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Friday, March 05, 2010
Uncorked Virtual Wine and Cheese Party
Interview: JoBeth Williams Is "Uncorked"
As an actress with an already-busy schedule, what made JoBeth want to play the role of winery matriarch Sophia Browning? "It was really refreshing to read a script that I thought was really sweet, without being saccharin sweet. I loved the character. I loved the idea of this woman, as a sort of born-again hippie. She and her husband had been hippies in the old days, and they owned this vineyard. And I love Elliott (who plays her husband Paul) — Elliott happens to be a friend of mine — so the idea of us being a couple was fun."
JoBeth was also reunited with Julie Benz, who plays Johnny. JoBeth tells me: "I've worked with Julie a couple of times. The first time was when I did a series with John Larroquette called 'Payne' some years ago for CBS, and Julie played our maid. And then I did four episodes of 'Dexter,' and I played her mom. So it was fun reuniting again. I adore her; she is a dear, terrific girl."
While many things drew JoBeth to this film, the scenery was a big factor: "We filmed in the Santa Ynez in the Solvang area, which is a gorgeous area north of L.A., and shot in this wonderful vineyard. Everything seemed right about it, and it made me want to do it."
Working with Elliott Gould was a big draw as well. "Elliott is just wonderful. He is very funny and has a very dry sense of humor. He just really has a great heart. He has a wonderful outlook on life; he's very laid-back. He has a lot of wisdom. I love being around him and talking with him and spending time with him."
JoBeth could see a bit of herself in Sophia, telling me: "I could certainly relate to wanting the best for my child and to see him be happy. I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better. For Sophia, I think that was her driving force, to help her son get over the loss of his wife.
"And I think I have a certain amount of the old hippie in me. I went to college in the late '60s/early '70s. We were against the war, and were of the 'make love, not war' school of thought. I like that this woman made the choice to live not in a big urban situation. She just felt very earthy to me. That's a part of me that I hope I have. I was raised in cities, but I was raised in Texas, so there's a certain amount of connection to the earth. I really liked her Earth Mother quality."
While a big message of the movie is finding a balance between your work life and your personal life, JoBeth hopes audiences take away this message: "I hope people take away a really positive feeling that family can ground you. I think a lot of the time, we don't give our family connections the kind of credit they deserve, like how important they are to us and how much they mean to us. I think family makes all the difference."
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Dr. Mathison?
OK, I am not trying to help promote any kind of product, but the "Coma Cam" commercials starring Cameron Mathison are hilarious!! The following is one of my faves.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Days: Such a Tease!
* Rafe discovers that Sami has been keeping a secret.
* Nathan (Mark Hapka, pictured) admits that he still has feelings for Melanie.
* Arianna urges Rafe to forgive Sami.
* Chloe goes to visit Nicole with news about Sydney.
* Daniel realizes that Maggie is ill.
Thursday – Maggie tells Melanie that she has relapsed.
Friday – Brady proposes to Arianna!
ATWT: Such a Tease!
Sneak Peek:
Y&R: Such a Tease!
* Phyllis (Michelle Stafford, pictured) and Diane have an explosive face-off.
* Sharon is finally forced to face the truth about Adam.
* Billy and Jill search for the evidence that could destroy Tucker.
* Jana sees a new side of Ryder and realizes just how much danger she is truly in.
*In a special stand alone episode on Wednesday, March 3 – Ashley and Sharon have separate terrifying dreams that lead to a shocking revelation.
B&B: Such a Tease!
· The situation gets soggy during an altercation between long-time rivals.
· A tragic accident changes the future for many.
· One woman's nightmare returns to haunt her.
· An estranged couple reunites.
· The truth is revealed about a deception.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Ex-AMC Star the Latest on DWTS
Soap fans can also look forward to seeing 90210 bad girl Shannen Doherty strut her stuff as well. This news almost makes up for the fact that Kate Gosselin will be on it too.


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During the RIM meltdown last year we invested in GOOD Technology that supports iPhones and Androids. One of the things they are raving about in the new phone is seperation of business and personal email. This is already part of GOOD and we use it effortlessly.
Even if the BB10 is perfect (and from what I see, it isn't) we are not going back to BB devices. Too little too late, I am afraid.

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Jim Hillibish's weekly gardening column.
Nasturtiums look like water-lily pads without the water. This is just the beginning of a long list of their oddities. I've grown them for decades, and they still amaze me. This is the time of year when gardeners start lists of plants they want to try next season. Nasturtiums definitely belong on your list. No others offer their benefits. So here we go -- 15 reasons why these guys are must-haves in every landscape: 1. COOL HISTORY: They are among the first cultivated annuals, discovered in the jungles of Peru in the 1500s. 2. PLANT AND FORGET: They require zero maintenance after seeding except for picking their bright flowers. 3. GROW EVERYWHERE: They love poor soil. High fertility, including fertilizer, cuts down on the flowering. They are perfect for new allotments with rocky, clay soil that grows nothing else. 4. ALWAYS INTERESTING: Their pad-like, circular leaves are like no other. Flowering starts in mid-summer, with waves of brilliant blooms. 5. INSECTS BEWARE: Nasturtiums repel many of the bad guys including aphids, whiteflies, squash bugs, cucumber beetles and others. Planting them around your vegetables is a natural way to limit damage. 6. YARD AND PATIO: They love containers, making them perfect for decks and patios. You don't need potting soil -- just dig up some dirt out back. 7. THEY GO TO DINNER: Their leaves and flowers are edible and considered delicacies. They offer a peppery flavor in salads and as a garnish. Chop them and use as an herb in many dishes. 8. CASH CROP: Their flowers cost $6 for a small package in gourmet groceries. 9. EAT THE SEEDS: During World War II, their dried seeds were ground and used as a pepper substitute. They also may be pickled in vinegar and used as capers in a variety of recipes. 10. BUY ONCE, ENJOY FOR YEARS: They self-seed every fall, requiring no effort or expense for a nice bed the next season. 11. BAD WEATHER FRIENDS: They are heat and drought resistant, rarely requiring watering. They tolerate cold snaps. 12. WEED FIGHTERS: Their dense growth crowds out all manner of weeds, eliminating that chore. 13. LONG SEASON: They survive mild frosts long after other annuals have expired. Mine often survive into December. 14. EVER BLOOMING: Once the flowers start in mid-summer, they keep producing until the deep freeze of winter. The seeds are produced on small stalks, not from the flowers. Collect them when dry and still enjoy the blooming. 15. PROLIFIC: They are perfect for filling large spaces. Left alone, your bed will nearly double each year. Have I convinced you? There's one more thing. Nasturtiums always look happy. Their crazy leaves border on the comical. You never need to worry about them. They live to grow and please you. Send gardening questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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麻将 (ma jiang). Mahjong is more than a game in Hong Kong, it is an obsession. Most families have a set of tiles in the house, and I have never met a Hong Konger who does not admit to playing, if only on holidays. So, five weeks ago, when my friend Tracie suggested we enroll in an introductory class at the local YMCA, I jumped at the opportunity. My intention was to complete the five week course and learn the basics. My enrollment in the upcoming advanced course speaks to the game's addictive nature as well as its complexity. The rules are so multifaceted that we were unable to learn ?let alone absorb ?them all in the beginning course.
So what is this crazy game? After five weeks, I am still trying to understand it. Some note a vague resemblance to gin rummy, although when a classmate tried to put together a run of 4, our teacher, Nancy Luey, immediately exclaimed, "You start confusing Mahjong with gin and we'll have to throw some whiskey at it!" She was not referring to any association with drinking, but rather the game's seamier side. After all, Mahjong is first and foremost a gambling game. As my friend Emily said, "No money! No fun! No game!" Another friend refuses to play - at all - as the result of a large gambling debt acquired while in university.
Mahjong has also been compared to dominoes. While I do not play dominoes, the tiles do have a similar look and feel, and the instruction book, included with my Mahjong set, is titled, "Instructions to play Mahjong, the Chinese domino game." Still others claim some commonality with Bridge, but only because Chinese insist Mahjong keeps the mind sharp and alert. I read one article that even claimed it could stave off Alzheimer's.
Since I began my course at the Y, the first question people ask is, "What version are you learning?" I am learning the Cantonese rules, reported to be the easiest, but there is also Shanghainese, Western, Taiwanese, and I am certain, still other versions I have yet to encounter. I have not gathered the courage to ask about the difference between Cantonese and say, Western Mahjong, but my sense is that it is significant.
The history is equally murky. We learned in class that the game started over 100 years ago among sailors. Created to pass long hours at sea, one suit, "bamboo," was named in honor of a ship's mast; another, the "circle" or "bull's eye", is so-called because it resembles the bottom of a bucket, and the "Chinese character" suit represents money. The red, green, and white dragon tiles are a reflection of the Chinese belief that these mythical creatures are lucky, and the emergence of "cardinal" tiles named for the four winds - North, South, West, East ?are logical for a game created at sea. This all made sense until I turned to the Internet to fill in some of the historic gaps. There I found that the game's past is not settled with some claiming it spans up to one to 2,000 years and others that it started as a favorite pastime for those with royal associations.
And so, a few weeks ago, I embarked on this new challenge. Learning Mahjong over the Chinese New Year season is appropriate; after all, the most common answer - among Chinese - to questions about how they spent their holiday is, "Mahjong!" In fact, I have friends who tell me they only play during family gatherings. While the game has evolved into a Tai Tai activity among Westerners, in Hong Kong both men and women embrace it equally, although I understand that it is mostly men who frequent the numerous Mahjong parlors around town.
One friend, whose mother forbade her and her brother from learning the game, nevertheless picked it up as a teen. She said she played quite a bit with friends, never paying any mind to the fact that she was a frequent loser. However, after months of being referred to as, "yue lam," or "fish stomach" in Cantonese, a name given to habitual losers, she quit. "After a while, it just didn't feel good to be called a fish's stomach."
I will not attempt to review the game rules. I will only say that - so far ?despite rounds "with an east wind" and terminology including Sheung, Phoong, and Khoong, playing the game is fairly straightforward. It is the scoring and point system that add a level of complexity not found in other games I have encountered. But this is the least of my worries. Beginning Monday, Nancy will not longer allow us to use the simplified, English-friendly, tiles with Latin numbers to help those of us still not reading Chinese.
As I quizzed myself on the Chinese characters used in the game, I wondered what I had gotten myself into. On the other hand, nowadays when I am out walking on Sunday mornings and hear the familiar clicking sound of Mahjong tiles being shuffled on a table - or an occasional "PHOONG!" - I smile, somehow feeling more connected to this crazy place called Hong Kong.
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This review of a book about Pompeii has an intriguing remark (emphasis mine):
There is an emphasis within this book on weaving both Imperial and provincial figures, events and episodes into the narrative. We learn of Poppaea's family connections in Pompeii, the repercussions of Agrippina's murder and Nero's actions in the last years of his rule. There is mention of Nero's visit to Pompeii following the devastating earthquake or as the authors put it, 'to the Campanian backwater (which) was probably in large part a favour to (Poppaea)' (209). This was fascinating, but required patient reading on less relevant and digressive topics before small nuggets of interesting facts could be found.
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Every Sunday we will practice together the Chenrezig practice known as A Concise Daily Practice of the Exalted Lord Avalokiteshvara. The practice will include recitation of "Drupon's Heart of Advice for Practice" as well as an extended period of quiet sitting meditation.
Chenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Whenever we are compassionate, or feel love for anyone, or for an animal or some part of the natural world, we experience a taste of our own natural connection to Chenrezig. Although we may not be as consistently compassionate as some of the great meditation masters, our basic nature of unconditional compassion and wisdom is no different from what we see in Chenrezig.
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Terex kelly bar extension for digger derrick augers. These can be used to replace a damaged or missing extension shaft or to add to existing kelly bars to dig deeper. This bar has a 2 1/2 inch hex female hub and is a 2 inch hex bar.
Bar has holed predrilled in 12 inch increments and is 78 inches long including the hex hub. This will give approximately another 6 feet of drilling depth.


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Atlas of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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|Map of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
|In 1826 a British settlement is founded at Cocos Island, since 1831 the islands are controlled by the family of Clunies-Ross. The Cocos Islands are considered a Dutch possession, but in 1857 Britain formally annexes the islands. The islands become part of Ceylon in 1878, the Straits Settlements in 1886, Ceylon in 1942, Singapore in 1946 and Australia in 1955. All that time the islands are ruled by the Clunies-Ross familie. After heavy protest in the decolonization committee of the United Nations, John Cecil Clunies-Ross relinquishes his authority in 1978 and Cocos Islands are from that moment on ruled as part of Australia.
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- Three-page letter marked 'Confidential' to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts] requesting his participation in an Executive Committee formed to advocate for the enlistment of blacks to fight in the Civil War. Signed by George L. Stearns on behalf of the Committee. This letter is part of the Slavery collection in New-York Historical Society.
- Undated pledge of moneys to be paid to Lysander Spooner for "a review of Judge Kane's late decision, that the U.S. Courts have no constitutional right to punish for contempt without trial by jury." Signed by several prominent abolitionists, including Ellis Gray Loring, Francis Jackson, and Samuel E. Sewall.
- One-page letter dated December 28, 1850, from Stephen P. Andrews in New York City, to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts], reporting on the distribution of books sent by Spooner to Freeman Hunt, [William Cullen] Bryant, [Horace] Greeley, and Park [Parke] Godwin. Includes mention of a "card" [possibly a petition] that Andrews suggests having signed in Boston and then sent to New York for additional singatures.
- Manuscript copy in Lysander Spooner's hand of a four-page letter dated April 12, 1845, from Thomas Earle in Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to G. [George] Bradburn, in which he gives lengthy critique of Lysander Spooner's book [probably The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] and the abolitionist movement in general.
- Four-page letter dated September 8, 1845, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Bangor [Maine] to Lysander Spooner of Boston, Massachusetts, describing several newspaper and circular reviews of Spooner's book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery], mentioning opinions given by [William Lloyd] Garrison and Bob [Robert?] Phillips.
- Four-page letter dated December 26, 1845, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts], expressing desire to distribute his book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] to members of the United States Supreme Court and discussing other opinions on the state of the abolitionist movement.
- Two letters from Lysander Spooner to George Bradburn. A two-page note dated June 21, 1845, notifying that Amasa Walker will be visiting the store of Emerson, Harris & Potter if Bradburn would like to see him. Followed by a one-page letter dated October 17, 1845, notifying that he must leave Boston to attend to his mother in Athol [Massachusetts].
- Draft of a six-page letter dated December 7, 1846, in the hand of Lysander Spooner in Winchendon, Massachusetts, addressed to [George] Bradburn, discussing various news of the abolitionist movement, opinions on articles and letters written by Edmund Quincy, Wendell Phillips [and others] and the affections of Elizabeth Sargeant.
- Four-page letter dated February 23, 1846, from George Bradburn in Lowell [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts], in which he copies a letter received by James Haughton [?] of Dublin, who discusses Spooner's work, and metions the affections of Elizabeth Sargeant. Followed by an additional note dated February 24, in which he mentions [Samuel E.] Sewall's criticisms of Spooner's work.
- Four-page letter dated December 7, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Winchendon, Massachusetts, to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing various news of the abolitionist movement, opinions on articles and letters written by Edmund Quincy, Wendell Phillips [and others] and the affections of Elizabeth Sargeant.


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Quick banana ice cream
Prep: 5 mins Plus freezing
A no-churn ice cream that's low-fat, superhealthy and counts as one of your five-a-day
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal156
- fat4g
- saturates1g
- carbs29g
- sugars25g
- fibre2g
- protein3g
- salt0.04g
- 4 ripe bananas, cut into chunks
Probably the best known, most popular tropical fruit, their name probably derives from the…
- 3-4 tbsp milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds
- 2 tbsp ready-made toffee or chocolate sauce
There are few secrets to toffee. It is simply sugar that has been…
Pop the banana chunks on a flat tray and cover well. Freeze for at least 1 hr, or until frozen through. When ready to eat throw the banana into a food processor and whizz until smooth with enough of the milk to achieve a creamy texture. Scoop into 4 bowls or glasses, then top with the sauce and nuts.
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26th May, 2016
Amazing! I couldn't believe how much this tastes like real banana ice cream. I needed to keep it in the freezer for a few hours to give it an ice cream texture after ab hour it was more like half melted ice cream. I sometimes add a little cocoa powder to make it banana and chocolate flavoured and made by own chocolate sauce by melting dark chocolate in the microwave and adding a spoonful of half fat creme fraiche.
21st Apr, 2015
I suspect anyone who doesn't think it's anything like ice cream, isn't blending it for long enough. Personally, I don't add any milk or cream! Or anything else for that matter. All I do is freeze a chopped up banana and then blend it! It's exactly like ice cream. And a banana is so sweet, you don't need sugar in it unless you have a really sweet tooth. When you blend it initially, it will form a granular, oat like texture... powdery almost. And because it takes longer to blend than you might imagine, you may stop at this point and think that's it. It isn't. Keep blending until the bananas suddenly 'go' and the texture transforms into a smooth ice creamy texture. You can refreeze it if you want to, to make it harder, or eat it in this smoother state. Do try it WITHOUT the milk, or indeed any other ingredients first - just so you can see that it is a success without anything else added. How many other recipes can you make with only one ingredient and no cooking?! It's good fun to do with children as there's a magical quality about the transformation.


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The 143-year-old downtown center of Greeley is akin to a kaleidoscope whose picture changes with each turn of the tube. In another decade, Greeley's downtown may be unrecognizable.
But the transformation of the last few years was immediately apparent to Casey McConnell, who returned to Greeley last year after a nine-year stint in Aspen. He found an almost entirely new landscape from back in the day, when some would say the Rio Grande Mexican restaurant held downtown Greeley together.
Now, there are more bars, music venues, restaurants, gift shops, even a theater. People actually flock downtown on Friday nights. Talk of a new hotel and parking garage isn't just coffee shop chatter.
"I had no intentions of moving my business to Greeley, or staying in Greeley," said McConnell, a 1997 graduate of Greeley Central High School. "But moving back and getting a sense for what downtown had to offer, the restaurants, just everything happening, and to find this studio right here on the edge of downtown. I'm sold."
McConnell is one of the latest implants in downtown, opening a studio for his marketing business, Qittle. The list of transplants who think Greeley's downtown is going places is growing.
Rich Carroll and his business partners, Sarah and Aaron Wooten, are remodeling a spot at 823 10th St., next to 3-year-old Cafe Panache, to start up the Cranford Cove Tea Tavern (and it's not your grandma's tea house). The two will share an entryway into each other's space, and capitalize on Panache's art and crepes, and the Tavern's planned music.
Ryan Gentry and Ben Grabowski, who own the Penalty Box, the Jager, Grabo's Bar & Grill and Sky Night Club, are on the move again, as well. They're relocating Grabo's into the Sky space. They've also taken over the former Dutch's at 813 9th St., to open Bear Country Saloon, a country bar complete with line dancing.
Downtown Development Director Pam Bricker is juggling a host of potentials. A new bar/restaurant called the Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery, a national franchised sports bar, is coming soon to the old Oasis Hotel building. A couple of young entrepreneurs are looking at putting a tap house at the Conservatory Building on 8th Street. There's two potential takers on the old Kia property at 8th Avenue and 5th Street, Bricker said, which at one point attracted the attention of Walmart to develop a new concept store. Bricker said another potential business owner is looking at the possibility of opening a comic book and game store downtown.
Greeley Chophouse owner Tim Veldhuizen was sold on downtown's magic after just four months here. He opened the Chophouse to standing-room-only crowds last spring. He's planning to open Moody's American Grill in what is now Grabo's at 801 9th St.
"My feeling is, you strike while the iron is hot," Veldhuizen said. "The need is there. The Chophouse is running well, and it's a good opportunity for us."
He plans to take advantage of the patio, especially to make it eye-catching for traffic along 8th Avenue, and have it open by October. He hopes to attract a strong lunch crowd with meals that can be cooked in 12 minutes – essentially giving customers a good meal with enough time to return to work.
"I think it's just a great corner in downtown Greeley. We'll be able to develop that patio a bit better, and really try to make the outside of the building more restaurant like. People driving by will immediately notice that it's a cool, casual place."
Maybe after all these years, city and downtown officials' efforts to attract attention to the district is finally paying off. It doesn't hurt that the downtown has been designated a creative district, and the core of the area is a common drinking district they call Go-Cup – the first of its kind in the state. It certainly doesn't hurt to have more of a push for events downtown.
"We still have a long way to go to get to saturation point," said Bricker, whose leadership has been credited with much of the current momentum. "But I don't see anything going away in hurry. More and more people are discovering downtown, more and more people are having fun downtown, and that's what turns the attention, especially with more restaurant options."
What that's done is create a couple of different markets to keep downtown humming day and night. The restaurants and bars service both lunch crowds and nighttime activities.
The city has been awash for months in talk of a new hotel coming downtown. Greeley officials say they are as close as ever to creating a development agreement on that hotel. The plan is to have a hotel built in the lot with the Lincoln Park Library, complete with a parking garage.
"What the hotel will bring to us is the tourism factor," Bricker said. "It will bring small conferences, people who are attending dog shows at Island Grove, people who are staying in a nice facility in the heart of downtown, where they can walk out the door, go to retail and restaurants and enjoy downtown."
Downtown is not a case of the blind leading the blind. Sales tax revenue for the district is climbing, even as a steady stream of businesses have left downtown for a variety of reasons through the years.
In 2012, sales tax collections in the downtown plazas were up 6.45 percent to $236,739 from 2011, and up 16 percent from 2010 collections, Bricker said. The entire downtown district, which stretches south to 17th Street near the University of Northern Colorado and north to 5th Street, saw sales tax revenues of $1.16 million last year, up 2.2 percent from 2011, Bricker said.
Come 10 years from now, downtown could be totally different. Assistant City Manager Becky Safarik has plotted out the possibilities with moveable, marked pieces on a map in her office, mostly to determine space availability from the 30,000-foot level, as more inquiries come in.
"The landscape changes daily in terms of interest in downtown," Safarik said. "We're fielding tons of calls. It's great, and it's a really fun opportunity to reframe the downtown."
It's a far cry from 1989, when Carroll, who's opening the Cranford Cove Tea Tavern, had automotive businesses along 8th Avenue.
He likened downtown back then to a demilitarized zone that separated the town between socioeconomic classes. Many felt it wasn't safe to come downtown.
Though the area is relatively crime free today, trepidations have lingered through the years.
"One of the most-often things we heard was, 'You can't do it here, it's Greeley,' " said Bill Gentry, who runs four downtown business with his son Ryan, and partner Ben Grabowski. "We were pigheaded enough to ignore it. … Frankly, my son and Ben are driving forces. They won't listen to the negativity. When you get four to five really strong-willed people together, exciting things start to happen."
Linda McSwain, who has owned the Conservatory Building downtown for 20 years, can't believe the changes she's seen.
"With all of us who have worked with DDA and just believed in downtown Greeley and the potential that is there, to see the new businesses and new surge of energy, and just the goodness that's happening there," said McSwain, crediting Bricker, and longtime downtown patron saint, Bob Tointon. "It's a breath of fresh air to see. I'm thrilled and anticipate we'll continue to grow."
Bricker and others believe the 8th and 9th Street plazas will fill up soon, which will enable them to turn their attention to 8th Avenue, which the city has plans to refurbish.
Momentum is building so much, it's also drawing non-retail. Take Andy Nagel, who moved his 20-year old business, Mirage Productions, at 924 8th Ave., to downtown last year.
"I have the feeling that downtown is on a roll, that it will be an exciting place to locate a business," Nagel said. "I was previously in an industrial park outside of town and this is just a lot more energizing."


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Letter from the President
Dear UHV Graduate-To-Be:
On behalf of the University of Houston-Victoria community, we congratulate you on your upcoming graduation. Your commencement will mark a milestone in your life and set you on a path for an exciting and productive future. Your degree represents a great deal of work and commitment on your part and on the part of those who have helped you along your way. Whether it is your family, friends, faculty, staff or fellow students, all are proud of your accomplishments, and we hope your graduation will be a wonderful occasion that you will remember for many years to come.
Your commencement represents the beginning of the next phase of your life. Whether it is another degree or moving into the world of work, you are beginning a new phase. You will go on to pursue your dreams, and our goal is to provide continued encouragement. To do that, we want to stay in touch with you through our UHV Alumni Association.
The Alumni Association is a great way to keep up with your alma mater and your friends and classmates from UHV. We continue to add programs and degrees, and should you decide to further your education, we hope you will consider UHV. You have a strong supporter in your university, and we look forward to continuing to serve you through the Alumni Association.
Again, congratulations on your upcoming graduation. We hope you will take advantage of the celebrations surrounding commencement and continue to make memories that will last a lifetime. I look forward to being part of your special day as you cross the stage to receive your diploma.
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By Susan Duclos
One difference between those that voted for Obama and those that did not, is that those that did not vote for Obama are not surprised in the least that in the fiscal cliff deal, taxes went up, not only for the so-called rich, but for 77 percent of all American workers.
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The budget deal passed by the U.S. Senate today would raise taxes on 77.1 percent of U.S. households, mostly because of the expiration of a payroll tax cut, according to preliminary estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington.
More than 80 percent of households with incomes between $50,000 and $200,000 would pay higher taxes. Among the households facing higher taxes, the average increase would be $1,635, the policy center said. A 2 percent payroll tax cut, enacted during the economic slowdown, is being allowed to expire as of yesterday.
One percent of households, or those with incomes over $506,210, would pay an average of $73,633 more in taxes.
80 percent of households making between $50,000 and $200,000 will pay an additional average of $1,635 in taxes withheld from their paychecks.
Also, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington, the tax burden will increase more for someone making $30,000 a year (1.7 percent) than it does for someone earning $500,000 annually (1.3 percent).
Conservatives making $50,000 and $200,000, that are now seeing smaller paychecks, are suffering as much as liberals making equal amounts, but the conservatives are definitely not surprised. On the other hand, Obama supporters, are expressing anger, shock and outrage over Washington's fingers snatching more money from their paychecks.
Obama supporters believed the statement below, conservatives did not.
"I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."---- " Barack Obama, September 2008. "
Joseph Curl over at Washington Times visited one of the most liberal websites on the Internet and reports on some of the shocked outrage by Obama supporters.
"What happened that my Social Security withholding's in my paycheck just went up?" a poster wrote on the liberal site DemocraticUnderground.com. "My paycheck just went down by an amount that I don't feel comfortable with. I guarantee this decrease is gonna' hurt me more than the increase in income taxes will hurt those making over 400 grand. What happened?"
"My boyfriend has had a lot of expenses and is feeling squeezed right now, and having his paycheck shrink really didn't help," wrote "DemocratToTheEnd."
Now of course, some obamabots can't bring themselves to blame Obama because they reelected him despite the fact that Mitt Romney and Republicans warned them Obama was going to raise their taxes, and they cannot cast the blame on Republicans because the GOP has been extremely vocal in the battle to extend all tax cuts, but they lost.
So those Obama supporters found someone else to blame:
"BlueIndyBlue" added: "Many of my friends didn't realize it, either. Our payroll department didn't do a good job of explaining the coming changes."
It is the payroll departments fault.
Some in the thread argued that the new tax — or the end of the "holiday," which makes it a new tax — wouldn't really amount to much. One calculated it would cost about $86 a month for most people. "Honeycombe8," though, said that amount is nothing to sneeze at.
"$86 a month is a lot. That would pay for … Groceries for a week, as someone said. More than what I pay for parking every month, after my employer's contribution to that. A new computer after a year. A new quality pair of shoes … every month. Months of my copay for my hormones. A new thick coat (on sale or at discount place). It would pay for what I spend on my dogs every month … food, vitamins, treats."
Now, even before Obama is inaugurated for his second term, to which these very people are completely responsible for, they are already expressing buyer's remorse:
"Really, how am I ever supposed to pay off my student loans if my already small paycheck keeps getting smaller? Help a sister out, Obama," wrote "Meet Virginia." "Nancy Thongkham" was much more furious. "F***ing Obama! F*** you! This taking out more taxes s*** better f***ing help me out!! Very upset to see my paycheck less today!"
"_Alex™" sounded bummed. "Obama I did not vote for you so you can take away alot of money from my checks." Christian Dixon seemed crestfallen. "I'm starting to regret voting for Obama." But "Dave" got his dander up over the tax hike: "Obama is the biggest f***ing liar in the world. Why the f*** did I vote for him"?
A quick note to Obama supporters, those that ran to the election polls and pulled that lever for Barack Obama.
Sit down and STFU, you voted for this, you got what you voted for and have absolutely no right whatsoever to complain about it now.
Deal with it... the rest of us have to because of your uninformed decisions.


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When filmmaker Derek Cianfrance settles on a story he wants to tell, he has an enviable tenacity to see it through no matter how long it takes.
It took Cianfrance a dozen years to get his breakthrough film "Blue Valentine" made, but when it finally hit screens the blistering portrait of the slow, sad dissolution of a once loving marriage earned raves and gathered accolades, including an Oscar nomination for leading lady Michelle Williams.
His latest effort "The Place Beyond the Pines," which reteams Cianfrance with his other "Blue Valentine" star Ryan Gosling, alongside Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes, the journey to the screen took about half the time. The result is an equally distinctive film, a triptych of interlocking tales focusing on the father-son dynamic and the painful legacy that lives of crime and deeply guarded secrets can unleash.
The writer-director delves into the inspiration that sparked his latest journey, the unique collaborative bond he shares with Gosling, and the powers of persuasion it took to give Cooper the confidence to take on a role unlike any he'd played before.
It's nice to hear that this film was not quite the Herculean task to get made that your last film was.
Yeah, 'Blue Valentine' was 12 years. This was six. 'Blue Valentine' with 66 drafts and this was 37. I'm cutting it in half. I'm getting faster.
But you still put in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. How did you come up with the concept and keep your passion high to see it through to fruition.
Twenty years ago I saw 'Napoleon' by Abel Gance when I was in film school, and I was blown away by the whole movie, but especially the ending of the movie, which ends in this triptych of three screens going on at one time. I'd always wanted to do that. And also at the same time I'd seen 'Psycho' for the first time, and I'd always known that there was a shower scene in 'Psycho' I just never knew you had to spend 45 minutes with Janet [Leigh] before she went in the shower. And that baton passed to Tony [Perkins], just blew me away.
So I had this structure of this baton-pass and this form of this triptych bouncing around my head for 20 years. And then in 2007 – this was a couple of years before I made 'Blue Valentine' – my wife was pregnant with our second son, and I was thinking a lot about legacy. I was thinking about everything that I was born with and everything I was going to pass on to my child. And I was just really wanting him to come into the world clean, and not have any of my stain or any of my marks or any of my bad decisions or any of my sins. Look, I grew up Catholic so I have a lot of guilt. And all of a sudden this idea of this torch passing between generations meshed with that structure and that form that I wanted to do, so I quickly came up with this idea of this movie about legacy.
How did the story evolve from that initial inspiration?
I had initially conceived it as a Western. Then I met with my co-writer, Ben Coccio, and he suggested that we change the horses to motorcycles and modernize it and I thought that was great. Eventually it became this story about American legacy and American tribalism. I was thinking a lot about small towns, small places like Schenectady [New York] where you're born into a certain world it's really hard to break out of that place. You have no choice where you're born into.
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I was thinking about how these two walks of life, these two tribes in America, how they could collide and just what the echo would be of that collision. It reminded me a lot of America itself, just being this place that's founded on a lot of ruthlessness and brutality, but nowadays we live very domesticated. But I don't think our history is ever gone. That will always be here. That's what the movie is really about, dealing with a legacy, a legacy of brutality.
This is your second film with Ryan Gosling, and I think people are already wondering you're going to be a Scorsese/DeNiro-style combo going forward. Do the two of you see yourself as continually returning to collaborate, and what is it that is simpatico about your working relationship?
I hope so. Ryan [Gosling] is an absolutely magic individual and working with him has been one of the great gifts of my life. I'll give you an example of the destiny of our relationship. I was at his agent's house in 2007 – we were having dinner and we were preparing 'Blue Valentine,' and I had been working on 'The Place Beyond the Pines' with my co-writer Ben Coccio for about six months. Anyway, I asked Ryan at dinner one night I said, 'Man, you've done so much in your young life, what haven't you done? What haven't you accomplished that you've always wanted to do?'
And he said, 'Well I've always wanted to rob a bank but I've always been too scared of jail,' and I said, 'Wow, that's funny, I'm writing a movie about a bank robber. Have you given it any thought? How would you rob a bank?' And he said, 'Well, I thought I would do it on a motorcycle because I could go in and wear a helmet that would disguise my identity, and then I'd leave on a motorcycle because they are fast and agile and can get out of tight spots. And then I would have a cube truck parked about four blocks away, and I'd ride my motorcycle into the back of the cube truck and then drive off. The cops would be looking for a motorcycle and not a cube truck.' And I said, 'That's crazy! That's exactly what we've written into the script!' It was destiny. I told him, 'Hey, I'll make your dreams come true and you won't have to go to jail for real.' But that's how it's always been with us. I feel very fortunate to have met him and to have had the relationship I've had with him.
You also get to bring in people you haven't worked with. Here you have Bradley Cooper, who's as respected, honored and popular as Ryan but, I'd imagine, a very different type of actor.
The discovery of working with Bradley was really initially the discovery of meeting Bradley. I knew that Luke was going to be Ryan for five or six years – it was always him. I had no idea who was going to play Avery – we were writing this character just blind. And I was meeting with a ton of actors, great actors, and I had a meeting set up with Bradley Cooper. This was before 'Silver Linings Playbook' and I was like, 'Who? That guy from "The Hangover"?' 'Yeah, he's actually a really good actor.' And I was like, 'Okay, I'll meet with him.' But I didn't think much would come from it. The moment I met Bradley, if I had a visual of what he looked like, it was a pot of boiling water with the lid on it. There was something enraged inside of him. There was something unsettled inside of him. But on the outside it was perfection. 'People's Sexiest Man,' but on the inside he was wrestling with something, and I felt a kinship with him on that on that level.
I talked to him. I just really felt a brotherhood with him immediately and so I went back and re-wrote the script specifically for him. I wanted the audience to have the same experience that I had basically which is, could I create this character who on the outside was paraded as a hero but on the inside he felt corrupted? He felt this toxic shame, and I thought I could change the audience's perception of this guy who was that guy that they thought he was. So I wrote it and I gave it to Bradley – and I have to say I think he was a little nervous about it. I think it scared him a little bit. In fact, he told me about five weeks away from shooting that he didn't think he could do it anymore. And I said, 'Where are you right now?' And he said, 'I'm in Montreal shooting 'The Words.' I said, 'Well, okay, I'm in Brooklyn. It takes me about five hours to drive to Montreal.' I said, 'So I'll see you at 11 o'clock tonight.'
So I drove up to Montreal, and I had this meeting with him that took place from midnight to 4 a.m. in the morning. And for three hours and forty-five minutes of the meeting he was out. And I think I must have just tired him out or something, he just wanted to go to bed you know? I told him I wouldn't make the movie without him, that he was the only person that would do this movie. Basically, we just talked about the character, and once he understood the guy then he jumped on board. And then I think he really shined in the movie in way that I don't think we've seen him before.
You mentioned that you initially envisioned this as a Western, and I think people hear your name and associate you now with these very real, contemporary-type stories but do you really want to fool around in other genres and tackle all kinds of storytelling: Westerns, superhero, sci-fi?
Absolutely, here's my feeling: I'm trying to make classics. That's my ambition. I want to make classic movies. I want to make movies that people can watch for a long time. It doesn't matter what genre. Ultimately I want to tell honest stories in whatever form they take. I will say that I got offered a script the other day and I was reading it. And on page 20, the girl gets drugged and she gets raped and she gets her throat slit. This script has a very large paycheck attached to it for whoever is going to direct it. My feeling is, not for all the money in the world would I ever drug, rape, and kill a woman on screen.
My kids are nine and five, they're always asking me, 'Dad, why don't you make a movie we can see? Why don't you make a kids' movie?' The thing is, my kids can't watch my movies now but someday I'll be proud for them to see my movies. If I made that movie where this woman got raped and killed, I would never let them see it. So my real barometer for the films I'm going to make are films that I can show my children. Films that have responsibility, because I'm a human being on this earth so that's my first responsibility.


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Monday, August 1, 2011
Deliciously Repurposed
Leftovers are the bane of my existence. I hate having bits and bobs, odds and ends from cooking projects cluttering up my counters, cupboards, and refrigerator. A half a bag of teff flour, 3/4 cup of alphabet pasta, and an amazing amount of egg whites interred in their tiny plastic coffins in the refrigerator are just a few of the things that make it hard to put away groceries. I have so many leftovers, that it's hard to find a place for actual food.
Cooking camp, although it was a lot of fun, did have the aggravating side effect of producing more leftovers - a whole pan of marshmallows. I didn't want my kids to just hork down the whole pan as I'm not tall enough to be able to reach the ceiling to peel them off of it, were they to consume that much sugar. So, what to do with a pan of marshmallows?
Recently on Pinterest I saw a delicious idea - s'more truffles. Leftover marshmallows seemed like a great excuse to make truffles. I played around and came up with my own recipe and they were delicious! I put little mini-muffin papers into an egg carton and sent some to work with my husband, some to youth group with my daughter, and gave some to visitors that stopped by. And the few that were leftover? Well, I'm not crazy enough to complain about leftover truffles!
S'more Truffles
1 lb. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp espresso powder
Homemade marshmallows
powdered sugar
1 packet of graham crackers, crushed into fine crumbs
1 lb. milk chocolate
1- Place chopped chocolate in medium heatproof bowl.
2- Combine whipping cream and espresso powder in medium saucepan. Bring cream mixture to simmer over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally. Pour cream mixture over chopped chocolate; let stand 1 minute, then whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
3- Place the chocolate mixture into the refrigerator to cool and thicken, about 2 hours.
4- Using kitchen shears, cut the marshmallows into the size of mini marshmallows. Dip the shears in powdered sugar frequently to keep them from gumming up. Rolls the mini marshmallows in the powdered sugar to keep them from sticking to each other, then shake off the excess sugar.
5- Place the graham cracker crumbs into a shallow bowl. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
6- Remove the thickened chocolate from the refrigerator. Using a small scoop (about Tbsp size), scoop up a ball of chocolate, smoosh a little marshmallow into the center, cover it over with chocolate, and drop the chocolate ball into the graham cracker crumbs, rolling it to coat it completely. Place the ball onto the prepared tray.
7- Repeat with the remaining chocolate and marshmallows. As soon as a tray is full, place it into the refrigerator. If you're working in a hot kitchen, you might need to work with only a portion of the chocolate at a time, keeping the rest in the refrigerator to stay firm.
8- Allow the chocolate balls to firm up in the refrigerator, from 1 hour to overnight.
9- Use the milk chocolate to dip the chocolate, following the tempering instructions in this post.
Store the truffles in the refrigerator.
11 comments:
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
These are a tasty treat and a great way to utilize those sweet leftovers from Cookie Camp, which I still love!
- August 1, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Mindy said...
i shoulda' come home from vacation sooner...
- August 1, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Natalie said...
I absolutely love this idea!!
- August 1, 2011 at 8:58 AM
- hobby baker Kelly said...
Brilliant! Just introduced my eldest to s'mores on a recent camping trip so I have the marshmallows ready in the freezer. I'll have to thaw some out and make a mini batch for a super treat.
- August 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Shannon Riley said...
These look delicious! I guess s'mores are a popular flavor right now, I just made S'Mores Cheesecake. I'm going to be posting it soon. You should check it out! :D
- August 1, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Chels/Catz in the Kitchen said...
I'm pmsing and wishing I had a couple of those sitting right next to me so I could pop one into my mouth every time I feel emotionally out of whack...on second thought, I don't want a couple, I want the whole lot!!
- August 2, 2011 at 3:39 PM
- Adam said...
But you have to admit, isn't it the most wonderful thing the moment you realize there's leftover lasagna in the fridge? Brings a tear to my eye :).
- August 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM
- We Are Not Martha said...
What an awesome idea! These look so, so good!
- August 5, 2011 at 5:14 AM
I'm actually really fond of leftovers!Love putting together random meals of little odds and ends (and I certainly wouldn't mind some of YOUR leftovers judging by what you usually post :D). The s'more truffles sound really good nonetheless. Fall anticipation turned summer treat. Well thought.
- August 5, 2011 at 7:23 AM
- grace said...
i get excited when leftovers are put to use in a way that's even better than their original purpose. that has occurred here--these little nibbles are amazing!
- August 6, 2011 at 1:39 AM
- trump said...
Greetings from the Amish community of Lebanon,Pa. Richard from Amish Stories.
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Gennady Golovkin knocked out Chatham's Steve Rolls in the fourth round Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Rolls suffers knockout loss to Golovkin in fourth round
Steve Rolls didn't come out of the biggest fight of his career with the win he so desired.
Instead, he had to settle for praise from one of the world's best boxers.
The 35-year-old from Chatham was knocked out by former world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in the fourth round Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
"He looks good, he looks strong," Golovkin said about Rolls in a post-fight interview in the ring.
It was the first loss for Rolls since he'd turned pro in 2011. He went into the bout with a 19-0-0 record and 10 knockouts.
Rolls was at his best in the second round. He won the round, according to many boxing analysts.
But Golovkin (39-1-1, 37 knockouts) wasn't fazed. The 37-year-old from Kazakhstan said after the second round he felt ready to take out Rolls.
"I feel him, I feel distance, I feel timing," Golovkin said in a post-fight news conference. "After the second round, I come back to my corner, tell Johnathon (Banks, his trainer), 'OK, I see. He's a little bit open.' I give him a couple chances. He's open, I see. Next round I start to work him."
Golovkin rocked Rolls with a left in the fourth round and then began to land more punches. He finally knocked Rolls to the canvas with another left and won with 51 seconds left in the round.
Rolls was fighting for the first time since beating KeAndrae Leatherwood for the vacant United States Boxing Association middleweight title in December.
Rolls, who now lives in Toronto, knew before the bout there were plenty of critics questioning Golovkin's choice of opponent.
"Let me tell you I'm somebody that works very hard to be here, to be in this position," he said in a pre-fight news conference. "I've been through many ups and downs throughout my career – fights that fell through, fights that I wanted that simply I just couldn't get.
"I really believe that if I was showcased in the fights that my team and I were after, the fans and the critics would find this matchup much more intriguing than it's getting credit for. But, at the end of the day, I know what I'm capable of and I know this is going to be a much better fight than people are expecting."
Rolls was eighth in the International Boxing Federation middleweight rankings and 15th in the World Boxing Council rankings before the fight.
He began his career with the Kent Athletic Youth Organization boxing club. He turned pro after going 83-14 as an amateur and winning two Canadian championships.
"It's been a long time coming," he said before Saturday's fight.
Rolls was facing off against a legendary fighter who made a record 20 consecutive title defences before losing to Canelo Alvarez last September.
"He's been a dominant champion, a force in the game for some time now," Rolls said.
Although Golovkin was complimentary right after the fight, he later laughed when asked in the news conference about Rolls' power.
"I don't feel anything," he said. "Sorry."


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7. Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry, Davidson And to be honest, the Warriors probably just did the Knicks a favor.
For Nelly that's another little with a penchant for shooting. Monta Ellis probably isn't very happy. He should probably take the moped for a spin to blow off some steam.
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Rosemont, Ill. – With the inaugural seasons of Big Ten men's and women's lacrosse set to begin next year, the conference today announced dates and sites for the 2015 and 2016 Big Ten Men's and Women's Lacrosse Tournaments. The 2015 men's tournament will be held from April 30 to May 2 at Maryland, while the 2015 women's event will be hosted by Rutgers from April 30 to May 3. The 2016 men's tournament will take place from May 5-7 at Johns Hopkins, while Northwestern will be the site of the 2016 women's event from May 5-8.
"We are thrilled that the Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament will take place at Johns Hopkins in 2016," Blue Jay men's lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala noted. "Homewood Field is the most historic venue in the sport of lacrosse and we look forward to adding this prestigious event to the long list of championship-level tournaments that have been held here."
In June 2013, the Big Ten announced the addition of men's and women's lacrosse as the conference's 27th and 28th sports, and that Johns Hopkins had been accepted as a sport affiliate member for men's lacrosse beginning with the 2014-15 academic year. Big Ten competition in both men's and women's lacrosse will feature Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers, with Johns Hopkins participating in men's lacrosse and Northwestern competing in women's lacrosse.
The Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament will feature a four-team field, with two semifinal matches on Thursday and the championship game played on Saturday. The Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament will include all six conference programs, with two quarterfinal matches on Thursday. The top two seeds will receive byes to Friday's semifinals, followed by the championship match on Sunday.
The six programs that will comprise Big Ten men's lacrosse boast 56 national championships, with schools that have competed for more than a century. Johns Hopkins has played since 1883 and leads all schools with 44 national championships. Maryland has claimed 11 national titles, while Rutgers has also won a national championship. The Scarlet Knights launched men's lacrosse in 1887, followed by programs starting in 1913 for Penn State, 1924 for Maryland, 1953 for Ohio State and 2012 for Michigan.
Big Ten women's lacrosse will feature teams that have won 24 national championships and 20 of the 33 NCAA championships, including nine of the last 10. Maryland won its 12th national championship this year, and claimed seven straight from 1995 to 2001. Northwestern has won seven NCAA titles, highlighted by five consecutive from 2005 to 2009 and most recently in 2012. Penn State has earned five national championships, including NCAA titles in 1987 and 1989.


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Gov. Jerry Brown's frustration is growing.
The legislature's refusal last week to approve his tax-and-jobs package prompted him to lash out.
He told the California Nurses' Association on Wednesday that Republican lawmakers are controlled by the Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
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That's why, the governor said, they blocked his plan.
Jarvis Taxpayers president Jon Coupal tells Prop Zero he's surprised by the governor's remarks, saying they vastly overstate his group's influence over GOP members.
"We represent where mainstream Californians are on fiscal issues. In no way do we control the legislature," Coupal said.
Coupal did meet directly with Brown last week, where he told the governor that he was "open to systemic tax reform."
But Coupal said there wasn't time to vet the plan and to determine what tax relief it contained for individual homeowners.
The governor's plan would have required out-of-state corporations to pay higher taxes.
That would've paid for an estimated $1 billion in tax breaks for in-state employers and individual taxpayers. That's significant tax relief, no matter how you slice it.
The plan, the governor said, was revenue-neutral. No overall increase in taxes.
Brown was able to convince enough Republicans in the Assembly to pass the plan there. But he ran into a stone wall in the Senate.
Republican members wouldn't vote for it, and even some Democrats declined to cast a vote, dooming the measure.
Coupal isn't talking like he wants to escalate this feud, saying there's room for more discussion.
"I do think Jerry's more engaged than our former governor. I think he's motivated by what he believes is right." Coupal said.
He wants to see tax relief spread, not just in the business community, but to individuals..perhaps by boosting the homeowner's tax exemption.
But without prospects for Republican support, Brown is likely to conclude his best shot at tax reform lies at the ballot box next year, not with the legislature.
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I started with triathlon at age 10
Now I'm 21. Here in Mexico we have a lot of races for young kids - that's really good! However, not many are very competitive – but I was serious on it from the start! For me, there's nothing funny going on in the races. The very first race, I was in it to win it. But we have a very big community – and the past five years, it has been growing in the whole country.
I love the bike
It's my favorite discipline to train. But my best competitively is the run.
I have two big races this year
The 70.3 Worlds in September, and of course, XTERRA Worlds in October. There's a few people mixing it up between normal tri and XTERRA, but as far as I know, no one really has dedicated themselves to doing both like I have. I would say I have had more success XTERRA racing, because in long distance triathlon I need more time for muscle maturity. It's all a process. I believe with really hard work I can succeed in both as I have done in XTERRA – and that means to be the world champion.
I'm a go-by-feel kind of guy
But I definitely use all the technology – I pay tons of attention to heart rate and wattage on the bike. I use the Spartan and I loved my Ambit – I have always loved the Suunto brand, and the way the brand keeps you motivated to do different things and explore, and I'm really happy about that. It's a good tool to go out and find some adventures.
I do a 30-hour week of training
I'll go the mountains in Mexico City – about five sessions of swimming. The bike is pretty difficult – so I do a lot of indoor and mountain bike, about 15 hours, and about nine or ten hours of running, approximately five hours of swimming, and then of course some functional gym stuff.
Living in Mexico City is a plus and minus
It's at 2000m, so I think sometimes that the altitude gives me a training advantage. But I have to do some mixed training, because that way I can do much more volume. Often I'll go to sea level at San Diego or to Cozumel for more training.
I always talk with my dad before the race
We talk about the strategy and make the plan. I'm nervous, but it's a good feeling. I'm mostly a relaxed guy – except on the race course.
And so is my age
At the moment my age is an advantage sometimes – I'm one of the youngest pros, always – and I've got a lot of energy. But that also means a lack of muscular maturity. When you're totally mature with your muscles, you'll be stronger - simple as that. I still have another six or seven years until muscular maturity, so i'm hoping to be performing at my best then. I think the bike takes the longest to get better at. But everything is going well.


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"My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places."
A. A. Milne
"I don't see any use in having a uniform and arbitrary way of spelling words. We might as well make all clothes alike and cook all dishes alike. Sameness is tiresome; variety is pleasing."
― Mark Twain
"God, don't they teach you how to spell these days?"
"No," I answer. "They teach us to use spell-check."
― Jodi Picoult
It goes like this: I'm at a school and giving the class a handout. I'm reading it along with them so I can answer (hopefully) any question that arises. The first page is a list of vocabulary words (the day's "Do Now" is: "Why do you need to increase your vocabulary?"); the following pages (parts A & B) are fill-in-the-blanks based solely on those words. The kids are struggling already. The answers are on the first page given: they just have to read, go back to the list, circle the correct letter or fill in the blank.
Part C is different: it's a journal entry that asks them to think. All well and good, but then it says (and I'm only slightly paraphrasing here):
"Don't Worry About Spelling."
That in itself boggles my mind, but it's not the first time I have been mentally gobsmacked (hmmm..is that possible, since a gob is a mouth? Don't care: I'll follow Mark Twain from his above quote. So yes, I am dumbfounded).
I wrote about a previous experience with third graders before: in assisting a student with a written assignment, in my trying to help them correct all their spelling errors, which were many, I was informed that the school administration did not want that. If the word read like it sounded, then that was good enough. I informed the teacher that I'd rather be fired for trying to help the student spell correctly then to dumb down. Nothing more was ever said to me on that subject.
In the case of the above hand out, this was High School. Six and seven grades higher, and "don't worry about spelling" is emblazoned on the paper. Scary. Just plain old scary.
On a recent interview, I was told by the interviewer that they had to discard so many resumes and cover letters due to the amount of grammatical and spelling (many homonym) errors that a normal spell check system does not catch. I've heard this before, and I've kicked myself in the head the few times I did not proof read a cover letter as well as possible, catching that stupid mistake that makes me sound like a dolt.
So…the schools say "don't worry about spelling." The job force, which is getting stricter and harder to break through, IS looking at these things.
Scary…just plain old scary; and very, very sad.
Public schools need to raise their standards and return to a more traditional, classical educational learning method.
What we are churning out is not working.
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They put up with him, but don't really want to have anything to do with him. At least none of them try to eat him.
Maybe Harleybird will be my friend.
That didn't work. So maybe Darlene will snuggle with me.
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This article was inspired by a number of different sources: an excellent thread on RPG.Net, the innate simplicity of the S&W White Box rules and (of course!) the amazing universe created by Tolkien in The Hobbit. That's the important distinction here: Burrows & Dragons is a small attempt to simulate the elements within The Hobbit, not in Lord of the Rings. Orcs, wood elves, mountain giants, lost troves of magic items, riddle-loving dragons, greedy dwarves, stupid ogres…err, I mean… trolls, "professional" thieves, wizards (not Istari)… all these elements are in. The One Ring, Sauron, Noldor, the Maiar – among other things – are out.
I feel that S&W (and OD&D) is perfect for this adaptation, although I borrowed some modern design material for the Tricks & Cunning mechanics (again stolen from the RPG.Net, especially from Benjamin "Bailywolf" Baugh's great ideas).
I hope you enjoy. Now, time to sort out those damn Leadership rules for Pathfinder…
Burrows & Dragons – A Small Hobbit-Hack for S&W White Box
All the references below are for the S&W White Box rules.
Ability Scores: Only Fighters get Strength bonus to hit and damage rolls.
Classes: I'm using fighting-man, magic-user, elf, dwarf and halfling (or hobbit). Of these only the elf class deserves additional explanation. Elves in B&D use the cleric's advancement table (XP, HD, Spells and Saving Throws) and saving throw bonus (+2 against poison and paralysis), together with the White Box elf's abilities hereditary foes, keen detection and languages. The B&D elf uses the cleric spell list and all his spellcasting is based on songs.
I'm doing this alteration because 90% of the cleric's spells easily fit the "white magic" feel of elven magic (dealing mostly with healing and protection). Turning undead is now a first-level cleric spell. The B&W elf class (and every other classes, see the next rule) can use any type of weapon.
Class Based Weapon Damage: Use this excellent variant from the Akratic Wizard. The type of weapon used isn't important (except if it is a magic weapon) as we see even Gandalf (a magic-user) wielding a sword.
Hit Points: They're really an abstract mechanic here, a combination of vigor, morale, luck and the blessings of the Good Powers and the Woods (that's why, after all, elven magic "heals"). To better represent this, I suggest three new rules.
First: if you declare – before rolling Initiative – to be protecting someone, then all attacks that hit your charge deal damage instead to you (if you're adjacent to him). This rule can also be used with mounts, followers or animal companions. This also helps "heroic sacrifices", a fitting theme for Tolkien's world.
Second: HPs recovery. If you're below ½ your HP total, follow the normal rules. If you're above that mark, you recover 10 hit points after a good night of rest or a feast (accompanied by good music). Special locations (like Elrond's House) allow you to recover 10 hit points always, doesn't matter how badly wounded you're.
Third: morale. Once per battle, one player character can attempt to motivate his companions with a song or inspiring words (this requires an action). The result is that all listeners recover 1d4 hit points (you may add +1 if the character's Charisma is 15+). If a powerful enemy is near the Gamemaster may require a Charisma check.
Thievery: Because of Bilbo, I believe that there should be some subsystem for specialized or professional "work". Instead of a thief class, I'm using Lord Kilgore's Thievery rules (of which I'm great fan). The fact that they use solely d6s is definitely a bonus. You can find them here.
Tricks & Cunning: Ok, this is where I'm putting my life at risk (to Old School standards at least). All character in B&D possess to ability to use tricks, cunning words and a little cajoling to survive an encounter. This tactic should be as valid as any other action, like attacking or casting a spell (and that's why I'm putting a mechanic for it).
In The Hobbit we see Gandalf using this trick against the trolls and Bilbo using a similar tactic against Smaug himself. Cunning should then be a compelling mechanical option (what it shouldn't do is to replace good roleplaying and dialogues). In fact, I would suggest a ruling for employing T&C tactics: the player must always roleplay the action and the Gamemaster is entirely free to grant a bonus of +1 or +2 for good acting (but never a penalty).
All characters possess a Tricks & Cunning value (or T&C bonus). Fighting-man and dwarves have +0; magic-users and elves start also at +0, but gain a +1 bonus at 5th level and then +2 at 10th level; hobbits have +1 at 1st level, increasing to +2 at 6th level and +3 at 10th level. A Charisma of 15+ adds +1 to your T&C, while a value of 8 or less imposes a –1 penalty. Thievery adds another +1 at 4th level and a +2 at 9th level (so, if you're a hobbit with thievery and Charisma 15+, you can reach astonishing +6 at 10th level, enough, maybe, to deceive the Necromancer).
During any encounter, you can use your T&C bonus in an attempt to manipulate an intelligent target that can understand you. This requires at least one round of talking. You can attempt three types of T&C: lying, confusing/misleading or flattery. The results are:
Lying: The target of a successful lie will believe the false information to be real, but will not ignore common sense or previous knowledge of which is adamantly certain;
Misleading: The target of a successful confusion or misleading attempt will stand fascinated or mentally stunned for some time (a good rule of thumb is 1d4 minutes/combat rounds), probably repeating some type of action it was already engaging; or just stand still musing and ruminating. It will not ignore a visible foe or eminent danger that it's aware of; it will not act suicidal.
Flattering: The target of a flattery attempt would probably see the player character in a new light. It will not change its original intention (more roleplaying is required for that), but it can accept a little delay or change of plans (for example: instead of killing right now the player character, it can kept him as a slave or take him to its lair, to properly cook the "helpless" adventurer).
A T&C check is very simple: roll a 1d20, add your T&C total bonus. If you're trying to lie to the target, you must score equal or higher than his Intelligence score; if you're trying to confuse him, use his Wisdom; if your intention is to flatter him, your target number is his Charisma. Powerful monsters (HD 9+) inflict a –1 penalty to any T&C check.
A special rule (taken from the Doctor Who RPG): if you declare a T&C action, you always go first in the initiative order. You "talking" attempt always trumps physical actions. If multiple targets are going to use T&C, the talker with the higher Charisma goes first.
Now a special limitation: you can attempt only one type of T&C check against the same target per encounter. For example: you can try to lie only once to a goblin in an encounter; if you fail, you can attempt either to cajole or mislead him. After your first failed T&C check, further checks suffer a –1 cumulative penalty. If you meet the goblin another day, these penalties are removed (unless the Gamemaster rules otherwise).
Common sense (as always) overrules any T&C mechanic. If a player character attacks an orc and, in the following round, attempt to flatter him, he'll obviously fail.
Player characters of 9th level or higher should impose a –1 penalty in any T&C done against them.
An Optional Rule: In the normal system above even player characters can be the target of T&C "attacks", though usually only major NPCs possess such skills (or think about implementing them). If you believe that this is too heavy for your group, I suggest giving them an "ablative" armor against these "social attacks". A player character can ignore 1 T&C check (before it is rolled) per game session if he has either Intelligence or Wisdom 15+. If he sworn an oath, he can ignore an additional T&C check provided that it goes against his oath.
For example, "I shall never again doubt a dwarf" will imply that any attempt to convince this player character that a dwarf is lying is doomed to fail. Any player character can only have one oath at a time and he should always follow it completely – if he fails to do it, he can never sworn another until he atones (Gamemaster's call).
The player character must declare his intent to ignore the T&C attack before it's rolled. An ignored T&C attempt is treated, for all effects, as a failed check.
Another Optional Rule: Any powerful monster or villain (a dragon, an orc-king, the Necromancer) can, once per encounter, attempt a unique Dark Will check. This is a special T&C "attack", only available to Greater Evils and important monsters. The monster rolls a 1d20 + 1 for every 5 HD it haves. If the check exceeds a player character's Charisma, his morale is severely shaken and his will is diminished by the monster's presence.
Reroll that character's Hit Points, but use only d4s. The result is the number of Hit Points possessed by that player character until he leaves the presence of the villain (if the result is higher than the present HP total of the character, just remove 1 HP for each full HD possessed by the player character – to a minimum of 1 hp).
Spellcasters so intimidated by Dark Will can't cast spells against the responsible villain. Dark Will can be attempted only once per adventure.
If the Gamemaster allows, a 9th level character can attempt to counter a Dark Will attack, saving his ally, by losing his next action and succeeding at a Charisma check.


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Braves hopeful Venters returns by end of May
ATLANTA -- After a visit to Dr. James Andrews on Tuesday, it appears Jonny Venters is not likely to rejoin the Braves' bullpen until the end of May, at the earliest. But there is still some uncertainty about what is causing the discomfort in his left elbow.
Andrews injected Venters with a platelet-rich plasma and prescribed four weeks of rest. The Braves are hopeful that the left-handed reliever will be healthy enough to begin a throwing program after resting his arm over the course of the next month.
The uncertainty surrounding Venters' condition is a product of the fact that MRI exams often produce inconclusive results for individuals who have already undergone Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery. Andrews performed this surgical procedure on Venters in 2005.
"It's somewhat what we were expecting," general manager Frank Wren said. "But we wanted to make sure the surgeon who performed the surgery had a chance to look at him."
When Venters exited a Grapefruit League appearance against the Tigers last week, the early indications were that his elbow was structurally sound. There has been some thought that he is dealing with a bone chip or bone spur. But because an MRI exam was not performed, a precise diagnosis has not been provided.
While the Braves are saying it is too early to provide a timetable for Venters' return, there is certainly reason to believe he will need to spend most or all of May rebuilding his arm strength and preparing to pitch at the big league level again.
With Venters sidelined, Atlanta will provide more prominent roles to right-handed reliever Jordan Walden, who notched 32 saves for the Angels in 2011, and left-handed reliever Luis Avilan, who has impressed since making his Major League debut in July.
Like Venters, Avilan has displayed a plus fastball with impressive sinking action. The Venezuelan southpaw helped the Braves claim Monday's Opening Day win over the Phillies after entering in the fifth with two runners on and one out. Avilan retired the only two left-handed hitters he faced to preserve a one-run lead in the fifth inning, and then showed his versatility while retiring two right-handers in a scoreless sixth inning.
Venters has made 230 appearances since he made his Major League debut on April 17, 2010. The only pitcher with more appearances over the past three seasons is Cincinnati's Sean Marshall (231).
The heavy workload appeared to take a toll as Venters compiled a 4.45 ERA and surrendered six home runs in his first 40 appearances last year. In the 164 appearances Venters made during the 2010 and '11 seasons, he posted a 1.59 ERA, surrendered three home runs and held opponents to a .300 on-base percentage.
Venters was placed on the disabled list just before last year's All-Star break with a left elbow impingement. After resting for two weeks, he compiled a 1.71 ERA, did not allow a home run and limited opponents to a .292 on-base percentage in his final 26 appearances.
After coming to Spring Training feeling refreshed, Venters started to feel some elbow discomfort during the early portion of the Grapefruit League season. The Braves shut him down for 10 days after he issued four walks in one inning against the Cardinals on March 13.
Venters completed one inning in a Minor League game on March 23 in pain-free fashion. But he was forced to exit his March 27 appearance against the Tigers.


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Big Brother's Wil Heuser: The Person I Became Surprised Me
"You've got to dive in there and be ruthless," the evicted player tells PEOPLE of his time on the show
Wil Heuser entered the Big Brother house hoping to play a "clean game and be honest." That did not last long.
The marketing executive from Louisville, Ky. was evicted in a 6-2 vote by The Silent Six, an alliance Heuser, 24, had suspected existed for a while.
The morning after his eviction, Heuser spoke to PEOPLE about how he changed while in the house, why he did not get along with his coach Janelle, and why he rubbed some people the wrong way.
You seem jovial for someone who was just evicted.
I am in good spirits. I had time to prepare myself. Definitely after the POV on Saturday it was pretty much set in stone that I was going home and I have a pretty good life to go home to.
You suspected there was a big alliance but you were surprised host Julie Chen called them The Silent Six.
I still hadn't figured who was in the "Not-So-Silent Six." But if I had to guess it would be Dan, Daniele, Shane, Britney, Frank and Boogie.
If it is them they weren't very good at hiding it. They met a lot together and talked a lot together. They are all big players except for Britney. I think they are all strong and why go after pawns when you can go after big players?
Why is Britney not a big player?
Britney is doing exactly what she did in season 12, which is hide behind a strong group of people. She definitely has a mental game but she's a very negative person inside the house and she's kind of weak. She hides behind better players.
Why did you butt heads with Janelle?
Initially, I absolutely adored Janelle. She is beautiful and has an amazing heart but she wanted me to play the social game that she was playing, which was kissing butt and making cookies for people at night. I just don't do that. I wanted to be able to be honest and forthright and hopefully get respect for that so that was definitely a bone of contention.
The biggest thing was that Janelle was playing the game like we were there to help her win $100,000. I didn't come to win for anyone but myself. At the end of the day I think she was more concerned about herself than her players. She didn't really take time to make an investment – she had poor social game. Any time you talked to her it was about herself.
Some people did not like the way you would abruptly end strategy conversations. Was that intentional?
It definitely was intentional on my part. I had an idea of who was working together but it wasn't concrete and it was difficult for me to navigate that landscape because I did not want to put a name out there and then have that come back to bite me in the butt.
It was a difficult situation. I would go to Frank and Mike would do all the talking so I would just end the conversation and leave because, "Sorry, Mike, I didn't come to talk to you, I came to talk to Frank." Evidently Frank is just a sock puppet for Mike.
What surprised you about your time in the house?
I was surprised at the person I turned into. I really wanted to come in and play a clean game and to be honest and not lie but when you are in that environment you quickly realize that everybody is lying and not what they seem. Everyone has a hidden story and you've got to dive in there and be ruthless.


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Unforgettable Week: Preity Zinta and Aamir Khan in Jaane Kyun
Today marks seven years since the release of Dil Chahta Hai (know this because of having celebrated Lagaan Week last month). There is hardly a way to do justice to the film in one post (I haven't even reviewed it yet), so I'll hope to discuss it in detail sometime soon. For now, enjoy this song -- Jaane Kyun (translation at this link) -- starring Aamir Khan and Preity Zinta. Ms. Zinta is, of course, part of The Unforgettable Tour, and I am looking forward to seeing her on Saturday!
2 comments:
- ajnabi said...
I just watched this for the first time last night! This was definitely the sweetest song in a movie filled with great music. Well, except for Akshaye's hippie ode to Dimple.
- Friday, July 25, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Ajnabi: I'll look forward to your review of Dil Chahta Hai. Yes, this was a great song, and very sweetly timed too. And Akhsaye's ode to Dimple was quite fabulous too! :)
Thanks for stopping by.
- Friday, July 25, 2008