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FunStuff: Charlottesville events July 5 and beyond
Gypsy jazz
With temperatures soaring into the triple digits recently, it seems Staunton's got the right idea for its free weekly Jazz in the Park series. Concerts take place on Thursday nights in Gypsy Hill Park at a much-cooler 8pm; and this week, renowned jazz drummer and UVA music prof Robert Jospé is the featured act. Known for his improv wizardry, Jospé began his musical career in New York before joining UVA faculty in 1989. He has performed with famed musicians in various genres including classic crooner Tony Bennett and multi-lingual vocalist Heather Maxwell, not to mention frequent Dave Matthews collaborator Tim Reynolds and fellow C'ville jazzmeister John D'Earth.
July 5, Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton, 8pm, free
Rough and tumble
For many people, simply making it around the skating rink upright is an accomplishment, never mind fighting off competitors who'd happily knock you on your tush if it means winning a race. The Charlottesville Derby Dames turn rollerskating into a competitive sport– and an aggressive one at that– as they whip around the rink at high speeds wearing zany costumes. These women put on a fearless, high-octane performance that makes it a girl-power event for the whole family. This time, the local Dames take on the DC Roller Girls. Tykes under five are free.
July 7, Main Street Arena, 7pm, $5-10
From abstract paintings to sculptures, First Friday at Charlottesville's plentiful art galleries puts works by Charlottesville's talented artists on display in an all-over-town event that's perfect to pair with dinner downtown or a musical event later. Among this month's new shows: abstract acrylic paintings by the intriguingly named Ucky Light, who layers colors and creates patterns to explosive effect. An opening reception at BozArt on the Downtown Mall next to Mudhouse takes place from 5:30-8:30pm.
July 6, BozArt, free
Eyes and ears
Artist Rob Tarbell and composer Douglas Boyce conceived of a joint project exploring nature while both were at an artists' retreat in France, and the fruit of their labor is ready for viewing– and listening. The exhibit "Bird-like Things in Things Like Trees," co-presented by Les Yeux du Monde gallery and Wintergreen Performing Arts, features Tarbell's multi-media paintings, projections, and sculptures accompanied by recorded music played on the cello, recorder and harpsichord. A discussion with Tarbell and Boyce happens at 3pm on Saturday at the new and modern Les Yeux du Monde gallery at 841 Wolf Trap Road, off 20 North. A live performance of Boyce's composition happens Friday, July 13.
July 7, Les Yeux du Monde, free
Cheap eats
There's no shortage of great restaurants in Charlottesville, but there is often a shortage of cash in many folks' wallets. If you're one of those budget conscious diners, Restaurant Week's for you. With 16 high-end eateries including Bang!, The Mill Room at Boar's Head (those happy diners pictured ate there) and Tempo!, you'll thrill to fill your belly with a three-course meal for a mere $26– and do some good for charity as well, as $1 of every meal sold goes to the healthy food nonprofit PB&J Fund. Spaces fill quickly, so check the full list or participating restaurants at cvilleyum.com, then call for a reservation. Bon appetit!
July 9-14, participating restaurants, $26 plus tax and tip
Eclectic, electric
Gypsy ballads, ska beats and cute but grungey guys make up Vagabond Swing, a band out of Lafayette, Louisiana performing at the Main Street Arena on Thursday night, the night after an Independence day performance at the Box. The free indoor show starts at 6pm, offering a chance to dance during daylight hours without melting. The band's 2011 album, Soundtrack to an Untimely Death, was described by one reviewer on thecompulsivereader.com as "beautiful, complex, crazy music, elegant and rough, serious and joking, a blend of jazz, rock, and other forms of music." Sounds like a little something for everyone!
July 5, Main Street Arena, 6pm, free
Mountain music
Every summer, the hills around Charlottesville are alive with music thanks to the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival, which attracts top-notch classical musicians from around the country to participate in masterclasses and perform for the public through July and into August. The Festival kicks off on July 6, then continues through the month with chamber and orchestra performances at various locations at Wintergreen and beyond. This week the orchestra tackles Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Beautiful scenery, beautiful music, beautiful summer....
July 6-August 5, Wintergreen, ticket prices vary
Reggae renewal
Since his debut album in 2009, Trevor Hall has been winning critical acclaim– and plenty of fans– with his raspy voice and reggae-inspired songs that focus on such Bob Marley-esque themes as love and peace. His most recent album, Everything Everytime Everywhere, released in August, is an uplifting collection with diverse songs including one titled "Dr. Seuss" that quotes the famed childrens' book author and won particular praise from Seattle Post-Intelligencer reviewer Kirsten Coachman. "The track is upbeat, playful, and actually quotes Dr. Seuss," wrote Coachman, praising it for containing both a real message and "an overall fun quality." Hall's upcoming Jefferson show promises more of that.
July 9, The Jefferson Theater, 7:30pm, $15/$17
Southern rocks
If you have listened to 106.1 recently, chances are you've heard Shawn Mullins' sultry new hit, "Light You Up." The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter from Atlanta is best known for his top-ten hit "Lullaby," and his husky baritone can suddenly soar, showcasing the vocal versatility that's helped take him toward the top of the charts. He plays the Southern this week with local musician Holly Allen, whose new album, Red Dirt Soul, also features Mullins.
July 8, The Southern, 8pm, $15/17
They describe themselves as influenced by Devo and Fu Manchu, and the beat heavy songs are indeed reminiscent of those New Wave/punk groups. Curiously, the three members of Max Zero, performing this week at Durty Nelly's, don't get on stage together but rather perform separately in the countries in which they live– China, England, and the U.S.– with a satellite connection linking the shows. Futuristic, man.
July 6, Durty Nelly's, 6pm, free
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Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science has announced it is now hosint a site as part of Open Cirrus, a global, open-source test bed launched in 2008 by HP, Intel and Yahoo! to promote open collaboration among industry, academia, and governments on data-intensive, Internet-scale computing.
"Having a facility like this and being able to participate in Open Cirrus will provide us with unprecedented opportunities for research and education on Internet-scale computing," said Randal E. Bryant, dean of the School of Computer Science. "We see applications well beyond those being pursued by industry today, including astronomy, neuroscience, and knowledge extraction and representation, and we will be able to delve more deeply into the design of the system itself."
CMU was the first university to make use of M45, a 4,000-processor, Hadoop-based computing cluster that Yahoo! made available to academic researchers beginning in late 2007. Since then, M45 research by CMU has resulted in infrastructure innovations, such as new approaches to diagnosing performance problems and a technique for shrinking the storage requirements for data files by 33 percent. Carnegie Mellon researchers also have used the M45 cluster to pioneer new applications that require Internet-scale resources, such as natural language processing and automated extraction of knowledge from the Web.
Carnegie Mellon researchers have benefited from access to the existing Open Cirrus site operated by Intel Labs Pittsburgh on the Carnegie Mellon campus. Together with M45 and the university's new computing cluster, Carnegie Mellon researchers now are running experiments on three cloud-computing clusters.
Greg Ganger, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of Carnegie Mellon's Parallel Data Lab, said the new computing cluster, which has 159 servers and 1,165 processing cores, was made possible by Intel's generous donation of CPUs and money. The cluster has 2.4 trillion bytes, or terabytes, of memory and almost 900 terabytes of storage. A contribution by APC of power management and cooling systems also was crucial for building and operating the cluster.
In addition to Carnegie Mellon, the Open Cirrus test bed includes centers of excellence at HP Labs, Intel Research and Yahoo! as well as the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Steinbuch Centre for Computing of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in South Korea and MIMOS, a Malaysian research and development organization.

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TORONTO — Your morning cup of java at Tim Hortons (TSX:THI) won't cost you more, but your midday snack might.
"Due to an increase in operating costs, Tim Hortons restaurants has changed the pricing on select baked goods and lunch items this week," a spokeswoman for the company said Friday.
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The coffee and doughnut chain says the price of a muffin is five cents higher, while sandwiches have gone up by about 10 cents. The price of coffee has not changed.
Higher commodity prices — on ingredients from wheat to canola oil — are one factor in the hikes, which will affect most locations.
The price increases come just after Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX:MFI) warned this week that drought conditions will inflate food prices well into next year and maybe beyond.
The last time Tim Hortons raised its prices was in April 2011, when menu prices jumped about 4.5 per cent to cover rising costs of commodities like coffee and the wheat and sugar used in its baked goods.
Based in Oakville, Ont., Tim Hortons is Canada's biggest restaurant chain and the fourth-biggest in North America with more than 3,700 restaurants.
The company will report its second quarter earnings on Thursday. Analysts are predicting, on average, earnings of 69 cents per share on revenue of $783 million, according to Thomson Reuters.
Tim Hortons shares were up 48 cents to $53.29 in late afternoon trading Friday.


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How Obama and Romney Came to Battle for the Mantle of 'Change'
Voters decide today between two presidential candidates, both promising 'change'
Nov. 6, 2012 -- Voters go to the polls today to decide a dead even race between President Obama and Mitt Romney—two candidates for the nation's highest office, battling for ownership of the mantle of "change."
Obama, as an insurgent and historic candidate in 2008, used soaring rhetoric of hope and change to convince a jaded and economically insecure nation that its best days were ahead. But it remains to be seen tonight whether the durability of his message and his appeal will survive for a second term or was seen by voters as little more than flowering rhetoric.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there," Obama said on election night 2008.
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Four years later, it is that same message that Romney has adopted on the trail, promising to foster the economic growth he says Obama has failed to deliver as president.
"President Obama promised change, but he could not deliver it. I promise change, and I have a record of achieving it," Romney states in what has become a key part of his closing argument in the final days of the campaign.
After a 19-month long campaign, the two men are statistically tied in nearly every major poll in the final days, including the most recent ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Obama's reelection predicament is as much a product of the harsh reality of the country's rapid fall into economic recession in Obama's first year in office, as it is a reflection of the reality of partisan gridlock that characterized Obama's first term in office and has tarnished his 2008 promise to change the way Washington works.
Despite coming to the White House cushioned by a near 60-vote super majority in the Senate and a 78-vote majority in the House of Representatives, Obama faced opposition nearly immediately when he sought approval for a $787 billion stimulus package.
As president, the man who campaigned on bringing the country together, who pledged to "heal the divides that have held back our great progress," trudged week after week to the halls of Congress in the first weeks of his presidency—courting votes from resistant Republicans who opposed the bill's massive price tag and many of its component parts. In the end, not a single Republican would back the bill.
And so it went, bill after bill. First the failure of comprehensive climate change legislation, then the difficult passage of the health care bill which became law on March 23, 2010 after a year of acrimonious debate, again without the help of a single Republican vote.
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The health care legislation also touched off historic backlash in the form of the "Don't Tread on Me" Tea Party movement, which first exploded at congressional town hall meetings across the country, and eventually drove Republicans to a majority in the House and shrank the Democratic Senate majority to 51 votes on an anti-tax, deficit reduction platform.
It is as the leader of this political party that Mitt Romney, a Republican governor from the Democratic state of Massachusetts, emerged.
To do it, he would need to amass a political apparatus early that could endure a long and bruising Republican primary, and raise enough money to compete against Obama's demonstrated ability to raise nearly $800 million.
Romney was also aided by a new campaign finance regime which birthed a new brand of political action committee capable of raising millions of dollars from individuals and corporations—a potent combination Democrats feared would be enough to wipe away any fundraising advantage Obama's may have possessed.
Outside groups helped Romney's campaign essentially tie Obama's $1 billion campaign effort in 2012 – financing just over half of the ads aired on Romney's behalf in the general election according to the Wesleyan Media Project.
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Yet before Romney could clinch the Republican nomination, he would have to overcome opposition from within his own party.
"Romney's main objection to contemporary Washington seems to be that he is not administering it," said conservative columnist George Will in a December 2011 column. "God has 10 commandments, Woodrow Wilson had 14 points, Heinz had 57 varieties, but Romney's economic platform has 59 planks — 56 more than necessary if you have low taxes, free trade and fewer regulatory burdens."
As early as January, Romney led the field as the candidate most Republicans expected to win the GOP nomination, according to Gallup. But he would not officially secure his party's nomination until April, after spending more than $12.6 million to convince Republicans to nominate him.
Romney persevered though a crowded field of Republican contenders—Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman, and Ron Paul.
During the primary, Romney's opponents would mete out a string of brutal criticisms of his two greatest vulnerabilities: a Massachusetts universal health care law and his time as the head of the private equity firm Bain Capital.
In the general election, Obama embraced Romney's Massachusetts health care bill as the basis of the plan Romney now seeks to repeal. And his campaign and its allies flooded the airwaves in battleground states like Ohio with ads accusing Romney of firing workers and outsourcing jobs through his stewardship of Bain.
The attacks appeared to have worked. Late in the summer, Romney was dogged by low favorability ratings, the lowest of any major party nominee at that point in the race since 1984, according to an ABC News/Washington Post Poll.
At the first presidential debate, however, Romney seized his opportunity to turn around the narrative with an aggressive performance that even Obama acknowledged in an ABC News interview handed the momentum to Romney.
Still, the Romney campaign has hinged this election on the state of the economy.
And though in September the unemployment rate fell below 8 percent for the first time since Obama took office, Romney argues on the campaign trail that the country can do better.
"Now if there's anybody that's worried that the last four years is the best we can do, or if there's anyone that's fearing that the American dream is fading away, or if there's anyone who wonders if there's better jobs or better paychecks or they're things of the past, there is a clear and unequivocal message: with the right leadership America is about to come roaring back," Romney said on Monday.
If either Obama or Romney are to win today, it will be with the help of Ohio, battleground state du jour where the unemployment rate has fallen from a high of 10.6 percent in 2010 to where it currently sits at 7.0 percent, some .8 percent lower than the national rate.
In that state on Sunday, Obama reminded voters of the "change" he campaigned on in 2008. "You may not agree with every decision I've made … you may sometimes be frustrated at the pace of change. I get frustrated at the pace of change sometimes. But you know I say what I mean and I mean what I say."


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Stonewall's Brighton Equality Walk on 6 May raised over £65,000 for the charity's Education for All Campaign, which helps schools tackle homophobic bullying. Nearly 600 supporters took part in the record-breaking 10k Walk, which was opened by John and Sally Bercow and hosted by TOWIE star Harry Derbidge and Casualty actor Jane Hazlegrove. As Mr Bercow cut the starting line ribbon, he said: 'Thank you to Stonewall, who must be regarded as one of the most successful campaigns in British political history.'
This year's Walk was supported by American Express and Square Peg Media. The Top Team prize went to PricewaterhouseCoopers, who raised over £7,000. Other Walkers included the Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Councillor Anne Meadows, and local MPs Caroline Lucas and Simon Kirby.
Stonewall Director of Fundraising Catherine Bosworth said: 'We're absolutely delighted that the chilly weather didn't dampen people's spirits. This hugely successful Walk – our biggest ever – will help us continue our efforts to stamp out homophobic bullying. It should be a strong reminder that many people support our fight to secure a brighter future for Britain's lesbian, gay and bisexual young people.'
Stonewall will use the £65,000 raised to support its work in Britain's primary and secondary schools. YouGov research for Stonewall shows that homophobia is endemic in Britain's schools; nine in ten secondary school teachers and more than two in five primary school teachers say children and young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, currently experience homophobic bullying, name calling or harassment in their schools.


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EU: EFSA works on rapid BSE detection test
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has designed a field trial for a proposed rapid BSE detection test for live animals, that could - if approved - significantly reduce the amount of culling (and associated supply and price problems) following an outbreak.
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Executive Summary
The 25th Annual Report to Congress has been designed to showcase the data collected from states and the national studies that make up the Office of Special Education Programs'(OSEP) National Assessment of the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. To this end, OSEP proposed questions about the characteristics of children and students receiving services under Parts B and C, the settings in which they receive services, their transition from Part C to Part B and from school to adult life, and their disabilities. Answers to the questions are shown through graphs, charts, and tables complemented by short explanatory text. The report is divided into three sections: a national picture of children and students with disabilities served under Parts C and B; individual profiles of states that summarize selected aspects of special education in each state; and data tables that show states' ranking regarding exiting and educational environments for Part B and early childhood intervention and settings for Part C. Some key findings from the report are presented below.
Infants and Toddlers Served Under IDEA, Part C
- Both the number and the percentage of infants and toddlers served under Part C have increased steadily from 1998 to 2001. In all years, 2-year-olds were the largest proportion (53 percent) of children served under Part C (page 4).
- The racial/ethnic composition of these children is quite similar to that of the general infant and toddler population-the majority are white, followed by Hispanic, and then black children (page 7).
- Most infants and toddlers served under Part C in 2000 received services at home; the percentage of this population served in programs for children with developmental delay or other disabilities decreased substantially between 1996-2000 (page 10).
- The majority of Part C infants and toddlers (62.6 percent) are eligible to transition to Part B services when they turn age 3 (page 12).
Children Ages 3 Through 5 Served Under IDEA, Part B
- Since 1991, the number of children ages 3 through 5 who receive services under Part B of IDEA has increased steadily (page 18). As of December 1, 2001, 5.2 percent of the total population of 3- through 5 year-olds living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia were estimated to be receiving services (page 18).
- The majority of children ages 3 through 5 receiving special education services are white; white children also make up the majority of the general preschool population (page 23).
- In 2000, 51 percent of preschoolers received special education services in either early childhood settings or part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood special education settings (page 25).
- Special education teachers serving children ages 3 through 5 with disabilities are primarily white and female. Six and a half percent of these preschool special teachers also report having a disability themselves (page 29).
Students Ages 6 Through 21 Served Under IDEA, Part B
- On December 1, 2001, 8.9 percent of 6- through 21-year-olds were receiving special education services under IDEA. The number of students with disabilities receiving services has increased slowly since 1992 (page 32).
- In contrast, the number of students receiving services for autism has increased markedly, from a little less than 10,000 in 1992 to approximately 65,000 in 2001 (page 36).
- According to findings from two of OSEP's National Assessment studies, the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) and National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), students with disabilities are more likely to be poor than students in the general population (pages 46 and 47).
- Parent reports as shown in SEELS and NLTS2 data indicate that more black students with disabilities are suspended or expelled from school than are white or Hispanic students. Overall, parents report that about one third of students ages 13 through 17 with disabilities have been suspended or expelled (pages 57 and 58).
- Most students with disabilities (around 96 percent) are being educated in regular school buildings, and almost half are in regular classrooms for most the day (page 61). However, 26 percent of students ages 6 through 12 with disabilities and 36 percent of students ages 13 through 17 with disabilities have been retained in grade at least once (page 77). Even so, the proportion of high school students being educated at the typical grade level for their age has increased from 32 percent in 1987 to 53 percent in 2001 (page 80).
- In 2000-01, 47.6 percent of students ages 14 and older with disabilities exited school with a regular high school diploma. A total of 41.1 percent of students ages 14 and older with disabilities dropped out (pages 69 and 70).
State Profiles
State profiles include number of school districts, public school enrollment, per-pupil expenditures, and percentage of children living below the poverty level. For Part B, the profiles include number of children served under IDEA, percentage exiting with a diploma, percentage dropping out, number of special education teachers, and percentage of fully certified teachers. Race/ethnicity and education environments data are provided in charts.
For Part C, the profiles list the lead agency for early intervention services, number of infants and toddlers receiving early intervention services, percentage of infants and toddlers served in the home, and percentage of infants and toddlers served in programs for typically developing children. Race/ethnicity and reasons for exiting early intervention are provided in charts.


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Michael Shermer takes to the Scientific American to detail how liberals also sin against science (that is, after castigating conservatives on evolution, global warming, and anatomy):
There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of global warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind power because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."
Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sanctity of sex, the left's sacred values seem fixated on the environment, leading to an almost religious fervor over the purity and sanctity of air, water and especially food. Try having a conversation with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped like syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time show on October 19, 2012, asked Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we've been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It's the only way to feed billions of people.


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The Monterey County Aquatic Team/SVA offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Monterey County Aquatic Team/SVA to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.
Please call us at 758-7301 to schedule a tryout, or Click Here to send us an email request for more information.
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Novice and Age 1 (Minimum Age 5 to 11 )
Novice Group Coach: Coach Art or Coach Jeremiah
Age Group 2 (Minimum Age 8-11)
Age Group will swim 1500-2000 yards daily. Although similar to Novice, this group is for the more experienced swimmer who is physically and mentally mature enough to do more yardage and conditioning. Swimmers move into this group to increase their level of conditioning and are also introduced to advanced racing techniques, pace clock and basic goal setting. There is a balance between stoke mechanics and conditioning at this level. Swimmers graduating from this group must be competent in all four strokes and must pass a check list of skill tests to move into the next group. Swimmers at this level are encouraged to attend 3-4 practices a week . Participation at meets is expected. This group will have:
Age Group Coach: Coach Kristen email@example.com
Junior (Minimum Age 10-14)
The Junior group swims 3000-4500 yards daily. This age group program is for swimmers who are serious about training and competition. Conditioning is a major priority of the group. Swimmers must be proficient and competent in turns, starts and the four competitive strokes. Reinforcement of proper technique will run in conjunction with training. A commitment of 4-5 practices a week is expected. Participation in meets is required.
Junior Group Coach: Coach Kristen email@example.com
Junior Elite (Minimum Age 11-13.5)
The Junior Elite group swims 3000-5000 yards daily. This group is for the serious top level age group swimmer who is 13 and younger and not in High school yet. Swimmers in their 9th grade summer are eligible to move into the Pre-Senior or Senior groups with the permission of the head coach. The priorities of this group are to improve and emphasize technique, race strategy, proper practice habits, nutrition, teamwork, conditioning and goal setting. This group is primarily for the swimmers who are achieving JO+ standards, within their respective age group. Participation at meets is required. Group Admittance/Minimum test standard: 6x100's Free on 1:30 4x200 IM's on 3:30, 10x 50 @:45 Swimmers in this group are expected to arrive a few minutes early to be on time for practice.
Junior Group Coach: Coach Kristen
Pre Senior (Minimum Age 12-13)
The Pre-Senior Group swims 3500- 6000 yards daily. This group is for the high school age swimmer, who is serious about conditioning. This group is involved in a broad band training program that involves race strategy, advanced goal setting, nutrition, core strength development, technique, emotional and physical conditioning. The objective is to prepare swimmers for competition in Junior + meets. Swimmers are expected to be at most scheduled practices. Swimmers may do only one morning practice a week and this is done only at the discretion of the coach. Participation at meets is required. Group
Admittance/Minimum test standard: 2 x 200IM 3:00, 10x100 @ 1:30 sc. Swimmers are encouraged to arrive on time for stair climbing, crunches and stretch cords. Dry-land Training is part of practice. Please wear appropriate shoes and clothing for Dry-land Training.
Pre Senior Group Coach: Coach Dia
Senior (Minimum Age 13-18)
The Senior Group swims 6000-8500 yards daily. This group will do the same as above, with more emphasis on speed and yardage. The Senior swimmers prove through their practice effort, that they are ready for the challenges presented in this group. The objective of this group is to prepare these swimmers to compete at the Senior+ level. An attendance record of 5 days a week is required in order to be considered a senior swimmer. ** Participation at meets is required. Swimmers may do only two morning practice a week and this is done at the discretion of the coach. Group
Admittance/Minimum test standard: 7x200IM 2:45, 18x100, 20x50 :45 keeping 35 pace for girls and a 31 pace or lower for boys@ 1:10 sc Swimmers are expected to arrive on time. Dry-land Training may be part of practice. Please wear appropriate shoes and clothing for Dry-land Training.
Senior Group Coach: Coach Dia
Senior Elite (Minimum Age 14-18)
The Senior Elite Group swims 8000-13000 yards daily. This group will focus on all aspects of swimming. Conditioning, strength training, high end interval training and emphasis on technique are key areas of focus. Specific race strategy is incorporated into daily practice. The expectations are very high for this swimmer. This level of training is for the swimmer who is preparing for Sectional and National competition. Practice is mandatory for all scheduled practices. Swimmers are expected to participate in competition at high level meets, both the short and long course season. Swimmers are expected to do scheduled morning practices. Group Admittance/Minimum test standard: 2x200 IM 2:45, 10x100, 20x50 :45 pacing :28 or below @ 1:10 sc Swimmers are required to arrive on time for stair climbing, crunches and stretch cords. Dry-land Training is part of practice. Please wear appropriate shoes and clothing for Dry-land Training. Swimmers in this group may also be asked by their coach to participate in a weight lifting program or see nutrition specialist.
Senior Group Coach: Coach Dia


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If you go to the Puppy website through Distrowatch once a day it will be counted in the Puppy totals.
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No need to pump Puppy up with steroids. The little guy is growing fast!
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Flash, At the moment I am writing this replay, I am the only registered user and there are 5 guest online. At the moment we have about 440 registered users.
Puppy 1.0.4 just came out and the surge has already passed.
I think the more registered users the better. The more people who know about Puppy, the better for them and for us. The Puppy forum is open 24/7 and at this moment I am the only registered user online.
Do we have a person who is a Tcl guru, a "c" guru, ....etc. We may have most of those but we need more experienced people to help the less experienced. Bladerunner seems to need a rest from we who know very little but are learning, so we must have people to fill in for the people like bladerunner who need a rest Barry is caring a load in development, other people like Lobster seem to still have the enthusiam to want to help everyone. To few people are carring the load, we need more people and a little adverstising on Distrowatch seems to be one way.
Just one Puppy user's opinion!
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EarlSmith wrote:
Lobster seem to still have the enthusiam to want to help everyone.
So much enthusiasm
so little ability . . .
We are getting more users and some people come up to speed very quickly. A very good crowd around Puppy. Long may it continue.
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I'm just back from a business trip to sunny Southern California and I'm checking the download stats for Chubby Puppy...
Although I'll post my findings on the other page I've got running, here are a few things to ponder as this thread continues... (
July 16-31 numbers: 14,082 downloads of Chubby Puppy, 773,625,364KBs transferred.
Although August 2nd isn't done yet, as of the time of this posting, there have been 657 downloads of Chubby Puppy, 22,953,376KBs transferred.
Looking at the trends, I've seen a sharp decrease in hits.
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Posted: Thu 04 Aug 2005, 13:07
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14,082 downloads, not including standard puppy and other puplets. Em...but we just have 4XX registered users. Less than 10%...
Well, there maybe something we can do. Many forums restrict certain rights to non-registered users. E.g., the right to post, to download/upload, or to read certain posts, etc. People (especially puppies) are lazy
There must be some reasons for them to do something. Once they registered, there would be a sense of belonging and they'll come back more often to check things out
but the restrictions shouldn't be too strict of course
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Ups, I missed it: Restrict access so we have more users? (rarsa makes a flat hand movement over his head). I would have thought that the oppostite is true.
I guess that there may be several explanations for people not coming to the forum:
A) Not that many people in the forum means success!
Most people use the forums to ask questions and report issues. If people can just pop-in the CD and run Puppy without a problem, they may not come here.
If they are happy with puppy and they don't have time or the interest or they think that they cannot add anything new, they may not come.
B) They don't know that there is a Puppy forum.
C) They don't like to use forums.
Actually in any forum, there are just a handfull of users are regulars. Even in large forums like LinuxQuestions.org you can identify the 'repliers' after some time being around.
If you go to the Linspire forum you will see very low participation. I attribute that to Linspire being the most Newbie friendly distro and having good documentation and tutorials for their intended audience.
When I encourage other people to try puppy it is just to make their lifes easier. I may just be a loner geek, but I don't see 'belonging' as a reason to use a distro.
So, as long as the people that use puppy are happy with it, why should we feel that there needs to be 'security in the numbers'?
I agree that more people contributing
help improving puppy. But... Does Barry really want to be 'managing development' ? or just continue having fun developing puppy?
It's puppy, Keep it simple.
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|Jul 6, 2009 5:53 PM ET
|#1 (permalink)
I figured we could use a thread like this for when any of our readers are feeling down or whatever. So if you know any good ones, fire away!
Dave goes to the doctor and asks if he had ever laughed at a patient. "In over twenty years I haven't. I do my best to remain professional." With that, Dave dropped his trousers to reveal the tiniest dick the doctor had ever seen. It was no bigger than a AAA battery. The doctor burst intro uncontrollable laughter, wipes away his tears, takes a deep breath and says "I'm sorry, I really am. It won't happen again. Now how can I help you?"
Dave replied: "It's swollen."
|Jul 6, 2009 6:19 PM ET
|#2 (permalink)
LOFL !! Thanks Oz
|Jul 7, 2009 3:27 AM ET
|#3 (permalink)
Hey, what do you call a cow in an earthquake?
A Milkshake!
|Jul 7, 2009 6:59 AM ET
|#4 (permalink)
Lorena Bobbitt had just cut off her husband's penis. She was driving down the road, wondering what to do with it, when the thought struck her to toss it out the window. The penis bounced off the windscreen of the car travelling in the opposite direction." Shit," said the driver to his passenger. "What kind of bug was that?" "Dunno," he replied. "But did you see the size of the cock on it?!"
|Jul 7, 2009 4:25 PM ET
|#5 (permalink)
Jesus and Moses are walking along the beach when Moses says, "You know what? I'm going to try and part the ocean again." He throws his hands in the air and, magically, the ocean parts.
Jesus sees this and says, "I'm going to try to walk on water again." He walks up to the water, takes a step on top and sinks.
Moses says, "Try it again, Jesus. It's been a while." Jesus tries again, and once more, he sinks.
Jesus comes out of the water and says, "I know what the problem is. When I walked on water before, I didn't have holes in my feet."
|Jul 7, 2009 4:43 PM ET
|#6 (permalink)
Kathy is on her way home from a trip to the circus with her son Billy.. All the way home, Billy is bouncing his balloon around in the car and its driving his mom crazy.!
By the time Kathy gets home from the store, her stomach is rumbling and gurgling so bad, she isn't paying any attention as she sits down and proceeds to unload.. As she finishes her duty and stands up to flush.. she sees that huge pile of shit in the toilet and freaks out..!!
Not knowing what to do, she decides to call her doctor, who agrees to come over and see what the problem is.?
Kathy is embarrassed beyond belief and immediately begins to apologize to the doctor. The doctor turns around and in a state of shock he says.. " In twenty five years of being a doctor I have seen many things.. but ma'am., that is the first time I have ever seen a fart."
|Jul 7, 2009 4:59 PM ET
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A 13 year-old old paperboy knocks on the door of one of his customers. A beautiful 20 year-old woman answers the door in nothing but a transparent nightie and asks him what she can do to help him. He tells her that she owes him for four weeks' bill and that he needs the money. She wanted to know how much she owes him and he figures that, at four dollars a week for four weeks, she owes him 16 dollars. She told him that she doesn't have the 16 bucks but she will take him to bed and promise to make his teeth sweat. The kid figures, 'what the hell' and follows her into the house.
|Jul 7, 2009 5:17 PM ET
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Last one for today, I will try to remember some gut busters for tomorrow:
A women without arms or legs is sitting on a beach weeping. A guy walks by and asks her what's wrong. She says, "I've never been kissed before." The man feels sorry for her and gives her a long passionate kiss and starts to walk away. As he's walking away he hears her start crying again so he goes back and asks her what's wrong now. She sobs, "I've never had sex before."
|Jul 8, 2009 11:46 PM ET
|#9 (permalink)
A cucumber, an olive and a penis are talking.
The cucumber says "I hate my life, when I get big fat and juicy they cut me up and put me in salad."
The olive says "That's nothing, when I get big fat and juicy they cut me up and put me on pizza."
The penis says "You think you have it bad, when I get big fat and juicy they put me in a bag, throw me in a cave, shut the door and leave me there till I throw up"
|Jul 8, 2009 11:56 PM ET
|#10 (permalink)
Why did the cookie go to the doctors office?
Because he was feeling crummy!
|Jul 9, 2009 11:25 AM ET
|#11 (permalink)
Beer or Vagina:
2.Warm beer tastes awful.
3.A really cold beer is satisfying.
4.If after taking a swig of your favourite beer you find a hair between your teeth, you may vomit.
5. If you get home reeking of beer your wife may get mad, make a scene, kick you out, etc. If you get home reeking of vagina your wife may get mad, kick you out, even leave you. There's definitely a point to be had here, depending on your point of view and personal circumstances. I'll just call it a DRAW for the time being.
6. Ten beers in one night and you can't drive home. Ten vaginas in one night and you don't want to drive anywhere.
7. If you have a lot of beer in a public place, your reputation may suffer. If you eat any vagina in public, you become a legend.
8. If a cop stops you and you smell of beer you may get arrested. If you smell of vagina he may buy you a beer. One point to VAGINA
9. You normally don't find old beer.
10. Too much beer and you'll think you see flying saucers. Too much vagina and you'll think you've seen God.
11. Ripping off a beer bottle label is boring. Ripping off panties is fun.
12. In most countries there's a tax on beer.
13. If you have another beer the first one never gets pissed off.
14. You can always be sure if you're the first one to open a bottle or a can. One point to BEER
15. If you shake beer it'll get all agitated but eventually it settles down.
16. With beer you always have choice: clear, dark, pilsner, ale, lager, etc... with vagina you also have a choice, white, black, asian, hispanic, and eskimo...
17. You always know how much beer is going to cost
18. Beer doesn't have a mother
19. Beer never expects to be hugged for half an hour after you
PS: If you are a woman and at this point feel angry, degraded or discriminated against, just remember that Beer would experience none of those feelings, let alone express them.
An extra point for BEER
|Jul 9, 2009 1:07 PM ET
|#12 (permalink)
LMAO!! on Red's joke.
Heres one for ya.
Whats the difference between a refrigerator and a vagina?
Meat dont fart when you pull it out of the refrigerator.
|Jul 9, 2009 2:47 PM ET
|#13 (permalink)
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww ! LOL
|Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM ET
|#14 (permalink)
Q - Whats the difference between meat and fish.?
A - If you beat your fish it dies.!
|Jul 10, 2009 6:50 PM ET
|#15 (permalink)
Obama is raising the sales tax on Tylenol because its white and it works.
|Jul 10, 2009 6:55 PM ET
|#16 (permalink)
|Jul 10, 2009 9:27 PM ET
|#17 (permalink)
When Farrah Fawcett died, she went to heaven, where she met God. God promised her one wish. She said, "I wish for all the children to be safe." That's when God offed Michael Jackson.
I'm sorry.
|Jul 10, 2009 9:35 PM ET
|#18 (permalink)
Nothing to be sorry about.! LOFL
|Jul 12, 2009 11:15 PM ET
|#19 (permalink)
A man is speeding and accidently hits a woman. Who's fault is it?
|Jul 13, 2009 1:55 PM ET
|#20 (permalink)
This isn't really a joke, but that reminds me of one of my favorite phrases- Why do women even drive? There's no road between the bedroom and the kitchen!
|Jul 13, 2009 9:13 PM ET
|#21 (permalink)
Pursuit_Of_Vikings - I've heard an even better saying, and though I'm not religious, 'tis more amusing than what you said. Why did God create men first? Because you always need a rough draft before a masterpiece.... :P
|Jul 13, 2009 9:19 PM ET
|#22 (permalink)
^ God must've been a woman then, because a man doesn't need a do over :P
|Jul 13, 2009 9:47 PM ET
|#23 (permalink)
Hell nah nigguh.
|Jul 13, 2009 10:03 PM ET
|#24 (permalink)
I predict that Termy hasn't been with a woman before. lol
|Jul 13, 2009 10:10 PM ET
|#25 (permalink)
Who needs a woman when you have puppies?
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 C.W. Stewart
69 comments:
- OwenKL said...
There once was a BEAR from Jellystone
Who decided to California to roam.
He found a nude beach,
On the sand took a seat,
'Cause there the bare BEAR felt at home!
Bugs is a RABBIT, alert and perky,
He eats EARS of corn, he doesn't eat jerky.
He was caught by his EARS
Burrowing into DeBeers,
"Wrong carats! It was that turn in Albuquerque!"
MICKEY held a party at his new MOUSE PAD;
The noise and carousing got really bad!
When Gonzales, Speedy,
Was found bedding Tweety,
Tweety tweeted, "I tat I taw a mousy nad!"
There isn't a doubt that SYLVESTER's a CAT;
GOOFY's a DOG, I didn't realize that.
It's okay, really, fine.
A cartoon's just a line.
(Is it true, out of costume, PORKY PIG is a bat?)
- July 15, 2014 at 5:32 AM
- OwenKL said...
Thought the theme was going to be cartoon character's last names: Yogi BEAR (Hanna-Barbera), Micky MOUSE (Disney), Porky PIG (Warner Bros.), but the last three broke that mold: Bugs (Bunny) RABBIT (Warner Bros.), Sylvester (Pussycat [also The Cat]) CAT (Warner Bros.), Goofy (Goof [or others, including Dawg]) DOG (Disney). I didn't realize Goofy was a dog when I was a kid. I thought he was just a goofy-generic anthropomorphized animal.
Today's Cryptic clue for one of the words in this puzzle:
Hors d'oeuvre for outriders in tidal orbit (6)
- July 15, 2014 at 5:35 AM
- Barry G. said...
Morning, all!
Got the theme early on and enjoyed it all the way to the end.
A few minor speed bumps along the way (didn't know MERCE, have never seen an actual "wheel" of BRIE at a party before), but nothing too bad. I've never heard of ELLE Fashion, but I've certainly heard of ELLE and could guess it after getting a perp or two.
- July 15, 2014 at 5:48 AM
- desper-otto said...
Good morning!
Smooth sailing all the way, though I've heard IN TOTO more often than IN TOTAL. Enjoyed the puzzle, C.W., and the writeup, Argyle.
- July 15, 2014 at 6:37 AM
- HeartRx said...
Good morning Argyle, C.C. et al.
Cute theme, and I also chuckled as I figured out each answer. I liked seeing SPAM and SCAM mirroring each other in the top row. Oh, and "It's folded and filled" for TACO, and then "It's filled and folded" for OMELET were both fun, too.
I think Mercier "MERCE" Cunningham is as well known as Martha Graham in the field of dance, but darned if I could remember his first name without perps!
I was surprised to see ESKIMO in today's puzzle. On the collaboration I did with Lemony, we had that word in the grid, and Rich asked us to remove it. It seems that the term is offensive to some.
More rain today – our lawn looks like the Gobi desert, so we sure can use it. Have a great day, everyone!
- July 15, 2014 at 6:42 AM
- thehondohurricane said...
Good day everyone,
This went along easily today with nary a slow down. MERCE was the only fill I was concerned about, but the perps were all solid. I too enjoyed the theme fills and had quite a few chuckles.
I'm shaking my head over Marti's revelation about Eskimo.
- July 15, 2014 at 7:23 AM
- Mari said...
Good morning everybody!
I think Barry G summed up my thoughts pretty well, so I'll leave this as "WBS".
Hae a great day!
- July 15, 2014 at 7:33 AM
- kazie said...
Like Mari, WBS for me too, along with the theme inspired chuckles of several of you.
We skyped again Sunday and Lea is looking pretty much herself, if a little more subdued than usual. I certainly hope PK's brother is continuing to improve. it was certainly great to hear his good news.
Meetings and outings coming all this week, so not sure when I'll be back here. Have a good one, all of you!
- July 15, 2014 at 7:46 AM
- Qli said...
WBS and WMS about this fun puzzle.
What a GOOFY offering today, Owen! "mousy nad"
hit my funny bone!
I recently watched a Netflix documentary on what ETNA did to Pompei. Horrible, yet interesting.
I keep waiting for "abbr. on a busniess card" to be fax instead of TEL.
Good to be home after a visit to beautiful CT to see our son and his fiancee. He found out that he has a benign tumor on his auditory nerve called an acoustic neuroma that will have to come out soon. They are getting married in a few months, and the recovery time can be kind of long. Any prayers and/or positive thoughts will be appreciated.
- July 15, 2014 at 7:59 AM
- TTP said...
Good morning all.
Argyle, I agree. This puzzle had me chuckling at BEAR MARKET, and made me want more.
ELLE Decor and MERCE Cunningham were the only unknowns, but neither was difficult given the perps.
I did a double take on "folded and filled." Thought I had already entered the answer for that one. Nope.
I did enter MEMOry before MEMOIR. Either way, I'm intrigued by hypermythesia. And synesthesia as well.
Gotta run. Make it a great day !
- July 15, 2014 at 8:16 AM
- Abejo said...
Good morning, folks. Thank you, C.W. Stewart, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for the fine review and your many comments, all three of them. (Ha Ha)
Zipped right through this puzzle. Did not know MERCE, but he appeared with 5 perps.
Liked the theme.
Not sure what the flap about ESKIMO is. Name I have used all my life and what the entire world has used, I am sure. I suppose Igloo is wrong too?
Tried to fit TREKI into 5A, but no cigar. Settled for SCIFI.
Temperature in the 50's here. Better than the 90's.
Qli: Hope your son's surgery is simple.
See you tomorrow.
- July 15, 2014 at 8:22 AM
- Montana said...
Most puzzles are enjoyable. This one was downright fun!
Prayers for your son, Qli.
- July 15, 2014 at 8:27 AM
Very enjoyable Tues. puzzle, but I would like an explanation of 31D. Partner of letters : ARTS
I misread "braininess" as "brainless" -- says something about me, I suppose.
- July 15, 2014 at 9:02 AM
- HeartRx said...
Qli, good thoughts going out to your son. Will he have the surgery before the wedding?
TTP, did you mean hyperthymesia? Sheldon on TBBT claims he can remember every detail of his life since his mother stopped breastfeeding him. ("It was a drizzly Tuesday...")
Abejo, I'm with you about ESKIMO. It is perfectly acceptable in the USA, but if you go to Canada or Greenland, the preferred word would be "Inuit."
- July 15, 2014 at 9:04 AM
- TTP said...
Marti, I did. Thank you. I saw Marilu Henner in a movie with Michael Keaton last night, and it made me think of her.
And yesterday's "It made Leary bleary" clue caused me to look up synesthesia.
- July 15, 2014 at 9:16 AM
Neat puzzle. I was able to go through it quickly. Although there were a few recently overused words/names like Oteri, Alba and Elle, the puzzle was very fresh and fun to do.
I assume the taco was a soft one, because a crispy one is folded before it is filled. Either way I like them. Omelets too.
It's cooler than usual (high 60s) and rainy in Central PA today, but I'm not complaining, because it's not 14 degrees below zero with a few feet of snow on the ground.
Have a great day everyone.
- July 15, 2014 at 9:21 AM
- Irish Miss said...
Good Morning:
Truly enjoyed this animal-filled offering. CED got to empty the "cat litter" while Manac got to do the "dog paddle.". I, like Marti, liked the spam/scam positioning.
Well done, Mr. Stewart, and good expo, Argyle. (Would have been appropos had there been a horse in the puzzle as the Saratoga track opens on Friday.)
Just found out that my favorite farm stand has local sweet corn. Guess where I'll be headed later?
We're expecting very heavy t-storms today and tonight, then clearing and sunny and mild.
Have a good one.
- July 15, 2014 at 9:33 AM
- Spitzboov said...
Good morning everyone.
Fun easy theme and fill. Nothing to add to what others said.
I agree with Abejo on Eskimo. Don't know what the flap is about.
Love BRIE. Some of the best I've tasted was in a Hydro Quebec cafeteria in Radisson, QUE in the far North of the Province. Those Quebeckers know how to live!
Have a great day.
- July 15, 2014 at 9:34 AM
The 'designation' of the word Eskimo as a pejorative, is not as easily simple as it seems. As Marti's link explains the origins of the word, Eskimo, itself, are clouded, meaning either 'wearer of netted snowshoes' or 'eats raw meat', neither of which are normally considered derogatory.
What happens in such cases, is that a 'Council of Elders', get together, and decide what 'they' would preferred to be called, irrespective of historical use and convention - and expect the rest of the world to roll over, and obey.
Eskimo is not like N-----, which was a derogatory term by the white man, to begin with. Plus, as Marti points out, and so does the article, the word Eskimo is perfectly acceptable and "The Preferred" term by Alaskan natives to describe themselves. So, what is correct, (?), ---- a PC, newly connoted designation, OR a conventional and historical term, meant in a respectful manner, that the west coast Alaskans are very comfortable with ?
Next, as a pro-American, I would like to be referred to as a Bisonhunterus Wigwambuilder ??? A simple term American is too derogatory for me. I don't care about being banded as one of Vespucci's relatives. I am not Italian, and I don't even like pasta. ;-x)
- July 15, 2014 at 9:58 AM
- HeartRx said...
Native @ 9:58, very funny! (^0^)
- July 15, 2014 at 10:17 AM
- Tinbeni said...
Argyle: Wonderful write-up & links.
C.W. Thank you for a FUN Tuesday puzzle.
After reading HeartRx ESKIMOS link and what "Native of some place" said about it being pejorative ... it got me thinking ... when are we going to see Redskins in our grid?
Oh well, nothing to drink. Puzzle Prohibition has returned.
tears ...
- July 15, 2014 at 10:28 AM
Please stop the limerick madness. Must we now scroll down through FOUR? When will it end?
- July 15, 2014 at 10:36 AM
- Chairman Moe said...
I saw Star Trek clue for 5A and entered "Space"; which screwed me up at 9D when I tried putting "En Masse" in again (for the third time in recent puzzles) - but as I worked the rest of that section it became obvious that "space" was incorrect. Once SCIFI fit the rest of the puzzle was pretty easy to solve. Liked the theme. WEES, Merce in 64A was someone I'd not heard of. Liked the 26A/40A combo and thought 50A was cute.
Owen, I guess you and I were sort of thinking on the same wavelength today with the 5-line rhyme . . . here are 2 I came up with:
There once was a RABBIT named ELLE
Who discovered she was STERILE;
Her mate, not a quitter,
Said, "you must have a LITTER,
But they kept trying, to no AVAIL!
(bit of poetic license above, don't know if rabbits have litters or not!)
A CAT with a MED school degree,
Brought the MOUSE a big wheel of BRIE.
The MOUSE, (who preferred SPAM)
Knew the gift was a SCAM,
So he refused, and just drank his TEA!
- July 15, 2014 at 10:43 AM
- Bill G. said...
That was a very pleasant puzzle. I finished it last night after the tedious Home Run Derby. TIDBIT seemed fun. Thanks C. W. and Argyle.
I just recently started doing NYT puzzles. What do you see as the main difference? They seem a little bit harder. Some of the clues are trickier in a way that doesn't always seem fair.
I just started watching Dr. Who. Very interesting. I know it's been around forever but I had never given it a look until recently.
What's up with Longmire? I had never heard of it until yesterday. I looked it up on the cable guide and it seems to be Pay For View.
I have a very talented brother-in-law. He writes and performs old-fashioned country music after being a retired pediatrician. Here's a sample of his most recent song. I like it. I'm From the Old School
- July 15, 2014 at 11:24 AM
- Lucina said...
Good day, all!
WEES. I had a fun time with this puzzle. Others have mentioned the humorous TACO/OMELET connection as well as SPAM/SCAM positioning. Visual aids, EYES, also made me laugh and of course the theme entries themselves.
I'm aware of ESKIMO being considered derogatory along with some other terms. Here in Arizona we were forced to change the name of SQUAW Peak, a popular hiking spot, for the same reason. It is now known as Piestawa Peak.
MERCE was a complete unknown to me as was ELLE Décor.
Hand up for MEMORY before MEMOIR.
Thank you, C.W. Stewart for an amusing grid and Argyle, too.
Have a delightful Tuesday, everyone!
- July 15, 2014 at 11:34 AM
- HeartRx said...
Bill G., I especially enjoyed today's NYT from C.C. Talk about talented!
BTW, Buck Ford looks really young to be a retired pediatrician! But after a little searching, I realized you must be talking about Dean Dobbins, who co-wrote the song. I usually hate C&W, but found myself tapping my toes to that one!
- July 15, 2014 at 11:45 AM
Hi Y'all! Fun & fast! Cute animal theme with the cartoon characters, C.W. Thanks, Argyle!
Never heard of MERCE, but it was filled before I got to the clue, as were PAGE, AMP, LAC and all of the last two rows of words. I was doing downs. No red letters anywhere while filling. No PERILS here.
QLI, I have had two friends who had acoustic neuromas removed and both did well. The second is the daughter of an old classmate who had the surgery this spring. She has some residual facial paralysis which is improving all the time. What problems she has now is mild compared to before surgery when she was very dizzy and unbalanced. Prayers for your son!
Bill, I liked the Buck Ford song. How old is your brother-in-law. Is he Buck Ford or one of the other noted writers?
- July 15, 2014 at 11:47 AM
Longmire: I haven't seen the television series, but I read all the Longmire books by Craig Johnson and liked them. I started to watch one episode on TV and got interrupted. The casting didn't fit my mental picture.
- July 15, 2014 at 11:53 AM
PK: about Longmire. I agree, the cast does not match the mental images we have about books we have read. Some of the examples that don't match my preconceived images are Robert Urich as Spencer, Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, and Katheryn Heigl as Stephanie Plum, among others.
However, even though he doesn't match the image I have, Robert Taylor is good in the role. The problem I have is listening to him speak in his natural Australian tongue in other venues. This also goes for the Mentalist's Simon Baker who normally speaks with an Australian accent. I think it is amazing that they can turn the accent on and off so effectively.
- July 15, 2014 at 12:40 PM
- desper-otto said...
I enjoy the Longmire episodes. I never read the books, so I had no pre-conceived notions as to how the characters should look/act. I think the casting is excellent; even Lou Diamond Phillips is believable as Henry Standingbear.. The show's on A&E -- that's not pay-per-view for me. Season 1 is also available on Netflix, if you've got that.
Qli, hope the surgery turns out well. I do think, though, that you've got your European volcanoes confused.
- July 15, 2014 at 12:44 PM
- Ol' Man Keith said...
With today's Xwd based on animals, I reckon it is time to change my critter. Please say Hello to my new avatar, the Fowler Owl.
- July 15, 2014 at 12:46 PM
- Lucina said...
If my MEMORY of history serves me right, Mt. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in 79 A.D.
- July 15, 2014 at 1:13 PM
- Qli said...
oh yeah, Vesuvius- haul out the V-8 can :-)
Thanks for all the kind and encouraging words about my son's AN. I will keep you all posted...
- July 15, 2014 at 1:27 PM
- OwenKL said...
TTP: tried to look up hypermythesia, but couldn't find it. Instead Dictionary.com suggested a word relating to memory:--
hypermnesia: (psychol.) an unusually good ability to remember, found in some mental disorders and possibly in hypnosis.
Wikipedia suggested a word related to synesthesia :--
Hyperesthesia (or hyperaesthesia) is a condition that involves an abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the sense.
Native: Good complaint about PC! I'm with you. To expand a bit, Braves and Redskins fans used the names as a compliment, not a pejorative, so I don't know why there are complaints about it. I'm half Scandinavian, but I don't complain about Vikings!
Lime: limericks = 5 lines, plus a blank line between. The requested maximum line count is 20, which will accommodate 3 lims, 4 if blank lines are ignored, so that's what I try to limit myself to. But Erato is poor at math, so with a really good subject, inspiration ignores limerick limits, Limey.
BillG.: Two main differences I see with NYT are 1) ☟ it starts out at about the same difficulty as LAT on Monday, but gets more difficult than LAT as the week goes on, and 2) ☝ themes include "rebus" puzzles forbidden in LAT, and more frequent "circled letters". 3?) ☟ I think NYT has 2 themeless days a week, instead of just one, but not sure of that, since the late-week puzzles are beyond me.
Longmire is the closest to a Western on TV today. It's on a cable channel, but one that's included in basic in this area. BTW, although it takes place in Wyoming, most of the filming is here in New Mexico.
PK: reverse of you. I tried reading the Longmire books, but they were so different from the TV show I only read 2 or 3.
- July 15, 2014 at 1:51 PM
- Misty said...
I too found this puzzle very cute--well, I love animals and cartoons, so it was a given. Many thanks, C.W., and you too, Argyle, for your always fun expo.
WMS--what Marti said about many of the items. I actually knew MERCE but just wasn't sure how to spell it at first. Thought it was funny that that poor grade of DEE came right under PHD. However I wanted OPEN instead of OP ED and so had trouble understanding how it worked with PAGE. Finally got it, thank goodness.
Qli, best wishes for your son.
Have a great Tuesday, everybody!
- July 15, 2014 at 1:52 PM
- Bill G. said...
Qli, best wishes for your son and all concerned!
Yes, as several of you figured out, Buck Ford is performing the song written by Barbara's brother whose stage name is Dean Dobbins. Dean is a singer/songwriter/retired pediatrician. He could have sung the song just as well but this performance is by Buck Ford (who I don't know). I'm glad some of you enjoyed it.
- July 15, 2014 at 2:11 PM
- Unknown said...
This was a really cute puzzle for an animal lover like me. I did have one write-over: Tia before AVE. I didn't pay attention to the quotes in that clue.
Bill G. Your brother-in-law is very talented. It was refreshing to hear a country and western song in the old style, and I like his sentiment about cell phones. It drives me crazy that so many people are tied to their cell phones 24/7. My thoughts are "get a life." I agree with others who said Longmire is on A&E, which is a basic cable station and not pay for view.
Best wishes for your son, Qli.
- July 15, 2014 at 2:23 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
(I really should just say "what Lucina said...")
But I must offer my prayers & positive thoughts for Qlis son.
Also, the reversal of filled/folded vs folded/filled totally escaped me until I read HeartRx's comment. My initial reaction at finding a duplicate clue was "Oh Crap! I gotta change Taco?" until I read the letter count.
Anon @ 9:02, I too queried partner of letters when from some deep recess of my mind I automatically inked in "Arts." When I tried to examine that dark recess, the only thing that came up was Benny Hill saying Arts & Farces, & always getting the first letters mixed up....
Chairman Moe, excellent link on the origin of Spam! Also baby rabbits are called kits, why I don't know, my cat always tried to eat them.
Bill G, You will find Dr Who an interesting journey. People will disagree over who was the best doctor (no pun intended ), & I cringed when I recently watched an older episode when (Tom Baker) slowly turning into an alien was actually green spray painted bubble wrap! Anyone who has fond memories of the 1st Dr Who must see An Adventure In Space And Time, a poignant retrospect of William Hartnell that will bring tears to your eyes...
- July 15, 2014 at 2:31 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
I thought that funny pics of the answers would be to easy today, so I tried finding things of interest about the clues.
It started off ok with a CSO to Tinbeni that hopefully negated this dry puzzle...
Mickeys pad was Ho Hum, but I thought I would save it until something better came along.
Things went downhill at Porkies Pig Latin, nothing funny at all! 100 nuts & a squirrel, indeed!
Yes, it bottomed out at Corn for Bugs. At least maybe some of your kids can have fun coloring... (Manac, can you help me out here?)
This resulted in a serious loss of attention at "trash in Sylvesters room." (I got sidetracked...)
& ended up with a plain old dogpaddle, with a catchy tune....
- July 15, 2014 at 2:58 PM
- Tinbeni said...
Mission accomplished. (You negated this dry puzzle...)
Yeah, I know TEA was in the grid ... but really!!!
I hope Misty watches the DOG PADDLE link. Though I think those pooches do enjoy the water.
- July 15, 2014 at 3:16 PM
- Lemonade714 said...
Qli, more prayers and good thoguhts....PK also.
I am amazed the ho hum reaction we now have to C.C. having a NYT published, as marti pointed out, today was another.
NYT does have themeless on Friday and Saturday, but that is not the major issue, as with most who began doing puzzles in the 50s and 60s, themes were not always around. There are days when a theme really opens up a grid, and there are many days when the grid open up the theme. I find the NYT requires a more diverse knowledge base including some areas where I do not know the subject matter well. The cluing from Thursday on in the NYT is often a stretch for anyone looking for a simple answer. I seldom finish a Saturday NYT, but still try.
- July 15, 2014 at 3:17 PM
- OwenKL said...
My friend and sometimes co-constructor David Fagerland tried his hand at some cryptics. The answers to these are words that were given cryptic clues by either me or Nice Cuppa on July 10 & 11. He uses some interesting words to signal anagrams.
Bridle part, indeed, charged as a minus (7)
Puzzling picture regarding Greyhound (5)
Proficient but carelessly taped (5)
Daringly kidnaps rubber stamp's accessory (7)
Strange if clerk to burn unsteadily (7)
- July 15, 2014 at 3:31 PM
So NOW we have to put up with "craptic clues" from someone not on the Blog?
From days ago?
This blog takeover is pathetic.
- July 15, 2014 at 4:37 PM
Not to mention that he's still over-posting. Another six yesterday.
- July 15, 2014 at 4:43 PM
- Misty said...
Tinbeni, I must have missed the DOG PADDLE link. Let me know where I can find it, and I'll certainly check it out!
- July 15, 2014 at 4:53 PM
- Tinbeni said...
It was posted by CrossEyedDave (CED) at 2:58 PM
It was his last link "with a catchy tune" ...
One of the dogs looks like one of your dogs.
CED ... and I still have that earworm in my head. lol
- July 15, 2014 at 5:02 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
OwenKL, todays Cryptic is driving me nuts!
I thought I should know it, with Hors d'oeuvre & tidal orbit, but when I couldn't find it I went back to your guide link & discovered I was going about it all wrong.
There is not that many 6 letter words in todays puzzle, I thought I just went thru all of them & still can't find it!
A little help pls?
- July 15, 2014 at 5:29 PM
CED, I don't know what link you've been looking at, but when I clicked on the link it told me to first, and immediately, take all my clothes off. Huh ?
How's looking at me own private part, er, TIDBIT, going to help me solve the clue ?
Maybe, I'm missing something, you think ?
I think this whole Cryptic idea was started by Monty Python and his circus, just to get x rated material onto Youtube.
Anyway, that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.
Here robot, here robot, let me thru.
- July 15, 2014 at 6:15 PM
- Misty said...
My goodness, those doxies are adorable. But they didn't look too thrilled by the water, did they? I'll have to show this to Dusty and Misty, Jr., and see what they think.
Thank you, Tinbeni, and CED for this fun link.
- July 15, 2014 at 6:16 PM
- Chairman Moe said...
Thanks - found the SPAM link by accident. I liked that one 'cause it had one of my all-time favorite Monty Python videos with their skit about SPAM. Hope you had a chance to watch it. If not - or for those who don't want to go backward in the comments - here's a link to the Monty Python SPAM video: Monty Python SPAM
- July 15, 2014 at 6:17 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Hi all!
WEES - my only complaint about C.W.'s pzl was it was over too quickly.
I think Rich is trying to get me - yesterday I mention I'm poor at homonyms and bam! That SMARTS.
Thanks Argyle for the write-up and everyone else for extending the puzzle's fun.
Fav - PhD for DW.
Native @9:58 - you don't like pasta?!? I love it. Some stereotypes do apply (lets just say my last name ends in a vowel too).
CED - First thought at Micky link - Disney's going to sue the moon...
Kazie - Great news on Lea. Qli - you and son are in our thoughts.
Re: SPAM:
Fact: Computer Geeks love Monty Python.
Fact: Computer Geeks repeat their favorite parts of movies incessantly.
Fact: It makes other Computer Geeks laugh
Fact: So we do it again
Fact: When crap shows up in usenet feeds or email, Computer Geeks say in a fake English accent (unless they were in fact English) "But I don't like SPAM!"
Fact: Everyone laughs again.
Fact: Normals now say SPAM
Conclusion: The Bible is correct: The Geeks have inherited the Earth!
Cheers, -T
- July 15, 2014 at 6:46 PM
- Avg Joe said...
T.....What? No love for "Shruberry?!"
- July 15, 2014 at 6:54 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
I can see tidbit as a Hors d'oeuvre, & it does look a little like tidal orbit, but what does outriders have to do with it?
Hmm, if I take away tid, & bit, I am left with alor?
Nope,,, I'm lost...
- July 15, 2014 at 7:03 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Ave Joe: I will restrain myself to just one mashup of the Knights who say Ni.
BTW - I caught my typo after posting. I should always sing the song... M-I-C-K-E-Y (M-O-U-S-E). C, -T
- July 15, 2014 at 7:06 PM
- Avg Joe said...
In keeping with my avatar, I'm gonna talk about the pachyderm in the parlor....and potentially invite being kicked off the island. But it needs to be said.
Owen. Have a seat. You've had any number of gentle suggestions. From Anons and from regulars. But it's only girded your loins. While you've had some obvious encouragement, an Anon post yesterday put things in perspective quite nicely. With 7 respondents at the upper end and a median of 3 or 4 people that are interested in the cryptics (or for that matter, the unrelenting limericks), it's time you toned it down. Use your inside voice. Otherwise, this blog will change for the worse, if it hasn't already.
Rant over. Flame at your will.
- July 15, 2014 at 7:16 PM
- OwenKL said...
Sorry I forgot to post the solution earlier in the day. To avoid further backlash, here's they are without further comments.
Hors d'oeuvre | for | outriders in | tidal orbit (6)
[TIDBIT] [=] [outside letters of] [TIDal orBIT]
Bridle part, | in|deed, | charged as a minus (7)
[BIT] [in] [DEED] = [DEBITED]
Puzzling picture | regarding | Greyhound (5)
Proficient | but | carelessly | taped (5)
[ADEPT] [=] [anagram of] [TAPED]
Daringly | kidnaps | rubber stamp's accessory (7)
[anagram of] [KIDNAPS] = [INKPADS]
Strange | if clerk | to burn unsteadily (7)
[anagram of] [IFCLERK] = [FLICKER]
- July 15, 2014 at 7:41 PM
- Bill G. said...
Avg Joe, well said I thought. Moderation, that's the ticket. It's been often absent lately, cryptically and limerickly speaking that is.
I'm watching the All Star game. Barbara's a Yankee fan having been brought up in Long Island. Not me. Still, I have great respect for Derek Jeter, a class act.
Using technology to annoy a frog.
Pissed off froggie
- July 15, 2014 at 7:51 PM
Bill G.
Thats a hearty har har.
Thanks for the most delightful 15 seconds in a VERY long time. I hope the froggy got to taste some real human blood, for a change.
Despite the theories of Pavlov's dog etc., it does pay to persevere. I have found in life, that if animals ( after all, we are animals, too - ) persevere, even if some of us are too stupid to realise that we are being fooled - we will be successful. Eventually. I would rate perseverance as a greater ability than even brilliance.
You do come up with some of the most interesting cases of animal behavior. You must be a passionate animal lover. Thanks again.
- July 15, 2014 at 8:17 PM
- fermatprime said...
Thanks, C. W. for the most amusing puzzle in ages! Thanks also to dear Santa!
WTTPS (what TTP said).
Qli: hope the best for your son!
Got a score of 25,734 on THREES! last night. So was very up (and couldn't go to sleep). Should have worked the crossword!
Rabbits do indeed have litters. Some like to eat them, as mentioned above.
- July 15, 2014 at 8:22 PM
- TTP said...
See 9:04 and 9:16 posts. Or look up Marilu Henner. Autobiographic recall. Amazing.
- July 15, 2014 at 8:58 PM
- Manac said...
- July 15, 2014 at 9:21 PM
Geezus, avg joe. If we get rid of all the megalomaniacs and histrionic personalities on the blog, there would only be BillG left! Ha, ha, just kidding. There would only be Jayce. Goodbye CED, Husker, Tin, You, Jzb, certainly LemonAde, Otto, and wait...I'm naming all the men? I guess it would be a all female blog. Wait... Maybe that's a good idea! Nevermind. Carry on...
- July 15, 2014 at 10:01 PM
- Anonymous T said...
TTP - Now that you mention it, I do recall Marilu Henner. She was on Taxi and I heard a TIDBIT with her on Diane Rehm
re: Autobiographic recall. I believe it was April 30th 2012, a Monday, on my way to a client... It was partly cloudy... (OK, I made that up)*
Bill G. That was one high-scoring Frog! I think he spent more time with ATARI than I. I forwarded the link to my dad - he'll get a kick out of it too.
Cheers, -T
*4/30/12 was a Monday - I looked it up :-)
- July 15, 2014 at 10:05 PM
AvgJoe, your post had me searching for yesterday's anon post.
I think I found it from the blog on July 13,2014 at 10:17PM. That just goes to show ya that nobody cares what is posted after 3pm edt. (Sorry BillG.)
If you use the logic of the anon genius, then you should eliminate your tuneagement links. I mean, how many people really care about your mellow rocky, alternative country musical links? I would say that It seems to show that there is a universe of a maximum of 7 people on this blog who even listen to your musical links, with a mean, mode and median of just 3 people and a std. deviation of one person.
- July 15, 2014 at 10:24 PM
Basically, Joe, I would say you are jealous. Don't feel bad, however, BillG has been acting out also. Practically begging for a response to his posts. Lemony starts planting his seeds on Thursdays and is downright annoying on Friday afternoons. This blog, as most of the internet, is a place for a person to seek attention and fulfill certain insecurities. Some people just hide it better than others.
- July 15, 2014 at 10:44 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Hurrumph - I second Lucina...
We moderate ourselves. C. Moe was told about line count and he complied. I'm sure Owen will tone it down (or, if @10:44's theory is correct, not get +1 and go away).
So you don't like the blog, go somewhere else. See, The Internet is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to the Internet, listen...*
A quick google will take you other LAT blogs. And for folks who want to pursue other things - daily puzzles based on the LAT, they can create another side-street to the blog - LA Times Crossword Cafe comes to mind.
I do like keeping this PAGE LAT oriented, but an occasional side puzzle can be fun - a math puzzle every few weeks or one good cryptic / limerick a day. Ya' say Bluegrass not your thing, maybe Splynter's rock link is. I can enjoy or skip - see, I control the MOUSE.
Personally, I find all Blues here (and PK!) nice smart people who care about each other and from whom I can learn something. I only hope I give something back.
Avg Joe - How're those asbestos drawers holding up? :-)
Cheers, -T
*Apologies to Douglas Adams
- July 15, 2014 at 11:23 PM
What happened to the voice of reason? You had posted a well thought out comment on tonight's happenings. Now it's disappeared. Please don't be afraid of voicing your opinion. I look forward to it!
- July 16, 2014 at 12:36 AM
- Lucina said...
I really thought it was not my place to comment on the content of this Blog which I love and to which I am devoted.
It's main purpose is Crossword Puzzles with an occasional foray into other areas such as math puzzles, a few limericks, recipes, etc. That and the comraderie found here are all the reasons we gravitate to the Blog Corner. But the main and sole purpose is Crossword Puzzles.
- July 16, 2014 at 12:54 AM
Hands up for brainless , I had merce also and I was starting to put Trekie for Sci fi when I put r in and I read ahead and seen it wouldn't fit. Elle was a good wag since I seen that once. But was a did finish except for one mispelled letter lol.
- July 16, 2014 at 11:36 PM


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A selection of the global US social media cloud, resorting under the Patriot Act by Metahaven
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