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We recently designed some packaging for Summer Soles, (a Texas-based manufacturer of shoe insoles) that gave us an opportunity to use a favorite printing trick on these die-cut pillow packs: getting a "full color" photo effect from black + two Pantone colors. Besides the economy of using fewer ink colors, the Pantone "spot" colors can be so much brighter than CMYK alone would have been. Of course, this trick is only applicable if the photo is predominately just one or two colors—(yellow in the flower and the lemon, for example)—and judicious color choices are key.
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Human Packaging
Here's what it inevitably leads to—all that talk of personal branding and how to best "package" oneself for the job market.
These images are from us, a London-based design studio. ("us" as in the pronoun—not US as in United States.) There are also close-ups of the labels on their web site.
Sort of reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode in which some aliens are in possession of a book with a benevolent sounding title: To Serve Man.
Hate Group Branding
Westboro Baptist Church has an unholy affection for the font: ITC Kabel.
I recently saw the disturbing documentary, "Fall from Grace" by filmmaker K. Ryan Jones. The film follows the activities of a fundamentalist "group" from Topeka, Kansas—(pretty much just one family)—who have managed to alienate everyone (left, right and in between) with their peculiar fusion of gay-bashing and anti-americanism.
Westboro Baptist Church is led by Pastor Fred Phelps, a lawyer who was disbarred in the mid-90s for witness intimidation, who started the church fifty years ago. It is a small group, comprised mostly of members of the Phelps family, but their hatred is prolific. They demonstrate anywhere they feel that their message is applicable, like the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a Wyoming student who was killed for being gay and most recently, at the funerals of military servicemen and women killed in Iraq.
—from the film's online synopsis
(a photo of the filmmaker and more to read after the jump)
Sferra 1891
Admirable packaging for Sferra's recently debuted 1891
line. Linens packaging, (I think) is a generally overlooked area of
package design. Perhaps it's because one is forced to be so restrained,
that the best packaging is in this category is invariably self-effacing
and seldom garners much attention. Since the packaging must work with
any number of unforeseen patterns and colors that are in the products,
one cannot resort to the usual attention-getting tactics.
According to Aaron Stewart, Sferra's Creative Director,
This was a brand extension to our Sferra fine linens
brand of Italian made product … So we wanted a logo that bridges the
two brands together.
(a close-up photo and quote from the designer follow after the jump)
La Compagnie de Provence
I cannot speak or read French. It may be that La Compagnie de Provence's typo-centric packaging had an even stronger impact on me for that reason. (Undistracted by the meaning of the words, I'm left just to ponder the way it looks: typography as pattern and color.) Another example of the sort of "typographic packaging" —(similar to the Waitrose Cook packaging shown on the dieline last week)— that uses verbiage as its main graphic feature. Seen all together, as they were at Gift Fair, these products make quite an impression.
The first product packaging for La Compagnie de Provence (founded in 1990 by French fashion designers, Philippe Boigeol and Pascal Bourelly) was traditional "Marseille soap" packaged in wrapping paper, tied with hemp rope and with a small wax seal.
(more photos and more to read after the jump…)
Sorapot's Corrugated Cardboard Box
We got to meet designer, Joey Roth, whose "Sorapot"—(a complete re-think of what a traditional teapot can be)—has been popping up in a number of blogs. We got a sneak peak at his new packaging. The first thing that struck me about it was the coarse, exposed corrugated cardboard. I'd never seen such audaciously rough-hewn cardboard packaging… more like a Robert Rauschenberg cardboard sculpture than commercial product packaging.
Quite the contrast with the gleaming chrome and glass product (seen here nesting in a molded pulp tray).
A check of his web site, however, revealed that this was not his first design for the package, but the culmination of a number of explorations. He had worked out an elaborate structural plan for making the entire box (top, bottom and inner support structure) from a single sheet of die-cut cardboard.
As Joey explained in an email:
The folded corrugated box was the original plan for Sorapot's packaging, but after some analysis I realized that it would actually use more material than the current molded pulp box and offer less protection during shipping. Still, I like to show people the flat pattern next to the folded-up box.
My approach with the actual packaging was to articulate the beauty of cardboard. I wanted to use the honeycomb corrugation as a design accent, and show the cardboard's actual color. The factory thought I was a bit crazy when I told them not to cover the structural cardboard with bright white or glossy black paper, but the design has received a great response.
Below are some more photos of the actual packaging.
Boss Lady
I embarrassed myself at the Gift Fair booth of Blue Q, the Massachusetts-based company, founded in 1988 by brothers, Seth and Mitch Nash. The dieline has already featured at least four different product lines from this company: Miso Pretty, Total Bitch, Wash Away Your Sins, and Mental Case.
I, however, totally blanked out on the fact that each of these very
different-looking products are from the same company. Mitch patiently
explained to me how their company uses different designers (in-house
and otherwise) for different projects. A little research turned up a
2005 interview of Mitch by Steven Heller about Blue Q's working relationships with various designers (and other topics).
Haley Johnson is the designer,
illustrator and copywriter who is behind Blue Q's "Boss Lady" brand.
Boss Lady has a hilarious, western dominatrix thing going on—(reminds
me a little of Barbara Stanwyck in The Big Valley)—and
really illustrates the importance of strong copy writing. In addition
to the illustration and graphic design, Haley wrote all the tough-gal, romance copy including such nuggets as "Send
Dry Lips Packing," "Dig in you heels," "crack the whip" and
"Drive a hard bargain". Read what she has to say about the project after the jump…
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It's half term so hooray for movies for some very welcome
downtime for the kids AND definitely me! Today they have been to the skate park then for a long scoot around
followed by a visit to a shop for some sugary sustenance for later and a trip to the library to pick out some books together, then more
scooting/bike riding back home again.
am scheduling movie screenings every day as a way to chill out the pair of
them, whether at home or in the cinema.
After a full day in each other's companies they get a bit tetchy to say
the least! So a good film and some
sweets help take the edge off for everyone.
loves his technology though so he would like a 4K (or Ultra HD) TV as
apparently they deliver four times as much detail compared to what we have at
the moment, so your talking better clarity when your viewing. I do not notice this kind of stuff normally
but hubbie and the other men folk in the family most certainly do (including my
dad and brother), so the boys will probably join daddy soon grumbling for a better TV!
4K TV has captured hubbies attention and I did have a little gander
at their site I must admit using their see the difference tool I could make
out a significant advantage going for 4K.
Now the boys are getting into movies in a big way we might as well make
the most of our time together with better picture quality.
Here are a few film recommendations
for you that we have enjoyed lately.
The Good Dinosaur – a bit sad in
places, poor Arlo does not have the best time of it but it shows with a bit of
courage and a good friend you can do pretty much anything!
– bit heavy on the swearing hence its 12 rating but other than that its
very watchable, eldest loves computer game so the theme was perfect for
him. If your in your thirties it's one of those films that makes
you feel a little nostalgic for the games you played as a child!
Goosebumps – only
just out in the cinema and worth a watch, it's a PG but the zombies do look
pretty nasty and the puppet looks like he means business too. But all ends well (or almost!) and some
parts are very funny so even my eldest who generally likes films with considerably
less monsters (or just friendly ones!) enjoyed it.
Good luck surviving
half term! More movie suggestions are very welcome please add them in the comments below!

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Thursday, February 4, 2016
Lily Ho wants her old love Hinson Chou to give public apology
Artiste Lily Ho (何傲兒) attended an event and expressed she will do charity events during her free time. When mentioned about her old love Hinson Chou (周子揚) admitted to his family being money conscious, Lily said replying once was enough: "Reply once to some incident is enough and I leave it to the lawyer to handle it. (Request for compensation?) Public apology and need not reveal the details. I believe everybody is less interested about my private affair and serious matter has to handle it sternly. (Will escalate your actions if no public apology?) It depends and one must be responsible for his words but it will not affect me. (Not friends again?) No feelings towards this person. (Very disappointed?) No feelings now."
When asked if her boss Lam Kin Ming (林建名) consoled her, Lily said: "Very happy for going on vacation with his family to Japan earlier and everyone dotes on me. Vanessa Lam brought a top for me and I felt very warm. His family support me. (Is Mr Lam shocked?) He feels it is a serious matter which must be deal sternly and gives me full supports. (He supports you in releasing lawyer letter?) Yes. (Will have greetings with Mr Lam during Lunar New Year?) Yes and hope everyone will be happy during new year. (Hopes to have new romance?) Leave it to fate and I have no mood to date currently."
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hmm.. I might like to check this out as well
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hmm.. I might like to check this out as well
So I sent a PM in regards to this. I would hope at this point someone was able to figure out my handwriting.
I got 2 floor tickets for LA this morning:thu
Al from Hot Chip is currently acting as the drummer on tour with LCD Soundsystem in Europe.
I was just coming here to post this news
Seriously? Outside of festival gigs and when they opened for Pearl Jam this year I've never paid more than $20 to see Sonic Youth. They're one of those bands that makes an effort to keep ticket...
co-sign on Sonic Youth. I've seen them 7 or 8 times already and will not miss them at Coachella regardless of who they play opposite of.
I've only seen Blonde Redhead once before, but I'm a big...
I snagged an interview for that show to go up on my blog next week. url is in my signature
CSS and Spank Rock
I'd show up if I didn't work weeknights. Those eHOW articles were rather informative I must say. I found them through a Google search I did a few weeks ago, but I don't remember what for. Thanks...
I'm just sayin...
Thank you Psychic Friend,
It's all good, I know you guys have a lot of stuff going on, I was just wondering what the status was. I'm not rushed about it, just wanted to make sure I didn't screw...
John Digweed is about to start a tour with MSTRKRFT... very possible
Yeah I was giving this some time, but I thought I'd have at least got a confirmation notice or something by now.
Stooges have a show in LA the Monday before Coachella and 2 of the Coachella dates open on their tour schedule. Pre-sale tickets have already sold out for most of the tour so I'm hoping they get...
and since MSTRKRFT is actually half of "Death From Above 1979" he should be thrown in that mix as well
Of course it's not easy... it's a shortcut. If it were easy, it'd be called "the way".
I pre-ordered 2 copies last week.
I just edited the front page so the site in general will load faster. To get to the tracks within the Coachella post just click on the link at the end of the article and they'll all come up.
1. DJ Shadow
2. Interpol
3. Silversun Pickups
4. El-P
5. Tokyo Police Club
1.Blonde Redhead
2. The Good, The Bad, and The Queen
It's all a clever plot by the Bush administration.
Rage as a headliner?...yeah right. They just want to attract all left wingers and the rest of the non-conforming youth. They get us all...
Lily Allen and the Kooks will do "Naive" together
I'm still wondering if Bad Brains were serious when they said they were thinking about hooking back up with HR
It's funny because it's true
Alright, I guess I was mistaken. I haven't checked there or "At Ease" in a while.
MF DOOM... just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man's name.
Anybody considered "Bad Brains"? What's their schedule like right now? Is that even a possibility?
I agree it's highly unlikely, but they are recording in LA... so it's technically possible. I mean they've been known to take breaks and they've got enough unreleased material where they don't have...
I just added another update so you'll have to scroll down a little bit for the Coachella stuff. Or if you want, here is a direct link:
Ummmm... LCD Soundstystem of course, duh!!!!!!
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House... My House
Three day passes should be laminates that you can throw in a pocket or put on a lanyard. You can't easily pass them around if there are no in and outs, and it's not like you can't pass around an...
Hot Chip and MSTRKRFT have both done remixes for multiple other artists playing this year.
Nice... I actually left a comment on your site a couple days ago.
But we haven't even turned in our extra credit yet
Gotta be something else causing you to crash because I not only use Firefox I build the site using it. I know that things sometimes show up funny with Explorer, but it still works.
Once again...
There is definitely an art to it and it sucks when you you end up underneath someone who doesn't know what they're doing or is just plain inconsiderate. The only time I've ever kicked someone in the...
It takes a while to load due to the amount of stuff on the page, but it's still working fine on my end.
With the traffic this post is generating there is a small possibility that we may exceed our current bandwith limitations at some point. If that happens I'll just upgrade, but it might be a few...
Three words:
Also I've heard that Gogol Bordello is insane live. I don't know if you can really count Lily Allen as a sleeper being as how she's already all over everywhere...


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QPR striker Scott Donnelly is thrilled to have signed his first professional contract.
QPR striker Scott Donnelly has expressed his delight at signing his first professional contract.
The teenager, who made his first start for Gary Waddock's side in the defeat to Crystal Palace last month, agreed an 18-month deal earlier in the week.
"It hasn't really sunk in yet that I'm a professional," Donnelly told the club's official website.
"I've been training with the first team for a year-and-a-half now but it's nice to be one of them."
The 18-year-old is one of several products of Rangers' youth system to break into the first team this season.


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Spring Equinox – a Discovery of Miracles!
It is, at long last, the Spring Equinox. I love this time of year when each new bud is a discovery.
Cornelian and Nanking cherries, forsythia, daffodils, nettles and purple deadnettles, the first dandelions…
It seems that only yesterday, it was still quite wintery, and on a blustery day, I was picking the sticky cottonwood buds from the nubbly branches that break off in the wind, littering the forest floor, just begging someone to come along and recognize their significance.… Read more


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MIAMI -- The NBA must have gotten bored with naming LeBron James Eastern Conference Player of the Week. The Miami Heat star had won it the two previous times, and averaged 29.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists in two wins last week. But he lost out Monday to Atlanta center Al Horford, who averaged 16.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a 4-0 week. "The game has so many great players, the award shouldn't be named for me," the forward said with a laugh when it was suggested it should be renamed in his honor. After all, James has won it 39 times in his 10 seasons. And it's gotten to the point one has to wonder if this guy ever will have a bad night, let alone a bad week. In Miami's first 13, James hasn't had an off game yet. He's reached 20 or more points in all of them, the first time he's started out a season with such a stretch. The only night James has shot below 47 percent was an 8-of-20 showing Nov. 17 at Phoenix. But we'll give him a break considering James missed the morning shootaround due to the flu and got sick during the game but still managed 21 points. James did have seven turnovers last Saturday against Cleveland. But he more than made up for it with 30 points, six rebounds and five assists while shooting 10-of-16 from the field and 8-of-9 from the line. "His bad games are still better than most of the basketball world's better games," Miami forward Shane Battier said of James, averaging 25.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists while shooting 53.1 percent for the 10-3 Heat. "It's tough to throw perfect games every night (But James this season) has been pretty steady and pretty excellent." So the question was posed to James: Could he go 82 games this season without ever having a bad one? "I'm going to have one or two or three or four," James said. "I'm going to have a few, a couple of bad games. But we'll see. Hopefully, the games that I don't shoot the ball well, I can do other things. I can rebound. I can pass the ball. I can put our team in position to win." James, the early leader to win his fourth MVP in five years, has become clearly the best player in the NBA. What makes him so great is his all-around game and his consistency. "One of the most consistent players to ever play," said Heat guard Dwyane Wade. "He's a stat stuffer. He seems effortless on some nights. That's what you become accustomed to. That's why he's one of the greatest." What James provides every night conjures up memories of New York Yankees Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio once being asked why he plays so hard. "Because there is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time," DiMaggio responded. "I owe him my best." James has the same credo. That's why he strives to put on a top-notch performance whether he's in a dead arena at midseason in Charlotte or in the NBA Finals. "I agree to that," James said when asked about what DiMaggio once said. "I say that a lot, too. I never heard that from Joe. But I feel like when I go out there, it's someone's first game they've ever seen me play. I want them to remember and say, That was a great game where he played this type of way and with a lot of passion.' And I feel like I have that responsibility." Nobody doubts James will play with passion every game this season. But will he ever have an off night? Much of it is relative. When Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points in 1961-62, his bad games were showings of 26 and 28 points. But even Michael Jordan had two real clunkers when he averaged a career-high 37.1 points in 1986-87. He had a night in which he shot 3-of-17 for 11 points and another in which he went 5-of-20 for 13 points. During last year's MVP campaign, James didn't have a shaky outing in 23 playoff games and never had a real stinker during the regular season. He did shoot 4-of-14 for 14 points in a March game against Orlando but made up for it with 12 rebounds, seven assists and five steals. That was a lockout-shortened 66-game season. Now, James will try to show off continued excellence during a standard 82-game one. Part of striving for perfection is never being satisfied. For that reason, James did admitted to some faults when it was suggested he hasn't had an off night yet this season. "I still got room for improvement. I'm not shooting the ball from the free-throw line like I want to," said James, shooting 67.1 percent, which would be a career-low. "So I'm still getting better with that. I'm continuing to get better with my game. But I think I've been pretty good at sustaining my game throughout the year." James shot just 59.1 percent from the foul line in the two weeks prior to last. But that didn't keep him from twice winning the LeBron James, er, Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. Chris Tomasson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter @christomasson
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PROJECT AIM (OVERALL OBJECTIVE): 'Poverty reduction in the occupied Palestinian territories through access to promotional social safety net activities package and financial services'
PROJECT DESCRIPTION :The objective of this phase of the project is to improve the living conditions of economically deprived and socially marginalized Palestinian families. This being a pilot phase of the project, it aims to test various approaches for poverty alleviation based on sustaining peoples' livelihoods at the household level. As a result, the project will develop a model for poverty alleviation that is relevant to the Palestinian context and that can be replicated at larger scales. This model, once scaled up and expanded, will contribute to the revitalization of the Palestinian economy through supporting self-employment and micro-enterprise development as means to reduce employed, achieve higher economic growth and reduce poverty. The project aims to significantly expand the opportunities for members of deprived families to become entrepreneurs through facilitating access to financial and business development services. This will enable potential entrepreneurs within these families to start up micro enterprises that ensure a sustainable source of income for the entire household. Families that are not able to own and manage a self-employment activity in the short run, and particularly those raising youth who may be prepared for entrepreneurship in the medium term, are targeted with special innovative assistance, ensuring the development of their household capacities and assets over the short term and long term empowerment. Purpose: Empowering chronically poor and hard hit families and graduating them from being recipients of humanitarian assistance to becoming economically independent and productive households, through providing access to a package of financial and non-financial (Promotional Social Safety Net Activities) services that address their needs. .
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I write. That's (obviously) how I get my stuff out, right? Does that make me a writer or someone who writes? When I was on my trip, I decided that I wanted to be a writer. That it was part of what I wanted to do with my life. It was an empowering feeling to finally say it, and to mean it. As I slip back into reality, (seriously it all feels like some wonderful dream within a dream. Did I get all Inception on my own self?) I can feel the urge or dream (or whatever you want to call it) slip away a bit. I can feel it start to turn around, like it's getting ready to yell at me that it's a stupid dream and I have snowballs chance in hell of it happening. I know it's possible, but when you've got a war going on up there, it makes it hard sometimes to decipher between those lies and the truth. Truth is, it would be difficult, and I'd have to deal with a good amount of rejection.
The lies are the same as always,
the not good enough
why the hell do you bother? – no one reads it anyways.
you can't even write for yourself – isn't that the whole point?
and the ever snobby, you have a horrible grasp on grammar, you don't edit your writing, and you have to spellcheck in your dictionary. You can't remember how to spell words. Where do you get off thinking you could be a writer?
Those blend in with the depression down talk. No one will EVER love you. You are NOT good enough. You hate yourself most of the time, why shouldn't other people do the same? Sure you're polite most of the time, but you're so detached from people. They don't care. NO ONE CARES.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm damned to having that on replay forever. The horrid thoughts and lies I feed myself. I feed myself almost literal garbage, not because I know it's truth, but because it's SAFE. That little bit of the universe I have for myself is filled with garbage and depression. Sometimes it's so dark, I can't even see my hand in front of my face. And in the midst of all of that, I wonder why I chose the title 'Writer' I'm hardly able to be honest with myself sometimes. How can I expect anyone to read my ramblings? Half the time I just zone out when I write and whatever comes out is what goes up. I don't like re-reading my own writing. I don't know if it's being lazy (probably) or if it's some demented protection thing I have built up over the years, where if I get it out and acknowledge it, but don't re-read it, then maybe I get it out and don't have to re-live those long dark nights of the soul.
I've been writing since roughly the same time I started therapy. Maybe a little before, and I didn't start writing anything personal until about 6 months ago.I wrote my poems, that I thought were therapy in a way when I was a teenager, and I wrote my stories, where I'm sure some of my stuff slipped in between the lines. I know those characters have some of my stuff, it's hard to not let it slip in. Especially when you just day dream and write it down. I was 11 or 12 and wrote, wait for the kicker here, 'pop songs'. God are they awful. I don't have it in me to be a songwriter. I need page after page to ramble on, I don't know if I could condense it down to a catchy hook and 3 minutes. I thought they were good, and obviously that was just the stepping stone to writing dark angry poetry. Even reading some of that now scares me. It literally scares me. Because you almost forget how far in you are, or were, and to see the tangible proof of that moment existing is a reminder that yes, it did happen and yes, you were there. I still have my journal from residential treatment, and I have kept myself from looking at it a lot, because it scares me to know how far I fell and how I still have the capacity to fall in that deep. At one point, during that 8 months, I wanted to be numb, I wanted to be walking skeleton of a person. I thought that would be easier to navigate through life if I didn't eat, and didn't feel. I wanted to doom myself to a half life, where ironically I have kind of been anyways since then.
I haven't been participating in my own life. I checked out the day I got my depression diagnosis. Everything after that feels like trying to piece a drunken night together the next morning. I have snippets of it, and can mostly guess what happened, but the feeling is usually one of embarrassment and of guilt. Because maybe I said something that let people see inside a little too far, and maybe I wrote something that was too personal. The personal stuff scares me, and I think that's why I'm so keen to try to keep going. The stuff before may have been personal, but if it was, it wasn't completely honest. I always thought I was omitting parts of the truth, rather than flat out lying. Even then, I didn't think people would like me if I was honest about what I am. That's been a hard one to shake.
Even on my retreat, where I knew I was surrounded by women who were nothing but giving and loving, I still had my moments where I knew I shouldn't talk, and maybe I was a little too quiet. But my hamster wheel starts going, and then I start telling myself that none of them like me, let alone care what I've been through. They're here to connect and be vulnerable and to be open. How can I do that when I can't be honest with myself? I skew my version of the truth so that I see that I'm not worth someone taking the time to get to know me and to connect, because I don't feel like I have anything to offer in return. I felt empty down there, and I knew I wasn't. I knew there was too much in there for me to be feeling like I have nothing to offer. I made myself feel like I don't belong, and it was an easy road to go down because I know it so well, and given that I was the youngest one there. That didn't do much to help me fight off my own stupid thoughts. My brain starts going, and sometimes I feel like it will implode in my skull. The overthinking is something I know too well, and there are days where I am able to stop it, like I did down there, and I did realize how melodramatic I was being over something I invented.
Even with the writing I did down there, the second half it was tapping into something I didn't know I had. I was able to be positive and not feel like a fraud. I could write it down, and actually feel it. I left on such a high, and it has been the best I have ever felt in my life. Because I knew that those things I wanted so badly I could almost taste them, were real, and they were possible. But then I get back into my life and the high wears off. I'm back into my fortress of solitude hating myself routine, but I can feel those embers still burning. I know that I don't have to fall back into that comfortable darkness. I have to fight it, but I would have to fight to stay in the dark. Somewhere in there, I hope I can get it into my head, that my writing is something I have to do. It keeps me going, even if no one else reads it. I feel better after getting it out onto the page, even if I have to spellcheck my words. I don't think I chose to write, the writing chose me.


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So many new items and reworks. I wasn't expecting so many stuff.
I'm not sure if they will be good or not but Riot is doing a nice work it seems.
Um... TF's Pick A Card is on-hit isn't it? You know what that means...
It's not.
"Modifies next attack".
Lyte posted a very simple rule-of-thumb: Would you get more procs if you attacked faster? Then, yes, it works. Which means that most likely TF's passive would work.
Would you not get any more procs? Then, no, it does not work. Pick A Card would not give more procs, so it does not work.
This goes for pretty much most attacks you could think of.
Ok, well... it's not as fun but he can still combo it with Stacked Deck and Lich Bane. You could have some nasty AoE burst if you times it properly with his other abilities.
Roku has hinted that there will be methods to reduce Flash's cooldown. Perhaps the introduction of a Blink Dagger-esque item?
I'm just wondering but I can't remember if the end of Season 1 was like this. So many changes and whatnot, seems a bit much doesn't it?
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|May 22, 2012
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|rock n reno
Hi guys live in Carson city Nevada, outfeilder if any team is short handed, i can play. i,m 60 years old can play younger, Have my senior card already. can pitch, or infeild. good luck every one. 775-684-9624.


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Eh. As a user, I don't care whether the underlying site is valid XHTML, HTML, XML, SGML, PDF, EBCDIC, ..., just so long as it's visually appealing and I can read it.
There are arguably 30-40 other concepts/sites which are equally compelling to link.


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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers welcomes Daniel Sturridge return
Brendan Rodgers has welcomed the return of Daniel Sturridge as the Luis Suarez saga continues to cast a shadow.
Last Updated: 11/08/13 2:09pm
Sturridge made his first appearance of the summer on Saturday when he returned from an ankle injury sustained in May to play 45 minutes against Celtic.
The England international's return is a welcome boost for Rodgers even if wantaway Suarez stays at Anfield, given the Uruguayan is banned for the first six games of the season for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last term.
"I thought he was excellent," Rodgers said of Sturridge.
"He made a difference when he came on with that power and pace and that link-up play with (Philippe) Coutinho was great.
"He is working hard to get fit and after those 45 minutes we have a behind-closed-doors game in midweek and we'll assess him after that."
Rodgers admitted the pre-season form of young Brazilian Coutinho was also cause for optimism, with the Premier League kick-off just a week away.
"Coutinho has been fantastic," Rodgers said.
"He is a wonderful footballer and a joy to watch. He was disappointed he didn't score (against Celtic) because he had a couple of opportunities.
"Him, (Steven) Gerrard and Sturridge are all on that same wavelength and their interplay and the way they combined was very promising.
"The players have worked extremely hard and are in really good shape physically and we are itching to get going."


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After the impact that rookies such as Tim Ream (2010) and Kevin Alston (2009) had in their initial seasons in Major League Soccer, teams are taking a look at trying to find that next draft gem to add to their back lines to help cure any defensive woes.
Rookie goalkeepers tend not to have as big of an immediate impact as field players, but Sean Johnson, currently in camp with the United States men's national team along with Ream, was another first-year sensation in 2010. After winning the starting job for the Chicago Fire and turning in some highlight-reel saves in the process, Johnson is poised for success in his second year in goal.
The Class of 2011 is ripe with potential first-year starting defenders and contains the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. U-20 national team. (Generation adidas refers to players who have signed MLS contracts before the completion of their NCAA eligibility. Generation adidas players receive educational grants to further their college education and do not count against an MLS team's salary budget.)
Here are the top five players available at center back, fullback and goalkeeper in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft in Baltimore:
The U.S. U-20 player stepped into Caleb Porter's lineup as a freshman and became one of the premier college products in the country with his ability to defend from a myriad of positions while also contributing to the attack. His goal in the Zips' NCAA semifinal victory over Michigan was a true wonderstrike from 35 yards and showed off his fearlessness, instinctual thinking and offensive prowess. It remains to be seen which position he will grow into as a professional (at 6-foot he played defensive midfield at Akron, but plays center back for the U-20s), but his overall skill level cannot be overlooked.
Also a member of the U.S. U-20s, Valentin is perhaps the best pure defender, man-marker and ball-winner out of the Akron prospects, though it's debatable if he's best suited for central defense or at right back. Like Kitchen, missing the combine because of U-20 duty should hardly hurt his case ahead of the draft. His older brother, Julian, was a starting defender for Wake Forest's 2007 national championship team and a third-round pick in the 2008 draft.
The top pure center-back prospect available, Soares has the size, and distribution and ball-winning ability to be a starter in MLS immediately. After the impact Ream made with the New York Red Bulls in his first season, scouts and coaches are yearning to find the next center back who can do the same, and the growing sentiment is that Soares could be just that.
Height isn't his top attribute (he stands at 6-0), but he makes up for it by covering his ground, sticking to his marks and bringing a competitive attitude to each game. North Carolina coach Elmar Bolowich called him his most-consistent player, a team leader and said that "he brings all the qualities and attributes a coach would look for from that position." Anibaba is another candidate to start from the outset of the season for a central-defense-needy team.
Already a member of the New Zealand senior team player pool, Boxall is not short on experience, having previously played in the 2007 U-20 FIFA World Cup and 2008 Olympics. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Boxall is built for the physical nature of MLS but will have to learn to adjust to the speed of the game while playing to his strengths and throwing his weight around.
Others to keep an eye on: Rich Balchan, Sr., Indiana; Bobby Warshaw, Sr., Stanford; Tyler Lassiter, Sr., North Carolina State
Scouts and coaches are enamored with Sarkodie's ability to get forward, and while he'll have to do more defending at the professional level than he did in college -- Akron dominated possession against its opponents -- he's widely viewed as one of the can't-miss prospects of this draft class. With blazing speed, confidence on the ball and a solid passing touch, Sarkodie roamed the right better than any other collegiate fullback and will be a welcome addition wherever he lands.
A late addition to the Generation adidas class, Tetteh's speed makes him an intriguing option for teams that are in need of a boost at left back. His checkered injury past makes the native Ghanaian somewhat of a risky pick, but his upside might be too high for teams to overlook. Tetteh's skill-set lends him value at both left back and left midfield.
Another left back with solid attacking qualities, Murray showed well for Louisville, helping guide the Cardinals to the NCAA championship game. Like Sarkodie, questions arise about his ability to play a enough of a role as a man-marking defender, and he'll need to address those queries with a solid combine to protect his draft stock. Projection: Second round.
An Australia native and youth-system product, King is yet another left-footed left back with an attacking mindset. Connecticut coach Ray Reid said that King is a vocal and smart defender, wise enough to "keep himself out of problems" while able to tap into his offensive arsenal. The leader of Connecticut's defensive unit, King can provide decent cover for teams lacking fullback depth.
A versatile player, Ababio spent time at both fullback positions and forward while at North Carolina. A Ghana native, the 5-11 Ababio is a solid decision maker who is comfortable with the ball at his feet. Whichever side Ababio ends up playing in MLS, he should have no problem adjusting and finding a comfort zone.
Others to keep an eye on: Chris Korb, Sr., Akron; Demitrius Omphroy, Sr., California
By far the top player available at his position, MacMath has the pedigree of a star goalkeeper. Along with standing out on the international level with the U.S. U-20 team, the 6-2 MacMath was stellar in his three years at Maryland. In addition to his physical tools and outstanding instincts and stout positioning, MacMath commands organization from his defense with a strong vocal presence.
A two-year captain and anchor in the back for the Huskies, Ford represents "the whole package" according to Reid. Ford possesses the technical ability to make the routine saves and the athleticism and reflexes to make the extraordinary ones. With a blue-collar work ethic, the 6-1 Ford is a bright prospect who could bide his time behind an established starter and work his way up the league ladder without a problem.
Another top senior goalkeeping prospect, Attinella reportedly has an offer from a club in Portugal. Attinella was a three-year starter at South Florida and a productive one at that, but given his desire to play abroad, teams may hesitate before overpaying for the MLS rights to a player who might not join the league, and his draft position among a keeper-thin class could drop as a result.
The hero of Virginia's 2009 championship run, Restrepo didn't turn in a banner 2010. Nevertheless, Restrepo's instincts and shot-stopping ability make him an intriguing prospect. Rumored to be seeking a contract with a club in his native Colombia, Restrepo wasn't invited to the combine and likely won't be selected until the later rounds, but he could be high-reward choice should he wind up in MLS.
At 6-5, Willis makes for an imposing figure between the pipes, and he turned in a productive career in his three years as a starter. He could turn some heads with an outstanding performance at the combine, but his lack of experience against top-tier competition won't work in his favor. Willis helped guide the Pioneers to the NCAA tournament and made 10 saves in keeping UCSB off the scoreboard until the second period of extra time despite being under immense pressure in the team's first-round matchup.


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Robert Griffin III Is 'Brainwashed,' Says Former Redskins QB Donovan McNabbAugust 14, 2013
Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb is once again drawing attention for his criticism of Robert Griffin III, this time attacking the young signal-caller's relationship with the Washington Redskins organization.
As per Sarah Kogod of The Washington Post, McNabb appeared on his Under Center with McNabb & Malone radio show on Tuesday to talk about RG3's refusal to meet with him.
The former Philadelphia Eagles, Redskins and Minnesota Vikings quarterback appeared to be disappointed, but not angry, that Griffin is refusing to meet. Here's what he said, courtesy of Kogod:
I'm just trying to help him. Clearly the young generation, they think they have all the answers. He's going through a little turmoil right now, trying to make it out on the field, and it's unfortunate. But that's where we're at right now as far as these young quarterbacks who think they have all the answers. Until things start to fall apart and come down trembling on you, then you want some help. But it's a shame. I honestly think that over there in Washington, he's getting brainwashed.
McNabb first made ripples back in May by questioning RG3's post-surgery decisions.
Griffin fired back by telling Brendan Vaughan of GQ, "I don't think Donovan is an idiot by any means. But right now, it's probably best we don't talk."
At this juncture, it's probably best that McNabb let the issue go and allow the 23-year-old Griffin to continue his rehabilitation and assimilation into the NFL without further comment.
While some of RG3's choices—such as weekly press conferences during OTAs and other televised appearances—may have been a tad questionable, none were malicious or posed any real danger to his promising career.
McNabb—just 36 years old at this juncture, although you wouldn't be able to tell it by his comments—needs to abandon his quest to "save" RG3 and just give the superstar quarterback some space.
Unless Griffin truly does something to hurt his chances of success in the NFL, McNabb should reserve his judgment and use his wisdom to mentor other players in the league who choose to reach out to him.
RG3 has a good head on his shoulders and is just trying to do his best to increase his exposure during a long, slow offseason. He's certainly not brainwashed and—as long as he can stay healthy—is definitely in line for another big season in Washington.


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I'm in my final year of residency at BIDMC specializing in podiatric medicine & surgery (ie foot stuff). This will likely be our last 6 months living in Boston, MA and Marissa and I are completing our bucket lists / Boston farewell tour! Many of you that know me well know that I am a goal setter and challenge myself in many ways. The last marathon that I ran was five years ago in Miami, FL. It was a goal of mine to complete a marthon before I got married. Turns out I met the woman of my dreams (much sooner than I anticipated when making that goal) and "ran" the ING Miami Marathon in Janaury 2008. I haven't run a marathon since - nor any substantial mileage for that matter.
Deciding to run the Boston Marathon just kind of happened. I was playing with the idea since I matched here for residency, and, well...this is my last year! I have also really increased my involvement with the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM). I was really impressed with the video footage and presentation at the last national meeting that some of the board members gave pertaining to their experience with the Special Olympics - so much so that you could say it "moved me". As some of you may or may not know: you cannot just "sign-up" for the Boston Marathon. It is the only remaining marathon that requires a qualifying time (I didn't qualify). Luckily, for me, there are a select number of charity spots. Through friends I was able to find the perfect charity for me and once again, I am honored to be given the opportunity to represent the Special Olympics.
That said, though at times cliche, it is going to take 110%. That is my training goal, as well as my fundraising goal of $5,500 (minimum requirement is $5000). I wanted to thank everyone for helping me, and more importantly helping the Special Olympics! Cheers to 2013!!! :O)
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Batteries rewiring into buddy pair (with the black-box and no additional cables
Finally I changed my batteries to a brand new B&B set.
I thanks everybody for all informartions I gathered.
So while changing the batt set I rewired them into 2P4S (Batteries are linked in parallele and the four pairs are connected in serial)
I had to remove one charging socket (no more needed as batts won't be able to be turned into 2x48V series)
->so I remove B+ and Bx connections on the BlackBox (which is white so I'll call it WB from now).
->the two more wires from the charging socket go to 0V and +48V of the original second serial off batts (B)
I rewired everything using original cables (especially the longs ones form relayB to batts).
Relays are connected together in parallel in the relaybox (below feet).
I used 6^2mm as often as possible bute I had to do somme parts with 2x4^2mm.
Everything can be seen here (in french but with many pictures
Nb: I finally kept Ax connection on the WBox.
On this picture I still have originals batts
Two more pictures with the mods on the relays. I changed a few things later (on the single/bottom picture) in order to double the 4^2mm wire of the +48V.


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It was uplifting to read John McGrath's column about Jon Kitna, the new football coach and math teacher at Lincoln High School (TNT, 9-7). What a sterling example the former NFL player sets for his students and players.
Contrast that to the reprehensible conduct exhibited by a teacher in the Peninsula School District (editorial, 8-31). He not only allowed bullying in his classroom, but apparently took part in it.
Two quotes come to mind:
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values" – William Inge.
"The secret of education is respecting the pupil" – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Thankfully Kitna recognizes these truths. Others should follow his example.


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|"Antonio M. Huete Jimenez via Redmine" <bugtracker-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:19:52 -0700
Issue #1482 has been updated by tuxillo. Description updated Status changed from New to Closed Assignee deleted (0) Hi, Thanks for the patches! I've added 'Bring BSD-licensed ext2fs from FreeBSD' to our Projects page. Cheers, Antonio Huete ---------------------------------------- Bug #1482: ext2fs updates from ffs http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/1482 Author: pfgshield-freebsd Status: Closed Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: Target version: Hello; The attached patch is meant for FreeBSD but the affected code doesn't seem to have changed in DragonFly (other that relocation that is). It may require some tweaking to apply correctly though. It basically adopts some changes that we made with the Lite2 commit and a afterwards in ffs. A one liner fix from Bruce Evans is also included. This should also help future adoption of the BSD-licensed ext2fs port that has been progressing as part of FreeBSD's Google Summer of Code. enjoy, Pedro. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/my/account


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Thursday, September 3, 2015
The Dulcet Tones of This Here Blogger (or, I was on a Podcast!)
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- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 11:47 PM
I haven't checked in with the Kingcast for a long damn dog's age. Last I checked Ledrew had set the site on hiatus, I'm glad to see he's back in business. I know what he's doing with the Patreon account, and I wish him luck. Right now, I'm just sort of paranoid about how a lot of media conglomerates are cracking down on indie critics, I mean that's more paranoid than me. So here's wishing him the best of luck.ReplyDelete
The King films I hate or hate to love...
I'm not sure where I fall on that one. Usually, when I see something i think is bad, I can never recall spending any more time on it than is necessary. So I don't have that kind of backlog much in my mind. So I don't know of how much I can contribute there. However....
King Guilty Pleasures:
Undeniably both Running Man and Maximum Overdrive, plus Silver Bullet. I think Bullet has to be like the forgotten child in the pack or something. To me, that film just needs to get a bit more love.
The current King Adapt that is most hated on my list currently:
Simple, "Under the Bloody Dome". If you're still not caught up with the show, then trust when I say I'm hear to tell you, you wouldn't be missing much of a single damn thing. Without giving away spoilers (even though I'm honestly puzzled why I shouldn't), it's reached a point for me where I just think (1) this just is not a King work anymore and (2) really times infinity wishing it would just END(!) already.
What makes my gradual disappointment in the show all the more sad is because, for a brief moment during this season, the writing looked like it was just about to take things in an interesting direction. It looked like things had kicked into full post-apocalyptic mode, it was possible audiences might get the idea of what I suggested as "the Anti-Mist" where the town would have to learn to work together while facing off against an alien invasion from within. It sounds interesting, it "might" have promise as a concept....
...And then the major failing of the whole show displayed itself for all to see. I'm now more convinced than ever that this should have been a cable, as opposed to a network series. I just can't help wondering if there hasn't been a lot of executive meddling with the scripts behind the scenes, so much to the point that maybe even the original planned ending, the one King was enthusiastic about might no longer exist in its original form. The biggest fault of UTD is that it is beholden to the network conflict of the week formula, hence the padding of the past few seasons. It's damning with faint praise, but at least I got less of a sense of padding or cheese this season. That said, when you realize you're watching a person possessed by aliens, you can't help thinking "shouldn't their behavior be more odd or detached, or perhaps even having trouble communicating at all"?
I'm rambling, so I think I'll pull the plug before the sun comes up. I will just say that I got a lot of Ledrew's podcasts to catch up on.
I agree with you that the absolute worst adaptation of them all is "Under the Dome." I also agree with you that there have been fleeting moments when the series seemed about to go in interesting directions; at each of these occasions, it has then immediately managed not to do so. The series is an absolute embarrassment to anyone who worked on it as a writer or producer; most (though not by any means all) of the cast will be emerging relatively unscathed, because rarely has the low quality been their fault.Delete
I like "Silver Bullet" reasonably well. "The Running Man," too, for that matter. I wouldn't defend them in an objective sense, but they both scratch my child-of-the-eighties itch quite capably.
This was really fun. I never listen to podcasts. They are the soft underbelly of my media consumption. Opera, too, I guess, but who's ever sending me opera links? No one. Whereas podcast links and recs fly fast and furious. Anyway, this seems like a good one, I've bookmarked it and will have to dig in.ReplyDelete
That Creepshow 3 anecdote cracks me up.
I'd never heard that "if you hit a wrong note in concert hit it again really hard" saying either.Replies
I listen to a decent amount of podcasts, but that's only because I can sometimes do so at work without being distracted by it. There are good ones out there, and probably way more that I know nothing about.Delete
This just sent me down the rabbithole of Stephen King-related podcasts, which is just as well: traffic on my commute lately has been awful, and podcasts eat up the time. Great discussion!ReplyDelete
I, too, would happily throw out all the Mick Garris-helmed adaptations except for the opening sequence of The Stand miniseries, which is iconic. I'd like to see a non-Garris Bag of Bones film/miniseries sometime--ideally on HBO, ideally directed by Cary Fukunaga, since we lost him from It.
My pick for cheesy, not-really-good-but-still-enjoyable King movie is Rose Red. I kind of like the way it just indulges every single genre and King trope it can find: different psi gifts, an autistic little girl, a haunted house, Harold Lauder without the pathos, fanatics, The Haunting of Hill House run through a blender, etc. It's a very comfort-food premise for me. I always feel like every aspiring horror author should be required to do the "people investigate old haunted house" story at least once, and when King finally goes for it, here, he goes all in. It's the cinematic equivalent of one of those houses decorated for Halloween where it's just plastered with fake tombstones, black cats, spiderwebs, pumpkins, until there's no room to walk: it's not *good*, but somebody definitely committed to it.Replies
I rewatched "Rose Red" last year and enjoyed it. Some of the performances are grating, but it's got a lot going for it.Delete
I'm not hearing any Thurston Howell III. Wasn't he a blue-blooded Northeasterner? I think a more apt description is Peyton Manning with a little Eeyore thrown in.ReplyDeleteReplies
Great discussion. And equally great to hear the voice behind this blog. Nicely done!ReplyDelete
Okay, so I just read your Guided Tour of King's Canon yesterday, and it probably took me at least an hour. My wife was rolling her eyes as I ignored the fam, but as I'm becoming a faithful reader of not only Stephen King, but of yours, I feel a little more comfortable asking for your input on what to read next. It feels like a weird request, but I remember a few years ago having friends call and send private messages on Facebook about Breaking Bad, and I loved living vicariously through other people as they watched it for the first time, so my hope is that you'll not only not mind, but kind of like it.ReplyDelete
Here's the pertinent information about me: I'm a little wary of Pet Sematary and Cujo, having become aware of plot points and being sensitive to dead children. I intend to read the Dark Tower series, but am not sure I have the energy to embark on a journey of thousands of pages right now. Up until a few years ago, I had only ever read The Green Mile, after falling in love with the movie. What I've read so far: The Green Mile, Joyland, The Colorado Kid, Different Seasons, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, From a Buick 8, Needful Things, Blockade Billy, The Stand, Hearts in Atlantis, Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, Dolores Claiborne, Gerald's Game, Carrie, Roadwork, Cycle of the Werewolf, and most recently, Four Past Midnight. Any thoughts you might have would be much appreciated.Replies
I'm always happy to provide input to folks. I find it very cool that anyone would even care what I think, so answering questions is the least I can do!Delete
And yes, I'll absolutely enjoy hearing about your progress!
As for recommendations...hmm...lemme think...I think that of your remaining choices, I'd recommend one of these five titles:
"The Dead Zone" -- Easily one of his best novels, in my opinion.
"The Shining" -- Ditto.
"The Gunslinger" -- Don't let the fact that it's the first book of a series worry you. There's no need to read all seven books back-to-back-to-etc. In fact, with at least the first five books, I would highly recommend NOT reading them in succession. I think leaving a gap between them enhances their charms.
"It" -- Obviously it's quite a time investment, but for my money it's his single best novel.
"Danse Macabre" or "On Writing" -- Okay, you caught me; that's six suggestions. But I'd consider reading one or the other of these nonfiction books sooner rather than later; both are terrific, and will give you tons of insight into who King is and what he's all about. And if you enjoy that, I highly recommend getting a copy of the interview collection "Bare Bones" (as well as its sequel, "Feast of Fear").
I'm tempted to just keep on naming titles, by the way. There are SO many other great ones...!
I hope that helps! Keep us updated.
Hey, thanks for the input. Funny thing, Danse Macabre and The Shining were the ones I had my eye on next. I'm considering reading The Shining in January, since I live in the Rockies (Utah) to lend a little extra atmosphere (although I've heard that's one story that doesn't need any help). I read a couple of the short-story collections in winter and Needful Things in summer, and somehow it seemed to fit. Probably not something you'd think about in Alabama, but there you go. Thanks again!Delete
Oh, I'm all about the seasonal atmosphere. In fact, I always try to watch as many King movies (and John Carpenter movies, and horror movies in general) during Halloween season, which is coming up rapidly.Delete
So that makes sense to me as selection criteria, for sure!
Great discussion. And equally great to hear the voice behind this blog. Nicely done!ReplyDelete


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September Review
September started in superb fashion but unfortunately Crewe yet again flattered to deceive, Steve Schumacher hit a superb equaliser at Swindon to secure a well earned point at Swindon and Lee Barnard`s home debut against Huddersfield inspired us to a 2nd home victory of the League campaign.
The 2-0 victory was the highlight of an average month for the Railwaymen, the month threatened to promise so much but in reality failed to live up to expectations as the management team struggled to find a winning formula.
Ideas of a new look, more robust defensive outfit has been shot to pieces with a series of abject performances on the road against decent opposition.
We were not at the races in a 2-0 defeat at an out of sorts Doncaster Rovers and despite taking a two goal lead at Oldham we capitulated in worrying fashion as the Latics secured a 3-2 victory, the winner came in 2nd half stoppage time.
In between the two away games which yielded five goals in the goals against column we were held to a disappointing draw against a struggling Millwall side. Neither side looked like scoring, both sides seemed content with a point.
On the plus side we were unbeaten at home and neither visitors during the month managed to breach the Alex backline, if Woodards excellent shot in the dying moments in the match against Millwall had gone in then perhaps we would be sitting here looking back on a decent month.
But in reality we have reaped what we have sown, signs of turning the corner then back to our disappointing best. Plenty of work for the management team in the month ahead, we are in desperate need of a pick me up, an encouraging performance or a loan signing to lift everybody connected with the club.
October will be a pivotal month for Crewe, at the end of this month we should have a clearer indication as to whether we will be nearer the top or the bottom of this league. I am hoping that we are just experiencing teething problems and that we will eventually click in to gear.
I am an eternal optimist, but remained concerned about the frailties of this new look squad. We have used 25 players in the season so far as we have mixed and matched in order to find a winning formula.
Only Millwall, Swindon and Bournemouth have used that many players, two out of the three are in the bottom four, hopefully that is just a worrying coincident.. You never know we might stumble upon a winning formation in the coming month!
Swindon 1-1 Crewe
Crewe 2-0 Huddersfield
Doncaster 2-0 Crewe
Crewe 0-0 Millwall
Oldham 3-2 Crewe
League Points Gained - 5pts
Goal Scored - 5
Goals Against - 6
League Position - 17th
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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 15, the Catholic University of America Department of Athletics held its annual Senior Student-Athlete Athletic Banquet to celebrate the academic, athletic and community service achievements of each team's senior class.
Prior to announcing the recipients of the special individual awards, the Athletics Department Family took the time to honor and acknowledge Dr. Michael Allen for his dedication to the growth and development of the Catholic Athletics.
Six Cardinal student-athletes were the winners of the annual prestigious Harris Cup, Donley Cup, Jone Dowd Awards and the Outstanding Male/Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
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Marc Hanna (Baseball)
The Harris Cup is presented annually to a male student-athlete regarded as an outstanding leader, athlete, and scholar who made a significant contribution to the campus and community.
Throughout his career, Hanna was the central driving force of CUA baseball. "This extremely talented 2-year captain, fierce competitor and undeniable team leader has earned the utmost respect from his teammates and opponents while challenging his teammates to achieve excellence, both on and off the field," said head baseball coach Ross Natoli.
Hanna is a two-time First Team All-Landmark selection, a two-time player of the week and led the team in numerous statistical categories. His achievements on the field guided the program to four straight Landmark Conference Tournament appearances, while clinching the title his freshman year to advance to the NCAA regionals and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament.
Hanna was a member of the Dean's List since his freshman year and is a member of the Landmark Honor Roll three years running, Hanna will graduate with a 3.5 grade point average and a degree in psychology.
In addition to his success on the field and in the classroom, is his dedication to serving the community and his fellow student-athletes. Hanna, who is currently the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Vice President, has been a member of SAAC all four years. He also volunteered with D.C. Reads, the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge, Fall Sports Cleanup Day, and the Martin Luther King Day Of Service. Hanna was the co-chairman for the Brookland Field Day at the DuFour Athletic Center this past April, a camp counselor with New Jersey's Bloomfield Parks and Recreation and a private tutor for special needs students in Silver Spring, Md. Hanna is a truly inspiring young man and leader.
Donley Cup
Megan Comunale (Field Hockey)
The Donley Cup is presented annually to a female student-athlete regarded as an outstanding leader, athlete, and scholar who made a significant contribution to the campus and community.
Comunale, a nursing major with a 3.24 grade point average and graduated as an integral part of the program's three Landmark Conference championships, three NCAA appearances and the program's first Elite 8 appearance. As a senior, she led the nation in goals against average at a remarkable .65 average, she is a NFHCA 2nd team All-American, First Team All-Region, a two-time First Team All-Conference selection, Synapse sports First Team All-American, ECAC player of the week, a NFHCA senior All-Star Game participant, and a two-time Landmark Conference Defensive Player Of The Week.
Academically, Comunale is a member of the Dean's List, Nursing Dean's List, one-of-four student-athletes selected to the Landmark Conference All-Academic Team, a member of the NFHCA all-academic squad, and a member of the Landmark Conference Honor Roll three years in a row. Comunale has been very active in the community, volunteering with the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Relay For Life, Special Olympics, Martin Luther King day of service, Carroll Manor Nursing Home and Little Sisters Of The Poor.
"A regular at the Duf, Comunale is always quick to smile, kind hearted and loves the elderly," said head field hockey coach Gia Cillizza.
Comunale looks to pursue a career in gerontology has accepted a position at Georgetown Hospital.
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Michael O'Shea (Football)
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O'shea was a three-year starter and a two-time captain, and was the heart and soul of the CUA football team. The mechanical engineering student is a three-time All-ODAC selection and an All-Region selection.
Academically, O'Shea has received the Parish Scholarship, the Alumni Scholarship and the CUA Academic Scholarship. He has worked along side several classmates to develop two outstanding projects. For his senior project, O'Shea worked with a team of six individuals to design and fabricate an airplane, this project was then presented to the CUA Board of Trustees, Engineering Professors and Professional Engineering Alumni. His second major project was a conceptual Mars Rover that went before a panel of professors and members of the "Curiosity" Rover Team from The Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
O'Shea was one of the most active student-athletes in the campus community. He was selected by the Vice President of Student Affairs to assist other university officials in the planning process of the University Student Center. He is a three-year member of the Catholic Athletes for Christ, volunteered at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and participated in various Special Olympics and American Cancer Society "Relay For Life" Fundraisers, as well as the Martin Luther King Day of Service and the Hurricane Sandy Relief Project.
Jone Dowd (Female)
Andrea Ingram (W. Tennis)
The Jone Dowd Student-Athlete Role Model Award is given annually to a male and female student-athlete who exudes graciousness in victory, humility in defeat and rallies their peers to consistently compete at a high level in athletics and beyond.
Ingram was a recipient of the Student-Athlete Leader Award, Coach's Award, Landmark Conference Rookie Of The Year and a two-time Second Team All-Conference selection. She served as team captain this past season and was heavily involved in service initiatives. Ingram is a member of the University Hearing Board, Campus Catechesis and the music ministry, she volunteered with numerous organizations, including March For Life, Athlete's Service Day, the Brookland Community Outreach and Friday Night Fellowship. "Ingram exhibits all we look for in our student-athletes, leadership, team spirit, and unrelenting hard work," said head women's tennis coach Dana Dowd.
"I can honestly say I have never coached a more valuable team player and leader than her," said Dowd. Ingram is a politics major and member of the Dean's List.
Outstanding Student Athlete (Male)
Kevin Romano (M. Soccer)
The Senior Athlete of the Year Award is presented to one male and one female who has made significant contributions to their respective sport and team. This award takes into account the student-athlete's aggregate career at CUA.
Romano has excelled since he arrived on campus his freshman year both on and off the field. He is a three-time First Team All-Conference selection, a two-time Second Team All Mid-Athletic Region selection, All-ECAC, named Landmark Conference Defensive Player Of The Year, defensive player of the week and offensive player of the week. Romano's athletic efforts have led to four consecutive winning seasons, three regular season championships accolades, two Top 25 national rankings, a Landmark Conference Title in addition to two NCAA Tournament berths.
Outside the playing field, Romano has been a member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for two years, and volunteered with the Barcelona Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Friends Of Jaclyn, Martin Luther King Day Of Service, Armed Forces Retirement Home, United For D.C. (D.C. United Charitable Foundation) and "Soccer Madness."
Romano also excelled in the classroom, after changing his major from architecture to marketing put him far behind in his studies. In order to graduate on time, he went to summer school twice and has taken at least six courses each of the last four semesters. Romano graduated with a 3.14 grad point average overall.
Outstanding Student Athlete (Female)
Emily Grabiak (W. Basketball)
The Senior Athlete of the Year Award is presented to one male and one female who has made significant contributions to their respective sport and team. This award takes into account the student-athlete's aggregate career at CUA.
Grabiak graduated as one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of the women's basketball program. During her senior year alone, she became an All-American, a First Team All-Region selection, Landmark Conference Player Of The Year, an ECAC First Team All-Region selection, ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Most Valuable Player during the program's holiday tournament, four-conference player of the week achievements, and one ECAC player of the week honor. Grabiak graduated as one of CUA's all-time leading scorers, having amassed more than 1100 points, 740 rebounds, 440 assists and 250 steals. She is the only player in the history of the program to amass those numbers. Grabiak has served as team captain during her junior and senior year and led the program to its first conference tournament, its first Landmark Conference Title, the first NCAA Tournament appearance, and win, numerous Top 25 rankings, and four consecutive winning seasons.
Grabiak's hard work extends past the court, as she has been very active in the campus community. She has participated in the WBCA Play For Gray Initiative, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Aware-Ness Run, Race For The Cure, CUA Play For Kay Day, Washington D.C. Run For Health, Cheesecake Factory feed the homeless drive, Relay For Life, and numerous clinics for disadvantaged youths.
Grabiak graduated with a degree in media studies.
The Cardinals ended the 2013-14 year with four conference championships: Field Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Tennis and Softball, and one ECAC Championship: Women's Basketball.