| Black beats Gold in ESU Spring Game
Emporia Justin Wieser ran for 111 yards on just seven carries and Sean Partridge caught two touchdowns as the Black Team came from behind for a 21-17 win over the Gold Team at the Emporia State Spring Football Game. Over 750 fans turned out at Welch Stadium on Saturday morning to get the first official look at the Hornets under first year coach Garin Higgins. The Gold Team was spotted a 17-0 lead to start the contest. Partridge put the first points on the board for the Black Team on a 19-yard reception from Ben Purkeypile. After holding the Gold Team on their next offensive series, Wieser broke loose on a 65 yard touchdown run to pull his team within 21-14. Andre Sloan El led the Black Team on the game winning drive and ended it with a 13-yard completion to Partridge for a 21-17 Black Team lead.
How Ian Paisley became the new Nelson Mandela
The makeover of Ian Paisley as a human being - nay, as a simpatico human being - is growing ever more disturbing. Following his date with Gerry Adams, he has been caught in a clinch with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. We watch, gobs open wider than the Channel Tunnel, eyes trained wearily on Heat magazine, waiting for the next heresy. Perhaps Paisley will pose with new best mates Sir Bono and the Pope while announcing his twin appointments as Middle East envoy for his friend the Prime Minister and as a UN goodwill ambassador with his latest squeeze, Geri Halliwell. Stand by for his declaration that he gave peace a chance 'for the kids, y'know' and that he can't get enough of Jean Paul Gaultier. Courtesy of an interview in Good Housekeeping, we will surely learn that over breakfast he enjoys Arcade Fire ('they piss all over Arctic Monkeys') while tucking in not to three shredded babies, but to organic muesli.
HEIST First Look
Heist is an easy game to be sceptical about. From the moment you see the first screens and character art from Codemasters' new bank robbery romp it's all too tempting to dismiss it as another Grand Theft Auto clone. And it's not just that Heist concentrates its energies on providing a huge, free-roaming cityscape filled with criminals, back alleys and a heavily armed police force. There's also the posters and promotional art, presented in a style we've all seen before in too many Guy Ritchie films. There's the characters that reek of cliché, the 60s themed soundtrack and the general feel of a violent game designed to get Daily Mail readers sharpening their pencils. .
Camarillo fifth-grader joins the class Thursday on Fox's TV game show
Photos by Mike Yarish / Fox Marki Ann Meyer of Camarillo thinks the contestants on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader are "pretty darn smart," but in order to help them out, she joins the Fox quiz show's class Thursday. Marki, top left, says math is her strong subject, not spelling. .
The future has arrived and it's brought toys
This week I'd like to highlight a few interesting gadgets that have come to my attention. And I'd like to start by praising WowWee ( www.wowwee.com/ ). That's a great name for a company that makes such fun products. Most shoppers are probably familiar with the Robosapien and Roboraptor lines from WowWee–they always seem to be on display in electronics and toy departments because they're so cool. I've been somewhat acquainted with consumer-level robotics since the early 1970s, and I just can't believe the level of technology packed into something like the Robosapien V2 for $250. Yet despite its sophistication, that's probably the most mundane product WowWee makes. Not that Robo2 isn't astounding–it's an actual miniaturized realization of what we all expect a robot to be. Maybe that's why it seems so ordinary.
Class gives children farm-fresh fun
Come have some fun down on the farm. Your child will learn about a new farm animal every week. Each class will consist of fun games, songs, crafts and coloring. All children ages 3 to 5 are welcome. Class is from 5:30 to 6:10 p.m. Thursdays, May 3 to June 7, at Community United Methodist Church, 400 W. Spring St. The fee is $32 for residents and $37 for nonresidents.Parent/Tot Ice Skating (ages 3 and older)This is our answer to quality time with your young one. Take this class while brother or sister is in another class on the ice at the same time. Class uses toys, and parents must wear skates while participating in this class. Next sessions available are 5:40 to 6:20 p.m. Thursdays, April 26 to June 7; 9:20 to 10 a.m. or 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. Saturdays, April 28 to June 9.Let’s Start Cookin’This class could be the start of your child’s cooking career.
Intermission roadtrips to Canada!
Sometimes, you need to get away. As a Stanford student, though, that's often easier said than done. When you're buried alive by a full plate of academics and activities, the weekend can be a precious asset - a time of seemingly limitless possibility when you can finally get all that extra work done. (Never mind that you always then find yourself on Sunday afternoon, your books still on the shelf, wondering if you'll be able to fit in Flicks while still, of course, “getting everything else done.") So here's our suggestion. It might be bold, but we think it's worth your consideration. Instead of sticking around all weekend, only to procrastinate your time away on Facebook and other such vacuous pursuits, why not instead just commit to doing nothing? Or, rather, to put it another way, commit to actually doing something.
RECRE SEE OFF RACING
Recreativo Huelva enjoyed the better of a hugely entertaining six-goal contest between two sides challenging for a place in next season's UEFA Cup. The hosts managed to establish their hold on the lively match, after each side netted within the opening eight minutes, and went on to build a 4-1 cushion. Racing were reduced to 10 men late on, when Ruben Gonzalez received his marching orders after Nikola Zigic had offered them a slim hope of salvaging the game. It took the hosts just one minute to take the lead after a sweeping attack orchestrated by Juanma Gomez. The midfielder carried the ball into the Racing penalty box before teeing up Ikechukwu Uche, who made no mistake in drilling into the bottom-left corner from 12 yards. Racing responded well to the early blow and almost got themselves back on level terms with instant effect, but Recre goalkeeper Javier Lopez Vallejo was equal to Lionel Scaloni's free-kick.
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