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Liberty News
Liberty Belles aim for top-flight finishes at 38th annual Air Race Classic
For the third straight year, the Liberty Belles, Liberty University School of Aeronautics' female flight team, will enter two planes in the 38th annual Air Race Classic (ARC).
|Megan Grupp (left) and Jessica Dyer flew on separate Liberty Belles teams last year.
The race traces its roots to the 1929 Women's Air Derby, in which 19 female aviators, including Amelia Earhart, flew from Santa Monica, Calif., to Cleveland, Ohio.
This year's event starts Monday, June 16, in Concord, Calif., and ends Thursday, June 19, in New Cumberland, Pa.
Two of Liberty's aviators — Megan Grupp, the Liberty SOA Pilot of the Year, and Liberty Belles' coach, Jessica Dyer — are ARC veterans. Dyer placed ninth overall last summer, flying with Charity Holland in a low-wing Piper Arrow. They earned the Fastest Piper award and finished fourth out of the 13 entries in the Collegiate Challenge. Grupp and Jodi Jacob placed 22nd out of the 33 planes that completed the race, using a high-wing Cessna Skyhawk.
|Melody Dowlearn (left) and Alicia Isacson are first-year pilots in the Air Race Classic.
The other Piper Arrow 28-R201 will be piloted by the tandem of Alicia Isacson, a rising senior, and Melody Lynn Dowlearn, who will graduate in December, both newcomers to the event.
"I am extremely proud of our young ladies," said Ret. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Young, dean of the Liberty School of Aeronautics. "They are accomplished aviators (and) exceptional representatives of Liberty University and the School of Aeronautics."
The team left Sunday from Lynchburg and arrived in California on Tuesday, making a couple of overnight stops along the way and visiting the Grand Canyon after flying over it.
|A view of the Grand Canyon on the flight out to California for the start of the race.
On Monday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. EST, the 50 ARC-registered planes will launch in a staggered start from Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, Calif. The race takes the aviators, who range in age from 17 to over 70, across 11 states before officially ending before sunset on Thursday near Harrisburg, Pa.
"You can't take off before sunrise, and you can't arrive after sunset," Dyer said, noting planes are not permitted to fly at dark or through severe storms. "You can't go into Instrument Flight Rules. You have to be able to see the ground and have good visibility."
It's not the first plane to arrive at the destination that is declared the winner; it is determined by total flight time. The race is open to fixed-wing aircraft ranging from 100 to 600 horsepower with a handicap system leveling the field.
Dyer and Grupp are both certified flight instructors (CFIs), Dyer with Liberty and Grupp with Freedom Aviation, Liberty's fixed-base operator at Lynchburg Regional Airport. They said they complement one another well with their competitive drive and attention to detail in their pre-flight preparations.
"We're both kind of take-charge by nature and we both really want to win," Dyer said. "We're both experienced CFIs so we trust each other's decision-making a lot, and we'll do whatever it takes to get the other person on their game and focused."
Dowlearn and Isacson said they may alternate between piloting and navigating their plane from day to day, whereas Grupp will operate the controls full time for her team while Dyer is in charge of plotting the course, including airspeed and altitude, alerting the pilot to any obstacles in their path, and communicating by radio with each airport's tower.
Ariana Knight, who for the second year in a row is serving as dispatcher from out of the Liberty SOA offices, said both flight teams will stay in communication with each other, but will devise their own race strategies and plan their own itineraries.
"A lot of the race comes down to airmanship," Knight said. "It'll come down to who makes the best decisions regarding winds and routes and avoids things like thunderstorms that will force them to land and add time. It's up to them to figure out what the conditions are and what are the best choices to make that result in the fastest route."
"Thunderstorms are a huge factor, especially over the Rocky Mountains," Dyer added. "The night before each race day, we're going to take a hard look at the weather. The way you're going to win is to get the best winds possible."
|Ret. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Young, dean of Liberty School of Aeronautics, with the Liberty Belles on Friday, June 6, 2014, two days before they flew to California.
From Friday through Sunday in Concord, Calif., participants are required to attend pre-race briefings that cover fuel planning, weather, fly-bys, and emergencies.
The two aircraft had a combined 100 hours of maintenance performed on them by Freedom Aviation's mechanics the week before they left for California. "The airplanes are in top shape" according to Young.
"Everything will be as safe as possible and as smooth as possible as they fly out there and back," added Knight, who will be on call throughout the race to provide in-flight weather updates and on-ground logistical support.
"Of course, we want them to compete well, but above all we pray for safety as they race across the country," Young added. "Godspeed, Liberty Belles."
2014 Air Race Classic En Route Stops
Total distance: 2,691.09 miles
Buchanan Field Airport, Concord, Calif.
Butte Valley Airport, Dorris, Calif.
Klamath Falls Airport, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Elko Regional Airport, Elko, Nev.
Ralph Wenz Field, Pinedale, Wyo.
William B. Heilig Field, Scottsbluff, Neb.
Karl Stefan Memorial Field, Norfolk, Neb.
Iowa City Municipal Airport, Iowa City, Iowa
Vermillion Regional Airport, Danville, Ill.
Ohio University Airport, Snyder Field, Athens, Ohio
York Airport, York, Pa.
Capital City Airport, New Cumberland, Pa.


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The following macros are tweaks I have done to macros I posted earlier, with the [spec:x] modifier added in to allow the macros to switch spells based on my spec.
- [spec:1] is my cow's primary spec, restoration.
- [spec:2] is my cow's secondary spec, balance.
- Change the numbers for your own spec, as appropriate!
resto-Swiftmend/balance-Nourish + Regrowth Toggle:
This is a macro I have keybound for "e" when not in moonkin form.
/cast [mod,spec:2] Starfire; [mod,@mouseover,help] [mod,help] [mod,@player] Swiftmend; [@mouseover,help] [help] [@player] Regrowth
- Primary Spec: if a modifier key is held, it will cast Swiftmend on friendly mouseover target, friendly target, or else on self.
- Secondary Spec: if a modifier key is held, it will cast Starfire instead.
- Otherwise, it casts Regrowth on friendly mouseover target, friendly target, or else on self.
Healing Touch / Nature's Swiftness:
This is a macro that I have keybound as "2" on both of my druids.
|#show [spec:1] Nature's Swiftness
/cast [nomod,combat,spec:1] Nature's Swiftness
/cast [help,@mouseover,exists] [help] [@player] Healing Touch
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
- Secondary spec: it will never attempt to cast Nature's Swiftness, only Healing Touch.
- Primary Spec: casts Nature's Swiftness + Healing Touch on friendly mouseover target, friendly target, or else on self.
- If any modifier key (alt, ctrl, or shift) is held or if you are NOT in combat, then it will not cast Nature's Swiftness.
- If Nature's Swiftness is on cooldown, it will still attempt to cast the Healing Touch.
Tree Form / Nourish Mouseover or Moonkin Form / assisted Starfire:
This is a macro I keybound as "t" for my caster druid.
|/cast [noform:5,nomod:shift,spec:1] Tree of Life; [noform:5,nomod:shift,spec:2] Moonkin Form
/stopmacro [nomod:shift,noform]
/cast [spec:2,@focustarget] Starfire; [@mouseover,exists,help] [help] [@player] Nourish
- If you are not already in Tree Form or Moonkin Form, it will put you in the appropriate form.
- Secondary spec: if you are in Moonkin form, it will assist your focus target to cast Starfire.
- Primary spec: if you are in Tree form, it will cast Nourish on your friendly mouseover target, else on yourself.
- Shift-click to cast Nourish or Starfire (assisted from focus target) regardless of form.
Feral Charge/WG/Starfall:
This is a macro I keybound to a G15 key (G12, specifically) on both of my druids.
/cast [form:1] Feral Charge - Bear; [form:3] Feral Charge - Cat;
/stopmacro [form:1/3]
/cast [spec:2] Starfall;[@mouseover,exists,help] [help] [@player] Wild Growth
- Bear form: it will cast Feral charge - Bear.
- Cat form: it will cast Feral Charge - Cat.
- Primary Spec: if you are in neither cat nor bear form, it will cast Wild Growth. Contains the cleartarget for fixing the "no target"/"out of range" bug.
- Secondary Spec: if you are in neither form, it will cast Starfall.
Faerie Fires with Cooldown Monitors:
While technically keybound to "y" on both of my druids, I rarely stretch to press that key in combat, and usually just mouse-click this on my screen. It has a place on my screen because it contains so many useful cooldowns to monitor.
/cast [mod:shift,form:3] Tiger's Fury; [form:1/3] Faerie Fire (Feral)(); [button:2,harm,spec:2] Insect Swarm; [mod:shift,spec:1] Swiftmend; [mod:alt,spec:1] Nature's Swiftness; [mod:shift] Force of Nature; [mod:alt] Typhoon; Faerie Fire
- Standard click will cast Faerie Fire or Faerie Fire (Feral) depending on your stance.
- Cat form: if clicked with a modifier key, it will cast Tiger's Fury.
- Primary Spec: If shift-clicked, it will cast Swiftmend.
- Primary Spec: If alt-clicked, it will cast Nature's Swiftness.
- Secondary Spec: If right-clicked, it will cast Insect Swarm.
- Secondary Spec: If shift-clicked, it will cast Force of Nature.
- Secondary Spec: If alt-clicked, it will cast Typhoon.
A note on "Cooldown Monitor" Macros:
You can see here how I use such "cooldown monitor" macros. I have 4 of them (5 if you count a separate feral one that replaces the Fire macro when in cat/bear on my feral druid) arranged in a square very close to my center screen, and then a smaller bar that includes my quick consumables and/or trinkets as applicable.
Each of the 4 big actions will change to show a different ability when I press shift or alt (I use ctrl for ventrilo), and many are specific to a form or--now that I found out about the [spec:x] modifier--my spec! The vast majority of my abilities are keybound, however, including many of the cooldowns crammed into these monitor macros. Aside from being a few click-uses, these monitors are a great way to quickly check the cooldown on an ability without having too much screen clutter!
The timer floating above the macros is from Debuff Filter and shows my current stacks of the Illustration of the Dragon Soul trinket. The health/mana bars are IceHUD. For a full run-down of my mods, click here!

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When I say "enchiladas" – what do you imagine? A burrito-like dish covered in spicy red sauce and melted cheese? Well, for El Salvador and some other Central American countries, enchiladas are a different dish entirely. While each person has their preferences, here is my version: A fried tortilla colored with achiote (annatto) forms the foundation, then in layers, mayonnaise, seasoned ground beef, curtido (Salvadoran cabbage salad), sliced hard boiled eggs, a heavy sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and a few squirts of ketchup! Pick up your enchilada and eat it with your hands. Here's the recipe, (and some notes on other variations you can try!)
Ingredients for the ground beef:
1 lb. ground beef
a few generous dashes Salsa Perrins (also known as "Worcestershire sauce")
1 teaspoon achiote powder
salt to taste
Ingredients for the tortillas:
3 cups corn flour (MASECA is the brand I use)
a little less than 4 cups water
1 tablespoon achiote powder
a pinch of salt
oil for frying (I use Canola)
6 eggs – hard boiled, peeled and sliced
Curtido (recipe here)
Parmesan cheese
Ketchup (Optional! Traditional enchiladas usually use tomato salsa!)
1. In a pan, fry the ground beef seasoned with Worcestershire sauce, achiote powder and salt. (If using lean ground beef, add a little oil to fry.) Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine corn flour with achiote powder and salt. Stir dry ingredients with a fork to combine before adding water. Add water a little at a time, combining with your hands as you go. You will use almost 4 cups of water, but 4 cups is too much, so don't add it all. You want the masa (dough) to be very moist but not so wet that you can't shape it with your hands.
3. Heat oil in a large pan. Shape masa into tortillas, (If you don't know how to do this with your hands, some people cheat by smashing a ball of dough between the bottoms of two plates covered in plastic wrap.)
4. Fry the tortillas a few at a time without crowding them in the pan. Flip to brown on both sides. Remove to paper towels to drain off some of the oil.
5. Time to assemble your enchiladas! Slather mayonnaise on each tortilla. Top with the following in this order: ground beef, curtido, sliced egg, Parmesan, ketchup. This recipe makes approximately 12 enchiladas.
6. Variations: Enchiladas can be made different ways. You can use whatever toppings appeal to you. Some people top their enchiladas with tomato slices, radish slices, and fresh avocado; other people use refried beans instead of mayonnaise, tomato sauce instead of ketchup, and grilled chicken in place of ground beef.


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Celebrating the birth of Christ was the beginning of the holiday and it surely has grown and evolved over the centuries. There is a lot of joy in bringing your loved ones out to the country to select and cut your own fresh tree to grace your home for the season. Engdale Christmas Tree Farms in Taylorville, Illinois is the place for you to come to pick out and cut your own tree. Engdale grows Scotch Pines at their farm here but some folks want White Pines or Fraser Firs.
The friendly folks at Engdale Farms recognize this and import trees which do not grow well here, but they take exceptional care to insure that your pre-cut tree is as fresh as possible. All imported trees are certified Michigan Fresh trees and were NOT cut before November 1. Most of the pre-cut trees you may see on tree lots were cut well before November 1 and have aged considerably before getting to your local sales point. Engdale offers you only the freshest trees available. Things are generally more reasonably priced out here in the country and your fresh cut or pre-cut tree from Engdale Christmas Tree Farms will probably be less expensive than those you find in the city. Engdale Christmas Tree Farms will open for tree cutting and tree sales on November 30, 2013. Be sure to bring your own saw.
Here at the Market Street Inn Bed and Breakfast, just about 5 minutes from Engdale Christmas Tree Farms, we have beautifully appointed guest rooms for you to enjoy when you come here to spend a night or two while taking in the sites and picking out your Christmas tree. We have fireplaces and nice warm beverages for you to sip and enjoy. We have whirlpool tubs for two for you and your loved one to relax and reconnect in. For years folks have come here for a family outing to stay and pick out their tree. We have a discount for your two or more night stay. We are decorated for Christmas and wish to share it with you. By the way, we are open for touring on December 6 & 7, 2013 for the Taylorville Christmas Tour of Homes.


text: Gary Allan is recovering from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee but plans to resume his concert schedule this weekend. The meniscus is a rubbery disc that cushions the knee, and Allan's condition is a common injury. Tennessee Titans team physician Dr. Burton Elrod performed the procedure Monday (July 22). Allan returns to the road with a Friday night concert at a casino in Robinsonville, Miss. In a statement released by his publicist, Allan said, "I wanted to thank all of you for the well wishes and let you know I'm feeling great. I may be in a knee brace the next time you see me on the stage, but I'm looking forward to rocking Mississippi on Friday night."


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Playing Options With ETFs
Using options with exchange-traded funds isn't just an investment strategy that can work for conservative income investors, says Main Management's Kim Arthur. The portfolio manager and adviser is buying options on a regular basis to lower portfolio volatility and complement returns for long-term oriented global stock portfolios.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Donald Sterling has apparently given up his attempt to stop the $2-billion sale of the Clippers to Steve Ballmer on Wednesday after an appeals court rejected his latest petition.
The ruling ends a nearly four-month drama around the Clippers after Sterling's recorded comments about blacks became public.
Two of Sterling's attorneys, Maxwell Blecher and Bobby Samini, said in a joint statement they are "deeply disappointed that he has been deprived from ownership of the Clippers" without the appellate court reviewing "this harsh result."
"Nevertheless, we are confident Donald will be completely vindicated in his federal case against the NBA," the statement said. "More importantly, we believe that the 'popular' ruling in the probate matter is a serious blow to the privacy rights for all Americans."
The attorneys did not elaborate on the statement.
Steve Ballmer's attorney, Adam Streisand, said in a statement that "we are beyond thrilled and gratified and supremely confident that this is now over and done" and described Ballmer as the "undisputed owner" of the Clippers.
In five paragraphs, the state's 2nd Court of Appeal dismissed Sterling's petition less than 24 hours after it was filed.
"The evidence before this court indicates the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Steven Ballmer has closed," the decision said. "Thus, there is nothing for this court to stay."
The appeals court also declined to overturn last month's ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court that Shelly Sterling acted properly in agreeing to sell the Clippers to Ballmer. Even if the sale hadn't closed Tuesday morning, the court said, there wasn't a convincing case to intervene.
Sterling didn't return a request for comment through Samini.
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The legal battles, however, are not over. Sterling filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NBA in May; the league countersued Monday.
If Sterling wanted to continue to fight the sale of the team he owned for 33 years, his options were slim.
He could file a similar petition with the state Supreme Court. But one attorney involved with the case described the odds of such a maneuver succeeding as one in 2 billion. Patrick Goodman, an expert on appellate law who teaches a probate course at UCLA, agreed.
"He could try, but it would be the longest of longshots," Goodman said. "The sale has already happened and can't be undone, so there's little reason for the California Supreme Court to intervene."


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I'm not close to this woman's level and I haven't done the research, but I have seen the same thing happen time and time again on the high school level. Many students arrived at Packemin with good grades from their middle schools. These students must take a placement test before enrollment and many are placed back in classes they have already passed. In addition, ninth grade teachers also give their classes a placement test and several weeks into the term kids are once again moved around. In the twenty plus years I taught there, I saw kids who could have succeeded fail. I saw kids angered because of their course placement just give up and go with the flow.
I always wondered what would have been so bad if these kids had been given the chance to succeed. Many would have gotten the extra help they needed and rose to the top. I clearly remember Michael, a bright ninth grader whose record, grades and parent showed he should be moved up a year. The placement test showed otherwise and the AP would not permit him to be in the correct class. Michael, a boy who started out wanting to be an engineer, a boy who clearly had the ability, never made it to pre-calculus in high school. I don't know what he is doing now, but when I last saw him, a career in mathematics was not in his plans. Nory, on the other hand, a young lady in the same situation was "smuggled" into a higher level class with the help of her counselor and a fellow math teacher. Nory ended up in AP calculus and is currently a student at Sophie Davis School of Medicine. Luis, another bright and extremely immature young man wanted to see how many letter patterns he could make with the choices on his entrance exam and of course scored poorly. Lucky for him, his talent was spotted early and several teachers inspired him to succeed. He just graduated college with a degree in computer engineering, soemthing his placement test would have prevented.
I'm not saying kids don't need remediation. Many do. But, there is more to the student than just an entrance exam. Maybe they need a chance to jump in. If they fail, so what? There is always a time to repeat. And, if we weren't so hung up on statistics, they would get this chance. I used to think money was the issue. Schools didn't want to spend the money to let kids repeat. Schools waste more money trying to get kids to pass remediation than they would if they just let them take what they need and what their records show they can do.


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Predicted Order of Finish:
- Vermont (21-7) (13-3)
- Boston U. (18-10) (12-4)
- Albany (16-13) (10-6)
- Binghamton (14-13) (9-7)
- Maryland-Baltimore County (13-16) (8-8)
- Maine (9-19) (6-10)
- Stony Brook (10-18) (6-10)
- Hartford (9-21) (5-11)
- New Hampshire (6-21) (3-13)
WYN2K. The Am East has a tendency toward top-heaviness, with a couple of good teams in a given year that are competitive with mid-major and (sometimes) high-major teams while the rest are relegated to the morass of low-major fiefdom. Over the last several years, the three sentinels of America East basketball have been Vermont , Boston U. and Albany, the three of which have won the last six regular season and conference tourney championships of the league (although only once in the same year – Vermont in 2005) . Led by these programs, the conference has gone 119-176 (.403) against nonconference opponents over the last three seasons, which is a clear step up in success from the conferences below it. We expect the same three programs to battle it out for this year's crown.
Predicted Champion. Vermont (#16 seed NCAA). Choosing UVM here was an extremely close call, as we fully expect BU and Albany to make a push for the league crown as well. Despite the losses of rebounding fiend Chris Holm (#3 in oReb% nationally) and rising star Joe Trapani (transfer to BC), the Catamounts return probable Am East POY Mike Trimboli at the point guard slot. We feel that his heady play, combined with the losses at the other schools will allow Vermont to hang on to the top spot.
Others Considered. BU is rising quickly, led by a quartet of precocious sophomores who surprised the league by finishing 8-8 in the conference last season. The most interesting of these players is Tyler Morris, reigning Am East ROY who also has the distinction of being the HS teammate of Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr. See if you can find him in the video below (look very closely for the white kid in green). Two-time defending NCAA entrant Albany must also be dealt with, despite losing Am East POY (twice over) Jamar Wilson. Brent Wilson and Brian Lillis (Am East DPOY) have more than enough support to make another run at the title. A final consideration goes to Binghamton, who hired Georgetown assistant coach Kevin Broadus to bring the Princeton offense to upstate NY. Considering that Binghamton was already one of the most sure-handed offenses in the nation (#9 in oStl%), we think this group will be ready for the transition. It also doesn't hurt that the 2008 conference tourney will be located in Binghamton. Watch out for the Bearcats as a darkhorse.
Games to Watch. As a one-bid league, only one game will matter to most people.
- America East Championship Game (03.15.08). ESPN2.
RPI Booster Games. The America East shies away from playing numerous BCS conference teams (18 games scheduled last year; 16 this year), but it makes up for it by playing quite a few winnable games against mid-major teams. For example, last year Albany defeated Utah to go along with the league's three wins vs. BCS opponents (Vermont 77, BC 63; Binghamton 79, Miami (FL) 74; Stony Brook 59, Penn St. 51). There are several such opportunities this season.
- Vermont @ George Mason (11.09.07)
- Vermont @ Virginia (11.11.07)
- Boston U. @ George Washington (11.14.07)
- Maryland-BC @ Wichita St. (12.04.07)
- Albany @ Duke (12.17.07)
- Boston U. @ UMass (12.29.07)
- Albany @ Iowa St. (12.30.07)
Odds of Multiple NCAA Bids. Zip. Even with Vermont going 15-1 in the league last year and losing to Albany by one point in the conference tourney final, they were relegated to the NIT (losing to Kansas St. 59-57). This year will be a more competitive race, which leaves no opportunity for multiple bids.
Neat-o Stat. We have several today. The Am East is a league where coaches get their starts – names like Jim Calhoun, Rick Pitino, Mike Jarvis, Mike Brey, and Jay Wright all earned their chops in the league before moving onto bigger and better things. Will Binghamton's Kevin Broadus be the next coaching star from the America East? Also, just call Maryland-Baltimore County's Brian Hodges the Human Cannon this season – he ranked sixth in the nation in shots attempted, taking 37.4% of his team's shots while on the floor. Finally, everyone thinks UVM stands for University (of) Ver… Mont, right? Well, no – it actually is latin (Universitas Viridis Montis) for University of the Green Mountains. Go figure.
64/65-Team Era. The America East is 3-23 (.115) over this era, with three first-round victories from 1989 (#14 Siena over #3 Stanford), 1996 (#12 Drexel over #5 Memphis), and 2005 (#13 Vermont over #4 Syracuse). #13 Albany was blitzed last year by #4 Virginia, but in 2006 the Great Danes were leading #1 seed UConn 60-48 with eleven minutes remaining before Marcus Williams took over and finished them off down the stretch (34-9 run by the Huskies). And who can forget the Sorrentine and Coppenrath show vs. Cuse in 2005?
Final Thought. The Am East is one of our favorite low-major leagues. In the few games we see involving these teams, the fans seem to be incredibly rowdy and into the games. The level of basketball as a rule is decidedly below the rim, but teams make up for it in execution and shooting. And how can you not like resident Am East cheerleader (and former UVM coach) Tom Brennan doing studio work for ESPN all winter.


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Surprise Celebration Honors Crystal Lake Middle School as a National Finalist in the Middle School Kindness Challenge
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WHO: Crystal Lake Middle School Students, Teachers and Staff; School Board Members, District Administrators; and Representatives from Stand for Children
WHAT: A surprise celebration for students and check presentation is taking place at Crystal Lake Middle School to honor it for being named a national finalist in the Middle School Kindness Challenge. Crystal Lake Middle earned the recognition for its students and staff members' commitment to fostering a welcoming school environment free of bullying. The celebration includes a presentation of a $1,000 check to support activities promoting kindness at the school.
WHEN: Monday, November 5, 2018
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WHERE: Crystal Lake Middle School
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WHY: Crystal Lake Middle School is one of only 10 national finalists in the national Middle School Kindness Challenge, chosen out of nearly 500 schools that took part.
During the four-week Kindness Challenge program, Crystal Lake Middle students set out to positively impact their school culture and help ensure it is a place where all students thrive. They participated in several activities, including sending Kindness Cards recognizing acts of kindness by students during the school day. In addition, students incorporated the Middle School Kindness Challenge into the school's annual Community Connection event, during which students and staff donated 300 backpacks for students in need. Students also worked with Feeding South Florida, a local non-profit group, to donate more than eight pallets of food for students and families in need.
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So I just managed to recruit Van few days ago, while doing so, I have to complete all 30 pages of Ornella Letters, I read them, but I feel something was missing there, and sometimes few sentences doesn't make sense at all. So I decided to rewrote the Letters, try to get some sense on it. The fanfiction will be split to 2 parts, first one will be shown as how Ornella and Van got close to each other, and how Ornella feels towards him. This is the first time I wrote a fanfiction, hope it won't turn out cringy. So here we go~
Van, by the time you are reading this, I might be gone already.
I am afraid, Van.
When I first came down to Apostadero. I don't know what will happen. This gift that was given from God. That I never wanted.
Van, I still remember when I first met you in the garden behind the Cathedral.
I saw into your eyes. The eyes looked so dead, so filled with cold and sadness. I reached out to you, with Asphodels on my hands, hoping that you'd warmed up. Every day, every week, You kept coming to the garden, and I kept giving you flowers, but you always mumbling something, I can't make clear of.
But one day, you disappeared, never to be seen again. In the garden, and even in Cathedral. Funny, I always look for you everywhere.
Van.. I heard on what happened in the underground of Armonia from the Pope. The Holy War that happened inside the underground areas.
His Holiness asked me himself to go there and supports all the Crusaders and Memento Mori that are fighting. To cure them and cheer them up. But, the war never ends, even though the Holy Knights and Memento Mori joined forces, Abyss forces seems to keep on coming endlessly.
The least I could do for the wounded is to cure them and support them, atleast, this is what I can do with my powers that are given by God. Giving them moral support, that God are still with us, that God is fighting with us.
But then, I saw you, soaked in blood, you came with some people that are supporting you from the En Cellar area, even with that big wound, you keep telling that you still wanted to fight the war. I felt sadness and fear when I see you in that state Van. You were surrounded by darkness, binded by it.
I reached out to you, you were badly wounded, but refused to pass out, refuses to loses to your own scar. When I saw your wound, you are injured pretty badly in the right chest, leaving a pretty big open wound. Together with the medics, we tried to cure your injury, but it was so bad. You passed out for a few days, probably from the wound, When you were unconscious, I sat next to you, holding your hands.
Your hands, feels warm, it's different than your cold, dead gaze. When you woke up, you were surprised, and took a few steps back, like you've seen a ghost. It's funny, horror you faced against the Abyss should be more terrifying than just a ghost. You're cute sometimes Van.
After that, we talked about many things, well it's not really a conversation, as I'm the one who talked so much, and I found out you don't like pepper too, I really, really hate pepper. One day, we ate dinner that was prepared by the chef, both of us got scolded because we removed the pepper from our plate. But the more we got closer, the more you opened up to me, and I feel really grateful for it Van, you're kind of cute sometimes.
I heard that, Commander William is preparing a final push to the Abyss army, moving his troops towards Gloria and Biego. You were there too, with Patrick, William, and Constans Sisters, Holy Spear, Lena and Sacred Bullet, Juliana.
I felt really nervous seeing you go Van. You reached out to my hand, saying that if you don't come back, if something happened to you, you said "Please take care of Vincent." There's a Memento Mori boy that looked a lot like you, with pale skin and dark hair, but I didn't know that was your brother, you never told me so.
I had a vision Van, you will not die here, because you're destined for something far greater. But… God doesn't think like that. The vision I saw changed, what I saw wasn't a winning Battle for Armonia, it was a massacre, in the vision, I see people dying, screaming as they flee in terror.
And what I saw in my vision, came true.
William managed to go back, but in very bad state, heavily wounded. You… are missing, together with Patrick and the Constans Sisters. When William got back, he told me, 3 squads that went to Gloria got wiped out, and 3 squads that went to Biego also got wiped out. He said sorry that he couldn't protect his comrades. 450 killed because of this. It was a great sacrifices for Armonia. He said everywhere was filled with energy of Abyss.
I asked the whereabouts of Van to him, he said "I don't know, Van went to Biego with Lena and Juliana, Patrick and I went to Gloria." Breathing heavily, he continues, "Both of our squads got pushed back to El Templo, Patrick, together with Juliana and Lena is holding there. They, gave their lives so the rest of us can retreat safely. I.. don't see Van anywhere. " William faces looks very scared and traumatized, tears is on the verge of dropping in his eyes.
Few days later, I got letter from brother Vega. It was sent by the Pope. Signed and stamped by His Holiness. The time has come. Van… where are you, atleast, I want to say goodbye, Van… I hope you're still alive somewhere. I came back to the Cathedral to enjoy my last moment in Armonia, the summer breeze in the garden, it feels cold, I bow down, tears run down from my eyes, and I thought of you, Van. What happened to you Van? Where did you go?
"Going through El Templo, the Armonium shines brightly. Contaning the light and power from Noble Souls and Saints before me. This is…. my destiny. "


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Zwickau, in the foothills of the Erzgebirge mountains, is home to one of Saxony's most popular Christmas markets. Every year, the beautiful old quarter is bathed in the glow of a giant Christmas tree and a traditional Christmas pyramid. Surrounded by delightful old gabled houses, the Christmas market is officially opened by Father Christmas and his entourage, and with the traditional blowing of the pyramid. The absolute highlight is the miners' bands parade, a time-honoured custom involving around 300 miners, marching bands and traditional costumes. This is typical for the Erzgebirge region and is not practised anywhere else in Germany. The grand finale at 2.45pm is the miners' concert in the cathedral square in front of the priests' houses.
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Amanda Bynes wants the president to help her get even with the cop who arrested her.
The former Nickelodeon "All That" star was charged Tuesday with a DUI that occurred in April and tweeted her outrage to President Barack Obama's campaign, People reported.
"I don't drink," the 26-year-old actress wrote. "Please fire the cop who arrested me."
Bynes was arrested on April 6 after allegedly sideswiping a police car in her BMW. She refused to take a Breathalyzer and drug test at the time, People reported.
If convicted she reportedly faces up to 48 hours in jail, three years of probation, and a nine-month alcohol program.
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I bought a beautiful package of pappardelle noodles at Trader Joe's, but really didn't know what I should do with them. I decided that I wanted to use them to make something that I wouldn't normally make ... something out of my comfort zone. Hence, red meat and my slow cooker. This recipe turned out beautifully. It was easy, delicious, and the house smelled amazing all day long. Cheers to stepping out of your comfort zone once in awhile!
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Putt'n Around Mini Golf
- Date: 03/09/2019 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Redwood City, California 94063
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Putt'n Around... Downtown Redwood City is the latest pop-up recreation activity for all ages. Coming to Downtown for March 2019, Putt'n Around will bring back your favorite mini-golf memories! An 18 hole course complete with scaled decorations and nighttime black light golf, this limited run activity will be fun for the whole family.
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WSJ House of the Week: And the Winner Is...
A property in Darien, Conn., that was designed to take advantage of the waterfront views is just one of the candidates for WSJ House of the Week. Stefanos Chen joins Lunch Break to unveil the winner. Photo: Bryan Thomas for The Wall Street Journal.
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Not To Reason Why at the 600 House; J-Boogie at the Hopmonk
It was 11pm. Three bands had already played. I was planning on taking off to Sebastopol, had already said my goodbyes, and was literally halfway out the front door of the 600 House when Not To Reason Why started playing. Awww, shit. After the first couple notes, I was lured, like a magnet, back into the living room. How could I leave? When it comes to Not To Reason Why, you can't even pretend like there's an option. Just give in.
The Carlo Rossi was flowing. Fools were juiced. And if you've never heard them, Not To Reason Why are on some heavy-ass, pulsing, move-your-body epic-type tip. The song: "Zeitgeist." The living room heaved, hands shot into the air, and the band played intensely, furiously, like it was the end of the world. Howls of joy. Heads shook in disbelief. Jessie Mae jumped up on top of an amplifier. For six sweet minutes, miracles came true.
Then the cops came.
People are always talking about how there's nothing to do around here, but tonight was a pretty good example of why that's untrue. Here it was, Thursday night of all nights, there's a killer house party that gets busted by the cops and yet there's still more to do. Juke Joint with J-Boogie. I headed west.
I pulled up to the Hopmonk Tavern a little before midnight and saw, I kid you not, a guy and a girl, standing and squatting next to each other in the parking lot, both talking to each other and pissing on the asphalt, simultaneously. Love works in incredible ways.
Inside, J-Boogie had just started his set with a megamix of Stevie Wonder songs—it being Stevie's birthday—and the place was hopping like mad. Bodies on the floor, busting some serious moves. Breakdancers in the corner. Girls dancing on the stage. Again, the magnetic pull erased any choice other than to get down. Even the wallflowers were dancing in their shoes.
Out in the beer garden, I ran into a buddy of mine and asked him how, in his opinion, a small town like Sebastopol was able to so overwhelmingly support a night like Juke Joint. "It's new," he said, citing that everything fresh and hip has its initial glory period. Having worked at now-defunct Barcode in Santa Rosa, he could be said to speak from experience. "It'll die down," he predicted.
He could be right. But judging from last night's huge crowd, and judging from the hypnotic spell J-Boogie had over everyone, it was hard to imagine an impending lull on the near horizon.
I've dug J-Boogie for almost ten years now, and the bulk of his set—after the Stevie Wonder tracks, and before the Motown / Atlantic megamix at the end—was a slick reminder of why he's so great. Crazy, rhythmic grooves from all around the world; none of them recognizable, all of them dope. Also, J-Boogie's one of the few DJs who can drop a long three-minute drum break with intros on the upbeat and full-on long paces of total silence and still keep the crowd not only moving but hollering with excitement. Hell yeah!
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I read a post from a fellow blogger the other day that made me so livid I was shaking. When I was done I began to fire off a heated rebuttal. I was going expose this person. I was going to call this person out. The rebuttle was written and ready to publish.
Luckily, years ago I adopted the practice of never posting things like this until I let it sit for a day or two because I realized that this was not how I wanted to handle things. I don't want to vilify or embarrass anyone, even if they kinda deserve it. When it comes to mental health, I want things to get better. That's my only objective.
So, hereto is my revised version.
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The post in question was written by someone who identified herself as licensed psychologist as well as a "certified coach and trainer." This is what made the post so alarming. I'm used to hearing a lot of bogus information about mental health in general, but from a licensed psychologist???
I know from my own experience, as well as hearing so many heartbreaking stories from other people, just how prevelent it is for mental health patients to be subjected to bad therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc. Only those who have experienced the expectation of seeking out help and then being let down will know exactly what I mean. It can be so disheartening.
To be fair, mental health professionals have a tough job and there are a handful who are awesome and work hard to do their best, but they are few and far between. Good psychologists usually have long waiting lists and are also often quite expensive. The only good psychologist I had was while I was in college. When I graduated I couldn't see him anymore as I was not a student.
The vast majority, in my opinion, are either not sufficiently trained or they just don't seem to really care that much. It's just a paycheck for them.
Anywho, on to the post. I'm going to go through several points that I wish to make in rubuttal to the article I'm choosing not to identify.
1. First, never assume your audience is stupid – There is a logical fallacy I'm sure most of us have heard of called Straw Man. Accusing people of, say, "black and white" thinking in the first sentence is a great example of this. Bad idea.
2. Medication – One of the main arguments of the post is to advise people against the use of medication. To me this is so very dangerous. The pharmaceutical industry is far from perfect. I think we can all acknowledge that. However, in many cases, including my own, medication has made a monumental difference. Finding the right medication has literally saved me from a life of complete misery. I don't let anyone make me feel guilty for that.
3. Playing the victim and attention seeking – I really hate it when people accuse mental health patients of "playing the victim" and it gets said a lot. We are people with serious and legitimate health conditions that require treatment. Often our symptoms cause us a tremendous amount of pain, both phyiscally and mentally. Would you accuse someone with a broken leg or a heart condition of simply "acting like a victim"?
I would also NEVER accuse a mental health patient of being merely an attention seeker. That made my jaw drop to the floor when I read it (still trying to pick it up. Good thing I'm typing.) Then again there actually are conditions that do descibe such people. I would think that any psychologist would know about things like hypochodria, narcissistic personality and anti-social personality, all of which are considered mental health disorders.
4. Mental health disorders as "labels – This is another thing that gets said often that I really hate and wish would stop, like, yesterday. A mental health disorder is NOT a label. All a diagnosis really means is that the symptoms you have were found to be similar to the symptoms of other people. Those symptoms have been grouped together and given a name. We have to call it something, don't we?
When a mental health disorder is identified, it can be an essential step toward healing and recovery. Is the current system perfect? Heck no. The system needs a whole lot of improvement, but at least we are headed in a forward direction. I don't want to "be cavemen again…" or a cavewoman. I've gotten too used to having things like refrigerators and indoor flush toilets. I also do not want to wind time back to a century ago when mental health patients would often be dropped off at a facility on a hill and forgotten. Remember the story of Nellie Bly?
5. Blaming the patient for their own failed recovery – This really made me want to scream, yet I am all about maintaining decorum as much as possible. Are you seriously blaming the patient for their own failed recovery??? Really??? Did I read that right??? Do you really believe that patients just blindly do not want to change? Does the person who wrote this post really have a PhD? Then again, I've met so many health professionals that seemed to think just the same. I suppose it shouldn't be surprising at all.
6. Mental health patients can simply think their way out of their condition, if they chose to – This made me laugh out loud it's so preposterous. Do you really think that people want to feel like sh*t? This is what differentiates a mental health disorder from just having a bad day.
To be fair there are several things about the article that I agree with. We should all do as much as possible to assist in our own healing process by meditating as well as "getting sunshine… taking a walk in the woods… and daring to dream." (Yes, the writer really says this.) But wait wait, do you mean to say that I could have simply dreamt my way out of borderline personality disorder all those years, or just taken a nice walk in the woods? Wow! No no, I'd much rather live in pain and agony. Yeah!
The writer also makes the valid point that when it comes to health care we should not always blindly follow the people who "wear white coats." We all need to be our own best advocates and trust our own intuitions more. I couldn't agree more.
As I've already said, the system is not perfect, but it's not hopelessly broken eaither. The only effective change is trying, as much as possible, to work within the system to improve it rather than merely trash it. The latter is far easier to do though isn't it?
The truly unfortunate thing is that I've met so many therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists who seem to think just like this writer. I want that to change, like, yesterday.


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Will I Bleed the First Time?
Will I bleed the first time I have sex?
– Cait*
Some girls bleed the first time they have sex, but not all girls do. The reason why some girls bleed the first time they have sex is because the hymen, a very thin piece of skin-like tissue that stretches partly across the opening of the vagina, breaks or tears. Some girls are born without much of a hymen. Other girls' hymens cover a large portion of the vagina's opening. It all depends on the girl.
Whether a girl bleeds also partly depends on whether the hymen is broken or torn before sex. It is possible for this to happen from vigorous physical activity; tampon insertion; and masturbation or fingering.
Remember to always use a condom every time you have sex, including the first time, to help protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Reviewed by: Julia Brown Lancaster, MSN, WHNP-BC
Date reviewed: January 2015
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Dirk Nowitzki earned his second double-double of the season. So that's nice. It was his first game back in more than a week. So that's nice, too. What's a little less nice is was how belabored the victory was in just about every way for both Dallas and Dirk. It came down to a last-second shot in overtime by San Antonio's eighth man for Dallas to pull out the victory and Nowitzki was sucking down water in between free throws by the end. No matter how bad his conditioning was before, one has to figure it's a little better this morning. All-in-all, the Mavericks are finding all sorts of fun ways to piece together wins. Jason Kidd missed last night, giving Rodrigue Beaubois another start despite Del-Tone West returning from a couple games off. RoboBobo has been absolutely nails for the Mavs. How nails? Pretty darn nails. Also, am I using "nails" correctly here? Doesn't matter, I'm moving on as is. He's averaging 1.3 3ptm/15.7 pts/4 rbd/6.3 ast, and here's the kicker, 3.3 blk in each of his last three games. This is Beaubois we've been waiting for since the summer of 2010. Word on the street is that Kidd will miss a week or more, that Dirk's not suddenly conditioned to perfection and that West is healthy enough to take over at the point. On a team with a ton of good and bad x-factors, Rowdy Roddy's piping hot and worth a pickup in all leagues. Okay. More words about fantasy basketball for your eyes starting in about 1.5 centimeters.
Gary Neal -19/4/7, with a triplet of treys. This was an awesome way to end your week if you took a chance on … really anyone on San Antonio's bench yesterday, but it won't happen a lot. If nothing else, you can hope that Popp saw something in Neal that compels him to toss Neal in the starting five instead of Leonard.
Danny Green – "Sumbitch. I finally get to the starting five and Popp starts burnin' the bench." – Kawhi Leonard
Richard Hamilton – Returned. 11/2/1, with a steal in the first half. 11/5/2, with 3 stl by game's end. Yawn.
C.J. Watson – Sat out with a wrist injury. S'okay. He was only averaging 7/1/2 in his last three since Rose returned to the lineup. Put him back on the shelf next to your 10-season-set of "Friends" and your Jurassic 5 vinyls.
Dwyane Wade – Shot 1-for-9 in the first half, then tripled his production in the second! (… by shooting 3-for-7.) Wade was off, yesterday was more of a "Bosh" day.
Eddy Curry – DNP-CD against the Knicks on Friday. Two fouls in two minutes yesterday against Chicago. Way to exact revenge on your exes, Ed.
Jeff Teague – 24/1/4 against the Hornets. Also known as the "Rip Hamilton Classic."
Chris Kaman – The organization has decided to ground Cave Man until they can find a team interested in his services. You should do the same, or drop him outright if you're impatient.
Roy Hibbert – 7/6 in 22 minutes shortened by foul trouble. The Hack-a-Howard turned into Harm-a-Hibbert.
George Hill – 16/6/4, despite a quiet second half. Actually, considering this was Hill's best game of the season, maybe his second half was normal and his first half was just very loud.
Ryan Anderson – Returned after a 1-game furlough to drop 11 points (3 3ptm), all in the first half. Apparently, Hill and Anderson were too busy playing Words with Friends with each other on the bench to involve themselves much in the game after Q2.
Jameer Nelson – Concussed Friday and will miss at least two games because of it, meaning you also can cuss if you want to. Especially, when you consider that Chris Duhon (14/3/5 last night) is the vulture pick.
Jerryd Bayless – Before you continue reading, go pick up Bayless. I'll explain why when you get back. For now, just go do it. … … Back? Firstly, Dwane Casey has decided to jimmy (technical term) with his lineup, which has resulted in Bayless playing the two, DeRozan playing the three and Aaron Gray not playing at all. Secondly, the Raptors have said they'd be willing to part ways with Jose Calderon, possibly putting Bayless in the starting position at the point. And thirdly, dude went 17/3/6, with a steal last night and you're not too good to ignore free agent lines like that.
Kris Humphries – Hump's had five double-doubles in his last nine games. Yesterday was not one of those double-doubles. Yesterday was a sloppy ol' pail of 3/8 and 5 tovs. Also, it just dawned on me that for almost three months Kim Kardashian's husband and mother shared the same first name, spelled the same way. That's almost as weird as my wife and father both being named Frank. Jrue story!
Marshon Brooks – Started this game on the bench, and did very little in 22 minutes. Anthony Morrow started in his place and scored 14 points in 27 minutes. I'm beginning to think these Nets aren't destined to do great things. No one tell Sundiata Gaines. I hear he's a crier. Anyway, I expect Brooks to find his way back into the starting lineup later this week.
Anderson Varejao – Varejao scored a season-high 18 points, whilst also grabbing nine boards. So, we're really at a place right now where I'm going to suggest you automatically start any fantasy big on your team if they're playing Boston. It's an uncomfortable place.
Alonzo Gee – Geezits dropped 14/6, with 4 steals against the Celtics last night in 29 reserve minutes. In his last six, he's averaging .484/.722/7.6 pts/6.2 rbd/1.8 stl. Not stunning, but neither is Anthony Parker. Nor are the Cleveland Cavaliers, for that matter.
Nikola Pekovic – Had at least 13/7 in each of his last three. He's taken Darko's spot at starting center in Minny's last two and is worth a stream if you need a big for a short spell.


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A conversation with Miss Abril
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Telerik Controls are great for building modern, rich clients, and web applications often seen at the enterprise level. I just worked with a company that uses these controls in their soon to be released customer facing SharePoint portal. They ran a small load test which showed that the response times were ranging between 150ms and 1.3s for most of their pages – which is acceptable. Still, they wanted my opinion on the data – so they shared a dynaTrace session with me. I observed a number of problems prior to the production deployment:
- "Unbalanced�? load balancer will bring a server-cluster down
- Data driven performance problems will kill a database server
- Wasteful database connection handling will impact app server performance
Check out the following screenshots that explain my steps and findings while I analyzed their performance data. I hope this is also a good guide for any of your own work you do on Telerik, SharePoint or any other frameworks. It is important to understand what happens underneath the hood – – just because it works on a developer's machine or in a small scale load test, doesn't mean it will scale in production.
Step #1: Analyzing Transaction Flow
The transaction flow visualizes the flow of all requests end-to-end through the system. Not only is it interesting to see where my performance hotspots are but it is also very interesting to see how load is distributed, how these tiers are communicating with each other and how they interact with external systems such as the database.


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2011 has been an amazing year for the music video. Artists continue to push the boundaries of the medium, using it to challenge social norms, experiment with new technology, express beauty, comedy, and tragedy, sometimes all at once. There have been so many videos that caught my eye this year, but I've narrowed it down to the top 11 of 2011.
#11: "It's Real" by Real Estate
On top of being one of my favorite breakout bands of the year, these fellows tug on my heartstrings, complimenting this sunny song with an entire video dedicated to our canine friends. I want one!
#10: "You" by TV On The Radio
TV On The Radio take a look into a future that finds them broken up and exploring new and unique facets of life including Live Action Role Playing, the Bush Administration on Ice, Dojos, and, Jheri Curls. Let's just hope they never break up, for Tunde's sake.
#9: "Bizness" by tUnE-yArDs
This colorful creation plays off of all the best parts of this song. It's playful, colorful, strange, and beautiful.
#8: "Our Deal" by Best Coast
Drew Barrymore directed this tragic and oh so stylish tale of two star-crossed lovers. Great video, however I feel like the random break-dancer at 2:38 kind of takes away from the severity of the situation. Just sayin'…
#7: "Tog" by Colourmusic
They say when it comes to horror films, the less you see, the more chilling Colourmusic wisely leaves this one up to the imagination. I think it was a pie-eating contest. Call me an optimist.
#6: "My Machines" by Battles
It was tough deciding between this video, or the sensual overload video that is "Ice Cream." In the end, I went with this one I love the concept. It might be a social statement attacking our materialistic nature, or maybe it's just someone's Black Friday nightmare brought to life. I'll let you decide.
#5: "Sprawl II" by Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire went with another interactive video for "Sprawl II." I can't listen to this song without thinking of the Hood Internet's Arcade Fire/Blondie mash-up. Anyway, check out the video below, and then get interactive HERE.
#4: "Cruel" by St. Vincent
St. Vincent's Strange Mercy is most definitely my favorite album this year. That delicate voice floats along edgy distortion and dark subject matter, much like her video for "Cruel."
#3: "Iron" by Woodkid
Prior to his music career Yoanne Lemoine (aka Woodkid) was a successful director working with artists like Yelle, Moby and Katy Perry. Lucky for us, he decided to dedicate himself to music as well, creating the epic and gorgeous "Iron." In a word – breathtaking.
#2: "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra
When you attach such a stunning and artful video to a song that is already so special, what you get is viral. It's no wonder this video has over 25 million views. It simply never gets old.
#1: "Make Some Noise" by Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are back with a vengeance this year, and this video says it all. They've combined pretty much all of my favorite actors in an epic video of alcohol and drug infused mayhem that ends in a dance-off gone sour. Check out the abbreviated video below, or enjoy the thirty-minute masterpiece HERE.
There were so many videos I wasn't able to include. Alas, that's what happens when you are limited to a list. Feel free to comment and share any other videos that caught your eye this year.
Happy New Year! May 2012 bring you music, laughter, creativity and peace of mind.
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Adam Lambert.
So, did Adam Lambert really want to play Jean Valjean or something? The " American Idol" alum was pretty harsh about the "Les Miserables" cast's vocal skills, tweeting Sunday that the music "suffered massively (because of) great actors PRETENDING to be singers."
"It's an opera," he clarified. "Hollywood movie musicals treat the singing as the last priority. (Dreamgirls was good)"
Anne Hathaway rates her 'Les Mis' performance as 'eh'
"And I do think it was cool they were singing live- but with that cast, they should have studio recorded and sweetened the vocals," he wrote, adding, "I felt like I should ignore the vocals and focus on the emotional subtext- but the singing was so distracting at times it pulled me out."
Lambert was impressed with Anne Hathaway's vocals, describing her performance as "breathtaking."
He also mused that "the industry will say 'these actors were so brave to attempt singing this score live' but why not cast actors who could actually sound good?"
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"Sorry for being so harsh," he wrote. "but it's so True!"
Hey, everyone's entitled to their opinion.
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