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Orioles first baseman Chris Davis understands that there are going to be whispers, and that those will grow louder if he continues his torrid home run pace.
He is, after all, a muscle-rippling power hitter with video-game home run totals. He knows the steroid accusations are inevitable and will accompany his pursuit of home run records this season.
"I think it sucks that guys in our day and age have to answer for mistakes that guys have made in the past. But it is part of it," said Davis, who has 33 home runs in his first 92 games for the Orioles this season. "That's what happened when Major League Baseball started addressing the issue. We knew we were going to have to deal with it."
So Davis is dealing with it. He's been asked by some national media types. He's been asked on Twitter. He was asked again Thursday to address performance-enhancing drugs, and he addressed it at length.
"I have never taken them. I have no reason to. I've always been a power hitter. With me, I think the biggest thing was the consistency of the contact," said Davis, who also hit 33 homers last year in first true full season in the majors. "When I was making contact, I was always hitting for power. I'm a guy that likes to work out a lot. I'm a guy that used to eat whatever I wanted to, but I started getting into my mid-20s, I've been seeing that change. So I've been taking better care of my body. I have a pretty strict diet. But I've never taken [performance-enhancing drugs]. I haven't felt the need to."
The questions – and the suspicions – have been coming up more frequently, Davis said. Recently, a young fan on Twitter asked him straight up if he had taken steroids.
His response was simply, "no" and even that fueled debate. One Twitter follower commented that because Davis didn't put a period at the end of his response – leaving his statement open – that it was an admission of guilt.
"I'm like, 'You're really reaching there, man,'" Davis said.
He realizes he is suddenly in the middle of the court of public opinion, because he's 6-foot-3, 230 pounds and has been hitting baseballs a long way.
"People are going to believe what they want to believe. Whether they like me, whether they hate me. Whether they want to see me do well or they want me to fall flat on my face. I mean, I've taken tests. I've passed all my tests," said Davis, who had a blood test this spring like all of the Orioles players and has had three to four urine tests since – all have come back negative, he said. "I have never taken PEDs or steroids or whatever you want to call it. That's the way it is. And I think it is unfair to accuse a guy that there's nothing that leads to me doing it but speculation. But, at the same time, you are entitled to your own opinion."
And Davis has his own opinion, too. To him, baseball's true single-season home run record was Roger Maris' 61 in 1961, which broke Babe Ruth's mark of 60 set in 1927. Davis said he doesn't fully count Barry Bonds' 73 in 2001 or Mark McGwire's 70 and Sammy Sosa's 66 in the unforgettable 1998 home run race.
"I think when McGwire and Sosa did what they did in 1998, it was awesome to watch. And then when all the stuff came out with the PEDs and all of that, it was really disheartening," said Davis, who was 12 in 1998. "And if there are people that want to get upset with me saying that 61 is still, in my opinion, the single season record, I'm entitled to my own opinions and own beliefs. I was a fan before I played this game at the big league level, and I think what Roger Maris did is still considered by a lot of people to be the legitimate home run record."
Davis, of course, isn't predicting whether he has a chance to get to 61 – heading into Thursday he is on pace for 58. He's not touching that. And he says he's not criticizing Bonds and McGwire as people.
"Any time you are young and you are watching guys that you look up to and you find out they were doing something they weren't supposed to, I think it's disheartening," Davis said. "But at the same time I can't imagine what it was like to play in those days and be a guy that's going to hit 30 or 40 home runs and all of the sudden you are a middle-of-the-road guy because you see a bunch of guys hitting 50 and 60. I know it was probably a tough decision. I know a lot of those guys might regret what they did. But I'm not judging them as a person. I don't think any less of them as a person. I just wish they hadn't done it."
Davis said he has no problem addressing the steroid issue.
"I actually would prefer to talk about it because everybody is thinking in the back of their minds, 'A guy can't go from being this terrible to this good,'" Davis said. "But I think the biggest thing has been the consistency of contact and playing every day."
He also says he was never tempted to try them while he was attempting to make the majors
"It was something I was really oblivious to because I didn't really struggle in the minor leagues," he said. "And, to be honest, the thought of it kind of makes me cringe. I know there are a bunch of different ways to do it, but I can't imagine putting something like that in my body because eventually it's going to have a bad side effect. And as careful as I am about what I eat and the supplements I take, I feel like, consciously, I just don't think I would let myself do that. But I never really felt like I needed it. I was blessed since I was a little kid with a lot of strength. I was never one of those guys that was like, 'I want to be the strongest ever.' I was just concerned with my own strength."
One of his biggest backers – and closest observes – thinks Davis should get accolades not just for what he is doing this season, but how he is doing it.
"Back in the day, in the steroid era, guys were hitting 70 or whatever they were hitting. And this guy is doing it naturally," said Orioles hitting coach Jim Presley. "They are testing this guy every couple weeks. And what's he's got and what he's done on the field is a testament to what he does in the offseason, in the weight room and to his conditioning program. That's a testament to him."


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Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the Conference on empowering E Consumers
Washington, 9 December 2009
Thank you Commissioner Leibowitz.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a pleasure to be here today to discuss E-commerce and ways to empower E-consumers. I would like to express my thanks to Secretary Locke and the Federal Trade Commission for hosting this event, as well as to the Japanese and Canadian governments and the business community for their support.
The Internet Economy is a fascinating sector. As some people say, it is "amplifying brainpower the way steam engines amplified muscle power during the Industrial revolution". Not surprisingly, the Internet economy is becoming one of the dynamos for international trade and the global economy as a whole. Over one third of the adults in OECD countries are E-consumers. And in spite of the financial and economic downturn, their numbers continue to grow. On-line retail sales and the range of goods and services available for E-commerce are also on the rise.
Let me share with you some of the OECD views on the strengths, potentialities and challenges of this crucial sector.
Innovation, the heart of the Internet economy and E-commerce
As we address the worst crisis in our lifetime, the Internet economy and the innovation capacity of our economies may show the way forward.
The growing role of E-commerce, in particular, is due in large part to innovation. The advance in mobile technology is a case in point. In my hand, I hold an amazing device. With it, I can determine how to drive to my next destination in the shortest time, avoiding traffic jams. I can find the closest restaurant, check out the menu and make a reservation. While waiting to be seated, I could watch the news, read a book or make a donation to a NGO helping children in Uganda.
Innovation can breed change. It can be a powerful tool to reactivate and transform our economies, to make them stronger, cleaner and fairer. Reducing public spending or private investment on research & development using the crisis as an excuse is a short-sighted policy. Actually, the success of innovative Internet companies has helped to cushion the economic downturn, and they will be an important part of the turnaround.
Eight of the top 10 most innovative companies in Business Week's 2009 ranking were Information and Communication Technology or Internet-based firms. Combined sales from four global leaders in the Internet sector rose by 30%, to record levels, in 2008. Profits rose by even a greater amount. Further growth has occurred in 2009, with two of the companies, Apple and Amazon, registering new records in sales and profits.
As we argue in our new OECD-World Bank joint publication "Innovation and Growth: Chasing a Moving Frontier", we must promote effective policies to harness innovation and channel it for economic and social goals. This is what the OECD is aiming to accomplish in developing an Innovation Strategy, which will be launched next year.
But we must also promote innovation as a tool for more inclusive and greener growth.
Bridging the digital divide and responding to environmental challenges
Developed countries have, until now, been the main beneficiaries of E-commerce. In 2007, over 60% of the population in high income countries were Internet users, compared to less than 20% in low-income countries. In many developing countries, usage was less than 1%. According to Internet World Stats, about 75% of the world's population still has no access to the Web.
These numbers illustrate the size of the digital divide. But the situation is changing. In 2007, China, India and Brazil were among the top five countries in terms of Internet users, with a combined total of 341 million. Expanding the benefits of the Internet economy to developing economies is part of our mandate. This depends, to a great extent, on the ability to access the Internet at reasonable cost.
The Internet Economy and E-commerce can also contribute to meeting environmental challenges. Migrating from physical to "digital goods", for example, can have enormous environmental impacts. It can reduce heavy carbon footprints to barely visible scratches. We currently consume over 30 million tonnes of newsprint every year. A quality encyclopaedia could contain over 30 volumes, weigh over 60 kilos and have over 32,000 pages. Delivering these products electronically would substantially reduce paper needs, printing and energy costs associated with their production and delivery. Books, music, movies and software sold electronically over the Internet have positive related environmental implications, as do online ordering, billing and payment. Importantly, new technologies are being developed to enable consumers to monitor and control their energy consumption in real time through the Internet.
Both the "greening" of the Internet Economy and "greening" by the Internet Economy are important and require all our attention. Governments need to continue to ensure regulatory and policy environments that support innovation and the Internet Economy and their "green" applications across sectors. These and other key issues will become the focus of the OECD Green Growth Strategy, which we were asked to develop at the 2009 Ministerial Council Meeting.
But there are other important issues that we have to address to expand the benefits of E-commerce. The issue of security is high on the list.
E-confidence: better rules for a safer Internet
In Korea last year, Ministers from OECD and 9 non-OECD countries adopted the Seoul Declaration, stating their commitment to and the main principles for the promotion of the Internet Economy.
Through the Seoul Declaration governments committed themselves to strengthening confidence and security in the Internet economy through "policies that i) reduce malicious activity online and ii) ensure that consumers benefit from effective consumer protection regimes and from meaningful access to fair, easy-to-use, and effective dispute resolution and redress mechanisms."
You, in the consumer protection community, have acted swiftly on the Seoul mandate. The OECD E-commerce Guidelines that you are currently reviewing in follow-up to Seoul have provided us with a good blueprint for protecting and empowering consumers for many years. But much has changed in recent years. It is time for a robust review. This is clear from the background report for this conference, and in the lively debates that are already taking place on many of the issues that you will be discussing today and tomorrow.
In my view there are four key questions that we need to address:
1. How can we remove remaining obstacles to cross border E-commerce? Consumers are not always able to buy goods and services online from other countries. In addition, consumers need help to resolve disputes when they experience problems in buying goods or services online from foreign suppliers.
2. How can we fight online fraud more effectively? In spite of our progress in this area, fraud is still posing threats to consumer confidence. Government agencies are currently receiving hundreds of thousands of complaints every year related to e-commerce and related Internet problems.
3. How can we improve the effectiveness of education and awareness campaigns? Consumers should know what their rights and obligations are when they shop online and when they acquire, use or create "digital products". They need to know what to do to avoid scams, malware and identity theft, and what they can do if they become victims. Such education needs to start at an early age, with our children. Special attention should also be paid to other vulnerable groups.
4. Finally, how can we better protect privacy and personal information? According to one survey, more than 40% of Internet users say that they are reluctant to buy online, because they fear that their personal information could be stolen or misused. Data breaches have fuelled these concerns and given them legitimacy. We also examine what firms do with the information that they collect from consumers. The market for such information is booming, raising the privacy stakes.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The issues that E-commerce and, more broadly, the Internet economy, raise are of increasing importance. Our responses to policy challenges require important choices that impact the basic values that steer and govern the Internet economy. It can become a remarkable catalyst for economic progress and inclusion. Today, more than ever, we need to harness the full potential of the Internet Economy to accelerate the recovery, bridge the digital divide, and address global challenges, such as climate change.
Importantly, the further expansion of the Internet Economy will bolster the unrestricted flow of information, freedom of expression, and protection of individual liberties. These are critical components of a democratic society and cultural diversity.
To achieve these important goals, we need to join forces across borders and engage in broad based co-operation among partners from the public and the private sector, civil society and the Internet community.
Today's conference is an important step in this direction. You have assembled an impressive group of global representatives from government, business, academia, other international organisations and civil society, to launch debate on ways to address key issues. The outcome will contribute importantly to the policy work we will undertake in 2010.
You have had great success developing instruments in the consumer policy area. We need you to succeed once again to address the issues we are dealing with today. The OECD will continue to help you. You can count on us.
Thank you very much.
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(Phoenix, Ariz. - Sept. 22, 2005) Attorney General Terry Goddard today warned gasoline refiners, suppliers and retailers that state authorities will be closely watching gas prices this weekend for increases unrelated to supply disruptions.
"Hurricane Rita should not be used as an excuse for unreasonable price hikes. The storm may damage oil production facilities in Texas, which could temporarily reduce supplies and eventually push up prices. But higher prices in Arizona do not appear to be justified right now, since almost none of the gas coming here is produced in Houston area refineries," Goddard said.
"What I'm concerned about are arbitrary and excessive price spikes that bear no relationship to cost or supply. We will be watching to be sure prices at the pump reflect the supply situation and do not exploit the storm to rip off consumers."
Last week, Goddard opened an investigation under the state's antitrust and consumer fraud laws into steep gas price hikes that followed Hurricane Katrina. Those increases moved Arizona's pump prices higher than California's for the first time in years. Goddard also has a leadership role with other state attorneys general in a multi-state investigation of gas price gouging.
"I will not hesitate to open a new investigation if we believe excessive prices are being charged in a manipulative attempt to capitalize on the hurricane," he said. "Since Arizona receives very little of its supply from the region where Rita is headed, our supply should not be directly affected."
Goddard added that his office will also be looking for evidence of wholesalers or retailers who misstate their supply in an effort to justify higher prices or cause panic buying.
Goddard noted that the oil industry appears more concerned about price manipulations. He referred to a full-page ad placed in national newspapers Thursday by the American Petroleum Institute. The ad stated: "We want to make our view crystal clear: price gouging at the pump must not be tolerated. If anyone does it, they should be prosecuted under existing laws."
The industry's call to prosecute price gougers, Goddard said, supports his effort for Arizona to join 28 other states that have consumer protection laws against gouging. The Legislature has failed to pass such a statute in each of the past two years.
For consumers who want to file a gas price complaint, the Arizona Attorney General's Office offers an online form at www.azag.gov. Consumers also can call the Office in Phoenix at 602.542.5763; in Tucson at 520.628.6504; or outside the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas at 1.800.352.8431.


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The Central Connecticut volleyball team earned a four set victory over Holy Cross on Wednesday night. The victory gives the Blue Devils a 9-5 record in non-conference matches this season. Holy Cross falls to 6-7 with the loss.
The victory extends CCSU's winning streak to seven straight matches. The winning streak is the longest for CCSU since the 2007 season.
The Blue Devils started the first set quickly and built leads of 7-1, 9-4 and 16-9. Holy Cross was able to close the gap late in the set, but CCSU held on for the 25-22 victory. Sophomore Heather Trueman recorded the final point of the set on a kill.
In the second set, the Blue Devils trailed the Crusaders 6-2, but rallied and took the lead for good at 16-15. CCSU held the lead for the rest of the set and eventually pulled away for a 25-20 victory.
Holy Cross earned a 25-21 victory in the third set. The Blue Devils were unable to overcome an early deficit, but did play well later in the game.
The Blue Devils captured the match with a 25-23 victory in the fourth set.
CCSU was led by sophomore Heather Trueman's 14 kills. Junior Rachel Dunlap posted 11 kills to also finish in double-digits. Senior Veronika Ban and freshman Cassidy Stankowski also had strong matches and each finished with nine kills.
Stankowski's .292 hitting percentage was the highest among CCSU players with over 20 total attacks in the match.
Freshman Brooke Schwab led the net defense with a pair of solo blocks. She also contributed five block assists. Dunlap, Trueman and sophomore Makenna Lommori each posted three block assists.
Lommori finished with 38 assists. She also had 10 digs, joining Stankowski (11) in double-digits.
The Blue Devils are now finished with the non-conference portion of their season. They will begin conference play at St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn this weekend.


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Evan Lysacek may be an Olympic gold medal winner in the skating rink, but the new "Dancing with the Stars" contestant is staying humble about his chances in the world of reality TV.
When Access Hollywood's Billy Bush told Evan in an interview for Access and "The Billy Bush Show" that he had beaten out Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger in Access' AH Nation poll for the star most likely to win "Dancing," Evan was taken aback.
"Nicole Scherzinger is the most incredible dancer I've ever seen," he said. "I have her music videos on my iTunes and I watch them repeatedly."
In addition, Evan said people would be surprised by some of the other "Stars" set to heat up the ballroom.
"[Kate Gosselin's] really graceful, people are going to be blown away," he said, adding that viewers should watch out for former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, as well. "This dude, for an 80-year-old – he could probably bench-press me if he wanted to."
While Evan's Olympic outfits were all made by his friend and prominent designer Vera Wang, he'll have to adjust to the "Dancing" costume department's threads for the show.
"They have a great wardrobe department at the show," he said, adding that he'll be able to add his own two cents to his outfits. "The celebs and the pro dancers have a lot of input on what they want to wear. I'm going to try but my partner [Anna Trebunskaya] has already said, 'There are certain dances where you can't wear black.'"
As for his hairstyle? Unlike his skating look, he may go product-free.
"I think for me when I'm on the ice skating, I've become used to having my hair slicked back, but on the dance floor? We'll have to see," Evan said.
On Tuesday night, Evan stepped out at the opening of Vera's new Melrose Ave. store in LA, where he told Billy he'd headed straight from Vancouver – and his medal win – to start training with Anna.
"I think people will be surprised to know I've never had dance training," he told Billy. "There are challenges I wasn't expecting — everything rotates on the floor clockwise and on the ice, we rotate everything counterclockwise. [But] my partner's great and she's so patient with me and she's a drill sergeant which is what I respond best to."
"But kind of crazy coming from an Olympic champion only two weeks old!" Vera herself added.
"Dancing with the Stars" premieres on ABC on March 22.
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I'm thinking of posting more without titles, what do you think?
Here, a kitchen and dining area from Ikea, there's something so inviting about a dining
table that is already set with placemats. I also love the dark butcher block counter
tops, I have a feeling I would want something like if we could redo our kitchen.
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Please use titles! I subscribe to your blog from Google Reader, so it makes your posts more memorable/searchable/taggable if I want to find/refer to them later.ReplyDelete
i love white washed floors! so scandinavian don't you think? my table flips between placemats...or a table runner... depends on my mood ie do i want to encourage people to sit there or over on the couch! blog titles..i read them all as they come in...hmm maybe andrea has a point though? cheers kariReplyDelete
I love everything about it!ReplyDelete
please use titles (at least most of the time). posts without titles are hard to searh/find/link to, etc.ReplyDelete
I always like the combination of brown and white. Very nice kitchen.ReplyDelete
dark butcher block counter tops are so beautiful. they make any style of kitchen feel so much more cozy & homey!ReplyDelete
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great image.
Oh I love this! I am currently on the hunt for kitchen inspiration as we will most likely be renovating ours within the next 6 months, and probably an IKEA reno too. I love the simple white cupboards and the counter top. I wonder what the rest of it looks like, with the stovetop and fridge?ReplyDelete
so simple and clean! i love it!ReplyDelete
love the table and chairs... title schmitle. xoReplyDelete
Ikea... swedish... scandinavian interior style... everything i love. there is something about every detail in this kitchen! in love! i understand your "i'm thinking of posting more without titles..." thing because i am always changing things on my blog... and every time it feels so right because it turns out more of me! :) Hugs, TwiggsReplyDelete
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Killer Instinct Chief Thunder trailer teases female fighter
The Killer Instinct trailer which popped up during gamescom and was pulled, showing off Chief Thunder's moves and a mysterious lady fighter, has resurfaced. Her identity is still unconfirmed at this point, but many believe her to be Black Orchid, despite other rumbling stating she is a new character. We'll see, I suppose. Killer Instinct will be a free download with extra fighters costing £3.99/€4.99 each or through the Killer Instinct Combo Breaker pack for £16.99/€19.99. Thanks, CGR Trailers.


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The buttermilk in our recipe makes these airy rolls especially tender.
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- Makes 18
- Active Time
- 35 min
- Total Time
- 3 1/2 hr
- 1/4 cup warm water (105-115°F)
- 1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon mild honey
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 to 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup well-shaken buttermilk at room temperature
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted
- Vegetable oil for greasing bowl
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- Special Equipment
- an instant-read thermometer (for checking water temperature); a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth); parchment paper
- Stir together water, yeast, and honey in a small bowl and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.)
- Stir salt into 3 cups flour in a large bowl, then add yeast mixture, buttermilk, and butter, stirring until a soft dough forms.
- Turn out dough onto a floured surface and knead, adding just enough more flour to prevent sticking, until smooth and elastic, 6 to 10 minutes.
- Form dough into a ball and transfer to an oiled large bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with kitchen towel and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead several times to remove air. Cut dough into 18 equal pieces. Cup your hand over 1 piece and, using your thumb and pinkie to keep ball inside your cupped hand, push dough with heel of your hand against work surface while rolling in a circular motion (clockwise or counterclockwise) to form a smooth ball. Repeat with remaining pieces of dough, arranging balls 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Cover loosely with kitchen towel and let rolls rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
- Brush rolls lightly with egg wash and bake until rolls are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped on bottom, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool at least 15 minutes.
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Hjalmarsson blocks shots with abandonby Brian Hedger / Chicago Blackhawks
The past two weeks Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson was under a doctor's strong recommendation to limit his speech after being struck in the throat May 5 by a shot from Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin.
Hjalmarsson was cleared to speak again Monday and met with reporters at United Center for the first time since the injury occurred. After being struck by the puck Hjalmarsson dropped to the ice and grabbed his throat. He was down for a few minutes before slowly skating to the bench to get his breath back. He didn't miss a shift and has played all five games since it happened, including Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.
"It was pretty scary once it happened," said Hjalmarsson, who has worn a Kevlar neck protector the past five games. "It was tough to breathe there for a couple minutes. I was just glad that I recovered quickly. And once I figured out that I'm able to breathe, it was a big relief. I guess I was pretty lucky and I'm just glad to be able to talk again and can't wait to get rid of that neck guard that I'm still wearing."
Chicago leads the best-of-7 series 1-0 after a 3-1 victory in the opener at United Center. Hjalmarsson did what he does best to help the team, logging 18:55 of ice time, blocking four shots and helping the Blackhawks kill off both Kings power plays.
Prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers on Monday, Hjalmarsson led the NHL in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 42 blocked shots. He also was ninth in the League in shorthanded time on ice at 3:23 per game.
The Blackhawks and Kings return to United Center for Game 2 on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TSN, RDS).
Hjalmarsson's willingness to sacrifice his body to block shots really stands out, especially in the playoffs. It seems like he skates to the bench at least once a game shaking off some kind of pain after blocking a shot, but he just sees it as part of his job requirement.
"I don't think it's a special skill," Hjalmarsson said. "A special skill is like [Patrick Kane], who can score special goals like that … that only he can. And [Jonathan Toews]. Shot-blocking, every single guy on the team can do that. You just have to get in front of the shooting lane. I don't really see it as a special skill. It's just a matter of desperation and [trying] to do everything you can to prevent the other team from scoring goals. Every guy in this League can block a shot if they want to."
Not every guy can play through from some of the things Hjalmarsson has, including his latest issue. Not being able to verbally communicate with his teammates was a bit of a challenge, but they made it work.
"I think every time I hear him talk it's in Swedish anyways, so there's not too much communication," Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad said. "He's a great player and he leads by example with the way he plays. Regardless if he's saying stuff or not, the way he plays on the ice with blocking shots and playing well defensively, it speaks for itself."
Now that Hjalmarsson is back to speaking, things should be a little easier, at least for defense partner Johnny Oduya.
"I'm a guy that usually talks a lot on the ice, especially with my [defense] partner, screaming at him and screaming at my teammates sometimes too," Hjalmarsson said. "I think for some of the forwards, they were pretty happy with me not being able to talk for some time. As far as [Oduya], I think he's pretty happy that I can communicate again. It was a little challenge, but [in the] playoffs, you've got to play through some injuries every now and then."


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Remember the Illinois football team that found ways to lose. Such as a pass deflected into the hands of a Fresno State offensive lineman, who lunged into the end zone on the game-winning two-point conversion here in the closing seconds two years ago, or an inexplicable loss to Western Michigan in an empty Ford Field in Detroit three years ago. This isn't those Illini. Trailing 13-10 at halftime, No. 24 Illinois rallied for a 23-20 non-conference victory over Western Michigan Saturday before a crowd of 43,684 at Memorial Stadium for its first 4-0 start in 60 years. Instead of finding a way to lose, the Illini escaped with a victory for the second consecutive week. "There are years when you lose those games,'' said offensive coordinator Paul Petrino. "There's no doubt, these guys weren't going to let it happen. "We gutted out two wins two weeks in a row. That's toughness.'' It probably matters if you're a glass half-empty or half-full kind of Illini fan. 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Ford, who entered the season as the lead back, gained only 23 yards and lost a fumble. "It's going to be a little bit more by committee, until one of them steps up and takes it over,'' Petrino said. "They're even right now.'' Scheelhaase was 14 of 20 for 133 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception, and O'Toole also passed for 34 yards while completing half of his six attempts. It wasn't enough to keep Western Michigan from stuffing the box to stop the run. "They pack the box,'' Prosch said. "There are people everywhere. It makes it difficult. We need to work on spreading things more, switching it up.'' Western Michigan quarterback Alex Carder was 30 of 48 passing for 306 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. White caught 14 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and the Broncos controlled the ball only 7:47 in the second half. For Illinois, that's much better than the 16:52 when the Broncos had the ball in the first half. It was a calm halftime talk, said defensive coordinator Vic Koenning. "Guys, this ain't practice,'' Koenning said. "I can't chase you around, holler and scream, drive you and crack the whip. This has to be y'all. "Definitely, I think the stats might lie. I don't think we played a bad game.'' Young capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run for a 17-13 lead in the third quarter. Dimke made a 35-yard field goal for a 20-13 lead, but Western Michigan (2-2) tied it with a 7-yard pass from Carder to Young early in the fourth quarter. So the Illini remained undefeated. "With Big Ten games coming up, this is when we starting proving ourselves and start changing people's minds,'' Prosch said. "We're improved from last year as far as finishing games. "People are starting to look our way. The Big Ten games, that's when he start changing minds.'' The Illini have already changed their attitude. John Supinie can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @JohnSupinie. Illinois report card Offense -- B- While Big Ten defenses are expected to crowd the line of scrimmage, the Scheelhaase-O'Toole combo will have to get it done in the air to create more space to run. Defense -- B The Illini gave up plenty of yards, and the missed tackle by safety Supo Sanni allowed a 35-yard TD pass in the second quarter. But coordinator Vic Koenning was pleased with his defense against a spread offense that gets plenty of yards but couldn't get enough points. Special teams -- C Placekicker Derek Dimke hasn't missed a kick this season, but the Illini need more out of their punting and return games. Overall -- B- Even if the Illini were due for a trap game, this was a little too close. Pick your perspective on being happy or not, but the Illini are undefeated in non-conference play for the first time since 2001.


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I enjoy Anne Midgette's articles. She's thoughtful. She's articulate. She's eloquent even—a nice fit with the venerable Washington Post. But today...
Somebody forgot to tell the violinist Hilary Hahn that Schoenberg is ugly.
This is, by far, the most disappointing thing I've ever read from a respectable, industrious, (how about) progressive critic. More importantly—because after all that was only my opinion—she crossed the boundary between impartiality and partiality. "Schoenberg is ugly" is declarative in the worst, most biased sense. This is something we expect from others, but not our Anne!
And now for something completely different:
The music of Arnold Schoenberg, of course, isn't ugly at all;
How can this be? She just said, "Schoenberg IS ugly." I don't get it. What kind of twisted negative rhetorical device is this?
(loud, pissed-off sigh)
Sorry. Well, I'm not sorry. No one gets to have it both ways. Either Schoenberg is or he isn't. So, Anne, choose the form of the destructor.
in fact, he's one of the last of the romantics.
Let me understand this correctly. Schoenberg isn't ugly, BECAUSE he's a romantic composer; if he were a modernist, he'd be ugly. Is that really the direction you want to take this, Anne?
Her new recording of the Schoenberg Violin Concerto on Deutsche Grammophon, released last month, shows no traces of the spiky, unpleasant angularity that represents Schoenberg in the popular consciousness.
You, Anne, and all critics are the everyday opinion-molders of the popular consciousness. Thus, Schoenberg's reputation is your doing. You are the one(s) responsible for his unpleasantness. They are your descriptors.
I mean, listen, really listen, to what this says:
Both musicians [Esa-Pekka Salonen and Hahn] are smart enough not to get tied in knots by Schoenberg's score, and to see through it to the composer's inner romantic.
It says that the conductor and violinist smartly mined romanticism out of Schoenberg's otherwise ugly, difficult, spiky, unpleasantly angular, dense, clotted, ferocious piece (all adjectives found previously within the article).
Do you now see how Schoenberg and modernism get their reputations? Reviews like this, which say, "Despite Schoenberg, the music is beautiful, because of the performers." What kind of dismissive, backhanded logic forgets that the composer put those sounds, those romantic, angular notes, onto paper and not the performers? Apparently articles like these:
To sweeten the pill for non-initiates, Hahn pairs Schoenberg with Sibelius [...]
I am truly disgusted and disappointed, today. But, then again, this is why we are here: to defend good writing and trash the bad.
(By the way, I didn't say "fuck" once, but I wanted to. Congrats Empiricus! Thank you.)
Why the Detritus?
I enjoy Anne Midgette's articles. She's thoughtful. She's articulate. She's eloquent even—a nice fit with the venerable Washington Post. But today...
Posted by Empiricus at 11:02 AM
Labels: Anne Midgette, Arnold Schoenberg, Esa-Pekka Salonen, FAQs, FUCK, Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg Violin Concerto, Washington Post
16 comments:
- AnthonyS said...
I wish critics wouldn't get "tied in knots" about Schoenberg. It seems like she genuinely WANTS to be progressive and interested and supportive of the Schoenberg, but just doens't know how to do it without injecting the same music criticism biased tropes. Perhaps if there were better models...
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- Murderface said...
You'd think such a canard would be beneath even Midgette's stature.
/dodges pun brick.
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- Anonymous said...
I think you misinterpreted what Anne meant. She was actually poking fun at all critics who call Schoenberg's music ugly by saying that Schoenberg himself is an ugly person. It was all in good fun. She then explained herself(she probably could of been more explicit) by saying that Schoenberg might be ugly but his music certainly isnt. Hope this clears things up for you. :)
- Empiricus said...
One problem anonymous (and thanks for your thoughts), is that she describes the Schoenberg Concerto as (okay, maybe not ugly, but) difficult (playing-wise), spiky, unpleasantly angular, dense, clotted (the secondary noun meaning: a foolish, clumsy person), ferocious and, finally, a pill, all of which are so incredibly negatively charged that regardless of her "ugly" pun, the picture is painted in anti-modernist (it's a new crayola color). I'm not saying this was at all intentional on Anne's part (or any critic for that matter), but this is the kind of imagery that is...well, two things, either irresponsibly lazy or purposefully venomous. I prefer to give her the benefit of the doubt and hope that it's the former. But, It's so prevalent in critics' reviews (do an NY Times archive search, pick six random reviews each from a different decade, you'll see what I mean)that these very descriptors have achieved a sort of cultural Gestalt. The adjectives, in other words, precede the piece, not the other way around. Therefore, it's easy to fall into the automatic description mode without realizing it.
An uncle of mine, who is genuinely interested in new music but doesn't know much beyond what he reads in the papers, once asked me about Wozzeck. "What was twelve-tone about that?" he said.
I know this doesn't clarify anything, but I tried.
Thanks again for your participation, anonymous.
- Sator Arepo said...
Anonymous may be correct, but the gentle ribbing did not translate in the article in question. I guess the latent state of modernist criticism is so bad that we assume the worst. I can see anon's point, though.
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- Empiricus said...
I forgot to mention that we generally don't approve of the lionization of historical periods (as Anne does to romanticism), especially in ephemeral, temporal-dependent mediums.
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- Anonymous said...
I think Empiricus is making some excellent points in this discussion. The problem with reviewing Schoenberg, and his modernist ideological cohorts, is everyone seems to feel the need to throw in their two cents on why his music elicits such strong reactions. And the easiest thing to do is rely on these overused and cliched descriptors.
It's not that they're inappropriate, but they are increasingly becoming loaded terms (and as Empiricus points out, elude to a long history of attacks and backhanded undermining of dissonated music), and it would probably be to the benefit of any writer to be aware of the intended and unintended affects of their word choices.
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- Anonymous said...
elude = allude
Fucking editing.
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Nice Muppet reference.
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- anzu said...
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- anzu said...
(Let's try this again, with Schoenberg properly spelled this time. . ..)
Two comments--
First, I had a very different reading of this, like anonymous. I think the tone is less pejorative towards Schoenberg and more so towards the writer's perceived Schoenberg non-initiates as she calls them and Hilary Hahn. I think most or all of the negative references to Schoenberg are not direct opinions of the author, but more "it can sound x" or "people think of Schoenberg as y" sort of deals. e.g. she says "can make the piece sound clotted, but on the recording it sings." That's not the same thing as the author saying "Schoenberg's Concerto sounds clotted." Same can be said of spiky and the other negative attributes. She says, ". . .shows no traces of the spiky, unpleasant angularity that represents Schoenberg in the popular consciousness." (Italics mine) This doesn't sound like the author herself is saying "Schoenberg sounds unpleasant."
However, what I do have a problem with is that attitude--she's presuming that others less keen? knowledgeable? more philistine? than her will think Schoenberg is spiky, angular, etc.
Also, I'm not a fan of Hilary Hahn, but I really don't like when critics make annoying useless comments like, "her playing is usually woody and hollow, but in this recording, she's da bomb." 1. If you don't think much of her, fine, but don't taint an otherwise good review (of her playing) with projections of other recordings. 2. If she sounded empty and hollow in another recording, then fine, mention that when you review that particular recording, but this is really unfair to Hahn. 3. The negative comments directed at her are really vicious. I can't really tell if this is an appraisal or criticism of her.
Ok, that was my long first comment.
Second comment: since you guys are in the business of critiquing bad writing, I would like to ask-- why is it "musics' ivory tower"? Since music is uncountable, shouldn't the possessive form be music's, plural or otherwise? I haven't actually looked it up, but does the form "musics" exist?
- anzu said...
Btw, I don't mean to keep stealing posts from you and using them as ideas for my own blog, but sometimes, if I have longer comments, and I'm seething over something I read, (as I did today) I feel like I should post a condensed comment in the comments section and then ramble in my own space, rather than write a blog-length comment in your comments section.
Still, I feel like I should post original things. . .
Anyway, I do attribute where I got the fodder for the post from, but if you want me to stop swiping your ideas, please say so.
- Sator Arepo said...
Thanks for the editing on the header, I've fixed it. Buh. Talk about ironic...
Anyway. First, I understand your point of view on the article. If one reads it from that perspective it is far less objectionable, although (as you intimate) the tone and inherent backlash still exist.
Second, I for one don't care if you use us for inspiration. I think that's great. It means we're not just fucking talking to trees, here.
- Tom Strini said...
She's a little too roundabout in saying, but I think Midgette's bottom line, in most minimal form, is this: Schoenberg sounds pretty good, if you play him right. Hahn does.--Strini
- Empiricus said...
I certainly admit that these are all good points and that they are probably right. In fact, I believe they ARE right; Hahn plays the Schoenberg well and Anne thinks they both sound pretty good.
However--and this a big however, because writing about music is a difficult endeavor--HOWEVER, I still think that there is something missing in Anne's language. What that something is is a momentary memory lapse of critical imagery, i.e., given the entire body of Schoenberg descriptors over the years, those she used (albeit in jest) fall into the same negative tone of those who dislike Schoenberg's music. This is what caught my eye in the first place. But, that isn't bad in itself, because, hey, she is entitled to her opinion (which I got wrong, apparently).
What I find off-putting about Anne's word choices is that they are so very cliche, by now, that they are appropriate only for Schoenberg and/or modernism, further reinforcing the already negative, critic-judged stereotypes. He should be, in my opinion, as matter of fact, as canonized as Beethoven. And we wouldn't dare say anything like that about Beethoven.
Test drive and compare these statements:
1) The music of Schoenberg, of course, isn't ugly at all; in fact, he's one of the last of the romantics.
2) The music of Beethoven, of course, isn't beautiful at all; in fact, he only pointed toward romanticism.
I find the last clause of each to be the most interesting. Was it Anne's intension (exmaple 1) to lionize romanticism, as we did with Beethoven? Or was it her intention to make a fairly abstract (though, true) association that may "connect," or mitigate modernism, with the average concertgoer/reader?
Either way, statements like that, I believe, are logically lazy--they reinforce negative stereotypes. Besides, if she were really down with the Schoenberg (that is what the kids say today, right?), I don't see any reason to play with or against the common perception; just review it as if it's simply a part of musical history, a part of the canon, which is where I think she wants to place the Violin Concerto.
The sooner we can accept what happened as a necessary and important step in the evolution of musical thinking, look at it with fresh eyes and place it where it belongs (i.e., not in a wheelchair), the better.
Good dialog, guys and gals.
- Empiricus said...
I meant to say that the "momentary memory lapse of critical imagery" is what happened, not what was missing.
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Hi Guys,
On February 25, 2013, stardard7452 posted a request for help on the Puppy Projects subforum under the title Puppy Accessibility –Super Good cause.
What he seeks is an onscreen keyboard that would enable quadriplegics/people with cerebral palsy/motor control skills to type on their own wheel-chair portable laptops "on a single switch basis" by operating a "mouse" by moving their chin or head. To date, his request for help has gone unanswered.
Stardard7452 suggested the applications "onboard" but also having mouse functions like GOK. Both are builtin to Ubuntu, but also available for download.
Accordingly, they may be able to function in Lupu or precise. (Googling indicated there might be problems with building onboard in debian). GOK, but not onboard or similar, also appears to be available from slacky.
Onboard seems "straightforward;" gok, less so. But both are beyond my capabilities.
Perhaps Puppy is not the right distro for this project, but it disturbs me that stardard7452's request for help has gone unanswered. If nothing else, someone should tell him that Puppy is the wrong distro and why.
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Hi Guys,
Lots of people looking, nobody seems to be doing. But Puppy is a do-acracy, and I'm a tinkerer. So what the hell. The worst that could happen --having first created a Protected SaveFile-- is that it wouldn't work. Thanks mostly to the genious of jejy69 and RSH. RSH created the PaDS pet,
, which --I was happy to discover-- can not only use pets and SFSes to create SFSes, but also can use debs for that purpose. Saved a lot of manual labor decompressing debs and then combining them. And jejy60, who created lxpup-aptget-test, a PrecisePup with a functional synaptic package manager:
So I fired up lxpup-aptget-test, started synaptic, marked onboard for installation, but selected "download" only.Had to use pfind to locate where the debs went. They turned up in /var (I think) /cache/apt from which I moved them to a temporary folder on Linux Ext4 mnt/home, and ran PaDS to create an SFS which, to my surprise, worked. With perhaps one slight problem I'm sure I can overcome. When I loaded the SFS, it gave me the choice of running the app itself, or the config file. I ran the config file and set the keyboard to always be on screen. Unfortunately, while /usr/share/application desktop files were created neither the config file nor Onboard, itself, created Menu entries. So I had to start Onboard by clicking its desktop file. And, although I can hide the keyboard, I don't know how to turn it off.
I've attached 3 photos: One of the debs downloaded, but I should mention that Onboard requires python, and pfind indicates some of those dependencies had already been built into jejy69's lxpup-aptget-test. The second is the keyboard as it appeared, unhidden, on my desktop. And the third is the dependency list of GOK. Note these appear to be for Ubuntu Maverick. I could not find one for Unbutu precise-pangolin. For those who might not know --such as perhaps Stardard7452-- the Lupu & Lucid pups were built by playdaz using binaries from Maverick, while the Precise Puppies were built using binaries from Pangolin. However, its been my experience that apps which run under Lupu/Lucid will almost always run under Precice-pups. So that's my next project: to see if GOK can run under Precise, or Lupu, or jejy69's lxpup-aptget-test. But I really hope that someone who is more than a tinkerer would take a stab a gok, and also rebuild the SFS so that it would include all the necessary python debs and not be dependent on those jejy69 included. Figuring out which they are is REALLY BEYOND MY ABILITY.
P.S. If my sometime unreliable memory serves, one way to create an installable pet from a loadable SFS is to mount the SFS (by clicking it); copy everything in the mounted SFS into a different folder named something like "onboard-0.1" which folder is on a Linux formatted partition, and open a terminal at the same level as that folder and type "dir2pet onboard-0.1" then follow the directions. dir2pet requires that there be a version number: therefore, the "0.1."
Some of the foregoing is for stardard7452's benefit, should he have to try this himself.
gok dependencies, in addition to gok_2.30.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
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Posted: Tue 05 Mar 2013, 02:03
Post subject:
cool beans, I've PM him and replied to his post. Did you get GOK working on puppy? If so could you provide a package so I do not have to hunt down all the software you found needed to support this?
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Posted: Tue 05 Mar 2013, 02:36
Post subject: Using the camera as a mouse
found this researching helpful tools, sounds so cool I may have to find a ubuntu iso I downloaded already....
Using your head as a mouse, genius. !!!!!!
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Post subject: Mousetrap -- nice find
Hi Ted Dog,
Mousetrap is a nice find. I'll look into it and gok tomorrow. It's almost 2 AM here and I've reached the point where neither my mind nor fingers do the walking. But I did create a pet of onboard. Although its only about 600 kbs, that's beyond the Forum's new 256 limit. So I can't attached it. I'll look for a host tomorrow as well.
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Posted: Tue 05 Mar 2013, 09:30
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Now you guys have two discussions about the same subject going on in the forum. Please decide which thread you like the best and stick with it.
I'll lock the other one.
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Posted: Tue 05 Mar 2013, 12:01
Post subject:
Just for your information, I just saw a post of someone requesting an on screen keyboard and the post contains a PET and library files.
You can find it
And if I remember correctly, Puppy has an option for a keyboard mouse that used the numeric keypad.
So with the two combined, and using the numeric keypad on the screen keyboard, it just may be what you are seeking.
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A Fort Bend County man stabbed his wife to death, then hanged himself while the couple's small children were inside the family's Cinco Ranch-area home, officials said.
A man called the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office shortly before 8 a.m. Monday and said he had killed his wife, authorities said.
Sheriff's deputies arrived at the home in the 4500 block of Ferndale Meadows and found the bodies of a man and a woman.
Their bodies were taken to the Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. Sheriff's deputies did not release their identities.
The couple's two girls, 1 and 4, were in the house during the incident. They were not harmed and are now with relatives, officials said later Monday.
Neighbor Bala Para was startled by the sudden appearance of police cars in the neighborhood.
"I thought it must be a burglary or something," Para said.
Beyond the occasional casual greeting, Para didn't know the people who lived in the tidy brick home with its well-tended front yard.
He last saw the woman and the two small children putting up Christmas decorations.
"It was a pretty nice family. We have never seen her troubled or heard any (loud) voices or anything," he said.
Sally Selim and her family moved to the Houston area about three weeks ago.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says Obama did not have the power to make recess appointments earlier this year to the National Labor Relations Board.
Obama claims he acted properly because the Senate was away for the holidays. But the court says the Senate technically stayed in session when lawmakers gaveled in and out every few days for so-called "pro forma" sessions.
GOP lawmakers used the tactic specifically to prevent Obama from using his recess power to fill vacancies in an agency they claimed was too pro-union.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 3, 2013) – The U.S. men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson has advanced to Saturday's semifinals of the FIVB Shanghai Grand Slam, part of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.
In the women's bracket, the U.S. beach volleyball team of April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) has advanced to the second round.
Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Patterson (Van Nuys, Calif.), seeded No. 6 in the main draw, won their pool to advance directly to Friday's second round where they defeated Germany's No. 10 Sebastian Dollinger and Stefan Windscheif, 21-14, 27-25 in 44 minutes. In the third round, Gibb and Patterson defeated Brazil's No. 24 Vitor Felipe and Evandro Júnior, 24-22, 20-22, 15-9 in 57 minutes.
"That's huge for us," Gibb said in an FIVB press release. "It's our second tournament together. We are a new team; it means a lot. We are really excited.
"We still have a lot of work to do. We are really rough around the edges. We are getting better, that's what matters."
Gibb and Patterson will play Poland's No. 13 Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz in one semifinal on Saturday while Brazil's No. 3 Bruno Schmidt and Pedro Salgado will play their countrymen Ricardo Santos and Alvaro Filho, seeded 12th, in the other. The men's finals will also be played on Saturday.
The U.S. men's team of Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.), seeded No. 2, which won the FIVB Fuzhou Open last week, fell in Friday's second round to Ricardo and Alvaro, 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 in 55 minutes. The U.S. team finishes tied for ninth.
"Ricardo and Alvaro played pretty well," Dalhausser said in an FIVB press release. "We had a questionable call going against us in the third set and that made a big difference; but that's no excuse. They played great and we didn't play our best volleyball. This is only our second tournament of the year and there are so many good teams out there. It's just one bad match.
"(Our goal is) to win a couple of tournaments. The No. 1 goal is to win the World Championships; we'll see. We set off in Fuzhou well and now had a little bit of setback, so we'll see how we come back in the next tournament. "
The third U.S. men's team in the tournament, No. 14 Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Brad Keenan (Westminster, Calif.), finished tied for 17th after falling in the first round of single elimination to Kazakhstan's No. 11 Alexey Sidorenko and Alexandr Dyachenko, 22-20, 24-22 in 40 minutes.
On the women's side, three U.S. teams advanced from pool play.
Ross and Kessy, seeded No. 4 in the main draw, went undefeated in pool play, finishing on Friday with a 21-18, 26-24 victory in 40 minutes over Australia's No. 20 Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy. They advanced to the second round where they will play Brazil's No. 10 Talita Da Rocha Antunes and Taiana Lima on Saturday. The women's semifinal and finals will be played on Sunday.
The No. 22 U.S. team of Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Ind.) and Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) closed pool play with a 21-18, 22-20 (:42) win over Poland's No. 27 Kinga Kolosinska and Monika Brzostek. They advanced to the first round where they lost to Russia's No. 17 Ekaterina Khomyakova and Maria Prokopeva, 21-16, 21-16 in 33 minutes.
The No. 29 U.S. team of Jennifer Fopma (Bellflower, Calif.) and Brooke Sweat (Fort Myers, Fla.) also won their final pool play match, 21-18, 26-24 over Bawden and Clancy. However the fell to Netherlands' No. 9 Sophie van Gestel and Madelein Meppelink, 21-15, 21-18 (:32).
The No. 30 U.S. team of Emily Day (Torrance, Calif.) and Brittany Hochevar (Fowler, Colo.) lost their final pool play match to Austria's No. 19 Doris Schwaiger and Stefanie Schwaiger, 22-20, 21-19 in 40 minutes and did not advance.
The semifinals and finals from Shanghai will be broadcast for free at fivb.laola1.tv.
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To celebrate the Easter season this year, we think the best way to express our sentiments is to allow the leaders of the Church to share some inspiring insights, in their own words.
What follows are snippets of what some had to say regarding Easter 2012 durng their celebrations of the Triduum:
"With regard to material things, our knowledge and our technical accomplishments are legion, but what reaches beyond, the things of God and the question of good, we can no longer identify. Faith, then, which reveals God's light to us, is the true enlightenment, enabling God's light to break into our world, opening our eyes to true light."
— Pope Benedict XVI
"You listen to the news all day, and there's enough there to make us cry. There's enough there to say, 'Is life literally going to hell?' Easter Sunday says No. It might seem like it; it might seem like those three hours of Good Friday had the last word, but No, the empty tomb does." — Cardinal Timothy Dolan, New York
"The resurrection of Jesus Christ happened, but it is not past. It happened 'once for all' and continues to work in our midst. The 'hour' of Jesus, his death and resurrection, has come, and we are in it! The event of his new life abides and remains." — Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Galveston-Houston
"He is risen. He is truly risen. And, my brothers and sisters, what more could we ever want, to know that his resurrection is real?"— Archbishop Jose Gomez, Los Angeles
"In giving his life for us, Jesus asks us to live our lives for others. He asks us to share in his work of redemption. That's why the Gospel is never merely a call to be 'nice' to others. There's nothing sweet about Golgotha. Life in Jesus Christ is a call to heroic and self-sacrificing love." — Archbishop Charles Chaput, Philadelphia
"The resurrection of Jesus is the crowning truth of our faith in Christ. It reveals to us that Jesus is truly the Son of God. All his works and teachings are confirmed. His divine authority is proven. His resurrection is the fulfillment of the promises both of the Old Testament and of Jesus himself during his earthly life." — Bishop Kevin Rhoades, Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind.
"The Resurrection is meant for you and for me. The words 'Christ is risen, Christ is truly risen, Alleluia, Alleluia' are our words as a result of these sacraments. Not only is Christ risen, but we are risen in him and his new life as part of his new creation." — Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Washington
"Joy comes when many years of suffering and adversity are overcome; when an extended battle with cancer appears to be won; when a forgiving father welcomes home a prodigal son; when a political prisoner is finally released from captivity; and when love and fidelity are victorious over evil. This is Easter joy — the Lord's triumph over sin and death, the forgiveness of our sins, and the opening up of the gates of heaven to all God's children." — Archbishop Robert Carlson, St. Louis
"Being a disciple of the risen Lord means being part of the Church and being part of the community of believers that accepts the mission that Jesus has given us: to share the Good News that we have received with the world." — Cardinal Seàn O'Malley, Boston
"Lent is now ended, but the time for conversion of our hearts is always today. … Human nature, the language of creation, turned against itself can lead nowhere except ultimate destruction. … Let the beauty of the cross shine forth, so that the Christ, who is lifted up, can draw all people to himself through you. Let our Easter symbol remain the beautiful cross, which speaks of God's love and God's law."— Bishop Robert Morlino, Madison, Wis.
"It is important that the world is able to see the face of Jesus at this moment in time. For it is the Lord, risen from the dead, who desires to be present to this broken and bruised world through you." — Bishop Joseph McFadden, Harrisburg, Pa.
"Freedom rings through every part of the Easter event. The stone is rolled away from the entrance to the tomb. Christ rises from the dead and goes forth freed from death, able to free all of us from the fear of death and any hold it has on us. When the apostles spoke of Christ's resurrection, they spoke of a new freedom. ... The first and greatest freedom is the freedom of religion, the freedom to respond to the love of God, to shape our own lives in moral and religious matters, the freedom to be what God calls us to be and to do what he asks us to do." — Bishop Thomas Olmsted, Phoenix