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The Godfather (1972) / The Godfather Part II (1974)
Considering their spots atop just about every best list in existence, the idea that "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II" are the greatest films ever made may seem more like a sacred truth than something still up for debate. To this day, they remain the only original and sequel to both win the Oscar for Best Picture. And yet, I have still heard an unfortunate few say they don't get the hype. Too long. Too slow. Too depressing. If you fall into this category, I beg you to reconsider. If you like movies, and their potential to explain the world around us, I promise this is a bandwagon worth joining.
How's this for an offer you can't refuse: my promise that by the end of this review, if you truly take the time to read the litany of Coppola's genius directing techniques and powerful themes, you will finally understand why these movies are so famous, so beloved and so revered. As the late Sidney Lumet said, "They are as close to perfect movies as I think exists." Continue reading


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The man who made some of the most startling undersea discoveries in recent years, Robert Ballard describes what it was like to locate the Titanic, among other sunken famous ships.
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In tough economic times, keeping customers loyal is vital to growth and profits. Chip Bell helps organizations create innovative service breakthroughs that cement relationships.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Orlando Magic gifted the Sacramento Kings too many opportunities Friday night. And the Magic failed to take advantage of their own chances, especially down the stretch.
That's a dangerous combination.
The final result — a 91-82 Sacramento win — proves it.
The Magic did themselves in with yet another sluggish first quarter, turnovers that jumpstarted the Kings' transition game and missed shots despite good looks at the basket.
"If we play the right way, we win this game," said power forward Glen Davis, who scored a game-high 20 points and collected a team-high 11 rebounds.
With the loss, Orlando fell to 2-2 on its West Coast road trip, which will conclude Sunday night in Phoenix.
The thing is, the Magic had their chances Friday night.
Despite all of their miscues, they still built a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter. But the Kings, sparked by backup guards Isaiah Thomas and Jimmer Fredette, regained control.
Sacramento's fourth-quarter run started with a fluke play.
A Kings teammate fed the ball to Thomas as Thomas sprinted down the lane on a fastbreak. Orlando's E'Twaun Moore deflected the ball just as it arrived in Thomas' hands, and the ball rose upward, hit off the glass and fell through the hoop to cut Orlando's lead to 66-64.
After Davis made a layup to extend the lead back to four points, Davis missed a pair of short attempts on Orlando's next two possessions.
But the momentum shifted completely just seconds later.
After Thomas made a layup to draw the Kings back within two points, Nelson missed a seven-foot jumper. Magic center Nik Vucevic rebounded the ball, only to have it stripped out of his hands by Thomas Robinson.
The Kings sprinted down the court and tossed the ball ahead to Fredette, who sank a 3-pointer. His basket awoke the announced crowd of 16,305 inside Sleep Train Arena and, more importantly, gave the Kings a lead they never relinquished.
The more athletic Kings finished with 25 fastbreak points.
"I thought we needed to push the tempo," Kings coach Keith Smart said, "and we had to make this team run."
Sacramento (6-12) did that, especially early in the game.
As tipoff approached, Magic coach Jacque Vaughn stressed the need to protect the basketball and keep the Kings out of the paint.
Orlando (7-12) did neither.
The Kings built an 11-point lead in the first period by converting six Magic turnovers into 11 points.
"I just feel like they deserved to win the game," Nelson said. "They played harder for longer stretches of the game. They didn't do anything that hurt us in the halfcourt."
Orlando's offense struggled throughout the first half. The Magic made just 35 percent of their shots.
The Magic trailed by 14 points early in the third quarter, but eventually snapped out of their shooting slump.
They scored 16 consecutive points, beginning with a 3-pointer by Nelson and ending with a 3-pointer by Arron Afflalo.
The run put Orlando ahead 59-54.
"We can't be down and try to fight back, try to fight back, try to fight back," Davis said. "It just takes a lot of energy out of us as a team, and it's hard for us to finish games."
Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins finished with 17 points, 14 rebounds and four assists.
But Cousins sat out all but 2 minutes, 47 seconds of the final period.
Thomas scored 11 of his 17 points in the quarter, while Fredette added nine of his 15 points.
"It's a really good win for us," Fredette said.
True, but it also was a bad loss for the Magic.
Too many chances missed. Too many opportunities given.
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Let Us Resolve: A New Year, A Renewed Faith
- Michael Craven Center for Christ & Culture
- 2009 5 Jan
The holidays have ended and it is time once again to leave behind the festivities and fellowship so unique to this wonderful time of year. I confess that for me this is difficult. I love the Christmas season and everything about it — the weather, the carols, the gatherings with family and friends; it is simply my favorite time of year. There is something wonderfully nostalgic about Christmas (at least for me) that produces a potent mixture of good feelings. Christmas offers a time of intimacy and fellowship with family and neighbor that restores my soul in so many ways but sadly it is a time that passes quickly and so I find myself once again in the pull of everyday life with all of its pressures and challenges.
However, as much as I may want to remain within this psychological and spiritual refuge I cannot nor can any of us. We simply cannot remain in seclusion from the world if we love Christ for it is into this fallen world — with its warring forces — that the church is sent.
More than two millennia ago, the prophet Jeremiah warned the Israelites that the prophets and priests were falsely proclaiming that "all is well" saying, "They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace." (Jeremiah 6:14)
We, very much like the Israelites have also been lulled into believing that all is well within the church. On the surface, Christianity in America appears to be intact, we still see churches in our communities; if we are Christian we are involved in our local churches and the growth of mega-churches might serve as an encouraging indicator. However, this is the view from within the Christian subculture. A quick survey of the prevailing culture reveals near disregard for the Christian faith and outright dismissal of its claims of truth about everything from sexual morality to the incarnation. As Paul Weyrich, a major architect of the religious right conceded while speaking on the failure of politics said, "We are caught up in a cultural collapse of historic proportions." The church in America has clearly lost the culture.
It is this reality that we must now return to because the "wound" apparent in the American Church is indeed serious and our natures are such that we tend to minimize the spiritual complacency present in our own lives and among God's people. We say to ourselves (and each other), "peace, peace" as if all is well because the reality makes us too uncomfortable. The present truth demands more of us than we are often prepared to give. If we're honest, we mostly hope for lives uninterrupted by trial and tribulation. We rarely seek to throw ourselves unreservedly into the cause of Christ. We assume that such selfless devotion will erase all comfort in our lives and we demand comfort!
I confess, this is a temptation for me as well because the daily reality of this ministry is at times overwhelming. But, I am reminded that our Savior bore the ultimate burden and because He did we have been set free from the sin that "so easily entangles us." We no longer live in subjection to the fallen world but instead are called to live in submission to the loving King who has overcome the world. We are His and He is ours and through Him we are more than conquerors sent to press His truth into every aspect of life and culture as He brings forth His kingdom! This is the task to which we must return as we begin a new year.
Jeremiah's challenge to the Israelites then is appropriate to our day. "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."
The degree of biblical ignorance, theological confusion, and spiritual apathy plaguing the American church is appalling and the result is nothing less than the corruption of the Christian faith followed by the lack of real redemptive influence. The witness of Christ come into the world is impoverished and the world is encouraged in its rejection of the risen Christ. In the wake of such weakness within the church, anti-Christian sentiment is on the rise and in some cases outright hostility is evident. Writing in the Telegraph, British columnist, Jeff Randall — who describes himself as "somewhere between an agnostic and a mild believer" — writes, "In an increasingly godless age, there is a rising tide of hatred against those who adhere to biblical values."
Randall continues, "A 'tyrannical minority' of intolerant secularists is openly contemptuous of traditional moral norms. The teachings and guidance of old-fashioned Christianity offend them, so they seek to remove all traces of it from public life."
Examples abound: In recent best sellers, Sam Harris (The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation) heaps scorn on religious believers, whose faith he derides as "a few products of ancient ignorance and derangement." Richard Dawkins, the famed evolutionary biologist of Oxford University unleashed a vitriolic assault upon religion in his book, The God Delusion in which he calls for the intolerance of all religion. A cover story in Wired magazine entitled The New Atheism chronicles what it calls "the crusade against religion." A study in the Journal of Religion and Society, albeit it dubious and facile, claims that belief in God correlates with higher rates of homicide, sexual promiscuity, and other social ills, and that when compared with relatively secular democracies, the churchgoing United States "is almost always the most dysfunctional."
Interestingly Harris, Dawkins and the growing number of militant atheists who argue that religion is a principal source of evil in the world seem to overlook the more obvious examples where atheistic ideologies rather than religion led to the worst atrocities in all of human history — communism and Nazism being two notable examples.
Increasingly, secular fundamentalists demand that public schools and government venues be purged of their Christian heritage — be it a cross on the Los Angeles County seal, a courthouse display of the Ten Commandments, or the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. This ground has not been taken by secular forces but rather surrendered by a weak and apathetic Church. Thus we stand at the crossroads and we too must ask for the "ancient paths" and by God's grace recover historic orthodox Christianity and what it means to be a follower of Christ.
We must cast off this culturalized civil religion that passes for Christianity and recover a true knowledge of Christ as Redeemer and King whose kingdom has come and then live in bold and faithful obedience.
So let us resolve to return from this time of holiday celebration and fellowship with a renewed vigor that seeks the glory of Christ made manifest in and through His church.
© 2009 by S. Michael Craven
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|2007-06-16, 18:57
|Link #324
Mistress of Impatience
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In a place of extremes. From below freezing to above boiling.
|2007-06-16, 21:16
|Link #325
Join Date: Mar 2006
|2007-06-17, 18:26
|Link #326
SS Bombardment Mage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Midchilda
Age: 32
Going to de-rail from the whole cover thing for a minute...
Why all the hate for the movic figures? They don't seem that bad to me, I mean yea there are a few things that could look better, but they don't look that bad in the pics. Are there higher resolution pics of some of their other things elsewhere that look like crap which people are basing that off of or what?
|2007-06-17, 18:45
|Link #327
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
well comapred to the nanoha figure released the strikers S figure jsut seem really bad, here a funny I found on cdjapan jp website
TVアニメ「魔法少女リリカルなのは」の第3シリーズのDVD化、第1巻。 空港火災で命の危機にさらされたスバルを救ったのは、純白の衣装に身を包んだ時空管理局の魔導師だった。我 が身を省みず災害や困難と戦う姿に、幼いスバルは心打たれた。――そして4年の時が過ぎ、スバルは管理局の 陸戦魔導師になっていた。訓練生時代からのパートナー、ティアとともに受けた魔導師ランクの昇格試験で、ス バルは憧れの人・高町なのはと再会する・・・。 第1話~第3話を収録。 スペシャルCD「SOUND TRACK PLUS VOl.1」付き。
here the tranlated one"Magical girl リリカル as for being" TV animation DVD conversion of the 3rd series, 1st volume. Those where Subaru which was exposed to the crisis of life with airport fire is rescued were the demon derived teacher of spatial-temporal Bureau of Administrative Services which wrapped th body in the clothes of pure white. Our body was not reflected upon and in the form which fights with disaster and difficulty, young Subaru was struck heart. - - And at the time of 4 years it passed, Subaru had become the land game demon derived teacher of Bureau of Administrative Services. The partner from training raw age, with the tear with being promoted test of demon derived teacher ranking which is received, as for Subaru it meets again it is human high town of yearning.... 1st story? Recording 3rd story. Special CD "SOUND TRACK PLUS VOl.1" attachment.
see even advirtisment for call nanoha a white devil of the TSAB
ran it threw both goggle translator , and bablefish
|2007-06-17, 19:22
|Link #328
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
|2007-06-23, 10:01
|Link #333
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Graphic Designer
yea ive seen worse O.o but well looking ah her face expression its definitely better than the ones on the previous page >_<
|2007-06-23, 12:25
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I desire Tomorrow!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: As far away from reality as possible
Age: 36
100$ for a figure are too much, unless it's one of those once a year special figure you just have to get before it gets out of stock. Or one of those big mecha ones that have huge price tags.
Most of my figures don't go beyond 30-40euro's of worth. Then, there's EMS that boosts the figures value by up to 2x.
Figures are painful...
|2007-06-23, 13:05
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Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
that is why i save up my orders. shipping per item is much cheaper when you have 3 or more items in a order.
|2007-06-26, 06:56
|Link #339
SS Bombardment Mage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Midchilda
Age: 32
Although, Resin on a (seemingly) plastic base makes me wonder if it is resin.... but there appeared to be a Rein resin on a plastic base linked earlier in this thread also. Either that or i'm really bad at spotting pvc figures from resin... of course, they look kind of similar anyways so...
Anyways, i'm going to go try to dig up those links.
Edit: Found the links
Rein seems to be the same seen here
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and (ignoring the poor paint job, but since it isn't assembled...) the Hayate one seems to be the same as from the very first page of this thread with the 06 WF
The Rein I was thinking about for the plastic base is this one
slightly different then the WF resin kit though, and upon closer inspection I do that that Rein is a pvc not resin.
Edit2: So i've zoomed in on the figurine in question, and it's still hard to tell if it is a resin or not, the hair has some fine detail that says resin to me, but the rest of her (especially scabbard and bottom skirt/cape) says plastic... and there is that weird section of her scabbard which you wouldn't think anyone doing a painting of a resin figure to sell would let in. Although at the same time, all that shiny reflection could very well be a high-gloss paint. It's rare I see a pvc figurine reflect like that personally. Plus there is that Resin Fate on page 12 which has the same shiney boots...
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|2007-06-26, 16:01
|Link #340
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Join Date: May 2007
nanaoha site updated with dvd vol 1 info
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Gray Wingback Chairs
Lately I have been obsessed with the color gray. It may have something to do with the impending Fall and Winter seasons or the fact that most things in my home at this moment are white, and I am ready for a color overhaul. I have finally made space in my living room to add two comfy reading chairs near the fireplace and the wingback style chair has piqued my interest. After all, the design of the wingback was originally intended to shield us from drafts and to add some protection to the face when in front of a blaring fire.
I love the tallness and sturdiness of these chairs and that the "wings" are a place for you to rest your head and arms. Most versions pictured here are broad enough to get both feet curled up onto the seat for the ultimate in tucked-in coziness.
These 10 grey(ish) wingback chairs are beautifully designed and they range in price from expensive to who in the world can afford that? But this is for inspiration, so drool on.
1. The Ellery Chair from West Elm
2. Gentleman's Wingback Chair from Kara Mann
3. Anderson Wing Chair from William Sonoma
4. Wingchair from Suite New York
5. Hank Chair from William Sonoma
6. Ixelles Wing Chair from Kara Mann
7. Raymond Waites Couture Brookshire Chair from Lane Venture
8. Tivoli Chair from Jayson Home & Garden
9. Wingback Chair from The Conran Shop
10. Weston Wing Chair from Jayson Home & Garden
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NEW YORK, March 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. index of leading economic indicators rose 0.5 percent in February, climbing for the third consecutive month, the Conference Board said Thursday.
The Leading Economic Index rose to 94.8 following a 0.5 percent gain in January and a 0.4 percent increase in December..
"This month's increase ... was widespread and driven by a majority of its components. Even though consumer expectations and manufacturing new orders remain weak," said Conference Board Economist Ataman Ozyildirim.
"The economy continues to expand slowly, and may be developing some resilience against headwinds," he added.
The leading index compares current business activity with 2004, the year the Conference Board assigned a level of 100.
Conference Board Economist Ken Goldstein said the economy was "growing slowly now," but warned the current index "does not yet capture the recent effects of sequestration, which could dampen the pickup in gross domestic product."


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Salvete Omnes,
Just for fun I have been working through Voragine's Historia De Sancto Antonio in the Legendum Aureum. It's not too difficult, but I ran into a word that I cannot find in my Lewis and Short or through searching around the web. I fear I'm making an obvious error. The text of the sentence is below.
Quadem vice dum spiritum fornicationis virtute fidei superasset, diabolus in specie pueri ante eum prostrans apparuit et se ab eo victum confessus est.
I'll hazard a translation so that I'm not breaking any rules here: At a certain time, when he [Antonius] had overcome the spirit of fornication with courage/virtue of spirit, the devil [prostrans goes here] appeared before him in the form of a dark boy, and he [the devil] confessed his way of life to him [Antonius].
This "prostrans" is giving me trouble. I assume it's the present active participle of a verb and means prostrating, but I can't find it anywhere.
Also, I assume that dum is just the normal usage, i.e. while/during -- possibly a "when" here, but does anyone know if it falls in the "provisio clause" category that I saw in my grammar?
Thanks in advance.


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The Bluffton High girls basketball team moved into the winner's bracket of the Bobcat Classic on Thursday with a 66-19 victory against Harvest Community of Jacksonville, Fla., in its tournament opener.
The Bobcats move on to play Douglass (Atlanta), a 50-40 winner over Whale Branch, in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Friday at Bluffton High School.
The Bluffton boys lost to Battery Creek 52-45 in the first round. They will face Fisher Catholic of Ohio, which lost 69-49 to Ridgeland-Hardeeville, at 4:30 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
In the other girls games, Frankfort (Ky.) beat Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Ga.) 54-32 and Brewbaker Tech (Ala.) beat Ridgeland-Hardeeville 65-37.
Frankfort and Brewbaker Tech will meet in the other semifinal at noon. In the consolation bracket, Ridgeland-Hardeeville and Glynn Academy will play at 9 a.m. Whale Branch and Harvest Community play at 3 p.m.
Brewbaker Tech, an 86-74 winner over McIntosh County (Ga.) Academy, meets Alter (Ohio), which beat Groves (Garden City, Ga.) 67-30, in the first boys semifinal at 10:30 a.m. Battery Creek and Ridgeland-Hardeeville face off at 7:30 p.m.
McIntosh and Groves will play a consolation bracket game at 1:30 p.m.


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Editor�s note: This is the final article in a nine-part series that followed Infantry Training Battalion during a full course of training at the School of Infantry, Camp Lejeune.
Editor�s note: This is the final article in a nine-part series that followed Infantry Training Battalion during a full course of training at the School of Infantry, Camp Lejeune.
The Corps� newest grunts celebrated their graduation during an early morning ceremony that marked the completion of eight weeks of infantry training and set them out on their new Marine Corps careers.
The Marines of Bravo Company graduated on Oct. 10 from the Infantry Training Battalion and will now head to their individual units across the Marine Corps.
The class, which had 123 students, suffered a 14-percent attrition rate over the course of their training, which is average at the school. The students who dropped were either injured, failed a graded event or did not complete a physical requirement such as a hike and will be recycled to a different training company.
�Graduating is a great feeling,� said Pfc. Michael Ciavirella, 22, of Sewell, N.J. �We spent a lot of time here getting to know a lot of different people and learning a lot of different things. You get used to the environment, but I�m ready to move on and get out of the student scene. I�m ready for the fleet.�
Ciavirella is heading to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, on Camp Lejeune where he hopes he will quickly �gel� with his fellow squad members. He said he knows that, just like at the School of Infantry, his fellow Marines in the fleet will not let him quit and will push him to be the best Marine he can be.
Both of his grandfathers and two of his uncles served in the Marine Corps, which was one of the main motivators for him, he said.
�I�m very proud of myself and what I have accomplished,� Ciavirella said. �There was never a doubt in my mind I wouldn�t complete this. Keeping the tradition alive in my family was important to me. I couldn�t fail because I want them to be proud of me.�
Looking back over the last two months, Ciavirella said the most difficult thing for him was learning how to sleep in the field, especially in a fighting hole. The mental grind of being physically and mentally tired out in the field gets to a person after a while, he said, but with the proper training it is something you become accustomed to.
The demanding pace of the training the Marines underwent has enabled Ciavirella to learn things at a much faster pace than he was formerly used to, he said.
�I just hope I�m not a burden to my new unit,� he said. �The training we went through was the basics and we still have a ton to learn but it gave us a foundation to rely on. Hopefully I can apply it as best I can and be a successful part of my new unit.�
Marine Capt. Greg Kirsch, the company commander of Bravo Company, is relieved that the training cycle is over. The last two months, for both him and the instructors, were physically and mentally demanding but rewarding at the same time, he said.
�The main message we push to the instructors is to keep their own knowledge up-to-date, focusing on the basics and fundamentals of being an instructor and an infantryman,� said Kirsch, 28, of Spotsylvania, Va. �Not only are they charged with mentoring and guiding the students, but at the same time they need to make themselves stronger as a Marine. They have truly succeeded at doing that.�
As a parting message to the students, Kirsch said they should consistently push themselves and never settle for second best just like they have during their schooling. The students, according to Kirsch, should know that they now know the infantry fundamentals. As long as they continue to build on that, they should be fine.
�One percent of the nation joins the military. Even fewer than that join the Marine Corps. And within the Marine Corps there are a select few who choose to be infantrymen,� Kirsch said.
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Portland, Oregon: Lovely Seasonal Pizza at Lovely's Fifty-Fifty
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Lovely's Fifty-Fifty
4039 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland OR 97217 (map); 503-954-1702; lovelysfiftyfifty.com
Oven Type: Wood-fired
Price: $12 to $15 for 12-inch pizzas
In many restaurants with open kitchens, the diners surround the kitchen. At Lovely's Fifty-Fifty, the kitchen surrounds you. And at its epicenter is that screamin' hot wood oven spewing forth quality pie after quality pie.
Light starters and ice cream play second fiddle to the stars of Lovely's seasonally-inspired menu: seven ever-changing pizzas with creative yet complementary topping choices. They gave me the option to play a little; egg, anchovies, chiles, coppa, and arugula were available to add on to any pizza.
The roasted potato with caramelized onions and gorgonzola dolce pizza ($13) blew up the spot like a true starch bomb should. The delicately softened cubes of salty potato (with crispy skin intact) were boss here, and the onions and cheese sweetened things up without tipping the balance too far. The perfect bite included a bit of each ingredient and reminded us of sopping up Indian food with delicious, crackly naan bread.
The crusts of all these pies were browned without excessive char and sported an excellent pillowy cornicone. The end of each slice was reminiscent of good ciabatta bread. My only complaint was a bit of a heavy hand with the parsley. Such missteps bring to mind the herbally-abused face of sad baked seafood.
The Salumi finocchiona with Mama Lil's peppers and cured black olives ($15) was aromatically porky like a pig pen (in the best possible way.) Salumi brings a next-level quality to this pizza with their artfully crafted, pepper-studded meat, which fries atop the pizza in its own farmy fat.
The sweetness and juiciness of the peppers pulled the balance of this pie off a bit, and the olives lacked that bitter saltiness that I was looking for to restore zen. This was the only slice to buckle under the weight of its ingredients, which was understandable and wholly forgivable.
Best in show was the wild nettle pizza with Fontina, Taleggio, and pancetta ($15), which showcased Portland's produce-of-the-moment. The nettles presented a fantastic texture, salty and brittle like nori, without the overabundance of sea flavor. Twirled strips of pancetta brought the essence of pork to this pie; they were crackly, crunchy, and not too salty, which harmonized well with the nettles. The Taleggio and Fontina added creaminess and kept their melty texture throughout the meal, bringing a comfort level rivaled only by a good grilled cheese.
The meal ended with a scoop of salted caramel ice cream ($3.50), accompanied by a house-made sugar wafer cone. The dessert was rich with depth from the flavor of burnt sugar and accented appropriately by sea salt's savory touch.
Lovely's Fifty-Fifty's artisan-style pies rival some of Portland's best, including those at Ken's Artisan Pizza. (Extreme style differences make me hesitant to compare it to Apizza Scholls.) Lovely's Fifty-Fifty has attitude, excitement, and warmth that will draw me back time and time again. If their use and understanding of seasonal ingredients continue over time, Fifty-Fifty will never cease to stimulate the senses.
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The short 45-day 2013 General Assembly session was a roller coaster, but I am glad to have the privilege of representing our community and our values in Richmond. I again came to the Capitol hoping to bring some moderation, common sense, and compassion into a chamber that can sometimes be dominated by extreme partisan politics.
One area where we saw a version of success is in taking a step forward to deal with our transportation gridlock. The deep flaws in the Governor's transportation proposal united Democrats and Republicans in opposition to his unprecedented statewide tax increases, which would not even raise enough money for Virginia's roads. A conference committee made up of Democrats and Republicans worked together to fashion a new proposal. I am proud of Democrats for putting aside partisanship in order to make the best of a bad process and work to pass a transportation package.
It has been a quarter century since we raised the gas tax, and 17.5 cents buys less than half as much today as it did then. As a primary source of revenue for transportation solutions, this poses a problem. As we move into the future, better fuel efficiency and new technology will continue to change our dependence on fossil fuels. Chaining this revenue source to cents on the dollar puts us in an untenable long-term position as a Commonwealth. Instead, moving that tax to the wholesale level and moving it to a percentage will allow us to ensure that a level or rising amount of revenue will be possible to fund our transportation needs.
Due to the nature of this legislation, we were faced with a single up or down vote. I voted yes because we cannot continue to push the idea of dealing with our decaying infrastructure and massive congestion further down the road. This plan gives us a regional package allowing us to keep Northern Virginia money here in Northern Virginia to fund those priority projects that will allow us to directly deal with the congestion we face. It also provides for rail and transit funding, a priority for our community.
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Overall, this is a major step forward that came about in a bipartisan way. Democratic and Republican leaders compromised in order to move the Commonwealth forward instead of falling into the trap of partisan bickering.
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The seventh annual Dave's Memorial Dice Run benefit, held July 20, netted $3,019 for the Ransomville Volunteer Fire Co.'s ambulance drive.
The dice run is in remembrance of Dave Quarantillo, who lost his life in a motorcycle accident Sept. 10, 2006, on Route 104 in Clarkson. A young driver turned his car into the path of three motorcycles, tragically ending Dave's life and injuring three other motorcyclists. A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Dave had been employed by the Town of Lewiston Highway Department for more than 30 years, and was just months away from retirement. He left behind a wife, daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons.
Pictured from the check presentation, from right, are Nicole Landers, Lisa Landers, Kelli Wilkesmore, Tim Quarantillo, Dennis Brochey, Jim Stone (RVFC president), Lorene Quarantillo (Dave's wife), Jen Duff (Dave's daughter), Pamela May, Darryl May, Cathy Brochey, Mike Dell and Matt Wedge (RVFC first assistant chief) and TJ Lisman (RVFC EMS captain).
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Patients won't notice any big changes right away if a proposed affiliation between St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare takes place, their presidents/CEOs said during a recent discussion with the media.
Patients won't notice any big changes right away if a proposed affiliation between St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare takes place, their presidents/CEOs said during a recent discussion with the media.
The hospitals want to affiliate under a parent organization, the Mohawk Valley Health System.
Here's what Richard Ketcham, of St. Elizabeth, and Scott Perra, of Faxton St. Luke's, had to say about the future if the affiliation goes through:
Services. As long as the hospitals remain competitive, they cannot discuss any changes to services, staff or operations. The hospitals do offer some of the same services, which could be consolidated in the future. And the hospitals might start new services. New services could well be outpatient and offered off the main hospital campuses given the trends away from inpatient hospital care.
But changes won't happen soon. If the affiliation takes place, officials would discuss services with employees and medical staff before making any changes. It would be months and likely years before major changes take place. "Make no mistake, there will be changes. But we need to do it thoughtfully," Ketcham said.
Jobs. Again, no discussions can take place before an affiliation is in place. Getting rid of duplication would likely mean some job cuts, but officials hope most of the jobs can be eliminated through attrition, not layoffs. The hospitals have 10 to 12 percent employee turnover each year. And new service lines could bring more jobs to the area. Recent layoffs at both hospitals were driven by declines in the number of patients checking into hospitals.
It's not yet clear whether the parent organization would have its own employees. If so, they would probably be limited to senior management.
Immediate changes. There won't be many changes visible to the public at first beyond new signs with the name "Mohawk Valley Health System" under the individual hospital name. The hospitals still have to design the new health system logo. Some of the first changes would be to back office operations, such as purchasing, which the public wouldn't notice.
The future. There could be more affiliations, possibly with a larger regional system, in the hospitals' future given changes in the way hospitals contract with insurers. "Rick and I both definitely agree that this is not an end point. I can't say where or when yet," Perra said.
Nothing is under discussion now, though.
Potential Rome Memorial Hospital/Bassett Medical Center affiliation. Its impact on the Utica hospitals and the local health care system would depend on the nature of the agreement reached by the other two hospitals if they go through with an affiliation. A lot of patients from the Rome area now come to Utica for care. "As that develops, we're going to have to keep an eye on that," Perra said.
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Phil Jackson was blindsided, and so were we.
We were told on Saturday it's a 95% chance the ring master is coming back to coach, no one mentioning the 5% in the minority were apparently Jerry Buss, Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak.
The Lakers now tell us Buss, Buss and Kupchak were unanimous in opting to hire Mike D'Antoni but never say why the Unanimous Three steered away from Jackson.
We know D'Antoni was atop the Lakers' wish list on Friday morning after the firing of Mike Brown, but with the understanding that Jackson had no interest in coaching again.


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Warner Retreats From Free Music Streaming
Record label Warner Music has said it will stop licensing its songs to free music streaming services. Companies like Spotify, We7 and Last.fm give free, legal and instant access to millions of songs, funded by adverts.Warner, one of the four major labels, whose artists include REM and Michael Buble, said such services were "clearly not positive for the industry".
I have been wondering what kind of impact Apple buying Lala had on this. The labels feel pushed around by Jobs and Co. so when they enter this seemingly innocent market, Warner jumps ship…
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Faith-based groups welcomed this afternoon's White House announcement that President Barack Obama would deny a crucial permit for a 1,700 mile pipeline (1,400 miles in the U.S.) to carry oil from the tar sands of icy Alberta through sensitive U.S. lands to Gulf Coast refineries.
But they also don't expect the Keystone XL project to suddenly come to an end.
The pipeline has been opposed by social justice advocates, indigenous communities, farmers and environmentalists. They are concerned that mining oil found in sandy soil under Canada's arboreal forest would hasten climate change by pouring massive amounts of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. They also fear a massive leak would endanger a Midwest aquifer supplying water to 2 million people.
"The battle is not over yet," said Kathy McNeely, interim director of the Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns. "It's just feels like this really important decision about the heartland of America is a political game right now, especially since the consequences are so high and it's such a huge threat to the earth as we know it in the Midwest."
Franciscan Father Jacek Orzechowski, parochial vicar at St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring, Md., who represents the Franciscan Action Network, cautiously welcomed the announcement. He was one of more than 1,200 people arrested in a series of daily nonviolent protests at the White House near the end of last summer.
"We applaud the administration for standing up to the narrow corporate big oil interests and for doing the right thing for America," he said. "I think this is a moral victory that advances the cause of justice, respect for life and the common good of all God's creation."
Also supporting the move was the Columban Fathers' Center for Advocacy and Outreach.
Obama's decision comes less than a month after legislation extending the middle class tax cuts was approved by Congress after a lengthy end-of-the-year battle. The law included a 60-day deadline for a decision from the administration.
In a statement released today at the White House, Obama said the "arbitrary deadline insisted on by congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment" of the pipeline's health, safety and environmental impact.
Obama and the State Department, which has jurisdiction for the permit process because the project crosses an international border, left open the possibility that the pipeline could still be pursued.
TransCanada had no immediate response to the decision.
As proposed, the pipeline would carry up to 800,000 barrels of oil daily from icy Hardesty, Alberta, to U.S. refineries. Nearly 1,400 miles of the pipeline would be built in the United States from Montana to Texas. TransCanada has said the project would create as many as 20,000 jobs. Union leaders have supported the project in a time when jobs are needed and the need by the U.S. for more dependable energy sources grows.
Opponents say the projection overstates the economic impact of the pipeline in largely rural areas.


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I've put a few things that I've been thinking about on this wiki page.
If you would like to comment, please make a note.
Here is a simple structure with explanations.
Database: On a server or sqlite, doesnt matter.
- data- table; houses file data.
- path- path of file on the file system.
- genre- genre example: Rock
- artist- artist example: Misfits
- title- title example: Hybrid Moments
- album- album example: Static Age
- path- path of file on the file system.
- playlists- table; definition on databases, scheduling, defined in web-app.
- name- playlist name.
- description- description of playlist
- position- position in playlist, so that play is not started over from beginning. Incremented when track begins.
- day- scheduling, a string of days to play??? numbers 1-7.
- time- scheduling, a dictionary of times to play based with day (1-7) as key.
- current- designates the currently running playlist, value is 1 or 0.
- name- playlist name.
- playlist- table, name of table is playlist? maybe incorporated in playlists table?
coming soon


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While many other factors played into Polo's 59-51 loss to Dakota Wednesday night in Polo, Marcos coach Matt Messer probably won't want to look at the free-throw numbers this morning.
Dakota (4-1, 3-1 NUIC East) shot 8-for-9 from the charity stripe, while Polo (5-1, 1-1) shot just 6-for-17. The Indians jumped out to a 36-26 halftime lead behind Brett Benning scoring 16 of his game-high 20 points in the first 16 minutes.
AJ Dollmeyer and Brady Bushman led Polo with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Bushman hit three 3-pointers. The Marcos got within seven by outscoring the Indians 13-10 in the third period.
Boys bowling
Oregon 3,308, South Beloit 3,135: After edging the Sobos by just seven pins in the opener at Viking Lanes in South Beloit, the Hawks won the last two rather convincingly.
Dan Grimm started slow with a 180 for Oregon, which won the opener 1,042-1,035. He followed with a 244 and a 237 for a team-high 661 series. South Beloit's Mike Murphy led all bowlers with a 288 middle game and a 687 series.
Mark Schmidt had a steady 574 series (187-188-199) for Oregon, which swept all seven NIBC points.
Girls bowling
Oregon 2,365, South Beloit 2,359: The Sobos took two blind scores and the Hawks took five out of seven NIBC points at Viking Lanes.
Karissa Corbin had the meet's top game and series of 202 and 524. Caitlin Messenger added a 441 series for Oregon, which lost the third game by just 20 pins, 791-771.
AFC loses pair: The Raiders went to Dakota and dropped matches against the host Indians (68-3) and Rockford Lutheran (32-8).
Anthony Hahn (113) won bouts in both matches for AFC. Jake Kaecker (152) won his bout against Lutheran.


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New Car Review
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: New Car Review
If the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport crossover SUV could express emotion, it would start by breathing a huge sigh of relief. That's because Hyundai has finally blessed the Santa Fe with the company's distinctive fluidic-sculpture design language. Until last year, the poor Santa Fe had to stand by and watch as one Hyundai after another was treated to dramatic new duds. Even the pipsqueak Tucson crossover, a size smaller than the Santa Fe, got its extreme makeover first.
But now it's the Santa Fe Sport's turn, and we think this is one of the best-looking Hyundais yet -- a sleekly sophisticated vehicle in a segment better known for boxiness. The revolution continues inside, where a curvaceous dashboard and quality materials give the Santa Fe Sport a surprisingly premium feel, especially relative to its generic predecessor.
As expected from Hyundai, the standard features are plentiful, including iPod/Bluetooth connectivity and the Blue Link telematics suite with features such as voice text messaging, a local business search and turn-by-turn navigation. Less expected, but certainly welcome, is the optional turbocharged engine, which isn't the most refined engine in its class but delivers plenty of passing power.
Hyundai's lineup is top-to-bottom impressive these days, but the 2014 Santa Fe Sport stands out even among its distinguished relatives. If rival crossover SUVs could express emotion, they'd be none too pleased about Hyundai's latest.
What's New for 2014?
Following its redesign last year, the Santa Fe Sport is largely unchanged.
What We Like
Upscale styling inside and out; spacious interior; tons of features; available turbocharged power; great crash-test scores
What We Don't
Uneven power delivery from 2.0T engine; can get rather pricey for a Hyundai crossover
How Much?
Fuel Economy
All Santa Fe models come with a responsive 6-speed automatic transmission and are available with either front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD).
Standard on the base Santa Fe Sport is a 2.4-liter inline-4 rated at 190 horsepower and 181 lb-ft of torque. Fuel economy is a pedestrian 20 mpg city/27 mpg highway with FWD and 19 mpg city/25 mpg hwy with AWD.
The 2.0T boasts a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 good for 264 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque. Happily, fuel economy doesn't suffer much, checking in at 19 mpg city/27 mpg hwy with FWD and 18 mpg city/24 mpg hwy with AWD.
Standard Features & Options
The 2-row Santa Fe Sport is offered in base or 2.0T trim.
Feature highlights for the base Sport ($25,605) include a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine, 17-inch alloy wheels, LED headlight and taillight accents, a rear spoiler, air conditioning, electronically adjustable steering effort, power accessories, a tilt/telescopic steering wheel, cruise control, a trip computer, Bluetooth, and a 6-speaker audio system with satellite radio and iPod/USB connectivity.
The Sport 2.0T ($31,305) adds a high-powered 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, dual exhaust outlets, 18-in alloy wheels (19-inchers are available), heated exterior mirrors, a blind spot monitoring system, automatic headlights, fog lights, keyless entry with push-button ignition, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, an electroluminescent gauge cluster with a color LCD information screen, a 4.3-in touchscreen audio display with a rearview camera, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, leather upholstery, a sliding back seat, dual-zone automatic climate control and power heated front seats with driver lumbar.
The base Sport can be optionally equipped with many of the 2.0T model's standard features. Other notable options, depending on trim, include xenon headlights, LED taillights, a panoramic sunroof, a navigation system with an 8-in touchscreen, ventilated front seats, heated back seats, a 10-speaker Dimension audio system (base Sport only) and a 12-speaker Infinity audio system (2.0T only).
On the hauling front, the Sport offers 35.4 cu ft of cargo space behind the back seat and 71.5 cu ft with the rear seat backs folded. That's a lot of cubes at this price point.
A properly equipped Santa Fe Sport can tow up to 3,500 pounds.
The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport comes with standard stability control, 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, active front head restraints and seven airbags (front, front side, driver knee and full-length side curtain).
In government crash tests, the Santa Fe Sport received a perfect 5-star rating across the board. Likewise, the independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the Santa Fe Sport its top rating of Good in all tested categories.
Behind the Wheel
In our interior evaluation, we found the Santa Fe Sport's front seats to be notably more supportive than last year's forgettably flat offerings. As ever, the seats are mounted high, so you get that SUV-style commanding view of the road that many shoppers want. Thankfully, the Santa Fe Sport comes standard with a tilt/telescopic steering wheel (not all Hyundais do), so you can adjust the wheel for reach as well as angle. There's even some wood-grain trim sprinkled around the cabin that adds a touch of class. Its overall materials quality has improved, as well.
The Santa Fe Sport's dashboard is full of appealing angles and curves, while the deeply hooded gauges with available electroluminescent backlighting further attest to the Santa Fe Sport's suaveness. Fortunately, the controls remain straightforward and easy to use despite the dramatically different look.
The back seat has a pleasantly elevated bottom cushion and ample room for adult passengers. Hyundai emphasizes that even the 2-row Sport is considerably larger than rivals such as the Ford Escape, and that's evident in the airy feel inside. We're also pleased that a sliding back seat is available.
Under the hood, the base 2.4-liter engine is all most folks will need. Blessed with a broad power band and good manners, this is largely the same engine that we've lauded in the Sonata midsize sedan, and it's satisfying here, too. But if satisfying isn't enough, the turbocharged 2.0T delivers a pretty serious punch, with one caveat: The power comes on rather suddenly around 2,500 rpm or so, with relatively modest get-up-and-go off the line.
On the road, the Santa Fe Sport is about as good as it gets for a crossover at this price. The highway ride is quiet and smooth, while bumps are dispatched with impressive poise. The handling isn't bad either, and AWD models even have what Hyundai calls Torque Vectoring Cornering Control, a system that can send either extra torque or braking power to individual wheels.
Other Cars to Consider
Ford Escape -- The Escape might be smaller than the Santa Fe Sport, but its back seat can still accommodate a couple of adults with ease, and you can get one with a 2.0-liter turbo and MyFord Touch to match the Santa Fe Sport 2.0T with navigation.
Kia Sorento -- Distantly related to the Santa Fe, the Sorento lets you have V6 power in a 2-row package and 4-cylinder power in a 3-row package -- combinations that the Santa Fe Sport can't provide.
Mazda CX-5 -- Mazda's do-it-all crossover is capable of better fuel economy than the Santa Fe. It also feels tighter and more dynamic on the road.
AutoTrader's Advice
Despite its somewhat nonlinear acceleration, our pick would be the Sport 2.0T. The little turbo delivers big performance, and it comes with a lot of standard equipment to boot.


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Bantamweight babe Alexandra Albu just picked up her first assignment in the UFC. The Russian striker — who holds a completely unverifiable record of "5-0″ — will make her Octagon debut against WMMA journeywoman Julie Kedzie (16-12 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot, December 6th in Brisbane, Australia. UFC officials announced the bout yesterday.
Normally, this would be the part where I'd lament the fact that the UFC is throwing a total rookie (and such a pretty girl!) up against a veteran with 28 professional fights, but you know what, I'm not going to do that this time. Kedzie has spent her career tangling with elite fighters like Tara LaRosa, Gina Carano, Shayna Baszler, and Miesha Tate…and she's been beaten by all of them. The crazy cat lady is currently on a three-fight losing skid, and hasn't won a fight in over two years. Maybe her "experience edge" just means she knows how to lose. I don't know. I'm not going to count Alexandra out yet. There's just something about this woman.
The current UFC Fight Night 33 lineup is after the jump…
Mark Hunt vs. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. James Te Huna
Ryan Bader vs. Anthony Perosh
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Nam Phan
Pat Barry vs. Soa Palelei
Dylan Andrews vs. Clint Hester
Caio Magalhaes vs. Nick Ring
Brian Melancon vs. Robert Whittaker
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Bruno Santos
Alex Garcia vs. Andreas Stahl
Aleksandra Albu vs. Julie Kedzie


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Here are some of the highlights of FAD NA, Day 1:
- Took in a fabulous presentation and ad hoc tour of the VRAC at Iowa State University.
- Had some productive discussions around a number of ambassador topics, including the delegation of some of the Fedora / comm arch budget to $otherentitylargerthanMax.
- Discussion around how to better track, and thus, get in the cycle of regularly estimating the purchasing of, swag in the NA, or possibly even other geos.
- Discussion of the possibilities of a karma-type (or whuffie-type) system for encouraging / rewarding a plethora of contribution types.
- Discussion about how to find events with alternate (but likely) types of contributors – and how to go about (1) encouraging and/or just getting the word out that "we has money, if you can show $otherentitylargerthanMax the benefit we get from the cost, you could go!" and (2) figuring out the logistics of sending non-Ambassador-members to those events with the "event gear" they need – be it swag, booth setup, etc. – when those folks aren't on the ambassador emailing list. How can we help them estimate what they need, what type of presence to have given their audience, etc? How can we essentially cultivate Ambassadors for – not just Fedora – but for individual subprojects and/or SIGs, where the person attending has a vested interest in a subtopic and maybe how it relates to Fedora. In other words – can we send Fedora Marketeers, or Fedora Design folks, to events where they are more likely to find people who could potentially contribute to the Fedora Project in ways that are conducive to that attendee's particular project within Fedora?
So – you'll note that I use the word "discussion" a lot, because it seems like – despite having a lot of concrete discussion, we aren't doing the hottest job of either: (a) coming out with a documented resolution, or even undocumented consensus, or (b) coming out with a document / wiki page / template / whatever that is a concrete thing we can point to and say, "HAI, we did this. Therefore, FAD NA money was a worthwhile investment of Fedora's pool of available dollars."
And so, please bear with me as I type up some of the goals we should aim for tomorrow .
- Do a better job of articulating before the start of each session (1) what we're discussing and (b) what is the "thing" we want to finish by the end of the hour.
- Do a better job of timekeeping – have someone isla
(This is where I actually passed out in bed writing this. Yes. isla? I have no idea what I was typing. La Isla Bonita? Who knows. Now you'll have Madonna in your head all day, though, which could be awesome.)
- I'll try that again. Do a better job of timekeeping – make sure we know that we're discussing for one hour, or whatever the designated scheduled period of time is, and have someone be responsible for saying, we're coming up on 15 minutes left, we need to make decisions.
- Do a better job of just saying No! to ratholes. We need to not be afraid to say we're getting off topic, or that, yes, all discussions are important, but we don't have time – or even, we do have time, once we have completed the agenda item we are currently working on. "This dovetails nicely with…" is usually an indicator that we're going to be getting off-track.
- Make sure we're identifying actual tasks along the way, ensuring they have owners. And a way to come back in a week or two and see if all of those items that people volunteered to were completed or at least – on track, or at the bare minimum, started – not just a list of even more things we've identified that we could do given copious amounts of spare time, but in actuality will never get to.
- Or better yet – that we're actually DOING those tasks along the way. We can be working in the wiki, or gobby, typing up what we're actually discussing. We can take those 10 minutes at the end of an hour to actually throw at least a basic framework of what we're looking at together – there are people playing along at home (i hope) who might be willing to help finish / clean up some of the items we've started on as well.
- Keep a lid on Robyn's endless blog rambling. Jeez! You should get a big blue ribbon for actually being able to pay attention for this long. I should get an "F" in coherency. 😀
I would like to hand it to all the awesome folks who are here: It's always fabulous (FABULOUS!) to work with a group of people who are SO passionate and dedicated and, well, just freakin smart. So even though I guess most of my post is sort of Negative Nancy sounding, it's really not a terrible situation where we've been talking about lumber mills and squirrels all day; it's just that I think we're saying and talking about awesome and interesting things – and not actually taking those things and being diligent about putting them into a format that is not something simply encapsulated for our brains. Braaaaaaains.
In short, I have no solutions to anything, but I will do better to try and keep us all on track today, and help out more in IRC transcribing.


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Critics ripped coach Jurgen Klinsmann back in February when the U.S. dropped its opening game of the final round of World Cup qualifying for the first time in 15 years, allowing Honduras to come from behind and win 2-1 at home. | 100% SOCCER BLOG
Klinsmann was vilified for selecting untested players and attempting untried tactics in unfamiliar positions. It was seen then as pretty much a complete failure.
But the Southern California resident was also largely unfazed by the criticism.
"You take a game like this, you digest it and you analyze the mistakes, talk about the mistakes they've done, and then you move forward," he said after the loss. "You'll see a totally different team, hopefully, in the next game."
Digest he did, and having snacked on the opposition in the last four games, the U.S. will meet Honduras in the Hexagonal rematch in Utah tonight (live at 6 p.m. on ESPN and UniMas), seeking a fourth consecutive victory without a hint of indigestion.
The U.S. sits alone atop the six-team group as the second half of qualifying begins tonight; even traditional regional rival Mexico is trailing with just one win and five draws in its six qualifiers.
It turned out that first Honduras game was a foundation, albeit a shaky one. And while the next game wasn't necessarily totally different, by the time the fourth game of qualifying rolled around
last week, the U.S. was putting in its most complete performance of the Hexagonal so far, decisively beating Panama 2-0 before a rocking Seattle crowd.
By necessity, Klinsmann has blooded young new players and is beginning to reap the rewards.Highly-rated central defender Omar Gonzalez was slated for his performance in Honduras, for instance, despite making his World Cup qualifying debut in the game.But Klinsmann kept the faith, Gonzalez retained his job and now the 24-year-old LA Galaxy mainstay, who has paired with central defensive partner Matt Besler for five games, is becoming as much a cornerstone in the back four for his country as he is for his club.
Graham Zusi and Jermaine Jones are expected to return tonight after missing the game against Panama through suspension and concussion, respectively, while Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman was added to the roster.
In comparison, Honduras is missing several key players, including leading goal-scorer Jerry Bengston, not a comforting sign for a team without a road point — or goal — in the Hexagonal so far.
After tonight's game, the U.S. doesn't play another World Cup qualifier until September.
Successfully defend a 24-game home unbeaten streak in qualifying dating back to 2001 tonight, and the U.S. will literally be more than halfway on the road to the Cup in Brazil.
Mastroeni arrives to shore up Galaxy
With just one win in the last five games, Galaxy coach Bruce Arena sent a message to his team Monday, finalizing a trade for midfield destroyer Pablo Mastroeni, the uncompromising 36-year-old Colorado Rapids veteran who played on two U.S. World Cup teams for him.The Galaxy sent an international roster slot and a second-round 2014 draft pick to Denver for the 15-year MLS veteran and the rights to former Chicago Fire midfielder Baggio Husidic, who is out of contract with Swedish club Hammarby at year's end.
But the real prize here is Mastroeni."It's no secret we've lacked a little bit of bite and at times some (vocal) leadership, particularly in the defensive part of the field at the end of games, and he certainly brings that," said playmaker Landon Donovan. "When you combine all that, I think he's going to help us a lot." Mastroeni is eligible to play Wednesday in Carson against the Portland Timbers. He could also get his first taste of SuperClasico action Sunday when the Galaxy meet reeling Western Conference basement dwellers Chivas USA.


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What, you mean the RSL?
I tried, but I can't work out what RSL stands for...
Royal Shakespearean Lounge
Raving Sadistic Loonies...
Am I on the list?
Returned Servicemen League.
It's where old people go who were in the wars. And miscellaneous other old people. Old people=wrinkly skin.


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Railer spikers
sweep tri
DERBY — The Newton High School volleyball team swept an Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I triangular Tuesday in Derby.
Newton downed 10th-ranked (Class 6A) Derby 25-13, 25-21; and Hutchinson 25-16, 18-25, 25-20.
The Railers improve to 15-10, 5-1 in AV-CTL I play. Newton hosts Derby and Maize at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Newton soccer
team claims win
HAYSVILLE — The Newton High School boys' soccer team claimed its first win in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League play, stopping Campus 6-0 Thursday at Colt Stadium in Haysville.
Scoring details were not reported at deadline.
Newton improves to 6-3-2, 1-1-1 in AV-CTL I play. The Railers host Maize at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fischer Field.
shot at Fox Ridge
A pair of holes-in-one were shots in recent days at the Fox Ridge Golf Course in Newton.
On Sept. 20, Al Robinson aced the seventh hole at 120 yards, using an eight iron. Witnesses were Vaughn Lambert and Paul O.
Tuesday, Narci Larez aced the seventh hole at 115 yards using a six iron. Witnesses were Ron Sturgeon, Tom Petersen and John Harrison.
Dig Pink night
slated at Hesston
HESSTON — The Hesston High School volleyball team will host "Dig Pink" night during its Central Kansas League double-dual meet with Halstead, Hillsboro and Sterling.
The matches begin at 5 p.m.
Pink ribbons and pink T-shirts will be sold to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Donations also will be accepted at www.side- out.org/cb/campaigns/campaign/7161. Contributions also will be taken at the door on the night of the matches.
The match schedule is listed below:
Hesston College Yost Center: 5 p.m. Hesston Varsity vs. Halstead; 6 p.m. Hesston JV vs. Hillsboro; 7 p.m. Hesston Varsity vs. Hillsboro.
Hesston Middle School: 5 p.m. Sterling Varsity vs. Hillsboro; 6 p.m. Sterling JV vs. Halstead; 7 p.m. Sterling Varsity vs. Halstead.
Hesston High School Auxiliary Gym: 4:45 p.m. Hesston JV vs. Halstead, Sterling JV vs. Hillsboro; 6 p.m. Hesston C-team vs. Halstead, Sterling C-team vs. Hillsboro; 7 p.m. Hesston C-team vs. Hillsboro, Sterling C-team vs. Halstead.
Eighth graders
sweep games
HAYSVILLE — The Newton middle schools eighth-grade football teams claimed a pair of wins Thursday at Haysville West.
The A team won 22-8, leading 22-0 at the half. Javier Moreno scored on a 20-yard run. Cailen Valdez hit a pass to Xander Imler for the two-point conversion. Kaden Davis scored on a 12-yard run. Valdez scored on a 14-yard run with Alejandro Garcia scoring the two-point conversion run.
Davis forced a fumble. Valdez intercepted two passes.
The B team won 44-8. James Harris scored on a 75-yard kickoff return to start the game. Jose Rojas scored on a 55-yard run with Alex Kern hitting Austin Altum for the two-point conversion. Harris scored on a 40-yard run, followed by a Kyle Stuchlik two-point run. Ben Crump scored a safety. Tanner Duerksen scored on a 10-yard run. Malachi Castillo scored a 30-yard run. Jose Rojas scored on a 45-yard run, with Kern running in the two-point conversion.
The A team is 2-2. The B team is 3-1. Newton hosts Andover at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Fischer Field and hosts Maize at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Thunder signs
three players
WICHITA — The Wichita Thunder hockey team signed three players for the 2013-14 season.
Wichita signed forward Ryan Hand and defensemen Garrett Gruenke and Tyler Sheldrake.
A 10-year pro, Hand plated 20 games for Wichita in 2010-11, posting an assist. He played last season with the Hull Stingrays of the English Hockey League, scoring a goal with 12 assists in 47 games.
Gruenke is a six-year pro, who spent the last two seasons with the Rapid City Rush. Last season, he played in 65 games with eight assists. He played in six playoff games.
Sheldrake is a six-year pro, who spent last season with the Mississippi RiverKings of the Southern Professional Hockey League, scoring two goals with seven assists in 47 games. He played in three playoff games with one assist.
Wichita has 19 players under contract. Training camp opens Monday at the Wichita Ice Center. Wichita opens the season Oct. 19 at home against Rapid City.
Late Night
to be televised
WICHITA — The University of Kansas' "Late Night at the Phog" will be televised on Cox Kansas 22 Xtra on Cox Cable systems in Kansas.
The event also will be on high definition on channels 122 and 2122 for those with Cox HD service. A 30-minute special, "KU Legends" will precede and follow the telecasts.
HCC football
game canceled
HUTCHINSON — The Hutchinson Community College football game scheduled for Saturday against the U.S. Air Force Prep School in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been canceled because of the U.S. Government shutdown.
The game will not be made up, but HCC will look to schedule another opponent. The Blue Dragons are 3-2 with three scheduled games remaining. Under NJCAA rules, a team needs a minimum of six games to be bowl eligible.
Wedgewood Senior Men
1. Ron Miller, Ray Ashford, Jack Bender, Wil Besore, Rick Tolin -5.
2. Don Yoder, Josh Talbott, Milt Fowler, Bob Nibblet, Roger Chrispin -5.
3. Bob Wilson, Sam Griffin, Bob Schmidt, Bob Modena, Roman Mannabach -2.
Closest to pin 3 — Rick Tolin. Closest to pin 9 on second shot — Don Yoder.
Next play — 9 a.m. Thursday.
Pine Edge Men
1. Chet Roberts, Rick Krehbiel.
2. Mike Cavanaugh, Jeremy Hitschmann, Clyde Goering.
Closest to the pin — Jeremy Hitschmann. Longest putt — Mark Lindenberger.
Next play — Tuesday.
Fox Ridge Senior Men
1. Fred Franklin, Wayne Stevens, Gene McKasson, Dick Bartel 30.
2. Don Bastin, Paul Flores, Jose Ramos, Tom Prior 31.
3. Dan Shaffer, Bob Wilson, Bob Gaede, Tom Ware 31.
Closest to hole 3 — Dan Shaffer. Longest putt on 9 — Gene McKasson.
Next play — 9 a.m. Monday.
Wedgewood Ladies
KWGA low net winners were:
Vivian Talbott, A flight; Carol Saengerhausen, B flight.