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All work is seed sown. It grows and spreads, and sows itself anew.
— Thomas Carlyle
I consider myself fortunate that my work is a labor of love — love of learning both for myself and for others with whom I am fortunate enough to come into contact. This work for me is, as George Sand said, reward and strength, glory and pleasure.
On Saturday, it will be exactly one year since the startup of the Sawdust Studio Art Classes program. When the person previously hired as manager to get this program up and running unexpectedly left at the end of September last year, I jumped at the opportunity to help out. Saying I would stay on until they could find a permanent replacement, I dug right into the work at hand.
Many people and groups of people had a hand in developing the Sawdust Studio Art Classes. I especially would like to acknowledge the Resource Committee of the Sawdust Festival, the Laguna Beach Visitors and Convention Bureau, the city of Laguna Beach, and the untiring staff of the Sawdust Festival. Without the hard work of all these folks there would be no Sawdust Studio Art Classes.
This would not be a good thing. Laguna Beach needs more art programs for all ages. Sawdust Studio Art Classes is a small beginning. Longer programs, classes for kids, art retreats … the sky is the limit!
The vision is for a multi-tiered program of classes year-round in the beautiful eucalyptus grove that is home to the festival. With the much-needed support of the Visitors Bureau and the city itself, this first step was taken. Two-hour classes in which a unique piece of personal art could be created was the goal. These classes would be aimed at visitors to the community as well as hometown and folks from nearby communities.
The challenge was in. A group of experienced instructors was brought in by my predecessor and they honed it all until they could offer some beautiful opportunities to both learn and take home a beautiful piece of art in just two amazing hours.
What began with jewelry and ceramics has grown to include classes in painting in oils, acrylics and watercolor; fused glass has been added, along with silk painting, printmaking, and even glass blowing in September.
For me, well, I'm still here. I don't know that I could stay away. There are always challenges, of course, but the opportunity to share in the joy of students who have just created a piece of art never pales. Each week I look forward to observing students as they learn and expand their own visions of possibility.
As an artist, I am thrilled to be part of the creative process. As a writer, I am titillated by the many enticing stories in which I am allowed to share. As a teacher, the joy of learning that takes place at so many different levels is wonderful to behold. As a human being, well … it's just pretty grand on so many levels.
Because this is the first anniversary of the program, we are offering a couple of great opportunities so that more folks can share in this adventure.
On Saturday, all classes, which are regularly priced at $95 (and really well worth it, I might add) are going to be $50 each. To see what is offered that day, go to http://www.sawduststudioartclasses.com. And to sign up, call or email me — email@example.com, or call (714) 745-9973. Classes are filling up fast.
In addition, throughout October you can register for any class in November, December or January for a $20 savings at $75. This would make a great gift for a friend, family member or even yourself.
Do I sound like I'm pushing Sawdust Studio Art Classes? Well, I guess that I am. I'm a bit of a joy hog and I want more of the joy that I get from interacting with all the great students and instructors and everyone else involved in this fledgling program.
Watch for lots more to come. And if you just want to take a peek, drop by any Friday or Saturday to see what we are up to.
CHERRIL DOTY is an artist, writer, counselor, and manager of the Sawdust Studio Art Classes in Laguna Beach. Always fascinated, inspired, and titillated by the beauty and the myriad mysteries of life, she can be reached at email@example.com or by phone at (714) 745-9973.


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UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government is called on to investigate an attack on Iranian dissidents at their enclave near Baghdad, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
Six dissidents were killed and several Iraqi police officers were wounded when a camp housing Iranian exiles came under mortar attack at the former Camp Liberty, near Baghdad. The facility houses members of the dissident People's Mujahedin of Iran.
A statement from Ban's office said attacks on the dissident community were unacceptable.
"The secretary-general calls on the government of Iraq ... to promptly and fully investigate the incident and bring perpetrators to justice," the statement read.
Baghdad and the United Nations signed a memorandum of understanding in 2011 outlining the voluntary relocation of members of the PMOI from their Camp Ashraf enclave in Diyala province to the former U.S. military base.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland condemned the attack on the dissidents.
The United States last year removed the group for its list of foreign terrorist organizations.


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Dollywood's Splash Country Water Adventure Park is home for the Hot Rod Roundup No. 29 … and many more to come
A lot went on at this year's Shades of the Past Street Rod Association's Hot Rod Roundup No. 29 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, now held at Dollywood's Splash Country Water Adventure Park. But, before we get into this year's goings-on how about a little background on why this event is rapidly becoming one of the country's premier rodding events?
In every club there's always the "go-to" guy and in Shades that would be Dan Draper, the club's treasurer and rod run chairman. Draper tells us today's Shades came about as a result of trying to resurrect the old Gatlinburg event back in 1982. The event had run its course with the city and it was no longer welcome. (I remember one time Norm Grabowski and I entering a rollaway bed in a race down a steep side street and ended up in a stream—well, you now know why we aren't there anymore!)
A home was found at the Grand Hotel in Pigeon Forge after the club promised to cover 250 rooms—gutsy move for a bunch of good ol' denim-wearing southern hot rodders who had drawn a humble 80 cars the last time around. There's an old expression about risk versus reward: the size of the reward is in direct proportion to the size of the risk. In typical car guy fashion, the Shades Car Club figured that sounded doable and the Grand Run was born at the Grand Hotel.
The club also began its tradition of giving back to the rodders who supported them. At the first Grand Run in 1983, they gave away $1,000 to a lucky participant whose entry number was 1,000. The event was a success but trouble was a brewin'. By 1986, the Grand Hotel sent them packing. Up came the stakes and the show moved five blocks west to the Water Circus, which had plenty of parking, and the new event was off and running.
It was at the Water Circus in 1987 (Shades No. 5) that the date was moved to the Friday and Saturday after Labor Day. Yet the Shades club had to overcome another chuck of adversity. Water Circus was sold and a Quality Inn was built in the parking lot that was to be the home of Shades 1987.
Apparently southern rodders don't like moving far; again with bags in hand they moved several blocks down the parkway to Porpoise Island. The next year it was back to the Quality Inn as its construction was now complete. With all of the adversity the event continued to grow and proved successful.
Having outgrown the Quality Inn site, the club leased a nearby 52-acre pasture in 1993 and the Shades of the Past Hot Rod Roundup had a home for the next 17 years. Of course, pastureland isn't without its own set of unique circumstances, such as muddy under footings and dusty grounds, but by 2007 the event grew to 3,291 entrants. It was in 2002 that the event welcomed cars up to 1964 and then in 2006 opened the event to pre-'73 hot rods, as the dynamics that make up our hobby (and economy) began to have an impact on the number of entrants.
It was in 2010 that Shades was moved to Dollywood Splash Country (DSC). The available space was smaller but it was paved and eliminated the muddy and dusty conditions. DSC also offered an idyllic family setting, boding well for hot rodders and family. Being a well-known theme park on a local, national, and international level adds greatly to the overall entertainment value.
Now in 2011 the total entrants is pushing 3,000 cars and all indicators show that the expanded year cutoff and the new location at DSC have had a positive impact and bode well for the future.
Mentioned earlier was the giveaway program. This year at DSC the Shades of the Past Hot Rod Roundup No. 29 made a handful of rodders very happy but the financial "aid" goes beyond rodders and well into the local community. This year's fifty-fifty drawing approached $45,000, with $22,905 going to Steve Braden. (At the awards ceremony, upon receiving the cash prize, he reached into the box and pulled out a handful of bills and handed them to the "future rodder" who had pulled his winning ticket. One of those very neat touchy-feely moments rodders aren't normally associated with. We know one youthful rodder who enjoyed the rest of the weekend, assuming Mom didn't deposit all of the cash in a savings account.)
Shades also offers $10,000 to a preregistered entrant who has his or her name pulled during the awards ceremony. Even though you win the $10,000, your ticket is placed back into the drawing for a chance to win the giveaway car. This year Mary Curry walked away with the cash.
We mentioned that the Shades Car Club is well aware of their community obligations and in the past nine years the club has donated $39,700 to the Blount County Empty Pantry Fund, as well as an additional $39,700 to the Toys for Tots of Blount County. (At the time of this writing the club was preparing to give another $4,000.) Other community benefactors are the Ronald McDonald House of Knoxville at $2,500 and the Share it Forward program with another $2,500 that benefits Dollywood Company employees in need. (Editor's note: It's this type of community involvement that ingratiates rodders with community leaders and places our hobby in a good light with the community. It's also the right thing to do. —B.B.)
The Shades of the Past Hot Rod Roundup is well known for its awards. Rodders understand the judging is "tight" but fair. There's the coveted major awards that begin with the Top 25, which moves you along to the Fab Five, which moves you into contention for the Best Street Rod, Best Street Machine, and Best Street Cruiser, and then the biggie, Best Overall. The Best Overall is selected by the owners of the cars that make the Top 25—how's that for sharing the responsibility and reward?! This year the Fab Five were comprised of Alex Covington for his '67 Nova, Rodney Harris for his '32 Ford coupe, Doyle Thomas for his '63 Rambler (featured in this issue of SR), William Shores for his '71 Mustang, and Bruce Ricks for his '56 Ford. From this selection, winning their respective best of categories, were Harris (street rod), Covington (street machine), and Ricks (street cruiser). The Best Overall, as selected by the Top 25 owners, was Ricks for his '56 Ford named "Suncammer," built by Steve Cook of Oklahoma.
Other notable awards included the Street Rodder/Painless Performance Products Top 100 (10 recipients) and the Street Rodder Pick. (The AMSOIL/Street Rodder Road Tour Popular Hot Rodding Tri-Five Cruise also used the Shades event as the end destination of one of the weeklong tours, adding to the overall individuality of the event.) There were 16 Specialty Awards handed out by industry personalities. The SoffSeal Mighty Muscle comprises another collection of awards going to five outstanding muscle cars, with one being selected as the overall winner. This year it went to Jerry Dennis for his red '62 Chevy Impala 409-powered hardtop.
The Hot Rod Roundup also houses an event within itself. There's the Southeast Deuce Gathering sponsored by the Southeast Deuces that has been part of Shades since the inception. This year 100-plus '32s were present with Bobby Benfield awarded Best Closed, Bob Baker awarded Best Open, Gene Suelzle awarded Best Commercial, and Keith Rutherford awarded Ladies Choice.
Arguably, the event everyone is waiting for is the car giveaway. This year the Rat's Glass '32 Ford highboy roadster built at Bobby Alloway's Hot Rod Shop in Louisville, Tennessee, was the grand prize. Numerous industry manufacturers take part in supporting this project and it is appreciated by all—Shades and participants.
The Shades Car Club has given away "something" since 1987, and what you many not be aware of is each year there are two major prizes. They have given out 1 rolling chassis, 2 GMC shortbed pickups, 13 unfinished cars, 2 Mullins trailers, 22 newly built cars, and 3 restored cars. Of the giveaways, one of particular interest was the rolling chassis in 1988 that was provided by Boyd Coddington and was loaded with Lil' John Buttera custom-built pieces. For many years there was a giveaway car but there was also an unfinished car (required paint, upholstery, etc.) as a secondary prize. Back in 2005 there was a '33 blue highboy roadster given away but along with this was a silver '63 Buick Riviera. In 2006, aside from the Deuce highboy roadster, there was also a white '63 Ford Thunderbird given away. In 2007, aside from a silver Deuce highboy roadster, there was a black big-block '68 Chevy Malibu given out. In 1993 there were two Mullins trailers provided by Outlaw that were given away. There are many outstanding and well-known events within the rodding community. Now that the Shades of the Past Hot Rod Roundup has moved into this ranking, giving back to rodders and the community is likely one of the contributing factors to achieve this lofty status.
Next is the 30th anniversary of the Hot Rod Roundup in 2012 and all indicators are the Shades of the Past Street Rod Association is planning accordingly. Look for something special. Should you find yourself in this part of the country (or within a day's drive), this is one of the summer's keynote events. Best to register early and guarantee you have a room and be in the running for all of the other benefits.
Painless Performance Products presents Street Rodder Top 100
Each year the Street Rodder staff picks 100 choice cars from 10 selected events. Of those cars, online readers nominate five finalists. The one that garners the most votes earns the coveted Painless Performance Products/Street Rodder Street Rod of the Year. To learn more, visit www.streetrodder.com.
Tech Tip
Relays and solenoids take on a different look but have the same basic function. They are used to control high current flow by using internal contacts that are designed to do so. They require a small amount of current for their activation so the switch can be a small one in the dash or a sender in the engine.


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Golden paintbrush
Scientific name: Castilleja levisecta
Status: Threatened
Critical Habitat: None
Listing: Golden paintbrush was listed as threatened, without critical habitat, on June 11, 1997.
Description and Life History
Golden paintbrush is a perennial herb in the figwort or snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae). It often has from 5-to-15 unbranched stems. The stems may be erect or spreading, in the latter case giving the appearance of being several plants, especially when in tall grass. Plants are up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall and are covered with soft, somewhat sticky hairs. The lower leaves are broader, with 1-to-3 pairs of short lateral lobes near the terminal third. The showy bracts are about the same width as the upper leaves, softly hairy and sticky, and are golden yellow. The bracts effectively hide the flowers.
Golden paintbrush is short-lived and individual plants generally do not survive longer than 5-to-6 years. This species apparently reproduces exclusively by seed; vegetative spread has never been observed or reported. Plants may flower as early as February, and flowers are observed into summer. The fruit is a capsule, which matures in August; by mid-summer, the plants senesce, although some plants produce shoots in the fall that overwinter. Capsules persist on the plants well into winter. Although seed dispersal has not been directly observed, the seeds are probably shaken from the seed capsules and fall a short distance from the parent plant. The seeds are light and could possibly be dispersed short distances by the wind.
Habitat descriptions for golden paintbrush are based on those extant populations in Washington and British Columbia; absent comparable habitat information for Oregon, we assume that the habitat of the extirpated populations in the Willamette Valley was similar. Golden paintbrush occurs in upland prairies, on generally flat grasslands, including some that are characterized by mounded topography. Low deciduous shrubs are commonly present as small to large thickets. In the absence of fire, some of the sites have been colonized by trees, primarily Douglas-fir, and shrubs, including wild rose and Scotch broom, an aggressive non-native shrub.
The mainland population in Washington occurs in a gravelly, glacial outwash prairie. Other populations occur on clayey soils derived from either glacial drift or glacio-lacustrine sediments (in the northern end of the species' historic range). All of the extant populations are on soils derived from glacial origins. At the southern end of its historic range, populations occurred on clayey alluvial soils, in association with Oregon white oak woodlands. Recent analyses of likely sites for reintroduction of golden paintbrush found that habitats are dominated by non-native annuals, and will require management before successful reintroductions can be expected
Reasons for Decline
Threats to golden paintbrush include habitat modification as succession causes prairies and grasslands to become shrub and forest lands; development for commercial, residential, and agricultural use; low potential for expansion of golden paintbrush populations and their refugia because existing habitat is constricted; and recreational picking and herbivory.
Historically, golden paintbrush has been reported from more than 30 sites in the Puget Trough of Washington and British Columbia, and as far south as the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Many populations have been extirpated due to agricultural, residential, and commercial development. Eleven populations are currently known to exist in Washington and British Columbia; more than half of these populations occur on Whidbey, San Juan and Lopez islands off the north coast of the Washington mainland. In Oregon,golden paintbrush historically occurred in the grasslands and prairies of the Willamette Valley in Linn, Marion and Multnomah Counties; the species has been extirpated from all of these sites as the habitat has been changed or modified by urbanization or agriculture. The last sighting of golden paintbrush in Oregon was in 1938 in Linn County.
Some research has been conducted on the population biology, fire ecology, propagation and restoration of golden paintbrush. The results of these studies have been used to direct the management of the species at sites managed for upland prairies, and are critical to the future reintroduction and recovery of the species. A reintroduction plan has been prepared as directed by the golden Paintbrush Recovery Plan; reintroduction into likely historical habitat is the best hope for the species to recover in the prairies of Oregon and southwestern Washington. Greenhouse trials and surveys of potential reintroduction sites in the Willamette Valley have recently been completed. Seeds of this species have been banked at the Berry Botanic Garden in Portland, Oregon and the University of Washington Botanic Garden.
References and Links
Caplow, F. 2004. Reintroduction Plan for Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta). Washington Natural Heritage Program, Washington Department of Natural Resources. Prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Western WA Fish and Wildlife Office. 44 pp. + appendices.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2000. Recovery Plan for the Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 51 pp.
Share the Beach
Western snowy plovers are making a great comeback in Oregon, thanks to YOUR help!
March 15 – September 15 is their nesting season. Plovers are once again nesting on beaches in Oregon where they've been absent for many years. They could be nesting outside of "designated plover management areas," so there may not be signs alerting you to their presence. Please keep an eye out for plover nests.
Learn how to share the beach and protect this special bird HERE.


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Global Brass Bars Market 2017 -ingbo Jintian, Tongling Nonferrous Metals, Wieland, KME, Hailiang Group
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8:18 AM PT Rihanna's rep tells us the singer paid the bill in full, and the allegation that there's an outstanding balance is "completely false."
Rihanna sent her grandma out in grand style ... and now the funeral company has sent her a lawsuit.
Clara Brathwaite died in June, 2012. Her body was sent to Barbados for burial, and Rihanna wanted a party, complete with tents, multi-media large screens, huge exotic floral arrangements -- the whole kit and caboodle.
But parties/funerals come at a price ... and the company that threw grandma's final shindig claims the grand total was more than $150,000, and Rihanna paid only about a quarter of that and refused to pay more.
The lawsuit claims Rihanna claimed the bill was exorbitant and she refused to pay the balance. The funeral home claims Rihanna's demands came at a hefty price.
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In a candid moment while running for president, Barack Obama told the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle, "under my plan…electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." Last week, the Obama administration moved to make that a reality, using its rule by executive fiat to punish the coal industry. The action comes as the president is halting offshore oil drilling and threatening one state alone with millions of dollars in lost revenue. His most recent action was "unprecedented," could kill jobs during a recession, and comes as heating oil and gasoline prices are rising.
Obama's latest environmentalist imbroglio is his declaration of war on the coal industry. Last week, the EPA revoked the mining permit of Arch Coal's Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County, West Virginia. The EPA granted the permit in 2007. Since then, Arch Coal has complied with all of the agency's terms and made millions of dollars of investments in the hard-hit Appalachian state.
The EPA reversed itself last week, revoking its validly granted permit and calling into question whether it would honor any of its prior obligations. Its pretext was the company's use of mountaintop removal mining, which it called "destructive and unsustainable." However, it was known the mine would use this procedure when the EPA granted the permit four years ago.
The mine would have employed 250 people and harvested more than 40 million tons of coal, over 15 years.
West Virginia's lawmakers are rightly incensed. Newly elected Democratic Senator Joe Manchin's statement read in part: "According to the EPA, it doesn't matter if you did everything right, if you followed all of the rules. Why? They just change the rules." Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, called the revocation, "a staged event to reward a core constituency that doesn't want any coal mining or coal plants, no matter the cost to West Virginia or our nation."
Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller told President Obama in a letter that his action "needlessly throws other permits into a sea of uncertainty at a time of great economic distress."
Industry leaders echoed his concern. "Every road project, construction project or mine site that has received valid CWA 404 permits in the past is now in jeopardy of having that permit vetoed or revoked," said Bryan Brown, executive director of the Foundation for American Coal Energy. The crippling handicap of uncertainty harms our economy, undermines confidence in the government, and keeps industry executives from making additional investments in energy exploration.
Which was the point. Obama is acting in a lawless manner to introduce uncertainty and stop business from finding additional natural resources, because they want to use skyrocketing energy prices to reduce our nation's carbon footprint.
…And Oil, Too
Coal is but one front of the president's war on energy. Obama has issued only two permits to allow deepwater oil drilling since its six month moratorium expired in October; the administration approved an average of nearly six a month before the May moratorium. In addition to the oil the nation is denied, the de facto ban is adding millions to the national deficit. Robert Bluey of the Heritage Foundation has estimated the government is losing $3.7 million in tax revenue every day on oil Obama will not allow to be drilled. He projected this would account for $1.35 billion this year alone.
The ban is also destroying indigenous industry in Louisiana. The nonprofit organization Greater New Orleans Inc. released a report last week revealing that businesses that depend on offshore drilling face imminent collapse if the pace of exploration is not rapidly accelerated. These vendors have exhausted a $20 billion fund set up by BP during the six month moratorium. USA Today reports, "Deepwater drilling contributes about $2.3 million to $3.2 million in direct tax revenue to state and parish governments each month and more than $7 million in indirect monthly revenue to state and local governments, the report says."
Louisiana drillers and federal tax collectors are far from the only victims. Obama's Green agenda is costing us all dearly.
Skyrocketing Rates? Yes, We Can!
With a continuing virtual ban on offshore and ANWR drilling, an opposition to nuclear power, and a hostility to building a new refineries to replace the aged facilities currently in use, nation remains dangerously dependent on foreign oil. The cost of imported petroleum rose by 3.9 percent in December alone.
Rising fuel prices are the key driver to rising prices throughout the economy. The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.5 percent in December — an 18-month high, and more than analysts expected — while the Producer Price Index rose 1.1 percent. Rising gasoline prices drove down consumer sentiment last month, further putting off the hopes of an economic recovery.
And that suits some people in the Obama administration just fine.
Making You Poor for Your Own Good
This collapse gladdens the hearts of Obama's environmental advisers. Obama's Science Czar John Holdren — a self-described "neo-Malthusian" who would like to see the world's population greatly reduced — wrote in 1997 that raising the price of natural gas was "actually a good idea." His close friend Dr. James Hansen, whom Holdren called "one of the most distinguished climate scientists in the world," suggested to Obama in late 2008 that he should tax gasoline up to "$4/5 gallons again." The higher the cost of fossil fuels, and the fewer economic resources Americans have, the less they can consume. The Green Left believes the impoverishment of millions of Americans is a good thing, because it reduces our carbon footprint, "saving the planet" at the expense of your happiness and possibly your life.
As the Republicans come into power on Capitol Hill, Barack Obama has put the full force of the executive branch at the disposal of scientists who value nature over human beings.
This article originally appeared on FloydReports.com on Tuesday, January 18, 2011.


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Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne,
And shut the gates of mercy on mankind,
[Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"]
If therefore thou make not thy mistress a goldfinch, thou mayst chance to find her a wagtaile. [Lyly, "Midas," 1592]
When speed, not stoutness, is the best of a horse, quite a contrary system is practised. With such a horse, the jockey plays a waiting game; that is, he carefully nurses him through the race, so as not to distress him by overpacing him; as the finish approaches, he creeps up to his horses by degrees, but does not quit them to go in front till he sees that the pace has made them "safe," -- when he lets loose and wins. [James Christie Whyte, "History of the British Turf," London, 1840]


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Welcome to Carvoeiro Uncovered! Your guide to holidays in Carvoeiro, in western Algarve, Portugal. For tourist information about Carvoeiro, its beaches, accommodation, restaurants, bars, shops, things to do and in fact, all things Carvoeiro Uncovered!
Carvoeiro was a traditional, small fishing village surviving on the tuna catches but has, not surprisingly, become an incredibly popular resort with visitors and has developed to keep pace.
It's one claim to fame, historically speaking, is that in 1554 a naval battle took place off Cape Carvoeiro when a Portuguese flotilla attacked the Turkish corsair, Xaramet, and destroyed his fleet. Today the most activity you are likely to see is people enjoying the beach and the local fishermen bringing in their catches!
Carvoeiro is very popular for family holidays as there is such a large choice of self-catering accommodation and has all the things you are likely to want in quite a compact area around the town centre. A lot of the accommodation is in new residential areas on the outskirts as the developments have spread, but it is all in keeping - this isn't an area of high rise hotels and apartment blocks.
The centre of Carvoeiro isn't very big and there are just two roads leading down into the town where they meet in a small square behind the beach. There is no parking in the square since it was given a re-vamp in 2009 so be prepared to find parking up one of the side streets away from the centre.
There are plenty of shops in the town for your everyday needs and because they are used to catering for British visitors you will be able to find most of your normal groceries. There is also a big Intermarché on the Lagoa road on the outskirts of Carvoeiro for even more choice.
The town beach, Praia do Carvoeiro is a beautifully sheltered sandy bay and spreads out just in front of the square with cliffs protecting it on either side. There are bars and cafés ideally placed around the square to still enjoy the view when you leave the beach!
Watersports like jetskis and pedaloes are available at the beach for those who like messing about on the water and there are a couple of diving schools based in Carvoeiro if you prefer to be under the water. The local fishermen also make use of their boats during the day to offer visitors the chance to take boat trips around the coastline and to see the caves.
One thing you won't be short of in Carvoeiro is somewhere to eat and drink! There is a huge selection of bars, restaurants and cafés all within easy walking distance of the centre and with a wide choice of food. At a guess most visitors give up on the idea of self-catering when they see what's on offer!
The cliff tops around Carvoeiro offer plenty of scope for walking and some great views. You may also come across some 'algares' which are holes in the cliff where the sea has eaten it away from underneath - there are some near the lighthouse at Cabo de Carvoeiro - luckily they are fenced around and it just shows how fragile the cliffs can be. Also on the cliff above Carvoeiro are the remains of the walls of the Fort of Senhora da Conceição dating from the 17th century, inside which is the hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação (Our Lady of the Incarnation).
The town beach is quite small when it comes to accommodating the numbers of visitors in Carvoeiro during the summer, but there are also some other lovely beaches within easy reach of the town, such as Praia da Marinha and Praia de Vale de Centianes.
Carvoeiro is also ideally situated for family fun days out. There are two water parks within easy reach - the closest being Slide and Splash at Lagoa and Aqualand just slightly further away at Alcantarilha. If water parks aren't for you then there is Zoomarine Sealife park at Guia and Krazy World at Algoz to choose from.
If you have something a little more relaxing in mind, then a trip to Silves is a lovely day out with it's Moorish castle and riverside walks. A walk around the castle walls allows you to have a bird's eye view of the town and surrounding countryside and there are lots of pavement cafés to stop for a cool drink afterwards! There are also boat trips to Silves up the Arade river from Portimão river front which give you about an hour to see a bit of Silves (before the tide is too low to return) for a different view of the countryside.
For the shoppers amongst you then either Portimão to the west of Carvoeiro or Algarve Shopping mall at Guia (near Albufeira) to the east (both about 15 minutes away) offer plenty of chances to spend some money! Even the non-shoppers can enjoy Algarve Shopping - there are plenty of seats in the sunshine and lots of restaurants and cafés in the food hall! It's open until late in the evening, so no need to miss out on beach time either!
If you are venturing to Portimão from Carvoeiro by car, there are plenty of car parks, but the best advice is to use the first one you come to - it has a very confusing road system and much of it is along narrow, one-way streets with cars parked on both sides and a distinct lack of signs! The shopping is particularly good for leather goods, clothes and perfumes.
Twice a week the tourist train that runs around Carvoeiro ventures a little further afield to Ferragudo which is just along the coast on the opposite bank of the Arade estuary to Portimão. It gives you a couple of hours to explore the town before bringing you back.
Of course, there is absolutely no need to leave Carvoeiro at all as there is plenty to do and to see right on the doorstep - it really is a lovely spot and well deserves it's reputation as a top Algarve holiday destination.
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OAKLAND – Not the greatest backcourt shooting tandem in the game today. Warriors coach Mark Jackson wanted to be clear he did not mean that. Not even the tempered analysis of having the potential to be the greatest ever.
Golden State's Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson form the best pairing of shooters at guard in NBA history. Period.
That the declaration comes with typical Jackson mamma-there-goes-that-statement conviction is not a surprise. He is a pastor at a church in suburban Los Angeles and a former television broadcaster who spoke swagger. That it comes after one full season together as Warriors teammates is.
But Curry just had an electric Game 2 at Denver to tie the first-round series that arrives at Oracle Arena on Friday, Thompson has made 18 of 30 shots overall and seven of 11 from behind the arc, and so Jackson got historical.
Jackson played with Reggie Miller in Indiana. One of the Golden State minority owners and one of the voices in the personnel department is Jerry West, once in the same Lakers backcourt with Gail Goodrich. Jackson played in Utah, site of a John Stockton–Jeff Hornacek pairing.
It didn't matter.
Curry and Thompson have really only been together one season. They may have been teammates in 2011-12, but the schedule was 66 games because of the lockout and injuries forced Curry to miss 40 of those.
That didn't matter either.
When Jackson was asked before practice Thursday, the second of two off days before the series resumes Friday night, whether he meant Curry and Thompson have the chance to eventually be the greatest, he said, "They are the greatest-shooting backcourt tandem in the history of the game. They are."
Better than Miller and Jackson, more of a poke because Jackson will never make anyone's shooting list?
"We'd be in the discussion," Jackson said. "But he (Miller) missed too many shots."
Isn't there something to be said for playing at an elite level over an extended period of time?
"There's no tandem that's done it in the history of the game over 82 games like these guys," Jackson said. "That's an extended period. They have a body of work. I think too much is being played of (the topic), but at the end of the day it's my belief and these two guys are incredible shooters. That can't be debated."
So it's settled. Curry-Thompson, followed by everyone else.
"I've been listening and watching and all the reactions," Jackson said of the discussion his comments the last few days have generated. "You have to understand, I'm not comparing them as a tandem to the greats. But I am saying as a tandem shooting the basketball, to me it's not even a debate. The closest I came up with that I've seen, John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek were two very good shooters. These two guys, when you're talking about putting all-time greats in a room, they're going to go in the room and they very well can come out. You can't say that about any other tandem that's played. It's who they are. They were born to shoot the basketball. There's no other two players in a backcourt together that were born to shoot the basketball."
The actual pressing issue in the Golden State backcourt is that Curry sprained his left ankle – not the one that required surgery in 2012 – Tuesday night in Denver and is still sore enough that he did not practice Thursday. He said he "maybe" would have been able to play if Game 3 was later the same night and that he "probably" will be ready Friday night.


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New concept art gives us some precious glimpses of the new creatures in the third Riddick movie, and there's some more news about the film. Which, last we heard, might be called The Furian... Left For Dead...
Vin Diesel decided to release this video of the film's Riddick concept art presentation, and we're glad he did - because the new details have us absolutely spinning, like the new jet cycles the futuristic mercs will be hunting Riddick down on.
Here's a possibly "official" synopsis that was released with the video...
In the upcoming third installment of the popular sci-fi franchise, Riddick get's betrayed by the Necromonger army and is left for dead on a desolate planet. He has to fight for survival against alien predators and must deal with two squads of bounty hunters, who are coming after him to collect the bounty for the most wanted man in the galaxy.
But that wasn't all we learned. In the videom writer and director David Twohy explains that in "this next installment of the movie, we hope to go back to a more visceral kind of filmmaking, back to a single containing world, back to an R-rating."
Which means more alien animals for Riddick to fight, train and hopefully ride. Check out our gallery of screen grabs of awesome concept art from the video.
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"Just too late" is early enough
"Just too late" is early enough
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One of the great privileges of my working life is to have the chance to share knowledge and encourage learning. I have been writing, deploying and teaching many software delivery courses over the last decade and most of the experiences have been positive for both the participants and myself, or so they tell me…
However, there have been instances when people just don't seem to want to engage or can't quite understand the significance of what we are discussing. When I dig beneath the surface of their previous experiences and why they feel they are attending the course, I typically discover that there is a common reason for their disengagement; they simply aren't ready to learn.
For an individual to want to make changes in how they perform, take on challenges or operate their daily activities there needs to be a compelling reason for them to learn how to make the change and to then apply that learning. Traditional thinking tends to be that we provide people with 'just in time' education so that they are prepared with the new skills required of the change. However, this tends to fail in ensuring that the skills are learned in a way that allows them to be applied effectively when the time for change arises.
I much prefer to find ways of applying a 'just too late' learning approach. This can be achieved in a number of ways and here I will share with you just a few…..
New opportunities – "Things are changing, you have the opportunity to be part of it and reap the benefits."
This could be seen as the leader's strategic motivational speech but it doesn't have to be like that. Being honest within the organisation about what is coming in the industry, how this will mean change, but also new opportunities for people who want to come on the journey, is a great way to help people discover the need to learn. Of course they also need to be given the chance to participate, but those who want to be part of it will really understand why they need to participate in learning too.
Known unknowns – "Find out what you can, answer these questions, tell me what you discovered and question what you don't understand."
The above approach to encouraging learning is not for everyone. Instead, some organisations realise a need to develop new skills and their employees find that they are sent on training courses without really knowing why they are there. When that happens, it's mainly to the extent that they aren't aware of what it is they don't know, or how it could add value to them. In this and many other scenarios a 'research first' approach to education works well. Don't make the class sit through your interpretation of what they need to know, let them discover this for themselves. Give them a topic, ask them to find out what it means, why they should care, and have some questions to ask if they don't quite get it. It makes for a great discussion, with experiences shared and all the learning is driven by the participants.
New challenges – "Welcome to the project, this is what we are expected to deliver and this is how we will deliver it. Any questions?"
As project teams form they can often feel a sense of not knowing how to get started. Sure, someone tells them that they will follow a certain approach using specific techniques, but if that's even a little new to them it will be tough to get started with confidence. However, if the project can start with a whole team approach to learning using the project as the example to work on, people will see the value of the activity and be left with some progress on the project and a way of working to continue.
Retrospectives – "So, we did well in the last month, but could we have done better?"
This is the most common 'just too late' learning moment for iterative and agile teams, but what is most important is that the lessons are also applied to the future of the project. These actions may be a change of working practices for the project which may require additional education, but in this instance there will be a strong appetite to learn from the team who now realise where they need improve.
In each of the four examples above we are building an awareness of the need to learn. However, to establish the use of the techniques may require an organisational culture change which is rarely easy to achieve. This is because even though an individual chooses to learn because they know they need to change, the organisation around them may not have learned the same lessons and may not be ready or willing to change. To enable this 'just too late' learning at an organisational level requires a regular measurement, and a continuous improvement mindset. But that's another story…
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Twitter's service had problems yesterday for over six hours with some users complaining the service was slow, while others could not access it.
The service interruptions came after Twitter claimed that there were 1.1 million inauguration-related messages on its service during the inauguration ceremony of US President Barack Obama.
Some users may be experiencing issues accessing Twitter, it said in a message. Twitter's engineers are working to resolve the problem, it added.
A company spokeswoman did not comment on what was causing the interruptions. "Unfortunately, we don't have anything to share beyond what is on the status blog," she said via email.
There was speculation that Twitter went down as a result of a large number of Twitter messages during Obama's inauguration and related events. During the ceremony, there were 1.1 million inauguration-related messages on its service, with 27,795 per minute at the peak, Twitter said.
A notice on the company's developer section indicated late Monday that the service was having disruptions in a number of areas such as timeline, favorites and friends.
By late evening, Twitter was reporting that its help center was down. "We will send an update when the issues have been resolved," Twitter user support said in a message. Earlier, it reported that profile photo upload was unavailable. "Hold tight, we hope to have it back soon," it said.
Twitter also had interruptions in its service last week. It reported that it was experiencing intermittent problems with Twitter's rendering of pages. The issue was resolved, it said later in the day.
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Jazz vocalist Sarah DeLeo recently released her second album, I'm In Heaven Tonight, a follow-up to her well-received 2005 debut, The Nearness of You, on her own Sweet Sassy label. We caught up with the New York City-based singer and discussed her influences and the state of the music industry.
What brought you to sing the standards?
I think I always gravitated to them without even knowing what they were. I grew up in the '70s and they were not the songs my generation listened to. I remember an episode of The Love Boat where Melissa Sue Anderson from Little House on the Prairie sang "Witchcraft" and I thought, "Wow! That's a great song."
Critics have said your voice conjures images of Peggy Lee and the elegant supper club years of the 1950s and '60s.
I consider myself a Garland-esque singer who likes to improvise. It's a lot easier to say "jazz vocalist" though. The singers who most influenced me—Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin—were/are pretty high-energy singers, but I sound generally pretty mellow, because that's the way I am.
Why did you choose songs like Lerner and Loewe's "On The Street Where You Live" and "In the Cold, Cold Night" by Jack White of The White Stripes for the CD ?
Song ideas and arrangements can pop into my head anytime, anywhere, because they are the direct manifestations of what I am feeling, experiencing, or thinking about at the moment. The songs on this CD came to me individually. I consider them all standards with the exception of "Let it Rain" and "In the Cold, Cold Night." It's funny—I never really think about what "standards" are.
Why self-produce your albums?
When I was thinking about doing my first CD, I knew I would get the best outcome if I self-produced. I could produce an artistically honest CD, I would own the master, and I could control its distribution and publicity.
Back when albums were on vinyl, it was prohibitively expensive to produce your own recording. You had to be on a label. Now self-producing has become very common. The number of self-producing artists continues to grow even among performers who were formerly on labels: People want more control over the artistic and business processes.
How did Barnard influence you?
I sang in an a cappella group, Bacchantae, which was great. And since I still live on the Upper West Side, I'm up there working in the library all the time—more now than I did as a student! Professionally, I do feel strongly that my Barnard background really helped me to be tenacious in the jazz world, which is still very sexist and very male-dominated.
What's next?
My biggest upcoming gig will be giving birth to my second child in August! I'm already working on new ideas and hoping to get back into the studio soon after that.
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Photo: Edward LinsmierWill Quinones' business helps match agents with performers.
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Thirty years ago, Will Quinones was an aspiring dancer, traveling from one audition to another. The experience, he says, was both costly and inconvenient and later inspired him to create the Talent Shopping Network, which enables performers and agents to conduct auditions online.
The performers — so far more than 2,200 have signed up — pay a fee starting at $3.99 a month to post their auditions on the site, where entertainment industry professionals, who also must subscribe, can watch them sing, dance or act. The site enables agents to ask an actor to download a script and read a specific part. Singers can record a song on the site and download it to their online portfolio.
"It's a tool to save everyone time and money," Quinones says.
After giving up professional dancing long ago, Quinones, 47, managed a singing group but eventually settled into a career in sales, marketing and entrepreneurship, including owning a Tampa business that provides labor to construction companies. He started the Talent Shopping Network in 2009 with $200,000 of his own money. He also has $400,000 from investors. The major expenses so far, he says, have been costs associated with building the website's platform.
Quinones expects rapid growth this year. Late in 2012, the network became an accelerator client of the Tampa Bay Innovation Center, which links emerging tech companies with attorneys, marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and potential angel investors.
Tonya Elmore, president of Tampa Bay Innovation Center, says the network was accepted as a client because of the "creative way" it brings "technology applications" to the entertainment industry.
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10 Pieces Every Woman Should Have Before 30
Do you feel like a woman but shop just like a little girl? Don't despair. We've rounded up 10 basic pieces that will put you on the fast track to a wardrobe as sophisticated and mature as you are.
Impulsiveness is a folly of youth. Forethought is what happens when you know better. In other words, invest in a reliable trench and leave getting caught in the rain to twenty-somethings and Jimmy Buffet.
Burberry Mid-length Wool and Cashmere-Blend Trench Coat ($1,295) in Camel
Now that you've upgraded from hostels to hotels and from road trippin' to platinum status, you need a proper suitcase. Actually you need a pair of them, because when it comes to travel plans, one size doesn't fit all.
T. Anthony International Wheeled Carry On ($595) in Black/White and T. Anthony Weekender Classic Duffel ($395) in Black/White
A t-shirt that you've worn to the point that it looks vintage is the ultimate fashion badge of honour. It takes time, commitment, and good laundry skills. Moreover, it's loaded with sentimental value and fond memories. If you're an overzealous closet cleaner, don't sweat it, you can buy a new tee today and it'll be soft and perfectly faded by the time you hit 40.
New York University Arch T-Shirt ($18) in Navy/White
Good news? Bad breakup? Treat yo'self. This should be a totally unnecessary, utterly fabulous item, which, ideally, you cannot in good conscious afford. Consider the fashion/food analogy: just as it's psychologically healthy to indulge in a chocolate milkshake every so often, so too is it prudent to occasionally unleash your inner splurchase monster. In short, all work and no Gucci will make you a very dull girl.
Sophia Webster Lei Lou Lace-Up Leather Sandals ($595) in Multicolor
This doesn't have to be expensive or showy, just something that a) you wear frequently and b) is indicative of your personal style. One-of-a-kind pieces and heirlooms work well here. Also monogramming is an easy solution for making any piece your own.
Sarah Chloe Cara Bracelet ($98) in Yellow Gold Plated
The average American changes jobs every 4.4 years, so by the time you hit 30, chances are you've been around the block once or twice. To ensure that the first impression you make on a potential employer is a good one, invest in a classic and versatile blazer. It conveys a sense of no-nonsense professionalism and can be tossed on at a moment's notice (no ironing necessary).
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Tiffany Solitaire Diamond Earrings ($1,125) in Platinum
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Chantelle Vendome Demi Bra ($98) in Black and Chantelle Vendome Shorty ($52) in Black
If you're anything like us, you squandered your first paycheck on the latest It bag (and then lived off SpaghettiOs for the next two weeks). A quality pocketbook is equally important to one's wardrobe, but because it doesn't see the light of day as often, it tends to get pushed to the bottom of your shopping to-do list. Stop procrastinating and make the purchase. We promise you won't regret it.
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I think we can all agree that butterflies are awesome. They are familiar and beautiful, but there are also some little guys out there that hardly ever get a second glance. I'm talking about hairstreaks, smaller nymphalids, skippers and the like. From far away, these butterflies may not seem like much, but up close they are just as pretty as a giant swallowtail.
Let's start off with one of my all time favorites: the hairstreaks. These members of the Lycaenid, or "gossamer winged," family get their name from the thin, hair-like lines that cross the under surfaces of their wings. Many of the hairstreaks have slender "tails" on their hindwings, which resemble antennae on the wrong part of the body! While resting they will rub their hindwings together, causing their "tails" to wiggle. Coupled with colored eyespots, this makes their back-end look just like a false head. This illusion comes in handy with predators, attracting them to the wrong end of the body, allowing the butterfly a quick escape in the opposite direction.
The hairstreaks are fast butterflies with erratic flight patterns. They can also be hard to view because of their size — from ½ inch to only about 1 ¾ inch in wingspan — so it can be hard to identify different ones in the field. If you do come across a hairstreak, however, try to get a good look — they're worth it! Some species of hairstreaks have only one brood per year in the spring, while others have several from spring through fall.
You generally can't attract hairstreaks to your garden with host plants. They eat a wide variety of larval foods, depending on the species — some are dried up leaves, mistletoe (try planting that one!), hackberry, oaks, cedar, pine and a variety of legumes. The best way to attract hairstreaks to your garden is by planting the nectar plants that they like. Some good ones are almond verbena, lantana, asters, frog fruit — anything with really small, tubular shaped flowers arranged in clusters.
Nymphalids, or "brush-footed" butterflies, are also some of my favorites. This family of butterflies takes its name from their highly reduced front legs, which are covered in tiny hairs and resemble brushes. At first glance, it appears these butterflies have only four legs. This family is very diverse in size and shape, without many recognizable characteristics in common. As adults, however, many do not visit flowers for nectar, but rather feed on tree sap, rotting fruit, dung and carrion. These guys know how to survive a drought!
You may see some of these butterflies flying about on warm winter days. Some species overwinter as larvae and/or adults; however, they won't breed until host plants become available in the spring.
Some of my favorite "brushfoot" butterflies in Houston are the Texan Crescent, the Question Mark and the American Painted Lady.
The Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) is tiny — up to 1 ¾ inches in wingspan. They are around for much of the year, spring through fall. Their host plants include members of the Acanthus family: flame acanthus, ruellia, dicliptera, shrimp plant. When you get caterpillars, you will have lots, so expect your "fruit cocktail" shrimp plant to be stripped!
Question marks (Polygonia interrogationis) are gorgeous! If Stevie Nicks were a butterfly, she would be this one, with its dark purple, velvety, gypsy-like wings. I have seen question marks in the country covering the sides of dirt roads, absorbing minerals. Their larvae feed on the leaves of elm and hackberry trees, and sometimes nettles. These butterflies are out during most of the year, hibernating during the winter and estivating (becoming dormant) during the summer. One sat for days on my outdoor ceiling fan this summer. They are on the larger side, size-wise — up to 3 inches across.
American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) butterflies are about 2 inches wide and are abundant in spring and fall. Their favorite host plants are in the Aster family. I learned that the larvae of this butterfly feed on the curry plant — which we will have at the fall sale!
Skippers are cute little creatures that have been classified as an "intermediate" between butterflies and moths. However, most lepidopterists agree that they are more closely related to butterflies. Skippers have stout, hairy bodies with large heads. Their antennae are spaced far apart, more on the sides of their head, with a curled hook at the end instead of the usual clubbed antennae seen in "typical" butterflies. Their wingspan usually measures less than one inch, except for the long-tailed skippers, which may be over 2 inches across.
Depending on the species, in the larval stage, skippers eat mostly oaks, mallows, legumes and grasses. You may have some of these in your lawn or garden right now!
Skippers often drink nectar from low growing flowers. I have seen them many times on trailing lantana by the Museum greenhouses. They also like to imbibe nutrients and salts from shallow mud puddles.
Their flight is fast, whirling and erratic, so the best way to observe them is while they are perched on a flower sipping nectar.
The HMNS Semi-Annual Plant Sale
When: Saturday, October 6th from 9 a.m. to noon
Where: On the 7th level of the museum parking garage
How Much: FREE
We'll have all the necessities: milkweed, pipe-vine, passion-vine, porterweeds, lantana, pentas, and more. We will also have a lot of the favorite plants of those "lesser known" butterflies that I'm sure you will now be looking for this fall!
If you plan on coming to the sale, please come early to get the best selection. To make life easier on yourself, please bring your own wagon.
See you Saturday!


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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has chosen longtime trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth chief of staff.
A White House official said this morning that Obama will announce McDonough's appointment today in the East Room.
McDonough, 43, will take over the key West Wing role from Jack Lew, Obama's nominee for Treasury secretary.
McDonough has advised Obama on foreign policy for nearly a decade and most recently served as the president's deputy national security adviser. He is highly regarded by White House staffers.
McDonough's place in Obama's inner circle was illustrated during the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011. He is among those whose images are captured in a White House photograph seated in the situation room with Obama and other senior officials watching the raid unfold.


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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease the bottom and sides of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan with vegetable spray. Dust all over with flour, shaking out excess. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add 4 eggs, vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, water and cake mix. Reserve the fudge package for another use. Using an electric mixer with whisk attachment, whisk until well combined, about 3 minutes.
Into another mixing bowl, add ricotta cheese, 4 eggs, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and 3/4 cup of granulated sugar. Add chocolate chips. Whisk until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Pour 2/3 cup of the cake batter into the pan. Add cocoa powder to the remaining batter and pour over the batter in the pan. Gently swirl in the cocoa batter creating a marble look. Pour the ricotta mixture over the batter and place the pan on middle rack in the oven. Bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is cooked.
Remove cake from oven and set aside to completely cool.
To make the frosting, in a large bowl, add package of chocolate pudding and cold milk. Using an electric mixer, whisk until thick and glossy, about 1 minute. Gently fold in prepared whipped cream until well combined.
When cake is completely cool, carefully transfer it to a decorative serving platter. Spread frosting evenly over the top of the cake and serve.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. It has not been tested for home use.


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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- The Erskine College men's soccer team netted the equalizer just 23 seconds from full time, and scored just over three minutes into the second extra time period, edging Lees-McRae College by a 2-1 margin in a tightly-contested Conference Carolinas battle on Wednesday evening.
The match proved to be a hard-fought and physical battle, with Erskine (7-4-1, 4-0 CC) edging Lees-McRae (6-5-1, 4-2 CC) by a 21-13 margin in attempts on goal, including a 10-7 advantage in the second half. Erskine was awarded seven corner kicks to one for Lees-McRae in the match. The Bobcats would control possession through the center of the park for long stretches of the contest, frustrating the Fleet midfield to the tune of 16 fouls and one caution.
Jordan Wright (West Lothian, Scotland) scored the opening goal of the match for the Bobcats, netting his seventh of the campaign to account for the first strike allowed by Erskine in conference play this season. Thomas Rusling (Sheffield, England) made five saves for the Bobcats, as Wright paced the team with five shots, including three on frame.
Andrew Settlemire led the way for Erskine with a goal and an assist, netting the extra time match-winner, while attempting a contest-best nine shots. Jack Power tallied a goal of his own, as Roberto De La Vina stopped three of the Bobcats' four shots on target.
The match remained scoreless until the opening moments of the 58th minute, when Wright made a long run in from the flank and delivered a low finish into the corner to give the Bobcats a 1-0 advantage. The freshman forward nearly added a second five minutes later, forcing a skillful stop by De La Vina midway through the 63rd minute.
Wright would be dismissed from proceedings on a controversial red card late in the 76th minute, forcing the Bobcats to play the remainder of the match down to 10 men.
Erskine responded with a greater sense of urgency over the through the rest of regulation, pushing forward with pace and determination while outshooting the Bobcats, 5-0, in the remaining 14 minutes. One such push would result in the equalizer seconds ahead of the full-time whistle, when Settlemire flicked a cross to Power who then nodded home the free header to send the match into extra time.
The Bobcats answered with a true team effort throughout each extra time period, launching a series of well-orchestrated counter attacks in the first added stanza. Freshman Chris Mullins (Greensboro, N.C.) came inches away from snatch the winner late on in the 98th minute, ringing the bar from just outside the area following a concentrated buildup through the center.
Erskine would produce the heartbreaking finish early in the 104th minute, when Settlemire won a long ball 25 yards from goal before making the turn and delivering a blast into the bottom corner for the extra-time winner.
Lees-McRae returns to the pitch on Saturday, travelling to Gaffney, S.C. for a pivotal conference clash with Limestone College at 3 p.m.


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This week's Monday Galaxy was something of a surprise for me.
When I find a beautiful Hubble picture of a galaxy with which I'm not familiar, the first thing I do is hit the journals and databases. How far away is it? Why was it observed?
That first one was easy: This galaxy, called NGC 1309, is about 90 million light years away, give or take, putting it at the far side of what we might call "nearby". Still with Hubble's incredible vision, NGC 1309 is displayed in amazing detail (grab the 2400 x 3200 pixel version to see for yourself).
The answer to the second question, at first, eluded me. I dove right into the professional journals and extragalactic databases, looking to see what was going on with this galaxy. I found nothing. No mention of a huge black hole gobbling down matter and blasting out jets, no recent merger with another galaxy, no anomalously bright high-energy sources in it.
Then I laughed. I realized I didn't actually read the synopsis of the observation on the Hubble website; I jumped right into the deep end. But when I read the short description, it became clear why NGC 1309 was targeted: It turns out, while overall the galaxy itself is scientifically unremarkable, it's what's in it that makes it special.
NGC 1309 has quite a few stars in it that are called Cepheid variables. These are massive, bright stars that pulsate in brightness on a regular schedule lasting a few days to months. The pulsation period of a Cepheid depends on the absolute brightness of the star, how much energy it emits. By measuring how bright the star appears over time, then, we can determine how bright the star actually is. That in turn allows us to measure its distance (since stars dim with distance in a relatively easy-to-measure way). Since we can see Cepheids in distant galaxies, that allows us to measure the actual distance to these galaxies.
That fact, all by itself, is amazing.
But NGC 1309 has another trick up its arm. On top of the Cepheids, in 2002 an exploding star was spotted in the galaxy, and it was of the kind that can also be calibrated to calculate its distance. This kind of supernova is used to measure the distances of galaxies that are incredibly far away, billions of light years distant, clear to the edge of the observable Universe. Being able to find a galaxy with both Cepheid stars and this type of supernova is a rare chance to match the two scales up and make sure they fit. It helps us bootstrap the size and behavior of the entire Universe.
That's why NGC 1309 found itself in Hubble's crosshairs. But to my amusement, that's it. It's otherwise a completely ordinary spiral galaxy, slightly smaller than our Milky Way, with wide-flung spiral arms festooned with dark dust lanes. Scientifically, if I saw NGC 1309 in a database or journal table, I wouldn't give it a second glance.
That would be a shame, because it's gorgeous.
Two other things did draw my attention in the Hubble image. First was the bizarre, smaller galaxy to the upper left. It has almost no defined nucleus, possesses that weird bar across it, and then has those kinked and messed-up arms. What's its story? It looks like it recently had a collision with another galaxy that disrupted its structure, but I'm not sure. After some time online poking through databases, all I could find about it was how bright it is (17th mag, for those keeping notes at home, or 0.004% as bright as the faintest star you can see with your naked eye). That's it. I suspect this Hubble image is the first detailed picture of it ever taken, so it's not been studied thoroughly yet.
Second, I'll note all the myriad background galaxies, so commonly seen in images like this. Interestingly, they appear to tend toward the red, which makes me think that NGC 1309 has a lot of dust in its outskirts; blue light passing through dust gets absorbed or scattered away, while red light passes through. It's possible all those galaxies are intrinsically red, but it seems unlikely. Another mystery to pass on to someone who may one day study this lovely spiral galaxy.
I also find it somewhat funny that, above, I described this incredible object, so huge, so fantastically beautiful, as "unremarkable". Perhaps as a galaxy itself it's typical, one of many, a big spiral among countless thousands known. Yet it possesses the keys to our understanding of the Universe itself.
Unremarkable, indeed.
Tip o' the lens cap to APOD, which has a slightly different version of this image, reprocessed by Martin Pugh.


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Checking in on… the Atlantic SunPosted by Brian Goodman on December 10th, 2010
Bucky Dent is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic Sun Conference.
A Look Back
- The Mercurial Bucs: East Tennessee State notched an impressive win last Wednesday at Dayton, which had a 40-game winning streak at UD Arena against non-conference foes. So with all that momentum behind them, the Buccaneers naturally went down to USC Upstate and face-planted, losing 60-59 in a game which saw them hit nine of their first 40 shots and blow no less than a dozen layups. That loss carried over to a 79-59 blowout defeat at College of Charleston, dropping them to 3-4 as they enter a very tough part of an eight-game road trip (at Mississippi State, at Ole Miss, three games in Cancun). While it's a long season, ETSU might regret that inexplicable loss at Upstate if it costs it a better seed come conference tournament time.
- The Spartan Life: Remember what we said two weeks ago about USC Upstate struggling to win a game? Well, the Spartans took that theory and pitched it right out the door of the Hodge Center with a double overtime win over UNC Asheville and the aforementioned upset of ETSU. Upstate hadn't beaten the Bucs in six prior tries, but got a great game from Torrey Craig. He scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, but his best play was grabbing a loose ball along the baseline and turning a broken play into Chalmers Rogers' game-winning layup with 3.6 seconds left. Craig already looks like a go-to guy for a program which hasn't had one of those for a while.
- Player of the Week: Ayron Hardy, Jacksonville – The do-it-all 6'5 senior continues to stuff the stat sheet the way dead Chicagoans used to stuff the ballot box back in the day. Hardy spearheaded the Dolphins' home sweep of A-Sun foes Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast by averaging 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Just missing the gold medal were Craig and North Florida's Jerron Granberry. Craig's 15 rebounds against ETSU were the third-most by a freshman in the country this year, while Granberry scored 20 points on just eight shot attempts, hitting 6-6 on three-pointers, in a Cancun victory over Prairie View A&M.
Power Rankings
1. Belmont (6-2, 1-0)
Next Week: 12/16 vs. Kennesaw State
The Bruins keep on trucking with superior depth and defense. They've forced at least 16 turnovers in each of their first eight games this season, including 27 from unbeaten Tennessee. Belmont's only losses are to SEC East powers Tennessee and Vanderbilt, and neither one exactly ran and hid. In fact, the Bruins will get another crack at the Volunteers December 23 in Knoxville. Guard Jordan Campbell, who struggled badly from deep for the season's first seven games, helped Belmont pull out an overtime win over Middle Tennessee State by canning eight threes. If the A-Sun were a horserace, Belmont would be a 2-to-1 favorite at this point.
2. Jacksonville (6-1, 2-0)
Next Week: 12/12 at Winthrop, 12/15 at Saint Louis
One has to love how the Dolphins are playing defense. In four of their six wins, they've held the opposition to 60 points or less, doing it with perhaps the conference's smallest lineup. They pressure the ball and force the opposition into either turnovers or quick shots, then finish the possession by getting a rebound nearly 70 percent of the time. While there will be a couple of difficult non-conference tests prior to January, JU looks like a good bet for a 20-win season, barring injury or a sudden decrease in defensive efficiency
3. Lipscomb (5-2, 1-0)
Next week: 12/11 at Tennessee Tech
The best news out of a three-game winning streak is that the Bisons did it mostly with defense. The opposition's field goal percentage has dropped to 43.7, which could give this team a serious chance to win a conference title with all the firepower it has on board. Adnan Hodzic is now averaging a double-double (20.3 points, 10.3 rebounds) and Josh Slater is starting to hit his shots, upping his shooting percentage to a more palatable 46.2. Jordan Burgason is a concern, though, as the normally deadeye 3-point shooter is down to 32.5 percent from the arc and has lost his spot in the starting lineup.
4. East Tennessee State (3-4, 0-1)
Next Week: 12/11 at Mississippi State
Losing games isn't coach Murry Bartow's biggest worry. It's that an offense which looked a little more slump-proof going into the season suddenly can't get out of the 50's on a consistent basis. The problem is that the team's jump-shooters aren't consistently making shots or being aggressive enough to earn free throw opportunities. In the loss at College of Charleston, the Buccaneers garnered just four foul shots, which has nothing to do with officials and everything to do with a lack of aggression. Junior forward Isiah Brown is playing the best ball on a nightly basis, but got into it with Bartow early in the second half at Charleston and was benched for the game's remainder. With five more games left in its eight-game road trip, ETSU doesn't need any more issues in addition to those it already has
5. Campbell: (4-3)
Next Week: 12/10 vs. Western Carolina, 12/16 at USC Upstate
Lorne Merthie is becoming more of a go-to player with Jonathan Rodriguez having graduated after what seemed like a ten-year career. Merthie is averaging a team-high 14.1 points per game and canning 52 percent from the three-point line. The Camels are shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor, although their schedule hasn't exactly been the toughest. They are awaiting the return of forward Eric Griffin (12.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG), who's missed the last two games with an ankle injury
6. North Florida: (4-4, 1-1)
Next Week: 12/11 at Purdue, 12/14 at Texas
Back to the death march for the Ospreys, who missed a good chance to improve to 2-0 in the conference by losing for the second straight year at home to Stetson. Four of their next five games are of the "paycheck" variety against Purdue, Texas, Maryland and Kansas State. To have any chance of surviving that stretch, they'll have to cut down on turnovers, as they're averaging 18.5 per game. First-shot defense remains solid (41.9 percent from the field, 32.7 percent on 3s) but UNF is allowing 16 offensive rebounds per game, which helps the opposition score 74 points per game
7. Kennesaw State (2-5)
Next week: 12/11 at SIU Edwardsville, 12/16 at Belmont
With 15 days to rest, take final exams and work on weaknesses exposed during the first seven games, the Owls are ready for the season's bulk to begin. What they must do is find more scoring threats besides Markeith Cummings and Spencer Dixon, as well as improve first-shot defense (46.6 percent from the field, 40.5 percent on threes) and rebounding (minus 3.9 per game). If KSU can do a few of those things, it will be a tough out for any A-Sun team
8. Stetson (3-4, 1-1)
Next week: 12/12 at Miami (Fla.), 12/15 at Florida State
After the horror of a home loss against D-II foe Palm Beach Atlantic, the Hatters didn't sulk, winning two of their next three, including a conference road victory over North Florida. Freshman Aaron Graham can flat-out shoot the rock, indicated by his 14-25 numbers from three-point range. He looks like Larry Bird in comparison to the rest of this crowd, which is just 18-88 from beyond the arc. But Stetson is making improvements in first-shot defense (44.2 percent from the floor) and is outrebounding the opposition. When it hits more free throws (60.7 percent) and cuts its 17.1 turnovers per game down to 15 or fewer, the win total will go up
9. USC Upstate: (2-6, 1-0)
Next week: 12/11 at N.C. State, 12/16 vs. Campbell
As we suggested would happen two weeks ago, senior guard Josh Chavis began finding the range from the three-point line. In wins over UNC Asheville and East Tennessee State, Chavis hit 6-of-19, pushing his season percentage over the Mendoza line at 22.4 percent. The Spartans' stunner over ETSU not only gives them a boost of confidence they badly needed, it fired a warning shot for conference opponents who may have circled Upstate road trips as a win. While winning on the road may be next to impossible for this young, undersized squad, take them lightly at your risk when traveling to Spartanburg
10. Florida Gulf Coast: (2-5, 0-2)
Next week: 12/15 at Ohio State
The good news is that Ole Miss transfer Kevin Cantinol is eligible for the trip to the second-ranked Buckeyes, giving the Eagles a much-needed 6'9, 250-pound slab of beef inside. The bad news is Cantinol might not make much difference for this team on either side of the floor. Despite the efforts of Anthony Banks (15.4 PPG, 7.4 RPG) and Reed Baker (17.7 PPG), FGCU is really this bad. Good thing that coach Dave Balza won a contract extension prior to the season because there might not be many wins left for the Eagles this year
11. Mercer: (2-7, 0-2)
Next Week: Dec. 10 vs. Navy
The good news for the Bears is this is their only game in a 19-day period. The bad news is they still have 20 more games to play this year, perhaps more if they can qualify for the A-Sun tourney on their home court. That will be tough, since this team does nothing well except force turnovers (17.1 per game). It's clearly a transitional year for this program and it can't be good for the future that the top three scorers are all seniors
Playing the Percentages
Every week, we'll look at an intriguing individual or team stat and determine fluke or trend. This week, we zero in on Florida Gulf Coast's Anthony Banks, a live body who can crash the offensive glass with the best of them. After grabbing 100 offensive caroms last year, Banks owns 31 in his first seven games this season, placing him atop the conference and in a tie for 8th nationally. We're calling trend here. Banks is one of those guys with a nose for the ball and the quickness to go get it no matter where it is. If the Eagles get good in the next three years, you can bet the Banks this sophomore will have had a lot to do with it.
A Look Ahead
- With most teams either approaching or in the middle of exam periods, schedules are fairly light. Belmont tries for its second A-Sun win on the 16th when it welcomes Kennesaw State to Nashville.
- USC Upstate tries to keep the upset train on the tracks when it welcomes Campbell to the tiny Hodge Center Dec. 16 for the Camels' conference opener.
- North Florida will try to make the conference look respectable to Power Six audiences when it visits Top 25 inhabitants Purdue and Texas in a four-day span.
- Lipscomb's recent improvement on defense will be tested Saturday night with a trip to Tennessee Tech, which loves to push the tempo.


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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Two football fans were injured after one fell "like a sack of wet cement" from a railing at the Buffalo Bills' stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., officials said.
A video of the incident Sunday appears to show one man attempting to slide down a railing on the 300 level of Ralph Wilson Stadium, losing his balance and falling backward onto the level below, landing on another man, WIVB-TV, Buffalo, reported.
"This guy falling ... was like a sack of wet cement falling next to me and this guy he jumped right up and said 'Well I'm OK,' but the guy he landed on, they took him away on a stretcher because I think the guy he landed on was more hurt than he was," witness Tony Martino said.
A team statement said: "Bills staff responded to the incident immediately and were soon joined by emergency personnel. Both individuals were then taken to South Side EMS inside the stadium and both were later transported to a local hospital for further observation."