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In a scathing decision that's going viral, an Ontario divorce court judge slammed a couple for "marinating in a mutual hatred so intense as to surely amount to a personality disorder," among other considered opinions.
Ontario Superior Court Judge Joseph Quinn's probably seen his share of bad divorces, but this one — wildly uncivil, abusive and all-around dysfunctional — was apparently on another level. Indeed, found the judge, the wife had destroyed her husband's relationship with their daughter "irreparably." (Although the dad, said Quinn, possesses "a near-empty parenting tool box.") This perhaps explains why she was given full custody, while he was ordered a mere $1 in child support.
The judge also pronounced the idea of reconciliation "laughable," noting Catherine's attempt to run Larry over — "always a telltale sign that a husband and wife are drifting apart." Further evidence? Mutual threats, Hell's Angels, and Larry's habit of giving his wife's house the bird whenever he passed. Observed Quinn, "a finger is worth a thousand words and therefore, is particularly useful should one have a vocabulary of less than a thousand words."
It's funny — and we'd have a drink with Judge Quinn any day of the week — but the real loser appears to be the daughter given that, in his honor's words, both parents are "immune to reason." It's hard not to cringe for her — and wish her the best.
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Bridges in Trouble: Diagnosing Their Ills from a Distance
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
Tess Ahlborn believes we could learn a lot from bridges, if only we could hear what they have to say. Now, she aims to find the best ways to listen in.
Ahlborn, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads a team of two dozen Michigan Technological University researchers working to identify the best remote-sensing technologies for monitoring the health of bridges. The goal of the $2.8 million project goes beyond preventing disasters like the one that befell Minneapolis's I-35W bridge in August 2007. "We hope this will help decision makers make informed choices about what bridge should be repaired next."
And there are so many choices. "Our bridges are in rotten condition," she says. "The US got a grade of C overall on the condition of its bridges, and Michigan got a whopping D."
Ahlborn's project is funded by a $1.4 million cooperative agreement from the US Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration, in-kind services from the Michigan Department of Transportation and the nonprofit Center for Automotive Research, and additional support from Michigan Tech. Researchers on the multidisciplinary project are drawn from the on-campus Michigan Tech Transportation Institute and the Michigan Tech Research Institute in Ann Arbor.
As with people, bridges start getting sick long before they develop obvious symptoms. "Lots of things are involved in a bridge's condition," says Ahlborn. Water can seep into tiny fissures and form cracks as it freezes and thaws. Forces ranging from heavy traffic to tiny earthquakes can take their toll. And with on-site inspections occurring only once every two years, monitoring a bridge's condition has been a difficult challenge. But technologies developed in recent years could very well make the inspector's job easier.
"We can use remote sensing to do everything from diagnosing illnesses to finding wetlands," Ahlborn says. "We ought to be able to use it to find out what's wrong with bridges."
The aim of the research is not to develop new remote sensing technologies, she stresses. "We want to identify existing technologies that show promise."
Those technologies also have to be affordable, since Ahlborn hopes to apply them to bridges both large and small. "We might find something that works great and costs $2 million," she says. "That would only be viable on something like the Mackinac Bridge or the Golden Gate.
In addition to monitoring and assessing bridge conditions, the technology must also make information easily available for those responsible for bridge maintenance and repair. "This isn't meant to eliminate bridge inspectors," Ahlborn says. "It should be a tool for them that allows them to do their jobs better."
Coprincipal investigators on the project from the Michigan Tech Research Institute are Codirector Robert Shuchman, Senior Research Scientist/Engineer Joe Burns, and Research Scientist Colin Brooks. Coprincipal investigators from the Michigan Tech Transportation Institute are Director Larry Sutter and Devin Harris, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering.
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Over the weekend my husband and I took the new Phoenix Ghost Tour downtown. Joe, the tour guide, is very personable and knowledgeable about what went on in various buildings along the tour which starts at the historic Orpheum Theater pictured below.
The Professional Building has many strange happenings.
The Hotel San Carlos where celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe stayed and where at least two women jumped to their death.
The Securities Building at the other end of the block was connected to the hotel by a tunnel. Find out why.
The Orpheum Lofts cater to the wealthy.
One guide dog wasn't too happy there.
Back at the Orpheum and heading home for the night.
A prior tour guest had an interesting shadow in one of the Orpheum windows.
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Wendy Williamson, Ph.D., is a nationally sought-after speaker in the areas of general personal training education, medical exercise service and post rehabilitation. She was recognized by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) in 2005 and 2006 as one of the top three personal trainers in the nation. A contributing author of the 2008 Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist – ACE Training Textbook, Williamson routinely writes and reviews national certification testing criteria for personal trainers. She has an extensive track record in teaching and curriculum development and is the owner of Williamson Fitness Consulting (www.williamsonfitness.com). Williamson continues to provide hands on post rehabilitation training at Genesis Health Clubs in Wichita, KS.
Offering assessments can help your staff get new clients without ever truly selling sessions. How can this happen? Well, let's listen in on what a trainer might typically tell a client after a movement screen assessment.
Trainer: "Your shoulder flexion demonstrated limitation, and you shifted right when you performed a squat. When I asked you about it, you told me that you had broken your left leg years ago. Otherwise, you appear pretty healthy. We need to try and get your left leg as strong as your right leg. We can accomplish this by working the quadricep, hamstring and gluteal muscles via single leg exercises and working on single leg balance exercises. Stretching your pectoral muscles would be good, too. We might want to use the foam roller to help with your posture and relax your 'pec' muscles. I really believe if we can accomplish this, you most likely won't limp, and your posture will be more erect, which will help your appearance and gait. I actually think this will help you a lot. What do you think about the plan?"
The key here is that each and every person wants to look better, but if they can also correct their posture and improve their walking through sessions with a trainer, most people will ask when and where to sign up, so they can begin that day. The assessment piece is key to not only identify risk factors and release liability but also to pinpoint issues that need to be addressed for quality of living and health. We certainly don't want to implement an exercise program that will encourage the imbalances, right? To prevent the imbalances, individualized programming must take place. This drives selling without selling.
Creating a personalized plan that will apply the right corrective exercises for an individual reflects your trainers' knowledge, professionalism and integrity. We have all seen fitness professionals who conduct the same exercise program for each and every fitness assessment they perform. I guess that is why they are still performing fitness assessments and have difficulty selling packages of training sessions. The cookie cutter program is long gone.
To be able to individualize plans, your trainers may need to study more or seek advice from a medical professional or an advanced fitness professional. Your fitness professionals must know how to problem solve, be extremely familiar with anatomy, know the level of exercise difficulty that best serves each client and address the overall body. In the end, the program must give clients an appropriate workout while addressing the issues demonstrated during the assessment.
For clients with medical concerns, such as orthopedic injuries, diseases, etc., the need to problem solve during the session is especially crucial. Although we would not expect clients to know what to do, it is always wonderful when clients with phenomenal proprioception know exactly what they are feeling during the execution of the exercise so we can provide adaptations to assist them.
Recently, a woman with back pain told me she had not done anything all weekend that would have caused her to have her excruciating pain. Several days later, she finally recalled that she had planted flowers prior to the back pain starting, but she was quick to tell me that she hadn't spent long doing the planting. As we all know, 80 percent of back pain is created in forward flexion, which is the position she was in to do the planting. It doesn't take long for an already compromised back to feel pain in forward flexion. Her workout had to be adapted for the pain. Her stabilization had to take a few steps back in order for her to decrease the pain. Problem solving and the ability to adapt programming are key components to client retention.
Once your staff begins delivering the program, they need to emphasize their professionalism and justify the direction they are taking the client by continuing to educate the client about which muscle groups are working and why it is important to do this for the correction to their condition. By doing this, your staff can make sure clients understand the body positioning so they can try and reinvent the position themselves.
The following are tips for fitness professionals to ensure that they can sell sessions through assessments:
- Be genuinely interested in the client and their conditions.
- Know the anatomy.
- Be able to provide a movement screen appropriate for their condition.
- Know progressive exercises and the appropriate level of work for various conditions.
- Be able to communicate the condition to the client clearly and simply.
- Be able to explain what the plan/programming should be to accomplish their goals.
- Problem solve independently or have medical professionals/advanced fitness professionals assist you.
Once your staff learns how to explain identified problems to clients, indicate exercises that will get clients closer to their goals and genuinely express how they can help the clients, the selling will be a piece of cake—I promise.


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Wes Anderson Anticipation: Moonrise Kingdom Posters
The new Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom comes out in less than a week! Are you excited? Would some movie posters help you get excited? There are tons of amazing M.K. posters going around, but I've collected the ones that are actually available to buy, because buying things is fun sometimes...
- Needle Design & Illustration of the UK created this darling "unofficial fan artwork", featuring the names of the stars. The letters made of flowers are so sweet.
- Movie Poster Shop carries this sunny poster which shows the characters in all their glory. I've missed you, Mr. Murray.
- One of the official posters by Michael Gaskell is available through Movie Posters (it's sold out nearly everywhere else). This one is so lush and lovely — he really did an amazing job.
- Society 6 has more unofficial fan artwork: Moonrise Kingdom posters 1 & 2. These are a bit dark and foreboding for my taste, but I am a wuss.
- Finally, I lied. I could not find Laura Perm-Jardin's adorable paperdoll-like poster for sale anywhere, but I thought perhaps one of you might have a lead. It was featured on GIRL VLNC, among many other places, but Ms. Perm-Jardin makes no mention of it on her website. We need it!
More Wes Anderson fun on Apartment Therapy:
• 2011 Bad Dads Exhibit: A Celebration Of Wes Anderson
• Interiors We Can't Wait To See: The Darjeeling Limited
• Why We Can't Wait For Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Celebrating the Sabbath in Darkness Continued
December 27, 2013
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Judaic message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, December 27, 2013.
Celebrating the Sabbath in Darkness Continued
Last week I talked about the Karaites and their insistence on extinguishing all flames before the Sabbath – inconvenient and freezing cold indeed in the dead of Lithuanian winters. Yikes! In the days before timers and computerized thermostats, this was indeed challenging for conventional orthodox Jews in Eastern Europe.
So… how did they survive in the freezing and dismal days of the winter? As usual, pre-technology Jews were particularly inventive about coping with the halachic (legal) complexities of the Jewish tradition. Stoking stoves so they would stay warm longer, using oil lamps which would burn throughout the night, and eating food that was kept warm at the baker's shop were some of the solutions in the Jewish arsenal. Since baker's stoves couldn't be allowed to go cold because otherwise they would be difficult to reignite in the winter, Jews often brought their pots of food to the baker to be kept warm until Shabbat lunch. The best known of these uniquely Jewish delicacies was the "Cholent" a kind of stew made from potatoes and/or beans, with perhaps some meat such as "flanken" (beef pot-roast). The food would simmer all night, and appear hot and steamy for lunch.
Since non-Jews are not considered bound by traditional Jewish Law, a non-Jewish friend or employee might be asked to light the fire on the Sabbath – or in more recent times even to turn on the lights! Oddly enough, Elvis Presley, one of the most famous non-Jews, helped a synagogue in Memphis when he was a teenager by making sure the lights were turned on and the heat was regulated.
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Airbrush graphics are very popular with the elite in the west, who actually get their Rolls Royce Phantoms, SUVs and even super cars airbrushed with outrageous graphics. Undead morbid art adorns the SUV of Ozzy Osbourne's, the heavy metal singer, son. There are some artists in Mumbai and Delhi who do airbrush art on vehicles but the trend is fast catching up so there could be others out there who are not yet recognized but are actually good.
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Cubs recall outfielder Matt Szczur from Triple-A Iowa
The Chicago Cubs today recalled outfielder Matt Szczur (pronounced Cesar) from Triple-A Iowa and optioned right-handed pitcher Dan Straily to Iowa.
Szczur, who looks to make his major league debut, will wear uniform number 41 and is available for today's game at Citi Field against New York Mets.
The Chicago Cubs today recalled outfielder Matt Szczur (pronounced Cesar) from Triple-A Iowa and optioned right-handed pitcher Dan Straily to Iowa.
Szczur, who looks to make his major league debut, will wear uniform number 41 and is available for today's game at Citi Field against New York Mets.
The 25-year-old Szczur is batting .315 (39-for-124) with 18 runs, three doubles, two RBI and 16 stolen bases in 30 games following the Triple-A All-Star break for Iowa. He is hitting .292 (19-for-65) this month and this season owns a .282 batting average (75-for-266) against right-handed pitching. All told, Szczur is batting .261 (108-for-414) with 30 stolen bases, 16 doubles, one triple, one home run and 24 RBI in 116 games in his first year at the Triple-A level. He has seen time at all three outfield positions for Iowa, most extensively in center field (79 games).
In 2013 with Double-A Tennessee, Szczur led the Southern League with 144 hits and ranked tied for third with 78 runs scored. Named to the Southern League mid-season All-Star team, he finished the year with a .281 batting average (144-for-512), the seventh-highest mark in the league, to go along with 27 doubles and 22 stolen bases.
Szczur owns a .280 batting average (535-for-1,912) with 101 doubles, 17 triples, 18 home runs, 164 RBI and 120 stolen bases in 491 career minor league games since he was selected by Chicago in the fifth round of the 2010 Draft. He has 177 walks and has struck out just 296 times in 2,137 plate appearances. Szczur joins a major league roster for the first time having played 347 minor league games in center field, 64 games in right field and 49 games in left field.
Besides his Southern League All-Star nod last season, Szczur was named a 2012 Florida State League All-Star with Single-A Daytona and a 2011 Midwest League All-Star with Single-A Peoria. In addition, he was selected to the Team USA roster for the 2011 Futures Game at Chase Field in Arizona.
A native of Cape May, N.J., Szczur attended Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pa., and enjoyed a two-sport career. In 2009, he helped the football team to the Division I Football Championship national title as a wide receiver, and in 2010 became the baseball team's first .400 hitter since 1997. His 2010 college baseball season was cut short when he donated peripheral blood cells to a young leukemia patient who had only a 1-in-80,000 chance of finding a match.
Straily, 25, made his Cubs debut last night against the Mets after he was acquired from Oakland with infielder Addison Russell, outfielder Billy McKinney and a player to be named, July 5, for pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel. He is 3-3 with a 3.00 ERA (13 ER/39.0 IP) in seven starts with Iowa this season.


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Chace Crawford & Matthew Morrison: New Year's Eve in Sydney!
Chace Crawford and Matthew Morrison attend a New Year's Eve 2013 party at Marquee – The Star on Monday (December 31) in Sydney, Australia.
The 27-year-old Gossip Girl actor spent the New Year's holiday with Matt and his girlfriend Renee Puente, as well as their pals Colton Haynes, Tyler Hoechlin, JC Chasez, Lucas Grabeel, Shawn Pyfrom, and former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins.
Chace was later spotted chatting on his cell phone while he made his way through JFK Airport on Wednesday (January 2) in New York City.
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How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? —Psalm 13:1
Some of you know something of that which has been called "the dark night of the soul." Some of you have spiritual desire and deep longing for victory but it seems to you that your efforts to go on with God have only brought you more bumps and more testings and more discouragement. You are tempted to ask, "How long can this go on?"...
Yes, there is a dark night of the soul. There are few Christians willing to go into this dark night and that is why there are so few who enter into the light. It is impossible for them ever to know the morning because they will not endure the night. I Talk Back to the Devil, 80-81.
"Lord, You know the dark night that I endured for a number of years— and I know I'm not alone. I pray for any who are suffering today and struggling. Bring Your deep-seated peace and the assurance that the morning is coming. Thank You that Your grace is sufficient. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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Classic Conditions Amp Up Opening Day At Melges 32 Gold Cup
3 December 2010
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - Day one of the 2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta, hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club (LYC) delivered three incredible races. The result - defending Gold Cup Champion, Annapolis' Rod Jabin on Ramrod is seated in first overall, followed by Ryan DeVos on Volpe and Alex Jackson on Leenabarca. "We love Fort Lauderdale." said Jabin. "I think things are starting to come together - a little. Richard Clarke and Chris Larson bring a lot to the team. They make this easy for me."
Race one of the day produced a pleasant 6-8 knots of breeze, setting the stage for what was probably the most challenging heat of the day. An over-aggressive start for Kip Meadows on roXanne and Italian-based Lanfranco Cirillo on Fantastica resulted in OCS. Jackson's Leenabarca took advantage of the opening light and fickle conditions, launching ahead and leading the fleet to the first weathermark. As he approached, Jackson encountered stiff competition from reigning U.S. National Champion DeVos, Steve Howe on Warpath and Phil Lotz on Arethusa. Jackson rounded in first to hold a solid lead. Downwind, he was out front and fast. Lotz challenged from the right, but as the breeze shifted he slipped to fourth allowing Joe Woods on Red to take over second place. Jason Carroll on Argo rounded third. A change of course was implemented at the gate bringing balance to the upwind beat for teams like Arethusa, Volpe, Warpath and Ramrod, all rounding respectively behind Jackson for the approach to the finish. Jackson was steadfast to win, Lotz was second and DeVos finished third.
The breeze began to build and the waves got a little larger for race two. Jeff Ecklund's STAR punched the starting line with speed putting him around the top mark in first, Howe and DeVos rounded closely in second and third. On the first downwind run, Jabin overtook Ecklund with DeVos holding firm. Back upwind, Meadows played the shifts just right, stealing the lead from Jabin now in second. The expertise of Jabin's tactician Chris Larson, combined with some red-hot boat speed served him well as he blasted across the finish line to win. DeVos managed to find some pressure on the right placing him ahead of Meadows to take second.
Howe's Warpath crushed the competition in race three. He rounded the top mark in first and never looked back. "We'll take it." commented Howe regarding the final race of the day. "I've sailed in Miami quite a bit, but this is the first time I've sailed here. I think we got lucky. This was so much fun and the Melges 32 is awesome. There was a little bit of everything today - shifty, puffy, choppy, you name the condition I think we saw it at some point." Howe won easily leaving Jabin, DeVos, Cirillo and Woods to battle for the remaining top five positions. Jabin edged DeVos for second. Cirillo was fourth and Woods finished fifth.
Saturday is Take A Junior Sailing Day. Each competing Melges 32 will be paired with an aspiring junior sailor. It's an exclusive, one-of-a-kind attribute of the Gold Cup Regatta, and the advantage and product of its inclusion is obvious. Two, previous participants of the Take A Junior Sailing program are bona fide Melges 32 crew members in 2010 — Kai Friesecke sails with Oscar Strugstad's Dawn Raid and Erika Reineke is aboard Ecklund's STAR.
View the Take A Junior Sailing Day Crew Assignments
Friends, family and fans of the Melges 32 are able to tune-in and enjoy the racing action and developments from a distance, special thanks to Sail 22's all new Sailing Updates and Sail Groove. They have teamed up to bring as-it-happens coverage from the water as well as after racing sailor interviews.
Daily race reports, press release and photos will be available at the official website of theInternational Melges 32 Class Association. If you are unable to attend the 2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup, stay in touch by subscribing to the IM32CA RSS Feed or visiting the Official Melges 32 Blog. The Melges 32 can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
TOP TEN RESULTS (After three races)
1.) Rod Jabin | Chris Larson, Ramrod; 4-2-1 = 7
2.) Ryan DeVos | Ed Baird, Volpe; 3-2-3 = 8
3.) Alex Jackson | Rob Greenhalgh, Leenabarca; 1-7-7 = 15
4.) Steve Howe | Morgan Larson, Warpath; 8-8-1 = 17
5.) Phil Lotz | Dalton Bergan; Arethusa; 2-4-11 = 17
6.) Joe Woods | Paul Goodison, Red; 6-11-5 = 22
7.) Jason Carroll | Dave Ullman, ARGO; 10-10-6 = 26
8.) Kip Meadows | Andy Horton, roXanne; 16-3-9 = 28
9.) Jeff Ecklund | Harry Melges, III, STAR; 15-6-8 = 29
10.) Lanfranco Cirillo | Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; 7-19-4 = 30
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The Hammers enter their clash with Blackpool at Upton Park without a league victory since September, a sequence spanning six games.
They sit four points adrift of safety after 12 matches, but Grant remains confident they are on the right track.
"I say to West Ham fans to not just look at the table," Grant said. "When we look at the table we are not happy, but if you analyse the performances of the players, we are very optimistic.
"It's a strange situation because we don't have enough points like we want, but if you analyse our games the spirit is good and the mentality is good.
"The football that we play is good football and in the last two games we scored two goals in both games. Even before that, we played good football.
"I know we haven't taken enough points, but if we continue to play good football and correct a few things, we will win games.
"Sometimes when you are on the bottom of the league, you see a big gap between you and the other teams.
"You see the games and you say to yourself `We cannot do anything'. But if we continue to do the right things, I'm sure we will pick up points. This is our target."
All eyes will be on Blackpool's team selection tomorrow after boss Ian Holloway made 10 changes to his side for the 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Holloway has threatened to resign should the Premier League choose to fine him and Grant sympathises with his position.
"Ian is the manager and he knows his team better than anybody. He can do anything he needs to for the team," he said.
"In this case, I must say I support him because he knows what he needs from his side.
"Of course, if it was in the end of the season and it affected the results of other teamsBut when it's now, everybody needs to know that he's the manager and he can do what he must."
All eyes will be on Blackpool's team sheet - and manager Ian Holloway admits his players have given him plenty to think about.
The Premier League are investigating Holloway's decision to make 10 changes to his side for Wednesday's 3-2 defeat by Aston Villa but for the Tangerines manager the biggest talking point was how well his so-called fringe players acquitted themselves.
Indeed, they came agonisingly close to snatching a draw after DJ Campbell equalised three minutes from time only for Villa to go straight down the other end and claim the win with James Collins' header.
Many of the players were late summer signings with little or no Premier League experience and Holloway argued they had waited more than long enough for a chance.
He said: "I've got a fantastic problem. That's what I asked them to cause me, by being as good as the other team, if not better. I think some of that team have played themselves into my team, and that's exactly what I wanted them to do.
"They haven't been rewarded well enough. They deserve to play. If that was my kids and an ice-cream, I'd have bought them an ice-cream long ago because their behaviour's been absolutely exceptional. But unfortunately my other kids were doing so well I didn't want to change it."
Marlon Harewood and midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre were among the players that stood out at Villa Park but the one who really caught the eye was teenage winger Matt Phillips.
The England Under-19 international marked his Premier League debut against Blackburn in September with a goal two minutes after coming off the bench and his impact on his first top flight start was no less impressive.
Phillips, who joined the club in August from Wycombe for an initial fee of #325,000, caused Villa's defence all sorts of problems and set up Harewood's opening goal with an audacious back-heel.
Holloway was glowing in his praise of the 19-year-old, saying: "How many other people are going to watch that and think, `I wish we'd bought him'? And that kid hasn't even played yet. I played him at right-back twice and he's not a right-back, he's a winger.
"I thought he was absolutely unplayable at times. Everybody talks about Charlie Adam, soon the name on everybody's lips is going to be Matty Phillips.
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15 Budget-Friendly Yet Indulgent Gifts for Home Cooks
It's easy to find a luxurious cooking gift when you have $100 to spend, but how about when you have $20? Most cooks have a mental list of ingredients or tools they would love to have, but that are a little too expensive for everyday cooking. As dear as they may be to the recipient, these items usually make very reasonable gifts. Here are 15 small, indulgent gifts sure to be appreciated by the cooks on your shopping list — and they're all $30 and under.
• 1 Beurre d'Isigny Butter, $9 from Gourmet Food Store: When in doubt, give butter. Make it the best you can find, like this AOC-protected butter from the Isigny-sur-Mer region of France.
• 2 Rancho Gordo Desert Island Bean Sampler, $27.50 from Rancho Gordo: Rancho Gordo's heirloom beans are among the best we've ever had. This sampler includes one pound each of five favorite varieties.
• 3 Copper Measuring Cups, $19 from West Elm: Everyday baking becomes downright fancy with a set of these beautiful copper measuring cups.
• 4 Blue Bottle Coffee Beans, starting at $16/pound from Blue Bottle Coffee: Buy a bag of beans from coffee darlings Blue Bottle Coffee and have it shipped, or splurge on the best beans from your local roaster.
• 5 25-Year Barrel-Aged Balsamic Vinegar, $29.95 from Williams-Sonoma: Aged balsamic vinegar is thick, rich and complex, a special treat for dipping bread or drizzling over vegetables.
• 6 Fog Linen Kitchen Towel, $15 from Horne: Strong, absorbent linen kitchen towels are made to last, and these from Japanese company Fog Linen Work are simple, well-crafted, and beautiful.
• 7 Red Boat Fish Sauce 50°N, $20 from Red Boat Fish Sauce: If your recipient cooks a lot of Asian food, they don't need fancy butter or balsamic — they need great fish sauce! Made from just fresh anchovies and sea salt, Red Boat's fish sauce is a favorite among chefs, and the 50°N reserve bottling is the best they make.
• 8 Weck Jars, $6.50-$21 from Heath Ceramics: We LOVE Weck canning jars here at The Kitchn; we think they're practical, versatile, and oh-so-pretty. And using one to pack up homemade granola or pickles is a great way to make a DIY gift a little more special.
• 9 Organic Maple Syrup from Crown Maple Farm, $16.99 from iGourmet: There's nothing like real maple syrup, which is why your recipient will appreciate a bottle of the good stuff.
• 10 Opinel Carbon Folding Knife, $11.95 from Opinel USA: This carbon steel knife stays sharp, looks great and is easy to carry along on picnics and camping trips, when having a good knife definitely feels like an indulgence.
• 11 Italian Pine Nuts, $23.50 from Melissa's: Yes, pine nuts are expensive, but there is nothing quite like them in pesto, or toasted and sprinkled over salads.
• 12 Japanese Bar Tools like a gold jigger, $30 from Umami Mart: Japanese bartenders take their drinks seriously, and use serious bar tools to match. Bay Area-based Umami Mart carries a wide variety of unusual barware from Japan, like this gold-plated (!) jigger, perfect for the mixologist who has everything.
• 13 Holiday 4-Bar Chocolate Collection, $16 from Theo: Buy one bar as a stocking stuffer, or give a set of Theo's fair-trade, organic chocolate bars in seasonal flavors like Peppermint Stick and Gingerbread.
• 14 Beeswax Candle Tapers, $10/pair from Brook Farm General Store: The slow, smokeless flames of beeswax candles add a bit of natural beauty (and flattering light) to the dinner table.
• 15 Hand-Harvested Sea Salt, $10 from Jacobsen Salt Co.: Jacobsen Salt is hand-harvested off the coast of Oregon, and has a pure, clean taste and delicate texture.
What are your favorite small indulgences in the kitchen?
(Images: As linked, except Rancho Gordo beans by Gilt Taste; pine nuts by Marina Aver/Shutterstock)


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Monday, 12 September 2005
Two million people watched our first round match. I don't know how many were watching this evening, but it may well have been boosted by team captain Catherine Jones' appearance on the Dermot O'Leary Show on Saturday on Radio 2. If you click on the "listen again" link, Catherine's bit is from about 15 to about 25 minutes into the show.
16 comments:
- Alex Bordessa said...
Commiserations, Beau Bowden! I rather suspect at some point, both you and/or the RNA will have another bash at the title at some point.
- 9:31 pm, September 12, 2005
Yes, I was disappointed you didn't quite make it, especially as it meant we got only the most fleeting glimpse of your legs as you made your exit. I was counting on a good look when you got the trophy. I hadn't realised the coat was green; it looked very fine.
I'm trying to work out what it means that nearly all of your wrong guesses coincided with mine.
Still, the Ashes must be some compensation!
- 9:31 pm, September 12, 2005
Sod it, blogger let me register as Harriet did not bat in the preview, then stripped it out when it published. But it was me.
- 9:33 pm, September 12, 2005
- Stephen said...
Thanks Alex - we are going to be taking part in the PEN Media-Biz Quiz in November, supplementing the quiz team with a few well-known names from among our membership, so this is not the last time we get to exercise our grey cells.
I guessed it was you, Harriet, before the explanation came in. If I had been offered a Faustian choice, between our winning the final and England winning the Ashes, the outcome would have been what happened today. This was great fun, and we had a good night on the town with the New Scientist team (we were wondering about getting in contact with the Hay Festival team and forming a "beaten by the Privy Council" club), but in the end the cricket is far more important.
- 9:41 pm, September 12, 2005
- Nell Dixon said...
I was on the edge of my seat and very impressed with you answering the maths question.
- 10:26 pm, September 12, 2005
Paxo was pretty impressed, too!
- 1:53 am, September 13, 2005
Hm, worked that time.
By the way, a friend is wondering where the RNA stands on (a) ebooks, and (b) erotica?
- 1:56 am, September 13, 2005
- Stephen said...
In the context of deciding whether you are a published author, and thus eligible to be a full member rather than a New Writer like me, the RNA doesn't count e-publication. The market for e-books in the UK is tiny, but it is growing, so at some point things may change. The RNA has nothing against e-publication, and quite a few of our members are e-published as well as traditionally published.
Quite a few RNA members write erotica - indeed the RNA's webmistress, Wendy Wootton, is a big seller in erotica.
- 8:15 am, September 13, 2005
- Saskia said...
You did a fabulous job though, very proud of you all! The maths wizard question had us in total awe, and the Russ Meyer question will have us ribbing you for years. Teehee. ;-)
- 10:16 am, September 13, 2005
Thanks, I'll pass that on to her.
- 1:47 pm, September 13, 2005
- Nell Dixon said...
The RNA does count e publishing. But to be a full member it has to be a novel or novella over 30K and work the same as any other reputable publisher i.e they pay you, you don't pay them. I sold to an e pub for my first sale and was given full membership on that although I've subsequently sold to a print publisher. Jenny and Nicola checked out the rules for me and checked up on my publisher. Hope that helps!
- 4:43 pm, September 13, 2005
- Stephen said...
Thank you for that correction Nell - I should have been more thorough in my checking.
As for Russ Meyer, Saskia, I'm sure I can come up with a perfectly respectable reason for having a thorough knowledge of his oeuvre. Just give me a few days to think one up...
- 6:27 pm, September 13, 2005
- Saskia said...
Ha! Have fun trying to find that perfectly respectable reason. ;-)
- 7:14 pm, September 13, 2005
A reader comments: There is a gentleman of Stephen's acquaintance who, while at Cambridge, was particularly enthusiastic when any film with the word "Vixens" in it appeared at the Arts Cinema. I blame him (I got that question right too).
- 3:18 pm, September 19, 2005
- Stephen said...
Anselm, is that you? "Gentleman" is probably stretching a point, but it is good to see you visiting this corner of the Blogosphere.
- 3:07 am, September 20, 2005
Why no, 'tis not Anselm, though you have correctly identified the "gentleman" !
- 4:19 pm, September 22, 2005


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Someone who mixes different parts of different converstions you had together and makes it sound like something you did not say. One who samples differents pieces of conversations together to make it seem like you said something you didn't just as a DJ samples music
My mom is such a conversational DJ, always twisting my words and mixing different shit.
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Chase the Unicorn
I'm at sxsw
Ever been at SXSW, taunted by the elusive unicorn sowing its seed of doubt as to whether you're at
the very best party or venue? Tried to chase
the unicorn, foolishly dashing from one
place to the next all night?
Well, now there's an app for that. We've hunted the unicorn down, and you can now track it too. So relax and let it magically lead you to the best party in town.
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Simply open up the app and the magic will unfold before your very eyes.
1 Using mysterious algorithms powered by evil trolls, the app will tell you where the unicorn's currently to be found, and where it's been previously sighted.
2 Simply touch the refresh button to get live updates!
Touch the location to reveal the map and head for where the unicorn's at. Let the waterfall of tranquility wash over you as you enjoy your evening, safe knowing you're having a cooler time than everybody else.
Don't forget to check-in on Foursquare, otherwise it didn't happen.
Made by Yoomee in England.
We were planning our visit to the mighty South By South (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, and musing on the dilemma faced by all SXSW newbies; there's so much fun to be had, but how do you make sure you're always at the best venue/party/bar/gig etc? This situation is described by SXSW veterans as akin to chasing the elusive unicorn.
Being geeks with a sense of humour, we thought it would be fun to make an "app for that". In keeping with our Lean Startup approach, we've come up with a very simple MVP (Minimum Viable Product) based on the basic concept. Our goal is to to explore the direction this could go in. We've already got some great ideas for making it into something useful.
Please let us know what you think of the app.
Note: This app is not officially affiliated with SXSW and is officially 'total unofficial'.
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Q: Why did you make the app?
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Q: When will the unicorn be live?
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Q: How do you know where the unicorn is?
A: Using mysterious algorithms powered by evil trolls.
(Real answer: Foursquare magic)
Q: I have a great idea! How do I contact you?
A: Please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Q: Will you roll this out in my area?
A: Yes, if you tell us where you'd like it.


text: Landmark Election: On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois became the first African American to be elected president, defeating Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama emerged as a frontrunner for the Democratic Party nomination in January 2008, when he won the caucus in Iowa, a state with an African American population of less than 3 percent. He lost the New Hampshire primary to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York in the following week, and a battle between the two candidates went on for the next six months. In the primary campaign, the longest in history, Obama distinguished himself from Clinton and the other major candidates by his history of consistent opposition to the war in Iraq. In the presidential race with McCain, during a time of financial crisis, the focus turned to economic issues. After his election, Obama chose Clinton as his secretary of state.


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Reed Neal admits that he isn't the type of person to sit still very long. Over the years he has retired several times but found himself unable to actually stay retired.
Reed Neal admits that he isn't the type of person to sit still very long. Over the years he has retired several times but found himself unable to actually stay retired.
Over the summer, Neal launched his eighth hair salon over a 42-year career that has spanned several states.
Salon @ South Side is at 638 Spartanburg Highway and offers haircuts, color treatments, foils, smoothing techniques and facial waxing.
"We also have an extensive retail section with multiple product lines," he said.
One of those lines is BROO, manufactured in Asheville by a company of the same name. "They make a beer-based shampoo and conditioner, and they're working on a styling products line that should come out soon," Neal said. "It's a wonderful local, natural product that works really well."
Neal has been giving the company feedback on the new styling line based on his 18 years as an educator at Redken. More recently, he has taught hair styling and cosmetology at Blue Ridge Community College.
Neal said he chose to locate his new 1,600-square-foot salon on Spartanburg Highway "because of all the development in the area with the widening of Upward Road. Harris Teeter is right here, and a brand new Ingles is going in across the street, Fresh Market has expanded and McDonald's redid their location. We're in a fresh, new part of town."
It cost him $150,000 to $175,000 to launch the salon.
When designing the space, "I wanted to build a salon for the next generation of stylists who needed a really nice place to work, a nice atmosphere, computers, the right lighting and ergonomically friendly equipment to work with. I wanted to build a contemporary, high-tech salon for the next generation."
He is looking for new stylists to join the team.
Neal said he's excited about the new venture and about a special event coming up. On Dec. 2, the Hendersonville Boys & Girls Club is bringing several dozen kids to Salon @ South Side for free haircuts.
"It's Christmastime, and they need haircuts so the kids look good for Santa," Neal said. "Plus, we're going to have a Christmas tree up and take pictures of each kid next to the Christmas tree. Some of these kids don't have a Christmas tree at home."
Neal is also giving away a free makeover to one child's mom — up to $200 in value — based on essays the children will have written on why their mom deserves a makeover. The salon's stylists will pick the winner.
Giving back to the community feels great, Neal said, just like being a stylist.
"Every day we get to make people feel good about themselves. In our business, some days you'll have someone who just had a family member pass away or is going through a bad divorce and you can make them feel better. It's one of the greatest things about our industry — having a connection with another human being — that you don't get in a lot of other industries."
To learn more about Salon @ South Side, call 828-692-8400 or visit http://salonvision.com/southside.
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Magageni is an amazing wild African climbing venue on the escarpment overlooking Loskop Dam. Routes range from 50 to 120m and the rock quality is mostly excellent. The area was climbed at mostly in the '60's and '70's and since then there has been little activity. This means that most of the routes are easier than about grade 20 (or else they have aid) so the place is a playground for first ascents and first free ascents. But you better hurry up because the routes are falling thick and fast.
The JHB MCSA gets access here once a year for a meet, usually in September. Consult their meet sheet.
The land is privately owned and, although the land-owner is climber-friendly, he values his privacy and his property very highly. So if you want to climb here, go through the MCSA and FOLLOW ALL THE RULES GIVEN BY THE LANDOWNER! Usually he requires: 1) Names and telephone numbers of members of your club who will be in the group. 2) Car registration numbers. 3) Time of arrival. 4) Everyone will have to sign an indemnity form on arrival.
The gates are normally locked and the land-owner makes an arrangement with his employee to open for climbers at a pre-arranged time. DO NOT BE LATE BECAUSE THERE IS NO CELL PHONE SIGNAL AND YOU WILL PISS EVERYONE OFF IF THE GATE-KEEPER IS KEPT WAITING!
There are a number of dwellings on the property. Please stay well away from these and respect the privacy of the land-owner and his family/guests.
Facilities & Camping
There are no facilities. Camping is in the thorn trees by the cars, next to a usually dry dam. NO FIRES ALLOWED! THE RISK OF VELD FIRE IS TOO HIGH!
The campsite is above the cliffs. It is a 15 to 20 minute easy walk down a dirt track to the base of the cliffs. DO NOT DRIVE DOWN THIS ROAD - YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK UP AGAIN!
The Climbing
The crags consist of an East and West Wing, split by a waterfall with a deep pool at the base. Counter-intuitively, the East Wing faces west (morning shade) and the West Wing faces east (afternoon shade).
The West Wing is the main event with routes between 100 and 150m high. It is very hot in the morning and some of the faces still catch sun in the afternoon. You can find shady routes here though if you start climbing late enough. The East Wing is shorter (up to about 60m high) and not as extensive. There are, however, some excllent routes.
It works well to do a couple of routes on the East Wing from very early in the morning, to then have a snooze through the heat of the day, and start a big route up the West Wing at about 3pm.
The descent gulley/track descends to the east of the East Wing. There is a very scrappy-looking crag further east of this with one route on it but it really doesn't look worthwhile. It has been dubbed the Scrap Heap.
At the far western end of the West Wing the crag is much shorter. There are currently no routes here but there appears to be some good rock. It looks like it owuld be easiest to access this by walking west along the top and then down past the far end of the crag.
The routes are listed from left to right, looking up.
True right is on the right when looking downstream.
The Scrap Heap
When descending the gulley/track, just after you pop out of the cutting look to your right. You will see a pile of choss. Climb over the wall of the track and traverse to the crag.
The East Wing (to the true right of the waterfall)
Follow the descent gulley/track all the way to where it curves around to the left. It soon runs parallel with the river, directly towards the crag. Just follow the track to a boma, then the continuation path after this through the forest to the big pool. The East Wing is the crag up to your left. Scramble up to the base of the crag and walk left to the routes.
The West Wing (to the true left of the waterfall)
Follow the descent gulley/track all the way to where it curves around to the left. It soon runs parallel with the river, directly towards the crag. Just follow the track to a boma, then the continuation path after this through the forest to the big pool. The West Wing is the main crag up to your right. Cross the river and scramble up to the base of the crag. Walk right along the base to the routes.


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Obesity's a crisis, but we want our junk food
We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk food.
Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for fueling the nation's fat epidemic, a poll finds, but they're split on how much the government should do to help.
Most draw the line at policies that would try to force healthier eating by limiting food choices, according to the poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
A third of people say the government should be deeply involved in finding ways to curb obesity, while a similar proportion want it to play little or no role. The rest are somewhere in the middle.
Require more physical activity in school, or provide nutritional guidelines to help people make better choices? Sure, 8 in 10 support those steps. Make restaurants post calorie counts on their menus, as the Food and Drug Administration is poised to do? Some 70 percent think it's a good idea.
"That's a start," said Khadijah Al-Amin, 52, of Coatesville, Pa. "The fat content should be put up there in red letters, not just put up there. The same way they mark something that's poisonous, so when you see it, you absolutely know."
But nearly 6 in 10 people surveyed oppose taxes targeting unhealthy foods, known as soda taxes or fat taxes.
And when it comes to restricting what people can buy — like New York City's recent ban of supersized sodas in restaurants — three-quarters say "no way."
"The outlawing of sugary drinks, that's just silly," said Keith Donner, 52, of Miami, who prefers teaching schoolchildren to eat better and get moving.
"People should just look at a Big Gulp and say, 'That's not for me.' I think it starts when they are young and at school," he added.
Indeed, while three-quarters of Americans consider obesity a serious health problem for the nation, most of those surveyed say dealing with it is up to individuals. Just a third consider obesity a community problem that governments, schools, health care providers and the food industry should be involved in. Twelve percent said it will take work from both individuals and the community.
That finding highlights the dilemma facing public health experts: Societal changes over recent decades have helped spur growing waistlines, and now a third of U.S. children and teens and two-thirds of adults are either overweight or obese. Today, restaurants dot more street corners and malls, regular-sized portions are larger, and a fast-food meal can be cheaper than healthier fare. Not to mention electronic distractions that slightly more people surveyed blamed for obesity than fast food.
In the current environment, it's difficult to exercise that personal responsibility, said Jeff Levi of the nonprofit Trust for America's Health, which has closely tracked the rise in obesity.
"We need to create environments where the healthy choice becomes the easy choice, where it's possible for people to bear that responsibility," he said.
The new poll suggests women, who have major input on what a family eats, recognize those societal and community difficulties more than men do.
Over half of women say the high cost of healthy food is a major driver of obesity, compared with just 37 percent of men. Women are more likely than men to blame cheap fast food and to say the food industry should help find solutions.
More than 80 percent of people in the AP-NORC poll said they had easy access to supermarkets, but just as many could easily get fast food. Another 68 percent said it was easy for kids to purchase junk food on their way to school, potentially foiling diet-conscious caregivers.


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¿Cuáles son los servidores privados? Respuesta: 2029 Online Servidores Privados son servidores mantenidos por personas privadas, que son llamados también 2029 Online PServers, 2029 Online Privadas o, simplemente, servidores de 2029 Online . Hay mucha información a acerca de cómo jugar y cómo instalar el 2029 Online servidores privados. En PServers usted necesita su dinero virtual, como 2029 Online Gold. Normalmente se puede comprar oro en privado severas que pagar las cuentas servidores.
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As explained, 2029 Online Private Servers are free game servers. Some official closed games are still alive as private game servers. The Game Servers is a special part of a private servers system. There are many places where you can Rent a 2029 Online Game Servers.
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It's been an especially Happy April for Brewers, A's
Opening months are tricky. First, there's uncertainty. That's because teams change as players come and go, group dynamics evolve, etc. Some years, everything clicks. Other years, nothing works.
No one has figured out why some seasons take on a magical quality. Bring that rookie up and watch him win six in a row. Insert that career bench guy into the starting lineup and see him drive in six game-winning runs.
Opening months are tricky. First, there's uncertainty. That's because teams change as players come and go, group dynamics evolve, etc. Some years, everything clicks. Other years, nothing works.
No one has figured out why some seasons take on a magical quality. Bring that rookie up and watch him win six in a row. Insert that career bench guy into the starting lineup and see him drive in six game-winning runs.
This opening month has seen plenty of teams feeling pretty good about themselves: for instance, the Angels.
If you're not blown away by a 14-13 record and a 3 1/2-game division deficit, you haven't been where the Angels have been. After two straight killer Aprils, the Halos are alive and well, and they'll take it. They were 8-15 and nine games out on May 1, 2012. They were 9-17 and eight games out on May 1, 2013. By comparison, 14-13 looks pretty sweet. They're also scoring more runs and allowing fewer, which is a proven formula for improvement.
Albert Pujols looks a lot like his old self, and general manager Jerry Dipoto's acquisition of left-hander Tyler Skaggs is looking better by the day. The bullpen is leaky and may need repair. But the Angels are looking like a team capable of doing the things they were supposed to do in 2012 and '13.
The Braves are thrilled with a 17-9 start. To lose three starting pitchers -- two of them, Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy, for the season -- and then to still have the best rotation in the game (2.32 ERA) is a remarkable accomplishment.
The Braves' start looks even better considering their offense is 28th in runs scored, behind every team except the Astros and Padres. If B.J. Upton and Jason Heyward get going, Atlanta might just win the National League East a second straight year.
The Angels and Braves are just a start. The Marlins, Mets, Phillies, Twins, White Sox, Giants and Rockies all have to feel they're in a good place as we turn the page on April.
Still, this opening month closes out with two teams seeming head and shoulders above the other 28, and it's these two teams who win our first annual Happiest April award. Take a bow, A's and Brewers.
On this first day of May, they're baseball's two best, most complete teams, two teams that may have the staying power through the long grind ahead. That's because both of them have pitching. At least, that's where it starts.
Milwaukee (20-8) was widely picked to finish fourth in the NL Central. It shows how much we know. Inside the Brewers' clubhouse, they never thought that. General manager Doug Melvin had a very nice offseason, adding, among others, right-hander Matt Garza and relievers Will Smith and Francisco Rodriguez.
The Brewers figured that if they could stay healthy and if Ryan Braun could return to his old form, they might surprise some people. Their staff ERA of 2.82 is the third best in baseball. Rodriguez hasn't allowed a run in 16 appearances and is 13-for-13 in save chances. Smith has allowed one earned run in 15 appearances. As for that rotation, four of the five have been terrific. Only Garza has an ERA above 2.87.
Now about those A's. No team in baseball leaves April feeling better. They're first in the American League with a 2.78 ERA and third in scoring runs. In other words, this is a team with virtually no weakness.
To have a rotation with the AL's best ERA (2.85) after losing two starters -- A.J. Griffin and Jarrod Parker -- reflected the tremendous job general manager Billy Beane has done stockpiling pitching. Free-agent signee Scott Kazmir is 4-0, and Sonny Gray has emerged as a staff ace in his first full season in the big leagues.
And there's right-hander Jesse Chavez. At 30, he's doing things he never did in stops with the Royals, Pirates, Braves and Blue Jays. In six starts, Chavez has allowed more than one earned run just once and has been far more than Oakland could have hoped.
If the A's don't suffer anymore crushing injuries, they appear to be capable of rolling deep into October. In third baseman Josh Donaldson, they may have baseball's most unheralded star. All in all, Oakland's team is a tribute to Beane's genius and to manager Bob Melvin's brilliance at making it all work.
Plenty can happen over these next six months. With 22 of 39 teams within 3 1/2 games of a postseason berth, nothing has come close to being decided. But plenty of teams feel good about how things have gone. Onward, fellas.
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.


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Wearing V For Vendetta Guy Fawkes Masks Declared Illegal In Dubai
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But if the mask has become a way of empowering and uniting protesters, aligning them with other movements around the world, it also becomes an obvious badge of dissent and rebellion, marking them out as a likely enemy of established power structures. It was thus probably only a matter of time before simply wearing a Guy Fawkes mask became grounds enough for the police to move in, as here:
Police officials in Dubai have warned against wearing a mask that symbolises opposition to state authority during any celebrations connected to National Day and declared it illegal.
Of course, this simply strengthens the credentials of anyone wearing such a mask, whether in Dubai or elsewhere. And that, in turn, will encourage others around the world to adopt it as a symbol of protest, probably prompting more governments to declare it as "illegal", which will boost its iconic power yet further.
Any person found wearing Guy Fawkes masks, also known as "Vendetta masks", risks police questioning as any object or action deemed to be instigating unrest or insulting the UAE is illegal, police officials said.
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Putting tragedy and terrorism�behind and acknowledging only�joy, laughter and camaraderie. That was the atmosphere on Marathon Monday (aka Patriots Day, April 21) in Boston, as observed by two Ipswich residents.
Jason Wertz, 39, and Phoebe Howe, 18, hit the road for 26.2 miles�from Hopkinton to Boston in the name of Bright Happy Power. They were two of 15 marathon finishers from Ipswich.
Bright Happy Power, founded in Ipswich in memory of the late Jessie Doktor by her parents Chris and Gail, started out by providing support for cancer patients in Boston. However, that is just the tip of the iceberg.
"Bright Happy Power�s mission is to place hope, happiness and empowerment into the hands and lives of children and families facing life-threatening and catastrophic challenges," reads the website, www.brighthappypower.org.
Bright Happy Power has provided everything from essentials (toiletries, food, etc.) to laptops for cancer patients and their families, and beyond.
"They�ve also started to expand and have been doing some global stuff in the Philippines, supporting families who are dealing with traumatic situations," said Wertz.
"Jessie was my little sister Charlotte�s best friend," said Phoebe Howe. "I had done the road bike ride Coast of Hope, the 100-kilometer ride, and I had done other physical challenges for the organization. If I was going to do this big of a thing [the marathon], then I wanted to keep it connected to Bright Happy Power."
Last year, Bright Happy Power reached out and helped the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon terrorist attack and their families. It only made sense that two supporters of Bright Happy Power should tie up their sneakers and hit the marathon course themselves as the whole city celebrated and rose above tragedy and hatred.
"I�ve never run a marathon before," said Wertz. "I had done a half-marathon and a 16-mile warm-up race in the winter in Dover, N.H. I know the Doktors, and it�s such a great charity that means a lot to me."
"I�ve never seen anything except for the finish line," said Howe. "We always went to the finish line every year, so it was cool to see the whole course for the first time ever. Being 18 and able to run for the first time, I hope the fans keep coming. I hope the support stays at this caliber. It was very emotional."
Last year, the Howe family was not right at the finish line, but about 15 minutes walk away. They heard about the attack as the news spread down the course.
"We had left for home about 15 minutes before the bombs went off and we were a couple blocks away. If we were still where we were watching from, we might have heard the bombs," said Howe. "All of a sudden, everyone around us was on their cell phones, and this wave of terror spread throughout. We ended up walking to Cambridge, to where my father works. By then, all cell phone communication was shut down.�My father drove us home and I really only started to learn about everything a day or two later."
Howe had told her parents even before the bombs exploded that she wanted to run in her first eligible year. "After the attack, I told my Mom I still wanted to run it," said Howe.
The run itself
Fast forward to April 21, 2014. Wertz ended up crossing the finish line second among all Ipswich residents, coming in at three hours, nine minutes, eight seconds (3:09:08).
"It was amazing and unlike anything I�ve ever experienced before, running or otherwise," said Wertz, whose wife Michele and sons Will, Joe and Paul were along the course to cheer on their father. They were certainly in good company.
"The whole Boston community, from start to finish, just packed the course with people. There were a lot of Boston chants and U.S.A. chants, and I saw signs for Martin Richard [8-year-old bombing victim]. You were aware of last year, but everything was immensely inspiring," said Wertz. "I was in the fourth wave, and people had already been watching the race for an hour and a half. Two hours later, they were still out in full force, cheering their lungs out."
Wertz said that he was "just enjoying finishing today," but that he is going to consider returning in 2015, especially after taking in the atmosphere of the 118th running.
Howe was also swept up in the motivation of the millions along the course.
"The run was hard on my knees and hard on my whole body, but you could not have stopped running. You might have wanted to, but everyone pushed you forward," said Howe, who finished her first marathon at 4:58:20. "I met a lot of amazing people on my run and kept pace with some people from western Massachusetts. It was great to hear their stories and hear their reasons. There were a lot of tears."
Howe managed to prepare for the marathon despite a very busy schedule. She had school, homework and a part-time job at Ipswich's�Coastal Greengrocer. On top of all that, she was also a member of the Ipswich High swimming team this past winter.
"I was admitted early decision to Wesleyan University in Connecticut, so I had the advantage that I didn�t have to focus on college applications," said Howe. "I had to do 10-and 20-mile runs after school. It was very hard to do at the beginning, being on the swimming team and with the winter weather being so bad. I also had three-hour field hockey practices on Sundays, as I�ll be playing field hockey at Wesleyan."
But, she got out on Monday morning and completed 26.2 miles. It wasn�t just the masses of fans and supporters along the entire course that helped move her feet, though.
"I had �Bright Happy Power� written on my wrist," she said, "and I looked at that every once in a while to remind myself why I was running."
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - For the second time in three years, the Cal State Northridge women's basketball team saw a three-pointer rim out as time expired against UC Santa Barbara in the Matadome, with Thursday's result being a gritty 54-51 Gaucho victory.
UCSB's narrow win improved its overall record to 9-8, as well as 4-2 in Big West Conference play to pull into a tie for second place. Meanwhile the Matadors fell to 5-13 and 2-4 following their 15th straight defeat at the hands of Santa Barbara.
Faced with a 30-25 halftime deficit, the visitors clawed back with an 8-2 run to open the final period, and when sophomore center Jenna Green muscled her way for a tough layup at the 16:31 mark, the Gauchos went ahead 33-32. However Jamie McCaa broke a nearly five-minute CSUN scoring drought with her three-pointer with 14:26 remaining to put her squad back on top by two before UCSB reclaimed the lead and eventually went ahead 39-35 following another Green basket.
The home team then mounted a 6-1 spurt spanning the next two minutes, retaking the lead at 41-40 courtesy of LaJoyce King's layup at the 8:34 mark. That would turn out to be Northridge's final basket of the evening, enabling Santa Barbara to pull ahead for good. The visitors' largest lead came at 50-45 with 3:12 remaining, but they also found themselves in foul trouble that enabled CSUN to score its final nine points from the free-throw line and keep things interesting.
The Matadors pulled within two points on three occasions in the waning minutes, including with 11 seconds to play when McCaa sunk a pair from the charity stripe. Gaucho freshman guard LaShay Fears then hit one-of-two free-throws on the opposite end, and following a timeout the ball was once again in McCaa's hands. Her three-point attempt from the right wing drew iron with only two seconds remaining, and the clock expired before Northridge could try another potential game-equalizer.
CSUN was able to build its first-half cushion thanks to a 10-2 spurt in the opening minutes, all coming after Santa Barbara had tallied the game's first four points. The home team's lead grew as wide as 22-12 at the 8:30 mark before UCSB amassed the next seven points, and eventually pulled as close as 25-24 with 2:11 left before intermission.
For the 13th time this season, Green paced the Gaucho offense with 17 points, scoring 11 after halftime. Meanwhile sophomore Jessica Wilson tallied 10 of her 15 points before the break, and also nabbed a personal best seven steals. As a team, Santa Barbara swiped the ball a season-high 16 times.
The home team received 12 points apiece from McCaa and King, while Jazelle Burries hauled down a game-high 15 steals. Despite her lofty total, Northridge was out-rebounded 49-44 overall, and was also hindered by its forgettable five-of-30 (16.7%) shooting performance in the second period.
The Gauchos continue their season-long five game road swing on Saturday, Jan. 28, facing Big West foe Pacific at 3:00 p.m.


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DARTMOUTH — A Nonquitt home once owned by "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott was ravaged by fire early Saturday Morning.
DARTMOUTH — A Nonquitt home once owned by "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott was ravaged by fire early Saturday Morning.
Deputy Fire Chief John Judson said the fire started in a shed that was detached from the house and continued burning until a propane gas tank in the shed exploded. The explosion awakened neighbors who alerted the Fire Department at 3:45 a.m. The historic house was already engulfed in flames when fire engines arrived on scene.
The cause of the fire was still being investigated Saturday afternoon, Judson said. The house, which has an ocean view, had been "winterized" and no one was home at the time of the fire.
On Saturday afternoon the entire house was charred by fire, with the front half of the house gutted from flames. The front yard was also blackened and burned. Icicles from the firefighting effort were hanging from every gutter.
Reached by telephone, homeowner Janet Haring said she bought the house a year and a half ago to use as a summer home.
"I just loved it. I spent my whole summer here and now it's just gone," she said.
Haring, who lives in Princeton, N.J., had been making plans to restore the home, which had been relocated and had an addition put on since Alcott's death in 1888.
Alcott bought the home in 1883 to summer in during the last few years of her life with her niece Lulu. Her most famous work, "Little Women" was published in 1868. At the time, she described it as "my little house which is cool and quiet."
Haring said the original part of the home suffered the most damage in the fire.
Joan Underwood, who lives not far from the former Alcott house, said she woke up in the middle of the night after hearing "a big boom." She initially thought someone was banging against her front door, but when she went to check she "saw a glow" coming from Nonquitt Avenue.
"It was beautiful but scary at the same time," she said. "All of these houses are really old and really close together, and everyone has propane. It could happen to anyone."
Underwood said her parents once owned the Alcott house for a four-year period, and that she was excited when Haring bought the house and told her of her plans to restore it.
"You know, growing up, we were all obsessed with "Little Women" and Louisa May because we had this history in the neighborhood," she said. "It's just a shame."


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The Corvettes of Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2013
Last Friday we spent the slightly soggy day at Barrett-Jackson to see the auction of the 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible. While that auction was certainly exciting with Rick Hendrick paying $1 million to buy the first retail version of the next generation convertible, it wasn't the only Corvette offered on the block that day.
There were some fantastic Corvettes for sale at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach this year with our favorite being the rare 1965 Black/Silver 327/365 hp with factory A/C. Now I am a bit biased as I have a Black/Silver 1966 convertible. But I can count the number of the Black/Silver midyears on one hand that I?ve seen over the years so its always a treat to see a similar one like it.
And while the rain made things a little interesting, all the Corvettes we encountered were indoors or under tents, except those Ron Fellows ZR1s giving rides on Chevy's Test Drive track. Other than a quick dash between the drops, the rain didn't ruin our day.
And while the focus was on actual cars, we did manage to get some other Corvette-related photos as well. You'll see some Corvette furniture, an original pedal car, and some unique wood carvings. We also managed to capture renowned Corvette artist Dana Forrester paining one of the his famous bricks posters featuring the 1969 BFG Stars & Stripes ZL1/L88 Racer.
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For 70 years, the whirring machine at Hansen's Sno-Bliz has turned ice into snow.
Before Ernest Hansen built it, snowballs were shaved by hand with a plane, but he wanted his son to have a snowball untouched by sweaty, dirty fingers.
His wife Mary, along with her collection of homemade syrups, turned the machine into a business. That business became a New Orleans institution.
Over the years, the machine broke down. Stripped nuts rattled loose. A bearing failed on a day when the line stretched out the door. One year, the motor died on the first Friday of Jazz Fest.
"It always seems like a major disaster, because I'm not a machinist," said Ashley Hansen, 35, who took ever the stand in 2006 after her grandparents died. "But my good friends have assured me that it's a machine and machines are meant to be fixed."
Last year, a few days before Halloween weekend when Hansen's Sno-Bliz was set to close for the season, the machine broke again. The lever that steadies the block of ice as it hits the blades snapped. Ashley cobbled together a repair and made sure no one's end-of-season Sno-Bliz craving went unsatisfied.
"I've been fixing it with my grandfather for years," Ashley said. "My grandfather was really into patching: patch, patch, patch, patch. But I could only do that for so long."
Screws were rusted. Only one metal leg was still attached to the base and the wooden base was rotten.
The machine needed an overhaul, and Ashley needed help.
She found Don Elbers, a chemistry professor at Southeastern Louisiana University who also restores antique music boxes and maintains the carousel at City Park. He carted Ernest Hansen's machine to the north shore, the farthest it had ever traveled from Tchoupitoulas Street.
It took three months to fix it. Twice Ashley crossed the lake to visit the machine.
When it came home, the stainless steel surface shined like a new car. It now sat on a new metal base. The dangerously spinning belt finally was covered with a guard ("OSHA would be so impressed," Ashley said.). And the "windshield" that keeps the sticky hands of both young and old customers off the machine was replaced with a sheet of Plexiglas like the kind used on airplanes. It will repel birds, but it's one grade below bulletproof.
"I cried when I saw it," Ashley said, "because I missed the old patina. I knew that my grandfather's fingerprints were less on this machine. But being able to carry on the tradition is equally important."
The guts of the machine, though, are still exactly as Ernest Hansen built them. Elbers didn't touch the blades, which were modeled on an oil-drilling rig and have never needed sharpening.
"It's the same," Ashley said. "Maybe even a little better."
Now that the machine shakes less and the block of ice doesn't jiggle as much, some say Hansen's snowballs are better than before.
"When I was a kid," Ashley said, "I remember the ice being so fluffy. It reminds me more of that ice."
And fluff is what separates a snowball from a snow cone.
"A snowcone is usually a careless product that is crunchy and icy," Ashley said. "A snowball is shaved finely and fluffy."
Since taking over Hansen's Sno-Bliz, Ashley has made some changes. Her grandmother used to add another flavor every time she visited a new country. Over the past four years, Ashley has been putting her own mark on the often-misspelled menu. This year, she added a tart satsuma flavor.
The biggest change, though, was the overhaul of her grandfather's famous machine.
"He would have been impressed," she said. "It's done right. It's first class."
With each addition she makes to her grandparents' business, the white cinderblock building becomes a little more Ashley Hansen's snowball stand.
"I have to figure out how to make it my own," she said. "I feel like I'm getting there, but it's big shoes to fill."
And between Mary and Ernest, Ashley has to fill four shoes.
"I know," she said, "and I have small feet."
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Hansen's Sno-Bliz
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Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sunday, 2-6 p.m.
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Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.- 10:30 p.m.; Sunday 2-10:30 p.m.
Founded: 1960
Most popular flavor: Chocolate
SnoWizard Snoball Shoppe
4001 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504.899.8758
Hours: Sunday-Friday, noon-8 p.m., Saturday noon-7 p.m.
Founded: 1987
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Coastal Cooking with John Shields "Cowgirl Coastal" Sue Conley, chief-cowgirl of the Cowgirl Creamery shows us her cowpoke secrets of making cheese on the Northern California coastline. Other recipes from the Gulf coast are Grilled Grouper and Peach Couscous and Texas Cowboy Chili Stew. The Kitchen Goddess shares the secrets of making the perfect Sangria. D
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT set an Institute record in air rifle as the Engineers split the overall matches with the U.S. Naval Academy and Wentworth Institute of Technology. MIT totaled 4,435 points, including the school record score of 2251 in air rifle. Navy took the competition with an overall score of 4,456, while Wentworth had a score of 4,150.
MIT scored a 2184 in the smallbore portion of the match, with Navy winning that portion of the match with a 2273 and Wentworth taking third with a 2042. Navy also turned in the high score in air rifle, with the Midshipmen totaling a 2203, with MIT following with its 2251 and Wentworth turning in a The Engineers took the air rifle match with 2222 points, with John Jay totaling 2164 and Wentworth 2040. Both of MIT's scores were season bests.
De Bruijn shot a 566 in air rifle for the second best mark on the team in that event. Phillips was next with a 558, with Batista just seven points back at 551. Sophomore Kaiying Liao (Issaquah, Wash.) finished off the record scoring day for MIT with a 532.
Steven Frazier had the top smallbore score for Navy with a 571, while Midshipman Ryan Williams paced the competitors in air rifle with his 581.
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BearsBook - 2005
A journey through their seasons, in words and pictures.
"What good is a bear?" The author opens the book with this thought-provoking question and proceeds to answer it by taking us through an entire year in the lives of three bear species found in North America -- the brown, the black and the polar bear.
Beginning when the bears first wake from hibernation and give birth in February, Bears tells the story of an entire year as these magnificent animals hunt, feed, play, mate and breed until the return of winter, when the cycle begins again with the need to hibernate.
Bears inspire both affection and fear in us. The teddy bear is a familiar symbol of childhood and security, yet the notion of the bear as a dangerous killer has survived the taming of the wilderness and remains frightening to the camper, rancher and wilderness traveler.
In Bears , the author covers:Polar bears and their unique marine habitat Brown and black bears across their range Dangers from bears living too close to human habitation Biology and breeding The five bear species that do not live in North America
Bears: A Year in the Life is packed with facts and details and is lavishly illustrated with more than 125 remarkable color photographs.
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