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Estimates are that the scandal has cost the church upwards of $3 billion. The U. S. government was slow to deal with the ancient taboo, but the advent of the women's movement in the 1960s helped bring the issue into the open. About one in four women are victims of pedophilia. For men the ratio is one in ten. Cialis soft tablets by 1968, forty-four states required doctors to report cases of probable abuse, but the federal government was silent on the unspeakable issue until six years later, when it passed the child abuse prevention and treatment act. The act was credited with increasing the number of cases reported, but it wasn't until 1986 -- more than a decade later -- that the Child Abuse Victims' Rights Act gave abused children got the right to sue for civil damages. Progress on the church's part is slow. Last November, a man put in charge of the church's pedophilia investigation in Devon, England, was himself arrested and jailed when investigators found child pornography on his computer. It doesn't appear that the Catholic Church culture is changing. Father Benedict Groeschel, a trained psychologist who counsels pedophile priests, recently suggested that the abused boys sometimes are the seducers. The comment was quickly retracted, but the church's true attitude had been revealed. Last May, Father Riccardo Seppia, a man close to the pope, was arrested on pedophilia and drug charges in a drug and sex ring cialis soft tablets investigation. Police obtained a recorded cellphone conversation in which the 51-year old priest reportedly was specific about his desires. "I do not want 16-year-old boys, but younger, " Seppia reportedly said. "Fourteen-year-olds are O. K. Look for needy boys who have family issues. " It is left to the reader's imagination what "family issues" might mean. LINKS: WikiPedia post on Catholic sex abuse cases http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Catholic_sex_abuse_cases Pedophilia investigator jailed for pedophilia http://thenewcivilrightsmovement. com/catholic-churchs-pedophilia-investigator-in-charge-of-child-protection-jailed-for-pedophilia/news/2011/11/14/30172 The Father Benedict Groeschel story http://www. disinfo. com/2012/09/catholic-pedophilia-story-everybody-is-going-to-get-wrong/ Marriageable ages around the world http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Age_of_marriage


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I need some advice from someone in the power lifting realm. Today we did chained bench, and I felt great. After chains I did a burnout set of 205 for 8 which is pathetic. After chest I went on to close grip bench for triceps, this is when I realized I have a terribly weak chest. I close griped (hands 6-7 inches apart) the same weight that I benched. So me being able to close grip roughly the same weight that I can bench is telling me my triceps are strong and my chest is severely lacking. My powerlifting coach was looking at me like I had 3 heads, and didn't even know what to say. Any advice is appreciated
205 for 8 on a burnout is not pathetic. How are your shoulders. Cant have a good bench without good shoulders. Some peoples bodys are not built for heavy bench, like myself. Bench isnt the true measure of your strength overall anyway, i believe that is reserved for squat and deadlift. just my opinion.
Good post. totally agree.
When bench pressing, one uses so many muscle other than pecs. Triceps, delts, and lats are all hit when bench pressing.
When I want to increase my bench press weight, I focus on other exercises, such as floor presses, board presses, weighted dips, etc...Don't just rely on your bench press to get that number up...
That's just what I found that works for me... - 03-21-2009, 12:07 PM
I had a very similar problem and my college strength and condition coach suggested doing DB tri sets where you start with shoulder press, then tri extensions, and end with db bench in order to tire out your other muscles and force you to concentrate on ur chest. He said the chest is a generally lazy muscle and you need to focus on actually fully engaging it to see improvement
I think my shoulders are strong for my size, for Db shoulder press i do 45x8 50'sx8 55x8 then 60's for 8. My squat and deadlift are excellent, my hang cleans are great, everything is strong as hell, then my bench just makes me look like a girl. I don't think its my tricep or shoulders, I think I just have a weak chest.
It could be that your regular bench grip is actually a little wide. Even if you place them around the same place most other people do. Your body could be different and your ideal bench grip is actually closer than most peoples.
So try moving your hands justa little wider than your close grip bench, as your regualr bench grip.
I recently moved my hands in and I am stronger there.
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This will be especially nice right after being inundated by all of the rereleases and resculpts of core OT characters from the OTC and VOTC lines. I'm guessing that if this does happen it will happen at the same time the teaser trailer hits theaters.
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8 years 15 weeks ago | saw him a month ago against Mira Mesa |
I'd echo all of the comments here. I saw Tate about a month ago against Mira Mesa and would say that everything here is accurate. I'd also parrot the fact that Tate seems to not be an integral leader on the team, as most of the time he's by himself on the sideline and not involved with the line/backs/wr's or even pumping up the defense. I would think that the home-schooling/hired-gun might have something to do with that, but I generally think high school kids want to win regardless of someone's educational background. Will be interesting to see what role he assumes at the next level. My observation against MM was that Tate looked to scramble at the first sign of pressure in the pocket (i.e., happy feet). That being said, he's probably conditioned to do that since his line is pretty porous and defenders are on him all the time. Should be a good prep for his upcoming years at UM... I have a feeling that if/when he plays at UM, he's going to try to do too much w/ his feet and scramble right away. Given the significant uptick in talent at the D-1 level, he's not going to have the great success he had in high school (see also: McGuffie). That being said, he seemed to have good down-field vision and was able to hit guys in stride, particularly a very small darty guy (like Odoms) that he hit repeatedly over the middle for 10-15 yds a clip. Balls thrown (footballs, that is) were crisp and on target for the most part, so hopefully the impending Barwis-ization won't impact that skill. My feeling is that we can expect a "Sheridan vs. Minniesoda" type of performance out of him during the beginning of his career, but probably only after a few games of experience under his belt. My instinct tells me that if he's the #2, his introduction to D-1 football will be eerily similar to pryor's at osu in that a starter from the prior year (threet) will get the starts for the first 1/3 of the season and he'll see some time in games where we (hopefully) build a significant enough of a lead to get him some playing time. Then, as the season progresses, he ends up splitting time and eventually becomes "the dude." Then again, we also have Shav Beav in the mix (presumably) and I haven't seen him play yet, so this might all be crap... |
8 years 27 weeks ago | actually, i have... |
...tried to keep my footing while engaged with a very big person under wet (but not gay--not that there's anything wrong with that) conditions. my point was that our guy would step across and engage the nd lineman, attempt to turn to the outside and pursue as the nd rb runs a sweep, and then the nd guy tackles him from behind to prevent the pursuit (with great success). that's not a footing issue from my perspective. but i do see a larger point here. a big east ref crew. wvu is in the big east... |
8 years 27 weeks ago | nd blocking. aka... |
...tackling? anyone else see the numerous times where our guy falls down with one of their o-line turds laying on top of him. i know holding is probably a stretch for the home-town refs to call, but on more than one occasion, i saw a nd lineman all over our DE and essentially tackle him. it was egregious. |
8 years 28 weeks ago | whatever happened to... |
the rocky and bullwinkle theme? anyone know the reason? is it because it is offensive to the native squirrels/moose? |
8 years 28 weeks ago | my bad |
should've said powlus (who is on the sidelines BTW) bottom line is that i would prefer he suck, kind of in a yakety-sax brady quinn eating turf/jimmah getting crooshed by a D-line gang-bang sorta way |
8 years 28 weeks ago | A rew reactionary guesses |
1. Chaz weis is going to stack the line against the run and force us to pass. Because of our inexperienced line and inability to run up the middle, chaz will try to force us into the least preferred part of our game, i.e., the pass. 2. Chaz will craft his passing offense to try to take advantage of Stevie Brown/middle dump-off LB pass coverage. Our corners are going to be much better (arguably) than Man Diego St.'s, so the weakness is in the short checkdown that our LBs are having a tough time with, as well as anything where Brown would be involved. 3. N(d)BC will make 36 references to Jimmah's arm-strength and how he's the 2nd coming of Joe Montana. I'm hoping he actually turns out to be the 2nd coming of Rick Mirer. BTW, I'm not sure how much more annoying the N(d)BC announcers can get. 4. Jimmah's hair-line will recede another half-inch, and when it gets wet, we can see another 10 square inches of scalp. Not that I'm wishing hair-loss on anyone, but dude, you can't fight heredity. Shave that shit brah. It'll help w/ the underage beer-pong as well. 5. Hometown refs will call at least 3 phantom pass intereferences against us, and at least an equal number of phantom holds against us if/when we complete a pass. Also, any instance where a play should be reviewed will probably not be. 6. The scene in the stands can be be summed up in 2 words. Paste-y. Cottage-cheese (I realize I hyphenated that 2nd one). A friend of mine is a domer, he refers to s. bend as Ice Planet Hoth. I guess he means that if you're stranded alone, the only use for the girls there is to slit their bellies so that you can stay warm in their entrails until help arrives. It's going to be ugly on the field and off. |
8 years 28 weeks ago | 4th quarter D motor |
Is it just me, or does it seem like our D line owns the 4th quarter. When their O fatties are huffing and puffing, our D seems to be teeing off on them and getting much better penetration. I noticed this against Utah and how often Johnson was running for his life, and saw the same thing against Miami. Considering the huge imbalance in time of possession in the 2nd half, I'd say the evidence points towards eeeeBarwis having a significant effect on our ability to stay in close games. If the offense can get on track and pass with any sort of competency, that could help the run game (obviously the line has to block as well). |
8 years 29 weeks ago | I'm surprised |
Brian, I'm a bit surprised you haven't jumped on the opportunity to write "Utah Utes of Utah (We're from Utah!)." This morning's slate of games is thoroughly un-entertaining. As Teddy KGB once said, "I feel so unsatisfied." Can 2:30 (CDT) just get here already?! |
8 years 31 weeks ago | Thank goodness they didn't mention... |
...Zingermans. I was afraid I was going to have to wait in line to pay a shit-ton of money for a mediocre sandwich. We're safe, at least until its parents weekend and all the folks from NY/NJ come in town. "Oh, my, gawwwd, like, this sandwich is wicked good. Bunny, do you need more gas for your Lexus SUV?" |
8 years 32 weeks ago | Kicking Competency |
According to an interview w/ Calvin McGee (via countdown "fluff" on MGoBlue), KC Lopata hit a 56-yarder, and Calvin thought it got tipped. Hoping we don't need it, but milkshakes and eeeBarwis have apparently hit all facets of the team. |
8 years 32 weeks ago | Navarre is to Heisman as... |
John Edwards is to "Father of the Year" Maurice Clarett is to "Mother Theresa" Unfortunately, my computer is missing the sarcasm key. |
8 years 32 weeks ago | SI Fluff |
Top 10 Michigan athletes of all time. I was a little disheartened to not see John Navarre on here. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/campus.mi... |
8 years 33 weeks ago | MGoBlue video countdown |
MGoBlue is starting a 30-day countdown, with a new video each day. Day 30 starts off with customary eeeBarwis fluff. http://mgoblue.com/football/article.aspx?id=141930 Unfortunately, Carson Daly is not VJing... |
8 years 35 weeks ago | oh |
this was supposed to be a joke? i had no idea... next you're going to tell me there's no such thing as a fuck lion. |
8 years 35 weeks ago | Sparty Cock Math |
Parody or not, Sparty needs to get his cock math right. In the first paragraph, he says "Coach Dantonio is going to step onto the field, whip out his nine-inch dick, and fuck a live wolverine in the middle of the field." Yet, in the fifth, he states "Seriously, keep your mouth shut, Hart, or Coach Dantonio will slap you upside the head with 12 inches of limp dick." So, there are definitely a few freudian observations to be made. Does Dick Dantonio's member get smaller as it gets more rigid? My guess is that this is a metaphor for sparty football in that instead of "rising to the occasion," sparty football/Dicky D shrinks to the occasion (i.e., the "man-gina"--not to be confused w/ Mangino who has his own gravitational pull). This would be contrary to how metaphorical Michigan whips out a 20" metaphorical cock (in the shape of Braylon or Mario) and slaps sparty/Dicky D in the face, and wipes it off on their teddy bear. I guess even in parody, there is some truth. Space bitches. |


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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017 Nominees AnnouncedAmong the artists nominated for the first time are Bad Brains, Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam, and Tupac Shakur.
What We Learned From Jack's 11th ShowIt might be nuts to think that a concert could be something more than a wild night of boozin' and entertainment, but aside from recreational therapy, there are some lessons to take away from a good rock show.
Jack's 11th Show Is A Finale to RememberIf you missed JACK"s 11th Show or are just looking to relive it, read on.
Jane's Addiction to Release 6-Disc 'Sterling Spoon' CompilationThe set focuses mainly on the quartet's first incarnation—Perry Ferrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins.
JACK's 11th Show Lineup & Details!Get the lineup + ticket and venue info for JACK's 11th Show taking place September 23 at Irvine Meadows!
Dave Navarro Rescued by NYC Firefighters"Stuck in an elevator! This is what hell is like," he captioned a corresponding selfie.
Jane's Addiction Announce US Tour DatesDinosaur Jr. and Living Colour will open.
Jane's Addiction Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here's Why.It was Jane's Addiction who started the era by kicking down the door that everyone else entered through.
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Wash. DC - Memorials, Arlington, Smithsonian
Trip Start
Apr 17, 2011
Trip End
Jul 20, 2011
Our hotel was the "Omni Shoreham" and we were told that it was one of the premier hotels in the Washington DC area. Apparently it had been used as a venue for a Presidental Inaugeration Dinner and also many celebrities had performed there. It was certainly the biggest hotel we stayed at, and also had a beautiful lobby & restaurant. Because we wanted to stay on in DC for a couple of days after the tour we considered staying in the same hotel for a couple more nights. However, after being told that it would cost $600+ per night we decided to find a hotel that fit our buget a bit better! We found one in Arlington that fit the bill and was near the subway so that worked out well.
Washington DC is a city of national memorials, museums and significant national sites. Our first night we visited the Marine Corps Memorial (also known as the "Iwo Jima Memorial"). It was hard to take pics in the dark, but this memorial was very significant to me (Kathy) because my nephew Kyle is currently serving as a helicopter crew chief in the Marines (at an undisclosed location somewhere in the Middle East).
The next day we spent the morning with a tour guide from Washington DC visiting many other memorials and significant locations. The Korean Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam War Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial are all very close to one another and so we got off the bus and explored these memorials on foot. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is very moving with thousands of names etched into black granite. Sometimes you would see someone doing a rubbing of the name of a loved one. The Lincoln Memorial is huge, very impressive structure with a large statue of Lincoln seated in it. Lincoln was instrumental in keeping the states united when the South wanted to seccede from the Union of States. On the back of the US penny there is ithe imprint of this famous memorial.
The memorial that I found most significant was the Korean War Memorial. Each memorial incorporates a lot of symbolism and the original plan for the memorial was to have 38 statues, but it was decided that it would be too expensive. Instead, a granite wall was designed with dozens of images of service people etched into it. Because the wall is so smooth and shiny, there is a clear reflection of the 19 statues, so 38 images are seen.
During this tour we also visited Arlington National Cemetery. People allowed to be buried at Arlington are serving & retired military and their spouses and minor children. It's a sober and sacred location for all Americans. Not all of the cemetery is open to tourists, but we were shown the burial place of John F. Kennedy, Robert & Teddy Kennedy. The Mulhearns also have a personal friend buried here, so we were able to go back later to visit Johnnie Roberts' grave and lay flowers there for the family.
The bus tour ended about noon and we were dropped off near the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. (James Smithson was an Englishman who never visited the US but was a great admirer of the country, so when he died in the 1830's he bequethed $508,000 to the US specifically to create a museum - this has expanded over the years to include 20 different museums. The ones we visited this day were the Air & Space Museum (the most popular of the 20 museums with 8.3 million visitors last year alone!) and the Museum of Natural History. We also visited the National Archives and saw the original Declaration of Independence and Constitution. (These are the original "National Treasures" in case you saw the movie by that name!). Heading back to the hotel we stopped in to see the Spy Museum, which was very interesting. (We accidently entered via the Exit, so only saw the end of the exhibits!).


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Omar Sharif, the legendary actor who starred in classics including "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Dr. Zhivago," slapped a woman in the face on a red carpet at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Qatar on Thursday (Oct. 27).
The 79-year-old actor was posing with fans for photos when one woman approached him at what we have to assume was an innoportune moment. In the video above, Sharif turns to her and, according to TMZ, yells at the woman in Arabic to wait her turn. Then he slaps her across the face.
You'd think after that even the Sharif's biggest fan would have a change of heart. But instead, the unidentified woman holds her ground and poses for a picture with Sharif, smiling while simultaneously appearing to hold back tears.
"Omar Sharif just hit a woman," tweeted one reporter at the scene according to TMZ. "Very stupidly, in front of a camera."
In 2003, Sharif received a suspended one-month prison sentence for striking a police officer in Paris. In 2007, he was found guilty of assaulting a Beverly Hills parking attendant and breaking his nose.
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XMen's basketball
Keith Dambrot said his team will try to make tonight's game at VCU a low-scoring contest.
That is the Miami theory of playing teams with superior athleticism/talent. Don't let them find a rhythm and keep the scores low -- which means the gap will be smaller. Such a plan gives you a chance in the final few minutes if your team can make its shots.
As I thought, the odds are against the Zips, who are eight- to nine-point underdogs. I think that is an accurate prediction.
It appears that VCU will stream video of the game. Here is the schedule. If you click the picture of the TV near the Akron game, it might work.
As you can see, the verbal commitments are pouring in.
The newest is Sean Farr, a three-star receiver from Baltimore, who had offers from Maryland, Virginia and Eastern Michigan.
The guy is apparently a comedian, too. A fan on ZipsNation.org found this interview between Farr and a blogger. Check what Farr had to say about visiting EMU.
This class is quite heavy on wide receivers. These players will join the team next season, then sit for a year until they are needed to fill in for Jeremy Bruce, Dashan Miller, Deryn Bowser and Andre Jones.
For those of you who felt J.D. Brookhart did not know how to fix a problem, look at how he has bolstered the roster at receiver and defensive line.
Men's soccer
Soccer America named Steve Zakuani its Player of the Year.
Everyone is still waiting to hear who won the Hermann Award, which is announced on Jan. 9. Zakuani is a finalist.
I sense some skepticism about my report of Zakuani's departure. I assure you, unless Zakuani changes his mind (and if he has hired an agent, it's too late), he is gone. I don't just make things up. The university will make an announcement soon to confirm it.
If you want some news that will brighten your day, maybe this will help. Word is, Caleb Porter is bringing in an phenomenal player from another country.


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IOWAĀCITY,ĀIowaĀ– Michigan State had every reason to fold.
The seventh-ranked Spartans were coming off a draining loss to rival Michigan and again were down two starters to surgingĀIowaĀ– which was hosting its biggest game in years.
Michigan State responded with the toughness it has shown so often under coach Tom Izzo and emerged from IowaĀCity with a season-defining win.
Keith Appling scored 16 points, and the Spartans outlasted No. 15ĀIowaĀ71-69 in overtime Tuesday night, handing the Hawkeyes their first home loss.
"I was concerned coming in whether we could get back up off the can. Not physically, we were going to be beat up. I was worried about mentally," said Izzo, whose team fell to the Wolverines 80-75 on Saturday. "We didn't have time to be tired."
Matt Costello had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Spartans (19-2, 8-1 Big Ten), who avoided consecutive defeats despite the absence of injured starters Adreian Payne and Branden Dawson.
But it took 5 extra minutes – and anĀIowaĀshooting drought that lasted nearly 15 minutes – to pull it off.
Costello's tip-in with 1:14 left gave Michigan State a 67-64 lead, and Russell Byrd's 3 with 34 seconds put Michigan State up by six.
IowaĀstill had a chance to force a second overtime, but Mike Gesell missed a driving layup at the buzzer.
Devyn Marble had 21 points forĀIowaĀ(16-5, 5-3), including a layup with 6 seconds left in overtime that snapped the Hawkeyes' streak of 14:50 without a field goal.
"I just didn't think we were tough enough. We weren't tough at all,"ĀIowaĀcoach Fran McCaffery said. "I think they were being nice."
The Hawkeyes boast one of the nation's deepest benches, and they kept threatening to run away from the undermanned Spartans early in the second half.
Michigan State wouldn't let it happen.
The tough-minded Spartans had an answer for nearly every basket that could have swung the momentum back inĀIowa'sĀfavor.
IowaĀled 57-51 with 5:58 left, and its crowd began to sense the win. But Appling – with his shooting wrist heavily taped – hit a 3, and a layup and dunk by Costello made it 58-57 Spartans.
"We have guys that want to win," Appling said. "I feel like this win speaks volumes of the character of our team. We have a lot of guys that are able to dig down and compete. And at the end of the day, I feel like that's what gave us the victory."
The Hawkeyes had a chance to win in regulation, but Marble missed a runner just before the buzzer.
That was a theme that doomed the Hawkeyes.
Aaron White had 10 points forĀIowa, which lost despite hitting 19 more free throws than Michigan State.
"I felt like we were moving the ball well. We had some really good looks at it and just didn't make any," McCaffery said.
What made the loss even tougher forĀIowaĀwas it had been nearly a decade sinceĀIowaĀCity had seen a game this big.
IowaĀhadn't hosted a Top 25 opponent as a ranked team since 2006, when it last went to the NCAA tournament. EvenĀIowaĀGov. Terry Branstad made the 2-hour drive from Des Moines to see the program's biggest home game in years.
The Hawkeyes looked like the tighter team early. But the Hawkeyes hung close by building what would end up being a 43-20 edge in free throw attempts.
The second half and overtime proved to be a physical, back-and-forth affair between two teams with serious aspirations of a Big Ten title.
In the end, it was the Spartans who pulled out a game with 16 lead changes, 11 ties and one seemingly inexplicable shooting drought from the typically high-scoring Hawkeyes.
In victory, Michigan State also showedĀIowaĀhow slim the margin between contending for a Big Ten title and winning it can be.
"We've had games where we could have [showed resolve], but we didn't. This is the first game where we've had the opportunity and we've carried through," Costello said.


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Alex De Leon hadn't had a multi-hit game in five outings this year. So he wasn't expecting the first one to be a three-homer game that set a record for his short-season team.
Smacking three long balls in Class A Short Season State College's 10-3 romp over Batavia on Sunday marked the first time in Spikes' history that a player went yard three times.
"It felt great," the Cardinals infield prospect said. "That was probably my first three-homer game in my life. I had a few multi-homer games, but never three."
The 23-year-old blasted solo shots in the first and sixth innings, then rounded out his evening with a two-run homer in the seventh. After driving in four runs, De Leon sits third among his teammates with seven RBIs thus far in the young season.
"I got into some good hitters' counts early; the first one was on a 3-2 fastball," the California native said. "I hit my first one and that put the pressure off. Once I had the first two, I just felt relaxed at the plate."
After striking out three times in the first two games of the season, De Leon worked on improving his pitch selection -- and only whiffed once in the past four games. In doing so, the Kansas product recorded his first multi-hit game of the season and the second three-hit game of his career.
De Leon led his Jayhawks teammates with 16 two-out RBIs his junior season. That trend continued Sunday as two of his dingers against the Muckdogs came with two outs.
"Once I got that first hit -- or home run -- out of the way, I was really seeing the ball well and got good hitters' counts," he said. "Sometimes when things aren't going so well you try to swing too hard, but I didn't have to do that tonight."
The 2013 Draft pick also helped propel the Spikes to another club record. With his homers and shots by Jhohan Acevedo, Danny Diekroeger and Rowan Wick, State College blasted a club-record six dingers.
"It was pretty awesome to see, everyone was swinging the bat well. Acevedo got it started in the first, then mine and Diekroeger had one and Wick -- that guy's always hitting a homer," the cleanup hitter said. "Everyone was excited to play. We got on them early. We relaxed, but put pressure on them the whole game."
His home run was Wick's New York-Penn League-leading seventh of the campaign.
Spikes reliever Jeff Barkley (1-0) allowed one run on two hits over three frames en route to his first career win.
In his second start of the season, Yeims Mendoza (0-3) yielded four runs on five hits over four frames.
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âAnything can happen in the WWE.â
That slogan in professional wrestling hit hard for diva Eve Torresâ"whose character, in a matter of weeks, went from a fan favorite love interest to a damsel in distress to being jeered by the crowd on a recent episode of the âRaw Super Show.â
Come Saturday, the drama and the action moves from the television screen to Ontario when the WWE comes to Citizens Business Bank Arena.
The event, which is a part of the Road to Wrestlemania tour, will feature a number of superstars including WWE Champion CM Punk taking on Kane, The Miz fighting R-Truth and a battle royal to determine who faces United States champion Jack Swagger. Other superstars scheduled to appear include Dolph Ziggler, David Otunga, Kofi Kingston and Santino Marella.
It is a build-up to the biggest WWE pay-per-event of the year âWrestlemania 28â on April 1. To put it in perspective, âWrestlemaniaâ is considered to be the Super Bowl of wrestling. Torres has participated in a number of âWrestlemaniaâ events and said walking out in front of 40,000 screaming fans âis like nothing I ever experienced in my life.â
When it comes to events like the Ontario show, Torres said fans can look forward to a lot of excitement and unpredictability.
âTV is a small part of what we do,â she said in a recent telephone interview. âThe live events are real fun. And thereâs more stuff you donât see on TV.â
The WWE is more than just wrestling matches. There is an added amount of drama that Torres refers to as âlike a soap opera.â And she has been front and center in the major storyline recently on WWEâs highly rated Monday night television show âRaw Super Showâ between John Cena, Kane and Zack Ryder. In it she has been romantically pursued by Long Island party boy Ryder, stalked and threatened by the scary 7-foot tall Kane and planted a scandalous kiss on Cena. That has given her an opportunity to show off her skills out of the ring.
âI love the storylines and backstage segments,â Torres said. âIt helps refine my character. And the storylines are what makes the show interesting.â
She credits former WWE Divas Trish Stratus and Lita as inspiring her as female wrestlers with the impact they had on the Divas brand. Torres also looks to bitter rivals when it comes to improving her skills.
â(Current Divas Champion) Beth Phoenix has forced me to step it up,â she said. Torres is scheduled to face Phoenix at the Ontario show.
She said that during live events, the matches can be longer because they donât have strict time limits like with television shows âRawâ and âSmackdown.â You might also get to witness something never seen before.
âA lot of moves I tried at live events and then do them on TV,â Torres said. âThe âBooty Popping Moonsaultâ (a dance leading into a standing back flip onto an opponent) started at a live event. Live events are where you can sharpen your sword.â
Working with wrestling veterans like Cena and Kane has also presented a rewarding challenge for Torres.


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William Jeremy Spann, 32, Murray, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 at 9:16 a.m. EST, at the University of Kentucky Chandler Health Care Center, Lexington, following a short illness. Preceding him in death were his father, Donovan Dale Spann in 1990; his grandparents, Rufus and Icle LB Spann and William Henry and Velma Judel Crutcher. He was born July 25, 1977, in McCracken County.
Survivors include his mother, Helen Spann O'Cull and husband, Joe, one brother, Rickie Dale Spann and wife, Christi, and one nephew, Mason Donovan Dale Spann, all of Murray; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.yorkfuneralhome.com. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the William Jeremy Spann Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 242, Murray, KY 42071.


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Neves on track with more medal-winning performances
29 Jul 2010
The British Gas ASA National Age Group Championships saw more impressive performances on day two as a number of swimmers made multiple appearances on the podium.
Kristina Neves added another two gold medals to her collection after picking up the 1,500m title yesterday. The Guernsey swimmer put in a strong performance in the Girls' 13 years 400m Freestyle as she moved steadily away from the rest of the field to take the race in a time of 4:22.87. Silver went to Grace Dennis (Kingston Hull) who touched in 4:25.73 with bronze going to Lucy Davis (Gallica) in 2:26.00. Neves later finished in first position in the 100m Butterfly in a time of 1:03.82.
"I'm feeling good," said Neves. "My training has been going really well and I'm coming into this with a lot of confidence after getting the BAGCAT last year.
"I think the 800m and 1,500m are my favourites, I definitely like the distance events."
After taking silver in yesterday's Girls' 100m Freestyle, Brearnna Close was determined to go one better when she swam over 400m. The City of Manchester swimmer took top spot after touching in 4:28.31. Penny Wittingham (Royal Wolverhampton) added to her growing medal collection as she took silver in 4:29.50, with Emma Grayson (City of Liverpool) taking bronze in 4:32.76.
Scottish swimmer Mark Szaranek went one better than last year's silver medal in the 200m Butterfly in the 14 years category as he took gold with a time of 2:07.39. Preston's Cameron Austin took silver with Elliot Hayes (City of Salford) in bronze.
"It feels really good to have won," said the Carnegie swimmer. "I wasn't expecting it, but I was definitely hopeful. Last year I missed out on gold in the 200m Fly by two hundredths of a second so to take gold this year is great."
Szaranek later secured top spot in the 200m Individual Medley and the 100m Freestyle.
Nova Centurion's Rosie Rudin made it a hat-trick of golds as she swam to her third national title of the Championships.
The 11-year-old touched in 4:43.31 in the Girls' 400m Freestyle ahead of Emily Longstone (City of Sheffield) who took silver with a time of 4:44.55 and Katie Parfitt (Team Bath) in bronze with 4:46.43.
Speaking afterwards Rudin commented: "It's exciting to win three gold medals, I wasn't expecting it.
"My training has been going well and I have more events to come."
The Boys' 11 years 200m Butterfly final saw a superb performance by Edward Martin to claim gold in a time of 2:30.46. The Walsall swimmer touched ahead of Oliver Kincart (Portsmouth Northsea) whose 2:30.46 was enough for silver while Jamie O'Connor (Thanet Swim) took bronze in 2:35.22.
Jessie Foster (Street) swam to the title in the Girls' 12 years 200m Breaststroke ahead of Daniella Whiting of Team Bath. Foster touched in 2:39.32 with Whiting finishing in 2:40.86.
Erin Nabney, swimming for the Borough of Harrow, won gold yesterday in the Girls' 12 years 1,500m and followed it up today with the bronze in the 200m Breaststroke behind Foster and Whiting.
"It was an amazing experience to win gold," said Nabney. "I wasn't expecting to win, I just went out there and hoped for the best so I'm really pleased with the result."
"Last year I came here and went away with two silvers and a bronze but standing at the top of the podium is even better than I expected.
"I'm here with a small club but they are all so supportive, especially my dad and coach.
"I've got a few more events coming up so hopefully I can win another medal or two. I got a bronze today in the 200m Breaststroke so these Championships are going well for me."
City of Leeds' Douglas Walker won gold for his club in the Boys' 12 years 200m Butterfly. Touching in a time of 2:23.58, Walker held off challenges from Matthew Stevenson (Biddulph) and Benjamin Stevens (City of Southampton).
Jordan Hughes of North Ayrshire made it double gold as he swam to the titles in the 200m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle.
The 13-year-old secured his Butterfly title in 2:13.77 and touched in 55.41 to take the Freestyle.
"Amazing," said Hughes. "My training has been going well coming into the Championships and it feels really good to have two gold medals already."
Georgina Evans secured gold for City of Liverpool in the Girls' 13 years 200m Breaststroke as she touched in 2:36.99. Amy Light (City of Leeds) took silver with Georgina Young (Nova Centurion) finishing in bronze medal position.
Rio Kurihara (Millfield) followed up yesterday's gold-medal-winning performance with the national title in the Boys' 13 years 200m Individual Medley touching in 2:14.78 ahead of Yeovil's Daniel Liu and Satellite's Benjamin Cleaveley.
In the Boys' 1,500m, gold medals were won by Mark Ovington (Chester Le Street) in the 12 years age category, Thomas Diaper-Fox (City of Southampton) in the 13 years age category and Caleb Hughes (Mid Beds) in the 14 years age category.
Frederick Cornwell (Barnet Copthall) claimed double-gold in the Boys' 100m 11 years Freestyle and 200m Individual Medley.
The Girls' 4x100m Freestyle Team event excited the crowds as the clubs battled for national honours. Gallica secured gold in a time of 4:04.40, followed by Stockport Metro in silver and Guilford City in bronze.
Gold medals were also won by Derventio's Abbie Wood in the Girls' 11 years 200m Breaststroke, Ealing's Lucy Thornton in the Girls' 11 years 100m Butterfly, Martyn Walton (Hatfield) in the Boys' 12 years 200m Individual Medley and Aberdeen's Suleman Butt in the Boys' 12 years 100m Freestyle.
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The only disagreement between Al Gore and Exxon Mobil is who gets to sink the teeth in first
By Paul Joseph Watson
A common charge leveled against global warming skeptics is that they are on the payroll of transnational oil companies, when in fact the opposite is true, oil companies are amongst the biggest promoters of climate change propaganda, emphasized recently by Exxon Mobil's call for a global carbon tax.
According to Exxon Mobil chief executive Rex Tillerson, the cap and trade nightmare being primed for passage in the Senate doesn't go far enough – Tillerson wants a direct tax on carbon dioxide emissions, essentially a tax on breathing since we all exhale this life-giving gas.
In a speech last month, Tillerson brazenly called out the cap and trade agenda for what it was, an effort to impose a carbon tax camouflaged only by a slick sales pitch and deceptive rhetoric.
"It is easier and more politically expedient to support a cap-and-trade approach, because the public will never figure out where it is hitting them," said Tillerson. "They will just know they hurt somewhere in their pocketbook," he added, pointing out that he disagreed with this convoluted method of introducing a carbon tax, arguing instead that it would be more successful to openly propose a straight carbon tax.
Tillerson firmly expressed Exxon's support for climate change alarmists in stating, "I firmly believe it is not too late for Congress to consider a carbon tax as the better policy approach for addressing the risks of climate change."
Exxon's push for a carbon tax was restated last week by its vice president for public affairs Ken Cohen, who told a conference call that he wants a climate policy that creates "certainty and predictability, which is why we advocate a carbon tax."
Exxon Mobil and their ilk are not concerned about a carbon tax eating into their profits because they know they won't have to pay it – the tab will be picked up by the ignorant taxpayer at the fuel pump at an inflated cost which if anything will hand the transnational oil cartels an even bigger cut.
Ideologically, Al Gore and Exxon Mobil are on exactly the same page – the only difference between the oil companies and global warming alarmists is the squabble over who will get to sink their teeth into the taxpayer and reap the dividends of the climate change scam.
Whereas parasites like Al Gore and Maurice Strong, the people who own the very carbon trading systems they claim will save the earth from CO2 emissions, want to enrich themselves to the tune of billions under a cap and trade scheme where they take a percentage of each transaction, the oil companies want to bypass this completely by simply imposing a direct CO2 tax. The consequence for the taxpayer under either scenario will be exactly the same, and the profits under both schemes would go towards filling the coffers of the global government that will enforce the whole scam.
Emphasizing again that oil companies are firmly behind the idea of man-made climate change and the introduction of a CO2 tax, in 2007 the Trilateral Commission, one of the three pillars of the new world order in alliance with Bilderberg and the CFR, met in near secrecy to formulate policy on how best they could exploit global warming fearmongering to ratchet up taxes and control over how westerners live their lives.
At the confab, European Chairman of the Trilateral Commission, Bilderberger and chairman of British Petroleum Peter Sutherland, gave a speech to his elitist cohorts in which he issued a "Universal battle cry arose for the world to address "global warming" with a single voice."
Echoing this sentiment was General Lord Guthrie, director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons, member of the House of Lords and former chief of the Defense Staff in London, who urged the Trilateral power-brokers to "Address the global climate crisis with a single voice, and impose rules that apply worldwide." Rules that no doubt will benefit the Rothschild family empire due to their personal ownership of a huge chunk of the carbon trading market.
Allegations that skeptics of the man-made explanation behind global warming are somehow doing the bidding of the elite are laughable in the face of the fact that Rothschild operatives and the very chairman of British Petroleum are the ones orchestrating an elitist plan to exploit global warming fears in order to achieve political objectives.
During the 2007 meeting, elitists along with oil industry kingpins called for imposing a $1 dollar per gallon tax at the fuel pump under the justification of fighting pollution and climate change.
Globalists love global warming. Oil industry kingpins, Bilderbergers and Rothschild minions have all put their weight behind it. This is a fraud conceived, nurtured and promulgated by elite, and to castigate individuals for merely questioning the motives behind climate change fearmongering by accusing them of being mouthpieces for the establishment is a complete reversal of the truth.
Claims by climate change alarmists that "deniers" are all funded by oil companies is yet another crudely contrived hoax. In reality, oil companies are the most vocal proponents of man-made climate change and the most aggressive in pushing to tax CO2 emissions.
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In 2002 the European Zoos Directive (pdf) (EC Directive 199/22/EC) on the Keeping of Wild Animals in Zoos came into force, see the EU Zoos Directive Good Practices Document. This sets conservation, education and animal welfare standards for all zoos and aquariums in EU countries. Separate legislation has been enacted in each EU member state e.g. Zoo Licensing Act [(Amendment England and Wales) Regulations 2002] in England Scotland and Wales; Zoo Licensing Regulations (NI) 2003 in Northern Ireland; and S.I. No. 440/2003 - European Communities (Licensing and Inspection of Zoos) Regulations 2003 in the Irish Republic.
In England the Act is regulated by Defra; in Wales by the Welsh Government; in Scotland by the Scottish Executive; in Northern Ireland by the Department of the Environment and in the Irish Republic by the Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government. To operate zoos and aquariums have to have a licence, this means that they have to undergo regular inspection by Inspectors from the Secretary of States List. Inspectors follow the Secretary of States Standards of Modern Zoo Practice, (SSSMZP) and similar standards operate in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
Full details of this legislation is given in The Guide to the Zoo Licensing Act's provisions (pdf) to the Zoo Licensing Act. The Defra website also has very useful information in the zoos section. This includes a link to the 2012 version of the document Managing Health and Safety in Zoos.
The Zoos Forum was formed in 1988 as an independent advisory body to government on zoo matters. The Forum was established as part of the Government's proposals to modernise British zoos and ensure that captive wild animals are properly cared for into the next century. In 2010 the Forum became the Zoos Expert Committee (ZEC) and in 2012 produced the Zoos Expert Committe handbook. The ZEC is composed of people with a broad range of expertise and experience in the world of animal welfare and conservation, from scientists and veterinary surgeons to educators and members of animal conservation institutions. In 2012 the Zoos Expert Committee produced a Handbook which supplements the SSSMZP with information to help zoos and aquariums achieve the highest standards. This has replaced the Zoos Forum Handbook and is available here.
BIAZA also works with CITES to protect certain plants and animals by regulating and monitoring their international trade and to prevent it reaching unsustainable levels. CITES regulates international trade of around 5,000 species of animals and 29,000 species of plant. BIAZA staff represent members in regular stakeholder group meetings, contributing to discussions on changes in legislation, particularly with reference to the illegal wildlife trade.
The Association has consistently supported a strong legislative control of zoos and aquariums. BIAZA believes that only through effective legislation can high standards of husbandry and welfare be consistently achieved in collections across the European Union.
The Association will continue to offer its expertise, advice and experience to the on-going debate and formulation of zoo and aquarium policies. Along with the vast majority of the British public the Association shares a vision of zoos and aquariums being centres of excellence, thus making a valuable contribution to the conservation of the natural world.
For more information on zoo legisation in other parts of the world visit the Zoo Outreach website.
Click here to view legislative guidance documents.


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Iceland Targets New Currency Control Exit Program by September
Omar R. ValdimarssonIceland's government plans to unveil a new plan by September outlining how the island will scale back currency controls in place since 2008, Prime Minister Sigmundur D. Gunnlaugsson said.
"It won't take too long to complete the work," the premier, who took over as head of government last week, said yesterday in an interview in Reykjavik. "We will speed up that work, which is a collaboration of the central bank and the government. I expect a special ministerial commission will review these matters, in conjunction with the central bank."
Gunnlaugsson, who together with Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has pledged to target a swift removal of capital controls, made clear this week the nation will need to keep some restrictions in place to prevent currency speculation. Iceland is struggling to unwind curbs on the krona that have protected it from a sell-off since the 2008 financial meltdown. Central bank Governor Mar Gudmundsson said yesterday a "different strategy" may now be warranted.
Offshore creditors representing about $8 billion have been trapped by the capital controls since Iceland tried to seal off its markets more than four years ago.
The central bank has tried to protect the krona from losses as controls are gradually unwound by raising interest rates. Iceland's benchmark rate is 6 percent, compared with 0.5 percent in the euro zone. The bank earlier this year suspended purchases of foreign currency, designed to build up reserves, and in February opted instead for direct currency market interventions.
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Iceland is also asking creditors in the failed banks to forgive about $3.6 billion in krona-denominated claims to help take pressure off the currency once controls are phased out. Without forcing losses on to bondholders, Iceland can't return to a currency regime that is guided by market forces, Gunnlaugsson has said.
Iceland hasn't shied away from taking extreme measures with investors in the past. Bondholders in the nation's biggest banks were forced to accept an $85 billion default, dwarfing Iceland's $14 billion gross domestic product, when the government refused to bail out the financial industry more than four years ago.
Gunnlaugsson said he has "certain ideas on how to resolve" the krona overhang that he plans to discuss with the central bank. He declined to elaborate.


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Sonny Dykes Takes Over as Head Coach for Cal Bears
December 10, 2012 – 8:30 am by Eric SchmoldtSonny Dykes has made a name for himself as an offensive guru on the college football coaching stage, and he was rewarded when he was named the head coach for the Cal Bears. Dykes went 22-15 in three seasons at Louisiana Tech and earned the honor of WAC Coach of the Year in 2011.
Sonny Dykes joined 95.7 The Game in San Francisco with Bucher and Towny to discuss bringing his prolific offense to Cal, recruiting in the Pac-12, short-term expectations at his new gig, why it was time to make the career move and how he, as a college baseball player, became a college football coach.
What's the story behind the prolific offense you'll now be bringing to Cal?:
"We're an offense that's pretty diverse. We try to run the ball well, try to throw it well, run a lot of screens, do a lot of things creatively [with] personnel groupings. … It goes fast. That's our No. 1 thing, we try to line up and get the ball snapped as quickly as possible. And that allows us to play at a great tempo, get more snaps in the game and, at the same time, I think it really dictates to the defense how they can line up."
On recruiting players to Cal:
"The great thing about recruiting to Cal is there's so many fantastic players here in the state of the California. Cal's got a national brand that people recognize all across the country. The great thing Cal's done now is they've made an incredible commitment to facilities. Some of our facilities here are some of the finest in the country. So when you have the No. 1 public academic institution in the U.S., you've got great facilities, you play in the Pac-12, you've got a great recruiting base and you live in probably the greatest area to live in the United States, how can you not recruit well to Cal?"
Have you been given an indication of what the expectations are for you beginning right away next year?:
"Just get better. We've got to do a good job of bringing in kids that can fit Cal, kids that can graduate, kids that appreciate the quality education they're going to get here at Cal. … What we have to do is recruit the right players, and then we've got to do a fantastic job with the current kids here, and convince them that what we're doing is the right thing. … I think the most important thing is we've got to do a great job of building the team, and an atmosphere where guys play for each other, and we're better collectively than we our individually."
How much thinking went into deciding this was the right move for you?:
"I think there's always a little bit of a feeling-out process that occurs. I think they're trying to find the right candidate for them and you're trying to find the right school for you. … The great thing about Cal is they didn't have to sell it. I wanted to be here. I knew the potential that this program had, I had tremendous respect for the academic part of this institution … so they didn't have to sell me on much."
What did you see here that made you say, 'Wow, I've never seen that before?'":
"Let's just put it to you this way, I saw a guy riding down the street on a bicycle, wearing not a whole lot of clothes. I think the only thing he had on were flip-flops, maybe."
How does a college baseball player turn into a big-time college football coach?:
"It's kind of a weird deal. I was just an average player, really, coming out of high school, and an average football player at best. … I got recruited by some better schools in baseball and felt like I had a better opportunity to go and kind of get the school I wanted, academically more than anything else. … But, at the same time, my dad happened to be the head coach at Texas Tech while I went to school there, so I hung around football and went to practice and went to meetings and, pretty quickly, discovered I really wanted to be a football coach."
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So, I know it's not EXACTLY food related… but tiling an awesome back splash is KITCHEN related, and tutorials are *almost* recipes, right? I swear this is actually a food blog…!
Remember back when I debuted the photos of our finished bathroom renovation, with Fibonacci sequence tiled into the main wall, and a few digits of pi tiled behind the toilet? It was a last minute design idea, and it was to be a subtle, small nod to our nerdiness.
Well, one thing led to another… and now we have 159 digits of pi tiled into our kitchen backsplash. If you follow me on Twitter, you're probably sick of hearing about it by now… but I not only have the final photos, I have a tutorial on how to do it yourself!
Now, I know we went sort of nuts with the pi day celebrations last year… but this really takes it to a whole new level. We're happy to have this in place in time for this year's party, but… damn. No idea how we'll top this for Pi day 2013. Or, you know, 2015, when we should really go all out! (3/14/15!) |
I guess the one good thing about getting your house destroyed by a tornado is that it forces you to get off your butt, make a bunch of design decisions and actually DO renovations on the house, rather than just talk about "someday, it would be cool if…".
We still have quite a ways to go, but the house really is looking great. We won't have cabinet faces and doors for a WHILE – still waiting for the lumber we had milled to be properly dried, so we can build all that. Oh well. I think the fact that the black walnut that destroyed our kitchen is being used to rebuild it is badass enough to be worth the wait! Anyway…
Now, I realize that the odds of anyone else tiling pi into their kitchen is fairly slim… but this tutorial is also good for anyone who wants to put in a new backsplash, but with a personal twist. The photos and specifics here are for pi, but the principles can apply to any design you can think up, with 2″ x 2″ tiles.
For instance..
– Using two favorite colors to create a custom checkerboard design, should you not be happy with the small amount of pre-fab options out there.
– If you look at the tiles as "pixels", you can do pretty much anything you can come up with that is 9-10 squares tall, by however long you want.
– Tetris!
– Music fans or musicians could make an amazing "equalizer" type design!
I can't tell you how rewarding it is to look at a finished, completely custom backsplash, and know that it is YOURS… and it wasn't the difficult! On to the tutorial….
Decide on your design and color scheme. For us, we wanted to tile as many digits of pi as would fit around the areas requiring backsplash. The counters were a green granite, so we wanted the matching green granite 2″ tiles to extend upward from the counter, each vertical bar representing a digit of pi. The void space above each digits bar would be a contrasting color tile – we finally settled on a sand colored travertine tile.
Measure the area of your backsplash, both the total length, and the approximate height. Use this information to calculate how many tiles you will need. Buy em. Try not to have a heart attack at the price.
Cut one of the pieces of tile mesh – usually 6 tiles by 6 tiles, glued to a mesh backer – and use it to measure out where everything will be going. Start at the edge of wall you want your design to begin, make a tck on the wall between each tile. When you come to the end of one row, make a tick at the edge of the final tile, and reposition the strip to allow for the appropriate space in between – 1/8″, in this case.
When you come to corners, figure out how you want the tile to lay, and account for that when making your ticks.
Due to the nature of our design, I numbered each tile space, so I'd know which digits of pi went where. (Not the digits themselves, just the digit position.).
Write those down! For instance, the wall to the left of our stove would be 1-27 digits of pi, the center back wall would be digits 28-47, and so on.
I transferred the digist positions – as well as the actual digits that will be represented – into a table, along with any notes I felt I needed about the locations.
I created another document where I not only listed the digits that would be on each wall, in order – I counted the number of times each digit showed up in that wall area, and created a chart.
For our purposes, our main design was 9 blocks tall. 1 green tile = "1", two tiles = "2", and so on. No greens = "0". Once I inputted the needs for green tiles, I figured out how many beige tiles I would need to complement. If I had five "Ones" in green, I would need five "Eights" in beige, etc.
Using the chart above, I cut and prepared strips of tiles. Be sure to cut the extra mesh from either side of the tiles, as leaving it there can lead to thicker grout lines. (Tiles for the long counter – 3rd large block of pi – are what's pictured… NOT the "behind the stove" beginning digits mentioned in the above charts!)
Paper off your work area to protect your counter top.
If your walls are smooth (ours were freshly painted, brand new walls!), scuff them up with a sander, so that the tile adhesive will actually stick to it.
Before mixing up your adhesive (or opening your tub of pre-made!), lay out your tools. We used tiles, tile spacers, a level, and paper towels.
Use a 1/4″ notched trowel to apply tile adhesive to your work surface. Apply it to cover your work space top to bottom, but only a few feet at a time, across the horizontal. You'll be adding your columns one at a time.
Starting at one side of your work area, apply your first "digit" of pi, with it's complementing strip of lighter tiles above it. Use tile spacers between the two strips – any tiles that are attached to a strip should remain spaced out automatically.
Use a level to check that your strip is perfectly upright, then lay the next column. You can use spacers between your vertical columns – we mostly eyeballed that.
Continue working along your adhesive-prepared workspace, adding more mortar as needed.
Carefully lay your tiles around any outlets that may be present. We removed all face plates before getting started, and loosened the screwed enough to be able to slip tiles behind each tab. We were lucky that we didn't have to do much in the way of cutting – but a wet tile saw makes quick work of any cuts that need to be done.
Allow backsplash to dry for 24 hours, leaving all tile spacers in place.
Remove all tile spacers. If there are any globs of mortar sticking out anywhere, use a chisel to carefully remove them.
Wash backsplash, allow to dry. If using granite or another natural stone (rather than glass), apply sealer, following manufacturer's directions. Allow to dry for 24 hours.
Grout the backsplash.
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The Walt Disney Co. is buying Lucasfilm for about $4.05 billion in stock and cash. Lucasfilm is best known for its lucrative Star Wars franchise. Disney will make Star Wars: Episode VII for release in 2015.
With this purchase, Disney is expanding in the tent-pole feature film business. In recent years, Disney has expanded here by buying Pixar and Marvel.
The Pixar acquisition brought Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs to Disney's board of directors. Interestingly, Pixar was born as the Graphics Group in 1979, a part of Lucasfilm. In 1986, Pixar was spun out with financing by Steve Jobs. In 2006, Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion making Jobs the largest shareholder of Disney stock.
Not only does Disney have a track record of digesting operations similar to Lucasfilm, there are lots of synergies here. Disney will be better able to monetize the Star Wars franchise by incorporating it into theme parks, games, Disney TV and merchandising. It is not clear how existing Lucasfilm deals will affect monetization with Fox, owned by News Corp., and Paramount owned by Viacom.
Disney has been one of the strongest performing stocks this year. Prior to this deal, according to my method, DIS was fully priced. This acquisition is not likely to have a material impact on Disney's earnings. However, there may be an opportunity for a short-term trade.
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