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The Washington Nationals had the Chicago Cubs in an ideal position on Sunday. Starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez had carved through Chicago's meager lineup, carrying a bid for a perfect game into the sixth inning. The Nationals gave him a 1-0 lead and he tossed seven dominating innings. With a low pitch count, he was poised to pitch deeper.
But with his spot in the order up first in the bottom of the seventh, Nationals Manager Davey Johnson turned to a pinch hitter. Setup reliever Drew Storen allowed the Cubs to tie the score with two outs in the eighth. And after Rafael Soriano surrendered two singles in the ninth inning, a wild throw by catcher Kurt Suzuki let in the winning run. A promising start by Gonzalez and the Nationals ended in head-scratching fashion, a 2-1 defeat and a series loss to the Cubs.
Johnson lifted Gonzalez after 86 pitches because he sensed an opportunity to tack on runs. The Nationals had put two runners on base the previous inning and he saw an opening in the seventh. Johnson sent his most veteran pinch hitter, Chad Tracy, to the plate. The bullpen was well-rested. Johnson weighed Gonzalez's inconsistency in recent starts. He didn't want to yank Gonzalez in the middle of the eighth should he put a runner on base.
"I don't want him to lose the ballgame late in the game," Johnson said. "Just the way I manage. Chalk it up to me. You don't like it? Chalk it up to me. Didn't work out."
In the eighth, Storen coughed up a leadoff single to Cubs catcher Dioner Navarro, the same hitter who broke up Gonzalez's bid at a perfect game. Navarro was lifted for a pinch runner, starting pitcher Travis Wood. A sacrifice bunt moved Wood to second. He tagged up and took third base on a popup caught in foul territory by Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche. A chop single by Starlin Castro on a slider over the plate tied the game at 1.
"I thought I made good pitches and you gotta get the first guy out," Storen said. "You do that, you have no problems."
In the ninth, Soriano, the Nationals' best reliever of late, was asked to keep the score tied. Instead, Alfonso Soriano led off with a weak single to left. Julio Borbon followed with a single to center. With one out and the Nationals' closer facing Welington Castillo, the Cubs attempted a double steal.
Suzuki caught a high fastball, hopped to his feet and fired toward third base. The throw slightly grazed Castillo's bat and went wide of third base and rolled to the wall in foul territory. The winning run scored on what was officially ruled an error. The Nationals have 30 errors on the season, second only to the Cubs' major league-leading 31. "It was bad luck, bad day," Rafael Soriano said.
Suzuki watched in disbelief after the throw. Johnson emerged from the dugout to check with home plate umpire John Tumpane. There wasn't any interference by Castillo because he held his ground in the batter's box.
"When I work on that, I don't work on clearing the bat," Suzuki said. "I just make sure I don't hit the guy in the head and obviously I didn't hit him in the head with the baseball so I did my job, just I threw it and it hit the bat."
For seven innings, Gonzalez mowed through the Cubs' lineup, a prospect of a no-hitter looming through five against a team hitting .219 on the road and a lineup with four hitters carrying sub-.200 averages. Navarro, a catcher generously listed at 205 pounds, broke up Gonzalez's perfect game with an infield single when he rolled over a sinker, hitting it deep into the hole where shortstop Ian Desmond couldn't make a play.
Gonzalez's only struggle came after the hit. After two quick outs, he walked Castro and Cody Ransom loaded the bases with a single to left. Gonzalez got No. 3 hitter Anthony Rizzo to ground out to LaRoche to end the inning. Gonzalez would log one more inning, an easy 1-2-3 seventh, until Johnson turned to a pinch hitter and Storen. A weak offensive output from the Nationals' lineup gave Gonzalez little room for error.
"I trust my bullpen100 percent and trust our offense 100 percent," Gonzalez said. "I don't question Davey's job. He's a great manager and knows what he's doing. Again, it was one of those tough situations."
The Nationals whiffed at their most fruitful opportunity of the game against Cubs starter Scott Feldman and his shaky command in the first inning. Denard Span doubled to center to lead off the game. Bryce Harper, back after missing two games following a procedure to remove a troublesome ingrown toenail, walked. Ryan Zimmerman then doubled off the out-of-town scoreboard in right field to plate Span. With two outs, Desmond drew a walk to load the bases.
But Danny Espinosa lifted an outside 1-1 sinker off the end of his bat to left field, a flyball that Alfonso Soriano tracked down for the inning-ending out. The Nationals sent seven batters to the plate but managed only one run. Feldman allowed only three more hits over the next five innings. He, like Gonzalez, had the benefit of Tumpane's generous strike zone.
Following the loss, the Nationals were upbeat but clearly frustrated that a winnable game slipped away.
"I'm not gonna put this all on Gio," Johnson said. "These guys can do it. We didn't do it. But we're fully capable of doing it. And it's a long season. We can get things going our way. But I have [all the] confidence in the world that Storen could hold them right there and Soriano [could] close out the ninth."


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Chris Vasell is a Los Angeles based artist with a solo exhibition at Team Gallery in New York City right now. Vasell's work is largely recognizable by washy and lush portraits replete with dreamy details. In his current exhibition, the work is more abstract and irreverent but with a subtly serious nature and an earnest approach to material. His mix of abstraction, ad-hoc materials and surrealist references underlie the aesthetic whimsy of the works. This is Vasell's first exhibition with Team. Vasell has exhibited widely and was included in the 2006 Whitney Biennial.
"The Misty and Christy Show" Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas, 2010. All Images courtesy of Team Gallery and the artist.
Timothy Hull: Your show is titled "The Estate of Chris Vasell," which begs the question: did part of you die in the production of this exhibit?
Chris Vasell: The short answer: No. Maybe? Or, let the fiction of life and death go. Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there. Oh, brother!
The long answer: The seed for said title was planted a few years ago when a glaring bifurcation or trifurcation became evident in my "practice." Painting sort of dovetailed into a certain type of work which, in a way, 'made itself' in a very relaxed, yet titillating, manner in which each element seemingly could only have ended up in its final resting place. Sort of
Japanese Rock Gardening cum Serial Killer Spending Time With The Body. The work in the present show at Team is of this ilk. Another concentrated focus became an ongoing accumulation of drawings that I have never shown and am presently in the process of organizing/editing. Getting to the point, though: both of the above mentioned activities/projects were, and still remain, slower moving productions, and at the time there was
not enough completion nor cohesion to warrant exhibition. So, sans exhibition plans for said work, I would jokingly tell myself that "these are for the estate." Moving forward, however, I became quite invested in each kind of work, took ample time to let them develop and cohere, and voila! the collage-paintings presently hang at 83 Grand Street in a show called "The Estate of Chris Vasell." So, the title for the show was there all along, and perhaps it is a solitary person's low-key version of the Kippenbergerian "Is Not Embarrassing."
"Sailor Someone (Homage to the Coil)" Mixed Media with Cardboard, 2010
Hull: I feel like cardboard reached its material saturation in the art world
around 2003 but you're still using it in a very earnest and creative way. What does cardboard mean to you in 2010?
Vasell: In regard to early 2000s and cardboard, the two things I think of offhand are Thomas Hirschhorn's installations and Hirsch Perlman's photos. Other than those,
you will have to refresh my memory. Regardless, I suppose that I didn't get the saturation notice. Also, I am a tad surprised that cardboard is the material you are asking about. There are 14 works in the show, and cardboard is used in 3.
Anyhow, cardboard's color, heft, surface, and feel are its main appeal for me in 2010. By feel, I mean its fragility, temporality, and inanimate humility. In the work, the the latter qualities shift into more of a signified state as the cardboard pieces are mounted onto canvas stretched over beautifully-crafted wooden panels. This simultaneous countering and elevation occurs with an eye toward presentation. In production, the notion that each element seemingly could only have ended up in its final resting place also pertains to the surfaces onto which things rest.
"7-11" Mixed Media and Cardboard, 2010
Hull: Can you explain a few differences between showing in NYC and showing in LA?
Vasell: There is a magazine publisher above Team in NYC, and sky above Blum & Poe in LA. NYC insulates with its constant presence. LA is a diffuse mirage. In other words, light, space and accessibility.
Hull: What artist from the recent past do you find has been terribly underrated and you'd like to give them a shout-out?
Vasell: The short answer: I have recently been under the weather and on Netflix instant quite a bit. My underrated nominees are Nicolas Cage and Stellan Skarsgård.
The long answer: I suppose I am aware of who's hot in terms of dough, buzz, hate, etc., but lack of exposure and light purses do not necessarily equate 'actual' under-appreciation. That being said, I propose a toast to artists that are more present in the work than its viewer.
Or more simply put: Martín Ramírez
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[SPAIN] Angel Torres, president of Spanish club Getafe, says Real Madrid's defender Pepe should be suspended for at least 10 games for violently kicking Javier Casquero twice while the Getafe player was face down on the ground. In fact, 10 games would be lenient.
Pepe, a Portuguese international, barged Casquero to the
ground from behind, then kicked him in the leg and in the back. He was given a straight red card.
"Pepe must be banned for at least 10 games," Torres said. "You cannot kick an opponent like that in any way! That kind of behavior cannot be tolerated and he should not have
lost his temper."
Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos offered a laughable defense of his player:
"Pepe was annoyed with himself when he saw it was a penalty and wanted to kick the
air, not the player," Ramos said. "I'm sure the disciplinary committee will see that he lost his head and didn't want to kick him."
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We recently attended Amdocs' customer event in Singapore. Amdocs is gradually adjusting its strategy to reflect one of the most fundamental changes in the ICT industry today: Increasingly, business line managers, think the marketing or sales officer, are the ones influencing sourcing decisions. Traditional decision-makers, CTOs and CIOs, are no longer the sole ICT decision-makers. Amdocs is addressing this shift by:
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Around 60,000 global movers and shakers of all things mobile once again descended upon Barcelona to attend the leading annual mobility event, the Mobile World Congress (MWC). This year's main themes centered on metadata analytics, the customer experience, and over-the top business models:


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Excellent Breakfast Situation Noisy heating system throughout the night
The room was comfortable,the parking was convenient.The breakfast was nice. Getting good directions to certain restaurants was difficult. We found the map provided was either to small or inaccurate to follow on two occasions.
Safe location, close to transport links, restaurants and shops, room is clean and quite big. No complaints
city central no elevator in entrance
the hotel is at the city center, close to everything free access to the web
Central, but quiet location Bar was closed because of holidays. Our room wasn't cleaned until after 2pm on more than one occassion.
The hotel was idealy located for exploring the centre of Rennes. Underground car park was very convenient. Gardens within the quadrangle provided a pleasant view from the room. Breakfast - restaurant staff were pleasant and helpful. Free wi fi great! The hotel was in reasonable decorative order, but needs refreshed now, to reflect the room cost. Our room had plenty of space, but the bathroom was set up for disabled and less comfortable than normal. Some reception staff were not pleasant or as helpful as you would expect. The car parking charges came as a surprise at check out - this should not be an additional charge. at the very least, they should be made clearer on the website and at the hotel when checking in.
Staff friendly and efficient, good location
Good room, comfortable bed, quiet location, proximity to shops, restaurants, airport, trains and buses. Excellent breakfast and friendly staff. none
Great location and really comfortable rooms. Free soft drinks and WiFi were a bonus. Plenty of places within walking distance to eat at. Wonderful city to walk around and soak up the atmosphere
I enjoyed its location in a great city When I arrived the booking thro 'hotel booking.com' was not registered, but fortunately they had a spare room. What went wrong?
We stayed in 2 rooms. The first, room 315 was very poor and stank of cigarettes. The next, 530 was better, but Hotel de Lices cannot compare to the other hotel we stayed in (because of the disappointment of room 315) Hotel Nemours, which was far superior as far as comfort and style went and cheaper too. Unfortunately they did not have a room available on our last night though. The decor in both rooms we stayed in was poor, though the bathroom was fine and the shower good and the sound proofing was excellent externally. Internally the sound proofing was very poor.
The hotel staff were friendly and helpful, whilst the room was clean, comfortable and a good size. If you are carrying a lot of luggage, it can be a problem that you have to take the stairs to the first floor to catch the lift.
great location friendly helpful staff giving excellent advice
Great location with a very good and helpful staff. In the midst of a very vibrant neighborhood that has plenty of food, drink, and shopping. I would stay here again as it was a great value. The location could be a bit better described. Expected to be able to drive up to the hotel, but the public garage is located a short distance away. Following the NAV, we ended up driving in circles until we called the desk and they helped us.
Great location, adequate room, and very helpful staff. The lift begins one flight up from checkin, so you have to schlep bags up stairs. The center of Rennes can be difficult to navigate, and a GPS does not know about blocked-off streets.
Freindly and helpful staff
Good location, clean with good facilities.
We were in Rennes for the Saturday market which is just outside the door of the hotel, so the location was great.
Excellent location, nice rooms with balcony, nice staff The cleaning could be improved
The location of the hotel was great. It was old fashioned but good
The hotel was in a quiet location. Good value for money. Overall a satisfactory stay. The walls were thin. The rooms were average - small and basic decor. A little tired. But some renovations were started during our stay.
We were happy with our rooms opening to the garden, but we missed the windows very much. Our friends living on the first floor missed the windows even more... It was funny (if not ridiculous) we had to drive so much to get into the parking lot of the hotel not more than 100 m away!
I like the extra blankets The lifts were too small. No lighting from the lift to rooms at night. The bathtub water drainage was poor, clogged and took a painfully long time to drain.
The staff were very friendly & helpful. We got two rooms interconnecting for a family room which was great with two small children.
very old and shabby; nice pictures don't correspond to the poor reality
The hotel was centrally located and the secure parking provided (at a small fee) was a plus. We had originally booked a double room but when we arrived only a twin room was available.
position room was smaller than I anticipated
the service at the friont desk was very good Room size is on the low side
Very kind hotel staffs when I had a car trouble. Close to city centre.
Its location. We were lucky as we had a twin room and therefore had a large room. Seeing the other rooms I would not like to stay there as they appeared far too small and cramped.
Friendy staff. good central position, etcc
The staff were very helpful across all times & days especially as I could not speak any French.
The shower was good. The room was the same size of a double bed. I think is a 2 star hotel, like Ibis or Fórmula 1. Rennes is not like Paris, it should have a big room.
The price for breakfast
Great central location with parking. The bar area was quite small, but there was a great bar/restaurant right next door.
Location of the hotel, nice staff, nice building. The internet is very very expensive, about 15 euros for 24 hours.
Well positioned Hotel for viewing and visting local attractions, new Hotel with modern feel and good facilities. Car parking charged.
great location paper cups therefore difficult to make drinks
Breakfast, staff, free wireless, location The reception is closed at lunch (14h/15h) and all night (past 23h00).
Clean room, big room, nice staff, right in the centre of the city: everything is close (trainstation, shops, historical centre)
Absolutely central location with perfect transport connections. Very helpful and friendly staff. Bathroom is beautiful and newly renovated. While the bathroom is perfect, the room itself shows considerable wear and probably needs more care (replacing lightbulbs burned out, refilling empty soap dispenser, etc.) The room is plain, there is paractically no place to pack. There is a huge difference between frontside and backside rooms (not really detailed on booking.com) a backside room offers a view to a depressive small yard where an industrial size 4-fan air conditioner of the nearby fast food restaurant is installed giving permanent noise night and day. Frontside rooms offer a beautiful panorama view.
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so to get brown belts would be not a problem but I would need 8 grey functionel pouches for my JODO. So anyone has some infos who could make them that would be very helpfull.
Greetings Guido:jodo
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Hey all,
so to get brown belts would be not a problem but I would need 8 grey functionel pouches for my JODO. So anyone has some infos who could make them that would be very helpfull.
Greetings Guido:jodo
Would they be soft pouches, made of cloth, and what color of grey? Can you post any kind of pic with a color sample?
Hey LadySewforus,
no the pouches must be made from leather in the exact style as the Boba Fett leather pouches only in grey leather that´s the hole difference. I also could not say exactly the specific grey but it´s a dark grey.
Greetings Guido
Robeewankenobe makes pouches. He is a member here and also on www.ocsws.com/forum.
I think you may also be able to find him on http://www.southerncaliforniagarrison.com/forums/
He has made some functional pouches and posted a run here before. He may be able to help you. If you cannot get ahold of him, you could pm with a phone number or email address, and I can pass it along to him.
I did a grey vinyl ammo belt for a member here a while back, but like an idiot, I didn't think to take pics. I though it came out great!
Hey Batninja,
ty very much for your info but I realy would prefer a set of real leather pouches not vinyl sorry.
also ty I will try to contact Robeewankenobe and ask him if he could help me.
Greetings Guido:jodo
German Fett it maybe alittle hard to find a grey leather. If a tandy had one it would be a odd lot leather. I know my old store had grey grament lambskin which will work great for wrapping those functional pouches but they are not long enough to do a strap.
i would like to know what a set of the dark Grey functional pouches in vinyl would cost or if some one has a link to a Temple for them.
i am trying to teach my self to sew i am going to try with spats first then vest and then belt if i can't afford prices as our $ has dropped out the bottom right now and everything costs us way to much now


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Banks lead European stocks lower as Brexit worries dominate
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* FTSEurofirst 300 and STOXX 600 near 4-month lows
* UBS and Credit Suisse fall on SNB capital warning
* Deutsche Bank shares touch record depth
By Danilo Masoni and Sudip Kar-Gupta
MILAN/LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Thursday, with banking stocks dragging regional equity indexes towards their lowest point in almost four months in a market dominated by concerns over next week's EU membership vote in Britain.
The risk of Brexit and new signs that interest rates would stay low for longer compounded the uncertainty surrounding the banking sector, already hit by slow growth and expectations of capital increases from southern European lenders.
A warning from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) that UBS and Credit Suisse would likely each need to raise an extra 10 billion Swiss francs to meet new leverage requirements added to the gloom.
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I recently asked the dealer to check out some oil spots I noticed at the front of the engine. After waiting a couple hours, I finally went and asked what they were doing. It turned out they removed the timing belt cover, timing belt and broke a tooth off the crank pulley while trying to remove it with a prybar. The intercooler was misused as a tool bin and there was a 3ft prybar near the car. The whole scene made me quite angry you might imagine.
Has anybody here had experience with removing the pulley and is it plausible that you would use a prybar for it? What, besides the pulley itself, could they have harmed by doing it with the prybar? What are the teeth on the pulley for? Are they for a sensor to measure the rotating angle?
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Low-confidence cities are like Knoxville, Sacramento, Detroit.
I talked to friends of mine who do video production and told them to look into Knoxville flights.
Expect this floating phenomenon to catch on in other boat-friendly locales like San Diego, Austin, and Knoxville.
He wandered into Fountain City, a suburb of Knoxville, where he fended for himself.
Practically all its first inhabitants were from the deserted town of Knoxville.
In Knoxville men have served in the legislature of the city government.
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Among the ironies of the world's response to rising oil prices is diverting food production in order to expand ethanol resources which has resulted in large shortages of basic foods such as rice. The result is rising food prices which threaten the survival of millions of people. Under leadership of Thailand's prime minister, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar have agreed to join with Thailand in creating a rice cartel which would control the price of rice much as OPEC controls oil prices. The new organization, OREC, would agree to collaborate on setting production and price goals for the partiicpating nations. Premier Samak Sundaravej of Thailand said: "I have talked with Mynmar and invited them to join the rice exporting xountries cartel which will.. fix the price(of rice)"
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Do Your Best Pennant
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Lehmann throws weight behind Cosgrove
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DARREN Lehmann will take Mark Cosgrove under his wing to help him become an Australian Test player.
Cosgrove, nicknamed "Baby Boof" for his similarities in physique and style to "Boof" Lehmann, suffered the humiliation of being suspended by South Australia last week for being overweight.
The South Australian Cricket Association has been lambasted for releasing details about Cosgrove's sensitive situation, but has stood by its decision to rule him ineligible for the Redbacks until his weight is checked again next month.
He will not be paid, cannot attend training sessions and cannot use SACA's facilities for the next month.
Cosgrove, 21, the current Bradman young cricketer of the year, should benefit greatly from having Lehmann by his side.
Lehmann forged a successful Test career despite his less-than-chiselled physique and has vowed to guide Cosgrove into improved fitness, the state team and eventually the Australian side.
Lehmann, the Redbacks captain, and Cosgrove batted together yesterday for the Northern Districts club in Adelaide and Cosgrove made 120. "I'll be looking after him this year," Lehmann said.
"The SACA have done what they've done but the main thing now is getting the best out of Mark as a cricketer. We'll get him ready to go back to playing for his state again. He's a class player.
"He's going to be a very good player in the future. Mark just needs to sort out a few issues off the field and once he does that, away he goes."
Lehmann said Cosgrove's century yesterday showed his strength of character.
Lehmann, who will play a full season for the Redbacks after being squeezed out of the Test team, said: "I was impressed with him today. It's (the weight issue) probably not the sort of thing he wanted to be made public.
"He's embarrassed by it all but he'll move on with all our help.
"In the long term he can be an Australian player.
"I'm looking forward to him scoring a lot of runs for South Australia when he comes back this year and then playing for Australia one day."
On the nickname "Baby Boof", Lehmann said: "He doesn't need that. He can do without that."
SACA general manager Harvey Jolly said his organisation had tried to help Cosgrove trim down by giving him a personal trainer. Jolly felt Cosgrove let himself go during the off-season, when he put on four kilograms.
■Former England Test player Graham Thorpe will join NSW after Christmas, despite a report in an English newspaper that he had retired.
Thorpe, who will be contracted to NSW as a player and assistant coach, reiterated his commitment to the Pura Cup champions.
"Joining NSW in a coaching role is a very different challenge to playing for England but one I am greatly looking forward to," he said.
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This or That? 100s vs. 100X
Years before Dame Dash recruited State Property from the East Coast's most maligned state, 100X was putting on for Philadelphia. It began in 1988, when a North Philly group called The Untouchables, made up of rappers Magnificent Mar, Round Mound and Dangerous Darryl along with producer L.E. Square, released a 12″ single, 'MC Killin / Death Wish,' on the Solid Ground label. They were apprentices to Poison Ladd S.L.R. and Extortionist B, who had released their own 12″ 'Rock the 8 (808) / I Need Juanita' one year prior. The Untouchables saw little success, and Dangerous Darryl soon left the group while the remaining members quarreled over the lack of samples in their production.
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L.E. Square and Round Mound (a.k.a. Are Em) were brothers, so living in the same household at the time had an influence on older brother Square, who decided to embrace the inclusion of samples in his beats after increased pressure from his sibling. With the newfound production sound, the duo decided to start a loose collective of artists called 100X, short for their neighborhood of 10th and Oxford. They brought MCs like Bad Newz, Lex Ruger, Mal Black, and Mustafo on board and began shopping a demo to labels. None of them bit.
One interesting bit about the group's early career involves Greg Osby, a young saxophone player from New Jersey who had a contract with Blue Note in the early '90s. 100X would often perform at Philly's Club Rhythm and the venue's owner Tony introduced the group to Greg, who cited hip-hop as an influence in his work. Tony recorded with the group in 1992 and together they wound up with '3D Lifestyles,' an album that was in line with the jazzy rap styles of Gang Starr and Tribe Called Quest. The sound of 1993's '3D Lifestyles' would later come to full fruition with The Roots, but at the time Blue Note wasn't sure how to market the album and the opportunity to push the sound was bungled.
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All of this predates 100X's first official single, 'Beyond The Door,' in 1994. A year before they'd recorded a track called 'Horrorcore' which again was in line with a style that would come to popularity in '94 with Gravediggaz and Flatlinerz. 'Beyond The Door' was popular within North Philly, but fans were left hanging for two years until the 'Fast Loot Tactics EP' dropped in '96. The EP was proper but the group had waited too long to capitalize on what little popularity they had and as members drifted away, the group soon disbanded. Later on, they would release two compilations of material worth excavating: 'Rare & Unreleased 1992-1996′ and 'Whom Shall I Fear? 1993-1995.'
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In 2012, on the other side of the country, a brighter story was coming to light. Berkeley rapper 100s and his right hand man Joe Wax released 'Ice Cold Perm,' an out-of-the-blue project that is easily one of the best rap releases in recent years. The cohesion of pimp raps and sizzling synths made the duo a drop-dead combo, and this year's 'IVRY EP,' even with the inclusion of outside producers, elevated their blunted sound to a psychedelic realm. The music is purely hedonistic, but if you let the groove sink in, 100s will have you coming back for more. One need only test the back-to-back magic of 'Different Type Of Love' and 'Slide On Ya' to be sure.
Comparing 100X and 100s is like deciding between blunts and beers — ideally, you want both as part of your daily diet. The Philly rappers give you a dark, gritty foundation with certain rappers even sounding like Freeway and Ghostface (see 'Fast Loot Tactics' for proof), while 100s is that fresh off of work, slide across the floor s–t to bop to. In other words, they highlight each other's specific contexts as a way to appreciate the differences in their music – you probably won't find many lowriders blasting 'Death 2 The Radio' in Cali.
So we'll take the easy route this week – they both win. Smoke mid-grade out of an apple to 100X or finesse an expensive bong to the glossy sounds of 100s. Whichever you choose, you'll be better for it.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
So, if you've been pregnant...
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- Monkeymama said...
Buy good bras in the correct size if it seems like they are needed! With my 1st pregnancy I waited too long to go up a size because I didn't realize that much had changed. But, what a difference it made! :)
Enjoy the ride - don't worry too much about when the baby arrives, but enjoy this time where you are growing and nurturing a new life. During meetings you can think things like, "I'm doing my work AND growing a new life - talk about multitasking!"
Sleep as much as you can. :) Pretend that you are banking it up for later. That doesn't work, but some days I daydream about the days where I could sleep without the threat of someone waking me up.
I'm so happy for you! :)
- liz said...
Buy some maternity clothes NOW because there really does come a day where suddenly nothing fits. It is very alarming! :)
Get the book "Baby Bargains." It is a great resource to help you figure out what baby gear is necessary, what you can do without, where you can save money, and what the safest/best brands are. It's really invaluable.
Don't worry too much about buying lots of gear right now - the stores will still be open when the baby comes. (I could take this advice myself...)
On the flip side, though, I have heard that it's wise to read up on basic baby care now while you still have the time/energy. We've read Dr. Sears' book (something like "Your Baby Birth to Age 2") and are halfway through "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." I'm really glad we are doing that so we won't feel panicked later.
Also, you might want to start thinking about childbirth and reading about that - I haven't been through it yet, of course, but I believe strongly that being prepared and knowing how the process works will eliminate a lot of fear (and therefore, pain) during the actual process. I love Ina May Gaskin and Penny Simkin's books.
You might want to make a list of topics you're interested in so you know how much research you have left to do. We're trying to be pretty zen and relaxed about this, and for me that means knowing what's ahead so I don't have to panic at the last minute. So, we have a list we're working on, and it helps me feel organized and relaxed. Some of the stuff we're researching: breastfeeding, labor/delivery/doulas, cloth diapers, vaccine info, sleep training, infant CPR.
E-mail me if you have more questions. I can't say I'm an expert yet :) but we've done a ton of research!
- Katie Rosenthal-Mayer said...
ok...for jeans... grab a 'goody' hair band and loop it through your pants button hole and loop it through itself so it's secure. then the end that's sticking out, put it around the button. that should get you a little more time with your jeans. you may want to wear a longer shirt so it's not visable. try that!!! love you!!!
- Kim said...
I totally used the hair band trick at the beginning of my pregnancies while maternity pants still fell off, but regular clothes didn't fit.
- Ahuva Batya said...
Nothing makes life nicer at this point than clothes that are comfortable. Seriously- it will make you feel so much better. Throw pride to the wind and invest in a couple pairs of comfy mat pants (Old Navy has good inexpensive stuff). I found also that signing up for the parenting and birthing classes at the hospital early made me feel like I had a plan, even if you won't take them for a few more months. At least you'll have it on the calendar. I'm so excited for you! Oh yeah- and ditto the sleeping. Probably the last time in our lives we can really indulge ourselves.
- Tiffany said...
Enjoy your spouse! Enjoy going to a movie on the spur of the moment or taking a night out. It will be a long time before you can go to a midweek movie with your spouse without pre-planning it.
As for labor, know your options but go into labor with an open mind. Some women have no problem and it quick and relatively painless...for some women not so much. When I went into labor the first time, I knew what my options were and I played it by ear, I reminded myself that I was human and if and when I needed pain relief, I would take it.
Try not to beat yourself up too much as to what is the "right" thing to do. This is true for pregnancy as well as when you have the baby. We all do the best we can. We all have our good days and our bad days and everything in between. In any given days, I have moments I know I am being a great mom and moments I know I didn't do so hot. The key is to just know that you are doing the best you can do....just as our parents did. They made some mistakes along the way and we turned out alright..this will be true of you and Chris too.
And the best advice I can give you is to savor every minute. Don't wish for tomorrow. There will always be a next stage and sadly many times when the next stage arrives, the last stage is gone. I know this sounds like an easy thing to do but with Emily I was so worried about getting her to the next milestone...now I enjoy it because they are really "ours" for such a short time, before you know it, your little one will be starting 2nd grade and you will be wondering where the last 7 years went. Savor your pregnancy. It will be the last time it will be "just the two of you." The next time you are pregnant, it will be so much different than right now, joyous and wonderful, yes, but different. Make memories, take pictures and savor it.
And last but not least, talk to your "mommy" friends. They have been through this and are more than happy to answer any questions or just hang out for some girl time.
You will be a great mom and that bambino growing in your tummy is so lucky because it gets to be born to you and Chris...although as soon as it is born, you will realize that you are the lucky ones.
- Emilie said...
Good advice above, and I agree with Liz - get "Baby Bargains." I would give you my copy, but it's been released in a later edition since then, one that also includes toddler-age stuff, so it'll be all the more helpful!
A little down the road, you'll probably want to do some thinking and planning about the birth itself. Like your wedding, it's "just a day," but it's a day you're going to remember forever. You want to go in there feeling empowered about your choices, not overwhelmed by what they throw at you. I have a couple of book suggestions if you want them. (In fact, I have the Penny Simkin book Liz mentioned, if you want it.)
One thing I'd suggest is to research a few issues that tend to be tough choices so they don't rear their heads at the last minute — circumcision, vaccination, etc. It may be more than you feel like doing right now, so I just mention it for down the road, when you're ready to face that.
For now, I think you ought to just get some comfy clothes and enjoy being pregnant for a while! As Tiffany said, spend a lot of time with Chris and do things together that you know will be limited once you have a baby. Get out and do spontaneous things! I miss that so much. And of course, start obsessing over strollers. ;-)
We're very excited for you!
- Roxy said...
comfort. get new bras and new pants. My most comfy winter pants were from Sears.
- kristine said...
Totally in agreeance about the bras and clothes. You don't realize how uncomfortable you were until you are truly comfortable (as much as possible, of course!)


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Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments.
Canada, Toronto Star: "Humane Society Head Fired"
Not to humane, if you ask me.
Sweden, The Local: "Charges Filed Against Sex Chamber Suspect"
Put him in irons!
Denmark, Copenhagen Post: "Ascension Day"
Reserved for Christian Republicans–and some nice Conservative Jews. No Muslim need apply.
Kuwait, Kuwait Times: "Premier Welcomes Grilling"
Only turn over once and do it lightly.
Norway, Norway Post: "Fight Beaver Invasion"
See, elect some Muslim from Africa, and even the beavers are mad.
France, France 24: "Reliable Man Wins Derby"
He defeated Unreliable Woman
China, China Daily: "Students Lash Out At Dummies"
Gee, I hope they didn't hurt Palin, Bachmann or Beck.
Turkey, Hurriyet: "Mystery Deepens"
Will we ever find the brain in Palin's head?


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I am planning on purchasing a 2014 1 Series convertable agin and want to also experience European delivery. I need to start planning and booking flights (using frequest flyer poiints). How can I determine when the new model can be delivered? I am hoping to tour Germany during Octoberfest which ends about October 7th or so. Can this even be done?
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VERY RARE Snoodles are very kind, gentle creatures of the water. Commonly found in large lakes, these aquatic mammals are well-known for their massive, fluffy tails used for quick movement and their unique ears. Each sub-species has their own kind of ears and markings that make each one special.
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I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users. Even though they typically use the same name they are separate objects. Newcomers to SQL Server always seem to confuse the two. Let's take a look....
I find it useful to imagine your SQL Server as a fortress. After all, it is protecting your precious data so the analogy is not a bad one. If your data is compromised, it may be a "resume generating event" so if nothing else, pay attention to security! To get through the front door of our fortress, everyone needs a login. The login is the object of authentication, proving who you are. SQL Server supports Windows Authentication (also known as "Trusted") and SQL Server Authentication ("non-Trusted" – doesn't sound too good does it? For this reason we also call this "Standard"). The nice thing about Windows authentication is that SQL Server trusts the Windows token and the password does not have to be re-entered giving an SSO (single sign on) solution. However, if you cannot guarantee Windows on the client-side, you will need to use standard logins.
Another advantage to Windows logins is the extra security support for the Kerberos authentication protocol providing mutual authentication. This means that the server is authenticated as well as the client. That protects against rogue servers in addition to rogue clients. Windows authentication also will piggy-back off the Windows password policy in effect either through Active Directory or Local security policies. This will force password changes after a pre-defined period, enforce complexity requirements and establish a maximum threshold of password attempts before a login is locked out. Now, since SQL Server 2005, standard logins will optionally follow the Windows password policy in effect on the server. Previously we had to develop our own password policy code within our applications.
When a Windows login is created, we can map it to a particular Windows User Account (not to be confused with SQL Server Database User Accounts; here's where the confusion starts…) but usually we use Windows Groups. This means that membership of the groups has to be maintained by your Windows network administrator (hopefully that's not you!) so whenever someone leaves or joins a department, as a SQL Server DBA you are sitting pretty. Say there are 1000 Windows users in a group called Accounting. To enable access to your SQL Server for those 1000 Windows users requires a single Windows login based on the Accounting group. However, say there is one Windows user called Eddie in the Accounting group who you don't trust? Easy: just create a Windows login for Eddie and specify Deny access. Eddie will have Grant access from the Accounting login and Deny from his own login; since Deny always trumps a Grant he will be denied.
OK, just because you can get through the front door of our fortress does not mean you can do anything in any room once inside. The rooms of our SQL Server fortress are called databases and you will need a Database User Account per database that you need to access. The Database User Accounts are mapped to a single login and usually called the same name so can be easily confused as being the same object. Technically, a login is mapped to one or more Database User Accounts. It is the Database User Account that allows us to apply permissions to "securables" such as schemas, tables and views. We can group together multiple Database User Accounts that have similar security requirements into Database Roles. We flippantly refer to Database User Accounts as "users" but this creates great confusion since Windows User Accounts are also called users but are completely different.
We use Database roles for the same reason that we use Windows groups: to simplify security administration. It is much harder to apply permissions to each individual Database User Account than to a Database role with a meaningful name. We also have access to Server roles where we can group together logins for server-wide access.
With all this terminology confusion, wouldn't it be nice if the SQL Server team had lunch with the Active Directory folks once in a while? I know the Microsoft campus now has more than 100 buildings but still…
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Hi all,
I mentioned on here before Christmas that I would post my results once I lapped my i7. I lapped my cpu on December 28th but it's taken my lazy ass this long to follow up with the results. Please note that the room temperature is still the same (70 degrees F) on both the pre-lap pictures and the after lapping pictures and in both instances the computer had been switched on for about 2 hours. Only differences I see is in the first pics I only had 83 processes running in task manager but in the after pics that is now 89 processes. This wont effect the results and if anything should show a slightly higher idle temp.
Anyway, here we go...............first pictures are my system at idle and then at full load (full load only held for 30 seconds, for testing purposes)
Now the next set of pictures are the lapping stage, all shot with some spare DDR2 memory as a back drop so you can see the mirror effect better. First picture is after a few minutes with 800 grit sand paper,
notice how high the middle of the processor is?
This was taken after I finished with the 800 grit and spent another 5 minutes with 1000 grit
This next picture was taken after a few minutes of 1500 grit
This is the last lapping picture after about 5 minutes with 2000 grit sandpaper
Well lets see if all the work was worth the effort.
LOAD AFTER LAPPING (only loaded for 30 seconds, just for testing purposes)
As you can see a huge difference and well worth the 30-45 minutes work. As pointed out above, there is a big time difference from when I lapped to when I tested, sorry about that but as mentioned the ambient room temp is the same.
The idle temps didn't change by a whole lot which is expected but the load temps are night and day.
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The bus is not coming today, and there will be no Wednesday afternoon swimming after school with the home therapist. He's not venturing out to our home today. Eagerness to play outside as the winds blow and snow piles up? Anticipation of building a snowman and pelting his brother and sisters with snowballs, pulling out the sled and trying to slide down the front yard? Smashing snow in each other's faces or down each other's pants?Yeah, not so much.It's 10:23 a.m. and the meltdowns are sta … [Read more...]
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I planted a corkscrew willow, Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa', only to discover it can grow to 6m. I don't want it to overshadow neighbours' gardens, and the local residents' group says I can transplant it to an area behind my house. Should I dig it up now, or wait until autumn?
You can butcher it to within an inch of its life and, as long as the roots are happy, it will grow back. Actually, butchering it may be a bit much, but you can give it a good haircut once in a while. You need to let it establish (either in your garden or in the community patch), so that it has a good root system to draw on.
Usually, corkscrew willow is multi-stemmed, with branches appearing from the short trunks. When you decide it's too big, you can thin it: in old age it becomes congested, and heavier branches can crack and become unstable. Or you can cut it right back: you'll find it suckers, so choose the nicest looking stems to regrow. If you wish, pick one stem to regrow, so you have a single trunk.
As for moving it, wait until autumn, unless you want to be watering for the rest of summer.
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SHANGHAI – China's biggest overseas takeover, the $15 billion purchase of Canada's Nexen, is a huge step in Beijing's push for foreign acquisitions — but its drive to secure resources and markets is causing unease.
Ottawa last week approved Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC's purchase of the oil and gas company, despite political opposition in Canada.
The victory is particularly sweet for CNOOC after it was forced to withdraw its bid for another North American firm, U.S. oil and gas producer Unocal, seven years ago following an outcry in Washington.
For Beijing, the deal is an affirmation of its decade-old drive to encourage companies to go abroad to build international players and secure supplies of energy and raw materials to keep the economy humming.
"It's a milestone to show Chinese companies are getting more sophisticated when it comes to overseas acquisitions," said Edward Tse, chairman for Greater China for management consulting firm Booz & Co. "This case will help the Chinese go to other countries, in particular developed countries."
Chinese firms have become more active in mergers and acquisitions since the global financial crisis that began in 2008, as economic distress has thrown up bargains around the world. Between 2005 and 2011, the number of China's overseas acquisitions tripled to 177 and jumped fivefold by value to $63 billion, according to law firm Squire Sanders.
Another major deal came on Wednesday, when global mining giant BHP Billiton said PetroChina, China's largest listed oil producer by value, would buy its stake in the Browse liquefied natural gas project in Australia for $1.63 billion.
But Chinese state media used the Nexen success to blast unspecified "Western powers" for alleged unfairness and protectionism. "Chinese investors have been discredited by some Western governments and media as a group of cash-rich predators and spies," Xinhua news agency said. "Western powers that harbor China-investment phobias should first drop their prejudice toward Chinese companies and let their entrepreneurs, not politicians, decide the business deals."
A U.S. congressional committee said in October that Chinese telecom manufacturers Huawei and ZTE should be excluded from government contracts because their equipment could be used to spy.
CNOOC offered a premium for Calgary-based Nexen, pledged to keep management in place and vowed transparency — helped by a possible listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange — to smooth the way for the acquisition.
Academics said more was at work than commerce, as China competes with other countries for resources.
"It's tied to the Communist Party's national objectives, which increasingly include projecting economic power abroad," said Joshua Eisenman, senior fellow for China studies at the American Foreign Policy Council. "Chinese state-run companies have been expanding throughout the developing world and there's been push back in many places."
In Myanmar, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will lead a probe into a crackdown on a protest against a Chinese-backed copper mine that will also assess the future of the contested project.
And in Zambia, Chinese companies active in the mining sector have seen riots over wage disputes but deny accusations of labor rights violations.
Australia has seen intense internal debate over whether to allow Beijing's state entities to increase their control over its resources, while earlier this year a Chinese company agreed to buy a bankrupt dairy farm group in New Zealand, where critics labeled it a "land grab."


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Great photos, Darryl. You even got in a couple of them. I don't guess I need to ask if you will be at the gun show in Montgomery on 6/16.
Congrats again.
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Congratulations! Greatest feeling a man can experience.Cherish them
and pick your family over work because this is the fastest 20 years
you will ever see enjoy each and every moment it's priceless!
Great photos, Darryl. You even got in a couple of them. I don't guess I need to ask if you will be at the gun show in Montgomery on 6/16.
Congrats again.
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Many congrats
Enjoy your lil' miracle.
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Children are truly a blessing from God! Enjoy him!! I sure do enjoy my three youngsters.
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To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic. - Ted Nugent
Congratulations on the birth of you baby boy!
As someone said, why not get him set up with a Life NRA membership right away? That'd be so cool!
After all, you have a responsibility to raise him right.
It's been said so many times, but your life has changed.
Also, as others have mentioned, every now and again, each of you should take all the feedings for a night while the other gets a FULL nights rest. At first, you'e both going to be up anyway, but it's important to get your rest.
Also, start saving for college and for car insurance. As it's a boy, they will cost pretty much the same.
Congratulations: My son is now 42 years old and has been a never ending source of joy, frustration, and wonder. It has been an experience I will never forget, and one that made a real man out of me. I don't think there's a harder, more rewarding task than raising another human being to be a man. You will learn so much about yourself. ENJOY
When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow. Semper Fi.
Great pics, Great to hear he an Mom are doing well.
Say goodbye to a good nights sleep for a while, but those cat naps in the recliner with your main man are something you will never forget.
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Congratulations to you and your wife. Tell William we're be waiting for your announcement that you bought him his first gun....
Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.
Fine looking little man. Congratulations once again.
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Utah received a B grade for its efforts to reduce premature births last year.
Some 5,500 babies in the state were born too early, or 10.9 percent. The national rate was 11.7 percent, giving the nation a C.
Still, that's the fifth consecutive year the U.S. rate has dropped, according to the March of Dimes, which releases the annual report card. Its goal is to reduce the rate to 9.6 percent by 2020.
Most states are inching toward that by agreeing to a short-term target of reducing the rate by 8 percent by 2014. That would mean 500 fewer preterm births in Utah.
The goal was set a couple of months ago by the March of Dimes and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
As part of its efforts, Utah held a Prematurity Symposium this week with health department, hospital and health insurance officials along with specialists, including OB-GYNs and neonatologists, to create a perinatal quality collaborative.
Julie Drake, director of program services for the Utah chapter of the March of Dimes, said the goal is to standardize the treatment of high-risk pregnant women. It will look at "how pregnant women are taken care of, when they get started in the system, are they getting in the system early enough, are they being identified as high-risk?" she said.
The group hopes to get legislative funding for its work, though the costs aren't known yet.
The report card pointed to areas where the state could improve:
• Getting more women insured so they have timely access to care. The report showed nearly 19 percent of women ages 15 to 44 are uninsured in Utah, compared to 17 percent the year before.
• Urging women to quit smoking. The report says nearly 11 percent of women of childbearing age smoke.
• Utah has made improvements in reducing late preterm births, babies born up to six weeks early. Those births dropped to 8.2 percent last year, from 8.7 percent in 2010.
Some early births are unavoidable because the life of the mother or child is in danger. But some are due to the convenience of the mother or doctor.
Health organizations says it's best to remain pregnant until at least 39 weeks because the lungs and brain are still developing. A typical pregnancy last 40 weeks.
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LIGONIER VALLEY 9, PURCHASE LINE 3: Host Ligonier Valley piled up a season-high 16 hits and pulled way in the fourth and sixth innings to upend Purchase Line in a Heritage Conference game.
With the game tied 2-2, Ligonier Valley scored four runs on five hits in the fourth inning to take a 6-2 lead. The Rams then plated three runs on four hits in the sixth to extend their lead to 9-3.
Zach Yeskey paced Ligonier Valley by going 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Jordan Jones finished 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBIs, Ty Ferlin singled and drove in a run, and Jake Nemeth singled twice.
Jones struck out three and allowed two hits in three innings to earn the win.
Luke Barnett singled twice and drove in a run for Purchase Line.
Both teams play today. Purchase Line (0-7) plays host to Blairsville, and Ligonier Valley welcomes United.
DEER LAKES 2, APOLLO-RIDGE 1: Deer Lakes mustered just four hits but plated a run in each of the fifth and sixth innings to nip Apollo-Ridge in a WPIAL 3-AA game in Spring Church.
Tanner Baylor smacked three singles and drove in the Vikings' lone run in the seventh inning.
Delbert Brown struck out five and walked four in a complete-game effort.
Apollo-Ridge (7-7, 3-3) travels to Ford City today.


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Physical fitness trumps body weight in reducing death risks
According to a recent study by the American Heart Association, being fit is better for long term health than losing weight.
"This is good news for people who have trouble losing weight but are still physically active," says Alta Bates Summit cardiac surgeon Junaid Khan, M.D.
"For example, in a simplistic way, in comparing two equally, moderately overweight people, the person who maintained their level of fitness would have a lower chance of a cardiac event than the one who lost weight but was inactive," says Dr. Khan.
The study of 14,345 adult men found:
- Maintaining or improving fitness was associated with a lower death risk even after controlling for Body Mass Index (BMI) change
- Every unit of increased fitness (measured as MET, metabolic equivalent of task) over six years was associated with a 19 percent lower risk of heart disease and stroke-related deaths, and a 15 percent lower risk of death from any cause
- Becoming less fit was linked to higher death risk, regardless of BMI changes
- BMI change was not associated with death risks
The study did not include morbidly obese people with a BMI above 30. To read the full study, click Read more about the American Heart Association study.
The Gift of More Than A Million Meals
Hunger is an unfortunate reality for many in our communities. At Sutter Health, we understand that health care exists far beyond the walls of our care centers – it begins in our communities.
To help provide more nutritious meals to those struggling to get food on their tables, Sutter Health is donating $255,000 to 29 food banks across Northern California to help feed the hungry this holiday season. In the East Bay Region each affiliate received $12,500 to share among local organizations. Our commitments in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties are as follows:
- Alameda County Food Bank – $25,000 from Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation
- Food Pantry of Davis Street Family Resource Center – $12,500 from Eden Medical Center
- Society of St. Vincent De Paul – $12,500 from Sutter Delta Medical Center.
On average, every dollar donated translates to 4.5 meals provided by regional food banks. This year's donation – made on behalf of our network's 48,000 employees, physicians, staff and volunteers – will help provide more than 1 million meals.
"Many of our patients and neighbors are still struggling to afford healthy, regular meals," says Pat Fry, president and CEO of Sutter Health. "We hope that by supporting our local food banks we can provide some comfort this holiday season. We recognize that health care extends beyond the walls of our care centers. Wellness begins in our communities with a healthy meal on the kitchen table."
Our Sutter Health network of care has donated $762,500 over the past three years to food banks in local communities.


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Hi, I'm a veteran teacher returning to the world of EFL after a 10-year break. I've been considering a teaching job in France. I applied to one school near Paris and got a favorable response in terms of my qualifications and experience. However, although the potential employer will hire non-EU citizens with proper working papers, they will not actually sponsor the paperwork. SO, the $64,000 question is: How does a non EU-citizen (I'm American) obtain legal working papers to work in France?
I've heard there's a thing called a "spouse visa"... I don't know if this is really the case or not. However, I am married to an EU-member citizen, so would this help in any way??
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Hong Kong, though once controlled by the British, remains quintessentially Chinese, though its role as a port and trade center reflects a mix of cooking styles from a wide range of Chinese regional cuisines.
"A Chinese dinner host will not expect a visitor to know all the traditions associated with a Chinese meal. But the visitor who knows some of them will gain 'face' and give 'face' to his host!"
Investigating those traditions is part of the fun of a Hong Kong visit, where English-speaking friends or business associates will happily tell you the whys and wherefores of seemingly arcane rituals. You may even hear different versions of how a particular dining tradition originated!
Foreign visitors will be forgiven for not knowing dining etiquette, just as they will be good-naturedly offered a knife and fork if their chopstick prowess is not up to par. Just as Chinese food, however, seems to taste better when it is eaten with chopsticks, so the whole meal will be more enjoyable if one knows a little of the ancient traditions and beliefs that place the meal in a 5,000-year-old culinary heritage.
Why is a fish never turned over? Why do tea-drinkers surreptitiously tap tables? Why will there be a place laid for a guest who will never come? Why is it not improper to slurp you soup but improper to eat a fish head? Why are Chinese dinner tables round and how will you know who is the guest of honor? How and why will you say "Cheers!"?
Although Western customs have influenced dining habits in Hong Kong, the majority of old traditions still live on. The guest of honor will usually be seated facing the door of entry, directly opposite the host. The next most honored guest will be seated to the left of the guest of honor. If the host has any doubts about the correct order of precedence for his guests, he will seat them on the basis of age.
The host sits near the door, as in Western practice, so that he is nearest to the kitchen. If the meal is held in the host's home, he can then bring each dish to the table more quickly. He will himself serve his guests portions of food, on the tacit understanding that they are far too polite to help themselves.
But for some dishes, especially fish, the host would never do so—for the good reason that the dish would be inedibly cool by the end of the service. Instead, each guest is expected to help himself.
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We've already heard Jack White, Damien Rice, and Garbage cover U2 (here, here, and here) for Q magazine's new Achtung Baby tribute album. Now we have three more from the album, which hit newsstands today. It's the Killers, Nine Inch Nails, and Depeche Mode, all covering favorite tracks from the 1991 classic. Continue reading »
Johnny Cash. He was many things in life and remains many things in legacy. One of the most important figures in the history of country music; a devoutly religious rebel; a black-clad troubadour; a classical paradox of a man. Throughout his career, he was defined by songs that were, all at once, violent and mournful, steady in sound and chaotic in spirit.
Cash walked the line (pun intended) of a brilliant and tumultuous time for country music and for popular music in general – the line between standards and covers, between singers and songwriters and singer-songwriters; between rebellion and redemption. The very concept of covers emerged from the dawn of the singer-songwriters, the folks whose songs were first and foremost associated with them. Gone, in most arenas of popular music, were the songs that every artist would take on to earn their chops and pay their respects.
Country music was one of the few genres where standards held strong alongside original material and covers remained the norm, alongside blues and folk and other such tradition-based music. As the years pass, though, traditions change and musicians are faced with new challenges and questions. Does an artist keep on recording songs written by their contemporaries? Do they take on new music from musicians generations younger than them? Do they stick to the themes and styles that their reputations were built on in the first place? Many artists trembled at the challenge, many faltered; but Johnny Cash, with his American Recordings series, had one answer to all of these questions: yes.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers served as Cash's backing band on Unchained (American II), and Petty had this to say (from an Uncut interview) of the eclecticism that came to define the American series:
It was incredible. He was an interesting artist because he's pictured as a country artist, but he wasn't necessarily completely in that bag, you know. I always thought of him as a folk artist. Because he knew so much about folk music. And the country that he performed wasn't really much like any other country that you'd heard. It was an unusual thing, his bag was pretty wide.
Released over the course of just over fifteen years, including two albums released posthumously, the American series remains a landmark not only in Cash's career and in the history of country music, but in all popular music. All at once, it was old and new, traditional and revolutionary.
For those who aren't altogether familiar with Cash's music (or at least his American-era music), the distinguishing track of the series would seem to be American IV's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt." While there is an inescapable accuracy to the assessment, it's a limiting view and one that could likely cause folks to miss out on the enormous variety of the series.
While "Hurt" isn't representative of the entire series of albums, it does indeed serve as a mark of distinction. As a whole, the albums reflect on many themes – remorse and violent anger; hopelessness and hope; loss and love and longing; fear and faith. Between the canonical series and Unearthed's four discs of outtakes, Cash covered everything ranging from the Beatles to Bob Marley, from Simon and Garfunkel to Neil Young to Biblical hymns and timeless ballads. With the covers in the vein of "Hurt," however, Cash attacks his classic themes in entirely new ways. He retains his distinctive sound, both vocally and instrumentally, but he lets that sound sink its teeth deep into a different kind of source material.
Cash treats the American series with something of a slow-burning approach. As it is, "Hurt" seems like a radical cover four albums into the series, but the progression to American IV and beyond it shows the greatness of Cash's covers to be as much a matter of timing and context as anything else. This is not a statement to diminish the covers, but rather to diminish the distinction between a Cash cover and a Cash classic. There is none.
Cash's takes on newer music (new being relative to the vast span of his career and to the genres he takes on), fitting and transformative as they may be, are not wholly representative of the American series. They capture an aspect of his work's progression, his consistent ability to do new things after half a century of making music, but they are not alone in doing so. He approaches the work of his contemporaries and his more direct heirs with the same care and the same familiarity as he brings to the more dramatic changes.
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• Brooklyn electropop musician Computer Magic has built a following with earworm tunes and unbeatable videos (here's the most recent). She took a break from recording her debut album to upload this thumping John Lennon cover to her website.
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Duncan Sheik had one of the 1990s' more enduring songs in "Barely Breathing," which hung around the Billboard Top 100 charts for a full year. As they say in (what used to be) the radio business, it tested well. Six additional albums have followed, but Sheik has spent much of the past five years composing scores for Broadway productions and winning both Tony and Grammy awards in the process. Long before he was halfway to an EGOT, though, Sheik spent his teenage years in the 1980s. On Covers 80s he reflects the influence that a wide range of synthpop bands and tracks had on his formative years.
This is no John Hughes soundtrack compilation and if you're looking for a "Walking On Sunshine" feel-good nostalgia trip, you'll likely be disappointed. While a few big hits are represented, Sheik offers a deeper and somewhat darker journey back into his past. Although he grew up in New Jersey, Sheik does not include any American bands on Covers 80's. He says that the litmus test for inclusion was "did I really, really care about it when I was 15 or 16?" Apparently what Sheik really, really cared about back then was the electronic, indie and New Romantic pop of the second British Invasion and Covers 80s benefits greatly from Sheik's choice of source material. Continue reading »
Josh T. Pearson Performs Songs by Moby, Depeche Mode, and Erasure at Mute Records Celebration
This past March, Cover Me trekked to Austin for South by Southwest 2011 and returned with several new discoveries. One of the finest was Josh T. Pearson. The ex-Lift to Experience frontman stunned us at a backyard BBQ with his heartbreaking country originals and one cover, of Boney M's "Rivers of Babylon." At the time, that was the only cover he performed. Two months later, we have three more that will blow you away. Continue reading »
America's obsession with choirs covering popular hits has been growing with intensity over the last several years. Just look at the television sensation Glee, the Academy Award/Hollywood darlings of PS22 Chorus, and even those crappy group song nights on American Idol. However, last year audiences were introduced to a different kind of choir in a haunting trailer for the movie, The Social Network. Sung by an all-female Belgian group, the Scala and Kolacny Brothers' ethereal cover of Radiohead's "Creep" played over the montage. Their unique take on this oft-covered tune became an overnight sensation.
The United States may just be catching on, but the Scala choir has been creating chilling cover songs since 1996. With five studio albums under their belts in Europe, Scala is finally reaching across the pond. In addition to their North American tour that begins next month, the group finally released their album in the U.S. Boasting thirteen tracks from their previous overseas albums, Scala and Kolacny Brothers is a great introduction to some of their best material. Continue reading »