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Agenda : Invade the entire Nh66 (2000+km) in 6 days
|Akshay Tapkir a.k.a Maverik
|Royal Enfield Continental GT a.k.a Fire Bolt
|Aniket Kolpe a.k.a Sergeant Cross
|Royal Enfield Classic 350 a.k.a Dhaka
|Nikitesh Kolpe a.k.a Sunray
|Bajaj Avenger 220 a.k.a Little Beast
|Rohit Sutar a.k.a Optimus
Planned Route
|Day 1
|Day 2
|Day 3
|Someshwara Beach
|Day 4
|Day 5
|Day 6
|Backwater ride
|Paradesi Synagogue
Day 1:
After spending almost an entire week on shopping, everything was set and 0500 hours was the decided time to start the invasion, but alas, like every time it started late, this time Maverick (Akshay) arrived late and then tying luggage took another hour. Finally, we left at 0700 hours with Maverick on the Fire Bolt leading the way, Optimus (Rohit) on the Little Beast with all the luggage in the middle and me and Sgt. Cross (Aniket) on Dhaka at the rear.
First halt was on the highway for petrol (it's cheaper than the city) and after filling the bikes belly, it was time for ours.
Shiv Krupa near Shirval is an awesome place for breakfast. We left for Kolhapur at 0830 hrs. As we were late by 2hrs it was time to cover the time by increasing the throttle. So we shifted the riders. Maverick continued to lead, I took the Little Beast and Sgt. Cross took Dhaka. The road was in awesome condition so we let throttles loose and reached Kolhapur at an average speed of 70. (Max speed: 140, Min speed 80). We covered the time gap as well as tested our bikes for the rest of the journey.
Dehati, one of the most popular restaurants in Kolhapur served us Mutton Lonche, Mutton Masala, Chicken Fry and Chicken Masala with Solkadhi was fabulous and lived up-to its fame.
We were all pumped up by the high speed ride up-to Kolhapur, hence we decided to go with the flow for the rest of the distance. Next on the road was Amboli mountain pass, one of the most scenic mountain passes in Maharashtra. Tilting the bikes on the curves gave us an adrenaline rush. After taking a break at a spot and witnessing the sun set, all of us informed our parents that we reached Goa. (We were still closer to our home than our destination and a night ride on the very first day of the trip would have had serious consequences on the trip, as our parents were against riding at night) We reached Goa by 2130 hours, then began the search for the room we had booked. The hotel we had booked was in Calangute, after 3-4 calls to the owner and asking almost everyone on the road we were finally able to locate the hotel after 2 hrs.
We got freshened up and left to check out Goa at night and have dinner. We dined at Aqua-Shell restaurant near Calangute beach. Crab soup was crappy, but the fried prawns and butter, garlic prawns made up for the soup. Old Goa was some 30+ km from our place, and we were in no mood to drive another 60 km so we roamed a bit in Goa and slept.
Day 2:
The next day we were supposed to leave by 0900 hours, but the Goan air makes you lazy. We got up at 0900 hours, then breakfast and tying the bags on bike ate another 2 hours. When we left Goa, we were 5 hours off from the schedule. Hence, we decided to switch riders, I with Optimus in the front, Sgt. Cross in the middle with luggage and Maverick at the last. The next halt was Karwar, 130 km from Calangute. After crossing another scenic mountain pass, Optimus (Rohit) selected the spot for the pic of the trip depicting tilted bike on a hairpin curve. Though the pictures came out really good (only mine and Rohit's pic were clear) we wasted another couple of hours in the process. When we reached Karwar we were still 6 hours behind the schedule. We reached Karwar at 1800 hours. Maverick had set the coordinates for Karwar instead of the Naval museum, which we were supposed to visit. I was a bit skeptical when we turned from the national highway, as we had seen the location of the museum quite near from the road. The size of the road started to shrink as we proceeded ahead, then there came a point where the we met a procession which blocked the entire road, but the damn google map said proceed straight for 1 km and refused to show any alternate route. Locals took pity on us and asked us where the fuck are we headed, they must have had a nice laugh as we were 15 km away from the destination. The guys tried to explain us the route in broken Hindi, after crossing the procession, Optimus had the eureka moment and then set the destination as Naval museum, instead of Karwar. Maverick was not given his phone back for the entire trip to set any location. We were expecting huge boats and heavy naval equipment at the museum, but the museum was more of a kid's place. Disappointed with the museum, we decided to skip it and have lunch/dinner, it was 1800 hours so too late to term it as a lunch and too early to be termed as a dinner. To add to our misery, the food was tasteless and the waiters took ages to take the order.
Our ideas of a national highway were shattered after Karwar where the NH was just a 2 lane road, filled with heavy duty trucks on both sides of the road. Driving at high speed was next to impossible with such heavy traffic. The next halt was Murudeshwara temple. We reached there by 10:30, but the temple and the Shiva idol both were closed. The guard told us to come back in the morning, dejected we still decided to pursue the guards to let us in. One of the Marathi guards helped us to convince the head of security. Finally, after checking our religious authenticity (we sport long beards, so it was okay on his part) he allowed us 5 minutes to take pictures.
Delighted, we took some pictures and came out, where Optimus was arguing with us to change the halt from Malpe to Murudeshwara. We weren't sleepy, but Optimus had his safety reasons and the argument went on for next one and half hour. I tried to argue with him for some time then when I felt I was about to lose the argument, I turned to the lawyer and Maverick showed us how he earns his bread and butter. After convincing (read forcing) Optimus we took off again for Malpe at 0030, we had cold drinks near Murudeshwara and chatted with a lovely 5-year-old girl from Kolhapur. She initiated the conversation, when most of the kids we met were scared of us.
Road from Karwar to Malpe is under construction for past 5 years and from the condition it looks like it will take another decade to complete. We reached Malpe at 0230 hours and started searching for a place to set up a tent for a few hours. After some initial search we found a school nearby and raised our tent on the volleyball ground, surrounded by our bikes. The shadows of bikes on the tent walls were mesmerizing. Sadly, we were too tired to take pictures and the few we tried didn't come out that great.
Day 3:
We decided to get up at 0600 hours. But Optimus was not able to sleep due to 2 snoring giants (I wasn't one of them), so he decided to return the favor by waking up Maverick and Sgt. Cross at 0500 hours. I enjoyed my 3 hours of sleep as Sgt. Cross knew waking me up early would have meant a hell lot of trouble for him. (Being a brother, he knows!) Finally, we packed our tent and arrived at the beach as locals had started lurking around the area with suspicious eyes. The plan was to leave Malpe by 0800 hours, but again that was not in our destiny. The ferry ride started at 0900 instead of 0600 hours, in the meantime, we took some photographs at the beach and had local breakfast consisting of Dosa, Parota and yellow sambhar.
The ferry to St. Mary's island took 20mins, the island has one of the cleanest water I have ever seen. The island is known for its shell beach and breathtaking views. We got the best out of the tour since we were on the very first ferry and it was comparatively empty. Loud music was played on the ferry and people were dancing on the songs, for the first time we were feeling what foreigners must be feeling watching us dance on Bollywood tracks. We left Malpe at 1230 hours headed towards Kannur, 280+ kms, the second largest ride of the trip. We drove continuously for next 2 hours, stopped only once to fill petrol and switch riders. By the time we reached Panambur we were almost starved to death, learning from yesterday's experience, we decided to google some decent restaurants. After googling for some time I found a restaurant named Giri Manja in Mangaluru with 4.7-star rating from almost 150+ people. It was a bit away from our route, but no one complained about it.
We reached Giri Manja at 1500 hours. There are two restaurants with the same name facing each other. We were a bit anxious about which was the one from the reviews. Finally, the security guard cleared the air by stating both the restaurants belonged to the same owner and have the same kitchen. Disappointment followed us here too, we inquired about their signature dish and learnt that it was over as we were late. Cursing our luck, we asked the owner for the next best dish they had. He suggested us to try the Tawa fry along with the Thali. By the time the food was served we were already salivated.
The Angal(kingfish) tawa fry and white Pomfret tawa fry made in the traditional Mangalorean style were heavenly. Kingfish is never our first choice, but the Angal fry was so tasty that we ordered two more plates of it, rather than Pomfret. The owner was very keen to know about our bike trip and was also very informative about the further route
I was driving the Little Beast and I found the rear brake a bit troublesome on the way to Mangaluru, but satisfying the wildfire of hunger was the first priority. The mechanic did some minute adjustments to the brake and we were ready to roll out. We drove for a few hours, then Maverick suddenly flickered his headlights and asked us to take a break. We thought he had to pee or something, but he gave us a shock when he announced that he was feeling sleepy. Optimus had announced on the previous day only that he won't be driving in the night. And now here we were in the middle of nowhere with Optimus still sticking to his decision. We went a bit ahead and found a tea stall. It's quite rare to find one serving tea/coffee in South India. Sgt. Cross asked the waiter to get the coffee powder to make the coffee strong, especially for sleepy Maverick. He was all charged up after the caffeine boost, we switched riders with Maverick taking the Little Beast and staying in the middle while I stayed in my position. Sgt. Cross was on the Fire Bolt at the end. We encountered a heavy traffic jam somewhere near Payyanur. There was a huge procession of some goddess with a perfect south Indian flavor. It was divided into many small segments, each performing its own act. I wish we could spend a little more time there, but the queue of trucks was getting excruciatingly long each second and the road ahead was too narrow for us to overtake those trucks again, hence we took the advantage of the traffic and sped ahead.
As expected we lost track of each other in the traffic, since I was leading I halted as soon as we were clear of the traffic and couldn't see Maverick in my rear view. Maverick was just behind a truck and he too halted, seeing me on the road side. Sgt. Cross on the Fire Bolt was having speed rush and sped past us. Maverick was on call so we couldn't catch up with him immediately. After his call was over we started the hunt for Sgt. Cross. He was all panicky when we finally found him. As his useless Iphone was not working and he thought we were still way ahead of him. By the time I saw his bike I had missed the parking spot, so I went a bit ahead to park the bike. I had my back towards Sgt. Cross and Maverick, who were sitting on their respective bikes, as I parked my bike and turned around to walk towards them. I saw Fire Bolt lying flat on the road and Sgt. Cross rolling on the ground; as if that was not enough, I saw Maverick was about to hit the floor too. I and Optimus ran towards them. Optimus helped Maverick with his bike, while I lifted the Little Beast. There was another group of bikers headed towards Goa who were passing by us. They also rushed to help us. Sgt. Cross revealed that the uneven road caused the bike to slip from his hand and he lost his footing as well, that explained the rolling as well. Maverick on the other hand was driving Little Beast for the first time since we started our journey and was used to parking the bike on the side stand saw Sgt. Cross roll and in a hurry, he parked the bike on the side stand, the bike was unstable on the side stand due to heavy luggage and then Maverick was struggling to balance it. Finally everything was set and we left for Kannur after having a chat with the other group and giving them the heads up about the condition of the road ahead. We reached Kannur by 2300 hours, and passed some good hotels. Maverick lost his cool when we passed ahead of all the open restaurants. We went a few kilometers behind and found a decent looking restaurant named Kairali. As it was late in the night the restaurant was almost empty and the waiters were cleaning up. The owner was very friendly and helpful. We had garlic butter chicken and a few other dishes whose names were difficult to pronounce. We were done with the dinner and were chatting with the owners, inquiring about the places that we can visit nearby and the chef inside Sgt. Cross was awakened, he was all curious about the desserts they serve. The owner was happy to answer his questions and gave us some desserts to taste. When the bill arrived, we found the deserts were not mentioned on it. Upon inquiring about it the owner simple said the deserts are on the house. After paying the bill we had to cover another 10 kms to reach our hotel. On the way we were stopped by cops, who were quite bugged of their duty, so were chatting with us for some time. They just asked us where are we headed to and then directed us in the right direction. Our stay in Peralassery was booked at Broad Beans, it was a three-star property and the rooms were lavish. We dropped dead on the beds within few minutes.
Day 4
Optimus informed us in the morning that the breakfast was complimentary and we were supreme hungry. Free unlimited breakfast! I guess we emptied half of the kitchen pantry ordering seconds, thirds….and on we went.
We went to the Peralassery Temple; it has an awesome pond with a hell lot of steps. We took lots of photos and left for Kochi. After driving for almost 3 hours we reached Kozhikode and decided to have lunch in hotel Opal. The road was narrow for our bikes to be parked with the luggage, so we sent scouts in all directions to check for parking space. Maverick returned with a parking space for lodge that was empty and I returned with a street that was empty but was risky to park with all the luggage. So we went with Maverick's suggestion to park inside the lodge. We had Roi (fish eggs), chicken and Biryani. I and Sgt. Cross stayed behind in a bakery beneath the hotel and Maverick and Optimus went ahead to shop for a trouser for Optimus. I did not pay attention to my phone and was walking towards our bike when I saw Optimus outside a shop, he said there was some issue with the owner and Maverick went ahead to resolve that. So I and Sgt. Cross went ahead to check on Maverick, as we entered the parking area we were informed by the people that Maverick was called in the nearby police station. I asked the Sgt. Cross to look after the luggage and the bikes. Mostly for bikes because flat tyres would mean wasting another hour and a hell lot of exercise pull almost 200 kgs. As I started to take my bike and go to the police station one of the guys closed the gates on me, well, I told him I was not walking to the police station and forced the gate to open. Well, back in the police station we were still clueless why the fuck police were involved in a parking issue. Apparently the owner knew the police inspector at the police station and planned to extort money from us. Maverick being a lawyer by profession gave in his credentials to the inspector and we all said sorry to the owner. The police officer knew he wouldn't be able to extort us, let us go but the owner was a cheap son of a bitch, he still asked us ₹150 as parking charges. We gave him the money, but then we spent a good time wearing our gears and giving him looks.
We were near the coastal road around 2200 hours and Optimus informed us that this was the last Dhaba where we can eat after this it was only sea near the road. We had an okayish food for just 150 (Only Me and Maverick ate the gravy and fish, Sgt. Cross ate the Parota with the gravy and Optimus had the Parota with tomato ketchup). At one of the hairpin turns Maverick had a near death experience as he was on a course of a head on collision with a bus which was trying to overtake a truck, he was saved the narrow gap. In his own words, "Those few seconds felt like ages and I could recollect all my life's decisions, the thoughts continued for a few more kilometers." But the lady luck was not in his favor that day. One of the floodlights of Fire Bolt broke and he had to tie it to the speedometer. We reached Kochi at 2300 hours, after some initial confusion about the hotel address we finally found the hotel after a half hour of search.
Day 5
We just had 80 kms to cover in the day, hence we started late. We had lunch at hotel North Pride and set on the first destination, St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church in Edappally. The church has a truly mesmerizing infrastructure. We took some photos, it was very cloudy atmosphere and a downpour was expected any minute. So, we hurried to the Paradesi Synagogue, a Jewish town 20 kms away from Edappally. It was a beautiful town with Jewish style houses. We did some shopping and left for Kochi fort, where the carnival was happening. We were skeptical about the carnival as no one knew anything about it. The area near Kochi fort was lit up by lights and street art flooded the roads. It felt finally felt like Christmas. We roamed until evening and had dinner near the fort. The dinner consisted of red snapper, Squid, prawns, Kingfish and homemade chocolate coconut cake. The owner was from New Zealand who had settled in India. We left for Alappuzha and reached there in time. For the first time after Goa we reached on time at some spot. Maverick and Sgt. Cross were hungry again, so we asked the owner about decent food places nearby, he told us about a food truck which served awesome food. He helped us to set up the coordinates on google map, well the google map led us to an under construction road. Damn the maps! We knew it was somewhere on the highway so we first went on the main road and then found the truck. It was a crowded place even at midnight. Maverick who claimed, he was shit hungry was done after 4 Parotas, whereas Sgt. Cross and me, who were less hungry as compared to him gobbled 30 neer dosas and 4 Parotas, we also had four cornettos and four Mysore Pak (Indian sweet).We sat on the porch of the dormitory for some time and then went off to sleep on bunkers.
Day 6
Backwater ride was the main agenda of the day. We got up by 8 and decided to skip bath due to lack of time. Optimus was the only one who bathed. (He had the bath twice that day!) We went downstairs where English breakfast was waiting for us. The omelet was awesome, but the coffee was not that strong. We asked the owner's wife to get us the coffee so that we would make it strong as per our standards. She got a jar of Bru Gold and I was like, female you just made my day!
We took the backwater ride for two hours, but after 1 hour of the travel in the water and taking photographs in all the possible ways, the ride was a bit boring. We went to the local market and purchased a few spices (Our moms would have barred us from entering the house without these spices) Sgt. Cross and Maverick were tasked at selecting the spices, whereas Optimus and I went ahead to buy lungis. After buying the lungis I requested the worker there to tie the lungi in southern style. Walking in the market in Lungi was fun, everyone was staring at us as if we were aliens. We decided to cover the last patch of 300 km on lungi. (It was my idea and Optimus was the only one who preferred track pants instead of lungis, as he was the navigator.)
Optimus wanted to drive the last patch, but then again we were late and driving at the speed Optimus desired was not possible, hence we decided to switch the riders. Maverick would lead on Dhaka with Optimus, I would be in the middle on the Little Beast while Sgt. Cross would be at the end on Fire Bolt. We drove till 1600 hours, then had lunch at Ramees. The food was tad expensive and was a bit bland. We played Foosball for some time and then we switched the bikes as Maverick was not able to unleash the Dakha at its full potential. So I was in the lead with Optimus on Dhaka, Maverick in the middle on Little Beast and Sgt. Cross continued on Fire Bolt. We decided to cover the maximum distance before the dusk. I and Optimus had a near death experience when on a hairpin turn in the mountain, a bus was trying to overtake a truck and was in the opposite lane covering the entire road. It was a valley with the mountain on my left and valley on the other end. I found a small pothole and jammed my bike in the pothole millimeters away from the bus. The jerk was so sudden that it caused Optimus to jump in the air and land on his balls. He was jumping for next 5 minutes. We rode continuously till Thiruvananthapuram, when Maverick suddenly signaled us to stop. He told us Sgt. Cross was lost and he didn't see him in vicinity for past 15-20 minutes. We were shit scared as Sgt. Cross is the youngest driver and he had the most powerful bike with him. (Read his driving skills can't be trusted.) We waited for almost 20 minutes, but still there was no sign of Sgt. Cross and his phone was on Flight mode as usual. So Maverick and I decided to go back and check on him, while Optimus would wait with one bike. As we were about to leave, Sgt. Cross called us to inform that the bike was down. We found him just half km apart from our site. Now the things got serious as it was almost 2100 hours and the bike was not starting. First we thought the engine might have shut off due to overheating. The bike had electronic fuel injection, which makes a sound when you turn on the bike. Well, there was no sound when we switched on the bike so we thought the battery was drained out and we were in the middle of nowhere. I had taken an insurance which provided 24×7 roadside assistance, but yeah, those assholes never received my call, after being sent to the answering machine for 5-6 times we decided to call other garage friends for help, finally one of them answered. After hearing the condition, he asked us to check all the fuses of the bike, when Maverick opened the battery compartment a fuse popped in his hand, we were relieved to see the fallen fuse. We fixed the fuse and started the return journey. We reached Kanyakumari at 2300 hours and decided to check -in our bikes. We were shocked to hear from the parcel authority that the parcel acceptance was only until 1700 hours. We had previously inquired at Pune Railway station about the parcel and luggage procedure. It was a 24×7 service, after a bit of arguing and pleading he agreed to check-in our bikes. Then the drama started, he decided to play the role of I'm doing a great favor on you guys kind of guy. After running back and forth with him we finally checked-in our bikes at 0400 hours in the morning. The parcel authority guy asked the guys who were packing the bikes to take all the petrol we had in our bikes. They have a huge scheme running where they try to rob the needy by overcharging them and stealing in all possible ways from them. Had it been in Pune, I'm sure, few bones from his body would have been broken that day. We managed to keep 3 liters for 3 bikes.
Day 7 and 8:
The journey in the train was not that eventful, we slept till the afternoon and then were woken up by noisy kids on the side berth. Those were a noisy bunch of people who kept us up for the remainder of the journey. I finally had to shout for silence when we were busy doing the calculations for the trip and there was a mismatch of almost eight thousand. We reached Pune at 1630 hours and had to take down our bikes. Train halting for only 10 minutes and it had a parcel bogie at either ends of the train. Maverick and I were tasked with getting the bikes down. Optimus and Sgt. Cross were tasked with taking all the luggage. When we got down from the train, I noticed the bag of mirrors was missing. I and Maverick raced back in our bogie and started the search for the mirrors. It took few more precious minutes to locate the mirrors, we got them and raced out where Sgt. Cross informed us that the bikes were on the other end of the train. I started running towards the other end of the train after sometime I glanced back to find Maverick was not behind me. I continued to run towards the other end and Sgt. Cross was trying to catch up with me. By the time I reached the other end of the train the parcel bogie was sealed and it would be opened only in Mumbai now. I ran back to where our luggage was kept. Maverick had already unloaded the bikes, when he reached the parcel bogie they were already sealing it, he somehow managed to get down the other bikes in time. We finally got our bikes and the saga thus ended.


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I appreciate your position Rustybucket ~ I often refer to my Ceili as my "retirement" dawg because of her substantial Vet bills.
I guess the part that I'm torn about isn't necessarily the money. It's the fact that Buddy is 10yrs old. From what the vet said there is very little chance that the MRI would actually show something that was operable.
What could the MRI find that would possibly be operable on a 10yr old dog? Approx how much would that operation cost?
It's just hard for me to consider putting him through an operation, especially one that close to the spine. Even with the operation he is still an old dog and probably only has a couple of years left anyways.....
The bottom line is that I don't know what to do....
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Red Wings in new territory, shift adversity to Hawksby Corey Masisak
DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings have played a lot of desperate hockey in the past month.
They won four straight games to close the regular season and claim a spot in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and already have fallen behind in a series four times. The Red Wings have proven to be a resilient bunch -- they've won the next contest each of the four times to even the series and avoid a two-game deficit.
Now the Red Wings will face a slightly different challenge Thursday in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Chicago Blackhawks (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, RDS). Detroit no longer is chasing, and the Red Wings will have to play against a more desperate team for the first time.
"We know how hard they are going to come at us because we've been in that situation," Detroit defenseman Kyle Quincey said. "At the end of the day, if we don't match their desperation, it isn't going to be much of a game. They're going to beat us pretty good. We still have a ton of respect for them and how good of a team they are. I think we're just going to play like [Detroit coach Mike Babcock] said [Wednesday] -- we have to play an even better game than we did last game to win. That's our goal."
Red Wings center Cory Emmerton said: "It is a little bit different, but we can't treat it that way. The biggest thing about being ahead is not getting complacent. We've got to have that killer instinct, have to have the urgency to play the same way."
One of the dominant themes of the 2013 playoffs in Detroit has been the play of the younger members of the Red Wings. There will be six players in the Game 4 lineup who either are in their first or second NHL postseason, and this will be a new experience for them.
They have proven they can handle playing with desperation, but the young Red Wings also have thrived in the underdog role, and maybe that alleviates some pressure.
"I think what happened in the last series is we would win and get back to a tie in the series and kind of let up the next game," Emmerton said. "It wasn't until we were facing elimination did we kind of string together two must-wins. It is just going to be key for us to stick to the same plan and play the same way."
Detroit lost and then won three straight times against the second-seeded Anaheim Ducks in the first round before finally breaking the trend in Game 7 at Honda Center. The Red Wings dropped Game 1 of this series, but have responded with two straight victories.
The Red Wings now have won four of five and look like a completely different team than the one that was in danger of missing the playoffs five weeks ago. They have talked about learning on the fly and gaining experience as the postseason advances, and maybe the win in Game 3 of this series is an indication that some of those lessons are taking hold.
"We never talk about being ahead or behind," Babcock said. "Even before, we just talked about the game to play and that's what we're doing here now. … That's what the NHL is all about and what the playoffs are all about. Let's execute, let's focus on the process and let's focus on what we're supposed to do. If you do good things, most of the time good things happen."
For the Blackhawks, this also is new territory to navigate. Chicago has played 56 games in the 2012-13 regular season and playoffs, and lost in regulation nine times.
This edition of the Blackhawks also never has lost three games in a row in any fashion. The word "adversity" has been used a lot in association with the Hawks in the past three days, which was not the case at any other point this season.
"It's a good test for us, a good challenge," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "We knew we were going to get tested along the way here. It's never a smooth road; there are always obstacles that occur that you have to overcome. Being behind in the series is something that has got our attention here. The response we're looking for will be needed across the board. It will be good to see how we handle this test."
Chicago rolled in Game 1 against Detroit, but the Red Wings returned the favor in Game 2. The Blackhawks had plenty of chances in Game 3, and put 40 shots on goaltender Jimmy Howard.
Now the Blackhawks are in that tricky spot as a favorite where the team played well enough to win the last game (for the most part), but the pressure has increased since Game 3 and could continue to grow if the Red Wings get off to a good start in Game 4.
"I think both of those words [desperation and urgency] are a pretty good way to describe it," Blackhawks forward Viktor Stalberg said. "This is as close to a must-win in this season as you get here [in Game 4] and we certainly don't want to go back home down 3-1.
"We feel good about our game. We feel we are playing well. There is another level we can go to, and we're confident we can get there, but we can't wait any longer. We need to get there [Thursday]. We need to get this win here."


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Anyone who has lost,
knows the trepidatious prayer.
The one barely spoken,
Whispered in the dark
surrounded by fear
and doubt
and the fragrance of despair.
I walked foward, one foot in front of the other,
wincing from the pain of my poorly thought out shoe choice,
my fingers lightly pinching the underside of my father's be-suited arm.
"When I wrap my arms around you
Every mistake we made crumbles
When I wrap my arms around you
Everything echoes a new song."
- Sondre Lerche 'To Be Surprised'
It's the song playing through my tunnel vision.
I'm so very focused.
And so very happy.
You're looking at me and your face is twitching with a million unshed tears.
I can't stop smiling.
My feet are really killing me now.
I let go of my father's arm and take your hands instead.
I want to swallow your eyes with mine so you can see my heart.
Because it all makes sense now.
Each tear I had cried in loneliness has culminated in this beautiful moment where I see that God has heard my prayers.
He gave me you.
Can he not do it again?
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus
Philippians 4:6-7


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Modern Moscow Apartment
This bold and dramatic three bedroom apartment in the north-west of Moscow is characterised by its patterned wallpaper, quirky accents and contemporary furnishings, many of which are by BoConcept. The owners, Galina and Sergey have lived in this apartment for eleven years, and have since spent that time constantly renovating and decorating it. Despite being a relatively cramped apartment, the interior designer has come up with some clever space saving techniques and colour solutions to really enhance both the look and feel of the space. Slowly but surely, its finally become the well-established home it is today, and the lucky owners can now sit back and enjoy their lovely little apartment. Read on to find out what BoConcept furnishings we've spotted in this modern European interior.
The opposing light and dark tones in the living room creates a great sense of harmony in the space. An example of this is the combination of the white wall system set against the dramatic paisley print wallpaper. The Occa Side Table in coral and the Kuta Floor Lamp provide both bright and metallic accents, while the Neat Shaggy Rug in white adds a comfortable and inviting touch to the room. The bold multi-coloured painting that hangs above the black leather sofa is from a previous BoConcept collection, however you can find a similar one here.
Seen above are two white Volani Wall Systems, or bookcases. The advantage of the Volani design is that the varying heights and widths of the shelves allow you to store and display quite a significant selection of personal belongings, whether they be large or small items. Also in this room, we've spotted one of our oriental style Stools in white, which acts as a decorative piece in the space. They're available in bright yellow, neon orange, black and warm grey too. Stools are a great accessory to have in the house as you can quickly move them around according to your needs.
The interior designer has stuck to three main colour tones; black, white and dark brown, and has subtly introduced patterned textures and bright colours into the mix. Here we can see a close up of the Kuta Floor Lamp in the silver satin finish. The curved style of the Kuta means that it can either be used as a floor lamp or in the style of a hanging pendant, giving you plenty of options to play around with. It's perfect for placing next to your favourite armchair or a sofa to give it a little extra glamour.
The third bedroom doubles as a study thanks to the use of multi-functional furniture in the space. The Melo Sofa Bed in the grey Sazza fabric has a reclining and sleeping function, so it easily converts into a double bed for overnight guests. The Occa Nest Of Tables in white (sitting to the right of the sofa) are effortlessly stacked, so you can use them as a singular side table or pull them apart if you need more space to place snacks or drinks on. Other BoConcept pieces in this study room include the Cato Rug in light grey and the Imola Armchair in black Salto leather, both adding a sense of luxurious comfort to the room.
Looking at the study area in detail, you can spot the Woody Table Lamp, brushed steel Hall Stand and Xtra Footstool in grey Sazza fabric. From a space management perspective, the Xtra footstool is the ultimate piece of furniture for occasional sleeping. The small size of the footstool makes it perfect for small living and still fulfills the need for a spare bed. An integrated folding mechanism enables this footstool to transform into an extra bed taking up very little space. The Xtra ottoman is available in our full fabric range, so you can choose between many different structures and colors that will match your existing interior.
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It's an emotive debate in the western world - working mothers. So imagine Norwegian parents glancing innocently at the newsstand this morning on their way to work or on the way home from school drop-off (whichever camp they're in) and faced with two sides of the great debate.
On the top left, we have Dagbladet with the headline 'Warning Young Women Not To Take Long Maternity Leave: Mamma Loses' . Aftenposten, on the other hand, on the bottom right - diametrically opposite in fact - says: 'Warning Against Early Start in Kindergarden'.
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D.C. United wins scrimmage, UNC atop ACC poll, Movsisyan in Denmark, Abby Wambach's future
*Newly signed midfielder Conor Shanosky (youth academy) made his D.C. United senior debut during a 4-0 victory over Georgetown University in a scrimmage at the RFK Stadium training grounds. Danny Allsopp, who had two goals against the Philadelphia Union on Sunday, scored twice, and Adam Cristman and guest player Junior Carreiro had one apiece. Shanosky, 18, is not eligible for competitive matches until next year.
*In a poll of the ACC men's coaches, North Carolina was chosen to finish atop the nation's best college conference. The Tar Heels, who advanced to the College Cup semifinals each of the previous two seasons, received seven of the nine first-place votes. Maryland was chosen No. 2, followed by reigning NCAA champion Virginia and Wake Forest. Both the Terrapins and Cavaliers will open the regular season Sept. 3 at home: Maryland vs. Michigan State and Virginia vs. Alabama-Birmingham. UVA's final preseason match is Saturday night at George Mason.
*Former MLS forward Yura Movsisyan, who attended high school and college in the United States but has committed to his native Armenia's national team, scored twice in Randers' 4-1 victory over Skovbakken in a Danish Cup match.
*With the possibility of a Buffalo-Rochester franchise joining Women's Professional Soccer next year, Washington Freedom star and western New York native Abby Wambach would seem to be an obvious target for the club, which currently operates as the Buffalo Flash, the W-League champion. Two sources familiar with the league said that, in initial conversations with the WPS, the New York group hoped Wambach would be part of the deal to join the league. When I asked Wambach about the possibility of playing back home, she said.....
"My family would love it. It's definitely an option I would consider. My contract is up after this season and there are a lot of things going on. I don't want it to be a scenario where I have to play there for the team to come into this league. What happens if I get injured? What happens when I retire? Will the team fold? If that could be part of my future, that would be great, but we [the Freedom] have to take care of business this year, first and foremost, before I make any decisions."
Steve Goff
August 25, 2010; 3:29 PM ET
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1. Freedom, do whatever it takes to keep Abby. Whatever it takes.
2. Abby, please don't go. The Freedom will fold if you do.
Posted by: Tony-Tony-Tony | August 25, 2010 3:58 PM | Report abuse
It would be both a disappointment and a major blow to the Freedom for Abby to move closer to home, but I realized that was a possibility as soon as the talk of an upstate New York team began.
Posted by: kevinwparker | August 25, 2010 3:58 PM | Report abuse
WPS will be around next year? Good to know.
No respect for the defending champion Cavaliers.
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 4:10 PM | Report abuse
Abby's big but she's nowhere near big enough to play in Buffalo and Rochester at the same time.
Did anyone see this clip from Yahoo's international soccer section? A cute German sideline reporter learns the perils of working on the sideline and involuntarily demonstrates some very bad heading technique.
Posted by: Joel_M_Lane | August 25, 2010 4:11 PM | Report abuse
Net effect of Wambach departure would depend on what player(s) Freedom added, and on who the 2011 coach is.
Posted by: OWNTF | August 25, 2010 4:19 PM | Report abuse
Dempsey piles on...
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 5:06 PM | Report abuse
American billionaire Stan Kroenke became the majority owner of National Football League (NFL) side the St. Louis Rams on Wednesday after his takeover was approved by the division's organizers.
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 5:38 PM | Report abuse
Webb: I should've sent off De Jong
World Cup final referee Howard Webb has admitted he should have sent off Holland's Nigel de Jong for his high-footed challenge on Spain's Xabi Alonso.
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 5:58 PM | Report abuse
Champions League pots for tomorrow's draw -- the group of death will be wherever Real Madrid from pot B end up.
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 6:05 PM | Report abuse
I loved this bit from Wise's story on Ben Olsen:
"And playing time for 37-year-old Juan Manuel Pea and 33-year-old Carey Talley."
Good 'ol Pea is my favorite DCU player.....
WaPo can't afford editors no more?
Posted by: Poopy_McPoop | August 25, 2010 6:19 PM | Report abuse
They don't have an ñ on their keyboard.
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 6:30 PM | Report abuse
If I am not mistaken, in the interregnum between WUSA and WPS, Wambach chose to live in Southern California. She was either a housemate or neighbor of Shannon Boxx in one of the beach communities south of LAX. If that reflects her true geographic preferences, I am a bit surprised that she is taking a possible move to upstate New York so seriously. Perhaps she should hold out for the replacement for the Sol that is likely to materialize at some point, although at least one source says that might be a couple of years away:
Posted by: universityandpark | August 25, 2010 6:50 PM | Report abuse
Webb: I should've sent off De Jong
World Cup final referee Howard Webb has admitted he should have sent off Holland's Nigel de Jong for his high-footed challenge on Spain's Xabi Alonso.
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 5:58 PM
Was there supposed to be a hyperlink?
Posted by: universityandpark | August 25, 2010 6:59 PM | Report abuse
Wambach will play where the people who write the paychecks tell her to play. She ain't no Fat Albert.
Posted by: OWNTF | August 25, 2010 8:17 PM | Report abuse
upark: yeah, that was odd...
Posted by: Reignking | August 25, 2010 8:47 PM | Report abuse
WaPo can't afford editors no more?
Posted by: Poopy_McPoop | August 25, 2010 6:19 PM
Not to pile on...OK, to pile on...there was a "the United" in the dead tree edition, too.
Posted by: DrBeaker | August 25, 2010 8:57 PM | Report abuse
OK 270, I'll sing for you:
Abby please don't go...Abby please don't go. Abby please don't go up to Buffalo, Abby please don't go up to Buffalo!!!
Posted by: 9Nine9 | August 25, 2010 11:10 PM | Report abuse
Yeah, unfortunately Mike Wise has no competent editors and is probably the worst sports broadcaster in DC radio. Also, he is the only one who covers soccer on the radio or gives it any respect. Thanks Mike Wise? Any coverage is good coverage, right? Well, I guess that's where United and MLS in general is at. We'll take it where we can get it, right? Meanwhile, everyone competing in CONCACAF is making the MLS look like a bunch of losers, and Latin American teams constantly out play American (and yes, they get help from the refs, but they can only call back so many goals or award so many unwarranted ones). We've a long way to go, so please, MLS ownership (especially DC ownership) please make this the best league in North America so we can someday have a chance at taking on the world. Please? I am tired of seeing American teams lose to these teams with smaller crowds then we even have. People poo-poo CONCACAF in the US and then we get beat up on by teams outside the US who seem to have fan bases that discredit it even more than we do. MLS should be dominating this crap every year til it becomes more important to others, not the other way around.
Posted by: papasteve_z | August 25, 2010 11:50 PM | Report abuse
Hey, if Abby wants to go home then I can't blame her.
Posted by: yankiboy | August 26, 2010 8:42 AM | Report abuse
@papasteve_z: Are you feeling any better this morning.
C'mon man, take it easy on Wise.
Mike Wise' radio coverage of DC United is way better than say--Sportalk 980's.
As far as the CONCACAF Champions League goes, who cares how big the sixze of the crowd is?
You are right about there being a long way to go. I agree with you on that one.
Posted by: yankiboy | August 26, 2010 8:47 AM | Report abuse
I hope the FREEDOM does whatever it takes to keep Wambach. She is a soccer superstar and leader on both the FREEDOM and on the women's national team.
Posted by: 10bestfan | August 26, 2010 12:17 PM | Report abuse
If I am not mistaken, in the interregnum between WUSA and WPS...
Posted by: universityandpark
My dentist advised me to floss more to prevent infections of my interregnum.
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | August 26, 2010 12:24 PM | Report abuse
I talked with Abby the other night about moving to a WPS team in upstate New York and she didn't sound at all enthusiastic. But since this was the party for the Washington Freedom season ticket holders, she may have been shading her comments.
Posted by: kevinwparker | August 27, 2010 6:50 PM | Report abuse
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Composer as Performer
Joan La Barbara has a great day job: she performs a huge repertoire of vocal works by 20th century masters, including many pieces that were written especially for her. She spends an insane amount of time every year trotting the globe doing performances of some very difficult and open-ended works. And she loves it. Indeed, when I asked her if she'd ever want to give it up to perform her own compositions exclusively, she adamantly said no; she not only enjoys it too much to quit, but she actually lets these performances influence her own compositions.
Her bio looks like a greatest hits of the last half of the 20th century. She worked early on with Steve Reich's group from 1971-74 and appears on several of his recordings. From 1972-76, La Barbara also sang with Philip Glass's ensemble and was in the premiere of Einstein on the Beach at Avignon, France in 1976. She's had everyone from Roger Reynolds and Mel Powell to Morton Feldman and John Cage write pieces for her. (Feldman wrote the now classic Three Voices for Joan La Barbara, and Singing Through John Cage, her recording of Cage's vocal works on New Albion records, remains one of the core works in the Cage discography.) And, later this year, Lovely Music will release a two-CD retrospective of her own seminal, experimental works from the '70s, some never previously released, some with live electronics, some using Buchla modules for processing and spatial location, and her earliest sound paintings and sound dances.
Joan LaBarbara the Performer
In concert at the Warsaw Autumn Festival, 17 September 17, 1999
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As long as she's been working, she's been performing other people's music. Although classically trained, she got into contemporary music because she didn't feel the straight stuff was stretching her brain enough. She liked the challenge of open-ended scores and graphic notation; indeed, it allows a lot more room for creative interpretation and expression. And, she found that working closely with composers informed her own compositional process; she calls it an "education." For example, in the 70s she's worked with the conceptually-based composer Alvin Lucier, known for making music from brainwaves and stretching wires across great spaces, on works such as "Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas." Lucier would sit with La Barbara discussing what he was thinking about and La Barbara would respond to his ideas through her interpretation. For decades she has worked with Robert Ashley, whose speech-derived operatic scores offer a great deal of interpretative flexibility for the performers and are only fixed during the rehearsal process with the ensemble.
These days, she's a renowned vocalist in high demand. During the course of a year, she's on the run fulfilling requests for shows. While she used to be called upon more often as a performer of other people's works rather than a performer of her own music, the tide is changing. La Barbara estimates that over the course of a year, the concerts will be half her work, half other composers. And it's through performances of the works of Feldman and Cage that people get exposed to her own work; with such personal and dynamic interpretations, folks are eager to know what La Barbara's own work sounds like. In fact, it was through her performing career that she garnered interest – and contacts – that would help her out when it came time to perform her own concerts: "When I was out performing for other people I would take my little notebook and I'd write down every person's address that I met; when I was ready to do my solo concerts those were the people I contacted."
Performing invigorates her; it never feels like a draggy day job. Unlike most jobs, every day is different and every performance has its own qualities that end up as both a challenge and a learning situation. There are new questions every time: Is this working the way I want to? How am I interacting with the instruments or the tapes? Is this phlegm in my throat botching the whole performance? In her typically insightful way, La Barbara says that, "It's also re-exploring material each time you perform and that's what keeps it fresh. I'm always looking for some new twist – it's like turning a prism: it's always the same prism but you keep turning it and sometimes you get a different kind of light refraction that sparkles in its unique way."
She lets these explorations influence her compositions. Early on, the line between her own work and those she was working for was thickly drawn, but later it seemed to loosen up. La Barbara explains: "When I started composing, I was fairly conscious of not wanting to imitate the people I was working for. People would associate my music with that of Steve Reich and Phil Glass; it was a natural association because of working together. People would say I was coming from a minimalist tradition and it took a while before they could actually separate out the music and ideas of performers who worked with composers who's reputations were further along than ours. Jon Gibson, Dicky Landry and I all did solo concerts when we were working for Phil and there was a certain consciousness, on my part, of not wanting to do pattern music, for example. Over the years, I've recognized that there are certain things that are a part of why I was attracted to those composers in the first place. I've allowed a certain amount of the influence to come through and then given it my own spin."
The glare of the spotlight is hard to resist and La Barbara could have easily pictured herself spending the rest of her life performing pieces of other composers and never getting any of her own work done. "The reason that I stopped working with Philip Glass was that he had so much work," she explains, "and they were about to go out on this major tour of Einstein on the Beach and I just said 'I'm starting to do my own work and I have to focus on it now.' I felt it was important to separate from that situation."
Although somewhat of a legend, La Barbara is no prima donna. While she's always worked in the musical field, it hasn't always been this glamorous. Back in the 70s, while living in New York, she did a number of television commercials. "I really enjoy doing commercials because it's a different way of thinking," La Barbara says. "It's not the same sort of exploration and questioning and dealing with issues. It's more like working in miniature. I did a commercial for Eastern Airlines, I did one for a perfume company and I did the original "train to the plane" ad in New York." The "train to the plane" ad could've been big bucks, but the producers used another vocalist in her place because she was out of town when the session call came and La Barbara ended up losing some pretty lucrative royalties. No matter. Things worked out better in the long run.
She also teaches. A few years ago she gave master classes at Juilliard in contemporary and extended vocal technique. She currently teaches voice and composition at the College of Santa Fe and takes private students in New York. La Barbara feels that it's more about social and musical responsibility than it is about money. After all, not very many people can understand – never mind perform – the type of the type of work La Barbara does. As such, her legacy is of concern to her. Her scores and interpretations are so personal that the question ultimately arises: what's going to happen to her work in decades to come? One of La Barbara's big goals these days is to get most of her work recorded and released on CD and get it all down somehow on paper so that her works can be continued to be performed after she's gone. Scoring it is not an easy task since so much of the work is based on the energy of performance and improvisation that happens during the staging and recording of her works.
She's so well known as a performer of other people's works that I wondered: does she ever get concerned that she'll be remembered more as a performer than a composer? La Barbara responded, "I know this may be the case, but because the quality of my performative interpretations are so unique, there's always a curiosity about what kind of works I write. They may not like my music as much as they like other people's music but whether I'm considered one of the master composers or not, who knows? Who cares? When you look at history there were certain composers who were extremely famous in their own time and we don't even know their names now – they're just footnotes. I'm just doing work that I love and enjoy."
From Don't Quit Your Day Job. Yet…
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Opening Statement by Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson
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"Thank you Chairman Conaway. Good morning everyone.
"The Budget Views and Estimates letter lays out the Agriculture Committee's commitment to reducing the deficit and ensuring that programs under our jurisdiction operate efficiently and responsibly.
"As the letter states, CBO has estimated that the 2014 Farm Bill would save $16 billion over 10 years; $23 billion when you count sequestration. We were the one Committee that actually stepped up to the plate and reduced the budget deficit. Frankly, I would argue that we have done our part when it comes to deficit reduction.
"Despite this savings and the efforts of the Agriculture Committees, agriculture programs continue to come under attack. The Administration recently proposed cuts to the crop insurance program and I anticipate, given what we have seen in the past, that the Republican budget will also propose similar cuts. It's important to remember that the purpose of farm bill programs is to provide a safety net during tough economic times, whether for farmers facing falling commodity prices or consumers struggling to put food on the table.
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Check out Emma Watson at the UK premiere of Noah. Damn. Hermione who? Just look at that leg! No wonder she's always smirking like she does. She knows she's slaying it. SLAYING IT!
Never has a long white dress looked hotter. Even without all that leg, it's still stunning.
Her simple jewelry is the perfect compliment to the slightly sporty feel of the dress.
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A man who drove through red lights at speeds in excess of 50mph through Skegness to avoid being breathalysed, with three children under eight including a six month old baby in the car with him, has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Christopher Bowers, 28, of Fir Grove, Coventry, admitted dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol, as well as having no insurance or driving licence, when he appeared at Skegness Magistrates' Court.
Dan Pietryka, prosecuting, said that at 12 midnight on April 4, police saw Bowers standing beside a Seat Ibiza in Lumley Road, Skegness, with a pint of lager in his hand.
When they turned their car and went up to speak to him, Bowers got into his car, drove onto the kerb to get round the police car, and went off, followed by the police car with blue lights flashing.
Mr Pietryka said Bowers overtook a taxi, went up onto the kerb and drove through red lights at speeds up to 50mph in a 30mph area, making no attempt to stop.
He said that finally the car spun out of control and came to a standstill and Bowers was arrested.
He said officers then discovered that Bowers' partner and three children under eight, including a baby of six months were in the car.
He said Bowers was heard to say to his partner: "Babe, tell them you were driving, it wasn't me."
The court was told Bowers failed a roadside breathalyser test and later gave a reading of 51 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 35.
After hearing from the Probation Service, the magistrates imposed a nine weeks prison sentence suspended for two years and ordered him to undertake 15 days of rehabilitation and to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work for the community.
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Gosh, so long since i've posted. Been kinda exciting around here though. Been a little busy on the home front. We came home from camping overnight in Colorado, and look what we found... downstairs flooded from a broken water heater. Since then I've had 4 different folks tell me they ALWAYS turn off their water heater if they are going to be gone longer than 24 hours. Why didn't you guys tell me that sooner? Must I always learn everything the hard way???
Any way, long story short, we have $20,000 of ruined red oak flooring and kitchen tile. SO I went down and picked out an indestructible flooring, meant for hotel lobbies and bus terminals (no, not really, but sort of). With all of the dirt, grim, sand and rocks, dog feet and muddy irrigation boots, I've given up on cutsey shabby chic and gone to industrial strength flooring to meet our needs. When the puppy gets housebroken and the irrigation season is over, I may live dangerously and put down a few throw rugs, but for now it will be no nonsense flooring. As for crochet, I'm getting back to it with some fantastic African flowers, which I will be showing off really soon. Fun to make and very versital. HOpe everyonw has been having a fun and otherwise dry summer.


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These are my favourite actresses from Classic Movies. I find them all intriguing for different
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actress, Marilyn Monroe, well, is Marilyn Monroe. I have so many things in common with her I often feel I am Marilyn reincarnated.
Veronica Lake with her legendary hairstyle, and of course Vivien Leigh, who was enchanting as Scarlett O'hara and who
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March 29, 2019
Dear Parents,
Please be advised that the ISSAC charter school is NOT a school or program of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD). In March 2019, the Orange County Board of Education (OCBOE) voted 3-2 to approve a county-authorized charter school that will operate within the NMUSD boundaries for the 2019-20 school year.
The NMUSD Board of Education denied this new charter school for numerous reasons. A full explanation of denial can be found in the Resolution Denying the Charter Petition for ISSAC. As a county-authorized charter, the OCBOE has oversight responsibilities for the charter school although it is primarily funded by NMUSD and our taxpayers.
It is important to know that students enrolled in this charter school will no longer be students of NMUSD or their current elementary school and those children will not be eligible for support services, resources or any programs offered by NMUSD. We urge you to consider all aspects of a school in order to make the best decision for your child and family. To assist your consideration, we have provided a few examples of the differences between NMUSD schools and the new charter school. While this information does not go into great detail, nor does it cover all aspects of NMUSD schools or the county-authorized charter, it can be used as a starting point to guide your research and decision-making process.
Thank you for your continued support.
Dr. Frederick Navarro
Program Comparison Chart - English
Program Comparison Letter - Spanish
Program Comparison Chart - Spanish
Correspondence to OCBOE outlining our continuing objections -Spanish
NMUSD Board's resolution denying ISSAC's charter - Spanish
Correspondence to OCBOE outlining our continuing objections -Spanish
NMUSD Board's resolution denying ISSAC's charter - Spanish
March 8, 2019
Last week we communicated with you about a request for approval of the International School for Science and Culture (ISSAC) charter school that was seeking to locate within our school district boundaries.
Despite opposition to the charter by a broad spectrum of speakers and audience members, including parents, community members, union leaders, district administrators, and Board members - and without resolving the concerns with the charter - the Orange County Board of Education (OCBOE) voted 3-2 to approve ISSAC at its March 6 meeting.
We are extremely disappointed in the OCBOE's decision to approve the Newport-Mesa taxpayer-funded charter, despite the many deficiencies that were identified by NMUSD and the Orange County Department of Education staff.
As public education leaders, we are stewards of high-quality education for all students in the district and we work diligently to protect taxpayer dollars. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) Board of Education previously voted unanimously against the charter, due to major flaws and deficiencies we believe remain in the OCBOE-approved petition. Our concerns include an unsound educational plan and an unsustainable financial plan. We reiterated these concerns to the OCBOE, in writing and during the meeting, before the OCBOE approved ISAAC.
ISSAC does not have a location for its school, but it intends to begin operations in the 2019-2020 school year.
We urge our school community to make informed decisions regarding our children's education. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with NMUSD's concerns about this charter school. To facilitate that review, you can view the NMUSD Board's resolution denying ISSAC's charter and our correspondence to OCBOE outlining our continuing objections. NMUSD will continue to maintain quality education for all of our students and at all of our district schools. As always, we appreciate your support.
Dr. Fred Navarro
Correspondence to OCBOE outlining our continuing objections -Spanish
NMUSD Board's resolution denying ISSAC's charter - Spanish
February 28, 2019
To the Newport-Mesa Educational Community,
A controversial issue is being discussed at the March 6 meeting of the Orange County Board of Education (OCBOE) that will negatively impact everyone in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD). As a member of the NMUSD educational community you need to know that we are working diligently to expose and stop this misguided effort.
Last September, a questionable petition was presented to the NMUSD Board of Education seeking to create a taxpayer funded charter school called the International School for Science and Culture (ISSAC). After careful review against the legal standards, our trustees could not in good conscience approve the petition. NMUSD unanimously voted it down.
In a 16-page resolution of denial, we provided a detailed critique pointing out the major flaws and deficiencies in the petition. Its financial plan was unsustainable and its educational plan was unsound. Sure, it had a fancy name, but it couldn't be backed up with anything but vague promises. The petition sought to use taxpayer funds taken from our community as "venture capital" in a highly speculative, flawed proposition.
Resolution of Denial – Denying the Charter Petition for International School for Science and Culture
This charter school is a bad idea that keeps coming back
This was not a new petition, but a repackaging of the failed Adrian Hands Academy Charter application that had been previously denied three times by a neighboring school district. Just like Adrian Hands, the ISSAC charter was riddled with errors, false assumptions, inaccurate data, and faulty projections. Furthermore, the so-called Spanish translated version was so rife with translation errors as to be rendered meaningless.
The Charter school simply could not substantiate its business or educational plans. Our findings pointed out essential defects that the charter needed to correct, if possible. They could have done their homework and resubmitted a revised petition, but instead they went over our heads and submitted it to the county in a deliberate choice to end-run local control and seek a more favorable "pro-charter" audience with the OCBOE. It is significant to note that the state charter advocacy organization has been ramping up its participation in local elections to build an infrastructure of pro-charter elected officials in Orange County and across the state.
OCBOE appears to have made up its mind despite the facts
It is up to elected trustees of local district and county boards of education to be prudent stewards of public funds. At the same time they have to protect the educational needs and interests of all students and their families. In this situation, the NMUSD Board has fulfilled that mandate. We can only hope that the OCBOE will do the same.
The most recent OCBOE meeting was frustrating, troubling, and disrespectful. A positive decision appeared to be pre-ordained despite the fact that OCDE staff found many of the same defects as had NMUSD. The OCBOE so limited the public comment period that our parents who had genuine concerns that needed to be heard were not allowed an opportunity to speak. It is telling that in all of the five public meetings to date on this charter, only parents of two potential students have expressed interest in this proposed school.
Our parents don't want this charter! In fact, many vehemently oppose it. The final approval was put off by OCBOE at the last minute to allow the charter petitioners to attempt to fix the charter. It is coming back to the OCBOE for final action on March 6.
What's at stake?
The ISSAC charter wants to strip millions of dollars from the Newport-Mesa tax base to pay for their start-up. This is a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on valuable NMUSD programs and services to students. It would be unfortunate for these funds to instead be diverted to finance an unsound educational program. The defects in the proposal also put at risk the educational opportunities that would be afforded to students who enroll at the charter school.
What can you do?
First, read up on ISSAC so you can get past the rhetoric and promises and see it for what it is . . . an unsound educational proposal.
Second, email the members of the Orange County Board of Education to express your concern about their support of ISSAC.
Third, come to the March 6 meeting to tell county decision makers in person that you don't want an inferior charter school trying to market itself as a quality alternative to our excellent public schools.
Parental choice and educational options that enable students to find their best pathway to success are important values we support in Newport-Mesa. This charter petition is not a quality choice for parents and students.
We appreciate your continuing support. We know you have high expectations for your students and our schools. We strive every day to deliver an excellent educational experience for every child.
Dr. Fred Navarro
Newport-Mesa Educational Community Letter - English
Newport-Mesa Educational Community Letter - Spanish


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What is Paris? Louvre, Eiffel Tower and other sights? Maybe it's so for some people, but there are other important things that attract here millions of people from different countries…
Perfumery… Paris and perfume are closely related ideas during many centuries. And to understand it, you just have to come to this magnificent city and stroll through its streets. Almost everywhere there are numerous shops, offering at their windows high-quality products for every taste.
In fact, Paris is a haven for the real connoisseurs of perfume. Here you can always buy fashionable novelties of the leading brands, your favorite perfume, find old aromas (which has gone from the stores in your country). But, more importantly, in Parisian perfume stores, you can choose unique rare fragrances that will be exclusively yours.
It is impossible to say how many shops, selling perfume products of famous and not very brands, in Paris, probably thousands. And it is not including large shopping centers like Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, where departments with all kinds of cosmetics, toilet water, perfumes occupy entire floors.
If we talk about serious perfumery chains, we should note Sephora and Marionnaud, presented in French capital in large numbers. For example, legendary Champs-Elysees has two big branches, located at the neighboring houses.
Chain stores Sephora specialize in selling a wide range of perfume for shower and bath, middle price perfume brands. Marionnaud offers its customers perfumes and toilet waters by known French designers.
However, to be frank, we have to say that the real gourmet go to small boutiques, where the brands of so-called selective perfumery are represented – aromas, made according to the old classical traditions of the great masters of the past. And exactly these small shops are worthy of special attention of travelers who come to Paris to buy original perfumes.
In the passages of Palais Royal Shiseido saloon with a wonderful production of the legendary perfumer Serge Lutens stands out. Many kinds of aromas (their distinctive feature – bottles in the form of bells) are sold only here. And after making a purchase customers are offered to taste a wonderful dainty – candied violets.
Edition de Parfums Frederic Malle – another unusual Parisian perfume shop, located on the left bank of Seine at Rue de Grenelle. The range of this boutique is relatively small, but all the aromas are created by masters of worldwide reputation. By the way, their portraits hang on walls of the store.
At Rue de Grenelle there is also a perfume boutique of Patricia Nicolai – heiress of traditions of her grandfather – famous Pierre Guerlain. A little further is the store Maitre Parfumeur et Gamier, whose appearance is very similar to scenery of the famous film "Perfumer".
If you are an admirer of the glorious Magie Noire or Climat, you definitely need visit Institute Lancome on rue Faubourg Saint-Honore. Many rare, produced in small exclusive batches sorts of perfume of Lancome are available exclusively at this place, and even not always.
This is not a complete list of stores where you can buy excellent perfume. Quite possibly, you will find others, walking through the beautiful streets of splendid Paris – the City of Love!


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Stolen from facebook:This Friday December 5, 2008 the newly formed ACC Ski and Snowboard Club will be showing Slamina and True Story. Tickets are only $3 for ACC students and $5 for the public. Doors open at 6:30 PM movie starts at 7PM. The movie is showing in the Scoville Center Auditorium in the Scoville Learning Center http://www.sunyacc.edu/go.php (check the map). There will also be a raffle tickets only $1 per ticket, prizes include west mt tickets, gear from sports page, and a mystery prize or two. cheap baked goods will also be for sale. so people please show up to this the ski and board club fundraiser, you get to see 2 sick movies and who doesnt like winning stuff.for better directions heres some stuff to plug into map quest:640 Bay Road - Queensbury, NY 12804 Slamina Trailer------------I don't know about you but Tom Wallisch, Henrik Harlaut, a new ski club, and brownies sound like an excellent way to spend a Friday night in Queensbury. Way better than sitting at O'Tooles with your parents. If you're in the area, check it out!-Rogge
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The school has provided computers for use by students, offering access to a vast amount of information for use in studies, acting like an enormous extension to the school library and offering great potential to support the curriculum.
The computers are provided and maintained for the benefit of all students, and you are encouraged to use and enjoy these resources, and help to ensure they remain available to all. Remember that access is a privilege, not a right and inappropriate use will result in that privilege being withdrawn.


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When this site was redesigned, we added the Picks feature above so that we could note news as it was breaking, bring items of interest to the attention of readers about which we didn't necessarily have anything to say, or take note of pieces that were otherwise worthy of your attention. The Picks feature has obviated the need I occasionally felt to post installments of this series that served the same purpose, but I have a few items I would like to draw to your attention this morning without having much of interest to say about them myself other than to say I believe they are worth pausing over.
Drew Hinshaw, "Liberan rubber farm a sanctuary against Ebola," Wall Street Journal. This is just intensely interesting.
Sidney Powell, "Sex, lies, and White House Counsel," New York Observer. Paul and I wrote a few times about the involvement of then White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler in the cover-up of the involvement of volunteer staffer Jonathan Dach in the Cartagena sex scandal. Powell sees how this already vanishing scandal illuminates the other magically disappearing Obama administration scandals. Powell's column is the best thing I have read on the Cartagena connection and really worth a look if you haven't read it.
Kimberly Strassel, "Yes Virginia, there is a Senate race," Wall Street Journal (behind the Journal's subscription paywall but accessible via Google here). Quotable quote:
Mr. Warner's lack of Senate accomplishments has, oddly, given him a Teflon veneer. He was once a popular "moderate" Virginia governor, and many in the electorate retain that impression—largely because he's done little in D.C. He's also had an enormous dollar advantage: Democrats have outspent the Gillespie campaign 3 to 1 on TV ads, hammering the Republican for work he once did for Enron (a company that, notably, Mr. Warner was also invested in).
Yet this past week Mr. Warner's image began to crumble. In June, Democratic state Sen. Phil Puckett abruptly resigned, throwing control to Republicans and derailing Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe 's top priority, which is to expand Virginia's Medicaid program. Within a week, federal investigators were probing whether Republicans had dangled a job for Mr. Puckett in return for his resignation.
That investigation is now producing quite different details. The Washington Post last week revealed it was Mr. Warner who called the Puckett family to discuss the possibility of a federal judgeship or corporate gig for Mr. Puckett's daughter, as a means of getting him to stay in the Senate.
This revelation was made worse by news that Mr. Warner seems to have been acting for the McAuliffe administration. Mr. McAuliffe's chief of staff had left his own message on Mr. Puckett's phone: "If there's something that we can do [for your daughter], I mean, you know, we have a couple of big agencies here that we still need agency heads," ran the message. "So we would be very eager to accommodate her, if, if that would be helpful in keeping you in the Senate. We, we would basically do anything."
Caroline Glick, "There should be no Palestinian state," New York Times. The New York Times? With outside help, the Times blunders onto the truth.
Editors, "A rogue Venezuela on the UN Security Council highlights a powerless US," Investor's Business Daily. IBD elaborates on the "diplomatic humiliation" of the United States in the United Nations. There is a lot of it going around. I sense the hand of IBD's Monica Showalter in this unsigned editorial. Please check it out.
Cliff Asness, "The inflation imputation," RealClearMarkets, & Amity Shlaes, "The other bubble," National Review Online. In the matter of Paul Krugman, and Fed policy.
Tom Joscelyn, "What happened to the 'sensitive information' stolen in Benghazi?," Weekly Standard. I wouldn't be able to squeeze the headline into Picks.