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Carl Pickles
The truly angry women aren't in punk (although that genre hasn't really been "punk" since the big record companies annexed it), they're in some of the various sub-genres of Metal. You need to be looking at the likes of Arch Enemy, Chasing Dragons, Skarlett Riot, Sister Sin, Butcher Babies, The Amorettes, Benedictum, Izegrim, Holy Moses, In This Moment… and so on.
I totally agree with you that we need to dispense with this whole "female-fronted" as a genre rubbish. Of those bands I listed, you have Traditional Metal, Hard Rock, Death Metal and Metalcore. The only thing they have in common is female members. In terms of the music, there is no way you can compare The Amorettes to Izegrim. They exist in completely different styles of music.Reply
Carl Pickles
Thing is, the clubbers aren't there for something new. All they're after is a shag and maybe score something chemical. They're not listening to the music and only want to hear what they know. The people in the particular age group you're talking about in this article are incredibly conservative when it comes to music. If it wasn't in the pop charts when they were at high school, they're not interested at all.
Thing is, they've got the money to spend, so that's why the nightclubs chase them.Reply
Johnny Pressure
I am afraid your last sentence sums it all up.Reply
Great ArticleReply
Alfredo Violante
The track sounds amazing, it's hard to believe is just one live take.Reply
Alfredo Violante
This is a tough one, artists stare at an empty space and fill it with imagination. But all that staring can become a nightmare.Reply
Nice writing geeezReply
Alfredo Violante
This is exactly what I feel about music. It needs to get back to basics to encourage creativity.Reply
Emma Millward
I'm not a particular fan of grime, but I like the idea of it taking over where punk left off. I'm not sure about it being immune from the same commercial pressures that took over punk though – when anything gets too popular, I think it's at risk of becoming sterile and manufactured. We'll have to see!Reply
Emma Millward
I think it depends on the art. Sometimes, the emotional response can be even greater if you know the story behind the song or the artist. It helps to create something we can relate to, a sense of personal authenticity.
It works both ways though. How many beloved Lostprophets albums are gathering dust because we can't separate the music from the musician? It became almost a betrayal of the fans when his story came out.
Besides, without an artist, there is no art. The choice to be anonymous becomes as much a persona as the public face of Lady Gaga. Either way, it colours the way the audience responds to the art. Being an anonymous artist does not mean that your work can be judged any more objectively.
(I've thought about this way longer than I expected to. Good article 🙂Reply
James Kilpin
You're right of course, listening to the music of someone like Billie Holiday or Amy Winehouse is all the more moving and emotional for knowing the pain she had in her life. I think I probably had in mind instrumental/electronic producers more than anything when I wrote this – where the art is much less personal and much more about enjoying what you hearReply
Amba Kemp
Nice one Em'.Reply
Alfredo Violante
The video is really WTFReply
Alfredo Violante
Love the sound, trying to think of other bands with that kind of folk punk mixture.Reply
Emma Millward
There's quite a tradition of mixing punk with Irish folk but the Balkan connection is definitely a twist!Reply
Alfredo Violante
Physical products and digital marketing, that works for me.Reply
Alfredo Violante
We start to see parallels between art and the horrors of our society, fascinating but also scary.Reply
Alfredo Violante
It might be spoken word but it makes for a great rap track, wonder if it gets remixes. I would 🙂Reply
Alfredo Violante
I couldn't find these news anywhere else. Incredible.Reply
Johnny Pressure
CNN was at the event and will cover it at one point, but so far this is all there is onlineReply
james woronow
A black man signs a dissolution of the KKK,,,whaaaat? Guess I could sign one also.Reply
Alfredo Violante
Read the article again. He spent time in prison with the owner of KKK and got the rights from him, then once out of prison he dismantled what he legally owned.Reply
He had power of attorney over statements Killen made while in prison, that didn't give him ownership of the KKK (something not even Killen had). There's a reason this hasn't made a bigger splash on the public scene. Its nothing more than a publicity stunt.
It would be awesome if true.Reply
Alfredo Violante
I get it, yes your comment makes more sense. The point is first of all, is Killen still in charge? In Italy for example some boss stil have full power even in prison. What's the story in this case?Reply
Alfredo Violante
Really sad it got to this point 🙁Reply
Alfredo Violante
I will take their advice. I am on over-baker 🙁Reply
Never got around to the second album. Maybe now's a good time.Reply
Alfredo Violante
First time I hear about this label, amazing.Reply
Alfredo Violante
I want oneReply
"….accompanied by insistent and persuasive percussion", ha ha that's quite an understatement, I am glad I am not his drum kit. Nice article, NAH expresses more emotion in his one man shows than the majority of bands I have seen in the last few years could collectively.Reply
Alfredo Violante
Most of his releases are on cassette tapes, so cool.Reply
Johnny Pressure
Alfredo Violante
JESUS 🙂Reply
Alfredo Violante
DIY, disruptive, socialist punk.Reply
Wayne Tedrow, Jr.
this is NOT JUSTICE!Reply
Steven Holt
DRUGS RULE, ALCOHOL SUCKS BUTT, EVERYBODY KNOWS ALL THE BEST MUSIC WAS MADE ON DRUGSReply
Alfredo Violante
And you can map music by which type of drug.Reply
Michael Boucher
But for every album made by using drugs you could also argue how maybe twice as many albums never got made because of all the geniuses that have died abusing drugs. Regardless, the article is neither for nor against drug use.Reply
Bobby Adamson
They're backReply
Johnny Pressure
Thanks Bobby, great news.Reply
Danila Armai
I'm confused. I read an interview with Stine where she said she met Max in Berlin, 2005. Which one is true now?Reply
Roberto Girardi
I saw that in the comments to the article on their official FB page they tagged a girl…could it be the girl of the camp mentioned in the article (the one they both alledgedly made out with)? 😀
c bemis
Pretty dumbReply
Phillip Raymond Goodman
Curiously I often wear masks and costumes on stage, and have numerous different personas and names, but it has nothing to do with anonymity, or having the music judged on its own merits, it's just another aspect of the performance and the overall art of it….Reply
Very cool videoReply
Craig Browes
Intresting read XDReply
Riskee and the Ridicule
Check out Riskee & the Ridicule for the perfect grime punk out there. Intelligent and totally DIY.Reply
John Shortt
highly recommended Band to see live.Reply
Emma Millward
I love this idea! And the Renegades V1 tape is such a great place to start.Reply
I feel similarly about Eevee's music! The track that snagged me was Viola off her album Unexpected. The wavering melody of that track combined with the cover art always reminded me of lazy mornings drifting in and out of sleep lying in embrace with my ex-lover. It wasn't that it produced a feeling of longing for that specific individual, but more of a melancholy recollection of the experience itself; an appreciation of what was underappreciated at the time in hindsight. Great evocative stuff!Reply
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Two Orioles broadcasters are among 41 still in the running for the 2013 Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Radio voice Joe Angel and MASN studio host and play-by-play announcer Jim Hunter are in the group that advance to the final round of fan voting, which will run until Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. on www.facebook.com/baseballhall.
The fans' top three vote-getters will be placed on the final ballot along with seven other broadcasters determined by a Hall of Fame committee. The final ballot will be announced Oct. 9, and the recipient will be be selected by a 21-member electorate, with the winner announced at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn., in December.
Individuals who have broadcast at least 10 consecutive years for a team or network were eligible for consideration during the first round of fan voting, which began Aug. 20.
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If you're wondering where I got the name, it's a parody name of Episode 69; "Village in Distress: A New A-Ranked Mission!"
Since they are definately the most needed thing to be worked on, this is a project for working on starting out the Character Articles. This is not a project for creating new content, but starting the base of the wiki by copying content that Wikipedia already has onto the wiki. Below is a table which should be filled up with a list of all the characters which Wikipedia has an article or section about. In the list we have the Name of the character as a link to the place where they are located. There is also a link to the location that the content should be put. And a column for redirects which should link to that page. Then there is the claiming column, to stop editors from bumping into either other's edits before you start on one of these articles you should use tides (~~~~) to sign your name in the claiming column for the article you are going to copy from Wikipedia, and of course a column to place Done into when you've completed the task. Just because the community is still new to the copying of the articles there's also a column which I'll sign after I've read over an article to make sure nothing was missed.
Remember to follow the steps at How to copy from Wikipedia. Also note that there is a new Ann template. The difference between it and Wikipedia's is that instead of a Ann anime, and Ann manga template we just have an Ann template and the first parameter is either anime or manga. Wikipedia likes to use the id= and title= params, but it's ok here just to place the id in the param after anime/manga, and the title after that. ~Dantman(talk) current discussion Apr 4, 2007 @ 01:43 (UTC)
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So basicly we just get new content from wikipedia, use ann temnplate, and make redirects? Random123 19:14, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- Basically, and of course we follow How to copy from Wikipedia. That Ann thing is something in Animepedia's guide that I should copy to here to. The objective of this project is to copy all the existing Wikipedia stuff now while we have little content so that we don't half to merge to much existing content into what is copied later. ~Dantman(talk) current discussion Apr 5, 2007 @ 21:53 (UTC)
I'd like to note that Wikipedia's articles are all written out-of-universe, and in the future we're going to be editing all the articles (except the ones on real people) to be in-universe. That's one big difference between the future of the wiki and Wikipedia. ~Dantman(talk) current discussion Apr 6, 2007 @ 03:49 (UTC)
If this is e rank, than what would we do for an A rank mission? Random123 21:15, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
- ^_^ E stands for Edit, rofl... ~Dantman(talk) current discussion Apr 6, 2007 @ 21:32 (UTC)


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Green goes glamorous / Innovators take environmentally sound materials out of the realm of hippiedom
Don McPherson loves glass, and he hates to see it wasted. A doctor of glass science, founder of a scientific glass company in Berkeley and a creator of blown-art glass, McPherson wanted to use his technical knowledge to benefit society. In 1996, he began looking for a way to make use of the 500 tons of glass that get dumped in the Bay Area each month.
The result is a product called Vetrazzo, formed from colored concrete and bits of colored glass. The permutations are infinite. The integrally colored concrete shows through the glass, subtly changing its color, while the sheen of the glass particles makes the polished surface sparkle.
Brown beer bottle in an olive ground produces an earthy material, while clear tempered glass in charcoal concrete takes on a mirror finish. Ruby red and yellow glass from traffic lights embedded in brown glow like a Gravenstein apple orchard in fall.
McPherson's spin-off company, Counter Production, custom casts countertops, sinks and fireplace mantels from Vetrazzo, which is as hard as granite, more beautiful than terrazzo and 80 to 90 percent recycled material. Although Counter Production is still a boutique company, it keeps between 50 and 100 tons of glass out of the landfill each year and helps recyclers stay in business.
McPherson is part of a wave of artist-inventors coming up with next- generation green products that combine the social conscience of Gandhi and the style sense of Reese Witherspoon.
Thanks to these innovators, and to traditional manufacturers converted to the green religion, no longer do we have to sacrifice looking good for being good in our design projects. Indeed, green can be positively glamorous.
"People (who want green materials) no longer have to jump through hoops or deal with obstacles to getting products," says Christi Graham, chief executive of Healthy Home Designs in Sausalito. "I've always believed that we don't have to sacrifice beauty and variety and durability. There's so much more interesting stuff coming out. It's quite amazing to see the shift."
Graham founded the Green Resource Center in Berkeley, a sort of petting zoo of environmentally responsible materials, and organizes an annual green materials showcase in San Francisco.
Round and round
Take ShetkaStone. It has the variable coloration of natural stone and an intriguing surface, can be made in almost any color without the use of dye or pigment, and can be recycled over and over again. The product, which can be cast into slabs for doors, counters or decorative objects like soap dishes, was invented by Stanley Shetka, a professor of art and design at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota.
He says it came out of the same creative process as writing or mixing paint. He asked himself why we use paper once, then throw it away, so that it makes up about 40 percent of all solid waste.
Instead, his process transforms any kind of paper or fiber. He can match colors by sorting the paper used in the mix, and includes other elements such as plants and cloth. An architectural firm shipped him every bit of paper it used, from blueprints to magazines to soap boxes. In return, it got gorgeous tabletops that serve as a constant reminder that reuse can be beautiful.
Green grows up
While innovative products like these are adding pizzazz to the market, early-stage green products are growing up -- and growing nicer. For example, alternative decking made from wood byproducts has been available for years. Trex, Nexwood and Evergrain offer extreme durability. But the boards came in limited sizes, and some people found the appearance too uniform; it just didn't look like wood.
Now, says Tim Yarish, senior project manager for Muratore Corp., a building contractor in San Francisco, the colors are more interesting and more stable, while texturing adds realism. (Of course, not everyone wants realism. Yarish says alternative decking looks unapologetically great when it plays off other modern materials like concrete.)
"All evidence is that (composite decking) doesn't rot, it doesn't expand or decay," Yarish says. And he means never, ever. "You can put it anywhere," he says. "It doesn't matter how much sunlight it gets. It's easy to handle, doesn't split, and you can use 100 percent of the material."
When you use composite decking, you save money on installation and maintenance while saving what's left of our redwoods. You also keep a whole lot of plastic bottles out of the landfill because it's recycled plastic that holds the wood particles together.
Manufacturers go green
It's not only entrepreneurial companies that are coming up with cool new products that are as easy on the eye as on the environment. "Manufacturers are rising to the occasion," says interior designer Victoria Schomer. "There's a critical mass now of consumers, designers and specifiers who are aware of environmental issues -- and manufacturers are paying attention."
Schomer, principal of Interior Concerns in San Rafael, has focused on green design for more than a decade. Market forces are also pushing the issue, Schomer says. For example, many municipalities have begun to require low- emission carpeting and fabrics in their projects. In response, almost all major manufacturers of products that end up in commercial buildings are having them tested for emissions levels.
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It seems that we've finally begun that virtuous circle, in which consumers' green concerns inspire product designers and manufacturers to create still nicer stuff, which then inspires us to get even greener. Pretty cool -- for us and for the environment.
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HookCast for December 7, 2006
Why are we here?, pagan worshippers, hair dye allergies
Why Are We Here?: Charlottesville responds
People have wondered for eons about the meaning of existence. While we didn't attempt to answer that one this week, we did ask local residents why they chose to exist here in Charlottesville. Seems like everyone has a unique story about what brought them here. What's yours?
Pagan holiday: flier policy inspires non-Christians
The County school board recently approved backpack mailings for non-profits, and ALL religions. Now pagan worshippers are throwing their fliers into the mix. Believing the group was promoting "witchcraft and magic," concerned parents asked school officials to stop the mailings. But the worshippers say they have a the right to distribute the fliers. Lisa Provence has the story.
Nearly dyeing: Hair-job fells co-ed
UVA student Sara Gilliam proves that blonds really do have more fun...if the co-ed hadn't decided to have her golden locks dyed brown, she wouldn't have landed in the hospital. A rare allergic reaction to the dye that hairdressers use put Gilliam in the hospital for four days! Courtney Stuart has the story on this hair-raising experience.
Better enough?: Developer steamed by BAR ruling
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review recently turned down a design for a two-story CVS on the corner of West Main and Ridge/Ridge McIntire, and the Richmond-based developer isn't happy about it. He says the BAR doesn't understand economics, and is controlling to process too much. However, the BAR members say they weren't about to approve such an uninspired design.
Skins Kicker Novak gets nixed
Robert DeMauri on the HotSeat
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These images come from my collection of World War I news photo service photographs, and are among the minority that show even momentary happiness. In both of these cases, the emotion resolves itself in song and in the piano. The first image takes place in a U.S. overseas hospitals for wounded soldiers, and they seem genuinely relieved to have the attention and the entertainment. (Both images are available at our blog bookstore.)
The second image is dated 2 November 1918--just nine days before the armistice--and shows the "Broadway Quartet" as they rehearse "I'm Only a Buck Private" for a behind-the-lines show for U.S. servicemen, somewhere in France. The note with the image (from the Western Newspaper Union) says that the staging used for their shows came from found wood, bits of flooring, and camouflage netting torn into pieces.


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Thread to keep up to date with the latest drug cheats. We had Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno being the first to test positive, there was a Taiwanese baseball player as well.
Today there are reports of two more positive tests. Apparently North Korea's Kim Jong-Su who won a Silver medal in the shooting tested positive for a band substance and Vietnamese gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Do also tested positive after finishing 82nd and last in the Women's floor...wonder if she thinks it was worth it?


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Harris: Drivers Not Athletes? Guess Again
By Mike Harris | Senior Writer
When Jimmie Johnson was named AP's Male Athlete of the Year for 2009 earlier this week, I felt a real shot of pride.
Finally, after all these years, the sport that I chose to follow got some serious attention as an athletic endeavor.
Then, listening to a local sports talk show, I heard Joe from Apex say, "I got nothin' against Jimmie Johnson, but what kind of an athlete is it that just goes out there and turns left a bunch of times? That ain't no athlete!''
OK, it's the age-old argument: Are race drivers athletes?
I went to dictionary.com on the web for a definition and here's what I found.
"ATHLETE, pronounced ath-leet.
"A person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.''
To my mind, that leaves absolutely no doubt that drivers are athletes.
Is there any doubt that it takes training, stamina and a certain amount of physical strength to drive a race car?
Let's just take NASCAR.
Start with the fact that everyone agrees with – race car drivers must have great hand-eye coordination.
But that's only the starting point.
Think about it. Drivers must spend up to four hours in a cramped cockpit, tightly buckled down with head restraints and padding all around, heat from the engines raising temperatures to around 130 degrees in that enclosed space.
G Forces in the corners, even on the flattest oval track, can make a driver's head feel like it weighs about 100 pounds. And those constant gravitational pulls can sap strength in a hurry if a driver isn't spending some time in the weight room and doing those aerobic exercises on a regular basis.
In a race situation, each car is surrounded by 42 others, some of them only inches away, at speeds up to 200 mph.
I agree that there are drivers out there that don't look like athletes. Many don't show defined muscles. A few even have a beer gut. Most look like your average guy.
But don't let that fool you. By the above definition, these guys are participating in a sport and they are athletes.
Longtime NASCAR driver Dave Marcis didn't look much like an athlete. He looked like a farmer in a driver's suit, especially wearing those black wing-tipped shoes that he favored for racing.
But Marcis was one of the strongest people I ever met. His grip was as firm as a steelworker's, and he handled those big stock cars in the days before power steering like they were kiddie cars.
Nowadays, you don't have to be Hercules to drive a stock car, but you do have to be in shape, and there is no way you can let your mind wander at the speeds you are traveling.
Then there's the crashes.
We've all seen cars barrel-rolling and going end-over-end down a racetrack and then having the drivers walk away without injury. They get checked out at the infield care center, then walk out to a battery of microphones and talk about what they just went through as if it's just part of a day's work _ because it is.
Hey, Joe from Apex. Could you do that? Could most ordinary people?
Medical studies have been done on race drivers from all categories of the sport that show their heart rates and blood pressure remain impressively low at even the most stressful times.
So, yes, these drivers may not look like LeBron James, Tom Brady or Derek Jeter. But they are athletes just the same.
Way to go Jimmie.
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- try to practice some basic Russian before you arrive
Zdrast-vuy-teh - Hello!, privet - hi!, pozhal-(u)-sta - Please (edited by svetlanansk), Kagda - When ?, Gd-e-ye - Where ?
- When you buy a train ticket ..you have to tell the seller what train you want. Now many stations have an info computer so you can check the train number and departure time. (otherwise you have to first go to the information window)
I found it best to give the seller my old ticket so that they could copy my name written in Russian etc
- Do try to visit a village it's quite different from the cities.
- many of us still need an invitation letter (from the internet like visitrussia.com etc) to get a visa, you still need to register the visa within 3 days at a hotel.. you are supposed to reregister if you stay in a place more than 3 days tho' so keep your train tickets (although they never asked me when I left)
- visas are the exact dates you put on the application, max 30 days and NOT extendabl. So you might want to pay more and get a business visa as it's more flexible and lasts upto 6 months .stewgreen
When going by train, it's good to know: you get hot water for free, so if you take some tea and instant soup with you, you can save the money of bying it there. If you have the possibility, take some light clothing with you. Since you're probably going to spend at least one night on the train, it's much more comfortable!
And, if possible, try to get a train ticket for the lower bed/board - there you have a lot more space for your bag and sitting than on the upper beds. julotschka
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I live in Amur region, Blagoveschensk, just on the border with China. - ardelak
Welcome in Siberia, in Krasnoyarsk! Always glad to meet new people! :)
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New Obamacare Lawsuit Targets Arizona Gov. Brewer's Illegal New Taxes
In 1992, after seeing their taxes raised 8 times in 9 years, the people of Arizona overwhelmingly approved Proposition 108, a ballot initiative that amended the state constitution to require tax and fee increases to be passed by a 2/3 vote in each of Arizona's legislative bodies. Since then, Prop 108's supermajority requirement has protected Arizona taxpayers from the kind of special‐interest‐driven tax increases that typically don't enjoy public support. As a result, Arizona's tax burden has fallen over the years, to the state's great economic benefit.
Recently, however, as part of a brazen effort to force through Obamacare's Medicaid expansion, Governor Jan Brewer — who ran for reelection last year as a staunch opponent of Obamacare — sidestepped Prop 108 in a way that threatens to eviscerate its taxpayer protections and otherwise violate Arizona's stricter‐than‐normal adherence to the separation of powers.
Because the Medicaid expansion will cost Arizona an untold sum, and did not receive the 2/3 majority required for it to raise the taxes to pay for itself, Brewer employed more creative means to raise Arizonans' taxes: delegating the taxation authority to a state bureaucracy and calling it an "assessment." This approach takes advantage of Prop 108's exception for "fees and assessments that are authorized by statute, but are not prescribed by formula, amount or limit, and are set by a state officer or agency." Interpreted Brewer's way, the exception allows the legislature to delegate a taxing power to state agencies that the legislature itself doesn't have. If read this way, the exception would forevermore swallow the rule and impose an outcome contrary to Prop 108's stated purpose.
Accordingly, our friends at the Goldwater Institute last week filed suit in state court on behalf of state lawmakers — including Rep. Adam Kwasman, a good friend of mine who's now the vice‐chair of the Arizona House Ways & Means Committee — and their constituents, challenging the new tax as a violation of Arizona's constitution and the state's separation of powers. Goldwater argues that the hidden tax violates Prop. 108's supermajority requirement for new taxes, and that Arizona's strict separation of powers prohibits the delegation of taxing power to an unaccountable state bureaucracy.
Goldwater is clearly in the right. Prop 108 was adopted for the plain purpose of preventing precisely this type of special interest tax‐and‐spend behavior — behavior the people of Arizona will be even less able to oppose if state courts determine that a bare legislative majority can delegate taxation power that it doesn't itself possess. Brewer's Medicaid expansion, meanwhile, threatens to take the taxing power out of Arizonans' hands and give it to bureuacrats and the special interests that lobby them.
It will be a shame if Arizona courts permit Brewer's newfound insistence on enabling Obamacare to effectively neuter a constitutional provision supported by more than 70% of voters. For more commentary on the case, read Josh Blackman.
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Cliff continued his masterful pitching Wednesday night in St. Louis.
He improved to 4-0 this month with his second straight shutout (23 consecutive scoreless innings now). He's allowed one run in his last 33 innings for an unheard of 0.27 ERA.
According to Elias Sports Bureau: The last major-league pitcher to throw 33 or more innings while allowing no more than one run over a four-start span was Roy Oswalt the 2008 Astros. The only other Phillies pitcher to do so over the last 20 years was Randy Wolf in 2002.
With one more start this month, he's the leading candidate for NL Pitcher of the Month. Last Phillies pitcher to win such as honor was Doc last July.
Series ends Thursday night and then the Phillies head home for a six-game, interleague homestand, three each with the A's and Red Sox.
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Cliff's shutout was the 10th for the staff this season.
They've got a long way to go to match the club record of 26 set in 1916. Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander had 16 of those 26, a single-season record that will never be broken in Phillies history.
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1932: The National League, in a meeting with club presidents, finally approves players wearing uniform numbers. The AL started in 1929.
1963: Jimmy Piersall of the Mets hits his 100th career home run and celebrates by running the bases backward to the anger of Phillies pitcher Dallas Green.
1971: Rick Wise becomes the first pitcher to hit two home runs while pitching a no-hitter, 4-0, at Cincinnati.
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CF John Mayberry had a single, double, 2nd home run, 3 RBI and a stolen bases in Lehigh Valley's 10-5 loss to Indianapolis . . . Reading dropped its 7th straight, 3-1, to Erie . . . RHS Trevor May tied his career high with 14 strikeouts (7 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs) in a Clearwater game that wound up suspended because of rain, 2-2, after 10 innings . . . Williamsport lost its 4th in a row, 11-7, at Jamestown . . . Gulf Coast League Phillies bowed, 8-6, to the Braves.


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Jordan: 'Virginity assessment tests' continue despite illegality
As she entered the examination room, a mood of silence and gloom dominated the faces of the bride's chaperons, who sat awaiting the definitive medical answer.
She is one of 150 women who have been examined at the forensic medical institutions in the capital Amman, and in the North and South of the country during the last year, according to official records. The unofficial figures might be higher due to the fact that some newly-wed brides are taken to straight to private gynecology clinics, or to midwives. Private records of midwife Huda Al Zagha, who worked from 1941 to 2000 have shown that she examined 30 women throughout her work experience. All exams took place with the women's consent, based on the request of the husband, the parent, judicial authorities or clan elders.
The format of the examination results that are presented to the party that requested the exam state: "I, Hoda Al Zagha, midwife, hereby testify that I performed the required exam on Miss...."ruling that she is a virgin, so help me God"
Returning to the crowded waiting room, where Amal's husband, a mason in his thirties, is sitting, anxiously smoking his cigarette. Sitting next to him is his mother, waiting on tenterhooks for the bride's pre-marital record to be revealed because her daughter did not bleed after sexual intercourse. The bride's mother sat alone, holding her head down, imploring God to spare her and her family the shame and dishonor. After a few seconds, the mother raised her head high on the voice of the doctor assuring them that "the hymen has been recently torn". She wore a big smile.
The doctor also informed the husband that "his wife has a hymen with a large aperture, thus she will not bleed as expected after her first sexual intercourse. The bride took the arm of her husband and left the centre, heading towards their home in the impoverished town of Zarqa, 25 km South of Amman.
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According to the law, the three parties involved in act -- the husband, the wife and the doctor performing the exam – get punitive punishment, says Sheikh Salim Ali Al Masri, inspector of Islamic courts at the department of Justice and member of the advisory committee for the legal guide for marriage. However, and to date, no legal action has been filled against the practice to help stop it.
The Civil Status law permits the performing of a virginity exam in case the wife claims that the husband is impotent, and is not able to reach the hymen. After granting the husband an entire year to do so, the judge "issues an order to refer the wife to a legal midwife in order to check whether coitus happened or not", according to Sheikh Al Masri.
Court records in Jordan show that the number of separation cases due to impotence reached 12 cases between 2002 and 2006, from a total number of 4202 separation cases registered. Between these years, a total of 281981 marriages took place.
For his part, Father Salem Madanat, member of the ecclesiastical court for the Greek Orthodox Church, confirmed there are few marriage annulment cases filed as a result of the non-virginity of the wife. He said out of hundreds of weddings registered, these cases did not exceed two during the last two years.
Father Madanat pointed out that Article 249 of the Byzantine law grants the wife the right to ask for divorce in case of the impotence of the husband but only after three years of marriage
Sheikh Al Masri explaines that it is the right of the wife who underwent a virginity test to file a compensation lawsuit , in case she feels offended by a husband who doubted her virginity and made her a victim of many immoral accusations simply because "virginity signs" did not show. The lawsuit, however, does not compensate her for psychological pressure and social duress, all elements that made her undertake the test.
Dr. Hani Jahshan, consultant of forensic medicine at the National Institute for Forensic Medicine at the Ministry of Health, said that the wife who reaches eighteen years of age can apply for the test personally, while the application for the wife who is still under age is made by the husband.
The personal status law in Jordan set that the legal age for marriage at 18. Nevertheless, the judge is able to make exceptions allowing boys and girls who reached fifteen to get married. Yet the law does not "specify" what these "circumstances" are.
Furthermore, Sheikh Al Masri explained that according to the legal guide for marriage, which was published in 2006 by the Supreme Judge and the National Council for Family Planning, the definition of a "virgin" does not include the presence/absence of the hymen. The virgin is defined as "the girl" who has not been previously married.
He also confirmed that the absence of the hymen does not give enough reason for the husband to apply for marriage annulment, unless it has been previously determined in the marriage contract that the wife has to be a virgin. In case the husband finds out that she isn't, then he has to file for marriage annulment in the presence of the judge, who in turn refers the wife to a midwife in order to have a medical opinion.
Two out of eight brides interviewed for this report said that they preferred to go through divorce than to continue their lives in a conjugal home lacking trust due to a husband who insisted that his wife takes the virginity test.
Although the doctors confirmed that the standards of virginity applied to all of them, the remaining five brides chose to stay with their husbands, despite their unhappiness, simply to avoid facing the cruel comments of society.
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A High View of Climate Change
UI geography researchers contribute to international studies of climate change in Asian mountains
By Tara Roberts
As the Earth's population has more than doubled in the past 50 years, the demand for water has exploded along with it.
Asia is home not only to the world's most populous countries, but also to its most vast mountainous areas. Much of the continent's water resources originate from seasonal snow, glaciers and permafrost in areas such as Tibet, Pamir, Tien Shan and the Himalayas.
Vladimir and Elena Aizen, a husband-and-wife research team in the University of Idaho Department of Geography, are experts in Earth's high-mountain climate and glacier water resources. Their research has taken them around the world, but their primary focus area has been in Asia.
The Aizens provided their expertise to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, report, which was released earlier this month. They serve as contributing authors in the report's chapter on Asia, alongside researchers from across the globe.
The IPCC report states that warming trends and increasing air temperature extremes have been observed in Asia over the past 100 years.
Scientists found that seasonally snow-covered areas in the central Asian mountains dropped 15 percent, and snow disappeared 30 days earlier than 50 years ago. Increasing air temperatures in summer tends to accelerate glacier melt and reduce permafrost in high mountains while seasonal snow and glaciers supply more than 80 percent of Asia's water.
Vladimir Aizen said the high mountains are very sensitive to climate change, and air-temperature increases will contribute to reduced water supplies in densely populated Asia. This "will have an increasing impact on agriculture, human health, livelihoods and poverty, regional and local security," according to the report.
Water scarcity is projected to be a major issue among these climate-related challenges, in light of the rapidly growing population and demand for water and food. Water contamination is the second extremely important issue in Asia and other developing countries in the world, Vladimir Aizen says.
"In Asia we have more than half the population of the whole world," he says. "It's very important to understand what will be with water resources for global and regional planning and sustainable development."
The Aizens have contributed to the past two IPCC reports. Vladimir Aizen says he has found it interesting to collaborate with different people and listen to researchers from different areas, as well as to provide accurate information from his own area of specialty.
He says the IPCC report is targeted mostly toward influencing international government action concerning climate effects and options for adaptation and mitigation. But it also provides valuable information for industries such as tourism and ecotourism, hydro- and thermo- power, natural resources development, agriculture and more.
"Understanding climate impacts on agriculture and water resources may give some clue how American businesses or their connections with international business may contribute to it," he says.
The Aizens have completed their work with the IPCC, but continue to collaborate with international researchers on global-scale projects.
One upcoming project brings together scientists from the United States, Germany, Japan and central Asian countries for a five-year investigation into the effects of climate change on water resources in Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains and neighboring countries. The project also will analyze the world's deepest ice core outside of the Polar regions, allowing researchers to reconstruct the area's prehistoric climate and water variability. This project will be supported by the National Science Foundation, German and Japan science agencies, UNESCO, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
A second research and education project in central Asia will connect a consortium of Northwest universities with the University of Central Asia, which has campuses in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
"The goal of this project is to help the University of Central Asia in creating the world standard in research and education, exchange students and allow our faculty to visit central Asia to teach and develop new collaborative projects," Vladimir Aizen says.
"The collaborative research-education project and exchange between U.S. and Central Asia will enrich the knowledge of our students and faculty about the cultural differences but similar environmental problems in different parts of the world, will create new contacts for joint research and business, and will teach students of Central Asia in the western education system, letting them better understand the western traditional values and culture."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday for a second time this week to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, voicing support for the Baghdad government's effort to regain control of the city of Fallujah from al-Qaida-linked fighters.
The White House said Biden encouraged al-Maliki to continue talks with local, tribal and national leaders and said Biden welcomed al-Maliki's affirmation Wednesday that Iraqi elections will occur as scheduled in April.
The White House said al-Maliki described a series of political initiatives in the embattled Anbar province. Biden endorsed a decision by Iraq's Council of Ministers to provide state benefits to tribal forces killed or injured fighting al-Qaida-linked fighters.
Biden also spoke to al-Maliki on Monday, voicing concern about those suffering from terrorism.
The battle for Fallujah looms large for U.S. troops.
The fighting there began in April 2004 after four security contractors from Blackwater USA were killed and the desecrated bodies of two were hung from a bridge. The so-called second battle of Fallujah occurred seven months later, and for several weeks, Marines went house-to-house in what has been called some of the heaviest urban combat involving the Corps since the Battle of Hue City, Vietnam, in 1968. About 100 Americans died and another 1,000 were wounded during the major fighting there.
On Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Iraqi forces are handling the current situation in Fallujah. He said it was never the intent of the United States to stay and defend Iraq forever.
Hagel was asked whether U.S. forces were killed and wounded in Fallujah in vain.
"I don't agree with the analysis that (U.S.) lives were wasted," Hagel said during a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center. "It's just not true."
On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry encouraged the Iraqi government to continue efforts to empower local officials and tribes to isolate the al-Qaida fighters and drive them out of populated areas.
"He assured the foreign minister that we will continue to provide technical military advice and enhancing material support and stressed that military efforts must be fused with political and economic efforts to isolate extremist groups," Psaki said.
Psaki said Kerry also told Zebari that having a political system that is inclusive of both Sunni and Shia sects is the only path to long-term stability.
Tensions have been simmering in Iraq since December 2012, when the Sunni community staged protests to denounce what they say is second-class treatments by al-Maliki's Shiite-led government.


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2 killed when SUV crashes into pickup on toll road in Michigan City, Indiana
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) -- A two-vehicle crash has killed an Indiana Toll Road maintenance worker and a Michigan man.
Indiana State Police says a speeding SUV driven by 78-year-old Paul Kimbrugh of Coldwater, Mich., crashed Tuesday morning into 52-year-old Toll Road worker Daniel Miller of LaPorte and a maintenance pickup parked on a shoulder of the Toll Road.
Police say Miller died at the scene, and Kimbrugh died at a South Bend hospital.
Police say the crash also left 49-year-old Toll Road worker Kevin Standefer of LaPorte hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred near the highway's 40-mile marker near Michigan City. Police say the pickup had warning lights and a warning arrow board activated, and signs behind the truck warned approaching motorists of work ahead.


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Mintz necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
We create and sell eService software. On of our most exciting products is chatbot software that allows businessses to create bots to "chat" with website visitors. These bots can have distinct personalities and are great for reinforcing the company's brand.
We are looking to retire the current bot on our website (I've attached an image). We'd like to replace our current sweet photo-based bot with a "cooler," "edgier" animated anime-like character.
We sell software, but we are not boring. We like to believe that we are a little different from other B2B companies.
Our customers are usually in Customer Service, Marketing, or Web Operations at large retail, telco, and financial services businesses. They come to our website to see how interesting our own bot is. Chatbots are meant to engage and divert. They also have immense branding possibilities (a Geico bot, for instance, would most likely be based on their gecko).
Some of the world's most well-known retail and telco brands use our software. We'd like to showcase a really interesting character on our website.
In terms of attributes, the character:
- Can be either female or male (our current bot is female, so a male bot may be interesting)
- Should be between 25-60 yrs of age (an interesting older character would be very nice)
- Could be of any race
- Must look intelligent and helpful (should invite conversations)
- Should look interesting and "recently done"
For our current bot, we use mugshots only. But a full-length bot might be interesting, too.
The bot uses a range of graphics, mapped to various emotions. I'm looking for an animated take on the "interested" emotion--the expression that the bot would have while a customer types in her query.


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The trail of blind figures being led by a leader whose vision is concealed is a motif that Deng Cheng Wen has repeated throughout his 'Blind Walking' series. They represent a lost generation of Chinese youth who trudge forward slowly into an ambiguous future. A protective reflex borne from the desire to escape reality and judgment, they never attempt to pry the hands of their compatriots away and take a look at the world around them.
In 1981, Deng Cheng Wen was born in Guangdong Province, China. He graduated from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 2006 and his works have been exhibited worldwide in places such as Hong Kong, Beijing and Miami. Deng Cheng Wen's "Blind Walking" series captures the collective ambition, ignorance and emotional flurry within the young Chinese of his generation. His works adopt a concept-based approach in order to seek a depth and complexity, at a level that causes some of its viewers to recognize personal truths while standing before the art. Read More
Blind Walking and Its Meaningless Text
Deng Chengwen's blind walking series is about the allegorical theme of the survival of the next generation. He uses stimulating visual situations to describe the lost mental state of Chinese youth after globalisation.
In 2007, a few of Deng Chengwen's "Blind Walking" pieces were on show at the first 798 art festival which I organised. The scene was of several stern-looking young people who looked like they were playing a game of feeling their way around in the dark, standing in a line, with the last person in the line covering the eyes of the first. This image was the starting point of this whole series - when the piece first began it started off with just two or three people on a freehand empty background of grey nothingness. Later, the number of people was increased to seven or eight with a specific city, wasteland, river and country road background painted in. "Blind Walking" depicts the new generation and their surrounding landscapes after the rise of China. The temperament of the new generation in Deng Chengwen's works already possess the same post-globalization characteristics as young people all over the world; not having the special political naivete of those born in the 50's and 60's, nor the adolescent cruelty accumulated during the preliminary stages of capitalism of those from the 70's. Due to their excellent material standards and robust bodies, they have good skin and fashionable clothing, with some young people even dyeing their hair to become a blonde colour similar to Westerners.
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Dont get too excited. Its just leftover stock similar to the KB pack.
In my dreams these are shocktroopers and 501st troops.
It looks like a reader has reported to RS that the "12 pack" is actually just a case/box with 3 of the Twins sets, and an assortment of 6 other ROTS figures, possibly in a stand up retail display box. So it doesn't sound like it actually is a "multi pack" as was earlier suggested/reported.
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Do you have right or left brain thinking abilities? Or do you use both sides equally well? Although we use both hemispheres, scientists suggest we have preferences or strengths for one or the other.
To be competitive in today's job market we must develop both creative and analytical thinking styles.
Analytical and creative problem solving abilities rely on different skill sets. Sometimes the difference is described in terms of left-brain or analytical, and right brain or creative thinking.
Analytical thinking means to examine, or think about, the different parts or details of something in order to understand or explain it better, or to work logically and systematically to resolve an issue. In contrast, creative thinking describes cognitive processes that lead to ideas, solutions, concepts, artistic forms, theories or new products. Below are suggestions for enhancing each side of your brain
Boost creative, right brain thinking abilities
- Choose another angle. Approach the project from a different vantage point. Become more open-minded. Listen, without judgment, to others' ideas or suggestions. Ask for feedback from people with different backgrounds.
View your work differently. What would happen if you shrink, enlarge or change its shape? Add or subtract something? What positive, new perspective can you bring?
- Brainstorm. Work with a team. Without restrictions or judgment, encourage ideas to flow. Use "igniter phrases" such as "That's great." Avoid "killer phrases" such as "It won't work." Don't display subtle disapproval such as raised eyebrows. Alternate private and group work. Individual work generates ideas. Groups then select and act on them.
Active wishing, a type of brainstorming, suggests you articulate needs, desires, opinions or feelings about an issue using action-oriented statements. For example, if you want to solve a challenging task or resolve an issue with a boss, express this in your wish list. Then brainstorm ways to resolve the situation by writing ideas.
- Attribute listing. Improve or change the parts or characteristics of a given object, or transfer attributes from one object or situation to another. Objects could come from technology, literature or other cultural aspect. For example, to get new fashion ideas, view a museum display of historic clothing.
- Capture ideas. New ideas are fleeting. Carry a journal, sketch pad or pocket computer to record insights. Identify settings and times when ideas come easily, such as bed, bath, bus, or cabin.
- Challenge yourself. Put yourself in difficult situations in which usual reinforcers won't work. This encourages you to try behaviors that worked previously. Embrace failure. If properly managed, it can spark creativity.
- Broaden education and experience. Continue to acquire knowledge and skills in you field, but also expose yourself to information outside your specialty. Take courses. Read. Surround yourself with diverse stimuli.
- Draw or "Doodle." Write a question that clearly states what you want to know. Underneath it, draw whatever flows though your hands. Let your mind roam. Don't evaluate ideas. Then draw lines with different colored pencils to connect the ideas. Use your intuitive skills to interpret the meaning and symbols in the drawing. Note the sequence of steps and your thoughts and feelings as you study the drawing.
Strengthen analytical, left-brain thinking abilities
- Research. Investigate relevant information. Pay attention to facts and details. Be precise, accurate. Make notes ahead of time to ensure you're gathering appropriate information. Ask questions to learn details.
- Manage time. Value efficiency, competency, meeting deadlines. Follow through on commitments. Write goals, time lines, and strategies on a daily organizer.
Make a "to do" list. Write everything you need to do to daily to achieve goals. Prioritize.
Get up an hour earlier each day to think and plan. This quiet hour, period of interrupted concentration will enable you to think and plan projects with set deadlines.
Solicit suggestions from others before beginning projects. Team up with practical colleagues.
- Set and act on goals. Establish priorities. Write down the precise steps you'll need to take to achieve your goals. List expected completion dates. Reward yourself for meeting deadlines.
Focus. Commit to fewer projects and complete these. Ensure all daily activities are related to these goals.
- Clarify the problem. List different resolutions, and gather facts, details. Chart the consequences of each possibility.
List steps involved in each approach.
- Stay objective when making decisions. Don't make decisions too quickly. Develop a reasonable list of options to pursue, and a timetable in which to research them. Hold yourself accountable for meeting an established quota and/or time frame. Consider all data. Critically evaluate projects or ideas. Use objective analyses to observe results of potential actions.
Take time to think things through, but don't procrastinate. Seek feedback from a trusted friend or colleague.
- Structure and plan thoughts. For example, when giving a presentation, know the purpose of your talk, main points and their logical sequence. Give examples or anecdotes reinforcing each point. Identify how you can open the presentation to captivate and involve the audience, and where you can inject humor. Know how to summarize for understanding and remembrance, and action you want the audience to take. Evaluate situations before responding. Then act.
- Adhere to outlines and time limits. Begin projects by asking who, what, where, why when and how. This grounds thinking. Make two lists: one of required job tasks; the second of tasks that can wait. Outline plans and time lines on your calendar. Check it daily. Reward yourself for completing required tasks.
Try using some of the forgoing thinking styles when dealing with work, family or other issues. Consider working with a partner or small group to share ideas and give each other feedback.


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Apple and Microsoft are in sync this year when it comes to new versions of their desktop computing operating systems. Both are close to releasing updates, and that means their users will have to decide whether to make the leap and embrace substantial change.
While enthusiasts and early adopters are eager to get their hands on the latest OS bits, these cycles bring high anxiety to mainstream users who aren't necessarily as excited about change. That's particularly true this year with Windows 8, which throws the traditional Start menu out the window in favor of a radical interface change. Apple's OS X has more incremental changes, but it still will make the if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it crowd a little nervous.
Apple steps up to the plate first. Work on OS X 10.8 was completed this week, and on Monday Apple released Mountain Lion to developers. The company also began accepting Mountain Lion-capable software for inclusion in the Mac App Store. While there is firm date for its release, Apple watchers note that the company released the previous version of OS X the day after a quarterly earnings announcement, and one of those event is scheduled for July 24. Those champing at the bit to get ahold of Mountain Lion would do well to mark their iCals for the next day, July 25.
Mountain Lion will cost $19.99 and will be downloadable through the Mac App Store. As is usually the case with a new version of OS X, older Macs will be left out of the upgrade. Macworld UK notes that those whose Macs don't pass muster will not even be able to download the software.
Here's the list of Macs that will handle 10.8:
The following Macs are supported: iMac (from mid 2007 model); MacBook (from late 2008); MacBook Pro (from late 2007); Xserve (from early 2009); MacBook Air (from late 2008); Mac mini (from early 2009) and Mac Pro (from early 2008).
Also Monday, Microsoft confirmed what most folks suspected: Windows 8 will be available in late October. The company told a gathering of its partners in Toronto that the code should reach Gold Master and be released to manufacturing early next month. However, Microsoft has yet to put a firm date on when Windows 8 will go on sale.
During the unveiling of its Surface tablets last month, Microsoft executives indicated the Windows RT version of those devices would be available about the same time as Windows 8, so you can expect to pick up a Surface in late October, too.
Last week, Microsoft announced that the upgrade price for Windows 8 would be just $40 – even if you're upgrading from creaky old Windows XP – for a downloadable copy. If you gotta have physical media, you can drop $69.99 for a DVD copy.
And good news for those brave testers of the Windows 8 Release Preview: You'll also be able to upgrade at the $40 price. In fact, you'll be able to do an upgrade installation, though it will only preserve your personal files and data. Upgrading to the final version from the Release Preview will mean you'll still need to reinstall all your apps.


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Chicago — When Bally Total Fitness made its official announcement earlier this month that it had completed its emergence from its second bankruptcy in less than two years, the Chicago-based company released the names of the people who will serve on its board, anchored by CEO Michael Sheehan.
Joining Sheehan and current board members Eugene I. Davis and Timothy J. Bernlohr on Bally's reorganized board of directors are Kevin J. Corgan and Michael Kerrane of JP Morgan Chase Bank, Daniel Allen and Aaron N. Rosenstein of Anchorage Advisors LLC, and Fredric F. Brace, a retired executive from United Airlines.
In the reorganized Bally, JP Morgan and Anchorage own a majority interest in Bally's equity, reflected in a combined four appointments between the two companies to its board. Bally's approved reorganization plan will enable it to reduce its debt by approximately $700 million to less than $100 million.
"Bally is moving in the right direction as we continue to systematically improve every aspect of this company," Sheehan said in a statement. "With the dramatic restructuring of our balance sheet and improved financial performance, Bally is now positioned to put 100 percent of our energy towards improving the customer experience and growing our business."


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Sometimes it just takes music
Confession: I am one of those people that thinks you are crazy for dragging out your Christmas decorations right after Halloween. I roll my eyes when I hear Christmas music playing at some stores before Thanksgiving has even had a chance to make an appearance.
There is a natural order to things, why skip over one and go straight to another? And Christmas is such a crazy time of year, why drag it out? I must also add the disclaimer that I worked in retail during the holidays for 6 years, that may have something to do with it 😉
However, I might just get it now. It's not just a time of year between Thanksgiving and January. It's a season. It's a feeling. It doesn't matter whether you only feel it from December 1-25, or if you start feeling it in October when the leaves start changing, or you feel it all year long. Retail and other craziness aside, it can be a truly wonderful time of year.
What do I have to thank for this? I got visited by three ghosts. Ha, just kidding, obviously! But I did get visited by some new holiday music. That's all it took!
I still don't like that music they play at the mall. If I have to hear one more version of "Rudolph" I think I might scream. But a few artists I really enjoy outside of holiday music have put out holiday music albums recently that have suited me better.
1. A Very She & Him Christmas by She & Him
This was one of the "What's New" albums on Spotify a couple of weeks ago. Zooey Deschanel has a very unique voice. It's like a young, soft voice that also projects age and wisdom. Does that even make sense? My favorite tracks on this album are "Baby, it's Cold Outside" (I like how they switched parts) and "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
2. A Holiday Carole by Carole King
Carole King could sing the phone book and I would love it. She just has one of those voices that brings me comfort. This album also showed up on Spotify. I guess I should really thank Spotify for my new found holiday spirit. My favorite track so far is "Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday" and when Carole says "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" I really want to 😉
3. Midwinter Graces by Tori Amos
My best friend gave me a copy of this album a couple of years ago and it is always the first one I pop in when I start decorating my house. As the title implies, it's more of a seasonal album for Winter than it is for the holidays but the themes are interjected. It's very unique. My favorites are "A Silent Night With You" and "Winter's Carol."
If you aren't a lover of the traditional or commercial holiday songs and you like any of the above artists, I highly recommend these albums.
And now, I apologize if I've ever judged you for feeling the holidays early. I'm sure you didn't care anyway, as the joy you feel in your heart at this time of year is surely stronger than any "bah humbug" people you may have encountered 😉
Okay, seriously, who am I?
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This car is parked on the street in Honolulu. It can apparently be found at this location on a regular basis. So, to review: Guy lives in Hawaii and drives his 246 GT often. We want his life.
I drove a 246 Dino once. It is both more and less impressive than you expect. The V-6 sounds wonderful. The view over the front fenders is spectacular. From the curb, the car looks amazing. And the cockpit only fits you if you are a short person with strangely shaped arms and double-jointed hips. (That's the funny thing about cliches — they exist for a reason.) At the same time, the Dino isn't that fast, it's surprisingly truckish for a car its size, and much of the switchgear seems to be crafted of old Italian kitchenware.
ANYway, I loved it. I have also been to Hawaii. Everyone needs a cammy Italian bent six, a pair of door latches that go *click*, and the warm waters of the Pacific. Attention, Mr. Hawaii Dino Person: You have a nice life. Feel free to call if you ever get tired of it.


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Roy Hibbert had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 107-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Paul George had 17 points and George Hill added 16 points with six assists to help the Pacers get their second win in three games.
Ricky Rubio had 21 points and 10 assists and Luke Ridnour scored 17 points for the Timberwolves, who have lost nine of their last 11 games.
The Pacers went on an 8-0 run at the end of the first half to take a 62-54 lead at halftime. They stretched the advantage to 16 late in the third quarter as George hit a fadeaway jumper and then a 3-pointer to put Indiana up 86-66 with 2:06 to go in the period.
The Timberwolves didn't lead the entire game, but still didn't make it easy for the Pacers to pull away.
Rubio hit a 3-pointer and Ridnour made a layup before Hill's made it 67-59. Hill made another layup to give the Pacers a 71-61 lead before Rubio hit another 3.
Hibbert scored two baskets and David West another to put the Pacers up 77-66 with 4:17 remaining in the third.
Barea hit a 3-pointer and Dante Cunningham scored at the start of the fourth quarter before Hibbert made a basket and Orlando Johnson hit a 3-pointer to give the Pacers an 87-76 lead.
Indiana took a solid lead at the start of the game before the Timberwolves made a run back.
The Pacers jumped out to a 12-2 lead to start the game. Hibbert had a jumper and George and Hill hit back-to-back 3s, and Hill made another basket before Rubio scored two free throws.
Hibbert scored with 9:17 left in the first quarter to give the Pacers a 10-point lead early.
The Timberwolves got back within four when Cunningham hit two free throws with 1:49 left in the quarter and again when Derrick Williams split from the line with 6:43 left in the second quarter to make it 45-41.
Augustine hit a 3-pointer to put the Pacers back up seven.
However, the Timberwolves weren't done.
Ridnour made a layup and Williams a putback to pull Minnesota within three.
Then Williams blocked Hibbert's shot and Cunningham and Williams scored 3-pointers around a jumper by Hill to tie the score at 50 with 3:49 left in the first half.
Hibbert converted a three-point play to put the Pacers ahead again, 53-50.
George extended the lead to four when he made 1 of 2 from the line.
But then the Rubio made two free throws, then grabbed a steal and Ridnour hit a jumper to tie the score at 54 with 1:59 left in the second quarter.
Hibbert scored two free throws and Lance Stephenson drove to the basket and scored and Hibbert was fouled on a put-back and converted the three-point play to make it 61-54.
Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough split from the line with 2.9 seconds left in the half to give the Pacers their eight-point lead at halftime.
NOTES: Indiana coach Tom Crean attended the game, two nights before the Hoosiers play in the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago. ... Timberwolves F Andrei Kirilenko (calf strain) and C Nikola Pekovic (Abdominal straight) didn't travel with the team. ... Chase Budinger (left knee), Malcom Love (right knee and hip), Kevin Love (right hand), and Brandon Roy (right knee) were out against the Pacers. ... Indiana F Danny Granger was out with a sore left knee. ... The Pacers have scored 97 or more points in 13 of the last 20 games.


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Frank Volante Named to Skyline Player of the Week Honor Roll
Oct 30, 2006
Farmingdale State freshman forward Frank Volante (Massapequa Park, NY/Farmingdale) was named to the Skyline Player of the Week Honor Roll for men's soccer on Monday, October 30th. Volante scored his first two collegiate
goals to help the Rams to a 6-0 non-conference win over City Tech on October 23rd.
The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for fall sports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org.