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Lefty allows seven hits, strikes out seven over 7 2/3; Flowers homers
CHICAGO -- It was just one late afternoon in chilly Chicago, one well-played game between the White Sox and Royals before an Opening Day sellout of 39,012 at U.S. Cellular Field.
In the scheme of a 162-game season, Monday's 1-0 victory for the South Siders hardly stands as even the most remote sample size.
But if the White Sox succeed and surprise some people in 2013, much like they did for most of 2012, then this victory, earned through pitching and defense, serves as the prototype.
"I hope we get more than one run every game," said a smiling White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers, whose homer leading off the fifth against James Shields held up as the game's lone run.
"Pitching is going to take us a long way, like it did today," added White Sox closer Addison Reed, who used a solid mix of fastballs and sliders in the ninth to strand Eric Hosmer on second and pick up his first save.
Matt Thornton's key strikeout of Mike Moustakas with runners on first and third and two outs in the eighth joined with Reed's ninth to raise the South Siders' Opening Day record to 59-54, give them an 11-1 mark in their last 12 home openers and produce their first Game 1 shutout since 2010. But in regard to the pitching part of this formula, this game was all about Chris Sale.
Sale harnessed the emotions of making his first Opening Day trip to the mound by allowing just seven hits and one walk over 7 2/3 innings, while striking out seven. He threw 72 of his 104 pitches for strikes, getting into a nice game-long rhythm with Flowers.
The only real trouble spot for Sale came in the third inning, when the Royals loaded the bases with one out. Sale proceeded to strike out Billy Butler on four pitches, using his slider as the knockout punch, and then retired Mike Moustakas on a popup to second baseman Gordon Beckham.
"That was fun, it was exciting. It was everything I thought it would be and more," Sale said. "I did a real good job of kind of collecting myself and not getting too amped up too early or too late and it ended up being a pretty good day."
"Oh, man, dynamic pitching on both sides all day," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Sale was phenomenal, James Shields was phenomenal. The difference in the game was one high changeup. That was it."
Defense in this winning equation came from two double plays turned by the White Sox, and Beckham saving a potential rally in the seventh after Hosmer opened the frame with a single. Lorenzo Cain lined a shot headed toward right-center, but Beckham's leap toward the middle of the infield snared the drive and held Hosmer at first. Jeff Francoeur, who singled in his first two at-bats, hit into an inning-ending double play started by third baseman Jeff Keppinger.
"Saved the game right there. That was huge," said Sale, who mentioned feeling more relaxed after Beckham made the play. "That's what you come to expect from Gordon. He has been so solid and unbelievable at second. I call him the maniac."
"Teams that don't play good defense, you just keep giving opportunities," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "For us, we can't give opportunities. This is a good team we're playing. Pitching and defense are going to be key and finding a way to score some runs."
Flowers represented the White Sox scoring against Shields, who struck out six over six innings. That high changeup referred to by Yost traveled 389 feet and into the left-center-field stands.
As the man on the spot to replace A.J. Pierzynski's eight-year run behind the plate, there couldn't have been a better way to start.
"Definitely probably going to be one of the most special games I've had and probably will have," Flowers said.
There's no Opening Day victory without Flowers' blast. The way he worked with Sale, though, was the most important factor Monday and will be for a team that fancies itself a playoff contender.
Sure, one game does not tell the story of the season's first week, let alone the season. But remember this mantra: If the 2013 White Sox want to make an impact, they primarily will do so on the mound and in the field.
"We are going to be fundamentally sound and those are things you have to do to win ballgames. We came out and did that to start the season today and we need to continue," Flowers said. "It looked like kind of what all the coaches preached to us from the start of last season."


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Narsil was the sword of King Elendil of the Dúnedain. It was later known as Andúril.
The sword was forged during the First Age by the famed Dwarven-smith Telchar. The blade presumably was given to one of the Sons of Fëanor, possibly Curufin, who also held Angrist. It eventually came to Maglor, who likely gave it to Elros.
In the Second Age, Narsil was an heirloom of the descendants of Elros, the first King of Númenor. Although nothing is said of Narsil during this period, it eventually came into the hands of Elendil, a distant descendant, towards the close of the Second Age.
Elendil used Narsil in the Siege of Barad-dûr, but Sauron killed Elendil and the sword broke into two pieces under him as he fell. Elendil's son Isildur took up the sword and used its shard to cut the One Ring from the hand of Sauron. Isildur took the shards home with him. Shortly before Isildur was killed in the second year of the Third Age in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, the shards were rescued by Ohtar, squire of Isildur's oldest son. He took them to Rivendell, where Isildur's youngest son Valandil was fostered.
The Shards of Narsil were one of the heirlooms of the Kings of Arnor, and after the Northern Kingdom was destroyed they remained an heirloom of the Rangers of the North. It was not reforged until the War of the Ring at the end of the Third Age.
In Third Age 3019 Narsil was reforged in Rivendell as Andúril, the "Flame of the West", for Aragorn, the heir of Isildur. He carried the sword during his journey south as part of the Fellowship of the Ring, and it featured prominently at several points in the story, where it was sometimes referred to as the "Sword That Was Broken" or "The Sword Reforged".
Narsil means "Sun and Moon" in Quenya (from Anar = "sun" and Isil = "moon").
The word perhaps represents the Númenorean term of Ûrinîl(uw)at ("two sun-moon"), a collective name for both celestial objects.
Portrayal in Adaptations
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
- Narsil was not broken in two but in several parts, which were kept at Rivendell, and by Sauron stepping on it instead of it breaking as Elendil fell. The sword is not reforged into Andúril until the third film, when Arwen persuades Elrond to have Elven smiths reforge it from the shards and bring to Aragorn.
- In the books, he actually wears the broken blade and shows it to the Hobbits when they meet at the Prancing Pony in Bree, and its reforging prior to the departure of the Fellowship is a decisive move toward kingship.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The reforging of Narsil is experienced by the player in the quest arc called "The Blade that was Broken." The player sets out to find the last of the Silithair in order for the Elf-smiths of Imladris to reforge the sword.
See also
|Weapons of Middle-earth
|Aeglos · Andúril · Anglachel · Angrist · Anguirel · Aranrúth · Belthronding · Black Arrow · Bow of Bregor · Daggers of Westernesse · Dagmor · Dailir · Dramborleg · Durin's Axe · Glamdring · Grond · Gúthwinë · Gurthang · Herugrim · Morgul-knife · Narsil · Orcrist · Red Arrow · Ringil · Sting

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Manufacturing in the Northeast contracted for the first time since November 2011, new data out of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows.
The key business activity index fell 13 points to -5.85, below expectations for a marginal decline to 7.0.
New orders were negative for the second consecutive month, falling to -5.5 from -2.7 a month earlier.
Employment trends, however, remained positive in August. The number of employees sub-index declined slightly, to 16.47 from 18.52.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker baseball team came up just short twice on Saturday, losing a pair of one-run ball games to the Hawks of Chowan University. The Cobras dropped game one 3-2 in 10 innings and then lost game two 6-5.
In the first game of their doubleheader, it took 10 innings in order to decide a victor; unfortunately it was the Chowan Hawks who came out on top, 3-2.
Chowan got on the board first with a run in the second inning, with Coker evening the game at one apiece in the fourth. The Cobras took a 2-1 lead with a run in the fifth, holding that lead until the top of the seventh when the Hawks tied the game at two. The score stayed even at two runs each until the tenth when Chowan plated their third and final run.
Freshman hurler Gabe Llanes (Miami, Fla.) (0-1) took the loss for the Cobras. He allowed one run in one inning of work with a strikeout and a walk.
Chowan's Ryan Moore (1-0) earned the win in relief going four innings allowing two hits with five strikeouts for the Hawks.
At the plate, Nathan Wilson (Milliken, Colo.) had a pair of hits for the Cobras, while Kurtis Baker (Arvada, Colo.) had a triple with a run scored and Taylor Martin (San Jose, Calif.) had a double with a run scored. Frank Suarez (Miami, Fla.) also had a hit with an RBI.
In the second game the Cobras and the Hawks exchanged runs between the second and fifth innings leaving the game tied at two heading into the sixth. It was then hat the offense exploded with Chowan scoring four runs and Coker adding three, giving the Hawks the narrow 6-5 lead. Chowan held on for the win with a shutout seventh inning.
Andrew Goot (Oldsmar, Fla.) (0-2) suffered the loss for Coker, allowing six runs on five hits with three strikeouts in five innings on the mound.
John Deschamps (1-0) got the win for the Hawks. He threw six innings allowing five runs on five hits and Evan Hart (1) got the save with an inning of work.
Fico Kondla (Miami, Fla.) was the Cobras leading hitter in game with two hits, including a double and two runs scored, while Keith Wolf (O'Fallon, Ill.) had a double with two RBIs and two runs scored. Baker picked up his second hit of day and his second run scored as well.
The Cobras and the Hawks will complete their four game series on Sunday with another doubleheader beginning at noon.


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NORFOLK, Va. – UMBC softball extended its win streak to five games following an 8-5 victory against Delaware in its first game of the Spartan Classic, but the Retrievers were unable to complete a come-back victory against host Norfolk State in game two, falling, 3-2, at NSU Softball Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Retrievers (7-3) jumped out to a five-run lead in the bottom of the second inning of game one against Delaware. With runners on second and third, junior Katlin Olesky (Irvine, Calif./Northwood/Saddleback College) and sophomore Danielle O'Neill (Lothian, Md./Southern) used back-to-back fielder's choices to drive in a pair of runs. Sophomore Bridget O'Malley (Brooklyn, Md./Seton Keough) kept the inning alive, driving in a run on a two-out triple to right center field, followed by a two-run home run from junior Taylor Hall (Cosby, Va./Cosby).
A trio of singles in the top of the fourth inning scored one run for Delaware (2-9), but the Retrievers were quick to respond with three runs in the bottom of the frame, starting with a home run from senior Megan Sauble (Glen Burnie, Md./CCBC), her first in a Retrievers' uniform. A pair of errors helped UMBC to score three runs on three hits in the inning en route to taking an 8-1 advantage.
Freshman pitcher Jessica Holte (Asland, Va./Atlee) was able to down the first two batters of the fifth inning, but a single by Gabby Klecko followed by a home run from Jessica Grisler started a four-run frame for Delaware, dwindling the deficit to three, 8-5. Holte and the Retrievers were able to hang on for the victory, holding the Blue Hens to three hits in the final two innings.
Holte surrendered five earned runs on 11 hits and struck out four batters to remain undefeated in her rookie campaign (5-0). Senior Chelsea Bertoglio (Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills/Saddleback College) finished the contest 2-for-3 from the dish and was one of six Retrievers to tally an RBI in the contest. Delaware's starting pitcher Carolyn Syzmanski (2-6) was credited with the loss, allowing five earned runs in 1.2 innings, while reliever Kiersten Coffman surrendered one earned run in 4.1 innings of work.
In game two, Norfolk State (2-6) was able to take the 2-0 lead in the second with a one-out home run into center field from Liz Riley. The Spartans further added to their advantage in the fifth, taking advantage of Devon Bitler reaching on a throwing error when Alina Moriarty sent an RBI double into right field to extend the lead to 3-0.
UMBC strung together a pair of doubles and added in a sacrifice fly to right field from senior Caitlin Chance (Easton, Md./Easton) to get one run back in the sixth. With UMBC starting pitcher Kelly Lane (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central) settling in and only tossing to seven batters in the final two innings, the Retrievers were able to pull within one in the final frame. UMBC opened the seventh with a pair of singles to bring up the top of the order. O'Neill's fielder's choice put runners on first and second with one out and O'Malley's second single of the contest made it a one-run ballgame, 3-2. Hall had a chance to tie the game with runners on first and second, but the Retrievers' come-back was stopped short as the game ended on a double play.
Lane (1-2) allowed two earned runs and struck out seven in the complete game, while Jamie Schulle (2-3) earned the complete game victory. The Retrievers tallied 10 hits in the contest, but left seven on base.
Bertoglio batted. 500 on the day, while O'Malley and Hall each drove in a pair of runs on the afternoon.
The Retrievers continue action at the Spartan Classic with a pair of games on Sunday, March 2. UMBC opens the day at 11 a.m. against Monmouth and follow with a rematch of the Feb. 16 meeting between UMBC and Norfolk State at 2 p.m.


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The Monticello City Council voted 3 to 1 in favor of moving forward with the Truth in Taxation process at the June 12 council meeting.
With the vote, the council is free to consider increasing the certified tax rate. At the time of the meeting the council did not have the certified tax rate numbers and had concerns regarding how the rate would affect the budget for the upcoming year.
The council approved a balanced budget for fiscal year 2012-13 in the amount of $1,887,131. However, because of the decision to begin the Truth in Taxation process, the council now has until late August to amend and re-approve the budget before submitting it to the state.
The council is aware of an increased valuation of the city, up from $67,845,000 to $69,195,000. Based on the increase, if the city were to collect the same tax rate as the previous year they would generate an additional $10,000 in revenue.
In the budget approved at the meeting, the city would be in a revenue neutral position from the previous year.
Councilman Scott Frost motioned to proceed with truth in taxation process for potential tax increase. Councilman Craig Leavitt seconded the motion. Councilman Tim Young voted in favor with Councilman Brad Randall opposed.
The council also approved amendments to the current budget. There were concerns that revenue at the city pool are down as there have not been many season passes sold this year. The projected pool revenue is $20,000 for the year and is only at $15,000 through the end of May.
Assistant City Manager Greg Westfall told the council he is open to any and all suggestions to get kids to use the pool. Councilman Tim Young suggested using a punch card pass at the pool, similar to the ones used at the golf course. The council liked the idea of moving forward with the punch cards right away.
Several council members expressed the concern that a lot of people don't feel like they use an annual pass enough to justify the cost. The council also suggested the possibility of lowering the price of a family pass or individual pass next season or offering a discount if passes are purchased before the pool opens.
Councilman Randall suggested a daily rate where a person who swims during one session during a day can return the same day for another session with no additional charge.
City Public Works supervisor Nate Langston reported on the current water situation, telling the council that there is currently 1,600 acre feet of water in Loyds Lake, which is only 44 percent full.
The lake was that low in 2010, but spring runoff brought it up 30 feet, compared to only two feet of spring runoff in the current year.
Intake has been lower than average for the past three months, but secondary water use skyrocketed in May. With a usage of over 24 million gallons, it became the highest usage month since 2005 and is double the 12.4 million gallons historical average for the month.
Langston told the council that his department has been pushing conservation hard in the community and use in June is on pace for average. The council discussed possible funding sources to seek money for secondary water metering for all residents in the future.
The Utah Municipal Clerks Association presented Cindi Holyoak with the certified municipal clerks designation. The council was told that Holyoak had to attend 120 class hours of University level credit work over five and a half years to attain the designation given by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. It is reported that only 67 of the 341 members of the clerks association have earned the designation.
The council discussed a possible fee to be charged to vendors at the baseball park during the Pioneer Day celebration. Several options were discussed, including no fee and a discount for vendors who sell at the park as well as the ball field.
Councilman Scott Frost felt the food vendors are competing with local restaurants and should be charged a fee. The council agreed, approving a $20 fee for all vendors. Vendors will also not be allowed to compete with the recreation committee concession stand on major items.
There is some concern about vendors who set up booths outside the baseball park in order to avoid paying the fee. The council was told this is against city ordinance, which will be enforced with all vendors paying the fee.


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Many eyes on Halladay's first start of 2013
ATLANTA -- If Cole Hamels had pitched Monday like he normally pitches, the Phillies very likely would've beaten the Braves on Opening Day and everything would've been right in their world for at least another 24 hours.
But Hamels gave up seven hits, five runs, one walk and three home runs in five innings in a 7-5 loss to the Braves at Turner Field. In seasons past, if he had pitched poorly in the season opener and the Phillies had Roy Halladay pitching the next game, there would've been confidence back home in the Delaware Valley.
That's OK, everybody. The Phillies have Doc going Wednesday. They're fine.
But confidence is not exactly overflowing among Phils fans entering Wednesday night's game against Atlanta.
"I think a lot of people are kind of anxious and anticipating to see Doc go out there," Ryan Howard said. "We'll just try to go out there and get the 'W.'"
There is anxiety about this start. Halladay struggled with injuries and performance last season, sporting a 4.49 ERA, his worst since he carried a 10.64 ERA in 2000. That season earned him a trip in 2001 to Class A Dunedin, where he reinvented himself as one of the best pitchers of his generation.
Halladay came into Spring Training this year saying he felt better than ever, but then he had a shaky March. He did not have the velocity he had in the past. Halladay labored at times. He suddenly had trouble throwing his cutter, which has been a huge pitch for him.
Those things and more have everybody wondering what they will see from Halladay this year.
Can Halladay come close to resembling the pitcher who dominated the National League in 2010-11? Or were last season's struggles a harbinger of things to come for a pitcher turning 36 next month?
"I feel good about Roy," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said.
Amaro said he feels good about Halladay because Halladay feels good about himself. And if Halladay likes his chances, then Amaro said there is no reason to think otherwise.
So the Phillies are keeping the faith based on Halladay's optimism, which is not a surprise. Halladay has earned that respect.
"What do I expect?" manager Charlie Manuel said. "I expect him to go out there and pitch, keep us in the game and give us a chance to win … I know baseball sometimes comes and goes. Your last outing, if you come out, get people out and throw a pretty good game, that washes out that last outing. That's just kind of the way it goes sometimes."
In other words, if Halladay steps on that mound at Turner Field and beats the Braves, everybody will forget about his spring. And then maybe the Phils can take two of three from Atlanta with left-hander Cliff Lee pitching Thursday.
"When we get on a roll, the starters, we definitely feed off each other," Hamels said. "So to be able to have him come out and pitch … we know what he's been doing all offseason and all spring, of really just trying to get himself right, and we have all the faith in the world in him. He's going to go out there and he's the ultimate competitor. And that's what we expect."
It has been a while since Halladay competed with consistent success. He was 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA through April last season. Then Halladay allowed eight runs in 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Braves in Atlanta on May 2. He went 8-6 with a 5.26 ERA in his final 20 starts.
"I'm happy with where I'm at," Halladay said Thursday following his final Grapefruit League start. "I'm excited. I'm excited to come out of Spring Training feeling the way I feel, physically and mechanically. There's still a few things I feel I can improve on, but I'm happy with my delivery. Physically, it's night and day, last year compared to this year, which was the goal. Physically, this is almost as good as I've felt in five years, as far as my total body. I'm just a tick behind where I want to be."
Halladay needs to get there fast. His season starts Wednesday against the Braves, and there will be a lot of anxious people in Philadelphia watching.


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The on-the-fly ISO-building support is in now as well (mainly thanks to the above), at least for executables. You can now load binaries from either the gdrom dialog (which packages it into a MIL-CD disc image), or the 'load binary' dialog (which does what it always did). The command-line is also changed slightly – "lxdream mygame.elf" loads the program as a disc, and "lxdream -e mygame.elf" executes it directly.
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Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Annual or perennial herb from caudex or rhizome
Stem generally erect, 120 dm
Leaves basal, cauline, or both, alternate, generally entire; basal generally petioled
Inflorescence: heads generally radiate, solitary or in a cyme or panicle; involucre obconic to hemispheric; phyllaries in 26 series, outer generally < inner, free, at least inner with pale, papery margins; receptacle ± flat, naked
Ray flowers 0many; corolla violet to pink or white
Disk flowers many; corolla and anthers generally yellow, tube generally < throat; anther tips ± triangular; style branches flat on inner face, base ± warty, tip acute, hairy
Fruit generally rounded, ± ribbed, ± brown; pappus of bristles, white to brownish
Species in genus: ± 250 species: North America, Eurasia, Africa
Etymology: (Greek: star)
Reference: [Allen 1984 Syst Bot 9:175191]
Recent taxonomic note: *See also revised taxonomy of Nesom 1994 Phytologia 77:141297.
Perennial; rhizomes elongate
Stems 410 dm, hairy above
Leaves basal and cauline (basal 0 at flower), ± sessile, ± oblanceolate, acute, entire to finely serrate, ± hairy
Inflorescence: heads in a cyme; phyllaries oblong to ovate, outer green ± to base, obtuse, inner pale-margined, ± acute
Ray flowers many; corollas 812 mm, violet
Fruit hairy
Chromosomes: 2n=48,64
Ecology: Grasslands, salt marshes, disturbed places
Elevation: < 500 m.
Bioregional distribution: w&c Northwestern California, w&c Central Western California, n South Coast, n Channel Islands
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia
Horticultural information: 4, 5, 6 &IRR: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; also STBL; INV.


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This has been an interesting year for original science-fiction in Hollywood. In the last eight and a half months we've seen the release of Pacific Rim, Elysium, Oblivion, The Europa Report, Dark Skies and After Earth, and we're still waiting to see Gravity, Her, and Snowpiercer. It's hard to say exactly why the movie world is suddenly so interested in creating some fresh content for the genre, but soon Take Shelter and Mud director will be getting in on the action with his upcoming flick Midnight Special, and today Deadline brings word that the cast has recently grown. Kirsten Dunst has signed a deal to join Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton in the movie and is set to play the female lead.
Based on an original idea concept by Nichols and set to be the filmmaker's fourth feature film, the story has been described as a John Carpenter-inspired chase movie and follows a father and his 8-year-old son living in present day. The two characters are forced to "go on the run when dad realizes the boy has some kind of special powers." Shannon will be playing the father character in the movie, though it hasn't been revealed who will be playing the son. Like Edgerton's part, Dunst's role in the film is being kept a secret for now.
Nichols has partially become known for his partnership with Shannon (as the actor has appeared in all of the writer/director's features) but Nichols also has a habit of working with some of the best actresses out there. In Take Shelter brought Jessica Chastain aboard to play the female lead, while Mud featured both Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Paulson in strong roles. Having Dunst on-board for Midnight Special certainly continues that tradition.
Since her days as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies Dunst has been spending a lot of time on the indie circuit and has earned a lot of acclaim for her work. The biggest standout among her recent work is Lars Von Trier's Melancholia - for which the actress won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival - but the list of other notable titles includes On The Road, Bachelorette, and Upside Down. While the movie doesn't have an official release date yet, we'll most likely next seen Dunst alongside Viggo Mortensen and Oscar Isaac in Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January, but if not there have also been rumors that she will be in Adam McKay's Anchorman: The Legend Continues, which will be out on December 20th.
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This Thursday, April 15th, conservatives from all over Wisconsin will gather at the State Capitol for a really BIG Tea Party to protest some last minute ram-it-through liberal legislation and high taxes. This is the 1st anniversary of last year's Tea Party Tax Day rallies at the State Capitol and around Wisconsin. Bus service is available if you wanted to leave the driving and parking to someone else. Go to Fight Back Wisconsin for details.
The 2 bills that come immediately to my mind are SB 640 / AB 895, the Voter Protection Act (scroll almost to bottom of post), a.k.a. Voter FRAUD Protection Act, and the SB 450 / AB 649, Wisconsin Clean Energy Jobs Bill, a.k.a. Wisconsin GLOBAL WARMING Bill. Both are terrible bills for Wisconsinites. On second thought, maybe we should call the gathering, The Madison Teed Off Party?
If passed, the Voter Protection Act will make voter registration automatic, grant permanent absentee status, and enable satellite voting stations for early voting. These measures will make voter fraud even easier to commit. The Green Jobs/Global Warming Bill will increase the cost of energy in Wisconsin. We cannot afford either bill.
This kind of legislation makes you wish you could just send the Wisconsin State Legislature home early, doesn't it? Most of us would be willing to pay them for the year if they just promised to stay home instead of jamming these horrible bills down our throats.
Call your state legislators a.s.a.p. about the Voter Protection Act. I doubt my State Senator Jim Sullivan will listen to our pleas to vote no on SB 640, but at least your calls become part of the public record. Senator Jim Sullivan (866) 817-6061, Senator John Lehman (608) 266-1832 Or (866) 615-7510. Like Sullivan, he is facing a tough reelection.
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Past Posts: State election law reform AB 895 automatically registers voters & hampers poll watchers
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From the 2009 Tea Parties: Ants, Grasshoppers, and April 15th Tea Parties
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Kenya Mall Terror Enters Third Day
Kenyan police seek to clear terrorists from an upscale mall after an attack that killed more than 60 people, with as many as 40 more still missing and perhaps held hostage. The WSJ's Heidi Vogt has the details.
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SANDY, Utah / CHICAGO - Real Salt Lake will host the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final on Oct. 1 at Rio Tinto Stadium if it beats the Portland Timbers in the Open Cup Semifinal on Aug. 7 at home. The location of the championship match was decided Tuesday after a coin flip at the headquarters of the U.S. Soccer Federation in Chicago.
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Update: 5:15 p.m. Detectives say they will re-process the evidence and hopefully collect new evidence now that they have a DNA match of the suspect and the murder scene.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department has announced an arrest for last year's murder of eighth-grader, Jessica Funk Haslam. She was found stabbed, beaten and strangled at a Rosemont park.
Ryan Douglas Roberts is 23. His DNA was matched in a federal database this week to evidence found at the scene of the murder.
Sergeant Jim Barnes is head of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau. He says detectives will interview Roberts' acquaintances and re-interview possible witnesses.
"There's still a lot to be learned now that we have a name," says Barnes. "So, we will open the books back up from day one from the beginning portion of the incident and there will be more information gleaned from today's arrest whether it's more of the community support and information that we may be able to tie inside the investigation."
Roberts' DNA was not in the federal database at the time of the murder. His DNA was entered into the system after he was arrested in May of this year. Charges were not filed in that case.
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Ryan Douglas Roberts, 23, has been arrested in the slaying of Jessica Funk-Haslam. Detectives today said a DNA test had originally tested negative, but a Department of Justice database match yesterday linked Roberts to the case.
DNA collected at the crime scene matched Roberts' DNA, which was collected when Roberts was arrested in May on a domestic violence incident.
Police said they do not know if Roberts acted alone, and there is no known motive or prior relationship with the victim.
Original post:10:57 a.m. - Arrest Made in Murder of Albert Einstein 8th Grader
The girl was found dead at a Rosemont park on March 6, 2012.
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office says she died a violent death.
She was found about two miles from where she lived with her mother.
The Sacramento Sheriff's Department will provide the details of the arrest at a press conference at 1 p.m.
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The Alphabet in Crime Fiction - a Community Meme.
Contributors to this series of the Crime Fiction Alphabet are already showing just how inventive they can be. Craig has decided he will restrict himself to Kiwi crime fiction, with an extra proviso that he will try to use titles rather than author names. Bernadette has so far used only character descriptors. It is not too late to join in and you don't have to post each week if reading (or life) gets in the way.
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Despite some spectacular flops, Hollywood's summer concluded with a record $4.7 billion in box-office revenue.
The summer movie season closed out on Labor Day weekend as the boy band concert film "One Direction: This Is Us" took in an estimated $18 million from Friday to Monday for Sony Pictures, according to studio estimates Monday. That wasn't enough to unseat "Lee Daniels' The Butler," which stayed on top with $20 million.
It was a positive note to end the summer for Hollywood. More than ever before, the industry packed the summer months with big-budget blockbusters that ranged from the hugely successful "Iron Man 3" to the disastrous "The Lone Ranger."
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Located in the prime wing, each room is spacious and tastefully furnished reflecting contemporary style skilfully infused with traditional Thai elegance, whilst offering views of the sea, tropical garden or pool from the balcony.
Lanai RoomRoom Size: 36 Square Metres
Lanai rooms are located on the ground level with an extended private terrace area, each with direct access to the swimming pool and lush tropical gardens. All rooms are spacious and tastefully furnished reflecting classical style skillfully infused with traditional Thai elegance.
Club RoomRoom Size: 36 Square Metres
Club Rooms have a premium location and offer panoramic views of the beachfront, lagoon and tropical gardens from the private balcony. All rooms are tastefully furnished reflecting classical style skillfully infused with contemporary Thai elegance.
Club SuiteRoom Size: 75 Square Metres
The Club Suite have a premium location and offer panoramic views of the beachfront, lagoon and tropical gardens from the private balcony. All rooms are tastefully furnished reflecting classical style skillfully infused with contemporary Thai elegance.
|To laze under a brilliant sun
is the classic view of a tropical resort, and Dusit Thani Hua Hin has
an ideal beach for the perfect escape. However, there is much, much
more to enjoy, with a variety of water sports, two swimming pools, a
Fitness Centre, Jacuzzi, tennis and squash courts, jogging
and golf at several nearby championship-standard courses.
If your focus is fitness, then DFiT is the ideal place to take time out and keep in shape. We have a team of expert individuals on site to assist you in starting or maintaining your exercise program and they can also play or coach you at squash or tennis. Enjoy our bright and comfortable surroundings and state of the art equipment.
Two Swimming Pools
Two swimming pools are better than one - more freedom to swim! The Main Pool is 50 meters long with a waterfall running into the Children's Pool equipped with fountains and bubble jets. Alternatively, there is the fresh self water Garden Pool with swim up bar for those who prefer the quieter side of the resort.
Devarana Spa
Set amidst the natural beauty of the gardens, guests are welcomed by the delicate fragrance of frangipani tree. Whilst the element of water inspires as a symbol of enlightenment, the water pond conveys a sense of spirit and serenity. The spa itself is a study in subtlety, the design incorporates subtle natural colors, textures and lighting to create harmony.
Fully equipped treatment rooms are spacious, private and naturally attuned, while the Spa Villas offer the ultimate in elegance and privacy with their own secluded garden. A calm oasis, where skillful hands administer ancient cultural treatments combined with modern techniques to lift the soul, cleanse your skin while releasing aches and stiffness. Succumb to the world of Devarana Spa and bliss is your reward.
|Main Swimming pool
|Garden Pool
|Devarana Spa
|Jacuzzi Spa
|As you would expect of a resort
with the distinction and reputation of the Dusit Thani Hua Hin, a full
compliment of restaurants offer an excellent variety of dining and entertainment
options. Each with distinctive ambience, Italian specialties are served
at San Marco while Thai cuisine, in traditional lakeside surroundings
of Ban Benjarong, echoes the courtly spicy favorites of a bygone era.
At the beachside there Rim Talay provides traditional fine dining and seafood. The new exciting addition to the resort is The Restaurant with all day dining featuring the Dusit Gourmet totally spoiling for your choice. The poolside bar Sala Tip is a great location to enjoy your preferred choice of drinks and light refreshments.
|Dusit Club Lounge
|Lobby Lounge & Bar
Dusit Thani Hua Hin retains the serene Thai charm that has captured the aristocratic imagination and made it a favoured summer retreat for the Thai Royalty since 1920's. Our air-conditioned Lobby Lounge is a sophisticated and tranquil setting offering panoramic views of the beachfront, pools and lagoon.
Opening Hours: Daily from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
|The Restaurant
The Restaurant serves international cuisine and traditional Thai favorites, and features three open kitchens - Thai, international cuisine, and a BBQ grill area. The stunning golden-dome ceiling and crystal chandelier are matched by panoramic views of the ornamental pond, swimming pool and the Gulf of Siam beyond.
The adjoining Dusit Gourmet shop with its wide array of delicatessen items and display of selected wines is equally as tempting.
Seating Capacity: 300
Opening Hours: Daily from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
|Ban Benjarong
Enjoy authentic Royal Thai cuisine at the Dusit Thani Hua Hin famous Baan Benjarong in a traditional Thai setting overlooking the lagoon. Make your selection of dishes from our a la carte menu or help yourself to a delectable buffet spread.
Seating Capacity: 180
Opening Hours: Daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
|San Marco
Named after the San Marco Piazza in Venice, this restaurant pays homage to this captivating destination. Resplendent in Italian decor, guest will be able to find their traditional Mediterranean favorites on the menu and San Marco hosts the resort's ever popular 'Pasta Factory Buffet,' every Wednesday. A selections of Italian red and white wines provide the perfect complement.
Seating Capacity: 100
Opening Hours: Daily from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rim Talay Bar & Grill
Famous for its seafood and international fine dining, Rim Talay with its beachfront location and panoramic sea view is one of the areas most beautiful places to dine. The perfect ambience for outdoor dining or a quiet evening of romance with the finest of local seafood and imported meats grilled to perfection.
Seating Capacity: 150
Opening Hours: Daily (except Sunday) from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Poolside Service
An extensive selection of simple Thai & international dishes are available to be enjoyed by the pool or at the Sala Thip Poolside Terrace. For the ultimate in holiday relaxation, enjoy your favorite cocktails at the Garden Pool swim up bar as the sun begins to set.
Opening Hours: Daily - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|Meeting room
Dusit Thani Hua Hin' s function rooms are flanked by graceful corridors and stylish lobby lounges. Most may be opened along their length to providing alfresco cocktail and function areas with delightful terraces to appreciate the stunning surrounding landscape and sea views. Years of experience with Royal functions, top level government and corporate meetings plus award winning incentives, has earned the hotel a reputation as the perfect venue for events and meetings.
Dusit Shop
Dusit Shop offers you a fashionable array of exclusive products and coordinated collection of accessories and comfortable casual wear designed by Thailand one and only Nagara Sambandaraksa, the doyen of modern Thai fashion and official designer to Thailand rich and famous.
|Royal Dusit Grand Ballroom
|Dusit Shop
|Hua Hin, once a summertime retreat for royalty and aristocracy, has been long famous for its magnificent beach,
running from a rocky headland, which separates it from a tiny fishing port and curving gently to its southern point
where Buddhist temples cling to cliffs. Apart from peaceful beaches and tropical sea,
there area also offers several national parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, temples and historic sites. Sporting life ranges from swimming, fishing,
playing water sports, golfing and others.
Dusit Sprinter
From/To: Dusit Thani Hua Hin / Dusit Thani Bangkok.
Vehicle: Mercedes (12 seat van)


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'Fighting Sioux' Case Considered by North Dakota Supreme Court
North Dakota's Supreme Court grilled the state Board of Higher Education's lawyer Thursday about the board's tardiness in challenging a law that requires the University of North Dakota's sports teams to carry the Fighting Sioux nickname.
North Dakota's Supreme Court grilled the state Board of Higher Education's lawyer Thursday about the board's tardiness in challenging a law that requires the University of North Dakota's sports teams to carry the Fighting Sioux nickname.
State lawmakers first approved the pro-nickname law in March 2011. Yet it wasn't until last month, after the law was repealed and then revived in a referendum campaign, that the higher education board sued to block the law, Justice Daniel Crothers said.
"That harm has been there since the statute was passed almost a year ago ... Why now? Why in the face of a referral?" Crothers asked Douglas Bahr, an assistant attorney general who is representing the board, during Supreme Court oral arguments Thursday.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger scheduled a June 12 referendum on the law after nickname backers turned in more than 16,000 petition signatures demanding a ballot.
The law says UND's sports teams must be known as the Fighting Sioux and keep a separate logo that depicts the profile of an American Indian warrior.
NCAA officials have told UND that as long as the nickname and logo are kept, the Grand Forks school may not host NCAA post-season tournaments. Its teams, cheerleaders and band members may not wear them on uniforms during post-season play.
The Board of Higher Education contends the law interferes with its own powers, granted under the North Dakota Constitution, to manage the state's 11 public colleges. The board wants the Supreme Court to declare the law unconstitutional and take the referendum off the ballot.
Crothers and Justices Carol Ronning Kapsner and Mary Muehlen Maring questioned whether waiting for the June vote would harm UND. The election will let voters decide whether the law should be kept or repealed.
Bahr said the board delayed legal action because state legislators wanted to see whether the law would cause the NCAA to rethink its opposition to UND's nickname and logo. It did not. The NCAA considers both offensive to American Indians.
The pro-nickname referendum campaign has required the board "to backtrack, and have its authority infringed and all the issues re-raised," Bahr said.
The problems the law causes "may go away in three months," Bahr added. "But the board should not have to suffer this injury for three months."
Bahr and lawyers for Jaeger, the Legislature and the pro-nickname referendum committee took turns making their arguments Thursday during an hour-long Supreme Court session. Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle said the court will make its ruling later.
The justices also peppered Patrick Durick, a Bismarck attorney representing the Legislature, and Reed Soderstrom, a Minot lawyer who was chairman of the referendum campaign, about assertions in their own arguments.
Durick argued that the nickname and logo, and protecting their monetary value, are part of the university's work, which he said the state constitution allows the Legislature to regulate.
VandeWalle said Durick's contention was so broad that it "would consume the constitutional authority of the board, if the Legislature wanted to do it."
Justice Dale Sandstrom asked whether the Legislature could use Durick's argument to set class schedules, decide which professors may teach certain courses, and specify the colors and designs of the teams' uniforms.
"I don't know a bright-line test. I'm here to tell you that (the Legislature) can decide what the nickname of the athletic program is," Durick replied.
He said the Board of Higher Education had presented nothing but "bare allegations" that the university had been harmed by keeping the nickname.
"I think there needs to be some evidence," Durick said. "You've got to either have (a sworn statement), or you've got to do something."
The NCAA's logo-related penalties were on display last Saturday, when the University of Minnesota's women's hockey team beat UND 5-1 in Minneapolis during the quarterfinals of the women's college hockey playoffs.
The tournament's program did not carry a photo of the UND team, because the women were wearing Fighting Sioux jerseys when it was taken. The team took the ice wearing jerseys without the nickname or logo, with an interlocking "ND" featured instead.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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July 5, 2013, OSAKA, Japan, (ISN) – Canada' head coach Glenn Hoag expressed optimism on Friday about his team's chances to qualify for the World League Finals ahead of this weekend's Group C matches against Japan.
"We're still in the race for first place," he noted. "But our fate is not in our hands. We need to focus on playing Japan and improving our volleyball."
Canada still has a shot at advancing to the finals in Mar del Plata, Argentina, later this month but it is now all down to one match. The Canadians (6-2) are currently second in Group C with 18 points but have now fallen three points behind leader the Netherlands.
The Dutch defeated Finland 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 on Friday and can take the group and the World League finals spot on Saturday with another win over Finland in their last preliminary round match.
Canada has four straight matches, including sweeps of South Korea and Finland the past two weeks.
Only one team from Group C advances.
Japan (3-5) is fifth in Group C with eight points after splitting with Portugal last weekend and will be playing just for pride this weekend.
Canada is paced by John Gordon Perrin, who has tallied 86 points this season. The team has played the past several matches without star Gavin Schmitt, who remains sidelined with a lower body injury.
"We have been playing good lately," said Hoag. "We have been playing well as a group. We have been good on block defense and also receiving well. We are keeping our errors low."
Tatsuya Fukuzawa leads Japan with 149 points, making him the fifth highest scorer during the campaign.
"Since the beginning of the World League our team has been getting familiar with one another and the staff," commented Japan's head coach Sato. "We are improving by leaps and bounds. With a bit more time I think we will be a good team."
The 24th FIVB World League, which offers $5.7 million in prize money, features 18 teams split into three pools of six that compete in a five-round, 10-match format.
The top two teams from Group A and B advance to the six-team finals, along with host Argentina.
Bulgaria (14 points) and Brazil (13 points) are presently atop Group A, while Italy (17 points) and Russia (16 points) lead Group B.
Poland won the World League last year, while the United States finished second.
This weekend's broadcast times:
Canada vs. Japan
Saturday, July 6 @ 01 a.m. EST
Tape delayed on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific (National) @ 9:30 a.m.; Tape delayed on Sportsnet One @ 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 7 @ 01 a.m. EST
Tape delayed on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific (National) @ 9:30 a.m.; Tape delayed on Sportsnet One @ 9:30 p.m.
Canada's World League roster for matches July 6-7 in Osaka, Japan.
Players: Dustin Schneider, Brandon, Man.; Josh Howatson, Victoria; Louis-Pierre Mainville, Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile Perrot, Que.; Dallas Soonias, Red Deer, Alta.; Blair Bann, Edmonton; Fred Winters, Victoria; Gord Perrin, Creston, B.C.; Toon Van Lankvelt, River, Man.; Dan Lewis, Oakville, Ont.; Jason Derocco, East St. Paul, Man.; Rudy Verhoeff, Calgary; Justin Duff, Winnipeg; Adam Simac, Ottawa; Graham Vigrass, Calgary.
Head coach: Glenn Hoag, Gatineau, Que.
Assistant coach: Vincent Pichette, Gatineau, Que.
Team manager : Julien Boucher, Quebec City
Statistician : Murat Haktanir
Therapist: Mathieu Séguin
www.volleyball.ca and www.fivb.org


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- Jenny
Here in my new mid-Atlantic town, I am trying to form meaningful relationships with different types of fish. Cod, for instance, was not something I was used to cooking out west, but in the spirit of buying what the fishmonger has (and having a deep fear of cooking mussels at home) I turned to Roast Cod with Little Tomatoes and Assorted Olives.
This dish also let me take advantage of all the pretty tomatoes that remain in the market, which I am inclined to buy too many of each week in a futile attempt to keep the cooler mornings and increasingly-silver night skies at bay.
This dish also falls under the category of dinners that you can begin right after walking in the door –- in this case by tossing your oil-dabbed tomatoes in the oven while you tend to other things, including chopping up your garlic, taking off your work costume and pulling on sweatpants and calling out things like "Who would like to empty the dishwasher?" and receiving no answer.
You will note that wingirls has you roasting the tomatoes at a fairly high temperature for 25 minutes; I think if you had time you might want to do them lower and longer but this does get the job done. Once you toss your fish in, I think you should put the herbs on, as well, (I used basil and thyme) rather than using them to finish the dish as she suggests.
Cod is like dinner conversation –- it really steps up the game if you can add a zinger to it. Olives fill that role nicely here, a burst of saline tang, joined by tomatoes busting out of their skins as you bite down. If you're feeling especially under stimulated, add some red pepper flakes.
Roast Cod with Little Tomatoes and Assorted Olives
By wingirls
Serves 4
A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match 'em through the week).
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Sunday, 16 March 2014
BIFHSGO in St Patrick's Day Parade
Underway near the start of the parade route.
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Kudos to all the BIFHSGO members who participated in the parade. Nice photos of BIFHSGO pride!
- 16 March, 2014 09:57
- M. Diane Rogers said...
Nice photos! By an (odd) co-incidence, our BC Genealogical Society's group in Vancouver's St. Patrick's Parade included a dog, a Husky. She carried her own Genealogy! sign. I will have to post some of our photographs too. (Looks as if your weather was a bit better than ours, but could have been worse.)
- 18 March, 2014 15:14
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A week or so ago, I mentioned the 1950 Chevy that we took on our first big trip as a family. Here is a photo of that car in front of our farm house. Dad obviously took the photo... of Tommie, Mom, Jimmie and Billie... we became Tom, Jim and Bill in a couple of years! Again, before we added the Family Room.
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BC: The End
FC: 2012 | anil diyali
1: Molly and Becca are my happy thoughts. They bring so much sunshine, laughter and joy into our home. I'm always fascinated by their wild imaginations. They inspire me to be daring, take chances and dream. I am so grateful for my little giggly girls. Life would not be the same without them. | anil diyali
2: James Hunter Graham | Born May 5th 2012 ~ Roseville CA | 6:12am ~10lbs ~ 9oz ~ 14in | ............................................
3: The day had finally come, James was ready to come out and meet the world. We arrived at Roseville Sutter around 12pm and 6 hours later, out popped our precious little boy. Matt was with me during the delivery along with my mother Charlene. We were thrilled to finally get to see James. The joy we all experience when we saw James for the first time was indescribable. We were lucky to have an uneventful delivery, and were anxious to take him home to start our new life together as a family.
4: My Best friends Amber and Jen | There's never a dull moment with these two.
5: Cannon Beach ,OR
7: Josh spoiled me this Valentine Day. First he picked me up from work and whisked me away to a spa retreat where we enjoyed getting pampered all day and to top it off he took me to dinner at a lovely restaurant overlooking the largest waterfall I have ever seen. It was very romantic. I felt so loved. It was an unforgettable perfect day. Thanks Babe.
9: Easter Brunch at Grandma's house. The kids had a great time coloring eggs with Grandma Mary. Kailey found the most eggs and Amy came in second with only 1 less egg than Kailey. It was a close one
10: Mom and I spent the day together shopping, dining, and getting pampered which was all wonderful, but I'd have to say my favorite part of the day was when we just sat and talked for hours about past memories and dreams for the future. This was the best Mothers Day gift I could have received. I will always remember that day and hope we will get to share many more together in the years to come.
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12: We thought it would be fun to surprise Dad with a day at the river. The kids woke him up bright and early with breakfast in bed and gave him the Fathers Day cards they made. Then we packed up the car and drove to the river where we all went whitewater rafting. We stopped half way down the river to eat lunch and then we hiked up to a beautiful waterfall. Later in the day the kids gathered some firewood for a campfire. We all sat around listening to Dad share stories from his childhood. It was such a fun day. The kids got wet and had a blast and will remember this day with Dad forever.
14: Kendra, Beth and Leah had a blast on their trip to Colorado this summer. Kendra just got her driver's license and was in the mood for a road trip so they all packed up and left for the open road with Colorado in their sights. It was hard to see my little girl drive away, she is an adult now and its time to let her go. I'm glad they had fun and arrived home safe. She'll always be my little girl...
15: June 15th 2012
17: We all had a blast at the 4th of July beach party in San Diego this year. Kelly won the watermelon eating contest and Parker experienced fireworks for the very first time. It was great to spend time with so many wonderful friends. We can't wait to do this again next year.
19: We had a blast at the Johnson's Annual Beach BBQ this year on South Padre Island, Texas. Charlie won the rib cook-off and James won the pie eating contest. The girls had fun helping at the face painting booth and everyone had a blast playing all of the games like the water balloon toss and potato sack race. We walked away with great memories and some new friends. We're all looking forward to next year.
21: 6/12/12 | Our Annual Family Reunion was fantastic this year! We had so much fun playing games, telling stories and eating lots of great food. My favorite part was listening to all of the grandparents tell stories about their childhood, boy how things have changed. It makes me grateful to live in such convenient times. I will always cherish the memories we create at these special events. I hope everyone had as much fun as we did. Until next year... | FAMILY
23: Molly's turning 3! | Molly had a princess party with lots of games, friends and a special princess cake. We spent the day at Fairytale Town and the kids had a blast making their own princess crowns and wands. The best part was when the princess came out to surprise Molly, the look on her face when she saw a real live princess was priceless. What a fun day!
25: Car packed, camping gear loaded, coffee in hand and ready to hit the road...and we're off! The kids didn't sleep a wink last night, they were so excited about the trip they stayed up helping Dad pack the car. We've been looking forward to having some time together and I think this was just the thing we needed. A long, long drive. | Colorado Here We Come!
26: Play time at The Jones house. Parker, Kim and Andy had a blast playing tag and hide and go seek now they're all tuckered out and ready for nap time...
28: Andy and Sarah's first day back at school. I can't believe Andy is in Kindergarten and Sarah is in First Grade this year. My little babies are growing up too fast. This is going to be a great year!
31: Bride getting ready photos
32: We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. The whole family came over and I prepared my very first turkey and it was a success! This year we thought it was important to give back so after dinner we all went to serve Thanksgiving dinner to those less fortunate. This was the best part of the day. We all decided that serving the homeless will become a new family tradition.
35: Laura is growing up so fast. crawling around getting into anything and everything. Before you know it she'll be walking.
37: Taylor's first Christmas was a memorable one. All of the family came over Christmas morning and we enjoyed opening gifts and eating lots of yummy treats. Later that evening we joined all of the neighbors on a Christmas carol sing along. It was magical.
38: Bride getting ready photos
39: Everyone came to our house to celebrate Hanukkah. We all had a lovely time. This is my favorite time of year. I can't wait until next year.
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1968 Chevy Nova Project Car - Tubular Tactics
When your headers don't fit, Hooker's new weld alignment sleeves make rerouting the offending primary a breeze
In a perfect world, headers would always fit, and a lot of times they do. But building a hot rod means by definition that you're changing or modifying the stock parts with stuff that doesn't always occupy the same space as the original equipment. Header manufacturers try their best to anticipate typical hot rod moves—like big oil pans, cylinder heads with elevated exhaust ports, better steering boxes, high-torque starters, or custom steering shafts—but there are just too many possibilities that must be covered. We found ourselves in a similar situation with our 1968 Chevy Nova project car, and decided to deal with the problem head-on.
After ordering a set of Hooker Super Comp long-tube headers, we discovered that one of the primary tubes interfered with our new CPP steering box. In previous situations, we've gotten out the dead-blow hammer and fired up the acetylene torch and dimpled the pipe to affect the necessary clearance. This time, however, the tube made a head-on collision. (Note: had we read the fine print in the Hooker catalog, we could've avoided the problem altogether, but we decided to forge ahead rather than return the headers and try re-ordering a different set.)
Since our Nova was already at Automotive Excellence, one of Southern California's best exhaust shops (Huntington Beach, California), we had the confidence in them to cut out the offending header primary tube, build out the rest of the exhaust system (see "Piping Up," Oct. '11), fabricate a different primary tube around the steering box, then have the driver-side header ceramic coated. Shop owner Alex Mayea and AE technician Tony Andrade made it look easy, thanks to some really cool pieces from Hooker, and that's what we're here to tell you about.
Hooker's alignment weld sleeves are designed to hold sections of header tubing together while you figure out your geometry. Two (or many more) sections of pipe—either straight or radiused—can be butted together and rotated, thanks to the alignment sleeves, which hold them together with tension. This is not one of those deals you've seen where you mock-up a tinker-toy apparatus, then have to duplicate your creation. The Hooker alignment sleeves allow you to easily play with the actual sections of pipe you'll use, without going through the frustration of holding, tacking, breaking, holding (again!), then re-tacking welds in tricky, hard-to-reach places. The sleeves are really easy to use, and allow the DIY guy to create the trickiest, tightest compound curves in his own garage.
The alignment sleeves are made of mild steel, and feature an exposed pinch in the middle. The pinch is your filler when it's time to tack, then completely weld your finished work. The sleeve section on the inside of the pipe also eliminates pinhole leaks and reduces the potential for blow-through while welding. Hooker's alignment weld sleeves are made in five sizes (1 to 15/8 inches, 1 inches, 17/8 inches, 2 inches, and 21/8 inches) and come in packs of 20 for around $25.
Of course, you can reuse your original primary tube for the reroute job, but we found it easier to start out with fresh mandrel-bent radiused tubing, which Hooker also sells by the pipe. We ended up using two different J-pipes of 17/8-inch diameter (about $18 each)—one in a 2-inch radius, and the other in a 6-inch radius. When cut up into a variety of section lengths and wedges, we found these to be more than adequate to do our single header pipe.
While working with Hooker's weld alignment sleeves, we began to appreciate the fact that it would be possible to build a completely custom set of headers using these. A more likely scenario would be to buy a set of headers that closely resembles what you want, then fab the rest using mandrel-bent tubing and alignment sleeves for the tube (or tubes) that need rerouting. This would give you something close to a custom header for near the price of an off-the-shelf item. We're glad we tried them—they will remain a go-to option for us in the future!
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|$24.95 (package 20)
|J-bend, 1 7/8-inch dia., 6-inch radius
|$17.95 (each)
|J-bend, 1 7/8 -inch dia., 2-inch radius
|$17.95 (each)