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Jennings Trace
Montgomery, TX
Event Center, Ballrooms, Outdoor, Modern
Coming Fall 2018! Nestled on 10 picturesque, wooded acres in Montgomery, Texas, Jennings Trace offers a modern setting for your once in a lifetime luxury event. This brand-new venue, set to open in the fall of 2018, features architecturally stunning buildings surrounded by oak trees, rose bushes, an...
Bentwater on Lake Conroe
Montgomery, TX
Event Center, Private Club, Golf Course, Ocean/Waterfront View, Bed & Breakfast/Inn, Outdoor
Starting from $12,600 to $21,226 for 50 guests
Bentwater on Lake Conroe is a stunning venue to host your wedding celebration. This private club is located in Montgomery Texas between Sam Houston National Forest and Lake Conroe. Bentwater has a variety of ceremony options including the Waterfront Gazebo which overlooks both the lake and the club ...
April Sound Country Club
Montgomery, TX
Private Club, Golf Course, Ballrooms, Outdoor
Starting from $8,545 to $15,884 for 50 guests
Lake Conroe weddings at April Sound Country Club are truly unparalleled. The rolling green golf course and pristine lake not only make an elegant setting for your special day, they also act as a gorgeous backdrop for wedding photographs that will be treasured for years to come. Exchange vows under a...
Walden Yacht Club on Lake Conroe
Montgomery, TX
Banquet Hall/Restaurant, Ocean/Waterfront View, Outdoor
Starting from $3,781 to $9,217 for 50 guests
Walden Yacht Club on Lake Conroe will turn your wedding fantasy into reality by providing you with excellent cuisine and an impeccable wait staff to attend to your every need. Walden on the Lake Conroe can provide a custom wedding package and pricing to fit your dreams, and your budget. The affordab...
Pine Lake Ranch
Montgomery, TX
Event Center, Private Estate, Barn/Farm/Ranch, Plantation, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $7,900 to $11,615 for 50 guests
Fall in love all over again at this whimsical rustic chic setting known as Pine Lake Ranch. Featuring 26 acres of breathtakingly beautiful natural landscape, you and your guests will find refreshing tranquility here, with a private lake and pier as well as a rustic barn as the backdrop for your spec...
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Waters Edge
El Lago, TX
Event Center, Ocean/Waterfront View, Beach, Ballrooms, Outdoor, Modern
Starting from $12,498 to $14,106 for 50 guests
On the edge of Clear Lake sits Waters Edge, a beautiful venue where modern flair meets Art Deco for a fun, sophisticated mash-up of styles that create the perfect venue for your wedding ceremony and reception. This gorgeous Huston gem features an elegant, palm tree lined walkway that will lead you t...
15 Acres
Hockley, TX
Event Center, Barn/Farm/Ranch, Ballrooms, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor, Modern
Starting from $6,926 to $10,369 for 50 guests
Where country charm meets modern elegance! Start your happily ever after at 15 Acres in Hockley, Texas, a family owned and operated venue. Conveniently located just an hour away from downtown Houston, this scenic venue offers a picture perfect setting in which to tie the knot. Its extensive property...
Moon Shadow Haven
Mountain Home, TX
Event Center, Barn/Farm/Ranch, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Established as Mountain Home Cottages in the 1930's, Moon Shadow Haven wedding venue on Johnson Creek is a little slice of Heaven in the Texas Hill Country. The property is situated on 17 acres among the trees and above the 1/3 mile of frontage on Johnson Creek. We are located about 30 miles west o...
Southern Empress Cruises
Willis, TX
Banquet Hall/Restaurant, Historic/Landmark Building, Ocean/Waterfront View, Cruise Ship/Yacht, Outdo...
Starting from $8,885 to $11,312 for 50 guests
Setting sail on Lake Conroe just north of Houston, the Southern Empress Cruises offers a truly one-of-the-kind setting for your wedding day. Originally built in the 1983 in a Mississippi shipyard, this 131-foot paddle wheeler with four decks has become one of the lake's most recognizable icons durin...
Altstadt Brewery
Fredericksburg, TX
Banquet Hall/Restaurant, Winery/Vineyard, Outdoor
Starting from $11,507 to $16,235 for 50 guests
Feel your heart beating, your life changing, and your love deepening at Altstadt Brewery, a European Brewing destination that offers a glimpse of the European lifestyle in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The 100 acres of Altstadt Brewery lay right outside Fredericksburg, Texas and is embellishe...
Milltown Historic District
New Braunfels, TX
Historic/Landmark Building, Event Center, Ocean/Waterfront View, Ballrooms, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $3,600 to $7,267 for 50 guests
Experience a dreamy, perfect wedding day at the Milltown Historic District in New Braunfels, Texas. The district is comprised of three different venues: Choose from The Gallery, The Grande Ballroom, and The River Venue, each offering their own charm. For intimate weddings, The Gallery comfortably ac...
Fairmont Dallas
Dallas, TX
Hotel/Resort, City/Skyline View, Ballrooms
Starting from $9,946 to $16,067 for 50 guests
Step into the Fairmont Dallas, where you will be dazzled with perfection down to the very last detail. Happily-ever-after begins in grand style from exceptional cuisine, legendary service, and truly magical memories. With many different spaces to choose from to fit your personal style, your wedding ...
Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel
Fort Worth, TX
Hotel/Resort, Ballrooms
Starting from $7,307 to $12,787 for 50 guests
Centrally located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, the Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown hotel is the perfect choice for your Texas wedding celebration. The Water Gardens is just steps away from the hotel and boasts lush landscaping and grandiose architectural water features. This unique outdoor spa...
Humble Civic Center
Humble, TX
Event Center, Ballrooms
Starting from $3,804 to $7,044 for 50 guests
With a wide variety of room options, Humble Civic Center is an ideal location to celebrate the most romantic day of your life. Located in Humble, Texas, the Civic Center is a convenient choice for both local and out of town guests. Whether your event is small and intimate or grand and extravagant, t...
The Houstonian Hotel Club & Spa
Houston, TX
Hotel/Resort, Ballrooms, Outdoor
Starting from $15,480 to $20,111 for 50 guests
The Houstonian Hotel offers brides over 27 acres of wooded bliss. The unique venue space allows brides to create their dream destination wedding experience in the heart of Houston. Four ballrooms along with scenic outdoor space offer a versatility and sophistication to accommodate weddings of any si...
Hollow Hill Event Center
Weatherford, TX
Event Center, Barn/Farm/Ranch, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $4,860 to $10,225 for 50 guests
A wedding at Hollow Hill Event Center is a day always remembered - as unique and special as each wedding couple. From an indoor or outdoor ceremony, rustic elegance to simple country to Texas cowboy, Hollow Hill provides the perfect location for a day of joyous and delightful wedding ceremony and c...
Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club
Keller, TX
Event Center, Private Club, Golf Course, Outdoor
Starting from $2,425 to $8,075 for 50 guests
Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club is a truly grand and magnificent venue that is perfect for your big day. Our staff is dedicated in providing you with personal assistance from beginning to end. We will be there through all the planning and the production of your event so you do not miss any aspect of your ...
Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club
McKinney, TX
Golf Course
Starting from $6,062 to $7,942 for 50 guests
Imagine the extravagant ranches of the Texas Hill country and you have the Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club. With 24,000 sq ft of breathtaking, wonderfully adorned interiors, and wooden beam lined high ceilings, this venue has an extravagant atmosphere. The Heritage ballroom hosts up to 220 but ca...
The Adolphus Hotel Dallas
Dallas, TX
Hotel/Resort, Ballrooms
Starting from $13,849 to $20,440 for 50 guests
Say "I Do" at one of the most beautiful venues in Dallas. With its incomparable services and amenities, The Adolphus is one of Dallas' most romantic wedding destinations. Recognized for more than a century as the iconic address for Dallas hospitality, The Adolphus inspires each guest's journey by ...
River Road Chateau
Anna, TX
Banquet Hall/Restaurant, Event Center, Barn/Farm/Ranch, Park/Garden, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Your wedding will be a dream come true at the River Road Chateau. Nestled on 76 picturesque acres in the Texas countryside, this beautiful venue has everything you need to plan the perfect wedding. Begin your day getting ready with your bridal party in its charming Bridal Suite, before arriving to t...
The Clubs of Prestonwood
Dallas, TX
Private Club, Ballrooms
Starting from $8,450 to $13,568 for 50 guests
At first glance, be drawn in by the rich traditions and modern elegance of this Dallas, Texas gem. The Clubs of Prestonwood are comprised of two distinct clubhouses. The first is The Creek Clubhouse, located in North Dallas, and the second is The Hills Clubhouse, located just minutes from Plano. Hol...
Rolling Hills Country Club
Arlington, TX
Private Club, Golf Course, Park/Garden, Outdoor
Starting from $1,891 to $7,811 for 50 guests
Rolling Hills Country Club enjoys a reputation for hosting superior weddings and receptions, as well as other prominent catered events. They would like to include you among the many satisfied customers who have trusted Rolling Hills and the staff of catering professionals to host their most importan...
Canyon Springs Golf Club
San Antonio, TX
Golf Course, Park/Garden, Ballrooms, Outdoor
Starting from $1,526 to $5,160 for 50 guests
The award winning Canyon Springs Golf Course in San Antonio, TX offers four beautiful venues to choose from for your wedding. Offering elegance of hill country settings, this venue provides a high standard of beauty and staff experience. The beautiful Pavilion features high vaulted ceilings, exposed...
The Oasis on Lake Travis
Austin, TX
Banquet Hall/Restaurant, Event Center, Ocean/Waterfront View, Outdoor
Starting from $3,745 to $11,861 for 50 guests
If you're looking for gorgeous views and a one-of-a-kind, FULL SERVICE venue, the Oasis has exactly what you need. Boasting a number of unique, stunning event spaces, the Oasis is a haven for fabulous weddings of every style. Each space showcases a different ambiance and theme to satisfy the tastes ...
Venue 311
Plantersville, TX
Barn/Farm/Ranch, Ballrooms, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor, Modern
Starting from $6,122 to $8,417 for 50 guests
Your special day will be nothing short of magical at Venue 311. Nestled in the scenic countryside of Plantersville, Texas, this upscale venue boasts a picturesque property with stunning event space both inside and out. Hold your ceremony on its lush, sprawling lawn, where a serene pond with a pretty...
Fort Worth Country Memories
Fort Worth, TX
Barn/Farm/Ranch, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $2,430 to $4,035 for 50 guests
Fort Worth Country Memories offers a unique outdoor rental that is ideal for wedding ceremony, reception, reunion, corporate party, quinceanera, or birthday. We offer a variety of packages to fit every budget. Choose from our Aurora , Twilight, Sunlight, or All Inclusive rental package. Sunl...
The Big White Barn
Decatur, TX
Event Center, Barn/Farm/Ranch, Park/Garden, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $5,675 to $10,990 for 50 guests
The Big White Barn is a sweet country venue and the perfect place to exchange vows underneath the vast Texas sky. Set on a majestic 80 acres of grassy plains, it's a beautiful backdrop for an outdoor ceremony, with rustic accents like the exposed wood and lines of prairie fence. The spacious bridal ...
Villa Antonia
Jonestown, TX
Historic/Landmark Building, Mansion, Private Estate, Church/Temple, Outdoor
Starting from $8,306 to $17,223 for 50 guests
Enjoy a gentle Texas breeze on the balcony of the two terraces while your guests enjoy the old-world charm of Villa Antonia. Nestled in the heart of Texas Hill Country, just 20 minutes northwest of Austin, your guests will feel like they have been whisked away to another country for your special da...
The Hills of Lakeway
Austin, TX
Private Club, Golf Course, Ballrooms
Starting from $4,897 to $14,830 for 50 guests
Nestled in the heart of the Texas Hills Country, The Hills of Lakeway is the quintessential setting for your picture-perfect wedding just off the shores of beautiful Lake Travis. This exquisitely detailed setting with sophistication and Austin flavor is sure to leave you and your guests speechless o...
The Nautilus Ballroom at the Houston Dow...
Houston, TX
Event Center, Ballrooms
Starting from $15,770 to $21,128 for 50 guests
Bridal Open House Sunday, January 21, 2018 - 11:30am to 3:00pm (Must RSVP by January 19, 2018 to attend) Come experience firsthand the quality and ambiance of our Newly Renovated Nautilus Ballroom at Houston's Downtown Aquarium. Turn your wedding celebration into an underwater adven...
Cross Timbers Winery
Grapevine, TX
Winery/Vineyard, Barn/Farm/Ranch, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $4,225 to $4,976 for 50 guests
Cross Timbers Winery is a beautiful site to host your wedding celebrations. The winery is located in Grapevine, Texas. A turn of the century home is located on the grounds and is the on-site tasting room, perfect for receptions and dining. Cross Timbers' grounds are well manicured and provide a love...
The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch
Katy, TX
Event Center, Barn/Farm/Ranch
Starting from $2,260 to $7,978 for 50 guests
Located near Katy just west of Houston, the Golf Club at Cinco Ranch offers a picturesque setting for your country club wedding. Imagine exchanging vows with your beloved right on our clubhouse patio with perfectly manicured grounds and a sparkling lake as your backdrop! Guests can enjoy cocktails a...
Live Oak Vineyard
Atascosa, TX
Event Center, Park/Garden, Bed & Breakfast/Inn, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $4,029 to $6,206 for 50 guests
Celebrate the most romantic day of your life at Live Oak Vineyard. Nestled on six scenic acres in Atascosa, Texas, this picturesque venue is the perfect place to host an intimate wedding celebration. Begin your special day with an outdoor ceremony under a charming arbor in the lovely Bridal Garden, ...
Lindsay Lakes
Cypress, TX
Event Center, Park/Garden, Ocean/Waterfront View, Church/Temple, Vintage/Rustic, Outdoor
Starting from $7,609 to $11,616 for 50 guests
We now have 21 acres with a brand new beautiful stonewall chapel for ceremonies and a bridal cottage as well for the bridal party dressing rooms. Located only minutes away from Houston in scenic Cypress, Lindsay Lakes offers a picturesque wedding venue that combines the serenity of a garden with the...
Boardwalk FantaSea
Kemah, TX
Ocean/Waterfront View, Cruise Ship/Yacht, Outdoor, Modern
Starting from $9,645 to $13,652 for 75 guests
The Boardwalk FantaSea creates the most picturesque setting for beautiful weddings and wedding receptions alike. The crew has years of experience in helping guests plan memorable weddings. Experience breathtaking panoramic views on the water. This beautiful scene creates an ideal setting while you e...


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2.9mm 5play 5mm vlam bamboo laminated together with 400 grm triaxle top and bottom.


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Women's shelter boss, mayor vouch for Mike Tyson
Who can Mike Tyson turn to for a character reference? The mayor
of Atlantic City, New Jersey, for one, and the leader of Nevada's
largest shelter for battered women, for another.
Their letters of support were among those sent last year to New
Zealand immigration authorities considering the visa application he
made to travel Down Under. They were among hundreds of pages of
documents from New Zealand and Australia released last week and
earlier to the Associated Press under those countries' public
records laws.
In the end, the Australians concluded the former boxing champion
and convicted rapist failed their character test – but they decided
to let him come tell his story anyway in five November shows. New
Zealand denied him a visa.np
In the U.S., Tyson's show "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,"
ended a 10-week tour spring Sunday after a run on Broadway. The
show has garnered critical praise for its candor, although Tyson
remains a divisive figure in popular culture.
Tyson has traveled abroad extensively, including to Europe and
South America. New Zealand had initially decided to let him in as
well, but changed its mind when a children's charity that was
supposed to benefit from Tyson's visit said it didn't want any
money from his tour.
Tyson served six years in prison for a 1991 rape. He said in his
New Zealand visa application that he was not guilty of that crime,
but was responsible for several subsequent arrests. He wrote that
he had abused drugs and alcohol through much of his adult life but
had been clean and sober for more than three and a half years.
Included in Tyson's New Zealand visa application was a character
reference for him and his wife, Lakiha, written by Marlene Richter,
the executive director of Las Vegas-based women's shelter The Shade
Richter said the shelter's children "loved seeing Mike Tyson"
last June when the Tysons rented an ice cream truck and handed out
Popsicles and cones to more than 300 women and children.
In an interview last week, Richter said she faced an ethical
dilemma about whether to allow Tyson to support the shelter, given
his violent criminal past.
She said she was impressed by the way he seemed dedicated to the
children and followed through with promises. The Tysons later
auctioned fight memorabilia, she said, raising about $20,000 for
the shelter.
"I don't know if he's 100 percent changed," Richter said.
"But I felt he was trying."
Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford also gave Tyson a character
reference, mentioning his notoriety but saying he had helped make
the resort city the center for boxing on the East Coast. He wrote
that the city was "ever so grateful to him and his dedicated
efforts on our behalf."
In Australia, officials concluded Tyson failed that country's
character test because of his criminal convictions. They looped in
the immigration minister, who let Tom Wodak, the immigration
department's principal character decision-maker, have the final
"All indications are that Mr. Tyson has rehabilitated," Wodak
wrote in an email to staff approving Tyson's visa. Wodak added that
the short duration of his trip and the fact his family would be
accompanying him "all point to the likelihood of an incident-free
visit, and thus to a risk of further offending that is not
During his Australian "Day of the Champions" tour, Tyson
appeared in five cities without incident, except for some fans who
complained that they had paid extra to meet him in person and had
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NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass., June 26 (UPI) -- Tight end Aaron Hernandez Wednesday was charged in Massachusetts with murder and ordered held without bail in the slaying of his friend Odin Lloyd.
Several members of Lloyd's family attended Hernandez' arraignment at Attleboro District Court where he was charged with multiple firearms offenses as well as murder.
Bristol County assistant District Attorney Bill McCauley said during the arraignment Hernandez, 23, "orchestrated the crime from the beginning" and took steps to conceal it, requesting no bail be set. They outlined extensive evidence indicating Hernandez and two "confederates" took Lloyd, 27, to an industrial area not far from Hernandez' North Attleborough home, where they allegedly shot and killed him at about 3:30 a.m. June 17.
Prosecutors asked Hernandez be held without bail, saying he hid evidence, got his fiance to stop talking to investigators, gave the two confederates the use of a car to flee and destroyed surveillance equipment at his home.
Michael Fee, an attorney for Hernandez, describing the scene as "a rather hysterical atmosphere," argued the prosecution case "is not a strong case. It is circumstantial," and said Hernandez is not a flight risk.
"It would be practically impossible ... to flee with any type of success," Fee said.
After declining to grant bail, the judge agreed to a request by both sides to restrict public comment by those involved in the criminal case.
All court records in the case "have been impounded by order of the Court," Attleboro District Court Magistrate Mark E. Sturdy said in a statement.
The New England Patriots released Hernandez following his arrest earlier in the day. Hernandez was handcuffed when Massachusetts State Police led him away from his home about 8:45 a.m.
The Patriots had previously refused to comment regarding Hernandez but issued a statement within hours of his arrest.
"The New England Patriots have announced the release of tight end Aaron Hernandez following his arrest in the investigation of a homicide," a release posted on the team's website said.
"A young man was murdered last week and we extend our sympathies to the family and friends who mourn his loss.
"Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation. We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process."
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement released to NFL Network the "involvement of an NFL player in a case of this nature is deeply troubling."
The league said it extended its "deepest sympathy to Odin Lloyd's family and friends."
Hernandez had been part of the investigation into the death of Lloyd, 27, a semipro football player whose body was found June 17 near Hernandez's home.
WFXT, Boston, last week reported residents near the Hernandez house said they heard gunshots about 3 a.m. June 17.
ABC News, citing law enforcement sources, said there is mounting evidence Hernandez and Lloyd had visited several nightclubs together before Lloyd was killed, and Lloyd had been driving a sport utility vehicle rented in Hernandez' name.
An investigator close to the case said Hernandez was found to have destroyed his home security system, including video surveillance equipment, ABC News reported.
Hernandez was a fourth-round pick by the Patriots in 2010. He had 79 catches for 910 yards and seven touchdowns in 2011 when he was selected for the Pro Bowl. Injuries limited his play to 10 games last season when he caught 51 passes for 483 yards and five touchdowns.


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When Semaphore first revealed Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta, gaming community and critcs across the globe gave it a title "Clone or Copy of Uncharted series".
But finally Semaphore has broken their silence and commented on the Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta being a copy of Uncharted accusations.
at least they acknowledge the existence of naughty dog and admit that uncharted is where the inspiration came from.
of course, they cant expect everyone to just be cool with that. there's a fine line between paying homage and ripping off. most people will see it as the latter
Complete total RIP OFF and so called "inspiration" are completely TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
Bungie took inspirations from James Cameron's Aliens for Halo. Not a rip off since they look different yet its still the same space marine vs aliens.
This Unearthed game is just a sad pathetic rip off of naughty dog's greatest franchise. Just look at those screenshots. WOW.
It's called Un_____ed and has the same font. This isn't inspiration, it's copying.
WarZ all over again.
I think it's meant to be legal ripoff. They obviously know they copied uncharted, how else would they make it so similar. But it's meant to be a cultural parallel copy.
Just look at the Modern combat games for mobiles, they're literally meant to be just like call of duty, specially 3 and 4, and people are a lot more accepting of those games.
NOVA is a literal copy of halo, NOVA 3 is a copy of crysis, and everyone's ok with it.
Point is, these types of games aren't meant to be taken seriously. They aren't targeting western games anyway.
"Everyone at (inset crap developer's name) are making a game that looks just like (insert popular game title and similar character art or cover) but it's not the same as (mention popular game again), in fact it's very different than (say name of good game again). In fact, even though we were inspired by (say name of good game again)it's more like (say name of other amazing game)" lol
Maybe they could be more obvious. Trying to use the comparison to market their crappy game, LOL. Our game is not Uncharted, bla bla bla... Face it, no one even gives a sh#t your game exists.
Give it a rest. Not buying.


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2012-05-02 / Obituaries
Rosemary L. Phippard, East Massapequa resident, worked as legal secretary for Nassau County
Rosemary L. Phippard, a resident of East Massapequa, died peacefully at her home on March 26, 2012. She was 86 years old. Mrs. Phippard was born on March 20, 1926 in Queens, New York to Conrad and Mary (O'Connor) Hock. In addition to caring for her husband and family, she was employed by the County of Nassau as a legal secretary.
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What we're about
Q: If you had to declare a manifesto for this group, what would it be?
A: That philosophy is for everybody. That, while it uses abstraction, its value rests on its concrete utility in everyday life. For example, you don't have to know how to program a computer to benefit from one (though of course you can do more with it if you know how it works).
Q: I'm very busy ‐ what preparation is involved?
A: We do not assign reading, because we are interested in your original thinking. As the theme of each meeting is announced in advance, it would be helpful if you would think of a personal story that grounds the theme realistically. Don't worry about it, though: you may think of one on the spot.
Q: I'm too busy preparing my own treatise on topic X to participate in a group discussion.
A: Everyone has to manage their own priorities, but people do underestimate the value of open interaction with their peers. If you find yourself going over the same questions and answers, then maybe it's time to expose yourself to other perspectives. Try proposing a theme relating to topic X and see what you get for two hours of your time.
Q: Where can I get more information?
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The real-life tale of ballet dancer Misty Copeland, who grew up in San Pedro, has all the trappings of an inspirational Hollywood film, and now it will become one. In March, Copeland's book with journalist and author Charisse Jones, "Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina" (Touchstone, $16), was published. This week it was announced that the effort has been optioned by New Line Cinema for screen adaptation.
"I hope that people will see a positive story of perseverance and courage. That even with incredible challenges and obstacles in life, beauty, success, and strength can be gained from those experiences. Also, I hope it will stress to not to give up on your dreams, to stay the course," Copeland said about the upcoming film.
While acting as drill team captain at Dana Middle School, her coach Elizabeth Cantine noticed her grace and talent, which led to Copeland's first ballet classes at the Boys & Girls Club with teacher Cynthia Bradley. At age 13, Copeland began seriously studying with Bradley at the San Pedro Dance Center. After three months of study, she was en pointe, and five months later Copeland performed as Clara in "The Nutcracker."
Copeland won first place in the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in 1998 when she was 15 and went on to study at the San Francisco Ballet School. In 2000, she joined the American Ballet Company and went on to make history as the second African American female soloist to perform with the American Ballet Theatre.
This September, Copeland will become the first African American to dance the lead role of Odette/Odile in ABT's production of "Swan Lake." It will tour Australia. In December, she will return to her roots as Clara in ABT's "The Nutcracker."
New Line Cinema's film on Copeland will be produced by Offspring Entertainment with executive producers Phil Sandhaus, Dave Neustadter and Andrea Johnston. Stephanie Allain and Lenore Kletter will adapt the script.


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A look at the News-Journal All-Area Boys Basketball team first-, second- and third-team and honorable mention selections.
Cameron Breehl
Father Lopez
The 6-foot-4 forward could take the ball to the rack or step back and drill a 3-pointer … Led regional finalist Green Wave (27-3) in scoring (18.6 points per game) and added 6.8 rebounds per game … District player of the year shot 64 percent from the floor and 45 percent from 3-point range.
Monolito Hamilton
The 5-foot-10 senior guard was a one-man highlight reel at times for the regional semifinalist Bulldogs (22-8) … Led team in scoring (15.4 ppg) and added 4.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game … Sank 61 3-pointers.
Malik Maitland
Father Lopez
The 5-foot-10 sophomore guard helped the Green Wave post an area-best 27-3 record and earn a regional final berth … Averaged 14 points, 5.6 assists and 4.9 steals per game … Playmaker had knack for hitting key baskets or finding the open man when his team needed a big play.
Desmond Mitchell
New Smyrna Beach
The 5-foot-7 senior point guard won player of the year honors after leading the 'Cudas (22-5) to their first district title in 13 years and a regional semifinal berth … Averaged 16.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.6 steals per game, while shooting 54 percent from the floor and 73 percent from the foul line … Finished four-year varsity career with 1,144 points.
Justin Vallejo
The 6-foot-6 junior forward/center was the go-to player for the Sharks (9-13), and he rarely disappointed … Averaged 17.8 points and 10.0 rebounds to lead team in both categories … Shot 53 percent from the floor and 69 percent from the foul line.
Craig Wilmore
The 6-foot-3 junior guard/forward led the Buccaneers (14-11) in scoring (13.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.7 rpg) and was second in assists (2.1 apg) and steals (33) … Has a solid review on the recruiting website rivals.com as a wing player to keep an eye on.
Steve Gawriluk
New Smyrna Beach
In a tough battle, the 'Cudas' mentor brought home the honor after leading his squad to its first district title in 13 years, first appearance in the state playoffs since 2007 and a berth in the regional semifinals … NSB (22-5) came up just one point shy (46-45) against eventual state runner-up Orlando Evans in the regional semis.
Jason Burnell, DeLand: The 6-foot-4 sophomore forward averaged 12.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.
Zach Camporese, Calvary Christian: The 6-foot-3 senior forward averaged 21.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for the regional quarterfinalist Lions (18-9).
AJ Ford, Father Lopez: The 6-foot senior guard averaged 15.8 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game … Shot 51 percent from the floor and 70 percent from the foul line.
Willie Gardner, FPC: The 6-foot-3 senior forward/center averaged a double-double (10 points and 12 rebounds) for the Bulldogs (13-14).
Cameron Hadley, Mainland: The 5-foot-9 senior guard played only 11 games before an injury ended his season, but he finished with solid averages of 11.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
Marco Smith, Deltona: The 6-foot senior guard averaged 21.5 points and 6.0 assists per game for the Wolves (12-15).
Roger Carlin, New Smyrna Beach: The 6-foot-2 senior guard/forward averaged 13.5 points in the last five games and 9.5 points for the season … Shot 58 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point land.
Kyle Clarke, Spruce Creek: The 6-foot-5 sophomore guard/forward led the Hawks (12-14) in scoring (11.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg).
Kyle Epping, DeLand: The 6-foot-4 junior forward averaged 9.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Diamante Mitchell, NSB: The 5-foot-8 guard was a leader on the floor, while also averaging 8.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.6 steals per game.
Ivan Tsabak, Matanzas: The 6-foot-3 senior guard led the Pirates (6-19) in scoring (14.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg) … Became all-time leading scorer at Matanzas with 1,121 career points.
Travis Walker, Halifax: The 6-foot-5 junior forward averaged 18 points and 15 rebounds per game for the Knights (12-13).
Atlantic: Alex Bell, G/F, Sr.
Calvary Christian: Deyon Tucker, G, Sr.
DeLand: Lynorris Hamilton, G, Jr.
Deltona: Chad Brown, F, So.; Torrey Howell G, So.
Father Lopez: Ben Marello, F, Jr.
Flagler Palm Coast: Dashawn Barbero, G, Sr.
Mainland: Brandyn Thompson, G, Sr.
New Smyrna Beach: Marcus Johnson, G/F, Jr.
Seabreeze: Jalen Hinson, G, Sr.
Spruce Creek: Alex Mestre, G, Sr.
Trinity Christian: Jonathan Fernandez, G/F, Sr.
University: Drew Peden, G, Sr.
Warner Christian: CJ Green, F, Jr.
2013: Desmond Mitchell, NSB
2012: Dalton Barnes, Father Lopez
2011: Dennis Diaz, DeLand
2010: Corey Walden, Seabreeze
2009: Corey Walden, Seabreeze
2008: Tevin Galvin, FPC
2007: Walt Torrance, Atlantic
2006: Willie Smith, DeLand
2005: Keith Brumbaugh, DeLand
2004: Keith Brumbaugh, DeLand
2003: Keith Brumbaugh, DeLand
2002: E.J. Gordon, DeLand
2001: E.J. Gordon, DeLand
2000: Leonard Wallery, DeLand
1999: Tony Bobbitt, Mainland
1998: LaDarius Halton, NSB
1997: Chase Tramont, Spruce Creek
1996: T.T. Toliver, Mainland
1995: Vince Carter, Mainland
1994: Vince Carter, Mainland
The all-area boys basketball team was compiled by staff writer Rob Ullery with input from the News-Journal sports staff and the area's head coaches.


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A real attacking talent who can unlock defences just like that, DARREN CAVE played over 20 times for Ulster in his first full season with the province.
The 22-year-old is an exciting runner and strong-tackling centre and one of a crop of young players at Ravenhill who have progressed through the Academy structure.
He has also made rapid progression at international level, from winning the Grand Slam with the Ireland Under-20s in 2007 to starring in Ireland's Rugby World Cup Sevens qualification and scoring a handful of tries for Ireland 'A' at the last two Churchill Cup tournaments.
The former Sullivan Upper pupil, who is attached to Belfast Harlequins, was included in Ireland's extended 2009 RBS 6 Nations squad and is on the verge of making his Test breakthrough.
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Employment declines in finance, government, manufacturing sectors
For the first time in six years, national job growth rates have exceeded those in New York state, according to a new report on economic trends released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
"The good news is that New York's job count has increased above its pre-recession levels," DiNapoli said. "The bad news is that, over the past year, we have fallen short of the national growth rate in several major employment sectors. New York, like much of the nation, is still struggling to generate the well-paying, secure jobs that workers at various skill levels and experience need and deserve."
DiNapoli's report noted that New York added 110,000 jobs between June 2012 and 2013.
But over the same period, national job growth rates exceeded New York's in nearly every major employment sector - professional services; leisure and hospitality; trade, transportation and utilities; financial activities; and mining, logging and construction.
New York outperformed the nation in education and health job growth, but government jobs decreased in the state by 1.1 percent. The state's job growth rate, however, declined to 1.8 percent in 2012 from 2.1 percent in 2011. The national rate of growth increased to 2.2 percent from 1.8 percent during that time frame.
In each year from 2007 through 2011, private sector job trends were more favorable in New York than nationwide, partly because of sharp housing-market declines in some other areas. Private sector jobs in New York rose during this period by 1.5 percent while employment nationally declined by 3.1 percent. And New York retains a significant advantage in personal income per capita, at $52,095 in 2012 compared to a national average of $42,693.
Regionally, the state's employment picture remains uneven. Private employment has increased in New York City, the Ithaca region, the Capital District and the Buffalo-Niagara region. Regions including Binghamton, Kingston, Utica, Syracuse and Elmira, meanwhile, experienced sizable declines in private sector employment.
The report also found:
•From 2007 through 2012, New York experienced notable job losses in manufacturing, construction, financial activities, information services and government;
•While goods-producing jobs declined in New York by nearly 15 percent from 2007 through 2012, the nationwide decrease was even higher at 17 percent;
•The financial services sector - which consists of both the finance/insurance activities sector and the real estate/rental activities sector - makes up 9.5 percent of total jobs in the state, but contributes more than 27 percent of New York's economic output; and
•By 2012, New York's population increased 2.4 percent over the past decade, primarily driven by international immigration.
For a copy of the report, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/economic/employment_trends_nys_2013.pdf.
For access to state and local government spending and more than 60,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/. The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government.


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Russian Athletes Kiss On Championship Podium--Are They Defying Russia's Anti-Gay Laws?
Is this kiss the first official act of defiance on the international stage by Russian athletes against their nation's anti-LGBT laws?
Russian athletes Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firova shared a kiss on the winners' podium at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on the weekend amid the controversy over their country's new anti-gay law.
The public display of affection was caught on camera Saturday after the pair won the women's 4X400 metres relay gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
The move appears to violate a Russian law passed in June, banning gay and lesbian "propaganda."
The kiss is gaining traction in the media. Any insight into whether this is actually a statement of LGBT support or do Russian women (and/or men) generally exchange kisses in celebration or greeting?
Is this an act of protest or media hoopla, Instincters?
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Hummmm....difficult to know without asking Kseniya and Tatyana. Let's put it this way: Context determines perspective, which shapes perception, which shapes experience, which shapes identity. WE have a context that is different from those in Russia, and WE have an agenda that motivates us to interpret what we perceive in ways that give meaning to - ultimately - identity. Let's find a way to appreciate the kiss in THEIR context; as something that fits THEIR identity. The question remains, doesn't it?


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Amnesty International is staging a "Shadow Summit" this Sunday, May 20, in Chicago to emphasize to NATO Summit leaders that Afghan women's and girls' needs must be front and center in all planning. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky together with Afghan Women's Leaders will speak at the Shadow Summit to bring women's issues to the forefront of the NATO Summit. Speaking at the "Shadow Summit" will also be Afifa Azim, director and co-founder of the Afghan Women's Network, Mahbouba Seraj, Executive Board Member of the Afghan Women's Network; Manizha Naderi, Executive Director, Women for Afghan Women; and Gayle Lemmon of the Council on Foreign Relations and author, Dressmaker of Khair Khana.
Amnesty International will release an open letter to Presidents Obama and Karzai signed by U.S., Afghan, and British women leaders concerned that women's rights, freedoms, and advancement during and after the transition process. According to Amnesty International "the letter calls for an eight-point plan to ensure that the progress Afghan women have made over the last decade to secure basic rights will not end with the troops' departure in 2014."
Suzanne Nossel, executive director, Amnesty International USA, said "After the billions of dollars and thousands of lives given to the cause of a secure and peaceful Afghanistan, turning back the clock on women's rights would be tragic." Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, which has led a U.S. Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls for the past 15 years, commented, "Adequate funding from NATO countries is essential for security and Afghan women's and girls' educational, health care, and economic programs. Afghan women's leaders must be represented in all the planning and decision-making."
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myDetour is a Moleskine project dedicated to all lovers of painting, photography, illustration and writing. It is an opportunity to share your creative experience, on- and off-line: you decorate your Moleskine notebook, drop it in the myDetour collection boxes and participate in the selections. The Jury will choose the most inventive notebooks collected in each city, which will be showcased in the next stop and be published on the online gallery. The author of the one single most remarkable notebook for each city is invited to the next opening event.
myDetour installations often run alongside the Detour project, a travelling collection of notebooks by authors of international renown. Detour and myDetour support of the non-profit foundation lettera27 , running literacy and education programs around the world and especially in Africa.
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February 17, 1916 - June 24, 2013
Hallendale Beach, FL - Formerly of Kerhonkson, NY
Renee Jacobs, a multi generation resident of the greater Kerhonkson area, and a devoted family woman, died at her home in Hallendale Beach, FL on June 24, 2013. She was 97. The daughter of the late Louis Kitia and Anna Katz Kitia, she was born on February 17, 1916 in New York City.
Renee spent her life working in the resort industry, at the Colonial Hotel serving a countless number of guests, as a caterer.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Harry Jacobs, and her brother, Phil Kitia.
Renee was a devoted and loving mother to Elaine B. Rubin and Melvin Schonfeld, a loving and devoted grandmother to Steven, Jeffrey, Scott, Andrew, and Deena, as well as an adored great-grandmother to Hunter, Ashley, Carter, and Rachael.
Funeral Services for Renee will be held on Thursday, June 27th, at 2 p.m. at the Congregation Anshe Tzaydik Synagogue, 186 Canal Street, Ellenville, NY. Burial will follow in the Synagogue Cemetery in Wawarsing.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home of Ellenville; for further service details, to leave an online condolence, or for directions to the chapel, please visit www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com


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Prima kicks off their new familiar spotlight series with a focus on Mite, your special little orange buddy!
When i first got Mite i kept him in my party for the entire game for Oliver. He was my damage dealer for the majority of the first half of the game until i caught a Dinoceros with its 450+ Atk/300+ Def in its final form.
Mite is adorable when you feed him chocolate & everytime i see him eat it, i smile.
I just ditched him and it was a sad moment. I have bighorn and naja and i added plessie for now. when i run accross dinocerous i will see if there is room. I am tryin to make room for naiad but all 9 (so far) are full. Using green bunchers, splishie, and shonky tonkers with thumlemur, monolith and bonehead.
I ditched him very early, I'm rolling with two Dinoceros a Bonehead and a Plessie, can take on anything lol.
lol im just starting, i have like 12 or so familiars xD .. and reading all this commments make me feel so squishy XD


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The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word
Allan Metcalf
Oxford University Press: 211 pp., $18.95
Is there another word as supple as "OK"?
Those two letters, side by side, separated (or not) by periods — they answer so many questions and describe countless situations.
When your day is uneventful, "OK" is all you need to say about it. On the other hand, the word conveys a sharp criticism when it's all you can muster to tell your sister what you think of her new boyfriend. No invention — except maybe the elastic waistband — has the stretching power of "OK."
But is it really "America's greatest word"? That's what Allan Metcalf declares in the subtitle of his new book, "O.K.: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word." He goes even further, saying the word is our answer to Shakespeare (uh, I'm not OK with that).
"It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, bigger even than an infant's first word 'ma,'" writes Metcalf, an English professor and executive secretary of the American Dialect Society. "Just two simple letters … of humble origin … born as a lame joke...."
Getting to that humble origin is tricky since there are so many rumors surrounding it. In the process of reviewing contending theories, Metcalf's book is a reminder of the crazy-quilt nature of English, a big, messy stew of collisions among languages and slang expressions. See if you can pick the real origin of "OK" (according to Metcalf) from the spurious ones:
—A Chicago bakery named O. Kendall and Sons stamped Army biscuits with the initials of the firm.
—A Boston baker named Otto Kimmel did the same thing with his vanilla cookies.
—The word originates in the Choctaw word "okéh," a verb meaning "it is true."
—The initials were used in an 1839 newspaper article.
As intriguing as the others are, "OK" first appeared in the Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839. It was an editor's joke, an abbreviation for a misspelled version of the phrase "all correct." It's a bit of a letdown, but Metcalf persuasively goes on to show how the word thrived thanks to a fad in abbreviations sweeping parts of the nation and, later, because of its effectiveness in telegraph messages.
It was also bandied about and celebrated by social groups and political parties (for instance, it became a rallying cry for supporters of President Martin Van Buren, known as "Old Kinderhook"). Its humble origin also was challenged by a grander story that it was created at the inkwell of another American leader, Andrew Jackson, a notoriously poor speller (he "had more spirit than spelling," Metcalf says). Old Hickory, the story goes, would show his approval of any document by initialing it with the letters "O.K.," which he thought stood for "Oll Korrect."
Metcalf traces "OK" in popular culture, business and literature and shows us how it evolved, behaving like a microscopic organism that splits itself into strange new shapes. Along with the working-class "OK," there is the genteel-looking "okay," the athletic "A-OK," the goofy-sounding "okie-dokie" and, of course, an even slimmer version used in text messaging: "K."
"OK" is ingrained in the American character, Metcalf says, a word that should inspire us to beat the odds since it "exemplifies imperfection successfully overcome, blatant misspelling not holding it back from becoming America's most successful invention."
Metcalf's book is an enjoyable addition to the shelfload of books prompting us to reconsider everyday things — from appliances to the moon overhead to the air we breathe. His book, in fact, isn't just enjoyable — that's right, it's better than OK.


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...for Christmas
Every year I go back to this post about how to make a gift bow from How About Orange. This year I wanted to make a big pink bow for a teacher gift. BTW if you haven't tried Cadbury Fingers you really should - delicious. While there I couldn't help but noticed a new tutorial, How to make 3D paper ball ornaments, so much fun. I ended up going with pink and orange for the bow too as the ball looked so great.
I had a helper while taking the photo who just HAD to hold the ball
Sunday, December 18, 2011
How about orange and pink...
...for Christmas
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Pendleton love
Pendleton at Anthropologie (and the bag I was telling you about)
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
New vintage charm necklaces
I made some charm necklaces for the little one and I thought it would be fun to offer our favorites over at the Two Green Chickens shop.
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Green and Greener has increased the discount to 10% off your mattress; refer a friend who purchases a mattress with the non-profit donation special and you'll get you an extra 5% back (that's a savings of up to $420!) Sweet!
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
"Do Well By Doing Good"
I told our friend Alegre we would spread the good word on a promotion they currently are running at her shop Green and Greener... D and I are in the market for a new mattress - and are going to bring in our donation to the Parent Group at our elementary school.
Bring in proof of a $50 or more donation to a non-profit that benefits the environment, children or animals and you'll get 5% off your mattress; refer a friend who purchases a mattress with the non-profit donation special and you'll get you an extra 5% back (that's a savings of up to $280!) **(see below for full details)
You can come check out the latex/wool/cotton mattresses carried in store...they feel like a dream. They are made in Southern California out of 100% natural latex foam (latex is from the rubber tree) that is wrapped in organic cotton to start and can be customized to include Pure Grow wool. You can also order inner-spring mattresses if you prefer, although they prefer the latex to inner spring though because 1) no pressure points, 2) they are anti-dust mite and other allergens, 3) they last more than twice as long and 4) no EMF radiation because no metal parts.
**Donation must be to a registered 501(c)(3) and a copy of the donation receipt on organization's letterhead must be dated on or after January 1, 2010 and be shown to Green and Greener employee at the time of purchase. Each $50+ donation is good towards the purchase of one mattress. This offer is good through December 31, 2010.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
what do you think?
Sinking in paper? At $400 do you think this thing would be worth it?
Oh - and thank you Qubo for introducing it to the girls - who in turn introduced it to me :)
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The Old Place
Last weekend we headed to the Peter Strauss Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains for a picnic and Bluegrass concert. It was loads of fun. Even more exciting was the Cornell Winery and Old Place opposite the Ranch entrance. The restaurant looks amazing, we had a little look around. We should meet up there one Saturday night. The menu is truly mouth watering.
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Hairy cell leukemia is a very rare cancer that causes the body to make too many white blood cells (lymphocytes). Hairy cell leukemia has this name because
the lymphocytes look hairy under a microscope.
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Tornado Soccer will hold a free soccer clinic for boys and girls ages 5 to 18 on the King College campus on Saturday, March 31st from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bring your cleats, water, ball and gear to Parks Field (Bristol, Tenn.) for the hour long session led by head coaches Simon Duffy and Louis Thorpe.
Following the clinic, both the men's and women's teams will host alumni games, bringing back to the pitch some of the faces and names of seasons past. The women's game will begin at 2:00 p.m. while the men will begin at 4:00 p.m.
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When African-American driver Darrell Wallace Jr. finished ninth in his Nationwide Series debut May 20 at Iowa Speedway, it was not only a significant moment for Wallace, but possibly for NASCAR's Drive For Diversity program.
Wallace became the first driver from NASCAR's diversity program to make a Nationwide start and appears to be the program's best shot at developing a successful minority driver in one of NASCAR's top three national series.
"We'll see how it goes, but that's a breakthrough if that materializes," NASCAR Chairman Brian France said about Wallace.
In eight years, approximately 40 drivers have participated in the program with limited or no success as NASCAR seeks to develop its own Tiger Woods.
The lack of success raises questions about whether there is a problem with NASCAR's diversity program as it tries to build on the legacy started in the 1960s by pioneering African-American driver Wendell Scott.
NASCAR, which is fighting a discrimination suit by a former diversity driver in court this week, doesn't own race teams and has tried to run the program with the help of other companies and teams. It depends on a private company to help develop drivers through weekly racing series with the hope that some of them might attract the attention of teams in NASCAR's three national series.
Though it struggled to get off the ground, the program has had some recent success.
Learn more
— Rejected from program, driver hopeful sues in alleged discrimination
— Minority participant deems program fair
— Drive for Diversity program news archive
Paulie Harraka, who participated in the program from 2007-10, is driving for new team owner Richie Wauters in the Camping World Truck Series. Wallace is driving for Joe Gibbs Racing in the K&N Pro Series East and has a part-time Nationwide schedule after spending two years on loan to the diversity program to help him develop.
Wallace is being heralded by NASCAR as the first potential star from the diversity program.
"If not him, there is going to be somebody that is going to walk in and be a star and it is going to be very good for us," France said.
"He may be the one, I don't know. We'll just have to see."
Slow start
Why hasn't the program produced a star driver so far? There are plenty of theories:
• NASCAR executives say they can't make it happen, and it takes money, no matter the race or gender of the driver.
Ryan Truex, the younger brother of Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr., is a two-time K&N East champion but doesn't have a full-time ride. Eric Holmes, a three-time K&N West champion, has never started a truck or Nationwide race. Both of those drivers are white.
"Eric Holmes won more West races than I did and he's not here," said Harraka, who was a teammate of Holmes at Bill McAnally Racing in the West Series. "It's a challenge to climb the ladder in the sport without a doubt.
"The diversity program creates an opportunity to climb that ladder. It increases the likelihood. That's how I ran the Late Model (weekly) series and the West Series and got here. I wouldn't be here without that program, but it still takes a lot of work, a lot of luck."
• Former diversity driver Lloyd Mack said that when the program started, it suffered from limited funding and some questionable team owners. With no testing, Mack attempted to qualify for six races one year and five the next in what were supposed to be full seasons.
"My experience was terrible," Mack said. "I know a lot of people had terrible experiences. … As much as I loved the track, it became miserable my second year in the program to go because not only was it embarrassing but then people would look at you questioning whether you can do it or not."
• Others who have worked with diversity drivers say that corporate America just isn't willing to sponsor a minority driver, no matter the talent. Mike Vazquez, who has worked with Hispanic drivers for the past decade in the United States and Mexico, said it would take an "inspired" company to make a difference. One of his drivers, Ruben Pardo, won an East race in 2006 and was the series rookie of the year but could not land significant sponsorship to go to the next level.
"(Companies think) why support somebody who might have 10 percent, 20 percent or 30 percent of the audience behind you when you can support somebody else that will have everybody behind you," Vazquez said.
"That's been the stigma on NASCAR in the eyes of corporate America that really is not there. The fans love everybody who races. The fans don't look at the color of your skin as much as the speed of your racecar."
State of the program
The NASCAR diversity effort started in 2004 when NASCAR hired Access Marketing & Communications to operate the program and conduct a combine for minority drivers to showcase their skills for team owners in NASCAR's weekly racing series. Those team owners would then hire the drivers. The program called for Access to give the teams stipends to help fund the driver. Mack said his teams were offered $150,000 of the $750,000 the team needed to run the K&N Series competitively. McAnally said a few years ago he was getting about half of what it would take to run a $625,000 program.
After four years of limited success and reports of teams not being prepared to race, NASCAR severed its ties with Access following the 2008 season and brought in former Dale Earnhardt Inc. president Max Siegel to oversee the program. The next year, Siegel started a team called Revolution Racing — which was recently renamed Rev Racing — to field the diversity drivers. The drivers train together in an academy-like setting.
It's up to Siegel to find sponsorship for those drivers to make up the difference from what NASCAR pays him to field the teams. In the first year, Siegel produced a reality television program that ran on Black Entertainment Television that followed the candidates at the combine and through the selection process.
The diversity program has had about 10 drivers each year, and there always has been debate on whether NASCAR should have put more money toward fewer participants. Rev Racing recently cut back to six participants for 2012.
The team has had more success than the previous program, which had three wins with Harraka. Revolution Racing won two K&N races in 2010 and six of the 12 races in 2011. Wallace won five of those in 2010-11.
"With everything the way it's going now, it's pretty much up to the drivers being there to deliver," Wallace said. "NASCAR is doing their part. It's about picking the right drivers, I'd say, being able to run up front."
Wallace ended up in the diversity program when JGR couldn't find sponsorship for him to run a NASCAR regional series. Siegel had hired former Nationwide and East series driver Andy Santerre to run the program, and Wallace went there partly because of Santerre's reputation (Santerre left the program after last season).
"We knew we had a good shot of running up front with (Santerre)," Wallace said. "(It) definitely showed that these past two seasons.
"It helped out with him having all the drivers in the house being able to bounce ideas and tips off each other. It was definitely a lot better than what the previous years were about."
Mack never got the chance to participate under the current structure. Now 28, the black driver from California described a litany of broken promises in his three years in the program.
At one point he thought he would be driving for Roush Fenway Racing but that deal fell through over confusion on how much money the program would give to the organization, he said. Mack ended up with a couple of different owners, but one never came through with a team (and Mack was stuck paying for flights to races where he had been told he would have a racecar) and another owner just couldn't make the small stipend work.
Mack currently competes in IMCA Modifieds and is in talks with some companies about going Nationwide racing. He knows with the status of the economy today, if he has money, he can walk into several Nationwide race shops and buy his way into a car.
"If the opportunity comes, that would be great," Mack said matter-of-factly. "But I feel like the program pretty much ruined me. When I first got there six years ago, they said, 'Oh, you've got the chance to be the Tiger Woods of NASCAR.'
"If I had the opportunity that Darrell has where you're driving for a Cup team that is hands-on developing you, I believe I could have. It wasn't to be for me, I guess. Darrell is making the most of his situation (by) winning races."
Making progress
But even a driver with the potential of Wallace is having a hard time finding sponsorship. Toyota, Coke and Dollar General have helped with some of his funding. Team owner Joe Gibbs said he's surprised that he hasn't been able to find a sponsor for Wallace, although the economy is keeping corporations from taking risks.
"We've got a lot of things working and I'm hoping somebody really steps up and says they want to be part of this," Gibbs said.
"It's going to be written about, it's going to be talked about and if he can do this, it's going to be a real breakthrough for our sport."
Some believe that the breakthrough should have happened already. Mack believes that NASCAR didn't do a good job with the combines. He believes that NASCAR already had favorites going into the tryouts among drivers it wanted to push to certain teams because it wanted a good mix of minorities (black, female, Hispanic, etc.) and it also looked for drivers whose families might have money and could help fund the rides.
"To me, it looked like they were trying to fit their demographic — have a couple of African-Americans, have two or three blondes, throw a couple of Hispanics in there," he said.
"And then you have a couple of people who actually can drive. … There were some really impressive minorities there that I felt truly deserved to get picked and I felt horrible for them."
Of course, choosing a driver is subjective. NASCAR Vice President Marcus Jadotte, who oversees the NASCAR diversity efforts, believes that the talent pool is getting better.
"The talent level in the program is many times higher," he said. "The level of young drivers who are hoping to become a part of the program are many folds higher than it has been in the past.
"We're seeing the level of competition in the program (high enough that) the best young drivers of diverse background are applying for the program."
NASCAR hopes that Wallace can pave the way — and show that it takes time. If Wallace is successful, it would be a "significant achievement" as far as trying to get NASCAR a field that looks more like the American population, Jadotte said.
It also would validate the one-team academy concept instituted in 2010.
"In the life of the sport, it hasn't been a long road," Jadotte said. "We've had the Rev Racing academy concept in the sport for three years and in that time to have a 15-year-old go from making his first start in the K&N Series to making a start in the Nationwide Series and finishing top-10 in his debut, that (three years) is not a long time over the life of the sport or even the course of developing a professional athlete."
Harraka, who is of Syrian decent and recently graduated from Duke University, spent two years in Late Models from 2007-08 and then the K&N West Series from 2009-10 before sitting out most of 2011 and landing a full-time truck ride.
"With programs like that, there are some people who expect immediate results," Harraka said. "When you look at sports, any sport, it takes so long to develop. … No matter what anybody says or anybody thinks, there is no easy ticket to the top."
France is confident, however, that it will happen.
"It's a very hard thing to do," France said. "There's 43 seats (in each national series race). Unseating some of these guys that are the best in the world, it doesn't surprise me that the climb is hard. But somebody is going to come and do it."


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Kings tie game late, top Canucks in SO
Los Angeles, CA – Jeff Carter's third-round shootout goal lifted the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday in a rematch of a 2012 playoff series at Staples Center.
After the first four shooters missed, Carter switched to his backhand and lifted a shot high over a sprawling Roberto Luongo. Zack Kassian had a chance to send the shootout to a fourth round, but his backhand attempt missed the net and the Kings escaped with the victory.
Carter added a power-play tally in regulation, while Slava Voynov scored the game-tying goal with 44 seconds left in the third to send the game to an extra session.
Jonathan Quick recorded 21 saves for the Kings, who have two straight since opening the season with three consecutive setbacks.
"It's a playoff race right now and every point is important," Quick remarked. "Any time you get two points, it's a boost of confidence."
Kassian and Alexandre Burrows each scored once to stake Vancouver to an early 2-0 lead, but the Canucks were unable to hold on as they lost for the second consecutive night.
Luongo allowed two goals on 28 shots for the Canucks, who entered last year's postseason as the top seed before being bounced in the first round by the eventual champion Kings in five games.
Kassian put home a rebound from the left side of the net at the 13:08 mark of the first to make it 1-0 before Burrows buried a wrap around just over four minutes into the second to double Vancouver's advantage.
The Kings, who had gone 0-for-25 on the power play to start the season, finally broke through on the man advantage later in the second to start their comeback.
Just seven seconds into Los Angeles' third power play of the game, Carter recovered a loose puck in front of the net and ripped a quick shot that slipped past Luongo to trim the deficit in half.
The Kings continued to pour it on in the third, but couldn't break through until Quick left the net in favor of the extra attacker with just over a minute remaining.
From the short right boards, Anze Kopitar slid a pass to the right point for Voynov, who one-timed a blast that appeared to deflect off the leg of a Vancouver defenseman before trickling past Luongo to knot the game with just 44 seconds remaining.
Los Angeles outshot Vancouver, 4-1, in the extra session, but Luongo was able to turn away all four shots to send the game to a shootout.
"Roberto gave us a chance," Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said. "We emptied the tank tonight. When you get the effort that we had tonight, you think you should win."
Game Notes
Los Angeles finished 1-for-4 on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-3 ... Carter has scored a goal in three straight games ... The last time the Kings trailed by two goals in a game and won was Oct. 25, 2010 at Minnesota when they won 3-2 in a shootout.


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Warwick during the Civil War
The American Civil War (1861-65) marked a very definite turning point in Warwick's history. Many young men from the town's oldest families once again went to war. O.P. Fuller's history of the town lists at least 15 Arnolds, six Rhodeses, 15 Greenes and eight Gortons in the ranks. They were joined by Braytons, Rays, Bennetts and Browns. In addition, new names in the area were added from the ranks of the Irish who had come to build the railroad in the 1840s and who worked in the mills. Now names such as Carroll, Gallagher, Finnegan, Duffy and O'Neill appeared with frequency in all regiments from Warwick.
The Civil War has often been called "the last of the old wars and the first of the new" because of advances in technology and military strategy. The same words can be used to describe the economic and social life in Warwick as tremendous changes resulted from the conflict. Warwick responded to all eight calls for volunteers and, as the war progressed, the list of dead and wounded began to grow. The death toll in this war was staggering. Over 1,033 Rhode Island troop members died in the struggle. The state contributed 28,000 men to the Union cause and 2,130 of these came from Kent County. Among the most famous Warwick heroes were Elisha Hunt Rhodes, George Sears Greene, Governor William Sprague, Samuel Dana Greene and Charles R. Brayton.
Rhode Island, the last state to join the Union, was the first to offer to defend it as Gov. Sprague led the First R.I. Regiment to Washington, D.C. He was also present at the disastrous First Battle of Bull Run. During the fight, in which the First and Second Rhode Island Regiments took part, Sprague narrowly missed death a number of times. In the panic that followed the Union Army's attempt to make an orderly retreat, 167 R.I. troops died. After this battle, the First R.I. Regiment disbanded and Sprague returned to Rhode Island.
The 2nd Regiment remained and went on to take part in nearly every significant action of the war in the east. One of the soldiers who captured the very essence of the war was Elisha Hunt Rhodes. He enlisted as a private at age 19 in 1861 and rose to the rank of colonel by the end of the war. Rhodes' story is eloquently retold in "All for the Union," edited by his kinsman, Robert Hunt Rhodes.
Rhodes made it very clear from the very first he was doing it "all for the Union." His letters bring forth an insight into the struggle that is unequaled. From these letters Rhodes takes us through the war from the troops leaving Providence to the Potomac to the Rappahanock (which he says "resembles the Pawtuxet very much") and on to the final victory at Appomattox. Rhodes participated in the first battle of Bull Run, where the nation learned of the horrible reality of war. He and the R.I. 2nd, along with the 4th, 7th and 12th R.I. Regiments, were present at the tragic disaster at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. At this battle, the 12th was in the "hottest part of the fight" and lost 109 men, killed or wounded. Sixteen of these casualties were from Warwick. Rhodes was also a participant in the Wilderness Campaign and in the siege of Petersburg.


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2008 Proton Persona A/T H-line 1.6 gasoline from Indonesia
Affordable sedan with a bunch of features
Very low rattling noise from somewhere on the dashboard (sometimes).
Suspension (?) is squeaking when braking, maybe something under the car need to be tightened.
Front brake pads has to be replaced at relatively low mileage (20.000 kilos).
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I just bought this previously owned set of wheels last month as my family got bigger. I need a car with boot spacious enough to carry the baby stroller and other things (my previous car was a city car with no boot).
For its second hand price (or even the fresh and new price), this car is hard to beat. Four-door sedan, 1.6, DOHC, auto transmission, disc brakes on all wheels, ABS and EBD, dual airbags, immobilizer, etc., lots of features.
Performance is OK, similar (if not better) with my previous car. Superb handling. More affordable spare parts.
Actually, I don't travel a lot. But, for my daily driver, I'm very satisfied with my decision to purchase this gem.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
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Glimpsed at Kali's Court Restaurant: Julia Bemis
Loyola University student Julia Bemis, 19, knows how to ramp up a style that she calls "preppy with an edgier twist" when going out to enjoy Baltimore's Restaurant Week. At Kali's Court Restaurant, the New Canaan, Conn., resident sported a sequined and beaded striped taupe Bar III top -- which was a gift -- with J Brand 5-pocket scuba pants from Togs in New Canaan. "They're a nicer alternative to leggings," she said. She added black and champagne leather Courage B ballet flats, which she found at a boutique in Colorado. Her white Swiss Legends watch was a gift. She found her gold and crystal pyramid bracelet at tobi.com and her turquoise and yellow hair-tie bracelets at Anthropologie. She made the little alphabet bracelet. She got her black convertible clutch at loreleinyc.com.
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