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Can video games make children smarter? This is the question the American Library Association is looking into, conducting tests in various library systems throughout the country to see if getting children into the library helps promote literacy or just results in having a bunch of kids in the library playing video games. Tucson's News-4 posted a special report today on how the project is going at the Pima County Quincy Douglas branch, where children can come and somehow gain literacy by playing Guitar Hero and "Karaoke".
I'm not all that clear on how Guitar Hero is going to promote literacy. When you think about it, the very concept of Guitar Hero is about dumbing-down an activity so every one can do it, which would make it the literary equivalent of a McDonald's picture menu, but it sure does give News-4's reporter an excellent chance to stand on camera with a guitar controller. Hit the jump for the video report, condemned there due to its auto-starting nature.
I think overall the answer to the question, at least in regards to the games they are playing, is not really, but I think we should all lie and make it seem like the children are smarter just so we can stop by our local libraries and play Guitar Hero in the future.
Do video games make kids smarter? [KVOA News 4 via Game Politics]


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Adjust clip event corners to smoothly fade video and audio in or out. Overlap clip events to create a soft transition between scenes. You control the speed and length of the fade intuitively, without any complicated dialog boxes. The real-time preview gives you instant feedback, and you can even adjust fades and transitions as the movie plays to make sure it's exactly right ensuring easy video editing.
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These no-bake bars will remind you a bit of Rice Krispies treats. The process used to make them is basically the same. But I've swapped the puffed rice for puffed millet, added peanut butter, and sweetened the whole thing with honey and agave nectar (instead of marshmallows!). The layer of chocolate on top is optional, but why would you skip it? Continue reading
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The most attention-grabbing announcement in Obama's address was his call to end the NSA's collection of information on vast numbers of phone calls made to, from or within the U.S.
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Last fall, one of my co-workers, Cindy, began reading the Twilight series. She eventually talked the 3 of us into reading the series, and we were all hooked. For about 2 months, we were talking about Twilight 24/7!
Cindy's birthday was December 31, and Vickie wanted to get a carboard cutout of Edward to put in the office, but it wasn't going to be shipped on time. Vickie told me about it, and I said how about we do it on Valentine's Day.
Well the ideas snowballed, and we decided to have an all out Twilight themed Valentine's Day party. We surprised Cindy with it, and it was so much fun.
In this post, I'm going to have directions to make the Twilight cake, which has many elements, and took me all week to make (but could probably be made in one marathon day)!
To plan the perfect Twilight party, we had the cutout, a cake, cookies, apples with caramel and chocolate dip, "Blood" punch, then for decorations we had red, black and white balloons, red and while tulips (like the New Moon cover), banners with the Twilight font, and we listened to the Twilight soundtrack all day.
So here is how to make the cake, with the cookie decorations, fondant, icings, cake, filling, and assembly.
This post will be LONG, with lots of photos!
1 1/2 cups butter
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 tbsp. lemon zest
5 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Powdered sugar, for rolling
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cream butter and sugars in a mixer for 5 minutes.
Add in eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly.
Add in vanilla, almond, and lemon zest.
Beat for 10 seconds.
Add in baking powder and salt, beat again.
Add in flour 1 c. at a time, mix for 15 seconds between each addition.
Do not over mix, this process should take about one minute.
Chill dough for up to a week in the fridge, or roll out and cut right away.
Bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet for about 7 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom.
To make the cookies on sticks, I rolled them out really thin, brushed warm water on the top, then pressed the other cookie on top. These baked for about 9 minutes.
3 tablespoons Meringue Powder
4 cups (about 1 lb.) confectioners' sugar
6 tablespoons warm water
NOTE: Keep all utensils completely grease-free for proper icing consistency.
I made sure the bags still had lots of icing in them, then I added a few TBSP of water to the containers holding the icing so I could use it to flood the cookies. You want it to be like maple syrup in consistency.
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3/4 c. Dutch process cocoa
6 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
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8 tbsp. hot water
1 c. glucose (I get this at cake/candy supply stores)
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. white crisco
Step 1: Melt the chocoalte chips in the microwave or over a double boiler, stir in the corn syrup, set aside so it cools. It should form a pasty dough.
Step 3: Mix water, glucose, vanilla, salt, and shortening together in a saucepan. Heat until shortening is almost melted.
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
13 ounces granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons red food coloring
1 1/4 teaspoons vinegar (white or apple cider can both work)
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 cup water
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder into a bowl and set aside.
In a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix oil, sugar, and buttermilk until combined. Add eggs, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla and water and mix well. Add the dry ingredients a little bit at a time and mix on low, scraping down sides occasionally, and mix until just combined. Be sure not to over mix, or the batter will come out tough.


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But that doesn't mean that we can't find some some connection to cycling. Take the world of pro cycling, where we find multiple-time US national champion George Hincapie on target to start the Tour de France for a record-tying 16th time (and who last year sported the most patriotic bike/kit imaginable):
And of course we can't forget world road and time trial champion Abraham Olano of Spain (as long as we are making rather tenuous connections to Presidents Day, that is):
Here at Performance, we've got our own presidential connections, as we have 5 retail stores in Washington state, plus 2 (soon to be 3) stores in Georgia (a bit of strectch, but go with it). Plus you can't forget our store in Lincoln Park, Illinois! And if you want to show off your Presidents Day pride on the bike, we've got 2 Washington, D.C. short sleeve jerseys to choose from, including this sharp-looking number:
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KARACHI, Pakistan -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile Sunday with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in defiance of judicial probes and death threats from Taliban militants.
Security forces whisked Musharraf away in a convoy of about a dozen vehicles shortly after he touched down in the southern port city of Karachi and did not allow him to greet hundreds of supporters waiting at the airport, ready to shower him with rose petals.
The move angered other supporters traveling with the former president, and raised concerns he may have been detained because of legal charges against him.
But one of Musharraf's close associates said security forces were acting out of concern for the former president's safety and took him to a different part of the airport, where he is expected to hold a news conference. The associate spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Musharraf tweeted that he was "thrilled to be back home" and posted a picture of himself meeting with party workers after he landed.
The journey from exile in Dubai is intended as the first step in his goal of rebuilding his image after years on the political margins. Since the former general was forced from power, Pakistan's civilian leadership has struggled with a sinking economy, resilient Islamic extremist factions and tensions with Washington over drone strikes and the secret raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Musharraf represents a polarizing force that could further complicate Pakistan's attempt to hold parliamentary elections in May and stage its first transition from one civilian government to another.
He is viewed as an enemy by many Islamic militants and others for his decision to side with America in the response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. On Saturday, the Pakistani Taliban vowed to mobilize death squads to send Musharraf "to hell" if he returns.
Also Saturday, militants launched a suicide car bomb attack against a military check post in the country's northwest tribal region, killing 17 soldiers, the army said.
Musharraf's supporters, including elements of the military and members of Pakistan's influential expatriate communities, consider him a strong leader whose voice -- even just in parliament -- could help stabilize the country.
Musharraf also faces legal charges, including some originating from the probe of the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who also spent time in self-imposed exile in Dubai before returning.
The flight from Dubai came after several failed promises to return in recent years. Musharraf announced in early March that he would lead his party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, in May elections.
Musharraf met briefly with reporters in Dubai before heading to the airport wearing a white shalwar kameez -- the traditional loose-fitting outfit in Pakistan -- and sandals from the country's Peshawar region near the Afghan border.
He mingled with supporters aboard the plane on the way to Karachi, as some of them chanted slogans for his party.
Musharraf took power in a 1999 coup and was forced to step down in 2008 amid growing discontent over his rule and the threat of impeachment by the country's two most powerful political parties. He has since lived in Dubai and London.
His decision to return was given a boost last week when a Pakistan court granted him pre-emptive bail -- essentially preventing his immediate arrest -- in three cases in which he's implicated, including Bhutto's death. He now has 10 days to appear in court. He has dismissed the various charges as baseless.
His return comes as Pakistan seeks for the first time to hand power from one elected government to another.
On Sunday, the country's election commission appointed a former high court chief justice nominated by the country's outgoing ruling party to serve as caretaker prime minister in the run-up to the election. The commission chose Mir Hazar Khan Khoso out of four nominees, two submitted by the recently ruling Pakistan People's Party and two by the main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-N.
Khoso served as the chief justice to the high court in southwest Baluchistan province and also briefly served as the acting governor of the province.
The election comes as the country is struggling with rolling blackouts, rising inflation and widespread security problems.
On Saturday, the Pakistan Taliban released a video threatening to unleash suicide bombers and snipers against Musharraf if he comes back. One of the two people speaking in the video was Adnan Rashid, a former Pakistani air force officer convicted in an attack against Musharraf. The Taliban broke Rashid out of prison last year, along with nearly 400 other detainees.
"The mujahedeen of Islam have prepared a death squad to send Pervez Musharraf to hell," said Rashid, who spoke in the video in front of a group of about 20 militants holding rifles. "We warn you to surrender yourself to us. Otherwise we will hit you from where you will never reckon."
Musharraf had been expected to address supporters at a gathering Sunday in Karachi near the mausoleum of Pakistan's founding father Mohammed Ali Jinnah. But police decided to cancel his permit because of a "very serious threat," said Tahir Naveed, the deputy inspector general of Karachi police. He said Musharraf would be provided with an armored vehicle to protect him. Banners and billboards welcoming Musharraf back to Pakistan lined the street from the airport where he is expected to land.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Musharraf came under intense pressure from the U.S. to back the Americans in the coming war in Afghanistan and cut off ties with the Taliban, which he did. For that, militants as well as many other Pakistanis saw him as carrying out the American agenda in Pakistan.
He's also vilified by militants for ordering the 2007 raid against a mosque in downtown Islamabad that had become a sanctuary for militants opposed to Pakistan's support of the war in Afghanistan. At least 102 people were killed in the weeklong operation, most of them supporters of the mosque.
Militants tried to kill Musharraf twice in December 2003 in Rawalpindi, where the Pakistani military is headquartered. First they placed a bomb intended to go off when his convoy passed by. When that didn't work, suicide attackers tried to ram his motorcade with explosives-laden vehicles. The president was unhurt but 16 others died.
In addition to the Bhutto case, Musharraf also faces charges resulting from investigations into the killing of Akbar Bugti, a Baluch nationalist leader who died in August 2006 after a standoff with the Pakistani military. In another case, he's accused of illegally removing a number of judges including the chief justice of the supreme court.
Santana reported from Karachi, Pakistan. Associated Press writer Rasool Dawar in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Zarar Khan in Islamabad contributed to this report.


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Stop gas prices from fueling trouble
Our nation's economy is at a fragile turning point in its recovery. Job creation, consumer spending and production data are slowly starting to show signs of improvement. But we are still far from the strong economy our nation is accustomed to.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke conveyed this sentiment Wednesday when he testified before the House Financial Services Committee. Bernanke said that unless growth accelerates, the unacceptably high U.S. unemployment rate will not keep dropping. "The job market is far from normal," Bernanke said. "Continued improvement … is likely to require stronger growth in final demand and production."
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One of the biggest threats now to our recovery is gas prices, which have consistently increased over several weeks. The nationwide average jumped to roughly $3.76 a gallon, according to the motorist group AAA. It was $3.46 a gallon only a month ago.
This presents a significant burden for small businesses, already struggling to make payroll, deal with regulations and figure out how to comply with the health care law. Energy is a major cost for a substantial share of small businesses, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. One in 10, or 10 percent, of small-business owners claim that energy is their single biggest cost — greater than wages and salaries, materials and supplies. A further 25 percent say energy is their second- or third-largest business cost.
A Small Business Administration study showed that compared with larger businesses, small companies face a 30 percent price differential for electricity and a 20 percent price differential for natural gas. The median commercial sector industry has a small-business energy cost per sales ratio that is 2.7 times greater than that of larger businesses, hindering their ability to compete during times of high energy prices.
Numerous small-business owners tell our committee, on our interactive website, Small Biz Open Mic, that rising gas prices are hurting them. They're frustrated that Washington won't do more to address the issue.
"After surviving my first five years of business," said Barry Somerville, owner of Glass Lawn Management and Landscaping in Hendersonville, Tenn., "there is no relief in sight for my two small-business headaches: cost of gas and lack of cash flow. I do not understand why the high cost of gas is not a higher priority."
Michael Gray, owner of Gray & Associates in Springfield, Mo., expressed the same sentiment. "The high cost of gasoline, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemicals," Gray said, "is sucking any money consumers and small business have that could help stimulate the economy from the bottom up. What can Congress do to lower the high cost of energy, which drives up the cost of everything manufactured and transported, to help save our economy?"


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This website is an ongoing project to collect together in one place information about the coats of arms of local authorities in England and Wales both current and obsolete. Since the 2009 structural changes to local government in England (effective 1st April 2009) and the loss of some district/borough councils the arms of current authorities (county, county borough, borough, district, town and parish councils) are now organised on an area basis. The areas are either based on Government Office Regions or of my own creations. The arms of obsolete authorities (county borough, urban and rural district councils) are sill organised by county, except Wales which is organised into three sections -pre 1974, 1974-1996 and current (post 1996).


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Glee Club Tour Off to Flying Startby Tom Runge • March 5, 2007 Share:
The Wabash Glee Club, directed by Dr. Richard Bowen and accompanied by Cheryl Everett, began their Spring Break 2007 tour on Saturday, March 3, 2007 with a visit to the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Bob Wild '59, Dayton area alumnus and former Glee Clubber, was on hand to great the lads and welcome them to the area. The guys had a great time touring the Museum – it's something everyone should stop by and see. For photos of their visit, click here.
The Glee Club's first performance was at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbus, Ohio on March 4, 2007. A little known fact – Dr. Harry Cotton of Wabash faculty fame actually served as the minister at the Broad Street Church in the 1920s! The concert was a hit – our guys did a great job. For photos, click here.
The Glee Club then joined local area alumni for dinner at the restaurant Buca Di Beppo in downtown Columbus. Needless to say, no one left there hungry. A couple of impromptu number entertained the entire restaurant, including Alma Mater. They also surprised Richard Bowen who had tried unsuccessfully to keep his birthday that day a secret.
Top photo: The Glee Club in action.
Photo top right: Dr. Richard Bowen introduces another number at the Broad Street Church.


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Dún Laoghaire live chat forums. Updated daily.
Jemser wrote:Grammer, I agree with you that the "Armchair" rock is up near the top of the stepped climb from the carpark in Killiney Hill up to the Obelisk. You go in off the path through the gorse bushes and it is in there. We used to sit on it as kids, never heard of a rock in Bugrock area referred to as the armchair.
jwdalk wrote:This makes for sad viewing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gP8bOZS ... e=youtu.be
Rocker wrote:Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, applied on or about 9th October to the Minister of the Environment, Community and Local Government for consent under the Foreshore Act, 1933, to undertake refurbishment of Dún Laoghaire Baths and associated works.
A copy of the application, and the relevant maps, plans and drawings, are available for inspection, free of charge, at Dún Laoghaire Garda Station, 34/35 Corrig Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin.
The documentation is available on the Department's website
http://www.environ.ie/en/Foreshore/Appl ... minations/
Any person who wishes to make an objection to, or a representation in respect of the grant of the licence sought should do so in writing, giving reasons, within 21 working days of publication of this Notice (quoting ref: FS005832), to the Foreshore Unit, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Newtown Road, Wexford, Co Wexford or email@example.com. The closing date for submissions is close of business on 7th November 2013.
All objections and representations received will be forwarded to the applicant for comment prior to any decision being made in the matter. Material upon which the Minister shall determine this application may be published on the Department's website.
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Adam Lambert: On Set Pics From 'For Your Entertainment'!
Adam Lambert, wearing a jet-black trenchcoat, shoots his video for "For Your Entertainment" in downtown L.A. on Sunday (November 15).
The 27-year-old Idol alum gave us a sneak preview of what to expect in his video and what the extras will be wearing – lots of black and some outlandish outfits!
Adam's forthcoming album, For Your Entertainment, is now available for pre-order on iTunes. The Deluxe pre-order includes the 14-track album with bonus track "Time For Miracles" plus two bonus tracks, "Master Plan" and "Down The Rabbit Hole."
Deluxe pre-orders also will get a digital booklet and behind-the-scenes videos from Adam!
Adam's record drops next Monday (November 23)!


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Back in August, Vringo launched a free beta video ringtone app for the Blackberry Bold. Now, they have added the Tour and 8900 Curve to the list.
For those of you who are not familiar with app, Vringo is a video ringtone service that lets you choose what video plays on your buddies handset when you call them, given that they have Vringo also. There is a large list of free videos to choose from or you can make you own video at the Vringo Studio.
Point your Blackberry browser here to be part of the beta.


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Germany is planning to warn Britain that it will seek to cancel next month's European budget summit if David Cameron, the prime minister, insists that he will veto any deal other than a total freeze on spending.
Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, does not believe there is any point in holding the budget summit to agree on a seven-year framework for EU spending if Britain intends to veto any deal, say people close to the negotiations.
Ms Merkel is trying hard to persuade Mr Cameron to back a German compromise that would cap EU spending at 1 per cent of European gross domestic product. The European Commission has proposed a figure of more than €1 tn for the years 2014 to 2020, or nearly 1.1 per cent of European GDP.
After last week's summit, Mr Cameron bluntly stated his willingness to veto any deal involving increases in EU spending. "If there isn't a deal that's good for Britain, there won't be a deal," he said. "We can't have European spending go up and up and up when we are having to make difficult decisions in so many different areas."
His most senior officials are delivering a similarly uncompromising message behind the scenes, much to the dismay of other EU diplomats. One said at a recent gathering to discuss the budget that Britain's ambassador to Brussels was by far the most pessimistic about a November deal, saying it would be an achievement to "open discussions" genuinely, and that even this modest outcome was far from assured.
Although EU officials realize Mr Cameron will be treated as a hero at home for blocking the budget, they are strongly warning Britain that the diplomatic fallout from any veto could be seriously damaging, not least because it will come less than a month before a December summit on building a banking union.
Ms Merkel raised the subject last Monday in a telephone call with Mr Cameron, and it was discussed in Berlin during the week by Michael Link and David Lidington, the European affairs ministers from the two countries.
"We are trying to show the UK that they have in us an honest partner," one official said.
In particular, Ms Merkel has sought to persuade Mr Cameron that she will stick to the letter of the German compromise, and not use it as a starting point for negotiations to raise the budget ceiling further. But the officials say that she is not very optimistic about the chance of success.
She is planning to meet Mr Cameron in London in early November, when the budget negotiations will be the top item on the agenda. That is when she is expected to tell him there is no point in holding a summit if he insists on a veto.
Ms Merkel is keen to get agreement at the summit, scheduled for November 22 and 23, to clear the way for the next big round of eurozone crisis negotiations in December. She sees confrontation over the budget as a dangerous distraction from the main EU priority.
The German compromise proposal has the backing of at least six other EU member states – the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Finland and the Czech Republic, according to Berlin officials. France and Italy are also officially members of the group, although their support is less certain.
Some 15 other countries, known as the "cohesion group", back the European Commission's proposals for a bigger budget to provide more money for spending to boost competitiveness and economic development in the poorer member states.


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Ray Perkowski and Barbara Glander stood Monday at the altar of East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church and took their wedding vows.
Ray Perkowski and Barbara Glander stood Monday at the altar of East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church and took their wedding vows.
For the more than 70 people attending, this wedding had a special meaning. Perkowski and Glander were officially joining their lives together, in much the same way they had helped bring a community together.
"You've united people of various backgrounds and walks of life, both fortunate and less fortunate, in the common cause of fighting homelessness in our area," the Rev. Edward Kimes told the couple, having them turn and face the audience for a moment. "They stand with you today and support you in the union of your own two lives."
Looking on was Kimes' wife, Faith Waters-Kimes, with whom Perkowski, Glander and others have been working to address homelessness.
"Ray and Barbara have helped open my eyes to the fact that many homeless people are like you and me," Waters-Kimes said. "The difference is that they've fallen on hard times and are now forced to live by their wits to survive. They're not criminals. They're as kind and caring as you or I. They don't want handouts. They want to get back on their feet."
Formerly homeless themselves, Perkowski and Glander have struggled both on their own and together as a couple.
"They've known hardship, and they share a love and passion for making things better for themselves and others facing what they've faced," Waters-Kimes said. "So, it's a beautiful thing to see them married."
When the two met in March 2012, both were sleeping in their cars in East Stroudsburg parking lots at night.
A divorced father of two, Perkowski had been homeless for months, having lost his Wilkes-Barre firefighter's job because of an injury.
Former Northampton resident Glander had escaped an abusive landlord after losing her perfume-making business and was unable to find work.
The two became friends and grew even closer as they later joined with others in fighting homelessness.
Among other things, they volunteered at area soup kitchens and shelters, and took part in this year's annual national winter homeless count to present the most accurate figures to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Then, "about four months ago, we were helping out at a soup kitchen at Stroudsburg United Methodist Church," Perkowski said. "I said to Barb, 'Hey, let's get married.'"
Glander agreed, but the couple didn't set a date until two months later.
"This is like a fairy tale," the new Mrs. Perkowski said Monday, her left arm locked in her husband's right. "It feels surreal. I can't put into words how much I love my husband and how happy I am this day is here. And I can't thank enough everyone who helped make this day so special."
Those who helped bring the occasion about include Trever Himelright, 13, his sister Madison Haney, 12, and their friend Serena Twria, 11, all of Snydersville. The children raised funds at school to buy a garter belt, guest book, vase and flowers for the wedding.
And the couple now have a two-bedroom trailer home they're renting on 28 acres of land near Route 715 in Tannersville. Perkowski is still on disability from his injury while Glander develops natural bug repellents on a freelance basis.
"We've been active with others here in East Stroudsburg and out in the Marshalls Creek and Bushkill areas," Perkowski said.
The couple has been involved in the formation of community volunteer task forces to address different aspects of the homelessness issue, such as health care and transitional housing, and the opening of a day center on Lower Main Street in Stroudsburg.
Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays, this day center provides a location with a mailing address and phone number where prospective employers can reach homeless residents seeking jobs. It also provides Internet access so that residents can job-hunt and apply for identification forms using that mailing address.
"Our new home in Tannersville now puts us in the center of the county, so we can be active there and farther north as well," Perkowski said.
Anyone wishing to join community volunteer efforts against homelessness can contact East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church at 570-421-3280 or Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church at 570-421-0750.


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Beaumont plans to amend bus routes
After almost 30 years of the same bus routes, Beaumont might be adding a few much-needed stops in portions of the city near you.
At the City Council's meeting Tuesday, Oct. 2, officials held a work session to add two new stops to serve previously underserved areas of the city: the Social Security office and the H-E-B on Dowlen Road.
"Right now the bus systems don't even offer service to vast sections of Beaumont," said Councilman Mike Getz. "The routes don't make a lot of sense."
City officials said part of the problem is the relocation of the Social Security office to 8455 Dishman Road off North Major Drive from its previous location on the Eastex Freeway. Many on City Council have complained the federal government did not consult with the city to put the new office on an existing bus route, choosing instead to build the office in the western-most area of the city not served by city buses.
"They were supposed to contact us and find a location that was currently on a route," said Councilman Jamie Smith. "But they did not do that so it kind of put us in a bind."
Smith said it was important to many on council for buses to serve the office, but the federal government didn't seem to mind.
"They didn't just drop the ball," Smith said. "They really just didn't care."
To fix the problem, City Manager Kyle Hayes said the city will be linking two key routes around Beaumont.
"Now the Pine route would be merged with the Magnolia route and the Laurel route would be modified to go out to the H-E-B (on Dowlen) and the Social Security office," he said. "We would rename that route the Delaware route."
Hayes said changes might have come sooner after a study of Beaumont's bus routes by the Regional Planning Commission in 2009. The study found areas of cost savings by analyzing ridership within each route. There was no consensus on council for enacting what the commission recommended, however: eliminating night service.
"There were not four votes to make any changes to the system," Hayes said. "The decision was made just to leave it as is. So we did."
Although the route change will not cost the city any additional money, city officials say the federal share of Beaumont's transit system is going down while the city's is going up.
"We had to spend $900,000 because of a short-fall," Getz said of this year's transit cost to the city. "We were out of money for what we budgeted. The federal contribution has gone down several hundred thousand and is projected to continue to go down."
Getz said he will continue to fight for additional changes in the city transit system, but if an untouched, expensive survey is any indication, Hayes said the votes may not be there to make such large-scale changes.
"That's what the council wanted to do," Getz said. "One of the things that makes a lot more sense is going to a grid system. ... You can go up and down the major arteries. You can essentially get to any location in Beaumont."
Hayes said the city will hold a series of public hearings in the next few weeks before a final City Council vote on the amended routes.
CORRECTION: In the print version of this story, (The Examiner; Oct. 4, 2012; page 9A), a quote was incorrectly attributed. It was Councilman Mike Getz who said, "That's what the council wanted to do. One of the things that makes a lot more sense is going to a grid system. ... You can go up and down the major arteries. You can essentially get to any location in Beaumont." We regret the error.


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Immediate Family
About N.N. de Bolebec, married Tesselin Vicomte de Vascoueil
See #6 below.
Chapter 1. EARLY NORMAN FAMILIES of VIKING ORIGIN
A. FAMILY of GUNNORA, mistress of RICHARD I Comte de NORMANDIE
Four sisters and one brother, parents not known, presumably of Viking origin:
1. SAINSFRIDA [Senfrie] . She and her three sisters, as well as their husbands, are named by Robert de Torigny[3]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Seufriam" as sister of "Gunnor uxor…Richardi Normannis ducem"[4]. Guillaume de Jumièges records that "la femme d'un sien forestier…Sainfrie" rejected the advances of Richard I Comte [de Normandie] and sent her sister Gunnor to his bed in her place[5]. m ---. The name of Sainsfrida's husband is not known. Sainsfrida and her husband had one child:
a) JOSCELINE . The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Iosceline" as daughter of "Seufriam"[6]. Josceline, her husband and her mother are named in a letter of Ives Bishop of Chartres to Henry I King of England dated 1114 which explains the consanguinity between the king and Hugues de Châteauneuf, who wanted to marry one of the king's illegitimate daughters[7]. m ROGER [I] Seigneur de Montgommery, son of ---.
2. GUNNORA ([950]-5 Jan 1031). She and her three sisters, as well as their husbands, are named by Robert de Torigny[8]. It appears from Dudo de Saint-Quentin and Robert de Torigny[9] that Gunnora was Richard I's mistress before she married him. According to William of Jumièges, she was "of noble Danish origin"[10]. According to Robert de Torigny, the marriage took place to legitimise Richard and Gunnora's son Robert to permit his appointment as Bishop of Rouen[11]. The necrology of Saint-Père-en-Vallée records the death "Non Jan" of "Gonnoridis…comitissa Normannie"[12]. m ([before 989]) as his second wife, RICHARD I "Sans Peur" Comte [de Normandie], son of GUILLAUME Comte [ de Normandie] & his first wife Sprota --- (Fécamp [932]-20 Nov 996, bur Fécamp).
3. HERFAST . Guillaume de Jumièges names "Herfast, frère de la comtesse Gunnor" when recording the murder of his son Osbern[13]. m ---. The name of Herfast's wife is not known. Herfast & his wife had two children:
a) OSBERN de Crépon (-murdered Vandreuil 1038). "Duke Richard [II]" donated property to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel by charter dated to [1026], subscribed by "…Osbernus filius Arfast, Ranulfus frater eius"[14]. "…Osbe filius Herfasti…" witnessed the charter dated to [1030] under which Robert II Duke of Normandy confirmed rights of Mont Saint-Michel[15]. Steward (dapifer) of Guillaume II Duke of Normandy. "Osberni dapifer" witnessed the donation of "Erchembaldus vicecomes" dated [1030/35] and the donation of "Gulbertus filius Erchemboldus vicecomitis" dated after 1035[16]. He was strangled by Guillaume de Montgommery[17]. Guillaume de Jumièges records that "Osbern, intendant de la maison du prince [Guillaume II Duke of Normandy] et fils d'Herfast" was murdered at Vandreuil in the early years of the duke's reign by "Guillaume fils de Roger de Montgomeri"[18]. m EMMA d'Ivry, daughter of RAOUL d'Ivry Comte de Bayeux & his wife --- (-after [1067]). She is named as mother of Guillaume and Osbern in the donation to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen, dated to 1038 or after, which they made jointly for the soul of their father "Osbern cognomento Pacifici"[19]. "Emma matre eorum [Willelmi et Osberni]" witnessed a charter dated 1038 or after[20]. "Emma Osberni dapiferi uxore" is named as "dominis mei" with her two sons in the undated charter of Ansfredus[21]. "Emmæ matris eius" signed a charter of "Erchenbaldo filio Erchenbaldi vicecomitis", dated to [1067], immediately after "Willelmi filii Osberni"[22]. Osbern & his wife had three children:
i) GUILLAUME FitzOsbern (-killed in battle Cassel, Flanders 22 Feb 1071, bur Abbaye de Cormeilles). Guillaume de Jumièges names "Guillaume fils d'Osbern, proche parent du duc Guillaume", recording that he built the monasteries at Lire and Corneilles[23]. He is named as brother of Osbern, son of Emma, in his donation to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen dated 1038 or after, made jointly with his mother and brother[24]. "Willelmi filii Osberni" witnessed two charters dated 1035 or after and 1038 or after[25]. "…Guillelmi filii Osberni…" witnessed the charter dated 1054 under which Guillaume II Duke of Normandy confirmed the donation of "terram…Sancta Columba…dedit Niellus clericus" to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel[26]. "…Willelmi filii Osberti, Rotgerii de Monte Golmerii, Richardis vicecomitis Abrinchensis…" witnessed the charter dated [1055/56] under which Guillaume II Duke of Normandy "in pago…Constantino, villam…Flotomannum" to Saint-Florent de Saumur[27]. "…Guillelmus filius Osberti…Guillelmus filius Guillelmi filiii Osberti…" witnessed the charter dated to [1060] under which Guillaume II Duke of Normandy granted "Brenerias" to the abbey of Bayeux[28]. "Willelmus filius Osberti…" witnessed the charter dated 29 Aug 1060 under which "milite…Richardo…fratribus Willelmo…atque Balduino" donated "Gausberti Villa" to Chartres Saint-Père[29]. The Chronique de Normandie, based on le Roman de Rou, records that William I King of England made "le Conte Rogier de Montgomery et Guillaume le filz Osber" his two "Marechaulx d´Engleterre" after the conquest of England[30]. "Willelmi filii Osberni" signed a charter of "Erchenbaldo filio Erchenbaldi vicecomitis" dated 1067 or after[31]. "Willelmus comes filius Osberni dapiferi" made a donation to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen dated 1068[32]. He was rewarded for his part in the conquest of England with estates in the Isle of Wight and county of Hereford, thereby becoming Earl of Hereford.
- EARLS of HEREFORD.
ii) OSBERN (-1101). He is named as brother of Guillaume, son of Emma, in his donation to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen dated 1038 or after, made jointly with his mother and brother[33]. "Osberni frater eius [Willelmi]" witnessed a charter dated 1038 or after[34]. Chancellor of England. Bishop of Exeter 1072[35].
iii) EMMA . "Emma conjux eius" donated land belonging to the castle of Vernon to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen jointly with her husband, dated 1066[36]. Guillaume de Vernon, his son Hugues and his wife Emma donated property to Rouen Holy Trinity, confirmed in the charter dated to [1067][37]. Her parentage is confirmed by a charter of Carisbrooke Priory, Isle of Wight which names "Johannem et Ricardum" as the two sons of "Willielmum filium Osberni marescallum…comitem Herefordiæ" who predeceased their father, and records that their inheritance went to "Ricardo de Rivers, nepoti prædicti Willielmi filii Osberni, tunc comiti Exoniæ"[38]. m GUILLAUME de Vernon, son of HUGUES de Vernon & his wife ---.
b) RAINULF . "Duke Richard [II]" donated property to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel by charter dated to [1026], subscribed by "…Osbernus filius Arfast, Ranulfus frater eius"[39].
4. WEWA . She and her three sisters, as well as their husbands, are named by Robert de Torigny[40]. Guillaume de Jumièges names "Gueuve et Aveline" as two sisters of Gunnor, recording that the former married "Turulfe de Pont-Audemer, son of Torf"[41]. The Genealogia Fundatoris of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire records that the (unnamed) sister of "Gunnora comitissa Normanniæ" married "Turulpho de Ponte-Adomaro"[42]. m THOROLD de Pont-Audemer, son of [TORF & his wife ---] (-after 1040).
5. [AVELINE] . She and her three sisters, as well as their husbands, are named by Robert de Torigny[43]. Guillaume de Jumièges names "Gueuve et Aveline" as two sisters of Gunnor, the latter married to Osbern de Bolbec[44]. On the other hand, the Genealogia Fundatoris of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Turketillus…frater…Turulphi, cuius filius Hasculfus d´Harcourt" married "aliam sororem…comitissæ Gunnoræ" by whom he was father of "duos…filios…Walterum de Giffard primogenitum…"[45]. As noted under Giffard, another primary source indicates that the wife of "Osbernus Giffardus" (assumed to refer to Osbern de Bolbec given that his son used the name Giffard) was named Hawise[46]. It is not known whether Osbern was married twice or whether all the sources cited refer to the same person, one or other mistaking the name. m [as his first wife,] OSBERN de Bolbec, son of ---.
6. [--- . It is not known which brother or sister of Gunnor was the parent of Beatrice.]
a) BEATRIX . Guillaume de Jumièges records that one of the nieces of Gunnor, mistress of Richard I Comte [de Normandie], married "le père du premier Guillaume de Warenne"[47]. "Rodulf de Warenne" sold property to the abbey of Holy Trinity, Rouen by charter dated to [1055], signed by "eiusdem Rodulfi de Guarethna, Beatricis uxoris eius…"[48]. m as his first wife, RODULF de Warenne, son of --- .
- Name: [N.N.] DE BOLEBEC
- Sex: F
- Change Date: 5 AUG 1997
Father: Osbern DE BOLEBEC b: ABT 0970 in Longueville, Normandy, France
Mother: Wevia DE CREPON b: ABT 0942 in Pontaudemer, Normandy, France
Marriage 1 Tesselin DE ROUEN Vicomte of Rouen
* Married: ABT 0996
1. Beatrix DE VASCOEUIL
2. Richard DE LILLEBONNE Vicomte
3. Gotmund Rufus DE VASCOUEIL
was niece of Gunnora de Crepon -------------------------- UNKNOWN de Crepon married Tesselin of Rouen before 980.
See "My Lines"
( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p71.htm#i9357 )
from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA
( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )
N.N. de Bolebec, married Tesselin Vicomte de Vascoueil's Timeline
Pont Audemer, Eure, France
Age 15
Age 15
Age 19
Vascoeuil, Eure, Normandy, France (E. of Rouen)
Age 83
St Germain Montgomery, Normandy, France


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There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.—Romans 8:1
God knows that sin is a terrible thing-and the devil knows it, too. So he follows us around and as long as we will permit it, he will taunt us about our past sins.
As for myself, I have learned to talk back to him on this score. I say, "Yes, Devil, sin is terrible-but I remind you that I got it from you! And I remind you, Devil, that everything good— forgiveness and cleansing and blessing-everything that is good I have freely received from Jesus Christ!"
Everything that is bad and that is against me I got from the devil—so why should he have the effrontery and the brass to argue with me about it? Yet he will do it because he is the devil, and he is committed to keeping God's children shut up in a little cage, their wings clipped so that they can never fly! I Talk Back to the Devil, 6.
"Thank You again this morning, Father, for Your marvelous 'forgiveness and cleansing and blessing.' I've often heard those taunts from the Devil; thank You for Your grace that completely silences him. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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|2012-05-10, 06:25
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On the subject of Ascalon needed to assimilated again into his SG.
I think the sword is a part of his SG now and dont forget the along with its dragon slaying power it also carries some of the Sekiryuutei's power in it .
And if I remember right the pawn pieces Ise has in side him are connected to his BG if they where not then CCQ and Triaina would be possable.
So in vol 12 Ise pawn pieces where still connected to his soul and BG and by extention the Ascalon since it is a part the BG. So the pawn piece turn in to the Ascalon is possable because of the connection between the two BG and the Ascalon. I think the Ascalon will stay as Issei sword but still like always be used most of time time Xenovia and on rare occasions kiba.
The main point is Ascalon a now part of the BG which is connected to the pawn pieces therefore Ascalon is also connected to the pieces and not seperate object or stored in seperate space.
I am with Soji on dragonroots ideas think it should be a SS instead of part of main story.
And remmember guys both Dress Break and Bilingual can countered.
Dress Break by not letting Ise touch the body or having a lot of spare sets of clothes and Bilingual by stipping . In ORDER remember thats key if you take the panties of first before the bra then you will piss Issei .
Both can be countered by being or having no shame in being naked or seen naked.
|2012-05-10, 10:15
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Basic stripper etiquette mandates that the panties are removed last, if at all.
Why? The panties are where professionals keep their tips.
As for a "private performance," removing the panties is the climax of the show.
Removing the panties while leaving the bra on, completely ruined the performance. (Somehow, I doubt we'll be seeing this particular match animated.)
|2012-05-12, 18:04
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|2012-05-12, 19:28
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Maybe from poking to actually grab and feel breast with his two hands. He will gain Hokuto Shinken oppai-style as his move
|2012-05-13, 05:15
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HAHAHA nice one.
In my opinion Rias is goiing to competition for the role of Switch Princess in Akeno in the next few volumes.
In vol 4 Ise also thought about using Gift on Akeno breast there in lies the competition for the role.
|2012-05-13, 05:24
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sky black swordman@ I doub this will happen. I mean that AKeno become another Switch Princess. That role it's for Rias. BUt i do see something like that happen.(but not something like competition...i really don't see the reason from something like this).I mean vol 12 ,at least 2 people point out how much Ise like both Rias and Akeno oppai. So i can see Akeno play a role but i don't think she will be ever at the same Rias lv. I mean we know full well that Ise like Rias oppai the most .How many time this was point out in the ln? And don't forgot that Akeno herself say something like this when Ise go in JD.Then again I still hope in some kind of combo power up from both the girls.
|2012-05-13, 05:30
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Akeno will get her own role , but what will that role be and what will her new nickname be?
I think Akeno will get her own role first and the Rias and Akeno combo.
|2012-05-13, 05:35
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sky black swordman@ I can see her get a role first and then the combo. About the role this is hard to say ...but knowing Ise and how the author point out in vol 12 with both Zenovia and Ross about Rias and AKeno oppai. We can guess will be something about oppai(like it's hard to guess knowing ise XD).But now that you mention what her nickname will be something else come to my mind. If the combo from them really born(to power up Ise) i wonder if the 2 will gain a nickname (i mean rias+akeno).Though if this happen will be interesting see their reaction.
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|2012-05-13, 09:52
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I found some information on another forum, some of which seem to me more than suspicious, especially as they deal with chapters that have not yet been published (to my knowledge). I want someone to do the sorting between truth and fiction for me.
- Miru-tan breaks into the Azazel's lab and there uses a devices to become a mahou shoujo but the process goes wrong and it changes the sex of all persons present in the school. Only Ophis and Issei are not affected. The occult club and the student council must act urgently to prevent panic and find who is behind the attack.
- Following his actions, Issei receives numerous passionate love letters from demoness and Rias sees this with a very bad eye.
- Following Kuoh's Accord between angels, demons and fallen angels, the exorcists now focus on the vampires who secretly control the Western world. In retaliation, they decide to strike a decisive blow by attacking the symbol of the agreements.
- A decision is made prohibiting Issei to use his cheat modes like BB in future RG.
- Azazel officially became an advisor of the Grémory family and become strategist for Rias in RG. One of the next RG will be between Sairaorg and Rias.
- Ophis officially becomes the pet of Issei.
|2012-05-13, 10:12
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|2012-05-13, 20:34
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I mean come he thought that winning the fight in vol 11 life 4 well just read this,
Yes. The power of love between me and Rias finally wiped out Grim Reapers and the only ones left are Siegfried, Georg, and Pluto. But the sacrifice was too large…..
-Rias's breast is already flat.
As a result of sending the power of breast to me, her Oppai started get reduced and now there isn't anything left. Even if she says that it will return to normal if she rests, seeing her state makes me sad and it is hard to endure. If it is this small, it doesn't have any difference with Koneko-chan now….!
I started to cry a lot when I compared Rias and Koneko-chan's breast.
Konek-chan threw something to my head from the 30th floor of the hotel. I didn't say anything, but she might have guessed by looking at my eyes. Sensei who made his distance with Pluto landed besides me. Pluto also landed on their side.
And from the look of things Koneko will never agree to become a battery.
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|2012-05-14, 01:17
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Also her reaction was funny she just know what Ise think just from looking in his eyes better for him don't think thing like this anymore.
Now that i think about her. If unitl now she jump on his lap and do *nya nya* i wonder now that he back what she will do
|2012-05-14, 09:17
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Azure-Priest@ I know that *hime* means *princess* but for sure she don't become another switch princess that role it's for Rias. What ever role Akeno will take will be interesting ,that's for sure.
Anyway ,thanks the question and answer topic something come to my mind.
We know that Irina try to avoid every kind of romance with Ise because she don't want to become a fallen angel and yet she want a child from him.
The thing i wonder is...how much time you guys think she need before realize that what she want to do will probally make her a fallen angel?
Because ,honestly i find her a little too naive if she think that have a child with him will not make her a fallen angel.(thing that i find really possible if she do what she plan).
|2012-05-14, 09:22
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@Soji I don't think she will fall, she will probably consult with Michael about the situation (her falling for Ise) and Michael (not wanting to lose an angel) may consult with Beelzebub since he based the Brave Saints off of Evil Pieces and Beelzebub will help him tweak the system so that reborn angels will be able to fall in love without falling from heaven.
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Here's the ultimate compliment to what the Avalanche — ownership, management, coaching staff and players — accomplished this season: The regional reaction to a first-round playoff loss is mass disappointment.
And it should be. That's a compliment too.
Letting the Avalanche off the hook for the seven-game loss to Minnesota diminishes the stunning progress the franchise made in 2013-14. The talk this morning should be of how the Avalanche stands after the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal series at home against the Blackhawks, heading into the next two games at Chicago's United Center.
The fact that I'm able to speak of what should have been, rather than make this some starry-eyed reference to what might have been, acknowledges not just the magnitude of the turnaround, but also the "Stanley Cup attitude" Patrick Roy cited when he was introduced as coach last year.
After playing a competitive Game 6 in St. Paul, but losing, the setup was for a Game 7 Colorado win at home. It didn't happen. The only strategic second-guess with the benefit of hindsight is whether defenseman Jan Hejda playing in the series with two broken fingers and a pin in his thumb — either at all, or in the top pairing with Erik Johnson against the Wild's top line — was more counterproductive than wise.
Even that, though, comes with a kicker. Hejda remaining in the lineup was typical of the sport, and a contrast to such things as Troy Tulowitzki's weigh-ins to determine if he has heavy legs, and/or his scheduled days off. (Yes, it's baseball's regular season, but the differences in attitudes still are stark.)
A trading deadline deal, even for a veteran "rental" on the verge of unrestricted free agency (e.g., Marian Gaborik), would have added payroll and required approval from an ownership waiting for the turnaround at the box office to be complete. But especially given the Avalanche's later injuries, the addition of a veteran more than likely would have helped rather than disrupted chemistry.
Once it became apparent the Avalanche was going to make the playoffs, I was among the many who theorized Colorado would be playing with "house money." With the Avalanche eventually claiming the Central Division title, that changed. The season highlighted the young talent base — including Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Duchene, Gabe Landeskog, Ryan O'Reilly and eventually Tyson Barrie — and transformed the standards.
During the series against the Wild, Roy reminded us that turnarounds tended to be gradual processes rather than sudden. Among others, he cited the 1995 Quebec Nordiques, who won the Northeast Division and lost to the New York Rangers in the first round, but generally were conceded to be on the rise as the franchise was sold and moved to Denver.
Of course, one of the final pieces for that team was a veteran goaltender acquired early the next season.
In some ways, I regret that the element of surprise, even of shock, about the Avs' accomplishment will have worn off next season … almost regardless of how well they do. One of the overstatements floating around is that this season drew fans back to hockey in Colorado. True, but only to a point. There still was a huge hockey-first constituency — disenchanted and cynical, perhaps — out there. Many general sports fans who had paid attention to hockey in the past realized all along that the Avalanche season began before Feb. 3. The Avalanche brought them together, so to speak, even in advance of the post-Super Bowl Denver media hockey bandwagon.
There are a few holes to fill and weaknesses to address. That will be the next test for Joe Sakic and Roy.
This season was such a resounding success, it ended with a letdown.
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I'm french and I live in South of France, near the spanish border. The law concerning our dogs is quite different here but the love for the breed is high.
I'm glad of the the warm welcoming on this forum and I hope I'll have great discussions here!


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Ozone's Freeride Tour is coming to Tahoe next weekend. The spots are still to be determined, based on conditions and wind, I guess, but the plan is to meet at Kirkwood on Saturday and go from there.
Brian from Ozone is going to keep me posted, so I'll post more info here when I get it.
I can't make Saturday, but I'm planning on heading up for the day on Sunday. If anyone wants to carpool from Sacto area, send me a PM here.


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Those who have been reading my blog for a while might guess (correctly) that I am not much interested in Valentine's Day.
What is it with me and wigs? I always go a bit bonkers when I wear one...
Oh, I do love a good power ballad. And these looks. All of them. You look bad ass & awesome and that cape? I swoon.
Happy Valentine's Day, Curtise!
You look very foxy in black leather! I think your husband will have a very happy Valentines day to come home to find he's married to a rock chick! xxx
What a great skirt! Love it with the poncho and the wig!!!
Wow! Look at you. That wig makes you look like Anna Wintour. Love the skirt, you make it look almost demure. Although we know you're not of course. Love the collar on that stunning cape... That deserves a post of it's own. I have visions of you in an 80s power ballad video! And I want to be in it too xx
I am with you on the power ballads, dear Curtise - they still rock me. And I don't believe in soul-mates either, just good relationships : >
Love, love that leather skirt, it might be your soul-mate after all! And the wig and all the trimmings too.
You minx you! Love the leather skirt and the cape is wondrous.
Don't do Valentine's Day either...not remotely interested...it even if it's presented in biscuit form.
Can't wait to see your sewing.
I can go a bit bonkers in a wig too. I love them as a matter of fact and I really love your burgundy version here.
And a luscious leather skirt looks sexy divine on you, as I would imagine it would.
Wow, I need a wig like Jennifer's hair in this video. I'd be singing like that too!
Ooooh leather skirts and power ballads yessssss! I love leather skirts and that one looks fantastic. I don't believe in soul mates, either. Now I want to go find a wig lolzzz
Becky :)
Wow, you look amazing in the leather skirt, what a great find. As for Valentine's day, all the modern commercialisation, genetically modified, scentless roses and sappy cards make me want to puke. I really like what you say being feeling complete just as we are. Must confess I do kind of like the old fashioned medieval chivalrous romantic love, or love in old 1950s movies....
Oooh, love that song, not as much as I love a leather skirt though. Mine's a staple of my wardrobe, and fantastic for wearing on rainy days, I might add. Happy Valentines day. X
Ahhh, vivid memories of every wedding I ever went to as a child!! Could have been worse, you could have gone for the Celine Dion version (gags)!!. I see you more as a Pat Benatar or Belinda Carlisle myself. Loving the leather skirt. It's a fabulous fit on you. Love those sparkly fishnets too. As always your indoor photos are very clear and well lit! Dammit I wish I owned more wigs! xxx
Oh my goodness I just love your blog! I've been reading it for a couple of weeks and am hooked. What a funny, funky fashionista! Looking forward to reading more.
Btw, in answer to your make up query, I am a total novice still when it comes to make up but what I will say is use a primer. Especially on your eyes. It will change your life and become your best friend! I use Urban Decay :) xxx
I'm cracking up, Clare's so right, you look like Anna Wintour's twin.
Oh how I do like it when you play dress up and break out the wigs!!!! You need to be in a Robert Palmer video. This leather pencil skirt is classy and sexy and fits you like a glove~ for $5 you would have been a fool to pass on it. The hounds tooth cape from Sarah is really sweet!
I'm a sucker for love you know that but I also think that no one should need another person to feel complete. I had been in so many bad relationships before I found Chris I had no idea what a good one felt like. I also think as we age how we love changes and thank goodness for that. I remember a time when I thought loved equalled how much a dude wanted to get me naked. Not everything about maturity sucks :)
Thanks for making me think and I love you Curtise, today tomorrow and next week.
Your pretty much rocking that leather skirt! SERIOUSLY! WOW WOW WEEE WOW "As Borat would say" *ehehehe* Happy Valentine's Curtise. I hope you and the fam had a delightful day. I bet the kids got lots of sweet V day cards from their friends at school. I remember having to make boxes for a v day cards. I always thought that was so fun.
I am so jealous of that skirt
Are you kidding? $5
Love the tights you styled it with as well, just a super look
Gorgeous skirt, and especially with the purple belt and blouse! It's a great look for you - curvy, but modern.
I believe in soul-mates, of a sort. But I don't believe there's only one each. And it makes such a difference when you meet one - I wouldn't have looked twice at my husband when I was young. But maybe I'm wrong about that. Anyway, he's here now, our anniversary is coming up and that will be our Valentine's Day.
Hmmm..so you're into wigs and leather. And you say you're not romantic....
SO in love with your leather - I have so many leather skirts, I don't know what to do with them all! I love them! and I'm so happy to see you rocking this look!
I do love it when you dress up
You totally rock leather, you saucy minx and Clare's right, combined with that haughty expression and wig you are a dead ringer for Anna Wintour.
That cape from Sarah is fabulous with the leather skirt and the sequinned beret.
I'm with you on all the soul mate crap but I'll agree to disagree with you over power ballads, can't stand 'em! Love you, though! xxxxx
You know of my love for skirts, but this one was made for your GORGEOUS body, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I'm not a fan of the power ballad but I'm loving that skirt on you especially with that purple top and belt - yummy! I used to have mini red leather skirt (jumble-saled, of course - from Sheffield I think!) and a lovely suede mini with fringing at the bottom (from Sheffield too if I remember rightly). Have a fabulous weekend and half term. xx
Your posts are always such fun and you look fabulous!
You look like you could be singing a power ballad in your wig and leather in a cheesy 80's video!! LOVE it!!
But I love the skirt with the purple blouse even more because it is more YOU!!!
I don't need anyone to complete me either. I just like having a boytoy accessory
Oh my gawd...you are a vamp with class!!! Fabulous! Happy Valentine's Day, dearest.
I just saw you're getting the yellow skirt after Shelly? I want to be after you, PLEASE?!!!!!! Let me know.
Oh I say! Don't you look fabulous. Just like one of those snotty celebs, you know the type, the ones that say " Do you know who I am ?" when they check in for a flight and don't get upgraded.
The leather skirt looks fab on you, I had one in the 80's which I wore endlessly, it did eventually go a bit baggy round the arse tho'.
Not interested in St Val's either altho I didn't say no to the lovely meal cooked for me.
Oh, I do agree wholeheartedly with your philosophy on love and relationships and that we have to feel complete in ourselves before we have anything to give to another. I think all the romantic notions I had left me by the time I turned 40.
Can I hear a "SQUEEEEEE" for your be-wigged, leather-clad awesomeness! The length of the skirt keeps it from looking trashy, and I love it paired with the purple blouse and belt. If you ever get tired of the leather batwing top, you know it will have a very happy home with me (maybe we can work out a trade with the necklace you love so much....) I have 4 leather skirts, in a variety of colours and love them all.
I would never think of going for a leather skirt, but you've just made me want one. You look amazing! And that wig just sets it off. I can imagine you striding along, turning heads on the harbourfront at Monte Carlo or somewhere very upmarket like that. Did you still look like that when the man came home? If so, I bet he likes V Day :D
Oh, you've been SEWING have you?!? How exciting. Me too!!! I shall await the big reveal with excited anticipation. xxxxx
You just made my Valentine's Day, although it's February 15th. The leather skirt was made for you and as usual, your headwear, including the wig, top off each outfit with panache.
Can't wait to see your creations!
Love your take on Valentine Day
I don't believe in love as well
I believe in compatibility, trust, friendship, generosity ect....
You are one sexy dame when you want it!
I'm not crazy about leather skirt, but it looks smashing on you, very sexy on you!
Have great weekend
Ariane xxxx
Ah I remember this song! That and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Power of Love (that's just been remade into a simpering mess). Love the leather skirt, and the Bonnie Tyler top, whoa, rocker girl! You look great in both outfits. I have a thrifted leather skirt too - it's shorter but it's not as badass as yours (how can you be badass in a chocolate brown leather mini? It just can't be done). Xoxo
I'm quite partial to the odd power ballad - in the car is best venue I find! That skirt looks amazing on you, I quite fancy one now. And a wig!
Can't wait to see your skirt and I love you in a wig, you look like a woman of mystery.
Black and purple--heavenly. You look spectacular as always. I don't do Valentine day either. I believe you should appreciate your partner every day. I also agree that you have to be happy and confident in yourself before you 'share your life'. Those who spend their lives 'searching'for someone to complete them are usually known as desperate!!
That skirt is amazing, Jennifer (hee hee). I have given up finding a charity shop /consignment leather skirt. I found a great one in Amsterdam but it was a touch too tight.so I will keep looking, but am hoping to go to Italy in June so I will prob go and haggle at the leather markets! I love the way you wear this one, particularly with the cape.
Re- the other half thing. Once that was introduced as a concept, it really hasn't gone away. I like the idea of there being quite a few 'the ones' wandering round the globe, kind of with a lightbulb glowing above their head,that you may well meet at any given time. Does that make sense? I am a Thomas Hardy-ian fate and destiny type!! Xx
You just need a wig to turn into a wonderful rockstar!
You remind me of one of my favorite childhood character: Jem and the Holograms, during the day she was a blonde good girl and during the night she become the most famous singer!!
A black leather skirt is definitely on my 'must have' list, why a boring little black dress or a white shirt when you can be more powerful than love!!
Great Valentine ballad, anyway, I've never seen How good Jennifer Rush looked!
Get you - sewing! I used to make all my own clobber when I was younger (and had a decent figure). You look STUNNING in that skirt. xxxxxxx
The blue shirt, purple belt and leather skirt is my new fave outfit ive ever seen you in. Ive a feeling there will be a worldwide leather skirt revival, and it will be all your fault!!!
Oh Curtise, I love that you did a Jennifer Rush tribute post, that is so cooool, and I must admit, I always love singing along to a good power ballad. Stick on a bit of Heart or Bonnie Tyler and I'll be joining in with the best of them. Not 'Simply the Best' though, Tina's had some great songs but that is such a dirge, always makes me think of chucking out time in every pub I've ever been in. xx
That skirt looks so great on you Curtise! I love it with the sheer shirt and the fantastic belt, you really look so hot!
Your Valentine's outfit is hilarious! I didn't even recognize you at first!
The soul mate thing is tricky... I have tons of soul mates! Do I suffer from a split personality?
Is my love of travels really a search for more lost soul mates that will complete me when I find them?
No, I think you're right. Eternal Love and One True Love are what Disney films are made of - dreams!
So, I count all my beloved friends as a soul mate - they each touch my soul in some way!
How did i miss this???
YOU in that LEATHER SKIRT makes me believe in LOVE!
And whether or not you believe in One True Love, you are absolutely one of my One True Loves. I especially love the purple outfit and the houndstooth cape is FABULARSE!
Sarah xxx
Did someone already tell you that you are a Stone Cold Fox?
I wear my leather skirt to work. They love me at work. Or maybe I just imagine they do :P
How did I miss this post?! GRRRR. Too much drinking, no doubt.
I love The POwer of Love. It's sheer genius. Makes me want to prance about in a mad wig too.......and thrash wildly....just a little.....
Frigging rock ON, this is a fine tribute to that stupid arse day known as V Day......Vaj Day would be a whole lot better!!
Love YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The purple blouse goes fabulously with your new leather skirt. It's a good look for you - and I really love purple.
Jennifer Rush, I totally forgot about her. Probably for the best, lol.
The looks is pretty cool though, hooray for 80's stuff!!
Also I really love the cape and the last photo looks like it was taken in the 60's! Huzzah!
Hmm, we might be cut from the same cloth when it comes to thoughts about romance.
How do you go from being demure (in your checked cape) to one of Robert Palmer's sexy sidekicks in one post?


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