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WEST VALLEY CITY — And the name is (drum roll please) ... the Utah Blaze!
Ownership of Utah's latest arena football team announced at a press conference Tuesday that the familiar moniker will be put to use once again. The rebirth of the Blaze marks the return of arena football to Utah — this time competing as a member of the newly formed Arena Football 1 League. The Blaze will play their home games at the E-Center.
Team owner Dave Affleck announced that the new league had purchased the assets of the now-defunct Arena Football League, including things like trademarks, logos, etc. Several teams from the old league joined together in forming a new 15-team AF1 League, which opens play on April 9.
AFL veterans form the nucleus of the Blaze organization, with Steve Videtich named as general manager and Ernesto Purnsley as head coach. They have 13 years and 12 years experience, respectively, in arena league football.
In order to make this team (and league) viable, Affleck is hoping to learn from mistakes in the past.
"League offices were spending a lot of money ... (on unnecessary items). Everyone now is in a more conservative mode," said Affleck.
He and Videtich both mentioned that player salaries have been lowered.
"Player salaries are one-third lower, but the players have been coming back in droves," Videtich said.
Purnsley concurred. "We are bringing in quality guys," he said. "Our goal is to win a championship."
Players who will be joining the Blaze for their inaugural season include Arena Football League veteran Aaron Boone, American Indoor Football Association standouts Mike Affleck, Akamu Aki and Scott Thomsen, former University of Utah standouts Jason Boone and Derek Richards and former Utah State standout Brian Soi.
Aaron Boone, a wide receiver, prepped at Millard High School in Fillmore, Utah, and played collegiately at Snow Junior College and the University of Kentucky. He also played briefly in the NFL and NFL Europe. Most recently, Boone played for the AFL's Utah Blaze and recorded more than 1,500 receiving yards in 2008.
Affleck, a quarterback, prepped at Timpview High School in Provo and finished up his collegiate career at Utah State. Last year he guided the Utah Valley Thunder of the AIFA to an 11-4 record and a berth in the playoffs. He led the AIFA in passing efficiency at 109.6. He was second in the league in passing yards (3,037) and was third in touchdown passes (58). He also rushed for 15 touchdowns.
Aki, a wide receiver, played collegiately at Weber State University before becoming one of the top receivers for the Utah Valley Thunder in 2009. He led the team in TD catches (30), receptions (86) and yards (1,046). His 86 catches were third-best in the AIFA and his 30 TD catches ranked second.
Thomsen, a kicker, played collegiately at Northeastern State prior to becoming a member of the Utah Valley Thunder last year. Thomsen kicked 54 extra-points and six field goals. He kicked a 38-yard field goal with one second in regulation to send the game into overtime against the Ogden Knights. His extra-point later proved to be the game-winner in a 70-69 win.
Jason Boone, an offensive lineman, also prepped at Millard High School and is the younger brother of Aaron Boone. He was an honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference offensive lineman while playing for the University of Utah. He played in 35 games in his career with the Utes.
Richards, a wide receiver, prepped at American Fork High School in American Fork before he playing collegiately at the University of Utah, where he was an honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference selection in 2006. He finished his career with the Utes with 135 catches for 1,644 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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Did You Know...... that NSL and ESL synchronization has been completed for the 2006 season?
British Army team on TV - see video
The same story mentioned that the British Army team members were recently interviewed by the Armed Forces TV channel, BFBF, and that the NSL News would try to capture the interview. The NSL News was not able to capture the TV program directly. However, team captain Dave Tyler provided a link to the video file that shows the well done show, which can be viewed by clicking here.
The United Kingdom is also once again a major player of the European Skydiving League (ESL) this year. Andy Scott has been the manager of the UK part of the ESL and continues with his great work in the United Kingdom for the 2006 season. He recently provided the NSL with an update.
NSL and ESL have now completed the last step to fully synchronize the rules and classes for the 4-way competitions. The ESL added the AA Class to the system for the 2006 season, while the NSL adopted the ESL rules for the Rookie Class exits. Only the terminology is still a little bit different between the United Kingdom and the NSL rules.
The Rookie Class of the NSL began with 50 seconds of working time, which was already changed to 35 seconds two years ago. There used to be a limited number of exit formations (B, E, M, O) for the NSL Rookie Class, as well. Requests for a change to use all 16 Random Formations came from within the NSL and also from the ESL management.
The main reason for accepting this change is the fact that any team always has the option to use a standard exit (like B, E, M, O) at any time without any rule requirements. This counts for all competition classes. The judges only want to see the first formation of the sequence, no matter what the teams do to present it after the exit.
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Andy Scott updated the website of the British Parachute Association (BPA) for the 2006 season on his end: "Whilst 2006 rules are finalised at council, a general update to note is that 4-way will see the 4th tier introduced as a trial across all meets in 2006, so the dive pools are as follows: Senior Class - all Random Formations/all Blocks, AA Class - all Random Formations/Blocks 1,2,4,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,15,18,19,20,21,22, A Class - all Random Formations/Blocks 2,4,6,7,8,9,19,21, Junior Class - All Random Formations only - including all Random Formations for exit point."
The British Senior Class is obviously identical with the AAA/Open Class, and the Junior Class is identical with the NSL Rookie Class. Andy Scott confirmed the same synchronization between ESL and NSL rules for the 2006 season in his notes for an update in the British skydiving magazine:
ESL Champion 2005: Spa Hayabusa
The NSL has converted the Junior Class (called Rookie Class in the USA ) to have all Random Formations as exits to help align our national competitions, which will then be able to fully utilise the same draws. With more alignment, the international meets should really hot up this year. Some of last years successes were obvious with the ability to compete against fellow brits on training in the USA and also the outstanding performance at the ESL Championship 2005. I hope this interest and growth can continue and maybe we will see some more foreign teams at the UK Nationals this August."
The NSL looks forward to the next synchronized season between ESL and NSL, this time for all competition classes. The NSL Schedule of Events already shows several international meet weekends, and the event calendar is far from being complete at this point. Andy Scott made the point: "With more alignment, the international meets should really hot up this year."


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I'm having problems with my desktop computer. It's 5 years old already, but still works well even with the latest games so I'd really like to keep it as long as possible.
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- motherboard: ASUS P5N72-T
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
- memory: OCZ 4GB Dual DDR2
- graphics: Gigabyte GeForce GTX280
- power unit: Corsair 620W
- case: Thermaltake Kandalf with decent cooling
- CPU is cooled by a separate radiator and fan, not the standard box one
The problem started a couple of years ago. When playing GPU-intensive games it kept freezing every hour or so. The intervals began to be smaller and smaller with time. Recently, when playing Farcry 3 I had to restart the machine every 15 minutes which pretty much rendered the game unplayable for me. Also, this summer, when the days were very hot (the room was probably 40+ degrees Celsius) it started freezing even when working normally (i.e. not playing).
When the machine crashes, it literally freezes - the screen stops at the last frame, all sounds stop and it's totally unresponsive. I've tried checking the temperature - the graphics card is definitely the hottest, but remains within acceptable limits, the CPU and motherboard temperatures are OK.
It's been suggested to me that the motherboard I have is known to be problemmatic because of the memory bus bandwidth or so. I've tried downclocking the CPU and it works to a certain extent - freezes don't happen so often, but they still do.
Another interesting things is that when I boot linux on this machine, kernel bootup sometimes freezes when initialising mdev.
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Running Time: 81
Director: The Bogas Bros
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Former Gators safety Josh Evans had planned to take classes last spring toward his criminology degree.
That plan was scrapped when he realized the demands on his time leading up to last April's NFL draft. A month removed from his rookie season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Evans is back in school at UF two semesters shy of finishing his degree.
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Liverpool Message Board
Coutinho vs Ince
Apparently we've put an 8 mil bid in for this kid as an alternative to Ince - this is very wrong.
While Coutinho is good (not had a great year though) he has no affinity for the club, he's not English and will struggle to adapt to the EPL - I'm convinced of it!
I know it gauls people that we let him go for a poxy 250k last year - but let's grit our teeth, pay the 8 million and get a player who is going to be a real asset to the team, no communication problems, no homesickness nothing but good points!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jan 26, 2013 19:10 Flag
What about Blackpool asking over the odds of what we feel Ince is worth? As is typical in England.. When we can get a foreign player for less whose of similar quality.
Maybe if english clubs weren't so greedy then we could do serious deals.
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ps Tom Ince bagged another brace today at Wolves to earn Blackpool all 3pts he was MoM and one of his goals was a spectacular 25 yd piledriver !
BLACKPOOL FC are not greedy we as a club have a long history with them anybody recall Emlyn Hughes ? Shanks paid them the price for himand quite a few thougyt it pricey but not Mr Shankly. btw the price was 63,000 squid.
Its difficult for any club to sell a player who is the heart and soul of their club would we want to sell Suarez right now for 40 mill ? Same with Blackpool ..whatever we bid them we get 35 % rebate sell on fee. Plus yes we let him go for 250,000 but so what that was what he was worth then. Blackpool gave him the playing time and turned him into the player he is that we want right now.
As so many on the board are always so keen to point out to me ...FOOTBALL IS A BUSINESS and Must be run as a PROFIT making business should be run...and beware to any that dont. So why should Blackpool FC INC. sell us their prize asset that after all they not us created at a knock down price? There were and are lots of options we could offer them tosecure Tom Ince ends up on our books if we dont offer any of those options or justthe one option ..x sum of money take it or leave it and they decide ..we will leave it thanks then that is Imafraid their prerogative...right ? So we have Coutinho would he be a better buy than Ince at more or less the same price?.....Personally dont think so but I think time knows better than me so will just have to wait and see.
Loki...agreed just watched Ince put in a great performance for Blackpool v Cardiff he looks the biz and imo worth even more than 8 mill well worth paying te same money as we did for Sturridge imo.
BUT unfortunately for us we are lumbered withthis clown Ian Ayre who will make any final decisions.Surely its time to get Ayre down the road ?
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First I'll play the optimist in saying that I hope we're just in a stare down with Blackpool until the 25th hour and we end up getting down..
Here's the middle of the road thought.. Downing was excellent today, he delivered a wonderful cross from the right, with his right foot, that Sturridge put home.. inch perfect. Downing is in very good form, the best he's ever been in a Red shirt, and the best he ever will be. That said, I think he'll still move on in the summer, but while he's playing this well, along with Sterling, and the flexibility of Suarez, Sturridge, Suso and even make shift w/ Shelvey/Henderson, we don't necessarily "need" (rather "want") him at the moment..
Here's the comparison of the two and what should happen.. Coutinho is a world class talent, but he's struggled mightily to make any regular impact at Inter, and as a Serie A watcher, I often see sooo many young, foreign players from Europe, and especially South America adapt very well there, but he's not done so. That said, I think in the right system and right manager, he could develop into what people around Europe think he could and should be. To buy him now for 8M would be a gamble that will not show very much return this year, and make us hope for 2-3 years. To spend 8M on Ince right now (while nothing's sure) is about a sure thing as it gets, at least when comparing the two.. Ince knows the club, knows England, knows the physicality, weather, etc etc ..
In an ideal world, I'd say let's take them both for 16M, let Ince work his way into the first team while we wait for Coutinho to get himself out of the reserves and potentially develop over 2 years.. But we're not going to, and that's not a scenario that will happen.
To throw a wrench into it, perhaps Coutinho could surprise because talent and skill can't be tought, Brazillian players don't seem to struggle nearly as much as they would have years ago, and I'd point to Ramires of Chelsea who I thought was "OK" at Benfica, but very lightweight and without a true position.. Now, I'd rate him as one of their most key players.. Luiz followed suit, though more mature physically and a defender, but then you have Oscar too, he's not too shabby.
End of the Day, Ince is the safe bet and we'd expect great things, Coutinho is a bit of a gamble where we'd "hope" for great things. As far as ceiling, Coutinho, as far as reality, Ince..
I see that there's been a bit of progress on this deal. It seems to be a lot cleaner than the Ince deal so it sounds like it's more likely to happen.
Just been reading that while Coutinho apparently wants to stay at Inter, Southampton are now also talking to them / him about a transfer.
Interesting transfer policy they seem to have.
I agree with that Dave. As always, there is a big gap between the headline, the quote and the meaning.
I see from the Yahoo transfer service that Southampton have joined the race so it is looking less likely now.
Southamptons policy? Buy anyone we drag our heels over?!
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Loki, got to sort of agree with you here. Seems lately Ayre has come in for quite a bit of stick, but are people being fair?
It seems to me the dislike of him may come down to the fact we did not get Dempsey back in August and or we over paid for players last season, although I'm sure others won't be shy about piling on their reasons for the disdain.
However do we really know the full story about Dempsey? We know what the press reported, but is that ever even the real story let alone the full story. Besides in hindsight is it such a bad thing? We missed out on Clint, a good player, but not one who has set things alight since being at Spurs, and with a delay granted ended up with Sturridge who so far has not been that bad!
I'd also point to what Arye has done. As Loki stated even though appointed by the Toxic Texan, he was instrumental in getting him and his poison dwarf friend out of the club. If he has done nothing else I say we owe him a very big thank you for that. But he's also overseen things off the pitch that we either can't see or ignore, but are critical to the success of the club. For example the deal with Standard and Chartered, the deal with Warrior, and a host of other commercial deals, all of which may not be very glamorous or sexy, or have the eye catching appeal of bringing in a top player, but are what will fuel the rise of our club.
But even on the transfer dealings where he gets the stick, has he been that bad? Yes we missed out on a striker back in August and may well have overpaid during the KD/DC days, and that maybe down to his poor negotiating skills. But then again he did bring in Suarez after a very long and protracted negotiation and at a very reasonable price. Got top dollar for Torres, and has ensured this year many of our key core players (Agger, Skrtel, Suarez, etc) and potential future core players (Sterling, Suso, etc) have all signed up for the long term. And he's done this in an era of a shrinking wage budget, so I'd say not such bad work.
I am interested in specifics on why others think he's worth slagging off so much, and maybe I've missed something. But as Loki points out, if Parry is the benchmark, it's really very hard to complain.
Don't speak to soon! Coutinho has just come out and said he doesn't want to leave Inter!
Saw that too. We'll see I guess but considering he was shipped out on loan last year he therefore hasn't been playing regularly for Inter. The possibility of more game time might prove attractive
Such negativity. He was excellent at Espanyol last season - the much lauded Muniain isn't any better. He has had to play under 5 different managers at Inter, a club which doesn't use direct width and was suffering in the shadow of the albatross that was Sneijder who wasn't performing anyway.
I think he could be great in the EPL on the left of a 3 man attack, rotating with Suarez playing at number 10 or number 9 (if Sturridge isn't playing). Of you get Ince too, then you'll definitely have improved a fair bit in talent terms. Suso needs time to develop, and compared to Coutinho, looks more of a classical playmaker than attacker.
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text: A 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith, alternatively titled ''The Great Dog Robbery''.Pongo and Missis are a pair of married Dalmatians who have just become the parents of a litter of fifteen. They belong to a newlywed couple, Mr. and Mrs. Dearly, who live in a tiny place near Regent's Park. Their domestic happiness comes under siege, however, when Cruella de Vil, a RichBitch and distant acquaintance of Mrs. Dearly (with an inordinate love of fur), attempts to buy the puppies. When she's told that they're not for sale, she hires thieves to kidnap them. When [[PoliceAreUseless Scotland Yard is unable to find them]], Pongo and Missis set out to rescue their puppies themselves, following a tip gained through the secret, nationwide "Twilight Barking" network of dogs. The anxious parents find that Cruella has imprisoned their puppies in her country estate (along with 82 she had previously acquired), with the intent to skin them and make spotted Dalmatian-skin coats. Pongo and Missis rescue them all and return home triumphant with 97 puppies in tow. A rescued nurse-dog named Perdita and her long-lost beau round out their numbers to 101, and the Dearlys end up buying the same country estate where the pups were originally held prisoner.The book was adapted several times by Creator/{{Disney}} into ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. Dodie Smith also penned a lesser known sequel, ''The Starlight Barking'' (1967).----!!The 1956 children's book and its 1967 sequel contains examples of:* AccidentallyAccurate: In universe. While resting for the night in an old country estate, Pongo is startled when the elderly owner (who thinks he is seeing the ghost of dogs from his childhood) calls him by his real name. Then he remembers that he was named that because it was a common name for Dalmatian coach dogs.* AscendedExtra: Cruella's white cat and the Staffordshire Terrier are minor (if important) characters in the original novel, but are major characters in the sequel, and quite a bit of the novel is dedicated to the OddFriendship that springs up between them when they realise they are NotSoDifferent.* AlienLunch: What Cruella eats (food in bizarre colours, all of which taste of pepper, even the ice cream, which was ''black'') could very well be that.** She got expelled from school for drinking ink.*** And during the Dearlys' dinner party grinds huge amounts of pepper over everything before eating it, including the fruit salad.* BigBad: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Cruella De Vil.]]* BigFancyHouse: Hell Hall, the manor where the puppies are kept.** Cruella's, and to a lesser extent, the Dearlys' London homes also qualify, as the Outer Circle was (and is) one of the most prestigious locations in London.* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Cruella, as opposed to her AxCrazy depiction in other works. She genuinely doesn't see why Dalmatian dogs are supposed to be beloved family pets instead of fur animals like everything else. But since she has the drive and wherewithal to do anything she likes, she's terrifying.* BoisterousBruiser: The Staffordshire Terrier. His owners are very proud of him and give him affectionate nicknames like "The Canine Cannon Ball" and "Misguided Missile".* BrainlessBeauty: Missis is described as very pretty and brave but also somewhat vain, selfish, and baffled by abstract concepts such as "left". Then again, many dogs are.* CatsAreMean: Averted.** Well, averted by Willow but subverted by Cruella's cat. She is initially hostile to the Dalmatians but the book makes a point that this was only the result of mistreatment by her owner ([[MoralEventHorizon Cruella had drowned thirty-three of her kittens]]), and she befriends the Dalmatians -- we eventually learn that she stayed with Cruella for so long because she knew Cruella was heading for a bad end and she wanted to be there to witness it.* ClassicVillain: Cruella De Vil.* ComicallyMissingThePoint: At one point the puppies rest in a church. They assume the kneeler cushions are puppy-sized dog beds and that the nativity scene is an odd kind of television.* CruellaToAnimals: The TropeNamer.* DeadpanSnarker: Cruella's white cat. Especially in the sequel, where she plays a larger role.* DemotedToExtra: Several characters in ''The Starlight Barking''; most notably Cruella, who is discussed often but only actually appears once -- and even then she spends the entire scene asleep.** Almost as notable with Lucky, who is one of the major puppy characters in the first book but is pretty much a background character in the sequel.* DisneyDeath: Cadpig, who was born nearly dead and was revived by Mr Dearly.* TheDogBitesBack: The Cat in this case; Cruella's white Persian reveals that Cruella keeps her husband's stock of fur in the house, and she lets the Dalmatians in so they can destroy it.* DogWalksYou* FearlessFool: Lucky, and to some extent Cadpig. The Staffordshire Terrier and Cruella's white cat have traits of this as well.* FurAndLoathing: The trope didn't really kick in until TheEighties, so this is more a prototypical example (if not the UrExample).* GenreShift: ''The Starlight Barking'', the sequel to the original book, is a fairly bizarre departure from the mundane (except for the sentient animals) setting of the first book featuring [[spoiler: Sirius, Lord of the Dog Star, a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who, concerned about the possibility of nuclear war destroying dogkind, causes all humans and other animals to fall into an unnaturally deep sleep]]. This is likely a significant part of the reason why the sequel never saw a film adaptation and has subsequently been [[AdaptationDisplacement almost forgotten]].* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Perdita recalls a time, not long after she grew up, when she "felt a great desire to marry". ** Cruella, in keeping with her "devil" theme, has an [[PyroManiac above-average]] fascination for fire. At one point in the novel she stops her car and temporarily drops the chase of the dalmatians in order to watch a bakery burn. Though nothing is ever stated, older readers might note that her glee at seeing the fire burning almost takes on a tint of sexual excitement and ecstasy. * GoldDigger: Cruella married a furrier for his money and, of course, all the furs he could give her. She even insists he keep his stock at the house so she can wear anything she likes. [[spoiler:This comes back to bite her on the arse, hard, when Pongo and Missis break into her house and rip the whole lot to shreds.]]* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Parodied in the scene where the Staffordshire Terrier is introduced. When Pongo and Missis meet him, he is reading a newspaper page and appears to be smoking a pipe... but it turns out that the pipe is actually made out of sugar, and he's not smoking it but eating it.* AHeroIsBorn: 15 of them!* HitlerAteSugar: Fur is bad because a ManipulativeBitch like Cruella likes it.* IllGirl: Cadpig. She's delicate and weaker than other puppies, thus requiring special care, though she's stronger than most of them in spirit.** Averted in the sequel, where the adult Cadpig is a healthy and energetic dog, and her spirit remains unchanged from her puppy days.* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Cruella's husband. The dalmatians initially pity him, but the cat tells them that he's just as evil as his wife, but he's weak and bad, whereas she is strong and bad.* KidsAreCruel: The boy who meets the dalmatians on their trip across country. He lures them close to him by offering food, then throws rocks at them, injuring Pongo. Pongo wants to go back and bite the child in retribution, but Missis talks him out of it, asking him to forgive him because she knows that young creatures can cause pain without realizing it.** Aveted with young Tommy, the Colonel's young charge.* TheKlutz: Roly Poly. He's always tripping and bumping into others by accident, which turns out to be a ChekhovsSkill as it's his mishap with a bag of soot that gives Pongo the idea for the dalmatians to disguise themselves as black dogs. In the sequel, Roly Poly's klutziness has only grown with age, as a small clumsy puppy has now become a large clumsy dog whose accidents and bursts of clumsiness are proportionally bigger.* {{Ladyella}}: Cruella is more cruel than not.* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: There are hints that "de Vil" is not just a MeaningfulName but is a literal description of the members of the family ("de Vil" = "devil"). Cruella is always too cold, loves blazing fires, eats nothing but spicy foods and tastes of pepper when one of the puppies nips her. The sheepdog also tells Pongo stories about an ancestor of hers with "a long tail".* MeaningfulName: Cruella de Vil is cruel and the villain of the book. [[SarcasmMode How unforeseen.]]** Her country estate is named Hell Hall ("Hill Hall" before the de Vil family bought it).** Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler invoke this. After they meet and have a good laugh over their names, they decide to train to be an actual cook and butler, since that is what the Dearlys need at the moment.** The book's Perdita is a stray; Mrs Dearly names her Perdita because it is Latin for "lost".** The Badduns are both [[ThoseTwoBadGuys bad 'uns]].* MulticoloredHair: Cruella. Even more spectacularly by the end of the book; the black half turns white, and the white half turns an unattractive shade of ''green'', apparently from stress.* TheMusical: Surprisingly followed the ''book'', rather than [[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians the Disney versions]].* {{Names to Run Away from Really Fast}}: Cruella de Vil, naturally.* NearlyNormalAnimal: Pongo and Missis, particularly Pongo, who can understand concepts like left and right, devoured Shakespeare in his youth (in a tasty leather binding), and can even read.* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Foreign Secretary and the Minister of Transport in Cadpig's Cabinet in ''The Starlight Barking'' are gentle parodies of the actual Cabinet ministers at the time.* NoNameGiven: The adult couple are simple "Mr Dearly" and "Mrs Dearly."** Several of the dog characters are never named, referred to only as their breed, such as the Collie and the Staffordshire Terrier; though the latter gets many affectionate nicknames from his owners, we never learn his real name and the narrative always refers to him as "the Staffordshire."** Even Pongo and Missis's fifteen puppies are mostly unnamed by the narrative and appear only as a group instead of as individuals. Only four are given actual names and characterizations: Lucky, Patch, Cadpig and Roly Poly. * NoodleIncident: The Dearlys can afford a nice house near Regent Park because Mr Dearly, a financial wizard, had "done a very great service for the government". Later they can afford to move to the country (and buy Hill Hall) because he had done yet another "very great service".* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In-universe example with Lieutenant Willow, who is known only by her nickname, "Tib," which most of her friends think ''is'' her real name. She does, however, introduce herself to Pongo and Missis by her real name and is generally called "Lieutenant Willow" by the narrative.* PimpedOutDress: Cruella always appears wearing [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry loads of jewellery]] and "an absolutely simple white mink cloak."* PluckyGirl: Cadpig may be small and sick, but she's got fighting spirit. * RichBitch: Cruella.* RightHandCat: Cruella's white Persian cat. Subverted, in that the cat hates Cruella and Cruella herself keeps her only because she's a valuable pedigree.-->'''Cruella''': I don't like her much. I'd drown her if she wasn't so expensive.* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After rescuing the puppies, the dalmatians break into Cruella's house and destroy every fur that she owns. This wasn't just about revenge, though: Pongo was trying to put the de Vils out of business so that they couldn't try again with another group of dalmatian puppies. (Missis, understandably, had less noble motives).* TookALevelInDumbass: The Colonel in the sequel. In the original book, Pongo mistakes him for a bumbler at first but he soon reveals himself as a very smart and competent dog. In the sequel, he's become a genuine bumbler and far less smart than he himself thinks, needing Captain (formerly Lieutenant) Willow to explain things when he misunderstands them -- a very clear ShoutOut to their characterisations in the [[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Disney movie]].* TooManyBabies: The premise.* {{Xenofiction}}: Although for the most part a fantasy story, there are shades of this, as it's made clear that dogs think ''very'' differently from humans. Missus may not know right from left, but the fact that Pongo ''does'' know right from left is treated as rather remarkable and proof of his advanced intelligence. * VillainBall: There was no reason at all for Cruella to kidnap the Dearly puppies. She already owned 82 dalmatian puppies, which should have been plenty to start her fur farm. The only thing that taking the Dearly puppies accomplished was 1) Wasting money (she paid more to the dog thieves than she had for any litter), 2) Bringing unwanted police attention (nothing she'd done before was illegal), 3) Causing her husband's business to be destroyed by 99 extremely irate Dalmatians.* WholesomeCrossdresser: Nanny Butler in her trousers, given the era.* YourOtherLeft: Missis, while trying to get directions from an elderly dog.----


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Light Peach Cake
Total Time
Prep 15 mins
Cook 40 mins
This is a great recipe with surprisingly allot of flavor to it. The peaches make it really fresh and the cake is really light and fluffy. Oh it is just sooo good!
Ingredients Nutrition
- butter-flavored cooking spray
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 3⁄4 cup no sugar sugar substitute (such as Splenda or One Spoon)
- 1⁄2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 large egg, separated
- 1⁄4 cup egg substitute
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 3⁄4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 orange, zest of, grated
- 1⁄2 cup egg white, at room temperature (whites of 4 large eggs or use refrigerated egg whites)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1⁄2 cups no sugar fat-free whipped topping
- 1 lb fresh peach, peeled and sliced thin,then covered with water and
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, until ready to use
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Lightly coat a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
- Place the flour, sugar substitute, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Mix.
- Make a well in the middle.
- Beat together oil, egg yolk, egg substitute, water, vanilla, and orange zest.
- Pour into flour mixture and blend well.
- In a large bowl, combine the 1 egg white with the additional 1/2 cup.
- Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until the whites have stiff peaks.
- Gently fold into the flour mixture Place in the prepared cake pan and bake 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
- Turn out onto rack to cool completely Using a serrated knife, slice the cake in half horizontally.
- Cover with 3/4 of the whipped topping.
- Place the peaches, leaving a few slices for decoration, on top and cover with top of cake.
- Decorate the center of the cake with rosettes of whipped topping and decorate with remaining peach slices.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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this is the best. Highly recommend
I love this recipe. I use whatever fruit is seasonally available or is appropriate for the occasion (like blueberries and raspberries for a 4th of July cake). I use either sugar or Splenda, depending on my audience. Both work just fine. The cake is super light and the fresh fruit is the perfect touch. I also use different toppings such as chocolate mousse (usually Dream Whip with pudding mix added) if I want something different.
This was delicious! It is such a light 'airy' cake ... great for summertime heat .. Easy to make.. Was done for me in about 25 minutes. I did substitute regular sugar for the sugar substitute. I just don't buy that stuff except in little packets for my coffee :) That , and I think my decoration job wasn't the same as described! *LOL* Very good cake and we'll definitely be having it again! Thanks for posting!!


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Programming note: Warriors-Wizards coverage begins with Warriors Pregame Live at 7 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet. Stick around after the final buzzer for Warriors Postgame Live!
At this point in the season, Warriors coach Mark Jackson has a simple way of deciding which games his team should win -- he looks at the standings.
If Golden State has a better record than its' opponent, it's a game the Warriors should win. If not, the expectation isn't necesarrily the same.
Their recent 2-1 road trip, which included wins against Houston and New Orleans, but a loss to San Antonio, was a perfect example.
"Beat the teams we were supposed to beat and lost to the team that's the No. 1 team in the West in their building," he said. "I thought it was a successful trip and now the point is let's go home and take care of business. You got to build on it."
Golden State (39-31) opens a five-game home stand Saturday against lowly Washington (25-43), but the Wizards have improved as the season has gone along. They're coming off a 103-100 win at the Lakers on Friday and have won five of six. Since starting the year 11-35, Washington has won 14 of its last 22 games.
The Warriors won the first meeting between the teams this season, 101-97, in Washington on Dec. 8. John Wall leads the team in scoring at 16.0 points per game.
In Friday's win in Los Angeles, Washington overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to ruin the return of Kobe Bryant and Pau Pasol to the Lakers' lineup. It was a result that benefitted the Warriors, keeping them three games in front of Los Angeles in the Western Conference standings.
With 12 games left in the regular season, Golden State holds an important half-game edge over Houston for the No. 6 spot. Nine of those games are at Oracle Arena, where the Warriors are 22-10 on the year.
As the Warriors round into playoff shape, they've seen an uptick in production from center Andrew Bogut. He had 32 rebounds on the recent three-game road trip and, more importantly, played 30 minutes or more in each game.
Bogut isn't happy with where his game is at on the low post, but there's no denying his impact as a passer and on the defensive end. He has 12 blocks in the past five games, which doesn't begin to take into account the amount of shots he's altered inside.
The Aussie's emergence has allowed rookie center Festus Ezeli to settle into an more suitable backup role, which has resulted in more productive minutes from him too.


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White city or art city? While I'm excited about these additions, one can't help but notice what they all have in common. Where are the black and Latino/a and Hmong and Native American voices? Is Art City going to just mimic the segregation that already plagues Milwaukee? Let's make an effort to diversify the voices and the art covered here.
I'm surprised that the comments/concerns of the post that preceeds mine has not been answered, or at least engaged.
The lack of the diversity on this list is profoundly disappointing. Is this the 1950s?
It would be admirable if 5 of the new guest bloggers stepped down and were replaced with people of color or if 10 additional bloggers were added to the list that reflected the diversity of the city and the wide range of artistic practices.
If none of these changes are addressed, people should consider writing the editors of the JS, picket the newspaper, and use the power of the consumer boycott.
Thank you Nicolas.
Hi all, my apologies for the delay in responding. I have been away from the office.
Diversity is, of course, hugely important. Let me say that the contributors who have been announced represent only a start. I have invited people of color to be a part of this project. We have welcomed a few additional contributors, who I am still talking through logistics with, that includes at least one person of color.
Also, we are in the process of expanding the "In the Making" project (see right sidebar), which will include the inclusion of artists and filmmakers of color.
Finally, the door is always, always open for new contributors. I would love to see a greater diversity of voices here at Art City. I would like to see greater geographic diversity as well, incidentally. If you have recommendations, I would be happy to get them: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you for addressing these concerns. The long pause after Greg Jay's post made it seem as if the issue was being ignored which raised alarm bells. Great to hear your attentions to make the guest contributors list more diverse. The more diverse voices the better the art scene, the better the city. Thanks again.
Thank you for addressing these concerns. The long pause after Greg Jay's post made it seem as if the issue was being ignored which raised alarm bells. Great to hear your attentions to make the guest contributors list more diverse. The more diverse voices the better the art scene, the better the city. Thanks again.
Thank you Mary Louise
Perhaps include at least one non-artist contributor?
Thanks for your comments. Tom K -- James, Marilu and Adam are non-artist contributors.
I should have been more clear in suggesting non-artist voices.
I meant to say that it would be refreshing to hear from non-creative individuals who can weigh in. I would think that Adam, James, and Marilu are creative-minded people based on their endeavors. Thanks.
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what you do you always smile at?
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