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This inexpensive burlap or canvas paper print will be a treasured, keepsake gift or an inexpensive & unique way to decorate your own home.
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* Order will be printed on 8X10 burlap paper (with laminated back)
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* Add personalization: $2.50 extra - (I will replace the word "Love" with your pet's name in the script featured above - available on both canvas paper or burlap (see samples in final image).
For more options please enter the breed you are looking for in the search bar of my store homepage. I have different sizes, fonts, styles & products to choose from (including watercolor-artwork) & stickers.
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I can change the wording on any of my wall art prints (free of charge). For a change in wording (or additional wording) please detail the changes you'd like in the "note to seller" box.
Absolutely! If you would like any of my prints or stickers without the wording just let me know (note to seller box) and I will remove it for free.
Yes. However, keep in mind that for the burlap prints and stickers, less lettering will be easier to read. If you have a lot of characters you want to add to a print consider ordering the larger version for readability.
I highly recommend black for burlap prints as other colors are not as bold on the burlap background. If you want a specific color scheme, I'd recommend having it printed on the fine art paper. I only offer white stickers. I can make small color changes (ie: all purple, all-pink, black and white) to the watercolor prints. Note your changes in the "note to seller" section.
The largest canvas paper prints I can create right now are 11x14 (which is an included option when you check out). The largest burlap prints I can create are 8x10. I can make larger / smaller stickers. Please connect with me for a price quote.
I don't. The primary reason I don't offer framing is that shipping costs are too high and frame prices at places like Target, Hobby Lobby, etc...are very reasonable. Plus, I like giving my customers the option of customizing their prints with a frame of their choice.
Yes. Whenever someone fills out a gift message during checkout I add a custom made gift note to their package (see photo on the listings). Also, the packing slip (prices / etc) will not be included with gift packages.
I can replace the O with a heart on my black silhouette prints (not on stickers or colorful prints). Just make a note to me in the "note to seller" box and I will make that change.
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'X Factor' Recap: Final 4 Fight Their Way to the Finals
Four will become three this week, as the remaining contestants battle for a spot in the finals. Criticism from the judges was sparse, but one highlight of Wednesday's comments came at the chagrin of Carly Rose Sonenclar, who received a bit of mild criticism for the first time in the competition (and possibly, her life) at the hands of Simon Cowell.
PHOTOS: 'X Factor' Season 2: Meet the Contestants
At least she can take solace in the fact that Bruno Mars will be on Thursday's elimination show to give a performance. If she's lucky, maybe he'll even give her some words of wisdom.
Tate Stevens and Emblem3 both received rave reviews, while poor Fifth Harmony couldn't move past their underdog status despite their best efforts. Read: a bilingual performance.
This week, audiences have complete control over the fate of each contestant. There will be no judges' decision and no opportunity for a sing-off. And for the remaining three, they'll go into the finals blind without the benefit of a leaderboard.
But for now, how did the top four fare with the judges? Read below to find out.
Tate Stevens:
Contestants' Choice
"Bonfire" by Craig Morgan
Stevens hit the stage with energy to boot and sky-high flames. Though the high production value went against everything Stevens said he wants (the country singer generally prefers simple and stripped-down sets), but the down-home party vibe was a perfect fit for the song. And, thankfully for us, Stevens' natural dance moves made a bit of a resurgence. Cowell said it best: "You look like a man right now who believes he can win this competition." Spears wasn't quite so convinced, telling Stevens that she's "seen it before but better," though Lovato wholeheartedly disagreed. "That was a freaking amazing performance," she gushed. Reid, donning a black cowboy hat in support of his final competitor, said the showing was "the most fun I've had in this competition." We'll believe that, for sure. While Reid looked like a fish out of water standing up, dancing along and cheering Stevens on, he also looked like he was having one hell of a good time.
Mentor's Choice
"Fall" by Clay Walker
For his second performance, Stevens went with a polar opposite performance from his first. Save for one parallel: Both were great. "Fall" was a stripped-down, lovey-dovey song dedicated to his wife on their 15th anniversary. "Your wife must feel like the luckiest girl in the world," said Lovato. Regarding the competition, all the judges seemed to be in agreement. "You deserve this, you're so talented," Lovato added. "We've seen you hit and miss a lot on this competition, and I feel like that was a direct hit," said Spears, though the comment still drew ire from Reid. "You're consistent. You've been good over time. I don't know about the miss," he said. "Tonight is no exception." Cowell went so far as to say, "There is about as much chance as you going back to your old job as me flying to the moon tomorrow night." OK, so maybe he's not going TOMORROW, but if anyone had the means to take a trip to the moon, wouldn't it be Cowell?! "Let's be clear," he added. "You've made your mark here. I think you've done enough to get into the final. You certainly deserve it."
PHOTOS: Inside LA Reid's Closet
Carly Rose Sonenclar:
Contestants' Choice
"Your Song" by Elton John
If Sonenclar is one thing, it's predictably incredible. Lovato touched on that, expressing her initial annoyance that the "alien" 13-year-old had chosen yet another slow song (snooze), but, as usual, she killed it. "I think this was my favorite song you've performed," she ultimately confessed. Reid called the track "risky," but added, "You did things with that song I've never heard done before." Cowell said the rendition was "a beautiful version of a fantastic song," but added a bit of criticism. "I don't think it was your best performance," he said. "I think you're very lucky you've got a second song." The song held a special meaning to Sonenclar, as her pretaped packages revealed that "Your Song" was one of the first tunes that her father played to her as a child. "If you really connect with [the song], you can make other people connect with you," Sonenclar said. The packaged video served another purpose for audiences, as well, marking one of the first moments in which Sonenclar truly expressed emotion. The teen shed tears while saying goodbye to teammate Diamond White last week, while White told her "Britney's team seriously has to win it."
Mentor's Choice
"Imagine" by John Lennon
Spears aimed to show the world a whole new side of her last remaining contestant, placing her at a white piano at the start of the song. And while the move did give Sonenclar a brief moment of musical cred, it was just that: brief. She later got up to walk around and played with the arrangement, delivering her signature big notes as she always does. "It's a difficult song to peak and bring the house down, but you always know how to go in and find that note, don't you?" mused Reid. And while the song was yet another slow option for the mini-diva, Lovato said, "The only predictable part of that performance was that it was going to be amazing." Gushed mentor Spears, "It's time for you to go beyond this stage and compete with the biggest stars in the world." The only bit of criticism came (predictably) from Cowell's mouth, telling Sonenclar that "I'm not sure that song needs those big notes. I just didn't like the arrangement, I'll be honest with you." The comment was a refreshing change of pace for this audience member, who's grown tired of the child prodigy skating by on rave reviews week after week. Her dejected reaction spoke volumes: Sonenclar does not hear criticism often. "It's kind of hard to hear that, but there's nothing else that I can do," she told Khloe Kardashian backstage. "It's up to people at home, so please vote."
Contestants Choice
"Baby I Love Your Way" by Peter Frampton
While it's not an original song, Emblem3 did their best to bring things back to their SoCal roots with a beautiful performance of "Baby I Love Your Way" while channeling last week's criticism from Lovato. Specifically, the Huntington Beach-based trio spread out across the stage and gave equal love to the audience and the cameras. Smart boys, they are. Emblem3 knows where their votes are coming from. One awkward moment? When the cameras panned to Spears while she was looking down and ferociously taking notes. She must have had a lot of opinions for that 15-second critique that was to come later… So what did Spears have to say? "I feel like that performance felt really special," she said. "You guys have grown up so much. It would be unfair to call you a boy band because you're so much more than that." The boys (men?) also got Reid's blessing, with the Epic Records chairman saying , "I've been concerned about you guys having your big $5 million moment -- up until now. That was the first time I saw you as recording artists … you really did something inventive." The performance also ultimately won Lovato over and brought her back to their first audition that she loved so much. "That's what Emblem3 is, that's what's different about them and that's why I love them," she gushed. Cowell agreed: "If this doesn't get you into the final, I don't know what will."
Mentor's choice
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles
All eyes were on littlest brother Keaton as Cowell tasked him with belting out the McCartney ending to "Hey Jude." The performance could have easily felt "presumptuous," as Reid put it, but Emblem3 played their cards right. They were themselves -- they didn't try to compete with the legendary boy band so beloved across the globe. "I was prepared to rip you to shreds," Reid said, "but you actually are teen heartthrobs." The trio later took a bow after being prompted by Spears ("That was an A-level performance," she said), while Lovato confessed that the group could experience Beatles-level success in the future. "I don't know if you can compare it to the Beatles yet, but I think that you're getting there. I think you guys have the potential seeing that fan base that you have, it's crazy." Cowell played the role of proud papa, expressing his pride and saying, "You come into this competition with steel in your eyes and you have nailed it on both songs."
PHOTOS: 'X Factor' Season One Finale: The High and Low Notes
Fifth Harmony
Contestants' Choice
"Anything Can Happen" by Ellie Goulding
Up next was another Cowell group because, as the Brit so kindly put it, "because Demi doesn't have any."
The girl group also took last week's critiques to heart, choosing a song that gave them plenty of room to harmonize, while also bringing some fun and girly flair (in frothy pink dresses) to the performance. Unfortunately for them, the set also featured shades of Lyric145's Mad Hatter-themed performance shortly before their elimination. Could that be a bad omen? Sitting at a long table, Camila donned an oversize bow on her head (a cute nod to her signature headwater), over-the-top waiters and … a wedding cake? "I loved everything about it. It was like magic when you guys got up there," Spears said, with Lovato agreeing that "you pulled out the little sparkle that I think you guys need sometimes." Reid, seemingly unimpressed with sparkle, was at least impressed by the vocals. "That performance was the very best vocal performance you've ever done," he said. "I thought that was a really inventive vocal and I'm really proud of you." Cowell acknowledged the girls' fourth-place finish last week, saying, "to get into the final is going to take a miracle because of who you're up against. But after that performance, like the lyric said, anything could happen."
Mentor's Choice
"Impossible" by Shontelle
The ladies put a new spin on their judges' homes song, adding a few verses of Spanish to the lyrics. The strategy was an attempt to show a new side and, hopefully, secure votes from the previously untapped community of Latin viewers, while reminding the audience of that first moment that Cowell fell in love with the quintet as a group. Mario Lopez jumped in after their performance with a "gracias," but will the tactic work? Fifth Harmony is undoubtedly the underdogs this week, and the judges certainly wouldn't let them forget it. "I would really be surprised if you guys were here next week," zinged Spears, while Reid called the song choice "lazy." Said Lovato, "the hard thing about being the underdog is that you have not a lot of people supporting you on the judges panel, but I think that it's gonna come down to your fan base and how much they support you … I hope they pull through for you, but I'm a little worried." Cowell didn't mask his concerns, but pleaded with America to vote the girls through. "You've been one of the strongest acts tonight. If you are gonna judge based on tonight, I really hope and I pray that America gets behind you and puts you into the final because I really think you do deserve a place there." The biggest travesty of the performance: Where was Camila's bow?!
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Sunday, 11 January 2009
Mint choc chip cupcakes
We all know the benefits of peppermint. Depending on who you listen to it will cure just about any ailment going as well as making your teeth smell nice. However, if you're anything like me (lucky, lucky you!), you would probably rather eat your own feet than drink peppermint tea. I have tried, I really have but as soon as that cup of watery, green tinged minty infusion assails my nostrils I start to feel it wasn't a good idea; if it gets as far as my mouth my gag reflex kicks in and I have to pour it down the sink and make a proper brew. And yet I love peppermint; I can eat more After Eights than should be humanly possible.
These cupcakes could be the solution to increasing my intake of peppermint. I really liked them but they seemed to get an almost Marmite-like love-hate reaction from my eatership; they are clearly an acquired taste – I always feel it's important to point things like this out to you!
The rich, chocolate cupcakes would be lovely on their own or with other buttercreams. As they use both cocoa and chocolate chips you get a double whammy of chocolate in both taste and texture.
The dominant flavour is the mint buttercream icing. Normally I'm not a fan of colourings but I think it's necessary here. After all, would mint choc chip ice cream have the same allure without it's mad greenness?
The peppermint extract should be used sparingly unless you want your buttercream to taste like toothpaste. Now there's an idea – a cupcake that cleans your teeth as you eat it.......we would all be cavity free in no time!
Footnote: Having just eaten one of these a day after making, I would advise you all to make the buttercream a day in advance. It's definitely mellowed into a fuller, lovely mint flavour whereas on the day it was a bit harsh.
For the cupcakes:
125g unsalted butter
125g caster sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk (whole or semi skimmed)
20g cocoa powder
105g self raising flour
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
100g milk chocolate chips
For the buttercream:
100g unsalted butter
200g icing sugar
1-2 tablespoons milk (whole or semi skimmed)
3-4 drops peppermint extract
Green colouring
For decoration: chocolate buttons or sprinkles
How to make:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Line a cupcake tin with 12 paper cases.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until it is pale, light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one by one.
- Beat in the milk.
- Beat in the cocoa powder, flour and bicarbonate of soda.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon into the 12 paper cases. Don't worry about levelling the surface – this will happen when they go into the oven.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cakes comes out cleanly. Mine took 20 minutes.
- Leave to cool, still in the tin, on a wire rack for 10 minutes or so before removing from the tin and leaving to cool completely.
- Now make the buttercream: beat the butter until it turns a lighter shade and looks fluffy and light.
- Add half of the icing sugar and beat.
- Add the rest of the icing sugar and beat until you have a light buttercream.
- Beat in one tablespoon of milk. You're looking for a light, spreadable consistency but not runny. If necessary beat in a second tablespoon of milk.
- Beat in the peppermint extract. Start with a couple of drops and taste before you add any more. It's down to your personal taste whether you decide to add more but I warn you that it's easy to add too much and ruin your buttercream. You can always add more but you can't take it out once it's added!
- Beat in the green colouring.
- Spread the buttercream over the top of the cupcakes and top with the chocolate decoration of your choice.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.
5 comments:
- April said...
I've been toying with mint choc cupcakes for a while now and my latest attempt had peppermint in the cake and the buttercream, it was nice, but it wasn't quite right - plus my buttercream was not green, I did top them with those mist crisp thins though which worked! Time for another go I think!
April xx
- 11 January 2009 at 18:30
- glamah16 said...
know what you mean about the love hate. I used to love mint chcolate chip ice crea, Havent had it in ages. But mint and chcolate do go well.
- 12 January 2009 at 01:35
- The Sugar Fairy said...
I think i'm the complete opposite to you. I love peppermint tea but hate peppermint essence/extract!
- 12 January 2009 at 23:43
- Rhiannon said...
oh my! they look scrumptious!
AND with the marmite idea, it just means that there will be more of them for me :D
- 16 January 2009 at 15:06
- Rosie said...
I adore this combo and made some very simular cupcakes to yours before. They look wonderful C.C.
Rosie x
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General Motors' volume Chevrolet brand is in the midst of advertising for two key car models: its newest-generation Malibu and the 2013 Spark.
Chevy says the Malibu is the auto industry's longest-running mid-size nameplate, having first arrived in 1964 as the top model in Chevelle's line. So the newest generation of the sedan in the competitive mid-size category deserves a top-shelf send-off.
The Spark mini car is aimed at a younger crowd who could be the next wave of loyal GM buyers.
Both cars have gotten decent reviews.
It's not unusual for a mass-market car brand to have two very different kinds of campaigns for different models. The rub here is the blitz for the Malibu doesn't do the car justice. The work out there, so far, is shallow. It doesn't run deep. But the Spark campaign is much more creative and entertaining.
What's puzzling is the work comes from the same ad agency- Commonwealth, which seems to have a split personality.
That's entirely possible since Commonwealth was created earlier this year with a 50-50 venture between agencies from two different public holding companies: Omnicom Group's Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and Interpublic Group of Cos.' McCann Erickson Worldwide. Both ad agencies were already on GM's roster, but this new entity is handling Chevrolet in most parts of the world.
The new Malibu campaign is in full swing. Check out this national Malibu television commercial, called "State of Mind"
There's nothing compelling about this commercial. It's like Commonwealth just phoned in this car-on-road, B-roll video with narrator Tim Allen talking about product benefits. And what exactly is this mysterious "Malibu state of mind?"
Malibu is also chasing women shoppers with a separate, integrated blitz featuring fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. He's created his new Chevy Malibu collection, which he and Chevy are touting all over the internet in videos like this
His collection is now being sold on Living Social, which has good reach with 70 million members around the world. There's also an online promotion offering a $5,000 shopping spree. Chevy's marriage to Mizrahi is interesting to say the least. It's certainly not the first time GM has partnered with a fashion designer. From 1996 through 2000, GM teamed with the Council of Fashion Designers for Concept:Cure, a fundraiser for breast cancer research. Every year several designers would get a single GM model from across its brands to rework with interior and exterior colors and fabrics. Chevy's now-defunct Cavalier was a mainstay of Concept:Cure.
GM's new media agency, Aegis Group's Carat, put the deal together with Mizrahi. Time Inc. produced some 50 online videos for the blitz- yes 50!. The videos can be seen on Time-Warner's stable of sites, which certainly makes the whole deal seem like a giant media buying deal, although the effort does include non-Time-Warner sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Mizrahi said "each piece of my capsule collection was inspired by the features of the car, from the leather seats that feel like they are hugging you, to the ice-blue interior lighting."
That interior lighting color is the inspiration for his Malibu Blouse, a $140 robin-blue number made of silk crepe.
Mary Kubitskey, Malibu's advertising manager, said "collaborating with Isaac Mizrahi on this collection has helped us speak to women who embrace style, but want a smart product to make their lives easier."
Okay, but not sure how a $140 blouse will make anyone's life easier.
There's been some hand-wringing on LinkedIn auto groups that this tie-in positions the new Malibu as a "chick car." Such fretting isn't warranted, since Chevy is balancing media buys for the Malibu with heavy rotations during NFL and post-season MLB games. It's doubtful most men will even catch onto the Malibu-Mizrahi marriage. Despite this, the whole tie-in seems a bit forced.
Let's move onto the Spark.
The little city car, an import from GM's South Korean operations, first arrived here in 2009. Chevy is now giving the 2013- model Spark a digital-only push, with no plans to take the videos to television.
Since the Spark is a global car, Chevy wanted the videos to have a global feel. So the campaign is themed "Importing our Export." The first online videos of the 2013 blitz started on YouTube and Chevrolet.com/Spark, featuring ads from around the world.
Here's one the first, called "Anthem"
The video is a compilation of online spots that are generally fun and engaging. I especially like this video, dubbed "Hurdy Gurdy" that touts the car's movie-watching capabilities from the USB port
What a creative way to show off that feature!
Although the Spark is aimed at a younger crowd, some of the videos have a lot of cross-generational appeal.
Chevy said the campaign has already gotten over a million views and lots of positive feedback.
Commonwealth hits it out of the ball park for the Spark, but strikes out for the Malibu. A mass market car like the Malibu doesn't and shouldn't have to have bland, mass-market advertising.
*This post first appeared in CNW's monthly Retail Automotive Summary, a subscriber-only newsletter, as my AdRap column.
MAKING TRACKS: Stay tuned to see who will fill two major car marketing jobs in Detroit. Ford Motor Co. is looking for a marketing chief for Lincoln, after moving C.J. O'Donnell, group marketing manager, to head marketing of Ford's electric vehicles. And GM is looking for a global VP to oversee Chevrolet brand management, advertising, and marketing, with sales and service also expected to be part of the job. Earlier this month, GM tapped its lobbyist, Bob Ferguson, to that same newly-created global post at Cadillac. Currently Chris Perry heads Chevrolet marketing globally and is said to be a candidate for the newly-created job.
MAKING TRACKS UPDATE: Don Romano, former CMO of Mazda in North America and president of Mazda Canada, is now managing director and CMO of Toyota Saudi Arabia.
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Private Pesticide Applicator Training (Session 1 of 6)
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Private Pesticide Applicator certification is required to purchase and apply restricted-use pesticides. This session will provide certification and recertification for Private Pesticide Applicators. The session will also address pesticides and water quality. Those attending to certify or recertify as a Missouri Private Pesticide Applicator must bring their copy of M87: Private Pesticide Applicator Reference Manual to the session, or purchase a copy at the session in order to (re)certify).
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Oracle's First Big Move With Sun? Use Sun's Patents To Sue Google
from the real-companies-innovate,-not-litigate dept
Either way it will be interesting to see Google's response. Unlike many big tech companies, Google hasn't warehoused patents at quite the same rate. The company certainly does regularly apply for and get patents, but if you watch the numbers, they're much lower than other tech companies, and I can't recall Google ever making a patent claim against another company. So it'll be interesting if Google responds with the standard response to a patent lawsuit between two big tech companies: which is to countersue over other patents, effectively launching the nuclear counterstrike. My guess is that the more likely response is that Google will eventually just pay off Oracle to make this lawsuit go away.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 28, 2013) – After running away from the field to capture the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship earlier this month, the ETSU women's golf team has now made its mark on the league's postseason honors.
The A-Sun office announced Sunday afternoon that four Buccaneers have earned league awards, while head coach Stefanie Shelton was selected Coach of the Year. Junior Sian Evans (Gillingham, England) and sophomore Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) were both first-team selections, while freshman Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia) and senior Chloe Garner (Somerset West, South Africa) were named to the second team.
In addition to her all-conference honor, Chin was tabbed as the league's Freshman of the Year. She became the third Buccaneer in a row to earn that honor, joining Wahl (2012) and Evans (2011) on that list.
"These ladies have worked hard all year, so every honor given to them is well deserved," Shelton said. "In particular, we are proud to have our third freshman of the year honor in a row, as it points to the caliber of player we have representing our program here at ETSU."
Evans, who tied the A-Sun championship's previous low record round of 67 on the first day of competition, finished second with a three-round total of 214. During the year, she recorded five Top-20 finishes with a pair of runner-ups. Meanwhile, Wahl – last year's individual A-Sun champion – enjoyed another solid year in 2012-13, finishing third at the A-Sun Championship and posting eight Top-25 finishes this season.
While Garner carded a pair of Top-5 finishes and four Top-20s to make her case for all-conference honors, Chin claimed the Freshman of the Year honor after tallying eight Top-25 finishes, and three Top-10s that include a runner-up at the Palmetto Intercollegiate, sixth at the Sir Pizza Terrapin Challenge and seventh at the A-Sun Championship.
Shelton earned the A-Sun Coach of the Year honor after leading the Bucs to their first A-Sun title since 2008. The Bucs finished no worse than eighth in any tournament this season, including a record-setting win at the UNCG Starmount and a pair of runner-up finishes at the Jim West Challenge and the Sir Pizza Terrapin Challenge.
ETSU will advance to a yet to be determined location to compete in the NCAA Regionals. For more on the Buccaneers as they prepare for the NCAAs, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.


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NEW LONDON, Conn. – Sophomore Hayley Feindel became the Bears' all-time strikeouts leader in style as she threw nine perfect innings including a six inning perfect game in game one of a doubleheader and senior Carin Sweeney celebrated Senior Day by hitting the first three home runs of her career and drove in seven runs in game two as Coast Guard, ranked third in New England, hit seven homers in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) doubleheader sweep of MIT, 8-0 in six innings and 13-5 in five innings. MIT's season came to an end with a final record of 7-19 and 3-13 in the NEWMAC. MIT senior Chelsea Ostrander capped her senior season with the first home run of her career in the fifth inning of game two.
Feindel retired all 18 batters she faced in the opener and tied a season-high with 14 strikeouts to become the Bears all-time leader. She broke the record of Colleen Perry ('07) who had 634 punch outs. Feindel ended the first game with 644 strikeouts and added six more in game two to end the day with 650 for her career.
Coast Guard, which ran its win streak to eight, scored five runs in the first inning of game one with junior Amanda Frederick hitting a two-run homer before delivered her first career blast a solo shot to give the Bears a 3-0 lead. Freshman Stacia Sarwinski added an RBI double before sophomore Jamie Kim closed the scoring in the inning with an RBI single.
The Bears added two more runs in the fifth on RBI singles by freshman Holli Bastinck and senior Courtney Wolf. Junior Becky Miller's RBI double in the sixth enforced the eight-run rule and ended the game.
Feindel, who leads the nation in strikeouts and shutouts, pitched three more perfect innings and struck out six to start game two before being replaced by freshman Catherine Walker for the final two innings.
Coast Guard (25-6, 13-1) again scored five runs in the first inning. Buchert led off the inning with a homer, Bastinck had an RBI single before Sweeney belted a three-run homer for the 5-0 lead.
Sweeney hit her third homer of the day, a three-run homer in the second for an 8-0 lead and Frederick hit her second homer of the day, a two-run shot in the third to give the Bears a 10-0 lead.
Frederick moved into second place all alone on the Bears all-time home run list and now has 18 career long balls. She was tied with Suzie Van der Veer ('02) with 16 career homers entering the day.
MIT scored four times in the fourth off Walker as junior Keri
Dixon had a two-run single, freshman Emily Creedon added an RBI
ground out and junior Jenny Li had a sacrifice fly.
Wolf hit a two-run homer in the home half for the Bears to push the lead to 12-4.
The Engineers also scored a single run in the fifth to extend the game on Ostrander's a solo homer.
Sweeney, who was 4 for 4 in game two, had her career-high seventh RBI on a single in the bottom of the fifth to end the game.
Frederick was 6 for 7 on the day with five runs scored and four RBI.
In game two, Miller was 3 for 4 while Buchert added a pair of hits.
Coast Guard will try to clinch its second straight NEWMAC regular season championship tomorrow afternoon at Springfield. The Bears must win one of the two games to do so, if not Springfield will win the title and be the top-seed for the NEWMAC tournament which begins on Wednesday.


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Caught Up With Eero Niemela:
Eero Niemala appreciates snowboarding. Not acrobatics, not who's in first place, but actual snowboarding-in the mountains, with friends, in deep snow. These types of riders are becoming a rarity in today's world. But they're still there, and thankfully we got to sit down and talk with one.
So you live in Southern California for the most part. Where exactly in So Cal do you live?
I live in Encinitas, California. I like it out here because I have to deal with so much bad weather during the wintertime. It's just so awesome to come back and recharge the batteries in the sun. You never have to worry about weather when you're planning your day because you know it's always going to be sunny.
How long have you lived there for?
I've been out in Encinitas for five years.
How often do you get to go back home to Finland?
Man, I seriously don't get back very often. I try to go for a week or two in the summer, and spend Christmas with the fam, but I really haven't been home for a while.
What do you do to not get really homesick? Because I can only guess that Encinitas is pretty different from Finland.
Well it works out that I have my best friends from growing up-Iikka Backstrom and Lauri Heiskari-out here. They're around me all winter too, so it just kind of feels like I have my family with me all the time.
Is So Cal where you travel out of, or do you have another wintertime spot?
In the winter I spend most of my time up in Whistler, in Squamish. That's where I spent most of my winter this year filming with the People crew, working on the new video, Good Look. I was up there with Shaun McKay, and Eric Jackson for most of the winter. And when I filmed a little bit with Travis Rice, for his movie [The Art Of Flight] I went to Revelstoke.
You're known as a video part kind of guy, what's your take on the contest scene these days?
Man, it's gotten crazy with all these kids doing crazy tricks. But honestly, I don't really follow it too much. I like to watch backcountry snowboarding. That's what I am into, that's what I like to follow.
What do you think about the whole "double cork" trend that's happening right now? Do you think that to be a pro snowboarder you should be able to do them, or do you think that just because you can double cork, it doesn't make you a good snowboarder?
I think it's a trick, that as a pro snowboarder, you don't need to do. But it's one of those tricks that's heavy. Like if you're on the top of your game, you should be able to do at least one of them. But at the same time, I don't necessarily think I'll ever see Devun (Walsh) do one, and I really don't care if he ever does. But I do know that if he was to ever do one, it will be done with amazing style. I just like to watch snowboarding with good style. It doesn't have to be a double cork, or a 1080, or a 1260-just good tricks with good style. I'd rather see a nice 360 with good style any day.
Do you think it's still possible in today's game to come up solely as a rider who may not have the hardest tricks, but has amazing style?
Oh yeah, absolutely. People just get way too carried away and try to do the gnarliest tricks right off the bat. You see people nowadays who don't even really test a jump. They just straight air it, and then go right into double corks. They don't do 360s, 540s or 720s; it's just straight to the hardest tricks that they know how to do. People forget there's still a style element to snowboarding.
Do you think that some up-and-comers are starting to skip steps? Like a lot of them forget about mastering the basics before they move on to the next step.
Exactly, that's exactly what's happening. It's weird, but I guess that's where it's going. But I don't really know-I just know that I'd like to see more straight airs and more stylish riding rather than really crazy tricks.


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[UPDATE 5:37 a.m. Monday] Civilians Escaping on Foot; Sheriff of Lake County Declares Emergency
Original post: The Clayton Fire in Lake County continues to rampage forcing people and animals to flee. Some people are having to escape on foot. Flames are currently threatening the town of Lower Lake. At 2.55 p.m, the commander says that the fire is going to start burning the town of Lower Lake in 15 minutes if they don't stop it.
Lower Lake received evacuation orders earlier today and Clearlake received evacuation orders about 2:30 p.m. in the area commonly known as the Chapman Tract east of State Hwy 53. "It is a complicated area to evac," reports the incident commander over the scanner.
At 2:40 p.m. we heard emergency personnel state on the scanner, "We are starting to pick up people walking out of the fire. Can we get a medic unit?"
A commander on the incident is asking that no firefighters or aircraft be diverted from his area as there are life threatening conditions.
Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin declared "a local public emergency due to the disastrous conditions."
Below in a video posted by Sheriff Tom Allman of Mendocino County, he and State Senator Mike McGuire were moved from an area as it becomes unsafe.
UPDATE 3:10 p.m.: "We are shutting down Hwy 53 and 29," according to scanner traffic. All of Lower lake and the bottom half of Clearlake is being evacuated.
UPDATE 3:47 p.m.: Mom and daughter are swimming across Cache Creek. The fire is held to one side of the creek.
UPDATE 4:04 p.m.: Cal Fire video update, The Battalion Chief on scene states the fire jumped Morgan Valley Road.
Video update on #ClaytonFire in Lake County from Battalion Chief Scott McLean. pic.twitter.com/lQ2aqDd1d5
— CAL FIRE PIO Berlant (@CALFIRE_PIO) August 14, 2016
UPDATE 4:06 p.m.: "…commercial structures burning in Lower Lake," according to scanner.
UPDATE 4:17 p.m.: According to Incident Dashboard, a fire site, Commercial structures burning in downtown Lower Lake, per IC. Fully in defensive mode, no ability to attempt perimeter control at this time.
UPDATE 4:19 p.m.: Senator Mike Mcquire tweeted,
#ClaytonFire has reached Lower Lake. Fire burning directly behind Main St. Words cannot express sorrow. pic.twitter.com/FS4eXKqlai
— Mike McGuire (@ilike_mike) August 14, 2016
UPDATE 4:28 p.m.: Cal Fire just tweeted that Clayton Fire is "2,000 acres and 5% contained."
UPDATE 4:32 p.m.: Map from Modis showing rough boundaries.
UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: "Multiple structures involved [on fire]," reports a commander to fire command. Fire has jumped Cache Creek as of 4:40 p.m. Firefighters are trying to "steer" the fire into the burn area of the 2015 Rocky Fire.
UPDATE 4:52 p.m.: Operation of Emergency Services Director posted,
#ClaytonFire in Lake Co. Evacs in progress, multiple immed need STs & Emerg Mgt assets committed. #AllHandsOnDeck pic.twitter.com/eovaSBa3Us
— mark s ghilarducci (@CalOES_Dir) August 14, 2016
UPDATE 4:54 p.m.: SF Chronicle reporter tweeted this video of Lower Lake burning.
Historic downtown Lower Lake on Fire as #ClaytonFire rages. This is Main Street #LakeCounty pic.twitter.com/aA3i0Z79SM
— Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) August 14, 2016
UPDATE 5:12 p.m.: As of this posting, this is live video from Lower Lake.
UPDATE 5:25 p.m.: The live video is now over. When Henderson does another, we'll let you know.
UPDATE 5:55 p.m.: Firefighters are headed to rescue a juvenile trapped in a swimming pool with fire all around. This is the 9000 block of Riverview Drive. See blue pool in lower center of map below.
UPDATE 5:58 p.m.: Juvenile rescued and with the Sheriff's Office and is uninjured!
UPDATE 6:29 p.m.: Lake County Sheriff posted, "Parents need to be aware that Konocti Unified School District schools will be closed on Monday, August 15, 2016."
UPDATE 6:31 p.m.: Lake County Sheriff posted:
Additional evacuation centers have been established at Kelseyville High School in Kelseyville and the Seventh Day Adventist church in Lakeport.
Kelseyville High School
5480 Main St. Kelseyville
Seventh Day Adventist Church
3500 Hill Road E. Lakeport
The Grace Evangelical Church in Kelseyville is NOT currently open for evacuees.
UPDATE 6:35 p.m.: For more live video go here: http://abc7news.com/live/7704/
UPDATE 7:03 p.m.: Screenshot from the live video above.
UPDATE 9:22 p.m.: Lake County Sheriff posted:
Evacuation Center Update
The Clearlake Highland Senior Center is closed as an evacuation center, due to a power outage. The following approved evacuation centers are open:
Kelseyville High School – 5480 Main Street, Kelseyville
Twin Pine Casino – 22223 Hwy 29, Middletown
Seventh Day Adventist Church – 3500 Hill Road E. Lakeport
UPDATE 9:41 p.m.: Cal Fire says, "3,000 acres – 5% contained"
UPDATE 5:37 a.m.: Monday: Press release from the CHP
Highway 53 closed between Highway 29 and Olympic Dr in Clearlake. Roads west of 53 are open, roads east of 53 are remaining closed at this time. Unkn eta for re-opening. Highway 20 and 29 are open.
UPDATE 8:06 a.m.: We've got fire maps here.


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Countless invasion forces smashed into each-other on the Non-Descript Plains dividing the nations, disintegrating humiliatingly. As time went on, the Legopian Alliance and Connected Bricks of Legopia began using smaller attack forces that were more likely to make it to their destination.
One of these forces, comprised of a single Lich, was sent across the Plains shortly before the Battle of the Unnecessary Wall. He hid himself in the village of Ribannald. While there, he slowly grew in power by killing and reanimating anyone he could without worrying about witnesses. Unfortunately, before his horde could come properly to fruition, he was found out. Nobody knows quite how, though some suspect Ninja reconaissance, or that the disappearances alone in such a small village were enough. The Connected Bricks of Legopia quickly dispatched a small squad of units, the only ones close enough to make it on time, to root him out.
Legopian Alliance:
The Lich is guarded by two skeletons (essentially ordinary Minifigs), with three zombies in front. Any minifigs damaged by a zombie will become one next turn. Zombies will theoretically obey orders, but only if there are no living (or, at least, uninfected) Minifigs within graagh-ing range. Zombies can't sprint, or use weapons.
Connected Bricks of Legopia:
The wandering adventurer White Mage has agreed to work with the Connected Bricks of Legopia for this battle. She's protected by a Viking, a Knight, a Rocketeer, and an Aboriginal. A BLU Scout is a ways left of the force.
A bunch of idiots. If they have weapons and aren't outnumbered by the undead, they'll fight. Otherwise, they'll generally run.
Turn 1: Legopian Alliance
The Zombies begin their advance, killing a villager.
A skeleton has some trouble attacking. The Lich picks up the slack, draining two Villagers of their life.
Turn 1: Connected Bricks of Legopia
The CBL force heads for the village. Since the Viking forgot to bring a weapon, White Mage enchants his helmet's horns to deal extra damage to the undead. The scout sneaks around back.
Turn 1: Villagers
A villager outside the store attacks an approaching zombie, getting bitten for his trouble.
A second villager has more luck, dealing an effective blow with his pickaxe.
Not particularly encouraged by the rescuing Viking charging directly at her head-first, a villager ducks into her home. A farmer flees to raise the alarm, and a villager outside the Town Hall pulls a pipe out of the ground for use as a weapon.
Turn 2: Legopian Alliance
Another zombie blindsides the cocky villager, giving his bisected victim a chance to finish him off. Next to them, the battle's first fatality is beginning to reanimate.
The Lich continues his work, reanimating the corpses he just created.
The second attacking villager is also dealt with. The killer shambles off toward the store.
Turn 2: Connected Bricks of Legopia
The Scout dashes out from behind the building, destroying a skeleton with his scattergun before retreating. The Viking headbutt-charges one of the new zombies' heads off, and the Rocketeer takes care of the other one.
The Lich, seeing his odds getting worse, attempts to summon in Demonic Tinkerbell for assistance. He succeeds, but, unfortunately, summons her at his exact position.
The Lich is telefragged.
Turn 2: Villagers
The farmhouse's other inhabitants grab a pair of rifles and head outside. Farmer John catches his breath.
Turn 3: Legopian Alliance
Demonic Tinkerbell does not like being summoned without permission. After looking around and confirming that her summoner is already dead, she blasts the Viking with a Lightning spell. She then retreats.
The zombie's victim joins him in an attack on the store. The clerk is infected.
Turn 3: Connected Bricks of Legopia
The scout runs around the corner again. The second Skeleton, waiting in ambush, kills him.
White Mage casts a high-magnitude Cure spell on a pair of zombies. Their heads explode.
Turn 3: Villagers
The store's patron desperately tries to pick up a Technix pipe to defend himself. Sadly, his arms just aren't designed for it. He's quickly killed.
The farmhands set up a defensive perimiter.
Two of the Blue House inhabitants climb out the window behind CBL lines, escaping the battlefield.
A farmhand takes off an approaching zombie's arm.
Turn 4: Legopian Alliance
The aboriginal charges the distracted skeleton, taking another Lightning spell from Demonic Tinkerbell. Demonic Tinkerbell flies to the shop's roof.
The first farmhand is killed. The second one misses his shot and flees, screaming to run.
Turn 4: Villagers
An obedient man, Farmer John takes the only logical escape route, climbing out his window. Having just seen a corpse blasted into his house, the second Blue House's inhabitant does likewise.
The villager in front of the Town Hall makes a run for it, escaping the battlefield. The remaining villagers cower in the Town Hall.
Turn 5: Legopian Alliance
Demonic Tinkerbell blasts the fleeing farmhand.
The window-jumpers are promptly taken care of.
Turn 5: Connected Bricks of Legopia
The Rocketeer, now out of ammo, flips up his visor. Apparantly, he's one of the zombies' fathers!
The Rocketeer picks up the Lich's old staff, bringing it to bear against a zombie. He doesn't manage to produce anything more than a humiliating cloud of smoke. White Mage has more luck, bringing life to the giant statue in front of the Town Hall.
The statue begins its rampage, punting a zombie into the distance.
White Mage climbs on top of the statue.
Turn 6: Legopian Alliance
Demonic Tinkerbell moves to stop White Mage. White Mage negates Tink's Force Push, so she settles for giving a nearby zombie a boost up to the statue's arm.
A zombie attacks the Rocketeer, but can't bite through his armor.
Another zombie enters the Town Hall. Someone inside heroically faints, distracting the zombie so the other minfig inside can escape.
Demonic Tinkerbell collides with White Mage, knocking her off the statue. Without White Mage controlling it, the statue can no longer act.
Turn 6: Connected Bricks of Legopia
As she falls, White Mage launches a last spell at Demonic Tinkerbell. Tink manages to get a shield up in the nick of time, but is still knocked to the ground.
Turn 6: Villagers
The last villager runs out of the Town Hall.
Turn 7: Legopian Alliance
While a zombie bites uselessly at the Rocketeer's armor, the skeleton kills him from behind and... Pelvis-thrusts at the corpse? I'm terrible at posing skeletons.
Turn 7: Connected Bricks of Legopia
White Mage commands the statue to collapse. It crushes the skeleton and zombie that had killed the Rocketeer. Seeing nothing more she can do, she teleports away.
Demonic Tinkerbell takes up the Lich's old staff and reanimates all of the corpses in good enough condition. Having ensured that the zombie outbreak will continue safely, she returns to Alliance territory.
The Nth Legopian War:
Battle 1: Battle of the Non-Descript Plains
Battle 2: Battle of the Unnecessary Wall
Battle 3: Outbreak at Ribannalad
Filler 1: Capture the Princess
Filler 2: Battle for Ascention
Filler 3: Legopia versus the Manly Santa Day Spirit
Post-Battle Notes:
-Ribannald is an anagram of Brainland.
-By complete coincidence, the three Villagers that managed to survive it were a woman in a wind-breaker, an old man, and a generic-looking male (never before had I wished a minifig was peach), hitting the cast of Left 4 Dead just about on the head. The gruff-looking male escaping the Town Hall would've completed the team, but Demonic Tinkerbell killed him in endgame.
-Between the zombies and White Mage, if I never pick up a paintbrush again, it will be much too soon.
-Even though White Mage is unaligned, I can't help but feel that this battle makes my brother the good guy and me the bad guy. Not that that's a bad thing, I mean, I already have the Dark Knight Piltogg ready for deployment. His supernatural powers use puppies for fuel.
-From now on, in every battle he's not directly involved in, my brother's accursed Ninja hero will make a cameo in at least one picture. See if you can find him.
-I tried a dice worshipping ritual the night before our game. I can safely say that it didn't work, since my rolls were generally quite poor, but at least it's because the dice-gods seem to be entirely focused on good theatrics.
-In this battle, Neenja was in every Aftermath picture. Kind of cheap of me, I suppose.
-Around Turn 8, I could've sworn I was screwed. On an entirely undead-based side, losing my only Necromancer was quite a blow. In the end, it seemed it was for the better, though. Demonic Tinkerbell basically won that game for me through attrition, since nobody could catch her.


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Jackson Harris: 'Gone In A Heartbeat' Premiere (Exclusive) - Listen Now!
Check out the exclusive premiere of Jackson Harris' brand new single "Gone in a Heartbeat"!
This is the first single off the 24-year-old singer's highly-anticipated upcoming album Sharks and Vampires.
"After a break-up, someone is always left feeling burned," Jackson told JJ about the song. "'Gone In a Heartbeat' is my response to having my heart broken, and capturing the feeling of wanting to run away or disappear. This song was my way of releasing that negative energy and learning to trust again."
Listen to the exclusive premiere of "Gone in a Heartbeat" below!
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Epcot's Test Track is back in action.
In the new version that opened Thursday, guests in line design cars using variables such as capability, efficiency, responsiveness and power. Those creations are matched against the actual ride vehicle that takes passengers through performance tests.
"The main idea here was to bring the world of the automotive story that we were telling at Test Track into present day and really set it up to be a kind of a future story about automotive design," said Melissa Jeselnick, project manager with Walt Disney Imagineering.
The previous pre-show featured test-track dummies being put through their paces. The long, high-speed stretch that bursts from the Test Track building, as well as the rest of the course, remains from the original attraction, which opened in 1998. It had been closed since April for this revamping.
With hands-on activities before, during and after the ride, the new Test Track is the most interactive attraction created by Disney, Jeselnick said. It gives guests creative control and a lesson in manufacturing.
"If you choose a big engine, you're going to get a lot of power, but potentially, that's going to impact your efficiency scores," she said.
There will be ways to make the virtual cars very impractical, Jeselnick said, along with methods to make them reflect the personality of their makers — or to match their creator's bedrooms.
"All the options are there to appeal to big car buffs as well as people who are wanting to make them a little more whimsical," she said.


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Unstable Breeze Leads To No Racing At Euros
1 September 2013
Porto Rotondo, Italy - Due to great inconsistency in wind direction, there was no racing on day two of the 2013 Audi Melges 20 European Championship hosted by Yacht Club Porto Rotondo.
At one point, the Race Committee made one attempt at Race Four of the series, however was forced to abandon the one and only start of the day. Therefore, Thursday's results remain firm for Friday with American Michael Kiss on Bacio in first, followed by Giancarlo Capolino on Legionario in second, and Marco Francini on Mezza Luna in third. View Day One Video Highlights.
Despite not being able to race, teams found ways to have fun in the afternoon. In particular, Audi Melges 20 owners and crews participated in Audi Day which involved entertaining games and challenges.
Racing is expected to resume tomorrow, Saturday where the Race Committee has plans for four races in an effort to make up for lost racing today.
Videos from the race course, photos and instant results are posted online at the Official Facebook Page of the Audi Melges 20 as they happen. Join the class online as the European Championship racing concludes!
The final event of the 2013 Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series is organized by B-Plan Sport&Events in full collaboration with the International Audi Melges 20 Class Association and Melges Europe.
TOP TEN RESULTS (After Three Races)
1.) Michael Kiss, Bacio; 1-7-1 = 9
2.) Giancarlo Capolino, Legionario; 3-5-2 = 10
3.) Marco Francini, Mezza Luna; 4-4-13 = 21
4.) Renato Vallivero, Audi Ultra Fratelli Giacomel; 7-8-6 = 21
5.) Marc Hollerbach, Fu; 10-3-9 = 22
6.) Russ Lucas, Shimmer; 13-6-4 = 23
7.) Claudio Dutto, Asante Sana; 5-11-7 = 23
8.) Alessandro Rombelli, STIG; 8-12-5 = 25
9.) Guido Miani, Monaco Racing Fleet; 16-2-10 = 28
10.) Jan Kuchar, Aloha; 20-1-8 = 29
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A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
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No Saints fire sale, insists Reed
Executive director Les Reed has fired a shot across the bows of those hoping to lure away Southampton's top talent, warning potential suitors that the likes of Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana and manager Mauricio Pochettino are staying put.
Saints are all but certain to secure a comfortable top-10 finish at the end of a season in which their style and focus on home-grown talent has attracted many plaudits.
That, though, has brought with it admiring glances from afar and manager Pochettino's burgeoning reputation has seen him installed as the bookmakers' favourite to become Tottenham's next manager.
The likes of Lallana, Calum Chambers and Shaw have also been strongly linked with a move away this summer, with a report this week claiming the latter is on the verge of a move to Manchester United.
That speculation appeared to be the final straw for Reed, who took the unusual step of making a statement before Pochettino's standard press conference previewing Saturday's match with Everton.
The executive director did not take any questions, preferring instead to give a five-minute statement in order to give an "accurate picture of where we stand at the moment" due to the unrelenting speculation.
"No club has been given permission to talk to any of our players," Reed said. "That will remain so.
"As far as the policy is concerned, we've had a great season. We want to build on that season. We want to improve the squad going forward.
"We want to retain the players we've got. They are all contracted. They all have existing contracts and we intend for them to honour those contracts.
"Any enquiries we get will probably be met with a 'no, not for sale'. Our intention is to keep this very good team together and build on it by bringing new players to improve on that.
"Every transfer window, particularly in the summer, is difficult because everybody is out there trying to attract players. We have our targets. We want to improve the squad. These are things we're discussing on a daily basis.
"We will tend to develop a squad that's capable of not just maintaining the position we're in but improving next season.
"Therefore, it's a positive message we want to get out there. I think our fans deserve to understand that there is not going to be a fire sale here. We have repeatedly said that.
"We've had no offers for players. Deals are not about to be concluded for any of our players and we want to keep all of our best players here at this club and build on that for the future."
Morgan Schneiderlin has joined Southampton's injury list heading into Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Everton.
The French midfielder received a heavy knock to his quadriceps and joins Jay Rodriguez (knee) and Gaston Ramirez (ankle) on the sidelines.
Maya Yoshida (knee) remains absent for Saints for the Toffees' visit, as does back-up goalkeeper Kelvin Davis (back).
Defender Sylvain Distin misses Everton's trip with a hamstring injury.
With fellow centre-back Phil Jagielka still a week away from returning from a similar problem it means John Stones and Antolin Alcaraz will be central defensive partners.
Forward Kevin Mirallas (groin) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season and with Darron Gibson, Arouna Kone, Bryan Oviedo, Steven Pienaar and Lacina Traore all still sidelined manager Roberto Martinez will look to his under-21s to bolster his squad.
Martinez has urged some of the club's young players to seize the opportunity presented by their current injury problems.
It leaves Martinez short of options ahead of the trip to Southampton but he has already put faith in younger players this season with great success and has no qualms about asking members of the Under-21s to contribute to their bid for Champions League football.
"We have young players who are capable of coming in and showing what they can do and that excites me," Martinez said.
"This weekend maybe we will have to bring in someone from the Under-21s and give him an opportunity.
"That is what we are as a club. We will not blame players that are missing we just celebrate the opportunity given to young players."
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COLUMBIA - An initial review of allegations about votes cast under dead people's names reveals clerical errors and problems with records - but doesn't indicate fraud, a top elections official told legislators Wednesday.
The issue arose before the first-in-the-South presidential primary that took place last weekend, and it's part of the fallout from a new South Carolina law requiring voters to show government-issued photographic identification to vote in person. The U.S. Justice Department challenged the law.
Two weeks ago, Department of Motor Vehicles Executive Director Kevin Shwedo told a House panel that his agency's analysis of state voter ID data that votes were cast under the names of 953 dead people over the past six years. With the presidential primary looming, he turned the issue over to the State Law Enforcement Division and state Attorney General Alan Wilson to investigate.
State Election Commission Executive Director Marci Andino joined the call for the investigation, but said Wednesday that a look at some of the cases shows run-of-the-mill problems with dated records or sloppy practices.
Andino told legislators that Shwedo had never told her about the issue of dead voters before taking it to the House, and that she still hasn't been provided with the full list of voters Shwedo questioned. Of 20 names she's received so far from the attorney general, she has found little to indicate that fraud occurred.
She told legislators that her review shows a combination of clerical errors and limits in using records that aren't are instantly updated. Polling lists, for instance, are prepared with death records that can be three months old.
Six of the names Andino was given were in Abbeville County. Of those, Andino found one voter cast an absentee ballot and died before the election, poll workers checked the wrong names off on polling lists for three voters and stray marks showed two people had voted when they did not.
The mistakes are unfortunate but not uncommon, Andino said. "We will pull every voter registration list; and we will pull every poll list and we will research all 953 of these because we take every allegation seriously, but these are the types of things you find" and that the agency tries to guard against in training, Andino said.
"I am in no way trying to minimize the seriousness of the allegations of voter fraud. If even one fraudulent vote has been cast, that is one too many," Andino said.
But Andino was irked that Shwedo said votes were purposely cast using dead people's names. "Characterizing this as an established fact threatens our confidence or the confidence of citizens have in our voter registration and election processes," she said.
The dead voter issue came up as Shwedo took a second look at data Andino's agency put together to respond to the Justice Department review of the law. It found that 239,333 people lacked state-issued ID.
The new law required the state to provide free ID cards, and Shwedo was worried about the cost.
Shwedo told legislators that Andino's list was flawed and included 37,295 records that appeared to belong to dead people and 91,466 belonging to those whose state license records had been dropped because they now had a driver's license in another state. Meanwhile, more than 58,000 simply appeared to have expired South Carolina licenses.
But Andino said she can't easily remove people from voting lists under federal and state law. "We can't just simply remove somebody because DMV thinks they might be deceased. As you can see from the 20 voters so far, I haven't seen that their data is highly reliable," Andino said.
Shwedo told legislators that the state Election Commission knew about problems with the data used to support the law as the federal Justice Department reviewed it.
Andino told legislators that while some of the names could be removed from the list others couldn't. And she said Shwedo never discussed with her any concerns about 953 dead people voting.
"I would have liked to have seen the list and had the chance to do the research before it was made public," Andino said. "I was not aware that they found anything out of the ordinary."
Andino's testimony was reassuring, said Barbara Zia, co-president of the South Carolina League of Women Voters. "We're glad to hear that state agencies are getting to the bottom of this because it is very important.
Myrtle Beach Republican Rep. Alan Clemmons is running the House Judiciary panel reviewing the issue. "The bottom line is we must have certainty in South Carolina that zombies aren't voting; we must have certainty in South Carolina that our voting list is an accurate list," Clemmons said.


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Hello, everyone. I'm new to the poly scene and just joined the website. I've been learning about polyamory online, and there is one question I can't seem to find an answer for.
I'll cut to the chase. I'm a virgin. One major part of polyamory seems to be the sex, and many of the websites I've been to assumed sex would be a part of any polyamorous relationship.
But no websites seem to address having multiple romantic relationships without sex, or virgins who are polyamorous, and a couple implied that sex was what made it more than friendship. I only found a few mentions of polyamorous virgins when I searched for it, with the term platonic polyamory thrown out there, but platonic implies no romance and that doesn't seem befitting of the situation. I've had several long term relationships without sex and they were incredibly fulfilling, and certainly more than just intimate friendships in my view.
So I wanted to know other peoples' opinions. Is sex presumed in the polyamory community? Is it a turn off to find potential partners and discover they're virgins? Would it be awkward to date a virgin and have other partners that are sexually available?
I'm really curious about this. Any and all opinions are welcome and appreciated.
Sex is assued in most dating circuits-mono and poly alike.
But-that doesn't mean one can't be poly and a virgin.
It might be awkward. But-whatever. Being poly in a mono world is awkward. Being bi in a hetero workd is awkward. Being a woman in a mans world is awkward.
I think there's nothing wrong with identifying ones ability to be romantically loving with more than one person before having had sex with anyone.
"Love As Thou Wilt"
I'm not sure how old you are. It isn't really relevant, but we were all virgins at some point, and anyone who is not had to have had their first experience with another person. If I were going to pull imaginary statistics out of my anus (as opposed to providing high-quality provenance of data), I would imagine that "most" people have their first "sexual experience" with someone else who is "not a virgin". What does "not a virgin" mean, anyway? Does it mean you have been penetrated by a penis? Does it mean you have gotten naked? Had a relationship? Said "I love you"? Exchanged body fluids? Had an orgasm? Please define what makes you a virgin or not, so we can have a discussion that makes sense.
Polyamory is just a structure for how you conduct your relationships, and poly relationships are not much different from mono ones -- there are just more of them in one's life. All poly means is that you have more than one person you're in an intimate/love relationship with. If how you conduct relationships is also as a virgin, that's how you conduct your relationships. We had a very active member here for a while, named Ray, and she was poly and a virgin (by that, I believe she meant she had never had penetrative sex with a partner) -- but she was also kinky! Sex is not a requirement for poly or mono relationships, though it is usually expected in both if one is a consenting adult. It doesn't matter - live your life the way you wish!
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I'm not a virgin, but I'm asexual. If all my partners were okay with not having sex with me, I could totally have several non-sexual relationships. And that would be the best for me!
So, it's possible to do polyamory without having sex. But just like non-sexual mono relationships are rare, non-sexual poly relationships are also rare. Just like mono people may be turned off by virgins, it can happen with poly people too. But if staying a virgin is what you want, then by all means stay a virgin. You have the right to have the exact kind of relationships you want!
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Married to G, and in a partially non-romantic, completely non-sexual and long-distance triad with A and L.
Poly isn't inherently about sex (and I'd say that people who say "poly minus sex is just friendship" don't really understand relationships, period)... but for the vast majority of people, sex is a natural part of the kind of close, loving relationships they desire for themselves. So, yeah, it can take some time to find someone who'd want to be your love partner if you want to remain virginal - there's no point in denying that a "no sex" stance will diminish your dating pool considerably.
I would say, though, that it's less unlikely to find compatible partners among the poly bunch than among monos if you want to remain virginal... not only do polys think outside the box of what a "normal" relationship is supposed to be in the eyes of society (like, duh!), but poly also can be a very helpful tool in getting sexless 'ships to work happily, seeing as the sexual needs of a partner who does desire sex can be met by other partner(s). I sure know that it's a relief for me to know R., with whom I'm happily been shipping for five years now, doesn't need to shut off/starve that part of her life just because it's not something she can share with me.
Counterintuitive as it may sound to some: I've found that polyamory is quite a lot more common among asexuals than among society at large. Still a minority way of life there, but a noticeably bigger minority we are.
The folks who posted before me pretty much covered the bases - it is totally possible to be poly and a virgin. Uncommon, maybe, but certainly possible.
Feel free to ignore this as your question has been answered and I am asking out of my own curiousity - what does virginity mean to you?
It took me much longer than my peers to have sex but that was not a completely conscious choice - rather a combination of introversion and an utter inability to recognize flirting. So I am curious about folks who decide to be virgins consciously and thoughtfully.
I'm fairly young and so being a virgin isn't completely surprising for someone my age, but I keep my virginity because I was raised to think of sex as a special and intimate act for someone you truly care about. At first I thought this meant marriage, and it seemed an easy way to avoid STDs and unwanted pregnancy anyhow. I'm glad I didn't get into the mess that is sex during high school-- too confusing and too much peer pressure.
Now that I'm older, I know marriage isn't required for sex to be special and full of meaning, but I still want to wait until I've been with someone several years and trust them completely before I think about engaging in sex with anyone.
That's the simple answer, though I could rant for ages on sex and virginity and how I perceive it.
Or, you have a libido, you do get horny, you do masturbate? But there's something going on with you around "Trust" with a capital T, to a very large (several years duration) degree before you'd want to "have sex" with a romantic interest?
Look at your unusual need for trust. What does that entail? Have you had others break your trust as a child/young person to the degree that you're unusually untrustful and even closed off emotionally now? Or, otoh, maybe you've been sexually molested and do not associate healthy sexuality with love...
And another question, how do you define sex? Penis in vagina only? Would you make out, touch a partner's genitals, give them oral, or allow them to digitally or orally pleasure your genitals in those "several years of dating" before you allow "sex?" Or no, nothing arousing at all? Even if they are aroused, you'd put up a barrier and not give then any release, ever? Or do you plan on only dating asexual people, or at most "greys," that is people with an extremely low sex drive? Or having romance with a poly person who can get aroused around you, but with the understanding they never actually have any sexual play with you, but only relieve the sexual tension by masturbating or fucking another partner? Would you hold them while they masturbate, or say, watch them masturbate on vid cam? Would you do non sexual kink or fetish play with them as long as no one touched each others' genitals?
No need to answer any of these questions publicly. It's merely food for thought.
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I was actually curious about those things myself, and asked some of those questions right away, but you asked more of them & i agree that the OP does not owe anyone an answer, publicly or otherwise. But, it is a worthwhile discussion.
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With the Regular Season over, it officially marks the begining of a whole new season – Season in Review Season. A favourite time of year for navel gazers, it allows writers and readers alike to look back on things that we may or may not have remembered, all while allowing the moment we're currenty living in to pass through our fingers as we recall times gone by. It's hilarious, actually. It is in that spirit that I push aside my current responsibilites and present to you my Winnipeg Jets season in review.
May 16, 2012: The Young Stars Tournament in Pentiction, the prospect tournament that Jets participated and techincally debuted in the previous year, is cancelled – an ominous sign of things to come. Not only did it prove that all the talk of Labour trouble may be more than idle threats, it crushed my opportunity to visit family, go to the beach, and watch future NHL'ers for under $20 in one fell swoop. It meant no Mark Scheifele, no Adam Lowry; no sea-doo's or giant family sized dinners. I was pissed.
June 22, 2012: The NHL entry draft is held in Pittsburgh, while I'm in St. John's, eating deep fried cod tongue and drinking like I have a serious problem, or, as Newfoundlanders call it, having a weekend. I've been a fan of the Draft since 1988, when the Jets draft a dude named Selanne, whom I mistake as 'Salami', my at-the-time favorite lunch meat. A lifelong obsession is born. Similarly to that 1988 draft, as this one rolls around, I don't yet own an internet phone, so I ask the manager of the Club I'm playing to let me use her office computer for imporant business purposes. She relunctantly agrees. I go to her office, close the door, go online, and watch the Jets select Jacob Trouba with the 9th overall pick. I convince myself that he's a sure bet to become the next Scott Stevens, logoff, deliver an inspired performance, then drink excessively. I was pissed!
September 15, 2012: The Lockout is announced. I'm generally an optimist (which is key for a Jet fan) and thought this whole fiasco would be avoided somehow. "These jerks can't possibly allow this lockout to drag on for that long" I think.
October 29th 2012: It becomes clear to me that the lockout will last for a considerable amount of time.
December 4 2012: I return to WInnipeg for some shows, one of which happens to be only 3 blocks away from the MTS Centre. I hadn't seen the building since the Jets were back, so I decide to brave the insanity that is Winnipeg winter and walk to the Arena to make my pilgrimage. Like a kid at a toy store, I touch the windows and wide-eyedly peer into the building, full of amazement. My hands almost freeze. "Any day now this lockout will be over" I theorize.
December 14, 2012: Between talk of Disclaimers of Interest, Class Action Suits, and having to watch Nick Kypreos get mad in a studio designed to look like a conference room for one too many nights, I lose my mind. Hockey coverage should consist of borderline legal body checks, not boardroom legal labour talk. It begins to appear that these jerks can in fact allow this lockout to drag on for a long time, and I am full of rage, and off for the Holidays.
Around 2:00am, January 6th, 2013: My twitter feed quickly changes from lame new years resolution jokes to news that an agreement is very near to end the NHL lockout. Unconfimred reports than arise that a deal is done, and not long after, Gary Bettman and Don Fehr emerge from a New York hotel and announce on live TV in the dead of night that a deal has in fact been struck. Alone with my joy, I contemplate waking up my girlfriend to share the great news, but between her not caring one single iota about hockey and her tendency to be significantly less than pleased me with me when I wake her in the middle of the night to ramble on about any topic, I quietly fist pump the air and declare that there is hope for the year 2013.
January 19th, 2013: As fate should have it, I find myself in the Okanagan that weekend, and able to watch the Jets first game of the season with family. If revenge is a dish a best served cold, vindication is a dish best served full of hot burgers in front of the Television. The Jets lose 4-1 to Ottawa. With the season underway, and the Jets in the loss column, all feels right in the universe once again.
January 27th, 2013: I apply to write for JetsNation. You see, when the Jets left town in 1996, self-respecting Jets fans refused to cheer for the Coyotes. It would be like high-fiving some dude as he bragged to you about how hard and often he satisfied your ex girlfriend that you still dearly loved. As such, Jets fans were collectively forced to find a new team in which to place their hopes. Seeing as I had just moved to Calgary at the time, I found it a natural fit to cheer for the Flames, and spent years loving them well. Wanting to be the best informed fan I could, I began to read FlamesNation on a daily basis awhile back. So imagine my surprise when, avoiding the work I dearly needed to do that day, I visit FlamesNation and see that they're looking for JetsNation writers. Theorizing that this could be my chance to watch Jets Hockey under the guise of 'work' rather than 'slacking off', I apply.
February 13th, 2013: The Jets acquire Eric Tangradi from the Pittsburgh Penguins. For any other team, this would not be noteworthy, but for a team that makes signifigant roster movement about as often as I wake up before 8am, this is considered exciting news.
February 27th, 2013: I find myself on a long drive with someone I'd never met, and to that point, someone with whom I had 0 connection with. It was a quiet drive. Naturally, I bury myself in my phone and kill any remaining chance of conversation. During that time, somewhere in northern Alberta between Grande Prairie and Edmonton, an email comes in, informing me that the Nations bosses have selected me to write for this very website. Excited, I almost talk to the dude in the car, but opt not to.
March 2nd, 2013: Knee-deep in a terrible hangover, I force myself awake in time to watch a mid-afternoon game between the Jets and Capitals on HNIC in my intentionally dimly lit hotel room. The Jets at this point have won 5 of 6 and are now signifigantly moreso in the playoff race than the Seth Jones sweepstakes. Despite needing more sleep to ease my brain and body pain, I soilder on and remain awake, convinced this is where the team takes yet another step forward. Naturally, the Jets lose 3-0 in an effort so lackluster I wonder why I even bothered to wake up so early.
March 19/20, 2013: More misery with the Capitals. The Jets lose back-to-back home games to Washington – badly – being outscored 10-1 in the process. Before these games, I had just completed the amazing transition from Lottery pick dreaming to being thorougly convinced the Jets would win the Division. I curse myself for feeling hope.
April 3rd, 2013: Trade deadline day, and predictably, Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Jets stand idle, surprising nobody.
April 20th, 2013: The Jets, once again, are showing signs of serious life, winning 5 in a row. A massive game against the Islanders is played, one they need to win if they realisitically hope to make the playoffs. Sadly, they lose a spirited effort in a shootout. I come to realize it's rather unlikely now that they'll make the playoffs. Luckily, it happens to be 4/20, so I find myself surprisingly unbothered by the result roughy 6 minutes after the game ends.
April 25th, 2013: One last hope. In order for the Jets to make the playoffs, they must win their last game of the season against Montreal, and hope for a litany of events to unfold in their favour: the Rangers must lose, the Senators must lose, and Jupiter must be in exact alignment with the moon in the eastern sky – but only if there's no clouds. Much must go right. Naturally, nothing goes the Jets way, and the season ends with Jets on the outside of the playoff picture.
April 30th, 2013: More chance for hope! The draft lottery is held. The Jets have a .8% chance of winning the lottery, which is signifigantly better than the odds of being struck by lightning. Having known 2 people that have been struck by lighting (no joke!) I find myself comforted by the odds. The Jets do not win the lottery, which gets me to thinking just how lucky those 2 buddy's of mine were for getting lightning'd.
May 2nd, 2013: Exactly 1 week after the regular season ends for the Jets, I finish my season in review article, though in fairness I began writing it earlier this week. Pleased with myself for doing what took some Hockey writers only a day to accomplish, I turn my computer off and decide that's enough work for today.
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Mount Pocono Borough would remain part of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police force — more or less — even if the borough council adopts a major coverage change May 6.
Mount Pocono Borough would remain part of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police force — more or less — even if the borough council adopts a major coverage change May 6.
That's assuming the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Commission — the force also covers Coolbaugh, Tunkhannock and Tobyhanna townships — would agree to reduced borough hours coupled with a reduced financial contribution.
Councilmen Jeff Woehrle and Fred Courtright have endorsed a proposal to reduce Pocono Mountain Regional's coverage by eight hours per day, to reduce the 45 percent of the borough's budget that goes to the regional force.
Pocono Mountain Regional would continue to cover the borough 16 hours per day under this plan. State police would handle police service calls during the remaining eight hours.
Woehrle estimates the proposal would reduce the borough's annual police contribution to about $500,000, compared to $768,000 now.
"The problem here is we do not have unlimited funds," Woehrle said, while praising the regional department's performance. "We think it's fantastic. We just don't have the money."
The borough already informed the police commission that it intends to withdraw from Pocono Mountain Regional next January, complying with a department bylaw that member municipalities give at least one year's notice before leaving.
But it isn't clear the sharply divided council will actually opt out of the department, or vote to reduce coverage.
The sharing of borough police coverage with the state police was one of five options developed by a four-person borough police subcommittee and presented in a March report.
No one on the committee endorsed trying to buy service from another department, relying full time on the state police, or re-establishing the borough police department that was disbanded in the mid 1990s.
Woerhrle, who wrote the report, included results of a straw poll among the committee's four members.
Councilman Roy Gross, who also serves on the regional police commission, voted to keep the current arrangement. This year, this includes about $639,000 as the borough's cost for hours of coverage, $36,000 toward the mortgage on the police headquarters, and $93,000 toward the employee pensions.
"I think it was written very biased toward the state police," Gross said of the report. "I don't have anything against the state police."
Gross said he was "annoyed" the subcommittee report showed up on his chair just before the council's April 1 meeting, without prior notice, with his name attached. He unsuccessfully sought a special borough council meeting prior to the expected May 6 vote on future police coverage.
Gross said he is concerned about maintaining adequate police coverage for the borough's commercial district, including seven bank branches, fast food restaurants and stores.
"I would hope we would vote to withdraw the letter (leaving the force), and we would decide later how many hours to buy," Gross said.
He is circulating a petition supporting his position.
Coolbaugh Township supervisors also gave one-year's notice of intent to leave the force, but withdrew its letter in March.
Mayor Rich Dorkoski, himself a one-time suburban Philadelphia police officer, abstained from the police subcommittee's straw poll on future police coverage. Dorkoski won't be part of the borough council vote on police unless it is required to break a tie.
"Right now, council is so fractured that I'd tip the balance," Dorkoski said, declining to say which way he would vote.
The police coverage debate overshadows the larger borough economic problems that forced officials to consider reducing participation in the regional police, Dorkoski said.
"That's the part of the story nobody is really addressing," Dorkoski said. "We're down on taxes. We're up on foreclosures. "�Look at the vacant stores."
He noted the borough is under a moratorium preventing the issuance of new sewage permits, another factor limiting growth.


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