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Blindness at Cannes
I'm at the Martinez right now writing this, 6 or 7 feet away from Julianne Moore who is sitting down for roundtable interviews for Blindness. Have to restrain myself from running over to hug her. She's been at it for 3 hours, surrounded by a large number of journalists questioning and pushing and she has been gracious and sweet and endearing and forthcoming the whole time. And real. She laughs a lot. And she is self deprecating. And she has a sing song voice that you can hear from all corners of a room. Every reporter here is captivated.
Julianne's participation in the junket has been restricted to print. She will not be doing tv press until later in the film's campaign. There is a strategic direction for Julianne regarding the movie… rumour has it, they do not want to overpush her too early re: Oscar. And when you see the film, you'll understand why.
You will either hate or love Blindness. Just like you either loved or hated the book. But just as it was an important book, it is also an important movie… it is NOT a Mischa Barton movie.
Jose Saramago was very particular about his work and how it would be adapted. Many others had attempted to secure the movie film rights without success. But he trusted Canadian Don McKellar.
How f*cking amazing is that???
I interviewed Fernando Meirelles just now and he said he just finished it last week, hasn't had a chance yet to show it to Saramago but will fly with Canadian producer Niv Fichman to Lisbon next week to screen it.
Blindness opens in the fall but the buzz is that it will be making the festival circuit. And yes Canada… Blindness is considered a Canadian film as it was made with Canadian funding.
Here are Julianne and Gael Garcia Bernal last night at the palais where Blindness officially opened the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
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Driver dead in race clinic accident at Wall Speedway
The driver of a midget car has been killed in an accident at Wall Stadium Speedway, police said Saturday.
New Jersey State Police confirm Amanda Gambacorto, 21, of Belford was driving a 3/4 midget car and hit the track's wall #2 around 12:30 p.m. She was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
An initial investigation indicates safety equipment was in compliance with regulations.
Gambacorto is not a professional or regular driver and was driving through Green Flag Driving Experience according to State Police on their Facebook page.
The Asbury Park Press reports she was following another car as part of her lesson that lets beginners drive on a track. Green Flag's website describes lessons that let drivers take 5 laps around the track at either Wall Speedway or Borgers Speedway in Pennsylvania reaching speeds of 90 MPH.
According to the Speedway's website a "Beach Luau" event with 7 races scheduled for Saturday night was canceled "with heavy hearts." Racing will resume as scheduled on Sunday.
Gambacorto's Linkedin page says she is a student at the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a double major of double- majoring of Environmental Humanities and Philosophy. She is also a bartender at Moby's Lobster Deck in Highlands.
The Zeta Iota chapter of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority at Stony Brook on their Facebook page remembered Gambacorto as "a friend, a teacher, a sister, a role model" with a "firey spirit who would try anything once."
Wall Stadium Speedway was first opened in 1950 along Route 34 by Thomas and Jennie Nicol, according to its website, and was sold to the Creamer family in 2002 who proceeded to update the facility. Cliff Krause and his family began managing the speedway in 2011 continued to make improvements.
The accident comes a week after racer Kevin Ward Jr. was killed at a racetrack in New York State after he stepped out of his car on the dirt track and was struck by a car driven by NASCAR racer Tony Stewart
- 1 dead in race car crash at Wall Stadium Speedway / Star-Ledger
- 21-year-old "inexperienced"driver dies in crash at Wall Stadium / Manasquan-Belmar Patch
- Woman killed in crash at Wall Speedway identified / Asbury Park Press

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International Myeloma Foundation Honors Dr. Antonio Palumbo with 2014 Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Antonio Palumbo (MD) received his medical degree from the University of Torino – Italy; served his residency in internal medicine and held a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Torino.
Before his current position as Chief of the Myeloma Unit of the Department of Oncology, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Dr. Palumbo was Research Associate at the Wistar Institute, University of Pennsylvania. He specialized in hematology malignancies and medical oncology and has clinical and research interest in plasma cell dyscrasia.
He is a member of Board of Directors of the International Myeloma Society (IMS), of the Advisory Board of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) and president of the European Myeloma Network Trial Group (EMNTG).
Dr. Palumbo is also leading several multidisciplinary projects on the molecular biology and the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma, and on the development of biological markers to predict clinical outcome. He is the principal investigator of many national and international trials investigating the role of new drugs and second-generation novel agents for the treatment of young and elderly patients with multiple myeloma, both at diagnosis and at relapse. The results achieved by his team and him contributed to prolong survival of patients and to improve their quality of life.


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Each year, Medicare open enrollment brings with it changes that can affect nearly 50 million people. The limited enrollment timeframe of just 54 days – Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 – gives all Medicare beneficiaries the opportunity to change their Medicare plans for the coming year to better match their needs and potentially save on health care costs. This includes anyone using original Medicare, Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug plans.
If your Medicare coverage worked well during the previous year, it may seem simple to continue with those existing Medicare plans.
But there are many reasons why this annual enrollment season should grab the attention of Medicare beneficiaries, according to Paula Muschler, manager of the Allsup Medicare Advisor. This is a Medicare plan selection service offering personalized help that includes customized research and enrollment assistance.
"In the broadest terms, your Medicare plans may have changed what they cover, or your own needs may have changed, or both," Muschler said. "If you continue with the same plan next year, you could find your plan doesn't cover things you thought it did or that you need, leaving you holding the bill."
Muschler outlined the following six reasons why beneficiaries should review their Medicare plans during the annual open enrollment season.
Your health situation has changed. Perhaps you have developed a health condition in the previous 12 months that requires a new prescription drug or ongoing visits to a specialist. It's important to know whether the plan you have, or decide to purchase, covers these health needs.
Your health care provider situation has changed. Physicians may retire or relocate, and medical facilities may change their terms. A number of developments could lead your plans to no longer include the doctors you see or the medical center you visit.
"If your doctor choice is important to you, this is a good reason to study your options and possibly switch Medicare plans," Muschler said.
Your coverage changes. Plans can alter the drugs, procedures and conditions they cover. For example, your prescription drug Part D plan may no longer cover the prescription drugs you need to purchase in the coming year, or put restrictions on how and where you purchase them.
"Questions about prescription drug costs are one of the top concerns our Allsup Medicare specialists encounter," Muschler explained. "This is especially critical for those who fall into the prescription drug donut hole."
The donut hole is the gap of coverage in which the individual pays a greater percentage of the drug cost.
Your plan premiums, co-pays or deductibles are increasing. Price changes occur year to year, so examine the prices you have been paying and what you can expect to pay in the coming year. There may be alternative plans with lower costs available in your area that an experienced Medicare specialist like Allsup can locate.
You have moved or are planning to move. It's important to consider your Medicare plans when moving because you may leave the plan's service area or have additional options.
Your current plan no longer will be available. In these instances, beneficiaries must select a new plan, or they may default to another plan chosen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
"Sometimes plans are eliminated because the provider offers a similar plan, but it's still important to compare that coverage to what you actually need in the coming year," Muschler said.
Each fall, Medicare participants receive their Annual Notice of Change and Evidence of Coverage from their Medicare Advantage and Part D providers.
"It's important you read this information," Muschler said. "Take time to review your current health care needs, and then compare this to the plan's coverage for the coming year."
"Reviewing your Medicare plan options earlier rather than later will put you in a better position to make changes during the annual enrollment window," she said.


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First off, I want to give heartfelt thanks to everyone for all the well wishes (and books bought!) for my release day yesterday. I seriously can't even describe how amazing it feels to have so much support. I'm so lucky to have found such a wonderful community of people here online. *giant group hug* I love you guys. :D
DAILY BLOG TOUR ALERT: On Riverina Romantics I'm doing a BDSM 101 post for those of you who may be new to my genre. And over at Stephanie Haefner's blog I'm answering questions about how I built Fiction Groupie and tackling burning issues such as Ryan Reynold or Gosling? ;)
Okay, so, Monday I did a post on Authorial Interaction with Readers - More Controversial Than I Thought. The post seemed to strike a cord with many of you and a lot of you had the same kind of surprised reaction I did. So when Amber offered to give her perspective from the trenches of reader forums, I thought it would be great to hear what she had to say. Hopefully her insight gives us an idea of where some of that sentiment was coming from in the original post I referenced.
Now to Amber...
I am a writer, but first and foremost I'm a reader. I've long loved romance and erotica books (longer, in fact, than is strictly appropriate). Anne Rice was writing menage before menage was hip (hello, Witching Hour). Since then my tastes have meandered through the romance sub-genres, from paranormal to historical to contemporary and erotic and others. What I really love about the genre is the sense of tradition. I love the history of the romance genre and watching the evolution of it. And part of the culture is sharing the experience, whether it's a swap bookshelf at work or an online community.
For a while I was active on the Amazon Romance forums, which can best be described as the Wild West of discussion forums. Spam was a common occurrence: authors posting links to their books in irrelevant threads, posted a one-line, off-topic post, but with a 5 line signature with all their books linked, starting threads only to drop their book link. Worse than that, authors regularly got into "heated" discussions with readers. They called us wrong and stupid. They challenged not only our reviews, but our opinions in general and our reading selections. In an infamous thread about erotic rape-fantasy fiction, one author said that anyone who liked to read books like that should be raped so hard we had to go to the hospital. I'm dead serious.
Now, you would never say awful things. Roni would never be like that. In fact, 98% of authors would never be like that, but those authors have already peed in the pool. The entire author species makes us nervous. That doesn't mean that we don't want authorial interaction. Some of us do. I do. And that is what blogs and newsletters and twitter and even author chats on those forums are for. But they have a built-in velvet rope around them because they are specifically set up for that purpose. When I subscribe to your blog or follow you on twitter, I'm telling you that I'm interested in what you have to say and giving you permission to send me promo.
The question about whether an author can participate in "reader" area is a great one. The answer is yes, you can, but you have to act as a reader. Put away your writing cap and your promo and go talk about the books that you read. This means sharing the books that you love, but also talking about what you didn't like. Authors don't like to do that, they don't want to give negative reviews. I understand that, it's throwing stones and glass houses and all of that. Plus, as an author, you have a certain respect for have freaking hard it is to do it well. But that's you're looking at it through writer-colored glasses, not as a reader. If you go into a reader's area and only give positive reviews, only talk about what you loved, then that looks a lot like promo. And when promo is unsolicited, as it would be in a reader area, then it's called spam.
Our group actually has a few authors in it. They talk about reading. And we like them. So when it comes time to promo them, guess what? We do it for them. One of our founder-author-reader-members, Penny Watson, said, "I honestly have no idea how my participation in this group has affected my sales, nor do I care. I write for fun. I read for fun. And I love this group because it's fun, friendly, and informative." Awesome. And anytime someone wants a Christmas book, we happily point them to hers. I read about a different instance of this happening here.
In the previous post, Roni said, "Yes, we're writers, but first and foremost we're READERS. Just because I have a book out there doesn't mean I'm not also voracious reader who loves to discuss books with others."
If an author was already involved in discussions, then they already know the etiquette. As KarLynP, my fellow moderator and romance forum junkie said, one of the biggest problems we see from authors is "not reading the posting policies nor getting the general feel for the group before you post." I can see how this would happen organically, without sinister spammy intentions, but it doesn't always end well. Starting all posts with "As an author" or "When I started writing X" ...yuck.
A reader can come into the discussion and say, "I loved that alpha hero, he was hot, but the heroine was like nails on a chalkboard to me." That's what reader discussion looks like. If you can say that, or whatever your actual opinion was, then you can absolutely participate. If you can't, because of potential backlash in the writer community, then you're no longer a reader first. You're a writer first.
People write their reviews for other readers. If it was intended as a message for the author, we'd email them. Even the Dear Author blog came out and said it was a shtick, not an actual letter. I know that authors can read my reviews, but it's disconcerting when they reply. If I rave about a book, then hearing a "thank you" is sweet. But if I say something negative in the review, then I don't want a "thank you" even in a private email. Depending on the phrasing, it can come across passive aggressive. But when authors respond to negative reviews, even if they speak carefully, you can always feel the hurt emanating from them. That doesn't shut the discussion on that review down, it dampens the whole reader community.
A book is a product. It's ALSO a labor of love, I know. Holy God, I know. But if you package it and put it up for sale and I paid good money for it, then it became a product along the way. And I should be allowed to say, "I didn't like this book" just like I'm allowed to say "I don't like this new shirt that bled purple all over my clothes." And I don't want Macy's (or whatever) coming up to me and saying, "well, actually, you misunderstood the intention behind the bleeding purple dye, we want all things to turn purple." Or even, "you read the washing instructions wrong, dummy." Sometimes reviewers make mistakes. People who read my review are smart enough to figure that stuff out for themselves.
I've bought books with scathing reviews. Hell, all books of a certain success level have scathing reviews. But when the author steps in, all indignant but trying to hide it behind a veil of courtesy, it's awkward. Don't make it awkward, authors. Take a book that you LOVED, that you consider epic, and check out it's negative reviews. It'll blow your mind, but they'll be there and full of reader rage. It's just part of the book ecosystem. If you're going to put your book out there, then you have to be willing to take your lumps, and quietly.
So what's a well-intentioned author to do?
Make it easy for readers to contact you. Have a blog and a twitter and whatever else you want. But above all, if you want reader interaction, put your gosh-darn email address up on your website! Twitter or contact forms are not a replacement. I know spam is scary (oh, the irony) but Gmail does a really good job nowadays, so just pick the whole email address up! Mine is firstname.lastname@example.com. There, I said it. And the spam lightning bolt did not strike my inbox full, so don't worry about it!
Don't ever respond to reviews. Roni brought up a great exception, which is if you were in email contact with a blogger and asked them to review your book. Then it makes sense to thank them, but I'd keep it hella short and sweet and do not comment on the content of the review. Otherwise, say nothing. Ever.
The #1 reader interaction is your book. If you want to interact with a reader, write a book. Then write another one, a better one. That is the absolute best way to interact with your fans. That's what we really want, the next installment, a sequel, a new book from you. If we like what you wrote, then we want to buy more, make that possible by writing as many great books as you can.
Thanks, Amber, for stopping by and sharing all of this with us! :)
So what do you guys think of authors participating in reader forums? Do you think you can take your author hat off? Anyone out there successfully being a "reader only" in forums? Any horror stories about authors peeing in the pool?
"Revved up and red-hot sexy, CRASH INTO YOU, delivers a riveting romance!" --Lorelei James, NY Times Bestselling author of the ROUGH RIDERS series
CRASH INTO YOU is now available!
Read an excerpt here.
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Transform The World
What you can do with a degree in women's studies.
by Nikki Ayanna Stewart
a) Become the first woman president of Harvard University
b) Win a Rhodes Scholarship to study sexual civil rights
c) Advocate for domestic-violence survivors while starring on TV's Survivor
d) Teach the next generation
e) All of the above, and more
It's a typical question from parents, fellow students and even faculty: What can you do with your college degree? In an era of conservative impediments to progressive liberal arts education, a field such as women's studies seems a particularly common target for that query.
Recently, we have had at least one excellent role model to point to: Drew Gilpin Faust, the first woman president of Harvard. She may have earned her Ph.D. in American civilization, but she was formerly chair of the women's studies program at the University of Pennsylvania and founding dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Under her leadership, Radcliffe—Harvard's former women's college—has become an interdisciplinary research center supporting "transformative works," with a special commitment to studying women, gender and society. In a similar fashion, many women's studies majors tend to intermix their fields of concentration in order to craft distinctive careers aimed at transforming our world.
How many women's studies grads are we talking about? According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2003–2004 academic year U.S. institutions of higher education granted 1,024 bachelor's degrees, 135 master's degrees and five doctoral degrees in women's studies. These statistics, however, are suspect, given that the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) has documented 750 active undergraduate and graduate women's studies programs in U.S. colleges and universities.
"It is very difficult to get a picture of women's studies as a field," says Allison Kimmich, executive director of the NWSA and a Ph.D. in women's studies from Emory University, "particularly the number of graduates now out in the workforce and the kinds of career paths those graduates have taken. Women's studies has not historically collected that data on itself." A clearer picture of women's studies programs should begin to emerge, however, as NWSA has embarked on a Ford Foundation-funded project to map women's and gender studies in the U.S. In the future, the association hopes to collect data on graduates' career paths.
Earlier studies of women's studies graduates, such as that by Barbara F. Luebke and Mary Ellen Reilly in their 1995 book, Women's Studies Graduates: The First Generation (Teachers College Press), were similarly concerned with documenting the value of such degrees. They found that the fact that women's studies majors and graduates were persistently asked what could be done with their degrees reflected a continuing ignorance about women's studies as an academic discipline. In their study, Luebke and Reilly were also able to document a unique set of skills learned through women's studies programs: empowerment, self-confidence, critical thinking, building community, and understanding differences and intersections among racism, homophobia, sexism, classism, ableism, anti-Semitism and other types of oppression.
Moya Bailey, a B.A. in comparative women's studies at Spelman College (the first historically black U.S. college to offer a women's studies major) and now a Ph.D. student in women's studies at Emory University, has already been able to use some of her women's studies skills in community action. While at Spelman, Bailey participated in "The Nelly Protest," a nationally publicized demonstration against misogyny in hip-hop music and videos.
That and other protest actions were so meaningful to her that, as a doctoral student at Emory, she has studied how "intentional communi-ties"— like the nurturing spaces often created by women's studies programs— assist marginalized groups to develop much-needed critical and political perspectives. Within 10 years, she hopes to be teaching women's studies at a historically black college or university, "adding gender, class and sexuality as important pieces of the conversation within an African American community context."
Similarly, Harvard undergraduate Ryan Thoreson hopes to develop a career focused on the intersection of multiple concerns. As a dual major in government and women/gender/sexuality studies, Thoreson believes that women's studies will enrich his planned practice of international sexual civil-rights law. "In my government courses I learned about political theory, but I found the political theory I learned in my women's studies curriculum to be much more broadly applicable," says Thoreson, a Rhodes Scholarship winner. "If I had only majored in government, I would not come to legal and policy questions as thoughtfully, wanting to understand the social and cultural context of groups affected by the law."
Maria Bevacqua, associate professor and chair of the Department of Women's Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato, believes that women's studies has carved out a niche in the area of applied theory and practice. Like many programs, Mankato's women's studies curriculum includes internships in feminist organizations and collective action projects for course credit. Bevacqua —who has her own women's studies Ph.D. from Emory—has seen her program's graduates do everything from working in human service agencies to opening feminist businesses. Moreover, women's studies graduates act as "ambassadors of feminism, bringing the women's studies perspective into the rest of the world."
Beverly Guy-Sheftall, founding di-rector of the Women's Research and Resource Center and professor of women's studies at Spelman, has increasingly seen students take women's studies into the public sphere. "In the early years, women's studies graduates tended to work on gender-specific issues, getting jobs in battered-women's shelters and rape crisis centers," she says. "But more and more we have students going into public health, international policy, journalism, electoral politics, film-making, K-12 education and other careers that allow them to effect large-scale change."
Guy-Sheftall has also seen students increasingly desire to be public intellectuals and media producers, so much so that Spelman has incorporated digital media production into its women's studies curriculum. "I think we are going to see many more women's studies graduates going into film and television, and many of our students already produce documentaries— even if they choose to do something else as a career."
Deborah Siegel, author of the forth-coming book Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild, has noticed the same thing. She observes that in the 1970s, "women's studies was about bridging the divide between scholarship and activism. This current generation is bridging scholarship, activism and media."
Becky Lee is representative of this new generation. After acquiring a B.A. in women's studies from the University of Michigan in 2000, Lee went on to law school and then worked as an advocate for domestic-violence survivors. While doing this work, she was approached to audition for the popular reality TV show Survivor. Thinking it could serve as a good platform for her cause, she joined the cast, and while she found that most of her statements on domestic violence got left on the editing floor, she has used the Survivor experience to expand her advocacy.
"I came in third and used my $75,000 prize to found a fund for domestic-violence prevention with a special focus on immigrant women from marginalized communities," she says. "Now when I make public appearances for the show, I talk about the fund as a way to raise the issue of domestic violence for mainstream audiences."
So what can you do with a degree in women's studies? Perhaps transform enough minds through feminist education that this question is no longer asked.
Nikki Ayanna Stewart is a Ph.D. candidate in women's studies at the University of Maryland. She is completing a dissertation titled Visual Resistance: African American Girls, Visual Media, and Black Feminist Education.


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Did Mazda Really Sponsor Colbert's 'Obama Scandal Booth'? (Video)
"Let's head back to the Mazda Scandal Booth," said host Stephen Colbert during last night's Colbert report. The comedian was talking about an on-stage device that looked like he might have borrowed it from an old game show.
Inside the transparent structure swirled pieces of paper inscribed with "scandals" affecting the White House. Topics included the Internal Revenue Service and the embassy attack in Benghazi, Libya. And it was all "brought to you by Mazda."
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Lady Wolves volleyball takes 3-2 win over Lady Dutch
The Kane Lady Wolves edged St. Marys Area 3-2 in an exciting volleyball match at the Dutch Oven on Thursday evening. The game featured several momentum shifts, with the Lady Wolves winning the first set 25-15, the Lady Dutch taking the next two games 25-23 and 25-21, respectively, and then Kane coming back to win it with scores of 25-13 and 15-8 in the fourth and fifth sets. "Overall we were pleased with our performance, even with the loss," said St. Marys Area coach Erica Vogt. "We always tell our girls they're playing well, and that's what we want, a good solid game, because volleyball is a game of errors."St. Marys went up 5-1 to start the first game, but then the Lady Wolves fought back, eventually going up 8-6 behind the serving of Emily Hauser. After St. Marys was unable to return the volley off of their next serve, Audrey Perry put the Lady Wolves up 12-7. The two teams would then keep trading serves, with Hauser eventually taking back over with Kane up 21-14. They rode her serving to a 24-15 advantage before turning the serve back over to St. Marys' Brittney Tarle. Despite a good effort, the Lady Dutch were unable to keep the volley going, giving Kane the 25-15 first-set victory. "We absolutely had the momentum in the first game, taking a nice 12-6 lead and then we just kind of jinked around with some points until we got to 19-13, and then we just pretty much finished it off," said Kane coach Judy Kessler. "I felt like we were really in control of that first game. Audrey (Perry) had probably half her kills in just that first game."The momentum shifted to the Lady Dutch in the second set, as the teams traded the lead five times en route to St. Marys' 25-23 win. Neither team trailed by more than three points at any point in the set. After taking over the lead 8-7 behind the serve of Tarle, St. Marys would maintain their advantage until Kane went up 21-19 on Perry's serving. The Lady Dutch would knot things up at 22-all on an ace by Kristen Anderson and eventually took a 24-23 lead before turning the serve over to Kane's Katelyn Moran. On Moran's first serve, the Lady Wolves ended the volley by failing to send the ball over the net, giving the Lady Dutch the 25-23 win. "The second game was more of a back-and-forth battle, and I think that we kind of let down at the beginning. We had a little bit of trouble keeping the ball in front of us and passing the ball," Kessler said. "But, to give St. Marys credit, I don't know what their record is, but I know they only have a few wins, and it kind of puzzles me how they only have a few wins because she (Vogt) really does have a lot of talented hitters."St. Marys would keep their momentum going in the third set, pulling out to a 9-4 lead behind the serving of Kiana Hoohuli. The Lady Dutch would go on to take their biggest lead of the set on Taylor Bellina's serving, stretching their advantage to 17-8 on an ace. Kane would rally back behind Nicole Sicher, closing the game to 21-17, and then after the teams traded serves, would close the gap to 21-20 on Hauser's serving. With Tarle serving for St. Marys, the Lady Dutch extended their advantage to 24-21, and on Kane's next serve the Lady Wolves let the ball hit the ground, giving St. Marys the 25-21 win. "In the third game, my kids just kind of went flat," Kessler said. "But in their defense, we were down 19-11 and they made a great comeback."Kane jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the fourth set behind Sicker's serving, and the Lady Wolves would stretch that lead to 13-4 on the serve of Perry. St. Marys was able to cut the deficit slightly, cutting Kane's lead to 15-8 with an ace by Anderson. Kane went up 21-11 on Morgan Nicholson's serve, gained another point as the ensuing St. Marys serve went out of bounds, and picked up yet another point on an ace by Sicker. With the score 24-13, the Lady Wolves were able to take the 25-13 win on a kill by Nicholson. "I feel like we pretty much controlled the fourth game as well with our attacking," Kessler said. "Our middles were attacking the ball well and we were playing better defense, digging the ball better and holding our passes better." The fifth set started out close, with Kane taking a slim 5-3 lead on Sicker's serving. They would eventually stretch that advantage to 11-7 behind Shannon Kocjancic, and go up 14-8 behind Moran. With Helena Hanes serving for St. Marys, the Lady Dutch return went out of bounds, handing Kane the 15-8 set victory and the 3-2 win in the match. "Once we got on that roll, I didn't really think that St. Marys would be able to come back from that," Kessler said."St. Marys made us play our better ball," she added. "When we didn't play our best ball, they got a lot of points on us."Following the match, Vogt remarked that Katie McFadden received the game ball for the Lady Dutch because "she was on, she was moving, she was hustling.""She got the job done any way she could," Vogt said. Vogt added that her squad did well overall. "My offense is usually pretty strong, and we weren't necessarily super-strong tonight, but we were smart," Vogt said. She indicated that Taylor Bellina, in particular, had a number of good serves for the Lady Dutch, as well as good passing and defense. Brittany Tarle and Kristen Anderson also had a number of good blocks and smart play at the net, she said. "If we can continue at this rate, I think we should end well with the season," Vogt said. For the Lady Wolves, Audrey Perry finished the night with 13 kills, two blocks, and five aces. Morgan Nicholson had 11 kills and a block. Nichole Sicker had five aces and three kills, and setter Katelyn Moran also had a really good night with some nice jump setting, according to Kessler.
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My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now. In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable for me to spinning around, up and down. Since that time I have a virus called panorama. I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the necessary parts to produce panoramas. It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools. Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas and after this I learned how to take good photos.
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In Tom O'Brien's six seasons as Virginia's offensive coordinator, 1991-96, the Cavaliers never ranked below 38th nationally in scoring. Their high was 12th, in 1992, their average 26th.
Steve Fairchild's none-too-easy job: returning Virginia's offense to that level.
The Cavaliers appointed the well-traveled Fairchild on Wednesday as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, barely 24 hours after announcing that Bill Lazor had resigned the position to join Chip Kelly's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Given state requirements for detailed background checks, apparently Fairchild's hiring had been in the works.
Fairchild, 54, brings 31 years of coaching experience to Virginia, including eight in the NFL. He coordinated offenses on both levels for 16 seasons.
Among the head coaches Fairchild has served under: Gregg Williams and Dick Jauron with the Buffalo Bills, Mike Martz with the St. Louis Rams and, in 2012, Norv Turner with the San Diego Chargers.
At Colorado State, his alma mater, Fairchild worked for Sonny Lubick, one of college football's most-respected minds. There his co-workers included Urban Meyer, the school's receivers coach from 1990-95.
Fairchild succeeded Lubick as head coach in 2008 but was 16-33 in four seasons.
Fairchild's most renowned connection is with running back Marshall Faulk, the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1992, his final season at San Diego State. Fairchild coached the Aztecs' quarterbacks from 1990-92, and the pair reunited in the NFL, when Fairchild coordinated the Rams' offense from 2003-05.
So there's little doubt that Fairchild knows offense and even less doubt that Virginia's needs work.
In the last eight years, the Cavaliers have ranked 93rd, 86th, 75th, 105th, 114th, 81st, 110th and 59th nationally in scoring. That's with Lazor, Gregg Brandon, Mike Groh and Ron Prince as coordinators.
O'Brien, who returned to Virginia earlier this month as associate head coach for offense, will be an invaluable resource for Fairchild. He was a head coach for 10 seasons at Boston College and six at North Carolina State and knows the ACC as well as anyone.
But neither Fairchild nor O'Brien knows the Cavaliers' personnel, which makes spring practice critical, especially at quarterback. Weary of in-game rotations in 2011 and '12, incumbent starter Michael Rocco transferred to Richmond, leaving junior Phillip Sims, sophomore David Watford and freshman Greyson Lambert to duel for the job.
This as Virginia prepares for a thorny 2013 schedule that includes Oregon, Brigham Young, Ball State and Clemson. Of the Cavaliers' 11 Bowl Subdivision opponents next season, only 4-8 Maryland failed to win at least six games.
Virginia is 4-8, 8-5 and 4-8 in Mike London's three seasons as head coach, and five of London's nine assistants will be new in 2013, including defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta.
"We are in the process of implementing new systems on both sides of the ball," executive associate athletic director Jon Oliver said in a statement Wednesday. "These types of changes take time, and we will need to be patient as we seek to improve this football program."
That's not what paying customers want to hear after five losing seasons in the last seven years. But that's likely Oliver and athletic director Craig Littlepage's way of curbing any chatter about London's job security.
And barring an unforeseen and epic meltdown in 2013, Virginia should give London time. Besides, with new coaches such as O'Brien and Fairchild signing two-year agreements, and London contracted through 2016, the bean counters would frown upon multiple buyouts next offseason.
Fairchild's $450,000 salary mirrors Lazor's, and among offensive coordinators at ACC public schools, only Clemson's Chad Morris ($1.3 million) and Maryland's Mike Locksley ($507,000) made more in 2012. This according to USA Today's database.
O'Brien also is making $450,000. Tenuta's salary is $500,000.
So London and his pricey new coaching team have two years, and they know it. The clock started Wednesday.
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Iron Man ArtFX Statue
Meet the Iron Surfer
- Super-detailed with Mark XLII armor
- LED lighting in Arc Reactor/Unibeam, eyes, and repulsor
- Officially-licensed Marvel collectible
Being the Mark XLII, it seems only appropriate that you put this Iron Man together from separate pieces. But don't let that intimidate you if you're not a model-builder. It neither requires a model-maker's skill-set and tools, nor does it require computer chips implanted in your forearms. It's just 6 pieces, pre-painted, and they snap together rather satisfyingly. That's why we called it a "statue" and not a "model," although it's a little of both.
This 15" Iron Man Statue with the Mark XLII armor featured in Iron Man 3 is a large, detailed piece. If you have ArtFX's Mark VII, its gold is dull by comparison. Kotobukiya calls this paint job "resplendent," and we'd have to agree. Plus, this Iron Man Statue features LED lighting in the eyes, arc reactor, and right-hand repulsor (his left hand is clenched), which can be set so that it's off, continuously on, or reacts to sound.
Product Specifications
- Super-detailed, 1/6 scale Iron Man statue with Mark XLII armor
- Pre-painted model has 6 snap-fit pieces
- Officially-licensed Marvel collectible
- Materials:
advanced titanium alloy with perforated fiberglass-ceramic framePVC and ABS
- Batteries: 3 LR44 (included)
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 6" deep x 5" wide
- Weight: 4 1/2 lbs.
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New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion week just wrapped and MODERN SALON Media editors covered the week-long fashion frenzy in full force to share the latest in beauty including hair, make-up and nails.
While the Spring/Summer 2012 fashions were, in general, flowy, feminine and upbeat, the hair offered everything from the sleek, sophisticated ponytails from Guido for Redken at Reed Krakoff to high-fashion, amped up, heavily texturized wigs by Danilo at Bebe.
From the psychedelic orange nails at Milli by CND to the tasteful understated elegant neutrals by OPI on nails and toes at BCBG and Herve Leger, the nail scene was POPPING. Every model was fully fashioned from head to toe—making the nails a big focus this season.
All the professional salon industry stars were there including Guido, Eugene Souleiman, Danilo, Orlando Pita, Ted Gibson, Peter Gray, Rodney Cutler, Kevin Ryan, Frank Rizzieri, Didier Maliage, Thomas Dunkin, Antoinette Beenders, Jan Arnold, Garren, Odile, Neil Moody, Jimmy Paul, Rafe Hardy, DJ Riggs, Amit Abraham, Philip Pelusi, Bob Recine and so, so, so many others. Hair looks ranged from simple and chic ponytails to dramatic, high style updos. There was no special trend this season as there was as much texture and frizz in one show as there was shine and gloss in the next. New were a handful of shows that sported heavy gel from root to ends to make the hair look wet. Some leads offered a mix of slick hair with textured pieces or ends. As always, there were plenty of braids, faux bobs, fat French twists and sophisticated swirls.
It appeared there were many more beauty sponsors this season, allowing more of our industry to get involved. Maybe it's a sign of our new found confidence, but there was less drama and attitude backstage. The divas of the '80s were few and far between and those that were invited to participated in this New York Fashion Week were there to do a job....and a great one at that!
MODERN's Beauty and Fashion Director Maggie Mulhern and Alison Shipley, MODERN's Executive Editor of Social Media & Video, compiled some of their favorite Fashion Week moments. Though there were TONS of moments that made this particular Fashion Week memorable, here's some of the fun they experienced!
- The finale at Christian Siriano was fantastic, especially when the models came out en masse showing the gently coifed looks by Antoinette Beenders for Aveda.
- One of the best.moments.ever was MODERN behind the scenes watching the models line up and observing the assembly line of beauty at Carolina Herrera. Orlando Pita was in the honored position of having the last touch before the models hit the catwalk.
- The hair at Badagley Mischka by Peter Gray for Moroccanoil was top of the line. It SCREAMED elegance, talent and skill. The tightly coiled French twists were offset by effortless, touseled texture on top. (Watch the interview with Peter Gray here)
- The fashions at Sherri Hill, hosted by Kendall Jenner, were trendy, wearable, and the show itself was completely star studded. Not only was Donald Trump spotted, but so was Kathie Lee Gifford (her daughter was walking in the show), and The Kardashians came out in support of their baby sister Kendall. (watch the finale here)
- Backstage at Reed Krakoff a model was almost in tears once she found out Guido was creating a natural hair look using Redken products. "I am just so happy to finally have a natural look," the model said. "I have had so much gel ripped through my hair, I could just cry I am so happy!"
- It was so fantastic to see the tremendous amount of respect earned by hairdresser Rodney Cutler, when MODERN met with him behind the scenes at Carlos Miele—we loved watching his team respectfully nod to him.
- Getting to meet Sarah Merrie, the winner of Sebastian Professional's What's Next Awards, at the Alice + Olivia show. She was so excited to be participating backstage and her dreams have "come true" working with Thomas Dunkin for Sebastian.
- Having exclusive interviews with hairdresser extraordinaire and MODERN friend DJ Riggs for TIGI backstage at Chris Benz. Not only did we get private interviews with DJ about his cool fashion and inspirations, we also grabbed an interview with Chris Benz himself, right as they were prepping for the show! It was so interesting to hear aobut how the designer works closely with the hairdresser.
- We LOVED sharing with you about how other industry notables pack for Fashion Week—what exactly does one wear?? We found out! We interviewed hairdressers everywhere! The top two answers? Comfortable shoes and, OF COURSE, black! "Black is the new black!" said one of our favorite interviews!
- We loved the Vivienne Tam show, with hair dressed by Philip Pelusi—where the models were wearing the designer's newest yoga collection, and were actually doing yoga outside of Lincoln Center! The hair was gorgeous and we loved the interesting show.
- Heading backstage at Elene Cassis to find Amit Abraham setting the models' hair in long foils, using a curling iron and L'Oreal Professionnel products. WHAT A COOL set! (watch the video here)
MODERN loved updating you to-the-minute on all the cool fashion and hair we saw at Fashion Week on facebook.com/modernsalon AND YouTube! Be sure to check out all out coverage at modernsalon.com!
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A serum magnesium test is a measurement of how much magnesium there is in the blood.
Alternative Names
Magnesium – blood
How the test is performed
Blood is most often drawn from a vein. The vein usually used is on the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand.
The procedure is done in the following way:
- The site is cleaned with germ-killing medicine (antiseptic).
- The health care provider wraps an elastic band around the upper arm to apply pressure to the area and make the vein swell with blood.
- A needle is gently inserted into the vein.
- The blood collects into an airtight vial or tube attached to the needle.
- The elastic band is removed.
- The needle is removed.
- The puncture site is covered with an adhesive strip to stop any bleeding.
For infants or young children, a sharp tool called a lancet may be used to puncture the skin and make it bleed. The blood collects into a small glass tube called a pipette, or onto a slide or test strip. Afterward, a bandage may be placed over the area if there is any bleeding.
How to prepare for the test
No special preparation is needed.
How the test will feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, you may feel slight pain, or a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the test is performed
This test is done when your health care provider suspects you may have an abnormal level of magnesium in your blood.
About half of the body's magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found inside cells of body tissues and organs.
Magnesium is needed for nearly all chemical processes in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, and keeps the bones strong. Magnesium is also needed for the heart to function normally and to help regulate blood pressure. Magnesium also helps the body control blood sugar level and helps support the body's defense (immune) system.
Normal Values
1.7 to 2.2 mg/dL
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your health care provider about the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results mean
A high magnesium level may indicate:
Addison disease Chronic renal failure Dehydration Diabetic acidosis Oliguria
A low magnesium level may indicate:
- Chronic
- Delirium tremens
- Hemodialysis
- Hepatic (liver)
cirrhosis Hyperaldosteronism Hypoparathyroidism
- Pancreatitis
- Too much insulin
Toxemia of pregnancy Ulcerative colitis
What the risks are
There is very little risk in having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one person to another and from one side of the body to the other. Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
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- Excessive bleeding
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Bluffton played to its strengths to earn its first boys basketball playoff victory.
The Bobcats made two critical plays in the final minute Wednesday to beat visiting Wando 51-49 in the first round of the SCHSL Class AAAA tournament.
An undersized team that relies on its quickness and experience, Bluffton (14-8) turned the tempo in its favor after a slow start and will visit Sumter in the second round Saturday night.
"We like to play fast because we're not that big," said Bluffton guard C.J. Frazier, who led all scorers with 17 points. "Once we started speeding it up, it was in favor of us."
Marquis Webber scored the winning bucket on a fast break, with an assist from fellow senior Harlan Kendrick, at the 20-second mark to break a 49-49 tie.
Bluffton quickly set up its defense in transition and Wando's Amp Moore lost the ball. Frazier jumped on it and the possession arrow favored the Bobcats after a tieup.
Demetrius Smalls missed the front end of a one-and-one with 2.3 seconds left, but the Warriors' inbound attempt was too long for center Matthew Pegram. Webber casually snatched the pass out of the air and ran out the clock.
Kendrick acknowledged the victory lifted a weight off the Bobcats' shoulders.
Though this senior class helped lift Bluffton from the bottom of its region to regular playoff participation, it was still looking for its first postseason win. The Bobcats lost consecutive home playoff openers in 2011 and 2012.
For a while, Wando (14-12) appeared ready to make it three consecutive state tournament defeats.
The Warriors shot it well early and slowed down Bluffton with a 3-2 zone to take a 26-15 lead about two minutes into the second quarter.
But the Bobcats adjusted and Frazier shot Wando out of its zone with a trio of 3-pointers before halftime. He dished to Webber for a corner three just before the half to give Bluffton a 32-31 lead.
"I think we loosened up," Bluffton coach Brett Macy said. "We started attacking offensive rebounds, started attacking the rim, and we kind of woke up and got going."
Bluffton held the Warriors to 18 second-half points, making it tougher for the Wando guards to get open shots.
Macy said Bluffton switched on screens against Pegram early on, allowing the big center to get deep in the post and kick out to shooters when the Bobcats played help defense against him. They started going underneath screens and forced the Warriors to take tougher shots off the dribble.
Wando made its last 3-pointer with five minutes left in the third quarter.
But Pegram tied it at 49 with two minutes remaining, leading to the Bobcats' winning plays in transition. Kendrick drew several defenders on the run and passed to Webber on the left block for an easy layup. The Bobcats put their best one-on-one defender, Anthony Smith, against Moore to get the turnover on the other end.
"In a mad scramble, the defense just kind of looked and followed the ball to the middle of the lane. (Kendrick) dumped it off and got that layup," Macy said. "We did a great job of getting back in transition."
SCHSL Class AAAA boys first round
Bluffton 51, Wando 49
W-Amp Moore 11, Taylor Majewski 9, Richie Alston 8, Eric Wagenlander 5, Matthew Pegram 5, Hampton Harvin 4, Jamez Rogers 3, Trey Price 2, Aaron Brown 2.
B-C.J. Frazier 17, Marquis Webber 9, Chance Murphy 6, B.J. Hill 5, Harlan Kendrick 4, Demetrius Smalls 3, Anthony Smith 3, Jae Middleton 2, Ahdonus Cofer 2.


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Mayor Don Wesely said today City water usage fell over the weekend in response to mandatory water restrictions implemented Saturday, July 20. But he and officials with the Lincoln Water System (LWS) said if usage continues to top 70 million gallons daily, additional mandatory restrictions may be implemented by the end of the week.
"I want to thank the citizens of Lincoln for their cooperation in this emergency," said Mayor Wesely. "Despite the continued hot, dry weather over the weekend, usage dropped from 80 million gallons Friday to 75.3 million gallons Saturday and 72.5 million gallons Sunday. Unfortunately, that usage is still too high."
LWS continues to pump close to 80 million gallons a day to fill reservoirs within the City. An analysis of the City's Ashland well fields shows that the river is flowing at about 700 cubic feet per second (CFS). If the river flow is 1,000 CFS, the City can pump about 70 million gallons daily for 90 days. If the river flow is 200 CFS, the City can pump 65 million gallons a day for 90 days.
"We are asking the community to work with us on a goal of using no more than 65 million gallons a day," said Wesely. "We'll post the previous day's water usage on our City web site every morning, so residents can monitor our situation daily." The City web site is
The restrictions now in effect state that properties with street addresses ending in even numbers may only water their lawns and wash cars and other vehicles on even-numbered days. Those with addresses ending in odd numbers may only water on odd-numbered days. This is the first time since 1974 that mandatory water restrictions have been implemented in Lincoln.
LWS received about 100 calls on the restrictions Saturday. About half the callers were asking for information, and the other half were reporting those not following the restrictions. About 50 calls were received Sunday, and again, they were half inquiries and half complaints. The City is asking citizens who see violations to contact the property owner to make sure they understand the regulations before calling LWS. The number for information and complaints is 441-7571. The Lincoln Police Department received about 12 calls over the weekend.
The City's last significant rain fell the weekend of July 5. The official rainfall total for Lincoln was .17 inches for the month of June. The normal June rainfall is 3.54 inches. Mayor Wesely initially asked for citizens to conserve water June 25. The Mayor institute a voluntary odd-even outdoor watering schedule July 6. The City Parks and Recreation Department began taking water conservation measures July 2. The County-City Public Building Commission put all local government facilities on the odd-even watering system July 9.
The rules for mandatory water restrictions include the following measures:
In addition to following the odd-even system, the LWS recommends watering during the cool part of the day; not watering when it is windy; adjusting sprinklers to water only the lawn, and not the sidewalk or street; using a broom, not a hose and water, for outdoor cleaning; and washing cars with a pail of soapy water, using the hose only to rinse the car.
City residents are also reminded that water fees are structured to encourage conservation. Information on water rates can be found on the City web site.
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Confusion Swirls After Fed Minutes
The Federal Reserve's July policy minutes sent markets on a ride Wednesday afternoon. Steve Russolillo joins The News Hub with a look at the market's confused reaction as it hedges when the central bank will begin tapering. Photo: AP.
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That's a captain's moustache, alright!
It's been a slow week for the Giants. After losing 4-1 to the Everett Silvertips on Friday, the Giants entered a week of practice as they waited to hit the road and begin their annual Eastern Conference trip, on which they dropped their opening game last night by a 4-3 score to the Wheat Kings. Joining the G-Men will be Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick, star overage defenseman and newly named captain Dalton Thrower. He'll bring an offensive punch and a hard-nosed demeanor to the blueline, while complicating an already cloudy situation.
Vancouver once again has eight defensemen competing to fill six spots, while a mess of injuries up front are forcing some guys to play out of position. Defenders Arvin Atwal and Reid Zalitach played forward against the Wheat Kings while Rob Trzonkowski, Travis McEvoy, Scott Cooke, Dalton Sward and Jakub Stuckel continue to nurse injuries. Tim Traber also didn't dress last night due to the flu.
Despite being ravaged by injuries and absolutely awful to start the season, the Giants can take some solace in the fact that their struggles have been in part the product of some bad luck.
Read on past the jump for more.
They have controlled a questionable 51% of the total shots on goal so far this season, but only have a 29% share of total goals scored in games they play. Their PDO (which shall henceforth be known as "Percentage Driven Output") is an abysmal 0.918. This is lower than the save percentages of 9 goalies alone. They are also the only team in the entire CHL yet to score 10 goals total on the season. To put that into perspective, Spokane's Mitch Holmberg has as many goals by himself as the entire Giants roster does, and the Edmonton Oil Kings scored more times last night against the first place Prince Albert Raiders than Vancouver has all season.
All in all it's been an ugly start, but the Giants should start to get it together soon. Cain Franson and Jackson Houck have combined for just one goal and one assist so far, so a boost in offensive production from them will go a long way towards seeing those goal totals rise. Second year goalie Payton Lee has also been miserable through the first 5 games. With a 0.857, he sits dead last in save% among regular WHL goalies. I don't suspect this is due to a bad run of luck on the penalty kill either, as that part of the Giants' game has been quite adequate, operating at 86.2%. He's just been generally terrible and absolutely has to get his game together, or else the Giants may be forced to start Jared Rathjen or explore trade options.
Along with the fact that the season is still young and the sample sizes are still small, Dalton Thrower's return from Hamilton is also good news. In his first game back in the WHL, the Squamish native picked up a goal and an assist. He had 54 points in 66 games in his draft year, so hopefully this production continues. Thrower also rounds out a very strong defensive core, now featuring three NHL draft picks and the KHL's first overall pick in Dimitry Osipov. More importantly, however, is the fact that Thrower gives the Giants a very valuable trade chip for the Giants to deal down the road.
With eyes set on hosting the 2016 Memorial Cup and young phenom Tyler Benson waiting in the wings, the Giants are in an obvious rebuilding period. Thrower is a band-aid on a bit of a broken team, but as an overage defenseman, he holds no value to the Giants beyond this year, unless GM Scott Bonner can move him for prospects, picks or young players. Last season, Vancouver was able to acquire two 1st round picks in the bantam draft, a 3rd round pick, Travis McEvoy and Mason Geertsen for then 19-year olds Nathan Burns and David Musil so look for them to do something similar this season with Thrower and perhaps even with Cain Franson if they're once again well below the playoff bar.
The Giants are currently out on a long eastern conference road swing. They play tonight in Moose Jaw, before taking on top prospect Leon Draisaitl the first place Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday. They'll then make stops in Saskatoon on Wednesday, Regina on Friday and Swift Current on Saturday to finish up the trip. Dalton Sward, Tim Traber, Travis McEvoy and Mason Geertsen are also expected to return in the next few games, which should give the Giants a shot in the arm, and hopefully start to get their season turned around in short order.
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Kamloops Blazers: F Cole Ully was suspended for two games for checking from behind…Top scorer and Montreal Canadiens prospect F Tim Bozon has just one goal through 5 games. He had 91 points last season…At 2-3-0-0 the Blazers sit 9th in the WHL's western conference, ahead of only Vancouver.
Kelowna Rockets: Beat the Portland Winterhawks 6-2 on Friday to remain the WHL's only undefeated in regulation team…Rookie centre Nick Merkley has 5 goals and 1 assist in his first 5 games…Traded overage D MacKenzie Johnston to the first place Prince Albert Raiders for a 3rd round pick in 2015. Johnston was a minus-6 in his Raiders debut…F Carter Rigby and D Mitchell Wheaton are out indefinitely with injuries. Neither have played in a game this season.
Prince George Cougars: Earned a split with the Victoria Royals to move to 3-4-0-0, good for 6th in the west and 2nd in the B.C. division…Lead the WHL in penalty minutes with 171 through 7 games…Captain and leading scorer F Troy Bourke has 3 goals and 3 assists in his first 7 games.
Victoria Royals: F Brandon Magee, D Joe Hicketts and D Chaz Reddekopp all returned from injuries…F Landon Welykholowa scored his first career WHL goal against Kelowna…D Keegan Kanzig returned from Calgary Flames camp…F Steven Hodges will be having surgery for a lower body injury and is expected to miss another 4-5 weeks.
Other News and Notes:
- F Hunter Shinkaruk scored twice in his first game back with the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers lost 5-4 to Seattle.
- Medicine Hat traded overage F Boston Leier to the Regina Pats for a 2nd round pick in 2016. The Tigers were one player over the 3-man 20-year old limit with the return of F Jacob Doty (not to be confused with Brad Doty) from the St. Louis Blues.
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Rather than shooting my office again, they featured the same article they did in the April 2009 Issue of CK. My office has taken 6 years to get where it is now, however it is still changing! It started as this:2005 - Newlywed and totally poor!
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Microsoft and its OEM partners (mainly Nokia) are not shy when it comes to attacking Apple, mainly because the two big tech giants have been jabbing one another for years. 2013 is no different, especially with the release of not only the Lumia 1020, but also the recent iPhone 5S announcement. Launching new advertisements, actors play key roles at Cupertino and poke fun at Apple's latest smartphone.
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The new album by Tom Petty's first band featuring Tom Petty
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Teddy Thompson & Kelly Jones
Americana, he's Richard & Linda's son btw
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They're a UK trad folk band. Really upbeat stuff
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Patti Smith mix on YouTube.
"Because the Night" is a song she wrote with Bruce Springsteen. He has slightly different lyrics in his version and I love both versions.
"Dancin' Barefoot,"--great love song. This particular vid on the mix is with Johnny and Eddie Vedder playing with her...that's it. Both Eddie and Johnny KILL it, and Patti, bless her, is prolly pushing 70 and still sounds as great as thirty years ago.
I LOVE when rockers rock into their later years dammit, gives young people the understanding that dying young ISN'T cool like some ppl might'a thought just cuz so many young rockers died in the 60's and onward!!!
Lana Del Ray comes to mind with this...she's always singin' 'bout dying young like it's some kinda romantic thing. Yeah I love Lana's songs a lot. But I understood when Kurt Cobain's daughter Frances Bean got pissed at Lana for that...and with understandable reason hello!!!!!
Live free...be wild...keep rockin'...and DON'T GROW OLD!!!! Just Evolve.
That'll be my motto forever yay!
Hell, it's better than that old, outdated idea that ya can't trust someone over 30. (Unless they're politicians... But we won't go there. )This message has been edited. Last edited by: Free Madness,
"Ultimately, the truth will come out in all of this and I will be standing on the right side of the roaring rapids. I hope other people will be too. I know the truth and if I had to walk away from all of it today, the job, the career, all of it, and go toodle-oo, then fine."
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Willie Nile
His "World War Willie" album. Rocks on!
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"Southeast Stompers" album. New surf instrumental stuffage.
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England s/t album
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M83's "Junk" album
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Anni Piper "Chasin' Tail" album
i wouldn't mind chasin' her tail!
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Orchestra of Spheres
Cosmic indie electronic stuffage- dig it!
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Sonny and the Sunsets new album
RIYL Tom Tom Club brand of new wave
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Peter Stringer-Hye
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Impemba shares his thoughts on Tigers, career
Mario Impemba has become a familiar voice for Tigers fans through the years as the play-by-play broadcaster for games on FOX Sports Detroit and select FOX Network games. When he joined the broadcast team in 2002, it was a homecoming for the Michigan native. Now, he's a voice of home for many current and former Michiganders. He recently put some of his favorite baseball memories and stories from his career on paper for a book titled, "If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Detroit Tigers Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box." With Opening Day coming up, he sat down with MLB.com to talk about the upcoming Tigers season.
Mario Impemba has become a familiar voice for Tigers fans through the years as the play-by-play broadcaster for games on FOX Sports Detroit and select FOX Network games. When he joined the broadcast team in 2002, it was a homecoming for the Michigan native. Now, he's a voice of home for many current and former Michiganders. He recently put some of his favorite baseball memories and stories from his career on paper for a book titled, "If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Detroit Tigers Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box." With Opening Day coming up, he sat down with MLB.com to talk about the upcoming Tigers season.
MLB.com: You've been around for most of camp. How have you seen this team come together and how have you seen the tone under new manager Brad Ausmus?
Impemba: Well, I like the tone. Obviously you can't do anything about the injuries. The one thing I think we've seen from Brad Ausmus is that he's really kind of handled everything in stride. I mean, these are pretty serious injuries here. You lose (Bruce) Rondon, (Jose) Iglesias and one of your left fielders in Andy Dirks. That can disrupt a camp, and I think there can be some carryover effect. But I think the way that Brad Ausmus has gone about running this camp, it's been an even-keeled camp. He's got guys, and he's keeping them loose by doing some wacky stuff -- you know the basketball competition, the alligator coming into the clubhouse. Those are things you didn't see under Jim Leyland, not that one way is better than another, but I really think that kind of helped to loosen things up. It shortens camp in terms of being tedious, and I haven't seen a lot of that in camp. I think guys are going to be ready to go. So besides the injuries, I like the way things are coming together for this ballclub.
MLB.com: Is the offense the biggest difference you see on the field for these guys?
Impemba: Yeah, I don't think there's any question. I think the starting pitching obviously, even without Doug Fister, is going to be very good. You have the five guys that the Tigers have, and especially the top three. But the offense and the complexion about how this team's going to go about scoring runs and playing tight games is much different now. I mean, a 3-2 ballgame in the ninth inning, you're not waiting for Miggy (Miguel Cabrera) to hit a two-run homer or a solo homer to tie it up. You've got a lot of speed now. You've got (Rajai) Davis, who can steal some bases. You've got (Ian) Kinsler, who can run. So I think the dynamic is different, but for the better. You still have enough power in my opinion in this lineup with (Victor) Martinez in the middle, with Cabrera. Torii (Hunter) can still hit the ball out of the ballpark, a few others. I think it's going to be a more exciting team, and I'm looking forward to watching them play.
MLB.com: Is there one face among the new guys who you've been most interested to watch go about his business and then play on the field?
Impemba: I think when you look at some of the new guys that the Tigers have brought in, for me, the one guy that kind of stands out is Rajai Davis. I think this guy is someone who nobody has paid a whole lot of attention to throughout his career. I mean, he was a low Draft choice when he came up with the Pirates. You start to look at some of the numbers more deeply with Davis and you see the guy's stolen 40 bases a few times. I really think that he can be a sparkplug for this team. I think that every now and then, you might even see him lead off in ballgames. So I'm excited to see him play day in and day out, and I think that he adds an element to this team that we really haven't had, and that's a pure basestealer. We have a lot of guys on this team that can run but not pure basestealers, so I'm kind of looking forward to seeing Rajai play on a daily basis.
MLB.com: You've watched Justin Verlander since Day 1 here. As you've watched him go about his work this spring and get past the injuries, have you noticed any difference?
Impemba: Not really. That's the way JV's been his entire career. When the surgery was first announced, I think people started to freak out, and I think a little piece of me in the back of my mind thought, "This guy works so hard, he's going to find a way to be ready for Opening Day." I'm not sure I believed it, but I thought there was a chance that he would be ready for Opening Day, and then when I saw him make his first start, I thought, "Yeah, this guy worked so hard, I think he'll be good to go."
Nothing's changed for him. I think he's going to play off the September that he had and the playoffs that he had, and I think he's going to hit the ground running this year. I think the struggles he went through last year, in a weird way, was good for him, and especially after the years he had recently. I think the top three in that rotation, arguably now you can say headed by Verlander, is going to be really good.
MLB.com: When you look at the injuries the Tigers have had, which one is going to be the biggest to try to overcome?
Impemba: You know, (analyst) Rod Allen and I were talking about that recently. For me, it's probably going to be the Bruce Rondon injury. I think the Tigers can make do with what they're going to do in left field. I think they've got some pieces now to kind of smooth things over at shortstop. They've got some guys that can catch the ball, which is what Iglesias did. But when you take that power arm out of the eighth inning that was going to set up Joe Nathan, that's going to be tough to overcome. I think they've got some pieces in Joba Chamberlain and (Al) Alburquerque, and Evan Reed has had a good camp. These guys, I think, are going to do well, but man, when you've got a shutdown guy like Rondon who was headed in my opinion for a big year, I think that's probably the biggest piece that's going to be tough to overcome.
MLB.com: Lastly, I don't know how many people know about this, but you took a foray into writing this offseason and put together a book on your favorite stories over the years. What was it like for you going through that process and becoming an author?
Impemba: Well, foray is a good word, because that's actually what I took. I'm certainly not a writer, but I put together a lot of stories over the years that I wanted to share. This is my 20th season broadcasting in the big leagues now. There's some stuff in the Minor Leagues to my Angels days to the Tigers days that I kind of put together and put into a book. It's called "If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers." Triumph is the publisher.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.