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Definition of dress coat in English:
dress coatSyllabification: dress coat
Another term for tailcoat.
More example sentences
- I stood and smiled to the group and then accepted the black dress coat that Derek draped over my shoulders.
- If I'm in the studio or having a creative meeting, I'm less inclined to wear a dress coat.
- He asked if everyone could hear him, and took a second to check the small microphone in his lapel; a thin black wire trailed down the back of his dress coat and off to the side of the platform.
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Word of the day jaunty
Pronunciation: ˈdʒɔːnti
having a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner...

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At 34-years-old, Andrei Arlovski feels there is plenty left in his heavyweight tank.
Alovski is a former UFC heavyweight champion who hasn't fought for that organization since 2008.
The 'Pitbull' said he and ZUFFA, the parent company of the UFC, are on good terms and he believes a return trip back to Octagon isn't so farfetched and went on to say that he is fully cable of earning the heavyweight strap once again.. Arlovski left the UFC in 2008, despite a three-fight win streak within the organization.
He told MMA Weekly:
"I left the UFC on good terms. I don't want the UFC to take me back in the UFC because I was a champion in the UFC. I want to earn the opportunity to be back in the UFC again. More importantly, with my career, every fight I've shown a good fight, and showed my skills, and showed that I'm getting better and better and better from fight to fight. Like I said, you never know. I might one day be in the UFC again, but I definitely want to be a champion and I want to be No. 1 in the world again because I know the taste of glory and the taste of being on top of the world. I also know that feeling when you're down. I definitely want to be a champion and I want to be on top of the world again. Definitely, I will be on top again."
Arlovski is 19-9 and has put his rough 0-3 in Strikeforce behind him. He has won four straight, with victories over Ray Lopez, Travis Fulton, Devin Cole, and Mike Hayes. In-between those fights was a no-contest with Tim Sylvia.
Arlovski fights Anthony Johnson in the main event of World Series of Fighting II at the Revel Hotel & Casino on March 23, 2013 in Atlantic City, NJ.


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O.K., so the gun is plastic -- but that doesn't make James Gandolfini any less terrifying.
You will have to pry that gun from his cold dead hand.
I like James, but that story is stupid.
Big Fat Guido Wannabe losar.He actuallythinks that he is atough guy. I am sure taht he is a big puss.
This guy is a jackass and doesn't deserve any space on this website. If someone wanted to kick his Fat A$$ they could. He acts like he is a gangsta instead of a B List actor.
What a fool. Pack up your toys and go home. Loser
What a PIMP.
And yet, totally doable.
haha great headline!
As Opposed to being a keyboard warrior like your bad ass selves. Im sure James is quaking in his boots from your stern reprimands. Next time get off your ass step outside smell the fresh air n stop trying to convince yourself what a bad ass you are.


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Does the realization cut you like a knife?
The realization that the dream
Has diminished like the lungs of the dying?
Alas, the dream is now festering like a blemish
Cracking like a collapsing wall
Shattering like a fallen wine glass.
Does it fill you with grief?
Does it dry like a lake in a searing land?
Dispose of itself in the back of your mind
And rot in your failure column?
Alas, the dream is gone,
Staring back at you
Accusingly, forlornly,
As it releases itself
Into the dark pits of despair.
Now it's gone,
Now it has disappeared.


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Right, I'm sure that guys who make cat-calls at me are very interested in my personality and brains as well.
What I am trying to communicate to you is that the gender role of passivity for women is what has created that definition. In other words, women are expected to sit quietly, so to speak, and be looked at- they are objects of desire who serve no other function than to be looked at enticingly BECAUSE of their expected passivity. I've offered you plenty of reasons for this.
And do you actually believe any significant percent of people actually believe women "are objects of desire who serve no other function than to be looked at...".
I think it's incredibly rare that anyone would ever look at a woman or a photo of a woman and actually think that. Everyone knows that women, even women who are depicted in a sexual way serve functions that go beyond being looked at.
Then I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I've tried communicating my reasoning behind my statement but it obviously isn't being absorbed.
What you don't seem to see is that the examples you've given and points you make do not fit the definition you yourself offered of being objectified.
You can't hold out an incredibly high definition of objectification and then talk about what a problem it is by giving examples and points which do not meet that definition. You need to either accept that definition is so extreme its almost never met, in which case objectification rarely exists, or you need to accept it's not a good definition of objectification.
Again, I have tried to explain to you how these examples fit. It is not communicating. Thank you for your time.
You've explained why you think they are an issue, but they do not fit the definition you offered.
Your definition of objectification was: "that you are portraying women as passive objects of desire who serve no other function than to be looked at enticingly."
You the go on to state several examples, showing how prevalent objectification is, but your examples do not meet that definition.
Someone saying they like the way my car looks, does not mean people think it does not function as transportation. Similarly, the fact one person makes a cat call at you, does not mean you are viewed only as an object that serves no function than to be looked at enticingly. The vast majority of people, including the person making the comment can still realize you are more than that.
Therefore, given your definition of objectification, you need to accept that the examples you speak of are not objectification, or you need to offer a different definition of objectification that fits your examples.
Your logic is like like me stating my small town is crime ridden with lots of felonies and violent crime, and then offer examples of how I often find litter in my yard and once had my bike stolen. I either need to change my definition of crime to include misdemeanors or admit felonies and violent crime are exceptionally rare.
I'm not claiming cat calls are warranted or that the person making a cat call is interested in your brains, but that is not an example which meets the very high standard of objectification you provided. It's the same with an image. The fact someone may like it visually, does not meet the definition you offered of objectification. People realize the person depicted has a function in life beyond being looked at.
Ok, that's great. You're not getting my point and repeating yourself a lot so I'm out of here. Kbye.
Part of me thinks that the aggressive male/passive female idea is an inadequately deep view of the dynamic. Substitute dominant for aggressive and submissive for passive, and that's a very recognizable relationship, except the sub is in some ways the master because they have the control over what's allowed to happen.
You see that in the relationship between llamas who do paid shoots only, and certainly in cam shows.
With the cat call example, women's underlying fear may prevent them from seeing that all they have to do is turn around and say "With you? Hahahah!" and now the man is being laughed at.
I think that the aggressive/passive view implies a certain power relationship, but that's not necessarily accurate.
That's one reason the get so freaked out by homosexual men - it's a time where the roles have been flipped and they are aware of being looked at as an object.
You're getting hung up on wording. You have to look at meaning, not the literal definition. The "no other purpose" is hyperbolic attention grabbing from the women who first put these theories forth. And they were right to be hyperbolic because the idea was to provide an extreme contrast.
Of course construction workers don't think that women are just for looking at, they think they are for having sex with, and probably for things like cooking and cleaning.
Elizabeta is defining in depth the meaning of that phrase, just ignore the phrase and read the rest or maybe use robotified in place of objectified.
Robots are not capable of independent thought, only what man has taught/programmed them to do. Ultimately a robot is helpless. A robot is the metal device, the body. The robot's brain is not a physical thing, it's the software programming, which is abstract. A robot has specialized, limited capabilities, that are connecedt to it's body, it's physical design. Once great thing is that robots don't have feelings, or ideas, just their mindless specialty. "Watch" the robot work. There's no point in inviting a robot to managment meetings, they're just for looking at, watching them work.
You also need to realize that that definition is not from 2012 when we have women who are CEO's or have a salary that's bigger than their spouses. No one would would say that "women are only good for looking at" unless they were a radio host trying to rile people up, but there have been times when people did believe that.
Her definition is all of the things she's describing. What you are considering her definition is a summary.
The idea that one inaccurate phrase discounts 100% of the other points being made is profoundly illogical.
Why don't you go back through her posts at tell her what she's defined with her examples. Her examples are all accurate examples of objectification, if you don't think that summary definition matches, it would be very interesting to hear what definition her examples add up to.
Or were you just looking and not listening?
That's exactly the definition she offered. (and repeated several times)
I agree it's outdated and that nobody would ever say that. - that's my entire point. She should either admit that by her definition people are never objectified, or she should revise her definition. She's purposely using an outdated, extreme definition of objectification that her examples don't support in attempt to paint a picture that is different from what it really is and should be called on that.
You freely admit that nobody believes "woman are only good for looking at", but that is precisely her claim and despite being challenged on that several times, she refuses to revise that claim.
I'm not discounting her feelings or points. They are legitimate, but they don't come close to meeting the definition of objectification she refuses to back off of.
And like her, I'm done discussing this.
And I objectified the hell outta you!
It's pure sexism, hypocrisy and homophobia IMHO.
If men can catcall women and thought of as being clever, smart and manly for doing so, then why shouldn't women be allowed to do the same thing without others freaking out? Aren't we supposed to be living in an age of equality between the sexes?
I personally admire women who rebel against what is "ladylike" and "unladylike" and just do whatever makes them feel happy, and if that means showing public appreciation for a guy who is attractive to them then good on them I say. :-D
Overwhelmingly, I have always seen far more judgment and negativity from other women, when it comes to women who are "equally" comfortable and toward with their sexuality. Ultimately, though there are plenty of douchebag judgmental men, it's other women who are the most harsh and relentless with the "oh she's a slut" type remarks. Other women are the worst culprits when it comes to any random female being called a slut, skank, etc., just for being secure and comfortable- and adult- with their sexuality.
Cat-calling doesn't mean calling someone a slut or something. When I brought that up I was refering to men who will yell at women on the street like "Hey baby, damn you look sexy in that dress girl".
Beauty is the purgation of superfluities.
How does that sound?
A bit pretentious, and it doesn't parse. Long time, Click!
Yeah, I know.
I'm still trying to figure out what Michelangelo was thinking when he said that. It's not easy for me to put the religious stuff in context.
Maybe something was lost in the translation from Italian?
I love his work anyway.
Love your port...
You need a new hobby.
Well, that was a critically important reason to revive a zombie thread.
This. I hope you didn't pay the fortune it cost for him to learn this drivel.
Of course! Anyone with different ideas than you has clearly been brainwashed!
He knows. He posted this year.
Yes, some do IMHO.
Do you re-visit any of your other 8 yr old threads often?
Good day.
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Gerard, a careless, self-absorbed alcoholic, returns home to find a massacre. Several dead bodies and one survivor, Frank, Gerard has to go back to the place where he grow up. There are olot o...
Certian bits will be fast paced. It's the way I write, sorry. Hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing it:D
Chapter 1- A new home.
I placed my grimy foot on her cold, lifeless head.
I tilted it and it limply rolled to the left, her burnt hair falling across her face. I showed no remorse, just pity for the life she could have had; the life I could have used.
My head snapped away from her face and my eyes turned alert. Some noise, of some sort, I couldn't tell. I looked around sharply, and placed my foot back on the floor, slipping it back into my shoe. I looked at the several other bodies in the room and sighed. So many wasted slaves. I adjusted my collar, and threw a coat I'd picked up from the floor over the remaining flames. It died instantly. I stalked around the room, investigating the sound I had just heard. It repeated, and I span around, realising it was the noise of a human. It was just another victim, but not quite dead... just slowly dying, part of him fighting for life.
"Your business here?" I asked sharply, taking a hip flask out of my pocket. I unscrewed it and tipped some into my mouth, smacking my lips afterwards. The poor boy was struggling for words.
"They... they... brought... here" He murmured. I raised an eyebrow.
"Who did?" I asked hoarsely, the air getting to me. He shook his head, sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Men... pick me up... they... put... me in... here... I don't know, really..." He sighed. I looked down at him, crouching down to him . I cupped his face, and tilted it left... to right... left... to right, examining his scars. "Been through the wars young man?" I asked him.
"I'm not that young..." He breathed out. I looked at him, analysing his features, although it was hard to tell in a place this dark.
"How old are you. 15, 16?" I asked. He weakly shook his head as I took another swig out of my flask.
"22." He whispered. I almost spat out my whisky.
"You don't look it, you're tiny, boy." I choked out after forcing down my drink. He grunted in return. I sighed. "You're putting up a fight. Why should you survive, kid?" He paused for a minute.
"Because if I can get away with 16, I have a lot to live for." He glared. I laughed dryly at his witty remark.
"On your death bed and making jokes. I assume you to be the fun one." I assumed. "Pity," I murmured, turning away. I tipped some of my remaining alcohol over a barrel, and it shot up in flames. I stared into the fire, the sound of the crackling drowning out the boy's choking
"What's your name, boy?" I snapped. It took a while for him to produce a sound.
"Fra- Frank." He spluttered out. I stared at him for a long, hard second. I walked back over and picked him up.
"You've survived this much- I'll give you that." I slung him over my shoulder, and looked back at the other dead bodies. The fire on the barrel was spreading across the floor, creeping towards the corpses. I walked out of the room, not bothering to shut the door behind me.
I shoved the dying boy into the car and slumped next to him.
"Drive," I commanded, weakly. He's certainly small, but doesn't weigh half much. His eyes were closed and he was still, but he was deeply breathing, appreciative of the change of air. He had red slashes over his eyes, as if someone had ran a knife over them. His lower eye lids were bruised red, probably stained with blood. I noticed his hair was styled in a particular way that his hair was brushed over to one side, and his head left with stubble on the other. At what I assumed was a pattern at first, I observed what was shaven into his stubble was the word 'Slave'.
I arched a brow. Somebody had the same idea of me, praying on the weak for servants.
I opened my pocket and took out a fresh, box of cigarettes, taking one out and lighting it. I took several puffs before stumping it out in the built in ash tray. Frank must have noticed the smell, as his nostrils wrinkled and he opened his eyes weakly.
"I would kill for a cigarette," he hinted. I shook my head, wickedly.
"These are mine, boy." I carried on smoking and paused as he spoke again.
"1 cigarette for a week of servitude." He begged. I looked at him in an attempt to read his expression, but all I could see were his blood stained eyes widening in plead. I contemplated that offer.
"You're already branded a slave- why should I give you what is mine to further prove that point?" I pointed out. He started to get angry.
"Oh for crying out loud, it's a bloody cigarette, is it so impossible to spare one?" He shouted, but it was a weak shout. I looked out of the window, ignoring him, before leaning to the drive and whispering-
"To number 6, please" And leant back. He nodded once and turned a sharp left. I looked back at Frank, who was sleeping lightly again.
I looked outside the window. The sky had darkened into a midnight blue. Street lamps were being switched on, and shops were shutting. Everything disappeared once we headed down the alleyway.
Everything is ten times more dull down the alley. The sky instantly goes grey, the mood falls down by 60% and its all... black. Story of my life, really.
My brother's home was down here. We'd never been rich, all our money was earned by stealing and spent on drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. We lived in what we could find- and right now, what I had found, was being burnt into flames.
I'd never had any time to think of anyone else other then myself and my brother. When you have to survive, your own blood comes first. But the majority of our... 'neighbours' were the same way, so it wasn't always peace and quiet round here.
Was I sad that what I had called home was used for a massacre? No. But did I want revenge? Yes. It was so simple to find another abandoned house, and the people who set it alight before were probably assuming it was still abandoned. But those people took something from me, and I was angrier at that then the several dead bodies.
Like I said, looking out for number one. I suppose that's the drugs talking.
My old neighbours threw dirty glances as the car passed. Right now, the chauffeur was one of the few things I now had, barring the illegal items I'd purchased. I supplied him with drugs, he took me around. It was a simple deal. He used to live down this street himself, but as soon as he got a job he flew out of here and landed himself with a pool of money. But he never quite got out of the drug addiction I landed him in eleven years ago.
I started to notice him slowing down, before he came to a stop. I shoved Frank and he shivered awake, sitting up straight.
"Out," I ordered. He stretched briefly and hobbled out of the car, wounded from the fire. I had words with the driver before he did a swift U-turn and head back out to the street.
I turned around and stared.
It was the exact same as 3 years ago. There was a whole in the ground, where a ladder was placed and secured for people to transport themselves to and from the building. I noticed all the former holes in the upper ground walls had been bordered up by planks of wood. I tugged Frank by the collar and gestured to the hole, where he clambered down onto the ground, me following. A lampshade was suspended by a thick wad of rope hammered into the crumbling ceiling. Plaster was peeling of the walls, and a whole was situated in the wall where the door had once been. A towel was now acting as the cover. I looked around the 'front garden'. A wooden stool was sat in the corner, and dust was circling in the shine of light. The side windows were smashed, a safety hazard, and I could see the inside of my former home through them.
I pulled Frank through the towel and observed the building that used to be just a memory. A set of wooden stairs were positioned facing the door way, and a door to the left presented the out-dated kitchen. I walked in as if it were my own and turned the tap on.
"Wash yourself up," I ordered Frank. He rushed over and splashed his face with water, before leaning over and willingly drinking. I almost wretched. Water was far too bland, I was more into drinks that had a kick to it- like alcohol. I reached for my hip flask but realised it had decreased in weight, and only a drop of liquid spilt out when I tipped it. I instantly started raiding the cupboards, searching for some sort of substitute. Frank started taking off his jeans and rubbing the ice water all over the singes on his legs. He really was small for a 22 year old.
I didn't look at his burns for long, I wasn't done looking through the shelves. I noticed a packet of cigarettes in one, and pocketed it. I closed the cupboard door, and barely noticed the figure standing beside me before the impact.
Smack! A large fist slammed into my jaw, sending me backwards flying. The boy advanced for Frank, who held up a knife in defence next to the sink. I reopened my eyes and felt punches hit my stomach, and I looked at the figure's face-
"MIKEY!" I screamed "IT'S ME, GERARD, STOP IT!" I yelled. He paused, and released me. I cupped my bleeding face in my hands, rolling in pain. Frank was deeply breathing, like he did when he was sleeping. I reopened my eyes to check if he hadn't passed out again. He was still stood, holding the knife in a position of defence.
Mikey retreated, and I got a good look at him. His hair was still thick blonde, but overgrown and covering his eyes. His face shape was the same as the painted picture in my minds eye and he still wore the same black glasses. His eyes were looking up and down at me, before flitting over to Frank and doing the same.
"Give me the fags," He mumbled. I dug into my pocket and threw them at him, aiming for his face. Sadly, he caught it before the corner hit his eye.
"What the hell was that for, Mikey?" I hissed. He shrugged.
"People been stealin' things recently. S'pose it was you then, eh?" He accused.
"Actually, no." I spat. "I just got here. My house has been used as a massacre spot and had 22 dead bodies dumped there, burnt, and one alive in the corner. Where did you think I got him from?" I struggled out, grasping my jaw.
"Thought t'was your new boyfriend," He teased. I threw a rock at him from the floor.
"I'm as straight as you are, kid. That reminds me, where's Cindy?" I asked. His face fell.
"She ran off with some bloke round the corner. Filthy slag," He sneered. He pulled out a stool from beneath the table and sat on it, running his fingers through his hair. "So I get it now. Your new home get's wrecked and you come running back to mummykins. Well then, plan failed, she's gone. She ran off, 'swell." I stared at my younger brother.
"Month or two ago." He muttered. I didn't say a word for a while. I'd never liked that woman, but I didn't think she was the type to leave her sons in need. There was silence for a while.
"Can I have a room, please, there's bound to be space with only one person out of the original four who-"
"No." He declined. I stared at him.
"You had a chance of living here, but no, it didn't quite meet your expectations, so you run off on your own, forget about us for three years, and expect us to welcome you back with open arms?" He spat, disgusted. I smiled slightly.
"Why do you think I brought dear Frank? He is trade- your servant for my stay. It's difficult living here, doing everything, so why not have a spare two pairs of hands?" I offered. Mikey considered that. He looked at Frank, and took the knife from his hand. He studied his health, condition, and strength.
"We'll have to patch you up and make you healthy again," He explained. "Okay, Gee, but here's the condition. You stay for a minimum amount of time. Until I find you, or you find, a house that the council doesn't give a crap about, you live here. But, even when you're gone, I get to keep the slave. Fair do's?"
"Fair do's," I smiled, shaking on it. Frank was unhappy with this.
"I'm not being used as some sort of trade, you brat!" He shouted.
"Would you rather be back in the fire? Cause I can take you back." I sneered.
"Ah, but if you do that, you'll have no bargain with dear brother here," He pointed out. I sighed.
"Look, you ungrateful swine. I saved your life. Do something in return?" I asked.
"Yeah, you saved my life, and treated me like a shit after that." He huffed. I shut my eyes, and took a deep breath. His eyes had turned into slits of anger; he clearly didn't like the arrangement. I had no idea how to convince him to co-operate.
"If you stay with Mikey, he's going to treat you so much better than I ever will; he's a good kid." Frank snorted, and starting to skit.
"Yeah, he's a wonderful kid, best brother out there, the one who goes flinging punches at every nearby target who'll take a hit!" He sneered.
"Hey!" Mikey shouted, fighting back. "My house was being broken into, and how the hell would I have known it was my brother? He'd buggered off for three years!"
"Yeah well you could of looked." Frank finished, rubbing his eye and wincing. Mikey stared at him, disgusted.
"You know what? I'm not sure I want you as a slave. Your attitude is awful. See yourself out, Gerard." Mikey stood up, slammed in his chair and stomped up the stairs. I hit Frank across the back.
"Well, well done, you git, we're homeless again."
Listening intently to the sound of Mikey's footsteps, I followed his trail. I pulled Frank along with me so he didn't run off, but spent the majority of the time observing what used to be my home. I'd forgotten it was bigger then it looked. The majority of it was hidden so the neighbours didn't feel jealous and start destroying it seeing as we didn't share- but they started ripping out bricks anyway. I knew exactly where he was, and how to get there. I knocked lightly on the door, and for the first time, became calm. I nudged open the door, and Mikey was sat on a stool facing the wall.
A lot had changed in the last three years.
The window was still there on the wall left to the door. The fact he was in a back room meant we could keep the window there without the need to border it up, so the neighbours didn't smash the glass open. But everything else was different. There used to be just a pile of mattresses, but now an actual bed was situated just beside the corner, propped against the back wall. Next to it, joint to the furthest wall, was a block of drawers, with random ornaments he either found, or stole, positioned on top of it. A mirror had been loosely hung lopsidedly above it, and a stool was perched beside the window. The walls were fantastic. There was no paint to it, there was just white- but thousands of sketches in black markers were scribbled on; doodling was a favourite pass time in the family. It ran in the blood. I could imagine Mikey being so bored he just picks up a sharpie and lets his fantasy reign his walls. I totally understood the meaning to this- it was so he could escape from the world, and live inside his own built-up reality.
I look at Mikey, who had moved from the stool to the bed while I was observing the change.
"Things have changed, G." He told me. I nodded in agreement. "But your rooms still as it was. Mum never went inside it. It set her off. You may be able to see a few things, if you do some dusting before you leave." He said quietly. I nodded, and retreated out of the room. I carried on dragging Frank before he snapped at me: 'I can walk myself you know!' and I let go of him, glad, as my arm was aching.
We walked up more stairs, and hit a ladder. I let Frank up first before following myself. I was nervous, I hadn't entered my room for years. I heard Frank let out a small 'whoa' before moving for me to go up. I poked my head through, and grinned instantly.
It was exactly the same as it used to be.
Sure, it was made up of old, broken toys and second-hand furniture, but that was what made it so unique. I had built my bed myself, and remembered how proud I had been when it was complete. I had made it sturdy, and everything. That was still to the left of the hatch. There was so much dust gathering, it was difficult to see everything, but I could make things out seeing as they were originally mine.
I too had a back window, so it had an open view of the city. I'd forgotten how breathtaking the sight was to just look at it from the high point of my bedroom. I smiled to myself, remembering the 23 year old me gazing at it longingly, and doing the same every day previously, before having enough of imagining and setting off to make it a reality.
My, also self built, wardrobe was opposite the window, and still looked crooked and shoddy. I grinned at that, remembering the door falling off and me screaming every curse invented. My mother grounded me at that, regardless I was 21. That was five years ago. I never cared to greaten my skill with building.
I walked over to a plastic box, which I knew was filled with toys. I lifted that up and pushed it to the side, pulling back the rug to reveal a loose floorboard, which had a self put lock attached to it. I looked at Frank and tapped my nose wickedly as he stared in awe. I opened the plastic box and took out a teddy toy I'd had since I was three. I unzipped the back and a key fell out to my delight. I used the key to unlock the trap door, which opened to my pulling. Shockingly, my stash of booze, drugs and cigarettes were still there, intact.
"Thank god," I whispered, and picked up a couple of bottles and sachets. Frank rushed over and stared into the hole with awe. "It's not very deep," I told him. "It was just a loose floorboard, but I was that protective of my stash I padlocked it so I didn't have it stolen. That's what our charming neighbours do to each other; steal our stuff. I put all sorts of crap in here that meant stuff to me back then. My grandma's locket, which still does- ooh, a wallet." I picked up the wallet and opened it- and saw the licence card was my brother's. "Oops, must be my brothers. I stole it from him a couple years back, he went mad finding it. This," I grinned and shook it in Frank's face "Is our ticket to staying here." I took out a few five's that he had, pocketed them, and put the wallet in a carrier bag.
I carried on looking and found a fistful of fivers; fivers that I knew where mine. I earned them through building people stuff, to try and make peace with the neighbours. However they always had complained that it was a rip off, paid all the same, but my intention was never met.
I re-padlocked the stash after counting all the things stored inside. Still several bottles, sachets and notes.
"If I ever notice anything missing that I didn't take," I threatened. "It'll be your fault, seeing as you're the only one I've shown. I'll then take it back, and kill you." I told him calmly. He didn't seem really bothered, but I hid the key and led Frank back down to Mikey's room.
It had been an easy negotiation. In return for returning the 'wallet that was found in the downstairs lampshade that was never cleaned', I got two weeks for my stay, and Frank got till he was fired. I knew Frank was secretly thrilled he now had a home, but he wasn't making a show of it.
I used two unopened vodka bottles to celebrate the new home, and we got very drunk. We got several complaints from neighbours, but the majority of them just wanted to join in. We shut the flap leading to our front... 'garden' after a while and locked it, so they couldn't get in.
After a very rough night, I woke up at one in the afternoon in the same room as Frank. He was already awake, and sat on the floor.
"What the hell?" I asked. He rolled one of his eyes, the other one far too wounded.
"You two were smashed last night. I was too, but not as bad. I don't have a room yet, so I crashed on the floor."
"Oh." I mouthed, before smacking my face back into the pillow. There was silence for a while, before Frank started firing questions.
"Is that your everyday life, just drinking yourself to sleep?" He asked me. I resorted to yes/no answers.
"Do you do drugs as much as you drink?"
"Do you have any food?"
"Do you plan on getting food?"
"Do you plan on getting up?"
"How bad is your hangover?"
"That doesn't make sense." He criticized. I threw one of my pillows at him. It missed him by three metres. "And your aim is crap. I'm getting breakfast."
"I told you, no food. I searched the cupboards last night." He sighed.
"Yes, that's why I'm going to the shops. Got any money?" I threw a fiver at him.
"Bring me back a coffee and a bagel. Don't run off. If you do I'll hunt you down and kill you." He ignored that, and complained for the need of another fiver to get him and Mikey something, too. I chucked him another, and quietly mumbled; 'Don't tell Mikey that was his money'.
After an hour of lying in bed, I suddenly started to wonder where Frank was. I stood up and swayed slightly, before falling on my knees. I had no memory of how much I had drunk last night, but it was certainly a lot. I grabbed my hip flask and drank some more; that always helps with hangovers. My head was racing at a hundred miles an hour, and at every slight movement, my vision blurred. I couldn't think straight, I kept hearing a buzzing noise, and I started screaming at myself to make it stop.
I was in agony. It felt like my limbs were being torn off, and my head was about to explode. I was pulling my hair in frustration, gritting my teeth and squinting my eyes in response to the pain. I heard a hurry of footsteps, and heard snippets of voices.
"What's up with him?"
"Must be-"
"Drugs, the drugs, gotta be..."
I was rolling on the floor, clutching my heart. All my senses were off, I was being to overpowered by the pain. I felt dizzy, my heart was racing, I could feel it banging against my rib cage, pumping more and more blood around my bloodstream-
It was all over, and I was soaked. I coughed and looked up, my eyes wild, and bloodshot. My thick black hair was dripping and I stared accusingly at the empty bucket Mikey was holding. I looked at myself; there wasn't a dry part of me.
I stared at Frank. He looked bewildered, but relived I was okay. Mikey walked over to me, emptied my pockets and took the sachets of drugs.
"No more of this for you." He told me, before climbing out of the room, Frank following. I stared after them, before crashing my head on the floorboards, pounding my fists in anger.


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"That milk expired," Kyle said pointing at his older brother standing near the fridge as he drank the last of the milk from the carton.
Josh lowered the jug and spit it out quickly. He was already having the Mondays and it wasn't even eight yet. He wiped his mouth before walking over to the sink. He dumped out of the rest of the milk and tossed the carton into the sink. He rested his hands on the outer rim of the sink staring out the window. That feeling of being off was coming over him again and he was pretty sure it wasn't just the Mondays. He'd been feeling this way for weeks. Like his world's axis was off more than usual.
He shook his head before walking over to the kitchen table and sat down across from his younger brother.
"Does anything feel weird to you today?" Josh asked, crossing his arms on the table. Kyle looked up from the paper and shrugged.
"No, but then again I didn't just drink old milk," Kyle said with a smirk. Josh glanced back towards the fridge figuring he should get something to eat. He had a meeting with a client in an hour or so and he still needed to shower.
"It's the milk. It's everything," Josh explained, "I feel like everything's just wrong. Like this isn't how it's supposed to be." Kyle put down his paper, folding his hands over it.
"First of all, you need to stop watching Once Upon A Time…" Kyle started.
"I don't watch that show," Josh lied defensively.
"Right and second how can anything be off? You're dating someone who should be a model and for some reason she sees past all of this," Kyle said moving his hand in a circular direction mimicking Josh's body, "so no I don't think anything's off. Go eat some waffles or pizza and realize your world is pretty damn good."


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Aspen Attractions
9 Readers' Suggestions
July 26th, 2011
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I visited last year on a ski trip; couldn't wait to leave the pretentious and overpriced place where the class distinction was sickening.
April 27th, 2009
4:22 pm
I went on an evening walking tour called Aspen's Darkside that was great. Historic Aspen stories about Ghosts and Murder that our guide made really entertaining. I'm not sure if I'll ever look at Aspen the same way. http://www.AspenWalkingTours.com
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December 7th, 2008
10:34 pm
Check out the Ute Mountaineer. They have great merchandise and friendly, knowledgeable staff.
— Beth, CT
May 23rd, 2008
3:46 pm
Go check out Radio boardshop. they have a fun, hip selection of clothes and sneakers. In the winter I do all my snowboard shopping there. I have found that they have the most knowledgeable, friendly staff around.
— Anonymous
January 18th, 2008
12:42 pm
If you're in shape, which you should be if you plan to actually enjoy Aspen, get your butt up Highlands Bowl and linger at the top long enough to accept a prized and limited ski pin from Highlands Patrol before you drop in (aka-ski down). If you're not in shape just get on the stair master every day for two weeks straight before you come and you'll be money. Go visit the Garcia Shrine on Aspen Mtn., munch on those cracked-out truffle oil and parm fries Apres Ski at Ajax Tavern, stop by NY Pizza for a slice from Earl & Kevin (one of the only places in town that has employed the same ski bum faces for most of my life). Other than that, get your foot beds custom fitted by Jim Lindsay (the best), forget your heals--save your yard-sale for the Steeps not the icy coble-like bricks that lay downtown. Finally, be friendly, (most) locals here don't bite--we appreciate that our relationship with you is symbiotic. You can go back to being that stressed-out, high maintenance, Managing Director when you return to the Cube Farm. See ya on the slopes for an Epic Winter'08!
— Anonymous
January 18th, 2008
11:45 am
Drop by the art museum. Fantastic chance to see international contemporary art you might only otherwise see on the coasts. Travelling ICA Philadelphia Karen Kilimnik exhibition there now.
— Anonymous
January 19th, 2007
7:22 pm
Go to the Red Onion and Cooper Street soon.. both buildings have been purchased and are scheduled to be upscaled at the end of this season. The JBar has yet to succumb.
— Anonymous
January 19th, 2007
10:24 am
The Crystal Palace: 51 years and still going, the Crystal Palace is a don't-miss evening's entertainment in Aspen. Dinner theater with an attitude, this Aspen institution dishes up surprisingly good food (considering the rep dinner theater generally enjoys) and pithy, topical, political satire in a song-and-dance revue where the waiters and waitresses are the talent.
Stick around after the show. When the help's finished their chores, they take a turn in the piano bar where the songs grow bawdier as closing time draws near.
Stick around after the show. When the help's finished their chores, they take a turn in the piano bar where the songs grow bawdier as closing time draws near.
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A muddy romp through the woods and swamps at Black Creek Park – Let's "dress up and mess up" this time around. We will take you on 5 muddy miles including the brand new Orange Blazed trail in Black Creek Park built by #TrailsRoc itself. We encourage you to dress up and bring your best prom mentality to the event - King and Queen of the Mud Prom will be announced at the finish.
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Black Creek Park is a mix of single track and double wide trails – It is fast and flat – A great course for vets to test their trail speed and a perfect course for beginning trail runners to have fun and success that will keep bringing you back to the trails!
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By Eric Letendre
"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't
buy the wag of his tail."
– Henry Wheeler Shaw
Jenna was a sweet, shy border collie mix that had
recently been adopted by a very nice family.
They had called me in because Jenna was very shy
and nervous around kids and stangers. They were
not sure if they were going to keep her because
she would not allow the children to come too close.
She was in no way aggressive, just very nervous
and would try to run away.
I went to their house on a Saturday afternoon to
meet Jenna.
We did not know her background, but you would guess
that she did not have the best upbringing. The shelter
had found her roaming the streets of Newport, RI and
had no idea who the owner was.
I spent a few minutes with Jenna and then turned to
the owners and asked for some treats. The father of
the house was excited to get started on obedience
training and asked what command we were going to
start with first.
When I informed him that we were going to teach his
new family member some tricks I could see the slight
look of disbelief on his face.
"Tricks?" he asked.
I asked him to trust me and that it would all make sense
in a little while.
We then spent an hour teaching Jenna to give paw, wave,
sit pretty and roll over.
I asked them to practice and informed them that I would
be back next week. I also asked them to have their kids
their with some friends. With a puzzeld look on their
faces, they agreed.
The following week they had done their homework and the
kids were there.
I asked all of them to sit around and watch mom and dad
do a training session with me. Every time Jenna did any
trick all the kids would start to clap and cheer for
Within minutes they wanted to help out.
I asked the owners to do tricks everytime someone comes
over the house. I added that doing tricks is fun, and
strangers to Jenna will have the same response to her
that the kids had.
Within a few weeks Jenna was a differnt dog. They kept
teaching her more and more tricks and her confidence
contiuned to improve.
The last time I saw her, she was a much more confident,
stable dog.
Teaching your dog tricks is one of the best ways to build
confidence and bond with your dog. Trick training is much
more positive than obedience training and everyone loves
to watch your dog do a trick.
Here is a video that I did on teaching your dog to do the
roll over trick.
All the best,
Tricks are a great confidence builder for the dog and a wonderful ice breaker for people, too! When we moved to a new neighborhood with our 1 year old Mini Aussie, our dog became an instant hit with the kids because he could play hide-and-seek. We incorporated obedience with tricks to have some fun. The kids would ask him to Sit-Stay and they would go find a hiding place in the yard. When they called 'Ready' that was his cue to find them. Great search/rescue exercise for my dog and it has generated some lovely neighborhood goodwill. Everyone knows me as "Copper's Mom".
Hey, Eric. We really enjoy your Emails, I find them to be very informative and really help to understand what our little Lexie is thinking. Lexie is a tiny, black, Cocker-Pinscher mix, so the vet guessed. My mom found her abandoned at the dumpster and we took her in at age 2 months. Lexie is now 7 months old, very spunky and very smart. She knows sit, down, stay, paw, roll over, speak, jump and dance. BUT we can't get her to stop barking! I understand that small dogs bark more than big ones and I know it's her way of showing she's "big" too but our garden is right on the street and Lexie barks at everyone that walks by. It's not so nice for the neighbors to hear a dog barking at all hours of the day. Any suggestions? We'd appreciate all the help we can get! Thanks!
Im very impressed with the tips from the amazing dog training man. I have a bull mastiff and the bond he has with me and my wife is unbreakable. She just taught him "give me paw" its just amazing how fast he picked up the trick but its very simple.
This is amazing. Although I have been a dog owner for many years I have never seen anyone train a dog so quickly.
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Already suffering from a reputation of taking liberties with users' personal information, Facebook is said to be doubling down on its data-mining efforts with a new app that, according to Bloomberg, Time and CNET, will track people's every move through their smartphones. The app is said to be part of a program that will let friends see where their friends are at any given time and also mine the location data in order to tailor advertisements based on people's daily habits.
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Damn it, Canadian guy who was a swimming instructor at some point, why do you always go swimming on the same days as I want to? I can never make myself go swimming when you're there because you will try to teach me how to improve my front crawl or ask me questions and try to talk to me and I don't want to talk to anyone I just want to swim!
And I was really looking forward to my swim tonight, as well, and you were there and my heart sank because I knew that if I got in the pool you would ask me questions about my friends' whereabouts and I don't need any more reminders that my prime swimming buddy has moved out of town for uni and won't be accompanying me any more!
Fucking ARRRRGH!!! I am in such a bad mood now and I didn't even go through any of this and YES I know that he might not do this and YES I know that if I just keep swimming, just keep swimming, he won't get a chance to bug me but at some point I will need to take a breather or I might accidentally inhale a load of water and need to stop at the end of the pool and in that moment he will appear and be all friendly and helpful! YES I AM BEING VERY ANTI-SOCIAL but I don't care I just wanted to swim.
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Tip: Save the Beet Greens!
Beets are in season right now, and all the produce markets are proudly displaying beets of all colors. Here's a tip: when you're washing and peeling the beets, and you trim off the green leafy tops, don't toss them away!
The greens and the stems are edible, and make a great substitute for any green such as spinach, swiss chard, and bok choy. They can be steamed, sauteed, braised, added to soups, and eaten raw. They're yummy and full of vitamins, so don't waste them!
Five Ways To Eat: Beets
Recipe: Roasted Beets and Sautéed Greens with Hazelnuts and Goat Cheese
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I tried them last week and was a bit disappointed - not much flavor, more like spinach maybe. I'd rather eat kale or chard. And beware the color effects when they're coming out the other end!
I found a bowl of truly sad-looking and wilted beet greens (leftover from, uh, Thanksgiving beets) in my fridge last Monday, and sauteed them with a bunch of chili in hopes of making them into a decent dinner.
They turned out to be a perfect pairing with the cornbread I baked, and topped with a slow-poached egg, it was a rather amazing dinner, considering how unappetizing those greens looked while they wilted in the back of the fridge.
I use beet greens to make pesto. It is a spicy and earthy taste and I really like it.
Gina32, I'm surprised that you felt that way. I love beet greens and think they have a very minerally, earthy taste, much like beets themselves.
Beet greens have always tasted quite strong and earthy to me as well.
I make a nice curry with them. They are great sauted with a tarka of cumin and mustard seeds and cooked with onion & chilis.
great minds think alike! I just posted a recipe for beet greens sauteed with garlic and pepper flakes and served with feta on top. Delicious!
I just made a pretty tasty beet green lasagna.
I'm amazed at the first comment on this post. Not much flavor?
Of all the leafy greens I find beet greens the MOST delicious. Not overcooking is the key. Just the shortest time in a pan with olive oil, a bit of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, perhaps the tiniest drop of white wine or vermouth and whatever drops of water are on the greens from having been washed.
They are done the instant they taste good... barring the pleasure of eating them raw, there is a cooked flavor they take on.
I love them.
Same goes for turnip greens!
nadarine - I prepare mine similarly. Here's a recent simple recipe: http://syrupandhoney.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/garlicky-greens-and-a-fried-egg.html.html
Oh how I wish I could get beet greens now! They were already harvested in the northeast.
This summer when the beets were 1st harvested, I sauteed the greens with a bit of garlic, s&p. Then cooled, rough chopped & rolled up into fillets of grey sole. Sprinkled with bread crumbs, poured some white wine in the pan along with some butter & baked a few minutes. So ridiculously delicious. My 3 year old ate more than I did! Plus, the red from the stalks turned the sauce a beautiful pink shade.
I'm not a huge fan of straight up beet greens (raw, sauteed, etc.) but I put them in lasagna and they're great that way.
Beets are one of our favorite foods around here and I love the colors of the purply reds and greens they are truly beautiful.
Consensus is: keep experimenting!
Am I mistaken or is that photo of rhubarb? Don't eat rhubarb greens- they're poisionous! But go aead with beet greens...
Oh my gosh, if you have beet greens, please please make fusilli alla crazy bastard from Food & Wine magazine. It's delicious.
Oops, here's the link to the recipe!
We throw them in, chopped, with the beets during the last 5 minutes of boiling, and they're great drained with chopped beets, goat cheese and walnuts.
I make a beet green and chard salad by finely chopping the greens and chard (super fine, almost a chiffonade) and then adding juice from 2 lemons, a handful of chopped toasted pine nuts, a handful of parmesan cheese, some olive oil and salt. Delicious, and the greens have a completely different flavor this way than they do when you cook them. It's a lot of chopping, but a really filling and nutritious winter salad!
those are beets in the picture. Love all the winter greens! Try radish greens sauteed with olive oil, garlic, S & P- so good.
Can the stems be prepared along with the greens?
@Madisonian, yes! Eat the stems too!
@bkk no this is not rhubarb.
I saute the stems in butter, lemon and garlic (and sometimes a little wine) and use it as part of the filling for quiche. It's lovely.


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Make sure you pick up your copy of the new Alternative Press: We Are Warped issue w/ Maika Maile from There For Tomorrow and Dan (Soupy) Cambell from The Wonder Years on the cover. http://www.altpress.com/magazine/issue/2771-we_are_warped1/ Make sure to catch There For Tomorrow and The Wonder Years...July 5th, 2011 | Uncategorized | Read More


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The Stars weren't just shining brightly – they were absolutely glittering – in the afterglow of three straight dominant home ice victories by a combined score of 14-1 during which Dallas never trailed to close out a week that began with a lackluster loss in Nashville. As a result, coach Lindy Ruff's skaters improved to 24-20-8 for 56 points, just five behind 8th place Vancouver in the Western Conference wild card standings.
Goalie Kari Lehtonen and his teammates whitewashed Minnesota, 4-0 on Tuesday, Jan. 21 and high flying Pittsburgh, 3-0 on Saturday, Jan. 25, sandwiching those triumphs around a 7-1 rout that ended Toronto's six-game winning streak on Thursday, Jan. 23. The victories, which opened a five-game homestand, enabled Dallas to forget its 4-1 loss to the Predators on Monday, Jan. 20.
"This (victory) is up there (among the Stars' best efforts of the season)," Lehtonen said after recording his 25th career shutout and 2nd in three games. By stopping all 24 shots he faced (12 of them in the 3rd period when Pittsburgh made a frenzied comeback attempt). "(The Penguins are) really good. We were able to play a lot better than them. We dominated the power play and the penalty kill. Overall, it was a great effort."
"With the team in front of him for the first 40 minutes, you couldn't find more than one or two good chances," said Ruff. "In the third period when he really needed (to make saves), he stood tall. He just eliminated their chances. He came up big at the right time."
Dallas controlled play through the first 40 minutes, standing up at the blue line against the high flying Penguins forwards and dominating the neutral zone by avoiding turnovers, maintaining puck possession and consistently forcing play back toward the Pittsburgh defensive zone.
They also frustrated the Pens' marquee offensive players such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and former Star James Neal with excellent back checking and enough physical play to outmuscle Pittsburgh and keep them away from Lehtonen. Their penalty kill stifled the Penguins' vaunted power play four times, and has not allowed a goal in its last 15 shorthanded situations.
"We're real dedicated, all five guys (on the ice)," said Stars' defenseman Alex Goligoski, a former Penguin. "We've got a lot of guys blocking shots and playing defense, and it's fun to see. It gets the bench going and kind of makes you play on your toes and feed the offense, too."
Speaking of the offense, the Stars' power play clicked twice, netting a man advantage marker for the seventh straight game (which tied a franchise mark established from December 11 to 23 during the 2010-2011 campaign) after having lagged near the bottom of the NHL for most of the campaign.
Veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar's slap shot through traffic late in the opening period gave the Stars a 1-0 lead and enabled them to continue their territorial dominance over the visitors. The goal – which started with a Lehtonen touch for the netminder's league-leading 4th assist (among goalies) of the season and 2nd in two games — was Gonchar's 2nd of the year.
Captain Jamie Benn added another man advantage goal, his 19th when he one-timed a pass from Goligoski early in the 2nd period. The two power-play goals victimized Pittsburgh's league-leading unit, which entered the game with a streak of 11 successful penalty kills.
Forward Rich Peverly netted his 7th of the season and 2nd in two games by solving solved Pens' goalie Marc-Andre Fleury midway through the 2nd period to finish the night's scoring.
"This is desperation (for the Stars) — we saw that in their last two games. We saw it again tonight," Metropolitan Division-leading Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said after the Stars committed just two giveaways compared with nine by the Pens. "This was a desperate team that's played hard. We have to be able to match that regardless of where our position is or what the standings look like."
"We've been locked into our energy, our game, and we spend more time in the offensive zone,'' Ruff said. "It's been a total team effort. The last three games have all been excellent in all three zones. This one against a highly skilled team and taking care of special teams probably knocks the other two (previous victories) down a little bit."
Anyone who saw the 7-1 victory over Toronto might beg to differ with the coach. For the 2nd consecutive game, Dallas controlled the flow of play while commandeering a territorial and physical advantage over their opponent. Benn opened the scoring with his 100th career goal and 18th of the season midway through the first period and center Cody Eakin added his 12th later in the stanza to put the Stars ahead for good at 2-1.
"I guess (the scoring opportunities) going in the net now," said the 24-year old Benn, who became the first skater in franchise history to record his 100th career red light before his 25th birthday. "That's what's working. (We're getting) a little bit of confidence (because) we feel comfortable out there. They just weren't going in the first half of the year. I just think we're shooting pucks and doing the right things now."
Rookie forward Valeri Nichushkin, who was benched for two games prior to the homestand, broke out of his goal scoring slump with a pair of markers over the final two periods. He touched off a four-goal uprising in the middle period with his 10th of the year on a tip in early in the second period that gave Dallas a 3-1 lead and chased Toronto's starting goalie, Jonathan Bernier. He added his 11th in the 3rd period on a rebound that victimized James Reimer and finished the night's scoring.
"It's funny how that works," Ruff said. "He got one off his skate when he was in the right spot, and he got a rebound when he was right in front. He has had some nice opportunities for him that haven't gone in."
Shawn Horcoff (on a power play) and Peverley (shorthanded) each added his 6th goal of the season and defenseman Trevor Daley netted his 3rd to give Dallas a commanding 6-1 lead after 40 minutes.
"I think we've done a great job in the neutral zone and a great job off the rush," said Daley after goalie Lehtonen made 24 saves to notch his 200th career victory. "We're not back on our heels and having to dump pucks in and change and having them coming at us, it's vice versa. It's them dumping pucks on us and us getting some zone time down there and putting them on their heels."
Added Benn, "Something we wanted to do this game is build off (the victory over Minnesota). That's two good games together in a row. We were pretty good in all three zones, limited our turnovers and were successful because of it. I think we just have found our confidence again. We know how we have to play to win hockey games and you've seen that the last two game."
The Stars began their dominating play at American Airlines Center with the 4-0 victory over the Wild (which had defeated them, 3-2 in overtime three nights earlier). Ending a three-game losing skid, Goalie Lehtonen made 18 saves to earn his 2nd shutout of the year.
On the attack, forwards Erik Cole and Ray Whitney contributed power play goals to mark the first time this season that Dallas has netted multiple power play goals in a game at the AAC.
"They were better than we were all around," Minnesota forward Jason Pominville said. "We were undisciplined. Their power play was good. Ours wasn't that good. They brought more energy, kind of frustrated us a little bit in not giving us time and space. We weren't able to generate enough quality scoring chances to win a game."
Center Vernon Fiddler opened the scoring in the 1st period with his 3rd of the season, ending a 27-game goal scoring drought dating back to his penalty shot marker on Nov. 5 at Boston. Cole made it 2-0 later in the session with his 15th of the year and 3rd in his last five games. Whitney added his 6th of the campaign with the man advantage midway through the second period to increase the Dallas lead to 3-0.
For an encore, defenseman Jordie Benn – the older brother of team captain Jamie Benn – closed the scoring with a penalty shot goal on a sleek backhand maneuver in the final session.
"I did that exact move, and it worked," said Benn, who notched the Stars' 4th penalty shot of the season in seven attempts, which ties the NHL record for most one-on-one attempts in a single season shared by several teams. "That's the only move I have, the only one I've ever tried (in the minors), and it worked again."
"I think that's a move Jordie should teach Jamie — I'm serious," said Ruff. "That was a solid pump fake. (Seriously), on all levels, we finally got rewarded. I thought we stuck with it, and in a back-to-back situation the guys summoned up a really good effort.
"We didn't make the big individual mistakes, which was a big deal," added Ruff. "Tonight I can point to maybe one or two plays that weren't good. We turned it over once in the first period, but we got it back."
The loss in Nashville was created in part by Stars' defensive breakdowns and the 15th goal they've allowed in the final minute of a period this season.
"It's tough, because it isn't the same guy doing it every night, it's a different guy," Ruff said. "Unfortunately tonight, it was a couple of our top guys. It's not like we're making the opposition earn the opportunities. We're handing them some beauties."
"I'll take the blame," team captain Jamie Benn in reference to his team's defensive lapses that led to their 9th loss in 10 games. "I had three (turnovers) in the first period and they scored on two of them. And when your leader and your captain is doing that, it's unacceptable, and I've definitely got to clean it up."
The Stars actually took a 1-0 lead in this one when Eakin netted his 11th of the season on a power play less than five minutes after the opening faceoff.
Nashville rebounded quickly and scored twice within a six-minute span to take a 2-1 lead after one period. The Predators were the recipients of breakdowns by the Dallas forwards and defensemen. The Stars never really appeared to be in the midst of a battle to reacquire control of the match, and the home team added goals in the 2nd and 3rd periods against Lehtonen, who finished with 19 saves.
Added Ruff, "I thought we were more a team that got afraid to lose. I thought for a period of time in the second period we were just trying to hang around. It's really hard, but we've got to stick together through this. We've got to battle this together, we've got to be a little bit more resilient, it's got to harden us…we've got to come out of this a better team. But it's hard, it's a serious gut check and you really have to hunker down and trust your teammates."
Stars' Player of the Week – Jamie Benn
The Stars' team captain began the week by taking responsibility for defensive lapses in a loss in Nashville, and ended it with a goal and three assists in a 7-1 victory over Toronto and an insurance goal in Dallas's 3-0 win over the Penguins. His goal against Toronto made the 24-year old emerging superstar the first player in franchise history to notch 100 career goals before the age of 25. In addition to finishing with six points for the week, he watched older brother Jamie Benn score on a penalty shot to finish out a 4-0 triumph over the Wild. Drafted by Dallas in the 5th round (129th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Jamie ranks 2nd in team scoring with 46 points and is a cinch to eclipse his previous career high of 26 goals that he scored during the 2011-12 NHL season.


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X Games scrutinizes snowmobile event, cancels demo after competitor's death
Bristol, CT, United States (4E Sports) – The snowmobile freestyle exhibition at the X Games Tignes 2013 has been canceled while the event undergoes review following the death of Caleb Moore.
The four-time X Games Snowmobile Freestyle medalist died from injuries suffered in his failed attempt at a backflip in the freestyle event.
"Our review of snowmobile freestyle continues. In the meantime, we have decided to forego the planned demonstration freestyle event at X Games Tignes," ESPN said in its statement.
The news comes less than one week after the International Series of Champions canceled freestyle events that had been planned in conjunction with AMSOIL Championship Snocross races in Williamsburg, Mich., and Lake Geneva, Wis., out of respect for Moore.
Moore was buried Thursday in Wheeler, Texas, where family and friends gathered to celebrate his life and many accomplishments.
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Happy 13th birthday, and thank youToday marks deviantART's 13th birthday and a handful of us -- spyed, mccann, chris, and me -- have been on this amazing journey since pretty much day one. Thirteen years ago, most of us in that handful were just teenagers, unknowingly embarking on a time in our lives that would shape us, inspire us, and be truly thought-provoking in ways we could have never imagined. Today, I find myself so fortunate to play a role in the ongoing journey that has deviantART at the forefront of solving complex problems that affect the creative community. Throughout the years, I've met incredible people at deviantMEETs, town hall meetings, and visits to new countries -- all of which have fostered relationships and changed my life. I'm extremely grateful to have talked with every deviant who has crossed my path -- even in a note, comment, or journal. The deviantART community has flourished and prospered in the past 13 years, and we're thankful for that,
deviantART's 11th BirthdAy: Let's Celebrate! TweetAugust 7th, 2011 marks deviantART's 11th birthdAy, but in true devious style, we're taking a whole week to celebrate! Our original plans for Deviants Appreciation Day were so huge that there was no possible way to express our love for the community in a mere 24 hours. Instead, we've created Deviants Appreciation Week, and what better time to host a week's worth of community-oriented events than in the days leading up to our birthdAy?Each day this week, we have something special organized for you to participate in! Check out the schedule of events below to come party with us!In Skribble, our latest community contest, we challenge
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DeviantART's 12th Birthday Hat Contest! About The ContestTime Frame:Ended! hosted by KovoWolfThank You Everyone!The contest is currently being judged!! Thank you everyone who participated! They all where amazing and creative!! In preparation for the Birthday Shinanigans about to unfold here at DeviantART, we want to ask you, the community to get your crafty scissors, gear up your imagination, and all the materials you can for this contest in preparation for celebrating DeviantART's 12th birthday! What we're asking of you is to make your OWN birthday hat to wear for DeviantART's birthday!Here are some ideas for you to get started on a birthday hat! The Judges:iconastralseed: :icon3wyl: :iconlyricanna: :iconSanguineVamp:The Rules Below you will find the rules for the Hat contest! Please do not submit something you have already created It must
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My sincere thanks Happy 12th birthday, deviantART!In two days, on August 7th, deviantART will celebrate our 12th year on the Web. As deviantART's third employee (behind spyed and chris), I've spent over 40% of my life working for the site. The last 12 years have oftentimes been a roller-coaster ride of the highest highs and the lowest lows, but having the opportunity to help build a site like deviantART -- that truly impacts the lives of millions of people -- while getting to work with good friends and talented peers, has been well worth any hardships. It's been the best experience of my life. My time at deviantART has been an incredible ride and I've learned more than I thought was possible. From gifted co-workers to sage advisors and mentors, I'm forever grateful for every relationship and interaction, and I'd like to thank everyone who has made it possible for deviantART to get where it is today.
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Fall's coming
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Hello dear members
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article featuring
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release and not all
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been hearing a lot
about tags in the
past few months, and
we're happy to
announce that
they've just
been fully released
to Beta Testers.Tags
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