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'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' recap: 'The Higher the Heel, the Closer to God'
This week, we don't see much of new housewife Yolanda, but no matter. What we do see is enough to convince me that she's going to be a force for crazy for the rest of the season. Really, even if the rest of the wives dove head first into talk therapy to emerge as sweet and bland as packets of single serve artificially flavored apple cinnamon oatmeal, we'd still be plenty amused watching Yolanda spin around in circles trying to rationalize her inescapable nuttiness. But, as we know, the other housewives are just as catty and ridiculous as ever, so unleash the crazy!
First, Kyle and Adrienne shop for $300 kids' clothes. Not $300 worth of kids' clothes, which might be several clearance racks at Target, but $300 for a single item that did not appear to be made from shark fins and endangered leopards. Since Adrienne has to get something for little Portia, she just whips something pink off the rack, hands it to the sales girl and asks that it be wrapped up, possibly with a jar of rare 19th century viruses or a first edition of "Twilight." Seriously, there's rich and then there's the kind of wealthy that just makes you want to hit someone and steal their Birkin bag, and I think Adrienne might be in the second category.
But Adrienne and Kyle aren't really at this ridiculous children's store to shop. They're there to discuss Lisa. Why oh why won't Lisa talk to her, Adrienne wonders. Gee, I would guess that accusing a restaurant owner of selling stories to the tabloids on national television would be pretty irritating in that hey-don't-ruin-my-damn-business kind of way, but Adrienne doesn't get it. Kyle, however, does. She doesn't think Lisa owes Adrienne an apology, and she really wishes the girls would bury the hatchet. Tsk, tsp, why is Kyle being so darn Zen this season? Doesn't she have a sister to fight with?
Taylor is trying to let everyone know that, even though her husband killed himself and left her with nothing, she's doing just fine, thank you. She's gained back some weight, mostly in her lips, and even though she's broke she can still hire a woman to make Mexican food for her friends. Adrienne, Paul, Mauricio and Kyle come over, and everyone gushes about how fabulous the soggy enchiladas are and how lovely Taylor's home is using those soft, soothing voices usually reserved for truly crazy people, which seems about right to me.
Taylor announces over dinner that she has a favor to ask. Now that (harumph) she works (harumph) to raise money for domestic violence charities (harumph, harumph), she'd like Mauricio and Paul to enter a race in Sacramento for which they will wear women's high heels. I'm not quite sure why this announcement required that Taylor clear her throat so loudly that she might have dislodged a cavity or a small chunk of lung, but it does. Everyone seems hugely relieved that she's not asking for money and eagerly agrees to help out, even though the race is the same day at Portia's all-important birthday party.
What follows is a very long and not very interesting segment about Paul and Adrienne buying drag queen footwear for the race. I'm sure they think they're hugely amusing in the way that teenagers think their antics are wildly funny even when they're just sitting in the parking lot of a 7-11 drinking warm beer, but the truth is, not so much.
More amusing is watching Yolanda micromanage her daughter Gigi while the 17-year-old is at a modeling gig. Gigi, to her credit, doesn't stomp her feet and scream, "MOM, YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME! STOP IT!" but I wouldn't have blamed her if she did. Yolanda believes her advice is very valuable, because about forty years ago she used to model. So, that gives her license to tell her daughter to go back on a diet right after her birthday party, and to put in some eye drops, and to fix her make-up so she doesn't look like a damn Asian. Oh, Yolanda, so charming. She's just so helpful! And not psychotically delusional and controlling at all!
While Paul and Mauricio toddle through the not-very-competitive race in Sacramento, which required they take a private plane to Sacramento. I'm still not sure why they couldn't just write a big check and be done with it, which is what most rich people do, but I guess this seemed like a fabulous opportunity for very tepid comedy. Mauricio's shoes are tight! They walk past a guy in a dress! Oh, the wacky hijinks that are so startling and edgy to people who never get out of the car in West Hollywood!
Meanwhile, Kyle is running around the house yelling at people to make Portia's birthday party magical, dammit! The pony guy brought BROWN unicorns! Their poop didn't match the green of the tennis court! The bounce house was only the size of a one bedroom apartment when she specifically requested a two-bedroom suite! The nerve! I actually think she got a small version of Disneyland's Dumbo ride trucked in for little Portia, though Kyle will probably tip it over and scream that she wants REAL elephants that FLY for her little princess!
Anyway, once the guests start arriving, it becomes pretty clear that no one really gives a crap about Portia having a good time, because the housewives all cluster together and start freaking out and/or talking about one another. First, Lisa and Ken arrive, look around nervously for Adrienne and Paul, mention they can only stay a moment so that Lisa can make out with the llama, and then split. Camille makes an appearance and seems hugely relieved that she doesn't have to pick a fight with anyone and can just have a drink. Brandi skittishly enters the house, worries that she won't have anyone to cover her back in case of a knife fight, and keeps trying to find excuses to go while Camille and Kyle beg her to stay. When Taylor comes in and dramatically hugs Camille while pointedly ignoring Brandi, Brandi heads for the door as fast as her little high heels can carry her. It's odd how conflict-averse everyone is this season, but I'm sure that will change in a few episodes.
Dana, last season's price tag obsessed flameout, shows up to laugh awkwardly and speak loudly. The only real shocker is that Kim arrives, even though she'd made plenty of excuses to Kyle as to why that wasn't likely to happen. Everyone tells her how good she looks, and Camille tries to guide her through an upbeat discussion about her ex. "So, you're not together? But you respect each other, RIGHT? And you're both happy now, RIGHT? And you're really fine, RIGHT? RIGHT, KIM? Look at the camera and BE POSITIVE, dammit!" Finally, Adrienne and Paul show and begin bitching about how Lisa and Ken booked out before they could have a heated conversation. Because everyone loves a good fight in the bouncy house right before they get butterflies painted on their faces, right?
Taylor is so thrilled not to be the scandal du jour, she babbles to anyone who will listen that Yolanda said Brandi said that she slept with EVERYONE in Beverly Hills! Isn't she HORRIBLE? Isn't she TRASHY? Wasn't SHE JOKING? My God, I can't believe this stupid comment won't die.
Throughout the party, Kyle keeps trying to get warring factions to put down their arms and hug, but no dice. It's so upsetting to Kyle, because her life would be SO much easier if everyone got along! Jeez, when did her friends become so darn selfish? Those Beverly Hills bitches!
What did you think of the party? Do you think Lisa is right, or is Adrienne? Do you think Taylor and Brandi should make up?


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The Canadian penny is in the news these days as the Royal Canadian Mint stopped distributing the coin to financial institutions on Monday. While the coin will be around for a while yet, they expect it will slowly disappear from circulation. I understand that it was costing more to make the penny than it was worth. In any case the news reminded me of the most unusual use of a penny I had seen.
A few years ago I was given some lures made of money, specifically pennies, nickels and quarters. The angler who made them told me he drilled two holes, one on each side of the coin, and used a split ring in each hole to attach a hook and a swivel. In the case of pennies he linked three or four together to make a longer lure. The coins he used were new so they were pretty shiny. Silver and copper are popular colours for lures so I expect they would do a fair job of imitating a minnow. He told me he had as good luck fishing them for trout as he did with more expensive lures. While the angler I met didn't use loonies or toonies, if you were made of money, and wanted heavier lures, you could probably use them to advantage.
I believe it is illegal to deface money so, if you don't want to alter any currency, or use up the last of your pennies there are other options available to you. It always surprises me what fish sometimes eat, and what will attract them to the hook. The most unusual fly pattern I have ever seen was one made with birchbark. The bark was cut into a narrow strip and wound on the hook. Some hackle was wound on at the head and it looked remarkably like a big nymph. I never fished it but I am sure you could fool a trout, or beaver, with it.
You don't have to be a fly tier, or dig into your piggy bank, to make your own equipment. My neighbour has made a few trips over the years down the south shore of Nova Scotia after bluefish. Bluefish are a marine fish, about the size of a pollack, but with the teeth of a piranha. They used to show up every few years, if we had a hot summer and the water warmed up enough to bring them as far north as Liverpool or Shelburne. Now that our climate is changing they were reported from the Chester area last summer so they could find their way up to Cape Breton in the near future.
Bluefish fight like tigers and are notoriously hard on lures so a common method of fishing them is to cut a broomstick into foot long sections, paint it white and red, add a few screw eyes to which they attach treble hooks and a swivel for the line and they are in business. Judging by the teeth marks in the ones I saw they must work.
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MALAGASH - Jost Vineyard hosted the Malagash blueberry festival on Saturday.
"Once a month Jost Vineyard hosts an event. This month's event is trying to promote local blueberries. We use local blueberries for some of our products here," said employee Laura Patriquin.
Jost sells other products including Sangria and jelly.
"Not just wine," added Patriquin.
Employee Anna Johnson said, "This is part of the Cumberland blueberry festival circuit. We are expecting around 200 persons to show up today. We are lucky it is such a nice day."
Local Paul Silverio has been to the event many times. "I love coming to these events. I have been to about ten. I go to the grape stomp every year as well. There is always great music and this event is so close. I buy my wine here. I will absolutely be back for the next event."
Danny Joseph attends every festival at Jost.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL - Alabama A&M men's basketball coach Vann Pettaway will return for the 2010-2011 season, sources in the athletic department told The Huntsville Times on Monday.
Neither Pettaway nor athletics director Betty Austin could be reached for comment Monday night, but school officials are expected to make an announcement today.
Pettaway, who just finished his 26th season at A&M - the last 23 as head coach - has compiled a 440-264 record during his career. But the Bulldogs have struggled in recent years with four straight losing seasons. A&M, which won the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament in 2005, hasn't won a tournament game since.
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Discussion in 'Chicago Bears' started by 4dabers, Mar 6, 2014.
He's ok, but he hasn't established himself as a dominate force in the NFL yet.
Your avatar has established herself as a dominant force in my head!:13_4_9[1]:
I'd post more, but they're nudes... :D
Your avatars should be enshrined. Burris on the other hand....
j/k Henry....
I know. It's like I read & reread everything Ski posts but it just doesn't stick!
I dont understand wtf is going on? Does FA not start on March 11? Or can people only that were released prior to a certain date be able to be signed?
Post them in my PM box then. I'm over 21.......way over.
You've got it. This guy has already been released. If a guy hasn't formally been released then he can't sign with another team until his current deal expires which is at one minute after midnight on March 11th.
OK Thanks Soul
These guys are mostly street FA like he signed to fill gaps last year. They're either backups or they won't even make the team. They can't get serious about any of the others until Saturday when they can begin negotiations and then next Tuesday when they can announce any signings. This is just Emery pissin' in the wind. :10_4_4v[1]: Look like he's facing North though. LOL
Hence my toungue-in-cheek, over the top post.
Hey, if SOMEONE can post a thread espousing the the Bears have TAGGED MAJOR WRIGHT, then I can have a lil fun too.;)
Of course, nothing against Trevor Scott, lord knows he's seen more time as a professional football player than I have, but soul is right, he's a deep depth signing. God bless him, maybe he can become something he never has, but I sure wouldn't want to bet a shiny new dime on it. :)
and the problem is???
The thing is with Scott is that he had decent stats in his 2nd and 3rd years. Hey, if he can get some pressures and maybe a sack or 2 as the last DE in the rotation then it will have been worth it (Of course if he makes it out of training camp and on to the actual final roster).
Touche' .
At least this cat has managed to hang around the league for six years so he must be able to at least hold a football right side up huh? o_O
By the way which is right side up? Line, laces or the wide open space? :confused:
Hahaha we got one of Lovies boys! He can have Pep, Pnut and Devin now, we dont care!
He's probably waiting for that one big payday before he does.
In his pic he looks like he's very stoned. If he can't make the team in Chicago he might feel right at home here in Denver. More pot shops per square mile than any planet in the universe. Don't anyone tell Motown or he'll want to move out here and sleep on my couch.
man this was a great signing, circa 2008. Now this is just camp bodies and hoping something sticks.
I wouldn't mind Phil making a move on DE Alex Carrington, who would be more than just a camp body.


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Born: October 26, 1933 in Robertsdale, AL
Died: May 5, 1986 in Houston, TX
College: Auburn
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 22 (4447th overall since 1960)
High School: Robertsdale (AL)
Draft: Chicago Cardinals in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.
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As co-owners of Kitchen Warehouse, it's no surprise that Chris and Justine Murphy's kitchen forms the hub of their beautiful Hamptons-style home in Floreat.
Decked out with all the latest gadgets yet featuring a lovely rustic edge courtesy of handmade and heirloom copper pots, chopping boards and rolling pins on display by the cooktop, it is spacious, welcoming and just the right mix of functionality, character and style.
White is central to the kitchen look, with white Shaker-style cabinets, a butler sink from Restoration Online Australia and honed Cararra marble benchtops offset by dark stained American oak flooring, copper-look pendants from Brass Decor in Nedlands, a freestanding stainless-steel Viking oven and silver replica Tolix bar stools from Table & Chair in Subiaco.
An Italian-made Isomac coffee machine, a big Marcato Ristorantica Wellness 220 pasta machine (which can produce 10kg of pasta an hour) and a black KitchenAid stand mixer also feature on the benchtops; handy items when it comes time to entertain.
Mrs Murphy said the kitchen — which also included a walk-through scullery with an open-style pantry made from stacked recycled wood crates — helped make entertaining a breeze, something the young family did regularly.
"The whole house is built around entertaining, with a big dining area and great outdoor space by the pool making it very comfortable and easy to do so," she said.
Mrs Murphy has a strong connection to Floreat, with her grandfather having lived in the suburb for 50 years and her children Matteo, 10, Miliana, 9, and Mackenzie, 6 now attending the same school as her mother did.
She said she was attracted to the Hamptons or Cape Cod style — think crisp white walls, wood panelling, dark timber floors and natural fibres — because it radiated a warm, lived-in yet fresh look.
Though not his usual building style, the Murphys enlisted luxury builder Tony Tomizzi to create the striking five-bedroom, three-bathroom slate-roof home, as they had worked with him previously, while interior stylist Malvina Stone helped turn Mrs Murphy's Hamptons-inspired ideas scrapbook into a reality.
The result speaks for itself, with the light-filled spacious two-storey home welcoming, warm and stylish, with a definite "lived-in" feel.
Gigantic stained oak double doors, handmade by Revival Furniture in Osborne Park, are the first clue to the sheer size of the home, with soaring ceilings, a white painted, panelled void over the living area and a 12-seater dining table — an old tin maker's table from the Woolstores in Fremantle, paired with Wishbone chairs from Bisque in NSW — further emphasising the home's scale.
While big, the open-plan living, dining and kitchen space still has an intimate feel, brought about by an eclectic mix of furnishings, textures, artworks, decorator pieces and family photographs as well as a stunning floor-to-ceiling locally sourced stone fireplace in the dining space.
In the living room, a worn leather couch teamed with two King Louis chairs, both from Villa Maison in Victoria, and a pair of comfy armchairs sit on a sisal rug, with colour brought into the area through vases of fresh flowers and an oversized wire basket from Country Road filled with lemons.
"We love this area as it's filled with light and great for entertaining," Mrs Murphy said. "We can also relax and read the paper while watching the kids outside."
The outdoor area continues the easy-entertaining theme, with a plantation shutter-lined alfresco space with a wood-fired pizza oven, a concealed television and outdoor kitchen — the perfect spot to admire the wrap-around pool and low-maintenance gardens created by Jo Taylor of Taylor Landscaping.
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"The whole house is built around entertaining, with a big dining area and great alfresco space by the pool making it very comfortable and easy to do so."


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Louie Sloan and his wife are having a little disagreement that started,
like so many silly marital tiffs, in the car.
They were headed up Portland's Northwest Germantown Road.
"What is the grade of the road?" Louie asks. "My wife said it was at least 20 percent, but I am betting it is not even 10 percent."
Wait. Bet?
If there's an actual wager here, I'm not getting a cut. (At least I haven't been offered one by either of the Sloans).
No, just the satisfaction of knowing I can bring peace to another commuting quarrel.
According to Bureau of Transportation's engineers, the grade -- also known as incline, gradient, pitch and slope -- on most of Germantown Road in the West Hills is between 5 and 9 percent.
Of course, if the debate started on the steepest section -- just north of a hairpin curve halfway up the road -- you're both wrong. At that point, the grade reaches 11 percent.
A road's grade refers to the amount of inclination of the surface. Using a simple rise-over-run formula, a road with a 30 percent grade, for example, rises 30 feet in height for every 100 feet traveled horizontally.
We're not talking angles here. Look at it this way: A 90-degree angle translates into a 100 percent grade -- pretty much a sheer cliff. (Don't drive there).
By the way, the steepest public street in the world is Pittsburgh's Canton Avenue with a 37 percent grade.
Portland hasn't indexed its steepest streets. But the maximum grade allowed for asphalt construction in the city is 18 percent.
Also, For whatever reason, the city doesn't post signs telling motorists grade percentages on city street.
I guess that's why I'm here.
And here comes another traveler looking for guidance:
"I drive through Northeast Portland's residential streets every day on my way home. I just can't handle the stop and go of the heavy traffic on the main streets. I'm not alone. I encounter a lot of drivers coming the other way on these narrow streets. The problem is cars are usually parked on both sides of the streets, requiring us to squeeze past each other. Often, there's only room for one of us to go at a time. I frequently pull over a bit to let a driver coming the other way get by. But sometimes, I feel pushed over when I get to the pinch point first. Who has the right of way in these situations?"
First, you get an A for detail. Second -- and I'm not judging here -- you should know that pretty much every traffic study since the caveman invented evented the wheel has shown that you're bound to get to your destination faster by taking a main drag rather than neighborhood streets, with their ubiquitous stop signs, speed bumps and narrow passages.
Unfortunately, there's no law or rule on the books regulating travel when you find yourself nose to nose with another motorist midblock on one of Portland's old, skinny residential streets (some don't even have lane markings).
How do you determine who got there first when you're in the middle of the block? "The best advice I have," said Lt. Bryan Parman of the Portland police Traffic Division, "is to scooch over if it doesn't look like the other guy is going to do it. After all, we're all adults out there, right?"
Yes. But, as everyone knows, we don't always act like grownups in traffic. If you get into a scraper, it's hard to say with whom the insurance company would side (probably the driver with the most sympathetic witnesses).
So, yes, try to be the graceful one. As a believer in commuting karma, I like to think our actions -- good and bad -- catch up to us on the road.
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Diane Keaton on Her Kiss List
Only missing McConaughey, she says.
Diane Keaton is dispensing her thoughts on the unmarried life: Everyone, quiet down.
She gives People a very mixed-bag sort of analysis:
It's not the worst tragedy. But I really wish I had bought myself a man! A good man who would be a great father, I really do. I think it's a better way to go … I think I was not practical. I had some insane idea that I had to be in love. Now I see what it really takes: real consideration that you're a good team together.
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I told myself I wanted to, but I didn't really want a man that I could have. I wanted the dream ... I have a list of all the men I've kissed. The only one I've missed, really, is Matthew McConaughey.
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So few babies were adopted in England last year that the number looks like a misprint. That cannot, one is inclined to think, tell the full story. There must be some other explanation. But there isn't: 60. There were 60 children under one year old adopted in England in the year to March 2011.
As a proportion of the 3,660 babies being held in care, this comes in at well under 2 per cent. And, while not every baby held in care is a suitable candidate for adoption (some will, and should, ultimately return to their biological families) the figure


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AUBURN, MI – Bay City Western's next football coach will carry an interim tag.
At least for the 2014 season.
Western athletic director Mike Thayer said that the school plans to name a new varsity football coach next week, but that coach won't be granted permanent status. A full-scale hiring process -- following is planned for after the football season to fill the post.
"That was the union and the administration coming to an agreement," Thayer said. "We'll have another posting and give everybody a chance to be considered."
Bruce Mann stepped down as Western's head coach on July 7, accepting a position outside of the teaching and coaching profession in Illinois. That left the Saginaw Valley League school hustling to find a replacement with the official start of the high school season now less than a month away.
The position features a five-day posting per a Bay City Education Association agreement and remains open until 4 p.m. Friday, July 18. Interested candidates can apply through the Bay City Public Schools website.
Thayer said candidates are being interviewed next week to fill the post on an interim basis for the 2014 season.
"Our goal is to have someone in place by the end of next week," he said.
Western assistants Jeff Rahl, Randy Mudd and Adam Clark are conducting conditioning workouts and other offseason activities until a head coach is named.
Mann led the Warriors to a 29-20 record in his five seasons at the helm, reaching the playoffs four times. Western went 2-7 a year ago, its first losing record since 2006.
Only Jim Eurick, who went 71-52 in 12 seasons, won more games than Mann as head coach of Western football. The next coach becomes the seventh in program history, following Bill Smiley (1973-76), Dick Syring (1977-84), John Engel (1985-90), Al Doty (1991-96), Eurick (1997-2008) and Mann (2009-13).


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Board President Loren Oldenburg called the 109th Annual Meeting of Westby Cooperative Creamery to order on Jan. 24 in Westby.
An audience of over 100 member-owners, employees, and guests heard auditor and management reports recapping a record-setting year of over $50-million in total revenues.
Pete Kondrup, general manager, reported on total revenues from operations during fiscal year 2012 of over $30 million in manufactured dairy food product sales, and nearly $20 million in fluid milk sales.
A record of just under 25 million pounds of dairy foods were manufactured, including cottage cheeses, sour creams, dairy dips, yogurts, butter, cheese curds, soft cheeses and hard cheeses.
Member-owners supplied a record of nearly 125 million pounds of conventional and certified-organic fluid milk to their creamery.
It is unique to Westby Cooperative Creamery that member-owners supply two sources of fluid milk to their cooperative. Some of the member dairy farms produce conventional milk, and others produce certified-organic milk.
All milk supplied by members of Westby Cooperative Creamery is r-BST-free, and comes fresh from local family dairy farms.
Patron membership numbers also hit a new record of just over 160 local family dairy farms, increasing by about 10 percent and maintaining a record of annual membership growth over the past several years.
Employee count also increased during fiscal year 2012, in part due to the opening of a new distribution center and general offices on the outskirts of downtown Westby.
The new distribution center and general offices opened in April of 2012, featuring 6,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of refrigerated warehouse space with five-high racking for up to 1,000 pallets of manufactured dairy food products.
Kondrup commented, "Our new distribution center is providing the efficiencies as planned in better serving our customers of Westby-brand retail products, private-label manufactured products, and food service and food ingredient products. This was an investment in the present and long-term growth of our business."
Oldenburg notes, "This is the first time in the 109-year history of Westby Cooperative Creamery that our business has topped $50 million in total revenue. Our business continues to grow, as does our membership; many of whom are now third or fourth generation members of Westby Cooperative Creamery. We are proud of our past, powered by our present growth, and excited by our promising future."
"We thank our member-owners, our employees, our customers, our business partners, and our local communities for supporting and strengthening the family dairy farms of Westby Cooperative Creamery. We begin our 110th year of Westby Cooperative Creamery with a continuing committed to our cooperative principles, and the preservation and growth of local family dairy farms. That's our history, and our future."
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Alright let's face it. Nowadays people are much more interested in Magnus Carlsen than world champion Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov. Magnus, at present, 19 years old, will be the highest rated player come this January 2010 FIDE list. Yes, the only teenager in history to not only break the 2800 mark but also become the highest rated player - Magnus Carlsen is already possessing the aura of a World Champion. And by goodness, this young talent is now being coached by Garry Kasparov.
And whoever wins in the Anand-Topalov match for the WCC, personally I am rooting for Anand. And even if Anand retains the title, I'd still be following Magnus Carlsen - perhaps because I'm seeing Garry Kasparov in him, whom I followed before. Mikhail Botvinnik coached Kasparov, Kasparov coaching Carlsen, so we see the passing of the torch. Magnus Carlsen will become the embodiment of a Chess Champion who truly dominates the rest of the field, just like Paul Morphy, Jose Raul Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov.
Very possibly. He is amazingly strong and composed for such a young person. If he achieves this goal, I hope he wears the crown well.
Yes is will be good to see Magnus going for the world tiile soon. Just wondering as the wold title match coming up next year 2010 when is the next one and is it a three years cycle?
Yes is will be good to see Magnus going for the world tiile soon. Just wondering as the wold title match coming up next year 2010 when is the next one and is it a three years cycle?
Not sure, I know the Candidates Tournament for the challenger will be held on 2011 though.
carlsen will not be able to contend for challenger for the world championship until 2011 i believe.
Yes, he made it certain he will participate in that candidates tournament by rating, but he'll have to win it, and it's no easy deal. I think that the WC match wouldn't be any sooner than 2012.
Magnus is certainly the only player contending today who could bring the level of public interest and prize money to the championship which Fischer and Kasparov did, but he is young and only "first among equals" (as Spassky described the title after beating Petrosian in 1969) still. Aronian, Kramnik, Topalov, and Anand are all within a couple of tournaments good for them and bad for him to surpass him on the list even now, and "old" hands like Ivanchuk and Gelfand cannot be dismissed - in any given event, they could dominate.
We are talking about players whose mistakes are often so subtle only those on their own level truly understand them. Carlsen is a long way from the dominant position Kasparov or Fischer held over their rivals, although he has begun to demonstrate that potential already.
It was my understanding that the World Championship, once unified, would be regularly contended on a two-year cycle, but the Candidates are virtually set now that the World Cup is completed and the venues announced (only the names of those qualifying by rating, the Anand-Topalov loser, and the organizer's 2700+ "wild card" choice remain to be made official), so perhaps the Champion will have to defend every year. This seems reasonable, as every other professional sport requires an annual defense (most require participation in a full annual cycle of play to qualify, too - no other sport seeds last year's Champion into the Super Bowl or World Series), and with paydays for the participants running at over $ 1 million each for three weeks of play, they cannot cry too much about it.
Carlsen will be a favorite going into any tournament or match cycle from now until probably twenty years, or more, from now, but at this moment he will be only a slight favorite. It is frightening to recall that most of the great players seem to have reached the peak of their powers in their early thirties, and this guy has more than a year left of being a "teenager."
Personally I'd like Anand to keep the title a little longer. Let the old guard hold out for a few more cycles.
But weather Anand looses the title sooner or later a dominate player who is clearly at the top is always exciting IMO, and who better than Carlsen
He does well to juggle his chess and acting careers. Does anyone know when he'll be reviving his Jason Bourne character for the next Bourne Conspiracy movie?
lol !!
I never thought how much he looks like Matt Damon.
There's going to be some very interesting battles in the future - Carlsen may be leading the young guns at the moment but there's still the likes of Aronian, Karjikan and possibly So who will be competing for many years in the future.
Nowadays people are much more interested in Magnus Carlsen than world champion Viswanathan Anand .
NO ONE is interested about Norway's chess ROBOT
Well friends Radjabov is a far better chess player than Magnus....and Vishwanathan Anand is still the champ.
Sure he is:
Classical games: Magnus Carlsen beat Teimour Radjabov 6 to 1, with 16 draws.Including rapid/exhibition games: Magnus Carlsen beat Teimour Radjabov 13 to 5, with 22 draws.
Carlsen is pretty clearly the strongest player in the world right now, and he continues to improve. But the World Championship isn't awarded to the best player, it must be won over the board.
There have been various times over chess history where a player was probably the best in the world, yet never won or even contested for a title. Pillsbury, Rubinstein, Reshevsky, and Keres all leap to mind.
And now, Magnus is the World champion. A prediction made four years ago is now a reality.
Let's hope! ;)
well he is now world champion on the 2800 and an inncoreddible player wow carlsen hes the champion
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|By Dumplings (Dumplings) on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 05:24 pm: Edit
hey guys! Can you evaluate my chances? I applied EA and I'm a lil nervous... Dec. 15th is right around the corner!!
Chinese female
SAT II: 700 Writing, 780 Math IIC, 730 Biology
Total of 10 AP classes
grade 10
AP Computer Science AB - 3
AP Calculus BC - 4
grade 11
AP English Language and Comp- 5
AP Statistics – 5
AP History – 3
Grade 12
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP English Literature
AP German
Rank: 3/467
Equitation for 6 years
Piano since … a long time ago
Prez of German honor society
NHS member
Science Olympiad (high school member, middle school assistant coach)
NJ Science League member
Hospital volunteer
Attended monthlong residential program hosted by MIT's EECS department this past summer
Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
AP Scholar w/ Honor
American Association of Teachers of German Award
essay was decent, but not stellar
|By Openthought (Openthought) on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 10:08 pm: Edit
Anything can happen. Your scores are MIT-competitive, you've got a couple of decent awards and Ecs, and a good transcript. I'm applying EA as well, and I know you have at least one serious advantage: you're female. MIT doesn't receive as many female apps as they do male apps, and they try to keep the ratio even, so you're chances are very good. Relax, you've done all you can do by now. Did you have an interview? How did that go?
|By Dumplings (Dumplings) on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 12:46 pm: Edit
Thanks for your help!
I actually had 2 interviews: one while I was on campus this summer and one w/ an alumni. The 1st one was pretty good, although relatively short (40 minutes) and it was a "group" interview with my roommate. For the one I had w/ the alumni, he came to my school and we talked for a little over an hour. I thought it also went fairly well. He mostly just asked about my summer experience and what I do w/ my spare time. I think he asked one question about school. It was pretty relaxed. However, I have read how other people's interviewers on this board told them they had a very good chance of getting in or that they would get deferred and such. My interviewer didn't do any of that. He just ended w/ an anecdote of how he had to go on a scavenger hunt his freshman year and ended up in one of the many steam tunnels. I dunno what that means...
do you think having an interview helps your chances significantly? Could it also hurt your chances?
|By Openthought (Openthought) on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 04:46 pm: Edit
Allow me to say that the summer session at MIT will probably help you out. Concerning alumni interviews, I read that people with interviews are accepted at 2.3 times the rate of those who don't have an interview. I imagine that an extraordinarily bad interview may hurt your chances, but I wouldn't worry about it.
My interview was also very relaxed. We had read a lot of books in common and we talked about Feynman's lectures on Physics, Godel, Escher, Bach and the like. It was a pretty good time. I asked him about his UROP, and I found out he did track while at MIT, which was something I had been considering. We never once talked about my testing, or whether or not I would get in. He did email me after the interview and said he enjoyed our conversation very much. I recently emailed my EC another thank you note and I asked him whether or not he could "see" me at MIT. He said yes, but told me that MIT will look more at my overall qualifications than the notes he made during my interview.
|By Dumplings (Dumplings) on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 05:11 pm: Edit
wow, that sounds great. GOOD LUCK!!
another thing, how do you think the optional part of the application will impact chances? I drew designs... relating to my perception of things (i.e. spirit, emotion, intellect, imagination,etc.)... on shapes so that when the shapes are cut out and folded, they form a 3-d figure.
|By Vsage3 (Vsage3) on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 07:00 pm: Edit
openthought, I would envy you if I wasn't so apathetic. My interviewer went to grad school at MIT as a business major. I'm planning on majoring in EE. It was apparent from the interview our disciplines didn't overlap so much (btw sorry for hijacking)
|By Vsage3 (Vsage3) on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 07:00 pm: Edit
stupid double post
|By Openthought (Openthought) on Monday, December 08, 2003 - 12:27 pm: Edit
I don't know how the optional part will impact decisions, but I'd bet that those who did it, appear more as a person and an unique being. I did a piece of art/collage reflecting the intellectual giants that have had an impact on me (Ramanujan, Einstein, Heisenberg, etc.)
Vsage3, I didn't know that MIT had ECs who only did grad school at MIT. That seems a little unfair since grad and undergrad are two entirely different experiences. I got lucky with my EC, since he was a comp sci-EE double major that then went to Yale Law school. I do moot court so we could discuss law, and his UROP was with an MIT fusion team, which meant I could talk physics (I'm looking at math/physics). I think as long as your EC didn't make any overtly bad comments, you'll be fine.
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Kimber Gymnasium sounded like a bird farm with all those tweets and whistles Wednesday night, but host Harrisburg kept those talons sharp and again swooped in to pluck another Mid-Penn Conference foe.
In drubbing Commonwealth playmate CD East 87-61 in a District 3-AAAA Round of 16 contest, the Cougars remained unbeaten against their league brethren this season. And they'll face another, Cumberland Valley, in Saturday's quarterfinals, 1 p.m. at Giant Center. The Eagles bounced host South Western 47-36.
Shaquon Sheppard scored a team-high 19 points, including the 1,000th of his career early in the third quarter, and four other Harrisburg players hit double figures as the team cranked out 34 field goals, reaching at least that mark for the third straight playoff game (including two Mid-Penn tournament victories).
"My stack [1,000 points] means I basically reached a milestone in my career, but I couldn't have done it without this group of guys," said Sheppard, who played his first three seasons at Susquehanna Twp. "They always give me the ball, playing unselfish."
Steven Stoney, another senior, added 12 points and a game-high six assists. Jahaad Proctor totaled 14 points and two dimes, including the feed to Sheppard for a slick baby hook that put the latter at 1,000 career points 2:30 into the second half.
Ashtin Cooksey-Easter also scored 12 points and handed out four assists for the Cougars (23-2).
Siele Johnson, in his final game for the Panthers (11-13), scored a career-high 34. Anthony Wright (13) and Eddie Cowan (10) also hit double digits in defeat.
In between, the three-man Mid-Penn crew gave their lungs a good test by whistling 52 fouls, 31 on Harrisburg. East, though, racked up one intentional and two technical fouls. Two were also called on the Cougars. Three players fouled out, and many more finished the game with four fouls.
"There was a point in the game where my kids were kind of afraid to play defense the way we [normally] play because of the fouls," Cougars coach Kirk Smallwood said, "but we made an adjustment and it worked out pretty good for us."
Panthers coach Marty Hasenfuss was visibly frustrated throughout the game, and his bench earned a late tech. Post-game, East left in a hurry, and an attempt to get comment from Hasenfuss later was unsuccessful.
"Once we're up and keep running and pressing and playing them hard, they get frustrated," said Stoney, whose Cougars built early leads of 9-2, 19-6 and, at the end of one quarter, 23-11.
"They started to talk trash, and our coaches say, 'Don't say nothing, let them talk.' And they were talking, and they were getting tech'd up."
Yeah, it was that kind of game. Mid-Penn Commonwealth games almost always are highly physical affairs, with proud programs and proud players doing intense battle for 32 minutes.
"It is easier said than done because our blood's flowing, but we usually do a good job of keeping our cool," said Sheppard, who made nine of 14 field goals and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
East hung around despite falling into that early hole, as Johnson was connecting from start to finish (12 of 21 from the floor, eight of 12 from the stripe), and Cowan did his best against that furious Cougars pressure, though the visitors did finish with 26 turnovers.
The Panthers, swept by Harrisburg in two regular-season games, got within eight points late in the first half, but the halftime deficit was 44-29, and it wouldn't get closer than 12 the rest of the way.
"It was a typical Mid-Penn Conference game," Smallwood said. "Physical, quick, fast. Guys had to execute and make shots and stay focused through the entire game."
Eight different Cougars scored at least two field goals, a somewhat modest number for a team that generally plays 11-12 guys regularly. Among those were senior guards Jamaal Carter and Jerel Patterson, who shared 11 points, six assists and nine steals.
Also in that group was junior James Ezell (six points), who returned after being ineligible for the Mid-Penn tournament. He closed the game with back-to-back fast-break dunks, both on feeds from Kyle Cook.
"Our bench is deep," Stoney said. "If there's trouble, we've got people coming off the bench knowing what they're doing. We got people who start the game who can do it, and we got people coming off the bench who do the same work, same energy and everything."
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MAPLEWOOD — A double-stroke of luck left three people virtually unscathed by a house fire in Maplewood early today, when a couple's dog woke them in the absence of a smoke alarm, and a firefighter fell through the home's charred first floor only to land squarely on his feet in the basement.
"A lot of lucky circumstances in this fire," said Deputy Chief Michael Weber of the Maplewood Fire Department.
Irvington and Maplewood fire departments responded to a 4 a.m. call from the area of the blaze, which broke out in the basement of a two-story wood frame house on Laurel Avenue, near the Irvington border.
Weber said the couple, both 31, were asleep in a second-floor back bedroom, when their small brown dog woke them.
With smoke billowing up the stairwell from the first floor, the man lowered the woman out of the bedroom window onto the roof of a first-floor room, then climbed down to the roof himself. From there, Weber said, they climbed down to a table on a ground-level outdoor deck, taking the dog with them.
Both were taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center to be checked for smoke inhalation, but appeared unhurt except for a scraped knee suffered by the woman.
"Since there were no working smoke detectors, they were extremely fortunate that this dog was going nuts," Weber said. "That definitely could have been the difference."
A few minutes later, Weber said Irvington firefighters entered the house from a side door. They carried a hose down the basements steps, where they extinguished flames that had spread from an electrical panel, the apparent source of the blaze, which remains under investigation.
The firefighters then radioed a warning that the basement ceiling was burned and vulnerable to collapse. But Weber said the warning was still being transmitted from one department to the other just as a Maplewood firefighter was stepping through the front door.
His weight sent him crashing through the floor. He landed, cat like, on his feet.
"He literally landed on his feet in the basement. Landed on his feet! You're talking about a full seven feet he went down, with his pack and all his gear," said Weber, a 19-year veteran of the department. "I've never seen someone go all the way through the floor like that and not get injured. It's unbelievable."
Weber said the 31-year-old firefighter, a five-year veteran of the force, told his stunned Irvington counterparts that he was unhurt, and after exiting the house to report to his Maplewood commander, went back inside to make sure the fire was out.


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Five central Pennsylvania counties will be represented when 64 home-school students, ranging in age from four to 18, present three performances of "The Wizard of Oz" April 4-6 at Trinity High School, 3601 Simpson Ferry Road, Lower Allen Township. Performers come from Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster and York counties.
The musical, directed by Jill Panyard, with Joanne Link as musical director, is the annual presentation of Encore! Home School Productions.
Performances will be held at 7 p.m. April 4; 7 p.m. April 5, with an optional pre-show dinner at 5:15 p.m.; and 3 p.m. April 6.
Admission for all performances is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Tickets for the show and the dinner on April 6 are $20 and must be purchased by March 29. Tickets: 866-967-8167 or www.showtix4u.com.
School Roundup includes news about East Shore and West Shore private schools.
The Academy will host a walk-in open house the first Friday of the month, April-May.
The Academy will host the Keystone Christian Education Association Senior High Fine Arts Festival on March 28. Students from around the state will participate in a variety of art, music and speech disciplines.
The third grading period ends on March 21. Report cards are scheduled to be sent home on March 25.
This summer the Academy will offer the nationally acclaimed Camp Invention program to students entering grades 1-6. This popular program will run June 16-20. Contact Mari Bender with questions.
Students currently in eighth through eleventh grade are invited to participate in the London In-Depth tour with Peter Frengel and the Center for Literary Studies during the summer of 2015. The trip will concentrate on London, with students visiting the most important historical and literary sites, and will include side tours to Stratford, Oxford, Bath, and Stonehenge, ending with two days in Paris. Questions should be directed to Peter Frengel at email@example.com.
The Academy will hold its International Fair at 5:30 p.m. April 4 in the Louis Lehrman Gymnasium. There will be singing, dancing and music at 6:45 p.m. in McCormick Auditorium. Attendees should plan to bring a favorite culinary dish that highlights their family's heritage.
The Upper School Talent Show will be held at 1:20 p.m. March 20.
The Academy will hold its annual blood drive 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 2.
The following Academy students participated in National History Day at Messiah College: Junior Division, Individual Exhibit - Emilee Whitley, grade 6, (Rights Trampled - Andrew Jackson and the Cherokees) and Ben Sheker, grade 7, (Rights and Responsibilities of Registering for the Draft/Selective Service); Junior Division, Individual Documentary - Wil Sheker, grade 7, (USS Pueblo - Rights and Responsibilities); Junior Division, Group Documentary - Tre Moody, Lance Smith and Evan Wagar, all grade 8, (The New York City Draft Riots and the Duty of Military Service); Isabelle Borr and Elizabeth Wagar, both grade 6, (Japanese-American Rights and Responsibilities in the Internment); Jacob Maddigan, Dustin Rodgers and Kheyam Swati, all grade 8 (2nd Amendment, Rights and Responsibilities); and Justin Idrovo, Lauren Kusic and Jenna Wootton, all grade 8, (African American Rights and Responsibilities in the Reconstruction Era).
Milton Hershey School will hold a 24-hour community-wide relay walk event, rain or shine, from 11 a.m. April 12 through 11 a.m. April 13 at the Henry Hershey Field. The MHS "Cancer Care Community Walk" was inspired by members of the MHS family battling cancer. The event honors cancer survivors and memorializes those who have succumbed to cancer. The event is open to students, staff, alumni and the community. Registration costs $10 and includes a T-shirt and light refreshments. Information: mhskids.org/cancercare. Benefits the MHS Alumni Association Cancer Care Group and American Cancer Society.
The St. Theresa Parish Lady Saints claimed the 2014 Diocesan Girls' Basketball Championship on March 9, at Lancaster Catholic High School.
The Spring Fling Fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. March 29 at Trinity High School. The event supports St. Theresa School. Tickets are available. Contact the school office for more information at 717-774-7464.
The Middle School will present the musical "Bye Bye Birdie!" Performances will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 3, show only; 6:30 p.m. dinner and 7:30 p.m. show, April 4; 6:30 p.m. dinner and 7:30 p.m. show, April 5. Tickets are available by calling the school office at 717-774-7464.
The following students received special awards for their achievement at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Regional Science Fair Competition: Eighth-grade Ed Owens Memorial Award - Carmen Andreoli; and Seventh-grade Ed Owens Memorial Award - Maggie Killmeyer, both students selected to receive Ed Owens Memorial Awards for reflecting the same passion for scientific inquiry that Mr. Owens worked so hard to nurture; Eighth-grade High Achievement Award - Highest Scoring eighth grader, Elizabeth Binder; Seventh-grade High Achievement Award - Highest Scoring seventh grader – (tie) Stephanie Uroda and Katie Bernick; Junior Division Excellent Award for the overall highest scoring Junior division project - Philip Andreoli.
First- and second-grade students participated in their own winter Olympic Games. Events included hockey, skiing, bobsled and curling, as well as Olympic-themed crafts and a writing assignment about the Olympics.
The pre-Passover online auction begins March 24. Bid on items including vacations, art, jewelry, judaica, sports memorabilia and others. Information: www.biddingforgood.com/silveracademy.
The Silver Academy is hosting a program for parents of middle school students or students in grades 4-6, at 7 p.m. April 8. RSVP to Jackie Rubin at email@example.com.
Sign up for the Silver Summary at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Shamrock Showcase, an open house for seventh- and eighth-grade students, will be held 1-3 p.m. March 23.
The Academy's Forensics Team participated in the Districts 6 and 7 Tournament of the Pennsylvania High School Speech League and won the PHSSL District 6 Second-Place Sweepstakes Trophy. Nine Academy students have qualified for the PHSSL State Tournament at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove on March 28 and 29. Noah Martens, a junior and team president, won the first-place trophy in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Jake LaGrand, a senior, won a run-off debate to finish second in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, qualifying him to also represent the Academy and District 6 at the State Tournament. Simon Netznik, a junior, finished first out of four competitors in his category of Persuasive Speaking. Ryan Gleason, a freshman, qualified by finishing in second place in Extemporaneous Speaking. Aaron Lee and David Bouder participated in Informative Speaking and faced the toughest competition in the District with a total of seven in their category. Although they failed to qualify for States, they did well. The two Debate Teams who competed also finished with first-place trophies, which also qualified them for States. The Public Forum Debate team, comprised of freshmen Josh Lehigh and Morgan Morrison, won its category, and will be participating in its first State Tournament. The Parliamentary Team, comprised of seniors Brian Peters, Luke Leone and Avery Weigle, won its category and will be defending the State Championship won in 2012. Also going to the State competition will be Haven Leckey, a junior in her first year of Forensics, for Radio Announcing, and sophomore Andrew Jekel for Impromptu Speaking. They are automatic entries who did not need to qualify. A total of 11 students will be going to States.
The Academy will host an early childhood/kindergarten open house 9-11 a.m. March 20 at the lower school, on campus at 201 W. Main Street, Shiremanstown. RSVP to Molly Miner at 717-737-3550, ext. 144 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Twenty-two Academy students from grades 3-6 will participate in the Association of Christian Schools International's Math Olympics on March 27, at Calvary Church in Lancaster. Elementary and middle school students will participate in reasoning and comprehension events.


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MOORES HILL, Ind. — One of a farmer's biggest assets is
their crops or livestock, depending on what type of production agriculture
operation they have.
At a recent conservation tillage field day, agronomist Steve
Gauck talked about how it is important for farmers to keep things basic, so
producers can make money from farming, which is why it is essential that they do
a good job when scouting their fields.
Many farmers' definition of scouting, he noted, is either
done while sitting on the hood of a pickup truck or while up in the
He added that everything may look good from the road, but
that is not always the case, and if there is a problem, typically it is just
chalked up to being related to the seed, whether it really is or not.
That's why farmers need to use their farm scouting reports,
Gauck stressed, which is created by walking the fields several times throughout
the year, including in the fall.
A farmer needs to be scouting when cover crops come up, he
added, to see if the planter was set for the correct spacing, how emergence is
coming along, insect pressure and if the weeds in the field are under
"There would still be time to correct it and rescue the
yield," he said.
Another good time to scout fields is mid-year, when the corn
crop is about knee-high, because there still is time to attempt to fix any
problems that a producer may have, including nitrogen management issues, which
may occur if a farmer did not apply enough at the beginning of the season, Gauck
He added that if the crop can't be saved, while the producer
is scouting the field, they can try to pinpoint what went wrong, so they can
adjust their plans before planting next year.
Going out and scouting late in the season, the agronomist
mentioned, is the time period when individuals need to be on the lookout for
diseases in their crops and spray fungicides if necessary.
Overall, Gauck stressed, scouting will only be a valuable
tool to farmers if they use it to their advantage and adjust their fields and
planting plans, according to what they find when walking through their acreage.


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Don't stop reaping beauty from the garden just because summer's over. Autumn offers a bounty of berries, leaves and blooms for seasonal bouquets.
Early November:
• Plant garlic.
• Plant spring-blooming bulbs.
• Broadcast lime on lawns, fallow vegetable beds and other garden areas with low pH.
• Good time for planting or moving shrubs, trees, grasses and perennials.
• Discard diseased garden clippings rather than composting.
• Mulch bare garden areas to prevent erosion and soil compaction.
• Container plants still need a shot of water now and then.
• Done for the season? Clean, oil and store tools.
• Mow over leaves to chop them; then add to compost pile or use as mulch.
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Origami Fun
Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 2:00 PM
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For ages 11 - 17
Join origami expert Allison Campbell and get creative with this Japanese art form! With paper and imagination, learn to create intricate works of art. All materials will be provided.
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Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy, Inc.
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To improve the quality of life both physically and emotionally of adults and children with disabilities through equine assisted actvities
Hetra is recognized as a premier accredited center (pac) by the professional association of therapeutic horsemanship international (path, int'l). Pac status is granted to centers demonstrating excellence in providing quality equine-assisted activities and have met established industry standards in areas of safety, facility, programming, policies and procedures. Hetra's staff includes path int'l certified instructors, occupational, physical and mental health therapists. Program services include hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, carriage driving and a separate program for veterans. Students range in age from 2 to adult with various physical and developmental disabilties. During 2014, we served 192 students through 3,751 billed sessions with community support of more than 18,000 volunteer hours.
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GREENFIELD - A 29-year-old Worcester man is in police custody after he crashed a stolen car on Interstate 91 at about 5 p.m. while trying to outrun state police, police said.
Damion H. Hines of 64 Coolidge Road, Worcester, abandoned his car after the crash and ran off into the woods by the highway. He was later found near Arbor Drive after police set up a perimeter, said state police spokesman David Procopio.
Hines was taken by ambulance to Franklin Medical Center after he complained to police of being in pain.
Once he is discharged from the hospital, he will be taken to the Northampton state police barracks to be booked, Procopio said.
The charges will be larceny of a motor vehicle, subsequent offense, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, refusing to stop for a police officer, driving to endanger, speeding, marked lane violations, and driving in a breakdown lane.
He is due to be arraigned Monday in Greenfield District Court. Procopio said Hines was due to appear in Worcester District Court for a previous charge of larceny of a motor vehicle.
State trooper William Loiselle began chasing Hines in Whately at about 4:45 p.m. when he spotted his 2009 Hyundai Elantra car traveling north at 80 mph and using the breakdown lane to pass other cars.
He crashed near mile marker 44.8, which is about a mile south of Exit 27 in Greenfield.
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Cardiovascular Disease Foundation
Rating: 4.6 stars 10 10 reviews
1011 Camino Del Mar Ste. 234 Del Mar CA 92014 USA
About Us: The Cardiovascular Disease Foundation (CVDF) was established in 2002 by concerned members of the community in order to help people benefit from the great strides made in the treatment, detection and prevention of cardiac and vascular diseases. The Cardiovascular Disease Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization and our tax ID number is 05-0536041. We strive to enable the community to improve its cardiovascular health. Our mission is to improve the quality of life by promoting cardiovascular health through prevention, wellness and education. Our vision is to be a leading resource for education and information on the latest research and treatment of cardiovascular disease, stroke prevention and diagnosis. Our programs and services teach people of all ages, including children, adults and seniors, how to prevent and recognize cardiovascular disease and its many risk factors.
The Cardiovascular Disease Foundation has provided complimentary health screenings, Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids Programs, community health fairs, student internships, an Access to Care Program, physician panel lectures, fundraisers, galas, and 10K/5K Run/Walks that served 10,000 individuals annually and reached 100,000 people over ten years of service. Thank You! Thank You! We would not have had the opportunity to improve our community with so many wonderful cardiovascular health programs and services without all of your dedication and support. With great appreciation, The CVDF Team
Target demographics:
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Direct beneficiaries per year:
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Geographic areas served:
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Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids, Physician Speaker Panels, Complimentary Health Screenings and Community Health Fairs and Run/Walks
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Scholarships available for architecture, engineering students
Kiewit Building Group Inc., one of Hawaii's leading general contractors, is accepting applications for its 2014 scholarship awards. Scholarships of $2,500 each will be awarded to three Hawaii high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in architecture, construction management or engineering. Applications must be postmarked by March 31.
Kiewit Building Group initiated the scholarship program seven years ago to support students who will be the community's future leaders. To date, the scholarship program has awarded $45,000 in scholarships to 18 students. In addition, Kiewit Building Group has hired past scholarship recipients and brought on other recipients and applicants as interns.
"Our scholarship program is one of the most gratifying programs we have for community investment at Kiewit," said Sharon Ann Thom, senior vice president and Hawaii area manager of Kiewit Building Group. "The dividends are especially rewarding when we're able to hire these same people as summer interns, and ultimately, as full-time professionals."
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements: have a minimum high school GPA of 3.0; be accepted as a full-time undergraduate student by an accredited four-year university; intend to pursue a major in engineering, architecture or construction management; and submit two letters of recommendation. Students must complete an application and submit a 500-word essay on why they should be considered for the scholarship.
For more information or to receive an application, email email@example.com. Applications must be mailed to the Kiewit Scholarship Committee c/o Kiewit Building Group, 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 202, Honolulu, HI 96817.


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HTC's Facebook Claims HTC One Series Is Getting Sense 5
It seems like a faithful HTC fan has asked HTC if the HTC One X is getting the update to Sense 5 on their Facebook. And surprisingly, he got a response. HTC responded with this:
HTC will be offering upgrades to some of its existing devices in the next few months, including global variants of HTC One X, One X+, One S and the HTC Butterfly. Also, note that some features enabled by the new HTC One hardware will not be available in the software updates.
While there is room for interpretation, as HTC did not specifically state that they will update the devices they mentioned with Sense 5, it seems like there is a good chance they will. This will make a lot of people happy, considering how fast the One X was replaced and how the change isn't all that huge. And seeing how Samsung is updating all the older phones to the very different Nature UX from TouchWiz 4, HTC needs to step up their updating game.