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And you thought the fireworks were over. Wrong. So very wrong. Because in New Orleans, we aren't just American. We also are a colonial city, founded by the French and governed by the French and Spanish along the way. That means—another chance for a party, on Bastille Day, July 14! Yes, that's right, but since it falls on the weekend, we get a few days of fêtes! All in honor of the French ideals of libertê, egalitê, and fraternitê. Which are, after all, ideals we cherish.
The Alliance Française of New Orleans puts on dinner for Bastille Day at Restaurant Galvez in the French Market to start on Friday, July 13, at 8:00 PM. Today is the last day to order tickets for that gala dinner, but if you don't make it to the dinner, you can check out the fireworks over the grand Mississippi River in Dutch Alley. There'll be a band, of course. Fireworks start at 9PM. Watch for sparklers in—red, white and blue, of course!
On Saturday, July 14, you can jump on the streetcar and head down to the French Quarter (mais oui!) and watch the French Dog competition located at Dutch Alley, registration at 9AM. You'll see lots of American dogs and that's okay, as long as he's wearing a beret and a striped sweater. (For the female dogs, how about a can-can skirt?) At Washington Artillery Park there'll be a sidewalk parade and a ceremony for wreath-laying at 10:15 AM at the golden Joan of Arc statute across from the French Market. Wander on over to the Old U.S. Mint at 3PM to the courtyard for adult beverages, food, music, dance, and other activities all celebrating our French Connection. That's the Bal du 14 Juillet located at the Former U.S. Mint, and it's free.
If you want to visit another neighborhood, there's a Faubourg St. John Block Party in the 3100 block of Ponce de Leon St., with music, crafts, and special drinks and food from neighborhood businesses. You can dance in the streets to local Francophone music, and even play pétanque, as if you were in the French village that Faubourg St. John once was! (Don't forget the painter Edgar Degas lived here for a time with his cousin).
Sunday, July 15, brings us to more food-related events, always a necessity in this town. Southern Food and Beverage Museum and Tales of the Cocktail sponsor cocktail demonstrations in the French Market. The perfect absinthe frappe' recipe can be yours! There will also be cooking demonstrations in the French Market. And—for the grand finale—Sunday at 4PM is the famous French Quarter Bartenders and Waiters Race in the French Market. Yes, indeed, while carrying a fully loaded service tray, the cities finest service workers will begin from Artillery Park and race on Decatur Street to the French Market. No running allowed! No spills, just thrills! The first contestant to reach the finish wins.

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With egg white and maple syrup, one could drink this Ginger Sour for brunch. All photography courtesy SKYY Vodka.
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A salty, hearty treat, this Bloody Mary recipe takes the classic tomato juice-vodka-horseradish brunch drink to new heights of flavor. Created by Adam Wilson of Beretta San Francisco, who obviously knows more than we do about what happened on Gilligan's Island.
Ingredients Per Cocktail
2 ounces ginger vodka
4 ounces tomato juice
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon salted capers
1 tablespoon bacon bits
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.
Garnish with pickled green bean.
A pretty kiwi green color, this riff on the classic Bellini (peach nectar and sparkling wine) will be welcomed by gods and goddesses alike. Created by Alex Straus of Suite 700 at the Hotel Shangri-La in Los Angeles.
1-1/2 ounces ginger vodka
1/2 fresh kiwi
3 large slices of Anjou pear
Champagne (or sparkling wine)
Flirt with flavor by trying this mélange of ginger, lime, orange and grapefruit, enhanced with honey. Created by Adam Wilson of Beretta San Francisco.
*Combine 1/4 ounce of honey and 1/4 ounce water.
This cocktail contains egg whites and maple syrup—but don't limit it to brunch! Created by Adam Wilson of Beretta San Francisco.
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with twist of lemon.
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Overview Edit
The Grim-n-Gritty Hit Point and Combat System is a "realism"-based combat system, rather than a cinematic combat system. "Realism" is in quotes because these rules are not realistic in the sense of accurately modeling wound trauma in the absolute sense. Instead, they offer a slightly less abstract means of modeling damage that maintains a high degree of threat for characters of any level.
A brief explanation of the changes to standard combat follows.
Changes to Hit Points Edit
At lower levels, characters have more Hit Points than their standard counterparts do. At higher levels, they will have much, much less Hit Points. Characters do not roll dice to determine their HP totals. They receive only a small amount of HP as they progress in levels.
The size of the character or monster has great impact on its HP. The larger the creature, the more HP it will possess. Monsters tend to have more HP than a humanoid character. This makes monsters extremely tough, moving them towards the literary ideal of Monster.
(The GnG system assumes that the primary conflict of the campaign will be character v. character, rather than character v. monster. A monster can decimate even a well-armed and armored party.)
Changes to Armor Edit
The GNG system does not use the term "Armor Class." A character's ability to avoid damage is Defense. A character's ability to absorb or reduce damage is Protection.
Because Hit Points no longer represent a character's ability to avoid damage, characters possess a new class-based statistic called Defense. Enemies perform Attack rolls opposed by a character's Defense score to determine whether an attack hits.
Because characters have fewer Hit Points, armor now absorbs damage, rather than preventing hits upon a character in combat.
Changes to Critical Hits Edit
In this system, critical hits do not exist.
Why? Because of the author's presupposition that skill—more than weapon selection—determines how much damage a weapon inflicts.
Instead of critical hits, the system introduces the concept of Relative Degree. You add one-half the difference between your attack roll and your opponent's defense roll to the damage of your attack. In other words, the greater the success of your attack roll, the more damage you inflict.
Changes to Actions Edit
The system provides a new category of actions: abort actions. You can perform these defensive actions when it is not your turn. For example, you can use an abort action to block an opponent's attack or roll with his blow.
Other Changes Edit
Characters can suffer severe trauma from a wound.
Called Shots have an important role in the system.
A few core feats, such as Dodge and Power Attack, are different from the standard rules.
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Monday, 2 March 2009
Until Forever EP released
Its here...my six track EP "Until Forever" is released on Warm Data today.
All the tracks are made from my homegrown/hacked/modded/circuitbent machines rescued from charity shops, bins, skips and car boot sales or some feature handbuilt electronic instruments. My labelboss describes it as a "Six track E.P of wonderfully wonky electronic soul music".
I've released videos for the first three tracks...here they are...
This opening track features a string type sound I love thats from a circuit bent yamaha pss6, the video is made by bouncing a laser pointer of a fragment of a cd stuck to a speaker driver thats having the audio track played through it.
Concretedog Bifurcation, Until Forever EP track1 from concretedog on Vimeo.
This track has a lot of circuit bent tr505 and a lot of my yamaha qy10 on it. The video is made entirely of jpegs of the display on a ciruit bent computer toy I hacked a couple of years ago...this video was an epic of editing as each image was placed on the timeline individually!
Concretedog Salient Otto, Until Forever EP track 2 from concretedog on Vimeo.
My labelboss at Warm Data decided he wanted to do a video to this track when he heard it...I love the results on this the title track for the EP.
Concretedog Until Forever, Until Forever EP track 3 from concretedog on Vimeo.
As for the other 3 tracks (and these) they are all available for preview (and purchase of course!) at the following places
Warm Data on Digital Tunes
Warm Data on Peoples Music Store
Hope you enjoy!
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I'm serious impressed by your music, and your video's. Keep up the good work!
And I saw some music from you on SoundCloud at the account of warmdata. I started to follow that account.
Greetings from Amsterdam.
I came here via Palm Sounds by the way.
- 7 March 2009 at 10:18
- concretedog said...
Thanks Das Punkt thats a really nice comment there. Glad to hear you are following Warm Data on soundcloud.
Warm greetings back from the mountain of North Wales!
- 7 March 2009 at 13:06
- Leon Clowes said...
Marvellous. Good to hear the heart of the avant-garde is pumping in North Wales.
My favourites are Broken Mantra and Nagualism.
Have you heard Stuart Maconie's show on BBC 6Music - maybe send to him? And Resonance Radio also has pretty good diverse programming too.
- 23 March 2009 at 21:57
the discography button on warm is not working for you, bud.
- 9 January 2010 at 08:19
- Draal said...
Really great tracks, concrete! The visuals are top notch too. Looking forward to future tracks!
- 25 November 2011 at 12:42
- concretedog said...
Cheers mr Draal.
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Ross Taylor will make his return to New Zealand colours in the Twenty20 series against England, having been named in the squads for both the T20s and the one-day internationals that follow.
Taylor, who took a self-imposed break from the international scene following his controversial removal as captain after the Sri Lanka tour, recently returned to action in the Plunket Shield and has also been included in the New Zealand XI squad to face England in two warm-up matches next week.
The other notable inclusion comes in the Twenty20 squad where Hamish Rutherford, the son of former New Zealand captain Ken, has been handed his first international call-up. Rutherford, 23, has been in consistent form for Otago this season.
There is a recall to both squads for allrounder Andrew Ellis after he missed the South Africa tour through injury. Ian Butler, the pace bowler, has also been recalled to the New Zealand set-up for the first time since December 2010, when he played the last of his 15 T20 internationals.
Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach, said: "Andrew proved his worth with the team last summer, while Ross is a world-class batsman who is a key part of this Blackcaps side. Hamish has shown he is an explosive batsman and we hope he can bring that form to the Blackcaps."
Tim Southee remains sidelined with his thumb injury while Corey Anderson, who was on the South Africa tour, has not recovered from the broken thumb he picked up earlier this month. Martin Guptill, who had a poor one-day series against South Africa, retains his place in the 50-overs side.
Kim Littlejohn, the general manager, national selection, said: "There are a couple of changes that have been forced through injury but essentially we want to be seen to provide continuity from one series to the next.
"We are however looking at developing talented youngsters and finding a new crop of allrounders in our build-up to the Champions Trophy in June and the 2015 World Cup."
The three-match Twenty20 series against England begins in Auckland on February 9.
Twenty20 squad Brendon McCullum (capt), Trent Boult, Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Roneel Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Ross Taylor
One-day squad Brendon McCullum (capt), Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson


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This exhibit featured the works of several dozen authors who wrote speculative fiction or fantasy, a genre that later came to be known as Science Fiction. The exhibit covered the years 1818 through 1924 and began with Mary Shelly's Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus (1818), generally acknowledged to be the first work of Science Fiction. The term "science fiction," however, did not appear until the 1930s. It is usually attributed to Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967), the editor of Amazing Stories.
Also featured a number of works, some well known, others quite obscure, by authors such as Edgar Alan Poe, Samuel Butler, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. A number of authors whose work is not primarily associated with this genre, such as James Fenimore Cooper, Jack London, and Rudyard Kipling were also included.
The exhibit concluded with several works by the Czech author and playwright Karel Čapek, whose 1920 play, R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) is the original source of the word robot (from the Czech robota, usually translated as forced labor or drudgery). Čapek's own take on creation echoed the theme established by Mary Shelly a century earlier.
The following works (all available in the Main Library) provide a full account of the history of Science Fiction and Fantasy and the authors included in the exhibit:
Brian Aldiss, Billion Year Spree:The True History of Science Fiction (1973).
David Wingrove (ed.), The Science Fiction Sourcebook (1984).
Gary K. Wolfe, Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Glossary and Guide to Scholarship (1984).
Exhibit curated by Edward C. Fields
Research assistance provided by Victoria Rockwood
Technical/graphics assistance by David Kelly


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This limited edition Canvas Print, designed by Jamison Alexander Gish, comes with a numbered and signed certificate of authenticity. Ready to hang, this image is printed onto a 450gsm white finish, 100% cotton canvas and stretched over 1.5" deep wood stretcher bars (3/4" for XS). Each print comes with wall hanging hardware.
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Inside the Actors' Studio, With Zach Braff
"Scrubs" star, Northwestern alum, advises theater students
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune on May 10, 2013.
By Christopher Borrelli
Zach Braff (Northwestern University, class of '97), the third most popular Zach in Hollywood (after Galifianakis and Efron), went back to his old school last week. He'd returned to teach an acting class, a one-time workshop. The day before, he tweeted: "Illinois, I am in you." Then later, more nostalgically: "Northwestern University, I'm back. Are we good at sports now?" I had assumed Braff was not a big deal anymore — that, though "Scrubs" reruns remain a fact of life and memories of "Garden State" linger, his voice acting ("Oz The Great and Powerful") and Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a "Garden State" follow-up spoke volumes.
And yet, that campaign has raised $2.5million (and counting), and the lobby outside the classroom, the Mussetter-Struble Theater on the Evanston campus, was an undergraduate mob scene.
So I waded in. Besides, every year about this time famous people offer vague and sunny advice to college students, and Braff, speaking to a small, more specific pool of hopefuls, might get real, practical.
I was right.
Braff sat in the front row of the theater, beside David Downs, associate professor emeritus in Northwestern's theater department (and one of Braff's former teachers), and Mary Poole, longtime Northwestern senior lecturer in theater. As seats in the small house filled with students cradling notebooks and chewing pens, a handful of junior and senior theater majors huddled in the wings, between the curtains, waiting to go on. The plan was: They would split into three teams and work through scenes from "All New People," Braff's first play, which debuted off-Broadway in 2011. Then Braff would tell them what they did wrong or right. (Just before the students went on, Poole gave a joshing pep talk: Remember, none of you will get a job out of this, so just have fun.)
When class began, Downs stood and explained that Braff was here at the invitation of the School of Communication, part of an endowed guest-lecturer program. Then Braff stood and said Downs was "the best teacher I have ever had, much like Robin Williams in 'Dead Poets Society,' opening those kids' eyes up …"
He sat.
The scene, Downs said.
Oh, right, Braff remembered, jumping up. "When the curtain opens," Braff explained, "the lead character (Charlie) is standing on a chair, a noose made out of an extension cord hangs from the ceiling. Charlie is about to kill himself, he is about to step off the chair and end his life, and all of a sudden …"
Eyebrows raised, scene set, Braff lowered into his chair, rigidly upright, as if impersonating a hunting dog.
Two students walked out, and the scene began.
Charlie stands on a chair, noose before him, leaning back to light a cigarette, when the door bursts open. Enter Emma, a manic Brit. She screams, Charlie chokes. What are you doing here? he wants to know. She asks the same. We learn they are in an island beach house, which she is showing to prospective renters. She is a frantic Diane Keaton type, stoned, talking a mile a minute. Also, we learn Charlie killed six people.
And end scene …
Braff sprung up:
"That was awesome! You both have the ultimate high-class problem: You're not pausing for laughs, so we can't hear the next sentences. You're doing it so good, you have to slow down. … But it's tricky because every single audience is different, and we did this show in New York, in London, and when you do a show, those 600 or 700 people will never be in the same room together again. You know what the big laughs are, and the audience will roughly follow the same path, but you'll have a joke that will kill one night and the next, there will be a titter and you won't have any idea what happened!
"But this opening sequence is very hard because it's setting up the whole tone of the play, which is, yes, you're going to laugh, but it's ultimately going to be a balance of zaniness and tragedy, some very deep things. And Charlie has the onus of keeping this dark tone alive, but also, keep in mind that Emma is very stoned. And I don't endorse that behavior but I did a little research while I was at Northwestern. What the audience will learn is she is on the verge of being deported and doesn't want to go back to England, and that's why she is manic and crazy. But play her lightly, the audience doesn't like her. That's one of the things we figured out: She's funny but, (expletive), this guy's on the verge of killing himself!"
He sat down.
The students nodded and walked off. A new Charlie and Emma, more nervous than the first, walked out.
Charlie urges Emma to leave. The doorbell rings. It's Myron, a firefighter, who is bringing drugs to Emma. We learn Charlie lied to Emma: This is not his house! It is the house of his stockbroker friend. Myron does not trust Charlie, who, having established that he has murdered, threatens to kill them if they don't leave.
And end scene …
Braff is less enthusiastic. He climbs slowly out of his chair:
"Really good guys, but if we can go back and take some notes, you can try again. … We learn later that (Charlie) is totally infatuated with (Emma) and in love with her, so there is a total chess match between Charlie and Myron! (To the student playing Myron:) I thought you were a little too comfortable too quickly, and he's more of a cocky bastard and sort of sizing this Charlie guy up. … Also, you guys are doing the same thing, you're not waiting for laughs, you're going on to your next line. Then again, if you let it get too light. … Who likes '30 Rock'? '30 Rock' was hilarious. I think it's hilarious. What '30 Rock' chose to do was stay way up on the farce, so they didn't have the choice to be dramatic. As much as I love the show, I think one of the reasons it never had the audience was because it never made the audience feel (the characters) were real. They were these amazing characters, but they were these farcical characters, so — yes, Mary …"
Poole lowered her hand: "Can I say that I think that 'Scrubs' actually did both?"
Light applause.
"Thank you, Mary," Braff said, head lowered. "I can take that compliment because I didn't write that show. One thing Bill Lawrence, who created the show, was a genius at doing was that: You could be as crazy as you wanted, but it was grounded in reality. The American Medical Association said it was the most accurate medical show! So when it dropped into reality, it was 100 percent straight. Which meant you earned your crazier moments. Which is some of what I was trying to do in this play: You can have a fireman drug dealer if you don't lose the grounded nature of 'Holy (expletive), there's a suicidal, homicidal murderer in the room!'"
The students returned to their marks and began again. The student playing Charlie said to Myron: "Are you a firefighter?" And the student playing Myron replied, brusquely: "I'm a gay stripper. What's with the noose?"
Braff jumped off his seat: "OK, the laugh there should have come on 'gay stripper'! Which I think is funny …"
The student shrugged.
"Well," Braff said, "I promise you, big laugh there." Throughout the class, he spoke this way, quickly, earnestly, with self-deprecation; he received C's at Northwestern in screenwriting and acting, he said, apologizing that "All New People" — sitcom-y, unfocused, with nuggets of fun -- was "all over the place."
New students stepped in.
There's another doorbell ring. This time, it's a beautiful blonde. We learn she is a prostitute with a heart of gold and that Charlie's stockbroker friend sent her to Charlie, to cheer him up. Myron asks how much she costs. She costs $15,000 a night, which sends Myron into an extended speech about Wall Street fat cats.
And end scene …
Braff's expression went from a cringe to a quick smile. He walked onto the stage
"Great, great job. Couple of notes: You guys are moving on punch lines. Which is something I learned (not to do) from David. You will instantly dissipate a punch line if you are walking while saying it. I don't knowwhy it is so but it is so. (Turning to the new Myron:) I hate to say, but you're playing the jokes a little too much. The lines are there. You're a funny actor but you're winking at the audience. … I can be as hammy as anybody, but when the line is there you have to trust it. And that monologue about stockbrokers, that's real! The real Myron drops in! He's a blue-collar guy, it's something that infuriates him — his taxes bailed out Wall Street! Mary, how much time?"
"Fifteen minutes."
"For the whole thing? (Expletive)! I want to end on words of wisdom!"
And so he did.
He walked to the side of the stage and located an image of his iTunes artist page that the school had enlarged for him. He held the cardboard in front of him and he read the reviews: The first review was a one-star review ("garbage"), the second review was a five ("wonderful"), the third was a one ("I wanted to jump off a cliff"), the fourth was a five ("classic"). Braff waited for the laugher to die down, then he said, more coherently than anything in his play: "I am a little used to this by now. I read a comments section and it says I should be deported. Then someone writes that they proposed to their girlfriend after seeing 'Garden State.' That's fine. There are people who will hate what you do and people who will love what you do. You're going to be in plays and you're going to be in movies, you're going to have reviewers say you're a genius and you're going to have reviewers say you should quit. But now more than ever, you have to be yourself and be fearless and not be stopped from being your true selves by the ones and threes of the world. Thank you."
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Correia, Twins slowed by Tigers' red-hot bats
Right-hander exits during seven-run third; Dozier hits seventh HR
MINNEAPOLIS -- With the bullpen combining to throw 18 innings over their previous three games against the Rays, the Twins were hoping right-hander Kevin Correia would give them some length in his start against the Tigers on Friday night.
After all, Correia was solid against the Tigers last season, going at least 6 2/3 innings in each of his three starts against Detroit with a 2.18 ERA.
Instead, Correia was hit hard, and couldn't get out of the third inning, as the Tigers used a seven-run rally in the third for a 10-6 win in the series opener at Target Field.
Correia gave up eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits and two walks, lasting just 2 1/3 innings for the shortest outing by a Twins starter this season to put even more strain on the bullpen. It was also his shortest since going two innings against the Royals on Aug. 5, 2013.
"Kevin was up and out over the plate an awful lot, and those guys shot the ball to right field and pretty much everywhere," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "They're a team that can hit. He just couldn't get the ball on the inner-half of the plate and they made him pay for it."
It was a rough first meeting of the year against the Tigers for the Twins, who entered the game with a chance to move into a tie for first place in the American League Central. But the Twins fell behind by eight runs in the third inning and nine runs in the sixth, and couldn't climb all the way back after Correia's struggles.
"I just wasn't able to hit any of my spots," said Correia, who saw his ERA jump from 5.47 to 7.33 in five starts. "I can't pitch like that against a team like that. You're going to get hit around."
The Tigers opened the scoring in the second inning on a two-run blast from Nick Castellanos to right field after Chris Colabello dropped a shallow fly ball hit by Austin Jackson for a two-base error.
The homer was a sign of bad things to come for Correia, who was charged with seven runs in the third. Torii Hunter led off with a double before moving over to third on a groundout from Miguel Cabrera.
After Cabrera's groundout, eight straight Tigers reached base, with Victor Martinez bringing home the first run of the inning with a single to right field. Jackson then doubled before Castellanos singled home Martinez. Alex Avila walked to load the bases before Correia walked Andrew Romine to bring in another run that forced Correia from the game.
"We just got pitches that we could drive," Hunter said. "He left some balls up where we could capitalize on them. This guy pitches really well against us. We don't score many runs off him. But tonight we felt good at the plate, and I think we were a little patient today and got some pitches we could handle."
Correia was frustrated most by the two walks, but said he'll have to approach the Tigers differently the next time he faces them, as many of their hits were to the opposite field, including the homer by Castellanos and Hunter's double.
"The majority of the balls they hit went the other way so that'll be an adjustment I'll have to make," Correia said. "We face these guys a lot, and they have a new lineup. I have to figure out how to get those guys out."
Correia was replaced by right-hander Anthony Swarzak, who promptly gave up three straight hits to Rajai Davis, Ian Kinsler and Hunter to allow four more runs to score. Swarzak got out of the jam by getting Cabrera to ground into an inning-ending double play, so Cabrera was responsible for all three outs in an inning in which 11 Tigers came to the plate.
Detroit stretched it to a nine-run lead in the sixth on an RBI single from Cabrera off Swarzak to score Hunter, who hit a leadoff double.
But Minnesota didn't go down quietly against Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello, who surrendered four runs on six hits over five-plus innings. He was in control early, only allowing a run in the second on a sacrifice fly from Kurt Suzuki before unraveling in the sixth.
Brian Dozier led off the sixth with his team-leading seventh homer before Joe Mauer singled and Trevor Plouffe walked with none out to knock Porcello from the game. Reliever Justin Miller came in, but gave up an RBI single to Colabello and an RBI double to Jason Kubel. Suzuki then added his second sacrifice fly to make a five-run game.
The Twins scored again in the seventh on a two-out RBI double from Plouffe after Mauer reached on an error from Kinsler at second base. But it was as close as the Twins would get, as they stranded two runners in the eighth and were held scoreless in the ninth by former Twins closer Joe Nathan, who was making his first appearance at Target Field since joining the Tigers.
"I thought our guys did a real nice job staying in it," Gardenhire said. "They put together some decent swings and got back in the game. One more big hit there and we're even closer. But a big inning like that eats you up early."


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The lovely and talented Chrissy Gemmill recently sent me a few pieces of her handcrafted jewelery to check out and review. My favorite piece was this adorable vintage button ring- it's very well-made and I love that's simple and understated, but still adds a little pop of interest to a regular outfit or typical day. Chrissy uses a lot of different materials to create her one of a kind pieces, and I feel lucky to call a couple of them my own.
From her website:
I am a work at home Mom. I have a precious two year old little boy. While he sleeps I work with my little dog Tippy by my feet. I have a wonderful husband Matt who is very supportive of my craft. I also teach a few jewelry making classes and workshops.
My list of inspirations is huge as my everyday existence is filled with subliminal creative messages. But mostly I draw inspiration from nature, Victorian lifestyle, Gothic art and architecture, retro fashion, Halloween imagery and love.
I do not like to adhere to any specific rules when I design except that my line must remain cohesive. I take what I do seriously but it is important to me to have fun with it.
Chrissy and I have emailed back and forth quite a bit, and I've really enjoyed getting to know her. If you'd like to learn more about the lady behind the art, feel free to read this article, published in a local publication. I just adore Chrissy, and with Christmas just around the corner, there is nothing better than supporting artists and the handmade community.
And today, she is generously offering up a giveaway for all of you!
Up for grabs is a $50 shop credit.
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text: Image 1 of 16 Previous Next By Shawn Morton Recently, Microsoft released its latest version of Windows Home Server (WHS) to beta testers. The following screens take you inside the WHS console.This gallery is also available as a TechRepublic download and as a TechRepublic article. Login screen WHS uses a very simple login screen. Provide the server password and you're in! Login screen options There are a few options. Computers and backup The first screen you'll see after logging into your WHS console is the "Computers & Backup" tab. It shows you all of the clients that are connected to WHS, the operating system each is running, and whether they are backed up.The reason two of the PCs are grayed out in this screenshot is because I had just installed the latest version of WHS and had not yet run the Home PC Connector CD on the other two machines. User Accounts The User Accounts screen shows you all of the users that are set up to access WHS on your network. Information about each account includes whether it is enabled and whether it can connect remotely to the WHS box from the Web.An interesting thing about user accounts is that they need to match the account on the client PC. So if your username is "JoeSchmoe" and your password is "12345," then your WHS logon name and password need to be "JoeSchmoe" and "12345."After getting your user account set up, you only need the server password to access WHS. Shared Folders The Shared Folders screen shows all of the default and custom shares on your WHS box. By default, WHS creates Music, Photos, Public, Software and Video. It also creates a new share for each account listed on the User Accounts tab.When you run the Home PC Connector CD in a client machine, each of the default shares are automatically added to the client PC. While setting up shared folders isn't difficult, it is a nice shortcut to have built into the software. You definitely won't be answering questions like "Where do my photos go on the server?"If one copy of your files isn't enough, you can choose to duplicate any share on your WHS box by toggling the Duplication setting (the fourth column from the left) to "On." The default state for Duplication is "Off." Server Storage The Server Storage screen shows the available drives in your WHS box. I have two 300GB Seagate drives in my box. The drive with the WHS OS is noted with a small Windows icon.In addition to showing the capacity, location and health of each drive, WHS also shows you the total storage available in the right sidebar. The pie chart breaks down the storage into Shared Folders, Duplication, PC Backups, Operating System and Free Space. Network Health WHS uses the term "Network Health" to describe the state of backups on your network. If all of your client PCs are backed up and there aren't any patches or updates for WHS, your network will be "healthy."The same green shield icon is used on each client PC in the taskbar. With it, you are able to see the state of your network as well as log into the WHS console. Settings | General The General Settings screen allows you to set or change the time, date and language. It also lets you set your Windows Update, Customer Experience Improvement and Windows Error Reporting settings. Settings | Backup The Backup Settings screen allows you to set the range of time when backups will occur, set up the number of backups to keep, and clean out any old backups that you choose. Settings | Passwords On the Passwords Settings screen, you can change your WHS password or update your Password Policy. By default, WHS uses the "Medium" setting. Settings | Media Sharing The Media Sharing screen allows you to choose which of your media shares you want to share with other computers or devices on your network. By turning this on, other PCs can access your files. It also allows digital media receivers or an XBOX 360 to access your media collection. Settings | Remote Access The Remote Access Settings screen allows you to configure your WHS box and your router so that your WHS box will be available outside of your network. Microsoft is currently using the livenode.com domain name to support remote WHS boxes. Your URL will be structured as yourservername.livenode.com. Settings | Add-ins The Add-ins screen, which is new in the Customer Technology Preview version of WHS, allows you to install custom MSI-based apps on your server. Now that the WHS SDK is available, we should see some new add-ins available soon. Settings | Resources The Resources Settings screen shows you the basic configuration of your WHS box including software versions and basic hardware specs. A backup run The backup feature in action. By Shawn Morton Recently, Microsoft released its latest version of Windows Home Server (WHS) to beta testers. The following screens take you inside the WHS console.This gallery is also available as a TechRepublic download and as a TechRepublic article. Related Topics: Microsoft Enterprise Software Software Collaboration Mobility Cloud Hardware Comment and share: A first look: Inside Windows Home Server (Customer Technology Preview)


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This looks cool like it might be worth checking out: http://www.battleforterra.com
Reminds me of Delgo and Kaena The Prophecy. Animation looks similar to Clone Wars. Very Star Wars-ish looking, and it looks like they spent some big dollars on it. Great animation. The 3D aspect should make the battle scenes worth it. There's tons of famous people in it. It's got that girl that dated Marilyn Manson for a while, Evan Rachel Wood. And that guy Justin Long, he's hilarious. A bunch of others too.
Doesn't appear the same old plot. Humans are the attackers and the aliens are the peaceful ones. It's coming out in May. I'm definitely seeing this one.


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Neutron stars form from the core of a collapsing star and, as the supernova dissipates, often rotate rapidly, creating a pulsar. In less than a million years, however, their strong magnetic fields act as a brake, slowing them down considerably. In some cases, however, the neutron star will have a nearby companion, and its gravity is sufficient to start stripping mass off it. As the process continues, the neutron star will spin back up, creating what's called a millisecond pulsar. In most cases, these companions are still around, visible as a bright star locked in an orbital embrace with a pulsar. Now, researchers have spotted one where the star is still there, but not visible—the neutron star has stripped it down to a crystaline core the size of Jupiter.
The system in question, which has the catchy name PSR J1719−1438, was identified in a recent survey for pulsars. Careful timing observations revealed the influence of a nearby companion—very nearby, given that it orbited the neutron star with a period of only a bit over two hours. Given the orbital information and the typical mass of a neutron star, the authors were able to estimate that the orbiting body has a mass somewhere around that of Jupiter.
But that mass must be highly compact; otherwise, given the limited distance between the two, the neutron star would end up gravitationally disrupting its companion. The same goes for a helium-rich white dwarf star. The only thing that the authors calculate could fit into this uncomfortably close orbital configuration is a carbon white dwarf. So, they conclude that the "planet" orbiting the neutron star is simply the core of its previous stellar companion, stripped of most of its mass through the process that spun up the pulsar. And, in the last sentence of the paper, they drop a bit of a bombshell: "The chemical composition, pressure and dimensions of the companion make it certain to be crystallized (i.e., diamond)."
About 30 percent of the millisecond pulsars we know about don't have a stellar companion, which raises the possibility that there are other Jupiter-mass diamonds out there awaiting our discovery. However, other fates are possible; a bit closer, and the companion star would have been devoured completely, leaving no remnant at all. And, in at least one case, a companion star seems to have been torn apart in a way converting it into a disk that has formed three planets that now orbit the neutron star. With further observations, we should get a better sense of how common these odd companions are—and possibly find something else that's even stranger.
Science, 2011. DOI: 10.1126/science.1208890 (About DOIs).


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CO blood test, CO blood gas, arterial blood gas
This test measures the level of carbon monoxide (CO) in your blood.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, tasteless, and odorless gas made by combustion. Breathing in CO can be fatal because it doesn't allow oxygen to get to your heart and other organs.
This test looks for carboxyhemoglobin. This substance is made in your blood when hemoglobin combines with carbon monoxide instead of oxygen.
Most deaths from CO result from smoke inhalation. Other sources include heaters that don't work as they should, kitchen stoves and tools that are not vented correctly, camping stoves, charcoal grills, water heaters, and cars with their engines running in an enclosed space like a garage. All of these can cause CO to spread throughout a building.
You may need this test if your healthcare provider thinks you have CO poisoning. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include:
Chest pain
Altered mental status and confusion
Nausea and vomiting
Severe poisoning can cause nerve system symptoms such as:
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be hard to recognize in very young children. For example, a child may merely appear fussy and not want to eat.
You may also have this test if you have been in contact with CO. This is especially true if you inhaled smoke during a fire. You may also have this test if you've been near a car that had its engine running in an enclosed space for a long time.
Your healthcare provider may also order these tests:
Toxicology screen
Chest X-ray
Pregnancy test in women. This is because CO exposure puts the fetus at high risk for problems.
Your provider may also order an MRI scan if you also have symptoms of nervous system problems.
Test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, the method used for the test, and other things. Your test results may not mean you have a problem. Ask your healthcare provider what your test results mean for you.
Results are given as a percentage or as a decimal. These are the normal ranges for CO levels in the blood:
Adults: less than 2.3%, or 0.023
Adult smokers: 2.1% to 4.2%, or 0.021 to 0.042
Adult heavy smokers (more than 2 packs a day): 8% to 9%
Hemolytic anemia: Up to 4%
Newborn: greater than 12%
If your levels are higher, you may have CO intoxication or poisoning.
The test is done with a blood sample. A needle is used to draw blood from a vein in your arm or hand.
Having a blood test with a needle carries some risks. These include bleeding, infection, bruising, and feeling lightheaded. When the needle pricks your arm or hand, you may feel a slight sting or pain. Afterward, the site may be sore.
Other factors aren't likely to affect your results.
You don't need to prepare for this test. Be sure your healthcare provider knows about all medicines, herbs, vitamins, and supplements you are taking. This includes medicines that don't need a prescription and any illicit drugs you may use.


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Localicious, an intimate wine and food tasting fundraiser that will benefit www.FamilyFarmed.org celebrates the flavors and personalities that make up the Santa Monica Farmers Markets and will be held Sunday, November 4th at Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica from 6-9 p.m.
The event that any foodie or wine connoisseur would appreciate serves as the culmination of the Good Food Festival & Conference (GFFC). The GFFC is a nationally significant event connecting the NGOs, businesses and individuals who are driving the Good Food Movement. Net proceeds benefit FamilyFarmed.org whose mission is to expand the production, marketing and distribution of locally grown and responsibly produced food in order to enhance the social, economic and environmental health of our communities.
Some of the leading chefs in Los Angeles paired with farmers from the Santa Monica Farmers Markets. Chefs include: Tin Vuong of Abigaile Restaurant, Akasha Richmond of Akasha, Benny Boehm of AMMO, Beachy Cream, Alex Moreno of Border Grill, Laurent Elmerich of Church and State, Roxana Jullapat of Cook's County, Sandra Cordero of Cordero Negro, Brandon Boudet of Dominick's/Tom Bergins, Matt Dickson of FEED, Ray Garcia of FIG, Chef Evan
Funke, Sal Marino of Il Grano, Bradley Miller of Inn of the Seventh Ray, Joe Miller of Joe's/Bar Pinxto, Stefano DeLorenzo of La Botte, Gianfranco Minuz of Locanda del Lago, Christina Olufson of Lucques/AOC/Tavern, John-Carlos Kuramoto of Michael's Santa Monica, Vardan Abgaryan of Public Kitchen, Matt Biancanello
of Roosevelt/Library Bar, Jeremy Strubel of Rustic Canyon, Rich Mead of SAGE,
Sassan Rostamian of Sauce on Hampton, Paul Shoemaker of Savory, Rian
Brandenburg of Tender Greens, Mark Cannon and Elliott Rubin of The Curious
Palate, Collin Crannell of The Lobster and Nyesha Arrington of Wilshire
Participating farmers include:Carpenter Family Farms, Coleman Organics, Fat Uncle Farms, Flora Bella Farms, Gloria's, Harry's Berries, Jimenez Family Farms, Life's A Choke Farms, McGrath Family Farms, Peacock Family Farms, Phillip Green Farms, Pudwill Farm, Rutiz Family Farms, Schaner Family Farms, See Canyon Fruit Ranch, Shiitake Happens, Tutti Frutti Farms, Weiser Family Farms and Windrose Farms.
Tickets for Localicious at $125 for general admission and VIP tickets are $175. VIP tickets includes a private VIP reception from 5-6 p.m. in the Marion Davies Guest House, complimentary parking, passed hors d'oeuvres, gift bag and a wine and beer tasting from California winemakers and local So Cal breweries.
In addition, Localicious will offer an array of VIP and premier ticket packages including reserved seating and an exclusive meet-and-greet lounge where guests can engage with the participating chefs. For VIP ticket information, contact [email protected]
For more information on Localicious and the Good Food Festival & Conference, visit http://goodfoodfestivals.com/la/localicious/
About the Good Food Festival & Conference:
The Good Food Festival & Conference begins with an "Urban Barn Raising" with Farmer, Founder and CEO of Growing Power, Inc. and Author of "The Good Food Revolution," Will Allen, on Friday, November 2 at John Muir High School, continues with The Good Food Conference, a day of informative panel discussions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) featuring Will Allen (The Good Food Revolution), Van Jones (Rebuild the Dream) & Evan Kleiman (Good Food/KCRW) on Saturday, November 3 and culminates on Sunday, November 4 with Localicious, an evening of fundraising on the beach with leading chefs and farmers at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Programming will focus on Good Food issues that matter to Californians, such as community building, safe, healthy and economically viable food jobs and the California GMO labeling measure, Proposition 37. For tickets, visit http://goodfoodfestivals.com/LA.
About the Santa Monica Farmers Markets
The Santa Monica Farmers Markets are committed to promoting healthy eating and sustainable agriculture in California by providing fresh agricultural products direct from small farms to urban customers, thereby
building community and preserving California farmland. It has since grown to be one of America's
leading farmers market programs with four weekly markets. An estimated 900,000 shoppers visit the markets each year.
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FamilyFarmed.org's mission is to expand the production, marketing and distribution of locally grown and responsibly produced food in order to enhance the social, economic and environmental health of our communities. FamilyFarmed.org is nationally recognized for "growing the market" for local and sustainable food and works with many of the country's largest buyers of local and sustainably grown food. The Good Food Festival and Conference was created to link some of the best local farmers and family-owned producers of food and farm products with the public, trade buyers and leaders in the field to foster relationships that facilitate the growth of local food systems.


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"On stamina alone, he'd be among the top players who ever played the game," longtime New York Knicks coach Red Holzman once said of John "Hondo" Havlicek. "It would've been fair to those who had to play him or those who had to coach against him if he had been blessed only with his inhuman endurance. God had to compound it by making him a good scorer, smart ballhandler and intelligent defensive player with quickness of mind, hands and feet."
The 6-foot-5 Boston Celtics star was a perpetual-motion machine, a human dynamo who was legendary for wearing out opponents with his relentless baseline-to-baseline efforts. A star at both forward and guard, Havlicek's versatility made him perhaps the finest all-around player in the history of the NBA, according to Sports Illustrated.
A key member of two generations of Celtics, Havlicek provided the spark off the bench during the Celtics' dynasty years of the 1960s. During the 1970s, he was the trusted veteran who captained youthful teams to championships in 1974 and '76.
Known for clutch performances in big games, Havlicek posted impressive numbers during his illustrious 16-year career. In 1,270 regular-season games, he scored 26,395 points and averaged 20.8 points to rank as the Celtics' all-time leading scorer. He also grabbed 8,007 rebounds, recorded 6,114 assists, and played on eight Boston championship teams. He appeared in 13 consecutive NBA All-Star Games, earned 11 selections to the All-NBA First or Second Team and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First or Second Team eight times.
The child of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Havlicek was born in the small town of Martins Ferry, Ohio, home to coal miners and steel workers. As a boy he loved to run, sprinting to and from school or from one mile marker to another on a local highway. He once said that he was forced to keep up with his bike-riding pals on foot because his parents refused to let him have a bicycle.
At Bridgeport High School, Havlicek starred in basketball, baseball and football. An All-State selection in all three sports, he was a highly recruited quarterback who could throw the ball 80 yards. He chose Ohio State but did not play football. Although he did play baseball and batted over .400 in his freshman year, he focused on basketball. A collegiate All-American, Havlicek scored 14.6 points in three seasons, playing on Buckeyes teams with Jerry Lucas, Bobby Knight and future Celtics teammate Larry Siegfried. Havlicek's Ohio State teams compiled a 78-6 record and won an NCAA championship in 1960.
After his senior season, Havlicek was drafted into two professional sports leagues. The NFL's Cleveland Browns selected him in the seventh round of the 1962 NFL Draft, and the NBA's Boston Celtics nabbed him in the first round of the NBA Draft. The Browns, impressed with Havlicek's athletic ability and his 6-foot-5, 205-pound frame, tried him at wide receiver. He played in several exhibition games that summer before being released by the team in favor of future All-Pro Gary Collins.
Havlicek turned his attention to the Celtics, who had taken him with the last pick of the first round. Boston already had Bill Russell manning the post, and Celtics coach Red Auerbach later said that his expectations of Havlicek had been modest; he had simply wanted a player to eventually fill the sixth-man role held by veteran Frank Ramsey.
When Havlicek joined the Celtics in 1962, they had won four consecutive NBA titles. Boston was loaded with talent, but star players such as Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman, Ramsey, and Jim Loscutoff were in the final stages of their careers. Havlicek's youthful physical intensity was like a shot of adrenaline for the aging team. Coming off the bench mostly as a forward, he averaged 14.3 points during his rookie year, many of them coming at the receiving end of Cousy's famous passes on the fast break. "I made a living off Bob Cousy," Havlicek often said.
An NBA All-Rookie Team selection for 1962-63, Havlicek displayed great hustle and tenacious defense, but he didn't impress everyone in his first season. According to Sports Illustrated, Cousy assessed him as a "non-shooter who would probably burn himself out." But Havlicek possessed awesome physical skills. Among the first of the great swingmen, he combined brute force with quickness. At 6-foot-5, he could overpower most guards, yet he was quicker than most forwards.
He also had the inner drive that characterized "Celtics pride." After his first year, Havlicek went home and worked hard to improve both his outside shooting and his dribbling. The next season he led the team in scoring, averaging 19.9 and he showed that he was ready to assume Ramsey's position as the Celtics' all-important sixth man. Despite Cousy's retirement, Boston won 59 games in 1963-64 and vanquished the San Francisco Warriors in five games for the NBA crown. Havlicek made the All-NBA Second Team.
For the next five seasons, Havlicek was the best reserve in basketball. As Boston's "supersub," he came in at either guard or forward and was usually on the court at the end of a game. Along with Russell, Havlicek routinely played the most minutes.
Havlicek didn't mind the sixth-man role. "It never bothered me," he once said, "because I think that role is very important to a club. One thing I learned from Red Auerbach was that it's not who starts the game, but who finishes it, and I generally was around at the finish."
During the 1960s, Havlicek proved that Cousy had misjudged him. The "nonshooter" had blossomed into an offensive force who could be counted on to score 18-21 points. Havlicek could hit from anywhere and excelled at shooting on the run. He showcased his talents at the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, in which he racked up 26 points in 22 minutes. In addition, his improved ballhandling made him just as effective at guard as at forward.
Havlicek also didn't burn out as Cousy had predicted. The "man in motion," as he was dubbed in a book title, continued to run defenders into the ground. It was once estimated that he ran 3-5 miles per game.
The quiet, even-tempered Havlicek didn't cut an imposing figure, but he had the broad-shouldered, sinewy frame of a steelworker. He also brought tremendous self-discipline and a methodical approach to tasks. When a reporter made fun of his habit of keeping his socks on a hanger in the locker room, Havlicek defended his fastidiousness in Sports Illustrated. "I'm a man of routine and discipline," he explained. "My socks have to dry out. My whole life has been thought out."
In addition to his impressive statistics, Havlicek showed great poise. At crucial moments when a decisive play had to be made, it was "Havlicek time." A classic example of his clutch performing occurred in the seventh game of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. With only five seconds left in the game, he deflected an inbound pass from Hal Greer to save a one-point Celtics victory, prompting broadcaster Johnny Most's legendary call, "Havlicek steals it. Over to Sam Jones. Havlicek stole the ball! It's all over! Johnny Havlicek stole the ball!"
In 1968, during another seventh game against the Sixers in the conference finals, he scored 40 points at Philadelphia to help Boston to a 100-96 victory. Later, in the pivotal Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals, he sank a miraculous, game-saving basket against Phoenix in the closing seconds of the second overtime to force a third OT. The Celtics outlasted the Suns 128-126 and went on to win the championship.
By the end of the 1968-69 season, it had become clear that the Celtics' old order was passing. K. C. Jones had already retired, Sam Jones was 36 years old, Russell was 35, and "Satch" Sanders was 30. The team finished in fourth place during the regular season. In need of his firepower, the Celtics looked to Havlicek for scoring, and he responded with 21.6 points. With a strong effort from Havlicek in the playoffs, Boston's graybeards defeated Wilt Chamberlain and the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to capture the NBA title. It was the Celtics' sixth championship in Havlicek's seven seasons.
The 1969-70 campaign put an end to the Celtics' dynasty. With Russell and Jones retired, the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 20 years. Under new coach Tom Heinsohn, Havlicek became a starter and the hub of Boston's offense. He had a sensational year, accomplishing the rare feat of leading his team in three categories: scoring (24.2), rebounding (7.8), and assists (6.8). He ranked eighth in the league in scoring and seventh in assists.
Havlicek, whose nickname, Hondo, was inspired by the John Wayne movie of the same name, led a Celtics comeback during the early 1970s. In 1970-71 and 1971-72, he averaged 28.9 and 27.5 points, respectively. Despite turning 30 in 1970, he led the league in minutes played for both of those seasons, averaging more than 45 minutes.
As the one remaining star from the Celtics' past, Havlicek became captain of a team that now included Jo Jo White, Don Chaney, and newcomer Dave Cowens. Employing a fast break that brought back memories of Cousy's Celtics, Boston rolled through the 1972-73 season with a 68-14 record.
The Celtics might have won an NBA title that year, but misfortune struck when Havlicek severely injured his shoulder in the third game of the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Knicks. He made a valiant return later in the series, but the Knicks ousted the Celtics in seven games. Prior to the fourth game at Madison Square Garden, the New York fans gave Havlicek a spontaneous standing ovation when he appeared in street clothes.
Five years after Russell's retirement, the Celtics returned to the top of the NBA by beating the Milwaukee Bucks for the league title in 1974. Voted NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, Havlicek was now recognized as the leader of the new generation of Celtics. Customarily stoic, he became emotional after the triumph, according to The New York Times. "Thanks for doing this for me," he said, as he hugged and kissed teammates in the Boston dressing room after the final game. "This is the greatest one."
The following season, Havlicek continued his whirlwind offense and defense. The New York Times reported that after watching him put on a one-man show against the Knicks one evening, Bill Russell was heard to say, "The man is crazy. One of these days, he'll find he can't do it anymore." But Havlicek was able to do it right up until the end. He played in all 82 games and averaged more than 16 points during his final campaign in 1977-78, despite turning 38 in midseason. His last year was a dismal one for the Celtics, however, as they fell to the Atlantic Division basement. But Hondo was treated to a two-month farewell tour in which fans flocked to arenas to pay tribute.
Havlicek retired with a slew of impressive statistics. He was the NBA's all-time leader in games played at the time. He also ranked in the NBA's top 10 in minutes played and in total points. At the end of his career, Havlicek had so many championship rings that he could have opened a jewelry store. He had been on eight Boston championship teams. In 1980, he was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 1983, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 1996 he was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
Jerry West told Sports Illustrated, "The guy is the ambassador of our sport. John always gave his very best every night and had time for everybody-teammates, fans, the press." Cowens added, "You tell me how many class guys there are like him anywhere. They ought to retire his number from the whole NBA. Just take 17 and stash it up there in lights."
But the highest compliment may have come during a halftime salute in his final game at Boston Garden, in which Havlicek, in typical fashion, scored 29 points. "He epitomizes everything good," said Celtics general manager Red Auerbach in The New York Times. "If I had a son like John I'd be the happiest man in the world."
Havlicek died at the age of 79 on Apr. 25, 2019.


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Somebody needs to have the term ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN explained to them. Of course that would likely only result in another grievance, but it would certainly make the point. Question thought... are these grievances warranted? Has there been an investigation done to ascertain why one member files so many?
QR&Os don't set a limit on the number of grievances you can submit, so in theory a unit could literally be shut down by a sudden flood of grievances. Sort of like a denial of service attack. If 150 jr ranks submitted 2-3 well written grievance each pertaining to actual decisions by their change of command where they felt they had been aggrieved, what the heck would leadership do? You can't possibly expect a unit to process 450 grievances following the official process.
I can think of one thing the chain of command could do that I would recommend. Shut down the unit while the grievances are processed. This means no work, no pay, no money. Sorry we have no time or money for training as all the senior ncms and officers are working on the grievances. of course they all need to be paid for all the extra days they are working on this.
But where do you draw the line? It's very clear when you do the training that you shall not be punished for submitting a grievance. If the member referenced above keeps submitting grievances, is their a point where someone in the military (CDS?) has the authority to step and say, "yes, you are submitting perfectly valid and properly formatted grievances, but you are causing unmanageable strain on the system and affecting military efficiency; you're out."?
(snip)...there's a grievance about a grievance for another grievance. About the initial grievance... if that makes sense.
All interesting answers but the CAF prefer releasing a member rather to know the bottom of the story. For the member's story, there have been already two grievances, second one is for unfair PRB that led to an admin review (grievance has been submitted in early 2017). The CAF had the time to conduct two full admin reviews while none of the grievances have been answered and are the causes of the AR, that is simply an administrative failure on their side.
If COs, etc were held more accountable for making decisions that result in valid grievances that are clogging up the system, maybe the system would be more efficient.
Your statement implies that this is a Reserve unit as there would be no such financial impact on a Regular Force unit . In either case, grinding any unit to an operational halt to process an unusual number of grievances would certainly attract attention from higher.
I agree completely Eye in the Sky, but if your CO misses a timing because they are working on the timings and procedures of the 2 or 3 "senseless" (Mbrs words not mine) grievances you put in this week... the a day or even few hours leeway should be ok... I'm not talking years or even multiples of days here...There's just a point you get to when you know the individual is just submitting grievances to tie up the CoC... but you still have to treat every one as if it were the first, and that is exactly what we do. No beats missed, maybe just a slightly delayed beat...
So what happens to a person who is grieving their release but gets released anyway but later wins it? A person should be able to fully exhaust all avenues in place before their livelihood is taken away.
The Committee recommended that the Chief of the Defence Staff partially uphold the grievance and facilitate the re-enrolment of the grievor in the Canadian Forces, if the grievor so wished.CDS Decision SummaryCDS Decision Date: 2014–03–17The CDS is in partial agreement with the Board's conclusions but accepts the totality of its recommendations. In effect, the CDS concluded that the grievor's withdrawal from training and his release were reasonable since the trades in which he had evinced an interest at the time his file was assessed were not available. The CDS also stated that he was favourable to the grievor's re-enrolment should he wish to serve in the CAF in future.
The Committee found that granting a three-year extension to the grievor's Terms of Service would be reasonable in these circumstances and would allow the grievor to end his prolonged period of separation from his family while pursuing both his career and his degree. The Committee therefore recommended that the Chief of the Defence Staff grant redress to the grievor.CDS Decision SummaryCDS Decision Date: 2014–04–10The CDS agreed with the Committee's findings and recommendations and indicated that should the grievor choose to re-enroll, he would offer him a three-year continuing-engagement in a position that would allow him to make progress toward obtaining his degree.
The Board recommended that the CDS order a PSO review of the Grievor's file to determine whether it would have been appropriate to carry out a compulsory occupational transfer.Should the review determine that the Grievor should have been given compulsory transfer, the Board recommended that the CDS order and facilitate the Grievor's re-enrolment in the appropriate occupational group, if the latter still wishes to serve in the CF. Should this not be the case, the Board recommended that the CDS order that the results of the review be communicated to the Grievor.The Board also recommended that the Grievor's file be referred to the Director Claims and Civil Litigation to determine whether there are grounds for compensating him as redress for his improper release.CDS Decision SummaryCDS Decision Date: 2013–06–14The CDS agreed with the Board's findings and recommendations.
"Tanning Stations on the flight deck"
The two cases that I've witnessed, it's treated as unbroken service due to the terms of the grievance. So pension, CD and other "time based benefits" are continuous.
Slightly shifting this topic, too many of the policies/regulations seem to have too much room for interpretation and they need to be written much more clearily to eliminate this. I knew two Cpl's who were release, for similar conditions, one was offered a 3 year retention the other wasn't. It seems to be impossible to get a clear answer on the policy even depending on who you ask. One person says the CAF is tightening up on offering them while someone else says it's almost automatic. It shouldn't be this way.
There's a reason that the policy is vague in places; it is to allow flexibility in dealing with each individual case. A period of retention has the input of a fair number of different stakeholders and a number of different criteria are taken into consideration prior to the decision being made. There is never going to be, nor should there be, a one size fits all solution.
It doesn't always have to be used in ways that benefit the members. Every situation is different and context has to be taken in consideration when enforcing policy.
The AR process is pretty well defined; if you want to provide input, submit your response within the time limit. If you need more time, you can put in a request to have it extended (which they have no obligation to accept).If you did/do neither of those things, then you are SOL.Was the divO for someone that was truly an admin burden, had multiple admin actions against them, and had several ARs on the go. Because they submitted a response asking for an extension until the ongoing issues were sorted out, it was considered, and the decision was deferred. They were ultimately released anyway, but the system will go out of it's way to be fair if you fill out the paperwork.Ultimately you are an adult, you need to take charge of this process and deal with it if you want any input. Not submitting paperwork out of spite is childish, so don't be surprised if you are treated as a child accordingly. There is a ton of support, training and development in the organization, but we need adults that put in the effort and take responsibility for their own actions/failings.


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It was the closest I'd ever been to a war zone, or at least, what I imagined a war zone to be like.
Sirens and sporadic gunfire filled the air along Santa Monica and Hollywood Boulevards. Fires burned on certain blocks.
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News from around the country and around the globe
Everywhere, there were guns. Along commercial strips, I could see rifles poking up above the roofline.
Merchants, taking up rooftop duty to try and protect their businesses from looting.
The looters seemed to spring up spontaneously, smashing windows and hauling off goods. In front of one store, I recognized an armed man; an actor who'd had bit parts in some network TV shows.
He had a talent/scouting agency in the building, and was trying to keep lawbreakers at bay. Real-life drama, not the Hollywood kind.
Police presence was spotty at times. But as I stood on Hollywood Boulevard, an LAPD cop took some pity; he stopped and helped me adjust the bullet-proof vest I had borrowed and was wearing improperly.
These are the memories I have of the scene twenty years ago today, as I worked to cover the violence that suddenly erupted in the aftermath of the Rodney King beating trial.
Photographer Curt Rybaczyk and I teamed up with another reporter crew out of Sacramento, sharing a vehicle as we roamed the streets from our base at the ABC network bureau, then located on Prospect in Hollywood.
Safety in numbers, we figured. We sped through lights and stop signs, heading from one trouble spot to the next. Didn't want to be targets of the mob, we figured. But we also drove like that because we could.
For two nights after the Simi Valley verdict, LA was a place of lawlessness on all levels. On the second morning, we drove up to Griffith Park. As the sun came up, it lit an eerie and ominous scene; the city covered with a thick gray pall of smoke.
Yes, it was a war zone. I remember running out of steam by that second morning. Stumbling into the ABC network bureau, I hoped to find a quiet spot to sleep, but the newsroom was chaos.
So I walked upstairs, where the correspondents had offices. Judy Muller, now a USC professor, then a reporter, wasn't in her office, but she had a soft couch that I commandeered for a quick nap. I sometimes wonder what her reaction would've been if she'd walked in and found this unshaven, soot-smudged stranger slumbering away.
By daylight, the destruction was clear. But Gov. Pete Wilson had mobilized the National Guard.
The mayor had imposed a curfew and by the third day, the worst was over. A lot has changed. I wonder how the immediate nature of Twitter and other social media would affect such unrest today. L.A. and its police department have done a lot of rebuilding in the years since.
But I'll never forget what I saw, when civilized society appeared to be splitting at the seams.
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I've read a lot of genealogy books. I'm not bragging or anything, but I work in a library, so it makes sense that I'm looking through/checking out/reading genealogy books all the time. The results are mixed.
Are they all stunning works of research? No.
A dry read? Sometimes. Ok. Most of the time.
Useful? Yes, most of them are useful.
Completely and utterly awesome? Once in awhile.
Which is why I was really happy to read Crash Course in Genealogy by Dave Dowell. I met him at a genealogy round table a few weeks ago, and he let me take a look at his book.
Awesome. I wish I would have had a copy when I started doing research. But I was able to read it and literally fall in love with genealogical records all over again, and that's what made the book even better.
Originally intended as a basic genealogy training course for library staff, this book is a great introduction to genealogy subjects, resources, and research methodology. This book offers newbies a chance to begin their search without the daunting fear factor, but gives intermediate researchers a new way to look at their research. Dave's breakdown of information into graphics, case studies, and additional resources is truly top-notch. His graphs and timelines really gave me a lot of insight into some of my own methodology.
Included in this book are clear reproductions of census forms, pedigree sheets, Haplogroup migrations, and an illustrated example of a Boolean search.
I could wax poetic, but his breakdown of the 1940 census was one of the best I've read.
Crash Course in Genealogy Chapter Index
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Backward Thinking and Other Keys to Successful Genealogical Research
Chapter 3: Genealogy Speed Dial
Chapter 4: 20th-Century Research
Chapter 5: 19th-Century Research
Chapter 6: Colonial Research
Chapter 7: Researching People of Color
Chapter 8: Taking Research to Another Country
Chapter 9: Fieldtrips
Chapter 10: Incorporating DNA Research
Chapter 11: Keeping Up to Date
Chapter 12: Concluding Thoughts
Glossary of Genealogical Terms
This is a great book for your library, historical society, genealogy society or for a new genealogist!
You can check out a copy of Crash Course in Genealogy from your local library or order it online at Amazon.com.
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The Mentalist Cast List
The Mentalist cast list, including photos of the actors when available. This list includes all of the The Mentalist main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. You can various bits of trivia about these The Mentalist stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. This cast list of actors from The Mentalist focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on The Mentalist that are on here as well.
Everything from Charles Shaughnessy to James Morrison is included on this poll.
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Activision removes Cobain video, user's account from YouTube.
Bon Jovi turned down chance to appear in Guitar Hero 5.
UK's Chart Track places Guitar Hero 5 over The Beatles: Rock Band in first-week sales.
The Guitar Hero 5 publisher says Love signed licensing rights to use Cobain as a fully playable character.
Courtney Love isn't too happy about Kurt Cobain's GH5 appearance.
Neversoft's best Guitar Hero effort yet.
Activision Blizzard reveals that Nirvana's front man will be making an in-game cameo.
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Legendary singer-songwriter Johnny Cash will debut in Guitar Hero 5.
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A decision on plans for a 15-level brothel and hotel in Auckland's CBD will be out next month.
An Auckland Council spokesman said the report from commissioners was expected 15 working days after the hearing finished.
The Chow brothers of Wellington applied to build New Zealand's first sex hotel and the hearing finished last Tuesday.
Allan Matson, heritage building campaigner, told the hearing the scale of the plans was inappropriate.
"My submission relates to the effects visually of that building on the heritage amenity provided by what I would consider to be the context. I think that it's dominant and I'd say it overpowers the two and three-storey heritage buildings. Is that an effect that's more than minor? I would say that it is," Matson told the independent commissioners.
He called for a smaller structure, saying that would be more appropriate. He also presented images of hotels - including Melbourne's Lindrum - which he said were "very smart" but in low-rise buildings set in high-rise contexts.
Matson also showed an image of the former Aurora or Palace and diggers on the empty site. The building had stood in a lower-rise group and that should be respected and remembered in considering the application to build, he said.


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Hasbro and Hunter PR joined forces to let GalacticHunter.com ask questions. Here are two of them for the next round of 2011-- if you've got a burning question, leave it in the comments-- we might just choose it to pass along!
It's that time again! Hasbro sent some answers to a pair of our burning questions. This time, we're focusing on upcoming The Vintage Collection packaging and a new gun gimmick showing up on the newest "mini-rigs" from The Clone Wars. And we can point you to two other equally thrilling questions, but there's a catch. Read on!
Today we get Q&A answers about those characters who are just on the cusp of getting the green-lights (some pretty cool ones, too) and some not-so-good news for fans of Duchess Satine. Also, Hasbro sends along some exciting news about some more new and very cool product for The Vintage Collection. You know you want to know, so read on!
This session's Q&A is a mixed bag (especially as we went into the interrogation with San Diego Comic-Con and Celebration V information overload). So will that 'other' Imperial Scanning Crew Tech find his way (with his cool gadgets) into your collection? Will we see the final moments of Darth Vader on his Funeral Pyre in figure form? Let's see what the latest from Hasbro tells us...


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Fall Decorating Tips to Fit Any Home Décor
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Let the change in weather be your cue to swap out your summertime décor with the bold, rich tones of autumn. Whether your style is contemporary or early American, these design tips will add festive fall spirit to any home.
Try some of these simple tips to bring cheer to last you from September through Thanksgiving:
Front porch picks: A colorful spread of real pumpkins and gourds always adds pizzazz to a front porch or walkway. Be sure to get a variety of colors and sizes. Add height by positioning them on hay bales or vintage wood crates. If you don't have room for giant pumpkins, consider placing a couple dozen mini pumpkins in a large wire basket. These cheery orange orbs are affordable and can be purchased at your local grocer.
Mercury glass goodies: For a vintage touch, look for pumpkins, gourds and pinecones made from mercury glass. Available in a variety of colors from silver to green, this reflective glass brings shine to rooms and goes great with any style.
Front door finery: A simple autumn wreath adds charm to the whole home, adding curb appeal. Faux pumpkins, gourds, sunflowers, pinecones and leaves are all great elements of a classic fall wreath. For a simpler touch, go with a wreath of berries in one rustic color.
Muted must-haves: If the bright oranges, rusty reds and sunflower yellows aren't your thing, embrace fall in a minimalist manner. Consider placing acorns or small pinecones in clear glass vases for an organically inspired centerpiece. Or, look for naturally white pumpkins, also known as ghost pumpkins, for a less bold take on this seasonal symbol.
Lovely Leaves: Those falling leaves outside boast a multitude of rich, dramatic hues. Check your local craft and hobby store for a wide variety of leafy garland. From understated styles to thicker versions full of berries and fall foliage, it makes a gorgeous statement when draped across mantles, banisters and entryways.
So, fill your mug with spiced cider and get to decorating. You'll love celebrating this exciting season with a beautifully bedecked home.


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State Classroom Galleries: Maryland Art Education Association
State-Sponsored Contests & Exhibition Opportunities! (for the 2020/21 school year)
Exciting contests and exhibitions to further showcase your students' artwork!
Sorry, there are no posted opportunities at this time.
Participating Maryland Schools
Below are the 2 participating NAEA schools from Maryland that have submitted a total of 10 artwork this school year.