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American Idol contestant Luke Menard and pianist Greg Jasperse will present a concert sponsored by Wabash College as part of the Experience Indiana Speakers and Artists Series at 7:30 p.m. March 26 in the auditorium of Crawfordsville High School. The concert will benefit the American Cancer Society with donations accepted at the door.
See Luke Menard interviewed on WXIN 59 Thursday morning by clicking here.
Luke will also be the guest of honor to kickoff the American Cancer Society's Montgomery County Relay for Life the following day, March 27. The Relay for Life will be held begining at 6 p.m. in the Knowling Fieldhouse at Wabash College.
Menard, a Crawfordsville native, is himself a cancer survivor. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma just weeks after he completed his stint on American Idol in the popular series' seventh season.
Luke Menard started singing when he was a freshman at Crawfordsville high school. He always enjoyed listening to the sounds of a cappella groups such as Take 6 and Rockapella, but never imagined he would be making those sounds for a living. Prior to his appearance on American Idol, Menard toured with the popular a cappella group, Chapter 6.
Menard will be accompanied by pianist Greg Jasperse, who is a music instructor, director, and recording artist. Jasperse recently released his first commercial recording, "Tournesol." A collection of original contemporary jazz piano pieces, "Tournesol" features artists Randy Crenshaw, Grant Geissman, Gary Meek, Michael Shapiro, and Jerry watts. "Tournesol" was produced by Bill Cantos and engineered by legendary Bill Schnee.
The concert is a fund-raiser for the Montgomery County Relay for Life. On a national level, the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life brings together more than 3.5 million people each year to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that takes too much. Wabash College has hosted the last five Relays for Life events in Montgomery County.
Menard's concert is sponsored by the Experience Indiana program at Wabash College, which is funded through a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The Experience Indiana Speakers and Artists Series sponsors speakers and artists who represent Indiana culture and history.

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I don't believe in providence, so I'll call it coincidence that brought me in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings to review Laleh Khadivi's novel, The Walking, about two young Kurdish Iranian brothers who are forced into exile as a result of a kill-or-be-killed incident by the Islamic republic in 1980. Yes, two brothers from an Islamic country, connected through their father to a persecuted and stateless ethnic group, pushed toward America one reluctantly, the other longingly in a bid for mere survival.
Even more striking, The Walking is a sequel (of a planned trilogy) to The Age of Orphans, which tells the traumatic tale of the brothers' father who, like many tribal boys under the Pahlavi shahs' rule, was conscripted, abused and indoctrinated for the good of that recent man-made notion, the nation-state (and all the "good" that can come from nationalism).
The Walking is a reminder that fiction can enlighten us about the human condition, that a well-told story with well-drawn characters can be a portal to a better understanding not only of how events happen but why they happen. This is not to say that Khadivi sways us toward one or another conclusion; she simply places us in the lives and minds of those who are forced, like the migratory birds to which she often refers, to leave home or die.
At the center of the story is the psychological conflict between the brothers: the older, who wants to return and fight "for honor" and the younger only 17 years old whose obsession with American cinema drives him to "imagine no other possible home."
And so they walk as do we, our muscles aching, bellies burning with hunger, lips parched, skin split by fists of prejudice, in fear of the future, confused by strange cultures across borders and over mountains, through cities and on the decks of a ship, together in love, yet torn in loyalty and desire until the boys' relationship is cleaved by both.
Interspersed throughout this compelling story are chapters of lyrical prose that give voice to the collective experience of Iranians who stayed behind and who escaped: their fears and preoccupations, the increments by which they remember and forget and miss one another, the ways they change as time passes and memory bends and alters. Most important and well-rendered is the psychological and physical scramble to belong and thrive in a new place, and Khadivi doesn't shy away from the madness that can befall those who can't adapt.
To anyone who doubts the capacity for a child of immigrants to fathom and correctly explain the experience of displacement, let them stop now. Khadivi came to America as a small child. For all intents and purposes, she's American. But she was raised in the shadow of exile and as a witness to the struggle to "make it in America" (or not make it), to survive on the kindness only of other refugees, to crumble under the ignorance and dismissal by a population so confident of its perfection that it believes the preposterous idea that it has justifiably walled itself off from the rest of the world.
In great part, The Walking addresses the heart-aching conflict a sort of inner border war of all reluctant or accidental immigrants: To whom am I loyal? With which nation do I identify? Where do I put my memories and how do I forget injustices? The hopeful answer is always the notion that we somehow straddle both the "old home" and the "new home" without betraying either, but that's neither easy nor easily defined, which is why a novel that explores these issues can be so helpful and enlightening.
Khadivi's excellent pacing draws us into a deeply sensual and suspenseful story, yet there are times when the narrative becomes an irksome chronology of historical events that are often wrong and serve no purpose in the closer story. Especially annoying to the knowledgeable reader are inaccurate transliterations of Farsi words and phrases.
The Walking makes us think about the ever-changing identity of America, which is what makes this country unique. Not all of us remember or fully accept that, but we must. As Khadivi's collective narrator says: "Imagine our shock when, after some years, we noticed that we had not at all become Americans in that vein, that there was no chance of such shape-shifting, but instead America, California, Los Angeles, became a bit more like us."


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True or False: Computers can read human feelings.
Answer: Keep reading.
First, let's talk about Watson, the supercomputer. If you haven't yet heard about Watson, Watson is the computer built by IBM that went up against the two top winners in all of Jeopardy history and beat them. Its claim-to-fame is its ability to understand and process the questions that humans ask, understand them, and provide answers that humans can justify. Computers have been matching human tasks for a long time: beating our champions at chess (and Jeopardy), they guide us to destinations unknown; they help me write articles a lot easier. The one thing that Watson – supercomputer that it is – doesn't know how to do is feel. It can't love. Watson doesn't know how to "fly by the seat of his pants" and deal with something by pure intuition. If something isn't in the database and everything else Watson draws on, then the answer this computer will come up with will be really far off (Where is Toronto?). Watson also doesn't know his answers are right, any more than he has reasoning powers that humans have. Watson can't make judgment calls, which are a necessary part of life…you get my drift.
But what if he could?
Contrary to a lot of loudly-voiced opinions ("That could never happen!"), we are on the threshold of computers being able to recognize and respond to human emotion. An engineering and consulting firm, Design Interactive, reports that it partnered with VRSonic to develop a tool that uses "noninvasive" methods and affective computing of evaluating emotional responses in real time.
Affective computing is a research field attempting to teach computers to understand and adapt to human emotion. An affective system analyzes information from cameras and body sensors and compares the data to a model that accounts for different emotional states. An affective GPS car navigation device would respond with a soothing voice when it detects a driver is stressed. Movie studios could use affective webcams to tell when a test audience starts to tune out of a trailer.
Kay Stanney, owner of Design Interactive, along with the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research, says that a lot of information about a user's mental and physiological state can be measured, and that this data can help computers cater to that user's needs. DARPA plans to have fully humanoid robots that think, act, react, learn, make decisions all on their own, and live amongst us all, by the year 2025 or even sooner.
EmSense (founded by Hewlitt Packard and MIT) claims to be able to measure emotions and offers the "largest neuromarketing database in the world." It can measure emotion by a user simply wearing a headband. It's not perfect yet, but it makes you wonder: How happy would you be if a computer could sense that you were angry when its mouse froze and then apologized? Would you like sitting down at a computer with a migraine after an especially hard day, only to have your computer respond, "Tough day at the office, honey? Maybe you should take a Tylenol."? How about having a computer misinterpret your e-mail?
Well, supposedly that's where we're headed – and soon. We are on the verge of computers recognizing and responding to human emotions. I read this interesting tidbit somewhere: It would be great to have a computer at the security checkpoints at airports and ask someone, "Do you intend to hijack this plane?" That's great, what if it misinterprets the person that it's asking?
Will it actually be possible to have a computer that understands your every mood? Shutting down because it senses that you have been working too much and been on the computer too long? How far can this go? I don't know. I didn't think it would be possible to ever ask that question.
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'"There's pressure there for me but I can tell you this: I put a lot of pressure on myself too," Ehrhoff said after practice Monday downtown. "I don't think there's more pressure on me than what I put on myself. I'm a pretty competitive guy and I want to play good hockey for this team."'
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Christmas has come early for one player on the New York Jets. In a surprise move, Rex Ryan has decided to play third string quarterback Greg McElroy in Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers.
The decision came soon after New York's loss to Tennessee which saw Mark Sanchez turn the ball over five times, knocking Gang Green out of playoff contention for the second year in a row. Ryan informed Sanchez after the game that he would be benched, but the bombshell came Tuesday when McElroy was chosen ahead of Tim Tebow to start on Sunday. McElroy was excited to hear the news that he would be starting his first NFL game and hopes to make the most of his chance.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," grinned McElroy. "Obviously this is something I've looked forward to and I've dreamed about my entire life."
Jets fans have already seen McElroy play two weeks ago against the Arizona Cardinals. After Sanchez threw for three interceptions and failed to reach the end zone through three quarters, McElroy was put into game in favor of Sanchez. It only took the former Crimson Tide star one series to do what Sanchez could not when McElroy connected with Jeff Cumberland for a seven-yard touchdown. Even with his earlier success, McElroy refuses to see this start as a tryout for next year.
"I am taking it one step at a time," said McElroy. "You can't get caught up in next year. Just enjoy this game (and) the fact that I'm able to step out there on the field against San Diego."
The move has sent shockwaves through the Jets organization. Both Sanchez and Tebow were visibly shaken at practice on Wednesday. Despite his new contract extension, Sanchez may have played his last game as the Jets starter due to his ineptitude at moving the ball down field.
Tebow finally spoke out against the injustices he feels that the Jets have put him through this season. Reports suggest that he will request a trade out of New York if he does not start one of the final two games of the season. Despite the rumors swirling, McElroy maintains that the two quarterbacks are supportive of the change.
"You will not find two bigger cheerleaders in the entire stadium," said McElroy. "Those guys are so supportive. I'm very grateful for that and I think they're grateful for our relationship as well."
McElroy is facing an underachieving San Diego team facing their own identity crisis as well. With Norv Turner likely losing his head coaching job, the Chargers are looking to rebuild their franchise. Despite the struggles that their opponents have faced, McElroy refuses to take the team lightly and believes he will be ready to lead the Jets to a late season victory.
"They do a lot of different things to make it difficult," stated McElroy of the Chargers' defense. "(They have) a tremendous front seven, so it will be a great challenge for us. It's something that we're looking forward to."


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More Bodies Found in MH17's Chaotic Recovery
(NEWSER) – Chaos continues to reign in Ukraine, where recovery efforts for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 lurch along amid political finger-pointing, the discovery of more bodies, and electrical outages in refrigerated train cars that contain more than 200 of the dead, reports the AP. Twenty-one more victims in body bags were pulled to the side of the road this morning in Hrabove, bringing the number of those found in the crash to 272 out of 298 aboard the downed jet, says Ukraine's PM. Other developments:
- The stench of decomposing bodies is building up near Torez, where bodies are being stored in refrigerated cars that lost power overnight. Power appears to have kicked back on this morning, a train engineer tells the AP.
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(NEWSER) – A Boston man is making the case that the Constitution allows him to secretly take photos up women's skirts in public. The lawyer for 31-year-old Michael Robertson argued that her client's actions in the Boston subway are protected by the First Amendment and that women "cannot expect privacy" from guys like him in public, reports the Eagle-Tribune. As for peeping tom laws, they protect nude or partially nude people in bathrooms or dressing rooms, she said. They don't apply to fully clothed people in public.


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Over the years, explorers were driven by stories of gold, priceless artifacts, overgrown temples and "monkey gods."
We got some good news on Friday, so we got a monkey off our back.
I try to prowl like a cat, but end up scurrying like a monkey.
A snapshot of presidential candidate Gary Hart aboard the yacht "monkey Business" ended his aspirations forever.
"This cocktail is designed to help you shake that 'monkey' of a hangover," Pearson says.
But he had one piece of enjoyment that would have driven a monkey mad with envy.
Those sort of monkey tricks don't bother me, I can assure you.
"I should like to see him, and also the monkey on a Stick," said the Doll.
Pash screwed up his face in a manner worthy of his monkey looks.
"Do not forget that it is written: 'Though you set a monkey on horseback yet will his hands and feet remain hairy,'" he remarked.
1520s, likely from an unrecorded Middle Low German *moneke or Middle Dutch *monnekijn, a colloquial word for "monkey," originally a diminutive of some Romanic word, cf. French monne (16c.); Middle Italian monnicchio, from Old Italian monna; Spanish mona "ape, monkey." In a 1498 Low German version of the popular medieval beast story "Roman de Renart" ("Reynard the Fox"), Moneke is the name given to the son of Martin the Ape; transmission of the word to English might have been via itinerant entertainers from the German states.
The Old French form of the name is Monequin (recorded as Monnekin in a 14c. version from Hainault), which could be a diminutive of some personal name, or it could be from the general Romanic word, which may be ultimately from Arabic maimun "monkey," literally "auspicious," a euphemistic usage because the sight of apes was held by the Arabs to be unlucky [Klein]. The word would have been influenced in Italian by folk etymology from monna "woman," a contraction of ma donna "my lady."
Monkey has been used affectionately for "child" since c.1600. As a type of modern popular dance, it is attested from 1964. Monkey business attested from 1883. Monkey suit "fancy uniform" is from 1886. Monkey wrench is attested from 1858; its figurative sense of "something that obstructs operations" is from the notion of one getting jammed in the gears of machinery (cf. spanner in the works). To make a monkey of someone is attested from 1900. To have a monkey on one's back "be addicted" is 1930s narcotics slang, though the same phrase in the 1860s meant "to be angry." There is a story in the Sinbad cycle about a tormenting ape-like creature that mounts a man's shoulders and won't get off, which may be the root of the term. In 1890s British slang, to have a monkey up the chimney meant "to have a mortgage on one's house." The three wise monkeys ("see no evil," etc.) are attested from 1926.
1859, "to mock, mimic," from monkey (n.). Meaning "play foolish tricks" is from 1881. Related: Monkeyed; monkeying.
1859, "to mock, mimic," from monkey (n.). Meaning "play foolish tricks" is from 1881. Related: Monkeyed; monkeying.
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Let's face it. There are some books that should never be made into movies.Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth "Liz" Gilbert, my favorite book of 2008, is one of these.I wanted to like the film, but got an inkling it might not live up to my expectations when I saw Julia Roberts, who plays Liz in the film, ride a bicycle along a tropical byway with what looks like a pasted-on smile. It didn't ring true and in my heart of hearts, knew that the film might look good, but would miss the depth of Liz's one … [Read more...]
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SAL notes: Kubitza carrying the load
Third baseman offers bright spot for struggling R-Braves
By Bill Ballew / Special to MLB.com | May 3, 2012 6:00 AM ET
There were some silver linings, however. In addition to being one of the youngest teams in the league, Rome went 4-5 over its last nine April outings after enduring a seven-game losing streak. Starter David Filak ranked sixth in the SAL with a 1.73 ERA and fifth with an opponents' batting average of .182 to go with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
At the plate, the most encouraging performance has come from third baseman Kyle Kubitza. The infielder was named SAL Player of the Week for the week of April 16-22 after batting .440 with two homers and eight RBIs. For the season he leads his team with four home runs, 13 RBIs, three triples and 15 runs scored. His round-tripper output, in fact, is one more than the rest of the team combined.
"I feel like things are going well in my first full season," said the 21-year-old Kubitza, who is second on the club with a .275 batting average and six doubles. "At the beginning of the year I was missing on a lot of fastballs. That led me to really start focusing on getting ahead in the count so I could sit on those pitches a little more often. Strikeouts are going to happen, but I am trying to cut down on those, as well. Right now my focus is on hitting the ball hard and trying to make things happen."
Kubitza has made impressive progress over the past four years. No team drafted him coming out of high school in Arlington, Texas, in 2008. His game made significant strides during his three seasons at Texas State, including a junior campaign in which he batted .310 with 12 doubles, seven triples, 10 home runs, 66 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. That performance led to his being drafted by the Braves in the third round last year as the 115th overall selection.
"I really enjoyed my three years at Texas State, and I would do it again in a minute," Kubitza said. "I received a lot of great coaching that helped me become a much better player. Going into the Draft, I heard a lot of things but I was unsure how everything was going to work out. It was a nice surprise to get picked by the Braves. Much like my time at Texas State, I couldn't imagine being in a better situation."
Kubitza impressed the Atlanta brass with his combination of speed and power. He also was a left-handed-hitting third baseman, which teams often covet. One of the questions about Kubitza centered on the inconsistency of his defense at the hot corner. Kubitza committed 23 errors during his junior year, leading to a modest .872 fielding percentage.
"In college, I struggled a little bit with my defense at third base," Kubitza said. "[Coaches] Luis Lopez and Luis Salazar helped me out a lot at the position last fall during instructional league, particularly with my footwork and some of the finer aspects of playing the position. The things they helped me with calmed me down and allowed me to relax. I feel like I've made a lot of improvements in that area. It's been a good learning process."
The same thing can be said for the 2012 season, both for Kubitza and the entire Rome team. Victories often take a backseat to player development, especially for young clubs in the lower Minors. Kubitza, however, believes brighter days are on the horizon after playing for manager Randy Ingle and with many of his current R-Braves teammates last year at Danville.
"The season's coming together, slowly but surely," Kubitza said. "As a team we've gotten off to a little bit of a slow start, but it's not because we aren't playing well. The biggest problem has been that everything hasn't come together on the same night. We have good guys and good players on this team, and I feel we're going to be fine. I know what type of talent we have on this team, and I believe things will start coming together in the near future."
Bundy's hittable: Delmarva pitcher Dylan Bundy proved he is indeed hittable when Asheville's Delta Cleary Jr., led off the April 30 contest with a single to left. The next batter lined into a double play, and from there it was business as usual for the fourth overall pick of the 2011 Draft. In five starts, covering 17 innings, Bundy has allowed the lone single, two walks and no runs while striking out 25 batters.
Most of an opportunity: Augusta's Paul Davis, who opened the season with six outings from the bullpen, filled in for injured starter Joseph Biagini and responded by tossing five shutout innings in a 7-1 win over Hagerstown on April 30. Displaying impressive control of his fastball while pounding the strike zone, Davis earned the victory by limiting the Suns to three hits and no walks with six strikeouts.
Souza sensational: Hagerstown's Steven Souza had a night to remember April 25 during the Suns' 24-2 victory at Rome. Souza went 4-for-6 with a home run, a triple and nine RBIs. His efforts contributed to the R-Braves breaking a pair of dubious franchise records, including most runs and hits (24) allowed in a single contest.
Bill Ballew is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Melasma is patches of dark skin that appear on areas of the face exposed to the sun.
Chloasma; Mask of pregnancy; Pregnancy mask
Melasma is a very common skin disorder. It is most common in young women with brownish skin tone, but it can affect anyone.
Melasma is often associated with the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. It is common in:
Being in the sun makes melasma more likely to develop. The problem is more common in tropical climates.
The only symptom of melasma is change in skin color. However, this can cause distress about how you look.
The skin color changes are most often an even brown color. They usually appear on the cheeks, forehead, nose, or upper lip. Dark patches are usually symmetrical (matching on both sides of the face).
Your health care provider will look at your skin to diagnose the problem. A closer exam using a Wood's lamp may help guide your treatment.
Treatments may include:
Melasma often fades over several months after you stop taking hormone medicines or pregnancy ends. The problem may come back in future pregnancies or use if you use these medicines again.
Call your health care provider if you have darkening of your face that does not go away.
Using sunscreen every dahelps prevent melasma. Sunscreen use also helps prevent skin cancer and wrinkles.
Habif TP. Light-related diseases and disorders of pigmentation. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 19.
Sood A, Tomecki KJ. Pigmentary disorders. In: Carey WD, ed. Cleveland Clinic: Current Clinical Medicine 2010. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010.


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Candy Melts are a confectionery coating – that means they are a candy made using a different type of fat than cocoa butter. They are convenient wafers made of sugar, milk solids, vegetable oils, flavorings and colors. The Light Cocoa, Dark Cocoa and Dark Cocoa Mint-Flavored Candy Melts also contain cocoa powder. Candy Melts taste delicious but don't require the careful melting procedures of chocolate.


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Fairfax, Va., ExxonMobil is giving existing Speedpass customers new rewards while at the same time offering new funding incentives for ExxonMobil distributors to install the payment system at their stores. For customers, the rewards include fuel discounts, where allowed by law. Inside the stores, a new Inside Speedpass promotion will be giving away convenience store values or items to qualifying customers for using their key fob inside the store.
"Our Speedpass promotional plans were developed in response to retailer requests for increased promotional support," said Mark Shores, U.S. retail sales director, ExxonMobil fuels marketing. "This year's plans are designed to both attract new Speedpass customers and to reward our existing Speedpass customers."


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Allstate Sugar Bowl Hosts Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
Monday, July 25, 2011
The Allstate Sugar Bowl hosted its 30th annual Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday evening in the St. Charles Club at the Louisiana Superdome. Top honorees included Corbett Award winners Patrick Peterson and Kimberlyn Duncan and Hall-of-Fame inductees Javonne Brooks, Marshall Faulk and Jim McCafferty. In addition, long-time local football coach Wayne Reese was presented with the Eddie Robinson Award.


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Owner of @LOVE2FIGHTmag, student of BKK Fighters & PR for WFS: Warrior Fight Series
Big chance for green!! Well done to TFL sports agency getting 5 fights on BAMMA 11, good luck to green really hope he does well
Green is completely out of his depth here.
Gud luck greeny
Grizzly bit wrong that lad!! I agree it's a tough fight for him but don't count him out yet!!
I like Andy, I've known him a few years and he's a good guy, I don't doubt the fact that this is MMA anything can happen and Green can fight, Fisher is a different kettle of fish imo to what Green has faced, he got beat by Enty fairly easily, started decent enough against Bridges before getting beat and I don't know who is other loss is to. Fisher is a monster of a Featherweight and has fought some of the best guys in the UK at a higher weight class eg Stapes, Sass and Abdul. He's beat Petley, Begley and I feel he has too much or will do. After all Fisher was scheduled to fight Diego!!
Andy has all the tools to win he will train hard for this and I reckon he will show us a upset
To be fair to green when he fought bridges and enty he was going through a tough time in his life with his ill girlfriend!! Since signing to tfl sports agency he has had 2 wins, good thing for green is that BAMMA is in b'ham ( his home town ) plus he's the under dog


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LA River 5k Fun Run Training by A Runner's Circle & Yoga 4 Runners
Erika Hall
Weekly Event - Every Sunday: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM (PDT)
Event Details
I'm excited to announce the launching of the 6 Week LA River 5k Fun Run Training Program in partnership with A Runner's Circle, Friends of the LA River, and Manduka Yoga Mats.
Sticking to your New Year's Resolutions? Need an excuse to train? Want to support the Friends of LA River and your local community? Or just want to run around with your friends and family? Then the LA River 5k Fun Run Training Progam is perfect for you! No matter your age or level, in just 8 weeks you'll train for and be ready to run the LA River 5k Fun Run while supporting a great cause. 10% of proceeds will go to the Friends of LA River!
Coach Erika Hall of Yoga 4 Runners and A Runner's Circle will lead the 6 week training program every Sunday morning from 8-9:15am at A Runner's Circle where we'll train on the actual race day course. Training begins on March 24 and continues to Race Day May 5th (Cinco De Mayo). There will be pacers for all groups from running, jogging, run/walk, and walking to encourage everyone of all ages and levels. Sessions start at 8am with a warm up, the week's training run, and finish with cool down stretches and yoga.
When you train with Yoga 4 Runners you will:
- Learn the basics of Good Running Form
- Get a 6-Week 5k Training Program
- Train with a pacer for the LA River Fun Run.
- Learn how and integrate yoga stretches into your training to improve your running form, decrease the risk of injury and recovery time, and increase your overall well-being
- Be an integral part of a supportive and encouraging community
- When: Starts Sunday March 24th - April 28th @ 8-9:15am
- Where: A Runner's Circle 3216 Los Feliz Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
- Investment:
- $50 for training plan for adults 16+
- $25 for kids 10-15
- Free kids under 10
- $100 for family of 3+
- $10 drop in.
- The cost training DOES NOT include the cost of race registration.
- Street parking available
Please bring a bottle of water and yoga mat with you. If you don't have a yoga mat, please bring a large beach towel.
Please leave pets at home. Routes may not be stroller friendly.
Email email@example.com with any questions or inquiries!
The cost training DOES NOT Include the cost of race registration.
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
There are no idea or age limit requirements to participate in this event. All children must be attended by their parents or guardian.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
A Runner's Circle is located just off the 5 Hwy. There is plenty of street parking.
What can/can't I bring to the event?
Please bring a bottle of water and a yoga mat. If you don't have a yoga mat, bring a large beach towel. We will be sitting on the ground to stretch and it may be wet. We love dogs, but please leave yours at home.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please email email@example.com or call Erika at 617-276-7952 with any questions.
Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
Unfortuntately, it is not transferrable.
Can I update my registration information?
Yes, all you have to do is log into your account to update your info.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
Please bring your printed ticket or your mobile phone with confirmation on the first day.
What is the refund policy?
Unfortunately, there are no refunds.
The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?
The name on the registration must match the attendee.
A Runner's Circle
3216 Los Feliz Blvd
Los Angeles,
Weekly Event - Every Sunday: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM (PDT)
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Erika Hall builds communities through her joy and passion for yoga, running, and people! She is an active member of the local health and fitness community where she leads A Runner's Circle's Thursday Night Fun Runs, teaches Yoga 4 Runners and Mat Pilates, and works privately with clients to transform their training using running, yoga, and mat pilates. During the day you can find her at A Runner's Circle helping people run easier.
To find out more about Erika Hall and Yoga 4 Runners please check out www.erika-hall.com and www.Yoga4Runners.net


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Hi All.
I am new here (but have sitepoint books), so hope that this the right place to come with begging bowl ready for info.
So... using CSS what is the most reliable way to display an image on hover. It's not straight forward tho. I need to hover on a small image, get it to display a different image larger and center that larger image. And I need to do it 16 times on the same page. It's an image gallery and the small images are crops of artwork and I need the whole artwork shown on hover.
I dont have a link because I am still trying to work it out.
My head hurts from it too. :goof:
Hi briefcasecat, Welcome to SitePoint!
The ideal place to post this is in the CSS Forum, but here will do. There are losts of ways to do this, with both CSS and JavaScript.
Here is a nice CSS only example, courtesy of EricWatson who frequents these fora:
I've recently done one with a nice bit of JavaScript too, but see if the above does the trick.
Thanks Ralph - I have looked at that source code and will have a play with it tomorrow. It was kind of you to answer so quickly. Where should I have posted that btw - I am sure I will have more css questions in the very near future.:rolleyes:
Sorry - I just figured out where the question should have been posted. B'ah - newsters, eh? Thanks again.
Yes, sorry, I should have provided the link. There has actually been some discussion lately about whether or not the various fora are arranged in the best way, so don't feel bad. There's a lot to find and explore here.
Hopefully we'll see you here again soon! Good luck with the coding.
Okay ... I have played with Eric's code and his final result looks lovely. My looks like ants on the page and when you hover over them they show a large image. Anyone know how to make the sizes right? I tried giving the class dimensions for display and I tried (and then took out) and then the small image shows as a grey block (the b/g colour is the drop shadow I think) and no image. How can I stuff up code that I just copied. Hmmm... I'd like to think that this happens to people all the time.
The web address will come along in a minute - I have to make 5 posts to be able to post one.
There you go - that was a minute
Hmm, are you using super-large images? I couldn't get the page to load. I'll try again later.
Sorry, page is loading fine now. I'll take a look.
Hi there Ralph M. Images are small. Thmubs are 47k and big images are 900k (because they're artworks and need people to see them). Playing round a little more, as opposed to ants, I've got boxes now (in some random order-I need them in rows which will come later) and I see the larger images on hover. But the thumbs are just showing as boxes. Grey, grey boxes..
900kb for the large images is a bit too big, in my view. You'll get good image quality even at 80kb and lower, which would be better.
As for the thumbnails not appearing, first check to make sure your file paths are correct. Where are the images stored in relation to your root folder?
Sorry I haven't been more helpful. Lots of work on today, I'm afraid, but there may be more time tonight.
Hi again - I have taken your advice, make images smaller, and redone my file structure. Put it up somewhere else too.
So it's getting there but would you go about styling this? The thumbs were stillallover teh place, so I put them in a table (against the law formerly but sitePoint's IE 8 books now tells me to use tables) but no luck so I have put them in a list. With float left & margins. No luck. I am thinking individual divs (aka divitis). What would you do? Thanks so much again.
I think the main problem here is that the gallery, as it stands, is really designed such that all the thumbnails have the same dimensions and the large images are also the same size. That's not the case for you, hence the layout problems (as well as not having the same number of images as in the original).
I'm not sure that this is the right gallery for you, given the images you want to display. Honestly, what I would do is use Javascript. I'm not really a fan of having to hover over thumbnails to get the enlargement to appear. It means that visitors have to make sure the mouse doesn't move while they are looking at the image, which is distracting (and I'm not sure how those with motor difficulties or those using keyboard navigation would get on).
I prefer to click on a thumbnail and have the image appear and stay there until I click another thumbnail. This is easily done with JavaScript (and I'm not JS savvy, either, so don't be afraid).
I'm currently working on a Gallery for a calligrapher, based on this model. If you'd like a gallery like this, let me know and I'll tell you how to set it up (if it's not obvious).
PS The gallery I'm working on is here, in case you're innerested.
Hello, Looks like you got to pull out your calculator and do so math. Nothing adds up. Sketch it out in your head (or paper). Add up the thumb size, borders, margins, padding, large pics, etc, and then piece it together. Get rid of the tables, and float all the thumbs left (or whatever I did in mine)
In my example all my thumbs are the same size. This is for aesthetics and ease of my math skills. If all your thumbs are dif size then you might want to do display inline-block on all the thumbs instead. What ever works...
Huh, it works fine in Firefox for me. :shifty:
Works fine for me too on fx 3.5.7. If it's broke in whatever fx then it's fx's fault because all the math is correct.
Sorry Eric it seems to be me
I've never noticed this before in Firefox but when I paste your link into a tab it loads the page but at a zoomed size even if the tab wasn't zoomed. It seems that at some time I must have increased the zoom size accidentally and when I load that page it always loads it at the zoom size I was using.
I just tried it on other tabs and it seems to remember the zoom size you were last using on that url. Indeed if you have 3 tabs open with the same url it enlarges all of them!
Not a feature I like or find useful but I suppose for users who always want a site at a certain text size it would save them having to adjust it.
Apologies for the confusion as the page is only broken on zoom
No prob Paul :~) Yeah a while back I found out too. As you said, FX will remember and apply your previous zoom setting for each site you visit.


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Ohio joining national program to reduce law enforcement deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSPD) -- Ohio is one of several states participating in a program known as "Below 100." the goal is to get the number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty below 100. It's a goal that hasn't been reached since 1944.
The program was created by the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association and is being taught nationally.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has partnered with the Ohio Attorney General's office, Buckeye State Sheriff's Association and the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police to bring this training to regional locations across Ohio beginning this month. Officers attending will be trained by multi-agency instructors in the four-hour class.
The classes will focus on officers wearing their seat belt and watching their speed while on patrol as well as wearing a bulletproof vest at all times. Those things are part of the Ohio State Highway Patrol's safety policy, but each department has different policies.
"What we don't want is officers becoming complacent in their everyday actions," said Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Vincent Shirey.


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CAPP's newest grant project supports secondary schools in closing achievement gaps and improving readiness for and success in algebra by focusing on middle and high school alignment of coursework and placement across grade levels to prepare first-time algebra takers.
The grant supports secondary school teachers' capacity building to assess and address students' individual needs through diagnostic and formative assessment processes including the use of the Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project materials and tests and the Strengthening Mathematics Instruction. The project fosters collaboration among groups of teachers from participating middle and high schools to improve understanding and effective use of diagnostic and formative mathematics assessment results. It will also engage principals in professional learning to understand and support the work of teachers in this effort. In subsequent years, grantee districts are expected to scale this work to benefit students at additional schools. View this short video to learn more about this project.
The districts and schools receiving planning grants are:
For detailed information on grant expectations please see the Request for Proposals. Our external evaluator prepared this Literature Review on Mathematics Curricula and Formative Assessments: Toward and Error-based Approach to Formative Data Use in Mathematics (.pdf).


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Networking for a Cause: Celebrating the Women of Chicago
My Distinct Events
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
She has over 17 years experience as an IT professional and organizational training and development leader, she was a college professor for 6 years teaching business psychology courses to graduate students and working in the community doing ministry work related to empowering women and marriages for over 10 years as an ordained minister and evangelist. She promotes local businesses and individuals through her blogs and photography, produced and hosted an Internet radio show, was a co-host of Six Brown Chicks webTV show on WCIU.com, recently featured on OWN with Iyanla Vanzant, and is a freelance photojournalist for Examiner, RollingOut Magazine and Six Brown Chicks.
Shea Vaughn:
Shea Vaughn, also known as "Chicago's favorite mom", is a corporate trainer in health, wellness & fitness, an author, speaker, master instructor & trainer, life coach, and a recognized spokeswoman for creating individual and business well-being. She is also the creator of SheaNetics®, an unparalleled innovation in body resistance exercise and the ultimate guide to self-fulfillment; as well as the founder of Healthy Initiative, a charity that champions disease prevention through awareness, education and sustainable solutions for building healthy and joyful lives. She hosts SheaNetics® certifications, speaks internationally and is frequently a featured wellness & fitness expert in media and on TV programs including Ellen, The Marilyn Dennis Show, Windy City LIVE and The Best Ever You Network.
When & Where
Redhead Piano Bar
16 W Ontario St
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (CDT)
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Well at least nobody can say all apple things are white and shiny here.... i'm gonna let my self out
I forget who but they said Steve jobs mapped out and helped with ideas on stuff that was at least 10 years in the future for apple. So you will see his name alot
I'm still waiting for the Human CentiPad.
The fact that on party wants to strip regulation, one party that wrote the rules so gas companies can poison wells and destroy land, one party that fought for deregulation that destroyed our economy..... can you guess which one?
If they are sitting in Washington you can pretty much bet the average person's needs are the furthest thing from their minds.


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Hi everyone,
I was wondering about how Wardialing working, and noticed that BT5 R3 does have the last version in. So i updated the program, and followed the instructions which is explaining to set Asterisk in order to use IAX protocol.
I did so, and the programs seems to be working, because i can access to http://127.0.0.1:7777/
But to make a simple call test, it failed.
Since i didin't configure anything in WarVOX, and i was wondering what I should do ? There's a "provider section" which is asking :
The IAX2 server name : where is it ? is it in /etc/asteriks/sip.conf ???
The IAX2 port (normally 4569) : You think this is correct ?
The username to access the provider : Is it my ISP ?
The password to access the provider
The number of available outbound lines: No idea
I already googled every information that i could find, but Warvox I guess is not really famous, and also complicate because of Asteriks...
I wish you could help.
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Memories of 'greatest try'Martin Flanagan
Published: February 16 2013 - 3:00AM
THE Super Rugby season has started and I am reminded of the three things that led to me having an interest in rugby union in the 1970s.
One was hearing, for the first time at the age of 23, a Welsh rugby crowd sing before a game involving Wales. I'd never heard a mass male choir singing so reverently, combining a sense of national pride with support for a sports team, before.
The second influence to draw me to the game was the commentary of Scotsman Bill McLaren. McLaren had a wisdom - a generosity, a humour - to match his gentle border lilt. Any game with such a voice had to have something special at its core. The third event was seeing a television replay of ''that try'' or, as it is otherwise known, ''the greatest try ever'', scored by the Barbarians against the All Blacks in January 1973.
Whether ''the greatest try'' is, in fact, the greatest try is a matter of debate among rugby buffs. I am no authority on the matter but a try I like as much, possibly more, was scored by the French against the All Blacks in New Zealand in 1994. Known as ''The Try from the End of the World'', it is 30-odd seconds of French culture at its brilliant, intuitive best. Feeling is paramount in French sport and here, instead of the feelings of the various players clashing and bumping apart, they syncopate like figures on a dance floor, joining together and coming apart, not once but nine times, each move being as unexpected as the last.
Right now, sport - or the idea of sport - is a confused beast. I watch The Try from the End of the World and know without any doubt this is great sport, this is what I go to see and, to be frank, I don't much care where I see it.
Last month, being the 40th anniversary of ''the greatest try ever'', The Guardian's Andy Bull interviewed the seven Barbarian players who combined to create the try. Of the seven, six were Welsh. It was the remarks of the seventh, English hooker John Pullin, that hit me like an anaesthetic.
The try begins with Welsh fly-half Phil Bennett, a relatively small player, dodging four giant All-Blacks deep in the Welsh defensive half only a few metres from the try line. This was not the safe option. This was the least safe option. Said Pullin to The Guardian: ''Bennett was dancing around in circles but he wasn't going anywhere.'' Bennett passed long to fellow attacking spirit, JPR Williams. JPR (as he was known) nearly got his head pulled off, stood like an oak tree in the tackle and passed the ball. Pullin on Bennett's pass: ''It was a bloody hospital pass, to be frank.''
Williams passed it to Pullin. Pullin: ''JPR shovelled it on to me and I shovelled it on again to John Dawes. I had a bit of room but, to be honest, if I'd had a bit more, I would have booted the ball straight into touch.'' Early warning - Pullin is not concerned with sport as a spectacle.
Dawes split the All-Blacks with a great dash on the left, passing inside to Tom David who offloaded in a tackle to big Derek Quinnell, who did exceptionally well gathering the ball without breaking stride since the pass was low and in front of him. Scrum-half Gareth Edwards, another Welsh immortal, then appeared from nowhere to take the ball from Quinnell, run the remainder of the field and finish the try with one of rugby's sweetest signature moves, the dive for the try line, thereby passing beneath a fast-finishing All Black defender to score.
The try was called for the BBC by another former great of Welsh rugby, Cliff Morgan. These were the days of black-and-white television; the replay crackles and jumps about, but you can hear the joy and jubilation in Morgan's voice, as in a hymn.
As the ball was taken back for the restart, the stadium still in ferment, Morgan enunciated in his marvellous Welsh accent, ''If the greatest writer of the written word would have written that story, no one would have believed it. That really was something.'' Morgan was right. From the outset, it was one unlikely act after another and each was magical and each was real and each was a step on a stairway of excitement the audience was climbing - running up, in fact.
Back to Pullin: ''It's folklore now, isn't it? But it was just a score, to be honest. Four points. Three-nil with a penalty would have suited me.'' Can this man be serious? He sounds a bit like Eeyore, the donkey, from Winnie the Pooh to me. Eeyore who said, ''Good morning, if it is, which I doubt, not that it matters.''
Perhaps as the only Englishman in a Welsh ensemble, Pullin felt obliged to prick the balloon. I hope so. Because I'd prefer to stack rocks than watch the sort of sport his comments conjure up.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/memories-of-greatest-try-20130215-2ei5j.html


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Danny Brown announces tour with A-Trak
Listen to Danny Brown on iHeartRadio | Listen to A-Trak on iHeartRadio
Danny Brown is teaming up with DJ and producer A-Trak for an upcoming tour.
The pair's record label Fool's Gold Records has announced the "Double Trouble Tour," which will kick off on November 8th in Pomona, California. The five-date tour will also make stops in Los Angeles and Tempe, Arizona. The trek will wrap up on November 12th.
Prior to hitting the road for their tour, the two will appear at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris, France on November 1st.
Danny Brown will use the road trip to promote his latest album, Old. The project featuring A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul hits stores today. Brown enlisted his "Double Trouble" co-headliner for production work on the album.
Check out the dates for Danny Brown and A-Trak's "Double Trouble" tour:
11-08 Pomona, CA - Fox Theatre
11-09 Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
11-10 Los Angeles, CA - Fool's Gold Day Off
11-11 Tempe, AZ - Club Red
11-12 To Be Announced
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This is the oversized version of Scrabble, the world's best-selling word game first trademarked in 1948, that uses both a rotating board and tiles 50% larger than the original. Measuring 23 1/2" sq., the board's playing surface has recessed spaces that keep the 100 oversized 1 1/4" H x 1" W wooden letter tiles stable when the board is rotated to provide an optimal view for all players. The rules and play are the same as the classic board game. In addition to instructions, it includes oversized versions of the wooden board, four wooden tile racks, cloth tile bag, and score pad. For two to four players ages 8 and up. 23 1/2" L x 23 1/2" W x 2 3/4" H. (12 3/4 lbs.)
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The Rotating Oversized Scrabble Game comes with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee. If this product ever disappoints you, for any reason, you may return your Hammacher Schlemmer purchase for exchange, credit, or refund.
Should you have any questions, we are available seven days a week (8:00 am – midnight EST). Please call 1-800-321-1484 to speak with a specialist or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com to receive a response within three business hours or less.
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I can't believe how quickly this order came. I liked getting an e-mail to confirm the order and another to tell me when it was shipped so I could expect it.
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CrawlTrack, webmaster dashboard.
Web analytic, SEO and protection
CrawlProtect, your website safety.
Reinforced protection
Two php/MySQL scripts, free and easy to install
The tools you need to manage and keep control of your site.
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I really like the stats that crawltrack displays, especially the "Details of position in Google and hits generated", this is really nice
I already run ZB Block on my site and it's very nice, but I'm afraid of any script conflicts with CrawlTrack and ZB Block running together (or even CrawlProtect and ZB Block)
However, is it possible to run CrawlTrack in just a statistics mode perhaps that would not overlap ZB Block but still provide the great stats?
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If you didn't ask CrawlTrack to block the attack but just to record it (it's the default setting) you shouldn't have any issue.
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Fresh Express Inc. is recalling expired romaine that could be contaminated with listeria.
Salinas, Calif.-based Fresh Express, a division of Cincinnati-based Chiquita Brand International Inc., announced a voluntary recall of limited quantities of its 10-ounce Hearts of Romaine salad Aug. 26, according to a company news release.
The recalled product has a use-by date of Aug. 23 and a product code beginning with "G222."
A random U.S. Food and Drug Administration test of Hearts of Romaine bags turned up one positive result for listeria.
No illnesses had been reported as of Aug. 26.
The recalled product may have been distributed to up to 19 Southern, Midwestern and Eastern states.


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By Shahzad Sheikh
The 2013-2014 Drift UAE season ended in style and on a real high note with its final round at Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Friday winding up the third season of the hit motorsport series.
Ahmad Daham from Jordan took everyone by surprise last weekend by taking the top step of the podium in the PRO Drift category at Round 3 of Drift UAE held at Umm Al Quwain Motorplex last weekend.
After Round 1 got postponed due to flooding when the recent rainstorms hit the UAE
Abdulhadi Al-Qahtani drifts to victory in the Drift UAE Finale held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Manning Award Watch List Tabs Option Dynamo Joshua Nesbitt
Friday, July 30, 2010
A non-traditional quarterback who has proven to be a virtuoso running Georgia Tech's triple-option attack, Joshua Nesbitt (official bio) is the latest addition to the Manning Award Watch List. Nesbitt is the most prolific rushing quarterback in Yellow Jacket history with 2,079 yards on the ground, but he also averaged 10.5 yards per pass attempt, best in the nation among players with 150 attempts. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player per day through its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.
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I decided to join in with the heavenly bakers this week for the cover cake:
Wow. The top picture looks like it was photoshopped right off the cover! My proposal stands!
OMG, Matthew, you've done it again. Did it taste as good as it looks?
Just gorgeous, Matthew! Truly perfect. Did you make this when currants were in season?
At first I thought it was actually the cover of the book. I'm amazed!...totally amazed!
Wow! That is absolutely stunning! If I made something that beautiful, I don't think I'd let anyone cut into it
My lord M, u r textbook perfect! Thx for sharing the slices too. The texture looks divine. Oh, is this a 7"?
Thank you for all of the nice comments! The Domingo has always been one of my favorite cakes, so I knew I would love this. It is really delicious! I made the cake yesterday, but the currants are from last July. They've been in the freezer waiting for this cake and a pie (the currants on the actual book cover were frozen too). This is a regular 9'' size.
Beautiful, Matthew! Isn't the glaze great?
Perfection personified! I am speechless Matthew.
Matthew, that is so beautiful. It is absolutely perfect.
I also thought the photo was right from the book. The lighting, photography and perfection of the cake is incredible! So, is it the case that currants don't ooze when they defrost? If so, that makes decorating a snap when currants are out of season.
Wow, truly inspirational…..I would love to believe that someday I could create something that beautiful. Shirin
Beautiful, Matthew. Great job!
How would you describe the taste of the cake and ganache? Was the gold leaf tricky to work with and finally how do you get the most perfect cuts to your most perfect cakes?
I love the picture of the cake on your glass platter. Brilliant cake on Brilliant glass!


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Cognac Regions
Cognac is rarely born of a single eau-de-vie or a single growing area, but generally from a blend of different ages and crus, sometimes up to a hundred of them.
It can be made also exclusively from certain "cru", for example exclusively from "Grande Champagne", but of different ages.
Grande Champagne : about 13,000 hectares of clay and compact chalk soil. The Grande Champagne cru is located around the town of Segonzac. It produces a very fine, high-quality Cognac. It is known as the Premier Cru du Cognac.
Petite Champagne : some 16,000 hectares of clay and a more compact chalky layer of soil. Petit Champagne is very much of the same quality, but a touch lighter. It's vineyards lie to the south-west and south-east of Grande Champagne.
Fine Champagne : The blending of Grande and Petite Champagne with a minimum of 50% of Grande Champagne is called "Fine Champagne".
Borderies : only 4,000 hectares of unique soil on the plateau above Charente river. The eau de vie has a slight nutty taste. Borderies, which lie around the town of Burie (north-west of City of Cognac), is the smallest of the crus in the terms of acreage. Eaux-de-vie from Borderies has rich, flowery aromas and it is known as "…Cognac that ladies prefer".
Fins Bois : 37,000 hectares of soil. characterized by quick aging environment. A subtle flowery bouquet characterizes this eau de vie. The largest, and by far the intriguing cru, is Fins Bois. Geographically, it rings the other three crus. It lies, approximately, in the triangle between the towns of Rouilliac, Matha and Pons. It has a rich, full, strong aromas with a touch of the maritime climate.
Bons Bois : less chalky but more earthy soil of 16,000 hectares that is well reflected in the eau de vie.
Bois Ordinaires et Bois Communs (Bois a Terroir); 30,000 hectares of soil influenced by the Atlantic climate. Bons Bois and Bois Ordinaires are the exterior crus heavily influenced by the climate of the Atlantic ocean. They contribute less and less to the overall production of Cognac but are, nevertheless, known to produce some interesting Cognacs.
Cognac Raymond Ragnaud - Réserve Rare ANTIQUE Bullée
18 years old eau-de-vie.Learn More
The golden shade of a light Cognac. Refined, vigorous nose.
The fresh and harmonious aromas are typical of the Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie.Excl. Tax: €78.33 Incl. Tax: €94.00
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Raymond Ragnaud - Extra Vieux XO - Cristal Decanter
Under the watchful eye of Madame BRICQ our cellar master harmoniously blends the different Eaux-de-Vie in order to obtain the subtle aroma of a Raymond RAGNAUD Extra Vieux XO Cognac.
Packaging: Luxury Cristal engraved Decanter with two engraved cognac glasses, in its blue box.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €306.25 Incl. Tax: €367.50
Raymond Ragnaud - Extra Vieux XO - Square Decanter
Under the watchful eye of Madame BRICQ our cellar master harmoniously blends the different Eaux-de-Vie in order to obtain the subtle aroma of a Raymond RAGNAUD Extra Vieux XO Cognac.
Packaging: 'Square" Decanter with wooden box.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €88.33 Incl. Tax: €106.00
Raymond Ragnaud - Folle Blanche -2002-Grande Champagne-
This fine and exquisite "eau-de-vie" is created from an uncommon and old grape variety "the Folle Blanche".Learn More
The "Folle Blanche" is the exceptionally unique cognac grape surrendered after the assault of phylloxera in the late nineteenth century.
The "Folle Blanche" gives unfathomably exquisite, sensitive and perfumed cognacs.Excl. Tax: €62.50 Incl. Tax: €75.00
Raymond Ragnaud - Hors d'Age
Hors d'âge (Beyond age)- 43° - 35 years old Eau-de-vie.
With its rich aromas, this eau-de-vie should be slowly sipped for a long persistence in the mouth.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €109.17 Incl. Tax: €131.00
Raymond Ragnaud - Réserve - Stéfany Decanter
A history of generations as we like them in Cognac: Raymond Ragnaud's grand daughter Séphanie has created her first eau de vie. From the very heart of our precious Grande Champagne- 1st ' cru ' of the cognac area-Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €47.50 Incl. Tax: €57.00
Raymond Ragnaud - Réserve Rare - Orphée Decanter
18 years old eau-de-vie.Learn More
The golden shade of a light Cognac. Refined, vigorous nose.
The fresh and harmonious aromas are typical of the Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie.Excl. Tax: €78.33 Incl. Tax: €94.00
Raymond Ragnaud - Sélection 40°
Young, 4 years old eau-de-vie.Learn More
Strong presence but not agressive.Excl. Tax: €24.83 Incl. Tax: €29.80
Raymond Ragnaud - Tasting Set - Grande Champagne
Tasting set : three little 20cl bottles of cognac with the Sélection, the Grande Réserve and the Vieille Réserve from Raymond Ragnaud.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €49.17 Incl. Tax: €59.00
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Raymond Ragnaud - Vieille Réserve 41°
15 years old eau-de-vie.Learn More
Golden shade, fine and delicate smell.
Both the bouquet and the taste are characteristic of a cognac Grande Champagne.
Packaging: 'Cognaçaise' bottle, White and burgundy label, burgundy top ; matching box.Excl. Tax: €45.50 Incl. Tax: €54.60


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Robyn announces joint tour with Royksopp
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Robyn is making her way back the U.S. this summer and she's bringing along Norwegian electronic duo Royksopp! The trio are hitting the road together on their "Do It Again" tour, which includes six North American dates.
The U.S. tour dates begin at the end of June in Seattle, then making stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, before ending in Boston in mid-August.
In a statement on the tour's website, Robyn says, "We've done shows together here and there and it's a pleasure to be on tour with Svein & Torbjørn. I love them. I can't say much about my set right now – I'm working on a lot of music at the moment and whatever is finished might be something I put into the set list. As usual I just hope people want to dance. I see pink lasers."
The electronic music duo add, "Performing together is something we've occasionally done in the past - all to such merriment and exuberance, that we've decided to reunite and 'Do It Again' in 2014. Each of these events will consist of a Robyn-part, a Röyksopp-part and of course a joined Robyn+Röyksopp-part - all wrapped up in lights 'n smoke and tons of joy. To say we're excited, is an understatement."
The Swedish dance/pop artist is already teasing her new music, which can be heard in an official promo video for the tour in the form of a tune called "Say It."
The new dates mark Robyn's first trip back state-side since joining Coldplay as the opening act on their 2012 tour. Pre-sale tickets for the U.S. dates are available starting April 9th.
Robyn U.S. Tour Dates:
June 26: Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park
June 28: San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
June 29: Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Aug. 20: New York, NY - Pier 97
Aug. 21: Washington, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap
Aug. 22: Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
If you've never had the pleasure of hearing these artists together before, check out their previous collaboration "The Girl And The Robot."