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This is the third of eight editions in which the News-Press looks back at the area's 2010-11 seasons, school by school, before looking ahead at the year to come.
There proved to be quite a few intriguing storylines throughout the past season for Glendale High. Some resulted in teams reaching the playoffs and individuals turning in fine efforts on the track and courts. Seven programs qualified for the CIF playoffs, including the boys' and girls' basketball and boys' and girls' water polo teams.
The football team regained possession of the "Victory Bell" by posting a lopsided win against cross-town rival Hoover. The track and field teams retained the "Bronze Bowl" after they bested Hoover for the 12th straight season. Sophomore boys' sprinter Mike Davis proved to be the best in the 100- and 200-meter races, capturing Pacific League championships in both races.
Here is a recap of some of the Nitros' athletic highlights and events that unfolded during the past year:
•Sept. 10, 2010 — The football team kicks off its season with a 21-10 nonleague loss against visiting Cathedral. Glendale drives down field but commits a turnover late in the contest.
"If we can keep that ball and go down, we've got a chance late in the fourth quarter," Glendale Coach Alan Eberhart said. "It was 14-10 in the last minute of the game. We wanted to win the game. But we wanted to come out and play hard. We wanted to prove that we could be better."
•Oct. 1, 2010 — The Nitros begin the Pacific League portion of their schedule with a 35-14 loss to rival Crescenta Valley. Glendale gets a rushing touchdown from Alejandro Maravilla.
•Oct. 27, 2010 — Glendale's boys' water polo team gets two goals in overtime from David Grigorian to net a 13-12 Pacific League road win against rival Hoover.
Martin Narinyan, who collects a match-best seven goals, scores with 1:53 left in the first overtime to give Glendale a 10-9 lead. Hoover takes an 11-10 lead before Narinyan tallies again with 14 seconds left to knot the match at 11. In the second overtime, Grigorian scores with 2:16 left to make it 12-11 and closes out the scoring minutes later to help Glendale prevail. Grigorian finishes with four goals.
"We hung on barely," Glendale Coach Forest Holbrook said. "It was a tight game.
"The plan for us was to be patient and see if we could make something happen late on offense."
•Nov. 2, 2010 — In a semifinal match of the Pacific League Tournament at Burbank High, Glendale's boys' water polo team nets a 15-12 victory against Hoover.
David Grigorian scores six goals to pace the Nitros, who get a strong defensive effort from Cole Veloz. Glendale scores three goals in the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead.
•Nov. 4, 2010 — At the Pacific League cross-country finals at Crescenta Valley Park, Glendale's girls' team takes sixth with 171 points. Glendale's Fabiola Naranjo finishes 24th in 22 minutes 9.09 seconds.
In the boys' portion of the race, Glendale finishes sixth with 166 points. Chris Canlas shines in the meet, as he takes 13th (16:57.33).
The girls' volleyball team wraps up its season with a 25-23, 20-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-5 Pacific League win against cross-town rival Hoover in a Pacific League road match.
"We had faith that we could come back and win," said Glendale middle blocker April Reed, who finishes with 11 kills. "We had that energy in the fourth and fifth games and we were able to work well together.
"We had to cover for each other."
Glendale finishes 5-13, 3-11 in league for fifth place.
The boys' water polo team falls to Crescenta Valley, 11-7, in the Pacific League Tournament's title match at Burbank High.
Glendale gets a team-best four goals from Martin Narinyan.
•Nov. 9, 2010 — The girls' tennis team has its season come to a close with an 11-7 loss to Flintridge Prep in a CIF Southern Section Division II wild-card playoff match at Scholl Canyon Park.
The Nitros, who finish 6-9, 6-6 in league for third place, receive doubles victories from Hana Jang and Mariam Khachtryan and Arpi Arutyunyan and Emily Levin.
"I'm pleased with how we did [this season]," Glendale Coach Bob Davidson said. "We had only four girls back from last year's team and we've improved all year in singles and I think our doubles have been as good as they can do all year. That's all I can ask for."
•Nov. 10, 2010 — Glendale's boys' water polo team gets a goal from Martin Narinyan with 15 seconds left in regulation to net a 10-9 win against Chadwick in a CIF Southern Section Division V first-round match at Burbank High.
"I was surprised because my shots weren't going in," said Narinyan, who leads his team with three goals and four assists.
•Nov. 12, 2010 — In "The Battle For the Victory Bell," Glendale picks up a convincing 54-19 Pacific League victory against cross-town rival Hoover at Moyse Field.
"This was the biggest game," said running back Chan Kim, who rushes for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns. "It's the best feeling ever. We broke them."
Glendale, which snaps a 16-game losing skid, finishes 1-9, 1-6 in league for seventh place. The Nitros score the most points in the history of the "Battle for the Victory Bell," which dates to 1930. It's also their biggest margin of victory since a 51-0 win in 1991 and gives Glendale a 47-33-2 advantage in the all-time series.
"This game was the biggest game of the season," said quarterback Alex Yoon, who rushes for a game-high 123 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries. "There was a lot of pressure on all of us to show up and play hard for ourselves and for our school."
Yoon score on runs of 24, 22 and 49 yards.
"We knew we could run the ball and we did," Glendale Coach Alan Eberhart said. "We also got breaks."
The boys' water polo team is handed a 16-5 loss by La Serna in a CIF Southern Section Division V quarterfinal playoff match at Burbank High and finishes 17-8 and 6-2 in league for second place.
Martin Narinyan scores three goals for Glendale.
"It's tough, our team's one of the top teams in the area, but you get down five goals and it's hard not for them to [get discouraged]," said Glendale Coach Forest Holbrook.
•Nov. 30, 2010 — The girls' soccer team kicks off its season with a 2-2 nonleague tie against Alverno.
Glendale freshman goalkeeper Ashley Hermosillo finishes with nine saves.
"I was nervous at first, but then I got used to it," Hermosillo said. "It was a little scary playing against the big players and then I got the hang of it."
•Dec. 13, 2010 — The boys' basketball team receives a big performance from center David Yetenikyan, who finishes with 13 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and a pair of blocks to help rally Glendale to a 61-53 victory against St. Francis in a pool-play game of the La Cañada Holiday Classic at La Canada High.
The Nitros trailed, 13-0, midway through the first quarter and 19-4 after the opening stanza.
•Jan. 5 — The girls' water polo team gets a team-high four goals from senior driver Alique Berberian to net a 10-7 Pacific League victory against host Burbank.
•Jan. 7 — Glendale's girls' basketball team receives a game-high 28 points from Serah Mirzaeian and 20 from Stella Ghazarian to pick up a 61-49 home Pacific League victory against Arcadia.
•Jan. 12 — Glendale boys' soccer sophomore goalkeeper Aris Yeghiazaryan grabs the spotlight for the Nitros, who record a 1-0 Pacific League road win against Muir.
Yeghiazaryan stops a penalty shot with about 10 minutes left to preserve Glendale's victory. Yeghiazaryan stops the shot moments after Levon Sargsyan scores to give the Nitros a 1-0 lead.
"My heart was pounding and it feels great to make the save and get a big win like this," Yeghiazaryan said. "I knew when I came in for the second half that I had to be ready. I thought I would have to make a big save or two."
The boys' basketball team picks up arguably one of its biggest wins of the season. Glendale overcomes a slow start and rallies for a 65-56 Pacific League road victory against Muir, then top ranked in CIF Southern Section Division V-AA.
"We finally finished out a game in which we played four quarters and we were aggressive," Glendale Coach Steve Snodgress said. "This is a tough way to do it. We beat a very good team in Muir."
Glendale receives 20 points from senior guard Steven Gasparian, 12 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocks from junior center David Yetenikyan and 16 points and eight rebounds from senior guard Anthony Tahmazian.
The girls' basketball team posts a 42-30 Pacific League home win against Muir. It marks the first time Glendale beats Muir since 2000. Stella Ghazarian leads the Nitros with 17 points.
"If they're ready to play, they're ready to play," Glendale Coach Tania Adary said. "[The win] was humongous."
•Jan. 26 — Glendale's boys' soccer team receives a season-best four goals from forward Levon Sargsyan and goalkeeper Aris Yeghiazaryan stops a penalty shot en route to a 6-0 Pacific League home win against Pasadena.
•Jan. 27 — The girls' water polo team comes from behind to earn a 13-10 Pacific league home victory against Pasadena. Things don't look good for the Nitros, who then catch a break with a Pasadena turnover in the closing seconds before tying the match with one second left in regulation on a goal by Milene Minassians. Desiree Garcia-Solano adds two key goals in overtime to spark Glendale.
"We didn't have much time and the man-advantage situation helped us a lot," said Minassians, who finishes with three goals. "I saw a lane where I thought I could shoot after Desiree gave me a perfect pass.
"We got that goal and I think we had the advantage [going into overtime]. We played with confidence at the end."
•Feb. 2 — Glendale's girls' water polo team cruises to a 13-0 Pacific League win against rival Hoover and clinches second place in the league tournament at Burbank High. Kristina Terzyan finishes with a match-best five goals.
•Feb. 8 — The girls' water polo team suffers a 7-5 loss to Pasadena in a semifinal match of the Pacific League Tournament at Burbank High.
The girls' basketball team nets a 57-50 Pacific League home win against Crescenta Valley. The Nitros are led by Serah Mirzaeian, who collects a team-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds and three assists. Stella Ghazarian finishes with 12 points and six rebounds for the Nitros, who receive 10 fourth-quarter points from Nina Sahakian.
•Feb. 10 — The girls' soccer team ends its season with a 3-0 Pacific League victory against Hoover.
"There was too much emotion in the first half, everyone wanted to score," Glendale Coach Victor Aquino said. "We had a talk at halftime, and you saw what happened."
Ashley Aquino, Alex Udarbe and Isabella Montano each score a goal for the Nitros, who finish 4-12-4, 3-9-2 in league for sixth place.
The boys' soccer team ends the regular season with a 1-1 Pacific League tie against Hoover. The team wraps up third place in league and advances to the playoffs.
The boys' basketball team finishes the regular season with a 59-46 victory against rival Hoover. The Nitros get 16 points from Anthony Tahmazian and 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from David Yetenikyan.
The girls' basketball team ends the regular season with a convincing 59-34 Pacific League victory against Hoover. The Nitros get a game-high 25 points from Serah Mirzaeian.
•Feb. 16 — Glendale's girls' water polo team begins the CIF Southern Section Division V playoffs on the road with a 10-6 win against La Sierra at Arlington High in Riverside. Glendale goalkeeper Mariquita Lopez makes 15 saves and Desiree Garcia-Solano scores a match-high five goals.
The boys' soccer team rallies from a 2-0 deficit late in the second half to earn a 2-2 (5-4) home victory against Culver City in a CIF Southern Section Division IV wild-card match. Glendale starting goalkeeper James Mizuki injures his ankle early in the first half, forcing Glendale Coach Tulio Marroquin to bring in Aris Yeghiazaryan, who stops three penalty shots.
"It took [all of] the boys to finally get us back in the game in the second half," Marroquin said. "We knew Aris had it. He's made big saves for us against Muir and Pasadena. He's done it before, he guesses right. I knew he was going to be able to stop one or two, I didn't know he was going to stop that many."
Alan Ghazarians scores both regulation goals for the Nitros.
The boys' basketball season comes to a close with a 61-44 road loss to 12th-seeded Simi Valley in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA playoffs. Anthony Tahmazian, Linden Anderson and David Yetenikyan all collect 10 points for the Nitros, who finish 12-15, 7-7 in league to tie for third place.
•Feb. 17 — The girls' basketball team's postseason run is a short one, as it suffers a 78-34 road loss against second-seeded Buena in an opening round game of the CIF Southern Section Division II-A playoffs. The Nitros, who finish 14-13 and 6-8 in the Pacific League to tie for fourth place, get 17 points from Stella Ghazarian.
•Feb. 18 — The girls' water polo team finishes its season with a 13-5 loss to top-seeded Redlands East Valley in a second-round game of the CIF Southern Section Division playoffs at Burbank High.
"It's tough when we're one of the top teams in our division and in our second [playoff] game, we have to play the No. 1 seed," Glendale Coach Forest Holbrook said. "It's a tough draw, but I thought our girls were able to rise up and play at that level, though."
Kristina Terzyan scores two goals for Glendale in the fourth quarter. The Nitros finish 17-10 and 5-2 in league for second place.
The boys' soccer season finishes with a 3-1 road loss against Bonita in a CIF Southern Section Division IV first-round playoff match.
Glendale, which finishes 11-3-8 and 6-2-6 in the Pacific League for third place, gets its lone goal from Kelby Hernandez.
•Feb. 28 — The boys' tennis team opens its season with a 13-5 nonleague home win against Alhambra.
•March 8 — The baseball team picks up a 4-3 nonleague home win against La Cañada. Mark Garcia scores on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning to cap the victory.
•March 16 — At the Burbank High Schools' Invitational at De Bell Golf Club in Burbank, Glendale's Evan Norton cards an 18-over-par 89 to place sixth in the C Flight competition.
•March 17 — The boys' tennis team has a strong all-around effort in posting a 12-6 Pacific League win against Hoover. Glendale wins five sets in the third round.
"We knew that it would be a close match and we needed to win seven or eight sets in doubles," Davidson said. "I felt like we had to count on our senior doubles guys for us to win and we were able to get those three doubles wins."
Glendale's No. 1 doubles team of Jeff Asano and Sam Sarian sweeps, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Elliot Kim works with Rene Glandian to win two sets (6-3, 6-2) for the Nitros, who also received a pair of wins from Alex Levin and Edgar Hakobyan (6-3, 6-2). The Nitros also get a sweep from No. 1 singles player Mike Unanian (7-5, 6-3, 6-2). Glendale's Nick Shamma wins two sets (7-5, 6-1).
•March 22 — The Nitros' boys' tennis team nets an important 10-8 Pacific League victory against host Burroughs to move into sole possession of second place.
Glendale receives a huge 6-4 win from No. 3 freshman singles player Nick Shamma against Calvin Fox in the final set to clinch the win.
"I figured that if we were to win this match, we would have to do just about everything right," Glendale Coach Bob Davidson said. "And I knew if we wanted to defeat Burroughs, we were probably going to have to play our best match of the season."
Glendale captures eight doubles sets. Glendale receives a sweep from the No. 2 doubles duo of Jeff Asano and Elliot Kim, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 1 team of Alex Levin and Edgar Hakobyan wins, 7-5, 7-5, as did the team of Rene Glandian and Sam Sarian, 6-1, 6-4.
•April 20 — The boys' volleyball team gets six kills and two aces from Regan Ornopia, but visiting Crescenta Valley prevails, 25-17, 25-14, 25-16, in a Pacific League match. Glendale finishes the season 2-11, 0-8 in league for fifth place.
•April 26 — In the 12th installment of the Bronze Bowl, given to the school with the most total points at the Glendale-Hoover Pacific League track and field meet, Glendale notches a 173-95 victory. Glendale improves to 12-0 in the rivalry after the girls' team gets an 81-55 win and the boys' team prevails, 92-40.
Freshman Kenya Gaskin wins the 100- and 200-meter races with personal-best marks and helps win two relay events to propel the Nitros. Gaskin wins the 100 in 13 seconds and takes the 200 in 27.6 seconds. Gaskin begins the meet by working with Shannon Cruz, Phien Le and Sophia Amodia to take the 4x100 relay in 52.1 seconds. She also groups with Amodia, Lauren Hansen and Le to capture the 4x400 relay in 4 minutes 17.7 seconds.
The Nitros (3-7, 3-4 in league) receive first-place efforts from Amodia in the long jump with a mark of 16 feet 8 inches and the 300 hurdles (46.5), Linda Perez in the discus (71-4), Jessica Kim in the pole vault (6-6) and Le in the triple jump (34-3).
In the boys' portion of the meet, Glendale (3-7, 3-4) has its share of first-place finishes. Tristan Pacba wins the 110 hurdles (16.5) and the 300 hurdles (44.5) for the Nitros, who get a pair of victories from Mike Davis in the 100 (10.7) and the 200 (22.0).
Also earning first-place marks for the Nitros are Chris Canlas in the 800 (2:02.6), Marco Mendoza in the shot put (36-9), Alex Sanchez in the discus (103-7), Mike Williams in the pole vault (8-6), Dillon Fuller in the long jump (20-11) and Hrair Oganesyan in the triple jump (40-2).
Jeff Massin works with Fuller, Paul Archer and Davis to take the 4x100 relay (43.2). The quartet also finishes first in the 4x400 relay (3:29).
•April 27 — The boys' and girls' swimming team complete the regular season portion of season with lopsided Pacific League road victories against rival Hoover. The girls' team sweeps all 11 events to post a 111-38 victory and the boys' squad captures 10 races to earn a 114-45 win.
"You always are trying to peak toward the end of the season," Glendale Coach Forest Holbrook said. "You want to have good results going into prelims and finals because it's a super-competitive league.
"Hopefully, their times will continue to drop."
In the girls' competition, Glendale (1-5 overall and in league) turns to Maddie Corpuz, who wins two individual races and helps win a pair of relays.
Corpuz captures the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes 39.63 seconds and then wins the 100 backstroke (1:10.41). She opens the meet by teaming with Melissa Gonzalez, Biyouregh Boghozian and Jacqueline Jones to win the 200 medley relay (2:11.06). Corpuz finishes the meet by working with Gonzalez, Jones and Alique Berberian to take the 400 freestyle relay (4:33.94).
The Nitros receive two first-place finishes from Jones in the 50 freestyle (22.84 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (1:05.97). Also picking up first-place finishes for Glendale are Sara Kamiya in the 200 freestyle (2:30.72), Gonzalez in the 100 butterfly (1:12.01), Berberian in the 500 freestyle (7:00.44) and Boghozian in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.51).
Boghozian works with Kamiya, Claudia Somma and Venus Payandeh to capture the 200 freestyle relay (2:07.56).
In the boys' competition, Glendale (1-5) gets two first-place individual performances from Mickey Mowry and Trevor Fritz. Mowry wins the 100 butterfly (51.90) and the 100 backstroke (56.62). Fritz finishes first in the 200 individual medley (2:24.72) and the 100 freestyle (55.96). Also taking first for the Nitros are Cole Veloz in the 200 freestyle (2:04.75), Manuk Hakobyan in the 50 freestyle (34.06) and Emmanuel Manukyan in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.38).
The Nitros win all three relays, beginning with Mowry, Manukyan, Martin Narinyan and Hakobyan taking the 200 medley (1:53.16). In the 200 freestyle relay, David Papazian, Mehr Boghozian, Andrew Driffill and Paul Kan combine to win in 1:54.19. Bijan Rezvani, Fritz, Hakobyan and Veloz work together to take the 400 freestyle relay (3:49.34).
•April 28 — The boys' tennis team closes out the regular season with a 14-4 Pacific League road victory against Hoover. The Nitros jump out to an 8-1 lead at the halfway point and never look back.
Glendale clinches third place in league behind Arcadia and Burroughs, as Nick Shamma sweeps, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.
Leading the way for the Nitros in doubles is the No. 1 squad of Jeff Asano and Sam Sarian, which sweeps, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, and the No. 2 tandem of Elliot Kim and Rene Glandian, which posts a 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 line.
Glendale's Alex Levin and Edgar Hakobyan win a pair of doubles sets, 6-1, 6-0.
"It's always an important match when we play Hoover," said Glendale Coach Bob Davidson, who gets singles wins from Mike Unanian, 6-3, 6-4, and John Azizian, 7-6 (7-4). "When Glendale and Hoover play in anything there's a little extra incentive there, I think. I thought we really came out strong in the first round. We got up, 5-1, which I think kind of set the tone for the day."
•May 5 — At the Pacific League finals at Burbank High, boys' swimmer Mickey Mowry has an impressive day. Mowry places second in the 100-yard butterfly in 52.04 seconds and third in the 100 backstroke (56.40).
•May 6 — Glendale boys' track and field standout Mike Davis steals the spotlight at the Pacific League finals at Arcadia High, as he captures the 100- and 200-meter races.
Davis wins the 100 in 10.79 seconds before coming back to take the 200 in 21.82. He closes out the meet by working with Jeff Massin, Paul Archer and Dillon Fuller to take the 4x400 relay in 3 minutes 23.88 seconds.
"I wanted to win both [individual] events last season, but I didn't," Davis said. "I had a lot of incentive to go out there and win both.
"In the 100, I just wanted it that much more after coming so close last time. In the 200, I had a fast start and just concentrated. It's pretty good right now for me."
On the girls' side, Sophia Amodia of Glendale wins the 300 hurdles (45.78).
•May 11 — The boys' tennis team begins its playoff run with a 10-8 win against host Arroyo Grande in a CIF Southern Section Division II win against Arroyo Grande.
Having to make a 300-mile round trip, Glendale shrugs off the effects of the long bus ride and wins eight doubles sets against the defending PAC-7 League champion.
"It's the biggest win of the year for us," Davidson said. "I felt all along that our doubles were the key. I thought our doubles played as well as they have all year. They were awesome."
Leading the way in doubles was the No. 1 tandem of Jeff Asano and Elliott Kim, which sweep, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0.
•May 12 — The softball team finishes its season, besting cross-town rival Hoover, 9-5, in a Pacific League road game.
Glendale pitcher Casey Ramirez tosses a complete-game win in her final high school contest and Kristi Cabana collects two hits and drives in three runs.
"It goes to show how hard they worked and [that they] came together," said Glendale Coach Christine Paknik, whose team winds up 6-8 in league to take fifth place. "[It's] good for Casey. Her last game on the mound, it was a little bit emotional there."
•May 13 — Glendale's boys' tennis team suffers a 14-4 loss to visiting Walnut in a CIF Southern Section Division II first-round match. Glendale loses two doubles sets in tiebreakers in the first two rounds.
In doubles, the Nitros get wins from Jeff Asano and Elliot Kim, 7-5, 6-1, Alex Levin and Edgar Hakobyan, 7-5, and Rene Glandian and Sam Sarian, 6-3. Glendale finishes 13-6, 8-4 in the Pacific League for third place.
The baseball team finishes its season with a 6-1 Pacific League road loss against rival Hoover. Dillon Howard drives in Zach Fields with the lone run for the Nitros, who go 4-13, 3-11 in league for sixth place.
"That's something we've been struggling with," said Osuna, whose team strands nine runners. "We have runners in scoring position, but we can't execute. A lot of the time the kids get nervous. We were just trying to do too much."
•May 14 — At the CIF Southern Section Division II finals at Belmont Plaza pool in Long Beach, Mowry is fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.24 seconds) and fifth in the 100 backstroke (52.08).
•May 21 — At the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Divisional Championships at Cerritos College, Mike Davis places seventh and eighth in the Division I 200 (22.01 seconds) and 100 (10.92), respectively. The boys' 4x400 relay team of Davis, Paul Archer, Dillon Fuller and Jeffrey Massin finished sixth in 3 minutes 23.10 seconds.


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by Freddy J. Nager
Forget the question of why Johnny can't read. For today's students, ask "Why does Johnny dream of dropping out before he gets his master's degree? Why does Johnny's professor feel like running, too?"
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the average business textbook.
Most business textbooks read like an IRS instruction manual first translated from English into Urdu then back into English by an iPhone app developed in an Uzbekistani sweatshop under the direction of a bad Shakespearean actor with a migraine.
And that's when they're interesting.
When they're boring, they sound something like this excerpt from Advertising Media Planning (Seventh Edition):
"The marketing goals that the company and the agency agree upon should, if achieved, result in the solution of the marketing problem."
It's hardly the worst sentence I've ever read in a textbook, but let's clean that up anyway, shall we?
"The marketing goals shared by the company and the agency should solve the marketing problem."
Notice the issue here: after we eliminate the junk words and clauses, we find a sentence that's so dull and obvious, even a caveman would say "duh." "Marketing goals should solve marketing problems." Yeah, that insight is worth the price of a textbook. No wonder the authors fussed that sentence up.
Here's the next sentence:
"Marketing goals are measurable in most cases and provide a means of determining whether the strategy employed has been effective."
After a slim-fast diet:
"Usually measurable, marketing goals can tell us whether the strategy works."
When stripped of its accessories, the statement doesn't sound very enlightening, does it? And if anything, a textbook must sound enlightening even if it doesn't have anything to say.
So we put all the junk words back in, along with an army of subordinate clauses, fill 428 pages with similar prose from Dante's Terms & Conditions, and (ta-daa!) we've got a textbook — a textbook that students won't read, and that instructors like me have to translate before a live audience.
A textbook's top priority should be education. (Insert caveman "duh" here.) For a major publishing house in a country filled with millions of professional writers desperately seeking work, there's no excuse for sloppy prose — particularly in an advertising textbook developed by advertising experts.
At the same time, I've been rereading Ogilvy on Advertising— not a textbook, but a professional's ruminations on his craft. As could be expected from a legendary ad copywriter, the prose is concise and lucid and even passionate. Succinct sentences like "You can't bore people into buying your product" slide right off the page into the brain for future reference.
So Johnny, don't run yet. I'm trying to replace the overpriced 428-page tomes with slimmer volumes from professionals who not only do the work, but know how to explain it. I'll just have to translate everything else for you. Hopefully, someone will soon invent an app for that.
Guest Blogger Freddy J. Nager teaches courses in social media, entrepreneurship and marketing at AULA. The founder of agency Atomic Tango LLC, Freddy has over two decades of professional experience in marketing and media, including 17 online. He previously worked for music label MCA Records and major ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and served such clients as Nissan & Infiniti, the NFL on Fox, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, National Lampoon and numerous startups. He holds a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Southern California

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"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life's about creating yourself."
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"It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do." ~Elbert Hubbard
"Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
Everything is, everything exists, only because I love."
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." ~Albert Einstein
"A positive attitude may not solve every problem but it makes solving any problem a more pleasant experience." ~Grant Fairley
?"Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day." ~Author Unknown
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"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning." ~C.S. Lewis
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
~John F. Kennedy
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?"Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Choose your words, for they become actions. Understand your actions, for they become habits. Study your habits, for they will become your character. Develop your character, for it becomes your destiny." ~Anonymous
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"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful." ~Mark Victor Hansen
"Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work." ~William Arthur Ward
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
~Judy Garland
"I cannot be what I am not." ~John Lennon
"Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours." ~William James
"An old man once said, there comes a time in life, when you walk away from all of the drama and the people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh , forget the bad and focus on the good. So love the people who treat you right , pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." ~Anonymous
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and let it come in." ~Morrie Schwartz
"In truth a family is what you make it. It is made strong, not by the number of heads counted at the dinner table, but by the rituals you help family members create, by the memories you share, the commitment of time, caring and love you show to one another, and by the hopes for the future you have as individuals and as a unit." ~Marge Kennedy
"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." ~Kenji Miyazawa
"Stress is the trash of modern life – we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life." ~Danzae Pace
"Wherever you go, go with all of your heart." ~Confucius
"It takes courage to grow up and be who you really are." ~E.E. Cummings
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." ~Harvey Fierstein
"Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are." ~Julius Charles Hare
"Always remember you that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." ~Margaret Mead
"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact." ~William James
"Strength does not come from a physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." ~Mohandas Gandhi
"Nothing is permanent except change." ~Heraclitus
"If you require love, try to realize that the only way to get love is by giving it, that the more you give the more you will get, and the only way you can give it is to fill yourself up with it, until you become a magnet." ~Charles Haanel
"Character is destiny." ~Heraclitus
"There is a world within—a world of thought and feeling and power; of light and beauty, and although invisible, its forces are mighty." ~Charles Haanel
"The real purpose of life is Growth. Growth is not necessarily has anything to do with wealth or fame. Growth is the ability to handle constructively situations that we have previously mishandled. If we become through growth wiser than we are , we can become better than we are. But without becoming wiser, we can never become better." ~Manly P. Hall
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KIEV , Ukraine, July 15 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian general advised to prepare for "large-scale aggression" from Russia Tuesday, and Ukraine's security chief said there is proof Russia shot down a military transport plane.
Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, head of Ukraine's security service SBU, said evidence suggested a military plane shot down Monday over the Luhansk region, near the Russian border, was flying too high for surface-to-air missiles to strike it.
The Ukrainian presidential website quoted Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey as saying, "The plane was struck by another, more powerful projectile that was probably launched from the territory of the Russian Federation."
The An-26 plane was carrying eight people, as well as food and supplies, when it crashed. Those aboard the plane survived, but Pro-Russian separatists said Monday four crew members were taken prisoner.
Nalyvaichenko said the evidence of Russia's involvement would be presented to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, then made public.
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The Croydon Borough Council in London, England, has produced a sex-advice pamphlet for the elderly to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and prevent STD transmission. The campaign resulted from the results of a study, which indicated that casual sexual relationships among pensioners aged 45 to 64 years are creating an increase in STDs. According to Labour Councillor Maggie Mansell, pensioners are "fitter" and "more active" than previous generations. Also, they started their sex lives "after the pill and before AIDS" and had not been accustomed to using condoms. She stated that although the older citizens did not need contraception, they needed modern advice. Mansell said that, in London, cases of syphilis in 4564 year olds increased tenfold -- from 52 in the year 2000 to 503 in 2009. For individuals older than 65 years the number quadrupled -- from 7 in 2000 to 32 in 2009.
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- Chris Wondolowski and Alejandro Bedoya Notch First International Goals, with Herculez Gomez and Clarence Goodson Adding to Rout
- U.S. Opens Group C of Gold Cup Against Belize on July 9; Game Kicks off at 8 p.m. PT at JELD-WEN Field in Portland, with Live Broadcast on FOX Soccer
SAN DIEGO (July 5, 2013) – In his first international match in more than 10 months, Landon Donovan made the most of his return by scoring his 50th and 51st career international goals as the U.S. Men's National Team defeated Guatemala 6-0 in an international friendly at Qualcomm Stadium. The game served as the team's final tune-up before kicking off the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In addition to Donovan's penalty kick tally in the 55th minute and his 72nd-minute volley finish, Chris Wondolowski and Alejandro Bedoya each notched their first international goals. Herculez Gomez, who scored the first goal of the match, and Clarence Goodson also contributed scores during the rout, which featured five goals in the second half.
It was the USA's most lopsided win since an 8-0 victory against Barbados on June 15, 2008. The U.S. extended its unbeaten streak against Guatemala to 20 games (14-0-6) and is 14-4-6 all-time against Guatemala.
The U.S. begins Group C play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Belize on Tuesday, July 9, at JELD-WEN Field in Portland, Ore. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. PT, with a live broadcast on FOX Soccer. Fans can also follow the action on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and through Twitter @ussoccer.
The U.S. has won five straight matches for the first time since 2011-12, when the Americans capped off 2011 with a 3-2 win against Slovenia on Nov. 15, and then won the first four matches of 2012. The last time the U.S. won five straight in a calendar year was a six-game winning streak in 2008, with every match taking place in 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.
Gomez gave the U.S. a well-deserved 1-0 lead in the 42nd minute as the USA capitalized on a major advantage in ball possession throughout the half. Jose Torres lofted the ball into the box towards Joe Corona, but his lunge just missed the cross, allowing the ball to skip to Gomez at the far post. He was all alone and hit a first-time blast from close range past Guatemala goalkeeper Ricardo Jerez Jr. It was the sixth career goal for Gomez and the first career assist for Torres.
The goals came in bunches for the U.S. in the second half with Donovan leading the surge. He drew a penalty kick about 10 minutes after the break after he was shoved to the ground by Guatemala's Carlos Castrillo. Donovan took the penalty and drove it straight up the middle as Jerez dove to his right.
Wondolowski pushed the U.S. lead to 3-0 in the 71st minute with his first goal in 12 career appearances. Donovan set up the sequence with a dashing run that unbalanced Guatemala's defense, and even though a Guatemalan defender got a touch to his slipped pass into the penalty area, Wondolowski found himself at the right place at the right time off the deflection, burying his right-footed shot into the right corner.
One minute later, Donovan notched his second tally and 51st of his career off of a perfect cross from Stuart Holden who had popped free down the right wing. Donovan got behind four Guatemalan defenders and smashed his volley into the left corner of the net.
Goodson gave the U.S. a 5-0 lead with his fourth international goal in the 84th minute. His initial shot after a deft collection under pressure inside the penalty area was blocked both by Jerez and Enrique Miranda near the goal line, but Goodson was first to the rebound near the right post and roofed his second opportunity from close range, albeit a tough angle, for the unassisted tally.
Bedoya capped off the scoring in the 88th minute after substitute Brek Shea had burst free down the left flank off a fantastic first-time pass from Stuart Holden. Shea hit a cross on the ground that evaded several Guatemala defenders and U.S. attackers and rolled to a trailing and unmarked Bedoya, who drove his shot just inside the right post past the charging Jerez.
Additional notes:
- U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann's starting lineup included five players making their first appearances of 2013.
- Landon Donovan earned his 145th career cap in his first action since the USA's historic 1-0 victory against Mexico on Aug. 15, 2012, at Estadio Azteca.
- Goalkeeper Nick Rimando made his first start of 2013. His previous appearance came on Jan. 25, 2012, when he and Sean Johnson split duties en route to a 1-0 victory against Panama in Panama City.
- Rimando did not need to make a save en route to his second career shutout in his seventh career appearance.
- Defenders Oguchi Onyewu and Michael Parkhurst and midfielder Jose Torres also made their first starts and appearances this year.
- Onyewu earned his 67th career cap in his first match since his second-half substitution during the USA's 3-1 win against Antigua & Barbuda on June 8, 2012.
- Parkhurst, playing in his 16th career MNT game, saw the pitch for the first time since he started in the USA's come-from-behind 3-1 victory against Guatemala on Oct. 16, 2012 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.
- Torres appeared in his 21st game and first since the USA's 1-0 victory against Jamaica on Sept. 11, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio.
- DaMarcus Beasley wore the captain's armband on Friday and will maintain the captain's role heading into the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. This was the second time Beasley started a game as captain and the first since Oct. 15, 2008, against Trinidad & Tobago. Beasley has now appeared in 104 career matches, which ranks ninth on the all-time MNT list.
- Joe Corona made his first start for the senior team and collected his fifth career cap.
- Klinsmann made two substitutions to open the second half, bringing in Stuart Holden for Torres and Mix Diskerud for Kyle Beckerman. Holden made his 20th career appearance and third of 2013 while Diskerud made his first appearance of the year and the fourth overall in his young international career.
- The USA moved to 6-2-2 this year and 5-1-1 in U.S.-hosted games in 2013.
-U.S. Men's National Team Match Report-Match: U.S. Men's National Team vs. Guatemala
Date: July 5, 2013
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Qualcomm Stadium; San Diego, Calif.
Kickoff: 8:23 p.m. PT
Attendance: 25,080
Weather: 67 degrees, clear
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA – Herculez Gomez (Jose Torres) 42nd minute
USA – Landon Donovan (penalty) 55
USA – Chris Wondolowski 71
USA – Landon Donovan (Stuart Holden) 72
USA – Clarence Goodson 84
USA – Alejandro Bedoya 88
USA: 1-Nick Rimando; 15-Michael Parkhurst, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 21-Clarence Goodson, 7-DaMarcus Beasley (capt.); 14-Kyle Beckerman (8-Mix Diskerud, 46), 16-Jose Torres (11-Stuart Holden, 46); 10-Landon Donovan (17-Will Bruin, 73), 6-Joe Corona (20-Alejandro Bedoya, 59), 2-Edgar Castillo (23-Brek Shea, 59); 9-Herculez Gomez (19-Chris Wondolowski, 59)
Substitutions Not Used: 4-Michael Orozco Fiscal, 12-Sean Johnson, 18-Jack McInerney
Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
GUA: 1-Ricardo Jerez; 2-Carlos Castrillo, 3-Enoc Vasquez, 13-Victor Hernandez (14-Luis Cardona, 59), 5-Carlos Gallardo (6-Milton Leal, 78); 24-Jonathan Lopez (17-Enrique Miranda, 76), 8-Sergio Trujillo (9-Wilber Perez, 59), 16-Jonathan Marquez, 22-Edward Santeliz; 18-Minor Lopez Campollo (19-Angelo Padilla 85), 10-Jose Contreras (capt.) (7-Marlon Sequen, 86)
Substitutions Not Used: 11-Kevin Arriola, 12-Victor Ayala
Head coach: Victor Monzón
Stats Summary: USA / GUA
Shots: 12 / 5
Shots on Goal: 11 / 0
Saves: 0 / 5
Corner Kicks: 6 / 1
Fouls: 12 / 13
Offside: 0 / 7
Misconduct Summary:
Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Kedlee Powell (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Richard Washington (JAM)
Fourth Official: Paul Ward (CAN)
Budweiser Man of the Match: Landon Donovan


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Just finished the always interesting press conference with offensive coordinator Dan Henning.
One of the journalists asked Henning why the Dolphins didn't go deep at all aside from the pass to Brandon Marshall, which Chad Henne underthrew and then Marshall dropped.
Henning quickly retorted that was not the only time the Dolphins tried to throw deep against Buffalo. The Dolphins apparently called two other deep passes but failure up front -- with either the tight end blocking or running back blocking -- the play resulted in a sack.
"We tried deeper passes but we got sacked twice," Henning said. "That's part of it, too. You want to go downtown against good secondary like that, you better hold them up. We had an eight-man protection in there and went deep. We didn't win and we got sacked. So you say to yourself, 'How we going to win this game?' … You get sacked with an eight-man protection and two men out, you better start checking your hole card. You try to win the game. And we were in control in the game at that time."
Henning admits the failure to connect on the deep pass to Brandon Marshall was costly.
"Yeah, we should have hit that deep one," he said. "Brandon ran a great route and we underthrew it. Even though it was underthrown, it was still dropped. You got a combination of not getting it out there and then you have a drop. That's a combination of either 3 [points] or 7 [points] in the game, and at the point in the game, that could put the game out of whack because then they have to play differently, too. Didn't happen. So no matter what's going in the game, you have to find a way to win that game."
Henning has great respect for defensive tackle Pat Williams, whom he helped coach in Buffalo, and Jared Allen. The Dolphins this week are game-planning to make sure those two players don't beat them.
"Minnesota has that guy on the outside [Allen] and the guy on the inside [Allen]," Henning said. "You set your protections accordingly, you try and make sure the guy doesn't wreck your game by being in a mismatch, we try putting a side board out there for the different people. When you have two of them, it's tough. But that's supposedly why we get paid for."
During the open session of practice today, Channing Crowder (groin)_and Ikaika Alama-Francis (illness) did not participate. Crowder's not playing, guys.
Alama-Francis is a more intriguing situation because he first became ill Sunday morning. Remember the Dolphins did work out Adalius Thomas on Tuesday so my thinking is they were kicking the tires on him in case this Alama-Francis mystery sickness becomes acute.
I told you yesterday the talk of moving Randy Starks back to defensive end was just speculation. Starks has not taken a snap at end since training camp began and that includes this week.
With Jared Odrick on the mend for two weeks with a hairline fracture in his right leg, it seems Tony McDaniel will get the starting nod against the Vikings. At least that is the impression Mike Nolan left today.
"I expect him to play well," Nolan said
The Dolphins are known for using a rotation of up to four different defensive ends in any particular play. Coach Tony Sparano says the rotation will continue despite the fact Miami is now without Odrick and Phillip Merling, who is out for the year..
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I like the stacking of the analog/digital pin idea, it makes it clearer that the analog pins can do double duty as higher number digital pins.I don't really like the notes field interrupting the grid though. Having a continuous grid you can scan your eyes up and down really makes a chart like this much more readable. I think simply minimizing the notes as much as possible, and putting them in with the description is a better way to go. Some of the comments seem unrelated to pin requirements (Arduino ethernet/xbee)We could lobby for a wider playground page, that would alleviate this whole problem.
What do you think about the positioning of the description/notes field under the pin usage? It's really the only place to put that data, unless you have links to another section - but that gets complicated fast.
Hmm, wonder if I can make my webserver dynamic generate images like the one from Mark Bramwell...
But I'm having trouble with making an easy way to do that within pmWiki (e.g. table cell backgrounds with wikiStyles). I only managed to make the text color background change. Any ideas?


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Indigenous Sovereignty Week 2011 - Toronto
Please see here for the full schedule and details of each event.
Shameless is seeking writers who have attended/will attend any of these events to blog for us and let us know how they went! Contact Julia if you're interested.
NOTE: Because of the move of the pow-wow back to Toronto on Nov. 19-20, ISW will be spread out over 2 weeks this year.
We missed the first two events of the week, but there are plenty more to come!
Friday, November 18 7pm - 9pm @ Room 2215, OISE. 252 Bloor Street W, at Bedford exit of St. George subway (NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE) Celebrating Community Victories - Standing up to the Harper Threat Panel organized by: Defenders of the Land supporters
Tuesday, November 22nd 12:00-3:00 pm @ York University, Room 242, York Lanes. Deconstructing Identity Barriers: Aboriginal Women's Sharing Circle
7:00 p.m. @Ryerson Student Centre (55 Gould St.) room: SCC 115 Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Speak About Their Struggle to Protect Scared Areas From Mining Exploration
Wednesday, November 23 7pm - 9pm Location: University of Toronto Schools Auditorium, 371 Bloor Street West (between Spadina and Huron). Accessible entrance west of main doors. Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, November 24 6:30pm - 9pm @ Native Women's Resource Centre, 191 Gerrard Street East (Gerrard/Sherbourne) The Silence is Broken: Now What? Panel organized by: No More Silence and Native Women's Resource Centre
Friday, November 25 6:00pm - 9:00pm @Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street Toronto, ON M6G 2L8 A Colonial Contagion
Saturday November 26 3:00pm-6:00pm GREAT INDIAN BUS TOUR
6:00pm - 8:30pm Muskrat Magazine Launch @Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
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Houston's KILT-AM recently ditched The Jim Rome Show after a longtime affiliation with the program. (14 years of Rome? Where are the Visigoths when you need them?)
Rome told his fans, "I'm not giving up on you, H-town. Don't give up on me. Just keep banging away. It might not happen today. It might not happen tomorrow. But we're exploring options to make something happen. Just keep banging away."
KILT didn't change course, ditching Rome for local color, but Houston, after all, has other sports-talk stations.
So when ESPN 97.5 in Houston today hired a Jim Rome impersonator, Adam Clanton, to fill in for A.J. Hoffman, a vacationing host on The Blitz, its listeners lost it.
Here was what they heard:
And this is what they wrote on the show's Facebook page:
Jason Jones Don't do that Shit anymore!!!lol
James English Wtf, Oh hell no. Rome sux ass
Joey Poland Love the impression !!!
Brandon Gulley Holy shit! I almost downloaded the espn app so I could listen to svp. Not funny. But good one. F Rome
Darryl Brown Jr. Say that shit was not funny I was going have a take and run ROME myself ..., and ask the midget killer to kick his ass
Chip Bunch that was bs...that sh#$ isn't funny.
Adam L. Woodard Lmafo you guys pulled an Awsome prank. I heard rome, turned the station, the turn it back to hear Rebecca black. Keep up the good work.
Scott A Williams im so glad that little turd has been taken off the air, waste of sperm...
On second thought, maybe the people of H-Town and Jim Rome have more in common than they imagined.
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Sony teases netbook fans with 'new mobile' Vaio promo
PictureBook revival?
Sony is now teasing Japanese punters about what could be a new, tiny Vaio notebook, having begun baiting New Zealanders earlier this week.
Sony Japan's website now shows a statuesque young woman whip a long, thin package out of her handbag. The box slims down to an envelope and out slides an 'invite' for the forthcoming "New Mobile" launch.
'New Mobile' Vaio
unboxed unbagged?
The invitation is for consumers to leave their email addresses to be spammed by Sony Vaio marketing in due course.
Netbook buffs are keen to see the promo as a sign Sony's about to launch a Small, Cheap* Computer.
Interesting form-factor
Just as likely - probably more so - is that it's going to launch a revived Vaio Picturebook, the compact notebook it launched way back in September 2000 on the back of Transmeta's first, 600MHz Crusoe processor, the TM5600.
A netbook, circa 2000
Arguably the candidate for the first netbook, the C1VN has an 8.9in, 1024 x 480 display with a 0.3-megapixel webcam in the bezel. It had 128MB of memory and a 12GB hard drive, along with VGA, USB and Firewire portage.
There was no Wi-Fi, of course, but the C1VN did have an on-board 56Kb/s modem. It ran Windows ME - for up to 5.5 hours, Sony claimed at the time.
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He who laughs, lasts. — Mary Pettibone Poole
Well sir, what we call the mud season surlies round these parts is that tow sack of perturbability everyone lugs when them ol' perspiring rains make roads impassable and tempers intolerable. You'd a knowed what I mean if you'd braved a wettin' down the other day to make your way up to the Plumtree Crossin' General Store. Inside that leaky establishment, the local reprobates was all hunched around the potbellied stove, wearing raincoats, and sporting a few just-sprouted watercresses in their beards.
And surly ... well, it were enough to make you want to toss a firecracker in a midwinter bear den just to meet some good-natured company. There was Ott Bartlett and Newt Blanchard playing checkers ... almost regular-like 'cept that ever' time one piece reached the other guy's side, that fella'd acknowledge the feat by flingin' the whole board to the floor. Meanwhile, Lafe Higgins were busily grindin' his pipe into the floor with his foot 'cause the fool thing was too wet to light, an' August Carmichael were breakin' the store's hat rack into kindlin' sticks and shovin' them into the stove jist 'cause he didn't like the way it'd been lookin' over his shoulder.
An' them goin's-on kept goin' on till Doc Thromberg came in. Now, I suppose it may be because a fella in his line of work sees plenty of real cause for unhappiness, but whatever the reason, a spat of foul weather don't never seem to ruffle Doc none. Fact is, oftentimes he serves as peacemaker when the rest of the crew put on their wet-weather uglies.
Doc decided the remedy for this partic'lar case of the surlies might jist be a sportin' proposition. "Boys," he said, ploppin' down in a soft, soggy seat, "I just visited a patient over in Erosion Junction, and that reminded me of the big Easter Parade that town's going to have two weeks from now. You see, they've invited me to drive the '37 Packard I keep stored up" (Doc used a beat-up four-wheel-drive for regular transportation) "at the head of this year's parade."
"Well, ain't that the biggest thing since the Head Lice Banjo Players," snarled Lafe Higgins.
"And I'm sure you boys also know that the driver of that lead car traditionally escorts the county beauty queen in the parade and to the Spring Ball that night. Well, I'm willing to bet the privilege of driving my prized, spanking-clean Packard and escorting its passenger to the parade and dance against any soul here who can keep his temper as long as I can. But if I win, the loser is gonna have to drive me on my rounds at all hours of the day and night until the roads are dry again."
The prospect of winnin' a bet, drivin' Doc's cherished Packard, and escortin' Lisa May Applebaum, the prettiest girl in Barren County (she always won the beauty contest), made for a mighty attractive lure. Ol' Ott Bartlett (who weren't too old he couldn't appreciate a pretty girl) bit first. "All right, Doc," he agreed, "the first one of us to lose his temper loses the bet. But you're gonna feel mighty bad watchin' me escortin' your date."
The deal was struck: Bartlett had two weeks to put the bee on the doctor. He started by calling the Thromberg residence at 3:00 AM an' hollerin', "Doc, Doc! Hurry on over here! It's an emergency!"
Well, the M.D. struggled out of bed an' up the hollow to Bartlett's place, havin to get out an' walk the last half mile of that two-laned quagmire. Then, soon as he got there, Ott led him out to his chicken coop, he showed him a hen that were all speckled over with red paint, an' said, "You got to fix my bird, Doc! I'm afraid she's got the People Pox!"
Well, you could see the steam startin' to rise offen Doc's rain drenched hat. "You mean you drug me out here in the middle of the night for a made-up alarm about some blamed fool chicken?!"
"That's right, Doc," Ott said smugly. "Why, you mad?"
"No, no, I ain't a bit mad," Thromberg said, pulling his hat over his eyes an' startin' the long trudge back to his jeep.
A few days later, Doc made a house call up to August Carmichael's place. When he opened his black bag to pull out some medication, though, he saw that every jar in it was full of little round candies — the kind sold at the General Store — 'stead of medicine. Doc raced back to the store as fast as his mud-caked vehicle would carry him.
"Looking for your pills, Doc?" Ott said when the physician stormed in. He handed Thromberg a grocery bag. In it was a heap of totally mixed-together pills and capsules. "I reckon they may have got a little messed up," Ott teased. "But you ain't mad about it, are you?"
"No, I'm NOT mad," Doc crackled, tryin' his best to keep from starchin' and ironin' Bartlett's skull. "I don't have the slightest desire to stuff all these down your gol-durned gullet. I don't want to —" Then, sensing what was happenin' to himself, he jist grabbed the bag an' stormed right out.
Things went along in that manner till there was only one day left before the parade. Ott knew that if he couldn't get Doc's goat good and proper before the followin' noon, he'd lose the bet an' enough face to more'n make up for the suffering Thromberg had been going through. So Bartlett thought up one last, surefire ploy.
The next morning when Doc went out to start on his rounds, all four of his jeep's tires were flat out of air, and Ott was sitting in the front seat, grinning wider'n a cat in a bird nest.
"Guess you'll have to use your Packard on your calls today, Doc," he said. "Shame to muddy it up on the day of the parade. You ain't mad about that, though, are you?"
Doc lunged at Ott like a bitin' sow. "You're @a#!%&* right I'm mad!" he bellowed. "Mad enough to perform a brand-new operation: the Ottolectomy!"
Ott fended him of long enough to cash his chips. "It's all right, Doc. Now that you've lost our bet, I'll let you use my car this mornin'. That way you won't have to muddy up the Packard I'll be escortin' Lisa May Applebaum in."
Soon as Ott said that, Doc let go of him. "Fix my tires and it's a deal," he said in a downright agreeable tone of voice.
Ott did. He jacked the car up onto four blocks, took all the wheels off, drove 'em down to a gas station, inflated 'em, drove 'em back, and put 'em all back on. Then to show what a really good sport he was, he escorted Thromberg on all his mornin' rounds. (0' course, he did manage to tell all Doc's patients why he was driving it.)
When the time come to get ready, the two drove over to the storage garage to get the Packard. Then, as Doc handed beamin' Mr. Bartlett the keys, he said (almost as an aside), "You know, Ott, it doesn't look like Lisa May's going to make it to the parade today."
"Seems she's got a right bad case of mononucleosis."
Ott sensed a sudden tightening of a noose he hadn't even known was around his neck. "When she get it?"
" 'Bout exactly two weeks ago, as I recall," Thromberg answered. "But don't worry. They decided to let the chairwoman of the parade committee take her place ... Sodie Sallyratus."
"Sodie Sallyratus, that chatterboxin' snippet what switchboards for the phone company?!" Ott was heating up fast.
"Why, yes. An' isn't she the one who whupped you in that tale-telling contest about two years back?"
"That cheatin' motormouth! Do you really expect me to drive that two-tongued viper in the parade?"
"Yes, and looks like you'll have to take her to the ball, too," Doc answered with the true laughs-last smile.
Well sir, ol' Ott was buildin' steam quicker than a plugged-up pressure cooker, but Doc jist shook his head sorrowfully. "I'm afraid it won't do any good for you to get mad now. You see, you already won the bet."


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On My Own...No More
Okay guys. This is a story that's been in my head forever. It's kind of just something I did to try and put my two favorite things together. So, if you don't like anything that has to do with musicals, don't read this. I know you've all heard this a million times. Alice doesn't see Bella jump. Jacob somewhat pulls her out of her hole. Bella graduates and discovers she somewhat has a knack for singing. She goes to try out for a small pair in Les Miserable on Broadway and somehow lands the part of Eponine. This story starts on opening night. (Spanish Accent) Also, I know size can be daunting, but don't worry, you'll love it! You'll love it! Hee, hee. :) PROLOGUE ADDED!KELLY- STOP READING NOW!
DISCLAIMER: Edward doesn't belong to me, though I wish he did!!! Unfortunately for me, he belongs to the brilliant Stephenie Meyer! Bella and Alice and any other Cullens that might show up this story belong to her as well. *sigh* Oh well! However, all the other characters belong to me. Mine, mine, mine! :)
1. Opening Night
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This was something I had never imagined in my wildest dreams, though, lately, my dreams hadn't been so wild. Actually, they had been the same thing every night: emptiness. But back to what I was telling you. How could this be happening? I had been building up my shell for so long. How could I be letting this break through? Why were my dreams taunting me? This wasn't funny. It was mean and horrible and I had to stop it.
Opening Night
"Hurry up! 15 minutes until the curtain goes up!" Holly, the stage manager, shouted.
I finished rubbing the make-up onto my face to make it look dirtier. Tillie, my second mother and current Fantine*, turned away from her mirror and kissed me on both cheeks.
"You'll do great, Bella! Don't worry!"
I smiled weakly at her, my stomach fluttering wildly.
It was opening night for our cast of Les Miserables. I was excited, but also quite nervous that I would not portray Eponine* in the way people expected, even though I could relate to her very well. After all, she lost the man she loved.
"Tillie! Jaycee needs you!" called Holly.
"Gotta go, darling. Break a leg!"
"Knowing me, that could be taken quite literally."
"You know what I mean!" She laughed, then she raced out of the green room to find Jaycee, the touch-up person.
I sat there, smoothing my hair and occasionally smudging the make-up in my cheeks.
"My goodness! It's Eponine* in the flesh!"
I turned around to see Brent, the current Marius* and a member of my new family. He held out a bouquet of roses to me.
I rushed forward, throwing my arms around him and regaling his cheeks with kisses.
"You are too sweet, Brent! Thank you so much!"
"I think it is the proper thing to do for my amazing little sister!"
I smiled, glad that he only thought of me as a little sister because I did not consider him anything more than an older brother. No one could ever replace him, no matter how hard Jacob had tried. That's why I was here. I had to escape Jacob's attempts at trying to make me forget him.
"Well, I hope you didn't spend all afternoon picking them out or all your money."
"Not at all. I walked in the store and asked the owner what flower I should give to a sister who is going to be performing. He told me, I bought them. They weren't expensive at all. Why does it matter anyways?"
"I just don't like people spending a lot of money on me," I stated, feeling a strange sense of déjà vu coming over me.
Brent rolled his eyes.
"Bella! It's your turn with Jaycee!"
"Coming!" I shouted.
Brent handed me the flowers and I put them on my vanity. Then, I went to go meet with Jaycee.
"Break a leg!" Brent called as I raced out the door.
"Is everyone trying to jinx me?" I giggled. Brent roared with laughter behind me.
I passed the flocks of people running about with props and odd objects, all of them making last minute adjustments before the curtain went up. There could be no mistakes tonight.
I waltzed up to Jaycee, who was fixing Tillie's make-up. They both turned at the sound of my arrival and smiled. Jaycee put another dab of foundation on Tillie's face.
"All done! You look great!"
"Thanks," said Tillie, stepping back. "Your turn, Bella."
I walked to stand in front of Jaycee. She smiled and reached into her magical make-up bag, taking out an eyeliner pencil and darkening my eyeliner.
"Are you nervous?" she asked.
"Me? Nervous? As if!" I laughed, sarcastically rolling my eyes.
Tillie smoothed my hair and fixed my hat.
"Well, your all ready to go on stage," she declared.
"Please, don't remind me!"
"Are your parents coming tonight?"
"Not tonight. They couldn't make it. Phil has a baseball game and Charlie has a case he's working on."
"Well, I think that your opening night is more important than either of those."
"They thought so, too, but I could tell how much they wanted to do those things. I convinced them to wait a week."
"I'll never understand your whole self sacrifice thing. You should do something for yourself."
"That's just the way I am, Jaycee. I don't force other people to be unhappy." Just myself, I added in my head.
"How about that Jacob kid? The Quil-oot one?" She stumbled over the name of Jacob's tribe.
I laughed. "Puh-leez. Jacob has much more pressing matters." Like making sure vengeful vampires don't escape and come after me.
Jaycee rolled her eyes. "I'll bet you talked him out of coming here, too."
"Believe me, it didn't take much convincing to keep him away."
Jaycee's eyebrows knitted in confusion.
"Big cities aren't exactly his thing," I explained.
Her face relaxed.
"Bella!" came a squeal from behind us.
I turned around. A dirty little 8-year-old girl came dancing forward.
"Jenny!" I exclaimed. I held open my arms and she ran into them, giving me a big hug.
"Oh, Bella! I'm so excited! This is my first time EVER performing!"
"Oh! That's so great!"
"My mommy and daddy are going to be here! Isn't that great?"
"Yes! It's wonderful!"
"How about you? Are your mommy and daddy coming?"
"Oh," she paused. "How about your boyfriend?" She giggled.
"Shut up! You know I don't have a boyfriend!"
"Sure," she rolled her eyes.
"Really, I don't."
"Yeah, whatever."
I opened my mouth to protest again when another voice interrupted our bickering.
"Jenny, don't be so rude!"
Jenny stuck out her tongue as her 19-year-old sister Marie stepped forward. Jenny was playing the young Cosette* and Marie played the older Cosette*. It was so funny to see them in their costumes. They looked like the exact same person. Marie smiled.
"Sorry to ruin your little pre-show celebration, but we go on in five minutes."
My stomach started jumping around and threatened to regurgitate my small dinner of chicken noodle soup (to completely clear up any and all sinuses).
Jenny leaned away from me.
"You're not going to be sick, are you?" She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
I forced myself to keep a smooth face even as my stomach did somersaults.
"Of course not," I lied.
"We all know what a bad liar you are, Bella!"
"I won't get sick. I promise!"
She leaned forward again, satisfied that I was telling the truth.
I tried to get myself to believe that this was all true, that I didn't even appear at the beginning of the play.
Suddenly, Holly appeared out of no where.
"Okay, everyone!" she shouted. "We have 2 minutes 'til show time!"
The entire cast and crew entered the small backstage space. We stared at each other, all thinking the very same thing.
In a great rush, we ran forward and enveloped Holly in a giant group hug.
When we tried to get out of the hug, the people in front moved first, causing a domino effect. Everyone toppled onto each other, laughing the whole time.
However, the laughing stopped completely when we heard the announcer begin to speak.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you to the opening night of the revival of Les Miserables. Les Miserables is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Those of you who are here seeing the musical for the first time, you are in for a monumental night. Those of you who are seeing for the second, third, or thousandth time, you have never seen this one before. The cast will blow you away and the music will take on new meaning. Now, I know that none of you want to sit here and listen to the old geezer talk-'' There was scattered laughter. "-so without further ado, I present to you... Les Miserables."
There was an eruption of applause as the curtain raised and the overture began. I felt a rush of exhilaration move through the mass of bodies standing around me.
This was what we had worked so hard for, this was the real deal. This was the night that would be remembered forever, the night that would mark our version of Les Miserables as good or bad.
The night seemed to go on without a hitch. Everyone performed perfectly. More and more stress was placed upon me as everybody performed without flaw. Marie was gripping my forearm tightly. Apparently I was her stress ball tonight. I didn't complain, though, even as her nails dug into my skin. I knew what she was feeling because I was doing the exact same thing, except to my own hand.
I smiled as the people came off stage after their performances, telling them how great they were. Some of them looked relieved. Jenny seemed unphased by the whole thing. This was obvious as she came skipping off stage, beaming from ear to ear.
I greeted her with a hug and a kiss.
"You were fantastic!"
"I know," she said, smugly.
"Don't let it go to your head," Marie muttered.
"Just ignore her," I whispered. "She's only nervous that she won't be half as good as you."
"Of course she is."
I knew Marie was rolling her eyes.
When it was finally my turn to go on stage, I inhaled deeply and stepped in front of the crowd.
A million pairs of eyes stared at me. I froze and turned around, ready to run off again. Unfortunately, Holly and Tillie were there to stop me.
They pushed me back out and I was forced to walk forward so as to avoid further embarrassment. The audience was already giggling.
So, I began my part and suddenly the fear was gone. I felt like there was some one there, some one supporting me. I felt like he was there.
I did my part perfectly and never stumbled over my words or my feet.
When it came for my solo, "On My Own", I was so ready for it. I walked to the center of the stage, near the front.
I opened my mouth and inhaled deeply. Then, I began to sing.
The words came freely and easily.
Now I'm all alone again,
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to.
Without a home, without a friend,
Without a face to say hello to.
And now the night is near,
Now I can make believe he's here.
Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping.
I think of him, and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping.
The city goes to bed,
And I can live inside my head.
On my own,
Pretending he's beside me.
All alone,
I walk with him till morning.
Without him,
I feel his arms around me,
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me.
In the rain,
The pavement shines like silver.
All the lights
Are misty in the river.
In the darkness,
The trees are full of starlight,
And all I see is him and me for ever and forever.
And I know
It's only in my mind,
That I'm talking to myself
And not to him.
And although I know that he is blind,
Still I say,
There's a way for us.
I love him,
But when the night is over,
He is gone,
The river's just a river.
Without him,
The world around me changes.
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers.
I love him,
But every day I'm learning,
All my life,
I've only been pretending!
Without me,
His world will go on turning,
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known!
I love him...
I love him...
I love him...
But only on my own...
As I sang the last four lines of the song, my eyes began to well up. As the last few notes of the song hung in the air, the audience was completely quiet. The tears spilled over, streaming down my cheeks.
I stood there for a few seconds, my eyes closed, never moving, not even to wipe away the tears the made paths through my smudgy makeup. The audience seemed too afraid to make any sound.
Then, very suddenly, the entire room erupted with applause. I opened my eyes and tried to look. Through my tears, I saw something that made my head spin and my stomach flutter.
A patch of bronze, perhaps hair.
I shook my head and walked offstage.
It couldn't be, I thought as I threatened to go over the edge. I grabbed at Tillie's shoulder, wiping the tears from my face.
She looked at me, worry very evident in her face.
"Are you okay, Bella?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just the-song. You know. It really got to me."
"Oh, yeah. Of course. It's just, well, you look a little woozy."
"Really, Tillie. I'm fine."
"Okay. If you say so."
I tried to shake off the feeling, telling myself that it couldn't be true. There was no way in the world that he would be here.
I spent all of the time in which I did nothing telling myself that it was nothing, that I was just imagining things.
As Brent and I performed "A Little Fall of Rain", I put my whole self into the song, trying not to look at the audience. I couldn't hope because the disappointment would be that much worse when I discovered it wasn't true. Yet I couldn't help but imagine that it was his arms around me and not Brent's, that he was here, holding me.
No. I couldn't think that. Where all the sadistic vampires hadn't been able to do the job, hope would kill me.
So, I pushed that thought out of my head and focused on what I was saying.
Finally, the show ended and we came out for the final curtain call.
I ran up with Tillie and we gripped each others' hands, bowing and curtsying together.
Then, the main cast held hands and bowed together. As we came out of the bow, I couldn't avoid looking out at the audience.
That's when I saw it, saw him.
He was standing up near the front and center with a huge smile on his face and he clapped enthusiastically.
I felt myself lose a grip on my consciousness and struggled to not faint.
I groaned as the audience called for an encore and we did a remix of "One Day More".
I tried to remember my part and not mess up on my solo. Finally, the song ended and the crowd burst into a final applause. The curtain went down. I stopped struggling and just let it take me. I closed my eyes.
Everything went black.
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