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I'm ready to scream right now. My cable has been out since Thursday night. First they told me it was cable box and the lady told me to bring it in on Saturday. The place was closed on Saturday. So I called to tell them that and also that it wasn't just my cable box but that all the cable was out in the house. They then told me they would send someone on Monday (today). So this morning I got a call saying my appointment window was from 9AM to 7PM. WTF??? So I called to see if I could get a more accurate time window. This time the lady asked me for my account number which I couldn't find and they had never asked for before. When I couldn't find my account number I asked why they were asking this since they usually just ask for my phone number and last four digits of my social. She said it was for security reasons. Security reasons since yesterday when I last called? She wasn't sure so I asked to speak to someone else. She then freaking disconnected me and I had to call again. So I finally talk to a sane person who knew what they were doing and said that they couldn't give me a more accurate time window but that someone would be there today and would call a half hour before. So I'm confined to my house instead of doing something fun like go to a movie or hang out with friends or what not. It gets to be 6 PM and no one has called. I call and see what the deal is and they tell me I was never on the schedule today and it was a misunderstanding. Now someone is coming on Wednesday and I'll probably have to take off work for a little bit since the window is once again 9 AM to 7 PM. This is seriously the worst customer service I have ever received. I have received incorrect information from at least three people. I still don't have cable. My Christmas Eve sucked ass. Thanks Time Warner.
Boo-hoo, you couldnt watch tv for a couple of days. With all that's going on in the world; homeless folks freezing to death on the streets, soldiers dying in the middle east, etc etc. I'd say you have it pretty good right now, you fat fuck.
Wow. I honestly don't give a shit about the cable. It's the fact I had to sit around doing nothing on Christmas eve when I could have gone out and spent time with loved ones or anything for that matter. I'll remember to never complain about anything ever on my personal blog. Thanks.
Hey "Pathetic," your name is quite fitting.
Don't come around here no more.
And please please, don't even attempt lecturing us on poverty.
Seriously, you're not even worth our time. You're a retard and a douche bag.
And besides… if you don't like the blog, *don't comment*!
Nobody really cares what you think anyway. The way I reckon, probably very few people like you anyway.
I suggest banning that IP, but that's just me.
I'm not going to ban someone just for saying stupid crap like that. Besides, I'm pretty sure I know who it is and it doesn't surprise me at all. I just wanted to let folks know who didn't already how horrible Time Warner's customer service was. Maybe I could have done so in a better way, I don't know. But I was pissed off about it so I wrote about it on the blog. But if someone has to resort to a played out personal attack that only makes them look like an idiot, that's fine by me.
The IP address is in Vallejo, CA. That narrows it down some.
Ok, I know it's just some idiot rambling, but the whole logic of his attack really pisses me off. Noone is going to argue that all those bad things are out there and happening, but does that mean we should stop our lives completely and all focus on fixing them? My god, now someone can't rant on thier own blog without being a heartless bastard. Give me a fucking break.
i have time warner in manhattan. since ive had them, cinemax, hbo and showtime get horrible signals which make them impossible to watch. it freezes up the screen for seconds, or even minutes, sometimes it's even completely dark. the other day they were supposed to come btwn 10 am and 2 pm, and i called at 2:30 to ask why no one showed up, the monkey said the appt was cancelled b/c a tech supposedly called at 10:30 and no one picked up. complete bs- any calls would be indicated by my call logs on my phones.
Time Warner Cable really does suck. How do they sell you boxes, software and TV programming that is not anything like what is advertisied?
HDMI Does not work, audio has no digital stream that works across all channels, colors bloom on some and off on others, programming stated as HD is just 480i upscaled, pixilation is way too much, reboots are way too often.
Why the FCC, New York State or The Public Service Comm are not doing something is amazing.
Who will help the millions of consumers being taken for a ride by Time Warner Cable?
Someone needs to step up and do the right thing.
I just started working for TWC and it is pretty embarrassing how many calls we get like this. I get yelled at constantly by people. Don't know how much longer I can stand.
I worked (notice I said worked) for a company in Columbus Ohio called Infocision. It is a marketing company that does Telesales. We got the billing overflow from Time Warner. I am so fucking glad to have quit that job. I wouldn't go back there ever again. I got people bitching left and right about the bills, the cable service, technicians not showing up,the whole nine yards.
I really totally empathsize with all of you who get time warner currently. My advice is change cable companies. Get out of Time Warner. I once had Road Runner through Time Warner. NEVER AGAIN.
It's pretty pathetic the lies and propaganda TWC sends out to people.
Right now I am unemployed again. But job satisfaction to me is Very important. I would never go through that again. I would shine shoes for a living than do inbound customer service where 99% of the calls are complaints about everything. As for the person who works for TWC, quit your job. You DESERVE better. I figure the more people quit working for TWC and the more people quit getting TWC, it will put them out of business. Like most corporations, GREED and POWER are the reasons why they stay in business. Fuck the consumer but keep on getting mass profits.
Enough said.
See that's the rub, you can't change cable companies. You can go dish, but it would cost more since I still want cable internet.
I live in Manhattan and have had TWC for serveral years without any problems. The phone and cable work great but the internet is so so since I've gone wireless. Their customer service use to be good. Their tech dept calls are routed to the Philippines. Very nice people, polite, and patienct but they don't know what the F they are doing. RoadRunner also sends calls to Philippines. Earthlink doesn't even have customer service at all, it's done online by idiots. Any company that outsources jobs to other countries deserves to go out of business.
Why the hell do I have to give my frickin phone number 3 times in tehir fucking phone system. I hate time warner
You can't change anything by complaining on a blog. Use the right tools to file your complaints, if you want to make a difference!
I'm just tired of being overchared by them. They will not take charges off after I have emails from the TWC reps saying they would take it off. My monthly bill is running 307.00 a month. I was told it would be under 150.00 month.
TWC SUCK. Blogmod, I had the same problem. We will switch to Verizon and/or Dish. Itg's all aboyt quality and my $$$ will spend anywhere.
TWC is the worst ever they rip you off and there boxes dont work.Start over lmao never works HD rofl its shit no hdmi support movies on demans??? never works or if it does it broken up so bad you cant watch the move they added a cancel movie button now lol must be tired of hearing complaints
Well TWC has done it again. In the Dallas Fort Worth area they are trying to pull the plug on Fox programming. I aam a huge Dallas cowboys fan and now on Jan. 1 I will not be able to watch NFL on Fox. No other TV service is having this issue. I wish we could force TWC out of our area for another provider.
Time warner cable is a scam they try any way possible to rip you off. NEVER use any of there services, if you do you are in for headaches.
TWC SUCKS. They keep raising prices and put me in a 2 year contract that I CANT CHANGE… They can change when their lazy asses want too but I cant do crap about it.. I call but sit on hold for 2 hours. And their tech support have no support knowledge what so ever. I have clue what to do. When I got my box it was 10 years old and the remote did not work. Like the IDIOT that came out didnt notice that!!
ive had twc for about a year now. the internet is weak and the sound on every channel cuts out all the freaking time…this blog started out so long ago and we still continue to search, read and comment. why hasnt anythng been done to improve this company or situation? this company is the dollar general bargain-brand of the digital cable and internet businesses. i smell conspiracy! maybe not. but they still suck ASS!
The TWC "Start Over" feature is a scam. What they DONT tell you is it is only good for 43 minutes. So if you start over a movie, you will only get the first 43 minutes of it. What good is that?!
I dont do much mind the fact that it is so limited, but it pisses my off that I then watch the beginning of the movie and it stops. WTF, why waste time starting over a show that you will be unable to finish?
To make matters worse there is NO indication of how much of the show they will save for you. It just stops "whenever".
Technology is only good if it works. They promote this service as if it is the greatest thing…but frankly, it sucks along with the rest of Time Warner Cable service. Dont even get me started on the crap cable box software. It sucks to!
I agree with what some people say, about companies who outsource jobs to other countries should go out of business. Time Warner is one of those companies who take jobs from good hard working Americans and then take them overseas to other countries like Phillipines, yeah they're nice people but they can't really speak english correctly and half of the time I can't understand what they're saying.
I take this as a slap on the face as an American because, we as Americans have been here since the beginning and we have made these corporations run one way or another, haven't we? I think we can all agree on it.
If all Time Warner/Dish Network/Direc TV customer refused to pay their bill and canceled their service, imagine what a predicament this would be to the company, and when I say don't pay your bill and cancel your service I mean every single customer the company has or at least most of the customers.
After that we could demand to have those jobs back in the States, guess what the company will do? bring back the jobs to go back on business. It sounds a little crazy but I think this would work, all we need is numbers of people to support us.
Have you asked your self why the economy is bad? have you thought that a big part of why the economy is bad is due to those greedy corporations in the U.S that outsource jobs to other countries like Philipines and India just to save a quick buck? I have, and as an American you should think about it too.
This is like a cancer that will indeed kill us all, it will kill our people, it will kill our Country. We must do something before it is too late to get back at those greedy corporations.
You can reach me by e-mail. I will be setting up a blog maybe in about 2 months or so… It is time to take our hill back… Don't you think so?
I hate TWC so much unfortionatly I am stuck with a two year contract. I hate that only one service out of the three works and it's the cable. Funny thing is that the cable sometimes does not work. My internet does not work until the night and it randomly drops in the morning. I think Time Warner Cables new motto should be we steal your money and act like we know what we are doing when it comes down to good service. I saw a billboard for Time Warner Cable and I wouldn't even advise the devil himself to sign-up with them. The technicans come out to my house so much that I know one of them on a first name basis. All I got to say is I will never support Time Warner Cable. Every chance I get I will insult their service.
Check this out, lol. I live in clifton park, ny. Internet is roadrunner boosted/turbo, right? from the morning to noon i get 20mbps down, 1up, a ping of 50 (which is high for that download speed, but bearable for online gaming) around 2pm to 3am, it goes down to 5mbps down .5 up. Can't even watch youtube videos. I can even watch the videso on a messaging phone (not a smart phone) better than my computer (which is a gaming machine, duo core, etc). through 7 phone calls in 3 weeks, 3 technicians (one actually visited, the other told me this on the phone) that it's pretty much my fault. lol. They said no one else has complained in the area about the speed. I looked it up, spoke to neighbors. No one bothers going online those times because it's so bad here. They said they'd let us pay half of the price indefinitely until it stops if we can prove it's their lines. So I guess I'll sign up to ITT Tech? Get my degree and play with the lines? WTF kind of response is that? I told them if they ever show up here to fix something and don't, expect bad things to happen.
I'm with all of you. I'm going to work on a facebook page against Time Warner's horrible services if there isn't one already. I suggest you guys at least join up. Facebook is the only thing companies pay attention to now as fall as groups. Might help a little. VERIZON FIOS is insanely fast, just as fast as road runner wideband. It's a 140 a month (time warner claims) but I'm sure there are different deals. If it's available I'd look into it.
As far as the people that work for Time Warner, I have no hate for you guys in the call centers. You're just doing your job, and keep it, because this economy is in the shitter, and at least time warner does pay reasonably (it's about the only thing they do right).
Oh yeah, back to the lines being the fault. Howcome my cable goes out constantly and reboots/crashes the box during those times too? Yeah, thought so. Maybe I should stop using faulty products because it's my fault I gave them money in the first place.
Here's to hoping TW does something right, like firing everyone in charge of monopolizing and taking our money without supplying us the service they promise, and stepping up.
No wonder no one stays working there. I've seen more competence from the re re's serving me my bigmac meal at the drive thru.
Hey guys, I hate Time Warner, too. It took 2 techs and over 6 hours of phone time scheduling appointments to get my cable installed. They straight up lied to me about the package I was signed up for and charged me for things that were supposed to be free and then couldn't offer me the original package that I had signed up for when I called to complain, but offered me half of the original instead. What a SCAM!!?! Don't even get me started on the demeanor of some of the customer service people that I spoke to either- one actually started an argument with me. Almost all of the rest were incompetent and the supervisor I spoke to was the worst of all- more polite than the sales people, but just as useless to speak with.
I made a facebook page because Time Warner Sucks so much. I'm fed up with paying $100 a month and getting poor service and poor product- search 'Time Warner Cable Sucks' and LIKE it.
I would not have went through all that! I know as an employee with DISH we do everything we can for our customers. We have 24/7 tech support that do all the troubleshooting over the phone before we send a tech out. If you do need a new box we will simply send you out a new one. If you do need a tech out we send one out as soon as possible and what time is best for you. If it is the box when the tech is out the are prepared with new boxes if they so happen to not they give our tech support a call and send get one sent out for you. DISH will never put you through so much trouble.
Agree Time Warner has some of the worst customer service in the biz and regularly engage in unscrupulous sales and billing practices. Just cancel and saves yourself the aggrevation. Further, to all the A-holes who attack other people's opinions: justice is coming for ya……isn't it ghringo, your a dooooosh!!!!


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The Norman City Council voted this week to not open public shelters the next time there is severe weather, according to the Norman Transcript.
The council had a discussion earlier this year about closing the shelters because the growing national consensus among emergency workers is that taking shelter in a person's own home is much safer than seeking shelter elsewhere and taking the risk of getting caught outside in a tornado.
Norman's Fire Chief James Fullingim is quoted in the article as saying, "The schools (where people were sheltering) are no safer than the average residential structure."

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2nd Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
2nd Quarter 2011 Commentary
The U.S. economy continues to move ahead at a sustained but moderate pace. It is evident that even with unprecedented federal fiscal and monetary stimulus, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth much above 3% has been difficult to achieve during this recovery. Unfortunately, second quarter real GDP may have increased only 1.5% due to weaker than expected consumer spending. In addition, while inflation remains generally well contained, higher energy and food prices have caused us to increase our inflation forecast for a second time this year. We now expect the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to increase 3%, versus our previous revised forecast of 2%, up from a 1% forecast at the beginning of the year.
Several factors cause us to think it is possible for economic growth to at least temporarily bounce back during the second half of this year. With a recovering Japanese economy, there should be fewer supply chain disruptions. Ongoing job and income growth, coupled with lower energy prices, should support some pickup in consumer spending, and business investment trends should be firm due to the high level of corporate profits and business tax incentives that are set to expire at year end.
This recovery continues to be frustratingly slow in view of the sharp decline in economic activity during the Great Recession, reinforcing the notion that recoveries following a financial crisis are usually modest and bumpy. The developed world simply has too much debt, and it will require time, patience, and sound fiscal policies to reduce it adequately so that a solid foundation can be established for future growth. In the meantime, as the private sector continues to deleverage and the public sector reduces its deficits and debt, trend-line real GDP growth could remain tepid.
Winners and Losers
Despite resurfaced apprehension about sovereign debt problems and continued underwhelming job growth in the U.S., equity markets managed to end the quarter on a positive note. The Fund posted a marginal gain during the period, in line with its Russell 1000 Growth Index benchmark and ahead of the S&P 500 Index. The portfolio benefited from stock selection and an overweight allocation to the relatively strong Consumer Staples sector as Kraft Foods, Costco, and PepsiCo, in particular, gained more than the market. Strong performances from Nike, McDonalds, and TJX within Consumer Discretionary also aided returns. Allergan and Abbott Laboratories outperformed the overall Healthcare sector, positively affecting performance.
Technology was a mixed bag for the Fund as strong gains from Accenture and Qualcomm plus an underweight position that aided relative performance were offset by disappointing performances from Google and Broadcom. Although Google's long-term fundamentals remain attractive, we think the company's near-to-intermediate term issues warranted reduced exposure in the portfolio. Specific issues of concern include: 1) rising costs in a slowing revenue environment; 2) changes in the management structure; and 3) current antitrust investigations. The Fund sold Broadcom due to a lack of near-term catalysts and a reduction in our confidence in the company's secular growth outlook.
Energy was the worst performing sector in the market during the period, and thus the Fund's overweight position detracted from performance. This was mitigated somewhat by our decision early in the quarter to trim Halliburton, Occidental, Cameron International, and Schlumberger following strong absolute and relative performance over the previous six-to-eight months and our concerns that the spike in oil prices would increasingly lead to fears over demand destruction. We subsequently added back to Halliburton and Occidental, for the former on raised rig count expectations in North America related to the sustained strength in oil-related activity. We think Occidental should benefit from accelerated shale oil drilling in California and the Permian basin.
Stock selection within Industrials detracted from relative performance despite the Fund's underweight allocation to the declining sector. One of the culprits was Fluor. Although fundamentals at the company remain sound and an energy backlog has been building, the spike in oil prices early in the quarter caused some investor anxiety regarding demand destruction. We see this development as limiting the stock's potential in the short run, warranting a reduced position.
Finally, the Fund's sole position in the Financials sector, JP Morgan Chase, fell more than its peers during the quarter, detracting from relative and absolute returns. We reduced the position twice during the quarter as the stock has been dragged down by sector concerns (regulatory, revenue growth, etc) as well as general investor apathy towards banks and financials. Despite those results, the Fund's underweight stake in Financials helped overall.
New Additions
We established five new positions in the portfolio during the quarter. We think leading U.S. drugstore operator Walgreen stands to benefit from an aging population and a significant amount of branded drugs going off-patent over the next few years, as pharmacies make much higher gross profit dollars on generics relative to branded drugs. In addition, the company has what we believe to be superior freestanding real estate locations, and has refocused toward improving the existing store base through its Customer Centric Retailing initiative.
The Fund's Healthcare stake increased as we added pharmaceutical and specialty care products distributor AmerisourceBergen, and pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions to the portfolio. Both companies are attractively priced according to our valuation work, and their earnings could potentially benefit from a significant number of generic drugs coming to market over the next several quarters.
Elsewhere, we established positions in General Electric and Bed Bath & Beyond. We viewed GE as attractively valued at purchase and like its 3% dividend yield. In addition, we think conditions have improved at its financial arm GE Capital, the company has cyclical leverage to late cycle industries, and we believe that the fourth quarter of last year marked an inflection point in its industrial businesses. Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond has attractive square footage growth and is a well-managed, conservatively run company with a decentralized, entrepreneurial culture which we think allow it to continue to gain share in a fragmented market.
Notable increases to current positions included PepsiCo, Omnicom, and Apple. We increased PepsiCo as the stock was attractively valued and management reiterated its full year earnings outlook of approximately 10% earnings growth, which implies better near-term earnings momentum after a sluggish first quarter. We built up the position in Omnicom established during the first quarter on general market weakness and further added to the stock on slower than expected reported organic revenue growth. We also added to Apple on market weakness given the stock's attractive valuation and the company's strong earnings momentum.
Pruning Disney
In addition to the previously mentioned sale of Broadcom, the Fund trimmed several positions during the quarter. Disney was reduced significantly following an earnings report that missed expectations. Earnings for the company are likely to be uneven over the next couple of quarters related to some unusual items such as the Tokyo Disney shut-down and ESPN affiliate fee recognition, difficult advertising comparisons, and the uncertain economic environment.
Other trims in position size within the portfolio included Costco, UPS, and Apache. Costco traded at our estimated present value and was pared back as a source of funds for other ideas. We trimmed UPS based on concerns that the global economic slowdown is likely to result in softer than expected volume. Apache was reduced as fall elections in Egypt and renewed tensions in the Middle East (Syria, most recently) may hamper the stock in the very near term.
We believe the stock market could be challenging in the months ahead. The economy is showing less than expected growth, and earnings momentum is fading as annual comparisons become more difficult and cost containment and productivity benefits begin to subside. Earnings expectations for the second half of 2011 are probably too high given the downshift in economic growth that has developed during the first half of the year. It is unclear what impact the end of the Fed's second quantitative easing program (QE2) on June 30 will have on the market, but many investors believe QE2 has boosted the price of commodities and more risky stocks. These assets could come under selling pressure and contribute to greater stock market volatility.
With QE2 ending and earnings momentum fading, we believe there will be a change in the nature of the market from one that is momentum driven and led by riskier cyclical stocks, to one that is supported by sustained but moderate economic growth and led by higher-quality cyclical and secular growth issues such as those held in the portfolio. We believe the shares of these companies are attractively valued and their earnings growth rates are more assured due to their financial strength and global diversification. We think that the Fund's multinational holdings with strong global franchises are particularly well positioned for the sustained but moderate growth period ahead.
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As of June 30, 2011, Kraft comprised 3.18% of the portfolio's assets, Costco – 2.23%, PepsiCo – 4.18%, Nike – 3.06 %, McDonald's – 4.21%, TJX – 2.45%, Allergan – 3.67%, Abbott Laboratories – 3.25%, Accenture – 3.71%, Qualcomm – 4.49%, Google – 3.56%, Halliburton – 3.01%, Occidental Petroleum – 3.62%, Cameron International – 1.30%, Schlumberger – 3.13%, Fluor – 2.72%, JPMorgan Chase – 1.89%, Walgreen – 2.40%, AmerisourceBergen – 1.07%, Medco Health Solutions – 1.45%, General Electric – 1.95%, Bed Bath & Beyond – 2.06%, Omnicom Group – 1.75%, Apple – 4.89%, Walt Disney Co. – 2.12%, UPS – 3.44%, and Apache – 2.25%.
Note: Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market moves and thus may be more volatile than other stocks.
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Al-Qaeda fighters have launched a charm offensive in the key Iraqi city they seized in recent days, extending friendship to local people and being discreet about where they pin their black flags, according to residents.
Zaher Mustafah, 28, a shopkeeper in Fallujah, said the militants had told him that they were there for his protection. "When they first got here they tried to raise their flag over all the buildings and cars but they later took them down because they thought that people were scared," he said.
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Cash grants are up for grabs to help people in Middlesbrough lead healthier lifestyles.
Middlesbrough Council and NHS Middlesbrough's health improvement partnership is investing £29,000 into its Communities for Health Small Grants Scheme.
Community and voluntary groups in Middlesbrough can apply for grants of between £250 and £2,500 to create, enhance or develop activities that will provide local people with opportunities to improve their health and wellbeing.
Edward Kunonga, interim joint Director of Public Health for NHS Middlesbrough and Middlesbrough Council, said: "This scheme gives community groups in Middlesbrough an opportunity to develop and deliver health improvement initiatives that tackle poor health linked to obesity, diet or physical inactivity.
"Community groups that have a plan to improve health and wellbeing are invited to apply for a grant.
"In particular, we are very interested to hear from groups that are looking for funding to support new and innovative ways to increase physical activity and encourage healthy eating especially those working with at risk groups."
Debra Thornton, manager at Fairbridge, Teesside, said: "In 2010 we were awarded a Communities for Health grant to help us give the young people we support a valuable opportunity to learn about healthy eating and healthy cooking and take part in a variety of sport and leisure activities for young people to help them stay fit and healthy.
"The scheme is a great way to invest in local communities and help people to take charge over their own health improvement."
Councillor Brenda Thompson, Middlesbrough Council's Executive Member for Public Health and Sport, said: "Community and voluntary groups that are helping local people to improve their health and wellbeing are a major partner in our work.
"We hope this latest small grants scheme will continue to promote Middlesbrough as a healthy town by enabling local groups to help improve the health of local residents."
Application forms are available from the Community Protection Service. For more details or to discuss ideas for health improvement projects, contact Wayne Flowers at Vancouver House, Gurney Street Middlesbrough TS1 1QP, call 01642 728294 or email email@example.com


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Menopause at 33 is very possible. My SIL had hers done and dusted by 35. The bell curve goes from mid 30s to mid 50s. Being on either tail end of the bell curve does not make a person abnormal, just a statistical outlier.
That said, internet diagnoses of something like this are useless at best. As Eye-of-Round mentioned, it could be a symptom of something serious and testing for the onset of menopause is very simple. You need a doctor not a bunch of internet peeps with too much time on their hands (yes, I include myself in that).
My personal experience of going Primal is that it fixed my problem of being too cold at night. I no longer need to wear socks to bed. Have you considered that perhaps the same heavy blankets and sleepwear you used last winter are no longer needed?
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WASHINGTON - New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is denying a conservative website's report that he used prostitutes in the Dominican Republic, issuing a statement Wednesday after the FBI raided the Florida offices of a friend and donor who figured in the report.
"Any allegations of engaging with prostitutes are manufactured by a politically motivated right-wing blog and are false," the statement from Menendez's office said.
The Democrat, who is divorced, sent out his comments the day after federal agents raided the offices of Salomon Melgen, a West Palm Beach eye doctor. Melgen has been a significant campaign donor to Menendez and other Democrats, and had an outstanding IRS lien.


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JK Rowling: "[he] has sat in a darkened room and been witty on paper..."
"He probably finds himself the most attractive person that you could possibly meet." James O'Briend, friend of Morrissey, in the documentary, The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003) [SLYT]. From the video details: "UK TV Documentary Narrated by Christopher Eccleston, With contributions from Johnny Marr, Alan Bennett, Kathy Burke, Noel Gallagher, Nancy Sinatra, Linder & others."
"Failure is what writers do."
Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure is a collection of seven short essays on failure by writers Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Julian Barnes, Anne Enright, Howard Jacobson, Will Self and Lionel Shriver. These range from the meditative to the funny. Essays reflecting on literary failure are legion, but let me point you towards a couple more, the brief Failure Is Our Muse by Stephen Marche and the longer Fail Better by Zadie Smith.
The awful cult of the talentless hipster has taken over
"The English," GK Chesterton wrote, "love a talented mediocrity."
I don't doubt characterising Orwell as a talented mediocrity will put noses out of joint. Not Orwell, surely! Orwell the tireless campaigner for social justice and economic equality; Orwell the prophetic voice, crying out in the wartime wilderness against the dangers of totalitarianism and the rise of the surveillance state; Orwell, who nobly took up arms in the cause of Spanish democracy, then, equally nobly, exposed the cause's subversion by Soviet realpolitik; Orwell, who lived in saintly penury and preached the solid virtues of homespun Englishness; Orwell, who died prematurely, his last gift to the people he so admired being a list of suspected Soviet agents he sent to MI5.For the BBC's Point of View series, Will Self tackles the cult of Orwell.
A Walk on the Wild Side
Will Self and Robert Macfarlane Walk Wild Britain
We met on the sea wall beneath the lowering weirdness of Bawdsey Manor and bonded over the bizarre extent of its rock garden: how had it come to be there? Xenoliths – Robert said – that was the technical term for rocks brought from another place. He was indeed handsome, fit and disarmingly charming; and as we loped on along the shingle crunching and chatting it became abundantly clear that our problem that day was not going to be an awkward silence. There are two main types of walk so far as I'm concerned – and I expect Robert would agree: the determining factor is not a walk's length, whether up hill or down dale, if it is sleeting or shining, but only accompanied/unaccompanied.[more inside]
The novel is dead!
The literary novel as an art work and a narrative art form central to our culture is indeed dying before our eyes. Will Self on the future of the novel.
Up the Clapham Junction
How a pop song described a certain place in a certain time†, and how parts of the area were transformed from an industrial slum into a nightlife epicentre. Here's the radio version.
† 4 May 1979 - The Conservative Party wins the general election and Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Two weeks later Squeeze releases their single Up the Junction.↩
† 4 May 1979 - The Conservative Party wins the general election and Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Two weeks later Squeeze releases their single Up the Junction.↩
We are wallowing in an atemporal zone of cultural production
Habitually verbose pontificator Will Self reviews the latest tome from Mark Kermode - Britain's Rockabilly Ebert - and in doing so, reviews the changing nature of criticism.
Powerless over the Net
Many writers are using software to fight what they call Internet Addiction that is interfering with their work. Zadie Smith thanked the programs, Freedom and Self Control, in the acknowledgements of her new novel,NW, which has a character who is addicted to online message boards. Other writers, including Booker short lister Will Self, prefer to use typewriters instead of being tempted by the Web's lures. Scientists have recently linked internet addiction with a nicotine addiction gene, although there is no consensus on whether it is addiction or habituation.
Memories that aren't mine, yet they seem so tangible. Everywhere there's a sense of loss...
"I'd like my work to be found in a skip, in Southgate or somewhere, in forty years' time". Nick Papadimitriou walks and looks and writes and thinks, as he ventures around London and its fringes. He eschews the term 'psychogeography', preferring the notion of 'deep topography' to describe what he does. The London Perambulator, a short documentary about his work, was released in 2009 and features Will Self, Iain Sinclair, and Russell Brand talking about his impact on their work. His first book, Scarp, will be released by Sceptre this summer.
Mean streets
Will Self: Walking is political A century ago, 90% of Londoners' journeys under six miles were made on foot. Now we are alienated from the physical reality of our cities. Will Self on the importance of walking in the fight against corporate control
"But still, polycythaemia vera – what was that? A disease that sounded like a Greek goddess spliced with an East End pub-landlady..."
Will Self: The trouble with my blood. [The Guardian] Diagnosed with a rare blood disease, author Will Self has to endure weekly 'venesections' in hospital. He reflects on illness, addiction and mortality. [Will Self - Previously].
Self Referential
"People have always had an ulterior or imaginative life," opines writer Will Self. "There's something about the act of will involved in believing in preposterous things that I believe is the very kind of muscle and key of having an imagination... here, you have an arena that is inherently psychotic." In a series of interviews about the nature of human imagination and violence as they are transformed by the Internet, Self muses on how primal human desires are being satisfied more efficiently and easily by the increasingly connected life, and wonders how this will change us as much as society.
Will Self reviews fast food
"Real Meals": Will Self's (relatively) new fortnightly restaurant column reviewing high street food outlets for The New Statesman. Thus far: McDonald's, KFC, Indian Restaurant, Starbucks, Subway.
Will Self's writing room in excessive detail.
A 360 degree view in 71 photos of Will Self's writing room. Damn, that's a lot of post-its. (related)
Inside the Writer's Room
Writers' Rooms The Guardian takes you inside the spaces where writers such as JG Ballard and Will Self attempt to cajole words into doing their bidding.
The greatest thinker of our time?
The greatest thinker of our time? Will Self thinks so in this interview with Philosopher John Gray. Not everyone agrees, which suggests a question. Who are the really great thinkers of our time? Suggestions ....?.
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COLUMBIA - South Carolina athletics director Ray Tanner received a contract extension and raise Friday morning.
Follow Ryan Wood on Twitter: @rwood_sc. Read his blog at postandcourier.com/blog/spur-of-the-moment. Get more USC sports news at postandcourier.com/gamecocks.
Tanner's contract now runs through 2019. His salary increased $50,000, rising to $725,000 annually. Both upgrades were approved at the university's board of trustees meeting.
Tanner is approaching his second anniversary as South Carolina's athletics director. He was plucked from the Gamecocks' baseball program to replace Eric Hyman on July 13, 2012. Since then, South Carolina's success has continued to grow.
South Carolina's football program finished No. 4 nationally in the Associated Press poll, its first top-five finish. The women's basketball program won its first SEC championship and could be Final Four contenders next season. The baseball team hosted regionals in each of the past two years.
"We're enjoying a great time, a great era of athletics at the University of South Carolina," Tanner told The Post and Courier earlier this week. "I wake up every day challenged to try to move it forward. Not to stay where we are, but try to move it forward. That's exciting. I still compete. For people to think, 'Well, he's not coaching anymore, he's not competitive,' I'm competitive. It's exciting and tremendously rewarding."
Tanner also points to the success South Carolina student-athletes have had in the classroom. The athletics department exceeded a combined 3.0 GPA for the 15th straight semester this spring.
South Carolina is also expanding its athletics facilities. Work is scheduled to begin on the Springs-Brooks Plaza at Williams-Brice Stadium following the 2014 football season. Tanner told The Post and Courier he'd also like to see South Carolina build a new football complex and basketball practice facility, though he said he hasn't brought either idea to the board.
No matter the successes of his past two years, Tanner made it clear he's not finished. He still sees room for South Carolina to continue to grow, and he's excited about the chance to lead the way.
"Just as I cherished the opportunity to be the baseball coach at this university, I certainly feel the same sitting in this chair every day," Tanner told The Post and Courier earlier this week. "I love this university. I love being on this campus and working with (president Harris) Pastides and all of our coaches. I'm honored to be in this position."
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by Emily G on November 10, 2014
One of the things I love about our new pattern collection, Northwoods (and there are so many things), is how sophisticated and polished all the project are, while still being down-to-earth. They're all just so wearable, you know? And the cable stitches add a lot of interest without being overwhelming to knit. Today, I'm highlighting a couple of my favorite patterns from the collection, with some exclusive images from the photo shoot that I couldn't fit into the book.
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by Holly K on August 26, 2014
Since starting these behind the scenes videos, I've wanted to introduce you to the team that does our pattern books. Finally, the video for Sock Yarn Scarves does just that!
by Jenny K on August 7, 2014
Welcome to our new "From the desk of..." series - this month, we will be featuring a handful of designers from our new fall pattern collection, Burnished. We'll get a tiny glimpse into their world of knitting pattern design, learn about their process and techniques.First up is the talented Tabetha Hedrick!
by Stacey on July 21, 2014
During the hottest months of the year, I tend to gravitate to projects that use lightweight yarns or projects that use plant fibers rather my beloved wool. Luckily, our three newest collections covers those type of projects!
by Kim on May 21, 2014
A while back the Knit Picks team was given a challenge to create a pattern for the crocheted kitchen collection. And so the Classic Kitchen Crochet Collection was born. I chose to create the Crocheted Bread Warmer. Since I'm crazy about bread and there's nothing better than warm bread or rolls, it seemed like the perfect choice for me! There are two shape options, round or square, in Cotlin yarn.
by Knit Picks Podcast on January 16, 2014
It has been officially three years since the launch of the first Knit Picks pattern collection, a program that has grown into over 30 collections to date and has expanded to include printed books in addition addition to digital ebook downloads. This week, Kelley chats with Alison to talk about our book program, which includes collections that feature both our in-house design team as well as independent designers. Alison shares a behind-the-scenes look into our pattern collection process including the long planning stages, collection design, photography, styling and the development of larger, curated collections as well as printed books as an option. Be sure to check out our three newest collections, in addition to our past collections! Under 100 Knit Collection Under 100 Crochet Collection Gloss 2014 Collection You can also find more KP collections here: eBook pattern collections printed pattern collection books 3 easy ways to listen...
by Kerin on January 10, 2014
Wondering what to do with those holiday gift certificates? Treat yourself to some luxurious Gloss DK yarn and the six beautiful patterns in our new Gloss 2014 Collection! This collection shows off the beauty and versatility of our signature silk blend yarn in six sweet projects.
by Stacey on January 9, 2014
I decided this is year to get my yarn stash under control. I have been pretty good the last year or so with using my stash for projects but then suddenly, several new skeins of yarn will find their way into my yarn closet and my bins will be overflowing again. A lot of my stash ends up being single skeins - yarn leftover from projects or a skein I just really needed to buy because it was so pretty. So when we came up with the idea of our Under 100 Collections, I was so excited - 40 patterns that all use under 100 grams of yarn!
by Kelley on November 7, 2013
We were out to dinner last night and it was a bit breezy and cold. It was ideal for the Swarm of Bees sweater by Lisa Kereliuk in Reclaimed. Just the incentive I needed to cast-on and get started. It's a good thing I took the time to work the swatches.
by Stacey on October 29, 2013
When we first started putting together Reclaimed, Addison by Thayer Preece immediately caught my eye. Rather unusual for me, since I rarely wear dresses (jeans & occasionally a skirt are pretty much my usual clothing choices) and most of my time, cardigans are my go to choice for knitted garments. Still, I kept coming back to it. When I was writing about Reclaimedfor the blog, I finally decided I needed to make it.


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The author of the party-planning guide Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends – which Viking is publishing in the States on Oct. 30 – is seen here hosting an afternoon children's party for Halloween at London's Daunt Books on Fulham Road.
At a later gathering, wearing a Stella McCartney sleeveless black and grey dress, black pumps and chandelier earrings – and joined by her parents, Michael and Carole, and brother James (but not her sister, the Duchess of Cambridge) – Pippa told ITV news, "I feel incredibly lucky to be in this position to publish a book."
As Middleton says about Halloween in Celebrate: "As a child, I felt that Halloween was a time when creatures of the night suddenly came to life – we would turn off all the lights in the house and let flickering candlelight conjure up scary shadows and imaginary figures lurking in dark corners. Nowadays, I frequently celebrate Halloween over a supper with friends."
She considers the holiday "a wonderful excuse to let your imagination run riot with gory-looking food and special effects," and her suggestions include "witchy cauldrons of pumpkin soup ... homemade spiders inside window nooks ... cobwebs on tables; and ... ghosts made from sheets."
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Different Online Paths for Different Purchases
|According to an M Booth/Beyond study, the types of online channels reflect a different level of influence depending on the product type involved. For example, when researching a "high involvement" product like a car, consumers are more likely to be influenced by review sites, search and the brand's own site. Consumers researching a less risky and less expensive "low involvement" buy are likely to be influenced by the more informal social platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter.
Research on social media released in October 2011 by PR agency M Booth and digital shop Beyond gets enticingly close to answering questions about how followers impact a brand's bottom line, and what it really means when a person likes or follows a brand.
But does the study get close enough? The "Science of Sharing" report makes the case that product categories involve different decision paths (see chart) depending on the type of product (high and low involvement) and the type of consumer (high- and low-sharer).
Definitions: a high involvement product is a risky, big-ticket item like a car; l ow involvement products are impulse buys—less costly and involving minimal decision time. A high sharer creates content (by posting videos, links, writing posts about the brand, liking or following brands), while low sharers infrequently use social channels and seldom post original content. To maximize one's impact across multiple channels, the study suggests that brands understand the path that their customers are most likely to take before designing a social strategy.
The question is, does this study put communicators any closer to understanding social media ROI? "The study seems to show that demographics and purchasing power play into a consumer's likelihood to share," says Jason Winocour, partner at Hunter Public Relations. "The low sharers are purchasing higher-ticket items less frequently, which actually limits the amount of times they can share with their friends about the purchases that matter most to them." On the other hand, the high sharer tends to be younger and will share more frequently because of how comfortable they are with online platforms and partly because they are purchasing less expensive items more often.
Interesting to be sure, but, says Winocour, what is still a mystery is the result of the sharing. "The impact of sharing is not something that is discussed in the survey, which I think is key to identifying the true significance of the science of sharing."
Christine Perkett, CEO of Perkett PR, struggles with the study's statement that "the degree to which someone has a propensity to share is an important factor in determining his or her role in other people's path to purchase." Perkett feels that high participation matters more than high sharing. "That is what builds trust, community and influence. Just because someone regurgitates a brand's social content doesn't mean I'm going to hold their opinion in high regard," says Perkett.
For Winocour, the findings of the survey highlight the importance of knowing your audience and knowing which social media channels are most important to them. Seems like we're back to square one. PRN
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Love in a tennis match may be nil, but a love match like Björn Borg and Mariana Simionescu is a definite winner. They're a beautiful couple, and your article was delightful (PEOPLE, March 7).
Sally Laporta
Princeton, N.J.
If Björn has indeed spent as much time hopping in and out of women's beds as your article would have us believe, one wonders how he's found the time (not to mention the energy) to play tennis at all, let alone so well.
Deborah G.Clifford
Cambridge, Mass.
The compulsory education attendance for Swedish students begins at age 7 and continues for nine years to age 16. I would assume then that in 1973 (at age 17) Mr. Borg deliberately chose not to pursue higher education, and therefore cannot be described as a "dropout."
Gail A. Kallet
Birmingham, Mich.
Borg dropped out of school at 15. His parents and the Swedish Tennis Association got him a rare exemption from finishing "ground school" (obligatory elementary school). He is supposed to complete his final semester by correspondence courses in civics, history, chemistry and physics, but hasn't yet.—ED.
Larry Flynt
No one denies that, under the Constitution, Larry Flynt or Hustler has the right to publish. At the same time, Flynt and Hustler should respect the law laid down by the Supreme Court which gives each and every community in this country the right to decide what they want on their newstands.
Jerome R. Hagenhoff
(One of the 12 jurors)
I commend Larry Flynt for standing up for his rights. I agree that Hustler can be "tasteless" at times, but that's what the people want. I am tired of being pampered by the media and welcome a candid magazine.
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I wonder if his approving mother reads Flynt's magazine.
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She reads some articles but doesn't like to look at the pictures.—ED.
The trial was a joke. The punch line is that Hustler's circulation increased as a result.
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Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Dyan Cannon
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Zanesville, Ohio
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After so much attention has been paid director De Palma and Sissy Spacek, homage was long overdue Carrie's true father, the brilliant novelist Stephen King. It's disconcerting, however, to again note that the fate of the American writer often remains in limbo without Hollywood's ultimate kiss of approval.
Hal Corley
Reston, Va.
If, as you say, Stephen King "munches aspirin to ease his migraines," then I would advise him to quit munching or properly identify his headache as tension headache. No common medication will stop a migraine because it is not basically a headache in the true sense. This letter might indicate that typical migraine sufferers are nit-pickers and perfectionists. The experts say we are.
Mrs. David J. Peters
Elmhurst, Ill.
King replies, "It's now generally agreed that migraine headaches are psychological. Aspirin may help. Squeezing a red ball in your hand may help. It all depends on the individual. My one humper a month is a tension headache."—ED.
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With Daddy's little loan (which is more than I earn in a year), Mommy's little ol' cookie recipe, and that nice group of folks who will pay 10¢ a bite for their wares, why shouldn't these modern day Simple Simons be able to earn their own money for college? This is a success story? It should have been titled "How rich kids get their cookies."
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Barnardsville, N.C.
Marcia Millman
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Columbia, Mo.
Marcia Millman has put on paper what I and many others have wanted to say for years. I worked in the operating and delivery rooms for five years before entering nursing school. Some of the things I've seen made me sick.
Student Nurse
Richmond, Va.
People like this woman, who probably doesn't know her spleen from her ear, do more damage to patients by undermining their confidence in their doctors than half the diseases in the country.
Charlene Schaeffer, R.N.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Steve Allen
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Ceasar Allen Maragni
Benton, Ill.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Bio on the tremendously talented Steve Allen. I was surprised, though, that no mention was made of the brother or half brother he had been searching for. Was he successful?
Lovelea A. Usack
Mukwonago, Wis.
Allen searched for 10 years for a half brother after his mother died and he discovered evidence of a sibling in her papers. He found Young Smith (above) in 1975. An attorney living in Hickory, N.C., Smith is some 14 years older than Steve.—ED.
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The City of Wayland and its Park Committee will kick off this summer's Music in the Park Series with a concert by The Williams Family at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 in Wayland City Park.
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Oscar is one of the greatest boxers of all time, Margarito had nothing except for a chin, Dangerous combo. Oscar beats the brakes off of him, destruction.
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You forgot to mention Marg was significantly slower than Tito.. and are you implying Marg hit as hard as Tito? Lmao... Even with plaster he couldn't.
Can someone remind me who the hell Marg fought and beat that even makes this a debate? :|... He beat Cotto...with plaster...
Hell...he lost to P.Will...don't act like you forgot. This is all in Marg's prime... He got his s hit pushed in by an OLD Shane... Not 2001 terminator Shane (that Oscar fought)..or roids Shane from their second fight. I think it'd be safe to say Marg would be nothing more than a gatekeeper in the prime Oscar days. Where do people get Marg stopping Oscar? A prime Pac couldn't even put an old, drained Oscar on his ass and that was by landing like 99% of his power punches. Prime Shane lands vicious shots all night to Oscar, doesn't even drop him.. But Marg stops Oscar? The Marg fans (many, not all) that remained after the wrap scandal basically had to stay his fan to save face... A prime Oscar would stop Marg. Marg had a great chin... but with that big a difference in skill you saw what happens vs Shane. He's lucky (or maybe unlucky) that he was significantly bigger than Pac and was able to stay standing after getting mauled too...though he would have been better served being KO'd ala Mosley and maybe saved his career.... instead he got his face broken, then lost to cotto and went all like "I can see! -opens eye...blood squirts out-" lol. Seriously... there is no way that if you've been following boxing for more than 10 years you can in good faith say Marg beats Oscar. The skill difference is such that he'd have been a tune up.. He might not have even got to FIGHT Oscar. Not with all the beasts there at the time
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Oscar. Margarito was good, but I think DLH's superior Boxing skill and footwork would be too much for Margarito.
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He lost to PWill = Are you implying Oscar is a 6'+ southpaw who can throw 100+ punches a round?
He lost to Shane = Tony was mentally f-ucked going into the fight, just about anyone with 12 round stamina coulda beaten him that night.
You bring up the contrast in skills, weren't they saying the same thing about Cotto? He's too skilled for Tony, his jab and hook (Oscar's best punches coincidentally) will be too much, etc. Then, Tony TKO11 Cotto. And don't even bring up plaster unless you can prove something.
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Please don't compare Cottos chin with Oscars... Oscar had a better jab, left hook and was faster and didn't fade to the extent Cotto does.... Oscar fought plenty of fighters with great conditioning... Shane among them. Marg is dimply too limited to have gotten to Oscar enough times to win. He'll throw or TRY to throw all 12 rounds, but like you said, he'll be eating Oscars punches all night... Hed eventually get stopped most likely... If not itd be like a 9-3 fight. Marg has shown he cant stop elite fighters and the only one he did there's controversy over... One thing is Cintron...another is prime Oscar. Oscar could throw a lot if punches too when he wanted... Oscar would t off on him all night, circle him or just clinch him and never let him get into a rhythm. People act like Oscar had zero defense and bad game plans and was some crude come forward fighter.
I respect your opinion, good on you if you honestly believe Marg overwhelms him, but I'll have to respectfully disagree. I don't see it at all.
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Actually, the bolded is how Margarito is viewed by the majority of fans. You included, you're severely underrating him. If he was such a bum, why did Judah, Spinks, Floyd FFS, duck him like the plague??? People act like he's a Cosme Rivera-type opponent, he wasn't or else Zab woulda unified vs. him in a heart beat.
But I respect your last statement. I'm glad we didn't have to go at it like the morons in this forums. We'll just have to agree to disagree then.
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Oscar beats the dog **** out of him. Oscar in his prime had very fast hands, a piston for a jab, and one of the best left hooks in the game. Combine that with an iron chin and I don't see how a slow plodding Margarito could even make much of a fight out of it. Oscar was the goods in his prime.
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