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Andres Kudacki, Associated Press
There was much weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth when the Academy Awards nominations were announced and none of the major nominees were people of color. On social media, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite has trended heavily, and black host Christ Rock is getting repeated calls to abandon his post because the Oscars are so demonstrably racist.
But are they?
I'm willing to bet that if you polled every single Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences member who voted on this year's nominees, not a single one would admit that racial considerations had any bearing on their votes. What's more, I'm sure that every one of them truly believes that. I don't think there are many closet Klansmen lurking in the halls of Hollywood studios. So when actors and directors and other creatives in the Academy insist that they're not racists, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
But the truth is that the answer to my question isn't that simple.
I'm not a member of the Academy, but if I were, I almost certainly wouldn't have voted for "Straight Outta Compton" or "Beasts of No Nation," two films with predominantly black actors that many feel were snubbed this time around, for the simple reason that I haven't seen them.
But why haven't I seen them? Is it because I'm a racist?
I certainly don't think so, but, again, it's a tougher question than it appears on the surface. I probably see about 10 to 15 movies a year in an actual theater, and most of them are "event films" such as "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" or the latest big-ticket spectacle with superheroes and explosions. Every once in a while, my wife convinces me to see a chick flick with her, and so, as far as our film consumption goes, that's about it. Neither "Straight Outta Compton" nor "Beasts of No Nation" fits those descriptions, so when we were considering a night out at the movies, those two films just never came up.
I can hear my accusers now. "Well, they should have come up, Bennett! The fact that you didn't even consider seeing those movies means you're a racist, and you don't even know it."
I don't think that's fair. While I do think it would be nice if people made a greater effort to expand their entertainment choices beyond the comfortable and familiar, it's also true that I have a great deal of activities and people competing for my time, and increasing my entertainment consumption is not a top priority. And, like anyone else, when I do take the time to go out on the town, I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody; I'm just looking to be entertained. Which means, when left to my own devices, I'll still probably choose the option where I get to see a lot of cool things blow up.
Now, I recognize that Academy voters are not casual moviegoers, and they have a responsibility to see what's out there to make an informed decision. But the reality is that they, like me, probably tend to focus more on choices that correspond to their own tastes, which means they unwittingly overlook movies that might deserve greater attention. And while I don't think they do so with any degree of racial animus, the end result often appears to be the same as if they had.
Still, I don't think it helps anyone to point fingers and make accusations. But I do think everyone has cultural blind spots that ought to be challenged whenever possible.
"Beasts of No Nation" is on Netflix. This weekend, I'm going to check it out.
Jim Bennett is a recovering actor, theater producer and politico, and he writes about pop culture and politics at his blog, stallioncornell.com.
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Mark Hammett said he wasn't confused, but it's difficult not to be after watching the Hurricanes latest performance.
Few teams can score five tries and 44 points and still lose, but even less can win when they concede 49.
"We'll review the [defensive] system and there will be nothing wrong with that side of it," Hammett said after the match when asked about the leaky defence. "It will be individual errors."
A quick review of turnstiles suggests that assessment's not entirely wrong.
Ben May rushed out of the line to open a barn door for Colin Slade. James Marshall was stood up by Kade Poki in a space the size of a phone booth. Jack Lam fell off Hosea Gear, and Mark Reddish slid ineffectively across Elliot Dixon.
That's four of the Highlanders six tries accounted for, but it does not get to the root of a problem that has dogged the Hurricanes throughout Hammett's tenure.
Languishing in 11th place after their ninth loss, this year's side have conceded the fourth most points and fourth most tries (46) in Super Rugby behind the Kings, Rebels and Highlanders.
During each of the past two seasons the Hurricanes were the sixth worst in points conceded.
Hammett and assistant Alama Ieremia have regularly defended their systems despite seemingly frequent breaches.
Opposition tries are often referred to as "soft" and defensive lapses put down to one-on-one missed tackles.
But why is the problem getting worse? Do the players not understand the system? Is it attitude? Is it now confusing the coaching staff?
"I'm not saying its confusing. It's something that comes about through some inexperience," Hammett said. "I don't want to use that as an excuse, but I'm trying to find a reason, that's the thing we do [as coaches]."
So the search will continue in Christchurch next week where containing the Crusaders will be the Hurricanes biggest challenge.
In the meantime Hammett will cling again to the one thing his side do consistently well, score tries.
"There's lots of parts of that game that you could show at a coaching clinic, like how to maintain ball, how to get over the advantage line, how to hit close and open up gaps and when to miss that and go in behind," he said.
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Recent changes to feature-requestshttps://sourceforge.net/p/dcfldd/feature-requests/2008-01-31T04:00:44ZSpecify count= in bytes2008-01-31T04:00:44Z2008-01-31T04:00:44ZDavehttps://sourceforge.net/u/dloveall/https://sourceforge.net8634b3776f6792c206b2a1c0e8156ca1e5ebc68b

The patch below allows the user to specify an arbitrary limit to the size of the input in bytes. The following commands generate the same value:

dcfldd if=/dev/sda bs=1234 count=1 | md5sum
 dcfldd if=/dev/sda bs=1 count=1234 | md5sum
 dcfldd if=/dev/sda bs=1024 limit=1234 | md5sum

This allows for aligned block reads, as required. In particular, this is useful for verifying the hash of a destination drive that is larger than the original source drive.

count and limit are mutually exclusive. Whichever occurs last on the command line takes precedence.

Dave

Allow user entered sizes for time calculations2008-01-31T00:24:12Z2008-01-31T00:24:12ZDavehttps://sourceforge.net/u/dloveall/https://sourceforge.netd4d8a30be1556a1c7145bbcd381dbc025a870331

In the event that the input is from a stream which has a known size, it would be nice to provide a method to provide the size to dcfldd for time estimation purposes. This patch implements this as an extension to the sizeprobe= option.

In the event that sizeprobe=XXX is provided and XXX is neither if or of, it attempts to parse the value as a number in the same method as bs, etc (allowing suffixes).

A situation where this would be useful is when a split file is going to be restored. The size can be provided (either precisely or by estimate):

dcfldd if=/dev/sda sizeprobe=if split=1G of=test
 cat test* | dcfldd of=/dev/sdb sizeprobe=100G

where sda is 100G and sdb is not (else, it would be possible to use sizeprobe=of).

Dave

Support dmgpart naming convention2008-01-30T21:32:21Z2008-01-30T21:32:21ZDavehttps://sourceforge.net/u/dloveall/https://sourceforge.netad9889c893a5bf29a9f9708c505a9cb6c9041983

Segmented dd images are recognized natively by OS X, if named in the format:

test.dmg
 test.002.dmgpart
 test.003.dmgpart
 ...

This is a patch that adds support for this naming structure. It is called using splitformat=MAC. If the number of file segments exceeds 999, the file names will have additional characters. I am unaware how OS X treats this.

Dave

Don't sync at the end of drive2008-01-30T20:20:38Z2008-01-30T20:20:38ZDavehttps://sourceforge.net/u/dloveall/https://sourceforge.net028ad02fe5f8f5d02c9abd276d308f5a2e266895

Currently, if a read is done of a hard drive using sync and a large block size that is not an integer multiple of the drive, the input and output files will end up as different sizes. As such, it makes things like hashing a bit more complicated. The patch attached below attempts to provide a fix by utilizing the size probe functionality.

Scenario:
 dcfldd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=1024 count=3

With the patch, the hashes generated by these two processes are the same:
 md5sum test
 dcfldd if=test bs=2048 conv=sync sizeprobe=if | md5sum

More realistically, imagine a drive of size 120000000000 bytes being read. In order to not add (null) bytes to the end of an image, it would be necessary to read using bs=4k (or smaller). With the above patch, the drive could be read with bs=32k, or other (more efficient) block size.

If more data is read from the drive than what sizeprobe predicts, that data is not truncated.

Dave

Improve "const correctness"2005-07-24T19:04:11Z2005-07-24T19:04:11ZMarkus Elfringhttps://sourceforge.net/u/elfring/https://sourceforge.netaab7bd0077422012b92493d3b9948ec72211ce3d

Would you like to apply the advices from the article
 "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Const_correctness" to
 your sources?
 I suggest to add the key word "const" to the type
 specifiers for parameters like the following.
 - str (functions "parse_conversion", "hex2char")

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/dcfldd/dcfldd/dcfldd.h?rev=1.7&view=markup

- pattern (functions "make_pattern", "replicate_pattern")

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/dcfldd/dcfldd/pattern.h?rev=1.3&view=markup

Release Win32 Binaries2005-05-06T14:57:45Z2005-05-06T14:57:45ZJesse Kornblumhttps://sourceforge.net/u/jessekornblum/https://sourceforge.net8b385a14135678180b3e211af9ebc72354209da0

Could you compile a binary of this package for Windows
 systems? Many Windows users don't have the ability to
 compile dcfldd. Thanks!


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'Slide job' pledge with Stewart drains Logano's wallet
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Keelan makes a regrettable deal with DeLana, more tweets
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What it's like to eat a 'pork chop sandwich' at Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, Ohio -- A couple of factoids you may or may not know -- Tony Stewart owns a race track (Eldora Speedway) and he also owns a pet pig (which he's nicknamed 'Porkchop'). Porkchop and I are wore out after watching the truck race #Porkchop pic.twitter.com/VyrMHubRsF — Tony Stewart (@TonyStewart) May 17, 2014 Another little tidbit -- on site at Eldora, where the Camping World Truck Series will be putting on arguably the most anticipated show of the season in Wednesday night's Aspen Dental Dirt Derby (9 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), there is a vendor selling pork chop sandwiches . Dark? Yes. In poor taste? Not at all. Quite delicious, actually. I hear the guy who owns Eldora has a pet pig named "Porkchop." Dark? Yes. Poor taste? Nope. Delicious. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Ooneuy1S9j — Pat DeCola (@Pat_DeCola) July 20, 2016 You can judge a sandwich (or most foods, honestly) by the "Seventh-bite factor," which is a term that I literally just made up as I started writing this sentence. But hear me out. It's easy enough for a food to catch you off-guard -- good or bad -- on the first bite. When you find yourself saying "Oh my gosh, this sandwich," seven bites in, you know you've got yourself a sandwich among sandwiches. Boylan's Original Pork Chop Sandwich is that kind of sandwich. I mean, just look at it. Boylan's Original Pork Chop Sandwich (est. 1967) @EldoraSpeedway . #NASCAR #AspenDerby pic.twitter.com/ox1gadBU3P — Pat DeCola (@Pat_DeCola) July 20, 2016 It looks so simple -- the thing is enclosed in literally just a run-of-the-mill, store-bought plain hamburger bun -- but you can tell just from the picture that it's tasty AF. The secret is the marinade, which, just guessing, is a secret in itself. But whatever marination process that led to this perfectly seasoned pork tenderloin resulted in a delectably tangy-yet-sweet creation that had me actually considering getting another despite a serious lack of room in my stomach. Oh, and about that pet pig? Sorry, Porkchop. I recommend this sandwich. #NASCAR #AspenDerby pic.twitter.com/eVEPMkszZJ — Pat DeCola (@Pat_DeCola) July 20, 2016
@nascarcasm: Q&A with a 'salty' Loudon Lobster
Prior to Sunday's New Hampshire 301 (1:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, we had an opportunity to sit down with the famous Victory Lane Lobster to get his thoughts on NASCAR and his prominence in Loudon's Victory Lane. What follows is a transcript of the conversation. We tried to edit as much of the profanity as we could. NASCAR.COM: Thank you for joining us today. I know you have a busy schedule. LOBSTER: "Busy schedule?" What the hell are you talking about? I live in a crevice on the ocean floor. Occasionally I scavenge for mollusks. I mean, at least read Wikipedia about my average day before asking stupid questions. I should pince your ass for that. NASCAR.COM: Understood. So what brought you into NASCAR? LOBSTER: What brought me into NASCAR? Well, that'd be some track promoter who thought it'd be really swell and good to bring a live sea creature into Victory Lane for a photo op. I mean, I live on the BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. Do you think I like flash bulbs, let alone being dangled up there like some unwilling crustacean Simba? YEAH, THAT'D BE A NO. Seriously, you're a f---ing idiot. NASCAR.COM: Is it true that lobsters don't feel pain? LOBSTER: That's just some cockamamie bulls--t you humans tell yourself to assuage yourselves from guilt when you dunk one of us into the boiling cauldron of death. It's crap, just like your vortex theory. Do we feel physical pain? I guess not. But emotional pain? Yes. The lobster struggle is real. You gotta have a thick skin. Or exoskeleton. Whatever it is, I forget. Doesn't matter. NASCAR.COM: You seem angry. LOBSTER: Oh, DO I? REALLY? (SMACKS INTERVIEWER IN HEAD WITH PINCER. INTERVIEWER STARTS BLEEDING.) Why does it have to be a lobster? How about a shark? Yeah -- a shark in Victory Lane with the race winner. But OH NOOOOOOOO, we can't do that. Sharks get all the love. Sharks get THEIR OWN WEEK. WHERE IS LOBSTER WEEK, HUH? WHERE IS 'LOBSTER-NADO'? *(Public relations handler restrains lobster.)* NASCAR.COM: So, what do you do during the race? LOBSTER: Well, I have one last meal of kelp or seaweed -- I dunno, it's some leafy vegetable that I steal from Danica Patrick 's hauler once she's done Instagramming it. If I can escape, I scamper around the garage area lightly pincing tires so they'll blow during the race and send someone in the wall. OH, that's fun -- team will blame Goodyear, Goodyear will blame the team, and I just sit back, drumming my pincers. Or I'll pinch butts and when the victim turns around all mad and stuff, I'll gesture toward Tony Stewart and blame him. What would YOU do if you knew you had three hours to live? Or 27, assuming there's a rain delay, dumbass? NASCAR.COM: What's your favorite part about being dangled in Victory Lane by the race winner? LOBSTER: OK, can we please maybe ask an intelligent question? I've got less than three days to live and I'm wasting it yapping to some woefully unprepared human. Would you like it? First off, the driver smells like death because he's been sweating like a mother for three hours. THEN, they hold you up for PICTURE after PICTURE after PICTURE. With your claws bound, because OHHHHHH, can't hurt precious little driver man. Think Brad Keselowski 's hand was good and bloodied when he sliced it open on the champagne bottle that one time at Kentucky? THAT'S NOTHING compared to what I would do to him. COME ON COWARD, TAKE THESE OPPRESSIVE RUBBER BANDS FROM MY PINCERS AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN. NASCAR.COM: Any Victory Lanes you've particularly enjoyed? LOBSTER: OH yeah -- the one with Kyle Busch last year. I mean, get a look at Samantha's face. People say she's scared. NAH, she's impressed. You can't dangle six pounds of meat like this without impressing the ladies. She's ACTING all freaked out but she'd swipe right if she saw this sexy cephalothorax on CrusTinder. NASCAR.COM: Wait -- so you're skilled with the ladies? LOBSTER: I try to work my game with them at the track as much as possible. Although, there's miscommunication all the time. I mean, when I offer to give someone crabs … NASCAR.COM: OK, let's just stop right there. Who is your favorite NASCAR driver? LOBSTER: That Ryan Newman fellow. He has no neck and neither do I, really. NASCAR.COM: What was the strangest Victory Lane? LOBSTER: Clint Bowyer. Dude was confused. Held me up and yelled "WELL DIP MY BALLS IN BUTTER AND SQUAT ME IN A ROOM FULL OF KITTENS -- THIS HERE OCEAN SCORPION'S BIGGER N' A HAY BALE, Y'ALL!" NASCAR.COM: Who are you rooting for on Sunday? LOBSTER: Landon Cassill . He doesn't eat meat, so I'd be safe. Hell, perhaps I'd become his pet. Landon Cassill , taking his pet lobster on a leash for a walk. My God he'd probably Snapchat the hell out of that. NASCAR.COM: Anything else you'd like to add? LOBSTER: Yes. You suck as an interviewer. I can't believe my final interview before my demise is this one. All that's left for me is to be paraded around Victory Lane, then bronzed and mounted like some crustacean Han Solo in carbonite. This sucks. Lobster out.
Dale's call: Bowman misses FaceTime with boss
LOUDON, N.H. -- We found out earlier this weekend that Alex Bowman is prone to missing important phone calls, but you'd think when the boss man tries to FaceTime, he'd answer. Not quite. RELATED: Bowman gets call to jump in No. 88 -- sends it to voicemail After placing eighth in Saturday's AutoLotto 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bowman -- tapped to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Sunday's New Hampshire 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event -- mentioned in his post-race press conference that Junior "loves to FaceTime." But he's never answered the, for lack of a better term, Dale Call. "I don't think I've ever actually answered any type of video chat from him," Bowman said. "Definitely missed a few from him." Race weekends are busy, sure, but you'd think the 23-year-old would jump at the opportunity to take a video chat from the man for whom he's subbing, knowing Earnhardt is hanging around his house, bored and probably Netflixed-out as he recovers from concussion-like symptoms. "Dale's probably sitting at home, super bored, watching the TV," said Bowman, who will line up 20th in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. "He's probably criticizing what I did today, saying 'Why didn't you do a better job?.' I don't know; he's probably just really bored at home trying to talk to everybody last night. "I just know that everybody's phone kept ringing (Friday) night. I was in the shower, (spotter) TJ Majors told me that he was in the shower and his phone rang three times. So, Dale was just wanting to talk." </p>
Stewart talks special moment with Gordon post-Indy
RELATED: Race results " Standings " Chase Grid " See the moment SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- With the field lined up for the first of what turned out to be two overtime restarts Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart clicked his radio and made a request. "Tell (the 88) after this is over let's go around the track one more time together," Stewart, co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing and driver of the organization's No. 14 Chevrolet, said. Stewart, a three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and twice a winner of the The Combat Wounded Coalition 400, wanted to slow down instead of go fast, and soak in the moment with a familiar foe and friend, regardless of how his final race at IMS ended. Jeff Gordon , driving the Hendrick Motorsports entry in relief of Dale Earnhardt Jr. , was more than willing to oblige. Hours earlier, Gordon had paid tribute to Stewart, acknowledging him and what he has meant to NASCAR during the morning drivers' meeting. RELATED: Gordon talks return, Dale Jr. " WATCH: Gordon climbs in No. 88 So before race winner Kyle Busch made it to Victory Lane, prior to he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates gathering to kiss the bricks on the finish line, Stewart and Gordon, two old warhorses with a combined seven championships and 142 Sprint Cup Series wins between them, slowly circled the 2.5-mile track one final time to the cheers of the fans and many of those still on pit road. MORE: Relive 'Smoke's' 49 career victories Afterward, Gordon climbed from his car and approached Stewart; the two hugged on pit road amid a throng of reporters. "I can say that just ranks in the top-three coolest moments of my 18 years in this series," said Stewart, who will retire from Sprint Cup racing at season's end. "To share that moment with Jeff here at Indianapolis, I don't know. I don't even have the words for it. That is a moment that I will remember for the rest of my life." For the record, Stewart finished 11th in his final Sprint Cup start at the famed Brickyard. It was a hard-fought 11th with the 45-year-old rallying from a lap down after running strong in the first half of the 170-lap race. Gordon, scheduled to make at least one more start next week at Pocono's Pennsylvania 400 in relief of Earnhardt Jr., rallied, too, to finish 13th. "Tony and I have gone through a lot over the years," he said. "But he and I have become really good friends. ... I'm just so proud that I was able to be here and race with him in his final race (at Indy)." Stewart ran as high as second early, moving up from his No. 3 starting position in spite of a slow takeoff when the race went green. Crew chief Mike Bugarewicz and the pit crew continued to make adjustments throughout the first half of the race, keeping Stewart inside the top 10, but at one point admitted to his driver, "We're just barely keeping up with the track." Stewart hit pit road at Lap 119 under green, and when the caution came out for an incident involving David Ragan , it appeared the move might work in the team's favor -- others that hadn't pitted would come to pit road, allowing Stewart to gain track position. But a speeding penalty negated any advantage, and Stewart instead found himself in 31st and one lap down. By then, it was too late to change game plans, according to Bugarewicz. "Normally you would say yes when it's early in the race," he said. "When it's late in the race like that, your fate's almost ... you just have to race for the (free pass) and hope you get it like we did. That's all you've got. "Nobody was going to pit again if it stayed green because they're already in the last fuel window so at that point it was just ... banking on getting a caution and being the best car out of the cars that were a lap down to get the lucky dog, which is what we did. 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But with Indy in his rearview, Stewart wasn't in a hurry to look too far down the road. "It was an awesome weekend," he said. "Everything went the way we wanted it to, we just came up short today. "I had fun all day and had fun all weekend. ... Everybody tried to make my weekend as easy as possible. It really gave me the opportunity to savor the moment and enjoy it." MORE: 'Smoke' receives unique gift from Indy
Kyle Busch holds off Harvick for third straight XFINITY win
RELATED: Full race results " Series standings " Every winner in 2016 SHOP: Busch gear SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- About the only thing Kyle Busch didn't win on Saturday was the one prize he wasn't eligible for. But the driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won everything else, capping a phenomenal day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a victory in the Lilly Diabetes 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race -- and he did so with tires that were 23 laps older than those of his pursuers. Busch led 62 of 63 laps but had to hold off Kevin Harvick on a two lap dash in overtime to win for the third time at the Brickyard, the seventh time in 11 starts this season and the 83rd time in his career, extending his series record. The XFINITY race was actually the fourth competition Busch won on Saturday. First, he won the top starting spot for the Lilly Diabetes 250, the 54th pole of his career. Next, he won the pole position for Sunday's Crown Royal 400 (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN), one of the marquee NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events of the season. After that Busch led all 20 laps and took the checkered flag in the first heat race under the XFINITY Series' final Dash 4 Cash event of the season. Busch didn't win the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus, a prize available only to series regulars. That check went to Justin Allgaier , who rolled home in fifth place, the highest finisher among the four drivers who earned eligibility in the heat races. Busch, however, has one more mountain to climb. On Sunday, he'll attempt to complete his second straight weekend sweep at the vaunted Brickyard. Busch held off Harvick, third-place finisher Paul Menard and fourth-place Kyle Larson even though Busch had stayed out on old rubber while those behind him pitted for new tires under the first caution on Lap 50. "The new tires for those guys were good for them but not so good for us," Busch said. "I just dug in deep and gave it everything I had. I knew I had to get really good restarts. On the second-to-last one (on Lap 54), I got a really good one, and then the last one (on lap 62 in overtime), it was OK. "I got an OK one, and I saw Harvick pull out… but he never got alongside of me. I never felt him close enough that he was going to pull alongside. ... It's a pretty awesome feeling to be able to go back to Victory Lane here this year. We're sitting on the pole tomorrow, and hopefully we can have another sweep here." Busch had a lead of more than eight seconds on Lap 48 of a scheduled 60 when JGR teammate Erik Jones , the wire-to-wire winner of the second heat race, blew a right rear tire entering Turn 1 and spun, causing the afternoon's first caution. While Busch and series leader Daniel Suarez stayed out on old tires, the remaining eight lead-lap cars came to pit road. Busch survived the restart on lap 54, but a lap later, ay Black Jr. and Harrison Rhodes wrecked off Turn 2 to bring put the second yellow and force the overtime. On the Lap 62 restart, Harvick pushed Larson, then ducked to the inside but was reluctant to take a bad angle into the first corner. As Harvick and Larson battled briefly for second, Busch pulled away and ultimately crossed the finish line .411 seconds ahead of Harvick's No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. "I really thought I could beat him down the backstretch if I got off of (Turn) 2 well and could clear the 42 (Larson)," Harvick said. "I got to the inside and kind of hit the chip and decided to hold the line up a little bit and try to get a run, and the 42 got stuck on the outside and that ruined my plan. "But our goal was to overachieve today, and we did that and capitalized on some situations and had a couple of good restarts and wound up second. All in all, it wasn't a bad day." Just nowhere near as good as the one Busch had.


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Are You Stuck in the Day-to-Day Operations of Your Business?
As a business owner you need to stay focused on those areas of your business that ONLY you can do. Some examples of what you should be doing are such things as your Big Picture Vision, Marketing and Sales, Content Creation, Delivery of Services, JV Partnerships and Speaking and Teaching. Everything else you need to get off your plate.
Is Managing Your Virtual Team Stressing You Out?
Today, I am going to share with you how an Online Business Manager reduces your stress in the managing of your virtual team.
Without a doubt managing a team is one of the most stressful roles for the business owner. You hire people to take things off of your plate, but many times you find that it is a frustrating and time consuming task. You would rather do anything else but pick up one more call or email giving direction to and following up with someone to make sure things get done.
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Today, I am going to share with you how partnering with an Online Business Manager can increase your bottom line by managing your revenue streams.
It takes focus, strategy and planning to get all those great ideas out of your head and into products and services that support the needs of your target market and of course generate revenue for your business. Many entrepreneurs are awesome on the creative side of things – coming up with endless ideas for products and services that can serve their market, but fall short on the implementation. Online Business Managers are skilled at helping the business owner harness those ideas, develop the concepts and create strategies to implement.
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Online Business Managers will step in and perform tasks when appropriate, but primarily must stay focused on the bigger picture for the growth of the business. When your OBM is trying to perform the many tasks that should be delegated to other virtual professionals things begin to fall through the cracks and the business suffers.
Managing Your Marketing Implementation
Are you on information overload when it comes to marketing your business? If you are you are not alone. I hear from business owners almost every day that they are confused about what marketing tools to use and can't find the time for the learning curve and implementation.
Managing Your Speaking Engagements
In my opinion, a Motivational Speaker has the best job ever! When they are speaking they are changing the world – one room of humans at a time. They stand in front of groups of people, sometimes in very plush and comfortable environments and other times, not so much, all for the opportunity to share their skills, experiences, and hearts with a world that is seeking to be motivated and guided.
Managing Your Joint Venture Partnerships
Forming Joint Venture Partnerships can be a powerful marketing tool in building your list and generating revenue in your online business by forming a partnership with others. A common frustration for a busy entrepreneur is finding the time to seek out, develop and implement a joint venture when the business owner is already swamped with the day-t0-day tasks of running the business.
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Managing Your Website(s)
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Raffaello Hotel, Chicago
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 170 smoke-free guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Rooftop terrace
- Breakfast available
- Health club
- Valet parking
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- ATM/banking services
- Laundry service
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- In Gold Coast
- John Hancock Center (0.1 mi / 0.2 km)
- Chicago Water Tower (0.3 mi / 0.4 km)
- Millennium Park (1.3 mi / 2.1 km)
- Art Institute of Chicago (1.5 mi / 2.4 km)
- Tribune Tower (0.7 mi / 1.1 km)
Raffaello Hotel, Chicago
Hotel Info: 866-266-9798from $197 CAD
- Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed
- Standard Room
- Classic Room, 1 King Bed
- Grand Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed
- Double Room, 2 Double Beds
- Complimentary Upgrade to Deluxe Suite
Also popular with travellers from Canada
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 170 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 18 floors
- Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Valet parking *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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- Breakfast (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Health club
- Fitness classes on site
- Water skiing on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Rooftop terrace
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Down comforter
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Premium bedding
- Partially open bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Premium TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Kitchenette
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Raffaello Hotel, Chicago's small print
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- Raffaello
- Raffaello Chicago
- Raffaello Hotel
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Parcel deliveries will be accepted only for guests in house or checking in on the day of receipt with a 10 USD surcharge. Any deliveries received before or after a guest's stay will be returned. The hotel cannot be held responsible for lost or damaged goods. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Mandatory fees
Deposit: USD 100 per night
Optional extras
Early check-in can be arranged for an extra charge of USD 50
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of USD 60
Self parking costs USD 36.00 per night with in/out privileges
Valet parking costs USD 66.00 per night with in/out privileges
Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Breakfast costs between USD 12 and USD 18 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.1 /5 from 1270 reviews
This hotel is wonderful!! The staff are outstanding. We stayed in a suite that had a murphy bed, pull out & separate king. The location is perfect, beside John Hancock building. The Drum Bar has a nice outdoor patio. You will need to reserve if you want to sit out there as it is very busy. Younger crowd at night. Michigan is one block away & the action on rush street is about a 10 minute walk. The lake is one block the other way. Would definitely stay again!!
staff were exceptional...upgraded room,friendly delivery of luggage,helpful directions,warm interaction with guests...just everything that makes your stay so enjoyable.
The free wifi was great but it was a bit weak and cut out sometimes. Also your elevators are small and tend to get crowded, sometimes taking longer than I'm used to waiting. Not a big issues at all, just something I noticed.
We spent a relaxing weekend. I shopped while my husband read. The boutique hotel is small, quiet, and welcoming. Room service breakfast is terrific. The no pet policy is so very important to me as I am asthmatic. The area has tons of options for restaurants and shopping. The Hancock building is next door.
Great location, staff and amenities. Will return.
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Hôtel Splendor Elysées, Paris
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 24 guestrooms
- Breakfast available
- Room service
- Spa services
- Business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Laundry service
- Meeting room
- Hair salon
- Multilingual staff
- Concierge services
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- In 17th Arrondissement
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For families
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Coffee/tea maker
- Elevator/lift
- Minibar
Hôtel Splendor Elysées, Paris
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $76
- Single Room
- Comfort Double Room
- Superior Room
- Superior Room
- Classic Room
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 24 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-out time is Noon
- Express check-in
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
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- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Business center
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
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- Elevator/lift
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- Splendor Paris
- Hôtel Splendor Elysées Paris
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- Splendor Elysées Paris
- Splendor Elysées
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.65 per person, per night
Optional extras
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 14 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Excellent 4.2 /5 from 87 reviews
Nice hotel, very comfortable rooms friendly staff, good location !
Good hotel and value, but a bit far
nice interior, comfy rooms
Quiet small hotel in a quiet side street with cool decor (it's magic themed). Close to the métro (connecting to Gare du Nord) and the park.
Great hotel at a great location! Many bars and restaurants just a few steps away. Would come back for sure.
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Never Take Candy From A StrangerDirector: Cyril Frankel
Cast: Cyril Frankel, Gwen Watford, Patrick Allen, Felix Aylmer
In a small Canadian town, an elderly and well-respected man is accused of making sexual advances toward a very young girl.
In a small Canadian town, an elderly and well-respected man is accused of making sexual advances toward a very young girl.
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Cast & Crew
|Gwen Watford
|Sally Carter
|Patrick Allen
|Peter Carter
|Felix Aylmer
|Clarence Olderberry, Sr.
|Niall MacGinnis
|Defense Counsel
|Alison Leggatt
|Bill Nagy
|Clarence Olderberry, Jr.
|Macdonald Parke
|Michael Gwynn
|Janina Faye
|Jean Carter
|James Dyrenforth
|Dr. Stevens
|Estelle Brody
|Eunice Kalliduke
|Robert Arden
|Tom Demarest
|William Abney
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|Gaylord Cavallaro
|Neal Phillips
|Vera Cook
|Mrs. Demarest
|Michael Hammond
|Sammy Nash
|Helen Horton
|Sylvia Kingsley
|Jack Lynn
|Dr. Montfort
|Bud Knapp
|Cal McCord
|Charles Kalliduke
|Peter Carlisle
|Charles Maunsell
Technical Credits
|Cyril Frankel
|Roy Ashton
|Alfred Cox
|Freddie Francis
|Anthony Hinds
|John Hunter
|John Hollingsworth
|Musical Direction/Supervision
|Elisabeth Lutyens
|Score Composer
|Don Mingaye
|Art Director
|James Needs
|Bernard Robinson
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