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I don't do parenting advice because what the hell do I know about your kids? Every kid and every family is different and so for any given question there are millions of permutations of the right answer. All I can give you is my thoughts on my family and the assurance that they are arrived at with no judgment and much respect for differences of opinion.
With that disclaimer, Kindergarten – to repeat or not to repeat? That is the question I've been asked by many. If you have a kid born between about May and September, you will have at least thought about this issue. Do you start Kindergarten in the year he turns five, making him one of the youngest kids in his class, or do you start the next year, making him the oldest?
I think you all know that after much angst, we went with the latter choice. Saige & Garrett are in their second year of Kindergarten this year, their first in public school. They turned six last summer & fall respectively.
I will say this: I love this decision. It's probably the parenting decision I feel the most confident about in my six brief years of parenting. Last year, I watched them struggle a bit. Emotionally, they were too young. They were unsure. This year they are confident and certain. They have been labeled leaders and they receive a lot of praise.
Maybe that's not important, but we are committed to a public school education and public schools track kids. It might be wrong; it might be right; it's a fact. When I look at the pros and cons of free public education, I realized that mass anything is not a perfect fit on the individual level. Mass education – education aimed at trying to bring millions of school-aged children the knowledge categorized as necessary for an elementary education – has to aim for the middle. How else do you teach to such diversity? How else do you form a curriculum that can accommodate every possible level of learning?
When you take a curriculum aimed at the middle and apply it to a class of twenty-seven kids you get … tracking. The kids who have stretched beyond the given curriculum track high. The kids who are emotionally, socially, or physically not ready or who have less exposure track low.
So did that extra year of Kindergarten give my kids an advantage? Hell yes it did. They were emotionally, socially and physically more ready than 90% of the class this year. They had more exposure. They tracked high and I can see that it is going to follow them through their elementary years barring difficulty that we're not expecting. How can it not? They know that they're good at the required subject matter. They feel the confidence of picking up skills easily.
I don't by any stretch of the imagination think these are the only criteria for success or that this is the only way to look at this issue, but I am personally very, very glad my kids repeated Kindergarten and started public school in the year they turned six.
But what about boredom? What about challenge? What about Garrett telling that sub that he might die if they didn't move on to the next activity?
I don't care.
I'm gonna say it again: I don't care. I don't care if they're a little bored. I think both teachers have done an admirable job of meeting them where they are. I think the subject matter is new in enough areas that they are challenged at least some of the time and I think the social and emotional challenges of their first year in a class of 27 very diverse kids is challenging enough. And if they're a little bored sometimes? If they have to wait for a classmate to pick up on an idea? Good. That's life. We all get bored. We all have to suck it up and do things anyway. We all have to wait for people who are taking a little more time to pick something up. We might even have to help them. Twenty years from now, when my kids are in line behind the idiot that can't work the automatic teller machine, or the struggling mother of four at the check out, I hope they are the sweet, young adults that take a deep breath and offer to help, not the entitled assholes that honk or mutter under their breath.
I see public elementary school as more than just an education in reading and math. In fact, that's kind of on the bottom of my priorities for the next six years. We can teach them a love of reading right here, we've already brought them grades beyond what public Kindergarten teaches and that's no praise to us. That's by just living. We read. We converse with a fairly high vocabulary. We challenge them to understand math in day-to-day transactions. We can challenge them in these early years. I want elementary school to teach them other things. Community. Teamwork. Kindness. What it feels like to follow your peers and do the wrong thing. What it feels like to stand up to your peers and do the right thing. How teasing hurts. How to apologize. How to move on from embarrassment. How to talk about a problem. How to work with someone who doesn't agree with you. How to stand up for yourself. How to be a friend.
These lessons have such low stakes right now as compared to the situations where they might be critically needed in the future.
In conclusion, yes, I am thrilled with our decision to repeat Kindergarten. I don't think that there can be too much repetition of these early lessons. I don't think you can have too much practice at coping skills in such a relatively innocuous environment. I'm in no rush to propel my kids into junior high a year earlier because I wanted them challenged academically. I hope that these playground apologies and embarrassments and friendships will translate into big skills. So that when a teen is tortured by his peers in ten years, my kids will still be leaders and they'll have the balls to say "cut it out it's not funny." So that when faced with a crisis, a drunk peer at the wheel, pressure to have sex, a suicidal friend, drugs, they will have the self-confidence and the tools to make good decisions.
I could be totally and completely wrong and all my parenting shit could hit the proverbial fan spectacularly in a few years. I have no crystal ball. But I'll trade a little boredom for that chance.
To end this rational, carefully argued piece on an emotional mother-of-four note, I'll never forget this piece of wisdom that I received last summer: "Do you want them to graduate a year earlier or do you want them to be babies a year longer?"
Mercy, they aren't babies nearly long enough.


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Rising Appalachia is unique. They term their style "newgrass" and cite their influences as everything from urban jazz and hip hop, to roots music from around the world. Their banjo and fiddle tunes, vocal harmonies and unique drumming style overlay a driving and hypnotic groove.
You'll be able to see them in both Harrisburg and Bethlehem this week. Thursday night they play Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg and then they will head to the Wired Cafe in Bethlehem Friday night.
In this video they are playing "Old Fashioned Morphine" live. The image quality isn't great, but you'll get a better feel for their sounds. I must admit that the videos I found of this band were of pretty poor quality and I would highly recommend listening to the tracks on their Web site, which are, well, pretty amazing I think.
Get more information on this event in the PennLive event calendar entry.
Please let us know what you think of this unique band after the show.

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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Matthew 2:1–12
Dec 26, 2012 by Gracia M. Grindal
When I was growing up in a Lutheran parsonage on the prairies of North Dakota, our congregation hosted mission festivals during Epiphany. One week our family entertained two missionaries: a missionary to Japan who'd been born in China to Lutheran missionaries but then forced out by the communists, and a missionary who'd worked in Taiwan after the closing of the bamboo curtain. They filled my imagination with romantic dreams of a world far away.
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Digital Strategist
NOTE: This job listing has expired and may no longer be relevant!Job Description
Struck is…
A digital-forward creative agency. Its a place built on the philosophy of Greater Thana place where good isn't quite good enough and every client can expect results greater than they expected. So, what are we looking for? Creative pros who never stop looking for ways to up the ante. Writers, designers, developers, account execs, producers, art directors and rabble-rousers of every shape and size. Our clients range from Deer Valley Resort and TCBY to DreamWorks and Nike. And with offices in Salt Lake City, Portland, and Los Angeles, you'll probably find a location that matches your lifestyle.
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We currently have an opening for either our SLC or PDX office for a Digital Strategist. As a Digital Strategist, your primary responsibility will be delivering results-oriented digital and social media strategies and plans that are grounded in effective brand strategy. You will also be responsible for defining effective analytics plans and analyzing reports. You must have a good grasp of User Experience and the ability to provide strategic direction and oversight over our UX work. You should also be driven by measurements and have examples of proven successful digital strategy work. You will be well versed in using market research as well as key online analytics tools to create synthesized strategic recommendations across digital channels and effectively meet brand and business objectives.
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- Work with clients to uncover business needs, craft appropriate strategies, and implement the right digital approach to help achieve client goals.
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- Provide team leadership that rewards creativity and fosters teamwork.
- Develop POVs, both general and client-specific, on a wide range of topics related to digital, social, and mobile and be able to apply this thinking to existing and prospective client challenges.
- Generate comprehensive reports that visually represent KPIs, are supported by analytics, and inform the client about digital campaign progress.
- Develop an ecosystem of necessary partnerships with research and analytics vendors.
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- College degree required, MBA preferred.
- Approximately 8+ years strategy experience with specific emphasis on digital. Agency experience is an absolute advantage.
- Ability to work with clients and agency teams to develop a digital strategy that aligns with each client's overarching brand strategy.
- Proven track record of success in delivering actionable and measurable digital marketing strategies.
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- Ability to utilize data and analytics to derive actionable recommendations.
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Springtime in Japan: how blooming wonderful
Travelling to Japan? Try and time your visit with the cherry blossom season. Even if you're not big on nature, this is something you've got to see.
Be prepared to forget your camera is even in your hands as you stand entranced by the beauty of these blossoms. Watch cities disappear under canopies of colour and national parks transform into spaces so surreal, you'll think last night's sake got the better of you.


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BANGALORE : It has come to light of late that the Bangalore based Adarsh Developers had remitted a staggering Rs 3.5 crore to influential state minister Shobha Karandlaje.
Though it is being said that the amount was given as loan to the minister, there are strong doubts in this regard. According to media reports, the amount was transferred to Shobha for helping the company in some way at the government level.
Reports also suggest that Shobha making use of this ?loan? had purchased 166 acre land at Tannimaani near Madikeri and invested in Kapila Manjushree Apparels and Ellamma Minerals of which she is the MD.
Though there is a rule that a minister should not hold any other office of profit, Shobha while being minister had served as MD of her company for some time and in the meanwhile had even secured a pay of Rs 5 lakh from the government.
Though Shobha is residing in a rented house even after becoming a minister and is conveying the message that she was leading a simple life, media reports as of now suggest something contrary that she has amassed crores of rupees of wealth.
Owner of assets worth over Rs 100 cr?
When the BJP government in the state was facing crisis, there was heard an allegation that Shobha had lured Congress legislators of crores of rupees. However, then Shobha had said ?I have never seen crores of rupees. I am leading a life making use of my salary of Rs 15000 as a minister.? But though Shobha looks simple prima facie, she has amassed crores of rupees worth wealth. The land she purchased at Madikeri is learnt to be valued at nearly Rs 40 crores and reports also say she had amassed property at several places in Bangalore and also in the vicinity of Puttur. According to sources, her total property value may exceed Rs 100 crores.


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Leading jockey Kerrin McEvoy will be thrust straight back into the feature race spotlight when he resumes from suspension.
McEvoy's book for his return at Wyong on Thursday has been boosted by the pick-up ride on Here Comes The Sun in the $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic (1100m).
Suspended for his role in the controversial finish to last month's Railway Stakes in Perth, McEvoy has six rides on Thursday.
Here Comes The Sun will be one of two runners Rosehill trainer Greg McFarlane will saddle up in the day's feature.
His other starter is Hoffenhorry, a brilliant Rosehill trial winner who is pressing for favouritism in first markets.
"Hoffenhorry has always been an early runner whereas Here Comes The Sun is more of a late two-year-old but he is doing enough to go around," McFarlane said.
Both youngsters are by Haradasun and represent McFarlane's first serious foray into the yearling sale market.
"On what he did in his trial I'm hoping Hoffenhorry is above average," McFarlane said.
"But there have been plenty of two-year-olds who win their trials by 10 (lengths) and not put out on race day."
Breeders' Plate runner-up Hidden Warrior and the Adelaide-trained Little Critter opened favourite at $4 with Hoffenhorry on the next line at $5.
Hidden Warrior hasn't raced since he was beaten a head by Pierro in the Breeders' Plate at Randwick on October 1 but confirmed his fitness with a Newcastle barrier trial win three weeks ago.
Glyn Schofield takes the mount on Little Critter after riding the Tony McEvoy-trained youngster to a Warwick Farm barrier trial win in fast time last week.
Pre-post betting on next month's Magic Million 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast has Hidden Warrior at $17, Little Critter at $18 and Hoffenhorry a $23 chance.
In a major reshuffle to betting on the $2 million race after last weekend's results, Queensland youngsters Sizzling and Discreet are vying for favouritism.


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UPPER DEERFIELD TWP. — Installation of a new roof for Cumberland Regional High School (CRHS) should begin in early October, school district business administrator Andrew McIlvaine said on Friday.
McIlvaine signed contracts for the project with Florence, NJ-based Jottan Inc. on Friday morning.
"They anticipate starting work sometime in the first or second week of October," McIlvaine said.
"How far they get depends on what the weather is like," he added, noting that workers will have to delay finishing the roof when autumn turns nasty.
Officials had hoped to go out to bid for that and installation of solar panels by May at the latest, school board vice president Thomas Davis said previously. But state authorization for the New Jersey Department of Education's share of the total cost for the project didn't come until about July, he explained.
The total cost for the roof and solar panel installation comes to roughly $10 million.
Voters here approved a referendum to go to bond for the project.
The district sold bonds amounting to about $6.447 million recently, at an aggregate interest of 2.961 percent. The state would pick up the remainder of the project's cost.
McIlvaine said workers will first focus on replacing the areas of the roof with the most leaks - the cafeterias, the media center, the center of the building and the auxiliary gymnasium.
"Then they'll work their way forward to the classroom wing," he said.
Leaking in the roof has been troublesome and tough to pinpoint. There are two roof surfaces, so "water can come in one place, and the leak will come in another place," McIlvaine said.
A recent straight-line wind storm helped highlight the need for a new roof, he added.
Winds lifted part of the roof surface, and the auxiliary gym floor was flooded.
The damage was covered by insurance, McIlvaine said, and part of the gym floor must be replaced.
As for the solar panels, officials hope to go out to bid "later in the year," he said, adding that they want work to start in the spring and continue into the summer.
"We hope to complete it by the end of next summer," McIlvaine said.
The district originally planned to try to hire a single company for both the roof replacement and the solar panel installation. But "most of the roof contractors weren't interested in doing solar panels," McIlvaine said.
"We're in the final stages of putting together a bid package for the solar project," he said.


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Return (home) of the graduate
Lauren Davidson navigates the highs and lows of life after university
A thud resounds as a box of books lands on the hallway floor. The front door shuts with a bang behind me and the keys jingle as they are thrown into the drawer. Three noises, one sentiment: despair. The dreaded has become reality. I have moved back home.
As I take regressive, shuffling steps down the hallway, resurrecting my long-lost life of living under my parents' roof, other once-familiar sounds crawl tepidly into my ear canals. I hear the operatic sounds of my sister singing the Harry Potter theme tune in the shower. I hear the cheer and chatter of the virtual crowd on the football game to which my brother's eyes are glued. I wonder if he's been sitting there since I left in 2007. Probably.
I don't, however, hear the sound of a sibling's batted eyelid at my return home after four years away. For them, it's not such a momentous occasion. They're still in the innocent bliss of a life that hasn't been subjected to student debt, job rejections and the family's insatiable need to marry them off.
I thought about moving out, but some complications arose. For one, I can't afford rent. Additionally, most of my university friends have moved to South London, but I like to be within a mile of kosher meat – and just think of the walk to shul each week.
So I'm in this post-university limbo. In my mind's eye I am once again in the land of childhood, where I get my meals cooked and my bed made. In my parents' eyes, I am a university graduate and therefore an adult, so I should really be able to afford my own petrol by now. But I still have to tell them where I'm going, with whom and when I'll be back.
I've also noticed that, now I'm supposed to be grown up, my parents seem less impressed by my achievements. Yes, they framed my maths challenge gold certificate from year nine, they put my degree class in the synagogue newsletter and they famously rang the JC when I was elected president of a student society. That was the old days.
Only last week, after an extensive but by no means unsuccessful struggle with the fabric conditioner, I twisted the dial and stood up proudly, surveying the results of my washing machine prowess with a satisfied grin. Turning to leave, I noticed my dad watching me curiously, one-eye raised, sporting a despairing look. At university I would have been met with a fellow student's impressed nod of laundry warfare camaraderie, but back at home – in my supposedly cushier lifestyle – I am an object of ridicule.
That's not where the difficulties end. When I ran out of clean underwear at university, the nearest Marks & Spencer was a two minute walk away. Back at home, it's at least a fifteen minute drive. That's not a journey that can be done in dirty socks.
The worst thing about moving back home is the pity I invoke. When asked where I'm living now, I (usually) respond with the truth. In return I get a sympathetic face, tight-lipped and tilted ever so slightly to the left: "Oh, your poor thing. We must have you over for a meal." It confuses me a bit; one perk I do have when living at home is a fully-stocked fridge.
But there's another perk which redeems the situation slightly: the knowledge that it's probably worse for my parents.
Lauren Davidson has recently emerged from three years at Cambridge University and is now one of London's young professionals - or trying to be. Follow her on Twitter here.
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TracyR.Apr 15, 2006A minor masterpiece of tone.
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This deconstructive, minimalist comedy, like his 1990 "A Little Stiff" and 1994 "I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore," re-creates events with the vain self-deprecation of one of his role models, Woody Allen.
Hits its stride from the opening scenes and continues hilariously for a while, before declining into more of same. Its undeniable appeal lies in shocking frankness shackled to irony, a combo that should attract indie lovers with psychoanalytic leanings and droll senses of humor.
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Jodi Arias trial: Arias returns to stand in Arizona boyfriend slaying
PHOENIX - Jodi Arias, who is charged in the 2008 stabbing and shooting death of her lover in Mesa, Ariz., returned to the witness stand Wednesday for her sixth day of testimony.
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Arias, 32, faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of Travis Alexander.
Jurors on Tuesday were played sexually explicit phone conversations between Arias and Alexander.
The recordings ranged from raunchy talk to discussions about "Batman" and "Spider-Man" movies and Alanis Morissette songs.
Arias claims she killed the 30-year-old Alexander in self-defense. Prosecutors say Arias killed him in a jealous rage, stabbing and slashing him 27 times, slitting his throat and shooting him in the head.
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day 2012
Posted by Joey Dellino at 8:40 AM
Labels: Holiday, Memorial Day
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So cute! Love the colors!ReplyDelete
So cute Joey! Love the little guys :)ReplyDelete
These are really cute and festive! Great job!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 2:34 PM
You make so many cute pops. Whats planned for 4th of July and hey missed first day of summer.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Angela! I've been slacking on the days lately, but I'm still working on ideas for the 4th!Delete
I've been thinking if I can make cake pops for the graduation day of my son since it is mostly prepared during birthdays. But when I see your post, I got an idea that cake pops can be made any day of our 365 days. Thanks for sharing your fun experience.ReplyDelete
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Plusquam Deluxe Vol. 6 Compiled By Don Vitalo
- Artists Sebastien Leger, Riktam & Bansi, Lutzenkirchen, Spektre, UMEK, Da Fresh, Roy Rosenfeld, Bass Kleph, Andrea Bertolini, Christian Cambas, Pierre Deutschmann, Robin Hirte, Worakls, Aerofeel5
- Release Date 2012-08-31
- Labels Plusquam Records
- Catalog PQ302
Plusquam Records is back with another high-quality non-trance compilation featuring massive artist ssuch as UMEK, DA FRESH, PIERRE DEUTSCHMANN, SEBASTIEN LEGER, LÜTZENKIRCHEN, BASS KLEPH, RIKTAM & BANSI, WORAKLS, ROBIN HIRTE and ROY ROSENFELD.
A techno and progressive compilation of its best. Dont miss that one.


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Super. But I can't flattr this one either…
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And for some gawdaweful reason I just thought of a Nerd in a Guilted Rage.
The Flattr button doesn't seem to work.
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text: It's not your typical opening for a Webster City Community Theatre production. Patrons are accustomed to attending opening night performances of comedies, musicals, dramas, and children's shows at the local theatre. However, the troupe's next opening will be in the form of a large hole in the empty lot behind the Performing Arts Center.


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Islington Green
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Islington Green
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Upper St and Essex Rd,Islington,London N1 8DU,UKN1 8DU
It might be a tiny park but there's still enough room for a game of ball or frisbee with friends. The coffee stand makes it an ever nicer space.more
Islington green is exactly that, a green.
It is not:
-somewhere to play football or any kind of sport
-have a BBQ
-spend the day sitting on blankets drinking beer
It is:
- a perfect spot to enjoy a take away lunch from one of the surrounding take away sandwich/burrito/froyo/cake/coffee shops
-lovely to read a book during your lunch hour
-a great place to natter with friends
In an area...more
My local green is so cute I want to squeeze its little cheeks in my fingers, scrunch up my nose and eyebrows, and say things like: "boosshhie boooshie boooo!" ... But it's definitely a "tween," so I'd certainly be regarded as the weird lost auntie with too much perfume and lipstick on my teeth.
I know Islington Green is a "tween" because it's kind of in that awkward development stage -- a...more
Islington Green is a small but perfectly formed little park smack bang in the middle of Islington at the meeting point between Essex Road and Upper Street.
The perfect place to sit and read or picnic with friends during the summer, Islington Green regularly hosts various food festivals in the warmer months and is conveniently located should you want to take food or coffee away from any number...more
I love Islington Green! It's not a big space but is an almost perfect one. If it was a wee bit larger it would be perfect. What I love about the space is that it has art work in the middle and is surrounded by the hustle and bustle of Upper Street. So you are part of the city but not of the city as you take a few moments to rest and find solace in this green space, lying under the trees....more


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Marti Paradisis and crew had waited all day 30 kilometres south of Tasmania in the Southern Ocean for a giant swell to get "rider-friendly".
About 4.30pm last October 10, the wind backed off near Pedra Branca rock, and the Tasmanian surfer known as Moose set out for a momentous feat.
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Riding the biggest wave
Marti Paradisis wins the Biggest Wave at Surfing Life's Oakley Big Wave Awards when the colossal wall of water ridden by him off Pedra Branca Rock was deemed the largest wave ridden in Australasian waters in the past year.
As the crew howled support from their boat, Paradisis was towed in by jet-ski, dropped the rope, and began charging down the face of a water mountain that kept on rising until it towered 12 metres high.
Paradisis, 29, said later he was concentrating so hard on keeping his board's nose out of the water, he wasn't aware of what was behind him.
"But when I got to the bottom and looked up I knew I was going to get a flogging," he said, according to the Coastalwatch website.
Buried in tonnes of white water, Paradisis eventually surfaced as the rider of the biggest wave in Australia in the past year.
His ride tied with that of a mate, Danny Griffith, who also rode the same break that day, in the first round of judging by surfers registered for the Surfing Life-Oakley Big Wave Award.
But an expert panel of US big wave surfers gave the $20,000 main prize comfortably to Paradisis.
"I'm so stoked to be able to represent the crew," he said. "I wouldn't get to ride waves like this without a lot of help so this isn't just for me."
Photographer Andrew Chisholm and video cameraman Mikey Brennan also won awards for the same day's work.
Chisholm said that for the friends it was the culmination of 10 years' effort.


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About the Celebrity Bracketology Challenge
Some of the area's biggest sports stars are competing in The Plain Dealer's sixth annual Celebrity Bracketology Challenge. Meet the remaining two celebrity contestants Thursday. New this year is one "Average Joe" contestant selected to represent all Cleveland sports fans against the pros. That spot goes to Euclid resident Jeff Verdone, who was selected randomly from an online contest of 98 entries. Standings will be updated weekly, and the winner will be unveiled April 4.
Round 1: 5 points for each correct pick. Round 2: 10 points. Round 3: 20 points. Round 4: 30 points. Round 5: 50 points. Round 6: 100 points. Tiebreaker: Most correct picks.
Prize: Winner will be invited back to defend his Celebrity Bracketology Challenge title next year.
Past winners
- 2011: Former Cavaliers forward/center J.J. Hickson, 315 points.
- 2010: Cleveland Browns special teams ace/receiver Josh Cribbs, 290 points.
- 2009: Former Cavaliers guard Mo Williams, 470 points.
- 2008: Former Ohio State men's basketball guard Mike Conley Jr., 410 points.
- 2007: Former Browns quarterback Charlie Frye, 585 points.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Big surprise, former Ohio State basketball standout David Lighty is calling for the Buckeyes to win the national title.
He has no shame picking his Buckeyes to cut down the nets in New Orleans in his bracket for The Plain Dealer's sixth annual Celebrity Bracketology Challenge.
"I will start with saying yes I am being biased because I went to OSU. How can I go against them lol," Lighty wrote in an email from Italy.
Lighty's handwritten and signed bracket is here.
Brackets for the final two sports celebrities will be published Thursday.
After going undrafted last spring, Lighty signed with Bennet Cantu in the Italian League. He left the team in December and signed with Vanoli-Braga Cremona in the same league.
Lighty's other Final Four predictions are Nos. 1 Kentucky and North Carolina and No. 2 Missouri. He says the second-seeded Buckeyes will upset Kentucky in the championship game.
"The West Region will be a toss up between Missouri, Michigan State and Marquette," said Lighty, The Plain Dealer's high school player of the year in 2005 when he starred at Villa Angela-St. Joseph. "Kentucky has too much firepower for everyone in the South Region. OSU won't have an easy task with Florida State, who has been playing very well lately, and Syracuse, but they will find a way.
"UNC and Kansas will be another great game, but Harrison Barnes will be the X-factor."
Lighty, who is averaging 10.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 14 games, said he will be able to watch lots of games, especially with the six-hour time difference.
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Do You Know The Bible Story About How Noah Brought Queer Animals To The New World?
The city of Williamstown, Kentucky has just given a huge tax break to the Ark Encounter theme park, a religious-themed amusement park that will include an "actual size" replica of Noah's Ark (300 by 50 cubits). And while we kinda don't give a crap, we thought it'd be a good time to tell you the queer Bible story about the gay animals on Noah's Ark and how God made the rainbow the ultimate queer symbol. Oh, and it's 100% true. So grab some cookies and punch—Sunday school's in session, suckas.
So, the second after God creates the world, Eve eats the apple, Cain kills Abel, and then their offspring begins murdering, fornicating, worshipping golden calves, and doing all sorts of stuff that really ties God's tits into a knot. So She decides to drown everyone except for Noah, y'know because She and Noah are like this [fingers crossed].
Anyway, Noah's building this insane ark and it starts raining hardcore. So now he's gotta finish the ark and wrangle all the animals in the world AND figure out which ones are male and female AND set sail all before the wave pool starts. So you gotta figure the guy's in a rush and it's hard to tell the sexes of some animals when you're under the gun (kittens for instance). So he accidentally pairs up some same-sex animal couples on the boat: a pair of lesbian seagulls, some gay flamingos… the camels were definitely humping. Some gay Zebra Finches. Oooh, and a honey badger.
Plus, there's a bunch of other gay animals that survived the flood.
Now you might be thinking, "No, all the other animals drowned." Umm… you can't drown fish, genius. So along with all the fabulous animals on the ark, a bunch of gay dolphins, bisexual bivalves, and lesbian crabs survived—all sorts of queer crustaceans made it through OK.
So 40 days later when Noah finally finds dry land, he lets all of the LGB animals off the boat and God sends a rainbow through the sky as a sign of peace and welcome to all the gay, lesbian, and bisexual animals in the new, more perfect world. That's why the rainbow is our symbol; well, one of the reasons anyway.
As for how the gay animals reproduced, go ask Adam and Eve's children. Those kids were into some freaky, incest, flipper-baby shit.
Dallas David
Hmmm . . .
They're saying that when people get inside the ark, they'll realize how much room there is, and understand how it was possibe to get enough food and water to last 14 months to feed 7 of each type of animal on the planet, including dinosaurs.
Sure, 2 acres of floor space is a lot, but how many zoos are only 2 acres? And how many animals can you fit in 2 acres, along with food and water for over a full year?
Of course, this is just a fable, like "Mother Goose." It never happened. But Christian Fundamentalists need to believe that it did, or else that means nothing in the Bible is true, lol.
So sad to see so many people waste their lives on fundamentalism.Aug 17, 2011 at 10:33 am · @Reply ·
I kinda like the Ancient Aliens theory that the ark actually holds DNA samples of every living creature, so the alien overlords can repopulate planets or mix and match for genetic fun or something. Not saying I believe it, but the DNA concept does fit with the amount of space available onboard. I can't really think of another way all those creatures could fit and not start a natural order food chain that turned half the animals into lunch for the others. I'm more of the opinion that biblical stories are fables, or at least subjective interpretations that skew facts towards the writer's bias.
So does that mean there is really no such thing as gay animals? Or do Gay Fundamentalists need to believe that there are or else that means nothing on this website is true, lol. It's a fantasy article…. get a grip.
I have to admit the Creation Museum is my favorite bit of Christian Right dipshittery. Adam and Eve rode dinosaurs? Fabulous! They really back themselves into a corner with this BS because the more you turn it into dioramas and scientific-sounding mumbo-jumbo the LESS sense it makes! I mean, it's not like Noah could have just put 2 (or however many) salamanders on the ark because there are THOUSANDS of species of salamanders. The same thing goes for nearly every other type of animal. The only way to get out of that little bit of dead-end reasoning is to say these animals didn't differentiate into species until AFTER they got off the ark, but OOPS!, they can't say that because it would require EVOLUTION! This is a lovely example of "give them enough rope." I look at the Creation Museum and see a noose.
And don't kid yourself, gays are a MAJOR factor in their insistence on Biblical Literalism. Once you admit that *maybe* Noah and the Ark or Jonah and the Whale aren't literally true, that they're just stories or parables, the "divine truth" of the whole thing is up for grabs. After that you can't point to ANY of it, the proscription against homosexuality in Leviticus for example, and say "but THIS part here is absolutely true! God said so!" And it's not like they're really concerned about divorce, shellfish consumption, or mixed cloth; the only battle they're really still fighting is over gays. We're a big part of what drove them to this foolishness.
Biblical Literalism is a defensive position and a rather poor one at that. Rather than have to deal with uncertainty in the world, having to think for themselves, they instead insist that ALL of it is 100% factual despite its absolute impossibility. And what do you end up with? Lot's Wife Salt-Water Taffy and the Sodom Slip-And-Slide. What I really want to know is if they'll have a David and Jonathon Tunnel Of Love. Hey, like they always say, IT'S IN THE BIBLE!!!!
@phallus: No shit. It's a fantasy article just like your Bronze Age goat herder book is a fantasy.
Lies and slander. Adam and Eve's kids were never into flipper or any other animal. That's bestiality!
There's no geological evidence that there was any global flood, but since the lovely story is in the bible the xtianists are obliged to believe that the world was underwater and Noah built his boat.
Even many OT scholars consider it an allegory. Except for those literalists, of course!
If the flood story is true, that proves the Bible is false, as the "god tells a guy to build a huge boat to save his family and animals from a deluge brought on by the rest of humanity acting badly" story was originally Sumerian.
If the flood story is true, Christians should be worshipping humanity's savior Ea, not the false god Yahweh.
Epic of Gilgamesh anyone??
One of the funniest things I noticed in an extensive display of Noah's Ark children's play sets I saw once in Tyler, Texas, was that in nearly every set both the lions had manes, both the buffaloes had horns, both the deer had antlers — on and it went, one gay animal couple after the others. Rather hysterical.
And of the fish which change sex? What of those marvels? Lots of sex-changing species floating around.
Meanwhile, OK, Adam & Eve had two kids, Cain & Abel. Cain slays Abel. Um, where did everyone else come from prior to the flood? Did Cain and mom do the incest thing? It might appear likely, for Eve had Seth decades later, when Adam was very old and Viagra be not invented. Weirdly, Seth seems to have never gotten married, and was quite the momma's boy, not leaving her side. Meanwhile, Cain went out and found a wife in a city called Enoch … hey, wait a minute! — if there were the four, then the three, then back up to four — who was in Enoch? Where did they come from?
I asked a priest once of these things, he told me "Have faith my son." I told him, "Yes, I do, I'm pretty sure there was a gay bar just inside the city gates of Enoch." He did not like that bit of young theology, I assure you.
Darwin had two objectives in the origin of species. The first was that he wanted to show that all life descended from earlier life via heritable modification (that is, evolution–descent with modification). The second is that this process occurred through natural selection. He accumulated mountains of data to support the first thesis, but without the second, none of it would have mattered (it would have been a lot of data with no unifying coherence). The how was quite inconceivable. How are these organic machines so attuned to their environments, outstripping (to this day) the most ingenius human devices in their complexity and useful function? How minds, for example, could emerge through mindless algorithmic processes over the course of millions of years was as foreign to Darwin's intellectual forefathers (and many of his contemporaries, and apparently, many ignorant grifting people today) as the innovation that will supplant the internet is to us. Moreso, as inconceivable as mass without motion (Locke's famous argument for the primacy of mind before matter). So for those unburdened by an understanding of the mechanism by which all life came to be as it is, they may have had the desire to envision the universe without design, but no serious means of explaining how it could be that way. Natural selection satisfied that desire, and answers the last question that could seriously ground an intelligent creator. Creationism is dead. God is dead. Darwin eliminated god. Challenge after challenge, and biological evolution survives intact stronger than it's ever been as our BEST understanding of reality. No intelligent and educated person can disagree legitimately with recourse to existence.
The circumstance of the government subsidizing religious gibberish whose sole purpose for being is to circumvent and deny the truth is anathema to and in contradiction of the primary principles and impulses upon which our country was founded. The penalty for treason is still death, innit.
@slanty: They sure as hell were into incest though. So deformity must have formed, and they were all stuuuupid.
Actually, you can "drown" fish and such :P If all the world flooded, salt and fresh water would mix, and salt in general would flood the planet along with the water.
Almost all marine life would die, not to mention all the planets, and the proverbial "salting of the earth"….
Yet another reason why the story is preposterous.


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Release Date: May 30th, 2008
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Fred Simmons (Danny R. McBride), a bombastic but hopelessly inept master of a strip-mall dojo, falls to pieces upon discovering his wife's (Mary Jane Bostic) infidelity. Hoping to rebuild his shattered self-respect, he sets out on a quest to meet his longtime movie idol, Chuck "The Truck" Wallace (Ben Best), star of the "Seven Rings of Pain" trilogy.
Cast: Danny R. McBride, Mary Jane Bostic, Ben Best, Spencer Moreno, Carlos Lopez IV, Jody Hill, Collette Wolfe, Randy Gambill
Director: Jody Hill
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Rick Springfield began playing music at an early age in his native Australia, but it wasn't until his 1981 hit "Jesse's Girl" when he became well-known in the United States. Later Springfield hits would include "Don't Talk to Strangers," "An Affair of the Heart," "I've Done Everything for You," "Love Somebody" and "Human Touch."
The singer and guitar player will perform on March 25 at the Pullo Center as part of the Rick Springfield Stripped Down Tour: An Intimate Solo Performance of Music & Storytelling.
The concert will include songs from his most recent album, the 2012 release "Songs for the End of the World."
7:30 p.m. March 25 at Pullo Center, 1031 Edgecomb Ave., York. Cost: $55. pullocenter.yk.psu.edu, 717-505-8900.


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Bama can't afford
flawed tax system
THERE'S NO greater public service Alabama lawmakers can perform next year than fixing the state's wretched tax system.
We know that tax reform isn't on the Legislature's agenda for 2010. Lawmakers fear that anyone who even mentions the topic will be marked for political death as a tax-and-spender.
Gov. Bob Riley took a brave run at tax reform in 2003, and all this conservative Republican got for his trouble was a hail of abuse and a public rebuke in a statewide referendum.
But the need for reform is more urgent now than it was in 2003. In the past two years, the education and General Fund budgets have been decimated by cuts, and the next fiscal year is expected to be worse than the previous two.
As a relatively poor state, Alabama simply can't afford to have one of the nation's worst tax systems.
A recent report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama drives home the conclusions of previous studies: The state's tax system is unreliable, unfair, unbalanced and unproductive.
Here is PARCA's outline of the tax structure's weaknesses:
* Alabama's per-capita tax revenues are the lowest in the country.
Even in conservative states like South Carolina and Mississippi, where suspicion of government runs high, per-capita tax revenues are much higher than Alabama's.
Mississippi has the second-lowest per-capita tax revenues. But in 2007, Mississippi would have collected almost $400 million more in taxes than Alabama if the Magnolia State had the same population as Alabama. That's a pretty clear sign Alabama's tax effort is weak.
* Alabama relies heavily on the most volatile revenue sources: the sales tax and the income tax.
This creates a whiplash effect: When the economy is good, the schools receive a tax windfall; but when the economy slows, tax receipts fall sharply, forcing cuts in education.
* Alabama puts a disproportionate tax burden on the poor.
The poor are punished by a low income tax threshold — families with incomes well below the poverty level are taxed — and a sales tax that is applied even on food. This is not a formula for helping families escape poverty.
* Alabama gets very little out of the property tax, the most stable source of revenue. The state's extremely low residential property tax rates create inequities in school funding and contribute to "whiplash" budgeting.
Legislators surely understand that the tax system is flawed and that its inadequacies hinder the state's efforts to escape the basement of so many surveys of socio-economic health.
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Are visions of sugar-plums dancing through your head? I have to admit, I've seen a few lately, and they have begged me to share this amazingly easy, smooth as silk, Creamy Fudge with you!
I know, fudge can be a little bit intimidating. Maybe you've even scorched a batch, yelled, "Oh, Fudge," and vowed you'd never try making it again. Well, here's a step-by-step that I hope you will try. I can almost guarantee you are going to love it and find it very easy to make, a new holiday tradition.
Growing up, my Aunt Margaret made our family a 5 pound box of fudge for Christmas every year. It was a gift we all looked forward to and enjoyed through out the holidays.
What I really like about this recipe is that you can vary it according to your taste. When it comes to candy making however, it's essential to use real ingredients. Only real butter, vanilla, cream, and chocolate will do. That said, use milk chocolate, white or dark chocolate, whatever you like best. Just total up the ounces and make sure you use the right amount. Before you know it, you'll be cutting and sampling a batch of fudge. It will be so yummy, you will start making a list and checking it twice of nice folks you're going to share it with!
It helps if you prepare before you ever turn on the stove. First, if you are adding nuts, chop then toast them according to package directions and let them cool. Second, in a large heat-proof bowl, break up your chocolate bars. Third, cut your sticks of butter up and set out the vanilla with a measuring spoon beside it. When making candy, it's good to work quickly.
Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper. Butter a heavy, lidded, pot. My cast-iron enameled pan is absolutely idea for this task. Add cream and sugar to the pot and stir together. Over medium heat, stirring constantly, bring mixture to a rolling boil. Once it starts to boil, cover the pot with the lid for 1 minute. This creates steam that will remove any sugar on the sides of the pan. Remove the lid and place a candy thermometer in or on the side of your pot. DO NOT STIR. Just let it boil away. When it reaches 230˚degrees remove your pot from the heat.
Add the butter and vanilla and let it sit for 1 minute, don't stir it together. Now this is really important, WITHOUT SCRAPING THE POT, pour the hot candy mixture over your broken-up chocolate.
Using a mixer, beat your candy mixture until very smooth and no longer glossy. It will look a bit dull and this is a good thing.
Now add nuts, candies, or peanut butter…stir-in whatever your heart desires!
Pour into your parchment paper lined pan and cover. Refrigerate till well set, preferably overnight.
To cut the fudge, using the parchment paper, lift the slab of fudge onto a cutting board. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut into even squares.
Once cut, put Creamy Fudge squares into a container with a sealed lid and keep refrigerated.
Here's hoping you enjoy Creamy Fudge friends. I'd love to hear what you stir-in to your masterpiece and how you make it your own. Thanks for stopping by and may the coming days be your merriest of all!
Smooth as silk, this creamy candy bar fudge makes a large batch and never turns to sugar. Be creative adding nuts, peanut butter, or candies to make your favorite flavor come to life!
- 3-(6.8-ounce) Symphony Bars or 20.8-ounces of milk chocolate candy bars, (I like Dove, Symphony or Toblerone Bars)
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup nuts, chopped and toasted, if desired
- Begin by lining a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper. Next break up chocolate bars into a large heat-proof mixing bowl. Set up electric mixer.
- Butter the sides of a large, lidded, heavy, pot. Pour cream and sugar into pot and stir together. Place over medium heat and stir constantly, just until it comes to a rolling boil. When it reaches this point, cover pot with lid for 1 minute and then remove the lid. Continue cooking to a soft ball stage, 230˚degrees on a candy thermometer.
- Remove pot from heat, add butter and vanilla. Let it sit in the hot candy mixture for 1 minute without stirring. Pour candy over broken chocolate bars in mixing bowl. Do not scrape the pan. Beat fudge until very smooth with beaters. Add stir-ins, nuts, peanut butter, or candies at this point. Pour into prepared pan, cover and refrigerate till set, preferably overnight.
- To cut, using the parchment paper, lift the slab of fudge to a cutting board. Cut with a sharp knife or pizza cutter into even squares. Keep refrigerated in a sealed container.
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ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew has developed a reputation over his career for dropping passes, and didn't help himself early this season with some uneven performances.
He even drew boos from the Ford Field crowd.
But Pettigrew has now strung together six consecutive solid games, punctuated Sunday with five more catches for a season-high 70 yards in a 21-19 win against the Chicago Bears.
He has 31 catches for 295 yards this season, and has caught 26 of the past 33 balls thrown his way. He has only three drops, after racking up seven by this time last year.
"He's played very consistent for us," coach Jim Schwartz said Monday. "I think that's really a testament to him. He kept his head down, kept on working, kept his confidence and I think we're seeing the results of that, both in the pass game but also in the run game too."
While the offensive line has been heaped with praise for keeping quarterback Matthew Stafford upright, as well as springing tailback Reggie Bush for another 100-yard game, Pettigrew was a significant component to that blocking scheme as well.Schwartz was particularly pleased with a fourth-quarter block to Chicago defensive end David Bass. The maneuver wasn't easy, but expertly delivered, and allowed Bush to pick up 11 yards and a first down in the red zone.
Calvin Johnson hauled in the game-winning touchdown pass three plays later.
"I think anybody that watches our run game sees a lot of things we do with him off the line of scrimmage -- just doing some dirty work when it comes to blocking," Schwartz said. "Reggie had a big run late in the game. It was just a real simple play right up the middle and it was over our right side, which is (Larry) Warford and LaAdrian (Waddle) and I think a lot of people look at that as saying, 'Oh, the two rookies made the play.'
"They executed their blocks, but the key block on that play was Pettigrew. Pettigrew's the guy that has the hardest angle, and got his guy blocked, and Reggie's able to squirt through there and pick up a first down late in that game and set up that game-winning touchdown."


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Tip: 7:00pm Court: Conseco Fieldhouse Watch it: CSN Hear it: WEEI
Referees: Ed Malloy, Rodney Mott, Haywoode Workman
The Matchup
Last time
The C's bench sparked the C's out of an early malaise, and then the starters dominated the 3rd quarter and cruised to a 92-80 win at home. Paul Pierce had 20 and Jeff Green had 19 off the bench.
This time
Get it to: Ray Allen
Ray is due for a big game and he historically shoots well when he's in Indy. Get Ray some good mid-range shots early and then let him heat up from three. Nothing helps the C's build up a big lead quickly like a hot Ray Allen.
Gotta stop: Tyler Hansbrough
I'll use the same reasoning I used the last time I previewed a game between these teams: Hansbrough is having a great month, and Danny Granger is probably going to get his. So don't let Tyler torch you to put the nail in the coffin. He's averaging 18.2 ppg in March and 18.7 over his last 10. The C's can survive Granger being Granger… but they won't if Tyler's going off.
The Wild Card: Jeff Green
A repeat of his 19 point outing against the Pacers would really be a huge help. If he and Baby can lead the charge off the bench, then we're looking at a much more comfortable night.
How we see it goin' down
Let's see what we've got here:
- listless C's just begging for the regular season to end
- second night of a back-to-back on the road
- big matchup against the Spurs on Thursday
- desperate Pacers team trying to fend off the Bobcats for a playoff spot
Everything points to the C's losing this game. They're terrible in back-to-backs… they'll certainly be looking ahead to a game they'll be interested in playing… and the Pacers are a far better team at home than they are on the road. We're looking at a 96-89 loss.


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It's almost time... The 65th Annual Tony Awards are upon us. Pretty soon we'll see who was tops on the Great White Way during the 2010–2011 season.
Ending a fourteen-year tradition of holding the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, this year's production will be held at the Beacon Theater. It will not, however, be the site of a protest by union stage hands, as was a possibility until just a few days ago. This is Broadway, folks -- the show must go on.
If you want to follow all the fun, the Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS starting at at 8 p.m. (Eastern time) There's also an online-only red-carpet broadcast at TonyAwards.com.
7:27 p.m. Welcome to the NJ.com Tony Awards live blog! We're off to an inauspicious start. World's worst red carpet coverage ever at TonyAwards.com -- almost no recognizable stars (this year's Tony Awards are notable for all the Hollywood stars who came to Broadway and were NOT nominated for a Tony) and we don't get to see anyone's clothes. What is the point?
7:29 Still, "Tony watching party" in Times Square is a cute idea....
7:40 And worse than the coverage itself...now we have a half-hour pause between the red carpet coverage and the actual show. One consolation: Colin Firth on "60 Minutes."
7:55 Okay, wires services are moving some Tony red carpet shots now...and Christie Brinkley actually looks younger than her own daughter. If I were Alexa Ray Joel I think I would let Mom go stag.
7:59 OMG! Whoopi Goldberg! Eaten by the Hindenberg! Photo in a sec...
8:00 Neil Patrick Harris! Opens with a big show stopper: "Broadway....it's not just for gays anymore!"
8:02 NPH: "Stephen Colbert...you're as straight as they come! Any thoughts?"
8:03 Brooke Shields -- hey, it's a night of Jerseyans! -- totally flubs her little joke about Congressman Weiner and has to grab her cue card. And needs NPH to count her into the song not once but twice....
8:05 Al Pacino is wearing a head band...why?
8:08 And as expected, Ellen Barkin wins Featured Actress for "The Normal Heart."
8:10 Daniel Radcliffe shows up to support nominated cast mate John Laroquette, despite being snubbed for a Tony himself, to sing a number from "How to Suceed...."
8:14 Radcliffe dances, he sings, he acts his little heart out and all I can think is....man, Harry Potter is short.
8:15 Love the mid-century mod set though....
8:23: John Leguizamo (spelling?) announces he is also Schwarzenegger's (spelling?) love child...
8:26 Okay, he's supposed to be sharing his "Broadway moment"....and whatever it is, it's not funny enough to really constitute an inducement to go see his show.
8:28: Viola Davis doing featured actor....crossing my fingers for Billy Crudup, "Arcadia"
8:29: Rats....it's John Benjamin Hickey for "The Normal Heart." I mean, well-deserved, sure, just not my particular pick. Looks like "Normal" is going to clean up tonight, they're two for two...
8:30 Hickey calls Larry Kramer the "great bad-a** of American theatre." And is not bleeped!
8:31 Maplewood's Norbert Butz is on! Doing a production number from "Catch me if you can."
8:32 And folks, that right there is why Radcliffe wasn't nominated. Butz is fantastic....he's doing almost the same song and dance schtick as Radcliffe and he's just magnetic....
8:40 NPH: "I'm not going to spend the whole night doing Spider-Man jokes...it's just too easy."
8:41 And he does exactly 30 seconds of Spidey jokes...."Julie Taymor found the head from 'War Horse' in her bed." We see Bono in audience laughing....
8:45 "War Horse" wins for best direction for a play, the rare directing duo...Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris. And "Normal Heart" has its first loss of the evening...
8:51 "Scottsboro Boys" cast is selling the heck out of their show....too bad it closed around Christmas....
8:56 Angela Lansbury looks darn good for 85. I loathe the obligatory awards show appearance by the hosting organization, but if that's what it takes to get the lady on stage, so be it...
8:59 Livingston's Nikki M. James takes the Tony for featured actress in a musical for "Book of Mormon!" And the crowd goes wild for the show's first win of the night....
9:00 She's losing it. Kind of adorably...
9:02 Stephen Colbert introduces "Book of Mormon" number....
9:05 Wow, just got a good look at Viola Davis....she looks amazing. In fact, she looks about ten years younger than she did at last year's Tony show.
9:10 Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris do a little who's-the-better-host schtick. Jackman (re Radio City to Beacon transfer): "I only do the big rooms."
9:15 And it segues into a mash up of "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better," "A Boy Like That," "Don't Rain on My Parade" and half a dozen others....
9:18 Brooke Shields...I'm not sure if her "I can't read a teleprompter" schtick is a reference to her earlier flub or a scripted bit that just didn't fly....
9:19 John Larroquette wins for featured actor in a musical....ouch, and Radclifffe's giant head is projected behind him as he gives his speech. Without him "I'd be home sitting in my underwear watching this on television," Larroquette says of his dissed cast mate.
9:20 Bono and the Edge! "It has been confirmed by the Rev. Harold Camping that Spider-Man Turn off the Dark will open next Tuesday" Bono says. Ha!
9:23 And it's a number from "Spider-Man"! Everyone in the room is waiting for the fire-escape set to come crashing down, for that pretty actress to fall over backwards off the stage, something dire ....
9:26 No dice. It goes fine. Of course, neither actor moves anything but their vocal chords during the whole number. I guess they weren't going to risk it.
9:35 Robin Williams ... and his beard....introducing book of a musical.
9:38 "Book of Mormon" wins, of course. How close are they going to come to besting "The Producers"?
9:39 Whoopi Goldberg. And her hat. The hat is Easter Sunday. The outfit is... nightgown and bathrobe. Girlfriend, what is going on here?
9:42 "Sister Act" number is beautifully done -- fun, funny set, and those ladies are working their habits off.
9:48 The horse puppet from "War Horse" is freakishly life-like. It totally steals the show.
9:48: NPH's take: "Ironically, that entire horse is held together by glue." Groans from audience.
9:50 Best revival of a play...."The Normal Heart." Quite a night for Larry Kramer, huh?
9:55 "Memphis" number fills the theater with folks doing an arms-in-the-air dance routine. Raising the question -- wasn't this up for something LAST year?
10:02 Samuel L. Jackson, rocking the white jacket, to present best play.
10:03 And "War Horse" wins best play.
10:10 Sutton Foster does a bang-up job on "Anything Goes." She's not Ethel Merman (of course, who is?) but she's got her own take on it.
10:12 And those tap dancers go for broke -- I think they get the award for best production number of the evening.
10:16 And Vanessa Redgrave (with James Earl Jones) has the best looking tux of the night. God, that woman is gorgeous. She's 74.
10:17 Also, I have no idea what James Earl Jones is saying, I'm just enjoying listening to that voice....
10:18 And classy of him to show. He was not nominated either. They had a thing against Hollywood this year.
10:22 Christie Brinkley is making her Broadway debut? She can barely handle this intro. Why wasn't being a supermodel enough for her?
10:23 NPH and a ridiculously A-list cast are working their way through a number from "Company" -- if you didn't catch the three-day run (really, not a joke), it's coming to movie theater soon.....
10:24 Kelsey Grammer to introduce best musical revival.
10:25: "Anything Goes" wins best musical revival. Well, it had a 50-50 chance -- they only nominated two this year.
10:27 Tyne Daly pays tribute to Arthur Laurents in introducing the "In Memoriam" video montage.
10:28 The face of the little girl from "The Lion King" in this line-up kills me.
10:35 Daniel Radcliffe gives the best actress in a play trophy to....
10:36 Frances McDormand. Who accepts in a jean jacket. Over a sundress.
10:37 Frances: "The last time I was in the Beacon Theatre Greg Allman played right there..."
10:38 I love McDormand, denim and all, but I kind of can't believe she beat out Vanessa Redgrave AND Lily Rabe....
10:39 And Sutton Foster wins for "Anything Goes," no surprise there.
10:40 Seriously, Radcliffe is tiny.
10:41 Sutton Foster is LOSING HER MIND.
10:42 And speaking of insanity, here comes the cast of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert." Every costume is more delirious than the last...my favorite is the guy with the fuzzy beard and mustached dressed up as a giant strawberry.
10:50 Catherine Zeta Jones, looking perfectly sane and smoking in a red glittering dress, to give best actor prize...most hotly contested award of the night.
10:51 Mark Rylance wins!
10:54 Listen close -- that shouting is Maplewood going nuts! Norbert Leo Butz wins best actor, musical, for "Catch Me If You Can'! His second Tony.
10:55 He thanks his dresser on this show -- and his dresser on "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Says he got cut off before he could do so during his last acceptance speech.
10:59 Chris Rock on announcing the best musical: "This is such a waste of time -- it's like taking a hooker to dinner."
11:00 And the best winner is...The Book of Mormon. Rock's mock-surprise is very cute.
11:02 Trey Parker thanks Joseph Smith "co-writer"
11:04 Unbelievable....NPH is still going with a RAP that sums up the whole show in verse, over the credits. The guy is phenomenal.
11:05 And that's it folks....What did you guys think? Anyone going to be hitting Ticketmaster tomorrow because of what you saw here tonight?
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Tony Awards 2011: And the 'Jersey' Tony would go to...
Tony Awards 2011: 'Book of Mormon' snags 14 nominations
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Invite another family Don't get all sappy with the kids about precious quality family time. Save that for Disney World. Once your kids hit about age 5, their enthusiasm for any given activity is greatly enhanced by the presence of friends. Plus, with another set of parents around, you can take shifts, maybe even allowing time for a kidless getaway hike.
Start small Make your first few trips overnights or weekenders. Choose your destination wisely, too. Don't be overly ambitious when it comes to mileage or altitude. Look for places where you can hike in a mile or two to a scenic basecamp that's within reach of a swimming hole, boulder field, gravelly river, or some other attraction. (Keep in mind that you'll most likely be making at least a couple of trips to shuttle in gear.)
Bribe early and often If ever there is a time to ply your kids with sugary treats, it's on a hiking trip. When you sense a whinefest coming on, stop for a break, bust out the Skittles, and a major attitude adjustment is guaranteed.
Check the weather A rainy afternoon holed up in a tent can be great fun, but if the forecast calls for a stormy cold front all weekend, scrap your plans until good weather returns.
Battle the bugs If mosquitoes or blackflies inhabit your chosen destination, having the right gear becomes paramount. Each kid should have a baseball cap and mosquito headnet, plus loose-fitting long-sleeve shirts and pants. Bring plenty of bug spray–look for the kid formulas with less deet–and keep it off their faces and hands.
Don't skimp on gear Fun cannot happen without comfort. Once kids hit 4 or 5, they can't share your sleeping bag any longer.
Ditto for clothing Invest in a few key items: quick-dry pants or shorts, a warm jacket, good raingear. (Tip: No budget for synthetic long johns? Buy a pair of perfectly functional polyester pajamas at Target, Wal-Mart, or K-Mart.)
Keep a group journal For longer trips, this is a great way to involve the whole family in a common project. Each day, assign a different journal keeper to record whatever he or she deems important–the weather, wildlife sightings, observations, conversations. Younger kids can draw pictures and gather leaves or flowers to press.


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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Army Rangers from Fort Drum honored one of their fallen comrades with a rugby game against his hometown team in Manchester, N.H.
Saturday's game was played in memory of Staff Sgt. Kyle Warren, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on July 29, 2010. Members of Manchester's Amoskeag Rugby Club organized Saturday's memorial match, which was played at Manchester's Livingston Park.
Warren was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. He and another soldier, Jason E. Holbrook, 28, of Burnet, Texas, died after insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Tsagay, Afghanistan.
Sandra Warren says the match featuring her late husband's former hometown team and former Rangers brought back good memories. Adam Rowe of the 10th Mountain Division Barracks Rangers Rugby Football Club said friends and colleagues were enjoying the day "like he would want us to."
The rugby match also served a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors Project , an organization dedicated to helping injured soldiers.


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ALABASTER, Alabama -- Following his re-election on Tuesday, longtime Shelby County Commissioner Joel Bearden of Helena died earlier today after being taken to Shelby Baptist Medical Center.
"He was doing real good and they rushed him to the hospital today," Shelby County District 7 Commissioner Lindsey Allison of Pelham said in an interview this evening.
"He was in a bicycle accident this summer but he was making a good recovery. He voted on Tuesday and we fully expected to swear him in" next week, Allison said.
Those who knew Bearden expressed tremendous respect for the commission's District 5 representative who was preparing to begin his sixth term in office.
Allison called him "a remarkable, remarkable man. A real, true public servant and he had a good heart in the right place and did it for all the right reasons."
District 2 County Commissioner Tommy Edwards of Calera recalled fond memories of serving with Bearden on the board.
"It's just really sad. I've enjoyed serving with him," Edwards said this evening. "I know he had had an accident and he had missed the last several commission meetings."
He added, "There's not words to say how sad it is to lose" Bearden.
Shelby County GOP chairman Freddy Ard in a statement released today expressed sympathy and prayers to Bearden's family on behalf of the party.
"The news of Joel Bearden's death leaves all of Shelby County with a profound loss of a gentleman and dedicated public servant," Ard said. "Commissioner Bearden was someone that had my deepest respect and admiration for his judgment and integrity, along with gratitude for his support of the GOP."
Ard recalled they both shared a love of scuba diving. "Almost every conversation I had with Joel in recent years seemed to always get around to the topic of diving, a good diversion for both of us from the more typical political discussions," he said.
Bearden was from a prominent Shelby County family that operated a dairy farm in the Helena area for more than 70 years.
Relatives of Bearden's have achieved status as figureheads in Shelby County elected offices. His father, the late Ned Bearden, served on the Shelby County Commission and on the Shelby County Board of Education.
His nephew, Lonnie Bearden, spent several years in Helena's city government, and his nephew Robby Owens is the Shelby County district attorney.
Joel Bearden was a graduate of Thompson High School and Auburn University.
-- Birmingham News staff writer Jeremy Gray contributed to this story.


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I am reading the blog Paula posted on the Eat More Fat challenge thread (or someone posted it... whatevs)
Ketosis Experiment Week 1 » Diagnosis: Diet
I am interested in seeing what kind of results the dr has and possibly picking up a copy of the book she read as well. I'm not really that concerned about cancer, to be honest... I'm primarily motivated to use ketosis for weight loss - the cancer benefit is just a bonus.
But I don't want to get all high techy with it like she is. I don't have a gluco-meter and I don't have a keto-meter. I don't don't think I want either machine, either. For me, I'm either obsessive or lax... there is no middle ground for me. Those devices would either be analyzed to the point of frying my brain or they'd take up room on the counter and never get touched.
I think I'll just live vicariously through the dr and Paula right now.


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Question: I am crashing / freezing in Max Payne 3! Somebody please help!
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1. Delete your Max Payne 3 Game Data (not save data) from the PS3 Game Data Utility or clear your 360 cache. This will prompt you to reinstall the game on PS3 and on 360 may resolve any issues caused by damaged cache data.
2. Create a new temporary PS3 user or offline Silver Gamertag to ensure that new save files are created. This tests new save files to determine if there is a problem with save file corruption, an issue that can be caused by turning off the console while the game is saving data. Alternatively, if you have not yet made any game progress delete every Max Payne 3-related file from your console.
3. Reset the console try the game again while offline. If you are on PS3, try playing while signed out of PSN. If you are on 360, try playing while signed out of Xbox Live. This eliminates the possibility of connectivity problems showing themselves as crashes or freezes.
4. Check your disc for scratches, dust, dirt, or other damage. Clean if necessary. If there is a problem with the disc, we are happy to outline our disc replacement policy to make sure that you have access to a copy of the game in new condition.
5. Check other game discs in your PS3/360 to see if issues are occurring in other games, suggesting a potential console problem. If your copies of Max Payne 3 work in a different console, this rules out the possibility that there is an issue with the disc, leaving the console as a strong suspect for the root of the issue.
6. Try your Max Payne 3 disc in a different console or try a different Max Payne 3 disc in your console to determine with certainty whether the issue could be with the disc or console, rather than the software. If Max Payne 3 discs work on other consoles but not yours, this may indicate an issue with your console. Please note that Rockstar games stream frequently from the disc. In cases where console health is low issues may appear first in graphics-intensive games.
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- Random, non-reproducible crashes and freezes that only happen when using a particular disc or console
- Game locking up all the time in different locations with gameplay stuck on the screen, with no audio and no ability to bring up the guide to return to system software
- Max Payne falling through the floor randomly, plummeting down underground into emptiness and then dying
- Getting to a spot where you know there should be a cutscene, but no cutscene plays and all you can do is walk around the area
- Generic text showing up in Xbox dashboard or PS3 XMB when viewing game icon
- Popping in of objects in high level-of-detail environment or textures, objects being unusually slow to load in
- PS3 beeping and turning itself off
- Being kicked back to the PS3 XMB or Xbox 360 dashboard without warning
- Being unable to install the game to the hard drive on 360 (stalling at the same % each time), or freezing during game data installation on the PS3.
- Freezing during the kill cam
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Ranking The Top 50 Players In The SEC: Nos. 50-41
Christion Jones had himself a good year for Alabama, catching 36 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns. But it is what he can do on special teams that puts him in the top 50.
Although he was a contributor in 2012 for the Crimson Tide, his special teams abilities put him on the NCAA map, especially after what he did against Virginia Tech in the season opener. Jones returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns, while also garnering a receiving touchdown in the game. Over the course of the year, he averaged 14.0 yards per punt return, taking two back to the house, while averaging 28.7 yards per kick return, which ranked seventh in the country.
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ALLOWAY TWP. — The township board of education adopted its 2014-2015 budget Tuesday night and it includes a slight increase on the tax rate from last year.
The $7,627,358 total budget is about $500,000 less than the 2013-2014 budget, but the tax levy is about $70,000 higher, according to numbers provided by the school board.
The tax rate is increasing to $1.3765 per $100 of assessed property value, approximately five cents higher than last year's rate.
The board adopted the budget on a 6--0 vote, with members Colleen Fulmer, Michael Clarke and Meghan Price absent from the meeting.
Prior to voting, the board discussed a change to the budget that they did not anticipate when they introduced it in March.
The original budget included savings from eliminating a teacher position and the school's mid-day, pre-K bus service. The school buses the morning pre-school students home and picks up the afternoon session.
The board expected to save about $50,000 by eliminating the teaching position and about $23,000 from eliminating the bus service.
However, between the introduction and Tuesday's meeting, two teachers handed in their notices of retirement, according to board secretary Rebecca Joyce. Since they were planning on eliminating a position anyway, the district decided to not rehire for one of the retiring teachers, a move that saved about $23,000 more than they would have if they let another non-retiring teacher go.
The extra money meant that the mid-day bus service could be saved. District Superintendent Dr. Robert Bazzel said the service was important for the students who most needed to be in pre-K.
"The very kids that we need in pre-K are the kids from socio-economically- challenged families where transportation might a problem," he said. "I think we would lose some of those kids we need in pre-K if we don't have this bus service."
Restoration of the pre-K bus service was included with the adopted budget.
One major increase in the budget this year is the amount it pays to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District to send Alloway students to Woodstown High School.
Joyce said they are paying an additional $289,000 to send students to high school.
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Trip down atmospheric 'Dark Streets' is visually stunning
Director Rachel Samuels learned her craft at the knee of B-movie icon Roger Corman, but it's her visual-arts background -- she's a Harvard grad who studied art in Rome -- that makes a powerful impact on her 1930s-set musical noir "Dark Streets."
That's a bit of a backhanded compliment. Read between the lines and you might deduce, accurately, that I was less enamored with the story, which comes off as a flimsy blues-oriented "Moulin Rouge" with a touch of "Chinatown"-style public corruption thrown in. (Electricity this time instead of water.)
Ditto the dialogue, which trends toward obvious Cagney-isms that, rather than feeling quaintly old-fashioned, come off as cliched.
But the film is visually stunning, a dreamy, steamy outside-the-box bit of cinema.
Set in a seedy 1930s music club, it trains its gauzy focus on the club's brink-of-bankruptcy owner, the young Chaz Davenport (Gabriel Mann). Between juggling his amorous pursuit of star-singer Crystal (Bijou Phillips) and newcomer chanteuse Madelaine (Izabella Mikeo), Chaz takes it upon himself to see if he can't persuade somebody at the local power company to keep the lights on at his club.
Of course, in any noir drama worth its salt, there's a mystery. In "Dark Streets" it's a murder mystery, as Chaz's power-company pursuits lead down a dark road that has him questioning whether his father's recent suicide was suicide at all.
Although "Dark Streets" is a low-budget film, it boasts a rich and lush feel. Much of that is due to Samuels' use of Los Angeles' wealth of still-standing -- but increasingly hard to find -- period buildings.
Amid it all, people sing and people dance. And thank goodness they do, since it's hard to care too much about any of the main characters. The film's musical numbers are consistent highlights, with Phillips -- a daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas -- getting repeated opportunities to showcase her pipes. (As opposed to her roles in, say, "Hostel: Part 2" and "Choke.")
In particular, she shines in the jazzy but melancholy "Let's Be Nice Some More," which she co-wrote with Harper Simon (the son of singer Paul Simon) and performs onstage in the film.
But she's only one part of a dream jazz-and-blues soundtrack that includes Dr. John, Etta James, Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, Solomon Burke, Chaka Khan, Richie Sambora and B.B. King.
"Dark Streets" premiered in October at the New Orleans Film Festival with a red-carpet screening featuring stars Phillips and one-named co-star Toledo, followed by an all-star soiree at House of Blues featuring Dr. John and Neville. Today, it gets a limited release -- to qualify the music for the Academy Awards, presumably -- with wider release expected after New Year's.
The real winner here, though, is the Blues Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to helping blues musicians impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Gustav. A portion of the money made by "Dark Streets" will be donated to the charity.
So even if the film's storytelling is off-target, at least we know its heart is in the right place.


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Are You A Morning Person?
We explain why some people are perky in the morning, while others are a bit grouchy, and give a few easy steps to turn that frown upside down!Playlist
Scientists have discovered why some people are perky morning people and others are morning grouches! And it all boils down to something called sleep inertia.
Dr. Allison Harvey is a psychology professor and she says that when we wake up, sleep inertia is the period of grogginess, irritability and moodiness that usually lasts between 5 and 20 minutes. And then most of us snap out of it, and go about our day.
But some people are stuck in sleep inertia AKA grouchy mode - for hours and spend their mornings complaining about everything from traffic to their botched soy latte! But all that negativity is a huge turn-off to others and its no good for you, either. It could mean getting passed over for a promotion, or having fewer friends.
So, why are some of us stuck in grouchy mode? Two reasons: either youre not getting quality sleep, or theres something wrong in your life on an emotional level. If you only get grouchy on workday mornings but wake up happy as a clam on your day off that may be your answer right there. You may not like your job. If you get grouchy on days when your to-do list is a mile long, you may feel overwhelmed.
Theres no cure for sleep inertia, but the less time in youre in that phase, the better. So, as soon as you wake up, open the curtains and turn on the lights! The more light youre exposed to, the faster your brain will get out of sleep-mode. Then, pump up your feel-good endorphins by going on a morning walk or calling a friend on the commute to work. And drinking coffee is an effective way to counteract sleep inertia. Because the faster you snap out of it, the better your mood and day will be.


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