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Victoria Rolled Arm Leather Chair 500683 by Coaster
Accent your traditional decor with this rolled arm leather chair. Decorative wood molding wraps the curves along the top of the seat back and the bottom of the frame, while short cabriole legs offer support and added detail. Flared rolled arms and a button tufted back provide comfort without compromising the sophisticated design. Individually placed nail heads accent the warm brown leather, adding the finishing touch to this classic chair.
The Victoria Rolled Arm Leather Chair by Coaster is available in the area from Coaster.
Create an elegant atmosphere in your home with items from the Victoria collection. Offering a sofa, love seat and chair, you can create the seating combination that best fits your interior needs. Classic button tufting in a diamond pattern and lightly flared rolled arms portray a polished look, while decorative molding and over 1,000 individually placed nail heads highlight the gentle curves found throughout the collection. The tri-toned leather has been carefully crafted, giving depth to each piece. With attention to detail without forgetting the importance of comfort, the Victoria collection is a stunning addition to your traditional decor. The Victoria collection is a great option if you are looking for Traditional furniture in the area.
- Sku: 500683
- Manufacturer: Coaster
- Dimension:
- Width (side to side): 39" W
- Height (bottom to top): 43" H
- Depth (front to back): 45" D
- Fabric & Upholstery:
- Fabric Content: Top grain/split tri-tone leather.
- Fabric Options: Available in a carefully crafted tri-toned color blend.
- Upholstery Classification: Leather
- Fabric Pattern: Leather
- Style Elements:
- Style: Traditional
- Arm Type: Rolled Arm
- Arm: Flared rolled arms with decorative nail head trim.
- Back Type: Tufted Back
- Seat Back: Button Tufted in a Diamond Pattern
- Leg or Skirt: Exposed cabriole wooden legs with elegant carved detail.
- Construction:
- Padding & Ergonomics: 1.8 cushion with Dacron wrap.
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Dexter Cast and Crew Dish on New Season, Guest StarsMatt Richenthal at . Comments
At Comic-Con last weekend, we were treated to the official trailer for season five of Dexter.
A few days later, various cast and crew members sat down for a panel discussion with members of the Television Critics Association and spoke in more detail on plot developments and guest stars from the upcoming set of episodes. To wit:
Producer Chip Johannsessen on Peter Weller's role: "He's going to be a big problem for Dexter. He's an ex-cop, a cocaine cowboy era guy who gets into some trouble with a corruption thing and ends up kind of posing a problem for Dexter.
Johannsessen on the season's overall storyline: "We are taking a break this year from what has been the what we've plotted out our seasons in the past four years, which is to have one season-long adversary for Dexter.
"As he's going through different stages of his grief, really, even though for Dexter it's inarticulated... as he goes through different stages there will be different characters who will interact. The through-line is Dexter's atonement. Different people help him along the way in different capacities."
Producer Sara Colleton on the season premiere appearance of Julie Benz: It won't be as an advice-serving ghost. "In this show, Harry serves a very unique purpose and to dilute that in any way would fundamentally harm the DNA of our show."
Guess we'll need to tune in for that episode on September 26 to see how Rita actually returns.
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Port had a shout out Monday to two newish NW blogs, Power Slice in Portland and Peripheral Vision in Seattle.
I've said hi to Peripheral Vision (here), which no longer seems sufficient. So far, PV's Erin Langner spends considerable time rooting around the history of Modernism and PoMo. Although nothing's wrong with that, she needs to get to the point.
Had we but world enough, and time,/ This coyness, lady, were no crime.
I'm not opposed to sentences I have to exert myself to grasp as long as they take me higher, as, for instance, Roland Barthes. But when the difficulty comes from incoherent writing complicating an otherwise simple premise, I object.
Take her most recent post, "Critical Dogma and Two Seattle Museums."
In essence, she argues that Abstract Expressionism was not a tool of American Cold War politics. That's what Irving Sandler says, and she agrees with him.
Me too, but what does this sentence mean? It has meaning if you dig for it. When considering the idea that Abstract Expressionism was a form of American propaganda in light of how long it took for Abstract Expressionism to even be recognized in the United States and abroad is quite difficult to support with facts, as Sandler demonstrates.
Also, I object to this: I would link to the New York Times article announcing a few divergences found in the 7th Edition but author Randy Kennedy describes the book as a "doorstopper" and makes the absence of Louis Le Nain out to be scandalous simply because his work is in the Louvre, the museum that displays 35,000 works of art in its galleries.
I'm with her on the opinion, but she should link to the Kennedy piece anyway. She brought it up. A link is not a favor. It's an online-only tool for the reader, whether it amplifies the blogger's position or opposes it.
One last thing, her title. Great title, but Zubin Pastakia, a photographer based in Mumbai, India, had it first. I like his site, although his posts are infrequent.
Over at Power Slice, Luke Fidler covers a lot of territory in a brisk and clear style, with a few forgivable stumbles, such as, "the problematics of an apartheid state." The word problematics is arch, and the word problems is insufficient to the theme.
That's barely worth mentioning, really. Here's something that is, Fidler on the "Rape of Europa" by Seattle painter Michael Spafford. This painting hangs on the 4th floor of the Belluschi building. Most of Spafford's works deal with Greek imagery, but very few of his pictures approach the visual complexity of PAM's one. Says who? Expand and defend or forget it.
Fidler again: Kenneth Baker's review of Frida Kahlo asks why her fame tops her husband's. Perhaps because post-modernism has sacrificed the narrative? No. Moderism sacrificed the narrative, and Po-Mo brought it back.
Strike three: He commends John Berger on Mondrian. I love Berger, but he's a Marxist who writes with his politics in mind. Of course he's against Mondrian.
With a little tinkering, Peripheral Vision can make good on its promise. Power Slice lacks judgment. I don't know what he can do about that.


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Foxes sighted in daylight, or in urban and suburban settings are not necessarily rabid or dangerous, according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Residents should still take action to avoid conflict with these common animals. Simply seeing a fox is not typically a cause for alarm. In most cases, people who merely see a fox do not need to take action.
However, nobody should approach a fox or fox den, even if they see harmless. Do not approach, touch or feed the fox or its pups. Feeding them will habituate them to people and may lead to aggression.
Action might be necessary in situations where foxes have become habituated to people. In those cases, people can and should take steps, such as yelling, banging pots and pans and setting off legal fireworks, to chase foxes from yards and neighborhoods. Be aggressive and repeat these actions if the foxes do not leave.
To prevent problems with any type of wildlife:
• Don't feed wild animals — they can lose their fear of people.
• Make sure you are not indirectly feeding wildlife by cleaning up pet food, securing trash in an animal-proof container, keeping barbecue grills clean and removing bird feeders.
• Establish protective barriers to keep wildlife from entering basements, crawl spaces, attics and beneath decks, where they might build nests or dens.
• Secure pets or keep them indoors. Dogs can disturb dens, prompting aggressive behavior from the foxes.
• Clear overhanging tree limbs or other means of access that wildlife can use to enter a structure.
• Clear fallen fruit from around trees.
• Annually inspect property to identify food problems and other areas that need to be fixed before an issue begins.
• Encourage neighbors to use these same methods.


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Pillay to lead
May 19, 2003 21:17 IST
The Indian Hockey Federation once again reposed faith in three-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay to lead the 20-member squad at the double-header Invitational tournament, to be played at Perth and Sydney, from May 28 to June 8.
The squad, which will be accompanied by four coaches and a trainer, was announced in Delhi on Monday evening through a fax message to the media.
Pillay, who last led the country to its second-ever gold medal victory at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, will spearhead the Indian challenge in the tournament with the help of several seniors, who have made a dramatic return into the team.
The team does not include any new face as even the green horns like Sandeep Michael, Tushar Khandekar and Arjun Hallapa have been part of the Indian squad in recent times.
The selectors after trying many combinations and permutations, sprang up quiet a few surprises by recalling ageing former captains Baljit Singh Dhillon and Baljit Singh Saini along with three-time Olympian Mukesh Kumar.
Other teams in the fray in the tournament, Australia, Australia 'A' and Pakistan, announced their squads over a week ago. Significantly Pakistan have not included three of their star players, captain Mohammad Nadeem, penalty-corner expert Sohal Abbas and Wasim Ahmed, all of whom were part of the winning Azlan Shah trophy team. The trio were axed for indiscipline, as all three played in the European league with out the permission of the Pakistan Hockey Federation.
The team:
Devesh Chauhan,Kamaldeep Singh
Dilip Tirkey, Kanwalpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh
Ignace Tirkey, Bimal Lakra, Vikram Pillay, Viren Rasquinha, Prabodh Tirkey, Baljit Singh Saini.
Dhanraj Pillay (capt), Baljit Singh Dhilon, Gagan Ajit Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Tejbir Singh, Tushar Khandekar, Mukesh Kumar, Arjun Hallapa and Sandeep Michael.
Chief coach:
Rajinder Singh
Baldev Singh, Harendra Singh, A.B. Subbaiah
Sampath Kumar.
The squad will leave for Australia on May 25 from Bangalore.
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Nice Beach Hotel, where you will be impressed by the famous beach named 'Mae Rum Pung' and many places to visit such as 'Baan Pae fresh seafood market' ,'orchard with variety kinds of tropical fruits' , ' Ta-Pong fruit market', Khao Laem Ya National Park', 'Rayong Aquarium', 'Samet Island', Asias longest Cable Ride Rainforest Tour and small fishing village with traditional way of life named 'Baan Kon Ao'.
Sunset can be seen in front of the hotel. Also you can touch mild grey sand on a very long and wide beach which is suitable for swimming and sunbathing.
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A search of a Belmont University student's dorm room yielded felony charges against 18-year-old Marley W. Lentz on Tuesday.
The Belmont University Office of Campus Security reported to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department that security officers allegedly found a 2.9-pound bag of marijuana brownies, eight Focalin pills, five Strattera pills and $1,640 in a safe in Lentz's room. Focalin and Strattera are prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Lentz told officers that he sold the marijuana brownies to other students for between $10 and $20, according to an MNPD arrest affidavit.
He was charged with two felonies for possessing drugs with the intent to sell, deliver or manufacture in a school zone and two misdemeanors for possession without prescription and drug paraphernalia possession.
Lentz made $20,000 bond and was released from a Davidson County jail on Tuesday evening. He is due in Davidson County Criminal Court to face the charges on Feb. 22.
A Belmont University spokesman said they couldn't comment on Lentz's status at the school based on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Belmont provost and dean of students Dr. Andrew Johnston did say, however, the school is committed to the safety of its students.
"Belmont continues its deep commitment to student safety and success as well as its assertiveness in addressing violations of the University's substance-free campus policies," Johnston said in a statement to The City Paper on Tuesday. "We are diligent in communicating our expectations and quick in addressing any drug-related incidents that occur."
LOL... I thought Belmont was a Christian school. Too funny.
Your "LOL" statement is filled with a vast ignorance of competing theological, political, sociological and ethical ideologies, NewYorker1.
$20 for stale brownies? No thank you. And last I checked, the BU dorms do not have ovens. Are these like microwave brownies or something?
Poor boy! His misfortune is to have been born 40 years too late! Back then, he'd have been the 'go to' entrepreneur and probably had a fabulous business career.
At least he has cool hair.
Intent to distribute drugs "in a school zone?" The intent of the law was never meant to enact stricter penalties for college students. I hope the young man gets a goood lawyer.
Poor guy. We should remember that 2.9 kbs if brownies is not 2.9 lbs of pot. Maybe he is cursed by his name.
The felony charges are going to be tough to beat. He has a problem that needs to be addressed.
I wonder if Belmont will investigate and see who on TennCare sold him this medication. Believe me no one else will. Even if he rats up they will bury it because it's hard for the state to admit that 90% of the street pharmaceuticals are sold from TN Care recipients who get them free.
The latest craze is too blame it on 'doctor shopping' what a laugh.
Newyorkie..shut your mouth. What does pot have to do with religion? Nothing. You're ignorant. Enough said.
3 pounds of Briwnies is roughly 2 brownies. Maybe a gram of pot total..I could see why he would be charged with intent to Distribute with 2 brownies. Also, If anyone had a clue about Belmont, they wouldn't bring up the fact that the school likes to call itself a Christian university. Belmont is not religiously biased, although they did fire the womens soccer coach last year for her alleged partnership with another woman, and I believe it is safe to say that a significant percentage of students at Belmont are not even the slightest but christian or even religious for that matter.
And lastly, weed(a plant) is not a drug. If it is the why the hell could I not find any at Walgreens the other day?
"YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT"... the three things to remember: No waiver, No Poly, No Statement. They didn't have you on anything but possession and YOU gave yourself the sale charge.
This kid is definitely not on a great path and is pretty dang stupid. First, Belmont and most colleges, Christian or not, have a policy against drugs in dorms. Second, the students buying from this kid are equally stupid in that Strattera only works on a long term basis and unless you buy a monthly supply from the guy, you will see little to no benefit. Third, if you google this kids name, he has had some issues involving the Nashville police in the past ,which in hindsight seem to have more to the story than what was reported at the time.
My son goes to Belmont. Hopefully he would be a little smarter than to do something as dumb as this guy. Especially since, if he isn't, I don't have $20,000 to bail his butt out of jail. But teenagers can be dumb at times.


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"At the end of the season either he leaves Fiorentina or Boruc does. One of the two will definitely be on the market."
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Anyone else get kind of excited when President's Choice publishes their new Insider's Report? okay, maybe not as exciting as, say, the Sears Wish Book, but for everyday foodies, it's pretty exciting to get a first look at all the new yummies hitting store shelves for the new season!
If you are responsible for packing lunches whether it be your own or your kids, the Insider's Report it a good start for some inspiring lunch ideas!
Here's a few new items that our family was sent to try out:
* Decadent chocolate chip bars – a great peanut-free treat for lunches
* PC Pita Crackers (Black Olive and Feta) – savory pita bites that are perfect for dipping, topping or enjoying on their own
* PC kettle cooked almonds (honey chipotle) – cooked using an old-fashioned kettle cooking process, unforgettably crunchy
* PC sour jelly beans – impossible to resist
* PC white cheddar and jalapeno dipping sauce – Great dip for pizza, wings or even grilled cheese!
* PC Carbonated natural spring water – Adds a nice sparkle to juices
* PC Black label porcini mushrooms glaze
I think our favourite item was probably the Decadent Chocolate Chip Bars! (and you thought I was going to say the jelly beans right? they were good too!) They taste so good, with cookie on the inside and chocolate on the outside, my only complaint is that they come in a box of 6 and with a family of 5, that doesn't go far. The boys loved these in their lunches though and with the peanut free symbol right on the packaging, this is an approved snack!
While the Kettle Cooked Almonds can't go in the school lunches, there is nothing stopping my husband for bringing them along in his lunch bag! They taste really good and remind me of a bbq chip with that chipotle flavour! They are also AMAZING in a stir fry!
Wondering what to do with Porcini Mushrooms Glaze? So was I! The Insider's Report gives these tips- Drizzle mushroom glaze on crispy thin crust pizza or tomato brushetta. Now that's a good idea right? I will be adding this to our pizza on our next movie night, and we love to make our own pizza so it's a perfect fit!
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So the big news this week is the HSUS-UEP deal over egg-laying hen wefare. I've been putting off writing about it, because I just started my Summer Animal Rights & Animal Welfare class, which runs intensively and keeps me pretty busy. It's also hard to write about these issues, when the welfarist middle ground is openly scorned from both sides. Now that the dust has settled a bit, I want to use this case a springboard to talk about some fundamental differences between welfarists and abolitionists.
I played some of this video of Francione on moral schizophrenia in class yesterday, and the core idea, reiterated in Francione's take on the HSUS/UEP deal complements James McWilliams' new piece in the Atlantic arguing against 'humane meat' (indeed, he seems to be arguing the same thing there, over and over). To say that people consume animal products merely because they "want to", or because "they taste good", is at the core of McWilliams' and Francione's arguments. Indeed, they are arguing pretty much the same thing, I think, but McWilliams is probably trying to reach a different audience. But this is a problematic argument: it reduces our social and evolutionary history to a mere gustatory preference. For Francione to say, as he often does, that he can persuade anyone to be vegan in 15 minutes if they accept the premise that unnecessary suffering is morally wrong, demonstrates both hubris and myopia. (In my Rortyan opinion, of course; I have no doubt that others would view this very differently, but the 'final vocabulary' of "minimize harm" has to be balanced against various other vocabularies. The problems of fertilizer, runoff, and global veganic agriculture, for one…not that this is an insurmountable problem–actually, I don't know the answer to this–but it's a demonstration of how looking at these issues through one lens only shows you the elephant's tail, so to speak.)
I'm not saying that ethical veganism doesn't have powerful arguments in its defense. It does. But to trivialize all non-vegan diets as being "merely for pleasure" is, in my view, to frame the premises of your argument dishonestly. (It also opens up the whole Puritanical critique of aestheticism-as-luxury-and-therefore-morally-corrupt argument, which can be powerful but often runs the risk of collapsing into anti-consumption extremes.) This is also the logical conclusion of looking at the world through critical theory-tinted glasses that reflect only power relationships of oppression and inequality (Marxian rather than otherwise left-Hegelian). Viewed in this perspective, bigger cages aren't the answer, and they never can be.
On to the matter at hand: the reactions were as varied as one might expect, and they read like a Rorschach test of political persuasions. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition presents a reasonably editorial-free overview. The Oregonian raised the scare flag of 8$ eggs. Humane Watch is as amusingly shrill and shill-y as usual, as is their industry-driven front, the Center for Consumer Freedom. Vegan Soapbox (from which I lifted the picture above) presents what I think is a balanced and honest overview that maintains a vegan ethic while acknowledging that this really is a big deal. I can't find any specific commentary from the AVMA, although I wouldn't be surprised if they're playing their hand close to their chest, given their less-than-progressive record on farm animal welfare.
My view is that this is a big deal, and, pace this reasonable counterargument over at Grist, that it's an example of effective policy pluralism at work (I just taught a class on public policy and five of the main schools of thought: pluralism, policy science, policy specialism, public choice, and critical theory). This is a case where interest group competition (the two lobbyists in question, the HSUS and the UEP, represent very different minipublics. Obviously.) overcame private interests to serve something resembling a public interest that takes nonhuman animal interests into account. I think this case will make for an important case study of interest group bargaining in the domain of farm animal welfare, just as the back-and-forth between PETA and McDonald's accelerated the process of hen welfare standardization in the last decade.
Looking at the two images above, I don't agree with Francione that they're both clearly being 'tortured'. Yes, implementation will clearly take a very long time. And yes, the fact is that enriched cages on the level of production market demand 'requires' will still likely involve large-scale animal suffering. But that doesn't mean that two wrongs, to paraphrase Asimov, are equally wrong.


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MHS' Culp ready to be at the helm for the Bulldogs
Published 5:15 pm, Thursday, August 25, 2011
There wasn't much of a chance for a quarterback controversy at Midland High to start this season because Tanner Culp wasn't about to allow one.
Culp is firmly set to start his first varsity game as the Bulldogs' quarterback at 8 p.m. today, when they travel to take on Amarillo High at Dick Bivins Stadium.
The senior signal caller was told at the end of last season he had an opportunity to be the Bulldogs' starting quarterback in 2011. Hearing about the chance was all Culp needed to get motivated and ensure he would be the one taking snaps for Midland High during his senior year.
"That's a great thing to hear, especially at a 5A level," Culp said. "I knew I had to work my butt off and get the respect of my teammates. They're all behind me and encourage me."
As a junior on the varsity squad, Culp served as the team's third-string quarterback and saw limited action. He only threw seven passes in 2010, completing four of them for 90 yards and a touchdown.
But Culp took in all that he saw in practice and during games as he watched Kierre Woods and Jake Holifield split time at quarterback and lead the Bulldogs to a share of a District 3-5A title and three rounds deep into the playoffs.
"I got a lot of mental reps for sure, watching Kierre and Jake," Culp said. "I learned the speed of the game. That's a big part of getting used to the varsity game."
Unfortunately, Culp wasn't able to have the comfort of playing with a group of experienced receivers. Only senior Donovan Lee comes into this season having caught 10 passes for 76 yards last year. But Culp says he has quickly formed a chemistry with his receivers thanks in large part to the group's willingness to spend extra time working with him in the spring and summer months.
"I'm pretty new to it, too," Culp admitted. "We came up to the field during the spring, and we would throw a lot. They were willing to come up in the summer and throw with me. You always have to have a quarterback-receiver connection, and we certainly have that right now."
That connection looked strong in the Bulldogs' only scrimmage against El Paso Eastwood last week. Culp threw for 181 yards and two TDs during the offense's first 15 plays from scrimmage, completing 6 of 9 passes attempted. By no means did the senior look like a quarterback without a varsity start under his belt, but Culp said it was the players around him that made his performance look so good.
"Everybody played awesome in the scrimmage," Culp said. "They're the ones that give me confidence to go out there. The offensive line played awesome. The receivers caught the ball. I give all the credit to them. They did their job and it gave me a chance to do my job."
Midland High coach Craig Yenzer has shown a lot of faith in Culp since naming him the starting quarterback at the end of last season and is quick to tell anyone who will listen how talented the senior is. Yenzer said Culp secured his spot as the leader of the Bulldogs offense during the offseason by showing an impeccable work ethic.
"I think the strength of what he's done to this point is putting the work in the offseason and embracing a leadership role," Yenzer said. "He did the work in the weight room this offseason elbow-to-elbow with the offensive linemen. When those guys see you in there, that sets the tone for the type of player he wants to be and his teammates know he can be."
As for his first regular season varsity game, Culp said he knows there likely will be some nerves for him, but his faith in his teammates also makes him believe he'll quickly work past those issues.
"You always have those first-game jitters," Culp said, "but once you take that first hit, it goes away. I just have to keep my mind focused. We can beat Amarillo. We have the talent and the drive. We have a mindset that we can go all the way, but it's one game at a time. Amarillo is that first game."
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When/where: 8 p.m. today, Dick Bivins Stadium, Amarillo
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2010 records: Midland High 11-2; Amarillo High 8-3.
Last meeting/series: Midland High 20, Amarillo High 6 on Aug. 27, 2010 (Midland High leads all-time series 12-5).
Key injuries: Midland High, DE Alex Urias (knee -- doubtful); Amarillo High, TE Jake Wise (knee -- out).
Weather forecast: Clear skies with a high of 94 at kickoff with temperatures dipping into the upper and mid 80s later in the night.
Coach: Mel Maxfield (8-3 in one season at Amarillo High; 182-87-1 overall in 24 years).
Players to watch: QB Gabe Rodriguez (6-2, 180, Jr.), LB Phillip Sorrells (6-0, 210, Sr.), TB Ashton Tillman (6-1, 192, Sr.), OL Hayden Brown (6-0, 270, Sr.), WR/CB Ryan Sluder (6-3, 196, Jr.).
What to expect on offense: Wing-T. In an era where everyone seems to be switching to the spread, the Sandies continue to run the Wing-T with Rodriguez the key cog in making the offense work.
What to expect on defense: 3-4. The Sandies use three down linemen and four linebackers in their front seven. With an inexperienced group on that side of the ball, Amarillo might keep the stunting to a minimum.
Of note
-- Both teams enter the season fairly healthy, with one player on each squad's injury report. Midland High lost senior defensive end Alex Urias to a knee injury he suffered in the scrimmage against El Paso Eastwood. Urias was on crutches with a brace on his knee after the game, but Yenzer does expect him back sometime this season.
Amarillo High is playing without tight end Jake Wise, who was the Sandies' projected starter at that position. Wise also suffered a knee injury and has definitely been ruled out for tonight's game.
-- Amarillo High replaced 10 of 11 starters on its defense, including All-State NT James Castleman. Castleman was a disruptive force on the Sandies' defensive line and is now playing for Oklahoma State. Sandies coach Mel Maxfield admits not just one player can replace Castleman.
"I don't think you replace a talent like that," Maxfield said. "Beyond his physical ability, just his presence in the locker room and our school is hard to replace. When you get an opportunity to coach an athlete like that, you thank God for it and how you get another chance to have another one come through."
-- The lone returning defensive starter for the Sandies is LB Phillip Sorrells, but even he is making a position change. Last season, Sorrells registered 60 tackles playing at outside linebacker. The senior will make the move to inside linebacker this year.
-- Offensively, the Sandies are a more veteran group entering their second season of running Maxfield's Wing-T offense. Featured in the offense is quarterback Gabe Rodriguez, who started every game under center for the Sandies as a sophomore last year and is expected to do the same this season.
"I felt Gabe really came into his own during the district season," Maxfield said. "He really matured down the district stretch. Actually, it might have been the Odessa High game that really gave him a shot in the arm. He played very well down the stretch, and we're expecting good things from him."
-- Rodriguez will have plenty of options to hand the ball off to, including senior TB Ashton Tillman, who is District 2-5A's top returning rusher with 776 yards and eight TDs last season. Other backs likely to be featured in Amarillo's run-heavy scheme are TB Keenan Robinson and FB Dalton Clear. Maxfield expects to be shifting a lot of bodies at tailback, wingback and fullback, though.
"We had about five guys we rotated through our backfield last season and it looks like we'll likely do the same this year," Maxfield said. "We've got experience in the backfield and a couple of linemen who got postseason honors."
-- Maxfield said preparing for the Midland High offensive attack is a challenge because the Bulldogs are able to run efficiently out of either the spread or I-formation sets.
"It's challenging preparing for Midland High because they're versatile enough to run two offenses at you," Maxfield said. "They balance their approach in that way. It challenges you to defend them because they execute it all very well."
But what stands out the most to Maxfield about this year's Bulldogs squad is the size and ability of the offensive line.
"Their offensive line really jumps out at you," Maxfield said. "They've got great size and feet. You can tell they spend time in the weight room. Whether they're in an I-formation or spread set, they're in a good situation up front."
-- Amarillo High and Midland High have played each other every season since 2000. The Bulldogs are 10-1 against the Sandies during that span, with their lone loss coming in 2009, 23-20, in what was then a District 2-5A game.
But even with the recent success against the Sandies, MHS coach Craig Yenzer has a great respect for Amarillo High's great tradition.
"They have a great tradition," Yenzer said of an Amarillo High program that has more wins at the Class 5A level than any other school in the state. "There's an understanding that there are higher expectations for them and their school. Throw in the fact that Mel and his staff do an outstanding job. You don't trick Amarillo High. You have to execute to beat Amarillo High. They don't make mistakes, and they don't give you anything."
Next: El Paso Del Valle at Midland High, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Grande Communications Stadium; Amarillo High at Amarillo Palo Duro, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Dick Bivins Stadium, Amarillo.


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A Child's Christmas In Wales by Dylan Thomas : The Beginning of The Audio Book Industry
I remember as a 4th grader, hearing for the first time A Child's Christmas in Wales read by my teacher, Miss Dallow. A few years later, I heard an audio recording of the story on what was known as a "record player" (there were no CDs or MP3s at the time) read by the author, himself, Dylan Thomas.
If you have never heard it or read it, A Child's Christmas In Wales, it is worth the 20 minutes to hear it as you most likely will never forget it. It is a wonderfully evocative ans romantic look into a childhood Christmas and snow, made all the stronger by hearing the majestic, Shakespearean voice of the Dylan Thomas. If ever there was a hard-drinking, tormented poet with a voice for radio, it was Dylan Thomas! There are several versions available for free on the internet but the recordings all have noise on them. You can get the iTunes download , which is crisp and clear, for $5.99 on Itunes which includes some other poems as well (Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight).
The original 1952 recording was a 2008 selection for the United States National Recording Registry, stating it is "credited with launching the audiobook industry in the United States.
Barbara Holdridge and her best friend, Marianne Roney had just graduated from Hunter College in 1952 when they made a move that would forever change the literary world. Looking for a way to get into the record business, the two young women heard that Welsh poet was due to give a public reading at New York's 92nd Street YMCA.
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This year is the 60th anniversary of Caedmon Records, the company Holdridge and Roney formed to record the spoken word performances of Thomas, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and other famous writers. The idea was a catalyst for today's $5 billion audiobook industry.
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Holdridge, who was then Barbara Cohen, tells NPR that she and Roney went to the Y and were "snobbily turned away by the usher, who said, 'Mr. Thomas will not see you.'"
They signed a note with their first initials and last names so that Thomas "would have no inkling that we were women," Holdridge recalls. "Little did we know he would have been extremely interested if he had known that we were young and unmarried."
But the women persisted and finally did get in touch with Thomas. They paid him a sum of $500. and a royalty for his efforts. As NPR reports, "Several missed recording studio appointments later, there stood Dylan Thomas, poems in hand. But not enough, it turned out, to fill a long-playing record. A catastrophe in the making, remembers Barbara Holdridge, since the B side had to have something on it, or they couldn't put out the record."
They asked the poet if he had anything else he could record. Holdridge says: "He thought for a minute, and he said, 'Well, I did this story that was published in Harper's Bazaar that was a kind of Christmas story.'" It was A Child's Christmas in Wales . When so much seems worn for us adults at this Christmas season, everything becomes new and child-like again in listening to this recording.


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Youth workers in Edmonton say they are dismayed to hear that three men face charges for allegedly providing free samples of base cocaine to young people last week.
"It breaks my heart that these kids who desperately want help, can't get it, but they can get cocaine for free," said Deb Cautley, executive director of Youth Empowerment Support Services (YESS).
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Did VS2005 Ship Too Early?
It's still early days for me with VS2005. Initial impressions are pretty favourable although Lord it's slow even on a pretty powerful laptop - using Help is just a major pain in the backside.
However the blogs have been reporting some pretty serious problems and now Mini-Microsoft has had a bit of a rant with links to most of the blog entries here
I can't agree with the "anonymous" comment dissing him/her for reporting the problems (they're public on blogs anyway) but can't help feeling the posting is way too negative (but maybe I'm just being naive and will feel differently after launching VS2005-developed projects).
One comment I CAN agree with is how hopeless the service pack policy (or lack of!) is with regard to fixing some pretty major bugs. There's one example of a tab control property "visible" just not doing anything. Resolution? It won't be fixed to "maintain compatibility with the previous version of .Net". How lame is that?!!
What are everyone else's impressions (or is it really too early to tell?)
Don't worry, all things on the schedule, VS2005, VS2006(service pack), VS2008, VS2009(service pack).......
Is the help still getting unresponsive after a few clicks? I had that problem during past builds up until Beta 2, but it was always closed Not Reproducable.
It is here. Typically you click, nothing happens, the hard disk suddenly thrashes like mad and then eventually the help dialogue starts responding.
Actually I'm not sure it's only Help - I'll have a better idea when I've done a lot more work in the IDE. At the moment I'm just playing with it or working through book examples trying to get familiar with the changes (anybody know how to run a SQL Server script from within the IDE or is this not possible?)
Nah, it's even worse with beta 2, you might be able to successfully click and browse two items in the index, but after that, I'm just able to witness a spinning IE icon and a stuck progress bar in the status bar, no amount of time will make it react.
And I'm not going to install the final version yet, because I need the WinFX framework to continue working on my pet projects.
its working fine here, no major complaints
perhaps you need to reinstall VS2005,
the only thing is that its a bit slow when your building a really huge project.... but other than that its very responsive ..... i am happy with it
maybe they will make it even better with service packs
my machine is a P4 1.7 Ghz, and 512 RAM
well it does what i need it to do , but i hear AMD 64 x2 are very fast, have you tried it on AMD processors?, am getting one on boxing day:)
I think I'll stick with VS2005 Beta 2 until it expires... Then dump a retail version on assuming they have fixed some of the nastier bugs by then..
It doesn't matter, nobody will use VS2005 for professional projects the first year it's released anyway. VS2005 is only being used by hobbiests and for evaluation purposes right now. In another year or so, MS will release patches for all the bugs and then people will start using it for serious work.
Detroit Muscle wrote:It doesn't matter, nobody will use VS2005 for professional projects the first year it's released anyway. VS2005 is only being used by hobbiests and for evaluation purposes right now. In another year or so, MS will release patches for all the bugs and then people will start using it for serious work.
I know of three different projects - all "serious, professional" projects, being developed on .NET 2.0. All three had a lot of urging by Microsoft to be early adopters, using technologies like VSTOv2 which aren't available for v1.1. All three started developing with Beta1, moved to Beta2 and will move to RTM soon. All three are conflicted - on one hand, they wanted - NEEDED - 2005 to be released so their project schedules won't get all out of whack. On the other hand, they've been putting up with the bugs and beta-level stability hoping that the RTM will solve all their problems. So now the RTM is out and they can release, but they're still having IDE bugs and no SP in sight. Bummer.
As bad as Vs.net is (i.e. you can't use URL Rewritting in ASP.NET because of 3 separate bugs in it, I have managed to crash it about 20 times in the span of two hours the other day, all with different errors) SQL Server 2005 is even worse.
Management Studio is just so bad that it makes Enterprise Manager look good. To one of my staff that saw me struggling with Management Studio "Well, looks like I won't be downgrading to SQL Server 2005 any time soon!" You can't use Query builder without about 10 steps, it doesn't allow execution (even though the right click menu item is there) directly, so you have to click ok, execute it on the stupid text screen and then edit it again in the design mode by selecting all fo the text, right clicking on it and opening the designer again, the thing comes up in the most anoying fashion in the first place and doesn't have a list of your registered servers displayed by default.
I.e. the Query Analyser team wrote this thing and the Enterprise Manager team got left out in the cold. End result, is that we have the same mantality that produced the steaming pile that is Query Analyser in the Management Studio tool and thus it's almost completely unusuable because of the increased clicks (on average I have to click about 7x more than I did with Enterprise Manager to get anything done).
This stuff is buggy, and it clearly shows that they didn't bother to listen to customers much. (unless of course it got a ton of votes on the feedback system like C# Edit and Continue which the implimentation is horrible (i.e. try editing a dll that a asp.net 2.0 web site depends on. You can't edit it while it's running, no way not how, even if you would agree to restarting it to see the changes. You have to stop the damn site, edit it and then start it again.)
And then there is the Winforms editor which is actually SLOWER than Vs.net 2003 which is a major accomplishment considering how horribly slow it is... Man I wish I had VB 6 back sometimes... forms showed up instantly and the thing was mostly stable (especially after the 6 service packs which we don't get anymore, we have to jump through hoops to get hotfixes because they won't even publish them publically)
All and all, this is definately a downgrade and not something that we'll be moving to any time soon. In fact, SQL Server has basically made it so that if we move off of SQL Server 2000 or they push us off because of lack of support, we'll be moving to MySQL 5.
I can't say I have run into very many issues in my uses of it. Nteam has been deving on its since B2 and other then VSTF its not been that bad at all. Aside from the help being slow I have had only one crash. all though I will say one thing that really does kinda get at me is code snippets in vb.net they are way broken.
Overall it has come along way since some of the first version we saw and to be all honest this product has really gone the paces when it came to user feedback. So in the end I think its worth an upgrade as I have not come across anything that prevents me from getting the work done I need to.
Detroit Muscle wrote:It doesn't matter, nobody will use VS2005 for professional projects the first year it's released anyway. VS2005 is only being used by hobbiests and for evaluation purposes right now. In another year or so, MS will release patches for all the bugs and then people will start using it for serious work.
Give me a break!
This is completely ridiculous.
Our company already uses it heavily for professional projects, and I know of several partners doing so as well.
Not to speak of the hundreds of production ASP.NET 2.0 websites that our hosting partner has deployed!
I'll only be using C++ express edition so I won't be stressing the system as much as you guys
My friend just contacted me to tell me that if he does
using System.Web ;
then VS has decided to just remove the ;, quite why a space implies that the ; is unnecessary I don't know. Only happens on 'using' ..
Are we likely to get any answers on how Microsoft intends to fix this mess? I'm going to the Launch even in Birmingham on Tuesday and you can bet I'll be asking some awkward questions unless there is some sort of official recognition that the product is flawed for a large number of people.
I have been playing with the MSDN Pro on my dev laptop as well as my everyday desktop. The clean install on the laptop definately is working a lot better than the desktop that had beta's and WinFx Framework.. So I suggest a clean machine install. On the desktop the IDE does work a little hoaky with random processor grabs and I tested a few bugs that I saw on different blogs around and did have the problems. Not to mention on the desktop I got some install warnings involving not having permissions to write to some registry entries.
So clean installs are definately recommended Someone suggested that no one is really using VS2005 well I can say our company is deploying it over the weekend (were closed friday), and I know of at least one mid management department at NYSE that is already building a project that they started with beta 2.. so I think that statement is not exactly accurate.
I find it very, very strange that big companies start developing business important applications using a beta product from Microsoft. You would think they would learn from the VS 2002 / VS 2003 fiasko
This version is going to have a lot of bugs, I am sure. We will see version 2.1 of .NET in the next year, propably before Vista launches.
But I have some upcoming freelance projects which I will develop in 2.0. But then I am not a huge company depending on business applications to work 100% perfectly 100% of the time.
Installed it a week or so ago, DAAAAAAAM....NNNN, works like a charm.
- Steve
Born2Run wrote:I find it very, very strange that big companies start developing business important applications using a beta product from Microsoft. You would think they would learn from the VS 2002 / VS 2003 fiasko
As an evangelist who works with early adopters, I can give some insight. One of the reasons is that they want an IDE for the newer .NET Framework. Typically this is the case for ASP.NET. They find the features compelling or makes their team more productive and VS2005 is the best tool to take advantage of developing for it. The second reason is "the technology aggressor". Who are these folks? These are the folks that during our recent tech downturn, instead of hibernating and laying off IT staff, they were using IT and Dev as an asset and taking advantage of new technology to help them build applications much faster. Then of course you have folks who love new technology and are always on the early adopter track.
Tomorrow at the launch, you will hear about the customers who are early adopters (they are a fraction of the adopters) of the .NET Framework 2.0 and VS2005. You will also be able to check out the apps they built at www.microsoft.com/casestudies.
Hope this gives some insight.
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Soladigm Smart Window Maker Emerges From Stealth, Announces Plan To Build Plant In Mississippi
Smart window startup Soladigm announced today its plans to build a factory in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The Khosla Ventures and Sigma Partners backed company makes dynamic glass windows that can be tinted on demand to block excess light and heat. Founded in 2007, Soladigm has been operating in stealth until now. The company employs about 50 people in its Milpitas, California headquarters… Read More


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Hawk bites: Solid, unspectacular runners needed
They are numbers not mentioned often, but when looked at on their own make for an interesting conversation.
Of the past 10 Super Bowl champions, only half of the team's offenses ranked in the Top 10 in rushing during the regular season. The 2007 New York Giants had the highest ranking at 4th overall, followed by the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers (5th), the 2000 Baltimore Ravens (5th), the 1999 St. Louis Rams (5th) and the 2004 New England Patriots (7th).
Three teams, the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers (23rd overall), the 2003 New England Patriots (27th) and the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (27th), ranked in the bottom third in rushing during the regular season, but still managed to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season.


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Weight losing is not tough if you really want to lose it. the only one thing is to be determined to lose weight. There are many ways to lose weight but all requires one thing. Try to lose and Keep doing again again and again. Also Keep weighing with any type of scale.
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text: Dating back to the classic works of Marx, Weber and Durkheim, economic institutions and behavior have been issues of core sociological concern. In recent years, interest in this topic has surged and economic sociology has become one of the most rapidly growing areas of the discipline. Economic sociology is based on the idea that economic action is social action and economic institutions and behavior are socially constructed and culturally and historically specific. Economic sociologists study firms, production, labor and financial markets, the interaction between the economy and the state, and economic transformations, in both comparative and international perspective. Closely related to economic sociology is the field of the sociology of organizations. As with economic sociology, the sociology of organizations has deep classical roots and many of the foundational works in the modern period of American sociology were conducted within this field. The Economic Sociology & Organizations program at Michigan consists of a core course in economic sociology, a course in macro-organizational theory, a research seminar for advanced students and a series of changing topical courses and seminars. Faculty and courses in the program also link with the areas of Power, History, and Social Change; Culture and Knowledge; Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality; and Social Demography, as well as the Organizational Behavior program in the business school.


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Harry Potter: Page to Screen - Epic $1000 Book Set
For those of you Harry Potter fans out there still looking for new Harry Potter stuff to add to your collection, here's a crazy epic book set called Harry Potter: Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey. It will only cost you $1000 dollars, and there's only 3000 of them, but it's got everything a hardcore Potter fan could possibly want.
According to EW the set includes "eight volumes, each of which is designed to resemble a book from the library shelves at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Six of the books focus on the workings of the creative departments behind the films — wardrobe, props, special effects, and the like — while the seventh is a commemorative keepsake offering an intimate look at the relationships that developed between the cast and crew over the decade it took to produce all eight films. But the best part by far is the eighth book: a scale replica of The Monster Book of Monsters."
The set goes on sale on December 4th, but you can pre-order it now on Amazon at a 40% discount. Look over all of the details and let us know if you plan on picking yourself up one of these bad boys!
Here's what it includes:
Worthy of a vault at Gringotts, this amazing limited edition collection includes eight exquisitely crafted volumes shelved with a scale prop replica of The Monster Book of Monsters and a gilded, oversized portfolio with five frame-able prints of concept art. Featuring never-before-published art and text chronicling the making of the Harry Potter films, the set is limited to just 3,000 copies worldwide.
Seven of the volumes were created expressly for this collection and delve into different aspects of the filmmaking, showing how the team designed locations, graphics, costumes, creatures, and special effects. A book of the paintings of Hogwarts showcases the exquisite artistry of each. A keepsake book filled with snapshots and personal photos looks at the lasting relationships between cast and crew. The eighth volume is a cloth-bound edition of the New York Times Best-seller, Harry Potter: Page to Screen. All of these precious objects are housed in a collectible box that looks like it came from Diagon Alley. Arriving at your doorstep with a numbered certificate of authenticity, this limited edition is the ultimate collectible for any wizard or Muggle.
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* The Creature Shop Compendium: Flora and Fauna from the Harry Potter Films
* Environments Envisioned: Building Fantastic Sets and Scouting Dramatic Locations
* A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films
* Movie Magic: Practical Props and Exciting Effects
* The Paintings of Hogwarts: Masterpieces from the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Sets
* Ten Years Later: Life on Set with the Harry Potter Cast and Crew
* Wizard Wear and Muggle Attire: Costuming the World of Harry Potter
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What's up!!! I was compelled to record a solo show for you today. Why? Well, because I was thinking about a personal obstacle I'm about to face and wanted to share it with you. Maybe you're currently struggling with a personal, fitness, financial, or business struggle right now.
Maybe you're on auto pilot, living life aimlessly without realizing whether or not you're making real progress. I came across this profound quote in my notebook and it resonated with me at this particular point in my life.
If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else. Laurence J Peter
In today's episode, I share my thoughts on tracking yourself to success. How we can track our every move to ensure we're on the right path. Sure, I know it may be like a nuisance trying to track everything, but I believe it's the key to check ourselves.
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We can't believe it's nearly school half term! Since the beginning of October, we've been at Burbage Primary School delivering Arts Award Discover level to Year 4 children. Arts Award is a portfolio-based qualification provided by Trinity College London and supported by Arts Council England. It gives children and young people the opportunity to learn… Read more »
Art Attack!
What do you get when you put 30 children in a classroom with poster paint, glue and tissue paper? Some fabulous collages of Buxton landmarks (and a lot of mess!) This messy fun was not just because I love to cut and stick, but because we are working with children from Buxton Infants School to… Read more »


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Attitude of Gratitude, Day 2
Yes, I know this one is late! It's just been one of those days. So today's post will be short and sweet.
Today I am thankful for a group of folks in my company who gave me an opportunity to do a meeting with them today. You see, I'm passionate about education. I love sharing knowledge with others. And I was invited to come to their team meeting and do a little training.
As you know from yesterday's post, I've kind of been in a funk. Today, I got on that call and wow, I walked away blown away. They were so incredibly kind. I've heard that word "edification" used a lot at our company. Today I saw it in action. And by the time they were done introducing me, I had tears running down my face. Okay, deep breath, and get rolling! And we had a great time of sharing! And gosh, I know they listened because today has been full of questions and messages asking for help or clarification. Today was a day when I was totally in my element, ALL because this team leader asked me to be a part of their meeting.
So, to those folks with team Go Big, Go Beyond, my thanks! You totally made my day today and I am very grateful!
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What is a Room Mom Responsible for? Room Moms (and Dads) serve as the critical {magical} liaison
between the teacher and class parents. Depending on your school policies and teacher preferences–
• Coordinating classroom readers and volunteer schedules
• Planning class parties and events such as holiday performances and talent shows
• Organizing teacher gifts throughout the year
• Communicating about and assisting with school-wide events, e.g. helping organize carnival booths, school auction baskets, and Teacher-Appreciation Week activities
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The trick to being a Room Parent is to D E L E G A T E and get lots of help! Most parents WANT to help in their child's class – even busy parents. Just ASK! Make it easy for parent to pitch in by breaking up big jobs in to small tasks and using online signup sheets so parents can choose where and when to help – on the go.
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Richard is 'working' in a posh castle near Barcelona at the moment, so I've spent the weekend visiting friends and relatives and errr… running.
On Saturday our family came together to give my grandfather the final hardcopies of his memoirs. This might not be the last you hear about this because he tells us that he has started writing the sequel!
We celebrated in style with a black forest gateaux that I made the evening before. It was delicious! Kirsch-flavoured cream is just fabulous!
On Sunday morning I ran off the calories around Tamworth and then visited friends in Shropshire.
Not too many other exciting pictures from the weekend, so I've added some pictures from the garden. It's looking nice at the moment and the veggies are super productive. It's only a small space, but we've found space for peas, french beans, mange tout, cougettes, carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, aubergines, little gem lettuces, rocket, leeks, pak choi, rhubarb, gooseberries, squash, raspberries, plums, sunflowers and potatoes…. plus the gravel area is now covered in alpine plants, including alpine strawberries!
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During my teenage years I adored shopping. On a Saturday morning I'd assemble a bonkers outfit, mount my boneshaker of a bicycle and ride miles to spend hours milling around town. And an even bigger thrill was to be gained by repeating the experience on unfamiliar tarmac or foreign shores, albeit without the bicycle. I would glimpse the lives of others, objects new and old, ugly and beautiful, and emerge better educated.
Now I avoid "the shops". The homogeneity of outlets and content leaves me cold. What is there to discover when you've seen it all before, often in another country? OK, so the collections change every 6 weeks, but where is the innovation? the passion in production? the glimpse into other's lives? the escapism? I want my leisure time to be filled with joy.
In The Thoughtful Dresser, Linda Grant talks about the origins of retail. Department stores were one of the only places a respectable woman could go outside the home, and it served purposes way beyond the parting of cash. We see these social functions as the focus of Mary Portas' work as she strategises the re-birth of our town centres. I wish her well.
A couple of months ago a supplement came with The Times: Raconteur on The future of retail. It contained a wealth of information and advice for retaillers hoping to survive the current downturn whilst keeping abreast of technological advances. As I flicked through, multiple alarm bells rang. Now, I agree with the idea merging stores with online sales so items can be variously viewed in the flesh, bought online and returned to stores. The idea that online overseas sales can offer a brand stability is good. However, "Real world retail isn't dead; it just needs an engaging, data-driven, interactive shot in the arm" is just nonsense. When did the industry remove the products from the equation? People buy things they are attracted to, that are well designed to fulfill necessary functions and that make their heart sing. Your lack of data is not reducing sales, your lousy stock is.
And mid-rant another of these gems was delivered this morning: Raconteur on Customer Loyalty. Again, the bells clanged. By page 14 it is admitted that they are not talking about customer loyalty, but consumer-retention marketing. Really? You don't think we figured that out already?
Currently, a huge amount of retailler's resource goes into technology, data management and security. Surely this should be re-directed into good design, quality materials, payment of living wages and provision of excellent service? The modern consumer has a wealth of data at hand, and this is what big business is scared of. We are able to shop around (or scan and scram) and this is terrifying for those rooted in top down marketing. The people have access to power. Now they need to seize it.
My hopes are for an end to unthinking consumption, increased customisation of products, and greater availabilty of objects which are worthy of emotional investment. These cannot be bought with loyalty cards, but they can be made with love. Educate yourself about materials and production, seek gems and allow them to bring joy into your life.


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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Safeco Field
**Update at 8 pm – Ellis left with right shoulder pain, which is always a major concern because of his catastrophic shoulder injury in 2004. More details to follow after the game. He didn't make a play in the field in the first and struck out swinging in his only at-bat.
Meanwhile, Jack Cust has left the game in the bottom of the third. What the heck is going on?
Eric Patterson has replaced Mark Ellis at second base to start the second inning – we're waiting for word on why Ellis came out of the game.
No other word from here but I'll update this as soon as there is an announcement.