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Snoopy is the name of Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz.[1] Born on the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, Snoopy started out in the background, but eventually turned into a main character. He had seven siblings, Belle, Molly, Andy, Olaf, Spike (His brother. He has met Mickey mouse and received a pair of shoes!), Rover and Marbles. All the siblings are shown at some point or another in either the strip or subsequent movies. The character Snoopy was noted for his many alter egos, including The World War I Flying Ace, The Scout Leader and World Literary Ace. Snoopy is a great cosplayer. Snoopy also became "Joe Cool" as he put on sunglasses and leaned against the wall doing nothing. He often had wise things to say about the humans around him. He has weak sight so he always wears a contact lens. He doesn't have dog teeth but human teeth. He often shares witty sayings with his sidekick Woodstock, a small yellow bird of unspecified species. He likes to eat cookies, and he doesn't like the cat next door.
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- Charlie Brown: He is the master of Snoop. But Snoopy doesn't remember Charlie's name, so he calls him 'round-headed boy'. He loves Baseball and Peanut-butter sandwiches.
- Sally: She is Charlie Brown's younger sister. Her character is argumentative.
- Linus: He is an intellectual but a romanticist. He always has his favorite blanket.
- Lucy: She is always bold. She doesn't like talking logically.
- Woodstock..He is Snoopy's best friend. He is a small, yellow bird. Only Snoopy can communicate with him and recognize him.
- Schroeder..He is a pianist and likes Beethoven. He usually plays the piano.
- Peppermint Patty..She is bold but dull. She is a good baseball player, but not good at studying.
- Marcie..She is a good friend of Peppermint Patty. She is earnest, but not good at baseball.
- Pigpen..He is optimistic. He can gather dust like a magnet.
- Franklin..He is thoughtful and calm. He played with Charlie Brown and made friends.
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Snoopy's house is so much larger inside than it appears from the outside. The house has stairs and the lower floor has TV, air conditioner, table tennis set, billiard set, library, and so on. Charlie Brown made it.
Snoopy's family[change | change source]
- Spike..He is Snoopy's big brother. Snoopy trust him very much. He is a friend of Mickey Mouse.
- Olaf..He is Snoopy's small brother. He is fat.
- Andy..He is Snoopy's brother.Unreliable character.
- Marbles..He is Snoopy's small brother. Whimsical character.
- Belle..She is Snoopy's small sister. She is cute and fashionable.
- Rover..He is Snoopy's brother.
- Molly..She is Snoopy's sister.
- Missy..She is Snoopy's mother.
Snoopy's costumes[change | change source]
- Joe Cool: He is a cool student and likes girls.
- World War I flying ace: He is a pilot of Sopwith Camel.
- Writer: He writes always, but it's not so good. Lucy gives him advice.
- Lawyer: He drags a briefcase.
- The world-famous beagle scout: He is a boy scout. Other members of his troop are Woodstock and his friends.
Games[change | change source]
We can enjoy 'Snoopy Streets' on iPhone iTouch and iPad. We can arrange a shop city with Charlie Brown and PEANUT's friends in this game.
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Marmoreal is an engineered marble devised by British designer Max Lamb. Lamb's recent (but extensive) history of working in stone, and his steadfast interest in materials, brought the designer to examine engineered stones such as terrazzo and question how he would design a similar material consistent with his practice.
The pieces from the designer's ongoing Quarry series are generously scaled and celebrate the qualities of a given stone's colour, texture, and even its historical context. After extensive material investigations and compositional studies for Marmoreal, Lamb arrived at the idea of using large marble pieces as the bulk of the mix to emphasise the inherent stoniness of man-made stone, rather than the usual small pieces of aggregate typical to terrazzo. He selected the following four Veronese marbles for the final recipe; Rosso Verona, Giallo Mori, Verde Alpi and Bianco Verona.
The word Marmoreal means 'real marble', but can be used to describe objects or materials that look like real marble but aren't necessarily so. Our Marmoreal is composed of approximately 95 per cent marble and 5 per cent polyester resin binders to make for a stronger, less porous and more durable stone than natural marbles. This engineering allows us to offer an original material language with a high visual value that skilfully balances tradition with modernism using Max Lamb's signature approach.
Marmoreal was realised in close collaboration with Santamargherita, one of the great pioneers in the engineered stone industry. The factory is located in Volargne, Italy, fittingly on Via del Marmo, which translates as Road of Marble. This area just outside of Verona and its outlying provinces form the epicentre of the Italian marble quarrying industry and the bedrock for a storied history with the art and design worlds that continues today.
The Marmoreal Elements
Rosso Verona
This red nodular limestone of the Jurassic period is from Northern Italy. Rosso Verona has been extensively quarried and as a result goes under many different names; it can be referred to as Rosso Sant'Ambrogio, Verona Red or Red Verona, Rojo Verona, Rosso Verona Asiago Marble, and the serious sounding Nembro Rosato. Its colour ranges from light to dark red and is characterised by fine circular patterns and stylolitic veins.
Giallo Mori
A bright, ochre-yellow marble from Tyrol, a bordering region of Northern Italy, that has both light and dark sinuous veins with the occasional small white patches. Cross sections will often appear flat and bright, providing Marmoreal White with its extreme graphic quality.
Verde Alpi
This traditional marble from Torino is also commonly referred to as Verde Alpi Cesana Marble. It was selected for Marmoreal because of its intense green color, contrasting white quartz elements and the very uniform, elegant light veins.
Bianco Verona
Used as the background of Marmoreal White, this traditional Veronese marble is characterised by its opacity and textural flatness. Slightly off-white in colour, Bianco Verona can vary in shade from cream to pink and grey. This stone provided the best contrast when compared to its more famous counterparts, Carrera and Botticino, to support the strong colours in the other three marbles.


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I bought this eyeliner when I started using make up and I still have a lot of it left, which means I haven't used it all that much. It doesn't have a lot of staying power and smears easily. Once you twist the pencil out you can't twist it back, which is inconvenient if you accidentally twist it too much. On the up side it is very creamy and goes on your waterline smoothly. I use this with color eyeliners to tight line on my upper lash line to define my eyes a little before going over it with the color eyeliners. I think it would be good if you like to smudge your eyeliner for a smokey effect, but otherwise there are cheaper pencils out there that work better.
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I LOVE THIS EYELINER. this is my one and only eyeliner i ever use. i have it in espresso and black onyx. i use it to fill in between my upper and lower lashes and use it to line my top lid. it glides on so smoothly and its just too great. i gave it 4 lippys because i dont like the smudger that comes with it. it kinda makes a mess because it doesnt do a great job. but over all this is the best eyeliner ive ever tried.
smudges. last 2 hrs then it looks like a mess (as if i was crying). I wear contacts so maybe i have extra watery eyes or maybe my skin is oily. Couldn't find a way to make it stay on.
Smudges in a terrible way. I bought this in a two pack for the bargain price of $4, but they are so terrible that it's $4 wasted.
Somehow, two hours after applying, the eyeliner falls downward and smudges to below my eyes making me look like i have crazy dark circles.
I thought perhaps, this was supposed to be a "smokey" eye look and tried the sponge tip, but it was completely worthless. It just doesn't work.
Then i thought I 'd just use it for my waterline. But the pigment is so weak and the consistency of the pencil so waxy that it doesn't draw.
Oh, and it is not waterproof. When the liner would smudge underneath my eye, I'd take a wet paper towel from the bathroom to wipe it off.
$4 wasted. And now i have two. You get what you pay for.
I really like this eyeliner because of how easy it is to apply it. It glides on realllyy smoothly and I can put it on with one stroke. I haven't tried it on my waterline or lower lash line yet because, I admit it, I am too scared. Apparently it smudges really bad. I really like it for lining my upper lash line and I will continue to use it just for that.
EDIT: I have gone on to find much better eyeliners for around the same price and this one falls flat.
These little things are so BA. I only ever line my waterline, so it's good for that purpose. But if you dip the tip in a little Blacktrack fluidline, then tightline... oh man. OH man. They're dirt cheap, they last forever, and you don't have to sharpen them! What's not to love? I will definitely be repurchasing this... whoops, I definitely don't remember how long I've had this thing. Maybe I should toss it?
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My HG eyeliner for over 3 years. I have it in espresso and black onyx and it goes on very smooth. You can do a thin defined line just as easily as the smokey eye with this and it stays put all day, the color is true, and it's pretty cheap to boot. The little sponge tip is pretty useless IMO but that's no biggie, especially for that price.
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Great eyeliner. I wear espresso in this and really like it. I really like the little sponge tip at opposite end if I want a more smudged/smokey look. Don't think it is totally waterproof, but for me it has good staying power.
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Works well for smokey eyes but not if you want defined eye look because it smudges easily.
I'm so happy I got this eyeliner. I found a two-pack at my local Wal-Mart for $8, which is a steal for myself. I have it in Onyx and Expresso. The Expresso is a pretty color, though it did not look right with my black/brown mascara for some reason...
Anywho, I used the Onyx along my top lash line and used the little sponge on the bottom end to smudge it up into my eyeshadow. I also lined the outer corner of my bottom lash line and smudged it. And I dare-say, I successfully did a smokey look. The color stayed well through the day, although by night-fall, it was started to sneak into the creases under my eyes...
I'm glad I got this, the sponge-tip is a neat little helper. At any rate, I will be using this as my go-to eyeliner.
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Same-store sales remained on the upswing in October at Walgreen Co., as the drug chain saw results rise in the front end and the pharmacy.
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Same-store sales remained on the upswing in October at Walgreen Co., as the drug chain saw results rise in the front end and the pharmacy.
Walgreens said Tuesday that comparable-store sales for October climbed 5.8%, reflecting negative impacts of 0.3 percentage point from calendar day shifts (one extra Thursday and one fewer Monday) and 0.7 percentage point from the introduction of new generic drugs, which carry lower prices but higher profit margins than branded prescription drugs.
In the front end, comp-store sales rose 2.3% in October. Customer traffic in comparable stores edged up 0.6% for the month — the drug chain's first increase since September 2011 — while basket size grew 1.7%.
Comparable pharmacy sales for October advanced 7.9% and on a calendar day-shift adjusted basis were up 8.4%, according to Walgreens. Calendar day shifts negatively impacted comparable pharmacy results by 0.5 percentage point. Calendar day-shift adjusted comparable pharmacy sales were negatively impacted by 1 percentage point from new generics but got a lift of 0.7 percentage point from more flu shots versus a year ago.
Prescription count at comparable stores gained 5.7% in October and was up 6.2% on a calendar day-shift adjusted basis. Walgreens said calendar shifts negatively impacted prescriptions filled at comparable stores by 0.5 percentage point. The chain added that same-store script count was positively impacted by 1.1 percentage points from more flu shots versus last year but reflects a negative impact of 0.2 percentage point from a lower incidence of flu in this year's October.
Walgreens reported that flu shots administered at pharmacies and clinics season to date totaled over 4.9 million, compared with about 3.6 million a year ago.
Total October sales came in at $6.37 billion, up 6.1% from $6 billion a year earlier. Revenue grew 3.5% in the front end and 7.8% in the pharmacy, which accounted for 65.5% of overall October sales.
Calendar 2013 sales to date were $60.47 billion, up 4.3% from $57.97 billion in the prior-year period. Fiscal 2014 year-to-date sales, covering the first two months, totaled $12.29 billion, a gain of 7% from $11.49 billion a year earlier.
Walgreens said it opened 14 drug stores during October, including four relocations, and closed two stores. As of Oct. 31, the chain operated 8,131 drug stores, 101 more than a year ago, including five net stores acquired in the last 12 months.


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Taninah is the most unique vacation experience and exotic rental property in the Riviera Maya.
This unrivaled, one-of-a-kind vacation property has been featured on HGTV's Extreme Homes, The Travel Channel's Amazing Vacation Homes, in the magazine Caribbean World, and in the Spring 2008 issue of Travel + Leisure, Family Edition.
No other vacation rental property in the Rivera Maya has been so honored or recognized.
Taninah is a fully staffed, meals included, ecologically friendly private jungle retreat.
A Taninah experience is ideally suited for multiple couples traveling with or without kids, multi-generational families, family reunions, weddings and/or parties looking for an exotic venue.
Taninah is comprised of ten fenced and gated acres. Five of the property's ten acres have been carefully sculpted and thoughtfully developed to include incredible installations and incomparable amenities.
Taninah offers five unique and charming guest houses which embody and define rustic elegance. Additional sleeping areas mean Taninah can accommodate up to 35 guests.
Taninah is only offered in its entirety to one group at a time. Our guest houses are never offered for rent individually.
Although seemingly off-the-beaten-path, Taninah is actually located in the heart of the Riviera Maya. Cancun International Airport is located just 75 minutes north of Taninah.
The bustling cosmopolitan town of Playa del Carmen and its world famous 5th Avenue pedestrian walkway are located just 13 miles north of Taninah.
Ferries to the island of Cozumel run throughout the day from Playa del Carmen.
Taninah is also conveniently located near all of the Riviera Maya's major attractions...world famous Xcaret is only 20 minutes north, Puerto Aventuras Marina and Golf Resort/Community is just 10 minutes north, Akumal is 10 minutes south, and the majestic cliff side Mayan ruins of Tulum are only 10 minutes beyond Akumal.
Many adventure experiences such as swimming with dolphins, horseback riding, fishing, diving, snorkeling, ATV tours, zip line adventures, cenotes, and many other area attractions are within 20 minutes of Taninah.
If you're into golf, Taninah is located within 10 minutes of one golf course, within 30 minutes of 3 golf courses, within 45 minutes of 5 golf courses, and within an hour and a half of 7 golf courses.
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Check out the zombified video for Athletes In Paris' latest single S U Z I E, out now on The Animal Farm. The track tells the story of a spiteful relationship with a hurtful woman…This is summer indie-pop at it's best.
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Unraveling the Science Behind Ethnicity Estimation. Posted by Julie Granka on October 24, 2013 in DNA, Science A small tube of your saliva can reveal a lot about your family history hundreds and even thousands of years ago.
At AncestryDNA, we study the DNA in that saliva – using sophisticated science – to reveal your ethnic origins. We recently announced an update to our ethnicity results which provides customers with a more in-depth look at where their ancestors once lived. Blood of the Irish: What DNA Tells Us About the Ancestry of People in Ireland. The earliest settlers came to Ireland around 10,000 years ago, in Stone Age times.
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I get it. Why in the world would you want to remodel your garage when your wife has a list of a hundred "to do's" in other parts of the house. The answer is simple. Long ago, we lost our (I'm referring to men here) control over the design and decorating of our homes. No longer can our prized moose head hang over the fireplace and long gone are the dreams of installing a urinal in our restroom. No, now we are inundated with pleasant smells, clean carpet, and fresh flowers. Now is our time to claim stake to the only remaining room we have control over. Our Garage!!
Recently, I had a buddy do a complete remodel of his garage. It was simple, cost him hardly nothing and he now has a cave worthy to spend the evening in. Follow me here. He had just recently ripped the carpet out of his home for new flooring. He took this old carpet and laid it in the garage. Due to some storage issues, he did hire a garage contractor come out and install a product called handi-wall. It basically looks like wood flooring excepted has a sliding rail system to hang up your tools, install baskets, etc… It was the only cost of the remodel, but I cannot begin to tell you the difference it made to the room. Virtually nothing is on the floors because of the versatility of this wall board.
He set up an entertainment system in the corner complete with surround sound, mini fridge, TV (with cable) and set the mood lighting with neon beer signs. He thought briefly about installing air conditioning and throwing in a couch, but was too afraid that if he made it too comfortable his wife would want to hang out in the garage too.
3 days from start to finish, I have never seen this man enter the house. He simply lives in his cave and smiles for no reason whatsoever. So join in the revolution. Get outside and remodel that old garage of yours!
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When Rufus Wainwright hits South Florida this weekend for a two-night stint, prepare to swoon. This is one crooning troubadour who could probably turn a grocery list into a heartbreaking tale of terrible beauty.
Not that Wainwright has to resort to grocery lists, mind you. With a song-soaked career that dates back a decade and a heritage that encompasses a singing/songwriting father (Loudon Wainwright), mother (Kate McGarrigle), aunt (Anna McGarrigle), and sister (Martha Wainwright), he's got more than a few tunes running through his being.
But then, you already knew that, and you've known it since 1998, when Rufus released his self-titled debut. You knew it better in 2001, when Poses hit stores and you fell in love with the lead-off single, "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk." Of course, you might've also been swayed by Wainwright's cover of the Beatles' classic "Across the Universe," which appeared in Sean Penn's I Am Sam, but I'm thinking that came after that initial rush of nicotine and sugar.
By the time Want One (2003) and Want Two (2004) hit the racks, you were already sold. So the singles "I Don't Know What It Is" and a live version of "Chelsea Hotel" merely made you feel good about your purchase.
Then last year, when Rufus delivered a double-shot of drop-dead gorgeous song-crafting, you sold him to the few friends you had left who hadn't yet fallen for the song man. Of course, that album, Release the Stars, made it pretty easy, especially since the opener, "Do I Disappoint You," was about as universally melodious as a love song can get. And Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall, in December 2007, made it easier still, no matter what kind of pills you pop before breakfast.
Now there's an opera, Prima Donna, originally commissioned by New York's Metropolitan Opera, that's been moved to Manchester, England. And word is Wainwright's next LP will be pared down to nothing but piano and man. This setup is what we'll see Saturday night as Wainwright wraps up his solo stand across America. Consider this a preview of the album to come. Better yet, consider it a privilege.
New Times caught up with the troubadour while he was holed up with his sweetheart in Berlin. Here's what he had to say:
New Times: Is it true that your opera, Prima Donna, was turned down by the Met because you wrote the libretto in French?
Wainwright: That's totally the reason. The fact that it was in French and the fact that I wanted it premiered a lot earlier than they could. It turned out that the Met could only do it around 2014. Premiering it next year, in July, at the Manchester International Festival gives me a chance to get it out there sooner, which is what I want.
But aren't most of the operas they perform in a foreign language?
Yeah, most of then are in Italian, French, German, or whatever, so I really don't understand the reasoning. But I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they wanted the works to be distinctly American, and of contemporary American sensibility. You know, I don't think they even have any European composers on the roster for this program. So somehow having it in French threw a wrench into that idea.
You're still on good terms with them though, right?
Oh, yeah. I am. I have to give [Metropolitan Opera general manager] Peter Gelb a lot of credit for really baptizing the project. He originally commissioned it, and the moment I had the Met behind me I immediately started writing a lot. So it kind of jump-started everything, which I'm really thankful for. But I had to go my own way.
Didn't you sing with [diva] Jessye Norman at the Watermill Center in Southampton, New York, this past summer?
Yes, I did, I did.
How was that?
That was amazing. We didn't sing together, per se. I don't think in any way she would have, because, you know, she's probably one of the last great divas — that being the full package. You don't just go up and sing with Jessye Norman; you have to go through the committee — and I mean the committee of her mind. And we didn't have time for that. [Laughs.] She did come up during my show and sing two or three lovely songs, though, which was wonderful.
Is she as intimidating in person as she appears on stage and screen?
Yes, she is, she is. She's the real deal. I think she eats, breathes, and sleeps opera and the whole universe that that encompasses.
You've also sung with Antony (of Antony & the Johnsons), Ann Wilson, Dido, Ben Folds, John Cale, your sister Martha — is there anybody you won't duet with?
(Laughs) Probably not, actually. I'm a cheap date. I just enjoy singing so much that it doesn't matter who it's with.
Is there anyone living or dead that you've dreamt of singing with but haven't?
I've always wanted to sing with Björk; it would be such a trip. And I also would love to sing with Tony Bennett, even though it's been done a lot of times, because he's sort of the last remaining crooner from another era, so it would be interesting. There's a bunch of people. One of the greatest privileges I had recently was singing with Renee Fleming; we sang together for a TV show [Spectacle] that Elvis Costello has.


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How to keep my DD from being boy crazy and growin up too fast
Two incidents concern me. During the summer my children (girls 5 and 7) told me a friend's son (age 8 1/2) showed them his "thingy" while I was babysitting him (I was literally one room away making popcorn while they were watching a movie). I asked them if they showed him anything -- my 5 yo did not, my 7 yo was guilty. I asked if anyone did any touching and she told no way (very discustedly). Anyhow I went nuts on her -- told her I soooo disappointed in her judgement and how I have over and over told her her "privates" were not for others to see etc... I know you are supposed to remain calm, but it seemed as though she was pretty nonchalant about the whole thing until I yelled. So, she really seemed to understand and learn from the incident.
Today, she told me a boy ran up to her at recess and kissed her cheek. She told the teacher on duty and ended up having to talk to her own teacher and the principal about it. They asked her how she "felt" about it and she said "...weird. It would be ok if I were 20 or something." My DD said he asked her yesterday if he could kiss her and she said no. Apparently the same boy did this to a different girl yesterday but she never told. I really praised her for telling an adult because the boy will not learn that it is inappropriate unless she brought it to their attention.
Anyhow, other things have me concerned. Like how she told my mother that "five boys in my class like me." My mother told me I will really have my hands full with her someday because of this statement and the fact that my DD is very pretty.
One other thing that bothers me -- my DD loves to dance but sometimes does it almost in a sexy manner. She does take jazz and ballet and has seen the older girls perform similiarly but it can be quite embarressing. I told her one time to dance "nice" but she had no idea what I was talking about.
I try to limit her TV viewing but she enjoys shows like Zack and Cody and Hannah Montana. Those shows do talk about crushes and boys; all her girlfriends watch these shows but any kind of kissing on TV makes a huge impression on her.
I just wish my little girl was just interested in Disney princesses again.
What can I do short of keeping her in a bubble?
I think you know the basic answer to this..you can't PREVENT her from liking boys, or getting crushes. BUT you can teach her that boys are not the beginning and end all of her life. That she HAS TO have a boy in her life for her life to be complete. My daughter's favorite line in high school when asked if she had a boyfriend by aunts and uncles was....I DON'T HAVE A BOY IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I WON'T BE HAVING A BOY TELL ME WHAT TO DO, AND EVEN IF I DID HAVE A BOY IN MY LIFE HE WOULDN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! (all said with a southern accent for some reason...we're from Minnesota, go figure!). My girls did NOT jump from boyfriend to boyfriend (one has yet to have a serious boyfriend at 20). They are VERY independent. They are equals to boys. They are headstrong, which is a possible torn off to some boys, the the "NO BOYS IN MY LIFE" daughter is engaged to be married at 26. And no he does not tell her what to do...okay he tries, but has learned that she will be independent, and they are equals.
So she must not have ever had anyone say "watch her" as your mother did....very wrong, she is very pretty. Tall, thin, etc. So how'd I not keep her in a bubble. WE'D TALK about things. CALMLY (okay I'd try to be calm sometimes). But try to use some for teaching. Plus we live by example...again not that she picked all our examples to follow. We also had rules. No single dating until 16, group dating at 15 was OK. Etc. A boy kissed you huh. Hmmm how was it, yucky huh, wet...ya, it is something that whey your older and ready you will like, but until then it is not something Mom and Dad want you to do, so you need to tell that boy DO NOT KISS ME. You need to tell a person in charge too, but you also need to stand up for yourself.
Will my daughter be a virgin on her wedding night NO, she has a 5 year old (her fiance's). Was I a perfect mother..oh he11 no, but I tried. I wanted that bubble too, but you can't have it. Trust me, there are so many other worries out there that you have to find your battles. The goal you really want is for your daughter to become a CONFIDENT, CARING, COMPENTENT person. So talk about issues. Dance nice...be specific. When you dance by pushing your stomach out towards a person like that, I know it is how some people dance right now, but it is what is called "dancing sexy". And is not how a 7 year old should dance. I don't think it is how anyone should dance really. Why, because...then start a discussion on it. Be specific with your reasons. "Dance Nice" made no sense to her, so tell her what "Not Nice" is. Don't be afraid to use words.
She saw a boys penis, "Okay you saw Danny's penis, That was wrong, you know we've talked about that. I know you were curious about what they looked like, but you should have come to me and we could have talked about this and I would have showed you from a book what they look like"..then start that discussion. By freaking out you make her a little less likely to tell her next time (only a little, you didn't damage her for life). So what do you say when someone wants to show you their penis...NO, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE IT..give her power words.
Sorry this got so long.
Good Luck
First of all you over reacted when your daughter told you about exposing herself to the boy....you should have calmly told her..."Nice girls don't show their private parts to others...and Jimmy was being very rude to show you his". By going ballistic you added enormous importance to the issue. Children without other sex siblings are naturally curious.
As for the boy that kissed her on the cheek, a few years back that would be just called teasing and a prank...I think things have gotten a bit out of hand by making a big deal out of a quick smack on the cheek in second grade.
Kids that age talk about "liking" a boy or a boy "liking" them....that's just what they do. By you making a big deal out of it you will reinforcing that sort of behaviou.
When my daughter was in 2nd grade, I drove a bunch of little girls every week to an activity...think it was children's church choir. One of the girls was in 4th grade and very boy crazy. And her parents helped her grow up....she wore a bra even though there was nothing to put in it and had a fall,,,,one of those hair attachments. And she and another girl her age were constantly talking about whow as going with who and who broke up with and who asked who out....in my opinion something not suitable for 4th graders. I learned a lot in a mile and a half every week!!
But I took the opportunity to ask my daughter..."Where does Jolie and her boyfriends go?" She said nowhere....and I pointed out how silly all that talk was...and how silly it was for her to be pinning a long piece of hair to her head that may fall off on the playground!
Anyhow, by the time they were 17, Jolie was middle aged...fat, dumpy...certainly not the belle of the ball and not a prom queen.
As for the dancing....that's what she sees at dance class....and as one who has a grand daughter who has taken dance for 14 years, that's what they do. Ignore it.
You can't hide the world from her....all you can do is teach her to cope with it.
And outside of the exposing herself, I see nothing alarming in her bahavior. Likely she will have a lot of boyfriends, or a lot of boys wanting to be her boyfriend. That's not bad, in fact that's good! But she will need to know how to behave....and screaming and over reacting to certain behavior will only lend it importance.
Linda C
I actually agree with the other two posters. You were wrong to go ballistic on your daughter.By doing that,you are making her feel guilty for having NORMAL sexual curiousity. Which could effect her later in life by her either rebelling and doing that on purpose,or by having guilt feelings and thinking sex is wrong.
A calm manner would have been the better way to go,and explaining that SEX/Sexual behavior should only happen between two people who LOVE each other and only when she is
grown enough to handle it.(Preferably not before age 16)
I do think most people I know have done something like this as children.Usually harmless curiousity of "I'll show you mine if you show me yours".
My daughter only isnt that curious because all she has are boy cousins,so she HAS seen boy genitals before and has no interest.
The dancing thing...is also pretty normal.My daughter who is almost ten also parades around sometimes,probably something she got from Britney Spears or Hilary Duff,or an of these young starlets they see on tv.I do not think the children have any "awareness" that they are in fact,"acting" in a sexy manner.They are simply little imulators mocking what they see adults doing.
Fact is,there isnt much to read or see on the topic of female sexual awareness growing up.But it is VERY normal.
as one of the other posters said,you cant hide her from the world.You can only teach her how to handle it in a proper manner.
I have a 7 y/o DD, too. But she has three brothers, two older (14 and 11) and one younger 5). When DD has friends over to play they are often fascinated by the older brothers and their friends who might be here, especially my 11 y/o.
I subbed in a 2nd grade class last week. My 11 y/o came to the room to meet me at the end of the day. The 3-4 girls still in the room were instantly little flirts! I didn't know they had it in them, but they wanted to be right next to DS, snuggled up to let him read stories to them, show him their "cheerleading" routine. I told people about it later, it was a phenomenon I had never seen before.
And I have talked about this phase of girlhood with other moms of young girls. My DD is one of the minority who is not at all boy crazy. The thing she has in common with the other girls in that group is that they all have older brothers (older seems to make a difference). Between DD's brothers and their friends who are here all the time, DD has an immunity or something. LOL. Boys are not a new mystery to her, they are an extremely annoying fact of life. She doesn't see them as cute and charming, she sees them at their worst. She just can't seem to convince her friends that boys are really just mean and stinky and generally "not all that."
The other thing I've talked about with other moms is how annoying it is when adults notice a pretty little girl and only comment on that trait. I try really hard not to do that, especially in front of the girl. Some of us make a point, when we hear someone say our daughters are pretty, to say "Thank you. You should see how well she writes." Or reads, or play soccer, or piano, or how kind and caring she is, or how funny she is, etc. Especially in front of our daughters. There is too much around young girls that reinforces the idea that their value in life is in getting the attention of boys.
I think with the private parts exposure, you should just calmly tell your DD that should never happen again. That the boy was not funny when he did that, it was rude behavior. I might also ask her how it made her feel, pick up on the "weird" part of what she might say and say that's whey it's rude, it makes other people feel weird. I also really think I'd tell the boy's parents. Not in an accusatory way, but b/c I think they should know. Maybe it's something they've dealt with before with him, and they need to know it's still happening. Even as if it's the first time he's done it, they need to know so they can have a conversation with him. Not b/c I want him punished or to make a big deal of it, but for 100 reasons, I just think I would give another parent a "heads up" on that kind of behavior. I absolutely agree it's probably innocent and within the range of normal, but a parent should still be informed. If a kid has fun with the response he/she gets from showing private parts, he/she might be encouraged to try it again and maybe take it farther next time.
As for the dancing, I think the next time I had my DD in the car alone I'd start a conversation about dancing. How she likes to dance, why she likes to dance that way, and how sometimes in life what's OK for adults is not OK for kids. From dancing and clothes to certain drinks and certain words. Then when I saw her dancing that way again, I'd remind her "we talked about that, that's a grown up dance, not a kid's dance."
I'll confide, I think little girls are encouraged, in subtle ways and sometimes not so subtle, by our culture to behave much older. From their clothes, to music, to toys even. It's not right that 6 y/o girls are encouraged to emmulate a 16 y/o young woman. I cringe at the latest Barbie commercials for products that come with pretend credit cards for pretend shopping sprees. I even say outloud w/my kids in the room "That is so wrong!" Maybe I'm a little freaky, but I am picky about the dolls I let DD have. I think she should play with dolls that that look and act like little girls. Not ones who wear make-up, mini-skirts, high heels, and shop and have boyfriends. I choose books for her about girls who are fun, strong, and smart, and make sure she learns about real women to look up to for their accomplishments.
I have no tolerance for relatives or family friends who tease any of my kids about having a boyfriend or girlfriend. I remember how that felt as a young kid and teen. It's embarrassing and feels invasive. My mother would never do that, but I have some aunts and adult cousins who think it's funny. As soon as I hear it I just say "Come on, that's not nice." and to my kids "You do not have to answer that." And change the subject to something my kids are happy and proud to talk about, like the latest "A" in school or score in sports.
Oh, and you're so right about the job being harder in a new way as the kids get older. It was physically exhausting when they were little, with feeding, cleaning up, diapers, etc. Now, it's emotionally and intellectually exhausting, trying to stay ahead of the next hurdle. I tell people I think the job of parenting changes when your kids reach an age which you remember being. Make sense? I remember small things that happened when I was 7, 11 and especially 14 and how those small things stuck with me, for better or worse. So I am conscious of how my choices and responses will stick with my kid who are that age now.


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Calls for laws to protect gays and lesbians
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The Australian Human Rights Commission says federal laws are needed to protect people from discrimination on grounds of their sexual orientation.
The commission says public consultations it undertook in 2010 heard compelling evidence in support of legal protections for gay and transgender people.
Commissioner Catherine Branson said on Wednesday that many people shared distressing stories of discrimination at the hearings.
"We heard people ... being called freaks in their workplaces, harassed, verbally and sometimes physically abused on the streets," she told ABC radio.
Others had lost their jobs because they were in same-sex relationships.
The commission says findings drawn from the consultations support the government's plan to introduce ant-discrimination laws to protect gay and transsexual people.
But the evidence question the government's opposition to gay marriage, which the commission says is an important step towards equality.
Ms Branson said the anti-gay marriage policy of both Labor and the coalition was out of step with public opinion.
"A very significant proportion of the population agrees [with same-sex marriage]."
The Australian Coalition for Equality welcomed the findings and called on the government to use them in the draft laws expected to be released for public consultation later this year.
The government will discuss its policy position on same-sex marriage at the ALP's national conference in December.
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2012 Leopold Restoration Award Winners
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012Awards highlight career excellence and community involvement
The Leopold Restoration Awards program begins its second decade celebrating an exemplary career in ecological restoration and a group's outstanding results involving the community in restoring an urban environment.
Jeff Nania, winner of the John T. Curtis award for career excellence in ecological restoration, has spent a lifetime restoring native ecosystems, gathering awards and recognition along the way. But more important, he has worked collaboratively to improve environments, programs and people, guided by Aldo Leopold's land ethic.
Speaking on behalf of the judges, Darcy Kind notes: "Jeff Nania exemplifies the spirit of John Curtis. The characteristic about Jeff's ecological restoration that strikes us as most commendable is his passionate approach in teaching and encouraging others to appreciate, protect and restore Wisconsin's wetland communities."
The Milwaukee County Parks/UW Extension Natural Areas Program, winner of the Virginia M. Kline award for community-based ecological restoration, has successfully partnered with the community by creating opportunities for learning, support and participation among urban dwellers who may not have experience with nature.
The program works by building a connection between humans and the natural environment where they live—an important step toward helping them to develop a land ethic.
Again, speaking on behalf of the judges, Darcy Kind notes: "This program serves as an important role model because of its utilization of volunteers and partnering with organizations and local businesses to accomplish impressive restoration of natural resources in an urban area. Like Virginia Kline, Natural Areas Coordinator Brian Russart's efforts have helped many understand that we can accomplish more to protect and restore the land by working together."
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well if you been to raves have you guys ever gotten a lightshow from anyone? did it blow your mind? did you want to learn?! well i just wanted to share my buddies account which he is dedicating just doing tutorials and how-tos ! just wanting to support my good buddie! PS. if you dont know what im talking bout, ITS OK. =P http://www.youtube.com/user/tripstarsGen3
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Ravers as in... Actual ravers who show up in the dessert to party and get really high, drunk, dance their buns off and go to pretty much all of them? Or ravers as in white people raves held in clubs in big cities with marketing, alcohol sales, security, white people ectasy pills, over-emphasis on glowsticks, etc?
both clubs ar elike the mini ones, the ones outa no where like in the forest and desserts are like massives :P
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You may have seen one of the many Java-based chat systems that have popped up on the Web. After reading this article, you'll understand how they work -- and know how to build a simple chat system of your own.
This simple example of a client/server system is intended to demonstrate how to build applications using just the streams available in the standard API. The chat uses TCP/IP sockets to communicate, and can be embedded easily in a Web page. For reference, we provide a sidebar explaining Java network programming components that are relevant to this application. If you're still getting up to speed, take a look at the sidebar first. If you're already well-versed in Java, though, you can jump right in and simply refer to the sidebar for reference.
Building a chat client
We start with a simple graphical chat client. It takes two command-line parameters -- the server name and the port number to connect to. It makes a socket connection and then opens a window with a large output region and a small input region.
The ChatClient interface
After the user types text into the input region and hits Return, the text is transmitted to the server. The server echoes back everything that is sent by the client. The client displays everything received from the server in the output region. When multiple clients connect to one server, we have a simple chat system.
Class ChatClient
This class implements the chat client, as described. This involves setting up a basic user interface, handling user interaction, and receiving messages from the server.
import java.net.*; import java.io.*; import java.awt.*; public class ChatClient extends Frame implements Runnable { // public ChatClient (String title, InputStream i, OutputStream o) ... // public void run () ... // public boolean handleEvent (Event e) ... // public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException ... }
The ChatClient
class extends Frame
; this is typical for a graphical application. We implement the Runnable
interface so that we can start a Thread
that receives messages from the server. The constructor performs the basic setup of the GUI, the run()
method receives messages from the server, the handleEvent()
method handles user interaction, and the main()
method performs the initial network connection.
protected DataInputStream i; protected DataOutputStream o; protected TextArea output; protected TextField input; protected Thread listener; public ChatClient (String title, InputStream i, OutputStream o) { super (title); this.i = new DataInputStream (new BufferedInputStream (i)); this.o = new DataOutputStream (new BufferedOutputStream (o)); setLayout (new BorderLayout ()); add ("Center", output = new TextArea ()); output.setEditable (false); add ("South", input = new TextField ()); pack (); show (); input.requestFocus (); listener = new Thread (this); listener.start (); }
The constructor takes three parameters: a title for the window, an input stream, and an output stream. The ChatClient
communicates over the specified streams; we create buffered data streams i and o to provide efficient higher-level communication facilities over these streams. We then set up our simple user interface, consisting of the TextArea
output and the TextField
input. We layout and show the window, and start a Thread
listener that accepts messages from the server.
public void run () { try { while (true) { String line = i.readUTF (); output.appendText (line + "\n"); } } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace (); } finally { listener = null; input.hide (); validate (); try { o.close (); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace (); } } }
When the listener thread enters the run method, we sit in an infinite loop reading String
s from the input stream. When a String
arrives, we append it to the output region and repeat the loop. An IOException
could occur if the connection to the server has been lost. In that event, we print out the exception and perform cleanup. Note that this will be signalled by an EOFException
from the readUTF()
To clean up, we first assign our listener reference to this Thread
to null
; this indicates to the rest of the code that the thread has terminated. We then hide the input field and call validate()
so that the interface is laid out again, and close the OutputStream
o to ensure that the connection is closed.
Note that we perform all of the cleanup in a finally
clause, so this will occur whether an IOException
occurs here or the thread is forcibly stopped. We don't close the window immediately; the assumption is that the user may want to read the session even after the connection has been lost.
public boolean handleEvent (Event e) { if ((e.target == input) && (e.id == Event.ACTION_EVENT)) { try { o.writeUTF ((String) e.arg); o.flush (); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); listener.stop (); } input.setText (""); return true; } else if ((e.target == this) && (e.id == Event.WINDOW_DESTROY)) { if (listener != null) listener.stop (); hide (); return true; } return super.handleEvent (e); }
In the handleEvent()
method, we need to check for two significant UI events:
The first is an action event in the TextField
, which means that the user has hit the Return key. When we catch this event, we write the message to the output stream, then call flush()
to ensure that it is sent immediately. The output stream is a DataOutputStream
, so we can use writeUTF()
to send a String
. If an IOException
occurs the connection must have failed, so we stop the listener thread; this will automatically perform all necessary cleanup.
The second event is the user attempting to close the window. It is up to the programmer to take care of this task; we stop the listener thread and hide the Frame
public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException { if (args.length != 2) throw new RuntimeException ("Syntax: ChatClient <host> <port>"); Socket s = new Socket (args[0], Integer.parseInt (args[1])); new ChatClient ("Chat " + args[0] + ":" + args[1], s.getInputStream (), s.getOutputStream ()); }
The main()
method starts the client; we ensure that the correct number of arguments have been supplied, we open a Socket
to the specified host and port, and we create a ChatClient
connected to the socket's streams. Creating the socket may throw an exception that will exit this method and be displayed.
Building a multithreaded server
We now develop a chat server that can accept multiple connections and that will broadcast everything it reads from any client. It is hardwired to read and write String
s in UTF format.
There are two classes in this program: the main class, ChatServer
, is a server that accepts connections from clients and assigns them to new connection handler objects. The ChatHandler
class actually does the work of listening for messages and broadcasting them to all connected clients. One thread (the main thread) handles new connections, and there is a thread (the ChatHandler
class) for each client.
Every new ChatClient
will connect to the ChatServer
; this ChatServer
will hand the connection to a new instance of the ChatHandler
class that will receive messages from the new client. Within the ChatHandler
class, a list of the current handlers is maintained; the broadcast()
method uses this list to transmit a message to all connected ChatClient
This class is concerned with accepting connections from clients and launching handler threads to process them.
import java.net.*; import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class ChatServer { // public ChatServer (int port) throws IOException ... // public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException ... }
This class is a simple standalone application. We supply a constructor that performs all of the actual work for the class, and a main()
method that actually starts it.
public ChatServer (int port) throws IOException { ServerSocket server = new ServerSocket (port); while (true) { Socket client = server.accept (); System.out.println ("Accepted from " + client.getInetAddress ()); ChatHandler c = new ChatHandler (client); c.start (); } }
This constructor, which performs all of the work of the server, is fairly simple. We create a ServerSocket
and then sit in a loop accepting clients with the accept()
method of ServerSocket
. For each connection, we create a new instance of the ChatHandler
class, passing the new Socket
as a parameter. After we have created this handler, we start it with its start()
method. This starts a new thread to handle the connection so that our main server loop can continue to wait on new connections.
public static void main (String args[]) throws IOException { if (args.length != 1) throw new RuntimeException ("Syntax: ChatServer <port>"); new ChatServer (Integer.parseInt (args[0])); }
The main()
method creates an instance of the ChatServer
, passing the command-line port as a parameter. This is the port to which clients will connect.
Class ChatHandler This class is concerned with handling individual connections. We must receive messages from the client and re-send these to all other connections. We maintain a list of the connections in a static
import java.net.*; import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class ChatHandler extends Thread { // public ChatHandler (Socket s) throws IOException ... // public void run () ... }
We extend the Thread
class to allow a separate thread to process the associated client. The constructor accepts a Socket
to which we attach; the run()
method, called by the new thread, performs the actual client processing.
protected Socket s; protected DataInputStream i; protected DataOutputStream o; public ChatHandler (Socket s) throws IOException { this.s = s; i = new DataInputStream (new BufferedInputStream (s.getInputStream ())); o = new DataOutputStream (new BufferedOutputStream (s.getOutputStream ())); }
The constructor keeps a reference to the client's socket and opens an input and an output stream. Again, we use buffered data streams; these provide us with efficient I/O and methods to communicate high-level data types -- in this case, String
protected static Vector handlers = new Vector (); public void run () { try { handlers.addElement (this); while (true) { String msg = i.readUTF (); broadcast (msg); } } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace (); } finally { handlers.removeElement (this); try { s.close (); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } } // protected static void broadcast (String message) ...
The run()
method is where our thread enters. First we add our thread to the Vector
of ChatHandler
s handlers. The handlers Vector
keeps a list of all of the current handlers. It is a static
variable and so there is one instance of the Vector
for the whole ChatHandler
class and all of its instances. Thus, all ChatHandler
s can access the list of current connections.
Note that it is very important for us to remove ourselves from this list afterward if our connection fails; otherwise, all other handlers will try to write to us when they broadcast information. This type of situation, where it is imperative that an action take place upon completion of a section of code, is a prime use of the try ... finally
construct; we therefore perform all of our work within a try ... catch ... finally
The body of this method receives messages from a client and rebroadcasts them to all other clients using the broadcast()
method. When the loop exits, whether because of an exception reading from the client or because this thread is stopped, the finally
clause is guaranteed to be executed. In this clause, we remove our thread from the list of handlers and close the socket.
protected static void broadcast (String message) { synchronized (handlers) { Enumeration e = handlers.elements (); while (e.hasMoreElements ()) { ChatHandler c = (ChatHandler) e.nextElement (); try { synchronized (c.o) { c.o.writeUTF (message); } c.o.flush (); } catch (IOException ex) { c.stop (); } } } }
This method broadcasts a message to all clients. We first synchronize on the list of handlers. We don't want people joining or leaving while we are looping, in case we try to broadcast to someone who no longer exists; this forces the clients to wait until we are done synchronizing. If the server must handle particularly heavy loads, then we might provide more fine-grained synchronization.
Within this synchronized block we get an Enumeration
of the current handlers. The Enumeration
class provides a convenient way to iterate through all of the elements of a Vector
. Our loop simply writes the message to every element of the Enumeration
. Note that if an exception occurs while writing to a ChatClient
, then we call the client's stop()
method; this stops the client's thread and therefore performs the appropriate cleanup, including removing the client from handlers.
Note that the writeUTF()
method is not synchronized, so we must explicitly perform synchronization to prevent other threads from writing to the stream at the same time.
Wrapping up
Multithreading is essential for servers with any sophistication. In this article, we have developed a multithreaded broadcast chat server and a simple graphical client. We used data streams to read and write messages in UTF format. Although this certainly makes more sense than breaking everything down into bytes, there is one drawback to this implementation: We can communicate only single String
messages between clients. If we wish to communicate different information, then we must change both the client and the server. This can be a serious limitation when we want the server to perform a more generalized purpose, or when we want to extend the system to handle more than just text.
A better solution
The solution to this problem is to develop an application-layer protocol that defines a more powerful level of dialog between a client and the server. Typically, such a protocol would encapsulate messages between the client and server by transmitting a header and a body with each message; the header identifies the type of the message and the length of the message body, and the body contains the actual message information. This concept is similar to the headers that can be attached to HTTP requests and responses.
By providing this meta-information, the client and server system can be extended easily. We can add new message types to the protocol without affecting existing code; if a client does not understand a message of a new type, it can simply discard the message. Furthermore, we can introduce much more powerful messages; a message of type MSG_TEXT may consist of simply a String
, but a message of type MSG_SCRIBBLE may consist of a sequence of Point
s. If the application protocol is appropriately defined, then the server does not need to understand these messages; the header identifies the length of each message, and so the server can relay messages between clients without understanding the format of the message bodies.
Message headers also can be used for other purposes. For example, they can be used to identify a particular client to whom a message should be relayed; instead of a broadcast-only server, we can extend the server to provide unicast and multicast services. Headers also can identify control information coming back from the server, so the server can provide notification of events such as clients joining and leaving.
When it comes to implementing such an application-layer protocol, there are two main options. The protocol can be supported explicitly by all applications, so that when a client is sending a message, it manually inserts the appropriate header information. An alternative, however, and much more elegant solution, is to abstract the protocol behind a set of stream classes. The specifics of header construction and insertion can be handled automatically by the stream classes, and the client is then left with much the same interface as before: Clients write messages to a stream, but instead of flushing the stream, they call a method that attaches appropriate headers and sends the encapsulated message.
The details of such a set of stream classes obviously will vary between different applications; in the book Java Network Programming, we develop, among other things, a generic set of stream classes that provide just this type of function.
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Houston Astros (19-32) at Kansas City Royals (24-25), 8:10 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Houston - Scott Feldman (2-2, 3.02) Kansas City - Yordano Ventura (2-4, 2.80)
(SportsNetwork.com) - Yordano Ventura tries to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros for the seventh straight time on Monday when the two teams begin a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City won four of its six meetings with the Astros last season and won the final three games before sweeping them in a three-game set in April.
Now the Royals turn to Ventura to keep that going, as he eyes his first-ever win at home. The 22-year-old righty lost his third consecutive start on Tuesday to Chicago, as he allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings to fall to 2-4 on the year, despite a respectable 2.80 ERA.
"He's got that electric fastball that he can command very well," Royals catcher Brett Hayes said. "He throws his two-seamer with almost as much velocity as his four-seamer. It's all about staying within his mechanics. He's pitching really good, and he makes really quick adjustments (for a young pitcher)."
Ventura, who beat the Astros for his first big league win, is 0-3 in five home starts this season with a 3.29 ERA.
Kansas City lost two of three over the weekend to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, as it dropped a 4-3 decision in Sunday's rubber match. Eric Hosmer, Pedro Ciriaco and Alex Gordon each knocked in a run for the Royals, who have lost four of six.
"Anytime you lose a game like that is frustrating," said Royals manager Ned Yost.
Houston, meanwhile, has won two in a row after splitting a four-game set with the Seattle Mariners. On Sunday, Dallas Keuchel went the distance, George Springer hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Astros topped Seattle, 4-1.
Keuchel (6-2) allowed one unearned run on four hits while striking out six and failing to walk a batter, throwing 66 of his 106 pitches for strikes.
Marc Krauss also clubbed a two-run shot for the Astros, who earned a split on the heels of a four-game slide.
"Any time you play a four-game series, you want to win the series, but if you can get away with a split, especially on the road, that's always huge," Astros manager Bo Porter said.
Springer is now starting to live up to his hype. He has now homered in three straight games and has hit seven home runs in his past 15 games after not leaving the park in his first 19.
The club record for rookie homers in a month is eight by Glenn Davis in September 1985.
"I'm just able to slow things down more and staying within myself, I guess, and not trying to go out and do something I can't do. I'm not trying to hit the eight-run home run anymore. I'm just going out and slowing down and trying to help the team win."
Getting the call for the Astros on Monday will be righty Scott Feldman, who has lost his last two decisions. Feldman fell to 2-2 on Tuesday in Anaheim, as the Angels reached him for eight runs (3 earned) and nine hits in just four innings to balloon his ERA to 3.02.
Feldman lost to KC earlier in the season and is 4-3 lifetime against the club with a 3.36 ERA in 16 games (9 starts).


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