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Recent Episodes and Articles
West Meets West Africa
Thursday, August 21, 2014
For this New Sounds program, listen to a meeting of western music and the music of West Africa, as in music from the Beirut-born Raja Kassis or the Jewish Afro-beat party band Zion80, led by Jon Madof. There's music steeped in the traditions of Mali and Senegal from New York-based guitarist born and raised in Lebanon, Raja Kassis, (who also plays with Blitz the Ambassador.) From his forthcoming record, HumanBEING, listen to "Aiisha," inspired by a Curtis Mayfield tune, it incorporates an Ethiopian tune on cello around halfway through. Also, from Zion 80's latest, "Adramalech," hear "Metatron" – Jewish themes through the Afrobeat lens.
Chamber Music With Turntables and Electronics
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Listen to electronic chamber music on this edition of New Sounds, including a suite for string quartet and diverse machines, chamber music with electronic and factory noises, as well as a work for violin, piano and the pre-recorded sounds of voices. From composer Randall Woolf, hear his piece "Bodegas" which uses violin and turntable over a bed of drum machine and synthesizers. Written for violinist Jennifer Choi, the work also incorporates found sounds recorded in a bodega.
Bowed String Multiples
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Listen to music for multiple stringed instruments on this New Sounds. Hear a work from "Recursions," the solo record by violist Nicholas Cords, who is both a member of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider and Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. Cords' five-part suite, "Five Migrations," builds looped melodies that range from the thoughtful to the propulsive, with stops at the Penguin Café and along the Silk Road. There's also music for multiple violins with music from Todd Reynolds, for multiple cellos by Zoe Keating, and perhaps music performed by double-bass player Robert Black of the Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Chamber Pop/Art Songs
Monday, August 18, 2014
For this New Sounds, listen to orchestral and chamber music songs that don't fit comfortably into the "indie" rock world, like music from My Brightest Diamond, Kaizers Orchestra, or Beirut.
Lost Cities & Civilizations
Sunday, August 17, 2014
We'll spend an hour listening to music from lost cities and civilizations on this New Sounds program. Hear music by Turkmenistan-born Iraida Yusupova, with the title "Kitezh" – the invisible city of legend that appears in a Rimsky-Korsakov opera and a kind of Russian Atlantis. It is said to have disappeared under water when Mongols were about to attack, and Yusupova suggests as much with theremin and tape.
Electroacoustic Songs
Saturday, August 16, 2014
For this New Sounds, hear music by sean-nos singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, from a brand new recording, "Foxlight." The producer/guitarist Leo Abrahams is all over this unclassifiable album (Confessional ballad? Minimalist art-folk? Electro-Irish trad?), featuring electro-acoustic accompaniment to Ó Lionáird's personal songs, sung mostly in Gaelic. With a host of intriguing guest collaborators -composer Jon Hopkins, strings duo Geese, folktronica innovator Leafcutter John and fiddle and hardanger player Caoimhin O Raghallaigh- the violins, viola, cello, fiddle, guitars and keyboards are expertly woven into the epic electro-acoustic compositions.
Choral Music, Gamelan-Style
Friday, August 15, 2014
Listen to music for chorus, "gamelan-style" on this New Sounds. Japanese drummer and composer Yoshimi is the mastermind behind OOIOO, an improvisation-based project whose latest effort, "Gamel" revolves around voices and gamelan instruments, (with a bit of electric guitar and weird effects.) Yoshimi also drums for the Boredoms, helped curate the epic gatherings of drummers/percussionists between the two bridges in in 2007, "77 Boadrum" and "88 Boadrum" (on 8/8/2008), and is involved in many other musical ventures. [Yes, she is the enigma for whom the Flaming Lips album "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" was named.] Listen to the gamelan-based wonder that is "Don Ah," from "Gamel," the seventh record from OOIOO, which is all sorts of curious, and full of freewheeling manic energy.
Non-Classical Music (Special Podcast)
Thursday, August 14, 2014
For this New Sounds, listen to some non-classical music from classically-trained musicians, including an acoustic music quartet that is neither classical nor jazz - The 442s, comprised of members of the St. Louis Symphony, and jazz musicians. There's also new music from Shara Worden, who records as My Brightest Diamond, from her brand-new EP, "None More Than You" scored for vocals, brass and percussion – something that can be performed with say – a marching band! Then, hear music by Andrew McKenna Lee with members of the Knells, some very cinematic work by the French-born London-based Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, and more music from the L.A.-based collective, wild Up. Plus, something from electronic musician/ sound designer/ producer/ programmer Michael Hammond, aka No Lands, as well as a tune from cellist Erik Friedlander. And more.
Alone at My Wedding
Thursday, August 14, 2014
This New Sounds is all about party music from the Balkans, Near East, and Central Asia. From the frantic and sweaty pop that provides the soundtrack for celebrations in Egypt, to Punjabi wedding music, it's all here. Listen to music from the Albanian horn band Fanfara Tirana, along with a Bjork tune arranged by Syrian pop legend Omar Souleyman. Then there's music from Egyptian DJs of the Cairo Liberation Front, and music from Brooklyn-based Punjabi sweaty-making party band, Red Baraat. Plus, listen to the highly danceable Syrian electronic dabke music, also heard at weddings and parties. And more.
Cross Cultural Music From the Indian Subcontinent
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
For this New Sounds, hear a blend of western music & musicians with singers and instrumentalists from the Indian subcontinent; North and South India and/or Pakistan. Most unexpectedly, there's a recently issued record, recorded in the late 1990's, by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo of Duran Duran, Frank Zappa and Missing Persons fame together with the late Hindustani classical singer and sarangi (Indian box cello) player Ustad Sultan Khan. Then, listen to music from the late, great Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, in collaboration with Canadian Michael Brook. Also, hear music from the South-Indian born American-based double-necked 10 string electric violinist and composer, L. Shankar.
Female Voices
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
There's music for female voices, very often one voice layered atop itself on this New Sounds program. Hear the New York- and Sendai, Japan-based composer Aya Nishina's work, "Flora", a layered vocal offering of several singers, dedicated to the memory of March 11, 2011 (also called the Great Sendai Earthquake or Great Tōhoku Earthquake.) "Flora" features the voices of composer/bandleader Becca Stevens, composer Monika Heidemann, vocalist/composer/bandleader Sara Serpa, and jazz singer Gretchen Parlato.
African Crossover Music
Monday, August 11, 2014
For this New Sounds, listen to musicians from Belgium, Switzerland, the U.K., and Italy working together with musicians living in Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. Hear the late American slide guitarist Bob Brozman working together with Guinean kora player Djeli Moussa Diawara from a record called "Ocean Blues." Then there's music from another American guitarist Ry Cooder, collaborating with the late great Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, along with some Saharan desert blues from Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara.
Cello and Voice
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Listen to music for cello and voice on this edition of New Sounds. We'll hear a few selections from "The Escape Artist," a new opera by composer, vocalist & cellist Robert Een. He worked with Meredith Monk for fifteen years, culminating the creation of their hour-long music-theater duet, "Facing North," and his writing, including this opera, employs extended techniques for both voice and cello.
Christian Mysticism
Saturday, August 09, 2014
This New Sounds offers music from the Christian mystic tradition from the 12th to the 20th centuries. There's music from Dutch composer and lute player Jozef van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch, from their "Concerning the Entrance into Eternity," with titles that come from Swedish scientist, philospher, & Christian mystic Emanuel Swedenborg. One of the works also contains poetry by the Spanish language poet and theologian (Saint) John of the Cross.
Post-Minimalist Keyboard Works
Friday, August 08, 2014
For this New Sounds show, listen to post-minimalist works that are somewhat keyboard-centric. Hear music by Daniel Wohl, from the musicians of TRANSIT, and featuring vocals by Julia Holter. There's also music from French composer Sylvain Chaveau, from a collection of works for cinema, along with another piece used in film by Clint Mansell, his "Welcome to Lunar Industries." Plus, the Irish composer Simon O'Connor reworks J.S. Bach for the Ergodos Musicians, and a multi-part work by Nico Muhly from his "Drones" release.
Stories in Music
Thursday, August 07, 2014
For this New Sounds, listen to music that tells stories with works like "Casino" by composer and politician Phillip Bimstein. There's also music by Laurie Anderson from her "The Ugly One with the Jewels and Other Stories," which is a recording of a live performance of readings from her book Stories From the Nerve Bible, over sounds from birds, guitars, and electronic beeps. That, and more.
Choral and/or Electronic Works
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Hear electronic music informed by the sounds of choral music and the mirror image, blurring the boundaries between both. There's choral music for a Norwegian video installation from percussionist/composer Qasim Naqvi of the band Dawn of Midi. This music is informed by electronics, although the voices are unprocessed. Naqvi taught the singers how to embody the sonic characteristics of a monophonic synthesizer with their voices, hence the unusual vocal quality to the work.
Revisiting Dean Drummond
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
On this New Sounds, we remember composer, professor, instrument inventor, and multi-instrumentalist, Dean Drummond. Drummond, who passed away on Saturday, was the founder and conductor of Newband, which played the famous Harry Partch Instrumentarium - the 43-note-to-the-octave instruments that Partch invented in the middle of the 20th century. Dean was the curator of this unique collection for many years, and was also an instrument inventor himself and a composer. From a February 1995 New Sounds Live concert, hear his arrangement of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight" for Partch instruments, Partch's own "Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales," and Drummond's major piece, "The Day the Sun Stood Still." Drummond also explains how he came to meet and play with Harry Partch, develop his own instruments, and more.
New Releases, July 2014
Monday, August 04, 2014
For this New Sounds, listen to the latest from Zion80, a horn-driven Jewish Afrobeat party band led by guitarist Jon Madof. The name is a nod to the band Africa 70, which was the great Afro-pop band put together by Fela Kuti in Nigeria. On their latest release, Zion80 take on more Jewish-themed music - in this case, Madof's creative arrangements of 8 tunes from John Zorn's "Book of Angels" from Masada Book II.
Sunday, August 03, 2014
This New Sounds program takes a new look at the ancient form of ritual music for evening prayer – Vespers. This evening prayer service, also known as "eveningsong," is found in both Western and Eastern (Byzantine) Catholicism, along with Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches, and some Protestant denominations as well. The idea was to have a service at sunset, when the sun's angle would hit the church and set it aglow with magical light through the stained glass windows.


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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen are now able to use a laser to cause tiny particles to rotate around an axis perpendicular to the light beam – a particle thus rotates like the wheel of a bicycle in its direction of motion. The researchers achieved this by creating a photonic wheel: light with purely transverse angular momentum. This state of light was previously unknown.
Scientists have found a way to illuminate tiny bubbles which are used to track blood flow with medical imaging. In future such bubbles could also deliver targeted drugs in the body.
The smaller components become, the more difficult it is to create patterns in an economical and reproducible way, according to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers who, using sound waves, can place nanowires in repeatable patterns for potential use in a variety of sensors, optoelectronics and nanoscale circuits.
Due to the fluctuating availability of solar energy, storage solutions are urgently needed. One option is to use the electrical energy generated inside solar cells to split water by means of electrolysis, in the process yielding hydrogen that can be used for a storable fuel. Researchers at the HZB Institute for Solar Fuels have modified so called superstrate solar cells with their highly efficient architecture in order to obtain hydrogen from water with the help of suitable catalysts. This type of cell works something like an "artificial leaf."
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a method for creating "nano-volcanoes" by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale "crystal ball" made of a synthetic polymer. These nano-volcanoes can store precise amounts of other materials and hold promise for new drug-delivery technologies.
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have designed tiny spherical particles to float easily through the bloodstream after injection, then assemble into a durable scaffold within diseased tissue. An enzyme produced by a specific type of tumor can trigger the transformation of the spheres into netlike structures that accumulate at the site of a cancer, the team reports in the journal Advanced Materials this week.

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Rated: 18+ | Short Story | Horror/Scary | #1180883
A gift gone wrong. First Place, Ordinary Horrors Contest.
The Candle
Dave was wading through a ratty local flea-market looking for a cheap, last-minute gift for his wife when he saw the candle.
It was fat and heavy, requiring two hands to lift. The wax had an off-white color, and smelled slightly of some foreign herb Dave could not identify. As he hefted it, Dave ran his fingers over the little ivory globules had leaked down its side and found himself disappointed that it had been used before. It would have made a good present for Emilys birthday if he couldve passed it off as newshe loved candles.
He was beginning to set it down when the candles owner spoke.
You picked it up. Now you gotta take it.
Dave laughed and gave the candle another look. It felt heavier than it looked, having all the weight of an infant. Then he looked up at the seller.
Instantly, Dave felt a churning in his gut. The mans pasty face was covered with horrible, puckered, half-healed scars. Some of them still oozed a thin orangish pus from thick, dried cracks so deep they seemed to reach into the mans skull.
Dave swallowed, but was unable to take his eyes off of the seller. He wore a baseball cap, but it was obvious to anyone looking that he had only a few whisps of hair on a scalp otherwise ravaged by some horrible force. With a flash of panic, Dave wondered if it was contagious.
He cleared his throat and tried to force his frozen lips into a smile. No thanks. Im looking for a present for my wife.
Your wife likes candles. It was not a question.
Dave managed a shaky, Well, yes, but
Youll never find another candle like that. Itll burn forever. Made over a thousand years ago in China. A collectors dream. Besides, you picked it up. Now you have to take it.
Dave had to suppress the urge to snort. He began setting the candle down, saying, Sorry. If its really that old, then I sure as hell cant afford it.
Two dollars and its yours.
Dave hesitated again. The candle was worth much more than two dollars, even if it wasnt old. Due to his wifes annoying hobby, Dave had seen enough wax to know what was expensive and what wasnt. Hed never seen anything this size or with this much heft, and he guessed that it was custom-made.
Emily would kill him for passing up this deal.
Yet, somehow Dave felt uneasy. It wasnt the odd smell the candle gave offit was almost pleasant, in a strange way. Nor was it the mans scarsDave had been startled at first, but it had passed.
No, it was something about the way the candle felt against his fingers. The weight felt dead. Like he was holding a babys corpse.
I could put it back on the table and walk away, Dave thought. He wanted to. In fact, he would have loved to set the thing down and hurry home to take a nice, hot shower.
Instead, he shelled out the two bucks.
Emily wouldve found out, eventually. She always did.
As he was leaving, Dave hesitated to ask the seller where hed gotten his scars.
Fire, the man said, crinkling his face in a smile. It was horrificDave couldnt bring himself to smile back.
Your house burn down? Dave asked, despite himself.
I lost everything I cared about in a single day, the man said.
Dave got the distinct feeling the man wasnt answering his question.
Sorry to hear that, Dave said. He added a couple more dollars to the pile hed left on the table. Hope you can get your life back together.
I already have, the seller said. Dave could have sworn his gaze flickered to the candle in Daves arms. Then the seller smiled again and began packing up his goods.
You leaving already? Dave asked. He saw plenty of expensive antiquities still gracing the tablestuff that would sell eventually, and for higher prices than the odd-smelling candle.
Ive sold what I came to sell, the seller said.
Dave watched him a moment, curious, then left the swap-meet to go find his car.
He made the mistake of putting the candle in the passenger seat for the ride home. Every minute or so, Dave caught himself looking at it instead of watching the road. Had it been a person sitting there, he would have sworn the person was facing him, watching him with an utterly motionless, unwavering, dead expression. It sent goosebumps up his arms and legs.
At a stoplight, Dave finally couldnt handle it any more. He threw the candle into the back seat, no longer caring if he dented the wax.
It was a mistake. For the rest of the ride home, he felt the same unearthly gaze leveled at the back of his head.
When Dave finally got to his driveway, his entire body itched like he was crawling with roaches. He parked on the street outside, giving Emily access to the garage. Then he jumped out of his car, slammed the door, then had to open it again when he realized hed left his keys in the ignition. He left the candle in the back seat and hurried into the house.
Dave took the longest shower of his life, and by the end of it, he was finally feeling a little better. He began cleaning the house, getting everything ready for the quiet surprise party he was going to throw for Emily when she got home from her business conference. Three times during his preparations, Dave opened the door and glanced out at the car. Each time, he had the compulsive instinct to run down, tear the candle off his seat, and throw it into the dumpster across the street.
Instead, he merely went back to his chores.
Its just a candle, Dave thought as he iced Emilys chocolate cake. Just a candle. Just a
He hadnt realized hed ruined the cake until parts of it tumbled off the plate and onto the floor. Dave stared at it, confused. Hed pushed the icing knife straight through the cake over and over again, until there was nothing left except chocolate-coated crumbs. Chocolate spattered the kitchen around him, and when he looked around, Dave realized that a couple sticky black pieces had even traveled all the way over to stick to the brushed-steel fridge.
Disgusted, Dave threw the cake into the trash and went to find another mix.
The only other type of cake mix they had was for a carrot cake, which Emily hated. The idea of getting back into the car with the candle, however, was too much for Dave. He made the cake, hoping Emily would forgive him if he used her favorite icingchocolateon it instead of the standard cream-cheese.
By the time they heard Emilys BMW enter the garage, the house was ready. Dave had cleaned up the kitchen and invited over a couple neighbors and they waited in silence as Emily took off her shoes and jacket at the door. As soon as she stepped into the living room, however, they surprised her, showering her with gifts and compliments.
The party was a success, despite the odd looks Emily gave him over the cake. When the last person finally left, Emily closed the door and gave him a sultry glance. You didnt give me a present, she whispered, coming to nibble at his ear. So I figured it was something you didnt want the others to see.
Dave blushed. It was something he didnt want the others to see. In fact, he wished hed left it at the flea market and bought her nothing at all.
Well? she murmured into his ear. What is it, lover-boy?
Dave cleared his throat. Its uh
She pulled back, her green eyes dancing as she looked up at him. Yes?
Its in the car.
She kissed him on the cheek and went to the door.
She turned back, grinning. Yes? You want me to close my eyes?
No, uh Dave forced a smile. I hope you like it.
I will, she promised. She shut the door.
She was gone no more than thirty seconds. When she returned, she slammed the door behind her and threw the candle on the couch. Her green eyes were livid, her copper hair looking as if it were on fire.
Was that it? she demanded.
Dave cringed. Ill go to the mall tomorrow.
Dont bother! she snapped. I cant believe you, Dave! For your birthday, we go to Honolulu and I give you a new car and tickets to the Mets game. For my birthday, you feed me cake I dont even likewith chocolate icing, where the hell did you get THAT bright ideaand the only thing you buy for my birthday is a used candle? Youre a piece of work.
"You bought me a new Dodge piece of crap," Dave muttered. "About a fifth of what the Beamer cost us, right?"
Her eyes flashed with challenge and immediately, Dave knew he had made a mistake. Softly, in her lawyers voice, she said, Whatd that candle cost you, Dave?
I was busy, Dave stammered. I had tests to grade.
I had conferences in three different countries while I was ordering your favorite champagne at the hotel. You thought they just had that cheap shit? No, I had to request it. Found out they dont even sell it in Hawaii. They flew it in from California.
Im sorry, Dave said, I shouldve spent more time
She held up a hand. I dont want to hear it, Dave. Take the damn candle back to whatever flea market you bought it from. Its an ugly piece of crap that stinks like a whorehouse.
Dave stared at her as she stormed up the stairs and slammed the bedroom door shut behind her.
Dave tore his gaze from the now-locked door and leveled it on the candle resting upon the sofa. Anger uncoiled within him and he grabbed the hated thing and stormed down the driveway and tossed it into the dumpster across the street. Once inside the house again, he locked the door and went to the TV.
He stayed up late watching comedy shows that werent that funny. At every commercial break, he glanced up the stairs, considering going up and apologizing to Emily through the door, but then knowing that it wouldnt help. Finally, he fell asleep on the sofa under the bright green-and-orange afgan that Emilys grandmother had made for him before she died.
Dave woke several times throughout the night in a cold sweat. Every time he sat up, his heart still pounding itself into exhaustion in his chest, he thought he saw motion in the shadows. After his heart skipped a beat and he could hear it trying to burst his eardrums, he realized there was nothing there.
On the fourth time this happened, however, he turned on the lights.
He slept better after that.
Thats just like you, to be too lazy to turn the lights off before going to bed.
Dave sat up, groaning. In his latest dream, hed been slipping into an inferno, unable to claw his way back up the waxy edges of the pit hed fallen in.
Morning, love. He opened his mouth in a yawn. His breath died in his throat when he saw the fat, glistening candle perched on the table beside the sofa, only inches from where his head had rested as he slept.
I thought I told you to get rid of that damn thing, his wife muttered, catching his gaze. I was serious when I said it stank. I think I smelled it last night, all the way up in the bedroom.
Dave tore his eyes away from the candle and glanced at her. Then whyd you get it out of the trash?
She frowned at him as she pried her feet into the fancy black heels she always wore to important meetings. She had a bagel in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other, her purse hanging from her suited shoulder in a disorganized skew.
Look, sorry for yelling last night, she said as she gathered up her keys. Id just had a hard day. Were about to close the deal with VoCorps. If all goes well, itll be over tomorrow afternoon.
Sorry I just got you a candle, Dave said. I shouldve spent more time on it.
Yeah, well. Emily sighed and tugged open the door. Then she looked back, wrinkling her nose. That smells gotten really bad. Just get rid of it and well be even, okay?
Dave nodded, then glanced back at the candle after she tugged the door shut behind her.
That day, Dave decided to use his last remaining hours of in-service to make it up to her. He threw the candle into the dumpster and went out for flowers, steak, wine, chocolates, another cake-mix, and an emerald necklace he knew would compliment his wifes eyes. When he came back, he was pleased to find that the candle hadnt mysteriously re-appeared in his absence.
Just to be sure, however, he went out to the dumpster to check.
The candle, the bags of trash, and the busted lamp were all gone. Monday was trash day. Dave let out a pent-up breath, half-expecting to see everything but the candle still in place. Now it was gone, out of his life forever. He felt like dancing right there in the street.
Instead, he went inside and made the best chocolate cake of his life.
After he finished icing the cake, he caught a whiff of the candles unmistakable herbal smell. Frowning, he went back into the living-room, his breath tense in his lungs as he scanned the room.
The candle was not there.
The scent, however, was thicker than ever. In the flea-market, Dave had only smelled a tiny wisp of herbs. Here, it was like the stench of a sickroom. The reek stuck to the back of his throat, clinging there like mold. He had to rush back to the kitchen to avoid gagging.
Dave finished decorating the cake and stuck it in the fridge to keep it out of sight, then immediately went back to the store for air freshener. He sprayed three bottles of the stuff around the lower story, but by the time he was finished, he couldnt take a breath in the living room without choking on the stink of death. Closing the doors to the den to trap in the smell, he went to his home office and searched the internet for tricks to remove odors.
Dave went back to the den armed with baking soda and vinegar, but came back out twenty minutes later feeling on the very edge of vomiting. He resigned himself to locking the doors and explaining to his wife that his birthday present would cost them two thousand dollars in remodeling, but oh, yeah, heres your new cake and fifteen bucks of flowers.
Emily came home early that night, and the two of them had a nice dinner to the soft accompaniment of jazz on the house speaker system. They ate by the light of the dining room chandelierDave had opened the candle drawer only to find himself repulsed by the very sight of the pale ivory wax votivesand Emily seemed genuinely pleased with the cake he brought out for her.
She was even more impressed with the necklace. She put it onthen immediately began to strip. By the time the night was over, they had opened another bottle of wine and neither of them was wearing much in the way of clothing. In Emilys case, the necklace was her only adornment.
Sometime during the night, Emily stirred from her wine-induced slumber and left the library.
Where you going? Dave mumbled. Hed had much more to drink than Emily and the room was genuinely beginning to spin.
Just sit tight, Davey. Im gonna go light the fire in the den. Then we can sleep on the sheepskin by the hearth.
At first, her comment didnt register. When he heard her open the doors to the den, however, Dave sat straight up. Emily? Maybe we should just go upstairs! His speech sounded like a dentist had jammed a needle of anesthetic into his tongue as hed dozed with Emily.
Oh, poo, Emily called, her voice echoing with the distinct hollow note of someone standing in the den. This was the best night Ive had in ten years. A little firelight will make it the best in twenty.
Dave hesitated, listening to her rustlings in the other room. Emily? You dont smell anything? Even then, he could hear the sickroom stench emanating from the den, crawling over the plush white carpet, oozing around him in a rancid pool.
Youve had a little too much to drink, babe. Just go back to sleep. Ill come get you in a minute.
Dave surrendered to the spinning and closed his eyes once more.
He woke when the dawn sunlight burned his eyes from between the library shutters. Groaning, Dave sat up, feeling wretched. He cocked his head at the hallway leading to the den. Emily?
No answer.
Grunting, Dave got to his feet and stumbled down the hall to the den. Immediately, he was hit by the sickly deathbed stink and the acrid tinge of smoke.
Shed made a fire, after all. The hearth was still smoldering, several new logs added over the night. Dave frowned at the dusting of ash shed left on the sheepskin from adding the logs too quickly.
She mustve been drunker than I thought, he muttered, holding his head. He stared at the sheepskin, debating whether to brave the stench of the den to shake it out, then decided that the damage was done and shut the doors to the den.
Let Emily clean it up. After all, it was her mess.
Dave checked the clock, then went and made himself coffee and cereal. He drove to class, downed two aspirin in the university cafeteria, then tried to ignore his pounding headache through six hours of student presentations. By the end, he was giving extra credit to anyone who finished under their time limit.
Dave stopped by the greenhouse for more flowers on the way home. Stargazer lilies this time, though it was the fact that the smell supposedly filled the entire house that finally convinced Dave to choose them over a huge clump of roses.
As he was leaving the greenhouse, the sickly smell of a deathbed came back to him in full force. At first, Dave thought it was the candle scent clinging to his clothes, then he realized it was everywhere, not just around him. It was around the clerk as she walked him to the door, it was in the air outside as he hurried to his car, it seeped into the windows when he rolled them down on the ride home.
Im losing my mind.
Dave pulled into the driveway and got out of the car, but he hesitated on the cobbled walk leading up to the front porch. He could smell the scent of the candle, oozing out the doors of the house.
This was the source, he realized.
Then, with horrible certainty, he knew that the candle was somewhere inside the den. He jogged up the walk, left the flowers on the porch, and stepped inside.
The candles stink was a thousand times stronger, here. It had moved out of the den, pervading the entire structure. Inside the foyer, the stink of a deathbed mingled with that of char, creating a putrid miasma that made Daves stomach churn. Dave backed out of the house, slamming the door between himself and the smell. He caught his breath on the porch, willing his stomach to settle.
He felt his innards cramp again when he saw the lilies he had bought his wife smoldering like theyd been caught in a furnace. There was nothing left of them but burned green tinfoil and a melted plastic pot. Wisps of brown smoke trickled into the air from amidst the ruins.
Dave jerked his head up and scanned the street, but saw no one. He walked down the porch and around the house, checking to see if someone had ducked behind the stucco garage, but no one was there. He stared at the garage door, having the sudden compulsion to yank the door open and check to see if Emilys Beamer was inside.
Im losing my mind, he thought again.
He went back to the flowers and knelt beside them. Gasoline? He could see no incendiaries, no matches nothing to have caused the fire.
Stepping away from the porch, Dave cocked his head at the sky and decided it would be a good time to mow the lawn. He had another two hours until nightfall, and it would give him points with Emily if she came home and he was already at work.
Dave took as long as possible dragging the lawnmower out from the tool shed and took even longer in cutting the grass, going over it at least five times in each direction. Each time he passed the house, his neck prickled. The smell was gone, now, edged out by the fresh scent of a fresh-cut lawn, but Dave still didnt want to return to his house.
He wanted Emily to come home.
It was nearing seven oclock when his friend Jack came across the street holding a six-pack of Miller. Give it a rest, Dave. Youve been at it two and a half hours. And thats just since I started keeping track. Meg says its been more like three. He held up the beer. Anything you wanna talk about?
Dave just watched him, unable to take his hands off the lawnmower, unable to face the inside of his house again.
Sighing, Jack came up and shut the lawnmower off. Here, he said, shoving a beer at Dave. Lets go inside.
Dave pried his whitened fingers off the mower and followed his friend to the door.
Jack hesitated on the front porch and Dave held his breath, knowing he was about to comment on the reek that was once again emanating from between the cracks in the door-jamb and windows.
Weather-proofing, Jake thought. Thatll seal it in there.
What happened to the philodendron? Jack asked. Last time I was here, it was doing great.
Dave tore his eyes away from his friend and glanced at the plant that had held a revered place beside his door for almost a decade now. It was visibly wilting, almost brown.
You watering it? Jack asked, bending to check. Damn, man. Its wet. Thats tough. Think its a virus or something?
Dave frowned at Jack, unable to contain himself any longer. You dont smell that, Jack?
Smells like you burned a roast, Jack said. He opened the door. Hey, nice candle.
Dave pushed his way inside and his entire body felt as if it had been dipped in cold water. The flea-market candle stood on the kitchen counter, in clear sight of the door.
It was burning.
You get this at the flea-market the other day? Jack said, walking up to it. Man, I bet this tickled Emily pink.
Dont touch it!
Jack hesitated, then set the remains of the six-pack on the black marble beside the candle and turned to face him. He pried open his beer and took a long sip. Somethin goin on with you and Emily, Dave?
What? No.
Youre actin real strange, man. Youre lucky youve got any grass left. I think if I hadnt come out, youda been there all night.
I was just thinking, Dave said.
Jack nodded and took another sip of beer. She want a divorce, then?
Dave flinched. No. It has nothing to do with Emily. Family troubles. Thats all. His eyes never left the place where Jacks elbow was almost touching the candle. He had the crazy idea to push his friend away from it, push him back out into the street and all the way back to his own door.
You should go, Dave said. Im not gonna be much company today.
Uh-huh. Jack checked his watch. So wheres Emily, Dave? Shes usually home by six. Its seven-fifteen.
Emilys coming home, Dave said. Really. Were doing fine.
Oh, yeah? Meg and I were here, Davey boy. You screwed up her birthday real good. Meg and I could see it. She was pissed, man.
Its not about Emily! Dave gritted.
Jack shrugged. Think theres a game on? He began walking toward the den, uninvited. Dave could only clench his fingers around his beer and follow, trying to ignore the reek of the dying as they both entered the living-room. Dave tried to breathe normally, but to him, his den would have been better suited to house the wheezing, pustuled victims of the Plague than two drinking buddies looking to watch baseball.
Jack haphazardly flipped through the channels, then, seeing nothing, slumped down on the couch and looked up at him. So tell me whats up with your family. Your sister die or something?
No, Dave said. He held his breath, wondering how much he could tell his friend without sounding crazy. He decided to tell all of it. I was at a flea market looking for
Man, you guys ruined a nice sheepskin. What were you doing in here the other night? Playing tag in the fireplace?
Emily did that, Dave said. She was a little wasted last night.
Man, she dumped half the hearth on that rug.
Dave went over to the sheepskin to inspect the damage. As he was squatting beside it, a flash of green caught his eye. Frowning, he dug through the fibers of the rug, coating his hand with oily black ash as he retrieved the object.
It was Emilys necklace.
What is it? Jack asked, leaning forward off the couch.
Dave could only stare down at the thing in his hand, unable to speak.
Jack stood up and peered over his shoulder. Huh. Looks expensive. Emilyll be glad to get that back, huh?
Dave nodded.
So what happened with your family, Dave?
Dave slowly got to his feet. Ive gotta go check the garage for something.
Like what?
Shop vac, Dave said. Without waiting for Jacks response, he went to the garage and let himself inside.
Emilys BMW was parked in the center of the garage. The perfect gray sheen that Dave had always coveted reflected perfectly Dave's sihoutte from where he stood in the yellowish light inside the entry. The plush black seats, the chrome tires, the ultra-fancy neon headlights that Dave envied...it all sat in perfect silence, waiting to be used.
Dave stood in the doorway and stared at it until a wave of nausea swept through him with convulsive viciousness. He vomited into a paint bucket and squeezed the emeralds into his palm until he felt the delicate silver chain snap.
He returned to the den without the vacuum cleaner.
Couldnt find it? Jack asked.
Dave could not respond. His eyes were fixed on the greasy black ash marring the Australian sheepskin.
Jack sighed and stood. Ill go. Thought maybe I could cheer you up, but you obviously got something else on your mind.
Dave followed him out to the foyer, clutching Emilys broken necklace in fingers that trembled all the way up his forearm.
Say, Jack said, You wanna come over Friday? Were having a barbecue. The Folsons kid just got back form Iraq. Roasting a pig in his honor.
Sure, Dave whispered.
The phone rang. Jack hesitated in the foyer, watching Dave twitch with every nerve-grinding vibration. You want me to answer that, Dave?
Dave went to the wall and gave a shaky hello.
How did Emilys birthday go, Mr. Tanner?
Dave felt his throat go dry.
I called because I want to know how long you want me to keep Ted and Lizzie at my house. Its already been a week and the children are missing their parents horribly.
I want you to keep them there, Dave said, his voice rising.
Yes, but how much longer, sir? I have a doctors appointment Wednesday, so I must bring them back to you Tuesday evening, at the very latest.
Yes, sir. Im very sorry. I hope this doesnt ruin your birthday plans with Emily. I wish I could re-schedule the appointment, but it took me six months to get it. The hospitals backed up.
Youre bringing them back tomorrow.
Im sorry, Mr. Tanner. Emily said shed watch them last week. I believe she already scheduled time off for Wednesday.
Its fine, Dave said. Tomorrow is fine. He hung up.
Man, you look like you just got punched in the balls, Jack said. That was Emily? She take the kids?
The nanny. Shes bringing the kids back here tomorrow night. Jack, will you do me a favor?
Jack stepped away from the door, a flash of sympathy drawing his thick brows together. Sure, man.
Will you take that candle with you? Emily hates it.
Jack squinted at the candle. You serious? I thought she loves candles.
Not that one.
Jack grunted. I don't know...Meg wouldn't really like it. He winked. "Won't match the curtains, you know?"
Dave felt the emeralds of Emilys necklace biting into his palm, but he said, "I'm sure you can find somebody who'd like it."
Sighing, Jack took the candle from the counter and grunted at its weight. Damn, Dave, whats in it? Thing's gotta weigh ten pounds.
Dave's eyes were fixed to the ivory mass. You picked it up. Now you gotta take it.
Already, the deathbed stench was fading from his house, leaving only the scent of charred meat in its wake.
Jack chuckled. "You want it gone that bad, fine. I'll throw it in the basement and use it for a door-stop." He blew out the flame and held it with both hands as he went to the door. Keep the beer cold. Ill be back tomorrow to see how youre doing. Jack tugged the door shut behind him and Dave heard his footsteps on the cobbles outside.
Dave went to find the keys to Emilys car.
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|Dh is in the midst of open enrollment for work and they offer legal insurance. I honestly find this one easy to dismiss but I was curious if there are any thoughts on it. For us it would cost approximately $10 every 2 weeks. The only area of our lives that I could foresee needing legal assistance with is related to homeschooling but we belong to an organization that would provide legal assistance on that front and we would continue our membership there regardless. So, any thoughts?
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|Well that kind of insurance is usually sold to e.g. doctors, or people in a profession that is more open to being sued than others due to inherent dangers, or being something that gives people many avenues to sue you on. I have no idea what open enrolment is (what kind of work does your DH do?), so it's hard to say if you're in a position likely to be sued often or not. I can't see how home schooling would fit in because isn't it the parents of the children who do the teaching in their own homes - who's going to sue anyone there?
|Do you and DH have wills? If you do, are they current?
If you don't have a will or it is out of date, will the legal insurance pay for writing a will? If so, I suspect that it would cost you far more than $260 in attorney's fees for you and DH to get wills.
Do you own rental property? Are you anticipating setting up revokable living trusts?
FYI, I am not an attorney nor do I pretend to be able to give legal adivice.
|I agree with jlhug. Legal insurance is offered as a benefit at my DH's employer. It is only useful if you have not yet set up basic legal arrangements. Usually they are capped for fees on specific items.
I prefer selecting our own attorneys, so we declined the benefit. We were setting up a personal trust, but also needed to update my MIL's trust, part of which is Irrevocable, so I didn't want to be restricted to using the one firm that provided the LI benefit. This situation was too complicated, and my MIL's understanding of legalities too confused, to risk working with anybody but the best I could find.
|I've had it through work for years.
I've used it to set up wills, estates, living wills, medical power of attorney, do not recessitate orders - everything really.
The year my wife died, I retained the top estate lawyer in town to do all my work. Execute my wife's will, go through probate court, redo my will, set up new trusts for the kids, move all my assets into the trusts, etc. - he told me it would have been roughly $5000 worth of work. And all it cost me was $17 a month.
I'm a big fan.
|Legal insurance is a great vehicle for doing estate planning or defense of traffic violations, or other mundane stuff. And, since you have children, you really need a will with a contingent trust (if something happens to you and your spouse and your children are under an age where they can responsibly handle money, a trustee will provide for them from your estate for items such as education, health care, etc.) Also, you can name a guardian for your children.
You also need health care powers of attorney, living wills and powers of attorney. Legal insurance usually pays for this and is a bargain for a year's worth of premiums. Of course, if you buy if for several years and only use it one year, it isn't worth it.
But, as I said, you absolutely need to have wills and advance directives. Whether you get them through an attorney associated with the insurer is up to you.
|Really depends upon what your legal needs are. For the first 30 years of our marriage, we spent about $250 in legal fees (our wills). In the last year, we've spend: upwards of $20,000 on a legal case to protect an older relative who was being taken advantage of by a relative (I don't know, though, if legal insurance would cover something if you were doing it for a 3rd party) and just recently $750 to have our wills, etc redone. And that's not counting the legal fees our attorney collected for my husband's workman's comp and disability claims (again--would that sort of thing be covered by legal insurance?)
Truthfully? I think I'd take the premium, and bank it in a separate account. In the long run, you will probably end up ahead of the game--most people don't use lawyers all that often.
|We had one about 5 years ago and for wills, etc. it was OK, but my DH had a problem with ex-wife and what they did was double the amount of time they thought it would take. In the end we ended up cheaper paying an attorney.
My guess is YMMV.
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Frankie Schaeffer grew up in a modern, politically radical, Americanized "Christianity". He is not pleased with what it teaches or how it operates. In a recent article he gives a fairly thorough explanation of his concerns and how they relate to current political personalities – e.g. Michelle Bachmann. I have to agree with much of what Schaeffer says. Here's an example: America has a problem: It's filled with people who take the Bible seriously. America has a blessing: It's filled with people who take the Bible seriously. … Continue reading
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BEVERLY — At Brookwood Financial Partners in Beverly, they've been reeling in leases for several months now.
But it was a pretty big fish the firm landed when Windover Construction, Cape Ann's largest contractor, announced plans to move from the town of Manchester to Brookwood's Cherry Hill Office Park in mid-July.
Windover, which booked $98.5 million in business last year and employs about 80 people, had looked at "everything" on the North Shore in the past nine months, said President Lee Dellicker, whose company has long been headquartered off Elm Street in Manchester.
But it was Cherry Hill that "just fell into place after several months of looking," he said.
That's not an unusual scenario these days for Brookwood, a private equity firm based in Beverly, and its leasing agent, the real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle. In the past four months, they have executed seven long-term leases totaling nearly 240,000 square feet in their North Shore office and research and development buildings.
These deals come after two companies leased 90,000 square feet of warehouse space at Brookwood's 300 Jubilee Drive in Centennial Park in Peabody last year. Doe and Ingalls, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, recently held a ribbon-cutting for a new chemical distribution facility in a portion of the old Boston Acoustics building.
Medtronic, Amphenol, G&F Medical and Shawmut Printing are companies that are growing and have chosen to extend leases within the Cherry Hill Office Park for the long haul, Jones Lang LaSalle said. These leases encompass 195,000 square feet.
Brookwood also owns the former Osram Sylvania light bulb factory at 75 Sylvan St., which has been converted to an office building. It is about 92 percent occupied. Existing tenants Paychoice and Winning Moves have renewed their leases, for a total of 26,000 square feet.
"In recent months, both 75 Sylvan St. and Cherry Hill Office Park have seen their fair share of organic growth within their existing tenant base," said Chris Decembrele, vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle. "All of these tenants have elected to stay and grow within their respective parks." Organic growth means companies are expanding and need more space as they hire more workers.


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Mumbai: Neil Nitin Mukesh may have turned 31 but says that at heart he's "still a 16-year old mama and papa's boy", adding he is no longer "looking for love".
"At heart I am still that 16-year old Mama and Papa's boy. I still need to be mollycoddled . I still need my family to support me. I don't take any decisions without taking them into confidence. I am helpless without my family," said Neil, who turned a year older on January 15.
The actor, who came riding on the success of 'Johnny Gaddar', had a quiet birthday celebration and said: "For me, celebration is family time. Every year I spend time with my family on my birthday. Friends, who want to drop in, are most welcome."
But his quiet family dinner suddenly turned into an impromptu party when all his friends from his under-production film 'Ishqeria', including his leading lady Richa Chadha, dropped in to wish him.
"When Richa (Chadda) and the rest of the 'Ishqeria' gang said they're dropping in to cut a cake with me, I was most happy. Ours is the most non-filmy home in Mumbai. We don't believe in formalities. If it's a happy occasion anyone can drop in unannounced," said the grandson of legendary singer Mukesh and son of Nitin Mukesh.
And that is why Neil enjoys playing characters who are mean, angry, isolated and embittered, like the one in Bejoy Nambiar's 'David'.
"It's strangely apt. But I've been playing characters who are completely antithetical to me. And 'David' is no exception. When Bejoy came to me with the role, he said, 'There's just one problem. Your segment is in black and white.' I was like, 'Er, problem?! That sounds like the USP'.
"I've pined to be a part of an era when my grandfather Mukesh sang. I never thought I'd get a chance to actually do a black-and-white film. It feels like a dream," said Neil.
Contrary to his image, Nambiar is apparently a barrel of fun.
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There was a time, back in the early 1990s, when fighting games ruled the arcade scene across America, Japan, and around the world. And if you had to go back in time to the starting point of the fighting craze, you'd stop at the sublimely balanced Street Fighter II, a game ahead of its time; one for which even the term "seminal" is an understatement. Fighting games may not be at the forefront of gaming the way they were in those halcyon years, but if any game is going to rejuvenate interest in this flagging genre, it's Street Fighter IV.
If the name alone didn't already whet your nostalgic whistle, consider this: Capcom has announced that the entire lineup of fighters from Street Fighter II--including Chun Li, Zangief, E. Honda, Blanka, and Guile--will appear in Street Fighter IV. To find out more, we went straight to the game's producer, Yoshinori Ono, and Capcom's director of communications, Chris Kramer.
GameSpot: The character designs here seem to be very faithful to the originals in Street Fighter II. Considering the many different looks of all these characters, why did you decide to go back to SFII?
Yoshinori Ono: The character designs for this title aren't based on SFII as much as they are intended to represent the next step in the evolution of the Street Fighter series in general. However, I can say that I personally look at this game as being closely tied with SFII, and you may see some influence in the art design from that title as a result.
Note that the art director, Ikeno, was also involved in SFIII, so the influences come from many sources. His intent is to represent the natural visual evolution of the series as a whole.
GameSpot: Shadaloo's been mentioned a few times in relation to the game. Can we assume Bison, et al will also be making a return?
Chris Kramer: We can't comment upon any character possibilities right now other than the ones previously announced (Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, Crimson Viper) and the new characters we are talking about today. Additionally, we're still keeping elements of the story a mystery. We want to pique players' interest and keep them thinking about Street Fighter IV for some time. More of the story will be revealed in various forms in the months ahead of us.
GS: Why stick with 2D?
YO: I consider one of the core elements of Street Fighter game design to be playing within a 2D plane.
Working only in two dimensions, players are free to read their opponents' moves and engage in compelling tug-of-war-style fights. This is at the core of what makes Street Fighter fun. There was no hesitation on my part when moving forward with this project. I knew from the start that we must stick to the 2D gameplay formula.
GS: What new moves can we expect from each of the eight original characters?
CK: Street Fighter IV is building upon the foundation of everything that made Street Fighter II a phenomenon. You can expect to see new gameplay elements applied to the returning characters, including moves that come from the new game systems being added.
GS: You've unveiled focus attacks for both defense and offense. How will players be able to implement these in gameplay?
YO: I can't go into too much detail here just yet, but I can tell you that it is a system designed to add a little spice to combos and the idea of reading your opponents' moves. We're currently making adjustments to the system so that it can be used in this fashion.
One of my goals for this project is to create a game that a wide audience can enjoy. That is why focus attacks are implemented with a rather simple and intuitive command. You need only to press the middle kick and middle punch button simultaneously to initiate the move.
In this way, light users who may not be familiar with the intricacies of fighting games have a new weapon in their arsenal that they can utilize with relative ease. At the same time, high-level players will find new and interesting uses for this new move, working it into their combos and strategies to bring out the depth and breadth of the system.
GS: Are focus attacks tied into the previously unveiled revenge gauge? How do the two systems work and interact?
CK: The gameplay system designs are still being finalized; the way that focus attacks and the revenge gauge function in final form will be shaped by feedback from the AOU show, location tests, and internal play sessions. Feedback from the player community (with experts both inside and out of Capcom) will be crucial for fine tuning these newer systems.
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CK: At AOU, we will be revealing the return of the original Street Fighter II roster. Needless to say, there will be more brawlers added and revealed in time.
GS: What can you tell us about Crimson Viper? How does she fight? How will she fit into the SF story?
YO: As of right now, all we've revealed is Viper's existence.
If you are after information as to her connection to other characters, I'm afraid I'll have to make you wait a bit longer. I can share this much about her fighting style, though: Her strength comes not from a complete mastery of martial arts like so many other characters, but rather from her use of technology. She utilizes a system of high-tech devices.
This series has always involved what I call "tricky" characters (like those who stretch their limbs or emit electricity), but Viper is unique even when compared to the characters we have already seen. She really represents an entirely new and unique fighting method that encompasses everything from electricity to fire. I hope you look forward to giving her a test drive!
GS: When is the game's story set in Street Fighter chronology?
YO: Well, the [sequel] number has indeed ticked up one unit, but the story and time period is actually not after SFIII. This game actually takes place after SFII. Is it before SFIII? Does it represent some parallel timeline? I guess you'll have to wait and see...
As for why we chose to not place the game after SFIII, ask me again at a later interview...
GS: We'll try to wait until then. Thanks for your time.


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Before the 2011 season, the Boston Herald declared the 2011 Red Sox as the best team ever. That was just a little premature. That team finished third in the five-team American League East, going 90-72. And they weren't even seriously considered for this list of the best Red Sox teams ever.
Because there were 86 years between championships in Boston, you'd think there wouldn't be too many great teams to put on this list, but the reason Red Sox fans felt cursed was because they had some great teams that just couldn't get over the hump. The Red Sox -- a charter member of the American League -- have made the playoffs 21 times in their history and have seven World Series titles as of September 2012. A look at the 10 greatest teams in Red sox history:
1. 1912: Fenway opens, dominant champion
Before there were curses and even before Babe Ruth, Boston had one of the great teams of all-time. This team outscored its opponents by an average of 1.7 runs per game, was 57-20 at home and had a team ERA of 2.76. Led by 34-game winner Smokey Joe Wood and Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker, the Red Sox defeated a very good New York Giants team led by Christy Mathewson in the World Series. They also opened Fenway Park this season.
Manager: Jake Stahl
Regular season: 105-47, won American League by 14 games over Washington Senators.
Playoffs: Beat New York Giants in World Series in seven games (4-3)
Hitting leaders: OF Tris Speaker (.383, 10 HR, 90 RBI), OF Duffy Lewis (.284, 6 HR, 109 RBI), 1B Jake Stahl (.301, 3 HR, 60 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Smokey Joe Wood (34-5, 1.91 ERA), RHP Buck O'Brien (20-13, 2.58 ERA), RHP Hugh Bedient (20-9, 2.92 ERA)
2. 1946: Williams' best chance
Ted Williams is an immortal, but he never won a World Series. He came a game away after coming home from World War II in 1946, when he was named AL MVP. They dominated in the regular season, but lost the final two games, including Game 7 on Enos Slaughter's mad dash, scoring from first base on a single in the eighth inning.
Manager: Joe Cronin
Regular season: 104-50, won American League by 12 games over the Detroit Tigers.
Playoffs: Lost to St. Louis Cardinals in World Series in seven games (4-3)
Hitting leaders: LF Ted Williams (.342, 38 HR, 123 RBI), 2B Bobby Doerr (.271 18 HR, 116 RBI), SS Johnny Pesky (.335, 2 HR, 55 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Dave Ferriss (25-6, 3.25 ERA), RHP Tex Hughson (20-11, 2.75 ERA), LHP Mickey Harris (17-9, 3.64 ERA)
3. 2004: The incredible comeback
There have been better teams, but none are more revered in team history. The Red Sox didn't win the AL East and looked doomed, falling behind 3-0 in the ALCS to the New York Yankees after losing 19-8 in Game 3. But in the biggest comeback in postseason history, they won Game 4, then Game 5 in 14 innings, then two more in New York. Boston then swept St. Louis in the World Series for its first championship in 86 years. Curt Schilling won 21 games and pitched on a bleeding ankle that needed surgery following the season.
Manager: Terry Francona
Regular season: 98-64, second in AL East, 3 games behind New York Yankees, won AL wild card.
Playoffs: Swept Anaheim Angels in ALDS (3-0); beat New York Yankees in ALCS in seven games (4-3, first to rally from 3-0 deficit), swept St. Louis Cardinals in World Series (4-0).
Hitting leaders: LF Manny Ramirez (.308, 43 HR, 130 RBI), DH David Ortiz (.301, 41 HR, 139 RBI), CF Johnny Damon (.304, 20 HR, 94 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Curt Schilling (21-6, 3.26 ERA), RHP Pedro Martinez (16-9, 3.90 ERA), RHP Tim Wakefield (12-10, 4.87 ERA)
4. 2013: Worst to first
The Red Sox were a mess in 2012, finishing in last place with 93 losses and a team that was talented, but dysfunctional. Under first-year manager John Farrell, they turned it around immediately and became the second team to ever win a World Series after finishing in last place, and the first to clinch a World Series at home since 1918.
Manager: John Farrell
Regular season: 97-65, won AL East by 5.5 games over the Tampa Bay Rays
Playoffs: Beat Tampa Bay Rays in ALDS in four games (3-1); beat Detroit Tigers in ALCS in six games (4-2); beat St. Louis Cardinals in World Series in six games (4-2)
Hitting leaders: DH David Ortiz (.309, 30 HR, 103 RBI), 1B Mike Napoli (.259, 23 HR, 92 RBI), 2B Dustin Pedroia (.301, 9 HR, 84 RBI)
Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (15-8, 3.75 ERA), RHP Clay Buchholz (12-1, 1.74 ERA), RHP Koji Uehara (4-1, 1.09 ERA, 21 saves)
5. 1915: 101 wins
This team wasn't all that powerful -- the Red Sox hit just 14 home runs, with four of them by young pitcher Babe Ruth in 92 at-bats. But with a very good pitching staff, they won 101 games and beat the Philadelphia Philles for the championship, the team's third in 14 seasons. They went on to repeat as champions in 1916, even with 13 more losses.
Manager: Bill Carrigan
Regular season: 101-50, won American League by 2.5 games over Detroit Tigers
Playoffs: Beat Philadelphia Phillies in World Series in five games (4-1)
Hitting leaders: OF Tris Speaker (.322, 0 HR, 69 RBI), OF Duffy Lewis (.291, 2 HR, 76 RBI), 1B Dick Hoblitzell (.283, 2 HR, 61 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Rube Foster (19-8, 2.11 ERA), RHP Ernie Shore (19-8, 1.64 ERA), LHP Babe Ruth (18-8, 2.44 ERA)
6. 1903: First World Series
Boston won the first modern World Series, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in a best-of-nine series. after winning 91 games in the regular season. Boston had a team ERA of 2.57 (led by Cy Young) and also led the league in hitting.
Manager: Jimmy Collins
Regular season: 91-47, won American League by 14.5 games over Philadelphia Athletics.
Playoffs: Beat Pittsburgh Pirates in World Series in eight games (5-3)
Hitting leaders: OF Buck Freeman (.287, 14 HR, 104 RBI), OF Patsy Dougherty (.331, 4 HR, 59 RBI), SS Freddy Parent (.304, 4 HR, 80 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Cy Young (28-9, 2.08 ERA), RHP Bill Dinneen (21-13, 2.26 ERA), RHP Tom Hughes (20-7, 2.57 ERA)
7. 2007: Second title under Francona
Three years after the 2004 breakthrough, the Red Sox won another World Series championship by outscoring their opposition 59-15 in their final seven games. They fell behind Cleveland 3-1 in the ALCS but rallied, then swept the Colorado Rockies, who were playing in their first World Series.
Manager: Terry Francona
Regular season: 96-66, won AL East by two games over New York Yankees.
Playoffs: Swept Los Angeles Angels in ALDS (3-0); beat Cleveland Indians in ALCS in seven games (4-3); swept Colorado Rockies in World Series (4-0).
Hitting leaders: DH David Ortiz (.332, 35 HR, 117 RBI), LF Manny Ramirez (.296, 20 HR, 88 RBI), 3B Mike Lowell (.324, 21 HR, 120 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (20-7, 3.27 ERA); RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-12, 3.30 ERA); RHP Jonathan Papelbon (1-3, 1.85 ERA, 37 saves)
8. 1918: Babe and a title
Babe Ruth, now the team's best hitter and No. 4 starter, led the way as Boston won its sixth championship -- and its last for 86 years. In a season cut short by World War I, the Red Sox beat the Cubs in the World Series.
Manager: Ed Barrow
Regular season: 75-51, won American League by 2.5 games over the Cleveland Indians.
Playoffs: Beat Chicago Cubs in World Series in six games (4-2).
Hitting leaders: OF-P Babe Ruth (.300, 11 HR, 66 RBI, 13-7, 2.22 ERA), OF Harry Hooper (.289, 1 HR, 44 RBI), 1B Stuffy McInnis (.272, 0 HR, 56 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Carl Mays (21-13, 2.21 ERA), RHP Bullet Joe Bush (15-15, 2.11 ERA), RHP Sad Sam Jones (16-5, 2.25 ERA)
9. 1975: Fisk waves it fair
Fred Lynn was AL MVP and Rookie of the Year and Carlton Fisk hit one of the most memorable World Series home runs to end Game 6, but the Red Sox again came up a game short in the World Series, this time to the Big Red Machine.
Manager: Darrell Johnson
Regular season: 95-65, won American League East by 4.5 games over the Baltimore Orioles
Playoffs: Swept Oakland Athletics in ALCS (3-0); lost to Cincinnati Reds in World Series in seven games (4-3)
Hitting leaders: CF Fred Lynn (.331, 21 HR, 105 RBI), C Carlton Fisk (.331, 10 HR, 52 RBI), LF Jim Rice (.309, 22 HR, 102 RBI)
Pitching: LHP Bill Lee (17-9, 3.95 ERA), RHP Luis Tiant (18-14, 4.02 ERA), RHP Rick Wise (19-12, 3.95 ERA)
10. 1986: Through the wickets
Yet another team that came up a game short, and this one probably hurt most of all. The Red Sox ralled from a 3-1 deficit against the California Angels in the ALCS and were an out away from a championship in Game 6 when the Mets went on an inexplicable rally, punctuated by Bill Buckner's booted ground ball on a grounder by Mookie Wilson. The Mets finished off the disheartened Red Sox a day later.
Manager: John McNamara
Regular season: 95-66, won AL East by 5.5 games over the New York Yankees.
Playoffs: Beat the California Angels in seven games in ALCS (4-3); lost to New York Mets in World Series in seven games (4-3).
Hitting leaders: 3B Wade Boggs (.357, 8 HR, 71 RBI), LF Jim Rice (.324, 20 HR, 110 RBI), RF Dwight Evans (.259, 26 HR, 97 RBI)
Pitching: RHP Roger Clemens (24-4, 2.48 ERA), Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd (16-10, 3.78 ERA), LHP Bruce Hurst (13-8, 2.99 ERA)
Honorable mention: 1978 (99-64, second in AL East); 1916 (91-63, won World Series); 1967 (92-70, lost in World Series); 2003 (95-67, lost in ALCS); 1999 (94-68, lost in ALCS)


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Basics food bank service celebrates
Updated 5:53pm Wednesday 22nd January 2014 in News
WINCHESTER Basics Bank has celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special service in the cathedral.
The north transept welcomed around 80 guests, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Winchester, Ernie and Barbara Jeffs, and MP Steve Brine.
Winchester Basics Bank provides foodstuffs for people in need.
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