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Among the different elements of khayal gayaki, based on extempore improvisation, alap is supposed to be most effective in expressing the basic theme of raga and presenting its form. Especially in swara dominant gayaki, it becomes necessary to pay more attention to refinement of alap. If looked from another angle, it appears that a gayaki becomes swara salient on account of giving more importance to alapchari. In the above matter, alap means an alap falling under a nibadha gayaki [within the composition and tal accompaniment]. It does not mean alap or nom tom etc, being presented before a bandish.
In the opinion of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi: "Alaap is the life-force of the song. It is only the Alaap that is capable of capturing the temperament of the artist. If the artist is Shaant [at peace] and Gambhir [serious], like Amir Khan was, the Alaap will represent the core of his very being."[i]
Mr. Vaman Hari Deshpande writes: "Like Kirana and Patiala gayaki, this [Amir Khan's] gharana also belongs to tantkar [players of stringed musical instruments]. Shahmir Khan, father of Amir Khan, was a famous Sarangi player and Amir Khan himself is fond of Sarangi. That is why stretching of strings can be found in the three gharanas equally. - - -
Therefore giving greater emphasis on alap by tantkars is quite natural. Because of this, all the gharanas having quality of stretching strings are devotees of alap bazi. Predominance of application of fine kans is generated on account of pull of the string and all these things are found in the gayaki of Amir Khan Saheb in prominence."[ii]
In this context, Dr. Prabha Atre opines:
"The style of Khan Saheb was nearer to Kirana, yet his improvisation and presentation of raga was quite different. - - - His very first swara appeared to be coming from inner apartment of a temple as if it was coming out with its sacredness. It made the listener spell bound. Then started the weaving of swaras. Every swara, in the context of raga, came forward with its whole beauty and stabilized. With the support of kans, stuck to swara, and complex forms of meed, his alap blossomed."[iii]
As much importance Khan Saheb gave to bass octave under alap, was different from the prevalent khayal gayaki of that period. Nevertheless, in the alap of dhrupad, lower octave was improvised. Reaching of his alap to mandra gandhar several times, was usual thing. The alap in lower octave was the foundation for the building of his improvisation. Bhatiyar is supposed to be an uttarang dominated raga, and from the very beginning, it rises with 's– d, d n p, d m, p g,' etc, in such a way it goes towards uttarang, and usually the notations of bandishes are also of the same pattern. Even adopting the traditional bandish of raga Bhatiyar, [Barni Na Jaye], Amir Khan Saheb easily performs alap of lower octave in few rotations of beginning in his well known method, whose form is as follows:
s n d, p p d n d n p,d n p g, g m d p, m m p d n p, p p d n r n d, n d s. [Except sa and re, all are of lower octave.]
He started alap around madhya shadja with the discipline of progression. He used to begin improvisation of alap with bol alap. Once the bandish was started, he did not perform wordless alap by making akar etc as medium. The movement of alap generally reached the rishabh, gandhar or madhyam of treble octave and in the end; he stabilized alap on shadja of treble octave. In between these bol alaps, he artistically mixed behlavas, zarab and swara alap [alap with swara names in the form of sargam], which was helpful in maintaining attraction of his gayaki.
According to Ms. Bindu Chawala: "Its [of Amir Khan's style] movements have been compared to the telling of a story-with structuring of commas and full stops, sentences and chapters."[iv]
The comparison of Amir Khan's gayaki with a story can be meaningful in another sense also. As the climax of a story occurs at the end, but its real pleasure can be derived only when the reader goes through all the events described previously. Similarly the real effect of raga presentation by Ustad Amir Khan can be appreciated by a listener, when his mind is constantly tuned with all the stages of gradual development of the raga.
"Ustad Amir Khan has compared khayal gayaki to mountaineering. He said: Patience is required in mountaineering and continuous climbing is also essential. On stopping, foot will slip and on running, one will roll down. Those who clapped on your running would also clap on your helplessly falling down. They would ridicule you. Instead, one should climb the mountain with patience. There is pain but the pleasure is also immense. Get delighted and be happy. Every one will come to taste that pleasure. Seeing cheerfulness in your eyes, they would also like to share it."[v]
In sum, there should be gradual and patiently unfolding of raga during improvisation. As in mountaineering, running and halting, both are dangerous; similarly, neglecting orderliness in raga presentation in haste and monotonous repetition, both inflict damage to the raga-rasa.
All the qualities of alap and raga progression of Ustad Amir Khan mentioned above can be summed up on the following points: -
1) Brief alap before bandish: - Before presenting bandish of a raga, he performed brief alap through akar.
2) Bol alap within nibadh gayaki: - When he improvised a raga under the bandish of khayal, he always blended the alap with the words of bandish. In nibadh gayaki, he did not take wordless alap by akar only.
3) Improvisation centered on lower and middle octaves: - First, the gradual improvisation reached to the bass octave, and then the raga was slowly improvised into middle octave. He hardly emphasized alap presentation over shadja of treble octave.
4) Selection of thought provoking ragas: -Especially he liked generally known ragas, having infinite scope for improvisation and having definite and independent form, such as: darbari kanhada, abhogi kanhada, malkauns, marva, Shudha kalyan, multani, todi, lalit, yaman etc.
5) Reign of shadja [keynote]: - The alap style of Khan Saheb was such that swara phrases got complexity with different varnas and were eliminated on keynote. Marva is the only exception; otherwise there is reign of keynote in most of the ragas. Coming on shadja only at the end of alap, before taking the mukhada [refrain], such formality was not applicable to his style.
6) Clear status of swaras: - Under the gradual movement with every swara of a raga, light is thrown through different swara combinations, because of which the status of every swara becomes clear. Instead of phirat by lengthy ascending and descending, he created alap by making the main nyas swaras as center. That was the specialty of his gayaki.
The alap of initial five rotations in raga darbari and marwa, available in LP records, have been provided below in swara notation. It will help to understand the practical aspect of Khan Saheb's alap and movement system.
Raga Darbari Swara Vistar: -
Alap/badhat of the raga in initial five avartans of vilambit khayal presented in LP No.EALP-1253, side B:
1. m p, nd n p, m p n g, m p, d n p, nm n p n g, g m p nd, n, d sn, (n s).
2. pm p d, d (n p), dn m p nd, (n p), m p nd, n s (dn p), nm p g m p, nd n n s dn p, m p nd, sn, (n s).
3. m p nd sn s, d n s, d n p s, m p nd n s (dn s) p m p n p g m p nd, (n s), d n p s, d, sn s.
4. d sn r, s, r sn [s] (nd n p s), d n (r, s n d n r) - n r s, d n s r r s (nd n r d r d n s), m p d, r r s (d sn s) d n (p r s).
5. n s r r g, (m r), s, mr sn [s] n s r r sd, d (sn mg), r [s] nd n r, s, d n s r g m r [s] (nd sn m d sn r - s r, [s] sd, d n s r g m d d mg n (r d) n p, ps, n sr, mr sn [s] nd, d d n s r g m [s], sd n s r (rd r) s.
Raga marwa Swara Vistar: -
Alap/badhat of the raga in initial five avartans of vilambit khayal presented in LP No.EALP-1253, side A:
1. m d, m d m g r g m d, g m g d, m n d, m gr g m (d r d), g (m n m d), n dm d m n d, (n d s).
2. m, n n d, n d m d, m dn n d, g g m d n n d m g m d, m n d, dr g mn d, n m d - m d n m d, g d - m d n m d - m n - d, n n d d m d n - d, n dm nd s.
3. dn - d rn r - nd n d, nd rn r - n d, nr, nd, m n d, rn r n r, n d, m d n r [n] - d m d m r - n d, m g r g m d n r, dn dr - rn d, m n d s.
4. d rn r - r r, n d, n r n r, n d, d n r r n d, m d, n r, n d, (r, d n m n, d r n r), n r n d, n r d n d r, n r nd, r n dn d, (m r) n m d m n m d - n (r - s).
5. d n r g (r - gd) n r g, nr d, d n r g g r, g r, g g r n n (d g r), n d, d n r g, r n d n d r, n r g, r, 'grndnr,' r gr, n d, mn d, r n g n r d g r - n d ds.
[i] India Today, 15 Sept. 1987, P. 124, 'Bhimsen Joshi- The Master's Choice'- By Inderjit Badhwan
[ii] 'Gharanedar Gayaki' Chapter-'Indore Aur Amir Khan', Author: V. H. Deshpande, P. 93
[iii] 'Swarmayee'-P. 28-29, Chapter-'Amir Khan Saheb', Author: Dr. Prabha Atre
[iv] Hindustan Times-30th Oct., 1988, 'The journey of Gharanas'. Author: Bindu Chawala
[v] Sangeet-Dec. 1973, P. 26, 'Sangeet Jagat Ke Amir-Ustad Amir Khan', Writer: Madanlal Vyas.
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Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on June 30th, 2017
I saw Mrs. McCann for 9 months and got progressively worse in her care. Her attitude in session is very unprofessional, including improper dress, staring at the clock so many times you wonder if she is listening to you and not seeming to care at all. I called on many occasions and asked on many occasions for a 2nd appointment in a week, needing extra help, she not only would not see me a second visit in a week, she often just did not return my calls on such matters. In sessions where sex was a topic, she often closes her eyes and looks away saying "it was too graphic for me". Seriously? I am at a psychologists office who cannot handle talk of sex? What CAN you handle, because my discussion about sex was not graphic at all, she just didn't want to hear anything about it?. What kind of issues does she think that people are coming to her for? I would imagine psychologists hear way more stuff than I was putting out there. It got to the point that I had to hold back on stuff to say in session, this is not good, that is not good care, I have to hold stuff back to worry about offending her? She also takes more vacations than I have ever seen. Now, she has the right to do this, but it is a big interruption in patient care and you as a potential patient might want to consider that. I could go on and on with other stuff, but will keep this short as possible, hopefully this gives you an idea. I am in the process of filing a complaint on several matters that are confidential with the New Hampshire Psychology Board.
Horrible Medical Staff, Bar-None
Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on May 3rd, 2016
I never got to see Dr. McCann, her rude staff member Sarah saw to that. Last year, I asked the biller, who is Sarah, if she could send me out a new patient packet. Did you get, because I sure did not. I called Sarah again and in two weeks, two weeks later, I received a welcome letter, and no new patient packet, which is about 30 pages. Then I called and wanted to speak to the practice manager and did and found out it was Dr. McCann's sister, who was very rude. Since I have an chronic disease and doctor's are few in Orange County that treat my condition, I again printed off about 30 pages and went down to Dr. McCann's office today. I received a call from guess who, Sarah, the biller. She asked me if I remembered speaking to the staff and told her that both the biller and practice manager were both rude. She said that she was the biller! She said she would have to speak to the practice manager and the doctor as they run their practice as a family; this is the most ridiculous thing I have yet heard from a doctor's office. I told Sarah to shred my documents. First of all, I am ill, and do not want another family, I want treatment. In addition, Dr. McCann charges $395 one-time fee and there are several packages to choose from. Yet another way to milk her clients. If I were you and want to see Dr. McCann, please don't. You will find her staff rude and irresponsible.
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Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on April 23rd, 2015
Stay away - complete scam
Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on January 30th, 2014
Dr. McCann's practice is run as if it were a cult. There is no phone number that is answered by a live person, you can only leave voicemail messages and you are told that you must read all of the materials on her website (which I had already done), fill out over 40 pages of medical forms including a medical history that is 20 pages long, medical release forms and then wait for the membership packet to be mailed to you, fill out those forms which include your credit card information, signature and authorization to bill. The marketing materials are extensive, you must also pay $365 up front membership fee, $85 per visit (this in addition to what they charge your insurance for a visit), purchase the "supplements" she sells in her office, pay fees for phone calls and e-mails ranging from $65-$85 each. The marketing materials also highlight many more services that are offered that they will not bill insurance for. They wanted all of this before I could be scheduled for a 10 min long interview to determine whether or not I would be "a fit" for their office. This was my first experience with a holistic medicine/comprehensive healthcare practice and I was willing to pay more for someone her type of expertise. After spending 3 hours filling out all of the forms and signing my life away + credit card information, no one from her office ever got back to me. I left several voicemail messages and sent e-mails after submitting all the forms, not one was even addressed by Dr. McCann's office. Well I guess I am big dummy for doing all of this and I have learned my lesson, they now have my credit card information and all of my medical history and I have no way of getting that back. I read some reviews on yelp and realized that there were many other reviewers who had the exact same experience with her rude staff and accuse the practice of being a total scam. You can search yelp under her name and see the reviews. There are also 3 negative reviews that have been screened out. I decided to share my experience with Dr. McCann's office for the sole purpose of informing perspective new patients about what happened to me and hope to prevent it to happening to others. The bottom line is Dr. McCann's office and staff completely misrepresent themselves on their website. They are unethical and unprofessional. There is nothing spiritual, healing or comprehensive about this office! Find another holistic MD practice, there are plenty out there who are legitimate.
Stay away from Dr. McCann
Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on August 7th, 2012
Admittedly, Dr. McCann seems like a well intentioned person. She spent time and appeared to listen. Unfortunately, Dr. McCann has strong biases, and she listened only through her lens and did not hear me. As a result, I wasted money on "natural" healing products. I had significant stress over her poor follow up and not telling me when she had results of tests I was anxiously waiting for. Fortunately, I found a doctor who could help me but not before I wasted time and money. Do not go to this doctor.
Great Experience, Caring Doctor
Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on June 8th, 2012
I have been seeing Dr. McCann for a few months and have had a great experience. She has a different style of practice than most doctors, which I appreciate. You choose the level of care that you want and can pay a membership fee to have certain benefits. I love that I can email her directly if I have questions and I love that she is able to tell me exactly which supplements to take based on my individual needs. I don't mind that she sells the supplements in her office...I appreciate it, in fact. It is convenient and I feel they are high quality so I can stop buying a million different supplements at the health store and hope they might work.
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Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on March 21st, 2012
I visted Dr. Mccann because i wanted to lose 15-20 lbs. I tried every diet under the sun and nothing was working. I explained my situation and she assured me that she dealt with patients like myslef before. After 6 weeks and over $2000.00 I gained 1 lbs. Note that I followed her instructions to the letter. She told me that she can do more tests that is even more expensive otherwise she was sorry but there is nothing else she can do. If you are going there for weight loss DON'T waste your money. I hope this helps other people and hopefully they will not make the same mistake.
Trust and Respect are essential
Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on January 28th, 2012
I've been a patient of Dr. McCann's for some years. The practice's environs and, with one notable exception, the staff are lovely inside and out. She herself is a thoughtful woman who I believe is diagnostically gifted and well meaning. Her ideas about integrated medicine are very sensible and pro patient. The practice's ability to integrate those ideas with the reality of how patients navigate paying for them, either in concert with their insurance companies or not, leaves a great deal to be desired.In addition, the practice recently changed their business plan and billing procedures to a non-standard format (concierge.) Unfortunately the practice did not have the courtesy to inform at least one of their patients (me) that they were doing so which, inevitably, led to a very upsetting incident that could easily have been avoided.Dr. McCann does not speak with patients regarding non-medical issues and there is no appealing to her if there is a problem with her business partner, who does. I am deeply disappointed to report that his practices are truly, egregiously unprofessional and unrestrained.Dr. McCann and her business partner have every right to change their business plan to one that works best for the practice. However, vulnerable patients have a right to expect professional business practices and courtesy, no matter the business plan. In my opinion, the unnecessarily ugly way in which I was made aware of the new plan reflects Dr. McCann's and her business partner's true feelings for and commitment to their patients, their practice, their beliefs and themselves.Even though I think Dr. McCann is diagnostically gifted, I very much appreciate the loveliness of her office and staff, and I can afford her rates, dealing with her business partner caused me to lose my trust in and respect for her. I am seeking care elsewhere.
Takes Care out of Patient Care.
Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on October 4th, 2011
Please note that Dr. Mc Cann prescribes medication that is sold at her office. There is also an upcoming "membership" fee in addition to co-pay and healthcare monthly premiums patients pay. This leaves me feeling as though McCann and office staff care more about profits than patient care.
Five Stars
Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on February 23rd, 2011
Dr, McCann is the best doctor I have ever had. She is understanding and puts you at ease immediately. Her appointments are scheduled 30 minu tes apart to give her time to REALLY get to know her patients. I love her.
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Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on December 14th, 2010
I had three visits with Dr. Kelly McCann and each time she was not prepared for my appointment. She wanted all my background medical history, which I provided but she had not reviewed it for my appointment. When I went back for my second visit to review my blood test results she had forgotten that she even ordered the tests. Dr. McCann put me on some uncontrolled medication that caused a very serious reaction and I ended up in the hospital. Needless to say I found another doctor.
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Self-verified patient of Dr. Kelly K Mccann - Posted on July 31st, 2010
Dr. McCann is the best doctor I have ever used. She looks at the whole person and combines natural cures like biofeedback with needed prescriptions.
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Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Monster of a coffee
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Riley Peach Bait Shoe
The Landmark Senior Center Annual Ice Cream Social is a hit, as usual, but many of the patrons are too busy admiring Gail's retro-looking dress and shoes to care about the frozen dairy treats. Women all around the room excitedly recall the outfits they wore to this occasion and that, describing the colors and textures of things remembered from decades ago, but they all keep coming back to Gail's chunky-heeled pumps.
They spend a while comparing the tones of her color-blocked shoes to various food items: peach mousse and orange sorbet and fresh salmon against fresh cream, vanilla pudding, and custard flan. The women ooh and aah when she explains that her shoes are made of faux leather, even though they glean like the real, patent thing. They're appropriately impressed when Gail declares that the pumps are 100% vegan friendly. The latter makes Gail laugh as she dishes out cup after cup of the frozen milk and sugar mixture. Her shoes might save the cows, but the Landmark Senior Center Annual Ice Cream Social would not.
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Well yet again I woke up terrified, panicking. Panic attacks are horrible. Thankfully this time I didn't smack Nate! Sometimes if I try to sleep while having one I'll jump up fast and slap him, or the pillow, on reflex. There are some breathing exercises that I do but they don't help if I'm trying to go back to sleep. I usually have to take a pill and stay up for awhile [praying always helps]. I had one so severely least year that I thought I was having a heart attack and called 911. Normally I wouldn't do that but I was alone with the baby. Meh. Going to try to go back to sleep now.
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Driving: Lack of courtesy should be addressed, a system created and enforced.
Day after day I experience very inconsiderate driving habits by other drivers. Pulling out of plazas or side roads with no regard for oncoming traffic that has the right of way, vehicles not pulling over to the side of the road completely, sometimes not even an attempt to pull over at all, blocking entrances and exits to plazas or side roads to drop off or pick-up people.
This is not just by the buses and taxis but commercial and non-commercial/working vehicles as well. Cutting through parking lots with reckless speed just to get maybe three or five cars ahead of where they were originally. Overtaking in the middle turning lane, which I have experienced the negative result of, is a dangerous law breaking act. All of this lack of courtesy in time makes courteous drivers start to become aggressive when they have had enough.
It used to be simple to exit a side road onto the main but now people are more reluctant to let you out because they have an aggressive driving mentality now.
Another note I will make is that there are a lot of taxis, buses, commercial and personal vehicles that I am sure shouldn't be on the road due to the amount of thick smoke coming from the exhaust.
This is not only an environmental hazard, but also a bad reflection on Cayman. Most times, through George Town and on West Bay Road, I have seen it engulf pedestrians (mostly tourists) on the road side. I actually feel embarrassed when I witness this and I am not the one at fault. I don't understand why so much emphasis is put on something like window tint and headlight colour. I do understand it's the law, but nothing seems to be done about the serious problems occurring on the roads.
A system for these things should be put into place – maybe an easy to dial number (not while driving of course) and you can provide the details required and after a certain amount of complaints on a certain vehicle the owner or driver should be contacted and warned or suspended until the point is made.
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I remember an occasion after the September 11th attack on the N.Y. Trade Centre; a multi religious prayer gathering was organized. It was planned to include all major religions and denominations as a symbol of solidarity for peace. Sadly, one of the major denominations of Christianity was not represented because both its divided bodies were invited. Neither body would accept the invitation because the other faction was invited. It seemed to me a very powerful example of the illogic behind the violence embracing so much of the world today.
Before peace can be attained we must be able to find acceptance for others just the way they are, before we can accept others the way they are we must be able to accept ourselves as good enough without needing to do anything. Unfortunately very few of us can accept that others don't need to change, that they are good enough just the way they are.
That is because few of us truly have accepted that God is perfect without our help. Almost all of us seem to believe we need to help God to fix the world or at least the people of the world, because it's just common sense to recognize all the things that aren't working. Common sense is a dangerous argument for changing others. Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." Our 'prejudices' will never improve the world; and we don't need to fix anyone except ourselves. If this is true then what remains of the purpose of our actions, our efforts to help others? What would be the purpose for becoming a doctor or a missionary or expounding a religious doctrine? What would be the purpose of helping anyone? To help ourselves! We can only see our feelings; our pain, our fear, our anger in our relationships, principally to others. It is always our emotions that reveal the beliefs and ideas that keep us from God, or as the great teacher Jesus said, "the father within." If we of service could truly and honestly look at why we do the work we do, we would unanimously have to admit it is because of what we get that we give. It is the payoffs.
What do we get? The answers are probably as varied as the people who serve. For many it is as simple as the money, but it is very rarely just that. It is much more likely the recognition we receive; when our friends and colleagues clap us on the back and congratulate us on a job well done. Or our fulfillment may come through our clients 'apparent' recoveries and life changes. We get to feel deeply when we witness a heart filled with pain; we are enriched when we feel those pains apparently dissolve and that life find new strength. But in truth what we are feeling is ours. We can't really feel their pain. We can feel sympathy or empathy from our own experiences, so the feelings would then be our own healing. We receive our own healing through helping. But what if we really can feel another person's pain? Then it would naturally follow that we really are connected on some fundamental level. In which case as we heal and help those other people we are really healing and helping ourselves. In all cases it is what we receive that ultimately dictates our actions. So when we are giving, when we are being of service let us remember that we are really acting very selfishly; it is not really about them except to the degree that it is about us. And whether we are down there on the streets or up there in the corporate suites, to the degree that we are following and living our passion having a transcendent picture of the implications of our work in the world, we are being of service.
All of this means that other people are exactly where they are for our own greatest good. Ultimately it doesn't matter what they think, what they believe or how they live except that with open minds we are able to grow by our relationship with them. All that ultimately matters is that we have feelings, that we recognize the root causes of those feelings which come alive in our relating with those people we serve and that we be willing to embrace and grow through those feelings. In so doing we truly will transform the world one heart at a time.


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ONAWAY — St. Mary volleyball coach Randy Schmidlin challenged his team following a tough loss to Central Lake last week.
The Snowbirds responded Saturday with a strong second-place finish at the Onaway Tournament.
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St. Mary (15-10-3) opened the day in thrilling fashion, taking down rival Johannesburg-Lewiston 25-23 and 25-24. They then split with Boyne City, 14-25 and 25-20, before beating Mancelona 25-17 and 25-15. The Snowbirds then beat Mackinaw City 25-17 and 25-15, before advancing to the semifinal.
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CLASH Newswire For The Week Of Nov. 9th, 2008
November 13, 2008 · Print This Article
Welcome to the CLASH Wrestling Newswire for the week of November 9th, 2008. We are just a few days removed from DIVIDED WE FALL this past Saturday, 11/8 and what a memorable event it was! From the crowing of a new CLASH Champion JACK NIGHT to the debut of "Wrestling Legend" RAVEN, DIVIDED WE FALL will certainly be a benchmark for this company's history! We have many news stories to cover this week, but let us first remind everyone that CLASH Wrestling returns to RIVERVIEW, MI for a special RATED R – RECALL at the RACK-N-ROLL NIGHTCLUB this FRIDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 14TH (18+ Only Edition). We welcome all wrestling fans out to the Rack-N-Roll on 11/14 for CLASH Wrestling's ONLY $5 event to witness the excitement of CLASH in RATED R fashion; we promise you will not be disappointed!
Tickets for this RATED R Live event are only $5 (see Pricing Schedule on the Information Tab of CLASHWRESTLING.COM for all event pricing). That's right, you've heard us correctly, ONLY $5. Mark it in your calendars as on 11/14, CLASH will raise the bar in our only half-priced show, enjoyable by all wrestling fans! If you've ever experienced CLASH Wrestling, RATED R – RECALL is your chance to experience the excitement in a RATED R environment LIVE in RIVERVIEW, MI on 11/14!
– THERE'S A NEW "ROLE MODEL" IN TOWN: JACK NIGHT BECOMES CLASH CHAMPION! This past weekend, indeed history was made as JACK NIGHT defeated "Ace High" CAMERON SKYY shockingly ending his 10 month reign as CLASH Champion! After the referee was accidentally knocked out following NIGHT countering SKYY's signature "Ace Of Spades", NIGHT seized this brief opportunity by executing a low blow, and capping it with a shot to SKYY's head with a kendo stick. As the referee came to, we saw the 1-2-3 give JACK NIGHT the honor of being the 2nd man to ever hold the CLASH Championship! Knowing this, JACK NIGHT will defend his title only less than 6 days from when he won it against an old adversary RAVE KILLBOURN this FRIDAY NIGHT at RATED R – RECALL!
– RAVEN "RULES" TOMMY TYDIE: As the much anticipated debut of RAVEN came to ahead against TOMMY TYDIE, it had appeared TYDIE was intimidated by the "Wrestling Legend" as he remained on the outside. Just then, unexpectedly RAVEN called for a "Raven's Rules" match – meaning there are NO rules! In an epic match put forth by both individuals, RAVEN was victorious after hitting the Raven Effect DDT. After victory, it was J. MILLER who stormed the ring with a vicious attack on RAVEN, helping his H3RD partner until the FRIENDS (GQ & RAVE K) intervened to the rescue! Since then, RAVEN has contacted CLASH officials and has asked for retribution against the H3RD, more on this story as it develops!
– AN ALL-AMERICAN LETDOWN. Going into DIVIDED WE FALL, the odds looked bleak as "All American" DAVE MANZO & TYLER ELKINS took on the team of WRECKINGBALL, DRAGON KREED & COACH B in a handicap tag match. As many witnessed on their last encounter, MANZO had sustained an ankle injury prohibiting him from being much help then and now. As MANZO was rushed to the back in the early going reinjuring the ankle, ELKINS was left on his own. As the outcome took a turn for the worst, to much surprise, MANZO returned to the match but shocked us all as he teased a dive onto his former COACH B, but instead went on the assault on his friend TYLER ELKINS. The match was thrown out as a "no contest" but in the end we seen a United "All American" Manzo with Coach and the Wrecking Force! How will this huge offensive tandem influence the rest of the CLASH roster, we will find out in the coming weeks!
– RATED R – RECALL! This FRIDAY NIGHT, CLASH Wrestling goes RATED R in a special RECALL 18+ Only Edition! Recalling what? RECALLING and RELIVING some of the most heated rivalries in our past. CAMERON SKYY will go one on one with former adversary J. MILLER! We can recall their memorable singles bouts accompanied with the first Ladder Match in CLASH in May of this year – this is one match that will be interesting to see. JACK NIGHT defends his newly crowned gold against RAVE KILLBOURN going back remembering the NO DQ matches in Rockwood, Michigan to their Last Man Standing Match in Taylor in May. Can one half of the FRIENDS capture a new title? We'll find out this FRIDAY NIGHT, 11/14 in RIVERVIEW, MI!
Do keep in mind this live event is a special 18+ Only edition and is CLASH Wrestling's ONLY half-priced show at ONLY $5! Plus, LIVE DJ, Music & more!
In other news:
– On Saturday, November 14, CLASH makes its way to Riverview, MI for a special "Rated R – Recall" where CLASH will recall and relive some of the greatest rivalries to date in one night in Rated R fashion. Stay tuned to CLASHWRESTLING.COM for more on this event throughout the week!
- The Best of CLASH Wrestling 2-Disc DVD Set: You've asked and we listened! On SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH – CLASH Wrestling will release its first ever DVD 2-Disc Set featuring the best matches to date! Mark your calendars as their will be special incentives for purchasing it on its debut date! Just a few of the CLASH Classics that will be featured:
· Cameron Skyy & Scotty 2 Hotty vs. H3RD ( J. Miller & Tommy Tydie)
· TLC: Friends (GQ & Rave K) vs. H3RD ( J. Miller & Tommy Tydie)
· Cameron Skyy vs. J. Miller (Ladder Match for the CLASH Championship)
· GQ Assassin vs. The WreckingBall (Rated R Bar Fight)
· And Many More – Featuring 4 Hours of CLASH Action and tons of Extras!
Thanks for reading this week's edition of our Newswire; don't forget to join us FRIDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 14TH, 10PM Belltime for an exciting RATED R event when CLASH comes to RIVERVIEW, MI! Admission to this event is ONLY $5! Don't miss out on CLASH Wrestling's only half-priced event, be a part of the CLASH REVOLUTION!! JOIN US FRIDAY, 11/14 to REMEMBER, RECALL, and RELIVE the greatest feuds in CLASH's history!


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SMALL THINGS by Nthikeng Mohlele (UKZN Press)
An author's first novel is a miracle, a feat you can't really explain, American writer Jeffrey Eugenides said (or words to that effect) in a BBC interview. That interview came to mind while reading Nthikeng Mohlele's second novel, Small Things.
After the elegance and assuredness of his first novel, The Scent of Bliss, I was expecting him to take the proverbial next rung up.
Mohlele was able to get exiled elder statesman of letters JM Coetzee to write a blurb for his novel. I can see why Coetzee would want to prop up Mohlele.
In some ways, Mohlele must remind Coetzee of his younger self.
Both write what might be said to belong to the metafiction faction of literature; both aspire to conceive sentences so elegant that they could decide to up and leave, baggage-free — off the page, I mean — for a walk in the Karoo.
This is not meant to be a comparative take on Mohlele and Coetzee. So let's quickly state what the Nobel Booker-winning writer said of Mohlele and move on to the small matter of Small Things.
"Behind this story of love, music and the eternal quest lies an artistic sensibility as generous as it is complex. The prose is rich in texture, the final effect melancholy and comic in equal proportions."
It's about a nameless person, a newspaper columnist and trumpeter, who grows up in the shadow of the fame of Sophiatown, "the Chicago of South Africa".
His father, a miner, died in a mining accident; about his mother, nothing is known. So he grew up in Benevolence Place, a Catholic-run orphanage where monks were always quick to remind him that "you do not have parents".
Our protagonist is something of a delinquent and he is soon expelled from the orphanage (for "being a demon"); he is then taken in by Bra Todd, who is something of a jazz head and teaches him a newspaperman's ways. Our protagonist is besotted with Bra Todd's niece, Desiree, a pivot around which the narrative revolves.
If there is another pivot it is the imposing suspension bridge named after our icon, Nelson Mandela. But this comes much later. Before Mandela looms over Johannesburg (and by extension the nation's imagination), our protagonist spends 18 years in an apartheid torture chamber for an inflammatory comment piece he wrote for a newspaper.
He is interrogated, locked in solitary confinement or set to "digging furrows, clearing bushes, moving and carrying logs and timber".
However implausible that may seem, 18 years later, our hero lurks in the shadows of the bridge, feeling the blues and blaring them out on his trumpet.
Almost unbelievably, he still retains his love for Desiree, who is now a big-time corporate lawyer. After some time roughing it, he gets a publicity job in Newtown for a tourism company.
The novel combines wry commentary about the country ("This is a great country, but fools will ruin it"), endless Baudelairean strolls in the city, the pangs of unrequited love and wailing in the eaves of the bridge, the Jo'burg structure that joins two halves of the city and two ideas of South Africa: the North and the South.
The novel is unsatisfying on many levels, not just its unwieldy, almost nonexistent plot. That's a compliment — the plot for metafictioneers is not that central, it's what they do with the sentence and thought that matters.
And many of the novel's sentences are unsatisfactory. We don't want to concentrate on cheesy metaphors like this one: "Her belly with enough wine to floor nine pirates" or this simile: "My love for her is still as distinct, detailed and colourful as coral reeds in sea beds" but on the blandness of some key episodes in the novel."
Our protagonist's old flame, Desiree, is living with a mathematician who has been trying to come up with a theorem that shows how "life is meaningless".
Those who follow happenings in the world of mathematics will know about the solving of what's known as the ABC Conjecture by a Japanese-American genius, Shinichi Mochizuki.
In lay terms, the puzzle is about the relationship between addition and multiplication; the idea was first proposed by David Masser and Joseph Oesterle in 1980.
When I read Caroline Chen's article on Mochizuki, not a particularly well-written piece of journalism, I got a really good idea about this signal moment in maths. (If you are interested in this fascinating story, google her article.)
Reading the episode about the meaningless of life in Mohlele's novel, from which I expected more rigour and sophistication, wasn't thrilling. The moment lacks mathematical dexterity and philosophical flourish.
The novel ends with our protagonist retreating into some Arcadian idyll. Of course, I don't wish to prescribe how people write their novels, but I have a problem with a novel in which people leave the city in resignation to settle in a pastoral landscape where they await their death.
A line from Patrick Chamoiseau's work of genius, Texaco, might be useful: "They were fleeing the countryside to moor their hopes in City's enigma" and, elsewhere, "in a few years, more than half of humanity will face, under similar conditions, what she calls City".
China, what a few decades ago could have been described as a rural country, has more people living in cities than in the country.
We can't run away from the city as millions flood into it; we have to make sense of it. That's one small thing humanity must deal with in this century.


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The Y is a great place to grow up. We have an enormous variety of activities for kids of all ages and interests, from basketball, to rock climbing, chess club to dance class, and everything in between. The Y is the place where any kid can come to cultivate the skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and lifelong success—and have fun doing it. We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of all different types of families, so no matter what your background, your financial situation, or your schedule, there's a place for your kids at the Y.
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What to find when hiring a personal trainer?
It does not take much training or education and learning as well as learning to wind up being accredited as a personal fitness trainer. Anybody with a senior high school education and knowing might get a fit professional or ace accreditation in a month. As a result there are great deals of fitness trainers that might be unqualified yet the health club they benefit still costs an arm as well as a leg in order to make great incomes. Industrial fitness chains are renowned for doing this because people are not aware as well as they has no idea what to try to find when choosing to collaborate with a fitness trainer. This is not to assert that organization health clubs are filled with unqualified trainer I have actually satisfied some outstanding fitness instructors with essential qualifications yet a specific percent of instructors are personals that favored to come to be trainers as a sudden profession modification as well as these individuals have inadequate health and fitness expertise and also experience to be supplying expert services at sector prices.
In some cases organization fitness centers will certainly collaborate with fitness instructors for their sales experience and people abilities as opposed to their training abilities which are greatly extra critical. Besides you are dealing with Personal Trainer to get you to your fitness objectives in the quickest possible time; not to talk with you concerning your personal life or one of the most current star chatter. An innovative certification or a college/university level does not immediately make a person an exceptional trainer. A degree in kinesiology, exercise clinical study or an advanced article grad health and fitness qualification like certified endurance and conditioning professional provides an personal an audio academic foundation, nonetheless detailed proficiency understanding worked out in the performance of some job i.e., like riding a bike make up around 60% of essential understanding that an personal fitness trainer need to have.
A credentials or degree is not needed yet the majority of the moment excellent fitness trainers will certainly have a level or a sophisticated accreditation as a result of the fact that it reveals that they are devoted to along with significant pertaining to simply what they do. Nonetheless, all the important knowledge and also training principles can be uncovered separately without having to take a program or pass an evaluation. The best indication if a fitness trainer is wonderful is their physical look and also how fit they are. A remarkable fitness trainer usually looks the element. Being exceptionally fit is evidence that these trainers can use simply what they recognize. A red flag is a fitness trainer who is obese or exceptionally slim as well as unfit. I have actually experienced a few of them when I working from a commercial fitness and health club.


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1. All your tea and coffee cups have been used and are sitting by sitting by the sink waiting for you.
2. There aren't any dirty plates or cutlery because all you've really eaten all day is that delicious banana cake on the bench.
3. Your happiest moment all day was when you discovered the honey dumplings and shortbread from the Greek cake stall you bought yesterday.
4. The most strenuous thing you've had to do is walk to the video shop.
5. The first bit of sewing you did all day was at 5pm when you realised it was 5pm, just after that afternoon nap.
6. The most intense thing you've had to think about all day is how Peggy Olsen really pulled herself together after the pregnancy...
And I'm still feeling all sleepy and ready for an early night...


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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a budget that ends traditional Medicare and cuts prescription drug, preventive care and nursing home benefits.
Fortunately the Senate budget does not recommend these cuts; but does recommend changes to the program to achieve savings without harming seniors.
It's becoming increasingly clear that supporters of Social Security and Medicare need to band together now. We need to make our opinions known to both sides of the aisle who are brokering the future of your benefits.
We can improve Medicare today without cutting benefits.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
We Are the World Remake
The 25-year anniversary remake of "We Are the World" debuted last night during Winter Olympics coverage on NBC.
The production featured over 80 artists and celebrities, as the video below features the young (Justin Bieber), the high (Snoop Dogg) and the deceased (Michael Jackson sang a posthumous duet with sister Janet, using old footage).
Vince Vaughn even got a solo.
We heard John Mayer was invited, but turned down the appearance because he heard black and gay people might be there.)
As Jamie Foxx says in the introduction, the purpose of the song is to unite people from across the globe and to encourage donations to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. It's a great cause and we applaud all those involved.
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The Georgia Debate Union qualified two teams to the 2016 National Debate Tournament, which will be held in Binghamton, NY.
The teams of Advait Ramanan and Swapnil Agrawal and Tucker Boyce and Nathan Rice finished first and second at the Southeast CEDA District tournament, which qualified both to the NDT.
Boyce will be returning to the NDT, while Ramanan, Agrawal, and Rice will be first-time qualifiers (they are each freshmen at UGA).
Coverage of their recent achievement can be found here: https://www.franklin.uga.edu/chronicles/posts/kudos-february-2016
We are very proud of their accomplishment and we're excited that UGA will be represented at the NDT yet again! Go Dawgs!
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That's right, it's a toy wiener dog that you feed in order to make it defecate. Hahaha, what fun! It's the perfect toy to guarantee another generation of scheisse-porn fetishists!
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Mon Tues & Wed 9am – 4pm
Cost is $335
Location: Oregon Society of Artists / Goose Hollow
2185 SW Park Place, Portland OR
Experience the impact marbled texture creates when incorporated into our paintings. Learn to create marbled patterns on paper. Then develop your painting's story by adding collage and overpainting, tapping into your own, personal imagery, with a subject of your choosing — possibly an expressive portrait, botanical or creature. Work on several paintings during the workshop. Leave with one or two ready-to-frame pieces and several starts.
The workshop will include demos by Rene, who will also work individually with each participant. Any level of experience is welcome. Be prepared to play and experiment – that is how we learn, and where the joy is!
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Learn how to make beautiful patterned papers using marbling and other techniques. Choose your color palette and favorite patterns then follow the simple directions to make them. You will quickly print off a variety of patterns on thin, semi-transparent paper to use in collage. If desired, try marbling on watercolor paper or over watercolor paintings.
Incorporate marbling and other patterning into your artwork to make it sing! We'll use collage technique on a base of marbled paper and apply torn marbled paper over a painting to transform it. Rene will offer techniques for creating a strong design which you'll use as a starting point for your art. You may also continue marbling as desired. Short critique of work in progress.
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How about TC? That didn't work at all, should have TK before the Eneco, but now I have it at the second race.... Not so happy about that!
Why was stage 4 in the Tirreno suddenly changed ?Now I have a very bad result because all my cyclists were riding with 22222 tactics , also my cyclists were riding for a good GC, they will lose lots of points there also becauce of this software-error-stage 4 I m 100% sure I set tactics.
ok, I can understand that, and no problem to me when sometimes things go wrong that affects every manager. But no fun at all when it affects just my team, because it is clear this was not a personel error of me. Easily proven by the fact that in the first version of the race my cyclists had tactics, but the first version was deleted and in the second version my cyclists had no tactics. And when I say I m 100% sure I set tactics, then I really mean 100%.Also I noticed lots of other incorrect matters in the game, for example I saw all my future set tactics were reset at 22222 free roll, luckely I saw that in time otherwise I had the same in stage 5 of the Tirreno. But it was impossible for me to see it in time before stage 4, simply because of the fact it was reset after (!) the stage.Well, hopefully this won t happen again that a computer-error affect just my team, that s no fun at all. I lost lots of points and price money in this way (especially in the GC), but it s just the 3rd division, without those points my team will promote to the the 2nd division also, and about the missed pricemoney, including the money I get for points, it s not so hard for me to make money in this game, so no problem also.And by the way, my team captain had an awsome last stage in the Tirreno (this time with tactics^^) and he won that stage solo with lots of time difference to the competition and he won the GC of the Tirreno.


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Our favorite piece of the season, the Old Dog Blouson is one of the new models debuted in the FW18 collections. Inspired by the wardrobe worn by the New Jersey-based Italian mafia back in the 80's, this blouson offers dolman sleeves and dropped shoulder with multi-paneled body made out of tonal glossy velvet fabric. The bungee band at the cuffs and bottom sits comfortably on your body. The weight of the fabric is neither too heavy nor too light. It is the perfect fabric choice to make the jacket versatile to be worn as an outer piece in fall or as an inner piece paired with merino wool sweater in winter. This unique style has been accepted by both men & women and young fellow & adults. Pair yours with the Monitaly's Drop Crotch Pants to make a perfect set up in your wardrobe.
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It's easy to get stuck in a rut when you train your legs. Traditionally, calf raises are performed with toes facing forward as you aim for a strong contraction in your lower leg. This exercise can be enhanced by changing the angles of the calf raise. One small change in the exercise gets you out of your rut and on your way to beautiful, shapely legs.
Whether you perform your calf raises from the floor, or from the edge of a step, you'll need proper technique for an effective workout. As a beginner, stand with your feet parallel and approximately hip-distance apart. The movement of the exercise is a simple shift of your weight onto the balls of your feet as you lift your heels as high as possible. You should feel the contraction in your calves as the muscles tighten to shorten the distance between your heels and knees.
Once you master the parallel foot position and your calves have developed endurance, change the angle of your feet. If parallel equals both feet facing toward a 12 o'clock position, turn your right foot to the right to 2 o'clock and your left foot to a 10 o'clock position. The muscle focus changes to the fibers of your calf muscles that are along the outsides of your lower legs.
The other angle of the calf raise is the opposite of the turned-out position. This time, point the toes of your right foot toward a 10 o'clock position and the toes of your left foot toward the 2 o'clock position. Performing the calf raise with your toes turned in concentrates on the muscle fibers of your calves that are along the insides of your lower legs.
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JAMMU, June 25:
Stadium XI today qualified for the final of district Kathua tournament for the JKCA
Premier Cricket Championship, organised at the district organising committee of JKCA at Sports Stadium, Kathua. In the second semifinal, decided today Stadium XI made it a big 89 runs win against Shivam XI. Batting first, Stadium XI set a target of 191 runs losing all their wickets in allotted 30 overs. Nihal remained top scorer with 44-ball 50 runs while Arvind contributed 40. Mayank and Kewalpreet Singh added 24 and 22 runs respectively. From Shivam XI, Vikram clinched four wickets while Shubham took two. In reply, Shivam XI could attain the goal and conceded defeat when the side was struggling at 101 for nine in 18 overs. Shivam and Avinash were main scorers with 33 and 23 runs respectively. From
Stadium XI, Vansh claimed three wickets, followed by Kawalpreet and Abhimandan, who shared two each. Nihal was later adjudged man of the match. RAJOURI: Manhas Cricket Club today made it a one-wicket win against Nowshera (Lam) Cricket Club in the district tournament for Rajouri underway at District Police Lines ground, here. Earlier, Manhas Club won the toss and opted to field. Batting first, Nowshera scored 211 runs for nine in given 30overs. Kashish Kapoor played fine innings of 47 runs while Mukesh Sharma contributed 37. PankajThakur (27 not out), Buhinder Singh (24) and Ashok Kumar (21) were other main scorers. FromManhas Club, Faraz Ahmed clinched four wickets and Ishtiaq Ahmed took two. Batting second, Manhas Club clinched the thriller overhauling the opponent total in the second last delivery of the innings that too with last man of the wicket. Anuj remained top scorer with 48-ball 64 runs while Waqas Ahmed added unbeaten 31 and Reyaz Qazi and Sahil Ahmed contributed 29 and 25 runs respectively. From Nowshera Club, Mukesh Sharma and Kashish Kapoor bowled well taking away
four and three wickets respectively. Anju was named man of the match for his match winning knock of 64 runs.
POONCH: In a match played at Sport Stadium Poonch, Peer Panchal Cricket Club trounced PP Tigersby 17 runs. Batting first, Peer Panchal made 118 runs for five in allotted 20 overs, which, in reply, PP Tigers could not chase and the whole side bowled out for 101 runs in 17.4 overs. Meanwhile, in another match played at the same venue, YCC defeated Seri Cricket Club by six wickets. Batting first, Seri Club scored 139 runs losing nine wickets in 20 overs a side game. In reply, YCC attained the goal making 141 runs for four in 14.4 overs.
UDHAMPUR: Meanwhile, in the district Udhampur tournament, UCC-Blues registered a huge 121 runs victory against Ramnagar Criket Club. Batting first, UCC Blues set a target of 185 runs in 30 overs, which, in reply, Ramnagar could not chase. The whole side bundled out for just 64 runs in 16.2 overs.
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Michael Avallone, a prolific writer of detective stories and other novels that were sometimes reminiscent of old-fashioned pulp fiction, died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 74 and lived in Middlesex County, N.J., for 30 years until 1995.
The cause was heart failure, said his son-in-law, Carr D'Angelo.
Mr. Avallone wrote more than 200 books, about half under his own name and the rest under pseudonyms, Mr. D'Angelo said, and he published many short stories in collections.
He is perhaps best known for his Ed Noon series of detective novels, published from 1953 to 1988.
The first was ''The Tall Dolores'' and the last, ''High Noon at Midnight,'' was his final book. Ed Noon is a wisecracking private eye based in Manhattan whose Runyonesque views on baseball and movies echo those of Mr. Avallone.
Other fiction he wrote included horror tales, novels of the old West and mysteries for children. For Gothic romances he used female pseudonyms.
In a 1973 interview, Mr. Avallone said that one book he wrote in the Partridge Family series of children's mysteries had sold 2.5 million copies. More than two million copies of Mr. Avallone's 1965 espionage novel ''The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: The Thousand Coffins Affair,'' were sold in the United States and elsewhere, Mr. D'Angelo said. That book's spy protagonist was borrowed from the television series ''The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'' Much of his work was translated into foreign languages and sold abroad.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Avallone was sometimes called ''the Fastest Typewriter in the East.'' In a recent issue of the weekly New Times, he was called a ''pulpmeister.'' Mr. Avallone liked to say, ''I never wrote a book I didn't like,'' and the critic John Gross called him ''a formidable figure.''
But Mr. Gross objected to some of Mr. Avallone's sentences, like, ''The whites of his eyes came up in their sockets like moons over an oasis lined with palm trees.'' In describing what he called irresistibly bad prose, the critic Newgate Callendar cited another Avallone excerpt in The New York Times: ''The footsteps didn't walk right in. They stopped outside the door and knocked.''
He was born in Manhattan, one of the 17 children of a stonemason who was also a sculptor, and grew up in the Bronx. He served in the Army from 1943 to 1946, mainly in Europe, rising to sergeant.
Mr. Avallone belonged to the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame and was on the awards committee of the Mystery Writers of America from 1961 to 1971.
An early marriage ended in divorce.
He is survived by his wife, Frances; two sons, Stephen, of the Bronx, and David, a writer and film director, of Los Angeles; a daughter, Susan, who is a screenwriter, of Los Angeles; four brothers, Nicky Iacovetti and Patrick, both of Brooklyn, William, of Middle Island, N.Y., and Gerald, of Florida, and three sisters, Marie Antoinette Fernandez of Brooklyn, Madelyn Fortmuller of Plainview, N.Y., and Grace Conlan of Carlsbad, Calif.Continue reading the main story


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Everly's first birthday party was on Saturday. The cake was her favorite part. Although she did get some pretty fantastic gifts too. It was a bug themed party (sort of) and it was absolutely perfect. I want to share every single picture from that day with you. And I will! But I've been insanely busy around here lately. Everly turns one this Thursday and the two of us (plus my wonderful sister-in-law) are heading to California the next day for a week. I'll be attending a Sacred Pregnancy retreat during the days while Rachel and Everly explore California. At night we'll all be together to play and party. It's going to be a great time, except we'll be missing Aaron terribly. In the days leading up to our trip I have more to accomplish than I can even put into words. I probably shouldn't be writing this post. Instead I should be busy busy working! Everything will get done though because I tend to push myself hard during busy times. And then we'll enjoy our week long (sort of) vacation.
On a separate but sort of awesome note, I was nominated for two awards in the Best of Blog Awards over at My So-Called Chaos. What? Way cool, so thank you to the sweet bloggy friend that nominated me! You can vote for me in the Precise Pinner (I am pretty awesome at Pinterest) and the Best Bloggy Buddy categories. Seriously, thanks friends. I'm honored to be nominated!
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Have you heard the word OpenACircle? If not! This article will explain the meaning of OpenACircle and its key benefit for our web-based social life. Early this afternoon, when I tried to surf the net and went to OpenACircle.com website. I learned that there's one new and good website where you can find a better way to collaborate and meet people virtually anywhere. OpenACircle is a specialize tool which allows you to collaborate for teams which includes innovative screen-sharing and video conferencing features for instant collaboration with co-workers. At first glance you will notice that this website has been made professionally. Actually, I was so impressed on first time I registed and seen the environment of OpenACircle. Compare to other traditional website, such as GoToMeeting and WebEx the collaboration tool are separated into distinct categories. Unlike OpenACircle it is built-in with complete tools, including video and audio conferencing, desktop and file sharing, presentations, blogs, and more. That's not all! OpenACircle has made this website for free with 1 Gb storage, 3 collaboration, 20 Member per Circle and maximum of 10 Attendees per live meeting.
Nowadays, OpenACircle has become popular in World Wide Web when it comes in online collaboration environment. I think that's because OpenACircle is unique in the web-based project/task management space where most competitors have just designed a lightweight version of SharePoint and offer it up as a service.
OpenACircle has several unique features, including:
- The circle owner has the ability to delete the circle, any of its members or any shared content.
- Can view their profiles, invite them to join circles and attend meetings, or instant message them; all with just one click.
- Ideal place for your team to persistently collaborate and meet with multiple individuals, anywhere in the world.
- All your data, meetings, messages and connections are integrated into one easy page
- You can schedule a meeting for a specific date and time, or click the "Meet Now" button and selected connections will be asked to join on the fly
- Collection of all the files that are a part of a circle.
Upon registration you will required to install JRE environment on your Pc. Currently, OpenACircle does not work on MAC. It is suggested that you are using Windows OS platform with at least latest version of Internet Explorer or Mozilla firefox browser will good enough.
Premium and Pro Packages will be open soon. Every Premium member will get 10 Gb storage, 10 collaboration, 50 Member per Circle and maximum of 25 Attendees per live meeting. And for Pro member will get 50 Gb storage, 50 collaboration, 500 Member per Circle and maximum of 50 Attendees per live meeting.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of Blockbuster Inc. were hit hard Monday as concerns mounted over the threat of online video on demand.
Blockbuster BBI, +4.00% stock dropped $1.60, or 7.3 percent, to $20.35. The company has said it is interested in renegotiating deals with major studios over profits from videocassette and DVD rentals and sales. Shares of Blockbuster rival, Hollywood Entertainment Group HLYW also fell 34 cents to $12.02.
Most major media companies saw their shares trade lower, partially negating last week's rally. Viacom Inc. VIA, -0.83% VIA was among the losers, giving up 62 cents to $46.62. AOL Time Warner Inc. AOL also retreated, dropping 16 cents to $41.65.
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Make your own SoilFree Spice Box
How to become The World's Greatest Cook through gardening! Make your own SoilFree Spice Box!
Did you realize your favorite flowerpot can be easily converted into a living spice box that's perfect for your windowsill? Your fresh herbs will be healthier and tastier than anything you can buy, even in an organic market! You either use a traditional organic soil system or a soilfree system like Grorox. We think you'll prefer the soilfree method for a lot of reasons. The most important reasons are the health and purity of your plants. If you're serious about your herb garden, you'll also like the fact that soilfree systems crop much faster than soil systems. Did we mention that soilfree grown herbs are much more flavorful than soil-grown herbs? Plus, soilfree herbs carry no soil-borne pests. And also, you'll avoid the mess and toil of soil. If that's not enough reason to give this a try, we give up!
So what exactly is Grorox?
Grorox is a pea-sized inert medium made from expanded clay. As we said, the "rocks" are porous to retain water and air to help your plants thrive. Since they are inert, they carry no diseases or pests like soil and maintain an excellent environment for healthy root development. Grorox is an excellent growing medium for plants that need good support.
To begin, find yourself a small to medium size container.
You'll find that the plastic pots retain moisture better than clay, however they are not as pretty. That's because the clay pots are porous and allow the moisture to be absorbed through the pot walls. Make sure your pot is either sealed on the bottom or includes a sitter to prevent spills. Next, rinse your small grorox with water to remove dust from shipping and fill the pot to within 3/4" of the top. You should pat down the moistened Grorox mixture to achieve a uniform consistency.
Are you using a Soilfree growing medium?
If so, you'll need to use soilfree hydroponic nutrients mixed with your water to feed your plants. Other soil-based plant nutrient products won't work with this system because they don't supply the sensitivity and full nutrient range of soilfree products. Simply follow the directions on the containers for proper mixing and make yourself a half gallon or so to keep under the counter.
Sow your favorite seeds in between two sheets of moistened paper towel.
Or better yet use cocopeat and gently place them on top of the grorox in your container and cover lightly with grorox once they sprout. Use your soilfree hydroponic nutrient mixture and water as needed. Our favorite spices to grow this way are oregano, sage and thyme as they all stay nice and compact when given plenty of light in a sunny kitchen window.
Additional links regarding Soilfree:
- Organic and Soilfree Growing Mediums
- Soilfree Nutrients
- Eve's Garden Organic Soilfree System


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The Executive of the Children Acts Advisory Board (CAAB) comprises of a Chief Executive, a Deputy Chief Executive, a Manager of Corporate Affairs, a Manager of Research and Information, Advisory Officers, a Project Support Officer, a Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive and the Board, administrative and accounts staff.
Aidan Browne
Aidan Browne, prior to his appointment as Chief Executive of the CAAB, was the first National Director for Primary, Community and Continuing Care in the Health Service Executive (HSE). In this role he was a member of the HSE National Management Team and held overall operational responsibility for all Children's Services (Child Health, Child Welfare and Protection and Children's Residential Services) in Ireland, as well as Mental Health, Disability, Elderly, Social Inclusion and Primary Care Services.
Aidan is a nurse by profession and spent the first 20 years of his career in a wide range of clinical and nursing service management posts up to the level of Director of Nursing before moving into general management in 1997. As well as his nursing qualifications (RPN; RGN; and a number of diplomas) he also holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
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Finbarr O' Leary is the Deputy Chief Executive in the CAAB and previously the SRSB since 2004. He has overall responsibility for both the research and information and the court support directorates. He previously served with Customs and Excise and the Revenue Commissioners holding a range of senior investigative and administrative posts. He is a graduate of public management, human resources and European law from both the Institute of Public Administration, Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. He successfully completed an executive leadership programme in Harvard University, USA in 2006. Since 2004, he has been a council member of the Association of Criminal Justice Research and Development Ltd. (former IASD). He is a native of Macroom, Co. Cork and is a former Cork Minor Gaelic Footballer.
Jane Craig
Prior to her appointment as Head of Corporate Affairs Jane Craig worked with the Department of Health and Children where she has gained extensive experience working in various areas including Child Welfare and Protection Policy, National HR and Workforce Planning, Pensions Policy, Payroll and Accounts. Ms. Craig was assigned to the Special Residential Services Board when it was set up on an Interim basis in 2000 and was appointed through open competition when the Board was set up on a statutory basis in 2003. Ms. Craig has qualifications in Human Resource Management Practice.
Robert Murphy
Robert Murphy is responsible for the development and implementation of the Board's research and information strategies. Prior to joining the Children Acts Advisory Board Robert worked as a senior public policy consultant in a number of leading consultancy firms. Robert has considerable expertise in evaluating public policy (particularly in the area of education and training service delivery) and of undertaking public policy focused research. Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, a Masters of Science (MSc) in Economics and is an Economic and Social Research Council Scholar.
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