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Sturdier than I thought it would be. I currently have my full set of Analon pots and pans, and a few extra's without issue. Easy to install, other than alinging it so it would sit straight. I found positioning the ceiling hooks at different angles easiest to even the chains out. The hooks like to come off when removing items, I think I may bend them on a vice a pit more so they are more snug. Or I may purchase different hooks. I subtracted one start for this.
- Oval hanging pot rack
- Includes 12 hooks and a grid to store cookware
- Sturdy steel construction
- Matte black finish
- Adjustable chain height
- 32.5 inches wide x 17 inches deep
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Type | Hanging |
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Color | Black |
Dimensions | 32.5x17 |
Country of Origin | China |
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Sturdy, easy installation Sturdier than I thought it would be. I currently have my full set of Analon pots and pans, and a few extra's without issue. Easy to install, other than alinging it so it would sit straight. I found positioning the ceiling hooks at different angles easiest to even the chains out. The hooks like to come off when removing items, I think I may bend them on a vice a pit more so they are more snug. Or I may purchase different hooks. I subtracted one start for this.
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Very sturdy pot rack This pot rack was easy to gang..holds all mtipots at arms reach..highly recommend.
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Does the job Well made, just not super heavy duty but looks good in it's location.
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Still love after a few months We installed this a few months ago. We have a small kitchen with limited space, and this met our needs perfectly! Fits over our small kitchen island. Took us a bit to locate the wood studs to put in, and it was definitely a 2 person job.
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Glad I didn't listen to the negative reviews This pot rack is definitely worth every penny. It is sturdier than I expected it to be since it was so cheap. I have a relatively heavy set of pots and the rack holds them just fine, as do the hooks that were included. We have vaulted ceilings, so I was worried that it would be difficult getting the 4 separate chains to hang evenly. We were able to bring all 4 of them together on the one hook in the ceiling. It's hanging evenly and it looks great. I looked at several different stores and they were double the price on Overstock and many didn't look nearly as nice.
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Not strong I ordered this pot rack because the price was good. I could have ordered others that were more costly and now I'm sorry I didn't. I've had other pot racks in the past...very heavy duty. This rack is very flimsy. The hooks are weak, as are the chains to hang it. I actually broke one of the hooks trying to install it and went out and got heavy duty hooks and stronger chains. I have very heavy pots...enamal covered cast iron. Unless you have light weight pots, don't even consider this rack. I would be afraid it would pull out of the ceiling with any weight on it at all, assuming the hooks actually held.
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Great Value pot rack I got this pot rack to go above our kitchen island. Be sure to check your measurements. This isn't the biggest pot rack, but it has ample storage hooks. The pot shelf is small, maybe room enough for one or two large pots. Overall, it is a nice looking, sturdy rack.
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Perfect Pot Rack I bought this pot rack several months ago. I love it, it is perfect for me - I have several pots and pans I use all the time and those are what I put on this rack. I also put the other essentials I use all the time (grater, wood pizza shovel, tongs, wire spiders, etc). I don't need the heavy duty rack or chains - the ones that came with the pot rack are fine and also easy to install.
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Grid Hanging Pot Rack I have always wanted a pot hanger for my kitchen but hadn't found one I liked in a long time. When I saw this one I fell in love with the picture right away & had to try it. It arrived in excellent condition & was the perfect shade of black. However, when I went to hang it, the hooks that were provided with it were made of very cheap material; one actually broke in my hand, before anything was ever put on the rack. So, I went to the local hardware store & picked up some stronger hooks for hanging it. The rest of the unit is absolutely perfect for me. Yes, I would recommend this product to friends & family, with the stipulation that they buy stronger hooks first. Otherwise, I love it & get compliments on it all the time.
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Ghetto Hotel Magenta
Trip Start
May 31, 2005
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Where I stayed
So after the whole traveling fiasco of trying to arrive here, we walked for what seemed like forever and finally found our hotel. As you can tell from the name, it was not the best of places. In other words, it was getto. We had a nice room with a tv to our suprise, but we had to share a toilet and ONE SHOWER FOR THE WHOLE HOTEL!! The shower was pretty scary too (see attached picture for further proof of the scaryness).
The part of town we were in wasn't the greatest either, there were sex shops on every corner, but it was fine. It was really close to the train station and we could get around pretty easily from it.
The guy who owned the place was nice though. We called him Googley Eyes because...well he had googley eyes!
Tuesday June 21st, 2005 - EVERYTHING IS CLOSED
Today we slept in because we were so exhausted from our day of useless travel annoyances. It was really hard to sleep though because they were doing construction right outside and it was so LOUD!
We decided we wanted to see the Pompidou Center today so we took the metro and were very proud of ourselves not to get lost! we found it fine and walked around but oddley enough, it was closed. Two street artists informed us of this and drew our pictures but we didn't buy them because we have no room to carry them!
After this Liz decided she wanted to see the Picasso Museum so we spent over an hour trying to find it and when we finally did...it was CLOSED because everything is closed on Tuesdays - a fact which would have been useful before the aimless search began!
We then tried to find our way down to the River Siene (sp??) but again got lost and ended up at another monument whose name escapes me now. Finally we found it and walked to Notre Dame where we went inside while a mass was going on so that was really cool. We had dinner in the park behind the church then made our way back to the hotel and crashed.
One neat thing about today though was that it was the annual Fete De Musique so there were people playing in the streets all day.
Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 - BOAT TOUR
Today we walked to the Sacr� Coeur from our hotel because we were staying right near it. The church is beautiful but you weren't allowed to take pix inside.
After that we made our way back and ate a delicious lunch of Pizza in our hotel and then made our way down to the Eiffel Tower to catch the Batobus - a boat tour around the Siene. We were quite pleased to get a student rate on that and took the full 1.5 hr tour around and saw London from the water. We ended up back at the Eiffel Tower but decided the line was too long and made a pact to get up early the next morning and go when it opened so as not to have to wait long.
We ended up getting back to the area around our hotel pretty late and had a really hard time finding food - as in we walked around for over an hour and almost had to resort to McDonalds! *gasp!* but all was well, we found a place right beside and got baguettes.
Thursday June 23rd, 2005 - FEELING HOT HOT HOT
So our brilliant plan of getting up early didn't work seeing a our alarm did not go off. so we ended up having to wait for an hour - which really wasn't all too bad. Liz yelled at some dude who tried to cut in line and was very proud of herself. We went up to the very top and had lunch on the tower!
We then went to the Louvre where Liz had to sit in the shade because she was really overheated and Thomas walked around and took pictures. We then walked to the Champes Elyses (sp??) - which, btw, is not a short walk.
We realized while at the Arc de Triomph, that there was a storm rolling in, so we jetting back to our hotel and sure enough, as we got there a HUGE and amazing thunderstorm started to rage. we still needed dinner and wanted to go back to the place we had pizza yesterday so we ventured out in the rain but the place was closed! we found some baguettes and got those and ran back drenched to the bone - except where our rain jackets covered!
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"0xC004F015" error message when you try to install a Windows 8 KMS host key
When you try to install a Key Management Service (KMS) host key for Windows 8 activation on a Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS host, you receive the following error message:
0xC004F015: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.
This error occurs even if you have installed the update that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:SL_E_PRODUCT_SKU_NOT_INSTALLED
2691586 An update is available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS hosts to support Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
This issue occurs because the Windows 8 KMS host key can only be installed on a KMS host that is running one of the following operating systems:
- Windows 8
- Windows 7 that has update 2691586 installed
- Windows Vista that has update 2691586 installed
If you do not want to set up a Windows 8 KMS host, install a Windows Server 2012 KMS host key. A Windows Server 2012 KMS host key can activate Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012.
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She has worked with prison directors as a judicial supervisor to ensure the respect and protection of the human rights of prisoners and detainees in a variety of detention environments, including high-security prisons. Prior to being appointed as a Special Rapporteur, Mrs. Knaul worked with the National Judicial Council of Brazil on a project to enhance the functioning of the Judiciary, in particular the independence and impartiality of judges, but also the effectiveness of the judicial system.
She holds a Master's Degree in Public and Private Law from São Paulo State University and an MBA in Judiciary Management from the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro. She has also lectured extensively as a Law Professor at the Universities of Primavera do Leste, Rondonópolis and Cuiabá.
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Hyatt Regency New Orleans
601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA
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1233 kr+
Great stay! Clean and comfortable hotel. Business center is not free, which is a negative. Carla at the front desk is wonderful!!!
The room was very comfortable to be in. The bed was comfy and lighting was calming. Very little hallway noise and never heard the neighboring rooms. All the staff I encountered was friendly and courteous. The bathroom was a little dirty, some mold growing in the crevice of the shower door. A soap wrapper was left in the bathroom from the last guest. Nothing too major though. Only other complaint would be how confusing it is to get from the main lobby to the room elevators and the parking garage. The signage isnt all that handy as in some areas the main lobby isn't mentioned at all, either is the parking garage. It's especially frustrating with the arbitrarily named conference halls displayed all over.
Friendly staff I've paid for an upgrade to a room with a city view. The so called city view was blocked by the adjacent Hyatt House. If you want a city view, move on to the near by Holiday Inn.
Location Cleanliness Comfort Nine
The customer service at this hotel was great. Whether you are going for business or pleasure this hotel has everything you need. I have have stayed in several hotels in New Orleans and this is by far my favorite,
We stayed here for the Rock n Roll Marathon. It was located right near the starting line, which was very convenient. They allowed us to have a late check out time so we did not have I rush after the race. The staff was friendly and the hotel was extremely nice. The room was a little small.
Beautiful hotel! Convenient street car across the street to get all over the city. Staff is very friendly. Many restaurants and shops for in hotel wants. Nothing!
Very nice! We came for our anniversary and it was amazing. The staff made our night special. Layout can be a little confusing from the parking garage to the rooms, but once you get use of it it's a little easier.
Location of hotel on streetcar line, availability of wifi, on-site dining options, interior atrium atmosphere. The front desk was understaffed for a busy Friday check-in time causing huge delays. Staff in gen were not very friendly in the hotel. Bathroom was very small and chrome fixtures were rusting. Not enough washcloths, hand towels in room. Pillows on bed were uncomfortable/too hard.
Parking was too expensive!!! Limited unloading space But wonderful cleaning staff, bell service and front desk TOP NOTCH!
Everything Had trouble with my keycard several times but no biggie
Thought I was staying at a 5 star hotel. It was very clean and upscale.
Very clean and friendly staff. Terrible parking
Went to the Smoothie King Center to watch the Pelicans game. This hotel was within a 5 min walk. Room was large Room was clean - Hotel feels very new. Finding the parking garage was more challenging than assumed. There is a construction adjacent to the building. Made for an early morning wake-up call.


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As I see, first time kernel loading process , involves setting up page tables for the very first time (by head.S), which essentially still boot loader does. and boo loader keeps on switching between real and protected mode.
my question is :
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Ohio Wrong-Way Driver Went 10 Miles Before Crash
The State Highway Patrol says a wrong-way driver traveled against the traffic flow on a southwest Ohio highway for about 10 miles before colliding with another car in a weekend crash that killed both drivers.
Both drivers were traveling alone and died at the scene early Sunday morning on Interstate 70 near Springfield.
The Springfield News-Sun reports at least seven people had called 911 to report a speeding car headed the wrong way down the highway, and some said they had narrowly avoided collisions.
The patrol is trying to determine why the 24-year-old Kettering man was traveling the wrong way. Investigators are waiting on a toxicology report to see if alcohol or drugs were factors.
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Body believed to be isles businesswoman Ann MacCallum
- 10 May 2013
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A body found on a Western Isles beach is understood to be that of island businesswoman Ann MacCallum.
Three years ago, she was the first woman to be appointed manager of a Harris Tweed mill.
The clothes designer had previously been a manager of a Woolworths store in Stornoway.
The woman's body was discovered on a beach near the village of Swordale on Lewis by a dog walker at about 08:10 on Thursday.
Police, who have still to identify the body, said they were making inquiries.
In March 2010, Ms MacCallum became the first woman in the history of the Harris Tweed industry to be appointed the manager of a mill.
She was general manager of the Carloway Mill on Lewis before later leaving to take up another business opportunity.
Her previous work in the Harris Tweed industry included creating a white Harris Tweed wedding dress and coat for Celtic singer Alyth McCormack.


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The black SS Chevy pickup was always under my eyes when ever i visit a friend of mine who bought it new and used it for 3 years then parked it in his back yard for a year and a half, one day i decided to ask him if he wants to sell it and i did but he said "NOP" its not for sale and i kept trying for few months untill one night after we had dinner together he told me if you still want the truck i am selling it but i need the money a.s.a.p. got the cash and went to bring it home with me :) thats about it.
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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
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Common Pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus) 2 Attachment(s) Family: Loricariidae, Subfamily Hypostominae Common Name: Common Pleco Origin and Habitat: The subject species occurs in coastal drainages of Suriname and Guyana. Other species occur throughout northern South America, Trinidad, southern Central America; introduced into SE Asia and souther USA. Common in slower portions of large rivers in its natural habitat, along the mud banks amid fallen branches and logs. Compatibility/Temperament: Generally peaceful, though there are reports of mature fish attacking small fish. Males are territorially aggressive to other males. Some sources say that two may be put into the same tank if they are introduced at the same time. However the tank must be a 55gal. or more for this to be possible. Common Pleco Diet When young it naturally feeds on algae, crustaceans, insects, small worms. As it matures it eats less and less algae. In the aquarium, it accepts most prepared sinking foods; algae/spirulina/kelp foods should be included. Frozen bloodworms, shrimp; live worms, insect larvae, brine shrimp. Vegetable matter such as zucchini, yam, driftwood, cucumber may be offered. Size Attains anywhere from 12 to 20 inches. Minimum Tank Suggestion 4 feet or preferably larger. Water parameters for Common Pleco Soft to medium hard (< 28 dGH), slightly acidic to basic (pH 6 to 8), temperature 20-30C/68-86F. Description This is not a good community fish unless the tank is very large. It is often acquired when very small as an algae eater, but it eats little algae and even less as it matures. It grows large, contributing considerably to the bioload and in too small a space this is far more harm than good. They also need driftwood in their tanks; driftwood is something they feed on and adds to their dietary needs. Caves are also excellent as they like to hide from time to time. Having the tank light on does not hurt its eyes because the common Pleco has a protective eye lid it uses when in bright light called the Omega Iris which protects its eye from bright lights, its ok to have him in ordinary light though. It is a nocturnal feeder which means he prefers to be in the dark when feeding, but he also eats at all times with no problem. Filtration must be sufficient to handle the waste. This fish will dig throughout the substrate and attempt to bury itself under any objects. All rock work must be secure to prevent tumbling and cracking the aquarium glass. Larger adult males will have reddish and thicker pectoral fins; viewed from above, females when gravid are thicker. This species is one of several that are imported as the common pleco. It was originally described in 1758 by Carl Linneaus as Acipenser plecostamus. Isbrucker (1980) moved it into the present genus, Hypostamus; the name is derived from the Greek hypo [=under] and stoma [=mouth], referring to the inferior mouth [inferior means turned downwards]. The species epithet is also Greek, derived from pleco [=sucker] and stomus [=mouth]. References: Isbrucker, I.J.H. (1980), "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)," Verslagen en Technische Gegevens, Instituut voor Taxonomische Zooogie, Universiteit van Amsterdam No. 22, pp. 1-181. Contributing Members The following members have contributed to this profile: Byron, jack26707, Trunkzdbz |
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Coachella 2011: Day 1 afternoon updates
12:20 p.m. ... Once the gates opened around 11:30 and I had walked around the festival grounds to get a bead on the changes this year, it was time to dive head first into the music. L.A.-based R&B act Miguel -- a songwriter with credits including hits for Usher, Mary J. Blige, Musiq and others -- opened the festival on the Mojave stage.
I didn't arrive until the tail-end of his set, when the smooth, romantic tune "Teach Me" segued into an extended cover of Prince's "Little Red Corvette." While watching Miguel from outside the tent, I saw some interesting attire choices among Coachellans passing by. A young guy sported a lion costume that surely got sweaty as the temperature increased and a gal wore a shear covering over little more than a small bra and panties. ... George A. Paul
1:05 ... DJ Metaphase spun hard techno in the Oasis dome for a dozen or so people gingerly dancing around. The food court adjacent to it included the Pie for the People booth, where an odd menu selection was a slice of "David Bowie Pepperoni." Hmm, I wonder if the Thin White Duke should get a cut of the food proceeds? ... GAP
1:30 ... Breezed onto the grounds about an hour ago and been acquainting ourselves with the new (and much improved) layout. Many food stands are now in their own court, for starters, adjacent to the Oasis Dome ... and with more and bigger shaded tent areas to chill. Feels roomier, especially (as promised) in the pathway from the outdoor stages over to the tents. We'll see how it really is by sundown.
At this moment, however, pickings are still slim. In Gobi, where it's sparse: Chinese band the New Pants is making quality -'80s synth-rock with New Order drum machine heft, brooding vocals and occasional weird bursts of Devo noise (does that one song go "I'm not gay, g-g-g-gay"?).They're having some tempo trouble, but it's lively enough for a kickoff. Crowd is really responding, too.
In Mojave, where it's fuller (just 'cause there's shade), Manchester band Hurts, dapper in gray NewRo suits and at least one tuxedo, is making ... um, well, more -'80s synth-rock. No drum machine, I don't think. Much better brooding vocals -- big and dramatic, with cream-y Keane-y goodness on anthemic choruses like "Stay" ("... with me," naturally). Getting a lovely reception from the early birds.
Question: Why have Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears fallen off the Coachooser in the Coachella app? Canceled? Absent? Am I just using it wrong? Say it ain't so? ... Ben Wener
2:01 ... nope ... they're on. And instantly on fire, the seven-man Austin band soul-strutting and garage-rocking with horns blaring. Tent getting packed for it too. ... BW
2:10 ... Across the way in the mercifully air conditioned Musicians Institute Live! tent, Hawaian female singer-songwriter Ipo Pharr did a short acoustic set of pleasant pop tunes from her A Sweet Heart EP. While exiting the tent, I saw a thirtysomething woman in a multicolored taffeta ballerina outfit. ... GAP
2:25 ... Canadian trio the Rural Alberta Advantage got Friday kicking earlier with a rustic acoustic-meets-electric stomp befitting its name. Singer/guitarist Nils Edenloff channeled a backwoods Billy Corgan over almost-dance beats and delicate harmonies.
"Whose idea was it to throw a festival in the desert?" Edenloff joked toward the end of the band's Outdoor Theatre set. "We love it, but it's so hot!" ... Kevin Flinn
3:05 ... Not three minutes into an afternoon outdoor theatre set from Sacramento's !!!, singer Nic Offer abandoned his Jagger-esque preening and pouting, leaping off the stage and climbing through the first few rows of fans. While the band pounded through ecstatic, wah-wah-laden dance rock, Offer roamed the stage and the crowd, claiming that "Mr. Coachella called me and said we had to warm you up for the hundred other bands this weekend." Mission accomplished. ... KF
3:18 ... Not to bag on the guys in Hurts,who helped open the eclectic lineup of artists at the Mojave tent around 1. Their super-serious, neo-Smiths vibe seemed to suit them well. But standing rigidly at their mics and keyboards (no bass or guitars in sight), never cracking a smile, they weren't exactly a smash with the early crowd, eager to release some anticipatory energy.
There are bound to be some soft spots like that at the Chelly, and besides, the tent's next act, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, did plenty to compensate with their cookin' '60s-style rock 'n' roll and uppity stage antics. Pulling largely from its recently released album Scandalous, the group powered through 45 minutes worth of dance-inducing tunes, making sure to drop in a couple of old favorites like the James Brown-inspired "Boogie."
The tent's next group, Cold Cave, kept those dance grooves going, just as easily enticing Coachellans caught in the spell of the Honeybears' blues with triple-synth-driven, drum-and bass-tinged tunes. Its New Order-meets-Robert Smith vibe, forcefully energetic yet reserved enough to still seem casual, served as a fine even-keeled Day 1 starter ... and a good grounding act before the chaos of two of this day's rowdiest acts, the ever-punky Titus Andronicus and the notoriously raucous rap group Odd Future. Headed there now! ... David Hall
3:35 ... There are a lot of questionable fashion choices at this year's Coachella (matching guy/girl headdresses! Braids, a small hat, and MC hammer pants! Fanny packs!), but none is less appropriate and more vexing than that of Blake Miller, the front man for SoCal 3-piece Moving Units. During the first main- stage set of this year's Coachella, the singer/guitarist frantically danced to his band's angular, punk influenced rock, in 95 degree or so heat, not only in what looked like sweatpants and a long-sleeved shirt, but covered even more by an over-the-ears hoodie.
It may have been blazing on stage but from the audience the music seemed more like a simmer, with aspects of everything from Joy Division moodiness to Clash-influenced punk making its way into the band's eclectic set. It fell far short of being revelatory, but it was a solid start - though hopefully Miller slammed some water afterwards, lest he meet a premature, dehydrated end. ... Jeff Miller
4:22 ... If the Garden State of Bruce Springsteen's 1970s survived into the 21st century, it would likely take the form of Titus Andronicus. An unusually small (a couple thousand at the most) crowd saw the band tear through an incredibly diverse set list, wearing influences from Chuck Berry to the Clash and Sex Pistols.
Perhaps the person having the most fun at Coachella thus far was lead guitarist Amy Klein, smiling blissfully at the Outdoor Theatre crowd. Up against Mars Volta frontman Omar Rodriguez-Lopez in the Gobi tent and Ozomatli on the main stage, Titus Andronicus probably didn't get the audience it should have, but those who made it gratefully rocked along. ... KF
4:46 ... Don't know why, maybe because I love their records so much, or maybe it's just been overhyped by hot air from Pitchfork. Either way, I found myself amid not many other fans at the sparsely populated Outdoor Theatre to see some gleeful bash-away rock from Titus Andronicus. Sounded fine, but they were giving more energy than the afternoon sun-bakers could give back. Here I thought they'd be a rollicking must-see, but I'd rather it be in a tiny club filled with devoted converts.
It just wasn't pumping up the fun ... not like repeat favorite Ozomatli has been on the main. Still not a huge crowd there either, but their stylistic mish-mash has gotten even more eclectic: hip-hop and funk and cumbia, those are givens -- but when did they start throwing in Eastern European bits à la Gogol Bordello? And hard-charging rock? And a snatch of John & Yoko's "Give Peace a Chance" to keep the love vibe alive?
OK, that's not so unusual. But who would have expected a Pogue to turn up at the end of the set? "And if you don't know who the Pogues are," added vocalist and guitarist Raul Pacheco (I think), "then I can't help you homie."
Written from the Odd Future pit, where Sahara is about to explode for the Wolf Gang. Packed to the gills, even with Skrillex electro-heads trying to stream out. Insanity about to ensue ... If they ever get started. Already 15 minutes late. ... Ben Wener
4:55 ... Warpaint gets described as "an experimental rock" band but on the Outdoor Stage as it finally starts to cool down that just seems to mean they've got a dreamy, quasi-psychedelic swirl to their sound. Four women, mostly from L.A., the band creates a peaceful-but-still rocking soundscape with girl-group harmonies set against a moody vibe.
Playing songs from their two albums, "Exquisite Corpse" and "The Fool" -- with "Beetles" from the former a highlight -- the group got the overheated crowd chilled out in an echoey, most pleasing way. ... Peter Larsen
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Keane epitomized role player during 15 NHL seasons
by Steve Hunt / Dallas StarsNo matter the sport, every championship team needs its fair share of role players. Of course, those clubs wouldn't reach such considerable heights without a superstar or two, but it's those role players or glue guys who are equally invaluable to any team that has ever raised championship hardware after a hard-fought run to the title.
During his 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, few have epitomized and embraced being a role player like Mike Keane. He is one of nine players in league history to have won Stanley Cups with three different clubs.
All told, Keane skated for six different NHL clubs before his final stint in the league with Vancouver in 2003-04. But he wasn't quite done with the game after his time as a Canuck. No, he went on to play six more seasons for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League before hanging up his skates for good after the 2009-10 season.
Now, the 44-year-old Winnipeg native is content to be a hockey dad and while he won't get back into the game this year, he sees getting into coaching in the near future as a strong possibility. But for now, he's focused on being a dad and watching is two children play hockey.
"I'm enjoying catching up and being with my kids. I've got a 14-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl that both play hockey," Keane said. "I'm going to take this year off again and hopefully jump into it next year."
So, in the meantime, he'll watch his kids skate and plans on taking them to a few games now that the Jets have made their triumphant return to his hometown.
"Obviously [it's] very fantastic, it's not too often one announcement can fire up an entire city as positively as that did. I went to a couple of games [in preseason]," Keane said. "I came to the first exhibition game against Columbus. The building was full and there was a standing ovation for a warm-up. So, it just proves how hungry they were for the Jets to come back. It's a real good thing for the city."
Any time he's at the Jets' home arena, the CTS Centre, he's constantly reminded of his five seasons with the Moose since his number hangs in the rafters as the only digits retired by that franchise in its history.
"Yes, it is [weird] but I'm honored. It's a reflection of my family and parents and of what they did for me like my brother who taught me how to play the game," Keane said. "It's just a lot of fun and going in there, I have a lot of pride in my family name."
During his 15 seasons in the NHL with six different employers, he played in 1,161 regular-season games and posted solid numbers for a role player (168-302-470) during that time. But if you ask him if he ever envisioned spending so long in the league, especially after he went undrafted, he quickly replies that he did not.
"I'm just lucky enough that I had a chance to play that long. I was lucky enough to play with different players, to play with different teams and experience a lot of what the league has to offer," he said.
Keane added: "Yeah, I never thought I'd play as long as I did. But I was lucky enough injury wise. I was very lucky in getting hooked up with some great teams. Looking back, it was just so much fun. It just went by so fast. As I say, time flies when you're having fun. I can't believe that it's already been two year since I've stopped playing."
His Cup wins came with Montreal in 1993, Colorado in 1996, a team coached by ex-Stars head coach Marc Crawford and in 1999 with Dallas. The ex-Star is frequently asked which of those Cup-winning experiences ranks as his all-time favorite but as he states, that question is never an easy one for him to answer.
"I get asked that quite a bit but each one is different. First Cup, I was with Patrick Roy and then got traded. That was the first Cup, with Montreal. The Cup in Colorado, I got traded there that year that we won. Then, the third with Dallas was three Cups with three different teams. Each has a real different meaning but it was so much fun," Keane said. "Dallas is still one of the favorite places that my wife and I lived. It's always fun to come back."
Jere Lehtinen was a teammate of his during his tenure with the Stars and it's a fair statement to say the Finnish-born winger was impressed with what his veteran teammate brought to the club during that time.
"He was one of the best ones on the ice and off the ice. He was a great team guy in the locker room and on the ice," Lehtinen said. "Every night, he would make things happen. It was great for me. I was pretty young when he came and I got to play with him. I have a lot of respect for him."
Keane was in town for the Stars Alumni Weekend and seeing so many of his ex-teammates from that '99 team, he was again reminded of what a special group that truly was.
"It's great [to see all of them again]. It really is," he said. "If you talk to players and they talk about what they miss, they'll always talk about being around the guys in the dressing room and the travel. That's what you miss. It's great coming back to these events and seeing the guys. It's a lot of fun."
And given what he contributed on the ice during his two decades as a player along with his strong knowledge of the game, there is little doubt that Keane would make an excellent coach. But even he knows it's all about timing and that being what he wants to do.
"I think so [that coaching is in my future]," he said. "I'm not going to veer too far from what I know. I'd like to be involved some way. You have to make sure you want to do it because once you're in, you're in. I have some friends who have gotten into it and it's from seven in the morning 'til 11 o'clock at night every day. It's something you have to want to do. We'll see what happens down the road."
But he doesn't think that being a scout would interest him for one pretty simple reason.
"Scouting's a different ballgame. It's something where a lot of travel is involved. I didn't like to travel when I played," Keane said. "There are different fields that you have to make sure you want to do. You don't want to get in the game for the sake of being in the game. I know what I know and think I'm going to coach at some point. But there are a million people that want to get into the game, so you might have to take a job to break in the first couple of years. We'll see what happens down the road."


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Treasury 10-Year Yield at Almost One-Week Low on Fed Speculation
Susanne Walker and Emma CharltonTreasury 10-year note yields traded at almost the lowest level in almost a week as Federal Reserve officials debated the pace of asset purchases amid mixed economic data.
The benchmark notes were little changed before a report that economists project will show U.S. consumer confidence rose. Reports yesterday had shown housing starts fell and initial claims for jobless insurance climbed. Fed Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said yesterday the central bank may begin to slow bond purchases as early as this summer. The difference between yields on 10-year notes and similar-maturity Treasury Inflation Protected Securities reached the lowest level since August, indicating reduced concern about rising prices.
"There's this ongoing debate about Fed exit strategy and how it's going to be handled," said Dan Mulholland, head of U.S. Treasury trading in the capital-markets unit of BNY Mellon Corp. in New York. "We need to see further employment growth. There are a lot of other things that need to happen" for tapering to occur.
U.S. 10-year yields rose one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 1.89 percent as of 8:57 a.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader data. The price of the 1.75 percent note due in May 2023 fell 2/32, or 63 cents per $1,000 face amount, to 98 3/4. The yield touched 1.86 percent yesterday, the lowest level since May 10.
Inflation Outlook
The difference between yields on 10-year notes and similar-maturity TIPS reached 2.23 percentage points, the least since Aug. 9 according to Bloomberg data. The consumer price index decreased 0.4 percent, the biggest decrease since December 2008, after falling 0.2 percent in March, according to Labor Department figures released yesterday.
The Treasury announced yesterday it will sell $13 billion in 10-year TIPS on May 23. It sold an equal amount of the securities on March 21 at a yield of negative 0.602 percent.
TIPS handed investors a loss of 1.9 percent in May through yesterday, already making this month the worst since the December 2009, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes. Treasuries overall have declined 0.7 percent.
Ten-year note yields rose to 1.98 percent on May 15, the highest since March 15, as U.S. officials weighed whether the economy is strong enough for them to curtail their monthly purchases of $85 billion of government and mortgage debt. The average for the year to date is 1.87 percent.
Data Read
"The data are a bit weak at the moment so although there is a lot of talk about tapering, it is premature," said Philip Marey, a senior market economist at Rabobank Groep in Utrecht, the Netherlands. "Treasuries will move more or less sideways in the next few months."
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment advanced to 77.9 in May from 76.4 in April, a separate survey shows. The index of U.S. leading indicators, a gauge of the outlook for the next three to six months, rose 0.2 percent in April after declining 0.1 percent a month earlier, according to the median estimate of economists in a survey before today's report.
The Fed said after a policy meeting on May 1 it will keep buying bonds as long as the outlook for inflation doesn't exceed 2.5 percent and as unemployment remains above 6.5 percent.
Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin said yesterday income inequality and government cutbacks may slow economic growth for years. Three regional central-bank presidents called for phasing out the purchases of mortgage-backed securities as the housing market strengthens.
The central bank plans to purchase as much as $5.75 billion of securities maturing between February 2018 and February 2019 today, according to the New York Fed's website. The Fed will release minutes of the April 30 to May 1 policy makers meeting on May 22.
Treasuries have dropped 1.1 percent this month as of yesterday, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes. The debt has lost 0.3 percent this year after gaining 2.2 percent in 2012.


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What a beautiful weekend! Sometimes it's so nice to decompress and relax which is what I did most of Saturday. Did you watch the Oscars? What did you think?
Nine West sent me a fab pair of platform sandals that I wore on Friday evening
Saturday Bourbon and Bleu hosted a little wine tasting party
Snagged these amazing wedges thanks to Kohls!
One of my friends just started her own small business, Alissa Bell Press, and I just love her unique products. This Diet Coke card made me giggle because Mr. Pursuit hearts DC and I always tease him that I hope he loves me more than DC.
Did you catch me live tweeting the Oscar Red Carpet? It was so fun chatting with Hautelook and all the fashionistas watching the red carpet. I even gave away $100 Hautelook gift cards!!
Hope your weekend was lovely!


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Japan Installs Caution Signal for Sex Traffic
Run Date: 07/18/05 By Catherine Makino WeNews correspondent Japan has revised its criminal law to stipulate human trafficking as a crime and punish those involved. Activists, however, remain alarmed by foreign-staffed sex parlors that have made the country a haven for traffickers. TOKYO (WOMENSENEWS)--There are about 10,000 parlors in Japan that offer sex to patrons. Many advertise that they have foreign women by using such names as Filipina Pub, Russian Bar or Thai Delight. The patrons pay $60 to $100 for drinks and then an additional $150 to $300 to take women out of the bar to have sex with them. Most of these women come to Japan on falsified passports or with entertainer or short-term visas, says Hidenori Sakanaka, who until a year ago was the director of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau. They are told that they have to pay off fake debts and their passports often are taken away upon arrival in Japan. The women are beaten and controlled by threats to family members in their home countries. "Most women are moved from place to place and are too scared to complain," Sakanaka says. Sakanaka, who now directs the Japan Aid Association for North Korean Returnees, is credited with pushing through revisions to the law to combat trafficking while in his former post. Passed by the National Diet last month, it has helped abate international concerns about a country that has long been criticized for a too-tolerant an approach to trafficking. On Saturday, the National Police Agency said police had uncovered 29 cases of human trafficking of foreign women from January to the end of June, up by five from the same period last year. Despite these and other promising moves by Japan--brought about in part by the activism of Japanese women's groups--international and local advocates continue to worry about the country's problem with human trafficking, the world's third-largest underworld business after trade in drugs and arms, netting $9.5 billion annually. In a recent report the Japan Network against Trafficking in Persons said that the government's heightened anti-trafficking efforts had so far not "made a dent." Fact-Finding Mission Last Week Last week, Sigma Huda, the special rapporteur on trafficking for the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, came here on an unofficial fact-finding mission with activists, lawyers, lawmakers, academics and others concerned about human trafficking. The visit followed widespread reports--including by Amnesty International Japan--of South Asian women from developing nations being trafficked in this highly developed country. "It's the dark side of globalization," says Huda, who is based in Bangladesh. Reports indicate that about 130,000 women come to Japan on entertainer visas every year, but only about 10 percent of them actually perform in legitimate shows at hotels and other venues. Many obtain entertainment visas through agents who recruit them to Japan with promises of jobs that don't exist. Sakanaka traces the problem to immigration officials who bend to politicians and businessmen who hire foreign women for illicit purposes. "Some men even said I was out of my mind to try to do something about human trafficking," he says. "They claimed it was part of Japanese culture to have sex with foreign women. They were addicted to the parlors. I received phone calls from politicians and anonymous threats on my life." Japan Kept Off Worst-Trafficker List Earlier this month, the U.S. State department removed Japan from a special watch list of countries that were to be included on an updated listed as the worst condoners of human trafficking after the Japanese government compiled an action program to combat human traffickers. The State Department had put Japan on that list a year ago. Under the new Japanese legislation, those who "purchase" people in order to control their activities will face punishment of up to five years in prison. The maximum punishment could be increased to seven years imprisonment if the victim is a minor. The new legislation will also grant victims, on a case-by-case basis, special residency status even if they have overstayed their original visa, so that they can be rehabilitated. Before these revisions, police dealt with trafficking by arresting the victims as illegal aliens, jailing them and deporting them as soon as they had enough money to fly home. Traffickers received a fine or a short jail sentence. One of the most notorious traffickers, Koichi Hagiwara, known as Sony for his habit of videotaping his victims while he humiliated and tortured them, was sentenced in March 2003 and served less than two years in prison for violating labor laws. Japanese Women Enraged Japanese women have also pressured the government to do something about human trafficking. "Many women were enraged by an article in the Asahi Shimbun, a major daily newspaper in Japan, about the practice," says Sakanaka, the former director of the Immigration Bureau, referring to an investigative article published Oct. 18, 2003. "Until this article came out, Japanese women knew little about the situation. Women's groups mobilized, and called up magazines and newspapers to protest the treatment of the women victims." The government, Sakanaka says, has neglected to investigate many of the abuse cases. These women, he says, live horrific, lonely lives, forced into having unprotected sex and perform other risky acts with dozens of customers a day. "These new laws are valuable. But they also need to strike at the center of organized crime." Sakanaka is concerned that most foreign women will be too scared to go to the police because they think they will be killed if they try to escape. Chieko Tatsumi, an official in the International Organized Crime Division of Japan's Foreign Ministry, disagrees. She believes the victims would seek protection from the police. "There has already been an increase in the number of women asking for protection," Tatsumi says. "In 2002, there were only two Thais who sought help, but in 2004 there were 25." She says that the government set a budget of $100,000 in April for helping women who come to a public shelter. "The government will pay for rehabilitation for the victims of sexual enslavement and tickets for them to return to their home countries," Tatsumi says. Not enough, says Sono Kawakami, campaign manager for Victims of Violence of Japan Amnesty International. The government's measures fail to sufficiently protect victims and the amount of money budgeted to stop trafficking is insufficient, she says. Her organization wants separate facilities for trafficking victims, rather than housing them with victims of domestic violence. Many victims are so traumatized that they won't talk to anyone, so they require specialists to handle them, Kawakami says. Since many do not speak Japanese she also wants language translation support for the victims and specialists in human trafficking to assist them. Although she believes the government can do more, she says the revisions to the criminal law affecting trafficking are a good start. Keiko Otsu, director of Asian Women's Shelter in Tokyo, is also pleased with the new laws, but says there are currently only two shelters available for these women. "The women don't have any income, assistance or support," she says. "Some may be pregnant and many have mental and other health problems, including AIDs and other sexually transmitted diseases and need expensive medial care." Catherine Makino is a freelance writer in Tokyo. She has written for San Francisco Chronicle, the Japan Times, The Asian Wall Street Journal and the China Morning Post. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information: Japan Network Against Trafficking in Persons: http://www.jnatip.org/aboutthejnatip.html International Organization for Migration: http://www.iom.int/ Note: Women's eNews is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites and the contents of site the link points to may change. ■
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Subject: | Re: religious name |
Author: | Éowyn (Authenticated as Eowyn_horselover) |
Date: | March 25, 2004 at 10:26:49 PM |
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Domhnall, I just wanted to say that these names don't necessarily only work if you're Catholic. I am a Christian and I believe in the Trinity and I believe in miracles and I believe in the exaltation of the Lord God. So why couldn't I think trinidad, Milagros, and Exaltación are cool names? Don't get mad at me - I'm just wondering.
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See if this sounds familiar. You take a listing and comment after comment from agents and the public, or just a general lack of showings, prove that if the sellers would lower the price the property would sell. Another option, which fewer people are willing to consider these days is to do some remodeling to bring the condition of the house in line with the price they are asking. Many people don't have the money and most don't have the vision and design skills for that. Enter my new friends on a very popular real estate reality show.
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text: With a mix show on 103.5 Kiss FM and the biggest nightclub residencies in the city, there's no question as to why DJ Arkitek continues to secure his spot as one of the most sought after entertainers in Chicago. His high-energy sets and eclectic selection constantly reminds listeners of the difference between a good night and an experience. While his radio show is blasted to an average of 2.4 million listeners he can be caught behind the decks spinning for the Windy City's most elite crowds at Studio Paris, The Mid, and the Underground. His talents have brought him to SET and The Cleavlander in Miami, as well as The Dime and Harvard and Stone in LA. DJ Arkitek has performed alongside a number of A-listers including Kaskade, Steve Aoki, Lil Jon and Robin Thicke. Keep a lookout for nightclub and festival appearances in your city as his open-format blueprint relentlessly commands crowds to their feet.


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- mixin class for building a Tangence
This class is a mixin, it cannot be directly constructed
package Example::Server; use base qw( Base::Server Tangence::Server ); sub new { my $class = shift; my %args = @_; my $registry = delete $args{registry}; my $self = $class->SUPER::new( %args ); $self->registry( $registry ); return $self; } sub tangence_write { my $self = shift; $self->write( $_[0] ); } sub on_read { my $self = shift; $self->tangence_readfrom( $_[0] ); }
This module provides mixin to implement a Tangence
server connection. It should be mixed in to an object used to represent a single connection from a client. It provides a location for the objects in server to store information about the client connection, and coordinates passing messages between the client and the objects in the server.
This is a subclass of Tangence::Stream which provides implementations of the required handle_request_
methods. A class mixing in Tangence::Server
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreclosures made up roughly one-third of all home sales this spring. While that's a smaller share of sales from the previous quarter, it's six times the percentage of foreclosures in a healthy housing market.
Foreclosure sales, which include homes purchased after they received a notice of default or that were repossessed by lenders, accounted for 31 percent of the market in the April-June quarter, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal commission announced approval Wednesday for a uranium enrichment plant in southeastern New Mexico to begin operating more of its massive processing system, which would double the facility's capacity to process nuclear fuel.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized Urenco USA and subsidiary Louisiana Energy Services to bring online two additional sequential enrichment systems, known as cascades. Although Urenco is tightlipped about its technology and its customers, the enriched uranium it produces can be used to supply fuel for nuclear power plants domestically and overseas.
Several members of the Trinity Site Revitalization Project Advisory Committee attended last night's council meeting to express strong support for county staff negotiations to continue with North American Development Group (NADG) for the development of the Trinity Site. Acting County Administrator Randy Autio presented the staff briefing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people who bought new homes fell for the third straight month in July, putting sales on track to finish this year as the worst on records dating back half a century.
Sales of new homes fell nearly 1 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 298,000, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. That's less than half the 700,000 that economists say represent a healthy market.
Housing remains the weakest part of the economy. Last year was the worst for new-home sales on records that go back nearly 50 years.
U.S. stock futures are sinking as economic jitters and uncertainty about Europe's finances fuel another day of selling around the world.
European banking shares fell near two-and-a-half-year lows, dragged down by rumors about the companies' potential losses on bonds issued by heavily-indebted governments. Earlier, Asian shares took a beating, with major indexes in China and Japan losing more than 2.5 percent.
U.S. markets plunged Thursday in a return to the volatile trading that dizzied traders last week. Bad economic news has forecasters warning that another recession is possible.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose back above 400,000 last week. Still, the four-week average, a more reliable gauge of the job market, fell to the lowest level since mid-April.
The report suggests that the economy is creating jobs but not nearly enough to lower the high unemployment rate.
Weekly applications rose 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 408,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's the highest level in four weeks. Applications have been above 400,000 for 18 of the past 19 weeks.
The four-week average dropped for the seventh straight week to 402,500.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to jolt the economy, President Barack Obama will propose new ideas to create jobs and help the struggling poor and middle class in a major speech after Labor Day. And then he will try to seize political advantage by spending the fall pressuring Congress to act on his plan.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies paid higher prices for tobacco, pickup trucks and pharmaceuticals in July, driving underlying wholesale inflation up by the most in six months.
This measure of inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is known as the core Producer Price Index. It rose 0.4 percent in July, the biggest increase since January.
The overall PPI, which measures price changes in goods before they reach the consumer, rose 0.2 percent last month, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That follows a 0.4 percent drop in June, the first decline in 17 months.
Gas prices fell for the second straight month. Food costs rose 0.6 percent, the biggest rise since February.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking a jolt for the economy, President Barack Obama will lay out new ideas for speeding up job growth and helping the struggling poor and middle class in a major speech in early September, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
The president's plan is likely to contain tax cuts, jobs-boosting infrastructure ideas and steps that would specifically help the long-term unemployed. The official emphasized that all of Obama's proposals would be fresh ones, not a rehash of plans he has pitched for many weeks and still supports, including his "infrastructure bank" idea to finance construction jobs.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A dispute over taxes may keep more than 200 artists from opening their booths in downtown Santa Fe for this weekend's Indian Market unless organizers can fix things with the state and the city of Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the problem apparently stems from a long-running issue over collection of gross-receipts taxes from vendors who flock to Santa Fe each August for the world's largest exhibition and sale of American Indian arts and crafts.


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Phils Split Twin Bill With ChiSox
After getting rained out on Friday night, the Phillies and Chicago White Sox played two on Saturday at the Bank. The Phillies have won their last three series against the likes of Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Washington. They made good on a crucial home stand to gain some ground and hold their position in the National League East.
Yesterday's doubleheader featured 24 innings of baseball, with both games going to extra innings.
Jonathan Pettibone got the start in the day game, looking for his sixth win on the season. He was given a two nothing lead in the on RBI's from Domonic Brown and Delmon Young. He would give it back, however, in the top of the fifth when Alejandro De Aza doubled home two to tie things at two.
The Sox would take the lead the next inning on a sacrifice fly by Conor Gillaspie, making it 3-2. That would last until the bottom of the seventh, when recent call up Darin Ruf hit a one out, solo home run that tied the game at three.
Pettibone finished the day with six innings pitched, three earned runs allowed on six hits. He also had four walks and six strikeouts.
The game would remained tied at three and head into extra innings, though the Phillies had multiple chances to win. In the bottom of the ninth, Kevin Frandsen & Ruf began the inning with back to back singles. A balk then occurred, moving both runners into scoring position with nobody out. Carlos Ruiz then stepped in with a chance to win the game, but he flied out to shallow left field, preventing Frandsen from tagging.
The next batter was pinch hitter Laynce Nix, who struck out swinging. The hot hitting Ben Revere came up next, and lined out to right field. The Sox had him played perfectly.
In the bottom of the tenth inning, the Phillies again had a man on third with less than two outs. Michael Young worked a one out walk, and then Brown reached on a ball that alluded first baseman Adam Dunn. That put Young on third with only one out, and Delmon Young coming up. He would strikeout, with Frandsen following with a ground out.
Two golden opportunities to win the game were wasted.
The White Sox made the Phillies pay for that, as Alexei Ramirez would double home De Aza in the top of the 11th to take the lead at 4-3. An error by Jimmy Rollins then allowed Alex Rios to reach base and Ramirez to score, making it 5-3 Chicago.
The Phils worked a mini rally in the bottom of the inning, cutting the lead to 5-4 with one out. Revere came up with a runner on first, and fouled a ball hard off his right foot. He would finish his at-bat, and the game, grounding into a double play to end it. To add insult to injury, Revere was placed on the disabled list after the game and may miss significant time with a broken foot.
Erik Kratz was called up after the game to take Revere's spot on the roster.
The final score was 5-4, but no time to dwell as the next game began an hour later.
To make a long, drawn out, frustrating story short, the second game stayed tied at 1-1 into the 13th inning. A day-night doubleheader with both games going to extras, ain't baseball great??
The Phillies, after cleaning out their bench and most of their bullpen, were victorious 2-1 when Jimmy Rollins scored the winning run on a single by Michael Young. Starter John Lannan turned in a solid outing, going eight strong innings, allowing just the one run on on four hits and struck out three. His team managed only one run on three hits for him before heading to extra innings.
At the end of the day, the Phillies still find themselves in position to take their fourth consecutive series and possible head into the All-Star break in second place. Cole Hamels will take to the mound today in search of his third straight win. He will be opposed by lefty Jose Quintana for the Sox.
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text: Every "Suck" Uttered On ESPN Over The Past MonthJohn Koblin12/09/13 12:02pmFiled to: espnmedia meltdownsmedianews30EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkRight before the weekend, ESPN told its anchors to refrain from saying "sucks" so much on the air. The word is "simply not appropriate for ESPN," wrote ESPN bosses in a memo, adding that they didn't want to turn off "sports fans of all ages." Above, you'll find a video of ESPN's on-air folks—including Scott Van Pelt, Keith Olbermann, and Trent Dilfer—uttering that dirty word. The clips are all taken from the past month. SportsNation—a show that historically has had a big following among teenagers and college students—appears to be the most frequent offender. Reply30 repliesLeave a reply


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World's Fastest Motorized Baby Stroller by Colin Furze
Taking the baby for a walk is no longer a chore thanks to Colin Furze motorized baby stroller. The new father decided to create the world's fastest stroller, capable of speeds up to 50 miles per hour.
Although the device is a bit too dangerous to actually put a baby inside, it would serve nicely as a grocery getter. Furze spent four weeks building the contraption, and outfitted the stroller with a 125cc motorcycle engine that pumps out 10 horsepower. That much power on such a light vehicle allows the stroller the 4 speed vehicle to reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. A plumber by day, Fruze proclaims that "kids love it," and also notes "it's not for women, it's for men." See it in action below. [Via]
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What an odd collection of not-very-short films. Hors Piste: Volume 3 is a selection of three films that screened during the 2008 eponymous film festival at Paris's Centre Pompidou, which pays tribute to new forms of visual expression. There are beautiful moments in these films; however, when considered as a whole, they make me question whether we should really keep cutting the edge of art.
The Music of Regret
The first short, "The Music of Regret," is a film in three parts by American film director Laurie Simmons. A visit to Laurie Simmons's webpage suggests a mind that transforms the mundane or stereotypical into the extravagant and bizarre with an intense pleasure. Scenes that are reminiscent of 1950s television sitcoms have been transfigured into the stuff of nightmares, but with a bright Matissian palette that makes you feel as though her subjects will cancan off the screen at any moment, or conversely, in muted tones that suggest the intense sorrow behind the stitched-on smiles of her grotesque puppets.
"The Music of Regret" is the most captivating of the films, and also the most complex, stylistically and thematically. The first part opens on several male dummy puppets rotating around Meryl Streep, who then shares various intimate moments of life with the different puppets. The strange, plastic, frozen quality of the dummies seems to gently mock the petty dramas of life that keep us paralyzed as well, despite the mobility of our flesh. In the same measure, the similarities among the puppets (the men seem interchangeable to Streep, as if they are even the same person) remind us of our own similarities: sometimes for good, as they connect us to others, but often for bad, as society forces us to conform to a prescribed plotline.
But there is still a hopefulness in the caring that is shared between Streep and the dummy, especially as they sing "live in the present with an open mind" on the beach. This love humanizes the dummies and gives poignancy to the drama we all experience.
I particularly like Simmons's completely unrelated final act, which showcases solo dancers on a stage, all dressed as different objects and representing particular emotions through their dance styles. The violence of a gun, the comfort of a house, the naïveté of a cupcake, the weightiness of a book, the graceful pompousness of a wedding cake, the impatience of time; all these ideas are presented in quick, skipping succession until time overcomes all and forces the curtain to fall on the act.
Les Hommes Sans Gravité
I would like to say that French film director Eléonore Weber's understated portrait of two young men sharing a room and exploring each other captures a deeper reality of life through its muted depictions of a simple relationship; however, I am not convinced that it does.
The short opens with a woman speaking with one of the young men, asking if the other, older man is crying. The man is staring straight ahead, sobbing, yet the young man persistently repeats that he is not crying. Is this Weber's assertion that fact is all relative, and there is no absolute reality, or is it just an absurd opening to a strange film?
"Les Hommes Sans Gravité" continues by exploring the homoerotic relationship between the two men, who state emotionless, simple sentences to each other, such as, "We both got fucked in the ass for 2000 euros," and ask each other the types of basic questions shared by strangers. In the French Surrealist tradition, the film is a progression of random thoughts. The men speak non sequiturs to each other while they sit in their underwear, smoking cigarettes. As far as I can tell, this is a portrait of two blasé young men. The one exception is a stunning scene in which they find a letter from an indecisive suicide case pondering the beauty of life. The overall theme of the film is an exploration into the meaning of sex and relationships, and what our opinions on these subjects say about us as humans.
It almost seems a toss-up as to whether or not "Les Hommes Sans Gravité" is beautiful and poignant or insipid, pointless, and absurd. I might find some depth to it, if it were not for the fact that I am getting tired of this type of trite art, that continues to examine the mundane, when the time for that has already passed. There is nothing left for art to shock us with, and the unusual and cryptic is no longer uncommon in the art world, yet art such as this continues to follow these veins. I for one would like to see artists return to tackling the most pressing questions of the meaning of life in the most complex dialogue. Just because an innuendo is subtle does not always mean it is significant.
In the Wake of a Deadad
The final short in the compilation, "In the Wake of a Deadad," by British director Andrew Kötting, is a long series of shots of Kötting traveling to places with meaning to him with a larger-than-life blowup version of his father, after his real father's death.
The opening scenes of "Deadad" are quite creepy, with resonating music and what, I assume, are death photos of his actual father. Yet, the progression of the film moves from this intense pain to a lighthearted appreciation of life by creating an inflatable effigy who partakes in activities such as playing with the grandkids and visiting old hang outs. Since there is not a lot of plot, the details take on greater significance: the fact that father, son, and later grandfather (through a turn of events, Kötting ends up making an effigy of this ancestor as well) all wear the same suit; the crazy look on his father's face, that is impossible to distinguish as exuberant or maniacal. Perhaps this look is only logical, as facing life and death should make us both insane and jubilant, and especially uncomprehending.
But the beauty of "Deadad" is in the moments when Kötting transcends his father's death, to revel in the joy of life. The final scenes of the film are especially transformative: lying on his father, contemplating the meaning of life; teaching his father how to surf in L.A.; bouncing on his father like a moonwalk. And, in the most poignant scenes, Kötting can let his father go, considering life after death while fireworks explode around the figures, and then going inside his father's very being, with final shots of the whiteness of the interior of the inflatable effigy.
I studied abroad in France, and seeing bizarrely dressed characters dancing on stilts to celebrate the opening of a plaza, or a start-of-year party with men in bikinis dancing with pythons prepared me for that country's odd artistic aesthetic. Perhaps it is only logical that the culture that brought us Impressionism, an art form which broke every accepted rule of what art should be and shocked the audience by bombarding them with questions, not answers, should continue to present confounding art.
Yet, in Hors Piste, I was searching for that thing that Simmons's refers to as "the pleasure of unexpected discovery" in this collection, and what I found was myself questioning the purpose of art in modern society. But perhaps this type of questioning has its own merit.
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By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
WASHINGTON — Among my various idiosyncrasies, such as (twice) driving from Washington to New York to watch a world championship chess match, the most baffling to my friends is my steadfast devotion to the Washington Nationals. When I wax lyrical about having discovered my own private paradise at Nationals Park, eyes begin to roll and it is patiently explained to me that my Nats have been not just bad, but prodigiously — epically — bad.
As if I don't know. They lost 102 games in 2008; 103 in 2009. That's no easy feat. Only three other teams in the last quarter-century have achieved back-to-back 100-loss seasons.
Now understand: This is not the charming, cuddly, amusing incompetence of, say, the '62 Mets, of whom their own manager, Casey Stengel, famously asked, "Can't anybody here play this game?" — and whose stone-gloved first baseman, Marv Throneberry, was nicknamed Marvelous Marv, the irony intended as a sign of affection.
Nor am I talking about heroic, stoic, character-building losing. The Chicago Cubs fan knows that he's destined for a life of Sisyphean suffering and perpetual angst. These guys go 58 years without winning, then come within five outs of the National League pennant, only to have one of their own fans deflect a ball about to settle into a Cub outfielder's glove, killing the play and bringing on the unraveling.
The fan was driven into hiding and the fateful ball ritually exorcised, blown to smithereens on TV. Sorry, that's not my kind of losing. Been there. I'm a former Red Sox fan, now fully rehabilitated. No, I don't go to games to steel my spine, perfect my character, journey into the dark night of the soul. I get that in my day job watching the Obama administration in action.
I go for relief. For the fun, for the craft (beautifully elucidated in George Will's just-reissued classic, "Men at Work") and for the sweet, easy cheer at Nationals Park.
You get there and the twilight's gleaming, the popcorn's popping, the kids're romping and everyone's happy. The joy of losing consists in this: Where there are no expectations, there is no disappointment. In Tuesday night's game, our starting pitcher couldn't get out of the third inning. Gave up four straight hits, six earned runs, and as he came off the mound, actually got a few scattered rounds of applause.
Applause! In New York he'd have been booed mercilessly. In Philly, he'd have found his car on blocks and missing a headlight.
No one's happy to lose, and the fans cheer lustily when the Nats win. But as starters blow up and base runners get picked off, there is none of the agitation, the angry, screaming, beer-spilling, red-faced ranting you get at football or basketball games.
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You "take in" a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
And for a losing baseball team, the calm is even more profound. I've never been to a park where the people are more relaxed, tolerant and appreciative of any small, even moral, victory. Sure, you root, root, root for the home team, but if they don't win "it's a shame" — not a calamity. Can you imagine arm-linked fans swaying to such a sweetly corny song of early 20th-century innocence — as long gone as the manual typewriter and the 20-game winner — at the two-minute warning?
But now I fear for my bliss. Hope, of a sort, is on the way — in the form of Stephen Strasburg, the greatest pitching prospect in living memory. His fastball clocks 103 mph and his slider, says Tom Boswell, breaks so sharply it looks like it hit a bird in midair. In spring training, center fielder Nyjer Morgan nicknamed him Jesus. Because of the kid's presence, persona, charisma? Nope. Because "that's what everybody says the first time they see Strasburg throw," explained Morgan. "Jeeee-sus."
But now I'm worried. Even before Strasburg has arrived from the minor leagues, the Nats are actually doing well. They're playing .500 ball for the first time in five years. They are hovering somewhere between competent mediocrity and respectability. When Jesus arrives — my guess is late May — they might actually be good.
They might soon be, gasp, a contender. In the race deep into September. Good enough to give you hope. And break your heart.
Where does one then go for respite?
Charles Krauthammer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Worry over Hiller starting to cease
ANAHEIM -- It is only two starts and there are a lot more ahead to erase any lingering doubts in the minds of teammates, coaches, fans and even fantasy team owners.
But as the regular season for the Ducks approaches next week, Jonas Hiller is giving the impression that he's truly back on his game.
Hiller faced the Vancouver Canucks for the second time in five days and turned in another sharp performance, this time against a squad more representative of last season's Stanley Cup finalist as he made 31 saves in a 3-2 victory Wednesday night at Honda Center.
"If I play every night like this, we definitely every night have a chance to win," Hiller said. "That's pretty much all what I asked. I definitely still see [room for] improvement. The season is long. We're still in September. Hopefully I'll be playing at my best in mid-April."
The play of Hiller in camp has lifted the spirits of his teammates. Before he incurred the symptoms, the Swiss netminder played in his first All-Star game and was becoming a legitimate Vezina Trophy candidate.
"It was great relief for everybody to see him doing well," Ducks winger Teemu Selanne said. "You never know how a guy is going to be until he starts playing games. Obviously, it's a totally different situation when you have the pressure of a game."
Said captain Ryan Getzlaf: "Hillsy's played great. It's a relief to see him rebound the way he has. We knew the unfortunate thing that went on last season for him. It's nice to see him back in his form and the Jonas that we're used to seeing."
In two starts against the Canucks covering five periods, Hiller has stopped 52 of the 54 shots he's faced and is showing how far he's come in the six months since his disastrous three-goal, nine-shot night against Nashville while in the grip of persistent vertigo symptoms.
Hiller ended his night by surviving a 6-on-3 disadvantage when the Canucks pulled goalie Roberto Luongo for an extra attacker after Andrew Gordon and Nate Guenin went to penalty box just 63 seconds apart. Gordon did come out of the bin to help out with a key puck clear down the ice with the Ducks still two men down.
The goalie joked about how nobody really knew what to do on the ice because both teams don't practice a 6-on-3 situation but appreciated that "everybody was sacrificing there." As far as keeping track of the puck, Hiller said he's been able to find it without any of the previous issues where he often felt a split second or two behind the play.
"I feel like I'm really sharp on the puck, especially in the the first where I felt they were just bringing everything to the net and [I] still saw lots of shots," he siad. "Lots of pucks I was able to find. I'm going in the right direction but there's always improvement. That's what exhibition games are for."
Ducks coach Randy Carlyle believes that Hiller's vertigo issues are a thing of the past.
"He's one of the guys that hasn't played that much in the last little while obviously because of the illness that he had," Carlyle said. "And now we're on the way back. If he continues to play and continues to be symptom free as he has shown us, then there's no reason why we wouldn't forget about what happened and just go forward. It's about moving forward."
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A couple of months ago we brought you news that the role of Sarah Connor in the forthcoming Terminator reboot was likely to go to one of three actresses, Brie Larson, Emilia Clarke or Margot Robie.
Well, according to Deadline that list is now down to two, with Clarke and Larson thought to be the clear frontrunners for the part.
Clarke is thought to currently hold the edge in the casting race, particularly given her previous work with Game Of Thrones alumnus Alan Taylor.
That said, Larson is currently basking in critical acclaim for her work in the acclaimed Short Term Twelve , and is thought to be running Clarke all the way…
It's thought that Paramount want to cast the Sarah Connor role before moving on to John Connor and Kyle Reese, although rumours have Tom Hardy linked to the former of those roles.
Directed by Taylor, the new film will open in the US on 1 July 2015, with a UK date to be confirmed.
Rumour: Emilia Clarke or Brie Larson to star in Terminator reboot
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