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Daddy's boys show who's still the boss

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Bobby Bowden, left, huddles with son Tommy after his Seminoles pounded the Tigers 54-7.

© St. Petersburg Times, published November 5, 2000

TALLAHASSEE -- With the demands of football keeping his father, Bobby, away from home frequently, whenever Tommy Bowden received a spanking as a youth, the punishing hand belonged to his mother.

Nowadays, the whippings come from dear old dad.

And they hurt worse.

The No. 4 Florida State Seminoles, fueled by another sterling performance from Heisman Trophy hopeful Chris Weinke and another stifling defensive effort, routed No. 10 Clemson 54-7 Saturday night before a raucous, record crowd of 82,514 at Doak Campbell Stadium.

"We really got on them tonight," FSU coach Bobby Bowden said. "If we play as well as we can, we think we're going to win. Sometimes you don't play as well as you can, but we nearly did tonight."

The Seminoles (9-1, 7-0) wrapped up not only a ninth straight Atlantic Coast Conference title in their nine years in the league but the automatic berth into the Bowl Championship Series that goes with it.

That's the first goal.

Not the last.

The Seminoles, who saw Miami easily beat No. 2 Virginia Tech earlier, are aiming for their third consecutive trip to the BCS finale, the Jan. 3 Orange Bowl, and the showing against the Tigers (8-2, 6-2) didn't hurt their chances.

"We're playing against a Top 10 team and our goal was to win and win convincingly to prove to people that we belong up there," said Weinke, who threw for 521 yards to give him 3,490, breaking the FSU single-season record of 3,317 set by Thad Busby. "And we did that tonight."

That's something they didn't do in last year's meeting with the Tigers. They had to rally from a 14-3 halftime deficit and hung on for a 17-14 win when cornerback Tay Cody partially deflected a field goal.

Saturday, the Seminoles weren't affected by the buzz surrounding that game: the first father-son coaching matchup in major college football history; Papa Bowden going for his historic 300th win; the last-minute return of Peter Warrick from a two-game suspension.

"I wouldn't say we weren't focused last year; we were playing there," senior linebacker Tommy Polley said. "It's hard to beat teams at their homes. You go to places like Gainesville, Miami, Death Valley, you expect a tough game."

Just like opponents expect when they venture into Doak Campbell Stadium, where the Seminoles own the nation's longest home unbeaten streak (now 51 games) and home winning streak (34 games). Tommy Bowden called it an obvious "comfort zone" for the Seminoles. But the Seminoles also took comfort in what they recognized in the tape of Clemson's 31-28 loss Oct. 28 to Georgia Tech. George Godsey, the former Tampa Jesuit star, exploited Clemson's pass defense for 454 yards and three touchdowns.

"I think they felt like the defense they played against us last year, which obviously stumped us, would work again tonight," Weinke said. "They did a few different things in the second quarter that slowed us down a bit in terms of protection, but they went right back to the defense they played last year and the difference was we executed a lot better."

FSU racked up 771 yards, 87 shy of the school's single-game record set in 1992 against Maryland.

"They played well and they are on a roll," Tommy Bowden said. "They have done it to more people than us."

With his team up 3-0 on freshman kicker Brett Cimorelli's 28-yard field goal, Weinke began the second series in what looked to be a sure-fire running situation: at his 2 after a 75-yard punt by Jamie Somaini.

Instead, Weinke superbly faked a handoff to senior tailback Jeff Chaney, nonchalantly stood in the end zone with the ball on his left hip, turned and fired a strike to Marvin Minnis for a school-record 98-yard touchdown pass.

Clemson made the game interesting for a while. Junior quarterback Woody Dantzler, who began garnering Heisman Trophy support before sustaining a left ankle injury against North Carolina that limited his play the past two weeks, answered with an impressive 80-yard drive that junior tailback Travis Zachery capped with a 4-yard run.

The Tigers had a chance to tie the score, but instead of trying a 37-yard field goal, Bowden opted for some trickery a la his father. Kicker Tony Lazzara, a former Shorecrest High star, took the direct snap, rolled right and threw across the field to holder Jeff Scott.

"They lined up differently than they usually do on their field goals and I just felt like something was up," said Cody, who stopped Scott well short of the first down.

From there, it became a matter of how much FSU would win by, not if it would win.

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    Clearwater Beach should resist 'progress'

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    Re: From pie in sky to castles on the sand, Dec. 10 story.

    The three proposals for building hotels and garages on Clearwater Beach have something in common: They don't belong here! They are too big and too commercial for our family community.

    If any one of these monoliths is built, it would turn our livable village into an unlivable parking lot.

    I lived in New York City for 35 years and I saw, first hand, how over-building turned a bustling metropolis into a permanent parking lot where traffic, when it moves, does so at 8 mph!

    The building in New York City over the years was all done in the name of progress. Now Clearwater is thinking about building huge edifices in, you guessed it, the name of progress.

    After the roundabout fiasco, can Clearwater Beach handle any more progress?
    -- Fred Nassif, Clearwater Beach

    There are limits to what Clearwater Beach can handle

    Re: Planned Clearwater projects are key to future tourism, Dec. 8 letter.

    I suggest that there is a finite limit to the increase in tourists which can be "absorbed" by Clearwater Beach.

    One example: Previous estimates of cost/revenue factors stated that parking garages (at about $10-$12 a day to park) must have an 80 percent or better occupancy factor daily, year-round, to be economically feasible.

    If David Mack's project actually produces such milkable cash-cow revenue, why would he give the garage to the city in five years?

    My primary concern continues to be, what about when the beach is wall-to-wall people and tourists can't even walk from the Adam's Mark to the Hilton Hotel, let alone to the "unpopulated" north end?

    How many more new tourists will come to Clearwater Beach for the purpose of crossing the new city-built, state-owned bridge, negotiating the Roberto Runaround, parking in an expensive garage, elbowing their way through over-crowded sidewalks, just to patronize the many shops selling souvenirs of the beach they never saw? And do it more than once? And go back home to tell their friends what a good time they had?

    I certainly hope that developers (and more important, city planners) have the correct mix worked out before those all-important new tourists stop coming to Clearwater Beach.
    R.J. Radford, Clearwater

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    Come on, let's give these people a break in 2001 and send in our checks to help them help our elderly and many, many others.
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Concert recap: Jonathan Groff at Joe’s Pub

by Jesse North

It was obvious that Jonathan Groff was utilizing his newfound Jesse St. James moves at his solo concert Sunday night at Joe’s Pub. Coming off his hugely popular Glee guest role as the star singer of the fledgling club’s main competition, the Spring Awakening and Hair star channeled the cocky Jesse’s moves into his performance. With a set list of funk and R&B tunes, Groff got down in a playful, silly manor that he has seldom been able to display on stage.

The set list, Groff explained, was inspired by his time at Glee. While sitting in LA traffic on his way to and from the set, which he explained as a “blessing and a curse,” Groff said he immersed himself in music and the songs he chose to perform at the concert were those he sang at the top of his lungs in his car.

Opening with Stevie Wonder’s “You Haven’t Done Nothin’,” the song choice came as a surprise from the usual mellow rock Groff has sung in shows. The performances came across authentic, as Groff infuses a hefty amount of genuine emotion into his delivery. Over the course of the set, which lasted just shy of an hour, Groff sang with a huge grin and constantly reminded the audience how happy he was to be there.

This performance at Joe’s Pub marked Groff’s first ever solo concert. He told the audience that the day he moved to New York, he attended a concert at Joe’s Pub featuring Legally Blonde star Laura Bell Bundy, and that while sitting in the audience, he vowed the day would come that he would headline the stage as well.

I attended the 7 p.m. performance (there was also a 9:30 p.m. show), and among the audience members were Victor Garber (Alias, Present Laughter), and Susan Blackwell and Hunter Bell from [title of show]. Being that it was Father’s Day, Groff’s parents were also in attendance, and he regaled the crowd with a story about his dad. During the night of the Glee finale, which featured Groff in a standout performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” his father, who works as a horse trainer, didn’t want to miss his son’s big scene. He went to the men’s locker room during the telecast and switched the TV from baseball to Glee. Thinking he had time before Groff’s big moment, his father left the room to do some more work and missed the segment. Groff said he and his dad rectified the mistake by watching the scene repeatedly on his DVR.

In addition to R&B hits with funk arrangements, Groff performed two tunes from the musicals he’s been a part of, but chose songs sung by female characters. He described them as songs he was dying to sing wile “waiting in the wings.”

Set list:
“You Haven’t Done Nothin,’” by Stevie Wonder
“Mama Who Bore Me,” from Spring Awakening
“A Case of You,” by Joni Mitchell
“You Don’t Know My Name,” by Alicia Keys
“Your Smiling Face,” by James Taylor
“Easy To Be Hard,” from Hair
“Right As Rain,” by Adele
“Happier Than The Morning Sun,” by Stevie Wonder
“Milk and Honey,” by Audra Mae
“Here I Go Again,” by Whitesnake
“Don’t Stop Me Now,” by Queen

“You Haven’t Done Nothin'”

“Mama Who Bore Me”

“Easy To Be Hard”

Did you catch Jonathan Groff at Joe’s Pub, Rushers? What did you think of his performance and set list? Did you find it surprising to see Groff sing R&B hits? Leave your thoughts and Groff love in the comments!

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  1. Linda
    Jun 21 2010

    I love to hear Jonathan Groff sing anything, but this isn’t exactly the set list I’d have chosen for him, so now I don’t have to feel too bad that I couldn’t get tickets. Plus, I can watch your videos, so I don’t feel like I missed it. Thanks!

    • Jun 21 2010

      Yeah, I was definitely surprised by the set list too. And I’m glad you liked the videos though! That’s what they’re there for—so people who couldn’t make it can get in on the action!

      • Cheri Borman
        Jun 22 2010

        Thanks so much for posting the videos. I must say that I was so entranced during the show that my memories of the details are a bit hazy.

  2. Cheri Borman
    Jun 22 2010

    I was at the 9:30 show. I was pleasantly surprised by the set. It was fun to see him shake his boogie thang to Stevie Wonder, and I really loved “Easy to Be Hard” and “You Don’t Know My Name.”

    Afterward, I went to the restroom and, alas, when I emerged, there he was standing and talking to a small group of people. Since I had my trusty camera and I really wanted to talk to him and get a photo, I waited for a few minutes.

    The day before (June 19) was my birthday, and my visit to New York (from Tampa, FL) to see him was my big gift to myself. I told him that I had seen him in Spring Awakening on my birthday weekend exactly three years earlier (another birthday gift to myself), and he was so sweet, saying “I guess this is our anniversary.” I got a great photo and a sweet, sweaty hug.

    • Jun 22 2010

      Love your story, Cheri! Thanks for sharing! I think you’re very lucky—a lot of people would pay good money for a sweaty Groff hug.

  3. Melissa
    Sep 16 2010

    I am not surprised AT ALL… he is an amazing talent with incredible range and passion. Wish I could have been there… thanks for sharing

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MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Nicely done, Jack Johnson.

Johnson and his band overcame tough odds and thorny logistics to headline the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Saturday night, replacing late cancellation Mumford & Sons. The group overcame short notice and thorny logistics to produce a set filled with good humor, mellow vibes and a ton of hits.

"We want to dedicate this whole set to Ted Dwane and all of Mumford & Sons," Johnson said after taking the stage before tens of thousands of fans. "And we wish we could all be here playing music together. Maybe that will be next year."

Mumford & Sons was forced to pull out of its much-anticipated headline slot on Thursday after bassist Dwane underwent a surgical procedure earlier in the week to treat a blood clot on his brain. The group had hoped to keep the date in Manchester. Though Dwane is recovering, he was not ready to perform and the group was unwilling to take the stage with a replacement, leaving a large amount of money on the table.

There was much speculation among Bonnaroo organizers and watchers about how fans would react to the switch — the first headliner cancellation in 12 years of Bonnaroo. But Johnson quickly won over the crowd and kept its fickle attention with a light touch and his easygoing persona.

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He got a phone call Thursday as he drove to the festival from organizers wondering if he'd be interested in upping his involvement.

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About the only thing that seemed the worse for wear were the 38-year-old Hawaiian singer's trademark curls, which unraveled in middle Tennessee's oppressive humidity.

Heck, Johnson even had time to write a new song called "Bonnaroo" for the set, singing in part: "I had a late-night gig with ALO/It was very low stress, it was very low pro/But then the phone rang and things got strange/And my low pro was about the change/Can you get the band together in two days to play a show up on the big stage?/But I don't know, it's been a year or two since we played these tunes/What the hell, it's Bonnaroo."

A little later in the set he incorporated Mumford's "The Cave" into a medley with his song "Go On," telling the crowd: "Maybe you guys can help us with this part."

For those not into Johnson, there were plenty of other options on an exceedingly busy Saturday night that included appearances by British punker Billy Idol, Weird Al Yankovic and the Rock 'n' Soul Dance Party Superjam with Jim James and John Oates.

Mumford & Sons' folk-rock cousins The Lumineers drew one of the festival's largest crowds before Johnson took the stage. It was so large, in fact, fans on the edge of the crowd couldn't hear the band's mostly hushed, acoustic songs.

"Everybody be quiet, I'm trying to hear the band," one fan yelled as The Lumineers possibly performed a Bob Dylan song.

R&B singer R. Kelly had no trouble getting attention, though. He began his post-Johnson set by bringing dozens of chorus members on stage for a rendition of his song "Ignition." Suddenly the lights went dark and Kelly was illuminated 40 feet above, standing in the basket of a crane that hovered over the Which Stage's distinctive question mark symbol.

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• 1 medium onion, roughly chopped

• 1 celery rib, roughly chopped

• 1 carrot, roughly chopped

• 3 garlic cloves

• 2 lb. ground turkey

• 1/2 c. ketchup, divided

• 1 egg, beaten lightly

• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

• 1 tsp. salt

• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

• Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, soak the bread in the milk until all the milk is absorbed. Set aside.

Combine the onion, celery, carrot and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse several times until the mixture is finely chopped, but not puréed. Transfer to the mixing bowl with the bread and milk.

Add the turkey, 1/4 cup ketchup, egg, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to the bowl and, using your hands, gently combine. In a shallow baking pan, form mixture into a 10- by 5-inch oval loaf and spread remaining 1/4 cup ketchup over the loaf.

Bake the meatloaf in the oven for 50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted in center registers 160 degrees.

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories 264 Fat 15 g Sodium 590 mg

Carbohydrates 9 g Saturated fat 4 g Calcium 75 mg

Protein 23 g Cholesterol 112 mg Dietary fiber 1 g

Diabetic exchanges per serving: 1 vegetable, 3 medium-fat meat.

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes √

Serves 8.

Note: While Russets make a fine mashed potato, Yukon Golds have a natural buttery texture that works well with this recipe.

2 1/4 lb. Yukon Gold potato, peeled and cut into 1-in. cubes

• 1/2 c. low-fat milk

• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter

• 1/2 c. low-fat buttermilk

• 1 tsp. kosher salt

1/4 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper

Place the potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain.

Meanwhile, warm the milk and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat until the butter is melted and milk is very warm. Remove from the heat and add the buttermilk. Set aside.

Return the potatoes to pan and toss over low heat for just a minute to eliminate any excess moisture. Add the warm milk mixture, salt and pepper and mash to desired consistency. Cook over low heat until warm.

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories 140 Fat 3 g Sodium 250 mg

Carbohydrates 24 g Saturated fat 2 g Calcium 47 mg

Protein 3 g Cholesterol 9 mg Dietary fiber 2 g

Diabetic exchanges per serving: 1½ bread/starch, ½ fat.


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CNBC gets into the game-show business with "Crowd Rules" (8 p.m., CNBC), a competition series in which three small-business owners plead with 100 audience members for their support and $50,000. Maybe the financial news station should apply the same strategy to get more viewers.

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Before teaming up for "Batman," Michael Keaton and director Tim Burton gave us 1988's "Beetlejuice" (8 p.m., ABC Family), a frightfully funny outing with great turns from Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis. Just try to resist dancing on your futon couch when the Harry Belafonte tunes kick in.

Strange bedfellows

The goo-goo eyes between Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess (Zooey Deschanel) on "New Girl" (8 p.m., KMSP, Ch. 9) could have proved tragic on a lesser sitcom, but the writers have done a top-notch job of wringing laughs out of the possible pairing. Some big decisions will be made in this season finale, which takes place at Cece's wedding.

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Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) are large, semi-aquatic rodents that spend most of their time in water. The resemble beavers but are more closely related to mice and rats. Muskrats get their common name from a strong smell or “musk” that they produce during mating season and to mark territories.

Similar species

General characteristics

  • They weigh about 3 pounds, have bead-like eyes, and their ears are nearly concealed in dense fur.
  • The hind feet are quite large, and have stiff hair between the toes to aid swimming.
  • The tail is flattened on the sides and serves as a rudder. It is hairless and scaly-looking.
  • Most muskrats have long, dark, reddish-brown fur on the upper parts of the body and short, silver-tipped fur underneath.
  • Guard hairs are long and durable while the underfur is fine, soft and waterproof.
  • This mammal is well equipped for its aquatic habitat but is awkward on land.
  • Weight of adult ranges from 1.3 to 4.5 lbs.

Distribution and abundance

Muskrat swiming

Muskrats occur throughout Indiana but are most numerous in areas of abundant shallow water. Historically a stream and wetland species, muskrats may also utilize retention ponds, farm ponds, and drainage ditches.

Muskrats may live in “bank dens,” which are nest chambers above water level in burrows entered from the water, or, in some wetlands, they may use cattails and other aquatic plants to build houses resembling small haystacks.

Courtship is conducted by the female as she swims about making noises similar to the squeak of a mouse. Two or four litters may be produced each year, but most muskrats in Indiana have at least one litter in May and June, 28 to 30 days after mating. Litters average six young, but can range from three to 10. Young are usually born in a shredded cattail or grass nest. Kits are naked, blind and helpless at birth, but grow quickly and are weaned at 4 weeks old. At this time, they can swim but do not dive well. If the mother is to have another litter soon, they are driven from the house or burrow, but the last litter of the season may spend winter with its parents. Muskrats are tolerant of each other, and except during the breeding season, several may live together.

Many muskrats spend their entire lives within a few hundred yards of their birthplace, but in autumn and spring, some are forced to migrate to less-crowded areas and may wander several miles to establish new home

Food habits

Muskrats are mostly vegetarians. They primarily eat:

  • Cattails (majority of diet)
  • Aquatic plants, roots, and rhizomes
  • Some terrestrial plants

Muskrats may also eat:

  • Fish
  • Frogs
  • Crayfish
  • Mussels
  • Small turtles

Food is not stored for winter, so they must dig roots and tubers from beneath the ice, returning to their house and burrow to feed. If food sources are too far from the house, a feeding shelter called a “push-up” is built on the ice. This consists of a hole in the ice over which the muskrat drags aquatic vegetation, which freezes and forms a dome enclosure that protect muskrats while eating. Similarly, in summer a feeding platform—a raft consisting of discarded plant food—may be constructed.

Management and control

Resident landowners and tenants can trap or shoot a muskrat that is causing damage on their property. The muskrat must be euthanized or released within the county of capture on private property at which you have permission to release the animal. In order to prevent the spread of disease, the DNR encourages homeowners to safely and humanely euthanize trapped muskrats. If you do not want to trap the muskrat yourself, contact a licensed nuisance wild animal control operator.

Muskrats can sometimes be prevented from digging in a pond dam or bank by rip-rapping. Drawing the pond down at least 2 feet below normal water levels during the winter can also encourage them to leave. Once it is drawn-down, you can trap or shoot (where legal) the muskrat, then fill the dens, burrows and runs and rip-rap the dam with stone to prevent muskrats from re-colonizing. A concentrated effort to reduce the breeding population of muskrats during winter through regulated trapping can also help reduce damage in spring and summer.

Muskrats are an important source of food for a variety of species, including mink, hawks, owls, river otters, coyotes, foxes, and bobcats. Domestic dogs will also kill muskrats, though the muskrat’s sharp teeth may inflict some damage first, so keeping dogs leashed and supervised is important.


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State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz profiled pianist Simone Dinnerstein back in 2008, shortly after her ground breaking recording of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Chart. The surprise success of her self-produced CD launched her international career. The feature was filmed at Dinnerstein’s home in Brooklyn with her family, and at SOPAC, the South Orange Performing Arts Center.

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Officials discuss bridging gap between green energy research and market

ASU and government officials had the same message for a group of 200 investors, engineers and scientists interested in renewable energy Monday.

“The future is on you,” said U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell of Arizona’s 5th district.

Mitchell delivered this idea at the Southwest Energy Innovation Forum held at ASU’s SkySong Innovation Center in Scottsdale.

The goal of the forum was to bridge the gap between scientists and engineers developing clean, renewable energy sources, and businesses that could fund the research and bring it to the market.

Mitchell’s statement echoed the sentiments of Arun Majumdar, director of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy — a branch of the U.S. Department of Energy designed to fund research and support the development of energy-based technology.

Majumdar, an ASU professor from 1989 to 1992, spoke to the group about the desperate need to begin linking new technology with business to bring the U.S. to the forefront of producing clean, renewable energy.

“This is the time to act,” Majumdar said. “There is an opportunity to create the next industrial revolution.”

Majumdar added that these technologies being much more widespread is imminent, saying that if the U.S. did not take over as a leader in sustainability, someone else would.

Majumdar expressed concern over the idea that while the U.S. has been at the forefront of developing sustainable energy technology, pointing to pioneering the technology behind solar panels, the country has been behind the curve in actually funding the technology.

A study released in September by the Earth Policy Institute revealed that, while the U.S. is improving in its solar production, it still lags behind other countries.

According to the study, China and Taiwan made up 49 percent of the world’s solar installations in 2009, and the U.S. is responsible for about 5 percent.

Majumdar said that one of the major goals of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy was to bring down the price of solar energy from approximately $3 or $4 dollars per watt to $1 per watt by 2016. He compared this feat to President Kennedy’s “moon shot” in the 1960s.

“Let’s go to the moon and come back safely,” Majumdar said, paraphrasing Kennedy’s message before sending U.S. astronauts to the moon in 1968.

Majumdar noted that connecting business to technology is vital to bringing down energy prices in the U.S., saying that energy has to appear marketable for businesses to invest in making the technologies more widespread.

“People need to believe that it is in their personal interest to invest in energy,” Majumdar said.

Rick Shangraw, senior vice president for the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development at ASU, said that one of the problems at the university level is inefficiency of technology transfer offices — offices at universities that help bring any new technology that the university develops to the open market.

“[Technology transfer] offices need to be flexible and speedy,” Shangraw said.

Shangraw said that an inefficient transfer could lead to new technology not seeing the market for up to three years.

Shangraw added that collaboration between universities and industry is important, saying that ASU’s technology transfer office strives to work with people who have knowledge of both the industrial market and of university settings.

This idea of communication was something Shangraw advocated between multiple universities as well, saying that universities need to realize that they are not the only programs developing innovative, new technology.

“There are hundreds of universities that have technology,” Shangraw said. “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could combine those portfolios?”

Shangraw said that ASU currently works with the University of Pennsylvania and Dublin City University in Ireland to share research portfolios in order to collaborate on projects.

Reach the reporter at Michael.reppenhagen@asu.edu

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This our last week of our series on Resurrections Stories in our formation offerings. We hope that this has been a time for each of us to recall and recognize the resurrection stories in our own lives. As the disciples told their experiences, we also hope that each of us will learn to share our stories with others.  For it is through sharing story that we deepen out relationships and grow in our community - and through sharing stories of our own faith journey that we become better disciples and make more disciples.
Next Sunday, May 17 will end our formation program year until the fall. Throughout the summer there will be a formation opportunities offered for various age groups and in various times and places.
Children's Formation ... Sharing our Faith
This week, Sunday, May 10, the children will gather with Michael for music in the parish hall. This has been a great time all year for learning about music, playing games and praising God. We gearing up for the Children's Choir in the fall.  Be sure to keep your Thursday evenings open, so your children can be in the choir next year.

Next week the children will have a celebration in the playground - weather permitting.

Youth Formation ... Growing our Faith
Youth will be in the youth room on Sunday, May 10 sharing conversation and Stories of Resurrection.  Come and join us!

The best way to help your young person grow in faith is through a camp community. Please talk with Sue if you have any questions, but set aside the week now.  The Diocese has put together a great program with wonderful leaders in a superb facility. The cost for the week is $575 per camper.  You can register online here.

Junior Camp (Rising 4th -6th graders) - July 26-31, 2015.
Middler Camp (Rising 7th- 9th graders) - August 2-7, 2015
Adult Formation ... Living our Faith
Stories of the Resurrection continue on Sunday, May 10 as we welcome The Rev. Susan Flanders will be our guest speaker.  She has recently authored the book - Going to Church: It's Not What You Think! She will share some stories from her book that speak to our topic of Resurrection Stories. Her book is considered to be a modern Pilgrim's Progress which interweaves family drama, theological insight, and a critique on conventional "churchiness." There will be opportunities to purchase her book and have it signed!

As she says in her book, Susan believes in Resurrection with her whole heart, even as she steers away from a literal understanding of that story and of much else in Scripture. She has found God's power to bring new life out of situations of death to be at the core of Christian belief and to be a very real part of her own life experience. She hopes her memoir will speak to others about how they might understand this central mystery and how going to church really can be more and different than what many disenchanted folks think.

What would Jesus do about economic inequality? Explore the economics of the Gospel with us.  The issue is much in the news - more and more people are too poor to live, even working full time. On Sunday May 17, we begin a discussion and speaker series on issues of economic justice. Our session this week will be facilitated by members of the St. Dunstan's small group on economic justice. We'll have a short presentation of some of the work the group has been doing and each of us will also have an opportunity to discuss what economic justice means in our own lives.  We'll also begin a conversation about what the parish and the diocese might be able to do to help mitigate some of the worst effects of economic injustice. You don't want to miss this session!

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Write Your Name In The Language of Doctor Who

by Megan S.

The Doctor's Name by Chi-tenshi

One of the reasons I like Doctor Who so much is because it's beautiful.  Look above at the Doctor's name written in Gallifreyan.  It's gorgeous and I'm not the only one who's enamored by the visuals.  Loren Sherman liked it so much he created a computer program that will write your name in his unofficial version of the language.

Here's what Stellar Four looks like...

Pretty nifty, right?

You can Gallifreyanize* your own name by downloading the Java based program on Sherman's website.  Click on Translator to start the download, unzip the file, and the run the JAR program.  Don't worry.  It's a lot easier than it sounds.

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Paul Simon and Sting: On Stage Together
Brisbane, AUEntertainment Centre

Sting & Paul Simon Live Review...

Things like this don’t often happen here. Maybe in New York or London, where global luminaries gather and collaborate and maybe let us watch. But, a chance to catch two of popular music’s most gifted songwriters together doesn’t come often to these shores. I’m tempted to say once in a lifetime or even drop in a McAvaney "One for the Ages" , but I don’t believe any cliché will hold this one.

The audience last night bobbed with uncountable grey heads, often with that jerky middle-aged style of dancing. There was hardly a cool outfit or a posing young thing to be seen. Messrs Simon and Sumner matched the lounge-room dress code and looked like they had just wandered in. So, a Vogue shoot this wasn’t, but for those of a certain age - and for those who appreciate quality - this was the place to be.

The format of the imaginatively titled On Stage Together is essentially a celebration of songs, with each legend taking turns solo and then performing together. While the stellar catalogue of both artists is delivered to thumping or swooning effect (depending on the metre), there’s honour here, on this night at least, to others like Chet Atkins, Bill Withers and The Everly Brothers.

There’s a celebration of the power of song - often a short, simple chord progression and some nice words - to hold the narrative of a life, our life. The phrasing of a line, the arc of a melody can hold us in a moment of time and space. You can name plenty who have created the magic. But none are better than these two guys.

Sting, now 63, brought driving bass and delicate acoustics to his sets. The celebrated stance -  the crooked leg, the ball of the foot riding on the bass line - has hardly changed since The Police days. He exudes energy as if the electric cables were plugged into him, not his bass, which looks as old as he is incidentally. He and his power band drove through some Police zingers - Roxanne, So Lonely, Walking on the Moon… - like they were driving a fast car over a searing desert highway.

Classics from his solo era, Fields of Gold, Desert Rose, or Driven to Tears for instance, and some lesser known tracks, like Seven Days or The End of the Game folded his celebrated layered lushness around us and occasionally pierced our hearts.

Paul Simon, 73, appears next to lanky, Tantric-toned Sting like a dishevelled Hobbit, trilby-hatted and white-shoed for effect. But, don’t let that fool you. He shuffled and swayed his head inside those sweet Simon-esque chords shifts like he was still hustling bigger kids playing stick ball in Queenst back in the day.

There were pearlers from the days with that other Queens’ Jewish kid Art, such as The Boxer (Sting actually melodied in on that one) through to the gritty post Simon and Garfunkel trail -  Hearts and Bones and 50 Ways and into the activist era of the Rhythm of the Saints and of course Graceland. His were quieter sets, notwithstanding the Graceland-era rills and beats, but they soared just as high and landed just as gently across us, those poetic lines embracing us as we swooned.

And the songs. Always the songs, rising above the performance to allow us all to go to those places only music takes us. So many songs about love, but so rarely is the word mentioned, so adroitly do both skirt the cliches and find the line that evoke moments in the human condition within tonal grabs and some of the most intelligent, insightful and poetic lyrics ever to litter the sleeve notes of pop music.

There is light and shade here and Sting’s more penetrative approach and Simon’s Jewish uncle style crossed over and merged. Each has the chops, and the material, to go either way. Sharing each other’s space and songs was the real delight -  these moments are the money shots. Both singing Bridge over Troubled Water or Fragile is the stuff of popular musical history, if only because these two are written so largely across it.

And I expect the set lists will shift as each rotates their massive back catalogue and shifts around each others’ material. As Simon said at one point, this is "our experiment…merging our bands and our words" . Who knows what magic could come of that?

Magic is not too hubristic for what On Stage Together is already. They may look aged and sagging in close-ups. There’s a few fluffed lines or forgotten lyrics. But, there’s really nothing not to like here. Such criticisms are simply a pocket full of mumbles and that’s not the shape of my heart.

(c) Daily Review by James Rose

Living legends in perfect synchronicity - Two giants of rock and a staggering shared catalogue all add up to a stellar concert for Brisbane fans.

It was a concert of old friends and old fans. Two of the world's most beloved musical superstars, Paul Simon and Sting, kicked off the Australian leg of their On Stage Together Tour in fine form at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre last night.

Strolling on stage in casual attire, the two legends got the crowd on their feet early asking everyone to "stand up" during opening number Brand New Day. They then launched straight into Simon's Boy in the Bubble and Sting's Fields of Gold.

"This is turning into my favourite country," Simon told the crowd.

Sting, 63, and Simon, 10 years his senior, became friends when they were neighbours in New York in the late 1980s. After both being invited to perform a benefit gig in 2013, they were inspired to tour together.

The tour was an experiment of merging bands, repertoires and voices, explained Simon. "We hope you enjoy it. We do."

With no shortage of material to choose from, the pair took turns to showcase their most loved tunes including Police hits So Lonely, When the World is Running Down and Walking on the Moon, and Simon's Mother and Child Reunion, 50 Ways to Leave You Lover and Graceland.

"I'm sure I'm not the only one for whom a Paul Simon song provides the soundtrack of one's life," Sting said, before launching into Simon and Garfunkel's America and following it up with a rousing Message in a Bottle that had the audience on its feet.

The best concerts are the ones where the performers look like they are enjoying themselves, and that was the case here. It was great to hear two familiar voices singing lines from each other's songs, a match of talents and charming harmonies.

The musical heavyweights surrounded themselves with top talent with 18 musicians on stage playing everything from cello to tuba.

The Brisbane crowd of boomers and their offspring showed their appreciation, giving as good as they got, singing and clapping along. It's a once-in-a-lifetime tour, including, no less, for the gents onstage themselves.

They'll follow their Australian shows at the end of the month with a European tour.

(c) Courier Mail by Sally Browne

Paul Simon and Sting perform in Brisbane...

Well, well, well …

It came like a lightning bolt, two hours into the three-hour show.

Gordon Sumner - better known to the world as Sting - and Paul Simon performed 'The Boxer'.

All of a sudden, in a spotlight centre stage at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, the years fell away.

In 1970, the song had been a number one worldwide hit for Simon and his then singing partner Art Garfunkel.

And here it was in Brisbane, reborn as fresh as a newly-minted penny, with Sting's voice the soaring falsetto, and Simon the tenor: "I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told, I have squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises…"

This was why the 1.6m tall,  73-year-old American and and the 1.8m, 63-year-old Englishman were touring together.

Until that moment, Simon and Sting had been merely superb.

They had played and sung their own songs as 14 multi-instrumentalists and singers who made up their backing bands merged and separated, then merged again behind them.

This was the masterclass. This was the moment it all came together.

The champs were here: two of modern music's best songwriters and performers were holding court.

And entertainment centre, packed with upward of 12,000 people, crackled with the electricity.

They were like Picasso and Da Vinci experimenting on a new canvas together, seriously stepping back and considering the work in places, and splashing about in the colours in others.

And they bounced off each other, fed by the crowd and the band.

Sting did 'Seven Days', 'Fields of Gold' and a brassy version of 'Walking on the Moon'; Simon countered with '50 Ways to Leave your Lover', 'Me and Julio (Down by the School Yard)', 'Still Crazy After All These Years' and 'Diamonds (on the Soles of her Shoes)'.

Then they'd share: 'Cecilia', 'You Can Call Me Al', 'Every Breath You Take'.

"Who hasn't had a time in their lives when a Paul Simon song hasn't marked something special?" Sting mused, "a time when you've met a girl… or a time when you've broken up with one?"

Then Sting sang Simon's 1968 song '(To Look for) America', which, he said, was a marker for his first visit to the US.

And toward the end came the sparkling 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', to which Simon and Sting gave a towering, inspiring gospel treatment.

Twenty years ago, Sting played the entertainment centre with one of the coolest quintets imaginable.

The performance was faultless, perfect.

Last night was not.

These three hours were warmer, looser with a little more humour, the playing no less expert but more spontaneous.
And the joy was not only obvious, it was infectious. It was palpable.

It was simply magic.

Well, well, well…

(c) Sunshine Coast Daily


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Football: Everton shrug off crowd trouble in Europa League win

Everton's Idrissa Gueye celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal.
Everton's Idrissa Gueye celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal.PHOTO: AFP

PARIS (AFP) - Everton took a 2-0 lead in a Europa League qualifying play-off first-leg clash on Thursday (Aug 17) against Hajduk Split in Liverpool in a game stopped temporarily due to crowd trouble.

Hajduk fans surged towards the Goodison Park pitch and threw objects with play stopped shortly after Michael Keane's 30th-minute header had put the hosts in front.

After police brought the situation under control players returned to the pitch and Everton doubled their lead in the 45th minute, thanks to Idrissa Gueye's strike off a Wayne Rooney cross.

"I was really happy with the first half and unhappy about the second. We lost a big opportunity to score more goals," said Everton coach Ronald Koeman.

Keane said he was delighted to score his first goal for Everton since his move from Burnley in the summer.

"I'm delighted, first and foremost, to get a clean sheet," the England defender told

"That's what we aim for, especially in European games at home. It's massive and makes it a lot easier when they don't score.

"It was the same case as in the last tie, when we took a 1-0 win over there. We managed to go one better today. I thought we played well in the first half, we weren't really ourselves in the second half but at least we got the clean sheet."

In Milan, defender Leonardo Bonucci captained AC Milan to a 6-0 win on his competitive debut for the Italian side against modest Macedonians Shkendija two months after playing for Juventus in the Champions League final.

The Chinese-owned club were too strong for the Macedonians with a double from new signing Andre Silva in the first half and Riccardo Montolivo after 25 and 85 minutes.

Fabio Borini and Luca Antonelli added two more midway through the second half to set the Italians on the road to the group stages with the second leg away on Aug 24.

Vincenzo Montella's side have never won the second-tier European competition which they last competed in the 2008-2009 season.

Meanwhile, last year's finalists Ajax Amsterdam lost 1-0 at home against Rosenborg with substitute Samuel Adegbenro scoring the winner for the Norwegians after 77 minutes in the Netherlands.

Marseille drew 1-1 at Domzale in Slovenia after Morgan Sanson equalised for the French after 63 minutes after Amedej Vetrih put the hosts ahead after 12 minutes.

Elsewhere, Turkish giants Fenerbahce, with Nabil Dirar and Mathieu Valbuena playing, fell to a shock 2-0 loss to Vardar in Macedonia.

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to beat Panathinaikos 3-2 in Greece thanks to a late Aritz Aduriz double on 68 and 73 minutes as Red Star Belgrade fell 3-2 at Krasnodar in Russia.


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There is a growing trend for clients to have their agencies located onsite at their offices in an effort to be more efficient. To clarify, we are not referring to an in-house agency but instead agency staff who are located onsite at the client’s location.

An in-house agency is an agency that was formed to work exclusively on a given account but is part of that client’s organization. Facebook, Google, and more have all shifted to an in-house agency model rather than the traditional outsourced services. While an onsite agency operates in a similar model with dedicated personnel to the account who work alongside the marketing teams to execute on ideas, they are not employed by the client directly. This model is becoming increasingly popular, especially in the UK, due to its direct access to team members – a benefit for both the client and the agency.

Having this direct access to team members presents numerous benefits including streamlined communications, increased collaboration, being immersed in the client’s culture, and more. Those benefits can have a tangible effective on the work product the agency produces in the form of reduced revisions, faster turnaround times, and innovations. However, before you relocate your agency onsite, you should consider the potential drawbacks, the biggest of which is the additional costs of this resource. For example the relocation expenses if the agency is not local to your area and additional billable hours since they will be working exclusively, or primarily, on your account.

Earlier this year, I had a client ask about having an onsite resource for one of their campaigns. They were planning a multi-city, multi-day event that would be taking place throughout the course of the year. They knew from previous experience that they would be working very closely with their agency to develop concepts and layouts and continually update those based on the latest changes to the program. With that in mind, they wanted to explore having a team member from the awarded agency sit onsite in their office in order to enhance collaboration and streamline communications between the teams. In this case, the costs outweighed the benefits and so they did not have an onsite resource for their engagement; however, I’m sure the concept will be explored again in the future.

As you evaluate the option of an onsite resource, it is important that you weigh the benefits against the costs before making a decision. So for your next marketing engagement, consider what it could mean to have an agency team member sitting a few feet away.

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De Gea move on the verge of being complete

David De Gea

AUTHOR: – Doron

Manchester United are all but able to confirm that David De Gea is the man they’ve chosen to replace Edwin van der Sar at Old Trafford.

With Edwin retiring, who should replace him has been an ongoing debate for some time now amongst United fans and the press. It seems almost certain that David De Gea is the one they’ve gone for though. United’s interest in the 20 year old has long been known of and a couple of months ago United made their first foray into the transfer market with a bid for him.

In the time since rumours of a bid, there have been concerns over whether his heart was in a potential move to United given how long it had taken him to agree personal terms however it seems he’s now accepted a move and is set to move to Manchester with his girlfriend and parents. United’s goalkeeping coach, Eric Steele, has been taking Spanish lessons for some time now in order to help David settle in with his move. Interestingly, Edwin van der Sar is said to have recommended Ajax’s Maarten Stekelenburg – who will now be Atletico Madrid’s top target to replace De Gea.

Considering his age, he’s already played 83 first team games for Atletico, been capped at every youth level for Spain and has made their senior squad too. He’s credited with being a good footballer, comfortable in possession whilst he’s confident, calm and widely considered to be in the mould of Edwin.

After Gary Neville’s testimonial tonight, Sir Alex told Sky Sports:

“We’ve been working on it for quite a while. We identified him quite a while back as one we should go for. He’s a young goalkeeper, very quick, good composure, presence and an oustanding replacement for van der Sar. We were looking for same type of qualities as Edwin, composure and organisational ability. De Gea is very similar that way.”

I believe United have got the best young goalkeeper in world football – he’s certainly always been my first choice. Do you think De Gea is the right man? What do you think his strengths are and do you have any concerns?

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  1. I have to confess I’ve not seen him play yet.

    He’s young for a keeper and I just hope he has the strength of character to bounce back when he makes an inevitable mistake.

    Would I be wrong in saying Fergie isn’t known for having patience with keepers who he thinks have lost their nerve? Leighton and Howard spring to mind, I could well be wrong.

    If De Gea works out he could be our No.1 for the next 15 years (or until Barca need a new GK) which would be incredible.

  2. Nice breaking news Doron, keep up the good work! Im with you, think we have one of the top 3 keepers in world football in the next decade. Will prob take him time to get used to the physical nature of the premiership, and he will probably learn the hard way a few times (same as the great Schmeichel and Edwin at Fulham), but we are Manchester United, we will give the lad the time he needs.
    What a great week so far for us Reds, lets hope we are still celebrating come saturday night. I have a funny feeling it is written in the stars for us!!
    Connor (Ireland)

  3. @Chase – you’re right RE patience Chase. Fergie/the club have been watching De Gea and others for a year (at least) now and he’s said that whoever comes in will get support and backing. It’s inevitable that a new goalkeeper regardless of age and experience will make a mistake at some point and like you said, it’s important he can come back from it and we can back him. The potential of spending roughly £18m on a 15 year investment is excellent.

  4. Great signing. Welcome to Man Utd, best and biggest club in the world ! I believe we have got one of the best, if not the best talented keeper in the world.

  5. De Gea is no doubt a great young player. His reflexes seem to be outstanding, and his potential near limitless. However, he’s never faced the pressure that will be relentless at Manchester United (The Europa League is not the same, and neither is the mid table of La Liga). His record this season in the league was not great (11 clean sheets and 53 goals conceded in 38 games), and he still has a long way to go. I would have preferred to sign Stekelenberg, a full international in the prime of his career, who has already dealt with the pressure of the Champions League, title races, and the World Cup (where he made the save of the tournament against Kaka to keep his team alive).

  6. I have to say I am a little nervous due to the lads age.
    I’ve always felt that keepers tend to prime later when they mature.
    I think coming into OT as a No 1 will take a lot of character, a lot of good keepers have struggled to come to terms with the job.

    Personally I would be tempted to get Buffon as I believe he is on a free & has been there & bought the T-Shirt.
    With a bit of luck though he step up and show a similar maturity that Joe Hart has over the last couple of seasons with Birmingham and Citeh.

  7. I thought he was back now. I just like the idea of an old head as both lingaard & de gea are quite young

  8. Ah. Dunno, then. Wikipedia reckons he’s got a contract until 2013, though.

    I can see the merit in signing an older keeper as an experienced head, provided it’s nobody too expensive and they’re willing to ride the bench. 😀

  9. I’m still nervous about this. Obviously I hope he works out and makes me eat crow but a 20 year old keeper at the most famous club in the world really strikes me as scary. Let’s not forget Mark Bosnich, Fabien Barthez, Massimo Taibi, Raimond van der Gouw, Andy Goram and Roy Carroll.

  10. @Chillmike I understand the scepticism but De Gea’s the best young goalkeeper in the world. Most of those on that list where simply number twos and to be fair Barthez was considered to be one of the best around at the time. Few 20 year old goalkeepers have the experience he already has – the list of coaches/players that admire him is endless. It’s a gamble and a risk for sure but I think it’s one well worth doing.

  11. No one thought that the signing at this time last year – Javier Hernandez from Chivas Guadalajare – was anything other than a bargain-basement purchase.

    18 months ago it was considered a sign of desperation that SAF authorized spending 10 million for a raw, big-boned kid who had recently made the jump from Maidstone to Fulham – that turned out alright and Chris Smalling is now a corner-stone of UTD’s future.

    NOW we sign a kid who is generally recognized to be the best young keeper in Europe – and some people say that he’s too young.

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Conservative Comedy 7/26/13

It’s Conservative Comedy Friday at the Strident Conservative so it’s time to laugh! As I do every Friday, I’m happy to bring you some of the best Conservative political satire I’ve found on the internet.

The Whitehouse press room’s grand old lady of anti-Semitism, Helen Thomas died this week. The 92-year-old alleged journalist died of natural causes in a freak mirror explosion, but her spirit lives on. The birth of the “Royal Baby” brings to mind a quote from the great Mark Twain, politicians are like diapers – both need to be changed frequently, and for the same reason. Especially our Pampered (but constantly leaking!) president.

Check out two commentaries from The Conservative Comic at Hope n’ Change on these topics.

Jodi Miller at Newsbusted is off and will be back next week. Steven Crowder is off this week as well, but I found a timely video from his archives I think you’ll enjoy. Is America the country our Founders envisioned? A music video by the Powdered Zombies gives us the answer.

And how do you explain the facts of life to a liberal? Andrew Klavan at PJ Media gives us the funny answer to that question.

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Eat for Joy by Srinivas Reddy

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How can you enjoy food and not overeat? When you eat just for boredom, consumption or simply because we can, how can you enjoy it. You may have thought it was best to eat at every meal and even in between, but this book shows us ways that we can still live a healthy lifestyle while enjoying the food we eat. Food releases endorphins in the brain that trigger happiness, which is why so many people eat for no other reason except that it's enjoyable.
This book will go in depth on how you can enjoy your favorite foods without dieting and overeating. It explains when to eat, how to eat and when to stop eating.

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This was a very informative read. Since I enjoy cooking so much I've always found it hard to enjoy the food I eat. The trick is to remember that food is something to be enjoyed and not just food that you shovel into your mouth for survival needs. He goes into explaining how to use techniques in the mind, the home, the kitchen and in exercise that will help you enjoy the food you eat. I tried quite a few of his techniques today and I found them actually quite useful. I know that I will be living by quite a few of his concepts. So if you find yourself not enjoying food as much as you wish you did then I believe this book is for you.

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I'm sharing 16 gifts that anyone would love! The gifts I picked range from high to low, so there is something here for everyone to give as a gift. Sometimes holiday shopping can be overwhelming with so much to choose from. Here are a few ideas to help you out.

1. Coasters - You can never go wrong with coasters. Coasters are a classy gift to give someone who just moved recently or enjoys a few cocktails or two.

2. Diamond Ring - A diamond eternity ring is the perfect timeless piece of jewelry. Giving jewelry is always special that is why I recommend giving it to a loved one.

3. Tom Ford Book - Perfect for your fashionista friend! Do you have a friend that loves decorating her home and has bold style? This book is the book to make a decor statement.

4. Marble Tray - You can never go wrong with marble. Marble screams luxury and sophistication. Giving a tray allows the gift receiver to use the tray as they please. Whether for displaying jewelry and perfume or for entertaining this gift will surely win them over.

5. Diptyque Candle - Don't want to spend a lot, but want to give a bit of luxury? Diptyque candles are just that. A slice of luxury. These are long burning candles so they'll be able to enjoy hours of burning time. They also are a great decor accessory!

6. Gold Hoops - Another must-have staple in your girlfriends or best friends jewelry collection. Goes with everything and timeless.

7 + 8. Origins Mask & Herbivore Mask - Both of these masks are great for brightening skin. During the Winter, our skin tends to dry out leaving our skin dull and pale. A gift that comes with pampering.

9. Christophe Robin Hair Mask - Hair Mask are never a gift people think to give, but they are lovely. This one by Christophe Robin is wonderful. It smells great and leaves your hair soft and healthy afterwards.

10. Givenchy Card Holder - Giving a gift of designer is always thoughtful and won't break the bank. A card holder is always useful.

11. Topshop Tee - Basics are always great when you're on a budget. You can't disappoint. This tee by Topshop is a wardrobe must-have.

12. YSL Sunset Bag - For those of you looking to splurge, a designer bag such as this one can make your receiver very happy. If you can't decide on a bag, always go with their favorite color.

13. Vince Cardigan - No one makes cardigans and sweaters better than Vince. Their clothing is extremely cozy and comfortable. You've been warned. This is the perfect gift to give your mother.

14. Sephora Liquid Lipstick - I am biased to this product already. I own it and love it! It's extremely long wearing, comfortable on and extremely pigmented. For $12 you should buy them in every color. The red lipstick shade is the perfect holiday lip color. Super affordable gift for your best friend.

15. Cami NYC Tank - If you like giving unique gifts, try a silk top. Super stylish and chic. This one by Cami NYC comes in plenty of colors for you to choose from.

16. Christian Dior Perfume - Perfume is by far the easiest gift to give a woman. But buying the right one is what's most important. This perfume by Christian Dior called "Miss Dior" is the perfect universal scent all women would appreciate. Besides, they'll die for the packaging first.
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Pioneers, Visionaries, Safe Havens, and Glitter

My article on the 2009 Lambda Literary Awards is up on CarnalNation, and I’m proud of it. I loved going to the awards and I am grateful to CarnalNation for sending me – and to Seal Press for sending me a couple of the books that were finalists!

It’s amazing how little news coverage the awards got, really. I was looking around as I was drafting this and all I saw were bitty little mentions on blogs, no major news coverage. I guess that’s not surprising, just a little sad.

Here’s the beginning of my article, to entice you to read it:

The 21st annual Lambda Literary Awards returned to New York City for the 2009 ceremony at the New School for Graduate Studies in midtown Manhattan, after presenting last year’s awards in Los Angeles. It seems appropriate that the awards would come of legal drinking age in Gotham, amidst solid grey skies and a drizzle, where writers stoop over bourbon in dark East Village bars. Writerly brooding just isn’t the same on the beach with bikinis and sunshine.

The Awards began in 1988, and though the specific categories have evolved since then, with the addition of bisexual and transgender categories and, eventually, the fizzling of the AIDS-related category, the Awards reflect the movements of the queer community for the past twenty years, and the best of the best new and seasoned authors are recognized and awarded. It is one of my life-goals to read all the winners—at least for the lesbian fiction category, if not all the others.

As someone whose life was changed and saved by queer books, I was thrilled to be attending the awards ceremony. I sat in the back so I could see the authors jump up when their name was announced after “and the winner is…” so I could see their lovers’ and friends’ faces as they hugged, clapped their hands, kissed on the cheek. And then the long walk to the stage and the acceptance speech: “I know it’s cliché to say that I didn’t prepare anything because I didn’t expect to win, but it’s true!”

Read the whole thing over at CarnalNation.

The complete list of winners is at the end of the article; pick out just one of them, at least, and read it, will you? These are amazing books which have been honored, and deserve reading.

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Brooks Robinson or Mike Schmidt: Who is the greatest third baseman in history?

Leading up to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York this summer, the New York Daily News is running a weekly poll to pick the best player at each position.

The position this week is third baseman. So, Baltimore baseball fans, who is the greatest third baseman in major league history?

As of this post, Orioles legend Brooks Robinson trails the Philadelphia Phillies' Mike Schmidt in the Daily News poll, and the Kansas City Royals' George Brett is a distant third.

But we wanted to run our own poll here in Baltimore, so who do you think is best?

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Friday: Waterfront Kitchen opens in Fells Point

This could be a big one but we don't have much more to go now than the super cool logo. Opening Friday in the Living Classroom's Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Museum, the Waterfront Kitchen will feature a menu of "spirited American cuisine" designed by Jerry Pellegrino of Corks that will "emphasize seasonal ingredients," some of which will be grown by students in Living Classroom's BUGS (Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students) program in a greenhouse located on the school's nearby Caroline Street campus. The new restaurant, which will seat 75 inside and 100 outside on a waterside promenade, is owned by Charles Nabit and Michael Klein. Levi Briggs has been named chef de cuisine of Waterfront Kitchen, which will be open for lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Sunday.
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A sweeping success for Sox

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It's too early to make a major statement, but the White Sox settled some personal issues Tuesday night.

They completed a two-game sweep of three-time defending American League Central champion Minnesota with a 3-1 victory at U.S. Cellular Field and improved their league-best record to 10-4.

"There's a long way to go, but there are good signs," said Paul Konerko, who extended his major-league-leading home-run total to seven when he launched a one-out solo shot in the sixth off Minnesota starter Brad Radke.

Joe Crede extended his hitting streak to 10 games. His two hits included a double that sailed over the head of four-time Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter in the fifth, snapping a scoreless tie.

For added measure, Crede made sure rookie catcher Joe Mauer wasn't about to block his path by sticking out his left hand as he crossed home plate on Scott Podsednik's sacrifice fly.

"If [Mauer] is going to block the plate, I'm going to do whatever I can to score," Crede said.

Crede is 11-for-29 (.379) after starting the season 2-for-18.

The Sox won for the second consecutive time without drawing a walk. But they haven't forgotten the art of moving runners over, as Crede moved into scoring position on Juan Uribe's sacrifice bunt in the fifth.

"It sounds like little girls' baseball, but it's the way we have to play," manager Ozzie Guillen said.

The blend of finesse and power was too much for the Twins, who won't get another shot at the Sox until they return to Chicago on Aug. 15.

In further frustrating their division rivals, Orlando Hernandez and two relievers held the Twins scoreless through eight innings despite allowing 12 singles.

But Shingo Takatsu's troubles continued when he allowed a run in the ninth. Left-hander Damaso Marte bailed him out by retiring Mauer and Terry Tiffee to end the game.

Hernandez turned in six bizarre innings of shutout ball. He allowed 10 singles, issued one walk and hit a batter, putting at least one runner on base in each inning he worked. The last time a pitcher hurled six innings or less of shutout ball while allowing 10 hits or more occurred in August 1983, when the Cubs' Chuck Rainey hurled five innings of 10-hit ball against St. Louis.

Hernandez saved his best escape act for the sixth after allowing consecutive singles to Jacque Jones, Lew Ford and Michael Cuddyer with one out.

With reliever Cliff Politte warming up, Hernandez induced Nick Punto to pop out to short. A crowd of 18,310 showed its approval when Timo Perez caught Shannon Stewart's shallow fly in right for the final out.

Hernandez's outing hardly mirrored his performance of April 8, when he limited the Twins to one run over seven innings in a victory at the Metrodome.

The Sox missed a chance in the first to give Hernandez a cushion. Podsednik led off with a single and moved to third on Tadahito Iguchi's single. Carl Everett followed with a fly to center field. Podsednik, playing his second game after missing five games because of a strained right groin, tagged up and headed toward home.

Mauer blocked home plate and Podsednik elected to try to slide past him and stick his hand between Mauer's legs.

Podsednik slid past Mauer, but plate umpire Brian O'Nora didn't make a call. Mauer noticed this and immediately headed toward Podsednik and tagged him.

O'Nora called Podsednik out, prompting a brief quarrel from Guillen and Podsednik.

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Movie review: 'Kaboom'

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Asked whether or not he's gay, college freshman Smith (Thomas Dekker) says he's “undeclared,” which lands him in situations ranging from routine casual sex with a British girl named London (Juno Temple) in the back of a van owned by a guy he met five minutes ago at a nude beach. Not simplifying Smith's life at all is his constant visions of attackers in animal masks or his lesbian best friend Stella (Haley Bennett), who he refers to as a “vagatarian” (think about it) and is in a relationship with a girl she's sure is a witch with sexual powers.

The buzz: Yes, that's really the plot, which isn't necessarily a change of pace for veteran provocateur/writer-director Gregg Araki (“The Living End,” “Mysterious Skin”). The challenge of “Kaboom” will be to hold together even when it feels like some crazy mutation of “Donnie Darko,” “Juno” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”

The verdict: Stella says that dreams are just your brain taking a dump at the end of the day. Well, the lively “Kaboom” seems to prove her wrong, unfolding as a horny, hallucinogenic fantasy whose descent into nightmare doesn't stop it from becoming enjoyably silly in its final, here's-the-bonkers-thing-that's-happening explanation. It adds up to a sick joke that's not quite mind-blowing, but there's a gleeful thrill that comes from seeing such unflinching, defiantly goofy weirdness once in a while. It's certainly preferable to boring, obvious stuff like “The Mechanic” or “Country Strong,” which is the uptight wallflower to “Kaboom's” outrageous, sexually adventurous party monster.

Did you know? Let's all just agree that lines like “queerer than Clay Aiken” and “nuttier than squirrel s***” aren't clever, so writers can stop trying so hard.

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