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Liz O'Rourke was portrayed by Cathy Keenan and Brooke Madigan (as young Liz in Crossed Wires). Although Liz appears as a new character in season 2, Cathy Keenan is an uncredited extra throughout season 1, starting with the first episode, Kiss Me, Steph.
Degrassi Season 2-5 (Original Degrassi)
Starts as: Grade 8
Liz O'Rourke was a former student at Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High School. She is a new student in Degrassi Junior High in January or February 1988, and Joey Jeremiah hears rumors that Liz is a wild sex girl. He tries to have sex with her, and she angrily refuses, but later forgives him. Liz becomes best friends with Christine "Spike" Nelson, and they are inseparable. Liz has strong feelings about animal rights.
She helps Caitlin do some research on her animal testing article in the school paper and shows her a video and invites her to a rally. Catlin finds out that her epilepsy medicine was tested on animals and tells Liz so Liz thinks she should stop taking it and their friendship is pretty much over. In a later episode we find out she was an unwanted pregnancy and her mother almost had an abortion which led to her pro-life/animal rights interests.
Liz posted pro-life posters in school washrooms and on lockers when she found out about Erica Farrell's abortion. This leads to the first Degrassi girl fight ever. Erica grabs Liz's hair, and pulls her to the ground. The two fight until two teachers pull them off each other. Although Liz and Spike were best friends, they have had problems in their relationship, like when Spike and Patrick broke up, and Patrick asked Liz out to a concert. Liz agrees, and Spike is jealous, although she initially told Liz that she didn't care if she went out with Patrick. The two girls argue, as Spike thinks that Liz should have just known that it was wrong to go out with her ex-boyfriend. Although Liz enjoys spending time with Patrick, she cares too much about her friendship with Spike and tells him that she can't go out with him anymore.
In another Liz featured episode, Tim asks her to go the The Pogues concert and she turns him down. After talking with Spike, who convinces her Tim is a nice guy, she changes her mind and they go out. At the end of the date Tim tries to kiss her and she freaks out, screams, and slams the door in his face. Tim begs her to forgive him and is confused why she cannot. She tells Spike about it and asks for her advice. We find out through flashbacks and a heart to heart with Spike that she was molested as a child by her mother's boyfriend (not her father who was long gone by that time) which is the reason she is terrified of Tim giving her a peck and men in general. She starts to cope with it at the end and Tim and her decide to just be friends. She and Tim share a dance at Degrassi High's final dance, showing that they still have a strong friendship.
Although Liz's character was a new student to Degrassi in Great Expectations, Cathy Keenan can be spotted in earlier episodes including Kiss Me Steph and Revolution as an extra.
Liz's mother was played by Laine Williams. Liz's father was never in her life. However, in flashbacks of abuse she suffered as a child, the mother's boyfriend, who committed the abuse, was played by Les Porter, who is mis-identified in the closing credits as "Liz's Dad".
Degrassi: The Next Generaton (Season 1, 3, 5)
On the Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 1 special features, in a reunion video she says she now works with the developmentally disabled. She also helps her best friend, Spike, give birth to her second child, Jack. When Liz's best friend Spike needs a pick-me-up during her separation from Snake, Liz is there comforting her. She is present along with other Degrassi alumni, when male strippers arrived to cheer Spike up.
- Liz, along with fifteen other characters, was sexually assaulted:
- She was molested by her mother's ex-boyfriend as a young girl.
- Emma was held captive in a hotel room by a pedophile and almost raped.
- Paige was raped by Dean at a party.
- Darcy was raped by a serial rapist who spiked teenage girls' drinks at a party.
- Jane was molested by her father, Mr. Valieri.
- K.C. was almost forced to have sex with a hooker hired by Coach Carson against his will as well as making him watch porn with him.
- Connor was almost molested in a car by his internet stalker.
- Bianca was forced into sex with Vince on numerous occasions and was almost raped by her ex-boyfriend Anson.
- Clare was sexually harassed by her former boss, Asher.
- Maya was sexually harassed following being cyber bullied and slut shamed online.
- Zoë was raped by Luke and Neil at a party.
- Tristan was statutorily raped by Grant Yates.
- Winston was almost groped by Grant Yates.
- Wheels was almost molested in a car by a random stranger while he was hitchhiking.
- Both Lucy and Susie were sexually harassed by the same teacher at Degrassi Junior High School.
- She is the second character to have an abusive father, the other four being Rick Munro, Craig Manning, Jane Vaughn, and Miles Hollingsworth III.
- Liz's father never abused her, but he was abusive to her mother, beating her unconscious when she discovered that she was pregnant with their daughter.
- Liz and Erica had the first female fist fight in the Degrassi Franchise.
- In A New Start, it was revealed that she was pro-life. In Everybody Wants Something, she says that she is against abortion because when her mother fell pregnant with her, her father demanded that she have an abortion. Her mother didn't want to have an abortion so he beat her until she became unconscious. Her mother never went back to her father, but if she had then Liz wouldn't be alive.
- She had the back of her head shaved during Degrassi Junior High.
- Liz was the first character who was a background character before her first appearance. The second was Zane.
- Liz shares similarities with future characters Emma Nelson and Jane Vaughn.
- Like Emma, Liz was passionate about animal rights and protesting. She was also pro-life, though Emma was considerably more tolerant of other people's choices.
- Similar to Jane, Liz had a punk, tomboyish style when she was in high school. Liz and Jane were also both molested as children by fathers or father figures in their lives. Liz was molested by her mother's boyfriend, and Jane was molested by her father.
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The Easter vigil begins at night with a bonfire, with the sanctification of the fire in the name of the God who through his Son "bestowed on the faithful the fire of [his] glory," and with one great candle lit from the same fire to represent Christ, the Light of the World. This is incised with symbols for the beginning, middle, and end of the cosmos, and "wounded" in the shape of a cross by five grains of incense, before being carried in procession back into the church to stand at the altar throughout the Easter season.
The candle's light represents the beginning of the world, made out of nothing, to which the faithful bear witness. "Let there be light." The Prologue of John's Gospel takes up the tale of creation from Genesis. In Christ the world was made; and now in Christ it is made new. But why, in Genesis, are the sun and moon made later than the light? Of course, today we know that electromagnetic radiation (including light) was born billions of years before the sun and moon, but Genesis is not a scientific treatise, and the author was getting at another kind of truth. The Pope explains that by relegating them to the fourth day, the "divine" character of the heavenly bodies was removed and all things subordinated to the true light "through which God's glory is reflected in the essence of the created being". Light is the revelation of truth, of goodness – the glory of God.
To say that God created light means that God created the world as a space for knowledge and truth, as a space for encounter and freedom, as a space for good and for love. Matter is fundamentally good, being itself is good. And evil does not come from God-made being, rather, it comes into existence through denial.After the night of death, the eyes of Jesus open once more upon the world. "Life is stronger than death. Good is stronger than evil. Love is stronger than hate. Truth is stronger than lies." The candle "is a light that lives from sacrifice. The candle shines inasmuch as it is burnt up. It gives light, inasmuch as it gives itself." And the light shed by Christ is the self-giving of divinity, of perfect love, which reveals reality as it truly is, in the mind of God.
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Alien fans, here is the news you've been waiting for. Niell Blomkamp's Alien 5 will enter pre-production as early as next week! Director Neill Blomkamp himself confirmed that Alien star, Sigourney Weaver will officially reprise her role as Ellen Ripley. While we all hoped that she would, we are thrilled to know its true. There has also been recent news of Michael Biehn's return to the franchise as Corporal Hicks.
This news comes to us from Entertainment tonight, during an interview they held with both Blomkamp and Weaver during the red carpet premiere for their current film Chappie.
When ET asked Sigourney if Ripley would be coming back by saying: "There are two factors [Neill Blomkap] needs: Ripley and the Aliens." Later down the red carpet, ET asked Blomkamp when he plans to start Alien 5, he replied by saying as early as next week. The reporter then asked if Sigourney would be cast to which Blomkamp responded "She is the Alien franchise to me, so yeah." ET
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Being a father is a wild ride. My name is Christopher & these are my observations, theories & comments on life as the dad of my two boys Ripley & Jayden. I write this to air my thoughts & update my friends & family with photos, videos and such like. For everyone else I offer hints and tips on parenting as I learn them. For legal reasons I make no direct reference to my employer or any of my colleagues.
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Diary_: New Years Resolutions 2006
Here are the new years resolutions made by my family. I have entered them here so that we don't forget for next year. Plus they are funny.
Christopher's New Years Resolutions 2006
1) Move to bigger house
2) Feel happier about my (deleted for legal reasons, it is not to do with any part of my body - hahaha )
3) No more road rage
4) Sell Smart Car because I don't use it
5) Build workshop for Penny's cottage industry
6) Set a realistic saving budget after I move house
7) Save some money for something fun for ME - Arial Atom (it's a car), Motorbike.
8) Spend more time in the garden
9) Do more exercise (specifically swimming)
10) Try to stick to my resolutions unlike last year
Tristan's New Years Resolutions 2006
1) Fix the roof on house
2) Find a job
3) Make friends
4) Find a hobby
5) Stay away from Ex-girlfriend
6) Learn to drive
7) Don't lose temper
8) Try new things
Penny's New Years Resolutions 2006
1) Sell my designs on eBay and make money
2) Vacuum more
3) Stay in contact with Gary more
Dad's New Years Resolutions 2006
1) Try not to hate the world
2) Only hate certain people
3) Don't be proud
4) Accept money from your son when offered
5) In fact insist on the above preferably in the form of a percentage of his income for all the years of looking after him
6) Resist the urge to strangle Tristan
7) Try to care about how other people see me even though I don't care what people think
8) Don't keep denying Christopher is your son even though he lives in South East England
9) Try to find out who his father really is
10) Finish fixing things
11) Don't fight anybody at petrol stations
12) Don't underestimate other road users even though they are stupid
13) Try not to be prejudice against the Cornish as at least one of them is OK
Step Mum's New Years Resolutions 2006
1) Try to get to bed earlier


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BSG Actress Tricia Helfer joins Community
I'll admit that I was unfamiliar with Community until this past year's Gallifrey One. And then I discovered Inspector Spacetime and started watching the show. And now, Battlestar Galactica's own Tricia Helfer will be joining the cast of Community to guest star in one of the season 4 episodes.
But wait, it gets better! Helfer will be playing Lauren, a superfan of … Inspector Spacetime. There will be an Inspector Spacetime convention where she and Abed will meet. But Abed will also meet another con attendee, played by the always-hysterical Matt Lucas.
I'm pretty sure that Community would not have had a fourth season had it not been for Inspector Spacetime, so this is a good move on NBC's part. Now if they could just accept that untitled web series about him…
Speaking of which, I'll be chatting with Travis Richey, Inspector (and Not-Inspector) Spacetime himself in a few days and we'll be getting some details on that wonderful web series without a real name.


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Photos: Archeological dig at Malcolm X's Boston residence
An archeological dig at the house where slain African-American leader Malcolm X spent part of his childhood when he was known as Malcolm Little, and lived there with his sister's family in the 1940s in the Roxbury section of Boston, has revealed some finds. City archeologist Joseph Bagley said that a two-week dig at the home, in an effort to learn more about his early life, uncovered evidence of an older settlement dating to the 1700s that they hadn't expected to find.
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Essential Facts About Hawaiian Beach Vacations
Did you know that the islands making up the state of Hawaii extend more than 1,500 miles? Since the state of Hawaii consists of hundreds islands, its size can be deceiving when viewing maps of Hawaii. However, there are six U.S. states – Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts — that are smaller in area than Hawaii.
From largest to smallest in area, the eight main Hawaiian islands are: The island of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe. Hawaii's capital and largest city, Honolulu, is located on the island of Oahu, which is also the most populous and most visited island.
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You gotta admit, there are times when we get frustrated with Barack Obama.
But there are a lot more times when we realize how lucky we are to have him in the White House. And this is one of them.
The question is whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan. And there's no doubt what John McCain would do. The general says: more troops. McCain says: how many? Done! No thought, no mission, no strategy. Just do whatever what one general says.
Obama's taking a much more deliberate approach. First, making sure we have the right strategy for both Afghanistan and Pakistan. And then, making sure we have a stable partner in Afghan's government – before deciding whether or not to send more Americans to the country.
And while he's weighing that decision, how dare Dick Cheney accuse Obama of waffling on the issue?
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It was George Bush and Dick Cheney who pulled our troops out of Afghanistan after only a year.
It was George Bush and Dick Cheney who ignored the country for seven years.
And it was George Bush and Dick Cheney who, the last year they were in office, sat on a request for more troops for eight months – and did nothing.
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Out of the Depths=-=A Book Review
Kovacs' book confronts the institutional church with a faith based on creeds, and steers people away from personal experience. His book calls us to enter into a relationship of experience, a lived out relationship with Jesus of Nazareth.
A faith based on creeds, on "rational" belief, leads us to become an institution within itself. We live within our own "tribes", seeing those outside as the "other". Kovacs calls us to entering into a lived relationship with Christ and becoming one with our fellow human beings.
For along time I have been uncomfortable within a church building and its worship services. I feel like an "alien". I no longer accept preaching engagements, because of being uncomfortable. I feel like Carl Jung, "Church was a place to which I no longer could go. There was no life there, but death."
Penny Lernoux, a journalist, once wrote: "you can look at a slum or peasant village, but it is only by entering into that world–by living in it–that you begin to understand what it is like to be powerless, to be like Christ." This is found in a personal relationship with Jesus of Nazareth.
Life is found in a faith that is personal, one that makes us uncomfortable. It is in being uncomfortable that we grow, we learn to relate to God, as our friend.
A poem by Derek Walcott tells us that we must look ourselves in the face, and in so doing, we find God, and from there we move out in caring for our brothers and sisters, without the boundaries of race, creed, socioeconomic status., which is the message of Kovacs book:
Love After Love
The day will come
the time will come
when with elation
you will greet yourself
arriving at your own door
and each will smile at each other's welcome
saying sit here, eat
you will love again the stranger who was yourself
Give wine, give bread
give back your heart to yourself
to the stranger who has loved you all your life
who you ignored for another
who know you by heart
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes
feel your own image in the mirror, see it
Feast on your life.
Creator Spirtus, Come Creator Spirit!
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San Francisco, CA 94164
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- Authors:
- Editor:
- Rozenberg, Grzegorz
- Subtitle:
- A High-level Language for System Design and Analysis
- 10.1007/3-540-53863-1_31
- Abstract:
- This paper describes how Coloured Petri Nets (CP-nets) have been developed — from being a promising theoretical model to being a full-fledged language for the design, specification, simulation, validation and implementation of large software systems (and other systems in which human beings and/or computers communicate by means of some more or less formal rules). First CP-nets are introduced by means of a small example and a formal definition of their structure and behaviour is presented. Then we describe how to extend CP-nets by a set of hierarchy constructs (allowing a hierarchical CP-net to consist of many different subnets, which are related to each other in a formal way). Next we describe how to analyse CP-nets, how to support them by various computer tools, and we also describe some typical applications. Finally, a number of future extensions are discussed (of the net model and the supporting software). The non-hierarchical CP-nets in the present paper are analogous to the CP-nets defined in [35] and the High-level Petri Nets defined in [33]. In all three papers CP-nets (and HL-nets) have two different representations: The expression representation uses are expressions and guards, while the function representation uses linear functions between multi-sets. Moreover, there are formal translations between the two representations (in both directions). In [33] and [35] we used the expression representation to describe systems, while we used the function representation for all the different kinds of analysis. It has, however, turned out that it only is necessary to turn to functions when we deal with invariant analysis, and this means that we now use the expression representation for all purposes — except for the calculation of invariants. This change is important for the practical use of CP-nets — because it means that the function representation and the translations (which are a bit mathematically complex) no longer are parts of the basic definition of CP-nets. Instead they are parts of the invariant method (which anyway demands considerable mathematical skills). The development of CP-nets has been supported by several grants from the Danish National Science Research Council.
- 3540538631, 0387538631, 9783540538639
- Type:
- Conference paper
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1991, p. 342-416
- Main Research Area:
- Science/technology
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Series:
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Conference:
- International Conference on Applications and Theory of Petri Nets. 1989
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Submission year:
- 1991
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
- 2389251742


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The post is a little late but I had to share anyway. In February, we attend a Mardi Gras themed dinner at Mohawk Bend. The Dinner was hosted by chef Bryant Terry and included a book signing for his late cook book called Afro Vegan.
It was four delicious courses of Louisiana/Creole themed dishes (Plus a couple signature cocktails). Afterward we met Bryant and had him sign the cookbook which we purchased. It was a great experience and the perfect way to celebrate Mardi Gras vegan style.
The Cook Book is full of African, Caribbean and Southern inspired recipes. There are plenty of full color photos of the dishes. In addition, each recipe is accompanied buy a suggested track from the chefs suggested playlist.


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A few weeks ago my sister and I went to her friend's Pampered Chef party. While there, the consultant whipped up this pizza. Unfortunately, I wasn't taking notes and couldn't find this on their website so I'm not sure if my recipe is right or not…but after tasting it I don't really care. It was so good! We will absolutely be making this again soon!
Don't mind the funny green pepper line down the middle of my pizza – that was just to separate Christopher's soy cheese from mine.
1/2 Red pepper
1/2 Green pepper
1/2 Yellow pepper
1 Small Yellow Onion
1 Large Chicken breast
1 1/2T. Taco/Fajita Seasoning
2T. Choulula Hot Sauce
1 Batch Pizza Dough
Cheese of your choice
Fresh Cilantro for garnish
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake chicken until thoroughly cooked. Shred and set aside.
While the chicken is cooking, thinly slice the peppers and onion. Saute 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and seasoning, saute another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add hot sauce. Stir to combine. Allow to cool slightly while the chicken finishes in the oven.
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Top 10 coaches on the 2016 college football hot seat (via Crimson Magazine)06 Jun 2016
College football is becoming more of a lucrative, high-stakes juggernaut on a yearly basis due to increasing revenues brought about by television contracts, apparel deals and the still-new playoff system among other factors. And with the increased exposure of the sport due to the Internet and particularly social media, expectations and pressures for major programs to win, and to win on a Nick Saban-type level are greater than ever.
And this does not usually mean good news for the college coaching fraternity, as it simply is not good enough to win nine or 10 games anymore. Only a certain handful of elite coaches, including Saban, Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops, can be considered totally safe at the current time despite the pressure cooker environments that even they are subjected to on a daily basis.
25 games that will define the 2016 college football season (via Crimson Magazine)02 Jun 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: June 2, 2016
I have to admit that this is one of my favorite times of the year.
The Women's College World Series, with Alabama participating once again, is about to start, football magazines are out, and although the perfect storm which is the college football season is still three months away, discussion relative to the sport is increasing by the day.
This of course means that on any given day, we might be treated to a rant from Alabama coach Nick Saban, a wise-guy tweet from Michigan head man Jim Harbaugh or perhaps some type of snarky comment from Arkansas coach Bret Bielema or former coach Steve Spurrier.
The main thing about these hot summer months is that it gives us time to build up energy, excitement and anticipation for the college football season ahead, and I thought I would begin the hype and buildup by noting 25 games that I feel will be especially critical in deciding which teams emerge as legitimate contenders in the Southeastern Conference and also nationally.
1. Alabama at Ole Miss (Sept. 17): Hugh Freeze's Rebels have become quite the thorn in the side for Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide, but what are the chances of Ole Miss beating Saban and his team for a third consecutive season? CBS has already pounced on this contest in Oxford, as this has suddenly become one of the must-see games in the SEC. The Rebels and Tide both lost key personnel to the NFL and the Rebels are dealing with a bit of negative attention at the moment, but Alabama will once again have its hands full with Chad Kelly and company.
2. Clemson at Florida State (Oct. 29): After falling just short of a perfect 15-0 season and the school's second national championship last season, Dabo Swinney's Tigers are once again poised to make another run at a special season behind quarterback Deshaun Watson and a talented supporting cast. However, this trip to Tallahassee could be a mine field on that path to a possible title as the Seminoles, behind an imposing defense, are also considered as a probable Top 10 team in 2016. If FSU coach Jimbo Fisher is able to locate a winning quarterback, this game could prove to be a spoiler for Clemson's ACC and national title aspirations.
3. Houston vs Oklahoma (Sept. 3): Tom Herman led the Cougars to a 13-1 record in his first season at Houston in 2015, and his team is very talented again heading into 2016. We will find out much about his team early as it makes the trip into Norman to battle Baker Mayfield and another talented Oklahoma team under Bob Stoops. This could be a shootout, and will probably give an early indicator of whether either of these teams could emerge as a playoff contender down the road.
4. Louisville at Clemson (Oct. 1): After an 0-3 start in 2015, Bobby Petrino's Cardinals righted the ship and finished a respectable 8-5. Louisville, however, is shooting for bigger goals in 2016 behind a talented roster led by dynamic quarterback Lamar Jackson. This trip to Death Valley will not be an easy one, though.
5. Florida State vs Ole Miss at Orlando (Sept. 5):This intriguing non-conference matchup will probably speak volumes about both teams as Florida State looks to overtake Clemson in the ACC and the Rebels again try to show that they are a legitimate contender in the SEC. Ole Miss will have the advantage offensively behind Kelly, but that offense will be tested mightily by an aggressive and talented Seminole defense.
6. Michigan at Ohio State (Nov. 26): The Wolverines made great strides in Year 1 of the Harbaugh era, and most analysts are figuring a talent-laden Michigan team to be among the top five to seven teams in the nation in 2016. A road to a likely playoff spot, though, will likely mean Harbaugh gaining his first win over Buckeye coach Urban Meyer. It won't be easy at the Horseshoe, though.
John Pelphrey officially named as assistant head coach for UA men's basketball program (via Crimson Magazine)14 Apr 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: April 14, 2016
A rumored major addition to the University of Alabama men's basketball coaching staff has now become a reality, and it could pay big dividends for Avery Johnson's program in the near future, if not immediately.
Johnson officially announced on Wednesday the hiring of John Pelphrey, a legendary player for the University of Kentucky, as the associate head men's basketball coach for the Crimson Tide.
Pelphrey, who brings more than 20 years of assistant and head coaching experience to the Tide, will replace former assistant coach Scott Pospichal, who departed the program last week.
The addition of Pelphrey on the Crimson Tide bench not only adds someone who boasts multiple years as an assistant coach in the Southeastern Conference (Florida from 1996-2002 and 2011-15), but also brings nine years of head coaching experience (South Alabama from 2002-07 and Arkansas from 2007-11).
In all, Pelphrey has spent 14 of his 22 years as a coach in the SEC.
"I am very excited to welcome coach John Pelphrey, his wife Tracy and his entire family to the Alabama men's basketball program," Johnson said in a statement from UA Wednesday. "John brings a wealth of coaching experience to our program and we are fortunate to have someone of his caliber join our staff. We are glad he is back in the Southeastern Conference where he has spent a majority of his career as a player and a coach. He has a vast amount of knowledge about the game, is a very good teacher of the game and will be a great fit in our program."
Many fun events in store for Tide fans planning to attend 2016 A Day Game (via Crimson Magazine)01 Apr 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: April 1, 2016
While the University of Alabama A Day football game has perennially been a nice spring attraction for Crimson Tide fans hungry for a little gridiron action, it has simply become a powerhouse, must-see event during the tenure of Nick Saban as UA head football coach.
The first UA spring game for Saban, who has captured four national championships in Tuscaloosa and five overall as a head coach, drew a then-capacity crowd of 92,138 to Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2007 and the game has drawn an average of over 81,000 fans since then.
The game will very likely draw a huge crowd again this year, with the Crimson Tide coming off yet another national title in 2015, the 16th in the Alabama football program's tradition-rich history.
It may be hard for some to fathom, but this year's A Day Game, scheduled for April 16 at 2 p.m., will be the 10th such contest for Saban as Tide head coach, and a host of activities are planned for this year to celebrate that special anniversary.
The A-Day game is the 15th and final practice of the spring for this year's Crimson Tide team.
Gates open at 11 a.m. and admission will once again be free to the public. The game will also be televised by ESPN.
But fans attending the game will not only that to look forward to, as the UA campus, and Tuscaloosa in general, will be packed with fun events during that entire day.
A Day gameday gets started at 8 a.m. with the Mercedes-Benz Fan Fest, which will take place pregame and is open to the public outside the North end zone (corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Drive). Fans will find inflatables, giveaways and games.
The Alumni Flag Football Game begins at 11:30 a.m. inside Bryant-Denny Stadium and will feature former Alabama greats. The game is slated for two 20-minutes halves and should wrap up around 12:15 p.m.
Crimson Tide gymnasts focused on "finding that .025" as it hosts Tuscaloosa Regional this weekend (via Crimson Magazine)31 Mar 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: March 31, 2016
Photo by Stan J. Griffin
Throughout the course of the 2016 season, the No. 4 University of Alabama gymnastics team has achieved brilliant performances on all four routines, but putting together complete four-routine efforts together has been a bit more elusive for Dana Duckworth's Crimson Tide squad.
Perhaps the closest Alabama came to accomplishing that objective was at the recent SEC Championships, where the Tide tallied its highest score of the season of 197.750, only to fall by .025 to eventual champion Florida.
After a week or so off after battling for the conference crown in Little Rock, Ark., Alabama is hoping to build off of its strong performance at that event as it hosts the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum.
The regional is set to begin at 4 p.m. and the No. 1-seeded Alabama team will be joined by No. 2 seed California and No. 3 seed Boise State, along with Kentucky, West Virginia and Bowling Green.
The top two teams from each of the six regionals across the country will move on to the NCAA Championships, which will be held April 15-16 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Alabama senior Lauren Beers named SEC Scholar Athlete of Year for gymnastics (via Crimson Magazine)24 Mar 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: March 24, 2016
Photo by Stan J. Griffin
Another standout member of the University of Alabama athletic family has been recognized by the Southeastern Conference for academic prowess, and numerous achievements not only on the field, mat or the court, but also in the classroom.
Crimson Tide senior leader Lauren Beers was voted the SEC Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the league's coaches it was announced by the conference office Thursday.
Recently former University of Alabama basketball player Retin Obasohan gained that same prestigious award from the conference for that sport.
With Beers' honor, Alabama gymnasts have now won six SEC Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in the 13-year history of the award. She joins Kim Jacob (2012, 2013 and 2014), Kayla Hoffman (2011) and Michelle Reeser (2005) since the award's inception in 2004.
No. 4 Alabama gymnastics team looking for SEC three-peat this weekend in Little Rock (via Crimson Magazine)16 Mar 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: March 16, 2016
Photo by Stan J. Griffin
University of Alabama gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth would probably be the first to tell you that her fourth-ranked Crimson Tide has experienced its share of highs and lows this season.
The final two regular season meets of the 2016 season are a perfect example as the Crimson Tide compiled its highest team score of the season in defeating Georgia in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 26 only to follow that with perhaps its most disappointing effort of the season on March 4 at it fell to LSU in Baton Rouge.
But a new season has arrived for Duckworth's squad, with that being the postseason, and an opportunity to wipe the slate clean and compete for huge season-ending prizes.
That second season begins on Saturday as the Crimson Tide travels to Little Rock, Ark. to compete in the 2016 Southeastern Conference Championships. Alabama enters the meet as the two-time defending conference champs and is looking for its 10th conference crown overall.
"We're so excited to be competing for the SEC championship and we are trying to work hard to focus, and keep our attention on the details," said Duckworth during a teleconference Wednesday. "We are trying not to get caught up in the loud music and the distractions we will face (at this weekend's event) and we're just trying to focus on success."
Crimson Tide senior leader Retin Obasohan collects trio of prestigious SEC honors (via Crimson Magazine)08 Mar 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: March 8, 2016
As the 2015-2016 University of Alabama basketball team has experienced the highs of defeating such teams as Notre Dame, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Florida while also experiencing the lows of dropping games to opponents such as Mississippi State and Auburn, there has been one constant for the Crimson Tide in terms of its heart and soul and its unquestioned leader.
That player, of course, is senior guard Retin Obasohan, the native of Antwerp, Belgium, and an athlete who has blossomed as an all-around weapon both offensively and defensively for UA in Avery Johnson's first season as Alabama's head coach.
But besides his staggering improvement as a basketball player for UA, Obasohan has continued his mission of being a true leader in the community and in the classroom as a senior.
Obasohan, on Tuesday, was honored for all of his good work with a trio of prestigious accolades from the Southeastern Conference.
He was named the 2016 Southeastern Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year and First Team All-SEC. In addition, Obasohan earned a spot on the league's all-defensive team, giving him a trio of all-conference awards to cap what has been an outstanding senior year.
Obasohan is the third player in program history, and the second in as many years, to claim the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year, joining former standouts Levi Randolph (2015) and Justin Knox (2009) as past recipients. Furthermore, Obasohan is the second player in program history to be named to both the league's first team and all-defensive team in the same season. Trevor Releford accomplished that feat back in 2013.
He ranked third in the SEC with an average of 20.6 points per game in league contests on his way to becoming the first player in 30 years to average more than 20 points per game in league play. The last player to accomplish the feat was Buck Johnson, who averaged 20.4 ppg in SEC play during the 1985-86 season. Obasohan finished the conference season ranked third in scoring average, fifth in field goal percentage (.496) and eighth in steals per game (1.4).
Nick and Terry Saban dedicate check for 16th Nick's Kids/Habitat for Humanity home (via Crimson Magazine)19 Feb 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: February 19, 2016
Photo by Stan J. Griffin
It is nearly impossible to measure the impact that Nick and Terry Saban have had on the University of Alabama campus, as well as the Tuscaloosa community in general since their arrival in 2007.
This not includes the four national championships that Nick Saban has been able to collect since becoming the head coach of the Alabama football program, including the recent 2015 national title, but also academically, and the hundreds of lives that the couple have been able to benefit through charitable entities such as the Nick's Kids Foundation.
That foundation is certainly close to the heart of Alabama's widely-respected football coach as it was established by the couple in 1998, while he was still the football coach at Michigan State University. It was named for his father, the late Nick Saban, Sr.
The good work of that foundation, which has distributed millions of dollars to deserving organizations and causes, was on display once again Friday, February 19 in the Alberta City area of Tuscaloosa as the Sabans were on hand to present a check for $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity for a new house being constructed on Juanita Drive.
That house, being built for Anthony and Angel Taylor and their two children, is being called the 16th National Championship House, in conjunction with Alabama's 16 national championships in football.
Crimson Tide softball pitching trio combines to no-hit UAB Blazers (via Crimson Magazine)17 Feb 2016
By Stan J. Griffin: February 17, 2016
Photo by Stan J. Griffin
After playing its first five games of the 2016 season at the UCF Invitational in Orlando, Fla., Patrick Murphy's No. 5 Alabama softball team finally played its first in-state game Tuesday, battling the host UAB Blazers.
And those who attended were treated to a dazzling pitching display by all three Crimson Tide weapons in the circle.
That trio combined to throw the 26th no-hitter in program history, defeating UAB 7-0. Alabama improved to 5-1 with the victory.
Crimson Tide freshman Madi Moore (3-0) earned the win in the circle, throwing 4.1 hitless innings while junior Sydney Littlejohn and sophomore All-American Alexis Osorio combined with 2.2 hitless innings in relief. The Alabama offense backed up the stellar pitching effort with seven runs on seven hits, including the first career hit for freshman Merris Schroder. Kallie Case drove in two of the Tide's seven runs while Sydney Booker scored twice.
UAB (1-5) had no answer to the Tide pitching staff, with JoJo Fallen as the Blazers' only baserunner, drawing two walks. Starter Madison Hir (1-2) was one of four pitchers to see time in the game, taking the loss after 3.1 innings with three earned runs allowed.


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These are Taylee's 2 1/2 yr old pics. She was so excited when we woke up on a saturday morning and gave her a new outfit with jewerly. She said "I want to take pics mom!" the whole time in the car she was so excited and smiley. then when we got there she decided she can take them for five min. then she got mad. so We got as many as we could. they turned out pretty good. Thanks to my amazing husband:)
HOlY COW. I have disappeared the last 6 months of our life! Taylee is now 2 1/2. she is such a big girl! We have now been married for 6 months! time flies when your having fun!
Taylee talks so much she says everything I can't believe i haven't been posting it!
I potty trained her last weekend. shes doing so great! she loves being a "big girl".
Taylee is now attending Grandpas PReschool. SHE LOVES GOING THERE:) Which makes it so much easier to leave her and go to work 4 times a week. She has learned so much there.
We re did her whole entire room. bought all new furniture and I made all new decorations. Ill have to post some pics when it's all done:)
Now that it's summer we can actually go outside and go swimming yay! Taylee LOVES to swim. we got to Natalies pool every week. she uses arm floates, now she says, Mom Get out, I can swim alone. She has a BLAST!:)
Taylee has so much fun playing with her daddy, she loves wrestling with him. They are little buddies:)
Taylee Loves to watch Barney now. It's pretty funny how much she likes it. She also loves being a little mommy, shes such a little girlie girl. she loves to play and brush my hair. She loves loves loves dancing. She keeps telling me that she wants to take dance class. I told her when shes potty trained she can start! So at the end of the summer YAY!
Tay loves eating Oatmeal, popsicles, strawberries, raspberries, chicken, cheese, and of course chocolate. She loves Ranch. she always asks so she can "DIP IT"
As for Tyler and I, We like to get into tv series. We got netflix a few months ago when we bought the wii. So we watched all the office. Then I started on Greys Anatomy. I LOVE IT! IT's super addictive! It's nice to come home from a long day at work and get comfy on the couch and watch a good series.
I have been getting into wood crafts. I have made "Family, Summer, Spring, live with gratitude, Tayee, princess," and more to come with the seasons:)
Tyler got a tent for fathers day last weekend. So we are excited to start using it! He is also suppose to start riding his bike to work one day a week. He loves riding bikes! so i'm excited for him to start doing that! as for right now tyler wants to go to school to be a pharmasist. So he will start his long years of schooling fall.
We have been going fourwheeling with Grandpa a lot lately. Taylee says "I only want to ride with Bandpa" She seriously loves him more then anything in the whole entire world! My mom says that Grandpa and taylee have a special relationship, he is so great with her and I know he almost lost his life for her. It's crazy. I dont like t hinking about it. I'm just grateful he's okay and taylee loves him sooooooooooooooo much. ( good news) last year my dad was unemployeed for 10 months! he got a job 90 miles away 2 days i went through the temple and 3 days before our wedding. Which was so great! I'm so happy he wasen't stressed out for our wedding!!!!!!! I am so happy they are doing great now!
My sister katie is pregnant and having a little boy! I am so excited for her. shes had a horrible pregnancy. Now shes feeling better and looking alot more happy. shes due in nov!:) I just know when I see the little man I'm going to be sooooooooooo baby hungry :/ hehe
Jennie is now on Dance Company! YAHOO! no more drill team for her! Shes so much happier and less stressed out!
Kristy and Chris moved to Idaho right when lydia was born :( I'm so sad that she moved. shes such a great sister. I'm so happy for modern tech. so i can call her whenever I need her. I always ask her for input when taylees sick. shes so great!:) Lydia will be 1 sooN!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH


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The 2016 UQU Clubs and Societies year is set to kick off at the annual O-Week Market Day 2016!
As always, the Pokémon Fan Club of UQ will have a stall, and we will be selling membership for the low price of $3.00! So, what will membership buy you in 2016?
The Pokémon Fan Club of UQ aims to facilitate a community where like-minded individuals can build lasting friendships over their mutual love of Pokémon. We host regular events throughout the year, which are spread across all aspects of the Pokémon franchise. These include our ever popular St Lucia Pokémon League Days, trivia nights, anime and movie screenings, Trading Card Game tournaments, Pokémon Showdown competitions, and picnics.


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Oh Gosh! It's a lot of time has been, when I was written last note (Eintrag)!...And dunno what can I write :P....So...maybe later I'll write something intelligent?;D...
Oh right... in last summer I have been in Greece and it was cool!
I met German and American people . And greece (boys fcourse :P)
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In case you hadn't noticed, this has been a big week for coverage of the tactics of anti-abortion extremists, and the ways in which they terrorize abortion providers and clinic staff.
The recent buzz began 2 weeks ago when Rachel Maddow announced that she would be airing a documentary on Mon Oct 26, "The Assassination of Dr. Tiller." In the same week she announced this, it came to light that a grand jury was questioning associates of Scott Roeder, who is serving life in prison for Tiller's murder. The grand jury is investigating whether or not Roeder acted as part of a conspiracy, a subject which has been explored previously in the Ms. Magazine piece from the Spring 2010 issue, "Not a Lone Wolf," by Amanda Robb.
Following the airing of Maddow's documentary this past Monday, Katie Couric pointed her focus towards the ongoing harassment of abortion providers during the CBS Evening News (video). Highlighted in both the Maddow and the Couric videos is the fact that WANTED posters have preceded the murder and violent attacks of dozens of clinics, including the 1993 shooting of Dr. Tiller.
Common in the early 1990's, posters have begun to resurface in Charlotte, NC, where earlier this year, Feminist Majority Foundation's National Clinic Access Project helped defend clinics from Operation Save America's annual clinic siege.
While we ultimately wish that women could receive care peacefully from doctors who did not fear for their safety on a daily basis, we are grateful for Maddow and Couric's national coverage of this issue, exposing what is happening every day at clinics across the country.
What you can do to keep clinics in your area safe and open:
- Adopt-a-Clinic! Contact us to see what clinics in your area are in need of volunteers, escorts, and defenders.
- Thank a provider! Send your local clinic a thank you card to remind them that there are people who appreciate their work and their bravery.
- Keep an eye out for warning signs of clinic violence. If you see WANTED posters and protests in your area, report this to your local law enforcement agencies and/or Feminist Majority Foundation. This kind of activity too often has preceded violent attacks of clinics.


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H.M.Pentridge Prison's 'C' division, where Ned Kelly was held captive, was demolished back in the early 1970s but the prison continued to operate until 1997, housing Australia's most notorious 'bad guys' and infamous criminals.
Considering the paths that many individuals took to end up in the 'College of Knowledge', it should have been difficult to feel sorrow over the demolition of 'H' division in 2014. Yet many did, as it seems common throughout the world for its people to share a curiosity towards their nation's outlaws.
Given the modern day roots of Australian settlement, perhaps there's an even more nostalgic connection to their penal history heroes or villains.
Among the prestigious list of inmates, including hard man Mark 'Chopper' Read, gang boss Joseph 'Squizzy' Taylor and escapee/author of Shantaram – Gregory Roberts, to my mind, one man stands out as Australia's most iconic – Ned Kelly, and it was his story that I wanted to depict in our Victoriana escape room.
Building the Ned Kelly themed escape room
In January 2016, as I scavenged the scrap yards of Melbourne looking for materials that I could upcycle into an authentic looking 1880 escape room set I had no idea I'd be breathing new life into a genuine piece of Pentridge Prison history – a prison door from the demolished H division.
It's impossible for me to know how many desperate souls gazed at my new door, but I suspect that many, if not all, would have considered the possibility of escape beyond it.
Many other doors had found their way to becoming somewhere for collectors to rest their coffee mugs in the mornings, mine would become yet another symbol of a desire to escape.
As I began to peel back the story of Ned Kelly in my escape room research, I also took my own peek back in history. With some careful application of paint stripper, I journeyed back beyond the innocent baby-blue paint that had recently been applied to my steel time capsule.
Clearly psychological advances have been made in recent years demonstrating to Prison Wardens that colour tones to soothe a baby to sleep is more fitting for prisoners than the scarlet red you've wave to enrage a bull.
Perhaps wishful thinking, but I had hoped to reveal at least one scratched message from a life beyond the bars.
As disappointed as I was to draw a blank, I considered that if I had been smart enough to smuggle a sharp object into my cell, for self- defence or otherwise, I'd probably not have advertised it by etching my story onto the cell door.
I hereby sentence you to 60 minutes!
Undoubtedly, what now lies beyond this 'H' block gateway is the most fun this door could have wished for.
In Chapter 3 – The Last Stand, you must gather your gang and journey back to 1880 to capture the essence of Ned Kelly's courage.
You will have only 60 minutes to evade the Victorian Police as you follow in the footsteps of Australia's most infamous outlaw.
You do not need to play Chapters 1-3 in sequence, but you must complete them all before you are ready to take on the eagerly awaited freezing escape room: Chapter 4 – A Grimm Finale.
Suitable for players of all ages, families or experienced Escape Room professionals, Chapter 3 – The Last Stand is as authentic a 'prison break' game as you could ever hope to find. Importantly, it will also take you one step closer to entering the Snow Queen's kingdom and taking on the most anticipated immersive escape game that Australia has ever seen.


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Read more about Diana's adventures and life in Yachiyo City:
Life in Yachiyo City, Japan
These are the other lovely ladies that I share an apartment complex (Green Symphony), a job role and numerous adventures with. We have (from left-right) Jazmyn, from North Carolina and in her first year as an ALT like myself; Jennifer, from Tyler and in her second year; Jessica, also from Tyler and in her third year; Jenny, the last Tyler girl among us and in her fourth year; me; and Angela, from California and in her fourth year as an ALT. Jazmyn and Angela are a part of the JET program and I am so glad they were placed in Yachiyo with Jennifer, Jessica, Jenny and I. I couldn't have asked for better girls to share this experience with and they have made transitioning to this new lifestyle all the easier and more enjoyable.
So, you may be thinking, why are we wearing aprons? Well, this photo is from a local event we helped lead called Yacchi's Kitchen. Yacchi is the Yachiyo mascot, and I believe to be a teal colored owl… maybe.. nevertheless he is one of the many adorable mascots in Japan. Yacchi's Kitchen is a cooking facility where many events are held among other functions. We had an American menu (meatloaf, mashed potatoes and steamed veggies) that we cooked with children who attended the event. All conducted in English of course! It was a way for them to practice some English as well as learn about American food. Plus, it was a way for some of us (besides the kids) to learn how to cook meatloaf for the first time… The kids had a lot of fun, especially with mashing the potatoes! The boys in my group also took a lot of joy mixing up the meat, crackers and eggs before shaping the meatloaf. Everyone's meals came out well and some kids were even excited to use the recipes at home.
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Left to right: Jazmyn, Jennifer, Jessica, Jenny, Diana, and Angela.


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At UCLA in the late 1950s, the concept for a magazine celebrating an "unruly young city" started to take off after grad student Geoff Miller happened upon David Brown, an ad executive with an "ambitious scheme," Miller later wrote.
Miller put aside plans for an urban arts magazine to help launch the Southern California Prompter in 1960. A year later, it was renamed Los Angeles magazine.
Aspirational from the start, it was billed as the "Guide to the Good Life in L.A. and Suburbia." The monthly would make a strong claim to being the model for the rash of "brash and breezy" city magazines that followed, according to the 1991 book "Regional Interest Magazines of the United States."
For 34 years, Miller helped lead Los Angeles magazine, serving as editor in chief from 1974 to 1990 and publisher from 1990 until he retired four years later.
Miller died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder, said his wife, Kathryn Leigh Scott. He was 74.
"Having grown up in L.A., he had a real understanding of what Los Angeles was," said Lew Harris, a former editor of the magazine. "He knew and respected the city, and he knew what made it tick."
The magazine survived the early years partly because of "the surprising quality and wit of the writing" by contributors who were cajoled into writing for "almost no money," Miller wrote in Los Angeles in 2000.
The publication, which debuted eight years before New York magazine, "could not have happened … let alone survived and flourished, without the efforts of Geoff Miller," said Burt Prelutsky, the magazine's first permanent film critic.
When they ran through what Miller called their "absurdly paltry startup stake" — about $50,000 — Union Bank Chief Executive Harry Volk personally invested, buying them "years to get inside readers' heads," Miller told the Los Angeles Times in 1993. "Once we had that formula worked out, the magazine really took off."
It was an equation that reveled in "the good life" while providing an extensive events calendar, often-irreverent arts reviews, personality profiles — and a fascination with fame so intense that the monthly "has often been credited with inventing celebrity journalism," the New York Times said in 1996.
"We pioneered the use of celebrity covers — for better or worse" in the early 1970s, framing the famous "humorously" and "as fellow residents," Miller wrote in Los Angeles in 2000.
After the magazine put the heavily bandaged face of an attractive woman on the cover with the headline "New Faces of 1972," readers clamored for information on plastic surgery. Miller had an "a-ha moment."
"I said, 'Wait a minute!' " Miller recalled in "Regional Interest." "This magazine isn't about a city! It's about the way people live."
Two months later, the cover promised readers "100 Shameless Ways to Indulge Yourself."
With Miller at the helm, the periodical offered "some of the shrewdest assessments of food, wine and film of any city magazine," Time magazine said in 1977. The article also discussed the entrance into the market of New West, a sibling of Clay Felker's New York magazine that ultimately failed, along with several other competitors.
"All these people came in from outside," Miller told the New York Times in 1993. "They did some terrific stories, but they just didn't capture the sensibility of Los Angeles."
Once ABC bought the magazine in 1977, deeper pockets led to greater profits. On its 20th anniversary, Los Angeles was selling more advertising pages than any monthly in the U.S., according to "Regional Interest."
At one gathering, Miller apologized for leaving early to watch a new TV series based partly on the magazine. He later recalled Judge Diane Wayne's retort: "The show must be all commercials."
The glossy was often criticized for emphasizing lifestyle coverage over hard news. An annoyed Miller responded that the publication tackled serious issues "when they impinge on our readers' lives."
According to Harris, Miller was proudest of two late-1980s investigative pieces — an early exposé on the Billionaire Boys Club and an article on the McMartin preschool case that was "the first to chronicle the media's growing skepticism" about the case, the Los Angeles Times said in 1989.
George Geoff Miller was born Aug. 1, 1936, in Salt Lake City, and as an infant moved with his family to Beverly Hills.
He was the second of two sons of businessman Edward Miller and his wife, the former Rosemary Conlon, a porcelain artist.
At 13, Miller was one of four altar boys at actress Elizabeth Taylor's 1950 wedding to Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr. in Beverly Hills.
From UCLA, he earned a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a master's in journalism a year later.
In mentioning his 1974 marriage to Barbara Selcer, The Times called him "L.A. magazine's attractive bachelor managing editor." Selcer died of multiple sclerosis in 1985.
At the magazine's offices in 1988, he ran into Scott, an author and actress on TV's "Dark Shadows." They married in 1991.
In the mid-1990s, Miller became a publishing consultant and formed a company with his wife to develop film and TV projects. They split their time between London and Benedict Canyon, where he bought a home in 1974.
He was a jazz aficionado who "just loved California and Los Angeles," his wife said. "He took a certain amount of pride in letting people in Los Angeles know what this city was all about."
In addition to his wife, Miller is survived by two stepchildren from his first marriage, Steven Selcer and Lori Selcer, both of Los Angeles.


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The first Saturday of each month from 8:00 am - 12 Noon, Town of Wilson residents can bring electronics for recycling to the Town Garage. CRT Televisions or Monitors need to pick up a coupon at the Town Clerk's Office in order to be recycled. 32" and under cost $5.00, over 32" are $10.00.
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Zooey Deschanel is all smiles as she strikes a pose on the blue carpet at the 2018 Heal The Bay's Bring Back The Beach Awards Gala held at The Jonathan Club on Thursday (May 17) in Santa Monica, Calif.
The 38-year-old New Girl star was accompanied at the event by her handsome hubby Jacob Pechenik, as well as Amy Smart.
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There was a time when the Beaver Valley was a well-traveled destination for college recruiters. Names from the area routinely dotted major-college rosters, legendary ones like Namath, Dorsett, Ditka, Covert and Revis. But because of the demise of the steel industry, the declining population and the socio-economic change of the Pittsburgh region, the number of major-college recruits the area produced on a regular basis has dwindled.
But as the 2013 scholastic football season approaches, it seems like old times in the Beaver Valley.
At least 10 players from the Class of 2014 are NCAA Division I prospects, a number that could grow depending on the senior seasons of several other players. The Valley boasts one of the top juniors in the nation as well.
�Obviously we�ve always had talent in this area, but this year is exceptional in the number of major-college players,� said Beaver Falls coach Ryan Matsook, who has three players already committed to Division I programs.
�I think it�s cyclical,� said Blackhawk coach Joe Hamilton, who has been coaching for close to five decades and is entering his 38th season as the Cougars� coach. �Western Pennsylvania, and this area in particular, has always been an area that colleges have looked to because of the talent that we typically produce. Maybe not the major-college players like in the past, although we typically put out one or two a year. This year there happens to be several kids who are going to get the opportunity to play college football at a high level.�
For the third year in a row, Beaver County boasts the top-rated college prospect in the state.
Two years ago, Hopewell running back Rushel Shell turned down Alabama and Ohio State to commit to Pitt.
Last season, Central Valley receiver Robert Foster spurned the hometown Panthers and signed with national champion Alabama.
But this year, college recruiters will be spread out across the Beaver Valley.
The top prospect in the area is Aliquippa�s Dravon Henry, a defensive back who received offers from some of the most prestigious names in college football, including Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Florida State.
The top-rated prospect in Pennsylvania according to ESPN, Henry has narrowed his choices to four schools within three hours of his home: Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia and Ohio State.
But Henry isn�t the only player at Aliquippa who has gotten to know the postman personally. Teammates Jaleel Fields, Terry Swanson and Donovan Cobb are also receiving considerable attention from college recruiters.
Akron coach Terry Bowden has made his mark in Beaver Falls, securing commitments from three players in the two schools in the 15010 zip code. The biggest catch may be Blackhawk quarterback Chandler Kincade, who de-committed from Pitt earlier this year before choosing Akron. Kincade is the 15th-rated pro-style quarterback in the nation.
Also committing to Akron are Beaver Falls receiver Elijah Cottrill and lineman Brock Boxen, a four-year starter. Beaver Falls� Sage Curry has made the biggest splash thus far, committing to West Virginia, while Blackhawk tight end Andrew Podbielski will attend Bowling Green.
Kahlil Caracter, who transferred to Beaver Falls from Freedom, is also a major-college prospect.
Three other players -- Rochester linebacker Brent Johnson, Beaver Falls quarterback Dan Stratton and Central Valley quarterback Nathan Climo -- also could emerge as legitimate Division I prospects with big senior seasons.
Central Valley�s Jordan Whitehead, one of the top juniors in the nation, has several major college offers.
All this flies in the facemask of the current state of local high school football.
There are also socio-economic factors in the area that have changed from the days when Beaver County routinely produced major-college players.
While Pittsburgh was once a blue-collar capital, the region is now a bastion for technology and medicine.
�A huge difference has been the closing of the mills and the population loss that went with it,� Hamilton said. �We lost a lot of people in this area and, to a certain extent, that tough-guy mentality. But no matter what a kid�s parent does for a living, everyone wants their kids to go to college for free. While we may not be putting out the major-college kids like we used to, I think the kids today are better prepared for college football just by the lifting and conditioning we do almost year-round.�
Scholarship limitations have also factored into the equation.
�At one time, there were no scholarship limitations, and some colleges would have 120 or 150 players,� said Beaver coach Jeff Beltz, who was an assistant at Robert Morris University prior to becoming the Bobcats� coach.
�Today, (Division I FBS) schools are locked into 85 players on scholarship, which is about 22 per class, so your margin for error is smaller. You can�t miss.�
�You go back to the �70s, and it was much easier for a player to get a scholarship,� Hamilton said. �They could offer a lot more players and hope they worked out. Had the rules we have now been in place back then, the numbers might have been different.�
Is there any good explanation, then, for the area�s reversal of fortunes?
�Must be something in the water this year,� joked Matsook.
It�s probably just some luck at least, a cycle, as Hamilton said, at best. Part of that luck is having players the right size or speed colleges are seeking.
�It�s all about the measurables,� he said. �A kid can have all the potential in the world, but he has to have the size to go with it. Sometimes all that separates a guy from playing on the D-I level in college is an inch. I�ve coached a lot of 5-9 and 5-10 guys who were tremendous football players, but there was no way they were going to get a shot at playing Division I football.�
Those who measure up often will find themselves lined up against each other this season. Of the top recruits in the area, the majority play in the Midwestern Athletic Conference.
That�s a factor not lost on Beltz.
�That a point of pride, I think, for everyone involved,� Beltz said. �Coaches and players. This was always one of the best conferences top-to-bottom and the number of talented athletes at the variety of schools just solidifies that reputation.�
Shane Fitzgerald is executive editor of the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 724-775-3200 x157.


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Elixir Users' Survey 2014
A month or so ago I posted a survey of Elixir users. Thanks to various people that helped by retweeting it and getting it out there, we had 191 responses to the survey. This was more than I ever anticipated, so thanks to everyone who filled it out.
I've finally finished compiling the results, and wanted to share them in this post. Let's get started:
NOTE: I'm continuing to produce Elixir screencasts, at http://dailydrip.com/topics/elixir. ElixirSips will continue to be updated with the same content, but there's a lot more over at DailyDrip.
How many months have you been using Elixir?
So I thought it was interesting to see this. At ElixirConf, it broke down to about 1/3 in each of "0-6 months", "6-12 months", "12 months or longer". Here, we see a lot more in the "0-6 Months" range. I would suppose this is the bias present at the conference - most newcomers to the language aren't yet attending conferences I suppose.
What was your primary language before getting interested in Elixir?
This is blown out of the water in favor of Ruby, with Python in a not-at-all-close second. I'd guess this is attributable to José being very prominent in that community.
How much do you anticipate using Elixir professionally in the next 12 months?
This one makes me pretty happy. Almost everyone that responded to the survey expects to be able to use the project professionally within the next year. That's pretty great news for the language in my opinion.
What is your text editor preference?
I'm more than a little bit of a vim zealot, so vim's showing in this brings a tiny tear of joy to my eye. Sublime Text is next, followed by a pretty close race between emacs and Atom, with emacs coming out on top. This surprised me - I expected to see more emacs than Sublime for sure, especially given the Erlang community's love for emacs.
How would you rate your Elixir expertise?
I don't guess this is that surprising. Elixir 1.0.0 was just released, so it should be pretty unusual to see people too much past "Average" experience with it.
What are your thoughts on automated testing?
Generally, Elixir folks tend to think well of tests.
Have you contributed open source code in the past year?
We're also substantial open source contributors, it seems. This bodes well for the library landscape in the future, certainly.
What is your employment status?
Elixir developers are primarily full-time employed, which I guess isn't too surprising. Not much commentary on this one.
Which of these languages do you regularly use?
There's a language on this list I'd never heard of. I'm interested in learning more about Umple if only because of the name :) I'm also very interested in OCaml generally, so it's fun to see it have a not-dead showing.
Is Elixir your favorite programming language?
I'd love more feedback on why "It's Complicated" won out here. I fall firmly in the Yes camp. At any rate, I was looking forward to the answers to this question and absolutely should have provided a text box for explanation of these answers :)
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The survey included names and email addresses. This data has been removed (I copied the other data into a new spreadsheet entirely, to avoid the Revisions feature of Google Docs causing me to leak personal data). Here you can see the raw anonymized data, to do with as you please. If you do something interesting with this, please let me know so I can highlight it :)
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