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Vollis Simpson Whirligigs
September 5, 2013 @ 8:00 am - October 3, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Opening Reception 5 September 2013 6-8 pm
Vollis Simpson, who died this past June at the age of 94, never called himself an artist, but the thousands of people who have visited his astounding whirligig field in Wilson County, North Carolina, certainly do. Towering fifty feet or more above ground, the more than thirty monumental whirligigs erected in his field demonstrate the power of individual vision coupled with a traditional art form. They have found a home in the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Historic Downtown Wilson.
After a lifetime of repairing machinery and moving houses, Simpson found himself at age 65 with spare time and many spare parts. Rather than "sit around and watch TV," Simpson eyed his collection, remembered a windmill he constructed during World War II, and began to build. Using some of the same rigs he'd developed for moving houses, Simpson began constructing enormous windmills in his yard. They did not resemble the working windmills of grinding or irrigation use, but referenced the concepts of weather vanes and handcrafted whirligigs that are still seen locally on houses, fence posts and barns.
Close inspection of these twirling behemoths reveals an inventory of objects that serves as a catalog of the agricultural and industrial economic history of the second half of the twentieth century in eastern North Carolina. Highway and road signs, HVAC fans, bicycles, ceiling fans, mirrors, stovepipes, I-beams, pipe, textile mill rollers, ball bearings, aluminum sheeting, various woods, steel rods, rings, pans, milkshake mixers and many more such materials form the supports and moving parts. Punctuating the massive conglomerations of parts and pieces are larger-than-life representations of farm animals and people. Some figures reference experiences from Simpson's own life, such as the many WWII era airplanes and the guitar player based on Simpson's son who joined a rock and roll band. Other figures, the lumberjacks sawing wood, for example, recreate the classic interacting figures that characterize fencepost whirligigs of jackknife and jigsaw.
Simpson's "signature" finishing touch to his windmill structures were devised from highway road signs. Simpson realized that if he cut up signs into 1" square chips and fastened them to the surface of his windmills, they would reflect light, particularly at night. Spaced evenly at 3 to 5 inch intervals, thousands of reflectors gleam from every surface.
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Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm
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Say hello to Charley Kerfeld, a former pitcher in the majors, who joined the Phillies this week as a special assistant to General Manager Pat Gillick.
What is a special assistant to Gillick?
Basically, the special assistant is the traveling eyes and ears of Gillick. Airplanes, hotels and suitcases are Kerfeld's friends as he travels around the country on scouting assignments directed by Gillick. The travel can expand beyond the states.
Kerfeld, 43, was among a group of 25 or so who huddled at Citizens Bank Park this week. Free agents, trade possibilities and 40-man roster decisions were among the topics that were discussed.
Next week, Gillick, Ruben Amaro Jr., Mike Arbuckle and Kerfeld will be in sunny Naples, FL, attending the annual GM meetings.
Free agency kicks off Sunday, the first day clubs can talk money with a free agent other than their own. Sort of like the start of the hunting season.
Agents will be dropping in the GM meetings also, parading their products. Baseball's annual winter meetings come along Dec. 4-7 in Disney World. The agent shows intensify there. Mickey Mouse will have to take a back seat that week.
How did Kerfeld wind up with the Phillies? As the GM in Seattle, Gillick originally hired him as a scout in 2003. When Don Welke left the Phillies a couple of weeks ago for the Rangers, Gillick quickly nabbed Kerfeld from the Rangers, where he performed similar duties last season.
Kerfeld and Larry Andersen were locker mates with the Astros in 1986. They claim to be the original cone heads, something that is not documented in the Hall of Fame.
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Hey, Larry-
I'm the baseball collector that CBS filmed running around your beautiful ballpark in September. I don't know if you had anything do with granting CBS permission to chase after me with their camera, but in case you did…THANKS! The Mets and Yankees weren't nearly as nice.
-The Baseball Collector
Hopefully Kerfeld is not in charge of conditioning for the pitching staff. If I remember he was borderline obese when he pitched in the MLB.


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A young researcher from San Francisco has died after being infected by a highly virulent strain of meningococcal disease he was studying—and there are fears that it could spread.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that it suspects Richard Din, 25, became fatally infected with an agent from his own laboratory. A biopsy sample from Din is now being tested to confirm the news, reports the Guardian.
Ironically, Din's research was focussed on developing a vaccine to protect against the incredibly dangerous bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis—a strain of bacteria that causes meningococcal disease, and leads to meningitis and bloodstream infections.
Now, dozens of people—including relatives, friends and co-workers—are being provided with antibiotics as a precaution. Din died less than a day after falling ill, so it should become obvious extremely quickly if the bacteria have spread. [The Guardian]
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Until I was at least 12, I thought that deviled eggs were actually called "angel eggs", because that's what my parents called them. Using the word "devil" was only to be said when speaking of the devil himself, so along those lines, we ate a lot of chocolate cake, but never devils food cake!
When I was 14, I decided I wanted to have at least twelve kids, and I was going to name them all with Russian names like Dimitri, Sergio, Natasha and Katarina (an idea I got after reading a historical fiction series of books that took place in Russia). Weird, huh?
And by the time I was 16, I'd changed my mind about all the kids - thank goodness, or I might now be the unwitting target of yet another reality tv show about completely uninteresting people, and I think we can all agree that we don't need another one of those. Instead I'd replaced my dream of having a dozen kids with various romantic fantasies, almost all of which involved Scottish and English castles, rugged fishermen or brooding Heathcliff-type characters, and me wearing a corseted dress, riding a horse across the moors (flowered in heather, of course) with my wild, wind-swept hair streaming out behind me.
My high school reading list of books like Wuthering Heights made a big impact on me - quotes like this one being one of my favorites... "He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same... he's always, always in my mind; not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being."
Yes, I grew up ignorant of reality in many ways, but at least now I have my feet on the ground and I realize that I will likely never ride a horse across a heather-covered moor while wearing a corseted dress. And I'm so glad that I'm with Jamie and not a grumpy Heathcliff. And I know what deviled eggs are. Regardless of calling them angel eggs or deviled eggs, they're delicious either way.
I'm excited for Easter, and have an amazing dinner planned for Good Friday for Jamie and my parents. Citrus and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham, Glazed Carrots (rainbow carrots, if I can find them, but I'm not getting my hopes up...), Roasted Potatoes, Hot Cross Buns, and Flourless Chocolate Cake with a Salted Caramel Sauce. And then for a potluck dinner on Sunday with some friends, an Easter Bunny Coconut Cake.
This past Sunday was warm and beautiful outside, and I didn't really feel like cooking, so I just made some light snacks to eat that afternoon for a late lunch/early dinner. Deviled eggs, in pastel colors, were so pretty. I topped the creamy filling of smoked salmon and whole grain mustard with a sprinkling of dill and paprika. In my world, deviled eggs just aren't complete without paprika!
An olive tapenade of Greek olives, capers, anchovy paste and basil was intense and salty - delicious with crunchy rosemary crackers and some Parmesan cheese.
The deviled eggs were yummy, but of course, Easter won't be Easter without a Cadbury egg... so far I've held out, but I'm sure at least one will find a home in my tummy this week. My best friend's husband eats them by putting the whole thing in his mouth at once, but my favorite way to eat them is to savor them slowly, nibbling off just a little chocolate, then licking out the filling. They have so many commercials on how to eat a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup - how come no one's made one about how to eat a Cadbury egg?
Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs
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- 6 hard boiled eggs, cooled and peeled
- food coloring
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon dill
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1-2 teaspoons skim milk
- 2 ounces smoked salmon, chopped
- paprika and dill for garnish
Fill several bowls with cool water and add a few drops of food coloring to each. Place the peeled eggs in the water and let sit until you've achieved the color you'd like.
Dry the eggs, slice them in half and scoop out the yolks. Place the yolks in a food processor and add the mayonnaise, mustard, dill, garlic powder and lemon juice. Puree until smooth, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. If the mixture is too thick, add a small amount of skim milk. Stir in the smoked salmon.
Pipe the filling into the whites and sprinkle with paprika and dill.
Yields 12 deviled eggs.
WW Points Plus Value: 1 point each
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen
Olive Tapenade
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- 1 cup assorted Greek, Kalamata or Black olives (pitted)
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
- 3-4 fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Place all ingredients in the food processor and puree until you have a thick spread. Serve on crackers or crostini.
Yields about 1 cup.
WW Points Plus Value: 1 point for 2 tablespoons
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen


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The last thing I cooked before I went down for the count about a little over a week ago was a root vegetable chowder with bacon. It surprised me how delicious it was because it started with the inauspicious need to clean out the larder a bit. We just had too many wrinkly roots lying around, and something needed to be done with them before they went bad. I ended up using a combination of potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and small white turnips.
It all ended up being a rich, warm, deeply satisfying soup that's thickened by the starch in the potatoes. Good enough that two grown men (Mike and Uncle Dave) stood around the nearly empty pot after dinner scraping with their spoons to get every last bit. That's a real compliment to a cook.
I suspect you can use any combination of root vegetables you have available as long you think about balancing sweet and mild with bitter. And hell, throw in some thinly sliced greens at the end of the cooking if you have them.
Make sure your root vegetables are all cut to even sizes. This is a good way to practice your knife skills!
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 5 slices thick-cut bacon, sliced thinly
- 1 and 1/2 medium yellow onions (or 1 large), diced finely
- 3 yellow potatoes, peeled, 1/4 inch dice
- 2 small-medium sweet potatoes, peeled, 1/4 inch dice
- 1 parsnip, peeled, 1/4 inch dice
- 4 small white turnips, peeled, 1/4 inch dice
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 cups chicken stock (homemade preferable, but a good organic broth will do just fine)
- 1 cup half and half
- salt and white pepper
- Melt butter in a large stock pot. Fry the pieces of bacon in the butter until the bacon is brown and crispy. Take the bacon out of the pot, set it aside to drain on paper towels for the time being.
- Lower the heat to medium-low and add the onions to the pot. Let them sweat for about 10 minutes, stirring from time to time. Don't let them get crispy. They should be soft and translucent. (They will probably pick up some brown from the bacon fat, but don't worry about that.)
- Raise the temperature to medium. Add the vegetables to the pot. Stirring from time to time, let them soften and brown a bit, about 10 minutes.
- Add the stock and the crushed garlic to the pot. Bring the liquid up to a boil and then lower the temperature to a simmer. Let it cook for 20-30 minutes, until the vegetables soften and some of them start to fall apart a bit. If the stock isn't a bit thick at this point, let the vegetable cook for another 5-10 minutes to get more starch into the water.
- Add half and half and salt and pepper to taste. Bring the temperature up but don't let the soup boil again (if you do, the half and half can curdle, which won't kill you but definitely ruins the texture of the soup). Add the reserved bacon back into the soup and serve.


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Ipswich: Gold & Silver Buyers release CCTV images and ask for help to catch £4,000 jewellery raid suspects
PUBLISHED: 12:19 03 May 2014 | UPDATED: 12:19 03 May 2014
Staff at a town centre jewellers in Ipswich targeted by thieves have released CCTV images of the two female suspects in a bid to bring them to justice.
A tray of rings worth £4,000 was stolen during a distraction burglary at Gold & Silver Buyers in Upper Brook Street at around 4.30pm on Thursday.
The items were taken from a cabinet by a woman while her female accomplice distracted a shop assistant.
Rebecca Newcombe, director at the independent jewellers, has released CCTV images of the two female suspects in an attempt to help people identify the pair.
"It was obviously a bit of a blow," she said.
"We have stepped up security measures and hope people recognise the two women."
The first woman is described as being aged between late 50s and early 60s, around 5ft 6ins, had brown coloured hair tied back, had a number of gold teeth, was of a large build and was wearing a blue cardigan, floral patterned top, long denim skirt, black leather open-toed sandals and red socks. She was holding a small handbag.
The second woman is described as being aged in her late 20 to early 30s, around 5ft 6ins tall, of a large build, had dark hair tied back, two gold front teeth and was wearing a white cardigan, dark-coloured trousers and was carrying a large handbag.
Witnesses or people with information relating to this incident are urged to call police on 101.
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An email from Evans' parents:
Hi everyone - It has been almost 4 months since Evan's accident. He continues to recover and is looking forward to his return to a new normal life and a future with Chelsea.
He will have arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle on Monday, March 12. We would greatly appreciate your prayers for him and for Dr. Weatherby who will do the surgery.
Evans came home from the hospital a few days before Christmas and is continuing his recovery from his fall. He begins outpatient physical therapy at Mary Black next week.
He recently saw Dr.Weatherby at Steadman Hawkins and will have surgery on his left ankle in 6 weeks. His right ankle is healing fairly well.
It has been 8 weeks now, and he has been doing remarkably well, but still has a long journey ahead. Please continue lifting him up in prayer.
The other man that fell, Tracy Hughes, is also recovering and needs prayer. He is now in outpatient therapy at Roger Peace in Greenville to work on some problems with his eyes.
Anna and Kenny
This is an email from Evans' mother, Anna:
Hi again everyone - We found out yesterday that Evans will be discharged from rehab on Thursday to continue recovering at home until his broken bones heal enough for him to participate in physical therapy. He will then go to outpatient therapy. So he will be home for Christmas! An MRI showed that both ankles are broken, and he will likely need surgery at some point. We do not know when and are working on finding a foot surgeon to consult. One more thing - remember Chelsea (his former fiance)? She has been visiting a lot and it looks like they may be rekindling their relationship.
We appreciate your continued prayer as Evans recovers from the accident and we seek the best doctors to determine what needs to occur next.
Anna and Kenny
12/11/2011 An update on our nephew, Evans: They found out that BOTH ankles are broken. One is so badly splintered that the surgeon doesn't know what to do. He's refused to operate on it himself. He's afraid of doing more damage. They also now suspect hie forearm (below the broken elbow that he had surgery on) is broken. I'm not sure why they didn't do a full body MRI when he came in from such an accident which would have shown all these injuries instead of discovering them nearly a month later. Right now we don't know what they will do about his ankles and other arm. This was very discouraging news for him and for all of us, his family. But we serve a God in whom nothing is impossible. What human doctors cannot do, God can! We are asking for a miracle of healing on his behalf. And we are asking for a gift of faith to edify us all during this time. The other man, Tracy, had more surgery last week and also still needs our prayers. Stan has been going up to the hospital every day. He takes him food from whatever we have for supper because Evans has lost weight. But God is good and His mercy endures forever. Evans is alive and able to move so we have much to be thankful for. Evans is a precious gift, as are all our nieces and nephews (niece-in-law and nephews-in-law too). His life was preserved for a reason and we look forward to a complete recovery to God's glory!
This is an email from Evans' mother, my sister-in-law, Anna Harris -
Hi everyone - Evans was moved to Mary Black rehab this afternoon - Center for Rehabilitation - he will be in therapy at least 3 hrs. daily - visiting hrs. are from 4-8PM
He has made wonderful progress in the last few days! All sutures/staples have been removed and his appetite is returning fast - he refused to drink the Ensure that they gave him.
We do not know how long he will be in rehab at this point, but are hoping that he will be home by Christmas.
Thanks to all for your prayers and support!
11/29/2011 Evans had the 70 staples removed today from the surgery on his lower back! I had no idea there were so many! He was able to get in a wheelchair today. bless his heart!
11/28/2011 6:02pm Evans had neck surgery last Wednesday. That is all of the surgeries for now. We will have to wait and see if he needs surgery on his ankle. We missed having him at the family Thanksgiving but everyone went up to the hospital to see him. He may be able to move to Mary Black Hospital tomorrow to begin inpatient physical therapy. Right now it looks like at least 2 more weeks in the hospital. Mary Black is closer to home for his parents. He is still having problems with strength and tingling in his arm. The other man, Tracy, had to have surgery on his elbow, leg and his face but he is doing well. We have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
11/18/2011 5:45pm Evans is awake, talking, eating and able to move his limbs. He's in a good deal of pain and on medication. He has some numbness and tingling in one arm and the results from this morning's MRI show something in his neck which could be causing that. This may require more surgery. He is suppose to have surgery on his elbow tomorrow. They have splinted his broken ankle and will address that in a few days. He is still in ICU-Neuro at SRMC. So he's still in need of prayer. Tracy, the other man, has been moved from ICU to the Neuro ward. I didn't know this until today but he also has a broken leg along with his cracked skull and broken elbow. We appreciate your continued prayers in Jesus' Name. Thank you!
11/17/2011 10:00pm
Latest post on Evans condition (see below): He was in surgery for 8 hours today to repair his back vertebraes. They ended up having to work on 5-6 vertebrae and he got 2 titanium rods and screws. But he was moving his legs and wiggling his toes in recovery so that relieves us! The doctor said there were no complications and he will only be in ICU-Neuro one night before moving to a regular room. He has to be moving tomorrow so his muscles don't stiffen and begin spasming which would add to his pain. After his bone heals there shouldn't be any limitations. They still have to do something about his broken ankle and elbow. But we still have 2 concerns: There is the possibility of lifetime pain and degenerative disease (I guess that means like arthritis) as he ages. So we ask for your prayers again that there won't be lingering pain or degenerative disease. The other man is better. He had elbow surgery last night and he had a bad gash on his head and broken facial bones. It could have been so much worse and we are so thankful that they are alive and able to move. God is good!! Thanks for any prayers that supported Evans, Tracy and the family.
Our nephew, Evans, was injured on the job. He was in a scissor lift with another man when it toppled. They were 26' in the air and hit concrete. They are both alive but seriously injured. Today Evans has to go through surgery on his back for broken vertebrae. It's going to be a long and complicated surgery (unless God does an on-the-spot miracle, which He certainly can do!). The other man also needs prayer (his name is Tracy) as do the other people involved in the accident. There were no other injuries, but it was a traumatizing situation for them and for our family. Evans parents (Kenny and Anna) are naturally terrified. I appreciate any prayers in Jesus' Name on all their behalf!
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I'd say a solid 80 per cent of people out there – well, at least those who never studied their home atlas for a weekend – have never heard of the Faeroe Islands, let alone know where the 18-strong archipelago actually lies. I'll confess to a little ignorance as well, as when I received the assignment to cover the G! Festival in said isles, I thought I was going to a British protectorate south of Argentina recognisable only by mention in a Simpsons episode. Wrong.
Two hours north of Stansted is a mini-culture, a 48,000-strong chunk of Danish colonialism sweating for independence. In an attempt to promote local Faeroese music – and yes, there's lots of it – and remind the rest of the world that they exist, the town of Gota, population about 1,000, turned into a music festival fairground for three days, supporting a slew of local talent alongside a smattering of international bands. Eclecticism is the ethos – for example, organisers stick Natasha Bedingfield and thrash metal outfit SIC on the same bill – and the whole event is staged in one of the most remote and beautiful parts of the world.
The Faeroe Islands are stunning, awash with treeless mountains, bright blue fjords, beautiful women and an air of relaxed simplicity. G! is a different kind of music festival – although the musicians comprise the key draw, the fact that I'm in a place built for postcards has me more in awe with my surroundings than any music coming from some stage or other. Some bands prove to be ace, some rubbish, and most don't matter. Being whisked around as if part of a live-action Idiots Guide to the Faeroe Islands trumped any band, making the G! Festival more than the standard music and camping combination.
The most impressive acts are far and wide the ones who travel the least to play. Gota's own Boys in a Band expel a slurry of new wave-informed synth glee, impressing a lot on night one alongside Denmark's Nephew, political-punk quartet 200 (imagine a Faeroese Sex Pistols) and masturbatory Icelandic tech-kids Ultra Mega Techno Band Stefan (pictured below). Nephew have a song called 'I Wanna Be Darth Vader', and it is their only English language tune. How 'bout that? The rest of the evening is spent relishing the scenery and cutting out as much of it as possible to take home, and filling up on gin and jolly. As noted, much of the music was passable. But, again, this is a festival that uses music as a conduit to promote the location. At least that is how it feels.
Day two is a lubricated mess of booze. To begin, this lovely culture has devised a mixer called Seamen's Shot, consisting of a dissolved Fisherman's Friend and vodka, as their wake-up drink of choice. Sound. After a few shots, the morning is spent touring around the Faeroes, ferried around by the tourism council to visit Torshavn, the smallest capital in the world. More boating and walking is followed up some traditional Faeroese food - fish, fish and more fish. Being a vegetarian, I load up on bread, scoff at the whale on offer and remain hungry all weekend, possibly explaining the 72-hour bender the G! Festival abetted. Is it because I'm not eating properly? Makes sense to me.
I return round midday to a buoyant boozing session with my rowdy Viking neighbours. Great folks they are; one even won a Fan of the Month for Blackburn Rovers. He moved to northern England and took a menial job to support the club, so they gave him a trophy. I pause to take a picture with it – fun times – but consequently miss Petur Ben, who apparently delivers one of the best sets of the weekend. I ultimately settle down for some distortion and growling courtesy of Oslo's Serena Maneesh and local thrashers SIC. Both command the stage fiercely, and both are very loud and tighter than a sailor's knot. Yet, mediocrity creeps in halfway through their respective sets, as the repetitiveness of such manufactured ardour proves transparent. Metronomy are next, and they impress brilliantly. Combining an esoteric, Super Mario-influenced blend of dance, techno and electro with choreographed stage moves, shirts with light bulbs on them and keyboards a plenty, the band recreates a sweaty club atmosphere despite the sun shining as brightly at nine in the evening as it was five hours earlier. Most bands sound better at night, but here it gets dark for about an hour, max. Add that to the list of reasons why I get so pissed.
Natasha she wants to have your babies Bedingfield follows. If I was not on a schooner (that's a boat for any landlocked sorts) with a Faroese beer in hand, surrounded by smiles, she might have been well upsetting to listen to. Saying that, I couldn't care less who was playing: I was on a schooner. Returning to land after her set, I float to the DJ stage, once a burnt-out fish-salting warehouse, for a night of dancing with Metronomy, Lucy Hill and DJ Nettie. Someone spins Huey Lewis and the News and mixes it with The Monkees. Seriously surreal. Another sleepless, bright-as-day night is endured.
The final day promises the most musically, featuring the most eclectic showcases. Eivor, a songwriter from Gota enjoying a huge profile in the Faeroe Isles, begins the evening, rolling through an adult contemporary set of Celtic, old wave and new age fairy tales. While A bit too Enyaish for me, the locals lap her up like dried whale. Stockholm's Loney, dear (pictured right) follow and are gorgeous – lead songwriter and vocalist Emil Svanängen's syrupy singing matches the scenery perfectly, double-icing this already sweet cake of a music festival that all are gorging on. Hatesphere and their Scandinavian hair metal are next, on the same stage, and deliver a set that's entertainingly amusing. All I can think about during their set is Pantera – not sure, still, if that's a good thing, but funny it certainly was. Sadly, the live-band portion of the festival is brought to a climax on the sandy main stage by Guillemots. On an island inhabited by hoards of Guillemots – they are the seagulls here – four more seems unnecessary, and disappointing. The band's Through The Windowpane album is a luscious pop affair embellished by emotive, grasping song structures, but live they muck it all up. 'Annie, Let's Not Wait' is buttressed by an odd and needless disco beat, for example, while the complexity of their stage set-up produces a muddy, irked sound. All the intricacies apparent on their album dissipate, leaving nothing but a mess behind.
Post Guillemots, more dancing is enjoyed 'til the sun sets only to return on the horizon 45 minutes later, making the morning after a bitch. Regardless, G! provides one of the more uniquely glorious festival experiences round. The scenery is gorgeous, the locals are arguably the most hospitable and kind in Europe, and the eclecticism of the bill is impressive. Watching whoever on a sandy beach in the middle of nowhere, fighting a 2am sun amidst vast, picturesque fjords, green mountains and turf-topped houses can't help but render any band brilliant by default.
Well, maybe except Natasha Bedingfield.
Learn more about the G! Festival by clicking to its official website, here. All photography by Richard Smith.


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Jeff Rosenfeld, is an Environmental Gerontologist who looks at the interplay of aging, architecture, and other design fields. The gerontological perspective celebrates the global aging, and considers how architecture, fachion, and product design can impact on the lives of older people; and also how the global "Age Wave" is impacting on all design fields. Recent books include UnAssisted Living: Ageless Homes For Later Life (with Wid Chapman, AIA), NY: Monacelli Press/Random House, 2011; and Home Design In An Aging World (also with Wid Chapman, AIA), NY: Fairchild/Conde Nast, 2008. Forthcoming: New Communities, New Design Challenges: Aging, Ethnicity and Social Change. Memberships include American Society on Aging, Environments for Aging, and The Society (by invitation). Awarded the 2014 World Award by Senior Umbrella Network of Brooklyn. Ph.D., Stony Brook University. MA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Teaching experience includes University of Utah, and Hofstra University.
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UnAssisted Living: Ageless Homes For Later Life (with Wid Chapman, AIA). NY: Monacelli Press/Random House, 2011.
Home Design in an Aging World. (with Wid Chapman, AIA). NY: Fairchild/Conde nast, 2008.
"Home, Community and Gerontocracy: Forcasting the Future of Senior Housing." with Jason Popko. Generations. Special Issue on The Future of Aging. Fall, 2010, pp. 61-70.
Jeff Rosenfeld, Ph.D. Research Interests:
The interplay of aging, architecture, and interior design. Recent research has focused on how the changing ethnic composition of the USA is impacting on design of homes, products, and clothing for older people. Special interest: the "New" ethnic elders living in the greater New York area: Korean, Hindu, Guyanese, Dominican, and Chinese elders.
World Award: 2014, for contributions to the field of Gerontology. Senior Umbrella network of Brooklyn, March, 2014.
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So we barely teetered on the brink of the fiscal "cliff".
Technically, we went over it, but as with all things Washington, we never really went over it until we hit bottom which we were not in danger of doing for at least a few weeks, if not a few months.
I sort of figured it would end up this way: rather than vote to raise taxes on the wealthy, the Republicans took a cheat. They allowed taxes to go up on all of us, then turned right around and voted to lower taxes on the middle class and those making up to $400K a year.
This means they can keep blowing Grover Norquist AND "save our economy," because in two years, what yahoo in Alabama is going to remember that taxes actually went up?
Is it perfect? No. Everyone will find some fault with it. I'm not convinced it's even the best deal we could squeeze out of the Republican caucus, but I'm not running the negotiations, Joe Biden is. The real battle is when the newly-delayed sequestration bill is taken up, sometime before March. Those automatic cuts will be painful but less so than the posturing that will happen between now and then.
Still, the Pentagon could do yeoman's work here and start politely refusing money being thrown at them like beads on Mardi Gras. Rumour has it that they've already determined where they could take their budget below $1 trillion and still more than adequately defend the country.
Of course, they'd still outspend the next twenty or so militaries combined, but only by a factor of 1.2 times or thereabouts.
Still, the ludicrous battle over the "cliff" have all but ended and one can hope we'll take up the serious discussions of fixing what's actually broken in this country now.


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As a proud Canadian and avid gamer, I'm always on the look out for interesting news about gaming in my country. Canada is a strong contributor to the game industry at large, hosting some great developers—like Bioware, Ubisoft Montreal, EA Vancouver, and more—and some neat ideas, and worthwhile to recognize the individual contributions above and beyond the "Western" generalization. As such, the Entertainment Software Association's Canadian branch has completed the first Canadian games industry study in an effort to demonstrate the strength of the Canadian games market.
The study, which is the first of its kind in Canada, was designed to detail employment and economic statistics about the industry in the Great White North. According to the details, the Canadian game industry directly employs "9,000 people, in 260 firms, located in virtually every region of the country." Economically speaking, the report notes that Canada-based developers and publishers' revenue is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $1.5 billion to $2 billion.
Speaking on the report itself, ESA Canada's execute director Danielle LaBossiere Parr was understandably enthusiastic about the results. "This is an important first step in quantifying the growing impact of our industry in Canada. For the first time we have a real picture of our nation's entertainment software industry, including employment figures and economic data," she remarked. "Most Canadians may not be aware that we are home to two of the largest game development studios in the industry and that Canada is developing and exporting some of the top video and computer games in the world." Even the Ministry of Finance is behind the growth of games in Canada, as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty stated that the innovation of the games industry in Canada is "integral to Canada's future prosperity."
The full report is available through the ESA Canada website. I'm glad to see Canada recognized as a strong contributor to the industry. Now if only those darn prices could come down, we'd be set.


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FRISCO, Texas --- Never one to pull a punch, FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman called his side's 1-0 win over Chivas USA on Saturday night at Pizza Hut Park an ugly win. But the FCD boss isn't about to give the points back.
"It wasn't one of our better games but it's still three points," Hyndman said in his postgame remarks. "It was a very difficult game for both teams."
Until Brek Shea's fifth goal of the season in the 71st minute, it looked like this one might finish in a scoreless draw. Both teams were clearly affected by the heat, which was measured at 102 degrees at first kick.
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"Besides the ball, Atiba is the one who gave me the goal. He made that hard run and took everyone away, which left me free," Shea said.
The 20-year-old phenom also threw some love Benitez's way for his well-placed cross.
"I think every game this year he's been serving great balls. Tonight, I just happened to be on the end of one," Shea said.
Another candidate for man of the match for FCD was goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, who finished the evening with three saves. None were bigger than the two he made in a matter of seconds in the 78th minute to preserve the lead.
Hartman first denied Chivas USA's Michael Umaña's header off a corner at the far post. Then, just seconds later, he scurried over to the opposite post and stopped another header, this one by Dario Delgado to keep FCD up front.
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A secret gift for Navimie from her blog friends
- When Cymre met up with Zwingli, she wrote
Zwingli had written a post about our encounter :P I couldn't help but whisper him "LOL, I just saw your homepage :)" There was a slight pause but I guess he was surprised that I saw his post. I was also asked not to reveal his secret mission to Matty which I did not.At the time I thought "Oh, good, Cym has agreed to the idea!" that when I think back NOW, Matty would have seen that and it wouldn't be a secret anymore. /smacks head
- Zwingli wrote about their encounter too, and he wrote
Ok, I'm /fanboing all over the place.
Now, back to my secret mission!I thought it was about Matty's thing. When I think of it NOW, I should have been wondering, why hasn't he asked me for my contribution?
- Then in Zwingli's post a few days ago
Phase one of "Current Project" is almost complete. I'm giving one more day of extended time for the "Stuff" that needs to happen, to happen. Then, I'm taking care of my part of the "Stuff" that needs to happen for the final /SQUEEEEEEE to commence.
For those that have ears, let them hear.
I had forgotten about the secret project. If I'd thought about the secret Matty project, I would have realised, that I hadn't put my submission in, and that he hadn't asked me! And of course, the SQUEEEEE should have given it away
And I should have been thinking, "Hey, he hasn't got me to write mine yet!"
And this is what I saw.
The secret project wasn't for Matty. The secret project was for ME. I was stunned. I was overwhelmed with emotion. I was incredulous. Look at all these beautiful notes my friends wrote! My eyes stung - hey, my excuse was, it was late at night, and I should have been sleeping, so maybe being sleepy makes you emotional - as I read through them.... Zwingli told me that one of the contributers had said that I would figure out the gift, so the best way was to throw me off the scent by saying we were doing it for someone else. And they were right! Totally blindsided!
Here are all the people who contributed to this awesome project (in no particular order) - OMG thanks guys I really really LOVE it! And it's got a fabulous personal touch with the handwritten messages.
- Arvash of The Crimson Hammer
- Cymre of Bubbles of Mischief
- Stubborn of Sheep the Diamond
- Elfindale of World of Elfi
- Windsoar of Jaded Alt
- Euphyley of WoW Rare Spawns
- Kamalia of Kamalia et alia
- Mataoka of Sugar and Blood
- Neri of Neri Approves
- Akabeko of Red Cow Rise
- Godmother of ALT:ernative
- Shoryl of Tiny WoW Guild
- Sal of They Call me Sal
- Saunder of Non-Squishy Heals
- Tome of the Ancient of... well, Tome of the Ancient
- Tyledres of Frost and Claws
- Erinys of Harpy's Nest
- Zwingli of Zwingli's Weblog O'WoW
- Edit (Zwing sends his apologies!): Jasyla of Cannot be Tamed
I don't know what I did to deserve such fabulous friends. But I want you all to know that I feel exactly the same way about you all! And to think - I met all these people, online (except Cymre, we've known each other for... OMG almost half my life now), from reading blogs about World of Warcraft. The friendships you make and the people you touch, are beyond what I thought possible. I get thrills and joys from people coming to visit my blog and commenting - I chat back to them like we're having a conversation. And from conversations, start friendships. And look what that has led to today.
If there was something I could do for you all I would, but I know what they all would say. That us being friends is enough, and you know what? I know that if the situations were reversed, that is exactly what I would say too.
And, though it technically wasn't, I'm claiming this wonderful thing as a blogiversary gift!
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I recently had the opportunity to spend the weekend driving someone else's car. I enjoy this kind of opportunity, and I tend to take advantage of it whenever I can. This is largely because it means I don't have to put miles on my own car, which is British and therefore might break down if, for example, it senses laughter.
Only this particular car didn't belong to just any someone else. It was owned by Mercedes-Benz USA, noted creator of holiday-themed television commercials and, occasionally, luxury automobiles. But that's not even the cool part. Anyone can get a Mercedes-Benz press car. All you have to do is call them and say: "I'm Matt Hardigree. Can I get a press car?" The next day, it's at your doorstep, and you'll drive it around for a few hours until it's time to go retrieve it from the police impound.
So this wasn't your typical Mercedes-Benz press car. Oh, no. I spent the weekend in a Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG, which is the turbocharged, all-wheel drive, dual-clutch, high-performance version of the entry-level Mercedes in those ads where Willem Dafoe has pointy fingernails. More importantly, it's one of the best cars I've ever driven. And now I'll explain why, using my typical automotive review strategy: half-truths and poorly researched facts. Here goes.
I'm going to start by talking about the CLA45's single most important attribute. I know what you're thinking: exterior styling? Interior styling? The fact that everyone else on the road knows you got the cheap one? No. It's none of those. The CLA45's most important attribute is its size.
Why is size so important? Because the CLA45 reminds me of a heyday, back in the late 1990s, when the modern sport sedan was oh-so-perfectly proportioned. Do you remember it? We had that gorgeous "B5" Audi A4, the one that lasted from 1996 to 2001 and included a sporty S4 version that was incredibly cool, provided that you didn't own it out of warranty. There was the E36 BMW 3-Series and its perfectly balanced M3 variant. And even the C-Class had that handsome, boxy shape and those subtle, understated AMG models. Things were good.
But oh, how times have changed. Today's 3-Series is the same size as the mid-'90s 5-Series. Today's A4 uses a CVT that manages to suck out the last bit of character the stylists didn't get with their obscenely bland design. And today's C-Class is driven by the kind of people who don't really care about anything, except for the lease rate. The sport sedan world is bleak. It's slow. And it's large.
And that's where the CLA45 shines.
No, the CLA45 isn't built for every possible outing you can think of, like all the others. You won't want to use it on long trips with your family. You won't want to buy it for your teenage daughter to take to college. Your grandparents won't feel comfortable driving it to the grocery store. Plain and simple, this is a sport sedan, built for the kind of people who want sport first, and sedan second.
In fact, when you drive the CLA45, you get the feeling that someone finally zonked Mercedes engineers on the side of the head and told them: Hey you idiots! No one on earth actually uses an M3 sedan to transport four people on a daily basis! And the Mercedes engineers woke up from this in a daze, whereby they decided not to extend every little interior dimension as far as possible so the passenger side rear occupant would be comfortable even if he has a football-shaped goiter on his elbow. The result is that the CLA45 doesn't have any excess bulk. It's the old S4 and the old M3 that we all loved so much. It's a car that gives up nothing in a quest to become as nimble as possible.
And boy, is it ever nimble. When you get behind the wheel of this thing, you won't be most surprised by the exhaust note, which is fantastic, or the acceleration, which is another word that's different from fantastic but means the same thing. Maybe tremendous. Instead, you'll be most surprised by the fact that a car so incredibly fun to drive was built by Mercedes, the same people who approach the M-Class engineering process with the goal of creating a) a handy spot for women to put their purses, and b) a running, driving luxury SUV. In that order.
So the CLA45 handles pretty damn well. And it's sized like a modern-day E36 M3. So then why, you might ask, would I buy this thing instead of an E36 M3? After all, you can pick up an E36 M3 on Craigslist for like nine grand. In fact, I once did pick up an E36 M3 on Craigslist for like nine grand, and the headliner was kept in place by Office Depot thumbtacks. So you have to be careful with those Craigslist transactions. And if you're out there driving my old M3, you have to be extra careful, because one of the tacks might fall down and poke out your pupil.
And anyway, there's a reason you'll want to pay the huge premium for the CLA45 AMG: technology.
Now, when I say technology, I know a few of you probably get a little nervous. Maybe you're aware, as I recently learned, that Toyota is now offering an in-car infotainment system that's capable of purchasing movie tickets. Really. You're driving down the street and you say: "Camry, I really want to see 3:10 to Yuma tonight!" And the Camry replies: "You idiot, that movie came out six years ago." So it's clearly not a perfect system, but I think it's probably more helpful than an American Express concierge.
But I'm not referring to that kind of technology. I don't know if the CLA45 AMG can buy you movie tickets, though I do know that it still includes a telephone-style keypad next to the stereo, in case you remember that it's 1997, and you absolutely must place a call. Be sure to wait for the dial tone.
No, the sort of technology I'm talking about here is the good kind: all-wheel drive. Tight steering. Sport suspension. A dual-clutch transmission that fires off truly instantaneous upshifts. Shift paddles. A thick, flat-bottomed steering wheel. An iPod interface. Navigation. Dual-zone automatic climate control. Heated seats. Curtain side airbags.
What I'm saying here is that the CLA45 manages to do something that no car has ever done before: it takes the best things about the old guard sport sedans – size, handling, performance – and combines them with the best things about modern cars – technology, equipment, safety. It's the E36 BMW M3 you'd create for yourself, if you had the chance. Except it happens to wear a Mercedes badge.
And that brings us to the best part: the fact that it starts at just $49,000, or $53,000 equipped with every single feature you'll ever want or need. Forty-nine grand… for a brand-new AMG Mercedes with a dual-clutch transmission, all-wheel drive, and a 0-to-60 time in the four-second range. These are the kinds of things that usually send the MSRP up to a level where you say: "I can't wait to buy one of those in three or four years, when the prices come down."
Of course, fifty grand may still seem pricey – until you start looking at the competition. You can hardly get a C63 for under $70,000. Same with a new M3. And while the S4 costs about the same as a CLA45, the Benz has more power, more torque, and – in my opinion – far better handling. Who ever thought we'd live in a world where a Mercedes handles better than an Audi?
Some will bemoan the lack of a stick shift, or the fact that the CLA45's styling is a bit unusual – and those are certainly legitimate complaints. After all, no car is perfect. But when you consider the big picture, the CLA45 is a truly excellent car. So excellent, in fact, that I think it's the best car I've driven since the time, two years ago, when I got to spend a night with the BMW 1-Series M. And you know what? If given the choice, I might even pick the CLA. After all: it's nice to have a little practicality in your fun car. Especially if your daily driver is British.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He operates PlaysWithCars.com. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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The ocean-front metropolitan area in central east Florida
stretching 23 miles (37km) along white sand beaches south from
Ormond Beach is known as Daytona Beach, America's favourite family
beach holiday destination. Greater Daytona encompasses the towns of
Holly Hill, South Daytona, Port Orange, Ponce Inlet, Daytona Beach
Shores and all of Volusia and Flagler Counties, all of which are
dedicated to making the area an unequalled vacationers paradise.
Without moving from the sands at Daytona Beach you can surf, jet
ski, go boating, parasailing, feast on hot dogs and cotton candy,
go fishing, bicycling, fly a kite and even take a drive in a hired
beach buggy. Daytona's hard-packed sands have provided fun for
speedsters ever since the early years of the 20th century when
daredevils like Sir Malcolm Campbell set and broke records on the
beach. Today beach-cruising is still permitted along an 18-mile
(29km) section of the beach during daylight, but the speed limit is
a strict 10 miles per hour (16km/h): speeding is reserved for the
world-famous Daytona International Speedway where the annual
Daytona 500 Nascar race is held. With so much to do on the beach,
it is difficult to find time to move off it, but those who do are
greeted with numerous recreational facilities and attractions in
the string of towns along the intracoastal waterway and on the
mainland. From archaeological sites to mini-golf, museums to
haunted houses, and planetariums to chocolate factories there is
never a dull moment in Daytona Beach. Best of all, Daytona Beach is
within easy day-trip distance of Orlando with its thrilling Walt
Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios and Epcot Center, to
name only a few of the city's world-famous attractions. Also just
an hour's drive away is the Kennedy Space Center. Little wonder
that this versatile vacation hub receives an estimated eight
million visitors a year.
Daytona's 23 miles (37km) of gently shelving Atlantic beaches
with their fine-grain white sand provide hours of fun in the sun
for holidaymakers, even during the winter months. All are lined
with hire vendors providing equipment for a myriad of water and
beach sports, from surfboards to fishing tackle. Beachfront parks
provide softball and volleyball courts, playgrounds and picnic
areas. Between May and October visitors are delighted when the area
beaches play host to sea turtles that come ashore at night to lay
eggs in nests dug into the sand. The most popular attraction in
Daytona is the International Speedway, which hosts exciting events
throughout the year. There are numerous other associated
motorsports attractions, including simulators, go-karting, video
arcades and museums, in the area. History buffs can visit a variety
of places of interest like the home of John D Rockefeller, the
ruins of the first steam-powered sugar mill in Florida, or the
downtown Halifax Historic Museum. The possibilities for excursions
are almost endless, with central Florida's renowned theme parks at
Orlando just over an hour's drive away.
The US Dollar (USD) is the unit of currency and is divided into
100 cents. Only major banks exchange foreign currency. ATMs are
widespread and credit cards and travellers cheques are widely
accepted. Travellers cheques should be taken in US Dollars to avoid
hassles. Banking hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm.
To enjoy a holiday at Daytona Beach requires a great deal of
energy if you are determined to see and do all that is available.
The beaches do become crowded during peak periods, and it is
preferable to stay away during major events like Speed Week, the
Daytona 500 Nascar race in February, Bike Week during March and the
Pepsi 400 in July unless you specifically want to be involved in
these. Spring Break also draws thousands of young students to the
area. Public transport is somewhat lacking, and visitors planning
to make the most of their holiday require a hire car.
From Blues bars to funky dance clubs, holiday visitors will find
Daytona Beach has it all in good measure when the bright lights
come on along Main Street and Seabreeze Boulevard. Being a
favourite destination for leather-clad bikers, particularly during
the annual 'Bike Week', and a hot spot for college students during
Spring Break, the area has hundreds of bars, some offering topless
shows and live music. A favourite beachfront hangout for more than
40 years is the Ocean Deck Restaurant and Beach Club where locals
and tourists of all ages gather and live bands play after 9.30pm.
The historic Riverfront Marketplace also has some good venues, like
Martinis on the Bay. Sport's Bars are a hot favourite, like the
Oyster Pub in Daytona Beach and Houligan's Irish Sports Pub in
Ormond Beach.
The Daytona resort area is extremely well supplied with
restaurants of varying standards serving a wide variety of food,
from sloppy fries to fancy French fare. For a 'top of the world'
dining experience many holiday visitors are drawn to the Top of
Daytona restaurant on the 29th floor in South Atlantic Avenue. Here
the American and Continental specialities are served up with a
breathtaking view of the coastline. Another favourite with visitors
because of its picturesque setting and unpretentious 'old Florida'
atmosphere (meals are served on tin plates) is Aunt Catfish's on
the River, in Halifax Drive, Port Orange. This establishment
specialises in fresh seafood and ribs. Motorsport fans favour the
Cruisin' Café Bar and Grill in Atlantic Boulevard, which is not
only a restaurant but a museum as well, exhibiting more than a
million dollars' worth of original racing memorabilia. The menu
includes burgers, wings, steaks, seafood, soups and salads.
Daytona Beach's main mall, the Volusia Mall, is opposite the
International Speedway track on U.S. 92 and contains several major
department stores along with 100 speciality shops and a food court,
all open seven days a week. In downtown Daytona's historic district
is the Riverfront Marketplace, where holidaymakers can enjoy
browsing among the many antique stores and boutiques. Daytona is a
popular spot for bikers to gather, and thus along Main Street there
are some good deals to be had on motorcycle accessories and
leatherwear. A favourite with bike fans is the huge Harley-Davidson
store at the north end of Beach Street. Bargain hunters enjoy the
Daytona Flea and Farmer's Market with 16 hectares (40 acres) of
booths selling fresh produce, collectables, jewellery and clothing.
The market, off Tomoka Farms Road, is open every weekend Friday to
Sunday. Along the beachside boardwalk there are numerous stores and
vendors selling souvenirs, T-shirts, swimwear and sun-cream: in
fact anything the ill-equipped beach-goer requires.
Looking for something a bit different? Check out our selection of cultural & adventure holidays or if you're looking to go it alone then see our selection of solo holidays.


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CES 2010 It may look like a smartphone, but in real life this is SlingMedia's vision for the future of entertainment control.
The Sling Touch Control accesses DVR content over Wi-Fi and displays in on the touchscreen
The Sling Touch Control 100 is a set-top box remote in essence, but SlingMedia would rather you saw it as a "next-generation touchscreen device" for accessing an EPG or DVR content.
The gadget communicates with the Slingbox and other DVRs over a Wi-Fi connection, enabling you to search, play, rewind and fast-forward through your networked multimedia collection using only the remote's 4.3in, 272 x 480 capacitive touchscreen. Non-IP devices can be controlled over infra-red.
A bundled docking station allows the Sling Touch Control's integrated lithium-ion battery to be recharged as you use it. The dock tilts upwards at the front end so that, presumably, the control is easier to use while resting on a sofa arm.
SlingMedia plans to sell the Sling Touch Control 100 directly to television service providers, so how the device functions with EPGs (electronic programme guides) will probably vary between providers – though the above image gives you a rough idea.
SlingMedia demonstrates the remote at CES in Las Vegas this week. A launch date hasn't been set. ®


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April 18, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Newcomer Taiye Selasi and established best-seller Zadie Smith have been named to Granta magazine's list of best young British novelists — a once-a-decade roster with a reputation for predicting literary stars.
The lineup of 20 writers under 40 announced Monday also includes Sarah Hall, Adam Foulds, Kamila Shamsie, Adam Thirlwell and Helen Oyeyemi.
The list includes 12 women and eight men, whose roots stretch from China, Bangladesh, Somalia and Canada to London and the north of England.
The best known is probably Smith, 37, who shot to fame in 2000 with her debut novel "White Teeth" and has gone on to write novels including "On Beauty" and "NW."
One of the least known is 33-year-old Selasi, a London-born, Boston-raised writer with Ghanaian and Nigerian parents who has been mentored by Toni Morrison. Her first novel, "Ghana Must Go," was published last month.
The list also includes Naomi Alderman — author of three novels and creator of a zombie-themed fitness phone app — and former pro basketball player and six-time novelist Benjamin Markovits.
Granta editor John Freeman said the list demonstrated "that the novel has a bold, brilliant future in Britain."
The Granta selection, chosen by a panel of writers, editors and critics, carries weight because the magazine's first selection, in 1983, proved prescient. Among the original 20 were future heavyweights Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, Salman Rushdie, Pat Barker, Kazuo Ishiguro, Graham Swift and Ian McEwan.
The 1993 roster included Ben Okri, Alan Hollinghurst, Jeanette Winterson and "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" author Louis de Bernieres.
Smith and Thirlwell both appeared on the 2003 list, along with "Brick Lane" writer Monica Ali and "Cloud Atlas" author David Mitchell.
Jonathan Ruppin, web editor for the Foyles bookstore chain, said the 2013 selection was "a fascinating and very promising list."
"If you look at that first list (in 1983), the accusations of publishing being a bit parochial and white and middle class — you could make that claim. This list does reflect the huge diversity of ethnic backgrounds that are now recognized as part of the literary world.
"It's also nice to see names who have a few books under their belt and they're acclaimed but have not really racked up the readers yet — writers like Ross Raisin, Helen Oyeyemi, Naomi Alderman and Kamila Shamsie," he said.
The 2013 list, in alphabetical order: Naomi Alderman, Tahmima Anam, Ned Beauman, Jenni Fagan, Adam Foulds, Xiaolu Guo, Sarah Hall, Steven Hall, Joanna Kavenna, Benjamin Markovits, Nadifa Mohamed, Helen Oyeyemi, Ross Raisin, Sunjeev Sahota, Taiye Selasi, Kamila Shamsie, Zadie Smith, David Szalay, Adam Thirlwell, Evie Wyld.
Work by all the authors is published in the latest issue of Granta.
Granta also has twice compiled lists of young American novelists, in 1996 and 2007. The earlier list included Jonathan Franzen, David Guterson and Jeffrey Eugenides, while Jonathan Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss and Gary Shteyngart were on the 2007 edition.


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Fall sports all-conference honors have been announced by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).
MIAA co-champion Hope has placed 13 players on the all-conference football teams of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).
In addition, two players have been name recipients of the league's special awards. Senior wide receiver Doug Van Eerden of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Grand Rapids Christian HS) is the co-recipient of the league's outstanding offensive player award and senior fullback George Klupchak of Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central HS) is the co-recipient of the Pete Schmidt Scholar-Athlete Award.
Players receiving All-MIAA first team recognition are senior offensive tackle Jake Droppers of Kalamazoo, Mich. (Portage Northern HS); junior offensive guard Erik Ladomersky of Grandville, Mich. (Grandville HS); senior tight end Kevin VandenBosch of Grandville, Mich. (Calvin Christian HS); senior wide receiver Doug Van Eerden of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Grand Rapids Christian HS); senior tailback David Booko of Three Rivers, Mich. (Three Rivers HS); senior defensive end Matt Rugenstein of Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Christian HS); senior linebacker Drew Weigel of Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central HS); senior defensive back Troy Blasius of Gaylord, Mich. (Saint Mary's Catholic HS); and senior kicker Chris Bowen of Ithaca, Mich. (Ithaca HS).
Matt Rugenstein is an All-MIAA first team honoree for a third year while Jake Droppers, Erik Ladomersky, Kevin VandenBosch and David Booko are receiving the honor for the second time.
All-MIAA second team honors were presented to senior offensive tackle Ben Smith of Vermontville, Mich. (Vermontville Maple Valley HS); sophomore tailback Brent Jones of Canton, Mich. (Plymouth HS); junior quarterback Jake Manning of Schoolcraft, Mich. (Schoolcraft HS); and senior defensive lineman Colin Balas of Kalamazoo, Mich. (Portage Central HS).
The Flying Dutchmen, coached by Dean Kreps, were MIAA co-champions with Olivet. The title is Hope's second in-a-row and sixth in 10 years. Hope posted a 6-4 overall record, including 6-1 in league games.
Cross Country
Seven athletes have been presented All-MIAA cross country honors.
Junior Rob Bailey of Portage, Ind. (Portage HS) is Hope's only All-MIAA first team honoree.
Receiving All-MIAA second team recognition are sophomore Jackie Ellis of Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon HS), junior Zach King of Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern HS), junior Paul VanderVelde of Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS), sophomore Matt Wiersum of Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) , senior Anne Hoekstra of Kalamazoo, Mich. (Loy Norrix HS), and freshman Susan Savasky of Berkley, Mich. (Birmingham Marian HS).
Both Hope cross country teams, coached by Mark Northuis, finished third in their respective MIAA standings.
Three players have received All-MIAA volleyball honors.
Junior Nora Slenk of Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian HS) has been named to the All-MIAA first team while Kara VandeGuchte of Hamilton, Mich. (Hamilton HS) was voted the league's Freshman of the Year.
VandeGuchte and sophomore Andrea Helminiak of Maumee, Ohio (Anthony Wayne HS) were voted to the All-MIAA second team.
The Flying Dutch, coached by Becky Schmidt, finished second in the MIAA standings and posted an overall 24-9 record.
Men's Soccer
Seven Hope men's soccer players have been presented All-MIAA honors led by senior forward Daniel Tresslar of Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington East HS) who has been voted the league's most valuable player. Tresslar is an All-MIAA first team honoree for the third year. This season he topped the MIAA in scoring with with 15 goals and seven assists ovr 14 league games.
Joining Tresslar on the All-MIAA first team are sophomore midfielder Kevin Bartosek of Traverse City, Mich. (TC West HS), junior back James Trebilcock of Haslett, Mich. (Haslett HS), and senior goalkeeper Mike Amerman of Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Prep). Amerman is being honored for the second time.
All-MIAA second team honorees are junior midfielder Kevin McMahon of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Central HS) and junior back Mitchell Currie of Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins HS).
The Flying Dutchmen, coached by Steven Smith, finished second in the MIAA standings and posted a 13-6-1 overall record.
Women's Soccer
Three Hope women's soccer players received All-MIAA first team honors from conference coaches. Senior forward Sarah Cochrane of Watertown, Wisc. (Watertown HS) and junior midfielder Allison VanBeek of Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville HS) are being honored for the second time while freshman defender Courtney Cook of Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central HS) is a first-time honoree
The Flying Dutch, coached by Leigh Sears, tied for third place in the MIAA standings and posted a 10-8-1 overall record.
Men's Golf
For the second time in his career, senior Tommy Yamaoka of Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland East HS) captured MIAA medalist and most valuable player honors by averaging 73.5 strokes over the season's eight tournaments. Yamaoka was also the conference medalist as a freshman (2004).
Yamaoka and senior teammate Matt Lapham of Brighton, Mich. (Brighton HS) earned All-MIAA first team honors four consecutive years. They become part of an elite group of only seven MIAA golfers to achieve that distinction.
Senior Ryan Sheets of Saline, Mich. (Saline HS) received All-MIAA second team honors by finishing eighth in the seasonal standings.
The Flying Dutchmen, coached by Robert Ebels, won the MIAA championship for a fifth consecutive year and for the eighth time in nine years.
Women's Golf
Senior Juliue Hoogerhyde of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern HS) finished second in the conference seasonal standings to achieve All-MIAA first team honors.
The Flying Dutch, coached by Eva Dean Folkert, finished fourth in the MIAA standings.


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Environmental Activist to Speak at SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton adjunct instructor Robin McClellan will discuss the challenges and solutions surrounding green living at the next SUNY Canton Sustainability Lecture Series event.
McClellan will speak at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in Nevaldine North, Room 102. The event is free and open to the public.
"Addressing sustainability issues means working with people, natural resources and all the associated parameters and relationships," McClellan said. "It's important to discuss the ways to effectively navigate these complex bureaucracies toward accomplishing goals."
McClellan teaches in the Alternative and Renewable Energy program and has served on the boards of the New York State Citizens Environmental Coalition and Great Lakes United. He is also the founder of Seedcorn, an organization dedicated to supporting grassroots community movements.
The Sustainability Lecture Series was designed to accelerate awareness of environmental, economic and social concerns through presentations and interactive demonstrations. The series will continue with other environmental experts throughout the spring. For additional information, visit http://www.canton.edu/sustainability/lecture.html.
The events are just one facet of SUNY Canton's focus on sustainability. The College was recently ranked among the top 50 colleges in the nation that are committed to saving the planet, according to the Online College Database website. The four-year Alternative and Renewable Energy Systems program within the Canino School of Engineering Technology was specifically recognized for its appeal to technical students who are interested in pursuing a career in clean energy.
About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier College for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The College delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management, and public service to students in the North Country, New York State, and beyond. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to their academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as eight exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The College's 14 athletic teams compete in state-of-the-art facilities as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.
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