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Been a while...
I've lived in five different places since February, in three different cities. Settling in NY at least until Sept 2010, goshdarnit. Gotta say, though, that Hong Kong is looking MIGHTY enticing...
FACT/SF In May, I toured the state of California dancing guerilla-style in public spaces (read: all 173 Walmarts in the state) with the San Francisco-based company, FACT/SF, under the artistic direction of Charles Slender for Part II of the Consumption Series. For more information, go to www.factsf.org. Videos of the performances may be followed by searching "FACT/SF Tour 2009" on youtube.
Audiobooks In June, the first audiobook I recorded was released. It may be found on Audible.com. Search "Paper Butterfly" by Diane Wei-Liang.
In August, I narrated my second book. It's entitled "Time After Time" written by Kay Hooper. Apparently she's currently better known for her mystery/thriller books...but THIS was definitely something else! Written in the early 80s, it's a steamy romance. Hours of entertainment.
Next week I will be recording another romance novel by Kay Hooper entitled, "Serena's Web".
West Side Story
In July, I played the awesomely spicy role of "Anita" in the Courthouse Center for the Arts' production of West Side Story. Really great reviews and a bangin' good time.
Wendy Win for Twin RiverIn September, I did a series of commercials with Diamond Star Media for Twin River Casino, where I played the news reporter Wendy Win. Please go to www.twinriverbreakingnews.com and vote!!!
New York City By the end of September, I was more or less moved in to my new apartment in Brooklyn, NY. Since then, I've been fishing around getting my feet wet. Another new city. Another big adjustment.
I'm currently working part-time as an administrative assistant for The Inner Resilience Program, a non-profit that teaches social and emotional intelligence to parents and teachers in schools, and as a dance teacher for STARR, Inc., a non-profit that offers leadership programs and art to underprivileged children in the NYC area. I'm also technically an academic tutor for Champion Tutors, yet another non-profit that offers 30 free hours of tutoring to students, but that has yet to yield any hours.
I'm just beginning to start auditioning for shows and just beginning to try and put together a "real" demo reel from scratch. I don't have any quality clips from my work in Hong Kong that I can use...and I'm a little bitter about it. I need to invest in a mac and it makes me want to make my knuckles bleed for typing that out loud.
Also my mp3 player was stolen and my computer broke down. I've been using a donated computer that isn't fast enough to watch videos online with and doesn't have a DVD player...but this computer is better than no computer, that's for sure! Listening to the radio and what few CDs I have with me. The situation is dire.
And, lastly:
I had an awesome Halloween costume this year: a giant bunch of grapes. Think Fruit of the Loom, ghetto style... with 40 balloons and green ribbon. I took up the space of 5 average Americans. Yup. People had to pass me beers from the bar because I couldn't fit past the doorway. It was amazing. But I was able to share it with precious few people.
A BIG, FAT SAD FACE for missing the AnD Halloween party and in general for missing my HK friends.
Closed "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", in which I played the dirty, rotten Christine Colgate in March 2009.
Recently narrated, "Paper Butterfly," by DIane Wei-Liang for BBC Audiobooks. Due to release in June 2009. Check it out!!
Guest artist for FACT/SF with Charles Slender in May 2009.
Anita in West Side Story. July 2009.
Dance tour to Sarajevo, Bosnia. October 2009.
Since the last time here, I've been hired full-time permanently at Rhode Island Hospital as an administrative assistant to the Director of the Cancer Center. It pays the bills and at least it's in the healthcare world. It's been helpful to see how things work behind the scenes. And I generally like administrative work - it's not challenging enough for my brain, but it'll do for now. I'd like to have a job where I can do administrative work AND use my brain for something interesting like nutrition or food science or movement science. Hmm... one more thing to think about.
So Cabaret came and went. It was a good show and I had a lot of fun playing the part. Check.
Made turkey for Thanksgiving. And turkey congee. Hell yes.
Choreographed and performed in a Christmas Spectacular show in Massachusetts in December. It was the most stressful experience I've had in a long time, but I did manage to meet some cool people in the process. And I was working, which is a good thing.
Took a brief hiatus by visiting my family and some friends in L.A. It was REALLY nice to be back home. It was the first time in a long time that I really felt back at home in L.A., too. The weather was perfect; it had just rained so the skies were clearer and the temp was in the 40s-60s (F). Amazing. Still not the bay area, but dreamy nonetheless as I also had no obligations but to see people.
Speaking of weather (cause it's important in my life), I have been soo digging the snow here! It's beautiful. Snow that makes layers on anything and everything. Real snowflakes! Crisp air!! GORGEOUS trees. The whole place looks so different. Scary icy roads. I totally did a 360 on one of the small, remote highways in the south of Rhode Island one night. I'm very fortunate that there weren't many people around me and that no damage was done to either the car or me. That shook me up a little. Weather averaging in the teens (F). The heater in my apartment works, so I'm nice and warm in my apartment and I have plenty of good clothes to keep me warm when I'm out in the nice crispy, cold air!
Next up: New Plays Festival. I'm participating, as an actor, in Brown's New Plays Festival this February. The play is called "Exquisite Corpse" by Mia Chung and it plays Feb 11-15. It is largely about immigration. Really interesting. It's great to be working with the Brown MFA students as well.
In March, I will be playing Christine in the musical version of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels". This production is at the same theater that "Cabaret" performed in. It's performing the last three weekends in March.
I will also be narrating an audiobook in February. (!!!) I have yet to receive details for it. All I really know at this point is that it is a murder mystery set in Beijing. Will update when I get more details. I'm thrilled to be doing voicework in the U.S.!!
That's all that's really set for now. It seems that people like planning for the summertime sooner when they have long winters. I'm surrounded by people that have been making plans for the summer for a while now. So it's something that's on my mind, too.
Trying to work out how I might be able to come to HK for a couple months if I don't continue to work here at the hospital. Anybody have any work for June/July/August? I'd love to perform in any shows, do any office work, teach yoga/dance, put together a show, etc. If work looks possible, there is a STRONG chance I will come back for a little while.
I'll take either June or August to be in Thailand and get certified to pratice Thai yoga massage. If this all doesn't work out, I may be able to push it to the fall... or winter. But I want to make it happen at some point.
In other words, my time in Providence probably won't last for much longer (barring an outrageous and wonderful opportunity that shows itself). The longest time would be until next September but I don't really see that happening. Trying to consider what might be the next place. So far, signs seem to be pointing to NYC. Of course there's also Chicago, SF, Toronto, Rio, Buenos Aires, Melbourne.... Ahh!! What's next?!
The debut performance of Sally Bowles!
I've been very fortunate to have found theater right away here in Rhode Island... I will be playing the role of Ms. Sally Bowles in Cabaret this November for the Center Stage Players. I am attaching the flyer for a look-see. Even though most of you won't be able to see it, I thought I would post about it because I've been working very hard on it, this is a role I've always wanted to play, and it's fun to share :) In fact, I don't think I know anyone on alivenotdead here in Rhode Island... YET (unless Jessie wants to come back - heeey!).
It's playing November 7-9, 14, 15, 21-23 at the Courthouse Center for the Arts in North Kingstown, RI. Evening and matinee shows.
Aside from trying to settle on a job (or two or three or four...), I've mostly been adjusting to environment. Surprise. I'm pretty sensitive to them; the environment was the top reason I left Hong Kong and one of the only things I don't miss about HK. But, as they say, the grass is always greener on the other side and lo! and behold! I've hit another obstacle: ALLERGIES.
Holy crap. It's terrible. There are all sorts of things in the air here that my body has not encountered before, especially, I suspect, ragweed. Admittedly, my body has become more sensitive to the air after my time in HK (not more resilient, as you would think it would in an effort to build immunities...bummer). My asthma definitely redeveloped while I was in HK. Also, as I get older I find that I'm developing my mother's sensitivities and that certainly includes allergies. Anyway, I've been getting high and developing a dependency on Vick's SINEX. This shit is amazing. I just hope it's not burning my sinus tissue away...
Another part of environment is food. Produce anywhere cannot compare with that from California. There are plenty of seasonal foods, however, that do exceptionally well here. Sticking with seasonal foods is an important exercise, I think, in the back-to-nature + fully immersing into one's environment process. Amongst normal dishes and desserts, I've baked apple pie, pumpkin pie, carved a pumpkin, and I will be mulling some fresh apple cider soon. The maple syrup here is pretty awesome, too. OH! Something that is NOT inferior to California: the Italian food. I mean, wow. It and the home-cooked food at the Rosati's are the best that I've ever had. Period. So I'm enjoying that, but missing an easy stop to a noodle shop.
Aside from allergies, some food, and missing my friends, I'm really enjoying it here. There's a lot of history of America in this area - it's cool to be around. Also, I REALLY enjoy this seasonal thing. It's the first time that I'm living in a place with real seasons...so this will be my first winter. I mean, sure I've SEEN snow (Wushu ski trip anyone?) but it's different to live through a season of it. So I'm very excited :-D It's already down to the 30s and 40s in the daytime (1-7 degrees Celsius), so I'm already wearing all of my coastal California "winter" clothes, haha. Time to stock up! By the way, I fully endorse the store "Savers". Check it out: Savers.com. It's true that there's a lot of truly jankity-jank stuff, but if you're willing to put up with some dust and put in a little time, you can find some really fun stuff there.
I'm really trying to give New England a chance. It wouldn't be fair to hang on to other places while I'm here, undermining any effort to adjust. It's true that I spoke of CA an awful lot in HK, but I did throw myself into HK because I believe that's an important thing to do. I had a wonderful time in Hong Kong as a result and I'm considering a return someday. In the meantime, I believe one must absorb as much as one can in one's current place and make an informed decision about what next from there. I've got medium-term goals that I'm working on and that I hope to take with me wherever I end up next. Some may view the move to the smallest state in the U.S. a step backwards, but I understand it as a broadening experience with different sources of related opportunities to build with so I'm going to take as much advantage of that as I can while I'm here.
Anyway, that's the latest. I am in the process of trying to work out more performance and work. As soon as things are more finalized, I'll be talking about it.
Cheers! (ooo... they have pumpkin ale here, yummy!)
Back in the USofA. Sure enough, isn't Hong Kong. I have to watch my back a little more closely, find medical insurance, fund auto insurance, and pay nearly $5/gallon for gas...and find a DD or pay a taxi through my nose if I want to go out.
But I'm kickin' in California this summer, back in the place where this devil was born. Aside from the fires and the aforementioned realities, it's been beautiful. A very good start to the path of health recovery. I haven't coughed in weeks! And I'm sleeping and eating good food. And working out OUTSIDE, ha!
I'm taking biochemistry at Cal and working at Cal Performances again for the summer. GO BEARS! It's great to reconnect with people and old friends, but nix on the cut-throat and/or immature undergrads. I mean, being 19 and an undergrad exploring your interests and yourself and other people is a very important thing. It's just odd for me to be thrown back into it and to see these kids from a perspective of having been out of school for a little time. Being away from school made me appreciate that you're there to learn about something. It's not JUST about the degree, or satisfying requirements for med-school. I thank the stars that I made it through and do have the degree but if I could've paid more attention in class, I would have. It's been nostalgic to be back here, but because I'm not actually in a full-fledged degree program with an end-point set up for me and I'm surrounded by people mostly younger than me, it's hard not to feel like I'm spinning my wheels a little bit.
Funny thing about the arts - you usually have to set up your own goals, schedule, work, class, insurance, friends, you name it. And it might mean you're moving around a lot, which means both seeing a lot of places and not feeling settled anywhere. A worldly, creative homeless person. A lot of life experience and likely not a lot of money. Surrounded by a lot of great people, but probably not much time to see them because you don't live there or you're in rehearsal/work. Would I have it any other way? No. But I'm a masochist and I feel as though I really have no choice. I feel like I'm dying if I'm not involved in the performing arts.
For the past couple of years, I'd say I was moving pretty aggressively ahead - and loving it. I like to move quickly. Thoroughly and efficiently, but quickly. Hong Kong was that for me. I got to do an awful lot in a pretty short amount of time and I met some really great people. I even had some old friends around me (hint, hint AnD), which was really nice. It wore me out, but damn the ride was fun. And I was working completely in the performing arts.
And now things have slowed down considerably. Yes, I am back in school, for science and not the arts. Yes, I am transitioning. Yes, I'm confident I will come out of it shortly. I'm just taking the time to notice the strangeness of my liminal state. I miss my job in HK, I miss my friends. I don't regret my decision, though - I haven't been back here long enough to give it enough of a shot to make that kind of evaluation yet. What I do know is that I don't like devoting myself completely to academic science. I would like science to be a good part of my life, but CERTAINLY not everything.
So I'm going dancing, going to take dance classes (that don't have to be ballet and are at an advanced/professional level), taking a voice and IPA class, looking for voice work, and when I get to Providence/Boston I'm auditioning for everything of interest available. As for paying the bills, I'm hoping I can find something coordinating or managing at a performing arts venue or a health center. I'd also like to teach yoga.
So that's it. I'm reconnecting enough to be reassured and to reevaluate, but moving away too quickly to be able to plant roots and explore. All I can do is plan for root-planting :) Despite the chaos, things were pretty steady in HK. Here's to finding that again soon.
So most of you know that I'm going to be leaving Hong Kong for a little while. Not sure when I'll be back, if I'll be back. It's hard for me to be leaving but it's something that I have to do right now.
In the meantime, I have a couple of shows that are happening before I go. One is a reprise of the Madonna Tribute that Bob took awesome pictures of (see photo section). If you missed it, check it out - it's a fun show. Flyer is attached.
The other show is a play called POPCORN, by Ben Elton. I've assistant directed it and I've got a small part in it as well.
It is showing at the Hong Kong Fringe Club Studio Theater, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central.
Tuesday May 6 - Saturday May 10, 8pm.
Adults $250, Fringe Club Members $200.
I hope I'll be seeing you soon!
I was in Singapore this last weekend for a swing dance camp, hosted by Jitterbugs Swingapore. It was AWESOME. Singapore is hot and humid. The man-made island of Sentosa is beautiful but sadly a tourist location.
I HUNG OUT WITH FRANKIE MANNING! He has an autobiography that I think is worth checking out called, "Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop"
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...for five hours. We prevail through fire alarms! Excellent times.
Hey Everyone,
I've got two shows coming up pretty soon. The first is Perilous Mouths Productions presentation of COMPANY, music by Stephen Sondheim. I am playing Kathy and I've done choreography and assistant directing for the show.
What: COMPANY
Where: The Fringe Club
When: Tues, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 27 at 7:30PM
How: HkTicketing.com or 3128-8288
HK Singers presents "THE FULL MONTY" the Musical! I'm playing Jeneatte, who is the piano player for the young men who will be going for the full monty. A woman of indeterminate age who smokes like a chimney. Should be fun!
What: The Full Monty
Where: City Hall Theater
When: Nov 15-19, times vary
How: URBTIX Hotline: 2734 9009
Credit Card Hotline: 2111 5999
Website: www.urbtix.hk
Check out the attached photo.
Cheers. Hope to see you there!
So I'll be in a music video shoot this weekend for the piece "Half A Girl" by Ben Robinson. Should be a lot of fun. Everyone involved is very cool :)
I've attached the poster (designed by Ben Robinson) for your pleasure. Will update when the video becomes available for viewing!
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The Jumbo Hostel is housed within a retrofitted 747-200 situated in the Stockholm-Arlanda airport. The jumbo jet has a long history of service – it was originally built for Singapore Airlines and even flew for Pan Am. It was last operated by Transjet, a now bankrupt Swedish airline. The Jumbo Hostel has 25 rooms with three bunk beds each. Each room is around 6 square meters, and naturally, a lucky visitor will get the chance to sleep in the cockpit.
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June 23, 2009 at 5:21 am
a plane which could sleep? i never take on it,now i want have a good night in it!!
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February 24, 2009 at 2:03 am
Brilliant site!
February 19, 2009 at 10:10 am
That sounds pretty cool. Airports should use these types of hostels for passengers that are stranded. Sounds like a good thing for everyone concerned. Did it say how much a night costs?
February 17, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Love it! we need to recycle everything rather than chucking it away or building new. A great cure for Affluencer! However, if I arrive in a new city the last place I would choose to stay is at the airport…can they move it downtown, now that would be cool!!
February 15, 2009 at 6:08 pm
That's an interesting concept. I like the design of the dining room but I think the bedrooms could use a bit more creativity. In any case it's very original.
February 13, 2009 at 11:52 am
I think this is a GREAT idea!! Leave it to the Swedes to come up with something so innovative and resourceful! I love the fact that the airplane wasn't just dumped, and I think the "fun-factor" of the experience is high!! As someone else said, hostels aren't hotels and are meant to be fun and cheap. When I was in Sweden in 1977 I stayed on an old docked viking ship and that was very fun. It was a great experience and different form all the other hostels. Same with this one. And it's decorated so cool too!! I LOVE this idea!
Just saw a photo of an office building in East Berlin that was 2 old train freight cars stacked up on top of each other (huge windows added of course). I love this idea of re-using what we aren't using anymore and think we need to get smarter about such design instead of tossing things out.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes proved to be the sleeper sensation of the summer of 2011. After a long three-year wait, this sequel picks up where the original left off, with ape leader Caesar (a retuning Andy Serkis) leading his army of apes in their conquest of Earth. While original director Rupert Wyatt is not returning for the sequel, Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) seems to be a more than adequate replacement. Jason Clarke, Keri Russell and the great Gary Oldman co-star as the remnants of human civilization.
5. X-Men: Days of Future Past
Release Date: Out now!
The sequel to both X-Men: First Class and X3 finds original franchise mastermind Bryan Singer back in the director's chair. Based on the fan-favorite storyline from the comics, this epic installment sends Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back to a crucial point in the X-Men's history, where he comes face-to-face with a young Magneto (Michael Fassbender) Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and a reluctantly heroic Charles Xavier (James McAvoy).


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Last night, Marty Allen, the Grand Prize winner in our Mobile App Contest powered by Cricket got to fulfill his prize, going out to dinner with Gonzalo Segares and Daniel Paladini at Vapiano in Lincoln Park!
Check out a couple photos from dinner and be sure to download the club's new and improved mobile app, available on iOS and Droid by visiting www.chicago-fire.com/app.
In advance of Thursday's Soccer & Style runway show, it appears Austin Berry, Hunter Jumper and Paolo Tornaghi have begun channeling their inner Zoolander...
Catch the trio plus a number of other Fire players walk down the runway Thursday night at Roof on the Wit, benefitting the Chicago Fire Foundation.
Tickets available here.
Gonzalo Segares Yellow Cards
As I was going through my post-game audit of stats (yes I think every Sr. Content Producer does this), I found that Gonzalo Segares is coming up on another career milestone.
About this time last year, Sega had appeared in his 200th competitive match for the Men in Red and a month ago, it was his 200th MLS regular season match but this statistic wasn't of the appearance variety but rather of the disciplinary.
Segares was shown a 61st minute caution in Saturday's 3-2 win over New England, getting him to 50 all-time yellow cards in his Fire career (MLS Regular Season) and leaving him just one away of equaling the club's record holder, C.J. Brown who racked up 51 yellows in 296 MLS appearances.
I of course tweeted about this and never too shy, @SuperSega13 sent this response:
@JefeCrandall what an honor. It has cost me a lot of money. Anything for the team.
— Gonzalo Segares (@supersega13) September 17, 2013
UPDATE! Upon further review, an inconsistency existed in Elias and Opta's stats. Elias listed Segares with six yellow cards in 2013 but as I looked at the MLS Disciplinary Report this morning, I saw him with seven. After some quick deduction, I realized Elias (and hence myself) failed to count Segares' 86th minute yellow card in the July 3 match vs. San Jose.
This means Segares actually tied Brown's club record on Saturday. Perhaps this tweet from @WhereisHawkins in response to the one above from Gonzalo is even more fitting now...
@whereishawkins @JefeCrandall better get it ready soon. Still 6 games left.
— Gonzalo Segares (@supersega13) September 17, 2013
Important to note that Gonzalo is on Caution Watch, so breaking the record this season isn't a necessity...
Austin Berry has played every game...
...since his memorable debut in the team's comeback win at Chivas USA on May 4, 2012. You remember that one -- Berry, was plugged into the lineup next to Arne Friedrich after Jalil Anibaba earned a one-game suspension in the previous match.
Berry conceded a penalty kick to Alejandro Moreno in the 23rd minute only to pull it back on his own two minutes later before Marco Pappa's late strike sealed the three points for the Fire in LA.
Well, maybe you already knew this but Austin Berry hasn't missed a competitive game since, playing 62 consecutive matches as of Saturday night. That number includes all five of the team's Open Cup games as well as last year's playoff match vs. Houston.
The only games he has missed? Friendlies against Santos Laguna in 2012 and Club America this past July.
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Baky and Sean to 100 Appearances?
Maybe its a bit premature but thought this would be interesting as well. Sean Johnson hit 100 competitive appearances for the Fire in his return from Gold Cup duty in the team's 2-1 win at Philadelphia on August 3.
Should they play in the remainder of the Fire's Regular Season matches this season, he and teammate Bakary Soumare will hit another century milestone.
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For Johnson, the season finale at New York would be his 100th MLS appearance for the Fire while Soumare, who spent three and a half seasons away from the club, would hit his 100th competitive appearance in the match.
Yellow Card Watch and U.S. National Team callups be damned!
The Centerback: Fire find themselves in playoff place ahead of Crew clash
In society we all can't agree on everything, but there is one thing we can all agree on... Everything is better in slow motion.
This week we caught two goals on our "behind the net" cameras. First we have Mike Magee's perfectly timed run to give him his 16th MLS goal on the season. And if that wasn't enough, we also caught Alex's #BRAZILIANT shot from distance to put the game away.
Some of the best tweets from Saturday's 3-2 victory over New England are below... Have the chance to see your tweets in a future gallery, by hashtagging #cf97!
For the first time since we started 2013 Playoff Math, you'll notice the graphic above has changed, meaning teams switched places after the weekend's results. That certainly makes everything more interesting!
Let's do this...
1) New York Red Bulls
Current Points: 48 (14-9-6)
Games Remaining: 5 (3 home / 2 away)
Last 5 Games: WWWLD (10pts)
2013 Home/Away Record: 9-2-3 / 5-7-3
Maximum Possible Pts: 63
Average Opponents Pts: 41.0
Remaining Schedule: 9/22 vs. FCD, 9/29 @ SEA, 10/5 vs. NE, 10/20 @ HOU, 10/27 vs. CHI
Rundown: With Sporting KC sitting idle and Montreal losing at home vs. Columbus, Red Bull continued to hold serve with a 2-0 home win over Toronto Saturday. With five games remaining, New York could be on the cusp of clinching a playoff berth with a win vs. FC Dallas this weekend combined with losses for Philadelphia and New England.
2) Montreal Impact
Current Points: 45 (13-8-6)
Games Remaining: 7 (3 home/ 4 away)
Last 5 Games: LWDWW (10pts)
2013 Home/Away Record: 9-2-3 / 4-6-3
Maximum Possible Pts: 66
Average Opponents Pts: 37.1
Remaining Schedule: 9/17 at SJ**, 9/21 vs. VAN, 9/24 vs. HER** 9/28 @ CHI, 10/4 @ HOU, 10/12 vs. NE, 10/16 @ LA, 10/19 vs. PHI, 10/26 @ TFC
Rundown: Montreal took a bit of a hit, being upset 2-1 by Columbus on Saturday – their first home loss to an Eastern Conference team this season. They still hold games in hand over both New York and Sporting KC and like Red Bull, can get on the cusp of a playoff berth with a win Saturday at home vs. Vancouver but you wonder how a cross continent trip for Tuesday's Champions League match at San Jose will effect them?
3) Sporting KC
Current Points: 45 (13-9-6)
Games Remaining: 6 (2 home / 4 away)
Last 5: WWLLW (9pts)
2013 Home/Away Record: 8-4-3 / 5-5-3
Maximum Possible Pts: 63
Average Opponents Pts: 30.5
Remaining Schedule: 9/17 vs. RES**, 9/21 @ TFC, 9/27 vs. PHI, 10/5 @ CLB, 10/9 at HOU, 10/18 vs. D.C., 10/23 vs. OLI**, 10/26 @ PHI
Rundown: Sporting KC got rest this weekend ahead of a two-game week. Having won both of their early Champions League matches on the road, they should only need a draw at home against Real Esteli on Tuesday to qualify for the knockout round, before visiting Toronto FC on Saturday in league play. Like the two teams above them, a win in that match combined with dropped points below will push Sporting KC back to the playoffs for the third straight year.
4) Houston Dynamo
Current Points: 40 (11-9-7)
Games Remaining: 6 (4 home / 2 away)
Last 5 Games: WLDLW (7pts)
2013 Home/Away Record: 7-3-3 / 4-6-4
Maximum Possible Points: 58
Average Opponents Pts: 36.0
Remaining Schedule: 9/25 vs. WC**, vs. CHV, 9/28 @ NE, 10/4 vs. MTL, 10/9 vs. SKC, 10/20 vs. NY, 10/24 @ AU**, 10/27 @ D.C.
Rundown: After what was likely their worst stretch of the season, the Houston Dynamo rebounded with a huge 1-0 away win at Philadelphia Saturday night, pushing the side back inside the playoff bubble.
They'll recharge this weekend before tackling a crucial Champions League match vs. W. Connection and home game vs. Chivas USA in the span of three days next week. Crucial matches at New England, vs. Montreal and Sporting KC follow and will go a long way to determining Houston's playoff fate and potential positioning.
5) Chicago Fire
Current Points: 39 (11-11-6)
Games Remaining: 6 (2 home / 4 away)
Last 5 Games: WDLDW (8pts)
2013 Home / Away Record: 9-4-2 / 2-6-4
Maximum Possible Pts: 57
Average Opponents Pts: 34.3
Remaining Schedule: 9/21 @ CLB, 9/28 vs. MTL, 10/4 @ D.C., 10/12 @ FCD, 10/19 vs. TFC, 10/27 @ NY
Rundown: The Fire missed a definite opportunity, dropping two points at Toronto FC on Wednesday but regrouped well to earn a key win vs. playoff contenders New England Saturday night, putting the Men in Red in playoff position for the first time this year after starting the season 2-7-1 through 10 games.
Whether the team has a slight advantage or disadvantage vs. the other postseason hopefuls depends on how you look at it. They do have the second easiest remaining schedule in terms of opponents points average but only two of the remaining six matches will be played at Toyota Park. Winning those home games remains key while taking a minimum of six points away from home will be needed if the team hopes to continue its season past October 27.
6) Philadelphia Union
Current Points: 39 (10-10-9)
Games Remaining: 5 (2 home / 3 away)
Last 5 Games: LLDLD (2pts)
2013 Home/Away Record: 6-4-5 / 4-6-4
Maximum Possible Points: 54
Average Opponents Pts: 34.6
Remaining Schedule: 9/27 @ SKC, 10/5 vs. TFC, 10/12 @ D.C., 10/19 @ MTL, 10/26 vs. SKC
Rundown: Philadelphia is the team reeling the most this week after falling 1-0 at home to playoff rivals Houston. In terms of form, the Union have taken just two points from their last five and of their five remaining games, have two against Sporting KC (home and away) and one at Montreal.
The Union are tied with the Fire on points but are in a more difficult spot with a tougher schedule and one less game to play…
7) New England Revolution
Current Points: 37 (10-11-7)
Games Remaining: 6 (3 home / 3 away)
Last 5 Games: LLDWW (7pts)
2013 Home/Away Record: 6-5-3 / 4-6-4
Maximum Possible Points: 55
Average Opponents Pts: 36.3
Remaining Schedule: 9/21 vs. D.C., 9/28 vs. HOU, 10/5 @ NY, 10/12 @ MTL, 10/19 vs. CLB, 10/27 @ CLB
Rundown: There was a point on Saturday (actually two) that New England's Playoff Math was looking rather good. Then Juan Luis Anangono, Mike Magee and Alex all happened. Soccer.
They get to rebound from their two consecutive losses with a home match vs. D.C. this week before a stretch of three critical matches vs. Houston, at New York and Montreal to close out September and open October. They could easily be out of the playoff race or be making a strong push into the top three by then.
8) Columbus Crew
Current Points: 35 (10-14-5)
Games Remaining: 5 (3 home / 2 away)
Last 5 Games: WLWLL (6pts)
2013 Home / Away Record: 6-5-3 / 4-9-2
Maximum Possible Points: 50
Average Opponents Pts: 38.6
Remaining Schedule: 9/21 vs. CHI, 9/29 @ FCD, 10/5 vs. SKC, 10/19 @ NE, 10/27 vs. NE
Rundown: The Crew pulled off their biggest win of the season, winning away at Montreal 2-1 last Saturday. There's little doubt that the victory boosted morale for the team but they still sit four points back of the playoff bubble and only have five games left.
The Crew have their backs against the wall with every remaining match, needing to win and hope teams above drop points. They can do both with a victory over the Fire on Saturday but any loss at this point really takes them all but mathematically out of the equation.
The goal for the Crew should be to take at least seven points from the next three matches, to make their season-ending home and home series vs. New England still matter.
So now we have a different sort of perspective. Now suddenly the Fire are sitting in a playoff spot. Now the fight has paid off and the double comeback on Saturday night has everyone high and talking about "attitude" and "mentality" and there's a different feel. Can you tell? Off-field issues, on field disappointments, coaching decisions, refereeing - it all feels a little irrelevant right now.
Now the approach is different. Now the Fire have in some way reached their goal, they've come back and got into a playoff spot. Now the team has a little momentum again, a little confidence, a little faith in this season's various experiments.
Suddenly the Arevalo Rios/Jeff Larentowicz partnership looks as good as the Alex/Larentowicz partnership, while Alex has excelled as a utility attacker (center/left/right) off the bench or filling in for Rios on international duty.
Juan Luis Anangono finally finished and is beginning to look like a player you would spend transfer dollars on, while some healthy competition between Patrick Nyarko, Dilly Duka, and Joel Lindpere for outside midfield spots will only push them more and mean more service for Anangono.
Suddenly, the Fire look like a deep, experienced, full squad that can bring players like Chris Rolfe and Logan Pause off the bench if need be.
I just mean to say that the feeling after a dramatic and total team victory like Saturday's is so much different from the panic, terror, and anger that fans felt on and off for most of the season. Toyota Park was more energized after Alex's goal on Saturday than at any other time all year.
It feels like some fans and commentators have been calling games "must win" for the Fire since the spring, in a way that - deserved or not - everything felt like it was on the edge of a complete and utter disaster. That's sports, especially in Chicago, but now that a goal's been reached, there's a feeling that you could almost call pride, back again.
So forgive us, playoff gods, for looking to the calendar because, as Mike Magee said Larentowicz told the team down 2-1 at halftime on Saturday, "the season gets shorter and shorter now and business has to be done."
How will the team deal with being in 5th place looking down, instead of the other way around?
The Fire still have to improve on their away form if they're going to hold their position despite tricky trips to Columbus, RFK, and Dallas, before finishing the season at first place New York. And the Fire still have to take the seemingly easier points against Toronto and DC. But it's just six games and they hold their own destiny.
We know the playoff spot is the Fire's to lose, and the fans can sense that this team, with its three different phases this year, and its hot streaks and cold streaks and other hot streaks and other cold streaks - this team might just have found enough consistency to not only make the playoffs but, well, if it was too early to panic about making the playoffs, it's probably too early for the overly optimistic thoughts too, right?
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So what happened there? A sequence of three controversial events stacked up to cause much of the Toyota Park crowd to boo referee Ismail Elfath and crew as they went into the interval.
The First:
With the teams locked at 1-1, Patrick Nyarko broke through the New England backline and was thought to have won a penalty just as the clock hit 44:00 after contact with Revolution defender Jose Goncalves at the top of the box.
Elfath waved play on much to the chagrin of players and fans alike but okay, no big deal...
The Second:
Maybe its conjecture but the play seemed to throw Elfath off his game.
He likely would have signaled the amount of stoppage time or communicated via radio headset to fourth official Silviu Petrescu right after that play but with some jeers raining down and the signal to play on, perhaps he forgot? Perhaps the communication wasn't received on the sidelilne?
Either way the amount of stoppage time was never put up on the board by Petrescu and as a result, never announced in-stadium. It did however make its way into the broadcast though how, I'm still trying to deduce as no official number was ever given.
In the end, we probably won't know why it didn't happen as Elfath was asked via pool reporter post-game why the fourth official didn't raise the board to signal stoppage time.
The somewhat avoidant response was, "The priority of the fourth official is to keep order in the technical area."
Which seems to suggest Petrescu was too busy dealing with both team's coaching staffs to raise the board during any point of what ended up being three additional minutes of stoppage time. Without directly answering the question though, Elfath continues to leave the incident open for interpretation.
If it's safe for me to put my editorial hat on: The Pool Reporter system is a definite step forward for the league and Professional Referees Organization but its only as good as the referees being honest enough to answer the question being asked.
Though there's nothing specific about the raising of the stoppage time signal in the Laws of the Game, the signal is something universally expected at the international and professional level.
Even if there was chaos for three minutes in the technical area (which would be an overstatement), the job of the fourth official is also to inform the players, coaches and those in attendance what that number is.
That didn't occur unfortunately.
The Third:
With no stoppage time signaled, you could make a case that the half should have ended right when the clock struck 45:00. It didn't, and in fact saw New England score their second go-ahead goal of the night when Saer Sene received a pass from Dimitry Imbongo and finished past Johnson to make it 2-1.
Should the goal have stood? Upon further review, absolutely not...
Off the goal kick in which Bobby Shuttleworth found Imbongo, the Congolese forward was aided by the use of his hand to settle the ball before spraying towards goal and laying off for Sene.
There's the old adage that you should play to hear the whistle but looking back on the series of events, it seems the teams should have gone into halftime locked 1-1.
Where do we go from here?
There's no sour grapes as the Fire overcame the controversy to take a 3-2 win in dramatic fashion at home over New England. The victory sees the team into a playoff position for the first time this season, something unthinkable following the side's 2-7-1 start to the season.
Just as good, the last two games between these two clubs seem to show a revival in the once heated rivalry between the sides.
On to the next one at Columbus.
Select shots from Saturday's 3-2 come-back win over New England...
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Students at Springbrook High School were told to bring their yearbooks back to school Friday to have certain pages replaced after the principal realized the book included staged photos of freshmen being bullied by upperclassmen.
Students created the page, titled "Aliens versus Predators," as a joke, Principal Samuel Rivera said.
But nothing about it is funny, Rivera said. The school does not condone bullying, he said.
"I'm sorry that this happened," he said. "It is an unfortunate event. Clearly we did not exercise enough oversight of the yearbook, and that is certainly going to change."
One photo shows a senior pinning a freshman against a wall while two other seniors intimidate another freshman close by. In other photos, one upperclassman gives a freshman a wedgie while another has one in a headlock.
"When freshmen first arrive at high school, it's survival of the fittest," the page states.
In a phone message Thursday night, Rivera told students to bring their books to the school starting Friday to have the pages that mention bullying replaced. Students could also choose to receive a full refund for their books, he said in the message.
Jean Jarman, who has a 10th-grader at the school, said she and her son were both disgusted by the page. She called the school to complain.
"I don't consider bullying funny, in any way, shape or form," she said.
There are also references to bullying on other pages that Rivera said are inappropriate.
Susan Burkinshaw, the health and safety co-chairwoman of the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations said she could tell by looking at the photos it was supposed to be a satire, but students should not think bullying is funny, she said.
Burkinshaw said it is up to the principal at each school to create a culture and tone at the school so that all students are treated nicely. She said that is the case at most county schools she has been to.
The yearbook class at Springbrook High may have lacked guidance this year, as the adviser was on leave and the class was being run by a long-term substitute for much of the school year, Rivera said.
Still, Rivera said he takes full responsibility for the inappropriate content in the book.
About 200 yearbooks have been sold, and the rest will be sent back to the book company, Rivera said.
The school does not have plans to sell more yearbooks, he wrote in an email Friday.
The students who worked on the yearbook are "very disappointed and hurt," he wrote.
"Their intent was certainly not [to] make light of a serious issue," he wrote.
Rivera said he worries about his school's reputation in the community. Since his school is part of a consortium, students can choose to go there, or not, he said.
"It is important that the image we portray is this is a safe school and this is a good school," he said. "... We work hard to get that message to the community. And then something like this happens and it throws us back."
Ann Coletti, another parent at the school, wrote in an email she was surprised to see the photos, because they are inconsistent with the culture at the school.
"We've always felt comfortable and safe at the school," she wrote. "I know that bullying is not tolerated at Springbrook, not by the staff, students, or PTA. I have never seen or heard of any hazing at Springbrook High School, nor have other parents or students that I spoke with."
Chris Biamonte, who has three children in Montgomery County Public Schools, said if this happened in her child's school, she would be "outraged."
A friend of Jarman's, Biamonte saw the page after Jarman posted about it on her Facebook page.
It hit her hard, she said, as one of her children has had a bad experience with bullying.
"I am just really upset about it," Biamonte said. "They are making a joke out of it. And it is the furthest thing from a joke."
Rivera said his school does not allow bullying, and any issue is dealt with immediately.
He said he will make sure the new adviser shares with students early on next year what is appropriate for the yearbook, and what the school "stands for." The administration will also be closely monitoring what is published from now on, he said.
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2011-12: Indoor: Finished ninth in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor National Championships, narrowly missing out on All-American honors by one spot, jumping 6-9.5 ... competed in the high and triple jump at the MIAA Championships where he took third in the high jump with a distance of 2.10m (6-10.75), while jumping 6.75m (22-01.75) in the long jump ... Took second in the 400m at the UCM Classic in 50.66, while taking third in the long jump in 6.95m ... Outdoor: An All-American in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, Tanksley took 7th with a jump of 6-10.75 ... Took second in the high jump at the Emporia Twilight Meet where jumped 6-9.75 ... Ran the 200m in 21.94 and 400m in 50.16 at the MIAA Championships ... Took 4th in the high jump with a height of 6-7.5 at the Williams/Laptad Invitiational, while also taking 7th in the long jump with a distance of 6.88m (22-7), and 5th in the 400m (50.79)...
2010-2011: Outdoor: Qualifying with a 6'8.75" in the High Jump at MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/7/11)… 23'4" at ESU Sam Williams Qualifier (5/14/11) in the Long Jump…
In High School - ran track for coach Phil Wollbrinck at McCluer High School. Tanksley was a state qualifier for the Comets and ranks as the top all-time jumper in the school's history.
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Top 10 Musicians' Closets We Want to Raid
Top 10 Musicians' Closets We Want to Raid
Imagine getting to browse through the assortment of hip biker jackets, retro fit and flare dresses, signature flower crowns, and everything else Lana Del Rey has stocked in her closet. Catching a glimpse of her personal wardrobe would be a dream. And we would definitely snatch a tube of the red lipstick and liquid black eyeliner she uses, to top off our Lana closet invasion.
There are some musicians whose style we simply can't get enough of. And if you're like us, you've probably dreamed of raiding their closets to steal some of your favorite looks. When it comes to style inspiration, it's not always the high-fashion designers, fashion magazines, or hip fashion bloggers that give us the best style ideas–it's our favorite musicians. Musicians today have to have amazing style, equally as daring and innovative as their music. Whether it's trend-setting R&B or hip-hop artists with funky urban garb, or fearless pop artists with eccentric risk-taking style, many of today's hottest musicians are inspiring designers, fashion lovers, and fans alike with their impeccable style.
So here are our picks for the top ten stylish musicians–all of whom have closets we do anything to raid. Our list includes current R&B sensations like Solange and Frank Ocean, part popstar, teen-heartthrob, and style-icon Harry Styles, and finally our list couldn't be complete without the always daring and innovative stylings of Lady Gaga.
Click through the slideshow above and tell us which artists' closets you want to raid on Facebook and Twitter!
A free-for-all in Solange's closet would leave us with tons of exotic dresses, patterned tees, and pretty much a whole new color spectrum to choose from. From Kenzo and Suno to Diane von Furstenberg, this R&B singer/songwriter definitely has some awesome designer gear. Solange skillfully sets herself apart with her unique and funky style. Whether it's fun-colorful prints, afro-centric styles, or daring menswear pieces, Solange is constantly evolving, taking chances and keeping it fun. Just imagine what a few pieces from Solange's wardrobe could do for your own style. Check out her Instagram to see the personal side of Solange's fashion sense, from her influencers to some of her own everyday outfits.
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean has truly evolved as a musician and so has his style. From sporting colorful headbands, to wowing on the red carpet in a perfectly tailored tuxedos, this Grammy-award-winning singer/songwriter proves he's got some impeccable style to go along with those amazing pipes of his. Now just imagine if we got to swim through the wardrobe of Mr. Ocean–we surely wouldn't leave empty handed. Our first picks would definitely be those signature headbands, some bold colored blazers, hip-graphic tees, and any of his awesome vintage shirts. Our style would automatically gain some West Coast swagger. You can get some extra Frank Ocean inspiration by checking out his Tumblr.
Harry Styles
Also a fan of the men's headband, Harry Styles has become widely known for his hip sense of style. Constantly working mod trends, Styles is regularly seen rocking black skinny jeans and matching chelsea boots. The popular One Direction singer was even the winner of last year's British Style Award at the 2013 British Fashion Awards. So what would be the result of a trip inside the wardrobe of Harry Styles?
We would definitely grab some of those designer Burberry printed shirts he has been sporting, a pair of trendy chelsea boots and maybe some hair product? The guy does have an awesome head of hair. Check out some of his personal stylings on his Instagram and be sure to comment @pepsi some of your Stylings (pun intended).
Janelle Monáe
Since Janelle Monáe stormed onto the music scene in 2010, she has garnered praise for both her music and original style. There's no questioning that we would love to sneak a peek into her closet (just think of all the fierce structural jackets you could find!). Always channelling classic retro styles, Monáe's take on fashion is refreshingly unique.
She sticks to a mainly black and white color palette, and for good reason. As the Huffington Post reported, her black and white uniform honors her mother and grandmother who both wore uniforms as working class citizens. A huge fan of menswear pieces, Monáe would have so many amazing pieces tucked inside her wardrobe. And don't forget that hair! Monáe is another artist we would consider stealing hair products from. She totally works the pompadour updo and has turned it into her signature look. To get even more familiar with Monáe's classic style, check out her Instagram.
André 3000
The multi-talented André 3000, best known for being part of the hip-hop duo Outkast, has always impressed with his unconventional style. Known for working tons of vintage-inspired garb, André 3000 has a knack for pulling off daring pieces. Only André could wear a vintage-looking straw hat on the red carpet and look totally dapper. So we're of course crazy over the idea of stepping into the wardrobe of this superstar.
Sporting designers like Ralph Lauren and so many awesome vintage pieces, we would have a lot to pick and choose from. With his sometimes preppy flare we would also find lots of cardigans, cable-knit sweaters, and corduroy. The singer has mastered the art of mixing various styles whether it be vintage, mod, or prepster, and we can't wait to see more from him with the much-anticipated return of Outkast this year.
Justin Timberlake
Mr. Timberlake has come a long way since his 'N Sync days. Previously sporting baggy pants and that bleach-blonde curly fro, Timberlake now sports a more sophisticated style. Undergoing a total style transformation, Timberlake's wardrobe is now filled with clean-cut, contemporary looks. From perfectly-tailored tuxedo jackets to super-hip fedoras, JT always looks put-together and effortlessly chic. If we found ourselves in his wardrobe we would definitely steal some of his killer blazers, those Alexander Wang tees he sported on tour last year, and maybe a stylish tuxedo or two. See some more of JT's classy style on his Instagram.
Bruno Mars
Pop sensation, Bruno Mars has got some noteworthy style to go along with his chart-topping hits. The star isn't afraid to take fashion risks, trying out all types of trends. From channeling old hollywood glamour with shimmery gold blazers and his signature pompadour hair do, to getting in touch with his Hawaiian roots by sporting straw hats and patterned t-shirts, Mars has a unique flare for fashion.
His closet is definitely filled with fun pieces that would do wonders to our own wardrobes. If we ever got the chance to stock up on some Bruno Mars' garb we would opt for those cool hawaiian-print tees, several fedoras, and anything Saint Laurent (especially one of those amazing Saint Laurent ensembles Mars wore during his Super Bowl performance). To learn more about Mars and his killer personal style, check out his Instagram.
Florence Welch
British singer, Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine has a very distinctive voice and musical sound. It's then no surprise that she brings these same eccentricities to her personal style, usually rocking ethereal and bohemia styled clothing. Her performance outfits always involve beautiful flowing fabrics with striking colors and styles. Off stage she incorporates this same originality into her everyday wear as she is regularly seen sporting awesome vintage-inspired garb. See some more of Florence eccentric style on her Instagram account.
Lady Gaga
Pop icon Lady Gaga is known worldwide for her daring style, so much that it's hard to imagine the singer's career without her epic wardrobe. The ultimate fashion risk-taker, Lady Gaga pushes almost every fashion boundary making herself the style icon she is today. Incorporating her fashion into all her musical ventures, Gaga has brought us so many unique styles and outfits that no one else could even think to repeat. From her meat dress at the 2010 VMA Awards to her celestial ensemble for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, this singer rarely disappoints on the red carpet. And when it comes to her performance outfits, Gaga proves to be the best of the best. Take a look at all of her personal stylings, inspirations, and more on her Instagram.
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey masters old hollywood glam with her distinctive style. The "West Coast" singer wowed fans back in 2011 with her original sound, but she also gained significant attention for her fresh take on fashion. Del Rey is often seen sporting red lips, voluminous retro-styled hair, and vintage-inspired dresses or gowns. But with all these '50s and 60s, old Americana influences comes a fusion of hip-hop and urban style, which can been seen in both her music and fashion. It's no surprise that the singer is dubbed by many as a "gangster Nancy Sinatra." See more of Lana's tough-girl glam on her Instagram.


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Excerpted from the 2013 AARP Almanac
Some scams are new and unexpected, but so many are so predictable. Here's what to keep an eye out for this year — and next, and the year after that too.
The Sweepstakes Swindles
Sweepstakes and lottery scams are a 365-day concern for older Americans, who are specifically targeted — and most likely to fall victim. Here's how these scams work: You receive a series of letters and emails notifying you that you're a winner. The problem is, you're requested to pay processing fees or expenses to receive your jackpot and to "prove" your identity by providing personal information prized by identity thieves.
Here's what you should know:
• If you didn't enter, you didn't win. Period.
• You never have to pay anything upfront to redeem a legitimate prize.
• If you receive a partial-payment check for winning, it's a scam.
• Foreign lotteries are not open to U.S. residents.
• Never provide personal information such as a driver's license or passport number.
• It's a scam if the fine print lacks any of the following info: start and end dates; judging date; methods of entry, including judging criteria; type of proof of purchase required; description of prizes and approximate retail values; legal disclaimers; and sponsor's name and address.
The "Help Me, Grandma!" Scam
As spring break begins for many college students, con artists behind the notorious Grandparents Scam get to work. You may get a call that a beloved grandchild was arrested, hospitalized or has endured some other hardship that requires your money.
The usual request: Send a wire transfer (for bail, hospital bills, meal or travel expenses) to somewhere in the United States or abroad. Don't take the bait. Thousands of other loving grandparents have — and in the process lost millions of dollars with their good intentions. Authenticate any claims of a grandchild's alleged trouble by calling the home or cellphone number to ensure all is fine. If the caller alleges to be a lawyer, police officer or doctor "helping" a grandchild in need, a five-minute online search can verify the reported law firm, police station or hospital for a callback on your part.
The "Dialing for Diabetics" Diversion
Have you received a phone call telling you that you qualify for free or discounted medical supplies for diabetes, heart disease or other conditions? Pay attention to that caller's next line: "Before the supplies can arrive, I need to confirm your condition with your age, Social Security number and the name and phone number of your doctor." It's another scammer out to steal your identity.


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Rising Waters Close State Roads in Vincennes District
Drivers encouraged using caution around flooded roadways
VINCENNES, Ind. -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces rising waters have caused the closure of roads in the Vincennes District. The closures will remain in effect until waters recede. The following sections of roadway have either been closed or INDOT is advising motorists to use caution around these areas of high water:
Greene County
**NEW**State Road 157 from State Road 54 (Bloomfield) to State Road 67 (Worthington)
Knox and Daviess Counties
**NEW**State Road 257 from U.S. Route 50 (Washington) to State Road 356 (Otwell)
State Road 358 from State Road 67 (Edwardsport) to State Road 57 (Plainville)
Martin and Lawrence Counties
State Road 450 from U.S. Route 50 (Shoals) to State Road 37 (Bedford)
Orange and Washington Counties
State Road 337 from State Road 37 (Orleans) to State Road 56 (Livonia)
When encountering a flooded roadway, INDOT urges drivers to turn around and not drive through standing water. According to the National Weather Service, most flooding deaths occur in automobiles. Six inches of standing water is enough to cause passenger cars to stall and a foot of water will float many vehicles. For the latest road conditions, please visit www.trafficwise.in.gov .
For the latest news and information about INDOT, please visit www.in.gov/indot.
MEDIA CONTACT: Cher L. Elliott, Vincennes District, (812) 895-7310, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Chorus Master
Alexander Rom
Kharkov, Ukraine
Alexander Rom marks his 22nd season as chorus master for The Dallas Opera. As Russian Opera Coach at the Metropolitan Opera since 1985, Mr. Rom has prepared that company's productions of Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov, and Khovanshchina. Mr. Rom has also served as a visiting Russian Opera Coach for the Houston Grand Opera, where he has prepared several productions of Boris Godunov. Mr. Rom served as principal coach for the international Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, where he functioned as an opera coach and both staged and coached a production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. He teaches opera/voice and is an honorary visiting professor at both the Sibelius Academy and the Conservatory of Music in Helsinki, Finland. Students of Mr. Rom have won Metropolitan Opera competitions and are performing in opera and concerts here and abroad. A native of Kharkov, Ukraine, Mr. Rom graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory of Music with a degree in choral conducting. He is a founder of Grace Choral Society in New York. His compositions have been performed in New York's Carnegie Hall, San Diego, Houston, Dallas, Helsinki, Finland and many other venues. Mr. Rom maintains a private voice studio in Dallas, Texas.
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Nationality: ESPBorn : 04.04.1985Place of birth: Palma
Height: 1.95mPosition: F
Team 2012-13: Real Madrid (Spain-ACB)Career: DKV Joventut Badalona (Spain-ACB, 2001-08); Portland Trailblazers (USA-NBA, 2008-11); Real Madrid (Spain-ACB, 2011); Denver Nuggets (USA-NBA, 2011-12); Real Madrid (Spain-ACB, 2012-13)
After playing half a season in the NBA in 2011-12, Rudy was wildly successful in his return to Europe, guiding Real Madrid to their first Euroleague final since 1995 - making the All-Euroleague First Team - and the club's first ACB crown since 2007. The 28-year-old is still at the top of his game, finding a number of ways to help his team win games - and titles. Fernandez can beat his defender to the basket or shoot over them, though his long range shooting is streaky at times. He remains an absolute pest defensively, with the trait of getting under his opponents' skin with his tight - and excellent - defence. Throughout his career, Fernandez has proven that he is a big game player, not one to shy away from the spotlight but shine in it.
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This chalet apartment is on the third floor of the Etendard building (along with the Chalets Philippe and Christian).
Chalet Annalise shares an entrance hall with Chalet Christian but each has its own separate ski room.
It has been newly renovated to a high standard and offers unique views across the resort from the lounge/dining area with windows on three sides of the building. You can see the dramatic Grandes Rousses peaks to the south and the ski slopes to the North and there is also a balcony. The chalet also has a sauna and additional shower.
Second Floor:
Shared entrance with Chalet Christian. Ski & boot room with boot warmers. stairs to third floor.
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A reward is being offered for any information that will lead authorities to whoever slashed several farm animals, including a 2-month-old calf, this past week at Frying Pan Farm Park�s Kidwell Farm in Herndon.
The calf, two goats and a chicken were cut with a sharp object, presumably a knife, between 5 p.m. May 26 and 7 a.m. May 27, according to police. The bottle-fed calf, Henry, required several stitches on the top of his head.
�Before this incident, he had absolutely no reason to fear humans,� said Lucy Caldwell, Fairfax County Police spokesperson.
�Although this incident was deeply disturbing and very saddening, the community has remained positive while coming together to support the injured animals,� said Judy Pedersen, Fairfax County Park Authority spokesperson. �Park Authority leadership and the Park Authority Board are extremely grateful for this outpouring of support, and Frying Pan staff wants everyone to know that the animals are healing quickly and doing well.�
The attacks came almost a month to the day after three horses were found slashed and stabbed at the same facility. The horse have since made a full recovery, but authorities are perplexed at the motive of the two incidents, which might be related.
No other property damage or vandalism was evident in either incident and nothing appeared to be stolen, police said.
�Harming these young animals seeks to be the only thing the perpetrator in each incident was after,� Caldwell said. �All the animals are recovering quite well, but we do not want to see this happen again.�
On Monday, Jack Pitzer of the nonprofit Frying Pan Park Friends board, announced a $7,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator or perpetrators.
�These are very serious crimes, �Caldwell said. �Police are still investigating but we hope this reward might motivate someone to come forward.
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|King Arthur Flour - Bread Baking Essentials
Whisk, Rise, Shape
The bakeware and tools used for baking bread are just as important as the recipes – they can be the difference between success and failure. We are fans of the King Arthur Flour Company – their flour, baking accessories and the Baking Hotline (more about the Hotline later).
We were in a "bread–baking mood" and decided to try several of the following King Author Flour tools – and what fun we had.
The following two items were listed as "No-knead." That sounded intriguing – "Want to bake hearth-warming yeast bread? No need to knead; simply use our easy recipes, ingredients, and tools to bake the best breads ever." We took up the challenge!
Dough-Rising Bucket
Just place the dough in the bucket, cover, remember your starting point, and just wait for it to double. Made of polypropylene, with a 6–quart capacity (clearly marked), it is food–safe, dishwasher–safe and has a snap–on lid. We loved it – it worked like a charm! So easy to use and a must–have accessory. If you add one item to your kitchen inventory, do consider making it this one. There is a smaller sized bucket available as well - the Dough Doubler.
Dough Whisk
We used it for mixing a yeast dough (instead of using an electric mixer) and it lived up to the King Arthur Flour description. We also prepared a quick Beer Bread recipe that required hand mixing and were delighted with the results. The dough whisk was easy to use, the dough did not stick to it and clean–up was a breeze.
The whisk is 15–inches in size, made of Beechwood and stainless steel and hand washing is recommended. It's our new "go-to" bread mixer and once you try it, you will love it!
For no–knead bread recipes, please visit King Arthur Flour No-knead Bread Recipes.
9-inch Springform Pan
Our 7 year old springform went directly into the giveaway box after testing this exceptional pan. No more oven-soiling leaks, no more hard to remove baked goods. How we love this pan for making pull-a-part challahs and tried it with our new favorite recipe, Sweet Cinnamon Challah. The extra large pan base prevents leaking batter and the non–stick coating and easy release latch allows our baked creations to pop right out of the pan. With a 10–year warranty this is a "gift yourself, and gift others" selection!
Round Bratform
If you have seen Artisan bread that has a beehive shape and a coiled pattern – this is what was used. The Bratform is used for the second rising of the bread dough. The dough is placed into the basket and during the rising process, the coiled–pattern is imprinted into the dough. After the rising, the dough is gently placed onto a baking pan and the finished, baked product is a crusty, floured, coiled–patterned round loaf of bread.
Artisan type bread dough recipes, such as sourdough, are perfect when using this form. Handcrafted of coiled cane, 9–inches in diameter, it is easy to use and to clean. The Brotform will hold a 3-to-5-cup flour bread recipe. An easy, fun way to create a hearty loaf of bread – we used only one bowl and the Dough Whisk to hand mix it
King Arthur Flour Baking Hotline
We spoke to a "live person" and received excellent advice from someone who actually knew what a Bratform was and had experience using one (she worked in a bakery). Her advice: A 3–cup flour recipe will produce a smaller sized bread so our results were normal. She recommended using a 4–5 cup flour recipe and suggested sourdough – a perfect bread recipe when using a Bratform.
We were very impressed with the King Arthur Flour Baking Hotline and recommend it for your baking questions.
For more information on any of the above products, to order, to view additional recipes, please visit KingArthurFlour.com. Also, available on Amazon.com – Kaiser 9-Inch Springform Pan.
January 31, 2011