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Posters and Election Propaganda
A blog dedicated to the examination of communications in election campaigns, with a focus on posters
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Warren G. Harding, the presidential candidate of the Republican Party in the United States in 1920, is portrayed by actor Malachi Cleary in the HBO television series, "Boardwalk Empire." In fact, the title of the finale of the show's first season, "A Return to Normalcy," was one of Harding's campaign slogans. And a large Harding poster can be seen in the background during the Republican National Convention scene (as David Ettlin—a reader of this blog—points out). Harding, a silver-haired, adulterous, corrupt minor senator from Ohio, secured his party's nomination at the convention, with the help of several party bosses in a "smoke-filled room." On the TV show, Harding's campaign manager, Harry Daugherty is helped by "Nucky" Thompson (played by Steve Buscemi), who calls the candidate an "imbecile" while dealmaking to benefit both Harding and himself. "Nucky" also agrees to hide Harding's mistress, Nan Britton, in New Jersey during the presidential campaign.
During the 1920 campaign, the Republicans spent an incredible amount of money to elect Harding (who won by the huge margin of 26 percentage points). It was reported in The New York Times that five million posters that included portraits of Harding and his vice-presidential candidate, Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge, were printed, along with fifteen million buttons of Harding alone.
Although Daugherty was quite influential in the campaign, another figure, advertising executive Albert Lasker, loomed large. Lasker coordinated public relations and advertising, and posters and billboards were a fundamental part of the campaign. Lasker's style of advertising, which often advocated the purchase of one product over another, worked very well in politics, with newspaper and billboard ads promoting politicians rather than products. It was a small leap for him to come up with another slogan for Harding, "Let's be done with wiggle and wobble" (a reference to a Democratic policy that seemed first to have been isolationist, then interventionist), after concocting such slogans as "Keep that Schoolgirl Complexion" and "A Cow in Every Pantry" for products. Lasker's slogan was seen on billboards across the country at a cost of four hundred thousand dollars (while the Democrats spent little on this medium)—and that was only 7.5 percent of the Republican National Committee's total expenditures. The "wiggle and wobble" slogan strategy contrasted Lasker's candidate with the outgoing president: Harding was depicted as a solid, steady leader with small-town values, who would return the country to "normalcy"; the outgoing Democratic president, Woodrow Wilson, on the other hand, had promised to keep the country out of the Great War, and then had led it into the conflict.
The visual images that were sometimes fashioned for the posters and billboards in the Harding campaing were imposing: a good example is Howard Chandler Christy's idealized rendition of Harding with the candidate dramatically raising one hand and appearing to hold an American flag with the other. There were only two words accompanying the image: "America First!" (yet another slogan). This was the same slogan that was used in the Wilson poster in the previous election campaign, and, amazingly, the slogan that was included in some Democratic posters in 1920.
To learn much more about the Harding campaign, see the book Posters, Propaganda, and Persuasion in Election Campaigns Around the World and Through History.


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• Joshua DeWeese, 29, theft of property — $7,500.
Charges were filed against DeWeese last month after a July 24 incident in which he allegedly stole a vehicle, valued at more than $8,000, from a residence on Crow Mountain Road.
The victim stated he pulled the car out of the garage, went into his house for a short while and returned outside to find the vehicle gone.
Later in the day, Morrilton police saw the vehicle and engaged in a pursuit after DeWeese, who was driving the vehicle, did not pull over, according to court documents. At one point, the vehicle stopped briefly and a female passenger exited the vehicle. The vehicle later came to a complete stop because of mechanical failure and DeWeese was apprehended.
The female passenger said DeWeese originally told her the vehicle belonged to a friend, but after the pursuit began, he admitted the vehicle did not belong to him.
DeWeese allegedly told police he was talking the vehicle for a test drive, but could not identify the owner of the vehicle.

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Discussion in 'Other Equipment' started by tenapasi, Sep 23, 2012.
Just like the title says. I am using stock base grip right now.
Leather grips have a different feel to them that is liked by some, but not by others. It adds weight to the handle. I wouldn't say there is any "real benefits" to a leather grip other than the different feel and weight to the handle. If you've never used one, you should try it and see if you like it.
I like leather grips because they're firm and give me a lot of feedback. They tend to get slippery so I add an absorbent overgrip and I run through reels of Tournagrip like theres no tomorrow.
The problem with leather grips is you have to take care of them and allow them a breaking in period. They tend to shrink over time, but also get better feeling over time and last for the entire life of the racket unlike other overgrips that fall apart.
It will take practice to regrip a racket with a leather grip because you will probably not get it right the first time. The spacing is critical.
Try it, you'll like it.
I use Babolat leather grips with Babolat Pro Team overgrips; an unexpected benefit I noticed is that leather grips added power to every shot. I can't explain why but it's there. There is also the firm or tight feel leather provides that is better than what other grips offer.
However leather w/out the use of an overgrip will become very slippery and frankly not very comfortable, in my opinion. So the prime combination is leather w/your overgrip of choice.
I think they get me a more "vivid" - opposed to mute - feel and, of course, there they are: the bevels. Can't play without leather + og, but I recognise they're not much comfortable like a synthetic replacement.
+1 for the bevels.
All personal preference, just like every other aspect of your frame
Heavier than most synthetics
feel bevels more
doesn't break down like a synthetic grip, usually plays a little better when it's broken in (IMO)
For me the firmer and bevel advantages are the main reasons to have leather grip. The first allow you to have looser grip and have the racquet swings more freely, while the second is very critical to 1 HBH - I believe every kind of stoke is also helped.
Anyway, to avoid blister you still can add overgrip and still have the benefit of the leather.
Yeah, my synthetic grip started to lose its shape so I switched to leather. Like others have said, firmer feel, bevels etc. The extra weight (not too much difference but enough) made my racquet more headlight.
Yes it's an easy way to add some weight for customizing and IMO offers more traditional feel to frames
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if we dont land a big name player next summer for the 2010 campaign
does walsh hold his money and wait for 2011 or does he splurge on second tier stars just to add players.
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Josh Smith
Gerald wallace
Maurice Williams
Rip hamilton
Stephen Jackson
Baron Davis
Andrew Bynum
Al Jefferson
Devin Harris
Chris paul
Dwight Howard
Rashard lewis
Jameer Nelson
Kevin Martin
Jose Calderon
Deron Williams
Is it possible we could sign a player like amare, bosh, wade, lebron.
and wait one more year for curry's contract to run out or jefferies and then go after our second man in 2011.
could you imagine Chris paul, Chandler, Gallo, Lebron, Hill. as our 2011-2012 starting line up. W. Douglas, Darko, and Almond coming off the bench.
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I'd like it too but I doubt that it will happen. Right now we don't need to focus on our next head coach though.Originally Posted by Hoagies99
I really doubt Phil is coaching the knicks. Isiah has said plenty of times that Lenny is his man, although I totallly disagree with hiring Lenny. Now I know Phil is a great coach but I dont think he is the right coach for the knicks.
I don't think hes as motivated to win a championship he already has nine in his bag, a major factor for the finals is because Larry Brown was thirsting for a championship and Phil was a little laid back and didnt seem to care as much.
i really think that phil jackson is overrated but he is a good coach....u can u win a championchip if u have jordan and pippen and shaq and kobe
he just got to prove it to me...when he coaches a team that wasnt awful the previous year and make a at least a 500 team record then i wont put him on top in coaches
I totally agree!!!!!Originally Posted by datruth
I want to see Jackson take a team like the Knicks (Without a really dominant superstar) and win a championship. Then I will believe that he is an outstanding coach.
i agree wit "trublue"and "datruth". phil is really overrated but he is stil a good coach. all the anlyists r sayin the best place 4 him to turn up is the knicks. the knicks have a great coach so idunnno if its better 4 them to get phil but they should try. and wit the people in the market ther r definetly gonna be big superstars comin to the knicks. he went to the finals wit jordan, pippen and kobe. now wit marbury.
i heard that he wants to coach the knicks because that was his team. he wants to end his career where it all began
i'd like to see it happen![/img]
I don't see Lenny Wilkens as the coach of New York past next season, but I'm not sure if Jackson is the answer either. He is a great coach, but he has had some of the most talented players on his championship teams.
I try look at how the triangle offense would work with a point guard like Marbury. I don't think it's the best offensive scheme for Marbury as well as the other Knicks. First of all we don't have a dominant center. Marbury is a great scorer, and his numbers would be down in scoring with the triangle offense. Look what happened to Payton. I'm not saying it would affect Marbury the exact same way, but it wouldn't play into his style of ball. It's hard to say because the Knicks could have a different looking team come the start of the season, I'm thinking with the players we have now.
One outta three ain't bad.
lenny i think he does a great job as the knicks coach. but i wouldent mind seeing phil jackson as the head coach
(i dont think any one would mind)
The only reason he was good was because he had jordan kobe and shaq. Practically any coach could win with them. props to lary brown. beatin em 4-1!!
thats true.
so whos the better coach lenny or phil? (for the knicks)
Overall it's Phil no doubt. For the Knicks, I have to say Lenny Wilkens is a better fit. The Knick's current players don't fit into the triangle offense that Phil Jackson religously uses. Lenny Wilkens has no problem with Isiah Thomas taking charge and deciding to coach a practice. I could never see Phil Jackson standing for that.
One outta three ain't bad.


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It is an exciting as well as a challenging time and the words of Barack Obama seem fitting for CCA at this juncture. "We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it."
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Hahnemann, Reading fall short of Premier League promotion, get second chance.
Hahnemann posts two shutouts, Reading has Sunday shot for promotion to Premier League.
Howard saves in tiebreaker lead Everton past Manchester United in FA Cup semifinals.
Reading finally scores, but Hahnemann concedes lead in 2-2 draw with Blackpool.
Dempsey scores twice, adds assist to spark Fulham past Manchester City.
Edu scores first goal, Beasley injures rib in Rangers victory.
Friedel is sent off from Villa's 5-0 rout at hands of Liverpool.
Howard, Everton are on the upswing in English Premier League.
Bradley helps Gladbach mount effort to escape relegation.
Donovan to wrap up Munich tenure and rejoin Galaxy in MLS.
Healthy after long recovery, Spector is recording playing time with West Ham.
Foul tackle leaves Beasley bruised, but apparently not sidelined.
Bradley scores tying goal in Gladbach's 1-1 draw at Bremen.
McBride, Beasley stay put as transfer window closes.
McBride could return to Fulham of EPL, Altidore moves.
Friedel posts two shutouts for Aston Villa which defeats Portsmouth, ties Doncaster.
Beasley, Edu struggle for playing time for Glasgow Rangers.
Americans Abroad
(Monday, May 11, 2008) -- United States defender Carlos Bocanegra scored in the 70th minute, but Rennes of Ligue 1 then gave up two late goals to second-division Guingamp and lost the Coupe de France final 2-1 Sunday before 80,056 in Paris' Stade de France..
Rennes was looking to end a 38-year wait for a championship trophy when Bocanegra put it ahead with a classic goal. Bruno Cheyrou whipped a free kick from the right side and Bocanegra rose the highest in a crowded penalty area to glance a header home into a corner for a 1-0 advantage.
However, Brazilian Eduardo Dos Santos poked home a goal, also from a crowd, two minutes later to pull Guingamp even at 1-1 before also scoring the winner in the 83rd minute.
Guingamp, which stands 13th in the 20-team Ligue 2 and has been battling to stay a step above the relegation zone, won its first championship ever at any level. Rennes is seventh in Ligue 1
In Belgium, U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu's hard work led to one goal and he scored another one in the second half to help Standard de Liège defeat Club Brugge 2-0 and in doing so keep pace with rival Anderlecht at the top of the Pro League standings with just one match left in the season.
In the 37th minute, Onyewu was taken down in the box by Brugge captain Philippe Clement as Onyewu tried to get to a cross from Steven Defour. Milan Jovanovic converted the penalty. In the 74th minute, Onyewu sealed the result by heading Defour's free kick into the left-hand corner of the net.
Standard and Anderlecht are both 23-5-5 with 74 points. If both remain level on points after next weekend, they will play a two-match series to determine the champion.
In the German Bundesliga, U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley played 90 minutes for Borussia Mönchengladbach, which boosted its hopes of surviving relegation with a 1-0 win over Schalke 04.
At 7-18-6 with 27 points with three games left, Mönchengladbach is in a three-way tie for 15th place with the 16th- and 17th-place clubs relegated. Gladbach is even with Arminia Bielefeld with a minus-19 goal differential, but both are ahead of Energie Cottbus at minus-27.
American midfielder Sal Zizzo played the final five minutes for Hannover 96 in a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Hannover defender Steve Cherundolo, a veteran with the U.S. men, is said to be doing well after hip surgery, but might not be ready to resume playing either for either club or country until the fall. He is one match short of his 200th German first-division match for Hannover.
American goalkeeper Luis Robles earned a clean sheet for Kaiserslautern in a 1-0 victory over Augsburg.
In the 2.Bundesliga, American David Yelldell was not in goal after suffering a hand injury and watched from the stands as relegation-threatened TuS Koblenz was soundly defeated by league-leading SC Freiburg 5-2.
In Denmark's Superligaen, American defender Michael Parkhurst went the distance for Nordsjaelland in a 3-1 loss at first-place FC Copenhagen.
U.S. defender Danny Califf served a yellow-card suspension and did not play in FC Midtjylland's 3-2 triumph Friday at AC Horsens.
American striker Jeremiah White went 82 minutes for visiting Aarhus which played a 1-1 draw Monday with Aalborg. American midfielder Benny Feilhaber was dressed but did not play for Aarhus, while American forward Marcus Tracy did not make the trip for Aalborg as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
In Sweden's Allsvenskan, American striker Charlie Davies went the distance for Hammarby which dropped a road contest 1-0 Monday at Örebro SK.
In Norway's Tippeligaen, American defenders Clarence Goodson and Hunter Freeman went the distance for IK Start Kristiansand which defeated Lillestrom SK 3-0. On Sunday, both went the whole way in a Norweigen Cup match in which Start defeated Trauma 4-1.
American keeper Troy Perkins posted a shutout for Valerenga IF Oslo in a 3-0 decision over Molde FK.
In Italy, American midfielder Danny Szetela dressed, but did not play for Brescia in a 0-0 draw with Cittadella.
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Inching through the windows binaries which came with the card this seems to be oem version of one of the Ositech cards maybe Seven of diamonds, not entirely sure. --Probably why smc91c92_cs driver makes some headway before bailing out.
currently hacking the driver round a bit at the moment to see if i can force it into recognising the card. More anon...
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The demands have gradually increased over the last three (to my knowledge) years and there are constantly opportunities to do more that she has to let pass because her 'spare' time is already over-committed.kirk5a wrote:What's the problem with how things are now, as you described above? Are there more demands for this teacher's time, being made by students? If not, why does she need to spend more time on teaching, and thereby have a financial problem?
Even without such new commitments, the current state of affairs is barely satisfactory. You probably know yourself that someone whose time is chronically a little over-committed (whatever they are doing), is usually a bit stressed and often a bit rushed. When you see someone in that state because of the community work they are willingly accepting, the impulse is to help, isn't it? That's why I'm interested in your (i.e. everyone's, not just kirk5a's) answers.


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Drew Brees questioned the league's evidence in the Saints' bounty scandal by comparing it to the government's search for WMDs in Iraq, which led to war in the Middle East.
"If NFL fans were told there were "weapons of mass destruction" enough times, they'd believe it. But what happens when you don't find any????" Brees tweeted (@drewbrees) Monday.
Clearly, the issue is an emotional one for players. Jonathan Vilma and Scott Fujita each expressed anger and frustration at commissioner Roger Goodell after their Monday appeals for an absence of specific evidence that led to their suspension.
Brees' comment won't sit well with Goodell, but it's unlikely he'll face any punishment.
The reality for the NFLPA and players who speak out against Goodell for disclosures in "Bountygate" is likely moot. Goodell's authority to mete out punishment was collectively bargained last summer, with the players ceding that jurisdiction to the commissioner.


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A 41-year-old Everett man received life-threatening injuries in a snowmobile crash more than eight miles north of Liberty in eastern Washington on Friday night, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office.
Richard Mansfield was driving a friend's snowmobile north on Forest Service Road 9712 when he lost control, left the road and struck a tree.
Sheriff's deputies and personnel from Kittitas County Search and Rescue, Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue and Fire District 7 responded, and used a rescue sled to move Mansfield to an ambulance. He then was taken to Kittitas Valley Community Hospital with serious injuries.
Mansfield was stabilized at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital and has since been transferred to another facility, hospital officials said Monday.


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Is there no end...
... to the shit these people try to sell us???
It already sells milk, bread, booze, car insurance and furniture. Now supermarket behemoth Tesco is to add the Apple iPhone to its growing inventory. Tesco today confirmed a joint venture with O2, enabling the supermarket to introduce the iPhone 3G and 3GS into its retail operation "shortly". The handset will be sold through …
... to the shit these people try to sell us???
Must... get... one...
Y'know, I think that Tesco probably won't sell a lot of iPhones - what with Tesco customers not falling into the traditional demographic - but it will add to the ubiquity of the product and there's time yet for Apple to sign a deal with Waitrose. :D
My Tesco branded iPhone is gonna look really cool. Yeah
Interesting to see apart from the customers being ripped off, who's going to be the next victim, who's tied to who in this deal?
My wife has a Tesco Mobile Nokia, and the only physical branding on it is Nokia's own. Not even any blue and white stripes! I think we can forgive them saying "TESCO" in very small text at the top of the standby screen. Of course, may not apply to all the phones they sell, but usually the networks are pretty consistent about this kind of thing (I remember Orange not carrying at least one phone simply because there was nowhere to put their logo).
..so I doubt Tescos will.
Will be interested to see the 'competitive'* price plans..
*According to the BBC website version of this news item
Considering O2 are 50% owner in this venture I have to wonder if the Tesco iPhone will be much cheaper than the current O2 offerings.
Would be nice if it actually happens where consumer costs are drasticly cut.
Tesco mobile are already partnered with O2, because they run on O2's network. It will be interesting to see what happens with price because tesco have a very different pricing policy to the big 4. They seem to make you buy the phone whether you take out a contract or use pay as you go.
I'm sure Apple have come to some agreement to stifle the competition though.
If anything is designed to wipe the smug, middle-class shine from a product......
Rejoice! Beans are now 9p a tin for one week only, and ass-cream is BOGOF!
I have always seen the iPhone fitting in well with LIDL. All chav and bling.


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Bluebird Gains FDIC Insurance
Skeptics who saw the seeds of an eventual bank charter in the advent of American Express and Walmart had a change of heart and last week and announced that the jointly sponsored Bluebird prepaid card will carry FDIC deposit.
Dan Schulman, group president, enterprise growth at American Express, said, "Bluebird is designed to help make their everyday financial lives easier, more convenient and less expensive. Today's announcement, which reflects feedback from consumers, advocacy groups and government officials, represents the next set of enhancements that further distinguish Bluebird from other financial services options."
Not seeking FDIC insurance was one reason the companies used in October to dampen criticism of the card as a way Walmart was seeking to be able to offer the services of a financial institution without getting a bank charter.
In another change, the company announced that Bluebird cardholders would be able to obtain checks for their accounts that the company will pre-authorize in order to prevent overdrafts.
The changes, according to Amex spokesman Vanessa McCutchen, were prompted by a desire to enable consumers to directly deposit government payments, such as those from Social Security, to the card.
"As we've begun to gain scale with Bluebird and listened to our customers, it was clear that the ability to load federal payments and benefits directly to Bluebird accounts was something our customers were very interested in," wrote McCutchen in an emailed response. "Regulations allow federal payments, such as tax refunds and Social Security payments, to be directly deposited into a prepaid card account only if the card is set up to meet the requirements for FDIC insurance coverage."
The FDIC-insured bank that has agreed to hold the deposits is Wells Fargo, but the bank did not return calls for comment as of press time.
NAFCU CEO Fred Becker noted that the even with a pass-through arrangement, the fact the Bluebird funds carry FDIC insurance opened the cards up to regulation from the FDIC and from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has already come down on American Express about discrepancies in disclosures around some of its products.
"I don't think American Express can assume it's only heard from Mr. Cordray once," said Becker, referring to CFPB Director Richard Cordray. The CFPB is in the process of developing a regulation addressing prepaid cards.
The Independent Community Bankers of America, long a credit union opponent and a leader in the effort to keep Walmart from obtaining a bank charter, expressed displeasure at the move. The association takes a very dim view of FDIC insurance covering money added to Bluebird cards, according to Viveca Ware, senior vice president for regulatory policy at ICBA. "These cards are nothing more than checking accounts in prepaid clothing and need to be regulated as such," she said.


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I am sorry to say I don't recall which flour I used. It was either BSM Golden Tiger or something like KA bread flour.
Puzzolento, I told ya no knead was an option. I have one going right now. -marc
I have been yammered at for baking pies one hour after I mix the dough,
I am so glad someone stood up and confirmed that you can make a great pizza without waiting four days or whatever. I'm not an idiot; I know good pizza when I taste it, and I know my pizza is the best I've ever eaten.I think it would be fun to build a rig that bakes pizza at 900 degrees, but I absolutely love plain old New York pizza, baked in a deck oven, and my pizzas stomp on every New York pizza (thin or Sicilian) I've ever bought.Now I'll get yelled at for calling Sicilian pizza "New York pizza," but that's a whole other mess. The Sicilian variety I like is the kind New York pizzerias serve, and I have no idea whether it resembles anything eaten in Sicily.Talking about pizza shouldn't be like playing dodgeball. When a hobby gets too nerded up, you can barely open your mouth without someone trying to correct you.By the way, I know very little about no-knead dough, and I deliberately did it the easiest way I could think of, so don't be amazed if you find a better way than mine.
You and I would probably be considered heretics by the folks fixated on their pet method being the ONLY correct way to do things.


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Loyalty of SAC Capital Investors Tested by Latest Insider Investigation
SAC Capital Advisors's long track record of big gains has made it one of the hedge-fund industry's highest-profile firms.
That performance has helped make it easier for investors to justify paying the high fees SAC commands, and to stand by the Stamford, Conn.-based firm as it has faced increasing regulatory and legal scrutiny.
As U.S. investigators press ahead with their case against Mathew Martoma, the sixth former SAC employee to face federal criminal insider-trading allegations in the past three years, those clients' loyalties will be tested once again.
Overlooking the Long Island Sound and filled with contemporary art collected by its founder, Steven A. Cohen, SAC manages $14 billion in assets ($8 billion is Mr. Cohen's own money). Mr. Cohen and SAC are cooperating with the government and "are confident that they have acted appropriately," a SAC spokesman has said. A lawyer for Mr. Martoma has said his client denies any wrongdoing and "continues to look forward to his day in court."


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Kate Moss - Rock Star?
Kate hit the stage with Pete at a Babyshambles show in Florence on Thursday. Looks like she really got into performing. That or something else happened after the show? She's looking a little beat up as she left the event. Maybe it's because people can't keep their hands off her. Anyway, are you wondering why she is taking to the stage? It turns out Kate is looking to make a move from modeling to singing in the next few years. Pete is supporting her all the way, even signing her onto his band. Here's more:
The supermodel took up the drum sticks during the British band's Italian gig prompting speculation she may be tiring of modelling and keen to take up a musical career.
The pair have recorded a duet together entitled La Belle Et La Bete which appeared the Babyshambles' album Down In Albion.
The grandfather of her daughter Lila Grace Douglas Hack said, ...[S]he just loves the whole rock thing. She'd love to be a rock star herself. That's why she hangs out with that crowd the whole time. She doesn't really like modelling that much."
She has been modeling since she was like, 12. Maybe it's time for a change. I wonder if she is going to full-on join the Babyshambles. That's one way to keep an eye on Pete!
Lots more pics of Pete and Kate so


text: And @ Sly: LT wasn't bitching. In my opinion this guy is a pro's pro. He stuck with this team when they were TERRIBLE. I know you guys can't forget the pre-Brees/Rivers Chargers. No talent except LT, and i never remember any stories about him asking for a trade or complaining. There is no doubt in my mind that he deserves to win at least one with the Chargers.


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Doors Co-Founder + Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dead at 74
After a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer, Doors keyboardist and co-founder Ray Manzarek passed away today (May 20). He was 74 years old.
TMZ is reporting that Manzarek was at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany when he died.
Said Doors guitarist Robby Krieger of the news, "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek. I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."
While Jim Morrison was certainly the best-known member of the Doors, Manzarek's jazz and classical-influenced keyboards gave the band its signature sound on classic tracks like 'Light My Fire,' 'Hello, I Love You,' 'L.A.Woman,' and 'Break On Through to the Other Side.'
Manzarek is survived by his wife, three brothers (who were with him at the time of his passing), son and three grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations in Ray's name to standup2cancer.org.


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The late Professor Bonnie Stewart became interested in the existence of toroidal solids (solids with holes) that also had regular polygon faces. He published his findings in a lovely but hard-to-find book - it was privately published - called Adventures Among the Toroids. My one complaint is that it was hand-lettered in a very attractive but hard to read calligraphy.
|One of Stewart's first discoveries was the ring of hexagonal prisms shown here.
|It is possible to combine various cubic polyhedra to make an infinite number of toroidal shapes as shown here. Often these can be continued indefinitely and form what might be termed "hyperbolic" tesselations.
|Other solids, like octahedra, can also be joined to form rings.
|Icosahedra can be inscribed within the octahedron, so icosahedra can also be joined in a similar way to make a ring.
Once a toroidal polyhedron has been found, we can derive an infinite number of others by tacking polyhedra onto free faces. Most of these are trivial.
To eliminate trivial cases, Stewart concentrated on polyhedra that were aplanar, that is, adjacent pairs of faces were not coplanar. He also concentrated on polyhedra that were quasi-convex, that is, were derived by tunneling into a convex polyhedron.
Since all the Stewart toroids have regular faces, they have a close connection with the Johnson Solids, the convex solids with regular polygon faces. Stewart's notation was a modification of Johnson's, of the form xxx/yyy, where xxx is the notation for the enclosing polyhedron and yyy is the notation for the portion excavated.
The genus of a toroid, loosely speaking, is the number of holes in it.
Apart from rings whose toroidal properties are obvious, most of the toroid illustrations consist of two parts: the left image is of the hole and the right image is the enclosing solid.
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LAROSE — A Gretna woman died and six others were injured in a crash Friday morning at the intersection of La. 3235 and La. 657 in Lafourche Parish, a State Police spokesman said.
Carin Penida-Ruiz, 42, of Gretna, was driving a 2005 Nissan Frontier west on La. 657 around 11:30 a.m. and was trying to cross the La. 3235 intersection when the wreck occurred, Trooper Evan Harrell said in a news release.
Troy Griffin Jr., 22, of Golden Meadow, was driving a 2001 Chevrolet 2500 pickup north on La. 3235 as the Frontier was trying to cross the intersection, Harrell said.
Griffin's truck hit Penida-Ruiz's Frontier on the driver's side, causing the Frontier to spin off the roadway and hit a utility pole, Harrell said.
The left rear passenger in the Frontier, Sandra Martinez-Montoya, of Gretna, was partially ejected during the crash, Harrell said. She was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.
Martinez-Montoya later died at a hospital, Harrell said.
Penida-Ruiz and four other passengers in the Frontier were taken to hospitals with moderate injuries, Harrell said.
Griffin, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Harrell said.
Troopers were not sure if alcohol use was a factor in the crash, Harrell said. Blood samples were taken from both drivers for analysis at the State Police Crime Lab.
The crash remains under investigation, Harrell said.


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96 R1100RT 70,000+ miles.
Bike starts and runs\ well on the road; no jerking or missing once up to road speed. Miss is apparent at idle when bike is cold and starting to idle. Also, I detect some valve tapping from right cylinder though not excessive. Where to start? Any assistance would be appreciated.


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By Rob Mahoney
Today may seem to be an otherwise typical day in the NBA's regular season, but two events have aligned to create a flurry of low-level movement: The calendar threshold that allows teams to sign players to 10-day contracts just so happens to coincide with the calendar day on which all contracts become guaranteed. Both of those occurrences create all kinds of incentives for teams to cut and sign players, and so we've collected the lot of roster moves made in the past 24 hours or so for the sake of convenient consumption:
• According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, The Miami Heat are considering signing former Nugget Chris Andersen. Defensive struggles have made balancing the Heat rotation difficult for head coach Erik Spoelstra all season, and thus Miami will work out Anderson with the hope of filling the void that Shane Battier, Udonis Haslem, and Joel Anthony have been unable to fill.
• Mike James, who had recently signed with the D-League's Texas Legends, will sign a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks according to Marc Stein of ESPN.com. James had fluttered around the league since 2007, and hasn't played well enough to find a steady home since. Still, the Mavs are hoping James can provide some stability to their backcourt, and for such a paltry sum he's certainly worth a shot.
• The Indiana Pacers sign Dominic McGuire to a 10-day deal. Indy hardly needs more help defensively, but McGuire is a fantastic defender an a fantastically miserable offensive player. It takes some decent motivation for teams to cut ties with a player who can defend four or five positions on a minimum-salary deal, and yet one can hardly blame McGuire's various suitors given his legitimately harmful offensive impotence.
• Donald Sloan, who was recently waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers and bounced down to the D-League, will sign with the New Orleans Hornets on a 10-day contract. The Hornets are pretty badly in need of another ball-handler behind Greivis Vasquez and know better than to rely on Austin Rivers, and thus Sloan -- limited though he may be -- makes some decent sense.
• The Houston Rockets signed former Clippers draftee (and former Heat Summer Leaguer) Patrick Beverley to a deal for the season following clearance from FIBA. Beverley most recently played for Spartak St. Petersberg in Russia, and this will be his first guaranteed contract in the NBA.
• The Pacers, in order to make room to sign McGuire, waived forward Sam Young. It's an understandable move, given that Young was a defensive specialist with a once-manageable offensive game, but recently has slipped to untenable levels as an offensive player. If that's the skill set he's bringing to the table, why not dispense with the charade and sign McGuire -- a purer form of the same archetype -- outright?
• The Rockets, to clear a roster spot for Beverley, waived undrafted point guard and Iona product Scott Machado. The former MAAC Player of the Year barely got a taste of NBA-level basketball, and spent much of his season playing for Houston's D-League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. This is a tough break for a playmaker with some impressive college numbers, but he'll undoubtedly get a shot with another NBA team at some point.
• The Lakers waived Darius Johnson-Odom, and notably did not waive Robert Sacre -- who is now essentially indispensable following injuries to Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, and Jordan Hill.
• Big man Josh Harrellson, who initially seemed like an interesting fit in Miami given his rebounding and long-range shooting, was waived by the Heat. Harrellson has something of an advantage in that he's a specialist with fairly unique skills, but also doesn't have the kind of skill set that teams actively crave mid-season. Although many franchises could benefit from having a stretch big who rebounds well, general managers typically target more traditional, experienced players when looking for 10-day contract candidates.
• The Boston Celtics waived Kris Joseph and Jarvis Varnado, though there is already reported speculation that one or both players could soon be back on 10-day deals.
• Lazar Hayward, true believer in the occult, has been waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves after a short stay. The Wolves' plans for Hayward never seemed that substantial to begin with, but Kevin Love's injury may have sped up Hayward's release as Minnesota searches for a usable big.
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This era is called an age of degeneration on a global scale, sickness, famine, war and conflict continue to intensify, while individually our well-being and contentment diminish. In a well-known prayer of supplication, Padmasambhava is called the "Precious, supreme protector in these degenerate times." Through the strength of his loving kindness, paintings, statues and other images of this "supreme protector" are a source of calm and harmony wherever they are placed. By participating in their construction, individuals directly bring global benefit as well as making a personal connection to these blessings.
Khenpo Namdrol Rinpoche's address at the opening of the temple of Zandog Palri in Mysore, India.
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To directly counter the prevailing negativity in the current age, in 2002 the Venerable Khenpo Namdrol Rinpoche, head of the Palyul Retreat Center in Nepal, initiated a project to create numerous statues of Padmasambhava.
Her Majesty the Queen Mother of Bhutan, Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck, helped Khenpo Rinpoche plant the first seed by assisting in the process of building a master copy of a Padmasambhava statue in the traditional likeness of the "Lotus Born." The model was first made with clay, which proved to be too brittle and had to be reworked in brass for durability. When the model was finally completed and a mold was taken from it, however, casts from this mold produced identical, richly detailed, thirteen-foot tall brass statues weighing 1,100 kilograms apiece.
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Seven of these exquisite statues have been finished: one has been sent to Nepal; one to California, America; four to India: Sikkim, Bodhgaya, Manali and Namdroling Monastery in Mysore each received one; and the most recent was given to one of the eight locations or LINGS established by Longchenpa in Bhutan which was in ruins, and under reconstruction at present. Through Ven. Khenpo Namdrol's Padmasambhava Global Project for World Peace, statues are constantly being cast from the original mold and are intended for further distribution in Europe, Asia and around the globe.
In 2004, His Holiness the Dalai Lama determined to build 100,000 Padmasambhava statues of all sizes to be spread around the world as a blessing.
The Global Project for World Peace has made a similar determination to continuously create duplicates from this great mold, with the goal of placing 25 statues throughout the world specifically to deter negativity and spread blessings of compassion and wisdom.
The Venerable Khenpo Namdrol Rinpoche is appealing to the global Community for financial support for this meritorious project.
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Namdrol's aspiration to dispel negativity is being realized by the placement of the powerful Guru Rinpoche statues throughout the world. Through Khenpo's kindness and with his blessings of the Padmasambhava Global Project for World Peace, statues are constantly being cast from the original mold and are intended for further distribution around the globe.
# Pharping, Nepal
The first Guru Rinpoche statue made from the original mold resides at NgaYab Pema Od Ling, Padmasambhava Temple, Pharping (Yangleshod), Sheshnarayan-3, Kathmandu, Nepal.
View photos of Khenpo Namdrol Rinpoche, His precious Teachers, His retreat center and the Padmasambhava statue.
# Sikkim, India
The second statue was placed in Yugsam, the sacred holy place of Guru Padmasambhava, at Yangthang Rinpoches monestary there.
# Alameda, California
The third Guru Rinpoche statue resides at Orgyen Dorje Den, Pacific Region Yeshe Nyingpo Center; 2244 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA, USA
View photos of the statue in the Orgyen Dorje Den temple.
# Mysore, India
The fourth Padmasambhava statue blesses the Namdroling, Ngagyur Nyingma Nunnery, Bylakupee, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
# Himachal Pradesh, India
The fifth statue has been placed at Hango (Khunu), Kinnour District, H.P. India.
# Bodh Gaya, India
The sixth statue resides at the Temple of Nyingma Monlam Chenmo International Foundation, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India.
# Bhutan
The seventh Guru Rinpoche statue is placed at Nyelung Dechak Ling, one of the eighth greatest places of Longchen Rabjampa (Longchenpa), near Gangteng Monastery, Bhutan.
# Bhutan
The eighth statue has been installed in Paro, Bhutan.
# Future Plans
Due to the generosity and kind support of many, 8 of the 25 Padmasambhava statues have been planted firmly. Plans are underway for the creation and installation of new statues, however your support is needed. The following locations may be future sights. If you or your sangha is interested in supporting the project or have aspirations to place a statue in your region or temple, please click here to send us an email.
# Bir, India at Palyul Chukhor Ling
# Upstate New York, USA. H.H. Penor Rinpoche's Palyul Retreat Center
# Dordogne, France - The late H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche's home.
# Pharping, Nepal - Guru Rinpoche cave
# Tibet (two statues planned)
# Kathmandu, Nepal - Swayambunath Temple
# Yolmo Valley, Nepal
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This is a wonderful project. Thanks for bringing this up!
- How foolish you are,
grasping the letter of the text and ignoring its intention!
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Re: Support Guru Rinpoche Statue for World Peace
Yes, this is fantastic! Thanks for telling us about this!
I think we need some pics in this thread to spread the blessings.
(This is this project's statue in Nepal.)
Guru Rinpoche's blessings exceed all descriptions.
I think we need some pics in this thread to spread the blessings.
(This is this project's statue in Nepal.)
Guru Rinpoche's blessings exceed all descriptions.
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Directed by music instructor Kent Martin, both ensembles are comprised of Penn State Altoona students. They will perform a wide variety of vocal and contemporary big band selections. The performance is free and open to the public.
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Parents' wails sound the end of horrific shooting
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Gradually, the group of anxious parents shrank and was gently ushered to wait in a back room in the old brick firehouse around the corner from Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The sounds of cartoons playing for other people's children came from another room, but this room was hushed. A police officer entered the room and put the parents' worst fears into words: Their children were gone. The wails that followed could be heard from outside.
The wails sounded the end of a horrifying shooting that took the lives of 20 children and six adults in the school.
It was about 9.30am, when the school locks its doors to the outside world, demanding identification from visitors. What happened next sounded different depending on where you were in the school when a normal school day exploded.
Pops. Bangs. Thundering, pounding booms that echoed, and kept coming and coming. Screams and the cries of children ebbed, until there was only the gunfire.
Countless safety drills learned over generations kicked in. Teachers sprang to their doors and turned the locks tight. Children and adults huddled in closets, crawled under desks and crouched in classroom corners.
Laura Feinstein, a reading support teacher, reached for her telephone. "I called the office and said, 'Barb, is everything OK?' and she said, 'There is a shooter in the building."'
"I heard gunshots going on and on and on," Feinstein said.
Even in the gym, the loudest room in any school on a given day, something sounded very wrong. "Really loud bangs," said Brendan Murray, 9, who was there with his fourth-grade class. "We thought that someone was knocking something over. And we heard yelling and we heard gunshots. We heard lots of gunshots."
"We heard someone say, 'Put your hands up!"' Brendan said. "I heard, 'Don't shoot!' We had to go into the closet in the gym."
In the library, Yvonne Cech, a librarian, locked herself, an assistant and 18 fourth-graders in a closet behind file cabinets while the sound of gunfire thundered outside.
Witnesses said later that they heard as many as 100 gunshots, but saw next to nothing in their hiding places. What was happening?
I can't imagine who would do this to our poor little babies.
"Some people," a little girl said later, searching for words, "they got a stomachache."
The shooting finally stopped. Most teachers kept the children frozen in hiding. Some 15 minutes later, there was another sound, coming from the school intercom. It had been on the whole time. A voice said, "It's OK. It's safe now."
Brendan, in the gym, said, "Then someone came and told us to run down the hallway. There were police at every door. There were lots of people crying and screaming."
Run to the firehouse, the children were told. Shut your eyes and keep them shut and run. The Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue station house is just down Dickerson Drive from the school.
Outside, a nightmare version of the school was taking shape. Police officers swarmed with dogs and roared overhead in helicopters. There were armored cars and ambulances.
Inside, the librarians and children had been hiding in the closet for 45 minutes when a SWAT team arrived and escorted them out.
Word spread quickly through the small town. At nearby Danbury Hospital, doctors and nurses girded for an onslaught of wounded victims. "We immediately convened four trauma teams to be ready for casualties," a spokeswoman, Andrea Rynn, said. Nurses, surgeons, internal medicine and imaging specialists, as well as staff members from pathology and the hospital lab,rushed to assemble in the emergency room to receive an influx of patients from the shooting. An influx that never arrived. Only three victims came to the hospital. The rest were dead.
"I've been here for 11 years," Feinstein, the teacher, said. "I can't imagine who would do this to our poor little babies."
Another nurse who lives near the school hurried to the scene. "But a police officer came out and said they didn't need any nurses," she said. "So I knew it wasn't good."
Survivors gathered in the firehouse. Parents heard — on the radio, or on television, or via text messages or calls from an automated, emergency service phone tree — and came running. In the confusion, there were shrieks of joy as mothers and fathers were reunited with their children.
The parents whose children were unaccounted for were taken to the separate room, and a list of the missing was made. The pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church, Monsignor Robert Weiss, saw the list. "It was around, obviously, the number that passed away," he said.
The Reverend Matthew Crebbin of Newtown Congregational Church was there, too.
"It's very agonizsng for the families, but they are trying to be very meticulous," he said. "But it is very difficult for people."
A woman named Diane, a friend of a parent whose child was missing, said a state trooper had been assigned to each family. "I think there are 20 sets of parents over there," she said.
In another room of the firehouse, there were the oddly joyous sounds of cartoons. There were plates and pans of pizza and other donated food. No one touched it.
"There was a multifaith service with people sitting in folding chairs in a circle," said John Woodall, a psychiatrist who lives nearby and went to the firehouse. "And after that, people milled around and waited for news."
Outside, reunions continued. News, good and bad, was borne on the faces of the people around the school. Three women emerged with their arms around the one in the middle, protecting her. "We just want to get her home," one said.
A few minutes later, a mother and father practically ran past in relief, a little girl in a light blue jacket riding on her father's shoulders.
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Lenox Board of Selectmen vote to hire events coordinator
LENOX -- Despite misgivings voiced by Selectmen over town involvement in managing special events designed to pump up more tourist dollars, the board voted unanimously this week to hire a coordinator to help organize three major spring attractions.
Selectman David Roche, expressing support for the long-discussed proposal, emphasized that if all goes well, the coordinator would help boost attendance and fuel overnight stays as well as restaurant and retail spending.
That would increase the town's annual revenue from what he called the tourist tax -- the surcharge on lodging and restaurant bills that currently nets around $1.6 million a year and could grow to $2 million.
The coordinator, to be hired through a competitive request for proposals according to state law, would work 200 hours from mid-March through mid-June for a fee of $8,000. The upcoming events include the fourth annual Memorial Weekend Marathon, the second annual Berkshire Cycling Classic on June 9, and a mid-June car show with a downtown block party to replace the Berkshire British Motorcar Festival, which will not be returning after two years in town.
"This would be someone who works between the town, the Chamber of Commerce and the merchants and brings everyone together," said Select Board Chairman Kenneth Fowler. "I think this is a good test of how this would work for future expansion of that position."
"This is a great way for us to generate business, generate taxes, bring people to the town and make things happen," Fowler emphasized. "We're the ones who have to put the rudder on that ship."
During a half-hour discussion, Selectman Edward Lane stressed that he doesn't want the town to coordinate special events. "Until everybody -- the whole town, the Chamber of Commerce and merchants especially -- is on board with it, I feel real uncomfortable," he said.
"I hope I eat my words," Lane added. "I hope a person can come on board and really sets the world on fire. I just worry whether that is going to happen."
Roche said his support for the proposal is based on the temporary nature of the position. "I agree this isn't our business," he asserted. But he emphasized that the time-consuming planning and execution of special events can't rest on the shoulders of the same few dedicated volunteers year after year.
"We need to have somebody come in to make sure these events are successful," he added, noting that tourist tax revenues represent "a pool of funds that's become critical to the town."
"It's not our job to be in marketing, but it is our job to figure out where we can look for sources of new revenue, and expand those sources to the best of our ability," Fowler said. "This is such a clear decision to be made. ŠThe events we've had in the past will leave if we don't step up."
He urged merchants to support efforts by the town and the Chamber of Commerce, citing less than full backing in the past.
"What we have is tourism," Selectman Channing Gibson said. "It's here, it's going to stay here, it's one of the few growth industries last year in Massachusetts and we need to capitalize on that. We'd be failing the town if we didn't. If we don't do it, the events are going to suffer, and we will not be developing events. It will be money well-spent."
Repeating his call for more participation by merchants, Selectman John McNinch said "my problem is still with the Chamber getting everyone involved. I have high hopes and expectations, but I have not seen any progress, unfortunately. I'm getting pretty frustrated."
In the end, setting reservations aside, the Select Board voted 5-0 to hire a special events coordinator guided by the town's Events Committee to support the town's efforts aimed at maximizing the appeal of the three upcoming spring events.
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Jeff Zucker Is Alec Baldwin With Less Screaming At Child, Even Less Hair
The new Fortune profile of bald, internet-loving NBC chief Jeff Zucker doesn't bring anything to the table in terms of information—Some people think Jeff Zucker is an asshole! NBC is in a lot of trouble! Somehow Zucker still has a job! "Joey" really sucked!—but is of some interest because of its premise. You see, Zucker is a lot like Jack Donaghy, the fictional beleaguered NBC exec on the actual semi-popular NBC sitcom "30 Rock." Donaghy is played by Alec Baldwin, whose recent telecommunications issues have made him oh-so-ubiquitous in the media lately. Fortune did a photoshoot and a "humorous" interview with the pair, which it subsequently decided "amidst the subsequent Baldwin controversy, not to use in the magazine." Because controversy is really best just ignored when trying to sell magazines. At least they ran 'em online—our personal favorite is the image to the right. Oh gosh, jeez, good golly, one can only imagine what Baldwin's saying into the "phone"!
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A stylish alternative to built-in cabinetry, the Modular Bar Tower organizes, stores and displays entertaining essentials.
- Framed in mahogany with a top and back panel made of hardwood with mahogany veneer.
- Seadrift finish is accomplished by hand using an exclusive technique that results in exceptional depth of color, then sealed with a protective lacquer.
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- The drawer pulls are made of brass with an antique bronze finish.
- The drawers are constructed of hardwood with mahogany veneer and feature bottom-mounted wood runners and plastic stops.
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- Base features a breadboard pullout.
- The cabinet base has one adjustable shelf, and a door that can be configured to open to the left or right.
- Hutch can hold a total of nine hanging wine glasses.
- Overall: 18" wide x 14" deep x 70" high
- Adjustable levelers ensure stability on uneven surfaces.
- Includes Tip Resistant Kit.
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- Includes one Hutch and one Cabinet Base.
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- Overall: 18" wide x 14" deep x 34" high
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- Weight: 26 pounds
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