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The vibe I'm getting is that the Raiders have zero intention of franchising leading rusher Michael Bush, given their commitment to a normal salary structure and the presence of strong safety Tyvon Branch also as an unrestricted free agent. Coach Dennis Allen has talked up Darren McFadden, which means he's the feature back, and there's no way the Raiders commit more than $7 million to a complementary back.
And that's probably what Bush is. He did an admirable job taking over when McFadden's mid-foot sprain derailed his season, with one of the best games any Raiders' running back (Marcus, Bo, Napoleon Kaufman, you name it) has ever had again the San Diego Chargers. While it's conceivable Bush numbers tailed off toward the end of the season because the Raiders became more predictable or the line wasn't blocking as well, the fact is it happened.
So maybe it's possible other teams see this during the free agency period and Bush comes back at a reasonable price if there is no big bounty to be had. Usually, however, one of 31 teams will ante up.
If so, keep the name Robert Turbin in mind. He was the subject of my Monday story in Bay Area News Group papers and is a Bay Area product who has flown under the radar after helping two institutions without much of a reputation for football success into winners. He did it at Fremont's Irvington High School, a perennial also-ran which won a league title and in consecutive years advanced to the North Coast Section finals and semifinals.
Turbin did it at Utah State, which went 7-6 in his junior year _ the first winning season for the school since 1993. After missing the previous season with a torn ACL, Turbin was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year after rushing for 1,517 yards and 19 touchdowns. Check him out on YouTube and you'll find him leveling some tacklers and breaking into the open field and finishing some long runs as well. He can catch out of the backfield or downfield. He can block, and at 5-foot-10, 220 pounds has been called the best built back in the draft outside of Alabama's Trent Richardson.
His high school coach, Bob Spain, called coaching Turbin a "once in a lifetime" experience and said, "he's what happens when genetics meets work ethic."
Despite his breakaway runs, which indicates he is faster on game day than in a track setup, Turbin's 40-yard dash time was a concern. It's not any longer, as he ran a respectable 4.5 flat at the combine. Whether that puts Turbin out of reach for the Raiders remains to be seen. They'll pick No. 97 at the earliest after supplemental picks are awarded at the NFL owner's meetings next month.
If Bush moves on, it seems awfully risky to leave their running game in the hands of McFadden and Taiwan Jones, given their recent injury history. As Allen noted, offensive coordinator Greg Knapp has gotten a lot of yards out of a lot of different runners with different styles.
Turbin is confident _ "A lot of people compare me to Marshall Faulk and Steven Jackson" _ without being cocky. He's engaging and earnest, a player Spain said never took a day off and lifted the play of everyone around him. He was such a devastating defensive player in high school he was the MVAL defensive player of the year as a junior and Spain advised him to take a scholarship offer to Boise State to be a safety. That means he'd probably be a beast on special teams, a role Turbin said he would love.
The NFL is full of mid-round running backs who flourish in the right system. Keep in mind Bush was a fourth-round pick because of a severely broken ankle at Louisville.
Turbin could end up being that kind of story for somebody.


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Quincy Amarikwa and Steven Emory both found the back of the net as the Colorado Rapids defeated the Chicago Fire 2-0 in MLS Reserve League action at TOYOTA PARK Sunday morning. The 2-0 result gave the Rapids their first victory of the Reserve League season, dealing the Fire their first defeat.
The Rapids struck first in the 13th minute when Amarikwa broke free in behind the Fire defense only to be hauled down by Pari Pantazopoulos on the right side of the box. The referee immediately pointed to the spot and the UC Davis product calmly beat Fire goalkeeper Jon Conway to give the visiting side a 1-0 lead.
Seven minutes later the Rapids doubled their lead when Amarikwa sped into space on the right side of the field and squared a ball into the Fire penalty area toward a charging Steven Emory. Conway did well to parry the initial effort, however, the Rapids open tryout winner collected his own rebound and snuck the ball past Conway to the near post on 20 minutes.
The Rapids move to 1-4-1, 4 points in the Central Mountain Division while the Fire remain atop of the division table with a 4-1-1 record and 13 points after six games played. The Rapids next take the field in Reserve Division action on Thursday, Sept. 1 against the Houston Dynamo at Dick's Sporting Goods Park at 10 a.m. CT. The Men in Red welcome Real Salt Lake to the TOYOTA PARK practice field on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. CT.
Chicago Fire 0 – 2 Colorado Rapids
Chicago Fire: Jon Conway; Mike Banner, Josip Mikulic (Victor Pineda 46'), Yamith Cuesta, Pari Pantazopoulos; Gabriel Ferrari (Pedro Mendes** 41'), Michael Videira, Baggio Husidic (Marcus Epps* 61'), Corben Bone; Cristian Nazarit (Kellen Gulley 65'), Orr Barouch (Paulo Mendes** 46')
Substitutes Not Used: Alec Dufty, AJ Jeffries*
Colorado Rapids: Steward Ceus; Danny Earls, Scott Palguta, Michael Holody, Eddie Ababio; Joseph Nane (Dillon Serna* 77'), Quame Holder** (Davy Armstrong 62'), Ross LaBauex; Andre Akpan (Josh Janniere 71'), Quincy Amarikwa, Steven Emory
Substitutes Not Used: Chris Sharpe, Sterling Copeland,
*Academy Player
*Guest Player
Scoring Summary:
COL – Quincy Amirikwa (penalty kick) 13'
COL – Steven Emory (unassisted) 20'
Misconduct Summary:
COL – Danny Earls (Caution; Reckless Tackle) 51'
CHI – Michael Videira (Caution; Reckless Tackle) 53'
CHI – Paulo Mendes (Caution; Reckless Tackle) 77'
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
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BERLIN- Newly appointed Worcester Prep boys' varsity soccer coach Terry Underkoffler comes with impressive credentials including coaching and evaluating young players for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program.
Underkoffler, an Ocean Pines resident, was recently appointed to replace longtime Worcester Prep varsity coach Tom Westcott, who stepped down last fall after patrolling the sidelines at Worcester for the last 35 years. Replacing the popular Westcott, who recorded his 300th win at Worcester last fall, will not be easy, but Underkoffler certainly appears to be up to the task.
The U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program for girls is holding its national development camp this month at the Charlie Kellogg and Joe Zahler Sports Complex in Las Vegas and more than 190 invitation-only players will attend the event. Players will come together from all over the country to train and play alongside fellow elite athletes.
As a Region I goalkeeper coach, Underkoffler will be on the coaching staff that will train, coach and evaluate players in practice and in competition. He has been on the Region I Girls' Olympic Development Program staff since 1981.
When Underkoffler is not patrolling the sidelines for the U.S. Olympic Development Program, he is on the technology staff at Worcester Prep. His roles include helping teachers with computers, interactive whiteboards and other digital devices. He will take over the Worcester Prep boys' varsity program starting in the 2012-2013 school year and is looking forward to taking over the highly successful program.


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Friday, October 12, 2007
32 comments:
What's your feeling about HBO's 1%? Has that influenced your script?
- Oct 13, 2007, 1:59:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Congratulations on the deal. FX has a very strong track record of programming. I will certainly be tuning in. Your work on the Shield is just fantastic.
- Oct 14, 2007, 8:31:00 PM
I feel the information that Variety published at least told the truth about how and why HBO created their own biker show. Beyond that, all I can do is show up and make the best pilot I can. If both biker shows go to series, scheduling will be the network's challenge.
- Oct 18, 2007, 9:46:00 PM
- GPA Kevin said...
Love the idea... hope it takes off!
- Oct 24, 2007, 10:21:00 AM
- k e l s said...
sounds like a good plot,hope it pans out:]
- Oct 29, 2007, 3:10:00 PM
- RobLyon said...
Kurt great show congrats! Quick question - to what does "Sam Crow" refer? Is it a catch-all term for motorcycle groups in the U.S.?
Thanks, and again congrats on a really intense show.
- Sep 6, 2008, 12:29:00 PM
- chuq said...
I have watch the pilot Son's of Anarchy three times already I love it and cannot wait to see the whole season! Congratulations on a job well done and keep more episodes rollin' out!
Live free and ride hard!
- Sep 8, 2008, 6:36:00 PM
- dick nixon said...
i'll give the pilot an ok.some problems i see.number 1 when riding a bike your smoke doesnt stand streight out from your face and if it does you will get burnt.one ember in your eye and you'll know what i mean.number 2 california bikers would be tan and have a lot more road dust on them(hot in cali make you sweat more dirt sticks to you).its hard to imagine a true to life biker show as its a special lifestyle and would never make it past the censors.ride hard die free.
- Sep 9, 2008, 10:13:00 PM
- CARII President said...
We've been watching the show and find it good TV. I was wondering if there was any connection between your pilot and the investigation centered in Modesto - bike shop owner, cops, and others arrested. The timeline seems tight but it seems more than coincidental.
- Sep 11, 2008, 11:12:00 AM
- Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking said...
Thanks so much for the concept and congratulation on your project getting legs. It is a pleasure to usher in and review and will have a proud place on my television review mantle after The Shield completes its run.
- Sep 11, 2008, 3:41:00 PM
- MatthewCook said...
ROBLYON it is an anagram of "The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original (Samcro)".
- Sep 18, 2008, 6:42:00 AM
- MatthewCook said...
it is an anagram of "The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original (Samcro)".
- Sep 18, 2008, 6:43:00 AM
- toybot studios said...
wow.... i'm hooked!! great job. love it like "The Wire" and "The Brotherhood"...
Katy Segal is amazing....
- Sep 24, 2008, 1:20:00 AM
Don't blow it and let them turn it into a cheesy soap opera. Stick to your political signifigance behind the show.
- Sep 29, 2008, 3:42:00 AM
Great Show!!! Glad to see that JACKS is not such a puss!!!! Keep iem coming!
- Oct 1, 2008, 8:09:00 PM
This is my new favorite show. Watch it every week. I was hooked after the first show.
- Oct 1, 2008, 8:11:00 PM
I love(d) The Shield and I've really gotten into Sons of Anarchy. I like the eps that are more heavy on the MC aspect; with the first ep I got a little too much Sopranos similarity (dinner table scene etc) but when it goes MC heavy it's really, really good.
- Oct 2, 2008, 12:05:00 PM
- Jojo said...
I love love love the show - hands down my favorite of the Fall season. Congratulations to you. I'll echo the previous question though - I'm having a hard time understanding just what the term Sam Crow means.
- Oct 2, 2008, 5:06:00 PM
I love this show, but don't know what Sam Crow means either. The thing is I saw it on a van here advertising a rap artist? anybody know?
- Oct 3, 2008, 1:04:00 PM
- Jojo said...
Ah ha! I finally got it! It's an anagram for "The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original (Samcro)"
- Oct 3, 2008, 5:56:00 PM
To the people saying "Samcro" is an anagram, I think you mean acronym. An anagram is when you take a sentence or a name or any group of words and rearrange the letters to make new words.
Love the show, I'm surprised to see how much is getting past the censors.
- Oct 3, 2008, 11:29:00 PM
- Jojo said...
Doh! I stand corrected - Justin, you're 100% correct. I should have said acronym.
- Oct 4, 2008, 6:42:00 AM
"The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original (Samcro)" = Sam Crow
- Oct 5, 2008, 7:30:00 PM
Ok, I love the show. Me and My fiance' watch it every week. But one question still remains. What happened to the W on the end of Sam Cro? In the 1st episode when Jaxs finds his dads stuff. In the journal it reads "the life and death of Sam Crow" with the W. But if you look anywhere else in the show. The W is gone. Its not on their jackests. The w is gone...WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?!?! AND WHAT DID IT STAND FOR?
- Oct 14, 2008, 12:00:00 PM
- Unknown said...
People ! Its not that hard to figure out! really! Sam Crow is a term for out law MC's and to capitalize on this they came up with SAM CRO sons of anarchy redwood original! In the book the dad is writing its the outlaw term and all others its the term for the moto club. It's a term that is used that the producers thought would be great if they used it as a anagram! I know I am stupid but I could figure that out. PS I know I cant spell or type.
- Oct 14, 2008, 10:30:00 PM
- Glenn said...
Dang. Why can't I post?
The show is great. The characters are perfect. Raw. Real. Not melodramatic. The guys I used to know.
The writing makes the show. Tension and reality combined. Keep up the good work. Use Opie. He's brilliant! A real diamond.
Sorry about The Shield ending. It could last forever and I would buy it on iTunes.
- Oct 24, 2008, 10:53:00 AM
- MoTiV said...
IMO, When Jax is reading his dad's writings which is entitled "Sam Crow" if you listen to the way his dad writes about the club he writes about it as if it was a person. I was very confused at first as to who Jax's father was because of the way his dad wrote. I thought his dad's name was Sam Crow. It finally dawned on me that his dad talks about the club like this because it was a brotherhood and they functioned as one unit. So he expanded the acronym with the W to create a "real" last name.
- Oct 26, 2008, 4:03:00 AM
- rooney said...
any way of seeing the original pilot with scott glen?
- Oct 30, 2008, 3:52:00 AM
- Tony said...
From google:
The full name of the motorcycle club is Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original; on occasion, the show will abbreviate it as SOA, though more frequently the club is referred to as SAMCRO (a rough acronym of The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original [1]) or "Sam Crow." This nickname is also reflected in the original title of the show, Forever Sam Crow.[2]
- Nov 4, 2008, 11:56:00 PM
- Hunsta said...
They`ve just started showing SOA here in Australia. Great show. Hope it doesnt go soft like some. Seem as good as Deawood so far. What a bitch Katie Segal plays. I love her charactor. Know quite a few like her.
Was also interested to find out what SAMCRO was. Never figured the anagram angle.
- May 29, 2009, 4:27:00 PM
- nettcricket said...
1st of all I just want to say that I just LOVE LOVE this show. The actors that play the characters are great. I can't see anyone else playing Jax or Gemma! They story lines leave u wanting more. I'm an addict now waiting on my next fix, especially when it shows the preview for the next week.I love FX!!! SOA, NIP TUCK,ETC.They are more realistic! Thanks for the show and keep it coming. OH by the way I feel like an idiot but what does Redwood Original stand for in SAMCRO.Is that something to do with the area in Cali?
- Sep 23, 2009, 12:59:00 PM
Kurt just read your blur about the context of which some one can post.
I am sure you get a million and one asks about jobs and so on daily. I am not looking for work and what you do,much as i love it is not my field. What i was offering as a Irish man some help with the whole Irish angle you have going on in the show,to help make it a bit more realistic. That and some help with Accents. All of the ACTORS in Season 2 that did the Irish accent went from bad to brutal. The wife off Jimmy O and Jimmy O. Man they were so bad it was pain full to watch and listen to. I know that anyone from Europe that watchs it will have some serious issue's with those accents. Plus anyway the whole arms thing and the IRA is so off the charts is mess's up the plot lines IMO. If you want us to buy into the show and we do as a audience than i Know that Yes some Most of the USA would nopt Know the IRA is now a political Party repesented by Sinn Fein and the IRA is over. What is in its place is factions and so on. What i offered is my Familly were involved in all of it from the actual crimes to the end process. So i rekon could at the very least give you enough information to make changes in that area that make the story more up to date and believable.
I have no other way to contact you so i threw it out here. If i did some thing wrong it was not My intent to offend,i just love the show and thought i could help. I am sure you also get that daily.
Anyway regardless great work!!
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Students learned about the life of a SEAL when lieutenant John Waggoner visited Gorham Fayette middle school last month for a question-and-answer session. The Sandusky native is a friend of Fayette teacher Brittan Bosco, who arranged for the visit.
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HOTSEAT- Calm and cool: Sprouse 'stormin' in name only
Viewers may think he's pointing to a ridge of high pressure moving through the midwest, but the fact is that weatherman Norm– aka "Stormin' Norman"– Sprouse is really pointing at nothing. In the NBC29 studios, where Sprouse has been the weather guru since 1990, the wall behind him is blank, and instead of cameras, he's scanning three TV screens.
'"They're on either side of me, with one in front," he explains. "So I see myself, and what's going on here and across the country– but not what viewers see."
Sprouse has no degree in meteorology, and that's actually the norm for more TV weathermen than just Norm. And while he's content with the title of "weather guy," he hadn't always wanted to be a precipitation soothsayer.
"I was a disc jockey for 20 years, including eight years at WCHV here in town," says the 57-year-old Fluvanna County resident. "I played all kinds of music, from classical to jazz, but I did other stuff as well, weather being one of them."
Economics figured into his switch from radio to TV.
"There's not much money in radio," he says. "While I was working for a station in Harrisonburg, I heard about a job opening up at Channel 29 doing weather exclusively, so I took it."
He didn't reckon on the hours. In order to get to station in time for the early show, the Richmond native says he goes to bed between 7 and 9pm.
While his routine doesn't lend itself to nights out on the town, his job lends itself to going out into the wind, rain, and snow. Why do that when anyone can see what's falling by looking out the window?
"We need to be outside because that makes for good TV," Sprouse says with his trademark wry grin. "You know the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words? It's just part of the job; people expect it."
Sprouse notes that bad weather is great for the station's ratings: "We get a big boost in, say, February."
As for the chit-chat between him and the others at the anchor desk, Sprouse says none is rehearsed. "I'm lucky because I've always liked the people I exchange small talk with. And even if I didn't," he notes, "I would be able to cope for the short period of time we're on."
Sprouse believes that the information he provides is important, not just for kids and their parents who need to know whether schools will be open, but, he says, for "construction workers, farmers, those who want to know what to wear. Weather is important to the daily lives of people everywhere."
He admits he likes being called "Stormin' Norman"– a nickname that began when he was a teenager, long before he came into broadcasting. Does he ever dream of a different career?
"Ask me that in 20 years," he says. "Right now, I'm content."
Age: 57
Why here? Job and family
What's worst about living here? Traffic and high cost of living
Favorite hangout? Coastal North Carolina
Most overrated virtue? None. They're all good.
People would be surprised to know: I chose the first song 3WV ever played: Moody Blues, "Question"
What would you change about yourself? I'd be less shy.
Proudest accomplishment? I've managed to stay in broadcasting for over 35 years.
People find most annoying about you: My knowledge of trivia
Whom do you admire? Firefighters, rescue squad personnel, police officers
Favorite book? The magic of Thinking Big
Subject that causes you to rant? Left lane bandits
Biggest 21st-century thrill? The Internet
Biggest 21st-century creep out? The Internet
What do you drive? 2003 Dodge Dakota and a 1999 Subaru
In your car CD player right now: AC/DC, Pure Prairie League, ZZ Top, Leo Kottke, and new Eric Clapton/J.J. Cale CD (excellent !)
Next journey? To New York City to see Les Paul play
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? I'll never tell
Regret: One particular girlfriend, "the one that got away"
Favorite comfort food: Steamed dumplings
Always in your refrigerator: Half & half
Must-see TV: The Daily Show, Monk, Good Eats
Favorite cartoon: Family Guy
Describe a perfect day. Beach, surf rod, sunshine, and warm temperatures
Walter Mitty fantasy: To race sports cars
Who'd play you in the movie? Howard Hesseman (WKRP's Dr. Johnny Fever)
Most embarrassing moment? See "most trouble" question
Best advice you ever got? Just be yourself
Favorite bumper sticker? "I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than driving with Ted Kennedy."
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having knowm norm for a lot of years through his family he left out his devotion to his immediate family and in particular his nephew chet. have been to several band gigs for chet, who plays a mean guitar, and norm has been in attendence to support him in this endevor even though the music played is more for the hard core rockers ie: black sabbath fans etc than jazz. so know that he is also appriciated not only for his on air personna but for being a great family man who is also appriciated by his family
Had a crush on the very handsome Norm Sprouse since I had the pleasure of running into him last month. Great story - fab picture
Norn is a great guy. He is the same whether you meet him in the studio or out in the street. Drop dead funny. Don't even challenge him on music lyrics. I am glad that I got to work with him, even for a short time!
Thanks for the great story about Norman,I been wachting him and the nbc staff news in the mornings for more the 10 yrs,since I in USA, so like him so much when he is in the weather channel,he is funny,smart,inteligent,great humor,etc, I like to find the way he can contact me if possible,I fan of NBC,I been in NY and see the today show alive,I latino guy from Uruguay,living here 10 yrs,I like to wacht tv,more your programs,help me with my knowledge of english,my e-mail is email@example.com thanks again Gus.


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Ordination anniversary rev. Jaunius Kelpšas at June 2, 11:00 AM
Nativity of BVM Marquette park, Chicago, IL
Friday June 7, 2019 at 7 pm
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June 8, 12:30 at gallery "Siela" new documentary movie of Donatas Ulvydas about Lithuanian President Dalia GrybauskaiteFind out more »
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Lithuanian Art Museum, Gallery "Soul"
The public is welcome to attend this film screening and annual meeting.
Attending the event are the following honored guests: Remigijus Šimašius, Mayor of Vilnius; Consul General Mantvydas Bekešius; PLC Executive Director Artūras Žilys; and pianist Rudolfas Budginas.
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Jun 13 at 12 AM – Jun 16 at 12 AM EDT
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Friday, June 14th 6 pm – 8 pm Opening of photography exhibition MEMENTO of Algis Norvila in Lithuanian Consulate in New York.Find out more »
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After Mass at the Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis Mission, there will be a blessing of flowers. Led by the Mission Choir, all in attendance will bring the flowers to the monument on the lawn.
Lithuanian Mass in Saint Ann of the Dunes, Beverly Shores, IN), after that Father's day with traditional kugelis.Find out more »
Celebrate Father's Day with Dinner at 1:00 pm. and right after, Concert with Kestutis Jablonskis and Simona.
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Wednesday at 7 PM – 10 PM, LWC, Lemont, IL
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Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 6 PM – 10:30 PM EDT
Lithuanian Alliance of America/SLA, New York, NY
The Blessed One Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception church (2745 W. 44th St., Chicago, IL) this Sunday, June 23, at 10 am Day of Christ's Body and Blood.
After St. Mass parishes in the US LB Brighton Park District Board preparing lunch. There will be a lottery, games, Algimantas Barniškis music and dances.
Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 1 PM – 7 PM PDT
Lake Mission Viejo, CA
The Orange County Lithuanian community invites everyone to meet in the annual Gegužine to have fun communicating and tasting Lithuanian dishes.
European Sounds Series: Lithuania – Dalius Naujo Band in Blue Note, New York.
Jun 29 · EDT
Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 7:30 PM – 9 PM EDT
Franciscan Guest House, Kennebunkport, ME
Saturday, July 6, 1 PM National Song Day near BVM Nativity Church in Marquette Park, Chicago, IL.Find out more »
Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 7:30 PM – 11 PM ED
We will sing the National Song together with the Lithuanians of the World and the Lithuanian State Day!
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 7 PM – 10 PM
The Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture invites you to a special lecture this Friday, July 12, at 7:00 pm. The title is: " The Medieval Capital of Lithuania, a Multinational Lithuanian City".
Jul 15 at 4 PM – Jul 19 at 7 PM EDT
Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Church, Putnam, CT
Manchester, Mi
For beginners, intermediate &advanced students or for refresher course!
No limit on age or formal education.
From Vilnius Cathedral Square to the World Lithuanian Center in Lemont, USA – August 5 we are all watching "Nut Bread" (1978)Find out more »
105th Annual Lithuanian Days in Frackville, PA. It's the oldest ethnic festival in the USA! This year it's at a new location:
Annunciation BVM Church Hall, Frackville, PA.
Sat, Aug 10 from 11 am to 5 pm
Sun, Aug 11, from Noon to 4 pm
"The Night Comes Early" exhibition by Rosanda Sorakaite in the "River" gallery, Los Angeles.
The opening of Rosanda Sorakaite's exhibition "The Night Comes Early" is on August 5th (Saturday), at 4:00 PM (local time), at the "River" gallery, Los Angeles.
Folk dancing group teachers' seminar to preview and learn the repertoire for the XVI Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival (July 5, 2020, Philadelphia, PA). Information: Lithuanian Folk Dance Institute, Inc. president: or the artistic director for the festival .Find out more »
Inviting all Lithuanian heritage residents of Illinois, Wisconsin to attend the Waukegan-Lake County Lithuanian American Community Picnic on August 17th from 12 noon to 7 pm.Find out more »
August 17, 6:00 PM, Rober F.Wagner, Jr Park, Staten Island, NY.
The 38th Annual Battery Dance Festival presents Lithuanian dancer Ema Senkuvienė performance.
Baltic Way 30 at the U.S. Capitol
Friday, August 23, 2019 at 1 PM – 2 PM EDT
U.S. Capitol Building West Lawn, Washington DC
Midwest County Annual Meeting, August 24, at Gallery " Siela", PLC, Lemint IL
Registration starts 10.00 AM, Opening of the Meeting 10.30 AM.
We are excited to have everyone gather around Drumheller Fountain at the University of Washington to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Baltic Way.Find out more »
Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 1:45 PM PDT
St Casimir Lithuanian Catholic Church, Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7 PM – 10 PM PDT
Ocean Beach Fire Pits, San Francisco, CA
Musical Concert for Children
Monday, 09/01/2019
4:00 p.m.
LWC, Lithuanian Foundation Hall
Spend an afternoon for kids and adults alike, enjoying the musical journey, "Are We There Yet?".Find out more »
Welcome to presentations of book in the US and meet the author of the book – historian, publicist, public and political figure Arvydas Anušauskas.Find out more »
Welcome to presentations of book in the US and meet the author – historian, publicist, public and political figure Arvydas Anušauskas.Find out more »
At Gallery A, Friday, September 6, 7 p.m. An exhibition of Vytautas Ignas works to commemorate his 95th anniversary. Arvydas Reneckis, a filmmaker from Chicago, will share his memories of the artist. The exhibition is organized by the Hartford Lithuanian Community.Find out more »
We invite all September 7th, 10 A. to participate in a joint initiative – World Lithuanian Running at Lake Seminole Park.
We will meet in gazebo #13.
This year, the symbolic five kilometers to run or walk will be dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the Baltic Way. We will finish the run with a picnic where endurance runners will be mentioned. Let's talk, make sausages, have fun. Please contribute a good mood and a plate of snacks.
Ateitininkų namai 40 year commemoration and dinner dance will take place at Ateitininkų namai on Saturday, Sep. 7 from 6 PM.Find out more »
Welcome to presentations of book in the US and meet the author – historian, publicist, public and political figure Arvydas Anušauskas.Find out more »
Welcome to presentations of book in the US and meet the author – historian, publicist, public and political figure Arvydas Anušauskas.Find out more »
September 10 at 6 PM at the University of Illinois at Chicago, East Campus, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted, Room SCE 302 for a Presentation and Panel Discussion with Lithuanian Poet Tomas Venclova.Find out more »
Welcome to presentations of book in the US and meet the author – historian, publicist, public and political figure Arvydas Anušauskas.Find out more »
Fri, September 13, 9:30 pm
Simona Smirnova is a Lithuanian born jazz vocalist, composer and zitherist based in New York City.
Annual Picnic will take place on Saturday, September 14th, 2 PM at the Rooster Rock State Park. Special musical guest from Cleveland – AUGIS (Eugenijus Dicevičius), Lithuanian pop and folk singer.Find out more »
Welcome to presentations of book in the US and meet the author – historian, publicist, public and political figure Arvydas Anušauskas.Find out more »
Saturday, September 15th from 11:30 AM to 4 PM Giedra is preparing an art exhibitiont at Cleveland Lithuanian Club Great Hall.Find out more »
Saturday, September 21, 6 pm
The Lithuanian World Center gala this year takes us back to Lithuania during the time of Smetona – a time of elegance and flirtatiousness, while strolling down the avenue… Your creativity in selecting your evening attire may be worth a great prize.
Silent Auction. Amazing Prizes. All funds collected at the event will go towards maintenance and capital projects for our building complex which houses 38 different Lithuanian organizations.Find out more »
Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 7 PM EDT
Lithuanian Hall, Baltimore
Members and friends of the Lithuanian Hall! Please "Save the Date" for our 5th annual fundraiser on September 21, 2019. The theme this year is Vintage Baltimore to honor our vintage building. We are working to make this a fun evening with live music, a silent auction, and hors d'oeuvres included in the cost of your ticket.
Sunday, September 22, after 10:30 p.m. Mass.
Let's dance and sing together with Biru Bar!
September 27th, 7 PM meet Lithuanian Architect Saulius Juskis, winner of the National Culture and Art Prize.Find out more »
We invite to yo join Tadas Birutis, member of the Baltic Jesuit Advancement Board, on the bird watching trip "In the footsteps of Fr. Saulaitis" on Saturday, September 28. Fr. Antanas Saulaitis SJ will participate! Please, register by e-mail: email@example.com or phone: (630)243-6234Find out more »
Saturday, September 28th 12 PM in LWC, Banys Family Hall
Fr. Antanas Saulaitis, S.J., will present his newest book for children, "How to Start Believing".
This is a free event. All are welcome to attend!
Lithuanian Jesuit Jubilee Year will be celebrated on Sunday, September 29th, at the Lithuanian Youth Center.Find out more »
Salon@615 with Ruta Sepetys
October 1, 2019 6:15 PM
Main Library
Tickets: Free. Available September 1.
Location: Main Library, 615 Church St.
Friday, October 4, 2019 at 8 PM – 11 PM EDT
Lithuanian Music Hall Association
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134
We will open our 6th Art Season and start the 30th anniversary of the Lithuanian Art Museum on October 5, 5 PM.Find out more »
Lithuanian American Legends 4th biennial induction ceremony in LWC
Sat, October 5, 2019
October 6, 12:30 PM
Lituanica Park, Michigan City, IN
2 PM Mass in Notre Dam Catholic Curch, Long Beach, IN
3 PM – movie about A. Smetona and lunch in Michiana Villaga Hall.
We'll celebrate 50 years with a 50-hour bonfire!
Plan to come out to meet with old and new friends, participate in the Iškyla program, celebrate Neringa's 50th anniversary, enjoy the spectacular Vermont foliage and support Neringa during our annual Walk-A-Thon / Iškyla!
The second session of the XXII Council of the Lithuanian-American Community will be held in Chicago on October 11-13.
More information at http://lithuanian-american.org/en/rules-session-2019/
October 11 at 6:30 PM Annual Man of the Year Award Banquet.
Stanley Balzek, Jr., founder and president of the museum, will be honored this Year .
Family members, loved ones, friends, and all sports fans are welcome to come and support the fans in the area of the 17th Marathon, at IUC, on the west side of Halsted, just south of Polk Street.Find out more »
Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 12 PM – 1:30 PM
Palaimintojo Jurgio Matulaičio Misija, Lemont, IL
October 18-20, 2019
Emerson College's Bright Family Screening Room
Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
October 19, 10:00 a.m.-11: 00 p.m. We invite everyone to a meeting with popular Lithuanian directors Donatas Ulvydas and Ramune Rakauskaite, who are coming to the Boston Baltic Chinese Festival on October 18-20 at the Emerson Arts Center Paramount Cinema in Boston. The directors will present their films and share their thoughts on contemporary Lithuanian cinema.Find out more »
On Saturday, October 19, at 2 pm the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture will be hosting a reception for the Lithuanian author Liutavaras L. Algminas. The author will be in attendance and present his books, Samogitia Mea Patria and Building Capitalism One Alternator at a Time.Find out more »
Saturday at 2 PM – 5 PM Ciurlionis Art Gallery in Youth Center Chicago, IL
A guest from Lithuania, Rasa Slesoriuniene, will present an old but newfound exercise – cutting. Bring some sharp scissors and make something nice with a cup of tea. Class is free, so please register.
Maironis Lithuanian School 60th Anniversary!
Saturday, 10/19/2019
6:00 v. v.
LWC, R. Riskus Hall
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOOL! The largest Lithuanian school outside of Lithuania – Maironis Lithuanian Community School of Lemont, currently housed at the LWC – is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year! Alumni and supporters are invited to celebrate together!
Reservations: Monika Dobrovolskytė, tel. 630-853-5603.
Tickets are $60 for adults, $45 for university students.
A commemorative publication will include congratulatory messages and ads. Those who wish to support the school contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call Rasa Vydmantiene 630-854-0499.
October 19 @ 18:00 – October 20 @ 01:00
The Lithuanian community of San Diego cordially invites you to spend an evening with old friends, meet new people, dance and have fun in the AUTUMN PARTY 2019!
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: In Search of Lost Beauty
Saturday, October 26, 2019 — 8:00 PM
Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland (very near the Bay Bridge)
The banquet will begin at 1:00 PM at the Lithuanian World Center in Lemont. More info to follow…Find out more »
Nov 2 at 12 PM – Nov 3 at 6 PM EDT
Lithuanian Music Hall Association, Philadelphia, PA
November 2nd, Saturday, 12:30 PM
Annunciation of The Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Brooklyn, NY
The Lithuanian Foundation Gala will be held on Saturday, November 2 at 6:00 pm in LWC.Find out more »
Fall fund-raising "Harvest Lunch" (tasty lunch, raffle, short music program). Start time: 12:30 pm. Lunch proceeds will benefit the organization's 10 after school centers in Lithuania that are attended by children from at risk families. The "Harvest Lunch" program will be conducted in Lithuanian. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com out more »
Please join us for Lithuanian Archives Project's 10th anniversary fundraising roller skating party at Fleetwood Roller Rink. Bring the family! Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Admission is $10 per person, children ages 2 and under are free.
Skate rental is an additional $3, not included in the admission price.
Saturday, November 16 at 6 pm
Annual Lithuanian World Center fashion celebration for creators and fans.
Fashion, music, champagne and simply pleasant evening.
Lithuanian World Center (14911 127th St, Lemont, IL 60439)Find out more »
The Toronto (Canada) Lithuanian folk dance group "Gintaras" will be performing at the Chicago Lithuanian Center November 16 at 6pm. Dinner will consist of dishes from various regions of Lithuania. After the concert and dinner, a DJ will provide music for your dancing pleasure. Please save the date!Find out more »
Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 6 PM – 11 PM
Lithuanian Museum of Art / Gallery "Siela"
Lithuanian Opera Musical Evening – Banquet. November 23, 2019 (Saturday) 7 p.m. World Lithuanian Center (banquet hall)Find out more »
Saturday November 23, 9:30 PM
Simona Smirnova World Jazz Quartet: "Bird Language"
Admission $10 (cash only)
Williamsburg Music Center , 367 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 6 PM – 12:30 AM
Balzeko Lietuvių Kultūros Muziejus, Chicago, Illinois
At the beginning of December, we are planning to bring two wonderful musicians to Chicago: violinist Viktorija Čepinskienė and pianist Giedrė Špečkauskaitė, who have prepared the masterpiece of classical music – Vivaldi's "Times of the Year". Not only are they fantastic musicians, they are also decorated with beautiful designer clothes.
Viktorija Čepinskienė is a laureate of international competitions, which has given concerts with Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Šiauliai and Klaipėda Chamber Orchestras, and Camerata Palatina Vilnensis or four others. Concerts as a soloist, along with the trio "14 strings" and other performers.
Giedrė Špečkauskaitė has participated in various international competitions where she has won prizes. Works in the vocal class of the legendary Lithuanian singer V.Prudnikov and performs in Lithuania and abroad.Find out more »
December 3rd, 6:30 PM.
You are cordially invited to an inspiring and uplifting evening of classical music ,,Viva Vivaldi. The Four Seasons". We will be hosting performers from Lithuania Viktorija Cepinskiene (Violin) and Giedre Speckauskaite (Piano).
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations
Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in New York
kindly invites you to a memorial evening dedicated to the longtime Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania in New York and on the 110th anniversary of the birth of the first Permanent Representative of the restored independent Lithuania to the United Nations Anicetas Simutis.
During the event, the opening of the painting exhibition by artist Aldona Simutis and presentation of the latest book by Laima Vincė Sruoginis.
RSVP by December 3 to. firstname.lastname@example.com
Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in New York
LWC Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration
Friday, 12/06/2019 7:00 p.m.
LWC, Banys Family Hall
Holiday Craft Fair
Saturday, 12/07/2019
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 12/08/2019
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
LWC, R. Riskus Hall
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 10 AM – 1 PM
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, IL
Traditional Lithuanian Christmas Eve dinner and music.
Sat, December 7, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
On December 7 th, Theater "Uztrauktukas" presents a new musical fairy tale, according to D. Shukis' book "The Tastiest Child". Starring a children's theater group.Find out more »
Sunday, December 8, 12:30 pm-4: 30 pm The Orange County Lithuanian community invites everyone to gather and have a great time communicating and tasting Lithuanian dishes.Find out more »
The Chicago Lithuanian Center annual banquet will occur on Sunday December 8, 2019 at 1pm in the big hall. The entrtainment will be provided buy the singing duo of Agne & Marty and Dance Duo. Please call Milda, 1-708-447-4501, to reserve tickets.Find out more »
Traditional Lithuanian Catholic Federation Ateitis Kūčios with Holy Mass, singing of traditional hymns, and food of Kūčios. Registration is required and full payment must be made by December 9th to: Dr. Ona Daugirdas: 630-400-1302 or email@example.com. The evening will be conducted in Lithuanian.Find out more »
Epiphany Catholic Church, Washington, DC
12:00 pm – Lithuanian Mass
1:30 pm – Christmas Eve Celebration
Potluck: bring your family's traditional Christmas Eve dishes
Dainava Chorale Christmas Concert
Saturday, 12/21/2019 7:00 p.m.
Nativity BVM
6812 S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Mission Siberia: Meeting with Marija Čyvaitė
Sunday, 12/22/2019
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
LWC, Banys Family Hall
Bible Camp for Kids
Friday & Saturday, 12/27-28/2019
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ateitis Foundation, Lemont IL
For 1-6 grade students.
You are invited to take part in the Honor Running / Walking Chicago in of 13rd January on Dec. 12 10:30 a.m. The homage honors the victims who died on the night of January 13, 1991 and died from injuries sustained by Soviet troops storming the Vilnius TV Tower and the Radio and Television Committee building.Find out more »
Sunday, 01/12/2020
12:30 v.p.p.
LWC, Banys Family Hall
The Lemont Chapter of the Lithuanian-American Community invites everyone to remember the tragic events of January 13th, Defenders of Freedom Day. On this day in 1991, Lithuanian citizens led a mass peaceful resistance to the Soviet leadership's attempt to take control of the Vilnius TV Tower, the Radio and Television Committee Building, and the Parliament Building.Find out more »
Saturday, January 25, 2020, 6:30 pm
LWC, Gallery "Siela", Lemont, IL
Proceeds benefit Nerija's campsite at Camp Rakas – Structural stabilization and shoring.
January 31-February 2
Mark your calendar for Neringa's Winter Šventė/Celebration!
Event Coordinator: Christina Heerey.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall, Chicago, IL
Friday, February 7,7 PM Piano music is held at the Balzek Lithuanian Museum of Culture concert. Pieces of D.Scarlatti, F.Chopin, I.Albeniz and M.Ravel
by Lithuanian pianists Donaldas Račys and Julija Sadaunykaitė.
Sunday, 02/09/2020
Holy Mass 11:00 a.m.
Concert and lunch after Mass
Nativity B.V.M. Parish
The Lithuanian American Community in Marquette Park invites you to celebrate Lithuania's independence. Join us for Holy Mass at 11am, followed by a brief concert by musicians Julija Sadaunykaitė and Donaldas Račys. A commemoration led by Dr. Robertas Vitas and lunch will follow in the parish hall.Find out more »
The annual "Child's Gate to Learning" update session will take place February 9th at the Lithuanian World Center (Lemont, IL) on Feb. 9th. The session, conducted in Lithuanian, will feature highlights of 2019 projects and support for after school centers in Lithuania, as well as plans for 2020.Find out more »
Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 12:30 PM
Divine Providence Lithuanian Catholic Church
Southfield, MI
Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1 PM – 4 PM
Grand Dukes Restaurant, Downers Grove, IL
February 15th 7 PM Lithuanian Art Museum, Soul Gallery, World Lithuanian Center. The exhibition will be until March 13.Find out more »
Valentine's Day "Symphony of Love"
Saturday, 02/15/2020
7:00 p.m.
LWC, Banys Family Hall
All are welcome to celebrate Valentine's Day with the Gen. T. Daukanto Šaulių Kuopa. For more information, call 224-806-5294 or 708-387-0513.Find out more »
Sunday, 02/16/2020
Starting at 10 am
LWC, RIskus Hall
Let's celebrate Lithuania's Independence Day together with an all-star day of fun and games. Join us for basketball games, live music, kids' games and more. Be on the lookout for Lithuanian basketball VIPS!
Call 630-999-5312 for more information.
Sunday, 02/16/2020
12:30 p.m.
LWC, Banys Family Hall
After Mass, the LWC and the Lithuanian American Community, Lemont Chapter, invites you to commemorate the restoration of Lithuania's independence. The event will be led by Dr. J. Prunskis, with live entertainment by soloist Agnė G.Find out more »
Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 7 PM – 9 PM
Lemont High School Performing Arts Center 800 Porter St. Lemont ,IL 60439
Written and performed by Audrė Budrys Nakas
"As if in a story… Liūnė Sutema – woman and poet"
is the story of Zinaida Nagytė-Katiliškienė – poet Liūnė Sutema, who was born in Lithuania in 1927, but fled her native land during the Second World War. She lived most of her life in a small town outside of Chicago, longing for her homeland and turning her sorrow into brilliant poetry. Though Liūnė Sutema was awarded the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts in 2007, she never returned to Lithuania. The piece includes moments from the life of Zina Katiliškienė as well as the poetry of Liūnė Sutema. The play is performed in Lithuanian. Length of performance: 1 hour 10 minutes.Find out more »
Commemoration of Lithuania's Independence
Sunday, 03/15/2020
11:30 a.m.
Lithuanian Ev. Luth. Home Church (St. John)
Darien, IL
Mass, commemoration and lunch will be held to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the events of March 11.
Commemoration of the Lithuanian Independence Day with President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Klaipeda Youth Theater
Musical perfomance Beautiful and Powerful She Is
1 pm on Sunday, March 15 (doors open at 12:30)
Conaton Boardroom, Xavier University
Kerry Secrest and Dr. Kristina Mačiūnas are planning a special program and a variety of activities including group discussions, exercise, art, cooking, spiritual and personal reflection.
This year's theme: "Exploring My Spiritual Self".
Lithuanian film "Motherland" (2019) directed by Tomas Vengris will premiere at this year's European Union Film Festival at Gene Siskel Film Center: Saturday, March 21, 5:00 pm, with director Tomas Vengris in person. Second screening – Wednesday, March 25, 8:00 pm.
A coming-of-age story is colored by the upheavals of recent Lithuanian history in this visually impressive first feature. Set in 1992, the film centers on 12-year-old Kovas, who was raised in America after his mother Vikorija fled Lithuania during the Soviet occupation. Now, with her marriage collapsing and Lithuania gaining independence, she returns to her homeland in the hope of reclaiming the family property that had been seized by the Soviets. In Lithuanian, English, and Russian with English subtitles.
Lithuanian film "Motherland" (2019) directed by Tomas Vengris will premiere at this year's European Union Film Festival at Gene Siskel Film Center: Saturday, March 21, 5:00 pm, with director Tomas Vengris in person. Second screening – Wednesday, March 25, 8:00 pm.
A coming-of-age story is colored by the upheavals of recent Lithuanian history in this visually impressive first feature. Set in 1992, the film centers on 12-year-old Kovas, who was raised in America after his mother Vikorija fled Lithuania during the Soviet occupation. Now, with her marriage collapsing and Lithuania gaining independence, she returns to her homeland in the hope of reclaiming the family property that had been seized by the Soviets. In Lithuanian, English, and Russian with English subtitles.
Soup Luncheon
Sunday, 03/29/2020
12:30 p.m.
LWC, Banys Family Hall
All proceeds collected at the event will support the Caritas Food Service program which supports soup kitchens throughout Lithuania.Find out more »
Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 2 PM – 3:30 PM
Concert of the most famous Lithuanian folk rock band with the participation of "Dainava"
Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 6 PM – 10 PM
Lietuvių Dailės Muziejus / Lithuanian Museum of Art / Galerija "Siela"
Lemont, IL
Chicago Lithuanian Opera Carmen on Sunday, April 26th, 3:00 p.m.
S.Sterling Morton High School Auditorium, 2423 S Austin Blvd. Cicero, IL, 60804
Saturday, 06/20/2020
12:00 p.m.
Old Oak Country Club
14200 S Parker Rd, Homer Glen, IL 60491
The 16th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival will be in Philadelphia, PA during the July 4, 2020 weekend.Find out more »
Saturday, November 14th. 5:00 pm Classical music concert "Night Vision" at the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Performers: pianists Donald Račys (P. Tchaikovsky Academy of Music) and Julia Sadaunykaitė (Lithuanian Academy of Music), and violinist Vilhelmas Čepinskas (Julliard School of Music).
Nativity BVM, Chicago
Sunday, November 15th 13:00 Classical Music Concert "Night Visions". Performers: pianists Donald Račys (P. Tchaikovsky Academy of Music) and Julia Sadaunykaitė (Lithuanian Academy of Music), and violinist Vilhelmas Čepinskas (Julliard School of Music).
St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, Beverly Shores, IN


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LARIMER COUNTY — A bonfire party was broken up east of Loveland late Saturday night because contents of the fire — a car — were against the fire code.
The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority responded to what was initially reported as a grass fire on East County Road 18. The fire, located on private property at 6875 East County Road 18, was visible from Interstate 25, according to Loveland Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Rick Davis.
"A pit had been dug and a car was put in the pit and set on fire," Davis said.
The car was reportedly covered with a large fence post and household trash.
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office also responded to the party scene for the report of a verbal disturbance. The incident is still under investigation and no citations have yet been issued from the sheriff's office.
The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority issued two summons for violations of the fire code.
"It was an illegal burn; the fire was extinguished," Davis said.
It took crews more than an hour to put the dense fire out.


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from R.C. Sproul Oct 17, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulEvangelical Christians love America. Some see in her the last hope of creating a Christian nation. But it is not a Christian nation. It is pagan to the core. It is in danger of becoming, if it is not already, the new "Evil Empire." The Mayflower Compact is a museum piece, a relic of a forgotten era. "In God We Trust" is now a lie. Keep Reading
Rejecting Kingdoms of This World
from R.C. Sproul Oct 10, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulAugustine stood by the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He had heard of the hordes of barbarians that were moving as a juggernaut against Rome and the empire. The reports were ominous and foreboding, lending little reason for hope of the survival of the Roman culture. Keep Reading
Is Tithing Wrong?
from R.C. Sproul Oct 09, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulJesus criticized the Pharisees for their legalistic attention to tithing. Was he saying that tithing was wrong? Keep reading for R.C. Sproul's answer to this question. Keep Reading
Thinking Deeply in the Ocean of Revelation
from Tim Challies Oct 07, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulLast week R.C. Sproul was one of the speakers at the 2010 Desiring God National Conference: The Life of the Mind & the Love of God. Dr. Sproul's topic was "Thinking Deeply in the Ocean of Revelation: The Bible and the Life of the Mind." Keep Reading


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Darkwolf (what an interesting given name), maybe you missed what Jim posted here and on the opening page: Modern Tales SHOULD NOT have been shut down for excessive usage,
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Drumlanrig Castle Gardens are set on the 90,000 acre Queensberry Estate and date from the 17th century.
The gardens date back to the time of William Douglas, the 1st Duke of Queensberry, and work began on them around 1689. They extend to over 70 acres and include great formal parterres, dells, rockeries and charming summer houses as well as many impressive trees and a collection of rare shrubs from China.
There is also the newly restored Victorian Greenhouse, a vegetable garden and a plant centre selling a wide range of quality plants, many of them raised in the gardens.
During spring, the air is filled with the scent of flowering azalea making the walk through the wooded glades filled with bluebells, specimen trees and shrubs even more enjoyable. See one of the first Douglas Firs planted in the country and the tallest weeping Beech in the British Isles. Stop and rest in one of the recently restored Victorian heather houses and take in the view.
There's the Castle Shop, Stableyard Studios, Visitor Centre and the Scottish Cycle Museum. Today this magnificent country estate boasts a network of dedicated waymarked paths and woodland trails for wildlife enthusiasts, walkers and mountain bikers of all abilities.
The Castle Tearoom serves delicious home baking and light meals using the estate's very own reared meat and the freshest local produce.


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How was Elizabeth Edwards able to remain positive in the face of the death of her teenage son, a diagnosis of breast cancer and her husband's defeat as John Kerry's running mate in the 2004 presidential election? In her new book, "Saving Graces," she describes the personal trials she's faced and how she drew strength from the support of the community around her.
Following the broadcast of her interview with NBC Nightly News Anchor & Managing Editor Brian Williams [click to watch the video], MSNBC.com caught up with Edwards on her cell phone to answer questions from readers.
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New York Times columnist Joe Nocera, who in an August 2011 column likened the Tea Party movement to terrorists strapping on suicide vests (he later apologized), fiercely defended the Chevy Volt electric car against what he saw as a Fox News conspiracy campaign against it.
Nocera had breakfast with Volt owners during the New York International Auto Show for his Saturday column, "The Right Flames the Volt," and sounded like an enthusiastic gear-head himself:
Outside, a row of sporty Volts gleamed in the bright sun. On the market for a little more than a year, the Volt is a different kind of hybrid, containing both a 400-pound battery and a 9.3 gallon gas tank. The battery gets around 40 miles per charge, but "range anxiety" isn't the problem that it is for owners of a purely electric car. When the Volt's battery runs out of juice, the car shifts to gasoline. It is really quite ingenious.
Inside, the mood was upbeat. A month earlier, the Volt had been named European Car of the Year. It was coming off its best sales month yet, with some 2,200 cars sold. Its problems with the government -- which conducted a severe rollover test that caused a Volt to catch fire -- appeared to be over; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had given the Volt its highest crash-safety rating.
Between bites of eggs and bacon, the Volt owners gushed about how well the car drove -- and how much gasoline they were saving. They were early adopters, of course, willing to pay a high price ($40,000 before a $7,500 tax credit) to get their hands on a new technology. Many of them had become nearly obsessed with avoiding the gas station; for those with short commutes, it could be months between fill-ups.
But all was not well in Voltville, with Fox News and Rush Limbaugh afoot:
Yet there was also an undercurrent of nervousness at the breakfast. A reporter for Fox News had been prowling the auto show, asking nasty questions about the Volt. For months, the conservative propaganda machine -- including Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, and Neil Cavuto, the Fox News business editor -- had been mocking the Volt, and linking it to President Obama, who has long touted the promise of electric cars. Cavuto, who has called the Volt "roller skates with a plug," was rumored to be going on the air that very night with yet another Volt hatchet job.
Nocera quoted Volt "brainchild" and retired auto executivce Bob Lutz:
The last straw came when his conservative intellectual hero, Charles Krauthammer, described the Volt as "flammable." Krauthammer, Lutz felt, had to know better. Although he remains deeply conservative, Lutz told me that he has become disenchanted with the right's willingness to spread lies to aid the cause.
Nocera had to awkwardly admit Cavuto went easy on The Volt: "He used a recent article in The New York Times -- about how long it takes for electric cars to reap savings for their owners -- to take a few jabs at the electric car movement."
(Indeed, Nick Bunkley's April 5 article blew a montetarily efficient hole in rationalizations for buying a Volt, at least as a money-saving purchase: "....the added cost of the fuel-efficient technologies is so high that it would take the average driver many years -- in some cases more than a decade -- to save money over comparable new models with conventional internal-combustion engines....Gas would have to approach $8 a gallon before many of the cars could be expected to pay off in the six years an average person owns a car.")
Nocera signed off by smearing Fox News:
Not to worry, though. With seven months to go before the election, Cavuto and his Fox News brethren will have plenty of opportunities to denigrate an innovative car, employing American technology and creating American jobs, in order to besmirch a president who had nothing to do with it.
It is, after all, what they do.
It's a bit rich for Joe ("Tea Partiers" are terrorists) Nocera to accuse anyone else of "besmirching" someone in the political arena.


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Crazy Bagel Flavors at The Bagel Store in Williamsburg
You may remember when we tried The Bagel Store's bacon, egg and cheese bagel. But this Williamsburg bagel joint specializes in several other crazy bagel subspecies, so we went back for more. Our findings, listed in order of the photo above, top left to bottom right.
Salt and Vinegar: This bagel is for true salt lovers. Large salt crystals cover the bagel and the salt-vinegar combo permeates the soft, airy crumb. A relatively crisp crust makes this most similar to a traditional bagel.
Twinkie: A shiny glaze coats the exterior of this limited edition flavor. The crumb is cakey, like a snack cake in bagel form. The sticky, sweet exterior is crackly and gives way to a cake-like crumb that reminds us of any generic pre-packaged confection—but not in a good way.
Jalapeno: The same soft, chewy innards characterize this bagel but flecks of chopped-up jalapeno pack a spicy kick.
French Toast: A big step up from French toast sticks, this bagel is the essence of French toast on the go. The sweet, eggy bread has a dusting of powdered sugar on top, and the squishy soft crumb has the taste and texture of freshly made French toast.
Sweet Potato: Our favorite bagel in the tasting, the slightly vegetal sweet potato bread base is soft and fluffy, and a light sprinkling of crunchy sugar crystals on top makes this a great sweet-savory combo.
Bacon, Egg and Cheese: This ultimate hangover cure has bacon, egg and cheese baked directly into the bagel, as well as a generous amount of bacon bits and melted cheese on top. They go heavy on the pepper, and the super soft crumb laced with bacon fat reminds us a little of lard bread.
We take our bagels pretty seriously most of the time, so it's a nice change-up to find a place that's really having fun with stretching the limits of the bagel medium. Just know what you're getting into; these aren't variations on plain bagels. They take bagels as their starting points and go somewhere new.
The Bagel Store
247 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211 (map) 718-218-7244
754 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211 (map)
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STEC is developing a ZeusRAM non-volatile cache product and a PCIe-connected solid state drive (SSD).
Zeus is STEC's product line for enterprise-class solid state drives (SSD) and the current ZeusIOPS SSD product is used by EMC, IBM, and many others.
Spotted at EMC World, ZeusRAM comes with a standard 8GB of RAM capacity and will be offered as a general cache to STEC's OEM, many of which are sampling the device. It will have faster performance than the ZeusIOPS line as it is a DRAM-based product, not a NAND flash one.
Obviously it has none of the wear-leveling problems characteristic of flash. The company says it is partly non-volatile, because, in the event of a power loss a capacitor facility delivers enough power to destage its contents to flash memory.
The company isn't providing any price indications publicly yet, and we can expect it to be formally announced around the end of June.
STEC's marketing guy at the event, Scott Steltzer, also confirmed that it is developing a PCIe-connected SSD. The firm says there are two basic PCIe SSD card designs; one being a set of flash chips with a driver, taken to mean designs like the ioDrive from Fusion-Io, and the other being a RAID card fitted with flash chips. We think this is like the flash-enhanced RAID adapters from the late and lamented Adaptec RAID operation now being sold to PMC-Sierra.
Steltzer said: "Our approach will be fundamentally different to these two basic designs... being a full-on one. We'll treat the flash as flash. It's going to be significantly different and better than the other products out there today." He wouldn't provide any details about speeds and feeds.
With STEC exhibiting at EMC World and EMC using STEC's ZeusIOPS SSD as its Enterprise flash drive in Symmetrix, CLARiiON and other arrays it might seem likely that the ZeusRAM and the PCIe SSD - ZeusPCI maybe - might feature in EMC's future. ®
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OWASP JSON Sanitizer
OWASP JSON Sanitizer Project
Our Mission: Given JSON-like content, convert it to valid JSON! The OWASP JSON Sanitizer Project is a simple to use Java library that can be attached at either end of a data-pipeline to help satisfy Postel's principle: be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others. When applied to JSON-like content from others, this project will produce well-formed JSON that should satisfy any parser you use. When applied to your output before you send, it will coerce minor mistakes in encoding and make it easier to embed your JSON in HTML and XML.
This library is very easy to use. For more information, visit the getting started guide.
The OWASP JSON Sanitizer is free to use under the Apache 2 License.
What is this?
The OWASP JSON Sanitizer Projects provides:
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Importing the JSON Sanitizer
You can fetch the jars from Maven Central or you can let your favorite java package manager handle it for you via:
<dependency> <groupId>com.mikesamuel</groupId> <artifactId>json-sanitizer</artifactId> <version>1.1</version> </dependency>
Once you've got the JSON sanitizer JAR on your classpath,
import com.google.json.JsonSanitizer;
will let you call
String wellFormedJson = JsonSanitizer.sanitize(myJsonLikeString);
That's it. Now wellFormedJson is a string of well-formed JSON that is safe to pass to JavaScript?'s eval operator and which can be easily embedded in XML or HTML.
If you have further questions, check our support list.
The OWASP JSON Sanitizer Project is a simple to use Java library that can be attached at either end of a data-pipeline. When applied to JSON-like content from others, this project will produce well-formed JSON that should satisfy any parser you use. When applied to your output before you send, it will coerce minor mistakes in encoding and make it easier to embed your JSON in HTML and XML.
Many applications have large amounts of code that uses ad-hoc methods to generate JSON outputs. Frequently these outputs all pass through a small amount of framework code before being sent over the network. This small amount of framework code can use this library to make sure that the ad-hoc outputs are standards compliant and safe to pass to (overly) powerful deserializers like Javascript's eval operator.
Applications also often have web service APIs that receive JSON from a variety of sources. When this JSON is created using ad-hoc methods, this library can massage it into a form that is easy to parse.
By hooking this library into the code that sends and receives requests and responses, this library can help software architects ensure system-wide security and well-formedness guarantees.
The sanitizer takes JSON like content, and interprets it as JS eval would. Specifically, it deals with these non-standard constructs.
|Single quoted strings are converted to JSON strings.
|Hex escapes are converted to JSON unicode escapes.
|Octal escapes are converted to JSON unicode escapes.
|Hex integer literals are converted to JSON decimal numbers.
|Octal integer literals are converted to JSON decimal numbers.
|Decimal numbers are coerced to JSON's stricter format.
|Elisions in arrays are filled with null.
|Trailing commas are removed.
|Unquoted property names are quoted.
|JS style line and block comments are removed.
|Grouping parentheses are removed.
The sanitizer fixes missing punctuation, end quotes, and mismatched or missing close brackets. If an input contains only white-space then the valid JSON string null is substituted.
The output is well-formed JSON as defined by RFC 4627. The output satisfies three additional properties:
- The output will not contain the substring (case-insensitively) "</script" so can be embedded inside an HTML script element without further encoding.
- The output will not contain the substring "]]>" so can be embedded inside an XML CDATA section without further encoding.
- The output is a valid Javascript expression, so can be parsed by Javascript's eval builtin (after being wrapped in parentheses) or by JSON.parse. Specifically, the output will not contain any string literals with embedded JS newlines (U+2028 Paragraph separator or U+2029 Line separator).
- The output contains only valid Unicode scalar values (no isolated UTF-16 surrogates) that are allowed in XML unescaped.
Since the output is well-formed JSON, passing it to eval will have no side-effects and no free variables, so is neither a code-injection vector, nor a vector for exfiltration of secrets.
This library only ensures that the JSON string → Javascript object phase has no side effects and resolves no free variables, and cannot control how other client side code later interprets the resulting Javascript object. So if client-side code takes a part of the parsed data that is controlled by an attacker and passes it back through a powerful interpreter like eval or innerHTML then that client-side code might suffer unintended side-effects.
var myValue = eval(sanitizedJsonString); // safe var myEmbeddedValue = eval(myValue.foo); // possibly unsafe
Additionally, sanitizing JSON cannot protect an application from Confused Deputy attacks
var myValue = JSON.parse(sanitizedJsonString); addToAdminstratorsGroup(myValue.propertyFromUntrustedSource);
The sanitize method will return the input string without allocating a new buffer when the input is already valid JSON that satisfies the properties above. Thus, if used on input that is usually well formed, it has minimal memory overhead.
The sanitize method takes O(n) time where n is the length in UTF-16 code-units.
The JSON Sanitizer is similar to a decoupling capacitor.
Any module that takes noisy input in and puts out clean output helps *decouple* the security properties of one piece of code (that uses eval) from the security properties of another (that concatenates untrusted strings to produce JSON) so that a failure in one does not necessitate a failure in the other.


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Sarah Blanding was born on November 22, 1898 and attended public schools in Lexington, Kentucky. Her father passed away when she was only fourteen years old. Blanding was determined to go to college but knew that she could do it only if she worked her way through. She decided early on that physical education training would quickly make her self-supporting.
Blanding went to the New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics and graduated in 1919. She came back to Kentucky and studied for her A.B. at the University of Kentucky in the mornings and taught physical education in the afternoons.
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At this time, Frances Jewell (later McVey) was dean of women and the two came to know and respect one another. After Frances Jewell married Frank McVey, Sarah Blanding was selected to become dean of women in her place. Blanding herself thought that she was too young and inexperienced but she agreed to become acting dean for six months. Despite Blanding's hesitation she enjoyed being dean and served an entire year. Nonetheless, Blanding wanted to finish her graduate study so she left the University of Kentucky to go to Columbia where she received her A.M. in 1926.
Next, Blanding spent a year at the London School of Economics and in 1928 she returned to UK to be dean of women and associate professor of political science. In 1941 she was appointed head of the College of Home Economics at Cornell and seven months later she was made dean of the College – the first woman to become a dean at Cornell. In 1946, Blanding accomplished another first by becoming the first woman president of Vassar College.
President Albert Kirwan of the University of Kentucky and Sarah Blanding at the dedication of Blanding and Kirwan towers, 1968
Sarah Blanding was known for being direct, objective, frank, completely unpretentious, and for having a keen sense of humor. In 1968 Blanding Tower and its affiliated low-lying buildings of the Kirwan-Blanding Complex at UK was named in her honor.


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5D Mark III AF points & area selection
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The EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III share arguably the world's most sophisticated AF system, with an entirely new 61-point array, and a host of configuration options that tailor it for nearly any professional photographer's needs. There are many new aspects of this terrific new AF system, so we'll discuss them in separate articles here on Canon's Digital Learning Center starting with the camera's AF points and area selection options.
Basic design goals of this new AF system are improved low-light AF performance, superior AF accuracy, and ability to achieve true high-precision AF with pro-grade f/4 lenses, such as the 24-105mm f/4L IS, 500mm f/4L IS and 600mm f/4L IS.
The two cameras indeed have 61 AF points, the most ever in a Canon EOS SLR camera. But the new 61-point High Density Reticular AF is impressive not only for the sheer number of AF points, but for the way they're laid-out, and the ways they can be used.
Side-to-side, the AF point array of these full-frame cameras covers a noticeably wider area of the viewfinder – nearly 53% of the horizontal width of the full-frame imaging area (vs. about 41% coverage on cameras like the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 5D Mark II). The spread points is a full 19mm of the traditional full-frame 36mm image width. This added coverage makes it even easier to use outer AF points to focus upon off-center subjects. Top-to-bottom coverage remains at 8mm, the same as on the previous EOS-1Ds Mark III camera.
Much like the EOS 7D camera, the AF points are displayed in the viewfinder using a transparent LCD overlay. This allows great flexibility in what is displayed at any given time to the photographer. While details of this sophisticated viewfinder display will be explained in depth in a separate article, the important take-away here is that it opens the door to the tremendous range of options available in terms of how those 61 AF points are ultimately used.
Of the 61 AF points, 41 points are cross-type AF sensors (all the points in the taller center area, and the central ten, running vertically, in the shorter left and right point clusters). This surpasses the AF layout of competitive-brand SLRs with 51-point AF systems, where only the central 15 points offer cross-type design. Again, the characteristics of cross-type AF points will be covered in greater detail in a separate Digital Learning Center article.
Finally, with 61 densely-packed AF points, photographers who prefer to use a single AF point will find less likelihood than ever that there's no AF point right at their desired location. This can be especially significant to users who prefer to shoot with a tripod from time to time.
It's here that users really can experience the power of the 61-point High Density Reticular AF system in the EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III. Like the previous EOS 7D camera, you're not limited to simply using a single AF point, or alternatively letting the camera automatically select the point for you. The size of the actual AF area used for focusing can be changed at any time, as follows:
- Single-point AF (manual selection)
This is the type of AF operation familiar to most serious shooters. Pick any one AF point, keep it upon your subject, and the camera uses that AF point – alone – to continue to read subject detail and focus upon it.
- Spot AF (manual selection)
First seen in the EOS 7D, you now take any one AF point, and reduce its size even further. This can be useful when the photographer really wants to pin-point the sharpest focus on a tiny part of a large subject, or shoot through foreground objects (such as tree branches and leaves, for instance).
- AF Point Expansion – 4 points (manual selection)
The opposite of Spot AF: instead of making a single AF area smaller, you now expand its size by adding four additional surrounding points (normally, the points above, below and to the left/right of the primary point you've selected). This gives a larger, moveable cluster of active AF points, and is especially useful if the primary, central point in the cluster suddenly sees a part of the subject with little detail or contrast.
- New: AF Point Expansion – 8 points (manual selection)
An even larger, moveable cluster of AF points. A 3×3 square-shaped group of AF points, with eight points surrounding the primary user-selected point. Can be manually moved anywhere around the AF area, from center to any of its edges. Again, potentially very useful for subjects that may move unpredictably, or for instances where the primary AF point may occasionally pick-up plain, non-detailed areas of subjects.
- Zone AF (manual selection of zone location)
Select one of 9 available fixed clusters of AF points, with either 9 or 12 points grouped together, depending on whether it's centered or off-center in the 61-point array. Within that zone of active points, the camera will automatically focus upon the nearest detected subject, as long as it has adequate detail. This is different than AF point expansion, which relies on the user picking one primary point, and adding additional assist points surrounding it. Zone AF can be especially useful when there are a group of moving subjects, and you know you want to have sharpest focus on the closest one.
- Automatic selection (all 61 points active)
Camera automatically chooses the active AF point(s), with all 61 points available. In One-shot AF mode (stationary subjects), camera will focus on nearest subject with adequate detail, similar to all previous EOS models with multiple AF points.
In AI Servo AF, as with the EOS 7D, user manually picks any one point as the starting point to track a moving subject; it can be centered or off-center. Once subject is being tracked, if it moves away from the starting point, other points will actively continue to track subject, and the viewfinder continually updates to show which AF points are active (this can be turned off if the shooter finds it distracting).
Navigate to any AF point (can also be Spot AF point, or an Expanded AF point), "register" (memorize) it, and then move to any other AF point or points and continue shooting. Press a configurable button, and the EOS-1D X or 5D Mark III instantly returns you to the memorized AF point.
The process is pretty simple: to memorize an AF point, be sure the camera's not set for Zone AF mode or Automatic AF point selection. Move the active AF point(s) to wherever you'd like to memorize, and press and hold down the rear AF point select button, and simultaneously press the ISO button button (EOS-1D X) or top panel illuminator button (EOS 5D Mark III). "HP" (Home Position) appears briefly in the finder, and the point is now memorized. Repeat the procedure to memorize a different point. (Only one location at a time can be memorized.)
To jump back to a memorized point, any of the buttons listed immediately below can be configured to switch to the registered AF point, using the camera's Custom Controls menu. Enter the Custom Control menu for any of these buttons, highlight an AF option, and you'll see "INFO – Detail set" on-screen. Press the INFO button, and in the resulting new menu screen, highlight the icon with "HP" and press SET to lock it in – you've now set that particular control to instantly return you to the memorized AF point.
- AF Start button
- AE Lock button
- Depth-of-field preview button
- Lens AF stop button (buttons on select Canon EF super-tele lenses only)
- Multi-function button 2 (EOS-1D X only)
- Multi-controller
Once you've configured any one of these controls to return you to your registered AF point, you're free to move to any other AF point and start shooting. Whenever you want to jump back to the AF point previously memorized, just press the appropriate button.
This was introduced in the EOS 7D camera, and carries over to the EOS-1D X and 5D Mark III. It's called "Orientation Linked AF", and it's activated via a setting in the fourth AF menu screen.
Once activated, you can select any of the 61 AF points (or any of the available AF Area options) with the camera held horizontally. Then, turn it vertically, and you can select a different AF point, or even a different AF Area mode (such as Zone AF for vertical shots, and Spot AF for horizontals).
Now, whenever the either camera is held horizontally, the point or AF Area you selected for horizontals will be active. And, when turned vertically, the camera will instantly change and select the point or AF Area you've pre-set for vertical shots. You don't need to press or turn anything (aside from the camera!).
This feature is ideal for users who quickly have to change compositions from horizontal to vertical, particularly for those users who want to go beyond simply using the center AF point all the time.
The EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X are a lot more than just cameras with 61 AF points. Their innovative AF system allows photographers to begin to tailor it to their needs by managing those 61 focus points, changing not only the location but also the size of the active AF area. Whether the user wants to sample just a small area of a subject for precise focus, or use a wide area to accommodate unexpected subject movement, there are choices available to get the job done.
The AF points themselves cover a wider area of the picture than on any previous full-frame digital SLR camera, making it easier than ever to compose on subjects to the left or right of center.
While there's certainly more to this AF system than its AF points, any understanding of the power of these two cameras has to begin with an appreciation of the options available to not only pick the point you want, but perhaps more significantly, quickly move to another point. From here, we can examine other important aspects of this stunning new professional AF system.


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Because I always thought school was boring
But now that seemed to all change
And now that feels a little strange that you
You be on my mind constantly
And baby I will marry you, honestly
If I didn't have a ring on this lyric
Music got my heart, but baby you can have my spirit
Girl hear it, Here it goes, Here it is
We should get away and have a hundred kids
I want to introduce you to my mom
We double like seven and James, that's how we bond
Together, Fly together, Ride together
Let's be together for good and better
Yeah [x4]
This feeling that I'm feeling (is love)
This feeling that I'm feeling (is drugs)
This feeling that I'm feeling (cause I'm addicted)
You got me lifted
Uh, I can't exactly explain it
This feeling inside it pain and
Day by day my love is gaining
I spun a bottle and now it's you it's aiming
Like can't you see girl?
We deep in love, like can't you see world?
Yeah, yeah
Ain't nothing gonna break us apart
Even if it does, you still got that place in my heart
You make a nigga feel special and shit
Take away all my pain, I feel mellow and shit
I swear you got that touch, Swear they ain't stopping us
Swear there ain't nothing above, Girl give me some love
Yeah, yeah, yeah [x4]


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The 1975 may have just released their highly anticipated third album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, last Friday (November 30), but on Monday (December 3), the band's Matty Healy took things back a few years to address the origins of "Medicine" — a song the band wrote for a special re-score of the movie Drive in 2014.
"I think I have to come clean and admit this was never a metaphor," the singer admitted via Twitter. "It's not about a girl. You know what it's about. And I've always felt weird about it. And I'm kind of sorry."
The 29-year-old is referring to his struggles with heroin addiction, which he's been very open about after getting sober last year. That information gives the slow burning song's first verse, "I find it hard to say bye / Even in the state of you and I / And how can I refuse? / Yeah, you rid me of the blues / Ever since you came into my life," a whole new meaning.
"I won't delve into what the song is about lyrically because frankly I want to put those ideas to bed," Healy wrote in the song's YouTube description, "but being provided with the context in which Medicine came to be, it allowed the song to become a mausoleum for those ideas, captured, diverted and frozen forever."
Read Healy's tweet and listen to "Medicine" below.
The 1975's new album touches on Healy's addiction in the poignant "It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)."
"I think I'm trying to consciously hide it behind being somebody else, writing about their struggle and their strife," the singer explained to Pitchfork about the choice to use a character named "Danny" in the song. "It's quite obvious it's about me, because there's been a real reluctance for me to talk about it. I didn't want to talk about being a heroin addict for five years —having actual nightmares of the idea of it being uncovered. So there was a humorous reluctance to disclose it in this song."
"That was the thing that I was always scared of—being an obnoxious celebration of that kind of sickness," he continued. "I just felt so lucky. I hadn't lost anything really. And that's normally why people go to rehab, because they lost so much they can't bear to lose anything else. But I was lucky."
Photo: Getty Images


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