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Somebody just brought a live rooster onto the elevator. Alive, still clucking. I kindof wanted to pet it, but I was afraid that it'd get even more freaked out and escape and then I'd be blamed for a loose chicken running around the building. You could say…I was too CHICKEN to touch it. haha
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In any case, in continuation of today's love affair with Spike Jonze love-story short films, here's a little gem a day or two too late for Halloween. Plus it takes place in one of my favorite shops in the whole world - Shakespeare & Co. in Paris. Loves.
Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi on Nowness.com.
Make no mistake: Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side) by Spike Jonze and Simon Cahn — based on the work of fashion designer Olympia Le-Tan — is a beautiful and sad short film. But it does contain a small amount of NSFW language and a copious amount of sex between a skeleton and a woman, both made out of felt and who have magically sprung off the covers of books at the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. Enjoy! (Nowness via /Film)
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Can't you just smell the perfume of roasted chestnuts, cigarettes, afternoon coffees, hot Crepe Nutella, and sweaty Euro guys?
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Dear Blogosphere,
As you may or may not know, Downton Abbey is back for its second season on the BBC, as well as for those of us savvy enough to stream it online. This is refreshing for a couple of reasons, the most important of which is that there is an unusually high quotient of attractive British male actors in this show. Also, it takes place in a huge English manor, which means that watching this show, aside from appreciating how well-written and well-acted it is, is kind of like playing an elaborate, sexual fantasy version of Clue. In the Drawing Room, before Tea Time, with a Footman and some scones? Yes, please!
The Story: Set in the years before and during World War I, we follow the various intrigues (Yes! So much fucking intrigue!) upstairs and downstairs in the manor of a British Lordship and his family. The Lord has three lovely daughters (I, being #3 of 4 daughters, identify), two of which look like their mother: stubborn, pale skin, rosy cheeks, dark hair (just like ME!). However, due to antiquated sexist pish-posh bullshit, NONE of the daughters can inherit the manor or title (I also have no title or inheritance!)…so everything will go to the girls' super hot distant cousin Matthew (see photo above). Meanwhile, there's about a thousand subplots about each character in the family and in service.
The Creator: Brilliant actor and writer Julian Fellowes, who likes to write upstairs-downstairs stories set in English manors around 20th Century wars (ala Gosford Park).
Why It's Rad: Aside from the obvious variety of characters and situations which can be crafted together for elaborate sexual fantasies, this show is remarkably well-written and directed, with phenomenal art direction and production value. There's a lot of brooding. There's a lot of sexual tension, mired with tight-lipped British-ness. There's a lot of people who should be fucking each other like crazy (see photo above). Also, Maggie Smith is exceptionally Maggie Smith-like in this series, playing, in typical Maggie Smith style, a British stodgy mega-bitch…but this time with bigger hats.
Characters I Want to Make Out With (Partial List):
Matthew (Dan Stevens) - the unwilling heir to the fortune and the estate, who'd rather live a simple middle-class life as a lawyer; also, he has a thing for articulate but really stubborn girls with pale skin, rosy cheeks and dark hair (AKA: ME). Even though I'm obviously more crass than his main love interest on the show, I can see us snogging, and/or shagging, in ANY of the rooms of the manor (upstairs, downstairs, on the stairs, wherevs). He has pretty eyes and doesn't like fancy shit…but that doesn't mean he still wouldn't take me to a hunting party, especially since I know how to ride a horse (even though he's too stubborn to be impressed by that). He likes helping people…JUST BECAUSE! He looks good in uniform. Plus, this guy's set to inherit a gazillion dollars, but he doesn't care. Money doesn't make him happy. You know what does, though? His extremely stubborn, pale skin/rosy cheek/dark hair cousin. You know who's not his cousin? Me. (Snog Potential: very high, but with a stupid amount of bullshit and buildup until we get it on).
Tom (Allen Leech) - the passionate chauffeur who's interested in social progress, women's suffrage, and contributing positively to the world (he's obviously an Aquarius); also, he has a thing for articulate but really stubborn girls with pale skin, rosy cheeks and dark hair (AKA: ME). He has pretty eyes, and as he's probably a budding Socialist/Communist, doesn't like fancy shit. He looks GREAT in a uniform, and green really is his color (or colour, as it were), and I'm guessing that he has a huge drive shaft and knows how to use it. Since he's a chauffeur, our trysts can occur pretty much anywhere, but most likely at the nearest lake, in the garage, in the car, in alleyways in town; the possibilities are endless. (Snog Potential: very high, with a high chance of car sex)
Kemal Pamuk (Theo James) - Why, hello there, Mr. Turkish Delight! This shady diplomat is a total fucking lady's man. He's suave, foreign, and a total player who will find his way into your suite late at night (knowwhatI'msaying!), ready to rip your clothes off. He's got the potential to be a charming douchebag, which isn't really my style, and he's a bit younger than me, but he's really fucking hot, so I will gladly make an exception in this case. And since this guy has a crazy-ass libido (and a crazy ass), I'm pretty sure we could do it ANYwhere in the manor, even on the dining room table, during a formal dinner service in full view of all the Lords and Ladies, visiting dignitaries, and Maggie Smith. (Snog Potential: It's in the fucking bag, but since he's probably a manwhore, I'd just be extra careful)
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Ladies, we now are finally free to discuss the following topics: Professional Cricket, the demise of piano players in department store lobbies, how to serve venison, Joseph Gorden Levitt, what Condoleza Rice is up to (and whether she's playing piano in a department store lobby somewhere), millinery.
The "Is It a Date" flowchart. Made this one after a few friends of mine disagreed on the issue. A large, multi-person discussion followed, and I decided that a flowchart was the way to go.
In September, 2001, I moved abroad to Paris for my fall semester, with plans to move to Florence the following January. Since my flight home for Christmas vacation was the day after that of the Shoe Bomber, my parents refused to let me back out of California for my second semester in Italy, and instead tried to school me in the massive cultural and national tragedy that, while I tried to sympathize with, I never truly felt a part of. This weekend I'll be posting my "Where were you when" story, but in the meantime, I'm catching up on all the media I missed living overseas.
It's interesting to watch it all for the first time, 10 years later; for all the media I devour on an hourly basis, I'm still jarred when something as fleeting as a simple clip affects me.
I just saw this footage for the first time and was taken aback by Jon Stewart's candid vulnerability, a side of him I've never seen in all my years as a "Daily Show" fan. But I'm glad I watched; this is possibly the most deep and articulate opening monologue I've ever seen him deliver.
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Pros: Good size, well constructed camera. Takes nice pictures and videos. Dark shots are about on par with other subcompact cameras. Longer zoom than most subcompacts as well.
Cons: This is mainly a camera I keep in the car and use when I dont feel like lugging my DSLR around. It is a lot slower than a DSLR, but I guess I cannot really call that a con, just the way it is. I guess my con would be that the case gets smudged with fingerprints a little more often than most cameras.
Other Thoughts: Decent for a compact point and shoot. Takes good pictures. I would not expect to see super amazing pictures from a very small for factor camera. That is what my DSLR is for. I replaced an SD780IS with this, and I am definitely happy with the upgrade.
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The display is free and open to the public in the Mosely Gallery, located in the Thomas Briggs Arts & Technology building on campus. About 30 pieces are on display, spanning eight decades of history with varying themes and styles.
The pieces come from the center housed at the University of Maryland College Park, which was created to honor Driskell, an artist, collector, and art historian. Among his many accomplishment, Driskell's artworks are parts of collections in the National Gallery of Art and the Yale University Gallery.
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Prior to new owners taking over in early 2011, North Fitzroy's Tramway Hotel was among the many inner Melbourne pubs lacking direction: sad, in need of love and with a dwindling band of regulars. Little more than a year later it was packed to the rafters with beer lovers when it became home to South Australia's breweries during Good Beer Week's Pint of Origin series – a sure sign of the amazing turnaround wine industry professional Jess Tregonning and former Polyester Records owners Chris Crouch and Warwick Lobb have achieved.
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Hunters don't have any knockbacks (except for the reverse knockback goodness of Disengage, or a rhino pet, which is too low DPS to be using in a dungeon anyway), thank God. But it staggers my mind just how many of my fellow DPSers don't understand the concept of not out-aggroing the tank. Personally, I'm so aggro-shy that I have trouble doing my best damage because I'm scared of pulling a mob.
Heroic and raid bosses are designed to beat on somebody with a large HP pool that's being consistently healed, not your squishy pew-pew ass. We aren't built to be beat on, so do your best to avoid it. What's so damn hard to understand?
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Yeah, it's always fun when the DPS starts before the tank has even engaged the mobs. Just in a group with a boomkin that kept pulling as the tank was moving up. I was odd-man-out in the group (they knew each other I guess), so not a lot I could do.
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Especially a break on retirement income for seniors, many of which are on tight, fixed incomes anyway. Louise Jones and her husband have been married 55 years, and they've worked hard for what they have.
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Today in the 2013 Theme Park Insider Tournament we feature two popular attractions from Tokyo DisneySea, the park that won last year's Theme Park Insider Award as the world's best theme park.
Since we're a website based in the United States, the majority of Theme Park Insider's readers haven't had the opportunity to visit the Tokyo Disney Resort. And that tends to put non-US attractions at a disadvantage in contests such as this, where the highest raw vote count wins. But Tokyo DisneySea's just too good a park not to have an attraction advance in the tournament, so I've taken a little executive license by setting up a TDS vs. TDS match-up in round one. This way, hey, we know one of these rides is moving on.
If either of these rides existed at Walt Disney World or Disneyland, they'd become instant favorites with American theme park fans. Richly detailed and throughly rewarding, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Sindbad's Storybook Voyage feature two of the largest animatronic Disney's ever developed, even as each ride delivers a vastly different physical experience.
Journey to the Center of the Earth inhabits one of the most impressive facades in the world of theme parks -- the immense Mount Prometheus. You queue in an underground cavern, viewing exhibits from past explorers, while lava bubbles at your feet. Eventually, you're taken "down" to the boarding station, where you climb into mine cars that will continue your journey deep into the Earth. It's all sweet and pretty at first, but of course something goes terribly wrong. And that leads to an encounter that blends every theme park attraction design trick in the book to create a moment that will get your adrenaline pumping like few other theme park moments ever could.
Sindbad's Storybook Voyage delivers a much gentler experience, a musical boat ride through the adventures of the popular storybook character. Revamped in 2007, with the addition of a catchy new theme song, this storybook voyage rivals any theme park boat ride in the world for warmth and charm, while delivering just the right touch of adventure.
I've included our on-ride video of Sindbad's Storybook Voyage, but haven't embedded a video of Journey to the Center of the Earth, as I couldn't find one that I believe does the ride's climatic moment any justice. But do take a moment to enjoy the tune from Sindbad. It's one of my theme park favorites.
Time to vote. Which ride would you most want to experience first today, if I magically transported you to Tokyo DisneySea?
Tomorrow: Transformers: The Ride vs. Men in Black Alien Attack
Readers' Opinions
From Brandon Mendoza on March 6, 2013 at 2:44 PM
Haven't been on either, but based on the videos I've seen, I think Journey will win even though they both look intriguing to me!
From Andrew Swanson on March 6, 2013 at 3:22 PM
They're both great rides but Sinbad is more family friendly which is always important. Whenever I need a good TDS memory, I play the Sinbad CD in my car. And it is much easier to eat Strawberry Popcorn on Sinbad than on Journey so it gets my vote!
From AJ Hummel on March 6, 2013 at 3:40 PM
I'm predicting this round will be a blowout for Journey. While both are on my must ride list when I eventually get a chance to visit Tokyo Disney, this is basically an elaborate alternately themed Small World versus what almost everyone who's been on it names as the best theme park attraction in the world. Against almost any other Disney attraction, Sinbad would probably have a decent chance, but against Journey I doubt it can win.
From Dominick D on March 6, 2013 at 3:45 PM
A day where I haven't been on either, bt JTTCOTE gets my vote.
From Daniel Etcheberry on March 6, 2013 at 3:55 PM
Robert, check this video
Maybe still doesn't give justice to the climax, but it gives a pretty good idea of the high speed and airtime.
From James Rao on March 6, 2013 at 4:21 PM
I've got nothing. I am just sulking because I will never be able to visit these two terrific attractions.
From Andrew Carrieri on March 6, 2013 at 4:35 PM
Journey to the Center of the Earth's combination of Test Track's ride system with an intriguing theme has always sounded awesome to me. Sinbad sounds like a good boat ride, but it doesn't really excite me. So, voted for Journey...
From Jay R. on March 6, 2013 at 4:53 PM
From Bryce McGibeny on March 6, 2013 at 7:10 PM
I just don't think Sinbad can compete with a ride that is located in an active volcano...
However, I haven't been on either, but I have seen videos of each multiple times. I can't wait until the day that I can visit Tokyo DisneySea!
From Tim Chatlos on March 6, 2013 at 10:01 PM
Sindbad's Storybook Voyage is a new classic. It is encouraging to know that WDI can still create a wonderful flume-based attraction, featuring actual original music and not just something from an existing property! Sindbad might not be as thrilling as Journey but it should be recognized for the significant accomplishment that it is.
From 220.127.116.11 on March 7, 2013 at 6:02 AM
Living part of the year in Japan allows me plenty of chances to go so I feel like I can vote on this one. I am voting for Journey of course. Sinbad is a nice family ride, which is really important as my kids are 3 and 4 but it also is not based on a Disney property, which for my family, is a negative. While Journey isnt either its just a more impressive ride that ITS A SMALL WORLD sinbad style
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Tablet video conferencing via KUBI. (by Revolve Robotics)
Intel Presents the "Make it Wearable" Challenge (by The Creators Project)
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Bot & Dolly: "Box"
"Box," a new short film/performance from design and engineering studio Bot & Dolly produced in association with The Creators Project, takes projection mapping, well — out of the box.
Just to make sure you understand what you're seeing: The above video is documentation of a live performance. I've been assured there was no compositing in post-production. It's all live.
Bot & Dolly calls their combination of robotic arms and projection mapping a "kinematic projection platform."
Tarik Abdel-Gawad, Creative Director at Bot & Dolly explains the setup: "Through large-scale robotics, projection mapping and software engineering, audiences will witness the trompe l'oeil effect pushed to new boundaries."
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Donovan Murdock loves his Coin, when stolen from him, he will stop at nothing in this rock 'em sock 'em beat 'em up! Take a nostalgic journey with Donovan as he travels through yesterdays most memorable video games!
Gain insight into how your mind works by tracking your focus during any activity you choose. Understand yourself. Learn differently.
Melon looks like an interesting addition to personal data analytics and the quantified-self movement. It could be interesting to see if this type of focus or personal improvement -based service starts to bleed over more into other devices and apps. Especially as a response to social media saturation and ubiquitous technology.
Microsoft's newly unveiled research project the IllumiRoom is a combination projector/Kinect which extends your video game experience. There's a bunch of interesting use cases presented here, I'm partial to the snow/extra scenery coming off of the game, and the gun shots rippling through your space. So rad.
You tap a button and the form just …appears? You swipe to delete an item and it just vanishes? That's super weird and un-natural. Nearly nothing in the real world does anything as jarringly as just swapping states. It would feel like a glitch.
This is a great discussion of UI transition states. It presents some good arguments as to when transitional animations are appropriate and useful, but the GIF presentation is what really sells it.
Granted, the concept of animated transitions is not a magic bullet (see Yahoo!'s new weather app and its distinct lack of animations) but it can be used to help clarify interactions or alleviate difficulties understanding how data is being used in the interface.
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SFUAD Artists for Positive Social Change presents...
Gibson Guitars Tour Bus to be in Attendance
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Admission is free and tickets are available online for a nominal fee.
Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD) has announced that members of the public can pick up complimentary Ozomatli tickets April 15–19 at the Lensic theatre in Santa Fe. The Grammy Award–winning Ozomatli will perform on the Quad April 27 as part of the university's Artists for Positive Social Change series. The theme for this year's series, "Art and Political Activism," highlights groundbreaking artists such as the members of Ozomatli, who serve as voices of inner-city Los Angeles and have traveled internationally as U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors. SFUAD will open the concert to the public free of charge, but tickets will be limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Two student bands will perform opening acts, including Inter-City Connection (ICC), who opened for Public Enemy on campus in April 2012. A newly formed student band will make its debut on April 27 by performing Bob Marley covers.
Gibson Guitar will have a presence during the Ozomatli concert held at Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD) on April 27, rolling up in a tour bus featuring a selection of its 2013 Gibson electric and acoustic guitars, as well as Stanton DJ and Onkyo products. The global guitar manufacturer will also offer interactive guitar stations, and DJ Alien Tom will give a live performance and product demos.
The campus will open to the public at 5 p.m. in advance of the concert, with food vendors also selling at that time. Gates to the Quad will open at 6 p.m.
Gibson, along with its tour bus, will remain on campus throughout the evening.
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SFUAD Artists for Positive Social Change: Ozomatli Concert
Saturday, April 27
5:00 p.m. – Campus opens, with Gibson Guitar festivities and food vendors available
6:00 p.m. – Gates to the Quad open
7:30 p.m. – Student opening acts begin
9:00 p.m. – Ozomatli takes the stage
SFUAD Bandstand on the Quad
Santa Fe University of Art and Design
1600 Saint Michael's Drive
Santa Fe, N.M.
Ticket Details:
Concert attendees must have a ticket to be admitted. No tickets will be available the day of the event.
Members of the public can pick up tickets at the Lensic, 211 West San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, April 15–19. The Lensic box office is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with the exception of show days, when it is open from 10 a.m. to showtime. Alternatively, tickets can be purchased online through ticketssantafe.org for a nominal service fee.
There will be a limit of two tickets per person. Those under age 18 must have an adult chaperone during the concert. For minors coming as a group, an accompanying staff or faculty member or parent can supervise up to 10 minors during the show. Concertgoers will be carded upon entry.
Parking and More Information:
Parking will be available at Santa Fe High School, across Siringo Road from the SFUAD campus. Cars will not be allowed on campus, with the exception of vehicles driven by university employees and handicapped visitors.
Food vendors will open their booths beginning at 5 p.m. The concert is outdoors and will take place rain or shine. Call 1-505-473-6440 for more details.
Prohibited Items:
Glass bottles or containers or other heavy and/or sharp objects that could potentially be used as projectiles (excluding sunglasses, binoculars and prescription or reading glasses); any illegal drugs or alcohol of any kind; skateboards, scooters, rollerblades or bicycles; knives, fireworks or weapons of any nature; any object that could be used to distract, hinder or interfere with any performer, including laser pointers and flashlights; flags with poles or large flags or banners that may obstruct the view of other patrons; any whistle, horn, musical instrument or loud hailer; any item that you intend to distribute, hawk, sell, offer, expose for sale or display for marketing or promotional purposes; animals, except for authorized guide/companion dogs; any dangerous goods and any other items considered by management to be dangerous or capable of causing a public nuisance; umbrellas—please use ponchos in case of rain; camping chairs; cooler boxes; bags or backpacks; chewing gum.
About Ozomatli
Ozomatli has always juggled two key identities: as the voice of its city and as citizens of the world. Its music is an urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East L.A. R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga. Ozomatli and its multiracial musicians will take you around the world by taking you around L.A.
Originally formed to play at a labor protest in post-uprising Los Angeles, Ozomatli spent some of its early days participating in everything from hip-hop ghetto plays at inner-city elementary schools to community activist events, protests and city fundraisers.
Ozomatli has recorded five studio albums and performed across Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East. In 2009, the U.S. State Department approached the band to serve as official Cultural Ambassadors during a series of government-sponsored international tours focusing on cultural diplomacy. The band played free public concerts, hosted musical workshops and master classes, and visited art and youth rehabilitation centers and a Palestinian refugee camp.
About Artists for Positive Social ChangeSanta Fe University of Art and Design's Artists for Positive Social Change is a groundbreaking, university-wide series of events, lectures and performances that highlights one theme each year as part of a five-year initiative. All departments of the university engage in an in-depth exploration of the chosen theme, discussing the work of relevant artists who have respectfully and fearlessly pushed the creative boundaries of their medium. During the initiative's inaugural 2011–2012 academic year, Artists for Positive Social Change focused on hip-hop not just as entertainment, but as a significant form of communication and a cultural force around the world. This year's theme is "Art and Political Activism."
About Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Santa Fe University of Art and Design is an accredited institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, one of the world's leading centers for art and design. The university offers degrees in arts management, contemporary music, creative writing, digital arts, graphic design, film, performing arts, photography and studio art. Faculty members are practicing artists who teach students in small groups, following a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that combines hands-on experience with core theory and prepares graduates to become well-rounded, creative, problem-solving professionals. As a Laureate International Universities Center of Excellence in Art, Architecture and Design, the university boasts an international student body and opportunities to study abroad, encouraging students to develop a global perspective on the arts. Santa Fe University of Art and Design is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org.
Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Address: 1600 St. Michael's Dr.
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It's that time of year again: hunting season!
In two years, the historic Kister Mill in southwest Wayne County will turn 200.
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BURLINGTON–The North Country 4x100 team, Colton White, and Haley-jo Tetreault all placed within the top twenty-five in their respective events on Saturday at the New England Championships.
The 4x100 team (Dylan Colombia, Nick LeClair, Josh Brien, and Brian DeLabruere) came in 14th. Tetreault came in 23rd in the 1600M. White was 21st in the Javelin, and Colombia also participated in the 100M, where he finished 19th.
The North Country Girls Golf Team competed in the Vermont State, Division I Championships on Tuesday, at the Proctor Pittsford Country Club. With a combined score of 230, they tied for seventh in the ten team tournament. Eilish Muir improved her score over last year by 35%. Shooting a respectable 123, she had her best hole on the 7th,a par 3. "I used my 5 iron to put the ball four feet from the pin, just missed the birdie putt. But, I wasn't short, and made the easy putt back for my par. Unfortunately, it was my only par."
MIDDLEBURY–Lake Region's Matt Morin and Mount Mansfield's Jona Scott were paired up for play on Wednesday for the Division II boys state championship in Middlebury.
The two went back and forth all day long, but Morin emerged victorious over Scott, shooting a six over par 77 to Scott's 81.
"It was pretty back and forth with Jona," said Morin the day after his big win, "The course played really tough, the weather conditions were really good, although it got a little windy towards the end. I was pretty happy with the way I played."
Here are the times of the top three finishers in the timed event.
Saturday – Male
6:07:07 Travis McMaster, 38, Anthem, AZ (TriSports.com)
6:31:55 Joe Homer, 58, Lancaster, NH (White Mountain Velo)
6:32:04 Anthony Moccia, 28, Newport, VT (Bare Bones Racing)
Saturday – Female
6:44:40 Christine Bengston, 51, St. Johnsbury, VT (White Mountain Velo)
6:57:28 Laurie Durivage, 47, Derby, VT (Kingdom Velo Group)
7:23:09 Francine Amyot, 47, St. Romuald, QC
Sunday – Male
5:57:00 Greg Bouvier, 35, Attleboro, MA (Boston Sports Club)
The North Country Boys Tennis Team finished off their season with a "win some, lose some" scenario in their final two matches, picking up the win against Spaulding and the loss against Stowe.
Against Spaulding, the only loss came via the forfeit in the number two doubles position. Dave Durivage went over Matt Avery 6-4, 7-5. His brother Thomas won a little more convincingly with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Will Gurin.
Steve Raboin (6-1, 6-1) and Fred Petzoldt (6-2, 6-2) also had strong showings as did Travers Parsons-Grayson (6-4, 6-1).
BOSTON–Danika Gallup , a senior at Lake Region Union High School, has just been awarded $5,000 as part of the Hood Good Sport Scholarship Program. For the second year in a row, HP Hood has awarded $5,000 scholarships to varsity athletes who demonstrate good sportsmanship on and off the field, as well as excel in academics and is an involved community member.
Out of the over 2,400 submissions received, 3 winners were selected out of 10 finalists in each New England state. Gallup was 1 out of 3 chosen for the scholarship in Vermont. She will be attending Saint Michael's College in the fall.
ST.ALBANS–Strong and gusty northwest winds, fifty degree temperatures, and light showers, perfect weather for the final girl's golf match of the season. This was a make-up, weather postponed the first date. Weather worse than this?
26 girls from 8 high schools braved the conditions to compete in the Champlain Invitational, including a record 9 golfers from South Burlington. Essex won the event with a score of 98. BFA edged Burlington115 to 117 for second. MVU finished fifth with a 125, followed by North Country.
BURLINGTON–With a team score of 61, The North Country boys track and Field team took home fourth place overall at the Division One State Track and Field meet on Saturday.
"It went down to the wire for third place between us and Colchester," Coach Gary Johnson said.
The team was paced to victory by the efforts of it's short distance runners, specifically Dylan Colombia. Colombia had two second place finishes, the first in the 100M with a time of 11.38, the second in the 200M, coming in in 23.42.
TOWNSEND-The Leland and Gray Rebels moved past the Lake Region girls in the semi-finals by the slimmest of margins, a 3-2 win in Townsend. Lake Region out hit Leland and Gray 7-4 but an early passed ball with no cover at home, single tallies from a three walk inning, and the only extra base hit recorded by the Rebels, gave the home team a 3-0 lead. Lake Region prevented further damage when left fielder Callie-Rae Cashin pulled in a fly ball and picked off a Leland and Gray runner as she scrambled back to second.
NEWPORT–Deanna Brandstetter had to battle hard for her 7-5, 7-5 victory over Middlebury's Jane McCabe on Wednesday.
Brandstetter had the was the only member of the Falcons to pick up a win in the match for 6-6 North Country.
Middlebury was dominant in all the other matches, and the only other Falcons to win a set was the doubles team of Rosie Wheeler and Briana Treadwell who won their first set 6-3.


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When I see a headline like this one at Bloomberg today, World Needs Record Saudi Oil Supply as OPEC Convenes, there's just one thought that pops into my head: what the world needs is for us to stop doing this thing we're doing. Even apart from peak oil concerns, it's obvious we're going to run out at some point or another, and it doesn't matter whether that's tomorrow or at some other point in the future, though we do know it's not going to take another 100 years, or even 50.
And nothing will ever take the place of oil; once those unique carbons are gone, that's it, we'll have to find a completely different way of running our societies, and if we're not smart enough to prepare for that beforehand, we'll be cats fighting in a sack and use the last scraps to kill off each other. And our legacy won't be the Greek thinkers and Picasso and Dostoyevsky and Walt Whitman and Maria Callas, since there won't be the means for our children anymore to share what makes man great between them. Our main legacy will instead be bloodshed, we will have gone the exact same path that any non-thinking or even primitive organism would have taken, who don't have opera or philosophy or poetry to their name.
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As my contribution to the current Royal family discussion here is a section from a pub quiz I wrote a few years ago. All statements are silly - but six are true and six are false. Can you tell which ones?
1.In the 1960s Pablo Picasso was asked to paint the queen's portrait. He turned the commission down when he realised that he was expected to do it without payment
2.Prince Phillip says he hopes to be re-incarnated as a deadly virus so that he can help reduce overpopulation
3.Prince Harry has a third nipple
4.Prince Charles insists on a white leather toilet seat being installed wherever he needs to go to the toilet
5. Princes Margaret once described Harold Wilson as 'that bolshevik'
6. The Queen Mother was an early supporter of the rights of mentally ill people
7.The queens uncle liked to have his photo taken with Adolf Hitler
8.At school Princess Diana gained no academic qualifications at all but did win an award for best kept hamster
9.Camilla Parker Bowles enjoys playing Super Mario
10.The queen claims that she knows how to change a carburettor
11. Every morning a servant squeezes the toothpaste onto Prince Charles's tooth brush
12. The Duchy of Cornwall has investments in a North Korean arms manfacturer
PS Now, bearing in mind that 6 of these statements are true, ask yourself whether you still want to pay your taxes to keep this dysfunctional shower in the lap of luxury
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Deck the halls with discounted tickets to 'A Christmas Carol'
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Riccardo Polidoro is celebrating this Christmas with a cover of the beautiful song "Do you hear what I Hear ? "
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Miami-based educational start-up combines graphic novel artwork with audiobook-style narration, music scores and animation all in one downloadable video file.
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Carols at Twilight an event featuring a carol service at historic Bombed-Out Church (St Luke's) in Liverpool city centre. This Sunday at 4pm. Hot drinks and minced pies served. Community caroling along with a directed choir. Open to the public.
By The Kids' Book Network
No one saw the conflict between the 1 percent and the 47 percent more clearly than Charles Dickens. Still scathingly accurate today, his modified pamphlet on social economics, A Christmas Carol, is now free for all to read on the Kids' Book Network.
By Red Rock Press
When thinking of Xmas authors, none come to mind faster than Charles Dickens. But Dickens' gifts to modern Christmas celebrations go far beyond "A Christmas Carol" - in fact, Dickens helped popularize Christmastime foods that persist to this day.
By Sally Lodge
9 dancers from the Lyons Academy of Irish Dance are featured in this year's production of "The Christmas Carol" at Warner Grand Theatre, produced by The Relevant Stage, San Pedro's Musical Theatre Company opening Tuesday, December 21 for 5 shows.
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Under the direction of associate professor Dr. Brian Rose, theatre majors from Adelphi University bring to life the classic Charles Dickens tale, A Christmas Carol. This live reading promises to be plenty of fun for everyone involved.
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Demi Moore is the latest victim of an overly airbrushed celebrity-fronted beauty campaign. The European cosmetics brand Helena Rubinstein has made Moore look nearly unrecognizable in its latest ads. [Daily Mail]
Every time Courteney Cox appears in a promo for her TV series Cougar Town, it is abundantly clear that she takes a pro stance on Botox. But the former Friends star is also plenty happy to verbalize her reliance on antiaging wonder drugs: "Getting older isn't easy for anybody. Especially here in Los Angeles. So let's be clear: looking youthful is something I do a lot of research on…If someone says, 'You should try apple stem cells,' guess who'll be putting them on her face the next day?" [Telegraph]
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The long-held belief that brains trump beauty in the workplace has a received a big setback as new research claims that physical attractiveness provides a huge boost in the job application process. When a photograph accompanies a job application, attractive job candidates get called back 36 percent more often than unattractive ones, the study finds. [WSJ]
Jaime King is the latest actress to embrace dip-dyeing, the hair color trend that just won't die. The typically blonde actress has gone a shade of ombré blue. [Us]
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There were all kinds of talking points from the games played on day three of Euro 2012, as Spain took on Italy followed by the Republic of Ireland versus Croatia.
Spain elected to play a 4-3-3 formation – with six midfielders – while Italian coach Cesare Prandelli lined up his team in a 3-5-2 formation, with midfielder Daniele De Rossi slotting into the three-man back line between Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonnucci.
Prandelli's move very nearly worked, as the Italians came away with a point after holding the reigning world and European champions to a 1-1 draw.
For long stretches of the game, Spain's technical brilliance was stymied by Italy's tactical superiority. Time and time again, Italy were able to thwart the Spanish attack because their positional play was superb. De Rossi in particular was in outstanding form in the first half as he organized the Italian defense to perfection.
The introduction of substitute Antonio Di Natale in the second half paid off for Prandelli's men, as he latched onto a wonderful through ball from Andrea Pirlo to give Italy the lead in the 61st minute. But the lead lasted all of three minutes, as Spain equalized through Cesc Fabregas, whose diagonal run into the penalty box was met by a clever pass from David Silva.
A draw was a fair result on the balance of play. Italy showed that it could live with the best in the world, while Spain proved that they would not deviate from their preferred tiki-taka style of play, even in the absence of injured striker David Villa. If both teams can carry this form into their final two group games, it will be difficult to see either of them failing to reach the knockout stage.
In the second game of the day, Croatia got the better of the Republic of Ireland, coming away with a 3-1 victory.
Mario Mandzukic opened the scoring for Croatia before Sean St. Ledger equalized with a header. Just before the halftime break, Croatia took the lead under controversial circumstances.
Nikica Jelavic prodded home a botched clearance by Irish defender Stephen Ward, after Luka Modric's effort from outside the penalty box was blocked. While Jelavic was in an offside position when the initial shot came in from Modric, the referee determined that he was not interfering with play or an with opponent.
The shot from Modric was the first phase of play. As the two Croatian players, Jelavic and Mandzukic, were deemed by the referee to be neither interfering with play nor gaining an advantage by being in an offside position, play was allowed to continue.
The attempted clearance from Ward was the second phase of play. As the ball came off the boot of Ward, rather than being a deflection, Jelavic was not deemed to be offside.
For the purpose of clarity, here is the official wording of the Rule 11 – the offside rule - from FIFA:
"Interfering with play" means:- Playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a teammate
"Interfering with an opponent" means:- Preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball.- Making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent
"Gaining an advantage by being in that position" means:- Playing a ball that rebounds to him off a post or crossbar, having previously been in an offside position- Playing a ball that rebounds to him off an opponent, having previously been in an offside position
The controversy comes because the rule relies on the interpretation of the officials. They have but a split second to make a decision, and do not have the benefit of a video replay. If they did, there would be far less debate about game-changing situations such as this one.
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FBI agent sent shirtless photo to Kelley before email investigation, officials say
The FBI agent who was asked by Jill Kelley to look into disturbing emails she received was a friend of hers and never had a further part in the investigation, a senior law enforcement official said Tuesday.
The official says the FBI agent had met Kelley many months before she complained to him about the threatening emails -- allegedly sent by Paula Broadwell, Gen. David Petraeus' biographer and a woman with whom he is believed to have had an affair.
The agent sent Kelley a photo of himself with no shirt, "as a joke, a gag" at least six months before she began receiving the troubling emails, the official said. There is, the official said, no indication that the relationship between the two was anything more than a friendship.
But the official says that after Kelley came to the agent with her complaint, he faded from the picture and was not in on the investigation. Then agents discovered the shirtless photo in her e-mails, which was reported to his supervisors, resulting in an internal investigation into whether he acted inappropriately.
He's the same agent who contacted House Republicans in October to complain that the investigation was stalled. But, the official said, the agent was far out of the loop and had no idea all of the investigative activity still under way at that point.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's office called the FBI on Oct. 31 asserting that it had heard from an FBI agent who raised concerns that the matter was being covered up or not being taken seriously.
"I was contacted by an FBI employee concerned that sensitive, classified information may have been compromised and made certain (FBI Director Robert) Mueller was aware of these serious allegations and the potential risk to our national security," Cantor said in a statement.
Cantor's office was told that the case was being actively investigated by the FBI, and so it would have been wrong for the FBI or Justice Department to inform higher-level officials in the administration about the probe earlier -- because they were unsure at that point what they were dealing with. In the end, according to multiple officials, investigators determined there was no criminal wrongdoing.
The agent provides yet another link to Kelley, who has become a central figure in the scandal that led to the resignation of Petraeus over his affair with Broadwell: Her complaint to the FBI kicked off the investigation, and her emails with another major military figure, Gen. John Allen, have led to an investigation over allegations of "inappropriate" emails between Allen and Kelley. Allen replaced Petraeus as commander in Afghanistan last year.
The emails between Allen and Kelley do not signify the two had an affair, a defense official told NBC News on Tuesday. "There was no affair," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The emails in question could be misconstrued, the official said, predicting that the investigation will prove Allen's innocence.
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Spain and Morocco: Spanish Culture and Language – CLOSED
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The Spanish Culture course will deal with history, politics, social factors, cultural life and pop culture in Spain from 1936 until present. It will cover the civil war (1936-1939) and the process of transition to democracy that followed Franco's death in 1975. It will also examine the new freedom from censorship after Franco died, the new cinema and the radical changes and modernization in values, family, sex and religion that occurred after the restoration of democracy.
While in Spain we will also visit Madrid and Granada. Madrid is the capital of Spain and one of the biggest and most cosmopolitan cities in Europe. In Granada, you will experience life in a beautiful city full of history and culture. Granada was the last part of Spain to be under Moorish rule and you will still be able to see the strong impact this has had and still does. We will have the opportunity to visit the beautiful La Alhambra palace, a World Heritage site and the inspiration for Washington Irving's Tales of La Alhambra.
Towards the end of the program we will visit Morocco where we will spend five days. We will be staying in Marrakech where you will have the opportunity to engage in community service as part of the service learning component of the culture course. From Marrakech we will travel to to Ouazazate, also known as "The door of the dessert" a town inhabited by Berbers and a noted film-making location (Lawrence of Arabia, Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Babel…)
Medieval Iberia (modern-day Spain) was under Islamic rule from 711 until The Reconquista by Isabella and Ferdinand in 1492. This had an enormous impact on all parts of Spanish life; the language, architecture, customs, science, music, food and so much more. The visit to Morocco will give us the opportunity to learn and experience how the Islamic rule of Spain and Moorish culture have influenced Spanish culture and language.
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Our Dialogue begins with a week in Madrid, Spain's vibrant capital, where students will experience an intensive cultural immersion, attend classes and provide service within the community. Next, we head to the Mediterranean coast for 3 weeks where students will lodge in the University's student residence, attend the Costa de Valencia language institute, and engage in Community Service. Finally, students will enjoy a 2-day excursion to the exquisite Moorish city, Granada, located in Spain's southern region, Andalusia.
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Students participating in this program will function as a traveling press corps. As international correspondents, they will find and pitch stories and report and write them (in English) on deadline for an online magazine created to showcase the course material. Students will also be expected to take photos for their stories, as well as provide video and audio when necessary and appropriate. Topics could include articles related to government, politics, religion, arts, sports, business and lifestyle.
Spain: Religion in Spain – From Moorish Rule to Christian Pilgrimage (Honors) – CLOSED
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Tuesday, October 29th: 6-7pm 168 Snell Engineering Center
Term: Summer I
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- HONR 3309 Honors Seminar Abroad - Islam and Spain
Much of what we think of as typically "Spanish" has its roots in the tension between Christianity and Islam that came to define Spain. The course provides first hand experiences of role of religion in Spain through two units. First we travel to southern Spain to an area that for centuries was a Muslim country ruled by the Moors and called al-Andalus. Granada, Seville, and Cordoba provide a laboratory to explore how Spaniards and the Christian church have historically dealt with the challenges of religious and ethnic plurality. Second we head north to visit the pilgrimage route the Catholic Church promoted as part of its efforts to push the Muslim Moors out of Spain: the Camino del Santiago de Compostela. For over 1000 years, people of faith have traveled this route, where legends tell us St. James is buried. We will spend two weeks as pilgrims, walking the last 150 miles of the route, and resting in towns that bear vivid material evidence of the popularity of this practice through their ecclesial art and architecture. This unit will allow the student to explore the significance of pilgrimage by performing the actions of a pilgrim.
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- Carbohydrate: 51g
- Fiber: 3g
- Cholesterol: 180mg
- Sodium: 293mg
- 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 2 croissants
- 1 pint ice cream
- 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine chocolate and 3 Tbsp. water in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high just until chocolate is melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Whisk until sauce is smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
- 2. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream and confectioners' sugar until firm peaks form.
- 3. Put croissants on an ungreased baking sheet and bake until warm and lightly crisped, about 4 minutes. Cut each croissant in half; split each half lengthwise. Place bottoms of croissant halves in dessert bowls. Scoop ice cream on top. Drizzle with warm chocolate sauce and top with a dollop of whipped cream. Place croissant tops over ice cream and sauce. Serve immediately.
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A parody of Indiana Jones where a single stickfigure battles his way through a tunnel in order to find the treasure. Will he succeed? Well you'll have to watch the animation. lol
I made this entry for a competition at stickpage.com where it got first prize! This took around four weeks to complete and I think it turned out pretty good. It's over a minute so it didn't turn out very short and I hope everyone on Newgrounds likes it.
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that was cute. i want to thank my mom, SQUASH. by daangerous trap i didn't mean the rock. i loved it.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars February 25, 2012
A few visual hiccups, but made up for with great enemy animations. Creative humor definitely made this short more enjoyable. The ending was definitely not what I expected!
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 29, 2011
"I'd like to thank multiple people for this. My mom, m-"(BABOOSH!) Never gets old. XD Anyway, this was pretty entertaining to watch. Also, this guy has even more skill than Jones! That was a pretty interesting pivot. Also, i agree with NoMoreNormalacy on the part with the traps. This is awesume!
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