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I know what you're saying. You're saying, "What is Jeff Kramer, the living embodiment of heterosexual masculinity, doing in a gay pride parade wearing rainbow colored suspenders?
Fair point. I suppose I have some explaining to do. But first let me assure everyone — especially you ladies — that I still retain all the qualities you demand from a straight male: poor fashion sense, irrational attachment to professional sports teams, back hair, nose hair, ear hair, aka, a general lack of "manscaping."
Also, I wish to emphasize at this time that I've had scores of girlfriends in my life. Scores. All were female. I think. Presently I am happily married to an actual woman.
OK, so here's what happened:
A few weeks ago I was minding my own business, drinking homemade corn whisky from a mason jar and watching steaming video of Ted Nugent killing a whitetail buck on his hunting show, when my attractive, blonde wife Leigh asked if I — as a favor to one of her friends — would chauffeur a famous drag queen in the CNY Pride Parade.
Why me?
As some of you know, I own a 1969 Buick Electra 225 convertible. A relic from Detroit's bygone era of excess, the car makes a big impression but it comes with big responsibilities, including occasional parade duty. This same car has carried Manlius town officials in the Memorial Day Parade and was used in a Post-Standard photo shoot with SU hoopers Gerry McNamara and Hakim Warrick. Now it has been graced by ... Pandora Boxx.
Ms. Boxx might be the biggest celeb to roll through here since Man v. Food star Adam Richman purportedly devoured his own pancreas while binging at Heid's. Like the Buick, she's a head-turner, long and glamorous. She has produced a play in Rochester, and she's coming off a breakthrough appearance on "RuPaul's Drag Race," a "Project Runway"-style TV show for drag queens.
I was nervous about meeting such a big star, so before the parade I warmed up by engaging several of our excellent local drags queens. One of them, Frita Lay, told me about her 1979 Dodge Magnum GT. I lamented to her how a mechanic once rebuilt the Buick's engine but installed the pistons the wrong way.
"They probably put the rings on wrong so it was leaking oil," Frita speculated.
It felt like I was flirting with an older, more buff Danica Patrick. Were our circumstances different —really different — Frita and I could have had a future together.
As for Ms. Boxx, she was hot, too, but somewhat subdued. "I'm not big on parades," she acknowledged. Her boyfriend, Ian, rode in the front while she sat in back waving to the adoring multitudes. She said she was flying to Baltimore later for the gay pride parade there.
"Too bad you weren't down there last night (in the D.C.)," I said. "You could have seen Strasburg pitch."
At parade's end Ian retrieved Ms. Boxx's luggage from the trunk. She thanked me for driving. We shook hands. Such a polite, pretty lady, I thought as she sashayed into her multi-gender future. Then the Buick overheated.
Better it than me.
Jeff Kramer's humor column runs Mondays in CNY. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Revolutionary Road (R) Paramount Vantage (119 min.) Directed by Sam Mendes. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. Opens Friday at theaters in New York. FOUR STARS
She is willing to pull the kids out of school, sell the house, move to Europe and go to work -- for him, you understand, so he can have the luxury of time off, to think about what he really wants to do.
He is willing to stay here, stay on in a dull job, even take the promotion he doesn't want -- for her, you understand, so that they can have another child and enjoy some of the luxuries they've done without.
They are really, truly, only thinking of the other.
They are really, truly, such clueless self-deceivers.
The crossed-signals and secret selfishness of a bad marriage are the sour heart of "Revolutionary Road," a new film from director Sam Mendes based on the novel by the criminally underappreciated Richard Yates. And it is devastating.
Although it stars those young lovers of "Titanic," Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, there is little glamour to it, and even less romance. And all its disasters -- tragically, horrendously man-made -- unfold in the gray-flannel suit world of 1955 Connecticut.
Frank is a World War II vet who thinks, vaguely, he should be doing something exceptional -- but instead merely takes the 8:14 from Darien every morning, to work in a frosted glass cubicle at an office-machine company. He's begun to hide his discontent behind extra martinis, and girls from the secretarial pool, and a slight, smug superiority.
April once had dreams of acting -- but now she simply stays at home with their children, bringing out dinner in her starched apron. She is desperate for something different, something else. But when she talks of Europe, her neighbors look horrified. When she tells her husband she doesn't think she loves him anymore, he suggests a psychiatrist.
It's a momentary pleasure to see these two former co-stars -- who burst upon the screen more than a decade ago -- reunited on the screen. But the thrill that lasts is watching them inhabit these characters, without fear and hesitation, or without any of the winks to the audience that a less confident actor might give.
Nor does Mendes approach this with the kind of smirk that occasionally surfaced in "American Beauty," a movie which also dealt with unhappy adults and childish adulteries -- and yet, thanks to Alan Ball's script, occasionally did so with caricature and condescension. Mendes (who is, of course, married to Winslet) has more forgiveness in him. These are not monsters, he says. These are people like us (but, one hopes, a good deal worse.)
And yet instead of bringing them to self-righteous justice, both actors do the harder thing of bringing them to life. So we see DiCaprio's dull pain as -- his still-boyish face contorted and on the edge of tears -- he pitches a tantrum when his wife denies him her love. We see Winslet's icy anger -- and eventual anguished helplessness -- as she realizes how trapped she is.
And we begin to realize that this will not end well.
It doesn't end well for anyone, really -- not in most of Yates' work, and certainly not in this movie. Yet there are still light moments. Michael Shannon -- the Marine of "World Trade Center" -- has always had an off-center quality. Here he mines it for dark humor, as a mentally ill misfit -- the only adult who can see how mad this modern world is, and bravely speaks truth to the so-called sane.
Yet they still go mad anyway, and hurt each other in their fits, like children striking out in the dark.
"Revolutionary Road" takes its name from Frank and April's perfect block; so nice, so green, so ideal for raising children. But it also, unconsciously, signifies a journey the entire country is about to take. In another dozen years or so, women like April will be able to plan their families, to go back to work, to find other creative outlets than the nicest new recipe for chicken à la king. Or not, if they choose to. But that is the point. They will have that choice.
But this is 1955. And for now, for many, "Revolutionary Road" is a very pretty, very quiet dead-end street.
Rating note: The film contains sexual situations, strong language and alcohol abuse.
Stephen Whitty may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (212) 790-4435.


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The Marine Trade Association of New Jersey is presenting its Fall "Jersey Shore Boat Show and Expo" at First Energy Park in Lakewood next weekend.
The show, which will run from next Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. until 6 p.m, has an admission price of $2 for adults, while children 12 and under are free.
Boating enthusiasts will have the chance to purchase new and pre-owned boats and other accessories.
First Energy Park is located off the Garden State Parkway exit 89 and then follow Route 528 West.
The USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 11-03 is offering an eight-hour "Americas Boating Course" on Sept. 25th.
The class will cover boating basics, including navigation rules, legal requirements, types of boats, trailering and the proper use of personal water craft.
It will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Old Mill Yacht Club, 163-015 Cross Bay Boulevard, Queens.
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The USCG Auxiliary First Southern, which includes Staten Island, held its annual elections last week.
Island resident Sherry Kisver was elected district captain of Sector New York South.
She will be in charge of five divisions of the Auxiliary covering Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and New Jersey.


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Once upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang. He was poor and kind and helped a rich man to tend cattle. He liked drawing and drew pictures everywhere. One night, he dreamed that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush and asked him to use it to help poor people. When he woke up, he found the magic paintbrush in his desk.
From that day on, he used the paintbrush whenever people needed help. When he saw that people had no water to use in the fields, he drew a river and the river came to life. People could bring water from the river to the field and save a lot of time and energy.
When he saw it was difficult for people to till lands, he drew a cow and the cow came to life. People could use the cow to till lands very easily.
So when he saw the peoples' troubles, he would use his magic paintbrush to help. Then many people knew about the magic paintbrush.
But a few days later, the rich man whom Ma Liang helped heard that the magic paint brush could turn everything to life. He was a bad man so he had an idea to steal the paint brush from the young man. He knew that he could make a lot of money by turning things to life and keeping them, so he sent some people to the Ma Liang's home and took him to the prison. He got the magic paintbrush and felt very happy.
Then he invited a lot of his friends to come to his home and showed them the magic paintbrush. He drew a lot of pictures, but they could not become real. He was very angry and asked some people to get Ma Liang.
When Ma Liang came, he said to him, "If you draw some pictures for me and turn them to life, I will set you free." The young man knew that he was a bad man in the village. Of course he did not want to help him. He had an idea. He said to the bad man, "I can help you, but you should obey your words."
The bad man felt very happy and said, "I want a golden mountain. I will go there to gather gold." The young man drew a sea first. The bad man was angry and said," Why did you draw a sea? I do not want this. I want a golden mountain. Draw it quickly."
Then the young man drew a golden mountain which was far away from the sea. The bad man saw that and felt very happy. He said, "Draw a big ship quickly. I want to go there to gather gold." The young man smiled quietly and drew a big ship. The bad man jumped into the ship first and a lot of his family and friends jumped in too. When the ship sailed to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave and it destroyed the ship. So the bad man and his friends died.
After that, the young man lived with his family happily and kept on helping the poor people. So the magic paintbrush was known by everyone.
For the past few days Li Qingda's life has felt like being in a Hollywood action flick ? surviving a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and escaping possible nuclear radiation. Li is a 21-year-old law student at Sendai's Tohoku University, located close to the epicenter of the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan on Friday. It spawned a tsunami that swallowed up whole villages and towns, killing at least 3,600 people, with more than 7,800 still missing.
Just like new moms, new fathers can be depressed, and a study found a surprising number of sad dads spanked their 1-year-olds. About 40 percent of depressed fathers in a survey said they'd spanked kids that age, versus just 13 percent of fathers who weren't depressed. Most dads also had had recent contact with their child's doctor ?a missed opportunity to get help, authors of the study said.
Before finally accepting a position as department head, Wu Ting turned down three promotion opportunities in the past 20 years just so she could avoid giving presentations at large gatherings.
I used to have a hot temper and was always quick to scowl when something didn't go my way. Yet, as soon as my emotions erupted, my stern father would force me to review my absurd behavior. Then, in the cold light of day, I would blush and admit I was not proud of those hysterical moments and I should do better.
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This is an absolutely kickass video put together by Rose Bianchini of Yonge St of Ignite! Toronto's event during Global Ignite Week. She totally captured the spirit of Ignite, and we're super proud of all the amazing speakers who worked their butts off to bring us such great talks. Thanks so much!
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The Orlando Magic are set to complete a pair of blockbuster trades that will send them Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas(notes) and Hedo Turkoglu(notes) and Jason Richardson(notes) from the Phoenix Suns, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
As a prelude to the trade for Arenas, the Magic have agreed in principle to send guards Vince Carter(notes) and Michael Pietrus, backup center Marcin Gortat(notes), a first-round pick and $3 million to the Phoenix Suns for Turkoglu and Richardson, sources said.
The Magic also are nearing completion on a deal to send forward Rashard Lewis(notes) to the Wizards for Arenas, sources said. No other players or picks will be in that trade.
Not sure what to make of this trade, aside from the fact the Magic still won't beat the Celtics in a 7 game series.
Hedo was an integral part of the Magic in 2009. But will he fit right back in?
I'm glad the Magic dumped Gortat. He had a few decent games vs the Celtics in the playoffs.
As for Rashard Lewis, I agree with WEEI's Paul Flannery:
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DETROIT, MI- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is looking to North America for substantial growth in production and sales by 2018.
According to a new five-year business plan released today, FCA expects to sell 3.1 million vehicles in the U.S., Canada and Mexico by 2018, a 48 percent increase from 2.1 million cars and trucks last year.
Leading the sales boom for the automaker are expected to be the Jeep, Ram and Chrysler brands – anticipated to combine for 2.2 million vehicles annually in North America. Through 2018, FCA anticipates the Jeep brand to sell 800,000 units, a 44 percent increase from 2013; Chrysler to sell 770,000 vehicles, a 132 percent increase; Ram Truck to move 620,000 units, a 34 percent increase; and Fiat and Alfa Romeo to sell 100,000 and 150,000 cars, respectively.
The only brand expected to see a sales decline in North America through 2018 is Dodge -- forecasted to be down 10 percent to 660,000 vehicles sold. Dodge's decline is expected to be from the company positioning it as a performance brand, which means discontinuing its best-selling Grand Caravan minivan and Avenger midsize sedan.
While the 2014-2018 sales plan seems aggressive, it isn't unheard of for the company. From 2009 through 2013, the company increased sales 82 percent to 2.1 million vehicles last year in North America.
As for North American production, FCA expects to increase production from 2.1 million last year to 2.6 million by 2018. The company expects about 380,000 vehicles produced in North America to be exported, a 50 percent increase from 2013. That's compared to forecasts of importing 360,000 vehicles from other countries, up from only 32,000 in 2013.
FCA, according to an online presentation, currently has 12 assembly plants, eight stamping/support facilities and 16 powertrain/component manufacturing facilities in North America. About a dozen of the facilities are located in Michigan.
The North American sales targets were outlined as part of a larger plan for FCA – the merged company of Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC. Executives are expected to outline a full five-year plan today for the entire company, including every brand under its umbrella.
Fiat SpA completed its acquisition of Chrysler on Jan. 21 after agreeing to pay $4.35 billion to the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which owned 41.5 percent of Chrysler as part of the 2008-2009 auto bailout.
Editor's note: Automotive reporter Michael Wayland is covering FCA's five-year plan remotely through online presentations.


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News Works New Zealand has restructured to better serve the changing needs of the newspaper industry as it gears up for 2013.
As the umbrella organisation for the industry, including print and digital platforms, News Works requires a more commercial focus to better promote its 30 national and regional news brands across the country.
From January 2013, chief executive Tim Pankhurst moves into a part-time advisory role specifically focused on editorial matters, which he will pursue alongside a complementary role as general manager of the Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation (CMITO) and Print NZ.
He will continue to be heavily involved in the Media Freedom Committee and run the Canon Media Awards.
"Tim is one of New Zealand's most pre-eminent and respected editors with a 34 year history in the newspaper industry. He's led three daily newspapers over the past 14 years and has made a significant contribution to industry advocacy in his role as CEO. We are very pleased to have Tim's ongoing support and be able to tap into his expertise in editorial matters relating to the newspaper industry," says Michael Muir, chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA).
Current business and marketing manager Jenny Stiles moves into an executive director role to oversee and develop the NPA's commercial entities including News Works, the Print Copyright Authority (PMCA), News Quest and Media Com.
"Jenny's expertise spans senior market research and advertising agency roles, as well as a 10 year stint as marketing director for News Works shareholders APN and Fairfax Sundays. She brings a strong commercial focus to the direction of News Works and alongside Tim, we're confident we have the right people in place for News Works to evolve with our rapidly changing industry," says Muir.
Several other changes have taken place at News Works:
Julie Rutledge moves into the newly created role of newspaper business development manager, with a focus on developing and promoting the regional newspaper offering to the market.
Sarah Purdy joins News Works as marketing manager. She has previously worked in events, sponsorship and marketing industry roles over the past ten years.
Nick Campbell also joins News Works as research and insights manager. Fresh from the UK, where he worked for Telegraph Media Group and Guardian News & Media, Nick's role will deliver strategic business insights to assist advertisers and agencies to get the most from their spend across multiple media platforms.
Georgina Davies takes on an additional portfolio as industry marketing co-ordinator to help manage News Works emerging social media channels (Facebook, Linked In) and upcoming digital campaigns.
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MOBILE, Alabama – A judge today set a $15,000 bail for a New Year's Eve shooting suspect whom Mayor Sam Jones labeled public enemy No. 1.
Police on Monday arrested Demarkus Antwain Johnson, 17, on a first-degree assault charge, alleging that he shot 17-year-old Terrance Todd at the city's New Year's Eve celebration in Bienville Square.
In addition to setting bail this afternoon, Mobile County District Judge Jay York entered a not guilty plea and appointed attorney Edward Blount to represent him. He also scheduled a preliminary hearing for next month and a hearing for Monday if Johnson cannot make bail.
At a news conference on Monday, Jones said that he told Police Chief Micheal Williams that the shooter should go to the top of the department's most-wanted list.
"We will not have people in this city worry about whether they are safe coming to activities," he said.
According to police, the shooting occurred just moments after the Moon Pie Drop heralded the start of 2013. Mobile County Assistant District Attorney Chris McDonough told that judge that the defendant and the 17-year-old victim had had altercations in the past and engaged in a physical confrontation on New Year's Eve. He said Johnson fired several times into a crowd, striking the victim once in the leg.
"He's had to have major surgery to repair his leg," McDonough said.
Johnson has no adult criminal record, but McDonough said in court that the defendant has had contacts with the juvenile justice system.
Johnson said nothing during this afternoon's brief court appearance. While officers escorted him to a nearby police cruiser after his arrest on Monday, though, he adamantly denied the charge.
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Don Cole didn't cry until he left the scene of an apartment fire that claimed one life and left several homeless. Too many people needed The Salvation Army volunteer to be strong.
It was Christmas Eve, and though he had been in the spirit of the holiday most of the day, that feeling quickly disappeared once he learned of the fire while he was volunteering at The Salvation Army as Santa Claus. The American Red Cross called to see if The Salvation Army volunteers could bring food to the fire victims.
Cole agreed to head over to help where needed.
"It's hard, especially on a holiday to see someone go through that," he said. "Comfort is really important."
Throughout the day, Cole handed out blankets and food baskets to those who were displaced by the fire at the Madrona Estates apartment complex.
As a regular volunteer at the The Salvation Army and Bremerton Foodline, Cole has seen residents on some of their worse days. It is his hope that by dedicating his time and efforts to the organizations that those people may somehow have a brighter day.
"I just appreciate the level of caring without the expectation of getting anything back," he said of volunteering. "It's an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than me."
Over the years, Cole has spent time in a variety of volunteering capacities. In high school, it was in service positions in clubs. He frequently spends time as a maintenance man at an AA meeting hall in Bremerton. Once, he went on a missions trip with his church to the Dominican Republic and Mexico. The list goes on, but it is his degree in human services that he believes has helped lead him to helping so many people.
Going where he's needed is one of his volunteer specialties, in fact.
Sheryl Ann Piercy will attest to that.
As the social services director of The Salvation Army in Bremerton, she's seen Cole volunteer at a full throttle pace, like he did on Christmas Eve.
That day, The Salvation Army staff planned a party for local families to eat dinner with Santa Claus. Due to a family emergency, Santa cancelled. Families had already planned to stop in to take photos with Santa who would hand out gifts. Piercy and other staff members worried that there would be no one to fill Santa's shoes. More than 200 people were expecting St. Nick to be at the dinner celebration.
It wasn't long before a new Santa took his place.
Cole stepped up and agreed to take on the role. He went to Party City, bought a Santa suit, and he prepped for his big day.
"Despite such a long day, he was overflowing with the blissful contentment that fills a person's heart when they are doing their best work and giving back to the community," he said. "My favorite part of working with someone like Don as a volunteer is that he inspires everyone with his drive and passion for service. His excitement helps ignite everyone around him and that is priceless in a volunteer setting."
It was during that happy event that staff heard news that a local apartment complex caught fire. Families, they discovered, were now homeless just one day before Christmas. Even though volunteers and staff alike were ready to celebrate with their own families, a team pulled together to make food baskets — including Cole — to deliver. He assisted with making lunches, collecting blankets and hygiene bags and even assembled stockings for those displaced by the fire, Piercy said.
By the end, even Santa was tired by the long day. Even though every hour was filled with something to do on Christmas Eve, Cole felt he was right where he needed to be.
"I just like helping people," he said. "People are social animals. I believe we're all called to help each other and don't do a lot of it anymore."
He's even gotten his kids, ages 10 and 11, involved in volunteering. His sister, Carol Gallwas, also volunteers at the Bremerton Foodline. Cole said that volunteering and sharing that experience with others has opened his eyes to what's really happening in his community.
"It's just an awesome feeling that they are a part of the same thing," he said. "I think it's just a way of being connected to the world and what's happening in it."
Interested in volunteering for the Salvation Army?
Contact The Salvation Army-Bremerton Corps at 360-373-5550.
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Bremerton School District WASL results a mixed bag
State superintendent Dorn blames No Child Left Behind.
Bremerton School Dis-trict has improved reading and math scores in four of the seven grades tested, but results from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning show students in the district and statewide continue to struggle in many other categories.
"(The test) just got too big and too long," State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said of the WASL. "We have replaced the WASL to make state testing become more responsive, less time consuming and tied to technology. I'm confident students, teachers and the public will see these changes as a positive."
The WASL is to be replaced this year with a shorter test that will include more multiple-choice questions. Third- through eighth-graders will take the Measurements of Student Progress and 10th-graders will be assessed using the High School Proficiency Exam, according to BSD and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Results for BSD show improvements in fourth- and fifth-grade math scores and a decline in fifth-grade reading, but fifth-grade reading scores dropped statewide, not just in Bremerton.
"Consistent with the state, we experienced a slight decrease in fifth-grade reading," BSD stated in a news release. "However, fourth-grade reading increased significantly and our third-grade reading and math scores have remained consistent over the past two years."
Adequate Yearly Progress, a measurement used to demonstrate how schools and districts are doing with federal No Child Left Behind requirements, requires all schools and districts to have a certain and growing percentage of students passing the state's reading and math tests each year so 100 percent of students in all schools nationwide will be proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014.
This year, 1,073 schools and 103 districts are in improvement status, up from 618 schools and 57 districts last year, according to OSPI.
According to Dorn, the problem is not with students, schools or districts, but lies within the No Child Left Behind act itself.
"Our state testing scores are flat, yet the federal system shows an additional 500 schools are failing," he said. "What is failing is No Child Left Behind. The law is completely unfair. While we know there is certainly room for improvement in our schools, it's a statistical guarantee in this law that all of our schools will soon be in federal improvement status. That's unrealistic. What is wrong with the law is that it is punitive and statistically impossible to succeed. We have high standards, and under NCLB you get penalized for that."
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Worsts and near-firsts in Bainbridge High School golf
Carl Jonson and Bobby Griffin of the Bainbridge boys golf team qualified for state following Monday's district tournament, with the strong likelihood that Kyle Leonard and Kyle Hurt will join them.
Jonson shot a 74 to tie for seventh under windy conditions at Mukilteo's Harbour Pointe, while Griffin overcame a terrible first 10 holes to card a 78 and place 14th.
Leonard and Hurt both shot 80, with Leonard winning a three-way playoff to secure 17th and Hurt finishing 18th.
"The first 16 are definitely in," said BHS coach Bob Dwyer. "I don't know how many allotments we'll have, but I can't see less than 20 from our district."
With one of their golfers recording a hole-in-one, Mt. Si had the two medalists at 70. Jonson was in the hunt for top honors until the final two holes, finishing with a double bogey-bogey.
Griffin, on the other hand, shot a seven-over-par 43 for the first nine, and had a double bogey on the first hole after making the turn. "He had a wonderful recovery," Dwyer said, as Griffin went three under for the final eight holes. "I'm very proud of Bobby to come back the way he did," Dwyer added. "He did a great job of staying in there. It was a phenomenal round."
Will Whealdon (86) and Jack Seidl (89) finished well back in the field and won't advance.
"At Metro, we had some of our worst rounds ever," Dwyer said, referring to last week's league tournament in which the Spartans placed second after going undefeated up to that point. "It happened again today. If they had just played their average worst, we'd be sending all six to state.
"It's too bad it happened to Jack and Will. They had some weird situations out there. Jack had some very tough lies."
There was some consolation in that Jonson was the top-rated golfer in the Metro League, with Hurt finishing third and joining him on the all-Metro League first team. Leonard, Seidl, Griffin and Whealdon were all named to the all-Metro second team.
While the boys ended the season with a fairly good idea of how many would move on to the state tournament next spring, the girls have to wait nearly seven months. That's because golf is a spring sport for Kingco girls and the district meet won't be held until next May.
Three Spartans are definitely in: Anna Bourland (who tied for fourth at last week's Metro League Tournament and narrowly missed a hole-in-one on the 164-yard par-3 13th hole at the West Seattle Golf Course), Ryan Nottingham (11th), and Peyton Lunzer (16th). Coach Steve Nielsen feels confident that freshmen Julia Gross (tied for 22nd) and Jasmine Shattuck (25th) will also qualify for districts, though their entry depends on the results of the Kingco Tournament.
"In the last five years, 25 has always gotten in," Nielsen said.
Bourland was named to the All-Metro League first team for the second year in a row – ranking third among the top six – while Nottingham garnered second team honors. Their selection was based on a combination of season and Metro Tournament results.
Looking back on the season, Nielsen said, "Our goal was to win the Metro championship. Finishing second was OK but not what we wanted."
Nielsen also noted that the Spartans have had especially good regular season records in the last three years, going undefeated in 2006 and 2007 while losing only to Holy Names this year.
He feels that the Cougars, second at state last year to Enumclaw, are likely to be the heavy favorites this year. He also feels that Bainbridge, which has placed fourth at state the past two years, should be in a position for another high placing this year. Bourland (ninth last year) and Nottingham (27th) have been there before and know what to expect.
"The frosh have never been through this," he added. "So we've talked about the things they all can do during the winter." Under WIAA rules, Nielsen can't have any contact with his team until late April, so the girls need to be very self-directed until that point.
"They've been real good about that," he pointed out. "They will be playing a lot of golf over the short, cold, and wet days of winter."
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Council on Aging seeks new members for next term
The Snohomish County Council on Aging is recruiting new members now for terms beginning in January of next year.
Snohomish County residents who are interested in the needs and issues facing older persons, and younger persons with disabilities, should consider applying for membership on the Council.
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BOSTON — Having absorbed more than $100 million in cuts over the past four years across the state's child welfare system, advocates pressed Tuesday for the restoration of funding for state services they labeled as integral to making sure at-risk children and their families receive the help they need.
Activists rallied and claimed reductions in services fueled by budget cuts have harmed the state's child and family welfare systems, specifically limiting access to services for families voluntarily requesting help from the state.
The cuts, they said, forced services to be eliminated or curtailed for child care and afterschool care, teen pregnancy prevention and support programs, in-home family support services, group and residential care, and independent, foster and group care for individuals over 18 all while families needing protective services during the recession spiked 10 percent.
"If we don't focus on children and families now, it's going to be a disaster," said Rep. Kay Khan, co-chair of the Legislature's Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Despite a budget gap approaching $2 billion and assertions from House and Senate leadership that there will be no appetite for new taxes this year, Khan urged advocated to discuss the need for new revenue with their lawmakers. She said she planned work with House Revenue Chairman Rep. Jay Kaufman.
"I know it's not easy to talk about raising revenue because people are struggling, but it's a conversation that has to happen," Khan said.
Khan, who received an award from the Children's League for her commitment to child and family policy issues, has filed legislation to raise the excise tax on alcohol and reinstate the sales tax on alcohol that was repealed by voters in November.
She also told the New Service that she has co-signed legislation to raise the state's income tax from 5.3 percent to 5.9 percent.
"You want to get in there before kids are in such a difficult situation it's much harder to bring them back," Khan said. "It'll be tough, but you have to get the advocacy community involved. They're voters and maybe they can help in some way have the discussion. Leadership will listen to their constituents."
In fiscal 2010, the Department of Children and Families received a budget allocation from the Legislature of $784 million. That figure was trimmed in fiscal 2011 to $743 million, and Gov. Deval Patrick has proposed a further cut next year that would knock funding for that agency down to $738 million, a $46 million reduction in two years.
The department's budget from the state peaked in fiscal 2009 when the Legislature appropriated $836.5 million.
"Let's be one voice. No more cuts to kids," said Anne McManus, the public policy co-chair for the Children's League of Massachusetts who organized the legislative action day.
Children's League officials laid out a policy platform for the session that included eliminating the "bureaucratic fragmentation" and "rationing" of services that make it difficult for families to receive the services they need.
The coalition called for the current maze of agencies – including the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Youth Services – to be more closely coordinated with a single access point for families seeking services in-person or over the phone where they could receive an individual assessment, similar to the Individual Education Program.
The group is also calling for passage of a bill, filed by Rep. Paul Donato and Sen. Karen Spilka, to reform the state's Child In Need of Services (CHINS) statute and replace it with a new community-based network of support tools to encourage early intervention before parents or a child become involved with the juvenile justice system.
Other priorities include public reporting on the effectiveness of state and provider services, and workforce training to ensure that social workers, parents and other professionals are fully trained to achieve the best outcomes for children.
"None of these can be provided for individually. We need to put them all together in a package and the resources need to be there," said Barbara Talkov, executive director of the Children's League.
The rally at the Grand Staircase featuring musical performances and testimony from children who have grown up in the foster care system drew nearly a dozen lawmakers, including Sen. Michael Rodrigues, the new Senate chairman of the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Sens. Patricia Jehlen, Bruce Tarr and Reps. Paul Donato, Stephen DiNatale, John Scibak, Sean Garballey, Paul McMurtry, and Geoffrey Diehl were also there along with staff from many other legislative offices.
Asked recently about the onslaught of requests from human service providers to spare programs expected to become targets for cuts in the this year's budget cycle, both Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Robert DeLeo said it was a balancing act.
"The message that I'm giving to everyone is that they need to coordinate, collaborate and try to come together if they're providing the same types of services," Murray told reporters last week. "We have less to work with than we've had in past years so it's going to be a little bit more difficult."
DeLeo said the House would "do the best we can with the resources we have."
"Many of these human services organizations have always been some of my priorities because I think everyone understands how people are hurt as a result of these cuts," DeLeo said.
State tax collections this fiscal year are up more than 10 percent over the previous fiscal year but this year's state budget includes about $1.5 billion in one-time federal stimulus revenues that will not be available next year.


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[REVIEW] Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint in RD301
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i love This tint!!♥ and i love Etude house
- June 27, 2013 at 2:59 AM
- ▲dear-elaine▽ said...
I've been wanting to pick up their tint because I like the creaminess of it as opposed to the liquid ones out there. Great pictures!
- June 27, 2013 at 2:59 AM
- Nhi Nguyen said...
I have both of the pinks but i lost the hot pink one, still loving the light pink but i have to say, i love the hot pink more, hii
- June 27, 2013 at 3:47 AM
- Jojo Seah said...
looks nice on you! :)
- June 27, 2013 at 9:32 AM
pretty, fit with your color tone
- June 27, 2013 at 11:08 AM
- Mizu said...
I see..I rarely tried Peripera but they do have some good products :)
Thank you very much :D
- June 27, 2013 at 12:41 PM
- Mizu said...
Thank you Jojo :)
The red would looks good on everyone too :)
- June 27, 2013 at 12:41 PM
- Mizu said...
Thank you dear! I have medium skin tone so I think it would looks good on everyone :)
- June 27, 2013 at 12:42 PM
- Monica Santos said...
Pretty color! :) It looks pink without the flash and red with flash, but whatever! It looks good. :) Since you said that its moisturizing, I'm now more interested on this, I have chapped lips and I don't like drying products. Other lipsticks and tints dries up my lips so bad. May I ask how long does it last? Thanks:) Following you now btw :)
- June 27, 2013 at 6:24 PM
If the real red is like the red in the picture with flash I absolutely love it :D I should try it..:D
- June 27, 2013 at 7:31 PM
- Bethany said...
I have the hardest time trying to capture the true shades of lipstick sometimes. x.x I'm into the Etude House tints at the moment. Must collect more.
- June 27, 2013 at 9:02 PM
- Mizu said...
Hi Monica, it actually looks more redder in real than in photos. Yes, it is very moisturising and I think it last about more than 5 hours on me :D I have quite a dry lips too :D
anyway, thank you so much!
- June 27, 2013 at 9:36 PM
- Mizu said...
Yes, the real color should be more like the 'flash on' photo :D
You definitely should try it if you love red :D
- June 27, 2013 at 9:37 PM
- Mizu said...
I know right :(
Sometimes it's the lighting prob and sometimes its the cam prob. Anyway, I've tried my best to capture closes to the real one. For this review, you should refer to the 'flash on' photo for the real color :D
oh good, i love Etude's tints too :D they're cheap and good quality :D
- June 27, 2013 at 9:39 PM
- Mizu said...
I tried to adjust the colors too but it's not working..haha..anyway, thanks for the info. You're very welcome :D
- June 28, 2013 at 3:10 PM
- Monica Santos said...
oh I see, I'll check it out when I visit etude house again.:) thanks Mizu. Btw, I nominated you for the versatile blogger award :) http://whatsupmonicaa.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-versatile-blogger-award.html
- June 29, 2013 at 10:29 PM
- Mizu said...
Thank you Monica :D
- June 30, 2013 at 5:40 PM
this tint is very famous. :) i like the color eventhough its not red as promised.
- June 30, 2013 at 8:35 PM
- Mizu said...
eh really?but it does looks amazingly red on me...o.o
- June 30, 2013 at 8:38 PM
- Miss Sennnaa said...
The shade is really beautiful!!!! And I love using tint too because it lasts longer! Definitely going to purchase this next in my etude house haul!! :D
-Miss Sennnaa
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- July 2, 2013 at 9:06 AM
- June L. said...
The colour is honestly SO pretty! I really want to try this out! xD (By the way, your blog layout is absolutely adorable! Did you do it yourself? c: )
- July 2, 2013 at 10:06 AM
- Mizu said...
sure, i'm sure you would love it :D
- July 2, 2013 at 5:26 PM
- Mizu said...
Hi June, oh no..I ask the professional designer to design it for me :D
- July 2, 2013 at 5:27 PM
- isabellmiao said...
awesome. i have been wanting to buy this for sometime. :)
- July 11, 2013 at 3:56 PM
- Mizu said...
please do :D
it is cheap and works great too :)
- July 13, 2013 at 6:41 AM


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An 18-wheeler truck pulling an empty water tank ended up hanging precariously off an interstate ramp in Fort Worth after a pre-dawn crash, and three people were rescued from the wreck.
Fire Department spokesman Tim Hardeman says emergency crews rescued the truck driver from his cab as it dangled off the elevated stretch of the I-20 on Thursday morning. He was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Hardeman says two people inside a car that was wedged beneath the giant semitrailer were cut free after about three hours. Details on their conditions are not immediately available.
The wrecked vehicles have since been cleared from the highway.
It is not clear what caused the wreck.


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Blizzard makes finding spell names, id's and textures easy, but items are a completely different story! This page is a guide to help you be successful given the shortcomings of both myself, and Blizzard.
What are item cooldowns?
Prior to beta4 Hermes only worked with spell cooldowns. But now it can track item cooldowns as well. Item cooldowns are things that are equipped, or in your bags, and that have some sort of on use cooldown. The most common would be your Hearthstone. As far as useful examples go, you can use Hermes to track Soulstones, Saronite Bombs, Health Potions, even trinkets if you want.
How do I add them?
Go to the Items tab in the configuration (/hermes config). Select a class filter and enter the name or itemid as normal. Click the Add Item button.
What's so hard about that?
Nothing, until you find that you try to add an item which you've never had in your bags before, or which the server hasn't seen since it was last rebooted.
Oh, that sucks. What do I do about it?
Always try to use the id for an item instead of the name. The id will ALWAYS work better than a name. Names will ONLY EVER WORK if you've got the item in your bags, bank, or equipped. Id's overcome that limitation.
If you know the name, but not the id, head over to http://www.wowhead.com and follow these steps:
- Type the name of the item in the search field and press enter. (I'll use Soulstone as an example)
- In the search results, make sure you're looking at the Items tab.
- "Woah?! There's like a bazillion links for "Soulstone". How am I supposed to know which one it is?"
And THAT is the main issue!! You'll have to hover over a few of them and read the descriptions to see if they look like the right now. Eventually, when you think you've found it, continue with these steps...
- Click on the item's icon to load it.
- In your browser's url box you should see something like this: http://www.wowhead.com/item=5232.
- 5232 is the itemid for the item you're looking at.
- Go back to Hermes and use that itemid as the value for the item and then click the Add Item button again.
With any luck, Hermes will have added the item for you. It might not know the name yet, and will show it as "...searching". Fear not, after 5 seconds to a minute it'll probably find the name. Hermes will track it without the name so you're good to go.
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1926 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1926 Stanley Cup Final saw the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Maroons, in their first Final series appearance, defeat the Western Hockey League (WHL) and defending Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars three games to one in the best-of-five game series. This was the last time a non-NHL team would contest for the Cup – the WHL folded following the 1926 Finals leaving the Cup to be contested solely by NHL clubs thereafter.
Paths to the Final[edit]
The Cougars finished the 1925–26 WHL regular season in third place, but eventually upset the Edmonton Eskimos in the WHL championship by a combined score of 5–3 to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. Meanwhile, the Maroons finished the NHL regular season in second place. Montreal went on to beat the third seed Pittsburgh Pirates and then defeated the first place Ottawa Senators 2 goals to 1 in a two game total goals series, thus capturing the Prince of Wales Trophy and the right to play Victoria for the Cup.
The series[edit]
All of the games in the 1926 Cup Final were played at the Montreal Forum. Aided by three future Hockey Hall of Famers, the Maroons ended up dominating the series. Goaltender Clint Benedict, who previously helped Ottawa in three Cup championships, recorded three shutouts. Rookie Nels Stewart scored 6 of Montreal's 10 overall goals in the 4 games. Punch Broadbent also recorded a goal for the Maroons. The Cougars' lone win came in game three, 3–2.
Nels Stewart scored both goals in the fourth game to win the series. Stewart had given his stick to a fan after the playoff series against Ottawa. He asked for and retrieved the stick back from the fan prior to the fourth game. He then gave back the stick to the fan after game four.[1]
|Winning Team
|Losing Team
|March 30
|Montreal Maroons
|Victoria Cougars
|Montreal Forum
|April 1
|Montreal Maroons
|Victoria Cougars
|April 3
|Victoria Cougars
|Montreal Maroons
|April 6
|Montreal Maroons
|Victoria Cougars
|Maroons win best-of-five series 3 games to 1
Montreal Maroons 1926 Stanley Cup champions[edit]
Dunc Munro became the third player to have won an Olympic gold medal and the Stanley Cup. Munro had been a member of the Toronto Granites who had won gold at the 1924 Winter Olympics.[2]
- 4 Harry Punch Broadbent
- Bernie Brophy†
- Frank Carson
- Shorty George Horne †
- Sammy Rothschild
- Duncan Dunc Munro (Captain)
- Albert Toots Holway
- 3 Reg Noble
- Champman Hobie Kitchen†
- 6 Albert Babe Siebert
(also played leftwing)
- Coaching and administrative staff
- James Strachan (President/Owner)
- Gordon Cushing (Vice President), Thomas Arnold (Vice President)
- Bill O'Brien (Trainer), Eddie Gerard (Manager-Coach),
- Donat Raymond (Director), Arthur Cayford (Secretary-Treasurer)
Stanley Cup engraving
Eddie Gerard's name was misspelled F. GERAD (MGR) instead of E. GERARD (MGR) on the second version of the ring created in 1969. The mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
- After the series win, a new ring was added directly underneath the original bowl of the Cup with the words "Won/By Montreal 'Maroons' 1925–26". In addition players and Non-players names were added to the trophy.
- † 3 players who qualified were left off the Stanley Cup, because they did not play in the playoffs.
See also[edit]
- "1925–26 Stanley Cup Winner: Montreal Maroons". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2006-06-29.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. pp. 12, 58. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.
- Dan Diamond (ed.), ed. (1992). The Official National Hockey League Stanley Cup Centennial Book. Firefly Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 1-895565-15-4.
- Zweig, Eric (2012). Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-77085-104-7.
- Notes
- ^ "Maroons Captured Stanley Cup From Victoria Cougars". Montreal Gazette. April 7, 1926. p. 18.
- ^ Zweig 2012, p. 255.
|Preceded by
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|Montreal Maroons
Stanley Cup Champions
|Succeeded by
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SPRINGFIELD – After four years as principal of Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, where he helped boost test scores and graduation rates, Gilbert E. Traverso is heading east to run Martha's Vineyard Regional High School for the coming school year.
Traverso's departure was confirmed Tuesday by Superintendent Daniel Warwick.
"He did a great job and was a high-caliber principal," Warwick said. "We wish him the best."
Warwick said he knew Traverso was not only considering the job on Martha's Vineyard, but wanted to live, and perhaps retire, there too. "We wish he had made a different decision, but it's hard to compete with that," he said.
Martha's Vineyard Superintendent of Schools James Weiss said details of Traverso's contract have not been finalized, but he is expected on the island before the start of the 2014-2015 school year, according to a story posted on the Martha's Vineyard Times website.
The selection of Mr. Traverso concludes a process that began in May, following the resignation of former principal Stephen Nixon, principal since 2008. A search committee selected 10 candidates for interviews, and narrowed the field to three finalists before choosing Traverso, the paper reported.
Traverso, 55, a Hampden, Conn., resident, was appointed principal at Putnam in 2010. He served as assistant principal of the State Department of Education-Connecticut Technical High School system for 14 years.
At Putnam, he won praise for boosting test scores and graduation rates, improving discipline and shoring up the school's finances.
As the replacement for former principal Kevin McCaskill, Traverso discovered the school's bookkeeping was in disarray. An audit stated a group of employees were skimming money from the student store and using school time and equipment to work on their homes and businesses.
"He was very committed principal, and left the school on solid ground," Warwick said.
"We have a tremendous staff in place and are ready to move forward," he said.


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I love getting other people to laugh and my interests included in humor are the nerdy and the macabre.
The Stand by Steven King
Eaters of the Dead by Michael Chriton
The Coffin Dancer by Jeffrey Deaver
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Movies: I like a combination of Comedy and Suspense/Horror -
The Boondock Saints, Evil Dead 2, The Trailerpark Boys, The Secretary (GOOD Love movie), Das Boot, Groundhog Day, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, (just to name a few)...
Shows: COMEDY -
Workaholics, South Park, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, Whitest Kids 'U Know, Red Dwarf, Archer, ect.
Music: I come from a diverse music background sans Country/Pop -
80's: Peter Grabriel, Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson
90's: KoRn, Rob Zombie, Insane Clown Posse
00's: Gorillaz, Twiztid, Tenacious D
Food: Food is Good :)
Worldy: Greek style Pizza, Gyoza, Gyro's, Samosas, Pud Thai
Fast Food: Subway, Jack in the Box, Taco Time
No Diet Can Break Me From This: Pizza. My Achilles Heel.
My Bed: Got a SWEET setup. Tempurpedic Movable with Tencel sheets, (Feels better than Egyptian Cotton).
TV: Nearly all my favorite forms of cinema and entertainment revolve around the tv, so that's a keeper.
Sleep: Despite of, or maybe because of, sleeping issues I LOVE a great night's sleep.
Music: It's importance to me came later in life. Right now I'd like to think music helps me be a better man.
Juggalo: I get a lot of suprised looks and snears from this one, but it's a very big & positive influence in my life that's been a part of me for more than 10 years.
I'm living a good life right now and am looking to find someone to share it with.


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For those who haven't looked out their window yet today, the snow has arrived. The National Weather Service predicted there would be snow before 11 a.m., followed by rain, snow and sleet, with a high of about 35 in this area. Accumulations will range from one to 3 inches, according to the service.
In the Madison area, the National Weather Service website has snow, sleet, and more smow dotting its weather "photos" through Saturday night. The forecast predicts rain, snow and sleet before 2 p.m., then rain from 2 to 5 p.m., followed by more rain, snow and sleet after 4 p.m.
For those planning to ring in the new year away from home, be careful and, if possible, take mass transit. Tonight the forecast is for a chance of snow, but the roads could be slippery.
Tomorrow, New Year's Day, there is a slight change of snow overnight, followed by more wintry mix.


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An amazing story out of Albuquerque began unfolding Wednesday evening, when witnesses saw a man force a 5-year-old girl into his
car and drive off, reports NPR. Those witnesses ran to the girl's home and told her mother, who immediately got into her car and
started chasing the kidnapper! What she didn't know is that the abductor pushed her daughter out of the car after about a block, apparently rattled by people shouting at him. (The girl is fine.) The mom, talking to police by phone the whole time, eventually rammed the man's car after seven miles, and he escaped on foot. Police today arrested David Jesus Hernandez, 31, on kidnapping and abuse charges. A young girl from the same apartment complex was kidnapped and assaulted last week before escaping, and police say Hernandez
matches the description of that assailant.
A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the
McDonald's restaurant where she works. Owner Virginia Maiden called police and officers arrested the driver, a 22-year-old Kennewick woman, at the restaurant. Police found clothes in the car that had been stolen from department stores.
When police responded to a burglary call at Michael Sherman's neighbor's Vero Beach, Florida, house they found roughly 40 coins strewn on the ground outside it, forming a distinct trail leading to Sherman's house … and a large amount of change just happened to be among the items reported stolen. When police searched Sherman's house, they found more of the neighbor's property, including ammunition and a computer that had been buried in the backyard. Also stolen were a pistol, two rifles, and a samurai-style sword. Sherman confessed to the theft when questioned, saying he sold the guns to buy a prescription painkiller…which apparently shut off his brain.


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The bad news is that if you weren't in midtown Atlanta this past weekend, you missed a great celebration of Southern food and drink at the 2011 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival.
The good news is that I checked before I left, and was told that planning has already started on next year's event. If this year is an indicator of what to expect, you have plenty to look forward to in 2012, just about this same time of year.
It was a grand romp through a dizzying array of food seminars, cooking demos, cocktail mixology, food trucks, wine, beer and spirits tastings and more delicious nibbles than you could shake a whisk at. Birmingham's own top chefs, Frank Stitt and Chris Hastings participated along with chefs from all across the South, including Chris Lilly from Big Bob Gibson's Barbeque in Decatur. Chefs ranged in area from Texas, like Tim Love and Kent Rathbun (joining his Atlanta-based brother, Kevin) to Florida's Norman van Aken to Washington D.C.'s Warren Brown. It was a who's who of an expansive version of the South.
Some of us did wonder why there weren't more Southern wineries pouring...Biltmore Estate from North Carolina, Becker Vineyards from Texas and Still Pond Vineyards & Winery from Georgia were the sole Southern representatives I saw...but maybe next year. It's hard to complain when there was more to do than one could fit in anyhow.
I'll be posting some more detailed accounts of various happenings of the Fest soon to share some of the tips and other information I picked up. Although you'll have to wait next year for the next Fest, there's wines and restaurants you might want to try or products you might order online. Look for the next post...I'll be sharing more photos as well.


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As SILive's Celebrations photo contest comes to a close, it's time to thank all of the users who posted prom, wedding and graduation photos. We love taking a look at your springtime celebrations.
SILive user mrsmommii posted this great graduation photo earlier today. This SILive user began posting cute photos of kids on the site last August, but this grad photo is the first one posted since last fall, so we thought we'd highlight it and say we hope to see more photos soon.
If you have photos of celebrations on Staten Island, you can upload them here, even after the photo contest is over. And if you have an SILive user you love, tell us about them so we can highlight them on the site.


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New York City – Notre Dame coach Mike Brey admitted to feeling a bit melancholy as he spent Tuesday night here in the Big Apple.
The Big East Conference held its annual basketball media day on Wednesday and as per usual many of the coaches, players and administrators from around the league converged on Manhattan the night before the proceedings.
"Last night, being in the city, I was down a little bit,'' Brey said. "The Big East is home. The Big East has been my home. I'm going to miss it.''
For Brey, who is entering his 13th year at Notre Dame, the trip to New York is part of the countdown to Notre Dame's eventual departure from the Big East.
Syracuse and Pittsburgh will exit the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the upcoming season. Whether it's in one year or two, Notre Dame will soon follow Syracuse and Pitt out of the Big East and into the ACC.
"For me, the last month before we made the decision, I had very mixed emotions,'' Brey said. "Even though I grew up in ACC country and coached in that league, I made my name in this league. Our program is really respected in this league. We've got great momentum. Having said that when it's time for us to go to the ACC, it'll be a new challenge and I'll be excited. But I've been torn and I've been torn since we made the decision.''
The presence of the three outgoing schools was the proverbial elephant in the room during the Big East's proceedings at the prestigious New York Athletic Club.
Next year, instead of Syracuse's Jim Boeheim at one table, Brey at another and Pitt's Jamie Dixon at another, the Big East's media day will include Central Florida, Houston, SMU, Temple and Memphis.
While Mike Aresco, the Big East's new commissioner, sees a bright future – "Our new schools are going to come in and help us sustain our success,'' he said – others weren't so sure.
"I don't think anybody can deny that the Big East is spread out more,'' Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said. "They'll still have a presence in New York, but the reality is they're spreading out to the Midwest.''
Brey said in losing Pitt, Notre Dame and, in particular, Syracuse, the Big East is losing a big part of its identity.
"It is and it's sad,'' Brey said.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim thinks the Big East has done enough to survive the upheaval.
"The demise of the Big East has been predicted many, many times over many, many years,'' Boeheim said. "The league is still very good (and) very strong. The league's still here. It's still very good and it'll still be very good in the future.''
Boeheim expressed no sentimental pangs over leaving the Big East despite the fact that he's the only coach who was there at the Big East's inception who remains in the conference.
"I think someday I'll reflect on all that stuff,'' said Boeheim, "but we've got to be concerned about this league, this year and these teams.''
Louisville's Rick Pitino, who once upon a time served as an assistant at Syracuse during Boeheim's first year as head coach, has been a vocal critic of Syracuse's move to the ACC. On Wednesday, Pitino grudgingly acknowledged that the Big East might suffer from the loss of Syracuse – an original member of the Big East and one of the conference's flagship programs for the past three decades.
"It's going to hurt because their fans are big,'' Pitino said. "Connecticut and Syracuse bring the most fans. Syracuse is New York City to a certain degree with their fans.
"I also think it's going to hurt Syracuse,'' Pitino said. "We're going to miss them but we'll replace them with Temple and Memphis; two Top 25 programs. We won't be hurt on the basketball court as much as fan support.''
The move to the ACC hasn't hurt Syracuse's recruiting. At least not yet. Syracuse has three commitments from recruits in the Class of 2013. They hail from Rochester, N.Y., Newark, N.J., and Philadelphia, Pa.
Notre Dame also maintains an East Coast identity. When it came to being in the Big East or ACC, Brey said he didn't really care. What did concern him was talk of Notre Dame joining the Big 12.
"For me the last year wasn't 'Are we staying in the Big East or the ACC?'' Brey said. "My worry was to my (athletic director) was 'Don't put us in the Big 12. Don't you dare.' I had a conversation with him. I don't care which league it is, just don't take me out of the East.''
Like Syracuse, Pitt has long made New York City its focal point for recruiting.
"We've always made New York our home base and we're not going to leave it,'' Dixon said. "That's not changing with the conference. We're going to be here. This is who we are. Our conference changes, but our location's the same.''
Dixon took exception to officials from other schools who criticized Syracuse and Pitt for leaving the Big East.
"Anybody else would've done the same thing,'' Dixon said. "Any other school would've done the same thing. They may not say that, but they would've done the same thing.''
Of course, one of those officials was Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, who a year ago sharply rebuked Syracuse and Pitt administrators for hurting member schools. One year later, Notre Dame is also headed for the ACC.
Dixon said he might just show up at the Big East's media day next year. Brey also sounded like he didn't want to go.
"I've got the best of memories,'' Brey said, "and I'm going to miss it.''


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HRB set to unveil affordable housing project
At a meeting next week, islanders can get the first look at plans for a neighborhood some believe will provide a model for Bainbridge Island's affordable-housing future.
The nonprofit Housing Resources Board will unveil schematics for a 24-home first phase of a development slated for a 6.2-acre parcel on Ferncliff Avenue. The new neighborhood is being developed as a community land trust, which allows owners to buy a home at below-market value but restricts the amount of equity the owner can collect from the home, keeping the price low for the next buyer.
HRB Executive Director Carl Florea said the design will include pods of houses.
"We're trying to cluster the homes, and provide as much open space and work in a family feel as much as possible," Florea said.
Houses in the neighborhood will range up to three bedrooms and 1,400 square feet. Qualifying homebuyers would make less than 120 percent of the county's median income.
A donor pledged the acreage to HRB in 2007. Half has already been turned over to the group and a second installment will be received in five years. The neighborhood would be the first CLT development in Kitsap County.
HRB first introduced plans for a Ferncliff development at a charrette last June and has since held several public meetings and orientations for perspective homeowners. It has raised more than $100,000 for the project.
Florea said the intent of next week's meeting is to gather community comments on the design before it begins the formal city permitting process sometime during the next couple months.
"As a community land trust and steward of this process, we are committed to involving the community. It is our intention that this project reflects the interests and the values of Bainbridge Island," Florea said.
To help facilitate public involvement in all its projects, HRB has brought on islander Wendy Johnson to serve as its first community outreach/development director, a part-time position.
Johnson has previously served as executive director of the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association and Bainbridge Island Television and currently works as a consultant.
Johnson said one of the goals for her new position will be to present a more cohesive message for how the work of HRB, the city and other housing groups fits together.
"We need to develop that messaging first, then get that out to people in a consistent way," Johnson said.
HRB will host a public meeting 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Bainbridge Commons.
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They are printing SO much cash, that they moved from a net debt position last year to NET CASH position this year. Don't listen to that duffs lier skiDUFFASThey now have MORE cash on the BALANCE SHEET than debt!!!!!!!!!!It's all there in the quarterly, you can read, he can too, he just lies.Linkhttp://investor.krispykreme.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=120929&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1674645&highlight=
Forget all the analysts and estimates, it come down to MAKING CASH. In the end the business is substantially adding to its cash position. They will tweak the machinery from here, find the growth engine and we will be the stock to own. We also have an IMPROVING economy, commodities have to watched, but I still think the economy will be a tail wind for KKD. Somebody big is playing games today, or just plain STUPID, but KKD will reward longs.
This gets much cheaper and Bob Stiller (GMCR) will just take out his American Express card and but the rest of the stock he doesn't own. :-)
Just strengthened my position by buying more at $7.79. With that much cash, a PEG ratio under 1.0, a year over year EPS growth of 133%, and a long term growth rate of 26.5% (which is 3rd in their industry), I can't see why this stock would not be seen as a great bargain. I'm guessing the big dogs saw the writting on the wall after the earnings report and figured it was the real deal. They shorted in the morning to get a good price and now we can look to the upside. I'll buy more tomorrow if they continue to push downward, but I'm liking the upside potential.
In a span of about 4 years this thing has gone from a whipping boy, to a turnaround story, to a growth company, to now.... a value play??? Shall see. I agree with the Motley Fool articles... this stock is going to need patient investing.


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The way votes have been cast on "Dancing With the Stars" this season, the thought of Bristol Palin walking away as the Season 11 champ no longer seems so far-fetched.
Last Tuesday, viewers for the seventh consecutive week voted to keep the young Alaskan mom in the running, even though her scores from the judges were lower than the celebrity contestant they eliminated.
Palin, daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate and Tea Party fave Sarah Palin, is not the worst dancer in the history of the popular series, but she has no business being in the finals.
Some angry (liberal) viewers think it is a vast Tea Party conspiracy.
For my money, I think people love an underdog and feel bad for Palin. Her success is similar to that of another celebrity offspring, Kelly Osbourne, who advanced last season despite some rather weak performances.
Palin seems likable enough, but she should have been handed her walking papers some time between David Hasselhoff and Michael Bolton.
The decision to advance Palin to the finals and oust the talented singer-turned-dancer Brandy was so ridiculous that one irate Wisconsin viewer shot out his television set -- an act that is only permissible if your name is Elvis Presley.
On Monday night, Palin, Disney Channel star Kyle Massey and "Dirty Dancing" actress Jennifer Grey will perform their final routines before an estimated 20 million viewers.
The following night, if sanity and good judgment prevail, Grey will walk away the winner.
Since this is "Dancing With the Stars" and not "American Idol" or "America's Got Talent," there is no recording contract or $1 million pay out for the winner.
Instead, the winner gets a tacky - and downright silly - mirrorball trophy.
It's by no means a great prize, but it shouldn't be tarnished and given out to someone undeserving.


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Soholm Pottery was founded by Herman Sonne Wolffsen and Edvard Christian Sonne in 1835, but from 1841 Wolffsen took over solo. In the beginning Soholm works consisted mainly of domestic fajance ware.
Today Soholm stoneware design is a big collector's item for retro and art pottery collectors. The range of ware they produced in the mid 20th Century was huge, and I keep finding more and more different patterns and designs. The one below is my favourite (so far!) designed by the iconic Einar Johansen.
Amongst collectors currently, Soholm is probably most well known for "blue series" designed again by Einar Johansen, (the first image below) and the highly coveted "double spiral" design and also the similar but paler blue range by Maria Philippi with its distinctive "Hares tooth" pattern (the following 3 images).
Soholm pottery is also very well known and collected for its unglazed and semi glazed stoneware pieces, with wonderful textural elements and subtle patterned areas. No marks were used on the pottery in the beginning.
From 1910 the backstamp was a crown and a ship, however, most items were only marked 'Soholm'. Some items were marked 'H. Wolffsen & Son' in the early part of the century.
A lot of the pieces you will find from the mid twentieth century are simply hand-signed, sometimes just with the words "Soholm", Stentoj, Denmark.
Many are stamped with this logo, and if you are lucky enough you might find some with a sticker still.
A variety of different ceramic artists worked at Soholm including:
- Hans Ancher Wolffsen
- Noomi Backhausen
- Henning Seidelin
- Maria Phillippi
- Einar Johansen (worked at Soholm 1958-1966)
- Johannes Hedegaard
- Nana Ditzel
- Haico Nitzsche
- Per Rehfeldt