John Williams is tapped for permanent post by Amityville School Board
The Amityville School Board is expected to announce tonight that interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Williams has been tapped for the Superintendent's post. The announcement comes after an extensive search by the school board that reached out to the community for input and reviewed resumes from 40 educators who responded to the request for applicants.
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This year, there is no single front-runner in the Oscar race. There are endless front runners.
In normal years, each new announcement of awards or nominations is supposed to narrow the field, and clarify the top contenders for Academy Awards attention. This year, each announcement only muddies the picture: Distant long-shots are honored, while serious contenders are ignored.
This has been a great year for film performances, for production design and special effects. It's the small matter of best picture that is dividing everyone.
In American Film Institute nominations, unveiled Dec. 17, no film did better than Columbia's "Black Hawk Down," which grabbed five noms. A few days later, that same film was completely shut out of the Golden Globe nominations.
At Time magazine, Richard Corliss rated "Moulin Rouge" the second-best picture of the year while his colleague Richard Schickel rated "Moulin Rouge" as the worst.
As recently as November, there was buzz about the unseen titles like "Ali" and "The Shipping News." But in the flurry of film prizes last week, these pics were easily overshadowed by films that had been hanging around with only minor buzz, such as "Mulholland Drive" and "The Man Who Wasn't There."
"Everyone was counting on these big end-of-the-year films and they're not delivering," says David Dinerstein, co-prexy of Paramount Classics. "People are now digging back into what they saw in August and saying, 'Remember that film? That was pretty good.'"
Adds Dinerstein's colleague Ruth Vitale, "It reminds me a bit of 1996, when there were a lot of smaller films like 'Shine' and 'Secrets and Lies.' "
While kudos confusion is not exactly a new phenomenon, it seems to be reaching new extremes this year.
Suddenly, Naomi Watts is getting more best-actress mentions than Judi Dench. "Monster's Ball" is scaring up more attention than "Monsters, Inc." And Warner Bros. is getting more traction with "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" than with "The Majestic."
In addition to last week's announcements from AFI and the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., last week saw kudos from the Intl. Press Academy, the Broadcast Film Critics Assn., and critics orgs in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston and Toronto.
Their choices were wide-ranging, to say the least. But if awards watchers are confused, they're certainly avid in their convictions.
"Moulin Rouge," "The Lord of the Rings," "A Beautiful Mind," "In the Bedroom," "Ali," "Amelie," "Black Hawk Down," "Mulholland Drive," "The Royal Tenenbaums" — all have fans who are vehement in their admiration; all have detractors who are equally rabid.
As the critics sat down to hash out their faves for their annual best-of-the-year kudos, the debates got very animated. That intensity is similarly reflected in conversations among industry workers (and kudos voters).
Part of this is because there is no single film to focus on. In some years, there have been groundswells of enthusiasm for one film (like "Schindler's List" or "Titanic"). So fans of other contenders were relatively mute, knowing their favorite didn't have a chance.
Even last year, which was similarly derided for its supposed lack of Oscar bounty, gave us "Erin Brockovich" and "Gladiator" by the halfway point. December releases "Traffic," "Cast Away" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" also seemed like locks for at least a couple of categories.
This year, as one freelance campaigner put it, "There are very few titles from the Golden Globes list that seem absolutely certain to carry that momentum over into the Oscars."
The free-for-all has enabled each vocal faction to see an opportunity to make its case.
Some years are lucky enough to have two films with intense loyalists ("Titanic" vs. "L.A. Confidential"; "Shakespeare in Love" vs. "Saving Private Ryan"). This year, there is no two camps. There are a dozen camps.
Actually, there are a handful of films that fit the traditional profile of a best-pic Oscar winner: big box office, critical success and an ability to maintain its heat long after it's opened.
The 'Shrek' phenom
And one of those pics is "Shrek."
Most people remain enthused about the film, even seven months after it bowed. And it's one of the year's few offerings that won over a vast majority of viewers.
But a best pic nominee? Many in Hollywood shrug that toons finally have their own category, so there's no need to honor one in the Big Race. Plus, the bulk of Oscar voters are actors who don't often thrill to that for which they cannot audition.
But since a lot of foreign films in recent years have been nominated in both their own race and the Big Race ("Il Postino," "Life is Beautiful," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"), it's possible. And if ever there was a year to break the odds, this is it.
Other films are loved and hated for the same reasons.
Fans and detractors alike describe "Black Hawk Down" as a two-hour version of the first 20 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan." Supporters enthuse that it's a cinematic breakthrough, giving viewers an in-your-face re-creation of what war is really like. Hecklers find it unrelenting and exhausting. Its advantage is its timeliness. It's the only film that addresses current concerns about warfare.
"Moulin Rouge" is a real original — a little too original for some. Many have embraced it for its audacity and for reviving (and reinventing) the musical genre, but some find it frenzied and show-offy. (Some who were negative the first time found that they liked it much better on second viewing; Fox's challenge is to get these skeptics to see it again.) Its advantage: it's audacious and entertaining, and those who like it really like it.
Even "In the Bedroom," which has won several citations from critics groups, is lamented by some as contrived and slow-moving.
But others enthuse that it's a great example of adult filmmaking, with natural, to-the-bone writing and performances. Its advantage: It's the kind of film that puts the emphasis on script and actors, which is often embraced by Academy voters (the vast majority of them are actors).
Fox chairman Tom Rothman, whose point of view is admittedly colored by the studio's stake in "Moulin Rouge," believes the Oscars will ultimately be doled by members looking for something fresh.
"The year has not been as desultory as people think," he says. "A consensus is building around several pictures."
Other divisions abound
Similar splits divide every other film in serious contention. But a split doesn't diminish the film's Oscar chances. Past best-pic nominees like "Fargo," "The Thin Red Line," "Shine" and "Chocolat" similarly divided people into love it/hate it camps. Same is true of "Braveheart" and "The English Patient" — and they both went on to win the best-pic prize.
And no film needs unanimous approval to gain an Oscar nomination. With five nominees, a pic needs only 21% of the vote to win the top prize.
On the other hand, not everything in the Oscar race can be reduced to love it/hate it factions. In many cases, there's lack of enthusiasm for anything.
One Academy voter says it's a problem to come up with best film contenders.
"This is the first year I remember when we're not whittling it down to five from seven or eight potential films; we're building it up from one or two."
The legacy question
Academy voters this year have a special burden: Oscar's legacy. Film awards are like tiny time capsules, cementing for future generations what the film business and the world were thinking.
In a year of strike fears, the recession and, of course, Sept. 11, it'll be interesting to see which five films are chosen to reflect 2001, the first year of the new millennium. Not everyone, of course, believes the year has altered the race.
"There's the same diversity there was last year," shrugs Chris McGurk, vice chairman of MGM, which hopes the kudos sun shines on "Ghost World" and "Legally Blonde." "It's still the movie business, it's still moving forward. I think you're trying to find a story where there isn't one."
For all the talk about B.O. bumps and the business aspects of Oscar, it's still the ultimate industry accolade, the unquantifiable measure of which pics struck the most fancies. So voters have to decide: What's the best of the best this year?
All this provides clues for the ultimate film accolade: Oscar. But as Oscar mavens sort through the evidence, there are too many clues to come up with a reasonable conclusion.
That's not to say that all this attention is useless. As veteran producer David Brown once told Variety, "Awards are like chicken soup. They can't hurt."


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By Tiernan Ray
CNBC this afternoon weighed in on the continued speculation about whether Dell (DELL) investors will approved the proposed leveraged buyout of the company being spearheaded by founder and CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake, announced yesterday.
The program's Scott Wapner noted the objection of money manager Don Yacktman, who told him "the deal will be a bitter pill to swallow for some investors," though Yacktman wouldn't say whether or not he'll vote for the deal.
Pete Najarian noted on the program that call buying was active, suggesting some were betting on a raised bid:
Yesterday, the April 14 calls were bought, not just a little bit, but a lot. If the deal's done at $13.65, they've wasted they're money. But if these holders hold out, those April 14 calls will pay off. There are 51,000 now in open interest, and some 40,000 were bought yesterday.
Dell shares today are up 5 cents, or 0.4%, at $13.48, below the buyout price of $13.65.


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He (Jesus) said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some fish." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. — John 21:6
How many times have we branched out with our own ideas and desires, without considering what God's desire is? We've all done it, and, unfortunately, we'll probably fall into this same sin again. But the next time I'm tempted to, I'm going to call to mind this example that the Bible teaches of when Jesus came to the disciples in their failure and pointed them back in the right direction.
This scene takes place after Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead. These disciples were confused and discouraged over the outcome of the last several days. They were sure that Jesus was going to lead them into victory, but instead they watched Him die as a criminal. It was not the way they thought this story was going to go.
In their discouragement they turned back to the lives they were living before Jesus came and changed everything. They went back to fishing, but were unsuccessful in catching anything. If I may make a somewhat obvious observation here: Once Jesus Christ comes into your life and changes you, your old life will never fulfill you again. This is what the disciples were experiencing.
So, when Jesus appeared on the shore, they were slow to recognize Him. But Jesus knew His own, and He knew the battle they were fighting; an inward battle more than an outward, for inwardly they were struggling with the vision they knew that Jesus communicated to them, and the reality of His death that they could see with their natural eyes.
This is really where our battles lie — between the truth of the Scriptures and what our natural experiences dictate as true. Which do we allow to lead us? It's a daily struggle that we will have all our days on earth. The release from this daily encounter with doubt is displayed when the disciples finally realized that Jesus was still there with them, guiding their lives and providing for their needs.
Our verse above shows how easy it is to turn when we allow Jesus to guide our steps. It is a simple instruction, "cast your nets on the other side of the boat." What could be easier? And once the disciples obeyed, they recognized the Savior as the one speaking to them. Obedience — it's always the first step in finding our way to God.
And after they responded obediently to Jesus' instructions, fellowship with Him was resumed and they communed with Him again at the breakfast that He prepared for them on the shore, as we see in Verse 12 of Chapter 21 in John's Gospel: "Jesus said to them, 'Come and have breakfast.' None of the disciples dared ask him, 'Who are you?' They knew it was the Lord." Once back in right fellowship, the Lord is easily recognizable to His children.
Where are you in life's story? Whether you're at a place of peace or turmoil, fulfilling God's plan for your time here on earth depends on obediently responding to His call. You may have a plot already outlined for your life, but if it isn't consistent with God's story for your life, it will not be fruitful or fulfilling. Life is discovered in God's story, so find your part in His story, don't try to fit Him into the one you want to write. You fit perfectly into His, but He will never fit into something you are writing. He is the author of life, we are not.
The Rev. Gerard Martel is pastor of the Grace Gospel Church, Swansea.


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Barkley shines amid tactical misfire
Despite the pre-match and subsequent post-match nonsense, it was clear that this was just another home game for Everton. That the Blues slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Manchester City owed more to a tactical gamble backfiring, rather than a lack of effort (or any other word the conspiracy theorists care to use).
The idea that Everton did not try or that supporters did not care is absurd. Anyone believing otherwise should double-check the reactions of the players and crowd alike after Ross Barkley's outstanding opener, or witness the sense of urgency when Romelu Lukaku headed home a second-half lifeline.
Shorn of the controlling midfield presence of Gareth Barry, the creative talents of Kevin Mirallas and Steven Pienaar, and with Sylvain Distin only fit enough for a place on the bench, Roberto Martinez attempted to compensate by employing a back three.
Unfortunately, for Everton, the defence, so often the reliable constant in this team, became a disjointed shambles thanks to this tactical tweak. For a man easily outfoxing Arsene Wenger and David Moyes in recent weeks, this was a rare misfire for Martinez.
-Brewin: Three things -- Everton vs. Man City -Macintosh: Everton play to win no matter what
Aside from the excellent Barkley and the dependable James McCarthy, the players rarely looked comfortable in the new system. The three-man defence began well enough, outnumbering City's two-man attack, but the visitors found gaping holes and exposed various flaws as the match wore on.
Although favoured by Martinez at Wigan, the back-three approach does not suit the players currently at his disposal. Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman, the two best attacking full-backs in the league, are wasted as wing-backs, with their workload doubled and their attacking threat diminished.
Their success is built on attacking the space in front of them. At wing-back, they are already in that space, which is one of the reasons Coleman struggled when David Moyes used him as a right-sided midfielder. Furthermore, the pair thrive with a creative player ahead of them, one they can work in tandem with, and this system does not allow for that.
Those two aside, the real problems materialised in the three-man defence. Phil Jagielka, rustier than a ship's nail on his return from injury, was a hapless passenger throughout, in close proximity for each of the City goals but not close enough to prevent them, while Antolin Alcaraz floundered without the security of Baines alongside him.
Sergio Aguero exposed Alcaraz's lack of pace for his first-half equaliser, before departing through injury. However, it was an injury that hurt Everton more than City (in the context of this match, obviously). The visitors' switch to a five-man midfield saw the home side return to a back four, but that created its own problems. John Stones, the only one at ease in the three-man defence, moved to right back, and Seamus Coleman operated as a right-sided midfielder. Stones' poor positional sense at full-back surfaced for the third City goal.
Rising above the malaise by considerable distance, though, was Barkley. From the opening goal, easily the best of the five scored in the match, to the galloping run forward that presented Steven Naismith with a golden chance to level the game in the second half, the World Cup hopeful was a class above in front of the watching Roy Hodgson.
There was an uncanny resemblance to a certain Wayne Rooney goal against Arsenal, yet this strike was better. There was no first touch, no touch to steady himself, this was thundered beyond Joe Hart at the first time of asking.
Suffering of late, with injuries hampering and form evading, this was Barkley at his expressive best, spraying the ball around the pitch, ghosting past those in white, leading a one-man quest for a point or three.
Aiding him in this quest was James McCarthy. If McCarthy does not win one of the club's end-of-season awards, whether it is player of the season or young player of the season, it would be a travesty. There are no superlatives left to describe his performances or impact on the team this season.
Alas, in spite of their efforts and the efforts of their teammates, Everton signed off their home campaign with a defeat, though the blow is softened by other results confirming fifth place and the return of European football next season. This result, though disappointing, does not detract from the impressive work of a manager and squad supposedly undergoing a season of transition.


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Which university?
Many people have a low opinion of online courses, and if the course doesn't have a teaching practice element, it will be regarded by many as second-rate, or worse. Some providers are trying to offer decent courses, but there are so many bad ones that they have a bad reputation. There are, however, blended courses, like the CELTA online, and some include video observation. If it does't have video observation as a very minimum, then the course is not worth much in the eyes of many employers. If a teacher hasn't been observed working in a classroom, why should an employer consider letting them loose on their students? Many won't.
To be honest, I would recommend the CELTA or an equivalent course (around 120 hours of training and 8 hours teaching)- that's what employers are looking for.
I looked to see if I could find any employers looking for people with online qualifications and couldn't find a single one, though I did find people who wouldn't consider applicants with them:
CELTA vs Online TESOL and TEFL Courses
60% of jobs I looked at on another occasion specified the CELTA or the Trinity College course.
Some qualifications are more equal than others - Tdol's English Language Blog
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Happy New Year from Santa Barbara! As we proceed into 2013, we would like to take a moment to share with you some of NCEAS' 2012 highlights.
Last year 14 outstanding postdocs resided with us to work on a wide range of topics in ecology and environmental informatics, raising to 117 the number of postdoctoral fellows who have resided at NCEAS. Recent arrivals include Ben Adams (semantic modeling for data interoperability), Mark Browne (fate and transport of plastics in the marine environment), Derek Gray (climate change effects on plankton communities of Lake Baikal), Stacy Rebich Hespanha (effectiveness of scientific data practices) and Benoit Parmentier (global geospatial data for climate change ecological research).
Postdocs who departed this year to take up faculty or other professional appointments include Jennifer Balch (Penn State Geography), Jarrett Byrnes (U. Mass Boston), Darren Johnson (UC San Diego), Stephanie Pau (Florida State U.), Lesley Lancaster (Lund U.), Lindsay Scheef (U. Texas) , and Mary Turnipseed (Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation). To each of them, our best wishes for continued success!
NCEAS has now sponsored over 500 working groups and hosted over 5,000 visiting scientists and other professionals! Last year was only slightly quieter than past years, as we hosted 624 visiting scientists and supported 19 working groups. Eleven new working groups are just getting underway.
NCEAS groups continue to produce a steady stream of influential publications. Here are a few examples from a long list of research highlights:
- Jennifer Balch and co-authors synthesized evidence revealing that human land-use activities are beginning to change regional climate, water and energy cycles in the Amazon Basin (Nature, January 18)
- Pete Peterson and co-authors reviewed agency responses in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon well blowout, offered a new model for understanding what happened, and suggested modifications to current laws and policies to better deal with oil drilling in the deep sea and other frontiers (Bioscience, May issue)
- David Hooper and co-authors conducted meta-analyses with data from nearly 200 published papers to show that the loss of species from communities is a major driver of ecosystem change (Nature, May 02)
- Lizzie Wolkovich and co-authors showed that warming experiments tend to under predict plant phenological responses to climate change (Nature, May 21).
It was a busy year for NCEAS Associates studying marine ecosystems. NCEAS Associate Ben Halpern and his team introduced the Ocean Health Index in the August 15 issue of Nature. In October the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded NCEAS Associates Carrie Kappel , Ben Halpern and Kim Selkoe a four-year grant to study ecological and socio-economic thresholds in marine ecosystems.
NCEAS continued to advance informatics solutions for ecologists through a number of projects. Here is a sample of 2012 activities:
- The highly collaborative DataONE project remained a major research focus, with NCEAS efforts led by Deputy Director Stephanie Hampton and Ecoinformatics Director Matt Jones, and engaging four full-time software engineers plus a postdoctoral researcher.
- We received an award from NSF to develop a community vision for a "Software Institute for the Environmental and Earth Sciences" (ISEES) to improve the quality, awareness, and support for the increasingly sophisticated software needed to accomplish integrative ecological research in a networked world. ISEES and several other ongoing informatics projects at NCEAS, notably the Scientific Observations Network (SONet) and SemTools, include a focus on formal semantics approaches to data.
- We established a strong partnership with U. Arizona and the iPlant Collaborative to build a generalized framework for storing vegetation data, supporting the Working group led by Brian Enquist. We are also working with the Environment and Organisms working group led by Brian McGill to develop global high-resolution environmental coverages for species distribution modeling.
As you know, NCEAS is in a time of transition as we spend out remaining NSF core funding that largely supported our operations for 17 years. In March 2012 we convened the Trends in Ecological Analysis and Synthesis symposium to acknowledge key individuals associated with "NCEAS 1.0," to examine trends in ecological analysis and synthesis since 1995, and to identify emerging needs and priorities for future synthesis research. The National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology provided funds for the event, and Pacific Standard Magazine co-hosted the opening night's reception and dinner. It was great to gather with current and former residents, members of our Science Advisory Board, university leaders and other friends of NCEAS. Check out the website for videos of NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco's keynote address and five discussion panels. Thanks to Henry Gholz at NSF for his support of NCEAS and for helping fund this memorable event.
Last year at this time we identified development of new funding as our major challenge for 2012. We are happy to report the receipt of a three-year grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation that will cover a large fraction of our operating costs through 2015. The funding will be focused on launching a new collaboration between NCEAS, The Nature Conservancy and the Wildlife Conservation Society for synthesis research to rapidly advance conservation science. Peter Kareiva was instrumental in creating the project and, with help from M. Sanjayan, in raising funds to get it off the ground.
Stay tuned: We will have much more to say about this effort in Spring 2013, as well as some new initiatives in education and training!
On behalf of all of us here at NCEAS, our very best wishes to you for a joyful New Year.Sincerely,
Frank Davis, Director
Stephanie Hampton, Deputy Director
Mark Schildhauer, Director of Computing
Matt Jones, Director of Informatics Research


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It was in the spring, at the peak of the New England rhubarb season, and we were invited to Julia's house in Cambridge for a party celebrating the publication of a cookbook written by one of her friends. When the invitation arrived, we thought it might have been a mistake. We were low on the foodie chain but thrilled at the chance to meet Julia and her husband, Paul, and see the kitchen we had read so much about. There was the big Garland stove where Julia made her famous coq au vin and the pantry pegboard where Paul traced spaces for Julia's utensils so everything was put back where it belonged.
As we recall, when we gave Julia the jam, she hesitated a moment before thanking us in her famous chirpy voice. Now that we think of it, we might have said more about "rhubarb" and less about "jam" because she responded that she didn't think there was space in the refrigerator for fresh rhubarb. But jam she could deal with and asked us to find a spot in the crowded fridge.
We like to imagine Julia opening the jar and putting rhubarb jam on her toast and Paul spooning it over ice cream, but are just plain happy with the idea that like us, Julia and Paul might have loved anything rhubarb.
Crusty Rhubarb Pie
No-Roll Pastry:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons 2% reduced-fat milk
6 cups diced, unpeeled rhubarb
2 cups sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. To prepare pastry, mix flour with salt and sugar. Pour in vegetable oil and milk. Mix well with a fork. Transfer to a deep-dish pie pan and press with fingers to spread over bottom and up sides of pan.
3. To prepare filling, combine rhubarb with sugar and flour. Spoon into piecrust. Dot with butter.
4. To prepare the topping, mix butter, sugar and flour with a pastry blender or your hands until crumbly. Sprinkle over rhubarb mixture.
5. Bake 1 hour or until filling is bubbling and topping is browned.
Serves 10.
Per serving: 370 calories, 17g fat, 4g prot., 58g carbs., 2g fiber, 270mg sodium.


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Above the funeral parlor, on the brownstone's top floor, the old women gather, talking about the dead: whose body is being prepared in the basement, who is being waked upstairs, whose family has called, newly requiring services. A lifetime at its end needs careful remembering, neither sentimental nor cruel — colored with bits of jagged-edged heartbreak and scandal for veracity, but tempered with mercy. Such are the stories the women tell over tea.
"They would know the clear-eyed truth of it. And they would know as well how to choose their words to tell a kinder tale," Alice McDermott writes in her incantatory new novel, in which the landscape of memory is a chiaroscuro in motion and the sightlines are seldom entirely unobstructed.
"Someone," too, is an old woman's tale told at the end of a very long life. But its narrator, Marie, is recalling her own story, reaching as far back as her childhood between the world wars, when she lived with her parents and her older brother, Gabe, in a Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood brimming with Irish Catholics.
McDermott structures the story in crosscut, so we meet Marie and her husband in middle age before we join the old women at the funeral home, where Marie works fresh out of high school, gaining poise as she greets the mourners. We have seen her elderly, and a mother several times over, before we watch her nearly die of an infection after giving birth to her first child — an episode that McDermott imbues with a surprising degree of suspense.
We spy the old neighborhood from a child's-eye view, then later in free-fall decline, before we snap back decades to the sweltering day when teenage Marie's heart is dashed by an astonishingly creepy boyfriend, and Gabe steers his devastated sister on a long walk through Brooklyn that's meant as a salve.
"Who's going to love me?" Marie asks her brother.
"Someone," Gabe tells her, underwhelming but accurate. "Someone will."
The narrator of a life is always unreliable, because memory is. When Marie meets, for the second time, the man she'll marry, his opener echoes improbably a line she recalls from childhood — the script of a romantic plot never set in motion. "Is it you again?" Tom asks her. A tenderhearted man, he is better than most at detecting loneliness and responding with simple human kindness. It's a more utilitarian trait than it might seem, particularly in straitened midcentury America.
Catholicism seeps into every aspect of life in Marie's family, even if they're "not so enamored of the priesthood as some," as her mother insists. "There were just as many men in rectories, she said, who were vain or lazy or stupid as there were in the general population." Even so, when Gabe joins the priesthood, it is cause for joy; when he resigns, cause for sorrow.
"My mother always said there's nothing more pathetic than an old bachelor who's not a priest," a woman says over a funeral lunch in McDermott's 1998 novel "Charming Billy."
What about an old bachelor who isn't a priest but used to be, and a good one? Gabe had been "a handsome boy, his parents' pride, and only a year at his first parish before he came back home without his collar. A mystery." For Marie, his unexplained flight from vocation becomes a puzzle to worry for decades.
The web of love these siblings have been born into, to which each of them will add, forms a safety net whose design — at once sturdy and breathtakingly fragile — is fully evident only from a distance of years. Who's going to love them? Someone.
But McDermott is no merchant of nostalgia. In the old neighborhood, pitiless boys and girls find a handy target in the sad veteran down the street, blinded in the Great War. Marie's immigrant mother, her mind adrift in old age, requires repeated assurance that she is in Brooklyn, not back in Ireland, as she fears.
Marie's sweet father, who dies too young, is her winking ally in childhood, and she his accomplice on evening strolls that take him to a speakeasy. His drinking shapes her notion of masculinity. The "scent of alcohol on a man was a charm for me still," she observes as an adult.
The maudlin and the twee that have tripped up so many others' attempts at Irish-American portraiture are no temptation for McDermott. She does not genuflect, nor does she cling to grievance. She looks with a sharp gaze and a generous spirit, finds multitudes even in a clan's closed air, and tells a clear-eyed, kinder tale.Laura Collins-Hughes can be reached at email@example.com.


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- A charter school proposal denied several times is getting another look as a state panel reviews GreenTek Career Academy Charter School's efforts to launch.
The concept of a dropout recovery program is so popular; it was standing room only at the public hearing Thursday night for the proposed GreenTek Charter School. The Rockford school board denied GreenTek's charter application back in September. Kerry Knodle appealed that decision; he's the one who submitted the application. He also runs YouthBuild in Rockford. That program helps former dropouts earn a GED and learn career skills. Many from that program told the state charter school commission, they think GreenTek would give them both career training and a much coveted high school diploma.
"The peers and the staff there, we're like one big family so we support each other, unlike high school where everyone is worried about doing their own thing. I think with the charter school all of us would be there to support each other to our goals," says YouthBuild member James Taylor.
Representatives from the Rockford school district say, there are plenty of alternative education options now, including Roosevelt High School and the new Ombudsmen program. The district is concerned CCS, the company that would oversee GreenTek Career Academy, filed for bankruptcy in 2011, and doesn't have a sound financial plan for the school.
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Theatre & Performances: The Jury, Jan. 18-26 2013 @ Phoenix Theatre – Parliament Road
January 16, 2013 at 8:48 am Njathika Leave a comment
The US embassy and George Mungai Presents:
The Jury adapted from 'Twelve Angry Men' written by Regina Rose. Directed by Nick Njache and produced by George Mungai
Dates: January 18-26, 2013
Venue: Phoenix Theatre – Parliament Road
Tickets: Kshs 500 [online tickets at ticketsasa.com]
Time: Wed-Thur. at 7 pm, Fri. at 7.30 pm and Sat. at 3 & 6 pm
Entry filed under: theater & performances. Tags: george mungai, Nick Njache, Regina Rose, The Jury, Twelve Angry Men, US Embassy Nairobi.
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