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Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.
|First appearance
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
in other media
|Real-world designer(s)
Tsuneo Ninomiya
|Voice actor(s)
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|Biographical overview
Unknown (probably in her teens)
The President (father)
|Physical description
Human/Cat hybrid
Brown with red-tipped bangs
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Losing, Dr. Robotnik, The idea of marrying Robotnik
Sara (セーラ Sēra?, lit. "Seira") is a character in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie. She is the daughter of the President.
Sara appears to be something of a cat girl. She looks mostly human, but she has a cat tail (which was kept out of the Archie Comics for unknown reasons; possibly an error) and wears a hat that looks like cat ears. Sara's outfit consists of a yellow mini skirt with a matching midriff-baring top, a belt, a pink jacket with pink shoes, red gloves, and pink sort of covering on her ears with a large jewel on it. Later on in the movie, she wears a wedding dress that is short, has yellow trimming with a giant bow in the back of it, and has a white covering on her head with flowers on it.
One day, Sara and her father became captives by Dr. Robotnik in order for Robotnik to lure Sonic to South Island. After Sonic and Tails leave, Sara amuses herself with playing video games with Robotnik, but kept on losing (which at first resulted in her throwing a fit). After eventually getting tired of video games, Sara wishes to go for a drive and starts throwing a childish tantrum when Robotnik refuses. At that moment Metal Robotnik crashes into the Presidential House, and Sara grows excited and demands that Robotnik give her a ride in it, entering the control panel and playing around. Later on in the movie Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles go to the core of Robotropolis where, after a small series of events, Dark Eggman appears, eventually crumbling, revealing Dr. Robotnik and Sara in it. Knuckles falsely accuses Sara of being behind his scheme, and in reply she cries hysterically and reveals that "The robot and the machine going haywire were all part of Robotnik's evil scheme," which Robotnik does not deny.
After Metal Sonic appears Sonic, Tails and Knuckles go to the Ice Cap, where Sara is being held captive for a forced marriage at the North Pole. (Dr. Robotnik's main goal in the movie is to destroy the world, leaving only he and Sara to marry and have children together, repopulating the world. Sara is extremely repulsed and angered by the idea of becoming Robotnik's bride, so she screams and proceeds to "scratch" him. Before this, however, Robotnik gifts her with a beautiful wedding dress.
During the fight with Metal Sonic and Sonic, Metal Sonic's head crashes through the bottom of Robotnik's ship, causing him to look up her skirt, resulting in Sara repeatedly kicking his head, calling him a pervert.. When Robotnik tries to grab Sonic his ship tilts causing Sara to fall but is saved by Knuckles. She thanks him and kisses him on cheek causing him to blush and "freeze up." Throughout the rest of the movie Sara stays with Knuckles and Tails as they watch Sonic and Metal Sonic fight. She also kisses Knuckles to help encourage him to help her father.
As the daughter of the President, Sara is quite spoiled. She always expects to get her own way, throwing tantrums when she is beaten at a video game and even cajoling her kidnapper (Robotnik) to take her out for a drive when she's bored. She's also slightly selfish, claiming to Sonic that she doesn't care about Robotnik or even her own father's safety, and that she really wishes him to go to Robotropolis "for the two of them" and their relationship. She is not above using her femininity to get her way, for example kissing Knuckles to persuade him to help her father.
Appearances in Other Media
Archie Comics
Sara has made only single appearance in Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog issue 101, as a captive of Robotnik inside of a tube. Robotnik tells her to marry him and become his queen, to which she denies to, stating he smells like rotten eggs. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles attempt to break through an armada of Metal Robotniks to free Sara. It is then realized that time had changed temporarily thanks to Knuckles' attempting to change history.
- Sara is translated into "princess" in the Hebrew language, meaning that her name and title are essentially the same.
- Sara is reminiscent to other animal/human hybrids in the Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic.
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|Sonic | Tails | Knuckles | Robotnik | Sara | Hyper Metal Sonic | President | Old Man Owl | Metal Robotnik | President's aide | Buzz Bomber | Crabmeat | Crawlton | Snale Blaster | Robotnik's guard robots | Unnamed humanoid robots
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Cincinnati Ballet turns 50 this year, and we asked the company's very first principal dancer, Jane Green, to give us a glimpse back in time. We talk with the former ballerina (and UC's first graduate to earn a bachelor's in dance) about the company's early years, her favorite roles, and why dancers are so superstitious. See her speak at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Rookwood Pavilion at the Cincinnati Ballet 50th Anniversary Celebration discussion panel on October 22.How did you first get involved with Cincinnati Ballet? Back in 1963, Cincinnati Ballet Company was founded and I was hired as the very first principal dancer. I was 15. By 1970, we were a professional company with 10 salaried dancers.
You must have started dancing when you were very young. Oh I was —I took classes in the old Shillito Mansion at the College Conservatory of Music. By the time I turned 12, I was going every day after school. We lived in Northern Kentucky, so we had to take two buses to get there. I learned how to change into my dance clothes in the back of the bus, pulling my leotard on under my sweater and so on.
What were those early years at the company like? They were wonderful. We were like a family and we'd all go out to dinner after practice and do everything together. It was very hard to date, though—if you tried to bring a boyfriend to a dance event all everyone talked about was dance and ballet, and they'd just be like, "uhhh…"
We didn't realize it at the time, but we were pioneers. It was an important and huge opportunity. We went on all these fantastic tours and everyone was on our side. We all just loved to dance so much. We had passion and dedication and even after practice none of us wanted to go home. We were fierce.
What were some of the first places you performed? We went to a school in Pikeville, Ky., where no one had seen dance before. This was a mining town: the school had no dressing room, no doors on the bathroom stalls. It was very rustic. We performed in the gymnasium. After the performance, the kids all ran up on the stage and were dancing on their tiptoes in their gym shoes and sneakers. They all just wanted to dance!
We performed a lot at Music Hall and Playhouse in the Park. We were able to attend the famous Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Berkshire, Mass., too, among others.
What was your favorite role as a dancer? One of my favorite roles was as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker. Dame Alicia Markova, a well-known ballerina and teacher from London, taught me the grand pas de deux for the role. I had the lead in the Concierto Barroco, too, which is another of my favorites.
I hear dancers are a somewhat superstitious bunch. Yes, we are! I had a friend who would line up 30 bobby pins on her dressing table and count them every day before putting them in her bun. Some dancers wear one special pair of earrings for every performance. All dancers keep some sort of silly trinket on their dressing table for luck. And never tell a ballerina "good luck" because that's bad luck. You should say, "Go break a leg," instead.
How you treat your pointe shoes is important too. I would always sew the ribbons of my shoes on after tying them. If a ribbon comes untied during a performance, you could be fined or fired!
That's pretty strict. It is. You could also be fired if your hair comes undone—we'd use Vaseline to make sure our hair buns stayed slicked back!
Have you seen ballet change over the last 50 years? Oh yes, definitely. Every 10 years, a new set of dancers arrived. Each year got better: We were doing double and triple pirouettes, now they're doing six pirouettes and getting stuck on the ceiling and someone has to help them down! I think it's because the pros have become the teachers. We teach each new set of dancers what we know and it just kind of builds from there.
You recently retired in May after 31 years heading NKU's theater department. What are you up to these days? I've taught dance classes at the Jewish Community Center since 1979, and I still teach two classes there. I also take Pilates and ballet classes, I walk on Wednesdays with friends, and I do freelance choreography. I still haven't really gotten used to having more time for things besides dance, but I enjoy it.
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10 fluid ounces
red wine, or more to taste
1/2 cup
dark brown sugar, packed
vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out and reserved
orange, peeled and juiced (peel reserved)
7 ounces
shelled walnuts, divided
1/2 cup
heavy whipping cream
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He has no touch! He can't shoot! Shavlick Randolph and Josh McRoberts 2.0
As long as he doesn't dribble , Plumlee can indeed shoot the ball. And while making fun of him (or any other big) dribbling is easy, it's also very important to his ability to score...if you are impeded by other bodies from your way from the floor to the rim, your success rate is going to go down. But as jv pointed out, he has a nice ambidextrous hook, and hasn't been too bad from away from the basket straight on...when given the chance. Also, as much fun as it is to poke at his FT's, he's proven there too that he can shoot. He got significantly better as the season went on, so I have no doubt he can actually shoot (even when faced with defender). I think we are going to see more of his repertoire this season as the coaches make him more of a focal point on offense.Plumlee could be a consistent scorer, but his high school coach told Adam Gold and Joe Ovies that he didnt think he was going to be a dominant scorer simply because he is a team first player.
That said: why does he have games where he disappears on offense? Here there are three basic possibilities. 1) defense; 2) ball movement, and 3) confidence.
Mmmm, BBQ!
Mason would have a much better offensive game if he could hit a jump shot from 10 to 15 feet; that shot has been made available to him by defenses around the league, and he can't or won't take it.
Now, I don't think this is hopeless and indeed confidence figures into this. Mason has markedly improved on shots around the basket with the jump hook as noted. He made significant improvement over the 2nd half of the season in his free thorw shooting; as others have noted, in warmups he has a relaxed form and hits jumpshots.
If he can improve and hit some of these short to mid-range shots, Coach K's vision of Mason being an All-American and contender for ACC POY is realistic.
MP2 will not develop a mid-range game, IMO. I just don't see it. His poor FT% coupled with him NEVER attempting a mid-range shot implies that developing this skill isn't going to happen. I'd rather that Plumlee work on his back-to-the-basket and facing-the-basket-from-ten-feet-out rather than working on that shot for only 6 momths.
What MP2 really needs is consistency. I think this can be achieved through three ways:
1) Continuous work on his post-up game (obviously)
2) FT, FT, FT. If he were to shoot 75% this year, his average would have risen by 1.2 points. He needs that shot in his arsenal.
2) Working with the guards (especially Cook, TT, and Curry) to feed him the ball.
I really like Plumlee. I see him as a 1st Team All-ACC next year (minimum 2nd Team All-ACC), but he needs to work on that consistency. If he can guarantee Duke 10 points a game (while average 15-16 points), that can be devastating to opponents.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Winston Churchill
President of the "Nolan Smith Should Have His Jersey in The Rafters" Club
My hope with all of this negativity is that it not only gives Mason more incentive to develop his game and become the dominant inside player he can be, but also gives the coaching staff the incentive to showcase their ability to develop, and run an offense through, a big man. Perception is more important than reality sometimes and, whether true or false, with the recent comments by recruits, coaches and the media, the Duke basketball program is clearly teetering on the brink of "can't develop a big man." Mason can dispel that with strong scoring numbers. I'm concerned, however, that if he can't develop the inside game that outsiders think he should have, it's going to hurt our ability to recruit big men even more than we've seen up to now.
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I like Brad Daugherty but I think he is wrong about Mason "regressing" instead of improving. Mason actually improved quite a bit last year in particular. I don't think Duke did a good job getting him the ball in position to score often enough though. Hopefully we run the offense inside out this year to get Mason more shots and also use his passing ability to hit cutters as well as shooters spotting up. I agree with others who have said that he needs to lose the hesitation and power dribble and just go up strong. He seems to have worked out his free throw shooting funk and I see no reason that he can't hit a 15-footer at least as well as Miles did. Hopefully he has a monster year and silences all the critics.
The article discounts the guard play but that is a big part of the picture. Go back and look at the Lehigh debacle. Yes Mason had a big game statistically, but it should have been bigger. Look at the screen plays and you will see Lehigh's big men "showing" aggressively and our guards almost never passing to Mason when he rolls. If we had been successful with a few of those, the defense would have needed to back off the perimeter and it would have changed the whole game.
McRob and Shav 2.0 isn't bad. Wish he had the handle of McRob and the strength of Shav. I wish MP11 would stop thinking he was a guard and have to put the ball on the court with every touch. Plus I wish he would hit the weight room religiously (maybe he is but just can't gain bulk nor strength). Go Devils!
In my opinion, to make this discussion about Plumlee is to miss the point. What was once the subject of mild discontent discussed in the cozy confines of Bullocks soon began to appear in mutiple discussions on these boards. The subject often vacillated between how Duke used big men to the annual discussion of the "big man" coach.
The problem now is that this subject/perception has moved from Bullocks and DBR to the living rooms of recruits, rivals' websites and to the computers and venues of sports personalities (Brad Daugherty). And it is not going away. It was bothersome reading that Mason's high school coach said, " Duke uses big men as screeners, rebounders and defenders." We also saw this in comments from Mitch McGary and Tony Parker. You can bet these are not isolated incidents.
To launch into another round of posts as to the reality of this also misses the point; this is not just about reality, but perception. And in the world of basketball recruiting, where illusions of grandeur often replace any sense of reality, perception is everything to some.
This beast is not going to be tamed nor removed by posts, DBR articles or any amount of our futile debates among friends from rival schools. The remedy exist with Coach K. I make no pretense about having a solution, I am not a head coach. However, it seems inevitable, that if Duke wants to be able to consistently recruit a good big man, a strategy is needed to deal with this. A couple of years ago, when the "Duke hate" fever was in full pitch, Coach K made it one of his objectives to take that head on. It is time this "reality/perception" also be taken head on. My guess is he is already at it. Mason will be a good place to start.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Winston Churchill
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Dear Brad,
Stick to stock cars.
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Is it against board policy for someone with access to post his KenPom efficiency ratings?
Does Coach K's "system" prevent him from making more than 50% of his free throws?
Does Coach K's "system" force him to have the 2nd most turnovers (close to 1st most) on the team when he isn't anything remotely resembling a primary ball-handler? (or, allegedly, not part of the offense anyway)
Does Coach K's "system" prevent him from being below average at boxing out on the defensive boards? (ok this one is definitely subjective... KenPom? I think it's correct though)
Lets be real, these are things that "elite NBA prospects" figure out - system or not.
I like mason a lot and think he is a great college player, but just want to be realistic about this.
Maybe I'm paranoid, but is it just a coincidence that Daugherty's comments come out at the time that Tony Parker has to make a decision? Maybe so, but just because you're paranoid doesn't mean the Tar Heels aren't out to get you.
The idea that Mason has regressed is laughable. I disagree that he's McRandolph 2.0 because Mason has a good attitude and keeps improving his game, even though Daugherty has been inhaling too many NASCAR fumes to notice. Nevertheless, there is something to the comment as far as perceptions are concerned since it seems that people are comparing Mason's reputation out of high school to his performance in college, just as they did with McRoberts and Randolph.
After 30+ years people should understand that Coach K adapts his system to the players on the floor, so when he had penetrating guards and strong inside players, Duke got plenty of points from Shelden Williams, Elton Brand, and Carlos Boozer. When he's stronger on the perimeter, he gets points from the three-point line.
If Quinn Cook comes back strong and Mason keeps working hard, which I'm sure he will, perceptions will change. In the meantime, Daugherty should start wearing a helmet when he test drives his cars.
I think most Duke fans feel blessed to have the Plumlee family filling our big man needs. We are coming up to 5 years and may have a Plumlee starting center for 3 years after that. Mason had very good games this past year and has stayed healthy and with the program. I don't think he has regressed but instead he has improved over the last three years.
I think this still helps my point overall -- his game's greatest strength (rebounding) is something he is not "elite" at, over 30 players are better than he is. Offensive rebounding I'm guessing he is a bit stronger, so maybe taking them together there is a different story. However, I think defensive rebounding is more important. Defensive rebounding appeared to me as be a pretty big weakness on this years Duke team.
EDIT: Follow-on point, relating back to the article: this has nothing to do with how Coach runs the offense and helps show why Mason is not an elite NBA prospect.
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
Raising Confident Girls + A Print
Today I'm over at Playful Learning discussing a few thoughts about raising confident girls. Head over there now to join in and to download this print!
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
First Day 2014
This brave girl is going to school five mornings a week for the first time. When I told her, she said, "EVERYDAY? When will I have time to play?" Unlike her sister, my dramatic, sensory girl would rather explore on her own all day than sit at a desk. Amen girl, amen...
Here's to new beginnings!
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Monday, July 28, 2014
Magic Hour by the River.
There's nothing better on a hot summer evening than being near the water. The other night we piled into the car and headed to the river. I was completely content to observe (camera in hand) while my little family enjoyed throwing rocks, climbing trees, and watching the sun dip behind the hills.
Nature really is the best remedy, isn't it?
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Picture Book Projects: Extra Yarn
Reading has always been a passion of mine, and it looks as if it will be for my children as well. Despite being displaced this summer (thanks to our remodel), we made sure to keep out a BIG bin of our favorite titles.
One of our faves is called "Extra Yarn," by Mac Barnett. After reading it for the umpteenth time the other day, my oldest daughter told me she would like to make something with yarn. I remembered these delightful little decorations from many years ago, and we decided to try our hand at making some "God's Eyes" for ourselves.
They turned out to be super easy for two six-year-olds to make and quick too! If you'd like to make a few of your own, follow me over to Playful Learning to get started...
We even made a short video! I hope it entices you to get on the floor and have some fun with your kiddos this week.
Make Something Today from Randi Edwards on Vimeo.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Red Tricycle Feature
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
A Work in Progress.
Things have been very quiet around these parts lately, and I'd like to show you why....we've taken on the ultimate DIY this summer in the form of this 1970's jewel of a house.
I'm here to tell you that the renovation process is not made of disastrous before photos that magically bleed into beautiful afters in sleek fashion. The process is a dirty, sweaty mess, and it takes a lot of WORK to get from ugly to pretty (there's a metaphor about life in there somewhere).
I will be popping in from time to time over the next few weeks, but mostly you can find me in this half finished bathroom (or the unfinished living room, bedrooms, kitchen, or basement) workin' my buns off.
To keep up to date on our progress, meet me over on Instagram @swoonstudio. Those stunning after photos are sure to come soon!
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Plan Happy Project
My friend Michelle, one half of the creative duo behind Twig Creative, is here to today to share an amazing way to build some fun into your summer! I really hope you decide to play along on with us on Instagram!
When summer was fast approaching, so was my anxiety. No more preschool break each week and no more structure that my four year old wild child thrives on. So, I knew something had to be done. We've tried lists and calendars and charts before and we've proven to be pretty bad at them, but I was determined to figure out a way to keep our sanity this Summer and not settle on constant screen time. I realized that putting in that extra effort of planning can result in a lot more happiness; for both me and my child.
This inspired Plan Happy Project. I created a simple chart listing each day with a picture representing that particular days activities. For example, our Tuesdays look a little like this: a t.v. representing cartoon time in the morning, a school book representing tracing pages, a grocery cart representing that it's our grocery day, a painting palette representing project time, and flowers representing outside time.
We made a list of projects that we would like to accomplish as well as a list of outings for our weekly Friday outing time. There are thousands of activities you can find on pinterest for occupying a child, but I wanted to keep it fairly simple. Yes, I want to plan ahead, but I don't want to create that insanity this whole plan was intended to avoid by putting too much stress on the steps to planning or purchasing supplies. We need projects that can be done in our home with mostly items we already have.
Some of those activities include:
Friendship Bracelets
Cloud Charts
Swimming Pool Bubbles
Finger Puppets
Letter Cookies
Homemade Popsicles
Painting Outdoors
Outdoor Movie
Sewing a pillow
We're early into the Summer, but giving my child something to look forward to each day keeps her excited and interested. As a Mom of two and a small business owner, life can get busy. Giving my child the responsibility to look at her calendar and then come to me with what our plan is helps keep us both happy and helps the rhythm and flow of our day stay smooth.
We hope you'll join us and share your ideas as well, using the hashtag #planhappyproject
Thanks for joining us today Michelle!
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Senior Shaun Datta placed 10th in this year's Intel Science Talent Search and earned a $20,000 scholarship! Joining were two other Blair Intel STS Finalists, Neil Davey and Jessica Shi, who eached received a $7,500 scholarship. Blair has the most Intel Finalists of any high school in the country this year. Congratulations also to Blair's six other Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists: Alex Bourzutschky, Daniela Ganelin, Hannah He, Aanchal Johri, Huey Shih, and Gabby Studt. Each semifinalist won $1,000 for themselves and $1,000 for Blair.
2014 U.S. Physics Team Semifinalists
Thirteen Blair Magnet students were named as Semifinalists to the 2014 U.S. Physics Team. Daniel Amir, Alexander Bourzutschky, Adam Busis, Matthew Das Sarma, Alan Du, William Leete, Alex Miao, Bendeguz Offertaler, Andrew Simler, Michael Winer, Victor Xu, Matthew Yu, and Richard Zhu are among the 431 students nationwide who qualified, and who are eligible to become on of the twenty team members to be announced in April. After further testing at the end of May, five of these twenty students and an alternate will be named as members of the 2014 U.S. Physics Team traveling team, qualifying them to represent the U.S. at the 45th International Physics Olympiad to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan in July.
Maryland Science Bowl
Congratulations to Michael Winer, Victor Xu, Bendeguz Offertaler, Eric Lu, and Arnold Mong, who took first place in this year's Maryland Science Bowl, and to Alan Du, Catherine Xue, Matthew Das Sarma, Alexander Bourzutschky, and Avikar Periwal, who won third place. Blair's third team of Alex Miao, James Vinson, Pratik Rathore, David Miller, and Lara Shonkwiler–all ninth graders–also did well, only losing once, to another Blair team. Blair's winning team will be competing in the National Science Bowl in April.
Parent Meetings
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Fall 2013 University of Pennsylvania PClassic Champs
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Siemens Competition Semifinalists
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National Semifinalists
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SPOKANE, Wash. – About 500 Spokane school students were surprised in the middle of their school day: they were pulled from class and right into a makeshift shoe store in one of the classrooms where they were given a pair of snow boots.
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Aerosmith is ready to let rock rule throughout the summer! The rock legends kick off the North American leg of their Let Rock Rule World Tour , with special guest Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators , tonight in Wantagh, New York. The 20-date trek is mapped out through a September 12 show in the Canadian city of Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer tells ABC News Radio that he and his band mates are very excited to have the former Guns N' Roses guitarist take part in the outing. "We've wanted to have Slash come and play with us for a long, long time, since the Guns N' Roses days," he declares. "And Slash is one of the few guys out there, in my opinion, who's what I would call the last of the iconic guitar players, who's playing really says and means anything."
Back in April, Slash joined Aerosmith to perform a few tunes at a press event announcing the tour, so it's only natural that fans might expect similar onstage collaborations to take place during the trek. Says Kramer, "One of the things I love about being in this band is that you never know what to expect, and that's part of the fun. But I'm sure that you'll see [Slash] on stage with us for more than one or two nights."
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7/10 -- Wantagh, NY, Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
7/13 -- Kitchener, ON, Canada, McLennan Park
7/16 -- Mansfield, MA, Xfinity Center
7/19 -- Cadott, WI, Rock Fest
7/22 -- Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
7/25 -- Tinley Park, IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/30 -- Inglewood, CA, The Forum
8/2 -- Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
8/8 -- Stateline, NV, Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
8/13 -- Concord, CA, Sleep Train Pavilion
8/16 -- George, WA, The Gorge Amphitheatre
8/19 -- Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
8/22 -- Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center
8/25 -- The Woodlands, TX, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/28 -- Atlanta, GA, Phillips Arena
8/31 -- Atlantic City, NJ, Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
9/3 -- Newark, NJ, Prudential Center
9/6 -- Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
9/9 -- Clarkston, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
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It is Christmas Eve morning and Marlon Newell has just made his first stop.
"We're on the Upper East Side off Lexington and 88th Street," Newell, a City Harvest driver, explained. "Basically we're picking up whatever food they have, could be canned goods."
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Miss California Alyssa Campanella took the crown at Sunday night's Miss USA pageant, beating out 50 other beauties at the event at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Campanella, who originally hails from New Jersey but now lives in Los Angeles, will represent the United States at this year's Miss Universe pageant in September in Brazil.
Auburn-haired Campanella, 21, took the stage donning both a turquoise gown and a blue and white polka dot bikini for the event's evening gown and swimsuit portions, and she answered a question regarding the legalization of marijuana for the Q&A section of the competition.
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The day lilies were marked down, the pink princesses and crape myrtles, too 50 percent off, the signs read and customers were already offering their condolences.
The final two Capital Nursery stores in Citrus Heights and Elk Grove will close by the end of the year, the company announced Wednesday, two months after the nursery's 76-year-old Freeport Boulevard flagship store shut its doors for the last time.
"We really thought we could make a go of it," said Karen Cooksey, a member of Capital Nursery's board of directors. "It's really sad. I hope everybody understands that we had to."
For many in the Sacramento area, there has seemingly always been a Capital Nursery.
The first, opened by a pair of brothers on Freeport, debuted in 1936, followed by locations on Sunrise Boulevard in 1963 and Elk Grove Boulevard in 1984 becoming a generational touchstone for those with their hands in the soil.
Local gardening expert and radio personality Fred Hoffman reckoned that "every home in Sacramento has at least one plant from Capital Nursery," so deep are the business' roots in the region.
Justin Astin, 34, said he has been coming to the Capital Nursery in Elk Grove since he was a child. Late on Wednesday morning, he took advantage of the closeout sales, loading sacks of soil and manure into his car.
So ingrained was Capital Nursery in Elk Grove, that "we always called it the Elk Grove nursery," he said. "It's been the only nursery around since I was a kid. It's the only nursery I've known."
Liquidation sales are under way and Capital Nursery is set to close by Dec. 31 "or faster if we can," said Carr McClendon, the company's general manager.
Times have been tough for local independent nurseries. Sierra Nursery in Roseville, Windmill Nursery in Carmichael and Flora Tropicana in Elk Grove are all closed.
"You've got drugstores, hardware stores, grocery stores, all selling plants," McClendon said.
Add to that the fierce competition from the big-box stores that siphoned away customers; a badly damaged housing market that dried up demand for landscaping; and bargain-conscious consumers giving up service for savings.
Against that backdrop, company officials saw September's closing of the Freeport location as their last chance to save the business.
Selling the Sacramento property to the Raley's supermarket chain was supposed to provide Capital with needed oxygen to consolidate, cut costs and regroup.
"We really thought we'd be able to consolidate and make a go of it. It didn't work," Cooksey said. "We were hopeful, but we were losing money every day we kept open."
McClendon said the economy was the final nail. "We set out a sales budget ... and we weren't even coming close to it," he said. "It was just awful. It wasn't the company, it wasn't the people, it was the economy."
Also entering into the decision to close was a serious offer made on the 6-acre Sunrise Boulevard property.
"There is an offer. It's in the very early stages," Cooksey said, without elaborating. "That is a spectacular corner one of the busiest corners in Sacramento."
It's a desirable location that has generated strong interest, said Steve Chamberlain, a senior vice president at Colliers International, who has been marketing the property for about 60 days. He declined to discuss potential buyers.
Ken Noack Jr., a senior vice president with Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank, called the site "the gateway to the Sunrise Marketplace retail corridor. Obviously it's a good candidate for any major retailer coming into the market."
But Hoffman said Capital Nursery's closing, together with the shuttering of other local independent nurseries, leaves a void for Sacramento's gardeners, saying the "brain drain" of plant talent will be hard to replace.
"This leaves two fewer places to get horticultural advice," he said. "It's two fewer places where you can get quality plants and quality advice."
That's bad news for gardeners like Janet Macias.
"This is a Sacramento-area institution for planting," said Macias, outside the Capital Nursery on Elk Grove Boulevard. "It's our source for information. It's 'You have a sick plant? Take it down to Capital.' We're losing an institution."
A lost institution also means lost jobs for dozens of Capital Nursery employees. Capital Nursery's 67 employees received the news Tuesday in meetings at each shop.
"Yesterday was a sad day," Cooksey said. Some employees were shocked, she said, but others knew the day was coming.
"Most people saw the writing on the wall. It was just going downhill," Cooksey said. "But everybody still had hope. It's human nature."
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The brain and the immune system continuously signal each other, often along the same pathways, which may explain how state of mind influences health
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The American experience of stress has spawned a multi-billion dollar self-help industry. Wary of this, Esther Sternberg says that, until recently, modern science did not have the tools or the inclination to take emotional stress seriously. She shares fascinating new scientific insight into the molecular level of the mind-body connection.
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1. Though he's portrayed as an instrument of God, Owen Meany causes the death of John's mother. What other deaths was Owen indirectly involved with? Do you find Owen's close relationship with death to support or undermine his miraculous purpose?
2. Owen speaks and writes in capital letters, emphasizing the potency of his strange voice. At the academy, he is even referred to as the Voice. Why is Owen's voice so important? What other occasions can you think of in which Owen's voice played an especially meaningful role?
3. Reverend Merrill always speaks of faith in tandem with doubt. Do you believe that one can exist without the other or that one strengthens the other? Was your opinion about Merrill's views on faith and doubt affected by the revelation of his relationship to John Wheelwright?
4. Merrill experiences a bogus miracle and resurgence of faith when John stages his mother's dressmaker dummy outside the church. Later, John's involvement in Owen's rescue of the Vietnamese children spurs John's own faith: "I am a Christian because of Owen Meany," he says. Do you think the genuineness of Owen's miracle makes the birth of John's faith more valid than the faith engendered by Merrill's bogus miracle?
5. The Meanys claim that, like Jesus, Owen was the product of a virgin birth. Owen dislikes the Catholic Church for turning away his parents, but Owen himself makes the Meanys leave the Christmas Pageant. Name other instances when Owen's feelings toward his family seem conflicted. Do you think Owen ever considers himself Christlike?
6. An observer necessary to the Christmas Pageant but seldom an active participant, John plays Joseph to Owen's baby Jesus. John refers to himself on other occasions as "just a Joseph." Do you see John's role as Joseph-like throughout the story? Are there other biblical characters with whom you identify John?
7. Did Irving's references to the armless Indian and the pawless armadillo prepare you for Owen's sacrifice? What other clues did Irving give about Owen's final heroic scene?
8. Throughout the novel, John gives hints to the forthcoming action, adding, "As you shall see." Did you find this to be an effective way to keep you reading and engaged in the story?
9. Owen Meany taught John that "Any good book is always in motion--from the general to the specific, from the particular to the whole and back again." Do you think Irving followed his own recipe for a good book? Supply examples in support of your position.
10. Given John's dislike of Gravesend Academy, which expelled Owen, did you find it interesting that John later taught at an academy in Toronto? In what other ways does John, as an adult, embrace issues or events that he was indifferent or hostile to as an adolescent?