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NHL Game Night: 1-13-14 Lightning at Blue Jackets
Half a game won't cut it.
Anders Lindback allowed 3 goals on 28 shots for the loss. There was a theme on all three goals: long screened shots. The problem is I'm not sure Lindback can play any better than he did over the past couple of games, which is maybe slightly better than mediocre. Ben Bishop should be back tomorrow, and it's not a moment too soon.
First Period
Second Period
3:46 CBJ Johansen (17), (Murray)
5:07 TB Killorn (12), (Carle, Gudas)(PP)
6:04 TB Hedman (9), (Johnson, St Louis)
Third Period
3:09 CBJ Horton (2), (Johnson, Anisimov)(PP)
17:22 CBJ Wisniewski (4), (Johnson, Horton)(PP)
The Lightning left a point on the ice here in the game against Columbus and another in the game against Washington, and they've got to stop coughing up points late in games if they want to stay on track. With that said, they may not have deserved to get a point out of tonight's game with the way they played. 20 minutes of Lightning hockey won't do. They got jumped all over in the First Period and were very lucky to escape unscathed. They recovered and played their game in the Second Period looking excellent in terms of structure and how they were moving the puck up and out of the zone in transition. Third Period? Flat as a pancake at first and then way too loosey goosey defensively late. I don't know what's going on (I hope it's not players prematurely getting fat and happy with their spot in the standings) but 5 of the last 6 periods of hockey have been bad hockey and it's got to stop.
Radko Gudas had a helper, 2 ill-advised retaliation minors, and 3 hits in 18:40. He did manage to draw a retaliation penalty from Umberger in the Third Period, so he 50% made up for his lack of discipline. Tonight was his 41st NHL game of the season, so he graduates from prospect status here on the website. Congratulations.
Mark Barberio was +1 with 1 shot, 1 hit, and 2 blocked shots in 14:02. He held up better against this style of opponent than I would have imagined.
J.P. Cote had 2 shots, 3 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 10:37. He seemed to be more active offensively tonight than in past games, to be sure.
J.T. Brown had 1 blocked shot in 11:10. He had one brisk rush in the First Period and not much else. It was an off night for his line.
Andrej Sustr was -1 with a phantom cross checking minor and 2 hits in 11:08. As I said about 2-3 weeks ago, he really looks like he's hit a rookie wall to me. There's no shame in it, but sometimes it takes an offseason of training to be able to get over that wall. That said, as it stands now, he's probably the next in line to graduate from prospect status on the site.
Nikita Kucherov had 1 shot and 1 blocked shot in 13:34. Again, it was an off night for his line and the rare night he didn't have at least one breakaway.
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The fans (of IGN) have spoken. Episode 7, which is still being written (or re-written), needs Boba Fett.
IGN's UK entertainment editor, Chris Tilly, recapped their opinion poll that Boba Fett won for which character should be included in Episode 7.
We helped plug the vote over on our Facebook page. Thanks to anyone who helped click through for this big win.
He ended the post with "bring back Fett," which reminds us of our #BringBackBoba hashtag effort.
Thanks to BFFC contributor Cujo for this news.

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DWTS Season 10 – Pro Shake Up??
Cheryl Burke is in, Lacey Schwimmer is out – and based on the timing of their announcements, I'm afraid Derek (and Karina) was jumping the gun. I hope I'm wrong. So far, the other pros haven't said, except for Dmitry saying he hadn't heard.
So, is it simply that they didn't have a partner that fit Lacey? Or is something else going on here. With Julianne gone, she and Cheryl are arguably the two most popular female professionals. I guess we'll know when the season starts. If there is a new female (or two) similar to Lacey in height, then there might be something else going on. Perhaps they're replacing some of the more popular pros to bring the attention back to the celebrities? Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. I know LOTS of people that won't be inclined to watch if their favorite pro isn't on the show.


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The Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, has mystified guests of the grand hotel for nearly a century. Although visitors over the years have suspected paranormal activity, no one can explain the Pink Lady's presence. Who is she, who was she, and how did she meet her unfortunate end?
In this novel, the origin of the Pink Lady is revealed. August 27, 1918 is a special evening for the Grove Park Inn. Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs have come to the resort, and their attendance is providing the inn much publicity and fanfare. During an evening movie, however, the body of a young, beautiful woman in a silk pink dress is discovered. Did she fall? Did she jump? Was she pushed? As Fred Seely, president of the Grove Park Inn, races to cover up the crime scene, he panics over what this incident could do to his struggling business and unpleasant family ties (his father-in-law is the inn's namesake). Was Seely set up by his disgruntled brother-in-law? Seely's skill in meticulous planning, much like his designs of the hotel, will become very useful as he makes evidence of the Pink Lady's death disappear. Concealing her spirit, however, will prove much more difficult.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Investigators who spent hours interviewing an Alaska serial killer say he may have murdered close to a dozen people, and that he killed for pleasure and was only conflicted about how his notoriety would affect his loved ones.
Israel Keyes confessed to killing eight people across the country before he committed suicide last weekend in an Anchorage jail, but FBI and Anchorage police investigators said Friday they think he may have had up to three additional victims.
"Based on some of the things he told us, and some of the conversations we had with him, we believe the number is less than 12," FBI Special Agent Jolene Goeden said. "We don't know for sure. He's the only one who could have ultimately answered that."
Keyes slit his wrist and strangled himself with bedding Sunday at the Anchorage Correctional Facility. He was facing federal murder charges in the kidnapping and death of an 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, who was abducted from an Anchorage coffee stand Feb. 1.
Goeden and Anchorage Police officer Jeff Bell conducted up to 40 hours of interviews with Keyes after his March arrest in Texas. During that time, Keyes confessed to killing Koenig, along with Bill and Lorraine Currier in Vermont, and five other people — although details for those victims were scarce.
The interviews also revealed Keyes' motivation, which was simple, Goeden and Bell told The Associated Press.
"He enjoyed it. He liked what he was doing," Goeden said. "He talked about getting a rush out of it, the adrenalin, the excitement out of it."
Keyes also liked seeing coverage of his crimes in the media, and he appeared to get a thrill out of talking about some of them with investigators, Goeden and Bell said.
His crimes started small with burglaries and thefts — until the urge escalated to murder.
Bell said Keyes told investigators the first violent crime he committed was a sexual assault in Oregon, in which he let the victim go.
"He planned on killing her but didn't," Bell said.
Keyes said the rape occurred sometime between 1996 and 1998 along the Deshutes River near Maupin, Ore., after he got the girl away from her friends. The girl was between the ages of 14 and 18, and would be in her late 20s or 30s now. No police reports were filed, and the FBI is seeking more information on the crime.
Of the five other murders Keyes confessed to, four were in Washington state and one occurred on the East Coast, with the body disposed of in New York.
In the case of the Curriers, authorities say Keyes flew from Alaska to Chicago on June 2, 2011, rented a car and drove almost 1,000 miles to Essex, Vt.
There, he carried out a "blitz" style attack on the Curriers' home, bound the couple and took them to an abandoned house. Bill Currier was shot, and his wife was sexually assaulted and strangled.
Keyes immediately returned to Alaska, and followed the case on his computer by monitoring Vermont media. The couple's bodies were never found after the house was demolished and taken to a landfill.
Leaving the area shortly after a murder was a familiar tactic for Keyes. After he abducted Koenig, he took her to a shed at his Anchorage home, sexually assaulted her and strangled her.
Keyes then left the next day for a two-week cruise, storing Koenig's body in the shed. Upon his return, he dismembered the body and disposed of it in a lake north of Anchorage. He was later arrested in Texas after using Koenig's debit card.
Koenig was his only known victim in Alaska. Goeden and Bell said he never explained why his broke his own rule of never killing anyone in the town where he lived because it's easier to be connected to such a killing.
The only mistake Keyes said he made was letting his rental car be photographed by an ATM when withdrawing money in Texas.
Unlike his earlier killings, the deaths of the Curriers and Koenig received a lot of news coverage.
"He was feeding off the media attention in the end," Bell said.
That wasn't the only change. His time between murders was growing shorter.
"He talked about that time period in between crimes, that over the last few years, that became quicker," Goeden said.
During their interviews, Keyes was willing to talk about the Koenig and Currier killings since he knew authorities had evidence against him.
"It was chilling to listen to him. He was clearly reliving it to a degree, and I think he enjoyed talking about it," Bell said of the Koenig and Currier deaths. But in the other cases, Keyes wasn't as forthcoming because he knew investigators had little on them.
Keyes, a construction contractor, told investigators that they knew him better than anyone, and that this was the first time he'd ever spoken about what he called his double life.
"A couple of times, he would kind of chuckle, tell us how weird it was to be talking about this," Bell said.
Even though he was talking to investigators, Keyes didn't want his name made public in any of the other investigations, especially the Curriers, because of the fallout of publicity. He threatened to withhold information if his name got out
"If there was nobody else that he was concerned about, I think he wanted his story out there. He wanted people to know what he did," Goeden said. "What he was worried about is the impact that was going to have on the people that cared about him and were close to him."
Keyes will be buried Sunday in Washington state. His mother and four of his nine siblings were traveling to the funeral, his mother's pastor, Jacob Gardner, told the Anchorage Daily News.


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Do we have a stake in each other's future or only in our own? That is a central question of American politics. The Tea Party's tossing of the entire American budget into the sea over the issue of Obamacare is an effort to say no, we have no stake in each other's welfare. To claim a stake in each other's welfare is socialism. Although the political waters warrant silence from many elected officials about it, that same cry has been leveled and is being leveled against other American efforts to help each other. Social security, socialism. Medicare and Medicaid, socialism. Indeed, there is no logical reason to draw the line there and many don't. National parks, socialism. Veterans' benefits, socialism. Head start, socialism. Why stop there? Public schools, socialism. Public hospitals, government health departments and laboratories, socialism. It's all socialism in the heads of the true believers. So let me repeat that question – do we have a stake in each other's future or only our own? Read the rest of this entry »
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King James and His CourtNo, this post is not about Gund Arena, but about the players that the Cleveland Cavaliers are assembling around LeBron James. Ray Allen and Michael Redd turned down the opportunity to make about $20 million less to play alongside LeBron, but the Cavaliers rebounded nicely from those rejections by prying Larry Hughes away from the Washington Wizards. Hughes may well have been the best value of the bunch, all things considered: Allen will be in his mid-30s by the end of his contract and likely will no longer be worth the top dollars that he will be receiving, while Redd is not as good an all-around player as Hughes, who had more rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than Redd while playing 14 fewer games. Redd only shot slightly better from the field than Hughes (.441 to .430), although that is a little deceptive because Redd attempted and made more three point field goals. We keep hearing pundits say that LeBron needs to be surrounded by shooters, which is true, but even more so he needs some guys who can play. The team was 42-40 and faded down the stretch for a reason--there simply was not enough talent on the roster. Hughes ranked 18th in the NBA's official efficiency rating system last year, ahead of both Allen and Redd (LeBron ranked 2nd behind Kevin Garnett). Hughes can play point guard, shooting guard and small forward and was headed for his first All-Star selection before a mid-season injury sidelined him. Hughes led the NBA in steals and LeBron ranked third--they will be a murderous duo in the passing lanes and the presence of Zydrunas Ilgauskas in the paint will enable them to gamble on the perimeter.
Speaking of which, days after the Hughes signing the Cavaliers re-signed their All-Star center (hereafter referred to as "Z" to save mileage on the spell checker). It is easy to point out Z's flaws--he is not extremely mobile and he has a history of injuries to his feet--but he is also the third best center in the East behind Shaquille O'Neal and Ben Wallace. OK, he's waaay behind those two, but so is every other center in the East (Eddy Curry's health status is questionable and, while he is a good low post scorer, his defense is poor and his rebounding is embarrassingly bad for a player of his size--at 6-11, 285 he only managed 5.4 rpg, almost a full rebound per game less than the 6-5 Hughes!). Some observers feel that the Cavs should have let Z go and spent that money on another player. In theory that sounds good but how that would work in practice is another matter. Even if the Cavs could have signed another perimeter player with the money that they spent to keep Z, they would still be taking a step backward by losing an All-Star center. It's not like you can just go to "Centers R Us" and find a guy who averages 16.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg and 2.1 bpg while ranking second in the league to Ben Wallace in offensive rebounds per game.
Right now the Cavaliers' starting lineup is Z, Drew Gooden, LeBron, Hughes and Eric Snow--an All-NBA player, two All-Star caliber players, an experienced, solid point guard and a talented, if inconsistent, young power forward. If the Cavs bolster their bench (or coax healthy seasons out of Luke Jackson and Dajuan Wagner) they should not only make the playoffs but seriously challenge for home court advantage in the first round. That would represent a major improvement after not making the playoffs in LeBron's first two seasons and would be a very important step in the right direction for the franchise as the shadow of LeBron's eventual free agent status looms larger and larger over Cleveland.
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The two basic configurations of chain saws are top handle and rear handle. Top handle saws are so named because the user controls the saw from the top of the unit. These saws are designed primarily for use while working in a tree, either with climbing ropes and gear or from a utility bucket. Rear handle saws feature both front and rear handles that are spread apart, providing greater control. This is important for operations that require more control and leverage such as felling large trees and cutting large-diameter logs. The most popular saws for all-around use are rear handle saws.
Aside from handle configuration, there are other factors to consider before purchasing a saw. First, consider what applications you'll use the saw for most of the time. Will you use it for felling and bucking/cutting firewood or for limbing and trimming? Next, bear in mind the knowledge level of the operator — especially if you'll have members of your crew operating the chain saw. Is the operator a professional, experienced user or a beginner? Beginners should use saws in the 30cc to 40cc range in a rear-handle configuration. Heavy-duty applications may require a 40cc to 60cc saw and professional loggers generally use 70cc or higher displacement saws.
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When handling a saw, feel the weight and check the balance while holding it by the left handle only. A well-balanced saw, with the correct length bar and chain attached, will remain horizontal to the ground and not be back- or front-heavy.
Saws have many features and there are a number to look for when making a saw selection. For maximum life of the chain saw, one of the most important features is the air filtration system. Most commercial users look for saws with a large air intake area. The intake areas are usually part of the starter assembly and ignition/cylinder cover system. The more openings in the design allows saws to draw in a maximum amount of cooling air, thus keeping the engine running cooler without risking vapor lock, power loss, stalling or difficult re-starts due to overheating and also provides a longer engine life. Newer model commercial saws run at 12,500 to 13,500 revolutions per minute, which translates to over 200 air intakes each second. A poor air filtration system will allow dirt in, causing premature engine failure. Look for an automotive-type, pleated air filter or a felt-type filter where the edges are covered with rubber to prevent dirt from entering into the engine.
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Select a saw with an easy-to-access chain tensioning system such as one with side access or long reach front adjusters. A loose chain is the second biggest culprit (second to poor oil delivery) of bar and chain and sprocket failures.
All saws today feature an automatic oiling system, but select a saw that also has an adjustable one. Fixed output oilers do not automatically reduce oil output for simple limbing or brushcutting, thus wasting oil. They also do not allow more oil output that you need for increasing bar length, cutting harder wood or for cutting wood penetrated with sand, dirt or road grime. This limited oil delivery causes excessive wear to sprockets, bars and chains, and results costly replacement. Remember, the better a bar and chain is lubricated, the longer it will last.
Choose a chain saw that features a vibration-reduction system. Saws equipped with these devices allow longer work periods and less fatigue. In addition, these systems will increase saw life through the reduction in vibration, which may cause loosening of components. The amount of engine vibration also depends on engine design, specifically counter-balanced crankshafts. A single counter-balanced crankshaft will produce much more vibration than a double counter-balanced crankshaft. Also, commercial-grade saws generally use higher-grade components that are designed to take the day-to-day punishment dished out by professional loggers. The difference between commercial-grade and consumer-grade products is reflected in the price and warranty provided.
Ease of starting is another feature to consider. How easy the saw is to start is controlled by the design of the starter assembly, which can be either decompressors or electronic ignition systems. For best results, select a chain saw with an electronic ignition feature that contains computerized retard and advance timing mechanisms, making the engines easy to start without the use of troublesome decompression mechanical devices.
Finally, look for saws that feature a low-tone, USDA-approved, spark-arresting muffler system in which you can quickly change the spark arrestor. Also consider length of warranty, which can range from 90 days to one year.
Safety. When you're using a chain saw, there is not much room for error. So before you purchase one and put it into the hands of your crew, it's critical that you make sure it will be used safely. It is imperative, whether buying a saw for professional or consumer use, that all anticipated operators fully read and understand the instruction and safety manual provided by the manufacturer prior to operating any saw. In addition, every operator should wear safety equipment and learn about kickback by reading safety manuals or watching DVDs or video tapes available from the manufacturers. These manuals are designed to provide important information needed to successfully set-up, operate and maintain your chain saw safely. Users should wear hard-toed boots to protect feet from rolling logs and chaps to protect legs in felling, limbing and bucking operations. Eye protection is essential for keeping out flying wood chips, saw dust or twigs. Ear protection is necessary due to the constant exposure to engine noise. Gloves will reduce the vibration to the operator's hands and reduce fatigue as well as protect knuckles from bark scrapes and branches. Also, the operator's clothing should fit properly and be snug to the body to prevent snagging on branches while limbing or felling. In addition to safety equipment, there are safety features on saws to also consider.
Saws should feature a chain-catcher guard. If the chain should come off the bar for any reason during operation, a chain catcher will stop the chain from approaching the rear handle. A safety interlock prevents accidental operation and movement of the chain. Unless this device is depressed, the engine will stay in an idle state. Front and rear hand guards protect fingers, knuckles and tops of hands from scrapes, abrasions, or accidental contact with a moving chain. Inertia chain brakes trip into use when the tip of the bar is thrown upward or back during cutting. These brakes stop the chain from moving under these circumstances and you can also operate them manually. Finally, the use of low-kickback chains can reduce kickback intensity by as much as 75 percent. To eliminate rotational kickback, it's smart to also use a tip guard. For further instructions on tip-guard use, see the safety or operator's manual included with the product.
In the end, which chain saw you choose will depend largely upon what you want to do with it. Being knowledgeable of available features safety measures, the right chain saw will make any cutting job easy to handle.
Andrew Kuczmar is the director of national service and technical training for Echo, Inc. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).
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Planting a perennial border in the shade sometimes presents a challenge in finding the right plant with the right height. I planted a row of Aruncus dioicus, or goat's beard, at the back of my perennial bed more than 20 years ago. It has grown there without any problem.
It is an old-fashioned perennial that was once called Spirea Aruncus. It loves shade so I chose it for my garden where minimal sunshine appears.
I wondered what 19th-century seed companies and nurseries wrote about this plant. Garden writers from that period had nothing but praise for this plant.
In 1885, Philadelphia nurseryman Thomas Meehan included an article from the weekly English garden journal Gardener's Chronicle in his magazine called Gardener's Monthly. The title of the article was "The Aruncus offers unique beauty in the garden."
The article said, "A grand plant, not by any means so abundant as it should be in our gardens, owing to its very distinct and effective appearance. Of course there are positions in the garden where it would be out of place, but there are many others to which it would give additional beauty. We have yet much to learn and appreciate in the arrangement of hardy plants."
Then the author, whose name was simply noted at the end of the article by the letter 'T,' described the plant. He said, "I may say, for the benefit of those unacquainted with the plant, that it grows from 3 to 4 feet high, with large divided foliage, and immense plumes of white flowers, forming when established most conspicuous objects. I lately saw several masses 3 and 4 feet in diameter, and as much high, and nothing could surpass their unique beauty."
Because this plant can grow a few feet tall, it is probably best to position it in the back of the perennial bed. Though garden books often advocate for planting Aruncus in a damp or moist area, I grow it in dry soil with no problem.
After the plant blooms, I cut off the tall flowers which turn brown after a while. Thus I simply enjoy the green color of leaves on this shrub-like plant for the rest of the season.
The garden journal called Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine in 1897 said, "Spirea Aruncus is popularly known as the 'Goats Beard' [sic]. It is a very effective species and one of the best of border plants. It is a native of England, grows from three to four feet in height, and blooms during the months of June and July. The foliage is very handsome, the leaves being of pinnate form and of a light green color. Flowers are a creamy white and borne in large branched panicles."
Aruncus is one of our native plants even though Vick's magazine had written that it was native to England. The American Beauties Native Plants series (www.abnativeplants.com) offers it for the gardener among its collection of plants.
What I like about Aruncus is that it is an easy plant to grow and does not take over an area. It certainly deserves a spot in a shady garden.
Quincy master gardener Thomas Mickey, author of the book "America's Romance with the English Garden," is professor emeritus at Bridgewater State University. You may reach him at email@example.com.


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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Bettina Rheims: Gender Studies
Posted by Jay at 6:57 PM
JJ Levine's "Switch" was an interesting look at how men and women can easily change gender roles with a few well-executed wardrobe changes. While modern society imposes rules about what is masculine and feminine, some individuals confound these social norms and choose to be something in between. This is how artist Bettina Rheims sees the third sex with her "Gender Studies". (WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS NUDITY).
Thursday, October 25, 2012
JJ Levine: Gender Switch
Posted by Jay at 9:33 PM
In the history of photographic portraiture, some of the best portraits are those that reveal a small truth about the subject that is rarely seen in most cases. Whether they're shot in a studio, or taken in the subject's natural environment, a good portrait shows who the person really is deep down inside, or who really wants to be. Artist JJ Levine turns that concept on its head with "Switch", a doubly double portraiture series on gender.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Marta Rovatti Studihrad: Snapshots Photomonth East London 2012
Posted by Jay at 11:06 AM
On October 24, The Brick Lane Gallery (The Annexe) will exhibit new works by local and emerging artists as a part of the London East End Photomonth art festival. Artists working in all styles and subjects represent the diversity this medium can produce. Images of the Ugly and the Beautiful, the still and the loud, the abstract and real. Photographer Marta Rovatti Studihrad is one of these artists and will be exhibiting her work entitled "Latent Content".
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Lisa Elmaleh: The Florida Everglades in Black and White
Posted by Jay at 7:40 PM
Google's Street View photographs have transformed the way people are able to travel the world. It has also transformed how artists are able to create new artworks. The influx of digital technology has enabled the creation of new types photographic art, but this doesn't mean the old ways are now useless; even a 100-year old camera can still create beautiful new images. Lisa Elmaleh proves that with her old school large format images of the Florida Everglades in black-and-white.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Aaron Hobson: Cinemascapes by Google Street View
Posted by Jay at 6:55 PM
Apple's iOS6 Maps app has been subject to fair criticisms from all sides, improving Google's standing with its own Google Maps for iPhone users. While Apple will undoubtedly respond with a better Maps app for everyday use, it will still be far behind Google in terms of free artistic use. Somewhat related to its maps, Google Street View has been the medium and subject for many different artistic interpretations. Here, photographer Aaron Hobson uses them for his Google Street View Cinemascapes.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Matuschka: The Beauty of Damage
Posted by Jay at 9:36 AM
Photography has always had the power to affect the viewer, for better or worst. Whether it's an ad image designed to increase a company's sales or a blurry image exposing torture and abuse, a powerful photograph cannot be ignored. Artist Matuschka made the same impact over a decade ago, raising breast cancer awareness in a way that couldn't be ignored with her self-portrait entitled "Beauty of Damage".
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Farrah Fawcett: The Iconic Poster by Bruce McBroom
Posted by Jay at 11:10 AM
Farrah Fawcett in a skintight red bikini flashing her gorgeous smile. This sounds like a recipe for a great photograph, and in 1976, it proved to be true . Here's how the iconic poster of Farrah Fawcett in her red bikini was photographed by Bruce McBroom and why it eventually sold over 12 million of copies.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
The Kodak Colorama: The Biggest Kodak Moments of All Time
Posted by Jay at 6:43 PM
In its heyday, the Eastman Kodak company dominated the North American photography so much that its signature phrase "Kodak Moment" became a popular tagline for any moment worth photographing. Sadly, with Kodak filing for bankruptcy and planning to sell of many of its divisions, those days are long gone. However, thanks to the company's passion for visual excellence, many of the best Kodak Moments are preserved in large format images. In the middle of the last century, Kodak presented its Kodak Colorama, touted as the biggest photographs of its generation and certainly some of the best Kodak Moments of all time.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
JeongMee Yoon: Boys versus Girls, The Pink & Blue Project
Posted by Jay at 11:43 AM
"Blue is for boys and pink is for girls". That statement has been so subconsciously ingrained into the minds of practically everyone in the first world that it seems silly to challenge it. Indeed, the differences in gender with boys versus girls and blue versus pink has become an accepted fact that manufacturers nowadays will automatically assign blue products to guys and pink products to gals. Artist JeongMee Yoon wanted to document this phenomenon in children and, along the way, uncovered some surprising historical facts in her Pink & Blue Project.
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The Sixers' new ownership decided pretty early on that HipHop was going to be no more. That was backed up by overwhelmingly negative reaction from fans.
The team announced the move two weeks ago, saying it had hired Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Raymond Entertainment Group, founded by Dave Raymond, the former Phillie Phanatic.
The owners wanted to go with a colonial theme, but realized there is not an obvious tie-in with the 76ers name. They also wanted to stress an element of Ben Franklin.
The owners reviewed drawings and have selected three finalists. Voting is beginning today at SixersMascotFanVote.com.
You can see the drawings and vote by clicking the link.
The three finalists are:
* A 7-foot tall rendition of Ben Franklin, named "Big Ben."
* B. Franklin Dogg, the All-American pet, adapted from artist drawings from the day nestled under the table beside Franklin.
* Phil E. Moose, a 7-foot tall adaption of a basketball player; the moose being "one of the most regal animals to roam the wild."
"A new era is beginning for the Philadelphia 76ers under new ownership and we welcome Philadelphia sports fans helping us to select the new Sixers mascot," CEO Adam Aron said. "Jim Henson's Creature Shop has done an outstanding job in giving Philadelphia fans three heart-warming characters to embrace."
Aron continued, "It's un-American not to like B. Franklin Dogg, who after all is man's best friend. With his great height, Phil E. Moose is a natural who can stand tall defending and cheering the Sixers as they take on all comers. And then there is lovable, venerable Big Ben, perhaps the greatest Philadelphian of all time."
Once selected, Raymond will help bring the new mascot to life. The new mascot is expected to be unveiled early in the season.


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A pair of East Coast natives, Jonas Carney of Prime Alliance and Laura Van Gilder of Saturn, took the honors ahead of truly international Pro/Elite Men's and Women's fields today at the sixth annual Clarendon Cup, presented by Northrup Grumman. With the six Pro/Elite podium finishers hailing from four different nations, the Clarendon Cup was nothing if not international......and exciting as well, as both races saw truly heroic, if unexpected, performances.
In the Pro/Elite Men's 100-kilometer race, there was no denying that Saturn's Trent Klasna was the 'man of the day'. From the early going, the big Californian tried one foray off the front after another, sometimes with company but more often alone. After a series of revolving-door breaks- many of which also involved Ireland's Ciaran Power (Navigators) and Klasna's Belarus teammate Viktor Rapinski- a seven-man group formed at around mid-race that seemed destined for success. The seven included Klasna and Rapinski, along with former Under-23 World Time Trial Champion Danny Pate (Prime Alliance), former National Pursuit Champion Mike Tillman (Schroeder Iron), 2003 Athens Twilight Criterium winner Dan Schmatz (7 UP/Maxxis), and the always-game Siro Camponogara (Navigators) and David O'Loughlin (OFOTO/Lombardi Sports)- nearly the perfect move in terms of movers & shakers, particularly for Saturn.
With 28 laps to go, they had all but lapped the field, closing to within 13 seconds of the tail end of the bunch. However, that's when the ever-changing fortunes of bicycle racing revealed themselves. First, Schmatz popped and lost contact, bringing an immediate reaction from 7 UP/Maxxis, which launched a furious chase, aided and abetted by Prime Alliance, which didn't care for Pate's chances versus the Saturn duo. And then Klasna, the workhorse who had been powering the move, also popped, first struggling to maintain contact and then drifting back to the pack. The five remaining racers lost all cohesion, and before long the hard-charging bunch- by then whittled down to 20 men- had reeled in everyone and completely reset the chessboard for what appeared to be a likely group sprint.
With four laps remaining, Saturn played one last trump card: Phil Zajicek, the team workhorse in the CapTech Classic. Zajicek sprinted for a prime and just kept going, holding the slenderest of leads over the next few laps. The Navigators team took up the chase, but had disaster strike when designated sprinter and defending champion Vassili Davidenko was involved in a crash that also took out Saturn's Charles Dionne and Ivan Dominguez.
It fell to Prime Alliance to bring him back: with Svein Tuft and Alex Candelario raging at the front, the courageous Zajicek was caught just in time for the sprint, which Prime Alliance's Jonas Carney took handily from Rapinski and 7 UP/Maxxis' Hayden Godfrey, who had won the Quad Cities Criterium less than a week earlier. It was a great team performance by Prime Alliance, which has been gaining momentum over the past month, says Carney: "We've really taken off since the last stage of the Tour de Georgia. We've won Roswell, Somerville, the Tour of Connecticut, and now the Clarendon Cup."
If the Men's event came down to a final sprint, the Women's race was far more clear-cut. While Diet Rite was the largest team in the race, most eyes were on the Saturn squad, which was expected to be out to avenge its narrow loss in Friday evening's CapTech Classic.
Though still suffering from jet lag and general tiredness following her arrival in the U.S. from Europe just two days earlier, Ina Teutenberg was the defending champion and fully expected to work the same magic that won her the 2002 edition of the Clarendon Cup. However, it was Saturn teammate Laura Van Gilder who provided the heroics, racing against her typecast role as a sprinter to lap the field in a spectacular solo effort.
As in the Men's event, the gusting winds took their toll, combining with the torrid pace to cause 50% of the starters to abandon. But they didn't seem to slow the 38-year old Van Gilder down a bit. Attacking on the sixth of 50 laps, she briefly had Australian Helen Kelly (TDS) in her wake before literally riding Kelly off her wheel, leaving her behind to go solo with 35 kilometers still remaining. If Kelly was frustrated, however, she had plenty of company: having missed the move, Diet Rite sent rider after rider to the front to try and bring back the escapee.
For a few laps, they managed to hold Van Gilder at around 15 seconds, but before long she was pulling steadily away ("I knew I could pick up a few seconds here and there", said Van Gilder afterwards). With just under eight kilometers remaining, the powerful Saturn rider added insult to injury by lapping the field just as Teutenberg was going off the front, accompanied only by 18-year old prodigy Magen Long (OBRU/The Bicycle Store).
Once again, Diet Rite missed out, and attempted a brief chasing effort before resigning itself to sprinting for fourth. As it turned out, they wouldn't even get that: with Van Gilder the uncontested winner, and Teutenberg outpowering Long for second, nearly 30 seconds up on the dissipated pack, 2001 Junior World Sprint Champion Sarah Uhl earned Saturn three of the top four spots, gunning past Tina Mayolo-Pic (Diet Rite). Afterwards, an exultant Van Gilder explained why she'd gone so early: "It's a long race, a hard race, and early breaks have always worked here.....the wind was pushing me around, but I felt pretty confident."
Pro/Elite Men
1. Jonas Carney (USA) Prime Alliance
2. Viktor Rapinski (BLR) Saturn
3. Hayden Godfrey (NZL) 7 UP/Maxxis
4. Danny Pate (USA) Prime Alliance
5. Siro Camponogara (ITA) Navigators
6. Greg Henderson (NZL) 7 UP/Maxxis
7. Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn
8. John Lieswyn (USA) 7 UP/Maxxis
9. Jackson Stewart (USA) OFOTO/Lombardi Sports
10. Greg Wolf (USA) Colavita/Bolla
Pro/Elite Women
1. Laura Van Gilder (USA) Saturn
2. Ina Teutenberg (GER) Saturn
3. Magen Long (USA) OBRU/The Bicycle Store
4. Sarah Uhl (USA) Saturn
5. Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Diet Rite
6. Julia Oh (USA) Independent Fabrication/Wheelworks
7. Lynn Gaggioli (USA) Velo Bella
8. Tania Duff-Miller (NZL) Diet Rite
9. Charm Breon (USA) Freddie Fu
10. Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL) Diet Rite
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"If you don't know your Bible, you don't have a prayer!"
With tongue-in-cheek, so warns comedian Jeff Foxworthy, host of the hit quiz show, "The American Bible Challenge." About to begin its second season in March, the program broke all records when it premiered last August on GSN, the Game Show Network, debuting as the cable network's #1 program of all time with 1.7 million viewers for its premiere show, and more than 13 million viewers for the first season.
"The American Bible Challenge" really is a game show in which three teams of three contestants answer questions based on stories from the Old and New Testament. At the end of the season, the championship team wins more than $100,000. But all prize money goes to the winning teams' charities of choice.
QUIZ: Are you smarter than a Sunday school teacher? Take the quiz!
Foxworthy, the largest-selling comedy recording artist in history, told Rock Center's Harry Smith that with each question he asks, he must balance being funny with being respectful to the material. He said, "I don't want to ever hurt anybody's feelings. I don't ever want to offend somebody. But there's, there's a lot of humor in this, too. And so it's that fine line of: hey, can we laugh at this, without being irreverent or disrespectful?
New this season is the addition of gospel star Kirk Franklin, winner of nine Grammy Awards. He leads the on-stage gospel choir and banters with Foxworthy during the show. Franklin told Harry that his work with the choir involves "to just bring a little more sauce to it, you know? Kind of get them out of the Sunday clothes, kind of swag 'em up a little bit."
Casting sessions for the second season were held in Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, Memphis and Los Angeles. Some 223 teams auditioned, including the show's first two teams of the Jewish faith. One of the teams, "The Rockin' Rabbis" from New York State is made up of two rabbis and a theological student. Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham said, "We feel like, within the Old Testament, we know what we're talking about. And we should be able to show that to the rest of the world."
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All potential contestants had to take a 30-question written test and only if they had high enough scores were hopefuls then taped by casting directors.
Greater Atlanta Christian School teacher and cancer survivor Dana Davis said that passing the audition test is more than just a chance to be on TV. He explained, "It's not just about reading the Book, but to know that God cares about us, that he actually walks with us, that he has the power to overcome the things that we have no control over."
Editor's Note: Harry Smith's full report aired Friday, February 15 at 10pm/9c on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.


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The Human Rights Council and the General Assembly have encouraged the continuing efforts in all parts of the world of the Special Rapporteur to examine incidents and governmental actions that are incompatible with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief and to recommend remedial measures as appropriate (Human Rights Council resolution 6/37 and General Assembly resolution 61/161).
Therefore, the Special Rapporteur would like to reiterate her invitation to governmental and non-governmental organizations, religious or belief communities as well as individuals to submit any reliable information they may possess with regard to potential or actual violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief. Subsequently, the Special Rapporteur may raise her concerns about the incidents reported and request Governments to make observations and comments on the matter. Please note that, as a general rule, the existence and content of both urgent appeals and letters of allegation remain confidential until a summary of such communications and the replies received from the State concerned are included in the Special Rapporteur's report to the Human Rights Council.
In its resolution 6/37 of 14 December 2007, the Human Rights Council urged States:
"(a) To ensure that their constitutional and legislative systems provide adequate and effective guarantees of freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief to all without distinction, inter alia, by the provision of effective remedies in cases where the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, or the right to practice freely one's religion, including the right to change one's religion or belief, is violated;
(b) To design and implement policies whereby education systems promote principles of tolerance and respect for others and cultural diversity and the freedom of religion or belief;
(c) To ensure that appropriate measures are taken in order to adequately and effectively guarantee the freedom of religion or belief of women as well as individuals from other vulnerable groups, including persons deprived of their liberty, refugees, children, persons belonging to minorities and migrants;
(d) To ensure that any advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence is prohibited by law;
(e) To exert the utmost efforts, in accordance with their national legislation and in conformity with international human rights and humanitarian law, to ensure that religious places, sites, shrines and symbols are fully respected and protected and to take additional measures in cases where they are vulnerable to desecration or destruction;
(f) To review, whenever relevant, existing registration practices in order to ensure the right of all persons to manifest their religion or belief, alone or in community with others and in public or in private;
(g) To ensure, in particular, the right of all persons to worship or assemble in connection with a religion or belief and to establish and maintain places for these purposes and the right of all persons to write, issue and disseminate relevant publications in these areas;
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Highlights from the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
This display featured selected historical documents, photographs, scripts and graphic art work drawn from several Asian American performing arts collections, including the Asian American Theater Company (AATC), the Genny Lim Papers and the Elizabeth Wong Papers.
Two UCSB alumni were included in the exhibit, both are acclaimed playwrights: Frank Chin (1965) and Philip Kan Gotanda (1974). Chin, author of such works as "Chickencoop Chinaman" and "Year of the Dragon" founded the AATC. The exhibit highlighted several works by Gotanda including "The Dream of Kitamura" a fantastical fairy-tale like work set in ancient Japan.
Also on display were Elizabeth Wong's first draft of "The Laundry", a teleplay for "Seinfeld" and her play script "China Doll," the latter unveiling the dreams and frustrations of Anna May Wong as America's first Asian American film icon.
Selections from Genny Lim's "Paper Angels" depicted an account of the Chinese immigrants who landed on Angel Island. Also displayed were historical photographs used by Velina Hasu Houston for her play "Tea" a story about five Japanese warbrides, each married to an American soldier of a different race.
"Over time, playwrights of color find themselves unremarked, relegated to footnotes without context, without place in our American cultural history, even though we landscape it and strive to change it. So this library and the archiving of theatre artists of color is an important and crucial step in the chronicling of a truer, more honest, and richer cultural landscape." --Elizabeth Wong, Los Angeles-based playwright whose personal papers now reside in CEMA.


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Vol. 14, No. 3,360 - The American Reporter - February 15, 2008
SYRACUSE, Ind. -- Many people don't know what I do for my "day job," including several of my co-workers. When I'm not writing humor columns or donning a mask and cape to fight crime, I work in the marketing department of an export company. I also sell some of our products around the Midwest. [MORE]
LOS ANGELES, January 17, 2001 (2:20 p.m. PST) -- In a dramatic demonstration that California's deregulation of electric utilities has been an abysmal failure, the state's independent power grid operator today ordered "rolling blackouts" of an hour each in Northern California cities including San Francisco and Oakland as a hard-edged cold wave increases demand and the prospect of bankruptcy looms for its major utilities. The blackouts were suspended after about two hours but may resume later in the day, authorities said. [MORE]
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The man who blew up the federal building was told Tuesday he will die for that crime on May 16. [MORE]
t SEATTLE, Wash. -- I am not a journalist. You knew that, right? Yet I have been all my life a sort of camp follower. Editor of my high school paper, I wrote and drew cartoons for my college paper, published comic strips in London and New York newspapers. I was even a real editor -- Cartoon Editor of the Saturday Review. [MORE]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- This is the month when I look out the window at nothing in particular for as long as it takes to breathe a sigh, slowly turn away and get on with it. [MORE]
Secession & The City NO 'SECESSION' CANDIDATE, CITY RULES
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, 2001 -- I tried to run for Mayor of Los Angeles today as a "city secession activist," but the City Attorney -- who is also running for Mayor -- said I couldn't do it. He won. [MORE]
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The first woman executed by Oklahoma since statehood was put to death by lethal injection Thursday night, the second of eight people scheduled to be executed by the state this month. [MORE]
POLICE, THE PRESS AND A POLITICIAN'S RANTINGS by Randolph T. Holhut
DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- When the press shifts into its feeding frenzy mode, it's not a pleasant sight. Views get distorted, reputations get mangled and the truth generally gets ignored. [MORE]
LOS ANGELES -- This vast city's journalistic edge, once as vibrant and celebrated as that of New York and Chicago, has been decidedly dull ever since newspaper rivalries disappeared and the "if it bleeds it leads" paradigm took over tv (I don't capitalize "tv", for that among many reasons. I would rather capitalize "newspaper."). [MORE]
SYRACUSE, Ind. -- Since the real new millennium started, I haven't even hear an excited whisper heard from any of the marketing geniuses who celebrated it a year too early. [MORE]
DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- I love newspapers. [MORE]
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 9, 2001 -- The nine planets of our solar system have gained at least a couple of relatives in the neighborhood, but in a friendly family squabble, scientists say they're not so sure about some others. [MORE]
PRINCETON, N.J. -- After a year of pretending that we were already in the 21st Century, we now are, apparently with universal agreement, in the 21st Century. And thank goodness for that. [MORE]
DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- What are the songs that define the 20th Century? It all depends on who you ask. [MORE]
DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- You might be surprised to know that right now, many women are personally devastated by Robert Downey's recent return to drug addiction. [MORE]
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Hello? No, this is not the Fire Department, you've dialed the wrong number, my name is Soup, but never mind that -- what was on your mind? Afire? That figures. Did you start it? No? Sure now? Well, it never hurts to ask -- you'd be surprised how many people set their place on fire, then change their minds and call us. I mean them. [MORE]
Millennium Editorial: A REVOLUTION OF OUR SOULS
At midnight tonight - and in the swift passage of a single second - a minute, an hour, a day, a month, a year, a decade, a century and the Second Millennium following the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem will come to a close, whether finished or not, perfected or not; and a vast highway flat to the vanishing point, a mountain that dwarfs our lives, a sea of time whose horizon is impossibly far, the Third Millennium, will open before us. But we are human, and our lives, after all, are about tomorrow. [MORE]
DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- Back in the autumn of 1994, when the World Wide Web was still in its infancy and only a handful of newspapers were online, media critic Jon Katz wrote an article called "Online or not, Newspapers Suck." [MORE]
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma received a belated Christmas present worse than any lump of coal: Preliminary Census data show the state will lose one of its six congressional seats. [MORE]
DENVER, Dec. 28. 2000 -- A federal judge agreed Thursday that Timothy McVeigh may forego any further appeals, setting the stage for an execution date to be set for the man who blew up the Oklahoma City federal building. After a half-hour spent questioning McVeigh closely, U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch held "that there is nothing inherently irrational about a person making a decision to accept the judgment of a court." [MORE]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- In mid-December 1968, Douglas C. Englebart and some 17 researchers demonstrated live an online system they had been working on since 1962. Rumor has it that at this public debut of a little box with an electric cord attached, someone in the room jokingly said, "Eeek, it's a mouse." [MORE]
DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- To prepare for the next four years, I spent this past Christmas with "The Sopranos." [MORE]
Copyright 2008 Joe Shea The American Reporter. All Rights Reserved.


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Barrett, Bloomberg launch mayoral ad on gun control measures
Men are part of group composed of more than 900 mayors nationwide
A group that began with 15 city mayors -- including Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett -- has launched a television campaign pushing the U.S. Senate toward a vote on gun control measures.
The group Mayors Against Illegal Guns lists more than 900 members. The group launched a multimedia campaign that will air in 13 states.
"I was one of the founding members," Barrett said of the group.
The television ad asks viewers to "Tell Congress 'Don't protect criminals -- Vote to protect gun rights and our families."
The campaign is being funded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the tune of $12 million.
"Mayor Bloomberg has resources that no other mayor, no other governor, no other Senator, or no other president of this country has," Barrett said.
Barrett said that with Wisconsin's two mass shootings last year, the state is an important part of the debate.
"The assailant had a court order that barred him from having any contact with his wife and barred him from having a gun," Barrett said of the October shooting at a Brookfield spa. "He was able to avoid a background check by simply going on the Internet."
Even though Barrett is a founding member, the group is not airing the commercial in Wisconsin. Group leaders said the commercial is running in states where they hope they can sway Senators who are on the fence about the topic of universal background checks.
Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association is against such a measure.
"It slows down the law-abiding and does nothing to anybody else," he said of the proposal.
Barrett said that with Wisconsin's two mass shootings last year, the state is an important part of the debate.
The Senate is scheduled to begin its debate in about two weeks. Wisconsin Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin have not yet given a comment to WISN 12 News on the ad.