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Registration for folklórico dance classes for children 5 years and up at Texas A&M International University is underway. Classes start Jan. 14.
"Mexican Folklorico dance lessons are being offered to enable the participant to better understand the beauty and richness of Mexican culture. Dance classes will focus on zapateado (footwork), skirt and hand movements, and history of the dances learned," explained Gabriela Mendoza-García, director and founder of the TAMIU Ballet Folklórico.
Tuition is $30 per month or $80 for the whole session if paid in advance of the first class day.
Classes will meet in the TAMIU Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, room 123 every Saturday through April 22 except Feb. 18, March 11 and 18 and April 15.
Children 11 and older will meet from 10 - 11:30 a.m.; eight to 10 year olds will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; five to seven year olds will meet from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
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Bridgeport shuts down 10 massage parlors
BRIDGEPORT -- Ten illegal massage parlors were slapped shut Wednesday as police teams swept through the city armed with new city and state laws that regulate sex-oriented businesses.
The sweep was the culmination of years of work by politicians at the city and state level, working side-by-side with police officials to clean up the city. Police Chief Joe Gaudett said the community and police department won't tolerate the illegal establishments.
"These places are houses of prostitution," Gaudett said. "There's no one licensed at any of them to give an actual massage. Prostitution is not a victimless crime -- it frays the fabric of our community, both for residents and nearby merchants."
The raids were led by the Bridgeport police narcotics and vice squad, along with assistance from the State Police Narcotics Task Force and the city Health Department.
The closed establishments are: Tokyo Spa, 2925 Fairfield Ave.; Chate'au, 2662 Fairfield Ave.; Silver, 2742 Fairfield Ave. ; Hawaii Salon, 3486 Fairfield Ave.; Osaka, 3941 Main St.; American Asian Modeling, 3853 Main St.; Oriental Health Spa, 2336 Main St.; Kay's Hong Kong, 604 North Ave.; Fantasy Studio, 2742 Lindley St. and Jasmine Salon, 40 Summerfield Ave.
None of the businesses had required documents, Capt. A.J. Perez said.
Perez said one person from Danbury was arrested on an unrelated warrant. The patrons and employees were identified, but not charged.
Many of the employees were Korean, and presented driver's licenses from New York and Pennslyvania, Perez said. Others were from Connecticut. The patrons were mainly residents of Fairfield and New Haven counties, according to Perez.
Gaudett said the locations will be closely monitored in case they illegally reopen or open under a new name.
Much of the efforts to shutter the massage parlors came from City Councilwoman Susan Brannelly and State Rep. Auden Groggins, who worked with a group of concerned citizens known as "One Bridgeport," led by Jennifer Buchanan.
"I'm thrilled," Groggins said. "I've been working on this issue on-and-off for many, many years. This is a major step forward in cleaning up Bridgeport and bringing in positive development."
Groggins sponsored legislation at the state level that was passed earlier this year to allow for stricter control of massage parlors.
"There is nothing positive about illegal massage parlors," Groggins said. "We are trying to attract legitimate business, like companies and restaurants, things that are positive. Those businesses don't want to be situated next to illegal massage parlors."
Some of the illegal businesses, Groggins said, were located next to schools. "This will enhance the quality of life for Bridgeport residents," She said.
City Councilwoman Susan Brannelly said, "The fact that each of these establishments could be closed based on the need to be properly licensed and permitted is a real victory for the health and safety of our citizens.
"I am thrilled that the efforts put forth by the ordinance committee and the entire City Council have given the police and health departments the tools needed to keep out citizens safe.''
The City Council approved restrictions on massage parlors, strip bars and other sex-oriented businesses in October after a three-year effort.
"These laws are now on the books and they will be strictly enforced," said Mayor Bill Finch. "It's a quality of life issue. People going to a restaurant for a family dinner shouldn't be exposed this type of activity next door or down the street."
City Council President Thomas McCarthy also praised the work of the police, calling the parlors "public nuisances."
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CHICAGO -- It is the first week and just six games, but until Sunday at Wrigley Field, the Phillies held a lead in each one.
They never had a chance in an 8-3 loss to the Cubs, but they returned to Philadelphia feeling fine following a 3-3 road trip, despite two ninth-inning losses last week in Texas. They hope to keep the good vibes flowing beginning Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, where they open a 10-game homestand.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- It is the first week and just six games, but until Sunday at Wrigley Field, the Phillies held a lead in each one.
They never had a chance in an 8-3 loss to the Cubs, but they returned to Philadelphia feeling fine following a 3-3 road trip, despite two ninth-inning losses last week in Texas. They hope to keep the good vibes flowing beginning Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, where they open a 10-game homestand.View Full Game Coverage
"It's time to get back home," Jimmy Rollins said. "Open up, get it going there, put some wins together. Get the fans back in the seats. Get it back to the baseball that we know and they know. Walking away 9-1 would be the way I'd like to do it."
Is that a prediction?
"I say walking away 9-1 is the way I'd like to do it," he said.
OK, so Rollins stopped short of calling it a prediction. The team's struggles the previous two seasons would make a 9-1 homestand an especially bold one, maybe more so than his infamous "We're the team to beat" proclamation in 2007. But the Phillies saw some things they liked in their first week, including that they trailed in just six of their first 45 innings, before things got out of hand Sunday.
Phillies right-hander A.J. Burnett could not find the strike zone in the first inning, and when he put a pitch over the plate, he elevated it. He walked three batters and allowed a double and a triple as the Cubs took a 4-0 lead.
The Phillies never recovered.
"I just didn't get it done, bottom line," Burnett said. "I was pitching behind. That was embarrassing. I don't care who you are or who you play against, that's unacceptable. We have work to do."
Burnett settled for a spell. He faced the minimum number of batters following Starlin Castro's one-out double in the first until he walked Ryan Kalish with two outs in the fifth. He left the bases loaded in the fifth, but Ben Revere's error on a one-out line drive from Ryan Sweeney in the sixth led to four unearned runs. Revere appeared to have a line on the ball, but it deflected off his glove and rolled to the wall in left-center field, allowing Sweeney to advance to third.
"It was a Tim Wakefield knuckleball," Revere said. "It dropped. Oh my gosh. That thing just dropped. It had me cross-legged."
Burnett nearly worked around the error. The Cubs had runners on first and second with two outs when Emilio Bonifacio hit a ball back up the middle. The ball deflected off Burnett's glove, and Rollins picked it up in front of second base. He appeared to have time to touch second for the force, but he looked to throw to first before ultimately holding onto the ball as Sweeney crossed the plate.
"When I got the ball, I was even with the bag, but I was going so fast, and I saw the bag and at the same time I'm thinking, 'I can step on this bag if I can stop,'" Rollins said. "But I couldn't stop. When I looked up at Bonifacio, he was maybe a step from the bag. And I was like, you know what, [I have to hold the ball]."
The Phillies could not chip away at the early deficit, despite several chances against Cubs right-hander Carlos Villanueva.
They entered the afternoon hitting .304 (14-for-46) with three doubles, two home runs and 18 RBIs with runners in scoring position but went just 1-for-15 in those situations Sunday. They had runners on first and second with one out in the first and had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth, but could not score either time. They scored just once in the fifth, despite having runners on second and third with nobody out.
The inning included the Phillies' first challenge via instant replay. They thought Chase Utley beat a throw to first from Castro, but the out call was confirmed upon review. Ryan Howard followed and had a line drive snared by a leaping Bonifacio in shallow right field, which surprised Rollins, who was on second. Bonifacio threw to second to double up Rollins and end the inning.
"That was messed up," Rollins said. "It's a ball coming off the bat with top spin, unfortunately, and it came back to him."
"It's tough with the shift," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "It's so normal to have that look like a hit. I call that a tough read."
If the Phillies won just one of those ninth-inning losses in Texas, they would have returned to Philly at 4-2, but that's an easy game to play. They also avoided Rangers ace Yu Darvish on the trip, so maybe things evened out.
Either way, they saw reasons to be encouraged.
"It could have easily been 4-2, or even 5-1," Rollins said. "Not a bad week, not a bad week, but it could have been better."
"We had a chance to win more games than we did," Sandberg said. "We set the tone early in games for wins, jumping out ahead. Our bullpen pitched well in this series overall. There were some bright spots. Never satisfied, but the fact that we had a chance to win more games than we did, that's a positive thing we leave with."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com.


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I made this corset as part of a co-sew-along I'm hosting over on my blog A Few Threads Loose. I used a 1950's vintage style digital pattern and added details like lace overlay, a back closure ruffle and rosettes.
The side fronts and hook and eye back are boned using vintage featherbone boning.
You can check out the how-to's I posted for each step, the projects of the 80 + other participants as they share, and lots of pictures… and a little drinking here:
We're only half done, there's a matching bra coming up next!
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Vintage 1940's satin, 1960's lace, satin bias binding, boning, hook and eye tape
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Mar 10, 2012, 01.19 PMby omgdora
I love your corset and enjoyed following the sew-along posts, even if I didn't join in. Seeing the result(s) I'm itching to make one.
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Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed the posts! The great thing about a blog sew-along is you can do it whenever you like, because it will always be there waiting for you!
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When: 8 p.m. Saturday
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During the 1970s and the 1980s, the phrase "Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields" was so ubiquitous in classical music that The New Yorker ran a cartoon with a parrot squawking their names.
But the London-based ensemble is more than a memory, even if Marriner has moved on. Through seemingly constant reinvention, it continues to be a vital musical force, and its upcoming U.S. tour with soloists Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan includes a La Jolla Music Society-sponsored concert at the Balboa Theatre on Saturday.
Here are the basics about the Academy, which remains the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world.
Name: The original, conductorless ensemble of about a dozen London musicians first performed at Trafalgar Square's St. Martin-in-the-Fields church in 1959, led by Marriner, then an accomplished violinist.
Leadership: When the orchestra incorporated in 1971, it named Marriner as chairman, a position he held until 1992 (although he continues as "life president"). In 2000, it appointed pianist Murray Perahia as principal guest conductor; in 2011, violinist Joshua Bell joined the ensemble as music director (neither is on the upcoming U.S. tour).
Repertoire: The ensemble, which started out as strings only, is credited with helping to revive Baroque music in the U.K., but it is best known for its clear, stylish performances of the core classical repertoire. The La Jolla Music Society program is Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 (with Weilerstein), Bach's Piano Concerto No. 1 (with Barnatan) and Haydn's Symphony No. 45.
Tours: The orchestra and a chamber ensemble composed of its principal players play an average of 100 concerts and engage in as many as 15 tours a season. The orchestra's U.S. tour starts March 1 in Santa Monica and concludes March 19 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Recordings: The Academy has made more than 500 recordings of the classical repertoire, but its best seller is the soundtrack it performed for the film "Amadeus" (it can also be heard in the "The English Patient" and "Titanic"). The orchestra's most recent recording, released this month, is Beethoven's Symphonies No. 4 and 7 with Joshua Bell (conducting from the first chair of the violin section). It's already at the top of the iTunes and Amazon classical sales charts.
Social media: The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is on Facebook at
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I seriously can't wait. I've been feeling rather ill with manflu all day, but hearing the anouncement made me jump up and actually fist pump. I just hope after the movie this isn't the true end. Hopefully if the Movie makes top en, they'll make some more manga/anime!
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Speaking of death, anyone know if that guy who threatened suicide over the end of the series followed through? If so, joke's on him after all.
Let the speculation commence regarding what the movie's content will be. Personally, I doubt it'll be a recap of any kind but if it is...hell, I'll still watch it and enjoy. If the animation is anywhere close to the level KyoAni brought to the Vanishment movie, this is going to be amazing to watch regardless of its story.
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Checking Disappearance of Haruhi to compare KyoAni productions, that one was announced in October 2009 with a release date of "spring 2010", which later turned out to be February.
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This is . . . perplexing. A K-On . . . movie? How does one turn a slice-of-life moe-bait show like K-On into a movie? It's almost like trying to make a movie out of Seinfeld. Maybe if they made a mock documentary of Hokago Tea Time on tour, complete with flashbacks to earlier points in their career, goofy interviews with screaming, obsessed fans in a hilarious, ruthless, satire of otaku culture and rock documentaries. Why they could do an anime version of "This is Spinal Tap"! That'd be just awesome, and I'd pay good money to go see it in a theatre.
Alas, I'm expecting two hours of tea quaffing, cake munching, crumpet crunching, borderline-yuri, Mugi-vision-tastic antics, walking around, and cute moe-bait scenes as the girls struggle to overcome their inherent shiftless slackerdom to get ready for Budokan. Hopefully the movie budget will be such that they will be willing to work hordes of animators to their very deaths to make the most awesome-est fifteen minute long concert scene ever animated to end the movie with. If not, they'll cheap out and relentlessly recycle as much anime footage as possible, couching it in flashbacks and the movie will end with some cute and touching scene where the girls will go "wow, wasn't Budokan just freakin' awesome?" and the otaku will all scream "KAWAII!" and KyoAni will escape without having to actually animate much of the girls' performance at Budokan.
Don't get me wrong, I like K-ON! and I like the second season of K-ON!! even more. The movie announcement, however, makes me nervous.
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I'm with GMT on this, I seriously can't fathom what this movie will be about if they're not gonna do a recap or retelling.
I'd love to see it, and probably will regardless, but I'm not gonna expect much until I know more about it.
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I'm not gonna criticize - seriously, this time. I'm just gonna say, the first image that came into my head was a Hollywood blockbuster blow'em up movie, probably because of that one trailer Sawako summarized in Episode 25 (I think?). lol Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's gonna be cheesy. It's just me daydreaming how cool it'd be (for me) if the script is written in like, a really epic sense. "K-On! The Movie! Hirasawa Yui! Akiyama Mio! After School Tea Time! BIG. BLOCK. LETTERS. Don't miss their finest performance! BOOM BOOM BAW!"
In all seriousness, I'm surprisingly expectant towards the coming of the movie. I've seen quite a few anime movies (though mostly just Detective Conan and Digimon movies) that really have something gratifying to reward you. Though this does not mean that the accompanying movies are better than the series (of course), you could usually find a really awesome factor in the movie the series normally doesn't have. Not like a filler, 'coz a filler just gets the plot moving. An anime movie, however, just feels... awesome.
Or perhaps it's just because I haven't the chance to watch an anime movie for a while. "Wow. K-On's got a movie." Just listen to the sound of that, and smile. Heh.
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I haven't seen episode 26 yet, So When I saw this I was confused and Then I sqeeed. I'm like so happy. Hopefuly it comes out as a good movie. Considering it comes from my favorite animation studio, then I have high hopes
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Before & After: Bright & Airy Kitchen Remodel
This little kitchen is located on the Upper East Side of New York City, and it has undergone quite a transformation. Just a few months ago it was completely gutted — a scary process for any homeowner, but especially for this one!
Once the kitchen was knocked down to the studs, as you can see in the before photos above, the owner realized that she was overwhelmed by the amount of decisions she needed to make to get the job done. So she called in a professional designer to help (a good reminder that sometimes it's seriously helpful to get some outside help on such a big project). Francesca of Interiors by Francesca stepped in to help.
We've seen other kitchen projects from Francesca and this bears some of her trademarks: Light, sophisticated colors that open up the small kitchen, and a smart use of cabinetry.
"All the cabinetry was custom designed to maximize every square inch of the kitchen," says Francesca. "We carried through the custom stain wood floor into the kitchen for a modern look and easy transition from the rest of the space. We also incorporated recessed lighting through dropping the ceiling 4 inches, which provides the kitchen balanced and functional lighting. The end result is a kitchen that is bright, airy with a modern classic style that is not only beautiful to look at but also perfectly functional."
Of course, this kitchen has the distinct advantage, too, of a pretty view. That view continues in the adjacent breakfast room — so serene and lovely!
Colors & Materials
• The top cabinets are Dove White and the lower cabinets are Harbor Gray by Benjamin Moore.
• The countertop is Brazilian Quartzite.
• The backsplash is white glass tiles.
• The faucet is Grohe as well as the coordinating water filter.
• The 30″ gas range is Dacor and vent hood is XO.
• The Refrigerator is Liebherr.
• Microwave is KitchenAid.
• The paneled dishwasher is Bosch.
More Kitchen Remodels from Francesca:
• Kitchen Before & After: A Total Tiny Kitchen Makeover
• Before & After: Elegant Gramercy Park Studio Kitchen
• Before & After: Bright and Tiny Studio Kitchen
• More information about Francesca: Interiors By Francesca
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Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College Bantams outscored the visiting Tufts University Jumbos, 33-0, in the second and third quarters for a 40-7 victory in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) football action this afternoon at Jessee/Miller Field. Trinity, ranked No. 2 in New England, wins its nation-best 45th straight home game and its fifth in a row over the Jumbos who fall to 0-4 and see their losing streak extended to 19 games. Trinity last lost at home in 2001 to Williams, 31-10, and has never lost a home game on turf. The Bantams keep pace with Middlebury and Wesleyan at the top of the league standings.
With the game tied, 7-7, after the opening quarter on a 30-yard pass from Trinity senior QB Ryan Burgess (Dracut, Mass.) to sophomore RB Michael Budness (Belchertown, Mass.) and a 16-yard scoring strike from Tufts senior QB John Dodds (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) to senior tri-captain WR Dylan Haas (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), the Bantams rattled off four scores in the second stanza for a 26-7 lead at the break. On the opening possession of the second period, Trinity drove 65 yards on 12 plays and took a 14-7 lead with 9:10 on the clock with a five-yard touchdown run by junior RB Ben Crick (Middlebury, Conn.). Tufts drove to the Trinity 28-yard line, but a nine-yard sack by Bantam sophomore OLB Tom Szymanski (Dracut, Mass.) on fourth down stopped the drive and a 20-yard run by Trinity junior RB Evan Bunker (Topsfield, Mass.) highlighted the ensuing Bantam possession that finished with a nine-yard scoring scamper by Budness at the 4:52 mark. A botched punt gave Trinity the ball on the Jumbo 30-yard line, and Burgess found sophomore WR Adrian Johnson (Philadelphia, Pa.) for his first career touchdown catch on second down from that spot. Crick broke free for a 70-yard touchdown run inside the final minute for the fourth Bantam score of the period. Tufts blocked two PAT's to keep the score at 33-7 at intermission.
Trinity added a final score on a 17-yard pass from Burgess to senior WR Drew Grombala (Cincinnati, Ohio) late in the third quarter. The Bantams rushed for 361 yards on 50 carries and totaled 536 yards in total offense. Bunked led the ground attack with his sixth consecutive 100-yard game, gaining 171 yards on 30 carries, while Crick ran five times for 82 yards, and sophomore RB Jacob Rivers (Brooklyn, N.Y.) rushed three times for 49 yards. Burgess finished 11-for-15 for 175 yards, and Grombala paced the receiving corps with three grabs for 48 yards. Tufts freshman RB Justin Weaver (Salt Lake City, Utah) carried the ball 14 times for 57 yards, while Dodds was 13-for-30 for 141 passing yards to eight different receivers. Trinity senior tri-captain S Rae Haynes (Hartford, Conn.) made a team-high seven tackles, while sophomore DL Nathan Cyr (Kingston, N.H.) registered five tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. Jumbo senior DB Austin Crittenden (Deerfield, Ill.) led all tacklers with nine hits, while rookie LB Matt McCormack (Lake Forest, Ill.) added six tackles and a pass breakup.


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After winning four straight lacrosse games by double-digit margins, Mount St. Joseph Academy went 1-1 late last week against a pair of much more formidable opponents.
Fortunately for the Magic, last Saturday's 9-5 setback came in a non-league encounter with Garnet Valley High School, while two days earlier the Mount had recorded a major Catholic Academies victory against defending league champ and longtime power Merion Mercy, 16-13.
With Thursday's outcome at Merion, Mount St. Joe attained a league record of 8-1 and pulled into a tie with the Golden Bears for first place in the AACA standings. The Magic ended the week at 10-2 overall following the loss to Boyertown, which snapped an eight-game win streak for the Mounties.
The string of victories began right after the team's first confrontation with Merion, back on April 2. On their home field, the Magic came out on the short end of a high scoring affair, 22-17. After that, they went on a roll, and in the last four contests in their eight-game surge, they flattened their opponents, beating three of the league's lesser lights, and also venturing up to Souderton High School to log a 15-5 win.
The last of these easy outings was a 21-1 romp over AACA colleague Nazareth Academy on Tuesday of last week, but in the wake of that pleasure cruise, the Mount St. Joe players knew they'd have to raise their level of play went they went on the road Thursday for their rematch with Merion Mercy.
"At Merion we were on; it was a complete team effort," stated first-year head coach Lindsey Colferai. "We weren't nervous and we just kind of went out with reckless abandon. The biggest thing early in the game was the mental toughness after we got down 0-3."
The Magic quickly caught up, and from there the score seesawed to 8-8 by halftime.
"I told them we needed to go on a run and build momentum, and we had to tighten up our defense," Colferai recounted.
The Golden Bears' Caroline Corzel, who scored eight times in Merion's win over the Mount at the beginning of April, was limited to three goals last week, and MSJ senior goalie Alex Lista (who will play for The College of William and Mary) finished with six saves.
At the other end, MSJ senior Olivia Gannon was tearing it up. The Villanova signee amassed seven goals and two assists in the game, and sophomore Christie Mischler logged four goals and one assist. The other multiple scorer, with two goals, was Drexel-bound senior Dom Nyzio, who attended Norwood Fontbonne Academy along with Gannon.
Emilee Ehret (who will play field hockey at Penn State), contributed one goal and two assists, and there were other single strikes for senior Marley Breslin and freshman Meredith Bohner.
It's not easy for high school athletes to maintain a high intensity level in closely-spaced games against strong opponents, and after the emotional league win over Merion, the Mounties never really hit their stride against Garnet Valley on Saturday. The Jaguars were a daunting rival; playing a tough schedule, they were bringing in an 8-4 record that included a double-overtime loss to ever-powerful Radnor High School.
"I really think we got psyched out," said MSJ mentor Colferai. "I could see from when we stepped on the field that we weren't on the same page whatsoever. When we're not playing together it's very apparent, and they also outhustled us completely."
After Garnet Valley converted off of a three-second call just 90 seconds into the match, the Jaguars never trailed, but the Mount stayed with them up to 4-4. Cutting inside from out to the left of the goal, Nyzio took a feed from Ehret up top to tie the game at 1-1.
Garnet Valley seized a 3-1 lead with 19 minutes left in the first half, but then had a player sent off with a yellow card (head check) at 17:34. Right on the crease, MSJ's Mischler put in a backhander just 25 seconds later, and off of the following draw, the Magic broke downfield and tied the match 3-3 on marker by Bohner. Ehret earned her second assist on Mischler's goal.
Garnet Valley went back up, 4-3, but again the Mount answered, with Gannon coming in from the far left hash mark and depositing a low shot, tying the contest for the final time with 6:24 to go in the first period.
Starting at 5:36, Garnet Valley took control by funneling in three goals in a little over a minute.
The count was still 7-4 at halftime, after a desperate, final-second shot by junior Natalie Bohner (Meredith's sister) missed the cage.
The Jaguars maintained their momentum during the second half, not adding much to their score but controlling play. Their eighth and ninth goals of the day were sandwiched around the lone marker for the Mount, which belonged to Breslin (assist: Gannon). Garnet Valley passed the ball around for the last few minutes, and the pursuit by the Mounties seemed to lack energy and enthusiasm.
"I think in the [second] Merion game, we played the kind of lacrosse we've been playing most of the season," Colferai said after Saturday's setback. "We still need to be more consistent, because we do have some lapses in games where we don't play together. Most of the time, we're able to pull out of that, but we couldn't today."
Jaguars junior Sabrina Fusco, who led all scorers with a hat trick, has made a verbal commitment to play for Division II Millersville University.
Garnet Valley has four other players who have either signed with or made verbal commitments to Division I colleges. One of them, defender Julia McGrath, will be a William and Mary teammate of Mount goalkeeper Lista, who had 12 saves in Saturday's game.


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- BMW Concept 4-Series Coupe replaces current 3-Series coupe.
- Concept closely previews upcoming production model.
- Expected to go on sale in late 2013.
Call it sleek, bold, and sporty. Just don't call it a 3-Series. BMW chose this year's Detroit Auto Show to reveal its new Concept 4-Series Coupe, which previews the upcoming 4-Series. That's the name BMW is giving to the models that will replace today's 3-Series coupe and convertible.
While BMW officially calls the 4-Series a "concept car," its styling probably won't change much when it reaches production. That's good news, since the concept boasts sharp lines and an aggressive front end. Other noteworthy design elements include large alloy wheels, an unusual quad exhaust, and vents on both front fenders -- a look once reserved solely for the M3.
Inside the BMW 4-Series concept, things are largely similar to the recently redesigned 3-Series sedan. That means there's a popup screen above the center stack for navigation and other functions, controlled by BMW's iDrive knob next to the shift lever. Like the 3-Series, the Concept 4-Series also boasts a thick three-spoke steering wheel and well-placed climate and audio controls.
While BMW has not officially announced what's under the hood of its concept car, we expect the production model to share powertrains with the 3-Series. That means base models will likely be badged 428i and powered by a 240-horsepower 2.0-liter turbo 4-cylinder engine. A more powerful variant will use a 300-horsepower 3.0-liter turbo 6-cylinder, and could be badged either 435i or 440i.
BMW's decision to label its two-door 3-Series models as the 4-Series will eventually spread to its entire lineup. Even numbers will be used for coupes and convertibles, while sedans will retain odd numbers. That means the 1-Series will become the 2-Series with its next redesign. The exception seems to be the 6-Series Gran Coupe, which will retain its four-door body and even number by virtue of its 6-Series basis.
We expect a production version of the 4-Series to reach dealers in late 2013, possibly as a 2014 model. And while the final product will undoubtedly include subtle revisions, we think shoppers interested in the next 3-Series coupe should start getting used to the concept's lines -- and its new name.
What it means to you: It may officially be called a "concept," but the 4 Series Coupe is likely pretty close to the real thing.
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Review: Overclocked Edition
Recently announced Gainward GTX 470 Good Edition card comes with nonreference cooling but reference clocks, so it was only a matter of time when Gainward will launch an overclocked card as well. Today we have a card based on the GTX 470 Good's design, but it's dubbed more familiarly – Gainward GTX 470 Golden Sample.
Compared to the reference GTX 470, Gainward's GTX 470 Golden Sample comes with a redesigned PCB which should provide better overclocking potential as well as better thermals.
Gainward's GTX 470 Golden Sample comes preoverclocked – GPU runs at 650MHz, and the memory at 850MHz (reference card runs at 607MHz GPU and 837MHz memory). Apart from nonreference, dual-fan cooling, Golden sample comes with a nice set of video outs; the I/O panel features two dual-link DVIs, HDMI and DisplayPort.
The GTX 470 is based on a scaled down version of the GF100 chip, with two disabled SMs and with 448 stream processors in total. It sits in Nvidia's GTX 400 DX 11 graphics card series and they're aimed at AMD's HD 5800 offer.
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- April 14, 1958 - January 19, 2013
- Schenectady, New York
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I was saddened to hear of Maria's passing. She had fought such a hard long battle as did you all in your support and caring for her...Read More »
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So sorry to hear about your loss. It is always a tragedy to lose someone so young. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Maria Ann Elizabeth Skubis Derrico, 54, passed away January 19, 2013, after a long and courageous battle since May 2009 with stage 4 non smokers
lung cancer. In her working days, Maria was a loans counselor for Trans America; an abstracter for TRW; and most recently an accounts manager for Stanley J. Skubis PC. She enjoyed her yearly trips to Cape Cod since she was an infant, biking, nature, the sky, birds, and trees, sign language, elephants, photography, piano, her dogs and kitties, and most importantly, spending time with her beloved, cherished daughters. She is survived by her two daughters, Emera Lane (18) and Mattie (21); her parents, Rose and Walter Skubis; her brothers, Stanley Skubis of Schenectady and Walter Skubisz of Milford, MA; her sister, Sharon Foerster (Don) and their son, Dylan of Auburn, ME; her cousin, Maryangela Fiorentino of Utica, NY; and her wonderful friends, especially Martha, Judy, and Teresa. She is forever grateful for the loving support she received from her family, friends, and NYOH over the past four years. A gathering for a celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, January 23, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Bond Funeral Home, Broadway & Guilderland Ave., Schenectady,NY, to which all are welcome to attend.


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Mark recounts the beginning of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem with the healing of a blind man (8:22–26). In today's Gospel reading, the city of Jericho represents Jesus' last stop, and again he heals a blind man, Bartimaeus. Throughout his journey, Jesus had been sharing with his disciples truths about himself, his mission and what it means to be a disciple. Through it all, we find the Twelve often blind. They hear about receiving a powerless child as one would the Lord himself; they are told to imitate the Son who came to serve and not be served; and they learn about his coming rejection and the way of the cross. Their responses include a rebuke to Jesus, a debate about who among them is the greatest and an attempt to secure seats of glory.
Now comes Bartimaeus, the blind beggar, lying at the edge of the road. He knows his condition; he knows his need. And he hears that Jesus is passing by. "Jesus, son of David," he calls out, "have pity on me." He will not be dissuaded by the crowd trying to silence him and calls out "all the more." Jesus commands that they call him forward, and he eagerly complies. "What do you want me to do for you?" the Lord asks. "Master," he replies, "I want to see." "Go your way," the Lord says, healing him; "Your faith has saved you." The end of the story is crucial: "Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way." It turns out for Bartimaeus that to "go your way," means following Jesus on his way. This is a clear reference to discipleship.
Bartimaeus's experience is more about the light of faith—"your faith has saved you"—than it is about physical healing. The Lord promises his light to those who come to him. While miraculous physical healings can happen, as they did here, they often do not. Jesus did not promise to release us from the human condition, but to offer us his saving presence through it all.
We find this offer in Jeremiah, our first reading: "Shout with joy for Jacob.... The Lord has delivered his people...with the blind and the lame in their midst.... I will lead them to brooks of water.... For I am a father to Israel." In this wonderful prophecy of God's plans for the release of the captives we do not see the blind and lame healed, but rather guided by God, who walks with them. Earlier in this chapter God proclaims through Jeremiah, "With age-old love, I have loved you" (31:2).
We should avoid the temptation to see our physical and mental suffering as a kind of rejection or hardness of heart on God's part. Being faithful does not mean being released from the human condition. Indeed, our faith witness can be all the more enhanced by faithfulness in the midst of our own trials, where "power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9).
Our second reading, from the Letter to the Hebrews, highlights this point, insisting that being "beset by weakness" helps a high priest "deal patiently with the ignorant and erring." With the eyes of faith we see the love and presence of God right in the heart of our afflictions and needs. In other words, our acute suffering helps us to recognize Jesus as our healer. He heals the blindness that comes from sin; he heals the timidity that comes from lack of faith; and he frees us from the imprisonment of our own delusions, our greed and our anger. We can pray for physical healing but not for release from the human condition. God guarantees that he and the light he brings guides us through the journey.
We ought to be like Bartimaeus. We ought not to be hindered by fear—our own or that of others—of the source of light and sight. If we let the Lord in, if we open and receive him, he will help us dismantle the walls that keep us from seeing, the walls that keep our hearts and minds from coming to life. We too can "follow him on the way."


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Dallas -- Flanked by more than two dozen U.S. athletes, First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday announced an initiative to expose more than 1.7 million American children to Olympic sports.
Obama, who will lead the presidential delegation to the Opening Ceremonies in London this summer, said the new partnership between the U.S. Olympic Committee and her "Let's Move!" initiative could inspire the next generation of gold medalists.
"Once they're engaged, that's when coaches and instructors can step in and become mentors," she said. "That's when being active can become a lifetime habit."
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BERWICK, Maine — It's safe to assume the Bogdan's home on Hubbard Road is better decorated for the holidays than yours.
Reindeers, penguins, elves, and peppermint canes are among hundreds — possibly thousands — of different ornaments on display for excited visitors to gaze at in awe.
At night, the backyard resembles more of a faraway land associated with childhood fairy tales than an actual 21st century residence.
And, that's exactly what the Bogdan's are striving to achieve.
"The best part is seeing everyone smile and take pictures when they come visit," said Chuck Bogdan, an avid ornament collector. "Seeing the excitement is worth all the effort."
His wife Pam agreed. "It's fun seeing the kids walk up the driveway and take pictures," she said. "Watching all the smiles is the best part."
The Bogdan's, who first began their large-scale decoration efforts back in 1997, have thousands of illuminated ornaments all over their property at 6 Hubbard Road. Apart from the impressive display currently open to the public, thousands of other Christmas collectibles are packed into the Bogdan's basement, attic, barn, and garage — basically wherever they can fit.
"It's a disease," Pam joked. "We're always adding new items to our collection."
As Chuck explained, the family collects ornaments from a variety of different places. Apart from local retailers, the Bogdan's have items on display from places such as San Diego, Las Vegas, and Michigan, among others. "It doesn't matter where we are," Chuck said. "If we see something we like we'll buy it and bring it back."
Although the family first started back in 1997, at their home in Lebanon, Maine, their home was secluded in a mostly wooded area, making their decorations largely hidden from the public's view.
Their current residence on Hubbard Road is much more open to passing motorists, many of whom stop by during all hours of the night to mill around the home's brightly illuminated backyard.
And, their efforts have been awarded by the town. The Bogdan's kitchen is full of the Berwick holiday lighting contest's "Best of the Best" award. For much of the past decade, the family has taken home the top prize.
During a year in which the family was too busy to partake in their decorating efforts, friends and neighbors even stopped by to see if everything was all right.
Others from far away have also stopped by the home. The Bogdan's have a guest book they encourage people to sign in their driveway. One year, a group from Germany inked the guest book. Las Vegas natives have also penned their initials. "It's fun to see the different places people come from to view the display," Chuck said. "It's not just local residents."
Apart from their lights display, the Bogdan's are also raising food donations for the Rochester Food Pantry — an organization that distributes food to local individuals in both Maine and New Hampshire.
The food drive, which is in memory of Pam's father who passed away in May, is currently set up on the home's porch. Donations of nonperishable food items are greatly appreciated.
"It's nice to give a little back, especially during this time of the year," Chuck said.
The lights display — for anyone who hasn't had an opportunity to view it — will be open until Christmas Day. The Bogdan's typically leave the lights on until 9 p.m. on the weekdays, and until 10 or 10:30 p.m. on the weekends.
"Times have certainly been tough," Chuck said. "If we can put smiles on faces I don't see why not."
To see more, view the Bogdan's Facebook page at "Bogdan Lights."


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Sandhapper wrote:Faltsu wrote:Probably all the amateurs voting for sunday/monday and pros voting for monday/tuesday
Okay.. Why?
I have internship from monday to friday. To add to that I also go to the gym 4 times a week (monday, tuesday, thursday and friday). It's the same exact thing as you guys. You don't have time because you choose to race IRL. I probably won't have time on monday, tuesday, thursday and friday because I choose to go to the gym.
If EMF changes to Monday, then you'll all probably not see me, because my priority is real life. I'm fine with whatever they're doing. EMF is doing a fenomenal job.
Don't get mad when EMF doesn't change its date. They've all made plans for sunday, and from what I've heard it sounds great. It's not about when the community can race, it's when the EMF crew can host races. The community has to adapt to their times.
Also.. the 450 class is later than 250, right? If you guys are skeptical if you won't make it in time for the 250, just race the 450 if you want to race that bad.
Because amateurs race is monday and not during weekend.
5hour gym training session if u have time only for internship and gym?
but i guess there is nothing to do, gonna be weird with 10 players each heat


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Oct. 2, 2006
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Danny Prichard became a repeat winner of the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honor as announced by the league office on Monday.
Prichard blanked Belmont in the A-Sun Match of the Week to help hand Lipscomb an early victory in the Battle of the Boulevard. The freshman recorded his league-leading third shutout of the season. For the year, the Tacoma, Wash., ranks second in shutouts per game and third in both saves and in goals against average. Pritchard is majoring in pre-Physical Therapy.
This was the second time this season that Prichard has earned the award.
The Atlantic Sun Conference hands out offensive and defensive Player of the Week awards weekly during the 2006 soccer campaign.
The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning competition in 2007-08.


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SuicideGirl of the Day — Boom [PICS]
Meet Boom, a SuicideGirl who loves flaunting her gaming stats instead of her physical stats, got her first tattoo at 14 and is proud to be a bleeding heart Liberal.
Name: Boom
Age: 28
Location: Georgia
Occupation: Professional procrastinator.
Current crush: Wears a mau5 head.
Stats: This sums it up.
Body mods: A few piercings, dove tattoos, trigger finger and a lame tattoo on my ankle I gave myself when I was 14.
Fantasy: To be happy and stress free.
Sign: Leo
My politics: Bleeding-heart Liberal.
My status: Exclusive relationship.
My idea of a good time: Internet. All night. Again.
My pigeonholes: Arty, geek, gamer.
Into: Art, illustration, music, video games, road trips, being a homebody most of the time, Crossfit and nerds.
Not into: Cilantro and small talk.
Makes me happy: Making other people happy, my doggies, beach days, killing people on video games, breakfast in bed and BONNAROO!
Makes me sad: Cold weather and being taken advantage of (and yet I continue to let people do it, why?!?!?)
Hobbies: Playing video games and drawing.
5 things I can't live without: Boyfriend, my doggies, music, video games and sunshine.
Vices: Too many.
I spend most of my free time: Daydreaming.
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Boulder's bicycle culture is thriving and lively, and we habitually capture and celebrate it in visual form and as a group. Compare the single man polishing the chrome bumper of his car to the workshop of Community Cycles, which has now graduated 1,000 Earn-a- Bikers from its community workshop. There's a shared joy in bikes, and a community built around them that emerges often as an element of "ours" rather than "mine."
This week is a good one for bikes around town. Boulder's B-cycle, the nonprofit bike share program, kicks off its second season on March 16. And the Dairy Center for the Arts is hosting a month-long exhibit dedicated to celebrating bikes, complete with bike-related art and screenings of films such as Freedom Riders, which is about early single-track trail builders, and Bicycle Dreams, which focuses on the Race Across America, a 3,000-mile bike race.
"We would lay odds that our celebration of the bicycle in art is the most immersive set of events that anyone has ever done," says Mary Horrocks, gallery coordinator at the Dairy Center. "We're doing it with performance art, we're doing it with film, we painted a mural on the outside of our building, we've got all this visual art throughout the gallery, and I think that we're just allowing people to come in the door and immerse themselves in everything bicycle.
The performance art aspect of the exhibit will be an "instant art event" featuring artist Jimmy Descant accompanied by DJ Cola and DJ Fabreeze.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 17, Descant will construct a sculpture using hundreds of bike parts collected from the Boulder community. The "wild, crazy and fun" performance will pay tribute to our extensive biking community and culture, Horrocks says.
Originally from New Orleans, Descant moved to Salida in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Known as the "rocketman," Descant produces "found art," often in the form of whimsical rocket ships.
"When I lived in New Orleans, I belonged to a group called the 'Bicycle Cowboys,' and me and my buddies all dressed up in cool vintage Western wear," Descant says. "I would always build a new rocket-like custom cruiser bicycle, but I also lost them all in Katrina, in the flood. When I got out here to Salida, I built a custom cowboy Indian rocket bicycle with a vintage vacuum cleaner on it, and then a kid's saddle on top of that as my seat."
Recently, Descant has been constructing his pieces at live, improvisational art events around Colorado.
"What I've been working towards for the last few years is to be able to create something on-site, in front of people, and go with the force," Descant says. "I relish in the live entertainment aspect."
Horrocks hopes that the event will attract bike lovers of all kinds from around Boulder, from mountain bikers to competitive cyclists. And for those who don't own a bike, or just want a taste of the action, Boulder B-Cycle steps in to help.
B-Cycle's 1,170 general members and their day users pick up, ride and drop off bikes at their locations, most of which are concentrated in Boulder's downtown business corridor. The company served more than 6,000 day users last season, says B-Cycle Executive Director Elizabeth Train.
"We're excited to see if we can beat that this year," Train says. "It takes a little while for a bike share program to catch on, and we think that our second season will be huge in terms of membership and use."
B-Cycle will start the season with 120 bikes in 15 locations, and will open four new locations later this spring. Their ongoing partnership with Denver B-Cycle for reciprocal memberships lets members of either organization use bikes from both.
Train attributes a large part of B-Cycle's success to its convenience and low level of commitment required.
"Boulder is a pretty safe place, but we do still have bike theft," Train says. "With bike-share, you can walk away from that bike once you've docked it and you don't have to worry about it again. You don't have to worry about carrying a lock with you, or doing maintenance on the bike."
Boulder's smooth and scenic bike paths, maintained roads and numerous crosswalks also contribute to the ease of biking here, Train says.
"I also think bikes are fun," Train says. "People come in from out of town, and they see all the people riding bikes, and they want to do the same thing. They want to be part of that. Bikes really allow people to live the Boulder life when they're visiting."
For more information about Boulder B-Cycle, visit boulder.bcycle.com. To find more information on the Dairy Center's exhibit, go to thedairy.org/bikeart, and to learn more about artist Jimmy Descant, visit www.deluxerocketships.com.
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