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To be a fiction writer from Mississippi is to inherit a literary legacy as heavy as Gulf Coast air in August, one rippling with stories of lives both remarkable and remarkably debauched. Young writers either embrace that legacy or reject it, but readers tend to hope for evidence that this literary mantle is a not merely a thing of the past, that Mississippi still produces a certain caliber and stripe of literary personality. Enter the Meridian-bred novelist and short-story writer Brad Watson, whose own story does not disappoint.
Growing up in a middle-class home where books were far from prized possessions, Watson was, by his own admission, mostly oblivious to the literary lions of his home state. During his junior year of high school, he married and had a child; after graduation, he set out for Hollywood with his young family in tow. When the acting dream didn't work out, he found work driving a garbage truck.
Later, back in Mississippi, Watson enrolled in junior college, where he read Faulkner for the first time and discovered his calling. From that point, Watson's literary star has been slowly, surely ascendant, as he's traveled through the academic channels (a bachelor's degree in English, an M.F.A. from the University of Alabama) to become a professor of creative writing and a critically lauded author. Watson's books, one after the next, have snagged or been nominated for top-tier literary awards: his debut collection of short stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men, won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A second book, the novel The Heaven of Mercury, was a finalist for the National Book Award. And his newest story collection, Aliens in the Prime of Our Lives, was a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. Earlier this month, Watson received a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, one of the most prestigious and competitive literary awards in the country.
Watson's fiction does not traffic in what his friend Barry Hannah dismissed as "a canned dream of the South," but it is laced with just enough distinctly Southern settings and characters for a reader to feel she's getting the real deal — a Mississippi writer who is carrying on the literary legacy of his home state. There is abundant summer heat; there are tragic, hard-bitten characters; there are "long, steamy corridor[s] of leaves" that lead to the coast. And there is ample humor providing ballast against sorrow.
In advance of his public appearance at Nashville's Montgomery Bell Academy on Monday, April 25, Watson answered questions via email.
Chapter 16: Dogs, swimming pools, cheap motels and babies (both born and in utero): These all show up repeatedly in Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives. What is it, for you, about these particular objects or images that make them resonate?
Watson: I like most dogs, and love some, especially my own (as it is with most people and children, as well). I hate all swimming pools except saltwater pools, because of the chlorine — feels like you're bathing in bleach. I've spent far, far too many nights in cheap motels for one reason or another, and if I could avoid it forever more I would, but I know that I can't. I've been father to two babies, now older of course, and being a father — married or divorced — has been one of the most interesting, loving and terrifying experiences in my life. So, of course, I write about it.
In "Water Dog God," the strange, wild, almost otherwordly quality of Maeve, and the sense of rural, isolated place and voice, made for a story that I could almost smell, it was so rich. Can you explain a bit about how this story came about?
I wrote "Water Dog God" while I was trying to write an earlier story, "A Blessing" (in Last Days of The Dog-Men). It wasn't going well, so I changed the point of view from third person (a young pregnant woman) to first person (a man living alone in a heavily wooded area on a river in rural Alabama) and tried to rewrite it that way. But I ended up writing an entirely different story with nothing surviving but the setting and a (different sort of) drowning.
I put the first-person "revision" away and forgot about it for a few years, then read it again and realized it was pretty good, revised it (this time without changing point of view or any other major elements), published it in The Oxford American, Best American Mystery Stories, and finally in Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives. I like what you say about the texture of the story or the prose because one thing that changed in the recasting of the story was that the narrator/main character now was of this place, whereas in "A Blessing," the main character was just a visitor to it. She would not have been able to communicate that sense of the place in the same way as the narrator of "Water Dog God," who's lived there most of his life.
It's a real place. The home of a longtime friend who has lived there a long time, himself, but who is in no way like the narrator of "Water Dog God" (nor his counterpart in "A Blessing").
"Alamo Plaza," in which a family vacations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, stands apart from the other stories in Aliens; it has a more intimate, reflective tone, more like a personal essay than a short story. Do you feel you're doing something different there than in the other stories in the collection?
It's very homegrown from childhood memories of visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast and of the way I felt in general as a child, so that's probably why it feels that way. It's also why I had such a hard time making a story from it. I don't think of it as being like a personal essay, though. I think of it as an attempt to write something akin to Eudora Welty's beautiful but lesser-known story, "A Memory," which reads as if the narrator is trying to reconstruct a memory containing some kind of very powerful but elusive emotional experience.
Do you feel any kinship with the many Mississippian literary greats who have come before you: not just Faulkner and Welty but also Barry Hannah, Larry Brown? Is there any Mississippi writing that has played an especially significant role in shaping you as a fiction writer?
Well, Barry was a huge influence, and then later on a close friend. Larry was also a generous and close friend. We were getting to know each other a lot better just before he died, while I was visiting writer at Ole Miss. Larry was, like Barry, not only brilliant but also a very hard worker who gave me a lot of practical advice against my stubborn and often lazy and reticent ways. I think Welty's early stories had a significant and early effect on my sense of what a story could be, too.
Watson will be the visiting writer at Nashville's Montgomery Bell Academy April 25-26. He will give a public reading in the Pfeffer Lecture Hall at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 25. The event is free and open to the public.
To read an uncut version of this interview — and more local book coverage — please visit Chapter16.org, an online publication of Humanities Tennessee.


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from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A long-bladed knife, slightly curved and widening to the point, used for cutting standing Indian corn.
- n. A small sharp knife with a blunt point, for paring and removing corns.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
The scars on the faces of those students at Heidelberg are accounted badges of honor, but they cannot compare with the big scar on my left knee that came to me as the free gift of a corn-knife.
I must never go to the garden without a heavy stick or a corn-knife; she had killed a good many rattlers on her way back and forth.
I split the melons with an old corn-knife, and we lifted out the hearts and ate them with the juice trickling through our fingers.
Lena never told her father; perhaps she was ashamed; perhaps she was more afraid of his anger than of the corn-knife.
I'll come over with a corn-knife one day and trim some of that shape off you.
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Then he unlimbers a sword like a corn-knife, reaches out a rough hairy paw, and proceeds to yank our young hero rudely from the fond embrace.
Aunt Martha used to bring us flowers for the office table, and it was her delight to sit down and take out her corn-knife -- as she called it -- and go after the town shams.
An 'how they tuk him an' nailed him onto a cross when he'd come down fer nothin 'but to save 'em; an' stuck a spear big as a corn-knife into his side, an 'give him vinegar; an' his own mammy a-standin 'down thar on the ground a-cryin' an 'a-watchin' him an 'he a-fergivin' all of 'em then an 'thar!
The corn-stalks stood like a host armed with brazen swords to resist the onslaught of that other force whose weapon was the corn-knife.

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The Rangers have dropped two straight in their four-game series against the Blue Jays already. How? The Blue Jays suck. Derek Holland faces Jo-Jo Reyes at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Southwest. At this point, I'm more curious to see which FSN reporter has their baby first - Emily Jones or Dana Larson.
76ers at Heat 6 p.m. TNT
Heat lead the series 3-1 and should finish this off tonight.
Grizzlies at Spurs 7:30 p.m. NBA TV
Spurs trail 3-1 and are in trouble. They are looking old because they are old.
Nuggets at Thunder 8:30 p.m. TNT
NBA execs need to worry; one of their best young teams is in Oklahoma City, and a genuine threat to reach the NBA Finals. This series ends tonight.
Les Canadiens at Les Bruins 6 p.m. Versus
Bruins should win, but they have plenty of choke in them.
Lightning at Penguins 7 p.m. CBC
A great series that no one has watched will end tonight without Sidney Crosby.
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South Park, 9 p.m. Comedy Central
You're not going to believe this but this is the start of this show's 15th season. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is going to get it in this episode.


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The main questions I think you need to clear up is Int vs mastery, (eg. int and mastery or pure mastery/haste on a yellow if no regen needed?) value of the new set bonuses, and gemming/stats prio in general. I'm not 100% sure myself, came here for clarification and got even more confused :P
To oggy:
I am talking only about EF build. It is also good to understand, that your benefit from haste is not only the 13th tick of EF. We can say for sure, that going pure mastery with EF is a bad way (I saw numbers, it sucks, if its right). Going only haste means, you need more regen so you cant go OOM during fight (I cant afford this right now, with my low gear - maybe with HC pieces). So I assumed, that the best way in my gearing strategy will be (and i guess with 553 items it will be still the same) a combination of mastery and haste.
And now, if I want to have haste on my gear, it would have some personal cap (due regen limits for example.), and this is the value, where i get the 13th tick of EF. So my mana regen can stay on the same level and i dont loose too much of my mastery for progress.
Please tell me, that I am not stupid, because I am confused too and very very much
I love my mastery, but for tonight I'll be down to around 8000~, with the ef build. Haven't tried SS yet, I'm just trying to get used to the EF way first! So I'm trying for 7170 haste, 8000~ mastery, and around 15500 spirit. We'll see how it goes, but for now I'm feeling pretty good about my pala.
ps. I haven't started tracking IH in raidframes yet, but I feel like it's something we should certainly be doing now that we use LoD to refresh shields instead of EF.
For the math on the issue I'd advise you to read up on Bouchbagette's blog who is my primary source for numbers. He breaks down secondary stat stuff and also goes into the different talents and how they've performed off of his findings.
I can only tell you that personally I'm still trying to stack spirit. I toss in Purified gems in red sockets and Zen gems in yellow, but other paladins do completely different things. Some throw in Int wherever they can, others stack even more spirit than I do. Its really hard to try to say precisely what the best way to do things is, but I think the one thing that is universal is go with spirit until you feel comfortable.
I understand that the math indicates haste, but that's for a set rotation and constant healing.
Having gone full blown spirit, gearing for mastery, with the legendary cloak, I think spirit>mastery>meh ends up being the priority. I would even venture to guess crit would be better than haste after the 3k breakpoint. With full Spirit, you can non stop cast HS/HR throwing EF's on people and when you overheal with Chi-Ji up, it just gets spread out. On top of that, spirit gets exponentially better with DPlea. I think I'll end up cutting off spirit around 20k and then gem for int for throughput.
am i missing something, or is divine plea glyph op/mandatory (at least for undergeared people like myself)? minimum mana you get is always 36,000. i have 9100 spirit. non glyphed would give me 12k (with no minimum). even at 15k spirit the non gylphed DP gives only 20k.
am i missing something or will mana just not be an issue for me in like 5k+ more spirit?
Edit to add: Ahh I see you have done a herp derp. Remember you get the mana every 3 seconds for 9 seconds and you are only counting it once instead of 3 times. At 9.1k Spirit you get the 12k mana 3 times for 36k total mana and at 15k Spirit you get 20k 3 times for 60k total mana.
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First Week 5.4 Reactions:
* Used 0.5 Intellect > Spirit > Mastery > Haste priority. Did not go for a haste Breakpoint (except briefly for two bosses). Obviously that sample size tells me nothing about Haste versus Mastery anyway.
* Spirit: I was very comfortable with Mana for the most part with 14k spirit, very rarely going OOM (until maybe the end) and for mid-pulls on Garrosh I was at a low of ~30% mana, which I feel is a good comfort zone in case things go wrong early.
* Intellect: With the other paladin in raid maintaining her Mastery > 0.5 Intellect gemming, we were both around the high end of the meters for most fights alternating who was top (and sometimes losing to the shaman, disc priests, etc.) I can definitely see a bit of disparity between the healing sources. Illuminated Healing still seems very strong at our gear level even without EF extending it. However most of my healing was sourced from EF, Beacon and Spirit of Chi-Ji with still a decent IH contribution. I was probably not playing very optimally with the "new" build, as I did not put most of my effort into blanketing (for the cloak proc) and instead used EF often as a single target heal. Unfortunately I volunteered to sit for Thok this week and did not get to try selfless healer out.
* Haste: Switching briefly to 3506 Haste did nothing and if anything only seemed to lower my healing done. I am still extremely capable of quick casts due with IoL procs (though that is very RNG dependent) and haste bonuses. Given the % of healing IH is doing for me, I am not sure if going more haste is good. Breakpoints seem absolutely worthless in my opinion but I would need more verification to support my reasoning behind it.
In your gear level, how far are you from the first haste breakpoint?
I'm currently running with the 3106 breakpoint and then full to Mastery although I'm still favoring Spirit for gems. I think I'm at 17k Spirit, but based on what I've seen I think I'll be sticking to 3106 Haste, reforging to Mastery after that, and gemming with a focus on Int. I'll have to see how that goes and then look around at logs of other players.
I might try going for 2nd haste breakpoint at some point but not before I get some more gear (ilvl 549 atm). At least amplification trinket would be needed for that I think.
So, in case anyone is looking at Selfless Healer, it's REALLY underrated at the moment.
I dumped all spirit [I'm at ~7k] and went full int. Judge/HS on cd, use your HR/DL very wisely and you'll never go oom. The burst isn't AS much as EF spam, but the sustained is far higher.
No one else is trying this out?
Care to link yours?


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The humble banana. That yellow semi-circle of squishy goodness. Good for eating, good for putting into smoothies and good for...fashioning into a variety of different animals (we spend a lot of time around bananas here in fruit towers so, naturally, one thing leads to another).
Today, we thought we'd share with you our favourite banana based animal creations so that next time you've got a banana handy (and a bit of extra time) you can transform it into one of the following:
5. Loch Ness Banana Monster
Stick a few bananas in a puddle and you can just about call it Nessie.
(we found this banana monster here http://imgur.com/4gPOe).
4. Swan banana.
May also require a biro and some artistic talent.
(we found Jurgen Steenwelle's graceful banana here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/dad-banana-art-_n_4646988.html)
3. Banana dog.
Not for beginners. Tricky. Not even a real banana.
(we found this photo here http://www.technocrazed.com/adorable-animal-sculptures-made-from-fruits-and-vegetables-photo-galery)
2. The banana dolphin.
This image was sent in to us by Fiona Macintyre on Facebook. The banana dolphins are happily frolicking in a sea of grapes (their natural habitat).
1. The banana penguin.
This idea was sent in to us by @LivvyEpps on twitter, and is probably the simplest design of the lot . Just peel down the sides of the banana to make the wings and, hey presto, you've got a waddly banana penguin on your hands.
If you manage to recreate any of the above, or have already earned your banana animal expert credentials and created your own, be sure to let us marvel at them on twitter - you can find us @innocentdrinks. Pretty appeeling, we think you'll agree (sorry).


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One thing the Banters certainly do well is unite this otherwise disparate group of scribes. It gives them cause to notice each other and to opine and comment. Researching for my Banter Management article in the latest issue of EON (which you really should buy - then you can also read my comical attempt to step into Kirith Kodachi's Test Flight shoes), I looked into some statistics and history of the Banters, but for reasons of space not all of it was included in EON, so I am free to share it here.
We Few, We Happy Few, We..Oh, Maybe Not
The Blog Banters have been running since 2008 and until 2011 were administrated by Crazy Kinux. After a brief Banter-free spell, I picked up his discarded baton in Summer of 2011. Since then, I have overseen 14 Banters on an approximately monthly basis, bringing the total up to 40. It's been a thought-provoking and entertaining ride so far.
During my tenure, 123(!) bloggers have taken part in those 14 banters, with Blog Banter 39: Home breaking the record with 46 participants. That's a whole lot of column inches.
It has been interesting to note which bloggers take part in which discussions. Blog Banters attempt to embrace all manner of topics, so it's unsurprising that the faces and names often change from month to month. This means that the format stays fresh and engaging for those who read everything.
But it's also nice to see the regular mainstays of the Banter community and it's to those I want to extend a special thanks for supporting the Blog Banters.
I even went to the trouble of doing some sums (which I'm bound to have cocked up), but here is a list of the guys and gals who help to keep this bipolar, irascible yet endearing community bumping along.
Top Participants in the 14 Freebooted-hosted Banters (so far!)
1. Drackarn of Sand, Cider & Spaceships (all 14!)
2. Rixx Javix of Eveoganda (13)
3. Kirith Kodachi of Inner Sanctum of the Ninveah (11)
4. The Scientist of A Scientist's Life in EVE (10)
Blastradius of Blastrad's Tales (10)
Evehermit of Evehermit's Blog (10)
7. Orakkus of 2nd Anomaly from the Left (9)
Mike Azariah of A Missioneer in EVE (9)
Corelin of Mad Haberdashers (9)
10.TurAmarth ElRandir of A Carbon Based Life (8)
Emergent Patroller of Emergent Patroller (8)
12.Mabrick of Mabrick's Mumblings (7)
Helena Khan of Aggressive Logistics (7)
14.Adhar Khorin of Margin Call (6)
Ripard Teg of Jester's Trek (6)
Tommy Rollins of Rollins' Ride in Eve (6)
Kuan Yida of Random Posts from Auga (6)
Morphisat of Morphisat's Blog (6)
19.Ender Black of Pod Goo (5)
Sessym of Rants from New Eden (5)
Urziel99 of Urziel's EVE Chronicle (5)
Myrhial Arkenath of A Diary of a Pod Pilot (5)
Keyanu of MuppetNinjas (5)
Lukas Rox of Torchwood Archives (5)
Splatus of A Journey Through the Mind (5)
Cozmik R5 of Beyond Space (5)
Marc Scaurus of Malefactor (5)
28.Harrigan VonStudly of Gun Turret Diplomacy (4)
Rhavas of Interstellar Privateer (4)
Anshu Zephyran of Structure Damage (4)
Poetic Stanziel of Poetic Discourse (4)
Jace Errata of Year of the Snake (4)
Firstly of Flying Silent (4)
Whilst I was tempted to list all of the participants, the full list of 123 bloggers would be a tad too long and the linkage would hurt my brain. Nonetheless, thanks all for taking part and I hope to see names new and old on future lists.
Honourable mentions are certainly also deserved to those most noble of individuals who have come to my assistance with the summaries for the more recent banters. I sincerely appreciate the efforts of TurAmarth ElRandir, EVE Scientist (twice!), Firstly and Nikolaj Vincent.
Thanks again folks, enjoy your imaginary Knighthoods. I'll find some poncy royal to cuff you round the head with a bit of ornate metal as soon as Liz calls me back. She must be out walking the corgis.
Now quickly, what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
The Blogassic Period
Having dug back into the mists of antiquity and exhumed forgotten lists of yore, what follows is an archive of every Blog Banter since the dawn of the Crazy Kinux era.
|Kirith, Roc & Mandrill come to terms with shared incontinence pants.
Those lauded three are Kirith Kodachi, Roc Wieler and Keith "Mandrill" Neilson. Ancient blogging titans still going strong despite increasing incontinence and a need for walking aids, I salute you.
Banter Archive
Crazy Kinux Era (2008-2011)
1. Exotic Dancers, Corporate Meetings & more (Oct)
2. Space, the Final Frontier... (Nov)
3. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Dec)
4. The Game with the Thousand Faces (Jan)
5. Leave what you know at the door please! (Feb)
6. Nowhere to go... (Mar)
7. Eh, nobody told me you could do this in EVE! (Apr)
8. Care for a little game of SecWars? (May)
9. If I were a CCP Dev I would... (Jun)
10. It's just a game! (Jul)
11. The Few, the Proud, the next Tech 3 ships! (Aug)
12. Tying the dots and locking me in! (Sep)
13. Your mission, should you decide to accept it... (Oct)
14. A beginning is a very delicate time... (Jan)
15. Why We Love EVE Online (Feb)
16. The Three Pillars of Wisdom (Mar)
17. The Ladies of New Eden (Apr)
18. The Heroes with a Thousand Faces (Jun)
19. Growing Pains (Jul)
20. Care for a little griefing tonight? (Aug)
21. The Lure of the Wild (Sep)
22. Home Sweet Corp (Oct)
23. Rome wasn't build in a day, neither was New Eden (Dec)
24. Be, all that you can be, and so much more! (Jan)
25. And by Alliance you mean.....? (Feb)
26. Beyond nebulas and shiny ships (Mar)
Freebooted Era (2011-present)
27. EVE Quick Matches (Aug) [Summary]
28. The Future of EVE Online, CCP and the CSM (Sep) [Summary]
29. Immersion (Oct) [Summary]
30. The Melting Pot (Nov) [Summary]
31. Community Review of EVE Online (Dec) [Summary]
32. Non-Consensual Combat Restrictions (Jan) [Summary]
33. The Capsuleer Experience (Feb) [Summary]
34. The Rise of the Spaceship Politician (Mar) [Summary]
35. The Public Perception of EVE Online (Apr) [Summary]
36. The Expansion of EVE (May) [Summary]
37. The Line in the Sand (Jun) [Summary]
38. Dogma (July) [Summary]
39. Home (Aug) [Summary]
40. Interstellar Blood Sports (Oct) [Summary]


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Tranmere make Sordell swoop
On a quiet final day of the January Transfer Window, Watford allowed young forward Marvin Sordell to join League One strugglers, Tranmere Rovers on loan.
Sordell has linked up with the Merseyside outfit, who started the campaign terribly under the guidance of former 'Orn John Barnes, on a months loan deal.
He is amongst a clutch of young professionals at the club including Liam Henderson, Lewis Young and Jordan Parkes who are all seeking first-team involvement by way of loan deals, though the others cannot sign on loan for anyone until the loan window re-opens on February 7th.
It's only Sordell's first season as a pro' and he's scarcely featured this term, but did score his first senior goal for the Golden Boys up at Leeds in a 2-1 Carling Cup reverse. In total he has made one start and three sub appearances for the Golden Boys.


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Making a sale can be a tricky and trying task—but if you know the essential do's and don'ts of selling, you should have an easier time closing deals.
We consulted with sales coach and author Wendy Weiss, also known as The Queen of Cold Calling, Jill Konrath, author of SNAP Selling and Selling to Big Companies, and Paul Castain, Vice President of Jedi Mastery at Castain Training Systems, to compile two lists: the 10 things salespeople should never do, and the 10 things salespeople should always do.
The 10 Things Salespeople Should Never Do
Never have poor telephone or in-person etiquette
Weiss says chewing gum, eating, having music or television blaring in the background, talking to other people while you're on the phone, not getting to the point, mumbling or not speaking clearly are all major turn-offs and are just plain rude. Doing any of these things can severely hurt your chances of making the sale.
Konrath says looking at your cell phone during a meeting is another big no-no.
Use common sense and treat your clients or prospects with respect.
Never project, jump to conclusions or mind read
"The prospect is in a meeting," does not translate to, "The prospect knows that you are calling and does not want to speak with you," Weiss says. "I'm busy and cannot talk right now," does not translate to, "I don't want to speak with you and I'm not interested," she adds. "Too many prospectors read negatively into statements made by gatekeepers or prospects."
Never be negative
Don't allow failure to enter your vocabulary, Konrath says. "Redefine everything as a 'learning experience,' and then focus on figuring out how to get different results."
"If a situation falls short of perfect, don't think it's a total failure and don't over generalize," Weiss says. Just because you had one bad cold call or one rejection doesn't mean you should say, "Cold calling never works for me," or "Prospects always reject me."
Castain agrees. "Never take 'no' as a door slammed shut for all eternity. Regard 'no' as 'not now.' Leave the door open, and encourage the prospect to consider you as resource in the future."


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Wow. The days have been rushing by, hurtling head long to year end. 2017 can't come soon enough. I'm ready for a new year. What about you?
I'm hopeful 2017 will let me catch up on the things on my various To Do lists. There are so many on there. It's getting ridiculous. Since there's nothing as lovely as free fabric, let's celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of a new one with a giveaway. Free Spirit has generously provided two fat quarter bundles of Jennifer Paganelli's Hotel Fredericksted. I'm throwing in a small table mat with each bundle. If you need some ideas, go back to my posts from October when I blogged various projects and included a free quilt pattern.
Here are the details for the sweepstakes aka giveaway:
- Leave a comment on this post before the deadline to enter. Tell me about your sewing/crafting plans for 2017.
- One comment per reader. Duplicate entries will be deleted.
- You have until 12:00 midnight Pacific Standard Time on Friday, January 6, 2017 to enter.
- International entrants are welcome.
- Two winners will be selected by Random Number Generator no later than January 13, 2017. Each winner will receive one fat quarter bundle.
- Winners will be notified by email and will have 7 days to respond. If winners do not respond, a new winner will be selected by Random Number Generator and notified by email.
Good luck! I won't have time to reply to comments. So, to everyone who enters, "Thank you!" I'm looking forward to reading your comments.


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: Illustrate the meaning of "All that Glitters is Not Gold" (without using the actual phrase or literal example). (01/24/08)
TITLE: Attraction
By Kim Stairs
Our hearts met years ago and quickly we fell in love. How fast does love turn into fear? I want him, yet I'm terrified of him. His hands can be so tender yet so harsh. When did his words turn to spite me? Maybe if I change he will get better.
I tried to put on less make up. I put on a little more. I did all the things he ordered me to do. I jumped at his every command. I love him so much, but why do I want to escape him? He reminds me of why I can't get away after every harsh hand bruises my skin.
I am no good, too fat, done too many wrongs in my life, and no one will ever want me or love me like he does. How quickly my love turns to hatred in the dark hours.
When we are apart, my heart aches to be with him. He's asked me to marry him. Look at this ring as it shines. Has he changed? Maybe this time it will be different. Yet others in my life constantly warn me to leave him. Do they see the bars of this prison. We love, we fight, we exchange harsh words, then we make up. And the cycle repeats. It has been terrible on this roller coaster of attraction to this man who stole my heart. When will this ride be over?
I am pulled to give my dreams, future, and life to a shining ring that draws me to it with each glance. Is this all my life is worth? A life of anger, shame, torture, and living on egg shells? When will he be happy? Will he come home drunk tonight with hurtful words? Do I bury my head tonight and let his hands strike unseen places?
My brain can rationalize why I should go, but my heart is not ready to leave. In this small ring I see a glimpse of what may be. Does this circular promise hold a treasure for me? Oh Lord if you are there please help me. I am so confused. Is this love real? Is this what I am worth. Help me Lord to take the right path. For I am afraid to leave, it is all I have ever known.
Can I have better than this plated gold holds?
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This group of bushy yellow flowered plants are called Melampodium. I'd never heard of it before, but this spring when picking out seed packets (I always buy way too many), I decided to give it a try. The seedlings came up pretty quickly, but by the time they were ready to transplant, they were looking pretty sickly. I figured, what the heck, I'll stick them in the ground, they might make it. Boy did they ever! I think I planted them too closely, though, because I underestimated them. I think I'll get two packets of Melampodium seeds for next year.
Other things I want to remember to plant next year:
- Gazania- Daybreak Mix- they have the prettiest striped petals
- Cosmos- orange from seeds collected from this year's volunteers
- Marigolds- also collected seeds from this year's crop- but only yellows and reds, I'm tired of the orange ones, and plenty will come up on their own- they did this year
- Sweet Millions Cherry Tomato- only one plant this time (mom!)
- Black-Eyed Susan Vine- I'll try again, I think they could have been tended better
- Narsturtium- also still going strong right now- didn't really think they would because I had trouble with them last year- this year just tossed a packet of seeds into an empty spot and surprise!
- White Salvia- so pretty at twilight, and really took off, got big and bushy
Wow, that sounds like it should keep me busy. I'm sure I'll find more by spring....


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WACO — Prairie View A&M had some fun at practice this week trying to simulate what it will take to get off a shot against the Big 12 champion Baylor Lady Bears and 6-8 center Brittney Griner.
Assistant coach Rob Amboree, who is 6-5, held up a hitting pad to make the Lady Panthers shoot over it.
"She alters the game," first-year Prairie View coach Toyelle Wilson said. "You've got to prepare for that."
Ready or not, 16th-seeded Prairie View will take on No. 1 Baylor on Sunday at 6:40 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
Going into the unveiling of the bracket earlier this week, Wilson said she was hoping to see her Southwestern Athletic Conference champions matched against a team other than Baylor because of Griner's potential to make it so difficult to score.
But Wilson acknowledged that it is fun to play against a talent that is changing the face of women's basketeball.
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Clinton to Visit Jerusalem Amid Gaza Conflict, U.S. Says
President Barack Obama has dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Jerusalem, Ramallah and Cairo as the U.S. seeks an end to fighting between Israelis and the Palestinians in Gaza.
"The goal on that trip is for everybody to use their voices, their influence, for a peaceful outcome," U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said today at a briefing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where Obama is attending the East Asia Summit. "The U.S. bottom line is that Hamas must stop rocket attacks on Israel."
Clinton will begin her trip by meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, and assist efforts by regional leaders to end the hostilities between Hamas and Israel, as both sides continued fighting.
After stopping in Jerusalem, Clinton will travel to the West Bank to speak with Palestinian leaders who don't control Gaza. She will then meet with Egyptian leaders in Cairo, where United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to hold meetings today.
Rhodes stopped short of saying that Clinton would join Egyptian-led efforts to broker a cease-fire and he didn't specify if she would meet with Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi.
Ending Fire
"As the president said the other day, we believe that Israel has a right to defend itself, Israel will make decisions about its own security," Rhodes said. "At the same time, if we can achieve the goal of ending rocket fire peacefully, that's clearly preferable."
Palestinians fired 26 rockets into Israel today, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld, and Israel continued its attacks on Hamas and related targets in the Gaza Strip. Hamas is considered a terrorist group by Israel, the U.S. and the European Union.
Obama has been monitoring the situation during his three- day trip in southeast Asia and spoke to Mursi twice last night. Clinton was traveling with Obama as he visited Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia on his first foreign trip since winning re- election. She departed directly from Phnom Penh this afternoon, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said.
"She's going because we have been in discussions with these leaders and we want to carry those forward and obviously the center of gravity for those discussions is in the region," Rhodes said. "I don't want to predict what the outcome of those discussions will be."
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"scoundrels can be absolving."
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They say, a sign of insanity is continuing to do the exact same thing and expecting a different result. This is my third…or, maybe, eights (LOL) attempt at starting a prepper community. Originally, I envisioned people moving onto our 110 acre homestead property. I made a tactical blunder offering to sell off small 2.1 acre chunks at market value so people could own their own home if they chose, while sharing in and working on the greater property. It seemed like a good idea. If I were in BC, I'd be fighting off Back To The Landers with a stick, but, low and behold, no takers, slim pickings or grossly inappropriate candidates more interested in showing off than participating. I invested countless hours of typing, travelling to meetups and just plain heartache at my loss of investment. In the end, Nothing more than having made a few new prepping friends. Here were my problems in this goal. Here in this province, there is a very small pond of prepper fish to catch from. Those with the financing for homesteading already had one. Failed farms are dirt cheap to buy here and asking someone to just move here is far too much a radical shift for most people with families. The younger city preppers that I thought would be all over having a prepper retreat within driving distance (or three days bicycling) just didn't have two pennies to rub together. To make enough money, they would have to move somewhere else. Probably out of province. I had hit a wall. I had failed in the one prep I could not afford to fail in. Solitary prepping is simply waiting around for someone else to come and take all you set up. That, and solitude is not a very fun or healthy way to live life.
Then one morning, while waking after a couple days of hanging out with one of my new found prepper buddies, it dawned on me that I had actually achieved my goal. I had built a small community of four families that had agreed, tentatively, to a coalition. A mutual assistance group or MAG. I just had to rework my original plan of what I considered community. This new plan had its bonuses. Suddenly, we had a grand total of six safe places to land in a crisis. All eggs were not in one basket. I could show up at any of my friends and receive a warm bed and a hot meal, no questions asked and they could expect the same from us. I've always said, real community can't be master planned. It either happens organically on its own or its not really community with any lasting sustainability. Community is more about building complex relationships, more a kin to building extended family than convincing others to join and commit to a structure.
My hard work has produced four fantastic prepping friends and their families. Each fully understands the value of being part of a group. Each feels less like the crazy lone prepper. Bare is Back without Brothers and Sisters to Watch It.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGGINING. I informed everyone that it was time invite new potential probationary members to the extended family. Only this time, they get to help in the decision making. I asked for their advice on what I should say to you. These were their replies.
"Offer a different entry point to potential group members.'' Rather than offering chunks of land with the expectation that someone will see the value in a return to Earth approach, start with a focus of having fun, learning, teaching one another, fellowship.'' Push the benefits of having a mutual assistance group.'' For example, I am game for sharing in bulk purchases of rice, emergency supplies and the like to lower costs. I am willing to put together medical kits for the other group members because I have expertise in that area, and I am willing to load ammo for other group members. If other members would be willing to share heirloom seeds so I could create a bank, and share their area of expertise so that I benefit, that could be a great opportunity for all of us to enhance our preps, lower prices, get to know one another better, and close knowledge and skills gaps."
Yes, I get it. Not everyone has the cash or desire to homestead. It starts with building friendship before I want someone moving in next door, anyhow. Building fellowship is the big one. I'd love it if a few times a year, we could do a big gathering at the farm with people pulling up RVs or tents, talking shop, beers by the bon fire, wandering the woods, archery, music, dinner parties and kids chasing the chickens. Build community. The rest will follow. This group could use an event coordinator. I want people to think about what they can assist others with more than what they can get out of it, Hopefully that balances' out. If you take more than you give…people will notice pretty quick.
Next person-. "I still think the answer lies somewhere in between the Transition Town types and the Preppers. I think it would be easier to arm for protection a group of like-minded back to the earth types then get paranoid preppers to appreciate any type of association or community beyond a gun club"
Good point. If you are not familiar with them Transition Town is the Sister group to Preppers. We have a lot of TT friends in the area. I like a balance between the two. I may be a kick ass and take names, Rambo, type…but, if you are looking to join some type of Militia, or think prepper and mercenary are somehow synonymous …This group is definitely not for you. This is for the protection and support of friends and family. Not some wannabe guerilla insurgency. Im more interested in your wood pile and food production than your 50 cal and Nam stories. We have shooters . What we need is mechanics, electricians and horticulturalists as well as average folks that go to work and raise families, not to forget some younger folks that take over the reins as we get old and grumpy. Here in Nova Scotia there are 34 guns per 100 people. Shooters are a dime a dozen. A doctor, on the other hand is more valuable than a bar of gold.
I suppose I should mention that …we have a doctor, a nurse and a tactical medic…as well as a shit hot tracker and hunter that doesn't think much of modern "Sportsmen" that cant hunt without an ATV. I think its honest to say, we are a group of over achievers but I'd be more than happy to have a couple poor hippy kids that were obsessed with gardening and soap making. It takes a village. What I am primarily looking for is a person with a good heart that really gets why a commitment to other people makes us all stronger…and if I can borrow a Transition Town term, more "Resilient"
Next person- In response to me pointing out that the first few attempts at organising this really burnt me out…"Don't forget, You don't have to do all this on your own. If you need a hand, just call"
BINGO! That's the exact reason for a MAG. Ild like to point this gentleman out as an example of what we are looking for. He is a hard working construction worker raising a family in an economic downturn, financially unable to buy in. But that hasn't stopped him from contributing. He as a plan A. We are his plan B and he is thankful for the opportunity to have our farm as a life boat. To pay his keep, he occasionally drives two hours up here to help with the heavy jobs. His job gives him access to recycled lumber which he brings so I can reinforce other projects. He has no problem with volunteering his time on construction projects…and I don't ask him to help very often because…Some time in a dark future I may have to work him hard. Lol. Or more pertinent, use his crew experience to work you hard.
But the other part to this is, I won't be the only person checking you out. Group decisions don't rest on me alone.
Next, Mrs C5- "The mutual assistance group is the direction we have headed by necessity but this doesn't stop that we are looking for other people to live on the property".
Yup. Just because we are headed in this direction doesn't mean that is off the table. We are still looking for people that want to live on the property or slice off a small piece for themselves wile sharing in access to the greater property. It's a great way to pay alittle and enjoy alot . We have prepper paradise here but most back to the land attempts fail because of the solitude. We are social animals…and speaking of animals, its easy to be trapped in paradise if you cant get away because you need someone to feed the animals or make sure the house doesn't freeze up. That reason should be enough to point out why going it alone has its problems. Another is sharing in jobs that can't be done alone…or having someone to check in on you wile sick…or give first aid and drive you to the hospital if injured. Basic security. A second set of eyes and ears. If someone is on the property that shouldn't be, its far safer to "discuss" it with them backed up by a few others than doing it yourself.
I REALLY like my privacy…but can accept that I would no longer be able to let the chickens out in the morning without bothering to put pants on wile deliriously stumbling toward my coffee. The benefits outweigh my freedom to dangle as I please. The sacrifices of leadership. LOL
This property is a Life Boat. It's what we offer. The rallying point and the centerpiece of the group. 110 acres at the edge of a small community, 10 minutes from the ocean. Not too close. Not too far. 20 minutes to a hospital and grocery store. 45 minutes to a small city. 2 hours to Halifax or Moncton. A gravel road reduces traffic. One third is cleared pasture. One third alder encroachment and tree farm. One third forest. We but up against forest and un occupied tree lots that act as a buffer zone from the world .This is farm country. We have several friends with organic farms in the area as well as the oldschool farmers. With a full acre of garden and dozens of apple trees, hawthorn and hunting, choke cherry and grapes, cattails and critters…you'd really have to work at it to starve here. No one starves on my watch. We've taken that fear off the table. One deep well, one surface well, two manmade ponds, a beaver pond nearby and roof collection. Dehydration is off the table as much as humanly possible. We have solar panels so the group can use power tools or log splitters on sunny days and an old tractor for pulling logs. No one freezes to death here. It's on a hill…as in early frosts don't affect us…and No one gets flooded out by the new climate change monsoons here
And here is the big one. IT'S PAID FOR IN FULL with no other outstanding debts…as in it can't be lost easily. 200$ a year land tax…same. We may be living poor for the rest of our lives because of it but No one goes homeless. All we need is people.
"We need you and you need us" (Survivors. BBC. 1975)
At this point, Im sure a few of you will be screaming about OPSEC. We have plenty of OPSEC. You won't be visiting here or meeting mine until we check you out and make you jump through a few hoops. Sometimes the common wisdom isn't all that wise. No risk, No growth. You just can't be part of a group without outing yourself. Look, any computer savvy person knows, if "They" want to know, they know. Ghosting around the edges of IPN won't help you. If you looked at this page or any other prepper page, there is a computer trail. Too Late. Openness has a power of its own. There is no secret subversion going on here and thus no mystery to discover. We are into self sufficiency,not insurgency. We are into keeping people alive, not getting them killed. Besides, I came out of the prepper closet so you don't have to. I'm a public prepper with a reputation. If you suddenly think I'm a secret government agent of the Illuminati whatever, or a cult leader or a thief …feel free to expose me. This only works if people trust me. As one member said,"You go as far as possible to protect yourself but at some point you just have to take a leap and jump in".
There are some rules. DO NOT post your resume on this post. You will not be considered if you do. Contact me through the Private Message function on IPN. This may be a problem for some as you will have to have made 3 posts before they make this function open to you. This helps us to get to know you anyhow. If you don't want to do this, feel free to contact me through my Youtube channel . I'll leave a post below so you can find it.
We have a zero tolerance policy on racism or homophobia. ZERO! Let me explain that so there is no confusion. If you're" not a racist BUT you don't want your daughter marrying one of Them" or " Just defending Canadian values " or " Defending traditional marriage" or " I'm not a homophobe but if a guy hits on me I'll kick his ass", Seriously! We don't accept intolerance in any form, no quarter given, no bigots, no exceptions. There are plenty of so called prepper groups that want to help you but we aren't one. At the glaring oversight on my part, Mrs C5 pointed out that she is not very happy with Sexism either. How can I object. She works harder than I do and I expect her to back me in a fight, risking the same broken teeth and stab wound.
Next. Some of the best examples of human beings I have ever had the privilege to known have been Christians. Some of the worst examples of humanity as well. I should know. I used to be one. Surprise!. I'm not one now. I've forgotten more Theology, apologetics, semantics, hermeneutics and christian history than most bothered to learn. My point is that, if your theology leans towards Reconstructionist or Dominionist politics you wont find open ears here. Its sad to have to mention this but if your church leans heavy towards "Do not be unequally yoked" or "Do not even eat with…" There is a problem with you joining us. If you are 'In" we will back you to the gates of hell…but we need to Trust you that you will not abandon group members when they conflict with your beliefs. Work it out your self before wasting every ones time.
Next suject. Because we are a group, illegal actions can affect us all. If you have a Crop growing, I may not have a problem with it but it can have nothing to do with us. Same goes with any thing "Modified" or "Mixed". SERIOUSLY, be a responsible prepper and bury that in a PVC tube (LOL) long before you even think of meeting us. We don't want to know so we don't have to lie. Shure, you can't walk out the door now days without breaking 3 laws but just remember, it's not just your own risk you are taking.
Now, for something a little on the lighter side. BEFORE even talking to us. You must have a minimum 3 month Food Storage with plans to increase that to a year. Do not think that means that you can stretch out what you have in your kitchen for 3 months. I mean a real food storage. If your prepping plan is a bug out bag, a few MREs and your boy scout skills…we are just not playing in the same ball park.. So you must put that together before contacting us. That way, even if we decide you are not right for us, you are in a far better position for having tried. If you need my advice on how to do that on the super cheap, let me know and I'll see if I can help
That may all seem intense but we really are a laid back bunch. This isn't like joining the army. There are no Nietzsche Supermen, survival of the fittest , spycraft ninjas here. Just people with good points and bad points. We are looking for people we just enjoy Hanging Out with but as Chris Martenson put it, You don't even have to like the people in your group. You are looking for people that can work together well."
One of the most flattering things I heard was one member mentioning to another that making friends with me and Mrs C5 was the single greatest prep he had ever done.
So contact us through Private Message or Youtube. We are really looking forward to meeting you.
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All the best to you in your continually-forming adventure! I especially appreciate your descriptions and the inclusion of your friends' comments.
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A top official of the Republic of Yemen held an unprecedented meeting with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in New York last week.
Abdulkarim Al-Eryani, Yemen's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, described his meeting with Jewish leaders and Yemenite American Jews as "turning a page in our relations."
He said he would support a move by the Arab League to end the economic boycott of Israel and that Yemen will establish full diplomatic relations with Israel upon completion of the peace process.
Al-Eryani also expressed his support for efforts to preserve Jewish historical sites in Yemen and his nation's Jewish culture. "I would be sad if 5,000 years of Jewish history disappeared from Yemen," he said.
Jewish leaders praised Al-Eryani for the important role he has played in enabling Yemenite Jews to travel abroad. "If any one person is responsible for the fact that Yemenite families have been able to be reunited with their families abroad it is Dr. Al-Eryani," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the conference.


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Discussion in 'Stillwater' started by Tim Lockhart, Mar 29, 2011.
Awesome story and great pictures FF. Now take a day off and recover that rod!
Don't be too sure about your idiot award. I'm also in the competition - lost my Sage rod at Pass last weekend, and it was only over an 18" rainbow. Exact same scenario too: released the fish and looked over just in time to see the rod tip disappear.
(Aspiring salvage divers can check the classifieds under "free sage rod" for GPS coordinates.)
Anyway, I feel a little better knowing I'm not the only one. And congrats on the hurkin' brown!
Nice photo's,and a great story I think that brown was trying to tell you something when you were hugging? sorry about your rod. What a slab congrats!!!!
great pics and report. Sorry to hear about your rod.
JC built me a neat rod holder just for those times and it works wonders. Last time I was at Lone, I got hit really hard but rod was saved because of the holder he built.
Great looking fish ! i fish out of drift boats and always have a regular small rod with a wobbler for a jig in case i lose a rod over board . it happened once to me and ever since then i always have something i can jig a lost rod up with . in a float tube you could buy a pocket fisherman for about 10 bucks and have it with you at all times ! it almost happened last summer when i wasnt looking at my indi and was helping my friend with his fish , when i looked back line was running out , i just barely got to my rod before it yanked it into the lake , luckily i had stripped out a bunch of line between reel and first eye just in case i did hook a fish in that brief moment . i agree with getting a diver !
Congrats on the brute, sorry to hear about the equipment. Super sweet and sour day.
FF, too bad about your gear. Great fish, congratulations.
Nice fish FF. Glad that your hunch was right on the big boys in that lake. Like the others have said, too bad about the rig on the bottom. I have yet to lose a rod overboard but I suppose it will happen one of these days.
Good golly what a fish! Congratulations Tim, looks like your research and recon paid off! Quite the finale for the ol' Echo rod too. My thoughts are it gave up the last of its mojo for that brown and decided retirement was in order.
I looked at that fish real hard and it doesn't look like any browns that I have ever seen. There are no halo's around any of the spots on the fish and where I'm from the fish that get that big have a brown/yellow tinge to them.
I could be wrong as I sometimes are. But I not so sure this time.
It's only money right? If I were you I'd slash that float tube, burn your waders, and empty your fly boxes in the lake as an offering of thanks to the gods of stillwater! Amazing fish!!!
With guided trips on the Yak going for $450 (plus tip), gas at $4/gallon, a trip to New Zealand costing $$$, your loss is small in the whole scheme of things, but it still sucks! I'm glad for the fish, which more than made up for it! Rick
Bummer about your gear but that is one sweet ass fish FF.
Unbelievable fish. Congratulations.
Good story. Nice fish.
I have been fortunate to have not lost a rod while admiring my catch but I did let a nice $50 rubber bag net slip to the bottom of Pass after landing a nice fish.


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Gov. Andrew Cuomo was part of President Obama's first leg of his two-day tour through New York, greeting the president in Buffalo yesterday morning and attending his speech in Buffalo.
After that, the Democratic governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate dropped off the tour and instead took his three daughters to the State Fair.
Cuomo is skipping Obama's visit to Binghamton today, which is an area divided over whether the state should move forward with hydraulic fracturing. Cuomo hasn't decided on whether to proceed with fracking.
That's not sitting well with state GOP chairman Ed Cox.
"As President Obama heads to the Southern Tier, Governor Cuomo should be by his side, instead of hiding from the mob of anti-fracking protestors. Instead of kowtowing to the most radical voices in his base, the governor should listen to the voice of reason and science," Cox said in a statement.
Protesters on both sides of the fracking debate have descended on the Binghamton area today.
Obama then heads to Scranton in Pennsylvania, where hydrofracking has been booming in recent years.
"It might do Governor Cuomo well to follow President Obama across the border into Pennsylvania to observe firsthand the 30,000 new jobs and thriving manufacturing sector born from the $10 billion natural gas industry in Pennsylvania in the past several years," Cox said.
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson rarely turns on his players, but he did yesterday after their shock FA Cup exit by bitter rivals Leeds United. Jermaine Beckford's first-half goal not only gave Leeds a famous 1-0 victory at Old Trafford, it also consigned the Red Devils to their first third-round FA Cup exit, and their first defeat by lower league opposition in the most prestigious domestic cup competition, since they were beaten by Bournemouth in 1984.
Ferguson could offer up no excuse, or explanation, for his side's defeat.
However, having declared he would rely on many of the younger players involved for the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final at Manchester City on Wednesday, the Scot has had an immediate change of heart.
"We have a semi-final on Wednesday night and a lot of these players won't be playing," he said. "You have to view that performance in its right light.
"I am shocked by the performance because our preparation for the game was very good. But we never got going. The quality of the passing and whole performance was bad."
Ferguson admitted his players showed no passion for the contest.
"Leeds had far bigger appetite than us," admitted Ferguson. "Human beings can always surprise you but we didn't expect that today.
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Massimiliano Allegri feels Milan have drawn "the strongest team in the world" as they'll face Barcelona in the Champions League.
The Rossoneri play the first leg at San Siro on February 20 and visit the Nou Camp on March 12 in the Second Round tie.
"We ended up with the strongest team in the world," Allegri told Milan Channel.
"We'll still try to get through this round, hoping to be luckier than we were last year."
These sides already clashed last season in both the group stage (drawing 2-2 at the Nou Camp and losing 3-2 at home) and the Quarter-Finals, where they drew 0-0 at San Siro and Milan lost 3-1 in Spain.
"This must be the fifth or sixth time we've been paired with Barcelona in a draw," sighed Milan director Umberto Gandini.
"Their visit has become almost a regular occurrence. We are growing and there is still time to improve, so we'll give our best and see what the result is.
"We're facing a side we know very well and they've had a few more problems than usual in the group stage this season. We hope that Milan can end this taboo and beat Barcelona.
"This is the biggest obstacle we could've drawn and it'll be a test of the side's maturity. We can win the Champions League, as Milan have already won it seven times."
There was also a message for Barcelona Coach Tito Vilanova, who underwent surgery to remove a tumour this week.
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If you're looking for boutique style and convenience, the Trois Valées is for you. The slopes are only 50m away, the views are wide-reaching and there's a lovely wellness area to help you relax in style.
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Comfort and relaxation are really important to the owners of the Trois Vallées. There's a lovely little wellness area with a dry sauna, steam room, hot tub, relaxation area and showers.
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