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Young adult author Marissa Meyer will giving a free writing workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Hood River County Library (502 State St, Hood River). The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Meyer will be discussing how all of her novels in the "Lunar Chronicles" series started as National Novel Writing Month projects and how they were published by a large publishing house.
Each "Lunar Chronicles" book entails a new take on an old fairy tale, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Snow White. The story takes place in a futuristic world where humans, cyborgs, and androids all coexist. Meyer's newest book, "Cress," is the third book in the Lunar Chronicles series. This event is co-sponsored by Waucoma Bookstore and the Hood River County Library.
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SALISBURY Paul Heudorfer, 74, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at his home, after a period of failing health.
Born Jan. 1, 1939 in Tripoli, Libya, he was the son of Paul and Emma (Heiniger) Heudorfer. In his early childhood, his father died and he was raised by his stepfather, Anton Karl Heudorfer.
He was a graduate of Grover Cleveland High School in 1956 and Brooklyn Community College where he studied electrical engineering.
Mr. Heudorfer served in the U.S. Army from 1959 through 1962, including at Tulle Air Force Base in Greenland.
He was an electrical engineer at IBM in Essex Junction. He and his wife operated a dairy farm, now Salisbury Angus Farm.
He served on the Salisbury Planning Board, as a justice of the peace, and was presently on the board of Vermont Beef Association.
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Survivors include his wife, Christine A. (Colford) of Salisbury, whom he married June 21, 1964; two daughters, Karen Heudorfer of Saco, Maine, and Ingrid Kaufmann of Salisbury; a brother, John Heudorfer of Harvard, Mass.; and three grandchildren.
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SAGINAW — Andrew Haines approached the podium at The Dow Event Center in late September, smiled, and spoke about the future with a green Saginaw Sting backdrop behind him.
As the co-founder and public face of the new Ultimate Indoor Football League, Haines is helping restart the Sting a year after the franchise closed up shop — the latest entrepreneur hoping to break a long business losing streak by minor professional franchises in Saginaw.
"Andrew and the people involved in his league do have experience with putting on successful leagues prior to the UIFL," said Event Center General Manager Matt Blasy at the Sept. 27 press conference, citing conversations with other arena general managers who he says have had positive experiences with the leagues.
But Haines' history with indoor football teams and leagues, along with other minor league sports ventures, is marked by failed startups, litigation, and some creditors and employees saying they went unpaid.
Haines has been involved in the management of three leagues prior to the Ultimate Indoor Football League, in three sports, according to published reports and people involved in each league. Combined, they have lasted fewer than three seasons. Haines spent two seasons in charge of his own previous football venture, and his two leagues since haven't finished a season.
"Sometimes it takes learning the hard way to learn something," Haines said. "It really does. I'll be the first to admit it."
Haines said that Saginaw's Sting franchise, which is owned and operated by the league, will be here for the long run.
|The Haines file
|Age: 32
Education: 1997 graduate, Lampeter-Strasburg High School, Lampeter Pa.
Hometown: Lancaster, Pa.; now lives in Canton, Ohio
Professional past:
2001-04, involved in the ownership of two semi-professional football teams, in Florida and Pennsylvania, and an American Basketball Association team in Maryland, according to several newspaper reports; 2004-09, started three minor professional sports leagues, involved with the Atlantic Indoor Football League for two seasons and the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League for one. Haines also owned several teams in those leagues, including an indoor football team in Canton, Ohio, and hockey teams in Pennsylvania and New York. April 2010, started the Ultimate Indoor Football League; September 2010, added the Saginaw Sting franchise. Haines announced last week he will launch the Ultimate Baseball League in Canton next year.
Political past: November 2010, unsuccessful bid for the Ohio State Assembly as Democrat
Legal past: June 2010, federal tax lien filed against Haines for $15,299, Stark County (Ohio) recorder's office records show; also June 2010, state tax lien of $7,991 filed, Stark County Court of Common Pleas records show; 2008, default judgment of $79,000 issued against one of Haines' companies, AG Sports Management, Stark County court records show. Haines said the tax issues are "getting resolved" and the case with the default judgment is not resolved.
Haines started his first minor professional league, the American Indoor Football League, in Canton, Ohio, in 2005.
It operated for two seasons before John Morris and Michael Mink, who co-owned the Montgomery, Ala., franchise, formed a new league that absorbed the existing franchises, according to The Charlotte Observer, while Haines was in the midst of a lawsuit.
The second league Haines founded, the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League, ceased operations part-way through its first season in February 2008. Haines sold it six months later.
In June 2009, Haines founded the Global Professional Basketball League, which has yet to operate. Haines said he sold it. California businessman Rod Myers confirmed he purchased the basketball league this year and said he later sold it to a businessman from Illinois.
The hockey league was sold to an investment group and later merged with the All-American Hockey League, which is functional and includes the Lapeer Loggers. Both the basketball and hockey leagues originally were based out of Canton, Ohio.
One of Haines' sports business ventures landed him in civil court.
In 2006, according to complaints in a lawsuit filed by Robert W. Boyd of Pittsburgh against Haines and the league, Haines made "repeated fraudulent representations" during the process of selling the Carolina Ghostriders of the American Indoor Football League to Boyd. Haines owned the team and the league.
Boyd claims in the suit, filed in the Allegheny County, Pa., Court of Common Pleas, that Haines misrepresented the financial state of the team and the team's assets, including equipment and a website. In addition, the team's general manager, David E. Dix, was accused by Boyd in his suit of embezzling $38,000 from the team. Dix, who was named as a defendant in the suit, has not been criminally charged in Asheville, N.C., according to the Buncombe County District Attorney's office. Dix has convictions in Texas for forgery and fraudulent check-cashing.
Boyd, in the complaint, said he lost $140,000 in the venture, and he sued Haines and the league after the season ended. After Haines did not respond to the complaint, Boyd was awarded a $435,000 default judgment, according to court documents.
Haines called the case a "misunderstanding" and said the matter had been "settled" but declined to say if he paid Boyd the judgment amount. Court records list the judgment as not satisfied, and a court clerk said the Allegheny County court requires parties to file paperwork if a case has been settled. The News could not reach Boyd for comment.
Brian Gratz, a coach in Haines' Mid-Atlantic Hockey League, claimed Haines paid him $2,000 out of a $12,000 contract for the 2007-08 season. A copy of Gratz's contract obtained by the News indicates no provisions in the event of the league ceasing operations. The contract does not contain Haines' signature.
Gratz, who coached the Indiana (Pa.) Ice Drillers, also claimed that players were not paid for the final six weeks of the season, and the team was locked out of its rink because of unpaid bills. S&T Bank Arena Recreation Director Ryan Shaffer said that the team failed to pay more than $2,000 in arena fees. The Indiana Gazette reported players went six weeks without payment.
Hudson, Iowa, native Nick Niedert, an original goalie on the team, said he wasn't paid over the final portion of the season and said he was left with more than $10,000 in medical bills after the season when worker's compensation didn't cover his medical expenses.
Haines said he sold the team to a Pennsylvania businessman midway through the 2007-08 season; he declined to share the purchase agreement. Gratz said Haines continued to function as the team owner through the end of the season and collected gate receipts, something Haines refutes.
Haines maintains he was not team owner at the time and is not responsible for its debts.
After the season, Haines said, the team was sold a second time, to a Texas businessman named Fidel Jenkins. The Saginaw News could not reach Jenkins.
Mid-Atlantic Hockey League players were unpaid on Haines' Jamestown, N.Y., team, as well, said Mike Ferguson, general manager of the Jamestown Savings and Bank Arena, which housed the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League's Jamestown Vikings. The Buffalo News reported in February 2008 that Vikings players went two months without pay. Haines acknowledges that he was the team owner at the time and that he was behind on payroll.
Gratz and Niedert said they considered filing a class action lawsuit against Haines, to be joined by members of Haines-owned Mid-Atlantic Hockey League teams, but said the complexity of teams incorporated in multiple states made it hard to find a lawyer to take the case. They ultimately decided not to sue. Haines said he is not financially liable for any debt because he no longer owns the teams.
Starting and selling
On the biography posted on the newly formed Ultimate Indoor Football League website, Haines describes himself as a businessman who specializes in starting enterprises and then selling them for a profit, having done so more than 30 times. His business, BizSellers, aims to connect business buyers and business sellers.
The 30-plus business number includes the sale of three sports leagues. Multiple people involved with the leagues, teams and arenas say they were enticed with projections of profit or payment, then left on the hook for thousands of dollars when teams weren't profitable.
Gratz provided sample team budgets and revenue projections he said Haines gave to members of his hockey league that show a $256,000 yearly budget and revenues ranging from $308,000 in the first year to $493,000 in the fifth year.
In selling the Carolina AIFL franchise to Boyd, Haines wrote in an e-mail that "the team should be able to cover the cost of everything in year one ... you might need to put a little in just to get it going," according to the lawsuit.
"He would incorporate a company, a team, build a website, and he would put some numerical value on it," Gratz said of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League. "He would create these franchises and try to sell them without any structure in place whatsoever."
Haines said he has not misled anyone associated with his teams and said the allure of professional sports can lead to misguided notions of profitability.
"People tend to believe what they want," Haines said. "They get caught up in the excitement in it. Our contracts state that we don't make any promises or warranties, for that reason. We can't control how much profit or losses a team has."
Others said that Haines had good ideas and intentions and simply didn't have the money necessary to operate a start-up league.
"Great ideas, horrendous execution," said Chris Munson, director of player development for the Global Professional Basketball League. "Andrew's heart was in the right place."
Haines said the Ultimate Indoor Football League will be different for a number of reasons, including a more selective ownership process for the teams, lower league dues and team budgets, a philosophy of not expanding too large, too fast, and a focus on marketing.
Selling his share of the Ultimate Indoor Football League is "not necessarily our plan here," Haines said.
Haines said he is not a majority owner in the league; he declined to say how large his share is. The person Haines said is his partner in the league, Michael Taylor of Tampa, Fla., could not be reached by The Saginaw News for comment.
"This isn't my source of income," Haines said.
Haines used previous indoor football connections to find an owner for the Sting in Atlanta businessman Tony Stewart. But Stewart, along with would-be general manager Andre White, backed out of the arrangement in early November after running the team for a month.
Stewart said in an interview with The News that he was stretched too thin between the Sting and other business ventures.
Haines said the league will not actively look for independent ownership before or during the regular season, but rather will run the Sting itself.
"I don't think it would be a good fit," Haines said of having an independent owner. "We're better off working with the arena the way we were planning to."
Standing at the lectern in Saginaw during the introductory press conference, Haines said the venture is not meant to be short-lived.
"We're really focused on trying to make the team successful," Haines said. "We're not in it for a quick money grab."


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"I sent an Hermès tower," he said. "It had three baby toys in it."
We don't know what the Hermès tower is, but Brad made a gesture indicating it would be shoulder-high when he said it. The $1,925 beechwood rocking horse would certainly have added some height, and the $730 wool and cashmere baby blanket looks plenty plush, too. But Brad did mention last night that he's low on funds, so maybe he went for more modest gifts like the $240 lambskin booties or the twelve-page coloring book for $135. (Fun!) Maybe an Hermès tower is just Brad-speak for an olive branch. We hope so. It'd be so great to have cross-cameos on Bravo — maybe Brad could even babysit in his free time.
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With the ICC World Twenty20 just over six months away, the short series between Australia and England holds much more relevance than it would otherwise have after an energy-sapping five-Test Ashes.
The English Twenty20 squad, captained by Stuart Broad, will be minus most of the stars who helped retain the urn in a 3-0 Ashes win. Ian Bell, James Anderson and Kevin Pietersen have been rested for this T20 series. That provides England an opportunity to test some new faces in preparation for the two limited-overs World Cups - the World Twenty in March next year and the 50-over World Cup in 2015.
George Bailey's Australian side, on the other hand, will look to improve their Twenty20 record - having won only 5 of the 19 matches they have played since June 2010. In that endeavour, Mitchell Johnson's return to Australian squad - after a successful IPL and Champions Trophy - could help reverse the team's fortunes. The English crowd, however, will take it as another opportunity to pick on their favourite Aussie character of late.
In the spotlight for England will be batsmen Michael Carberry and Jos Butler. Carberry, who has played a Test before for England, hit over 500 runs in the Friends Life T20 competition. And Butler will be closely analysed for his effectiveness in the limited-overs format.
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Australia have an 18-man Twenty20 touring party. Of them, Adam Voges looks a certainty unless Bailey decides to give Fawad Ahmed a debut. Voges, apart from his batting, brings with him an added skill of slow bowling. Glenn Maxwell is another Aussie in the same mould and should easily get himself into the XI.
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Few teams in Morris County possess a better upper-weight combination than Madison with Donovan Mantone (220 pounds) and Yanni Kostidakas (285). The two are a force with deceptive speed for their size and tremendous power. Each have the potential to make a name for themselves come the state tournaments.
In the Roselle Park Tournament on Dec. 28, both Mantone and Kostidakas took first in their respective weight classes.
Two years ago, Hanover Park's Anthony Cefolo was crowned a state champion as a sophomore, but last year missed the state tournament entirely. Cefolo is back and looking to reestablish himself among the best in the state. In the Roselle Park Tournament, Cefolo finished first in the 132-pound class.
Facing off against one of the top teams in the state, Roselle Park, in the Roselle Park Tournament on Dec. 28, Hanover Park (4-1) came within 20 points of taking the team title.
Hanover Park showed its dominance from top to bottom as Lou Ramio (120 pounds), Austin Nash (126), Anthony Cefolo (132), Christian Bassolino (138) and Anthony Bassolino (160) all won individual state titles and two others finished second.
This season, Hanover Park has individual match victories over Raritan, Howell, Montclair Kimberley and Bergen Charter. It faces a tough week as it faces Dover on Wednesday, Roxbury on Friday and West Morris on Saturday.
Madison (1-1) at Parsippany (1-1), 7 p.m. Wednesday
Madison squares off against Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference-Liberty Division rival Parsippany as both teams look to go above .500.
Parsippany should have an advantage when it comes to some of the lighter weights, but Madison has the advantage when the big boys take the mat in Donovan Mantone (220) and Yanni Kostidakas (285).
The match will come down to who steals the mid-weight categories and what upsets occur. If Madison surprises with two or three mid-weight victories, it could surprise one of the better teams in the county in Parsippany.
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The Parsippany-based Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations names as defendants its former senior accountant, Anna Criador of Dover, as well as a man who allegedly was her accomplice, and the Bank of America, where the pair deposited Pinkerton checks into their own personal accounts.
Pinkerton's civil complaint claims Criador fraudulently endorsed or forged more than 50 checks totaling some $250,000 payable to herself or the accomplice. From October 2003 to June 2008, she was a senior accountant responsible for accounts payable, and writing and signing checks to vendors and creditors, the lawsuit states.
Criador also misappropriated Pinkerton funds by improperly using their credit cards, parcel and travel services, the lawsuit states.
In all, she misappropriated a total of $300,000 from Pinkerton, the lawsuit alleges.
Criador and the accomplice both had personal banking accounts at the Bank of America branch in Dover, according to the lawsuit. The bank supposedly knew Criador was a Pinkerton accountant and was negligent because it should have known the checks were fraudulent, the lawsuit states. If the bank stopped the check-fraud scheme from the start, the losses would have been avoided.
The lawsuit seeks various unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, costs and fees.
A Bank of America representative said the bank was not aware of the lawsuit and declined to comment. The man named in the lawsuit as Criador's accomplice has not been charged in the criminal case, and could not be reached for comment.
Criador was indicted July 9 by a grand jury in Morristown on various charges of theft-by-deception of about $75,000 from Pinkerton. A judge on August 12 issued a warrant for Criador, a native of the Phillippines who is believed to have fled to that nation. She remains a fugitive, and authorities have an active warrant out for her arrest, according to court records.
The indictment alleges Criador deposited nearly $10,000 of the firm's money into her personal bank account and improperly issued some 10 checks of varying amounts totaling $65,000 from the company. She also used Pinkerton's credit, parcel-service and EZPass accounts for her own personal benefit, according to a complaint and affidavit. The thefts were discovered by the firm in June 2008, when Criador was fired and police were contacted.


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An updated version of this story is now available at MassLive.
BOSTON – One piece of the political redistricting process in Massachusetts is now complete.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick signed into law Thursday new district maps for the 160-member state House of Representatives, the 40-member state Senate and the eight-member Governor's Council.
The Legislature approved the plans earlier in the week. The new House map doubles from 10 to 20 the number of districts in Massachusetts where minorities comprise a majority of voting age residents. The Senate map increases from two to three the so-called "minority-majority" districts and creates the first-ever such district in western Massachusetts.
A key task still ahead of lawmakers is formulation of a new congressional district map reflecting the loss of one of the state's 10 U.S House seats. The change is due to population shifts in the latest U.S. Census.
More details coming on MassLive and in The Republican.


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If you meet someone online...
and you guys like each other and start dating....when do you think is an appropriate amount of time to deactivate or stop using the dating site?
I recently met my boyfriend from online (not a dating site though) and we've been together for a month now and we both deleted our accounts within two weeks of meeting each other. Good luck!!
Once a relationship is established. DH and I met online at match.com, and about a week or so after our first date, I tried to show his profile to a friend of mine and it was gone. He had already deactivated. (Though five and a half years later, he jokes that he just blocked me from viewing it!)
I would never look on line for a relationship but then again I am not a chatter!
When you're no longer open to seeing other people, the profiles need to close.
Good luck! My husband and I met online. We've been together (offline) for 5 years now, married for almost 4.
Well, during the courtship I wouldnt suggest logging into your online dating account, unless you both have in agreement that your not going to be the only ones your seeing. I wouldnt say deactivate your account until 6 months in, but I wouldnt use it in that time! online dating is like "real world" dating, if you start a solid relationship, your not going to go out bar hopping getting numbers right?
I met my DH online. On our first date, I deactivated my account. People think it's crazy, but from the minute I met him in person, I *knew* I was done with needing a dating site. And I was right.
At the very least, you need to stop when you agree to be exclusive with someone.
Quoting offrdngal:
Once the two of you agree to be exclusive, then the accounts should be deleted.
I meet an ex online, we talked for over 6 months before even THINKING of meeting, then we meet in daylight in a VERY public place for the first 6 months, then went from there we ended up dating for over 4 years.
I stopped my account when we moved in together as that was a commitment not just dating, you can date 100 people that doesn't mean you are THEIRS
when you both decide that you want to seriously persue a comitted, monogomous relationship.


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It's fair to say that the universe is a pretty big place, so big that we will probably never fully understand how it works. That said, research conducted over the past few decades has brought us a far greater understanding of the complexity that is 'everything' than ever before and thrown up plenty of strange facts along the way.
1. There's Probably Someone Else Out There
Aliens are sci-fi bread and butter, whether they're coming to pay us a not-so-friendly visit or we've developed interstellar travel and have gone to check out their place. There are at least 100 billion galaxies in the universe, and 300 billion stars in our galaxy alone, making there a whopping 30,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars out there, each probably having a planet or ten surrounding it. If you consider just how big the universe is, probability leans heavily toward the idea that there's other intelligent life out there somewhere. The problem is…
2. We'll Probably Never Meet Each Other
Let's assume there is intelligent life on the nearest known planet outside our solar system that might actually be able to support it, Tau Ceti f. First of all, one or other of the people of the two planets would have to develop technology sufficiently close to light speed to make travelling between them possible – for perspective, consider that the Sun and Tau Ceti are 11.9 light years apart. Next, the two would have to exist within the same window of time to come into contact with one another, not necessarily a guarantee if you think about what alien visitors would have encountered on Earth just 10,000 years ago. Of course, if distance weren't an issue, there'd be a much greater chance of running into ET, but that would require a complete reworking of our understanding of the laws of physics.
3. Shooting Stars Are Actually A Thing
Of course, everyone knows that what we call a shooting star is actually a meteorite burning up as it hits our atmosphere, but there are such things as 'hypervelocity stars'. The first of these was discovered in 2005, travelling ten times faster than ordinary stars at a huge 530 miles per second and heading straight out of its galaxy. The cause of these super-fast flying balls of gas is unknown, with supernovae or other high-energy phenomena one possible cause.
4. There Is A Giant Booze Cloud In Space
In 2006, the MERLIN radio telescope detected a huge cloud in space consisting of gaseous methyl alcohol. What's even more remarkable is that this cloud spans roughly 288 billion miles – over three times the distance between Earth and the Sun. Those looking to make a truly astronomical cocktail shouldn't get too excited however – methanol isn't suitable for human consumption. It's also 10,000 light years away!
5. A Star Is Born. And Then Another.
All the matter flying around the universe is inevitably drawn together, meaning that new stars are being created in galaxies throughout the universe. In our own galaxy, approximately two new stars are created each year – in extremely active galaxies like recently-discovered HFLS3, the rate is as high as 2000 per year.
6. Earth Days Are Getting Longer
The rotation of the Earth is affected by a range of factors, including the gravitational effect of the moon and even events on Earth such as major earthquakes and tsunamis. The precise length of a day actually fluctuates on a daily basis, but on average has been getting progressively longer at a rate of just milliseconds per year – when the dinosaurs still walked the Earth, a day was just 22 hours long.
7. You Can See The Big Bang On Your TV
While digital TV might have meant an end to the classic black and white static of days gone by, if you can get to a set with an analogue setting, you can get a glimpse of the beginning of the universe. 1% of the static on the screen is a result of cosmic microwave background radiation, a remnant of the Big Bang which took place 13.7 billion years ago.
8. Everything Is Stardust
It might sound like the name of a hippy LP from the 70s, but there's a lot of truth in this old saying. Every naturally-occurring element, with the exception of hydrogen and helium, is created within stars, meaning that (for example) the iron in your blood is actually billions of years old and has come from stars trillions of miles away.
9. Most Of It Is A Mystery
Of course, it goes without saying that there is a vast amount that we don't know about the universe, but the point here is that we are totally clueless as to what fundamentally makes up 96% of the universe. We know that stars, planets, asteroids and similar objects make up 0.4%, and huge gas clouds fill 3.6%, but the remainder is so-called 'dark matter' and 'dark energy', of which we still know absolutely nothing about other than the fact that it must be there.
10. There's A Very, Very Big Diamond Out There
Discovered in 2004, a collapsed star just 50 light years away from Earth was discovered, measuring 4000km across and with a pure diamond core of 10 billion trillion trillion carats. If the interstellar mining industries of so many sci-fi movies ever became reality, I imagine there'd be a fair few fights over the rights to this rock!


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Gene Chizik picked up his first commitment as Auburn's head coach when Gordo High School's Izauea Lanier said Wednesday he'd sign with the Tigers next month, according to AuburnSports.com and Inside the Auburn Tigers.
Lanier checks in at 6-foot-1, 185 and is listed as an athlete, though he was recruited to be a defensive back. He said he chose Auburn over Mississippi State, Kentucky and Troy. He had 68 tackles and intercepted seven passes last season. He had 38 tackles and five interceptions as a junior.
Auburn has 20 commitments for next month's signing class. The first 19 were recruited by Tommy Tuberville's coaching staff.
Lanier rushed for 871 yards and had 870 yards in receiving.


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Ok... they got me in Coral #4. Are we aloud to drop back some. I was only planning to use this as a training run, and don't want to get in the serious runners way.
of course you can always drop back! I think a bigger problem would be trying to move up. :)
Cool... so I can get a good training run. Who is in the 8:30-9 min mile coral, so I can drop to that one???
The party is in Corral 5! See you there and at the brunch afterwards.
I'm in for the full. I'll be Coral #4. Anyone use the pace groups before? Just wondering if they liked it or found it troubling, since each runner has their own pacing strategy.
Unable to run the March 26, 2011, SunTrust National Marathon. I have bibs for Full Marathon (Male) & Half-Marathon (Female).
Erik -
I'm interested
Will there be a group tent and brunch this year? This thread is mostly 2 years old...


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A French musician and teacher of music, b. at Caen, 21 October, 1772; d. 29 June, 1834. Being denied by his father the permission to study music under proper guidance, he nevertheless endeavoured to master the theories of J.-P. Rameau and his school. Later he received instruction in harmony for a short time, from the Abbé Roze and Bonesi. Through Bonesi, Choron became acquainted with the treatise of Nicolò Sala (1701-1800) on fugue and counterpoint, and with Italian music art in general. The result was his work "Principes d'accompagnement des écoles d' Italie". In order to acquire thoroughly the science of Kirnberger Marpurg, and Albrechtsberger, he studied the German language. Thus equipped, Choron entered upon his wonderful career of reform in all branches of musical activity. In 1811, he was entrusted by the Government with the important task of reorganizing the more important church choirs of Paris and other cities and of directing the musical performances on solemn public and religious occasions. In 1816 Choron became musical director of the Grand Opera, but this engagement lasted only one year, on account of the unpopularity of his endeavours towards reform. He now brought about reopening, under the name of "Ecole royale de Chant et Déclamation" of the Conservatoire, which held been closed in 1815. In 1817 Choron founded the "Institution royale de Musique classique et religieuse", which was subsidized by the Government and was destined to exert a far-reaching influence through the distinguished musicians it produced and its publication and performance of important choral works, especially those of Palestrina, Bach, and Handel. By the withdrawal of the Government subsidy on the death of Charles X, the school's efficiency was crippled. This caused such disappointment to Choron that he did not long survive.
Besides accomplishing all this work, Choron published, in collaboration with François-Joseph-Marie Fayalle (1774-1852), "Dictionaire historique des musiciens", "Méthode élémentaire de musique et de plain chant ", a revised and enlarged edition of Francoeurs' "Traité général des voix et des instruments d'orchestre", translations of theoretical works by Albrechtsberger and Azopardi, "Méthode concertante à plusieurs voix" (which treatise formed the basis of institution in Choron's school ), "Méthode de plain chant ", "Manuel complet de musique vocale et instrumentale", and an "Encyclopédie musicale" in eight volumes. Choron's school was afterward revived, as the "Ecole Niedermeyer", by Louis Niedermeyer (1802-61), who, by means of a small Government subsidy, succeeded in keeping alive Choron's principles and tradition.
Choron's principal service to musical art in France consists in having trained and purified French taste. Through him and men like Louis Niedermeyer and Joseph d' Ortigue there gradually developed among musicians that appreciation of the essential difference between sacred music and profane music -- between music of the Church and music of the theatre -- which finally culminated in the foundation of the now flourishmg " Schola Cantorum " and the famous association "Les Chanteurs de Saint-Gervais". Both institutions were founded by Charles Bordes and became the principal agencies in France for the realization of the aims of Pope Pius X in regard to the reform of church music.
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An asinine adventure through the world of high fantasy.4.47 / 5.00 2,362 Views
Nothing To Fear
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The Ascent of Alfred
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This flash just really made my day. I was laughing through fits of coughing and even then couldn't stop. Watching it again still makes me smirk like a madman.
Danke, miss.
Corpsegrinder I don't Know Anymore.
You showered me with praise on my flash movies, yet nothing I mean NOTHING I have prepared in my life could match up to this.. this splendor. I had more laughs with this flash than much anything here on Newgrounds, and that's speaking not as a clock, but as the typical newgrounder.
I love you Corpsegrinder. I love you so much for this. Fav'd, 5'd, will watch again <3.
Pish posh, stuff and nonsense
Keep making great flash and I shall try to do so as well
so far, the best flash this year.
This flash apparently took four days to make, missing the point of the flash flood, but what your stuff lacks in quantity you more than make up for in quality! I'd be lucky if I could make a flash like that in two weeks. The way the music didn't fit with the imagery in the slightest also added to this movie's dark comedy, but the little 'skull-drum-solo' thing was icing on a cake. You, too, have inspired me to try and make something that's awesome for a change. Really, this is just greeeat.
You have more and better flash than I had when I was your CC "age".
(In fact...I think you still have more flash than I do.)
Epic. You should be the leader of the ClockCrew.
Wait, I'm not? But they all said....
...ooh those jerks! They were just messing with me! That's so mean!
Thank you
You have once again inspired (ironically, the only other clock that frequently does so just got thrown in your volcano) to step up and do something with more substance. Thanks to this flash I've committed to myself to crat at least one epic flash before flood's end.
PS I think your sexy.
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
come on honey tell me soooooooo
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A pair of North Central Conference opponents topped the Clear Lake volleyball team in regular season action last week.
The Lions (1-14) opened the week playing Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Clarion-Goldfield. The Cowgirls won in three close games, 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Coach Scott Swenson said he was encouraged by the energy and productivity helping the Lions off the bench.
"The players coming off the bench are playing with a lot of energy and are being very productive for us. Jenna Peterson kept us in the three sets with her serving, kills and digs. Her versatility is her calling card."
Peterson finished the match with 11/11 serving, 11 digs and seven kills. Emily Willms, Brianna Haugen and Anne Tesar all combined for seven digs, coming in on a reserve role .
Statistical leaders for the Lions included Carly Ouverson with 16 assists. She was also 9/10 on serves with two aces and four digs. Kaitlyn Pitzen had six kills, two blocks, six digs and was 9/10 on serving. Jeanette Davis and Taylor Julsen both combined for six kills.
In the back row, Ryan Pierce had nine digs and was 4/5 serving. Megan Kopriva had eight digs and was 6/7 on her serves .
"We just could not keep the control of the ball on our side and volleyball is a game of quick tempo and rallies. We need to learn to control our own destiny better," said Coach Swenson.
Garrigan 3, CL 0
Bishop Garrigan swept the Lions 3-0 on the road Thursday night. The Golden Bears were 25-16, 25-17, 15-17 winners.
"You learn through adversity and we've certainly had our fair share this season, but hopefully we'll learn from it and find out who we really are as a team," said Coach Swenson.
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From the South Lawn, a Sweet Smell of Honey – The New York Times
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Oh my goodness!! Annie, how could I have missed this post. Thank you for the link. I have been talking about raising honey for the last past year now. This is something I am very interested in learning how to do correctly and professionally. I love honey and I just love to hear about people who raise their own honey. Once I buy that farm I've been dreaming about and grow my own organic garden, then I could move to honey. Yeah! This link was very inspirational! Thanks, hope your having a lovely day!
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On Wednesday, a really great story fell into my lap.
Daily Collegian reporter Dinah Gorelik had an interview scheduled with Emmanuel Jal, a Sudanese rapper, activist and former child soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army [SPLA]. I was asked to shoot some video.
Jal met us in the lobby of the Courtyard Marriot in Hadley, a few hours before a promotional event for his new book, "War Child: A Child Soldier's Story" in the University of Massachusetts student union.
He laughed when he saw my camera.
"I didn't know this was going to be videotaped," he said, looking down at his track suit. "I'm in my pajamas."
After I promised him I'd just shoot from the shoulders-up, he invited us to his room, away from the noise of the hotel lobby. He asked all of the questions for the first part of the interview, most of them about my camera, because he's been thinking about investing in a point-and-shoot camcorder to do promotional videos for his charity, GUA Africa.
Jal spoke with Gorelik about his life in Sudan, and his work since he left the SPLA and found music. His path to hip hop stardom is an uncommon one, but he kept drawing connections between the inspiration behind American hip hop and his own art.
*video after the jump
"As a kid, I didn't know any artists - as a small kid. My mom used to sing in the church, the other music that I used to hear was soldiers' singing," he said. "Now, the sound that I knew was bombs and guns - that's the music. Because the rhythm of the bombs in a war, it's like music. ... But you don't want to be in the fire field."
He was also surprisingly energetic, considering he was on day 80 of a fasting campaign for GUA Africa, which Jal called "lose to win," trying to raise money to build a school - brick by brick - in Sudan.
Check out the video I put together here.
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Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Traffic on I-35 Southbound was backed up Tuesday night after a Semi lost its rear axle.
It happened during the evening hours in the right lane of the highway near 38th Avenue West just past the ore docks.
The Minnesota State Patrol was seen diverting traffic around the truck.


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The majority of the Blazers roster is in place, but it's not entirely set in stone ... yet. Assuming the injured Elliot Williams will occupy a roster spot, there are three players that appear to have a shot at that 15th and final roster spot: Coby Karl, Adam Morrison and Sasha Pavlovic. Based on Thursday night's rotation, Pavlovic looks to be the clear favorite. But we're asking you: If you're in Neil Olshey and Terry Stotts' shoes, who do you keep?
Here's a brief look at each player:
Adam Morrison: Morrison hasn't necessarily blown away the fanbase since joining the squad, but he has shown flashes of being a possible rotation player. In the first game of the preseason against the Los Angeles Lakers, Morrison scored 9 points on 4-for-6 shooting. Since then his minutes have been limited, and he's gone 2-for-12 with two DNPs.
There's little doubt Morrison is a fan favorite. Blazers fans have called him 'a more seasoned Luke Babbitt' and they chanted his name at the Fan Fest. His two video interviews are among the most-viewed videos on OregonLive.com over the past month. Morrison is 28 years old.
Coby Karl: With Ronnie Price going down with an injury and Nolan Smith not making the leap many fans expected, Karl has emerged as a solid backup point guard option. Karl's best preseason game came against the Denver Nuggets when he scored 11 points while dishing out 5 assists. He was 3-for-4 from behind the arc.
Karl, 29, is 6-5 and can play both guard spots. You can make an argument that Karl has outplayed Smith in the preseason.
Sasha Pavlovic: Pavlovic, who will turn 29 next month, can play both the 2 and the 3 and appears to be a near lock to make the roster. He's the only one of the three playing under a guaranteed contract, and he will earn $1.2 million this season. A career .349 3-point shooter, Pavlovic enjoyed his best season in 2006-07 as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers when he averaged 9.0 points and 2.4 rebounds and shot .405 from beyond the arc.
Again, we're asking you: Which of these three would you keep on the roster? Vote in the poll and explain your thought process in the comments.


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The Zephyrs-Iowa game Thursday night was postponed because of wet conditions and will be made up as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. Friday.
Both games will be seven innings. Zephyrs pitchers will be right-hander Chris Volstad, who'll be making his first start since being optioned by the Marlins to New Orleans, and right-hander Adalberto
Mendez (1-7, 7.19 earned run average). Volstad was 5-8 with a 5.58 ERA in 20 starts for Florida this season. Iowa starters will be left-hander Chris Rusin (1-0, 4.26) and right-hander Alberto Cabrera (1-3, 6.47).
The Zephyrs made several roster moves Thursday.
Reliever Jose Ceda rejoined the team after being optioned by the Marlins. He leads the PCL in saves with 23. Reliever Sandy Rosario, who pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings for a save against Albuquerque on Monday in his only appearance in Triple-A this season, was sent back to Double-Jacksonville. Left-handed reliever Victor Garate, who had been on the disabled list with a strained elbow, was activated. Reliever Cesar Valdez was traded to Toronto. Reliever Frank Mata was released.
On Wednesday, Zephyrs catcher Brad Davis continued his hot hitting. He hit a home run and an RBI-single in the Zephyrs' seven-run third-inning burst that carried New Orleans to a 7-3 victory against Iowa.
"That's probably the first time I've ever had two hits in one inning,'' Davis said.
Davis extended his hitting streak to eight games. In his last 10 games, he's batting .405, and in July, he's batting .339 with 12 RBIs. It has been an up-and-down season for Davis. He hit .109 with three RBIs in April, .291 with 15 RBIs in May and .115 with two RBIs in June. Overall, he's hitting .226 with four homers and 32 RBIs in 72 games.
"I feel like my whole career, I've been hot or I've been cold, and I've never known why,'' Davis said. "I never really knew my swing. Me and (batting coach) Damon Minor put in a lot of work. I'm starting to know my swing.''
Zephyrs infielder Jose Lopez on Wednesday extended his hitting streak to eight games, during which he has batted .457.


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A new musical series at a spanking-new club, a classic weekly gig and Davell Crawford, who recently released his first album in more than a decade, are your best musical bets for Tuesday, June 25.
Sasha Masakowski, Gasa Gasa (4920 Freret St.) 7 p.m.
The brand-new Gasa Gasa, on the ever-expanding Freret Street strip of restaurants, bars, and now, apparently, music spots, opened earlier this month. (Named for a Japanese phrase meaning "easily distracted," the collective behind Gasa Gasa promises an eclectic lineup.) "Progression" is its new, free, Tuesday-evening series, hosted by jazz singer Sasha Masakowski; on its website, Gasa Gasa says the shows "celebrate the cutting-edge voices of a contemporary music scene."
Kermit Ruffins, Bullets Sports Bar, 6 p.m.
Ruffins plays his regular Tuesday gig at the Treme bar, with a firm cocktail-hour start time. The trumpeter, who released the new album "We Partying Traditional Style" earlier this month, is serious about the plan he implemented two years ago to start and end his gigs at an hour that allows everyone a reasonable bedtime.
Davell Crawford and Friends, Snug Harbor, 8 and 10 p.m.
The eclectic pianist, whose new album "My Gift to You" is a collection of tenderly interpreted covers and originals that blend R&B, funk and gospel, continues his June residency at the Frenchmen Street jazz landmark.


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I know a lot of people dread this time of year - the excess, the expense, the commercialism. But for me, the holiday season is the "most wonderful time of the year," hands down.
My reasons are too numerous to list, but Christmas music would be right up there. If you wonder who buys all those "Holiday Hits by the True Value Hardware Singers" CDs, that would be me. Finding the all-Christmas-music-all-the-time Internet radio station? Guilty as charged. I do subscribe to the "one holiday at a time" rule, but the day after Thanksgiving, it's all go as far as music, holiday baking and decorating are concerned.
There is one guilty pleasure I take advantage of before the holidays truly start, and that is watching Christmas movies. Whether it's "Fa-La-La-La Lifetime" or the Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas," holiday lineup, I am glued to the set for the duration, which is odd, because I don't watch a lot of television usually. I don't mean that in a snobby way; the television I do normally watch is junk, typically consisting of "Shipping Wars" and "Project Runway," though because I sew as a hobby, I delude myself that the latter can be deemed as research.
I love the classics and watch them every year - Alistair Sim in "The Christmas Carol" still gets me every time, "It's a Wonderful Life," of course, and there is no one more beautiful than Loretta Young in "The Bishop's Wife" or Rosemary Clooney singing "He done me wrong" in "White Christmas." I watch "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and "Die Hard" (hey, it's a Christmas movie) every year with my in-laws. The more recent "Scrooged," "Home Alone," and "The Santa Clause" make an appearance in early December. But I also take in more than my fair share of television's cheesiest holiday offerings with titles like "Holiday in Handcuffs" or "A Boyfriend for Christmas." If it has faux celebrities in it like Kathy Ireland, Joey Lawrence or "that guy/girl who used to be in Beverly Hills 90120," so much the better.
The plot themes, if you can call them that, can pretty much be boiled into a few basic categories. There's the mistaken identity plot, where boy/girl gets conned/handcuffed into spending Christmas with another's family and has to pretend to be the boyfriend/girlfriend of someone they can't stand. Of course, the family loves the faux girlfriend/boyfriend/felon so much it all ends in a marriage proposal.
Another well-used plot device involves the "updating" of Christmas, where Santa has broken his leg/had a heart attack/has pneumonia and a son/daughter steps in from a high-powered marketing job in Chicago or New York to help Santa update his old-fashioned workshop. Of course, this never works out and the moral of that story is "tradition triumphs over the corporate commercialization of Christmas."
Sometimes writers try to update a plot line a little too much, as in Santa's sleigh getting shot down by Homeland Security ("The Santa Incident" 2010). I spent the whole hour of that movie trying to figure out why the toy robot (not a toy, really, but a hyperengineered tracking system) kept leading the elves around the city trying to find Santa by saying "turkey, turkey" in a stunted robot voice. Turns out it was saying, "tracking, tracking." Some of these movies are better with a little egg nog.
But the best movies, the ones that really say Christmas to me, are the tearjerkers. I am not proud to say that I am a mascara-streaked mess after some of these movies. There's the one where the young single aunt gets custody of her junkie sister's kids and has no idea how to raise them, but figures it out just when the junkie sister gets custody again. Then there's the one where the townspeople travel to another state to find pumpkins in August and decorate the streets and houses for Christmas in November because the little girl with cancer isn't expected to live until the holidays. Sam Elliott's in that one, as if it weren't sad enough.
Most times, but not always, there's a happy ending. I can usually suss out the ones that aren't going to end well, and I must say I do not watch them all the way through.
It's the season of miracles, after all. If the arrogant restaurant chef can fall in love with the condescending food critic over a plate of tapenade, then all is right with my world.
Jane Nordberg can be reached at jnordberg@ mininggazette.com.


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Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:44 PM
The Greater Harrisburg NAACP hosted the third Harrisburg City Council candidates debate Thursday night at the Central Allison Hill Community Center in Harrisburg. From right to left: Rob Drum, Ron Chapel (with mic), Pat Stringer, Camille Erice, Wanda R.D. Williams, Eugenia "Gina" Smith and Kelly Summerford. Not in this photo are candidates Ben Allatt, Shamaine Daniels and Ellis R. Rick Roy. Mark Pynes | firstname.lastname@example.com


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Single Bass Drum Speed Lesson
Single Bass Drum Speed Lesson
In last month's lesson, we began to develop my Tension-Free versions of three basic foot techniques (you can check out the lesson here). Regardless of the style of music you play, there are times when you may prefer one foot technique over another. But for the most versatility, you should be able to seamlessly switch between techniques in response to changes in dynamic levels, rhythmic patterns, and tempo. This month we'll develop the ability to switch between leg, heel-up, and heel-down strokes using single bass drum technique.
Refer to the written exercise below. Practice each foot separately. First, practice without playing the accents and follow the designation under each note that explains the technique to play. Add the accents only after you become comfortable playing the unaccented exercise. This will require you to incorporate the leg technique as shown in the written example and video demonstration.
Practice very slowly with a metronome and go for accuracy, increasing your speed gradually. If you feel any tension starting to creep in at a particular tempo, stop immediately. Turn the metronome down a notch and practice the exercise at the slower, controlled tempo. Speed will come eventually, but don't rush it!
Watch the video demonstration, paying close attention to the accented pattern. You'll notice that I use my leg to produce the accent but the first accent is made by bringing my leg down and the second accent by bringing my leg up. This is a technique I call a "leg pull out."
Practice Key
L = Leg
U = Heel-Up
D = Heel-Down
Practice the above exercises with each foot separately and repeatedly until you can easily switch between the three basic foot techniques. If you want your footwork to equal the speed and endurance of your hands, you need to practice at least as often as you practice hand technique.
This is the first step in developing single foot bass technique that can rival much of what double bass drummers play. Next month we'll take the next step by developing a Tension-Free Accented One-Footed Roll.
For questions on this month's Lesson, go to http://www.TensionFreeDrumming.com or contact me at http://www.tigerbill.com.


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An injustice for Ranger Wyman
When I read the article about Ranger Wyman, I was astonished and heart-broken she was fired from Deception Pass State Park for negligent driving. Debra Wyman is a hard-working, fun, caring, intelligent woman adored by many.
I have honestly looked up to her remarkable work ethic and enthusiasm for nature over the years.
Without a doubt, no one should be exempt from the consequences following such an offense. She was fired for the first and only offense in her 18 years working for Washington State Parks.
The reason for my astonishment? Many other rangers in the agency have been involved in far worse circumstances and kept their jobs.
A Fort Casey State Park ranger was involved in a domestic violence case, intoxicated and beat up his daughter then hiding in a bunker at Fort Casey and removed at gun point by police. This ranger still carries a firearm and has a job. A Fort Flagler State Park manager was pulled over for DUI, flashed his badge at the officer to get himself out of it. This ranger still has a job. A Lake Wenatchee State Park ranger was presented with a drug charge while on duty. This ranger still has a job. A Yakima-Sportsman State Park ranger has multiple DUI charges and attempted to hide one of them. This ranger also still has a job.
This leads to the question; how do these male rangers still have jobs, but Debra Wyman doesn't?
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[Insert deep and concise Doogie Howser journal entry about remembering your youth]
So, it appears that I have a minor obsession with Doogie Howser, M.D. I unconditionally love everything about the show, but the most noteworthy component is the theme song. I mean its genius. Let me characterize it for you the way I see it:
It starts off much like a murder mystery (music appropriate for a lurker), then the villainous notes begin to favor compassion and start twiddling (a part that will you undoubtedly give you a sense of relief) as if the lurker behind your window slowly reveals himself, and it turns out it's just your silly Dad! Then, you both give out big belly-laughs, he lightly pushes your shoulder with a fist, and then a whole parade of clowns march into your room and take over with silly, dumpy, organ music.
I've even become fond of blogging at night (what Doogie does at the end of every episode) mostly because I secretly like to pretend that I have the ability to channel Doogie's spirit, and so it's only obvious that my peak of creativity is then. Anyway, that sure didn't have anything to do with Vietnam. Happy Teacher's Day!
Yep. The other day (November 20th) was a Vietnamese national holiday called Teacher's Day. It was a day full of bouquets and cards, very awkwardly similar to a funeral… It's a whole day of students showing appreciation for their teachers, current & past. Some of the kids even went on a 45 minute bike ride to give one of their old teachers some flowers. It's amazing how much education is revered here. It certainly wouldn't hurt to give teachers in the U.S. this much attention.
All the kids didn't have school that day too, so it was a full day of spending time with my kids. I watched Stomp the Yard with some of the hip-hop-lovin' boys (by the way, has anyone ever seen that? It's very bizarre, because there's a significant amount of wolf hats in that movie. So weird.), and later caught some of them dancing in front of mirrors. I played hide and seek in the dark (in a clearly not so dark room) with some of the younger boys, and I got so nostalgic. They were all so little, agile, and full of energy, and they were screaming because they were having so much fun- kind of reminded me of how I used to be able to fit in the smallest of hiding spots.
The boys are constantly reminding me of myself as a kid. Their eyes are just as glued to cartoons as my 2nd-grade-glasses-eyes used to be. They love to do ninja moves and hop/jump/flip on anything that's in their way. They read comic books all the time (I used to be obsessed with those huge giant books of Garfield and Calvin&Hobbes comics.)
Yet, perhaps the most significant reminder was a couple days ago- when I turned around and caught Dao in mid-imagination-Hadouken-fireball-motion, and then he immediately stopped and got embarrassed. I would have given anything at the moment for a translator to come out of thin air and say: "No! Don't stop! Don't be embarrassed! My God, I used to do pretend video-game fight every second of my life! I used to practice super dragon punching in every open space I encountered and I probably even convinced myself that I perfected the Hadouken fireball motion! I spent most of my free time designing manuals for new, made-up fighting games- complete with drawings, user interface mapping, character super moves, and their background stories! Please, don't let me hinder on your imagination! I was EXACTLY like you!" But, all I did was smile.
This made me reminisce all those times I practiced fighting moves in my living room, oblivious to the outside world (i.e. anyone that could see me through that giant front window.) One day, my brother Huy was taking a walk with one of his friends and his friend noticed me through the window and said, "Huy, what exactly is your brother doing? Is he dancing?" He replied, "Oh… he's just umm… practicing his karate katas." When he told me this, I too was embarrassed of my imagination and was actually glad that he covered for me. I don't really know why. It must have been one of the first instances of embarrassment in my childhood.
I'm digressing. Let me tell you about our Teacher's Day party. Special occasion parties here at the shelter are extremely fun and funny. You never realize how much power an M.C. really has until you attend one of the shelter's parties. The M.C. (Phuoc) passed the mic along to several random kids so they could sing songs for the staff and volunteers. Okay, I shouldn't say pass along, it's actually a VICIOUS game of peer pressure- and like my family does at every event, relentless cheering and loud clapping/pounding is foolproof when it comes to forcing someone to perform.
Anyhoo, several song dedications later (I was laughing at the translations going on in my head: "Happy Teacher's Day everyone… Now, I will sing a song."), Duc (the youngest boy) did the most insanely cute performance for us. He sings a simple song but has a whole choreographed dance that goes with it that includes arm shakes, body twists, and a serious tuck and roll move at the end. This dance is nothing short of amazing, and the head-mother apparently makes him do it every morning for exercise. Awesome.
The party ended with the hip-hop boys doing handstands and baby freezes, and then it turned into a rager (this seems to be a pattern in my life). Sunflower seed shells were all over the room and kids were running around screaming and "dancing," (or dragging kids on the floor) to M.I.A. Don't believe me? See below.
After the party, the group of young hip-hop dancing boys assembled at a table underneath the stairs. They were actually just doing homework together, but it looked like a little boy's club out of Little Rascals. I went over to see what they were doing and Minh Thanh timidly said, "We want to ask you something…" I replied, "What's that?" He said, "Well… we wanted to ask… if you have some free time in the future… if you could teach us some moves…?" I died inside a little bit.
At night, a few of the staff suggested that I put the flowers outside my room when I went to sleep, because they were "toxic flowers." Later, (after forgetting about the suggestion and a night of extremely good sleep in a roomful of aromatic flowers) I realized they thought they were toxic because some of the kids are allergic to pollen. I am not. I in fact, enjoy a flower or two. Silly Vietnam.
This country sure does have some character to keep me constantly amused. Where else can I experience therapeutic coining and eat tasty duck embryos the same night?
UPDATE: Yesterday, my bike got stolen. Today, I accidentally let one of my kid's birds go. I'm on an awesome losing streak. Tomorrow, I plan on losing my class, kind of like a David Copperfield magic trick.
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You're awesome. Perhaps, by recording yourself in a step-by-step fashion, you can teach some moves to all your loyal readers.
You're awesome. Perhaps you can record yourself doing some moves in a step-by-step fashion, thus teaching them to all your loyal readers.
this party they threw sounds a lot like the "talent show" party our taiwanese campers threw for us this summer
btw i read your blog, its great!
i can't believe how ridiculously adorable these kids are.
I forgot what an amazing show Doogie Howser was! I'm going to go rent it on DVD after work.
Can you bring Duc home? He sounds unbearably cute.


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Big Bear Earthquake: Preliminary 4.8 Magnitude Shaker Felt On Westside
Posted Jul. 5, 2014, 10:21 am
Mirror Staff
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of between 4.6 and 4.8 struck the San Bernardino County mountain resorts at 9:59 a.m. today and was felt as far away as West Los Angeles.
The epicenter reported between Big Bear City and Lake Arrowhead, according to automated earthquake sensors.
According to the Southern California Earthquake Center's web site, it was followed by a series of reported aftershocks in the 1.7-to-2.2 in the following 10 minutes.
There was no immediate report of any injuries or damage, according to Riverside County Fire Department.
The preliminary magnitude data came from automated sensors, and was subject to revision by seismologists.
Jul. 5, 2014, 10:45:38 am
jennifer said...
I felt it for about 4seconds..my husband just flushed the toilet said he didn't feel it. Maybe it is just aplumbing thing, he said HA
Jul. 5, 2014, 11:28:21 am
Larry Johnson said...
Wife was standing in the kitchen and felt the quake. Called her sister in Yucaipa, who felt it also.


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Kentuckians in Theater
Technical Director Joe Searcy
Paducah, KY
Who Joe Searcy grew up in Texas, where he attended McMurry University in Abilene. He has taught technical theater, scenic design, and lighting design; has worked in community theaters on carpentry and lighting; and, since 1996, has been technical director at Market House Theatre, a community theater in Paducah, KY. Before Searcy discovered how much fun it is to work in theater, he had worked in the construction business and, for a time, as a rodeo clown. He estimates that he has worked on the technical side of almost 800 different shows.
What "A technical director is responsible for the magic—the things that move and disappear on stage. We figure out how to make that happen. We also make sure the theater is a safe place for the actors, crew, and audience. And we do all the construction work involved with the scenery. Sometimes I also design the scenery. At Market House Theatre, I'm the production staff outside of the director of the show. I do scenic and lighting design, I'm the carpenter, and I carry out the trash!"
When "I work when I'm awake! That's pretty much 6:00 in the morning until 9:30 or 10:00 at night in season. We do five main stage shows, three children's shows, two touring shows ... and there are acting classes for elementary through high school kids."
Where "We build scenery in the scene shop and assemble it on stage. I design stuff in an office. Most designers now work with computer-aided drafting, or CAD. And we build models of sets before building the actual set—when we have time."
How "I work most directly with the director of the show. I make sure things are where they need to be for the actors and that things are working as they should. It helps to have construction and painting skills—and the willingness to get dirty. You paint yourself as much as the scenery! You also need stamina. The hours can be demanding, but it's also very satisfying. As technical director, you get that time challenge. In actual construction work [outside the theater], if you're three weeks late, it's not that big a deal. You don't turn people away at the door. In the theater, there's the satisfaction of having that opening night deadline and meeting it."
Why "I found it difficult to go to school until I found theater. That's what kept me in college, because it was so much fun. I grew up doing construction work because that's what my father did. I had gone with a friend to an audition at a junior college in Texas. The director saw me—I'm 6'5", 260 pounds—and asked me to play the part of Big Jule in Guys and Dolls. It was the first time I'd ever stepped inside a theater. The director paid me to rig roll drops [backdrops on stage], and that was when I discovered that in theater, I could get paid to work indoors on construction with people that were fun to be around. I enjoy figuring out how to create the magic on stage—like, in Dracula, making the portrait of someone's mother turn into the face of Dracula."
Getting There "You need broad experience and education. You should know a little bit about as much as possible. Liberal arts education, where you can branch out and look at different subjects, is helpful. When I'm faced with a problem somewhere in the theater, a little bit of learning leads me to things that help me to discover how to solve my problem."
About the photo: Searcy works on the head of a robot for a touring children's theater production.
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geez louise ...:-)
sounds like you just got the 94
now you are so excited you are ready for more ??
you sound like me - i call it "stop the shop"
take a breather and evaluate what you got, where you sail, your skills , etc
how often will you use it , could you water start it , storage , etc
in the business they call this the king question
ROI = king in french
and stands for return on investment
i have a board i used maybe 5 times in 10 years
now it is so old, no-one will buy it
wasted my money ...
for the current 94, could you use more fins, sails, etc ??
Q - is this forum losing popularity ??
see less activity than usual
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Cats improve against Kamiak
The first home swim meet of the season for any team is always a bit disorganized, and Tuesdays matchup between Oak Harbor and Kamiak at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool was no exception.
Swimmers forgot they were in a particular event and were late getting to the starting blocks, additional heats were plugged in at the last moment and new scorers were introduced to on the job training.
The positive aspect of the meet was the Wildcats had a good showing against the strong Knights team and despite losing 118-74, Oak Harbor coach Erika Miller said she was pleased with the way the team performed.
Kamiak has a strong team, but we swam better against them than we did last year, she said. Were getting there.
Junior John Hu won two events, the 100-meter freestyle and the 100 backstroke, in times of 56.17 and 1:05.32, respectively for the Wildcats.
Freshman Tyler Schell had a pair of victories in the 200 and-400-meter freestyles with times of 2:10.90 and 4:33.17, and Price Hu, also a freshman, won the 100 butterfly in a time of 1:05.03.
I swam better than I thought I would in the 100 freestyle, John Hu said. Those guys have a really good team.
Schell said it was good to win in the first home meet of the season.
The 400 freestyle wasnt my best race, but it was a good race, he said. My brother, Devin, finished in second place and that was good, too.
Brandon Vagt, who finished third in the 100 butterfly said teammate Price Hu is El Capitan of the butterfly.
The butterfly is my best event and I swam about as good as I thought I could today, Hu said.
The Wildcats next home meet is at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, against Shorewood.
Kamiak 118, Oak Harbor 74
(Oak Harbor placers)
200-meter medley relay 2. Oak Harbor (John Hu, Yale Rosen, Price Hu and Spencer Livermore) 2:01.11.
200-meter freestyle 1. Tyler Schell 2:10.90; 2. Devin Schell 2:16.67.
200-meter individual medley 2. Spencer Livermore 2:34.95.
100-meter butterfly 1. Price Hu 1:05.03; 3. Brandon Vagt 1:08.73.
100-meter freestyle 1. John Hu 56.17.
400-meter freestyle 1. Tyler Schell 4:33.17; 2. Devin Schell 4:59.59.
200-meter freestyle relay 2. Oak Harbor (John Hu, Price Hu, Yale Rosen and Spencer Livermore) 1:50.18.
100-meter backstroke 1. John Hu 1:05.32.
100-meter breaststroke 3. Yale Rosen 1:17.53.
400-meter freestyle relay 2. Oak Harbor (Devin Schell, Tyler Schell, Brandon Vagt and Bryce Vagt) 4:14.24.
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Consider yourself fortunate if you've got gardeners on your holiday gift list.
They will be your easiest buys.
Anyone who adores fresh compost is no doubt easy to please on the gift front.
It helps that gardening involves a shed full of "needs" – many of them things that run out each year.
That opens the door to all sorts of gift ideas, ranging from seeds to garden gloves to pruners to garden-center gift cards to my favorite – an assortment of swanky fertilizers.
I haven't run into any "hot new toy" this year in gardening, but there are a few interesting new items that I'll bet your soil-borne loved one doesn't have.
The closest thing to a hot trend this year is fairy gardening.
This form of miniature gardening started to take off a couple of years ago, and it seems to accelerating beyond just another one of those 1- or 2-year fads.
At first, I assumed fairy gardening was mainly a mommy-daughter endeavor. Apparently, it's much broader than that.
"Some of it is kids," says Deb Shearer, one of the co-owners at Ashcombe Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe Twp., "but we're seeing a lot of older people getting into it, too. We've even had guys buying items and fairy-garden plants because it fits into their model railways."
Ashcombe has beefed up its fairy offerings to include table-top planters, a wide array of diminutive plants ($1.29 to $3.99 each), all sorts of accessories (little benches, arbors, bridges, tables, etc.) and even whole, finished fairy gardens.
One popular one is a rustic wooden tote about the size of a shoe box that comes planted and ready to carry out. It goes for $45.
The coup de grace is a wooden planter about the size of a kiddie swimming pool that's landscaped into an entire fairy back yard. Bring your forklift and $190 for that one.
Highland Gardens in Lower Allen Twp. has a separate room devoted to fairy ornaments and fairy-garden accoutrements, while Stauffers of Kissel Hill stores – like Ashcombe – are carrying everything from fairies to finished gardens.
Joy Albanese, a veteran greenhouser in Stauffers' Mechanicsburg stores, says one family recently bought plants and supplies to put together several fairy gardens that they planned to give as Christmas gifts.
Stauffers has a $50 pre-packaged Fairy Gardening Kit that comes with a planter, a bag of special "fairy garden soil" and accessories. All that's needed is plants, and for that, Stauffers had varieties specially grown in York County that are baby versions of some of our favorite new landscape flowers.
Although they're far from new, gazing globes seem to be popular garden gifts these days.
Stauffers' hardgoods buyer, Ed Diaz, says these shiny, Victorian-era orbs now come in designs that are "artistically pleasing."
"We bring in about a half trailer load for Christmas sales," he says.
Highland Gardens also has more than a dozen colors and styles of gazing globes this season, mostly in the $28 to $36 range.
Tool-wise, one of the season's best bargains is a combination of Fiskars loppers and bypass pruners that Home Depot was selling in one pack for $20.
New at Highland Gardens is an $11 tool, knife and ax sharpener, also from Fiskars.
"Sharp tools are often longed-for and rarely maintained to be so," says Erica Shaffer, Highland's manager. "This is an excellent, inexpensive way to sharpen."
New at Lowe's is the perfect gift for the gardener who's also a wine fan.
Arcadia Garden Vineyards took real wine bottles (empty), cut them in half and planted anthuriums, peace lilies and such into soil in the inverted top half. The neck goes downward into the bottom half, which holds water to keep the migrating roots moist.
In other words, it's a self-watering, wine-bottle planter that sells for $15 – including the plant.
Stauffers' Diaz says another hot item has been the No/No Wild Bird Feeder, which is a $20 metal and expandable mesh feeder that squirrels won't chew (no wood, no plastic... hence the name).
If none of that fills the bill locally, check out the $9 "tomato cubes" that Gardener's Supply Co. is selling online (www.gardeners.com).
Tomato cubes are square planting bags filled with coconut fiber (coir) and built with an opening to attach a soda-bottle for watering. These make tomato-growing compact and easy on any deck or balcony. Add a frame to support the growing plants for $20 total.
Also new and earth-friendly are compostable trellis clips, which clip onto vine supports but then can be cut down (along with compostable twine) and tossed in the compost pile at season's end. Johnny's Selected Seeds has them for $15 for a bag of 100 (www.johnnyseeds.com).
If none of those suit, there's always that fertilizer collection.