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Kim Kardashian, 32, race walked the red carpet Friday night as part of her gig hosting the annual Iced party at Cowboys Dancehall. Usually quite the poser, Kardashian barely stopped for the cameras assembled to catch her arrival. A few quick frames for the assembled horde, then she was off to her duties inside the club.
The star of such shows as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami rocketed to the top of the pop culture list once again this week with news of her pregnancy. Kardashian's boyfriend, rapper Kanye West, announced the couple are expecting during a performance in New Jersey on Sunday.
"We love Kim," said Lindsay Abbey, a Calgarian who scooped up early-bird tickets along with best friend Jackie Hilton. The pair, passionate in their support for Kardashian, arrived when the doors opened at 6 p.m. to score seats along the centre dance floor in front of the stage at Cowboys. (Interesting point: the longer the line got to enter the club, the shorter the skirts got. The heels were ridiculously high no matter the time.)
Tickets to share the same rarified airspace as Kardashian came in two levels: the high-end ones — including a reception and group photo with Kardashian — rang in at $299.99, while entrance to the party ran $49.99. But those who acted fast snapped up early-bird tickets for $29.99.
Lindsay Abbey, left, and Jackie Hilton staked out their seats early at the Kim Kardashian-hosted event at Cowboys on Friday.
"We're not expecting much. We think she might be here for about 20 minutes," said Hilton.
And Kardashian fulfilled those expectations: after posing for photos at the front of the stage, she and her entourage took to the large white couch at the centre of the stage and sat there. Some talked, some texted. That was it. There was no dancing, no interacting with fans, no there there. It was like she was on display in some celebrity zoo, everyone gawking and taking pictures with their cellphones held over their heads.
Abbey made it clear that she has little time for those who question the validity of Kardashian's celebrity.
"People ask, 'What is she good for?' She has a multimillion-dollar business. She has her fashion business, her perfume, her TV shows, her book, her cosmetic line."
That's the kind of devotion Penny Lane Entertainment, which owns Cowboys, counted on when it booked Kardashian, said vice-president Scarlett Lee.
"A lot of our clientele are really big fans of Kim and her show," Lee said, and Kardashian's star power fit into the club's efforts to deliver a "wow experience" to its customers.
"We weren't sure what to expect," Lee said about the media coverage, "but we realized her star power. And the timing of the pregnancy announcement definitely sparked more buzz."
Approximately 50 media were accredited for the event, with TMZ.com and In Style joining local outlets outside the velvet rope on the red carpet. (The joke was on all of us, though, as Kardashian didn't say a peep or pose for multiple angles.) Penny Lane wouldn't say how much it paid the bestselling author (not making that up) to come to Calgary, but her fee for hosting a New Year's Eve party in Las Vegas clocked in at $600,000 or so, according to various websites.
Kardashian and her slightly less famous siblings Kourtney and Khloe have parlayed their reality TV fame into a burgeoning empire, aided by their manager mom, Kris Jenner. (Yes, she is married to that Jenner, Bruce.) They run boutiques in Los Angeles, Miami and New York City, while their Kardashian Collection clothing line is available at Sears in the States and at the Dorothy Perkins chain in the U.K.
Kardashian first entered the public eye following the 2007 release of a 2004 sex tape she made with then-boyfriend singer Ray J, the brother of the singer Brandy. (She sued and was later awarded $5 million.) Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered later that year and she hasn't looked back. The series was just renewed for two more seasons by E!, at a reported cost of $50 million.
It's been widely reported that Kardashian's divorce from her second husband, NBA player Kris Humphries, still isn't finalized. She filed the papers on Oct. 31, 2011, 72 days into their marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Their wedding, which was televised as a two-part special on E! , reportedly cost $6 million.
While some of the approximately 1,000 people at Cowboys paid the big bucks to meet KK in person, others in the upstairs VIP area managed to score seats without the pricey tickets. The trio of "professional ladies" (not what it sounds like) declined to be I.D.'d but shared my wonder at what was taking place before us. "They are sitting on a couch texting and she got paid 200K to be here," one marvelled.
(Again, not sure how much Kardashian scored for her Calgary quickie, but it was a topic of much discussion amongst many of those at Cowboys. Also up for discussion, this one mainly among the photogs: National Geographic's Instagram account has 725,000 followers; Kardashian's has six million.)
Amanat Suri made the trip to Calgary from Edmonton along with two male friends to see Kardashian and gladly forked over $300 each. "We are obsessed with her butt. It's perfect," Suri said, sitting at a table in the upstairs area, waiting for their turn to have their pictures taken with the night's main attraction. "Honestly, I want to see if she is that pretty in real life."
And now that she's seen Kardashian across the bar? "I think she is that pretty." Later on, I spotted Suri wiping tears from her eyes after the trio had their picture taken with the star. "I was crying! I am an emotional wreck." (Stranger things happened. Two men in their mid-20s hugged it out after their picture with Kardashian, followed by an enthusiastic chest bump.)
And despite a printed warning at the VIP sign in not to touch Kim K., Kardashian hugged many a stranger during the controlled chaos of her photo shoot with those who paid for the privilege.


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Yesterday I heard a loud arcing sound followed by a bang, my computer powering off in the process. Looking at the back, I noticed smoke coming out of the PSU, so I unscrewed it from the case and popped the hood. Inside, I found a smashed 250V fuse, a transistor that had gone extra crispy and glue all over the place. Add to that the fact that the PSU was extremely hot and I figured out the fan had expired before taking the rest of the PSU with it about an hour later.
What struck me as odd is how the PSU seemed to be so low-tech compared to the rest of the computer. The wires coming from it were very thinly soldered to the PCB, so a bit of light yanking would rip them from it. The fan itself was clogged up with dust and there seemed to be no easy way to replace it.
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Weekly Fraser Valley Sport fishing column; May 26 to June 2, 2014
This week we are going to build on the early season angling tactics we covered last week.
Science tells us, that during spring season, warmer water increases a fish's metabolism and holds more oxygen. Using this knowledge, we can determine the areas of a lake will be warmer and therefore attract larger quantities of fish. Generally the north east sections of a lake receive the longest concentrations of sunlight, given that the sun shines in a northerly direction, and sets in the west. A bottom of Silt or mud absorbs and retains more heat than sand or gravel. Countering these warming effects; are inlet streams that while adding oxygen, through the process of aeration, lower the water temperature at their confluence.
Then there are two wild cards that can throw a wrench into early season fishing: a full moon and cold fronts. The moon and its influence on fish is a subject all its own which we will cover at another time. As far as angling 101 goes, let's just say don't waste your time fishing under the influence of a full moon. Cold fronts, low pressure systems as the weather people call them, are ushered in with low barometric pressure. Low and falling barometric pressure puts fish off the bite and causes them to seek deeper, colder, and more pressurized water to counteract the effects of the lower barometric pressure.
At first glance this might seem like a lot to cover. It is not. Getting all these ducks in a row is no different than trouble shooting. Most of it can be done with one's powers of observation and a compass. During the afternoon, focus on the north to north east region of the water you want to fish. Determine where the inlet streams enter the water system and avoid those areas, while looking for mud and silt covered and well weeded shallows. Pay attention to the weather and don't fish under a full moon.
To quote a famous radio personality; "It's just that easy."
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Fishing on our lower mainland lakes is very good. For wet (sinking)
Fly Fishingtry: Chironomid, Wooly Bugger, Zulu, Baggy Shrimp, Dragonfly Nymph, Doc Spratley, or Halfback Nymph. For dry (floating) Fly Fishingtry: Griffith Gnat, Renegade, or Elk hair Caddis. For kokanee try: Bloodworm, San Juan Worm, Red Ibis, Red Spratley, or Kokanee killer.
The bass and pan fishing is fair to good. For bass try: Big Black, Clouser's Deep Minnow, Lefty's Deceiver, Dolly Whacker, Wooly Bugger, Pumpkinhead, Gomphus Bug, Popin Bug, Foam Frog, Chernobyl Ant, or Stimulator. For Pan fish try: Wooly Bugger, Bloodworm, Chironomid, Micro Leach, Halfback, Pumpkinhead, Dolly Whacker, Tied Down Minnow, Popin Bug, or Chernobyl Ant.
Our interior lakes are good. Try: Bloodworm, Chironomid, Pumpkinhead, Big Black, Micro Leach, 52 Buick, Sixpack, Butlers Bug, Dragon Nymph, Green Spratley, or Baggy Shrimp, for fishing wet. For dry fly action try: Lady McConnel, Big Ugly, Black Gnat, Ton Thumb, or Irresistible.
Our lower mainland creeks and sloughs are slow to fair.
For cutthroat and rainbow try: Professor, American Coachman, Mickey Finn, Tied Down Minnow, Rolled Muddler, Borden's Special, Dolly Whacker, Czech Nymph, Stone Nymph, Big Black, Zulu, Soubou, Hares Ear Nymph, Stimulator, or Irresistible.
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text: Lots of wacky things are bound to happen in a 19-inning game, but I don't think anyone will be able to forget the lasting image of this morning's Pirates-Braves marathon: Scott Proctor tripping over his own feet while coming out of the batters box. Thankfully MLB.com was all over the replays on this one, recognizing Proctor's gaffe for the historic moment it was. Can't wait to see what Pittsburgh talk radio has to say about his fall.


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Movies are shown every Thursday at 7pm at the Dreamland Theater at the Winter Street Center in Bath. The suggested donation is $5. The 2013-2014 season is underwritten by Jorgensen Landscaping. Movies are generously donated by River Bottom Video in Bath. All proceeds go toward the maintenance of the Winter Street Center. This week's movie is sponsored by Cross Insurance.
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Four million Facebook users in the UK could be in danger of identity theft this Christmas because they show their full name and email address on their profile.
Credit reporting service Noddle has found that one in six Facebook users in the UK displays both their full name and address on a profile on the social media site, and the firm says this information could be enough for cyber criminals to carry out identity theft.
It means around four million people in the UK could be at risk.
The news comes at a time of the year when millions are activating new devices they received for Christmas, and are going online to post images of their presents - something Noddle says could leave them and their data vulnerable.
John Cannon, the firm's fraud and ID director, said: "Social media has become as much a part of Christmas as tinsel, turkey and all the trimmings.
"Yet, by sharing important data like your full name, email address or date of birth - alongside your pictures of presents, decorations or the tree - you can inadvertently be putting yourself at risk.
"If a fraudster has picked up compromised data, from something like a data breach, then a quick scan of your public social media profile can be all they need to confirm who you are to commit fraud, or to launch a convincing phishing attack.
"Criminals can do this in the time it takes you to eat the first course of your Christmas dinner."
Mr Cannon added that potential fraudsters could use information posted on a profile to try and defraud account holders.
"Most of us are on guard against an email or phone call out of the blue asking us for bank account and sort code information," he said.
"However, fraudsters can use what you have posted or liked online to catch you out. For example, they can pose as a charity you have 'liked' and ask you to set up a direct debit to get your bank details."
In order to reduce the risk of cyber fraud, Noddle has called on users to check and reinforce their privacy settings on social media, as well as reconsider the amount of personal information they have on a public profile.
According to data from Sky Broadband, Christmas Day is a peak time for internet traffic as users power up new devices for the first time, while data from Facebook shows users are three times more likely to post photos and video to social media in December than any other time of year.


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Deserved defeat by Aston Villa in the one English competition Roberto Mancini has yet to win merely scratched the surface of his frustrations at Manchester City. The Italian ended a fractious night claiming he has become an easy target for rival Premier League managers who cower before Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
Mancini's anger stemmed from a touchline row with Paul Lambert, who joined Tony Pulis, David Moyes, Kenny Dalglish and Ferguson to have confronted the City manager. The Villa manager was incensed by what he viewed as Mancini's attempts to get Joe Bennett booked for a foul on Gareth Barry with an imaginary card. Lambert later dismissed the argument in order to focus on the finest result of his brief Villa reign. But the accused was in no mood to let the matter rest.
"I am tired with this manager because I didn't say anything," the City manager said. "I asked the fourth official if it was a yellow card without moving my hands. He [Lambert] comes up to me every time but after this some managers go to bigger stadiums and don't say anything. I am tired of this, very tired. I am tired with their behaviour and it's better that some managers shut up because I didn't speak with this manager. I asked the fourth official if it was a yellow card and I thought the referee had left his yellow cards in the dressing room."
When pressed, Mancini said he had no problem with Lambert in particular but managers in general. The point he made, eventually, was that few have the courage to confront Ferguson in identical circumstances.
He added: "Every time I say something, they come. After, when they go to Old Trafford, they never say anything. When other managers [at Old Trafford] talk against the referee, they always stay on the bench and say nothing. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I am Italian but I don't know the reason. There's no problem. I just don't like this type of behaviour."
The root of Mancini's latest managerial spat was not the only recurring problem for City. Again they failed to preserve a lead, again they failed to keep a clean sheet and again they failed to convince. Villa took full advantage and extra-time goals from Charles N'Zogbia and the commanding Gabriel Agbonlahor gave the visitors a victory their adventure and ultimately resilient defending merited. The visitors were indebted to Shay Given for the additional period when the former City keeper tipped over Mario Balotelli's late header on a night when the Italian scored and completed a game for the first time this season. But this was no good luck story.
City have conceded 14 goals in seven matches this season (excluding the Community Shield) and their defence was punctured twice more in extra-time when Costel Pantilimon could only parry Agbonlahor's shot and N'Zogbia pounced from close range, and again when another Agbonlahor effort deflected in off the substitute Jeremy Helan.
"This is the problem," said Mancini. "We need to work with our defenders because they don't work well in this moment. We need to work, only this. It's the fourth competition but it's the only competition that we didn't win. For this we wanted to stay in this cup because in two years we've won everything and we're missing this cup. We are so disappointed for this."
City lost Jack Rodwell to a groin injury in the warm-up but fielded a strong side that could have been trailing to a vibrant Villa display long before Balotelli opened the scoring. James Milner flicked a simple pass into the penalty area and must have been surprised himself by the freedom afforded Balotelli. The City striker had time to control, turn and beat Given convincingly before a Villa defender came close. It was his first goal since Italy's European Championship victory over Germany.
Fortune surrounded Villa's equaliser but it had been coming. A composed one-touch move led to Karim El Ahmadi releasing Andreas Weimann down the right. His low cross was spilled by Pantilimon and the loose ball struck Gareth Barry and looped into his own net. It has been a long time since Villa supporters felt inclined to sing their former captain's name in tribute and they did not miss the opportunity to revel in his misfortune.
Parity lasted all of five minutes before Ron Vlaar conceded a free-kick 20 yards from Villa's goal. The visiting captain was punished twice, first with a yellow card, then by a trademark set-piece delivery from Aleksandar Kolarov who whipped a left-foot shot over the wall and beyond the despairing grasp of Given.
Back came Villa. Agbonlahor evaded two lame challenges as he ran at the heart of the City defence before comfortably beating the unconvincing Pantilimon. The Villa striker continued to dominate City's defence in extra-time and, for all the home pressure, there was no end product in sight. "This is a massive result for us," said Lambert. "It was a huge effort. It wasn't really a spat [with Mancini]. It was nothing. I am just delighted with the win."


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There has been an unusual level of drama, intrigue, and politics in the world of Java over the past few weeks that culminated in this week's JSR 376 Java Platform Module System Public Review Ballot. Java modularity [including the Java Platform Module System (JPMS)] has been arguably the most significant piece of JDK 9 and so it's not surprising that it has received so much attention. In addition to the typical publicly available mailing list traffic, there have been blog posts and open letters to further advertise the contention and debate surrounding JPMS (JSR 376), described as "a central component of Project Jigsaw."
The final vote was, according to the JSR #376 Java Platform Module System Public Review Ballot page, 10 votes for and 13 votes against, so "the EC has not approved this ballot." The comments that go along with the votes in the text area at the bottom of the ballot page are telling. In particular, I thought it interesting how many reviewers vote no mainly because they were uncomfortable with the other, more vocal reviewers not approving. It's also interesting that the Public Review Ballot for JSR #379 Java SE 9 Release Contents (an "umbrella" JSR) passed overwhelmingly on the same day this one failed.
It will be interesting to see how this continues to unfold over the coming days and weeks and what impact is has on the release date for JDK 9. Rather than rehash the arguments on both sides, I reference posts from key contributors to the discussion below.
References: Executive Committee Participants/Representatives
- JSR #376 Java Platform Module System Public Review Ballot (8 May 2017)
- The critical missing pieces and a path forward (5 May 2017)
- An Open Letter to the JCP Executive Committee (5 May 2017)
- Proposal: #AutomaticModuleNames (revised) (4 May 2017)
- Concerns with JPMS spec and Jigsaw implementation (2 May 2017)
- Concerns Regarding Jigsaw(JSR-376, Java Platform Module System) (14 April 2017)
References: Opinions/Forums
- IBM, Redhat & Oracle in the aftermath of the JCP vote.
- Java SE 9 - JPMS automatic modules (9 May 2017)
- Reddit: JSR 376 (Jigsaw) Public Review Ballot: EC has not approved
- Ballot on JSR 376 aka #JPMS closed: 10 yay, 13 nay
- JCP EC, Expert Group and Spec Lead statements on the state of Java 9
References: Other Overviews
- Yet another Jigsaw opinion piece (10 May 2017)
- EC Rejects Jigsaw (10 May 2017)
- JCP EC Votes against the Java Platform Module System (9 May 2017)
- Mark Reinhold Confirms JPMS (Jigsaw) Will Be Submitted for Public Review, Despite Community Concerns (4 May 2017)
- IBM and Red Hat to Vote "No" on Java Modules (Jigsaw) (1 May 2017)
- JSR 376 Ballot and Automatic Modules
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- Redhat (David M. Lloyd)
- Oracle (Mark Reinhold)
- Building Consensus on JSR 376: Java Platform Module System
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Junior captain Ruane was part of the crew in the A division boat at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl Sept. 15-16 (Photo: Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard coed sailing team claimed 10th in the Hatch Brown Trophy at MIT, one of three major interconference regattas the Crimson competed in Sept. 15-16. The women finished 13th at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl at Dartmouth, while the coed team took 14th at the Nevin's Trophy at King's Point.
At the Hatch Brown Trophy, senior skipper Jason Michas and sophomore Emma Smith finished 10th in the B division to pace Harvard with 147 points. The duo won the 11th race of the regatta, while earning fourth three times.
Freshmen Andrew Mollerus (skipper) and Sydney Karnovsky (crew) secured three top-five finishes and took 11th in the C division in just the second regatta of their collegiate careers. Sophomore Michael Drumm skippered the A division boat to a 12th-place result and earned fifth-place in the first race of the regatta, with junior Alma Lafler serving as crew. Harvard finished with 459 points, while Tufts sailed to the win with 253 points.
Harvard tallied 277 team points at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl to finish ahead of local opponents Boston University and Northeastern, but behind Yale, who won the regatta with 133 points. Juniors Morgan Russom and Isabel Ruane served as skipper and crew, respectively, for the A division boat that finished 13th overall and in the top-five twice. Isabel Ruane served as skipper and crew, respectively, for the A division boat that finished 13th overall and in the top-five twice. Junior Caitlin Watson skippered the B division boat on Saturday, while freshman Sophie Bermudez took charge on Sunday, with junior Jacquelyn Cooley staying constant as crew, as Harvard placed 14th with 139 points.
The Crimson finished 11th in the B and C divisions at the Nevin's Trophy, with 147 and 167 points, respectively, to pace the Crimson to a team score of 511. Georgetown won the Nevin's Trophy with 273 points. Sophomore Brian Dumm skippered the B division, with junior Luke O'Connor and sophomore Reid Bergsund splitting time as crew. The boat claimed second in the sixth race of the regatta and placed third twice as part of five top-five finishes in the division. Freshman Marek Zaleski sailed singlehanded in all 16 races in the C division, earning third in the 10th race and fifth twice.
Sophomore Gram Slattery skippered the A division boat, and Bergsund and junior Alice Kenney served as crew. Slattery and Kenney finished fourth in the fifth and 16th races of the regatta as the trio took 14th overall with 197 points.
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Apple to pay $22.5M in suit over scratched iPod nanosApple has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by customers who experienced quality issues with the easily-scratchable surface of first generation iPod nanos.
The suit alleged Apple knew the glossy front surface scratched easily but misled customers by failing to disclose that information.
As part of the settlement, Apple has agreed to pay $22.5 million without admitting any wrongdoing. The agreement goes into effect pending an April approval hearing at California Superior Court in Los Angeles.
The announcement would bring to an end a three-and-a-half year legal battle between the iPod maker and unhappy customers. It all began mere weeks after the nano's release in September 2005, as early adopters began to express discontent with the players' susceptibility to scratches and, in some cases, cracks in their LCD displays. Apple acknowledged the cracking in a statement, but said it was a "real but minor issue involving a vendor quality problem" that only affected less than one-tenth of 1% of the total iPod nano units shipped.
In a complaint filed the the following month, owners claimed the device "scratch[ed] excessively during normal usage, rendering the screen ... unreadable." Nano owner Jason Tomczak said even the act of rubbing a paper towel on the face of the nano left "significant scratches."
The iPod nano was introduced in September 2005, with chief executive Steve Jobs predicting it would "change the rules for the entire portable music market." The 2GB model was priced at $199, while the 4GB sold for $249.
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U.S. customers who purchased a first generation nano without an included slip case will receive $25, assuming they submit a claim form. Customers who bought the digital media player a little later, after Apple began to include a free slip case in the package, will receive $15.
Apple has also agreed to $4.5 million in attorney fees and an award of litigation expenses of up to $200,000.
A court-ordered website provides more information, including a link to a form where customers can enter their iPod nano's serial number to make sure they are eligible for the payment.
According to the site, customers can expect to wait as long as a year after the April hearing if the case is appealed before they receive their reimbursement. All claim forms must be postmarked on or before June 10, 2009, in order to be eligible. Full instructions are available at the website.
The settlement applies only to the first-generation iPod nano. Later versions and other iPod models are not included.
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Coping with an income drop after your partner dies
If your partner has recently died, you might not feel very confident when it comes to handling the money side of things.
You might also have to manage on less, especially if you depended on income that your partner was receiving. Find out how to get to grips with your reduced household budget.
Take stock of your situation
Add up all the money you're getting on a regular basis. This might be from:
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Next make a list of all your regular outgoings and debts.
These will include:
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Use our Budget planner to see if you'll have any shortfall
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Until you've completed the legal process for getting access to your partner's personal assets, you won't be able to access any money they held in their name. And you may have to wait months before any life insurance policy pays out. Also, it may take a while for any death-in-service benefits from your partner's employer to come through.
If you're worried about your current or short-term financial situation, here are some things to look at to help you get by.
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Now that you've got your basic budget, take a look to see if there are any opportunities to make a few cutbacks.
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- Could you save money on your energy bills, either by switching or by improving your home's energy efficiency? Switching is straightforward and could save you more than £200 a year. Read Save energy, save money.
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See if you're entitled to any benefits
See if you're entitled to any benefits to help you through this initial period while you work things out.
Claiming bereavement and other benefits
Coping in the longer term
Getting through the first few months is key. But you also need to think about how you'll get through in the longer term and if you'll need to make some bigger decisions to help you have a more comfortable life.
Moving home
If your mortgage or rent is taking up a lot of your money each month, think about whether you would be better moving to a smaller home to free up some extra cash.
Increasing your income
If you can't work or have decided not to go back to work, there are other ways of increasing your income.
For example, did you know that if you have a spare room in your home, the first £4,250 from renting it out would be tax free?
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10 Best Summer Beauty Must-Haves
Beauty products and tips for great beach hairstyles and glowing skin
After your day at the pool or beach, repair damage with a nourishing and hydrating hair mask, like Alterna Ten Hair Masque, $55. Leave it on overnight (wrap up your hair or put a towel over your pillow) for maximum benefits.
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Perennial to trees, from membranous bulb, fibrous corm, scaly rhizome, or erect caudex
Stem generally underground
Leaves generally basal, often withering early, alternate, generally ± linear
Inflorescence various, generally bracted
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial; perianth often showy, segments generally 6 in two petal-like whorls (outer sometimes sepal-like), free or fused at base; stamens 6 (or 3 + generally 3 ± petal-like staminodes), filaments sometimes attached to perianth or fused into a tube or crown; ovary superior or inferior, chambers 3, placentas generally axile, style generally 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: generally capsule, loculicidal or septicidal (berry or nut)
Genera in family: ± 300 genera, 4600 species: especially ± dry temp and subtropical; many cultivated for ornamental or food;
some TOXIC. Here includes genera sometimes treated in Agavaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families.
Bulb coat generally membranous
Leaves generally linear to lanceolate; basal leaf 1; cauline leaves 0several, smaller upwards
Inflorescence often ± umbel-like; flowers 2many
Flower spheric and closed to nearly rotate; sepals generally < petals, generally ± lanceolate (ovate), generally nearly glabrous; petals generally widely wedge-shaped, generally hairy inside, nectary near base; filaments ± flat, anthers generally attached at base; style 1, stigmas 3
Fruit: capsule, septicidal, generally ± oblong, generally 3-angled or -winged; chambers 3
Seeds many in 2 rows per chamber, generally flat, generally netted, generally ± yellow
Species in genus: ± 65 species: w North America, C.Am; many cultivated. Bulbs of some eaten by native Americans. Nectary shape and hairs important to identification
Etymology: (Greek: beautiful grass)
Reference: [Ness 1989 Syst Bot 14:495505]
Sect. Calochortus by Bryan Ness.
Bulb coat fibrousSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem 3060 cm, slender, generally branched
Leaves: basal 2040 cm, withering; cauline 417 cm, upper inrolled
Inflorescence: flowers 26, erect; bracts leaf-like
Flower: perianth widely bell-shaped; sepals 3050 mm, long-tapered; petals 3040 mm, pale pink to rose, drying purplish, margin toothed (rarely fringed), long-yellow-hairy in wide central band, nectary round, slightly depressed, ± glabrous, ± hidden by dense, orange bordering hairs
Fruit erect, 48 cm, linear, angled
Chromosomes: n=9
Ecology: Dry, rocky chaparral, yellow-pine forest
Elevation: < 1700 m.
Bioregional distribution: South Coast, Peninsular Ranges.


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Retired Vegas signs come to light at Neon Museum
July 17, 2013
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas tourists can stroll through the Sin City of yesteryear at a museum full of the town's retired neon signs.
The 2-acre Neon Museum and its visitors center opened in the fall and recently added nighttime hours. The outdoor lot boasts 150 signs, including one dating back to the 1930s that marked a restaurant for Hoover Dam construction workers.
Visitors can walk among the hulking metal relics that tout hotels long since demolished from Las Vegas streets, including the Sahara and the Stardust.
Four of the signs have been fully restored with working lights, while the others are illuminated by external floodlights.
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Both Sides of Harvey Dent's Coin
But after half a decade of the sex grind, I decided to call it quits. For despite having entered the smut leagues with the very best of intentions, the vast majority of the porn I ended up shooting was not "sex-positive" in character. Instead, the sex I found myself videotaping was of the Gonzo variety: the kind of scenes that are harshly lit, reek of a basement in the San Fernando Valley, and inevitably wind up devoured and forgotten in 15 minutes. If my "career" as a director is notable in any way, it's that I've played for both sides—which is to say, while I've shot hundreds of hetero scenes, I've shot almost as many in gay porn.
We Have to Give Them What They Want
Let's begin with straight porn; for that's where I began. I got into porn as a horny 23-year-old Jewish kid, hoping to stare at and hopefully score with curvy women who didn't see a roll in the hay as too absurd a way to make their rent. Perhaps I was blessed with an excessively literal mind, but I quite simply imagined that the best way for me to live out my sexual fantasies was to, well, join the sex industry itself. It was not to be so simple, I soon discovered: many a man had shared my same dream. A good job was hard to come by, but after months of crushing disappointments, I finally landed a mildly lucrative gig shooting camera for a website. Understandably, I was psyched.
But in due time, I came to learn that within the context of the heterosexual L.A. industry, while my overt task at hand was to make sure that the girls got naked, my true responsibility as director was to make sure the girls got punished. Scenes that stuck out, and hence made more money, were those in which the female "targets" were verbally degraded and sometimes physically humiliated.
None of it was written in my contract, of course; it was more of a contextual thing. Like: Everyone's doing it . . . thus, so shall we. My various superiors across the years saw the issue from a businessman's perspective, reminding me quite openly of the need to keep up with our competition. Anabolic's getting nasty? Then we need to be nastier. Another one of their gambits was "We owe it our viewers." We have to give them what they want! (And what do "they" want? Scenes of degradation, of course. Gloryholes and gang-bangs. The facial cumshot became de riguer sometime in the 1980s, but by the 2000s, you literally had to do it in every scene or risk not collecting your paycheck.)
What surprised me most though, was the fact that I found within myself a happy willingness to be violent, a willingness to degrade. Though my bosses may have ordered me to organize and record the scenes of degradation, I followed their orders, and not without pleasure. Something cowardly within me, an internal space, suffused with a weak kind of anger, felt satisfied when I saw a woman "take her punishment." I clung to the sense of temporary empowerment I found through the bullying. Lust-colored aggression and the satisfaction of making "good money" guided me through scene after scene.
Of course, all participants in porno are complicit, both the bottoms and tops. Both genders willingly participate in heterosexual porn, and to some extent, both are marginalized: I was literally ordered not to film men above the waist if I could help it. And while men do make up the majority of porn's audience, women watch heterosexual porn, too—quite a few likely doing so with major outrage or dissatisfaction. Still, though, straight porn unarguably continues to be the untrammeled domain of male fantasy.
But none of this is too enlightening. After all, we've all seen "bad" porn, hateful porn, and I think most have a basic sense of where it comes from. Men get bummed when they can't get sex. They feel ashamed when they turn to porn for release. Hate and disappointment is released along with their libidos. Disappointment and disrespect washes over the sex workers. It infects the camera crew.
The point at which this treatise becomes useful, however, is when we take a closer look at gay porn—which is precisely what I had to do, midway through my journey through porn.
The Zen of Gay Porn
So I called my last boss up, rather shamefacedly, and asked him for my job back. "I don't have it anymore," he said, "but we're starting a new site. Would you be okay with shooting gay?"
For a moment I considered. I had never seen two guys go at it before, and at first the idea didn't appeal to me. Though I thought of myself as very open-minded, for some reason the idea of filming male sex ad infinitum, from a first-row seat, depressed me. Perhaps I still envisioned my foray into porn as a type of sexual wish-fulfillment: with nothing to gain in terms of conquest, these scenes may have lost a bit of their luster. Or maybe it's more honest to say that I was simply scared.
In the end, it didn't matter: my desire for the easy paycheck won out, and I took the job. And rather quickly, I came to feel happy that I had—morally, it was another world entirely. The scenarios were still contrived, I admit, and the orgasms were half-hearted, if they came at all. I employed plenty of guys who were there for the money, make no mistake about it; and without exception, the production values stayed amateur. But the shame, rage, and sexual violence that I had come to associate with porn was almost completely absent. That meant something.
Gay porn, in fact, was so goddamn simple that it approached a type of Zen beauty. I mean, this was guys taking on guys, in every shape and form imaginable, for the most part in good humor and absent-minded lust. They may have stuck to roles of "tops" and "bottoms," but in the dressing room, we all seemed equals, on the same team. Everyone laughed at me for being a straight guy shooting gay porn. Some tried to entice me to jump in front of the camera for kicks. But we all laughed about it. We all seemed like friends. The sadness and the degradation I had come to associate with my job, with videotaped sex for money, was suddenly absent.
But I'm saddened to think that the only path to the absence of hostility and anger in porn is to remove women from the equation. It doesn't bode well, especially for a world in which men and women must continue to co-exist. In the first half of my porn-life, I lived inside of a world where it almost seemed like an entire gender was being denigrated, like that was the whole point—where very young women were choked and slapped and written-on with lipstick, simply for the crime, it seemed, of being a woman. You should have slept with me, seemed to be the unspoken message. Now see what I have to do to you.
Choosing the Photograph
Even so, I don't regret my decision to work in porn. I regret how I acted within it, and wish that I had been driven more frequently by compassion than instinctive cruelty. But on its most basic level, pornography is neither evil nor noble. It is a sexual means to a solitary end, and for most, porn simply represents a harmless way to spend a half-hour: a bit of lust-inspired drivel that, done right, can serve a very practical purpose.
Moreover, within the world of heterosexual pornography, it's clear that not every scene is degrading. Some are directed by women, others by alt-porn types who fancy a pink mohawk and maybe a bit of plot more so than your average everyday, run-of-the-mill gangbang; many films, happily, are simply produced by people who don't seem propelled by anger. Some are just plain damn sexy.
At its worst, though, porn can represent with shocking clarity the inability of a modern society to empathize. We are living in an increasingly individualistic, over-privatized, fragmented society, and it's not going to get any better any time soon. Perhaps the character of our generation will be judged in how we react to the images that run before us on our screens: do we wish for the objects of our desire to be punished, humiliated? Or treated with respect? The answer is in our collective consciousness. It is up to us.


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My doctoral dissertation research involved the applications of supersymmetry to quantum mechanics. Beyond graduate school, my primary interest has been in teaching at the college level.
My first full–time teaching position was at the Morris branch of the University of Minnesota. I taught there for six years before coming to Trine University in 1998.
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Maternal/Infant Peripartum NVP, Versus Infant Only Peripartum NVP, or Maternal LPV/r in Addition to Standard ZDV Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Perinatal (PMTCT) HIV in Thailand (PHPT-5)
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Multicenter, placebo-controlled, double blind, clinical trial where non immunocompromised women receiving the ZDV prophylaxis regimen from 28 weeks gestation, as recommended in Thailand, will be randomized to one of two arms:
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- In women, one NVP 200 mg tablet at onset of labor+;
- In neonates, NVP oral suspension 6 mg in the delivery room immediately after birth plus a second dose between 48 and 72 hours+++
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- In neonates, NVP oral suspension 6 mg in the delivery room immediately after birth plus a second dose between 48 and 72 hours+++
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In women, LPV/r 400/100 mg bid from 28 weeks' gestation until delivery
- women in Arm 1 will also receive 7-day ZDV 300mg bid plus 3TC 150mg bid from delivery. ++women in Arm 2 will also receive 7-day (ZDV+3TC) Placebo from delivery. +++If the new born weight less than 2500 g, nevirapine will be administered 2 mg./1 kg (As per Thai Guideline).
All infants will receive ZDV for at least one week. Follow-up of women and infants is carried out on an outpatient basis except for delivery and the first three days after delivery. Mothers and infants are followed-up for 24 months after delivery.
Note: The study was stopped and data unblinded upon DSMB recommendations in September 2010 because of changes in Thai PMTCT guidelines recommending use of HAART in all HIV infected pregnant women regardless of their CD4 count. At the time of unblinding 435 pregnant women had been enrolled and follow-up of these women and their children is continuing.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|435 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Maternal and Infant Peripartum Nevirapine, Versus Infant Only Peripartum Nevirapine, or Maternal Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Addition to Standard Zidovudine Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Perinatal HIV in Thailand.
|Study Start Date :
|July 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2015
Active Comparator: 1
Drug: Maternal and infant nevirapine
Drug: zidovudine
In addition, all women and infants in the 3 arms will receive standard ZDV prophylaxis, as per Thai and WHO guidelines.
Experimental: 2
Drug: Maternal placebo and infant nevirapine
Comparison between Arms 1 and 2 is double-blinded.
Drug: zidovudine
In addition, all women and infants in the 3 arms will receive standard ZDV prophylaxis, as per Thai and WHO guidelines.
Experimental: 3
Drug: Maternal lopinavir+ritonavir
- In women, LPV/r 400/100 mg bid from 28 weeks' gestation until delivery
Drug: zidovudine
In addition, all women and infants in the 3 arms will receive standard ZDV prophylaxis, as per Thai and WHO guidelines.
- Definitive HIV infection in infants as assessed by positive HIV DNA PCR on two peripheral blood samples [ Time Frame: At birth, 7-10 days, 1, 2, 4 and 6 months of age ]
- Safety for mothers and children of two NVP doses in neonates with and without maternal single dose NVP at onset of labor or LPV/r from 28 weeks gestation. [ Time Frame: From randomization during pregnancy until 24 months after delivery ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Pre-Entry Criteria
- Evidence of HIV infection (documented by two HIV antibody tests on two different dates)
- Intend to be followed at a study site for the duration of the study
- At least 18 years old
- Written informed consent.
Inclusion Criteria:
Women are eligible for the study if they
- met all pre-entry criteria
- Evidence of HIV infection, as documented by two serology tests obtained at two different dates;
- between 28 and 36 weeks gestational age;
- antiretroviral naïve except for exposure to ZDV prophylaxis PMTCT;
- CD4 count above 250 cells/mm3 (within 4 months prior to randomization)
- agreement not to breastfeed;
- consent to participate and to be followed for the duration of the study;
- and the following laboratory values within 14 days prior to randomization:
- hemoglobin > 8.5 mg/dl;
- absolute neutrophil count > 750 cells/mm3;
- platelets > 50,000 cells/mm3;
- SGPT ≤ 5 times upper limit of normal;
- serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (women with a serum creatinine > 1.5 times upper limit of normal must have a measured eight-hour urine creatinine clearance > 70 ml/min).
Exclusion criteria:
- Evidence of pre-existing fetal anomalies incompatible with life;
- patients who meet the criteria of Classes III/IV of the WHO classification of HIV-associated clinical disease;
- known hypersensitivity to any benzodiazepine;
- active tuberculosis;
- concurrent participation to any other clinical trial;
- receipt of benzodiazepines or antiretroviral agent other than ZDV;
- uncontrolled hypertension;
- anticoagulant therapy or magnesium sulfate within 2 weeks of enrollment or the need for them during labor or at delivery.
If any of these conditions occurs after randomization, the women will be excluded from study drug dosing. Women with CD4 count lower than 250 cells/mm3 will be excluded from the study and offered HAART in the context of the national program.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00409591
|Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital
|Kannayao, Bangkok, Thailand, 10230
|Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital
|Saimai, Bangkok, Thailand
|Chachoengsao Hospital
|Muang, Chachoengsao, Thailand, 24000
|Prapokklao Hospital
|Muang, Chantaburi, Thailand, 22000
|Nakornping Hospital
|Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50180
|Sanpatong Hospital
|Sanpatong, Chiang Mai, Thailand
|Mae Chan Hospital
|Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, Thailand
|Mae Sai Hospital
|Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
|Phan Hospital
|Phan, Chiang Rai, Thailand
|Chiang Saen Hospital
|Chiang Saen, Chiangrai, Thailand, 57150
|Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
|Muang, Chiangrai, Thailand, 57000
|Wiangpapao Hospital
|Wiangpapao, Chiangrai, Thailand, 57170
|Banglamung Hospital
|Banglamung, Chonburi, Thailand, 20150
|Chonburi Hospital
|Muang, Chonburi, Thailand, 20000
|Panasnikom Hospital
|Panasnikom, Chonburi, Thailand, 20140
|Ao Udom Hospital
|Sri Racha, Chonburi, Thailand, 20230
|Kalasin Hospital
|Muang, Kalasin, Thailand, 46000
|Phaholpolphayuhasena Hospital
|Munag, Kanjanaburi, Thailand, 71000
|Khon Kaen Hospital
|Muang, Khon Kaen, Thailand
|Lampang Hospital
|Muang, Lampang, Lampang, Thailand, 52000
|Mahasarakam Hospital
|Muang, Mahasarakam, Thailand, 44000
|Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital
|Muang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, 80000
|Nakhonpathom Hospital
|Muang, Nakhonpathom, Thailand
|Nong Khai Hospital
|Muang, Nong Kai, Thailand, 43000
|Pranangklao Hospital
|Muang, Nonthaburi, Thailand
|Pathumthani Hospital
|Muang, Pathumthani, Thailand, 12000
|Chiang Kham Hospital
|Chiang Kham, Phayao, Thailand, 56110
|Buddhachinaraj Hospital
|Muang, Pitsanulok, Thailand
|Rayong Hospital
|Muang, Rayong, Thailand, 21000
|Samutsakhon Hospital
|Muang, Samutsakhon, Thailand, 74000
|Songkhla Hospital
|Muangsongkhla, Songkhla, Thailand, 90100
|Hat Yai Hospital
|Hat Yai, Songkla, Thailand, 90110
|Trat Hospital
|Muang, Trat, Thailand, 23000
|Health Promotion Hospital Regional Center I
|Bangkok, Thailand, 10220
|Health Promotion Center Region 10,
|Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50100
|Fang Hospital
|Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50110
|Chomthong Hospital
|Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50160
|Somdej Pranangchao Sirikit Hospital
|Chonburi, Thailand, 20180
|Regional Health Promotion Centre 6,
|Khon Kaen, Thailand, 40000
|Lamphun Hospital
|Lamphun, Thailand, 51000
|Phayao Provincial Hospital
|Phayao, Thailand, 56000
|Vachira Phuket Hospital
|Phuket, Thailand, 83000
|Samutprakarn Hospital
|Samutprakarn, Thailand, 10280
|Principal Investigator:
|Marc Lallemant, MD
|Institut de Recherche pour le Developpment
Additional Information:
Publications of Results:
Other Publications:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Marc Lallemant, Senior Researcher, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00409591 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
PHPT-5 First Phase
R01HD052461 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R01HD056953 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|December 11, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 28, 2016
|Last Verified:
|January 2016
Developing Countries
Mother-to-child transmission
HIV-1 infection
HIV Seronegativity
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers


text: As a self-identified black feminist, I am always looking for an opportunity to engage in conversations about race and gender politics. So on Thursday night I attended a panel at Syracuse University on engaging men in violence prevention work. I was both intrigued and excited to hear how it was that each of these men got involved in anti-violence work and what were the particular trajectories that had lead them there. Since the panel was multi-generational as well as multi-racial I expected a range of perspectives would emerge. What I didn't anticipate was the intensity of my personal reaction to the stories and things that were shared. Because we as women of color have endured sexual and domestic violence throughout our history, I would never dare call myself a surivor. To do so seems disingenious. But as I listened to one of the panelists recount his experience growing up in a home where his father perpetrated emotional abuse aganist his mother I felt pierced. I hadn't realized until that moment that being my father's daughter has been one of the greatest challenges of my life. For almost 15 years of my life he waged war aganist my mother and my siblings and I with his words. And every day my self-worth was diminshed a little more each day. Even more damaging is that he broke my trust in men. To this day my greatest fear is marrying a man that's like my father. In many ways my relationship with father remains conflicted and unresolved but as I move forward I am humbled and moved by the work that men such as Don McPherson, Joe Samlin, Sacchi Patel, and Marc Peters are doing to end gender violence and reconceptualize masculinity. If as Raheem Mack said violence is in our homes then to all the fathers and men be careful, your daughters are watching you.


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DETROIT (AP) Nick Minnerath scored 27 points and Ray McCallum had 23 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Detroit to an 88-77 victory over Youngstown State Friday night.
Jason Calliste added 16 points and Doug Anderson had 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Titans (15-8, 7-3 Horizon), who have won three in a row.
Kendrick Perry led the Penguins (13-9, 5-4) with 22 points. Kamren Belin made six 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, and Damian Eargle had 13 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots for Youngstown State.
The game saw 12 lead changes but the Penguins never led by more than two points.


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Saturday, August 23, 2008
I want my Marcum back
You see, I've never liked Pedroia, but always kinda sorta maybe a little....admired him. These feelings came with a hearty side order of self-loathing, so I've always managed to repress them, but they were there - lurking. Then I happened across an article with Douchebag Jr. as the subject, and I no longer have to worry about these sick feelings of admiration for a Red Sock (is that right? Is that how you do it?).
If you're too lazy to click the link (hey - it's OK - sometimes I do it too), basically, Pedroia is a trash-talking loudmouth who constantly runs his gums and refuses to give credit to anyone he faces. You know - a mental edge sort of thing. He could be facing Roy Halladay in the midst of a no-no and come back to the dugout after a 3 pitch strikeout railing about how Doc has nothing.
So you can imagine what he was saying after he took Shaum Marcum deep in the first inning tonight..... "He ain't got shit!"...."Easy AB's tonight boys!"....."Even you can get a hit tonight, Tek!".....
And you know what? He'd be right.
Now, it's pretty hard to quibble with what Marcum has done this season - he's still 8-6 with a sub-4.00 ERA. But even though he'd put together a nice stretch of starts before this one, I can't quite shake the feeling that he's not all the way back from that mid-June elbow strain that cost him a month of the season. His fastball seems to be topping out at 86-87, which makes his bread and butter 81-82 change-up just a little less dazzling. And what about the sharp breaking ball? Where'd that go?
Is it just me? Does he look like the same pitcher to you? I'm remembering a guy from April-May-June who was in full command and making hitters look foolish, teasing them with his change-up and sneaking by fastballs as a result. Now I'm seeing a guy who doesn't look comfortable out there, has lost velocity, and is struggling to get hitters out.
I'm certainly not ripping on Marcum here. Far from it - what am I, a moron (rhetorical)? I'll tell you what I am, though, is shit scared that all is not well with Marcum's elbow and he's trying to pitch through it. I sure hope I'm only seeing something that isn't there, because that scenario won't end well for anybody.
The Blue Jays have a new player, and he's not one of my all-time favorites just yet
So, debut tonight for the great Jose A Bautista. Oh-fer one in a pinch hit appearance. LOSER! Just kidding, but.....I....just....don't....get....it. Yeah yeah, low-cost low-risk move for the Jays. The player-to-be-named, per Wilner guesstimate, will be a Russ Adams-John Parrish-Curtis Thigpen organizational type guy.
But...another utility infield guy? Really? We need more of that on this team? Oh wait - he now leads the team in homers (with 12 - barf)? I don't know. I'm just not feeling this one, JP. Maybe he proves me wrong and takes the lefty Lester deep in game 2 of the series.....but isn't that what Mencherson was supposed to do? (Kevin Mench as opposed to the now-DL'd Brad Wilkerson, I mean, but the 2 are virtually indistinguishable in my mind.)
7 comments:
- Torgen said...
Apparently they sent Marcum down to AAA, but with the season there almost over it will probably be one start.
- August 23, 2008 at 2:10 PM
- The Ack said...
Jesus....despite my post, I never saw that coming. Spooky....
- August 23, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Ack: Please stop putting your hoodoo voodoo on the Blue Jays' players.
Thanks, and much obliged.
- August 23, 2008 at 5:11 PM
- Alex said...
they really did need another infielder with rolen out
- August 23, 2008 at 9:57 PM
- eyebleaf said...
i know shaun is struggling, but still not sure i understand his demotion to the 'Cuse. i mean, purcey is pretty much fuckin shit, and we're goin to send him out there every five days. but not marcum? really? really?!? not feelin this move at all.
and batista's insurance for Rolen's fuckin shoulder. i can't believe we still owe rolen $22 million over 2 years. that's, like, fucked up. i love rolen, but are there buy outs in baseball?
- August 24, 2008 at 1:07 AM
I think to start, it is the stupid necklaces that are way too loose around his neck. Next, the frat boy stupid T-shirt of some mundane thing (Holiday Inn for this example) coupled with the backwards hat screams douche. Holding the bottle and cup while making that face is just ridiculous. PERIOD
-brent in Korea
- August 25, 2008 at 1:48 AM
- The Ack said...
I was looking for an image of Pedroia that just screamed "DOUCHE".
I'd like to think this picture captured what I was looking for. It's an art form, really.
You can just imagine him walking around the bar saying to the Massholettes "Maybe you've heard of me. Dustin Pedroia? I'm kind of a big deal."
- August 25, 2008 at 11:35 AM


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