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> I've never been one to come down on umpires. I understand they have one of the toughest jobs in baseball. Just like players make mistakes, umpires will every so often as well.
Some people would disagree with this, but, in my opinion, umpires' mistakes are usually by accident. Say there's a bang-bang play at first base. Sometimes the naked eye just can't see whether or not the runner was safe, without instant replay (but that's another story). Since MLB refuses to expand instant replay, we have to accept the fact that umpires are human and will miss calls like that every now and then.
Those are the type of umpire mistakes I can accept. But, there was an incident last night where an umpire became selfish, and an innocent player was punished because of it. Those are the types of intentional mistakes that make me hate umpires.
The incident I'm referring to occurred in last night's Nationals-Astros game. The first part of it happened in the fourth inning. Bryce Harper was at the plate, and Armando Galarraga (who, ironically, has one of the most famous run-ins with an ump of all time) was on the mound. Harper had an 0-2 count, and Galarraga threw a fastball that ran a bit outside. Catcher Carlos Corporan sort of framed the ball, but not enough to make it a strike. But, home plate umpire Angel Hernandez (heard that name before?) called Harper out. Harper didn't explode about the strike call, but he let Hernandez know that he thought it was outside. Hernandez appeared to take it well, and didn't eject Harper.
All seemed well until Harper's next at-bat in the sixth inning. The Nats had the bases loaded with two outs against reliever Chuckie Fick, and Harper was in a favorable 3-1 count. So, Fick, a left-hander, threw a cutter to the also left-handed Harper that appeared to run outside- there was no question about this one. Harper waited for a strike call, didn't hear it, and started to run to first base. But, after Harper took a few steps out of the batter's box, Hernandez called a strike. You could see the discontent on Harper's face as he walked back to the batter's box.
On the next pitch, Fick threw a cutter in the exact same place. Harper once again started to run to first base, but Hernandez called that pitch a strike as well. Harper slammed his bat in anger, but made no gesture towards Hernandez, so he wasn't ejected.
Still, this shows that Hernandez held a grudge against Harper from the fourth inning. He also probably wanted to see if he could break Harper and make him retaliate. Harper, who is just 19, handled it perfectly, although I wouldn't have blamed him one bit for barking at Hernandez.
The point is that some umpires aren't even doing their job anymore. They think fans come to the games to see them, which isn't at all the case. MLB claims that they're evaluating their umpires, but that is in no way true. If they actually were, guys like Hernandez, Joe West, Bob Davidson, and so on would be on the unemployment line right now.
The News
> The Brewers don't play today, which is why I decided to put up an opinionated article. They start a three-game series with the Astros in Houston tomorrow.
> Shaun Marcum's first rehab start for the Timber Rattlers was rained out today. Instead, he'll make his scheduled start tomorrow at 5:35 PM CT in the first game of a double-header.
> I learned from EM this morning that the Cardinals traded the one-time highly-touted prospect Tyler Greene to the Astros for a player to be named later and/or cash considerations. This comes the night after Greene was booed by the "best fans in baseball" because he made an error that would have cost the Cards the game at the time. They went on to lose to the Giants 15-0, which wasn't all Greene's fault. But the game could have gone differently had he not made the error.
Anyway, Cards fans have always had mixed feelings about Greene, but the past few years they've found ways to blame him for everything. So I'm guessing the game last night was the last straw for Greene, and he requested a trade following it.
> Last night, a pretty funny situation happened to Reds media relations director Jamie Ramsey (@Jamieblog), who also runs a blog. After the Reds lost to the Brewers, he got into fights publicly with a bunch of Reds fans. He also apparently sent a threatening direct message to one of the guys he was in disagreement with. The user he sent it to posted a picture of the DM a few minutes later, and Ramsey deleted his account (which he brought back this morning). Deadspin got a hold of it, so you can guess what happened from there. (Here's a link to Deadspin's article, which posted all the conversations/pictures Ramsey was having.)
> The Orioles called up their top prospect today, shortstop Manny Machado. There was some speculation that the O's, when they were in the running for Zack Greinke, would need to give him up, but they weren't willing to do that.
Anyway, it'll be interesting to see what they do with former Brewer JJ Hardy, who currently mans the starting shortstop position for the Orioles. Machado is starting at third base tonight, but his natural position is shortstop, so I can't imagine they'd keep playing him at third (since Chris Davis and Mark Reynolds also need positions).
I would say this is a perfect time for the Brewers to claim Hardy off waivers and use him as a utilityman, but Hardy has been one of the Orioles' best power hitters the past two years, so they probably wouldn't give him up in the middle of a pennant race.
> MLB released its new playoff schedule today. It's screwy this year, but is supposed to get better after this year:
October 4th: Regular season tiebreaker game(s) (if needed) (TBS)
October 5th: Tiebreaker games between the two Wild Card winners for each league (TBS)
October 6th: First two Division Series begin (TBS)
October 7th: Second two Division Series begin (TBS/MLBN)
October 13th: ALCS begins (FOX)
October 14th: NLCS begins (FOX)
October 24th: World Series begins at NL Park (FOX)
Now we see the effect of the two Wild Cards be added to late (if they should have been added at all). Everything is jam-packed at the beginning of the postseason. That causes the teams with worse records to have home field advantage in the first round due to time/travel issues. Sort of defeats the point of home field advantage, no? Everything returns to normal in the second round, however.
MLB Network is also going to be broadcasting a few DS games this fall for the first time in their history.
Probably none of this will apply to the Brewers, though.
> I updated the about page here at BWI. I made that page over a year ago when I first started BWI, so it was in desperate need of some updating.
On another note regarding the site, I've decided that I'm probably going to change the theme again. At first I liked the new theme, but lately it's felt too busy and crowded. It makes the style of article I write feel messy and unorganized, and there are a ton of useless widgets that the theme doesn't let me get rid of.
The Numbers
> Randy Wolf threw a 49 MPH eephus/curveball in yesterday's game against the Reds. I think that's a record low, even for him. You can watch the slow ball here.
> Anyway, that's about it. I'll be back tomorrow with more Brewers coverage.


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Total Football Cafe
Greetings! Welcome to my brand new soccer blog site Total Football Cafe. This will be my regular stomping ground for all soccer/football/futbol-related ramblings. Thank you for visiting and I hope you will return regularly. In the meantime, please check out my brand new non-fiction book Dallas 'Til I Cry: Learning to Love Major League Soccer.

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Last night I went out again as part of my training with Psych.
I have been getting tips from the guys at Efficient Pickup. They are onto something.
Anyway, I went out with a few of the guys. A lot of emotions since we're running pull game, there's a lot of ups and downs and I'm just learning how to deal with it effectively.
I did a few sets nothing really solid. Hit up analog there were cute girls there, did a few number closes but I don't think those numbers are 100% solid. Alex and I were amogging each other and I think I pissed him off ha. Well he hit on my girl first!
I end up going back to Ivy rooftop, and manage to pull at Hb6/7. She had a great body my type skinny and tall but her face was just ok. I end up back at my place. I was very casual and seeded carefully. However I missed out on comfort. She said she liked Asian guys but I don't know that much about her. Works here lives in the city and is a vegetarian. I got her home and played movie and we laid on my bed. At this point we were watching to movie I got lazy. I just physically got on top of her and hugged, and she freaked. Usually I would pre-load that with, "hey, its just a hug I want to see if our bodies are compatible". This time, I just did it.
Afterward she backed off
I calibrated right away, "sorry, I just wanted to see if our bodies are compatible".
HB: "yes we already know it is. I'm sorry, I have to go"
I try to be cool about it, but ask her why
She sits down and tells me, "I never done this before, go home with a guy like that"
Its like the spell was broke nor something.
I learned today from another MILF HB that sometimes you have to be cool and let things go when you lose the girl. If fucking sucks because you're expecting to get laid but then it doesn't happen, and any guy who has been in that situation knows what it feels like. I just walked her to the elevator and try to do damage repair. I said, "It's cool, I didn't mean to freak you out. Call you next time and maybe we can hangout for real"
She said ok but I think that number might flake, we'll see.
After that, it was 12:30pm and I thought, I can load up internet porn and call it a night, or, I could go back. For some strange reason I decided to go back. So I went to the Ivy and texted some of my wings, they were still there.
We hit up a few sets. There was a group of super hot girls about 5-6 from the same college group, and they were dead-ends. All of them were flirting with their guy friends and none of them were pull-able. They also got a kick out of rejecting guys' advances because of the social clique. It was interesting to watch because although they were the hottest girls there, you would be lucky to even get a number. I realized the 2nd time I was there and I approached one of the girls, those are baits that waste your time. There's just no way to break into that social circle and get that hottest girl. Maybe… if I HAD to do it, I would hook 2 other hotties first, then merge groups. However it was difficult to do. Anyway I avoided them for the rest of the night the second round. The first round I befriended a few of the guys and it took time and wasn't worth it. The girls were super defensive, even when I was introduced by one of their guys. They were just playing hard to get and enjoying it. No need to feed the beast who won't give back.
I had one set where I matched the girl's energy and she was down, but her friend blocked and said she had a boyfriend. I looked at her like, "for real?" She nodded and seemed sad. After that a few more sets didn't go anywhere then I saw 2 girls walk in.
As soon as I open, "hey, you guys look badass" it was on. The bitchy glasses girl was on me. "What did you say? blah blah blah". The other Texas girl hot 8.5/9 was on me, "oh thank you! You look cute". I knew it was on. I was super nice but firm with the bitchy girl and Texas girl was already kinoing me. In this situation I don't usually buy girls drinks, but bitchy girl said, "let's get a drink". It was the only way to move them from the door, so I grab both girls by the hand and lead to the bar. At the bar I get water. Bitchy girl wants a drink so I pay for her. We chat. Things are going well.
HB Houston: IOI, IOI, IOI
Me: Cool. Banter Banter
HB: IOD. That was a weird thing to say
I don't remember what I said but I knew instinctively that it was nothing, and she chose to interpret that as a test.
I just look at her like I don't care because I really didn't.
Anyway at this point, another guy she met earlier swoops in.
I was a little upset but I remember Tyler's videos and realized that the only way to get her back was to not care so I scanned around for other girls.
I also remembered from reading previous field reports years back, that logistcs was key. There was a story someone told me where they befriended the Hot girls best friend, and ended up closing.
So I talked to HB Bitchy. She was warming up to me. I gave her the respect she so craved.
HB Friend: "Let me buy you a drink. Come on I have to return the favor"
Me: "I'm good I don't drink that much"
HB: "no, no, we're celebrating"
Me: "Ok. A mojito if they make that, if not, a coke and rum is good". (I struggled with the coke and rum I haven't drank in years in-field)
HB gets me a drink. I'm impressed.
I talk to her about logistics and their relationship while bantering. She's pretty much on cheer leader now
HB Friend: "we're visiting from Houston. She's single, I'm married. That guy she's talking met her earlier, she's a bit drunk don't worry it'll be fine we'll totally go home together later"
About 5-10 min into it I am getting buzzed, fuck. I'm a light weight and I realize I am actually trying harder to think clearly. I focus and get some water, and things stop buzzing and clarity sinks in.
HB Friend literally AMOGS for me. She goes to talk to HB Houston and stops the guy completely in his tracks. I come and pull HB Houston away, she complies. She's a bit tipsy and says, "hey I didn't forget about you"
I qualify, "oh yeah L. What's my name"
She stumbles and feels embarrassed, "tell me again!" and qualifies
The guy is persistent though we move to the dancefloor. He loses her for a bit. I realized that most guys give up too easily. I also learned that in order for me to win, someone has to lose, and if I want to be a winner, I have to become a man who's ok with that. We bounce whole group to the dancefloor, we meet another Indian guy an his posse of French girls and what looks like international students. HB Houston dances with me and I make sure HB Friend is always included in on the phone. A couple of times she pulls away. I don't chase like a chode. I talk to the other girls. Because HB Houston is the hottest girl there right now around 1:30, other girls start to notice me. French girl Anika pulls me away, "you're really cool!".
Me: "Thanks". I am polite and banter like I would with a fan. Then I get back to HB Houston.
She gets pulled away by some other guys. I noticed from their body language that they were mostly chodes. If I had met a real player, it would have been a tough fight, because she was flirty and really going about it. At every point though when she's talking to another guy, I would lightly touch her back and grab her hand from behind her back, while she's talking to the guy. She always comes back to me. At one point she said, "oh hey Rich! I didn't forget about you". Some of the guys were more persistent than others, but they never really hooked her. Their intentions were not strong enough and their body language exhibited this. I got to see things from the alpha's perspective. She would bounce around for energy, and I always remained fun, cool, light-hearted and "not a big deal" sort of vibe (thanks Julien and Owen from RSD). She says, "you're not like the other guys". I reply, "I know. It's cool"
At one point, the old dude who originally pulled her away from me came back. He tried one last time, "hey, I'm leaving". I see him coming. At this point I hovered close to her but pretended not to care too much as I was dancing. I overheard, "do you want to come back with me?" She laughs and says no, "My friend is here! I can't leave them!" He didn't respond properly to the objection, just kept saying, "but I'm leaving you. Are you sure? Are you sure? yeah? So you've decided?". I realized the mistake he was making, change her mood, not her mind. At this point I sensed weakness in his game. I grab her hand and lightly but firmly lead away from him towards the other side of the dancefloor. There was 1-2 seconds of tension he was holding her other hand. But I wasn't letting go, and I picked exactly the time she said, "no, I can't" after the 3rd time he asked. So timing was good and I lead her away. The moment her hand left his, I knew it was over. In a way I enjoyed it but I also saw the flaw in his game. I did not say hi to the guys tonight or give them value, I used to befriend them, but nothing would come out of it. They never return my calls and they are just there for the girl. So I've learned to train myself to be the winner of these situations.
Two 2 guys try to game her. At this point at 1:45 the lights are on and she's the hottest girl there. I let her have her space, but now she's coming back to me on her own, with IOIs, "you're cool, I like you"
I engage her, the new friends, and HB Friend.
HB Friend meets an Indian guy who has a table. He's trying to game both of them an befriends me. I'm cool and nice to him. Oh. Before this, I started seeding the fact that I live downtown, and that I'll be her tourguide and walk her back to her hotel like a gentleman. HB Houston laughed and said, "ok". I also told HB Friend, the gatekeeper, "Hey, I'm going to walk your friend home. Do you want to come with us?"
HB Friend says, "no, I'm good. Nice work!"
I realized from this set how important it is to have the gatekeeper on your side. She may be the most annoying, unreasonable person in the world, but she has power and in order to get access to her friend you have to go through her. The other guys did not realize this.
HB Houston asked HB Friend to come with us 5 times, the friend was really hitting it off with the Indian guy and said she's staying. I let the girls talk it out for a few minutes. Finally I stepped in when, "Hey, will you get home safely?" HB Friend: "YES!" Me to HB Houston: "She's good. Let's go". I pull again. I sense slightly token resistance, but after about a second she moves. We're in the elevator she's holding onto me.
On the way to the hotel I get to banter and know a bit about her, and she's saying "we're NOT having sex tonight. Only cuddling"
Me "OK"
HB: "SERIOUSLY. No sex. I don't even know you"
This goes on for the next hour in bed
She's wearing a shirt and shorts and I'm in my boxer and wife beater. I try to escalate. Got pretty far a few times. But she would always stop me. I kept going until she said, "Seriously, you have to stop or leave"
I stop and initiate a few times throughout the night. She keeps saying shes' tired, has to get up at 7:30, and doesn't continue. Now, I have been in these situations before. The girl in Miami I just went to sleep and escalated middle of the night and she was down.
With this girl, EVERY time I did that, she would enjoy it but eventually stop me. I rubbed her pussy and she was moaning, and then she will again stop me with her hands and say, "seriously, STOP". Maybe I misinterpreted, and honestly if I pushed it all the way until I got kicked out, I would have known where the boundary is. Maybe I should have done that. But overall, in all truth I pushed as far as I could until I sensed that she was serious about "stop" and her tonality has a slight change from light laughter to logical seriousness of "stop".
She noted "I'm tired and I only have a few hours to sleep!" and I knew this was true due to the conference. She also said she's a good girl so I transitioned to just talking to her. She's 1 of 5 kids, parents divorced, and grew up in Houston. Good all-American girl. Believes in a higher power. Studies biology and works in clinical research. Very smart girl has notes like an Asian student in her text book of Chemistry which I busted her on relentlessly.
In the morning I negged her a bit and talked about Karma. She's getting ready for her conference.
I try a different angle. "I do like you. If you lived her we would have done this correct and gone out to dinner"
HB: "Aw. I would like that"
Me: "Monday, lets"
HB: "ok!"
I anchor and time bridge Monday @6 at her hotel lobby, she's down.
As I leave I get her number and text myself: "I love you, hot Asian guy"
I reply while I'm walking home, "I know'
HB8.5: "haha. Funny. Hot Asian guy"
HB 8.5: "Looking forward to Monday 6pm. I will be well rested"
I wait until I'm almost home, "sounds good"
Honestly I think if I didn't care, I could have pushed it more. But I think eventually it would have stopped. If I was one of the EP dudes I probably would have just jerked off over her I got her shirt off, her breasts all over my hands, and my hand down her panties. Could have easily masturbated over her and called it a day. But I think this is the right way to run game and want to see how it goes.
Oh, at one point I tried Owen's line, "I'm good just masturbated in the bathroom you don't turn me on anymore". And the response was, "no way you're lying!". She seemed surprisingly shocked. That is a good line to use to take power away from her. I wonder what would happen if that was actually true.
Overall, I learned a lot from the Efficient Pickup guys and Alex. Their method of going directly for the pull forces you to conquer your fears and focus on only pulling. Usually you don't want to do this in social situations, but with more experience you can calibrate more carefully before escalating fully without FEAR. In the meantime, pick a venue that's public and you don't know that many people.
Oh. I made a note to write down everyone's name that works at the door at a club. The doorman tapped me on the shoulder on the way out and gave me my umbrella. It helps to notice people and remember their names and their jobs. People appreciate that you appreciate them.
Thanks to Alex E for winging, Jason for putting up with my ego, Beryl for lecturing me on his philosophy, Jonas for introducing me to this type of game.


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Title: Loyal Servant
Age-Range Category: Five
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Severus Snape, Winky
Author: teryarel
Rating: PG-13
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
Summary: We can probably agree that house-elves are helpful creatures, cleaning and cooking for their masters, following their orders. But sometimes a house-elf may be something more. (No owls were harmed in the writing of this story.)
Many people think that being confronted with death or almost dying changes a person. But Severus Snape had almost died too often to believe that. Maybe in his case it was because he had really died, there in the Shrieking Shack.
Severus Snape knew that he would definitely not have come back from the dead without the help of the infernal house-elf, Winky.
He remembered Winky from her service at Hogwarts. She had been drunk so often that he had rarely even seen her about. In his year as headmaster the other house-elves had complained about the free elf. The way they had said that, as if it was a swear word, had made him growl. (Free elf, Death Eater, traitor.) The house-elves had learned quickly and only called her by her name in his presence. He had been to the kitchens frequently that year and he had seen her there, slumped on a small stool in front of a fireplace, an empty bottle by her feet, slurring and babbling under her breath.
She had been out in the castle's corridors on the day of the Battle (the day of his death), when he hasted to follow the call of the Dark Lord. For an instant their eyes had met, both hurrying in different directions but stopping for a brief moment when their paths crossed. He remembered the frenzy of his thoughts, for he had to reach the boy, yet. In a split-second he debated whether to send her off to fetch Potter or rely a message to him; however, she had once been loyal to the Death Eater son of Crouch — he dared not trust her. But there was something she could do, after all. 'Go and help,' he snarled at her and prayed that she would help Hogwarts and its residents, as was her duty as an employee of the castle.
Later, Winky told him that she had indeed understood his order and, more crucially, his intention. She said that she had wanted to help the students — and most important, Potter — because her good old friend, Dobby, would have wanted it. 'Dobby is been a good friend to Winky. A very good friend,' she would often say. (Severus was thankful that she had stopped bawling her eyes out every time she remembered or spoke about the dead house-elf.)
What Severus had not anticipated was that Winky would find him in the Shack, search his robes for potions, pour what she found into his mouth or rub into his wound. She had learned how to care for an incapacitated person during her service for the Crouches, otherwise her attempts at helping might have had no effect. She admitted that she did not know the different potions and ointments he had been carrying with him, but their scent and viscosity had given her an indication of their use. Thus, she had somehow managed to slow down the blood loss enough to keep him from bleeding out. Moreover, Winky had either understood the difficult situation he was in (Severus was only somewhat inclined to believe that the obnoxious elf would have been able to understand his precarious position) or she had still followed his earlier command, and as soon as she had staunched the bleeding sufficiently apparated him to a half-forgotten property of the Crouches, where they had stayed until Severus had been out of danger to die (again).
Once, Severus tried to speak with Winky about those first hours after she had come to tend to him. She had looked at him with those large, brown eyes that quickly started to fill with tears. 'Winky was doing all she coulds to help,' she wailed and blew her bulbous nose in the handkerchief Severus handed her. They shared a long, silent look and Severus had never asked her again about what exactly she had done to save him (bring him back from the dead).
The house-elf glared and banged a full plate onto the desk. Severus rolled his eyes and pulled the journal he had been reading out from under the plate. He must have lost track of time again, seeing how agitated the little elf had become. She stood before him, arms akimbo, her little apron clean and neatly pressed, like a smaller (but only marginally less intimidating) version of Molly Weasley. 'Master Severus needs to eat!' (Severus wanted to roll his eyes again, but once an hour had to be enough.)
At first Winky had tried to call him Master Headmaster Snape, then Master Potions Master Snape, finally Master Snape — when he had made it clear for once and all that he was not to be called that! (He had meant being called Master; it had made him uneasy. And besides, he was definitely not her Master.) So she called him Master Severus. (The nerve! At least she had never tried to call him Master Sev. Small favours, gift horses and all that.)
As he watched Winky turn and disappear from the room Severus wondered how different this life had turned out to be in the end. He had never even dreamed of having a house-elf when he had been growing up. As a young man he had not had the money (or the family) needed to get his hands on one. Then later yet, a house-elf would have been a liability, a potential threat. (And a helping hand, a loyal companion, trusted…)
Staring at the empty spot where Winky had just been, Severus realised that he had come to trust his strange little companion. He could not pinpoint the time when he started to rely on her. He had been forced to do so in the beginning, when he was still incapacitated, but not later. Once he had gotten back his bearings he could have sent her away, back to Hogwarts. Somehow it had never occurred to him, though. Now, more than ten years later, it somehow didn't matter anymore. (She belonged with him.) With a small curl of his lips he started to eat. (Better not to upset her. Who knew how she would act out her revenge this time, the mean fiend.)
After some minutes the elf returned still glaring, but her features softened when she spotted the empty plate. 'There be post for you, Master Severus,' she announced and deposited a small envelope on the table before clearing the dishes away and disappearing again.
When they had received the first owl they both had been in similar states of disarray. Winky had squeaked and howled, terrified that they (Severus) had been found (by anyone — it did not matter who, all of them were ill-disposed towards him). She was waving her arms and shooing the owl off, almost knocking it against a wall with a broom in her frenzy to chase the bird off (to protect him). Severus had turned ashen, but was outwardly as composed as the elf was distressed. Only his hands shook when he reached for the parchment that the owl had dropped before hurtling off. Winky had then turned the broom against him in one swift move, pushing his hand back. 'No, no! You mustn't touch the letter, sir! Do not touch!' Winky had screeched, wide-eyed and shaking. 'It be poisoned! It be a portkey! No, no!'
Fortunately for all involved, they very rarely received owl post. And the longer they had stayed undiscovered, the more they kept calm whenever another owl would come by.
Severus opened the envelope and read the short message. With a sigh he leaned back and idly played with the letter. Winky's head peered from behind the door, an apprehensive frown on her face. 'We will have a guest, Winky,' Severus addressed her smoothly. 'Could you prepare a meal for us? Something light, maybe the delicious vegetable broth and the crunchy bread you make?' She stepped into view fully and nodded silently before she started wringing her hands. Her chin wobbled and Severus knew she was one breath away from bursting into tears. 'It will be all right, Winky.' (He placated her only because he could not stand to hear her sniffling and wailing. Even worse, she looked disgusting with eyes that were red and puffy from crying.) She straightened her back and sniffed. 'Yes, Master Severus.'
They had moved often and irregularly in the first years, relaying on their memories of deserted buildings. But one could only find so many uninhibited houses that would be secure enough for them to hide in for a longer period of time. The house they lived in now had been a surprise find. Three years after Winky had brought them to Crouche's house Severus had met a woman on his search to find a new place to stay. She had just divorced her (ungrateful, cheating, son-of-a-) ex-"hubby" and wanted to hurt him as good as he had hurt her. Severus could relate. Two days later she had sold him the house with all legal documents for a handful of Pounds.
The next days were spent much as the days before. Winky puttered about their house, cleaning, washing, and cooking for them. Severus hadn't eaten as many of his favourite foods in such a short time since… He could not remember. (Never. Not ever had someone doted on him like this. Not even when he had been bed-ridden and weak, for at that time Winky and he had not yet been this close.) Severus used the time to brew some potions, read and bring his affairs in order. (One should be prepared, even if nowadays one didn't have many affairs and open ends anymore. He had no connections to the wizarding world.) He still brewed potions, though, but these days he made his money by brewing 'all natural' remedies and 'organic' ointments that he sold to Muggles on the weekly market every Saturday.
On the last evening Severus bade Winky to join him during the meal. She agreed solemnly and served for two. Severus transfigured the second chair to have two small steps so that she could climb it more easily. (He thought that it would not fit the occasion if Winky would have to wiggle onto the chair like a hapless urchin.) They sat quietly at the small table, speaking quietly. After she had cleaned up Severus took her to the armchair in front of the fire and told her that any wizard would have need for such a formidable house-elf. There was a letter of recommendation for her (she might not need it to find another master, but he wanted to make sure, just in case, that she had something to help her find a good home) which he tucked into the pocket of her flowery apron and she was not to loose or hide it. Then he pulled her into a halting embrace. Winky threw herself at him and squeezed and held him for a long time. Neither made a sound.
At noon sharp there was a knock on the door. Severus, dressed in his best robes, stood in the small sitting room and nodded for Winky to let their guest in. She smoothed out her pristine apron, bowed once to her Master and did as he asked of her.


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The city of West Palm Beach just released a new list of road closures you should know about. Below is the list to help you plan your commute for the coming week:
• Lake Avenue from Summit Boulevard to Bradley Street is closed until Feb. 10 as the city replaces the drainage system. This may change from week to week based on construction activity.
• Parker Avenue at Park Place will be partially closed until Jan. 13 as the city performs utility installation work.
• Flagler Drive at Southern Boulevard will be partially closed until Feb. 14 as the city performs utility installation work.
• Dixie Highway at Fern Street will be closed and Fern Street itself will be partially closed from Dec. 12-15 as crews dismantle a crane at The Alexander worksite.
• Flagler Drive at the Flagler Memorial Bridge will closed from Dec. 16-19 for work related to the bridge replacement.
• Miramar Way will be closed from Olive Avenue to Washington Road from now through Jan. 31 for utilities installation.
• Partial closures for work related to All Aboard Florida's Brightline passenger-rail service: Third Street at Quadrille Boulevard from now through Dec. 11; Clematis Street at Quadrille from Dec. 14-18; Banyan Boulevard at Quadrille from Dec. 19-23.
• Rosemary Avenue at the Palm Beach County Convention Center will be partially closed — with the end date to be determined — as crews replace the roof on the CityPlace South Tower.
• Florida Avenue will be closed at Rosemary Avenue until Dec. 20 for work at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. This may change from week to week based on construction activity.


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Steven MankoucheProfessor of Architecture
Steven Mankouche is a registered architect and a Professor of Architecture at Taubman College. He teaches architectural fabrication, construction as well as graduate and undergraduate design studios. Steven was born in Athens, Greece and grew up in Milan, Italy. He received his architectural training at Cornell University (B. Arch + M. Arch) and the Architectural Association in London (RIBA Part One).
Mankouche has lectured and taught architecture at institutions in the US and abroad, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the Fachhochschule Liechtenstein. He has numerous awards including: Architect Magazine's 2010, 2013, and 2014 R+D Awards and 2013 P/A (Progressive Architecture Award), three Boston Society of Architects (BSA) Un-Built Architecture awards and 2003 Young Architects Award from the New York Architectural League. He has received numerous fellowships such as: the Willard A. Oberdick Fellowship at the University of Michigan, a combined Ceramics and Architecture fellowship at the European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands and the Architecture fellowship at Akademie Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany. His work has been exhibited: 2009 Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, the Hilversum Museum, the 1st International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam, Art Prize at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, the Architectural League of New York, Spaces Gallery in Cleveland, Scripps College in Clermont California, the University of Toronto and Cornell University.
Mankouche is a co-founder of ARCHOLAB, (Architectural Research Collaborative) with Joshua Bard and Matthew Schulte. This cross institutional collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University brings architects together with other disciplines such as art, robotics, activism, filmmaking, advocacy and even farming. ARCHOLAB's work focuses on two primary disciplinary concerns: the ability for people to construct their own environment and understanding relation between history, technology, materials and labor. ARCHOLAB is interested in developing design strategies and methods for empowering public participation in the design of their built environment. ARCHOLAB uses digital technology to revisit and revive lost historic construction methods and practices. One driver behind ARCHOLAB's work is the understanding that pre-electrification technologies while being craft intensive are also most often centered around natural, low carbon footprint materials which are less predictable than highly industrialized materials. ARCHOLAB is interested in why certain material and methods are no longer in use and what drove them into extinction. Historic construction methods according to ARCHOLAB have deep seeded cultural roots which when investigated using digital fabrication tools such as multi axial robotic arms shed meaningful insight on the relation between haptic knowledge and craft as well as the economics of modern industrial manufacturing and the politics of labor.


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Friday, Sep 22, 2017
UNI Science Education offers one-day Update Conferences that feature presentations on the latest research in a discipline as well as research on innovative teaching methods and materials; informal discussions with colleagues, university faculty and secondary science teaching majors on relevant issues; and upcoming professional development opportunities at UNI.
The 2019 UNI Science Education Update Conference scheduled from 9 am to 3 pm for Friday, April 5, 2019 on the University of Northern Iowa campus will be for Iowa and middle school/junior high and high school science teachers that will focus on issues and topics relevant to teaching secondary science. Please click here for a copy of the agenda.
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Just a little heads up that I'm taking a little break from sewing for a few weeks. I'm a weekend sewer and my June weekends are filling up fast. Last weekend I went home to visit family and host a baby shower. I will be on vacation for the next two weekends (BEEEEEEEACH) and then have some family and friends visiting after that. I also have some sewing to do for some new bambinos coming soon and I don't know if bibs and boppy covers are blog material. There is a very small possibility that I'll finish up my mineral linen scout before this weekend, but who knows?
So I MIGHT snag some photos of some newly made items at the beach and post about them, but other than that there will be no newly sewn items!
But, armed with what I learned throughout MMM, I have gone on a bit of a fabric shopping spree. I didn't buy any fabric all month so I splurged a little (a lot) and got my queue back in shape.
First, knits. The single most worn item last month was my blue stripe jersey Scout tee. It is absolutely on its last legs, so I could definitely use a few more knit tees. I bought some of these Robert Kaufman knits to make tees and possibly a pair of lounge shorts. I'm a big fan of the little hits of color in the speckles.
I also have no me made pants. After seriously considering pulling the trigger on a $60 pair of sweatpants, I realized I'm obsessed with MeUndies fabric and decided to get some of my own. No picture, because it's black, but I'm going to make my first ever pair of pants. Lounge pants, sure. But pants, nonetheless!
Another item that got worn a LOT last month, even if it wasn't tracked, was my heart print Linden sweatshirt. I also wore my blue one quite a bit. These are great layering pieces for home or my casual office and I need a couple more. I got this brick red terry and some coordinating ribbing for my next version.
This tissue knit may also be a Linden, may be a Lark, or may be the upcoming Penny raglan from Grainline. But it's $3 a yard and it's my favorite color, so it's going to be something. The bottom fabric is one I saw on a MMM instagram post and wanted immediately. It's a quilting cotton I think, and will be a Scout or a tank top.
And of course, if I learned anything it's that money spent on Nani Iro fabric is never wasted. especially not floral Nani Iro. ESPECIALLY not colorful, floral Nani Iro! So I picked out 4 prints (some old) to get and make Scouts (Links for clockwise: 1, 2, 3 and 4). If I have a summer uniform, it's linen shorts and a Scout. And I'm excited to expand my double gauze Scout collection with these.
Whew! That's a lot. But I'm a stasher, and my stash has been dwindling since I bought my new machine a couple of months ago, so it was time to replenish. I think I'm set for a while!


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I had a situation where I had a Payment UserControl that had say, 20 properties on it. I also had a Class file (App_Code) that I wanted to use to handle some of the business logic when the payment was complete. Say create tables in the database.
I could have A) Created a method on the class and sent in 20 arguments. B) Created 20 properties on that class and populate them all before I call the method. But that was waste of code to me, when I already had the information. I just wanted to do something with it.
So I thought, what if I just send in my UserControl into my class method by reference, then I can just use the properties directly to retrieve the value. So I tried… no luck. Class can't see my UserControl class.
Problem/Broken Version:
My UserControl's class is Application_Controls_Payment
Partial Class Application_Controls_Payment Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl '...End Class
In my class file I tried to use it as an argument on a function that the page would send me. However this fails on the compiler.
Public Shared Function CreateTransactionRecordInDB(ByRef PaymentUserControl As Application_Controls_Payment) As Integer 'This Errors, as Application_Controls_Payment class from the UserControl can not be seen from this levelEnd Function
So I created an Interface for all the properties, and Implemented it on my UserControl. Then Sent the UserControl as the Interface and low and behold, it works great!
Step 1: Create Interface with all the properties.
Public Interface PaymentControl Property CreditCardNumber() As String Property CCVCode() As String Property ExpirationMonth() As String Property ExpirationYear() As String Property TransactionAmount() As Double Property TransactionAmountAdditionalInfo() As String Property TransactionDescription() As String Property InvoiceNumber() As String Property BillingFirstName() As String Property BillingLastName() As String Property BillingEmail() As String Property BillingCompany() As String Property BillingAddress() As String Property BillingState() As String Property BillingCity() As String Property BillingZipCode() As String Property CustomerID() As String Property CustomerIPAddress() As String Property EmailCustomerReceipt() As Boolean Property EmailReceiptHeader() As String Property EmailReceiptFooter() As String Property EmailOfMerchant() As String Property TestMode() As Boolean Property ValidationGroup() As StringEnd Interface
Step 2: Implement this Interface To your UserControl
Partial Class Application_Controls_Payment Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl Implements CheckOut.PaymentControl Public Property CreditCardNumber() As String Implements CheckOut.PaymentControl.CreditCardNumber Get Return txtCCNumber.Text End Get Set(ByVal Value As String) txtCCNumber.Text = Value End Set End Property Public Property CCVCode() As String Implements CheckOut.PaymentControl.CCVCode Get Return txtCCVCode.Text End Get Set(ByVal Value As String) txtCCVCode.Text = Value End Set End Property'... Rest of ProperitesEnd Class
Step 3: Change your Method Constructor to want the Interface class vs trying to call the UserControl's class.
Public Shared Function CreateTransactionRecordInDB(ByRef PaymentUserControl As PaymentControl) As Integer 'Now you can reference the properties from the usercontrol Dim oPaymentTransactions As New PaymentTransaction oPaymentTransactions.BillingAddress = PaymentUserControl.BillingAddress oPaymentTransactions.CCVCode = PaymentUserControl.CCVCode oPaymentTransactions.CCExpirationMonth = PaymentUserControl.ExpirationMonth 'Rest of code hereEnd Function
And there you go.


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Shaving. It can be kind of a pain in the ass, but we have to do it. Even if you have a beard, there's some maintenance that needs to be done. For your wedding day, I'd 100% recommend you have a professional barber clean you up, but not all of us have that kind of time or cash. So, I'm going to share some ways you can get the next best thing at home.
The Clean Shaven Man
The most knowledgeable of clean-shaven dudes will know that taking shortcuts in your shaving routine will show. You can prevent frequent knicks, cuts and bumps in a few steps:
Take a quick second to apply a pre-shaving oil. This allows the blade to cut a little closer to the skin and lifts the hair, so the end product is a smoother feel.
Spinster Sisters Co. Pre-Shave Oil, $26 (Tip: A little goes a long way)
There are a lot of razors out there to choose from. Dollar Shave Club and Harry's are both great because you can get them shipped to your house and at a fraction of the cost. Did you know Target has subscription-eligible items you can order directly from them?
Dollar Shave Club, $1 – $9 per month
Harry's Subscription Starter Pack, $25 (Refills are $8)
Gillette Fusion Refill Pack, $22.50
Shaving gel or cream?
This mostly depends on personal preference — either will get the job done if you use it right. If you're real fancy, you'll use a shave brush and shaving soap. It's going to give you the absolute best shave in the world, but it is more of a commitment.
Nivea Shaving Gel, $9 for a 3 Pack from Amazon
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After shave
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Having a beard doesn't mean you get to slack off. Beards need daily cleaning and maintenance, but it can all be done pretty quickly. All you need to do is make sure you're brushing through it, hydrating the hair and skin (that's what an oil is for) and keeping it trimmed and tidy.
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A true warrior and our good friend is in need and we wanted share this with everyone. Datu Kelly Worden is an authority in the martial arts / self-defense industry. Over the years he has done so much for others and now he needs our help. If you are in the Redmond area of Washington state and have an interest in the Filipino Martial Arts or even just self-defense, please check out this benefit seminar that Hufana Traditional Arnis International Academy is hosting for Datu Worden on Saturday, July 12th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Teaching civilians,...
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Gabor Kruzsely was born in ethnic Hungarian Ungvár of Ukraine in 1972. Earning his art degree in 1995, he went on to study visual communication and fine art in Eger s Károly Eeszterházy Teacher Training College.
He makes his paintings using a mixed technique. He,s keen on placing graphical elements in te paintings. He,s always held a firm belief that painting and graphics are inseparable which he never could or wanted to make apart. His colors and shapes reveal a unique touch. The figures of his paintings dance on a visible net – they embrace, fly, perform circus acts, they lookfor contact with one another, enjoy life. This spatial net is flexible.
The artist threads his emotions and moods here, and wanders in time and space accordingly. His faith in universality is closely connected with balance. He belives that while artists explore some ways in all their work, it is in the tiniest details that they achieve wholeness, and that,s what matters. It matters when the smallest elemental particle is in place, that,s when the work is comlete. The birth of the simple and extraordinary is preceded by a great deal of energy and experience.


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A £190,000 resurfacing and reconstruction scheme on the A24 Carryduff Road is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, May 8.
According to the Department for Infrastructure, the resurfacing scheme will "greatly improve the strength and surface quality of a section of the road from Carr Road for a distance of 600m towards Temple."
"To facilitate the resurfacing, a lane closure will be in operation on weekdays between 9.30am and 4.30pm until June 5," a DfI spokesperson said. "However, it will be necessary to implement a full road closure on the weekend of 19 and 20 May.
"Traffic will be diverted via Saintfield Road Roundabout, Saintfield Road, Lisburn Road, Saintfield Main Street, Belfast Road and Carryduff Road Roundabout. The diversion route will be clearly signposted.
"Road users may experience some delays and additional time should be allowed when planning any journeys."
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During the 2 weeks of the Festival UP! – Biennale Internationale de Cirque, from 19 to 30 March in several Brussels artistic venues, 10 circus artists, current or former students from FEDEC member schools will participate in a Circus LABOratory with 3 uniquely Belgian mentors: Maria-Clara Villa Lobos, Choreographer, Max Vandervorst, wild Instrument Maker & Patamusician and Charlie Degotte, atypical Stage Director. The LABO will be supervised by Catherine Magis, the Artistic Director of Espace Catastrophe.Welcome to :
The [Re]Creation Workshop will take place from 17 to 30 March 2014.The creative laboratory is aimed at those wishing to participate in an immersion in the research of the "Here & Now" with a team of atypical creators who will offer working methods designed to (re)awaken the sense of improvisation, tickling creativity, explore the various facets of character to enrich the range of expression of each. The participants will also have the opportunity to participate from the inside to the life of the Festival UP!, by attending shows, meeting with artists and companies, and immersing themselves in Brussels' cultural life. A real immersion in Brussels cultural life.On Sunday 30/03, as the closing event of the Festival UP!, the 10 young artists will perform in situ the results of their creative workshop. To top it off, they'll be joined by Max Vandervorst and the Bande de Z'OuFs orchestra from the show"COMPLICITES, Aujourd'hui je suis content d'être ensemble!".Don't miss the date: Sunday 30/03 from 19.00 at the Parc Victoria in Koekelberg, Brussels (free access, no reservation necessary).The Festival UP! (formerly known as "Biennale internationale de Cirque") is celebrating its 13th edition this year, and will deliver 12 days of wacky encounters with unique expressions, extraordinary challenges and audacious crossroads. With this festival, the Espace Catastrophe is looking to promote creative, inventive, diverse circus forms, opened to various disciplines, from Belgium and international companies.Festival UP! in 2014, it's :- 22 professional Belgian and international shows;- 33 performances during the 12 days of the festival;- 7 cultural venues – partners, and 1 big top in Koekelberg;- 3 external sites especially equipped to welcome circus performance in public space;- other special encounters: 2 evenings TourS de Pis(t)e 'Made in Belgium', 1 Special Evening, 1 Circus Pik-nik, exhibitions, professional encounters (« MEET UP ! »)…So mark your agenda: join us at the Festival UP! from 13 to 31 March 2014, in several Brussels artistic venues. Consult the programme and watch the teaser!


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Easy there cowgirl, we know you like to ride but we are about to take this soon-to-be trend out of the barnyard. Chaps (pronounced ˈʃæps/or ˈtʃæps/) are sturdy leg coverings consisting of two garment parts: leggings and a belt. Used religiously for bull & horse riding, they are worn by securing the buckle of the chaps' integrated belt over the rider's pants. Likewise, they are designed to provide protection for the legs while riding and are usually made of a thick leather or a leather-like material. What makes them unique, unlike your per-usual leather pants, they are that they have no bottom and freely open at the crotch. Moreover, these rustic Equestrian leg coverings come in many variations & can be converted into mainstream fashion by matching chaps with a fitted skinny or why not even ripped straight leg jean or cotton leggings. Fashionstas, you don't need to be a pro-rider saddle up, you just need to look the part. Crotch envy is part of the female chauvinist movement, because we all know nothing is hotter than a lady who likes to ride. ( Partly sourced: Wikipedia.com )
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Louisa has been Writer in Residence for Lit Up! and Poole Libraries; HMP YOI Portland; and schools including Oldway Mansion, Paignton, and Holy Trinity School, Weymouth. She was resident poet at TedX Southampton 2016. She has delivered creative writing and BAME history workshops in schools, colleges, universities, libraries and prisons across the South West. She has performed her poetry at a range of venues, and has given talks on BAME history.
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CATAWBA ISLAND (13abc Action News) - The Miller Ferry will start its extended schedule later this week for the winter season. Officials with the ferry service, that provides transportation to and from the Lake Erie islands, say they will continue to operate until weather and ice forces them to stop, and that could be a while.
There is a miniature construction boom in Put-In-Bay. Two 20 unit condo projects are being built along with a 32 unit hotel, and it all depends on the ferry to get the materials from the mainland to the islands. However, the clock is ticking before big ice and storms shut down the ferry line this winter, so both islanders and construction crews are taking advantage of the nice weather now by getting supplies over to the island.
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Fall has returned and we are all back at Penn State. The trip to Peru was an educational and life changing adventure! We send our many thanks to our sponsors and partners:
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Happy #ewgcya day, YA librarians! Great news: CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber and WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by Sara Lövestam are nominated for YALSA's 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults list!
Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 4pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya) and tell us what you've been reading and loving.
AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS by Bonnie Pipkin
Ages 12 to 18
In the tradition of Jandy Nelson and Rainbow Rowell comes a "sensitive and big-hearted"* debut novel of furious friendship, crazy love, and unexpected hope after a teen's decision to end an unwanted pregnancy. "Genesis's conflicted relationships with her mother, grandparents, and friends are as engrossing as her breakup with Peter, and her story packs a big emotional punch." — *Publishers Weekly
I AM A SECRET SERVICE AGENT by Dan Emmett
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Adapted from WITHIN ARM'S LENGTH for a young adult audience, a rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who protected Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. "Readers will admire Emmett's discipline, commitment, physical strength, and endurance, as well as his understatement and dry humor." — Publishers Weekly
KITARO AND THE GREAT TANUKI WAR by Shigeru Mizuki
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DEAR READER by Mary O'Connell
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Gilmore Girls with magical realism! In this original, poignant modern-day take on Wuthering Heights, a high school senior searches for her teacher and meets a boy who may just be Heathcliff come to life. "The use of Wuthering Heights intensifies the impact of Flannery and Miss Sweeney's corresponding journeys; even readers who haven't read the classic will find significance in the parallels." — Publishers Weekly
SONGS ABOUT A GIRL by Chris Russell
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Charlie Bloom is happiest behind her camera, taking pictures of her former classmate Olly Samson's new band, Fire&Lights. Soon, they're the hottest boy band in the country and Charlie becomes caught between Olly and Fire&Lights' gorgeous but damaged frontman, Gabriel West. As the boys' rivalry threatens to tear the band apart, Charlie stumbles on a secret about the band—and herself—hidden within the lyrics of their new #1 single. "Confronting the fickleness of fame and the damaging effects of rumors and harassment, Russell's debut is highly relevant in an age of social media furors and the constant churn of news." — Publishers Weekly
THE LITTLE BOOK OF LIFE HACKS: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier, and More Beautiful by Yumi Sakugawa
Inspired by her popular "Secret Yumiverse" tips originally posted on WonderHowTo.com, Yumi offers a wide range of practical advice and fun tips for everything from how to remove dark circles from under your eyes, make cold brew iced coffee at home, throw the perfect apartment party on a budget and more! "Great advice on everyday matters, but the graphic form is valuable only for those who favor the use of illustrations to present information." — Library Journal
VIOLET GRENADE by Victoria Scott
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Seventeen-year-old Domino Ray lives on the streets, until a woman named Madame Karina offers her a spot inside her home for entertainers in secluded West Texas. But after suffering weeks of bullying, and unearthing the madam's secrets, Domino decides to leave, which proves harder than she thinks. But then, Madam Karina doesn't know about the person living inside Domino's mind. readmoreremove


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This review originally appeared on Cinedelphia.com
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is about as inspired as its title would imply. It is a literal retread of the conflict from the original Neighbors, punctuated by even crasser humor, more cameos, and a muddled but true comment on male/female sex politics. And yet, despite its laziness when it comes to plot, character, and existing in any semblance of reality, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is still a lot of fun. I'll give director Nicholas Stoller and Seth Rogen this: they know how to get a laugh.
The film picks up where the last one left off: Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) are reeling parents trying to juggle work, love, and raising their daughter. They don't sweat the small stuff: they swear like sailors around their daughter, they unapologetically laugh in front of company when the kid continues to find and play dress up with Kelly's vibrator (I warned you it was crass), and Mac's recreational drug habit is still alive and well, with paraphernalia strewn about the household. When Kelly finds out she is pregnant again, the couple decides to move on up to another house where they can get more space, peace, and quiet. What they don't count on is a newly formed sorority moving in next door as they enter escrow, a 30-day period where the new buyers can drop in to inspect the surroundings and pull out of the purchase if spooked. Stakes set.
The sorority seems nice enough at first; after all, they stand for something honorable. Shelby (Chloë Grace Moretz) got the idea when she could not be herself at a rush event for an established sorority. The creed for Kappa Nu is to buck the unfair policies of the Greek system, specifically that women cannot live in sorority houses together (or else be deemed a brothel) and that sororities cannot throw parties, but fraternities can. This is true in real life and is an agenda worth fighting for. But that is all Neighbors 2 can really muster up intelligently before descending back into bro humor: "We should form our own sorority… we deserve to party because girl power!" It does not help that Shelby, the antagonist for this tale, goes from a nice, misunderstood young woman to a hellbent partier, depending on what the script dictates.
Quite literally, Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron) inserts himself into the showdown, now homeless after being displaced by his roommate (Dave Franco) getting engaged. Efron's performance is by far the most fascinating in theNeighbors franchise; his character's desperate attempt to hold onto his college years, when he was king, is utterly compelling to watch. Efron instills Teddy with a sad, lost puppy mentality that is seriously heartbreaking. Teddy's need for acknowledgment and a support system drives him to sociopathic levels (as we saw in the first film), but his actions are not without empathy.
The more these three groups collide, the more preposterous and detached from reality the story becomes. How did the sorority get so popular and widely accepted by the rest of campus? Who cares. How are the police not getting involved at certain points? Not important. The sorority house has backup generators powered by the pledges? Oh yeah, we forgot to tell you? It serves the plot. Questions like these are peppered throughout Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, but the writers do not seem interested at all in grounding their story in a believable world; they simply want to make you laugh. And using that barometer, there is plenty to like here.
The chemistry between Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne is still magical; they feel like a real, married couple that love each other despite their flaws and know each other intimately, sometimes painfully so. The moments between them, when they are doing their best to figure out parenthood, ring truest. Conversely, the scenes pitting them against the sorority feel even more unbelievable and out-of-place, all for the sake of the comedy. When the sorority started throwing their used tampons at their neighbors' windows, which somehow was fair game in the war being waged here, I gave up on trying to suspend my disbelief– I was simply watching a string of wild scenes designed to make me laugh if I bought in for the ride.
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is not worth seeing in the theater; it's not even as good as its predecessor, which some would argue isn't all that great to begin with. But if you like Rogen's brand of humor, there's plenty to enjoy here. Rent it.


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No matter how you slice it, good bread has made a comeback.
Paris, 1999. A team of flour-dusted American bakers surrounded by mounds of dense, crusty, hand-formed loaves had labored long and hard in the Olympics of bread baking, the contest for the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. The team was hoping for a spot in the top three. No one, they were convinced, could beat the French.
Thomas Gumpel, a baking instructor for the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in St. Helena, Calif.; Jan Schat, head baker for the restaurant chain Il Fornaio; Robert Jörin, an instructor at the CIA; and team coach Craig Ponsford, owner of Artisan Bakers in Sonoma, were as surprised as anyone when they walked away with the trophy—and thrilled to show the world that America's bread, just like America's wine, had arrived. All four were from the San Francisco Bay Area. Coincidence? Maybe—or maybe not.
In the early 20th century, most Americans lost their access to good handmade bread. Like many traditional foods, bread fell victim to the industrial revolution. Wheat germ gummed up the fast new flour mills. The solution was to extract the germ in advance, along with nutrients and much of the flavor. To speed up fermentation, industrial bakers added sugar to the dough, which made it absorb more water, creating a sweet, squishy balloon bread. There were exceptions, of course. Bakers in small ethnic communities continued their traditional craft.
And there was San Francisco. Gateway to the Gold Rush, home of Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco hung on to its sourdough bread.
When people went to San Francisco, they would always say, 'They have this great bread there,' " notes Michael Wild, originally from Los Angeles and today owner of the 26-year-old nationally acclaimed restaurant Bay Wolf in Oakland. The scruffy Gold Rush bakers earned their epithet "sourdoughs" for good reason. They made long-fermented, tangy bread using a "mother," or "starter," saved from a previous batch of dough. To this they added flour, salt, water, and patience. A good sourdough took as long as 12 hours to rise and develop its flavor.
They did not know why the starter worked or why the bread tasted the way it did. Decades later scientists and bakers discovered that sourdough starter contains two microorganisms, a yeast and a bacterium, or lactobacillus, living in symbiosis. Wild yeasts, naturally present in the air, thrive in the acid environment created by a lactobacillus. San Francisco's natural starter was named Lacto-bacillus sanfrancisco.
Though sourdough is hardly unique to San Francisco—it has a 5,000-year history dating back to Egypt and the pharaohs—it is part of the San Francisco experience. Large Bay Area bakeries like Parisian, Toscana, and Colombo have expanded and bought up most of the small, neighborhood operations. Today the three form the San Francisco French Bread Company, which produces more than 2 million loaves weekly. Meanwhile, Boudin, whose starter allegedly dates back to 1849, now has a string of cafés and bakeries throughout California and Chicago that feature its products.
Bread lovers insist that today's industrial-strength sourdough is a lesser product, but it still shows up on the tables of the city's steak houses and seafood joints. With its sharp tang and chewy crust, it has become the signature taste of San Francisco. Tourists grab a loaf at the airport to take that flavor home to family and friends.
"I was eating that Colombo bread as a kid," says Ponsford of Artisan. "Maybe Steve Sullivan was eating it too."
Sullivan, a busboy at the renowned Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse in 1978, took a vacation to Europe and had a life-changing experience. Reading Elizabeth David's newly published English Bread and Yeast Cookery, he was bitten by the bread bug—bread as it was baked until the mid-19th century, when bakers used only flour, water, salt, and yeast to make slow-rising, hand-formed loaves with a crisp crust and a chewy internal texture. Essential for a rich, wheaty flavor was the slow rise of whole-grain flour with its precious germ and bran intact.
When Sullivan returned home, Chez Panisse owner Alice Waters asked him to bake bread for the restaurant. Five years later, it had become clear that the community was hungry for handmade, crusty, European-style bread, baked directly on a hearth. With financial assistance from Waters, as well as from relatives, friends, and much of the Bay Area's food community, Sullivan launched the Acme Bread Company in Berkeley. Its consistent quality still serves as a beacon to bakers all over the country. Long lines of shoppers snake out the door at Acme's bakery. They come for Sullivan's pain au levain, a long-fermented, large-crumbed bread with a sour note and a rich, dark crust; a walnut-loaded version of levain that makes a heavenly crisp toast; Italian bread; and New York rye—all of them excellent. Each sets the standard for its type.
Meanwhile, other bakers in the area began producing fine breads. In 1984, Semifreddi's started selling four types of hand-shaped sourdoughs. By 1997, it was selling 35 different products. Grace Baking opened a single store in 1987 and now has four offering more than 50 types of breads and pastries. Two years later, Metropolis Baking Company fired up its ovens and now makes 63 different products from 13 basic doughs.
Sullivan views the return of old-fashioned bread as an idea whose time has come. Wherever there is a dynamic food scene, people want good bread. In the '70s, that scene was hardly limited to the Bay Area. Ponsford and Greg Mistell, owner of Portland's Pearl Bakery and former executive director of the Bread Bakers Guild of America, agree that New York and the Pacific Northwest also contributed to the return of artisan bread.
"New York's many immigrants brought Old World recipes for baking bread," Mistell says. He also points to the health food movement in the Northwest, particularly Seattle. "The hippies there," he says, "were interested in healthy, dense multigrain breads and started European hearth-oven bakeries."
Soon the presence of more and more bread with real crust and a substantial interior was driving up the quality of bread in general. La Brea Bakery of Los Angeles and Grace Baking, for example, developed a line of flash-frozen breads for in-store baking. It's no longer artisan, says Darrell Corti, owner of gourmet grocery Corti Brothers in Sacramento. "But," he adds, "it's still a terrific product."
Today the variety of textures and flavors available in breads is astonishing. Between the artisan and just plain good products, shoppers can choose regional Italian styles (Pugliese, ciabatta, focaccia); classic French breads; seeded baguettes; olive, cheese, herb, and pepper breads; multigrains; potato breads; and, of course, sourdough as it was once made at the best of San Francisco's bakeries. You have to lay out a little more dough, if you will, for these handmade treasures than for the old airy wonder—bread untouched by human hands. But compare $2.50 for a great loaf to $20 for a good bottle of wine—or even $8 for a wedge of finely crafted cheese. It's as if the bread Olympics have been taking place in the West every day.
Get a Loaf of This
Acme Bread Company, 1601 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, (510) 524-1327. Artisan Bakers, 1139 Magnolia, Larkspur, (415) 461-7343, or 750 W. Napa St., Sonoma, (707) 939-1765, www.artisanbakers.com.
La Brea Bakery, 624 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 939-6813, www.labreabakery.com.
Schats Bakkerij, 1353 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga, (707) 942-0777.
Delphina's Bakery, 4636 NE 42nd St., Portland, (503) 221-1829, www.delphinas.com.
Metropol, 2538 Willamette St., Eugene, (541) 465-4730, or 296 E. Fifth St. Market, Eugene, (541) 687-9370.
Pearl, 102 NW Ninth Ave., Portland, (503) 827-0910, www.pearlbakery.com.
Vosen's Bread Paradise, 249 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City, (801) 322-2424, www.vosen.com.
WH Brumby, 224 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City, (801) 581-0888
IDAHO Stanley Baking Company, Wall Street, Stanley, (208) 774-2981.
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This article was first published in January 2002. Some facts may have aged gracelessly. Please call ahead to verify information.


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Report NEP-PKE-2009-09-19This is the archive for NEP-PKE, a report on new working papers in the area of Post Keynesian Economics. Karl Petrick issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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- Thomas I. Palley, 2009. "A Theory of Minsky Super-Cycles and Financial Crises," IMK Working Paper 05-2009, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute.
- Thomas I. Palley, 2009. "Inside Debt and Economic Growth: A Cambridge - Kaleckian Analysis," IMK Working Paper 02-2009, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute.
- Piffaretti, Nadia F., 2009. "Reshaping the international monetary architecture : lessons from Keynes'plan," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5034, The World Bank.
- Jay R. Corrigan, 2009. "The Pollution Game: A Classroom Exercise Demonstrating the Relative Effectiveness of Emissions Taxes and Tradable Permits," Working Papers 0902, Kenyon College, Department of Economics.
- Horst Hanusch & Andreas Pyka & Florian Wackermann, 2009. "A Neo-Schumpeterian Approach towards Public Sector Economics," Discussion Paper Series 306, Universitaet Augsburg, Institute for Economics.
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There is nothing fancy about this cake. This is the kind of dessert you make when you need to feed a lot of people and you don't want to go to a huge effort. Chances are, you will have most of the ingredients you need in your pantry already which makes it that much more convenient. The best thing, is that when you walk into the room with the cake in your hands your guests will ooh and ahh. It's that pretty!
I first made this cake about a year ago, when I was assisting food stylist Ruth Gangbar on a Chatelaine photoshoot. I think we made about 3 or 4 of these cakes in total and by the end of the shoot day all of them were gone. If I remember the story rightly, the recipe comes from Chatelaine food editor, Claire Tansey's next door neighbour growing up. I think this was the cake she made for every child's birthday party and any other celebration that was taking place.
Vanilla Cake as it ran in Chatelaine magazine, August 2010.
Here's the recipe.
Vanilla Cake with Summer Fruit (adapted from Chatelaine magazine)
For Cake:4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tbsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 1 tbsp vanilla 2 1/4 cups milk
For Icing:3 tbsp milk 2 cups sifted icing sugar 1/2 tsp almond or coconut extract (I used vanilla extract) Summer fruit to top
Preheat oven to 325F. Spray a 9x13-in. glass baking dish with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper. Spray again.
Stir flour with baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until butter is creamy. Add sugar. Cream together until fluffy.
Mix in eggs and vanilla. Beat well to incorporate. On low speed, add a third of the flour mixture followed by half of the milk. Repeat additions, ending with flour
Scrape into prepared pan. Smooth top gently. Bake in centre of oven until it is deep golden and a cake tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean, 65 to 75 min. If cake becomes deep golden before it is done baking, cover very loosely with foil. Cool on a rack 20-30 minutes. Flip cake onto serving tray so that the bottom is on top. The bottom of the cake will be the surface you ice.
Whisk milk into icing sugar until smooth. Whisk in extract. Spread over cooled cake. Top cake with summer fruit and enjoy!
{Note: I found I had to play with the proportions of the icing sugar and milk a bit. You want the icing to coat the back of a spoon and slowly drip off. I think the cake looks best when the icing drips down the sides a little bit. Add icing sugar or milk as you need until you attain the right consistency.}
Do you have a basic cake recipe you fall back on again and again? I'm sure there are a thousand ways you could modify this cake as well from adding different fruit toppings to switching up the basic icing. My husband suggested adding lemon zest to the cake and lemon juice to the icing as one example. I'd love to hear how you'd make this cake your own.
Images Credits:
All images The Marion House Book except #2 (Photo: John Cullen)