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Are you eager to visit the Lost Continent of Atlantis? Sorry to burst your bubble, but it probably doesn't exist. However, if you would like to build a holiday around visiting mysterious, underwater cities, you will be thrilled to learn that you really do have options! From Europe to the Middle East to Asia, there is an underwater city just waiting for you to explore!
Ladies, if you want to see your man cry during a movie, you might want to try these suggestions instead of The Notebook.
That said – nature knows. They know we have an obsession for cute animals, so they turned several cute animals into lethal assassins. Why? Well, why not, really. Let's take a look at some of nature's best hitmen.
Check out these 8 awesome zombie movies that will give you the insight on how to behave during the zombie-doomsday.
. You may've seen Kubrick's iconic horror "The Shining", well, that's based on King's novel. Remember that movie about the killer clown Pennywise and a bunch of kids? Also King. Carrie – yup, the Master of Horror himself! Even the recent Dark Tower, which, incidentally, was a huge flop, was written by Stephen King. So, with this many proverbial eggs in the baskets, which of his movies and TV shows are actually worth watching?
Meet Andrea from Hamburg, Germany. She's a huge movie geek and loves to travel a lot, so one day she decided to combine these two hobbies!
So many great movies are coming out this year, and not only American blockbusters. This post is all about the Hollywood's underrated Indian cousin – Bollywood. Without further ado, here are 7 most anticipated Bollywood films of 2018.
Scandals can either make or break a movie's box office performance. Controversies can help to attract more people who want to see what all the fuss is about, or they'll just scare everyone away. So, naturally, controversies and scandals aren't always the right answer. You really don't want people to associate your movie with something horrible like sexual abuse, or racism, do you? Here are the top 7 movies destroyed by saucy scandals.
Maybe the visual style doesn't match, maybe parts of the story get lost, or maybe they just cut out too much because of time constraints – whatever the reason, here are some great books that got turned into horrible movies
Here are 9 amazing cases of how the sheer power of circumstance made 9 ordinary people into A-class Hollywood idols.
One famous director once said that 90% of any successful film is casting the right actor. Seems like Hollywood directors would know this truth by now, yet year after year we get incredibly stupid, and outright offensive casting announcements that can and will definitely ruin the movie they'll be in.


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I wrote a post, now at the Guardian where I take issue with the unnecessary mockery and derision aimed at Miss Utah 2013, Marissa Powell. Basically, I'm realising I'm waging a war on an entity I've decided to call "the Internet".
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What can I do with this title anywayIs it just there so I can say "look im soldier?"I might apply for it in 1-2 years, even more probaly lmao, since I'm still a newbie here in the forums. If they still exist, of course.
Tbh this is how it should've been in the first place, Sticki is now my favourite General.Now if only I could thank posts.
I hate little white punks who mess with me, kids like proxy obliterate the forums.
I agree its how it should be now but a big part of the thrill of 2013 was wondering if you were being voted for soldier or not, etc gave the forum a unique feel imo
All of the soldiers hated me so I had no chance.
Weird ass rule but okay, at least benno can finally have solider, even if he didn't earn it 😂
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We're looking for volunteers to assist with this project and I'm also hoping to show it to BBC Spring Watch (which we would involve you with of course).
The goal is to make a bee counter using only visual data captured by the camera module. Specifically to keep a count of bees out and bees in for a particular hive. I don't want this thread to be a discussion of alternative bee counting methods please so no need to post about them, I am aware of them. We're trying to investigate if this can be done using only visual information because a lot of bee keepers don't like to impede the natural flow of bees in the entrance by putting something in their way.
The plan is to have the camera module pointing vertically downwards above the entrance so that the hole is at the bottom of the view. You'll then see bees fly upwards in the view when they leave and downwards when they arrive. The trick is how to identify what is the same bee and how to measure if it's got more up or downward movement. If it's an upward flight then add one to the out counter. If it's a downward flight then add one to the in counter. That's basically all we want.
To give you something to work with I've captured an hour's worth of test video that you can download and try to process. The image below on the left shows my Motorola Lapdock sitting on top of a one of my brothers bee hives with the camera module aiming downwards. The one on the right is a screen shot from the camera viewpoint, you can see some bees at the bottom.
I only used the Lapdock for convenience since it had a battery. Each video is 10 minutes in length and was captured using raspivd with both the -o and the -x parameters. This will output a h264 encoded video along with a file containing the encoding motion vectors. It may be that the vectors are helpful for this, I am not sure so I captured them to disk anyway. Use them if you see fit. The vectors are explained in Gordon's blog post here.
I also used a 16 GB class 10 SD card in a 512 MB Pi 1 model B (all I had to hand at the time). From the playback you'll notice that, now and again, there is a jump. I think this is because so much data was being written to the SD card that the Pi was clearing a buffer or something. I am not entirely sure what caused it. Hopefully it won't cause much of an issue.
Download: https://www.raspberrypi.org/files/bees/
The videos were recorded at 1080p at 30 fps. I am considering doing another set recorded at 640 x 480 / 90 fps if people think this would help?
It doesn't need to be super accurate only good enough to give an indication of hive activity. This is really useful information for bee keepers when they're monitoring the health of a hive and could warn against sudden colony collapse disorder or be an early warning system for swarming.
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It's been five years since we began our journey into the world of Cigar Aficionado. Five years filled with highlights: our first issue, the launch dinner at the St. Regis Rooftop, in New York, the first Big Smoke, the first Night to Remember, in New York, the first Dinner of the Century, in Paris, our first celebrity cover with Rush Limbaugh, the recent shift to a bimonthly publication schedule, and the creation of the Cigar Aficionado Hall of Fame.
With this issue, we reach another milestone; at 580 pages, it is by far our largest issue ever.
Those events are small in comparison to the truly dramatic changes that have occurred in the cigar industry—and in America. Did you ever think you'd see the day when people would publicly defend the rights of cigar smokers? Did you ever think cigar smokers would have an elegant, plush setting where great food is served and the bar is stocked with ultrapremium liquors? Did you ever think you'd see Demi Moore, Linda Evangelista or Claudia Schiffer, three of the world's most beautiful women, smoking cigars?
The cigar industry is flourishing. In the past year, four "majors" in the cigar business have gone public: Consolidated Cigar Co., General Cigar Holdings, J.R. Tobacco and Swisher. Virtually every cigar company with some standing in the industry has experienced tremendous growth. The best barometer of those sales, the market for imported premium hand-rolled cigars, has gone through the roof.
From a static level of about 100 million cigars imported annually into the United States between 1980 and 1992, the market soared to 297 million in 1996 and is on track to exceed an astounding 575 million in 1997. The explosion in retail outlets is also staggering. In 1992, there were approximately 1,200 tobacco retailers in the United States; today, the total stands at about 4,000. Cigar dinners could be counted on two hands in 1992; today, the number approaches 2,500 annually. When we performed our first humidor test, we tested eight brands; at the last Retail Tobacco Dealers of America show, there were 180 humidor brands.
We're constantly asked, "How long can the boom last?" Well, the truth is that it will not last forever. But we are never going to go back to the environment and market size the cigar industry faced in 1992.
Of course, the growth rate of the past two years cannot, and probably should not, be sustained. We need a period of consolidation to stabilize the market, and allow the better manufacturers' production to catch up with demand. One manufacturer has more than $100 million worth of back orders. Prices need to stabilize, too; the huge flood last year of new brands with price tags of $7 and up was too much. The overall result is that the industry has boomed at a time when many pundits were ready to write it off as a historical curiosity.
There are also some things we are proud of. Cigar Aficionado has raised more than $1 million for CaPCure, the prostate cancer research foundation. The monies come from our Big Smokes and our special dinners and auctions.
We also are proud of the team here at the magazine. People constantly tell us that we produce one of the finest magazines in America today--not simply a cigar magazine, but a magazine with a depth and quality that appeals to a wide audience. Receiving Temple University's "Acres of Diamonds" award as the most outstanding consumer magazine launched in the past five years certainly supports that contention. We are equally proud that Cigar Aficionado now has an estimated readership of 1.5 million worldwide.
Most importantly, and we've said this before, none of this would be possible without you, the readers of Cigar Aficionado and our fellow cigar lovers. You have helped create one of the most extraordinary, unexpected and welcome shifts in American culture in recent memory.
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The week in review
Loudest: Venable neighborhood residents outraged over decibel-searing parties go before City Council August 20 to clamor for the death penalty– or at least stiffer fines and jail time– for chronic violators in their 'hood, according to the Daily Progress. Venable-ites would like fines raised from $250 to $1,000 and on up to $2,500 for more than two offenses in a year, but Council decided to revisit the issue after more serious enforcement efforts this fall.
Best decision for Michael Hash: A special prosecutor decides not to retry Hash, who was convicted in 2001 of the 1996 capital murder of Thelma Scoggins, 74, NBC29 reports. In February, a federal judge set aside Hash's conviction, citing police and prosecutorial misconduct.
Best break for Bank of America: Judge Norman Moon nixes Donald Trump's claim of a right-of-first refusal on Albemarle House, the former home of Patricia Kluge now owned by BofA, which foreclosed on the property in February 2011, Samatha Koon reports in the Progress. Already the owner of the surrounding property including the front yard, Trump will have to submit a bid to buy just like anyone else..
Worst granddaughter: Ann Marie Parks, 42, is sentenced to two years in prison August 14 for forging checks and embezzling nearly $100,000 from her grandmother in Nelson County to feed her drug addiction, the News & Advance reports.
Worst beach trip: Ronald Lee Viar of Crozet and city resident Wendy Lisa Cantrell allegedly get into a fistfight in the back of a cab at Myrtle Beach early August 15. The cabdriver, unable to stop their fisticuffs, drives them to the police station where both are charged with criminal domestic violence, NBC29 reports. Cantrell's sister, Anastasia Cantrell, a passenger in the taxi, faces multiple drug and alcohol charges.
Worst back-to-school campaign: Virginia State Police haul out Operation Air, Land & Speed– even though aircraft are not actually used– on Saturday, August 18, saturating the interstate corridors with cops to promote safety and ticket the heck out of speeding students returning to school. In all, there were 2,579 tickets and arrests.
Worst back-to-school idea: Madison schools Superintendent Matthew Eberhardt weighs randomly drug testing student athletes to "protect their best interest," according to NBC29, rather than to protect their Fourth Amendment rights. The program would cost between $8,000 to $10,000 a year to administer.
Least surprising: Lower-income Virginians are least likely to visit a dentist, according to a UVA study. And western and southern Virginia has fewer dentists.
Most surprising dental results: Four rural counties– Charles City, King and Queen, Surry, and Sussex– with relatively high percentages of African-Americans have no dentists at all, reports Terance Rephann from the Weldon Cooper Center and Tanya Wanchek from the School of Medicine.
Most herbicidal: Sugar Hollow residents are alarmed when they learn a VDOT contractor is spraying Roundup all over the right-of-way to control brush instead of less-toxic Krenite. Charlottesville Tomorrow has the story.
Most like Ralph Nader? Former 5th District Congressman Virgil Goode is running for president on the Constitution Party ticket, which doesn't bode well for Mitt Romney in swing state Virginia, where nine percent of voters say they'd vote for Goode in November, according to Time.
Most flush: Governor Bob McDonnell announces a $448.5 million surplus for fiscal year 2012, and it's the third year the state has posted surpluses in excess of $400 million.
Dumbest question: Why is it again that Virginia's funding of its flagship university is so chintzy– $9,445 per in-state student compared to University of North Carolina's nearly $24K?
Best tailgate contender: Southern Living chooses UVA among its top 20 schools for best pre-game celebrations, but fans have to vote online or by smartphone for their school to win. UVA is up against Hampden-Sydney in Virginia, Clemson in the ACC, and some really hardcore Texas and Alabama schools.


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How to Find A Career That Suits You – Move Your A$$ Monday #33
This week Warren discusses how you can find a career that suits you and what you should be looking for in a career.
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Move Your Ass Monday! #33 Finding a Career That Suits You
Hi this is Warren Greshes and welcome to, "Move Your Ass Monday!" I'm here to eliminate all the excuses, get your week started on a high note and make sure you reach your fullest potential.
Ask most people how they got into their job and they'll tell you – "I either fell into it, or my father or mother works in the industry." It's this reason alone why so many people dislike their jobs. The job chose them, they didn't choose it. But this is what happens when you're not quite sure what kind of career or job you're looking for.
How do you decide what job or career best suits you?
At a young age, don't be afraid to try different things. When you first get out of school, it's hard to know what you like, because you have so little experience.
If you're already established in the work place, but working at a job that you hate, you might need to make a career change even though it's scary. Remember, you'll never be as successful as you're capable of being if you don't like the job, because you won't put in the time energy and effort to be successful.
Figure out what it is that you like to do. Don't be afraid to invest in professional help, like a career counselor. It's worth it and so are you. Then, formulate a criteria of your perfect job. List everything you want in a job or career.
What should you be looking for in a career?
- A future
- Training, knowledge, experience. This is crucial, whether you're a recent grad just starting out in the workplace, or a career changer looking to start over.
- Think Long Term. Remember, money is the last thing to come. If you're changing careers, you know you'll have to take a salary hit in the short term. However, you can't possibly believe that if you find a career you love, you won't be motivated to work harder and, eventually, you'll earn more than you ever would have in your old career.
- If you're going to make a career change, plan for it financially. This is one of the biggest reasons people stay in careers they hate. Start your career change plan a year in advance. This gives you time to lower your overhead and sock away some extra money in preparation for the upcoming income hit. Don't worry about staying an extra year at a job you dislike. The mere action of planning this big change will energize you and make the job you hate nothing more than a vehicle towards getting you what you really want. And don't forget, successful people love new challenges.
- Your 1st and most important sale is at home. When starting out on any new venture or career, there will be an adjustment period. Things could be rough at the beginning. You'll probably be working longer hours than you used to. If it's a new sales job, you'll get your brains beat in with rejection at the beginning. The last thing you need is to get your brains beat in when you get home. You need a place where there will always be positive feedback, no matter what. Unless you have total support from your spouse, I would recommend not making the change.
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ABU DHABI, Dec 29: Novak Djokovic got his season off to a perfect start by defeating Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday in the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament.
Djokovic had looked in impressive early season form in Friday's semi-finals, destroying world No.5 David Ferrer in straight sets, while Almagro, a late replacement for the injured Rafael Nadal, was taken all the way by Janko Tipsarevic.
But it was the Spaniard who edged a close first set 7/4 on a tiebreaker, with Djokovic, the winner last year, looking listless at times.
The world No.1 put that setback quickly behind him as he broke Almagro to start the second set, but he failed to turn that into a 2-0 lead as Almagro broke back to level in the next game.
A double-fault from the Spaniard though saw the Serb take back the advantage and this time he held firm to level the set scores.
The decider went with serve until the 10th game when Almagro served up three straight unforced errors to hand Djokovic the win.
"It was a fantastic experience again for me coming to Abu Dhabi. This is a very nice tournament, you always get great matches, very tough matches against top opponents, and great attendance also," said world number one Djokovic.
Almagro added: "I have had a lot of fun and I have to thank the organisers for calling me in the last minute because it is amazing to be here."
The match for third place played earlier was won by Spain's Ferrer as he defeated Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-6 (7/4), 6-2.
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Claudio Miranda never let having little stop him from dreaming big.
He was raised by immigrant parents in the favela (squatter settlement) Jardim Ângela in São Paulo, Brazil, which – along with two neighboring communities – was chillingly referred to as the "triangle of death" by locals for its high homicide rates. In 1990 the United Nations named Jardim Ângela the world's most dangerous neighborhood.
It was a community wearied not only by violence but by its own self-image, Mr. Miranda says. "Something that worries me in the favela is that people do not dream much," he says. "People dream of a car, a house. Of course you need these. But these things do not bring happiness."
Miranda dreamed that his neighbors, especially young ones who fell into drug abuse, would have a place to reimagine themselves creatively through music, video production, art, performances, and education.
Today, his home swarms with kids playing musical chairs, teens filming and editing music videos, and older neighbors sitting in on English classes. He calls his project Favela da Paz – Favela of Peace.
"In a place that used to be so dark and inhumane, and so devoid of light – I say light in a spiritual sense – what they brought was a respite, a bit of hope," says Ruth Andrade, a former environmental development manager at Lush cosmetics who is now self-employed. She has both donated to Favela da Paz personally and arranged for institutions to give it funds.
Miranda traveled a long, difficult road to become a benefactor to his community. He started working at age 9, chasing tennis balls at the country club where his father was a lifeguard. He never finished high school, instead taking on a series of jobs to support his family. He substituted as a tennis partner for club members who practiced alone. He worked as a courier between offices in São Paulo. He set pins in a bowling alley.
"I was really little, but I was already asking, 'Why don't we have a pool, a tennis court?' So I would take the leftover balls and bring them home to host a tennis championship," Miranda says.
Even as he worked menial jobs, Miranda experienced a creative urge when he saw anything – even old tin cans and buckets – that could be used to make music. With friends he formed a band called Poesia Samba Soul. It creates upbeat, groovy tunes that tell nuanced stories about life in the favela, including one about a teen with a large Afro who has trouble finding work after employers interview him, and another about a boy who enters drug trafficking thinking it is the "easy" route, but later learns it is the hardest, in Miranda's words.
"Music educated us," he says.
Miranda began giving music lessons to kids in his family home. (Miranda plays a number of instruments, including the clarinet, saxophone, drums, and guitar, in addition to being a vocalist.)
"I had 40 drumming students and only one drum," says Miranda of his early classes.
One of his students was Raphael Barbosa da Silva. He came to Miranda already burdened by traumatic experiences: From his home in Jardim Ângela Mr. Barbosa had witnessed a massacre at a bar, in which nearly a dozen people were killed. A family friend was left a paraplegic from the incident. While he was still a child, drug traffickers imposed a curfew that kept residents trapped indoors after dark.
Barbosa happened into a course Miranda offered on video editing. There was one computer and one camera for 25 students. Nonetheless he learned how to use the computer, and eventually Miranda asked him if he would film and edit a clip for Poesia Samba Soul.
"It was my first job. For me it was special. I saw that ... I could make videos," Barbosa says. "Favela da Paz is a group of people who want to make a difference, who want to do something to help not just our community but also São Paulo and Brazil using art and video, using culture. That is the most precious thing we have to offer. We are trying to make dreams come true."
Miranda's dream took root when he and his partners fashioned a top-quality sound studio on a floor of the family home his father donated to them. They used discarded items like concrete posts and foam to fashion acoustic insulation. Trash was repurposed to decorate it: A globe-shaped chandelier is made of white plastic cups; a broken microphone, which dangles from the ceiling, holds a single light bulb.
Dozens of bands now record in the studio each month. "Music is very attractive," says Miranda, who sees his project offering youths alternatives to drugs and violence. "A lot of people came to the project that were in crime. They wanted to record music, try out their dream."
The studio costs about $10 an hour to use; the price would be as much as four times higher elsewhere. The funds, in turn, support free Favela da Paz courses. "My idea was always a project that generates income to sustain itself. The music generates that," Miranda says. "We need to be self-sustaining."
In 2010, Miranda officially established Favela da Paz, an umbrella term for the studio and the music, video editing, and graffiti artwork courses that he and his partners teach. They also hold events in the community, such as music festivals and holiday parties.
"He is one of the few people who puts on activities in this area," says Quinho Herculan, who brought his two children to a Sunday party thrown by Miranda, providing a cheery atmosphere right next to an alley used by drug traffickers, a scene that would have been hard to imagine during Jardim Ângela's tougher days.
Some 50 children and their parents played Simon Says and painted on a long tarp set up on Miranda's garage door. A German graphic design student who volunteers at Favela da Paz cleaned up after the kids and poured drinks for them while Miranda distributed goodie bags.
"They are contributing to the community with what they have gained over time," Mr. Herculan says of Miranda and the other volunteers at Favela da Paz.
Community leaders like Miranda are helping residents learn how to assert their rights, Ms. Andrade says. "It's what we call in Portuguese jogo de cintura, which is having your way with things, which is knowing where you stand and using that to achieve your aim.
"They have the same access to drug dealers as they do to the police. They have what I like to call 'earned social power,' " she adds. "They have such a great understanding of the social network that they can use it in their favor ... to keep the kids out of the hands of the drug dealers and almost to build a state of truce."
Jardim Ângela has become significantly safer since it received its troubling UN designation 23 years ago. Community policing efforts have brought better relations and reduced crime, though violent flare-ups between drug traffickers and police are still commonplace.
Miranda walks a delicate line between the two sides. He needs to speak with both traf-fickers and police before hosting public events, asking the former to not sell drugs and the latter to not carry out armed raids against traffickers while the event takes place.
"Those who make art are respected by all sides in the community," Miranda says. "With time, other residents, not just us, learned that they can negotiate space here."
The courses and events at Favela da Paz offer a better alternative for youths in a community where drugs and crime are still rampant. Miranda's ultimate goal is to get young people to think imaginatively about their futures.
"We want people to pass through here," Miranda says, "and then go their own ways."
He cites the case of Barbosa, who now is applying to college to pursue his dream of making documentary films.
"A 15-year-old does not have their mind formed yet. My mind took shape here," Barbosa says. What Favela da Paz teaches, he says, is to have "the intuition of doing something for your neighbor and not for yourself."
• To learn more, go to http://bit.ly/FavelaDaPaz (in Portuguese).
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Bill Kramer receiving treatment
Embattled Wisconsin state Assembly Majority Leader Bill Kramer's office said that he has checked in to a treatment center while fellow Republicans pushed ahead with plans to strip him of his leadership position amid charges that he sexually harassed multiple women.
Kramer's office told WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott that the state representative is receiving unspecified treatment and there is no timetable for his return.
VIDEO: State representative accused of sexual harassment
Republicans with direct knowledge of the situation said Kramer was being asked to resign among charges that he harassed multiple women Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., and again Thursday on the flight back to Wisconsin.
Assembly leadership told Wainscott that a vote will be held Tuesday to decide whether to remove Kramer from his leadership position.
"There was concern for the victims of these incidents and there was concern for Rep. Kramer himself," Republican state Rep. Joan Ballweg said.
Ballweg is among those calling for a Tuesday vote to remove Kramer from his leadership position.
"I feel it is wholly inappropriate in terms of touching, which has been part of the allegations. Of course, any type of verbal abuse," Ballweg said.
Kramer was nowhere to found in the Capitol Monday, having issued a statement over the weekend saying that he was entering treatment following the accusations.
Kramer's aides, meantime, told Wainscott they have no idea when he may return to the Capitol and said they have no information about the nature of the treatment he's undergoing.
The Republicans who know about the allegations said that GOP Assembly leaders met late Friday to discuss the situation and agreed that Kramer should step down as majority leader. They spoke anonymously because attorneys had not authorized them to comment publicly.
Kramer was also asked to consider whether to resign his seat in the Legislature, the Republicans said.
WISN 12 News asked Gov. Scott Walker about the scandal Monday.
"If it's accurate, I think that's a position that -- or someone in that position should not be holding that position if they can't uphold the high trust in public," Walker said.
Kramer, who was first elected in 2006, represents a heavily Republican district and is part of a 60-39 GOP majority in the Assembly.
Kramer and other Republicans from the Senate and Assembly were in Washington on Wednesday for an annual fundraiser held at the offices of lobbying and public relations firm BRG Group.
The Republicans who spoke to the AP said Kramer allegedly groped at least one woman Wednesday night in a bar and said something inappropriate to at least one woman on the flight back Thursday. One Republican told the AP he spoke with the alleged victims and felt the allegations were serious enough to ask Kramer to resign as majority leader.
Kramer, who is single, is an attorney and certified public accountant. He was elected to take over for Scott Suder as majority leader, but the choice divided Assembly Republicans.
The majority leader is second in power only to the speaker of the Assembly. The job involves scheduling bills and directing action during debate.
Kramer was up against Rep. Dean Knudson, and one of Knudson's backers spoke pointedly prior to the vote that Kramer had acted inappropriately in the past.
"That cannot happen ever," Rep. Chris Kapenga said in September. "We can't have sexual innuendos. We can't have bad language in the public."
Kramer is known for his sometimes flamboyant and confrontational style, especially during his previous role presiding over the Assembly.
He often displayed his knack for knowing the legislative district numbers of all 99 members and often broke out into loud laughter while joking with Democrats and Republicans alike.
But he was also visibly testy regarding the frequent protests and interruptions from spectators in the gallery, including during the marathon 61-hour filibuster over the collective bargaining bill in 2011. Kramer was a strict enforcer of Assembly rules barring signs, cameras, clapping or other outbursts.
Kramer also has said he sometimes carries a concealed handgun onto the floor of the Assembly for his own personal safety.


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Maen Rashid Areikat is chief of the PLO delegation in Washington, D.C. That means he is the de facto ambassador of the Palestinian Authority in the United States. Welcome to the program.
MAEN RASHID AREIKAT: Thank you.
SIEGEL: I want to ask you first about what we just heard Leila Fadel say. Is Egypt now the guarantor of this agreement in the Gaza Strip?
AREIKAT: Well, I wouldn't say that, you know, clearly, but this is what the United States and Israel wanted to have. They wanted Egypt to be directly involved, a party to whatever agreement would emerge to end the hostility. So...
SIEGEL: Do you welcome that, that engagement?
AREIKAT: Well, Egypt's role is very important. The weight that Egypt has in the Arab world and their relation vis-a-vis the Palestinians - all the Palestinians without any distinction - I think, is very important, and it does reflect that continuation of that role.
SIEGEL: As Leila Fadel reported, President Morsi has a different political relationship with Hamas than his predecessor. We've seen the Egyptian prime minister, we've seen the Turkish leader, the people from Qatar all visit Gaza, visiting Hamas. Is the Palestinian Authority, the government that you represent, at risk right now being marginalized as Hamas take center stage?
AREIKAT: No, absolutely no. I think when it comes to Egypt, the Egyptians - the new government, the new president made it clear that Egypt will work with all Palestinian factions, would work with the Palestinian Authority with President Abbas as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. At the same time, they will maintain good relationship with other factions, so we are not concerned about that. As for the visit to Gaza, it was coordinated between the secretary general of the Arab League and President Abbas, and our foreign minister was also part of that delegation that went to the Gaza Strip.
SIEGEL: But President Abbas has been regarded, despite Secretary Clinton's visit today, as largely irrelevant to what's been happening.
AREIKAT: He can't be irrelevant. I mean, he is the elected president of the Palestinian people. He also is the chairman of the PLO executive committee, which is the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. Now, the situation on the ground and the Gaza Strip, of course, we all know the realities that the PLO and the Palestinian Authority does not have much control in the Gaza Strip, but this does not mean that his influence is diminishing.
SIEGEL: It certainly didn't have control over the rocket attacks out of Gaza. With those attacks from Gaza against Israeli targets, were they reckless? Did Hamas and others in the Gaza Strip bring on Israeli retaliation on the city of Gaza?
AREIKAT: Well, the thing here is I think we should deal with the root causes. You know, what has not been agreed between the two sides is the most important aspect of this cease-fire agreement, which is how much Israel is going to be willing to ease up and to lift this blockade on 1.7 million Palestinians that have been in place for the last six years. As long as Israel continues this siege, the seeds for violence in the future will continue.
SIEGEL: But you know what people are saying, though. If, in fact, the blockade is now lifted and it's attributed to the deal that ended the most recent rocket attacks out of Gaza, people will say Hamas got the blockade lifted, and that credit will be at the expense of your government.
AREIKAT: Well, the position of the PLO, the Palestinian Authority, has always been very clear. We are in favor of lifting the blockade because it's illegitimate. It's not just, and therefore, it will alleviate the pressure on the people of the Gaza Strip.
SIEGEL: You, the Palestinian Authority, President Abbas are all in the midst of a diplomatic campaign to win admission to the United Nations as a non-member observer state, as opposed to an observer entity. First of all, does that mean a state with two governments, one in Ramallah and one in Gaza, or can you sign a reconciliation agreement soon?
AREIKAT: We are submitting the request to the United Nation General Assembly on behalf of the PLO. We are not submitting it on behalf of the Palestinian Authority nor on any other authorities that exist on the ground. The request will be submitted on behalf of the PLO in its capacity as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
SIEGEL: Again, an observation I've heard from various commentators, this looks at best legalistic, perhaps even theoretical, whereas on the other hand, there's been a real war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. They've been doing the fighting. Palestinians have been cheering them on. Is this really relevant (unintelligible) at the U.N.?
AREIKAT: Well, first of all, you know, we are all pleased that there is a cease-fire, and I hope it will hold because we want to see an end to the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. One hundred forty Palestinians have been killed, more than thousand wounded in a week of continuous Israeli bombardment. And I think our move is political. It will actually, in the long run, enhance the standing of the Palestinian people and allow them to move forward with an end to the conflict with Israel.
SIEGEL: For some time now, Egypt has been trying to mediate some kind of Palestinian reconciliation that would end this rift between the Ramallah government and the Hamas regime in Gaza. Today, have the terms for such an agreement changed? Is Hamas now in a stronger position to get a deal that your government would have to accept because of what they've just negotiated in Egypt?
AREIKAT: I think all Palestinian factions - PLO, Palestinian Authority, Hamas and others - understand that unity is in the interest of the Palestinian people. And I don't think it will be made easier if each faction thinks that the events of the last week have enhanced their position against their other factions. So I think in order to make it happen, we have always supported the interest of the Palestinian people for and foremost.
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Until I ran across this fish sticks recipe in Canal House Cooking Volume No. 6 by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton I was pretty sure these little logs of breaded fish were born in a box. I'd always equated them with childhood dinners and could perfectly envision them sliding out of the box and onto the toaster oven tray. But one look at those panko-coated fingers of cod in Canal House Cooking and it was clear that fish sticks didn't have to exist only in the frozen foods aisle.
Similar to batter fried fish and chips, these fish sticks take the freshest fish, flash fry it to a crisp, season with a bit of salt, and serve with creamy tartar sauce. The coating—a one-two-three dunk combination of flour, eggs, and panko bread crumbs buzzed in the food processor to make them just a bit finer—sits on the pieces of cod for an hour before fry time to ensure that all of that great crunchiness holds on tight in the oil.
Even if you're fish stick-adverse due to too many sad plates of Mrs. Paul's, give these guys a try. Served with fries and tartar sauce they taste like they came fresh out of the fryer of a New England seafood shack, or you could load them into tortilla with shredded cabbage to make Baja-style fish tacos.
Reprinted with permission from Canal House Cooking Volume No. 6 by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, copyright © 2011. Published by Canal House.
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Cut the fish into fat, evenly thick sticks about 3/4 inch thick by 3 inches long. Season them all over with salt and pepper. Dredge the fish, one piece at a time, first in the flour, then in the eggs, then in the panko. If you like, set the fish sticks on a wire rack to rest as you bread them, up to an hour before frying them.
Add enough oil to a large cast-iron skillet to reach a depth of 1–2 inches. Heat the oil over medium heat until it is hot but not smoking, ideally to a temperature of 350°F (use a candy thermometer to check the temperature).
Working in batches to avoid crowding the skillet, fry the fish sticks in the hot oil until golden brown all over, 5–6 minutes. Transfer the fish sticks with metal tongs or a slotted spatula to a wire rack set over paper towels to drain. Season with salt while still hot. Serve with lemon wedges and/or tartar sauce.
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Good job Mike.
I've been following this drama, but I don't get one thing. Was Vitor there at LAX or on a trip? Because he knew he got unplugged (could have seen this in-person, or gotten the notice via email), but he also knew the license plate of the offender (which he could only have known if he was there at LAX). If he was there at LAX, why didn't he swap the cord back himself?


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Today we got word that confirmed what most already knew, with Halo 4 now dropping out of rotation as an eSport in MLG's Winter season, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 would likely be in.
Never played any Halo game but "call of doody" turned into one big pile of steaming shit
That's cause Halo can't be in both gaming networks. Cause of the contracts.
Shame , wonder what the halo pros are gunna do if theres no halo on the pro circuit some of them will probs get a team together for cod , cods a skilled game but it takes more skill to play halo anywho lets see what happens.
I primarily game on my PS3, but I have a 360 and having played a helluva lot of Halo 4 online(current SR rank is 101) I can tell you that Halo is FAR more skill based than COD. It's not even close to Halo. I challenge anyone who is good at COD to try Halo online. You WILL get your ass kicked plain and simple. As far as multiplayer on CONSOLES there isn't a better supported game than Halo. People act like Halo is hacked wide open or something; it's not.In fact my whole time online I have yet to play with a cheater or hacker. I like my PS3 better for exclusives and my 360 better for multiplayer. People need to quit being fanboys and just except the obvious, Halo's multiplayer is better than COD's and better than any multiplayer on PS3.


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The city lost a very important funding opportunity from the state to the tune of $250 million because of this delay. Mike Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, may have been defending his union, but the city lost a major amount of money because of this. Smart public policy would suggest that City Hall and the union make sure this never happens again.
As an enthusiast of how government can operate better, I track policies and procedures in other cities, none of which are as large as ours. In a smaller city, such as Portland, Maine, perhaps an impasse like this could cost some serious money, but doubtfully to the tune of $250 million.
When that kind of funding is at stake, politics should have to wait while schools get the benefits they need. Remember how irate New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was when his state lost valuable Race to the Top money over a bureaucratic snafu?
The agreement that state Education Commissioner John B. King engineered breaks the teacher evaluation process into three parts: student test scores, an evaluation from the individual school, and observational evaluations. The way it sounds, it could take a while to root out under-performing teachers, but the plan is said to speed up the process.
Some people wanted this plan to be temporary, which goes to show you how political this can get. Opponents of the evaluation process know that a new administration is likely to put up less of a fight than Bloomberg & Company.
Evaluating teacher performance is complicated because so much of it depends on variables, such as how involved parents are with their children. A lot of what matters is out of the teacher's control. But there needs to be a sign that no person's career is so safe that noticeable drop-offs in performance are tolerated.
In states where there are already new evaluation processes, most teachers score well above the average, so one would think there is nothing for teachers to really worry about. The important thing is to find a way to root out truly problematic educators in a timely fashion.
This could be an interesting issue for candidates running for mayor. Where would they stand on how teachers are evaluated if the new plan goes away through collective bargaining? What is each candidate's plan to deal with the performances of teachers and students? Do they want mayoral control of the schools system?
It would be wise to drill down and get answers to these questions now rather than later.
The Homes for Heroes Act
Recently, Congressman Al Green (D-Texas) got behind a bill called the Homes for Heroes Act that would make it easier for low income veterans to get housing.
Structurally, this asks that the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs be folded into the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The bill passed in the House by a 420-to-3 margin. This is a good bill, but another important element of housing veterans is giving them the financial muscle toward home ownership.
There is so much housing stock in foreclosure that enticing veterans to own would be beneficial. In cities like Detroit, where the population has dropped by about 200,000, there are too many properties sitting empty.
Veterans have the G.I Bill, which is one of the best things our government has ever achieved. Not all veterans use the G.I. Bill, however. There may be a way to allow veterans to use that benefit differently. If a veteran can go to college and earn an education for $80,000 (that is a conservative estimate), could we allow that to be waived for a $50,000 housing voucher?
This may virtually eliminate the tragedy of having veterans return from serving our country and live in poverty. College is not for everyone, but having a roof over your head is. Maybe a good bill like Homes for Heroes will have a follow-up that would focus on giving them even more.


text: Many of you may not be aware of the good work that the people of the SWARP Foundation are doing. In our first year SWARP (Sergio's Winged tuner Appreciation and Reclamation Project) have rescued two sets of shared D&G winged tuners from their dubious owners, and has given them a second chance to create music again, by matching them up with a loving host guitar that was unfortunate to not come with them in the first place. Today SWARP accepted these winged tuners and are in the process of mating them with a wonderful and caring SE Orianthi model. Studies have shown that 83% of PRS owners are more likely than not, if they feel so inclined, to replace, modify, or even discard winged tuners! Winged tuners are dangerously close to becoming extinct, and many are feared to become mutilated. Do your part and join or support SWARP!


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FCC to Propose New 'Net Neutrality' Rules
Proposal Would Allow Broadband Providers to Give Preferential Treatment to Some Traffic
WASHINGTON—Regulators are proposing new rules on Internet traffic that would allow broadband providers to charge companies a premium for access to their fastest lanes.
The Federal Communications Commission plans to put forth its rules on Thursday. The proposal marks the FCC's third attempt at enforcing "net neutrality"—the concept that all Internet traffic should be treated equally.
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Why remove Mech and Spell...?
Look at my poll! Do you see any mech or spell?
Can you reset the votes I did not vote what I wanted to.
Stop bumping this!! It's pointless, stupid, there's no one left to vote, and-Owait...Nvm
I have a feeling that this poll is going to have a flame war also!
@Master's oldest unanswered postAnd why...?Um, how about no?
is that supposed to bean insult?
No.How can you take me saying that something won't start a flame war as an insult? .-.
It would! Just like mine!
Yes, but in this one people can vote again, lol.
I don't see that I can vote again!
It's going to be reset each Sunday, so you'll be able to vote for cool new members, or not vote for members that you don't like anymore.
Everyone would get annoyed voting again every single sundae!
Stop trying to find reasons to get me to close it
Why remove Mech and Spell...? And people know Luigi by Luigi most the time, lol.
What makes you think I'm doing that?
I know you're trying to do that because you have a thread like this, but it isn't popular, and you want yours to be better.
because he thinks he was the first
I did make the first!
no you didn't lmao
Yes I did!!! Oh and you need to go to here to look up what lmao means!
You didn't. -_-And yes, I know what lmao means.
'lmao' if he didn't know what it meant. Use common sense.
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Goodwood has a reputation of lowered walls between the masses and the motoring glitterati. Let's see who among the many famous wandered into view.
When you look at vintage photography of motor racing, you may be led to believe that back when racing wasn't a global media spectacle, the stars constantly hobnobbed with their fans. This is probably not true. But what certainly is true is that modern motorsports events guard their principal actors behind security systems the Secret Service would approve of. At a Formula One race, or at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you can barely see the pits, let alone the drivers, who speed by behind Armco and barbed wire at 200+ MPH in full-faced helmets.
The Festival of Speed is supposed to be different. For one thing, there are an incredible number of famous people present from all walks of motoring. Racing drivers past and present, rich petrolheads, carmakers: they are all there. Add to that the remarkable access you have to the cars themselves: Porsche 917's and Silver Arrows race full throttle behind a 1950s-style hay barrier and you can walk up to multimillion-dollar racing cars, pat them on their Gurney flaps and no one will chide you.
Let's see the few notables who have walked or driven in front of my camera.
Weird news: Leno is no shorter and no taller than on screen. I ran into him at 10:02 AM as he was giving an interview to a TV crew in front of Goodwood House. He was very nice, posing with kids and giving them autographs. Later in the day, he drove a Harrods-liveried McLaren F1 GTR up the hill.
The great Italian Le Mans winner—his five titles at Le Sarthe are equalled or topped by only four men—was in the Audi area, driving an R15 back to the pits.
Sir Stirling Moss
Britain's "all-around hero"–as the official program called the 80-year-old racing driver—was very active all day, not only for an octagenarian but for anyone out in the wind and the sun all day. He drove his 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 and also the outgoing special edition of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, pictured here, which bears his name. I didn't actually see him out of his many cars, but he came on the screens dotting the are several times during the day.
Sir Jackie Stewart
The hilarious Scot had many of his brilliant blue Matras and Tyrrells on display and on the track. He also spoke on a panel with Alan Jones about modern Formula One, which you'll be able to read about shortly. He is seen here around noon, signing autographs.
Alan Jones
The Australian is the man who gave Sir Frank Williams the first of his seven Drivers' Championships in 1980 with the ground effects FW07. He was on a panel with Sir Jackie and proceeded to sign autographs.
The four-time Indy 500 winner was one of many American racing heroes on the scene, seen here driving up the hill in the 1978 Lola T500 car which gave him his third win at the Brickyard.
You may not know this pipe-smoking Englishman but he is one of the coolest privateers in the sports car community. He has driven his privately entered Ferrari 250 GTO's and Porsche 917's over decades, all painted in Piper's trademark cornfield green. He was a stunt driver for the movie Le Mans and crashed badly during filming, losing one of his legs. This, of course, has not stopped him driving his 917.
In spite of his F1 world title a 13-year-old memory now, Hill still has an incredible cult in Britain. Out of nowhere, he walked past me by the Formula One area, followed by a rooster tail of fans screaming DAMOOOOON at the tops of their lungs. Hill escaped into a VIP area and proceeded to sign a few more autographs before he escaped inside, followed by frustrated cries of more DAMOOOOOOOOON. He is seen here at the moment of escape.


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Rumors have pegged this year's Call of Duty as a sequel to the Treyarch-developed Black Ops. Now, an image of Target pre-order cards running on IGN appears to confirm the title and show a release date of November 13th. If you're keeping score, that's one week after Halo 4.
The release date follows rumors of the game's existence, leaked box art, and leaked screenshots.


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First part of an interview with Tom Fuller & John Wist on October 29, 1996. George Jackson is the interviewer. The men discuss their families and memories of the area (specifically the Holland Marsh). See the Related Descriptions below for the sum...
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The terror threat to the UK has been raised from substantial to severe, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced.
This means that a terrorist attack is "highly likely", although Mrs May stressed that there is no information to suggest an attack is imminent.
She said: "The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) is responsible for setting the national threat level. That informs the decisions of security professionals across the public and private sectors about the appropriate level of security in place across the United Kingdom.
"JTAC's judgements about that threat level are made on the basis of the very latest intelligence and are independent of ministers.
"JTAC has today raised the threat level to the UK from international terrorism from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE. That means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but there is no intelligence to suggest that an attack is imminent."
It is understood that there is no intelligence relating to any specific threat to the forthcoming Nato summit.
The decision comes against a backdrop of increasing concern about hundreds of aspiring British jihadis travelling to Iraq and Syria to learn terrorist "tradecraft", and the murder of American journalist James Foley by an apparently English killer.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the UK's most senior police officer, said Scotland Yard is prepared for an influx in case a swathe of homegrown extremists decide to return at the same time.
In a statement released today, Mrs May said: "The increase in the threat level is related to developments in Syria and Iraq where terrorist groups are planning attacks against the West. Some of those plots are likely to involve foreign fighters who have travelled there from the UK and Europe to take part in those conflicts.
"The first and most important duty of government is the protection of the British people. We have already taken steps to improve our powers and increase our capabilities for dealing with the developing terrorist threats we face. That process will continue and the British public should be in no doubt that we will take the strongest possible action to protect our national security.
"We face a real and serious threat in the UK from international terrorism. I would urge the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to the police."


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Miles Davis seemed to record a lot of his electric music of the early 70's with his noted sense of spontaneity. He had his producer Teo Macero just record whatever he and his players were doing-all of it. And than have individual songs cut for albums later on. He did this on his fusion breakthrough Bitches Brew. And it's a strong possibility he approached his 1972 album On The Corner in much the same way. That accounts for why there have been so many "complete sessions" box sets during the CD era for Miles. And it also points to the general approach Miles came at the whole idea of grooves and rhythm.
Miles said of On The Corner that he recorded the album as a way to "reach the kids" as he put it. Henrique and myself had a very meaningful discussion on this recently. And he bought out an excellent point. Miles was a member of America's silent generation. Musically,this was a generation who championed melody. His own mother had advised him to "always play something you can hum". As an innovator of modal jazz in the late 1950's, Miles tended to view funk's rhythmic base as solely for a dancing mindset. However ,he was able to fuse rhythm and melody here on the song "Black Satin".
Badal Roy's tabla drums and Khalil Balakrishna's electric sitar washes introduce the album. After that Mtume's percussion and Michael Henderson's up-scaling three note bass line kick in to fatten up the groove. Miles plays a high medium pitched,processed trumpet fanfare. He punctuates with single note,percussive hits throughout the song. All between bursts of wah wah guitar,Herbie Hancock's tweeting synthesizer and manic hand claps. On the last section of the song,Miles' solo fives way to the cinematic organ of Harold I. Williams before the tabla/sitar intro that opened the song fades it out.
Miles's On The Corner album is almost like one 54 minute jam sliced into four pieces. "Black Satin" would function as the second segment of that jam. But it has the most melodic content of the entire album. And it comes from Miles' solo too-that aspect of the song you can hum. In terms of harmonic atonality, Miles was inspired by the experimental composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Henderson's bass line and the fast,percussive tempo tell another story. It's based very much on the chase scene music of the blacksploitation films of the day. And this song was used as such in Don Cheadle's film Miles Ahead.
The very first time I heard On The Corner,it was like being transported into a funky utopia. Part of the appeal was that the melodies were so minor or absent. It was like music where every aspect of it was doing it's own dance. As time as passed,this song with it's budding melody epidermises Miles' extending on James Brown's concept of turning his whole band into a drum. Also with the poly rhythms of this groove and the psychedelic sitar soloing, "Black Satin" also blends Afro-Caribbean and Indian flavors for pan ethnic funk delight. It brings Miles' sound into the early forefront of the world fusion jazz/funk sound.


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Record-setting day ends in blown save, Tribe loss
Kluber fans seven straight, 13 total; Kottaras homers in first two at-bats
CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber was better than he's ever been, but John Axford couldn't slam the door.
Kluber set a team record with seven straight strikeouts from the third to fifth innings and established a new career high by punching out 13, but he checked out before the ninth, having thrown 110 pitches.
The Indians' closer blew his second save of the season and second against the White Sox, giving up a three-run homer to Dayan Viciedo in the ninth inning, as Chicago won, 4-3, on Sunday at Progressive Field.
Axford wasn't aggressive, and before he knew it, the White Sox had two runners on and Viciedo standing in the box.
"Two walks, falling behind guys didn't work out in that sense," Axford said. "Two guys were on without even me really challenging them. It wasn't until the guy I challenged, who put the ball in play, that things didn't go well."
Axford walked Gordon Beckham to lead off the ninth on four pitches, struck out Major League home run-leader Jose Abreu, then issued a free pass to Adam Dunn on a full count, bringing Viciedo to the plate.
Facing the White Sox on April 13, Axford gave up a ninth-inning homer to Alexei Ramirez, his first blown save of the season.
With one big swing, Viciedo snatched a series sweep from the Tribe, as White Sox closer Matt Lindstrom came on to record his fourth save of the season.
"I was just looking for a good pitch to hit, a good pitch to make contact with," Viciedo said. "... I think [Axford] made a mistake, and I made him pay for it. I was glad I was able to do that."
Axford leads the American League with nine saves, and with Minnesota coming to town for four games, he needs to move on from Sunday quickly.
"When you have a hiccup, sometimes you lose a game," Indians manager Terry Francona said of Axford. "You certainly want to adjust and get better, but you also have to have a bit of amnesia, come back tomorrow and get a save."
Clearly disappointed, Axford was very quiet after the game, maintaining the perspective Francona needs from a closer.
"I'll chew on it tonight, think about [it], maybe go to some video later, but tomorrow, it's a new day and I'll be back and ready to go like today didn't even happen," Axford said.
The worst part of Axford's blown save was making waste of Kluber's excellent eight innings of work.
"Klubes was so good today, just pitched his heart out," Francona said. "That's about as good as you can pitch."
Working with catcher George Kottaras, who did big things of his own for the first time, Kluber quickly got into a rhythm and coasted through eight innings.
"For the most part, I was just pounding the strike zone and working ahead of guys, keeping the pressure on them," Kluber said.
Kluber gave up a solo homer to Abreu in the first -- his 12th -- then allowed just two more hits and two walks in eight innings, throwing 70 of his 110 pitches for strikes.
"He did everything today," Francona said. "He's so aggressive with the bigger hitters in their lineup. He came in hard, kind of stood them up, opened up the plate for everything else."
Kottaras, called up Saturday when Indians everyday backstop Yan Gomes was put on the paternity list, homered in his first two at-bats. In doing so, Kottaras became the first player in club history to go deep in his first two plate appearances.
"I wasn't trying to do it, but it was a good feeling," Kottaras said.
The Indians stranded 12 runners Sunday, but no one was on base for Kottaras when he hit either of his home runs. Things could have gone much differently for the Tribe, who left two stranded in the second, third, fourth and fifth.
"It seemed like we had multiple chances, but they all came with two outs," Francona said. "Five walks and a hit batsmen … we did have opportunities, but we couldn't spread it out."
Daniel Webb threw an inning of scoreless relief to pick up the win for Chicago before Lindstrom sealed the game.


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Boca burgers and GMO's
Somewhere in all my browsing of recipes on this site, I came across a recipe that called for vegan boca burgers. A poster then stated that boca burgers used GMO soybeans. Wow, I thought, that's not so good. So I went home and looked at the Boca boxes currently living in my freezer and saw the statement non-GMO right on the box. So, I feel better, and figured I'd share this with you if you are inclined to have such things on hand for a quick meal.
But all soybeans will be GMO soon if they aren't already. Monsanto will see to it. Watch the documentary Food Inc. where they talk about the soybeans. Here is a preview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh8c9OUti4c
Here is an article about a recent Monsanto protest. I agree we should transparency in our food system and know if we are buying GMO products. I would like independent safety testing, but until then I would protest and avoid any GMO seeds and products.