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The holidays are here.
Now it's time to figure out how to occupy your free time. This week's Big Fun can help. We've put together a list of local holiday-themed events that can help fill those empty weekends on your calendar.
We also threw in some quality time with Santa. These events will help make holiday memories.
Once Upon a Cajun Christmas Parade
When: 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7
Where: downtown Houma
What to expect: The annual parade features "Papa Noel" arriving in a 20-float Christmas parade that winds through the streets of downtown Houma. It begins at Terrebonne High School and travels down Main Street to Barrow and then turns on School Street where it ends behind the Courthouse Square.
The parade will feature caroling and a ceremony for the lighting of the Christmas tree. It is sponsored by Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government.
Information: 873-6408
The Bayou Terrebonne Christmas Boat Parade
When: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 15
Where: Bayou Terrebonne
What to expect: The boats in this annual parade will travel down Bayou Terrebonne near the Bourg Volunteer Fire Department, 4402 La. 24, and end in Montegut, three miles past Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1111 La. 55. The parade will feature 15 to 20 boats decorated with Christmas lights and Santa Claus.
Information: 594-2125
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7
Where: Dularge Recreation Center, 1330 Dr. Beatrous Road, Theriot
What to expect: The girls who compete in the 43nd annual Snowflake Pageant have been split into two age groups: 4 to 6 and 7 to 11. Each girl will perform a curtsey for the judges, who will be looking at four to five specific areas in reference to determining the winners. The girls have practiced their poise and are ready to wow the judges, as well as the audience, organizers said. Eleven total awards will be handed out at the pageant, not including Miss Congeniality, which is chosen from the pool of non-winners as a way to give the other girls who didn't place a chance to win something. Carrying over from its inception last year, audience members will have the chance to place a vote for their favorite, called the community choice award. The cost is $2 per vote and all proceeds will go toward the Toys for Tots drive in District 10.
Information: 879-4340
Bring the kids to meet Santa at your local branch so they can get an early start on all their Christmas wishes. It's also the perfect time to have those pictures taken with Santa that you're sure to keep for decades to come. All visits are free and open to the public.
Here is a list of the libraries Kris Kringle will visit:
Terrebonne Parish Library System
-- Photos with Santa at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Montegut Library, 1135 La. 55.
Lafourche Parish Library System
-- 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the South Lafourche Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off.
-- 5-6 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Golden Meadow Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive.
-- Santa Claus will also spend some time at Thibodaux Library's annual holiday open house from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the library, 705 W. 5th St.
Visit with Santa and enjoy refreshments and holiday music, a children's craft for the kids and story time with Mrs. Claus.
-- Mrs. Claus will also make a guest appearance at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 20 at the Lockport Library, 720 Crescent Ave.
Mulberry Elementary School's Christmas Extravaganza
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 13
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
What to expect: The annual program is a holiday production featuring students in each grade level performing to music and dance.
The Christmas program, and other holiday events, have traditionally been held in the school cafeteria, however, about nine years ago, event planner Erik Zelasko said the size of the Extravaganza grew and school officials decided to relocate to the Civic Center.
Admission: $2
Information: 872-5328
The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band's Annual Christmas Concert
When: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15
Where: J.C. Penney Court of Southland Mall, 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma.
What to expect: Organizers said the community band will perform holiday favorites including "White Christmas," "Silent Night" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band regularly performs concerts throughout Terrebonne Parish, including their anniversary concert, a spring concert and patriotic concerts. The performance is free and open to the public.
Information: 637-3894 or email@example.com
Vandebilt Catholic High School's drama club's VC Theater will perform Joe Landry's "It's A Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play"
When: 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and Dec. 14, as well as 2 p.m and 7 p.m. Dec. 15
Where: Vandebilt's Brother Alfred Kolb Center, 309 S. Hollywood Road, Houma.
What to expect: The setting of the play is Christmas Eve at a radio station before a live studio audience in the 1940s. You'll see the life of George Bailey change as he watches the outcome of an alternate reality, in which he was never born. Organizers say Landry's adaptation of the classic gives a more personal feel.
Tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 for students and are available in the front office of Vandebilt Catholic High School or at the door.
Information: vandebiltcatholic.org/vctheatre.html or 876-2551
Holiday fun: Christmas activities for the entire family
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I feel like I've been encouraging people's creativity lately.
I feel like I've been encouraging people's creativity lately. Before leaving for a visit in Washington, a few weeks ago, to see my mom, I made certain she had enough craft supplies for herself and her grandchildren; paper, markers, brads of all shapes and colors, tape, stickers and a variety of other materials. They would be ready for any kind of project. My nephew was preparing for his eighth birthday while I was visiting. I decided he should have his own bin of craft supplies. One of his favorite items was the model magic dough. One day he spent over two hours building and creating in absolute peace.
I enjoy crafts, but I don't always push others to get involved. When I left Washington, I wanted my family members to be comforted. We were all in the midst of grieving the death of my step-father. Grief is a "necessary response to helping heal from the overwhelming sense of loss when a loved one dies." (www.ekrfoundation.org) It can deplete a tremendous amount of emotional and physical energy. Did you know that the common cycles of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) can also be observed in people experiencing traumas other than death? We all react differently to various stimuli and can therefore experience trauma from other things such as; work redundancy, enforced relocation, retirement, crime and punishment, disability and injury, relationship break-up, financial despair and other life challenges especially when confronted with something difficult for the first time.
Whether death or trauma, "as soon as possible, a grieving individual should get active in something they really enjoy." (allsands.com) Developing a new interest or hobby can assist in the grieving process and lessen the health risks that are often associated with bereavement. Stimulating your creativity is about being productive, using your imagination or producing a fresh idea. It's really a way of thinking or viewing the world; being open to trying new things and venturing out of a comfort zone. "Creativity is the quality that you bring to the activity that you are doing. It is an attitude, an inner approach – how you look at things . . . Whatsoever you do, if you do it joyfully, if you do it lovingly, if your act of doing is not purely economical, then it is creative." – Osho
Creativity is meant to be fun and uninhibited, exploratory and perhaps messy at times. It doesn't impose ridiculous restrictions such as staying 'within the lines' or producing something 'perfect.' When you allow yourself to just enjoy whatever it is you choose to do, you will feel full of peace. Being creative reduces stress, increases self-awareness, improves communication and helps develop critical thinking skills.
Creativity isn't just for times of change, it is important all the time. To make the best of ourselves and each other, we need to create environments in our homes, schools, workplaces and public offices, where every person is inspired to grow creatively!

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Law enforcement and Meijer partner to bring kids a 'happy start to the holiday season'
At this time of year, even Santa needs a little help making wishes come true. For the fourth holiday season, local law enforcement officers stepped in to take 30 kids from Ionia, Saranac and Clarksville schools to do their holiday shopping at the Meijer store in Ionia Tuesday.
Volunteers from the Michigan State Police, Ionia County Sheriff's Office and Ionia Department of Public Safety participated in the "Shop with a Hero" event, hosted by Meijer. Each department was allotted 10 kids, and worked with the schools to select the children, who were from age 6 to 6th grade.
The children, their parents, school officials and officers were treated to lunch before heading down the aisles together, some with lists in hand. Children each were given a $100 gift card, donated by Meijer, and encouraged to buy gifts for themselves.
"We try to tell them to purchase for themselves, but they always want to buy for their families," said Lt. Roger Vander Molen of the ICSO.
Deputy Chad Bustraan from the ICSO said he is "thankful" to participate again in "Shop with a Hero."
"You recognize kids from the community that are most deserving of the experience, and they have the opportunity to buy for themselves, but instead think of others. They want to buy for their siblings despite our encouraging them to buy for themselves," said Bustraan, who has volunteered every year. "It's one day of the year when it's not routine police work. It's a sobering and very rewarding experience."
So many times on the job, police officers see the negatives in the community, said Craig Pickens of IDPS who also serves as a school liaison. This is his third year volunteering.
"To do something positive like this – you live for these moments, when you can give these kids a happy start to the holiday season," he said.
Some of the kids who are invited to shop with a hero come from "a hard, hard life," said Pickens. "It's through no fault of their own or their parents. They've been given a hand to play and they just don't have as much. It brings tears to my eyes to see kids like that."
Ionia mom Amanda, who was shopping with her son, Duane, 11, called "Shop with a Hero" "amazing, especially that it takes kids who are high risk and spends time doing things that are just for them." Duane picked out a wallet for himself with a University of Michigan logo on it, which he proudly showed off.
Niki Brehm with the Michigan State Police also is a third year volunteer with "Shop with a Hero." Brehm said when she entered the store, she was greeted by a little girl whose mother said she'd been up since 4:30 a.m. in anticipation of coming to shop with an officer.
"She was so excited, and that's what it's all about," Brehm said. "There are a lot of kids who don't get the opportunity to be handed $100 and told, 'Go get whatever you want.' What brings me to tears is a lot of the kids say they want to get something for their brothers and sisters. We encourage them to buy for themselves, but it's not just me-me-me. Their siblings are on their minds, too. This is a feel-good day."
Summer, 11, said she was "really excited" to participate.
"This is new to me to shop with a cop – I've never seen one up close before," she said.
Although she didn't buy anything strictly for herself, Summer did buy a snow-art set for her and her sister to work on together so there will be "no fights involved. I want to be on Santa's nice list."
"This means a lot to us. BreAnna's very excited," said Sonia of Clarksville of her daughter. "Her experience lately with officers has been negative (due to family issues). This is going to leave a positive experience on my daughter. For me, it brings me to tears. (Shopping and buying gifts) just hasn't been possible. For Meijer to do this – she's ecstatic, and I'm thrilled. It's amazing."
"It's wonderful for these guys to do this. I can see that they enjoy being with the children," said Emerson Elementary School Principal Mitch Mercer. "Without their support, a lot of kids would not have a positive Christmas. This puts a lot of smiles on a lot of kids' faces today."
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This museum is located almost directly across from the Arcispedale, in the former convent of the Oblate.
It was founded in Florence to contain the prehistoric collections present in Florence. The items are arranged on two floors, according to chronological and geographic criterion, beginning with the Florence region.
They represent the manifestations of human activity based first on a non-productive economy of hunting and gathering, then on a productive one based on agriculture, sheep farming, and metal work.
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What does bother me is that there is no size limit on avatars on this site. I like people having them [I should get one myself], but there are some avatars that take up more then a screen so reading some threads becomes disjointed. I don't know if my issue with avatars is the same as some people have with the support tab.
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Let's face it: The golden years of the Nassau Coliseum have come and gone.
The building that cost $32 million to construct back in 1972 has become obsolete by today's standards for arenas. Over the past decade, there have been several proposals to rebuild or renovate the now outdated arena. None, however, came to fruition.
But now, Nassau County is struggling financially, and it's time to make a decision that will be mutually beneficial for the future of the arena and taxpayers.
Last year, County Executive Ed Mangano announced that he would seek requests for proposals to reconstruct the Coliseum and create an even stronger economic fixture for the people of Long Island. On May 2, the final four bidders revealed their plans.
Mangano made the right choice in putting this out to bid. All four proposals are different, but intriguing, and they have great potential. The taxpayers are the real winners here.
The redevelopment process has a long history, but the time has come to make a decision for the future.
In 2004, Charles Wang, the owner of the New York Islanders, introduced a mega-redevelopment plan known as the Lighthouse project. The proposal sought to turn the 77 acres of undeveloped land around the Coliseum into an attraction. Wang's vision of constructing a 60-story lighthouse-like skyscraper that would be surrounded by apartment buildings, a new practice and training facility for the Islanders, a five-star hotel and restaurant, a large outdoor concert venue and a newly expanded Coliseum never really gained the support he expected, especially with a $3.8 billion price tag and the downturn in the economy.
In 2011, Wang tried again, using a public referendum. The people of Nassau County turned down a plan that would have allowed him to borrow $400 million from taxpayers to rebuild the arena.
In response, Wang announced that in 2015, when the Islanders' lease at Nassau Coliseum is up, he would move the team to the newly constructed Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This will be a major economic loss for Nassau County.


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NEW YORK (AP) — A novel completed by Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos shortly before his death last year will be published in the fall of 2015.
Grand Central Publisher announced Wednesday it has acquired Hijuelos' "Twain and Stanley Enter Paradise," based on the friendship between Mark Twain and the explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Grand Central will also publish Hijuelos' "Another Spaniard in the Works," a short story about a musician who meets John Lennon in 1980, the year the ex-Beatle was shot dead by a deranged fan. In the '60s, Lennon had published a book of humorous writings and drawings called "A Spaniard in the Works."
Hijuelos was best known for "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love," a 1989 novel about Cuban musicians that won the Pulitzer.
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America has endured times of great challenge and great triumph. At a time when doubt is growing about the prospects of a bright future for America, we must remember that the road to prosperity has never been an easy one. And our success has always been because we, as a people, are greater than the challenges we face.
February 11 — America has endured times of great challenge and great triumph. At a time when doubt is growing about the prospects of a bright future for America, we must remember that the road to prosperity has never been an easy one. And our success has always been because we, as a people, are greater than the challenges we face.
Without a doubt, years of economic recession have taken a significant toll on our country. During this period, unemployment climbed to 10 percent, remaining alarmingly high in January, at 7.9 percent. The financial markets have been on an unpredictable rollercoaster ride, reacting to economic and political turbulence abroad and ongoing uncertainty at home.
And now, some fear this environment may be "the new normal."
A recent study conducted by Rutgers University revealed that 61 percent of respondents believe America will never fully recover from what is now being called the "Great Recession." It's certainly easy to understand why people are discouraged about the prospects for our future. Nearly three quarters of Americans have either lost jobs or know somebody out of work as a result of the economy, according to the study. Generation Y, the nation's next leaders, has come of age in a time fraught with war, divided government and economic hardships.
We must not lose sight of the strength and resiliency that have always been a part of the American spirit. When a spate of wildfires raged across Nebraska's fields and prairies threatening farm and ranch land, folks from near and far came to lend a hand. While not everyone could pick up a hose and battle the blaze, they were all committed to helping in the effort. In the end, this display of neighbor helping neighbor spared untold acres needed to help feed and fuel the world.
This courage and selflessness is evident throughout our history. So is the entrepreneurial spirit witnessed in Nebraska through everything from Kool-Aid to CliffsNotes to mass production of center-pivot irrigation systems. America has always been the cradle of innovation. We not only design new and revolutionary products and processes, our country is the birthplace of ingenious ideas, like our Constitution and modern democracy.
America is not just the result of a few words on a paper or lines on a map. It is the product of those hard working and enterprising people who devised the genius of our founding documents, and dared to explore a new frontier. Today is no different. Our country is not defined by rules handed down by government, but rather common principles upheld by those who believe in her future.
Make no mistake; the trials that face us today are not insignificant. They will require innovative thinking and bold resolve. They will require civic engagement across the country and political courage in Washington to make the difficult yet necessary decisions. But these are the characteristics that built America.
I continue to be encouraged by the innovative and determined spirit of folks in Nebraska and across America. A country is only as strong as its people. Our collective American spirit—our drive to achieve and rise above—is what make America great. So long as we as individuals maintain that spirit, I truly believe our brightest days are still on the horizon.


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Some people have convinced themselves that Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Roy Halladay will bounce back and have healthy, productive years; that Michael and Delmon Young will provide cheap, adequate power in the middle of the order; that somehow, through a combination of willful ignorance and changing the channel, the Phillies' defense will work itself out.
Those of us with far less optmistic worldviews had our fears confirmed when Sports Illustrated released the team's off-season report card and saw a big red "D."
"Though the trade for Revere gives the Phillies a cost-controlled centerfielder to grow on, they've taken steps backward with most of their other moves," the article states. "[The Phillies] are more likely to repeat last year's middling showing than contend in a division where the Nationals and Braves have upgraded in impressive fashion."
Sure, this was just one media outlet's opinion. But by using "information" and "facts" to back their arguments, SI painted an inarguably hideous picture of Amaro's winter tinkering.
On Delmon Young: "The money is inconsequential enough, but it looks like an overpay for a player who hit .267/.296/.411 with 18 homers last year with a −0.9 Wins Above Replacement Player mark even while being limited to just 31 games in the field, all of them in left."
On Michael Young: "He'll take over third base in place of Polanco, who to be fair is a year older and about half as durable, but at least able to do something besides imitate a matador at the hot corner."
On Ben Revere: "Amaro did actually acquire some youth in the form of speedy 24-year-old center fielder Ben Revere, who stole 40 bases last year but hit a thin .294/.333/.342 with just 19 extra-base hits..."
Grim stuff.
Perhaps there are others in the media who took a more sympathetic angle, or were at least not paying as much attention.
"[The Phillies' defense] Could be comically bad. Howard? Michael Young? Delmon? Domonic Brown? My lord." [David Schoenfield, ESPN]
"I get why the Phillies think they can still compete. I don't get why they're punting half of their defense and adding more offensive question marks to a growing pile." [Grant Brisbee, Baseball Nation]
"Amaro might have been wise to pass up on overpaying for an outfielder, but unless Young bounces back into the player who led the American League in hits and finished eighth in MVP voting in 2011, a sizable hole remains in the middle of the lineup." [Ryan Lawrence, The Daily News]
"It has been a different kind of offseason for the Phillies, and it's impossible to say that they caught the Nationals and Braves based on where the teams finished last season and what they've done this offseason." [Bob Brookover, Inquirer]
"On paper, it seems the Phillies will once again be unable to contend with the two teams they finished behind in the standings last season. While the Braves and Nationals got better, it's hard to argue that the Phils did the same." [Phillies Nation]
At least one man has both faith in the Phillies and the means to share his opinion with a large audience.
"I better not say a whole lot about it, but at the same time I know Ruben is really working hard and trying to improve our ballclub, and anything that goes down I think will help us." [Charlie Manuel]
Of course, that was back around Christmas. According to Sports Illustrated, the Phillies' GPA has taken a few hits since then.


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The Mountain Heritage Center is seeking food trucks and food vendors for the 39th annual Mountain Heritage Day on Sept. 28 on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.
The festival encourages homemade-style foods from any cuisine. For applications, visit www. mountainheritageday.com or call 828-227-7129 for more information.
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Falderal Winery sells kits whose ingredients come from well-known wine-producing regions of the world, such as Germany, Spain, France, Australia and California. Kits containing grape juice and concentrate, skins and fruits are available for red and white wines that range from sweet to dry.
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Cost for each class is $30 per person or $50 per couple, which includes the class/demonstration, one bottle of wine from Falderal Winery, and a tasting of various wines available at Falderal. Participants purchasing wine-making kits or supplies receive a 10 percent discount on the purchase price. The class size is limited.
Call 828-693-7676 or email info@falderal winery.com for more information.
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Mendon beats Decatur 46-21
Mendon's defense held Decatur to single digits in all four quarters for a 46-21 non conference win Friday night.
The Lady Hornets held a 12-5 lead after the first quarter and upped their lead to 27-11 at the break.
Mendon outscored the Lady Raiders 18-10 in the second half.
Brooke Howard led all scorers with 16.
Jenna Griffith scored 11, Alexis Russell had seven, Grace Leighton and Danielle Parsons both had four.
Shelby Harrison and Lauren Samson each had two.
Howard also had team high 10 rebounds, five steals and had four assists.
Jenna Griffith also had six assists and three thefts.
Parsons added three assists, Russell had six rebounds and Harrison pulled down four boards.
West Noble 64, Lakeland 36
West Noble jumped out to a commanding 24-8 first quarter and went on to beat Lakeland 64-36 Friday night.
By the half, the Lady Lakers were down 37-16.
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Delaware is currently the only state without a national park or monument. U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and city officials have been working for years to try and remedy this situation. In late December, they set their sights on The Green in Dover.
Delaware is currently the only state without a national park or monument. U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and city officials have been working for years to try and remedy this situation. In late December, they set their sights on The Green in Dover.
On Tuesday night it was the county's turn to weigh in. Levy Court Commissioner Allan Angel took a moment to remind those assembled why it is important to preserve The Green.
"The Green is a historical area," he said. "The Golden Fleece is now gone. That is where our Declaration of Independence was signed, giving us the First State status."
In order for the proposition to potentially be signed by President Obama, Kent County Levy Court had to approve the preservation easement.
"The preservation easement is to preserve the look and feel of the lawn area of the Dover Green in perpetuity," said Dover City Manager Scott Koenig. "The reason I'm here tonight is because of [Commissioner Terry] Pepper's research into who actually owns The Green. We believe we have tracked the ownership of the property to the point where it was granted to the inhabitants of Kent County."
To cover all bases, the city of Dover, which has maintained the property in the past, came before Levy Court to have the county sign off on the matter, for the sake of preventing any future confusion.
Typically a proposed national park or monument wouldn't have to go through local governments, Koenig said. The traditional way is to have a proposed national park approved through legislation in Congress.
Late last year, because of the increased volume of proposed legislation being put forward at the federal level, there was an opportunity for Carper and possibly Vice President Joe Biden to take a different route, Koenig said.
That different route involves the use of the American Antiquities Act and a presidential declaration to have something deemed a national monument. Before the legislation could move to President Obama's desk, however, all of the proper documents, such as easements, deeds and environmental studies, had to be gathered. The proposal then would have to be approved at the city and county level. Dover City Council took action in January, and the ball was put in the hands of Kent County Levy Court.
If this piece of legislation is approved, The Green will be one of four properties in Delaware named a national monument. The other three would be Woodlawn in Wilmington, the New Castle County Courthouse and the Sherriff's House in Old New Castle. Together they will be known as the First State National Monument.
"This really offers a federal level marketing plan to the Dover Green as part of the national park service," Koenig said.
Angel made it clear that in his eyes this is important not only for Delaware but also for the nation.
"This is one way of preserving history and giving the state of Delaware, Kent County and the city of Dover its rightful share to the historical beginnings of this great nation," Angel said.
Levy Court commissioners, sans Eric Buckson who was absent, voted unanimously to approve the easement. Now it will move on to the president. Koenig made it clear that this is no guarantee that The Green will be made a national monument.
"Doing all of this doesn't guarantee that the president is actually going to sign the package, but we have to do all of this work just to get it into his field of vision," Koenig said.


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X-Men Trilogy (UK - BD)
Chris Gould takes a look at the Blu-ray release of the complete X-Men Trilogy
The original X-Men focuses on two factions of powerful mutants: the Brotherhood and the X-Men. The Brotherhood, led by master of magnetism Magneto (Ian McKellen), believe that mutants can never co-exist peacefully with humans and are convinced that war is inevitable. As a precursor to a pre-emptive strike on humanity, they kidnap vocal anti-mutant campaigner Senator Robert Kelly and use him to test a device that alters human genetic code. The X-Men, led by wheelchair-bound telepath Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), seek to prevent Magneto and his followers from carrying out their nefarious plans with the aid of a feral mutant named Wolverine and a young runaway called Rogue.
X2: X-Men United picks up shortly after the events of the first film and opens with an attack on the US President by an unknown mutant. This creates sympathy for the Mutant Registration Act, now championed by Colonel William Stryker, a cold and devious man who sees all mutants as a threat. Meanwhile, Wolverine returns to the X-Men after searching for clues to his past life at a disused military base at Alkali Lake and Professor Xavier continues to meet with an incarcerated Magneto. When it becomes clear that Stryker has more planned for mutantkind than simple registration, the X-Men and the Brotherhood must put aside their differences to stand against their common foe.
X-Men: The Last Stand once again picks up not too long after the preceding instalment, and this time the mutants face a different sort of threat. A company has developed a so-called 'cure' for mutants, which causes a rift in the X-Men's ranks and once again prompts Magneto and his Brotherhood to launch an all-out attack on humanity. On top of all of this, the X-Men must deal with the return of Jean-Grey (Famke Janssen), who has been resurrected as the incredibly powerful, incredibly unstable, Phoenix. How can the X-Men prevail against the armies of men, Magneto's hordes and the unstoppable power of the Phoenix when they aren't even sure if they're fighting for the right side?
For me, the original X-Men was an enjoyable, if somewhat limited, exploration of some of my favourite comic book characters. At the time I can remember feeling somewhat frustrated by the lack of any full-on mutant-on-mutant battles, at least on the scale that I'd always imagined. Even so, I enjoyed the film and sensed that it was a set-up for a sequel that could deliver more thrills. X2 did that and more, with its significantly expanded roster of mutants and grander scale. For me, X2 is almost the perfect superhero film, up there with the original Superman: The Movie and Spider-Man 2. Unfortunately I'm less enthusiastic about The Last Stand, which did away with most of the subtleties (and three of the central characters), replacing them with a slew of unfamiliar new mutants (no, not the new mutants) and reducing the whole 'Dark Phoenix' saga to a sub-plot in a feature that scarcely runs for one hundred minutes. I thought it was a sad waste of two film's worth of careful construction.
All three films arrive with 2.40:1 1080/24p AVC widescreen transfers (well actually the original X-Men is closer to 2.35:1)) and look better than ever. Rather than pick through each transfer individually I've opted to discuss them as a whole, pointing out pertinent information relating to the specific films when necessary.
I could pretty much sum these transfers up in one word: incredible. There you go, job done, on to the next section. What, you want to know more? Oh, go on then. Basically, while the DVD presentations of the X-Men films were always very strong, these new Blu-ray transfers are superior in every conceivable way. Firstly, the level of detail is superb, revealing hitherto unseen information in every scene, allowing you to pick out individual pores, hairs, stitches in fabric and background elements that would previously have gone unnoticed.
Black levels are also outstanding, preserving plenty of detail without looking washed out (as far as the limitations of my LCD set will allow anyway), while whites are bright and crisp without blooming. In fact, contrast as a whole is exemplary. Colour is also top-notch, accurately reproducing the (admittedly somewhat muted) hues presented across the trilogy. I'm always astounded by how accurately BD renders colours when compared to DVD. A fine example of this is Toad's sickly green skin, which admittedly always looked green, but now looks like several different shades of green and is more convincing for it. Likewise, Mystique and Nightcrawler's subtly different blues look better than ever (and Rebecca Romijn looks especially gorgeous in HD). Everything from the cold, steely hues of the base at Alkali Lake to the vibrant reds of Dark Phoenix's hair looks marvellous, with no evidence of bleeding in sight.
The quality of the prints is also first-rate, with nary an artefact (film or digital) to be seen. The films have a subtle, consistent amount of grain that lends them a film-like quality, but it's meant to be there and I'm thankful that it hasn't been obliterated by the aggressive application of DNR. If I had to nitpick (which I do) I would say that there are a few scenes where grain is more prevalent than I might like and others where the image is little too soft for my liking, but these very minor issues appear to be inherent to the source rather than a problem with the transfers. It's not really fair to criticise the Blu-rays for accurately reproducing the original material, is it? No, as far as I'm concerned these are among the most technically accomplished transfers I've seen on the format, which is no mean feat.
The primary soundtrack for the first two films is English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, but The Last Stand retains the DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1 soundtrack found on the original release. As with the video, the audio is what most people would call 'reference quality'. In fact, I'd have to say that it's actually more impressive than the video. As with the video, I've chosen to discuss the overall quality, rather than the individual efforts.
All three tracks are incredibly dynamic and lively, utilising the five (or six) channels to deliver numerous moments of genuine brilliance. Placement of effects within the soundstage is virtually flawless, with many memorable examples of faultless panning across and around the soundstage. Some of the most notable sequences include the Liberty Island battle, Magneto's escape from his plastic prison, the dogfight (with its swirling tornadoes), the Danger Room trainign mission and the final battle on Alcatraz Island. Of course these are just a few of the scenes that immediately spring to mind, but there are literally dozens of exciting moments in each film.
However, it's not just the action-packed moments that impress, as the subtleties are also well catered for. Aside from the usual ambient effects like crowd noise and so on, directional audio is used to illustrate Professor Xavier's telepathic communication. Voices move all around the room in such a convincing manner that you could be forgiven for looking around to see who's hiding behind you! The opening scenes of X2 also stick in the mind, as Nightcrawler quietly 'bamfs' his way around the Whitehouse, leaving you wondering where he's going to pop up next.
Bass is exceedingly powerful across all three tracks, lending incredible weight to the mutant battles—Cyclops' optic blasts now sound like they really could drive a hole through a wall. You can feel every single explosion vibrate through your body, but it never once feels excessive. Dialogue is also worthy of praise, as it remains intelligible in even the most difficult of circumstances (such as the heat of battle). The respective scores also sound great and provide solid backbones for the rest of the elements to build upon. I'm trying to think of another recent soundtrack that's left as much of an impression on me as these three tracks, but I'm having a hard time doing so. When it comes to audio, this is about as good as it gets.
There is so much content in this set that I'm not going to go into exhaustive detail about every little thing. Instead, I'll provide an overview of all of the major features and comment where appropriate. Hopefully this will provide you with enough information to appreciate the wealth of material in the set without giving me carpal tunnel.
X-Men: Disc One
BonusView: This is the disc's picture-in-picture mode, which allows you to watch the film with an accompanying secondary audio-visual stream that features plenty of interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips.
In-Feature Photo Gallery: If you want to watch the film with accompanying still images, this is for you.
Commentary by Bryan Singer and Brian Peck: I never did get around to buying the X-Men 1.5 DVD release, so I'd never heard Singer's thoughts on the movie, making this a welcome inclusion. The two discuss many aspects of the production, from the opening scenes through to
Enhanced Viewing Mode: This feature allows you to view the film with the deleted and extended scenes reinserted and also allows you to branch out to various making-of vignettes by clicking on an 'X' symbol that periodically appears on the screen. Each of the deleted scenes can also be accompanied by director's commentary should you so desire, but as they're still presented in standard definition you might want to forego this option in favour of watching them in isolation, as they look pretty terrible when shoehorned into the HD feature.
Deleted/Extended Scenes (10:35 SD): The aforementioned deleted scenes can be viewed individually or via a 'play all' function, but to be brutally honest they don't really add that much to the film. There are six in total, and they can also be viewed with optional commentary from Bryan Singer and Brian Peck.
Fox Special: The Mutant Watch (21:57 SD): This is the faux documentary that originally appeared on the DVD release. It's presented as a campaign video for Senator Robert Kelly, but there are interview clips peppered throughout.
Bryan Singer Interview (06:17 SD): The director talks to Charlie Rose about the his reasons for making X-Men, translating the comic to the big screen, directing actors and more.
Animatics (01:56 SD): There are two animatics on offer, Liberty Head and 'Train Station'.
Art Gallery: Still image fun in the 'Character Design' and 'Production Design' galleries.
TV Spots (01:36 SD): There are three TV spots in total.
Music Promo (00:31 SD): A short advertisement for the soundtrack album.
Marvel Universe Trailers: HD trailers for X-Men Origins: Wolverine (assuming there's anyone left who hasn't downloaded the leaked copy), X2: X-Men united, X-Men: The Last Stand, Daredevil and Fantastic Four.
X-Men: Disc Two
Disc Intro by Bryan Singer (01:09 SD): The director is on-hand to provide and introduction to the second disc of features. He also does a silly little stunt with an orchestra that's fun to watch.
The Uncanny Suspects: This section includes The Uncanny Suspects (24:16 SD), 'Hugh Jackman's First Reading' (11:00 SD), 'Hugh Jackman's Screen Test' (01:56 SD) and a 'Character Still Gallery '.
X-Factor: This section includes 'X-Factor!: The Look of X-Men (23:47 SD), 'Cyclops Costume Test' (01:17 SD), Storm Costume Test (01:25 SD), Toad Make-Up Test (03:27 SD), and an image gallery including 'Hardware', 'Locations', 'Magneto' and 'Xavier's School'.
Production Documentary Scrapbook: This section includes 'Production Scrapbook' (01:03:26 SD), 'Multi-Angle Train Splitting' (01:00 SD), 'Multi-Angle Fight Scene' (01:04 SD) and 'The Prime Minister of Canada' (00:19 SD). I was disappointed that he didn't say 'thanks for having me buddy'.
The Special Effects of the X-Men: This section includes 'The Visual Effects of X-Men' (17:28 SD), 'Sen. Kelly Effects Breakdown (05:00 SD)', 'Liberty Head' (00:16 SD) Toad vs. Jean Grey' (00:14 SD), Wolverine vs. Mystique' (00:26 SD) and Wolverine vs. Sabretooth' (00:57 SD).
Reflection of the X-Men (SD): This section includes 'Reflections of X-Men' (08:38), 'Ellis Island Premiere' (04:21) and 'Premieres Around the World' (18:51).
Marketing the X-Men (SD): Three trailers (05:25), nine TV spots (04:46) and eleven 'Internet Interstitials' (11:00).
X2: X-Men United: Disc One
BonusView: Once again, this is the disc's picture-in-picture mode, which allows you to watch the film with an accompanying secondary audio-visual stream that features plenty of interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips.
In-Feature Photo Gallery: Again, this is the option to watch the film with accompanying still images.
Commentary by Bryan Singer and Tom Sigel: This is the commentary that debuted on the standard definition release of the film and it focuses on many aspects of the production, including, the cast, concepts, locations and effects.
Commentary by Lauren Schuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter: Producer commentaries are not usually as entertaining as cast and crew commentaries, but there's still some useful information to be gleaned from this chat track.
Marvel Universe Trailers: HD trailers for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men: The Last Stand, Daredevil and Fantastic Four.
X2: X-Men United: Disc Two
History of the X-Men: This section includes the featurettes 'The Secret Origin of X-Men' (15:26 SD) and 'Nightcrawler Reborn' (07:37 SD).
Pre-Production: This section includes 'Nightcrawler Attack: Multi-Angle Study' (02:25 SD), 'Evolution in the Details: Designing X2' (18:01 SD) and 'United Colours of X2' (08:57 SD).
Production: This section includes 'Wolverine/Deathstrike Fight Rehersal' (01:24 SD), 'The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men: Making X2' (59:27 SD), 'Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler' (09:49 SD), 'Nightcrawler Stunt Rehearsal' (02:27 HD), 'Nightcrawler Time Lapse' (03:40 HD) and 'FX2: Visual Effects' (24:58 HD).
Post Production: This section includes 'Requiem for Mutants: The Score of X2' (11:39 HD) and 'X2 Global Webcast Highlights' (17:01 SD).
Deleted Scenes (11:58 HD): There are a total of eleven deleted scenes, which can either be selected individually or via a 'play all' option. There is no optional commentary.
Galleries: There are multiple galleries, including 'Characters', 'Locations and Sets', Mutant X-Rays', 'Nightcrawler Circus Posters', 'On-Camera Graphics' and 'The Unseen X2'.
Trailers (04:47 SD): Finally on disc two are three trailers.
X-Men: The Last Stand: Disc One
BonusView: Once again, this is the disc's picture-in-picture mode, which allows you to watch the film with an accompanying secondary audio-visual stream that features plenty of interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips.
In-Feature Photo Gallery: Again, this is the option to watch the film with accompanying still images.
Director and Writer Commentary by Brett Ratner, Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn: The director and writers are on hand to offer an apology... sorry, a commentary track for the film.
Producer Commentary by Avi Arad, Lauren Schuler Donner and Ralph Winter: Not to be left out, the producers get together to discuss the picture. Oddly, this is actually more interesting than the first track.
Deleted Scenes (19:34 HD): There are twenty four deleted scenes on offer, which can be viewed independently or via a 'play all' option. They can also be viewed with optional commentary by Brett Ratner, Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn. It could be me, but I think the sheer number of deleted scenes probably goes some way towards explaining the disjointed nature of the completed film.
Marvel Universe Trailers: HD trailers for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men, X2: X-Men: United, Daredevil and Fantastic Four.
X-Men: The Last Stand: Disc Two
Brett Ratner's Production Diary (41:21 HD): This is pretty self-explanatory really (the clue is in the title). It's basically just the director's personal account of the production process. The audio quality isn't great and it's forty minutes of looking at/listening to Brett Ratner...
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy (44:58 HD): This is a lengthy account of the process of bringing all three pictures to the screen, with plenty of behind-the-scenes and interview footage.
X3: The Excitement Continues (21:16 HD): This is your usual behind-the-scenes making of featurette that consists of plenty of interviews and on-set footage.
X-Men Up Close: This feature provides information on a large number of mutants, detailing things like first comic book appearance, physical traits and powers. You can also view biographies, still galleries and short video clips relating to each character. This is a great little feature for those unfamiliar with the comic books.
Anatomy of a Scene: Golden Gate Bridge (12:03 HD): This featurette takes a look at the efforts that went into creating one of the film's larger set-pieces.
Generation X: Comic Book History (01:08:32 HD): This lengthy documentary deals with the characters origins and includes interview footage with many of the writers and artists who have worked on the series throughout the years.
Fox Movie Channel Presents: Life After Film School (26:14 SD): This is a strange little featurette that sees producer Ralph Winter fielding questions about the business from three film students. I guess there's an X-Men connection, but it does specifically relate to the film series.
Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session (10:05 SD): In this featurette the actors discuss how they landed their roles and their approach to bringing the characters to life.
Vignettes (27:05): This section includes seven vignettes that can be played individually or via a 'play all' option. The vignettes are titled 'Prophecies', 'X-Men Politics', 'Clothing vs. Costume', 'Make-Up Chair Confessions', 'Weapons of Choice', 'On Set Effects' and 'learning to Fly'.
Blogs (14:17 HD): There are four blogs in total, namely 'Production Teaser', 'Live from the Danger Room', 'MARVELous Cameos' and 'Editing Magic'. Once again, these can be viewed individually of via a 'play all' function.
Previz Animatics (25:45 HD):There are a total of twenty previz animatics for you to enjoy, if you're into that sort of thing. I would list them all individually, but I've been writing this for what seems like hours and my fingers can't take much more!
Galleries: There disc includes two still galleries, 'Character Stills' and 'Concept Art, Storyboards & Models'.
Trailers (11:12 HD): Finally, the disc includes three trailers. One of them is an extended trailer lasting over seven minutes.
Well, there you have it, a comprehensive selection of bonus material if ever there was one. This little lot should keep even the most ardent X-Men fan happy for a long time, as there is literally hours and hours of bonus content to wade through. Okay, so there aren't any huge making of documentaries, but there's more than enough production information to be found in the various featurettes to render such documentaries redundant.
As Meatloaf once said, 'two out of three ain't bad'. The original X-Men was a slow burner that opened the door for the slew of comic book movies that followed, and its successor X2: X-Men United is one of the best comic book features ever made. Unfortunately the producers' desire to rush the third film out to compete with Superman Returns resulted in X-Men: The Last Stand, which sacrificed the characterisation of the previous instalments in favour of more action, and robbed us of a proper exploration of 'Dark Phoenix' in the process. It's not a terrible film in its own right, but it isn't a patch on Bryan Singer's efforts. I mean, seriously, Vinnie Jones as the Juggernaught (although I hear Matthew Vaugn is to blame for that)...
The respective merits of the films aside, this is one hell of a boxed set. It was almost a given that the audio-visual quality of the films would be top notch, but it's the incredible wealth of bonus material that really came as a surprise to me. I honestly thought that Fox would simply repackage the existing DVD extras, but instead they've gone the extra mile to provide some interesting Blu-ray exclusive material. They've also (thoughtfully) made each film available to buy individually, which is good if you aren't interested in all of the films or if you already own the previous release of X-Men: The Last Stand. Even so, with the complete Blu-ray trilogy available for a little over thirty pounds from most retailers, this set is still great value for money and comes highly recommended to all fans of the series and comic book movies in general.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
Michael Friedrichsen Member Join Date: September 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 578
Cool review buddy
Looks like a set to get for sure
Looks like a set to get for sure
jalal Member Join Date: October 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 51
Quote: Marvel Universe Trailers: HD trailers for X-Men Origins: Wolverine (assuming there's anyone left who hasn't downloaded the leaked copy)
This set looks nice but will wait for the price drop.
This set looks nice but will wait for the price drop.
jamamura Member Join Date: October 2008 Location: Hungary Posts: 20
please, tell me: all three episodes has hungarian dub and subs on it? according to play.com, the first episode does not have any hungarian subs and dub.
old painless Member Join Date: February 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 81
i paid 3 pounds for mine as i got a free £30 amazon voucher with my ipoints looking forward to these i even think the opening titles are great on these i love the music on them.
Frank Vincent Member Join Date: August 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 68
This set looks awesome. Unfortunately the Dutch release includes an English DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1 track once again (thank you Fox for doing this).
mjeeves Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 121
Is this the same as the US Region A release?
jamamura wrote: please, tell me: all three episodes has hungarian dub and subs on it? according to play.com, the first episode does not have any hungarian subs and dub.
The info on Play is correct. Only the sequels have 'Magyar' tracks. Ordinarily I'd say it doesn't matter as long as their are subtitles, but once again only the sequels have those.
The info on Play is correct. Only the sequels have 'Magyar' tracks. Ordinarily I'd say it doesn't matter as long as their are subtitles, but once again only the sequels have those.
lee.lethal Member Join Date: December 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 49
Awesome sounds like a definite purchase
jamamura Member Join Date: October 2008 Location: Hungary Posts: 20
damn it. i planned to purchase the trilogy boxset, but in these case i have to pass on that and instead buy it seperatelly in hungary (more expensive and without a boxcase - if there is one).
thanks for int info anyway.
thanks for int info anyway.
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,183
Nice review, Chief!
Some online retailers have this set for a price that's too damned hard to resist.
We happen to prefer the first movie out of the three, as we're always suckers for origin movies - the last 20 minutes of X2 was a beat-for-beat rip-off of the Wrath of Khan, which spoiled things and The Last Stand was merely competent when it should have been sensational - this was due to Singer leaving, a rushed script and (Gerald) Ratner directing.
The Wilson Bros
Some online retailers have this set for a price that's too damned hard to resist.
We happen to prefer the first movie out of the three, as we're always suckers for origin movies - the last 20 minutes of X2 was a beat-for-beat rip-off of the Wrath of Khan, which spoiled things and The Last Stand was merely competent when it should have been sensational - this was due to Singer leaving, a rushed script and (Gerald) Ratner directing.
The Wilson Bros
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
The ending is beat for beat Khan, but the rest of the film is pretty close to Empire Strikes Back. Still, I happen to agree with Chris, and mark X2 as my favorite superhero movie.
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,183
Glad somebody agrees with us on the Wrath of Khan thing, Gabe.
We're old school movie fans and Dick Donner's Superman: The Movie is our favourite, but we also love some of the superhero movies to come out over the last few years.
The Wilson Bros
We're old school movie fans and Dick Donner's Superman: The Movie is our favourite, but we also love some of the superhero movies to come out over the last few years.
The Wilson Bros
mjeeves Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 121
Does anyone know if there are any differences between the US Region A set and the UK Region B set? Are the extras and specs the same?
The UK set is region A, C and C, as per the review.
JackJackMN Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 629
Glad to hear the box set is amazing, I've had it pre orderded in US for 4 months. It's my b-day present to me
And I am getting it for $48.99. I love Amazon's price drop guarantee. So 9 disc for under $50 ain't bad.
And I am getting it for $48.99. I love Amazon's price drop guarantee. So 9 disc for under $50 ain't bad.
It's only six discs, unless the US set has digital copies (which don't really count).
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 20th April 2009
Discs: 6
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
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Here is the first in a series of looks at the Eagles roster:
Today: Quarterbacks
On the roster: No position will receive more debate in the coming weeks than quarterback, where the Eagles continue to evaluate Michael Vick and Nick Foles. New coach Chip Kelly insists he can adapt his offense to the quarterback and does not necessarily need a running threat. Vick's athleticism would help him if Kelly brought his Oregon offense to the Eagles, but Vick's turnover habit and his injury history will be an issue. (Kelly values taking care of the ball and staying in the game.) Kelly coached against Foles in college and has a better idea than most about Foles' ability and whether he's been limited in his career by a struggling team compared to his own shortcomings.
Vick would not be on the roster unless he's the starter, and he likely won't be on the roster regardless unless he takes a pay cut. Foles would be a candidate as a backup quarterback if the Eagles drafted a quarterback, got one via trade or in a free agency. He might even have some value – although maybe not a third-round draft choice – if they want to trade him. But Foles' salary and his experience could serve the Eagles well as a backup quarterback.
The other quarterback on the Eagles roster is Trent Edwards. Edwards would likely only be a candidate as a third quarterback, especially if the Eagles draft a quarterback. He has starting experience, an inexpensive salary and is a smart and useful quarterback in the meeting room. But if the Eagles want a third quarterback with more experience for Kelly or one who is a more mobile threat, Edwards could easily be elsewhere next season.
Not on the roster: This is the category to pay attention to for quarterback because the Eagles might need to look elsewhere for next season's starter. (In fact, on the day of Kelly's opening news conference, The Inquirer's Jeff McLane opined that Kelly's quarterback might not be on the roster.) Without knowing the system that Kelly will run, it's hard to speculate about a clear front-runner.
In the draft, there might not be a quarterback worth taking at No. 4. Geno Smith might impress in the next month and move into consideration, but it seems more likely the Eagles will take a quarterback late in the first round with a trade or early in the second round, where they pick. (49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the No. 4 pick in the second round two seasons ago.) One name to watch will be Florida State's E.J. Manuel. The story you'll hear is how Kelly recruited him out of high school, but Manuel has much more going for him than a recruiting battle five years ago. He's a big, fast, high-percentage passer with significant experience, starting the last two seasons at Florida State. After a strong Senior Bowl, his stock is ascending.
The Eagles could also be in the running for 49ers backup quarterback Alex Smith, who has experience in the type of offense that Kelly used in college. Smith is also accurate, intelligent and has valuable experience. The question is how much of his success during the last two seasons was the byproduct of the 49ers' coaching or actual development by Smith. There will be a robust market for him, and he'll only be 29 next season.
The free-agent market is not attractive this season, although the Eagles could find a potential backup or project quarterback in that group. Ravens practice squad quarterback Dennis Dixon has started in the NFL and played under Kelly at Oregon, and he would be a worthwhile quarterback to bring into camp.
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A legend in street skateboarding Eric Koston is no run of the mill name. This Street League competitor has revolutionized street skateboarding helping shape it as we know it today. The list of Eric Koston's sponsors are impressive, with names like Nike SB, Girl, Independent Trucks, Spitfire wheels and more, he also helped create the infamous Berrics park, co-owns his own clothing company called Fourstar Clothing and has his own signature Nike SB Eric Koston skate shoe and line of Girl skateboard decks.
In 1975 Eric Koston was born in Bankok, Thailand, at 8 months old his family moved to Los Angeles, California where he grew up. At age 11 he began skateboarding with his older brother and friends, within 7 years he became a professional. In 1996 Eric Koston took home Thrasher's award for "Skater of the Year". Throughout his career Eric Koston has starred in many roles in skateboarding cinema that helped define street skateboarding, including his performance in "Fully Flared" by Lakai Footwear and Girl Skateboards that won Transworld Skateboarding "Best Video of the Year" award in 2007. Eric Koston also stars in Girl Skateboards and Chocolate Skateboard's film "Pretty Sweet" where he continues to show off his seemingly effortless skill with his fine tuned tricks and smooth style. One to keep moving with the times, Eric Koston was on the roster for the first time ever pro tour called Street League in 2010 and has been skating with Street League since.
Eric Koston joined the Nike SB team and was one of three skateboarders to receive a signature shoe line, the Nike SB Eric Koston. The skateboarding shoe Nike SB Eric Koston was the first line of shoes from Nike SB to feature Lunarlon, a special lightweight foam designed for running shoes to help improve impact support while keeping the shoe lightweight to maintain performance. Following the lead of the Nike SB Eric Koston, many other Nike SB skate shoes begin to utilize Lunarlon. Along with a signature shoe Eric Koston also has a variety of Girl skateboard decks featuring personalized Girl and Koston graphics. Another noteworthy accomplishment is the Fourstar Clothing company that was founded by Eric Koston and Guy Mariano in 1996. The idea behind Fourstar Clothing was both Eric and Guy didn't have any apparel sponsors, so they set out to develop their own apparel including tees, shirts, hoodies and more, centered around skateboarding. In 2007 Eric Koston teamed up with Steve Berra to create the famous Berrics skatepark. The Berrics hosts their own website featuring a variety of online segments and videos with professionals, as well as the annual competition of the game of SKATE called the Battle at the Berrics.
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St. Joseph Lafayette travels to Hawthorne Heights
A good crowd on a pretty nice evening, all the hoopla that goes with the start of another football season, even a special ceremony honoring the late Bob Kirgan for his 44 years of service on the chain gang at Hawthorne Heights.
In the end, however, Friday night's outcome hinged on size and speed on the one side, and a huge amount of inexperience on the other.
St. Joseph Lafayette rolled to a 32-0 halftime lead, scoring in every quarter of a 52-16 decision over the Bulldogs in their first contest with Ty Harrison as Mexico High School's 20th head coach.
"They're probably one of the better teams we'll play all season," the former MHS assistant noted. "They have 19 seniors, a bunch of whom started as sophomores. We knew we had our hands full.
"We knew we'd be outsized, and outsized a lot, up front and knew they had a lot of speed. We were in the right spot to make tackles but couldn't because they simply outran us."
The Fighting Irish broke a 32-yard touchdown run some four minutes into the game and never looked back. A 24-point second period put SJL on the verge of a running clock after halftime. The Irish led 46-0 before Mexico scored twice in the final period.
Senior quarterback Matt Ridgway, who completed 13 of 22 passes for 147 yards, figured in both Mexico touchdowns. He dashed 40 yards down the left sideline to break SJL's shutout bid with 8:52 remaining, then teamed up with Tyler Bracht on a 26-yard scoring toss with 50 seconds remaining.
The Bulldogs made good on both their two-point conversions, first a run by Alex Hall and second a Ridgway pass to Chance Harper.
"We did some things well and those are things we have to build on. And we obviously have to improve on the things we didn't do well," the MHS coach said. "Our defense did force a couple of turnovers, but we've got to keep working on running the ball and that's hard to do when you're outmanned up front."
The schedule doesn't get any easier for Harrison and his squad in Week 2. The Bulldogs travel to California, an 18-7 winner over Boonville, for another non-league test.
"We can't be discouraged. I told my staff we have to stay positive," Harrison said. "Believe it or not, we have a lot of kids who didn't play varsity football last year.
"If we're going to have any success this season, our young team must grow up quickly. We've got to improve from week to week."
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SACRAMENTO — Farmers and water regulators throughout California are bracing for water shutoffs in what's being called the worst drought in nearly four decades, as even transfers may become impossible because of poor runoff into bone-dry reservoirs.
Inflows into Shasta Lake and other reservoirs that feed the state and federal water projects are so low that even areas north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta can expect allocation cutbacks, said David Guy, president of the Northern California Water Association.
And the Westlands Water District has told its customers in the San Joaquin Valley it's "a virtual certainty" that no federal water will initially be allocated to them, chief deputy general manager Jason Peltier said.
"For us the big buffer in a drought is fallowing land," Peltier said, adding that as many as 500,000 acres in the valley could be left unplanted this spring.
The conditions are creating further stress in already hard-hit communities such as Firebaugh and Mendota, said Gary Serrato, general manager of the Fresno Irrigation District.
"I've got to tell you in the Central Valley it's real," Serrato said. "We're living through it. They're disadvantaged communities to begin with, but when these folks are waiting in line for a box of food … it's difficult times and it is a crisis."
The comments came as the state Board of Food and Agriculture was hearing from top state water officials Jan. 7 on steps they plan to take to ease the drought's impacts.
Tom Howard, executive director of the state Water Resources Control Board, said his agency can facilitate transfers as long as they don't harm third-party users or cause an unreasonable impact on fish and wildlife. On that second point, the agency can relax standards or selectively enforce them if the conditions warrant, he said.
Sending water south of the Delta is more complicated, however, because of recent court orders to preserve several fish species. But even transfers south of the Delta could be eased if Gov. Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency because of drought, he said.
Still, inflow into the state's reservoirs – which agencies largely use to determine allocations – is at lower levels than in 1977, which is considered the state's worst drought year in modern history. So even water contractors in parts of the Sacramento Valley will get little or no allotments, and others could be reduced to 50 percent, Guy said.
The reductions will kick in if Shasta Lake records a seasonal inflow of less than 3.2 million acre-feet, which is "a real coin toss at this point," said Paul Fujitani, deputy operations manager for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region.
"I think a role of the state that's very important is to manage expectations," Guy said. "Right now, if you look at the water supply in the Sacramento Valley, to expect there will be all this water to transfer to other parts of the state … there just simply isn't going to be much water available to transfer."
Even water rights holders will be affected, as the state will send them letters in the next several weeks telling them there isn't enough surface water to meet their entitlements, Howard said.
A lack of rain this fall prompted Brown in December to set up a task force whose work could lead to a formal statewide drought declaration. In addition, the Department of Water Resources has established its own team to help farmers who must operate with markedly less water than needed for crops.
State Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross said in a statement she's concerned that "considerable land fallowing and unsustainable groundwater overdraft" will complicate matters in rural farming communities.
"The unemployment issues, the food insecurity issues – that's what we are dedicated to do as a board is address those issues," board chairman Craig McNamara said. "We take this very, very seriously."
Reservoir levels
Here are the percentages of capacity for California reservoirs and comparisons to their seasonal averages as of midnight Jan. 6, according to the Department of Water Resources California Data Exchange Center.
Trinity Lake: 48 percent of capacity; 70 percent of average
Shasta Lake: 36 percent; 56 percent
Lake Oroville: 36 percent; 57 percent
New Bullards Bar Reservoir: 44 percent; 78 percent
Folsom Lake: 18 percent; 36 percent
New Melones Reservoir: 43 percent; 78 percent
Millerton Lake: 43 percent; 76 percent
Pine Flat Reservoir: 17 percent; 41 percent
Lake Isabella: 11 percent; 38 percent
San Luis Reservoir: 30 percent; 43 percent


text: Sadie Rezac, an alumna of the St. James school system and a sergeant first class in the United States Army, provided the keynote address at Northside Elementary School's first Veterans Day Service. "As a veteran, today holds a special place in my heart, and the most gratifying thing I've ever received is a simple thank you," she said. "No award could ever replace those two words." Rezac, who was Sadie Brehmer before recently getting married, spent nine months in Kuwait as a security guard, and--prior to that--16 months in "hot and sandy Iraq." This was the first year the elementary school conducted a Veterans Day ceremony, and the idea came out of Connie Hesse's passion for the military. Hesse, a math instructional coach at the school, lost a first cousin in Vietnam, and she has two sons currently serving in the military. Bradley Hesse is a civil affairs officer in the U.S. Army, and Justin Hesse is part of the military police in the Minnesota National Guard. "I have a strong passion for our veterans, past and present, and I feel our kids need to understand and be taught about their sacrifice," she said. "Freedom is something we take for granted; you could go to whatever church you wanted to (Sunday), and you have freedom of speech--the vets are responsible for all that." During the service, the fifth grade class helped Hesse present "H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet." Each student held a letter of the alphabet, and Hesse explained how each letter related to military service. For example, "N" stands for Navy, "Q" stands for quarters, "S" stands for sacrifice, and "T" stands for teamwork, Hesse said. For the rest of the story, please see Thursday's print edition of the St. James Plaindealer.


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Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Color & the Keeping of it
I suppose there is no sense in resisting the urge to get organized and venture into 2013 with a clean slate. I'll be filming with CreativeBug again next week, so the tidying spasm I suffer is good timing. Up here in the white studio, much cleaning and organizing has been happening which is really only enjoyable once the actual mess is cleaned up and it's time to organize. I love that part. Getting sorted.
Downstairs Pierrette is cleaning up the shop studio as well. We'll be filming down there no doubt too since the nice huge cutting counter is there and it's also slightly easier to move camera equipment and lighting around unlike the attic up here which quickly feels like a dollhouse the moment you try to do anything but write, draw or sew. And despite today's blue-gray light we've also been working on shooting pics of the new perle cotton palettes and the new embroidery floss palettes which will be listed in the store hopefully by the end of the day.
I LOVE these new colors. The perles up there are called Sun Study. I have already been handquilting with these and relish in the light that they catch. So pretty. And the two new embroidery floss palettes are so rich and bright. Keeping it all organized can be a challenge. I know I may have a bit more thread than your average bear, but since you might be feeling all organizey too, seeing as how it's January, I thought I would share what I came up with last fall for storage.
I bought some 120 yr old lengths of interior mouldings at a salvage place for just a few dollars a foot with no real plan. But loving the warmth the stained wood added to the bare studio, I decided to put them to use to store floss. My dear sweet, son (who was paid, of course) Nicolas marked out every inch with a sharpie dot along the bottom edge of one, then drill small pilot holes, then screwed in hooks for a total of about 100 hooks.
His hands were quite numb afterward, but oh golly do I love this thing, and paying him helped me to feel less guilty when he complained. Anyway, I simply screwed it into the slanted wall onto the wooden ribs at a height that would have the floss hovering just above another piece of ledge moulding. Making all the holes into a moulding saves you from putting a zillion holes into the wall. The hooks are pretty deep so that I can get about 4 or 5 skeins of floss on one. I adore having the color right there in my face instead of tucked away.
With the exception of a few balls of perle cotton that I tuck onto the ledge behind the floss, I mostly keep those in big clear jars. I ordered mine from Specialty Bottle, and though you have to order in multiples, I have no trouble finding uses for these all over the house. And these are particularly nice because the mouth is wide and easier to get your hand in there and dig around for the color that you want that is of course on the very bottom.
We have an ultrasound on Friday and I could bust from the excitement of having a look at this little him or her. I could also bust from the butter cookies that I could probably also see on ultrsound, which reminds me to go for a walk. Running is getting silly.
xoxo, AM
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I am speechless with color-organization envy!ReplyDelete
It's all too-too fabulous. What a clever solution, and it's gorgeous.
Congratulations, Anna Maria... another blessed baby in your home... I am very happy for you.
- Tish2:32 PM
Congratulations on the new baby. I also had my 7th in my 40th year and like yours, mine was the tie-breaker (we also had 3 boys and 3 girls at the time). My baby girl is now a 6th grader! We miss babies but the next ones in this house will be grandbabies or have paws. :) (My 12yo is fine with either of those options!)ReplyDelete
I love the pretty pictures of the floss so much! I would gladly pay Nicolas to come re-create the same project for me, but I suspect his rates might be doubled after having been through this once! :)ReplyDelete
Oh no...now I'm feeling inspired to organize too!! :)ReplyDelete
Of course, after reading your post I went to the Specialty Bottle web site. And spent a wee bit of time looking at everything. Now, if anyone asks me where they can get a clear French square, I'll know where to send them :)ReplyDelete
Do you have a feeling about a him or a her? Are you ever good at guessing which flavor you'll have? Fingers crossed for Friday!
Beautiful colors--and a beautiful job your son did with your molding. That's a fabulous decorative storage method!ReplyDelete
- Jenny10:20 AM
Wonderful, AM! So lovely. A question for you, as I get back into embroidering in a post-friendship era (which was many moons ago...) -- do you wind the floss onto something, or pull it straight from the skeins as needed? Thank you!ReplyDeleteReplies
I like to pull it straight from the skeins. I might wind it onto a card if I am grouping some colors together to work on a project for a while, which is easier to keep tidy as you work than a pile of skeins next to you. However I REALLY dislike those tiny little cards that leave a kink in your floss about every 1.5", it bugs me. So I use a large homemade card that is the same size as the skein. I also designed my floss packages to come with a large winding card for this exact purpose. You can see that by clicking on the detail shot on this page here:Delete
Hope this helps :) xo,AM
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haha- I read right past that and knew exactly what you were talking about! :)Delete
You have such an amazing studio!! I can only dream of a work space of my own like this someday. Have a great weekend, dear!ReplyDelete
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The molding with hooks storage is brilliant, love it. Wishing you all the very best seeing the new he or she on ultra sound.ReplyDelete
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie
you are a genius! love the hooks n floss. and absolutely love the jars. :) xoxoReplyDelete
Perfect! You are a genius.ReplyDelete
I am so excited for you I can hardly stand it. I love babies especially sewing for a girl!ReplyDelete
Please tell me you will have that beautiful pattern on the embroidery frame on your make link on your blog. Please?Replies
Hi! If you are speaking of the crewel work still in the frame on the shelf in the photo, that is a pattern that is in my new book AM Needleworks Notebook. It's called Garden Geometry.Delete
thanks :) Anna
This is such a clever use of the molding! Love it!ReplyDelete
This is really a nice way to store your floss. I just posted about a spice rack that I converted into wool storage. I love being able to see my floss and wool out, instead of in drawers. I noticed in my photos a box of my Anna Marie floss! I hope you don't mind it was in the pictures! http://sewandsowfarm.blogspot.com/ If so, let me know and I will change the photos. Have a great day!!ReplyDelete
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Pete wrote:Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that, by voting, you will be alienating yourself from two powerful goddesses and damning yourself for life.
Pete wrote:Well, I'm not so sure that she has to be the fairest by definition. I think Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that, by voting, you will be alienating yourself from two powerful goddesses and damning yourself for life. But you're a classicist, so you probably had that in mind when you voted anyway.
Pete wrote:Just wondering who you guys think is the fairest.
copain wrote:I will also vote for Aphrodite, because she stands for all the beauty a woman could have
And did not Paris vote for Aphrodite too, as he had to decide between Aphrodite, Athena and Hera who of them the most beautifull is ?
Yes, I will trust in the good taste of Paris concerning women !
Aren't the goddesses allegorical? Isn't it really a contest between Sexual Pleasure, Wisdom and...
(um... what exactly does Hera stand for here? Social Status?)
Wisdom gets my vote.
Mongoose42 wrote:I vote Athena, because wisdom and military shrewdness are better than rampaging housewives and brazen hussies.
threewood14 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but fair means pleasing to look at, right?
threewood14 wrote:The question basically asks which goddess do you think is most beautiful.
The question doesn't specify the definition of 'fairest' at all! We've all interpreted it as referring to beauty, but it could just as well be taken to mean who is the most just or even who is the palest...
Episcopus wrote::shock: I've never heard of these goddesses in my life! But then again I did not know what a taco was but a day ago. And Raya makes a good point. "fair" means just "good" in the ambiguous way of english too, but faire would mean pretty to look at.
Eureka wrote:Clearly Hera's more attractive than Aphrodite, because Zeus would have had first choice.
...That just leaves Frigid Athena.
Raya wrote:(um... what exactly does Hera stand for here? Social Status?)


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