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Halloween week research fills your plastic pumpkin with treats in retirement planning opportunities, tricks in unemployment and potential areas for job growth, spooky news on the federal budget, health-care trends for your mummy, and a final scary thought: Does your direct mail piece stand a ghost of a chance in the consumer's mailbox?
The unemployment monster continues to rear its ugly head, as depicted in "The trend in long-term unemployment and characteristics of workers unemployed for more than 99 weeks." Here, the Congressional Research Service
claims "as the demand for workers increases following a recession, employers generally hire the short-term unemployed before they hire the long-term unemployed. Thus, the number of long-term unemployed could remain high for some time to come."
Research this week unmasks areas for future employment. "School Modernization Woefully Needed in Urban Schools; Investment Would Create Jobs, Says Report," from the Council of the Great City Schools; facilities work required in urban schools would provide in excess of 165,000 construction jobs in the first year.
Spooktacular job opportunity also exists for those interested in science and math, according to Georgetown's "New Report on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Jobs Now Available." "Indeed, with the exception of some PhD-level researchers in academia, the demand for workers in STEM occupations is increasing at every education level."
Shine your flashlight on two additional fields with employment potential: "Boiling Point? The Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing" by Deloitte considers whether manufacturing has the talent it needs to perform globally, and SBA's "Analysis of Small Business Innovation in Green Technologies" findings might want to make parents of growing goblins suggest going green as "U.S.-based organizations were responsible for 43% of U.S. patents in green technologies in 2005-2009, while Japanese organizations were responsible for 32%. No other country had more than 6%."
Federal budget news is a scream as reported in "The Federal Budget: Issues for FY 2011, FY2012, and Beyond." A frightening factoid reported here tells us that "In FY2010, the U.S. government spent $3,456 billion (23.8% of GDP) and collected $2,162 billion in revenue (14.9% of GDP), resulting in a budget deficit of $1,294 billion (8.9% of GDP).
Perhaps "The Federal Government's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Fall 2011 Update"will get you howling at the moon as "GAO's simulations continue to underscore the need to address the longer-term outlook as soon as possible, while still recognizing the current weakness in the economy. Rising health-care costs and the aging of the U.S. population continue to create budgetary pressure."
Speaking of health care, bewitching trends here indicate that in "Health Care Transparency: Meaningful Price Information Is Difficult for Consumers to Obtain Prior to Receiving Care" and one would guess with such obstacles even a wise warlock could not predict how to budget for his own medical needs.
Health-care concerns further bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble as "Employers Remain Committed to Offering Health-care Benefits Today But Concerned About Viability of Insurance Exchanges," according to Towers Watson. Given that health care comprises a considerable portion of the budget for consumers and employers, this news requires further examination. Key findings include:
• 8% of employers will reduce coverage for spouses and dependents in 2012, another 23% consider such reductions for 2013 and 2014;
• 54% of employers anticipate discontinuation of retiree health-care benefits for both pre-65 and post-65 groups. Transition strategies are expected; and,
• 88% intend to contain costs and avoid impacts of health-care reform's excise tax to begin in 2018.
Let's close the coffin on health-care news this week with a glimpse at the Census Bureau's "Small Area Health Insurance Estimates," reputedly "the only source for estimates of health insurance coverage status for every county in the nation." What's happening on this in your neighborhood?
Attention sleeping zombies! The African-American demographic hits the news this week in two compelling reports: "The African-American Financial Experience," a 2011 Prudential study shows that this group is an emerging middle market and displays "a strong desire for assistance in finding appropriate product solutions to meet their goals;" and in Nielsen's "Report: The Power of the African-American Consumer" which shows buying power of this demographic "is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015." Consider this group in your strategic plan.
Ghoulish news persists in retirement revelations, especially for those state and local workers hoping for public pensions. "Census Bureau Reports Public Pension Assets Decline Over $726 Billion for State and Local Public Employee Retirement Systems in 2009," and Boston College analyzes reports "to test the hypothesis that state-local workers have more than enough money for retirement" at "How Prepared Are State and Local Workers for Retirement?"
Finally, don't be the Headless Horseman when you consider your direct mail marketing campaigns. Know what's in the consumer's mailbox. "Americans receive the most pieces of advertising mail per person…nearly twice as much as third-place Canada," so says the "Consumer Postal Council Market Comparison #3 Pieces of Advertising Mail Per Person." This equated to 320 pieces of such correspondence per American in 2008. But, U.S. postal service data shows "the number of pieces of advertising mail per American has fallen by about 55 pieces since then." In fact, since 2005 advertising mail has declined in excess of 20% in the U.S. Boo!?
LORA KLOTH is a research librarian in CUNA's business-to-business publishing department.


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If you're looking for interesting things to try out on a rainy day, the Extrude and Weave tool can give some strange effects when applied to fonts.
The example below is a font called Vladimir Script, chosen for the crossings that the font has. I converted the font to vectors, then node edited the crossings and the tails of the characters so that they are continuous text like you would hand write it. The Extrude tool with Weave enabled is used in conjunction with a small arc to create the example below. Looks like a woven wire frame construction. The arc was scaled down a little at a time until the model had gaps in it to give this effect. Normal text can be done this way with the Weave option deselected. This would give an outline text with a round shape.
A different vector shape will give even stranger looking results. An inverted V will make prism topped outline text. An M or double arc vector works, but with the corresponding shape.
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Camelot Unchained--Tales of the One True City Part 1
"Watching the snowflakes descend slowly from the soft gray clouds filled Arthur with a serenity greatly at odds with the destruction of his beloved city all around him. Looking through the window of the last remaining Stormwatch Tower, he could almost forget for a moment that he was Arthur, Sword Brother and King of the Britons. Instead, he was just a small boy again, looking on as the snowflakes gently fell.
The memory was one reason he always looked forward to serving as a Storm Watcher, just as all citizens of his Realm were required to serve, by his own edict. His subjects might have been dismayed to learn that he kept a mental countdown of the days until it was his turn to stand watch for signs of the dreaded Veilstorms.
As his mind drifted along with the snowflakes, his thoughts became dark, turning to his people's misery. The Second Breaking of the earth was upon them, and the ruin of his beloved Camelot, the One True City in the world, was almost complete.
By now, his companions would be making their final rounds of the burning city, looking for any stragglers. Once they were sure that the city was indeed empty, they would remove the final stabilizers, and the destruction of the One True City would begin in earnest. At least his brothers had left him the dubious honor of removing the very last stabilizer from this city and loosening the continent on which it rested.
"Damn them all to Hel, or whichever misbegotten power they now worship!" he muttered. It was his city, and he wouldn't let this happen. He was Arthur, after all. He called out, "Where are you now, my mentor? I need your aid again, as when I was a youth," but he knew that Myrddin was long gone. The prophecy had been fulfilled, and Arthur knew that there was nothing that he could do about it.
He remembered how difficult it had been, in the beginning. How heartbreakingly hard it was to convince his brothers to build something new, to come together for once, united by their belief in the One True City. To put their stabilizers and their power to use, and raise new land from the bottom of the sea. It had taken everything he ever had, every ounce of his belief and Gwen's ingenuity, to make them realize he was not mad. That they could work together, could build together, to bring the vision of Camelot to life. For a brief, bright moment, all that was left of creation had been united in one place, in the shining City.
Arthur sighed; he could hear footsteps behind him, and recognized the sound of his companions. Breaking away from his thoughts, Arthur forced his eyes to leave the window and turn to face the two people he loved most in the world. One was a Stormrider, the Storm-captain of The Land, and the other was his Gwen. He knew that they were filled with the same sorrow that sought to break him down, but were too proud to show it. He smiled unhappily, knowing why they had come.
"It is time," said Arthur, "Isn't it?"
"Yes, my lord, it is time," said the Stormrider, "The city is clear, and we are the last who remain within its walls. Even the rats have abandoned us."
"I can think of a few 'rats' that I wish had remained within the city," added Gwen, her mouth a bitter line. "We should have never let them leave alive, Arthur!"
"We had no choice, Gwen," said Arthur, shaking his head. "I did what was necessary to save lives."
"But it was your city, my love," said Gwen, twisting her whiskered face into a grimace. "It was your dream they tore apart."
"No, it was not my city," said Arthur, shouting now. "That is the thinking that allowed this to happen. Don't you see that? Damn it Gwen, it was our city! It belonged not just to me, or my brothers! It belonged to you, to all of the Realms, and all of their people! Why couldn't they see that? Why couldn't they see that Myrddin was right, in the end?"
"Because in the end, the Changed are not perfect, Arthur," said the Stormrider, a slight grin crossing his face. "Not even me."
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Importers of plants and plant products have good reason to be concerned about running afoul of the Lacey Act given the uncertainty created by 2008 amendments making violations of foreign law regarding plants a basis for violations under the Act. The recent saga of the Gibson Guitar Corp., maker of the iconic Les Paul guitar, has only confirmed that such concern is well-founded. As Gibson's case exemplifies, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") can disagree with foreign officials to rely on its own interpretation of foreign law to seize and seek forfeiture of goods, and even bring criminal charges.
The Lacey Act 2008 Amendments
The Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. section 3371-3378, passed in 1900 in response to growing concern about interstate profiteering in illegally taken game, i.e., poaching, has long been recognized as the United States' first and most comprehensive federal wildlife protection law. The Act was amended by the 2008 Farm Bill (the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) for the purpose of combating illegal logging and expanding anti-trafficking protections to a broader array of plants and plant products brought into the United States, either directly or through manufactured products. (16 U.S.C. § 3372(a)(2)(B) & (3)(B).) Prior to the 2008 amendments, plants came under the Act's jurisdiction based upon a violation of only a state law or regulation. The 2008 amendments added violations of foreign law regarding plants, greatly expanding the reach of the Act and injecting considerable uncertainty into its application. Although foreign law includes regulations and legally binding non-statutory provisions (U. S. v. Lee, 937 F.2d at 1391-92; U. S. v. McNab, 331 F.3d at 1235-39), the government has not identified which foreign laws will, in effect, be enforced through the Act. Indeed, "[i]t is the responsibility of the importer to be aware of any foreign laws that may pertain to their merchandise prior to its importation into the United States." (Lacey Act Amendment: Complete List of Questions and Answers, October 19, 2010, p. 2 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/lacey_act/downloads/faq.pdf)
A few things are clear. The government can invoke a foreign law that is not "actively enforced in the foreign country." (Lacey Act Primer, USDA APHIS, April 2010, at 22.) The underlying violation need not even be "prosecutable." (U. S. v. McNab, 331 F.3d 1228, 1240 (11th Cir. 2003).) A third party certification that forest products were legally harvested from a foreign country will not protect against seizure. (Lacey Act Amendment: Complete List of Questions and Answers, p. 7.) The criminal provisions of the Act can apply even if the underlying violation does not carry criminal sanctions. (U. S. v. Lee, 937 F.2d at 1392-93.) And although scienter (i.e., know or should know) regarding the foreign law violation is required for prosecution, the Act's forfeiture provisions are enforced on a strict liability basis. (U. S. v. One Afghan Urial Ovis Orientalis, 964 F.2d 474, 476 (5th Cir. 1992).)
Gibson Guitar Seizures
According to Gibson's website, news articles, and court filings, gun-toting federal agents first raided Gibson's Nashville facility on November 17, 2009, seizing guitars, wood, and electronic records purportedly because Gibson was using ebony wood illegally exported from Madagascar. Federal agents came back on August 24, 2011, seizing guitars, wood, and electronic records from Gibson's Nashville and Memphis facilities, this time purportedly because Gibson was using ebony wood illegally exported from India. The government's second raid
prompted Gibson to take its case to the court of public opinion. The government is seeking forfeiture of the seized wood, and those proceedings have identified the central issue as the government's intransigence in standing by its interpretation of Madagascar and Indian law. (U.S. v. Ebony Wood in Various Forms, Case No. 3:10-cv-00747 (U.S.D.C., M.D. Tenn.) ("Madagascar case"); U. S. v. 25 Bundles of Indian Ebony Wood, Case No. 3:11-cv-00913 (U.S.D.C., M.D. Tenn.) ("India case").)
Under the laws of both Madagascar and India, it is legal to export "finished" ebony wood, but not "sawn timber," "sawn logs," or "sawn wood," as the government describes the seized items. Thus, it comes down to whether the wood Gibson imported, which it refers to as "fingerboards," is deemed "finished" (or "finished" enough) for purposes of export. The DOJ says not. It did not matter to the DOJ that government officials in Madagascar and India had approved the exports, that Madagascar and Indian law on their face appear to permit the export of "fingerboards" as "finished" products, or that the seized wood complied with "controlled wood" standards set by the Forest Stewardship Council to enable manufacturers to avoid timber and timber products unacceptable from an environmental standpoint. Perhaps most significant, it did not matter to the DOJ that Gibson obtained sworn statements from Madagascar and Indian government officials stating that the wood was legally exported. Indeed, a foreign government's position on its own law is not "conclusive." (In re Vitamin C Antritrust Litigation (U.S. Dist. Ct., E.D.N.Y., Sept. 6, 2011, 06-MD-1738), 2011 WL 3918165; see also Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 44.1 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 26.1.)
It thus appears that the DOJ and other federal agencies can aggressively investigate, seize items, and seek convictions based upon their own interpretations of foreign law. Further complications may arise, since, as in Gibson's case, investigations can proceed without the involvement of foreign counterparts. What if, for policy reasons, the foreign government deliberately does not enforce the foreign law relied upon, but the DOJ pursues enforcement for internal political reasons anyway? Issues of this kind are not suited for legal resolution, but may
instead require resort to diplomatic channels. Since manufacturing or purchasing finished goods in the country of origin is not always practical, due diligence must be conducted. In addition to retaining local counsel and trusted export firms, guidance on the legality of a prospective import can be sought from Customs and Border Protection, which issues "ruling letters" pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 177 and maintains the Customs Rulings Online Search System ("CROSS"), a searchable database of rulings.
The scope of the Lacey Act has increased over time to become a powerful law enforcement tool, with the potential to ensnare intentional smugglers and innocent owners. The 2008 expansion of the plants covered by the Act in the interest of environmentalism coupled with the supremacy of our government's interpretation of foreign law have made sourcing foreign wood particularly treacherous, leaving unwary importers at the mercy of political agendas and zealous prosecutors. Consequently, Gibson's case, rather than being an outlier, may be a harbinger.
Barbara Taylor and Peter Morris are counsel with Sheppard Mullin.
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Ten days from now an impressive collection of 122 interesting cars will be offered outside Chicago, Illinois, all at no reserve. The Paul J. Burt Collection will be sold by Worldwide Auctions, and the sale offers everything form Alfas to Lincolns to Mercedes to Porsches, some perfect and some in project form. Mr. Burt has been a BaT subscriber since 2009, and inquired about numerous BaT Exclusive cars over the years while amassing his collection. Apparently it is now time to unload them all, and a few of our favorites from his offerings are detailed below. Which ones catch your eye?
This 1966 Porsche 911 (lot #61) wears a spectacular shade of grayish blue that's among our favorite of all vintage OEM Porsche colors. The odometer shows 89,895 miles, but there's no word whether this is thought to be accurate. It's not perfect, but looks like a very solid driver with a nice, warm patina. This is the one we wish we could still find for $35k.
This 1953 Allard K3 roadster is lot #25, and one of at least two cars that have been featured on BaT previously (the other is this green Callaway Corvette, lot #21). This Allard is one of 63 K3's built, and the model is the most mainstream of all the Allard designs. It still features the big American V8 and manual transmission, but has some modifications that need sorting out.
This 1983 512BBi (lot #39) is a nice example of our favorite flat-twelve Ferrari. It's been driven barely 1,000 miles since undergoing a major service at 23,479 miles, and looks great in two tone red/black with tan natural hides.
This 1965 230SL (lot #58) has recently undergone a complete restoration, and looks nice in burgundy on tan. We like the more frequent 4-speed and the absence of side markers on the early Pagodas, as well as the uncluttered bumpers and the Euro lights shown here. We'd source the earlier wheels and 2-piece hubcaps, unless this car has the alloy 14's underneath those later 280SL hubcaps.
This 1959 Facel Vega HK 500 (lot #42) seems a bit rough, but nowhere near as bad as some of the basketcases we've seen on offer. Fitted with a Chrysler-sourced 383 V8 and wearing what appears to be straight and rust-free bodywork, it shouldn't be too much of a challenge to set right – especially as most of the unobtanium trim seems to be intact. These car's cabins are simply fantastic.
This will be a very interesting sale, and we like the personality present in the mix of cars. He has some high-end stuff, but also some very approachable items. We'd love for a BaT auction to look just like this.
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Great Chagos Bank (Indian Ocean) – 13,000 sq km (5,019 sq miles). The atoll is mostly submerged. The total land area of the atoll, which is administered by the United Kingdom, is only 6 sq km (2.32 sq miles).
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Volvo is intending to commence exporting China-built cars to the United States and Russia as early as 2015, a senior Volvo executive told Reuters. With support from Chinese owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Volvo would commence shipping the S60L -- a long-wheel-based version of the S60 -- to the US and the XC90 SUV to Russia as soon as end of 2015.
A site in Chengdu started building the S60L sedan late 2013, and the second site in Daqing is ramping up output of the XC90. The executive said Volvo will eventually export around 10,000 S60Ls and a few thousand XC90s annually, noting that the carmaker believes it could minimize foreign exchange risks by adding China as a production base, despite worries about the quality of China-built products.
The executive said that the US dollar and the Chinese yuan have the "best relationship," which is more stable than the euro and the dollar. David Ibison, Volvo's global head of media relations, has confirmed plans to start exporting from China, but said that the timing and target markets had yet to be determined.
Volvo chief executive Hakan Samuelsson remarked to Automotive News World Congress in January that vehicles build in China will be shipped to the US "fairly quickly."
Volvo plans to employ two assembly sites in China to export to the US, Russia and possibly other markets like Southeast Asia. The move would make Volvo as the first major carmaker to sell a Chinese-made light vehicle in the US.
Other Chinese companies are observing Geely's strategy for Volvo, which if successful, could become a pattern for their entry into major markets like the US. [source: Reuters]


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Friday, August 22, 2008
Maybe I'll Give It One More TryPosted by Kat at 12:58 AM
When this place first opened up it was called Kiwiberri and it did a horrible job of advertising. The first time I went here it was almost an exact copy of Pinkberry but without the greatness! I added one topping for $1 and they totally skimped! I was very upset that I paid almost $7 and got a few measly mochi. Apparently they have now changed their name to Swirls. It's still the same establishment with a few small changes. Apparently I read online that Kiwiberri was sued by Pinkberry so they just changed the name? Who knows.
They still have the Mango flavor that's very tart and tangy. Now they have a Pomegranate flavor as well. Their yogurt resembles Pinkberry a lot more than Yogurtland. Since Burumun came down today, I took her there and she tried the different flavors. Apparently they are smarter now and offer the toppings for free! With it being free it's actually not that bad of a deal. Surprisingly the fruit was very very fresh today. She ordered Mango, Blueberry, and Mochi. The mangoes were very sweet. All this was $2.50 plus tax. I think the guy heard me complaining and put more toppings. =P Hey it helped my friend out! lol I don't think it's that bad of a deal. This is why I will come back again to give them another go around.
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- Darlene said...
free toppings? I've never heard of that! $2.50 for 3 toppings & a good serving of yogurt- sounds to good to be true. It's a better deal than Yogurtland!
- August 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM
- Kat said...
Yah free toppings actually makes it a great deal. As long as they don't skimp. ^_- I think the current promotion makes their yogurt worthwhile. That's is why I would give them another chance.
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"...he's learn to disguise his thoughts, of course, his strategies, plans and fantasies. but not his feelings. he doesn't know this, however, because whenever he looks at himself in a mirror, he seems to have no feelings whatsoever. he wonders what he really looks like. photographs can't tell him- he looks into a camera lens the same way he looks into a mirror, as if he were an actor portraying a corpse. if he truly were an actor and could portray a living man, then perhaps he would know what he looks like."
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text: Giant Brown Trout September 03, 2013 Big Brown Dave StromDecorah Iowa Caught this giant a couple weeks ago from a trout stream around Decorah Ia. Ended up being about half pound off the state record that was a brood trout planted into a lake. The stream where i landed this does not receive get brood browns put into it meaning this bad boy was the result of natural reproduction or grew up from a fingerling. Had gotten off work and drove past the stream and saw it was clearing up from some rain a couple days earlier so decided to make a few casts. Working the way up the stream i caught a twenty incher and eighteen so knew the browns where on. When i hooked up with this brown i knew it was in a whole different league, as soon as it was hooked it made a quick run and came up and completely out of the water. After making a couple runs for snags and coming out of the water again i was able to slide it onto the shore. Species: Brown TroutDate Caught: 08/06/2013 Kept / Released: KeptRegion of Catch: Region 1Length: 29 7/8 Weight: 14Lure / Bait used: Lure | #9 Black and silver Rapala


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As a kid, watching cheeseball horror films on Saturday-afternoon TV, you could be certain of one thing whenever a werewolf movie came on: You were going to see transformation scenes. It didn't matter whether the wolfman was played by Lon Chaney Jr. (who always looked as if he were about to cry) or, God forbid, some less talented actor. The moment the wolf fever struck, it was monster-movie heaven. The story would stop dead and the hero would look directly into the camera, his image metamorphosing in eerie waves — the face turning hairier and hairier, the teeth growing more and more canine, until they were gnashing of their own accord. Was there ever a cooler metaphor for what happens when your hormones kick in?
Wolf, the new werewolf thriller starring Jack Nicholson and directed by Mike Nichols, doesn't have any transformation scenes. In this movie, when the hero turns into a humanoid wolf, you can tell because he suddenly appears wearing really fakey muttonchop sideburns. Oh, and his hair is messed up. He looks sort of like Thomas Jefferson on a bender. Clearly, Nichols and his screenwriters, Wesley Strick and Jim Harrison, were trying for something other than a special-effects fun house. They wanted to make a werewolf movie with character. If only they'd had the imagination to follow through on their own good instincts.
For a while, Wolf succeeds in entertaining us with the story of a wimp's revenge. Will Randall (Nicholson), a weary Manhattan book editor, is the sort of honorable middle-aged washout who has devoted his life to editing the literature he cares about, only to discover that he's the only one in the world who still cares. Will's publishing house is being taken over by a Rupert Murdoch-style tycoon, Raymond Alden (Christopher Plummer), whose only priority, naturally, is to maximize profits. Will is about to lose his job — and, what's worse, he's being replaced by his assistant, the two-faced bootlicker Stewart Swinton (James Spader), who has lobbied for the senior editor position behind Will's back. That Stewart also happens to be sleeping with Will's wife (Kate Nelligan) is the surest indication that the script isn't going to tread lightly.
But something has come over Will. At the beginning of the movie he is bitten by a wolf in the New England wilderness, and strange things are starting to happen to him. His senses are operating in overdrive. He can smell tequila on the breath of a coworker from 20 feet away and hear conversations from across the lobby. He's also feeling strong, blustery, alive. His haggard skin takes on a pinkish glow. His smile perks up, and even his hair looks thicker. To hell with self-doubt! To hell with getting stomped on by the boss! Wolfman… what a feeling!
We've grown so used to thinking of Jack Nicholson as a Day-Glo caricature of his former self that it's easy to forget what a crafty mood manipulator he can be. Letting his facial muscles go slack, he makes Will just enough of a weakling so that we'll root for him, but not enough so that the actor's old knife-edged cynicism can't glint through. Wolf features some vengefully funny showdowns. When Will stands up to Alden — which, of course, impresses the tycoon — you can feel the film's energy rise. Nicholson and Plummer bring out the ham in each other; they're two kinds of devil, one leering, one cultivated. Spader, by now, has played the soft-spoken corporate brat once too often, but he's great at it, and it's fun to see Nicholson wipe the floor with him. And though Michelle Pfeiffer, as Alden's poor-little-rich-girl daughter, is stuck in a thankless role (first she's haughty, then she melts — that's all, folks), there's a nice scene in which Will woos her over peanut-butter sandwiches. He slices through her defenses, and she slices him right back: the love dance of the '90s.
Then Nichols drops the ball. The early office scenes are executed with satirical panache. But as soon as Wolf moves onto conventional horror terrain, it becomes stuffy and blah, like the elephantine thrillers Hitchcock began turning out during the mid-'60s. As a director, Nichols gives the impression of never having seen a movie made in the Lucas-Spielberg era. His idea of supernatural dazzle is to have his werewolf perform Peter Pan-style leaps. What ultimately cripples Wolf, though, is that the script seems to dry up as it goes along, leaving the film with absolutely no twists. At night, Will becomes a wolf and kills people! Who are his enemies! One of whom turns into a wolf too! By the time Will starts asking to be locked up so that he won't kill again, it might as well be Lon Chaney Jr. behind those muttonchops. Sad to say, the scariest transformation in Wolf is the way the film itself devolves from a savvy contemporary fable into a weirdly airless B movie. B-


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Amendola, Saffold Could be Back Next Week
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Two key players could be back for the St. Louis Rams' offense that'll still be featuring running back Steven Jackson after their bye week.
Wide receiver Danny Amendola said he'll definitely be in the lineup at San Francisco next week and offensive tackle Rodger Saffold is hoping to play.
Jackson had no comment to The Associated Press on Wednesday, a day after coach Jeff Fisher quashed trade rumors and said simply, "He's our running back." After shouting to a public relations assistant for help, Jackson left the locker room.
Amendola and Saffold got limited work Wednesday and Fisher said they appear to be on track, if there are no setbacks.
Amendola is coming off a collarbone injury that's sidelined him for three weeks. Saffold has missed six games with a left knee injury.


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Director: Steven S. DeKnight
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Release: 2012
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You are able to feel helpless and beat yourself up as you understand that millions of individuals fly seamless regular, but it appears as though you are the only one which has a challenging time.
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The expectation alone could start to literally make me ill; to not mention once I eventually got to the airport! At that moment I had NO understanding of calming methods that may ease my stress and total anxiety about flying.
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When implemented correctly, the mind receives an abundant flow of oxygen that slows your heart rate and calms the muscles in the body. 1 technique which is right for me is really a straightforward deep breathing exercise.
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The Staff of Oranyan is a piece of Ife Art.
Oduduwa was the first king of Ife and brother to the Great God. He was sent to continue creation, and in so doing, he had a son, Oranyan.
Oranyan was a great warrior. At a very old age, he retired into a private grove, however if enemies appeared, he would fight them single-handed.
On one evening, a festival was being held and things got out of hand. Several people had gotten drunk and started to attack villagers, so Oranyan was called into the battle.
Oranyan proceeded to kill his own subjects and the villagers asked him to stop. In a rage, and even shocked, he drove his staff into the ground and vowed to never fight again.
Although, the story was told throughout history as a myth, pieces of the staff were unearthed and pieced back together. The staff measure 20 feet high and it's studded with iron nails in a pattern that can't be deciphered.
The history of Ife is still quite cloudy, as many artifacts are still being unearthed today, including bronze heads of kings. In 1910, the Olokun head was discovered which clearly represents a king, or even more bizarre, a god of the sea whose clay images are still made in the region today.
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The Staff of Oranyan is a piece of Ife Art.
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This is very interesting. I learned something new as always from your articles.
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Yes Lauren, an interesting piece of history indeed. These tribal leaders really did rule with an iron fist. Great article.
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Useful DIY Beauty Projects
There are many a times we look for some creative side of ours to produce something of a sort which we saw somewhere on a magazine or may be in some movie or something unique as well. There are quite a few interesting things that can be done using your free time and unused products at home. Let's see a few DIY Projects that could make you unique in your own way.
Making a Beaded Neckpiece at home
Material Required:
- Beads Enough in number to cover your neck
- Scissors
- Cello Tape
- Ribbons or Lace- Choose as per your choice of using it as the lace here for your necklace matching it with your attire
Step 1: Take a piece of cello-tape, large enough to cover one open end of the ribbon. Take the ribbon and slide it to form a straw-like shape as shown in the picture. Now wrap it with the cello tape and roll it to prevent it from opening again until it forms a needle-like thin shape.
Step 2: Now insert the beads into the ribbon one by one taking measurement of the ribbon according to your neck size and length of the neck piece as required.
Step 3: You are almost done now. You may now decide on tying the lace at the back of your neck or as a bow on either side of your neck as shown in the picture.
So! You are then ready for the show in your own uniquely stylized necklace matching your outfit.
Making Lip Gloss from a Lipstick
Material Required:
- One Lipstick that you would love in a shimmery tone
- Vaseline or Lip Balm
- Knife
- A container to store the lip gloss
- Cut a blob out of lipstick of about 0.5 inches in size as shown in the attached image.
- Now mix the blob that you cut with a decent amount of Vaseline to cover the blob, usually half a teaspoon works for this much of a piece.
- Put the mixture in the container and use the knife to mix the two completely.
- Smoothen the newly formed mixture until it looks neat and decent.
Your gloss is ready! You may check the texture compared to your lipstick and find it to be glossier.
Making Home Made shampoo with your regular shampoo
Material Required:
- Two eggs (you may take more or less depending on your hair length)
- Your shampoo
- Lemon
- Essential Oil
- Take the two eggs in a bowl and two teaspoon of your shampoo to it
- Add lemon juice to it without seeds
- Put a few drops of essential oil to the mixture
- Now blend the entire mixture and apply on your head as a normal shampoo
- Wash it off with normal water and see the effect
The use of this shampoo reduces the impact of chemicals on your hair and gives it natural shine thanks to the use of lemon drops and eggs. The use of oil takes away the smell of the eggs and gives a softer texture as well. Lemon also acts well on your scalp and cleanses it to give you healthy hair.
All these DIY techniques are definitely a must try. All it takes is a little time but the result is something extraordinary, isn't it?
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This year's focus is Progress in Intervention & Prevention aimed at improving maternal perinatal mental health and, consequently, bolstering brain health in the next generation. Talks encompass high- and low-resource settings in Canada, USA, Australia, Vietnam and Nepal, including indigenous, immigrant and migrant communities, as well as unique post-disaster implications for expectant mothers. Anyone interested in Mothers' mental health and children's cognitive development, welcome.
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The Stanardsville Independence Day Committee (SIDC) is a group of volunteers who report to the Stanardsville Town Council. The SIDC is annually tasked with the planning, funding, promotion and execution of the town's annual Red, White, Blue 'n Greene (RWBnG) community 4th of July celebration.
The purpose of the RWBnG is to:
- Bring the community together in celebration of our shared, small town, American identity.
- Showcase Greene County and the Town of Stanardsville as a family-friendly, tourism-friendly place in which to visit and conduct business.
- Benefit scores of local charities to strengthen the safety network of our community through philanthropy and exposure.
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Celebrate Independence Day at the Red, White, Blue 'n Greene 4th of July Celebration in Stanardsville, VA this year and experience small town America at its finest.
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Stretch marks appear when the skin overstretches and tears the deep fibers. The resulting scar tissue shows up as discolored lines of pink, reddish-brown or brown across the skin. This usually happens during pregnancy or rapid fluctuations in weight. Stretch marks caused by pregnancy have the name striae gravidarum. Common areas for stretch marks are the abdomen, hips, breasts and buttocks.
Dating back thousands of years, aromatherapy uses essential oils, which are natural essences distilled from plants and flowers for natural healing purposes. These extracts have physiological, psychological and spiritual benefits. By applying specified essential oils to the skin during pregnancy, you might not even get stretch marks at all. If you already have stretch marks, however, essential oils can help you.
Essential Oils
The following essential oils have properties that can help heal stretch marks: lavender, neroli, patchouli, mandarin, rose geranium, vetiver, jasmine and helichrysum. Each has regenerative effects that slow down aging of the skin, improve elasticity and moisturize the skin to heal damaged skin cells.
Because essential oils are so powerful, always mix them with a carrier oil or lotion before applying to your skin. Some good carrier oils are almond, apricot kernel, jojoba, primrose and carrot.
Massage Oil
Valerie Ann Worwood, author of "The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy," prescribes this tummy-rub treatment during pregnancy: Mix 2 tbsp. almond oil, 1 tbsp. wheat-germ oil (which contains vitamins A and E), 10 drops borage seed oil and 5 drops carrot oil. Add 7 drops rose, 6 drops lavender and 5 drops tangerine essential oils and mix thoroughly. Massage a small amount onto the upper and lower abdomen, thighs, buttocks, hips and breasts. Use within two months. Carrier oils mixed with essential oils don't last long.
Cream Treatment
Cocoa butter is another helpful treatment for stretch marks and also works well with essential oils. In "The Aromatherapy Companion," Victoria H. Edwards recommends melting 1 oz. cocoa butter over low heat and adding 4 drops jasmine essential oil and 12 drops mandarin essential oil. Store the mixture in a jar. Rub twice a day on abdomen, hips and breasts.
To help avoid stretch marks, stay out of the sun, eat plenty of protein and essential fatty acids, drink water regularly, keep skin well-moisturized and tone muscles with frequent exercise.
- "The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy"; Valerie Ann Worwood; 1991
- "The Aromatherapy Companion"; Victoria H. Edwards; 1999
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She was born on October 22nd, 2013 with 4 other litter sisters and 2 brothers in Sandusky, Ohio.I flew to Detroit to pick her up with her breeder Penny Kelley and I have taken her back to uson January 14th. She is a very nice little girl with good temper and she has found her placein the round of our other dogs.Kiva has full dentition and single dew claws! Healthy hips HD-F A2, clear eyes!!!
Her parents are CH Enska Puck of Caradoc and CH Valhalla's Heart of Gold/Stella and they are outof American breed. The belong to the old Palmahaus-Line which has disappeared in Europe!CH Puck is best AKC-male of 2012!
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Earnest money is money put down to demonstrate your seriousness about buying a home. It must be substantial enough to demonstrate good faith and is usually between 1‐5% of the purchase price (though the amount can vary with local customs and conditions). If your offer is accepted, the earnest money becomes part of your down payment or closing costs. If the offer is rejected, your money is returned to you. If you back out of a deal, you may forfeit the entire amount.
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Rays Photo Homage to Past Celebrity and Musical Guests
It is one of those photo collages that takes your breathe away when you first see it. Basically the magnitude of the talent and faces that have crossed within the confines of Tropicana Field is amazing. Sure we might not have Kate Hudson in our stands every night, but she was here when the New York Yankees touched down within Tampa Bay for a few games. And people like John Cusack and author Stephen King have also been known to try and sneak in a Rays game without a lot of attention.
There are currently 28 photo cut and pasted upon this collage section featuring the artists and actors who have made the Rays part of their baseball family. And it all began in November 2007 with the free concert to Rays fans who attended the Rays logo and uniform fashion extravaganza as actor/musician Kevin Costner and his band Modern West brought their own special spin to the festivities. But he was only the beginning. Since that time fellow actors/comedian Paul Rieser ( Mad About You), Chris Rock, Former SNL star/ Impressionist Darrell Hammond, Barry Williams (Greg Brady) last but definitely not least, Bill Murray who we all loved as Carl the Groundskeeper in "Caddyshack" and is a minor league baseball part owner.
But there are also local Florida athletes or players who have trained in St. Petersburg in the past who are immortalized on the concourse wall such as former Tampa Bay Buc running back Mike Alstott, Baseball Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr., Ozzie "The Wizard of Oz" Smith and another Oriole great Jim Palmer. The collage also includes NFL Hall of Famer and Tampa Bay Buc legend Lee Roy Selmon , WWE past Champion John Cena and Orlando Magic Center/Power Forward Dwight Howard. Broadcasting and announcing legends both National and Internationally also grace the collage with the addition of ESPN Basketball Guru and 2004 Inductee to the Pepsi Rays Fan Wall of Fame Dick Vitale and the immortal Boxing/Wrestling announcer Michael " Let's get ready to Rumble" Buffer.
But also several members of this new display in Tropicana Field either performed the National Anthem or "God Bless America" such as former American Idol David Archuletta, the Backstreet Boys, and Green Day. But most of the rest of the artists posted upon the wall have performed in the Rays popular Saturday Night Concert Series over the last few seasons. Groups such as 3-Doors Down, Pat Benatar, Daughtry, L L Cool J, Flo Rida, Ludacris, and legendary groups the B-52's and M C Hammer. Who reminded us "When the Devil went out ( of the team name), the Wins came in!".
Country artists Big & Rich with Cowboy Troy and Trace Adkins also have provided hours of great entertainment to the crowds of Rays fans attending the game, plus who danced in the aisles and landing around Tropicana Field during their music sets. And do not forget there is still some space upon that wall collage that might include this year's artists, John Fogerty (April 24th), ZZ Top (May 1st), Nelly (May 15th), Hall & Oates (May 29th), the Go-Go's /Farewell Tour (July 10th), Train (August 14th), Adam Lambert and Orianthi (Sept. 18th), Country Star Dierks Bentley (Sept. 25th) and two other concerts artists not yet announced on June 12th and June 26th.
The collage is just a great way for the Rays fans to gather and remember and relive these great acts and people as they became members of the Rays lore. So sometimes in the future be sure to wander up the main concourse just to the east of the Rays main elevator system and have your own great flashbacks into these performances or sightings of the great people who also have adorn Rays jerseys and attended games. Some times it is great to look at the past so that we can see just how far we really have traveled since the ultimate changes made in 2007 to the Rays legend, and the way we will remember our moments within Tropicana Field.
Could Maddon have planned this Mistake?
I have to say that the lineup card fiasco yesterday stirred up its own pot of controversy as we sat there in the stands for almost 15 minutes not knowing what was going on at home plate. We could see Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge constantly bickering and arguing a fact from just beyond Dick Vitale's seat, but even the loud and proud Vitale probably could not have figured this fiasco out in less time. It is not the intention of the Tampa Bay Rays to try and shore up their defense by putting both Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist at the same position.
But you do have to give it to the Cleveland bench for not saying a thing before the Rays took their first time out in the field to solidify Wedge's argument that Longoria should be tossed off the lineup card in the 3-hole. It was a measure of stealth that they let the Rays get their 3 outs then protest the line-up card to basically make this an old school National League versus American League game. By showing the error to the umpire crew the Indians did in fact get Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine put into that third spot for the ballgame. But little did they know that Sonnanstine was a .400 hitter and could stroke the ball with authority. Because the Rays play basically a NL-type game with a designated hitter most nights, the loss of Longoria did not take a huge bite out of the Rays scoring machine.
You would have thought it would cause all kinds of havoc and make for a very one-sided contest, but in reality, it boosted the Rays bench confidence in their team, and also got the other Rays pitchers to want to also take a few hacks at the plate. One television camera even caught Rays starter Scott Kazmir taping up his bat on the bench maybe hoping for a pinch-hitter role in the game. But what soon seemed like a huge injustice to the Rays turned into a plus as Sonnanstine put down an incredible bunt to get a fielder's choice when the Indians instead went to second with the throw to get the speedy Carl Crawford. But later in the contest, Sonnanstine would make the Indians pay with a nice stroke to leftfield that had Ryan Garko doing circles out there in left field.
But for some reason, the post-game interview with Rays Manager Joe Maddon saw him take complete blame for the line-up blunder. He said it was basically his signature and that he was responsible for the error and that no one else's fingerprints are on the decision to submit the wrong lineup card before the game. Okay, I am not a huge fan of conspiracy theories or even the mixture of intelligence and character building in reference to his team. But if I was, then Maddon is a true genius. For some odd reason I see his smiling face not at all too upset on the reversal of losing Longoria, who even got up off the bench and penciled in Sonnanstine's name himself before putting on a sweat top and sitting on the bench.
How much of a true warrior statistician would you be if you pulled the wool over the eyes of not only your team, but the opposition. I truly think that Sun Tzu would be proud of Maddon right now. I think he meant to do that yesterday. For some odd reason it makes sense that starting on Friday, his pitchers would again be taking the plate in Inter League contests against the Florida Marlins. Here we had the best hitting pitcher on the Rays having to take hacks today against a guy making his MLB debut. It doesn't take a wise man to see that the simple fact of Sonnanstine hitting can give the Indians a false set of confidence in at least one quick out in an inning.
It also doesn't seem too far fetched to think of Maddon as using this "error" as a tool to motivate his pitchers who are now chomping at the bit to get time at the plate. That makes for more focused Batting Practice swings by the pitching staff, plus a bit of covert action by showing the pitchers' one of their own going 1 for 3 with an RBI in Sundays win. I can see Maddon sitting in his office trying to devise his own "Trojan Horse" situation to boost not only the confidence of his pitching staff, but for his players to believe again in 2009. After the rough start to the season, and the last two nights emotional and building confidence levels, this move could make them take on a army of Transformers.
I sat down near the Bullpen and even joked about Joe Nelson and Dan Wheeler getting some hacks today at the plate. But in the back of my mind, I knew that Sonnanstine might get three chances, and by then it would be the seventh inning or beyond and the bench could be put into action. The last few days I have seen several members of this pitching staff take to the batting cages, and some of them have more focus than last season. So if Maddon did indeed do this to instill a sense of magic and power to his pitchers' they got the message loud and clear. For the pure fact that he is the last one to see that lineup card before he gives it to either Dave Martinez or Tom Foley to submit, you have to think they also check it out while walking out there.
But for the fact that no one questioned it before the middle of the first inning is in itself a bold move by both benches. It could have been decided that Longoria's name not being put under the "DH" moniker was just a clerical error and he would have been inserted anyway. But the umpire crew did its job and made the right decision. With a bit of luck, and skill it worked perfectly into the Rays favor. This is not to mean that Pat Burrell has been replaced by a pitcher, but it is a great thing to know that the pitchers want to contribute at the plate too now. That can lead to all sorts of plays and chances for this team to get additional bats in the lineup in the coming Inter League games.
I can truly see the mind of Joe Maddon cooking up this scenario and even making alternative plans in his head if it did not work well. That is why I like Maddon. He is one of those managers that actually manages during the game. Situational hitting, double steals and also watching for routine flaws in the other team is his style of play. Maddon is a great lover of the strategies and moves of the game. I am really thinking he just played the best joke on all of us, and only himself and maybe his Coaching staff know the truth in this matter.
So for now, the Rays as a "NL" team are 1-0 in the season. We will find out just how good this play of events evolves when on Friday night the pitchers again take to the plate in Miami. Not to truly say that the Rays skipper did do it on purpose, but if he did, it would be one of the best coaching moves to motivate a sector of your team since the bat sc
ene in "Bull Durham". Sonnanstine is now in the history books, and the Rays turned a visual mistake into a confidence-boosting exercise. Sounds just like something Maddon would cook up in the kitchen too.
Rays Fan "Love" Fest set for Feb 14th
Just got the official word from the Rays that the 2009 Fan Fest will be held on Saturday, February 14th from 11 – 6 p.m. This is the same day that the pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Port Charlotte for Spring Training. I am getting the distinct feeling that the team will actually be reporting to Tropicana Field, then be bused or take their personal modes of transportation down to the new Spring Training site later that day.
So here we are within 17 days of seeing our boys of summer again on the signing stages within the field of Tropicana Field. It has been a long off season, but thank goodness it is getting shorter every day. Again we can mingle and chat with fellow Rays fans about the upcoming season, the team's trades and signings since October 2007, and most of all bask in the glow of the 2008 American League champion Tampa Bay Rays.
As usual, there will be a Rays/Pepsi Fan Wall of Fame induction ceremony in which the 12th class of members will be presented their official team jerseys and trophies starting at 12 p.m. that day. I know first-hand the honor and the excitement that comes with getting a nod to be on the Wall of Fame. I was inducted in 2004 along with ESPN personality and Rays Season Ticket holder Dick Vitale. I still have the sign from his seat that day and I will be seeking you out in 2009 to sign it finally.
If you have never been to a Rays Fan Fest, it is a free event for all ages and will feature events and a live silent auction of Rays collectibles. Also, you will be able to take your picture in the Rays home dugout and go on a locker room tour to see how beautiful the Rays home locker rooms are, and get a glimpse into Rays Manager Joe Maddon's office. Do not forget to look on the window of Rays Clubhouse Manager, Chris Westmoreland's office for photos and great events featuring our Rays.
There will be events for the kids as usual, like the home run derby event and the batting cages. Also there will be a timed 90 foot run to see how you stack up with your friends running the base paths like the team. But the event that everyone comes out to, is the player signings. At select times, the Rays will gather in four clusters of signing area to meet and greet the fans for 2009. Among the most anticipated signers is former Phillie Pat Burrell, who the Rays signed in the off season. But as usual, you will have players and coaches from both the major and minor league squad here for sign items for you………the fans.
Every year the event seems to get better and better. Also on tap will be giveaways from the Florida Sports Network ( FSN) and local radio stations, including the Rays new flagship station for game broadcasts, 620 WDAE, the Sports Animal. Progress Energy and several other sponsors of the team will also be on hand to also provide information and exciting gifts for selected fans. Behind the baseball diamond will be baseball collections and also the second annual Metro PCS event where you can get an actual Rays player to chat on your phone to someone. There event was so popular last year that the line was so long some people did not get to partake in the event.
And as usual, the Rays Sales teams will out in force to help you with selection of Season Tickets, or oyher ticket packages at the event. If you are thinking of buying tickets, but are not sure, the Rays will again be offering the 20 game vouchers that can be used throughout the season for 20 selected games of your choice. This is a great option for the fan that doesn't know when he might have time ti attend, but wants to support the team. Multi-colored sheets will be located on seats throughout the stadium for fans to have a gander at the full season or partial season prices for that section. Sales people will be happy to chat with you about any section of the stadium for the upcoming season.
Also on hand on the field will be the 2008 American League trophy won by the team after they defeated the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 to earn the right to play in the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. There has been word that people will be able to take pictures of the trophy, but no confirmation of personal photos or standing with the award.
But as usual, the event is to celebrate a new season and a renewed vigor about our hometown Tampa Bay Rays. I hope you can attend, and I look forward to meeting some of you there to celebrate and chat about the Rays.
Yankees win Shootout in the 10th
The worst thing about not having a home game right now is not being able to remind the Tampa Bay Rays fans that daily we need to text or vote online for Evan Longoria to get into the 2008 All-Star game. With our 2 games in New York, and then onto Cleveland, the Rays are missing that special push that we could do at home for Longoria.
The New York Yankees distributed fake black mustache's to the masses' at the stadium in an effort to get them to vote for Jason Giambi for the game. It was quite a sight seeing over 53,552 fans wearing those cheesy mustaches. But it gave the fans a visual reminder that Giambi needs help to get into the contest.
The Rays did a small segment where ESPN Basketball Guru, Dick Vitale encouraged the Rays fans watching to continue voting for Longoria. It was a great little segment, that along with the 5 e-mails I have on the issue, surely has Rays fans noticing the teams' push for Longoria to make the squad. A small side note, Dick Vitale was voted onto the Pepsi/Rays Wall of Fame in 2004, but could not attend due to the Duke/North Carolina game. I still have your seat sign Dick whenever you want it………..Swish baby, nothing but net!!!
Edwin Jackson pitched a great game for the Rays. This season, with every start you see more and more control exhibited by Jackson on the mound. His fastball control and off-speed pitches are miles in front of what they were last season for the Rays.
Jackson pitched 6.1 innings of 6-hit, 1-run ball for the Rays. It was one of his more controlled efforts of the season. Jackson pitched exactly 100 pitches before J P Howeel came on to relieve him in the 6th inning.
Howell pitched 2 innings and threw 22 strike in 37 pitches for the Rays. Howell is currently 2nd in the AL with 56.0 innings pitched in relief. He trails only .1 of an inning for the MLB lead. Washington's Joel Hanrahan and the Twin;s Brian Bass are tied with 56.1 innings.
Carlos Pena continues on his home run tear. Pena hit his 14th homer of the season today to tie with Eric Hinske for 2nd on the Rays. It is also Pena's 3rd homer in 6 games. Pena went 1-3 in the gamw to up his average to .233 for the year.
During the last homestand, Pena was 7-26, with 2 homers, 2 doubles and 10 RBI's. He is also in the middle of a 4 game hitting streak going 6-17 .
B J Upton was again caught stealing against the Yankees to end the 5th inning for the Rays. Upton is still the MLB leader in being caught stealing this season with 11. His closest competition is Carlos Gomez of the Twins. Carl Crawford is currently 5th with 6 this year.
On the up side, B J is tied for first in Walks in the AL with 61. He also has 20 doubles on the year, and is 3rd in steals with 27 bases for the Rays. Crawford is right behind him in 5th with 23 steals. During the last three games, B J is 5-12 and is sitting on a .280 average for the team.
What is more disappointing to me is the fact that the Yankees started Sidney Ponson, who the Rays have dominated in the past. Ponson and Mariano Rivera each got 4 strikeouts against the Rays. The Rays currently have 654 strikeouts on the year to rank 8th in the league.
Grant Balfour has been great for so long we forget he was not with the club at the beginning of the season. He has been the ultimate run-stopper for the Rays this season, but Weds. afternoon was not his day.
In the 10th inning Grant began by getting Billy Gardener to strikeout. He then proceeded to walk Derek Jeter. With Bobby Abreu at the plate, Balfour got Abreu to two strike quick in the at-bat. But on the 5th pitch, Abreu hit a ball to deep center that scored Jeter from second and won the game for the Yankees.
Balfour, who took his first loss of the season, pitched 1 inning for the Rays. It was only the 2nd extra base hit he has surrendered in 19.2 innings this year.
It also snapped a 9 straight scoreless appearance streak for Balfour. This was only the 2nd time in 15 games that he had been scored on by the opposition this year. Oppoenents were hitting .123 against him this season.
Do not forget to cast your votes for Evan Longoria either on MLB.com, or Raysbaseball.com today and help get Evan into the last All-Star game at historical Yankee Stadium. Voting ends on Thursday at 5 PM.
You can vote as many times as you like. There is no limit to this voting. vote 25 or 250 times to help Longoria get to the All-Star game.


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(CNN) – If Sen. Joe Biden was hurt that Republican operative Karl Rove called him a "big blowhard doofus" at an event in Minneapolis Monday, he didn't show it.
On hearing the news, Biden grinned and said "he's a great American."
The blog Politicker ME reports that at a Maine delegate breakfast at the Republican National Convention, Rove, the so-called "architect" of the Bush administration, called Biden a "big blowhard doofus." Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, is notorious in Washington for being talkative at Senate hearings.
Later, in response to a different question, Rove is reported to have asked "Is there press in this room?"
Biden addressed the criticism during a flight on his campaign plane Monday evening. A reporter asked if the senator would now answer to "Senator Doofus."
"You can call me anything you want," he said. "I learned a long time ago you can call me anything you want."
Both political parties have made a point in recent days to draw down partisan rhetoric as Hurricane Gustav threatened the Gulf Coast. Biden said he would have no trouble drawing his sword in the weeks to come.
"I don't think we'll have any trouble resuming the campaign," he said. "I guess Karl did it already. I guess he didn't get the memo."
Biden's campaign spokesman quickly released a statement rebuking Rove for the comments.
"It's more than a little sad that with another hurricane heading for the Gulf Coast, Karl Rove is up to the same old attack politics that he practically patented while helping dig a deep hole for our country to get out of," said Biden Spokesman David Wade. "Americans deserve better, especially at a time like this."
The Repubican party is becoming the party of school yard children. I just do not understand them. McCain tells us how awful the current admin is and that the last 8 years have been terrible. Then asks us to vote Republican.
why do we care what the idiot rove says????
obama/biden for life
Coming from Karl Rove..who cares?????????????
Rove isn't worth the time of day. What a clown!
I guess that is better than being called George W. Bush.
Great response by Biden!
the ONLY thing Rove is really any kind of architect of is THE MOST disgusting and obnoxious presidency in history....
America is left to fix the enormous mess and pick up the pieces from Bush and Co., who have proven themselves to be nothing more than human garbage.
The nerve of Karl Rove. How can he call any one a name. Joe Biden is a respected elected official. Joe Biden has served his country well. The same can not be said about Karl Rove. Karl Rove is a slime ball.
can you say:
"Kettle – Black"?? hahahah
Wow!! A Pathetic Excuse For An American...
Rove (1) Gave damaging information about a CIA agent that blew her cover and put her in danger, all because of personal vengeance, and (2) Was responsible for electing the worst American President in history (by making him seem smarter than he really was...a lot smarter).
Only in America...
Karl obviously feels threatened by Biden, or has run out of ideas to whip up his radical right constituency. As he steps into his advisory role with McCain, Rove's finding the pickin's in his quiver mighty slim. Lack of ideas that work will do that.
Again, Karl Rove is simply telling THE TRUTH!
And he will continue to say things like this as long as the MEDIA gives him an ear. The only thing Karl Rove does is pander to the conservative crowd and tries to get a rise out of everyone else. If there weren't anyone to hear him, would he still say it? I would venture to guess that he wouldn't.
Karl Rove gave America one of the most popular Presidents of all times, George W. Now he is offering John McSame. Is it really the economy that is sometime stupid. I doubt it. Biden is not rich according to McSame standard. When his completes his first term, America will be hundred of trillion dollars in debt, fighting three wars. Americans and more people steep in poverity than India. America deserves better but for now they will only whin and vote Karl Rove /McCain. they simply love that guy!
Rove or what is his name, you should try to understand that in this millenium we need the teachings of his majesty (Democrat) and we no want republican devilish philosophy.
Obama / Biden 08
Glad we are trying to raise the level of debate and civility. Rove is a jerk.
I believe this is what we call "The pot calling the kettle black"?
I agree Joe (Biden on Rove), "my what a great American"!!! NOT!!!!!!
You can't print what most people call Rove!!
okay you reported it, please just once refer to him in an article as "Senator Doofus." He said it was okay! Make it a headline, just once.
Karl must be angry that he's been proven wrong so many times. If he resorts to calling popular and powerful senators names he must be scared that the democrats will completely wipe away all republican gains of the last four years.
Karl Rove called Joe Biden a "big, blowhard doofus." Well it takes one to know one.
The Republican's will have to do ALOT better than that to shake this guy. That's why he's going to make such a good VP.
An expert opinion by Rove, who knows one when he sees one– of his own ilk.
I think barack obama has made the right choice in Joe baden but sen macCain choice of palin may slightly hurt him.the election will be close but sen. obama will emerge the winner.
I think this is just a minor tit for tat that the media is attempting to get started. I mean, why else would the reporter ask Mr. Biden if he would respond to "Senator Doofus"? I think it is petty and immature for that type of comment to even get any recognition. There are more important things to focus on right now.
I have a question for Mr. Rove: "Why haven't you answered your court subpena(s)"?


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As the 10th Beatles Festival launches in London, PETER GRANT takes a magical Merseyside history tour
IT was 20 years ago that three teachers were awarded £350 on regional TV programme Flying Start to set up their own Beatl es package tou r s company.
"Who would want to visit Liverpool?" scoffed presenter Tony Wilson at the time.
But he awarded the money anyway for such 'Scouse cheek and nerve'.
Two decades later, former teachers and fully-trained tourist guides Bill Heckle, Gerry Murphy and Ron Jones are celebrating the fruits of their labour - their one-time small business venture has now become a global success.
And this weekend we can see just how many people want to visit Liverpool as thousands flood into the city for the 10th annual Mathew Street Festival.
Granted, there were Beatles conventions in the late 70s and early 80s before Cavern City Tours came along, but Bill and Co had a more focused, bigger picture. It was a long and winding road ahead but they were prepared for a lot of hard work.
Before then, keen fans had kept the Beatles dream alive - people like former Cavern DJ Bob Wooler and one-time manager Allan Williams were real stars for visitors coming in from abroad to see the place where The Beatles were born.
But the launch brought murmurs from many in Liverpool who were not so loyal and believing the Beatles had deserted the city, did not see much future in tourism centred around a band who split up in 1970.
How wrong they were. The cost of setting up CCT as a company was awarded by judge Tony Wilson on the very first edition of local business programme Flying Start.
Recalling Mr Manchester's dismissive quote, Bill smiles and says it was a turning point. That 'cheek and nerve' has never let them down, even when they have had various setbacks.
"That show is something I'll never forget - especially when you look around the streets, pubs and the parks around August Bank holiday. It doesn't seem like two decades ago but it's one great big party to be proud of," he says.
The CCT directors have changed in personnel over the years but the passion hasn't. Dave Jones replaced Gerry Murphy in 1984 and in 1991 George Guinness replaced Ron Jones.
The success of the business, on the other hand, is one thing that has never changed.
Says Bill: "This year's Mathew Street Festival - our 10th - is another indication that Liverpool can compete with the world when it comes to staging music events - the Rio De Janerio and the Notting Hill Carnivals are up there with ours. International Beatles Week is on the world cultural map. Now we'd like to see International Beatles month."
Bill is under no illusions that Liverpool couldn't have won such plaudits as Capital of Culture without a little help from our friends - The Beatles.
"Brazil is a fine example of how interest in The Beatles has caused Liverpool to take off globally.
"I have just returned from Brazil where Dave Jones and I were awarded Members of Honour scrolls by Rio De Janerio House of Representatives for 'building relations between Rio and Liverpool - Britain and Brazil - because we do a lot of cultural exchanges as a business.
"Looking back all those years ago we basically used The Beatles as a catalyst and now we have done successful Beatles tourism business for 20 years, from the introduction of the Cavern Pub; Magical Mystery Tour coach rides - taken up by 25,000 fans a year - to the expansion of the Cavern club where Paul McCartney played his 1999 concert and where he had his private home-coming party for his 2003 world tour.
"We utilised the The Beatles' magic to initially get people to come to Liverpool and then, as well as all the Beatles sights they want to see, we introduced them to all the other diverse aspects of the city. And there's plenty of them, too.
"Each year, we say this is going to be the biggest and the best yet and then we set our sights on making the next one after that even bigger.
"We are always looking ahead." Bill's next huge project, after this year's festival, is the planned Hard Days Night hotel.
"We've a lot to look forward to as a city, too, with Capital of Culture 2008 and Liverpool's 800 birthday party."
Bill says some countries even have 'Liverpool festivals', such as Norway, Japan, Holland, Adelaide, the USA and Sweden.
Surrounded by boxes upon boxes of leaflets in his CCT office in North John Street, only yards away from the Cavern pub and club in Mathew Street, Bill is clearly delighted that during Beatles week 2003, the city will play host to a number of international bands.
Says Bill: "We have bands and artists from across the universe.
"Just look at the list: Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Argentina, Peru, Spain, Italy, Holland, Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, Moldovia, Czech Republic, Brazil and don't forget the Isle of Man."
Quoting the Capital of Culture motto, he adds with pride.
"It truly is the world in one city - our city - and it's not just music from Beatles tribute bands.
"We also prominently feature the biggest stage of the week in Chavasse Park on Bank Holiday Monday when every single performer will be from Liverpool - and not a Beatles tune in hearing distance."
Today in London's Abbey Road studios, the Mathew Street Festival is given its London launch with a Beatles tribute band and a Liverpool group called Reece playing a few songs.
A send-off from the capital in the studios where The Beatles made their classics.
Says Bill: "One band shows the past and another shows the future."
And so the Beatles beat goes on. "The Beatles really were true sons of Liverpool," says Bill as the phone goes again. This time it's a fan from Moscow.
Tony Wilson - eat your heart out.