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December 4, 2011 by staff
Miguel Cotto Fight, Since their first meeting in the boxing ring, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito have spent three years jawing and posturing, but not punching.
The duo has instead nurtured the most bitter feud in boxing, sparring from afar with invectives and accusations over whether Margarito used plaster-enforced hand wraps in his 2008 knockout of Cotto.
Early Sunday morning, Madison Square Garden was the destination for the rematch between the two, and revenge came for Cotto in the form of a technical knockout. Margarito's right eye – as much a storyline heading into the bout as Cotto's allegations of "criminal" behavior – swelled shut and Anthony Curreri, the physician in Margarito's corner ordered referee Steve Smoger to end the fight as the 10th round was to begin. The protests and pleadings of Margarito and his cut man would not sway the decision.
Cotto retained his World Boxing Association junior middleweight title belt, but the history between the fighters rendered the title secondary in the eyes of many. The victory for both men came in punishing – and hurting – the other, such was the animosity between them.
Instead of the brutality, though, the 21,239 people at the soldout Garden saw brilliance from Cotto (37-2). He answered many of the questions that lingered from his first match with Margarito (38-8) — his first professional loss – and after the match said vindication came from looking in the mirror.
"Everyone can see how my face looks and how I got out of the ring tonight rather than in 2008," Cotto said. He said the evidence that Margarito used illegal handwraps in 2008 could be perceived from the fact "my face looks a lot different."
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It was the Year of Animation. More than one critic has compared the past twelve months to the magical year of 1939 in Hollywood. In that fabled release period during the golden age of the big studios, all of the great films (Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, Ninotchka, etc.) were live action.
In 2009, however, the dynamics of filmmaking and distribution have changed almost as much as the technology. An astounding percentage of the finest feature films have been animations of one kind or another, and many of those have come from independent or boutique distribs.
Once the province either of major studios, at one end of the scale, or visionaries of the art-school or homemade variety at the other, animation has matured steadily into something resembling a "people's art form." It still takes a lot of folks and a modicum of cash to produce a modern animation, but tech advances have freed filmmakers' imaginations to the point that if it can be conceived in the mind, it can be produced. The question is as always: Whose minds are doing the imagining?
Five of this extraordinary year's Top Ten are animations. Listed in more or less the order in which I saw them, the Ten Best Movies of 2009 are:
Coraline dir. Henry Selick
Tokyo Sonata dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
In the Loop dir. Armando Iannucci
Summer Hours dir. Olivier Assayas
Lorna's Silence dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus dir. Terry Gilliam
Fantastic Mr. Fox dir. Wes Anderson
A Town Called Panic dir. Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar
A Christmas Carol dir. Robert Zemeckis
Sita Sings the Blues dir. Nina Paley
This bumper crop of animated wonders came in every size and shape, in a phantasmagorical array of styles and techniques. No film is a better example of 2009's richness and diversity in the animated field than writer-director-producer-animator-editor Nina Paley's seductive fantasy, Sita Sings the Blues.
Subtitled "The Greatest Breakup Story Ever Told," Sita has two parallel plot lines. In the front story, a contemporary woman named Nina (based on the filmmaker) is left alone with her cat in San Francisco when her husband, Dave, goes to India for work. While away, he becomes emotionally distant as well. Dreaming lovesick dreams, Nina conjures up the legend of Sita, wife of the god Rama from the Ramayana of Valmiki, who goes through a bewildering series of trials and transformations in a Hindu mythological version of Nina's plight — both women are separated from their men, and "even gods can't make their marriage work."
Paley's artwork is simple but colorful and splendidly knit together, blending animated hand-painted line drawings with collage and wayang kulit puppets in a silky montage. That would be enough to make this movie special, but her inspired touch is to set the animated Sita's lonely situation to 1920s-era bluesy torch songs sung by a wonderful period chanteuse named Annette Hanshaw (1901-1985). Thus we get the heavenly beauty Sita flying through the air, battling Hanuman the monkey god and his furry armies, and being swallowed up by Mother Earth, all to the tune of such gin-soaked melodies as "Moaning Low" and "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home." Brilliant.
Sita played SF's Red Vic Movie House earlier this year, but Paley evidently ran into trouble securing music rights for the old-time songs and now the film cannot be shown publicly. In a deal with the copyright holders, Paley is making the film available online (SitaSingstheBlues.com) for viewing and downloads under a "Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License." Which means she and the songs' owners share whatever profits there are on a film that only a few dedicated seekers will see. Forget about an ad budget. Stop what you're doing now, visit the film site, and see this 82-minute charmer. Thanks to my SF Film Critics Circle colleague Dennis Harvey for hipping me to this one.
Henry Selick's teen dream odyssey/psychodrama Coraline, the very best film of the year, shares with a few of its list-mates a general anxiety over relationships and the unreliability of "loved ones" — hence the escape into alternate realities where everything is made plain. Or more confused, as the case may be. What distinguishes Selick's parable of a sensitive, affection-starved schoolgirl is his patented combo of gorgeous visual conceits and emotionally disturbing imagery, leading to a gratifyingly humanistic ending — sort of an island of personal salvation in a sea of threatening impersonality. Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach, makes the world safe for doubt, no matter what your age.
I reviewed Coraline and Wes Anderson's delightful stop-motion barnyard epic Fantastic Mr. Fox at length during the year, and I'll catch up to the manic French absurd-o-mat A Town Called Panic when it finally opens in the Bay Area on January 22. Suffice to say that Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar's herky-jerky, stop-motion adventures of three plastic toys — Cowboy, Indian, and Horse — is crazy enough to undo all the cheap "goodwill" of middle-of-the-road cartoons without breaking a sweat.
As for Mr. Fox, it suggests that Anderson, former phenom auteur of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, may have been a frustrated animation freak all along. If all his future films have the wit and verve of his adaptation of Roald Dahl's story of a sly, vengeance-minded henhouse raider, we'd almost be disappointed if they were live action. Stands up to repeated viewings.
2009 bulged with worthwhile animated features. Planet 51, Battle for Terra, 9 (not to be confused with the dreadful live-action holiday release Nine), Mary and Max, and even the dorky but fun Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel provided further evidence that 3-D and CGI aren't necessarily incompatible with thoughtful storytelling and imaginative characterization. At least three animated movies — Hayao Miyazaki's ecological fable Ponyo; Ron Clements and John Musker's hand-drawn Louisiana idyll The Princess and the Frog for Disney; and Disney/Pixar's sentimental travel yarn Up — made our short list for the Ten Best. Actually, we could have filled the entire year-end honors list with animations and not been ashamed. The field was that strong.
We caught Disney's A Christmas Carol a little late, in IMAX 3-D at the Metreon in SF, and were bowled over. What a pleasant surprise. Even at his best (the Back to the Future franchise, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) Zemeckis seems overly satisfied with himself and his toys, and at his worst (Forrest Gump) he's hard to stomach. But lately, with the iffy Beowulf and The Polar Express, he's become devoted to performance-capture animation, particularly in 3-D.
A Christmas Carol, Zemeckis' straightforward rendering of the Charles Dickens holiday heart-tugger (well, relatively straightforward; there are a couple of unnecessary whoopee-doo chase sequences), is simply the most impressive piece of techno-mad tinkering of the year, all in the service of a 19th-century cautionary tale about a mean old man. If we didn't know it beforehand, we'd never suspect Jim Carrey was Scrooge. He, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth knock themselves out in the voice cast — several of them play multiple roles. And the capture work is remarkable, with every pore and nostril hair on the old miser's face in sharp detail. One minor complaint: In secondary characters, the technique still can't compensate for those hideous, doughy, semi-human, theme-park-style facial features so notably missing from Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Marley, and the ghosts.
If there's one common denominator among the top ten, it's writing. Selick and Neil Gaiman for Coraline; Dahl, Anderson, and Noah Baumbach in Fantastic Mr. Fox; Aubier and Patar in A Town Called Panic; Paley reworking Hindu religious works for Sita Sings the Blues; and of course Dickens the master in A Christmas Carol — they move us from one place to another with minimum self-consciousness and maximum human interest. The same could be said for Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka, and Max Mannix (Tokyo Sonata); Iannucci and his squad of TV writers (In the Loop); Assayas (Summer Hours); the Dardenne brothers (Lorna's Silence); and Gilliam and Charles McKeown, ringmasters of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
Every year, one or two French-speaking films make the honors list. It's not just because we like the gratinée. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, from Belgium, and the French Olivier Assayas, both veteran filmmakers with the requisite European social eye, subscribe to the notion that yes, things are bad and getting worse, but that no, we don't have to panic like Indian and Horse do when all those trucks start delivering all those bricks in Panique au village. Take a deep breath and do the right thing, no matter what.
The protagonists of Lorna's Silence, like those in almost all of the Dardennes' films, live on the bottom rungs of society and take their lumps accordingly, but even in the gutter there exists honor — among the illegal immigrants, junkies, shakedown artists, and Russian gangsters scuffling for a Euro in the world of Lorna (Arta Dobroshi), an Albanian newcomer in the city of Liège who finds herself pregnant with the wrong guy at the wrong time.
Much higher up on the food chain are the upper-middle-class family members of Assayas' L'heure d'été aka Summer Hours, played by Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, and Jérémie Renier (coincidentally, the junkie in Lorna's Silence). Their big problem seems to be what to do with an embarrassment of artistic riches their late mother — the niece of a famous artist — has left them, inside her treasure-filled country home. But of course the real problem is what happens with your stuff when you grow old and fade away. What do all these beautiful things mean? Ask the housemaid who took home the rare Braquemond vase because she liked the way flowers looked in it. Assayas ascribes the Buddhist-like tone of this drama to his fondness for Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien.
We reviewed Lorna's Silence, Summer Hours, and Armando Iannucci's uproarious cross-Atlantic political satire In the Loop earlier this year. The targets of Iannucci's blistering dialogue were the Blair and Bush governments and the toadies and bullies they not only tolerated but rewarded, in the run-up to the Iraq war we've mostly forgotten about. However, some ugly things refuse to go away quietly. Like the bad economy, and the story of a Japanese salaryman (Teruyuki Kagawa) who loses his job and is reduced to mopping the floors at a shopping mall. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata is probably the best of the current spate of recession films, the story of a particularly pathetic dysfunctional family and what it takes to restore its functionality. Hats off to actors Kagawa and Kyoko Koizumi.
The battered caravan of Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus inhabits only the scruffiest corners of the city, and that for only a night or two before it's forced to move on. No one wants to hear what the Doctor (Christopher Plummer) and his troupe have to say. Their act is old and worn. And yet for those who step right up and dare to pass through the magic mirror, to break on through to the other side, the future is limitless and free. We'll review The Imaginarium at length next week. Until then, may your future be just as vast and full of promise as your dreams.
Chacun à son goût:
Most underrated film of the year: James Gray's Two Lovers, with an intelligently emotional screenplay by Gray and Ric Menello, and flavorful performances by Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix.
A socially conscious investigative documentary that tickled us: Jeff Stilson's Good Hair, featuring Chris Rock.
Best acid trip of the year: Henry Goodman, Paul Dano, and Kelli Garner in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock.
He's been so good for so long we don't even notice him any more. But we're grateful to have him on our side: Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story.
Portrait of the artist: Martin Provost's Séraphine, with a memorable performance by Yolande Moreau.
Dan Fogler is the new Curtis "Booger" Armstrong (Fanboys).
Character-acting comebacks of the year, cont'd.: Will Patton in American Violet and The Canyon.
The real (unseen) star of Angels and Demons: Giulio Andreotti of Il Divo, as portrayed by Toni Servillo.
The real best vampire movie of the year: Park Chan-wook's Thirst.
Enough already: Kevin Spacey in Shrink and The Men Who Stare at Goats.
Dead poet's anxiety clinic: Jane Campion's Bright Star.
Do not go gentle into that good night: Tom Hardy in Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson.
Your dreams are not our dreams. And we're happy about that: Where the Wild Things Are.
Best low-budget horror flick: Ti West's The House of the Devil.
Best baseball movie of the year: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's Sugar.
Best cricket movie as well as one of the most thought-provoking docs in general: Shashi Buluswar and Renato Velarde's Leg Before Wicket, at the Oakland International Film Festival.
Best South African sci-fi, hands down: Neill Blomkamp's District 9.
It's either the new Claire Denis film or Keith Richards' breakfast: 35 Shots of Rum.
Worst Movie of the Year: Nine.
Runners-up: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, The Informers, The Stoning of Soraya M., Surveillance, and The Road.
Triple-dipper deluxe: Woody Harrelson in The Messenger, Zombieland, and 2012.
When does this guy find time to eat dinner?: George Clooney in Up in the Air, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Ditto this gal: Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and It's Complicated.
Don't make an animation without the voice of Keith David: Coraline and The Princess and the Frog.
The Incredible String Band lives!: Summer Hours and Pirate Radio.
Having an off year: Joel and Ethan Coen (A Serious Man), Jim Jarmusch (The Limits of Control), Pedro Almodóvar (Broken Embraces), Peter Jackson (The Lovely Bones).
Having an off decade: James Cameron (Avatar).
After a fashion: R.J. Cutler's The September Issue, and Matt Tyrnauer's Valentino: The Last Emperor.
This land is your land, this land is my land: Adventureland, Zombieland, Absurdistan, 24 City, City of Borders, Land of the Lost, A Town Called Panic.
Life during wartime: The Hurt Locker, The Messenger, Brothers, The Way We Get By, New American Soldier, The Men Who Stare at Goats.
Art School Confidential goes for its doctorate: Jonathan Parker's (Untitled).
The real-life, sweet flip side of (Untitled): Megumi Sasaki's Herb and Dorothy.
Local man finances his own movie from proceeds of his wine business. And the film is very good: Francis Ford Coppola's Tetro.
He helped out, too: Mihai Malaimare Jr., cinematographer of Tetro.
Six other DPs of the gods: Christian Berger (The White Ribbon), Greig Fraser (Bright Star), Roger Deakins (A Serious Man), Nicola Pecorini (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Anthony Dod Mantle (Antichrist), and Chung Chung-hoon (Thirst).
Eight other must-see documentaries of 2009: Sacha Gervasi's Anvil! The Story of Anvil at the SF Jewish Film Festival; Robert Kenner's Food, Inc.; Lee Anne Schmitt's California Company Town at the SF International Film Festival; Agnès Varda's The Beaches of Agnès; Robert Stone's Earth Days; Yoav Shamir's Defamation, also at the Jewish FF; Havana Marking's Afghan Star; Joshua Tickell's Fuel.
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The San Jose Mercury News reports it has learned Jerry West is taking a position with the Golden State Warriors and that an official announcement will be forthcoming soon.
That means the man who was a perennial All-Star for the first great Lakers teams in LA and the architecht of seven NBA title-winning Lakers teams as GM from 1982-2000. He has twice been named the NBA's Executive of the Year.
The Mercury News says the formal title for West, 71, hasn't been decided yet, but that he's expected to report to co-owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber.
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He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
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We're down to a five-pack of arguably the Idol season's best singers to tackle songs from the Rat Pack. It all sounds ominous, but standards nights have been pleasant surprises in the past. In the longer view, the Adam vs. Danny finale scenario still looks probable, but Kris is a genuine wild card and further surprises could await. USA TODAY looks at three prime contenders.
The favorite: Adam Lambert (68): Adam has solidified his breakthrough (circa The Tracks of My Tears) with a series of original arrangements and versatile vocal performances. Resistance to his image seems to have mostly melted, and he has become the man to beat. He should swing with Frank, Dino or Sammy, but with the field reduced to a strong five, he has to avoid an ill-timed polarizing performance such as his earlier Ring of Fire.
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The dark horse: Kris Allen (58): The ultimate Idol underdog has captivated audiences with low-key personal charm and inventive arrangements, attributes that should see him through this theme. Still, it's easy to see him finishing anywhere from fifth (with one of the judging turnoffs he's occasionally come up with) to second. And if everything falls just right — Matt and Allison out the next two Wednesdays, Danny getting shrugged off the next week and Adam going too far over the top — Kris could even win.
At risk: Allison Iraheta (33): Her visits to the bottom three are becoming dangerously frequent, and seem to have little relation to the quality of her performances (generally quite high). And unless the producers extend honorary Rat Pack membership to a female '50s singer or two, Allison will have to shop in the men's department and could be at a severe disadvantage this week. With Adam, Danny and Kris blocking her path, Allison will have a formidably tough time surviving the next two results shows.
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This time around Bang Bang Boys has put together Kaio, Roney, Leo, and newcomers Brian and Marc. Two guys with 9-inch cocks and three guys with 8-inch cocks. That's a lot of meat. The guys are naked and hanging around a dipping pool. They're sitting on the edge of the pool and jacking their cocks and getting them hard. Some of the new guys are little shy at first, but after a few minutes they got use to it. Once the guys are comfortable, they move inside to the bedroom. Things are a little more closed-quarters and the guys can't help but being near one another. One after another these five well-muscled Brazilian studs shoot their loads all over the bed. Each guy takes his moment in front of the camera, some of them making very little noise, and others making a great deal of noise.


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SUMMERSIDE — City council has voted to release $469,759 already approved to help fund the MyPowerNet program.
But the vote wasn't unanimous.
Coun. Cory Thomas was the lone dissenter to the plan. MyPower Net received a $945,000 investment from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Innovative Communities Fund that will allow for the expansion of a digital electrical network (fibre-optics/smart metres) that will support the local business community.
"I know that getting the ACOA funding made it easier because the funding was coming from elsewhere," Thomas said. "But at the same time, we have future phases (of the program) and it commits the taxpayers to building the fibre-optic system which I felt all along, that if the city really wanted to, in the initial stages, there could have been more serious discussion held with private sector to partner.
"I couldn't support, whether it be ACOA funding or whoever. ACOA funding is still taxpayers' dollars."
MyPowerNet is the project that deals with the city's heating program - Heat for Less - and the installation of electrical thermal storage units that are capable of taking energy from the wind and storing it in the high density ceramic bricks to be used for heating homes.
The other piece of the plan is communications.
This is the installation of smart meters and the optical fibre that is necessary for the furnaces and the meters to be able to communicate with the utility to ensure that customers are getting the most efficient timing and delivery of the energy.
MyPowerNet is taking over the former Smart Grid Meter Program.
The issue in the past was the cost of the fibre optics. Four members of city council wanted the city to partner with EastLink, Bell Aliant or Rogers to help defray the high costs of fibre installation.
The suggestion at the time was, these companies already have the lines laid and the technology to increase it at minimal costs and the city should investigate partnering. Another issue was that the some members of council saw the city putting itself in competition with the private sector.
On two occasions a council vote was split four in favour and four against, with Mayor Basil Stewart casting the deciding vote not to partner, but for the city to undertake the project on its own.
"I hope I'm wrong and that this turns out to be the best thing since sliced bread," Thomas said. "I support the idea in theory but from the outset felt the private sector could have been a major player in the plan."


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ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Despite a challenging competitive landscape, Ingles Markets, Inc. yesterday reported a 43.1 percent surge, or $4.1 million, in net income, to $13.5 million, and a 12.3 percent rise in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2007, vs. last year.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Despite a challenging competitive landscape, Ingles Markets, Inc. yesterday reported a 43.1 percent surge, or $4.1 million, in net income, to $13.5 million, and a 12.3 percent rise in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2007, vs. last year.
For the first half of fiscal year 2007, net income skyrocketed 43.4 percent, or $7.5 million, to $24.7 million, and net sales grew 11.1 percent, or $136.8 million, to $1.37 billion, compared with the year-ago period.
Net sales increased $74.5 million, to $681.2 million, for the quarter, while grocery segment comparable store sales rose 12.4 percent. Sales growth was broad-based across the grocer's departments, including increases in the number of customer visits and in average purchase amount. Excluding gas sales, second-quarter comparable store sales grew a whopping 8.9 percent. Total gasoline gallons sold increased about 62 percent, while the average price per gas gallon was essentially flat in comparison with the same period last year.
"The competitive environment was tougher during the second quarter, so we are pleased with our sales increases," said c.e.o. Robert P. Ingle in a statement. "We believe it is important to take care of our customers and keep prices as low as we can, even if it affects the bottom line."
Gross profit for the quarter grew 7.1 percent, to $166.6 million, an increase of $11.0 million vs. the second quarter of last fiscal year. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, was 24.5 percent for the quarter, as opposed to 25.7 percent for the year-ago period. Gross profit as a percentage of sales declined mainly because of higher relative sales growth in the lower-margin gasoline and pharmacy departments. Excluding gas sales, grocery segment gross profit as a percentage of sales was 27.0 percent for the quarter, compared with 27.5 percent last year.
Heightened competitive pressures, particularly in gas, and food cost hikes also contributed to lower grocery segment margins. Ingles said chose to accept lower margins to boost sales, maintain market share, and keep prices low for its shoppers.
For the six months ended March 2007, grocery segment comparable-store sales grew 11.4 percent compared with last year. Excluding gas sales, comparable-store sales rose 8.1 percent. Total gas gallons sold increased about 66 percent, and the average price per gas gallon decreased about 4 percent vs. the year-ago period.
Gross profit dollars for the six-month period increased $21.3 million, or 6.9 percent, to $331.4 million, vs. $310.1 million for the same period of fiscal 2006. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 24.2 percent and 25.2 percent for the six months ended March 31, 2007 and March 25, 2006, respectively. Excluding gas sales, grocery segment gross profit as a percentage of sales came to 26.6 percent for the period, compared with 26.9 percent last year.
During the six-month period, Ingles completed one new store, one remodeled store, bought six future store sites, and added three fuel centers and two pharmacies to existing store locations. Two stores were closed. Capital expenditures for the six-month period totaled $42.7 million.
For the balance of the fiscal year, Ingles said it expects to open two remodeled stores, three replacement stores, and add three new fuel stations at existing stores. Capital expenditures for the entire fiscal year are expected to be about $100 million, including expenditures for stores to open during fiscal 2008.


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I have a 2001 Gmc Jimmy and was told that my wheel bearings on both side needs replacement. I've been doing some pricing with auto part stores but it seems that it only comes in a hub assembly. I need to know if I have to purchase the entire hub assembly or could I purchase just the wheel bearing by itself and get it installed. I was told by a mechanic that they have a machine to pop out old bearings and replace with new. Is this true?
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I have a 2001 GMC Jimmy that is making some odd noises. I went over a very large speed bump, no I was not speeding and it seems to have done some damage. I took it to the local firestone and they said it needed an alignment and the shams need to be filed down. ( i could have some of the incorrect words,,, not good with car stuff). Sometimes I hear a whining coming from the back of the car. After Firestone "says" they corrected it, it is still making the noise. It does not happen all of the time, but when I take it back to Firestone it never makes the noise. I asked the mechanic and he said it could be the bearings...They really don't know. Any ideas?
Unfortunately your bearing assembly is a sealed unit and you have to purchase it as a complete part. they do have a way to change out the bearing at a shop, however the labor cost involved would most certainly be alot more than a replacement it's self. I have come across this problem many times and it's not as easy to switch them out as you have been told. i hope this helps. (note) to repalce them on your vehicle if you don't do the work yourself have a small shop do it not a dealer shop. the cost will be alot less. the labor time should be no more than 2 hrs. that is roughly about no more than 120- 150 dollars for the labor . if the place you take it to quotes you way more than that take it somewhere else... good luck please rate this
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Some wheel bearings are pressed into the hub and are available separately. In your case, if no one stocks just the bearing, then you have to buy the hub assembly and have the entire thing changed out.
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The Fox Schools 400 kilowatts of solar power will generate
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Robert Pattinson is on set, and here's a glimpse of him filming in the snow for the impending Breaking Dawn finales.Twilight fans, prepare yourself:
In the photos, Pattinson is seen standing outside of a house in the snow in full Edward Cullen make-up, surrounded by the camera and production crews. There's no indication of what scene is being filmed, but Pattinson seems to be doing his best gloomy Cullen face.
On Monday, Robert's alleged gal pal and Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart was seen heading north to Vancouver to join the crew on set. A day earlier, Ashley Greene was spotted making the same journey.


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MINI introduced the MINI COFFEE BAR. A unique testdrive to reach the working people of the Netherlands, via their beloved coffee. Companies can apply for this testdrive in a special MINI. Special computerchips in the MINI's analyzes the driving style of the driver and automatically links it to a matching coffee profile. A mellow driver will get, for example, a mild americano, while an average driver is given a Lungo. The Lewis Hamilton kind of driver will get a strong ristretto, provided that he doesn't crash the car. After the test drive was completed, the computer chips had analyzed their driving style, and a perfect coffee match was established and handed out, for them to enjoy.
Ambient advertisment created by JWT, Netherlands for Mini, within the category: Automotive.
Executive Creative Director: Bas Korsten
Creatives: Jeena van der Heul, Ben Goedegebuur
Art Directors: Jeena van der Heul, Maarten Vrouwes
Copywriters: Jeena van der Heul, Friso Ludenhoff
Designers: Richard Beerens, Fâris van de Lisdonk
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It's probably not based on a connection between driving and coffee but more based on the trend of people drinking a more personal cup of coffee.
On the campage.. I think it's a cool concept but I'm not sure how it's being implemented.
For a car event it might work.
Business-to-Business it could work if it's backed up by DM.
But more consumer oriented at a local dealer.. not really.
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Local eating may save the planet, improve the economy of your community, and make you spoiled for most anyone else's meals, but it requires the necessary act of food preparation. I complained about the cooking thing the other day to David "Hat" Hammond. He rejected this critique of local. Podding peas. "I like it," Hammond said. "Beets?" I asked. "Piece of cake," Hammond countered (although I don't believe). So, I admit that cooking, including the initial prep is rewarding to some. I will still counter that many people just do not have the time. I'm blessed to local with my ability to work at home. The challenge of having time to prepare food is the hardest part of local eating I maintain.
I specifically do not need to do the weekend cooking thing. I usually have time to make meals to order. Still, a desire to be productive yesterday as well as the knowledge that many of the kinda foods I want to eat can be made in advance, I took to the stoves. I also wanted to make some headway in our over-crowded fridges and deal with some aging items. Those challenged for dinner each night can mimic these dishes. Even without these specific dishes, they should well consider a little advanced cooking.
- Cabbage salad – Don't call this one cole slaw. My kids and I both have taken a real shining to this Greek inspired dish. It requires two elements. First, the cabbage must be shredded as finely as possible. Second, one must use much more salt and finely minced garlic than thought possible. Otherwise it is simple. Combine the above ingredients, plus some chopped parsley–adds color and an important brake on the other flavors; white wine vinegar. Taste to make sure you have not gone over the edge, then add some olive oil for lubrication and balance.
- Fennel Marmalade – This one was based on something I saw Lida Bastianich do as well as something I recently saw in an Alain Ducasse book. The essential idea, that fennel takes very well to long, slow cooking. Another easy one after getting rid of all of the inedible parts of the fennel (a plant with a lot of waste). Rough chop. Cook in about 1/4 inch of olive oil over medium-low heat, a clove or two of garlic flavoring too. Just cook until the fennel is really soft. Then, add a spoonful of honey and a chopped herb. I used tarragon to play off the anise element. Jar, topping with a bit of the cooking oil, and use as a side or topping to bruschetta.
- Grilled vegetable salad – Rex is one of these places that should be a LTHForum GNR if more people talked about it. When I look at all of the good foods on display, I also ponder how much better they could be if made with local ingredients. Since I espied their grilled veg salad a few weeks ago, I have been wanting to do such myself. I toyed with lighting the grill, but went lazy and used a cast iron grill pan. I grilled eggplants and red peppers, no oil, then marinated the cooked veg with about equal amounts of oil and white wine vinegar. They rest in their bowl with several crushed cloves of garlic.
- Roasted red peppers – Not so much a recipe but an ordeal. I took care of six large red peppers that can serve a lot of purposes in the coming week.
About 90 minutes, if that much, of cooking on Sunday, and I have lotsa good local food to enhance my week. I could have put in more time, made more dishes, but like I say, I am blessed with weekday time. For those without such luck, make local more possible by getting a head start.
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Do I Torte A Wonder Mold Cake?
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I'm making a dinosaur for my nephew and I made the wonder mold cake. It just occurred to me that I should probably torte it....right?
I do. But I torte everything.
I torted mine into 3 layers... I like to have a good ratio of filling and cake.
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The Helensvale Chiropractic Centre has been established for over 20 years and have treated 1000's of patients, many of them from the beginning are still coming in. We also have a great repoire with other health professionals in the area such as medical doctors, naturopaths, dentists, podiatrists, acupuncturists and so on who all refer patients to us and likewise we refer to them.
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I discovered chiropractic when I was just 19. I had hurt my back from a combination of impacts as a child and repetitive lifting and twisting whilst working. Like most people I thought it would goaway, but after 12 months it didn't. I sought numerous forms of treatment but nothing worked. I finally went to the Chiropractor as a last resort, because by now I had radiating pain down my leg with chronic persisting pain. After two weeks oftreatment my pain had literally gone away, I had greater flexibility, more energy and I felt better overall.
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After the performance Memphis Tigers junior guard Geron Johnson had during the game against the Ohio Bobcats, now everyone knows why Josh Pastner decided to take a chance on him.
His physique is rock solid, yet his game is so smooth and fluid. In just his fourth game as a Tiger (compared to his teammates with seven games under their belts), you saw Johnson leading the offense and instructing teammates during several series.
He does not force any shots and plays within the team's offense. On the defensive end, he is the ball handler's worst nightmare.
"He brought energy," Pastner said. "He gives us another dimension."
Geoff Calkins of the Commercial Appeal reported this about Johnson's play against the Bobcats.
He brought bruises, too. He brought a 3-pointer from the corner to give the Tigers their first lead. He brought unselfishness and hellacious defense and 8-of-11 shooting and 21 points and 3 assists and 3 steals.
The 21 points were a career high for Johnson in which he got 29 minutes of play. The only player to play more minutes in the game was junior guard Joe Jackson.
He plays defense. He can run the offense. He can score. He is unselfish. He plays with energy and intensity.
Every game this season, the Tigers have had a slow start. It sounds like Johnson has the qualities the Tigers need to start the game off with in the future.
It has been reported that Johnson enjoys leading and pushing the reserve squad in practice. If he continues to have performances like the Bobcats game, it's only a matter of time when he is practicing with the starting squad.
Patosha Jeffery is the Memphis Tigers Featured Columnist at Rant Sports. Be sure to follow her on Twitter: @patoshajeffery and add her Google + to your circles for all of her latest articles and thoughts.


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Push the box is a spatial strategy game in which the objective is to put all crates in their correspondent spots by pushing them using the machines at your disposal.
At first it might seem like your typical "escape" puzzle but the rules and gameplay are actually kind of original and you will find yourself thinking and trying to figure out the best way of solving the puzzle. There are 12 levels and more than 7000 maps which will keep increasing the difficulty as you advance.
As for the modes, you can play the challenge mode so as to put your pressure skills into test and find out how quick can you be. On the other hand, if you'd rather play a slower game, choose Relax mode instead and forget about the pressure.
Salman Apps is the developer of Push The Box and Move The Boxes, a challenging puzzle game of thinking, an entertaining app which could improve its interface design but it's a worthy game overall.
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The Basics: Planning A Trip to Universal Orlando for Disney Veterans
This is a continuation of our Back to Basics Series. Scroll to the bottom to see our other Basics posts.
Even the most ardent Disney fans have become aware that there exists ANOTHER theme park complex in Central Florida that people visit from time to time, and some of you have probably even considered popping over there for a bit to see what it's all about. Gatorland aside, however, let me tell you about Universal Orlando, which is yet another top notch theme park experience that you should consider. This article will hopefully provide you with some guidance as a first timer to help you get the most out of the experience.
Let me get this out there at the outset: I realize that there exists this whole "Disney vs. Universal" rivalry that exists in the fan community. I'm not really trying to steer anyone towards one park or the other, I'm just trying to provide enough objective information to help Disney fans that are considering going to Universal make an informed decision and plan for the best trip possible. Because I am writing this for those that are familiar with Disney, however, some comparison of the two is a useful way to go about it, as it provides some context. I'm sure some of the more passionate folks on either end of the issue will take some of these thoughts as a shot across the bow. Just know that I'm a fan of both places, I have annual passes at both places, and I'm honestly doing my best to be as fair as possible. Please keep that in mind before you fire off your scathing email or comment! So, without further ado, let's jump in!
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Disney Haiku Challenge
I'm not sure why exactly, but I've always found haiku to be a fun little creative outlet. My law school roommate and I would often sit in the back of our Estates & Trusts lectures and compose absurd haiku as a way to pass the time. This might explain why neither of us do estates and trusts as a part of our practice, by the way, but that's a discussion for another day.
Anyway, as a reminder for those of you that have not encountered it since elementary school, haiku is a form of short Japanese poetry that follows a particular format: a traditional haiku is 17 syllables in three phrases that follow a 5-7-5 pattern.* In other words, the first phrase is 5 syllables, the second is 7, and the final phrase is 5 syllables. To the extent that it requires you to wedge your thoughts into a small number of words and still convey something worth reading, you can almost think of it as an ancient version of Twitter (minus the abbreviations, emoticons and vitriol). Alas, I digress.
Haiku have traditionally been used to convey very Zen-like observations regarding the serenity of the natural world. Accordingly, the juxtaposition of this simple, beautiful form of poetry and its traditional use, and different subject matter — like the decidedly un-serene and not-particularly-natural Disney Parks — can lead to some wonderfully absurd results. Soooo, here's a challenge for all of you — come up with some Disney park haiku and share them in the comments below.
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Dani's Best Week Ever March 3, 2016: Universal Orlando, Treehouse Villas, Morimoto Asia, and Best Friends Pet Care
Sometimes the best days, as in the best ever days, are when you cram in a ton of attractions area fun into one day. In this case, I crammed a quick visit to Universal Orlando, drove to Walt Disney World, checked my dog Dodger (#DodgertheDog) into Best Friend's Pet Care, joined my family at the amazing Treehouse Villas, took a boat ride to Disney Springs, and had one of the best meals of my life at Morimoto Asia. And this all took place after I had gone to work that day. So come along with me for a whirlwind trip over the river and into the woods from Universal Orlando to the Treehouse Villas at Walt Disney World.
After work I headed to Universal Orlando to check out the brand new Hello Kitty store. Though I am not the biggest Hello Kitty fan, it's always fun to see something when it first opens. There's excitement in the air, management is hovering over their new pride and joy, it's clean and unharmed. The store is bright, bubbly, and almost saccharine. All kinds of Hello Kitty and Sanrio character merchandise fill the walls from apparel to house wares.
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Dani's Best Week Ever February 18, 2016: Universal Mardi Gras
Ed – You already know Best Week Ever, but we have some new Best Week Ever authors. Why limit who can describe having the best week ever when you have two wonderful ladies who can do it? Welcome, Dani!
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Best Week Ever. I am excited to share the BWE spotlight and take you along on my adventures through all of Orlando's theme parks. I've spent my entire life in Orlando and have always had a passion for travel and tourism. By day I work in the hotel industry, by nights and weekends I roam throughout Central Florida enjoying all there is to offer.
Enough with the introductions, laissez le bon temps rouler (let the good times roll!) it's time for my first visit to Universal Mardi Gras for 2016, the first of many I can assure you. I visited on Sunday, Valentine's Day, ready to meet up with some great folks and check out some Barenaked Ladies (the band of course!) However, the night before Miss Diana Ross graced the Universal Mardi Gras stage and drew quite the crowd. I read horror stories on Twitter about the parking garage during the mass exodus after the concert being backed up and disorganized, leaving guests stuck in traffic for an hour. A game plan was in order.
I decided I would rather spend a little bit of money to valet park at one of the on-site hotels and enjoy a nice drink and an appetizer at one of the hotel restaurants in order to reduce the cost of valet parking. To be certain of my options I called up the hotel (407-503-2000) and the friendly operator explained that valet parking is validated at The Palm Restaurant, Velvet Lounge, and The Kitchen. Valet parking is not free when you dine here, but reduced from $23 to $5. Since The Palm and Velvet Lounge don't open until 5pm, I decided upon The Kitchen (open from 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM).
If you are a local or are driving in from an area hotel, prepare for traffic, especially from 2:00 PM onward. Mardi Gras takes places on the weekends, so that in itself makes it busier. Couple that with much of the festivities taking place in the afternoon and evening, plus some decent headlining concerts, and you've got a recipe for traffic congestion. That's exactly what we found on our way, coming from the Northeast side of the Orlando area. We took a back way, Conroy Road to Vineland Road, which leads to Universal Blvd.
Pulling up to the hotel was a breeze. I told the bellman we were coming in for some food and drink at The Kitchen and confirmed that by doing so we could get the valet parking validated. The outside entrance of the Hard Rock Hotel is beautiful, the inside lobby however has never really impressed me. Still the resort has an irresistible energy.
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Seth Kubersky's Best Week Ever January 28, 2016: Universal Orlando Early Park Admission Update
I hope you set your alarm clocks this morning, because this Best Week Ever is up and at 'em before daybreak to enjoy one of my favorite theme park perks. Early entry to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is usually restricted to Universal Orlando Resort hotel guests, but throughout January annual passholders were allowed to join to early morning crowds on weekdays. At the same time, Universal has made some tweaks to the way this popular option operates, so this past week I awoke ahead of the sun to bring you the Universal Orlando Early Park Admission update.
First, the big news about Universal Orlando Early Park Admission is that it is currently offered at Universal Studios Florida only. For most of 2015, Early Park Admission was offered only at Islands of Adventure during off-peak times, and at both parks during peak holiday periods. Early in 2016, Universal returned off-peak Early Park Admission to Universal Studios Florida only. While communications from Universal have been inconsistent about the future EPA calendar, we currently expect Early Park Admission to remain at Universal Studios Florida only until the Easter/Spring Break peak season.
Here are some other Universal Orlando Early Park Admission updates:
- When Universal Studios Florida opens for Early Park Admission, only Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem and the attractions inside Diagon Alley (including Escape from Gringotts) are regularly open. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit and Transformers may also open early if the crowds warrant, but they were not operating early during my recent visit.
- When Islands of Adventure opens for Early Park Admission, the Hogwarts Express usually begins operating 30 minutes before Universal Studios Florida officially opens. However, when Universal Studios Florida open early, the first Hogwarts Express train depart only a few minutes before IOA's opening hour.
Got all that? Great! Now, let's take a morning stroll around the parks.
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The lesser known rides at Universal Orlando
It's clear that Universal Orlando has cornered the market on thrilling, exhilarating rides. When you want exciting experiences, Universal Orlando is the clear choice. But there is more to Universal than thrill rides, and we often overlook the smaller, more minor attractions here. Especially with the closure of two of Universal Studio's minor attractions: Disaster! and Twister Ride It Out! (both names ending in exclamation points I might add), it can be easy to forget the small collection of less thrilling rides.
Kang and Kodo's Twirl 'n' Hurl
It seems that the spinner style ride is a must-have when building a theme park. It all started with the iconic Dumbo the Flying Elephant in Disneyland in 1955. Ever since that time it has become a staple of theme parks to have at least one of this type of ride in its line-up.
At Universal Orlando two spinner rides are offered, both with a little added touch. Twirl and Hurl came onto the scene when the World Expo area received a makeover courtesy of The Simpsons. After The Simpsons Ride took over for Back to the Future, the turf of the Simpsons was expanded to include multiple eateries, midway games, and this spinner ride.
Pay close attention to the signage throughout the ride's queue and exit, as well as the audio messaging. I love the names of the ride vehicles, each flying saucer has a unique, pun laden name such as Mai Tai Fighter or Ronald Ray-gun. Additionally, the extra touch here are the targets around the circumference of the ride. As you spin through the air aim, your vehicle up or down to line up with the targets of varying heights. If you line it up just right you'll cause the targets to spin accompanied by silly sound effects.
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Universal Orlando Releases 2016 Celebration of Harry Potter Schedule
If you've been anxiously awaiting an official 2016 Celebration of Harry Potter schedule of events from Universal Orlando, you can relax because your owl has arrived! Universal has just announced the full rundown of public happenings during their annual Wizarding World weekend, which runs January 29-31, 2016.
Activities over the three day Celebration of Harry Potter include Q&A sessions with cast members from the hit movies, panels with artists who worked on the films and parks, and special demonstrations and exhibits relating to Potter lore. In 2016, the Music Plaza stage in Universal Studios Florida will be dedicated during the day to kids activities, in addition to hosting the headliner events in the evenings, while Toon Lagoon amphitheater in Islands of Adventure will reopen during the daytime for sessions aimed at adult fans.
All of the below listed activities are open to all park goers, including annual passholder, without needing an extra ticket. One thing you won't see on the list is autograph sessions with the film stars. After the intense demand for limited autograph tickets last year, Universal has restricted the signings solely to those who purchased special hotel packages (which sold out long ago).
Here is the full schedule of 2016 Celebration of Harry Potter activities:
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Universal Orlando's CityWalk is Reborn
Universal Orlando's CityWalk hasn't always been much of a draw for many visitors. It was often viewed as the place that you have to walk through in order to get to the parks. By contrast, it is actually the catalyst for me becoming a Universal Orlando Annual Passholder. I spent so much time enjoying the restaurants (I'm looking at you Margaritaville), bars (oh the stories we could tell about Cigarz) and nightclubs (yes, I do love to shake my groove thing). Whenever I said I was going to "Universal" I'd be referring to CityWalk. But it is no secret that a revamp was needed.
Other than replacing the no-one-is-going-to-miss-it NBA City, the new and improved CityWalk has arrived. Let's talk about some of the highlights of the reborn CityWalk.
The original restaurants are keeping it fresh
CityWalk has welcomed a wave of new restaurants over the past two years, but there are three restaurants from the early days that are still going strong. What's more is these restaurants have updated their menus within the past year or so. Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe compares to no other when it comes to transporting patrons to the tropics. Margaritas and boat drinks, burgers, seafood, and sweets are waiting to be enjoyed. Radio Margaritaville DJ, JD Spradlin broastcasts live Wednesdays – Sundays 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, live musicians strum their guitars on the Porch of Indecision in the early evening, and a live band rocks the house on the main stage inside after 9:00 PM, so there's always something to entertain you.
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Video: Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue Closing Day
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights may have been the most beloved attraction to close so far in 2016, but it wan't the only Orlando fan favorite to fold this week. Over at Universal Studios Florida, audiences applauded the Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue closing day cast as the boorish bio-exorcist and his monstrous bandmates went back into their tombs for the last time.
The closing day for Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue — also known in its latest incarnation as Beetlejuice's Graveyard Mash-Up — came on January 5, 2016, which was extended several weeks from the orginally announced ending date by "popular demand."
For the final day, a special evening performance was added exclusively for annual passholders. Some super-fans lined up before dawn to secure wristbands for the final show, but there were still hundreds available from USF's Studio Audience Center in mid-afternoon.
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Seth Kubersky's Best Week Ever December 24, 2015: Universal Orlando Star Wars Staycation at Cabana Bay
After my recent visit to New York City, I didn't want my holiday vacation to end…and here at Best Week Ever, it doesn't have to! Thanks to an amazing annual passholder discount, I was able to enjoy a single night Universal Orlando Star Wars staycation at Cabana Bay Beach Resort and celebrate the opening of The Force Awakens in CityWalk IMAX style. Don't be jealous, because I'm bringing you all with me in today's photo-filled recap.
I checked into Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort on Thursday, December 17, amid the festive retro decorations in the value-priced hotel's Mad Men-esque lobby.
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