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Anyone else think it's funny that the guy who won The Masters this year:
- Is named "Bubba?"
- Has never had a golf lesson?
- Has a music video of himself dancing in blue jean overalls?
Just me?
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Anyone else think it's funny that the guy who won The Masters this year:
- Is named "Bubba?"
- Has never had a golf lesson?
- Has a music video of himself dancing in blue jean overalls?
Just me?
When Dan and I got married I was so eager to be a "cool wife" that I memorized every college football coach in the SEC. I became his party trick.
We'd be out to dinner with friends and he would say,
"Kate, who's the coach of Auburn? Ole Miss? Vandy? Arkansas? Florida? South Carolina? Kentucky?"
I would perk up and shout out names enthusiastically, like a trained seal happily barking for fish out of a bucket.
The amazement of wives everywhere was my raw fish. (Add it to sentences I never thought I'd say.)
I told Dan that once – that I had become his party trick – and with such precious sensitivity he said, "Oh, I'm sorry. Do you not want to do it anymore?" To which I replied,
"Dan, the seal LIKES the fish."
I assure you I never would have spent the mental energy learning those coaches if I hadn't been interested. I enjoy sports – a lot – and Dan is no longer surprised (and unfortunately no longer impressed) by the information I absorb.
There is one sport, though, that I just can't get into: I don't like baseball.
Yeah, I said it.
And I don't think it's fair to call baseball "America's pastime" anymore. America's pastime is Angry Birds.
(As long as I'm making enemies I'll also say that I don't like hot weather, shrimp, or Jack Johnson – basically summer.)
Seriously, baseball is such a divisive issue. A lot of people aren't wild about it, but the people who care, care. Baseball is like cats in that way. There are cat people, and then there are cat people. I know some baseball people that are already halfway through the impassioned email they'll be sending me in 5 minutes. (Kaitlyn, Coffman, Jay, Paul, Kyle, Slade, Jeff, Connie, Danny, angry blogging stranger). *Spoiler Alert:* I'm going to delete them all!
I understand baseball.
I've been to MLB games.
I suppose I'm not as "cultured" as you are, and I'm okay with that. No amount of blather about nostalgia and the glory of the "grand ol' game" is going to change my mind.
But to prove to you that I have sincerely tried my best, that I have expended both time and energy in a last-ditch attempt to find any pleasure whatsoever in baseball, I give you this humble list of suggestions – for people like me.
Nine Ways to Make Baseball More Interesting
1. Allow players to smack-talk back and forth on the Jumbo-Tron via texting. You know that after a good one the crowd would make that sound that all the kids in the cafeteria make when someone drops a tray: "oooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
2. Each dugout can earn up to 2 extra runs for: tobacco/gum/seed spitting contests, and dance-offs.
3. Put tigers underneath trap doors in the outfield, gladiator-style. Don't even tell me I'm dark. You've read The Hunger Games twice already.
4. Make all the food free. See? This sport is better already.
5. Make baseballs out of the same material as those super bouncy balls. This would probably save the Major League some money too, as they cost 50¢ out of the quarter machines at Wal-Mart.
6. Put defense in the outfield. Maybe with Nerf guns?
7. Allow players to tackle one another. Full contact baseball!
8. For the entire seventh inning, every player has to wear swim flippers, WipeOut-style. Because this is just funny.
9. Put a hurdle in front of each base. Imagine how fun the seventh inning would be!
Now THAT, I'd watch.
This is a post in which I systematically rank each NFL quarterback in terms of marry-ability. I will judge 32 men almost baselessly (how their backsides look in their football pants will be taken into consideration), and determine which man I would like to spend my life with (should Dan ever die in a tragic school bus accident).
It's not unlike The Bachelorette.
Back in October, when Bill Simmons picked the Giants to win over the Seahawks in week 5 (good call), he noted this in one of his posts:
Eli Manning's Husband Potential (+10.5) over Every Other NFL Starting QB
Last Sunday, we were watching football when Sarah Larimer (Grantland's sports blog editor) was asked the question, "If you could marry one NFL QB, who would it be?" Without blinking, she responded, "Eli!"
We were dumbfounded and immediately demanded an explanation. Sarah quickly spouted out three reasons: he's handsome; he lives in New York (making a long-distance romance more realistic since L.A. to NYC is an easy flight); and most important, she loves that Eli is such a sensitive guy. Apparently, Archie Manning doted on Cooper and Peyton as kids, and poor Eli was left hanging out with his mom and learning how to be sensitive or something (as this 2008 New York Times feature covered). This left us even more dumbfounded, and once Sarah's Eli selection was quickly and vociferously backed up on e-mail by Grantland's Katie Baker, we were practically stupefied.
Forget about the fact that I will never look at Eli Manning again without thinking of him making Sarah a mixtape or standing outside Katie's apartment in the pouring rain holding a boom box over his head and blaring "In Your Eyes" for a second, or that the whole exchange inadvertently gave us a running Eli/Sarah joke for the rest of the season, and really, the rest of the decade. Here's my question to my 18 female readers out there: Do women really dig Eli Manning, or is it just a massive coincidence that our two-person sample size produced this result? (source)
Dan and I laughed about it; then he turned to me and asked, "Who would you marry?"
My gut reaction was Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons. Good looking guy, nice nick name (though not as cool as "The Law Firm"), doesn't have a hot head. Seems unlikely to cheat on me, lives in a big city where it's warm. Perfect teeth (seriously, they're like dentures; what the heck).
Dan was not satisfied. "Did you know Ryan Fitzpatrick went to Harvard?" "But wouldn't you like to live in Miami?"
It was at this point I decided a more in depth analysis was in order. And thus, the Quarterback Project was born.
I began by listing all of the starting QBs by division, then defined the parameters of my husband search.
Location: Worth 25% of the final score. I am operating under the assumption that if I were married to an NFL QB I would have the means to travel at will, so proximity to family and friends will not be taken into consideration. Proximity to the beach, OBVIOUSLY, will be.
Personality: Worth 40% of the final score. My personality assessment is based on press conferences, interviews, articles, tweets, etc. Needless to say Jay Cutler isn't going to fare very well in this department.
Sheer, unadulterated physical attractiveness: 25% of the final score. Points are awarded for how the quarterback looks at present. Some men have the unfair advantage of being 24 years old. C'est la vie.
Je ne sais quoi: 10% of the final score. This accounts for idiosyncrasies and/or "impressions" that turn me on or off for whatever reason. i.e. That Andy Dalton could give me red-headed children (turn on); That Tony Romo dated Jessica Simpson (turn off).
First I rated each man's location and physical attractiveness on a scale of 1-5. One being unfortunate and five being delicious. Here are the standings after the first round of quasi-baseless judgement.
Why is Miami a 2, you ask? Because there are too many exotic-looking, voluptuous Puerto-Rican women in bikinis. I'm Irish; I freckle. That's why.
Why is Oakland a 5? Because if I lived in Oakland I would REALLY live on Alameda Island. That's why.
Why is Green Bay a 3? Because I was born in WI and it feels like home turf. And to cite Lydia from Seattle, "being in Wisconsin, you'll never have to worry about people thinking you're fat." (source) That's wisdom right there.
Front runners: Tony Romo (what?), Alex Smith (what?), Mark Sanchez (that's more like it), Tim Tebow, and Philip Rivers.
Then I assigned points for personality and the intangible " je ne sais quoi" on a similar scale of 1-5.
1 – "You wear your hat backwards (and equally repulsive behavior)."
2 – "Eh."
3 – "You are not famous enough for me to know anything about you."
4 – "I like you."
5 – Exclusively reserved for Tim Tebow.
All four categories were tallied up and weighted, giving each QB a numerical score out of a perfect 50. This is how it came out; without further ado I give you -
1. Tim Tebow 45 (Just like him to sneak up from behind with charisma for the win.)
2. Mark Sanchez 41.5 (UPDATE: Since writing this post it has been brought to my attention [by A LOT of people using very colorful language] that Mark Sanchez is likely to cheat on me with Kim Kardashian or Kate Upton or a 16-year-old, making his ranking obsolete. Thank you for your input, internet.)
3. Eli Manning 37.5
Matt Ryan 37.5
Drew Brees 37.5
Alex Smith 37.5 (A tad out of his league, I believe)
7. Josh Freeman 32.5
Cam Newton 32.5
Carson Palmer 32.5
Matt Hasselbeck 32.5
11. Philip Rivers 32
12. Peyton Manning 30
Colt McCoy 30
14. Aaron Rodgers 29.5
15. Tony Romo 29
Christian Ponder 29
Blaine Gabbert 29
18. Sam Bradford 28.5
19. Tarvaris Jackson 27.5
20. Rex Grossman 26.5
21. Ryan Fitzpatrick 26
Andy Dalton 26
23.Michael Vick 25.5 (Worth noting that everyone from this point down has something about them that I find less attractive than having done hard time.)
24. Matt Schaub 24
Kevin Kolb 24
26. Jay Cutler 22.5
Tom Brady 22.5
28. Matt Cassel 21.5
29. Chad Henne 20.5
30. Joe Flacco 19.0
31. Matt Stafford 18.0
32. Ben Roethlisberger 10.0
Surprises: I can't say that I'm in absolute agreement with the numbers here. Perhaps this is like the match.com version of quarterback dating – the guys at the top of the list may not be the same ones I'd pick out of a bar, but all things considered we'd be pretty compatible.
If I had gone with my gut I'd have bumped up Brady (whose superiority complex is mitigated by his intelligence, voice, and Ken-doll face), Fitzpatrick, Dalton, Bradford, and Rodgers. I'd have bumped down Smith, Freeman, Palmer, and Gabbert.
I'm not a Tebow-maniac by any stretch, but neither am I opposed to him being on top.
Notable Pairings: Jay Cutler and Tom Brady tying for 26th seems particularly fitting. Cut from the same cloth, these two; they go together like a pair of Uggs.
Apparently Colt McCoy tying with Peyton Manning is hilarious to my husband. This post is likely the only time their names will be mentioned in the same sentence.
What have we learned?
- One Eli Manning > Two Matt Staffords.
- One Mark Sanchez > Four Ben Roethlisbergers.
- U-Haul All Stars: If Ryan Fitzpatrick were traded from Buffalo to San Diego he would jump from 21st to 7th. Christian Ponder would move from 15th to 3rd, and Sam Bradford would move from 18th to 7th.
- The NFC South is far and away the most eligible division: all 4 quarterbacks are in the top 10.
- The AFC North is the least attractive division: 3 of the 4 quarterbacks are in the bottom 10.
- Matt Stafford's hair and backwards hat is serious enough offense that it places him in the bottom tier with a meathead sex offender. Sorry, alleged sex offender.
- When pursuing me in marriage, it's better to be a felon in Philly than to be superior in Massachusetts.
In conclusion,
Ladies and gentlemen, what needs further consideration? Who deserves a second glance? Who deserves to be taken down a peg? In the event that my husband ever dies in that tragic school bus accident, your input will be invaluable.
On Superbowl weekend, I thought it fitting to share a few well-thought out, analytical sports posts. You should watch for me on ESPN's First Take, because I am confident that after Skip Bayless reads these shrewdly discerned observations (which he will), he will be requesting an appearance. I mean, this is top notch investigative reporting.
From the depths of the riches of my sports knowledge, accumulated over years of sitting next to my husband on the couch, I bring you -
Sports Dopplegangers of 2012
Alex Smith, quarterback for the 49ers, bears a striking resemblance to Ryan Gosling (thankfully). I'm going to pause here and reflect on their likeness. You can go ahead without me.
In his most recent roster photo, Kevin Kolb looks a lot like Kevin Federline. I'm no analyst, but I'm pretty sure this means he's never going to win a Superbowl.
Rob Jackson was the campus pastor at Liberty University when I attended. If he and Steve Martin ever had a love child, it would look like Mike Smith, coach of the Atlanta Falcons.
In his spare time, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a brilliant diagnostician on House. (A widely known resemblance, but it's quite impossible to discuss look-alikes without including it.)
My Uncle Dave might be leading a double life as a poorly dressed, oversized-gray-hoodie-wearing football genius. (He gave the camera that Belichick scowl all on his own.)
And while we're in Massachusetts, Tom Brady looks like a Ken doll. Dresses like one, too. #Uggs
Another classic: Chris Bosh looks an Avatar. Especially when he had the dreads.
Oh my gosh, hide your kids.
And finally, Tim Lincecum looks like Snape, the wizard from Harry Potter.
Also, Cher.
The high percentage of NFL dopplegangers obviously reflects the time of year; perhaps by this summer I'll have accumulated some more deep thoughts on basketball and baseball.
Skip, I await your call.
Ladies, watch sports with your man.
Thursday night of Sports Camp was our off-night, so we took the kids to a Braves game.
First things first; we ate at The Varsity.
What'll I have? A Frosted Orange, that's what. It was as glorious as I remembered it. I might be – no – I am definitely craving one right now. If I chock it up to pregnancy and bat my eyelashes, do you think Dan would go get one for me? Yeah, me either.
After our meal, though, my pregnantness reared its ugly head. In hindsight, it was probably triggered by walking two miles in flat strappy shoes amongst hoards of people. As I was climbing the stairs to the upper deck, I had a fierce case of déja-vu.
A stadium. Hot. Pregnant.
It all came back to me in horrible, horrible flashes.
I was reliving an experience I endured 4 years ago, at the SEC championship when I was 8 months pregnant with Madeline. The parallels were many and unfortunate. I made a chart for you. (Be still my beating heart, a chart!)
SEC Championship 2007
Atlanta Braves Game 2011
The Georgia Dome, downtown Atlanta
Turner Field, downtown Atlanta
Football: Tennessee v. LSU
Baseball: Braves v. Mets
8 months pregnant. (Exactly 2 weeks before I gave birth, little did I know.)
7.5 months pregnant. Feels like 15 months.
Dumb idea.
Equally dumb idea.
I had been on my feet serving popcorn for 4 hours immediately prior to the game.
I had been on my feet working with kids and teenagers at Sports Camp immediately prior to the game.
We sat in (I climbed to) the nosebleed section – several rows from the top.
We sat in (I climbed to) the nosebleed section – several rows from the top.
I was wearing a thick, hot sweater, which it would have been totally inappropriate to remove.
I was wearing the thinnest, coolest dress I owned in the 95 degree heat, which would have been totally inappropriate to remove.
My feet were so swollen that I had to remove my shoes – touching my bare feet to the floor of the Georgia Dome. Ew.
My feet were so swollen that when I removed my shoes to touch my feet to the floor of Turner Field (ew, again) I had purple lines across my feet where my straps had dug into my flesh.
I was surrounded by a group of intoxicated Tennessee college boys. I stared at their butts all night because I could not stand up due to the altitude of the seats and the top-heavy/over-heated/swollen-foot situation.
I was surrounded by could-pass-for-intoxicated teenagers. I stared at their butts all night because I could not stand up due to the altitude of the seats and the top-heavy/over-heated/swollen-foot situation.
I watched one of Dan's co-workers flirt with him all evening, totally unable to get up, form words, intervene, play my pregnant trump card, etc. I barely had the energy to breathe.
Nothing like this happened last week. Making the Braves game slightly more bearable than the SEC championship. Tomahawk chop!
Now the "attend a sporting event when I'm about to birth a baby" has become a thing. During my next pregnancy I'd like to go be miserable at the NBA finals. Are you listening, honey? I said NEXT PREGNANCY.
I waited until we'd been in our seats for 13 minutes before I turned to Dan and we had this little interaction:
"I need a water."
"Kate, it's like $7 here."
"I SAID I need a water."
"It's still really early in the game."
"I cannot feel my legs. Don't make me show you my purple sausage toes."
Dan got me a water. An hour later I turned to him and said,
"I need a lemonade."
"*sigh* What size?"
I love him.
It was a great game, as far as baseball goes. What I mean by that is that it was sinfully boring 90% of the time instead of 100% of the time. There were two home runs, the Braves had a comeback in the bottom of the ninth, and ended up winning in extra innings because the Mets pitcher balked. Dan had to explain balking to me after the game – and I'm glad I didn't understand it any earlier, because now that I know what it means I think it's a pretty cheap way to win a game. I'm not saying the Braves didn't deserve it, I'm just saying that once I had all the information, all the hooting, hollering celebration seemed ever-so-slightly excessive.
In all seriousness, it was a good time. The best worst baseball game I've ever been to.
(It did take extra innings, but our fanatically dancing boys made it on the big screen! Bravo, bravo.)
Hello, my name is Kate, and I have an NBA fetish.
During my blogging hiatus were the NBA finals.
I love the NBA finals.
I can't put my finger on exactly why, but of all the athletes I've ever had a crush on, almost all of them are NBA players. I know that they are awkwardly, super-humanly tall, and that when they stand next to regular-sized people in real life they look like superfreaks. I know that they look lanky no matter how fit they are. I positively HATE basketballs shorts and those jerseys with the obscenely baggy armpits. I could gag watching the sideline interviews because I can practically smell the stank from my living room. I can't figure out the appeal for the life of me, but the truth remains.
In the last two years I've had crushes on Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard (who annoys me every time I see him now – so it's almost like we broke up), and most recently Dirk Nowitski. Seriously, I might love him. It's okay, Dan knows.
And while the following guys haven't been crushes, I'd really like to be their best friends: Ray Allen, Kendrick Perkins, Steve Nash, Nate Robinson, Dwayne Wade, Manu Ginobili, Shaq, and, after this years finals, Justin Terry. Can someone arrange that? Dinner at least?
You guys, my name even starts with a "K."
Dan called me Kate "Kardashian" Conner for two weeks.
But be ye not deceived; it's not just me. At the end of game 2 when Dirk made that last-second lefty lay-up, Dan literally jumped out of the bed and exclaimed,
"He's like a GERMAN GAZELLE!"
P.S. The national spelling bee was on at the same time as one of the games, and we were equally riveted by it, flipping compulsively between channels. (We were pulling for the runner up.) Here's a clip of the last few minutes:
The parents of the girl who won sent to her a Justin Beiber concert as a reward for her hard work. Sigh, I suppose no middle schooler is exempt from Beiber Fever, not even the really, really smart ones. I'd say that I'm giving up on this generation, but I had a 98° CD and still emerged from pre-teen-ness relatively unscathed, so I guess there's hope.
This is absolutely my favorite commercial on ESPN right now, likely my favorite commercial on all of television.
It tickles me; I get to giggling and I just can't stop. These people might as well be our neighbors/church members/people we see in Wal-Mart. I keep thinking I'm going to recognize somebody.
Thought I'd share in celebration of college football bowl week.
Also, the repetition in the commercial has taught Madeline to say "Roll Tide" (Tide pronounced "Taahhd" ). Dan is understandably disappointed.
Last night I was watching the first game in the World Series with Dan, and something was bothering me.
Every time they showed the Giants pitcher, Tim Lincecum, I thought, "WHERE have I seen that man before?"
The news? No.
SportsCenter? No.
Commercial? No.
Fathead? No.
And then it hit me:
Just wait, it gets worse…
Ahhh!!! Do you be-lieve in life after love? (After love, after love, after love…)
(I've decided side-by-side look-alikes are my new favorite thing. I still chuckle over Dan/The Unabomber.)
So have I completely ruined the World Series for you? Or MADE it?
Well, Tim, if the baseball thing doesn't work out, it's safe to say you could have a future in the entertainment industry. You know, I think you could really pull this off!
Just kidding; I mean no disrespect, Tim. You're a class act. Don't quit your day job.
**As I am married to a serious sports fan, you can expect more serious sports thoughts to come. I will dazzle you with my depth of insight into the sports world.**
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Lazer Queen had informed the four men about the small predicament and they contacted Doctor D for help. Doctor D informed them that he'd sent someone over, but this person's identity wasn't liked b...
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After my little wind up session was over I told the guys to called Doctor D and ask for someone who knew how to safely disarm a bomb... or take apart a half made one at least. After a few minutes of thought he told the men that he would send someone over to the base, someone he knew he could trust. I knew that he would do just that and the four men accompanying me were also washed with relief. They know just as well as I do that it's a danger me being here, but we can all trust Doctor D's judgement.
Back to the subject of the mystery room though Kobra had eventually found the small fuse that powered the room and we switched on the lights for the large, rustic, battered space, and this led me to identify the room as a small garage. Upon turning the switch I found my own personal paradise, things that would seem like garbage to others but in fact were worlds of possibilities for me. There were scraps of metal to and fro in this room, equipment that can be used for welding and altering the scraps of metal to any shape I desire. I could create anything I wanted in here, I could go as far as my heart can see.
After I had left the newly found garage and again entered the main room we heard the buzzer ring, meaning the person Doctor D had sent was here. This was a relief to the men as we could safely get rid of these harmless chunks of metal, but one mistake could prove fatal and even professionals can make mistakes. But, unfortunately for Party Poison this expert that has come to help us was one person he didn't take a shine to, my old friend Green Machine.
Me, Party and Jet decided the three of us should go up and we walked through the locks and up to normal level, upon our arrival we were greeted by my old friend. As we passed through the final lock we were greeted by a smiling Green Machine, a man dressed so unusually I couldn't help but smile at the sight. When he saw me also pass through the locks with the two other Killjoy's he shouted.
"Lazer Queen! I didn't know you were still with these guys!" I laughed my response before I replied.
"I'm afraid their stuck with me for a little while longer." He returned my laugh with a genuine smile, but this didn't hold back the annoyance in Party Poison. I knew Party didn't want him here long and I have to respect his wishes, so I got straight to the point and spoke in a formal and serious manner. Well, as much as I could handle to anyway.
"So, Doctor D sent you to disarm our harmless chunks of metal, did he?" Green gave me a smile out of humour before he spoke.
"He sure did! Now, where are these half made explosives?" I returned the smile before I answered.
"They're inside, but Party would prefer them to be brought up here to be disarmed. A safety precaution really, you know?" He happily nodded back at the lie I had spouted, but I wasn't going to tell him about that. It was actually that Party didn't trust him so didn't want him inside the base, even though both me and Doctor D trust the guy.
It's kinda hard to explain Party Poison, well, putting it into words anyway. He's a very distrusting man, he only seems to trust the people he's close to. It took him just over two weeks to get to the point of even slightly trusting me, and that was only after he found out my biggest secret and even more so when it was actually confirmed. I know he still doesn't completely trust me and I don't expect him to, it's just difficult to work around it sometimes. But I finally came out of my thoughts when I heard Green reply.
"Yep, that's fine with me!" I smiled back at my friend before I turned to face Party Poison's direction in a suggestive manner. He noticed me looking and knew what I was wanting him to do so he demandingly said.
"Oh, no! I am not touching those things!" I sighed in annoyance before I showed it in my tone.
"Why not? They're not exactly gonna blow up on you." He again shouted in demand.
"I'm not touching any damn explosives! Do you even realise how god damn dangerous they are?!" I gave a large groan before I again showed my annoyance in my tone.
"They're not active Party! They're not gonna hurt you, just go and grab em'!" He tried to lay down the law.
"I am not touching those things!" I was getting slightly pissed off with his stubbornness. This was another pointless argument, but in reality we're both just as stubborn as one another.
Of course Green Machine stood there smiling so wide I thought his cheeks were gonna fall off of his face from the pressure, but he just stood there as he watched us fighting like an old married couple. It was as if it was the most amusing thing in the world, which in reality it probably was to him. He never really had an interesting life to begin with, so a little tussle between me and Party Poison might just in some strange way brighten up his day. But our argument continued with me being the next to speak.
"Would you rather us disarm them inside?!" He shouted his reply.
"No!" I in return demanded.
"Then go get them!" He shouted back.
"No!" But it wasn't me to shout this time, but the only other Killjoy in our presence.
"Would you two just stop fighting?!" We turned to see that it was Jet who shouted at us squabbling two, the intolerance shown on his features. We both quietened and stopped our fighting to let him continue. He then spoke up to offer a suggestion.
"How about I go get the explosives? That will solve all our problems and stop this stupid, pointless argument." I stayed silent but gave a thankful smile nodded my agreement. I was thankful he had interfered in our argument, he was in the right mind after all.
After my agreeing with the idea Jet Star started back down into the base to gather the explosives and bring them back up here, an action I am very grateful to him for doing. Upon Jet Star's leave Party Poison also excused himself and followed after his Killjoy, this leaving me to face an amused looking Green Machine.
Ok, an uneventful chapter, well in my eyes anyway, but I still hope you liked it. I do try hard to make things interesting but I know I tend to drag on sometimes. Anyway, I hope you liked the chapter and will hang on for the next one.


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Friday - 6/3/2011, 12:47pm EDT
The Library of Congress is using the Internet to provide free, online access to thousands of the nation's oldest sound recordings. The National Jukebox went online this month. It hosts more than 10,000 historical music and spoken word recordings made between 1901 and 1925. Users can select and stream the recordings at LOC.gov/jukebox. For the time being, the recordings are from the catalogs of Columbia and Victor, the two oldest record companies in the world.


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Stephen Moore punch mars Brumbies win over Reds
Phil Lutton The Queensland Reds have been left fuming after a punch from Brumbies hooker Stephen Moore was left unpunished in a spiteful derby game at Suncorp Stadium.
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Turner joins injury list as Slipper turns up heat
Phil Lutton Queensland Reds prop James Slipper says his side has reached its first 'must-win' game for the season as another top-line backline star joins the injury list.
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Phil Lutton The Queensland Reds have turned to rookie Jamie-Jerry Taulagi as their backline injury list continues to expand ahead of their clash with the in-form Western Force on Saturday night in Brisbane.
Reds return to Super Rugby's winner's list with narrow victory over Stormers
Phil Lutton There's no place like home for the Queensland Reds, who highlighted their love of Suncorp Stadium with a pressure-relieving 22-17 Super Rugby victory over the Stormers on Saturday night.
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Reds predict 'bash fest' against Stormers
Phil Lutton No-frills Reds flanker Beau Robinson has predicted a ''bash fest'' against the Stormers on Saturday night in Brisbane as persistant rain threatens to turn an open game into trench warfare.
Queensland Reds down but far from out, says coach Richard Graham
Phil Lutton When the Queensland Reds confronted their 2014 draw, seeing just one match in the first five pencilled in at home hardly had QRU powerbrokers racing down to the cellar to fetch the good bubbly.
Would James O'Connor be worth the risk for the Queensland Reds?
Phil Lutton James O'Connor wants to come home to Queensland. But is the former Wallaby needed – or wanted – by the Reds?
Quade Cooper breaks points record as Queensland Reds outscore Cheetahs
Phil Lutton Quade Cooper became Queensland's record point-scorer and the Reds bagged five tries but they still have concerns after a Jekyll-and-Hyde 43-33 win over the Cheetahs on Friday night.
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Mike Harris puts injury scare through Reds camp
Phil Lutton Reds coach Richard Graham wants to put some early season pressure on the Waratahs but had his own hands full as centre Mike Harris went down with an ankle injury two days out from the interstate...
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World Cup dreams prompt Gill's 'non merci' to French clubs
Phil Lutton Reds flanker Liam Gill spurned the advances of French rugby clubs to chase his dream of being Australia's first-choice openside in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Quade Cooper in the firing line for stoush with Waratahs
Phil Lutton Reds coach Richard Graham says it's time to end the debate about Quade Cooper's defence as the five-eighth continues to improve on one of the most critically analysed aspects of his game.
Queensland Reds won't be stuck in the ruck: Will Genia
Phil Lutton Reds halfback Will Genia concedes the Reds were suckered into a series of smash-up derbies against the Brumbies last season and insists they'll be armed with smarter tactics in Canberra on Saturday...
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Phil Lutton Just four days after being stretchered from Ballymore in a neck brace, a thankful Quade Cooper has declared himself ready to take on the Brumbies in Queensland's Super Rugby opener in Canberra on...
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TOKYO, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
- Convenience & Accuracy Further Improved in Mobile App Verification -
NTT Resonant Inc. of Japan and Jamo Solutions of Belgium announced on April 22 that they began providing their collaborative new product the same day. It is a combination of NTT Resonant's "Developers AppKitBox - Remote TestKit (Remote TestKit)" and Jamo Solutions' "M-eux Test.".
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By using Jamo Solutions' Real Object Recognition Technology and NTT Resonant's massive real device control technology, developers can create a test example with great ease and run tests on many handsets available on the cloud.
-- Advantages of "Remote TestKit" / "M-eux Test" combined service
Our new product can improve the quality of their application and reduce their time for quality control. Our new product integrates existing automation products including Unified Functional Testing (UFT) and others. With existing automation products, it can run automated tests on hundreds of smartphones simultaneously.
NTT Resonant and Jamo Solutions will accelerate its move to get our new product adopted by financial, retail, distribution and other companies in Asia, Europe, North America, India, Australia and other parts of the world.
-- Comment by NTT Resonant Inc.
"Remote TestKit" is widely used by financial institutions, game developers, web service firms and other companies as a testing tool that can be used on many smartphones on a cloud service basis. Previously, users created a testing environment by combining the API of "Remote TestKit", ADB connections, iOS bridges and other resources. The partnership with Jamo Solutions will enable users to build an integrated mobile testing environment with greater ease. NTT Resonant anticipates the partnership will also help expand the market further.
-- Comment by Jamo Solutions
"Customers that want to go mobile today face many challenges. M-eux Test allows test engineers at companies worldwide to easily generate scripts that control the quality of their application in an automated manner. These scripts can be re-used across different devices. Together with writing and managing mobile test cases and managing a multitude of devices that need to be accessed by multiple teams becomes an important challenge for companies. Jamo Solutions is happy to collaborate with NTT Resonant to provide our customers a full, end-to-end solution for their mobile testing needs."
"Developers AppKitBox - Remote TestKit"
URL: http://appkitbox.com/en/testkit
*A total of 240 devices of about 220 models, including iPhone5, Android smartphones and Android tablets, will be available for verification services. (As of April 22, 2014)
"M-eux Test"
URL: http://www.jamosolutions.com/product/test-automation/
* Company, service and brand names indicated herein are the registered trademarks or trademarks of respective companies.
NTT Resonant Inc.
NTT Resonant Inc. is a joint venture between NTT Communications and NTT DOCOMO.
NTT Resonant provides top-class application services in Japan and the international market together with NTT Group companies.
"Developers AppKitBox - Remote TestKit" allows developers to operate actual handsets directly via the cloud for convenient verification testing.
Jamo Solutions
Jamo Solutions is a world leader in mobile test automation using Real Object Recognition Technology. Our flagship product, M-eux Test allows companies to manage the quality of their mobile apps by automating their test cases on the graphical user interface of native, web and hybrid applications on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Windows Mobile/CE and BlackBerry. M-eux Test integrates flawlessly with leading testing platforms and including HP UFT/QTP and LoadRunner and ALM and Microsoft Corporation Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server and Eclipse and IBM Rational, which enables enterprises to re-use their existing investments in testing tools and processes.
Contact (media):
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NTT Resonant Inc.
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NTT Resonant Inc.
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Texas Tech Stuns (24) TCU 20-10
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(9) Kansas Avenges Loss to TCU
Ed Zurga/Getty Images(LAWERENCE, Kan.) — Kansas wasn't going to let it happen twice.
The No. 9 Jayhawks destroyed TCU 74-48 Saturday, as Kansas avenged their 62-55 loss to TCU earlier this month.
Kansas (23-4) scored only 13 points in the first half o…
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Getty Images/Hemera(New York) — NCAAF: (2) Alabama (12-1) escaped (3) Georgia (11-2), 32-28.
(7) Kansas State (11-1) stuffed (23) Texas (8-4), 42-24.
(12) Oklahoma (10-2) trumped TCU (7-5), 24-17.
Wisconsin (8-5) drilled (14) Nebraska (10-3), 70-31.
No. 13 Oklahoma Survives No. 21 Oklahoma State In Overtime
Brett Deering/Getty Images(NORMAN, Okla.) — The Sooners were on the right side of the Bedlam rivalry this time around.
Brennan Clay scored the game-winning touchdown run in overtime to give No. 13 Oklahoma a 51-48 win over No. 21 Oklahoma …
TCU Knocks Off No. 16 Texas
Cooper Neill/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — In their first season in the Big 12 Conference, TCU finally got their signature win.
Matthew Tucker scored two touchdowns to lead TCU to a 20-13 Thanksgiving night victory over Texas (No. 16 BCS, No. 18 AP)
Kansas State Knocks Off TCU, Stays Unbeaten
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(FORT WORTH, Texas) — Third ranked Kansas State received two rushing touchdowns from quarterback Collin Klein, as it knocked off TCU (6-4) 23-10, to stay undefeated.
Klein started off the game by thowing an intercepti…
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(2) Oregon (9-0) flew past (17) USC (6-3), 62-51.
(3) Kansas State (9-0) defeated Oklahoma State (5-3), 44-30.
(4) Notre Dame (9-0) slipped past Pittsburgh (4-5) i…
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After the teams had a scorless first overtime period tied at 31, West Virginia we…
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NLDS: The Cincinnati Reds (1-0) held off the San Francisco Giants (0-1), 5-2.
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South William Street History
History of South William Street site
On the southern half of this site, landowner Weasel Evertsen built a house (c. 1660) for Poser Levy, a Jewish butcher and moneylender who successfully fought for permission from the town "to keep guard with other burghers" despite the disinclination of his fellow townsmen to serve with Jews. Levy retained the property for ten years, then conveyed the house and lot to Jan Herberding (a/k/a John Harpendingh), who later leased land on the west side of today's South William Street to Congregation Shearith Israel for its synagogue. At the northeast corner of the site Jacob Haey (a/k/a Jacob Heij, d. 1658), who had been a prosperous trader in Curacao and Santa Cruz, erected a comfortable house (c. 1648), Haey also owned a large plantation, in what is now Greenpoint, Brooklyn, which was cultivated by African slaves. His widow, whose second husband was shipmaster David Jochemszen (a/k/a Jochems), continued to live in the Stone Street house until at least 1686.The lane adjacent to this property was very narrow, and remained so for a century; in 1754 residents petitioned to widen it, as it was the "only passage thro Mill Street Commonly Called the Jews Ally [...] to Duke Street. " The Haey/Jochems house and its garden were then sacrificed for the widening of the lane; however, documents indicate that the site of 59-61 Stone Street soon again contained two structures. The southern half of the site (No. 59 Stone Street) was associated with Gershom Mendes Seixas (1746-1816) the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, chief spokesman for American Jewry, and Revolutionary patriot. Seixas was among the city's first philanthropists and for many years was a regent and trustee of Columbia University. Meanwhile the northern half of the site (No. 61 Stone Street) was owned by Matthew Clarkson, probably the army officer and philanthropist (1755-1825) who participated in many important Revolutionary War battles, was elected to state-wide offices, and served as president of the Bank of New York for the two decades prior to his death; and Jotham Post, Jr. (1771 -1817), a physician and drug importer who held political office at the state and national levels.
History of the building
Just before the 1835 fire, No. 59 Stone Street was the home of sailmaker Joan Cole and was owned by merchant Edwin Lord. By 1836 that building had been replaced by a brick store and loft building with a granite base; at first it was occupied by the firm of E. & C.G. Fehr. Later tenants included Zollikoffer & Wetter importers; and Ralli & Company, commission merchants. No. 59 was owned for many years by importer Christian H. Sand and later owned and occupied by merchants Alexander M. and George P. Lawrence.
Immediately prior to the Great Fire No. 61 was also owned by Edwin Lord and was run as a boardinghouse by Catharine Allies, a widow. By 1836 that building was replaced by a brick store and loft structure which was occupied by importer Christian H. Sand and soon thereafter by other importers, including the German importing firm of Frederick Victor and Thomas Achelis. Long-term owners of No. 61 included Amos R. Eno (1810-98), partner in one of the city's leading wholesale drygoods firms and later an important real estate investor who built the famous Fifth Avenue Hotel (see introductory essay); Francis Vose, whose firm Vose, Perkins & Company occupied the building; and the members of the prominent Cutting family.
During the 1920s, insurance executive William H. McGee, through his Eleven South William Street Company, employed architect William Neil Smith to remodel the site for McGee's marine insurance firm, founded in 1883. In 1924-25 [Demo 326-1924; Alt 2562-1924] Smith raised the building on the southern portion of the site from five to seven stories. In 1928-29 (Demo 319-1928; Alt 1973- 1928), he demolished the five-story structure on the northern half of the lot and replaced it with a six-and-one-half-story building fronted in limestone and surmounted by a slate-covered mansard roof. By 1929, the building was reoriented toward South William Street and Mill Lane, and largely unified on the exterior by its neo-Gothic cladding and mansard roof. The enlarged structure accommodated 345 workers of William H. McGee & Company, marine insurance underwriters. Smith was concurrently building a private club at 21-23 South William Street for an affiliate of the McGee firm.
At mid-century Lehman Brothers occupied the building (then known as 9 South William) as an annex to its larger building across Mill Lane (outside the boundaries of this district). Originating as a mercantile trade and commodities firm before the Civil War, Lehman Brothers established a base in New York in 1868 and soon shifted to investment banking. The only such firm to survive the Great Depression with its prestige intact, it financed many successful businesses such as Hollywood studios and large department store chains. The company, which occupied No. 1 William Street from 1928 to 1980, expanded into No. 9-11 South William Street in 1961. At the time of its sale to American Express in 1984, Lehman Brothers was Wall Street's oldest continuing banking partnership.


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--Stocks rally as upbeat data out of Europe boosted sentiment
--Europe markets rise after euro-zone private-sector activity contracted at slowest rate in 10 months
--Asia mostly lower, but China gains after largest-ever liquidity injection by central bank
By Matt Jarzemsky and Tomi Kilgore
NEW YORK--U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday, a day after the Dow's first triple-digit slide this year, as upbeat European data helped fuel investor optimism ahead of a reading on service-sector activity.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 84 points, or 0.6%, to 13964 in the minutes after the opening bell. Monday, the Dow fell 130 points for its biggest daily slide since Dec. 28.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained nine points, or 0.6%, to 1505. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 11 points, or 0.4%, to 3143.
"The big macroeconomic issues are abating and now there's a wall of money coming into the equity markets," said Diane Jaffee, who helps oversee about $6 billion as group managing director of U.S. equities at TWC. "It's not all a bed of roses, but we do think the economy is starting to engage."
The Institute for Supply Management's nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index for January is due at 10 a.m. EST, and is seen slipping to 55.0 from December's 55.7. Readings of 50 and above indicate expansion.
European markets were broadly higher after data showing private-sector activity in the euro zone contracted at the slowest rate in 10 months. The Stoxx Europe 600 was up 0.8% after sliding 1.5% on Monday. Spain's IBEX 35 index rose 1% after slumping 3.8% a day earlier.
Markit's euro-zone composite purchasing managers index rose to 48.6 in January from 47.2 in December, above an earlier estimate of 48.2. The services PMI rose to 48.6 from a preliminary reading of 48.3.
Meanwhile, December retail sales in the euro zone declined 0.8% on the month, the largest month-to-month drop since April 2012.
Asian markets were mostly lower. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average slumped 1.9%, pulling back from the 4½-year high reached Monday, after a disappointing quarterly report and lowered outlook from conglomerate Hitachi weighed on other exporters.
But China's Shanghai Composite added 0.2% after the country's central bank made the largest-ever daily liquidity injection to loosen up the money markets ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Front-month March crude-oil futures climbed 0.7% to $96.83 a barrel, while February gold futures advanced 0.3% to $1,681.30 an ounce. The dollar fell against the euro, but rallied against the yen.
In corporate news, NYSE Euronext slipped 0.1% after reporting fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that were below year-earlier levels but exceeded analyst estimates. The exchange operator said it anticipates operating expenses and its debt-to-earnings ratio to decline.
Dell's shares were halted after the computer maker confirmed it has agreed to be taken private by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Management. Shares of Microsoft, which is providing the buyers a $2 billion loan, were little changed.
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Awards Shows Vie for Awards, but Emmy Avoids Patting Itself on the Back
The Emmy telecast is not eligible to win an Emmy award. But the Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and Golden Globes are -- and have all garnered nominations for this year's ceremony.
Confused? By all means, get in line. Because while variety might be the spice of life, when it comes to the Emmy Awards, the variety categories can be a trifle baffling, throwing together people and programs that at the very least qualify as strange bedfellows, and at the very worst, apples and oranges.
Like the Golden Globes -- where TV's supporting actor/actress balloting encompasses movies, series and even sketch comedy like "Saturday Night Live" -- variety has become one of the more expansive catchalls within the Emmy race. In addition, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revised its rules in 2012, shifting award shows, concerts and entertainment connected to sporting events into special class programming, excluding them from consideration as best "variety special."
So as presently constituted, the Kennedy Center Honors finds itself situated opposite the stand-up showcase "Louis C.K.: Oh My God" and the considerably more dour "12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief" in the variety special lineup.
Meanwhile, the Oscars, Tonys and Golden Globes are now dubbed "special class" contenders, along with the London Olympics opening ceremony and a Lincoln Center performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Carousel."
Got that?
Perusing related awards for writing and directing -- which span both variety and special class fare -- does little to provide greater clarity. There, Louis C.K. faces off against writers from "Saturday Night Live" as well as the Golden Globes and Tonys, while the directors of the Olympics opening go for the gold versus the Kennedy Center Honors, Oscars, aforementioned Hurricane Sandy special and, yes, the ubiquitous Louis C.K.
One would think that, with the dozens awards the Emmys dole out, this wouldn't be a problem. But the definition of certain categories is broad enough to embrace a fairly wide assortment of programs, even if that means crowding latenight comedy, award shows and sketch fare under the same tent.
Moreover, there are only imperfect solutions when trying to decide where to place something like "Mel Brooks Strikes Back!" -- essentially a filmed conversation with the comedy legend and raconteur -- since there are hardly a glut of those scheduled in an average year.
Even the marquee competition, variety series, can be second-guessed when contemplating the divergent tone of a program like HBO's acerbic "Real Time With Bill Maher," which is up against more traditional latenight talk fronted by Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central's half-hours hosted by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and the ensemble format of "Saturday Night Live."
That said, thanks to "The Daily Show's" record-setting 10-year winning streak, complaining seems potentially moot.
With CBS airing this year's awards, the Emmycast will also feature the return of host Neil Patrick Harris, already the recipient of two Emmys for past stints as producer/host of the Tonys, and a nominee again this year for the 2012 edition.
Given all that he does, somebody should really give that guy a medal. Because no matter how good he is on Sept. 22, it won't win him an Emmy.
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Dirk does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - Behind the Scenes Video
A Cooper's Hawk nest right in my neighborhood - very cool pictures! ;-)
2013 Boulder Flood on 95th Street North of Valmont - YIKES!
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As soon as those course books are handed out the first day of class, there is one thing every kid must do. No, not read it from front to back. I'm talking about putting on textbook covers.
Back in the day, brown paper was the only option. For those who like that old-school feel, it's still a nice route. There are fun, low-cost, and environmentally-friendly choices for your family to choose from. Take a look at the coolest ways to cover text books this school year.
Do you have other creative book cover ideas?
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We used to do the brown paper bags long ago, but I like the gift bag idea, thanks! I have also done the book sox idea too.
I always used butcher's paper. A nice white, blank canvas I could doodle on all semester.
I work in the fabrics and crafts section at Wally World, and a lot of people come in and buy fabric for their book covers. We have a lot of fabric that is really cheap, like $1.50 a yard even, and if you look in our remnants section, you can find it even cheaper sometimes. Not sure how you do it, but I'm sure if you search the Internet there's a tutorial for it, isn't there always for like, everything? :)
Too cute!
great ideas! We used to use Paper Bags!
I had to have covers on every single book in school.. my mom used calender paper or wrapping paper


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Health update on the Avs' Ryan O'Reilly...
Health update on the Avs' Ryan O'Reilly...
He has what his agent, Mark Guy, calls a "minor injury" that kept him out of his game in the KHL tonight. What area is the injury? That we don't know at the moment. Just how minor is minor? Don't know that either. Good, accurate info out of Russia still isn't easy. There doesn't seem to be much new with his contract talks. That can always change quickly but for now it seems the sides are still apart on money. Where have we heard that before?
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Sound of mechanical/electric humming and buzzing of an Xbox 360, recorded with a ZOOM (don't remember which model, as I was renting it out for a school project) near the bottom of the machine.
Perfect.. just what I needed!
Another for the virtual world. Thanks again.
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Perkins Hall Floor plans
Perkins Hall
1953, named in honor of Dr. Eliphaz Perkins, who served as the first Treasurer of Ohio University.
East Green
Mailing Address
[Student Name]
57 East Green Dr. Room [Room #]
Athens, OH 45701-3137
Coed, First Year
12 Singles
54 Doubles
4 Triples
Building Amenities
Main lounge
Study lounge
In-Room Amenities
CATVision (university owned/operated cable service)
Ethernet connectivity
Wireless internet
In-Room Furnishings
Twin size, extra-long bed
Desk with chair
Built-in dresser and closet space
Small microwave/refrigerator unit
Curtain rods provided; tension rods can be used
Unique Features
Quiet study facility
Separate mailboxes are provided for each room in the first floor lobby. Residents gain access with their room key.
Dining Halls
Shively Dining Hall is conveniently located on the East Green. For information on hours of operations, menus, and services please visit www.ohio.edu/food
All residence halls are provided with daily housekeeping for all public areas and 24-hour maintenance services.
The nearest laundry center that accepts Bobcat Cash is under Gamertsfelder Hall.
Garage Parking
Parking is provided under Jefferson Hall on a limited basis and is available only to upper class students who have earned 45 or more credit hours. Please visit www.facilities.ohiou.edu/parking/ for more information.


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day 6
breakfast & lunch: apple cooler
- 2 cucumbers
- 4 apples
- 8 sprigs of mint
- 1 inch ginger
- juice, pour over ice - makes 2 servings
- top with chia seeds
pre-dinner snack: capple kiwi
- 2 kiwis
- 1 apple
- 3 carrots
- juice, pour over ice - makes 1 serving
dinner: pineapple basic
- 1 pineapple
- 2 apples
- 6 carrots
- 2 celery stalks
- juice, pour over ice - makes 3 1/2 servings
y'all…this was ALOTTA juice! i actually had to pour some out into a glass in order to finish juicing the pineapple. i was expecting this one to be pretty sweet, but the carrots and celery balance it out perfectly. i'm excited that i now have 2 full mason jars left in the fridge :)
thoughts of the day:
tonight i had my first major craving to "eat." and do you know what it was that put me over the edge? watching stephen eat a handful of fresh raspberries haha i know i can juice them, but for some reason i had the immediate urge to cram some in my mouth. at least my cravings are for healthy food now though, right?!
i'm starting to think i may stop my juice reboot after tomorrow. we're planning on going hiking on sunday and from my light workouts, i can tell my endurance is not what it normally is. so, if i juice all day tomorrow i will have had a full, 7-day week of straight jucing. that's pretty good, right? i just want to be sure i have enough energy for hiking, and let's face it….i can't just fill my camelback with juice haha. after all, the whole point of this was for the reboot to a healthier, active body, and if i can't do the active things i love then i need to assess the situation. i purposely have not planned much to do during these 10 days, but damn-it, the weather this weekend will be too perfect not to take advantage of! i think it's only right to surround myself in mother nature and thank her for all of the yummy fruits and veggies she's been supplying me :)
in order to be stay healthy while breaking the juice fast, i'll need to wean off the juices and start eating small meals of raw fruits and vegetables, while slowly adding in elements of my normal diet.
i still haven't decided - a good night's sleep should do me good though.
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The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti came about in 2004 ready to replace the smaller 456M. This 2+2 seater fastback coupe featured a 5.7L V12 engine that produced 532 HP and 434 lb-ft of torque. This engine was mated to a six-speed automated transmission. The 612 Scaglietti's life span was cut short in 2011 with the birth of its successor, the Ferrari FF.
Snow is not something you really want to see while blasting down the back straight of the Fiorano test track at 125 miles an hour. But then again, when you've flown to Italy for a few hours behind the wheel of the latest Ferrari supercar, you just grit your teeth and keep your foot firmly pressed to the floor.
Produced by Ferrari since 2004 the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is a large two door coupe with a 2+2 seating arrangement. It was designed to replace the smaller Ferrari 456 M. Although designed by Pininfarina, the Ferrari 612 pays homage to Sergio Scaglietti, an Italian coachbuilder who designed many popular Ferrari s from the '50s and '60s, including the 250 GTO. The director Roberto Rossellini himself commissioned the 1954 Ferrari 375 MM for his wife, the actress Ingrid Bergman
Four seater Coupe's have a long tradition at Ferrari. The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti shows that there is no need to renounce to the advantages of a "super-sport" car. It impresses with its V12 engine and the resulting performance.


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Jack Hoffman, the 7-year-old Nebraska boy with brain cancer who ran for a 69-yard touchdown, will have his own trading card, created by Upper Deck.
From Upper Deck's Facebook page:
On Saturday, April 6, a crowd of over 60,000 fans rose to their feet at Memorial Stadium in Nebraska and cheered louder than they ever had before at a spring game. Young Jack Hoffman took a handoff from quarterback Taylor Martinez and made his way 69 yards through a sea of defenders for a touchdown and celebrated with the entire team in the end zone. What makes this story so special is that Jack is only 7-years-old and is also a brain cancer patient.
To find out how to get a piece of the limited edition card, The Team Jack Foundation's website will be releasing instructions soon. To find out more about how you can help with advancing research for pediatric brain cancer, click here.
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Research and Grants
Matthew Schwartz, Environmental Studies, and Wade Jeffrey, Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, have received an award of $3,500 from the Florida Sea Grant for a project titled "Preliminary Data Analysis to Test Land-Use Influence on Red Tide in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida." This project will analyze estuarine water samples to quantify the red tide populations from two neighboring Northwest Florida bayous from an outbreak in October-December, 2007.
George Stewart, Biology, was awarded $10,515 from Alcon Research, Ltd. for a project titled "Antimicrobial Activity of Contact Lens Care Products Against Acanthamoeba." This project will provide analysis services for Acanthamoeba testing and product evaluation.
Richard Snyder, Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, was awarded $7,790 from the Northwest Florida Water Management District for a project, "Wet Prairie Habitat Restoration Evaluation and Measurement on Garcon Point Water Management Area." The study will continue work to evaluate and measure effects of attempts to restore the wetlands property to its natural state and provide research information that will enhance efforts for wet prairie habitat restoration, enhancement and maintenance in Northwest Florida.
Tim Royappa, Chemistry, was awarded $2,892 from Avista Technologies, Inc. for a project, "Hyperbranched PAA Chemical Literature Research and Preparation Procedures." The published literature on hyperbranched polyacrylic acid (PAA) and closely-related polymers will be reviewed. Papers containing the most promising synthetic routes to hyperbranched PAA will be identified and compiled. The published syntheses of hyperbranched PAA will be digested into "recipes" for Avista Technologies to try in their applications. These will be written laboratory procedures for Avista to use in their attempts to synthesize hyperbranched or branched PAA appropriate for a practicing chemist.
Philip Darby, Biology, was awarded $9,996 from St. John's River Water Management District to conduct a research project titled "Baseline Monitoring of Apple Snails as Indicators of Restoration Success." This project will provide a baseline monitoring network and protocol for sampling Apple Snails in the Blue Cypress Water Management Area (BCWMA) as part of a "Conservation Recommendation" for the District. The project will establish eight permanent fixed Apple Snail monitoring sites in wet prairie habitats in the BCWMA and provide baseline density estimates of adult Apple Snails for each site for one year.
West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. (WFHPI) was awarded a grant for $35,000 from the Museum of Industry Historical Museums Grants-in-Aid Program, provided by the Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, Secretary of State. This grant will assist with the installation ofanew exhibit at the Museum of Industry in Historic Pensacola Village. Visitors to the new exhibit should expect to see touch screens and video, along with traditional exhibition methods. The new exhibit titled "Smacks, Tracks, Piers, and Pines: The Origins of Industry in West Florida" will echo many of the themes of the current exhibit, but will explore further West Florida's economic origins. The exhibit work is expected to take about 10 months to complete. The Museum of Industry will close Dec. 1 and is expected to reopen in October 2007.
The National Institutes of Health hereby awards a grant in the amount of $171,188 toHui-Min Chung, an assistant professor in Biology. This grant is to use the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to examine the effect of a protein called gamma-secretase on animal development and aging process. The information here will shed light on how a compromised gamma-secretase activity in adults that is manifested in neurodegeneration like what occurs in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Phillip Darby, Biology, has been funded $42,844 by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida apple snail (FFWCC) to continue monitoring populations of native and exotic apple snail populations and to test a variety basic hypothesis regarding wetland fauna inhabiting central Florida lakes. This is the sixth consecutive year (and ninth year overall) that Darby has been funded to provide scientifically based management recommendations for improving water management and habitat management plans for fisheries and wildlife habitats developed by the FFWCC. See website for more information.
Baskerville-Donovan Inc. has awarded $16,771 to Mr. John Phillips, Research Site 21Associate, Archaeology Institute, for a project titled, "Phase I Cultural Survey of the Proposed ECUA Sewage Treatment Facility". The University of West Florida, under the direction of Mr. Phillips will identify and define archaeologically sensitive areas, conduct a Phase I cultural resource assessment survey if the project area, and provide cultural resource management recommendations.
Fish America has awarded $13,873 to Dr. Wayne Bennett, Professor in Biology and Karon Radzik, graduate assistant, for a project titled, "Anatomical injury and survival of red snapper vented and unvented juvenile red snapper, Litjanus campechanus, after rapid decompression, and implications for management". The University of West Florida, under the direction of Dr. Wayne Bennett and Karon Radzik, will evaluate and compare fish in the vented and unvented stage. This project is important from the standpoint of fisheries management and conservation because it addresses gaps in our knowledge of reef and hard bottom associated sport fishes relative to current management practices.
Kane Investments, Inc. has awarded $1,617 to Mr. John Phillips, Research Associate, Archaeology Institute, for a project titled "Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Garcon Shores Subdivision". The University of West Florida, under the direction of Mr. Phillips, will conduct a Phase I cultural resource assessment survey of the project area to locate and assess the significance of any cultural properties, and will provide cultural resource management recommendations for all archaeological or historical resources encountered during the field work.
The Petroleum Research Fund has awarded $35,000 to Dr. Michael Huggins, Chair of the Chemistry Department at The University of West Florida, for a project titled "Pyrrole Amides and Their Use as Building Blocks for the Preparation of Anion Receptors." The research will focus on the synthesis of novel pyrrole amides as building blocks for the preparation of molecular receptors and their potential use in sensor development, waste remediation, catalysis and disease treatments.
Amy Mitchell-Cook, Department of History and Della Scott-Ireton, of the Florida Public Archaeology Network accepted a grant for $8,668 "Save Our History" grant from The History Channel for the project, "Unearthing Pensacola's Heritage: Creating a District-Wide Educational Fieldtrip for Middle School Students."
Elizabeth Benchley, Archaeology Institute, was awarded $24,921 from the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources for the second year of a public archaeology project in the historic core of Old Pensacola. This project will examine a cluster of wells and wet storage facilities revealed during the 2005 excavations at the Commanding Officer's Compound located inside the British Fort of Pensacola originally constructed as part of the First Spanish Fort San Miguel (1757-1763).
John Phillips, Archaeology Institute, was awarded $9,986 from Pensacola Christian College to conduct a Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 261 acre tract for proposed recreational improvements. This survey has two objectives: conduct a Phase I cultural resource assessment survey of the project area to locate and assess the significance of any cultural properties and provide cultural resource management recommendations for all archaeological or historical resources encountered during the field work.
Phillips was also awarded $4,184 from Baskerville-Donovan Inc. to conduct an archaeological and historical background research of nine parcels and a wastewater transmission route in Escambia County. This project is designed to identify previously recorded cultural resources, including properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and potential cultural resources not yet identified within the parcels in order to develop a preliminary cultural resource management plan for proposed Wastewater Treatment Facility that will replace the Main Street Sewer Plant.
In addition, Phillips was awarded $13,616 from Emerald Coast Utilities Authority to provide archaeological services for the proposed replacement/rehabilitation of the sewer lines in the area of Alcaniz and Intendencia Streets in downtown Pensacola. This project will provide archaeological monitoring of construction activities, mitigation of significant archaeological deposit and provide curation services for any artifacts discovered during construction.


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Photos and Description of this 3 bedroom holiday home in Kalispell
House, 3 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 3 Baths, (Sleeps 8)
Consider this comfortable, private home in a woodland neighborhood with birds galore! Features 3 bedrooms, 3 baths with a lovely landscaped yard, flower and herb garden, front porch, covered deck and several patios overlooking a fish pond and cascading creek. From mid March to October, enjoy the birds, butterflies and dragonflies that frequent the pond and gardens. The rest of the year, watch the scenery transform into a quiet, wintery haven!
Our two-story, country home is located on a half acre lot with surrounding views of farmland, adjacent meadows, and westerly mountains. The main floor boasts a master bedroom with full bath, a second bedroom with adjacent bath, study nook, and living room with dining and kitchen areas in an open floor plan. On the second level, you'll find a third bedroom, full bath, office space with built-in desk and den with a futon couch that doubles as a queen bed.
Entertain on the upper deck or lower patios, complete with outdoor dining and BBQ. Indulge in the scenery, the peace and outdoor amenities! Take in the vibrant summer sunsets or awesome year-round stargazing. This summer play lawn games, bird-watch to your heart's content or just sit back and relax!
Centrally located, with easy access to nearby lakes, rivers, trails, bike paths, shopping, theaters, dining, and health clubs. 10 minutes to Kalispell, 20 minutes to Whitefish, 30 minutes to Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort, Columbia Falls, or 35 minutes to Flathead Lake at Somers Bay, 40 minutes to Bigfork or Lakeside, 45 minutes to West Glacier, Glacier National Park or Blacktail Mountain Ski Resort.
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- pets not allowed
- non smoking only
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Singles
- Groups
About Michael Blend
We chose Kalispell, Montana because it is a great community in which to live, work and play and to raise a family. Our area in the Flathead Valley offers phenomenal recreational opportunities all year round. And since we love the countryside, but still like the idea of a neighborhood, we opted for this rural cluster of homes tucked within a Ponderosa grove. We designed our home to efficiently accommodate our family while conserving on square footage. We were inspired by the concept of an open floor plan, with nooks for study or office work, and bedrooms located in different areas of the house with the common area in the center.
Our love of nature led us to focus on the landscaping with the goal of recreating a cottage-style, flower garden around our manmade pond and cascading creek. We enjoy listening to the birdsong and watching our feathered friends visit the pond. One year, we even had robins nesting in a hanging basket on the front porch!
Now we have approached a time when downsizing makes sense and renting to vacationers helps us stay connected to a very special place!
Michael Blend purchased this house in 2002
Why Michael Blend chose Kalispell
This neighborhood is wonderful because it is just outside of Kalispell far enough to feel in the country, yet it is very convenient to shopping and town activities. We wanted to be on a paved road and have a manageable sized yard and yet the quiet and privacy of a country setting. This location gave us all we were looking for and more.
What makes this house unique
As business owners, we work in town and appreciate the benefits of being close to Kalispell. The people are friendly, the entertainment and arts scene is always interesting, and the dining options are plenty! You may prefer to dine in however, with our fully equipped kitchen which is open to the dining and living areas. This allows the cook to prepare a meal while enjoying the company of others.
We often frequent the local Farmer's Markets and gather with friends to explore the great outdoors! We also like to walk around the neighborhood and down past the meadow, just so I can hear the Meadowlark sing one last time before retiring for the night.


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Stars fall and rivers rise as an ill wind now
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San Francisco Giants: The Splash
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Monthly Archive for June, 2013
June aside, it's not about the hitting for SF Giants, plus a word on Posey
The big topic after the Giants won 5-2 Sunday to end their six-game losing streak will center on the offense, which is natural since THEY SCORED FIVE RUNS! But that is not the key issue moving forward for the Giants. Yes, they cannot score one and two runs a game and expect to go anywhere. […] [Read More]
Hunter Pence, Buster Posey homer in SF Giants' streak-busting win
By Henry Schulman Denver – On an overcast Sunday afternoon a mile above sea level, the Giants got to enjoy facets of this sport that they once took for granted: high-fives in the dugout after a big home run, the energy of a fast, young player scoring on a belly-first slide and, most of all, […] [Read More]
Buster Posey's aches are bad news for Brandon Belt, plus SF Giants notes and lineup
Often times, when you see a lineup that does not make sense, you can bet an unannounced injury is playing a role. Such is the case today, when Buster Posey will play first base for the second day in a row with Brandon Belt again on the bench. That told us that either Posey or […] [Read More]
Impotent SF Giants lose in ninth — worst losing streak since 2010
By Henry Schulman Denver – Matt Cain and Buster Posey did what they could, but they are only two men, and they need help. None was forthcoming at Coors Field on Saturday, and the flaccid Giants lost 2-1 on Nolan Arenado's two-out single in the ninth off Jeremy Affeldt. Cain allowed three hits over eight […] [Read More]
SF Giants' Affeldt remembers former teammate Justin Miller, plus pitching news
UPDATE, 12:25 p.m.: Justin Miller, a reliever who pitched for the Giants in 2009, was known for his entire body being covered with tattoos. Those who did not know Miller might have thought he was a punk, or worse, an ex-convict. Miller, who was found dead in Palm Harbor, Fla., at 35 Wednesday, was anything but […] [Read More]
June swoon continues for lifeless SF Giants in Denver loss
By Henry Schulman Denver – This no longer is about injuries. Yes, the Giants miss Angel Pagan, and Marco Scutaro confided that he still does not feel comfortable holding a bat while wearing a splint on his left pinkie. Still, the Giants should be able to score more then they have during a true June […] [Read More]
Former SF Giants reliever Justin Miller found dead in Florida
Very sad news by way of the Tampa Bay Times. Miller pitched in 44 games for the Giants in 2009 with a 3.18 ERA. He was known for the tattoos all over his body. You can read the Times' story here. [Read More]
UPDATE: Arias' progress, plus Bochy's talk with Zito, Lincecum
UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: Not much additional news from the clubhouse. Joaquin Arias is available off the bench to hit tonight after testing his injured hamstring before the game. Manager Bruce Bochy is more optimistic about keeping Arias off the DL than he was Wednesday. Meanwhile, Bochy revealed that he met with Barry Zito and Tim […] [Read More]
Should SF Giants manager Bruce Bochy make Puig an All-Star?
Who should a Major League Baseball All-Star be? A player who put up a great first half? One being rewarded for a great season before? Anyone who's dynamic and exciting? This question hardly generated much debate before last season, when Mike Trout and Bryce Harper burst onto the scene on the same day, April 28, […] [Read More]
SF Giants blow lead against Kershaw, get swept by Dodgers
By Henry Schulman Los Angeles – With another dreadful series, their first three-game zilch at Dodger Stadium since 2009, the Giants packed their trunks for another change of scenery. The last time they visited that scene, Coors Field, they were hammered 25-11 over the final three games of a long series. It is not the […] [Read More]
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