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Watch Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston + Cee Lo Green Behind the Scenes of 'Celebrate' Video
Jordin Sparks is filming a music video for 'Celebrate,' the song she recorded with Whitney Houston for the movie 'Sparkle.' The official YouTube site of the film posted a new clip with footage from the video shoot and scenes from the movie featuring the full cast, including Houston and Cee Lo Green.
Written by R. Kelly, 'Celebrate' is a collaboration between Houston and Sparks, who play mother and daughter in the movie. In the preview snippet, Sparks sings the track alone and with a group of friends. Sparks says of the song, "It's so encouraging, so upbeat and just so happy. 'Celebrate' is a feel-good song. Doing this music video, I had the best time. It couldn't have been any better."
The goal for Sparks and the cast was to make a fun video in Houston's memory. Scenes between Sparks and Houston are mixed into the footage, along with interviews with actors Mike Epps and Tika Sumpter. Cee Lo Green appears as you've never seen him before — with hair.
'Sparkle' arrives in theaters on Aug. 17. 'Celebrate' is available now on iTunes. Houston sings another song on the 'Sparkle' soundtrack, a new version of the gospel hymn 'His Eye Is on the Sparrow.'
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Michael Vick suffered a concussion in Philadelphia's 38-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Vick was knocked on his back in the second quarter by linebacker Ernie Sims on an incomplete pass and was slow to get up. He headed for the locker room and rookie Nick Foles started warming up. Vick, however, may have been injured on the previous play when he was driven from behind head-first into the ground by tackle Jay Ratliff.
Vick did not talk to reporters but appeared groggy in the locker room.
Foles received a big ovation when he took over with the game tied 7-7 in the second quarter. Foles was a third-round draft pick out of Arizona and had a strong preseason for the Eagles.
Foles was 22 of 32 for 209 yards and one touchdown. He had an interception returned by cornerback Brandon Carr 47 yards for a touchdown that put the Cowboys up 31-17.
With a 3-6 record, it might be too late for the Eagles, no matter who the quarterback is, to save their season.
Coach Andy Reid said he'd determine the starter for Sunday's game at Washington based on Vick's health. He said Foles did a good job.
``He kept battling, he kept his eyes downfield,'' Reid said. ``There were some positives.''
Vick threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper in the first quarter.
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By Derek Bonnett: October 12, 1994 was a very special day for me in terms of my twenty-three years of following professional boxing. I was a seventeen year old kid at the time and the only things that got my heart pumping were cheerleaders, Camaros, and, mostly effectively, boxing matches. That night in October ESPN featured Johnny Tapia's first try for a world championship against Henry Martinez. It was for the vacant WBO super flyweight title and Tapia was 5-0 on his comeback trail after a nearly four year hiatus from the ring. Tapia prevailed after eleven intense rounds. He found himself behind early, on even terms midway, and on top of world after knocking Martinez to the canvas with a vicious two-handed assault. Martinez gamely rose to his feet, but his right eye was badly swollen. His heart said yes, but his countenance said no. Referee Dennis Nelson agreed with the fighter's visage.
It was this electric performance which made Tapia a favorite of mine for as long as he laced up the gloves. Never before or since, have I witnessed a professional athlete feed more from the emotions of a hometown crowd. Tapia fought in his native Albuquerque twenty-one times in sixty six bouts as a professional; he never lost there.
Tapia described his reception from the Albuquerque crowd for his entrance to the Martinez fight in his biography Mi Vida Loca,"The love from the crowd was overwhelming for me, and that love strengthened me in the ring and throughout the fight, the whole way through."
The Albuquerque love Tapia felt carried him not just through that bout, but many more in presence or in spirit as he struggled with the likes of Ricardo Vargas, Arthur Johnson, Paulie Ayala, Manuel Medina and Marco Antonio Barrera or when he dominated Willie Salazar, Danny Romero, Nana Konadu, Jorge Elicier Julio, and Cesar Soto. Tapia's career was one with ups and downs comparable to his lifestyle. Tapia benefitted from questionable decisions against Johnson and Medina, but had to endure two very questionable losses to Ayala at the height on his career. The end of his career was marred by embarrassing defeats to lesser opposition, but Tapia finished on a four bout win-streak including his finale, an eight-round decision over fellow aged, former world champion, Mauricio Pastrana.
The highlight of Tapia's career was undoubtedly his battle with fellow Albuquerque resident, and cross-town rival, Danny Romero. Romero was a hard hitting flyweight and super flyweight champion with movie star good looks. Tapia had been trained as an amateur by Romero's father, Danny Sr. The rivalry began when Tapia was exiled from boxing and Albuquerque sought a new favorite son or star in boxing.
"They needed [Romero] and he had come up big," Tapia recounted to his biographer Bettina Gilois. "And it bothered me at the time, but now I was back and we were both world champions, and there just wasn't room for the two of us."
The Tapia-Romero bout split Albuquerque and the Bonnett household. My older brother favored Romero by KO, but I held onto my pick of Tapia winning a close, but clear decision. On July 18, 1997, the rivalry was settled. After twelve intense rounds, Tapia was declared a unanimous decision winner at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada by scores of 115-113 and 116-112 twice. Throughout the contest, Tapia actually appeared to be the stronger fighter in spite of Romero's big punch. Tapia's speed was the defining trait in this fight as it blinded Romero and made it difficult for him to assert his own game plan with success. Once the decision was announced there was no dispute any longer: Tapia was king of the Albuquerque boxing scene.
The only consistency in Tapia's career was what fueled him internally. Sure, he was elevated by the support of New Mexico fans and kept alive by the love of his wife Teresa, but his only constant was his struggle to negotiate his feelings toward his mother's death. Victoria Tapia never came home from a night of dancing when Johnny was eight. She was brutally beaten and stabbed and died days later in a hospital. The gruesome details have been recounted time and time again mostly coinciding with Tapia bouts. Tapia often joked about being born on Friday the 13th and whether or not it made him lucky or unlucky given the roller coaster ride his life mimicked.
Tapia's story invokes both pity and pride. His style only evoked pure pleasure. In a career that touched four decades (1988-2011) and saw Tapia amass a ledger of 59-5-2 (30), "Mi Vida Loca", as he was appropriately nicknamed for his crazy life, captured two world titles at 115-pounds, two at 118-pounds, and one at 126 pounds. Regrettably, Tapia's ring achievements were only matched for his battles with the law, drugs, and depression. Fortunately for the Albuquerque, New Mexico native, as copious other troubled men in history, he had the love of a woman, whose strengths outside of the ring far surpassed Tapia's inside of one. When all is said and done, it is perhaps Teresa Tapia who deserves the majority of the credit for Tapia's exceptional career. Life may have been cruel to Tapia, from his mother's brutal murder to his many near death experiences from drugs and attempted suicide, but it just might have been harsher on Teresa, the woman unfortunate enough to love him.
Just three days before hearing the reports of Johnny Tapia's death, one boxing fans had seen coming for all too long, I sat down to review some classic boxing on ESPN through my DVR. As I sifted through old bouts ranging from Joe Louis to Ray Mercer, I stumbled upon a gem: Tapia-Martinez. I re-watched this classic bout with unbridled anticipation for each round, having only partial recollection of the action being revisited. I remembered watching that bout for the first time with a fondness akin to the start of a new relationship. I knew I was going to be watching Tapia for years even then. Upon the rebroadcast's completion, I sat and wondered if Tapia himself had been able to relive that action as well. At the time, I hoped he did. Days later, I am not so sure. I don't know what impact seeing one's prime can have on an individual once they have fallen so far away from it.
Rest in peace, Johnny. You fought for it.
"I was raised as a pit bull/Raised to fight to the death." - Johnny Tapia
For further boxing discourse, contact Derek DBO Bonnett on Facebook or at email@example.com.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – A descendant of the 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat was among 20 horses seized from a Bristol woman charged with animal cruelty, investigators said.
A 13-year-old thoroughbred gelding named Rainaway, the champion's great-grandson, was among the sickest horses found last week at a stable in Sullivan County.
His lineage was confirmed by an identifying tattoo on the inside of his lip, according to Sullivan County Assistant District Attorney Teresa Murray Smith.
Karen Harlan, 47, appeared in court on Tuesday on 15 counts of cruelty to animals and one worthless check charge. Her attorney, Andrew Gibbons, said she wants to go to trial.
According to investigators, the horses had little food and water for months. Rainaway, who bears a white star on his forehead, was scarred and extremely thin.
The horses are now being treated at Horse Haven of Tennessee, a Knoxville-based organization that cares for abused and neglected horses.
"They're all holding their own. We're keeping our fingers crossed," said Nina Margetson, executive director.
Secretariat, one of only 11 horses to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, is considered to be the one of the greatest race horses ever.
It was not immediately clear how Harlan came to own Rainaway.
According to The Jockey Club, the breed registry for all thoroughbreds in North America, Rainaway was born in April 1994 to Summer Squall and Ms. Eloise and began racing in 1997 at age 3 at Thistledown near Cleveland. He retired at the age of 6 in 2000.
He had 31 starts, five first-place wins, six second-place finishes and five third-place finishes with a total of $90,933 in lifetime winnings.
Harlan is scheduled to appear again in court on July 31. If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail on each cruelty charge.


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MURPHY — New school. New team. New town. New home.
But it's the same Jacob Schauffler.
Let go as the head football coach at Eagle Point High School last spring, Schauffler has landed on his feet as the new head coach at Hidden Valley.
The sting of his dismissal — the pain still runs deep — has been considerably softened by an eager group of players and a welcoming contingent of townsfolk in Murphy.
"I'm not going to lie to you, it's been hard," said Schauffler, who believes he was terminated at Eagle Point for participating in a teachers strike in May of 2012. "That's my hometown, and my wife and I had planned to spend the rest of our lives there."
Bryan Wood, Eagle Point assistant principal and athletic director, said in an article at the time the firing was "a football decision" and that the school wanted to head "in a new direction," but declined to elaborate further.
Schauffler's winning percentage of .428 (he was 21-28 over five seasons) was almost identical to his predecessor, Harry Hedrick (.438, 25-32 over six seasons), who left on his own accord following the 2007 season.
Hidden Valley officials wanted to know if there was more to the matter before hiring the affable Schauffler, but couldn't find a red herring anywhere. His references and credentials kept coming up gold, and three assistant coaches from the Mustangs' previous staff quickly joined him.
"These people I've met out here have been amazing," said Schauffler, who bought a home on the outskirts of Murphy early this month. "There's been great support. Everyone's excited."
The Mustang faithful may have to show patience, however, as Hidden Valley doesn't return a single starter on offense or defense from last season's squad that went 5-4. As many as seven juniors and one sophomore could be in the starting lineup on each side of the ball.
"We lack experience, but we have a lot of good athletes that can play at a high level," said Schauffler, who took 65 players to the Gold Beach camp in June and had more than 80 on the field for the first day of practice last week. "For most of these kids, they're going to be seeing their first varsity snaps, and that's a concern, but we saw glimpses of greatness at the Gold Beach camp.
"It's a process, but we think we can win our share of games."
Headlining the offense will be a group of young but gifted skill players. Quarterback Michael Hults, wide receivers McKinnon Bennett and Tyler Campbell and tight end Alfred Miles — all juniors — senior running back Jackson Howard and sophomore tight end Andrew Aguilar should find their way onto the highlight reel this fall.
Bennett, a 5-foot-8, 150-pound speedster and a son of former Hidden Valley standout and current assistant coach Bogie Bennett, can find the end zone from anywhere on the field.
"He's going to cause people problems because of his quickness, and he's strong for his size," Schauffler said.
Schauffler calls Hults, who guided the Hidden Valley JV team to a 6-2 record last season, "a real good athlete and an extremely good leader," while Howard seems destined for a big season if he can recover from a season-ending knee injury in 2012. Howard started several games as a sophomore two years ago.
Duke York, a 6-3, 275-pound two-way tackle, center/guard Randal Berg, guard/tackle Travis Noble and guard Isreal Morales lead the way up front. All are juniors.
Do-everything senior Jacob Fields, who can play quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back will fit in somewhere.
Defensively, York, Miles and Aguilar are expected to anchor the line, Bennett and Campbell will lead the secondary and Berg, Ty Markley, Brent Otteson and Joe Weber are penciled in at linebacker.
Logic suggests the Mustangs are a year away from emerging as a Skyline Conference contender, but Schauffler has a young team he feels good about.
Schauffler excited for shot with Mustangs
MURPHY — New school. New team. New town. New home.


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Mark Snape
Great article Leslie. When I joined Rotary – an international network of business persons "united in the ideal of service" – I became aware of the Four-Way Test. Something I have since tried to maintain in my business relationships. The four way test asks four questions;
"Of the things we think, say or do:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
Perhaps what we need are more examples of companies doing well by building good karma such as zappos and less of the companies that do well by screwing over their customers – yes banks I do mean you..


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An open house detailing proposed construction of a store on Market Street drew fewer than 20 residents
Almost 4,900 feet of road is set to be divided in Porters Neck. Although some residents are not happy about the changes, they see it as a foregone conclusion.
An open house detailing proposed construction of a Walmart on Market Street between Porters Neck Road and Marsh Oaks Drive drew fewer than 20 Wilmington residents Thursday evening.
Developers and state officials at the event tried to convince locals that Market Street construction is in their best interest.
"We're trying to reduce the amount of left turns, which reduces the severity of accidents," said Chad Kimes, division three operations engineer for the N.C. Department of Transportation.
"This (Walmart) is going to generate much more traffic. We're trying to ease the congestion while making it safer at the same time," Kimes said.
Paramount Development Corp. out of South Carolina is spearheading the project, which would widen Market Street to allow U-turns, add a traffic light and create a concrete median on Market Street.
N.C. DOT will cover up to $400,000 of the project, said Patrick Riddle, division three planning engineer.
Creation of the median along 4,893 feet of Market Street – eliminating the ability to make a left turn – was mandated by the city of Wilmington, the New Hanover County Commissioners and the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization as part of the Market Street Corridor study, adopted in 2011.
"Because of the two-way left turn and and number of conflict points located along the corridor … it prohibits efficient movement of goods and people," said Mike Kozlosky, executive director of the Wilmington MPO. "As development occurs along the corridor, the burden could be placed on the development community (to create the medians)."
The Market Street modifications are necessary to accommodate the estimated 10,000 cars a day that will travel to the Walmart, said David Harner, vice president and senior real estate manager for Paramount.
Paramount will present its plan to the Wilmington Planning Commission on June 6.
If all goes as planned, construction of the Walmart could begin in early 2014, Harner said.
"With this median that they're planning to put, we're going to have to turn right to go to Marsh Oaks stoplight to turn left," said Sheri Joloy, a Porters Neck resident who lives adjacent to the proposed development. "We have five dump trucks in our neighborhood. They can't make that turn."
Despite attending the open house and airing her complaints, Joloy said she does not expect the developer or N.C. DOT to change their minds.
"Our dump trucks go out to I-140. They'll have to U-turn just (to get home)," she said. "Walmart will come in and take my property if they need it. They're really causing me a problem."
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Here are a few of my favorites, I can relate to The Iraq war/Bush
Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious.
- General Smedley Butler
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
- Marie Beyle
I hate those men who would send into war youth to fight and die for them; the pride and cowardice of those old men, making their wars that boys must die.
- Mary Roberts Rinehart
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
- George Washington
War's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
- William Cowper
Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it.
- Noam Chomsky
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
- Voltaire
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
- Albert Einstein
After each war there is a little less democracy to save.
- Brooks Atkinson
In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
and this one just sums it up:
Our enemies...never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
- President George Bush (The King of America)
Anyone else out there have any good politically related quotes?
|john maclean [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:23 am ]
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terrorism is the war of the poor, war is the terrorism of the rich....
/me can't remember but possibly George Benard Shaw or Peter Ustinov
|marie5 [ Tue May 24, 2011 11:52 am ]
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Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. ~ Sun Tzu
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.~ Sun Tzu
I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. ~George McGovern
If we don't end war, war will end us. ~H. G. Wells
|marisse [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:20 pm ]
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i don't see the point in war! it kills people and leaving ruined lives...
|Linuxis [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:49 pm ]
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It's called the American Dream because you'd have to be asleep to believe it ~ George Carling
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets~Voltaire
If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates~ Howard Zinn
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward ~ Kurt Vonnegut
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Joe Wolverton II
The New American
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The National Defense Authorization Act will be made law with the stroke of President Obama's pen (perhaps autopen from Hawaii?). With the enactment of the NDAA, Americans suspected by the President of having committed a "belligerent act" may be apprehended by the military and detained without recitation of charges and without access to an attorney until such time as the President decides that the "War on Terror" is over.
Majorities in both chambers of Congress voted in favor of granting the President this autocratic authority. In the Senate, only 13 members of that body stood up to defend the constitutionally protected civil liberties of Americans. In the House of Representatives, 283 of the people's representatives violated their oath of office and voted to pass this legislation.
One of those who was true to his vow to protect the Constituiton from all enemies, foreign and domestic, has now offered an amendment to the NDAA that would "clarify the language" of the measure so as to make it explicit that no American citizen could be detained under the provisions of that act without being provided the full panoply of due process protections.
Freshman Representative Jeff Landry (R-La., above) introduced HR 3676, which would add the following qualification to the portion of the bill — Section 1021 — that provides for indefinite detention of Americans:
United States citizens may not be detained against their will without all the rights of due process afforded to citizens in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.
A story from The Hill reported, "[H]e [Representative Landry] has a commitment from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) to revisit the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure that language related to detainees does not give the U.S. government new rights to hold U.S. citizens without due process."
"We have assurances that they would work to clarify the language," Landry told The Hill. "I have a commitment from the chairman that the type of language I have is the type of language he would use to clarify that."
As has been reported by The New American, A key component of the NDAA mandates a frightening grant of immense and unconstitutional power to the executive branch. Under the provisions of Section 1021, the President is afforded the absolute power to arrest and detain citizens of the United States without their being informed of any criminal charges, without a trial on the merits of those charges, and without a scintilla of the due process safeguards protected by the Constitution of the United States.
Further, in order to execute the provisions of Section 1021 described in the previous paragraph, subsequent clauses in that section unlawfully give the President the absolute and unquestionable authority to deploy the armed forces of the United States to apprehend and to indefinitely detain those suspected of threatening the security of the "homeland." In the language of this legislation, these people are called "covered persons."
The universe of potential "covered persons" includes every citizen of the United States of America. Any American could one day find himself or herself branded a "belligerent" and thus subject to the complete confiscation of his or her constitutional civil liberties and nearly never-ending incarceration in a military prison.
It is this immeasurable cession of power to the executive that Representative Landry and others fear. Landry reports that prior to passage of the NDAA, he conferred with proponents to make sure that habeas corpus and due process would be left intact in the new bill. He was assured that such privations would not be permitted according to the applicable sections of the act. Despite these promises, Landry submitted his amendment in order to close securely any loopholes in the law that may yet exist that could be wrested by the President (Obama and his successors) and used to unlawfully and unconstitutionally arrest and imprison American citizens in violation of the due process requirements set out in the Constitution.
In a statement released by his office, Representative Landry explained the impetus behind his proposed alterations:
The Founding Fathers granted Congress specific duties; and as a representative of the people, it is my duty to pass laws that protect the Constitutional rights of all American citizens. Toward this end, any statute that could possibly be interpreted to allow a President to detain American citizens without charge or trial is incredibly alarming and should be cautiously scrutinized.
This effort on the part of Congressman Landry is noble and he should be lauded for his commitment to the Constitution and its core civil liberties by which the God-given freedom of all Americans is protected from the frequent attempts at alienation made by the federal government.
Unfortunately, the language does not go far enough and the only solution at this point is for a courageous block of constitutional congressmen to recall the words of their oath of office and absolutely repeal the entire act as soon as President Obama signs it into law.
Furthermore, as all constitutionalists are aware, no half-measures, even well-intentioned ones, will ever serve to restrain a federal authority determined to protect its empire on the Potomac by having the congressional oligarchy hand a crown to a monarchical president.
As Alexander Hamilton warned in The Federalist Papers, such legislative attempts to reduce the scope of federal influence as a matter of course contain various exceptions to powers which are not granted; and, on this very account, would afford a colorable pretext to claim more than were granted. For why do we declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do?
Now that Congress has agreed on a payroll tax compromise, Washington, D.C. will soon be a ghost town and consideration of the Landry Amendment will likely be put on ice until Congress returns to the Capitol in January.
Landry said that he hopes to present the bill to the House Armed Services Committee as soon as possible. On his website he provides a link to a colloquy (a formal, on-the-record discussion) with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) during which Landry was told that the matter would be given a fair hearing and the freedom would be preserved.
Ostensibly the debate in committee on Landry's bill would shine the bright light of inquiry onto the parts of the underlying legislation that deprive Americans of their most basic of civil liberties. Furthermore, such deliberations might serve to ultimately restrict any malingering mandate of despotic power to the President.
As of the time of publication of this article, Congressman Landry is joined by 30 co-sponsors of his bill including representatives of both political parties.


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Last night the Sans Gluten JWU club was privileged to have Chef Lumi, master of French Macarons share her vast knowledge and experiences of making these delicate little treats.
Chef Lumi is originally from Transylvania, Romania and moved to the United States in 2001. When first moving to the United States, she lived in Chicago where she enrolled in Culinary School at Kendell College. She earned her Associate's Degree in Baking & Pastry in 2008. Over the years she gained much experience in the field of baking & pastry arts, and we are fortunate to have her as a Chef at Johnson & Wales and learn from such an amazing and accomplished Chef.
Below are some photographs I took last nights demo and production of French Macarons. This was the first time I had ever tried a French Macaron and oh my goodness these little gems are delicious! Still kind of nervous to make them at home, mostly because I don't want to be dissapointed in the final product!
Thank you Chef for taking the time to share your tips and knowledge with us, it is truly appreciated.


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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (UK - BD)
"Whoa...Sci-fi!" Our Marcus takes a look at the latest and possibly last Futurama.
So we're here again. The end of Futurama. Possibly. With this, the last feature length adventure, to round up the four feature length Futurama projects, our Planet Express employees find themselves on Mars, visiting Mars Vegas (accompanied by a Seth MacFarlane Rat Pack inspired theme). As with all Futurama plots, things never stay simple and as with all these new Futurama projects it follows the same set up of sending each character off in different directions only for them all to come together at the end.
Into the Wild Green Yonder sees Fry obtaining the power to read minds and becoming someone special in the Legion of the Mad Fellows, Leela rescuing the last of a species of Mars leeches and joining eco-vandals, the Feministas. Bender has an affair with the Robot Mafia Don-Bot's wife before coming to the aid of Zap Brannigan and to tie all of this together, Amy's father, Leo Wong is on the brink of destroying an entire galaxy for the sake of his new mini golf construction.
As it's etiquette, I guess I better layout out my feelings on Futurama to date before I head towards Into the Wild Green Yonder. Futurama, the show was and still is genius. It is by far the most unique voice in what can only be considered the golden age of grown up TV animation and was light years ahead of the crowd with its sharp writing and mostly beautifully constructed episodes in the realms of anything sci-fi. Since the return of Futurama in these straight to video feature length movies things haven't been quite so rosy.
I thought Bender's Big Score was brilliant. It was great to have the characters back, it was fantastically playful with a well written sci-fi angle and after Groening's yellow creations had been a bit of a letdown in their feature length outing it was a relief that Futurama still managed to bring the goods to the longer format. Unfortunately that good feeling didn't last long. The Beast with a Billion Backs was just plain awful. Slow, all over the place and even more painfully, not all that funny. Bender's Game sort of managed to bring it back, packed with a lot more laughs and the Planet Express crew was fun all over again with its fantasy spin, but to say I was convinced by the worth of this new Futurama format would be a massive overstatement.
So, Into the Wild Green Yonder. Does it take Futurama out on the high it deserves? Sort of. This structure of cramming three or four regular episodes into one large arc is really what holds back a total good feeling towards the project. Having been so used to the twenty two minute episode structures, it's difficult not to see the blatant stitched together plot points to make what is plainly separate stories feel like one movie. It's maybe not as bad as it was in some of the previous feature lengths ( Beast with a Billion Backs was almost unwatchable because of it) but the jump from the opening Mars Vegas poker tournament into the Wong's mini golf plans is just like going into a whole new episode with Fry's mind reading and Leela's leech being the only things holding the two acts together. In fact, the initial set up of the golf course development and Leela's feelings towards Wong's plans repeats the same jokes from the beginning of the Mars Vegas opening act, which is just plain distracting and untidy.
Beyond that really clunky transition, the last hour actually works quite well. There's still no missing the sensation of how much better this might have been in the TV show structure, but the writers do manage to pull off the coming together of the individual character arcs this time out and it's far more rewarding. The multiple set ups of Leela being an eco-vandal against Amy's dad's mini golf construction, whilst Fry becomes Wong's security against Leela and Bender siding with Zap to find and arrest Leela for her eco-vandalism whilst the rest of the Planet Express staff are being held captive by Leela's Feministas' (phew) somehow makes the characters' very different adventures feel like they're heading towards the same place, rather than the whole cast just happening upon each other for the final scenes really made this feel like a planned larger story rather than a mish-mash with a last minute clean up.
The final scenes are for the fans of the show. Everyone turns out for Wong's big explosion and by everyone, I mean pretty much everyone from all of Futurama's history . The large crowd becomes a bit of a, 'oh that guy!' or 'wow, I haven't seen him in ages' sort of affair. Add to that a sci-fi pay off that is pure sci-fi greatness which against all odds is what Futurama really is the master at. An animated show that spoofs classic elements of sci-fi, somehow manages to celebrate everything that's great about it at the same time. Wrapping up the last instalment of what may be the last time we ever get to see these guys from the thirtieth century is a fantastic closing scene. It's the sort of scene you would expect from the closing of a show with an uncertain future, the sort of exciting, anything might happen event that gets all those character you love so much together for what could be the last time and leaves you with a 'I'm gonna miss these guys if they don't come back' feeling in the fan boy part of your heart and the sudden feeling of acceptance of these flawed feature lengths washes over you with the conclusion that just below par Futurama is better than no Futurama at all and maybe, just maybe, this project, whatever it was trying to prove, was just enough to get it back weekly on our TV sets where it should be.
This was my first venture into the thirtieth century in HD and I've gotta say I was impressed with Futurama on Blu-ray. It's not leaps and bounds over what a good upscale of a DVD can achieve with a well made animated feature, but it was enough to leave an impression.
Colours are fantastic, the image is bold and every little detail in the animators' work is as gloriously presented as it deserves and that's the key to the greatness of this image. It's as good as Futurama should be and it totally works wonders. You can see the work of the animators' hand drawn animation, the vast space shots using the 3D models are crystal clear and sharp and when a transfer can show of an artist's work to this high a degree I can't help but walk away satisfied.
Even though this is a DTS HD track, don't be fooled. It just sounds like Futurama has always sounded. There are a few laser blasts in the surrounds that push it a bit further or the odd ship alarm that fills the room but it's not exactly ground breaking. This is what Futurama sounds like, why would we suddenly want anything more?
As always Matt Groening brings us a great fun filled commentary by fellow Futurama guys including David X Cohen and some of the voice actors. Full of factoids and brilliant conversations it's a blast to listen to while revisiting Green Yonder, even if they sometimes look a little bored when having it on with the picture-in-picture video commentary switched on.
'Storyboard Animatic' (22:26) is what it says it is and it's always good to give these a watch. 'Golden Stinkers' (02:52) is a collection of deleted moments in finished or sketched form and 'Docoramarama' (05:09) is a brilliant spoof making of showing how voice artist Lauren Tom created the show herself from writing all the way through to sound effects.
'Louder Louder' (02:08) is a little look at Penn Jillette's (of Penn and Teller fame) voice cameo in the movie and 'Matt Groening & David X Cohen In Space' (04:23) shows photos of the two taking a Zero G Flight along with their commentary on how much they liked and recommend it.
'How to Draw Futurama in 10 Very Difficult Steps' (11:10) is a great look at the animators showing off their skills drawing characters and '3D Models with Animator Discussion' (04:19) is just that.
Rounding things up is some fun stuff, both essentially just using clips from the show: 'Benders Guide to Theatre Etiquette (01:16) is Bender breaking the rules and 'Zap Brannigans Guide to Making Love at a Woman' (02:49) is a gag that just never gets old.
Not as good as Benders Big Score for me, but more satisfying than Beast with a Billion Backs and Bender's Game. Into the Wild Green Yonder felt a little more like good ol' Futurama, even if it never reached the heights of the shows grander episodes (oh, and it looks glorious in HD too).
Now at the second ending in Futurama's history, it's difficult to say that this second life was as good as we'd all hoped it would be but these four movies have been far from a failure (well at least three of them). I for one hope that Futurama is now able to come back in to original TV format and hopefully have the return to form we all know it can achieve.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Dizagaox Member Join Date: September 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 656
There's a chance Futurama might be picked up as a replacement for King of the Hill when that finishes next season (Oct? Nov?), but with Simpsons, Family Guy, Cleveland and American Dad, it's pretty full already.
Bouncy X Member Join Date: March 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,931
Dizagaox wrote: There's a chance Futurama might be picked up as a replacement for King of the Hill when that finishes next season (Oct? Nov?), but with Simpsons, Family Guy, Cleveland and American Dad, it's pretty full already.
well they're already cutting up the movies to make "season 6" for the cartoon network, so chances are if fox took it back they'd just air those. unless you actually heard there's a chance the show might actually truly return? that would be great.
well they're already cutting up the movies to make "season 6" for the cartoon network, so chances are if fox took it back they'd just air those. unless you actually heard there's a chance the show might actually truly return? that would be great.
oh! tonks Member Join Date: January 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1
I can't see the last picture... Why is that? Great review btw! Can't wait for the actual movie to come out in less than a month.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
I can see it, try refreshing.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 23rd February 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, Dannish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, French, Chinese, Danish
Extras: Audio & Video Commentary, Storyboard Animatics, How to Draw Futurama, Animator Discussions, Matt Groening and David X Cohen in Space, Benders Movie Theatre Etiquette, Zap Brannigans Guide To Making Love At A Woman, Docoramarama.
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Peter Avanzino
Cast: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr
Genre: Animation, Comedy and Sci-Fi
Length: 89 minutes
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Mavs face tough task in Denver
The Dallas Mavericks are still battling to get into the playoffs in the Western Conference, but they have a tall order in front of them Thursday night when they visit the Denver Nuggets.
The Mavs are 2 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the eighth and final playoff spot out west. Dallas is in the midst of a four-game road swing and fell to the Lakers on Tuesday. Things don't expect to be easy Thursday as Denver is a league-best 33-3 at home.
"I think Denver is one of the best home teams in the league, so we've got to be ready and flush this one," Dirk Nowitzki said Tuesday. "Maybe watch a little bit tomorrow and be ready for a dogfight in Denver for an up-and-down game. They're in a great groove the last couple of months, so we've got our hands full."
The Nuggets are in a tie for the third spot in the Western Conference with the Memphis Grizzlies, but own the tiebreaker. Both teams are 1 1/2 games in front of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Denver picked up its second win in a row on with a 113-96 road victory over the Utah Jazz. The win knocked the Jazz one-half game behind the Lakers, something Nuggets coach George Karl knew.
"In a way, I hate helping the Lakers, but now maybe they can help us," Karl said after the Utah victory. "They have Memphis and the Clippers the next two games."
Once again without Ty Lawson, the Nuggets used a balanced scoring attack. Seven Denver players scored in double figures, led by the 21 from Danilo Gallinari.
Kenneth Faried, Evan Fournier, Corey Brewer, Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala and Wilson Chandler joined Gallinari with double-digit scoring nights.
Kosta Koufos added 13 rebounds.
The Mavericks fell behind by 15 at the half against the undermanned Lakers, who were without Metta World Peace and Steve Nash. Dallas fought back in the third, but L.A. blew the doors off the Mavericks in the fourth quarter to win, 101-81.
"It seemed like we never could get back over that hump," Shawn Marion said. "Their size and their extra passes killed us and our reactions were real slow tonight. It's frustrating, but they wanted it more than we did tonight and it showed."
Five Dallas players scored in double figures, led by 14 from Chris Kaman, who was re-inserted into the starting lineup, in part, to physically battle Dwight Howard.
O.J. Mayo had 12 and Nowitzki, Darren Collison and Vince Carter each scored 11 points.
These two teams will meet a week from Friday down in Big D.
The Nuggets, who play Houston and San Antonio at home during this stand, won this season's only matchup, which was in Dallas. The Mavs have won three of their last four in the Mile High City.


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A nearly 60-year-old basketball arena called Cole Field House was transformed into a hot, crowded, ear-deafening time capsule Friday night.
It could have been 1969, the year Lefty Driesell arrived from Davidson filled with bluster and bravado and determined to make Maryland into "the UCLA of the East."
It could have been 1989, the year Gary Williams returned to his alma mater from Ohio State, vowing to rebuild a scandal-ridden, down-on-its-luck program.
It could have been 2002, when the Terps won their first national championship a few weeks after closing the building with an unbeaten home season.
On a night when the current men's and women's teams were introduced to a raucous crowd of more than 12,000, the two legendary coaches and more than two dozen of their former players were the stars of an event that celebrated the past while getting ready for what fans expect to be a breakthrough season under third-year coach Mark Turgeon.
"We brought this back tonight for you," Turgeon told the crowd after joining Driesell and Williams in a touching midcourt embrace.
From the standing ovation given former All-American Juan Dixon to the intrasquad scrimmages, to choreographed dances by the men's and women's teams, to the Twitter hashtag #Back2Cole, the team's current players were impressed.
"It's so loud," junior guard Dez Wells, the team's leading returning scorer, said as he and his teammates watched some of their predecessors warm up. "I'd love to play a game in here."
Junior guard Varun Ram, who grew up in Columbia and transferred to Maryland after playing at Division III Trinity College in Connecticut, looked at the darkened arena and smiled.
"It gives me goose bumps," he said.
Driesell repeated his wish that the event he started in 1971 and came to be known nationally as Midnight Madness should start at 12:01 a.m., not at 6:30 p.m.
The coach, who led Maryland until a few months after Len Bias' death in 1986, also said he has suggested to Turgeon that the students be allowed to watch road games this season against Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State from the comfort of Cole Field House or Comcast Center.
"This was my life for 17 years," the now 81-year-old Driesell said at a news conference before the event. "I woke up every morning thinking about Maryland winning basketball games and getting my players to graduate and go to class."
Driesell said that his famous line at his introductory press conference was not his own, but came from a former Terp, Jay McMillen, as the new Maryland coach was trying to recruit McMillen's brother Tom, then considered the top high school player in the country, away from Dean Smith and North Carolina.
"We were eating breakfast and Jay said, 'Listen Lefty, Maryland could be the UCLA of the East and I said, 'Yeah, if we had Tom, we might be,'" Driesell said Friday. "More or less, it was a recruiting pitch to get Tom McMillen."
Former women's coach Chris Weller, who spent 27 years in charge of the women's program, recalled the day she was getting her team ready to play national power Old Dominion and its 6 foot 8 center Anne Donovan. She needed someone to imitate the intimidating Donovan and the 6-5 Driesell, who played at Duke, volunteered.
"I told my center to get around him, but she couldn't get around him," Weller said.
When Weller retired after the 2001-2002 season with 499 career victories, she said she received a telephone call from legendary Tennessee women's coach Pat Summitt, who couldn't understand why her longtime friend was quitting one win shy of a milestone.
Weller said she thought it was time, considering that the Terps were moving into the Comcast Center. Summitt didn't understand.
"She said, 'Well you come on over and coach my team and get your 500th,' " Weller recalled.
Weller declined, but kidded that she thought about taking Summit up on her idea when Summit was about to reach her 1,000th victory.
Williams said he came to Maryland mostly for the opportunity to play at Cole. As a junior, Williams scored 17 points against South Carolina by making all eight of his field goal attempts, a record that stood for more than three decades.
"We lost by one, we got robbed on a call," said Williams, who felt that way a few times during his coaching career at Maryland, too. "It was one of those games where you want to walk up to the coach and say, 'See, I could score a lot more if [they] let me shoot.'"
Asked whether that was his career high, Williams smirked.
"By far," he said.
Williams wasn't the only high school student impressed by Cole Field House. When Ryan Tommins was growing up in Ellicott City, he came with his family to a number of games, including the last one played against Virginia
"I saw the students lining up, and that was the night I decided I wanted to come here," said Tommins, now a Maryland senior.
Tommins and some of his friends got to Cole Field House at 6 a.m. Friday to line up. There were only a handful of other students there, including Tyler North of Cambridge.
North, a junior, and three fellow students slept in their cars in the parking lot outside the arena. Though he started watching the Terps back in the days of Dixon and the championship team, he had only seen games at Comcast.
"This and last year's Duke game are the highlights of my three years here," North said.
It was a night when Williams and Driesell put their seemingly petty, two-year feud aside. It started when Driesell said that the court at Comcast Center should not be named for Williams, a statement that Williams resented at the time. But they put their differences aside for one night to celebrate their history.
Turgeon gave his own tribute to his two most famous predecessors as he walked onto the floor, giving both Driesell's "V" for victory sign and the trademark fist pump with which Williams entered both Cole Field House and later Comcast Center during his 22 seasons.


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Inbox: What to make of the Phillies' start
I like what the Phillies did on this road trip, going 6-4. What do you think about them right now?
- Jake K., Philadelphia
There are things to like, but there are things that must improve if the Phillies are going to return to the postseason. The Phillies' .318 on-base percentage is fourth in the National League and their 4.24 runs per game average is fifth. So, overall, the offense is producing at an improved clip.
I like what the Phillies did on this road trip, going 6-4. What do you think about them right now?
- Jake K., Philadelphia
There are things to like, but there are things that must improve if the Phillies are going to return to the postseason. The Phillies' .318 on-base percentage is fourth in the National League and their 4.24 runs per game average is fifth. So, overall, the offense is producing at an improved clip.
Phillies fans should like the fact that Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard are putting up decent numbers. Utley's .998 OPS is eighth out of 190 qualifying players in baseball. Rollins' .740 OPS is 73 points higher than last season, so he has been more productive. And Howard is on pace for 32 home runs and 90 RBIs. Carlos Ruiz has hit .500 in his last six games, too.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. beat a steady drum since the end of last season that the Phillies would be better offensively if his veterans stayed healthy. So far they have. Of course, the bottom of the lineup must pick up its production. Phillies No. 7 hitters are last in the NL with a .488 OPS. Their No. 8 hitters also are last with a .385 OPS.
The rotation should improve with Cole Hamels back, which is needed. It has put too much pressure on the team's relievers. The bullpen is an issue, a big reason why they needed to go 6-4 on the road just to get over the .500 mark.
How worried should I be about the bullpen?
- Zach S., Cherry Hill, N.J.
The bullpen might be the scariest thing about the Phillies. Its 5.14 ERA is the worst in the NL. It will have nights like April 22 in Los Angeles, when it threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings in a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers, and then the next night allow six hits and three runs in two innings in a 5-2 loss, proving incapable of keeping a game close.
It says something that three right-handed pitchers (B.J. Rosenberg, Justin De Fratus and Brad Lincoln) have been optioned or outrighted to Triple-A since Opening Day, and three of the Phillies' current relievers (right-handers Shawn Camp and Jeff Manship and left-hander Mario Hollands) were non-roster invitees in Spring Training.
If things remain the same, it is hard to imagine the Phillies going on a lengthy run, because there will be too many times the bullpen either can't hold a lead or can't keep a game close to allow the offense a chance to come back. The Phillies are fortunate closer Jonathan Papelbon has been on a roll since blowing a save April 2 in Texas. He has not allowed a run in 10 appearances since, going 8-for-8 in save opportunities.
What do you make of Howard's season so far?
- Nate M., Doylestown, Pa.
Howard is hitting .245 with five homers, 14 RBIs and a .785 OPS overall. He is on pace for 32 homers and 90 RBIs. I'm wondering what Amaro and manager Ryne Sandberg would have said in February if they were told Howard would finish the season with those numbers. Would they say, "We'd happily take that considering his production and health the past two seasons?" I think they would.
It is encouraging that Howard is having productive at-bats against left-handed pitchers. He is hitting .250 with an .813 OPS against them in 32 plate appearances. That is a huge improvement over the past two seasons (.575 OPS in 193 plate appearances).
Perhaps one other reason to be encouraged: March/April is historically Howard's worst month with an OPS 59 points lower than May, his second-least productive month. If Howard's season holds true to form, he should get better the more he plays. But one thing that needs improvement is his defense. Sandberg has pulled Howard late in games for defensive purposes. If Howard could improve his defense, it would keep one of the team's more dangerous bats in the lineup.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Some Triton ticket prices to increase next year
BOURBON — Triton sports fans can expect some of their ticket prices to rise in the upcoming school year.
While the cost of tickets to varsity athletic events will remain the same, tickets to junior high events will go up to $2 for students and $10 per family.
"About 90 percent of our revenue comes from the gate receipts of our athletic contests," said Triton Athletic Director Mason McIntyre via email. "It's important for people to know that athletic departments in Indiana are self-funded. We do not receive funds from the school corporation, so our gate receipts are extremely important to us."
Another change for the 2013-2014 athletic seasons will be the removal of the Senior Citizen Gold Card.
In the past, Triton School Corporation-area residents who were at least 65 years of age received a Gold Card that admitted them to all athletic events for free. Starting next year, the pass will no longer be granted, but senior citizens in the district will instead have the opportunity to purchase a discounted sports pass for $40 — the same as a student pass — which will give them entry to all Triton elementary, junior high and high school athletic events with the exception of tournaments.
"This change is something that the Triton Administration has considered heavily over the past few years," McIntyre said. "With the declining economy and the increasing costs in equipment, uniforms, officials, et cetera, we felt that this change was necessary to ensure that we are able to meet the quality standards that the Triton Athletic Department has come to know and appreciate. The revenue that will be generated from the sale of the Senior Citizen Pass will help us offset the increasing costs incurred in running the Triton Athletic Department."
The rise in junior high ticket prices and the end of the free Senior Citizen Gold Card will help sustain the Triton Athletic Department, says McIntyre, and he hopes Triton sports fans will be understanding of the changes.
"We genuinely appreciate the support of our many fans, and we hope that you will understand the need for these changes," McIntyre said. "Triton Athletics has helped to positively shape the lives of many young people who have come through our doors, and with the support of our fans we will continue to positively impact the lives of many young people to come."


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Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard counties is seeking information about the July 15 theft of two American flags and a state of Illinois flag from R.W. Troxell, 214 South Grand Ave. W.
Police say a man in his 30s was recorded removing the flags from poles. The suspect was wearing camouflage shorts, a pullover shirt with a logo on the left chest area and sneakers, and had a goatee and hand towel over his head.
Two additional flags were also stolen in the nearby area.
People with information on this or other crimes can submit tips anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 788-8427 or they can submit a tip online at www.cashfortips.us. Tips can also be sent by text. Type TIP672 plus a message and send to CRIMES. Informants are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000.


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Former first lady Laura Bush, known as a champion of children's education, human rights and health care initiatives here and abroad, will speak in the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
Bush's efforts have earned her honors from the United Nations, the Elie Wiesel Foundation, the Kuwait-American Foundation, Vanderbilt University and the American Library Association, among others.
Bush has never courted controversy and revealed little of herself to the public during her husband's administration. In spite of that, she was a wildly popular figure. Post-administration commentators and readers of her autobiographical book, "Spoken from the Heart," have found that the former first lady has a mind of her own and supports a number of progressive positions, such as those on Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage, Elena Kagan's appointment to the Supreme Court, and disagreement with Arizona's immigration law.
While not particularly candid about some issues, Bush has what one reporter has called "a keener eye, a readier laugh and a sharper tongue" than many may have assumed.
Bush's lecture is expected to start at approximately 8:10 p.m. During the program, audio and/or video photography, as well as still photography, will be limited to the first five minutes of her lecture.


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A very badly written sword and sorcery novella. It was written in the 1970s by 16-year-old Jim Theis and features the adventures of a wandering swordsman called Grignr. While the story does in fact have a plot to it -- a very standard one much like the Conan the Barbarian stories -- it is so badly executed that it has passed into the legends of science fiction fandom.
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David Hall: At 1,314,709 distributed coins, the Stone Mountain half dollar has the second highest mintage of any commemorative of the 1892-1954 classic era (only the 1893 Columbian is higher). The issue was heavily promoted by the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association though various marketing schemes. The original issue price was $1 per coin.
Today, the Stone Mountain is one of the more available commemoratives. Like most of the pre-1933 issues (and unlike the 1933 and later issues), the Stone Mountain is found in circulated grades. But most of the survivors are mint state, including a fair number of Gems. Stone Mountains are usually relatively mark-free. The issue with this coin is toning, eye appeal, and luster, and these three components are all over the place with Stone Mountains. Luster, when it is good, is usually of the frosty variety. Toning and eye appeal run the entire spectrum from gorgeous to downright ugly.
Ron Guth:
Some Stone Mountain Half Dollars bear counterstamps with state abbreviations, numbers, and/or the letters G.L. and S.L. (for example AR 18 SL). According to Steve Deitert, ". . .every town with a coin quota was designated as a 'unit.' Each unit was entitled to 'at least one coin showing on the face the State initials and a serial number.' (Likewise, special coins could be set aside and numbered for a 'Civic or Patriotic body.') The numbered coins were distributed to the unit chairmen by the Stone Mountain Monumental Association through the governor of each state. Under the governor's direction, 'an alphabetically arranged list of all Units in the State shall be prepared and at some prearranged time and place a drawing for the purpose of determining the place, to which the numbered coins are to be sent shall be held. The coins are to be placed in a receptacle and drawn by a disinterested person, the first coin drawn going to the first Unit town on the list, the second to the second, etc., until all coins are drawn.' The number assigned to each municipality was just the luck of the draw. Each unit chairman then determined when and-where to auction the numbered coin(s)."[1]
The GL and SL designations stood for Gold Lavalier and Silver Lavalier, respectively. These special coins were given to young ladies who sold the most Stone Mountain Half Dollars in their county.
[1] A. Steve Deitert, "Unraveling the Mystery of the Counterstamped Half Dollar," The Numismatist 124, no. 1 (January 2011), 37-39.
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A few weeks ago, Nars quietly released a series of four Eyeliner Stylo ($27 each). These are liquid, brush-pen eyeliners in four colors–Carpates (black), Nuku Hiva (a deep brown), Atlantic (a deep ocean blue), and Koala (gray).
As you might expect from NARS, these work beautifully. Go in confident, you'll get a perfect line with a single stroke. I like that these are offered in wearable colors. Of these, I've love Atlantic–this deep blue is unusual enough and gives plenty of definition. Yet it's not the same "same old, same old" black. Swatches:
Bottom line: All day wear, easy to use, highly wearable colors. Well done.
Nars Cosmetics sent these eyeliners to Cafe Makeup without charge for consideration for review.