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"I mean I can't speak for them (critics of Wrigley), but I dislike Wrigley that much," Buehrle told Dan McNeil on the Danny Mac Show on The Score 670-AM. "I joked around with somebody the other day, saying I don't know if I could even sign with the (St. Louis) Cardinals, as much as everybody knows one day I want to play for the Cardinals.
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The convoy accommodates a maximum of five vehicles, and all trips are led and supervised by experienced, armed park rangers. There are no facilities available on the trail and all vehicles and participants must be self-sufficient.
The Lebombo Eco Trail traverses about 525 kilometres (310 miles) across the length of Kruger Park and takes 5 days (4 nights) to complete.
This trail runs through the eastern section of the park through the foothills of the Lebombo Hills. It is usually travelled from South to North, passing through several eco zones, but is generally dry, and you will have a good chance of seeing White Rhino.
Stops along the route are made at three camps: Lower Sabie, Olifants and Shingwedzi for re-fuelling, replenishment of supplies and water. And having a shower.
The Lebombo Eco-Trail is a guided self-drive route spanning the length of Kruger Park, and is considered to be one of the best eco-trail 4x4 routes in South Africa.
The trail is led by experienced South African National Parks Guide who will help participants appreciate the various eco regions and flora the trail passes through. This is considered to be the best eco-trail in South Africa due to the diversity of its flora and fauna.
Participants are required to travel in their own 4 x 4 vehicle. Road conditions along the route vary from good to rough with mud and steep inclines, so the trail is limited to 4x4 vehicles.
The route is not designed to challenge your vehicle; rather it is designed for those people looking look enjoy a self-drive wilderness experience.
The trail runs in the dry season from the 1st of April to the last Sunday in October which is about when the rainy season commences.
Please note that the trail may be closed after heavy rains.
The tour departs from Crocodile Bridge at 09:00 every Sunday and concludes at Pafuri around 12:00 pm on a Thursday. The trail runs through the eastern side of the park and there will be wonderful views over the Crocodile and Komati Rivers. Then the trail ascends a steep hill heading towards Lower Sabie before passing through some open savannah and bushveld, passing many magnificent trees.
The first nights campsite is situated just to the East of the Lower Sabie. It is unfenced. The only facilities available are two environmental-loos. Each campsite has been left as un-disturbed as possible. It is an early start in the mornings, and the trail leaves no later than 07:00. There will be a number of stops along the way where the guide will talk about animals encountered, the biology and history of the region.
The next night will be spent at Pumbe between Satara and Olifants. The third night will be spent at Shilewa, which is northeast of the Mopani campsite. The final night of camping takes place at Ndzepfuri.
Participants on the Lebombo Eco-Trail need to be fully self-sufficient and will be catering for themselves.
The National Park stipulates that all vehicles be fitted with a GPS device.
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Personal Items:
If you are new to this, the order of packing your vehicle is of primary importance. Because once you are out in the bush, disorganization will be the last thing you want to deal with after a long days drive.
Pack the stuff you need to take out first - last.
For example - items like your tent, ground sheets, camping beds and sleeping bags should come out first so that you can set up camp.
Next out will be your canteen: gas cooker, refrigerator, wash stand, tables and chairs, cooler box/es, fire extinguisher, lamps and torches, cutlery and crockery.
Finally, the supplies. Food and drink.
There are two sorts of food and drink. That which you are eating when you set up camp, and that which you need access to while you are on the move. Don't try to store them together. The evening supplies can be stored in the back of the vehicle, while the travelling sandwiches, snacks, soft-drinks and water can travel up front with you.
One handy way of managing the camping food is to decide your evening menu in advance, before you pack. Then, pack each nights meals separately.
Of course you will need to keep all the meat an dairy products in your camp refrigerator - but it helps to just be able to pull out one container with all of that nights ingredients ready to go.
This way you only un-pack what you eat, and there is nothing left to pack away.
Only 5 vehicles and the guide's vehicle are permitted on the trail at any one time to limit the environmental impact and ensure a wilderness experience.
Malaria prophylactics are strongly recommended.
Please read the Malaria Advisory for guidance and precautions.

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El Centro College has created a new transfer partnership with LIM College, allowing students who have successfully completed an Associate of Applied Science in Fashion Marketing in Dallas guaranteed acceptance as a junior to continue their studies in business administration in New York City.
Located quite literally in the center of the fashion industry, LIM College will provide El Centro graduates many unique educational opportunities through a combination of academics and industry-related activities, such as fashion-focused field trips, guest lectures from key industry professionals, and a series of challenging work-study and co-op projects with top companies in and around Manhattan.
"The Fashion Marketing faculty are excited that our AAS graduates will have the opportunity to continue their education in New York at LIM College," said Marilyn Sullivan, fashion marketing coordinator at El Centro. "It is the perfect place for our students to advance their creativity, put their marketing and merchandising skills to work, and to find their career pathway in one of the world's global fashion capitals."
This new articulation agreement with LIM College includes other student benefits like a streamlined transfer process through customized credit counseling and graduation planning, internships, housing, and study abroad opportunities. Likewise, LIM College has a number of scholarships available to assist students with the costs that are specific to transfer students and Phi Theta Kappa graduates.
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In today's musical climes, few independent labels can boast a full bodied back catalogue of quality releases spanning as far back as a decade, and even fewer manage to do so whilst remaining faithful to one sound or one genre. However one man, who may not necessarily admit to having accomplished that, yet appears to have done so effortlessly is Warm Communications' Heath Looney. Spearheading the drum and bass label from an unlikely hub; Texas, US, he's created an imprint which continues to grow from strength to strength, untouched by trends or fads but with the sole focus of simply delivering good music.
Lady V spoke with Heath to learn more about the man behind the label…
TiD&B: Let's rewind to the beginning of Warm Communications – what was your motivation behind starting the label?
Heath: When I started the label, my focus was mainly based around the atmospheric, more musical D&B such as the kind Good Looking, Moving Shadow etc were doing. There were not really that many independents, although a small number of them at that time were specialising in that type of D&B, and I wanted to be a part of it – put my stamp on things.
TiD&B: This year marks 10 years since WARM001, are your thoughts and passion for the music still the same or have they changed over time?
Heath: I would definitely say that my ambition and passion for the music are still very much there and burning. The label is always changing in the sense that I don't want each release to sound the same as the last, so I'm always trying to find new artists or artists I feel share the same ethos. So that always keeps me on my toes and the interest flowing.
Heath: It's always a struggle running a label, but I absolutely love doing it. As everyone knows, vinyl sales are down but still selling so it's very nice to be able to get out 'physical' products. It has had an effect on Warm and everyone else I believe, but that's why you just have to be a lot more cautious when it comes to the music you sign, and strive for the best quality from your artists. I don't think I would continue putting out music with Warm if it ever had to go completely digital – I'm too stubborn & too much of an old vinyl head to let it go!
TiD&B: You're based in Texas, is there a 'scene' as such there? Who did you last check out?
Heath: I live in Amarillo, Texas and there is absolutely no scene here at all. There are a handful of local DJs but nothing at all compared to a 'scene'. Texas itself has always had a healthy scene, but that's down south from where I am and most of the time too far to drive.
The last person I checked out? Hmmm….to be honest, I haven't been to a show in years, other than when DJ-ing out. The closest city with a scene here is about a 5 hour drive and with a little girl, work and the label, it's really tough to find time for travelling. I'd love to be doing more DJ gigs, but that will happen when it's supposed to.
TiD&B: Has the label's output become a reflection of your own personal musical taste? What's your thought process when signing tunes now?
Heath: Yes, I would say so. There is so much good D&B around these days. I started the label with a certain sound which I wanted to push but over the years, it's just about getting quality music from quality artists, no matter the style. With regards to my thought process; it's just about finding music that sometimes pushes boundaries or really sets a tone. No clones or copies.
TiD&B: What other kinds of music do you listen to? Any specific artists you're digging at the moment?
Heath: I love a lot of different music. I come from an old punk background, so usually have to go relive those feelings of angst. I love 80s music as well. Within electronic music, I love the 'electronic' stuff from the mid 90's that Warp were doing – it was such a special time in music and you can hear it in the tunes. Techno and house are still very big with me these days too.
TiD&B: What are your thoughts on the recent mainstream excitement and hype about EDM in the US? Do you think it effects your position and role as an independent label, particularly one operating out of the States?
Heath: That's a interesting question. With anything, it will have its good aspects & bad aspects. I think it's nice that it's exposing electronic music, but again it brings out so many people just trying to cash in which de-values a lot of the music being made. However, I haven't felt the need to conform to what's being made or sign things that will play a part in the mainstream.
TiD&B: Will Warm always remain primarily a D&B label?
Heath: Yes, Warm will always be a D&B label. I run another label called Pushing Red that caters more to the techno, house, dubstep side of things, so I don't have to worry about Warm being cluttered with other styles.
TiD&B: 2012 has delivered 2 stellar releases from FD and Fracture, what else should we keep an ear out for from Warm?
Heath: Ah glad you've liked them! Freddie (FD) and Charlie (Fracture) are great people to work with! Up next is a 12" by Stray & Halogenix, which will be out soon. Other than that, there are a couple of remixes in the works that I'm very excited about, as well as some other solo 12s by some great artists! I'm just gonna keep pushing and building!
Ella Jones' 'Lately' (Fracture's Astrophonica Remix)/ Fracture 'Tunnel Track' is out now.
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There is an implementation in the Extensions gem, but it must be the last method call in the method, and we must use the binding within a block.
There is another implementation here, but it depends on tracing along all the code execution, compromising the performance.
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#!/usr/bin/ruby # # (c) Sony Fermino dos Santos, 2011 # License: Public domain # Implementation: 2011-07-30 # # Published at: # http://rubychallenger.blogspot.com/2011/07/caller-binding.html # # Inspired on: # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1356749/can-you-eval-code-in-the-context-of-a-caller-in-ruby/6109886#6109886 # # How to use: # return unless bnd = caller_binding # After that line, bnd will contain the binding of caller require 'continuation' if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9.0' def caller_binding cc = nil # must be present to work within lambda count = 0 # counter of returns set_trace_func lambda { |event, file, lineno, id, binding, klass| # First return gets to the caller of this method # (which already know its own binding). # Second return gets to the caller of the caller. # That's we want! if count == 2 set_trace_func nil # Will return the binding to the callcc below. cc.call binding elsif event == "return" count += 1 end } # First time it'll set the cc and return nil to the caller. # So it's important to the caller to return again # if it gets nil, then we get the second return. # Second time it'll return the binding. return callcc { |cont| cc = cont } end # Example of use: def var_dump *vars return unless bnd = caller_binding vars.each do |s| value = eval s.to_s, bnd puts "#{s} = #{value.inspect}" end end def test a = 1 s = "hello" var_dump :s, :a end test


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Ever spend five minutes yelling, "SIT! SIT! SIT!" at your DS only to have the other people on the subway get up and move away like you were a psycho? Check out this Ear Force D2 from Turtle Beach. This Nintendo DS headset includes both headphones and a mic, which means you can both hear and speak without bothering bystanders too much.
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Home Page Chess Life Online 2014 August Rest and Run: Team USA Victorious in Round 6
|Rest and Run: Team USA Victorious in Round 6
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After a rest day at the Olympiad, American teams had a strong round winning vs. Paraguay and Estonia 3-1.
"The scenery is outstanding in Tromso," said coach IM John Donaldson, as evidenced by photos such as the above one by Tatev Abrahamyan, taken at night.
GM Shankland increased his sweep to 5-0 while Varuzhan Akobian bounced back from two losses with a victory.
Tomorrow, the American men will play Uzbekistan.
In a battle of the #1 and #3 players in the World, Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana with the Scandinavian Defense. The two will face each other two more times later this month in the Sinquefield Cup.
On the women's team, Sabina Foisor stayed perfect while Anna Zatonskih also notched a victory.
The women will face Armenia in round seven, which should be a crucial match-up.
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Wockhardt Hospitals' Paediatric and neonatology care is one of the best in the city, delivered by a team of experts across paediatric neonatology, Paediatric cardiology, paediatric rheumatology, paediatric gastroenterology, paediatric orthopaedics and developmental Paediatrics.
Paediatrics Medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents, and the age limit usually ranges from birth up to 12 years of age. Our pediatrics doctors specializes in this area treating the child for diseases like...
Wockhardt Hospital's paediatric cardiology department provides a complete spectrum of medical and surgical services and aims to provide care for children in a child-friendly environment. Treatment is provided for structural, functional, and rhythm-related problems of the heart and we have been successful in achieving high degree of achievement. Wockhardt...
Paediatric gastroenterology developed as a sub-specialty of paediatrics and gastroenterology. It is concerned with treating the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas of children from infancy until age eighteen. The principle diseases it is concerned with are acute diarrhea, persistent vomiting, gastritis, and problems with the development of the gastric...
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American Indian Activism after 1945
Bradley Shreve
American Indian activism after 1945 was as much a part of the larger, global decolonization movement rooted in centuries of imperialism as it was a direct response to the ethos of civic nationalism and integration that had gained momentum in the United States following World War II. This ethos manifested itself in the disastrous federal policies of termination and relocation, which sought to end federal services to recognized Indian tribes and encourage Native people to leave reservations for cities. In response, tribal leaders from throughout Indian Country formed the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) in 1944 to litigate and lobby for the collective well-being of Native peoples. The NCAI was the first intertribal organization to embrace the concepts of sovereignty, treaty rights, and cultural preservation—principles that continue to guide Native activists today. As American Indian activism grew increasingly militant in the late 1960s and 1970s, civil disobedience, demonstrations, and takeovers became the preferred tactics of "Red Power" organizations such as the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), the Indians of All Tribes, and the American Indian Movement (AIM). At the same time, others established more focused efforts that employed less confrontational methods. For example, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) served as a legal apparatus that represented Native nations, using the courts to protect treaty rights and expand sovereignty; the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) sought to secure greater returns on the mineral wealth found on tribal lands; and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) brought Native educators together to work for greater self-determination and culturally rooted curricula in Indian schools. While the more militant of these organizations and efforts have withered, those that have exploited established channels have grown and flourished. Such efforts will no doubt continue into the unforeseeable future so long as the state of Native nations remains uncertain.
The Society of American Indians
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
In 1911, a group of American Indian intellectuals organized what would become known as the Society of American Indians, or SAI. SAI members convened in annual meetings between 1911 and 1923, and for much of that period the Society's executive offices were a hub for political advocacy, lobbying Congress and the Office of Indian Affairs (OIA), publishing a journal, offering legal assistance to Native individuals and tribes, and maintaining an impressively voluminous correspondence across the country with American Indians, "Friends of the Indian" reformers, political allies, and staunch critics. Notable Native activists, clergy, entertainers, professionals, speakers, and writers—as well as Native representatives from on- and off-reservation communities—were active in the Society. They worked tirelessly to meet daunting, unrealistic expectations, principally to deliver a unified voice of Indian "public opinion" and to pursue controversial political goals without appearing too radical, especially obtaining U.S. citizenship for Indian individuals and allowing Indian nations to access the U.S. Court of Claims. They maintained their myriad activities with scant financial resources solely through the unpaid labor of dedicated Native volunteers. By 1923, the challenges exhausted the Society's substantial human and miniscule financial capital. The Native "soul of unity" demanded by non-white spectators and hoped for by SAI leaders could no longer hold the center, and the SAI dissolved. Their work was not in vain, but citizenship and the ability to file claims materialized in circumscribed forms. In 1924 Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act, granting birthright citizenship to American Indians, but citizenship for Indians was deemed compatible with continued wardship status. In 1946 Congress established an Indian Claims Commission, not a court, and successful claims could only result in monetary compensation, not regained lands.


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Burton Snowboards and Kidrobot today unveiled their limited-edition collaborative snowboard, the Burton Kidrobot Custom Plus. The inaugural collaboration between the companies has been over a year in the making and involved collaboration among multiple artists and snowboard designers.
Based on the platform of a Burton Custom 158cm snowboard, the Burton Kidrobot Custom Plus began as a blank canvas for Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz to play with. The result is a whimsical and colorful board with a topsheet graphic that features Kidrobot's iconic "Kidrobot head" character and a base graphic that depicts a collage of well-known Kidrobot characters including the Dunny, Smoking Labbit and Icebot. Artists whose works appear on the board include Paul Budnitz, Frank Kozik, Dalek, Tilt, Sket One and more.
The Burton Kidrobot Custom Plus marks the first time Kidrobot has collaborated on a snowboard. Paul Budnitz had this to say about the organic process with which Burton and Kidrobot joined forces, "Greg Dacyshyn, Burton SVP and Creative Director, and I are fans of each other's work. When we met, we totally hit it off. A collaboration was necessary – it wasn't even a question."
Likewise, Greg Dacyshyn was equally stoked on the project, "I have always been a toy collector…you're never too big to play with toys. I really love what Kidrobot does. They have an amazing design sensibility, and it really works well with what we do here at Burton. I look forward to working on more projects with them in the future."
The Burton Kidrobot Custom Plus is being produced in super limited quantities and will be available at Burton and Kidrobot flagship stores and at very select snowboard retailers. Please stay tuned for additional Burton and Kidrobot limited edition product in the very near future. For more information please go to Burton Snowboards site or that of Kidrobot.


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Great Performances: The Hollow Crown
(Rochester, New York) – Large-scale movie versions of some of Shakepeare's most gripping plays--Richard II, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V-- comprise the epic miniseries from Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris. Great Performances: The Hollow Crown airing Fridays, from September 20 to October 11, 2013 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV, is a lavish four-part series featuring that talents of Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, and many more of the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time.
The films — chronicling a bloody tale of family, politics and power — tell the rise and fall of three kings and how their destiny shaped English history. Richard II (Ben Whishaw) is a vain, self-indulgent man who rules with little regard for his people's welfare. He is ultimately overthrown by his cousin Bolingbroke (Rory Kinnear), who ascends the throne as Henry IV (Jeremy Irons). Henry IV's reign is marred by his own guilt over Richard's death, civil war, and the gnawing fear that his son Hal (Tom Hiddleston) is a total wastrel unworthy of the throne. When Hal comes to the throne as Henry V, he is left to bury the ghosts of his father's past while fighting both the French forces as well as his own inner demons.
The first film in the series, The Hollow Crown: Richard II, airs September 20 at 9 p.m. and follows Ben Whishaw's King Richard in his tumultuous last years of life.
The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part I airs the following Friday, September 27 at 9 p.m. In this film, Prince Hal (Tom Hiddleston) acts out against his father, Henry IV (Jeremy Irons).
In The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part II, airing October 4 at 9 p.m. viewers follow Prince Hal's reconciliation and ascension to the throne.
The concluding play, The Hollow Crown:Henry V, which airs October 11 at 9 p.m. tracks England's preparations for war as Henry rallies his forces for battle at Agincourt.
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Maddons Maddening Bullpen Mania
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I know a lot of Tampa Bay Rays fans have been a bit anxious and upset at the recent development over the last part of this 2009 season where it seems that Rays Manager Joe Maddon is wearing out the turf from the mound to the dugout sometimes changing a pitcher three times in an inning. For all the clammering and yelling towards the dugout to stop the madness, there is actually a good reason for his "match-up" formula, and the more you really look at the number, the more it seems to make sense in the long run.
Maddon would love to have that classic Bullpen set-up where you have that designated 7th, 8th and closer to round out the game. But with the injury to Troy Percival, and his shutting down his candidate-of-the-day J P Howell, he is apt to continue this wild stroll to the mound over the next 4 games. If you have noticed over the last three games, Grant Balfour right now is the closer-du Jour, and he has come away with three solid saves in the last three games.
Now this doesn't mean he is going to get any notion of becoming the Rays closer, but the true fact that Maddon does look over the opposing line-up before the game with an eye towards the later innings. And in that time he does do a bit of matching-up on the back of his scorecard based on lifetime averages against some of his guys, and their ability to get outs from left or right-handed batters. And so far in this wild experiment, the prognosis has not been bad.
So let me take the 8th and 9th innings of the game last night and break them down a bit more and see if I can make it a little more easy for all of us to understand when he begins his Bullpen Blitz again tonight during the Baltimore Orioles game. But first off, let me remind you that the pattern does change for every game, and for every batter.
This same pattern might not show up the next four games, or it could even resurface tonight based on the pitching match-ups and the hitters. And Maddon does even look towards the guys that will be on the bench and matches them up as a precaution to them entering the game. So let's get this guess work started right now:
Starting with the 8th inning, the Rays send out Russ Springer to start the inning to go up against Ty Wiggington. Now tonight is the first time either of them have faced each other in their long careers. This match-up really seems to be based more on a feel by Maddon than an actual scientific fact since Springer is allowing lefties to hit .342 against him this season, and righties hitting .268. But he gets Wiggington to line out to centerfield for the first out.
Russ Springer relieved by Lance Cormier.
Cormier comes into the game with a sub .250 average aginst both left and right-handed hitters this season. He is one of about three Rays relievers that Maddon might have total confidence in him battling against guys from either side of the plate. Cormier's actual stats are that he is allowing lefties ti hit .243 against him, and right-handers have hit .255 against him this season, and both side have 3 home runs this year. First up is Nick Markakis, who was 0-2 against Cormier this season before taking the fourth pitch and getting an infield single off a hard shot to Reid Brignac at shortstop.
Up next is Luke Scott, who has faced Cormier two time prior to tonight and has only gained a walk from Cormier. Scott ends up hitting a fly ball out to leftfield to get the second out of the inning. Next up for the Orioles is young catcher Matt Wieters. In 2009, Cormier has faced Wieters only one time, and that was here in Tropicana Field when Cormier struck him out. In tonight's contest Wieters takes 3 pitches before he grounds out to Ben Zobristat second base to strand Markakis on base and end the scoring opportunity for the Orioles.
Dan Wheeler relieves Cormier
Maddon sends his veteran reliever Dan Wheeler to the hill to begin the 9th inning. The first man to face him tonight will be Melvin Mora. The reason that Wheeler is on the mound is because right-hander, like Mora are hitting only .154 against him in 2009, and against the first batter in his appearances, Wheeler is allowing them only a .161 average. But a side note to worry about in this at bat is the fact that Mora is hitting .500 off wheeler this season. But Maddon is rolling the dice on that .161 average allowed to the first batter Wheeler faces tonight. On the second pitch, Mora singles to leftfield.
Randy Choate relieves Dan Wheeler
Maddon then quickly gets Wheeler off the mound since the next batter is leftie Michael Aubrey. The reasoning here is that wheeler is allowing lefites to hit at a .310 clip against him in 2009. So on comes Randy Choate to face the young leftie. Choate actually is the perfect guy to face Aubrey as he is allowing lefties to hit only .151 against him this year, with only 1 home run. Choate gets Aubrey to strike out swinging in their only meeting this season.
Orioles Manager Dave Trembley then pinch Hits Lou Montanez for Jeff Fiorentino. And the mind games get to be played all over again by both managers. Montanez has not faced Choate in 2009, but the fact he is a right-hander, and righties are hitting .306 with 3 home runs against Choate gets him an early night for the Rays.
Grant Balfour relieves Randy Choate
Maddon again makes his way to the mound and take out Choate so that Grant Balfour can face the right-hander.
For the season, both right-hander and lefties are hitting sub .250 against Balfour too. He is another one of the three possible guys that Maddon trusts pitching against lefties and righties in an extended outing in a ballgame. And with Montanez, a rightie due up, it is only natural that the Aussie, who is surrendering only a .236 average to righties gets the call. Balfour gets the job dome as Montanez goes down after 5 pitches after missing on a swing for th
e strikeout. For the season, Montanez is 0-2 now against Balfour.
Since Balfour is consistent between hitters from both sides of the plate, Maddon will leave him in the rest of the inning. Next he will face shortstop Cesar Izturis. Balfour has the upper hand on Izturis as he is 0-2 against him so far in 2009. But it is Iztruis, who swings at the first pitch and sends a fly ball to centerfield that B J Upton gloves to end the game. Balfour also recieves his hris save in three games for the Rays and might be the 9th inning guy for the Rays in their final 4 games.
The system emplyed by Maddon makes more sense when you look at the fact he also shut down one of his other great pitchers at getting guys from hitting from both sides of the plate. When he set down J P Howell for the rest of the season, he lost his current closer option, and also lost a pitcher who has allowed righties to hit only .180 against him this season.
Other guys on the bench for the Rays are more situated for spot work the rest of the season. Take for example Jeff Bennett. Right-handers are hitting .333 (7-21) against him this season, and lefties are killing him at a .500 clip (14-28). So his use will be dictated by individual match-ups the rest of the season. Bennett was actually brought onto the squad as a insurance policy for long relief, but he was one of the main pitcher in that blowout last week in Texas.
Dale Thayer was not brought up for his facial hair, but was also considered a insurance policy for any possible problem that might happen with any of the Rays relievers. And it is a good thing they did bring him up, because Chad Bradford is experiencing elbow pains again and is done for the season. But Thayer is also learning the ropes at the Major League level, and has been hit by righties to a tune of a .345 average this season. He does have some good stuff to punch lefties back to a .250 average against him in 2009.
But Bradford has been used only 10 1/3 innings this season as he has been battling injuries. But also the fact he has given up some really gaudy numbers to both sides of the plate this year is another eason he has seen spot appearances this season. Against righties, they are hitting .391 (18-46) against him, and lefties just begin to salivate when he takes the mound as they are hitting a robust .800 (4-5) against him in 2009.
So the match-up scenario used by Maddon right now is the best possible option to try and post a victory every time out for the Rays. It might not make much sense when you are sitting in the stands or watching on the TV that he uses 5 different relievers for a total of two innings. But the end result in the last three games have been victories. This is not to mean that this is going to be a indicator of a system that will be empolyed in 2010.
This match-up system is only being used now out of necessity because we do not have a proven late inning trio to take the Rays from the 7th to the 9th inning every night. The Rays do not have a Mariano Rivera or a Jonathan Papelbon in their minor league system at the time, and might have go outside the organization for one in 2010. And isn't it ironic that the two best closer in the league tend to be in our division.
Maddon is adapting to the cards he has been dealt, and even if it is frustrating to the guy sitting in the stands, it does have some logic to it all. I also found it frustrating until I began to look at the numbers associated with each reliever and their breakdown against both sides of the plate. Sure it might be all science and a hitter can get a lucky break of a hanging curveball. But the relaity is that the system is working for Maddon right now, and it is producing wins for the team. It is not a cure-all situation, but is a nice substitute measure that he can emply for now until we can again try and shore up the Bullpen for 2010.
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Once Percival went down, it was clear Maddon was only trying to do what was best for the team. As you point out, if you don't have an 8th and 9th inning combo, you have to work match-ups to get hitters out. I think he's just being creative until the Rays acquire a bona fide closer.
To me, Percival was never an option after August of 2008.
He did get 6 save this season, but he was a waste of over $4 million this season.
I really did not figure out the true maych-up system until I chatted with Rays Post-Game host Rich Herrera.
It makes total sense, and maybe that is why it is so frustrating since most of the public do not see those match-up facts in front of them.
But hopefully only 5 more games of merry-go-round is in store for the Rays.
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It is interesting to see why certain relievers get called up in what innings for which batters. There is a logic behind it. I think that there are soome favorite relievers who get trotted out there no matter what their records are. It can get frustrating.
There are guys I like to call the "Ying and Yang guys" that your team trusts no matter what the score. They are the ones that get the call during the blowouts and the close games.
But it is wild how the logic and the stats can change with every pitcher on your staff.
One guy I did not mention in my blog was Brian Shouse, but he also can be used for either side of the plate, but is primairy used as a leftie specialist.
The chess game can be quite consuming if you really follow the stats, but they do produce wins.
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Cliff – It makes sense that Maddon wants to have the best pitcher possible for each hitter but the "new pitcher ever batter" merry-go-round really interrupts the flow of the game at times. We Red Sox fans have seen first hand how this effects a game and I can't help but wonder if this won't, in the long run, make the pitchers less effective. I hope that your team is healthy next season and that the Rays can find effective 7th & 8th inning pitchers.
Cliff: Its tough being the manager of the team with bullpen woes, and that is what "killed' The TB Rays this year, plus the Kazmir trade.
I don't get why they aren't succeeding – maybe the pressure of a repeat world series appearance? Either way they should've done better in that aspect.
The good thing is that Maddon has told the media and the fans that this is a short term fix, and will not be business as ususal in 2010.
the team might even look into the possibility of trading for a closer since we have a logjam again starting to form in the minor leagues.
Worst case scenario, they will find one for under $5 million, but that is also a crapshoot that could backfire on them aka Percival.
Guess I just have to sit on my hands for a bit and thruets the front office…maybe
Rays Renegade
For months the chatracter of this team has been called into question.
I honestly think that not until this last week has the vibe inside that clubhouse been as upbeat and as determined to thrist for some more wins.
A couple of things can be found to have been at the forefront of mistakes and errors this season, but the guys have not laid down yet, and that speaks volumes to their true character.
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text: Henry Lewis Tattoo Artist Magazine Issue #28 Preview Interview By Jason Schroder and Shawn Barber Henry Lewis: I did the shop-guy thing for about four or five months, and then you asked me to be your apprentice. And you gave me the whole low-down on what it would be, and at that point, you know, I was a cocky little graffiti-asshole who thought the world revolved around me, and uh, you know… Shawn Barber: And did you stop painting at that point? HL: I didn't stop painting, I just put that on hiatus for a little bit, because the apprenticeship was a little more important. And I didn't have a lot of free time. SB: So you were tattooing, and just focusing all your energy on that. HL: I was focusing my energy on the apprenticeship. And when I got a little free time I'd draw. Like, I kept illustrating and drawing images that I thought would work as tattoos. I would try to make graffiti-type characters into traditional tattoos, but make them have like a graffiti edge. It was sooo bad. [Laughs] Jason Schroder: But you were still probably the most naturally talented artist I'd ever met in my life. You can draw basically anything. At the shop, if we were like, "Oh, we're fucked," Henry was the guy who'd knock it out of the park. So yeah, we kind of started working on your apprenticeship from there… HL: And I fucked that up. That was totally my bad. I fucked it up because, in my head, I thought, "Now I'm family with these guys, and I can do no wrong." So I took liberties, and I thought my shit didn't stink. Maybe two weeks before I got fired you sat me down and said, "Hey dude, you're fucking up. So we're going to give you one more chance, and if you fuck that up, you're gone." I remember it was you and Mark Heggie and Barnaby, when he was drinking. So I remember hearing that and being depressed, and then going out with my roommate and getting drunk and stoned and showing up for work the next day an hour late. And you guys were all in the back. And Travis comes out and says, "Hey dude, we gave you a chance. And you blew it. So you're fucking fired." I was like, "What? I'm sorry, I'm sorry…" And you guys were like, "Sorry holmes, you had your chance. Get the fuck out." So Travis gave me my two weeks of pay, and then I got the boot. SB: So after the apprenticeship ended, did you pick painting back up again? HL: After the apprenticeship, I started getting into it more and more, working with two people. Mark Heggie, first and foremost, and Adam Forman. SB: And both of those people you were working with at the shop. So they were around. HL: Right. Yeah. They were around. Once Mark moved to New York, to work at Venus, then Adam came in. It was like a tag-team match. And Adam showed me more than I can remember to be honest. SB: With what mediums? HL: Adam was using acrylic. Acrylic and charcoal pencil, and a lot of ink. And I think it was because he had kids. He'd moved from Detroit out to South Pasadena, and he didn't have a big studio space or anything, so I think he had like one portion of his apartment that served as a studio and he had kids around and everything. So he used acrylics and grease pens. SB: So this is probably what, 15 years ago? 10 years ago? HL: We're probably talking about close to 12 years ago. SB: And where were you working at the time? HL: I'd gone to work for another shop in Duarte. And that was a bitch, because at the time I was actually trying to get a regular job after the tattoo shop, so I even tried to go back to work at Kinko's for a minute but they were all full. So then I made some flash and started trying to sell it everywhere, but nobody was buying, because they couldn't reproduce it. I think I sold one set to Tattoo Asylum, and that was it. And then my buddy told me there was a shop opening on Duarte road—was that Monrovia or Duarte? JS: It was Arcadia. HL: It was Arcadia. Yeah. 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Why He Missed the Bus
As the bus to Bnei Brak approached the young man at the Beit Shemesh stop, he put his hand in his pocket to take out the 13 shekels he had prepared for paying the fare. He was shocked to find only three shekels and decided to forgo that bus and go home to get the rest of the money.
No sooner had the bus pulled out than a neighbor pulled up in his car and asked him why he didnt get on the bus. Upon hearing his explanation he informed him that he was driving to Bnei Brak and would be glad to give him a lift. They rode for a while behind the missed bus and suddenly saw it swerve off the road and fall into a deep gorge, an accident which resulted in injuries to many passengers.
Realizing that he had almost been on that bus the young man began to weep. He put his hand in his pocket to get a handkerchief to wipe his tears and what did he find hiding in it? The missing ten shekels!


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Aquiles Chavez says his decision to ban children under 9 years old during the evening hours was not easy. And it wasn't shared by his wife.
On Monday, La Fisheria, the seafood restaurant helmed by the Mexican reality TV star and chef, announced via Facebook that it is requiring that guests be over 8 years old when dining after 7 p.m.
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thanks for your understanding."
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"It was hard," said Chavez on Tuesday morning. "Two of my kids are under this age and my partner has young kids."
The reality is that many of his customers have complained about unruly children in the dining room. That's a Catch 22 for restaurateurs. Do you pull customers aside when children become a distraction? Or do you, as La Fisheria has chosen, keep the distractions at bay by barring youngsters altogether.
"One woman recently said, 'I leave my children with a babysitter, so why I can have a romantic dinner, yet you have children running around here,' " Chavez said. "We had a tough decision."
Chavez said his wife didn't approve of the move to ban children during the evenings.
"My wife said, 'Aquiles, I don't like this.' "
"Customers don't like screaming kids," Chavez said, "and you can't tell customers' kids to be quiet."
In Mexico, where Chavez draws comparisons to chef and raconteur Anthony Bourdain, children aren't part of the evening dining scene.
"No one eats dinner at 7 o'clock," Chavez explained. "People dine after 9 p.m. The restaurants are open until 3 a.m. You don't see kids in restaurants at night."
Chavez stills believes his restaurant is family friendly.
"Children are welcome (earlier than 7 p.m.). We have a children's menu. Everything is made from scratch," Chavez said.
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The only other Houston restaurant in recent years to ban children from the dining room was the short-lived Vida Tex-Mex, which in keeping with its sexy image required evening diners to be 16 and older.
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When her mother called to say that she was selling the family's ancestral home in Buenos Aires, Didi Gluck thought that a part of her past would be forever lost. What she found was greater than anything that could be confined to four walls.
It was a Saturday morning last fall, and I was frantically scheduling middle-school tours for my daughter on SignUpGenius when I got the call. As any type A Manhattan mother with a full-time job, two children, a cat, and a Chinese hamster will tell you, picking up the phone at that moment means taking a chance that an even more neurotic Manhattan mom will beat you to the last of the precious tour spots. Just the same, I answered. It was my mother. (Hadn't I trained her to e-mail?) Doing her best to talk fast (OK, maybe I had trained her), she said, "Deed? I know you're busy, but I just wanted to tell you that Tia Sylvia and I found buyers for Abuela's house, and we're going to Buenos Aires next month for the close. That's all."
A few words about me, my family, and Argentina. My mother is an accomplished concert pianist, born and raised in Buenos Aires, whose life has revolved almost entirely around playing and teaching music. When she was 20, she met my dad, a renowned German-Jewish concert violinist 18 years her senior whose family had escaped Berlin right before World War II and fled to Buenos Aires. He had emigrated again—this time, to New York—when, through their mutual agent, they were set up to play concerts together in Latin America. Within two weeks, my mother knew that she loved him, and within the year she left Buenos Aires for America and married him. By 1970 the two had landed jobs teaching music at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I was born.
Selling a family home is a life event that raises questions about, well, everything. It's one thing to hear that; it's another thing to live it. Although I had visited my grandmother's house many times as a child, I had never thought that the absence of a family home there would bother me. Besides, I still had cousins and friends in Argentina. And I knew that managing the motley crew of rotating tenants who had inhabited my grandmother's house since her death, in 2004, was getting overwhelming for my mother and aunt. From time to time, they talked about unloading it. But once the reality arrived, I found myself speechless (which happens precisely never). The next few days went by in an endless cycle of rumination. Now that the house was being sold, would I ever visit Argentina again? If I did, where would I stay? Who were the buyers? Would they take good care of the place? Would I like them? Honestly, I was surprised by how distraught I was over the impending sale. By the end of the week, middle-school tours be damned, I had booked my ticket.
You know those stories about an orphaned dog being raised by cats? Growing up, I felt like that dog. Despite my love for my parents and theirs for me, there was no denying that they were a wildly different breed. They were artists. Throughout the school year, they ducked out of their teaching posts to perform in far-flung locations (spring break in Cochabamba, anyone?), alternately taking me with them and leaving me with neighbors. My father rode around town on a Kawasaki Z1300 with a Stradivarius strapped to his back. While my friends' moms spent most of their time cooking, my mom spent hers practicing. (I credit this for the fact that to this day I still can't so much as boil an egg.) They were also capital-F Foreigners. Never mind the matter of their heavy accents. On my mother's first Halloween in Massachusetts, the trick-or-treaters who came to our door had to explain to her to "give us candy or money." Regarding the time my dad slammed the door on the Girl Scouts, the less said the better.
On the plus side, I grew up going to Argentina and staying with my grandparents for a good chunk of time once or twice a year. I studied piano, took folk-dance lessons, and learned to write in a checkered composition book, like Argentine kids. When I was six, I met a girl named Andrea at a beach resort outside of Buenos Aires. We've been friends ever since.
My grandparents' home was a lovable three-story maze of mixed-up rooms and secret hideaways in a working-class neighborhood called Monserrat. There I helped my grandfather, then an Associated Press photographer, develop pictures in his darkroom. Every morning, my grandmother and I sat in the kitchen and ate dulce de leche and drank maté (a bitter South American tea sipped out of a hollowed-out gourd). It's been said that if you like maté, you will return to Argentina. I guzzled it.
When I graduated from college, in 1992, I decided to move to Buenos Aires to live with my grandmother. (My grandfather had already passed away.) There was something about closing the loop on my mom's exit from the country that appealed to me existentially at a time when I had few other prospects. But I lasted just six months. The only work I could find was a low-paying translation job. Living with an elderly person turned out to be not that much fun, either. Additionally, I was still wrestling with my own demons, having not fully dealt with the loss of my father, who had died unexpectedly of a heart attack when I was 14.
In what I now view as a two-decade-long attempt at establishing some kind of normalcy, I left Argentina, moved back to the States, got a master's degree in journalism, met and married my husband, worked at several magazines, and gave birth to my two children. I visited Argentina during that time, but only once or twice and briefly at that.
It was thrilling to be back. My first visit to the house brought on a mad rush of nostalgic joy. Every corner I explored evoked a powerful memory: the pantry where my grandmother kept the maté, my grandfather's darkroom. I even made a special trip to the basement to get a whiff of the mothball smell. (Forget Proust's madeleines.) By the time I left, I was emotionally spent.
My mother and aunt had conducted the closing before I arrived, and the final walk-through wasn't scheduled for two more days. So in the intervening time I went on a mommy bender. I walked for hours, visiting some of my favorite sites: La Boca, the neighborhood known for tango; Recoleta, the cemetery where Eva Perón was buried; the Teatro Colón, where my father played his first concert. I ate steaks the size of a Birkin bag, drank Malbec as if it were apple juice, and smoked cigarettes to the point of nausea (which didn't take much, since I don't smoke). Andrea and I spent a whole night talking about our parallel lives on different continents and trying to put neat bows on each other's problems. I was in such a blissful state that I rarely FaceTime'd home. I know I am supposed to feel guilty about all of this. Just shhh.
On the morning of the walk-through, I strolled to the corner for pastries. When I got back to the house, my mom and aunt were there with the new owners: Silvia and Andres, a pair of empty nesters moving back to the city from the suburbs. He owns a sporting-goods business; she is a therapist. I liked them immediately.
There were four pianos in the house: one modest upright each in my mother's and aunt's bedrooms, a slightly nicer baby grand in the rehearsal room, and a beautiful Steinway grand in the living room. These, of course, were prized family possessions, and my mother and aunt agonized over their fate. Moving them to the States was too expensive. Selling them, given the exchange rate, would have fetched close to nothing. In the end, it was decided that two of the instruments would be donated to local schools, and the grand would be given to the Jewish community center. The baby grand in the rehearsal room would stay with Silvia and Andres. Andres's mother likes to play.
Those wondering if I came into any expensive jewelry or heirlooms will be disappointed. The sum total of what I brought home was a few framed photos, an elaborate pincushion that I had loved as a child, and some sheet music.
That's OK. I came home with something more valuable. Earlier in the day, Silvia had shared a thought that has come to sum up the trip for me. It's the reason, I see now, that I went. Maybe it's the reason that we are all drawn to family homes. "We are born thinking we have free will," she said. "But the longer we live, the more we discover we've been programmed by our ancestors." Of course, I will return to Buenos Aires. With or without the house, it's part of who I am. Next time I'm taking my kids.


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A little more than two weeks after winning the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest, Zsa Zsa the English bulldog from Anoka has died.
"I'm sad to share that ZSA ZSA passed away in her sleep last night," owner Megan Brainard announced Tuesday on a Facebook page about her dog with a pronounced underbite and a lolling tongue.
Brainard told the "Today" show's website that the 9-year-old dog had been staying with her father.
"He woke up this morning and found her passed away," said Brainard, who called Zsa Zsa's death "devastating."
The average life expectancy for bulldogs is 8 to 10 years, according to the American Kennel Club.
On June 23, Zsa Zsa won the World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in the San Francisco Bay Area community of Petaluma, Calif.
Brainard, who won $1,500 for Zsa Zsa's victory, said she found the dog - named after the late actress Zsa Zsa Gabor - on a pet-finding site, according to the contest bio.
Dogs in the annual competition flaunt their imperfections - some have hairless bodies, others have lolling tongues. The dogs and their handlers walk down a red carpet. The dogs are evaluated by a panel of judges.
The 2018 contestants included a blackhead-covered Chinese Crested-Dachshund mutt, a bulldog mix with excess wrinkly skin and a Pekingese named Wild Thang.
Last year's winner was a 125-pound gentle giant named Martha - a Neopolitan Mastiff with gas and a droopy face.
The contest is in its 30th year.


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Turkey can be a delicious and lean choice any day of the year. Here are ways to enjoy the bird beyond the holiday—and with less time and effort required.
Roasting a big turkey requires a real time commitment and a lot of hungry mouths to feed. That's probably why we don't do this very often. Luckily, there are plenty of prepared turkey products and simply delicious recipes that make it easy to enjoy lean turkey meat year-round.
Go for ground. Our Turkey and Vegetable Tostadas begin with browned ground turkey breast instead of ground beef. Simply simmer it with tomatoes, zucchini, and taco seasoning, toss the whole thing atop a crisp-baked tortilla (with other classic Mexican toppings), and you've got a quick, delicious entrée.
Start with sliced. Some recipes that call for sliced cooked turkey breast taste just as good when made with OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh turkey breast. Our Mini Turkey-Cranberry Melts are a perfect example.
Roast a smaller portion. If you get a craving for a Thanksgiving-style dinner, make a turkey breast instead of the whole bird. If you wind up with leftovers, that's great: Use them in Easy Turkey Pot Pie, Easy Turkey Chili, or a Turkey Waldorf Salad. The pot pie takes about 40 minutes, the chili 30, and the salad a mere 5.
Bring home the turkey bacon. This food may not taste like roast turkey, but it's the perfect substitute for regular bacon in classics like BLTs and omelets. You can also use it in recipes like our Morning Burrito, which is made lower in fat by trading bacon and eggs for OSCAR MAYER Turkey Bacon and egg whites.
Trade chicken for it. You can also use turkey in many recipes that call for chicken, such as Panini Florentine. Just use turkey cutlets instead of the chicken breast, if you like.


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Le 08 avril 2013
Fabien Galthie gave Montpellier a 10% chance of winning against Clermont in this ¼ final H Cup which was a fair call but for about the first 50 minutes Montpellier tried everything they knew to break this solid wall defence that Clermont have created. It was not to be the wall held solid and after the early pressure from Montpellier began to wane, Clermont started to play and play they did, exceptional tries from players who often hit the highlights, but the longer this competition goes on it seems the better Clermont perform, if this is their year they must grab it with both hands, as opportunities do not come around that often and the prize is enormous. Montpellier nudged themselves into the lead with a couple of Paillaugue penalties but could not break down the Clermont defence, coming close is not enough and while absorbing the pressure the home side managed a couple of 1st half tries from Forfana and Rougerie, the first a clever box kick into the hallowed ground and Forfana leaped, caught and grounded the ball, this boy is good. The second, a defence splitting run from Sivivatu who jinked his way around Montpellier to hand the ball on a platter to Rougerie who had only to run in and dive under the sticks for the second Clermont try, at half time the score was Clermont 15 Montpellier 9. Montpellier lost their chef D'Orchestra Francois Trinh-Duc with an ankle injury after 27 mins which did not help the visitors, as the first Clermont try came exactly one minute later. The second half was pure Clermont with ball in hand they took on Montpellier with fire in their hearts and scored a further 3 tries the best from Sivivatu who slit Montpellier with a run which left the defence in tatters and under the posts he went, try of the game and Man of the Match . Montpellier could not keep the rampaging home side from scoring they added tries from Byrne and of course Nalaga also got into the act and the 16th man the Clermont supporters made the noise that was needed, they must be complimented on their sportsmanship as they applauded Thibault Privat when he was replaced and they never stopped cheering any good moves made by the visitors if only all TOP 14 supporters could follow the fine example they set., support your team by all means but applaud the opposition for their merits is not against the laws of our wonderful game. Jimmy Nagusa did save the honour for Montpellier with a fine individual try in the 80th minute. The final score of this excellent game of rugby Clermont 36 Montpellier 14.
Montpellier have nothing to be ashamed of, they tried their best and played excellent rugby for the first 50 mins. but just could not get over that try line and it has to be said Clermont were excellent, and playing in this style they are nearly untouchable... As you enter onto the pitch it reads 100 years of Clermont Rugby, Montpelier have a long way to go to equal this but they are a young side full of pride and promise and if they keep on this adventure they will eventually bring home the trophies, this is only their 2nd year in the H Cup and already a ¼ final game , there are plenty of teams who have qualified for the H Cup and never got this far, so Montpellier you may have lost this game but you have won the respect once again of many and your day will come !!!!
Steve Whittell.
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It's a nice coffee shop set between a Wendy's and a Chick-fil-A. Small, but I'm a fan of the communal tables where people can rest, read or even work on a computer. Unlike most Starbucks, the workers included a white-haired woman who kept a rapport with customers: Customer: "I will have a tall blonde." Cashier: "The men all like tall blondes."
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Check out the pink cherry trees in full bloom. Don't they deserve a haiku?
(Update: I fixed the restaurant name. I thought it was Burger King, but it is apparently a Wendy's.)


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