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I am afraid to go home.
The kids and I will be returning to a house where we are not safe; to a house where I sleep lightly and wake to every sound, wondering if that night will be the night it all falls down around us.
In the beginning I was so naive. I thought the police would protect us. I thought it all worked the way it did on TV. I trusted in the system. I thought a restraining order meant something. I was calmed by the presence of badges and blue uniforms.
The more I discovered around the house, the more I came to realize that my husband was a man I didn't know at all, the more frightened I became for our safety, the more vocal I became with the authorities. And the more disappointed I became with their lack of response.
Finally, I contacted a friend of mine who is a human rights attorney and former family law judge. He suggested I call the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, anyone who would listen. He said to list out all of my concerns. So I did. This is what I told them:
• My husband was currently under investigation for child pornography and his involvement was extensive enough to have his case passed up to the federal level for review.
• I had also found "horror porn" in his collection, which included hundreds of pictures of dead women, presumably taken from crime scenes.
• He had assaulted me in August of 2010 while the children were present and had been arrested and charged. He said the assault was my fault for "making him angry".
• I had found a weapon resembling a tire iron tucked into the bed frame on his side of the bed. This was in addition to another weapon he kept under the bed for intruders.
• After my husband was ordered out of the house, our six year old son found a cache of weapons in the bottom of my husband's office closet that I hadn't known about. It included an axe, a studded flail and a dagger, which my son had unsheathed. I hadn't known he'd had any of these.
• My husband has a history of slipping in and out of psychosis when under stress.
• My husband has already violated the restraining order on several occasions. I have reported these violations to the police. He has not been arrested or charged.
• It is my understanding that my husband has focused all his rage over the investigation and assault charges on me. It is my understanding he is looking at a sentence of at least 12-15 years based on evidence collected as of October, 2010, and that he has stated he will commit suicide rather than going to prison.
• It is my fear that he will attempt to take my life and possibly the children's at the time he attempts suicide.
The NCEC took a report but could not assist with safety concerns. They said to call the FBI. The FBI said that the case was still at the local level and they did not have the jurisdiction to interfere. They suggested I call the KBI. The KBI said that the case had not been shared with them either, but remained at the local level. They suggested I approach the court for permission to sell the house and move. When I spoke to my attorney about this he consulted with his colleagues and said that, barring any charges in the criminal case, he didn't think I'd be granted permission to leave the state.
Because even though I have temporary sole custody of the children and a restraining order on their behalf, which I got at the urging of the detectives on his case, who would not even grant him supervised visits, I'm still not allowed to take the children more than 50 miles away from their father. Who has no right to see them. Who didn't even bother showing up to the hearing to contest the restraining order.
How is it that the rights of a man with a history of violence and child exploitation take precedence over the safety of myself and my kids? How is this possible?
How can the federal and local police forces NOT act on the information I have provided, when their investigation has put our lives in danger? They have the power to intervene and get us to safety. Why have they not done this?
Why have they left us to spend month after month trying to navigate our way through the bureaucracy of the justice system, which won't allow us to leave until he is charged? Until it hits the papers and he loses everything: his professional career of 25 years, his homes, his reputation. They must know that is the most dangerous time for us. When he has nothing left to lose. By then it will be too late.
I am a well-educated, articulate woman. I am able to advocate for myself. And still, brick walls. I think about the hundreds of thousands of women who live with domestic violence who aren't in a position to navigate their way through a complicated system. Is it any wonder so many go back to their abusers? End up in the hospital again and again?
Some may argue that by writing these words I'm placing myself in more danger. But the truth is that safety does not lie in silence. That is the great myth of domestic violence. That if we sit placidly with our hands in our laps and remain silent, that we will be safe. That is so far from the truth.
While the NCEC, FBI and KBI could not help me, they did all turn around and call the local detective on my husband's case and coincidentally, his case was offered up to the feds that same day. **Edit 5/12 - The KBI agent told me that the lead detective from Olathe P.D. reported during their phone call that the case had been sent up to the Feds that day. I later learned, during court testimony in May 2011, that this was false. It was not sent to the feds at this time, per testimony of the forensics detective. One year and nine months after the case was opened, it still has not been sent to the Feds.**
The last few nights I've slept fitfully. I've lain in bed wondering whether or not I should put up this post. Should I speak? Remain silent? Once published, the words could not be taken back. I prayed for an answer.
Yesterday morning I opened my email and there was a message from a woman I didn't know. She said she read my blog and was writing to tell me that two years ago she thought she had the perfect life: a husband, a young daughter. One day she awoke to discover her husband had murdered her three-year-old daughter. She was shocked. Completely blind-sided.
Never. Saw. It. Coming.
She was writing to thank me for telling my story, because it made her feel less alone. I sat there for several minutes just staring out the window.
Three years old. Jesus.
And so I published this post.
I will not allow myself and my children to be the jetsam of an overworked, imperfect system. I will not have us sit in that crime-scene of a house with bulls-eyes on our backs and wait and wait and wait until we become another statistic to be swept under the carpet.
I want help. I want a real solution. I want the authorities to realize they have a responsibility to deal with the fallout this case has created. If I have to go to the media next, I will.
The other day I lay down and cried. I didn't know what to do. I felt like I'd played every card I had. My hand was empty. I only have one thing left that I know to use. I have a voice.
I don't have a lot.
But I have a voice.
• American women have more to fear from the men they know and once loved than from any stranger. (Jane Brody, New York Times)
• A third of all women's injuries coming into our emergency rooms are the result of deliberate, premeditated acts of violence. And frequently they occur over and over until the woman is killed. (Dr. Kevin Fullin, American Medical Association, public service ad, Time magazine)
• Thirty-four percent of women homicide victims are killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends. (National Women Abuse Prevention Project)


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Running a political risk during an election year, Republicans continue to offer proposals to cut future Medicare outlays.
The latest offering came on Thursday from a quartet of fiscally conservative Republican senators. The group proposed replacing the current open-ended, fee-for-service Medicare with enrollment of seniors in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) which offers an array of privately-run health insurance plans.
Members of the group include Rand Paul of Kentucky, Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Mike Lee of Utah.
"This will be the new Medicare," Paul said at a Capitol Hill news conference. "Medicare will be the federal employee health care plan."
DeMint described the plan as "beginning to privatize" Medicare, an all too familiar description for Democrats who use similar terms to stigmatize GOP Medicare reform plans.
Medicare covers 50 million older and disabled Americans. The program's spending will nearly double in the next ten years, continuing to grow at a rate faster than the nation's income, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Paul said the plan "means-tests the benefits and gradually allows the age of eligibility to go up." The current Medicare eligibility age is 65; his plan would gradually raise it to 70 by 2034. "There is means-testing in this -- and the reason you have to do that is: we're spending more on Medicare than is coming in."
Paul said the proposal would reduce Medicare costs by $1 trillion over ten years, but he acknowledged that adding older Americans to FEHBP would drive up the cost of the plans offered by FEHBP. He said the plan would include a high-risk pool "for really sick people" that get an additional subsidy. Paul added "they also still will have Medicaid," the federal-state insurance plan for low-income people.
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Democrats, DeMint said, "know that a dependent voter is a dependable vote." The proposal he and the other GOP senators were offering is "basically kryptonite to a Democrat – because it gives people choices, it gives them freedom … ."
Paul thanked Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., for letting the group "borrow" the idea. Paul said the plan was part of Kerry's campaign platform in 2004.
In fact, Kerry in 2004 proposed to allow uninsured people, not seniors, to enroll in FEHBP.
"Entitlements are broken," said Paul. "It's not Republicans' fault; it's not Democrats fault. I tell people, 'It's your grandparents' fault for having too many kids and then your fault for not having enough kids.' It's a demographic problem."
Graham said he hopes to solve the problems with Medicare before the election this year.
"What I would tell the person near retirement is don't fear change, embrace it, because you'll have more doctors available to treat you and your family," Graham said. "Think about not just what happens to you … think about where we'll be as a nation if something doesn't change pretty quickly with these big programs."
The quartet's proposal follows one offered two weeks ago by Sen. Richard Burr, R- N.C., and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., which would also raise the Medicare eligibility age (to 67, not 70) and subsidize seniors so they could purchase private insurance plans.
Meanwhile House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, R- Wisc., has altered a plan he offered last year and reached across the aisle to partner with Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. The Ryan-Wyden plans would allow seniors to stay in traditional Medicare or choose a private insurance plan.
Ryan is scheduled to give speeches next week at two conservative think tanks in Washington and is likely to address Medicare.
But Paul said on Thursday that the Ryan-Wyden option wouldn't save the federal government any money. "If you give people the inertia of staying where they are versus moving, they may not move," Paul said.
The Ryan-Wyden plan says that for people who are now age 54 or younger, "we propose to strengthen Medicare by transitioning the current program toward a coverage-support plan with the choice of guaranteed coverage options -- including traditional Medicare -- on a Medicare exchange."
But critics of the Ryan-Wyden plan argue that it would not really preserve traditional Medicare since it would create a marketplace where future retirees would need to purchase coverage of either traditional fee-for-service Medicare or another plan, and it would limit future program growth to the Gross Domestic Product growth rate plus 1 percent.
President Obama, too, acknowledges that Medicare needs to be redesigned and wants some of those getting Medicare to pay more for their coverage.
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In his Fiscal Year 2013 budget plan, Obama is calling for a variety of cost increases for people on Medicare, although perhaps it is no coincidence that Obama's proposal would take effect only in 2017, after he would leave a second term in office.
Under Obama's plan, in beginning in 2017, the Medicare premiums that higher-income people pay would increase by 15 percent. The higher premiums, co-pays and deductibles that Obama proposes would add up to about $33 billion over ten years.
That amount to only four-tenths of one percent of total Medicare outlays over the next ten years.
Nearly everyone in Washington agrees that the federal government can't get control of its deficits and ever-increasing debt unless it curbs entitlement spending.
It was President Bill Clinton's former budget director, Leon Panetta, now defense secretary, who chided the Senate Budget Committee a week ago: "You can't meet the challenge that you're facing in this country" by only cutting discretionary spending, the outlays on items like prisons and national parks, which is less than a third of spending.
"If you're not dealing with the two-thirds that is entitlement spending, if you're not dealing with revenues, and you keep going back to the same place, frankly you're not going to make it, and you're going to hurt this country's security."
But when leaders of either party do try to curb Medicare spending, the opposing side carpet-bombs them with TV ads playing on senior citizens' fears.
In 2011, when Ryan offered his plan to raise the Medicare eligibility age to 67 and to do away with Medicare's open-ended payments which cover almost all medical procedures, one Democratic group ran an ad showing a man -- presumably Ryan -- pushing a terrified elderly woman in a wheelchair off a cliff.

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MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA9) -- Police are investigating after a woman was shot during her child's soccer game on Sunday evening.
According to police, a Gainesville woman was sitting in a chair watching the game at George Hellwig Memorial Park on Bristow Road in Manassas when she felt a sharp pain to her right thigh. She told police that she though she was struck with a BB or other type projectile.
When the woman was taken to the hospital, it was discovered that she was actually struck with a small caliber bullet, possibly a .22 round, say police. Her injury is non life-threatening.
Police say no one they talked to heard a gunshot or saw a weapon at the game.
Police continue to investigate the incident.


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In the market for a reliable used car near St. Louis, O'Fallon, Hazelwood, St. Peters or Chesterfield, MO? You'll find a great selection of used Honda vehicles, as well as used cars from other top automakers at Frank Leta Honda. Why not save a little money on your next car? After all, 'used' is only in the name. Whether you're looking for a coupe, sedan, minivan, truck, or SUV; you can rest assured knowing all of the vehicles in our inventory below look and run like new.
Every used car Frank Leta Honda sells is thoroughly checked for quality and reliability by our car service and repair department. Of course, we realize that the final stamp of approval for any vehicle needs to come from you, the driver. But we pride ourselves on offering a used car for everyone, one that can meet their specific needs and wants like used hybrid cars.
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|HHS softball players recognized by League
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Patriot League All-Conference softball honors were announced to the HHS team at last week's fall sports banquet. Julesburg freshman Ashley Campbell earned All-Conference honors for the Dragons, while Julesburg sophomore Makenzie Ault was awarded Honorable Mention All-Conference recognition.
Other All-Conference players include Jordan Ruiz, Sasha Fong, Ashlie Ortega, Brittany Maul and Mariah Bledsoe of Erie; Lindsey Hubbard, Taylor Hutton and Julie Meining of Valley; Morgan Fox and Jordan May of Burlington; Lacey Kordell and Kaelie Jelden of Eaton; Chelsea Hamans and Jaicy Sutak of Lyons; Nicole Reeves and Jessica Rabe of Wray; Faith Klein and Jaime Spence of Strasburg; Katie Hocheder of Brush; Brittany Ashley of Akron; and Morgan Spencer of Yuma. Kevin Mills of Valley was named coach of the year.Other Honorable Mention All-Conference picks were Kaylynn Harmon and Jessica Glick of Erie; Hope Asbury and Crystal Odgenbaugh of Valley; Brittany Weber, Syd Flock and Aimee Robben of Burlington; Casey Dirkes and Annita Alvarez of Eaton; Cassondra Rudlong of Lyons; Tara Odell, Stephanie Odell and Kortni Oestman of Wray; Katie Bowman of Platte Valley; Abby Eberhard and Samantha Wilson of Strasburg; Rebecca Walker and Erin Berg of Brush; Rochelle Boyce and Mackenzie Greenwood of Akron; Shelia Brophy of Yuma; and Kayla Buzzard of Weld Central.


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland lawmakers have passed a "No Shell Left Behind" oyster recycling bill.
The bill provides a dollar a bushel tax credit for recycled oyster shells, up to $750 a year. Supporters hope the credit will increase the supply of the empty bivalves needed by hatcheries.
The head of the Oyster Recovery Partnership testified on behalf of the bill during the General Assembly session, which ended Monday. The group organizes a recycling effort involving restaurants, wholesalers and others. The shells are needed for restoration efforts because young oysters raised in hatcheries prefer to attach to adult oyster shells, which are in short supply. Each adult shell can host up to 10 young oysters.
Oyster Recovery Partnership Executive Director Stephan Abel says no shell should end up in a landfill.
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Nikon's manual focus ultrafast Noct-Nikkor was in production for 20 years and was removed from the line-up two years before the introduction of the APS-C Nikon D1 in 1999. While this high-grade model eschews the f/1.2 maximum aperture of the original, it is the spiritual successor to that lens and includes all of Nikon's latest technology. Read on to find out how well it performs.
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These challenge-winning decisions seem to get more agonizing as we progress. So many delightful entries. So few to spotlight. And while I loved cards by Angeline Yong, Rae Barthel, Kazan, Michelle S., and Dina K., I did have to narrow it to five. So, my bike-loving friends, I give you the winners of the I Want to Ride My Bicycle challenge. Check it:
Moxie Fab Alert: I love that this card is so simple...and yet...it's all the different colors that draw me in. Notice how each element has been stamped in a different color. And the color choices? They are so happy, bright, and cheerful that I really felt like this card was actually articulating the word "hello" to me. And that variegated thread at the bottom for the road? The moxie fab touch that seals the deal!
Moxie Fab Alert: For me, the magic in this card is the background. I love that Karolyn has just stamped the door and the window to the house. We know it's a house without it being a house, if you knowaddamean. And the fact that she's stamped those elements in addition to the path in a soft white causes it to fade into the background even more. It's not the focal point of the card--that's the bike balanced by the same-colored ribbon, of course--but it is the music in the background that makes this card sing!
Moxie Fab Alert: Well my goodness but Julia's done a great job combining so many moxie fab patterns in this card, hasn't she? And that little basket she's created? TDF cute! And let's not gloss over the sentiment that goes around the wheel--'cause isn't that how the journey is laid out in front of us? Round and round as the wheels on the bike turn? Moxie love, Miss Julia, moxie love!
Moxie Fab Alert: Have you ever seen a sweeter, more summery card in your life? Doesn't that image put you smack dab on a country road where there is nary a care or concern in the whole entire world? And where there might even be a picnic waiting for us just around the corner? And talk about the sentiment perfectly complementing the image! Oh my! I think I've died and gone to a heavenly summer of sweet splendor!
Moxie Fab Alert: This card! This card! My oh my but it sends me to a really happy place! The little bike by the house with tree (love the colors!) on its way to the big city (those buildings so perfectly placed including color depth as you go deeper in perspective) , all implying that everything lies ahead and it is all good! What a joyful, hopeful, simply delightful card! You go, Courtney!
Winners, please send me an email with your addresses to email@example.com and I'll get you set up with your "I'm Moxie Fab Badges" as well as a moxie fab prize!
Thanks to everyone who gave this challenge a try! If you haven't clicked through the links, I highly recommend that you do so because these entries were all just stellar!
Ready for more? Be sure and stop by tomorrow where I'll be announcing the next fun challenge in the Moxie Fab World, straight from the pages of both Paper Crafts AND Creating Keepsakes magazines!
All pedaled out,
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A woman suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns from a fire inside her Delhi Township mobile home Tuesday afternoon.
A spokesman for the Lansing fire department says the fire broke at about 3:20pm at a trailer park in the 2700 block of Eaton Rapids Road.
The woman and a male companion were trapped inside the trailer by the flames. Both were rescued by firefighters. Neither has been identified.
The trailer is a total loss. The cause is still being investigated.
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May 31, 2016
About 364,000 portable wooden cribs are being recalled because the bottoms can fall out if not tightly assembled, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.
The cribs, made by two Ohio firms - Hufco-Delaware Company, of Miamisburg, and Evenflo Company Inc., of Vandalia - have resulted in 41 reports of mattresses and mattress support platforms falling through the bottom, causing bumps, bruises or scratches to 17 children, the commission said. The cause of the problem is hardware that has not been sufficiently tightened, CPSC said.
The cribs were sold for about $99 under the brand names Gerry and Evenflo at department stores and baby product stores nationwide from January 1991 through December 2002.
The recall includes model numbers: 8212, 8222, 8232, 8242, 8252, 8282, 8301, 8302, 8311, 8312, 8321, 8322, 8331, 8332, 8341, 8342, 8351, 8352, 8381, 8382, 8512, 8522, 8532, 8542, 8552, 8582, 8712 and 8752.
The commission advises consumers to immediately stop using the cribs and call 1-800-582-9359 for a free repair kit. More information is available at portablewoodcrib.com
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This Cooking Light Recipes boxed calendar is going to be the death of me. I can barely wait to turn to the next recipe every other day! The excitement and anticipation wreaks havoc on my impatient body. Well, not really. But it does entice my taste buds and gets me cooking things that I probably shouldn't have in the house because it's bad for my hips…. because that's straight where it goes.
Luckily, it's Cooking LIGHT and not Cooking LOADED. I can eat an entire one of these tartlets and still stay within my points for a day (I still get a lot of points). It's completely worth it too because these are just fantastic! You can change up the nuts on top too. Don't like almonds? Use pistachios, walnuts, hazelnuts or even peanuts. Let your taste buds be your guide. Just don't let your taste buds to convince you to eat two of them like mine did. Tricky buds.
Upside-Down Almond-Fudge Tartlets (from Cooking Light)
Servings: 6
PointsPlus per Serving: 13 (or cut each in half for 7 PP per serving)
- 1 cup coarse chopped almonds, toasted, 23 PP
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chocolate, 16 PP (I used what I had, which was 1 square bittersweet, 1 square unsweetened and 2 squares semi-sweet)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (I used crisco butter-flavored sticks for 19 PP)
- 2.25 oz all-purpose flour (around 1/2 cup), 6 PP
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 PP
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs, 4 PP
- 6 tbsp sugar (I just used 8 tbsp organic cane sugar instead of the sugar and cane syrup for 10PP)
- 2 tbsp golden cane syrup
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 350. Set oven rack to lowest third of oven.
2. Coat 6 mini removable-bottom tart pans with cooking spray (CL uses a 9 inch round tart pan). Sprinkle almonds in the pans, distributing evenly. **If you need to toast your almonds, just put them in a dry pan over medium heat and toast until fragrant**
3. Combine chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler. Cook over simmering water until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; set aside. (I just put a smaller sauce pan on top of a bigger sauce pan with water and put the stovetop on medium. Then the chocolate/butter went into the smaller pan and melted that way. Worked like a charm!)
4. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
5. Place eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until thick and pale. Gradually add sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating at medium speed 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add golden cane syrup (if using) and vanilla; beat on low speed 1 minute or until blended. Add chocolate mixture; beat 1 minute or until blended. Add flour mixture, and beat on low speed just until combined.
6. Pour batter over nuts into prepared pans, spreading evenly. Bake in lower third of oven at 350 for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs (20 if you're using the 9 inch tart pan). Invert tart onto a serving platter. Top with a scoop of ice cream if you like for some added deliciousness!
Need to serve these at a later time? Nuking them for about 25 seconds will do the trick. You can also try topping them with a scoop of ice cream. I'd recommend vanilla, butter pecan or coffee flavored. Mine stayed good in the fridge for almost a week, so yours should too!


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Border War tonight at Kauffman!
The KU and MU baseball teams will battle it out tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The game starts at 7:00, with gates opening at 5:30. General admission seating is $10.
Royals season ticket holders, students, and alumni from both schools can attend for $7. Children ages 14 and under will be admitted for $5, while kids under 32 inches in height can attend for free.
Come on out and show your school spirit tonight at the "New" Kauffman Stadium!


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Everything around is a self-deceit. Efforts are the tool to prolong this self-deceit. Everything becomes worse with time: our health, hair, because everything slowly comes to en end. I have never seen an old guy with thick healthy hair. They all are bald or have bad hair at best. ANd they all have tons of diseases or ilnesses. And we will be the same too with time.
All we have now is the best we will ever have in the future because it all will become worse with time. Sooner or later we will have to accept our fate.
But how to get rid of the suffering? Is it better to go down to the very bottom to feel the relief? I don't know. But it definately feels better there, when you know that there is nothingleft to lose anymore.


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July 3rd, 2009
Lineup change
Willie Bloomquist has been scratched from the lineup due to a family emergency. The new lineup is the following with Luis Hernandez moving to third and Tony Pena, Jr. starting at shortstop:
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Alex in Omaha and Trey Hillman Pregame Media Session
Alex is back, just not here (yet)
Third baseman Alex Gordon is back, he's just not in Kansas City…yet. Gordon has been out since April 15 after surgery for torn cartilage in his hip, but continues his long awaited comeback tonight for the Triple-A affiliate, Omaha Royals. "There is no pain to report of in his hip at the present moment, the swinging of a bat is not a problem, however, running and moving laterally is still a tedious and difficult process we are working through," says Manager Trey Hillman. "Running on the base paths seems to be the biggest hurdle we have to overcome with Alex, that and regaining the ability to maneuver comfortably." We certainly hope for an exciting and special homecoming tonight for Alex in his home state of Nebraska.
Baseball is FUN-damental
There seemed to be an emphasis put on the fundamentals of baseball today during afternoon practice. With numerous blunders in the field and on the bases in recent weeks, Hillman made it especially clear that the fundamental mistakes that are continuing to hamstring this club are unacceptable and discouraging at the same time. "On a scale of 1-10, I would say the mistakes that are being made are a 10 on the difficult to handle scale. This game isn't without challenges, I know not every team can play fundamentally sound baseball like the Minnesota Twins, but you still have to work extremely hard at the basics of game, as you can see, it can cost you games." said Hillman.
Royals congratulate John Lair, community "All-Star"
Thank you Royals fans for your nominations and votes in the MLB and People "All-Stars Among Us" campaign!
Out of the three "All-Star" finalists representing the Royals, John Lair, who hails from Pittsburg, Kan., has been chosen by fans across the nation for his community service through Special Olympics. Lair will be honored during the pre-game ceremony at the 2009 MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis on July 14 on FOX.
Lair, program director for New Hope Services and a long-time Special Olympics coach, started a Special Olympics team in his hometown in 2001 that has grown to be the best in the state. He volunteers over 600 hours a year with Special Olympics and has coached three World Champion Special Olympians. A past recipient of the Kansas Volunteer of the Year award, Lair was selected by the Royals as a Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat honoree in 2007.
One winning "All-Star Among Us" will be featured in People the week of the All-Star Game. For the last 35 years, People has told stories of everyday 'heroes' whose acts of courage, commitment, strength and compassion are changing the lives of others. The "People All-Stars Among Us" campaign extends the People "Heroes Among Us" franchise. For more information on the program, visit www.peopleallstars.com.
Congratulations, John!
Friday lineup: Greinke, Buck Night, Fireworks
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Butler – 1B
Guillen – RF
Olivo – C
Jacobs – DH
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28-year-old Christmas tree faces retirement
GOSHEN — The tree stands almost 70 feet tall, and 2,400 LED lights turn it into a beacon of Christmas spirit for passers-by.
Gene Stutsman has faithfully spruced up the tree in front of his house at 802 S. Indiana Ave. for 28 years.
"It started at about 20 feet when we first bought the house in 1985," Stutsman said. "This has become a sort of Goshen landmark. I see a lot of people honking their horns when they see me putting up the lights."
But this Christmas season will be the last for the tower of lights, as the tree has been attacked by a fungus known as cytospora canker.
The fungus occurs on plants that are slightly stressed and works from the bottom of the tree upward, according to the Colorado State University extension,
"They don't have anything to kill it," said Stutsman, who says that the fungus on his tree is from old age and pollution. Sometime around the end of January 2014, he plans to have the tree uprooted and turned into firewood.
"It's sad to see it go," he said, adding that it has been as special to the Stutsman household as it has for the community. He says the tree has cheered people up, ushering the Christmas spirit into those who see it.
The Stutsmans received a card from a mother who had gone through a divorce, thanking them for their decorations. "That Christmas tree lightened the load and raised (the family's) spirits," Stutsman said.
Stutsman says he might try to replace the tree, but he doesn't think it would be nearly as spectacular as the tree he has been decorating for almost three decades.
"Someone else is going to have to pick up the pieces and keep the tradition going," Stutsman said.


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We told you a few weeks back about the lineup for the MidPoint Indie Summer concert series on Fountain Square, featuring numerous (primarily local) Indie and Rock acts every Friday this summer from 7-11 p.m. Click here for the full rundown.
But there are many other popular themed nights returning this summer to both Fountain Square and Washington Park, which re-opened after a major makeover in time to introduce live music nights last summer for the first time. (Both spots are managed by the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC).
Fountain Square's PNC Summer Music Series will have live music five days a week, while Washington Park will host three themed music nights this summer. All events are free and a great way to enjoy our city's central districts. The concerts begin at the end of May/start of June and run through the end of August/start of September. Be sure to check the official websites of both venues for any updates, additions or cancellations.
• Every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m., the Square presents "American Roots" night. This year, the lineup is the strongest its been, showcasing the best of Greater Cincinnati's rich Roots/Americana scene (as well as a few regional faves).
May 27
8 p.m.: Magnolia Mountain
7 p.m. Terminal Union
June 4
8 p.m.: Kentucky Struts
7 p.m.: The Turkeys
June 11
8 p.m.: The Tillers
7 p.m.: Tom Evanchuck
June 18
8 p.m.: Dallas Moore Band
7 p.m.: Jamison Road
June 25
8 p.m.: Kentucky Timbre
7 p.m.: Tex Schramm
July 2
8 p.m.: Shiny and the Spoon
7 p.m.: Ten String Symphony
July 9
8 p.m.: Glossary
7 p.m.: Frontier Folk Nebraska
July 16
8 p.m.: Pure Grain
7 p.m.: Straw Boss
July 23
8 p.m.: Jeremy Pinnell & the 55s
7 p.m.: Arlo McKinley
July 30
8 p.m.: Great Peacock
7 p.m.: The Seedy Seeds
August 6
8 p.m.: Bulletville
7 p.m.: Ricky Nye & Chris Douglas
August 13
8 p.m.: Mason James
7 p.m.: Honey and Houston
August 20
8 p.m.: Bobby Mackey
7 p.m.: Blair Carman
August 27
8 p.m.: Robert Ellis
7 p.m.: Fifth on the Floor
• Reggae Wednesdays return to the Square this summer, with wider-net bookings that include numerous regional and touring Reggae acts. Music runs every night from 6-10 p.m. and acts are teamed up with a DJ or DJ squad for each event.
May 29
The Ohms
Summer Splash Happy Hour with DJ Frankie D
June 5
The Zionites
Summer Splash Happy Hour with Queen City Imperial Sound System
June 12
Summer Splash Happy Hour with DJ Frankie D
June 19
Summer Splash Happy Hour with I Vibez
June 26
The Drastics
Summer Splash Happy Hour with DJ Frankie D
July 3
Jah Messengers
Summer Splash Happy Hour with Queen City Imperial Sound System
July 10
Dougie Simpson and Faith
Summer Splash Happy Hour with DJ Frankie D
July 17
Summer Splash Happy Hour with I Vibez
July 24
Ark Band
Summer Splash Happy Hour with DJ Frankie D
July 31
Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew
Summer Splash Happy Hour with Queen City Imperial Sound System
August 7
Ras Dodirie
Summer Splash Happy Hour with DJ Frankie D
August 14
Ras Gato
Summer Splash Happy Hour with I Vibez
August 21
Summer Splash Happy Hour with DJ Frankie D
August 28
One World Tribe
Summer Splash Happy Hour with Queen City Imperial Sound System
• Salsa dancers and music lovers will be happy to know that Salsa on the Square is returning this summer on Thursdays, running 7-10 p.m. As always, dance instructors will be on hand to give you pointers (if you need 'em). Music is provided primarily by some of Greater Cincinnati's finest Salsa/Latin music groups.
May 30: Son Del Caribe
June 6: Kandela
June 13: Zumba
June 20: Tropicoso
June 27: Grupo Tumbao
July 4: Clave' Son
July 11: Kandela
July 18: Tropiscoso
uly 25: Grupo Tumbao
August 1: Zumba
August 8: Azucar Tumbao
August 15: Clave' Son
August 22: Brian Andres & the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel
August 29: Son Del Caribe
• Before MidPoint Indie Summer on Fridays, local club/bar conglomerate 4EG (which operates several nightclubs in the area) will present 4EG Happy Hour from 5-7 p.m. Local DJs will spin every Friday (except for Aug. 2, when local cover band Snidely Whiplash performs).
May 31:
DJ Ice Cold Tony
June 7:
DJ Jake the Ripper
June 14:
DJ E-trayn
June 21:
DJ Identity
June 28:
DJ Jesse the Ripper
July 5:
DJ D-Lo
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July 19:
DJ Tina T
July 26:
DJ Will Kill
August 2:
Snidely Whiplash
August 9:
DJ Scene
August 16:
DJ Simo
August 23:
DJ Spryte
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• One of the most popular nights on the Square during the summer is Saturdays' "Beats" night, booked by local promoter Self Diploma. The concerts run 7-10 p.m. and again feature an impressive mix of local and touring Hip Hop, Electronic and DJ acts. Among the national act highlights this year are Mod Sun, Hoodie Allen, Watch the Duck and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
June 1
10 p.m.: Chuck Inglish
9 p.m.: Puck
8 p.m.: Olu
7 p.m.: The Natives
June 8
10 p.m.: DJ D-LO
9 p.m.: Cal Scruby
8 p.m.: SD Choice
7 p.m.: DJ Vizion
June 15
10 p.m.: Hoodie Allen
9 p.m.:D-Why
8 p.m.: Sam Lachow
7 p.m.: Ian J
June 22
10 p.m.: Mod Sun
9 p.m.: Trademark Aaron
8 p.m.: Junya Be
7 p.m.: Jean P
June 29
10 p.m.: Drummer vs Emulator
9 p.m.: Firecat 451
8 p.m.: Black Signal
7 p.m.: Catch Phrase
July 6
10 p.m.: Mutrix
9 p.m.: Milk N Cookies
8 p.m.: DJ X Nightmare
7 p.m.: No Limits
July 13
10 p.m.: T Mills
9 p.m.: Huey Mack
8 p.m.: Santino Corleon
7:30 p.m.: Round 2 Crew
7 p.m.: Nick Youngerman
July 20
10 p.m.: Collin Mcloughin
9 p.m.: Napalm
8 p.m.: X5ight
7 p.m.: DJ Sab
July 27
10 p.m.: Watch the Duck
9 p.m.: Gold Shoes
8 p.m.: Vincent Vega
7:30 p.m.: DJ Rhetorik
7 p.m.: Emari J
August 3
10 p.m.: Somo
9 p.m.: Arin Ray
8 p.m.: Eben Frankewitz
7 p.m.: Alabama Capital
August 10
9:30 p.m.: Stafford Brothers
8:30 p.m.: Davey C
7:45 p.m.: J Hollow
7 p.m.: 4 Grand
August 17
9:30 p.m.: Candyland
8:30 p.m.: DJ Prism
7:45 p.m.: B-Funk of Dave Rave
7 p.m.: Neon Medusa
August 24
9-11 p.m.: DJ Jazzy Jeff
8 p.m.: Joseph Nevels
7 p.m.: Erica P
After a successful inaugural summer of events last year, Washington Park brings back three music nights, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, plus several other entertainment offerings, including "Dancing Under the Stars," an every-Tuesday dance night, with lessons that focus on different types of dancing each week. (Click below for the concert lineups.)
If you attend tonight's free MidPoint Indie Summer show on Fountain Square, you'll not only have a chance to check out some excellent local bands (Buffalo Killers, The Guitars, Soapland and The Lions Rampant), but you'll also be among the first to see the brand new Lions Rampant music video for the song "Crazy or a Liar?," to be screened on the Square's giant video board.
When I was 12 or 13, my dad told me a joke that has, over the years, become one of my all time favorites. A drunk is standing in a doorway to get out of the rain, and a guy and a woman are standing on the corner in front of him, waiting for the light to change. The guy leans over to the woman and says, "Tickle your ass with a feather?" And the woman says, "What did you say?" The guy replies, "Typically nasty weather." The woman laughs, they strike up a conversation and walk off together. The drunk thinks, "That was amazing! I'm gonna try that!" Pretty soon, a woman stops on the corner, the drunk lurches out of the doorway, sidles up to the woman and says, "Hey! Shove a feather up your ass?" The woman says, "I beg your pardon?" And the drunk says, "Fucking rain."
When I looked out of my window at around 4:30 this afternoon, I thought about that joke, particularly the punch line. Luckily, the rain passed through relatively quickly and cleared to a large extent, giving us a nearly perfect night two of MidPoint 2010.
[Further Saturday coverage: 217 photos here and multimedia show here.]
Hello. First stop, Blue Wisp, where I got carded. I was so excited to get carded, really. When you start getting older, you're easily amused.
I saw Cincinnati's Syd Natanists here. Bring on the funk. Swarthy from the Swarthy Band was kicking ass, sitting in on bass, and the amazing Marvin Hawkins was hitting skins. Elliott Ruther rocked on guitar and vocals, and we had keys — someone tell me who was on keys — sorry brother, you were awesome. I got distracted by CityBeat Big Dog John Fox, who was standing tall next to me, looming over my shoulder and watching my every move. Actually, he was drinking a beer and grooving out, smiling. Yo, this band was tight. Play on players, you got my vote.
One of the more popular features at this year's MidPoint Music Festival isn't a band or singer/songwriter — it's a truck. The "Rolling Record Store" used by (and stocked with releases from) Jack White's Third Man Records will be at MPMF Sept. 28 and 29, between visits to the Muddy Roots Festival and New York City's CMJ conference/fest.
An extension of White's tiny Third Man record store in Nashville (connected to his label's HQ), the record truck stocks all kinds of Third Man releases, including limited edition vinyl, as well as various Third Man merch. There is also reportedly a DJ station so visitors can spin tunes and a sound system was installed so that bands/musicians can plug in and play. White himself has performed a few times along the Rolling Store's travels (but it's not a guarantee).
The Third Man Records Rolling Record store — which debuted last year at South By Southwest in Austin, Tex. — will make a great addition to the growing MidPoint Midway, the outdoor area featuring vendors, a side-stage, poster exhibitions and other cool "pop up" projects. The bright-yellow truck even has local ties — it was built by Erlanger, Ky.'s C. Cook Enterprises, a car restoration and metal fabrication shop.
I visited White's Third Man headquarters in Nashville a few weeks ago and got to check out the cool merchandise on sale in that closet-sized shop. The Rolling Record Store was parked in the parking lot. I didn't get a tour, but even from the outside, it's a pretty striking vehicle (and I took a few photos, like the one above). Can't wait to see inside at the end of next month!
Here's White playing a "B show" (side gigs on his current solo tour) next to the truck during the recent Outside Lands Festival.
The MidPoint Music Festival returns to Over-the-Rhine (including inside the newly unveiled Washington Park, which hosts the main "Main Stage") Sept. 27-29. After weeks of speculation, we now we have the first lineup announcement for MPMF.12, which features, once again, top-line Indie artists — from new buzz groups and some current, critically-acclaimed favorites to a few true Alt music pioneers.
Longtime supporters Dewey's Pizza had the scoop on the announcement this morning. Visit them here on Facebook.
Below are the first 19 acts to be announced. About 150 to go! Stay tuned.
Grizzly Bear
The Dirty Projectors
Sleigh Bells
Dinosaur Jr.
Best Coast
Cloud Nothings
Imperial Teen
Willis Earl Beal
Frankie Rose
Julia Holter
Laetitia Sadier
Craft Spells
Lord Huron
The Black Belles
The Growlers
J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Be sure to visit mpmf.com for all the latest updates and to score your tickets. VIP and "Early Bird" (read: discounted) all-access passes are available now through cincyticket.com here.
If you'd like some face time with the MPMF authorities, just head down to Fountain Square this Friday for the free MidPoint Indie Summer concert at 7 p.m. The event is a world tour of music, kicking off with local Ska/Reggae/Soul masters The Pinstripes, who join Malian artist Khaira Arby and Funk/Soul headliners The Dynamites.
OK, so which Babylonian weather deity did we collectively blow like a $5 crack whore to assure us of an entire weekend without getting firehosed by the kind of precipitation generally associated with tropical monsoons? Because I want to get his number in our rolodex for next year. Another absolutely gorgeous night for another spectacular evening of musical diversion and awesomeness. That's right, awesomeness.
It was an eerie evening leading into the MidPoint Music Festival 2010's kick-off night Thursday. A gigantic, gorgeous sunset was soon followed by a huge, neon-lit moonrise, which guided my path down the highway to the festival. Once downtown, the streets resembled their usual non-weekend selves — nearly empty, save a couple of neighborhood locals scrambling about. And, while the threat of rain is usually the weather event MidPointers fear most, tonight's air was dry, humid and record-breaking hot. Who would have thought a music festival on the first weekend of the fall would be met with 95-degree temps (in the daytime, at least)?
I love the first night of MidPoint; the anticipation, the excitement, the friends, the music, the potential for getting wetter than you've been since the birth experience. It's magic, a sensation perhaps intensified on Thursday, being the first night of the festival's tenth anniversary.
Get ready, MidPoint Music Festival fans. This Friday, the first 10 or so artists booked for 2013's MPMF — returning to the streets and venues of Over-the-Rhine and Downtown Sept. 26-28 — will be announced. And longtime MPMF sponsor Dewey's Pizza will have the scoop.
Friday, those wanting the info first should head to facebook.com/DeweysPizza ("like" their page, not just for the yummy grub they serve but for the support they've given MPMF and local music over the years). Then, of course, check this here music blog for a recap and more details.
Also of interest to MPMF fanatics are the lineups for this year's "Indie Summer" concerts, every Friday on Fountain Square from May 31-Aug. 30. The performers for the MidPoint- and CityBeat-sponsored shows are expected within the week. Keep an eye on this blog for the full announcement as soon as we get the green light to post it. (The lineups for the other themed Fountain Square music nights — six per week — are due very soon as well.)
For artists wanting to be considered for a performance slot at MPMF.13, the time to submit is now, as the deadline is quickly approaching. Submissions will be accepted (visit mpmf.com for directions) until May 11 at 11:59 p.m.
Several weeks ago, two pricing tiers of "early bird" and "loyalty" MPMF tickets sold out almost immediately. Tickets for MPMF.13 go back on sale this Friday through cincyticket.com ($69 for a three-day pass or $169 for "VIP Experience" tickets).


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Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) - Rene Bourque scored the game winner 2:10 into
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Carey Price posted 26 saves to notch his 17th career shutout and help Montreal
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Jose Theodore performed admirably in defeat, stopping 31-of-32 shots for the
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Rich Zavarella's '60 Chevy Impala - Divine InterventionWritten by Eric Geisert on March 27, 2008 Rich Zavarella's '60 Impala
So you're living in upstate New york, you've built a handful of street rods in your life, and you stumble across a pristine '60 chevy impala that has lived most of its life in southern california. you think about buying it, mostly because your sister used to drive a '59 impala with a 348 and you've always liked them.
But then you find out that a little old nun, named sister Josephine, not only used to own the car, but she lived in Paradise, california. call it a sign from God, but rich Zavarella didn't need to be shown the light to know he wanted to have that chevy in his garage!
Rich, from Lancaster, New york, bought this '60 impala in July 2006 and had one cool ride rolling out of his home shop in less than a year. though rodders in the West don't think about rodding in the winter any differently than they do in the summer, it's a different case with those who have experienced the Lake Effect- where snow can fall in your driveway faster than you can shovel it off!
Rich knows winter months are for rod building, and, though his chevy was very nice to start with, he decided a fullblown body-off was in order. First the chassis got media-blasted and then powdercoated before an Air ride technologies airbag system went in on each corner.
Dropped spindles from superior give the car the proper rake while camaro rotors with GM calipers provide the whoa (stock drums are used out back). Billet specialties 20-inch (8.5- and 10-inch) highboy wheels are shod in BFGoodrich g-Force Zr20 rubber (255/35 and 295/40), and, though several inches larger than what went on the car at the factory in 1960, rich reports no rubbing (but it is close when he slams the 'pala to the ground!).
Bruce Kalinowski, from BrK Performance in Aldan, New york, went through rich's 348 small-block adding .10-over pistons, a crane cam, and stock rods before topping it off with a set of finned Moon valve covers and a tri-power carb setup. Other engine items include a 140-amp tuff stuff alternator, a radiator from Wizard cooling, and HPc-coated headers. A Powerglide trans was fitted with a shift kit before being reinstalled and mated to the motor.
Not being much of a "custom" guy (he'd built a '35 Plymouth, Model A pickup, a '34 sedan, and a couple of '37 Fords before this car), he looked to do something with his ride that would set it apart. On hearing from an old-timer that a '60 Mercury grille would "bolt right in," rich thought he'd give it a try. turns out the old-timer must have been high-the grille swap was diffi cult because nothing lined up, but the finished product looks like what the factory could have done.
Though much of the original exterior trim pieces were intact (needing to be spruced up), rich decided to shave the door handles and trunk trim before painting the car, but he had yet to pick a color. At Dover speedway one weekend with diffi his wife, rosie, she spotted a pair of cars over in the Dodge booth-a vanilla-colored Magnum with a burnt orange r/t pickup parked next to it. she asked rich, "What about those two colors?" and he knew it would work after seeing the two colors parked together. Working closely with his friend, Dave Gleason, in Dave's two-car garage, the pair did all the bodywork before spraying the Dupont-mixed colors. this month-and-a-half body and paint process was decidedly low-tech,with no downdraft exhaust system or even heat, but the paint job turned out great.
For the interior, rich turned to a 70-year-old friend named John salerno, who says he "has too much fun" doing interiors to retire. John did rich's car the old-fashioned way by stripping all the material out of the car, making patterns, stitching up the leather (using '65 Nova buckets up front), and creating a stylish contemporary interior. the dash had been painted the exterior's burnt orange, and it contrasts nicely with the tan leather and cinnamon carpet John laid out.
While the car was reassembled in rich's garage, his friend, Bill richmond, would stop by and help him by lending an extra set of arms when hanging fenders and the like, which came in very handy. Having only recently finished his ride, rich hasn't had an opportunity to go to too many car shows with it, but intends to hit as many Goodguys events as he can in '08.
For a guy who grew up in the musclecarera, 56-year-old rich has always liked cars (he even raced go-carts when he was 9). When he graduated in high school in 1970, all he wanted was a bigblock Nova, and, a few decades later, he recently got his wish. Now a proud owner of a 61,000-mile '71 Nova, he has plans to install a 396 and have some fun.
He still owns the '48 Ford convertible he'd built previously, so by this time next year, the trio of hot rods in his garage should be something anyone would envy-if it weren't one of those pesky seven deadly sins. After all, sister Josephine wouldn't approve of that, though she just might be tempted to take a ride in rich's too-cool chevrolet.


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Best chain for mechanical drivetrains
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Long-lasting, effective, easy to remove and clean, what more could you want? It's much better than any other chain for 10-speed mechanical drivetrains.
Unfortunately, it is simply not as good as the Dura Ace chain for Di2 drivetrains. The asymmetric Shimano chain shifts better on Di2.
Not the best shifting chain
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
While the Connex 10S1 chain is aesthetically pleasing, light weight and apparently of good design, it simply does not shift as well as a Dura Ace CN-7901 chain especially when the drive train configuration is at or near the derailleur gearing limits. For example, with a rear cog that is 28 teeth or larger the Connex chain will not shift as reliably. There is testing that tends to corroborate this (seach for Shifting_Performance_Test_New_Chains.pdf).
Even if the Connex 10S1 chain shifted as well as the less expensive Shimano Dura Ace CN-7901, it is questionable whether the claimed extra life warrants the extra expense (almost double that of the CN-7901).
I will say that the Connex master link works very well (take care to install it in the proper orientation).
Pricey but works.........
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I use to run Wipperman chains solely. As you can see the SS version is pricey but was one of my favorites. Durable and light makes it very nice for most applications other than one on a budget of course. Seems like they use to be cheaper than they are now by a bit. I guess inflation hits everything. If your feeling froggy and need to jump to a real nice chain this is the ticket.


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Frenchie baller Gael Monfils was spotted looking somewhat tense during his match against Nicolas Devilder in Doha but managed to pull out a tight 7-5, 7-6 (4) over his compatriot.
So La Monf will face top baller Rafael Nadal in the next round. Could that be why he looks worried? Or is it because he realized he's actually winning the "Who's fuzziest?" face-off against that ball??
A hairy situation for you, La Monf, is not completely out of the question - beware.
(image via AP)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
PHOTO OP: La Monf outhits Devilder, outfuzzies tennis ball
Labels: Doha, Gael Monfils, hair, photo op, Qatar Open, tennis
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I love Gael! His hair can never be too crazy for me. It suits his personality. If he would only get serious about his tennis before it's too late.ReplyDelete
I have to say this, because you mentioned his name:...mmmm...Rafa...
lol The picture is priceless, as is the headline with it.ReplyDelete
- johanneJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:04 PM
I too enjoy his wild hair - he totally pulls it off!ReplyDelete
However, I will be rooting for my main squeeze, Rafa, in tomorrow's match... shocking, I know :P
Just checking: No one thinks his hair is Troll-like?ReplyDelete
HA! Troll-like. Nope. If someone with little or no personality, say a Sampras, had that hair, then he would look like a troll.
van: would those creatures that you could put at the end of pencil and twirl them in between your hands to make their hair blow out be considered trolls?ReplyDelete
if so, then YES.
LMAO Rich, again, so priceless... "outfuzzies ball"... "creatures you put at the end of a pencil"..... teeheehee...ReplyDelete
Now: Gael is such a cutie! FUZZY MONF. Gotta love him. Can I have him as a teddy bear please? I wanna pet and feed him, haha!
- Tennis ObserverJanuary 8, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Looks like he touched an electric cable on the court.ReplyDelete


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Following the success of its inaugural year, Model to Monument: Year Two sculptors celebrated their installations with leader of the program Greg Wyatt. Working with the theme of "Flux," the sculptors represent a wide array of aesthetics and hail from Europe and Asia, as well as New York City. The monumental works will be installed in New York City public until June 2013.
M2M: Year 2 Press Release
M2M: Serett Metalworks
Sequoyah Aono
Born in Italy and raised in Japan, Mr. Aono has an MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts and worked as a sculpture installer at the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture in Tokyo. His sculpture has earned numerous awards both in the U.S. and Japan. He has exhibited in two dozen shows in Italy, Switzerland, Japan and the U.S.
Statement About Watching Upon the Present, stainless steel, aluminum, iron, stone; 5'9" H x 5'10" W x 11'4" D (including base)
Once it was very important for humans to live near water, where life originated and basic needs could be met. With advances in civilization, our living environment has remarkably changed. Though we may not need to live near water, whenever we are near the ocean or a river, we feel peace of mind, energy and curiosity. To remind viewers of this connection, my sculpture "Flux" uses the human form. Reclining on the grass and looking out to the Hudson River, the seated woman embodies our enduring gratitude to nature.
Roberto Franzone
A native Roman and architect trained and licensed at the University of Rome, Mr. Franzone moved to New York in 1986 and studied visual Arts at the Parson School of Design, the National Academy of Design and The Arts Students League of New York. Since 1996 he has studied clay modeling, stone/wood carving and mixed media. He has earned a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts - Sculpture. He has earned awards at The National Sculpture Society and The Art Students League, including the Juried Member's exhibition. His work is in the permanent collection of the Art Students League and has been widely exhibited in the New York area and in Italy.
Statement on Red Arches steel, 14' 6" H x 27' W x 17' D
"Motion is a change in space; change is a motion in time."
Flux – a continuous progression of movements and transformations – characterizes life as well as inert materials as they interact with their natural environments. The figurative and performing arts have an emotional and physical presence. At the same time, audience participation and interaction with such works – theatrical plays or architecture, for example – transform them. A public square is very different at night than at a busy lunch hour. Actors playing among the spectators are not the same when they play on stage.
The open design of my project recalls the columns and domes of ancient ruins, such as a Roman temple or early basilica. It will be a monument with reminders of the past. I designed the sculpture to interact with the surrounding environment and to invite people to walk in, which in turn changes how it is seen. Visitors become part of the structure itself and play a part in the sculptural event. www.robertofranzone.com
Michael Cloud Hirschfeld
An MFA in sculpture from the Massachusetts College of Art, Mr. Hirschfeld has shown work at the Jewish Museum of New York and in the current Talk To Me exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. He has worked as an art installer for the Peter Blum Gallery and the Guggenheim. www.michaelcloudhirschfeld.com
Statement about Hardcovers (Shunyata) steel, stainless steel, bronze, 8 1/2 ' H x 7 ½ ' W x 3' D
A world in flux is perceived by the constantly changing human apparatus. Through the individual, subjective point of view all space is filled with the projected narrative events we recognize as reality. How we interpret reality is a fundamental problem of our existence. A book has value when its intended meaning is understood, in a way that can be conveyed, rather than when the ink is printed on the paper. We are the beneficiaries of virtually unlimited information and knowledge but we are often without wisdom. In Mahayana Buddhism, Shunyata, or emptiness, is an attainment wherein one sees things as devoid of individual nature except in relation to one another.
Haksul Lee
A native of South Korea, Mr. Lee has been a technical instructor in the sculpture department at the Art Students League since 2007. From 2008 to 2010 he was a metal fabricator for Louise Bourgeois, and since 2009 he has served as a studio assistant to Bruce Dorfman. He served as a metal fabricator and installer for the first year of Model to Monument. His New York exhibitions include the Technical Instructors exhibitions at the League and Sculptors Alliance 30th Anniversary Exhibition.
Statement about Proceeding Being stainless steel, aluminum, Kevlar, ball bearings, 8' H x 9' W x 9' D
Flux means flowing – a constant process of change. The term says nothing about whether the change is negative or positive, but it does convey the inevitable movement or progression that is an essential aspect of life.
The theme of "flux" suits New York City well, with its distinctive history as a melting pot, receiving diverse populations and their perspectives. My sculpture is meant to embody the city and the dreams of people moving forward on their own terms. Its spherical form incorporates aspects of a ship, an airplane, a fish and a bird. These reflect the city's half-mechanical, half-organic nature, and the references to sailing and flight evoke the unending exploration and spiritual striving among its people. The monument's wind-driven motion will make it seem alive.
Renata Pugh
A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Ms. Pugh has worked with sculptures by Remington, Miro, Noguchi, and Nevelson in her position as an art restorer and conservator with Steve Tatti. Traditionally a draughtswoman and printmaker, Ms. Pugh's recent sculpture studies at the League have helped her render her two-dimensional work in three dimensions. www.renatapughart.com
Statement about Coalescence aluminum, mesh, canvas, 9' H x 9' W x 10.5' D
New York City's grid pattern of streets - packed with so much variety in architecture, ethnic groups, restaurants and stores - creates abrupt shifts in visual perspective for anyone walking through neighborhoods, or even just around the block. These stimulating changes give the city its dynamic flow and energy.
Just as Riverside Park becomes visible from the street only at the last minute of approach, I want my sculpture to surprise the viewer. It is a completely abstract form when viewed from behind, but as viewers make their way around, they will discover that its sections merge to form a human head. Its construction has an industrial look, but the tilt of the head suggests the human tendency to daydream, a serenity of mind. The head itself seems to branch out from physical constraints, like thoughts dissipating.
Olga Rudenko
Born and educated in Ukraine, Ms. Rudenko holds a masters degree in the history of philosophy from the University of Nikolaev, Ukraine. She has studied clay sculpture at the National Academy School of Fine Arts, and since 2007 has studied stone and word carving at the League with Seiji Saito.
Statement about Existence Within
Site 5A: 2012, cast aluminum, acrylic, Ex-74 resin 8 ft. H x 5 ft. W x 3ft. D
Site 5B: 2012, cast stone, print media, acrylic, Ex-74 resin 4 ft. H x 2 ft. W x 2,4 ft. D
Heraclitus: "All is flux. Nothing stays still."
I am interested in looking at change as a tool for surviving in society as an individual. One must adopt rules, morals and cultural values to form a public self and at the same time develop an inner self as a core for personal growth and values. I see Flux as an ever-changing and necessary balance between the public and inner selves. When they are balanced, the social persona protects and allows the individual self to develop. But if allowed to dominate, the public self can suffocate the private being with rules, stereotypes and conventions. Thus individual becomes a shell, often beautiful, but empty inside. The form of my sculpture has origins in the traditional Russian "Matryoshka". Deeply symbolic of womanhood, the elements of the Matryoshka are used to show a contrast between beautiful outside and empty inside.
Damien Vera
A technical welding instructor at the League, Mr. Vera is a 2007 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was a studio assistant at RPI in welding and at Touchstone Center for Crafts' glass and wood studios. He served as an installation technician in the first year of Model to Monument. His sculpture has been exhibited in a number of shows in New York and New Jersey. www.damienavera.com
Statement About Cope, stainless steel, steel, cast stone, 13' H x 13 ½' W x 12' D
Change is inevitable and necessary for progress and innovation. While we humans are affected greatly by the constant flux in our environment, most of the change in our lives comes from ourselves. A significant part of change is processing the new information presented and adapting to a new situation. Sometimes these events are fortuitous, other times it can be a tremendous personal, emotion, or physical loss. Gain, loss, and adaptation are the very nature of flux. I designed Cope to incorporate this idea with the feelings of solitude and reflection that I sense in the site itself. The monument's towering pillars evoke these primal elements to create a personal, visceral experience.


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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Jamal Crawford poured in 22 points off the
bench, as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their franchise-record winning
streak to 14 games on Tuesday with a 112-100 triumph over the Denver Nuggets
at Staples Center.
Matt Barnes also came off the bench and added 20 points, while Chris Paul
finished with 14 points, eight assists and three steals for the Clippers, who
own the best record in the NBA at 22-6.
Kosta Koufos paced the Nuggets with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Ty Lawson
chipped in 15 points and five assists in the setback, Denver's second in its
last three games.
The Clippers trailed by one, 26-25, after 12 minutes, but the home team
outscored the visitors by 20 in the second quarter to build a comfortable lead
at the break.
A Barnes 3-pointer sparked a 12-3 Clippers spurt early in the frame to put Los
Angeles in front, 39-32, just over three minutes into the second.
A pair of free throws from Danilo Gallinari brought the Nuggets back within
seven with just under four minutes left in the half, but the Clippers
countered with the next nine points, capped by Barnes' 3-pointer to make it a
58-42 margin with 1:52 left until halftime.
DeAndre Jordan put an exclamation point on the stanza in the closing seconds,
as he finished an alley-oop slam off a great feed from Crawford to send the
Clippers into the locker room holding a 67-48 advantage.
Denver pulled within 10, 75-65, after a JaVale McGee hook shot with 6:42 left
in the third, but Willie Green buried back-to-back 3-pointers to press the
lead back up to 16 with under five minutes left in the third.
The visitors trimmed the deficit to 10 again following an Andre Miller layup
with 1:17 left before the Clippers closed the frame on a 9-2 swing to build a
93-76 advantage heading into the final frame.
Denver never threatened in the fourth, as the Clippers led by double digits
throughout the stanza to secure the victory.
The Clippers have won six of the last seven matchups against Denver ... Every
Los Angeles player who appeared in the game registered at least two points ...
LA shot 44 percent (11-for-25) from three-point range and held the Nuggets to
23.1 percent (3-for-13) from distance.
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Emerald Downs News and Stable NotesTuesday, April 10, 2012
Trainer Howard Belvoir
Director of Racing Bret Anderson put together another solid season-opening lineup Tuesday, with sixty-two horses entered for Friday's eight-race card—7.75 per race—led by trainer Howard Belvoir with eight.
Belvoir, third all-time with 561 wins at Emerald Downs, comes off a superb 2011 campaign that produced 52 winners—just one shy of Leading Trainer Frank Lucarelli. A Martin Durkan award recipient in 2010 for his efforts to help fill races, Belvoir said he was impressed with the number of horses entered for Friday.
"The trainers have all done a good job filling up races," Belvoir said. "Now lets just hope for good weather."
Belvoir, who will saddle Advancement in Friday's feature race—a conditional $12,500 claiming race for older horses—also said that he would enter up to as many as 20 horses for this weekend's races. Entries for Saturday and Sunday will be taken Wednesday morning.
On Friday, first post time is at 6 p.m., but race fans may want to arrive early for the jockeys' introduction, which takes place in the winner's circle at approximately 5:40 p.m. A few of the new jockeys to be introduced include, William Antongeorgi III, Rocco Bowen and Mark Anderson. Czech Republic native and apprentice Eliska Kubinova leads all riders with a mount in each of the eight races.
Shauna Ferguson, trainer and part owner of Longacres Mile winner Kid Katabatic, died Monday afternoon after a riding accident at Keenebridge Farm in Langley, B.C, Canada. Ferguson, survived by her husband Keith Ferguson, passed away at 58-years-old. A trainer and owner for over 30 years, Ferguson made headlines in 1997, when her homebred Kid Katabatic went wire-to-wire to capture the Longacres Mile (GIII). Winner of five stakes races at Emerald Downs, Kid Katabatic still holds the state record for the fastest 1-1/16-miles, with a winning time of 1:39 3/5 in the 1998 Budweiser Handicap.
Ferguson, who took out her trainer's license in the late 70s, started in horseracing in 1971 as a groom for trainer Allen May. The following year, Chris Loseth joined May's shed row and he and Ferguson became lifelong friends. In fact, it was Loseth that rode Kid Katabatic for most of the gelding's illustrious career, including the Mile score. Loseth said Ferguson would be missed.
"She was a great horsewoman that really cared for her horses," Loseth said. "She probably cared as much about horses as she did people."
Memorial services are pending.
For the second straight season, CSN (Comcast Sports Network) will cover Emerald Downs' every Saturday live throughout the 2012 meeting.
Hosted by Director of Publicity Joe Withee, "Emerald Downs Live" runs from 2-6 p.m. and will feature the track's entire card. Emerald Downs' race replays will also be available on XFINITY TV On Demand from Comcast.
Another returning feature includes "Vic's Trips"—a TV segment that showcases Victor Cozzetti's trip horse of the day and airs on every live racing day. "The Predictor" analyzes horses whose previous race may have been compromised by bad racing luck.
Weather conditions for week one at Emerald Downs look favorable heading into the track's 17th season opener. Partly cloudy skies are forecast Friday with a high in temperatures near 60 degrees. While Saturday and Sunday, are expected to see cloudy skies with temperatures in the high 50s and low 60s.
NOTES: Congratulations to jockey Mario Gutierrez, who captured the Santa Anita Derby (GI) on Saturday aboard I'll Have Another and likely secured his first-ever mount in the Kentucky Derby on May 5. The 25-year-old Gutierrez, a former Hastings' rider, captured the 2009 Boeing Handicap aboard Holy Nova in a dead-heat with Jerre Paxton's Elusive Horizon…Trainer Larry Ramnarine said Monday that his brother Learie Ramnarine, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, would join the Emerald Downs' jockey colony later this season…Two-time Horse of the Year Noosa Beach breezed four furlongs on Saturday morning in 48.80 (31/42). The 6-year-old gelding ranks sixth all-time on the Washington-bred earners list with $520,722…The track's all-time money earner Wasserman, expected to return for his eighth season at Emerald Downs, breezed three furlongs on Monday in 35.60 (4/15)…Track announcer Robert Geller will return for his 17th season at Emerald Downs on Friday. Geller plans to drive from Sunland Park in New Mexico, his winter home, on Tuesday night and pull into Auburn on Friday afternoon.


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http://mmajunkie.com Siyar Bahadurzada's loss is WEC veteran Carlo Prater's gain.
After announcing Bahadurzada (20-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) scratched due to an injury, UFC officials today announced Prater (29-10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) as his replacement.
He now meets fellow welterweight Erick Silva (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at next month's UFC 142 event in Brazil.
UFC 142 takes place Jan. 14 at Rio de Janeiro's HSBC Arena. The night's main card, including Silva vs. Prater, airs on pay-per-view. The prelims air on FX.
Prater, who suffered losses to champ Carlos Condit and Brock Larson in his two WEC appearances, has experienced a career resurgence since a career-worst 1-4 skid. Recently, he competed for organizations such as Strikeforce and Legacy Fighting Championships and now owns a four-fight win streak.
The submission specialist, who posted all of the victories in 2011, picked up wins over notables such as Bryan Travers and Cameron Dollar during the streak.
Silva carries a nine-fight win streak into the bout. The Brazilian slugger made his octagon debut at UFC 134, which also took place in Rio de Janiero, where he scored a 40-second stoppage of Luis Ramos. Silva appeared to be in line for the night's "Knockout of the Night" bonus before his teammate Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira stopped Brendan Schaub later that evening.
Prater vs. Silva is one of two all-Brazilian matchups on the card.
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(Pictured: Carlo Prater)