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Bessy Conway; or, The Irish Girl in America
Before "the Lammas Foods" rolled that year over the sunparched holms of Tipperary Denim Conway's house had assumed more than its former appearance of comfort and neatness, and when the family sat down to their Hallow Eve supper on the last night of October the barn had grain, and the byer had cows, and a fine young colt was munching his hay through the rack of the well.covered stable, perhaps enjoying the sense of comfort as well as his owners. The big ark was packed full of new meal, and the flitches of bacon v ere again pendant from the snowwhite rafters. There was a fire blazing on the wellswept hearth that suggested the idea of a grand pyramidal turfstack somewhere in the immediate vicinity.
There was no other light in the kitchen but what the fire gave, but that was so bright that every object was plainly discernible, and it needed only a glance to establish the fact that everything there was "like a new pin." The antique pewter on the dresser, and the tins on the wall hard by, were reflecting the warm firebeam like so many mirrors, and the wooden ware beneath was as white as any one had ever seen it in the best days of the Conways.
The supper was ready, and every one seemed as ready for it. Ellen, now a site recovered, was bustling around giving the last touch to the preparations, whilst Nancy and Bessy were hurrying to put the last stitch in a new stuff dress for their mother. One brother was reading aloud a passage in Columbkille's Prophecies for the special entertainment of his father who was listening with great attention; the other was teasing the girls " on the sly" about their skill in dress making which Owen affected to rate very low. The mother sat looking at them all with her calm, sober smile of happiness, pondering in her mind how God had brought them out from such a sea of misery.
"Well! I think it's all along of the faith that Denis had," she said within herself, "like Job, that the priest tells us about so often, that got to be better off after all his troubles than he ever was before, and all on account of his patience. That's just the way with DenisŃhe bore everything that came Ń ay! things that fretted the life and out in me, and now see how the Lord sent Bessy home to us with plenty of money just when we were at the lowest! It's a wonderful thing to think of, anyhow!"
Drop, drop came down the rain on the rough stones outside the door.
"Well! sure enough," said Owen with a gay laugh," it's a hard night for the fairies!"
"Hush! Owen, hush!" whispered his mother all in a tremor; "let them alone, and they'll let you alone! Ń they're the best of neighbors, but it isn't safe to be namin' them at all."
"Lord save us, what's that?" cried Ellen, stopping short in her work, and standing pale as death in a listening attitude; "what's that, at all?"
"Maybe it's the fairies," put in the incorrigible Owen. He was silenced by a warning gesture from his father, and they all held in their breath to listen.
Drop, drop on the stones still went the rain, splash, splash in the puddles, but another sound was plainly heard, a small voice muttering words, the tenor of which was lost to the ear.
"I think Owen is about right," whispered Nancy.
"It's some creature Ń- some child, maybe, that's out in the rain," said Bessy in the same low whisper. "I'll bet my life it's Bid McGuigan," cried Tommy aloud; "I'm sure that's her voice." (286)
He rushed to the door, but Ellen was as quick as himself, and placed her hand on the latch. "Don't, don't till we know what it is!"
"Come away, Ellen!" said her father gently, "let him open the door. Whoever's in it, we can't leave them outside such a night as this."
The door was opened, and in stumped Bid McGuigan, as doleful an object as could well be imagined. The heavy drops were dripping from her elfin locks, and everything on her was drenched with rain, yet the placid expression of her big gabby face was no whit disturbed.
The young men laughed and Owen said: "There she is now for you Ń the queen of the fairies, I declare!"
The other members of the family were too much occupied with Bid's pitiful state to pay much attention to Owen's dry jokes. Many questions were put to her, as to why she was abroad at such a time and in such weather, but Bid only shook her head, and smiled and said, "Bid's cold."
"It was God sent her," said Denis looking at the poor idiot with tears in his eyes, "it was God sent her, for a share of our Hol'eve supper. It's an honor she's doin' us, blessed be His name ! so hurry and put dry clothes on her an' we'll fix her here nest the fire."
The clothes changed and Bid established in the old man's arm.chair by the comfortable hearth, the table was drawn up nearer the fire and the family took their seats welldisposed to do justice to the pile of buttered potatocake, with its vis-a-vis of the nicest oaten bread, not forgetting the traditional dish of " caulcannon" steaming right in front of Denis with a well of melted butter in the centre. And to be sure that was the supper that was well relished. No royal family in Europe was as happy that night as Denis Conway's, for their cup of bliss was made sweeter than nectar by the recollection of sorrow and misery past. (281)
If Bid McGuigan wasn't in clover just then nobody ever was, but Bid never gave any sign of satisfaction no matter how well she fared. There she sat in the big straw chair eating with keen relish whatever was placed before her, and watching with unmeaning eyes the faces of those around her, not a muscle moving in her own. Oftener than any other her eye wandered to Bessy, and as though some faint glimmer of an idea crossed her darkened mind in connection with her she would mutter some incoherent words. Once after looking at her a long time she said in a voice unusually loud for her:
"Purty gentleman!"
The young people all laughed at the strange, parrot.like voice and the unmeaning words.
"Who's the purty gentleman?" asked Bessy still laughing.
"A purty thing!" said Bid again, laying her fat little hand on her chest.
"What in the world does she mean?" cried Nancy much amused.
"The means nothing, Nancy ! nothing at all," said Denis in a tone of commiseration; "Poor Bid!"
"Bessy Conway!" murmured Bid, "Bessy Conway's letters! Ń ould Denis Conway's letters!"
"Well! now isn't that queer, father!" said Bessy very seriously; "see how long she has them words in her mouth though you'd think she had no memory at all?"
"But that's true, father!" said Tommy, "you never got Master Leary to write that letter to the Lord Lieutenant about Georgy Brown."
"It isn't to the Lord Lieutenant, Tommy, but the Postmaster General that we're to write. I was askin' Father Ryan about that."
"Well! whichever of them it is Ń and I don't know why it wouldn't do as well to write to one as the other Ń the letter was never wrote anyhow, and I tell you it could be a mortal sin to let that fellow go without punishment." (288 )
"Now, don't you know, Tommy!" said the Father mildly, "that the fault was Mrs. Herbert's more than his? You see she tried to put him out of his situation, and make him pay up all he owed her. What could the man dot sure he couldn't see his large family of young children turned out on the street?"
"Now, father! it's a wonder you'd talk that way!" said the son so angrily that it was easy to see the object of the old man's wellmeant equivocation. "You know in your heart that you'd starve and die yourself before you'd do such a thing, and what makes you try to excuse that villains If Mrs. Herbert wanted our letters for her own bad ends, was that any reason he'd give them to her, an' him on his oath to take care of every letter that comes, and give it safe to the right owner?"
"Well, but, Tommy! if you're a Christian."
"If I'm a Christian it doesn't prevent me from seeing justice done," said Tommy, with a most determined air, "and if God spares me life and health I'll expose Georgy Brown and the Madam too"Ńhis face was crimson with anger, and he struck the table with his clenched hand. "If the law affords us satisfaction, we must halve it, and that's all about it."
Bessy, too, was of opinion that the treacherous postmaster should be prosecuted. "If Mrs. Herbert comes in for a share of the disgrace," said she, "I think, father, she's well deserving of it. See how she served you and Tommy when you went to ask her for the lettersŃif you were dogs, she couldn't treat you any worseŃand then she didn't even give them to you."
"How could she give them, you foolish girl ! if she burned them, or tore them up, or something that way ?"
"Well, dear bless you, an' say no more about it !" said Mrs. Conway, " there's time enough for all such things, an' let them alone for this night. Go on with your supper, children t an' if you meant to talk, talk of something that's pleasing." (289)
"Your mother's in the right, children dear!" said the old man, "it's joyful our hearts ought to be, an' over flowin' with gratitude, when we think of the thousands an' thousands that hasn't bit or sup this nightŃthe blessin' o' God an' my blessin' on them that brought back peace and plenty to us al !"
"The good people will have a fine place of it here the night," said Owen, "besides what they had this night twelve month."
"Didn't I tell you to let them alone!" said his mother in a tone of alarm. "Is there any use in talkie' to you, Owen!"
"Why, mother dear!" said the son half seriously, "sure I'm sayin' nothing bad of them ! When I never said or did them ill, I'll go bail they'll do me no harm But I wouldn't be in Mrs. Herbert's shoes the night for a new suit of clothes !"
"And why so, Owen?'' asked Bessy with great earnestness.
"Oh! that's true, you were away in America when it happened Why, you self. the ould madam couldn't let even the fairies alone, good people as they areŃshe must go and dig up the rath on the hill above?"
"Dig up the rath?" cried Bessy in horror, "why, no! surely she wouldn't do that ?"
"I tell you she did, and she couldn't get a man to do it -- only Bill Morrow and Harry Grimes - by the same token, Bill broke his arm before ever he got home the day they finished the job, and Harry Grimes found the best cow he had Iyin' dead in the byer a week or two after."
"Good for them!" chimed in Nancy. "They might have known what would come of meddlin' with them Ń fair may they come, and fair may they go!"
"Well! but Mrs. Herbert that was the cause of it all," said Bessy, how well nothing came across her! maybe the good people have a respect for the rich as well as others."
"Bessy! Bessy! take care!" said her mother anxiously, holding up her finger at the same time by way of caution.
Nothing more was said at the time about Mrs. Herbert or of (290) her eviction of the pigmy community of the rath. The merriment which usually characterizes Hallow.eve in Irish households was that night somewhat subdued on account of the miserable state of the country, and the family after saying their usual prayers in common, retired to rest early, a comfortable shake.down being made for Bid McGuigan in the chimney corner.
Next day the whole country was thrown into a state of fearful excitement. Word went out that Mrs. Herbert had been found dead in her bed that morning, and as soon as the awful news had been fully verified, it was set down as an act of fairy vengeance. People crossed themselves and looked at each other, and shook their heads
" She knows the difference now," said one with religion solemnity.
"I'll go bail she does," said another, "and I think she has her own death to answer for Ń if she had let the forth alone she might be a living woman yet, for sure there wasn't a gray hair in her head, an' she always had the best of care. Ha! ha! herself an' himself are both gone now Ń ay faith ! where they'll have no poor tenants to harry Ń I'm thinkin' there's more landlords than tenants there."
Such were the general feelings of the people. Even Denis Conway's family, though shocked to hear of such a death, did not fail to view it as an act of retributive justice on the part of Almighty God. Why was it that Bessy alone felt a softer emotion, and actually dropped a tear for the fate of that cold, harsh woman who had never made a friend or, earth, never had one to love her, unless it might be the kindred spirit who had walked the world with her through the years of her wedded life! Ń why should Bessy mourn her who had been the worst enemy of those she loved! Mourn she did notŃthat was certainŃyet there was a " deep note of sadness" struck in her heart by the news of that woman's unhallowed death. She saw the terrible judgments of God (291) coming down on the house of the wicked, but why should it grieve her? The Herberts were only beginning to reap the crop of curses and maledictions which they had been sowing ever since they became Irish landlords. What had Bessy Conway to do with that? Nothing, it is true, yet her heart was heavy, as with the undefined fear of coming evil. She tried hard to shake off this feeling, but it could not escape the keen eye of her father.
"Bessy!" said he, " what makes you look so sorrowful the day ? why, I declare, one would think you were breakin' your heart about the old madam, an' I'm sure it's little reason we have to cry her."
"Why, indeed, father, it isn't for her I'm troubledŃthough, to be sure, it's an awful thing for any creature to be taken off so suddenlyŃGod save every one from an ill end ! I don't know what's come over me, at all, and that's the truth !"
"Well! whatever it is, Bessy ! try an' get over it," said her father very seriously, "for it's very ungrateful to God to be downhearted and sorrowful when He gives us so many blessings. Another thing, I'd wish you to stir up and be cheerful, for fear of people passin' remarks on account of what was said before!"
Bessy's face was scarlet in a moment. "Father!" said she, "I never did anything to be ashamed of Ń at home or abroad Ńand I'm not afraid of any remarks that can be passed, but I'll do what you bid me."
"That's my own good girl," said the old man laying his hand on his daughter's head, " God blesses the obedient child."
A fortnight after Mrs. Herbert's death, Tommy Conway had the satisfaction of seeing Georgy Brown removed from the postoffice in Ardfinnan, and another installed in his place. It was understood that powerful influence had been brought to bear on the authorities in the General Post office to screen him from a prosecution which must have resulted in transportation. The truth was that Master Georgy had the questionable honor of being an Orangeman, and his case being taken into consideration at n special meeting of Lodge No.Ń, it was duly resolved that Brother Brown must not be exposed to the dangerous ordeal of a public trial. It was not hard to persuade the Dublin officials that a man for whom my lord Marquis of Tumbledown and my lord Viscount Pamperton condescended to interest themselvesŃnot to speak of other notable representatives of "the landed interest" Ń could not possibly be far in the wrong, and that dismissal from office was a punishment quite severe enough. Nevertheless, Georgy was smuggled off with his family Ń to a good farm on the Tumbledown estates, and the Conways were quite content that the villain should fall into other hands than theirs. So long as he was removed from the situation of which he had proved himself so unworthy, they had nothing more to wish in his regard.
Ivy Lodge was a drear and lonely spot after the death of its mistress. Strange noises were heard of nights in the halls and chambers, and on the staircases forms which mortal eye might not see were felt brushing past the living Autumn's "melancholy days" were saddening the earth, and the winds were abroad in the long dark nights, and they made a dismal howling through the lofty halls of the Lodge. The few servants left by the executors to take care of the house, having their imaginations full of gloomy fancies on account of the recent disaster, of course set every unusual sight or sound down for something supernatural. They soon got frightened out of their wits, and ran away from the house without waiting for leave or license, wages or anything else. The report spread like wildfire that the Lodge was haunted; all manner of wild stories were told in relation to it, for the inventive faculties of the whole country were at work on a theme so fruitful. Never was poor spirit seen under so many different shapes as that of the late Mrs. Wilson Herbert, nor ever sounds so dismal and so wild awoke the echoes of a haunted house. The place was utterly deserted, save by the venerable rooks who, time out of (293) mind, had their dwelling in the ancient woods, and the bats that flapped their leathern wings at evening's ghostly hour through the silent halls of the deserted manor.house.
Seeing the ruin that was coming on so fine a place, people began to wonder what had come of young Herbert, or whether he was still alive. With all his faults, there was a certain feeling cherished towards him that was very different from what might be expected considering the detestation in which both his parents were held. Now that he was probably dead many fine traits of character were remembered that before had passed unnoticed. People began to say: "Well! to give the Devil his due, Master Henry had a good turn in him after all He was a wild harum-scarum fellow Ń every one knows thatŃbut sure he done more harm to himself than to anybody elseŃhe never harried the poor, anyhow."
"'Deed, then, he didn't, an' to tell the truth, many a one he relieved unknownst to the world. Don't you mind the time Paddy McGarry's cow was a drivin' for the county cess Ń well! I know for certain it was Master Henry gave him the money to go an' pay it an' get back poor crummy for the childerŃthem was his very words, an' sure I had it from Paddy's own lips, God be good to him ! but he bid him for his life say nothing about it, for fear of it comin' to the ears of his father or mother."
"I don't doubt it a bit," would another say, "for I knew him to send Widow Fogarty a load of seed.potatoes one spring, an' him only a gossoon at the time. If it hadn't been for him, Nelly and the children would have been badly off that very season. There's no one can say but what he was a fine promisin' young gentleman if he hadn't taken up with bad company."
Some such conversation took place one evening around Denis Conway's fireside, where some five or six neighbors had dropt in on their caillie. An attentive observer might hare noticed that the several speakers, although very much in ear (295) nest in their remarks, had a secondary motive in view, for many a stealthy glance was cast towards the corner where Bessy sat spinning flax. Bessy's countenance revealed nothing. If she was taking note of what passed no one was the wiser concerning her thoughts. Her eyes were fixed on the filmy thread that her delicate fingers spun so deftly, and her peachy cheek never changed its hue. Once or twice she bent over the wheel when there was no apparent reason for examining hack or spool, and it might be that a tear was trembling in her eye, but if so, no one saw it for Bessy's face was calm as a summer lake.
Seeing this, the visitors were taken quite aback, but some were unwilling " to give it up so," and thought a change of tactics might perhaps effect their object.
"But that's true, Bessy! weren't you and Master Henry out to America together?"
"We were in the same ship," Bessy answered without raising her eyes.
"An' of course you know all about him after he got there."
"Of course I do not," said Bessy with a very quiet smile; 'I surely you don't suppose I was watching him all the time? Tommy," Ńto her eldest brother "I thought you were going over to the dyer's tonight with that wool."
To be sure Tommy was going, and Owen with Tommy, and their going was the signal for a general move. Before the visitors retired, however, one of them, an ancient dame who was the mother of a large family of grown.up daughters, took occasion to ask Bessy would she advise any of her girls to go out to America. " There's Jenny and Peggy," said she, "an' they have a great notion of startin' next spring."
"Well! I'm not over fond of giving advice," said Bessy, " but as you asked my opinion I'll give it, and then you can't blame me one way or the other. America is a bad place for young girls to go to, unless they have their father, or brothers, or somebody to look after them."
"Humph! who had you to look after yon?"
" Not one but myself and God's good Providence."
" Well ! an' wouldn't our girls have the same?" asked the dame sharply.
" I'm not speaking of them, at all," said Bessy, " but I tell you, Mrs. O'Hare, there's many a girl that had as good a mother as ever you wereŃand I'm not saying but you're good enoughŃthat leaves home a simple country girl with the fear of God in her heart, and the blush of modesty on her cheek, that turns out very bad and very indifferent in America. If they keep in the state of grace, and go regularly to their duty they're all right, and sure, thanks be to God ! there's thou.sands of them that do, and signs on them and their friends at homeŃbut there's just as manyŃperhaps moreŃthat falls in with Protestants and Jews, and everything that way, and in the course of a lithe time forget themselves altogetherŃat least they forget that they have a soul to be saved, or a God to judge them. Dress and finery, and balls and dances is all the God they have then, and you may guess it's not a good end they make of it either for body or soul."
" Well, now, that's curious," put in another neighbor, " an' we hearin' such a different account of it from every one else. Why, there's Jemmy McBride's daughter from beyond the river that got a great match in New York or Philadelphy or some of them placesŃthey say she doesn't know the end of her ownriches."
Bessy laughed in her own quiet way. " God help your wit, Mrs. Shanaghan ! it's little you know here about those great matches. Now I happen to know something about Ann McBride, for though I never saw her in America, I know them that did, and lived with her, too; she is married to a man in New York that's pretty well offŃI think he's in the grocery businessŃshe lives in a fine house and has very nice furniture and all that, and dresses in the very height of the fashion, but (296 ) her husband is a ProtestantŃa sort of a oneŃand poor Ann isŃnothing at all. Himself goes to church of an odd time, but Ann never troubles church or chapel. I was told by a girl that lived with her that when she caught her one night teaching her children their prayersŃCatholic prayers, of courseŃshe was very angry, and told her not to be ' bothering their brains with them old prayers, they'd have time enough to learn then."'
Various exclamations of horror and indignation testified the feelings of the listeners Some of them, however, were a littleskeptical on the subject.
" Why, then, Bessy ! it's hard to think that girls brought up Catholics could ever come to that !"
"Well ! hard or easy, I tell you it's true," said Bessy.
" There's thousands of Irish girls in New York (of course that's the city I know best) that are as good Catholics as any of their people at home, but there's just as many the other way. What would you think of an Irish girl that would tell you she was seven years in America, and had never been to Communion in all that timeŃmaybe once or twice to confession? "
"Lord save us, Bessy!" her mother exclaimed, "you're enough to frighten one !"
" I know that, mother, but I'm only telling the truth, and God knows ! my heart bleeds to tell it. I knew girls myself that were just as I say, some of them that would laugh at you if you spoke to them of saying their prayers morning or night, and would never think of crossing a Church door if somebody didn't make them go. That all comes, as I told you, of their going out alone to America, without any one to advise or direct them, and them falling into bad places at the very first. Take my advice, Mrs. O'Hare, and keep your girls at homeŃif yon can live here, so can they, and you'll find it better in the long run." (297)
" Well I believe you're about right, Bessy !" replied Mrs. O'Hare; " it's best keep them under our own eyes. Good night, and God be with you all." The visitors then retired, wondering much at what they had heard.
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"I hope that my students remember the importance of giving back."
Keith Mitchell's search for a university that challenged him as a teacher and scholar, as well as offered a diverse campus community ended when he visited UMass Lowell in 2004. "I remember coming to UMass Lowell for my campus interview and seeing a student with a blue Mohawk," he says. "I immediately thought to myself that this was definitely the place for me."
Mitchell's specialty is African American literature and American literature. He feels a connection to a lot of students at UMass Lowell. "The fact that most students are from working class backgrounds, like myself, appeals to me," he says. "I also find that many students were first generation college students, also like myself, and that makes me feel really comfortable about being here."
For the students in his classes, Mitchell is also hoping to impress on them lessons beyond just literary ones. "I hope that my students remember the importance of giving back to whatever community that they find themselves in," he says. "One doesn't have to cure cancer or come up with a solution to stop world hunger in order to make a difference. Mentoring a young person, whether through academics, sports, or as a big brother or sister, can make all the difference in the world."
As for anyone considering becoming an English major, Mitchell has a strong pitch. "The Internet and all of the new electronic gadgets have allowed us to communicate more quickly, but not necessarily more effectively," he says. "It is vitally important that students know how to communicate with both strong writing and verbal skills. A degree in English affords the kinds of skills that are readily translatable to all other aspects of life."

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A monster flick set amid a medieval festival, "Knights of Badassdom" appears to pay homage to the Troma brand of comedic horror.
When stuck-up Beth (Margarita Levieva) dumps ne'er-do-well Joe (Ryan Kwanten), his roommates Hung (Peter Dinklage) and Eric (Steve Zahn) promptly pass him a bottle of whiskey and a bong to help nurse his heartbreak. He awakens in full armor at a campsite that medieval reenactors have descended upon for a cosplay extravaganza.
While chanting magical poppycock during a wizard ritual, Eric unwittingly summons a demon that takes the shape of Beth and snacks on the hearts of unsuspecting players.
Even without the characteristic self-reflexive meta-ness, "Knights" could have fit comfortably on the Dimension Films slate during the late 1990s horror renaissance. More than a decade later, though, it seems more like a marketing nightmare for Entertainment One Films — as evidenced by its two-year delay and by-request-only release outside Los Angeles. Guess that "Game of Thrones" selling point — Dinklage — wasn't enough.
"Knights of Badassdom" actually delivers everything the 2011 Danny McBride-James Franco comedy "Your Highness" purported to be but fell short on. The film is "This Is the End" festooned with Middle Ages accouterments. In spite of its B-movie low-tech effects, the cheesiness does not attenuate the gruesomeness quotient.
"Knights of Badassdom." MPAA rating: R for horror violence, language, drug use and sexuality. Running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes. At Arena Cinema, Hollywood.


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No. 12 Saint Louis holds off VCU 64-62
ST. LOUIS (AP) All of that senior experience paid off at the finish for Saint Louis. After frittering away a 12-point lead in a matchup of the Atlantic 10's top two teams, no one panicked.
"When it comes down to it, the last two minutes, we really look at each other and say `Let's get it done,"' Dwayne Evans said after the 12th-ranked Billikens held off VCU 64-62 for their 17th straight victory on Saturday. "They're a good team, so we knew they'd make a run."
The five senior starters played at least 33 minutes and combined for all but three points. Coach Jim Crews thought fatigue might have been a factor in VCU's comeback, but was impressed with the composure.
This was the fourth win decided by two or fewer points during the streak. A fifth was decided in overtime. This one gave Saint Louis a commanding lead in the A-10.
"We've had some opportunities to kind of not respond if you choose to," Crews said. "That's been a great character trait, they do respond."
Evans had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Saint Louis (23-2, 10-0 Atlantic 10) broke a late tie with seven straight points to beat VCU for a third straight time. Jordair Jett had 14 points, five assists and six rebounds and Rob Loe also had 14 points with a key 3-pointer.
"I think we're good, but we've got a lot of room for improvement," guard Jett said. "So we're going to take it day by day."
Mike McCall Jr. and Jett drove for layups and Loe hit a 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down for a seven-point lead with 36 seconds to go. VCU cut the deficit to three before Loe hit the second of two free throws for a four-point gap with 8 seconds left.
"I told them when we were shaking hands, that was the shot," VCU coach Shaka Smart said. "It was a big shot. I think Saint Louis deserves all the credit for protecting their home floor."
Treveon Graham had 16 points and eight rebounds for VCU (20-6, 8-3), which had won seven of eight. Juvonte Reddic had 13 points and Briante Weber had 12 points and nine rebounds.
VCU was 2 for 16 from 3-point range, a glaring statistic in a tight game. The Rams entered shooting 37 percent from long range.
"If we shoot our normal percentage, we're in pretty darned good position," Smart said. "Man, we'll take a lot of those open 3 looks that we got. We just didn't make shots."
Evans had eight points and Jett scored five in an 18-4 run that gave Saint Louis its largest lead at 49-37 near the midway point of the second half. Evans ripped the rebound out of a VCU player's hands before converting his own miss and had a driving dunk during the stretch.
VCU scored the next seven points to get back into it and Graham's three-point play tied it 53-53 with 2:17 to go. Saint Louis helped VCU rally by making 2 of 8 free throws and twice missing the front end of the bonus after taking the 12-point lead.
"It was certainly kind of a 15-rounder," Crews said. "They didn't let down when things didn't go our way. Nothing's easy."
The matchup attracted the largest crowd at 6-year-old Chaifetz Arena of 10,639, also Saint Louis' first sellout of the season.
Saint Louis was bothered by VCU pressure early and had eight turnovers the first nine minutes, totaling 12 in the half. Saint Louis had five turnovers the second half.
Both teams' top threats had slow starts. Graham made 1 of 6 in the first half and got on the scoreboard with two free throws with 5:12 to go, and Jett was 0 for 3 with two turnovers before getting rolling with five points the final 2:33 of the half to help Saint Louis take a 30-27 lead.
Jett had the hot hand early in the second half, too, totaling his first 11 points in just over six minutes.


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Tuesday's Superleague Scores
Submitted by pete on January 30, 2007 - 15:40
Denis Kazionov did not play in Tver's 5-2 loss to Omsk.
Alexei Glukhov stayed hot offensively with an assist in Cherepovets' 4-3 win over Kazan. Dimitri Kazionov was scoreless in the match for Ak Bars.
Evgeny Artyukhin did not play in Yaroslavl's 3-1 win over Salavat Yulayev.
Vasily Koshechkin got the day off as Mike Fountain and Togliatti shut out Khabarovsk 2-0.
Anton But had 1 goal and 1 assist in SKA's crushing 7-3 victory over Novokuznetsk.
Albert Visnyakov was scoreless in Dynamo's 2-0 win over Chelyabinsk.
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Dichromatic Inspiration: It's All Black & White
The exclusion of color as a whole can be just as much a challenge as incorporating color into a room. I've never been able to do it, successfully, but when a strictly black & white palette is effectively achieved, the results can be stunning! Here are some of my favorite vignettes from black & white rooms.
• Anna, over at Door Sixteen, knows all about black and white. One of her recent posts highlights the new line of housewares by Diane Keaton! Dubbed K by Keaton, the line is available at Bed Bath & Beyond, and sports some bold graphic pieces.
• Scanning Blissful Blog, I came across this image they posted of new wallpaper from Fine Little Day. Paired with a bold graphic rug and piece of artwork, I love the contrast of both color and pattern.
• Over at Nordic Design, I rarely find myself uninspired. This peek inside the home of the Berzant family is no exception, as I found myself craving the simple black and white palette of their home. Well, except for the children's room, which is adorable!
• Alright, speaking of Fine Little Day (one of my absolute favorite blogs) and the new wallpaper they've come out with, check out the same pattern on a pillow (and the same rug) in the living room of Elizabeth Dunker, the creator.
• That Cole & Son wallpaper that we all love (or hate by now, who knows!) makes a subtle appearance in the hallway of this great black and white room, seen on Fine Little Day.
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VPG Group needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 183 designs submitted by 44 freelance designers.
Social Media Marketing firm is in need of a logo for a new website and service. Logo to be creative, hip, "web 2.0", and expressive of a Social Media service.
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Social MediaMagic is a company offering specialized services that makes Social MediaMarketing hands free and turn-key for our corporate clients and entrepreneurs.
Logo will be used in all of our marketing materials, bothonline and offline so should have high brandability.
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Michael Brown gets month delay in surrender to federal prison
A federal judge has granted Michael Brown's request to delay his 30-day prison sentence by a month.
The former Houston hand surgeon was scheduled to turn himself in by 2 p.m. Friday at one of two federal detention centers in Miami, stemming from his guilty plea to a criminal charge of interfering with a flight attendant.
According to an entry in Brown's court file, he is now ordered to surrender by 2 p.m. Nov. 25, the Monday before Thanksgiving.
The judge also granted Brown's request to seal his emergency motion requesting the delay, also filed Friday.
On Oct. 22, Brown, who now lives in a Miami Beach mansion, was briefly in Houston for a meeting with creditors in his federal bankruptcy case.
Brown filed for bankruptcy in Florida in January but withdrew the request the next month. The case was reinstated Sept. 23 with a transfer from Miami to Houston.
At the creditors' meeting, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm ordered Brown and his attorneys to prepare a budget for his living expenses after his release from prison.
As if these legal woes weren't enough, Brown is also in the process of a lengthy divorce from his fourth wife, Rachel Brown in Harris County's 309th State District Family Court.
There is still a warrant for Brown's arrest in that case, related to State District Judge Sheri Dean's finding June 28 that Brown was in contempt of court for failing to let a court official inspect his house in Miami Beach.
Dean is the same judge who ordered Brown's arrest in March and then sentenced him to 180 days in the Harris County Jail on a previous contempt-of-court finding. He was released after serving less than three weeks.


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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago.
Byron Scherf is a convicted rapist who already was serving life in prison when he attacked officer Jayme Biendl and strangled her with an amplifier cord at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe in January 2011.
A Snohomish County Superior Court jury took about an hour to convict him of aggravated murder last Thursday, and the same jury on Wednesday morning recommended the death penalty.
The judge formally imposed the sentence Wednesday afternoon.
"I've been waiting 837 days, exactly, to hear those words. I'm going to continue to count until he is finally dead," Biendl's sister, Lisa Hamm said.
Deputy prosecutor Ed Stemler said he was "proud of our system of justice," adding, "my thoughts are with the Biendl family and with those jurors who had to listen and make a difficult decision."
Scherf, 54, showed no reaction. He was placed in handcuffs as jurors were led from the courtroom, The Daily Herald of Everett reported (
Jurors declined to speak publicly about their verdict, but each stopped on the way from the courthouse to shake hands and exchange a few private words with deputy prosecutor Paul Stern.
Scherf never testified during the trial and offered no statement in advance of his sentencing. His lawyers didn't dispute that he strangled Biendl but suggested he didn't plan to kill her.
The death sentence is subject to mandatory review by the state Supreme Court under Washington's death penalty law.
The jury saw Scherf's video confession and heard forensic testimony about how Biendl was strangled. Scherf said he first planned to ambush and beat up Biendl over something she said to him, but he refused to say what that was.
In the confession, Scherf detailed how he waited for other inmates to leave the chapel and ambushed Biendl as she locked up her post for the night. He told detectives that Biendl fought him and tried to call for help, but he ripped the radio from her. He said he blacked out during her death.
Biendl's father James Hamm spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, calling Scherf "a monster."
"I just feel like justice has been served. I'm glad it's over with," he said.
James Hamm said he was grateful to jurors for making such a difficult decision.
"It's so hard for someone to say, `I would like to see you die,'" he said.
Corrections officers found Scherf sitting in the foyer of the chapel after realizing he wasn't in his cell during a routine inmate count. Biendl was found two hours later, after a shift officer in the main control area discovered that her radio and keys were missing.
An investigation led to the firing of three corrections officers at the prison, about 25 miles northeast of Seattle.
One was fired for being outside his assigned zone near the chapel's entrance, another for falsifying a logbook entry indicating the chapel had been cleared of prisoners, and the third for failing to properly inspect and secure the chapel when the prisoner accused in the killing was located.
Others were demoted and disciplined.
Snohomish County's medical examiner told the jury it would have taken four to five minutes of constant pressure to strangle Biendl.
Scherf's DNA was found on Biendl's fingernails. His blood was found on her coat and the amplifier cord.
In the sentencing phase of the trial, defense lawyer Karen Halverson asked jurors to spare Scherf's life, urging them not to be swayed "by the voices of vengeance or retribution."
But Stern reminded jurors of something Scherf told detectives in his confession, "If you take a life, you give a life."
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Springsteen Performs at Obama Rally in Madison, WI
At a rally in Madison, WI, on the final day of campaigning, Bruce Springsteen entertained the crowd while they waited for President Obama to arrive. WSJ's Laura Meckler reports via #WorldStream.
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0 -- Configuring Redirection of External Meetings
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Up one level: Configuration
External meetings are held on an external Web Server so that users can access their meetings from the Internet. Rather than have all of your users log in to a particular external Web Server, configure automatic redirection of all external meetings from your internal Web Servers to a designated external Web Server.
Before You Begin
Complete Prerequisites for Configuring SMA-2S.
- Sign in to the end-user web interface on the internal Web Server.
- Click Admin.
- Configure the external web server.
- Click Web Server.
- From a blank Web Server Name field, enter the name of a new Web Server to represent your designated external Web Server.
- Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of your external Web Server in the Hostname field, that is, hostname.domain.com. If your Web Server is not in a Domain Name Server (DNS), enter the IP address instead.
- You must be able to resolve this hostname from the internal Web Server.
- If you are using SSL, make sure that the hostname on the SSL certificate resolves to the external Web Server IP address.
- If you are using SSL and a segmented DNS, make sure that the DNS name and the SSL certificate name differ.
- Click Submit to add this Web Server to the database.
- This server now appears as part of your list of Web Servers in the "View" section of the page.
- Assign your primary external web server to the DMZ Web Server field on the Admin page.
- Return to the main Administration page and click Site.
- Click the Site Name that represents your cluster of internal Web Servers.
- Note: Site Name should have a default value equal to the NetBIO name of the first Web Server you installed in this cluster.
- Select the external Web Server you just added for DMZ Web Server.
- This configures the internal Web Servers in this cluster to point to this external Web Server in the case of external meetings.
- Click Submit.
- Tip: The external cluster does not require any additional SQL Server database configurations.
What to Do Next
Proceed to How to Test Your SMA-2S Configuration.


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Albia 57, Clarke 7
Class 2A fourth-rated Albia proved to be a difficult matchup for the Clarke Indians here on Friday, as Albia rolled to a 57-7 win over the Indians.
Quarterback Brett Leshen completed 4-of-8 passes for 101 yards, while Griffin Osing and Matt Baker each eclipsed the 100-yard mark running the ball.
Leshen passed for two touchdowns — one each to Luke Sarver and Zach Hugen, while Baker and Ryan Sarver each ran for a pair of scores. Christian Powless also punched the ball into the end zone on a run.
Blake Bayer added a 55-yard punt return touchdown for the Blue Demons.
For Clarke, now 1-3 overall and 0-1 in Class 2A District 6, Kadn McNichols led the team in rushing with 28 yards on 10 attempts. Dustan Van Loon finished with 19 yards on five carries.
Dalton Sweeney finished 4-of-14 passing for 32 yards, with completions to Gable Reece, Gunner Sergeant-Elben and Drake Wedel.
Sergeant-Elben scored the lone touchdown of the game for the Indians when he returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown.
Defensively, Gordon Witt led Clarke with 11 solo tackles, while Reed Kale finished with seven total tackles. Sweeney recorded six total tackles. Lane Carson was next best with four.
"Players that stood out to me were Gordon Witt, who always gives us 100 percent effort and makes a lot of tackles," head coach Michael Kline said. "Another defensive player that had a decent night was Lane Carson. Lane has not gotten a lot of time on defense and didn't make as many plays as he could have, but as a coaching staff, we liked what we saw from him."
Clarke hits the road this week, traveling to Leon to take on 2-1 Central Decatur.
Pella Christian 31, Central Decatur 14
PELLA — Central Decatur struggled to get its running game established in a 31-14 loss to Pella Christian in the district opener here on Friday.
The Cardinals fall to 2-1 for the season an 0-1 in Class 1A District 7.
Wyman Reed, who had run wild in the Cardinals' first two games of the season, was held in check to the tune of 45 yards on 16 carries. Trenton Wells, who had also run the ball effectively in the opening two weeks of the season, was held to 34 yards on four carries.
Sophomore quarterback Peyton Pedersen completed 8-of-22 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown compared to two interceptions.
Wells caught seven passes for 74 yards including the touchdown grab, while Noah Bishop caught one ball for 45 yards.
Junior Peyton Gilbert scored the only other Cardinal touchdwon when he returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown.
Wells and Daniel Weir each recorded 13 total tackles to lead Central Decatur, while Gilbert racked up 11 tackles.
Mason Howerzyl ran for 133 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries for Pella Christian, while Colten Collins added one touchdown run.
The Pella Christian defense accounted for two touchdowns with an interception return for a score by Collins and a fumble recovery for a touchdown by Howerzyl.
Central Decatur hosts Clarke on Friday.
Davis County 35, Interstate 35 28
TRURO — Briar Vogel threw for three touchdowns in a losing effort Friday at home against Davis County, as the Mustangs topped the Roadrunners 35-28.
Vogel completed 12-of-21 passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns compared to just one interception.
Zach Goering caught four passes for 39 yards and two scores, while freshman Brock Bush caught three passes for 36 yards and one touchdown.
Senior Alex Middleton ran the ball 21 times for 115 yards and one touchdown.
Jaylan White intercepted a pass for the Roadrunners.
Spencer Bassett and Justin Utt did the majority of the damage for the Mustangs, as Bassett ran for 161 yards on 34 attempts with two touchdowns, while Utt picked up 87 rushing yards on 11 carries with three touchdowns.
Interstate 35 now sits at 0-3 for the season and 0-1 in Class 2A District 6. The Roadrunners travel to Bondurant-Farrar on Friday.
Murray 52, Grand View Park Baptist 14
DES MOINES — Murray took control early again, holding a 30-7 halftime lead on the way to defeating Grand View Park Baptist, 52-14.
Murray, 3-1 overall and 3-0 in district play, took a two-score lead on Andrew Rider's interception midway through the first quarter. It was his fourth straight game with an interception returned for a touchdown.
It was also Rider's sixth career interception for a touchdown, which sets an all-time record in Iowa in that category. Eight-player does not have anyone with five career swipes, and the 11-player record is five.
Rider ranks second all-time nationally, one behind the career record of seven set by Dick Maurer of Oregon in 1969. It also puts him second all-time nationally for interceptions returned for touchdowns in a season (four). The national record is five.
Offensively, Rider ran for 104 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown, and added a 55-yard touchdown on a pass reception. Seth Nerness rushed for 85 yards and a TD.
Freshman Thane Simmons got his first start at quarterback and completed 10 of 16 passes for 138 yards and three TDs, with no interceptions. He also ran for a touchdown.
Sam Rockhold had three catches for 40 yards and two TDs. Moving from quarterback, Matt Barnes contributed five catches for 43 yards.
Rockhold had 17 total tackles including four for losses. George Barber had three tackles for losses among 10 stops. Barnes and Rider each had an interception.
"Our defense played well again," Mustang coach Keith Shields said. "Our rush defense allowed only 69 yards on 40 attempts, and that includes a 65-yard run. We got good pressure in their backfield with seven sacks and nine other tackles for loss."
Shields said Simmons had a strong debut in the team's search for an improved passing attack.
"Grand View Park Baptist did a great job of throwing a completely different attacking defense than we expected," Shields said, "but our kids made some good adjustments and withstood GVPB's most inspired effort of the season."
Murray hosts Wayne in a non-district homecoming game this week.


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Mike Mostyn's South Puget Sound Waterfront Property Report
Harstine Island
The data that create these charts was collected from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) - 2017 saltwater residential sales, excluding manufactured homes, condominiums and land sales for more accurate residential averages. An accurate comparison of prices must account for seasonal fluctuations and 2017 is the most current full year on record.
How to read the activity chart
Each dot on this chart is an actual waterfront home sale placed by its price and square footage. A mathematic average is than calculated from these sales to create a line to show the average sale price at every given size. By comparing like-size homes in different areas, you get a sense of the relative prices of any one waterfront area. For example, a 2000 square foot home on Bainbridge Island averaged $1.2 million in 2017 while the same sized home on South Hood Canal was $530,000.
REMEMBER – For those looking for newer homes, newer isn't necessarily better with Puget Sound waterfront property. For example, waterfront set-backs have increased dramatically over the years - from 25 to 75 feet. Newer homes are generally further from the water, smaller in square footage, sit on smaller lots with higher banks and tend to have less privacy.
Prices fluctuate substantially during the year
The price per square foot of waterfront homes fluctuates during the year – cheaper in the winter, more expensive during the summer. There are many reasons for a $46 per foot variation but it none-the-less happens and should be accounted for. To illustrate the general fluctuation of South Puget Sound waterfront property, here is the 2017 per square foot prices combining Pierce, Kitsap, Mason and Thurston counties.
Sellers – How do I determine when to sell?
By working backwards. First, know your area's buying pattern – when buyers purchase homes in your area? Move back 45 days (average time for escrow) from the first month of "buying season" and you are close.
When do buyers buy waterfront property?
Each area is different. Some have a definite pattern while others have very little. Each dot on this chart is an actual sale as marked by the month it closed. REMEMBER: An average of 45 days for escrow is needed for a sale to be completed. A home "sold" in June may have been negotiated in April or May.
How active was the market?
One measure is to examine the listing success or the "Odds of Selling". Generally, a property doesn't sell because of price – i.e. priced too high for its condition. By knowing how many homes were for sale compared to how many actually sold, you get a sense of overall demand. Lower months supply tells you less was for sale at current demand. Generally, when home sales increased when supply of listings is down, prices rise.
Mike Mostyn, CRS
Washington State Listing Broker License # 106564
If you need more personal help such as pricing your waterfront home, feel free to contact me at Windermere Peninsula Properties in Belfair. I service Hood Canal - Union to Tahuya, Victor to Allyn, Stretch, Treasure and Harstine Islands as well as Grapeview & Pickering Passage however, I would happy to send you new listing alerts for any Puget Sound area. Good luck and thank you for visiting BelfairWindermere.com


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Wating for Tropico 6
In this episode of Tropico 5. El Presidente faces a whole lot of problems. Money is the single biggest problem, but El Presidente has a plan to conquer Tropico. Will he succeed on his epic journey and be this awesome leader that he knows he is.
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico in the next installment of the critically acclaimed and hugely popular 'dictator sim' series. Expand your Dynasty's reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing an all-new set of challenges, including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, exploration and for the first time in Tropico history – cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER for up to 4 players.
The Eras - Start your reign during colonial times, survive the World Wars and the Great Depression, be a dictator during the Cold War, and advance your country to modern times and beyond. From the 19th century to the 21st, each era carries its own challenges and opportunities.
The Dynasty - Each member of El Presidente's extended family is present on the island and may be appointed as a ruler, a manager, an ambassador or a general. Invest in the members of your Dynasty to unlock new traits and turn them into your most valuable assets.
Research and Renovate - Advance your nation by discovering new buildings, technologies and resources. Renovate your old buildings to more efficient modern buildings.
here Advanced trade system and trade fleet - Amass a global trade fleet and use your ships to secure trade routes to neighboring islands or world superpowers, both for export and import.
Explore your island - Discover what lies beyond the fog of war. Find valuable resource deposits and explore the ruins of ancient civilizations.
ll new art - All artwork has been re-designed from scratch to provide Tropico 5 with a unique visual identity. Choose from over 100 buildings from each of the individual eras.
Cooperative and competitive multiplayer – Up to 4 players can build up their own cities and economies on any given island map. Players can choose to share resources, supplies and population or declare war on each other.


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|©2012 Boston to a T
The current trolley network, which was opened by the National Park Service in 1984, is only operational from March till November. The system uses existing freight tracks, which are used under contract from PanAm Railways, that were electrified with trolley wire. They use four streetcars; three replicas from Gomaco, which were the first true trolley replicas produced in the United States, and one restored antique from the Seashore Trolley Museum! The turn-of-the-century design of the trolley cars preserve the look and feel of historic Lowell. The current system is primarily used for LNHP rangers on interpretive tours so it is not a major means of transportation for area residents or workers, and does not directly serve area businesses or attractions other than the LNHP.
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According to a 2011 feasibility study on the project, the full cost of construction would be an estimated $66 million and it will take six years from design to implementation.
Once completed, you will be able to board a trolley at the Gallagher Terminal, where it would connect with MBTA commuter rail and Lowell Regional Transit Authority busses, ride it through the South Commons through the the revitalized Hamilton Canal District. Then you would pass down Dutton St. past Lowell High School turning onto Father Morissette Boulevard to UMass Lowell's East Campus then down Broadway to their South Campus. The whole ride would take less than thirty five minuets.
According to Lowell City Manager Bernie Lynch UMass Lowell's expansion into the downtown area has truly put the trolley expansion project on the fast track. "The Students are building in ridership thats what brings this system closer to something that makes sense" he said.
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Similar trolley networks are already in operation around the country in cities like Little Rock, Arkansas and Tampa Florida. Unlike the other systems around the country the Lowell network would be built to be more than an amusement, it would be a full functioning transit system!
The study currently suggests that over a ten year period the existence of the trolley network will increase the values of existing residential, office, retail, hotel, and medical properties in the area by around 5%. An example of this is in Little Rock where there service, which is much smaller than what Lowell has planned, has generated around $260 Million in economic development since 2009!
The next step for the network is for it to be considered by a subcommittee of the Lowell city council. It will then move to public meetings, which are scheduled for this summer.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The Obama administration still has a long way to go to meet its promises of increased transparency in government information, The Washington Post says.
A Post analysis of annual reports of government agencies indicates media organizations and individuals seeking information from 10 of 15 Cabinet-level departments under the Freedom of Information Act were less likely to receive it in 2011 than they were in 2010.
The administration vowed to increase transparency on Obama's first day in office -- Jan. 21, 2009 -- when he issued a presidential memorandum saying: "The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails."
Despite the memo, the Post analysis found the number of FOIA requests denied increased 10 percent last year and that by some measures the government is classifying more information as secret than ever.
Last month, the government said had it declassified less than 14 percent of 371 million pages of archived material the National Declassification Center was set up to review in December 2009. Some 41.8 million pages can now be viewed by the public and researchers, the Post said.
The 1967 FOIA law requires U.S. agencies to release information unless the government determines it can be withheld under one of nine exemptions.
"The reality is that governments generally have a tendency to secrecy, and after initially pledging a new era of transparency, the Obama administration has backtracked in critically import areas," Hina Shamsi, director of the National Security Project for the American Civil Liberties Union, told the newspaper.


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We're told Brit called up West Hollywood celeb baby emporium Petit Tresor late Wednesday afternoon and ordered Jamie Lynn a Tuni & G tank top with the words "Hot Mama 2 B" on it, along with a bunch of all white items including a blanket, a stuffed elephant with a white satin bow, onesies, socks and sneakers. According to our sources, the note attached read: "Dear J.L., We love you! Brit, Sean and Jayden." Auntie Brit luvs y'all!
Now that she's pregnant and famous, Jamie Lynn really is following in her big sister's footsteps. Marriages, divorces, panty flashin', rehab, head shaving and custody battles to follow!


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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Cal Arts Style
This is an ongoing post, just for the purpose of definition:
The Cal Arts style is basically derived from late 1950s to 1970s Disney Movies - and Don Bluth - who emulates 1960s Disney movies.
Sword In The Stone is a whole library of character designs, animation tricks, actions and staging that gets reused in animated features produced by Cal Arts grads.
Young students want to emulate the work of old men at the end of their career.What is obviously good about late Disney cartoons is the skill. The fact that the 9 old men can move very difficult structured character designs around at every imaginable angle is suitably impressive. That skill hypnotizes many young animators and makes them want to aim high.
However, this part of the animation is very hard to learn. What is much easier to copy are superficial aspects of the designs in 1960s Disney. The crossed eyes- the one eyebrow up/ the other eyebrow down expression.
Madame Medusa's eyes and mouth shape are copied all the time.
There should be a 50 foot statue of this character outside Cal Arts because she is the school's biggest influence.
These are great drawings, but the mouth shapes are unique to the character and they are wrapped around some very complex construction.
Here's her mouth simplified and pasted on Mowgli's construction.Mowgli's lovestruck expression is also used a lot by animation graduates. It worked once, but is it the only way to show a character being lovestruck? Many think so.
The 9 old men had a lot of skill going for them but the animation and design by the time they were truly old was decadent and formulaic. They kept doing the same things over and over again - and that's what all the animators copy today- the decadent stuff, rather than the skills.
Unfortunately the people who grow up inspired by copies of copies of 60s Disney animation learn to accept these few superficial stylistic things and don't realize they are doing it. They unconsciously absorb it and regurgitate it in their films until the next generation comes along and copies their copies. Most Cal Arts graduates will say there is no Cal Arts Style, but everyone who didn't go there - especially if they have wider wider influences -can spot it instantly.
here it is in full bloom:
Kind of 101 Dalmations meets Scooby Doo.
When cartoonists refer to the "Cal Arts Style" they are talking about this recycled look that is not influenced by life or even other cartoon styles. It is strictly a straight line of inheritance through a few generations starting from somewhere around the "Aristocats". ...Losing important genetic code with each new generation and getting staler and staler.
It has been blended with 70s Hanna Barbera, Nelvana and Sheridan College in the last 20 years - and even a bit of Spumco, but the basic core of the feeling - soft Disney is Cal Arts.
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Tim Burton went to Cal Arts. I'm a huge fan of him. What do you think of his stuff?
- Alice said...
InYourFaceNewYorker/Julie,I think there was a rumor Tim Burton did not enjoy his stay there but I am not too sure. I appreciate his work as well and am interested to know what John thinks of him.
It is true. Tim Burton went to Cal Arts and then worked for Disney on "The Fox and the Hound." I have no idea if he enjoyed the school or not, but I do know that he compared working on TF&TH to sleeping with a pencil in his hand. Something like that. Tim Burton is brilliant. I am sure a lot of people here want to kill me but I DO like the "Cal Arts style." But I do, of course, love weird styles like John K's and Tim Burton's. But I can see why people would get tired of the "Cal Arts style" after a while.
Incidentally, my second cousin went to Cal Arts for illustration. She dropped out after, I think, two years because she was fed up with teachers calling her names and railing on her for not going digital. I think they called her elitist or something. Seriously, what is it with art schools and teachers being such dicks?
- shiyoon said...
Didn't Tony Fucile, the guy who did the designs for Iron Giant and Incredibles, was a timer for your own Ren & Stimpy show?
He was your timing director for episode:
1. Big Baby Scam/Dog Show
2. In the Army/Powdered Toastman
3. Ren's Toothache/Big House Blues
Why would you hire him to do the timing on your show if you hated his drawing style and animation so much?
"...but the pose-to-pose timing is that formula you see in modern disney-esque "comedies". Like "Cats Don't Dance" "Emperor's New Groove" "Incredibles" "Madagascar" etc.
It's a style of timing that draws attention to itself, rather than drawing attention to the characters or story."
He's also been interviewed to say:
"Our major influences came out of the period the movie had taken place, the fifties. We studied work from Chuck Jones, Hank Ketchum, Al Hirschfeld and the Disney films from that era like The 101 Dalmatians. We wanted our drawings to feel as economical and pleasing to the eye as possible. We tried to keep things shapely and crisp, but also 3- dimensional. We needed our drawings to not flatten out against the super 3-D Giant."
personally I like both your style and tony's..but it just didnt make sense why you would hire him as your timing director if tony fucile has both the characteristics of "calarts" style of drawing and animation (he was both the supervising animator for Incredibles and the character designer for Iron Giant)..
- JohnK said...
Tony is a great talent and very adaptable to different styles.
I have worked with and am friends with many artists who went to Cal Arts.


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Dr. Alveda King, niece of the slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. whose birthday is honored today as a national holiday, said that one thing people need to learn more about her uncle is that he was a Christian preacher, "who feared and loved the Lord."
In a telephone interview, CNSNews.com asked Dr. Alveda King if "there's something from Martin Luther King's life and legacy that deserves more attention from the American people?"
King said, "People need to know Martin Luther King the man, the man of God, the preacher -- the one who feared and loved the Lord."
She went on to say that people need to know that MLK was "the man who repented to God even as David repented in Psalms 51 for his own failings, his own sins and shortcomings, and the one who always said, 'Come back to God, love the Lord, embrace the Lord.'"
"And I think people need to meet the prophet and the preacher," Alveda King said of her uncle, who was a Baptist minister and who integrated his Christian beliefs into his civil rights activity and political speeches.
Rev. King was assassinated on Apr. 4, 1969, in Memphis, Tenn. Escaped convict James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Dr. Alveda King is the daughter of the late civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King. She currently serves as a pastoral associate and director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries.


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Check out the site here: youarelistening.to
Every week I get quite a few emails asking whether I'm planning to create an iPhone version of the youarelistening.to site. I've always wanted to say yes, but the truth is that I've been busy with a million other things this year and I wanted to make sure that when I did start working seriously on an app, I'd be able to make something really awesome that built on all the stuff I've learned from running the site this past year!
I'm not much of a programmer myself but I have a lot of experience designing and managing software projects and I want the youarelistening.to app to be something I can be really proud of and which will earn a permanent place on the home screen of your iPhone or iPad. To make this happen I'm planning to work with some top-notch developers and spend a lot of time personally designing and testing every element of the app from the streaming audio controls and how it works over WiFi and 3G connections (as well as offline!) I'm also planning to add or enhance other features, helping listeners learn more about the artists featured on the site, as well as updating & customizing the playlists more frequently. There will be more opportunities for listener feedback and participation too: adding photos, sharing other links and becoming a bigger part of the youarelistening.to community.
None of this is going to be easy, but I'm sure it will be worth it, and that's where you come in. The youarelistening.to audience has already been a huge part of the site's success, thanks to all the links you've shared on Facebook, Twitter, social networking sites and everywhere else. Today I'm asking you to share those links one more time (especially with your friends in all the new cities that have just been added to the site) and if you can spare a few dollars to help pay for the development of the app and more updates to the site, I'd be extremely grateful for that as well. None of this would be possible without you, and with your help I have a feeling that we're going to make a lot of even more awesome stuff possible in 2012!
Update: Just posted this SoundCloud clip of me talking more about the project. Check it out!
About youarelistening.to:
The night the Giants won the World Series in 2010 there was some craziness going on in San Francisco. Streets were blocked, trash cans were on fire, people were dancing on top of cars! After getting a burrito and some Bob's Donuts I rode my bike home and got on the internets. People on Twitter were all sharing a link to the SF Scanner channel on soma.fm and I started listening in to the live police radio feed of the ongoing celebrations. It was all very interesting, but after a couple minutes I had had enough and decided to put on some music. In the moment after starting iTunes but before shutting down the scanner audio, I noticed something about the mix of different audio streams. I noticed that it was awesome. I tried IMing some people about it but they were all, "WTF are you talking about? That sounds weird!" Since it wasn't the easiest thing to explain how to reproduce (i.e. play this music, open a second audio player, etc...) I realized I'd have to figure out some other way of sharing the awesomeness.
After thinking about it for a few months and learning about the awesome API from SoundCloud and the great ambient music community there, I realized that by combining this music with scanner audio from RadioReference.com I could basically re-create the original mix I had first put together the previous November. I decided to start with LA since it seemed to have the most active scanner feed and after making that decision the name of the site quickly suggested itself to me. I spent a weekend writing some JavaScript, searching for chill tracks on SoundCloud and good background images on Flickr, and by Sunday evening I was ready to launch the site. After posting about it on Twitter and MeFi Projects, and telling a few friends about it, I went out to get dinner and do some laundry. By the time I came back, something amazing had happened: people were reposting the link all over Facebook and Twitter, sending me emails and @replies and just generally going nuts over the site!
My friend (and LA background image photographer!) Kara has collected a bunch of the press coverage of the site here:
I figured the initial spike of traffic would die down after the first few days, and it did, but new listeners kept on coming. I got contacted by local news shows in LA and bloggers, musicians and journalists all over the world asking about the site and how to be a part of it! I knew going in that I surely wasn't the *only* person out there who thought this was a cool idea, but it was amazingly rewarding to find out how many people seemed to really dig the whole project. I've been doing my best since then to keep the site healthy and growing, by adding new cities and channels and staying in touch with a growing community of musicians and other collaborators. I've also done a few "custom" channels throughout the year, including one that tracked the progress of Hurricane Irene along the east coast of the US last August, and this drove a second big group of listeners to the site, as it was written up by Mat Honan at Gizmodo!
So that brings us to the present day. As a digital product manager and user-experience designer, I've got a pretty complete vision of where I'd like to take this project. I've spent the last year in conversation with listeners, musicians and other artists, and they've really inspired me to start putting some of these ideas into practice. The #1 request I've gotten from listeners since launching the site is for a version that would work on mobile devices, specifically the iPhone.
Currently the site won't work in Mobile Safari b/c there's no support for multiple simultaneous HTML 5 audio streams (at least that I've been able to figure out) but beyond that, there are a bunch of ways I'd like to extend the functionality of the site that I think would benefit from the creation of a native iOS app. Allowing listeners to contribute notes, photos and even their own audio could make the "listening.to" experience even more abstract and immersive. I've decided to do this Kickstarter in order to raise funds to build a slick, professional mobile app that extends and improves upon the experience familiar to users of the listening.to site, but also to take the whole project to another level.
One example of the new type of content that I want to bring to the site is already available here:
The possibilities for this project are pretty much unlimited, and what this Kickstarter is really about is buying the time to start getting some of these ideas up and running, turning them loose on the internet and seeing what happens next.
What I believe we're seeing right now with the rapid growth of content-sharing sites like SoundCloud, crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter and social networks like Facebook and Twitter gluing everything together is hardly the "death of the music industry", the "victory of the pirates" or anything of the sort. Music, art, video, writing and all other forms of culture are simply escaping from the disfiguring prison cell of mass-media distribution which has confined them for the past 150+ years. I'm hoping there are a lot of you out there who feel the same way about things and want to be a part of what comes next. I don't know if we should call it public radio or community media or something else entirely, but with your support I am 100% certain that we can keep bringing together amazing musicians, writers and artists from around the world with a passionate and growing audience of listeners and fans. Thanks again for all your help so far, and please stay tuned for more!
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Paris Hilton Arrested In Vegas On Cocaine Charge
Paris Hilton was arrested Friday night (August 27) for possession of cocaine in Las Vegas.
The 29-year-old heiress was busted during a traffic stop by a Las Vegas Metro officer in front of the Wynn Hotel and Casino on the Vegas strip.
According to CBS News, the police searched the vehicle and found cocaine in Paris' purse.
Paris was taken to the Clark County Detention Center where she was charged with possession of an illegal substance and was released around 2:30am PT on Saturday.
This is reportedly the third recent run in with authorities. In July, Paris was mistakenly detained in South Africa for marijuana and then again in the French island of Corsica.


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MACON, Ga. (Sept. 18, 2012) – After dropping a tightly contested first set, the ETSU volleyball team couldn't dig itself out the hole as Mercer swept the Bucs (23-25, 16-25, 17-25) in front of a sellout and raucous crowd Tuesday night inside Hawkins Arena.
Junior Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) just missed a double-double after finishing with a team-leading 12 kills and nine digs, while senior Kayla Williams (El Paso, Texas) added 28 assists, three digs, and two blocks.
The Bucs – who had won six of their first seven Atlantic Sun Conference openers since joining the league in 2005 – dropped to 9-6, 0-1, while Mercer improved to 5-6, 1-0.
Neither team was able to gain any breathing room early in the first set until Mercer went on a 6-1 run to take a 10-7 lead after Katie Muey (Alexandria, Ind.) was charged with a service error. The Bucs answered with a 7-2 spurt of their own to regain a 14-12 advantage, but the Blue and Gold were forced to call a timeout as the Bears scored four consecutive points to pull back ahead, 16-14. The stoppage of play worked for a moment as ETSU scored six of the next eight points to take a two-point lead, 20-18, but the see-saw game continued. Mercer rallied with four straight points to go up, 22-20 – and after the Bucs pulled even at 22 – the Bears closed the set on a 3-1 run to take the opener, 25-23. Both teams were almost identical from a hitting standpoint as ETSU hit .243 (13-4-37), compared to Mercer's .244 clip (16-5-45). Devine finished with an attack percentage of .571 as she had four of the Bucs' 13 kills, while Meredith Hardy (Kingsport, Tenn.) recorded two kills on three swings. Overall, the set saw 10 ties and five lead changes before the Bears won by two.
Mercer carried the momentum over into the second set, as the Bears set the tone in the stanza by winning six of the first seven points, leading to ETSU calling an early timeout. The Bucs won the next two points out of the break, but the Bears attacked with three unanswered scores to grab a 9-3 lead. From there, the Blue and Gold won four of the next six points to get within one, 11-10, but Mercer took all the momentum away from the Bucs by closing the frame on a 14-6 run. After committing only four attack errors in the first set, the Bucs finished with nine in the second, while posting eight kills on 31 attempts. Meanwhile, the Bears hit .273 (15-6-33) and were led by Caroline Carlton's .455 attack percentage (5-0-11).
Play was tight in the beginning of the third, but with the Bears up one (12-11) Mercer won 13 of the final 19 points to cap off the sweep. The Bucs had no answer for freshman Molly Locke during the surge as she slammed home four kills, while Mercer also tallied three service aces. Locke and Carlton combined for nine of Mercer's 15 kills in the set, while the Blue and Gold only finished with 10 as a team.
For the match, Mercer hit .270 (46-16-111), compared to ETSU's .141 (31-17-99) showing, while the Bears also had seven of the eight service aces.
Locke finished with a double-double after compiling 15 kills and 13 digs and Monica Sanchez generated the offense with 36 of the Bears' 44 assists. ETSU ended with 31 assists.
The Bucs return home to take on USC Upstate Friday night at 7 p.m. in Brooks Gym.
For more information on Buccaneer volleyball, visit ETSUBucs.com.