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Here's a happy little update: a few months ago I wrote about teenage activist Julia Bluhm, the plucky 14-year-old behind a petition asking US Seventeen magazine to include at least one UN-photoshopped spread in every issue.
"I know much how much pictures in the media have an effect in the self-esteem of girls and their body image," Julia said. "Seventeen magazine is supposed to be a relatable magazine. How can we related to computer altered photos?"
Finally, 85,000 petition signatures later, Seventeen editor Ann Shoket has buckled. From now on, her retouching team will leave body shapes alone, keeping digital manipulation for stray hairs, clothing wrinkles, and other non limb-related offenses. What's more, when photoshop is used, the magazine's Tumblr will display the before-and-after shots.
The new rules form part of a new pact Seventeen has dubbed its "body peace treaty" - a list of promises like, "We vow to always feature real girls and models who are healthy," and, "We vow to never change girls' body or face shapes."
There's also a "body peace pledge" for readers, who are encouraged to "remind myself that what you see isn't always what you get on TV and in ads - it takes a lot of airbrushing, dieting, money, and work to look like that."
It's kind of hard not to notice the headlines to the side of the online body peace pledge and raise an eyebrow - "Tips To Look Amazing All Summer Long", "Work Out Like A Star", and so on. Also, Shoket has always carefully skirted around any kind of open confession around the use of photoshop on Seventeen models' bodies. But it's a start - and Bluhm and her pals now have their sights set on Teen Vogue.
In related news - closer to home, and offering a hopeful glimpse of concurrent evolution (please enjoy that term. It took me 40 minutes to recall) - influential media personality Mia Freeman has reacted to the controversial resurrection of Australia's Dolly magazine model contest. Which Freeman herself banned as Dolly's editor-in-chief in 2005.
"...why did I axe it? Because I thought the message it sent to girls - that the most important thing about you is how you look - was an appalling one. A negative one. A damaging one," she writes. "... I wish they wouldn't hold up modelling as the ultimate prize, a career to aspire to, a life to covet."
The 13-year-old Dolly model contest winner, Kirsty Thatcher, was announced this week in Sydney. (Girlfriend magazine's most recent modelling contest was also won by a 13-year-old.) Thatcher - for her efforts - has won a lucrative modelling contract with Sydney agency, Chadwick. She'll probably turn into a Victoria's Secret mannequin and walk the runway minutes after giving birth for $10 million. Whatever - Julia Bluhm's got my vote.
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- Huddle is super-fast group messaging for everyone in your circles.
Google+ is only available for users 13 and older.
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No iPad support yet, and strangely it doesn't support iPod touch either.
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The Village Inn and Serene Gardens were winners Sunday at the third annual Buffalo Soup Fest, held at the Hearthstone Manor in Depew. Village Inn owner Mike Carr and Sarah Mallare took home the Best Chili award at the event for their Mayan Chocolate Chili, while Satomi and Dr. Joshua Smith of Serene Gardens took home an award for Best Kept Secret.
The festival, in its third year, was founded by Margaret and Matt Carlucci, who were inspired when eating soup one day at the kitchen table. "So Margaret said to me, 'Why isn't there a festival of soup?' And I said, 'Well, we're going to have to fix that," Matt said.
A few phone calls later, and a legend was born, he said. Sunday's event had 30 restaurants, with more than 60 types of soup, chowders and bisques, Carlucci said
"Everything that you can do liquid with food is being done in this room," Carlucci said. The festival has taken off. Sunday's event drew a crowd approaching 10,000 over an eight-hour period. Cups of soup served numbered in the tens of thousands, Carlucci said.
"We conservatively estimated we'd maybe get 1,000 all day long," Carlucci said of the first festival. "We did 7,000 the first year."
Proceeds benefit B Team Buffalo, which enable young professionals to do community service work.
The success of the festival is tied to soup's ability to take the hungry and cold back to la dolce vita of days past, gathering at home with friends and family, watching football.
"It brings you back to that feeling that you got when you were with your grandma and your family," Carlucci said. "Plus, Buffalo loves to gather. We love gatherings, and if it's a gathering with food, it's home run."
To hear Sarah Mallare of the Village Inn explain it, it takes three things to make a good soup: "Love, love and more love."
And, like love itself, making great soup is unplanned. Mallare said she never uses recipes, but instead throws ingredients all together and taste-tests. "It's all about layering," she said of making soup. "Layering the flavors."
"You try to do something unique and different," she said. "I don't know, it's kind of like science. It's like a good bartender. You've got to be a good mixologist."
Carr of the Village Inn said the restaurant won for best spicy soup last year in the restaurant's first appearance at the festival. This year, the Village Inn won again in a category sponsored by Southern Tier brewery. Mayan Chocolate Chili was a chocolate stout chili that included beer, steak, ground beef and black beans. Carr brought butternut squash bisque and lemon Tabasco chowder as well. Festivalgoers who returned for seconds provided the best feedback, Carr said.
"That's always a good compliment," Carr said. Attending the festival is one marketing method as well for the Village Inn, located on Ferry Road.
"We bring our menus and some coupons and we give them out and we hope that people find us," Carr said. "We just do it to show people how diverse we are."
Serene Gardens was a late entry in the fest.
"Somebody cancelled, and they really wanted somebody different. They said we're tired of clam chowder, we're tired of the Buffalo wing soup. So they thought we'd be a good addition for some diversity," said Dr. Joshua Smith, of Serene Gardens, who attended with his wife Satomi. The Grand Island Boulevard restaurant/garden center presented four offerings: ocean chowder, a fresh ahi tuna, salmon, and haddock with vegetables and rice in a creamy soup; cream of pumpkin miso with chicken, a pumpkin and acorn squash mixed with a creamy miso based soup with hearty chicken chunks ("That sold out real fast," Smith said.); Japanese braised pork stew, braised pork with vegetables in a traditional flavored stew with soy sauce; and tonjiru, a traditional Japanese miso soup with pork and vegetables.


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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Welcome Wine Blog Award Judges!
Honorable Wine Blog Award Judges,
Welcome to HoseMaster of Wine! Make yourselves comfortable. Would you like a drink? Sure, I've got wine. I'll open any of those free samples I have stacked up over there. You know, those samples remind me of my wine blog--they're both an endless parade of crap. No, no, it's no bother. I know, there are way better samples at Heimoff's house, but I won't make you tell me how much you admire me. Oh, wait, just a second, I need to find the right wine glass for your selection. Hmm, you mean Riedel doesn't make a Wines We Can't Sell Glass? They ought to.
So, while I have all eleven of you here (why, it's like you're a football team, only with far worse head trauma) let me show you around. You can get kind of lost in here, I know I have. Now, over there on your left you have my brief autobiography. Sure, it's impressive, but hardly comprehensive. I know that you want to award the Best Writing on a Wine Blog trophy to someone with prestige, someone with talent, someone who will make you look like you actually know what you're talking about even though you were selected based on how you look in an evening gown (I told you to wear that plunging neckline, Tom Wark, aren't you glad now?), so let me add to my autobiography that I recently was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Blogging. I know, I know, it doesn't carry the prestige of the Wine Blog Awards, but what does? I mean, I haven't wanted a prize this much since my last box of Cracker Jack. And when you think about it, Cracker Jack and the Wine Blog Awards have a lot in common. Both prizes are buried in corn and nuts. You can bet on the corn to win. (That was for you, Tommy Boy.)
And aside from the Pulitzer Prize, I've also won the James Beard Award for Blogger Who Most Closely Resembles James Beard (though I just edged out one of the BrixChicks) and a MacArthur Genius Grant, which I had to return when they found out I had borrowed my IQ points from Jay McInerney and they were forgeries. I should have known, I always get stupider after I read his wine pieces. Anyhow, I would make a most distinguished recipient of the Best Writing on a Wine Blog Award. And, so you know, I have a stunning Valentino to wear to the awards banquet.
Now, right below my overly humble autobiography, you'll find the quotes about my wine blog from major publications and critics. I refer to this as the "rest room." And, here, once again, I've modestly left out some other notable quotes:
"If HoseMaster of Wine were a wine, it would be discarded for having too much volatile acidity and being overly bitter."--Robert Parker (1947-2009)
"Washam is so funny I forgot to laugh."--Alder Yarrow, Vornography
"There's only one blog I would never miss. I just wish Washam would go away so I could prove it."--Eric Asimov, The Poor
So making me a finalist, with an asterisk, maybe, to note that you think I'm the best choice, would seem to be a popular concept.
How about a refill of those drinks? Yeah, I know, the wines suck, but, hey, they're free and I'll be praising them in an upcoming post, just to show I'm a regular kind of blogger.
Just a little way down the hall from the rest room is where I list other blogs that I think worthy of my eight readers' attention. OK, in fact, these are my eight readers. They probably deserve some kind of nomination too, but, I wouldn't know, I never read them. Recommended blog lists don't actually imply that you read these other blogs. Hell, no, what would be the point of that? No, recommended blog lists are the vestigial organ of a wine blog. They serve no actual purpose and get no use. They are an appendix in every sense of the word. They're coccyx and tonsils for suckers (oh, you know who you are, coccyx suckers). No one ever clicks on them, except for very lonely, very scary people. But having them removed is painful and unpleasant, so we just leave them there forever. But you knew that.
Just beyond the library of blogs is where all my Followers congregate. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NEVER GO IN THERE! It's my little Abu Ghraib, and, well, you probably don't want to know those people or know what goes on in there. Let's just say I have a legal opinion in my possession that says Hoseboarding is not torture under the Geneva convention.
So there you have it, my little slice of Heaven. Kind of cozy, ain't it? I hope you had a nice time here. Feel free to wander around in the archives, or as I like to call them, the septic tank. I think when you're finished here you're going to want to make me a finalist for the Best Writing on a Wine Blog Award.
To help seal the deal, just sit tight, I'll be right back. I want to slip into something a little more comfortable. If I'm not back in ten minutes, meet me in the bedroom. I've got some Boner in a Can I'd like to show you.
19 comments:
- Samantha Dugan said...
Mad Pimpin' dude. Just to prove it I am going to send a mass email to all 9 people on my contact list and beg them to vote for you. No need to thank me, just doing my part to keep it real. Good call on the Boner in a Can though, damn....wish I had thought of that. Course all I can do is lick the damn thing so I guess it wouldn't have worked for me anyway.
- April 15, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Arthur said...
It seems to me that the Wine Blogging Awards are like a comparative wine tasting: Both end up selecting the most outrageous and over-the-top offerings. Not that this is always synonymous with "the best".
- April 15, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- abc said...
As your 9th reader I feel offended that my blog is not on your list.
- April 15, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- Joe said...
Boner in a Can: sixty percent of the the time, it works every time.
- April 15, 2010 at 10:32 AM
- Charlie Olken said...
Dear Jose--
Your entry to the Wine Blog Awards is hereby returned. It has come to attention of The Committee that you have not received the requisite number of free samples (damn, there you go again with that redundancy--samples are free by their very nature, especially if you are a tree or a very short person or know nothing about wine and thus will gush about anything that has alcohol) to be considered for a Wine Blogging Award.
It has further come to our attention that the Pulitzer Prize you were awarded has been rescinded when it was discovered that you were not Marvin Shanken after all. Apparently, the beard fooled the committee.
Furthermore, your claim of having eleven supporters is a greatly exaggerated. You have only eight, although it appears that "abc" (who the Committee admires greatly because she and her daughter wear Boston Red Sox hats) may yet up the count to nine.
Besides, we, The Committee, have a much better idea. We are rejecting all entries to the category Best Writing in A Wine Blog and will award the prize to Samantha Sans Dosage. We will do this even though it appears as though she somehow has come to like you. But, unlike you, she has fans everywhere who would drink Champagne from her tattoo if they only could.
We thank you for the interest in our Award, and assure you that your efforts will not go unrewarded. Your box of Cracker Jacks is in the mail (and Nixon did not lie).
- April 15, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Judge Daddy,
No, I said I had eight readers (nine counting Amy, an unfortunate Red Sox fan) and there are eleven judges. Because the Wine Blog Awards need more judges than the Supreme Court, though it also has a right-leaning bias (only, in this instance, it refers to which way one leans after using Boner in a Can).
However, despite your poor reading comprehension, I agree that we should just award the Best Writing to Samantha, though I am willing to share the trophy with her since I'm sure the judges will find my post irresistible--whoever the hell they are. I know Wark is one, because he said so on his blog, and I'm pretty sure the others are Sleepy, Dopey, Bashful, Happy, Grumpy, Sneezy, Doc, Horny, Dyspeptic and Flatulent. Which sounds a lot like my love life.
If you're not a marketing guy, you should be. I like your slogan for Boner in a Can. I was thinking more along the lines of, "Boner in a Can--because some times you need Inflation to avoid Depression."
Awards are not for the recipients, awards are for those who bestow them.
Amy Love,
Done. Now make me proud.
My Gorgeous Samantha,
With you around, who needs Boner in a Can?
I adore you!
- April 15, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Arthur said...
RE: "Awards are not for the recipients, awards are for those who bestow them."
Well... that's kind of what I was saying (about blog awards and comparative, enjoyment/preference-based rating of wine - which really amount to the same thing....).
- April 15, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Charlie Olken said...
You leave me speechless.
Well, almost speechless. Millions of people PAY to read the ratings of folks like me (well, not millions in my case, but then, I am not Marvin Shanken, thank you very much). Without them, the ratings do not exist. You absolutely have this bass-ackwards.
I don't write a blog for the fun of it, or because I have a brilliant sense of humor or because I can move people to deep emotions with my observations about the people and their wine.
I write a publication that only exists if people want it to exist. That does not make it more noble than a blog. It just makes it raison d'etre the opposite of what you say it is.
- April 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Marcia Macomber said...
#7 reporting in....I've got to get back to my newsletter....
- April 15, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Joe said...
yes, marketeering is my day trade. Sadly, that line (other than "boner in a can") was taken from "Anchorman". In an effort to redeem myself, I submit: "Boner-in-a-Can Ltd. not responsible for damage caused to contents by sharp edges of freshly opened can"
- April 15, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Judge Daddy said...
Note to Arthur--
Yup. The HMW has snagged me again. I have put his words in your mouth.
I had a different bone to pick with you because you lump all reviews and all reviewers in one big bag. Not right, old friend.
As for Jose, please read what I said to Arthur about why ratings continue to exist.
And now, I am outta here before I get into more trouble.
- April 15, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Ron Washam said...
Judge Daddy,
See what I mean about reading comprehension...
You give ratings, not awards. When the Wine Blog Awards bestow the "honor" of Best Wine Blog more than anything it signifies that they feel they have the expertise and authority to give such awards, which, in my opinion, they do not. Though they are perfectly entitled to do so. But it has all the shadow authority of Wikipedia, with its parade of mysterious "experts." Proclaim it loud enough and it becomes truth.
You are not a mysterious expert, and your magazine has earned its respect and authority through years of integrity and devotion and study. I wasn't referring to you, or your other critical colleagues. I was referring to "official" organizations bestowing awards upon people who have no idea who those giving them awards are. Accepting the awards validates them more than it validates the people they pretend to honor.
Think they'll still make me a finalist?
- April 15, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Ron Washam said...
Don't quit your day job.
Marcia Love,
Get your priorities in order. Blog comments first, newsletters a distant second.
- April 15, 2010 at 4:07 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Ha so there Ron! I don't need to lick no canned boner. Sweet ass deal if you ask me....I get to have Judge Daddy lap Champagne from my lower back AND I might win a prize?! This blogging business is AWESOME, and a little pervy might I add.
You two flatter me....and make my girlie parts tingle. Back to deadline!
- April 15, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- Steve Heimoff said...
Dear Hosemaster, it's nice to see you have not retired, which some of us thought you had. I entirely support your lobbying for an award. You are a great writer.
- April 16, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Steve Heimoff is a friend of mine. I told him that you were not really a curmudgeon, and he believed me. Steve believes everything I tell him. For example, when I told him that you held him in the highest regard, he said to me "It's a good thing that I have a sense of humor".
He meant himself, of course. Smart boy, that Steve. Did I tell you that he is a friend of mine?
- April 16, 2010 at 8:30 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
I start with lobbying and then follow up with out and out bribery. But it still won't work. The actual name of the category is "Best Writing on a Wine Blog That Makes Us Look Good Award." Damn fine print. But thanks for the kind words.
And how come no one seems to know the definition of "hiatus?"
Steve's Good Friend,
Come on, Tish, now you're bragging.
- April 17, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- Marcia Macomber said...
Dearest Ron:
I, too, have noticed the confusion over the definition of "hiatus." But you, of all people, should well know (as do we all) that after years of seeing TV programs on "hiatus," we all know it to mean "death" or "endless oblivion/never-to-be-seen-again."
Hence, we ALL thought you politely meant you were permanantly departing the bloggosphere, stage left [cue Klieg light out].
- April 17, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Marcia Love,
Ah, but being a wordsmith I choose my words carefully. But I do understand the confusion. And, to be honest, I did not think I would return. It took some major psychic adjustments, but here I am. And, as that paragon of wit, Louisville Juice, said, I'm as moderately funny as ever.
Still waiting for you to visit Healdsburg...
- April 17, 2010 at 7:19 PM


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Even the best parents in the world can produce crappy kids. On the flip side, some of the worst parents can produce really wonderful, functioning kids. That's the reality. However, it's also the exception. Just because it happens doesn't give you license to be a crappy parent.
My basic definition of a crappy parent is someone who doesn't have parenting on their agenda. Parents today are, by and large, self-absorbed. There's very little focus on discipline, integrity, boundaries, fairness, and honesty, much less spirituality. That's because they're busy with others things that are more important to them than parenting.
One in four parents polled say they don't tell their kids off because they want them to have an easier life. But that's a total lie. It's the parents who want to have the easier life. They're so busy with their work schedules and social lives that they let their kids do whatever they want rather than be bothered with the hassle of disciplining them. They hand them over to nannies, day care centers, and baby sitters, and go on their way. I'd say almost half of women, if not more, would have a kid on Monday, go back to work on Wednesday, and not look back or feel guilty. They'd be as happy as peach pie to not have to deal with "the little brat".
The reality is, we're no longer a kid-centric society. According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center, close to 40 percent of working mothers are the sole or primary breadwinners of their families (that's up from just 11 percent in 1960). What's even more striking: 60 percent of "breadwinner moms" aren't married. Three-quarters of adults say that the increasing number of women working has made it harder for parents to raise children. With Mom out working, divorcing, screwing around, bringing new boyfriends into the house, and remarrying, it's no wonder kids don't respect their parents! Today, you can look a kid in the face and they'll spit in your eye.
In general, parents need to stop being so deathly afraid of upsetting their kids. When your child does something wrong, quit blaming others and suing schools and coaches because you don't want your self-entitled little sweetheart to have hurt feelings. It's time to stop being our kids' friends and be their parents.


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A walk in downtown Kuala Lumpur is a perfect way to see the contradictions of this country.
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BMW's 1 Series Coupe has been widely acclaimed as a latter day incarnation of the 2002 Series cars, whose success brought the company back from the brink in the early 1970s.
In that respect, the Hartge 135i Club Sport is more akin to the 2002 Turbo in circuit trim. Sitting wider and lower on Hartge's fully adjustable suspension-in this case wound right down-its wheel arches are full of 9x20-inch Hartge Classic 2 alloys with 245/30 Michelin Cup rubber wrapped around them.
Those 20s squeeze every bit of daylight from the car's wheel arches, but for everyday use as well as for the track, 19s would be a better choice. For normal road use, the coilovers would be set at the other end of their bounce and rebound scales, with a 25mm rather than 35mm drop from stock ride height. Uniball joints throughout the suspension are also outside the scope of pure road-going customer cars, but Hartge was about to pack this car off to a track to benchmark it against the more powerful factory-stock M3. The aim was to see if their lighter and more nimble car could beat its bigger brother in a straight lap-time shoot-out.
Tipping the scales at 3,400 pounds, the 135i CS has a weight advantage over its V8-rival, and a beefier torque curve on its side. Hartge's ECU remap and free-flow exhaust boost the 135i to a solid 350 horses at 5660 rpm and 354 lb-ft of torque at 2950 rpm. The upgrade gives it the same 4.8-second zero-to-62 time as the M3, and with the speed limiter function edited out, the car doesn't run out of puff until it hits 174 mph. But the real key to the 135i CS's M3-beating potential is its lower weight, greater torque at lower engine revs and trick chassis.
Most hardcore track guys would likely spend the money for the fancy but rather nice silver carbon interior trim on the console and steering wheel on more tricky bits to make the car go faster. But after the timing runs are done, this car will be returned to pure street car demo form, so the "optik tuning" parts are justified.
Hartge styling additions include a deeper chin spoiler section attached to the factory bumper, deeper side skirts, a new rear lower valance and trunk lid and rooftop-trailing edge spoilers. The kit is wind-tunnel tested and reduces lift over both axles at speed. The new rear valance extension features boundary layer fences to clean up detaching airflow, and makes space for Hartge's signature polished quad-tip exhaust system.
Climbing aboard, the first things you notice are the snug race seats with their five-point race harnesses and the lack of a back seat. The next thing that grabs your attention is the fact that the front seats are bolted in place on their rails. Although the designated driver is taller than me, I didn't have a problem comfortably reaching the steering wheel or pedals-although there's no way I'd venture on a race track like this.
The shorter Hartge gear lever gives the impression that the car has a short-shifter fitted, but there is none. The grippier, thick-rimmed steering wheel is very satisfying, the alloy pedals afford good grip, and the Club Sport takes off from rest with the tractability and finesse of the stock car.
Until you hit a bump, that is. Suddenly you're made aware that what you're driving is not a normal street-legal tuner car, but rather a track machine designed to inform its driver of every minute undulation in the tarmac. The wheel may not squirm or tramline in your palms like an old 911's, but the seat of your pants begins working overtime translating what's going on under the fat Michelins.
What is abundantly clear is the fantastic pulling power of the uprated motor. Where it falls slightly is a too-flat torque curve that makes the engine feel rather flat. Hartge's software, while keeping power levels conservative, has made response noticeably livelier, and in fact a remap that just made the engine feel like this with stock power and torque levels would be a treat in itself.
It may only be a 44hp boost over stock, but the extra 65 lb-ft of torque is a full 20 percent up. More aggressive ignition timing running closer to the knock sensor is possible thanks to the 100-octane Shell V-Power fuel. All this translates into an engine that can trickle around in town at 1200 rpm in third gear, yet comes alive like a thing possessed when you fully open the taps on the autobahn.
And it is when you give the engine its head that the grumbling, squirming chassis also changes its tune. Like a thoroughbred freed from a tiny paddock, the whole car wakes up and its highly focused purpose in life becomes abundantly clear.
Unlike the dampers in a luxury sedan, which are designed to have as little friction as possible for an ultra smooth ride, the dampers in a racecar need a certain amount of input to work properly. So while the secondary ride of the 135i CS in this track form is pretty jiggly at low speeds, when you start driving hard enough to load the suspension it all starts to come together.
On public roads, it's hard to get a true feeling for this car as I simply cannot use its full speed potential either in a straight line or around bends. But it's evident from the response at the helm, the pointy turn-in and the fabulous levels of mechanical grip that this car would be very quick indeed on the track.
BMW has not been noted for equipping even its M-cars with very convincing brakes. The Brembo brakes on the 135i are a step forward, but are given harder pads for duty in the Hartge car.
Knowing that Hartge always manages to achieve a near perfect balance between ride comfort and handling, I'd liked to try it on a track in this form, and then on the road with 19-inch footwear and the suspension settings backed off. That adventure, it seems, will have to wait for another day.
Hartge 135i Club Sport
Longitudinal front engine, rear-wheel drive
3.0-liter inline six, dohc, 24-valve, turbocharged and intercooled. Hartge software, exhaust
Six-speed manual
Hartge coilovers, stabilizers
Race pads
•Wheels and Tires
Hartge Classic 2, 9x20 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup, 245/30
Hartge chin spoiler, side skirts, trunk lid, rear valance, roof spoiler
Hartge steering wheel, handbrake, pedals
Peak Power: 350 hp @ 5660 rpm
Peak Torque: 354 lb-ft @ 2950 rpm
0-62 mph: 4.8 sec.
Top Speed: 174 mph
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The University of Oklahoma men's basketball program will welcome back former OU players and coaches for the third annual Sooner Basketball Family Weekend alumni event this Friday and Saturday.
Among the activities scheduled for the two-day reunion are a Tip In Club Golf Classic, a Friday evening Wayman Tisdale Scholarship Fund Dinner on the Lloyd Noble Center main floor honoring OU's All-Americans and 2,000-point scorers, and a Saturday Legends Alumni Game at noon. The public is invited to attend each of the three events. Fans will be admitted to the Legends Alumni Game free of charge (must enter via the east doors).
The Tip In Club Golf Classic will be held at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (hosted the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship). Friday's dinner costs $50 per person.
Former OU players and coaches will be available for autographs on the court after the Legends Alumni Game, and concession stands will be open throughout the afternoon. Fans in attendance will once again have the opportunity to be photographed with current and former OU basketball players for the annual team poster.
Last year, a crowd of nearly 4,000 watched Jozsef Szendrei (2001-03) score 14 points and grab 24 rebounds to lead the Cream Team to a 74-60 win over the Crimson Team in the Legends Alumni Game.
Featured honorees who will be on hand this year are Alvan Adams, Harvey Grant, Blake Griffin, Darryl "Choo" Kennedy, Stacey King, Eduardo Najera, Hollis Price and Jeff Webster, as well as family members of the late Lester Lane and Wayman Tisdale.


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As expected, the NFL will commence on Monday its review of Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh's foot to the groin of Texans quarterback Matt Schaub.
As Jarrett Bell of USA Today explains it, plenty of executives will have their fingerprints on the case arising from Suh's cleat marks.
The process will begin, as it always does, with league vice president Merton Hanks. But NFL executive V.P. of football operations Ray Anderson and two other execs will review the case: Joel Bussert and Ronnie Hill.
In a series of interviews and on-the-record remarks, Anderson has hinted at his view of the case. He said on Friday's edition of The Dan Patrick Show that the play "appeared to be a little out of the ordinary" and "didn't appear to be a natural football move."
Said Anderson to Bell: "From my personal point of view, it was unusual, to say the least. Don't know if it was a football move I've ever seen."
Anderson is right. Though it likely wasn't premeditated — there's even a chance Suh had no idea that he was hitting Schaub in the, um, schwaub — Suh's leg moves in a way that suggests he was taking the opportunity of having his foot in the vicinity of Schaub to give Schaub a nudge with it. It just so happened that Suh got lucky, or as the case may be unlucky.
After the NFL makes its decision, Suh will have the ability to appeal the case to Ted Cottrell or Art Shell, who are jointly hired and paid by the NFL and the NFLPA. And while Cottrell reversed last week's attempt to suspend Ravens safety Ed Reed, the process has resulted in the past year in the affirmation of suspensions imposed against Broncos linebacker Joe Mays (on a hit that removed Schaub's helmet, along with a piece of his ear), Steelers linebacker James Harrison (for nearly removing Colt McCoy's helmet, along with his entire head), and Suh for his First Annual Thanksgiving Football Foot Stomp.
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Big Naturals has a double dose, or should I say quadruple, of all-star fun this week. Jessica Rabbit and Lily Love bring a car full of Ds and meet up with Juan and Tony to play football. D's what? Lily's 34 D's and Jessica's 32 DDD's of course. After they show off their amazing bodies while attempting to play some football, these girls decide to take it inside to show off their better talents. With everyone's hearts already pumping from the action outside, the momentum kept moving inside. Juan gave us a closer look at what the girls were hiding under their shirts and shorts, as he peeled away the layers. When the girls failed at booty bouncing, Lily told Tony they were much better cock suckers. This was Juan's cue, so he stepped up, and the girls went to town. We quickly realized they weren't kidding about their skills, as they shared Juan's cock between their lips. After a little titty fucking, Lily jumped on Juan's dick, and Jessica broke her girl-girl on-camera cherry, as she licked Lily's pussy. From there things went round and round, as the three explored each others bodies until Juan unleashed a puddle of cum onto the girls' faces.
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Set down your worries and come hoist a glass and be entertained at the 3rd annual Acoustical Afternoon Fundraiser for the Arts Festival at the Cedar Key Island Room, Sunday, Jan. 27, 3-5 p.m.
All month
Artists of the month
The Artists of the Month at the Cedar Keyhole are Donna and Dave Tanck, a husband and wife team of glass artists.
The Annual Cedar Key Christmas Boat Parade – and the subsequent arrival of Santa Clam – will be held Dec. 15 with a rain date of Dec. 16.
The United Methodist Church in Cedar Key will have its Annual Cookie Walk on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
There will also be a Bake Sale, crafts sale. and luncheon featuring chili or stew.
The event is sponsored by the United Methodist Women.
For more information, contact Marie Lewis at 352-467-4703.
Celebrate the holidays on Seahorse Key in Cedar Keys, National Wildlife Refuge.
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I bring you another party at Apt. 10! This time Nikki turned 21 and I put together a table for the gathering we hosted Saturday night. Nikki issued invites weeks ago but we really didn't begin any food, drink and decoration plans until Friday afternoon, so there was some hasty grocery shopping and whirlwind DIY-ing.
Click here to see the rest of this post after the jump.
On the Menu I made Thai chicken tortilla spring rolls (with mozzarella, white bean sprouts, carrot and cilantro) - an appetizer I finally got around to duplicating at home earlier in the week, after liking them so much at CPK. They turned out delicious and made for promising party food. To go with them: homemade sweet and spicy peanut sauce for dipping. For drinks Nikki mixed up a refreshing cranberry-pineapple rum punch, and for dessert I made four layer chocolate pudding cups.Decorations Plans for a trip to Chinatown for paper lanterns and other goods fell through, so I made do with what I had at home and I'm so glad I did. The three accordion lanterns I bought in January established the color and theme for the table. The whole thing unfolded kind of casual and colorful. I set out two stacks of left over napkins for a mix and match look, hung the lanterns with generous ribbon yardage, letting it cascade haphazardly onto the table. For height I put straws and cutlery in glasses and jars. Re-purposed baking ramekins served as sauce bowls and vintage aqua trays from my picnic basket were used as informal servingware.Photoshop, Paper, Scissors Friday night I remembered the unsightly striped cocktail umbrellas I found over a year ago in the clearance bin at Michael's. I knew I'd impulsively bought them for just such a project as refashioning them into cherry blossom parasols. I carefully cut away the old striped paper and glued on a new cherry blossom design I illustrated and printed. I also decided to adapt the parasol illustration into a sheet of patterned paper (a swatch is above) from which I made simple hanging lanterns with bright red tassels, handmade from a skein of embroidery thread. From the paper scraps I cut strips to fasten around glass tea light holders (with double stick tape) to bring a little more of the pattern to the table.
I hope our guests enjoyed the food, drink and catching up and that you all enjoyed the photos! Lesson learned: do some last minute party planning - it will really stretch your creativity. And finally, Happy Birthday Nikki!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Lantern and Cherry Blossom
I bring you another party at Apt. 10! This time Nikki turned 21 and I put together a table for the gathering we hosted Saturday night. Nikki issued invites weeks ago but we really didn't begin any food, drink and decoration plans until Friday afternoon, so there was some hasty grocery shopping and whirlwind DIY-ing.
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53 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Wow, what a riot of colour. I love it! Love the umbrellas too... I'm sure everyone would have had a great time :)
- September 8, 2009 at 4:13 AM
- Theresa und Eva-Maria said...
Oh I love the little sun parasols! So cute! Perhaps I can use the idea for my 22nd birthday (Sept. 26th ... so the hot phase of getting ideas just started ;-)
Thank you and have a wonderful Monday!
Yours, Theresa
- September 8, 2009 at 4:33 AM
- MagicMarkingsArt said...
Everything looks amazingly delicious and creative. Love the simplicity. A very happy birthday wish for Nikki.
- September 8, 2009 at 4:47 AM
- Stéphanie said...
Hello !
I'm in love with your beautiful blog !
- September 8, 2009 at 4:57 AM
- Chelsea said...
- September 8, 2009 at 4:59 AM
- pixelhazard said...
Oh how cute. the food looks so sweet and I am loving those drink umbrellas! Strawberries and lime looks so great
- September 8, 2009 at 4:59 AM
- knack said...
oh my goodness.....how completely delightful and perfect.....how could your guests not enjoy!
thank you so much for the beauty! xo
- September 8, 2009 at 5:52 AM
- Janet said...
Very cool! love the photos from up top looking down, and love the cherry blossom paper. fun!
- September 8, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- Patricia Torres said...
oh wow... so impressive!! everything looks so pretty.. Looks like a well planned out party.. This must have been great fun!
- September 8, 2009 at 6:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Amazing! You have such creativity and an eye for beauty! I bet your friends love your parties!!
- September 8, 2009 at 7:04 AM
- jen said...
- September 8, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- Nikki said...
Thank you!! By far the most colorful, delicious, and awesome birthday I've had yet. :)
- September 8, 2009 at 8:25 AM
- sarah said...
- September 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Lizard said...
Wow that is some serious last minute get together! You are so creative!
- September 8, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Anjelica said...
Oooh it looks wonderful!
- September 8, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- red food colouring said...
i love those lanterns and the way the ribbons falls over everything. very pretty and non-fussy.
- September 8, 2009 at 3:32 PM
- Lucia M said...
This is soooo beautiful!!! I love yr pictures so much!
- September 8, 2009 at 11:23 PM
- Polly R said...
I love this post so much, I can't get over how beautiful your blog is and how you continue to inspire me with your creativity. x
- September 9, 2009 at 4:14 AM
- Checks and Spots said...
Can't get enough of the cocktail umbrellas - sheer brilliance!
Would love it if you dropped by...
- September 9, 2009 at 5:10 AM
- Casey said...
You always have the most beautiful party decoration ideas! I am just adoring how bright and colorful everything is, yet it's so cozy looking. :) Looking at these is making me want to have a party!!!
- September 9, 2009 at 9:56 AM
- Michele said...
This idea is just gorgeous ~ what a creative person you are!!! And thanks for sharing this. But could you just elaborate on exactly how you made the spring rolls????? Pretty please!!
- September 9, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- made sweet said...
okay. you're too amazing.
- September 9, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- koralee said...
Beautiful...I adore the colours and the loveliness of it all...plus I have the same checkerboard floors as you and I LOVE them! Adore your blog!
- September 9, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Giovanna ♥ said...
These pics are so inspiring!! I love the rich colors!
- September 9, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- cali bird said...
Those pudding cups look so amazing, yep my mouth is watering right now! I also like all the colors that are used & how well they go together
- September 10, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- Sum said...
Wow! Such creativity! Um, want to plan my next birthday party?! :)
- September 11, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- Dallas Shaw said...
how sweet
- September 11, 2009 at 5:53 AM
- Dragonfly said...
Hello - I found you through the link from Daisy Pink Cupcake - very glad I did!
I have a big interest in lanterns and cherryblossoms (I import from Vietnam and China) and just love the cute little parasols you made!!! They are so gorgeous.
Following you now!!
Cheers, Karen
- September 12, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- Kat_RN said...
Great ideas. Sometimes last minute works.
- September 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
- thedoodlegirl said...
Wow, wow and MORE wow! What a fantastic blog you have!
- September 12, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- whyte said...
Absolutely love the results, and adore the repurposed parasols! Who knew they would gain such place of honor from Micheals sale bin? (Ah, but you did!) Just real eye candy and know everyone had a wondeful time and experience.
- September 13, 2009 at 4:19 AM
- wide open spaces said...
adorable. can i borrow your kitchen for my parties? it seems to make the perfect setting so matter the theme....
- September 13, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- Tanja said...
So pretty! As all the posts of yours. That's why I want to give u "I love your blog... so much" -prize. You can find that from my latest post.
- September 14, 2009 at 5:11 AM
- RobbieLee at Chickiedee said...
I just found your Bolg and I'm in love! Thia party theme is fab!
- September 14, 2009 at 7:24 PM
- Teri said...
What is not to love about your blog... your photos alone draw me in!!! I saw you on English Muse and now, another top notch blog to totally distract me from what I'm supposed to be doing! Beautiful Blog!
- September 15, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- nath said...
absolutely beautifil table display, great inspiration!
- September 16, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- chloejessica said...
LOVE your blog! I am a new follower! :) How fun and great craft ideas! :)
- September 16, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- chloejessica said...
Just wanted to say, after spending to long going through all your old posts, I added you to my blog love list! :)
- September 16, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Teresa said...
Those pudding cups are almost too pretty to eat!
- September 16, 2009 at 8:38 PM
- Misha said...
Woweeeeh! The lime wheel and the strawberry slice together on the glass is perfection! I have to start doing that on all my summer coktails!
- September 17, 2009 at 3:28 AM
- Alina said...
soo beautiful! just sweet!
- September 17, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- Maureen said...
Everything looks very colorful and yummy!
- September 18, 2009 at 4:20 AM
- jen said...
omg, you are so talented. love the cherry blossom paper!
- September 18, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- Little Miss B said...
It all looks amazing, I want to come to one of your party's!
- September 21, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
hi.. just dropping by here... have a nice day! http://kantahanan.blogspot.com/
- September 22, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- Priscila said...
oh my gosh!!! It looks fab!!! Love it all!!!!!!!
- September 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM
- Mark David said...
I just love cherry blossoms. They possess a kind of fragrant, gentle beauty that to me is only comparable to a lovely woman.
Have you ever read a book by Yasunari Kawabata? His writing is evocative of cherry blossoms.
- September 23, 2009 at 5:34 AM
- Sarah said...
This loves perfect for Mooncake/Latern festival coming up! :)
- September 24, 2009 at 10:05 PM
- Sabii Wabii said...
OK, your photography is stunning!
- September 27, 2009 at 8:37 PM
- GiDu said...
Wow this is such a great set up! Nice job! :-)
- October 8, 2009 at 5:29 AM
- Carolyn said...
We luv your photos!
- October 9, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Saltina said...
This post really is so gorgeous! You are so talented :)
- October 21, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- killianfallon said...
The food looks so yummy! Love the colour coordination, makes the food look even better!!! Well done :)
- October 28, 2009 at 2:14 AM


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Short-legged Elwood is housetrained and playful. For details, contact Maranatha Farm at 816-6676 or go to www.maranathafarm.org.
Apollo is a well-rounded little guy who is ready and willing to please. At just six months old, he is curious and outgoing and will provide years of love and devotion. Apollo was previously in a home with several children and another dog - making him the perfect candidate for any family. For more information, call Brooke's Haven Animal Rescue at 757-7387 or visit the haven from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and 2-4 p.m. Sunday at 25 Buck Island Road.
This gorgeous long-haired "tuxedo" girl is available for adoption at Jasper Animal Rescue Mission. She is three years old and full of personality. Nally is spayed, up to date on all her vaccinations, and ready to move into your house. For more information on Nally, call 843-726-7799 or go to www.JARMission.org.
Nicholas was found as a stray on Folly Field Road. This 2-year-old sweetie will fit in wonderfully with a busy family. Nicholas would be happy to join in on all the fun but we feel like a house with no cats and older kids would be best. Sadly, Nicholas was adopted from us once before and his owners left him at a county shelter. He deserves a better outcome this time around. For more information on Nicholas or any of the animals at the Hilton Head Humane Association, call 681-8686 or go to www.hhhumane.org.
Meet Presley, 5, and Rusty, 10. They both are fabulous dogs and should be adopted together. Their previous owner was very sick and had left them outside in a pen without anyone checking on them. He had been dead for a while before someone noticed. They eventually saw the dogs outside. These innocent sweethearts did not only loose their family, they also lost their home and all that they have now is each other. They are finishing up their heartworm treatment and then they are ready for their new forever family. After everything they went through they deserve nothing but the best. Both love people, children and other pets and are very attached to each other. Call Noah's Arks Rescue at 843-540-6755 for more information. Application and home check required. We adopt out of state. Adoption fee is reduced to $200 for both instead of $150 each. They both are house- and crate-trained, vaccinated, micro chipped, neutered, heartworm negative.
Meet Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn came to PAL with her two sisters when they were a mere two weeks old. They are now playful 10-week-old kittens. They have many other kitty friends here at the adoption center. All kittens are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on all vaccines. You can meet Gwendolyn and her friends from noon-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center in Riverwalk Business Park. For more information, call 645-1725 or go to palmettoanimalleague.org.
Meet Truffles. She is an 18-month-old cocker spaniel who loves to go for long walks. She is current on all vaccines, spayed and microchipped. You can meet Truffles from noon-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center in Riverwalk Business Park. For more information, call 645-1725 or go to palmettoanimalleague.org.
The following pets are part of the Noah's Arks Rescue family. They are house- and crate-trained, vaccinated, neutered and micro-chipped. Call 843-540-6755 for more information or go to www.noahs-arks.net.
Java is an 2-year-old Pitbull that was picked up as a stray. He was kept in an emaciated state for very long. -He is a beautiful loving dog and is looking for a family where he will be cherished and loved for the rest of his life. Java gets along well with other dogs and loves children and people. He is very energetic and needs lots of exercise. He would fit perfect in an active household. Call 843-540-6755 for more info.
Belle is a 7-year-old beautiful Pitbull/Staffordshire Terrier that was hit by a car in Dekalb County. She is a pain-free, all-happy small girl that gives smiles and kisses all day long. She is able to use all her legs but has a weak back so she should be the only animal in the household. She loves people and children. Call 843-540-6755 for more info.
Gypsy is a 2- to 3-year-old Golden Retriever/Chow mix. She was trapped by good Samaritans that were trying to catch another dog they had seen that needed medical care. She was found in an abandoned burned down restaurant. She is not aggressive at all, just scared and still a little shy in new situations and with new people. Every time we look into those big eyes of hers, we just want to wrap our arms around her and let her know that the worst is over and that she is safe now. She is healthy and would make some family a great new member. She loves people, kids and other dogs.
Romeo is a 4-year-old boxer mix. He was found as a stray and showed all signs of neglect but still was the friendliest dog ever. He is a little shy at first but loves people and other balanced dogs. He will be tested with our adopters and their family and family pets to make sure everybody gets along well. He needs lots of love so he learns that he safe and has to worry about nothing.
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"The split in 1993 was during the filming of Ed Wood and there were days he would come crying, I felt so bad. I asked him why it happened but all he said was, 'It wasn't her fault, it was mine.' And when he met Kate in January of 94, it wasn't the same as Winona. I felt weird to be around him like he wasn't acting like Johnny anymore. It's almost like Winona took Johnny's soul, Johnny's love."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2010) - How sweep it is!
For the third straight year the Lady Bucs walked into Nashville and walked out with a pair of conference wins over Lipscomb and Belmont. Seniors Siarre Evans (Griffin, Ga.) and TaRonda
Wiles (Danville, Va.) capped off the sweep by registering double-doubles, as ETSU knocked off Belmont, 81-67, inside the Curb Event Center on Saturday afternoon.
Evans came off the bench to score a game-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, marking her 11th double-double of the year. Meanwhile, Wiles posted her third double-double of the season by netting 20 points and grabbing 10 boards.
With the win, the Lady Bucs notched their sixth straight victory and ETSU improved its mark to 10-7, 8-1 in A-Sun play. Belmont suffered its second consecutive loss and dipped to 9-9, 4-6.
"Coming away with a conference road win is always big," commented head coach Karen Kemp, whose Lady Bucs have won five straight over Belmont. "We knew they were going to be ready after coming off a heartbreaking loss to Campbell on Thursday. They (Belmont) came out focused, but we matched them with a run to settle things down. Basketball is a game of runs and today we saw that on the court. Fortunately, we were able to make the final run and come away with an important victory."
Despite only hitting one field goal in the opening six minutes of the first half, surprisingly ETSU wasn't in too deep of a hole, as the Lady Bucs only trailed 8-5 at the 14:10 mark. From there, the Lady Bucs managed to find an inside presence, as ETSU's post players scored the next eight points for the Blue and Gold to regain a 13-10 lead after Ashley Benedict (Rome, Ohio) hit a jumper with 11 minutes, 20 seconds showing on the clock.
The Lady Bucs continued to find some rhythm - and after Gwen Washington (Manassas, Va.) hit Evans for a break-away lay-up - ETSU led 20-12 forcing Belmont to burn a 30-second timeout with less than nine minutes to play before intermission. Eventually ETSU built an 11-point lead, 25-14, when Evans found Wiles for an easy fast-break lay-in at the 6:51 mark.
However, Belmont picked up its intensity and mounted a run to take a 34-33 lead into the locker room. With ETSU leading 32-24 at the 2:23 mark, Belmont went on a 10-2 spurt to close out the half and held the one-point advantage at the break.
After doing a great job of controlling the ball over the last four games, ETSU managed to turn the ball over 10 times in the opening stanza - resulting in 17 points for Belmont. The Lady Bucs dominated in the paint, as they outscored the Bruins 20-8, but ETSU couldn't stay consistent with its shooting. The Lady Bucs were 13-of-33 from the floor (39.4 percent) and 3-of-8 from beyond the arc (37.5 percent), while Belmont finished 11-of-33 (33.3 percent) and 5-for-17 from three (29.4 percent).
Both teams began the second half with a bunch of firepower and the Lady Bucs recaptured a 45-43 lead when Wiles nailed a three-pointer with 14:43 remaining in the game. Minutes later Evans nailed a three from same location, but Belmont answered with a trey from the corner - making it a 52-49 contest with 11 minutes, 19 seconds showing on the clock.
However, the left wing was Wiles' hot-spot, as the senior guard nailed another 3-pointer off an inbounds play to put ETSU ahead, 57-49, forcing Belmont to call a 30-second timeout with 9:38 left in the game.
Again, the Lady Bucs pushed their lead into double figures, 61-51, after Tarita Gordon (Wichita, Kan.) made one of her two free throw attempts; however, the Bruins continued to hover around. Belmont scored the next five points to cut the margin in half, but a baseline jumper by Wiles and an Evans three put the Blue and Gold back up 10, 66-56, with 4:14 to play.
The Bruins would get to within five (71-65) down the stretch, but ETSU hit 10 consecutive free throws in the final 48 seconds to come away with the 14-point win.
The Lady Bucs shot 48 percent in the second half and finished 25-of-58 for the game (43.1 percent). ETSU also out-rebounded the Bruins 46 to 36, and the Lady Bucs' bench outscored Belmont, 34 to 10. ETSU assisted on 17 of its 25 made field goals, while also going 24-of-30 (80.0 percent) from the charity stripe.
Gordon was the third Lady Buccaneer player to score in double figures, as she finished with 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Belmont had four players finish in double figures with Haley Nelson leading the way with 17.
The Lady Bucs return home for their longest homestand of the season, beginning on Wednesday evening when ETSU hosts Campbell. Tip is set for 4:45 p.m. inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
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Anyone using a mac for software development has probably run into the need for some gnu/open source software that isn't pre-packaged. One of the great failings of Mac OSX is it's lack of a real package manager. Luckily, users stepped up and built some solutions: Fink, MacPorts, and HomeBrew.
I've never used fink, but I hear it's pretty good. Being also a debian/ubuntu guy, I'm familiar with apt-get so it's probably a decent tool... but having no direct experience with it I can't really comment.
This brings me to the two tools I HAVE used: Macports and HomeBrew. I started off with macports because it was the one that had the packages I was looking for. On advice from folks I was working with (I believe the comment was "why are you still using macports, everyone is using homebrew now"). I downloaded and started using HomeBrew, but frankly, I'm unimpressed.
As far as I can tell, the only reason anyone would use homebrew is if they stumbled across one of the web sites/blog posts with the raving fanboys flipping the bird to all the uneducated macports users. When digging around, I did find this fairly objective blog post which leads me to believe that homebrew is really...not that different. The biggest difference I see is that macports has almost everything I want, whereas homebrew is missing huge quantities of useful software, so I ended up requiring macports anyway.
I like the idea that homebrew will apparently use binary packages in some situations and frankly, I don't understand why that isn't the standard. After all, debian and redhat have been doing this for years and it's much more efficient that wasting your user's time recompiling for a tightly controlled platform. Anyway, my advice is macports works for me, homebrew also works, and they seem to both work together... so it really doesn't matter which one you use, but you'll still need macports anyway because homebrew is missing about 6000 packages that are already in macports.


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This crap is pissing me off so bad, I'm actually willing to give Huck another look.
The GOP will be dead to me if this is true.
Jeb's flexible; he'll be whatever the consultants tell him to be
rove is exactly right, the next GOP candidate should be pro gay marriage....that's why we need to get rolling with the Tea Party!!!
We need a new party ASAP. The way things are going, not many will defend traditional marriage because they are fishing for votes and it will not work.
Why, there pillsbury? Looking at nuptials for you and miss Lindsey?
Yep, the next loser republican.
Thats an easy one Karl
The candidate supports gay marriage, I don't support the candidate.
Is Rove a little bit light in his loafers?
Which is why they want Roberts to make it a "right".
Removes it from the election, and gives the GOP a solid "lock" on social cons now that abortion is starting to go the other way.
Google "The Franklin Coverup".
The GOP has been very Gay friendly for a long time.
Methinks Karl Rove is Gay....and not what my grandparents would have called "gay"
Bullcrap. Karl is just busy trying to take conscience off the menu again.
Not that he ever had one. No wonder the Bushes call him "Turd Blossom".
Who knows if it was true, or well-sourced. It would explain a lot of things Rove has done or been involved with going back beyond 2000, but then so would gay PAC money.
Mark Levin on his radio show the other night was ranting against Karl Rove's new anti tea-party political group. Mark then dropped this b@mbshell; Who died and made you Queen for a day? Yes, Karl, I said Queen.
There have been rumors about Karl for years; remember his involvement getting fake reporter and gay prostitute Jeff Gannon (James Guckert) a White House Press pass?
Could Marks statement be equivalent to Bill Mahers Share the same bathhouses, comment on now self-outed Ken Mehlman?
Makes no difference to me, I've been done voting for Republicans. I will vote for conservatives at the local level. There aren't any true conservatives at the national level, and even when they talk a good game and say all the right things, they never fail to get co-opted if they win.
So let the GOP enjoy all the power it's going to acquire from "reaching out" to groups whose very existence as such in the GOP undermines everything which gave me reason to vote for them. We'll both find out if the trade-off was worth it for them, in terms of pure power. There's no doubt it wasn't worth it in the loss of principle and integrity, at least IMO.
Of course he can.
And when social conservatives once again stay home in droves to avoid voting for the third consecutive liberal squish Republican Presidential candidate, he STILL won't get why he keeps losing.
Neither will I.
Then the GOP party will be dead forever.
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Uther and Igraine had a baby boy and they kept his birth a secret from the people. One time, when Uther and Merlin had a secret meeting, Merlin told the king that he foresaw the future. He told the king that he would fall sick with a great fever and would kick the bucket. Just at these words, the king said that Merlin would take care of the baby boy if that should happen . I can not tell you any more, because I will spoil the surprise. If you want to know more here's an idea "READ THE BOOK''.
I recommend this book to people who are into mystery , magical and have a interest in medieval times. This book is for grade 5 and up there are great pictures in the book that spark your interest. The story is a classic.


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